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(M?STS IN HOUSE SOME OP A COLORED MAN AT KEMINI IS HAUNTED. ? Sticks and Clay Thrown Into Build ing by Wierd Visitor Who Can Not be Seen or Heard. Some strange doings seems to he taking place at the house of Paul Williams, a colored man who lives at Remini, just on the other side of the Sante River from Lone Star, and mach excitement is being created by an untnown cause. On the evening of February 28 about 9 o'clock Wil liams became alarmed by the con tinual falling of clay and sticks into his house. At first he thought that some of his neighbors were merely teasing him and concluded that they would soon become weary and cease, but this was not true. The clay and sticks continued to come into the house through the chimney and from every imaginable direction. Williams made a close search, hut he co aid not find the thrower. He became intensely frightened and summoned a few of his nearest neigh tors, who assisted him in mak a clo 3 er search, but nothing could be 8<>'3n. They tried firing guns, but the more rapid the guns were 'fir ed th-9 more rapid came the clay and sticks. The more intelligent class of peo ple, both white and colored, who do not believe in ghosts, have been go ing to this place witnessing the dis turbance and coming away agreeing with the superstitions that the house is lb ?log visited by ghosts. This has heen going on every night since the above date. It begins at dusk and lasts until dawn. WUiliams' father died about four months ago at the age of 105 and the suspicion is that he is the throw er of the sticks and lumps of clay, who pays his nightly visits, giving spectators an exciting entertain ment. That Is what the more su perstitious colored people claim, but a la::ge number of those who have seen the manifestation have no idea what causes it. Sich manifestations have been known, in other parts of the State, but :ao one knows what causes them. What ever it may be, the superstl tioun are thoroughly worked up over the quaint happenings at Remini, and no one seems to be able to as sign a plausible reason for them. Parties make up and visit the Wil liam? home to see ine strange phe nolier. TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. San.o Program That Was Prepared for Last Meeting. The teachers' association will meet at Orangeburg in the court house on April 1st, at 11 o'clock a. m. The same program that was prepared for 1 the last meeting will be carried out as 'pilows: Profs. Peterson and Livingston on "Punishment in Schools." iTofs. Rast and Koon on "Will the Educational System of South Car olina Become Top-heavy." Miss Minnie Waltze on "An Ideal Teacher." The banquet will be at two o'clock. The place will be made know at the teachers meeting. Prof. W. L. Motes will be at the Superintendent's of * fie* to deliver tickets for the bafiquet. Those who desire to attend should write to Prof. W. L. Motes at Jam ison, by Thursday. "Polly of the Circus." In a season that is remarkable chiefly because of attacks by press and clergymen upon certain managers because of their alleged tendency to produce plays of questionable moral tone, it is worthy of more than pass im? comment that "Polly of the Cir cus, with the charming Ida St. Leon as Polly, direction of Frederick Thompson, which comes here at the Academy of Music April 5th, in all | iti; massive entirety exactly as seen at the Liberty Theatre in New York city for one full 6eason, has been the ob ject of special commendation from more than one hundred pulpits In churches throughout the country, and has been pronounced as the clean est, purest, genuinely American play that the stage has seen in years. That the great majority of theatre goers have no taste for risque French farces or other dramatic offering' with vicious tendencies is shown by the fact that "Polly of the Circus," with its unusually refreshing pictures ol" the lives of simple people in the small towns, is one of the greatest financial successes in stage history, and there is no doubt that its local visit will attract one of the largest audiences the theatre has ever held. A Pleasant Outing. Last Friday afternoon Miss Lillian Lancaster, teacher of the Canaan school, near Cope, took her pupils for a violet stroll. They walked foi sev eral miles, going to Canaan Bridge on the Edisto river. After loitering s.bout the river and merrily playin on its green banks for about two hours, they started on their home 'vard journey, after gathering many pretty flowers. They regretted there w ere no boatman in the crowd to take them boat-riding. Bonnie. Rain Has Come at Last. After many weeks of dry weather, rain came on last Saturday night, and tell in gentle showers all day Sunday. Monday several showers fell, and the indications now are that there will be plenty of moisture before the rain ?:eases. This is good, as it was much needed, and the chances of having too much moisture is remote. This rain will bring up the corn and give it a good start. WERE GRANTED BAIL. Judge Copes Releases Young Men Charged With Arson. Before Judge Robert E. Copes, at Chambers in this city Saturday af ternoon, J. F. Leysath, Howe Ley sath and R. L. Poole, charged with arson, were admitted to bail in the sum Of $3,000 each, after arguments for the defence and the solicitor for the State. Bords were promptly exe cuted and the -defendants discharged. The charge against these men are the outcome of the burning of sev eral store, .buildings, belonging to Mrs. Lydia Hurley, in the town ot North, this county, on the night of March 14. The defendants are all j prominent yot.ag business men of North, and one was conducting a bus iness in one of the buildings burned at the time of the fire. They were lodged in jail here the day after the fire and remained until released on bond Saturday afternoon. Some of the testimony against ! these young men is said to be of the most flimsy character, and won't stand ,wh<m thoroughly investigated. One or two ojZ the witnesses testified .before the insurance commissioner that they had been offered money to leave North snd hot testily in the case by prominent men. As soon as these men hoard of the testimony they got these witnesses and carried them before the commissioner and denounced their testimony as a tissue of lies. To this the witness.- made no reply. STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. Election of Officers Saturday Con cludes Business. The final session of the South Car olina State Teachers' Association was held in the hall of the house of rep resentatives Saturday morning and the greatest meeting in the history of the organization came to its closing moments as the entire gathering, led by Dr. Edwin M. Poteat, president of Furman University of Greenville, sang "Blest 'Be the Tie That Binds." The officers c' i.he association elected for the ensuing years are as follows: President, A. J. Thackston, Or angeburg; vice presidents, * A. B. Rhett, Charleston; J. J. Crouch, Bamwell; W. W. Nichels, Green wood; R. C. Burts, Easley; Miss Leila Russeli, Winthrop College; T. C. Easterlin,7, Marion; D. S. Murph, St. Matthews. Member of executive committee, W. L. Brooker, Florence. The offices of recording secretary, filled by E. C. McCants of Anderson; corresponding secretary, by W. H. Jones of Columbia, and treasurer, by C. V. Neuffcr, Columbia, do not ex pire until n ext year, and as a conse quence no election for them was nec essary. EXPLOS'ON NEAR AUGUSTA. Two Men Killed and Two Others Are Badly Hurt. A holler explosion at 4 o'clock Fri day mornin,? caused the death of two negroes and sen-.vxly injured two white men. The Southern railway Is placing a draw in its treslie c?er the Savanah river here, and while the night force was working the boiler exploded be cause of the water being too. low in it. Harry Trapp, colored, was blowi? into fragments; Press Somors was also killed but his body has not yet been recovered, and D. C. Wike, a white man, and W. A. Voweil, of Columbia, S. C, superintendent of construction, also white, were in jured. The boll:r was blown 200 feet from the trestle and landed in the middle of the river. ? The DeKoven Male Quartet. . The DeKoven Male Quartet. A company oi selected vocalists singing many of the old songs and singin them well. For several seasons we have contemplated placing before our committees a company of artists cap able of correctly interpreting the songs of long ago. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to have heard the real and only "Patti," will remember the storm of applause that greeted her when she sang "Home, Sweet Home." We have always claimed that it required greater art to render the familiar songs in Eng lish, than many of the Operatic se lections in a foreign tongue. The in dividual members of the company possess e?:cellent voices and sympa thetic natures, so essential in the en semble work. The DeKoven Male Quartet are so well known in all sec tions of the country that words of in troduction are entirely unnecessary. They have been returned year after year over some of the best lyceum courses. Will be at the Academy of Music this evening. Prices 25, 50 and 75c. Cope Dots. The Canaan school will close next J Friday, March 31st, very much .to the j regret of the children. Mr. ar.d Mrs. Jerry Smoak from Bamberg is spending some time with his mother. Miss Berta Bonnette and Mrs. B. W. Hughes and little daughter Clio, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Nettles near Braachville. Mrs. Orrie McMillian is visiting at the home of her father, Mr. W. M. Murphy. Pardoned by the Governor. Gov. Blease paroled during good behavior, on condition that he leave the State and never return, and that he report to Isaac E. Smith, of Hobo ken, N, J., who has enclosed money for his passage, W. L. Fleming, sen tenced at Orangeburg in the spring of 1907 to seven years at hard labor for assa:.ilt and battery with intent to kill. HOT TIME FOR BLAESE SO SAYS THOS. B. FELDER IN LET TER TO "THE STATE." "Turning on the Light" and Hopes to Give "His Fraudulency" an En tertainment Worthy of Mention. To the Editor of The State: I desire through your columns to acknowledge receipt of numerous let ters, telegrams, lettergrams and tele phone messages, couched in the most commendatory and laudatory terms anent the Blease controversy, which have come to me during the past 24 hours from hundreds of citizens throughout the State of South Caro lina. When these messages began to come, naturally my first impulse was to make separate answer to each, but to do so would require a large increase in an already expen sive stenographic force, more time than I have personally to spare from other duties, besides a large outlay for postage stamps. In my pursuit of "his fraudulency"' [and his clients, the collossal fee (?) 1 received by me from the State of South Carolina has suffered great diminution, and with the prospect of having to use more of it in my ef forts to scourge from the "high places" of your State those who dis grace them, I must husband my re sources and content myself with ten dering to those citizens of your State who commend me in my course in the premises my grateful acknowledg ments through the columns of your paper. From the deluge of commun ications pouring in upon me with every mail delivery, and through oth er channels above mentioned, I am constrained to think that Blease se cured his election to the governor ship through public neglect of a sa cred private duty, to wit: The ex ercise of the elective franchises. Many of those who have been kind enough to communicate with me are urging me to use greater activity in "turning on the light." I beg to assure them that whan I have fin ished that the place described in Holy Writ which has been set apart as the eternal abiding place for sinners will be a very summer resort in compari son with the "warm time" that l shall give "his fraudulency" and his allies. I hope to find time to prepare another set of interrogatories for him at an early date. When they are ready, I shall "perfect service" upon him through the columns of your pa-! per. Thomas B. Felder. Atlanta, Ga? Mch. 24, 1911. P. 3.?I note that the celebrated "gun-play artist," the "Mt. Pelee" of Newberry, is in eruption?that the seismic shocks are unusually violent and the lava which he belches forth threatens destruction of everybody, excep: his attorney "of the State at large." I take it that for the present at least, I will be excused from tak ing further notice ol his "frothings and foamings," my excuse for doing so being that I car not afford to abandon my chase of the "big hy ena" to pursue a very small mouse. I will say, however, that the conduct at thxs time of this grlm-visaged "fe, fo, fi, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman," is in striking contract with that displayed by him on the oc casions of his numerous visits to me during the past four years at the Co lonla and Jerome hotels (my apart ments In the city of Columbia) and my office in the city of Atlanta. On the occasion of each visit I arranged to have reliable witnesses "hard by" to hear all that was said, and enough was said, "to be sure." If my recollection serves me right the name of his "general counsel," for merly of Newberry, now of the State at large, to whom he honored me by a.n introduction at the Caldwell hotel In Columbia in 1903; (I think this is the name of the building, sit uated just opposite the Columbia ho tel in the city of Columbia) was mentioned by him on these occasions more than once. I wonder If he and his general counsel remember this meeting in Columbia and what was said on that occasion; If so, they may find in it another "grain of sand" from their mountain. T. B. F. P. S. No. 2.?I think ">Mt Pelee" can with safety cease to erupt, as I feel sure that his "governor-attor ney," erstwhile "senator-attorney," will keep the contract made with him to pardon his brother-in-law, Wash Hunter, and himself, if Fr?ser Lyon should convict him. His recent, per formances no doubt have had the ef fect of healing the breach between him and his "governor-attorney," which has existed for many months, and which resulted from information considered satisfactory by hi3 "gov ernor-attorney" that he had been "telling things" to the "Atlanta law yer" and Fr?ser Lyon" on the "sena tor-attorney," now "governor-attor ney" and the balance of the gang. T. 13. F. P. S. No. 3.?I take it for granted that "his fraudulency" has not ap proved the joint resolution passed by the last general assembly, which he demanded should be passed. T. B. F. Bride of Three Days. Mrs. W. D. Fletcher, one of the vic tims of the wreck near Ocilla, Ga., Saturday, was a bride of three days. Her husband left Tampa ten days ago for Chicago to wed her. No one at Tampa knew of. his mission until a telegram was received that he had married. DeKoven Male Quartette. Tuesday evening The DeKoven Male Quartette 'nill give a perform ance at the Academy of Music. An evening of music and pleasure may be looked forward to. The prices suit everybody?25, 35, 50 and 75c?so everybody come. BLEASE HAS MYSTERY. Which He Gives Out Word at a Time Only to the Press. "If you should print these letters that I receive you could sell every paper printed tomorrow for 25 cents apiece. If the attorney general, Fr?ser Lyon, knew you were going to print these letters he would give ?1 apiece for the papers rather than have them go out." This statement was made Satur day by Governor Blease when asked if he had any more "grains of sand" on the dispensary situation. He said that he would announce some more of his letters in a few days, and that they would he revela tions to the people of South Carolina. Governor Blease was asked if he had anything against Attorney Gen eral Lyon in connection with his side of the dispensary situation. He made no answer, but said that he would announce something in a few days. He opened one of the letters to give several a peep in. The letter shown bore the wording of Andersen, Felder, Rountree & Wilson, of At lanta. He showed the address or at least, half of It. This was "Miss Jeannette." He held his finger on the name of the person. Governor Blease has practically ad mitted that he will not sign the measure providing for an Investiga tion of the old dispensary wlndlng up commission. He said several days ago, that he was making an examina tion, and that a committee would not be needed. COPE HAPPENINGS. Farmer Unionists Hold Good Meet ing on Saturday. Cope, March 27th?Special: Cope Local. No. 490, of the Farmers Un ion held a meeting on Saturday af ternoon. Capt. J. H. Claffy, of Orangeburg, was.with us on this oc casion, and it was understood that Mr. B. F. Keller, of St. Matthews, was to be present and give the mem bers a talk in the interest of the Union, but as Mr. Keller was in at tendance of the State Teachers Con vention at Columbia, he will no doubt make another date with the Union. Messrs. John H. and S. B. Cope joined the Union on Saturday, and they will be quite an addition to the same, as they are both progressive and up-to-date farmers. MisseB Loulie Tatum, Irsne Rumph and-Smith, teachers in the Cope School, have all returned from tut Convention in Columbia, and report having had a very profitable, and enjoyable time. The farmers are rejoicing over the fine rains that have fallen during the past two nights and day. It was sure needed and will do much good to the oat crops and gardens. There was no Sunday school on yesterday afternoon, on account of the bad weather. Mr. W. O. Tatum, who has been home for a day or two. returns to Wofford College this afternoon. "POLLY OF THE CIRCUS," Noted Attraction at The Academy of Music, April 5. Telling, as It does, the story of the odd romance of a pretty little circus rider and a village pastor In Middle West, "Polly of the Circus" which will be presented at the Acad emy of Music, Wednesday, April 5, Is a drama as original as it is refresh ing, and Is one of those rare plays that appeal to the "gallery gods" with the same force as to the occu pants of orchestra chairs. Since this play was first produced, hundreds of thousands of persons have been mov ed from laughter to tears and to sheer joy In following fortunes of the wistful girl, from which comes the title "Polly of the Circus," and her ministerial admirer. The reproduc tion of a circus In full swing In the third act is one of the greatest oi stage realism. Dainty Miss Ida St. Leon will be seen in the title role. The personnel of the supporting cast is an apparent assurance of a finish ed and artistic portrayal of the other characters. The scenic production is remarkable for one of 3uch admit tedly unusual skill in such matters as Frederic Thompson. The thlra act setting, where an actual sawduf t ring performancs with all the inci dents and accessories is shown, is especially notable. FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. Adjutant Selects Officers to Attend Manoeuvres. Upon advices from the war depart ment, at Washington, four officers of the National Guard of South Caro lina will be sent by the Adjutant General to San Antonio, Texas, to take part in the manoeuvres at that point, being conducted by the army of the United States. The four offi cers will leave April 5, and others may be sent April 15. The four officers selected to go j are: R. Boyd Cole, major, 3d regiment, Barnwell. H. A. Simms, captain, 2d regiment, Sumter. George C. Warren, captain, 2d reg iment, Sumter. Isadore Schayer, captain, medical! corps, Laurens. ? Adjt. Gen. Moore had furnisheu j the war department with the names of seventy-five officers of the Nation al Guard of this State, who could at-, tend the work of the army at this j time. * Warfield in "The Music Master." Could make the story more vivid, but you can have the old Music Mas ter's humor in your own home, in the form of an exquisitely illustrated book, for fifty cents at Sims' Book Store. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. The Times and Democrat tries to publish all the news, regardless of whether it likes it or not. The Young Americas ought to get an automobile fire apparatus. They are the cheapest In the end. It is said the mayoralty bee is buzzing in a good many bonnets, but who will be the lucky man is hard to say. The rain was greatly needed, and re are thankful that It came. It seems to have been pretty general all over the county. Edltor R. F. Freeman, of the Pee Dee Advocate, published at Bennetts vSlle, was In the city on Saturday. It is needless to say he was pleased with Orangebnrg. The chances are that we will now have plenty of rain before it stops. The ground is very dry and can ab sorb a quantity of water before it Is filled with moisture. The war between Gov. Blease and Col. Felder goes merrily on. Who will get the best of It is hard to say. We publish the last returns from the firing line on the first page of this is sue. Messrs. Hugo and Henry Sims and Hubert Josey have returned to their studies at Wofford College, after be ing home two weeks on account 01 the smallpox breaking out in their rooming house. In a forty-five day contest, which closed recently, farmers of the Way cross: Ga., section k'll^d over eleven thousand larks, became, as they put It, they are enemies of corn. These farmers are badly mistaken, and killed friends and not enemies, when they killed these larks. SEN. TILLMAN GOES A-SHOPPING. In Augusta With His Wife and Daughter.?Was Cheerful. Augusta Chronicle. Senator B. R. Tillman was in Au gusta yesterday in company with his wife and daughter. When seen by a representative of The Chronicle, the senator was engaged in the delight ful task of assisting the ladles In their shopping. He entered into the spirit of the business and talked ot window curtains and shades, discuss ing the relative advantages of two Bingle widths or one extra wide shade for the parlor windows. Speaking to a representative of The Chronicle, he said that he waB In Augusta solely for the purpose of doing a little shopping with his fam ily. He did not talk politics at all, and seemed to be more concerned over his condition than anything else. When told that he was looking well, better than was expected of him after the newspaper reports of his weakness and inability to attend to business, he said: "My appearance misleads every one. I look well and I tell people I am well, but I find when I try to do the things that I formerly did, and wish to now, that I am weak, and noc able to do much." The senator walked down Broad Btreet, stopping now and then to shake hands with old frlendB, and saying something that caused a peal of laughter as he left. Dressed In a blue suit, with a new Btraw hat and leaning on a heavy black cane, which he carried In his left hand, and tottering now and then as he struck an uneven place in the sidewalk, or when stepping from the curb to cross the street, he looked but a faint semblance of the old war horse in his prime. He was cheerful and chatty, and ate a good lunch at the Genesta ho tel before starting on his shopping tour. Marriage Near Norway. At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Sandlfer, near Norway, on Sunday, the 26th inst., Mr. J. K. Brown of Springfield was married to Miss N'eta Sandifer, Pas-1 tor J. R. Smith, of Cordova, officiat-l ing. Notwithstanding the downpour of rain, quite a large number of rela tives and friends witnessed the union of the two in holy wedlock. The many valuable presents received by the contracting parties attest the very high esteem in which they are held by their numerous friends. We wish for Mr. and Mrs. Brown a peaceful voyage over life's ocean and an abun-1 dant entrance into the Kingdom above. XX. I Contributes to Corn Club. The Bank of North has contributed ten dollars In gold to be given to the boy in Elizabeth Township who makes the greatest yield of corn, said boy to be a member of the Boys' Corn ! Club, and must follow regulation of same. Other contributions have been pledged and will be made public later. ! Should Provide Letter Boxes. | The Postofflcc Dt oartment are urg- j ing all residents of towns where mail is delivered by carrier to provide let ter boxes which will facilitate and expedite the work of the carriers. It has been shown by actual experi ence that the benefits derived by pa trons of city delivery from the use of such receptacle far outweigh the small expense involved. A Baby Rules a Mining Camp. The baby was found by one of the members of the camp, and formally adopted by all. If you want a good laugh read how this mite of humani ty ruled its elders in "Bruvver Jim "a Baby," by P. V. Mighels, at Sims' Book Store. Now fifty cents. Of Course You Will Attend the Millinery Opening. So we extend a cordial invitation to drop in at MOSELEY'S on Tuesday and Wednesday - - - we do not sell hats? but almost anything else. We do sell Embroideries, Laces, Lawns, Foulards, Silks, etc., and will have some very at tractive prices to make you on these two days. A new line of side Band Lawns just re cieved, they are very popular just now. Styles are very pretty. J&coL Coyyyjbt 1$ by Outcault Adrertlilnp Co., Cbgo Dear Friend: I like racky crackers very mucb. The trouble with many crackers is they wont crack. You can get nice crisp crackers in this town if you know where to go. Then your mama can buy lots of things for the table and save herself the trouble of baking. My mams. does. Isn't it cheaper to buy these things than to bake them? Nabiscos, Graham, Saltines, Cameo, after dinner, Fig Newtons, Zu 2-u, Oysteretts, Lady Fingers, and Cheese Wafers. Your Fiiend, JACOB. P. S.?You can get all of these baked things at J. A. CRAIG'S PURE FOOD STORE CAROLINA SPECIAL High Class Electrically Lighted Train Between Charleston and Cincinnati* ...-.VIA? Southern Railway. In Connection with C, N. O. & T. P. Railway Beginning January 2, 1911. Consisting of Combined Baggage and Smoking Car, First Class Coach? Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car, Pullman Observation Sleeping Car and Dining Car ervice. ? SOLID BETWEEN Charleston and Cincinnati. ON THE FOLLOWING CONVENIENT SCHEDULES: WEST-BOUND NO. 7. Lv Charleston.9.00 AM Lv Summerville.9.38 AM Lv Orangebur.11.17 AM Lv Columbia.i PM Lv Spartanburg.4.11 PM Ar Asheville.7.37 PM \r Cincinnati.10.00 AM EAST-BOUND NO. 8. Lv Cincinnati.f,.30 PM Lv Ashevilie.10.25 AM Ar Spartanburg.1.40 PM Ar Columbia.4:46 PM Ar Orangeburg.6.1* PM Ar Summerville.8.05 PM Ar Charleston.8:45 PM CONNECTING AT CINCINNATI WITH THROUGH TRAINS FOR CHICAGO. CLEVELAND. DETROIT, ST. PAUL, SEATTLE, ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY, DENVER, SAN FRANCISCO and points -.vest and north west. L. D. ROBINSON, W. E. McGee, J. L. MEEK, C. P. and T. A. D. P. A. A. G. P. A. E. H. CHAPMAN, S. H. HARDWICK, H. P. CARY, V. P. & G. M. P. T. M. O. P. A. A DANK ACCOUSi IS A GREAT INCEN TIVE TO TUE fwsr LE%-STAKT TOU%S WITH US TO-DAY AND YOU'LL FIND YOU-R.SELF IM PROVING _ EVEH.Y BVSlNESS*;OPPOR. TUNItY THAT PR ES ENTS.ITSELF, EDISTO SAYINGS BANK TOTAL RESOURCES ?525 7SQJ5. 4*.IHKBES.lfAIfi'M SJMHGS