McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, May 31, 1928, Image 5

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Thursday, May 31, 1928 McCORMlCR MESSENGER, MeCORMICK, South Curolinm, Page Number Fiva rraNAL *ND LOCAL ITEMS Misses Mabel Dcrn, Kate and Al ice Britt., students of G. W. C M Greenv'lle, arrived Tuesday to spend the summer vacation at their homes in and near town. Messrs. A. B. and R. M. Barden of Columbia are spending some time here in the home of Mrs. N. G. Ran kin. Miss Kate Price, teacher at Bam berg past session, is spending the summer vacation at her home here. Misses Martha and Mary Bell and Judge L. G. Bell spent several days of this week in Greenville with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bell. Mr. W. W. Fuller of Edgefield was seeing relatives and friends here one day the past week. He is offering for re-election to the of fice of superintendent of education of Edgefield year. County Mrs. Elmer Creighton and daught er, Mildred, and Miss Ernestine Graves are visiting in Aiken this week. Miss Regna Finley has i eturr.ed to her home here, after a visit to relatives in Columbia. Miss Alice Talbert, teacher at An- j treville the past session, is spending the summer vacation at her home in Sand over. Coroner Joh n Morgan of Parks- vlllc was seeing friends here Tues day. 4 Mr. C. W. Patterson and family from Greer visited relatives here several days this week. Miss Mary Connor, teacher at Iva the past session, is spending the cummer vacation at her home here. Mrs. Sarah Matt'son. Mrs. A. J. Andrews, Mrs. J. S. Dukes and Miss Leon Sibert are attending the an nual meeting of the Abbeville As- N. G. BROWN & SON MeCORMICK, S. C. -WASH GOODS SAL THE BIGGEST SALE OF WASH GOODS EVER ATTEMPTED IN McCOR- MICK COUNTY; ALL NEW SEASONABLE GOODS AND PRICED LOWER THAN ANY OTHER STORE IN THE STATE. BUY YOUR SUMMER REQUIREMENTS NOW! SALE LASTS ONE WEEK, BEGINNING FRI DAY, JUNE FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT. POlim CAD NEXT SEEK LAST CAR THIS SEASON A poultry car will stop at the following named places in McCormick County next week: Mt. Carmel, Wednesday, June 6, until 3 o’clock. McCormick, Thursday, June 7, until 2 o’clock. ^PRICES Colored Hens 21c Leghorn Hens 18c Colored Broilers 32c Leghorn Broilers 27c All Broilers under 1 1-4 lbs. and Barebacks 25c Cox 09c Stags 15c Turkeys 25c Old Toms 20c Guineas _ 30c each This will be the last car this season, so bring all your surplus poultry. Cash paid at car door. This car is run in co-operation with Mr. Thos. W. Morgan, County Agent. RISSER & RABINOWITZ, Buyers Goldsboro, N. C. - COMING TO THE :silXIE THEATRE; THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY May 31st, June 1st, and 2nd at 8:30 p. m. HERE HE COMES. Whee. HAROLD LLOYD IN “SPEEDY” LET’S GO Why do the kids rave about him? him? Why do mothers laugh? Harold’s got “IT” with a comic twist! “Speedy” is here! A year in the making and worth it. A hoarse car load of laughs. A tickling trip with no stop-overd allowed to catch your breath. LET’S GO! ALSO --PATHE WEEKLY Notice Admission to this picture only 15 and 35 Cents Why do the girls adore Fathers howl? —(’cause MONDAY AND TUESDAY June 4th and 5th, at 8:30 p. m. RAYMOND GRIFFITH IN “WEDDING BILLS” Nuff-Sed—Just see it! A chaser for “Speedy!” Admission 11 and 30 Cents New line of Summer Hats, the latest styles, priced from— $1.95 to $3.50 Ladies’ Full Fashioned Silk Hose, regular price $1.75, for one week— All colors $1.39 per pair One Big Table Of New ~Voiles. Dimities, Organdies, Prints, Large Variety Of Col ors And Patterns, Plain And Fancy Stripes, Dots And Figures, All Fast Colors And Regular 25 And 35 Cents 1 fl P Goods, For One Week Only 1 J U YD. New line White Shoes, the latest, $3.50 to $4.9 Kid Men’s new Shirts, White and Colors, priced at $1.00 and $1.44 Each Bear Brand Children’s Sox, full line of colors and sizes 25 and 50 cents For The Sale 10 pieces fine grade solid color Voiles, Hard Twist, long staple Cot ton, fully Mercerized, a regular 60 cts. value, for one week 39 Cents 36 in. Pajama Checks fine quality, regular 20 cents goods, for one week will sell this num ber at per yard 10 Cents Jersey Rayon Knickers, full line new colors, for one week 89 Cents i 1 Big lot Val and Torshon Laces all at special prices, of per yard 214, 5 and 10 cts. $2.00 Wash Crepe de Chine, all the new shades, 40 inches wide, for one week $1.59 Yard 1 Big Table of Prints, Ginghams, Chambreys, all colors and styles, for one week 10 Cents Yard 50 pieces of new Bat- ister. Voiles and Or gandies, large line of new Dots, Checks and stripes, all the latest styles, for one week— regular price 50 cts._ 35 Cents Yard , 39 in. fine Solid Color made of long staple cotton extra hard twist with special Chiffon finish, a regular 40 cts. \ oile, for one week all colors, per yard 25 Cents t - — 10 pieces Charmiise Satin in a fine soft fin ish and High Lustrous coh>rs, a regular 50 cts. value, for one week only— 39 Cents tnza sociation of the W. M. U. at Damas cus Church, near Greenwood, today, as delegates from McCormick Bap tist Church W. M. U. Miss Margaret Patterson has re turned to her home here for the sum mer vacation, after ' attending Coker College, Hartsville, the past session. The Messenger carries two new political cards in this issue, viz.: Messrs. Jasper McDaniel and W. D. Morrah, incumbent, for house of rep resentatives Messrs. Wistar Harmon and Claude Huguley represented McCormick at the State Firemen’s Convention in Rock Hill yesterday. tertainment at the home 9f Mrs. Wistar Harmo n the name of Mrs. Grady Smith was unintentionally omitted. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. R. G. Killingsworth were joint hostesses, and Mrs. Smith’s name should have appeared in the article. This article was put into type and the proof read last Wednesday while the electric current was off and the heavy clouds had the sun light practically shut out, and the omission not noticed un til the paper had been printed and put into the mail. txt Rogers-McCain DEATHS MRS. FRANCES MIDDLETON Miss Mary Seigler of McCormick; al so three sisters, Mrs. T. C. Wells and Miss Essie Seigler of Millen, Ga., and Mrs. J. C. Williams of Fitzger ald, Ga. The T. E. L. Class will meet at the home of Mrs. M. G. Dorn at 3 o’clock Friday afterndon, June 1st. All members are urged to attend. Mrs. Roger Williams and children cf Spartanburg are spending some time here in the home of Mr. anc Mrs. F. E. Williams. The Methodist Sunday School is scheduled to ope n at 10 o’clock next Sunday moming in order that those attending Sunday school may have ample time to reach the school house to' hear the commencement sermon, which is to be delivered at 11:30, in stead of 11 o’clock as previously an nounced. Prof. Dacus P. McCain of McCor mick and Miss Janie Rogers of Spartanburg were united in the holy bonds of matrimony at the Congre gational Church in Tryon, N. C., Sunday afternoon, May 27, 1928, at 3 o’clock., the Rev. Dr. Clark offici ating. A few relatives from Me Ccrm’ck and Spartanburg and about fifty friends from Spartanburg ac companied the couple to Tryon and witnessed the ceremony. After a sojourn in several North Carolina cities, Mr. and Mrs. Mc Cain arrived in McCormick yester day afternoon to spend the summer at the home of his father, Mr. G. P. McCain. LOCAL MET Miss Nell Dowtin, who taught in the St. Matthews school the past session, arrived Monday to spend the summer vacation at her home near town. Mrs. Sarah. Mattison spient the past week end in Augusta with her daughter, Mrs. H. B. Grose. Mrs. P. J. Robinson attended com mencement exercises at Lander Col lege, Greenwood, last Saturday. Messrs. James Archer and Tom Harrison from Sparta, Ga., visit ed the former’s brother, Mr. W. B. Archer, this week. Miss Kathleen Brunson has return ed to her home at Parksville from Lander College for the summer vaca tion. r Last week in giving the account of the Susannah Wesley Bible Class en- COTTON— Good Middling 20 3-4 Strict Middling 20 1-2 Middling 20 1-4 Cotton Seed, bu. 60 eta Jreakfast Bacon 50 per lb Eggs per dozen 25 cts. Bacon per lb. 12 1-2 to 18 cts Meal per bu. $1.50 to $1.75 Flour per barrel $9.00 to $12.50 Gutter per lb. 50 cts. Green Coffee, per lb. 30 to-60 cts toasted Coffee, per lb. _30 to 55 cts tice, per lb. 7 to 10 cts Grist, per lb. 5 cts. Molasses per gal. 60 to $1.00 Corn per bu. $1.35 Nne Feed, 75 lbs. $2.25 Oats per bu. 90 cts. Wheat per bu. — $1.50 Cheese per lb. 35 cts. tXt—r A congregation in a \ small town the other day gave thefts pastor an automobile which is no indication that they expect him to speed up. Announcement is made of the death of Mrs. Frances Meriwether Middleton, of Meriwether, S. C., who died at an Augusta infirmary Fri day night. Mrs. Middleton was the widow of the late Patrick Calhoun Middleton and a daughter of the late Dr. Snowder Griffin Meriwether and Martha Rachael Lanham of Mer iwether, S. C. Mrs. Middleton was in her 71st year at the time of her death. She is survived by three sons, Messrs. John T. Middleton, of Flint, Mich., Frank L. Middleton, of Meriwether and Robert Middleton, of Athens, Ga; seven daughters, Misses Tommie J., Mary M., Alice E., and Ruby L. Mid dleton, of Meriwether, Miss Mar garet Middleton of Augusta; Mrs. Wm. O. Ayers, Nichols, S. C., and Mrs. Charles Stephens of Fort, S. C.; brother, J. Griffin Meriwether of Allendale, S. C. Funeral services were held at Bethlehem Baptist Church at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by her pastor, Rev. H. M. Hodgens, and interment made in the church cemetery. MR. JAMES H. LANGLEY MR. W. S. SEIGLER Funeral services for Mr. James H. Langley, who died at his home near McCormick last Thursday morning were conducted at the Troy Metho dist Church Saturday morning at 11 o’clock, by Rev. J. A. Bledsoe, his pastor. Mr. Langley had reached a ripe age, and had been in bad health the past several years. He was a Christian gentleman and a prosper ous planter and leading citizen of his Community. Besides his widow, Mr. Langley 's survived by two daughters, Mrs. Vance Ellison, of Callison, and Mrs. J. B. Moore, of Greenwood, and nine grandchildren. lie also leaves four brothers, M. H. Langley, Greenwood; William Langley, Abbeville; J. F. Langley, McCormick, and J. M. Langley, Cleora, and five sisters, Mrs. J. M. Matthews, Mrs. D. F. Edwards, Mrs. W. G. Edwards, Mrs. J. W. Edwards, all of Troy; and Mrs. Carrie Whatley, of Edgefield. X— Well Known Aiken Publisher Is Dead Funeral services for Mr. Walter S. Seigler were conducted by Rev. J. A. Bledsoe, local Methodist min ister, at Bethany Baptist Church at 11 o’clock Sunday morning and in terment made in the church ceme tery, J. S. Strom, local undertaker, in charge. A large concourse of friends and relatives gathered to pay their last respects to this departed friend and loved one. Mr. Seigler died at his home near McCormick early Saturday morning. AIKEN, May 26.—James Edwin Kerr, well-known i n South Carolina as a poet and veteran ' newspaper man, was found dead in his home here today. He was 60 years old. For the past several years he had conducted a news bureau for a num ber of New York, Georgia and South Carolina newspapers. txt The fellow who crosses the street without looking in all directions, is a close relative to the fellow who is continually socking his hands on a following a long illness. He was 72! b “|Wing where the sign says, “Fresh years of age, and one of the county’s mb^tl substantial citizens and best planters. He was a life long mem ber of Bethany Baptist Church, and a true Christian gentleman Besides his widow, he is survived by four sons and four daughters, as follows: Y. E. Seigler, T. N. Seig ler and J. E. Seigler of McCormick, J. M. Seigler of North Augusta, Mrs. M. S. Mayson, Mrs. W. W. Mayson, Mrs. Frank Holloway and Paint.” -IXI- A1 Smith’s published list of ex penses were announced at $95,000 and he said he had^not done any cam paigning. If mdst of us had that much money we wouldn’t start to campaign either. X If the Senate had a few more things to investigate, we’d have fewer laws passed at least.