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VOL. LXVII. NO. 26. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 21), 11)17 - r<Vj
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First Ameri
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Vanguard of Pershing's
Forces
Arrives
Hearty welcome
(MEN SOLDIER
Crowds Greet United Slates
Warriors Come to Help France
/? Fight?Will Be Moved
Close to Battle Line
Within Short Time
A French Seaport, June 27.?The
second contingent of American troops
have arrived and disembarked this
morning.
The troops landed amid the frantic
cheers of the people who had gathered
for hours before in anticipation
of a duplication of yesterday's surprise.
Enthusiasm rose to fever pitch
when it was learned that the transports
and convoys had successfully
passed the submarine zone. The port
was speedily beflagged in honor of the
occasion.
All the troops now arrived were
vi uiiaxvt a.cu tvuajf tu a camp I1UI QIS"
tant from this point, where Maj. 1
Gen. William L. Sibert is installed.
Thence they probably will go soon to ]
a point near the front. All the 1
troops are in excellent shape, enthusi- 1
astic over the successful trip and their '
reception and eager for action. 1
Maj. Gen. Pershing, the American
commander, is expected tomorrow.
The harbor is dotted with convoys. '
The streets are filled with soldiers in |
khaki and with bluejackets. Great !
. numbers of tpicita are '
immense supplies to the. camps in
which the troops are concentrating.
Marines Slipped Off Without Ceremonies.
New York, June 27.?So quietly did ]
a regiment of marines included in that ^
part of the Pershing expedition which ,
already has landed in France slip ,
away from the League Island navy ,
yard, that the sailor baseball team at ,
[itacute un luc puruae ground did not
know 2,700 men under command of
Col. Charles A. Doyen, were on their
way to the battle front. No drums or
bugles sounded and the only ceremony
which attended the leave tak- i
ing was a brief speech to the officers .
by Maj. Gen. George Barnett, commandant
of the corps. The story of :
their quiet march from barracks was
released here tonight. At 2:30 o'clock i
in the afternoon of the departure, the i
baseball players had the parade 1
ground all to themselves and no one
was in sight on the street in front i
of the home of the post commander. 1
A few seconds later the head of a |
uuiumii 01 soiaiers 01 me sea in Khaki i
in heavy marching order swung into i
the brick paved street in front of the i
commander's house. Maj. Gen. Bar- <
nett and a little group of other offi- <
cers from headquarters took up posts
on the turf of the walk beside the '
curb. i
STARS AND BARS. j
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The Stars and Bars chapter, Chil- j
dren of the Confederacy, was enter- ,
tained by Miss Elizabeth Smith on j
Wednesday afternoon. A large Unit- ]
ed States flag floated over the piano
and smaller ones were used for decoration.
The chapter sang "O Columbia,
the Gem of the Ocean" and Miss
Cornelia Culp recited "Your Flag and i
My Fag." This was followed by a ]
poem entitled "The Flags of Our 1
Countries," read by Miss Cornelia Pal- ,
mer. j
Mies Kathleen Humphries told of i
the making of the first American flag, \
explaining the significance of the de- 1
sign. Then all stood and joined in sing- i
ing "The Star Spangled Banner."
The directress, Mrs. J. W. Mixson, <
then gave short sketches of Florence i
Nightingale and Clara Barton and the 1
organization of the Red Cross society.
The girls present organized an '
Auxiliary and will make bandages for
the wounded soldiers. They will give
an entertainment next Thursday even- >
ing at the Chamber of Commerce to 1
raise funds to buy material. ]
The admission will he small on/1 -
everybody interested is urged to be \
present. _
PICNIO FOURTH OF JULY.
There will be a picnic at Sedalia on <
the Fourth of July in the grove at |
Mrs. Alverson's, near the school
house. The public is invited to come j
and bring a basket of goodies. 1
can Troops
Landed at F
MRS. RICHARD I. MANNING
ADDRESSED SERVICE LEAGUE
Large Audience Gathered to Hear the 5
First Lady of the State Discuss
the Many Ways in Which
Woman Can Help.
By inadvertence the account of the
visit of Mrs. Richard I. Manning to
Union was omitted from The Times of '
last week and it was with regret that |
we discovered this omission because
Mrs. Manning's visit was quite an >
event. She came in the interest of the 1
Woman's Service League and delivered
an earnest Sddress in the Edisonia
theatre.
A large audience of women and a
few men heard this splendid address 1
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mull uv-MKHh me Kiacmua maimer
and convincing logic from the speaker
moved the audience profoundly and
while enthusiasm already ran high in
the Service League it was greatly accelerated
by the visit of Mrs. Manning.
She showed various ways in 1
which the women of the country could :
help in this time of d'.stress and is 1
herself a living example of patriotic
devotion, Governor and Mrs. Manning
having three sons already enlisted. 1
Capt. and Mrs. F. M. Farr entertained
Mrs. Manning during her visit 1
here and after the address on Friday
morning an elegant luncheon was
served at which a number of guests i
were bidden.
MISS ALSIE SMITH IN COLUMBIA
Miss Alsie Smith, home demonstration
for this county is in Columbia
to assist in the free demonstration of
canning and cooking which that city
has inaugurated. The course is offered
by the home demonstration department
of Winthrop college, the fed- '
eral departments and the Columbia <
Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia
detachment of National Service '
League for Woman's Service.
The course will continue for three
days and besides canning the vegeta- 1
bles and fruits that are coming in
in such quantities, they will be taught '
Loouake braad with wh?t*auhwtHaite^
HARRY SPEARS HAS ACCIDENT. |
Master Harry Spears had the misfortune
Monday morning to receive a
painful injury. He was attempting to
get into a truck and slipped and his <
foot was caught under the wheels; al- !
though the wound is very painful it is '
not considered serious and it is earnestly
hoped that Harry will soon be 1
out again. 1
DIES AT LANDRUM. 1
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Landrum, June 18.?Mrs. Adolphus
Wright, wife of Gist W. Wright, died j
at her home here Thursday night,
June 14th. Although she had been i
ill for two weeks, her death was a <
shock to her many friends. Mrs. <
Wright was a noble Christian wo
man, and was held in the highest love <
and esteem by everyone. She had <
been a consistent member of the
Methodist church from her girlhood, 1
true to the cause of Christ, true to 1
her friends and true to all that was i
good, this woman will be greatly i
missed. She was a charter member <
of Landrum Chapter No. 68, O. E. S., t
and was buried with the ritualistic <
ceremonial of the order, the Worthy
Grand Matron officiating. '
She was born June 13, 1853, and
was reared in the "old brick church"
section of Union county moving to 1
Landrum 21 years ago. Before her :
marriaee to Gist. W 1
r> ... *t iuai cii
23, 1876, she was Miss Adams and
besides her husband and one adopted ,
son she leaves two sisters and one ^
brother, J. Q. Adams, of Lakeland,
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VISITS OLD HOME. <
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Fred W. Keasler, who has been vis- i
itinp: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. ?
Keasler on West Main street, has re- j
turned to his ship somewhere on the
Atlantic waters. He left the first of
April for the Naval Ttraininpr station
n Norfolk, Va., and since then has j
?one aboard a ship. He speaks very
lifchly of the navy and says that it .
s a nne place for a young man.
Mr. Keasler took part in the Red
2ross rally in this city last Thursday ]
ifternoon and helped to boost the
movement.
KNOXVILLF7S BOOSTERS' TRIP (
IN MOVIES HERE MONDAY j
Entitled "Pilgrims of Patriotism" c
?cenes along the route photographed \
>y movie man who accompanied the i
Knoxville Boosters on their trip last s
month. Union is in the moving pic- i
ture that will be shown here.
Shown at the Edisonia Monday, c
luly 2nd, in addition to Metro feature. >
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams of <
jlendale are spending sometime with 1
:heir children in this city.
Miss Lulu Gault has returned from *
i visit to relatives at Loclchart June- 1
lion.
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GOOD-McSW AIN.
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Lockhart, June 27.?One of the
most beautiful events of the past
week was that of the marriage of
Miss Macie Good of this place and
Mr. Lewis Beacher McSwain of Tampa,
Fla.
The church in which the wedding
was solemnized was beautifully decorated
in a color scheme of white And
green. The chancel was covered wjith
white and surrounded by a white Wall
entwined with ivy and lighted candles.
Overhead was a string of white lights
peeping out from the green foliage.
The wedding bell suspended by li
chain of daisies formed the center.
AM TAT T T A ? ?
inrs. tt. ij. Lieut, accompanied on tne
organ by Miss Bessie Murphy and on
the violin by Mr. G. T. Kitchens,
sweetly sang "Sweetest Story Eve*
Told."
Shortly after the strains of Lohengrin's
wedding march pealed forth,
the Rev. Mr. Porter took his place
on the altar. Then came the ushers
and the ring bearer, carrying the ring
on a magnolia bud. These were followed
by the flower girls, maid- of
honor, Miss Lillian Good, the best
man, Earnest Good and the groom
were in their respective places awaited
the coming of the bride. The impressive
ceremony was then performed
by Rev. Mr. Porter. Following
which the couple left for various
points of interest.
AN ENTERTAINMENT.
In honor of Misses Ethelind and
Nancy Pope, two charming little visitors
from Columbia Mrs. Macbeth
Young entertained at her home on
East Main street Tuesday.
The entire lower floor was cleared
and the little misses and their escorts
enjoyed dancing from 6:30 to 8.
The hostess served ices and cakes,
assisted by her sister, Mrs. R. L. McNally,
Mrs. H. S. Adams of Chester,
Mrs. J. C. Wallace, Mrs. W. F. Gilliam
and Miss Mary Jones.
All then joined in singing "Star
Spangled Banner, and just at this mo-,
mentr two big-fcttttfa appeared at the
door and the little folks were given an
auto Tide and taken home.
DEATH OF MRS. J. L. LAMB.
Mrs. J. L. Lamb died early Thurslay
mQrning at her home in the Lower
Fairforest neighborhood and will be
juried Friday at Bogansville church.
Her death was quite a shock to her
family and friends, and was altogether
unexpected. She seemed to be in her
usual health the day before. Her husband
arose and built the fire preparatory
to the cooking of breakfast.
When he went to call Mrs. Lamb he
found her dead.
Mrs. Lamb was 55 years of ape
ind is survived by her husband and
seven children five sons and two
iauphters, all of them prown. She
was a sister of Capt. Jeff May, chief
if the Columbia Fire Department and
if the late Geo. C. May of Union.
Mrs. Lamb was a noble Christian
woman, her life beinp one of devotion
to duty and to her loved ones. For
many years she had been a consistent
member of the Bopansville Methodist
church, Mr. Lamb moving from that
community to the Lower Fairforest
community last fall.
DEATH OF MRS. BUTLER KELLY.
Mrs. Butler Kelly died at her home
at Kelly's station at noon Wednesday
ind the body was taken to Tennessee
for burial the followinp day. She
was, before her marriage, Miss Nina
Ford, and was born in Tennessee, n6ar
Washington college. She is survived
jy her husband, but leaves no chiliren.
Her death was a great shock
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uiiu inciiua, oa on ine
day before she was going about the
louse. She was put under ether for
i slight operation Wednesday and
lever regained consciousness.
EXCEEDS HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLAR MARK
The latest figures show that the
*ed Cross fund exceeds the hundred
nillion dollar mark by fifteen million
with considerable nore contributors
ret to be heard from.
TEMPORARY COMMITTEE
APPOINTED WEDNESDAY
The creditors of the W. B. Terrell
?o. met Wednesday and the affairs of
he company were put in the hands
>f a temporary advisory committee
vith M. W. Brown of Pacolet as chairnan.
Another meeting will be held
it an early day to decide what steps
vill be necessary.
fPL - 1
i ne uuainess win continue at the
Id stand in the Townsend building.
Miss Vera Murrah spent the week;nd
in Columbia with Mrs. John
Vilds.
Mrs. J. B. Haiti wanger of Greenvood
is the guest of her daughter,
4rs. Emslie Nicholson on EL Main
treet.
flllSS WESSLING TO VISIT UNION.
Will Demonstrate Bread Making at
Chamber of Commerce Saturday.
Mas National Reputation.
Miss Alsie Smith, home demonstration
agent for this county, wishes us
to announce that Miss Wessling, of
the bureau of chemistry in Washington,
will give a free demonstration on
Saturday morning at 11 o'clock in the
Chamber of Commerce room. Miss
Wessling is an expert and will teach
the ladies of the city and county to
make bread from wheat substitutes.
Miss Smith has put the hour at 11
oftlock so as to give the ladies from
tne country time enough to reach UnIdfri
for the demonstration. It is a
gteat privilege which our agent has
provided for the community and it
is earnestly hoped they will take advantage
of the opportunity to hear
Ais wonderful woman talk on the subSet
of bread-making.
WTERTAINMENT AT
WEST SPRINGS SCHOOL
Attractive Play in School Auditorium
Saturday Night.
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The ladies of the WomanV, Missionary
society of the Jonesville Baptist
church rendered the play: "The Old
Feabody Pew," in the auditorium of
t)|e high school building at West
Storings Saturday evening, June 23.
Trie auditorium was filled and the entertainment
was enjoyed by those
who attended. The evening at West
Springs was the third time the ladies
have given this play. On Thursday
evening, June 28, they will give the
play in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium
at Trough, and on Thursday evening,
July 12, the play will be given
in the Edisonia theatre here. The entertainment
at West Springs netted
a neat sum, which goes to the building
fund of the new Baptist church at
Jonesville.
? REVIVAL AT JONESVILLE.
. The revival meeting conducted by
'Rev. Walt Holcomb, assisted by Rev.
iMr. Swargerty, gospel singer, in
Jonesville, closed Sunday night. The
meetings developed wide interest and
many were led to make a profession
Bf faith. The meetings were held in
yie armory building and all denominaBojg.
entered into the meeting. Rev.
ala'&olcomb is a preacher of marked
Mllty and his earnest presentation
of tha gospel was greatly blessed in
the conversion of sinners and in the!
reclamation of barksliitorc muo c,;.,? I
-- * *>.tiding
led by Mr. Swargerty was of tremendous
force throughout the meeting,
and was greatly enjoyed by all.
PREACHING AT BEIILAH
SUNDAY MORNING
Rev. J. M. Trogdon wishes us to announce
that he will preach at Beulah
Baptist church on Sunday morning at
11 o'clock instead of 3 in the afternoon
and the change is made on account
of the quarterly meeting of the
Woman's Missionary society which is
meeting at Lower Fairforest on Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Trogdon has been invited
to preach the sermon to the
society in the afternoon at Lower
Fairforest and exchanged the hour of
preaching for this time.
COLORED MAN KILLED.
Belton Thmpson was shot and killed '
by Starks Hill near Red Point in this
county about sundown Sunday and
died in two or three hours. The cause
of the trouble is alleged to have been
brought about by a woman. Both parties
to the tragedy are colored.
Coroner Harris held an inquest and
the verdict was that "the deceased
came to his death by gunshot wound
at the hands of Starks Hill."
STATE RURALJCARRIERS
iw mr.r.,1 iin KUCK HILL
The State Rural Mail Carriers' convention
will meet at Rock Hill July
3-1. The national president, Fred L.
White, of Georgia, will attend the convention
on July 3. All carriers who
can do so are urged to attend.
PICNIC ON FOURTH OK JULY.
There will be a picnic in the grove
at Mr. B. Meadors' home near Beulah 1
cnurcn on July 4th. The public is cordially
invited to attend. On the
grounds will be sold refreshments, ice
cream, cake and lemonade. The proceeds
from the sale will go to the benefit
of the Woman's Missionary society
of Beulah church.
ICE CREAM SUPPER.
There will be an ice cream supper
at Cohen school house Saturday evening,
the proceeds to po for the benefit
of the Sunday school. You are invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Marchant
and Tom, Jr., of Greenville, are the
quests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Cot- :
tinprham.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Harvey of Gaff- 1
ney motored to Union this week and I
spent several days with Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Byers on South Pinckney street. .
> Dr. an J U" a n aj ' *T
_ mn n. u. nuuni.S OI XNOrman,
Okla., announce the birth of a
daughter June 20. The young lady is
to be called Frances Douise.
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RED CROSS FUl
IS OVEi
MOTORCYCLE AN!) AUTO
COLLIDE ON EAST MAIN
In a head-on collision between a
motorcycle and a Ford automobile
driven by I. From, Douglass Smith,
the rider of the motorcycle, was badly
bruised and shaken up and one occupant
of the car was slightly injured.
The car turned on its side and the
windshied was broken, besides considerable
other damage done it. The
motorcycle was badly damaged.
The accident happened opposite Ottaray
Mills on the road to Monarch.
From was driving towards Monarch
and Smith was coming into Union;
From attempting to pass the Union
Ice and Fuel company's truck going
in the same direction was suddenly
confronted with the on-coming j
motorcycle. Smith kept to the right j
and was near the curb. That the in- i
juries sustained were not more serious j
is a matter of wonder.
LOCATES IN UNION.
Dr. O. L. Bruorton, of Georgetown,
has decided to locate in Union for
the practice of medicine. He will j
have his offices over the Milhous Drug1
Co., and expects to begin practice
about the middle of next week.
Dr. Bruorton is a graduate of the
Charleston Medical College and took
one year in the hospital in Charleston
and six months in the Polyclinic post
graduate hospital in New York.
Dr. Bruorton was in Union Monday
perfecting his arrangements to move
here and will return from Georgetown
in his car next week.
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
There will be a big Fourth of July
celebration at Limestone, Gaffney, S. <
C. The local Woodmen of the World '
are planning the big day and expect
to have a big barbecue, plenty of refreshments
and a day full o? extraor- <
dinary events. W. O. W. memDers !
from far and near, as well as the I
public >n general, are expected to at- <
tend. 1
Mr. Floyd L. Baker is in charge of i
the big entertainment, and we ac- i
knowledge with thanks an invitation
to be present. J i
ELECTED PRINCIPAL i
OF CENTRAL SCHOOLS {
Mr. William Clarence Mann of Pick- J
ens has been chosen principal of the ;
Central graded schools at this place. }
Mr. Mann graduated from the Uni- j
versity of South Carolina with many
honors and comes to us highly recom- ]
mended by well known educators. He (
is a brother of Hon. A. C. Mann, un- ,
til recently a member of the Union
bar.
PICNIC AT BROWN'S CREEK.
A party of young folk, chaperoned
by Mr. and Mrs. Con Allen, had a de- '
lightful picnic at Brown's Creek last
Friday evening. They went out in
automobiles and were served lunch on
the banks of the creek. Fried chicken,
sandwiches, cakes, pies, lemonade,
ice cream and dainties of all kinds .
were had in abundance, and it was ,
voted most enjoyable. s
sfc.L.l' DENIAL DAY.
A special meeting of the Fairforest
chapter Daughters of the Ameri- <
can Revolution will be held Friday
afternoon at G o'clock at the Chamber '
of Commerce rooms and every member
is requested to be present.
July 9th has been set apart by the
State regent, Mrs. E. W. Duvall as
"Self Denial Day" for the D. A. R.'s
and the regent of the Fairforest chap- (
ter, Mrs. L. J. llames wishes her
chapter to raise $25.00 or more if possible
for this fund; the chapter has
cut expenses and every member is (
urged to deny herself some luxury and
contribute that amount to the Red!
Cross fund.
FINE SHOWING.
A. Cato, a well-known colored mart
of Union, who has two acres of cotton
within the corporate limits of the
town, brought in the third cotton
bloom of the season Wednesday morning.
1
i.ast year he got $150 for the cotton
and part of the seed on one acre and
still has some of the seed on hand.
That is pretty good farming.
AN ENTERTAINMENT.
The Girls' Auxiliary of the Red
Cross will give an entertainment next ,
Thursday evening at the Chamber of |
Commerce.
There will be a. cake walk and all ,
are asked to come in "tacky" costume,
and walk for the cake.
This will be followed by a spelling !
bee and a prize will be given for the
best speller. There will be two classes
?one for "grown-ups" and one for
children. 1
There will' be several musical num- 1
bers, and ice cream will be sold. 1
Admission 6c. 1
Come and have an evening's fun and i
help a good oause. h
ND
R SUBSCRIBED
Vast Sum Contributed in One
Week?Total Will Show Sev
erel Million Over the Mark?
Union Counly Did Her Part
Well in This Movement.
The Red Cross Wednesday night announced
that it had reached it-s goal
of ?100,000,000 humanity dollars. Officials
said at midnight that a tabulation
of complete returns would not be
available until Thursday. Telegrams
from every part of the country gave
definite assurances that the amount
sought for war relief had been fully
subscribed and every indication pointed
to a surplus of several millions.
"Pershing Day" brought the campaign
to a spirited close. Reports tonight
from nearly 1,000 cities showed
subscriptions during the past 24
hours exceeded ?18,000,000.
New York I>ed.
Speculation centered upon the returns
from New York city. Red Cross
workers there reported at noon ?^7,000,000
of its allotted ?40,000,000. but
the complete figures were confidently
expected to exceed the allotment and
reach possibly as high as $4r>.000,000.
Of this amount reported officially $20,000,000
was contributed in cash and
?17,000,000 through dividends. It was
explained that there was a possibility
of a loss through some overlapping of
dividends and subscriptions.
Outside of New York city the figures
for the country by sections were
us follows:
New England. $ 8,000,000; Atlantic
States, $10,000,000; Southern States,
?4,000,000; Central States, $22,000,000;
Western States, $10,000,000.
rotai, $60,000,000.
South Carolina Gave $367,055.
At midnight Secretary R. H. King,
of the Y. M. C. A., in charge of the
State crusade, stated it was impossiole
to give final figures for the Red
Cross campaign by counties. He said
practically every county which had
reported up to that time stated that
a ".ater report woud be made which
would increase the returns. Mr. King
stated that the unofficial reports so
far apparently show that $367,055.76
las been raised, with the certainty
hat these figures will be increased by
inal reports tomorrow. South Caroina's
allotment was only $300,000.
Splendid reports have come from practically
almost all of the counties. Mr.
King said that totals for each county
could probably be released Thursday
night. He attributed the great success
of the movement to the leadership
of Governor Manning and Secretary
Puekett, of the State War Work
council and to the superb leadership
in the different counties. "The heart
of South Carolina has been touched by
this appeal. The response has been
quick and generous. For the War
W n r L' oAimotl ?nf? -.v: T
vuuiivn ?t itsinnjfion 1 express
the deepest pratitude," said Mr.
Kinp.
Union County's Part.
Union county pave $1,250 over the
allotted $'5,000. The results in the
county at the various precincts beinp
as follows:
Tonesville $ 474.40
West Sprinps 53.80
Cross Keys 08.05
Wilburns 70.46
Sedalia i 94.00
Sardis 23.20
unuvut ....... ... 1 48.15
Lockhart Junction 28.48
Kelton 203.75
Adamsburg 50.50
Mt. Tabor 38.70
Lockhart 1007.11
Oakland 25.10
Carlisle 04.55
Colerain 18.00
Buffalo 504.G5
Gibbs 0.35
Carem 20.50
Mearior 23.51
Monarch 023.12
Ottaray 150.25
K. K. Mills 621.50
Union, Ward 1 305.75
Union, Ward 2 413.55
Union, Ward 3 201.95
Union, Ward 4 535.73
Union Cotton Mills 70.20
[foshen Hill 30.65
HAS RECEIVED COMMISSION.
Dr. W. S. MeMurray of I.ockhart
has been commissioned 1st lieutenant
in the medical corps.
' Dr. McMurray is a brillant younp
man, an honor to his profession, and
,..^11 J .?
wcu unserves me nonor conferred upon
him. He completed his studies in medicine
in Europe and is thoroughly
trained in the science. He may be
called into service at any hour.
SERVICES AT FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. J. F. Matheson, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will return
to the city Friday and conduct the
preparatory service at the church on
Friday evening and Sunday morning
it the usual hour the communion service
will be hel^.