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04/29/201704/28/2017 meverhart37

FAMOUS DARLINGTON COUNTY RESIDENTS: Rufus T. Bess, Jr., NFL player

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A stack of newspapers. The Sumter Daily Item, 1913. From Darlington News, March 20, 1879. My question: who are "they" and why did they leave a tight-rope performance "financially disappointed?" #BitingIsBad That is not a joke. It's from The Darlington News, July 9, 1891. Lightning struck the Commission's building. Knocked out Internet so I'm writing letters to patrons on this sweet Smith Corona Display 800 Dictionary Typewriter. Not missing technology right now. A. Lee M. Wiggins. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, he came to Hartsville and become wildly successful. He became head of several businesses, publisher of the local newspaper, president of the state bankers' association and undersecretary of the treasury of the United States. All that's impressive but I just dig the cigarette holder.
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