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VOLUME 36?NO. ? A 5 THE COUNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 192^ ) PRICE $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE |
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MOB VIOLENCE IN
FLORENCE COUNT!
ONE NEGRO MAN KILLED ANI
ANOTHER SAID TO BE SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED. *
A dispatch from Florence to the
Charleston News and Courier, Jan,'
uary 3, says:
"According to reliable informatior
reaching Florence today, one negrc
was killed outright and another was
probably fatally wounded by a mot
of unknown white men Sunday nighl
in the Black river section of Williamsburg
county, near the Florence
county line.
"The body of the dead negro wa.<
riddled with bullets. In his pockel
were found a number of letters frori
a white woman with whom he hac
been accused of having intimate relations.
It is stated that the womar
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county recently on this account anci
had moved over the line into Florence
county.
"The negro man is said Ho have
gone to Kings tree one day last weei
and to have boasted that he was going
to see that woman. Saturday
night he was surprised at her home
by the mob of men. Leaping intc
a buggy he and another negro mar
with him attempted to elude the mot
which followed in hct pursuit, firing
volleys into the back of the buggy
it is alleged. One of the negroes was
found dead lrfter while the other is
known to have been wounded.
"With baby in arms the womar
escaped into the woods and spent
? the night there, going to Kingstrec
when the sun rose and asking Sheriff
Gamble for protection. She was giv
en sufficient money to pay her railroad
fare to HArtsfille.
"It is stated that the negro man,
jgA as well as the white woman, had
been warned of danger should they be
seen together again. The dead negro
was armed with pistols and a
Winchester rifle and had a quantity
of ammunition on his person.
% "When asked today Sheriff Burch
stated that he had not been notified
of the lynching and was without any
information concerning it"
Citizens of this community .and especially
a number of Williamsburg
/*>nnhj nffiriiils are no little incensed
over the above report appearing in
the News and Courier Wednesday
|T- morning from Florence. They aver
that such information was very unreliable
instead of "reliable" as reported
from Florence. And state that
as a matter of fact the aifair took
place'in Florence county, at least five
miles from the Williamsburg line,
and that the white woman in question
is not a native of Williamsburg but
claimed to be from Hartsville, and
was sent there by Sheriff Gamble of
this county when she reported to him
here early this week. No one in
Kingstree seems to know anything
about the negro man having been
in Kingstree or having made the
statement here that he "was going
to see that woman Saturday night."
From what information The County
Record can gather concerning the affair
is that Bill McAlister and another
negro man wet? both killed in Florence
county at a point between Lake
r ^City and Olanta and that the white
woman is originally from Florence
eounty, but had at one time lived in
Williamsburg. The negro men who
were killed are said to have lived is
this county at one time.
Officials here state that It is an
injustice to have this affair laid at
/vf WiiliamtWv when it
actually happened in Florence, five
miles from the Williamsburg county
line.
Sams-Ginn.
Mr. Richard Henry Sams, Jr., and
Miss Beth Ginn, eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Ginn, were quietly
married in Lake City Wednesday,
December 28, 1921. They left immediately
after the ceremony by automobile
for Greenville and Spartanburg.
They will be at home after
January 1st, at Lake City.
The Finch Hotel property, Spartanburg,
was sold at public auction in
that city Monday and was purchased
fl| bv Mrs. W. T. Finch for $265,000.
It is believed that a company of eitis*is
will finance the proposition by
putting up money to batlsfy the atoms
V against the new hotel and push it
to completion.
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CHRISTMAS AT SALTERS.
r Christmas Festivities and Visiting
Friends Add Joy to Occasion.
Salters Depot, Jan. 2.?Christmas
* passed off quietly around here, the
day falling on Sunday this year. Appropriate
sermons were preached both
morning and evening for the occasion.
; The children of the Union Sunday
' school enjoyed a Christmas tree on
Friday afternoon at the church.
1 A number of the Salters folks had
} Christmas trees in their" homes for
5 the children, adding much to the joy
> of the occasion. ,
t Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Haigler and
" children of Greenville, spent Christ!
mas with relatives here.
Miss Irma Nettles of Columbia,
5 spent the holidays with relatives here,
t Mr. J. Sires, Jr., spent Christ1
mas with his family here.
I The young folks who are home for
the holidays from the various colleges
1 are: Winthrop college, Misses Ann
> and Lorena LiFrage, Carrie Mosely
I Ciia DlnAlrnrall PlamcAn AnlloffD
auu UUC ilia^anvU| v^iuvvu Witv^v;
! I. E. Davis; Coker college, Miss Mary
Sparks; Chi cor a college, Miss Laura
- Boyd; Citadel, Clarence Boyd; Bailey,
: Neal Shepard.
Harold Steele of Kingstree, spent
Thursday with I. E. Davis here.
! Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Donnerly
' of Kingstree, spent Sunday with Mrs.
1 Donnerfy's parents here.
' Miss Myrtle Burrows of Kingstree,
' spent Sunday with her home folks
here.
1 Mr. J. W. Mosely and family of
[ Charleston spent Christmas with relatives
here.
1 ' The young folks enjoyed a tourna:
ment on Monday afternoon at Mr.
f H. N. Shepaid's. Mr. Laurie Burrows
crowned, Miss Lorena LiFrage
' queen; Mr. Audy Montgomery crowned,
Miss Boyd first maid of honor,
and Mr. Leard Montgomery crowned,
> Miss Carrie Mosely second maid of
' honor.
! Mrs. Lou H. Spann of Florence,
spent Monday with relatives here.
' Mrs. JLA. i. aamuwii ana guuutcu
' of Florence, spent Monday with relatives
here.
1 Mr. Henry E. Davis of Florence,
' spent Monday with relatives here.
Dr. L. B. Salters spent Friday with
relatives heere.
Mrs. Emily Nettles and Mrs. Willie
Lewis of Sumter, spent Friday
' with relatives here.
' Miss ^nnette and Winnie Davis
' of the Darlington and Olanta schools
r are home for the holidays.
Miss Lou B. Ferguson is spending
' the holidays at her home in Renno.
Mrs S. G. Dillard of Cliifton, spent
: Christmas with relatives here.
And now Mr. Editor a Happy and
! pro^erous nop- year to you and The
Record force.
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| Items From Salters, Route 3.
January 3.?The weather has been
1 unusually cold fot the past few days.
1 Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Barrineau spent
' Sunday at Cedar Swamp with their
1 uncle, Mr. John Barrineau.
Mrs. Orpha Thompson and children
; of Sampit, are spending the Christmas
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. C. I.
Thompson in this section.
Mr. Frank Morris of Way Cross,
Ga., spent Sunday afternoon with
his brother, Mr. J. B. Morris of this
' section.
Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson of
1 the Trio section, spent the week-end
1 with his son, Mr. O. L. Thompson.
1 Mr. A. P. Thompson, Mrs. S. L.
1 Thompson, Mrs. S. M. Kirton, Misses
Carrie Thompson and Bess Blakely
1 were callers at the home of Mr. and
' Mrs. 0. L. Thompson Monday night,
' January 2nd.
1 Mr. Alfred and Fred Thompson of
Trio section, spent Monday afternoon
With their brother, Mr. 0. L. Thompson
of this section.
We are very glad to report that the
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Barrineau is improving.
"Rose Bud"
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Hubbard-In rhram.
Hemingway, Jan. 3.?Miss Talue
Inghram and Mr. A. H. Hubbard of
Cope were quietly married at the
home of the bride's father,-Mr. P. B.
Inghram, December 24th, 1921. Only
members of the immediate families
i witnessed the ceremony.
I Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard left im.
mediately after the ceremony by auto
mdbile for Florence, from there they j
' went to spend some time with the
> groom's parents at Hartsville. They,
; will make their home at Cope, where
Mr. Hubbard is engaged in busine^.
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TAX COMMITTEE
! WANTS MEETING
CALLS FOR SESSIONS IN EVERY
COUNTY IN THE
STATE.
Decision tofcall meetings in every
county in the state to get the taxpro'
gram of the South Carolina taxpayers'
conference before the people and
, the appointment of various subcomi
mittees to work for the tax program
' were the more important actions
reached Jjy the executive committee
I of the SOTth Carolina taxpayers' conj
ference in Columbia Friday. This
! woe of fV(Q ofofo_
| vviuuuvicc nao vuvovii ?w uiv ow?w i
; wide tax meeting on December 14.
Need for immediate action being
apparent, the executive committee decided
to hold meetings in each county
in the state, and with that in view
directed each member of the state
executive committee to appoint a
chairman of the qounties in his district,
who will be expected to arrange
for and hold the meeting, at which
meeting someone will explain to the
taxpayers the program for their approval.
The program which will be proposed
to the legislature will suggest
ways and means by which the
state property tax may be reduced
from 40 to 50 per cent, and at the
same time equalize the burden of
taxation, so that the tax burden on
property will be gradually reduced.
Acting under instructions from the
Taxpayers' association, the executive
committee is prepared to suggest to
me taxpayers me lonowing program
for new sources of revenue: Gasoline
tax, $600,000; occupation tax, $35V
000; inheritance tax, $250,000} increase
in the corporation license tax,
$250,000; increase in the public service
corporation franchise tax, $300,000;
income tax, $1,000,000, and luxury
tax, $150,000. If the general assembly
will enact the above tax laws,
it win produce approximately $2,900,000,
the committee says.r
The gasoline tax will be applied to
road maintenance and will take the
place of the two mill property tax for
roads. The occupation tax will be
placed on occupation and professions
not otherwise taxed, such, for instance,
as brokers, etc. A graduated
inheritance tax, the details of which
will be worked out by the legislature,
will raise considerable revenue. An
increase in the corporation license
tax from one to two mills was recom^
mended, and also an increase in the
public service corporation franchise
tax from three to five mills. The
committee favors a luxury tax.
Rigid Economy.
The committee repeated the recommendation
of the meeting of the tax
association that most rigid economy
be used in the state government.
In studying the tax situation, the
committee is convinced that one of
the causes of complaint is due to the
fact that the people themselves.have
voted special levies for local purposes,
which, in .many instances, far exceed
the amount necessary for the state
purposes. Therefore, the committee
earnestly recommended most rigid
economy in county expenditures.
A committee representing the Columbia
Automobile association appeared
before the executive committee
and called attention to their road
improvement program, and expressed
desire to rt>-operate in the tax reform
movement.
"Never Fail School Notes"
Honor roll for month beginning
November 28th and ending December
23rd:
Grade I.?Primary, Wilhelma Tisdale,
98; Julia Jones, 96; Pearl Epps,
90.
Grade II.?Marvin Driggers, 90.
Grade III.?Engrum Johnson, 95;
Estelle Driggers, 94; Minnie Driggers,
92; Bardin Driggers, 92; Helen
Epps, 90; Maude McClary, 90.
Grade IV.?William Johnson, 96;
Britt Strong, 90.
Grade VI.?Willie Epps, 91.
The following made head marks
for the month: Bennie Tisdale, 1;
Moode Tisdale, 1; Mattie Strong, 1;
Susie Tisdale, 11; Estelle Driggefs,
1; Engrum Johnson, 1; Frank Strong,
1; Minnie Driggers, 1; Britt Strong,'
2; Barth Strong, 1; William" Johnson,
. 1; Willie Epps, 4.
Mrs. J. H. Nexsen, Teacher, j
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i The barn of Mr. W. T. Willrins lo- j
,cated en his premises on Academy:
street was practically destroyed by
fire yesterday morning.
FLORENCE FARMER
SLAIN BY TENANT
D. HIRAM MUNN DIES SOON
AFTER* SHOOTING. SLAYER
IN JAIL.
Florence, Jan. 2.?D. Hiram Munn,
i farmer and business man of Florence,
[ died in a hospital here early this aft;
emoon. Munn was shot in the shoulder
with a shotgun by H. A. Quick,
a tenant. Quick has surrendered and
is in jail here.
It is alleged that Munn and Quick
were having an accounting of the
year's work and that a dispute arose
over certain farm utensils. Disagreement
over the disposition of some cotton
had been settled, it is said, on
Saturday through legal proceedings.
Reports of the actual shooting diffeT
widely and the facts will not De known
until the coroner's inquest, which will
be held tomorrow morning.
Quick alleges that Munn was about
to attack him with an axe when he
fired the fatal shot. It is said that
eye witnesses who had not been subpoenaed
tonight might tell a different
story.
Munn was married and leaves a
wife and one daughter, Mrs. James
R. Schipman, wife of an Atlantic
Coast Line dispatcher here. Two
brothers also survive him, A. A. Munn
of Pamplico and George Munn of
this city. The dead man was well
known throughout this section. He
has been a candidate for sheriff twice.
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Cstttnn M*rlr?Hn* Cjtm
Columbia, Jan. 3.?Backed by the
indorsements of the executive council
and agricultural committee of the
South Carolina Bankers Association
and four of the district groups of the
association, and by leading farmers
and business men in every county,
a very active campaign for signatures
to the cotton co-operative marketing
contract "will be launched in January
is practically every cotton growing
county in the state. The campaign
will continue until contracts representing
400,000 bales are signed up. The
organization committee has until May
1 in which to sign the necessary
number but hopes to be able to get
the number long before that date.
Harry G. Kaminer, president of the
Sor.ft Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative
Association, said Saturday
that Col.. Clarence Ousley of Texas,
formerly assistant secretary of agriculture,
.Dr. Bradford Knapp, of Arkansas,
and Clarence Poe of North
Carolina would probably speak in the
suite suine tune 111 tiauiuuy ui rcuruary
and other well \n own authorities
on co-operative marketing Nof
cotton will also be invited.to speak
to the people of the state.
Reports from Texas, Mr. Kaminer
said, tell of the continued satisfaction
of the farmers of that state with the
results being obtained through the
Texas association which is handling
this year's crop in that state,
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A Good Move.
The South Carolina Retail Merchants
association, through the legislative
bodies will take an active interest
in the passage at the coming session
of the legislature, of more stringent
laws regarding the giving of Dad
checks.
That the merchants have received
more "bad" checks this fall than ever
before is indicated by reports from all
sections of the state. The general
opinion is that the present law is
inadequate and that a more drastic
act is necessary to deter people from
even attempting to obtain ^uoney,
goods or credit by means of^checks
or drafts given by those who have
no funds to their credit. The banks
will be asked to co-operate in this
matter also, as it is very annoying
to them to have to handle such a
great number of checks that have to
be returned unpaid.
Rural-Carrier Examination.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced tin examination
for the County of Williamsburg,
S. C., to. be held at Kingstree
on January 28, 1922, to fill the position
of rural carrier at Lane and
vacancies that may later occur on rural
routes from othor post offices in
the above mentioned county.
NOTICE.
' The Ladies Missionary society of
Union church will give a barbecue
supper at the Awn hall on Friday
evening, January fith, 1922. The proceeds
to be far the benefit of the
Manse. Come ene?Come all.
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WEE NEE SCHOOL 1
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Honor Roll for Month Beginning Nov.
28th, Ending Dec. 21st.
First Grade? Gwyn Epps, 96; Nettie
Player, 96; Love Buckles, 96; '
Beverly Gamble, 96; Joe Bodiford,!
93; Delia Avant, 92.
Second Grade?Vivian Player, 97;!
Retha Buckles, 96; Beulah Brown, 96.;
Second Grade cont, ?Lizzie Avant, J
94; Ezekiea Bodiford 94; Roxie Buckles,
93.
Fourth Grade?Mary Brown, 95.
Fifth Grade?Robbie Gamble, 96;
Clyde Gamble, 94.
Seventh Grade?Thomas Gamble, ?5.
Mrs. Gladys 0. Dennis, teacher.
News From Hemingway.
Hemingway, Jan. 2.?Mr. W. H.
Haselden spent last week with friends
at Dyson.
Mr. Eugene Huggins spent the
week-end at Cameron.
Mrs. Julia Brown returned to Char
lotte Saturday, after spending the
holidays here with her sister, Mrs.
J. E. Hemingway.
Mr. W. T. Hemingway spent the
week-end with friends at Grey Court
and Greenwood.
Miss Blanche Deer of Florence,
spent part of last week here with
her sister, Mrs. Chas. Haselden.
Miss Anna Dora Campbell, after
spending the holidays with Misses
Nan and Jane Hemingway, returned to
her home at Gibson, N. C. Saturday.
Misses Elese and Alberta Brown
and Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Brown of
Charlotte, visited their sister, Mrs.
J. A. Hemingway during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmunds of Savannah,
Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Jim Grimble
of John's Island, Mrs. Balford Hasel- c
den and Mr. Oliver Venters of San- 5
ford, Fla., spent the holidays with t
their parents here, Mr. and Mrs. N. t
M. Venters. t
Gordon Hall of Durham, N. C., vis- ]
ited friends here during the holidays.
The people of our town and community
regret very much the loss
of Dr. E. A. Simmons and family,
who will make their future home in
Timmon8ville, also Dr. Mobly and 0
family who have moved to Heath
Springs. ^
JJr. and Mrs. G. B. Inghram spent a
jpart of last week with the latter's *
parents at Batesburg. " 1
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Newman and 1
little daughter, Martha of Darlington, 0
and Mrs. Calhoun of Fork, spent part
of last week with relatives here. r
Miss Verna 'Ard left Monday for r
Florence to resume her studies in a
business college there. :
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Airs, jonn wuuien unu ciiiiurcu,
Inez, Sarah and John, Jr., are'the ^
guests of Miss Annie Burney. 0
Miss Miriam Tallevast of George- h
town, was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. ^
Van Harper, here last week. a
Mr. Stacey Cox had the misfortune ?
of losing his home by fire Monday *
morning. *
The following have returned to 11
their studies: Messrs Earl Guess and
Eugene Hemingway, to Rating school; *
Messrs Cape Hemingway, Walter v
Baker, and Louie Venters, to Wofford; f
Miss Nan Tyler, to Lander; Misses
Minnie Huggins and Alberta Stuckey, 0
to Winthrop. J1
The young folks enjoyed a number '
of informal parties and dances during
the holidays. 0
Among those who have returned v
to their schools are: Miss Marie b
Eaddy, Andrews; Miss Edna Eady, n
McColl; Miss Bessie Huggins, Fletch- c
er Memorial,* Misses Sallie and Ruth u
Haselden, Good Hope; Miss Virdie ^
Simmons, Planter^ville, and Miss El- ^
len Hemingway, Prospect. * ^
Mr. Bamie Williams, who teaches P
in the Sumter High school, called on ^
friends here last week.
Campbell-Eaddy.
Hemingway, Jan. 3.?At the home ^
of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0
<J. B. Eaddy, Thursday December 22. ^
19^L, Miss Amy Eaddy and Mr. C. P
C. Campbell were quietly married by
Rev. J. A. Campbell of Gibsbn, N. ^
C., father of the groom. Only close ^
friends and relatives attended the ^
wedding. ^
Mr. Campbell has taught several
years in the Hemingway High school
and is much liked by the faculty and
pupils. Mr. Campbell holds the position
as book keeper at the Bank pi t
Hemingway. They will make Hem- tl
ingway their home. tl
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Andrews at- y
tended services at St. Albans here
Sunday morning.
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MORE PRISONERS
IN PENITENTIARY
JIG INCREASE FOR YEAR JUST
CLOSED.?FOUR WHITE ^
WOMEN IN LIST.
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The Columbia State says: At the ,
:lose of business for 1921 the state
jenitentiary had 408 prisoners as eora)ared
with only 284 at the close of
msiness for 1920, according to a compilation
of figures made yesterday *
>y Col. A. K. Sanders, superintendent
>f the penitentiary. This gives an *
ncrease of 124 prisoners during the
rear just ended, and indicates that
:rime was on a rather upward trend
luring the year as compared with
1920.
For the entire year 579 prisoners
vere in the penitentiary, but a num- '
>er were discharged, others were pa- *
oled or pardoned by Governor Coopsr,
and a few escaped.
The figures compiled by Colonel
Sanders show that at the opening of
.921 there were 284 prisoners in the- vj
penitentiary. Daring the year 288 / -<jj
msoners were sent to the prison by
he various courts of the state and ^
ive men were recaptured while two " ^
ithers were added because of a vioation
of paroles. A
During the year 118 prisoners were
lischarged, having completed -senences.
Thirty-three were parried or ,
pardoned by the governor. Eleven
iscaped from the yards and the two
'arms while nine died daring the year.
The list of 408 accounted for in the %
igures is divided as follows: 111
rhite men and 204 negro men; four
vhite women and 49 negro women.
Negroes oatnumber the whites by
18, the total number of blacks beiag
153 as against 155 whites. , Of the
otal number in the priseil 289 are in
he main prison h6re while 61 are at
he DeSaussure farm and 58 at the
lead farm.
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Young Negro Shot to Death.
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Kennedy Madison, 20 year old son
if Brown Madison, a respected colorid
farmer Irving on the place of Mr.
V. K. Mcintosh was shot to daaih
tbout ten o'clock last night, the en-,
ire top of his head being blown off.
Ticre were three ypung negroes sleepng
in the same bed, two of them sfas
1 Brown Madison and the other an
ighteen yetr old boy that has been
aised by Madison, brt whose real
Fk 1 T\ t *i a.
lame is Louses. mixes n seems nas
tad a grouch towards the dead boy *
or several days over a lead pencil
ihich the latter had taken from him..
?he three boys went to bed ?.bout 9
'clock and the members of the houseiold
were asleep when the shot was
ired. Madison and his wife^were
roused by the report "and at once
:ot up to see what was wrong. A3
hey e itered the room they met the
hikes boy who told them that Ken- /
ledy had shot himself. .. 1
Dukes stated at the inquest that
Kennedy had' taken the gun to bed
rith him for the purpose of shooting
rat that was bothering some meal
n the room. The younger brother
f the dead man told the coroner's
ury that Kennedy Madison did not
ake the gun to bed with him.
From the position of the dead man
n his bed and' the nature of the
round it appears impossible for the
oy to have shot himself, and it relains
with the coroner's jury to deide
upon this question, ft was
nable to do this morning without
rst having the body viewtd by a 4'
octor and eettinff his testimoux as *4W
y the nature of the wound and the
robable manner in which it wins micted.
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Ward -Eaddy.
Mr. Hoy Ward and Misa Eunice
laddy were married on the afternoon
f Christmas Day at the Baptist
fiurch at Cades, Rev. J. A. Turner
erforming the ceremony.
The young couple wife make their
ome near Cades. Mrs. Ward is the
aughter of Mr. Capers Eaddy, while
[r. Ward is the son of Mr." R. E.
farcl, aM of Cades.
NOTICE.
I with to thank the people ef Hingelee
and surrounding territory for
le splendid trade given me cfuri^
le holidays.
I will always do my Beet to please
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Respectfully,
F. J. WATTS, Jew^er.