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    1. [SCSPARTA] The Lantern 1901
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    3. Friday, November 15, 1901. DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY At their November meeting, the Chester Chapter D.of C. elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: President, MISS ANNIE C. HARDIN; 1Sst vice-president, MRS. E.C. STAHN; 2nd vice-president, MRS. JULIA CAMPBELL; secretary, MISS BERTA HEATH; treasurer, MISS MARION LECKIE; historian, MRS. J.G. MOFFATT. The special work in which this chapter is now interested in the building of a Confederate monument in Chester. The chapter appointed MISSES ANNIE HARDIN and MAY DAVIDSON to represent it at the annual State Convention, which convention meets this year with the DICK ANDERSON Chapter, in Sumter, Nov. 28th and 29th. --------------- Nov. 26, 1901. HONOR ROLL- Graded schools for the quarter ending Nov. 15. 10th grade - DENNIS COLVIN, DAVID HAMILTON, ALEX McALILEY, MAGGIR HAFNER, BEE HAND, HELEN HOOD, SALLIE LEARD, MAUD SLEDGE, MINNIE TIMMIE. 9th grade - WILLIE CALDWELL, WILL LATIMER, WILL ROSBOROUGH, JOHN SPRATT, AUBURN WOODS, JOHN McLURE, LULA BEWLEY, LOSSIE BOWLES, AZUBA DARBY, MARTHA GAGE, ADELAIDE GASTON, MAGGIE HARDEE, LUCILE HOOD, LILLIAN McNINCH, PHOEBE OWEN, MARY PATTERSON, HATTIE TIMMIE. 8th grade - WALKER CARROLL, HARVEY HAND, JOHN HEMPHILL, DAVID LECKIE, FRANK WHITLOCK, EVELYN ALBRIGHT, NELLIE BIGHAM, MARY GIBSON, LOTTA GROESCHEL, ETHEL HAMILTON, MARTHA McDOWELL, SIDENY NAIL, KATHLEEN THOMPSON, CLARA WILLIAMS. [ More grades to come if interested ]. --------------- Nov.26 MRS. JAMES JONES died suddenly at her home, a few miles east of Blackstock, last Wednesday. Her remains were taken to Kentucky for burial, by MR. W.B. DIXON. MR. JONES was not able to go, being very frail now. MRS. JONES was, like MR. JONES, a native of Kentucky. -- MR. SAMUEL POAG died last week at the home of MR. W.N. ELDER, near Guthriesville. He had been in bad health and had been at MR. ELDER'S receiving care and attention some six months. He was a half brother of MRS. MELTON and a Confederate veteran. ---------------- Bascomville, Nov. 25 - We report with sadness the death of MR. T.R. HOWZE, a former resident of this town. He passed into the great beyond on Thursday night after a few days illness. He was kind hearted and generous, and had many friends who mourn his untimely death. He leaves a widow and two children. Two brothers and five sisters survive him. - The heart of the small boy was made glad on Thursday when a slight shower of sleet slid into our midst, but it melted as it fell and the hopes for snow did not materialize. - MR. F.J. SMITH raised some sugar corn this year, simply to get seed, or, should I say stalks to plant another year, [ for they plant the stalks] and behold a generous, big hearted relation, CAPT. W.W. MOORE, of the low country, who learned of his efforts to get a pure and first class table article for the little SMITHS, sent him a nice quantity of seed stalks. { wow, they planted 'stalks' ! } ---------------- Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1901. ATTENTION HAZLEWOOD RIFLES You will attend a meeting of your Company Dec. 7th, to prepare for inspection on 9th. W.J. WALLACE, Capt. ---------------- SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY On Tuesday, Dec. 17th at 11 o'clock, MRS. HENRIETTA HOOD will sell, at her home place, all of her household furniture, including feather beds and other beddings, wardrobe, sideboard, sewing machine and furniture generally. ---------------- nancie o. - share, don't sell !

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