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FIRST PASSENGER T RAIN OPERATED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. I ' cfUj On the Road Between Hamburg and Charleston ?It Is Officially Denied T hat These Same Conches Are Now In ' ..n il . ??!-'.if ,i I'Me on m m the Urne Ridge. AN OLD WOOD-BURNER ON A. C. L. With Tu!? Quick Steemnr und Wns broken by fc'njriueeg Train Taking Preslden Where fit -^Mhn World drtoi in iks?. mcluml to 1 unf Bucks. pre?niic? of'no many of our friends, the directe ra present have thought It proper that something he said, (if might lx>, appropriate to the occasion, though hnffrig po reason beforehand to expect so large a concourse pf apectaton-i. they |iud arranged.no pro gramme, and y6u must rtsJ?r?" the1 whole thing as Impromptu and ;aa wholly suggested by yo?r preaeji?e! J "fthrrik I niay*vtwtlre ttt" congratu late the friends of the enterprise upon I the favorable auspices under which I we meet to Inaugurate t,ho work. The day itself is propitious, wii'a its hright. warm sunshine, as if nature had put on her spring garb, and her- \ aided the season to commeric? l,.tn? ' work cf the new year. Your very pretence here unbidden and lu-such large numbers to see the first spaueful 1 or earth thrown Is auspicious; and the fact that thin very interesting cere* mony is to bo .performed! by the oldest, citizen of our town, standing upon my right, just risen from his sick couch, to: baptize our" work with bis ojr?a hands, 'and who lias ever been ready to second and support every enter?.. prise that promised to lie of beneflCio his towp, is doubly so. "We bave been most fortunate. .I think, iiw.ecuring u very advantageous and favorable contract fo?the grading'' of the fjrst twenty miles of our road, u?t only In the terms of the contract Itself, but in the contractors also,. who, as members of our community;' are In full sympathy and accord "wwi I the splftt and object of the ?htorprrsey And, .as If to glvo zest to our <-t foi.s, it Ima just been aunounced in the press of the couot-y that an asso* f 'miioa .of Now York and BoBton capi tally ts are endeavoring to get control of. the. Blue Rldee rfnarl, thHygh,,!);- . itabun Gap, with the view of complet ing It from Knoxv(lle tb .Anderson." Thin announcement la hut just made, but the'accuracy of detail in the wer?T' done upon the road and at what cost, thai remaining :o be done and the I,probable >^pohdUu,ro neces?ary CoTiiple^pn, and' other icforn... touching Its past history and pre* status, give'to this maternent the air ^highest probability. Ycu aroTWfc*?r that the Sdvannaii Valley 1 was in its Inception ihc'outgi that great ej^?rp-;l8e,. and Its In reviving It wore Influenced, by the hope that its roorganizatldri ; would give a now impetus 1hB|gapd,flna^compIetlri tldge; Railroad- a hope ION OF ANfklcOUMT?i (From The Anderson Intelligencer! ber pf. paranja who wlf-id. "u-?rMslSer of Pen. 24, W81, Just 33 yearo ago to day.) The butldti'3 of the Savannah Val ley Raiiroad has been the dream. of the citizens living along Its route for the past twenty-five or thirty years, but nover ur.ti! ih those dreams had prospect or hope of being realized. Before the war ncompauy was organ ized for the purpose cf building the road nnd had the route purveyed and located, but owing ~to -ihs^unaetHejk condition of affaire and tho subs? quent breahlpg out of, the .war* noth ing more Wae done, and tbia. enter like all others of a similar char able Influence, the enterprise has moved along from Oho point to an other until: at last we see the work of grading the roadbed actually begun'} ?-f a event that. has been . anxiously ' looked .forward to by its friends for some time past. We need hot no* a^ny ' reaaonahhl-Se* difficulties the^ presept company have had to deal with, nor tho advan tages, to be derived from the building of tho road. They are known and .recognized, and our purpose .now Is simply to record tho pleasing ?vents of last Monday, when the first work of grading the roadbed was commenced. The place.selected by the directors aa the starting point was hear the reakSffhte ret Rev. W. H: AhjWt&VrOj unauthorized, publication to which I ludod,lltW hiontmniffa j vantages of the Blue Ridge, rou while' it ?111 meet at jtfwhlng out to that city, at Anderson., 'It #411 Connect w4ta .the GweaVllle &, Columbia Railroad, now in operation,' und the Savannah Valley Railroad,1 db?ut to be built; While the spoolal J advantages of thlai 'road ' othjr^ thtM Gr?cnvlllo road is described aa a-iort-.; ehfbg the distance by more than T>0 ! ^Snm^^ "These, gentlemen.' so briefly men-] t toned, I am pleased to think are so Bwm, ?? . v....... im ..v. ..... ... r, w. ? upon our road. If, now, sensible of the opportunity afforded us. we are united in our devotion to the work,, ccncenirating.,'pur energies upon. It,; and.huBbandmg,;itu^?*iPurce3 to, '?wL them whore most iiSclledf to advance' it, I believe nothing will bo w voting Insure He speedy arid ^sticcc^ful com plction.; Mr. Stephen McCiOtfc'who has a| Ways boon a fhrm f :dd to the enter prise, ahd hab'encbiif?geu It in every way in.;his. pov 1 took, bold of J the shovel,' and by the aisliftancc of Mr. J. C? Key a am1. Cipt. 8. H. Pr?vost threw the flrat i o.-elful ofwnen Qea. Hpmplire- \ called f6r ldsUuy^ipeo^ the Col. jamei'^Ml f dent oWhfcr ?9? apd r. but and' the'8avan-I iv were ! the presi c?me-?b'r?! address, in : prise, ncter in th? ffcuih, was from nccvmsliy, - -r, discarded. But It was not forgotten,^,.miles south of this place, and; the hour nor did It suffer death; although for. appointed by the contractors 3 o'clock many years ft was. permitted to Blum-1 Mdhttay afternoon. \At the hou*^. 'dh be-iindiat<febed. About three yeargi tloned three or four hundred cltiaens road dommunlcatl?n. with ?telMsjm^tacaa.the Inauguration ww?uewwU v?: i-^itx.;wiiK?rtjt whom wa& Prwutdotst pultlt* tnla" P^W*ff?vmm*%^ J""niT; f?? eratlofi. begUn tov agitato the mattSrV^nlphreya After all the by directing pdblK^ttAntJott to^the' ^re arranged aM'taWythlng put 1n j yrfxile of Jth- work, he had been looking benefits to be derived ' from its coh-^ readiness, the ceremonies were open-1 r?^ ??." .i^i^'fc. *? i >itructlbn. ahd the conseounet develop-! ?<* by MaJ. 8. P. WhttndiV Who, suftd racnt Of the flno aectrori of country ,^l?g at the head of the open space be throngh which U waa to posa. It topk tween the citltens. made the following only a fdiort time to* ascertain the (edt-*wresa: that public sentiment Was strongly on ! "My friends: In view of the intcr the side of the. enterprise, and, not-j est manifested in the ceremony of Uli W^rm wurfpgli'in ex pressen great satisfaction detaflB} ?nd pledsv " In witnessing tho begin forward"-> see completed .for to long vt' time HO said that he had ' never doubted once m the' past three years the ' icfcesw ot the enterprise, ,ahir| now that ho had'seen 'tlrH broken ' he 1 felt more firmly convinced than ever ...,'JbRfpr? ?f ?jr lleal completion, lie wlthBtkridfhg yhe.odpOBltlon'of a rium- breaking dirt upon our road by the spoke or the very favorable terms of 1 h te c?htract made for"the : lbe IMH??lM^oCthe .. IrlTM ^foL 'be rriade for the gtjMhg of the 1 the fl^^* ra,les 1?r in the1 11 tff .THE ?TNIOI? SWATiow ' M TtlilM'S PAHS 0?1LV. graded for tho sum that had been sut .scribed by the townships In Anderson and Abbeville ccuntf??. He ht?d re-' tat *e,oae - given toward grading the road by In-1 idlvlduaU, the first iustallinem of fitlnW^i?? b<- ??mit?MA??% '. ??tli v?r >??r? ii. ??e rongrsiu'tatea the ' company on the very favorable aas r m? YORK ?, ...... ^j)?"" . ri:y.{ pftf? A Daughter's Delight it* tiiw .Piano for lier h^fjyi^h |-Js?emJly. like music, and no Instru* ment in nicer either for ornemental mt ?)raai&m,piiriiosos? than. a. yiw> It Ion* daughter U learn?htf, or( ban Verhorn il' would lie ii ';to?Ml Men fo ^ber, il taH%PIwun r^1^^, When -yon cab get'ont <<f these line,1 toned instruments at ?a^coatpaiar 'lively mnni 11 cost, wily the optJdh of paying for It on Vrryca.*.y terms.' ... Illip Music H??se l^?eckl?y Anderson,, m ! I ItfMcea npoVj-^hloh tjfce^ rAeJain wbrk, l^knd exproa?e/}| ky|ttrf-cjon^dence in the ultimate' success of the enterprise. He then threw, a shovelful of dirt id** atetftfeyfa^ ?yfi* I' Rattlesnakes';|fefefit>hfrj VsiRoubtry Kite an "Industrial naaard*' and a workman bitten By n.CTaJke is entitled (o roiniiehaatldn frdnrthe fetate fndus Ijtclal insurance fond, according to the rnliiit: contained in tbe report of the Ndw York State indiistrlal Commis sion, made public recently. The com SjA&slon granted ,p ulojm Joir InJury crit. l"^ryoh"x"d \M a?arUlnB .truths 1u Ike Hoox fRDM'THE BALL ROJTO TO HELL Utr'a Exportante.. .2fto postpaid. r,|11 ?i we ? E?ANS' PHMMACt -Three Barber BELLEV?E HOTEL BUILDING i- nyptf* towe^ Wn plr--^ 11V me vysier iving ana Fish Man *^ ?? .. ? >.-.? ^ \ >ii ^-SELLS? 1 and Gtocertet Id*r>Yonr Wants be More ttfj&t?TELEPHONE 28*- ? ^^.diManjes? ^lidVJfe? Open ??rwW3kv,%bay- JjluWtJ Tobacco, Candies tbe week aefe em "The JMee Law" weal on S<edfcffl ?getb> ose DQUfi D St Lis wuu?u ?ll?? I?. <flk ftEEL, Prop, e BRIGHT PUPILS mm m Amusing Papers Rend in. Literary Society at Lebanon-?Much h Youthful Talent. The Intelligencer ,publlBhes . below] some very interesting original papers. These papers were read before the! Golden Rod Society at the last meet ing. The superintendent of the I school is Prof. CUf D. Cole in an. "The Historical' Events" edition is I Miss Vera Harris, the humorous edi tor is Fred Harris and Miss Nancy Uroazal? Wrljfes ? "Current Events." | I Their respeotlve papers follow: ' ? ? "<"' >>. ion Historical Htenfs. ttWf&o.. 1- An Historical Pipe. At iS^buvw luler ?t oPPem?ttox ?purt hojjftc. .'a wdunqed ?man, py the name of Mr. Smith lay- under an old apprc tree.. Wille he was lying there, he dug up a root of the tree with the bay* onet of his gun. On his .way from Appomattox Courthouse to Abbeytyle,. S. C, with the aid of an old knife he [had' with him, he made a nice pipe. the did not smoke, he gave the pipe ,, an uncle of Mr. A. T. PresBley. jTlils pipe now the property of Mr. I A:' T, Preasley of Septus. . He would ibe^'glad to .Bh?w it to ahyqn who [ wishes to see it atr. Prestiey Tias I had the pipe about forty years. Event No. 2. An Elopement on the pleasant morning of Jan. 14. 1914. Mr. Painter, who lives? in the Concord sec tion of this county, came to Lebanon sclmolhou.-e to see Miss Mattle I .mi Watktns, a very mpdest, >o>jlet girl, about 1? yuafs. old. ' It was receBS when Mr. Pnithdr 'nrrlved. lie talked to Miss Wat kins until the boil rang. He thi?n went .In the houst and went up stair b ,ln the room Where Miss Wat hins \vui5, and stayed about,30 min utas. H? then fold her teacher she had company and., asked if she could be excused. TJ"e teacher told Mr. Palmer he, atoujd have,* to see tho professor about 'her being excused. So he went to the professor and told bim the game jthtng. ? The professor thought nothing pr the matter and granted her permission to go.' Hut. ,aa *a learned a few days later M.ss I Walking did not -go .home, .but to An derson, where, she a^d #r. Palmer 1 were ;ljapjijly janrrl?d. Everit No. The most noted his torical ereat of this section was the turroundlng of Lebanon church By, a squad 'of the United 'States troops, to capture ' Nance_ Jolly, while he sat listening.t? a sermbn. The church was' surrounded by the troops; an>l the congregation was thrown loto, Abe. wildest e?nfuBloh, 'Then, women' and children ruBhBd''oi|t4hrough tho doors aild Windows^- mothers 'grew frantic botjaipib in tljje dxcitement, their chll had, become separated from them, ihey ' feared th'oy would be either shot or trampled to death by the hor ses of the soldiers. Mance Jolly ran. cut the back dopr of the ehurc.h, and' racuflted "Clnybank J^hri;'' his favor itq hqree and made his escape through: &o."4. The dedication or the I new, ?horch building March. 191.1, and. iWe tcei.ebrptipn or tHe. c?atennial ivember. 1913. M*ark two notabler Levants In the religious history of Leb |4?on;V _ Q?Jp? sad ?ftlesS, Joke .1. "Name ' something af greet Sortance that did not exist twenty I rVugo?" said Mb*. Coleman.' ex-1 itina the answer, "aeroplane" er! ^t?lmoblb*;; Vjvfe," , jgajd Tommy j No. 2, The other day Mr. Coleman I Q<ild:.'"A,.fool can ask more questions! ins a ".vise man can answer." "No l wonder then so many of us.flunk on] our examlpatlon," aaldv Jdhtes Moore. If?. ?. '<What..were you and Mr. ?r?azeaie talkipg pbout in the par loir said Mts. Waftf? to'Lbulse, "Qb, we Were only discussing our kith and kin," replied Louise. "Yes they wux;" replied Louise's little brother. "I heard Mr. Breazealo ask her for a L-fth and1 she thald you kin." . .NO. 40Boy' MoAlleter and Byron Wet born had just climbed to the ton of the monument on .Bunker Hill, when rron looking"ore'rrthe "snrrount tttry^sald, iMpd this Is the pfac? \V#?ep fell.";. Roy, Icokhjg, at the vast expanse b^.enth, sold, "No wonder It killed \im," No. B. The ot'aer day Raymond Mul- I Uktn and Mildred'Smith [were, Uludd; I tVjf?n li^nd ^. % bad rajpFbel I called ft l?ucr as a fool" "Yes," re-li piled MUdred. It Is the truth." 1 \ Carrent Events. "Svco? 1. A number of -tlje high iirrylng and his last Sunday m:wa ster Alisa T 1th Mlfrs Jenni Event 3. The ladv teacher spent the bight with Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hul Mlf WWrtteftAy ntg-d?. ' ont 4. ^fisses Louise . Maxtin. r, Mr. Buford Bresr?ale? artin went horsebask ^?nta.? ^?.dr?edB?arrli*rode part ! 4jfc?way home with Mise Edltn n. Glenn Allster and James Hunnlcutt ?: Miss "Alma CWfT ana" her liter, spent the week end With Mrs. m orth .rasA ?. .asmifadi on M las Mi l wee bight and M^ss WHsop lun wlth Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Presstey.* - 10. 7.U. James Hunnlcutt j on Miss Saphronla MeAllBtcrj Sunday afternoon. * rva---? ii?bcf fcr*f!?vd racTemost ,1a b??ai j lanped is Phliadclphia. It. has the j rt of maay large baslhess nrmo. 0 (Hardcoughs, old coughs, team of coughs. ^Ko^yssr doctor, Ayer'^trtyPecfftral. j Sfrttsoris yjgafe'. deep coughs, all kinds ?! ask hirn about are published only as information an? are not guaranteed. Arrival and departure of trains from Anderson, S, C. No, ' Arriving From Time 20 Greenville and Belton.. 8-SO a. in. 22 Greenvine and Belton. .1USS ?; ??. 16 Charleston, Columbia and . , . Belton, through sleeper to of the South, from ?Round Trip fare*? TIA? rt- r-r**J?~ mutern Rajjway. -renilar < ?WpWSli? $19.20 New Orleto?vLa. ?uiil r*tum WPiinnt af Mardi 'qr?Sf Celebration. Tickets on ?aie Feb. lot to 23rd with return limit March Cth m* , .... "... - i$14.55 Pensac?la, fia., . . . 7.. ,:n:W ?*iPf4nnd return account of Wardt Grn ^. Atlanta, Walhalla and Celebration. Tickets on !able Feb. Vt to^gSfd, with return limit March c.h, 1214. . t ' $*5,00 Mobiic AU., and return account of Matal Gras j Celebration. Tickets on sale Feb. 17 with return limit March 6th, 25 0*s?SJhe and Seiten .. 10 Atlanta, Walhalla, and Seneca.<..4:62 a. m. 17 Cha.rles)tpn Belton. Though cosch . from Columbia to Wal halla ... .. ... .,?^P..tK,?fe? Leaving Jpor i* 14 20 Belton, Greenville .> ..7M0 a. ?tt. 22 Belton and Greenville..9:20 a. m. 24 Belton and Greenville,...2:25 p. ta. . IQ-JvMtbn .Oaariesioa, , * wf*ii?ll? a?4<kdn?bia ffrsVMi&iSl*'0 1 AMwlatlon. Tickets on sale 19 R>ltAti. Pnliimhio r<H?r._ - . (Feb. 21. S2. ?nd 29f<1 ?Ith rat?n> llmM ; leston and Greenville ..8:31 a. flaw ?*Jarc?i 4th, 1914. fi r complete Infor *tk>n, tickets, etc., call on Ucket mm t'hr?ugh^*^^ hla^0Osjk'li. a?^2 Southern" tra?na aad"at Seneca fer $12.75 Richmond, Va. and return.,n?coun* of National Edu ibsr. JP. 4g CSreea viiio. L -JJIcGee,.^. 9. 8?. ^Columbia, We grind into meal any kiwi of grains, $U&s, ooU, corsv ?Itwck?^ hay ?S8d fodd?sr. Work done l of AgricurruroUa yponiiKy* nnspHur?b General Passenger Agent, ?reef&Ui*. s. c. Redttred JRonad Trip $res frsm 'Anderso* 8. C --T??fO.NU* YA..?1*75 , Account of National Eduehtldn Asso Mardi Gras Ticketa oa sals Feb. 17th to ?aar 4tatft March, ath 4S14 : tber info-fflsUi Ticket Agent, or write