Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, February 05, 1919, Image 1
~ LEXINGTON, S. C,WES>>:E>{>:A\ f^K-BtiUAKY 5, 1910 ' /' ^ Xo 15 ?
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aNC LETTERS HOME \
cor, kxtyms on the big war:/
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! To Editor of Dispatch-News: ; ,
Th& cause of the war and v/'no j
brought it on and for what purpose; j
and confusion has arisen about/ it; i
The condition of Europe for several j
years and the events which naturally
led up to this situation five years ago
was really the cause of hostilities <
end really no Christian nor tferins of
peace culd have originated afcd set j
at rest the* real disturbing factors
which, could only he settled by war: ,
.The powers m 'Eut-ope wer^T paired off
ciati r? "RVfLnCe and Russia: the- Cen
[ItaHy?Itailv joined thJ^Central; Alii- j(
| war nominally only af; the sequel^r.ow
i'S^SS^^SfC:
? tai KM ofofAosfiia territory al'j
[ conafct wif/h the''ether two Allies of
11 tally and secure the Alliance/of all
ir fvn
was reaSiy' the- end in view/by Bnglajid^s'
aiMl Frances* greatest enemy
as th ey saw the situation y About nh is
time and before -matters? had come to
a close /with this vile wicked combination;
some Servian's kilted the
young- Arch Duke ot Austria?Tliat
brought iii ^a hew ^ituatibn^fproedj *
matters to a crisis/from, a different
source hut really ttoe saxrie fated urv-'^avoidable
colissionf only comes from
f an apparently new cause and Germany
Iconic. plainly se/e that matters were
: shaping- in such/ a way that an imme*
idlate conflict V>th Russia and France.r
5*% at J?
j ? Although K^land -and 1 tally were 1
.concealing their daggers and keeping
vile intrigue In, the background
| but which rTranee and Russia fully nil
Mteftftoda *4efore it occurred and of
- vere warned?when the war started^'
: the Whrtle affair was already arrang^ M
rfry the>fc?r^Englandr France; Rus^J
, evfe Tta.lly?-and they fully efpecfcS |
J AIsAce-iabiTaine;" capture the German
: fleet and- fcer foreign possessions and
; reduce her to a second rate power was
* the. full intention/of this concoction
with hell:' England was greatly re-'
licved when the conflict came from
, this direction and gave her the. right
|?ahe contended tp. enter this war I
: without her Knavish villainy -being
jxposed and then /came in so innocent
:.y under pretense of the neutrality o&M
i. cJete'ium and how easily Italy was ra-.i
-joduced to enter?-their aims all developed
and" their plot rct exposed till!
war was about over Belgium conj
/tended that, we were also honor hound
tto defend her neutrality hut Roosevelt .
{.and others contended with the dele- .
j nation that we were neutral and
J should: remain so hut would give all
.! # moral support we could hut when
f l*c t' was raging so fiercely and
usly for this great combine
and ethers changed:
ther^^^^R^d. Root tried to . get i the1
i ^P^^^^B&ination for president ?1
" strsugh'to^ war as h i
- neutrality
of BoRB^^^^Ri?.tural and easy .fb*
^ to ^M|^B,vhat we want to be
lieve^ counted so Tc^pro- J
j fcuudlj^^HH^^Bds. navv and Fran-V .1
>;c&*S anc^^^^^^Kpcriqr .millions
i these efficient to the a\v
fill task^^HKress declared , h er j
{rights seas. ^ The situation .
was veryB^Ktl and" those wealthy j
| republicarRM.! too many millions in|fl
. British co oHp?rce
' If England and France can inducer
lour envoys there to carry out this
Wicked conclave with Italy and give
these lands so positively prorrfised to.;*
Italy it will bring in trouble from sevo
era! of Americas sacred contorts in-1
terested in thc^se possessions and wiuj
interfere withdhopes and allurements j
which President Wilson and his counsellors
have heOn making to others
concerned, in thiW territory.! '&
This conference will have to meet
and adjust or fall to reconcile these
1 troubles succeeds, it can ojir|
ly he temporary:
It England no;y fails to look for the
loaves and fishes and fails to show her
old historic greed fcW colonies and pos
sessions and her gluttoning for .more
power and Influence he tJh e first
time in her history: Ke secret con)
clave in the Peace clR'erence is tryhing-to,
hush these _/tKordant5'voices
'which are being hearer and appear to j
the world majestically peaceful and
; beautifully harm onio&s,. "It % beliey-!
nwwence f
W trat frcsiqem vrjtcfw ?- ....
J. there. i*> caused by his aAxrety and un'
rest ever these dicordaiV elements;
and that he is stmg?riin;r.^fceep thorn ;
silent doors; "g Etwa papers j
are not secret or hidden that
English diplomacy- vril! fee^^totairi's
.harfcv off the coral strand ^jitsai].
' the. other envoys in the cS fere:
Lefc?s; wirt^and see I
lv>v-Swansea? February i :
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For sate-^-5 head of goats
condition; Apply to V H
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One Hundred yfc&allons of I
Beer Dirapfid Into the ?
Waters 6f Edisto. ;
Late Saturday- afternoon Sheriff j
Sim X 3ifiller /and Deputy Sheriff i
L>. Laird captured a complote outfit?
for distilling: whiskey in the lower j
part of the county near Edisto river.
Fhey also /found and destroyed about j
100 gallons of beer reacbr for use. No |
persons were found at the still but the I
tracks of two ine.n were followed to '
their home and a half gallon of illicit !
whiskey found in their possession, j
rhey/were placed under arrest but'
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ci?umie<t ,no Knowieage or ujo mui, H
claiming they bought _ the whiskey4
fro4n another party. 'The two men
Hcidy Argo and" Burton O. Daniel j
j&re "brought to Lexington and placed }
fn jail, until Monday afternoon when ;
they were given a preliminary hear- jing
befcre U S Commissioner Sloan in j
Columbia, who bound them, over- for
trial at tho March term of U. S. Court
at Florence, fixing'their bond at $250.
00 each.
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BGBjER^D; JACOBS RETltoS HOME
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Several months ago the overseas
casualty list carried the ' name of
Robert Jacobs, Felion, Si C. as having
died in a hospital from wounds receiv
ed in action. Last week a bunch of j
convalescents^ were sent , to Gamp
Jackson from Hobo ken, N. J. where
they landed December 16, and among
them was this same-.Robert Jacobs,
very much alive and'in fairly good
condition. Mr. Jacobs, was a visitor to
our ..office Monday and told of interesting
experience? be had while helping
hold the line at Ypres. He was
wounded in the foot by a rifle bullet
and sent to a base hospital, where he
contracted blood poison and it was
tohught impossible to save his life.
<But with aid pi an__operatiQa hy
army surgeons and " a strong constitution,
Mr. Jacobs pulled through and.
from all appearances will soon be a
well man again. His home is near
Pelion jn this county where he spent
the week end with his folks.
5^0W ROXXER >mx. AT GIUBERT. j
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J. J. Crout and Sons, are installing
si, new and up-to-date rollerflour mill
at the old Grout mill site near Gilbert.
* This enterprise will prove quite
a benefit to this section as the mill
when completed will, be one of the
most: up-to-date in the .count}'. All
the .machinery is'of the latest model,
and will have a capacity of 40 barrels
per day. with four double stand
rolls complete .with brand duster etc.
for cleaning tip; tixus giving a better
turnout than-the older mills. !
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f: >s. WRl^Yr^WESSI^GEK. ?. ;
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A rnoriage of much interest, (o this}
community occurred Sunday arwrnoon
at the home of Rev. W. V.
Quick when. Miss 'Mattie Corley became
the bride of Mr. Jefferson Wesvsmgor.
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Miss Corley is a well known young}
lady of this section popular with her j
fi iends and acquaintances/ j
Mr. Wessinger.is a prosperous!
young farmer of near Lexington and
has a large circle of friends who extend
to him ad his bride their best
wishes.
ARTHUR S. HARTLEY.
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A.rthur Synvphero Hartley of Bates- !
burg died at' his home Sunday inorn^jl
in% Rebruary 2 of Pneumonia follow- j
ins' influenza. j
'Mr. Hartley was a fine young man
and had, many friends who will be>_
grieved to hear of his death. He was j
26 years old and leaves a father step!
mother six * brothers and two sisters
as follows:
Mr. and 'Mrs William W Hartley;
Jasper J Hartley?Milledge H Hartley;
Mose William Hartley; William
Hartey Jr Chas. H Hartley J Albert
Hartley Mrs John Corder and Miss
Esuilla Hartlej". All of Batesburg er
cept Chas H; Hartley of tSt Cloud Fla
n.nd J Albert Hartley of Pelion S C j
The funeral serices were conducted f
by Rev. W H* Whaley of Pelipn S C j
and the body laid to rest in the family
burying ground near Batesburg SO
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We carry in this issue an advertisement
for Livingston's Shoe store of
Columbia anouncing, their annual saJei
of sample shoes This is a wonderful
chance, to save?l>ipr money on shoes and (
adantage should 'be taken of this op- |
portunity to secure shoes for the en- j
tire family at'one half -the regular j
costThe sale is now going on and j
those who get there first will get the j
choice of the bargains.
new telephone line
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A new farmers rural telephone line
is now under construction from the
I>exington. Exchange running- 1>y PIseah
Cliurch on to Abe. residence of
ftliian near Gilbert, ^ which
about twelve telephones on
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IS THE RED CROSS IS
I TWO IX THE RANK.
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DOUBLE HOMICIDE
AT SWANSEA!
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Brother Kills Brother and i
S? JThen Blows Out Own
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Brains Wiih Same
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Gun.
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:t; '' '?*? M"y\ According
to a long- distance mes- J
sage received here late Tuesday after- I
noon, Jim Strickland, a well known j
farmer of near Swansea, shot and j
killed his brother, Henry Strickland, j
also a farmer and regarded as one of,'
ihe best men of his <rommunity .There [
had Seen bad. blood between the two"
brothers, .it is .said, and Tuesday Jim
Strickland went over to his brother
Henrys house and calling him to the
front door stated 'that he had come to j
*v*v?-V3i frionAc "W?r?r\- inv'iff>r3 Vlim fft
hiwe st-> *. ami sat down. hims&&'.iofr j
the doorsteps,vh'e'n Jim -Logan firing !
witly a (tQubl^.( kari-el shotgnrf. "The;
WvsF^skoi misled its murk, but the
second took, effect in the neck, causing
infan'taneou^" death. Jim Strickland
then returned to his home
about half a mile away-and going" inside
the house, (removed . his shoes
and returning t&: the front porch |
placed the guf Against his head and
fired, tearing- awjay the left lower,
part of his face. J The dduble tragedy
occurred about 12 ocloek Tuesdy
and magistrate IE M Martin of
the Swansea district immediately
went to the scene of the killing and
began preparations for holding ah
inquest over the dead bodies^ The
entire community is shocked over
the terrible tragedy as both men
were welL thought of by all who knew j
them.
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DIES IN NEW YORK.
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W. A. Cooner of Batesburg, Passes in
Metropolis,
W. a. Cooner, a leading merchant
of Batesburg, died in New York city
on last Sunday' from double, pneumonia
superinduced by influenza. Mr.
Cooner had gone to New York to make
purchase of spring goods and was taken
with influenza developing pneumonia
from which he died.
Mr. Cooner was 42 years pf age and
is survived by his wife and three children.
The funeral services were held at
the Baptist church in Batesburg Tues.
day afternoon, attended by a large
crowd of sorrowing friend's and rel- j
ativos. Mr. Cooner was one of the {
most popular and highly respected j
young men of the town of Batesburg; ;
and his death has caused universal!
sorrow in this section J
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DOUBLE FUYEKAB AT POXI)
BBANOHL
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The commuuaity south of Gilbert was
saddened by the death of two of its j
most , prominent ladies last Friday I
when Mrs. Smith the wife- of Will j
Smith a- well known singing teacher
of this section; died at her home from J
tuberculosis of the spine andj brain j
and was buried at < Pond ] Branch ;
church at 2 o'clock. A
Mrs. Kyzer wife of Frame VKyzer a !
well /known farmer of t"hi/same com- [
munity died at practically thA same j
time with double pneuirfonia and was j
buried the same- afteimoon at fcond J
Branch church. /' ' \ 1
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A KARL/ROOF
A. Earl Roof wvbs born1 December 2
1900*. and died tin Columbia January I
15 1919: making his stay on earth 18 |
years; one month and 13 days:
His remains were laid to rest at his <
home church?Boiling Springs?the j
following day:
Earl was a good boy lo red all 1
av?o knew him: He leave&tdmourn j
Jnff.^eparture his aged father and
mother? L C and, B A Hoof; four
sisters: .Mrs Ella Roof Strait, of Lancaster:
Mrs Ihiisy "Welch of Pel-on:
Mrs Sailie Waiters of Columbia; Mrs
Girlie Clark of Pel ion and two brothers
J W Roof of Pelion ana Haircld L>
Roof of Lancaster: besides a host of j
other relatives and friends.
Farewell loved one deep and lowly!
Rest thee in thou bed of clay;
Kindreds spirits angels holy:
Bore thy. ransomed soul away! j
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SALLIE 3IAY EIS3XGER.
Sallie May Bisinger, was born Sept.
3, 1S96> and died January 27 19f9?
making er earthly pilgTimage 22 ye?rs
4 months and 24 days. She leavesfto
mourn her death, father, mother, | 4
sisters and 1 brother. She joiafcd
the church early in life and remahSpd
a faithful member until death.
(Sleep on dear daughter j j
And take thy rest f
God called you heme : / '
He thought it best. / !
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ATTENTION. FARMERS
Time for Taking Orders for Govern- 1
mcnl Nitrate of Soda Krteiuled j
to February 15.
. .The time for taking- orders for government
Nitrate of Soda has been extended
to February 15. I will be at
Lexington February 15 to take orders.
Farmers can. leave applications with
either oi' the banks at Lexington.
J. W. SHBALY
County Agent.
workingi hard
/ in l^s
I>r. Kneoce Repcr|r> Hearty Co-Opera
tjon b,T Patrons, Children and
Teachers.
Dr B. B. Kneece, field director rural
sanitation for J^exington County, as
sisted 'by Miss ...rliil, registered nurse,
have been quite active in and around
Lexington during- the past few days.
Already a number of schools near
Lexington have been examined and
much good work'accomplished.
The teachers and children lend
their co-operation and many of the
patrons have already taken their
children to specialists, carrying out
the requests of the doctor.
It is a big. work , handled in a big
way, and I>r. Kneece is sure that the
work will be a complete success, it"
only the parents will carry out the
suggestions. V ...
The following* schedule has been
arranged for this and the first part of
next week:
T''"Thursday?Sharps Hill.
Friday-?Summit.
Monday?Gilbert.
t Tuesday?Macks.
Wednesday?Water :*e
Often it is possible to examine more
tha n one school a day, when close .together,
or attendance is small; but a
more accurate program is not practical,
Patrons and trustees are invited
to .be present.
W'ARNIXG V -FAHJE EXPERTS'*
A warning against 'f fake experts?
on Income Tax has been sounded by
Internal Revenue Bureau, ip. a statement
received by Collector I> C Heyward
from Commissioner ..Daniel C
Roper
^Business houses and Individual
taxpayers ate being canvassed this
year by numerous so-called "Income
Tax Experts, who offer to use their
magic wands of Income Tax wisdom
to relieve the busy taxpayer from all
worries about his tax responsibilities
I desire to- make public announcement,
for the, information of taxpayers,
that an investigation of the qualifications
ofvmay of these 'experts' will
disclose the fh-Lthat very few have
had the trainjj^Mfc^^^oerience that
would place tl M|Air the
class
'Some of
porary 1 11 I I !p|| J fl' ||il' i^vS|V|i iP' (
are
fact regardless
ledge of the
ulations Others are
on the strength of diplom^^^^^^^?
ing long distance courses by^H*Hgfp
minted instructions of do.ubtfi^B||||l
Taxpayers should not allow
selves to be imposed upon by< str^^
gers who claim to 1/e Income Tax Experls
They should discriminate care
fully "between really helpful, authoritative
advice in tax matters, and the
irresponsible brand peddled under
glittering- pretenses
The Bureau is arranging to furnish
for the benefit o" Income Taxpayers
in every City and Town in the country.
a free advisory service by trained
collectors, agents, inspectors, and Deputies
At jhe offices of Collectors
and their deputies and at other central
points, free information and adice
witr respect to filings returns under
the new Revenue Bill may be had up
to the final date for filing such returns
Banks, trust companies and si miliar
responsible institutions have always
cooperated in furnishing authentic In
come Tax information, and have gen
crouslv offered to serev the government
and taxpayers in this respect
again this year \
lit is the aim of the Bureau to bririfc
its agencies as close as possible to every
person and to make available in
official form all necessary informtion
regarding the requirements of,the law
Thte Bureau welcomes aid from every,
responsible agency in its effort to enlighten
the people on tax matters
'Every taxpayer is assured of a
square deal front the government
based entirely on the tax laws and reg
ulations and the facts in his case Xo
other' influence is allowed to enter ^n
to Internal Revenue matters ana tne
statement of any firm or individual
tha.t they are. in a position to exert
special influence with Internal Revenue
Officers is wholly without foundation
in fact Painstaking1 and openminded
consideration is given in every
case regardless of whether the
btxpayer in person or by attorney
4'Firms or persons who offer to
prosecure claims against the Government
can secure no special consideration!
beyond the merits of the claim as
determined by the facts and the law
"Any former government officer or
em.ployee is barred by statute from
acting as counsel, attorney or agent
for prosecuting claims against the
United States which were pending
while he was an officer or employee;
an is also barred from aiding* in any
manenr the prosecution of such claims
within two years after leaving the' Gov
ernrnrtfrtt service'
JRI FCOAT SHNTTJN'CFIP
TO FI N E AN D PRISON
The most notable case to Ik? tried in
the United States court last week was
that of Oeinpsey G Jeff coat, a 2S year
old farmer of Lexington county Jeff
coat was accused of perjury in con
ncction with an illicit stm case, irieu
last year, at which trial he appeared
as a wtness for the defense The jury
found Jeffcoat guilty and Judge H A
M Smith sentenced him to pay a fineof
$300 and to serve six months in the
Richland county jail
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1 WANTS TO KILL
BRIDGE BILL
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! Introduces Bill in Senate to ^Sgfl
Repeal Act of 1918 Pro- 1
viding for Two Free m
Bridges. I
The State Legislature reconvened
yesterday, after a recess from Friday fi
night. Monday of this week being ||
| the first Monday of the month, a re- ;
>; during that time acording to the 1]
(custom of some years was had. i
Wj&. Last week Representative Wingarcl
I of this county, attended the funeral of I
LSenator Nicholson of Edgefield coun- 1
I ty. having been appointed by Speaker
Cothran ;us one of the funeral escort
from the House of Representatives.
The body has been in session now , '
not quite three weeks, and both hotfs- ' '
es arc getting down to the business
of the session. The machinery of JflK
' both houses has been gotten into work
ing shape, and the committees are
j now ahead with the work sufficiently
| to permit the consideration of vital
r matters upon the floors.
The House last week passed the
J compulsory education bill, and ihA ^.
measure has now gone to the
for action, It provides that nor^^P^^^Mgj
children between the ages of eight
fourteeen shall attend school for
I ty days at east of each session.
! rcscntative Dreher of this
j a member of the Committee on
j cation which favorably reported this ^Hj?ra
j measure to the House. mBS
( In the Senate last week, Senator . Vg
j Ridgell of this (County introduced a
bill to repeal ah Act entitled *An Act , 3|
to empower the Board of County Com
missioners of Lexington County to Is- ^
! sue and sell $50,000 of serial Coupon
I bonds for the purpose of building tyo _
steel bridges across Saluda. Rfver"
which was approved at the last session
of the Legislature. It will be recalled
that several weeks ago, a commission
of citizens of the county, appointed j
I by the Governor, under the provisions j||?
^fthe original Act, selected two sites
cat:on of the bridges. S
BteJhfibTZTT TZ "* _1M jj
'your
; as T am le
i and if. will
; some time.
; havo you send it tc^WBB^BHB^^^^lSEaK
joy it so much?just the same .^^^MmI
letter from home. Hope that
. well and having a good tim .
Sincerely,
Robert M.
SHfigH
| MRS WILUE RHUCTK H^T?BSgHH
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j Mis. Willie Rhucie Hendrix,
! of Harry C. Hendrix, died at her
j about five mileh west of L<exingto-r^^^^^p^^5Hj
Monday evening from an
'double pneumonia. Mrs Hendrix^P^^^^^^i
| a. woman of many lovable traits~^^^H|^H^fl
; character and her death has cast ^PPK||*mH
gloom of sorrow over the entire comj
munity. She was 39 years of age and |
leaves' her husband, live sons, three |
1 .daughters, a loving mother, two
hrothers, six sisters and a host of oth!
eiH^-elatives and friends to mourn her
i deat^ one son having preceded her
| to the-.grave.
j The funeral services were held on
j Tuseday afternoon at St. Peters Lu!
theran church of which she was a
j consistent member; from early child:
hood, the Rev. J. A. '"Cromer perform!
ing the hist sad rites assisted by Rev
j W H Riser
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COUXTY AUDITORS XOTICE
The County Auditor has made iiis
! rounds over the county and is now at
the office for the puvpose of taking returns.
All parties who have not made
I their returns for fiscal year 1919 can
| do so between now and February 20,
after which time a penalty of 50 per
cent will be added for failure to return.
The Countv Auditor will appreciate
I it if those who have not returned will
| do so as early as possible and not put
I off the matter until the last day when
j it is almost impossible to take so itianT
: within one or two days time.
| Come right in early for it is much
j cheaper to return and pay taxes than
! not to return and pay taxes with the ^
50 per cent penalty,
W. IX Dent,
County Auditor.
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V A! 1. B\TI\ I ] PA RTA
| The readies Missionary Society of
Red ,t>ank Baptist church, will give a
box party and a Valentine entertain |
ment at the home of Mrs. A. B. Goodwin
on Saturday night. Jfcbruaiy; 15.
; 1910 for the benefit of the society. AJi
j.the young ladies are requested - to' ofbring
boxes and all the young gentlemen
well tilled purser. The public
who is cordially invited to attend is
guaranteed a good time.
2veeks.'
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