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THE FARMERS UNION TO MEET WEDNESDAY DELEGATES FROM ALL PARTS OF STATE EXPECTED VISif TO CLEMSON The Program Will Be Very Inter esting-National President Bar rett Is Expected The annual meeting ot the State Farmers' Union will be held in- this . city beginning Wednesday. J. Whit tier Heid, the state secretary, ls ex pected heretoday to make arrange . menta for thc delegates. E. w. Dabba ?f Sumter io st," tc president. A very interesting program has beeb arrang ed, including. a trip ; to' Clemson j Col loge. lt is expactcd that between 80 and 100 delegates will be hero from all parts of the state. . It ls said that tho Anderron meet ing will bo an Important ono. Many matters of great importance 1 tn tho members were left unfinished at tho meeting held lost year., and those, Tvlth'-n?w. matters; will be dlspf red of hero. Tho attenJ"iL'jij in, Anderson ti expected tq exceed thc. attendance at any former' meet lng of thc ; union;.. , , President Barrett, bf the naumai union is expected to bo present dur ing the sessions. . The Program. ; The following announcement < bon been mado by order of ll"? state ox ocuttve committeo of the union: '. "It ls tho purpose of the o (Tl eera of tho State Farmers' Union to make tyB annual meeting a 'heart ' to heart' conference on tho good that tho farmers' union he-? done in South Ca. olina and on phvns for its - increased usefulness. To this end wo request every local union in tho state to tye in good standing-and to havo one- OP more m cm h ora attend tho stn tc union .meeting aa well as the usual delegates to which .the county. Unions Arc cn - titled; We have not invited" disting uished speakers to address' the stato union either on co^-dperatloh br, tho many topics of good farming . 'that make a farmers' institution' helpful, behoving th8t in-thus turning aver tho session*.br^heSme?tlhg to tho?e^rwb? havo mado tho .'union what lt la, and . wbo aro working for Its faituro, .more good will result than by at? addresses, hewovoi- brilliant or dlatiugulfibed thc speakers' may. bo. This Anderson] meeting, holdsnjthejcbunty wh?renj' flret local ubloo waa organbted. : South Ca rollh?. ?3 to 1-9 a mee ti nc c and byf, and for tho people^ it rests'] ft-.. Thh to be s of todi newspi Nat they p merits, goods. And J Pl with thc rank and file of tho mem bership all over the state to make it a success that will mark, a long step in ?advance by the farmers' union in I South Carolina. - . Wednesday, July 22. 8:30 p. ni. Enrollment of delegates, addresses of j president, report of Beretary-treasurer report of executive committee. Thursday, July 23, 9 a. m.-What thc union has accomplished since it wes organized. 1. Exports from lo cal unions. 2. Reports from county un lom-.. 3, Reports from state offi cers. 10 a. m. Visit to Clemson Col lege. Return to Anderson bv 6 p. m. Reporta concluded and remainder of ?tho meeting devotel to thc questions: 1. Is the union worth while? 2. What is being done tn Increase its I membership and enlarge its useful [hesr.? (a) Discussions by local ?n ilons; (b) discussions by county un ions; (c) discussions by slate offi cers. Friday, July 24, 9 a. m.-Discussion concluded. ' 12 p. m. Election of offi cers an dln8talletion; place of mee} ,ing,; adjournment at will. * CAPT. QUANT HERE Former Anderson Attorn^ rind Fam ily on Visit Capt. Jesse S. Grant, formerly an j Anderson attorney, but now of Okla homa City. Okla., accompanied by his family is here visiting his wife's peo I plo. na pt. Grant married Miss Lillie Fant, daughter of the late George Font. When the war with Spain broke out Capt. Grant'raised a company of An derson boys.-and'offered his services to. hm country. Wbenhthe election of officers took place. Capt. Grant was of fered tho captaincy, which bo declined, but agreed to accept the first lieuten ancy. Capt H. H. Watkins was of fered and accepted the command "of the . company. Oh the death of Col. Alston, Lient. Col. James H. Tillman, took command of thc regiment, caus ing two vacancies in the lino of offi cers, resulting in tho promotion of Lieutenant Grant to regimental adju tant with the rank of-captain. .Capt. Grant Inter went to tho Phil ippines as-an officer and was made '.governor of. Ley te, ono of the largo is lands. ' Sovorary?ars later ho return ed to ?the state and settled in Okla homa, where he ls now general - coun sel for ono ot tho big railroads. I TO ASSIST IN MEETING Her. J. T. M?nn Has Gone to Lee C?nnty. Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Mann left Mon day for Lee county to assist Rev. A. T. Rogers in a revival meeting. '.. , From there they go to Marion coun ty, where they expect ta spend .about VMa?l Sont to Belton, 'their hom o" ad dress, will be forwarded. > world is a hard road to tra triving for success. The sue ny* you will note* is a constan xper. wally* when a family move >ick up a newspaper and loo Sure* they can tell at a gla i ? ? i. '.. . ADVERTISE Look ? For Success-We Soi hone 321 THE INTE Lieutenant Por te, and Bow of V . ., .,..?., ?I?, The Hydroaeroplane America Photos by American Press Association. IIEUTENANT PORTE, the British naval officer who will attempt a. trans 4 atlantic flight in the hydroaeroplane America, is .very confident of auo jf cess. Bte'bas. tried out the craft at Hammondsport, N. Y., and he ' says tito resulta are even better than expected. Ele hos carried aa many as seven passengers in trial flights.. Lien tenn ut Porte and Peslgner Glent? Q, Curtiss havo discussed the feasibility of holding a trial flight to test the ability of the engine of the America' to run for twenty hours, the time it must remain in the air in order to-reach thc Azores. Mr. Curtins said that a duration test of this kind might be held on Lake Ontario or Lake Brie or I possibly on the ocean if Lieutenant Porte thought bc had thc time. PROMINENT MAN DIES W. 8. Becker, Assistant President pf V.- k W. Hoad Pass?s Away. (By Associated Press.) Ulueficld, W. Va.. July 20.-W. S. Becker, assistant to President L. E. [Johnson, or the Norfolk and Western Railroad, died at his home here to night shortly after 9 o'clock. The funeral services will be held Ri Uils city Wednesday afternoon, t Mr. Becker was formerly general - -iricrlntendcnt of the N. Sc, W.. west on-division, with headq-mrters in this city! He. rose from the position of 1 confidential clerk. SIXTEEN MILLION POLARS In Receiver* Certificates Issued, Re dee m ab le August 1st. --- . (Ry Associated Press) . 8L Louis, July 20.--An order by Federal Judge Elmer B. Adams giving permission. to' Edward B. Pryor, re ceiver for tho Wabash' railroad, to is sue $16,000.000 in'., receivers . certifi cates was filed in United States dis trict court hero today. The certifi cates ara redeemable August 1, 1916. . The late Mr. Thomas J. Barrett of fered the chancellor,of.the Excebquer 600.000 'f he would print a Pears' soap advertisement on all the census papera for 1691. The offer waa re veh Everyone cess ful husinei it advertiser h :s to a strang k over the adi nee who has t licit Your Pat LLIGENCl LICENSE REVOKED River Pilot Charged With CarlessKess IN Repotted. I St. Ixmls, July 20.-The license of Captain S. E. Withrow as a river pilot was revoked today by United States Steamboat Inspectors Downs and1 Brewer. Withrow, who was in the pi lot house of the steamer Majestic j when she struck tho rigging of thc. new in-take tower at the city's water-1 works at Chain-of-Rocks, near hero I on the night of June 20, was charged ' witli carelessness. Rig Roads Merge. Albany, N. Y.. July 20.-Stockhold ers of the New York Central Railroad at a special meeting here today voted j to apprcvo consolidation of the New York (.rentrai with the Lake Shore and I Michigan Central and other allied; lines. . Il A 8 NOT CHANGER Victor H. Cheshire Requests Oppor tunity to Deny Rumor. Col. Victor B. Choshlre has handed| I The Intelligencer the following state ment with reference to eome rumors] I he has heard*. . "It is much more merciful to stab] a man in the bosom with a dagger than to stab his reputation in the' back and lie on him. It ls being circa lated over Anderson county Cat II have turned against Blease. The parties who originated this are a I set-of contemptible liars, I am f<> Bleasc and will vote for him on Au l.gust 25th if I am able to . get to the I ballot box. While I do not sanction eveiything that the governor does, and have never hesitated to speak out in meeting when I cared to, Blease 1B my map when he goes to Washington as choice for the senate for the rcasuu ? that he will put South Carolina un the (the people'f 'represen tv. li .-e." English Agriculture, As Somersetshire Is devoted chiefly to dairying, cattle raising and sheep* herding the Somerset horned sheep, tho Devon long wools, and the bardy Exmoor breed are there found In per* fection, as well a* herds ot nonpedl greed shorthorns for the, production of the famous Cheddar cheese. Agricul ture ls extensively carried on In Glou cestershire and Wiltshire also, but Ona j ?o6o i??t there find tba variety o' COU? I ?rast.-London Mo LL o o o o o o o o ooo O O o FOR TnE CATHOLIC IRISH, o o - o o New York, July 1&- Ten o o thousand dollars of a promised o o fnnd of $100,000 was forwarded o o today by the United Irish o o League bf America to Joba E. o o Redmond to be o? ed for the ,0 o nationalist cause In Ireland.* o . ? . . i 'Hil) Af M \ seems ss man i a live ie city, lertise he best ronage ?j i . . r . ?ti ; T-.U itu .< H hex Y Mi T 17/ i 'V ?i M!]!'? I nt ?mt .Tl * rr H If $5.50 For an Elgin Watch $5 Jo, ; A good 7-Jewel Elgin . Walxlfi?? Fitted in a Solid Sil veroni Case for $5.50. Why poy? others $8.50 to $10.50. l()H( : il brto Marchbank & Babb -id NORTH MAIN STREET JEWELERS Three-Qnartei 8 of a Century of Consistent Ideals tn the Training of Young Men and Young Women in A tl mt--seasoned institution offering superior advantages for the training of the intellect and the development of character under sound Christian influence?. Situated in a quiet college town, educational and religious ia life and atmosphere; influences highly favorable to study. Health condi tions unexcelled. Buildings equipped and arranged to afford the maximum of efficiency in college work and administration. College Home accommodates seventy, young men. The Wylie Home, a handsome new build , ing for young women, provides every modem dormitory equipment and convenience. Twenty-acre campus; out-door -sports and exercises. Literary and sr ?cr cc courses of collegiate standard; B. A. and M. A. degrees. Library of 10.000 volumes; Laboratories, Observatory, Fitting School. Government based upon an appeal to honor and self-respect. Free tuiti-jn to young ladies in Wylie Home. Expenses for year about ?-200 . For Catalogue Address James Strong Moffatt, D. D., fV itt eat Dot West, SoatK Cardina .hine Wey i .TMJ \m < fl lt.-:' 11*1 ?J I; GENERAL WOOD |ln?i>ccTcd Camn nt Sun. ot Moiint'Un, ?ie?t of Honor at Bit,' Bn'l (By Associated Preta.) Asheville, N. C., July 80.-General j Leonard Wood, chief of stu f, IT. S. A., waa the guest of Asbe'ille today, [spending tho day inrp'.cttng Camp 1 Grove, the military car,p for students .located on Sunset Mountain. General Wood was tuet V tho mayor, GOVer t-.c I3lj?t>'1 nor Locke Craig, who is spending tuc. f summer hero, and other notables, ano . ? escorted to the camp, where halton*1'. ' received with full military honora hy'-' : the soldiers and students. Tonight General Wood and thc Hn'- . ? fleers ot the camp .were gueatc ot hon-. or at a big ball. ,u General Wood will leato e?rly*?'^^ morrow going to' Augusta. Gni.'JrtnQm > Montgomery, Ala., where he twit in spect other camps.