The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, March 30, 1911, Page 4, Image 4

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W. BRYAN COMING CHAITATJGUA AND MUSICAL FES TIVAL FOR ORANGEBURG. If Manager O'Dowd's Plans Material ize lie Week of June 11th to 17th Will Be Memorable. If Manager O'Down receives suffi cient encouragement from the citizens of Orangeburg he will announce a great chautauqua for Orangeburg, the week of Juneyllth-lTth inclusive. The chautauqua will- be held under a great; tent thoroughly lighted and comfortably seated. It is Mr. O'Dowd's intention to make the chau tauqua and musical festival one of the permanent, intellectual, inspira tion and social assets of Orangeburg. Ho has secured a great array of talent. Through the Alkahest Ly ceum System of Atlanta, Ga., giving the people of the community the same privileges of numerous other citie;; of the South who now hole theso annual meets. The head liner of the week will be the vrorld's greatest orator, William Jenrings Bryan, who is very difficult to secure and then only under special conditions and a heavy outlay. Tlie Hon. Joseph G. Camp, whose excellent addresses are now in de mand throughout the whole country, will ,be present during the whole ?week and act as platform manager. Either Dr. Edwin M. Poteat, pres ident of Furman University, Green vilia, S. C, or Dr. S. R. Breck, pas tor of one of the leading churches ot Atlanta, will preach on Sunday, op ening the chautauqua with a great religious address. IIland's orchestra and chautauqua band will be present during the en tire week and discourse the sweetest manic. Every member of this band fa it. selected musician. -fiUie Lyric Glee Club or the La Dell Tox Concert Company will be present half the week and furnish programs of both instrumental and vocal music. The Willow Stair Concert Compa ny, who have never rendered a poor pra.gram and who have just com pleted a most successful tour of Tex as 'will be present half the week. Miss Nell Brunnell, a dramatic so prano of rare ability, will be present a jtortion and delight her audiences with her fine solo work. Waiden, that celebrated and most popular of magic workers, will give one of his mystifying programs. Gilbert Lee Eldredge, the most consummate impersonator on the platform, will give one of his rare entertainments. Taking into consideration this ar ray of talent, embracing musicians, artists, speakers, with "William Jen nings Bryan as top-notch er, Orange burg will be given a week of mental and spiritual uplift and entertain ment that will leave an indelible im press upon the minds and hearts of evjjry citizen, both young and old, an? there is no doubt .but that every citizen will give the movement his earnest and hearty support, and muke the institution a permanent one In the life of the community. Very Handsome Store. Messrs. Sifly & Frith, who pur chased the city property on Russell street some months ago, are now hav ing the two wooden buildings thereon removed and are excavating prepara tory to the erection of a large bricfc building. This large and prosperous firm will use the entire lower floor of their .building for their buggy, wagon, harness, etc., business. The store ?will be 95 feet wide and will be the largest store in South Carolina. Large modern plate glass front will be placed and the brick walls will be of sufficient thickness and strength that three stories can be placed there on in the future by the owners, ac cording to their Intention. At pres eat only one story will be erected. The Spring Concert. The ladies of the Choral Club are hard at work in their Cantata. Thb opera house has been secured, and Tilr. Marchant has kindly offered the use of one of his .best pianos, free of any cost for the occasion. Our friends in Charleston, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Locke and Mrs. Huett are working up most attractive program. Mr. Locke Is a tenor of rare ability, while Mrs. Locke is a most able ac companist. Mrs. Huett's contralto is rich, mellow and delightful. The people of our city will appreciate these artists and will do all in their power to encourage the members of the Choral Club in giving at least one yearly concert. The Dixie Club. There was a meeting of the friencis of the Dixie Library at the residence of Mrs. Lottie Wolfe on Amelia street. Dr. Mitchell, president of the South Carolina University, was pres ent and made a short talk. Capt. J. A. Berry, who presided over the meet ing, also made a short talk on the aims of the club. A donation of $100 was made by some one, whose name was not made public, "rlie <-lub hopes to receive many more such donations in the near future. Turns Bequest Down. Governor Blease has refused to consider a petition for the pardon of W. B. Avant, the man who, with Dr. G. O. Bigham. on September 15, 190;*. killed Dr. Bigham's young wife on Murrell's Inlet, 2a miles from George town, and who, with Dr. Bigham, af ter being sentenced to servo three years and six months in the State prison, escaped. Dr. Clifton. Eye. Rar. Xoso and Throat Spec ialist will be at his office all of this week. No. 4 7 Middle^:] Street. Two doors above Opera House. All ex aminations free. -:-9 RUNS INTO LOG CART. Engineer Freehand is Hurt by Jump ing From Engine. "We clip the following from the Sumter Daily Item of last Tuesday: "This morning Engineer Joe Free land, of Orangeburg, but formerly of this city, had his ankle knocked out of place in jumping from his train when it ran into a log cart at a crossing between Black River and St. Charles. "Mr. Freland saw the cart when he was very close upon it and jammed on the brakes before he jumped, but the train was already so near that it was not preventel from running into the cart and knocking it off the track. Very little of the accident could be learned, but It * as stated this morn ing that the only damage done, be sides the injury to Engineer Free land, was the tearing off of the pilot of the engine aart the demolition of the log cart. Mr. Freeland completed his run to Sumter where he was taken from his train and carried to the hospital where his ankle was put in place and bandaged. He later left on the 11 o'clock train for his home in Orange burg." ? LIST OP LETTERS Remaining Unclaimed in Postoffice for Week Ending March 28. Persons calling for same will please say that they are "advertised." Mrs. Josephii <j Barnes. Clay Beach. Fannie Butler. ' .? ' Annie Driggera. V?:?*?. Corine Edwards. Ruth Ellison. Cablin Englich. Jim Flake. Alice Gordon, V ;.| i*. William Green. Mrs. Hattie Hammond. Lawrence Holman. ?/ w'' Mamie James. Daisy Jamison. John H. Livingston. , Samuel David McLeon. > '* C. A. Murray. J. D. Price. Rhubelle Randolph. LMalinda Reeves. J. Richardson. J W. Robinson. Ella Sharpers. Mary Warten. D. C. Wilson. A. D. Webster, Postmaster. D. K. Dukes, Gen. Del. Clk. "Polly of the Circns.*' In a season that is remarkable chiefly because of attacks by press and clergymen t>.pon certain managers because of their alleged tendency to produce plays of questionable moral tone, it is worthy of more than pass-1 ing 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 Its massive entirety exactly as seen at the Liberty Theatre in New York city for one full season, has been the ob ject of specia' 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 stags has seen in years. That the great majority of theatre goers have no taste for risque French farces or other dramatic offerings with vicious tendencies is shown by the fact that "Polly of the Circus," with its unusually refreshing pictures of the lives of simple people in the small towns, 5s 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. Election of Officers. The children of the United Daugh ters of the Cot ederacy held an im portant and enthusiastic meeting at the residence of Mrs. B. Frank Slater recently. The election of officers was entered into with the following re sult: Miss Georgia S. Sims, presi dent; Miss Katherine Josey, vice pres ident; Miss Dorothy Jeffords, treas urer; Miss Mary Herbert, secretary, and Miss Mary Moss, registrar. The next meeting will be held with Miss Gladys Cart on April 18 at 4:30 p. m. j Build New Church. Work will be commenced on the new Baptist church at St. Matthews within a few days. The structure will cost about $12,500 when com pleted. The St. Matthews Baptists deserve especial commendation for their undertaking in building a church of this magnitude, inasmuch as their membership is limited in numbers, ami while they enjoy a lib eral membership, there are very few who are heavily endowed with world ly goods. The Great White Way. The work of installing the great White Way along the business dis trict is just about completed. The section of this White Way between Broughton and Middleton streets has been completed and the current turned on. The section between Church and Doyle ?treets will be ready for the current this week. The lights were purchased by the public spirited merchants of Orangeburg, while the city will furnish the cur rent for their illumination. .Another Handsome Stoic. The old Reeves property on Rus i soil street, adjoining the Silly & Frith property, which was severely dam j aged by fire some weeks ago, has I been torn down and a lar;:e briclt j l>uiUHn;j will bo erected in iis stead. The building will extend through I from Russe'? street to St. John street, making a huge structure. This build ing and the Sidy & Frith building will he great :i Editions to this section of the Orang?l>urg business street. a PARDON REFUSED GOV. BLEASK TURNS DOWN PE TITION OF J. J. JONES. I The BranchWUe Man Sent Up for Ten Years for Killing Abe Pearl stine Short Time Ago. The Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier says the hope that John J. Jones, the slayer of Abe Pearlstine, of Branchville, cherished that he might get a pardon vanished Monday, when Governor Cole L. Blease refused to interfere with the verdict of the Court, which was that Jones shall serve ten years and one month at the State Penitentiary. "Pardon refused. March 27, 1911. Cole L. Blease, Governor," are the words written across the back of the petition in Governor Blease's own handwriting. The announcement of the refusal was made early Monday at the Chief Executive's office. In a statement Mor day afternoon, Governor Blease indicated why Ik refused the Jones petition. "The pe tition had no business being present ed." No indication was given wheth er or not a later petition would meet with favor. Governor Blease is not inclined to pardon prisoners without some reason, despite the criticism to the contrary he has received. A pathetic letter from Mrs. Pearl stine, a petition that the pardon be granted from S. McGowan Sirakins, reading clerk of the House of Repre sentatives; letters from lawyers and a refusal of Solicitor Hildebrand to recommend, with the absence also of favorable recommendation on tho1 part of Judge Memminger constitute part of the records in the pardon pe tion refused by the Governor. Solicitor Hildebrand wrote that the case was on appeal to the Supreme Court; that the defendant's counsel themselves say that the petition for a pardon is premature, therefore, he does not recommend Executive clem ency. Mrs. Pearlstine asks if life Is so cheap in this State that one may commit such a dastardly crime as [that with which Jones Is charged and yet go free. S. McGowan Simkins, reading clerk of the House, from Edgefield, pre sents the petition for pardon. He says he does so from a humanitarian standpoint and not with any pecun iary .benefit in view. It Is striking that the main petition does not come from the county in which Abe Pearl stine was killed. Mayor Williams, of Branchville, writes that he wants Jones pardoned as he felt that the man was killed iu defence of his own life. In the Jones petition there was a letter from Senator Appelt, asking the Governor to not grant the peti tion for pardon. Letters from the attorneys asked that a hearing be given if pardon were contemplated. There are other letters, but they are not of much significance in view of the fact that Governor Blease re fused to extend Executive clemency to Jones. Jones was sentenced February 1 for the killing of Abe Pearlstine in the Branchville postofflce. The sen tence is ten years and one month. Will Make a Good One. The Prattville. Ala., Progress says: "In this issue of The Progress will be found the announcement of Capt. S. D. Dantzier for the office of Pro bate Judge of Autauga county, sub ject to the action of the Democratic party. Capt. S. D. Dantzier is one of the most popular and prominent citizens of Autauga county. He has always been a loyal Democrat and has done much service for the Democrat ic cause in the county. He has many friends in every section of the county who will rally to his support." Gambling Den Raided. They are making it hot at St. Matthews for the gamblers. F. F. Hill, special deputy, and C. H. Rick jenbaker, policeman, raided a gamb ling den on Railroad avenue Monday night, and as a consequence the town treasury is $95 the richer today. The officers entered without blast of trum pets and caught the gamesters in the act. Eight of them pleaded guilty to the charge and were fined $10 each, while the proprietor of the game ta j ble was given $15 on account of his superiority in dignity and influence. Game of Base Ball. The Sumter Daily Item says in a game full of errors made by both teams and showing the inaoiiity of both teams to do any startling work of any kind, the Orangebtirg Coliege defeated the Sumter High School baseball team on the local baseball diamond Friday afternoon by the j score of G to 2. The field work of j the local boys was about as poor as 1 it could be. while that of Hie onposing i team was not up to par. County Tax Board. j The county board of equalization i held a meeting Tuesday in the city hall. The meeting experienced litliej contests in regard to taxes being 'raised loo high by township tax j boards. The main contests were in ' j regard to dog (axes. The matter of; bank taxation was the most important work of the board and it was decided to place their taxation on a 50 per j cent basis as heretofore. Death of Mrs. Know lion. Mrs. A. H. Knowlton died at the residence of her son. Dr. Knowlton. [in Columbia on Wednesday. This I will be sa ! news to the many friends i of Msr. Knowlton in this county, ; When- she- lived lor many years. S!w 'was most highly esteemed for her many noble qualities of mind and ; heart. Mrs. Knowlton was a sister of the late Dr. W. R. Taber, of For; I Motte. KINGS DAUGHTERS. HlontbJy Meeting Held With Mrs. Geo. E. Davis on Tuesday. The Faithful Workers' Circle of the King's Daughters held their reg ular monthly meeting with Mrs. Geo. E. Davis on Tuesday afternoon. There was an unusually large at tendance of the membership. Re ports from the various committees showed good work had been done the past month, that sunshine and bright ness, and temporal aid had gone into many a home In His Name. The Dis trict Nurse, Miss Mowhray, reporteo. through the secretary to have made 168 visits and assisted in several major operations among the needy. Forty some pieces of linen were sup plied the sick and medicine for seven patients. Miss Mowbray's salary was increased by the Circle, showing how they appreciate her. The Circle voted to give ten dollars for the famine in China, said amount to be sent through Mr. Bryant of the Orange burg Bank. It was suggested that Bibles be placed in every room of the hotels In the city. A committee was appointed to consult with the hotel managements. The State Convention of the King's daughters will meet, at Lancaster tne first week in April. Mrs. D. D. Sal ley, "Mrs. J. H. Chisolm, Mrs. Sum mers Dibble and Miss VJnie Bryant were made delegates to this conven tion. Every meeting sees an in crease of membership in the Circle, four members being voted on for ad mittance at this meeting. The leaa er, Mrs. Salley, appointed the visit ing and flower committees for the month of April. The enthusiasm and work of the membership show they are "Looking up and not down, Looking out and not in, And lending a hand." Reporter. TKACHERS' ASSOCHTION. Same 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 the last meeting will be carried out as follows: Profs. Peterson and Livingston on "Punishment in Schools." Profs. 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 fice to deliver tickets for the banquet. Those who desire to attend should write to Prof. W. L. Motes at Jam ison by Thursday. Committee of Arrangements. The Orangeburg chamber of com merce has decided to entertain the Charleston boosters during their hour's stay in this city. A committee of business men have been appointed and they will decide upon what the entertainment will be. The follow ing compose this committee: W. C. Crum, chairman; John McNamara, W. F. P'airey, L. Bennett, Dr. J. G. Wannamaker, W. G. Smith, Fred Wannamaker, I. S. >rarley, Dr. T. A. Jeffords. R. Fulton Dukes, J. W. H. Dukes, A. L. Dukes, M. O. Dantzler, Dr. W. R. Lowman, T. T. Ayers, Dr. T. 0. Doyle, Cecil Culler, Clayton Berghaus, Dr. L. K. Sturkle, Sol Kohn, J. W. Smoak, B. H. Moss, J. E. Glover, R. C. King, W. L. Moseley, W. W. Wannamaker, J. T. Wise, P. M. Smoak, T. A. Fairey and 0. K. Wilson. Entertainment at Poplar Springs. On Friday night, March 31, there will be an entertainment and box party at Poplar Springs school house, commencing at 7:30. Mrs. Nora J. White, instructor of music at the Or angeburg College, will give a read ing. Mrs. White shows great ability in entertaining an audience, and some of her recitations can scarcely be surpassed. She enters into and feels deeply and sees her selections. Her humorous readings are especially good. She is sure to pl.^as-? the peo ple. Mrs. White has about eight pieces, and besides this, there will be other numbers, and a box party. Ad mittance fee: 10 and 2G cents. The proceeds will go to the School Im provement Fund. The Other Man. I once visited an insane asylum. The keeper, while showing me through, said, ' We've got some saa cases here." Just then he opened the door of one of the cells. Inside was a man sitting on a stool and gazing vacantly at the wall. "Sad story," said the attendant; '?he was in love with a girl, but she married another man and he lost his reason from grief." We stole out softly and proceeded to the next inmate. This cell was thickly padded, and the man within was stark, staring mad. "Who is this?" ve inquired. "This." replied the attendant? "This is the other man." Country Politicians Found Guilty. That "graft" and vice do not thrive in? the city alone, but are as much a part of the country, is the startling statement of the "reform mayor" of Toledo. Ohio. Read: "The Thirteenth District." a story of a candidate, to learn what Brand Whitlock has learned about political methods. Now offered at fifty cents. Sims' Book Store. Kngagemenl Announced. ?Mr. and Mrs. !?'. .1. I). Felder, of this city, announce the engagement of their daughter, I'earle, to Rev. S. W. Danner. The marriage will t ike place June S, at high noon. Rev. J. II. Danner, a brother of the groom, will officiate. 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 next thing on topic is the mu nicipal election. Clinton, the little afflicted son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Culler, is quite sick. Mrs. August Kohn, of Columbia, is in the city on attendance of a sick relative. Mr. E. N. Scoville is remodeling the front of his handsome residence on Doyle street. Orangeburg will have the pleasure of hearing William Jennings Bryan before long, if Manager O'Dowd's plans work out. The palatial residence of John Mc N'amara, on south Broughton street, is about completed. This home is a very pretty and costly one. Prof. W. L. 'Motes has the manage ment of the teachers' banquet in his handb, which is a guarantee that it will be all that could be wished for. If you do not take The Times and Democrat, try it a few months, and see how well it will keep you posted on current events as well as local af fairs. We publish on the first page an interview of Senator Tillman with ?Mr. Leon M. Green, the able Colum bia correspondent of The News anu Courier. "Polly of the Circus" on Thursday night will close the theatre season for Oraa?eburg. Seats are on sale at the usual place and early reserva tion is requested. The residence of Mr. J. M. Alber gotti, on Amelia street, which was partially destroyed by fire sometime ago, has been rebuilt and looks as handsome as ever. April 10th has been fixed as clean ing up day for South Carolina. That is a day when something should be doing in Orangeburg and every other town in the county. Break up the .breeding places of the house fly and thus rid the com munity of the pest. It may also save ns much sickness of one kind and an other this summer. The r-indy weather of the last few days has dryed up the moisture con siderably, but a good deal of moist ure had been absorbed by the ground before the wind came. Mr. L. G. Funderburg and Mrs. Carrie Cantwell are having homes erected on South Broughton street extended. These houses are being erected just beyond the city limits We have had our press completely overhauled and adjusted in the last few days by Mr. J. R. Johnson, of Baltimore, an expert press machinist, who says it Is one of the best and is now as good as new. The April numbers of The Motion; Picture Magazine is a winner. Price 15 cents at Sims Book Store. It con tains stories of the pictures we see at j the picture shows and also photos i and sketches of the actors. A treat for the children. On sale April 3rd?Monday, at the Kohn j store, new undermusllns at extraor-1 dinarily low prices. The first sale tor children we ever gave. See the | advertisement for details. ?Mrs. Theo. Kohn, who is now one of our oldest citizens, is quite sick, and little hope is entertained for her | recovery. It seems to be only a i question of time when she will go to join loved ones in the better land. H. Von Ohsen is remodeling the brick building that he recently pur-1 chased from Mr. W. N. Scoville on! Russell street. This building will be 1 occupied shortly. Mr. Von Ohsen will conduct his large bakery business at this location. Senator Tillman is paired with a Republican Senator on political fiu-.'sr tions, and there is no need of hi3 presence at the extra session. We know we voice the wishes of the peo ple of Orangeburg County when we I say we hope he will rest up this sum mer. On and after next Tuesday the banks of the city will close at 2 o'clock each afternoon instead of .'J o'clock as at present. This early clos ing will be follower all during the summer with the exception of Sat urdays when the banks will close at three o'clock. This city is making wonderful com mercial strides and as a result is ex periencing great business expansion. The work in the matter of the erec tion of .brick business houses, as well as dwellings, is still going on rapidiy and Orangeburg is fast forging ahead in municipal development. The next meeting of the teachers will take place Saturday at the court house and immediately following the meeting the teachers will .gather around the banquet board to enjoy a social hour. At the banquet then will be present in addition to the members of the association a numbci of invited guests. Tin- Civic League of this city will hold a ?meeting tomorrow afternoon at the residence of Mrs. K. H. Jen nings on Whitman street. These la dies are determined to get busy und beautify Orangeburg. Besides the great work they expect to do. several prizes will he offered for the pret ties! flower garden and best kept front yards,etc. T!ie news of the election of Prof. A. .1. Thuckston, the efficient and popular superintendent of the local graded schools, to the presidency of the South Carolina Teachers' asso ciation was receiver': in this city with great pride. Prof. Thackston is ceiving the hearty congratulations of Iiis .1 timorous friends, lie will make a litte president for the teachers' as sociation. ! Yes!! Undermuslins for 10c. A Great Big Sale For Little People. Five Big Lots of Undermuslins srti Rompers at 10c, 15c, 25c, 50c and $1.00. Sizes 1 to 16 Years. This is another of our great surpri es for you. A big clean lot o\ well made drawers, underbodies, combinations, night gowns, waists, etc., on sale. Each garment is perfect and worth double the amount you pay for it. The garments are full, carefully cut and as good a quality as can be made. SALE BEGINS MONDAY, APRIL 3rd. COME! a -I We will place on sale from rime to time extraordi nary values in good reliable merchandise. We urge you to watch our announcements. It will save you many a dollar. Now test our statement*. Come to this sale and see what we offer. You will find that you can reduce your sewing time to one half what it usually is. Excellent quality of bleach and chambray made up into ao assort ment of sizes I to 16 years. Gowns, pants, waists, combina tions, underbodies. skirts, rompers, etc. In five groups. All well made and full quantity of cloth. 10c. 15c. 25c. 50c. $1.00. THEODORE K0HN. WHAT WE ADVERTISE?WE HAVE.' Academy of Music, April 5 * t FREDERIC THOMPSON <>??? ONE YEAR AT THE LIBERTY THEATRE, NEW YORK. A PLAY THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER. OF THE Circus" 1 THIS SHOW WILL CLOSE THE SEASON. ! Prices 75c to $1.00. How About That Easter Suit? Now is a Good Time to Investigate. We ask you to drop in and see the splendid assortment we offer. Blue Serges?the popular anil servirahle kind?we show them in num erous prires, each a special value?2 piece suits. $K.OO to $17.50. Brown Mixtures arc good also.Wo have a generous lot of these pretty designs to show. $10.00 to $20.00. (."rays also conic in very strong, they always appeal to one wanting a. Press or Business Suit, l>oth in Cassiiiieres and Worsted.. $8.60 to $ iH.no. A full stock of Ifaiys' Suits and K\tra Pants, made up in the very" latest -/vies. For the Best Stationary -GO TO Sims Book Store - Orangeburg, S. C. New Line of Local Post Card Views at Sims Book Store.