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^|pSi ItUmt IjmtliL mm J'J ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAHCH 2, 1911. ~ Vol. 17. No. 3. 'SATURDAY^ SHOOTING!, ftr / I BRYANT WOOOEl, II YOUNG FACTORY , OPERATIVE SHOT.FROM ANBUSH I. - SHOTTHROUBfr SHOULDER woI nlklng Along Hdilroiul Truck J ] ^Woodel Rflceivos Wound In the'] lia' Shoulder Prom Unknown Knemy. j nn Bryant Woodel/a young factory. , ^Sperative, was mot and painfully,, ^wounded about/nine o'clock Satur-l] ' day night. Ttte shooting was done , at a point in /he rear of Hamilton's , i stables on tlx* spur track of the N. , & S. C. rail/oad. Woodel was she j i in the shoulder and Ben Taylor, t r Aabury Hopkins and a young man j, named SweaV have been arrested : , charged with^be crime. \ Woodel was Nwalking along th j, tracks of the N. 8. C. railroa l( Saturday night, returning to his j nome on iaciory Dill. Suddenly a j v gun l>lazed in front/ of him and he j felt a shot take efirect in his right j shoulder. Not anticipating an at- j tack of this kincj Woodel was very ( much surprised kud when he disc j ed that he hadAeen wounded in the j < shoulder he lc^t do time in seeking 11 medical aid. / I Mystery surrounds the shoot.. j. Woodel was not on had terms wit ! j anyone and the is ut a loss to know , who would \mike such a violent at- ' tack upon hiSn in the darkness. The j three men char^h^with the Bhooting ( deny any oonnection\ with it. but, Taylor is being held Jby the police1 upon evidence which/ has not been | made public. It is al^god that some :, one had been stealing hay from a i stack belonging x.m Taylor near the t scene of the shoaling, and that Tav-) lor, who was witching the stack, j mistook Woodel for the thief. How-! t ever, Woodd was several yards < from tho h<if stack when he was i i shot and clamed that he hud nev- j i 4 er been anywhere near it. ; i , woodel Is not dangerously j < wounded. The load took effect in': his right shoulder and glanced up- \' ward, making a painful furrow 1 through the flesh. Tho police are continuing thleir investigations. 1 jlT~? FREE FROM BOGUS BARON. j( Court Annuls ^lorriagc of Daughter , ] of Gen. Fhveh to an Ex-Convict. ' \v. .Justice Garieston in the Queens i oounty Suprem s Court handed down l recently a dao sion annulling the }/ * marriage c I M. Louise Ewen vou < Koenitz, a daughter of the late 11 Gjen. John Ewen who inherited i from her father more than $260,000, 1 and Otto vcni Koenitz, who posed as ] a German laron. \ When Lhe| action was tried before ? Justice Garifetsou several weeks ago < the, plaintiff! told the courtship by y tl?e bogus blron and how she was i ^ deceived by |hi8 stories about the i "schloss Koeaiitz" in Germany. Von Koenitz was jthen about 30 years ' old and she was nearly 50. Despite I the oppositio 1 of her sisters. Miss I ] Caroline Eve i and Miss Elize Ewcn,! who lived vi h her ut 23 West Eighty-sixth : treet, Manhattan, she: married him ( n November 28, 1908. Previous to tfc e marriage he had ob- ;, tained about >15,000 from his in-;' tended bride in order to meet press- > 1 ing needs netding the arrival of 6 funds from N-Uei many. After the tn^rriage s ic give him about $50,- 1 000 more. A tiip they hud planned 1 to. the Me literrinean was reduced ' to a trip t> > St. lugustine, Fla. i( After sh t had ?uit the bogus bar-.' on she lea 'ncd tlat he whs an ex convict, having seived a term in the f State priw n in Trinton, N. J. for > 1 grand lar< eny and had also been ' confined i i the Ess?x county jail in ,1 New Jers< y. The anniilmrnt of tie marriage v.-.u,f j. asked on the ground) that it had j; never been consumnuti d tl at thi * (bride's xmscnt wis obtained through fraudul ut retresentations, \ that the defendant initoad of being of a loble family vas of bad * reputaticuJ tbat ho had been con- | i victod ot 5blackmu.il and <^rand lar-, i cony anfl" served erms ii prison and tha he obtained his llvlihood ' * \ by dlshmest and questional pr.ic- I > -v m tices.?I . Y. Sun. | 0 L ' The n ixt lyceum attraction will be a rei ding by Bft-s. Willlai\ Cal- 1 * \ V.U> Chit on at the school audit.rlum y Kthia (Thursday) evening. Mrs. Chil- I at y>n red ^ Southern stories by, < ^ X Souther writers and is a br^ht' i v and wit y eatertAiner. 6he is vey t ^ highly sAoken of by the press oven- i wbete tnd no doubt she will dv i Hght a {large Dillon audience thL i ovenln^^ Tickets on male at Evans i HKI.n ON lHfoOlY (TfAltGK. j nil K. K. Lane ^Irought From ludiunapolis to Caiuden. SHA Camden, \ February 26.?Special: i Sheriff Tranfchani returned from InlianapoliR, on Wednesday,! where he went tovnet F- K- I>ane. HI t who is charged with Ajigamy. Lane,iULI it is said, confessed his guilt to Magistrate Fincher, and states that| Hen tie will plead guilty at, the trial. A Lane was first married in the up- J S [>er part of this State when lie was. T rory young, lie l^ved with his wife! Gall for several years/and had two ohil-. Her iren. Some tii/e during the sum- ; to < mer of 1909 ho canto to Camden to ; "r r work in a cotton mill. While work-1 mot ng here he was married by Magis-, pist rate Fincher to a girl, who was shal ilso working m the mill. A few linil months after ho was married he ing eft for Columbia. When he left he i rife No. 2 had 1. warrant sworn unk >111 for him, having heard that ho , T lad a wife in tmc upper part of the had State. A clqife looking was kept for live< lim and bleft Columbia for Un- C. i on, and/from Union he went to tins Knoxvil/e, Wife No. 2 did not give j the ip her (hunt, aud some time ago she; invf carnedVthat he was in Indianapolis. | ious She sent tv pieture and his discrip- ; ing ion to the authorities there. Upon was icing arresfed he denied the guilt, i arm ind it was necessary for requisition , two lapers t<y be issued before he could j pist >e brought back here. ! T Ho is awaiting trial., which will' day ikely take place when the Circuit j son ourt convenes here on March 6. j slioi i lea CHURCH SITE SELECTED. his ? I oth< dethodiMs Will Erect *80,000 tol Hous?> of Worship at Corner of Ua Main Street and Sixth Avenue. j Job ' firii In a few months the members of j :hc First Mpthodlst church of Dill-L f in will occupy one of the hand-1 mar iomest and costliest. houses of wor" ' (jle ihip in the State. At a recent meet-1 ly v ing of the Board of Stew ards it was ; decided to erect a $30,000 building ; ' tnd the vacant/lot at the corner of I ^on, Main street and Sixth avenue has' j been selected as the location. 1 fr^r The present church property was; bou bought by the court House commis- tur, linn ana no ? i? ? V>' ? I VM M??V* ??J 1 V AO V.UV |'U| JVUDU Ul tllC ' j ^ ^ commission to begin work on the ] tjj(> jourt house early in the summer the | aiembers of the Mothodist church i will lose no time in erecting their , new house of warship. The plans j ? tor the new church are original and ' when the building 1b completed it { will be one of tho most attractive houseH of worship in the State. The ^ ^ new church will be equipped with :he very latest torniture and will be ^ ' Seated by steam. A costly pipe or?an will be leytalled and every raod;rn convenience kno\fn to the scijnce of architecture' will be pro- ai /ided. It will td'ke about five a U mouths to complete tlie new build- er ' mer 0--V? Cftn< SERIOUS CUTTING AFFAIR. f,CC _ ing Pulton Surles Stabs anil Seriously 'n 1 Wounds J. E/Butler Tuesday Af- ann< ternoon. ' Ma> gro> What may prove be a fatul rum wound was Inflicted upon J. E. Dut- by er by Fulton Surles with u long- K. t >laded knlfo at Jim McCorraack's nam if fi t*<* In thn nuafarn onKnsKa l? o - ? %MV V HTV ti OUUUI UO |OW UCVl Puesday afterpooD. The woundod but np.n was takeifc to Dr. Craig's office beer vhere hiB wound ?uts dressed, but the t will be several daysl?efore the offe ixtcnt of his injuries cnn/be detorni-\tiou ncd. I beer Butler lives at }fay and was re- j ) ing home and stopped at McCor-' jiack's stcre. Strlcs came in and V t is alleged by witnesses to the' at t uttir.g that be at once proceeded I day c rick a row with Buller. Be-' cd 1 or?. any of those preffhnt wore , was lwaie cf what was abcut to happp:* j the 3url?s pull.d a kni{? from his pofck- J serli .. and stabbed BttKr in the right . Ben jreast just u.bov-\ the nipple. Can Several mouths itgi^Surles slashed j The i young n ws butcher ^at Florence, arot pretty badly, but the ca?6 was com-1 ralli promised by his fnthp^ Surlcs is the u the leek up wh^f'e ho will have and :o stay until Butl/r passes the dan- Izlni rer period. I < Butlrr and Surl^s were drinking, the o ?? bef c A "Missionary RalM* is to be don< aeld on Friday, March/lOtb, from a ni i to 5:30 in the aftej/Coon, and from * to 11 in the evening at the home V >f Rev. Jcol I. ^llen, undor the the tuspices of th# Young Woman's \uxllary of the Baptist church. A X musical programme is to be fur- Mm itshed and refreshment* will be S. 1 icrved. The public la cordially incited to attend. Look for further \ innouncements neat week. pan / 0 *K ' pis WOMAN DEAD riERS HUSBAND'S ARM WITH BULLET AND TREN FLEES. )ODY TRAGEDYATBALLAVON _/ iry Johnson, /Ooloml. Kuiik | .murk. Kills Minnie Herring ami eriously AVoiu/*As Hor Husband. here; whs a moody tragedy at lavon Sunday night. Minnie ring, a colored woman, was shot j ieath by HeNjry Johnson, anoth?egro, and her husband, or para-ir, John Finkfhu. received two ol bullets in the Wt arm that :terccl the- bones ' in the [ >. Immediately after the shoot-! Henry Johnson and the woman lad been living with-fled to parts nown. / he negroes wero neighbors and been having. trouble. They il on the plantation of Mr. John Nottingham bnd when Mr. Cot-1 :hp.m went down to the rear of plantation Monday morning to (stignle tile shooting of the previ night h4 found the woman ly- j dead in her yard, lier husband J in the house suffering front an which had bee* shattered by ! steel bullets from a magazine ' ol. he negroes were together Sun- j night and Finklea told John-: that he owed him a debt which Hid be paid. Johnson told Fink-i that he had nothing to do with debts. Oile word followed an-' ;r until Johnson pulled his pis-' and threatened to shoot. Fink- J dared him to shoot, whereupon | usou raised his pistol and began I lg. The first bnllet passed! >ugh Finklea's wrist and lodged j he abdomen of the Herring wo- J i. With a heart-fending scream ! woman fell to the floor mortal-! rounded. The second bullet took I ct in Finklea's arm near the| shoulder and shattered the! a. jr ohnson and his paramour fled < u the scene of the shooting,; rded the N. & <5. C. train at Min-i I and disappeared. Sheriff Lane j i pursuit and it is probable that I fugitives will ho overtaken. POLITICS ABOIlilNU. iM-al Aspirants for Mayor's Of- j flee in April Klections. ocnl i>olitics is warming up a bit.! ut every two years the approach j he town elections is hearlded by II knots of men gathered here there on the street corners dialing the chances of prospective lidates for Mayor and alderman. ly every morning and lute in the moon small koots of men gathit the usual places where the its and demerits of the several iidates nre dimtonwetf. The April i tion promises to be >an interestone. There are three candidates he field (or at least have been ounced by their friends) for or. The incumbent, Mayor liarre, will stuud for re-election and or has that be will be opposed Dr. Jno. H Hajser and Mr. H. Nottingham. Quite a number of tes have been mentioned in coition with the board of aldermen, no definite armouDoements have 1 made. Several members of old council. It ie said, will not r for re-election. As the clecdraws nearer the situation ?mos more interesting. 4 Near Auto Accident. . nue crossing the A. C. L. tracks he Main street eroseigg Thunvaftcrnoon an automobile ownby Mr. Henry Bennett, of Clio, struck by a shifting train and occupants narrowly escaped ous injury. In the car were Mr. j nett, Messrs. C. L. Wheeler, J as j michael and Mayor Hargrove. | party was out for a short spin ind town and while crossing the road a train baCka* down upon machine, striking the rear whoel demolishing the fender. Realg the danger mfl Wheeler jurop'rom the machine and waved to engineer who stepped his train re any serioug damage was 0. The occupants of the car had irrow escape. 0 [rs. William Qalrta Chilton at school auditorium this evening. ?V# !rm. Lea<?oe *64 daughter. MUb vln Leeeen*, are rial ting Mr*. T. U?kboorf. v..... _ -a .?* .? [ra. George Rraee la Yieltnlg her seta In Southwest b'tinUu tat iHiiiiili HirtiMtiii"!1, Miiii i / MII.ITAKY 4KIW) DK\D. Hj Gen. \V. I/. I licit* of l)r. .lor ! Cabell Drives, of Dillon. I'iiiscs Away. I FOI l)r. Joe Qabell Davis received a telegram Saturday niorning. .mnouncing the death of his uncle.Cleii. Cabell, at Dalhis. Tex. Gen Gab- fj| ell, one of the Nmost distinguished survivors of the Confederacy, was a! brother of Dr. Davis iKniother, and was Dr. Davis* foster father He J was a member of the Veil known Virginia family of Cah#Hs, having moved to Texas shortly after the close of the war. He/rendered distinguislied service iiy'tlio cause o| ;s" the Confederacy, and was promoted ' f.... u..ue>. a?..a.. .-/ 1 -? . - 'b< ?V1 yi 11 ? * I U I r> III ,11 i III? buttle uf Gettysburg. He entered:1"'1 the Confederacy/with the rank ol'|V'1' colonel and had! five brothers who < l1 entered sih priUitos hut rose to high rank before tl/e close of the holtili-! '1,1 tics. The Associated Press dispatch- ' cs speak of his funeral as follows: an< Dallas, Tejtas. Feb. 2?>. Followed U | by the largest number of mourners.'1" and friends that ever attended a no' funeral in Texas, (Jen. \V. U. Cabell,' 'l,,< who, at the time of his death here l,,i Wednesday, was one of the few re- *'u maiaing brigadiers of the Confeder-i and honoray couuuander-in-j chief of the United Confederate Vet-.''11 erans, was laid to rest in Green- Kr*' wood Cemetery, in this city, this af- ,n ternoon. The pnnopoly of ;i mili- ''K t.iry funeral made the Services the most impressive of its kind ever held in Dallas. It Is estimated that j ('ei between 50,000 and tiO.OOO persons.'ov saw the funeral procession or at-: ea< tended the service. The line ex-; ,)?? tended more than two miles. Cross on streets were blocked and the pro-j^'1 cession moved throughout the entire ra J.stance between solid lines of hum.'iiiity. f m< hollowing a Catholic service at e<* the bouse .tho bier was moved to the cemetery, ujider the escort of | two companies of militia and a plu-; toon of mounted pbliee. A band i 1 played dirges and frequently the a" grizzled Confederate Veterans tn: no the line were seen to wipe away j tears. Veterans of The lllue followed immediately after those of the;*"'*' Gray and then game the sons of | Confederates. The bier was draped 1>e in the flags of the United States be and the Confederacy. l"M The ceremonies at-Uie cemetery 1 in' were very impressive. The "briga-j dier's salute" was fired by cannon btn and "taps" was blown. The eulogy ' was delivered by the Itev. S. A. cp' Haydcn. Three large trucks were required ! to convey the floral offerings toi,va the cemetery, they having come i ?,n from all sections of the .South. o ! A Pleasant Occasion. clo The V. ashingT-OJi Birthday Party wj, given iy the Ladies' Aid Society of we the Presbyterian church at Dr. | fjn Wade Stackhouse's residence Friday ! afternoon and evening whh quite a. ] Kuccet-B in every way. tht Tha lower floor of this handsome 0(j home, bo well adopted to entertain- jnh ing, '-as thrown en suite and tip- j sifi propriately decorated for the occa-jcol si ?n with lT. S. flags, the national c\a colorn, potten plants and cut flow- j mc er?. "t rem a conspicuous pluce in j wo the hail George Washington'!* gen- 1 bcl iul face looked down upon the "col- ! un onlel dams" with their powdered ( au( huir, receiving the guests in that bet cordial and gracious manner so'tPr charactertKIc of colonial days. pai Among the members of the society receixlng were: Mesdaim-s fuj Wade I?tnchhouse, L. Cottingham, i0? l> R. Craig, Frank M. Nlerosee, Jr.,'pa: A. G. itiickner, Charles T. O'Ferrall, wo Giib Alfortl; Miancs IdJla Peterkin 0n< and Janie McKay. ev< A delightful mimical programme ten wan rendered by the following musl- | clans: j tin Harrison Misses Marie Burt and ! Hu Katharine Carter, Jack Watson and 'bai Mrs. McC. Curtis, (vocals) Mrs. H., of A. Willis, (instrumental i and road-1 t-k T" I DfTB by Misses Mary Carter and: a j Louise Blizzard. An admission fee of ten cents was charged, and re- ] treabmentB of punch, OQffee, ten, mo cakos and wafers were served. L>e- the licious home made candy was nlso dev sold and about 136.00- .was realiz- pos ed sliich will be used in making Mn improvements on the cfeprrh. inc ? 0 set J. A. Clifton, M. D., eye, ear, nose wil and throat specialist will be in > is i Dillon March Ith, 9thr 10th and I for 11th. Operations, treatment and hut eye glasses. Ch&rg?a reasonable. | wai All examinations free. Office at her lfcLaurin Drug Store. Ask there' mlj for any information desired con-! for oerning visit. All patients please' Ma call early. J-2-it she EMS VANISH FROM SHI RMER MIIS. MARSHALL FIELD ROBBI .OF FORTUNE CH WIFE OF ENGLISHMA liovttl of Worth ul Jttt i*ls in Mysterious >jii nner .VFhmii Transatlantic Finer \tii?*rik;?, L to \i'\v Wrk. 'm \v York, KVlr 20.- -Mrs Mai* ii i irtr.nmonu/formorly Mrs. Ma ill Field, Jr./ of Chicago, was ro 1 ;>i .1 fortune ill jewels last nig] >ard a Transatlantic liner. Df mils. pearjs and other Rcms to ti lue ?l $130,000 disappc.i mysteriously from her stateroo the stemsjiip Amerika, of *.i .mburg-AineVi^an Line some tin ween 9:30 o'cfork last evenit tl r?:So this morning". The loi s reported immediately after tl er docked at Hoboken this afto on, and the police of Hobokt ti New York are worki/ig on tl so. Mrs. Drunnnond hurried 1 ? Hotel l'laza, decliuUVg to discu r loss. The IIamhurg-Auy?rio:ni Line di ims all responsibility, on tl >und that passengers leave jewe their staterooms at the owner k. Describe* Lost <?ems. To the police Mrs. Druramot scribed the missing jewels as ft vs: Two strings of 27:? peat rh; one string of 2H3: one lar ick pearl ring set with diamond e large white pearl ring set wi tmonds; oue pair of large per rrings, set with diamonds; o ick pearl brooch, set with di >nds, with a black pearl pea-sha pendant. A wireless message sent from t ip, summoned the ue-tectives i y in a tug. Tbey learned frt s. Drummond details of the fh? d l?egan a search of the ship, b t a trace of th? jewels was four In Ktateruo?! Drawer. Mrs. Drummond explained tbi eept at New York, slie had wo b jewels almost constantly on h rson, but had kept them und r waist and bad not display, jm at any time, even while di ?. Last night upon retiring, si iced them in a drawer in h iteroom, as she had done oa< ;ht on the voyage. No one e >t her husband, her inaid and he f entered the room Arising early this morning. ?! s startled to tiud the draw* pty. The captain r>t the steam* s notified and a quiet search wi jun. Stewards and Stewardess* re questioned closely and the thes and belongings searched, ai en the detectives arrived thei re quiet inquiries among the 13 ?t cabin passengers aboard. Thorough Sean.ii?No doe. No clue was found, however, an i custom authorities were appea to and, under guise of baggaf pection, every one's luggage wi Led thoroughly, but so far ; lid be learned not even a suep n was unearthed. Mrs. Drun >nd could give no hint whi< uld aid the authorities, but si ieves the stateroom door was le tucked during th'< i,;?.M Una* h circumstancos it would hai ?n ]>ossible for a thief to have e: ed the apartment while the oc<* ut slept. The custom men examined car iy the baggage and personal b igings of not only the first cab isenge.rs, hut of the men at men on the second cabin. > ? was temporarily cletainod, hoi :r, and the police must now e d their search to pawn shops. VIrs. Drunimohd was Miss hlhe a Huck, dailghtcr of Iiouis * ck, of Chica?<^ Her first hu id was Marshall^iClcld, Jr., sc the Chicago millionaire morchar e younger Field di^d in IflOa i <unshot wound. / Huh n lii^le I*oft. Hy her first Jl^ishand 8he is tl the r of two/children, for who lr grandfather created at h itt> an immynse trust fund, con ted of the btrili of his fortun b. Drummond bersfeif receives tt ome from a fund of] $1,000,00 aside for that purpose in tt 1 of Marshall FieM, senior, an Bald to have hordes a person; tune of $500,$W0. After h< ?bai:d'B death A'oun* Mrs. Fiel i a frequent rtut-st, in London, < 8lster-lu-law, >the wife of A? al Poruty, of theTarlttisli nav: merlv Ethel Pi. m ? rahall Field, aenlp/. While thei met hrr pre^nt husband n ID >KilY (XM NTV'iMniKT TO-DAY. No Juilfir Snin<'<l to F\?yfive Judicial Ib'adlock. ED i Columbia, Feb. 2C.---Special: UuI less so cue unforseon change comes !about there will not be a Judge to N' hold the Horry county court, which !commences to-morrow. | Chief Justice J one, of the Supreme ourt, lias recommended C. A" j 1'. tjuarttlebaum, of Conway, for h*' | special Judge fpr the court. He *" tafces the josition that Judge MemI minger and Judge Copes are disengaged. The law requires that special r" Judges be appointed by the Goveroor upon recommendation of the Sutlt I preiuo Court.* *"' Judge Copes will, it is expected, 10 hold the Richland county court durJ" I ing the present week. Several ,n weeks ago. following his election by " 'the General Assembly, ho notified u* the Governor tliat he would not be 1,5 in a lK>sition to quality and servo rtH here and asked that a Special Judge le be appointed. This brought about r" the breach between tire Governor >n and the Sunrrme (Viarf lnrfw> Watts, w.?o was tiii.Jly assigned to to the Richland court will have to opss ?'ii the Abbeville county court to-j morrow, so uitder the law .Judge s* i Copes will hold the Richland court. , 1 merest is centered in the iinal 'B ' outcome of the breach between Clov' jernor I31ea.se and the Supreme Court. ; Chief Jusice Jones has also l(' stated in a tide grain -.? Governor Illea.se tbut bis recommendation ol *'s Mr. Qu..tt)cbauiu 'is conclusive antl stands." Governor Uloase will not B; appoint Mr. Quattlchauni or any oth^ rr si>ocial lodge, according to bis kr* statement, so there the situation nt! stands, and it looks like mere will 'a~ be no court in Horry county ror Lb~ lack of Judge. Judge Klugh. who was to have held the. Horry court, in ill to- . >nj Black's Sentence OouimuIeiL Monday Gov. R lease issued an or d?T giving Jo* Hack the altema'^ jiive of : S?, ' y jV',e ."r imprisonment in the penitentiary for ftvo at? years without labor. Jllnck was rn convicted of taking rebates while er a member of the dispensary board <?r of control, and was sentenced to 5 r'(\ years iu f.lie ls-nitentiriry without n~ labor, the circumstances of the trial , beint, familiar to Herald readers. ' Hlack was given until September *'! 1st to nay his fine. An appeal from x~jthe sentence of 'be circuit court " was in the supn.ine court when tho 'governor's ord'*r wua issued. This 1e means Black will uot serve timo for his offense. The governor in sr I being roundly criticised for his ac lK , tion in *his mutt??r. J8 (J <Jold Medal Offered. I T following letter has been sent ?|io the teachgra cf the county I--'chools that have high school j grades, and if there be any wh have not received tho letter they j will please consider this as the letter. rc A prominent citizen of the county 1 is offering a gold medal to bo AiJ ! j awarded to the winner in an oratorical contest, betwer. thj> boys ic or >tii above the eighth grade in tho ic school*; of the county provided a ^ sufficient number of schools contest. Br Will you meet me at noon. March 4th in Superinteijdent Rogers' ol, fice to perfect an organization anil discuss details? PHiase bring with ! you some pupil of your school. Superintendent Rogers endorses I . I most heartily this contest. j i Some wish also to have a contest . i between the girls, and to form s?t? ! athletic association, v- I Several schools of tho 3tato ai? jtrying all the above plans success i f ullv r- i P I .. Liu He plai.s can be propuly ^ j made and executed there will be m I aroused a healthy rivalry, the outgrowth t? which will be loyalty, nr- friendship and edticaiona) progress. D. T. ivioard. -< / lc Mr. P. B. Selieis went to Charm lestor. Monday to have the final opjg oration perforru?d, on lilt, >!# ior n_ cataract. Mr. SelWs' eyesight has e ? rj uad ofr/ several months ke and he has been receiving treatin Ji 0 from Dr. Parker, ^the eminent Charke' leaton specialist. When Mr. 8->1{j kis recovers from this operation aj els eyesight will be completely rsi ?tored. J ?^ member of a wealttky English tarnj. '\y ai.d will known an a Hportaman. y The marriage took place a year ago }f iuat September. C? / / I V I >