The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1919-07-10

last week with his mother, Mrs. NJ.
G. Bethea.
Mr.. C. C. Haynes of Durham an"
Joe Best of Warsaw spent few days
in Dillon visiting friends the past
week.
w. w. Thompson went over TO Co
lumbia Saturday night and returned
Sunday night with Earl Bethed max
ing the return trip in Paige car.
Rev. H. H. Mcmillan will preach at
the Little Rock Baptist church next
Sunday at IL a. m. Also Sunday night
at 8:45.
There will be a meeting Of the Civic
Improvement Association Friday, al
ternoon at $50 o'clock in the old
Chamber of Commerce hall. Every
member is urged to attend and bring
new members.
At the request of the Civic Improve
ment Association house to house Ill
spection was made of all back door
premises by the Chief Of Police. He
reported them all with few exceptions
in good condition.
The Red Cross Home Service office
at the court house will be closed
from Thursday afternoon until next
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Sam Jeans, of Marlboro county,
has accepted the position of assistant
postmaster under Postmaster Har-
grove. Mr.. Jeans who has been teach
ing school will take up his new duties
this week.
Mr.. w. A. Blizzard is in receipt OF a
telegram from his son, Winston,
stating that he has arrived in Hobo
ken, N. ]! and expects to reach home
in the next few days. Winston has
been with the overseas forces for more
than year.
The Girls Auxiliary of the First
Baptist church will givd miscellan-
eous shower in the Sunday school
ooms, next Friday afternoon, July IL,
1919 at $50 o'clock in honor OF Miss
Lila Watson, who is to sail on Aug
ust for China where she will en-
gage in missionary work. All Baptist
ladies and girls, whether members OF
his church or not, are cordially in
tied to be present.
Mr.. B. A. Be6enbaugh, for many
years the clerk and treasurer of the
town, has rendered his resignation
and will enter the employ of the
Moore Auto Sales Co., as bookkeeper.
Mr.. Bedenbaugh has made the city a
most efficient and painstaking official
and the town gives him up with re-
gret. Mr.. Bedenbaugh's successor is
Mr.. Ben Edwards, who since his re-
turn from overseas, has been filling
the position of rural policeman. Mr..
Edwards is an efficient office man.
He entered upon his new duties yes
terday.
Private James L. Kersey who has
been home on a thirty days furlough
has returned to Camp Dix, N. ]. Ker-
sey was in active service in France
for twelve months. He was wounded
and gassed at Thencourt on Septem-
Der IS, and was among the boys of
the 18th Division when they attacked
Granrpre and the Citadel just beyond
it before this strong point of the
Boche was finally taken. Six times a
brigade of the 18th doughboys drove
through thd Bios De Loges, a patch
of woods about a kilometre square
before it was finally cleared of the
Boche. The 18th, took over the sector
beyond the Argonne just in front OF
Grand Pre- on October IA. This divis-
ion known the world over as the
Lightning Division were called the
most wonderful boys of the world by
Mrs. Vincent Astor. "These boys can't
retreat, they don't know how" she
remarked after they took over thd Ar
gonne sector. Kersey relates many
thrilling experiences and carries a
wound stripe and also two service
stripes.