The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 21, 1921, Image 5
Items of Local Interest j;
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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921 If
t Light frost formed Monday and c
Tuesday nights. d
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W. R. Scott, is announced as a can-1 s
didate for mayor. j c
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JB Miss Daisy Yarn spent Monday n
night in Greelyville. v
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About midnight tonight the moon ^
will go into total eclipse. T
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Kingstree Tuesday on business.
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Mr. S. B. W. Courtney is quite ill at Q
his home here on Hampton Avenue. ^
J. L. Ashburn, Mrs* Ashburn and d
' their child left yesterday for Mt. Airy, ii
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J. A. Baker and R. N. Lesesne of c
Charleston spent the week-end with ^
friends.
Miss Lizzie McClary left Monday r
for an extended visit to relatives in a
Missourri. a
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H. U. Kinder was laid up several
days last week with the mumps. He
is out again.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Gilland cele- ^
brated their crystal wedding anniversary
Monday. ?
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Miss Lizzie Heape is at the Kelley e
Sanatorium, having been operated on p
for appendicitis. s
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There will be a meeting of the Mas- c
onic lodge this evening at 7:30 for ^
work in the 3rd degree. e
Miss Milton Stackley of Florence 0
spent Sunday at the home of her *1
father Mr. Louis Stackley. ^
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Mrs. Louise Gilland entertained /^t E
familv dinner party Monday night in p
- honor of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Gilland. t
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f Mrs. J. J. Epps of Leo spent several .
' days here this week with her father,
Mr. S. B. W. Courtney, who is quite
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Mr. R. F. Howie, of Darlington u
spent the week-end in this community f
with his daughter Mrs. W. B. Harrington.
Mrs. Madison, wife of County Dem'
*~*onstration Agent Madison, and their ^
children arrived in Kingstree Saturday'
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Mrs. W. F. Tolley and Miss Annie 0
Tolley accompanied by little Miss Virginia
Tolley spent Tuesday in Florence.
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L. C. Anderson, who has been en- f]
gaged on federal government work in v
Virginia for some time is at home b
here. K
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Mrs. Stanley and little child of
Florence are visiting her parents Mr.
and Mrs. S. C. Anderson here this
week. ?
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We were pleased to see Mr. F. W. oi
Fairey on the street again today after tl
two weeks confinement to his room by w
sickness. T
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Miss Martha Kortjohn returned to ^
her home in Orangeburg Monday af- v
ternoon after an extended visit to rel- ;
atives here. ^
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The Record was presented with a
box of very fine strawberries Tuesday v
by Mr. D. E. McCutchen, for which C
we return thanks. li
Messrs. G. G. Ingraham and D. C. s
I Huggins of Hemingway and Mr. E. r
J A. Hill of Indiantown were noted in n
' Kingstree Monday.
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Mrs. Margaret Sprawl has returned
to her home in Paris, Mo. after 0
^ j^pending several months with rela- ?
f tives in this county.
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Mrs. G. N. Floyd, nee Miss Florence e
Mcintosh, of Fairmont, N. C., is visit- t
ing her father, Mr. Wilson Mcintosh, e
in north Kingstree.
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Miss Marian McFadden is in Wash- v
ington this week attending the con- x
tinental congress of the daughters of
the American Revolution.
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The children's story hour will be s
held Friday afternoon at fo.ur o'clock. *
at the Kellahan pars jum?ou school
auditorium as formerly, here- *
after meeting at the auditorium only *
in bad weather. Mrs. Harry Britton 2
will be in charge.
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Invitations have been received hero t
to the marriage of Miss Franke Eu- c
genia Massey to Mr. Eugene L. Lachi- ?
cotte to take place in Rock Hill the 29 c
Miss Massey will be pleasantly re- j
member here, having frequently visit- ;
ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John (
D. Britton. (
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Attention is called to the County
Mother's meeting to be held at the
Presbyterian Sunday school rooml^^1.
Saturday morning, April 30th, at elev- 1
$n o'clock. Lunch will be served and ^
babies present will be weighed and
Examined free. Details will be seen
* elsewhere in this issue of The County t
Record. (
The Bank of Kingstree expects
nove into its new quarters in t]
^exsen building, corner Main ai
Academy streets, in the next day i
wo.
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The Record is requested to ask tl
itizens of the community for a sma
lonation with which to provide
uilt-up shoe for Minnie Lee Richar<
on, the little crippled girl who n
ently returned here from Maj
brothers sanitarium. The child
nuch improved and will be able 1
ralk without crutches by wearing
pecially constructed shoe. Donatior
or this purpose may be handed 1
)r. E. T. Kelley or to the Rev. E. J
lcDowell.
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Three members of the Billy Sunda
Hub of Columbia were in Kingstre
iunday. Talks were made by thei
i three of the local churches. Sui
ay afternoon they conducted a mee
ng at the Baptist church for me
nly. Their object here was to ei
ourage the organization of a Bill
Iunday Club in Kingstree. A con
littee of local citizens was appoin
d for the purpose and will make il
eport at a men's meeting to be he!
t the Methodist church next Sunda
ftemoon.
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Gives Annual Fish Dinner
J. D. Epps the well known ep
urian and hospitable neighbor ga\
is annual fish dinner, or "pine oar
tew," at the Fair grounds here la:
Tiursday. The event , which is lool
d forward to with a great deal (
leasure, was attended by betwee
eventy-fine and eighty invited guest
lore than 200 fine red-breast wei
aught for the dinner and were ampl
o supply the appetites of those pre;
nt. Usually these dinners are hel
n the river bank, but owing to th
hreatening weather Thursday it wa
ecided to go to the Fair grounds. .
umber of representative men of th
tuckeye Cotton Oil Company wei
resent, among those from out (
own being A. J. McGuire, of Augu:
a, Ga.; B. G. Smith, Mullins; J. 1
ledlin, Bennettsville.
The only features of the occassio
o cause the s'ightest regret was th
bsence of "Dunk" Gamble and th
neasiness experienced by some of u
or having over-eaten.
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Lake City Wins, 19 to 2.
Lake City High school defeated th
Lingstree High school here Tuesda
ftemoon, 19 to 2. Dudley's pitchin
satured for Lake City. He allowe
nly one scratch hit and fanned si>
?en men. Kingstree did not knock
all out of the infield. Lake City ha
on five games and has not suffere
efeat this season. It was evider
rom the start of the game that th
isitors were too strong for the local;
atteries: Dudley and Stalvey; Va
iueren, Nesmith and McDowell.
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Play Party at Cedar Swamp
Cedar Swamp, April 20.?On las
ridav evening at the appointed plac
t meeting?the school building?bein
le community center, the Play Part
ras the occasion of the evening
he recreational director, Miss Dais
am, was present who had a prograr
rranged and started the ball rollin
ith a song by a few girls of the v:
inity, followed quickly with a recite
ion by Miss Julia Marion McGil
liss Hazel Epps favored the audienc
nth a solo, and then Miss Peai
^handler with a reading which d<
ghted her hearers.
Mr. W. W. Boddie of Kingstree, th
peaker of the evening prefaced hi
emarks by relating a story of an ol
egro who was paid a sum of mone
o occupy for one night a haunte
ouse. Mr. Boddie has the principle
f art for he narrated the fiction a
incerely as if he were narrating fact
VTiile it was an extravagant fairy ta)
e sustained the attention of his hea:
rs and especially the little folks fc
he tale-teller told it as if he belie^
d it.
This reminds us of "A Strang
>tory" in one of' the novels by Bu
rer, where haunted spend the nigl
vith the haunters. Anyone who h;
lever read the story should be sure 1
ead it in the daytime or else you ma
;ee hobgoblins or vanishing appar
ions in your dreams. Mr. Boddie en
>hasized the importance of gettir
knowledge, especially by reading. ;
his opportunity is presented to ar
ind everybody.
The^e Play Parties, or communi!
ecreation meetings have sound sy
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ematic play systems, iuii 01 iu
:nough exercise, plenty of fresh a
ind gives pleasure and health to th<
;hildren. making of them brave m(
nen and women and they will loos;
lp their joints and brush back tl
:obwebs from the craniums of the ol<
n* set. W. E.
For Mayor
Friends of Mr. W. R. Scott a:
lounce him as their candidate f<
nayor in the coming municipal ele
son.
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A pars: n doesn't have to know an
hing about a hammer and a saw
>rder to be an expert joiner.
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to KINGSTREE BONDS SOLD.
be!
Kj Purchased by an Atlanta Firm to Xei
01. 93 Per Cent.
Bids on Kingstree municipal bond
ie (were opened Friday and on Saturdaj
ill the bonds were sold to an Atlant?
a ! firm. The amount represented by th<
j- bonds sold i^ $200,000. The net price
e- realized by the town will be 93 cents
'o on the dollar or a total of $186,000.00
is;which will be used in str^ improveto
ment work and for the extension ol
a the town's water and sewerage sysis
terns.
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\..' A Correction.
Credit to whom credit is due is oui
iy rule, therefore we are glad to correcl
* a statement made in The County Rec111
ord last week which gave credit to th?
l" Rough Branch school in the Cade?
section instead of the Rock Brancli
n I school near Greelyvilie, the only rural
x~ school in Williamsburg county to wir
* a state prize for material progress.
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Bull Association Meeting May 3.
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The Williamsburg county Bull AsJ
sociation will hold its annual meeting
| Tuesday, May 3, at McCottry's lake
J A fish dinner will be served and the
i occasion will be one of much interest
. and pleasure. Noted speakers will b?
present to address the association and
,e its guests,
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5* Program for Mother's Meeting.
1.?Opening song, "America.
n 2.?Bible reading, 1 Samuel; 1.
s* 3.?Report of Visitation Committee.
e 4.?Solo, "Up to Us Sweet Childhood
'e Looketh".
3* 5.?Address from southern division A,
^ R. C. Headquarters, Atlanta, Ga.
ie 6.?Song, "I Love to Tell the Story",
IS 7.?Address by Miss Gertrude M,
^ Rines, Supervisor of Public Health
ie Nurses.
*e 8.?Prayer for the "Save the Baby"
^ campaign. I
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^ Better Baby contest.
Blue Ribbon awarded to most perfect
n specimen of babyhood.
ie Meeting will be held on Friday:
ie April 29th, at 11:00 o'clock in the
IS Presbyterian Sunday school room.
In connection with the children's
Health Week the Mothers Club will
put on a free picture at the Academy
theatre, Wednesday, April 27, at 5:00
e p. m. Everybody cordially invited.
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Common Pleas Court Jurors
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Court of Common Pleas will be held
a here Monday May 2, Judge Peurifoy
15 presiding. The following jurors have
^ been suppoened for the term:
W. I. Tisdale, Kingstree, Rt. 1.
e J. B. Alsbrook, Greelyville.
3* W. R. Graham, Cades.
11 C. L. Burgess, Kingstree Rt. 2.
L. E. Parnell, Hemingway Rt.
W. M. Cooper, Cades.
S. W. Hogan, Greelyville.
E. B. Altman, Hemingway. ,
R. M. Kellahan, Kingstree, Rt. 1.
e W. D. Epps, Cades.
g J. D. Mouzon, Lane.
v M. L. McClary, Lake City, Rt.
J. W. Parsons, Andrews, Rt.
y S. P. Oliver, Sr. Greelyville.
n B. G. Land, Greelyville.
? R. C. Marshall, Trio.
C. F. Stuckey, Lake City, Rt.
'* J. F. Scott, Kingstree, Rt. 1.
B. A. Brown, Kingstree.
e K. E. Hill, Hemngway, Rt.
J O. u. 1^1*111, iiv?urfi
J. M. G. Eaddy, Hemingway,
A. D. Spivey, Greel>*ville.
!c 0. B. Lovett, Cooper.
18 I, G. Lewis, Hemingway.
F. A. Hanna, Kingstree, Rt. 1.
J W. C. Carter, Hemingway.
R. P. Scott, Kingstree, Rt. 1.
JS V. G. Amette, Cades.
18 H. M. Wilcox. Kingstree.
J. M. Haselden, Kingstree R?W
e R. J. Douglass, Hemingway, -'*
E. M. Joy, Hemingway.
n S. J. Haselden, Hemingway.
J. M. McGill, Kingstree.
R. M. Haselden. Andrews.
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Card of Thanks
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to Mrs. E. C. Pendergrass and hei
seven little children wish in this wa\
: to express appreciative thanks to thei:
many kind and loving friends of Lane
Salters and Kingstree for their lov'te
ir.g kindness to them during the sick
ness and upon the death of their hus
^ band and father, Mr. E. C. Pendertv
gl'ass
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Card of Thanks.
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" Mrs. J. W. McClam and family, tak-:
this method of extending gratefu
;n thanks fhe their friends and neigh
?n bors for timely services rendered an<
ie svmpat'nies expressed to us upon th<
sudden death of our beloved husbam
and father, the late J. W. McClam.
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The Hartford Fire Insurance Com
n" pany with $55,000,000 assets will in
01 sure anything. Let us write you uj
c" in this company. W. H. Welsh,
2t Manager-Agen
V*- A woman never knowns exactlj
,n what she wants until she doesn't ge:
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
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1 LOST?Between Gree'wille and 1
Kingstree, retaining via lower 1
bridge, Monday, the 18th one iron <
5 tire rim and red rear light from ,
Ford Car. Reward for information '
leading to recovery will be paid by
| T. W. Boyle of Greelyville, S. C., It
? FOR SALE, POTATO PLANTS? ,
5 Porto Rico, Nancy Hall, Early [
triumph, Sweet Potato Plants $1.50
' per 1000. Greater Baltimore Toma- 1
to plants $1.50 per 1000. Large
f orders. Prompt shipment. Dorris
. Plant Co., Valdosta, Ga. 4-21-3tp
DRESSMAKING?done at home, ap- |
ply to Emma Little Holston, P. O. ,
Box 422. 4-20-9tp. 1
LOST OR STRAYED?One Heifer, !
about 2 years old, disappeared about
January 1, 1921. Color, black sides
with black head and white streak
down back, has short horns. Re!
ward for information or return, will
; be paid by J. E. Poole, Nesmith,
i S. C.. Route No. 1, 4-21-2tp
' WANTED?By graduate in Piano, a
i few music pupils. Rates reasonable.
Mabel Harper. ltp.
WT A VTITn f A Im At?? fUftf
TT*-xii xui> JJVC1JUVUJ vw r\nu? tuai
Thomas ,the well known photographer
has returned to Kingstree
and is better than ever prepared to
make photos. Mother's, now is the
' time to have your baby's picture
made. Call at my studio beside
> Cash and Carry grocery. C. R.
. Thomas. Uc.
WANTED?Young man about 18
I years of age to manage small business
in Kingstree. Prefer one acquainted
with automobile trade,
small bond required. Address P. 0. I
Box 131. Manning, S. C. 4-21-2tp.
LOST?One Shrine Emblem, set with
eleven diamonds in platinum. Reward
of $25.00 and no questions
asked if returned to W. F. Tolley
I at County Record office. 4-14-2t
FOR SALE?Peanut seed, carefully
selected, shelled and graded, fresh
at planting time. Let us book your
order now, but do not plant until
May or June for best results. We
can furnish White Spanish or Run1
ner seed in any quantity at reason-1
able price; also peanut planters and
' weeders; and full information about
growing, Sea Island Cotton Oil
Co., Charleston, S. C. 3-31-tfc.
PLUMBING?When in the market for
a first-class Plumbing job drop us
a card and if you need light ask
us to show you a Delco light which
. is the standard of the world. Car!
ter Electric Service Co., Lake City,
S. C. 3-17-tf.
i EGGS! EGGS!?From my prize win[
ning Rhode Island Reds at $2.00 per
setting of 15. Come and see my
matings. W. W. H|olliday, box 1
Kingstree. 2-3-tf.
A FEW HOME, mercantile buildings
and farm lands at the right prices.
See M. H. Plowden, Kingstree, S. C.
2-3-tf c. 1
p-The Cost of B
;; Is a complex afEai
:: range of materials a
!' count. These thin^
;; dom happens that a
one time.
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In the case of luir
:: ment that had to coi
- ber is to be had he]
:: reason why so man}
:: out further delay.
;; Otlier materials n
:: line drops another i
;; plating building, th<
;; gating present poss:
11 mm 1111111 mi 11 it i Hf
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co ???KAfio So ?o So Sx
I Hail Ins
will help you wl
This vear a littl*
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Trv rav bra
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i $. and cotton. Yc
I' ? The Rates
4 per centum 01
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Friends when you come to Kingstree
call on D. M. Lesesne at the
quick lunch counter and pool room.
Cold drinks, cigars and cigarettes,
selected fruits. I will be glad to see
you at any time. Yours truly,
l-14-2t D. M. LESESNE, Prop.
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Panama and straw hats cleaned ami
blocked. Work guaranteed. S. M.
Wingate at Kingstree Shaving Parlor.?Adv.
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I insure your tobacco against hail
in the Hartford. At any rate, see me
before insuring elsewhere. I have the
kind of insurance you want. The
rates are right. 2t.
it W. H. Welch, Manager-Agent
C0MMENCE1V
Now is the time to mak<
girl graduate. Make your g
have for this occassion a selec
mond Rings, Bracelet Watches,
Pins, Necklaces and Hat Pine
Pins and medals which can be
EVERYTHING KNOWN IN .
' ALWAYS ON HAND. ^
GLASS AND HANI
IN THE LATE
Bring me your broken Wa
pairs made same day received.
T. E. BA
JEWELER A1
Kingstree, ? ?
irilding ~~~
r under any. conditions,
md supplies that must
^s fluctuate constantly :
11 materials are at their
iber, prices have gone th
me and values today ar<
re at reasonable prices, \
j building operations sh
lay come down a little, 1
s apt to advance. To th(
erefore, we suggest the
ibilities.
Builders S
******* Hampton Ave.
KINGSTREE, urance
ien you go to your
* help is worth muc
I?Io 1 Incnron(
LlllI Ui nan iiuvuuiiv
>u cannot possibly t
are 5 per centum o
iC tton.
WM. M. BODDIE
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Did you ever hear of boll weevil m- .
sinance? We write it in the Hart- y. .
ford. W. H. Welch, Manager-Agent. ' ' 'v-.
P. S. COURTNEY
Funeral Director and Embalmer
MOTOR HEARSE
Phones Residence 91; Office 43
Kingstree, - South Car.
Apr 1, 21.
QASOLINE SYSTEMS
Oil Tanks and Pumps, Air Computing
Scales, Floor Scales, Show Cases,
Account Registers, Rebuilt Cash Registers,
Safes, Store Fixtures. THE
HAMILTON SALES CO., ColumWs,
S. C. 1-tMf
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IENT GIFTS!
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! your selection for the sweet
,ift a lasting remembrance. I
tion of beautiful goods in Dia,
Cameos in all settings, Brooch
!, also an assortment of Class
engraved on short notice.
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JEWELRY AND NOVELTIES
VEDDING SILVER, CUT
) PAINTED CHINA
ST PATTERNS.
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itches, clocks and jewelry. _Re,
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GGETT,
OPTICIAN
? ? South Carolina
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because of the wide jj
be taken into ac- ;:
in price and it sel- j j
lowest price ebb at ;;
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rough the readjust- ;;
3 sound. Good lum- ::
7hich affords a valid
ould proceed withjut
where some one ;;
3se who are contem - ;:
wisdom of investi- j:
mpply Co.,
and Railroad St. h i i >4
- - SO. CAR.
banker for aid.
:e on Tobacco
my any better,
n Tobacco and
, Kingstree, S. C. I