The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, July 14, 1903, Image 1
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PALMETTO STATE.
Items of Interest of Passing
Events.
ALL OVER THE STATE.
iCventa that Have Taken Place from One
Bad of the State to the Other Culled from
Exchanges for Quick Reading by Scores
of Busy People.
Seoator B. R. Tillman will deliver
an address at Bisbopville, Lee coun
ty, on July 17, on the leading issues
of the day.
Joe Friday, the negro who killed
Stephenson in Columbia two weeks
•go, was arrested last Saturday at
Winnsboro and taken back to Colum
bia.
About midnight Friday night John
/Wham went to Laurens and surren-
jdered to Sheriff Duckett. His friends
say that he did not flee from justice,
but to escape trouble with the friends
of the dead man, Ramage.
Counsel for James H. Tillman
stated Saturday night that be would
be transferred to the Lexington jail
on Monday. There is no special reasjn
for this, it is stated, except that the
prisoner wants a change. The affida
vits and other papers in connection
with the change of venue proceedings
were shipped to Lexington today by
"'express. Senator Tillman was in Co
lumbia Saturday and called upon
James H. Tillman.
* Saturday State Constables Ew-
. banks, Gideon and Seay made a suc
cessful raid on the makers of illicit
booze in the famous section known as
the “Dark Corner,” in Greenville
county. They succeeded in breaking
up three large copper-stills, one of 100
gallon capacity, and the others-of 205
^gallon capacity each. In addition to
jthis, they destroyed 0.000 gallons of
beer, 30 gillons of low wine, and 12
fermenters.
About 8 o’clock Saturday night
eastern freight train No. 88 ran over
and'killed Foster Wood, a white lad
of 12 or 11 years, within the corporate
limits of Vnion. It is said that the
boy was stealing a ride and, io jump-
log from the train, was drawn under
the wheels. His body was horribly
mangled, portions of liesh and brains
being scattered along the track for
fifteen or twenty steps.
Judge Townsend Saturday after
noon,, heard arguments in a
brought by a negro woman against
Wood and Fleetwood, doing business
on top of the other two. When the
cars were lifted out no trace of the
body was found, but by dragging it
was recovered some seventy-five feet
below. Then it was seen that the left
hand was terribly mangled and the
side torn away, making it probable
that when be caught hold of the side,
which was pivoted, the weight was
shifted and his hand caught and held,
dragging him to bis death.
LAW BIDING LANCASTER.
A Negro Narrowly Escape* Lynching In
that County.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
IN LOWER CHEROKEE
From Our Correspondent at
Etta Jane.
PERSONALS AND LOCALS.
Lancaster, July 10—A lynching
was narrowly averted in this county
yesterday. Everything is quiet now,
however, the party who had the close
call, a negro named Ernest Blakeney,
being safe behind the jail bars.
Night before last Miss Dessie Stew
art, the pretty and attractive daugh
ter of Mr. J. Harvey Stewart, of the
Tabernacle section, was awakened at
her father’s home by some one trying
to enter her bed room. The raising
of a window bad aroused her, aud in
looking in that direction she dis
covered a man in the act of getting
into the room. She promptly made
an alarm and her brother, Mr. R. S.
Stewart, coming to her rescue, saw a
man running of! in the distance. He
shot at the fleeing figure, but without
effect.
Yesterday morning Ernest Blake-
□ey, one of the hands on the planta
tion, failed to report for work and he
was at once suspected of being the
party who had attempted to enter
the young lady’s room. Search was
made for him and when finally found,
in the course of an hour or so, he
acknowledged to being the man. He
also admitted that his purpose was
an evil one, but be claimed that he
had been prevailed upon by other
negro men, naming them, to under-;
take what be had attempted to do.
He said that last Sunday afternoon,
when Miss Stevart and two other
young ladies of the community were
taking a walk together be and the
two negroes he named had a plan on
foot to attack the young ladies, but
for some reason their courage failed
them.
The brute’s confessions naturally
aroused the indignation of the com
munity, and there is little or no doubt
but that he would have been lynched
had not Mr. Stewart, Miss Deesie’s
brother, earnestly appealed to the
assembled crowd to let the law take
its course. He reminded the excited,
determined men of the fact that
Tabernacle had always been a peace
able, law-abiding community, and be
urged them to continue to maintain
oa8 ® that high reputation. Mr. Scewart’s
words had the desired effect. In
stead, therefore, of swinging the ne
gro to a limb he was brought to town
Littlejohn, Esq., will soon remove to
Jonesville where he will be at the
head of the oil mill company, now
building built in that little city.
J. L. s
Colored Teachers Meet.
The colored teachers of Cherokee
county met at Dunton’s chapel Fri
day and organized a teachers’ asso-
through an agent at Columbia charg
ng them with charging an illegal rate a n( j lodged in jail.
.-of Interest for money lending. Judg- |
ment had been obtained against the
concern in magistrate’s court, and
they appealed on the grounds that
incompetent testimony had been ad-
’ mitted. Judge Townsend sustained .... -m
the decision of the magistrate’s court, ciation with the following offisers:
however, and the concern announces
that they will appeal to the supreme
court. The amount involved is only
about $25.
Two convicts at work on the state
farm in Lexington tried to escape
Saturday afternoon, and as a result
one of them is dead and the other
Both are ne-
• dangerously wounded
groes; one Ferry Hortons, serving a
[five years sentence from Lancaster,
who was killed, and the other George
Mance, serving eighteen months from
Greenville, who was wounded. The
men naade the break in the afternoon
- surprising the guard and succeeding
.in gaining the woods. After the other
convicts were locked up a searching
party was organized and the men were
tracked to what is known as the
Swygert place, about six miles from
Columbia in Lexington county. Here
Mr. B. L. Swygert joined in the search
armed with a double barrelled gun.
Going through a strip of woods the
convicts were seen rnnning and Mr.
Swygert called for a halt. They kept
running and Swygert fired both
rels, killing Horton and woun
Mance. /
Mr. A. A. Brown, a young man aged
‘ years, of Hillsboro, N. C., was
tilled at the works of the Catawba
Power Company, near Rock Hill Fri
day afternoon. He was engaged in
superintending a squad of hands
working on the side of the tramway
wJAtb runs out ou the coffer dam and
carries stone from the quarry to the
dam. Three oars loaded with stone
broke loose from the engine and ran
'slowly along the line toward the ter
minus at the extremity of the coffer
dam. The brakeman, failing to stop
them, jumped off and ahouted to the
men below to throw a scotch under
tbs wheels. Brown ran to the track
and putting his band on the aide of
the second car, threw bis weight
Mainat the car and tried to atop It.
Toe .gars rushed on and it was seen
kbff^e young'man was following
an'nr».regarding*tbe shouts of those
looking on to "turn loose the car.”
This was thought to be due to bls^ex-
eltsmsnt. Tbs first oar went over Into
bs river; t be second, with the un-
ortunate vi otlm still clinging to It,
ollowed, an d the third oar plied up
Rev. R. C. Campbell, president; Mrs.
J. C. Jefferies, vice president; J. W.
Speers, secretary; J. S. Bonner, as
sistant secretary; Miss Eliza Little
john, corresponding secretary; Miss
M. L. Chambers, treasurer. Other
teachers present were Misses Sadie
Archer and Anna Littlejohn.
A committee was aiso appointed to
frame a constitution and present to
the body of tea5hers at their next
meeting which will be held at Dun-
ton's chapel Thursday, July 16th, at
4 o’clock p. m. All teachers are re
quested to be present as important
business will be transacted.
A Dummy Excursion,
The Gaffney and Limestone Springs
Railway Company ran a moonlight
excursion to Limestone Springs last
Friday evening. Quite a number of
young people went down to spend an
hour under ;.the shadows of the mag
nificent oaks. Although it was said
to^be a dummy excursion it is never-
less a fact that the conversation
arried on was anything but finger
work, although a good part of it was
in whispers.
Mr. KuppeDead.
Mr. James Rnppe died at his home
in this city Saturday after a lingering
sickness of several weeks and was
buried Sunday in Cherokee church
yard near Maud. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Jack
Bonner.
Mr. Ruppe was a member of that
worthy family of Ruppes near Maud,
and was a worthy and upright citizen.
He leaves a wife and several children
who have the sympathy of a large
circle of relatives and friends, inolnd-
ing The Ledger.
Keappolutod.
Judge W. H. Brawley has reap
pointed and recommissioned G. W.
Speer, Esq., referee in bankruptcy.
The reappointment of Mr. Speer by
Judge Brawley without any aolloi-
tation from any one Is a compliment
he richly deeerved.
Who Is Mo?
Who ie It that make* the Fewer-
gallons; weari-longer paint?
Interesting; Paragraphs and Recent Hap
penings In Lower Section of the Connty
Gathered Up by Oar Regular Correspon
dent for Benetlt of Ledger Readers.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Etta Jane, July 10.—There will be
preaching at Abingdon, Creek church
on the third Sabbath of this month—
the 19tb ins 1
If our people ever expect to do any
good farming they must dispense with
the extensive and adopt the intensive
plan. Working the whole world to
get half a crop of cotton or corn is
poor business.
We regret to learn that Mrs. J. K.
Allison, of Hickory Grove, has ty
phoid fever.
Mr. J. E. Foster, we learn, will
move his saw mill into the Wilkins-
ville section soon.
The marriage of Miss Sallie George
and Coroner Vinesett was rather a sur
prise to their friends in this commu
nity. The unexpected often happens
though.
Our farmers are beginning to want
rain since they have generally worked
out their crops and are ready for it.
We regret to hear of the death of
Miss Lucy Whisonant, which took
place at her home at Hickory Grove
yesterday morning from fever. She
was the youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Whisonant and a very
estimable young lady. She was the
very picture of health and beauty a od
much beloved by a large circle of
friends and acquaintances who will
regret to hear of her death. Truly
death is no respector of persons.
Only one year ago her deft-fingers
helped to prepare the burial costumes
of one very near and dear to the
writer. Thus, we are impressed with
the solemn admonition ; “Therefore,
be ye also ready; for in su;h an hour
as ye think not the Son of man
cometh.” She was buried at Bul
lock’s Creek church.
Yesterday we made a trip to Skull
Shoals on Pacolet river. One who has
not been there can hardly imagine
the changes made by the recent flood.
It somewhat resembles the valley of
Jehosaphet as outlined in Bible his
tory when we see the immense de
struction wrought by the river. We
hope the two counties—Union and
Cherokee—will soon take steps to re
build the bridges both at Skull Shoals
and Grindall Shoals, as, in our judg
ment, they are indispensably neces
sary for the convenience of the citizens
of both counties.
Mrs. J. L. S. has gone into the
blackberry business—making up the
different kinds ofjnick-nacks in which
they are used, inducting wine for
summer use.
Notwithstanding the many backsets
we have had on the farm and gardens,
we have had more vegetables this year
than we have had any one year in
twenty, perhaps.
Farmers in this community are
anxious for a thrasher to come along
and put out their wheat, some of
which is very good, though most of
the crops are small.
Mr. Frank McCluney was in this
section this week on business.
Cotton blooms are plentiful now.
Though the crop is late the prospect
is about as good as it ever is. If frost
will stop off until the middle or last
of October there will be a good cotton
crops made provided other conditions
are favorable.
Mr. Maurice Moore, of Union, and
his sister, Mrs. Linder, came up to
look after their Cherokee farm yester
day and see their many friends on
North Pacolet. Mr.Moore is engaged in
the banking business with W. A.
Nicholson & Son, of Union.
Mischief-makers are trying to dis
hearten those who took cotton and
cloth out of the river, by telling them
that the mill owners wasn’t going to
pay them for it. That man is an
enemy to his country who is trying
to get up discord in any such a way.
* That the owners will pay for every
bale of either cotton or cloth saved
and returned to them, we haven’t the
least sort of doubt. i.ut it’s|unreason-
able to expect that they would pay a
price far beyond the value of the
labor necessary to save their property.
And, besides, if they are rich corpora
tions it’s no reason why their proper
ty should be confiscated by those
finding it in the river or stranded
along the banks where an Almighty
hand had placed it.
From those who have been in the
employ of the mill companies for a
long time we have the assurance that
they are honest In their dealings to-
warns their operatives and not only
that, but are as humane as any other
olass of men we find.
Mr. Wade Prldmore’s family have
whooping cough.
Madame Rumor says that T. M.
THE INDIANS AT SHELBY.
Editor Hoey’s Account of the Ball Game on
the Glorious Fourth.
[Cleveland Star.J
The glorious Fourth was generally
observed in Shelby in that the whole
town and all our visiting friends went
to see the ball game in the afternoon,
and it was the topic of absorbing in
terest. The morning train from Gsff-
ney City brought about two hundred
people, including the ball team.
The game was called at 4:30 p. m.
and both teams were confident of vic
tory. Gaffney was first to the bat
and made three runs in the first in
ning, and set our boys going. How
ever, from that time until the seventh
inning it was pretty ball playing. In
the meantime Shelby made three
runs and the score stood 7 to 3 in
favor of Gaffney. The Shelby team
pulled itself together and made some
fine plays, doing good work, and at
the close of the ninth inning the seore
stood 6 to 9 in favor of Gaffney and a
hotly contested ball game came to a
close. Mr. R. M. Wells umpired the
game and gave general satisfaction.
The game was greatly enjoyed, and
with exception of a few costly errors
was played in a manner worthy of
professionals. Several men on both
teams played great bail. Gaffney has
a wonderfully fine battery, and a good
all round team. Shelby’s team does
good work on the diamond and with
some little changes could have been
greatly strengthened. The boys are
gritty; they don’t let defeat dis
hearten them. The gate receipts
were $97.00.
THROUGHOUT THE
TIB HEEL STATE.
From the Mountains to The
Sea.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
largely of a routine nature. The re
port of the secretary and treasurer,
Hon. Dan Hugh McLean, showed the
receipts for the year to be $2y0,620.-
63, disbursements 288 508 68, balance
$2 111.77. The finance committee
reported that they bad examined all
the books, etc., and had found every
thing in first-class condition, After
the directors’ meeting the annual
meeting of the private stockholders
was held.
ConteMtants for Wlnthrop Scholarships.
Fourteen yomg ladies contested
before the county beard of education
for scholarships in Winthrop College.
They were Misses Mary Pollock, of
Blacksburg; Lois McCluney, Wilkins-
ville; Julia McArthur, of Gaffney;
Lucy Pollock, of Blacksburg; Minnie
Wessinger, of Gaffney ; Mary Huggin,
of Lawn; Florence Porter, of Blacks
burg; Mignan Walker, of Gaffney;
Rosa Wessinger, of Gaffney ; Bernard
McWhorter, of Grindal; Bell Gault,
of Gowdysville; Daisy Rogers, of
Gaffney ; Louise Jefferies, of Gaffney ;
Ola Stacy, of Gaffney.
The examination papers made by
these young ladies have been for
warded to Winthrop College when the
faculty will examine them and award
the scholarships. We hope to be
abe to give the names of the success-
full contestants in our next issue.
A Sudden Death.
Mr. Wm. E. Allen died suddenly at
his home in the eastern part of the
city Sunday morniag about 9 o’clock.
Mr. Allen was in usual health Satur
day night but woke Sunday morning
about 3 o'clock and told Mrs. Allen
tbat.he did not feel well, but little was
thought of this. He took a cup of
coffee for breakfast and soon laid
down on a lounge and had not been
there long when Mrs. Allen’s at
tention was attracted to him and be
died in a few minutes, it is supposed
of heart failure. His remains were
buried yesterday morning at 10
o’clock in Corinth cemetery. Rev.
W. T. Thompson conducted the ser
vices.
Mr. Allen was a quiet, industrious
man, a devoted husband and a good
citizen. He leaves a wife to mourn
her loss, to whom the sympathy of a
host of friends goes in this her hour
of trouble.
Died.
On the evening of July 5th, 1903, in
the 23rd year of her age, Viola, daugh
ter of Mrs. Mary Bridges, of Boiling
Springs. Although as frail as a lily
she dwelt with us until her pure life
reflected radiance in many hearts,
then death claimed her and bore her
away to her home beyond the tomb.
Belst years which embody all that
was pure and holy io her life. Fond
memory will often recall her earnest
walk and innocent life and prepare our
hearts to bear the sorrow caused by
her early death, and now the pitless
grave holds dear Viola and there is
□otbing left but a mound of earth to
answer back the longing heart’s cry
for—
“A touch of the vanished hand"
“A sound of the voice that Is still"
“Too pure to live mid scenes of grief aud woe”
"Heaven smiled on thee and gave a home
above”
"Where vernal showers fall and crystal
waters flow."
• • * •
Yet sad, Oh, sad unto our human hearts
Is such a stroke even If In mercy sent.
How hard to say, Otiod thy will be done,
Alas tls boneless grlet—we must relent.
Bhe's'now In Heaven, has Joined the angles,
And waits her love ones on the other shore.
Good Everywhere Used.
Bransford's “Clifton” is guaranteed
by the maker to be the best flour in
the market. It is carefully milled
from sound wheat, making bread that
is pure, wholesome and nutritious—
just wbat the American people need
for their dally food. Besides “Clif
ton” is an all-round flour, being as
well adapted to making cake and pas
try as It is bread and biscuits.
W. J. Wilkins & Co.
Interesting Items Concerning Our Neigh
bors Beyond the Line Which May Prove
Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of
Ledger Readers
It is very probable that Raleigh is
to have a dispensary.
Oxford is still growing as the as
sessed value of property has increased
$60,000 ovtr last year—making.it now
$1,005,000.
At the-closing session of the south
ern newspaper circulators at Ashe
ville W. VV. Moore, of the Asheville
Citizen, was elected president.
The county commissioners at Wil
son refused to grant license to Geo.
T. Morgan to operate a whiskey still
in the corporate limits of the town
of Wilson.
The first load of tobacco of the new
crop arrived at Raleigh five days
earlier than last year. It was grown
by 8. L. Cooper, of Holly Springs,
Wake county.
The Fayetteville District Confer
ence, M. E. Church, South, will meet
in the Methodist church, Siler City,
on Thursday 23rd inst. Rev. J. B.
Hurley, the newly appointed Presid
ing El ler, will preside.
Captain Venable is making a success
raising truck at Wilson. He has sold
this season $1 300 worth of lettuce
and shipped 150 crates of fine toma
toes, for which he realized a good
price.
Mr. Frank Bell, of Poplar Grove,
Dublin, caught 27 large rats in bis
barn one day last weea and after the
big haul, he caught 18 more at dif
ferent times making a total of 45
These were all caught in a hollow log
which Mr. Bell placed in the barn for
that purpose.
Friday a petition was circulated at
Raleigh asking that an election be
ordered in Raleigh township on the
issue of $35 000 of bonds in aid of the
Raleigh <fc Pamlico Sound Railway,
aud over 250 business men have al
ready signed, only one having refused
to do so.
Between 8 and 9 o’clock Friday
night Mary Ellison, a negro woman
was burned to death at Durham and
the fire department was call upon to
stop the blaze as a result of kindling
fire with oil. The accident occurred
at the home of Mrs. L. McCain, on
West Main street.
The adjutant general has received
application for the acceptance into
the North Carolina naval reserves of
a company organized at Beaufort.
The company embraces of [forty-five.
There are now only five companies in
the naval reserves and the state is al
lowed eight, so the Beaufort company
will doubtless be accepted.
The preliminary survey of the pra-
posed railroad from Pittsboro to
Greensboro is completed and the sur
veying party has returned to headquar
ters at Gulf. Mr. Spence Taylor, who
has been on the survey, returned
home oc las; Monday and says tbit a
good route has been secured. The
chief engineer and his assistants will
now make out a profile of the route
and prepare estimates as to its cost.
Mrs. W. S. Hartsfield while in bath
ing at Wrigbtsville, was knocked off
her feet by a breaker and would prob
ably have lost her life had it not been
for Mr. Walter Lancaster, who rushed
to her assistance. Mr. Hartsfield ac
companied his wife into the surf and
on seeing her danger, started to her
aid, but was separted from .her by a
breaker which carried Mrs. Hartsfield
rapidly outward.
The county commissioners at Kin
ston awarded to the B. F. Smith Fire
proof Construction Company, of
Washington, D. C., the contract for
putting in fireproof vaults in the reg
ister of deeds’ and the clerk of the
court’s offices, their bid being the
lowest, $4,700. They also bid to furn
ish the two offices with metal furni
ture for $600 (and were awarded that
contract. The contract calls for the
completion of these improvements by
November 1st, 1903.
The Meckleuburg County Fair will
be held this year during the last week
In October, and the prospects for a
successful event are very bright. In
fact, the management confidently ex
pects the biggest fair in the history
of the association, if not the biggest
fair ever held in North Carolina. The
farmers throughout the county are
exhibiting a deeper interest in the
fair, and more of them will make
exhibits this year than heretofore.
The ottnr attraotlons will be dp to
the standard.
The annual meeting of the board of
dlreotora of the North Carolina Rail
road wae held at the Benbow, Greene-
boro, Thursday. The business was
BLACKSBURG “JINERS."
They Had a Delightful Time Last Tuesday
Night
Blacksburg Masonic Lodge held
their regular meeting last Tuesday
night, when work in the second de
gree was done. We haven’t been
told how the poor blind candidate
came out, for they never give the se
crets away, not even to their wives,
but we do know that they had a de
lightful time after the exercises. To
the thoughtfulness of Junior ^Warden
Phil Freeman the bretheren are due
their thanks for au elegant lunch and
other refreshments. E. K. Belue de
lighted tha gathering with a concert
cn his “funnygraph.” There was a
good attendance of the local members
and also quite a number went over
from Gaffney for the occasion. It is
now up to Junior Warden Paul Gaff
ney, of this place, to follow the ex
ample set by the genial Phil.
Spirit* of the Pre**.
Down in Alabama the colored people
do not know that slavery has been
abolished. In Delaware they not only
have slavery abolished, but are trying
to abolish the negro also.—Quincy
(111.) Herald.
Gambling is treated as a felony in
the State of Washington. The same
kind of a law should be in force in
every State It is not so important
that the gamblers themselves should
be saved from loss, as the man who
loses in games of chance gets his just
deserts, but innocent and dependent
ones who are made to suffer should
be protected by the luw as much as
possible from the harm that follows
such practices—Salem (led.) Demo--
crat.
We would like to say something
about the looting of the postffice and
other departments at Washington,
but the story is too dirty.—Salem
(Ind.) Democrat.
In Tennessee the mob shoots the
sheriff and in Delaware the sheriff
shoots at the mob, but in neither
State is Mr. Outrager benefited. It
is highly desirable that lynchings
should be done away with, but the
negroes themselves more than any
others can help to do away with these
burnings and bangings by becoming
law-abiding. It is not because they
are negroes that they are lynched,
but because they are fiends. If a
negro was to commit such an outrage,
accompanied by the wanton cruelty
which is usually an accompaniment
ot this crime, on a female of his own
race, then members of his own race
would build his funeral pyre, and
they would execute vengeance on him
impelled by the same reasons that
impel the white mob; not because he
is black, but because he is a fiend.—
Houston (Tex.) Post.
In Missouri a man was sentenced
to the penitentiary for ten years for
participating in a lynching. It is
now up to Illinois, Indiana and Dela
ware to take action. —Waterloo (la.)
Courier.
The opportunity to do mischief is
foupd a hundred times a day, and
that of doing good but once a year.—
Voltaire,
New* from Ezell*.
E/.ells, July 9.—The hot days have
come aud farmers are laying their
crops by up here, with the exception
of late corn. Crops generally, within
the last two weeks, seem to haye been
trying to make up for lost time, es
pecially cotton. Watermelons will be
almost or quite a failure unless the
late planting does well. The heavy
rains damaged the vines and the bugs
about finished them.
There seems to be a fatality among
the horses and moles around here, Mr.
Black Scruggs’ mule was found in the
stable with its bind quarters appar
ently paralyzed. A Mr. Elms bad bis
mule choked to death by an apple,
Mrs, Fannie Scruggs, (ool.) bad her
horse to fail dead in the plow. It la
hard for them to lose their stock now,
not having finished plowing.
Mr. H. Z. Hicks has a “bran new”
baby girl at bis house, and Mr. Eddie
Scruggs a boy at his home. Joe.
Tour Gne*t* Will Pral»« It.
Why not try a sack of Bracsford’s
“Clifton?” You will never know
how good It is until you use it. Your
neighbor finds it the best flour in the
market, and your borne people as well
as your guests will praise your bread,
cake and pastry If made of “Clifton”
flour. W. J. Wilkins & Co.
We discontinue each suljscrlpUon prompt
ly at Its expiration. Bo watch your label and
the date and renew before ’tls too late.
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