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E. H. AULL, EDITOR.
Friday, July 12, 1912.
The prospects for Democratic success
in the national campaign this
year grow brighter every day.
"Fare ye well, Politics! See you
later," said the Laurens Advertiser
-when it went to work for Chicora college
for Laurens. Good work.
While all this talk about colleges is
going on, we rise to remark that there
is no better college than Newberry
college.
The three candidates for governor
are all from Newbery, but the trouble
-with two of them is they moved away.
We know they regret it nov\
The use of the road drag is wonderfully
improving the roads in many
counties in the Sta4e. In the heat of
politics, county, State and national,
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let's not forget the roads.
The Columbia State seems to take a
great deal of pleasure in reproducing
charges which it claims not to "underwrite."
The Columbia State, however,
gets its pleasure in various ways,
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some of which would be hard to under
stand were not its calibre so well
known.
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Oscar \V. Underwood has shown the
yi stuff of which he is made. He is a big
man, and the country realizes t it now
even more than it did before the Baltimore
convention. The manner in
which he has conducted nimself since
Ehe was defeated for the Democratic
nomination is receiving the commendation
of the press and the people
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throughout the United States.
"Wfe note there is a movement on foot
to have both President Tat't and Col
onel Roosevelt retire in favor of a
third man upon whom both factions of
the Republican party can agree. President
Taft is a mighty fine gentleman
?wre regret we can not say the same
in regard to Colonel Roosevelt?but
the Democrats will retire them both
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in November.
The people of Laurens have entered
upon a campaign to raise 175,000 to
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secure Chicora college, now located in
Greenville. A college in Laurens
would do more than any other one
thing, probably, for the upbuilding of
+ho tmai'ri The rumnlp nf T.aiiTvms cPPm
to realize fully the great opportunity
that is presented to them, and seem to
be in earnest in a united effort to take
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advantage of it. - ? ^
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In kicking against the probable removal
of Chicora college from Green
ville to Laurens, a citizen of Green
ville, as reported in one of the Greenville
newspapers, went a good deal out
of his way to cast slurs, not only upon
Laurens, but upon Newberry and other
towns as well. We hope he feels
better, now that his system has been
relieved of the feelings to which he is
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reported to nave given expression.
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The difference between Governor
Blease and the News and Courier
seems to be largely a matter of construction.
Anyway, it doesn't do any
good to use ugly words. Ugly fcords
are always in bad form, and very rare
ly add to the force of an utterance.
To our mind it doesn't add to the
strength of Gov. Blease's arguments in
the State campaign to call people bad
names. The same may be said of Attorney
General Lyon. Nor does it make
the statement of Judge Jones any
stronger for him to be calling some
thing as "false as h?1," and to be
using other expressions of similar nature.
The weather is already hot
enough, without charging the air with
words carrying the odor of sulphur.
We did not think Governor Blease
intended to tell the people of Charlesthat
if thov vntArl Aproinst him hp
-would punish them with injunctions
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and metropolitan police. He had cited
the record of Judge Jones on these j
matters, and says he was telling the .
people of Charleston what would he j
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the natural construction to place upon '
a majority for- Judge Jones in Char-;
leston. Even from the synopsis of his
remarks published in the daily papers,
this was a legitimate construction to
place upon what Gov. Blease said, and
what he says he read from his original
notes bears out and sustains this con
struction. What the News and Courier
says it has in Governor Blease's handwriting,
viewed in the light of his remarks
submitted by Governor Blease,
would not violate this construction.
COCAINE AND OTHER SUBSTI- j
TUTES.
The News and Courier records the j
fact that Judge Memminger has sus- i
foirm/i o -iii/lp-mpnt nf the recorder in !
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Charleston against a party charged j
with selling cocaine in violation of j
law. The use of cocaine and such
like drugs will be one of the most
serious evils with which we will have
to contend in the next few years, un- j
less the laws in regard to their sale ;
are rigid and are rigidly enforced. !
Where the sale of alcoholic beverages
is prohibited by law, the people are
with substitutes which are
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offered them, and of which too many j
of them are usually anxious to take j
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advantage, and, of course, in the na- j
ture of things, most of these substitut- j
es are highly harmful, and are usually I
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sold in violation of law. Cocaine is j
one of the most harmful. We know '
nothing of the properties of so-called j
"near-beer," but what seems to be the '
concerted effort to put it on the mar- j
ket in dry territory is an evidence of I
the trend of which we have spoken, i
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That there are "bind tigers"-through- '
out the country, selling chemical com- !
pounds under the name of whiskey,!
everybody knows.
The final solution of the liauor aues-!
tion rests in the building up of popular j
sentiment In the meantime, there j
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are problems which must be solved, j
and solved in the light of common
sense.
We have heard some honest temper-!
ance people urge mat tne solution 01 j
the liquor problem, for the present, j
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might be found in the sale, under prop- j
er regulations, of light wines and pure j
beers. We have heard others urge
'that we must have prohibition, absoi
lutely, no matter what expediency j
might demand. We have heard various
solutions urged. We are today con- '
' fronted with the indisputable fact that1
I in legally dry territory, in oSuth Caro- J
lina, in North Carolina, in Georgia, |
and in other States throughout the
country, stuff much more harmful than
pure whiskey and pure beer is being
sold in great quantities, in violation of
law. The laws are sufficient, in most j
cases; the trouble is with their en- j
forcement. .. , * - |
The Herald and News is an earnest \
believer in true temperance. We are ;
not offering a solution of the question, j
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We are simply calling attention to |
facts as they are, among them evils j
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which must be guarded against. It is
a big question, worthy the earnest
consideration of the best minds of the
country.
After all, we believe education?
meaning the rigljf kind of education,
and the. education of all our people? j
education of mind and heart?is the
final solution of all our problems, but
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particularly of the problem which we
have been discussing.
WINDISG-UP COMMISSION.
Dispensary Investigators Take Testimony
on Charleston Situation.
Columbia State, 11th.
"Did you or any member of your
firm with your knowledge at any time
ever pay any money to any liquor
constable or any officer charged with
the enforcement of the dispensary
law in consideration of immunity to
be granted to you?"
"Mr. Sottile declinesto answer the
Question upon the ground that the
answer may tend to incriminate him."
This answer was given by E. W.
Hughes, attorney for Albert Sottile
of Charleston, before the legislative
committee that is investigating the
affairs of the old State dispensary
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yesterday. The answer was giwn by
the attorney for Sottiie in reply to a
final question by the committee as to ;
Sottile's knowledge of the whiskey sit- i
uation in Charleston. Mr. Hughes raised
the question of the right of the
committee to investigate the whiskey
situation in Charleston.
The committee adjourned yesterday :
afternoon at 3 o'clock until tomorrow i
morning at JO o'clock in Augusta, |
ttrVm*-. tViQ taptininnv nf T R ITolHop !
" "^11 lilt LCOlllllVll J V L JL A UiUVl) I
the Atlanta attorney, will be taken. |
The meeting in Augusta will be held
in the Richmond county court house,
beginning at 10 o'clock.
Absence of Witnesses.
The absence of material witnesses ;
was the feature of the session of the I
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legislative committee here yesterday, j
The Dominion of Canada claimed at!
least one witness. Others were said i
to be enjoying the cool air of the
mountains of western North Carolina
and some seemed to have eluded per
sonal contact with the officers of
Charleston county. The first witness {
to take the stand at the morning ses-!
sion was Albert Sottile of Charleston. ;
The feature of his testimony was "I !
don't remember. I don't know"?an- ;
swers to nearly every question asked, j
His attorney, K. vv. Hugnes of cnar- ;
leston, was present and raised many !
objections. Mr. Hughes made a l<?ng |
argument before the committee and ;
contended that it did not have the j
legal right to investigate the whis- j
key situation in Charleston. He read !
an exhaustive paper, containing many j
points of law. Tiie result was that i
not one material point to the investi-1
gation was secured from Sottile.
Several days ago the committee!
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went down to Charleston and took i
some testimony. Several men were 1
placed on the stand and some interesting
testimony was presented. These 1
men admitted that Oey were "blind !
tigers" and openly charged that they
hurl hAon navincr n "nrotPPtion fund" I
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to a number of wholesale dealers.
Among the witnesses summoned for
the session yesterday were Santos Sottile,
W. H. Behrens, J. Henry Doscher, ;
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Albert Sottile, James S. Farnum, J. P.1
B. O'Neill and Wallace K. Harley. A !
roll call of the witnesses showed that '
only Albert Sottile and W. K. Harley
were present.
Mayor Grace Present
Mayor Grace of Charleston was
present at the hearing. He asked for j
permission to make a statement which i
was granted. He said that previous !
testimony had been given before one j
of the old dispensary commissions to |
the effect that there was a system of
fining illicit whiskey dealers in Char-;
lootnn Mp sniri that tho svst.Am hart
been instituted by Mayor Rhett several I
years ago and that each dealer was i
fined $200 a year or $50 every three j
months. He said that he approved the j
system as instituted by Mr. Rhett and
that since he became mayor he had I
more strictly enforced the system. He 1
declared that the money thus derived j
was turned into the treasury of ^he j
city of Charleston. He invited an in- >
vestigation of the affairs and asked !
that any graft charges in connection
with his administration be probed.
Denies Protection Fund.
When the committee held a meet- j
ing in Charleston several weeks ago,
John J. Miller testified that he had j
heard that a man by the name of Har- :
Ipv the np-erit nspri in hrins'infr tho !
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whiskey graft money from Charleston !
to the governor's office. Wallace K. j
Harley was summoned to appear be- j
fore the committee yesterday. He ad-;
mitted that he was engaged in the j
whiskey business, but denied knowledge
of graft. He remembered very i
little in connection with his business. I
He said that he did not even know the i
constabulary of Charleston county, I
but that they raided his place some- i
times. He denied that he had ever \
paid a protection fund to Ben H. Stot-;
hart, the chief whiskey constable of >
Charleston county.
First Witness.
Albert Sottile was the first witness '
called by the committee.
"What line of business are you engaged
in?" I
This was the first question asked Tr j
the committee, which, was objected to
by Sottile's attorney. The witness
said he had been in business for 18
years in Charleston. On indirect question
he said he had been in the real
estate and theatrical business.
Questioned again as to his being in
the whiskey business somie aecnnea
to answer on the ground that it was
beyond the power of the commission.
Many questions were asked Sottile
with reference to his business. He
consistently refused to answer any of
the questions. The witness said that
ne nad Known Ben ri. stotnart, me |
chief constable for 15 years.
"Did you ever have any dealings
with Ben Stothart?" t
"I have been acquainted with him.
I have spoken to him."
Sottile said Stothart may have borrowed
some money from him before
19u7?at that time Stoihan was buying
bottle, the witness said.
Sottile said that up to 1907 he had
never seen anybody give money to
Stothart. He said that rumors of graft
in Charleston had always existed since
the establishment of the dispensary.
"Do you know Mr. Wallace K. Harley?"
"Yes, sir."
"Who was he connected with?"
Here the attorney for Sottile objected.
"How long have you known Har
ley?"
"Never intimately."
He did not remember whether he
had seen money paid to constables
before 1907. On direct question he declined
to answer on the grounds that
he could not remember seeing graft
money paid.
"Did anyone tell you that he had
paid gran money to any out:
"I can not remember," replied the
witness.
"Do you know J. P. B. 0'X?ili?"
"Yes."
"When did you see him last?"
"A few days ago. I think it was
last Sunday."
"Did he mention this summons?"
Here the attorney for Sottile object
ed.
The committee overruled the obj action.
Sottile said he asked O'Neill if he
had been summoned and that O'Neill
said he had not been served up to
that time. He was questioned as to
seeing several other witnesses who
wptp summoned bv the committee. He
knew nothing definite of the movements
of the witnesses.
The witness said that his brother,
Santos Sottile, was out of Charleston
while the first hearing was in progress
in Charlestaon. Santos Sottile later
returned. Witness ,.said that his
brother was now in the mountains
of western North Carolina.
(aught Him 011 the Fly.
The people of Laurens are working
in earnest for the removal of Chicora
college from Greenville to Laurens.
May they succeed in the worthy undertaking:
There is no finer place in
the State than Laurens'for the re-location
of Chicora, in point of healthfulness,
climate, water, society and other
advantages going to make a live and
fine place, as the writer can testify
after six agreeable and pleasant years
spent there.'
The newspapers of the city are alivf
to the importance of the movement,
In the last issue of the Advertiser,
which iis full of it, the reporter inter'
viewed prominent citizens of Laurens,
and as our Mr. Jno. K. Aull was in
that city the Advertiser man caught
him on the fly, as follows, which is reproduced
from among the bunch of
those embraced by the live wire:
"Mr. John K. Aull, of Newberry, was
stopped on the street and asked to
givee a little expression as to the advantages
of Newberry college to Newberry.
"Jt has done more towards the
upbuilding of Newberry along material
and cultural lines than anything else
she possesses. From a material
standpoint, it leaves a great deal of
money in the town every year and it
is all clean money. Newberry has been
loyal to the college and realizes its
advantages. This ^college movement
is the biggest thing that has happened
in Laurens in years."
How Newberry Looks to the "People."
Barnwell People, 11th.
Newberry, the birth county of the
three candidates' for governor, must
have had an old fashioner oFurth. Six
barbecue dinners were advertised for
sale at different places in tiie county
papers. One of them was a church
function, with "speeches by prominent
gentlemen in the forenoon and -high
class baseball in the afternoon. Dinner,
40 and 50c."
In an adjoining double-column w?re
advertisements of Richmond whiskey
and beer.
CHILDREN'S DAY AT SXIBNA.
interesting Proeram Excellently Car
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ried Out?New Pastor?Abundance
to Eat.
The ladies of Smyrna deserve a
great deal of praise for their efforts in
behalf of missions. They have a wideawake
church. Three different societies
besides the forward movement and
home mission work. Children's Day
has been a noted event each year for
the past 21 years, which took place
Sunday. The church was crowded to
its utmost. It was beautifully decorated,
showing the taste of its energetic
women. The children displayed great
talent, each reciting their piece in a
charming style which showed they had
been thoroughly trained. The choir
gave us exquisite music with their
chants, anthems and solos. The children's
exercises were in the morning,
then an intermission with dinner on
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ih.- ground. The table fairly groaned
with its burden of good things to eat j
as those people of Smyrna know how i
, to prepare. In the afternoon we had I
1 an able sermon by their newly elected i
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i pastor, Mr. Croker. The ladies have ;
fitted up a rest room for mothers and j
babies, having all necessary comforts. |
: The following is the program:
Song by all the children.
Prayer, by the pastor.
Wplrnmp All. bv fivp small rhilriren.
Chant.
"A Missionary Hen"?Rebecca Ab-j
rams.
"The Last Chance"?John H. Dav-;
enport.
Song.
Recitation?Miss Mildred Abra.ns.
"The Sunbeams"?Vera Boozer.
Song, by small children.
i "Bnildine the Tower"?13 children.1
Song.
"A Light for Jesus"?Azile Longshore.
I "A Child's Thought"?Frances Ab- ;
rams.
"A Dream of the Beautiful Gate"? |
: Myrtle Boozer.
"Jack Horner Pie"?Thomas H. Wilson.
"This Harvest Time"?Mary H. (
Longshore.
Song.
"Jesus Little Lambs"?Sue Johnston.
4Onlv a Little Lad"?Thomas H.
| Davenport.
"Broken for the Master's Use Made
Meet"?Nina Maud Chappell.
Song.
"Somebody Else"?Gladys Senn.
"Bible Alphabet"?26 children.
"Sunshine"?Mildred Hudson.
"How Do They Grow??Banna Neel.
Song.
"Growing"?John Davenport.
"We Claim Our Land for Jesus"?
Helen Clary.
| "A Little Lesson in Arithmetic"?
1 Four children.
I "Babv's Praver"?Mildrprl Wilson. i
"Jesus is the Loving Sheppard"? i
; Leila Chappell.
; "Sharon's Rose"?Ten children.
"The Little Lad"?Maxy Chappell.
Collection while singing "The Mis- j
! sionary Hymn."
A Friend.
Sunday School Convention No. 9.
The Sunday school meeting of No.
19 township will be held at Mt. Olive
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j Meeting called to order by W. C.
dominick, president.
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i Devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. Y. von A. Riser.
Welcome address, Irby Koon.
Response, Prof. R. M. Monts.
Enrolling of delegates.
Song No. 46.
Topic No. 1. What should Sunday
school scholars expect of the superin
| tendent, R. T. C. Hunter, H.. T. Patter- !
son and Rev. S. C. Morris.
Song So. 68.
i Topic No. 2. What are some of the
best methods of preparing the lesson?
Prof. W. E. Monts, J. A. Shealy, W. H.
' Long.
Song No. 72.
Topic No. 3. Can we teach without ]
jthe attention of the scholar? T. M.
Mills, R. M. Monts, Rev. Z. W. Bedeni
i baugh.
Song. No. 92.
Dinner.
Topic No. 4. Does the success of the
Sunday school depend on the character
of jthe teacher? T. M. Mills, J. B.
! T. Scott, Kev. s. r. tuion.
> Song No. 95. j
Topic No. 5. How can the teacher
induce the scholar to study the lesson
at home? Prof. R. M. Monts, J. M. Bedenbaugh,
Y. von A. Riser.
Song No. 96.
Topic No. 6. What methods in teachin^
arp most effective in winning
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isouls, Rev. Garrett, Rev. E. W. Leslie, |
iProf. J. S. Wheeler.
Song 106.
1 Topic No. 7. What are the essential
! characteristics of a model teacher?
| Miss May Dominick, T. J. Wilson, J.
| A. C. Kibler. j
| Song No. 119.
General Sunday school work, Dr. C.
iT. Wyche, Rev. Garrett.
| Song No. 216.
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I Topic J\0. 5. wiiac is me uui,y ui a.
| teacher to those they teach, Miss Lilly
Warner.
Each Sunday 6chool is entitled to
two delegates and all superintendents
are members of the association ex
officio. All schools are urged to send
delegates, and superintendents are espcially
urged to be present.
Dinner will be served on the ground.
W. C. Dominick,
President.
"Old Job Perkins fell into the creek
last night and was drowned."
"Thats what rum does."
"Rum! If the creek had been full'
o' rum instead o' water it wouldn't a
hurted old Job a particle."?Life.
Subscribe to The Herald* and Jiews.
TEACHER WANTED.
Teacher of experience wanted for
Union school. Term of five months
and possibly six, at $.")0 per month.
Trustees will elect on August 3. Apply
to either of the undersigned.
C. L. Wilson, Prosperity, R. F. D. ;
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D. W. Buzhardt, Newberry, R. 5. %
NOTICE SCHOOL MEETING.
The trustees of the Newberry graded
schools desire to give due notice that
there will be a citizens meeting in the
county court house on July 23rd at 11 ^
o'clock at which time the trustees will
render their annual report.
J. M. Davis, **
L'nairman.
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
A written petition having been presented
to the undersigned trustees of
Silverstreet school District No. 58 of
Newiberry County, South Carolina,
oior-nA/l K xt o 4- 1 An nf Y?/3 nf fha
oigxicu uj cn icaoi uiic^uijiu WA uut *vw*
dent electors and a like proportion of
the resident freeholders of the age of '
twenty-one years, of said District, asking
that an election be held to deter- ,
mine whether or not Silverstreet
School District No. 58 will issue and 4
sell coupon bonds aggregating forty
hundred dollars, payable within twenty
years, at the rate of interest not
exceeding six per cent per annum,
payable annually, tor me purpose of
erecting buildings and for equipment v
for maintaining public schools in said
District. ? -?
An election fdr said purpose is hereby
ordered to be held at H. C. Lake's *
store in the town of Silverstreet on V*
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lYLU-UMtJ y OKJLly %/JL.^f ?V TTUiVU V*^V
tion only qualified voters residing in. A
said District shall be allowed to vote.
The ballot cast must have written or
printed on it ttfe words, "For Bonds,'",
or "Against Bonds." The following *
are hereby appointed managers of said
election: Jno. P. Long, G. T. Blair, and
"VV. H. Hendrix. The polls will be open
at 7 A. M. and close at 4 P. M.
U. w. suDer, ?
T. M. Werts, ^
H. C. Lake,
Trustees Silverstreet School District
No. 58, Newberry, S. C.
Subscribe to Tbe Herald and News*.
<S> LODGE DIBECTOBY. *
j Wodmen of tUe World.
Maple Camp, No. 437, W. 0. W.,
meets every first and third Wednesday
evening at 7.45 o'clock. Visiting
brethren are corially welcome.
! D. D. Darby,
T. Burton, Clerk.
C. C. . *
Newbery Camp, No. 542, W. 0. W.*
meets every second and fourth Wednesday
night in Klettner's Hall, at S
o'clock.
Amifv Lnrtee. No. 87. jL F. 3L
Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. M., meets
every first Monday night at 8 o'clo^K""""^
in Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren \
cordially invited.
| H. H. Rikard, > .
J. W. Earhardt, . W. M.
Secretary.
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Bergell Tribe, >*o. 24, I. 0. B. 3f.
Bergell Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. R. M:,
meets every Thursday night at S
o'clock at Kletner'S Hall.
0. Klettner,
Chief of Records.
J. E. Franklin,
Sachem. 4Signet
Chapter, "So. 18, R. A? M.
Signet Chapter, No. 18, R. A. M.,
rr.oot? cppnn/1 Monday night. a.t
8 o'clock in Masonic Hall.
Fred. H. Dominick,
Harry W. Dominick, E. H. P.
Secretary. '
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Caoteecbee Council, So. 4, D. of P. J.
O.B.3L
I aa Paii?ai1 "Va A. *n of P .
v^ateeLurc ^uuuv,u( ?w. A,
meets every other Tuesday night at S *
o'clock in Klnettner's Hall.
Omaha Tribe, I. 0. B. 3L
Omaha Tribe, No. 75, I. 0. R. M.,
Prosperity, S. C., meets every first and
third Friday night at 8o'clock in Masonic
hall. Visiting brethren are "welcome.
G. H. Dominick,
T CT TTTT Ganhom
JFTOI. J. O. VYUCVIC1, mvuv?.
Chief of Records. J .
6-11-12-lyr.
Lacota Tribe, L 0. B. 3T.
' Lacota tribe, No. 79, I. 0. R. M., Jalapa,
S. C., meeting every other Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock in Summer
hall. Visiting brethren are welcome.
W. C. Sligh,
T Wm "EYillr
Keeper of Records.
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