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NEWS AND HERALD WINNSBORO, S. C. J. FRANK FOOSHE Editor and Proprietor. PUBLISHED WEEKLY TXrMS, IN ADVANCE: One Year,.................... -- . -1-50 Six Months..................... -- - 75 Wednesday, Jan. 24, 1906. Governor Vardaman holds the palm among Southern governors in keeping himself before the pub lie ix some unenviable way. He has misbehaved enough since he has held his present high office for the voters of Mississippi to say in no uncartain way that they want no more of Vardaman. Quite a large lot of cabbage plants were brought here the past week and are now being sAt out for early gardens. Experience has proven it over and over that it is not too early to transplant cabbage. The cost of the bought plants is very small and it is eas ily possible for every farmer to have an early garden, if he will only start now. Don't overlook the fact that the garden is one of the most important adjuncts of every well regulated home, and that the only way to have a good one is by starting early and keep ing everlastingly at it. It is a point worthy of very special consideration in connec tion with the movement to in crease the usefulness of the library, which is temporarily closed, that the guests who first afrived at the Colonial Inn at once inquired as to whether the town had a public library. What a happy hit it would have been for the town if the gratifying statement could have been made thah there was such an institu tion in Winnsboro and that it wasin good working order. Well, if it can not be said now, let it at least be that they can say so when the time to return comes. By all means let Winnsboro have its public library. The' statement of Sup'ervisor Burley published eleswhere of the county's expenditures and resources the past year is one that ought to cause every thought ful man in the county to stop and think. The expenses are nearly $2,000 more than the income, a fact that we called attention to many months ago, thought we were told that our estimate was entirely too high. In order to make the income equal to the out go the delega tion has been asked to provide an additional levy of one-half mill and it is very probable that this provision will be made. We are also glad to state that there is good prospect of the delega tion in the house agreeing upon a bill providing for an election upon the proposition of voting brinds for canceling the outstand ing indebtedness. It is indeed1 to be hoped that they will give the people of the county this op portunity of saying that they would rather pay off this old debt -. by the issuance of bonds that can be paid in full in a period of forty years without any increase in ,taxation~and run in the future on a cai asis. * ~f~I~sway in .the .rush at en ng ournovmng, we completely overlooked the report of the meet ing of the Dispensary Investiga ting Committee, at which Mr. Lewis told what he knew in con nection with that wholesale ship ment sof "Peaceful Valley"tto the dispensary at Ridgeway the lat: ter part of November, 1904, just* Iseiere his becoming dispenser. It might be stated here by way of parenthesis that this matter was brought to the attention of the committee through reference thereto in the editorial columns of the News and Herald about a year ago. The charges brought against Mr. Hollis by Mr. Lewis are of a very serious nature ; of such a nature, in fact, that the grand jury will be recreant to the great trust placed upon it, if it fails to make a further investiga tion of the matter. Such an in vestigation can do Mr. Hollis no harm, if he is not guilty of the charges made; and for the sake of clearing up this whole affair, about which, there is something mysteriously mysterious, it, is to be hoped that it will be probed to the bottom. We have said before, and are now more of the same opinion, that there is more in this case than any other that has been brought to the public light to es tablish that the big officers of the Great Moral Institution in Co lumbia and the Richland Distil lery Company are in cohoot. The evidence that can be brought out in this case wonld go to the testi mony already made in some triv ial cases several better. It is now up to the grand jury to take the necessary steps for enlightening the public as to who is telling the truth M[r Hallis or Mr. Tawk.~ RIDuEWAY DISPENSARY AFFAIRS: Ex-Dispenser Hollis Pronounces False the Statements Made before the In vestigating Committee by Dispenser Lewis, who Replies in a Card to the Effect that He can Prove His Testi mony True by Good, Reliable Wit nesses. At the meeting of the dispen sary investigating Committee in Columbia on January 4 the only witness examined was Mr. R. B. Lewis, who has been the dispenser at Ridgeway since December 1, 1904, succeeding Mr. R. W. Hol lis, who had held the position for several years previous. Mr. Lewis gave .some very interesting infor matiop in connection with the purchases that were made betw een the time that he was elected and the time that he went in. A few days later Mr. Hollis came out in a card in The State, pronouncing these statements as unwarranted and false. Mr. Lewis at once published a card stating that he was able to prove every statement he had made in connection with this affair. Below will be found the card of Mr. Hollis, Mr. Lewis' reply to the same and also a syn opsis of the tEstimony of Mr. Lewis before the committee as published in The State on the next day. MR. HOLLIS' CARD. (The State, Jan. 16.) The editor of The State has re ceived the, following card from R. W. Hollis, dispenser at Ridge way: "There appeared in The State under date of January 2nd a statement made by Bob Lewis befor the dispensary investigating committee which I denounce as an absolute falsehood. It is my desire to go before the committee at my earliest possible conve nience and adjust this gross and unwarranted attack that Lewis has made on me." MR. LEWIS' REPLY. I noticed in this mornings State a card from Mr. R. W. Hollis, ex dispenser at this place, denounc ing my statement before the in vestigating committee a3 false, and expresses himself as anxious to appear before that committee and adjust the gross and unwar ranted attack. In reply to the above I wish to say that I was summoned before that committee, and on oath an swered to the beat of my knowl edge positively and truthfully every question put to me, without fear or favor of Mr. Hollis or any one else. I am prepared to re iterate my statement and have the mayor of my town, Mr. C. J. Smith, and John N. Lemaster, magistrate, to corroborate what I had to say and leave the matter to the public to say who has fal sified. I have, no disposition to persecute Mr. Hellis and regret exceedingly that I have been forced to make . this reply. In Mr. Hollis' denunciation he fails to specify what part of my state ment was false and wherein I made an unwarranted attack upon him. He can't, certainly, deny that he had on hand $8,000 more in stock ($1,000 to $3,000 was the usual amount carried) when he turned the business over to me. Nor .can he deny that the boxes had been opened and one or more bottles taken therefrom. Then if this be the fact, wherein have I made an unwarranted attack? I did my duty as I saw it, raported the matter to my superior offcer, and when called upon by the in vestigatinig committee I gave my evidence in substance as above. I hope and believe that the committee will grant Mr. Hollis' request. And if he can explain himself satisfactorily, I certain y have no objection to his doing ir, but shall insist that he prove mj' statement false and that I hav' made an "unwarranted attack" upon him. R. B3. Lesvis, Dispenser. Ridgeway, S, C,, Jan. 16, 10096. . 1R. LEwIs' sTATME E The following is the account contained in The State of .Jan. 4 of Mr. Lewis' statement befo'e the investigating com~nitte: The dispensary investigating commission yesterday examnined but one witnes-R. 1B. L..wis, dispenser at Ridgeway. Sen atori Christensen had the marshal to see if the witnesses summoned had arrived and it was found that all of the Spartanburg witnesses were not present, so it was deemed advisable to defer the exam ina tio of Capt.~ -3. R. Fant of that city until this morning. The one witness examined told a story of a dispenser whose scintillating genius played the Richland distillery to a stand still. R. B. Lewis testified that on the 15th of November, 1904, he was elected dispenser at Ridge way. He took charge on the 1st of December following. Between the time of his election and the time he took charge his predeces sor, Hellis, had ordered and re eived a stock of ?8,000 or $10, 000. The dispensary never car ied a stock of over $2,000. He ad never placed an order for more than $1,400 worth of liquor at one time. When Lewis took charge of the dispensary he found that all of tk.s goo;d. had been received in a fortnight-invoiced - at over $8,000. All of the zhipping cases had been opened and the former dispenser had removed there from one or Lwo extra bottles, the number sent to tLe dispensers personally in slipients of Peace ful Valley, Old Tom Gin and Old Rabbit. This was about the time that the Richland distillery was paying 25 cents each for all empty cases returned. A great many of the cases were returned by the former dispenser. Lewis got on the train at once and reported Hollis' shrewd trick to the commissioner. All that could be done was to return the liquor. He sent back nearly all of the large shipment-minus the bottles which Hollis had taken out as per instructions, and even these did not prevent the stock remaining from checking up prop erly, for the scheme was to put 50 bottles in a case when 4t were ordered and the two extra were to go to the dispenser for his personal use. Commissioner Tatun had ex plained to him that the authori ties at the State dispensary did not know that Hollis would go out of his office and that it was not an unusual thing matter to ship $8,000 worth of liquor to one dispensary in 15 days. He ad mitted, however, that it was a matter sufficient to attract the attention of the authorities at the State dispensary, as he had never heard of the Riiageway dispen sary receiving that amount of liquor before or since. Hollis is still around Ridgeway and. has not been reported by the grand jury, which is said to be waiting on the dispensary investigating committee to finish its work. i Luckiest Plan in Arkansas. "I'm the luckiest man in Ar kansas," writes H. L. Stanley, of Bruno, "since the restoration of my wife's health after five years of continuous coughing and bleed ing from the lungs; and I owe my good fortune to the world's great est medicine, Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consuwption, wnich I know from experience will cure consumption if taken in time. My wife improved with first bottle and twelve bottles completed the cure." Cures the worst coughs or colds or money refundeded. At McMaster Co.'s, and Jno. H. Mc Master & Co., druggists. 50 cents and 8$1.00. Trial bottle free. Ch-ANGES AT OLYMPIA flILLS. Mr. D. C. Calvin of Fairfield bucceeds Mr. Turnipseed as Overseer of Card ing Departmenat. ( Thc State Jan. 2L .) Mr. George W. Turnipseedi who has for the last two and, a half years been the overseer of carding in the Olympia cotton mill, has resigned his position and accepted the superintendency of the Banner mill at Goldville. Ele has moved his family to Gold ville and will take charge of the plant at once. Mr. Turnipseed is one of the many Southern men who have risen by years of hard work from the first steps in the manufactu ring business to a position of im portance and responsibility. He is a native of Newberry county and began his mill work in the Newberry mill less than 15 years ago. He has been advanced steadily and is now one of the most successful mill men of his age in the State. The place made vacant by the retirement of Mr. Turnipseed has been filled by the appointment of Mr. D. C. Colvin, who, like his predecessor is a native South Car olinian, having been born in Fair field county. He completed the special textile course in -the Frenc:h Tex tile school of the Geor ~a School of Teebnology in the lt of 1901, and has since spent ne~: in the Richland mill in ~s ea,~ w her he i had nearly five raclpt eail training. A of :be tune he has a r and second an. . 1s iom of that Hi 4 (j a ed traiuing of I 92e makes him a NMen P..t x ty in Danger. IMore th~a :ir umkin~d over sixty ears of :(ge M~fr fromi ki iuey and dadder disorder usua:lly enla rganent of iro.-tr'ak egand. Th is is bo0th pain fl :nd dawyou-, a1(1 o oe' Kidnely Cure~ shoul be h1 rakeni at the first sign of dIan g9r, :as it corrects irregularities and) has eured4 many old men of this disease. Mr. Rodney Burnett;, Rock Port, Mo., writes: "I suffered with en larged lost rate gland and kidney trublIe for years and after taking two bottles of Poley's IKidney Cure I feel better than I h:tve for twenty years al though I am niow '4 years old.'' Sold by McMoter Co. IOne effet of the investigation of the franking privilege will pro bably be to indeet congressmen to be mmre catreful about the wr:pping when they send laundry and clothing ihome throagh the mails.-Washington Post. InIdiZ(stion i- easily ovecome)11 by the use of'Kodol D~yspepsia, because this rIeedy :igests what you eat. and gives the stonmachi a rest-allows it to recu perate and grow strong again. Kodol relieves Inudigstion, Belching of Gas, Souri Stomiach, Hieart-Burin, etc.. and enables the digestive organs to trains form all foodk into the kind of rich red blood that makes health and strength. old by nll denlers. White Oak Notes. Mr. Jno. White McDowell and Miss Inez Wintt, and Miss Rachel Gibson and Mr. Mangum. all of Chester, were married on Dec. 31st. Mr McDowel antl Miss Gibson were born and raised at this place. Their many rolia tives and friends here wiii for these young and happy couples a long and happy life. Mr. S. M. Patrick has been quite sick, but is Up again. Mrs. W. J. Haynes and daugh -er, Miss Mamie, of Longtown, have been visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Wilson of Laurens are with relatives here this week. Mr. E. P. Mobley of Columbia spent a day here on his planta tion this week. Mr. C. W. Mobley ran over to Lancaster on business yesteiday. Mr. J. H. Neil received the sad news of the death of his little grandson, Jno. A. Cloud, a few days ago, which occurred at his home in Brevard, N. C., Jan. ';rd. Mrs. S. R. McDowell is visiting relatives in Winnsboro and at Wateree this week. Your scribe spent last week in Chester county. Labor up there is like it is here-very scarce. Some farmers have a few hands and some none at all. N. Jan. 18, 1906. Pirating Foley'a Honey and Tar. Foley & Co., Chicago. originated Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy, and on account of the great merit and popularity of Foley's Honey and Tar many imitations are offered for the genuine. These worthless imi tations have similar sounding namies. Beware of them. The genuine Foley" Honey and Tar is in a yellow package. Ask for it and refuse any substitute. It is the best remedy for coughs and colds: Sold by McMaster Co. Live While You Are Alive. Enjoy life as it comes to you Listen to the bird songs and the voices of the children. Linger to watch the sunset or the opening of a flower. Take into your life the goodness, the pleasure anc the brightness of every daT, for "we shall pass this way but once and then when you reach the las* day that is given you here you will be content and can say, "I have lived."-Country and Home. A Card. This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refuse your money it' Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold. It stops the cough. heals the lungs and prevents serious results fro'um a cold. Cures la grippe cough a' prvnspneumonia and consumpti . Contains no opiates. The gen-.nue is~ in a yellow palckaLue. Refuse substitutes, Sold1 by 31c3aster Co. Restaurant. I take this method of letting the people of Fairfield know that ,I have opened a restaurant in the DesPortes' building next to Craw ford's stable. New room, every thing clean and neat, and service only for white people. Rates reasonable. Shall be pleased to have you give me a call and you will get a first class meal. Jno. Whorby. 1-3-56 - The soothing and comforting eff'eet s o DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, when ap, plied to Piles, sores, cuts, boils, etc. subdues pain almost instantly. Thius Salve draws out th e intiammiation, re duces swelling and acts as a ruhefacient, thus circulating the blood through the diseased parts, permitting or aiding Nature to pernunently remove the. rouble entirely. Sold by all dealers. FOR RENT-Mrs. H. W. Mc Master's place of 536 acres,2 miles frorm White Oak. Rented last year for ten bales of cotton. A pply to E. P. Mobley, Jr., No. 48 Haskell avenue, Columbia, S. C. Letters of Administration State of South Carolina, ' County of Fairfield. f B;'D A. Broom, IE'., Probat e Judge: 'Whereas, .John W. Lyles, C. C. iP., hath made suit to me to grant him letters of administration of the ('state and effects of John Hollin~s, dleeae: These are, therefore, to cite andu~ ad rmonish all and singular the kindred and credlitors of the saidl John Hollins, deceased, that they be and appleai' before mue, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Fairfield (onurt H.ouse, South Carolina. on the at h day of MIarch next, after publi.-a tion hereof, at 11 o'clock in tho fore noon, to show cause, if any they hanve, why the said administration should not be granted. IGiven under my hand, this 23rd day of January, A. D). 190f;. D. A. BROOM, 1-24-6t Judge of Probate. Ready! To fi grocery w~ in your orn phone 25. W. ( for tinva4re. Ca11 herc jor your nees in tills line. R. A Fruits a-d ..aba.-A full stock of fre . :-u in veta b!cs W.b-Vs )' l:u: u. l. A. WVANMID-T() iN:: L 1. we sira Lmi lios:- tnreal e:tijte at 7 per u.t. .1,. E . Donald Wi!:nThbem, S. C7. Trespass Notice. All l~in( b- white:~ n-i Iord are- wan vil .~o x 4i )kt wo !.i tres]CM~ ~ litoridwws- :0 ! nw,1. W . ;. E tiulT 1-u 4 C;NBUO S. C. D F11ics: 4 iw sage. dHrn6111- : to ) to * . J. D. M c EEK I N, 1-17 Jr. eztis. ul it tr WINNSBiORO, S. C. Administratnix's Sale. In pu rsua ill -I, ant order of the Pro bate Court ior !-*ahield Couity, I will )ller for Sale, at lic outrCv, to the highest 1hder. oil Thursdav the 1st uiav of Feb1ary 7 I !(4, at the late resi dlnce of M. !". Itaines, <iecea-ed, at Mitford. S. C., all of the peirsonal prop erty beloning to tihe 1state of said de easedi, consistin 1i11 par1t of 1111es. a icorn, hou1'eiit'id aiul kit cun !urniture, a stock of'::oods and me:-aiSe, to ..tthr wthal other; iwl,-)ial proper-ty beC(longin ih J.at of'ad deesd. Terins of sal U AM N\' F. RA'NIs, 4-1i t'i A dmin istratrix. .umar v 10, la Be Your Own Beauty Doctor T HERE is but one method of accuiring and retaining a beau tiful, clear, delicately tinted complexion. The pores of the skin must first be rid of all impurities, and the circulation gently stimu latedi to carry nutrition to all the tinly cells and tissues. Pompeian Massage Cream builds up and rounds out the contour of 7 the face and form by cleansing, exercising, and feeding the skin through and through-by strength ening the musckcs. It rem. oves all wrinkles, black heads, roughness, and irritation, without promoting the growth of hair or causing the skin to shine impartingaglowof health and beatty that only nature at her best can give. Price S0c and S1.O0 per Jer For sale by McMASTER COMP'Y, WINNsBO R O, S. Your Life Current. The power that gives yott life and motion is the nerve force, or nerve fluid, located in the nerve celis of the brain, and sent out thiroughI the nerves to the various organs. If you are tired, nervous, irritable, cannot sleep; have headache, feel stuffy, dull and melancholy, or have neuralgia, theumnatism, backache, peri odical pains, indigestion, dys p.epsia, stomnach trouble, or the kidneys and liver are inactive, your 'lie-currcnt is weak. Power-producing fuel is need ed ; something to increase nerve energy-strengthen the nerves. Dr. Miles' Restorative Ner vine is the fuel you need. It . feeds the nerves.produces serve force, and restores vitality. "When I he:nn taking Dr. 3Iiles' Rostorative N :-:Ino 'nd Ant i-Pain i'lls I was contined to my bed. I i.:g '.vere nre::s'2 sps th result of two years fin's with 'aria. I gduig'gr~w 'o wkt:t I was unai: o :st u.o he els would c rmmence wit: col eI *i- anr1 I woul twm worn and im&t h'elp weak~,lt and -rekr The Nerrine *'ra y c'iret~la va w t b.tre. I have tan -n til s.-- 'oules of the Ne rvio . j T r ~d -l. RtOsA E. E.4avin, Sm.~arts.. Ia. Dr. iMile-.' Nervinc is so!d by your - druggici. whto wl gIuaranltee that the first batue v:111 benefit. If it fi!!s, be will refundi yZar recac2y. Miles Medical Co., E!Eiart, Ind II all your tnts. Send lers or ring B OYD. A CHILD quickly grasps the meaning of above characters. But it often takes a lifetime to appreciate their value. You can greatly assist the chiid in learning tie worth of the dollar. How? By hav= irig him open a savings account with this bank, and by encouraging him to add to it. A si ngle dollar is sufficient to start an account. Smaller deposits may follow. THE WINNSBORO BANK, WINNSBORO, S. C. T. K. ELLIOTT, JAMES Q. DAVIS, President. Cashier. T.W.LAUDERDALE, W. G. JORDAN, Vice-President. Asst. Cashier. Mr. Farmer: Comethis way for your farm supplies. Everything for getting ready for plant= ing time. Ploughs and Plough Hoes, Harness and Bridles, Collars, Hames, Traces, Singletrees, Etc. K. R. McMASTER. Doing wel is well,, But we are always striving to do better. While we have pleased you, in the past, we are making still larger efforts to please you more. The Furniture kept here is the kind that pleases; the prices pleases too. R. W. Phillips. UNDERTAKING A SPECIALTV. Not Broken Yet. My New Year's resolution,== To do my best to please you in Groceries. Come and you will see I am living -ight up to it. S. C. JOHNSTON. Stands Like a Stone Wall Tun sie Horses, Hogs-Is Practically Indestructible hng n :t the g o galvaii ng theceactly proportioned qalityo s tee sue cho t you thi fenc in ourestock and explain its merits and ou.r prices, For saie by R. V. TURNER. Wmnnsboro. S. C.