The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, March 29, 1912, Image 1
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Vol. LXII. No. U. UNION, S. cJyDAY, MARCH 29. 1912. Sl.nOn Year.
VALUABLE DATA
BY MR. BROWNING
IN RESPONSE'TO TIMES REQITES1
HON. L. J. DROWNING, CHAIRMAN
OF WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE,
GIVES LENGTHY ACCOUNT
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION IN
STATE MATTERS?FULL TEXT
OP I.PfTPW
Editor The Union Times:
Dear 8Ir: In compliance with your
request of a week ago, I submit to
you some facts |n regard to the financial
condition of the State. I fear
that I shall have to make this article
too long and also that it will be
dull, as figures always are, to the
average reader.* *
To begin with, let mes ay that twelve
years ago the State government decided
to complete the Capitol, making
a total' appropriation for thin
purpose $232,361.00. This money was
borrowed from the State Sinking
Fund Commission and. to keep faith
with the land-hoklers of the State,
should he repaid by the first of negt
January. Had it been repaid in
equal annual installments It would
have only required $19,363, and the
annual interest per annum to have
liquidated the debt by this time. But
the general assembly dallied with
this proposition for a number of
years . paying very little more tbap
Interest.on the loan. Four years ago
some of us in preparing the appro*
priatton bill, began urging the necessity
for action and in those two years
thn Saht was van ifanlJaJtv
? ** * *** * ^"V a ouuwu.
Last'year there, was appropriated tor
this purpose #89,240 and tills year
there wa? appropriated #46,800, which
completely wipes out the debt So
that this entire loan can be paid on
the bonded indebtedness of the States
Were 1 called upon to give changes
In next year's appropriation bill I
would say that Jt would he reduced
mm - In tlli follpwtoa particular* from the
^appropriation'bill of this year: '
State House loan, (explained above)
$46,800.
Reduction In Agricultural Department
S10.000. because Clemeon Col
lege is now cooperating with the Na-|
tionalGovernment In farm demonstra-'
Hon work, Instead of the State, and j
we will certainly not have another J
National Corn Show, for which we
provide in thlB hill.
Winthrop College's appropriation
will very probably be reduced $20,000,
because the new Industrial Arts and
Science Building Is completed this
year, and she will not ask for another
building for a few years at any
rate.'
The Citadel appropriation will be
1..A-J OC1 PP KAnn..ao ho- Voaf I
IUU UWU fwl,6Ql.UU UOtOUDC UO| uuav
wing Ih completed and her insurance 1
paid up this year for three years. I
The Industrial School at Florence,
will be reduced about $12,000, as we |
this year provide Tor plumbing and;
Insurance, building and equipping and i
industrial building, enlarging storage J
room, dairy equipment and a new dor- j
mitory?costing in the aggregate $14,-|
000. The enlarged attendance will ne-j
cessltate the increase of the mainte- i
nance fund by about $2,000.
The Colored College will be reduced
$9,000. $7,000 to Install heating
plant in the new dormitory, $1,000
for repairing old heating plant in old
dormitory and $1,000 for insurance
for three years.
Let me say here that I recognize
the fact that this expenditure for
heating plant will be very severely
criticised bv some. The heating
plant in the old dormitory was installed
when Gov. Blease was a member
of tho board of trustees of the
Colored College, afid In his report,
ae a trustee, to the General Assembly
of that year, he spoke In glowing
terms, not only of the benefit, but of
the justice of this appropriation. Yet
last year he vetoed this appropriation
and was sustained. He vetoed it
again this year and was overwhelmingly
over-ridden, bo that this improvement
is assured. Had a heating
plant been installed in the second
dormitory, the State would have been
saved a disastrious fire in the burning
of this building, to replace which cost
the taxpayers last year and the year
before, a total of 428,000. Resides
that, the trustees, who are prominent
white men of the State, assure n? that
the saving in cost of fuel will pay
for the entire heating plant in four
years. Not taking into consideration
the enormous saving in danger of destruction
by hre. This is purely a
business view to take of this mattei
but from a humanitarian and christian
standpoint, it is our duty as th<
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ruling race 10 giv? uicm ow,,,, uu......
cratlon In return for the taxes whlet
we collect from them. Resides that
the students who attend there, re
eolve only a plain Kngliah educatloi
In books. hut each hoy la trained h
practical farm work, doing t.he worl
himself, or he la given thorough In
atrufctlon and practical training ii
carpentry, masonry, plastering, plum
hinf, paintlpg and other useful trader
While the girla are trained in drea
making, cooking and other useful oc
cupatlone for women. As a matte
of faot, this hew dormitory could nr
ha re been erected at any of our othe
SUPREME COURT
! AFFIRMS DECREE
1 SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DECISr
ION IN CASE AGAINST STOCK
HOLDERS OF INSOLVENT PEOPLES
BANK AT UNION, WHICH
CLOSED ITS DOORS IN AUGUST,
1 1008.
Columbia, March 27.?"The framera
of the constitution did not contemplate
finespun distinctions between
those depositing money in the
bank subject to a draft, and those receiving
time certificates for their deposits;
nor the characteristics of a
certificate of deposit, and those of a
promissory note. It makes no difference
how much similarity there may
he between a time certificate of deposit
and a promissory note, it does
not 'prevent the person receiving the
certificate Of rtermnlf from of 111
pying the relations of a depositor.
No authority has been cited and we
do not believe any can be found, sustaining
the proposition that a party
depositing money in a bank in the usual
course of business and accepting
a time certificate is not to be regarded
as a depositor." This ocnclusion
was reached by Chief Justice
Qary in affirming the Union county
court in the case of J. H. Wilkes ft
Company against B. F. Arthur and
others. ,
The action was brought in the
Union county court by J. H. Wilkes
ft Company, King Hardware company,
and Lady Schumpert against B. F.
Arthur and numerous other parties,
named as the stockholders of the Peoples
bank, of Union, an insolvent corporation.
The action brought by the
plaintiffs In behalf of themselves and
all other depositors of the Peoples
bank.
There was an order of reference to
the matter to tako the testimony and
rport upon ail Issus Involved, from
which order there was an appeal, hut
the appeal was dlsmusscd. The master
made hiB report, which was confirmed
by the circuit court except
J ?A 1 1- * * ?
nr ceruun?|MtriicumrB> ftii hpim-ui whb
then taken to tho supreme court.
. The first question raised watt
whether the claims of any of the depositors
.had been legally proved nm
der the b#rier of reference.?Spartanburg.
Herald. " V ' '
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institutions for less than $75,000. the
State only furnished the material laid
down on the grounds, and tho students
did every lick of tho work, without
any jjjjiy. In regard to Ibis school
I am Informed by white men in a position
to know, that not one of the
hundreds of boys who have graduated
here has ever been brought into court
charged with any crime and, so far
as know, not one of the girl graduates
has ever led an immoral life Op gone
astray. A remarkable showing for an
institution that has turned out hundreds
and hundreds of graduates.
Appropriation for elections next
year will be reduced about $35,005,
as the expense for this is very light
in the off years.
Printing the Code this year cost
$12,000. This expense occurs only
every tenth year, the law requiring a
nou' nrlnt^H nnnli tAiifh
If the Refunding Bill, to which I
referred In my former article, recomes
an accomplished fact the retirement
of $800,000 of our present
debt, and the Sinking Fund now has
that amount of money to be so applied,
It means a saving in interest of
$"6,000 per annum for the next 20
years. If the remainder of the bonded
debt Is refunded at 4 per cent (as we
have no doubt It will l;e, we already
receiving inquiries from boi.d brdkers
1 of New Yorw, Chicago, and other cltj
ies? it means the saving of $26,100 per
annum for the next 20 years.
I If the Auditors do their duty and
; place the capital and surplus of all
j corporations now invested In State
and IT. F. Bonds upon ti e tax books,
.as this new law requires, and the
I tax levy ^remains at 5 3-4 mills. It
will bring into the treasury annually
I at least $38,$00. And this sum will
' gradually grow as our eoroonflons
, Invest more and more in Stnt" and
1 National securities. To this might
, he added $3d00 on aeeonnt "of the
I abolition of me office of State Geol
; (iKini aim fsijvw uu a^uum ui mc
'f?ame Warden*department
All these reductions make a total
that should aid almost surely will
come out of tty next appropriation
bill of $228,4661 -Of course the Azures
are not absolutely accurate, but
1 am sure 1 have-not missed it $10,000
; either way. \
Now as to thy increases: The
heath department *will inevitably he
increased unless fto law requirinp
1 that department to furnish free vaccine
and free antl-&xln be amended
' so as to only furnisi it to those not
able to pay for sane. T estimated
that this Increase wilyhe at least $R,5
000; and think that thy law should he
MMAMilAil In Vi 1 u no wtlAil n ?
ailivuunu IU mi" I'WI vivvm, .
For the past two yedr* the $<>0,000
appropriated for TIl>?h\ Schools has
" been paid out of the dimensary fund,
and as the remainder of fcat fund will
soon he divided amoncAthe public
* schools this will have to be raised
hv direct appropriation nnither year.
1 The law providing for $60,|00 to aid
weak schools will have to he amended
l' If thte appropriation is to ho eartled
because this act specifically teclatos
that It shall be paid out of the <Aspensary
fund. The act appropriating
f fOmtlnued on last pa pre)
. A
IRA B. JONES WII
SATURDAY
Hon. Ira B. Jones will, next w<
' make several speeches in Union co
ty. He has recsntly been on a spe
ing tour of Spartanburg. Greens
and Cherokee counties.
On next Friday, April 6th, he j
deliver two speeches in Joneerl
one at 8 o'clock in the evening. J
Saturday morning, April 6th, |M
8 Standing at E
We have not quite grajjl
the thirteen weeks are at an ei
be added?making a rottaraSi
yellow label, and If jour aoba
$?& expire, will yon not unite trltl
,$5j us on our Linotype Way? V
a incoming week?the fourteentl
X full thousand dollars.
3* Here are the names and a
& Dr. R (\ buke, Un!
R D- Kitche*i^W|
Albert Ollllatn, T7h]
& Prof.
$. Mrs. viola Hopper,
R. I?. Vaughan, Un
Rev. C. C, VaughaJT;
??* a. h. Cottinghmn, \
H. J. Waldrop, Unit
H. L. Poole, Union
R. C. Lee. Union
* J. H. Scboppaul, di
X w. n. Garner, Kelt
Mrs. \N illio Harris.
J- H. RandoipKLa
Q Aaron W. Rid^ Uul
O. Hughey. McBe
? H. M. Sparks, Union
W. C. Edwards, Jon<
X M. C. Gault, Jonesvj
X E. W. Harris, Keltoi
-<*' W. T. Harris, Mexie
? L,. J. Browning, Ua
0 C. J. Koon, Union,
^ .1. C. Vinson, Jonesi
Pope Nabors, Mom
X A. J. (tollman. Jone
Joseph J. Young, Pi
A. W. T. Ravenscro
{5$, Sam'l l.ittlejohn Joi
igt W. W. Cooper, Unio
J. Ben Snvith, Delri
*:* G. T. Gault, Kelton
9 1. L. Bobo, Sedalia
? Jesse Humphries, 11
Allss Fannie Clark,
Kldd 1 /in? Jnnnavill
Mrs. Sallie M. Jolly
* ' A. Judeon Greer, Ui
? DoAubrey Gregory,
Mrs. G. W. Holder,
jfe -I. C. Spears, Jonei
.g. Thomas Gilliam, S<
2 A Friend .,
? Total for thirteenth
Previously reported
?g> Total to date.... .
Balance to be raise<
To all subscribers, far an
A Will you not look at your labe
^ on/1 If I'm: i* cnliarrl nHnn Iiao /
X one of the number to send In
S Faithfully and
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Death of Mr. Wm. \oland.
.Mr. win. ^oiana aiea ai nm uoi
In South Union Sunday night at
o'clock. He was sick but a she
time and hts death was a great aho
to hip family and friends. He w
stricken on Tuesday night, precr
ing his death, and from the first w
desi>erately ill. The funeral was ec
ducted by Revs. .Ino. F. Matheson,
M. Rice and .1. H. Danner, and t
interment in the city cemetery Mc
day afternoon.
Mr. Noland leaves a wife, three so
and two daughters; tie is survived
one brother, Mr. T, p. Noland, S
who Is himself in quite feeble heal
and a sister, Mrs. Maria J. McWhirt
both of Union.
Mr. Noland was a man possessing
heart that overflowed with klndnee
he was a good neighbor, a devot
husband and father and a worthy c
izcn. He was 57 years of age.
Dr. Keller Ofrfens I>rnir Store.
Dr. fa. T. Keller, formerly of fti
I falo, but recently of Orangeburg, t
decided to open a dmg store In Un1i
and has purchased the business
Olymnh's Pharmacy In the store rxx
under Hotel Union. Dr. Keller a
take charge at once. He 1s well a
favorably known In Union and 1
I many friends who will he glad
have him return>Nto Union.
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bv' ' v.i'Wm
HpAK HERE ?
HIRNOON, APRIL 6
Volock, he will speak at Sedalla High
^hool building. On the afternoon of
-mill atuiiV at S
riun Mific ut?j tic nm ?rv ? _
f-^'clock on Main streejt before the
Union Hotel, and on Saturday night
he will apeak at Lockhart. He will
probably apeak at other pointa in the
county the following week, or at some
early date.
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I of 13th Week I
the Thousand Dollar Mark, and 1
We will ask that one week more
een weeks. Look at your little
ption has expired or is about to ***
16 hundreds of others in helping ?
believe you will. Com,e in this &
reek and help us to roll up the
&L *
?unu for the thirteenth week:
|/; % 2.00 5
??ltte ? 1.00 W
. . .. 2^00
i, Rdoite 2 1.00
100 4? ;rf
lotr, Route 2. . .. 1.00 w *ff
.., 2.00 *?*
rille. Route 2 ... 1.00 A
iroh_ . 1.00 jfe
>gvllle, Route 1 .. 1.00 X
noolet 1.25 ***
ft, . . . <* 1.00 **
aesville v 1.00 ^
n'. 1.00 OL
ly. Fl* 3.00 JX
...... 1.00 X
, 1.00 ?
Fnion . . ... .. 1.00 *?f
Albanv. Oa 50
Is, 1.00 - &
, Monarch 1.00 ,2
iion?R. 2 1.00
Union. Route 1 .. 4.00 *31
Everett, Ga 54^ "
sville .. 3.00 . .?
alalia, Route 1 .. .50
6.00 ;?
i week $76.00 1
$795.71
<$871.71 X
1 $128.29 .f
d near, we appeal for that $128.29. 4$
I on this week's issue of The Times
expired or is about to expire, make j*
the total during the 14th week. .?
sincerely yours,
HE UNION TIMES, 2
Thef Old Reliable. J
Lewis M. Rice, Editor. q
An Interesting' Document.
ne Mr. R. S. Long, who lives a few
9 miles west of Jonesvllle, was in Un)rt
ion Wednesday and showed a Times
man a very Interesting document, a
^ receipt which was given in 1848, tc
as Miss Elizabeth Vaughan, aunt of Mrs.
>n- Long. /;
The receipt reads as follows:
,n. , "July 12. 1848.
"Elizabeth Vaughan, Bought of H
nB 0. Dunn, 16 yards of Calico at 30<
?y $4.80
Received the above in full payment
er, 1849. H. G. Dunn."
(his of the interesting things aboul
{ * this odd receipt is the fact that caliph*
. -1 xl m nAx ? I mVxl
ed men lor out ? jmru. iu#v wm
lt-! "oome price" to pay 'or calico.
C. B. Or* (tor> Return* to Union.
C. B. Gregory, former police ser
geant, who disappeared last fall, leaving
a shortage In his accounts of $600
uf-lhas returned to Union. It Is reported
las that he has settled all amounts h<
on, owed and that he will he given immu
of nlty from prosecution,
oiu Gregory attributes his misdeeds t<
rill his having been drinking heavily foi
no some ume, ana wm uui ?i uunseu
im He sayi he ha* a^orn off drinkim
to and ha* not touched liquor tinea Jan
nary.
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JTRONG FIGHT TO S
END BLEASEISM
REGISTRATION RULE APPLIED 9
TO PRIMARIES WOULD SOLVE
THE PROBLEM?WOULD CUT
DOITN VOTE IN THE STATE
FROM 110,000 TO 60.000?REAL
TEST OF STRENGTH.
Columbia, March 25?The wheela
>f the political machine in South Car"
>lina have been set in motion and the
indications are that the conning cam- 1
p&ign is going to be one. of the most <
Interesting in the history of the ,
State. Coincident with the call for
the meeting of the state executive
committee here April 1th, to call
the state convention for May 15,
General Willie Jones, who has played
an important part in the councils
of the party in the state for 30 years
announced that he would not seek
reelection as state chairman. Dan
Sinkler, of Charleston, 'lias been
mentioned for the place.
The club's meetings will be held
April 27. Here it is that the fight
will start by the Blease forces to defeat
the program for a restriction of
the primary. Should the registratration
rule be applied to the primary,
or In other words, should the state
election rules' bte adopted by the
Democratic party In South Carolina,
It would mean the passing of Blease
from the oolftical arena, to a cer
taJnty, for it would eliminate what
little strength he may still have. To
require registration certificate in the
primary would cut down the vote in
i South Carolina from about 110,000
to 60,000 The Blease forces will
make a strenuous effort to block this
program which is to be launched at
the club meetings next month. Circular
letters are being distributed
throughout the state, presumably by
the Blease headquarters to stop the
fight for restriction.
The fight on the other hand, will
be equally strong. A strenuous effort.
will* he made at (he state convention
to put the ~ restriction
through. The matter will he started
at the club meetings and the indica
tlons are that the rule will go
through.
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The liadlea Aid society of Grace
Methodist church will give a silver
tea, Friday afternoon and evening,
Maroh 29th, at the residence of Mrs.
J. A. Brown on South street.
From 4 to 6 o'clock the children
will be entertained, and from 8 to
12 o'clock everybody is invited to
come.
A -musical program will be a special
feature. The best talent in the
city taking part. Refreshments are
to be served.
Remember the date, Friday, March
29th, at the home of Mrs. J. A. Brown.
1
Mr. Dashiel Leaves Union.
Mr. L. P. Dashiel, who has been
hookkeeepr far the Mutual Dry Goods
Co. for several years, resigned his
position to acecpt a similar one at
Berrdettsville, S. C., with the Carroll-Pratt
company.
Mr. Dashiel has a wide circle of
friends in Union who regret his decision
to make his home elsewhere,
but follow him with their good wishes.
Mr. Dashiel has by his courteous
, manners and his close application tc
, his work, earned the approval of all
who have business relations with him
1 He is also, a "royal good fellow"
> Wherever ho goes he is bound tc
i succeed, for he has those qualities ol
> manhood that make for success.
i T?rz?zr _ .
, iMease Hoara uitm up runa.
1
The commission named by Gov
Blease to wind up the affairs of the
State dispensary has turned over $25,587.01.
to the State treasurer/ Whex
, the Blease commission took charge
after the Ansel commission was dls,
missed by the governor, thqre wai
t a cash balance of $28,737.95, on d<
( posit. The Blease commission hek
office tor one year and spent ovei
$4,000 without collecting anything
Under the terms of the Crosson resolution,
passed at the last session ol
the general assembly the Blease com
j mission went out of existence several
days ago and a final report la to tn
made within the next several days.
There is about $75,000 of the dis.
pensary fund In the hands of th<
' State treasurer. This fnnd was turned
, over by the Ansel commission whlcl
collected a total of about $500,000
The total fund, approximately $100,000,
now held by the State treasure)
will be distributed among the sahooli
of the State by State Treasurer Jen
, nlngs, Comptroller General Jones an<
I State Superintendent of Bdueatloi
5 Sweartngen. An act was passed orsi
H" nf Oia smvernor at th(
) last session of the geDeral assembl;
r to provide for the distribution of thi
di?p6MAry fond. Tne act was nrv
I passed in 1911 was vetoad.?Th<
l68ati?2miiii'i?6i$io
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mMBti:
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5AD DEATH OF
. A YOUNG GIRL
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SWEET AND ATTRACTIVE Ti
DAUGHTER OF MR. VXD MRS. J. Ll
D. ARTHUR. DIED AT KXOWL
TON'S INFIRMARY, AT COLUM- l
, BIA SATURDAY EVENING?HER
DEATH CAUSES GREAT SORROW.
>M
las Kathleen Arthur, eldest
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Arthur, '
lied In Knowlton's Infirmary Saturday ?.
evening and her remains were brought "
to Union Sunday and buried in the
Presbyterian ^metery Sunday after- q
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur left Union on 6
Wednesday of last week, carrying ^
Miss Kathleen and little Alice to the
infirmary for treatment. Miss Kathleen
was operated on Friday and was
thought to he doing well up to a short f
while before she expired Saturday
night.
The death of this lovely young girl _3^|
has cast a gloom over the entire
community. She was fourteen years
of age In July last year, and was a
member of the High School In the 11 $1
eighth grade. She was gifted with a JJjHfl
mind far above the ordinary and with WyrSt
a personality that attracted all hearts.
She was greatly heloved by her
school mates, her teachers and all ^""4 ?
those with whom she came In contact. v {
In the home she was the great Joy of/ jgg,
her father and mother. She was o?' , V
erythlng that could be desired to
parents and to the younger chlldrX
in the family. Her death has brough\
great sorrow to many hearts. Just
upon the threshold of young womanhood,
just at the tender age when the * ^
days of childhood slip into the papt. *
and the arrival of the broader, deeper
days of young womanhood, the rail /
came to this dearly beloved younj| girl (
to enter the great, silent, eternity.
With the bfccoolkg of life's Tnarvol^ V ^ *
< *^.VnMlni? **- -> - >? J>
visions of a life of^uaefuln^ ^ r, ^ j* <.
service on earth, the Great Father
saw best to call her away from earth's
struggles and battles. It Is a great
mystery, but so is life, so also Is every
heartache, every sparrow's fall.
Into a world of action, trial, struggle,
pain, disappointment and uncertainty
we come with Infantile cry. As the
great mysteries bogln to grip the
heart and the battles of life begin to
rage, wonaer ana yei aeeper wonner
fills the soql. Who knows but that It
Is equally as well that having faced
the mysteries and measured our own
souls we should be spared the further
conflict of the swiftly passing years.
Surely our God does but seek to bring
| us to mature development of soul
, that He may gather us to Himself. If
that day comes just as life's sun
, rises to the mid-morning hour, It is
[ just as well. Who knows but that it
, Is far better?
Hong will linger the fragrance of
' this beautiful young life. In the
I heart of parents, brothers, sisters,
, school-mates ana irienas, ner rnern.
ory will be cherished. The silent
J tears may fall, and the heart be sad,
for the parting, yet each one so bereft
may look into the face of the
Christ whom the dear child served,
and say: "Master, great and holy,
merciful and mighty, we surrender to
Thee this dear heart, and our own
hearts trust in Thee."
Jones to Retire as Chairman.
After 30 year' active service to the
j Democratic party In South Carolina,
. Hon. Wiley Jones, for the past 11
years State chairman, has announced
that he will rot ask for re-election. He
f has called the executive committee to
meet in Columbia 011 April 10th, when
I the official call for the State convens
tion to be held on May 15th, will be
issued.
The name of Lowndes J.? Browning,
j member of the house of representaI
tires from Union, and chairman of the
j ways and means committee, of the
, houee, has been suggested as State
ohairman. Mr. Browning has already
r announced that he will not eeek rej
olectlon to the house. He Is one of
the l>est known And most capable
I members of ^the house. He is not
j seeking any office. Mr. Browning is a
r successful farmer and has a wide ac#
quaintanee throughout the State.? .
, The State.
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I Mrs. Q, W .Holder of Everett, Ga.,
9 Is visiting relatives In Union tbis
week. r
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