McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, August 09, 1928, Image 5
Thursday, August 9, 1928
McCORMICK MESSENGER. McCORMICK, Soutti Carqlinm.
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CAMPAIGN MEETING AND
BARBECUE BASH DINNER
MID-WAY PARKSYILLE AND MODOC, S. C.,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1928
Come to the county campaign meeting at
.Washington School House on Friday, August 10,
1928. Speaking starts at 11 o’clock a. m. A well
prepared Barbecue Hash Dinner will be served from
1 to 2:30 o’clock.
PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS
Mrs. D. T. L iGroon was called
Sunday to the bedside of her moth
er, Mrs. Emma Byrd of Langley.
Mrs. Byrd is seriously ill at her
home. Deotc^s say there is no hope
for hen recovery. Her daughter,
Mrs. Lila Poole of Rocky Bottom, N.
C., is also with her.
elected cs a delegate at large from
this State to National Rural Carriers
Association in Peoria, Illinois, which
will be in session four days, begin-
ring August 21st.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Creswell of
Knoxville, Temu are visiting rela
tives and friends in Troy and Mc
Cormick.
Miss Elsie Durham has returned
from a two weeks’ visit to relatives
i n Greenwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Y. E. Seigler are
spending the week in Dawson, Ga.,
with Mrs. Seigler’s mother, Mrs. E,
T. Deklc.
Mrs. Sallie Tolcn and two 1 sons,
Messrs. Woodsen and Robert TV.en,
from Thomasville, N. C., are visiting
her brothers, Mr. J. R. Watkins of
near Lethe and Mr. G. P. Watkins
of near McCounick.
IN NED QBARIERS
My friends can now find me in my new quarters
on Augusta Street, in the building recently vacated
by the Eagle Cafe, with more room, new groceries,
etc., and better prepared in every way to meet the
needs of the family, with the best to be found in
groceries, fresh market meats, fish and many other
good eatables of the season.
T buy and sell country produce at fair prices.
Drop in to see us and learn why it is to your ad
vantage to trade here.
J, PRESS BLACKMELL
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Augusta Street McCormick, S. C.
Mrs. G. W. Sutherland of Reads-
town, Wis, is visiting relatives in
and around town.
Prof. Qacus McCain a*nd family
leave next Tuesday for Kellford, N.
C., where he has been re-elected as
principal of the Kellford school.
Day-Night Phone No. 4697
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Mr. P. B. Moragne cf Bordeaux
was a business visitor here one day
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Giles and chil
dren were the spend the day guests
Sunday with Mr. Giles’ s : ster, Mrs.
W. F. Hardy, of Lincolnton, Ga.
Miss Ina Walker, who attended Misses Lois Deaso n and Mary
summer school in Virginia the past Elizabeth Giles are spending this
six weeks, is spending a month or -week wtih their cousin, M;ss Rubie
more here with her parents, Mr. Mae MosS> of Double Branches, Ga. "
ard Mrs. H. C. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Creighton of
Charlotte, N. CL are visiting rela
tives in and near town.
Mrs. Javotte Bailey, Miss Sara
Bailey, Mr. Tom Bailey and Mr. and
Mrs. Will Shearer ctf Anderson and
Mrs. R. A. Link and children of Ab
beville were visitors in the home of
Mr. W. W. Keown Sunday.
Miss Alma Walker is visiting rel
atives and friends in Seneca this
week.
The many friends of Mr. W. H.
Walker will regret to hear of his
continued serious illness of typhoid
fever in the Greenwood Hospital. We
hope he shall soca be restored to his
usual health.
Mr. D. M. Bullock and family vis
ited relatives at Saluda* Sunday.
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Mrs. M. L. Lang and children
from Lincolnton, Ga., spent Friday
here with friends and i<elatives.
Mrs. R. T. Jennings of Columbia
is spending some time heie with her
siste:’, Mrs. F. C. Robinson.
Mrs. Edwin Barron of Ro:k
is here visiting her mother,
Gcorg'a Talbert.
Mr. E. Homer Sandifer of St.
Petersburg, Fla., visited his mother,
Mrs. E. M. Sand'fer, last week.
Dr. W. G. Blackwell ctf Parksville
was a business visitor jhere a short
while yesterday.
Miss Ernestine Graves has return
ed to her home here, after spending
about three weeks with relatives and
friends in York.
Mrs. J. W. Corley and daughter,
Miss Mary Cornelia Corley, are
spending some time with Mrs. J. H.
Campbell of Belton.
Mrs. H. Drucker left Tuesday to
spend abeut two weeks in the north
ern markets buying merchandise for
the H. Drucker store here.
Mr. G. A. Talbert of Plum Branch
attended to business matters here
Tuesday morning.
Mr. R. A. Price of Parksville was
a business visitor here a short while
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Stevenson and
two children, Rcsalynde and Garrick,
left Saturday for their home at Cape
Charles, Va., after a ten days’ visit
to Mrs. Stevenson’s sister, Mrs. E.
M. Sandife,, of near McCormick.
Mr. D. M. McGrath, member of
McGrath Brothers, local Ford deal
ers, went to Charlotte, N. C., Monday
and drove back a new Ford coupe
foi< delivery from their agency.
Mrs. T. J. Sibert, who underwent
an operation at the Greenwiod Hos
pital about two weeks ago, returned
to her home here Sunday, greatly
improved. The trip was made
Mr. J. S. Strom’s ambulance.
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DIXIE THEATRE
Mr. George W. Brown became ser
iously ill early Sunday morning and
was rushed to the Greenwood Hos
pital in Mr. G. P. McCain’s ambul
ance. An operation was deemed
necessary and immediately perform
ed. He is getting along nicely and
expects to retur n home the latter
J part of th's week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Deason, who has
been ill at the home of her daughter,
Mis. S. D. Giles, was able to go on a
visit to her daughters, Mrs. W. F.
Hardy and Mrs. W. T. Moss, of Lin
colnton, Ga.
M.*s. Luther Stone of Augusta is
here on a visit to her brother, Mr.
Ansel Witt.
Mr. Guilford Newby of St. Peters
burg, Fla., arrived here Tuesday for
a visit to relatives and friends
and near town.
in
Mr W. J. Mannng and daughter,
Mrs. J. M. Lathano of Calhoun Falls,
were in McCormick Wednesday on
business.
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WITH
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Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Miner of Plum
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Mrs. F. N. Shumate of Modoc
visiting her sister in Calhoun Falls,
Mrs. W. J. Manning.
Mr. Horace Creswell was called to
Spartanburg last Tuesday on busi
ness.
Messrs. G. E. Campbell, Homer
and Emmette Sandifer spent two
days last week at Denmark and Or
angeburg visiting relatives
Mrs. L. C. Talbert returned to her!
Mr. and Mrs. \\*yatt Bowick and
^ children, also Mrs. L. W. Bowick
and son, Hubert, spent last week in h° me Tuesday, after a ten days visit
^ Atlanta and other parts of Georgia. to her sister, Mrs. Julian Stackhouse,
of Asheville, N. C.
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Columbia, S. C. 1
A Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spence have our
^ deepest sympathy in the illness of
their children.
Recent visitors in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. N- Creswell were Mr.
and Mrs. B. C./Hensley and little
Miss Ollie Farr of Chapin and daughter, Frances, of Augusta, Ga.,
Mrs. Sarah Powe of Newberry spent Mr.. Bill Dansby of Palaco, Fla., and
Tuesday here with friends.
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Mr. F. B. Creswell and Master Brad
ley Creswell of Marion, S. C.
Miss Margaret Palmer of Union
is spending a few days here as guest
of Miss Ina Walker.
Mr. J. L. Jennings spent Wednes
day in Johnston with relatives.
Miss Frances Deason of Ware
Shoals spent the past week end here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
R. Deason.
Mrs. Maude Remsen is
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COMING Next Frday and Saturday
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a few days with relatives and friends
in Lincolnton, Ga.
Miss Mary Sue Watkins is spend-
spending i n g several days in Thomasville, N.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Cowan of
Willington were visitors here a short
while yesterday.
C., with relatives.
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At a recent meeting of the rural
carriers association in Columbia, Mr.
W. H. Andrews of Willington was
The big problem is to frame a tax
measure that will get sufficient rev-
emy? and still get sufficient votes.
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LOCAL MARKET
COTTON—
Good Middling 22
Strict Middling i 22 1-4
Middling 22 1-2
Cotton Seed. bu. 60 cts
Breakfast Bacon 50 per lb.
Eggs per dozen — 30 cts.
Bacon per lb. 15 to 22 cts. |
Flour per sack $1.75 to $2.00 j
Flour per barrel $9.00 to $12.50;
Butter per lb. 50 cts. j
Green Coffee, per lb. 30 to 60 cts.;
Roasted Coffee, per lb. _30 to 55 cts.;
Rice, per lb. 7 to 10 cts.
Grist, per lb. 5 cts.
Molasses per gal. 60 to $1.00
Com per bu. $1.35
Fine Feed, 75 lbs. $2.25
Oats per bu. 90 cts.
Wheat per bu. $1.60
Cheese per lb. 35 cts.
Notice Of Final Settle
ment And Discharge
On August 25, 1928, at 10 o’clock
a. m. w r e will mak o a final settlement
and ask for a discharge in the office
of Probate Judge at McCormick
Court House, S. C., on the estate of
E. H. Lagroone. All persons holding
claims should present them properly
attested before that day.
J. H. LaGROONE,
W. S. LaGROONE,
ELLA LaGROONE,
SUDIE RHODES.
Administrators.
July 25, 1928.
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ming holes and her worries would be
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