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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
FOXVILLE

In connection with the child welfare
campaign those able to attend the moth
ers' conference in Wilhamstown Wednes-
day afternoon are urged to be present at
that. For the convenience OF others, DIR.
c. f. Robinson viii be in attendance at
the home of Mrs. J. G. Pirie to conduct
the examination and registration Of all
c en- under four on Thursday after
II from 2 till 4. Free moving pictures
in tile gra4ge hall, Williamstown, on
Wednesday evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
Band Concert wednegday Night.

Wednesday, Aug IA, the Cristoforo
Colombo band, under direction Of leader
Groppelli, win give its fourth concert in
the city park at p. m. Program;
"Star Spangled Banner"
March-"The Whip" ..... Abe Holmas
rSinfonia Festival .........E r. Filippa
Intermezzo "Cupids Garden E. Max
Selection from Faust" (Gounodl,
arranged by P Groppelli
Comic Opera "Mikado" 49,, w. Smith
Patriotic March-"Over There"
A, Spencer
america"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13

left with Mrs. Roach or Miss Laura Suit
or.
Meeting of branch No. II, Q. w. l. U.
of n. u, will be held in Miles hail
Wednesday evening, Aug. IA, at 1880
o'clock. Important business. All mem
bers be present. Per order secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
Notice.

Regular meeting of Jumpers, boxers
and derrickmen vii be held next Tues
day evening at 1880. All members are
requested to attend Voting for secre-
tary-treasurer. All be on hand to boost
the present incumbent, F. w. Suitor,
L. O'Kelly, Cor. Sec.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
WILLIAMSTOWN

Remember the mothers conference and
free examination ole children in the
grange hall tomorrow afternoon from
z to a. Free moving pictures in the
evening at s o'clock, to which all are in
vited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our neighbors, the
fire company and all those who assisted
us at the time of the fire.
Mrs. T. G. Waldo,
Miss Edna Waldo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13

Notice-As | am closing out the bust
ness, all those owing bills are asked to
call at the store, 46 North Main street,
and settle before Aug. Is. A. Y, Becl1ley,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DISCHARGE.

Notice Is hereby given that the un-
dersigned will make application TO
V. f. Martin, Judge of Probate for
Oconee County, in the State of South
Carolina, at his office at Walhalla
Court House, on Friday, the 30th
day of August, 1913, at II o'clock
in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter
as said application can be heard, for
leave to make final settlement OF the
estate Of Sylvester Dean, deceased,
and obtain final discharge as Admin
istrator Of said estate.
J. s. McFALL,
administrator Of the Estate OF 'Syl-
vester Dean, deceased.
July 81, 1918. 31-34
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14

showing a different shade of green.
No fences or houses obstruct the
view, as the farmers live in small
villages, in easy walking distance Of
their farms. The village we are in
at present is the first one have been
does not show the effects Of the war.
All Of the others had demolished
buildings in some part of the town
usually the church; and a short dist
ance from here we passed through
quite large village which was a
complete wreck. At the last place
we had our kitchen there was a very
pretty child, crippled, whose mother
was taken away by the Germans on
their retreat, and she has never
been heard Of since. Many of the
crimes the Germans committed here
have been worse than this, and we
hear of only few Of them, as very
few Of our boys speak enough
French to converse freely.
You may hear considerable in the
States about how bad the moral con-
ditions are in the American army,
but the fact Of the matter Is that
most of our boys over here are look
ed after and have to give a stricter
account of themselves than they
would at home. Their time is mostly
taken up with their duties Of one
sort or another, and what spare time
they have is generally devoted to
taking baths, washing clothes, writ
ing or reading home news or attend
ing the Cinema concerts or some Of
the entertainments, which are given
even on the front. One Of the speak
ers Of the Y.M.C.A. recently said that
Cup to date, the record Of the Amer
lean army in France Is so far above
the average Of any army that ever
visited a foreign country that there
Is no comparison"-and the people
show 1t by their actions, as they
seemed to be little bit afraid Of us
at first. but we are welcomed any
place now.
Tell will that we are allowed to
receive packages again, and / would
appreciate some cigarettes and Dur
ham and also some hard mixed can
dies.
According to reports the U. s. Is
doing some great things, and If the
good work continues I do not look
for the war to last very long-not
| over another year at the most.
I'll close with love to you both.
Write soon.
Your loving brother.
r. F. Owens.
15lst F. A., Bat. b., A.E.F.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
GIRLS LEMON JUICE
IS SKIN WIIITENER
fiow to Make Creamy Beauty LO-
tiOn for a Few Cents,

The juice Of two fresh lemons
strained into bottle containing
three ounces Of orchard white makes
whole quarter pint of the most re-
markable lemon skin beautifier at
about the cost one must pay for a
small jar Of the ordinary cold creams
Care should be taken to strain the
lemon juice through fine cloth so
no lemon pulp gets in, then this To-
tion will Keep fresh for months.
Every woman knows that lemon
inice Is used to bleach and remove
tsuch blemishes as freckles, sallow-
mess and tan and Is the ideal skin
softener, whitener and beautifier.
Just try 1t! Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and
make up a quarter pint OF this sweet
Iy fragrant lemon lotion and massage
1T daily into the face, neck, arms and
hands.--Adv
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
NOTICE TO ELECTORS.

BY an Act Of the Legislature re-
quiring all voters to re-register in
1918, the Books Of Registration for
Oconee County, South Carolina. were
opened at Walhalla Court House on
the first Monday in July, 1918, and
will stand open until the 31st day Of
August, for the purpose Of re-regis-
tering all voters previously register
ed, and to register all those who may
become 21 years OF age before the
first Tuesday in November, 1918, and
all others who are qualified to regis
ter. All applicants for registration
are required to appear before the
board in person.
JOHN l.. REEDER,
JOHN w. CANNON,
w. M. COBB,
Board Of Registration, Oconee
County, s. C..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14

looking girls in this country, and I
think l will marry over here If | get
suited. and likely l will.
Tell all Of the people l am well,
and for them not to forget the
American boys who are now in active
service in foreign countries.
remain always your affectionate
son, Charlie.
Co. G, 11Sth Infantry, A.E.F.
(The letter Is written on station.
cry with a printed heading, which
says: con active service with the
British Expeditionary Force."(
On Active Service with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Force. July IL
Editor Keowee Courier: Allow me
through the medium of your paper
to express soldiers appreciation to
those of Oconee who contributed to
the Y.M.C.A. fund so generously.
have been stationed at three diff
ferent camps in France, and find
the Y.M.C.A. doing its fine work Of
bringing clean and wholesome enter
tainment before the enlisted men,
thus encouraging their activities
along moral and beneficial line.
We have been entertained by some
Of the best artists of Europe and
America, who have helped to take the
sting of hell out Of our warfare lives.
Without excepting any, l am con-
vinced the Y.M.C.A. Is doing as much
as any other institution for the SOL
diers' welfare, and | am sure more
than one million "Sammies" in
France will affirm my statement.
have experienced a few of the
Boche raids and | enclose a verse
describing my version Of one. The
lines were thought Of in part during
the raid. Very truly yours,
r. L. Coe.
$50 Aero Squadron, A.E.F.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
THE VIEWS or A SOLDIER.
enlisted Man Writes OF BleaSe and
His Charleston "Organ."
(News and Courier.)

am an American soldier, and.
having nothing special to do on We'd
nesday afternoon. | went to hear the
political speaking in this city.
heard what Messrs Benet and
Pollock said concerning the many
Siisloyal statements of Cole l.. Blease,
candidate for the United States Sen
ate: How he abused President Will
son and said that this is Wilson s
war and that the blood OF every man
IN the service which is spilled in
A'rancc will be upon the hands OF
president Wilson and those who
voted for war What do you suppose
would happen If Blease we're in
Erance and should make such a
statement to the million and more
true Americans who are there? What
would happen If he should make such
4 statement in a camp where true
Americans are training to take their
places in the fight for freedom Of this
1alr land and Of the world? He
would be hanged to the first tree to
he found which would sustain his
weight.
1t was also stated at this meeting,
and it Is quite clear to every one, that
81ease's sentiments and candidacy
nave been and are now supported by
the Charleston Americana sheet
which was pictured in no uncertain
terms as being thoroughly disloyal. I
would like to ask some Charleston
business men this question: "Vhy
is it that you advertise in a sheet
that is supporting man who has
stabbed the boys In the back-the
boys who are fighting for You and all
that you hold dear-your boys? Why
Is 1T that YOU are spending good
American dollars with a disloyal pa
-, oer?"
Men and women Of Charleston
Americans-l appeal to you. If YOU
love your country, If you honor Pres
ident Wilson, If you love your boys
IN the service Of freedom. If you SYM
pathize with suffering Belgium.
France and England, do not lend a
helping hand to this yellow journal.
which has always leaned. as far as 1t
dared, toward these barbarians.
There is no middle ground; you are
either helping to win the war, or YOU
are against 1t. American people have
been and are far too liberal with dis
loyal people and newspapers. The
slime has come to crush them-crush
Them as you would a serpent
zone in the Service"
charleston, July, 1913.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
Charles ID. Perry


writes his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
NJ. Perry. Of Salem, a brief letter,
from which it may easily be gather
ed that even the rigors of war can
not district the mind OF the average
American youth altogether from the
fair sex:
Somewhere" July l2, 1918.
Dear Home Tolks:
| am we'll. and trust you all are
the same. 1t Is still cool over here,
but it rains quite often and settles
the dust. I have seen a large portion
Of the country, and 1t Is fine, but
America for me!
Talk Of fine stock-they certainly
have it over here; the fin est horses
ever saw; but they use carts alto
gether; no buggies to be seen.
Well, guess you all want to know
what l am doing and how times are
in the war zone. / have been in the
reserve trenches, and 1t thunders and
lightnings at night when there are no
clouds to be seen, but We have got
ten used to that long before now.
1t has not kept me from sleeping any
SO far, and I don't think 1t will.
What did you all do on "The
Fourth? hiked most all day, but
I enjoyed 1t very much.
We certainly do see plenty OF good
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
The Fallen Bocl,e.

The Fallen Boche.
With the screech of hell and Kissing
The German plane speeds forth,
As a cumet's flight into the night.
And sails away from the north.
How swift. it goes to scatter its
woes
Ger France with her meadows g"ec&.
TO waver and stop with jerk, then
drop
Down upon its prey, unseen
Downward it patters, and shrapuel
scatters,
AS a sower does his grain,
TO mangle and lance the bosom of
France,
Whose prayers go up in vain.
The chaos below ascends sweet an
slow,
TO the soaring Hun o'erhead.
Perhaps he can tell where his shrap-
mel fell
And gathered it's toll of dead.
NOW hOmeWard he flies Ger watch ,ul
Allies,
His mission Of death fulfilled;
But. ah. it's too late to cheat death
Or fate,
Whose sting of venom is chilled.
A rumble! A flash! A culver. A
crash
Downward and earthward he spins.
TO settle at last, a shapeless, charred
'ris thus he pays for his sins.
And no funeral dirge his spirit shall
purge,
For he died ruthless Hun
But his ghost shall pursue the Kaiser
The war which he's begun.
r. l.. G.
A.E.F.-June, 1919.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
Dewitt Morgan, Machine Gunner.

Dewitt Morgan, Machine Gunner.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Morgan, who
live on West Union RID. No. l,
have received a letter from their
son, Dewitt, which is published be-
low:
Somewhere In France,
July 5, 1918.
Dear Mother and Father:
l received your most welcome let
ter and was so glad to hear from you.
1t had been about a month since I
heard from you. l received The
Courier o. k., and it does look like
l could get the letters.
l am in fine health. weigh
about $50 pounds and am "as stout
as a mule"
Papa, you were talking to me
about coming to France. l don't be-
lieve, If ! were you, I would come
now. | don't think that the military
authorities would let you come up
where ! am. You know there Is a
lot of steel flying in the air, and be-
lieve me, they don't care where it
hits. | would be awfully glad to see
you.
We are having fine weather over
here The wheat is fine, but the oat
crop Is not so good.
Mama, I expect to have some pho
tographs made soon and will send
you one. You may need something
to keep the rabbits out of your cab
bage patch was so sorry to learn
that you were worrying about me. If
live to get through the war am
lucky, and If I don't am only CIV
ing my life for my country. But I
think and hope I will get through
o. k.
I have been thinking the war
would soon end, but we don't know,
Of course.
got some letters recently from
"my girls" and l will answer them
this afternoon. am always so glad
to get letters from the girls I knew
before I left.
I certainly would be glad to see
Walter Kelley, hut will not get to
see him, as l am nowhere near a
port. You mentioned that he had
sent a German helmet home. I see
something Of the kina every day. l
had a German pistol, but gave it to
one Of my pals.
Papa asked If l had a special job.
No, haven't; but I have been on
the firing line.
was so proud to hear OF my lit
tie niece that 1t makes me feel like
could lick a half dozen Huns.
Your loving son, Dewitt Morgan.
Co. B. Third NJ. G. battalion. A. e. f
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14
From =. r.. Owens.


The following letter was last
week received by Miss Anna Owens,
Of Walhalla, from her brother, p. F..
Owens. who is remembered here by
quite a few friends. In years past
he visited his aunt, the late Mrs.
Rosa Fahnestock, in Walhalla. Miss
Owens has recently moved here from
Greenville:
Somewhere in France, July /.
Dear Sister:
We have moved three times since
| last wrote you and expect to move
again tonight. Consequently we are
not getting much mail, and | have
not heard from any one since we
moved. Our first move was a two
days hike. then we stopped at a
small village for four days, touching
up on various drills and waiting for
trains to be put at our disposal. We
entrained and rode about 70 hours,
detrafned and marched to village
about 18 kilometres distance, where
we stayed four or five days; then
we marched to our present quarters,
about 20 kilometres. and now we
are slated to move tonight, accord
ing to rUmor; and it's pretty tire
some work-more 50 than when we
were at the front, for we are now In
the reserve lines.
The weather has been fine here
and this part Of France looks pros
porous. The people are much diff
ferent from the French on the (eras-
ed by censor) front. The houses are
much nicer, and the people them
selves show by their appearance that
they are in better circumstances. You
can sec cultivated fields for many
miles around, over the rolling
ground, each crop laid out in q sepa.
rate plot, about the size OF one OF
our city lots at home, and each plot
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-08-14

II you despise what the Germans
cao, let your savings help fight them.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-03-26
The following men will go to Camp
Dix ON Monday Anril 1.
Canp Dix.

A military wedding drew many
guests to the Knights of Columbus
auditorium on Wednesday afternoon,
when Sergeant Frank V. Caldsott, of
Montello, Mass, member of the 31Oth
Sanitary Train, and Miss Mary Nc
Nally, of Short Hills, this State, were
married by Rev. John Walsh, post
chaplain Miss Katharine McNally,
a sister of the bride, was maid of hon.
or, and Private Patrick McNally, on
leave from Camp Gordon, best man.
A silver cup, presented by the Mead
owbrook Club, of Philadelphia, to the
winners of the Camp Dix football
championship, was presented to the
311th Infantry on Wednesday.
Pneumonia caused the death ol
Sergeant James Houton, member oi
the Fifty-ninth Pioneer Regiment. A
military funeral was held on Wednes
day morning and the body sent to his
home in Newark, under escort.
One of the new types of machine
guns, known as the Browning gun, ar
rived here last week. 1t was given {
test, on Thursday, in the presence o
Brig. Gen. ]. 7. Dean, Brig. Gen. NJ
L. Hsrsey, Lit. Col. Harry N. Coote
and number Of officers, and all ex
lpressed themselves as we'll pleased will
the result. The first test was given OF
the trench area in the morning ant
the other on the rifle range in the al
ternoon. Serg. Charles GardelIa ant
Serg. ]. A. Klensce, who came her
with the gun from the Springfield Al
senal, were in charge of the demonstra
tions. The test proved that the report
sent out about the gun were all correc
and that it met all expectations. Th
light Browning" is designed as a
lover the top weapon and asi sitweigh
only Is pounds it can be fired from th
hip or shoulder. ]. M. Browning, {
Ogden, Utah, is the inventor and de
signer of the guns and for many yeal
: he has contributed to worlds progres
: in gun manufacture.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-03-26
Township Tax Sale

Tax collector John c. Garrett held Mount
Holy's annual tax sale at America hose house
on Thursday afternoon and the properties on
which tax claims had not been satisfied were
disposed of as follows:
To Charles R. Morrison.-Properties of
Ella Allen estate, Holeman street; Joseph
Graner estate, San Domingo; Henry Hargrove
Galley tract; William B. Wills estate, side
walk assessment, Paxson street; John w.
Archer, sidewalk assessment, Water street
To Robert S. Gaskill.-Properties of Ida H.
Holt Broad street. Martha Matlack, Madison
avenue
To Robert Peacock.-Properties of Elizabeth
Haines estate, Church street; Charles Parker
estate, San Domingo Mary Sack, Galley tract.
To Herbert S. Killie.-Properties of Walter
Hill, Water street; Ellen McHugh, Pearl
street; Henry C. Buckley estate sidewalk as
sessment, Brainard street: Aaron Smidth, side
walk assessment, Paxson street; Charles H.
Warner, sidewalk assessment, Paxson street
Walter Lamb, sidewalk assessment Water
street; Edith A. Kelley, sidewalk assessment
Water street.
To Township.-Properties of John Arm
strong, Water street; William Fenimore Ar
mold avenue; Morris H. Haines, s. Spring
avenue; James L. Jamison, Garden street
Sarah E. Johnson, Water street; jeremiah H
Still, Chestnut street. Adolph Schillings
Hume street. And the following for side
walk assessments: William A. Jones, Martha
Brewer, King street; Joseph Huff estate
Brainard street, William A. Sine. Henry
Rosenfeld, Paxson street; Priscilla Flickner,
Murrell street; John Forbes. Broad street
Timothy Madden, Thomas Robertson, John
Enrher Mfu T,,b1
Corporation, Frank Cohen, Elizabeth Barry.
Water street.
To Theodore Phillips. Property of Noah
Smith, Oak street.
To John Meirs.-Property of Mrs. May "
Wills, Ridgway street.
All properties were sold in fee, except the
Charles Parker property, for 80 years. and the
Noah Smith property. for years.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-03-26
Lumberton.

The women's committee OF the
CouDcil of National Defence has Or
ganized unit in Lumberton township.
1t is the patriotic duty of every woman
to engage in some kind of war work,
according to her time and ability The
work of this committee covers broad
field of activity. There is something
for everyone to do, and the women are
urged to volunteer their services. Sub.
committees are organizing, Those most
advanced are: Child Welfare, Mrs
Benjamin F. Clayberger, chairman;
Food Conservation, Mrs. John Buh
well, chairman; Publicity, Mrs. Viii
liam S. Walther, chairman; Three
minute Speakers, Mrs. Ray o. Van
Arsdale, chairman.
Through the efforts of the Councils
Red Cross committee, Red Cros
auxiliary has been formed and is do
ing splendid work. Meetings are helt
in Lumberton hall every Thursday af
ternoon and evening, Mrs. Waite
| VOORHEES,, chairman.
On Friday afternoon at o'clock ant
at o'clock in the evening, the womer
of Lumberton township are cordially
invited to meet at the home of Mrs. L
J. Devery, unit chairman, that sh
may explain to them the work Of tn
council and urge their cooperation
Young ladies of Lumberton will serv
% sociable cup of tea.
The Mount Holly news., 1918-03-26
Easter Pageant

More than a hundred members of
the fifteen clubs which comprise the
Girls Patriotic League, are training
for an Easter Pageant. They are un.
der the skillful leadership of Miss
Elizabeth Curtis, local representative
of the Young Women's Christian AS.
sociation, and Miss Kimball, OF
Orange, who is the author of several
dramatizations of sacred subjects, one
of which-"The Resurrection" lis tc
be presented to the people of Mount
Holly the week following Easter. Miss
Kimball's arrangement of the story of
the first Christmas, called "The Ma
tivity," has been widely produced by
young peoples church societies.
In the Pageant to be presented here
there are sixteen speaking parts, The
beautiful mystery of Easter being thus
narrated, and a chorus of nearly {
hundred youthful voices is being train
ed to render effectively the peculiarly
| thrilling and inspiring music.
The Pageant will be presented in tn,
Baptist church and will be free, but ;
silver offering will be taken to defray
expenses, the surplus to 60 to the Re(
| Cross. Announcement of the exac
date will be made later.
The chorus will rehearse in the higl
school auditorium this afternoon, i'm
mediately at the close of school. An
other rehearsal will ia Ike place Thurs
day evening, at 7.30, in the Baptis
church. The people yho are takin
parts will rehearse in the Baptis
church tomorrow evening at 7.3O.