Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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e Piedmont Insurance Agency* Is a consolidation of the firms of Tribble & Mattison and Farmer & Linley. MME <?We give prompt and careful attention to all kinds of insurance, including Fire, Tornado, Health and Accident, and Lia bility Insurance; as well as Fidelity, Offic ial, Judicial and Contract Bonds. We assure.you your patronage wMI be appre ciated and-will be given our very best service. M. M. MATTISON, President JOHN W. LINLEY, Vice President C. EUGENE TRIBBLE, Treas, and Mgr. JAMES L. FARMER, Assistant Manager Offices: Second Floor of Brown Bldg., N. Main. Sf. THE BELL TELEPHONERS NEW EXCHANGE BUILDING ing Erected on West Whitner Street at a Cost of About $25,000; Steel and Concrete; Excavations Started Last Monday. E BEGUN WORK ON TELEPHONE BLOC Dirt hat; boen broken and the work of building ?he new home for the local cxcliauge o' 'be R6|l T?l? phone company was .tarted Monday morning. The contractors aro i:vans| Brothers of Birmingham, Ala., and .Mr. c. w. Prickhoeffer of that city lu here In charge of the work. Air. Clarence Osborne han the contract for making the excavations. Tho basement story will be 10 feet dee?. Mr. Frickhouffer was surprised that MUK company had boon uble to get such n good lot so. close to tho heart of the city. Ile Bays thut .this will be a very great addition to the business section - Tue building, will be of steel and concrete, and will cost about $22,000, and- tho contractors expect to have it connected ami ready for occupancy by the 1st, certainly l??th of .May. The lot on which lt is to be erected is 50 by 100 feet, and the building will cover practically all of this space, lt will be of raiurorced concrete construction, trimmed lu skull-colored brick ?iud terracotta, three stories and basculent, and when completed, will be one of the hand somest buildings to be found any wherc in-Ttrhr-Kccrt1on~?r the" Sfaf c".' Arrangements for the erection of tho new building and for other im provements In Anderson were per fected by the company a Bhort time ago, when the Stute railroad commission approved, the Increase of 50 cents per month per station for telephones services, alter council had granted permission for the chango and a majority of the subscribers had agreed to it.' The total cost or the changes aud improvements planned will he approximately $00,000, in cluding the erection- of the ern.anent home, placing the wireB lr. the cen tral business section underground and M H ut ni Ung rijur switchboard z"? ether equipment in the exchange. . The latter port of the work will hr taken up ns s >on as thc building ha:* been completad and the transfer pl the exchange made from the present quarters. This will come along aboui the middle of May, according to the statement of the contractors, who ex pect to have the building finished by that time. The moving from one building to another will be done very largely at night, and it was statec the manager today that there will be the slightest interference to the service "while this ls being done The cut-over will be at night, and In such a manner as not to interrupt the service in any way. . p I PO>REVJ^*^ CREATION. ANNAPOLIS EXAMINATION. An examination will bo held in the courthouse at Anderson ? Saturday, January 24, 1914, to select nominees to two vacancies In the 1'nl.ted States Military academy at Annapolis. Applicants must reside in tho Third Congressional district roust be be tween thc ages of sixteen and twenty years and must be free from serious physical dofoots,, Applicants wlfl be examined men tally on arithmetic, algebra, goorne irv th rr. ii i* ?? ni?nxy "'?oruetry, geeg'ra ,ph>; English grammar, Haltedfitzes hl?*3ry. ?nd. fenersl history. Wyatt Alkon. M. C. "ORDER" THAT JOB PRINTING TODAY And Give Us the Time to* Take Pain? With the Work S Til'?FED THE SPrUERS. -? - ? On? 8'mple Litt I* Wore Vanquished tho Entire Schoo.. The following story is roached for by A. J. Carter of Curbur, Center. Pa., b's griiuduuut having been a wltuesa of tia* lucldeut, say? thu Philadelphia Record. lu Armstrong county, Pa., in thc year of ISSO'or therciibout. wheneducational facilities lu the rural districts were de ctdedly crude, and tho burdon of the currici/luui lu tim old lug "tkulehouse" was Involved lt spelliu' 'rltlu' and 'rlthmctic, with considerable high pressure on the Bpallin*, ai exploited lo periodical spelling -ttauuaa--Uaiween rival neighboring school*, a "skule .niisler," with nil Iii? proverbially .plaint attributes of his tim? and call ing-long, lank, cadaverous, spectacled, prominent nose and Henry Clay looks, even down to, tho threadbare frock coat, broad brimmed bat and blue cot tou umbrella-piloted lils flock of llnsey clouted ami skirted "sebolars" to a neighboring *<r-iiool to brenk a lance or two tn tho orthographical pas time. The en-ding "spolttn' bee" was spirited, the visitor! Dually bciuy; van quislicd ofter ll lOiigiSet:to. The visiting muster then requested to bo pennule 1 to test -the opposition with II few special "twisters" he had In preparation for then. His host con sentina to the ordeal, tho entire school was lined up and proceeded to unwind the twister? with moro or less soc-' cess until their examiner propounded one that caused them nil to stutter and trample their toes In dismay-"Egg wi jied." . They all had n try, many tries, and the master pronounced the word over and over for them, enunciating clearly, distinctly, syllnbically. "Egg-wined!" Every iiody missed to his or her own discomfiture nod confusion, und (o their own master's humiliation. Again and again they wore asked If they gave it np. At last the premier spellers of the school sin me fa ceil ly acknowledged their I liability to spoil tim word mid The schoolmaster then spelled lt for them with a flourish ofvtriumph nftl unmixed with contempt, "E-g-y p-l!" Jut?. Liko a Roil "Uncle." Nat Goodwin wm* once the victim of an amusing Incident In the theater In one of his parts hu bsd* to come on the stase with u cont over bis nrm and rail out loudly, "Uncle, uncle!" Ac cording to the book, be should have received no reply, but one night ouo of th; "gods" answered him with: "All right; I'm coming In a minute! How much do you wu nt on the coat'-" Qavs Him a Hand. The Her. Dr. George W. l-'lold ot nan?or (9 a tory abseut minded man. When on the street. In tue cara, or ev? u nt dinner, bis mind ts ofteu sn' fit I lc ?wt?-., '/iii t j-.i *<? I tte oRAsrao nu- i . i irsibk? HA\<?>. his next sermon that he atv*** I tjnifm, ?w; ~...<~.. -? -jdtT? clrCUIU smncT* ~~?7YneJ?fia?TF4vellng be tween Bnngor^OTiiHtoti. *? ',M> COD' AUVU?TJ****T train, ptuwlog through tju><??sTinaklng collections of tickets. me to Dj. Field with hand out stretched, tho reverend gentleman, Glancing up quickly from n, reverie, looked into his rare n moment, then grasped the extended Hand und said: "Good afternoon. ? r. hut 1 think yon har?? n little nd van Mu*' Of :nu. * What namer* Dodging tho. Doctor. Jo?epb .le!Ten.'i;i. Jr.. ia fond or re peating n yum tj?jj li!? father !s?':l tn tell coner.-ii!::y a Frii-Ud of ! h-i ?AC?vt Jefferson w.bo va? ah Inveterate *tnofc sr. The man was gening ulong in yeam and found hhoaelf. nillkted v.!:n some flthnent whk-h canned bim s great deal of anxiety. "Why don't you consult a apodal UtT* Jefferson* nsked him. After thinking lt overee decided bs would, several day?) later Jefferson met him ami Inemtred ss to hts health. Biking him If he had seen a doctor. "Yen. 1 went tb see ooe.,? auld tho old man. "And what did he ?ay?* "Well, yon *e*-. ?'0i ? great *|jK>Rer." hi? answered, "ami I knew he would xsk mr the first thing how much . ?moked and tell me to go rt little slow .'..smoke about twenty cigars a iii and, when he asked me bow many consumed, t told bira en aa are; ar of forty. That's too many.' be asl 'Just cut-'the number In half.' 1 cow smoking ont twenty." Ll HEH TUE HOME Andersen County Veteran Says There is Good .Management Editor of The Intelligencer: I have t>een au inmate of the Con federate Home for four years, and willie ?>f ru short while I may li ava had some little ill feeling to the man agement I will say it wau due to out side Influence, and I will now say that I heartilly regret such a feeling, as all of the - 'trw 'als conected with the Home have done us much for mo aa WUK In their power, 1 say thia not only for no'self. but for the majority " of tito inmuten, und all that you see In the papers ure from people who have noth ing to do with the Home and I doubt if tiley ever have seen the iuB'do of our home. I am thankful for all that. 1 have received from the home, and I assure the public und all interested tn UH that there is nothing but happimum here and only outside BUSY UUUIES are creating all the talk, and not tito old roldiera in tho Ironie. Asking you to publish this for the gooo of the home end the Veteruna in the home. tashrd ,nt. .0 Hie home, I am, Yours truly, C. B. GILMER, Inmato. Columbia. S C., Jan. 8th, 1?14. WEST POINT APPOINTMENT. In addition to the vacancies in An napolis there ls also a vacancy lu West Point .Military Academy. I have set January 2i, 1011, at An- . derson in' the -courthouse to select ' nomin?os for the Annnapolis appoint ments, and applicants for West Polbt will bo selected ut tho saino timo und place.. AU applicants must reside in the Third Congressional diatrict/ Applicants for Annapolis must be between the ages of l<; and 80 years. Applicant? for West Poin? .mu-'t ho bot'.vecn the ages of 17 ami ?II, yeats. Appllcnnts can select either placo by notifying the examining hoard on me day of the examination, prior tb taking thc examination. The same questions will bo givon applicants for both potations. AU applicants must he free from serious physical defects. The mental examination will em brace arithmetic, algebra, geometry through plane geometry, geography, EngllBb grnmmer. United States his- . tory and general history. Persons destrtug to take thiB exam ination sh?'Jld prepare themselves thoroughly for the successful candi dates will huv^ lesB than two months in which io prepare to enter the Insti tutions named. Wyatt Aiken, M. C. SEED POTATOES Our stock ls select seed stock us eariy in jan. as posaussassHSsna V.r-d B11S3 and'Cobblers 40 peck-$3.50 per bag. _ _?M-- a-ij^^^HS^H5 ru: Minn r-mnn--mn?: u-JlUoUHW, PHONE 4C4. /' nuns HAMS T" ' "' ' V ? ; ? / Nene emiline without tbe ? * ' Beaver trade-mark. Crippled with Rheumatism Anothe r Badi Case Cured "My wife was crippled , and unable te walk ss the result of rheumatism. Hbo fell og in weight from. 100 to 113 pounds. .Doctors and various remedios failing to help her, we lost all hopo of har recovery. Dr. Junes' Liniment having been highly recommended, we tried it as a laut resource. Kine bottles entirely c?red her.** W. H. KMILEB, - ' 333 Woodward Ave., ktijuty?**^ ? r-****^*est remedy made for Lura* >4Sgo, Neuralgia, Lameness, or any I pain that can bc reached by external application. Mc. per bottle. Trial Sold by Evans Pharmacy Co., Frier son's Pharmacy, Belton and all drug gists. Statement showing evictence of growth ot The Batik of Anderson token from the books of the bank on Oct. 21st, of each year. Oct. 21ft, 1003 Deposits |S?M?7.49 . " 2lat. JWS t36i?,4i?t.40 (."? yrs lalor) 1 " 21st. t008 " ?...,0.714.61 " ?l*t. V". " |?7?.807.*1 ii-r .ni - ff. 13,896.82 '.' Jl-.l. 11M2 *' $<520^49v7l " 2 te' J " $S^t?.t41.09 The ability and willing ness of this Bank to take care of its customers is shown by its growth. D. F. Mnuldln.President, ?. E. Clinkscalef, ... .Cashier. J. A. Brock . ;.Vic? President, A ML Sharpe, ...