Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE REASON WHY - .Iii rx?; Our business has had such a steady persistent, healthy growth is due to the fact that we keep the faith with our customers. You get what you buy and if you know what you want, that's what you get. If you don't know and leave it to our (judgment, you get the best we've got in our shop. n . T i_ Brissey Lumber Company. NEAR DEATH BY SMOTHERING Bat Husband, With Aid of Cardai, Effects Her Deliverance. Draper, N C.-Mrs. Helen Dalton, of this place,*%lrys:'>"I Tiolfered forbears, vvith pains in my left side, and would of ten ai most smother to dea jh. . Medicines.' patched rn?:ffrr for ! awhile but then I would eel worse again. Final ly, my husband decided ne wanted me to try Cardui, the woman's tonic, so he bought me a bottle and ! began using it. It did me more good than all trie medi cines I had taken. . . ;** 1 have induced many of my friends lo try Cardui, and they all say they have been benefited by its use. There, never has been, and never will be, a medicine to compare with Cardui. | believe it is a good medicine for all womanly trou bles." Y ' For over 50 years, C?Wmhas'be?n re lieving woman's sufferings and building weak women up to health and strength. * If you are a woman, give it a fair trial. lt should surely help you, as it has a million others. Get a bottle of Cardui to-day. Write te: Chattanooga Medicino Ck)., Lad I Qr* Advisory De?.. ChBtianoogi, Tenn., for Stttiat .'nslmciionj on your ?no ana 8 Vpaso book. "Hams Treatment for WoiSen," in plain wrjjppet. N.C. 13$ {^raytons | Is Good Cream :: Ice Cre?rh :: .ru ISUNPI V? -r Eat More Of lt. - i ! ! j i g , DISTRICT CONFERENCE. li Will be Held-tit ?rthel Church, Jeir ? I 8 to 20. ." ? i The AnderBon district conference i will convene in Bethel church. Ander- j son, S. C., July 8-10. I very much de-1 sire every pastor and lay-member to 1 be present at the opening service on ] Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Pastors wlllT>Te*a?e ?h?v?'thefr written reports ready to hand to the secretary at the first session. Rev. J, L. Stokes, S. T. Blackman and J. M. Steadman a?giappointed the committee on license to preach and on recommendation to the annual con ference for ad mis H i on on trial. Other ' committees will be appointed at the opening session of the conference. T. C. O'Dell, Presiding Elder. Keowee Courier Oives the Dates for .Meetings Over There. ? Keowe? Courier. The political pot has begun to sim mer, and it will be only a short while now until the campaigners will Invade the Piedmont section. Below we give . a schedule of the various meetings to be held in Ocbnee county and the Third congressional district: ' Senatorial. Walhalla, Thursday, July 16. Newberry, Monday, July 2?. Third Congressional District, Greenwood, Tuesday, July 28. Abbevile, Wednesday, July 29. | Walhaflaf Friday,'J*iy.;3i. Anden-on, Thursday, July 30. Plckerie,'Saturday, Aug. 1. i -V , State Officers. Walhalla, Tuesday, Aug. 18. I County Campaign. ' Seneca, Saturday, Aug. 1. Newry-On night ot same day. Double Springs-Saturday, Aug. 8, Salem-Saturday, Aug. 15. .' v I . Madison-Wednesday. Aug. 19. Westminster-Thursday, Aug. 20. '.' ' Oconee Cotton Milla-On night-of same day. " -~?r- ' \ \ . Oakway-Friday, Aug. 21. Walhalla-Saturday, Aug. 22. Monaghan Cotton Mills-On night of samo day. . \. VJ This schedule ought- to .furnish suf ficient material for the average voter to enlighten himself upon' the import W? ^???ve Buggies ,?..1. . , . %^ V% ' -'i? S S$tl^|?^oct every ^ -. latest shipment being a car of 7 * 'k&Pl UMBUS Come m and let os show them. They are 1914 Models. ' . We have a nice line of Pony i.Y ? buggies. ra- . : 4 ?)?. . ??* e ?. ? FOWLER >? ?y ?.- - . . . . Immm.ESSjpiS.?????????MwaJ , >^H?^';" ? THEY WONT FALL OFF ? -v >$71m?Umyf!!f?r: " if J - ?when provided with a clip that Hts* Jf^9*^**^ ? ? your own nose. Qlasses that won't i v^S " shake off are a specialty with us, anr* N aw^i- f%Sp'^&'-'**^^i*^.-i~x you don't have to tte them on, either r fl jili^lrti i m SjajMa?fcM?I *.'-.. rhat'a only ono of their advantages, v vi ^f~>|?5^ ? Vv - V Th*1 ,,est 18 tnat we fit them accurate- 0 jra?^ ' f l?- ? /. / ly to your eyes.- We are experts tn ? vilsl|r?r\W? ' F' *- ? r' tent IHR eyes. For the glasses wo i?'^kjm^lmt ..Zs-t : ., charge from $3.00 to $r?.00 and upward \ !K F JjyyanaaitCga .v#-iu'~r according to tho style and frame. Re-, r ? iWV.i. -Tr hVafr&^J phire on frames anjJ^nart?.lQ cents apt). rfc I f l i. s^t^C ? UPWOr. M, R. Campbell %l "-k?354'/? TJ^"-^ ?19 W. Whitier gt, OreaMi F?ooi ? fi -*'*^SF;"~V^5/^-wI?^2 'Phaaa ?BU. RM. 'Phone MAJ > -? II nw ? II .... mm iu I. ?? m.? ? II. i i i ? i , . II i i M i ? . "' ' ..V: ' . W . . ^ Sj ? Phon^5fj^j^?j28c Bottle of Wright'?, Silver. .Cream. % lt ' wch't scratch'and makes the silver look like new. Jo?v^Hubba^t ? >Cp. I vtSfl'.w* ?>.'?.. ' ? r^riMWliifcix/f.i-* '.- ;M rt VS ? I ' .?i- ..f.U,f. ni , &? ? ? M mt question of those moat worthy of] suppor. We feel sure that Oconee .viii give all the candidates respectful ind careful attentln. They are en ltlcd to lt and should receive lt. SENNETT FIXED PLANS OF DEATH FOR HIS FAMILY Concealed Body and Lured His Mother-in-Law to Spot Triple Crime Atlanta, Ga., July 3.-Three victims )f murder and suicide were found in i wooded and unfrequented locality lear here today. The dead were S. ?. Bennett, a carpenter about thirty .ears old, Mrs. Flossie Bennett, his 17 year old wife, and Mrs. Mattie Tol bert, 49 years old, the dead man's mother-in-law. Notes found in Bennett's clothing ind Investigation by the police and coroner indicated he had forced his1 svlfc to drink poison and then strangl ed and clubbed her to death, then lur >d the dead girl's mother to the scene I ?ind killed her with a shot gun after | mowing her the body of her daughter, ind finally shot and killed himself. One of Bennett's notes said bis wife I liad taken poison, but the authorities j io not credit it. Wednesday afternoon Bennett took \ walk with his young wife to the wooded section where the bodies were Found. Tie later returned here alone ind yesteiday induced his mother-in law to accompany him to thc locality, laying he wished her to Identify some clothing a negro laundry woman had refused to return to his wife. His notes indicated that after killing her I he spent last night at thc scene of loath and then shot himself early to lay. A single barrelled shot gun was round tied to a stump ncur his body, j One of Bennett's notes addressed to Samuel Tolbert, his brother-in-law, ?aid that, the triple tragedy was the .esult of Interference in Bennett's family life by his mother-in-law and others. The couple had been sopar-1 it ed several times since their mar riage ?-bout a year ago. It was Ben-j sett's second marriage. i o o o o o n o o o o o o o o o o o o i? o' ) OCONEE NEWS. o' ? o 1 I o o o o o O O O O O O O o o o o o o Prom the Kcowee Courier. Court will convene In Walhalla next | Monday morning. James Driscoll, who for a number of .ears lived In the Dugan place on the lummit of Stump House mountain, I lied last Sunday and was burled In the I Stump House mountain burying] ground. Recent Aro alarms have produced j lensattons here. On the occasion of j ine, Harry R. Hughs, jumped into his lutomobile and headed for the engine louse, where an entrance was forced, i number of tools and the chemical mglne moved out of the way and with tther assistance ot others, hitched his :ar to the old fire engine and yanked t down town faster than lt had ever nade a trip before. The old "water vagon" worked like a charm, too. glv ng a splendid atream from a Main itreet cistern that had the Are out in ?hort order. The roof of the house vas almost destroyed over he kitchen, mt therwise slight damage was done. The automobile turned the trick that laved the building and possibly oth Master Frank Sloan, young son of I 3r. and Mrs. B, F. Sloan, had the | nlafortune to fall and break his col ar bone last Sunday afternoon. ' Mr.'and Mrs. J. R. Hughes left this norning for Charleston where they viii, spend a week or ten days with datives and friends. A part of their tatt will be spent also with relatives it Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Is and. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. West of Colum ba, arrived in Walhalla Sunday after loon about 7 o'clock having come up rom the Capital City la their hand-1, Erne touring car in 12 hours, lnclud-1 g stops. They left Columbia at 7, relock Sunday morning. ' Mr. and j Ira. Porcher are visiting at the home | Candidate for Couldn't Be I Gaff ney, July 3.-Today for tho first imo since the senatorial campaign pened there waa a concerted and well Irected effort to howl down one of ie speakers. The candidate waa Mr. T. P.. Pollock. It waa the placing of the non co ncernent of law In Charleston dl ictly at the door of the governor's if- i ce and the asking the mern he rs of lie audience if they willied to be ned up with V. Chlcco the king of i lludtlgera of market street and with i of I. H. Harrison and will bo her?1 among relatives and friends for ? week. Miss Sallie Goodman of Staunton, Va., who is visiting at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shelor, had the misfor tune last Friday to fall from a door way into the yard, badly dislocating her shoulder. When the alarm ot fire was given from premises not far distant, Miss Goodman hurried to the door, and lt vtaB then that she fell. She is finite an aged lady and this fact adds to the seriousness of her injury. She is, however, doing well, and wc trust will soon recover from thc ef fects of the fall. nooooooooo oooooooc O tl o DEATHS IN PICKEN S. c o a oooooooooooooonoonoo Easley Progress. A telegram was received by friend? in the city on the 24th ult., from Ashe ville. N. C., stating that Mrs. LeRo> Bogga of this city, who was taken there two weeks ago by her husband and mother for treatment, had died there the night before. Mr. and Mrs Boggs had boen married only a couple of years during which time they have resided in thc city. Mr. Boggs being the electrician at Alice Mills. Prloi to her marriage, Mrs. Bogga was Misc Myrtle Flerlange. of Cincinnati. O. She was about 25 years of age and a wo man of splendid Qjhristlan character She ls survived by her husband and an Infant son, about three months old, al so a father and mother and several brothers. The body was carried tc PlckenB, Mr. Boggs' former home on thc 25th ult., and Interred in thc cem etery there. Mrs. Elvira, Holcombe, widow of th?, late Col. R. L. Holcombe of this coun ty, died at her homo in the city ol Greenville on the 24th ult., after an ill ness of several -months. The fu?era and interment was held on the follow ing day at George's Creek church, ?tev D. W. Hiott of Easley. conducting the services. - She was In her 68th yeal and is survived by the following chil dren : J. Minor arid R. E. Holcombe ol Westminster; J. R.' Holcombe ol Greenville: Mrs- McKinneyof Simp Bonville: Miases tJefii?,4\Bess?e ?ne, T?male Holcombe of. Greenville. ' Al so two step-sons. N. H. Holcombe, ol Valdoata, Ca., and P.. W. Holcombe o? Atlauta, Ga., and three brothers ant two sisters, J. T Bowon and Miss Toxic Bowen of this county; Mrs. D N. Dre ry of Richland, S. C.. and twe brothers in Arkansas. Mrs. Hol combe has resided on her. farm, five miles- east of the city after.the deal h of her husband some fifteen or twent) years sgo until last November, abe anil ber three. sJLngio . daughters moved tc thc city of Greenville Her late hus band. Col. R. E. Holcombe, was quite a prominent citizen of this county. He was the founder and the first inhabi tant of the town, now the city of Eas ley. - He built and conducted thc first store in the town from 1873 to 1878, and was prominently connected with the business interests of the town for a number of years. Mrs. Holcombe was a lady of many excellent traits of character and was admired by a wide circle of friends. DIED IN TEXAS. Mrs. E. V. Kane, Who Had a Number of Relatives In This Section. News baa been received hero of the death of Mrs. E. V. Kane, mother ot Mrs. Taylor Barton of this city. ' The death occurred in Dallas, Texas, at the home of J. O. Kane, Bon of the de ceased. The following obituary no tice appeared in the columns ot tb?? Dallas Daily Times-He raid: Mrs. E. V. Kane died at the home of her son, J. O. Kane, 1028 South Bet terton Circle Friday, June 10, at 5 a. m. Funeral services this morning by Rev. Edward R. Harcus, pastor of the Oak Cliff M. E. Church. Interment took place in the Oak Cliff cemetery. Deceased was 80 years old having been born In Georgia In 1834. Three sons and three daughters survive. Two .ot the sons live in Texas and the other children reside, in South Carolina." The children of Mrs. Kano are L-. W. and J. O. Kane of Texas, Elijah Kane, Mrs. Dink Mason and Mrs. James Bar den- of Oconee and Mrs. Taylor Bar ton of thia city. the Senate fowled Down James Sottile. of the governor's staff that precipitated tho first confusion. When first whiff of the gathering storm had WOWrt''"Over another gust awept the speaker when he beean to flay the governor for the part ho had In the trial of Dr. Leonora B Saun ders. It wah only by skillfull tackling, and by stinging replica, cr.d with the assistance of the anti-Bleaso forces that the sneaker was able tn resist 'be onslaughts and to fairly teat his an tagonists at the game. I O ll O O O O O O lt O O I? ll o o o o o o I ? o KASLKY ITKMH. o o O O ll O (I ll O O ll O ll O O O ll O O ll ll From the Progres. Mr. ami M rn. Stephen Platte, of Oak-' land. California, aro visiting relatives I in the city at present. Mrs. Platt? I huB been away from South Carolina for sixteen years, having resided in j California a number of years and spent thirteen years traveling in New Zealand. South Sea Islands, Australia. '' adn many other pluces of note and in- I terest in the tropics, lt ls needless to Bay that they have seen much pletur- . esque and beautiful scenery. MTB. Pet tc was very happily received by the , memhers of her family in this section J ^consisting of a alBter. Mrs. Smith, and , the following brothers: R. II. Jones of < Easley. Mannie, Berry and Add Jones I of Anderson county and Rich Jones of j Piedmont. I Little Misses Gladys and Jessie Rr-.gsdalc are visiting friends In Ander son this week. I' Claude Wyatt of the United StatoB navy, ls nt his father's home In Kesley ; at present on a short furlough. MB ship, the Utah, arrived In Now York on the 24th ult., from Vera Cruz, Mex ico, where lt took part In the recent i capture of that city by the American naval forces Claude says hoing in | the navy agrees with him. He cer- I tainly looks well. Claude waB recently J pronounced the most expert rifle shot. the U. S. Navy. j The flvo children of Mr. and Mr?. I Verdncr Stewart of thc Easley cotton mill village were poisoned last Sunday from eating layer euko made on Sat urday with bananas as a filler. They were desperately ill but all recovered after the proper remedies were admin istered. Mrs. P. A. Undrcwood from Florida, | who has been on a visit to her broth er, Louis Richardson, In New York, has arrived In Easley and 1B the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. R. Wyatt. Mr. E A. Russell and daughter, Mus Frances Russell left High, Texas, on the 30tb ult., for an extended visit to relatives in South Carolina. Mr. Russell was formerly a citizen of the Slabtown section of Anderson.. H? has been in the west about 21 years. Miss Elise Balley of Anderson and Miss Mattie Finley of Plckens were week-end visitors of Mles Jam*? Bolt. Joseph E. Leach, Esq, announces thlB week for the legislature. -Mr. Leach is a rising young lawyer of this city and if he should be "unfortunate" enough to be elected, we believe he will make equally as good a lawmak er as he is an advocate at the bar. Of interest to many tn Easley ls the announcement of the marriage of Postmaster Arthur G. King of this city and Miss Sallie Thompson. The wed ding to take place at thc home of the bride's parents near Pendleton ' on August 5th. MT and Mrs. W. M. Hagood and lit tle granddaughter. Katherine Hagood or Plckens left last Friday for a ten days' visit to Tate Springs. Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sheck carried their child who has been quito sick for ' some time to Saluda, N. C., Tuesday hoping that a change of climate will restore Its health. ' | Miss Hollye Welborn from Pendle ton waB the attractive guest ot her. niece, MJSB Addle Holland, on West; End the past week. Little Miss Lucile Wyat has re turned from a two weeks' visit to her grandfather, Mr. M. B. Richardson of Anderson county. Miss Josephine Bynum of Anderson visited Mrs. John C. Ragsdalc in the city last week. Advertised Leiters. Following IP the list of letters re ! mailling uncalled for in *he poetoffice at Anderson. S. C.. for t -?eek end ing July 1. 1914. Persoi. . ailing for these will please ray that they were advertised. One cent postage due on all advertised mail. A-Willie Ackamun. B-W. L. Bennett. Mrs. N. A. E Browne, M. W. Barton. Lulen Black en, Lizzie Brookshlre, J. C. Ballard. H. P. Walook, C. Y. Brown Clarence Batley. C-Annie Craton. ?"-van Clamp. G. W. Clark, Thomas ' otton. D-Watt Dye. D. C. Dunn. E-Adder Ebcd on, Ellas Edwards. F-Rore Farmer. G-Mrs. E. G. Gaines, Mrs. Lizzie Gaines. H-Janie Hunter, Mrs. George Tay lor Harris, George Hull. C. I. Healan. J-Sneday Jones, Rolling Jones Julie James, Mrs. And I ula Jc'inson. \ K-W- H. Kirby. L-Arthur Latlmer, W. W. Lacey, Lula Lee. . -ia M-Virginia Martin, Sallie McClain, ' Murray McAdamr, Kay Martin, laic Marshall. J. W. McDonald, James Miller. G ort rudo McClain, C. K: Min yan!, A. E. McCarlam. N-R. L. Norrie, Miss Nicholson. P-Paul C. Parker. J ? R-J. E. Rush. S-Robert Smith, Mr. Sanders, sis Starch, Mr. and Mrs. ?. T. Snipes, C.' W. Smith, Mrs. Bettie C. Smith, Mr?., Bertie Senders. T-M. B. Tutu W-Corra Williams, Lillie B. Wil liams, Mrs. Neddie Watt. W. S. Win dera. ? . yb . * The address of Or. William 0.. j applying'to the president, Clemson Tlvompson. president of Ohio Stat?? College. Dr. Thompson's subject was University, at the graduation exor- "The Kducated Man In a Democracy" rhos of the Clemson class of 1914 and the address was declared hy many is to he printed in pamphlet form for to he ope of thc most masterly they free distribution and may be had hy had ever heard. Anderson College A Christian Intitution for the Higher Ed ucation of Young 'Women Threejarge brick buildings, steam heat, electric light?, prlTate balli tu every two rooms. Class rooms, laboratories, gymnasium - all thoroughly equipped. Campus of 1)2 acreH, recreation grounds, tennis courts, basket ball held, within catty wnlklug distance of tenn, on two st reef cur lines. Course of ?Indy In accord with high est educational requirements, experienced faculty of Christian men and women. Strong departments in BH'SIC, ART, EXPRESSION AM? DOMESTIC SCIENCE A PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT for those not ready to enter college y . Wrlto for catalogue. James P. Kinard, Ph. D.t Pre?? FOURTH of JULY Cheap Excursion Fares . ,--- >"-^VIA--! ? Southern Railway. PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH Account Fourth of July Excursions, round trip tickets will be sold at very low rates from all stations of Southern Railway July 2, 3, and '4, to all points within a radius of about three hundred and twenty-five (325) miles, from selling point, limited to reach original starting point prior to midnight July 7, 1914. For further information apply to Ticket Agents or ad dress^:. , W. E. McGEE, AGPA.^ W. R. TABER, TPA., Columbia, S. C. Greenville, S. C. J. Tc ANDERSON, Supt., B,LUE RIDGE RAILWAY, -Anderson, S. C. ? BURRIS'S SHINGLES >.iV foll! Has recently saved two houses from fire. One 6n Franklin Street, where Mr. Geisberg lives. One ?n McCully Street owned by N. C. Burriss. This is well worth considering when you build a new house or njeepl a new roof. Insurance is less where fyou use ?urriss Shingles. We make a Barn Roof that never leaks; i No nails exposed to the sun. See bs before roofing your houses or phone us and we $vill come io see you. INO. T. BURRISS & SON.