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WOMAN DIES AFTER LONG PRISON TERM WILL BE BURIED BESIDE HUSBAND WHOSE MURDER SHE WAS CHARGED WITH Raleigh, Feb. 1.?In a little graveyard in Alexander county , in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, the body of Mrs. Sarah Wychoff, seventy-six, will be buried beside that of her husband, Wesley, for whose murder she spent a life sentence? forty-two years?in state prison, during which time a man on his deathbed is said to have confessed to the killing, absolving her and "Bob" McCorkle, a negro, hanged for the crime, of any connection. Mrs. Wychoff, who died at the penitentiary here yesterday had refused pardons during the last twenty years from five governors, explaining that , her children had all died and she had nowhere to go and was content to remain among her prison friends the balance of her life. , Mrs. Wychoff was tried with McCorkle for tiie murder of Wesley . Wychoff in 1878. Both protested their ( innocence. The negro was found guilty of murder in the first degree , and his hanging was the only one , that ever took place in Alexander |i county. Mrs. Wychoff was convicted of conspiracy and sentenced to life imprisonment. Both were convicted on cimcumstantial evidence. 1 Mrs. Wychoff was seized with an j attack of rheumatism several years , ago and since that time had been ( unable to walk. For years she has ( spent most of her time in bed and in i a wheeled chair knitting, crocheting ] and sewing. She specialized in mak- j ing little fancy aprons which prison : officials sold for her. From the money ( gathered in this way she had fitted out a cozy little cell in the prison and j enough money was found after her death to pay all burial expenses. ( The body of Mrs. Wychoff is at a j local undertakers awaiting word from 1 relatives before being shipped to the mountains. Work of County Agents. Florence, S. C., Feb. 2.?Some interesting information as to the value of the home demonstration work in the Pee Dee section of South Carolina is obtainable from the 1920 report of Mrs? Frances Y. Kline, district rgent. eovering 13 active counties on her list of 15 counties, of which Williamsburg county, under Miss Hattie McMurray, -* nno nf +V10 mnet ac U1 iUU^MiCC) n ao vuv v* tive. Incidentally states Mrs. Kline, 1 Williamsburg county contributed 1 largely to the excellent showing in ? the consolidated report of the counties of the district, as finally corn- J piled. 1 One gains a fair conception of the ^ size of the work by the first para- 1 graph of statistics. 'A few of the larger items of this are 1838 meet- , mgs held by the county agents, with ; a total attendance of 29,26ft persons; 1 a correspondence of 102,562 pieces, including 82415 bulletins and 20,447 personal letters; 3996 consultations, ! 1852 clubs visited; 2508 club members * ^ visited; 2563 demonstrate s of bet- ( ter methods of home keeping and gardening, 832 newspaper articles; 54,321 miles traveled by the agents to carry personally the gospel of a betloceor ifome icr >VttjV| ami vvnti ivcow4 mw??ow. Twenty-eight county short courses were held with an attendance of II13, including girls and women. Two gills have been put into college on scholarships. Three more have been induced to go to college. Under the girls club work, one girl established the phenominal record of raising $179 worth of produce on onetenth of an acre?a value of $1790 per a'cre in South Carolina. Ihe average cost of production per tenthacre plat was $9.97 and cost of canning averaged $8.84. A total of 1572 girls in the Pee Dee section arc enrolled in these clubs, numbering 152 in the 13 counties covered in this report. Though not quite half of them are cultivating tenth-acre plats, their produce totalled 143,477 pounds of tomatoes, 1238 pounds of pimentoes, and 18,810 pounds of ot1 cr products. Of this, 23,831 containers of tomatoes were canned, 11,530 of other fruits, 1629 containers of soup, and more chan 12,00 containers of other stuff, from the garders, having a value of early $14,000. The introduction of 20 washing maaiunes, as reported under sewing and tumdry work, indicates the forward trend of the housekeepers of the Pee Dee section. Also 55 iitning boards were installed. The paragraph under "improvements and conveniences" also bespeaks significantly the advanced ideas in the country. Improvement ideas in the country. Important items are, 67 lighting systems installed, 23 water systems put in, 260 kitchens screened, 50 of them to save labor, 43 steam pressure cookers bought, 50 bread mixers, 35 tireless cookers, 186 fcod choppers and other modern equipment, cltiefly for form houses "Refreshments" produced and made / ? 1 % at home will be the Soutfi Carolina style hereafter, one might infer from reading the paragraph urder "grape culture". Many vines have been planted and targe quantities of juice preserved against future needs, also. Mrs. Kline has 15 counties in her district, but the report covers only 13, ! two of them being inactive. The re- | port for the following counties un- < der their respective county home de- ! monstration : gents?Marlbo -o, Miss | Edna Earle, of bennettsvuie; nershaw, Miss Blarch Tarrant, of Camden; Lahcaster Mrs. Elfrc-ida Howell, of Lancaster; Surr.ter, Miss Caro Truluck, of Sumter; Georgetown, Mrs. X. E. Doar. of Georgetown; Horry. Miss Helen Thomas, of Loris; Berkeley, Miss Maud Russell, of Russcllville; Clarendon. Mrs. Thco Plowde. , of Manning; Williamsburg, Miss Hattie McMurray, c2 Kingstree; Chesterfield. Mary Ha.ynie, of Chesterfield; Marion. Mrs. Edna McPherso.i, of Marion; Dillon, Miss Etta Sue Sellers, of Latta; Florence. Miss Annie Moore,. Besides the preserved products of the garden, arcund 20,000 containers of vegetables, fruits, juiecs, and such things, from the farm aad orchard at large were put up. These had an additional value of not far from $50,000. Nearly 12,000 girls, in 132 clubs, engaged in sewing under expert sup- ' ervision last year. They made near- : acaa orfinlDc rn.icririfr I ly t*u\nj uiuci^uv mi Mvtvw; | from wearing apparel to ornaments for the home. Girls' food preparation classes to the number of 70 were held also. A total of 1578 ^omen were enrolled actively in 101 clubs, which held 738 jf 7660 women. Budgets were introduced into 41 homes by the wcmen and 227 women are keeping houseseeping accounts. The district agent is particularly pleased at this showing among the women, because she considers this the awakening realization of the value of this work for better homes and gardens. Poultry work for women and girls institutes another important chapter in the report. There 101 clybs for l>oys and gtfls, with 739 of them enrolled. TWre were 35 adult clubs cvith 824 women enrolled. Nearly 300 jirls and women bought pure bred chickens last year, while 575 of them bought pure bred eggs. The year closed with these club members having 16,720 pure bred fowls in their * docks, after 1444 had been culled. During the year, the girls raised 37396 chickens?a total of 48,564 chickTVio errtrr. from these flocks were )09 dozen preserved, value $454.50; 3178 dozen sold, value $4,224.78: 127,328 dozen used at home, value $63,)14. The estimated total value of all the poultry products of these club members of tv.e Pee Dec section is M8,530.40. Canning and gardening for wcmen also one of the biggest chapters 9f the report. Tljeir total food production and preservation was valued at the sum of $296,337. y o The United States War Department Monday conceded that it had official information that G. C. Bergdoll, wealthy Philadelphia draft evader, was in Sermany. The War department has aot admitted that Charles Neaf, of Baltimore and Frank Zimmer, of Denver, arrested and imprisoned by the German authorities after the attempt to kidnap Bergdoll, are connected with the army. - * o Kerosene Lamp Hint If your lamps do sot burn brightly drop a small piece of camphor Into the oil and It will help greatly. g Indigestion g ^ Many persons, otherwise 0 || vigorous and healthy, are Q Q| bothered' occasionally with g 0| Indigestion. The effects of a eg eg disordered stomach on the gg 5? system are dangerous, and prompt treatment of Indigee- D B Uon Is Important "The only Q Q medicine 1 have needed has be been something to aid diget B tlon and clean the liver," P writes Mr. Fred Ashby, a m McKlnney, Texas, farmer, gf H "My medicine Is Eg 8 Thedford's 8 BLACK-DRAUGHT B f?r Indigestion and stomach B {?? trouble of any kind. I have E? ? a iVU- sV.s ^3 Bat ver rouna u;mni ui*i mm touches the spot, like Black Draught. I take it la broken H doeee after meals. For a long B time I tried pills, which grip- f| Bed mad didn't aire the good M results. Black-Draoght liver B Q medicine Is easy to talrf, easy B 53 to keep, Inexpensive." m. B Get a package froai your druggist today?Ask for and ? SI Insist upon Thedford's?the H! B only genuine. Get It today. if BB i?BB BBBBBBBBBBBBB ) V - i?H im 1111111111111 n n i n ?i i irt 1111111111 ii 1111 ii i ' Removal Notice! I IB 4 1 ' :: I take this method of extending notice to :: ; | my customers and the public generally that I :: :: have moved my Shoe Repair Shop into the j :: first floor of the Gourdin Building, formerly ; occupied by the Electrical Supply Co., where :: : I will be glad to handle any work in my line, j; R. C. CRAWFORD, I ? III ' 1st Floor Gourdin Bldg. Kingstree, S. C. ::: ( t | 0 | | | 1111111111111II1111 11111 HI 11111111' 1111111 H I 111 It I? I XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXJO X 5 _? I Low Fncei ft ! ' ft g Though our Big Sale has closed we have. < g low prices for another ten days. . In doing thii ft chase good furniture and other articles at pri S mean a real loss to us, but we are willing to ta! v tions, and while helping you in this way to get v imcr mirsftlvftf? also. We wish to do our share j K to help you to make the dollar as far as pos; & is possible to get elsewhere. < * ; J: Here are some of the UNUSUAL values we ? stock and we guarantee them to be as represe 8 ??????? ; Beds, Springs and Mattresses. $10.00 % inch post white Iron Beds, full size $ 5.65 I *Y $20.00 2 inch post, Iron Beds, full size, head 54 inches ! ? high, white, black and blue, 11.90 10.00 Solid Oak Beds, full size, 4.65 ? > $20.00 Solid Oak Beds, full size, roll foot, * 9.55 * o, $8.00 and $9.00 Mattresses, straw and cotton, full size 4.25 J: J $13.00 Combination Mattresses, excelsior and cotton,? 6.35 ' * > $17.00 and $18.00 all cotton Matresses, full size, good if | Ticking, 8.45 31J $25.00 Felt Mattresses, full size, extra good ticking? 13.50 y * Cot and Crib Mattresses at one-half regular price, all 2 ! plainly marked, Jf I $6.00, 120 Coil Folding Springs, light weight, 3.25 jf | $9.00 Folding Springs, heavy, highly tempered wire? 4.65 J ! $11.00 National and Rome-link Springs, 6.55 $1J $18.00 Slumber King, rod Springs, extra fine, flat 4 A #l? X fabric, iu.o> it ft : i Dressers and Washstands. , X $35.00 Solid Oak Dresses, 2 large and 2 small drawers, J | mirror 18x20, top 19x36, 16.95 *? $40.00 Solid Oak Dressers, two large and two small drawers, top 20x40, mirror-20x24 19.45 JIJ $16.00 Solid Oak Washstand, without mirror, 8.85 * | $25.00 Solid Oak Washstand, with mirror, 13.50 X $$ Phonographs and Records. j X $180.00 Edison Cabinet phonograph, fumed oak, 120.00 $200.00 Edison Cabinet phonograph, go'den oak, 134.00 $155.00 Westrola phonograph, mahogany finish, 93.73 $245.00 Westrola phonograph, mahogany finish, 169.50 T? $250.00 Brunswick phonograph, mahogany finish, 169.50 X $70.00 Hiawatha table phonograph, 43.50 85c Brunswick and Jennett, 10 inch Records, 57c V $100 Columbia, Brunswick, l yric, P iritan, Jennett and <> Okeh, 10 inch Records, 68c K 75c 9 inch Emerson Records, 38c A 35c 7 inch Emerson Records, 17c X $1.35 Edison Records, 95c X $1.85 Edison Records, 1.35 V 60c Edison Amberola Records, 45c <v If you wish to take advantage of these ui ft the goods are moving and these prices will not ft Yours for more business, I STEELE FUR g Kingstree, ft * Where purchasers desire to make prucha* v worth while, and can furnish satisfactory seci X part cash and take your note for the balance. / I - ..... .-"j.-. f .. ... Met4*W*fcHW IIIIIIIIIIIIIHIHIIIIIIII TAKE NOTIcki y I have moved my place of business to j the Hirsch building on Academy street next j 1 door to the Kingstree Drug Co.'s store. ;; ; I am now better prepared to serve my ;; : friends and patrons than evei* before with a ! I I j full and complete line of . .. I Diamonds, Watches, Clocks and Jewelry ;; ; 1 have an especially equipped department for \\ : Testing Eyes and Fitting Glasses!:: ? ? ; Also take this method of extending appreciative ;; ; thanks to my friends and patrons for the liberal pa- ;; ; tronage extended me since I have been in business, and ;; ; -hope for a continuance of same in my new quarters. ;; ! Special Attention to Repairing Watches, 11 ClocRs and Jewelry! ! T. E. BAGGETT !! S t t IIMIIIIIM lllttlHMIMmilHHIMMIH I l?l I III IHt ? s Continue] decided to continue selling at these Special X ' s we are offering you an opportunity to pur- r| j ces far below their .real .value, .prices .that ke it for we need the money to meet obliga- X | unusual value for your dollar, we are help- ; ; in getting prices back to normal, And wafif~^: : i i A- A. 4 > SiDie?warn 10 give you as muou lor ii as n ; ; <' ? , - ' are offering. All of these goods are now in : J; nted. |,j? ! SaM, Tables and Buffets. : v $15.00 Kitchen Safes, tin or wire fro-t, with drawer, 8.45 J r 1 $8.00 4 foot Kitchen Tables, plain Top, 4.65 < > ^ ^19 AH A vif/*vioti TaKlnc Plain Tah A QK ^ $63.50 Buffets, fumed or golden oak top 54x22 Colinial 31.75 {i Chairs and Rockers. 2, [ $18.00 Solid Oak Rocker, spring seat, . 8.95 JIJ ^ $10.00 Oak Rocker, wood seat, 4.90 ?(> J $13.50 Mahogany Rocker, solid seat, 7.45 (\ I $1.25 Veneer Seat Maple Chair, varnished, .69 J | . $7.50 Dining Chairs, fumed and Golden oak, pad seat, 3.90 ?1 EXTRA SPECIALS. i'j $60.00 Davenettes, with niattress, fumed golden oak and mahogany finish, imitation brown and black J | \ i leather, 29.85 v *, ? I $40 Oak Chiffoniers, 18x40 top, 6 drawers, 22J10 i $30.00 Couch Hammock, adjustable head rest, 18.75 J \ \ $165.00 Kimball and Shipujan Organs, oak, 98.75 J1J $25.00 Autoharp (one only) 4 10.50 II! $15.00 18x40 Mirror, best quality, 5 inch golden frame, 7.50 J11 $9.00Mosquito Canopies, metal frame, attachable to .. I x iron or wood beds, fine mesh, o.35 <.> $6.50 Mosquito Canopies, metal frame, hanging kind,? 4.55 f \ $zt>.uu L,iorary ana unice iaDies, imv jr $2.00 Children's Oak Chairs, red and green, low seat? 98c * < C $1.00 Coffee Pots, .triple coated white and Blue enamel, 48c J c One roll Duplex Carpet, 27 inches wide, reversible, ? ? guaranteed fast colors, regular price $1.75 now 98*. ' ? Jg . Woodtex Floor Covering, 36 inches wide, felt base, J jfT made to imitate oak floor, regular price $1.00 , ' W per yard, 45c ! C Kolorfast Floor Matting, various patterns and colors, J ? guaranteed fast colors, regular price $1.00 now, 53c % * A few Clipwood Porch Shades, green slats, from 4 to 10 . feet, at one half regular prices, all plainly marked. JS 1 A few small Refrigerators, Ice Chests and Water Coolers. <; at one-half regular prices, all plainly marked. , Small lot of toy Automobiles Velocipedes, Dolls, etc., at J one-half regular prices, all plainly marked. . I x Lots of Small Mirrors, Picture Frames, Curtain pole trimmings, Household Paints, Stains, etc., at one-half regu- ^ j lar prices, all plainly marked. ; 1 J Blankets, Comforts, Rugs and Art Squares, Trunks, Hand ?1? J Bags and Suit Cases at from 40 to 609c below regular prices, i X i all plainly marked. ? || 8 tiusual prices do not delay your purchases for f! remain in effect much longer. ] j1 ^ M l UKL LU. | South Carolina ses amounting to a sufficient sum to make it I irity, we^ill^ell at the prices advertised for & !j