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I,IINISCENCES OF
THE LONG AGO.
Heap Secs: But Few Knows >"
(By Uncle Josh J.

Wy CHclS JOSH.
In finishing up Cur re"ol!ectiOns @
the work in the court house and Of the
individuals filling the different offices
from time to time, way back in ante
bellum days, up to the present time
we stated that the county government
was run quite different to what it is
now. For instant, the roads. were
supervised and worked by overseers
and the hands subject to road duty re-
siding in the beats or section along
the roads between the ages of Is and
so. The hands We're notified or
warned out to work on certain dates
under said overseers. Hands could
hire a substitute to work in their place
ii they SO desired. Defaulters were
notified to meet the board under
whose supervision the whole system
was managed and their decision was
final fine or punishment The
people were satisfied, until the new
system Of township commissioners,
then county commissioners, came in
power with entire new laws, taxation
and work. Finally automobiles be-
came numerous and demanded better
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term.
We now have four commissioners
appointed by the governor who have
supervision over their portions Of the
county and they constitute the board
OF county commissioners aiding the
supervisor in his work examining and
passing on county claims and the
work Of the board generally. They
a-e: W. H Witt, :. H. Hitler, Is. H.
Barre, c. D. Barre.
Capt. William Howard with Col.
Alfred Minis, county surveyor, sur
veyed he county and laid of and
mapped the townships Of Lexington
county. In those days he was promi-
nent in the affairs Of our county. A
clever and good hearted old gentle
man with good judgment and plenty
of horse sense
In 1856 during the term of S. NJ.
Sightler. J. J. Derrick and DR.. W.
S. keisler as county commissioner
the present jail was erected. Mr.. w.
j. Beeland of Macon, Ga, being the
contractor and builder.
About the same date or little earlier
J. Belton Shealy, D. L. Addy and l..
NJ. Sightler, county commits
remodeled and perhaps the work ran
into the terms of others. Mr.. Jas.
Troy and son of Columbia were con-
tractors and builders.
Uncle Lewis Langiord as county
supervisor leaves as lasting monu-
ment and evidence OF his good work,
the granate posts with iron railing
around the court house and in front
CT the jail.
While the late S. Jurner Smith had
planted on the court house square the
beautiful elm trees that reminds us of
his thoughtfulness and comfort for
the public. Uncle Jake Corley set
them out, and he with Mr.. Smith,
both, rest over the river under the
shade O.: the everlasting trees.
To Mr.. Chas. f. Corley. super
and Improvement Of the court house
making it equal to any public build
ing, of the kind, for comfort and con-
venience, in the state. The addi-
tions and rooms are all the official is
could desire. The court and jury
rooms are ample to meet the demands
of justice. Built TOO, under adverse
circumstances. during the World War
when material and labor were scarce
and high. Mr. Corley also has credit
for building several miles of improved
roads during his term as supervisor.
Mr.. G. c. Steele, as supervisor,
present incumbent, is performing his
duties III the even tenor OF his way as
rapidly and economically as circum-
stances will admit. The chain gang
is now in the Fork working the roads,
etc.
Later, we want to refer to the good
work Of the other commissioners
which will follow them as evidence
for their good judgment and service
rendered the county during their sew
eral terms.
Most all Of the new tariff duties are
painful duties Toledo Eews-Bee.
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CLERKS S.ALE

State OF South Carolina, County OF
Lexington.-Court Of Commons
Pleas.
The Bank of Swansea. a orporationfis
Plaintiff, versus J. w. Lybrand
r. l.. Lybrand, The ee-Mortinler
Company, Inc, P. l.. Lybrand.s
Planters Fertilizer & PPhosphateS
Company, and J . G.. Glover. Trus-
tee. Defendants.
BY virtue Of authority vested in me
by rder of the Court in the above en-
titled Cause, l will sell before the
Court House dor in Lexington. S. c..
on the first Monday in August. the
same being the seventh day Of said
month, at public auction to the highs
est bidder during the legal hours Of
sale, the following described real es-
tate:
All these three lots Of parcels of
land situate in the town of Swansea.
County of Lexington, and State of.
South Carolina, described as follows:#
Lot No. /: A rectangular parallelo-
gram in shape, fronting east on Mon
mouth Avenue fifty feet, and running
back in equal width one hundred and
! ten feet to an alley, which bounds it
; on the west. and being bounded on
the north by lot OF D. II. Huckabaa,
and on the south by lot of J w. Ly-
brand:
Lot No. 2: a rectangular parauelo-
! gram in share, fronting east on Mon
mouth Avenue fifty feet, and running
| back in equal width one hundred and
ten feet to an alley. which bounds it
on the west, and being bounded on
the north by lot Of J w. Lytrand,
and on the south by lands OF T. L.,
Lybra1d, ". b. Courtenay, A. z.
Stroman. and perhaps others;
Lot No. 3: A rectangular parailelo-.
! gram in shape, fronting south on
Third Street forty six feet, and run.
ming lack in equal width one hum
dred feet to lot of J. W. Lybrand,
which bounds it on the north, and
being bounded on the east by Mon
mouth Avenuefi and on the west by
i.Iands Of W 3. Courtenay, A. z. Stro.
man, ard perhaps others;
Lot No. 3: A rectangular parallelo-.
gram in shape, fronting south on
Third street forty six feet, and run
ming back in equal width one hundred
: feet to lot Of J. w. Lybrand, which
T bounds it on the north, and being
bounded on the east by Monmouth
Avenue and on the west by lands Of
! w. 3. Courtcnay, A. z. Stronlan,
and perhaps others.
Terms Of Sale: Cash. purchaser to-
pay for papers, revenue stamps and
recording fees.
H. L. HARMON q. 81
Clerk Of Court.
EFIRD & CARROLL,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
!! July 18th, 1922.
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FINAL DISCHARGE.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned will apply 20 Wal -er F..
Hook, judge OF probate for Lexington
county, ior final discharge as admin
Hendrix, deceased, on Friday, August
.lS, at II a. m.
MRS. JESSE HENDRIN.
July 1922. Administrators.
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roads and, of course, with them came
more taxes which followed the good
roads" mainly on the public thor
oughtare, but the roads il the back
country, perhaps CT less Importance
received hut little more attention than
formerly, which naturally gave cause
for dissa tisfaction to some people.
For instance the citizens o. Sandy
Run claimed better roads and received
no attention and they concluded they
would help form a new county, Cal
houn, where they would be more con-
venient and affiliate under their own
vine and fig tree: So We lost these
good people and patriotic citizens, the
Wolfe's, Seibles, Geigers, Mullers,
kaiglers Orders, Stablers; Fuckers,
DavIses, Cuilers, and others.
The Lower Fork followed the break
also to the whole countys regret with
discomfort seeking more public atten-
ton, better roads and schools and
then. near the Newberry line, came
trouble again with school districts and
we lost Little Mountain and a small
slice of our county territory and her
valued citizens. But while the close
ties of families, kindred and old
friends were severed in a way, yet we
sincerely have the same we'll wishes
for their future welfare. and will al
ways cherish the same old fellow feel
ing and rotherly love for them
which we formerly entertained.
Way back further in the long ago
after the state and counties had been
mapped of in townships the FIRST cut
Of our county was made when McTier,
Geddy Swamp and a portion of Chin
quepin helped to form the grand and
progressive county Of Aiken.
In some of the many changes indi-
vidually and otherwise during the
past we remember as some OF the
prominent and worthy. officials in
county government first Capt. Will
liam Howard, Albert Hook, Capt.
Levi Gunter, S. Luther Smith, Will
liam Johnson, J. Bolton Shealy. Car
son Able, Geo. A. Snealy, Lewis
Langiord, D. U. .Addy, S. w. Sight
ler, Dr.. W. S. ke;sler, j. J. Der
rex, Geo. a. Hammer, Geo. H. Il"on,
G. A. Goodwin, Geo. S. D.af>s,
Jerry Wise, C. Z. Corley.
Capt. Reuben Harn2an was clc'k Of
the different boards CT commissioners
foy years serving continuously ultil
hs death. Following him for some
time came Mr.. John Fox, sMaj.
II. A. Meetze, w. H. Meetze, J. A.
Muller, C. NJ. Efird, acting as attor-
ney also. They now have the legal
advice and able work of Col. ). B.
Wingard.
A great mistake was made when the
county government was changed,
placing a county supervisor in charge
and not leaving it as it was with the
three county commissioners for then
the three sections OF the county had
the personal attention of each COM
mission, which gave more satisfaction
to the people. The office of county
supervisor is a very unpopular Office
to fill No matter how competent and
attentive he may be in discharge Of
his duties he can never give sa;is!a:-
ton and seldom can hold a second
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BARBECUE

I will furnish a barbecue on Thurs
day, August 3, 1922, at AGick,s
Ferry.
3w-c 3. E. AMICk.
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Your Last Chance

MONDAY
join with Tobacco Growers in protect
and se prophey that you WAIT AND LOSE ~
all
Warehouses Tobacco Cooperative Association
MARKET mail
dpoca
$4,000 Tobacco
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the for
interests the
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where ewinray prod i
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Most all Of the new tariff duties are
painful duties Toledo Eews-Bee.
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IN MEMORlAM

IN MEMORIAM
HrLL---In loving memory Of our dea
mother. EMMA HILL. Died June IS, 1917
CHILDREN.
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EDUCATIONAL

NRAYER'S n. Be.. sa.lne.. seao.,
ls-oee eusssn'd. Enter now. Dsy O. nighA
E@ Tutoring for Colicxe. School and
Maner Prcp. ll5 s. saith St.. Phila,
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DeatbB

rM Rss;e. ana ~ 2eoS, NARY EL!za
ssaGS SsSsr H pSGp GS i0h VsWnk 1t Int ss
! BENDoN-:June l2. BENJAMIN. husband
iodss. SHaGS So $780, ana sns SFend: sna
Ssss SssS: is1S \ SsssS sfSs ssSsS 81
anFSssT 81 the .ts urs Davs a. ':s ana Ssn
r. Bentley Due notice Of the funeral will
be be. given from her late residence. 2Oi3 II.
sr AERSIuns EpSSsnd H. MA1AGMg MAJ AaI,, AHERN
sscsss 10 81 ;sSa anasS as
Church Solemn 70 NJ Mi.ars@ isssrmsns ss' s1 81
Cross Cemetery. '''
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Isabella ball; Relative, and friends a. are I%c in.
isFTss az .Ss On oSan f. g.r
,dIEisH HRtGKERimisSadSTiy Riie Ss EN- June TO- 1922
eatSs; AND friends. sso sha ornaS;:s nriSkss
tions Of which she was q member. are in.
Ss$ ss "!sa$ ;ssy'sss We'd
precisely. Fre!ds may cal! Tues. to o
e: %sS ss s:i:s. Ss'S ::
oh f' st. Int. private. Greenmount G' Gem. rSi' ~
E asea s"s and III f,.nis is
dass fassha ave mt e. r'So Msras snescssnes csm
CAMPREI.L...June1 IS. 1929. ELIZABETH.
fssyS Enss TG IN hse s 4@ g ffs%pSs ss.
friends. also Clearneld Council. No. I4s. i.
sTa Of L. DY1tsa in,s to
in.; North Cedar Hill Gem. Friends may az
ca. cAssfDY.WIune !sTfS 1e. at sea. FRANK r.
son OF Mrs Elizabeth Cassidy. $3.50 smedi.
%s;a so4a "a :s H,A Hssn.s, a.
neral neral services Thurs; 2 p; NJ. residence.
S.ts:s sSS wsS s''S% TO IT. M MD''vrs w.t.
out further notice.
cRAi HA 'n"i snG lsnd IL 1'sf sss ASsd AME5s
sni ss'vSs S" or'dniy hss'paSs ssS
may s''"ui call wctresdsy w evening. '1's' FRIENDS
of The 5pns Iass saasny ELIAS
ss%ns @ an" eoopsI tred rayss r,Gss
nas today Ga .ei'5sn' from r. s. al: All
residence. 2ll5 +. Ann st. Int. oresninount
..nsSy.H pAXAuLTsups I; NJ s. l.: 1922 SARAH T.
p nsr .s unsFi ssrvse' r. wAs so $os Nd
Nor Norris sts; Is In. p private. Friends may cali
r, 4WN AGoNiI;on June II 1922. MARY A;
to tho funeral. on Friday morning. at $40
o'clock. from her late residence. 4254 N.
10th st. Requiem high mass at st. Stephens
Church at 10 o'clock Intermeht at Holy
BIT VAL. - June -12. MARTHA DORA.
wife Of Arthur @. Du Val (nee Stephano.
attend funeral services Thurs. $50 p. NJ.
Jn;yoG Int GrSsnmognt VEN Gcm ~ p R;mains may be
EIIRLEN.--June IL. 1929. MARGARET
RABELL.A; daughter Of tho late John 4.
and friends arc invited 70 attend funeral
without further notice. Thurs. $50 p. NJ
(daYlight-saving time) from the residence
q her brother; George @. Ehrlen, Langhorne.
train at, IMnshorne Station leaving Re heading dGS:
Fries FRIEs.Ejuns Jun u, CHARLES r. FRIES
Funeral services Thurs, 24S p NJ. late
private. Friends may call Wed eve. ''''
GAINER.-Juno l.. MARY A.. wife OF
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IAlERSD|SGO|SE
! AvERTS LYNCH|NG
e..,;H CARDS Prisoner as Fire.
Confession Admits
Attack on Woman
pr the Associated Prcss

,..t.oo. Mich, June 14.-Use Of
-. ,o, to repel tho advances Of more
~, = thousand angry citizens Of Jack :
~ ,bo sought to take George Straub,
son;;.S.sd slayer Of Miss Alice Mallett,
the custody of the Sheriff, Is
non., responsible for Straub's safety
N.Y. iss%gunnamcd Michigan city today.
id rhs ~ prisoner, whom the Sheriff dis.
tad ns city fireman, marched
ursb the ranks Of the crowd that
tnrvIhst tnnrr.ht his life last night, and was
sOutnd sOuptI.sd ont of Jackson several hours
,pps.e II was learned he had left the
til. H., o,.r urn, o,,e+ w,,, ,or.uo,
,,its Of National Gunrdsmen, police
s.ssryes ss,, and State police officers as
Es,,ne the local authorities in guard.
a. AGAINST any recurrence Of disorder.
" IN The crowd that stormed khe county
III were more than 100 women. One
y tbe leaders of the movement was an
Va white. haired woman, who first
.Issded with officers to deliver tho pris-
~ then demanded It, and finally was
y the head Of several rushes OF the
.sowd toward the jail doors.
Each time the situation grew threat.
.,ino officers resorted to the use Of
.s -. bombs, which scattered the crowds.
'Straub. according to his reported
..nfession, attended a circus on the
% sisht Of the Staying. After leaving the
ss.ennds, he was quoted as saying, he
i.tsrmined to attack a woman. He
ssrnd an ak on n woodpile, according
~ oDi The reported confession, and hid be-
S,S some shrubbcry near the Critten.
i.n AM home until Miss Mallett approached
ia struck her over the head, he is
.n.sed to have said, then dragged the
w across block, where it was found
A. following morning.
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LOWELL. MASS

aCADEMY OF NOTRE DAME. Lowell. Mo-.
Affiliated with Ca tholic Univ. Prim m,aS
address: The Superior. Academy OF So,s.:
Dame. Lowell. Mass. Consult Ledger Buresms
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pnAYllb

sand q hliss5stS -nmins wooivsr. resi-:
Ssnss acT Ardmot: ArS%SIs t,STSsS Pa.
evening. from z to o. ,..,...
:, work.: :msudaeply;, June ,JJs. wiLd1AM IL "
years. Relatives and friends invited 70 fu-
neral sas. prsfissly, ,ii tH,fdeenso' e.m
Friends may call Fri. 8 to 10 r. NJ.
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HUNTINGDON. PA
ROSEMONT. PA.
PETER SBURG. VA,

PETERSBURG. VA.
SOUTHERN COLLEGE
Junior College and Finishing Courses-seoo
National patronage. Sixtieth Year HIstorjc
location. ARTHUR KYLE DAVIS. A. III
500 College Place. Petersburg. Va, '"''
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CHAMBERSBURG. PA.
PENN HAI.I---School for girls in beautiful,
Cumberland Valley. Large campus. Build.
Of two with bath between. Large gym.
nasiurp. tile pool.
RsEulLr & special courses. Golf hockey. fan,
mis-. basketball. horseback riding caroeins.
May each year spent at seashore: work not
Interrupted Catalogue ana views on request
Cha an,6eP0buPE ia. -
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NEWTON, MASS.
WASHINGTON. d. @.

MOUNT IDA SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. as9a
summit st.. Newton. Mass. Consult BureS""
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HOLY CROSS ACADEMY-Aflillatsdw with IN.
Catholic University. Practical and REIN.
ing Education. Standard and Eiecfiv.
Courses. Address Sister Superior, Hoiy
Cross Academy. Washington. d. c,
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-'NCHBURC COLLEGE
DAYTON. VA

ssd shoAh ssh'o,Ah COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
syss. oa cu o, Music. Dayton. Va. junior
We have avsucationai. Rates. $225 to
sSps ana exceptional advantass,. Va,
csnssiata particulars address sheEsn.
csasIt pnsIitst pssItitsufs and School Of
The New York herald., 1922-05-24
A City Armed and Safe.
.-- aa
San Francisco Fifty Years Ago an
Anti.Sullivan Law Exhibit.

To THE New YORK HERALD What
is the influence that keeps the Sullivan
law on the statute books? Everybody
with whom I have discussed it is op-
posed to it and letters appear in the
newspapers frequently condemning 1t.
Fifty years ago I spent considerable
time in San Francisco. found that
almost every man at that time carried
revolver; 1t was a custom which had
come down from the old Vigilance Com
mittee, established there during the
gold excitement of 1S49 and the early
SOS. There was a total absence OF
holdups, for the criminal element knew
exactly what they had TO expect
One day / went to the Bank Of Call
fornia with a resident of the city. We
entered by large swinging doors on a
level with the sidewalk and when I
got inside l stopped in astonishment.
The counter was within eight feet of
the doors and was a fiat. open counter.
such as can be seen I'm any grocery
store, and It was heaped up with thou
sands of dollars in gold coins from
quarter eagles to double eagles.
and saw me staring and said, What
is the matter? Why don't you. come
on?" My reply was. pointing TO the
gold, You would never see that in New
York. They would have heavy plate
glass and strong bronze wire In addi-
tion as a protection" WELL" he re-
piled, "if you are tired of life just ster
forward and take handful Of that
gold and before you can turn around
you will drop dead. Every man be-
hind that counter r. armed and ready
to shoot That shows the difference
between the citizen when he is armed
and when he is unarmed and at the
mercy OF the crooks
have been all over the city of San
Francisco at all hours OF the night and
day and was never molested even on
the Barbary Coast as they call their
slums on the water front. and these
conditions were the result of every re.
spectacle citizen being armed. The
same condition would prevail here to-
day IL law was passed requiring every
law abiding citizen to go armed.
The Sullivan law was passed for the
benefit Of crooks and should be re.
pealed. What IN the use Of n law which
only prohibits law abiding citizens from
protecting themselves and their prop
erty? 1t does not affect criminals as
they do not obey law: II they did they
would not be criminals.
NEW YORK. May 23. S. L. PLArr.
The New York herald., 1922-05-24
Vanishing Tribes.

IL is interesting TO note that Or.
WILLIAM 7. HoRNADAy, the director
OF the New York Geological Park.
finds that certain tribes of men are
inferior In intelligence to what man
calls "the lower animals" In his re-
Gently published book, "The Minds
and Manners of Wild Animals" he
rates the "canoe Indians" of TERRA
del Fuego lower in the scale of In
telligence than any wild animal
species known to him.
These Indians live under climatic
conditions of the most unkindly sort.
Snow, rain and hail in swift success
sion are their portion the greater
part of the year. They make little or
no provision against these inclemen.
cies. Heaps of brush hastily set up
mark the limit to their means OF pro-
lection. Their shelters are far mora
rudmentary and far less serviccable
than the communal nests OF the
weaver birds OF South Africa. These
Indians will soon be extinct. They
have lost their unending battle
against starvation.
1t Is an accepted principle in eth
The New York herald., 1922-05-24
Reviving a Classic Comedy.

The action OF the Players in reviv-
ing one of the classic dramas will be
praised by all who have the good Of
our theater at heart. In addition,
the fact that the club was founded
by no less distinguished an actor
than EDWIN BooTH makes the under
taking one especially appropriate for
the organization to engage in.
The plan is to present SHERrDAN's s
play "The Rivals early in June. 1t
has not been performed for so long a
time that the younger generation has
had practically no opportunity to
make the acquaintance OF one OF the
most famous comedies in the English
language. II is not in the least GER
tain that the younger generation Is
at all concerned about the play. Yet
Il will at least have the opportunity
to show its state of mind on the
subject.
The American theater is almost
alone in its freedom from academic
standards. The public gets there
what it seems to want and no man
ager can be persuaded that it wants
even the old comedies which have
been regarded as precious heritage
of the drama. France has the Com.
edie Francaise to keep lit the fame
OF MoLIERE's genius and make other
classics of the past live for succeed
ing generations. There is, OF course
the Shakespeare Theater at Stratford
TO serve as a sort of shrine In Eng
land and as constant inspiration to
produce the dramas of the great
Elizabethan. Performances of SHAKE,
spEARE's works and the classic drama
are for one reason or another much