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LEXINGTON COUNTY FAIR, OCTOBER 21, 22 AND 23~|
si RXINGTQN DISPATCH NEWS
lODOME NO. 49.- ' LEXINGTON. S. C.. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER I. 1919. Xo, 49. *
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Important Meet
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An important meeting: of ai! the
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^ srtwbt ^trustees and teachers c' L?ex
ingrton County* will be, held here on
Saturday, the ISth of October, oeginV
ning" att 11 a. m. The meeting- is call
I ed by Superintend en; of Education A.
D. Martin, in cooperation with the
W county board of education and the
ft . school attendance officers, and matI**'"
ters of vital importance to the educational
interests of Lexington county
wHl be-.taken up at that time. Mr.,
! Martin is anxious that every trustee
and teacher in the county be present
at this meeting.
Tuesday, October 21, will be sc2too!
v day at the county fair. Complimentary
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tickets will be given to every teacher
and pupil for attendance 011 this day.
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These tickets win De ujsu-iuuicu <u
" ...... the meeting.- on Saturday, the IStb.
Superintendent Martin is sending
out a circular letter setting: forth the
facts in regard to the meeting-, a copy
of which is as follows:
b | "On account of pending school matters
of much importance the County
\V'-v Board of Education and the County
X. Attendance Officers have decided to
t call a meeting of all the trustees and
teachers of Lexington county to he
held at the court house, on Saturday.
^ the 18th day of October next, beginniug
at'il a. m.
a "At this meeting the term extension
" ^ and rural graded seiiool acts will be
* V fully explained. Regarding these acts
b.., will say that it is necessary to get
^ % certain information from the trustees
teachers in order to be able to
t&pi .: file application for State aid. that will
. ? fx "be approved 6y the State superintend
ent. Everv" school entitled thereto
. j'\, should gee .:s proportionate share of
Heretofore, a great deal
f "It is also intended to hand out
,the appct onment for each district.
' t This is very important, as we. all
know.
"The attendance officers will have
the census reports ready to turn over
> to the representatives from each dis
trict ar.d will be prepared to answer
: 1 questions -eu.arding. the compulsory
education l:.w.
"Tuesday. October 21. will be school
> day at the Lexington County Fair.
There will he- a tic-Id athletic meet for
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% the hig/i schools and ahother for the
rural schools. There will also be a
school parade and other features destined
tc boost school spirit .and intech
est. The fair officials have arranged
to give eve', school uncomplimentary
r'?): \ ticket fcr tve teacher and each pupil.
?! , These ticket- will he given out at this
meeting
?|fcof;- ' "A. D. Martin.
County Supt. Education.
I o "J. S. Schneider.
"Attendance Officer.
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"Attendance Officer."
!;?> X- m + i OVER
THKEE HUNDRED
T.OKT "LIVES IN ELOOD
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A ' Corpus Christi. Sent. 2f?.?A revised
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..-sirmmar'.' of the casualties made pub\
lie by the bureau ot information place
the known dead in the vicinity of
Corpus C'hristi as the result of hurricane
ar.d tidal wave which swept
over the south Texas Gulf coast September
14 as 220.
Of this number 157 were identified,
leaving 162 in the list of those still
s? * unidentified. The known dead in the
vicinity of Rockport. Aransas Pase
P? and Port Aransas, is officially given
25, bringing the dead roll in the storm
swept area up to 245. In Corpus
Christi alone the list of persons still
unaccounted for contains 27". names.
; making a grand total of 62r> for the ;
~ > affected district*. including known
im.r dead and missing. i
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AMKRKVW \IK\
SKT J. ROODS OVKK MKXICO |
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New Or!-.'c!n>. > ??. 2. ? Amci icnui '
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"Juisincys ::v- w:e. as ,t <?f.
yC*. "the attenc?ar?r- in tin- annua! eonvtntion
here of ti e- AssoviaU i1 Advertising ;
(Clues <m the World of representatives
?*,j of the cr-ar newspapers of Mexico
City he- aM?- to veuluvt advertisinar
cru^p:.-n.tMinu' them U> sHI
ting of I
s and Teachers
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LEXINGTOX COI XTY i
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: We wish to cull the attention of i
[the wide awake, progressive Club wo-j
| men of this county the fact that the
i annua'. fall meeting of Central District.
[South Carolina Federation, of Women's !
i Clubs will be held with the Civic Asso- j
J elation of Batcsburg. October 15th. {
| All clubs are incited and urged to send
: delegates. This is to be an open
| meeting at which we hope to discuss
j al phases of women's club work. Come*
'prepared to tell us of your work and
; to offer suggestions for our State and
: district work. At this gathering all
i formality is to be laid aside and we
j will g^t close together.
? Tf there is no woman's club in a
! community desiring to form one, dele!
gates from such communities will be
| particularly welcome and we will be
! srlad to assist in formation of clubs.
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j Clubs already organized but not yet
'interested in our State Federation are
: cordially invited to send representatives
and reports. In fact as before
j stilted, all who are interested in the
: work of club women will be warmly
i welcomed. K. Cullum.
President of Woman's Club.
Batesburg. S. C.
I>K. SMITH COMICS TO IjEXIXOTOX.
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j Dr. J. F. Smith, registered drug|
gist, has accepted a position with the
j Harmon Drug Co.. having arrived in
| Lexington today. Dr. Smith is an ex|
perienced and licensed pharmacist?
j a man of charming and pleasing peri
sonality. and will doubtless prove a
! valuable addition to the forces of the
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i Ttexall store. ,
Dr. Smith has recently returned
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vfrom France, where he had been^for
.Expeditionary Forces, and where he
rendered splendid services with the
! medical corps. He comes to Lexingj
ton. from Florence, where he has held
tan important position since his return
j from the war zone.
Dr. Smith has worked in Brookland.
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| this county, and with a leading drug
linn in Columbia, and also with Parker
: Bros, in Bishopville.
i Mr. Jordan Poole, who has been
j with the Harmon Drug Co. for the
j past several months, has returned to
Xewherry. his home town, where he
j has accepted a similar position with
I Gilder & Weeks.
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!< ItAKl.KSTOX WOMAN* fS ?
KIT 1 FJ> BY* ANOTHER
Charleston. Sept,. ?Mrs. J.ucile
i Lynch was fatally s'not Thursday
i morning in an cntvy/way on Kin^
| street, and Mrs. Joseph T. Jones is
! now in custody of the coroner, chargi
ed with killing Mrs. Lynch. Mr.
! Jones is held as a material witness,
irind the i rasedv is said to be the out
I come of domestic troubles. Hearing
! the shot fired. Mr. Jones hurried from
bis meat shop to the entry way lead|
'.n? to rooms over his place. and found
| Mrs. Lynch prostrated at the foot of
! the stairs.
After telephoning the police. Mr.
| and Mrs. Jones took Mrs. Lynch to
j Roper hospital. She expired on the
jwav. from the wound, inflicted by a
j-JS caliber bullet which passed through
her body. Mrs. Jones is said to have
j admitted the shooting. Mrs. Lynch
' was about I'.'t years of age and foriner;
iy resided in Branchvillc.
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i ROYPRNOR t'OOPKR.
PKAISKS THK THfRTM/m
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Columbia. Sept. P.?"Your record
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for valor and devotion to duty is as i
j good as that made by the Southern!
j soldiers in the Revolutionary war. or j
! in the Mexican "war. or in the Civil !
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War. during which conflicts soldiers;
from the Southern States made rec-j
orris which will live as long* as his- j
tory lives."
These words were used by Cover- I
nor Cooler in a statement iriven out
here in welcoming: the men* of the
Thirtieth division to Greenville whore!
flu- initial reunion of the men who
broke the I linden burg: line will be
lmbl torlav and Tuesday.
BON fti:i K CI.I B.
Tie- Bon Hour Club will l?-> enter-,j
mined by Mesdamos S. J. and 'IT;
l/'aohart l-'ridny aftmv.oor: at "
O'clock.
MANY CONVICTIONS |
VIOLATING GAME LAWi
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| As a resulfof the activities ot' Conn- |
jty Game Warden Joe M. Caughman, i
! $700 in tines have been collected in
I Gexington county within the past two
I months for violation'of the game laws,
j Most of these cases lu>ve resulted
! from violations of the laws in regard
to tisliing.
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The law prohibits the catching of I
game fish by any other means than j
with hook and line, but nets and j
seines may be used for non-game fish '
between September 1 and May 1. :
I Game fish are defined as follows:
| '"Game Fish?Jackfish, or pickerel,'
j pike, black bass or pond trout, striped
i bass -or rock fish. Warmouth. red
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| belly, bream, copper face or ball faced ]
beam, yellow belly per^h. sunperch, !
! red-fin trout, speckled ^out. fiver, |
j crapple, rock bass, goggle ejc and j
j white perch." , _
i Forty-four citizens of Lexington ,
| have recently been convicted of vio- i
! lation of the game laws in regard to I
j catching game fish other than with
a hook and line.
On the 24th of September lit such
cases were tried before Magistrate C. i
R. Rish at Pelion. all of them resulting
in convictions.
On the 25?h Magistrate E. M. Mar- j
tin had before him 4 6 cases, 25 of i
which resulted in convictions, with a j
fine of SK' each imposed, while 21 i
j were -dismissed.
j The open season for doves begins j
September 15 and closes December 31 j
and the open season for patridge |
opens November 15 and closes Feb- '
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The open season for squirrels i>e!
gins October 1 and closes March 15.
jRROOKLANT* REVIVAL
C REATES INTEREST
The evangelistic meeting that has j
i been in progress in New Brookland for
i four weeks, will continue a week;
longer. Great good is being aceom- !
I plished from the services and all the j
j town churches are being increased in ;
| membership. Last Sunday i orning 20 \
j were added to the Baptist church by j
baptism and several by letters and i
restoration. The services, leading to !
| the immersion, conducted- by the pas-j
| tor. the Rev. TEC. Smith, were very)
impressive and instructive, showing!
the new converts how essential the!
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i Bible is as a guide to their* right way !
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of living.
The evangelistic ministers assisted
j in the solemn ceremonies,
i The other- churches held services, I
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; too. and members were added to their J
] enlistment for Christ,
i Services for the men. women and !
| children were held in the tent. Bapjtist
and' Presbvterian churches, roi
spectively. last Sunday afternoon and!
j great good is being accomplished from !
|them all. {
I Visiting ministers have expressed j
; their opinion that the meeting in Nev, !
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; Brook land is the best they have ever;
i attended.
\ /tSuttnii\'rv frviturw iv thrit m.'illV '
I young" men have joined the churches, j
j Brookland is being thoroughly awak? |
i enod in .'\i evangelistic way.
The Rov. Sidney Stringleau and tliej
Uev. A. A. Haggard will long be re-j
; membered.?The State.
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Abstainers and Xourosis.
London. Sept. la.?Sir Frederick!
; Molt. P.ritish neurologist, has determined
that GO per cent, of the cases
of war neurosis were total abstainers.
Mosquito Blind Bear.
Fairbanks. Sept. 30.-?Mosquitos are
a greater pest in Alaska, this summer !
than ever before. Trappers have killed
a large brown bear totally blinded!
bv innsouitos.
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I'in* Swcrjis 10,000 Arits.
Paris. Sept. 30.?Started by an in1
sondiary. a lire wbicb destroyed the i
game preserve of the Prince of Mona-j.
c<> in lac Par swept over 4 0.000 acres, f
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LLAlNUlUil tUHUn IflARIVLl
J. Wednesday, Oct. 1. !,
' Strict Middling 32c
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COUNTY DELEGATION |
HAS IMPORTANT MEETj
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MATTK <>r BRIDGIXG SAll'DA [
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COUNTY WSC CSSKI).
An important meeting of the Lex- j
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ington County legislative delegation j
was held here Monday, at which all !
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niemebrs of the delegation were present
except Col. J. Brooks Wingard.
(me matter which received the attention
of the delegation was'the desire
of certain interested citizens to
hasten the construction of bridges
across the Saluda ri\Vr. Several
years ago the general assembly pro- '
vided for an issue of $50,000 of bonds
for the purpose of erecting two steel
tVio rivc:< rmf* at HODe'S
IH av. 1 woo c?*v i ? v. , A
Ferry and the other at Stillwater. The
outbreak of the war prevented the
carrying out of this plan and since the
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war the rise in the price of steel has
ma.de the sum provided by the act entirely
inadequate for the purpose. The
act is so worded that the funds could
not be diverted so as to erect only one
bridge?there must be two or none?
and only the sum mentioned above is
available. Xo decision was reached
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Monday as to what could be done m j
the matter. As a matter of fact noth- i
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ing can be done without the passage !
of a new act. and the members did not
commit themselves to a definite plan.
Another important matter which
was brought to the attention of the
delegation by Judge C. M. Efird was a
proposal submitted by residents of the |
Fork to form a new county out of the j
Fork. It was proposed to run the I
lines in" such way as to infringe vpon j
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the constitutional provisions as to the ;
formation of new counties. Parties!
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interested in this matter wished to j
sound-out the sentiment of the'dele'gation
in respect of securing a special
act which would enable them to get
around the constitutional barriers. Dr.
\j. E. Dreher expressed himself as unqualiCiedlv
opposed to the pasasge of
such an act. while the other members
present declared that they were willing
to give the people of the Fork
what they wanted, prbvided 7"? per j
cent, of the resident voters in the ter- j
ritory affected should vote favorable ;
kto the proposition. Inasmuch as it
would be impossible to secure the passage
of the necessary legislation tin- :
less the legislative delegation were
united, the movement will no doubt
end for the time being.
This movement originated with
some of the leading citizens within the j
proposed cut-off to Newberry and was J
supported by somejflof the residents of!
that vicinity who proposed to have j
held up the election on the cut-off un- |
til the question of forming a n( r. j
county'could be decided.
(ORI.KY i;(*I!.J)T\<; Sow
<.OT\<; IP KAFIDLY
Work on lite < 'orley building, at the j
intersection of Main and Church
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streets, has been progressing more
rapidly in the last two weeks because ;
of the availability of material. No ;
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date lias been set rot- its completion. !
however, Though it is hoped to have j
it ready for occupancy within a few j
weeks. This will l>e a modern build- '
itrs: in every respect, and will he
equipped with all modern improve- !
ments. The James L. Tapp Company;1
will open a larjre and up to date do- '
parturient store 011 the .around door.;
Mr. Tapp has been quite anxious to j
get in the building, as he has expect- j
ed to he ready for business before this j1
time. The Lexington Cotton and For- !:
tilizer Company, it is understood, will J
occupy one of the stores on the ground :
floor. The second story of the building
will he divided into apartments, j
equipped with all modern conven- j
iences. The demand for these is very -'
great and it is understood that prac- \1
tic-ally all available rooms haw been j '
spoken for. ;'
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< )IT FOi: ATLANTA. j .
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i no >oi\s oi i onit'uenire wit-rans;
reorganized Wednesday and all Sons : i
desiring to join so as t<.? enable themjt
! w lake i !ie t i*i;? to the reunion at At- |r
lanta on the 7?h. Sth and Oth or' October.
should" give their names to S. {t
J. Lenphart at onee. Cok Karrvian's <
ear will leave here Monday evening" at jt
tkb'k The rate is about $"..00 return b
trip. !(
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AMERICAN LEGION Is
PLANNING CLCBROOM ,
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/ An enthusiastic meeting of the Lex- J
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ington branch of the American Legion j
was held last Thursday night ac which :
time by-laws to govern the organiza- 1
tion were adopted and plans discuss- :
ed to insure the success of "Legion :;
Day*' at the county fair, which will he j
Wednesday. October 22. >
The local branch of the legion has in
contemplation the maintenance of a
modern club room for its members. 1
where athletic and other entertainment | ;
will be provided for its members and h
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which will be a general recreation cen-s,
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ter for all who affiliate with the or-j.
ganization. It is proposed to install j,
shower baths and other conveniences;,
for the benefit of the members. n
All soldiers and sailors who served 1,
in the army and navy of the United L
States during the war are eligible to i ^
membership in the organization. 1 ,
which represents to the World War | }
veterans what the United Confederate i
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Veterans does to the Confederate sol-ti
diers.
In time to come every man who ..
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participated in the great war will want
to connect himself with the veterans
organization. As time goes on mem- ,
bership in the legion will be more and \i
more .valued. For this reason all who j
are eligible should come forward andii
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help the organization movement in itsj ,
early and critical stage.
Legion day at the fair it is hoped j
will be a red letter day and every ex- :,
soldier or sailor in Lexington county:,
should turn out and help insure the
success of the* occasion.
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DKIVKIi' LOSKS i.ifk
ON DILLON HACK TRACK
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Dillon. Sept. 29.?Driving: a high-j.
powered Studebaker racing automobile '
in the ::o miles race here Thursday at*ternoon
Robert Norton of Columbia
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was instantly killed when the car j.
plunged through the fence inclosing',
the track, turned turtle after crossing
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a ditch an< pinned him underneath it*One
of Norton's legs was smashed to ^
pieces as was one of his arms and he j
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was almost disemboweled, besides be- i
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ing frightfully burned from the ex- j ^
plosion of the gasoline tank on the ;
car. Norton wrrstrapped to the car.
There were four entrants in the 30 j
mile event in which Norton lost
life. All had completed the seventh j
lap of the half mile traci and Norton I
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was in the rear and was making the ,
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turn on the back side of the track. (
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Something went wrong with his car
and it was seen to skid slightly. He;
succeeded in righting the car. but it.
again skidded almost immediately and i
plunged through the fence. The other
drivers made another lap or two be- i
fore the race was stopped. Mean- i
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while a number of spectators had j
rusncd to xne assistance oj. .\uru?i, nm,:
ho was dead when the lirst one reach-1"
ed him. Practically all the clothing
was burned from his body and the | 1
dames had consumed the machine.
There were 00 present for the}'
races, but many of them did not se%.(
the accident as great clouds of dust j
were kicked up by the fast goind ma- J
chines. The ".0 mile race was called j
off when it hecame known tliat Xor- j
ton had been killed.
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t.KWi: TI.MK I OR ITALY. jc
WITH ALARMISTS Bl*SY j1
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Rome. Sept. lm.i.?-"it would be (lif-i*
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licult to find a graver period titan this J 5
in the \vhole history of modern Italy."'-2
said Foreign .Minister Tittoni today;
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in alluding to the situation here.
As a matter of fact, alarmist re-j S
l>orts of oil sorts "a re in free eiroula- Ic'
tion. one report has it that King|e
Vic tor Kmniannel may abdicate. and j ^
mother that civil war is imminent l>oween
the nationalist and militarist I 11
factions, on the one side, and the,
"orces controlled by the otiicial social-j:t
sts on the other. In these reports the ' v
;ationelistie adherents are represent-|
?d as iiavii.ir decided to push to ihe'p
dmosl limits the aspirations of [taly. j "
\dtile their opponents ire declared to ; "
>e determined to oppose by all means, ''
won I>y revolution. more foreign war.
Xotwilltstandin.i:' the strict secree\
hrow 11 a'oout the mooting1 of the
rown council today in connection with i ii
he Fit;me crisis, the newspapers this ! i:
renins red-I'-sh rep. of wh it <> - a
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Near Fair
Wide Interest
As the date fo~ the county fair ap
roaches indications are thai the 1919
:air will he the largest and best held
in the 25 years of the fair organization.
The fair should be all the better
by reason o5 the postponement last
year^on account of the flu. Already
many exhibitor- have been making arrangements
for entries and from present
indications the exhibits should be
better than ever this year.
An interesting feature of the fair
this year will be school day, which will
e Tuesday. October 21. Arrangements
liave made to furnish even.- pu:
iI and teacher with complimentary
.idmission to the fair grounds. There
a-ill i..e a parade of school children,
which evil' form ir. front of the court
iiouse and march to the accornpani- ,
tnent of?tvvo brass bands to the fair
grounds. where athletic and other concests
and forms of amusement will be
provided for the entertainment of the
pupils. A committee consisting ^oi
John Schneider, O. J-.. Shealv and
Miss Annie Caughruan wil have charge
of arranging the program for thin
part of he fair.
Wednesday, the - id will be American
Legion day n i the local post of
chat organizoat on i.> actively preparing
for a program of entertainment
chat will please toe soldiers and sail- .
:>rs. It is hoped that on that day #
every ex-soldier and sailor of Lexington
County will affiliate with the Legion.
A meeting will be held to elect
delegates to a ?t:ite meeting of the
Legion, which will be held at Columbia
during the State fair.
From the amusement - standpoint
the fair gives promise of being successful.
The famous Broadway shows,
which hijve a reputation for furnishing
good clean and wholesome amusement.
have been engaged to amuse
the immense crowds which are expected
The Broadway shows consist cf
15 individual fo-ms of entertainment,
ncluding ferris wheel, whip arcl
others, a total e v1 concessions.
The officers of the Fair Association
ire conducting an active advertising
campaign which they expect will bring
?oo<l results aur: materially
:he attendance and exhibits.
A largo ten: has been secured for*
the holding" of an. automobile show,
ivhich wiil be erected near the main
building and Mr. S. L. Sfendrix. general
superintendent, has already re?eived
a number of applications for
space from automobile dealers in
hoxington and Columbia.
CI.ARK RFIXIOX.
Fnjoyablu Fvent Held at Old Homestead
Xear i.eesville.
The second annual family reunion
5f th.e direct descendants of the late
Jack Clark was held at the old homestead
about two miles south of Leesrille
on' Thursday. September is. It
was largely attended and enojyed most
leartily. However, owing to illness
itul other hindrances, it was not as
xtensively -attended us the previous
>nc.
This reunion was inaugurated more
haP a year ago in honor of the 12 livng
children of the late Jack Clarlc
im! wife. All 12 of the children have
nude splendid progress in life > anrf
:omprise some of the best citizenship
he country affords, and all have
ranched out into large families of
heir own. consisting of children,
rrandoi'yldren and in some cases ureat
irandchildren.
As naturally might !>e expected
rhere there are so many children,
trandchildren and great-grandchilIren.
the family has become separatci
by distance, and it was no doubt
he first time man> of the relatives
tad seen each other since the prevails
reunion more than a year ago.
A bountiful dinner was served on
long4 table beneath the shade trees,
rhieh was ."U joyed to The fullest.
When the good-byes were spoken
aeh wished for many r-uurns of tke
ay and tor riie twelve children many
do"*' ;.cars of unalloyed peace and
i.i |i|iines>.
Ko>s >la> Swiiu iii Hawaii.
Honolulu.?Norman Ross, swimninlt
i liiimi'iou of the inter-allied game*
- \p-.--.ted to bo a feature of the "big
.. iut! *i?' rr rr.iv ? 1 op iv:v in Honolulu,
?rlo)-.rr ? >.