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LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. X. MO. 101. SEMI-WEEKLV. LANCASTER. S. C., SEPTEMBER 26. 1007 PRICE?FIVE r.PNTC ncn rrnv
Clemsoa College Letter.
Changes in the Faculty?A
Fine Field of Corn?Y. M.
C. A's Good "Work?Several
Hundred Students Engaged
in Bible Study?Foot
Ball Schedule.
i Mr. Editor: The following in a
list of Clemson's Professors who
have resigned since last June,
and their successors: Dr. L. A
Klein, who goes to the University
of Penn., and is succeeded by
Dr. M. R. Powers; Prof. John
A/f IpIIAIQ urlm I KA A O nH
JL*A Jk v 11 v * " ^ ** ? V/ O0 I U I I1U 11-t C%" Vl
M. College of N. C., and in succeeded
by Prof. D. O. Nourse;
Prof. H. D* House, who goes to
New York college of Agriculture,
and is succeeded by Prof. H. W.
Barre, a'Clemson alumnus of the
class of 1905; I)r Barnett of the
University of Penn. succeeds Dr.
Powers us assistant Veterinarian.
Two new instructors have been
added to the Mechanical depart
ni' nt, Messrs. Burris and Lewis.
Prof. C. E. (Jhambliss of the diy.si
?n of Entomology has recently
resigned to accept the position
ol S^a'e Entomologist, and
' his place has not as yet been
filled. Capt. J. C. Minus sue
ceeds Cupt. C. D. Clay as Ccm
manuam oi caaeis.
The bcs' field of corn your
correspondent has ever seen in
owned by the college farm. All
who have visited Clerasou will
remember the one iiundred acres
of fine bottom land worked by
the college on Seneca River.
Thin fertile field is now covered
with corn th^t will, in all probability,
average seventy-livo bushels
to the acre. It has not been
wrrked according to the Williamson
plan, but the greater part of
the work it lias[ received was given
in preparing the land before
the corn was planted.
On lact Sunday evening the
Y. M. C. A. held a Bib'e study
rallv, at which time addresses
were made by Prols. Daniel and
Jlmckett and General Secretary
R. LI. Legate. After the meeting
was over a canvas ot the dormitories
was ma le and 345 men
were enrolled in Bible study,
the largest number of young tnen
ever enrolled in Bibie study in
any college or University in
South Carolina in any one year.
Within another month it is the
purpose of the Y. M. C. A. to
have 450 men in Bible study,
the largest number ever
enrolled in any college or Unit ersity
9fu'h of Mason and Dixon's
line.
[n our last communication e
stated that Olemnon's fir?t foot
bill tame of the season wouM
be played with Hmjcharr. High
School. We were misinformed
as to the tMmf of tlie school.
The first ^ame will he played
with Gordon Military Institute
ol Barnsville, Ga on Sept. 28,
on our campus. Gordon is the
champion preparatory school in
the South in football. Perhaps
Clemson's football schedule
might be interesting to some and
t a
%
I shall give it as follows :
Sept. 28.?Gordon Inst, at Clemson.
Oct. 9 ?Maryville at Clemson.
Oct. 21?U. of Tenn. at
Olemson. Oct. 31?U. of N. C.
at Columbia, Fair week. Nov.
4?Auburn at Auburn. Nov. 7.
?U. of Ga. at Augusta. Nov. 9.
? Davidson at Clemeon. Nov. 16
?U. of Ga. at Athens. Nov. 28
?Ga. Tech at Atlanta.
As will be seen at a glance
this is a hard schedule, and the
01em?on Tigers will strive to
make most of these jiames victo
ries as tliev have done in t-.tw*
s " "** w"v
past.
S. E. B.
Negro Called Out of His
House and Killed.
Wilmington special iti yesterday's
Cliarlotte Observer: W.
Banks Rotliwell, 55 or GO year6
of age, a well-to do colored man
living on the place of Owen
Martindale, five miles below the
city, was called out of liia house
this morning about 4 o'clock by
three white men and shot to
death when he attempted to run
from two of the number, who
took hold of him. The ball entered
the back and pierced the
lungH. Rothwell, who was in his
barefoot, circled when lie was
shot, ran back into his house
and dropped dead. The men ran
but later Countable S ?vage and
others tracked the party with
the county bloodhounds to a
point near the city and a c!u
was obtained by which arrests
are expected to follow the coroner's
inquest, tomorrow.
Girl Found in Woods Crazed
and Starving.
Charlotte ?pecial in Atlanta
.Journal: r^ows has just reached
here from Camden county, North
Carolina, of the finding of a gir',
demented and tearfully emaciated
irom starvation, fthe was found
by a band of citizens who for ten
days had heard pitiful wails like
the cry of a pant tier in the sec
lion know as "Thoroughfare I land."
When found she had only
can! clothing and was pitifully
crazed.
It is thought she had been in
this plight for two weeks or
more. S??me are of the opinion
That she was taken to this lonely
spot 1 or the purpose of doing
away with her. She is about 18
years of age.
Life Sentence for Killing
Brother-in-La w.
New London, Conn., Sept. 20.
?.lames I Beckham, of Norfolk,
Va., who came hereon the evening
ot September 1st and killed
his brother-in-law William M.
lVtty, by shooting in a local
hotel, was found guilty of mur
der in the second degree today
and immediately given a life
sentence. Beckham claimed that
Betty had induced his wite and
daughter to come here to live in
an immoral way and this was
the defense set up.
The State Capital.
A Fair Lancastrian's Account
of Visit to Columbia?The
New College?Other Matters
of Interest.
In n ronont < -? ? /"l-1
?- w vv/v uu i i i |j i/ll VyOlUHlDlft^
S. 0., we had the pleasure of
taking in the important points
around and in the city. The
State Capitol is beau'iful to be
hold, and the new equestrian
statue of Gen Hampton, situated
on the grouuus, i- quite a beautitul
piece ot hi t. G-n tlanpton,
on (the beau'i ul charger,
looks so natural. Just as in
seventy-six, 1 imagine, he looked
when he led the victory from
Republic n rule to the present
state ol living at our capital. We
were very much p'eased with
the new college, situated three
and one half m'les from the city.
This is t he pret tie^tjcollege building
in the Kotuh. and the location
in north Columbia is all that
could lie desired. The capacity
ot the college is great, and ai out
300 can be accommodated there
Dr. Daniel, the efficient president,
L : i
>v us veiy Kinri to snow us iiround,
and his daughter, Miss Willie,
added much to our vi?it there.
After a pleasant stay there, we
wended our wav to
other pari8 of the city. The
beautiful trolley rides to the suburban
places aid much to the
city. The only feature objectionable
was the j est of mosquitoes.
Tne-'fcffii i? nt manager of
the Jerome Motel made our stay
at the hotel very pleasant. The
many friouds we met, the new
improvements we saw. and the
nice trolley ride* made uh teel as
it we were truly at home The
Governor w a absent, much to
our regret. Let all take an occasional
trip to our Capital city
and become acquainted with i
All places around can be found
from thenew UnionStation,which
is quite a credit to our Capital.
Mayme C. Allison.
Lancaster, Sept. '2fi, 1907.
Auspicious Opening of Kershaw
School this Week.
Kershaw special in Thursday's
State : The Kershaw graded
-eh ol opened this week with
bright prospects lor a successful
term. On the morning of the
opening devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. J. T.
Deiiviy, after wliich Mayor E. D.
Blaaenev delivered the opening
address.
Messrs J. W llamel and W.
L. Croxton also made addresses
appropriate t t the oc-asion.
Tne faculty is as following:
E. M. McCown, superintendent,
Darlington; J. II. Hamel, Mrs.
I. II. Hayes, Miss Louto Benton,
Mrs. R. M. Vaughan, Kershaw;
Miss Amv Casque, Columbia;
Miss Edna Sitgreaves, Lrurena.
The enrollment is larger than
at any previous opening.
Do you take The News?
E. D. Smith on Price of Cotton?Thinks
Farmers will
Win.
Columbia special in the News
and Courier: Mr. E. I) Smith,
the gonial field agent of the
Southern Cotton Aes -ciation, has
just returned home from a trip
ot three weeks through the Southwest
in the intereot ot tho organization.
When asked for his
views on the cotton situation Mr.
Smith said : '-It is now a straight
fight between the producer and
ar.tl i ho speculator. ll?re are ?l;e
element*: ?u unquestioned short
crop, an unquestioned demand
and an unquestioned hi^h price
of cotton goods. Two mouths ago
the price ot raw material was
near 14 cents. The depression
at present is therefore due solely
to the efforts ot the speculative
element, and the fight can be
won if the cotton producers will
stand together. I behove they are
going to win." j
Auto Drivers Must Stop.
Columbia special in the Charleston
Post : An important decision
of the Slate Suptemt
Court to-lay sustains the principle
that the driver of an automobile
incase ot danger 011 any
public read must bring his machine
to a stop and, besides,
shut otr bis tniitnr line
? y % U? J'lUTlik"
mg noises that are likely to
frighten horses and mules.
This decision grew out of the
iuit ol Thomas S and Caroline
Rochester, who were awarded a
verdict of $475 against J. A.
Bull, of Chick Spiitigs, Greanvdle
county.
Their horse ran away because
of tright at a machine, and Mrs.
Rochester was injured by being
thrown out of the vehicle. The
accident occurred in midsummer.
16 Drowned in Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala , Sept. 2d.?
A special to The Advertiser from
Mobile says:
Leslie Vernuille, a white bov
of Mobile, and 15 negroes, were
drowned in the Tnmbighee river
at McGrews shoals, shortly after
noon t ulay, while eross'ny the
river in a lorry boat from the
government's works, where they
were employed. 'Hiey were on
their way to dinner when the
accident occurred.
Death of Two Sisters.
Mhs Renin Horlon, daughter
of Mr .J L. Ilorion who lives
jus' over in Kershaw county,
died lad Saturday alter being
s^ck tor some time with fever.
Miss Ilorion was a sister of Mrs
Jes?e Holley who died suddenly
I Saturday inornimr Th? remniua
* n v ""
of Miss Uort.oii a>d Mrs. Ilollev
wore buried a! Mt Pi 8 g ah church.
?Jefferson Citizen.
Subscribe to Tlie Ne\rs.
Wreck near Monroe.
Monroe Enquirer : There was
a wreck on the steel bridge across
Richardson's creek late last Tuesday
afternoon. A loaded coal car
in a long through freight train
coming iiito Monroe jumped the
track at the east end ot the bridge
and piled the crops'ies in a heap
in front ol it. The coal car and
two boxcars, one loaded wi?h
baled co ton and one with cotton
seed went down and lodged on
the tie' wor'i ot iron br<?ces and
gird? rs about lifteen feet below
the traoK. The ends ot the two
box oars wore torn out and the
bales of cotton were durr.iied in_
J/Vto
the creek, the cotton seed piled
in a Dent heap on tho east
bank of the crees and the coal
scattered on the west bank. No
one was hurt, the wreck cars
breaking loose, leaving the other
cars uninjured.
Pastor McKissick's Good
VSTcrk on East Lancaster
Circuit.
Christian Advocate : We have
held a series of services at all of
the churches on the charge.
Our fir-'t meeting was held at
HeM el. Large congregations attended
the preachi igofthe Word,
and there were ^vo|,al conversions
wi'h 9 accessions to the
-Church. Bethel has been revived
along all lines of Church work
avd especially in the Sunday
school, which is in a flourishing
condition. We hope and pray
tor still greater things at Bethel.
Our next meeting was at llope
well, where the Lord most graciously
poured out. His holy spu"
it upon the congregation and
several happy conversions was
accomplished.
The next and last was at Tabernacle,
where llie pastor was
assisted by iievs P. l>. lug a
ham and W. B. Gib on.
Much inter st was manifested
and before the meeting closed
several professed conversion.
One wat added to the church at
this meeting, and two by certificate
some time previous to this.
One of the good results of this
meeting, was the orgauizition
ot a young men's prayer meeting,
which ij doing great good
among the >oung men of this
church.
We have fine Sunday cchools
at Tabernacle and Hopewell as
well as Bethel aire uly mentioned
On the tie whole we teol that
the L >rd has bleseed us spiiitu-.11-.
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?u> aim ma.' mo WOTK 13 pi* g
earing very well indeed. We
mo praying for still greater bles
ings since the mercy and good
nes of the L nd knows n >
bounds.
We are kindly remembered
by the mmbors o'the different
churches of the charge, with a
purse amounting to a nice little
sum. We also were tendered a
vacation, r wh'ch we leel the
u:_u :: ?
I/IIO milium ?U{?1 nui?l IUII.
Willi be*fc wishes for all,
I remain,
E. M. M^Kiasick.
O. K , S. C.
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