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GENUIN E DURHAM tobacco makes 50 ood cigarettes for IIc et:. v.-ork" and the >.;,r.,iionr to (io it. Kodak Films Developed by Experts ' ODOM-SCHADE OPTICAL CO. ... A. ODOM, A. H. SCADE, President See'y. & Treas. Consulting Optometrists. .asonic Temple, Greenville, S. C. IABER SHOP PRICES REDUCED. Porter'a- barber shop and Reece's barber shop, at Pelens, announce re ductions in price of all barber work, effective Immediately. Shaves are no5; hat ceuts, 5c, an o her work in proportion. 2t HOGVILLE LOCAL NEWS. Silo Smith has traded his cook stoyre for a nice fox hound. The Blind Man of the Bear Ford neighborhood, has been swindled again; this time by the Old 'Miser, who traded him a dog which did noti have as many spots as the one he got~ from the Blind Man. A mule has been left hitched at the postoffice and if the owner 40oes not call for same in five days the Post-I master wvill forward it to the dea d letter office at Washington. Only last month he sent them a nice wild hog which hadl been putting in an ap pearance at the postoffice decasional * ly and at times would take the liberty of slheping under the postoffice floor. If it were not for the fleas Alex andler Moselcy anid his several (logs wvouldl welcome the adlvent of spring. Alex says notwithstandling this and a few other disadvantag"s. one gets a Sgreat decal of plea'sure out of having a dozen or so (dogs around the prem ises. Mr., Moseley has ahvavs madle his dogs feel at home by making them L'eel just tile same as other members of the family. It matters not how hard times get~ 'ou never see anyone hunting for \vork in Hogville. They (10 not seem o care for It. Really Hlogville might 'iell be called the playground of the rorld. Zero Peck beat Dan Mathewsla in a >rse trade this week and as a relief ~r his conscience will try to take me active part in the church serv 3s at Bear Ford next Sunday. The steps leagJing into the Wild i ose school house were stolen a few ghts ago. The Assistant Constable as been put on the case and has ~veral of our good citizens under' aspicion, as he passedl a house where mass meeting on the road qu-estion as being held on the night of the 'me, andl overheard one of . the enkcers say that steps should -bo * en at once to repair a bridge over, 4 -ar Bear Ford. % .. . ,.CITATION . The State of South Carolina, County of Pickens. By N. A. Christopher, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas,'Mrs. Edith Bosard'Rhodes made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of, the Estate and Eifeeps of Mrs. Alice M. Bosard, de ceased. These are therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred tond creditors of the said Mrs. Alice M. Bosard, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Pickens Court House, S. C., on the 19th day of May, 1921, next, after publica tion hereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and .;eal, this 3rd day of May, 1921, ni the 1-15th year of our independence. N. A. Christopher, Judge of Probate,' Pickens County, S. C. 2t NQTIC,E QF ELECTION. State of South Garuolina, County of Pickens. Whereas, a petition has been filed with the trustees of Pleasant Grove School District No. 49, in said county and state, signed by more than one third of the resident electors and an equal number of the resident free holders of the age of twenty-one years of said school district as ap pears by the certificate of the Coun ty Auditor of said county attached to said petition, praying that the trus tees of said school district order an election on the question of issuing bonds in the sum of One Thousand Dollars for the purpose of building a new school building in the place of the one recently destroyed by-fire, said bonds to be denominations of two hundred dollars each bearing in terest at the rate of six per cent per annum to be paid in five equal an nual instalments from the date there of; And it further appearing by the certificates of the County Auditor of said county that the proposed bond issue of One Thousand Dollars will iiot exceed eight per cent of the as sessed valuation of the taxable prop erty in said school district including all outstanding bonds. It is, therefore, ordered by the Board of Trustees of Pleasant Grove School District No. 49 that an elec tion be held on the 14th (lay of May, 1921, at Pleasant Grove church on the question of whether such bonds shall issue or not, said bonds to be 'in denomiiiiitions of two * hundred dollars each, to bear interest from the date thereof at the rate of six per cent iper annum and to be paid in five eqlual annual instalments. At such election only qualified voters re siding in said district shall be allow ed to vote. The polls shall open at 8 o'clock a. m. and close at 4 o'clock p. mi. The ballots voted shall have written or printed on them the words: "For Bonds" or "Against Bonds." The following are hereby named as. managers to conduct said election: J1. L. Burgess, Avery Cisson and I. A. Whitmire. This 2nd day of May, 1921. By order of the Board of Trustees of Pleasant Grove School District No. 49. H. B. Cisson, F. L. Burgess, J. S. White, 2t Trustees. FAST BOXING BOUTS IN GREEN VILLE. As a preliminary to the battling match betwveen Battling Budd and Fearless Ferns at the Grand Thurs (lay night of this week, it has been announced that Leno Sweet, of Eas ley, and "Whitie" Vaughn, of Green ville, will fight 6 rounds. These. men are. well knowvn locally and much in terest is said to center~ in this fight as well as in the main attraction of the program.-Greenville News. LUMBAGO. This is a rheumatism of the mus cles of the bnck. It comes on sud (denly and is quite painful. Every movement aggravates the (disease. Go to bed, keep qiet andl have Chamber lain's Liniment a pplied andl a quick recovery may beC expectedI. Mrs. F. J. Dann, Brockport, N. Y., writes. "I can honestly s:iy that Chamber lain's Liniment eured me of lumbago a year ago last summer. When I be gan using it, I was~ flat on my back in bed and could not turni to the left or right. I had a bott'. of Chamber lain's Liniment in the house and this was applied to my back. It prompt ly-drove'away the pains and aches." LIBERTY ROUTE FOUR. We are sorry to chronicle the ill ness of Mrs. B. H. Whitmire. Bu we are glad she is improving spm< and we hope she will soon be out. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. N. Stansell, of the Cedar Rock community visitec the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Stansell. Rev. and Mrs. Jim Davis and fam ily, of Six Mire, took supper with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Stansell Sunday night, Cold weather is keeping cotton from coming up and a great many people are planting over, but early corn is looking pretty promising. Mr. J. P. O'Dell had a mule to gel into a mire last Sunday night, from the ef'ects of which it died Tuesday night. Miss Minnie Belle LaBoon speni Saturday night with Miss Tina and Mae Leslie. Mr. and Mrs. Verner Watson, of the 'T'hree and Twenty community, ol Anderson county, spent Saturda; night with the latter's parents, Mrs W. S. Stansell. We are not much uneasy abouul going hungry any longer for frie( chicken and cherries are getting ripe DR. ROBERT BOLT DAY DEAD. )r. Robert Bolt Day, well kno' and highly esteemed practicing phy sician, of Pendleton, died at eigh1 o'clock Sund:-ay morning at Steed ley's hospital at Chick Springs, fol lowin a complicated illness of sev er! weeks duration. )r. Day was the oldest son of Mir Elias Day of this city and was 4 years of age. lie is survived by hi wife who was Miss Kate Eskew and four children as follows: Messrs Robert and Elias Day, Jr., and Misse Nancy and Katherine Day, all of Pen dleton. Besides his father he is als survived by the following brother and sisters: Mrs. M. A. Newton, o Hendersonville, N. C.; Mrs. W. E Iolcombe, of Westminster; Mrs. W D. Sitton, of Easley; Mrs. T. W Wyatt, of Greanville; Mrs. W. N Scott, of Anderson, and Mr. J. C Day, of Cowpens. Funeral services and intermen took place at Pendleton Monda3 afternoon, services being conducte< by Rev. Mr. Pendleton, pastor of th( First Baptist church, of which Dr Day was a member. The news of the death of this goo( man will be received with great sor row by a host of friends throughou this section of the state. RICES CREEK NEWS. . Preaching., at Rices Creek chure! every first Sunday afternoon at 3:01 o'clock and every third Sunda; morning at 11:00 o'clock. Sunda; school every Sunday afternoon a 3:00 o'clock. B. Y. P. U. every Sun day evening at 7:30. Everybody in vited to attend these services. Coin muniion service will be observed ai this place on next preaching day which wvlil be the third Sunday. On account of the hail storm, mnosi of the farmers around here had thei: cotton to plant over. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carpen ter, May 5th, a fine 'boy. Mr. andl Mr's. S. C. McCall, of Siy Mile, Spent one (lay last week at th< home of Mr. and Mr's. J. S. Roper. Mr. P. T. Nelson spent the wveek. end with his sisters, Mrs. C. E. Gil) son and Mrs. P. 1I. Boggs, of West. minste'r. The little danughter' of Mr. and Mrs Ara Chapman, who has been very ill is replor'ted some better' at this writ img. Mr'. and MIrs. Er'nest Wa~ldr'o1 spent Saitlurday wvith Mr'. amid Mrs. FredC~ Hlunter' of Easley, Mr'. Earl Rogers and (laughter Meil i., spenut parit of Suunday with his daugh~2lter', Mr's. Clyde Holding of the Pra'ters CI'reck section. Mr'. andi Mrs. A. J. Rampey and family spent last Sunday night at th( home of their parents. The relatives of Mrs. Liz Gibson gave her a surprise birthday dinner last Friday, it being her eightieth biruthday. GOOD PRINTING RIGHT PRICES. Prompt delivery on your..Print lng. High-grade work. Right prices. Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Statements, Envelopes, Circular Work, Pamphlets, etc. Cotton mill forms a specialty. Linotype composition for the trade. EASLEY PUBLISH ING CO. Telephone 47. Easley, S. C. .MONEY TO LOAN. On Improved Farms in P. .ans, Oconee and Greenville counties. City property, Greenville, Easley and Seneca. R. E. BRUCE, Pickens, S. C. Offce Over Keowee Bank Uncle Wash Stegall died at the home of his son, Dosier Stegall, near - Lathem on the 4th inst., and was buried at Rock Springs church the day following after, funeral services conducted by Rev. John Wrenn, pas tor of the church. Uncle Wash was about 71 or 72 years old. He wam-a good true man and was largely in strumental in building the first church house at Rock Springs and also was on? of the charter members I when the church was organized. May the Lord bless the dear ones left to weep for him. Died at her home near Zion church on the 5th inst., Miss Rebecca Sheriff, in the seventy-seventh year of her life. She was a devoted christian and a member of Zion M. E. church where h2r body was laid to rest on the day following her death, after funeral services conducted by her pastor, Rev. C. R. White, assisted by Rev. ). W. lJiott. She leavs three brothers, Samuel and Exodus Sheriff of Pickens county, and Alfred "Buck" Sheriff of Orangeburg, S. C., one sister, Mrs. Mauldin, of Green ville. Many nieces and nephews and other relatives are left to mourn her loss. We extend our heartfelt sym pathies to the bereaved. 3. O. Williams, assistant state - boys' club agent for South Carolina, has ordered to address of his paper - changed from Bishopville to Clem - son College. Mr. and Mrs. Williams - will shortly move to Clemson College to make their home. The many friends of Mr. Elias Day 3 will be glad to learn that he is im I proving from injuries received a few% days ago when he was run into by a s small boy on a bicycle on the street: - of Easley. He is still in the City . Hospital in Greenville. f Georgia Cracker and Farmer Favorite Cotton Planters, $7.50 each. " Reduced prices on fer tilizer distributors and Drag Harrows. Barr Bros., Easley. R. GUY WYATT Contractor and Builder. Estimates Furnished. Headquarters at Easley Lumber Co. EASLEY, S. C. Greenville, S. C. Pickens, S. C MARTIN & EARLE L Attorneys-at-Law. Practice In All Courts Pickens Office in Court House. Greenville Office opposite Postoficee, Phone 404. AUCTION SALE. Your last chance to get furniture at your owvn prices. This is the last week of the auction sale at E. L~. & G. B. Hamilton's furniture store. Large crowdls are attending the sale and our friends tell us they enn have more fun at the auction sale than they can at thez base ball game, circus, or the picture show. Blear in mindl, our sales are entertaining as well as profitalile to the purchaser, Free prizes giveni awvay at each and every' sale. Tihe grand prize wvill be given away at the last sale Saturdayv Inight. E. L. & G. B3. lamilton, P&S I t Easley, S. C. CHEVROLET PRICES REDUCED. 1Effective May 9th, the Chevrolet Motor Com.. pany announce a price reduction on the Model 490 Touring Car of '$175. This will make the car sell for $750.00 delivered in Pickens county. This pr ic e makes the Chevrolet an exceptional bargain, and if you are thinking of buying a car you will not save anything by waiting longer, as there will be no further price reduction this year. For demonstration or .any futher information, see H. L.Barr, care Barr Brs.Easley, S. C. STATEMENT Of the condition of the Fort Hill Bank, located at Clemson College, S. C. at the close of'business April-28, 1921. ' LoansRESOURCES Loans and Discounts. .-U.. Overdrafts- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- . . 70,08454 Furniture aid-11ixtures -.~ ~.. - --_ -- '- - - - -- -.. 10.67 I~ixures2,000.00 Hanking House -- ----- ---- ----- -- - -- .- -- 2,000.00 r)ue from Banks and Bankers - - - ----- - 14,387.77 Gurrencyld ~~ ~~~-~- ~~~~-- ~'~'----- -- -- . .... 2,027.00 Soldr-an- Oe-- 5i---rC ---------------------- 5.00 Silver and Other Minor Coin 377 Checks and Cash Items-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-~~-- -. 124.97 ' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- ..- .... 124.98 TOTAL-- ------------------------ --- -. .-$ 91,017.68 LIA BIlITIES Capital Stock Paid in A 13,100.00 Surplus Fund-...-...--.~~ -~- ~ ~ - ---- - 1,100.00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid_ 1 899.32 Dividends Unpaid 8.00 Individual Deposits Subject to Check - - -. ~$ ~41,740.09. Time Certificates of Deposit-------..-.-.-... 33,805.40 Cashier's Checks ---- - -- -- - -- -.. - . . . 386.87 75,932.3G TOTAL-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- - -- --$ 91,017.68 State of South Carolina, County of Pickens. SS. Before me came F. C. Anderson. Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. P. C. Anderson. Sworn to and subscribed before nie this 9th day of May, 1921. P. S. MeCollum, Notary Public, S. C. Correct Attest: B. F. Robertson, S. W. Evans, F. C. Anderson, Directors. STATEMENT Of the condition of the Keowee Bank, located at Pickens, S. C., at the close of business April 28, 1921. RESOURCES. Loans and liscounts -- - - --$153,706.29 Overdrafts . .:46.28 Furniture and l"ixt.ures-- ------------------------- 2,465.00 )ue from Hanks and Bankers--11,599,00 Currency .- -- - - --- ---- 785.00 Gold .. i.. . Coin_-- - ---_------------- - 0.00 Sliver and other .inor Co 03 Checks and~ (a.h lttins ------ --------------------1:31.99 T O T A .._. " - -- -- - - -- -- - ... _- _ .$153,709.29 Capital Stuck Paid in-- ------------------- ----$ 25,000.00 Surplus Fund------------------,-- ._.-..-- -_ 6,250.00 Unidivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid - 3,343.50 Due Banks and B~ankers---------------------98.04 - .ividends Unpaid 12.00 Inividuall Deposits Suibject to Cheek _----_ $ 79,023.93 Savings Deposits _- _ _------"-- _- -- -42,046.92 Time Certi-icates of eposit .365.00 Cashier's Checks 60.2 1 22,096.05 Bills Payable, including Certificates ..r Money B...ro.ed - _ 1 1,500.0 TOTAL ... --.---. --....$109,299.59 State of SouthI Carolina, County of P'ieketis. SS. Before mue came .1. C. Carey, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above axd foreoig statement is a true condition of said ba k, as sho. . by the books of said bak. J1. C. Carey. SIvorn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of May, 1921. J1. 11. Bruce, Notary Public, S. C. Correct Attest: J. P. Carey, A. J. Bogg , J. C. Carey, Directors. STATEMENT Of the condition of the Bank of Six Mile, located at Six Mile, S. C., at the close of business April 28, 1921. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts ---------.,.----- -.... --._-..-..$ 41,159.21 Overdrafts------------- ...-------------....-........-..----209.00 Furniture and Fixtures---- --------..--........................1,213.77 Banking House....-_------------------_.-----......-..-..-...... ,80.00 Currency---------_ - -.--..-- . _ - ....... 7.60.00 Silver and Other Minor Coin----------.....__--...........--71.19 TOTAL ---- ---__-------_--_..-_..-.._----..-..--.._$ 45,213.17 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid in._-_------- ---- ----------.....---....-$ 15,000,00 Surplus Fund _. _ _ - - _ .. _ _ _ . ... . ... _ 1,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses andl Taxes Paid .. .. .. 240.73 Due to Banks andl Bankers--------- ------ ------ ----..-....--.. 42.O1 Individual D)eposits Subject to Check..-.,..-....-.$ 20,000.00 Savings Deposits-..._-- -------------..-.-.....-..8,632.62 Cashier's Checks-...-..-...-.--...-........-...-... -.... 96.91 28,729.53 Total_------..--_ --.._--....---....-----.. ...-.. . .. -.....-..$ 45,213.17 State ot' South Carolina, County of Pickens. SS. Before ine came .1. HI. Bruce, presidlent of the abIove niamedl bank, who, being duly sworn, say's that, the ab~ove and fore~going statement is a trute c~onditiont of saidl bank, as shiowni by the bo(oks of said bank. J1. HI. Bruce. Sworn to~ andl subscribed before me this 9th day of' May, 1 921. JT. C. Carey, Corrct.Attst:Notary Pu blic, S. C. J1. 11. PHrnee, F'rank Miclall, D irsecto. STATEMENT~ (if the (condition of the P iek en Banik, loc'at ed at Pickenis, S. C., at the close ofsiness A p~ril 28th, .1921. RESOII:RCES. I .nans and Discounts-...- ......---- -..-...-... -.-..-...-..-..- ..$385,355.01 Overdrafts ............- .. ...- .... - -....- ..-..- ...-.. -... 3,475.70 Bonds and Stocks Owned by the Bank ---.......-...-...-...-...-...23,200.00 Banking House-....-.... -.... -_... --....- .. ...- ....- ._- ...- ....-.. 1 0,000.00) Oilier Real Estate Owned.... -----------.-...-........_-....---....--987.31 IDue from Banks and Bankers ........- .-..-..- ....-...108,155.36 Currency-....-....- ....--..---------------..----..-..-..-...........-.12,785.00 Gold .. ...-'-......-...-.- -._-... ...- ...-... .. 552.50 Silver and Other Minor Coin....-...-...-...-.......-...-...-... ... .... 1,276.00) Checks and Cash Items-...- ..- ..- .. ........- ...- ....-....-... -.... -.... 564.50) Other Resources, viz.: in transit....-...-...-.... -............ -... -... -.... 25.00 TOTAL...--....-....-.-.-.. -.... ..-- ....--.....-- ...$546,376.38 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock Paid in-.........-....-....-....-...-....-...$ 20,500.0@ Surplus Fund-...-...-..-...-...-..-...-...-...-.... - - -- -. 20,500.00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and( Taxes Paid .. .. .. 1,1 70.1 1 Due to Banks andl Bankers--.....-.....-....--.....-.-..-...-386.42 In d ividIual De posits Subject to Check-..-....-....-.$275,366.75 . Savings D~eposits-...- ......- ...- ...-...-...-...-...-...227,408.89 Cashier's Checks-...- ...- ..- ...- ................-...-... ,0-[1.21 503,81 9.85 TOTA L............. -- ---- ------ .. .....$546,376.38. Slate of South Carolinia, County of Pickens. SS. Before me came Frank Mclall, vice pre~side'nt o the above named bank, who, being dluly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condlition of said bank, as shown by the boo'ks of said bank. Frank McFall. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th (lay of May, 1921. WV. E. Findley, Notary Public, S. C. Correct Attest: J. H. Bruce, McD). Bruce, Frank McFall, Di rec tors.