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Abbeville Prel ;arid ^Baimer! ,i.6o a year ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUG. 16,1916. ""SH^rv, ' rf| IN ADVANCE. I : ' < ' 1? DECISION UPHELD IN M_ MATTEf Final Decision in Big Land Suil The Supreme Court has filed ai opinion in the case of Mrs. Emma J Sheffield et al, vs. Mrs. Irene E Craig involving the title to a trac of land near Donalds valued at som< ten thousand dollars. The land be lonsred to Geo. H. Kay in his life time and passed under his will, b; which it is provided,?"I will to m; beloved wife, Jane Kay, for and dur ing her natural life or widowhood my ..entire estate, both real and per soqaI, my wife, Jane, to have th< right to dispose of any property a she may think best for die purpos< of paying all just debts or support injjp and maintaining herself an< children while she remains my widow etc." After her death it is directe< that the estate be divided amongst hi children. Jane Kay, soon after his death deeded her life estate in these land to her two sons, Geo. W. Kay am Charles B. Kay on the consideratioi that they should support her and th children during widowhood. Sooi thereafter the two sons reconveye* to Jane Kay two hundred acres o the lands, including not only th I life estate, but their interest in re mainder and reversion. Jane Ka; * then attempted to mortgage th laiwto t/\ U! H Rnnkpr nnder th' power above recited from the will The land was sold under this mort gage and bought by Greig and Mat thews, who sold to Mrs. Irene K 1 Gr#ig. Geo. H. Kay and Jane Kay ha< three other children and these chil dren, on the death of their mothei Jane Kay, claimed to have a three fifths interest in this tract of lam under the gift to the children, by th terms of the will, after the termina tion of the life estate, asserting tha Jane Kay had no power to mortgag the lands. They employed Wm. P Grtene to bring suit for the same Tbicase was tried before Judge F L. willcox, who rendered a decra finding for the three, children a three fifths interest in the lands. Fron this decree Mrs. Greig, who had sue ceeded to the rights of Greig am Matthews, appealed. The decisioi on this appeal was again in favor o the three children. Mrs. Greig wa represented in the litigation by Griei , Park & Nicholson, of Greenwood. Lieutenant Selleck a Palmetto Hen I notice in a recent Sunday Recor an article?"The Palmetto Flag th Firrft in Mexico"?in which the pron inent incident (the placing of th flag on the walls of Mexico) is al tributed to one Abney. In some history, also, this deed o gallantry is ascribed to some on other than the rightful person. I d not'know the name of the historj but have been told that this is so. My uncle?Frederick William Se leek?was wounded in placing th Palmetto flag on the walls of Mexic at the gate called Gareta-da-Balei and-received from the United State government a large gold medal i acknowledgement of that act of bra> ery, which medal is now in posses sion of my sister, Mrs. Marion Ei win of New York. This fact is als recorded in a Congressional Recor of $iat period. After returning from the war h VU1M7U uic nuucviuc JLiaiuivx aim w? also elected to the office of ordinar ?now called judge of probate?an died at Abbeville a few years latei from the effects of his wound, and i buried at Upper Long Cane cem< tery. His captain?Foster Marsha ?placed a monument over his grav on which is inscribed, among othe things?"The Hero of the Gareta-df Balen." Feeling that you will cheel-full give this statement the same place i your paper formerly occupied by th ot^ier, I close, gratefully thankin you for this courtesy. /Mrs \ Ashnrv Pntter. Augusta, Ga. WILL BE MARRIED IN JAPAN Miss Willie Sue Nicholas To We Dr. Eugene L. Power. Washington Post. Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12.Robert C. Nicholas, of this city, ar nounced that the matriage of h daughter, Miss Willie Sue Nichola: to Dr. Eugene Logan Power will tak place on September 7, in Yokohami Japan. Miss Nicholas, who is a graduat nurse, will leave here next Thursda for Vancouver, whence she will sa A OA a? fV?a T?mnroQG nf Jonfl AU^UOI/ At) VIA WiV WW V* vv.rv. for Yokohama. Dr. Power is a ni tive of Abbeville, S. C., and a recer graduate of the medical school of th University of Virginia. He is now i tide employ of a gold-mining compan in Yokohama, but later will be wit the Presbyterian Foreign Missio Board. Following the wedding tli couple will travel in Japan, visitin Tokio, Nikko, Kobe and the Presty terian mission in South Korea. ..l\il Yl . .. 0 Y,- , " COUNTY CAMPAIGN I OPENED TUESDAY / Forty-Four Ask t for County Jobs 1 The last day on which pledges : might be filed in order to enter the * Democratic primaries was Monday, I August 14th, the list closing at six e o'clock P. M. Therefore no other _ candidates will now be allowed to _ enter and the voters may begin to v make up their tickets. The followj ing are the candidates for the various offices: [ For House of Representatives?Sam Adams, M. J. Ashley, Wm. N. B Graydon, J. Howard Moore, R. H. s McAdams, and G. A. Neuffer. e For Sheriff?R. M. Burts, J. 0. Cann, r Chas. B. Thomas, George White, I Jr., and Joe B. Wilson., r For Clerk of Court?J. L. Perrin. i For Supervisor?W. T. Magill, R. S. s McCombs, G. N. Nickles, W. A. Stevenson. [ For Superintendent of Education? 3 . J. P. Anderson, W. J. Evans, J. M. a Lawson and T. B. Penney. a For Sub-Supervisor?W. M. Bell, G. e W. Calvert, J. M. Mundy, J. A. - Murdock, E. W. Nance and B. 0. a Wilson. "j, ? For Coroner?J. C. Cox, W< J. e Scott, J. R, Woodhurst and M. W. ~ . Smith. :Vi ? Candidates for Magistrate at Abbeg Tille?M. E. Hollingsworth and e Joseph S. Hammond. At Lowndetville?W. E. Ellis and J. G. Huckabee. Donald*?J. C. Martin and 0. G. Seawright. Long Cane?R. F. Vermillion and J. g' K. Carwile. . Antrerille?L. P. Harkness. Calhoun Fails?Joseph Hicks. ? Due West?A. R. Ellis. ? Level Land?J. N. Ashley, A. F. Care wile and M. G. Smith. J SECOND REGIMENT ? ARRIVES IN CAMP i. In Camp in the El Paso Patrol Difci trict on the Border, Au& 19. -THb * Second regiment, South Carolina in-. I fantry, arrived here last night, and ' detrained early this morning. It II went into camp immediately above J the First. * The men of the Second grubbed 3 the cactus, mesquite and other desert '? weeds and by nightfall all tents were pitched and the camp practically completed. The Second reports having had a fine trip all the way from South Carolina. The men reached here in good health and without hav5 ing had any sickness en route. Lieut. Col. J. B. Allison was on hand to greet the Second and renderd ed much assistance in the work of p detrainincr and Ditchin&r camp. i- The Charleston Light Dragoons, e the engineer company and the field t- hospital company arrived in El Paso early this morning in fine condition, f The Dragoons detrained near Fort e Bliss and went into camp along with o the cavalry troops form several of r, the Northern States. Then engineer company is encamped with similar [. organizations not " > far from the e Dragoons. Just where the field hoso pital was sent is not known but is rei, ported that it is some distance from :s this locality. n The First has completed its camp r- and is beginning to settle down to }. regular routine. CoK Wright has taken ocmmand of o the brigade. The Florida regiment d has not yet arrived but is expected before many more days. I e y FIRST LAURENS DEATH d ru:u c 1 _? d.?.u. is ?* *. ??? 11 Laurens, Aug. 14.?Thomas J. e Sullivan, aged 9 years, youngest ,r child of T. J. Sullivan, a prominent t. farmer of Tumbling Shoals, this county, died of infantile paralysis toy day at noon at the home of his parn ents. The child was stricken with the e disease four days ago and the patient g was attended by, physicians from Greenville as well as the local doctors. This is the first death from in? fantile paralysis in Laurens. TO OPEN CONFERENCE 4 Asheville, N. C., 'Aug. 14.?Deleprates arived at Lake Junaluska, Waynesville, tonieht for the opening _ of the triennial conference of the !_ Laymen's Missionary Movement of is the Methodist Episcopal church, 3) South, tomorrow night. The confere ence will be addressed by Bishop W4. R. Lambuth of Nashville, who has had charge of the missionary work in ;e Africa; Bishop E. R. Hendrix, Kany sas City: Bishoo E. D. Mouzon of il Dallas; Bishop Waren A. Candler, of n Atlanta; Secretary Daniels, William lm -T. B^van and Bishop W. S. Lewis of the Northwestern Methodist church, ie formerly of Peking, China. y MISS BLAKE RETURNS HOME h ? If! T *11 _ T51-1 t_ . 1 U :n n miss bum x>ume, wnu nas uecu m ie the city for the past Week the atg tractive guest of her aunt, Mrs. Fred r- Cason, has returned to her home in Greenwood. \ V '.'ii-1 f -a?. ... -J\.\ LAKE TOXAWAY MM DESTROYED I X. \ Little Damage, on Savannah The quarter-mile dam of Lake Toxaway, the largest of the artificial lakes of western North Carolina, gave way Sunday eveiling about 7 o'clock, as a result of the recent heavy rains in that section. ' The lake covered 550 acres and the average depth of the water was about 30 feet. , ' " . ,-:v" Dr. S. W. McCallie, state geologist of Georgia, estimates the lake contained 5,376,548,571 gallons of water. Although little anxiety was felt for the safety of the Seaboard bridge on the Savannafi river, the officials of the road had engineers and workmen in readiness should the river rise *to ' unusdai heights. "The river was at its highest stage Monday night, only about four feet. I ' Buying His Fall and Winter Goods Mr. W? H. White, head of the dry goods agd' clothing department of the L. W. White stores, left Saturday night for Baltimore, New York and other eastern market centers to purchase the fall and winter stock for his firm. Mr. White will remain in the last several days and will personally inspect the goods he buys, giving the patrons of this well known firm, the benefit of his broad experience in selecting -the best on the market. ; Two Trade Journals Review the Career / of City Engineer > '' - The following two articles reprint-|< ed frolfa Ifee- Electrical Review-^ am* * the Electrical World, respectively, will be read with much interest by the many friends of City Engineer ^8^ E. M. Anderson, who was recently elected president of the Tri-state Water and Light Association. The clippings: j Mr. E. M. Anderson, the newly elected president of the Tri-State < Water and Light Association of the( < Carolinas and Georgia, is superin- j f-endent of the municipal electric lighting and water plants at Abbe- ( ville, S. C. During his career Mr. , Anderson has had a wide experience < in the electric lighting industry. He ] was born in 1866 and spent his : early years in Sumter, S. C. From 1866 to 1889 he was employed byj, the electric lighting company in|( Charleston, S. C., following which : he entered the erection and con- . struction department of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing r,nmnanv. In 1891 he became suner intendent of the Spartanburg Gas ] and Electric Light Company and Aetna Light Company, of Spartan- ; burg, retaining that position until 1898, when he became superintendent of the municipal lighting and J water plants in Union, S. C. Mr. Anderson accepted his present position in Abbeville in 1909, and j since that time has accomplished a { rrr-oof /lool in +V10 toqtt n-f imnrnvinc . the plant in that city, which now has. j more ornamental standards and a . largfer area of underground distribution than any city of Its gize in j the South.?Electrical Review and ( Western. 1 ] E. M. Anderson, the president < elect of the Tri-State Water and |. Light Association of Georgia and North and South Carolina, is the superintendent of the Abbeville, S.' C., municipal ligting plant. Born in 1866, Mr. Anderson entered the elec-j trical field at the age of twenty as engineer for the electric light com-! pany at Charleston, S. C., resigning 1 in 1889 to join the staff of the West- 1 inghouse Company. From 1891 to 1898 he was super- 4 intendent of the Spartanburg Gas, and Electric Light Company, and, from 1898 to 1909 he served as' ( superintendent of the municipal ! plant at Union, S. C. Since 11909 Mrt' Anderson has been superintendent< of the Abbeville Utilities property.' i ?Electrical World. - 11 \ ./ - ..v. . ... . i -N ' *? llffi LAST WEEK Q_i~U MiimUw A# Vf??* UlAll/Vl VA f; Voters Hear Them '? 'I ; ? - T e candidates for aolcitor of the Eigl h1 .Judicial circuit and for congres rtrpm the Third district, were here Friday on the rounds, and addres id abpvt five hundred voters in the jyrt house. . ' T p candidates for solicitor spoke first n the following order, Messrs Blac well, Chaoman, Magill and McCor< Thfe speeches of these gen* tlemln pertained to the duties of the offic* if solicitor and showed that all tgp gentlemen had a proper concepts)! thereof. Mi Aiken being still detained in WasMngton on official business, was unabfe to be present and address the votes. Mr. Dominick was first introdAed, but did not make a speech. He tjumked the voters present and the Bfople of Abbeville county for the gffod vote given him two years ago. 1-He stated that on account of the serious illness of a kinsman he did not feel like speaking and that he deipred to catch a train for home; Mr.-jH. C. Tillman madewthe first speeclj among the congressional candidates. He outlined the issues upon which he is makinc the race for con gress, making a fine impression on the audience. He was followed by Messrs Dagnail Aj)d Horton, who also discussed the issues of the campaign. All candidate were liberally applauded by the voters present, but it was apparent that Mr. Tillman was the favorite amng those who spoke here. Anderson Man Will Vote for Wyatt Aiken SAYS: AIKEN SHOULD BE ELECTED 6N,"FIRST~B ALLOT?GIVES STRONG REASONS. "I have never voted for Wyatt Aiken for Congress," said a well known farmer the other day, "but I am going to vote for him this year, and am doing all I can to get my friends and neighbors to vote for him [ am doing this because of the outrageous fight that is being made' on him. "While I have never voted for Mr. Aiken," the gentleman continued, "I have never had anything against him. It has just so happened that when he had opposition I have preferred the other fellow. And this year I had intended, to votesfor one of his opppnents, who is Ay warm personal friend of long standing; but I have made up my mind that under the circumstances it is my duty to vote for Aiken and shall do so. Wyatt Aiken is a clean man, honest and decent H]s position on all public question^ since he has been in Congress has been sound. He has wonderful energy, and he has looked closely after the interests of his constituents. He has done as well as anybody else could have done. "And yet he is being fought most outrageously by a few people, mainly one or two carpet-baggers whc'have 'orae into this section from the Lord knows where, and by a few degeneraces among our own people. They have accused him of every political and personal offense that anybody could think of. I have personally investigated some of these charges and have found them to be absolutely without foundation. There is no question about it. "Now, if a fight of this kind can be successfully waged against a man like Wyatt Aiken, it can be waged against any other man, and it will result in driving decent men from public life. It will prevent decent men from running for office in the future, and we just can't afford that. "We had a government in this 3tate once that was run by carpetbaggers, negroes and scalawag native whites, and we ought to remember it. I for one don't want a return to anvthine of that kind.' "J have talked with a good manyl men about this during the past week Dr two," he concluded, "and most of them agree with my views. If the people will look at them as I do, we will get together and elect Wyatt Aiken on the first primary, and thus put an end to this kind of dirty politics in the Third district. I feel that we owe it to him to do this, but more especially do I feel that the people owe to to themselves. If we permit honest, clean men to be driven out of public life by such methods, ive will rue the day, just as sure as tve live."?Daily Mail. \ VISITOR FROM MEXICO CITY. Miss Mildred Scaife is in the city on a visit to Mrs. Lewis Perrin. Miss Scaife comes from Mexico City, where she has had every oportunity if seeing the unrest in the city and 9he has many interesting stories to bell of the results of the war. ... a ... ? NEGRO SHOT FIVE TIMES SATURDAY Andrew Vance Has Disappeared Andrew Vance and Pam Cosby stirred up things on Cosby block Saturday night about eleven o'clock. A dusky maiden seems to have been* at the bottom of the royr. She And Vance were in an argument and Pam interposed, whereupon Varice whipped out a pistol and commenjced shooting, firing five times at Pam, all of the shots taking effect, but without serious results. Pam was too tough for the bullets and all refused to go in, although Vance tried him in the legs, arms and abdomen. The wound in the arm resulted in the breaking of a bone, and with this exception the wounds are all flesh wounds and will soon be healed. . When the shooting commenced Pete Tolbert was in his billiard room counting up the money taken in from the night's operations. He had gotten to four dollars and twenty-five / onto nrhan tlio firaf ahnf wnn firflH. He ran to the door to see what the trouble was, leaving the money on the table. The money seems to have gotten frightened from the trouble as it disappeared while Pete was looking over the field and examining the wounded. Vance re&d somewhere that "he who fights and runs away may live to fight another day," so he* took to the tall timbers and thick undergrowth as'soon as his pistol was emptied and has not called on the sheriff since. GOING TO THE RED CROSS. ???1 i Norfolk, Va., Aug 6.?The officers and crew of the German undersea liner Deutschland have decided to turn over to the German Red Cross the $10,000 check which has been donated to them by August Heckscher, of New York, in recognition of their pluck m bringing the submarine across the ocean. COMPLIMENTING HER VISITOR , * I I Miss Ruth McLane, in her usual charming manner, entertained a number of her friends Saturday morning at a rook party, complimentary to her friend, Miss Eleanor Todd, of Due West. A delightful salad course was served after the close of the games. FIRST ORANGEBURG BALE. Orangeburg, S. C., Aug. 12.?The first bale of totton 01 tne iyit> crop fo rthis county, was sold here today for 17 1-2 cents per pound. The bale graded strict middling and weighed 410. pounds. ^ COMPLIMENTING MISS LINK. Miss Mary Frances Pool entertained a few friends informally on last Thursday and afforded them a delightful afternoon, the affair being given as an attention to her guest, Miss Mary Quarles Link, of Abbeville. The living room was fragrant with lovely flowers and in the delightful setting they furnished three tables were placed for rook.?Newberry Observer. ROAD CONDITIONS SHOW IMPROVEMENT _ Reports on road conditions from JE. J. Watson,\,commisioner 01 agriculutre,.show that there has been a vast improvement during the last three weeks. The improvement is due in a small sense to repairs, but the improvement is largely attributable to dry weather. s 1 The Piedmont highway is now in excellent shape, in fact it is in better condition now than it has been for a long time. The Appalachian highway was opened Saturday and travel over this route has been resumed, however, care must be exercised in driving over it on account of its running over the mountains. The crossing between Fort Loman and Lancaster is now in full operation. This is an important connecting point between the two sections of the State and is the first crossing provided anywhere in South Carolina siijce the floods. The route out of Columbia to that section is via Winnsboro, Chester, Richburg, Bascomville and Fort Loman. The roads are in good shape and a traveler will encounter little difficulty. This route is at least 10 miles shorter than the route that motorists have been using since the flood between Columbia and the Pee Dee section. A boat is now being constructed for operation as a ferry over the Catawba at Camden and will be in ooeration by the end of this week. FIRST BALE IN CLARENDON Manning, Aug. 14.?The first bale of cotton of this year's crop im Clarendon county, was ginned and sold at Summerton today by Traney Dowdy. It graded strict middling and was bought by McClary & Anderson at 14 cents a pound. The seed solfl at 50 cents a bushel. , \ , i ' . . ? . ; ?>?, ' ^ I ? ' > J -*> ;v 3 PASSES SUDDENLY J Few Knew of Severe Illness ^ Mrs. Charles S. White died at her home Saturday evening, August 12, 1916. Mrs. White's death was a '-;3 shock to every one, it only becoming known Saturday morning that she was sick. She had not been well for-v about two weeks and from Friday on little hope was entertained of her recovery. . , Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church Monday- morning at ten o'clock, conducted by her Sastor, Rev. H. W. Pratt, and were ttended by a large concourse of sor- ? , | rowing: friends and relatives. The interment was at Long Cane cemetery. Mrs. White was the daughter of ''"I Thomas, and Sarah MeEelvey Scott and was born near Mt. Carm el in 1807, and was therefore in her fiftyninth year. November 9th, 1880 she was happily married to Mr. Charles S. White of this place and has sinee made her home among us. To them. were born three children, Mrs. Robert Greene, who died two years ago, Mr. John White and Miss Lucy * White. . Mrs. White is survived by her husband, her two children, Mr. Sam Scott of Columbia, a brother, and Mrs. J. S. Hammond, a sister. Mrs. White was a most estimable . woman. She lived a quiet and un- ^ assuming life, looking well to her home, making it a happy and a sacred place to, her faimily. She was J beloved of her neighbors and held in the high\esteem of the people of the city. ' . m Sincere sympathy is felt for the disconsolate husband and for the - _ Jfl young son and daughter. WILSON TO URGE RAILROAD PEACE ' Washington, Aug. 13.?President Wilson, deeply concerned over the posibility that a general strike may tie up the country's railroads, is prepared to make an insistent personal appeal for an amicable settlement when the representatives of the roads and their employes confer with him tomorrow at the White House. Since the situation became threatening the president has been in close s? touch with developments and has used every avalable agency of the federal government to bring the two factions together. He has taken no stand on the merits of the controversy, however, and it is not expected that he will do so at the conference tomorrow. It is understood he will reiterate the arguments set forth in the communication delivered in New York tonight by Secretary Tumulty , \ and will emphasise the far reaching effect a strike would have on the whole country. v The president is said to feel that regardless of the' points at issue, a way still can be found for settlement without a strike and the dis turbance- to other industries and inconvenience to the general public which would result. / Whether he will suggest any new form of mediation, now that government agencies have been exhausted, was not known tonight. No official comment on the situation -was made at the White House . during the day. It was announced, ^ however, that the president will be ^ ready to see delegations as early to- / merrrow as they could reach Washington. ? HUGHES ADDRESSES AUDIENCE OF WOMEN Spokane, Wash., Aug. 14.?Chas. E. Hughes today addressed his first audience composed solely of women voters. They heard him in the first of two speeches delivered hete. vMr. Hughes' salutation of the women' as "fellow citizens' was applauded. He told them he was interested in "good national housekeeping" and the ? means of effecting it. Mr. Hughes declared that he considered a protective tariff essential to a continuance of prosperity. "The only chance that the present admin- -A?i:? i A- ? lsirauuu lias tu c?rrjr una ciccuun, , he said, "is because the European war has saved it from a demonstra- f tion of its inefficiency." ' WILL GO TO SEA. __ Washington, Aug. 14.?Secretary Daniels announced today that his aide, Commander W. D. Wurtsbaugh, will be let, at his own request, go to sea as executive officer of one of the new battleships. Lieut. Byron McCandless, now atached to the office of the chief of operations, will take Commander Wurtsbaugh's place. BARBECUE AT SHARON. An old fashioned barbecue will be given at Sharon school house on Friday, August 25, when it is expected the needed funds to pay off the remainder of the debt on the Methodist parsonage will be raised. The candidates are especially invited, as well as the public at large. u