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WALTERBORO, S. C M WEDNESDAY. JYLY 26. 1916.
NO; 47.
STATE CAMPAIGN PARTY
SPOKE HERE SATURDAY
W. W. SMOAK
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MADE CHAIRMAN
LARGE NUMBER OF VOTERS
ENJOY SPEECHES OF
CANDIDATES
BEST OF ORDER
WAS OBSERVED
The Fifteen Hundred Voters Were
Patient and Little FaetiopaHsm
Shonn—Honors Divided.
Enrollment Books
Are Now Closed
(ftjr F. Adams.)
' Despite the uncertainty ef the
•weather Saturday morning a large
representation from all sections of
the county gathered in Walterboro
to attend the State campaign meet
ing for (’olleton county *chdeuled to
be held here on that daj\\
The candidates arrived in Walter
boro on the evening train Friday
from Rldgeland, where they spoke
that day, and were here early Sat
urday morning., to hegift shaking
bands and mingling with the ‘•deer
peepul,” wlio began to congregate
on the streets before nine rwkak,
and by 11 o!clock. the hour set for
the speaking to begin, it is estimat
ed that more than fifteen hundred
people wen* gathered around the
speaker’s stand in Klein's park to
,hear the aspirants to various State
offices tell just why they should be
given the position they are seeking.
Many ladies and children were pres
ent and perfect order was had
throughout the entire four and a
half hours and each of the seventeen
speeches was listened to attentively
and each speaker's line of argument
was followed closely by his hearers^
with very little demonstration, only
occasional thrusts of some of the
speakers would cause applause, and
U was hard. If poasible. to pick the
favorites in any race except one—J.
K. Swearingen, candidate for Sup
erintendent of Education, who has
no opposition. Mr. Swearingen is
making the campaign just the same
to put some educational matters be
fore the people and made a strong
educational speech at the beginning
of the meeting.
Superintendent of Education.
The meeting was railed to order
by County Chairman M. P. Howell
who introduced the speakers. Prayer
was offered by Rev. J. M. Craven.
J. E. Swearingen, candidate for re-
election to the office of State Sup
erintendent of Education, was the
first speaker presented, who spoke
interestingly on the progress being
made in South Carolina along edu
cational lines, but said that even
now statistics show that seven out
of every ten citizens fnever reach
the fifth grade In school on acoount
of crowded schools and short school
terms, and until this is remedied
South Carolina will hav e to contend
with a fifth grade citizenship. He
The enrollment books for the
Democratic clubs of the State closed
yesterday, and must lie turned over
to the County Chairman of each
county within three days. Chairman
Howell stated that he is of the opin
ion that there will be a considerable
falling off in the matter of enroll
ment this year, as he hears from
various sections that many voters
did not avail themselves of the op
portunity of placing their names on
their club rolls-. '
Only one or two have been heard
from. Walterboro has an enroll
ment of 439, or only one less than
two years ago. Horse Pen enrolled
105 or 10 more than two years ago.
These club rolls were in cfyargwr
however, of enthusiastic committees
who saw to It that the voters en
rolled. Yesterday K. R. Miley spent
the day in automobile and put on
over 3<» names who would not hav»
enrolled but for this. Dr. W. B.
Ackerman carried him around In the
morning and Lucas Padgett In the
afternoon.
As soon as the hooks are sent In
copies will he made In books pro
vided for that purpose, and these
will constitute the club rolls for the
various polling precincts.
GEORGE WARREN
MAKES STATEMENT
Trustee*, of ttVlterhom High Hrtiool! Hampton Attorney Tell-, of Progress
Organize ami Fleet Officers
for the I!onnl. ••
ol Caui|akgn for Soliritor from '
New 14th Cirrult. t
Magistrate Hill
For Re-election
The card of Magistrate L.. E. Hill,
of Round, a candidate for re-elec
tion in Verdier township, appears in
this Issue of The Press and Stand
ard. Mr. Hill has had a splendid
record as magistrate. He held the
office two terms in Sheridan town
ship and three !■- Verdier, being la
office continuously for the past ten
years. He has never been defeated,
and enjoys the distinction of having
never been reversed in a decision by
a higher court. He has collected and
turned over to the county a consider
able sum In fines during these ten
years. Mr. Hill’s friends feel confi
dent that he will he re-elected with
out difficulty, and that his exper
ience in the affairs of the office fit
him better to fill it than a new man.
The newly elected Board of Trus
tees of the Walterboro High school
held a meeting Monday night for the
purpose of organizing. The meeting
was held in the teacher's room at
the high school building. W. W.
Smoak was nominated and unani
mously elected chairman for the
hoard, and C. G. Padgett, secretary*
County Superintendent of Educa
tion. Hugo S. Strickland, was pres
ent and advised with the hoard. Mr.
Strickland made a short address In
which he expressed his pleasure at
the selection of the new hoard, and
promised full co-operation from his
office.
A general discussion of the needs
of the school was had, and the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted:
‘‘That the Board «<T Trustees will
meet once each school month for
the purpose of approving claims and
transacting such other business as
may come before it. and that no bills
nor claims be approved at any oth
er time.
“That all patrons of the school ^e
requested to submit their complaints,
if any. at the regular meetings of the
board/’ -
The resignation of Miss Agnes
Ravenel, teacher for the second
grade was accepted with regret by
the hoard. Miss Ravenel desires to
acept a position with the State Sun
day Bchool Board, and asked to be
relieved ©f her position with the
school. Another meeting of the
board will be held within the next
two weeks to elect a successor to
Miss Ravenel, and also to elect
teachers for the negro school.
The members of the new hoard
are: W. W. Smoak, chalfman, C.
G. Padgett, secretary: A. K, Beach.
I. M, Fihsburne, B. G, Price, A. Z.
Searson, H. N. Stokes. /
ANNEAL SETTLEMENT MADE
('< »m | it roller (ieneral Sawyer Pnys
Annual Visit to Walterboro.
The annual settlement between
Comptroller General Sawyer and
the treasurer of Colleton coun*y was
made last Thursday. This settle
ment must b« witnessed by the
County Auditor and the Superin
tendent of Education as well as the
foreman of the grand Jury.
Mr. Sawyer nibble the settlement
_ „ In record time, and upon its comply
said that the educational ^progress tion stated that he found the )>/raks
in the State depends upon the rep- ©f the treasurer in fine shape and
absolutely without errpr All ac
counts checked up properly and bal
anced to a cent. ./Tbe Comptroller
terest begin to increase, as the re- ( (; om . ra i was most complimentary to
»P- the County Treasurer’s assistant. E.
resentatives elected this summer. .
State TreaMirer.
At this stage of the speaking in-
mainder of Ihe candidates have op
position. There are two candidates
Jones Xho is the bookkeeper for
for the office of State Treasurer, 1). county.
W. MrLaurin and S. T. Carter. Mr. | MrfSawyer. while in town, met
•' Ir - | M*
Mftaurin being the first to speak. number of friend?
He began by paying a tribute to th«-^--»-»
He is a Cit-
old Confederate soldier and
on South Carolina’s neglect je<( the
old soldiers and their widows, say
ing that we are doing l*^s for them
than any * of the ^oftier thirteen
stales, but suffered • a greater loss
in proportion/to population and
wealth in both life and property
than an} of the seceding states.
». T. Carter.
T. Carter, candidate for State
Treasurer, was the next speaker,
•who began by saying he was proud
o thjF/ a del man. and was one of the most
d^ePlt .popular men in his clasp while at
«chool.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Quite a jolly crowd assembled at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. X* M*
Valentine on the 5th of July to en
joy his 67th birthday. There wen-
present children, grandchildren and
friends. Dinner was served at the
usual hour and in the afternoon
Cottageville, July 22.—Annie
Mitchell, an old negro woman, died
at the home of her son, March Mitch-
II, near here, July 16th. at the ad
vanccd age of 116 years. Sh« was
horn Dec. 24. 1800, and could r*-
member the war of 1812 well. She
was the mother of eight children,
the youngest and only one living
having been born in 184 4. She lias
25 grandchildren and one gipaf
grand child. Thirty-eight year* ago
she lost her vision and beeUme to
tally blind, but her sight^ame back
after a few years and »he could sec
all right without giaaaes. but later
her eyesight failed her and she again
became blind.
This old negro woman has ex
cited considerable comment because
of her great age, and the wonderful
Jafit that she became totally blind
'and then had her eyesight restored.
Col. George Warren, of Hampton,
was in Walterboro Saturday attend
ing ttie State campaign meeting, and
gavjr The I’ress and Standard the
half page political advertisement
which will t>e found elsewhere In
this issue of this paper. While in
Walterboro he was asked for a
statement as to the progtess of the
campaign for solicitor In which he
Is opposed by Heher R. I’adgett,
Kmi . of Walterboro.
Mr. Warren said: V
‘The people of Colleton county
in selecting from the aspirants their
m \i Solicitor will go about it in the
.same manner as they would
go ■"about selecting from the
available lawyers one to represent
Ihem in a case they may have. This
Is rigJit and proper and commend-
able* . My only request is to give me
a inuring and that same measure of
consideration they would ask for
themselves. When they have done
this, no one should he heard to com
plain and I will not
‘ Jasper county and Hampton
roiipty arc 1 almost solid for me. 1
am expe.tlng an almost solid vote
in IteMrfnrt. My old home county
Col let oA, has to choose from two of
hei sons. While J have been in a
sister county for the past several
years engaged in th^ practice ofAaw.
still I feel that I ktvpw tip* senti
ments of the people otvqRelon well
■enourh to say that 1 wYH. Receive a
hand-ome vote in tin 1 elec Hyn.”
r 'Colleton coupfy has the
ship; it has the resident .stenog
er: it certainly does not want
office in the circuit.’*'
Col. Warren Is a member of the
Hetise of Representatives from
Hampton county, and at the last ses
sion of the .General Assembly was
elerted judge of the new circuit over
hi* protest, from which position he
resigned, having pledged his snp-
10 Judge Peurlfoy. He was
MOSES LADSON
' KILLS HIS WIFE
Green Pond Negro Shoot* Wife With
* Hide and E*cM|ie* After
the Shooting. .,
- " — -.* ■ to Judge Peurlfoy. He was
NpffTPflfi T Jvpd In Rp ' In creating the new circuit,
AilVCU IU OC .pverni other *00,1 reasons
116 Years Old
and gave several other good reasons
for declining the high office. It was
stated In the newspapers at the time
that the main reason for the resigna
tion w.is that the art of acpet>tame
would he misconstrued. MC! Warren
having stated on thex'floor of the
House when the ne>ir'circuit hill was
under consideration that in the
event of °f the hill, he
intended Js( present the name of
Judge }jVuher for the office of Judge,
ruber later endorsed Mr. Pen
who was elected. The news
papers of the Stats commended Mr.
Warren highly for the stand he took
and he has taken excepts from edi
torials appearing in some of the pa
pers and inserted them Ift the adver
tisement appealing in The Presfc and
Standard.
Moses Ladsnn. about midnight
Sunday night, became involved in a
quarrel with his wife. Sarah, at the
home of her mother near Green
Pond, and as a result of the alter
cation shot her With a rifle, the bul
let passing through the body, death
resulting the next day. l^adson im
mediately left for, parts unknown,
and up to press time was not heard
flr°m- Magistrate Towles spent
Monday trying to locate the slayer,
hut failed. Deputy Sheriff Padgett
went to the scene of the killing and
.spent considerable time following
Ayery due. hut has been unable td
locate Lndson. He has notified the
police in several cities where Ij»d-
son was likely to go, and Deputy
1‘adgeft is of the opinion that the
culprit still bo arrested.
LjWdson was employed as a brake-
man on thy A. C. L. railroad run
ning hetwceV Charleston and Sa
vannah, and it is thought that lie
hoarded a freight train during the
night and went to one of these cities.
He is a young negro about 26 years
old, a little over six feet In height
and wears ti short mustache.
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With the Farmers *
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WINTER COVER C ROPS ,
This is the season of the year foi
the farmers'to begin preparation tor
winter cover crops of clover, rye,
vetch, etc. Remember our slogan
must be Soil Building and Economic
Production. Without Iheae two
things we will ultimately meet fait
me. In 11*14 cover crops were
planted as never l>efore. In 1915,
because times looked a little bright
er, the acreage in cover crops drop
ped off. Let us recover the losses
and plant more. They catch op the
plant food that (he winter rains
wash away, and also add humus to
<Mir. soils. Don’t wait till the rye
or other cover crops become^stifT
an ( j stalky to plow them under and
you will he a firm believer In cover
crops, . . .
COLLETON UNDER
WATER FROM RAINS
GREATEST RAINFALL RE
CORDED IN MANY YEARS
IN THIS SECTION
CROPS DAMAGED
latsee* Variously Estimated at From
00 jp*r cent, to 2A per rent.
Schedules Badly Off.
Mr.
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Wiggins. July 22 E. A, Mor
gan and family have gone to Ella
belle, Ga., for a month’s visit Thcv
made the trip via auto. Mrs. Mo’
fcan has been in bad health and ’
is hoped that the change will b»-n*
fit her.
J. B. Glover Is confined to 1-
bed with a slight attack of fever.
Lucas Padgett and Lowery fte. < !i
were in town this week
Miss Lucile Glover is visiting in
Walterboro.
( H. W. Beach left yesterday f ,)r
Savannah, Ga., on a business trip
J Mrs. J. A. Tompkins made a flv-
of his record in office and proud of ' Rev. S. W. Goode preached a
the opinion of all who knew his rec- thoughtful and able sermon. The
ing business trip to Savannah and
Jother Georg
ord except the opinion of his oppon
ent. and asked honest men to in
vestigate his record and he the
judges. He thanked the people of
f'olleton for the large majority of
votes given him two years ago.
Railroad ('ommisaioner.
James Cansler. who has been a
candidate for Railroad Commission
er for years, was the next speaker.
Mr. Cansler began by saying that
William Jenninns Bryan, Theodore
Roosevelt. Cole L, Blease and him
self are four men who have not
•ease enough to know when they
many friends of Mr. Valentine wish
for him many returns of the anni
versary of his birth.
A WATERMEM>N PARTY
Miss Sudie Solomons gave a water
melon party for her niece. Miss Ti
mer Flshburne of Walterboro. one
evening last week. Among those
who enjoyed Miss Solomon's hospi
tality were: Mr. and Mrs. James
Howe. nr. and Mra. P. j. Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Morrison, \Trs.
H. L Solomons. Mrs. Alice Solo-
are whipped. He thanked the peo- mons. Mrs. Alice Solomons. Mrs.
pie for the support given him in his
previous races, and said that during
the laat campaign he was confined
in a hospital and mamy times report
ed dead, but in th* face of this re
ceived 25.000 votes, and ihat If he
polled twenty-five thousand votes
dead he should gel twenty-five
thousand more alive sad running,
which would sure elect him. He
did not discuss the issues involved
la his racs, bat “played” on his
(€«atina*4 on Raff* Two.)
Cornell; Misses Ulmer Flshburne.
Henry Solomons. Dorothy and Caro
Hart. Messrs. R. H. Merrell. Moors,
and DeLoach.—Hampton County
Herald.
:ia points this week.
Mrs. E. M. Wallace and children
have returned from Bfnnswlrff. Ga .
after a visit of some duration,
j F. H. Robertson visited Green
I Pond Saturday.
j J. D. Stokes has returned fr>»rn
Georgetown, where he was called on
account of Illness in his familv
Mra. E. 8. Jayrocks is expected
home today after a visit to home
folks at Walterboro.
A. M. Francis left for a short vis
it to home folks Saturday.
J. H.. Benton Is back at work
again. He haa been absent for some
time oa account of Illness In his
family.
Mr. LaBruee, who has hsd rhw*e
of the Siromons-ilavraat Co.’s por
tion of the S. A. L. Ry.. has brok
en ramp and shipped his camps back
to Charleston.
WHO CLOSE FRIDAY NIGHT
The Tabor singing school which
has been In session there for the
past two weeks will close wth a spe
cial program of songs Friday night
of this week at tbs ©harsh. The
publio Is iavited ta b« present.
Albert H. Wichm&n. who has been
confined to his home for several
weeks, is so much Improved that it
is thought he will be out within the
next dae or so.
Miss Susie Boyd, of HartsuMte. is
visttiag Miss Hattie vaabaks.
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There were sixteen members of the
class out on last Sunday afternoon
and two new members, notwith
standing Ihe fact that rain poured
in torrents Just at the Sunday school
hour; and all of these sixteen had
prepared the lessort. The offering
amounted to $1.00. This large at
tendance on *uch au unpropitious
afternoon is proof of the fact that
there is real interest In the class’
session, for not even n contest with
Cottageville could have brought out
as many as were present last Sunday
unless they had known they would
he entertained.
The officer^ of Wesley 'Class are-
E. E. Jones, president.
J M. Moorer, vice-president
G. C. Brown, treasurer
Mrs. 11. N. Stokes, secretary
Judge James K. Peurlfoy. teacher,
besides the various committees. Thu
class membership now numbers f»7,
snd new members, are being added
almost every Sunday.
Do N(d Pull Eoddei'.
Don’t pull fodder. It cuts off
j about 10 to 24 per cent of your corn
yield. Make your hay by planting
peas, soy beans, sorghum, etc.
Gather crab grass hay if you can
do no better. It is about as good
as your timqthy. See the following
talile:
Crab Grass Hay—Protein, 3.3 lbs.
in 100; Carbohydrates, 4o.o lbs. in
1 on; Fat. 1.0 lbs. In 100.
Johnson Grass Hay—Protein, 2.9
lbs. in 100; Carbohydrates, 45.0 lbs.
in l'"*; Fat. 1.0 lbs. in 100.
Timothy Hay—Protein, 3.0 lbs.
in 100; Carbohydrates, 42.8 lbs,, in
100; Fat, 1.2 lbs In 100.
Protein is a term used for the
'nitrogenous part of food. It con
tains nitrogen and goes to give
strength and builds muscle for the
body. Plants like row peas, clovers,
velvet beans, soy beans, peanuts are
high per cent of this compound.
Carbohydrates is a term used for
the starchy ^purt of plants and the
sugar in plants. It makes heat and
energy for the body. Does not pro.
dme lean meat, hut produces fat.
Fat is a term us^d to include,the
oils found in plants.\ It produces
fat when f.-d to an animal Cotton
oil. peanut oil, soy bean Oil.
It Is estimated that there is more
water on the ground now in this
county than hgs been the case in
many years. AU the creeks and
streams are swollen and many of
them are out of their banks, with
roads Impassible in many places.
Commissioner Moore lias forces of
hands at work in many places re
pairing damage and trying to keep
the roads passable.
At Jones’ Swamp Severs'! of the
bridges are washed Kkdlv, and the
eauseway lias caved in in many
places, but sand hugs and re-enforce
ments to the hunks will save the
bridges unless the water rises high
er. This causeway was raised lust
year 18 inches and this is all that
saved it, *>u the St. George road
the Yon branch was impassable yes
terday, hut Foreman Scott with
several men fixed if. and they are
now at work on Loc.. ['.ranch at C.
L. Lungdale's. Here there i.t a had
break in the causeway with water
racing through five or six feet deep.
It is hoped that this will he fixed
so As to he passable by Thursday
afternoon or Friday morning.
The ferry at Jucksonboro Is gone.
Monday night J. H. Staples, a travel
ling salesman and some other gen
tlemen attempted to ferry them
selves with automobile across, the
ferryman refuging to attempt It
When midway acroaa ihe cable part
ed and the fiat went down stream.
twfltne by the nuBDiig Indent In the
Ediato. Fortunately they were able
to effect a landing at WUltowa Bluff
about 15 miles down stream.'
The damage to crops is variously
estimated at from 60 per cent to 25
per cent for cotton.. .Corn is not so
badly injured, It is reported, espec
ially older corn. Hut grave fears are
entertained as to cotton, especially
In low lands. “Tncle Joe” I^tng-
dale was in town this morning from
the Pleasant Grove section, and he
stated that It is too soon yet to es
timate Die loss. With an aldding faith
he said: “The same Power which
caused the floods can make the
crops yield thelf harvest, and I am
not worrying over the results. WJien
the rains stop will he time enough
to begin to estimate the loss. I do
not think It will run so high as is
thought by some.” he continued.
Railroad schedules over the State
are all torn up. and travel la very
unsatisfactory. The rivers are
dangerously high. but fortunately
there has not been a railroad acci
dent as yet. Several trestles are in
dangerous condition, and the train?
are being run very cautiously over
them. It is thought that it will be
several weeks before normal' sche
dule can be maintained. /'
It is a source of regret to 1h^
class that the weather prevented the
social which was So have been given
♦ Fridav evening to the Tottage-
• ille class. All preparations had
been, made, and there in no doubt
of the fact that the two classes and
their guests would have spent a
pleasant and profitable evening.
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The cottage prayer meeting last
Wednesday evening was hefd at the
home of Mrs- W. Z Ayer, and a
large number gathered there to Join
In the dtacaaslons of the evening. An
ineltatlon I* axtended to the public
to come and fake a part in the**-
prayer nervlcea. the next of which
will he held with Mr. and Mrs. M.
Panlottie.
ST. JUDE’S rHUIU H
Rev Herbert F. Sehroe<er. H«*)or.
July 30th, «th Sunday after Trin
ity. li:00 a. m., morning prayer and
sermon; 6:30 p. m~,-JB»aday school;
t: 14 p. m . evening prayer and aar-
To :tll Local Agents:
The practice of fodder, pulling,
which ha.* been followed so long in
South Carolina, and which is stHl
prevalent todav on many of our
farms. Is a practice which injures
^ the corn yields very much and
lowers the vitality of* the, see,! for
the following year. it Is u prac
tice long since denounced by all of
the best agricultural authorities of
the South and one which should be
denounced b >. every farmer. The
results of careful experiments for a
period of several years show con
clusively that where fodder is'pull
ed, when the.bottom leaves begin to
turn, there is a loss of at least 24
per cent. In the yield of corn. If
pulled when three fourths of the
leaves are dry, about ten per cent,
decres* In yield. This twenty-four
per centv js not the only loss, there
Is still another loss as a result of
fodder pulling, as seed corn taken
frem a fodder pulled field is very
much lower In vRallty than seed
corn taken from a field where It Is
allowed to he properly matured and
developed. Torn planted with seed
from a plot ©n which the fodder was
pulled the previous year has shown
as much as sixteen psr cent, de
crease. These are very convincing
result* and we should not fall to
Imprest! upon the slab members
these important facta and Insist upon
them not pulling their fodder from
the corn.
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MISS TON NOR IN COLUMBI A
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Home I Demonstration \geiWfW Col
leton \«»«,Ming Coliinihin Agent.
Miss Cora L. Connor, hou*** dem
onstration agent for this county was
designated by the State a^ent to as
sist Miss Dot Napier, couilty agent
for RUhland comity, in her short
course this week. Miss Connor left
today for Columbia where she will
he for the remainder of the week.
Dining the past week Miss Con
nor conducted canning demonstra
tions a Cottageville on Wednesday,
which was one of the best she has
held so far, there txdng quite a larRw
crowd present: on Thursday she was
at Roadside and on Friday at Tabor.
At all these places much interest
was shown and Miss Connor ex
press'd herself as being well pleased
with the interest shown and thu
progresa made.
\V. C. T. U. MEETING
Th«* ladies of the Woman’s Chris
tian Temperance Union of Walter
boro will hold their regular month
ly meeting at the First Baptist
church on next Monday afternoon at
5:30 o’clock. This meeting was to
have been held on Tuesday of this
week, hut was postponed on ac
count of the Inclemency of the
weather. We hope to ha*'e a full
attendance and a real treat Is la
atore for us. A talk by one of our
members who has been away for a
year. Let any one wishing to join
our union come to this meeting. We
will welcome them. Tuesday, Aug.
1. at 6:30 o’clock.
MRS. E. M. JONES.
Miss Virginia Reynolds, of Co
lumbia, Is visitlatt Miss Edith Fra
ser. Miss Reynolds It a recent grad
uate of Wlathrop and was a school
friend of Miss Fraser.
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