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tFrom New? and Courier.)
Orangeburg. Jan. 12?For the kill?
ing of Ab? Pear Ist Ine, a {prominent
aaerchant of Branchville, thin cj jnty.
i am Daaaanber 15. John J. Jones, an
attorney of the same town, today fac?
ed a Jury of his peers, who shall d
aide as to the facts surrounding the
act and aa to whether or not It con?
stitutes an offense against he laws of
the State.
Judge It. Withers Memmlng* r. of
Charleston, Is presiding. and able
counsel are arrayed on both sides.
Numbers of witnesses have tcstMed
today for both the State and for the
defendant. Marked Interest has b^en
displayed, the Court House having
been crowded since 11 o'clock, when
the case was called,
a la the court room were M:
Pearlstine. aidow oi tin- dain man,
her slater. Mrs. She) IVarlstlne, of
St. Matthews, and the mother aid a
brother of the defendant, Jones.
Practically all the testimony Im ir.,
the defence having a few witnesses
f wh\i will be examined tomorrow
morning. The prevailing opinion is
that the case will go to the jury short?
ly after noon. Two speeches are to
t*? Baad? on each Udo, followed by
the Judge's charge.
It la recalled that Jones is alleged
* to have shot and killed Abe Pearlstine
In the post-office lobby at Branchville,
on Deesen bar 16 of last year. Jones
at once came to Orangeburg, had him?
self protographed, showing bruises
and blood stains on his face, said to
have been Inflicted by Pearlstine. He
\ waa released from custody on a $3,000
bond granted by Justice Oary.
Much speculation was indulged in
aa to the trial, some thinking It would
be postponed, others wondering where
Jones was meanwhl.e. It Is said that
after securing bond. Jones went back
? Immediately to Branchlvlle, where he
remained until today, when he came
to the county seat to stand trial. V
From the testimony thus farmiie
of eelf-defense has not been ad?
vanced or even hinted at. Just what
will t?* 'he position ni c ounsel Is eu-1
^ tirety n iiuutr of spteulat
The Ma?e has sought to *how
th? *bo ?fing -d after th? rtstl
eu& had v.i.dwU, tUld Uutl *kl tho thus
of the shooting defendant wn< not in
danger of bodily harm.
The case was called shorly after 11
f> o'clock this morning. There was a
brlilL nt array of counsel on both
?ides. For the defence Messrs. Wolfe
ft Berry. Qlase ft Herbert, and Judge
C. P. Brunsen appeared. The Solici?
tor was aaalted In the prosecution by
Messrs. Haysor ft Summers. Adam 11.
m Most and W. C. Martin, the latter of
Branchville.
Mr. Raysor queried the witnesses on
the part of the prosecution, while Mr.
Wolf? did the questioning for tho de?
fense,
Not much trout.le waa had In se
curing a Jury, though sewral were put
on their volr dire and closely ques?
tioned by the presiding Judge.
The defence objected to eleven
names brought up for jurors, but the
entire empanelling did not take more
than half an hour.
^ Mr. J. W. Witsell was appointed
'foreman of the Jury.
The first witness called was Dr. J.
SL Wlmberly, who runs a drug store
at Branchville end is also a practic?
ing physician. He testified that he
1 i shot and ran over to the post
to sew wh.tt v.um th.- matter.
Ha saw Jone? come out of the
?fftce right after the shot. He
maOe no eismlnation then of Pearl?
stine, ahom he found lying on the
floor near the post master's door.
_ He did make a post-mortem exam
\' Inatlon later and gave as the cause
of death a bullet wound.
Mr. Frank W. Frederics^ a well
known surveyor of the county, wss
the next witness. He testified as to
a diagram of the postoffice which he
had made, with diagram was placed
evidence.
Dr. Chaa. P. Perreyclear, a cierk In
Dr. Wlmberley'? drug store, was next
called. His testimony ans that im
mediately after hearing a shot at the
postoffice, he saw J SSM out of
the postoffice arid found Ab? l'< url
f etine on the<tlov>r near the postn:B-t.?r's
door almost dead ll. found no pow?
der marks on Pearlstine'* ehdblng.
A finger ring on the hand of P- ni
?tine had blood -.n It. pearlstine bad
only on? ?y?.
Mr. Preston Orlm next called
, hy the proM. rutlon. He and I>r Per
ryclear had examhsSd Pearlstine wlo I
they found him shortly after the shot
waa fired. He testified that he f .un I
no powder marks and that no wea
pon w un found on Pearlstti.e. On
Sfoas ?ramlnatlon Mr. Wolfe
r
clerk for Mr. Pearlstine, und that the
irlstme Siofe hui been closed about
two weeks before th ? .-hooting. Tin?
exact relavency of this disclosure was,
i o' made SPpfcfSttt to the listeners.
The fifth witness was Mr. Marion
i
Byrtl, poatasastef at Branchville. His
?? -tunony was given in QOSt
ilghtforward manner, and the
keen and able cross-examining attor?
ney could not shake this young man's
testimony in the slightest. Mr. l'.ynl's
testimony was piaetically as hus been
oublished heretofore, he having been
a witness at the coroner's inquest held
i \ Magistrate Dukes, fie said that in*
was on the Hnslde of the postotllce,
his wife being there also; that he
heard ? scuffle or noise on the outside
and thought It was carriers coming
In, but a clerk suggested that it
I sounded like a fight. On account of
I his wife's presence, he ran out to the
fobby to stop the dlsturbam ?? and he
i .1 ii tow d Jones and i \ arlatins in a
I fight rearlstlns. he declared, aws
str'king Jones, and Joins had his
hands upraised over his head for ap?
parent protection as he went out. He
quickly grasped Abe Pearlstine by
On arm and told him that his wife
was Inside and not to have any fur
tK r row out there. Ivarl.stiiic ceus
? d his tight at otn e and began upolo
I gies to l'.\rd. I'earlstlne and himself,
said the witness, started walking off
1 >wly together toward the po.-Umas
i > i s door, and had gone about 17
teei, both of them walking slowly and
looking downward. The postmaster
said he paid no attention to Jones
while he and I'earlstlne were walking
away from the point where the right
had been in progress. The witness de
I dat ed that when Pearlstine and Byrd
I were about 17 feet from the point
I where the tight was in progess at the
I time the postmaster came out, sud-1
denly a shot was tired and the post
I master saw Jones with a pitsol in his'
I hand, about 3 to 5 feet from Pearl-1
I '
siine. The wounded man said, "I am
I shot," and just then Byrd's wife on
I the inside In the private office scream?
ed, and Byrd leaving Pearlstine sup
I ported against the wall, ran in to culm
I his wife.
i 'Mi close questioning of Mr. Kaysor,
I Mr. Byrd declared that the fight be- ?
I tween the two men had ceased and
I that he and Pearlstine were walking
I off together slowly when Jones came
I up and shot Pearlstine. Ho testified '
I that there was no effort on the part
I of I'earlstlne after he (Byrd) had
I separated them, and he and Pearlstine
I were walking off slowly together.
Mr. Wolfe conducted a rigid cross
I examination of Mr. Byrd, but he full
lad to sb ik? th?? U'htlm->ny of the -arit
I noes, or to confuse him iu the slight
I t jut thy eaewtttaUra ol Mr. Byrd't
i itouiiiutt/, ine Cuuii look a recess
' Earle Snioak, assistant postmaster,
I in the main corroborated the testl
I mony of Postmaster Byrd, nothing
I now being .brought out either on the
I direct or cross-examination, except
I thut the point was emphasized to the
I effect that Pearlstine was looking at
I Byrd when he was shot to deuh.
Clifton Dukes, a young business man
I of Branchvljle, testified that he was in
I the postofflce lobby, standing at the
I money order window, when Peurlstlne
I entered, later followed by Jones. Wlt
I ness said he heard Pearlstine three
I times ask Jones to read a puper which
I the former held In his hand and was
endeavoring to get before the eyes of
I Jones; that Jones pushed buck the
I paper, wiiereupon Pearlstine struck
I him saying "Take that!" A scramble
I followed and the postmaster came out
I and separated the two. Neither of
I the two men, said the witness, was
I knocked down in the scuttle. "Then,"
I said Mr. Dukes, "Pearlstine and the
I postmaster walked off together, Pearl
I stlne apologizing to Mr. Byrd."
I Mr. Dukes said that Pearlstino stop
I ped after the scuffle to pick up his
I hat, which had fallen to the floor;
I that Jones followed, walking fast, and
I got ahead of the two; that as he near
I ed the front door he drew his pistol
I from a shield and tired \>nce; that
Jones was about nino feet from Pearl?
stine. Witness testified that there was
I no fight going on when the shot was
fired; that there was nothing said by
??ither Pearlstine or Jones.
The testimony of Mr. Dukes con?
cluded the State's case.
For the defense the llrst witness
was W. P, Appleby. a merchant of
I Iran* b\illc, whose place of business
Is near Jones' office. Witness said
that he saw Jones come out of the
anatofhV a, pistol in hand; that Jones
i-k? d Appleby to go over to the poet?
oaVe and gat his hat, which he did;
that no one was In the lobby at the
tune, except Pearlstine lying on the
floor, t?ii er pee examination it was
brought ?oit that Appbby was one
??f jones' boadsmen.
j. w? Sheriff, an eye-wltneas, alto,
however, did not testify tit the cor?
oner's haqueat, was aast aallad f??r the
defence. He has lived in Branchfllle,
being originally from Bickens County,
since December i of last year. The
killing occurred December II. Mr.
Sheriff, who was com,, . ted with the
Drake Lumber Company, said he was
In the poHtofllco lobby, wilting a let?
ter at the public desk, having got?
ten stamps ami paper from th<> post*
toaster when the trouble occurred. He
did not know either Pearlstine or
Jones.
Mr. Sheriff said Pearlstine was 111
the lobby reeding over His mail when
Jonei came in; that Pearlsline push?
ed a letter in Jones' face and Haid:
"Damn you, read this," and then
. tarted to hitting Jones, who said
nothing, struck no licks, hut seemed
to he dodging; that Pearlstine had
him In a corner and Jones couldn't
<et out; that Pearlstine struck eight
or ten blows--"about the heaviest I
ever saw"?and that Jones was very
bloody when he came out. Witness
saw Byrd come out into the lobby,
take Pearlstint' by the arm and heard
Byrd admonish him to stop lighting.
The postmaster leading Pearlstine
away; that they walked off together
and Join followed, "although," said
the v Itnege, "] think Jones was ahead
of them."
Mr. Sheriff did not remember see?
ing any one in the lobby except Jones,
PearlaUne, Byrd and himself. This In
i . atradletlon Of testimony by Dukes
?nd Smoak, as indicated above. On
cross-examination Sheriff insisted that
he did not see Dukes at the money or
der window. Ho admitted that after
the cessation of the fisht Pearlstine
did nothing to attract attention, made
no ?uepiotoui move toward further
trouble, bnt that Jones, who was a
little ahead, wheeled abruptly when
he got to the front door, drew his pis?
tol and fired. Attorney A. H. Moss,
for the State, stressed the testimony
adduced from witness that when the
shot was fired Pearlstine was mak?
ing no effort to do Jones harm, the
fight being over.
Dr. %M. G. Salley, of Orangeburg,
testified that he saw Jones here De?
cember 15, that he had a cut over
the eye and several bruises about the
head, evidently made with the fist.
The defence sought to show that the
blows from Pearlstine were sufficient
to daze defendant. The testimony of
Dr. Salley, however, not establishing
this fact.
By Constable Marlon Browning, the
defence showed that Jones did not
Inflict these wounds upon himself, he
having been In the custody of the
constable all the while.
O. B. Rosenger, photographer, testi?
fied to photograph of Jpnes. which he
had taken aftei his arrival here, De?
cember 15.
Dr. J. D. S. Falrey, of Branchville,
said he had for about eight months
been treating Jones for stomach trou?
ble, and that he was very often quite
nervous and that this ailment tended
to weaken him. As to Pearlstine'"
reputation for peace and order, Dr.
Falrey redd opinion was divided; thai
deceased had aom? good qualities and
soi,' s bad that he would say Pearl?
stine s imputation was "that he was
more of a disturber." On cross-ex?
amination witness did not specilfy
wherein Pearlstine was a disturber.
Question by Attorney Moss: "Doc?
tor, did you tell a man that if a man
had beat you up like Pearlstine beat
Jones you would shoot him forty
times?"
Answer: "Yes, sir."
Testimony was brought out that Dr.
Falrey had heard that Pearlstine had
had two or three difficulties, in one
of wich he had shot his brother. Shep
Pearlstine, now of Brooklyn, N. Y.
P. H. Betha, one of Jones* bonds?
men, testified that Jones' reputation
for peace and order was good.
On cross-examination, however,
witness admitted that Jones had had
fights with Pink Thompson, W. A.
Dukes and Ed. Smoak.
J. B. Williams, mayor of Branch?
ville, said Jones' reputation for peace
and order was good.
Question by Attorney Moss: "Did
you not tell a gentleman recently that
you felt like slapping Jones' face?"
Answer by witness: "Yes, but that
was a misunderstanding In which eith?
er of us might have been right."
Capt. R. A. Hamilton testified that
he had known Jones since childhood,
and that bis reputation was good;
that he was "a quiet and peaceable
citizen."
The Ray. Allan MacFarlane, pastor
of the Methodist church at Branch?
ville for one year, said Jones was a
member of his church and that his
reputation was good.
H. F. Strickland, of Colleton Coun?
ty, Jones' native county, said he had
known defendant all his life and that
his reputation was good.
The apparent cause of the fight ap
peara as it was brought out In the
testimony of E. H. Kawl, editor of the
Branchville Journal. Raw] testified
that Pearlstino came to his office and
showed him ? letter from an Orange
burg law firm relative to a claim
against Pearlstine, who declared he
had a receipt from Jones for the
smounl of this claim; saying that
Jones was a grand scoundrel and
that he was going to show him up.
Bawl advised Pearlstine to Write the
Orangeburg lawyers sbout this re?
ceipt and let thorn fight it out with
Jones, but said that Pearlstine seem
i d not Inclined to take this advice.
?When given SS soon tts the eroupy
rough appears Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will ward off an attuek of
croup and prevent all ?langer and
cause of anxiety. Thousands of
mnfhees us*1 It rucceanfully, Bold hy
all deal' ri ?
JURY BRINGS IN VERDICT OF
QVUJTX AGAINST JONES.
Wives ?ii Botli the Dead Man ami of
the Prisoner Among (he Listeners
nt tin* Trial.
Urangeburg, Jan. 13.?John J.
Jones, attorney of Branchville, on
trial for the killing of Abe Pearlstine,
a merchant of the same place, was
tonight at 9:15 o'clock found guilty
of manslaughter. The jury had bi n
out only an hour when they I rough!
In the verdict. Sentence will it* pro?
nounced by Judge Memmlnger to?
morrow. Jones Is tonight in the
Orangeburg jail.
The court room was crowded to
its capacity today by an eagerly In?
terested crowd. Among the specta?
tors was Mrs. Abe Pearlstine, wife ol
the dead man, Mrs. Bhep Pearlstine,
his sister, the wife of the prisoner
and hia niece.
The Interesting feature of the
day's proceedings was when the pris?
oner himself took the stand and told
his story of the killing.
The jury has been kept in custody
since the commencement of the trial,
being guarded by constables during
tin- dinner hours and last night. The
jury was quartered last night at Mrs.
W. G. Albergottl's boarding house.
The''court was opened promptly St
9:30 this morning and the defense
proceeded with its testimony. The
first witness put up by the defense
this morning was L. H. Fairey.
Fairey, who is vice president of th?
Bank of Branchville, testified that aj
far as he knew and from what he
heard the reputation of Jones and
Pearlsline were good, but he had
heard of Pearlstine being in a few
rows.
W. W. Connolly testified that lu
had a conversation with Pearlstine
the Saturday night before the killing.
He said Pearlstine told him Jones
was a dirty puppy and that he was a
man that had caused him a heap of
trouble. He also told the witness that if
Jones didn't let his business alone, he
intended whipping him. Hl said that
the conversation took place on Pearl
stlne's steps.
T. E. Fairey said that Pearlstine
told him that he made one Pink
Thompson beat Jones. He said
Pearlstine told him that at a barber
shop. Thompson was a heavier man
than Jones, the witness testified. On
the cross ?xaminatiou it w is brought
out that Fairey had been in courts
before charged with stealing a watch
and of being connected a th 'he kill
one Ittasvea, but that the
grand Jury threw out the indict?
ments.
J. W. Kinsey, who lives at Smoaks,
but does business at Branchville, tes?
tified that dhring last August Pearl?
stine told him that Jones would have
to get out of Branchville.
J. J. Jones, the defendant in the
< as< , was the last witness lor the
defense. He said he was about 3
years old, was born at Smoaks cross?
roads and resided at Branchville dur?
ing the past three yeajg, He is an
attorney and interested in furniture
business at Branchville. He read law
under C. P. Branson of this city and
Gritfln & Padgett of Walterboro. He
is married, but has no children. He
knew Pearlstine ull of h.'s life. He
was reared about eight miles from
Branchville, in Colleton county. He
said Pearlstine was not a friend of
his, but he had nothing against Pearl?
stine, only he didn't want him to
bother him. He gave Pearlstine no
cause to have feeling against him.
Pearlstine came in his ohiee a few
months bofore the killing, he said,
and cursed him, because he had writ?
ten R. Pearlstine concerning a claim
of long standing.
"Pearlstine said I was writing him
too much. I told him that I was not
He said, 'Do you mean to dispute my
word, if you do, I will knock your
teeth down your throat?"
He said he held a number of claims
against the It. Pearlstine store. He
thought Abe Pearlstine was manager
of this store. The day before the
killing, Jones said, he received a small
claim against the firm and he mailed
this claim of $37.50 or wrote R. Pearl?
stine of the claim, early the morn?
ing of the killing. This letter was
introduced in evidence ami read to
tho jury.
Jones said he went back to the
postOffice about 9:30 on the morning
of December i?r> to get the Bowman
mail. He saw Pearlstine in the post
office reading a letter. He also saw
J. W. Sheriff In the lobby; didn't sei
anyone else. Just as he got opposib
Pearlstine, while going to his mail
box, he saw Pearlstine looking at him
piercingly. Jones said he stopped
and looked In his mall box. When
he raised up, I'earlstlne said, "Read
this again, read this, you dog," Pearl'
stim? then said, 'Damn you, take this,"
striking Jones, lie said the blow was
very severe and knocked him up
against the wall in the corner of the
lobby. lie said this lick was over the
eye, disclosing a sear to the jury,
which he said was the result of the
lick. Blood Mowed profusely.
Jones said he couldn't defend him?
self. Afier the first liek, he said,
Pearlstine closed in on him, kept on
striking him <>n the corner, 12 or 15
limes He begged Pearlstine to stop,
but he ?truck righ1 on. Jones said
he was holding his hahds up trying
to protect his face. Pearlstine knock
> d him nearly blind. Pearlstine said
he was going to kt!! him a*~d then he
managed to jerk loose. (At this point
Of the examination Jones was moved
to tears.) At this time the postmas
ter came out and took hold of Pearl
stine. He jerked away from Pearl?
stine and the jerk placed him a lit?
tle distance from them.
He said he struck no blows, but
Lhat Pearlstine's blows had reduced
him almost to insensibility. He said
it. ? front door wa.i closed. He walk
? -i a short distance in a blinded con?
dition. He stopped to locate himself
and turned to see where Pearlstine
was. He said Pearlstine was at a!
1 . ie distance, three or four feet,
looking at him, bent his list, said w ith
an 09 th, "I am going to kill you."
Then he tired'vme shot at Pearlstine.
Just as he fired the pistol he walked
out of the office. He said his hat
waa knocked off and that Pearlstine
was walking toward him when he
fired.
The shooting took place very quick?
ly after the separation.
Me said he shot Pearlstine to save
his life. Jones said he didn't hear
any conversation between the post?
master, Byrd, and Pearlstine and that
he was carrying a pistol in protection
of himself, as he expected trouble
from Pearlstine. Ho said \e went to
his place of business after the shoot?
ing, lie testified that his health was
\ 1 ry bad.
Jones told of the claim that he re
4
calved payment of from Pearlstine
and that the money had been remit?
ted to the proper parties and that
the sending out of this same claim
again to Pearlstine was through no
fault of his.
Jones introduced his check stub
and also the check recording the
payment to its owner. This claim
misunderstanding was the result of a
mistake and the prosecution asknowl
edged it as such. Jones said that all
the claims he held against the Pearl
stines had been setled except one. He
said the pistol that he had found at
the court house in Branwell, and that
at that time it was in the same shield
and that the shield was cut around
the trigger and at the end as it is
now. H*? said y.f fJIdl 'I ' ti . 1 .
stine was In 11?? - po totfice when h?
went in and wouldn't have got." In
if be had know n it.
Th? State, In reply, placed P, L'.
Dukes on the witness stand, who tes?
tified to the good reputation for peace
and quiet of both Pearlstine and
Jones. On the cross-examination he
said he knew of Pearlstine being In
a few difficulties.
Thomas L. Pearlstine of Allendale.
a brother of Abe Pearlstine, testified
as to the claims against the R. Pearl?
stine company and as to letters re?
ceded from Jones in this connection.
W. A. Dukes and Dr. B. X. Minus
testified as to the good reputation of
Pearlstine.
Pjnk Thompsoin was the last wit?
ness in the case and he denied telling
T. E. Falrey that Pearlstine got him
to beat Jones; that Pearlstine had
never told him anything about Jones
and that he never had a conversation
with Falrey in this respect.
Judge Memmlnger stated that he
would not limit counsel in their ad?
dresses, but they could use their dis?
cretion. Counsel agreed to three ar?
guments on each side. T. M. Raysor
opened for the State and made a pas?
sive plea for conviction, stating that
there was no self-defense proved in
the case according to the law of self
defense. Solicitor P. T. Hilderbrand
and Adam II. Moss also addressed the
jury at length, asking for Jones' con- |
viction. Judge C. P. Brunsen, Col. D.
0. Herbert and William C. Wolfe
made strong arguments for Jones* ac?
quittal. The arguments were begun
about 12 noon and were concluded at
7 o'clock tonight. The lawyers in the
caes put up earnest and diligent fight
and the case has been an interesting
one.
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HKl'OUT UK THE CONDITION OK
TIB FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
OF SUMTER,
ki Sumter, in the State of South Carolina,
at the close of business. Jan. 7th 1011.
RESOURCES.
Irtan* and dtKcovnts, $517.171 <>6
Overdrafts, SSCtfrsd and unse?
cured. 10,41? 92
U. 8. Bonds to secure circula
tiou, 25,000 00
Bonds, iseerlties, etc.. 2.000 00
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures. 3.000 00
\ Other Real LVate Owned IftU 29
i Dae from National Hank?
(not reserve agents), 27 4H2 57
Due from State and Private
Rnnk* and B inkers, Trust
Companies, and Savings
Banks, 5,6<*7 97
Due from approved reserve
agents, IsyMfl 83
Checks and other cash items, S\81t 00
Notes of other National Bank*. 13.145 00
Fractional paper currency.
nickels and cents, 40.r> 92
Lawful Money Reserve
in Bank, viz :
Specie, : 5.911 75
L-gal tender notes, 1,500 00 17,411 75
Redemption Fund with U. 8.
Treasurer, (5 per ct. of cir?
culation.) 1,250 00
Total, $661,864 81
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in, $100,000 00
Surplus fund, 50,000 00
Undivided profits, less ex?
penses and taxes paid, 36,925 16
National Bank notes outstand?
ing. 25,000 00
Due to Othor National Banks. 9,C95 85
Due to State and Private
Banks and Bankers 4,398 83
Dividends U?paid, 498.00
Individual deposits subject
to check, 435,948 97
Total $661,864 81
State of South Carolina, )
County of Sumter. )
I, J. L MoCALLUM, Cathie: of the
above named bank, do solemnly s*ear that
the above statement is true to thr best of
my knowledge and belief.
j t t t t'm Ottfcfer
i Bobeeribed ""U sworn to before r.e cr>is
! '-ttt. daj of laa. 1911.
QWO L BICKER.
Hotarj PebUe*
i Oorreot attest.
H. D BaRNETT, f Directors.
ARCHIE CHINA )
Resolutions are in order. The
best resolution for you to make is
to be on time for business, en?
gagements, etc. during 1911, and
the best way to do this is to pur?
chase a Howard Watch. Abso?
lutely dependable.
W. A. Thompson,
6 S. Main St. Jeweler ml Optici?
Garden Seeds
We have just received a large stock of Fresh
Seeds for your garden, and would be pleased
for you to come in and supply your needs.
Now is the time for planting
CABBAGE, SPINACH. PARSLEY,
LETTUCE, MUSTARD, RADISH
AND GARDEN PEAS.
We also have'a complete selection of Onion
Sets, Mail Orders Solicited.
Sibert's Drug Store,
W. W. SIBKRT.
PHONE 283. 8 S. MAIN ST