"The Free Lance" Issue: August 21, 1903 WALNUT GROVE GLEANINGS: [Aug. 17] --Mr. and Mrs. C.P. VARNER and little son, Earle, of Tate County, Miss., are visiting at the home of their mother, Mrs. Roddy VARNER, near this place. --Miss Martha Jane MILLER of Bishop spent last week with her aunt, Mrs. Alford AIKEN. --Mr. and Mrs. Enoch LAWRENCE and children of Inman have been visiting relatives here. --Miss Lillie VEASEY of Spartanburg is spending a while at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F.M. HARRISON. --Miss Jerre HATCHETT of Pauline returned to her home yesterday after a week's stay with her grandparents here. --Miss Lizzie VARNER of Enoree is visiting friends and relatives here. CAVINS CHRONICLES: [Aug. 17] --F.M. SNOW and wife of Greenville are visiting his father V.M. SNOW this week. --Miss Nellie FARROW, a charming young miss from Fountain Inn is visiting Miss Edith SNOW this week. --Miss Carrie VISE of Union is on a visit to her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. VISE. FRIENDSHIP FACTS: [Aug. 17] --J.C. MURPHY of Sedalia, S.C., is with us and will remain here this fall and winter. --Keller and Carl GOLDEN were over on this side Sunday night. FOSTER FACTS: [Aug. 16] --James WHITE of Pauline and daughter, Mrs. M.J. HARRELSON of Harrelson, were the guests of Frank SLOAN's family last Friday. --Misses Leila and Lola HAYES, accompanied by Claude LAYTON, and Herbert LEE, were among the numerous couples, that visited White Stone last Sunday. POINTERS FROM PACOLET [edge cut off, but can make out most] [Aug. 19] --A party …this morning for a mountain tour wagon consisting of Jas. VERNON, Charles A. WOOD, *.A. McDOWELL, Forrest BROWN, M. *. BROWN, and George WOOD. They expect to travel all of Western N.C. untrammeled as to time or distance. --Mrs. Harriet C. SMITH and daughter, Pearl of Sherman, Texas, have been visiting old friends around Union, Jonesville, and Pacolet for the past month, leave today for their Texas home. --Mrs. O.B. BRYANT, who has been visiting at W.F. BRYANT's, returned to her home at Charlotte yesterday. --S.W. LAWSON was elected ma*** of this town yesterday to full ** unexpired term of E.D. BROWN, **signed. VICTOR VIEWS [Aug. 18] --W.P. RAMSEY and J.W. SMITH are to repair their residences. --J.G.L. COMPTON lost a fine mule a few days ago. --Oscar HUMPHRIES and family have been spending a few days with relatives and friends in Cherokee County. --T.E. JOHNSON visited relatives at this place last week. STOLE FLOOD GOODS Roach DAWKINS was this morning committed to jail on the charge of grand larceny, having been arrested on a warrant sworn out before Magistrate GARRIS. DAWKINS is charge with taking and appropriating cloth and cotton that were washed down the Pacolet river in the flood of June 6. He is also accused of taking care of that others found. DAWKINS lives in Spartanburg. The full particulars of the man's offense could not be learned. It is said, however, that he made a practice of going down the Pacolet river and searching out and taking in charge pieces of cloth and other things that were washed away in the flood. How much he secured is not known but it is thought a large amount. The mills have for some time been threatening to make arrests for this offence, but this is the first one made. Heretofore all those caught with goods have promptly surrendered to the mill representatives, and avoided prosecution. ARDELLA ITEMS [Aug. 18] --John HADDEN is sick yet. --A.B. PRINCE left Monday for Texas, where he will spend a few days with relatives. --J.H. CALDWELL has gone to Landrum to attend the association. --Miss Annie STEADMAN has come home to stay for a time. --Mrs. Ling HAYNES of Roebuck, is the guest of D.L.P. STEADMAN. --Misses Wallace and Jessie WEST are spending a few days with their parents. free post Lisa