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ABBEVILLE, 8. 0.
Life in Cuba is just one roughhouse
after another.
Chicago's birth rate is decreasing,
but its population liars are not.
Aviators who carry the mails will
have no chance to read the postcards.
Air genuine Mocha and Java coffee
comes from Brazil, and the valoriza
tion mill.
A few drops of oil, properly admin
istered, will soften your lawnmower's
raucous voice.
New Jersey is discussing whether
-Aao/1 r?AonnUAAo eV>nn1/1 ha for bv
uivoquiiuco ouvmu MV y?
"weight or by the pint.
Speaking ot unsolved mysteries,
what has become of the bearded lady
and the dog-faced boy?
Some men live for years in Indus
try and righteousness and then spoil
St all by going Into politics.
Today'8 short story deals with a
man who poured gasoline Into his mo
tor car while smoking a pipe.
Every time we read of an aeroplane
1J -i l-J-J foAt
accident we are remmueu ui iuo
that there Is one born every minute.
: "Massaging with warm cocoa but
ter," says a beauty expert, "develops
the arms." So does massaging dishes.
"Bathing," says a German scientist,
'"multiplies bacteria," but few men
flhave died from excessive cleanliness.
Chicago boasts of the year's first
heat prostration. Evidently trying to
live up to Its reputation as a hot old
town.
Once in a while the weather man
causes us to forget the straw hat ques
tion and cast longing eyes at some
body's umbrella.
Crtcago man was given a divorce be
cause his wife persisted in going
inrougn uis pocneis. mv juugo, t?w
take it, is a married man.
In France eagles are being trained
to attack airships. The day may come
when we shall have city ordinances
requiring the muzzling of our eagles.
Now a scientist says that a big nose
is a sign of nerve. True, and often its
bigness Is due to the fact that its
owner insisted on putting it in other
people's affairs.
Nearly 4,200 American books were
listed by publishers this Bprlng, and
few of them. Indeed, will provide
winnor tn thnoo whn wrnto them fop
summer vacations.
Cincinnati -women have voted to set
an example In simplicity- But it Is
said sometimes that there is nothing
else so expensive as simplicity, that
Is, fashionable simplicity.
Trinity Church, New York, has an
income of $1,000,000 a year. How
cheap a man who can't afford to put
more than a nickel upon the contribu
tion plate must feel there.
A Pennsylvania court rules that "a
voter's home is where his wife lives."
Which leaves the bachelors to find
their own homes, a feat sometimes
difficult for some of them late at
night
The New York Medical Journal
makes the announcement that card
playing Is injurious to the mind. It
does not explain how It found the ma
terial that was necessary for experl
menting.
The new French aeroplane line over
the English channel has adopted a 15
mlnute schedule.
V./. v *
An Indian woman wants a divorce
"because her husband tried to compel
her to wear his old false teeth. When
the case comes to trial her lawyer
ought to be able to w^k in a few bits
of biting sarcasm.
Ten bull fighters killed and 166 In
jured In 872 bull fights in Spain dur
ing 1911 Is a statistical testimonial
that Spain's bullfighting game is de
termined to keep ahead of our nation
al pastime of football.
An English writer tells us that wo
Avnlnrara
meil wuuiu luauv duvwsoiui lajjiui Kji a.
When it comes to exploring the fast
nesses of friend husband's trousers in
the dead of night they certainly are
there, as the lowbrows say.
Baseball magnates threaten to short
en the playing season, but they gen
erously refrain from taking any action
which might prevent the fans from
talking about or thinking of the
game the whole" year round.
A Chicago woman advertised for a
maid and promised an auto ride once
& week as an indivcement Her only
applicant wanted to see a picture of
the chauffeur. .Certainly; there could
be no Joy in a joy ride if the element
of Joyousness were missing.
In San Francisco, the defendant in
a divorce suit ignored his child, but
asked that the custody of a pet span
iel be awarded to him. The dog.with
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tne cnnu w as a w ai ucu uj wu< v
to the more human-minded of the con
jugal partners in the case.
A Philadelphia brain expert says
that women have not as much brains
as men. Just now no man interested
in public affairs would be bold enough
to indorse any such insinuation in a
state where women are voting.
The government has decided that
two cats employed in a subtreasury to
keep rats and mice from eating im
portant papers and who are faithfully
fulfilling their duties, must subsist on
charity, as the price of meat is too
high for the treasury department to
feed them.
I FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
The Latest News of General Interest
That Has Been Collected From
Many Towns and Counties.
Sumter.?The recent election that
adopted the commission and general
manager form for Sumter has proved
quite an advertisement for the city.
Papers all over the country have had
j notices of it, and those papers and
I journals that make municipal affairs
i a study have given the recent election
j considerable space. The Short Ballot
I association has put out 2,000 circulars j
! aescriDing uie ouuim piau.
Lexington.?The Lexington County !
Medical society held its regular quar
terly meeting in the court house. The j
attendance was not very large, but the |
meeting was both interesting and in
structive. Dr. W. . Kneece of Baxter,
read a most interesting paper on
"Some of the Disorders of the Alimen
tary Canal." Dr. L. A. Riser read a
paper on "The House Fly and Its Re
lation to Health," which was well re
ceived.
Greenville. ? M. B. Davenport, a ;
prominent farmer and fisherman, liv
ing in Oaklawn township, had a nar-1
row escape from drowning. He was !
fishing in the Reedy river near the !
nnor Portur Falls when he lost i
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j his footing and fell, remaining under j
the water eight minutep. Fortunately j
assistance quickly reached him and he f
was after a while completely ressus- i
citpted.
Charleston.?No little satisfaction
and pleasure is taken in Charleston in i
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson
by the Democratic convention for j
President, and with true college pride, i
this sentiment is shared especially by
the number of Charleston men whc
have attended or graduated at Prince
ton university of which Dr. Wilson
was the president for eight years, and
just previous to becoming governor
of New Jersey.
Khigstree.?No larger audience has
om' nttonHpd a state camDaisn meet*
ing in Kingstree since Reconstruction
times, it is said, than that which as
sembled in a tobacco warehouse near
i the railway station to hear the candi
I dates. All the 700 seats which had
! been improvished for the occasion
were occupied, and many persons were
standing. Estimates of the attendance
; varied from 850 to 1,000.
j Lexington.?At a negro union meet
i ing at Union Baptist church, in th?
Hollow Creek section of thiB county
Alex Bodie, a negro, was shot and in
stantly killed by two other negroes,
Thomas Robinson and Johnson Robin
son, the shooting taking place at the
well in the presence of a large crowd
Immediately after the shooting th<
; two Robinsons made their escape anc
! have not been captured. Several shots
were fired, four of which took effect.
Columbia.?W. P. Muller, supervisor
: for the county of Richland, reports
that work on the Dutch Fork road ie
j progressing rapidly. The road has
i been laid out to the seven-mile post
! which from the Broad river road if
j about four miles. The gang is no'w
coming back toward Columbia and
i sanding the stretch and will bring thic
! work through to the Winnsboro road
I It is the intention of the county tc
! put the Dutch Fork road and its matt
I tributaries in the best of shape. ' 1
i
Greenville. ? Rewards aggregating
$1,250 are now offered for the capture
; of T. U. Vaughn. Governor Blease
notified Sheriff Poole that the $500 re
ward ofiered by the state w.ould be in
; creased to $650. The personal reward
j of $100 from the Governor yet stands
I Two hundred dollars is offered by the
Odd Fellows Lodge at Anderson anc
i $100 by the lodge at the Brandon Mill
j of Greenville, and, with the $100 offer j
! ed by the sheriff, the total amount ol I
rewards is $1,250.
Columbia.?The report on the men
: tal condition of Samuel N. Hyde, the
Anderson county man who is undei
i sentence of death for killing his wife
' will be made by the commission tc
j the governor early in September ac
: cording to Dr. J. W. Babcock, the
chairman. Hyde has been examined
j by the commission aud the report wil:
not be completed until after the re
: turn of Dr. Robert Wilson, Jr., ol
Charleston from Europe. Hyde is al
the state penitentiary.
Columbia.?U. R. Brooks, clerk of
I the supreme court, delivered an ad
! dress before the veterans of Saluda
! Commissioner Watson will speak at a
i farmers' rally at Delmar, in Saludz
| county. Many of the other state offi
j cials will spend the day out of the
city.
Branchville.?The house occupied by
J. C. Street and Earl Smoak on the
north end of Main street was struct |
j by lightning. A negro boy, about 15
| years old, who was in the kitchen, was
killed instantly. Mrs. Smoak was se
verely shocked, being unconscious for
over an hour, but will recover.
Washington.?The House adopted a
resolution appropriating $1,350,000 tc
provide for the participating of the
| regular army in the encampment and
manoeuvers of the organized militia j
of the several states.
Columbia.?The complete list of in
| cuiiitt itiAyit.verb o.uu timuuui ui tucn
' assessment in Richland county hae
been made out by B. C. Dupre, auditor
; The total tax amounts to $3,569.61;
which is an increase of $968.17. The
new list contains 140 names as against
95. Fifty-three new names are on
the list, and eight names have beer
removed.
Aiken.?A daring robbery was com
mitted several days ago at the powei
house of the Augusta-Aiken railwaj
and electric company, near Clear,
warter, in this county.
Bamberg.?Fire broke out iu a wood
en building just in the rear of H. J
Brabham's store, in the business sec
tlon of the town. The flames gainec
headway with such Bpeed, the building
was soon ablaze, and a fine horse be
longing to L. P. McMillan was burnet
to death before the door to his stablt
couid be reached. Two mules also be
longing to Mr. McMillan were injurec
by the flames, but were rescued.
JULY DIVIDENDS
SHOW PROSPERITY
THE MILLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ARE PAYING THE STOCK
HOLDERS WELL.
POLICY IS CONSERVATIVE
When More Money is Needed For
Plants in This State the General
Tendency is to Take It Out of the
Net Earnings.
Columbia.?In the near future it is
hoped to give a current dividend list
of all the mills in Soutfc Carolina, and
while the figures are not complete,
sufficient data is in hand to assure
the statement that they will be quite
gratifying, and that the total dis
bursements will aggregate quite a
large sum.
There is a noticeable leaning to
ward a very conservative policy in the
disbursements of dividends, especially
in the cases of corporations, which
are still carrying debts on their plants
and while the passing of current divi
dends may be more or less an incon
venience to a few shareholders, the
added safety and strength of the cor
porations as a whole, it is a great gain.
Aside from cash dividends, the Chi
quola mills has paid its stockholders
a script dividend of 100 per cent in
6 per cent preferred stock.
Tho njonwnrkH mill of Easlev has
declared a script dividend of 40 per
cent, payable January 1, 1913.
The Parker mills have paid the reg
ular quarterly dividends of 1 1-2- per
cent on their preferred stock' and
3 1-2 per cent on the guaranteed
ctock.
The Woodside Cotton Mill Com
pany, which is another consolidation,
has paid its common stockholders
1 1-2 per cent semi-annual dividend,
as well as the regular dividend on
preferred issues.
The Conastee mill joins the divi
dend payers this period with a semi
annual dividend of 3 per cent and hau
added about 3,000 spindles to the
plant out of earnings.
The Pickens mill, at PickenB, pays
its usual 3 per cent semi-annual divi
dends, and will add 6,000 spindles to
their equipment without increasing
the capital stock.
Full particulars of the new ar
rangement of the Parker cotton mills
will be made soon. All details/ have
been completed, and the final actions
of the plants, composing the larger ag
gregations of spindles have been
taken.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued
a commission to the Southern States
Warehouse Company of Columbia with
a capital stock of $25,000. The peti
tioners are R. L. Hollowell, G. E.
Huggins and Walter H. Bradley. A
commission has been issued to the
Home Bank of North Augusta with a
capital stock of $25,000. The peti
tioners are Nolan Bowden and J. C.
Lamar, both of North Augusta. A
general banking business will be con
ducted.
Map of Each County in State.
Commissioner Watson is gathering
data preparatory to issuing a map of
each county in the state, the map to
show the highways, streams and all
the information of the county at .a
glance. The map will be very com
plete and will supply a long felt want.
Mr. Watson has taken over the min
eral exhibit of the state from the
sinking fund commission, to which it
fell when the state geologist went out
of business. The exhibit has been
added to considerably.
Nearo Killed By Lightning.
Thaniel Montgomery, a young ne
gro, was struck by lightning and In
stantly killed, while standing in the
door of Taylor Petty's residence. Mr.
Petty lives in the Corinth section, and
had the negro hired as a day hand
Clarence Petty, who was standing by
the negro when he was killed, was
unhurt and did not even sustain a
shock.
Was It Murder or Suicide?
"Murder or suicide?which?" That
is the question that ha sbeen puzzling
is the question that has been puzzling
liams of Ulmers, to hold an inquest
over the body of an aged man, who
was found dead at Breon's old mill.
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iwo pruuiiueiii citizens ui oamuug
county were out 'coon hunting and,
in passing near the mill, were at
tracted by buzzards circling overhead.
An investigation disclosed the dead
body of a man lying partially in the
mill creek. His throat was cut from
his left ear almost to his right.
Man Killed By A Freight Train.
George Greeley, who formerly lived
in Landrum, was killed by a freight
train at Tryon. From the information
given, Mr. Greeley, who was a shoe
maker, had just closed his shop and
started for his home walking the rail
road track. A freight which had
passed him was kicked on another
track, ran back and struck him, cut
ting him all to pieces. He was 50 years
old and leaves a wife and three chil
dren. His funeral was conducted in
the Baptist church at Landrum by
Rev. J. H. Mitchell.
Th? Report of Dispensaries.
There was a decrease in the sale of
whiskey in the dispensaries in seven
counties of the state during May. The
total sales were $195,711.04 and the
operating expenses $10,644. The sales
by counties were:
Aiken $22,445.60
Beaufort 11,003.95
Charleston 52,450.54
Florence 32,871.35
Georgetown 10,701.90
Jasper 853.70
Richland 65,334.00
[DRAINAGE IN THIS STATE
The Federal Engineer Shows What
.Work Is Being Done in Many
Counties of the State.
Charleston.?Mr. F. G. Eason, Uni
ted States drainage engineer, station
ed at Charleston, has prepared for
Commissioner E. J. Watson a state
ment showing the drainage work now
The statement is ?nteresting, giv
The state is an interesting one, giv
ing, as it does, at a glance an excel
lent idea of Just what is being done
in the way of drainage of lands in
South Carolina. It is printed below:
O/vimfv?MnPlfillanflvino
V^UCLl 1COIUU UVUUVJ iUwiViiuuw r w
drainage district (4,500 acres.) No ac
tual,work has yet been commenced in
this district, but the preliminary peti
tion iB now in the hands of the clerk
of court.
Hampton County?Black and Boggy
swamps drainage district (75,000
acres.) This district has been legally
formed since last March, and they
have been waiting on the above office
to make the survey for them. The
survey will be commenced in July.
Georgetown County ? No drainage
districts are yet formed in that coun
ty, but there are several prospective
ones that are now being considered.
Much work of a local character and
by development companies is now be
ing carried on.
Buck Creek Drainage District, No.
1, acreage unknown.) The board of
viewers for this district will be ap
pointed by the clerk of court on July
9 SowopoI nthor ritatrtatft under con
tempaltion.
Williamsburg County?Broad Swamp
drainage district (35,000 acres.) This
district has been examined by me and
a report made on it, and the prelimi
nary petition drawn up and signed by
the required number, but do not know
what date set for appointment of
board of viewers. About 95 per cent
of the people are in favor' of it.
One other district oeing considered
in this county and a good deal of
work being done by development com
panies.
Kershaw County ? Wateree River
Levee district, (near Camden.) A
large levee district is about to be
formed on this river by the land own
ers along the river near Camden.
Beaufort County?No districts are
yet formed in this counfy, but there
are two now under consideration.
Dorchestei^Berkeley Counties?Sum
merville drainage district (20,000
acres.) A petition or agreement is
now being carried around to get each
land owner to pay his share and get
the work started.
Richland County?Hopkins drainage
district (24,000 acres.) Nothing done
yet on this district. Apparently dead.
Congaree River Levee district.?
Nothing done yet on this district. Also
apparently dead. ?
Darlington County?I understand
some work is being done on the Great
Pee-Dee River on the districts laid
out some time ago, but I cannot verify
this.
York County?Fishing Creek drain
age district (12 miles.) I went over
this proposition last month and drew
up a preliminary petition, which I am
informed is being signed.
There are also proposed districts
in this county on Bulloch Creek and
Turkey Creek.
Committee From Chester Chosen.
The committee that was chosen by
the Chester County Farmers' Union
for the purpose of designating certain
young men of the county to compete
for the one-year agricultural scholar
ship that Chester county will have
at Clemson College under the Mims
act has named the following young
men: Willis McFadden of Rodman,
Lindsay Miller of Cornwell, Haskell
Ferguson of Chester, R. F. D. No. 4,
William Burns of Richburg, Ernest
Locke of Rodman, E. B. Pittman of
Edgemoor, Harper Gwin of Cornwell,
uira.ru x uuiiiua <jl jhu&luuui, ojcmo
McCrorey of Rlchburg and G. W.
Simpson of Richburg.
Regiment Leaves for Encampment.
The companies of the Third regi
ment of the National Guard of South
Carolina left Monday for Anniston,
Ala., to participate in the encampment
that has been planned by the national
war department. The necessary ap
propriation has been made for the en
campment.; The companies of the
Third regiment are located in the
coast counties of the state.
Four Implicated In Murder.
Four negroes, who were implicated
in the murder of Dr. J. K. Love, the
well known veterinary surgeon of
Norway, Orangeburg county, have
been captured and incarcerated in
county jail. Sheriff Salley went to
Norway and was buccessful in round
ing up two of the negroes, Marion
Evans and Ed Butler. Later two more
negroes were arrested and sent to jail.
A great deal of sentiment was arous
ed over the brutal murder of Dr. Love,
but the Norway citizens desired that
no violence prevail.
Pleased With the Nomination.
TVtn onvmnclir axiraftoH n owa thfl-t
Woodrow Wilson had been selected as
the standard bearer of the Democratic
party was greeted in this state with
a tremendous outburst of enthusiasm,
which was echoed from one end South
Carolina to the other. The breathless
(lays of the convention with ballot
succeeding ballot were forgotten in
the wave of joy which swept over the
state with the announcement that Wil
son had been nominated. The city
clock and fire alarm in Columbia rang
out 21 times in a salute.
Politics in Sumter Dull.
There were less than 75 persons in
the court house when the qounty
chairman , J. H. Chilton, called to or
der the campaign meeting for the sen
atorial and solicitor races. Congress
man Lever being still in Washington
sent word that he would be present
at some of the county campaign meet
ings. N. B. Dial of Laurens was the
first speaker. To introduce himself
he said he lived in Laurens, was 50
years old, was a farmer, banker, man
ufacturer; was a business man on a
business platform.
MANY NEW BRIDGES
THE STRUCTURE OVER HAMPTON
CREEK WILL COST A VERY v
LARGE SUM*
IMPROVEMENTS ARE PLANNED
Steel For Twelve New Bridges Has
Been Purchased By the Richland
County Commissioners?Many of
the Roads Will Also be Repaired.
r
Columbia,?At the regular meeting
j of the board of county commissioners
I plans for a bridge over Hampton
' creek on the Garner's Ferry road were
accepted. Th? plans were drawn and
submitted by M. Goode Homes, pro
fessor at the University of South Car
olina doing work now for the county,
i Work on the bridge will begin at an
early dat?.
The bridge will be 64 feet in lengftil
having two spans each 28 3-4 feet
in width. The roadway will be 16
feet. Mr. Homes estimates that the
new bridge will cost $2,181. The old
bridge, which was constructed at a
cost of $1,000 about three years ago,
is already in bad condition. ,The
proposed bridge will be strengthened
i Dy me use OI [iuuimeui? auu a veil
: tre pier made hollow and reinforced
with steel.
The county has purchased the steel
for 12 new bridges to be built during
the summer. The steel, which has
atready been shipped, is in the form
I of spans ranging in length from 8 tc
20 feet. The firBt of these bridges ol
steel and concrete is to be erected at
Dent's mill on the Camden road
j Work on this is now being pushed.
The board of commissioners author
| ized W. F. Muller, th>3 supervisor, tc
! construct a bridge over Arthur's
branch on the Bluff road. About the
' middle of August work will be begun
t on the road leading from Leesburg tc
Eastover. Following this another will
be constructed at Messers' mill on
the Camden road.' Others will be
built when and where the board may
! decide later.
A feature in connection with all
! these bridges is that the roadway sur
faces will, run over them, and thut
the bumping caused 'on the old-fash
i ioned bridges by loose boards and
| washouts at either end will be avoid
ed. If a road is of sand and clay, the
sand and clay will be laid on the
bridge. Steel and concrete bridges,
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qayo iui. xiuuico, axe cvuuv/uiicaj, auv
once constructed are permanent, and
; unlike the wooden affairs do no need
constant repair.
Good Roads In Cherokee County.
Gaffney.?Two mammoth gasoline
traction engines purchased by Chero
i kee county for use on the public roads
have arrived and were tested out by
Supervisor LipscombT The machines
work well and for dirt work they can
not be excelled. Quite a large " num
ber of patent shovels have also been
purchased and are being used in con
nection with the engines. The coUnty
chain gang is doing excellent work on
; the roads of the county and a healthy
interest is being manifested in the
"Good Roads Movement."
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Politics In Barnwell County.
Barnwell.?At a meeting of the
county executive committee here it
was decided that the first meeting of
! the campaign be held at Barnwell
Wednesday, August 7; the second at
Williston, Saturday, August 10; the
third at Blackville, Wednesday, Aug
! ust 14; and lae fourth at Allendale.
! Saturday, August 17. Pledges must
I be filed with the secretary, J. Henry
| Johnson of Allendale, on or before
\2 o'clock a. m., August 9. <
Investigate Death of Stelnmeyer.
Charleston.?The coroner's inquset,
held at the Fireproof Building investi
gating the death of Julian B. Stein
1 meyer, the young white man who was
found dead beside the tracks of the
Southern Railway, near Ashley Junc
tion, returned a verdict that the de
ceased came to his death by being
killed by a Southern Railway train in
some unknown manner on the night
of June 27.
Honors Even On Howling Down.
Manning.?Honors were even on the
howling down game at the state cam
paign meeting here. Partisans of
Jones and partisans of Blease were
so vociferous and persistent in their
attempts to cheer on their respective
favorites and to howl down the cheers
of the opposition that it was impossi
ble for either Judge Jones or Gov.
Blease to make himself heard connect
edly and Gov. Blease evidently deem
ed it preferrable, from reasons of pol
icy as well as of prudence, not to at
tempt a speech.
Young Farmer Killed by Lightning.
Orangeburg.?Mr. Marvin Livings
ton, a young farmer of the north sec
tion of this county, was killed by
lightning at his home several days
i ago. Mr. Livingston had just put up
i his horse for the night, when the
i lightning rod on the stable became
j charged and on reaching the ground
j the current was attracted by his body,
j causing instant death. Mr. Livingston
| was a brother of Messrs. T. D. A. and
Olin Livingston. He was 27 years of
I age and leaves a wife and several
children.
A Shooting Scrape at Kingstree.
Kingstree.?W. B. Stanton was shot
here several days ago by J. E. Pearce,
V>? 11 n^*?llrinrr V* 1 tv? Cri th n loft clflfl
tut? UcllI aLlin.1115 iiiiix All Uit t
and ranging down into the hip joint
At thiB writing it is impossible to tell
whether the wound will prove serious
or not. The men are first cousin?
anl both are farmers of good reputa
tion. It seems that both parties had
been together all day and that th?
shooting grew out of what at first wa*
good natured joking and guying each
other, as to political views.
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FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care By the Editor.
Gaffney. ? The summer term of
court of general sessions of Chero
kee county adjourned after one of the
shortest sessions ever held. Court
was in session only two day.
St. George.?The so-called "Grace
faction" was injected into the sena
torial, congressional and solicitorial
campaign meeting in St. George and
provoked a ratner neatea coiioquy ue
tween George S. Legare and his op
ponent, H. Leon Larsley.
Columbia.?A normal school for all
Sunday school workers In the Luther
an church of South Carolina will be
held at Leesville July 22 to fc5. There
will be three departments under the
charge of Mrs. E. C. Cronk, Rev. A.
V. Goigt and Rev. E. J. Fox.
Darlington. ? The tobacco season
for this market will open here July
11, and there will be three warehouses
in the business this year?Sydnor &
Stem, Milling Williams, and a new
concern, Mozingo & Jones?will buy
leaf tobacco In the Central '?rick
warehouse.
Conway.?A shout from J. A. Lewla,
county chairman, "Everybody to the
' oak, gentlemen," was the signal for
i the assembling of several hundred
1 citizens around a stand built about
i the base of a venerable moss draped
, live oak on the bank of the Waccar
> maw, the occasion being the ninth
i meeting of the state political cam
paign.
' Chester.?J. L. McLean of Maxton,
N. C., a high school teacher of several
' years' experience, has been elected
' to succeed H. H. Scott as a member of
1 the faculty of the Chester High
1 school. Mr. McLean is a graduate of
| Davidson College, holding both the
- D&cneior 01 arts ana me uiiuaei ui
: arts degree, and comes recommended
as a most resourceful Instructor.
Sumter.?The chamDer of commerce
Is satisfied that Sumter will be well
' represented at the organization of a
state commercial body to take place
! in Columbia Tuesday, July 9. A spe
1 cial will probably be run over the
1 Southern railway, leaving here at 1
; o'clock and returning after the ban
quet. The presence of the Sumter
' band is expected to liven up the trip.
Columbia?A well attended mass
i meeting of the citizens of Waverley
was held to consider the annexation
! of that suburb to Columbia. The city
council was represented by Messrs.
i Blalock, Keenan and Stieglitz, each of
whom ably expressed himself as to
| the advantages that would be derived
by Waverley and the city, each one
taking up his branch in the manage
j | ment of the city government and ? to
j what extent Waverley might expect
'; advantages.
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.Aiken.?A $30,uuu scock company, iu
be known as the Aiken Industrial
Company, has been formed and the
majority of the stock subscribed to
j take over the plant and business of
: the Southern Cotton Oil Company's
plant at Aiken, which was recently
i purchased by J. T. Shuler, who has
! been elected temporary president of
the new company. In addition to op
erating the oil mill and a ginnery, the
new company proposes installing an
ice plant, conducting a wood and coal
business and the building of a fertil
izer plant.
Columbia.?Playing with a pistol In
a restaurant ai the union station sev
eral days ago, J. H. Altee of Columbia
shot and seriously woUaded Henry
Time of Augusta, Ga. The shooting
is said to have been accidental. Altee
surrendered himself to the authorities.'
Time was shot once id the face. Medi
cal attention was given him and he
j was carried to a local innrmary
where he is said to be in a serious
J condition. It is not thought that the
; wound will prove fatal.
Cheraw.?Pee Dee camp, No. 227,
Woodmen of the World, held their an
nual picnic at Wilsonia, a beautiful
suburb of Cheraw. There was a fine
attendance of Woodmen who enjoyed
the spread presented them. Col. T. C.v
Hamer, of Bennettsville, head coun
selor of jurisdiction for South Caro
lina, delivered an interesting address
on Woodcraft. A number of addition
i al speeches were made by local Wood
, men. The day closed with a ball
j game in which Cheraw, with Wilson
Coward pitching his usual good game,
j easily defeated Ruby in seven innings.
Newberry.?Tom Marshall was shot
and killed by Coot Danzey. The kill
ing took place about a mile and a half
north of Newberry. Danzey shot Mar
shall four times.
Orangeburg?Orangeburg will have
I its second annual "booster trip this
| year, so say the directors of the Or
angeburg chamber of commerce. Sol
j Kohn, chairman of the executive com
I mittee, has appointed the following
' committee to have the automobile
j booster trip in Charge: M. O. Dantz
l ler, chairman; Leonard Bennett, Cecil
R Culler, Ueolton Zeigler and A. H.
j Marchant, commercial secretary.
Darlington.?Work on the new post
! office building is progressing nicely.
i The hniidine: is located on Pearl St.,
' and is being erected at a cost of
| $50,000.
Manning. ? Harry Lloyd, a young
! white man, 18 years old, while clean
! ing a gun accidentally shot his mo
! ther, who is the widow of the late
| D. R. Lloyd and lives just outside the
I western limits of town. The ball en
! tered the abdomen, but apparently
ranged toward the hip and did not
I enter the cavity. The patient is re
ported as resting fairly well and se
| rious results are not anticipated.
Chester?John Culp McFadden, who
! served Chester county for almost a
! fourth of a century?22 years?as the
! clerk of court died.
Charleston.?Seven nurses received
J their diplomas as graduates of the
j St. Francis Xavier Infirmary training
I school with appropriate exercises at
I Columbus hall. The graduates are:
J Misses Ellen Bore Bertrand of Bur
Ington, Vt.; Elizabeth Crouch, Helen
Elizabeth Gilbert and Mary Loretta
Ryan of Charleston; Mary Veronica
Santos of Beaufort; Essie Viola Smith
)f Georgetown and Sister Mary 1 eter
Edwards.
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PASSENGER'S CRU8HED WHEN 4
FREIGHT TRAIN SMASHED IN
TO COACH.
THE IMPACT WAS TERRIFIC
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This Is the First Fatal Accident of the
Ligonier Valley Road For tho P*att
i
Forty Years.?Many Persons Wert
. ' .1
Injured. ' ,
Latrobe, Pa.?Twenty-one person*
were killed, 30 fatally Injured and
many others hurt when a passenger
train on the Ligonler Valley Railroad
was smashed from behind by a double
header freight train. Only one pas
senger escaped without injury.
The accident occurred at the fair
grounds at Wilpen, one and a half
miles from Ligonler, a summer resort.
The dead are Mrs. Harry Dillon and
baby, of Wilpen, crushed to death;
William Campbell of Wilpen; Frank yK
McConnoughey of Ligonler, engineer,
scalded to death; George Byers of
Ligonler, fireman, crushed and scald
ed; Louise Rhoddy, aged 8 of Mc
Cance, crushed; Elizabeth Rhoddy, '
aged, 15, a nister; John M. Ankhey of
Ligonier, fireman, died on way to hos
pital; Mrs. M. Esse of Wilpen; Thom
as Murr of Latrobe, head crushed;
George Tosh of Wilpen, body mashed;
Mike Hudock of Wilpen, side crushed; .
Prank Overton, aged 16, of Wilpen,
mutilated; Mrs. John Overton, mother
of Prank, died on train bound for
Pittsburg; George W. Hubley of Pitts
hnrff rlvil AnBrlnear. hadlv pnishedi
Matthew Niepont of Pittsburg, crush
ed; Mary Rhoddy of Ligonler; Frank
E. Beatty, engineer, head crushed;
unidentified boy, aged 12; two uniden
tified foreigners, badly crushed.
The passenger train had started
from Ligonler. It consisted of an en
gine and coach, the engine pushing
the coach. The freight train was
made up of many coal cars and was
belnjg pulled by two heavy locomo- ^
tires. The impact was terrific.
Thirteen Not identified.
Corning, N. Y??Of the 41 passeng
ers killed in the rear-end collision on .5
the Lackawanna' two miles east of
this city several days ago, 13 remain
ed unidentified at last report Of
these, six ?re In local morgues and
seven In Elmlra. In several instances \
there are no clues upon which identl- j
fication may be attempted and several ;
bodies are so badly mutilated that
ultimate recovery of their identity !
seems but a remote possibility. The
unidentified dead comprise six women,
five men, an eight-year-old girl and a
ten-year-old boy. *
Formal Notification Auoust 1.
., Beverly, Mass.?President Taft will
receive the formal notification that
he Is the nominee of the Republican
party for President at the White
House in Washington about August 1. ,
He told his visitors at Paramata that *
he had talked with Senator Root of
New York, permanent chairman of
the Republican national convention
and that thfey had decided that the
notification should take place in
Washington.
Retire on Increased Pay.
Washington.?On a point of order.
Senator Bristow eliminated from the
navy appropriation bill the provision
to revive the ranks of admiral and
vice admiral for the commandeMn
nf fVia AflonH/* onH flodtfl
V/U1C1 VL VUV AVKMiUV u<?u A MV.MV
The Kansas Senator declared the
principal purpose of*such legislation
was to pave the way for the retire
ment on Increased pay
Fleet Sails For Hampton Roads.
Key West, Fla.?The battleships
Georgia, New Jersey and Nebraska,
comprising the third devision of the
Atlantic fleet, under command of Rear
Admiral Fiske, which were ordered
here at the -beginning of the Cuban
uprising, have sailed for Hampton
j Roads.
j Democrats Must Now Fight Alone.
Washington.?The working agree
ment between the Democrats and in
surgent Republicans Is at an end. It:
has been abrogated as the result of;
conferences ever since the metal bill!
was passed in the Senate by the Denw
ocrats in the absence of the regular
Republicans and without the aid of, *
the insurgents. The probable result;
will be that the House sugar and wool)
and exise bills will be presented to;
the senate and voted down by a strict)
party vote.' All the Republicans are?
expected to vote against them.
Rebels Evacuate Chihuahua.
Chihuahua.?With the Federal van
guard only 5 miles south and 500 of;
the rebel guard on the outskirts of the
city ready to move north to rejoin the.
Mexican rebel army when the Federals
take possession here, Chihuahua was
quiet at last report. Danger of dis
orders have been reduced to a r"ini
mum. General Orozco, who is at the
Sauze, 30 miles north, gave his rear
guards orders not to resist the en
trance of the Federals, but to ride
away as soon as they were sighted.
, Provide For Two New Battleships.
Txr??v?i ?TV?/% nmrol a nnronriQ
waouiugiuu. a umui wr*
Mon bill carrying $133,609,674 and two
battleships provisions was passed by
the Senate. It now goes to confer
ences with the House to thresh out
he naval increase program and other
enate amendments. An amendment
.vas adopted to make the recently
nacted 8-hour law applicable to work
>n new t 'ips, which Senators Gallin
ier and Heyburn contended would in
ease the government expense by $4,
00,000 or $5,000,000.
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