Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BIJOU ?HE?T1 TODAY "SIMON THE SABBATH" L-K O Comedy "THE AWAKENING OF PATSY" "SLIM, FAT AND MEDIUM" Imp Comedy. Without a gan being fired . RIDGWAYS India and Ceylon Tea is vvinning all along the line-just real quality ard superior i?avor ihat you can constantly rely upon. Packed in air tight sanitary tbs. Send for a sample bag of our famous "Silver Libel" Five O'Clock Tea-all ready for your teapot-enough for three cups . I lt. I li HudT St NswYdkCUy "SAFE-TEA FIRST" ?nd Alw?y? Attractive Winter Vacation Tours to FLORIDA, CUBA, THE WEST INDIES, PANA MA CANAL, MARDI GRAS NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK AND BERMUDA Operated During THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, JANUARY, FEBRUARY & MARCH 1 euro of Ten. Fifteen, Twenty and Thirty Days Duration, Coveting Many Points of'Great Attractiveness and Historical Interest . Wo have a Tour at extremely low cost Including all expenses to Florida und 'Juba, December 27th to January 7th, especially attracttvo and of unlimit ed educattu&ol. value to Teachers and Students during their vacation-their only, opportunity. A TOUR OF Florida, tho World's Greatest Winter ?Resorts, during the height of their sea roj*.: through tho beautiful tropical country In nearby Forelgu Lands; Steam- { BlUp Voyages'In Southern Seas; and the Isthmus of Punama, during the wln tur months at home', affording an opportunity for great comfort and pleasure. WRITE FOR'BOOKLET AND LITERATURE _ Wo aro sure one of our mady attractive ALLf-EXPENSE-INCLUDED." PR?T fl?NALLY. CONDUCTED and CHAPERONED TOURS at a REA SONABLE COST will Intorest you. v GATTISTOURS Tourist Agents, Seaboard Air Lne Railway ; ; _. Raleigh Noith Carolina. William asid Mary Fproiture Dining Room Set Higfcly PoKshe? Genuine Quarter Sawed Oak ; : ; Buffet, Ghin? Cabinet, Serving Table, Eight U <.?' '- Chairs, Eight Foot Table An elegant Christmas present. We have others in different, woods, and other finishes and styles at less price. funiiture Co? "It's Easy To Pay The Peoples Way" pt&i^ize? from Jpht 111 WILL BE NO IN THE 191 DELGATIGN MEETS STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION WILL B? PRESENT PUBLIC INVITED Meeting Will Be Called to Order Promptly at 10 O'clock-To' Discuss School Mattere. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock t*:e county delegation will meet In tho court house to hear suggestions from J. E. Swearlngen, state s.u;ier intendent of education, regarding cer tain bills which he wishes to have supported at tho coming meeting ot the Btato legislature in January. Thia meeting will bo called promptly at 10 o'clock and tho public ls cor dla Hy invKed. Supt. Swearlngen will go to Pel zer -tills afternoon where he will meet with, Supt. Felton, members of the county board of education and ethers to discuss seme matters wita the Pelzer school trustees. Ho will ar rive In Anderson tonight and will bo hore for tho meeting Saturday. Another public meeting of the county delegation ls to bo held some time during tate first part of January atv which timo rural credits will bc discussed with them by members of the Anderson County Farmers union. DEATHS Mrs. J. H. Wakefield. Nows of tho death of Mrs. J. H. Wakefield, which occurred last night at 10:30 o'clock at her homo just east of tho city, will be received with keenest regret by her Bcoros of de voted friends and admirers through out this county. Mrs. Wakefield had "been ill for only a few days and wh?io her health had not been the best for some time, it was nc : thought that tho cad' was so near, T?e tun era! services will bo hold Ibis nft?r noon at 4 o'clock ut Ute residence. Mrs. Wakefield was tho daughter! of John H. and'Amanda McGee, Hark ness, and was in her 73rd year. Shu i& survived by her husband, .theil* only aalld, Mrs. H. H. Watkins, and several Biston*. Her only brother waa killed in the Civil , war. It was only last October that Mr. and Mrs. 'Wakefield observed thu golden anni versary of their marriage, and a hap py occasion it was. *rne many j friends who gathered on that occaa sion to greot them little thought (?.ut within. a few weeks Mrs. Wakefield would he called away. laira; Wakefield's sisters aro Mrs. M. B. Cllnkscale? ot Duo Weat; Mrs. Maggie Parker, of Anderson; Mrs. M. J. 'Brownlee, of Iva; Mrs, Hattlo. Harpor, of 'Dallas, Toxao, and Mrs. l?os? l?sy, of Csnjjcr, * ess". ?r. T.. D'. Edwards. > Mr. ' J ;. -W.-. . Quattlebaum received a telegram, yesterday 'afternoon,,.an nouncing thc sudden death ?t Batea-, burg of his brother-in-law Mr. T. p.^ ^warde,,one,of thq rao3t promi nent business men of that section and a splendid citizen.. Tho funeral and interment Will take place -today at Ridge Spring. Mrs. .Edwards was Miss Lucy QuatUebaum. Owes lier fioodvHealtli to fhnmber. Iain's Tablets. "I owe my goqd health .to Cliamber tain's -Tablets,'* wrlteB Mrs. R, .G. Neffj (Crookstpn, Ohio. I'Twd. years ago I was an invalid due to Btomach trouble. I took three, bottles ot these Tablets and hayo since been vin tho best ot health." For sale by ell deal ers. ' Phone A. Gewberg No. 733 foi* j Holly Wreathes. laiT^s B?ok Store m its Chrktmas. drcso. Thc ?rM?ijl' Beautiful p?ucc in An? M- OF ; '.' ' ' " ' i:.Foj?*?J?. iHovetii INCREASE 6 TAX LEVY CITY COUNC?L PASSED SUP PLY ORDINANCE LAST NIGHT MEANS THAT WILL REMAIN 23 MILLS Estimate Baaed on Assessment $3,50O,O?O~Pa?s on License Ordinance Tonight. There will be no Increase In the tax : levy for the city of Anderson for the year 1910. this matter being decided ln-y. night Wien city council unani mously voted to let the levy remain the same as lt has been for this year, 23 mills. Owing to the fact that so much ex tra money has been spent in the bast few months doing the street work preparatory to the .paving, many peo ple were of tho opinion that the levy would have to be Increased. How ever, this ls not the case, the mayor, and meniben? of council believing Uint the 23 mills will bo sufficient. This levy ia -based on assessments' of $3,150,000, -with; an Increase figur ed at $35,000, which ls very reason able since tho Increase generally amounts to approximately 8126,000. City council will meet this after noon to pass on the license ordi nances. ; That part of Section 2 of the sup ply ordinance -which pertains io tbe taxes reads as follows: (a) There shall bo paid into the city treasury for tho uso of said city for current expenie3 thereof the 6um of one hundred and thirty and one-fourth cents (130.25) on every $100 worth of real estate and person al property taxable in said city. <b) That in addition to thc fore going tax there shall be paid Into the city treasury the following suma ca every il 00 worth of real estate and (personal property taxable in said city for the purpose of paying the Interest on the bonds of said city and to croate a sinking fund for the ulti mate redemption thereof, as fellow:;, to wit: fi. jz.' ?For interest and finking fund on the Savannah VaM/ey railroad bonds, refunded, two ?and three-<quaiier& (2 3-4) cents. . tl-. For interest and sinking fund on city Pani! one and One-quarter (1 1-4) cents. ; , For interest and- sinking fund on sewerage bends of ?tho city of Ander son, seven and : one-quarter (7 1-4) cents. For interest and sinking fund on street Improvement.bonds of the city of Anderson, four (fi) cents. For* interest and" sinking fund on graded school bonds one-half - (1-2) cents. For interest and sinking fund oh street and sidewalk improvement bonds (iz) cents. (c) Thfttt in ddttion to ?ho forego ing-taxes thero -shall be paid Into the city treasury tho sum of twenty (20) cents) T?TI every $100 worth of real 'estate and personal property taxable In said city ;for the purpose of pay ing tho rental for tho uso,of the water contracted for by the city, which, said tax shall 'be n3t'd by the city treas .... ~. ?W mw j.;,i?JV,.IU ii'.^r?jiii o{,wC????a. . For interesting ann - sinking fund on. permanent street; improvement bonds fourteen' (14) cents. (d) Tha?. Ja addition to tho fore going tax?s-there shall'be paid Into the city treasury tho ram of .thirty eight: ,(38) cents on; every .$100 . worth, of real estate and personal (property taxable in said city for (tko purpose of'paying1 the rentbl for the use-of the electric lights contracted > for by the city and which tag shall.bs used by the city treasurer for ,t?e purpose herein specified. --? - : BMAMi ROCiF FIRE Btaso Did Small B?stago to Root of Gen. KBonhamV Uc??dence. Fire last night slightly ..damaged tho. roof of -Gen. M.;.,I>. :J3onha3n's residence on Greenville street.. Dam-: age from the wator^ will probably prove greater than-that-caused by the fire. .jjjjMte. flrj>;.donartmeat-.xnade a. quick responso to tho ^?arnv and succeeded in checking ?he -; fls?Ves- fcefofe they had gained a?> -headway. _' Libel Snit ?iiso?ssed. . Greenville, Miss , Dec. p.-Mrs. Upton Sinclair's libel suH against the .Greenville Domqciat- WAS dismissed lu county* court lat?Vy?st?rday. Irtick of prosecution was" the cause. - -fine asked 410,000. This was.one euUs ??*d Ja?t spring against newspapers for printing an article,sUitirig elie was arrested witfc thor husband 'and several^ young' wo ?n?n who were making /dwnoustru tlons ia iront of the Rockefeller' :ot-< ?fices in New:'york. iiaii'iiawaaaiassiaswp^ EDMUNDS GASE WS Tfl Jll?V au uum TWO MORE ARGUMENTS WILL BE MADE THIS MORNING SUIT FOR $5,000.00 Against Greenville, Spartariburg, and Anderson Railway Co. One Verdict $2,000 The attention of the court of com mon pleas waa occupied yesterday with hating the case of W. S. Ed munds agaiusc tba Greenville. Spar tanburg and Anderson railway. Yes terday afternoon when Court adjourn ed, all witnesses ?ud been examined ond two arguments had been made. One -was by H. .11. Watkins'for the railway .and the other waa by J. L. Sherard, for the plaintiff. .Messrs Boa ham.. Watkins & Allen represent tho defendant company while the plain tlq ls represented by Mssrs., J. L. Sherard and S. M.. Wolfe. This ls a suit by W. L. Edmunds against the dsfendant company for $5,000, for tie losa of Borvlce3 of his son, Reccy Edmunds, who it is alleg ed was knocked down by a street car on iP street ,aiid which resultd so eeriously thnt tho child, then four years old, lost ono of .its hands. At a recent term of court a verdict of $2,000 was returned for the plain tiff, W. S. Edmunds, when he. sued in behalf of the ? .Md. j When court opens this . morning General M. L. Bonham will make his argument, which will be followod by one of Mr. S. M. Wolfe. This, case la being heard bf tho following jury: A. S.'Masters, foreman; S. E. Beeks, J. A. Evatts, R. H. Keaton. E. J. Earle, Jeff Cromer, J. H. Philips, G. J. Meredith, A. r.. Jones, W. E. Davis, 2. C. Ballontine and L. T. Campbell. . > IW1LL GIVE LECTURE I At Anderson Theatre on Dec 16 Speaker' Waa at One Time, . Confined in Them^ W. Blancaard Moore will 'deliver a lecture on , "Prison Conditions in Slb'eria," at tho Anderson theatre on Thursday. December 16. An admis* sion fee-, of 35 centa -will bo charg ed, the .proceeds'to bo for the bene fit et ihe Anderson.High School as no c. I c. ti on. Mr. Moore was at one Ume * pris te nor in ?iberia rand his- accaxinxs are said td be extremely Interesting and instructive.. Baring- "tho present European war ra?nyvTnisoE?ers'?'-are being sent te Siberia and because' ot j this much Interest will doubtess he ; Bftfown. j 'Thofollowlng is taken from a press j notice about Mr. Blanchard's lec j ture: . * ? was detained as an American spy, 1 n\f$ one of these "happy -gOTlucky" fellows, who apparently would smile and look\baooy. even If ft'e were help g hanged. While, taking niy usual ..ex orcise in . the .court with' other- prison ers, a little Scotchman, whoso face was Tadlant.wlth a hanny emilevheld out a yelconie hand ari d an id : ''Good morning, nial, j am glad to know you.. Yoi aro au American. What are you '?ere for. and for how long"?'' Whrn I awkftd him the rame. duestiony.'-ho replied: ,VTeuSyiaar3. been hero: four years, and Ute C*T inst?is - that r re main as on of his guests six yriars .longCT." , Continuing. ?ho . added: "T wa? nearly ; three years in 'Amalea and lt ls n. wonderful >ountrv^' Whe* T Inquired If he hud been in ar??.> nf t'.e American prisons, replied: V-.-p.re thing. "Unci? Sam .beertj^? ? pr? much ?B-?rested In mo and my- wnrl: that T was entertained, at nh.6 of hts castles In taavenworth, Kancas,.Jo* two years." ; '.This little Scotchman ??? .?^dantlr ? tywMrizr ii. Hlg. jfat-cjri :-ii, Ks hoc ?^;-_^i { ii thirteen prisons and n?l In' different countries. I- dare :aaV you wer* ar sajd ;t//, ihim. With a, hpirtv ia'u.?rh. h? reallied: "Oh. no! al^ys the anrho old 'il^^vJriipot?g ?nnnsl?lou to i>io >^ I ?rnmeht^atnnulfactoring rooney wltti o'utvaaicen?ie.'?'r'. ; o;4' . : ?Bear This ?a ?tnJ. . j "I ?^id4?/.^ Kem$dyr;by fer . the best .tnadlclne in the markos for colds and cramps;! ?ijr*i'Mra>-AIfaert Bioaaor,.lima? Ohio, j Many-; otherB -are of the fi^meroplni(ifp: i.Por ?tileby all d?niera. tmi?????tiiiiiWfcii(iii?yii^ Out Why You Should Wear ^H?mburger^ The style, fit a n d finish of the garment will convince -anybody that1 "Hamburger" c l othes are "just right" in every way. Their wearing qualities a' n d ability to re tain their origi nal shape will bring you back next season for another one. The price meets the value exactly at tlie proper place and you'll be more than satis fied. If you don't, we'll "make good'' where "Hamburger" didn't, b-u-t we've not yet been called upon to furnish that satisfaction. to The indications are that Fertilizer will, be higher next Spring than -it is now. It will not be any cheaper. We^have some for sale now and suggest that you come to see us be fore Christmas. . . was ;m'MWMTMM?,V ?M. VIS Vv. JJ THE P?P?LAR JEWEL STEEL^^ RANGE I? ^ffn Price Bm^ ^?M^WiJe from heavy, blue planished ?teeVd^ linea. ;vKirow. are nana driven. Fire-no*; is laxg? a??tfrdotay;, and flited; * ?with duplexfgrat?j.; Tpp piatee are,t^fisod to prevent er?cbing. Oven ist r fdU;Bl^tod;.? .p?riect baker, Cab be fp,rhi?hed-?&?th or without ;r?ser^? H voir. Tho high ctoabt offers'.n roobiy receptacle tor, wanning dishes. Handsomely^ nickeled parts, ad-vn ;thc oven doors, feed doovi cleano'ut ADO?, high ; closet ? and ' bracaets, ? te* shelves ' and ; guard rail. iflor email-' : wised faniilice.vbrifor kitcb^is fouiid ih city nome*^^a^d.?partmer?te, this* j rangv;i* ?-jp?eottUly adapted,.and will give the- best of ^satisfaction..'-'- Thia'^ Anwge ls t?och.b?uor v?'?t? ; houses. ^st? and learn<mr^very low prices on these ranges. They w surprise you. . j