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PUBLISHED WEEKLY WINNSBORO, S. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1906. ESTABLISHED 1844. For Groceries and Farm Supplies come to A. B. Cathcart's. Prices Right -up I jilling up I am rapidly filling up my stock . and am now prepared to supply your wants in the way of Wedding and Birthday Presents. Big lot of Fine Chinaware and Cut Glass. C. M. Chandler. Poultry Netting. Big shipment just in. All sizes. J. W. SEIGLER. -AND ONION SETS. I None Better. 2McMASTER COMPANY. Stands Like a Stone Wal Turns Cattle, Horses, Hogs-is Practically Indestructible AMERICAN FENCE hinge jointthe good galvanizing thecexactly proportioned quality -oressteel Weha nho ou thiots ence in our stock and explain its m'erits and superiority, not only in~ the roll but in the field, Come and see us and get our prices. Fm. snae yD V. TURNER. Wmnnsboro, S. C. CHESTER VS. ROCK HILL. [1r. Dixon Presents Arguments for Chester as the Proper Place for the Location of the new Federal Court. Mr. Editor-Please permit a few remarks in regard to H. R. Bill 9005 now before congress and the desirability of having a Fed eral court at Chester, S. C., as provided by the bill and in regard to which an effort has been made to replace Chester by inserting Rock Hill. The necessity for legislation, dividing the State of South Carolina into two federal judicial districts; should be ap parent for the following reasons: The almost unprecedent growth in population and industrial wealth of the northern portion of the State within the last fifteen years has resulted in bringing about a corresponding increase in litigation, which is subject to the intervention and control in a great measure by the federal courts. Take, for instance, the great com mon carriers. These are in the main created and organized as corporate bodies under the laws of other states. Many of the mills are likewise foreign corporations. Lately have come into our midst great water and electrical power companies, some o' them being foreign corporations.. Again, there are the telegraph, telephone and express companies, all having charters foreign to our State. Still, there are the great insur ance (life and fire) companies, created and existing under and by virtue of laws of other states and countries than our own. Now, when litigation arisiis, where the interests of the enumerated com panies above are concerned to the extent of an amorunt over two thousand dollars, these foreign corporation, by bond and peti. tion, have ordinarily the power to remove the cause into the United States circuit cour:;, and in the past they hare invariably elected and pursued this policy. The citizen of the Stats is rexed by delay and taxed for the expense of the same and often abandons a meritorious cause rather than en dure the system. Often he is un able to do 'so. The great indus trial advancement of the Pied mnont section goes on unabated, its industries are being added to almost daily, it is growing more populos6 every ye.ar; and as much as we hara sugered fr.opa the fact of an inadequacy of facility 'n the dispensation of justice through the federal courts, much as we have had to endure having motions made and papers filed, and process served at, in, and through offices in Charleston (an experience Union has and is now anegoing), it would appear that the freguescy .of the thing must be greatly mnultipliad in tb ;;a future, unless we can secure rehlit by the successful passage of the present bill now pending before congress. As another reason for such leg islaion, the northern counties of the Stata ;re distilling grounds of th.e moonshiners. Practically all the violations of the internal reveue laws take place in our Piedmont section. The United States government has about quit ?rosecutin g offenders for retailing lquor, shelving the punishment of such offenders upon the State aid ;nunicipal cburts. The other aasof thp court (federal), are so umerogjs, sgeh as illipit distil ling and illicit transporting, ,.ases of violation of postal laws and forgery and counterfeiting cases, that the United States court can't find the time in the congested con dition of its criminal dockets to try these small cases. Did we have another district it might be otherwise. So taking all of the above into consideration, it is strikingly ap parent that we need another fed eral district and another foderal judge for South Carolina for the proper and expeditious trial of causes &nd a prompt and unprej udiced dispensation of justice. We do not wish this bill to fail of patronage, as it did in the last congress, on account of the local fight made between different towns aspiring for the honor of having the court to be held in such par ticular towns. and any man who acts in such senise can have his patriotism measured in a very small half bushel. De:.egations f:omn South Caro lina have been to Washington nd appeared before the house judiciary ecomnittee before whom the bill is pending. The argu ments in the interest of having the court to meet at Chester were made by Solicito~r J. K. Henry, Mayor 1R. E. Wylie of Lancaster, Mayor liardin of Chester and . W. Dixon of Wiunsboro o.k Hill was represented by Prof. D. B. Johnson, J. B. John son . G. Anderson and I. B. Dunlap. The counties directly interested in the situs of this particular court are Cherokee, Union, Fairfield, Chester, York and Lancaster. It cannot be successfully disputed, and we be lieve the committee were con vinced that in those points neces sary for the accommodation of the court and the parties in at tendance thereon, Chester is the equal of Rock Hill and what now remains to decide the matter be tween the two towns is the fact of centrality of situation as re spects the territory made up of the above enumerated counties, and accessibility as to railroads or other modes of common cou veyance. Any one interested should procure a map of the State. Take as a radius the dis tance from Chester to Winnsboro, a distance of twenty-seven miles. Take Chester as the centre and swing this radius around. It will be found to cover five-sixth of Fairfield, the whole of Union, three-quarters of Cherokee and nearly all of Lancaster, nine tenths of York and all of Chester. Take the same radius with Rock Hill as a centre and use in the same way and you will not brush either Fairfield, Union or scabely Cherokee. Should the court be held at Chester, most of the peo ple in the proposed territory could attend court in buggies. Again observing the railroad, Rock Hill has only two and Chester has four. The committee were very much impressed by these facts disclosed in a very able way by Solicitor Henry, Mayor Wylie and Mayoz Hardin, whose remarks, though brief, were bold and scintilating with common sense and wisdom. Rock Hill had but one argument "The Glory of Rock fill, to which we all said and say yet 'Amen'". But if that were to be the determining force in the mat ter why not Union. There were petitions from all the counties mentioned for the court to be held at Chester ex cept tbe county of York, and we believe that unles- Congressman Finley uses his influence with the members of the committee and members of congress against Chester that the court will be held there. Its fate, the bill, is largely in his hands. We think that he will act wisely and patri tically in the mattEr, and in tbe light of the facts lierein expressed, the people of these counties should have cause for congratui tatons and the advooatesi of Chester are confident and hopeful. The delegation, from South Carolina were s.howna many cour tesies while in Washington by Congressman Wyatt Aiken, which were very highly ap geito1. -W. W. Ui;oa. Frightfully Eurned. Chas. W. Moore, a machinist, of Ford City, Pa., had his hand frightfully burned in an electrical furnace. He applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve with the gual re sut- "a quick and perfect cure." Greatest healer on earth for Burns, Wounds, Sores, Eczema and Piles. 25c at McMaster Co.'s, and Jno. K. McMaster & Co.'s, druggista. __ Rev. McElwee Ross. Communion service were held at the Associate Pyeformed Pres byterian church last week, be gining Saturday tuorning and closing Sunday night. T h e preaching was done by Rev. Mc Elwee Ross. Mr. Ross is a son of the late Rev. Dr. R. A. Ross of Sharon and is well known and appreciated here, where he was! in ~business some years ago. He has been for some years pastor of the United Presbyterian church at Newark, N. J., and has been recently called to the pastorate of the i'irst United Presbyterian ohrch of McKeesport, Pa His sermons were exceptionally good, and the one3 on Saturday morning, on the IResurrection, was a masterpiece of eloquence and instruction. THis views on this subject were something new and very interesting. Rev. Mr. Ross met many of his old friends, who were especially pleased to see him arrain.-Yorkville (Cr. The State, Feb 2. Men Past Sixty in Danger. More than half niankind over sixm y years of age suzffer fromri ki Hney and bladder disorders, usually enlargamient of prostrate gland. This is bothi pon ful andt dang~erous, and Foley's Kidm y Cure shoul bi e takent at the first sign Iof dlanger, as it corrects irregulanutes and has eured many oil meni ofim die. Mr. Riodney Aurnett, l~i( Port, Mo., writes: "1 su tered with eni larged prostrate gland and kidneyv troule for years and after taking two, boIttles of Foley's Kidney Cure I feel better thani I have for twenty years al though I am now 91 y ear old.'' sold by McMaster Co. Oing, G The last d oSt a It was a m heard to remar that was no jok But we are n field something t we will put on ex Manufactured for the United States D. 1Wtba.1MR K REGISTERED FARMI our competit< to be "just originlal Fish buyers should This is the o K ~ SIorfolk, Va. Morals to many means onl3 hance to reeddle in other peo le's affairs. he soohing~ and comforting efreets< De\ii's Witch Hazel Salve, when a plhed to) Piles, sores, ts, bioils, ete ubduits pain alnost inlstanltly. Thi: Salve draws out thie intlannination, re ues swelling and acts as a rubefaciecnt hus circulating the blood through thi iseased partes, permitting or aid in~ ature to permifanenltily rernlove thv oble entirely. Sold by all ded1ers. It is a good thing to remembe hat your celestial standing doe not depend on your terrestria ailor. Pirating Foley'a flexey and Tar. Foley & Co., (hcao e icna one:, andi Tar as a thiroat a.i haui emedyv, and on accounit of the grea neit d popuiiar iht ofl- Folit' one. md Ta ~i r ian itunit ion artilre ha ti wegnine. The Lorthlls ins atiohae sini ihrzonig au Money To inayLlow a a \I lfor i t d refus anyt subtitute 1ave. th wind the Lrdwll fin is,. IVu ona-. T1ra otge of r1tiea tnd -eveni per bent on .sums- of thez .hr. The borrowVer 1:ays for ab J. .E. McDJON ALD, 10-11-6m Attorne.y. oing,= Almost Gone ays of our grand unprecedented id Slaughter SALE. arvelous success; as hundreds were , it was a "sho=nuff" cost sale== and ow going to offer the people of Fair hat will interest them. February 1st hibition our new spring arriVals of OXFORDS us by three of the leading houses in Come and give your eyes a feast. . WALKER & CO. is the . oincerest Flatery 'he unprecedented p opularity of Royster's ,RS' BONE fertilizer has induced some of rs to advertise Fish Guano, claiming theirs as good." FARMERS' BONE is the Guano, and, to prevent being imposed upon, be Sure tht our lctde-m ark is on every bag. ily guarantee that you are getting the genuine mers'Wk m Bon Made with Fish . S. ROYSTER GUANO 00. ac *-, C. M ULES! MULES! Niety=three head on hands Bought before the rise. Now is the time and we are the people to buy your mules from. GREGORY-CONDER MULE CO., Harper Stables. COLUIBIA, S. C. Plain Street. Br'o. Fooshe says to plant turnips, but I want youi to plait all kinds of BUiST'S SEEDS. And the place to get them is GEO. R. LAUD ERDALE'S. White and Red Onion Sets for sale. *!emeos smsnseaeeee@mUsmneeeeee