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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-05-15
Women Granted Laity Rights.

The General Conference Of the
Methodist Church, now in session in
Atlanta, has granted women full
iaity rights, ending fight that has
been going on for forty years. Under
the new order women will be allowed
to hold any office in the church or
Sunday school, and 1t is possible that
they may be allowed to preach.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-05-15
Week June 3 "COal Week."

Washington, May 1.-The Fuel
Administration to-day designated the
week beginning June 3 as Coal
Week for an intensive campaign for
early ordering Of coal for next win
ter. Motion picture houses, four
minute speakers and posters will be
used
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

The Tennessee Sunday School Asso-
citation will hold its annual conven-
ton for 1913 in three sections, as fol-
lows:
Middle Tennessee, Fayetteville, Au-
gust 6, z and 8.
West Tennessee, Greenfield, August
13, IA and Is.
East Tennessee, Knoxville, August
20, 81 and %.
The chairmen of the entertainment
committees are: DR.. j. M. McWil-
liams, Fayetteville; George R. Null
Inns, Greenfield; Hugh L. Vance, 926
E. Hill Ave-, Knoxville.
Sunday schools are requested to
send names of their delegates who
desire entertainment to the chairmen
in their sections.
All county and district Sunday
school association officers, pastor and
superintendent are ex Officio dele
gates. Every Sunday school is en-
titled to one delegate Tor each twen-
ty-five members.
Every Sunday school is urged to
send a full delegation. All are urged
to begin now to plan TO attend.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
MERGER COMPLETED

The American Railway Express
Company will be the official name
of the new corporation, which on
July 1 will taxi over the operation
of the express business on all rail
roads in the United States. As an
nouncement to this effect was made
this week by R. S. Morris, local
manager of the American Express.
Following the completion into the
Following the completion Of the
merger into the new company of three
other express lines, it became appar-
ent that nearly 100 per cent Of the
total mileage of all railroads of the
country will be operated under the
new plan, and the American Railway
Express Company was selected as
best suited to cover the situation.
Final arrangements have been made
to include in the new company the
Northern Express, the Great Northern
Express and the Western, which up
to a recent date had not come into
the merger. They operate in the
middle west, the Northern covering
the Northern Pacific; the Great
Northern on the railroad of the same
name; and the Western on the See
line.
Since the contract was made with
the railroad administration, express
and accounting officials
have been hard at work unifying the
vast operations Of these companies
50 as to have the new system in eff
feet on July /. After that date all
express wagons will be operated by
one company, and all matter will be
shipped simply 'by express"
The officials of the new company
have been drawn from the old com
panies, and new realignment of OPP
Grating territories is now being plan
ned. The appointment of F. P. Small,
vice president and secretary of the
American Express, to be secretary
If the new company, has just been
Caleb S. Spencer, vice
president and treasurer of the Adj
ms, will be vice-president and treas
lrer of the new concern. Other APP
continents of chief and assisting OPP
rating officials will be made shortly. !
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
FIRE AT MUNFORD

Munford was visited by quite dis
astrous fire Saturday morning. The
fire broke out in mysterious man
ner in the rear Of w. H. Turnage's
general store about o'clock in the
morning, destroying that store and
stock Of goods, Birchfield's barber
shop and contents, DR.. Conway's Of
flee and contents ED the telephone
exchange. Considerable damage was
done to the windows of the Citizens
Bank on the opposite side Of the
street, by heat from the burning
buildings. All of the burned property
was owned by Waited Cfigger, and
we are told that he carried an in
surance of $40O on it. Mr.. Turnage,
we learn, carried an insurance Of
$4,000 on his stock of goods.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
CONVICTION AMAZED
BY SUDDEN ACTION

The quick action of pure Lavoptik
eye wash is startling. A school boy
had eye strain so badly he could not
read. A weeks use Of Lavoptik sur
prised his teacher so much she used
it for her old. mother. One wash
showed benefit. A small bottle is
guaranteed to benefit every case of
weak, strained or inflamed eyes. The
quick result is astonishing. Alumni
mum eye cup FREE. Alexander Drug
Co. q
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL
ELECTION in BRIGHTON

We, the undersigned election com
missiOners for Upton county, Ten
nessee, hereby call an election in the
town Of Brighton, Upton county,
Tennessee, Monday July 8, 1913, for
the purpose of voting for the follow
ing officials of said town Mayor,
Marshal, Auditor, and four Council
men. The polls will be opened at Q
o'clock a. M, and close at 4 p. m.
All legally qualified voters of the
town are entitled to vote in said
election, and the following officers,
Judges and clerks are appointed to
hold the election
Officer, Jim Cashion; judges, ]. NJ
ISill, ]. G. Chisolm, L. K. Baird;
clerks, C. P. Phillips, S. B. Hayes.
GEO. r. ELLIS, Chmn.,
r. S. CALHOUN, Sec,
M, A. RAY,
6-24-2w Election Commissioners
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank our neighbors
and friends for the many acts Of
kindness and messages of coincidence
extended to us on the death of our
beloved wife and sister, Velna NJ
Huffman.
The many floral remembTances and
kind words did much to relieve the
poignancy Of our grief; for all Of
which we feel very grateful.
MRS. w. ID. STERLING
]. C. HUFFMAN
MRS. j. F. WILSON.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04

Alice and Willie Maclin.
The extra labor required to keep
weeds under control is probably the
greatest economic loss which they
cause. Labor is too much needed
for other lines of farm work and
should not be used in fighting weeds
if they can be eradicated in any
other way. Yet weeds must be con-
trolled if maximum crop yields are
to be secured. In this respect sheep
can aid in the farm labor problem.
They viii eat most weeds, and on
any farm will greatly reduce the
amount of hand labor needed to hold
weeds in check in pastures and grain
fields. Keep sheep and arrange your
farm so they can help in the fight
against weeds.
Rev. R. A. Wood and Mr.. An
drew Whaley had a serious mishap to
befall them while coming to Coving-
ton Friday afternoon in the latter's
car. Mr.. Whaley was driving the car,
and when at a narrow place in the
levee on the Mt. Carmel road one
and a half miles south of the city,
they met Mrs. Newman and son,
Robert, in buggy, the driver made
an effort to avoid striking the buggy,
his car was turned over, as well as
the buggy. Mr.. Wood was quite badly
hurt, it requiring nine stitches to
close up the wound in his knee and
six to close that in his side. Neither
Mr.. Whaley, Mrs, Newman on her
son sustained any injuries. The top
Of the car was torn off and the wind
shield was broken.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
SUGAR BLANKS

Dealers are allowed to sell Is
pounds Of sugar where this sugar is
to be used solely for preserving pur-
poses, but in order to get 25 pounds
the consumer must sign statement
setting out the fact that he is pur-
chasing the rs pounds solely for pre-
serving purposes. Dealers are re-
quired to keep supply Of these
blanks, and the Leader has them for
sale at 40 cents per 100, Mail orders
filled whers accompanied by cash
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
CLEVER COMMENT

The old-fashioned lady who used to
blush every time man looked at her
feet has a daughter who wears 9
skirt so short she congests traffic ev-
cry time she climbs aboard trolley
car.-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
POST0FFICE DEPARTMENT
OBJECTS TO ENVELOPES

The pOstoffice department issues the
following:
Many persons and concerns are
mailing letters and other matter in
envelopes which are of such size and
shape as to cause serious difficulty
in handling the matter in the mails.
In som2 cases the envelopes are ex-
tTemely large or very small, while
in other cases they are of triangular,
circular or other irregular shape. 1t
is frequently necessary to cancel the
postage stamps on such matter of
unusual size or shape by hand, as the
matter cannot be run through the
can,eling machines. In many instanc-
es the matter does not fit the separat-
ing cases and cannot be tied with the
ordinary packages of mail without
being folded or cut by the package
string. This imposes additional and
unnecessary labor upon the postal ser
vice, prevents the expeditions treat
ment Of the matter, and often results
IN its reaching the addressee in
mutilated condition.
Furthermore, many envelopes are
made Of such dark-colpred stationery
or bear on the address side so much
printed matter in addition to the adj
dress that they contravene the provis-
ions Of paragraph 3, section 470, pos
tai laws and regulations, which pro-
vides that
"Space should be left on the adj
dress side of all mail matter sufficient
for Iegible address and for all di-
rections permissible thereon; for post
age stamps, for post-marking, rating,
and any words necessary for forward !
ing and return.
It is preferable that all envelopes
be made of white paper. When paper
of any other color is used, it should
be of very light tints of pink, yellow
or blue.
In every case not less than IL
inches Of clear space should be left !
at the right end of the address side
of all envelopes in order that there
j. " be ample space for postage
stamps, post marking, address, direc-
items for forwarding or return, etc,
Postmasters are requested to take
the matter up with their patrons who
use envelopes of the kind referred TO
and advise them of the many objec-
tions thereto and the impairment Of
the efficiency Of the postal service
resulting from their use The desir-
ability and advantage Of mailers using
envelopes of uniform size which may I
be readily handled with other mail
should be pointed out, and the import
ance and necessity for cooperation in
this respect should be emphasized.
TO this end it should be suggested
that the use of envelopes which do
not exceed approximately A inches
by 8 inches in size and on which am
pie clear space is left on the right
portion of the address side for the
address, postage stamps, etc, will
serve to accomplish the desired OBJ s
iect and result to the advantage Of
both the mailers and the postal ser
vice.
The foregoing applies with equal
force to the use Of advertising cards,
folders and similar matter of unusual J
size or irregular shape, as set forth s
in the instructions of the postal de-
partment in article IA, page Of the !
February, 1918, Postal Guide, entitled :
SUse Of Large Advertising Cards !
\
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04

Mrs. D. w. Marks and little son
spent the weekend with the family
of Mr. Joe Marks. in Memphis.
DIR. Walton and Miss Jessie Smith,
sof Memphis, came up last week on a
visit to the family Of Mr.. w. Glover
Smith, of Liberty.
DR. R, L. Robinson, president of
the Woman's College, Due West, SC,
arrived here Friday and spent few
days in this city, Brighton and Salem
IN the interest of that institution.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04
Constant advertising brings results.

Children that are affected by worms
are pale and sickly and liable to
contract some fatal disese. Whites
Cream Vermifuge expels worms
promptly and puts the child on the
road to health. Price soc per bottle.
Sold by Alexander Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-04

Mrs. j. E. Barton and daughter,
Miss nellie, of Mason, were visitors
here Sunday.
Messrs. Payne and VIII Ruffin ar
rived here Monday morning from
Taylor Field, Montgomery, Ala. on a
brief visit to relatives
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02
Ba Xter-Murphy.

Hon. R W . Baxter and Miss Sallie Murphy were married at Warren Sunday morning, July Dist, at 6 O'clock and left imme- diately for Pine Bluff, Little Rock and Hot Springs. Mr. Baxter is the former attorney at Warren and has recently moved to Dermott anl Is helping in the retail lumber business. Miss Sal lie Murphy is | daughter of Mir and Mrs. Ben Murphy and one of Bradley Goanty's most charm ing young ladles. Both of the parties have many friends in Bradley County and other parts of the State, who wish them well.-Bradley Go. Eagle.
 Mir. Baxter Is well and favor ably known here, where he was born and reared He has host of warm friends inMonticello who wish him much happiness in his married life.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02
M00 Reward $lOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages and that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in- formally and a IS thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces of the System thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and as sisting nature in doing it's work. The propfietors have so much faith in the curative powers of Halls Catarrh Medicine that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
 Send for circulars and testimonials.
 F. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo Ohio.
 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipation
 Advertisement
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02
F. NJ. Campster Visits Tucker

Our fellow-townsman, Mr. F. M. Oampster, while on business in Jefferson county last week, stopped at the Tucker farm and was the guest at dinner of Judge w. A. Coker, Commissioner of that institution. Mir. Campster is loud in his praises of the things he saw on this farm and the orderly and excellent man ner the institution is being run under Judge Coker's manage ment. He says that the crops are the finest that he has ever seen and that the dining room and sleeping quarters are kept in clean and up-to date man. ner. Mir. Campster says that Judge Ooker deserves much credit for the lourishing condi tion the State farm at Tu cker Is now enjoying, and too much can not be said in praise of his man agement.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02

Mrs. RoXie Carter. of Dumas, lied an Ju y ? 19 s, at the age of 40 years. anI was laid to rest at the Old Unlon Cemetery. She was q member of the Baptist Church. She leaves a husband and 9 children, father, mother, brothers, sisters and many other relatives, besides a host of friends to mourn her death, and was loved by ali who knew her.
 The choicest flower has wither- ed on earth to bloom in heaven. She was kind and free e-hearted mother, but God needed another flower to add to his beautiful throne. May God make the weeping father and children feel that they have a treasure in heaven.
 What a sweet thought-gone to meet wlth loved ones gone be- fore. Think of 1t. dear friends, their souls are at rest; they will never know another sorrow, as We who are left on this earth to grieve and mourn for loved ones gone before.
 Those who have been called on to give up loves can sympathize with this broken. hearted family in this sad hour.
 We hope to meet some day where there will be no farewells spoken. May the family be strengthend by Gods love. Dear ones, though you did grieve when this dear one passed away, try now to meet her on that shore where the angels watch and pray.
 A loving niece,
 Blanche Sawyer.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02
S@oCI AL LTEMS.S . tS-3c.o5 scev Aeco eoo1 crcc<eo 6
Master John White, Jr.,
 EntertainS.

Master John White Jr., inter tained his young friends at the home of his father, Sheriff John ". White, on last Friday night. Despite the inelemency of the weather, quite number were on hand to participate Fin the evenings entertainment and all report and enjoyable time.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02


 EhEa Csnyae.. md 5-.d Funny : oxfords. Price S2.Oo to $500. We want you to see them The Mcd5l shos Ste.e
 Mrs. E. H. Thompson and ehll- dren, of Little Rock, Is visiting her mother, Mrs. D. T. Hyatt and other relatives in this city.
 Mir. H. II. Adcock and son, Ashton, and Mir. Macon Dunn, visited relatives at Hambur 2 last Sunday.
 Miss Elizabeth Hammock, of Monroe, La is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Vance Posey, in this city.
 666 cures Hea daches, Bilious ness, Loss of Appetite, or that tired aching feeling, due to Ma laria or Colds. Fine Tonic. advt
 Mrs. k. L. Ballard and little daughter, Miss Margaret, of Til lar, visited relatives here this week.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02
ssTWenty to Waco.

Twenty colored men were sent from this city by the local board to Ft. McArthur, Waco, Tex, yesterday morning. This is the 2nd increment of 20 colored men to be sent from this county this week.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02
ases e&es s<~>e>~s.~s~>~>>>s } NECROi O6ICAL. :
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Mrs Lamont Bordeaux.

Mrs Lamont Bordeaux died at her home $ miles East of this city, of typhoid fever, on last Wednesday morning and was buried at Enon Cemetery on Thursday.
 The deceased is survived by her husband and daughter, a. bout two years of age.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02

tas, " Mhitten anl Jaek >aad E eft tie first of this week for Vancouver, Barracks, Washington, to enter the U. s. service as Forestry Reserves.
 Mir. Chas W. Ellis, of Moody, left the first of this week for Camp Forest, Ga, to enter the Government Service as d horse Shoer.
 Mir. J. E. Chandler and fami- ly, who have been visiting rela- tives Tn this city, left Wednes- day morning for Hot Springs, where they will visit for some- time.
 Mr. T. " Finn and wife and Dr. NJ. k. Shewmake, wife and little q aughter, June, visited several points of interest in De sha and Chicot counties last Sunday.
 Mr. o. Finch, Rev. F. Shopper son and Mir. k. l.. Davis were Lake Village visitors last Sun  day. Rev. Shepperson preached at the Presbyterian Church in that city on that day.
 Have just added line of Automo- bile Accessories, and hope to add more different items for the mortorist from time to time until we have the best assortment in the city. We want you to get our prices before you buy, and we will sell you for less money Harry Hankins Hardware Co.
 Mrs. F. L. Duckworth went to Dermott last Tuesday to meet her brother, Lieut.. Joe Rhodes, who was en route to Wilmar on a furlough from Somewhere" in France. Lieut.. Rhodes has see Il service in the trenches.
 MT. w. c. Cruce has sold his drug business near the old de- pot to the Fish Drug Company. Mir. E. A. Fish is Manager of the new firm. Mr. Cruce will soon open his abstract business which he recently purchased from Judge R. C. Knox.
 Mrs. s. D. Dickson, of Will mar, and daughter, Mrs k. E. Bartlett, of SuIligent, Ala, pass ed through this city last Tuesday ell route for Havanna, Ark, where they will visit Mir. Y. B. Dickson, son and broth CT.
 Brunswick and Hartford Auto Tires are the best values in the tire world, they are strongly guaranteed, and will make adjustments on 5000 and $500 miles; the prices are we believe the lowest on the market for same grade tires. Come in and let us show you our line of castings and tubes Harry Hankira Hardware Co.
 The Post Office at Ladelle, this county, has been abolished by order of the Post Office De at Washington. La Delle is the most important town on the A. & L. M., Railroad between this city and Fountain Hill, Ashley county, and the discontinuance of the Post Of flee at that place will work great hard ship on it's inhabi- tants but no one could be found who would take the Civil Ser vice examination for Postmas- ter, the Department could dol less.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02
Peas for Sale.

NOTICE:-We have about 100 bushels of clean Whippoor- will Peas for $2 50 per bushel.
 PILLAR MERCANTILE CO.,,
 6-14-S Tiliar. Ark.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02
COMING OVER THE TOP AM USE U THEATRE AUG. 9th and 10th.
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Mir. w. ". Morgan and wife, after an extended visit to rela- tives in this city, left for their home at Wick sburg, Miss, yes terday morning.
 PICK-O REMEDY for HOGS- Guaranteed to eXterminate the worms and keep all organs in a healthy condition. For sale by T. II. Mason.
 Mrs. w. w. Grisham and lit tie daughter, Doris, have re- turned to their home at Little Rock, after an extended visit to relatives in this city.
 Masters Justin, Jr., and Lucien Matthews and Howard Thom, of Little Rock, visited their grand mother, Mrs. $. J Matthews, in this city this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Justin Boon, Mrs. John Hudson and Miss Della Vernon, of Eldora, visited relatives and friends i'll this city this week.
 "The Christian Man and the War" will be the subject of the third serial sermon at the Methodist church next Sunday evening. Mrs. Carroll D. Wood and Miss Kate Moore will sing, supported by a large Junior Choir and orchestra.
 This county, in certain DOT tions, received a good rain last Friday. The rain came too late to be of any material benefit to corn, but will help cotton, pota- toes and peas. The rain was light in this city and East of here there was no rain, at all.
The Monticellonian., 1918-08-02
COMING OVER THE TOP AM USE U THEATRE AUG. 9th and 10th
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Mrs. J. c. Creecy, of Little Rock, with her little son, is wis., iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Smith, in this city.
 Mr. John Wagner left last week for Nashville, Tenn, to work on the Government pow der plant.
 Mrs. Ruth Foley, after q visit to relatives in this city, has re- turned to her home at Pine Bluff.
 Mir. Rodney Stewart of this city, has arrived safely "Over- seas,n his mother has been noti- fled.
 See Us before selling your hides. We pay, at all times, the highest market prices.-Binns Bros.
 Mir. H. N. Gillian, who is working at Cobb, La., visited his family in this city las Sun day.