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__ E SENTIN L=J OU RAL Entered April 28, 1903 at Pickens, a. 0., as seoond class matter, under aot of Cougress of btarob 8, 1879. VOL. XXXV11l. ?!CEMd, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURDAY JUNE, 10 1008 . WANT COUNTY FAIR lion. Geo. S. Legaro called a mass meeting of the people of the town of Pickens on last Thursday night, the object of which was to look to the success fil pulling off of a county fair in Pickens next September. The meeting was much better at tended than was the Poultry and Fair Association when it was organized, that show teaching the people that things could be done if there was a will. The town was pretty well rep resented by the male portion of its citizenship, and after a brief talk outlining what he wanted to do, Mr. Legare suggested the various committees and who should serve on them. The association is top-heavy with committees and they will be in each other's way. Mr. Legare wont more then geot them straightened out and the work ers picked out before the time for holding the fair is upon them -the interim is too short in which to carry out the ideas fully, as advanced at the niet Ing, and the agricultiral part of it will come up lacking. Mr. Legare had better decide to make this thirty or forty days later and everybody go to work to make it a success in every way. This paper will kp in as close touch as it can with the committees, and the progro'ss of the fair will be noted as it be comes necessary to do so, and the dates, when agreed upon, will be given. If it is for the gool, benefit and encourago ment of the entire county, then it behooves every citizen to work for its success. Congressman Aiken Has Made Good. Some weeks ago a gentleinan from Newberry was in Wash ington, at the time the house committee on public buildings was holding public hearings, and he complained mightily because Congressman Aiken did not make an engagement for him to go before the committee and make a speech urging an ap propriation for a court house for Newberry. Mr. Aiken said he had no ob . jectionito the gentleman making the speech, but that it could do no possible good, and would be unnecessary waste of the com mittee's time. Mr. Aiken as sured the gentleman that every thing that could be done to secure the appropriation was being Mr. Aiken's judgement has beenf vindicated. The public buildings bill has just passed the house, and it contains an item for $50,000 for a post office build ing for Newberry. And it seems to us that this Is mighty liberal, for Newberry Is not near as big a town nor as important as An derson was when she got her first appropriation of $50,000 for a post office building. Mr. Aiken was right in the course he pursued. Public com mittee hiearings seldom (10 any good and often they do harm. Certainly they can do no good in the matter of an appropriation *for a postoffice building. The conmmittee has on file all the figures showinug IthQ amount of business done at each naamIien in the United States, and noth ing that any body could say would be more convincing than these figures. A long winded speech from a dull speaker might defeat an appropriation in a doubtful case. We have an idea that the Newberry appro priation was secured in this man ner more than any other. Mr. Aiken has made good in this matter, and he is to be con gratulated. . And when you come to think about it he has made a mighty good congressman. He is now serving his third term, and dur ing that time he has securd ap propriations for four bublic buildings in his district-for An derson,Greenwood, Abbeville and Newberry, and has just secured an increase for Anderson. What better Vecord could he have nade? Can any other southern congressman show such a rec ord? -Anderson Daily Mail. Will Meet in Columbia. Much interest is being cen tered on the meeting of the Cotton Seed Crushers' Associa tion of South Carolina, which will convene in Columbia on June 23 and 24. For several years the public has noticed with ever-increasing interest the progress made by the cotton seed oil men. For years and years, up to about 25 1 years ago, the seed from the cotton was considered so much ruibbish, except t ie little that was used as seed for planting cotton and fertilizing. Lately the business of the cotton seed crushers has progressed to such an extent that the government experts are experimenting with a view of developing a cotton that ias less lint and more seed. At the meeting to b3 held in Columbia this month, roie of the most important questions of the day will be discussed by men who know the subject. The matter of feeding stock, milch cows and cattle on cotton seed meal and hulls has attracted much attention in the last few years, and Judge Henry C. Hammond of Augusta, who-has probably had more experience in this line than any other man in the country, will deliver an address at this meeting about some of his fine results. Others1 who will tell some facts about the qualities of cotton seed products are Mr. E. B. Boykin, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, and Prof. J. N. Harper of Clem son College. Mr. C. Fitzsimmons of Colum bia, Is president of the South Carolina association, and Mr. B. F. Taylor is Secretary. A very 'pleasant program has been ar ranged, interspersing the busi ness meetings with plenty of entertainment. A big barbecue. will be served at noon, June 24. The prospects are that there will be a very large attendance at the meeting. Emigration to Canada from the United States In January. anud February increased 61 per cetwhile foreign emigrants arriving at Canadian ports de creased 36 per cent. Over 1,000 American settlers reached Sas katchewan on Marc~h 19. CORRESPONDENCE. Hazel Rev. J. H. Johnson, of Stock holn, Sweden, I reached four powerful sermons at Antioch church, Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Johnson was raised a Cath olic, and was disinherited by his father, when he decided to join the Baptist church' He was educated at the Baptist Theo logical Seminary in New York City, and was ordained to the ministry Oct. 13, 1881, and was married to Miss 13. Whitney, of New York, Aug. 26, 1879. He went from New York to Coving ton, Ky., and thence to Louis ville, and Jacksonville, Fla. His wife and two children died in Jacksonville of typhoid fever. He is certainly a good nreacher and a conscientious man of God. Joe Garren and Miss Ida Davis were married at the res idence of J. R. Meece, Sunday morning before breakfast, by Rev. W. J. Sheriff. They left for the groom's home in North Carolina, carrying with them the best wish ?s of many friends. As usual, the health of this comm unity is good. We have been having plenty of rain, lately, too. A. T. 'Winchester has re ceived from the government, through Congressman Wyatt Aiken, 7,500 'rainbow trout, which he has put in the Little Eastatoe. Messrs. Allgood Moon and 13. M. Smith visited at Mr. and Mrs. Daniel WinIchester's, Sun day. Mrs. W. accomi an ied lhem to her son's home, B. F. Wright, whose wife is very ill with typhoid fever. Rev. W. J. Sheriff filled his regular appointment at A ntioch Baptist church, last Sunday, preaching two good sermons to large and 'attentive congrega bious. He also baptized three converts Sunday morning. Supervisor E. F. Looper pacsed through this section one tiay last week in the interest of roads and bridges. He says he will send a scraper to this sec Lion very soon. Yes, Mr. Loo per, the roads need scraping, or someth ing done to them. In our last communication we said Elijah Winchester and famn ily visited Mr. W.'s brother, Jas. Winchester. We were~( misinformed; he visited at the home of Mr-. F. P. Crane. I believe "B." wrote about two young ladies visiting a bachelor. I know of a young ladly not over 100 miles from here, who wrote a letter to a young man a short time ago and signed her name to it, too, but the young mian has not responded yet. Ye scribe apid family are feasting on home raised beans and cabbage these days. TVhe Ant loch Public school will apen July 13, with Miss Bertha Attawvay as teacher. MOUNTAIN SPROUT. Liberiy. Things are on a boom in this ittle,.neck of the woods. We have the Gonail Wigwm >)r whoopers aiid creapers (creap. ers are said to be a new side line carried by the wlioopers.) i'hey cary a bible around, but they don't seei to find any old inie religion it it and seem to Ahink all this Sunny Southland s shrouded in sordid ignorance, md all the old denominations tre rushing headlong into hell. [f these are the only gentlemen Ihat have any religion, we im tgine Heaven is rather a lonely Aace. There were four of the Eloly Rollers passed through iere the other day mounted on )icycles, distributing literature; iaid they were from everywhere, ,oing every where, and that they were ministers. They had 'a ravel worn out appearance and vore very long hair. The Traveling Horse Swap ers Convention, from Tenpes ;ee, was camped just westf' of ;own last week and some of ;hem are still here. We have the merry-go-round, mud taken all together, it's a royal Ad time we are having. We had a good rain Sunday, mnd crops are growing fine. i'he wheat crop is a light trick this year, and generally sorry, what there was. The threshers wvill have a short job this year. One of Mr. Robert Smith's small children died this week after two days illness of a rather peculiar nattu re. It Coml)lained of its foot1 hurting the first thing known of any trouble. Frank Crane, Will Posey and John Rankin have gone to the mountains on a fox hunt. C. Coiunty Executive Committee The County Executive Com mittee of the Democratic party Is herebv called to meet at Pick mns, S. C., July 4th, at 10 o'clock .1. In., for the purpose of fixing. ,ampaign meetings, assess lents for candidates, etc. Ti following compose the :ommittee as reported at the :ounty convention: T. J. Mauldin, Dr. R. F. Smithi, J. T. Boogs, It. 0. Gaine , J. P. Smith, W. A. Boggs, M. B. Garrett, J. E. Gillespieo -L. Rt. D)alton, A. T. Winchester, J. D. Simmons, J. Rt. Lathem, 13. A. Foster, J. Frank Williams. Every member is urgedl to be0 3resent. C. E. ROBINsON, ) - ' Chairman. 4 CARD OF THIANKs.-We more. than thank the neighbors and . Erlends around Central for their cindness and helpful hand they xtended to us during our dear litle child's sickness and until , is last days, when the Lord| ;aw best to take him from us; I dwe also thank Dr. Clayton, l wvho we are satisfied did all in uits power to save him, but the Gor saw best to take him. We igain thank the neighbors for, ~heir kindness. The old war vessel Hlousatonic, which was sunk in the Charles bon harbor during the cival wvar,I rnay be removed from the bottom1 )f the harbor. STATE NEWS ITEMS The South Carolina Cotton eed Crushers will hold its an imal meeting at Columbia on fune 24. Dr. D. M. Michaux of Dillon vas knocked down and stunned )olt by a of lightningbut will re .over. Archie Douglas of Ruby, S. C., [ias invented a machine for re :eiving and delivering mai from moving trains. The fa bhe train moves the better e machine works. r At a meeting of the tru,. )f Wofford College on Saturday, )r. H. N. Snyder, recently 4lected president of South Car ylina University, announced hat he would remain at the iead of Wofford College. The innouncement was received with'great pleasure. The salary )f President Snyder was in -reased to $3,000 a year, the same offered by South Carolina University. The trustees of the Second Presbyterian church of Green ville recently bought the prop Lrty at the corner of River and Rhett streets in West End, on which the congregation expect to erect a handsome and com modious church hailding in the future. They will also erect a manse for the pastor. Just how much will be expended in the huilding of the church has not been decided upon yet. Quite a remarkable curiosity is the shape of a fish, which ap pears to be entirely without a mouth, was landed from Broad river at Lockhart Mills one day last week lby a resident of that place named Lee Broom. The Fish appeared to have no mouth it all, and its eyes, very promi ient, being exactly on the end )f its body, the supposition being .hat it received its nutriment ,hrough its gills. Two white men have been ;ent up to court in Columbia for lynamiting fish. Furman University has con 'erred the honorary degree of [IL. D. on Maurice Bloomfield, >f Johns Hopkins, and J. M. Vtanlyr, of Chicago University, >oth of whom are alumni of LTurmnan. The icing plant at Seneca, whlich is being erected by the 4outherni Railway for the pur ose of re-icing the refrigerator 'ais, is being pushed to comple ion as quickly as possible. The rush of the fruit shipping season wvill commence in a few days mid this plant is very important. [t is the first one after leaving he peach belE. Charter Notice. Notice is hereby given that we, the undersigned incorpora ~ors, will, on the first day .of July, apply to the Secretary of State for a charter to incorpor porato "Clemson College Baptist D~hurchi," to be located at Clem son College, .in Pickens county, S. C. P. H. MELL, C. M. FURMAN, A. M. REDFERN, Corporators.