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AGED COUPLE HAVE REUNION or DECENDANTS TO FOURTH GENERATION Nr. ?nd Mrs. John S Fletcher Age 80 and 85, Have Numerous Progeny By J P Gibson Mr. Editor:-Knowing your eagerness for reports of all news items, and social functions of in terest and importance; I will therefore, as laconically as possible give an account of one of thc most pleasant, yet elaborate in all of its appointments, of any social enter tainment ever participated in by mo. It was only a family reunion, a notable, extensive and prominent connection of Adamsvillo township in upper Marlboro- John S Fletcher and his wife Ann Gibson Fletcher, her maiden name being Gibson, and the only aunt the writer has now living bc being 8<> years of agc while his good wife is 85. They have had nine children, four now living, 33grand-children living, and 22 great grand-children living and live great grand chil dren dead. .1 Clarence Coving ton of Clio, son of lili Covington, deceased, is thc eldest grand child, bc being 38. On Thursday duly 23rd, at the elegant home of John C Fletcher, this entire large connection assen) bled in honor of this aged couple fen- the purpose ol' celebrating their family reunion. Having stopped at. McColl for sc une time, to listen to the congressional can didates, it was nearly 12 o'clock when 1 arrived at this happy home, one of the completest coun ty homos in the slate- Fertile acres surrounding the handsome residence, various fruit trees laden vith ripe lucious peaches, apples, ?rrm-?r?<5 oto ulsn n hirero, ocean uoi HIV, ouadc ~. Loose giant OakSi grand fathers and fathers, great grand children and mothers, brothers and sisters, cousins, nioccs and nephews, all sitting in thc shade on the lovely lawn in one happy affectionate groupe re lating interesting incidents of childhood, transactions of the past, present and things yet to come. There were 51) members of this numerous family present, and never did a happier groupe of kin dred collect on their native hearth. At dinner time tho diff?rent good women ol' the family bogan to unpack their baskets, boxes and trunks, and never in all my life, have 1 witnessed a greater diversi fication of good things to eat, it did seem that each tried to excel thc other, and no set of judges could have decided to whom the premium belonged, for they all excelled. Good old country hams, with its appetizing flavor, fried chicken all kinds of fruit pies cus tards and salads and I know that I ate three different kinds of pound cake, "each better than thc other'*. Such a table, and such a love feast! I really believe that such occasions cause us to love one an other moro, we live longer by mingling one with thc other. Af ter thc regular dinner wc had those line peaches in profusion, water melons and icc cream-more than the crowd could consume. During the afternoon groupes were formed, while photographer Spencer from Bonnottsvill? took five different views hi st thc entire crowd, then tho aged couple, next tho children, then the grand chil dren and last the great-grand-chil drem. John C. Fletcher and good com panion in thotr declining ytars should foel proud of their honored and highly respected posterity. They will have left and bequeath ed to tn? world as a fine noble pa triotic lino of decondants as any two can boast in the state. In fact j there are noun better; sober, in dustrious, intelligent, patriotic, public spirited and God fearing and God serving. Christian mon and women what better can bo gotten out of this life? They have been industrious, reared a large family, served God, not one of their family is a "black shcop," all ranking among tho best, good examples have been set, pious aud exampliary lives have been lived, children oven down to the fourth generation have followed after the aged father and mother in Israiel. Such a career, sc ch a scene is a blessed benediction to any commu nity, and the divine promise to those who will obey God and do his will has been wonderfully ful filled and demonstrated in a pro nounced maimer, in this example. It pays to live right for God will never leave or desert those who trusf und obey him. John C Fletcher is just now in Stalling a gasoline plant, four horse power engine, and twelve horse power built r, with his dy nama and independent electric plant, water works, hot and cold water in every room in his hon sot clcctrio falt?, hath tub and bath rooms all complete in his country home. Besides this all of his water drawn hy this power, a wood saw attached which will cut Ins lire and stove fuel. Registered cows and hogs, home raised colts, and throughout that section are simon pure blooded Fletcher boys and girls, td' whom none better ievCr lived God grant that this noble aged cou ph may live to wil iness many returns of these anni ; versarles. .J. P. Gibson. DUNBAR DOINGS cd a fewot ber Ineiuis last >\ ed lies - day evening. Every one reports a nice time. Among those, present were: .Misses Beulah and Pearl Stanton, Ada Wright, Myrtle Boahn, Carrie Oesloy,Ethel Stack house, bee and Lizzie Parker, Messers Hu fus, Claude, Tom, and Peter Stanton, Howard Stack house, John Britt, .1 T McQueen, Dr Thos Allen,Dunbar Harrington Jim and Bill Currie, Will Stanton, Edmond McQueen and JohnCoxO. M iss Myrtle has returned from a delightful visit in North Carolina where she. has been Visiting friends. Miss Lee Parker of McColl is spondillg a few days with Miss Mary McQueen. Mr .lohn Britt of Dillon spent a few days this week willi Mr Dun bar Barrington. Dunbar has a dentist now, Dr Allon of Latta Murrah 1 for Dun bar! Miss Sallie Fuller of 'fatum is visiting at the home of Mrs B. .J. McRac. Miss Ophelia Berry is spendingu few days with thc Misses Carin i chais. Mr J. H. Roberts has returned to Dunbar alter spending a few days ul Wrightsville Beach. Miss Pearle Stanton is spending a while visiting in Wesley. Miss Carrie Osolcy is visiting Miss Myrtle Boahn There was a delightful dance at j Mr and Mrs W Iv I laics' last Fri day night, given in honor of the young lady visitors. The Remedy That Does. "DrKing's New Discovery is the rem edy tliat does thc healing others pro mise luit fail to perform," says Mrs IO R Pierson, of Auburn Centre, Pa. It is curing me ot throat and hitor trouble of long stnuding, that other treatments re lieved only temporarily. New oiseovei y is doing tue so much good that I feel confident its continued use for a reason able length of time will restore me to perfect health." This renowned cough and cold remedy and throat and lung healer is sold at Douglas and Breeden drugstore, 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle (rec. BRIGHTSV1LLE NEWS Burnt Stores Being Rebuilt-Meet ings at Bethel and Antioch Brightsville, July 20.-Tho lit tle town of Brightsville is on the up grado now. Mr. E W Good win is building a large store at his mill and rumor soys that ho is buying a large stock of goods and tho name of tho tirm will bo Good-1 win Sons. Mr. W. E. Pato is building a nico store out at his father's, near Antioch church, whore ho will con duct a general mercantile business. Our readers will remember that some months ago all tho mercan tile stores at Goodwin Mills were burned. J. 1). McQueen has been run ning a crate factory at thc mill all thc summer. Tho cantaloupe growers are not making anything on their canta loupes this year. Misses Belle Reynolds and Pearl Aroman, of Star, N. C., have been on a visit to their cousin, .1. M. Hurley, and other relatives in the Boykin section, and are now at or near Laurinburg, N. C. The third quarterly conference for Brighton circuit was hold at Boykin church (Friday last. 'The presiding older, Mr. Kilgo, gave us one of his good sermons, from thc text, "When 1 boca put away childish tin made some good points ho was Sorry that thor many gray haired babi church. Tho Bethel meeting b day and will run th week, and then it Antioch on thc Uh Sun up, Mr. Editor, and sp in the country at an old Methodist meeting. 1> bo on tho ground. Wo plan better than to ha homo right in the heat o and then go back to tba tho oven' Ottoiu, wno uves in i<lorain, nus been on a visit te the many friends and kindred of his in tho county and returned to his home on Tues day of last week. Married by Magistrate J McB Hurley on Sunday duly 12th, Mr. Raymond Butler to Miss Mattie Rainwaters, all of Brightsville. Crop* are line but the dry weather has hurt, us considerably. Brigntsvillo Chips. Waa in l'oor lionith For Years I rn W, Kelly, of Mansfield, Pa . writes "1 wan ii? poor health for two years, witt feritig from kidney und bladder trouble, 1 spent considerable money consulting phyni? i-??niK without obtaining any marked bend* iii , but wu:* cured by Foley's Kldoep Cure, and 1 desire td ?dd my testimony timi it may bo tho cause of restoring tho health of others" Rofune substitutes, Reid & Co Masonic Honors Conferred, Dr. (? S Evans of Colon, Canal Rone. Panama, was in Bennetts ville on Monday night, duly 27, and the honor-, of Red Cross Knighthood and Malla were con ferred upon him here at that time by 1 >elphi ( Sommandcry. Dr. Evans is visiting at his old home in Marion county, and came tO Bonnettsvilje to receive these degrees from the Commandery. ile Will sail from New York on Aug. 10, returning to Panama. - -- ^44?;4 Heart Strength UeArtHtrcngth, or Heart Wenknoss. menm Nervo Rtn-ngth, or Nervo Weakness-nothing moro. 1'os Itlvely. not one weak heart in a hundred I?, in it Mll. actually diseased. It Is alinojt always a hidden tiny little uetrvo that really ls all at fault. TUIB obscure nervo-the Cardiac, Ot Il.art Nervo -6linply noeds, and must havo. more power, mar* Mobility, moro controlling, moro ?overnlng ftrcngth. Without that tho Heart must continuo to (all, and tho stoma<!h and kidneys also har* thc.se sam.* contgplttn'g norm?. This clearly oicuuilns why, as A medicino, nr. Nkoop's Ilestoratlto has in tho past dono so much lor noak and allin? Uoarti Dr. Shoop first sought the cfo jo of all this painful, palpitatlug, suffocat ing heart dUtrass. I)r. iihoep's KostorathV- thU popHlar proscription-ls a!o?v* ?1lr.vf.ul to thew w_c?k and wastlnr~norve centers. It bufiUi; ItCstrengtheni; it odors road, gpnuluo heart help. If you would havo strong HearU, strong (U* 8cition, strengthen tlukw [gorros - re-establliu ?loni M uA?d?4, with Dr. SHoop's Restorative JOHN T. D0UQLA3. Watson-Covington. On Thursday evening, July 28, Miss Sue Covington and Mr. John Watson were married at the home of tho bride's father, Ohas. F Cov ington, on Matheson street. Kev. li K Turnipseed performed the ceremony. The marriage was a quiet affair, only tho family and a few intimate friends of thc bride and groom be ing present. Both of these, young people are popular in Bcnnotts villc and have many friends and relatives in thc county who wish them all possible happiness. After spending a few days away on their bridal trip, Mr. and Mrs. Watson have returned to Bonnotts villo, which will be their home. "Health Coffee" is really the close Coffee fmitatiiii ever yet produced.This lever Coffee Substitute was recently pro duced by Dr ,Sho<*> of Racine, Wis. Not a grain ol real Coffee in it either. Dr SllOOp'S Health Coffee is made from pure toasted ?r;iius with malt nuts etc. Really it would fool ntl expert who might drink it for Coffee. No 20 or 30 minutes tedious boiling "Made in a minute" says the doc tor .Sold by R I) Rogers & Uro. A Vn.tr of Minera. Mr. and Mlas Dancer were reputad the most notorious misera In the eight eenth century. Thc manner Ut winch this eouple were fourni after death to ? dlaposud of their wea I Ul was even e atruugo than could havo boen r method of acquiring Lt The total e was ?20,000, which was thus dln d of: Two thousand live hundred ida was found under a dunghill, in an old cont nailed to the man In the stable, ?000 In notes was en away In nn old teapot, thu moy yielded ?2,000 ?towed lu nluo dlfferont crevices, and BOT era.) Oiled with coin were secreted in rtuble loft. > : ii .d'- Af it ti a Churtn, tat shriveled parchment, tho chor> ! )JT ICnglisli freedom, was saved, it 1? ! , by tho veriest chunco from tho lora of a merciless tailor. Struck he Kfoat sonia attached to a pleco aper the tailor was cutting up, Sit ?rt Cotton stopped tho coan und him fourpence for tho document ould havo destroyed. It la now In ilrltlsh museum, Hoad and mount? maia s reply, "Woll, what did thc lady ?ny to your*1 "IMoase, ma'am, sh? Bald I wasn't to KIVC you warning, an I mount to. ?ho said I was to look upon you aa roy th?ra-?nd boar lt."-Now Turner. ACT QUICKLY. Delay Has Been Dangerous io Bennettsville. Do thc right thing at tho right lime. Act quickly in times of danger. Backache is kidney danger. Donn's Kidney Pills act quickty. ("ure all distressing, dangerous, kidney ills. Plenty of evidence to prove this, 1). li. Norris, living one and ono half miles north of Darlington, S. C.. says: "1 am pleased to recom mend Donn's Kidney Pills and give this testimonial in the hope that some sufferer may be benclit tetl thereby. I have, to drive sev eral miles every day and I believe that tho constant jarring of tho rig caused my kidneys to become af fected, at any rate, my back be came very lame and sore and ach ed nearly all tho time. Mornings after arising, it would be quito awhile before 1 could ?jet about with any great degree of freedom, and though I used plasters and rubbed my back with liniments, I did not get any better. When the kidney s?cr?tions began to act reg ularly anti contained a sediment, I concluded that thc trouble arose from my kidneys, and as I bad been told about the merit of Donn's Kidney Pills, I bought a box. I had taken them only a short tim? when tho backaches coased, the kidney secretions became regular and 1 felt better in every way." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, solo agents for the United Statos. Homember the name-Doan's anti take no other. About Various and Sundry thirds Bf J r Gibbon Mr. Editor: - A few days ago I < most pleasantly spent with my < friend T D Lashley, at Kollock, i near Cheraw, who conducts a nice ? mercantile business, is postmaster ? and is also a progressive farmer ? of that section. Ile has a most interesting family-wife and five children, all boys, tho baby a line i looking bouncing boy four or live months old who bears the name of i Proston Gibson Lashley, and of course will either lill thc United States senator's chair, or make a Methodist bishop-I will long re member tho open, gushing hospi tality of this warm personal friend. I had the pleasure of rid ir g through his farm, down on the river into his corn-his entire crop promises to bo exceedingly linc. Mr. Charlie Smith was busy with his canteloupcs,they were in deed tine but I fear that thc re duction in price has prevented him from realizing tho paying and lu crative price that his efforts de served and waranted-John Keilt Pogues has ii good farm at the station, and ho also is experiment ing this year with cantoloupos, , and as his is rather late, 1 hope that ho will lill a gap and receive better prices, as I hoar that prices at present aro much better than they were ono week ago. ; Rev. Walter YV Poole, president j of Rutherford (X. C.) college has i boon visiting his father and mother , near Poy kin, Mr. and Mrs. An drew II Peele, and preached last Sunday week at his old church Boykin I was much impressed, ' while thc brilliant young divine 1 was "deli vet lng his able sermon- 1 on tho "vision ol' Isaiah - " he had as hearers his venerable 1 grandfather, William Peele, moro ( than SU years of ago, also his god ly and pious father and mother, 1 besides many old friends and com- 1 rades of his boyhood days. 1 UetHi i tiiuwiic.. is claimed that the fruit bas not 1 been first class, besides the tre mendous peach and berry crop has caused low prices for cantoloupos . -watermelons aro bringing better prices. Thos. A Iluekabce of Smyrna , church section was in town Satur day driving his lino blooded pair j of bayhorscs-ho is one of our line looking citizens, and no one enjoys lifo better, and to see him driving into the city behind this elegant J span of high headed roadsters, he , presents a most attractive and ad- j miring spectacle. i i Your reports of the senatorial ?' and state campaigners wore fair , and impartial, and I belive that tho 1 "blind man will" will be nomina ted at the first primary for state superintendent of education. Mr Northam says that it is trio1 that he was prosent at tito time of his birth, and that there certainly cannot beany dispute concerning ( his North Carolina nationality. Be sides himself, who was present, J was old aunt "Katie Steele" an ? aged daughter of Ham, was "on thc spot" and can boar testimony that he was very vigorous and , "very much alive", oven in his extr?me youthful period. Besides 1 attending to legislative duties Mr. ^ Northam expects to sell much ma chinery while in Columbia, as lie I will come in contact with pro gressive, gentlemen from every section of thc state. I I am delighted to notice that my i good and true friend C 10 Stubbs, of Sumter, is a candidate for the house of representative, and it is ? generally bolivcd that ho will be elected. Ile is a native of Marl boro county, but went to Sumter in L865, and is closely and inti mately identified with all the important interests of that soction. He is quito popular, well inform ed, intelligent and will make a splendid and useful representative. J F Gibson, in response to tin invitation visited Bruton's Fork baptist church last Sunday, tho 26th instant, that being the occasion for "children's day exer cises", aud delivered a Sunday school address. The venerable superintendent, Mr. Jas. S Liles is yet active in good works being ti regular attendant, although nearly 80 years of age. It is a benediction to have the pleasure of a few hours in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Liles and their daughter, Miss Donnie. Back from Europe. ., D Kenneth McColl and Oscar Grosch have returned from their trip to Europe. Mr. Grosch arriv ed Friday night and Mr. McColl Saturday morning. They went on the samo steamer to Europe and traveled together for awhile and then separated, each traveling over various parts of tho continent alone. Mr. Grosch spent most of his time in Ger many, while Mr. McColl went to M Franco, longland and Scotland. ? Returning home, Mr. Grosch sailed from Bremen and landed at Baltimore, while Mr. McColl sail ed from Liverpool and landed at Philadelphia. It happened that they reached Bcnncttsvillo within a few hours of each other. Just Exactly Right. "I have used Dr King's New Life Pills for several years, and find them just ex letlv right," says Mr A A Pelton, of Harrisville, N. Y. New Life Pills re lieve without the least discomfort, liest remedy for constipation, biliousness and malaria. 25e. at noughts Cl Breeden :lrug store. Pine Grove Defeated Gibson. Pine Grove, July '25.-Thc base ball game between Pine Grove and Gibson resulted in a score of six Lo live in favor of Pine Grove. The game proved to bo a very ,ight one from thc start on account :>f tho good pitching of John Mcll winen who pitched for Gibson but balanced by the good choice of nen for Pine Grove having play, irs from Washington, D. C., to Roo SnrinofR. ' V i :i|<-l|i'?: JA i, .1 iVbihsliipj ?\ l b. O Gleicher: 'd I E Fi?,i teri O A dams' . I, ll ivoj cr; ii, x uonicu. c K Breeden. The features of thc game wore: L, The good pitching of John Ylcllwinen and thc bum fielding of Jim Pate on first, for Gibson. '2. The encouraging remarks of Tom Loving upon thc Pine Grovel dayers and tho good pitching of Krank Manship, for Pine Grove. - It Can't Be BcaJ. The best of all teachers is experience 2 M Harden, of Silver City, North Caro ina, says: "1 find that lvlectrie hitter, loi s all that's c laimed for it. I?Or ?>t01U ich, Liver and Kidney troubles it can't >e bc.it. I have tried it and find it : nost excellent medicine." Mi' Mantel s right; it's the best of all medicine) ilso for weakness, lame back, and all nu lown conditions. Pest too for chills am ualaria. Sohl under guarantee nt DOUg as & breeden drug store. 50c. University of Soutf Carolina Wide range of choice ii Scientific, Literary, Gradu?t ind Professional Courses lea^ ing to degrees of - Baehelor of Arts, Bachelor Science, Licentiate of Ins'-? lion, Bachelor of Laws, Ma ter of Arts, Civil Engineer ai Electrical Engineer. Well equipped Laboratory Library of of over 40,000 vi limes. Expenses moderate- ma students make their own penses. Next Session 104th begi September 23,1908. For Announcement write the President, Columbia, S. 845 A. D.