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. . T. ?r. . - / ' . . v- " ; r rhe Abbeville ' f0. . " i. , V'.'i $2.00 A YEAR ABBEVILLE. H. O,, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBFR 11, 1912. ESTABLISHED 1844 . 29 PROGRAM P COUNT NOW BEI Committees Engaj Have About Coi Valuable Pri Good Crowi The greater portion of the copy for the Program and Premium List of the Abbeville County Fair >'s now in the hands of the printer and the delivery of the books will soon be made, wheirj distribution will at once commence. I The Premium List contains a show ing of valuable prizes which will be " given for excellence in all lines of ominnvnr. and should stimulate first class exhibits. The committee in charge of the grounds has done some work recent ly looking to placing the grounds in first-class condition. Ample arrangements have been made for the entertainment and CAMPAIGN OF nurATiciiin dv HUitniNiiia 01 ROSENBERG GO. Progressive Firm to Have Hall' Page iu Each Issue ol Press aud Banner. Realizing the importance uf a weekly message of good tidings to their many friends and customers and convinced of the effectiveness of such a message when conveyed through the proper medium. The Rosenberg Mercantile Company has sign ed contract with The Press and Banner for the insertion of a half-page advertise ment in each issua of the paper for one year. In tins space this progressive firm will have many good things to offer the people of Abbeville" county, and will pay our readers to keep up with these an nouncements. "We guarantee every article we sell in every one of our stores," reads a portion of their advertisement this week, which denotes a policy that will bring success to any iirm. Do not fail to read the adver ?- mu. rin. IDfcUllS UJ Alir XMJBWiumi'K iiitutuiiuio w. (Inc.) in every issue of The Press and Ban ner. TENTH ANNIVERSARY Rev. T. W. Sloan, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, delivered his tenth anni-r versary sermon on the second Sun-' day of September, 1912. When he took charge of the Church ten years ago, the membership consisted of about 300. At present, we are informed, that the number of communicants is about 900, being one of the largest and wealthiest Presbyterian Churches in the State. Mr. Sloan went to Green ville on a salary of $1,500 which has now been raised to $3,000. On the building itself some $20,000 has been spent in improvements. A grand pipe organ has been installed whose sweet notes and beautiful chimes delight members of the congregation and at trjK-t manv strangers to the services. The organist is our former fellow citizen, Prof. Jules G. Huguelet, who is very proud to have in his charge one of the finest organs in the United States, while he is probably the best raid organist in the State. By his ability and his Christian seal, as well as by the application of those practical methods which drew to him the combined efforts of the member ship of his congregation, Dr. Sloan and his people have accomplished a success which is little short of a mir acle. One of the strongest points in his preaching is his personal piety and evident reverence while in the pulpit. During his Anniversary ser mon, we are told, that he did not call the name of the Creator, but referred to Him reverentially by pronoun. H. W. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES Next Sunday, September 15, 1912, will be the second anniversary of the pastorate of Rev. Louis Bristow at the Baptist church. Special services will be held on this occasion, to which the public is invited. Mr. Bristow has, during his stay in Abbeville, taken an active part in everything making for the general welfare, and is generally beloved not alone by his immediate congregation, but by the good citizens of Abbeville regardless of denominational lines. UNITED STATES FIGHT M El Paso, Texas, Sept. 6.?Reports of a skirmish l?etween United States troops and Mexican rebels who crossed the inter national line below' Nachlta, N. M., were received today by General E.Z. Steever, at Fort Bliss, Texas. I Mexican reikis encaged fifteen men of the third cavalry, according to the official report and one reb^ was captured. trong body of rebels were driven into Mex soldlei s after fighting An hour later*-, crossed the line ? ico by the AmerW at long range. Entrance of V United States am kiean rebels into the lie subsequent engage ) OR THE Y FAIR IS NG PRINTED jed in Preparation mpleted Work izes Offered? d Expected. amusement of all visitors to the Fair and a good time is assured all who see fit to take part in the festivities of the occasion. - It ie hoped by those In charge to secure the services of a secretary at an early date and every effort will be made to place the Premium List in the hands of those who will be most likely to participate. If there are any merchants ' who have promised to take advertising space and have not sent in their copy, they are urged to do so at once.. The Fair this year will be held Wed t nesday, Thursday and Friday, Octo ber 16, 17, 18. ENFORCING CATTLE QUARANTINE ACT. Several Canes Before Magistrate Hollingsworth?The Act. Before Magistrate Hollingsworth last UVirloiT <MICUC tt'Arfi involving violation of cattle quarantine regulations R. L. Smith, a merchant and butcher of McCormick, was charged with failure to disinfect cattle after no tice. He was bound ovor to court of gen eral sessions. Defendant was represented by J. Howard Moore, Esq. F. C. Robinson pleaded guilty to unin tentional violation of the act and was fined the minimum fine of $5. Gary Elmore, colored, pleaded guilty to unintentional violation of this act and was fined $5. These cases were bl-ought by Dr. John F. Fahey, of Clemson, and H. C. Wilburn, of Union, inspectors, under an act of the legislature passed at the session of 1912. The act reads as follows : section i. tie 11 enacieu uy iue General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the County Board of Commissioners in the vari ous counties of the State are hereby authorized and empowered to appro priate money, not exceeding one hundred dollars in any one county, out of the general fund of the county, -to be used for the purpose of co-op erating with the State officials in eharee of live-stock sanitary work and the United States Department of Agriculture, in eradicating the cattle tick and preventing contagious, infect ious and communicable diseases of live stock, or whenever funds are rais ed by subscription of private individ uals in any county in the State. Section 2. That the State Veteri narian or any live-stock inspector appointed by him is hereby authoriz ed to give written notice to any per son, firm or corporation owning, pos sessing or controlling any live stock which may be found infested or infect ed with the carrier or carriers of in fectious, contagious or communicable diseases, or any Darns, sneas, yaras or fields, which are capable of conveying the said infection or contagion, to dis infect the same, or have the same disinfected within five days from the service of such notice; and if any person, firm or corporation shall re fuse or neglect for five days from the service of such notice to disinfect such animals, live-stock or premises in the manner that such written no tic* may speeify, the said perse*, firm or corporation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable of a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars. But if any per son is brought before a magistrate for such misdemeanor, or on the com plaint of the State Veterinarian or live stock inspector appointed by him, such person may plead guilty, where upon the Magistrate shall hear the evidence and fine the offender ac cording to the aggravation of his of fense. not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, and payment Ul oli\Jll 11 ii tr email uui any luiiuci punishment for the same offense. Section 3. That this Act take effect from and after its passage, and that all Acts or. parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed: Provided, That the ! provisions of this Act shall not apply I to Fairfield and Clarendon counties. ; TROOPS EXICAN REBELS meiit with United States troops boiow Ha chita, N. M., as reported today to Gen. E Z. Steever at Fort Bliss, Texas, marks th< sixth invasion of American soil In the las few weeks. It is probable that the border patro along the Konora line will be strengthened say officials at Fort Bliss, from where Gen Steever commands the department of Tex as as well as the Arizona and New Mexia border adjacent. At present there ar only three troops of the third cavalry sta tioned near Hachita where a number o the Invasions by rebels have occurred rc eently. STATE PARTY SORELY CHAIRMAN EVAN "For the First Time in Sews Snapshots ^ ? Of the Week distribution of dynamite in Lawrence deans and Progressives united In Bupp* championship match at Chicago. Charged With Cheating Men"?"If You Kno\ Say Chairman J< Columbia, S. C., Sept. 5.?Pointing out that the Democratic party in South Caro lina is sorely distressed, John Gary Evans, the chairman of the state executive com mi tteo, today issued a call to the Demo crats of the state asking that they con tribute to the fund to investigate the charges of fraud in connection with the reR'iit primary. tThe following is the call to the Demo crats of South Carolina: "The Democratic Darty in this state is sorely distressed. For the first time in our history white men are charged with cheating and defrauding white'men in our primary election. The elections in every county in the state are contested and your executive committee is in possession of sufficient evidence and charges to warrant it in making a thorough and complete in vestigation of those charges insofar as in Its power lies. The committee has no ma chinery for getting at the proof and must rely upon the good and true men of the state who believe in honest elections to as sist it in its efforts. If you know of fraud and irregularities tell it; if you hear of such tell it and th(p committee will sift it. We are determined that right shall prevail and we care not for the personal interest of any candidate or candidates but for the honor and life of the party and the 6alva-1 S ? vi ?. i | fli me ineaire | "Naughty Matjietta" plowed a fairly good-sized audience at the opera house Monday night. This is deservedly one of the most popular comic operas on the road arid the company is first class. Never has a prettier lot of chorus girls visited the city or rendered sweeter music. The songs were catch?, the costumes beautiful and the staging perfect. Miss Florence Webber as Marietta was the delight of the audience, and .John Cardo as Captain Dick, tenor, Edouard Beck the pirate, baritone, and Laura Baer, a Quadroon, contralto, all had exception ally line voices. The play was one of the most amusing ever seen here and withal one of the most delightful. "THE LADY OF THE LAKE." Those who missed seeing "The Lady of the Lake" at the opera house last night should not fail to take advantage of the opportunity again offered tonight of wit nessing thi6 lirst-ulass picture. "DADDY'S" K?MIMSC?>C?S ,lames H. Lewis, Youngest Old Actor Ou (lie Stage With "The Moose (Jin." To reverently recall men and wom en of fifty years ago whose names, in the days of old, were household words to the theatregoers of that period, are dissertations of daily occurrence to young Jim Lewis, one of the old guard, who is playing a juvenille part in "The Goose Girl," a dramatization of Harold MacGrath's novel, which will be the attraction at the Grand Opera House on Friday, September 20. They call Mr. Lewis young, even tho' he is past the 06ler age, he being now in his 76th year, but far from the Oslerized period. Mr. Lewis recalls ' many anecdotes of the great stage fa vorites of the past. Mr. Edwin Booth was a man of wonderful attainments to Mr. Lewis, although his absent mindedness caused him to do unheard of things. John T. Raymond was an ? other of Mr. Lewis' favorites, tho' unlike Mr. Booth, was not forgetful, but of a humorous mind. His associations in the past with ar - tists of the calibre of Barrett, Janaus chek, CouldocK, Aaeiaiae i\eiisuu, 3 Barry Sullivan, Mrs. Drew, Lotta and t many more, endears him to the young er aspirants for stage honor. Unlike the methods of today, an ac 1 tor of the past met and played with 1. all these artists in the period of one i. season. Only the "star" travelled then, - with no train of support or supernum o eraries; these he secured in each e town, he being supported by the local organization. It can readily be seen an actor in r those days was forced to a high de gree of versatility to stand the strain of a new "slar" and a new play week need millions of damage througl Oor General Barry as superintendent at 1 etor Hayes of the New York police force William M. Wood of Boston, bead of tb< daring the strike. The Maine election w Ht of William T. Haines. Harold H. HUi DISTRESSED; S CALLS FOR MONEY History White Men Are and Defrauding White v of Fraud, Tell It," ohn Gary Evans. tion of the primary system. Help us pre serve it. / "Your executive committee is without funds, the only source of its revenue being from assessments of candidates in the pri mary election. These were made without any knowledge or expectation of the pres ent situation. We must have funds with ; with which to defray the expenses of our committee and employ such assistance as ma/ be necessary to secure the evidence, i Will Bouth Carolinians allow this invest!- i gation to fail for lack of a few dollars? I | am sure that you will not if you follow the lead of a noble South Carolina girl who 1 earns her living by her own endeavors, but who loves the fair name of Bouth Carolina. She has voluntarily enclosed her check for $5 to be applied in this investigation. Let every patriotic. citizen help in this cause , by sending to Wilie Jones, treasurer of the ' party at Columbia, what he or she can give for the preservation of the purity of the ballot box. "Tills is noi a can to arms out ao appeal to the virtuous men and women of South Carolina to wipe out the stain if any be found .upon the fair excutcheon of the state. "Act promptly and make true your mot to, 'animus opinusque parati.' "John Gary Evans, "Chairman of the Executive Committee." ly. It was a survival of the fittest, the rest were doomed. Thru all this, Mr. Lewis emerged with flying colors. "My experiences of those days are a source of pleasure and happiness," 6ays Mr. Lewis. "We worked hard, but we were paid by our associations with men of the high est type of manhood, and women whose every thought was for the bet terment of human kind." McNEILL~BAUGHMAN Pretty Wedding Solemnized at Troy. A pretty event of the season, was the marriage of Miss Bessie McNeill to Mr. James Bennet Baughman, of Troy, S. C. This happy event was solemnized in Lebanon church on last Wednesday evening, September 4th, 1912, at 6:30 o'clock. Rev. J. B. Hillhouse, pastor of both bride and groom officiating. Mendelssohn's Wedding March was beautifully rendered by Miss Louine McKenzie and to its strains the bridal party entered in the following order: First the ushers, Messrs. GillespLe Williams and James Woodhurst and Messrs. Hunter Link and Henry Mc ' " " IN6111. inen anas Hiva. yy imams v?iui Mr. Luther Liuk; Miss Nellie Wilson, 1 of Greenwood, with Mr. Fred McNeill; Miss Mabel Woodhurst with Mr. Wes- 1 ley Langley, of Troy; Miss Lennie j Langley, of Troy, with Mr. Lamar Williams. Then came the groom with | his brother, Mr. Bob Baughman, and the bride with her sister, Miss Estelle j McNeill. The bride was lovely in a ' dress of white silk, trimmed with fringe. She wore a veil of tulle and carried a bouquet of white roses and < ferns tied with white maline. The , bridesmaids were attractively dressed in pink silk aid carried bouquets of pink roBes and ferns tied with pink maline. After the beautiful and im pressive ceremony a number of the friends and relatives of the young couple enjoyed a delightful reception at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McNeill. The guests were received in the hall by Misses Bessie Link, Annie Williams and Ada McNeill and were ushered into the parlor, where Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mc Neill received with the bridal party. During the evening a delicious salad course, ices and cake' were served by Misses Sadie McNeill, Fan nie Baughman and Ellie Williams. The color scheme in the dining room was pink and white and in the parlor white roses and ferns. Little souvenirs of pink and white ribbon bows were ninned on each guest by little Miss Elise McNeill and her little cousin, Miss Ruth Wood hurst. A number of beautiful and use ful presents were received. Mrs.Baughman is the second daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McNeill and is much loved by her many friends. Mr. Baughman is a successful young farmer of Troy. S. C. The best wish es and heartiest, congratulations of all their friends are extended to them as they depart for their new home. Bwswiraaanmnrrmif ! loot Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Vli iVest Volnt General Barry now comma i leclared that Commissioner Waldo wai j woolen trust was arrested, charged w aa bold. Governor Plalsted was the U ton, the British golf crack, was defeat PRIMARY EL BEING IN Sub-Committee of State E in Columbia Today Fraud Insofar as the race for Attorney General and for Governor are'' con cerned, the State Executive Commit tee has not declared the result in eith er contest, but has postponed action, <r?trAof Irrnfinn nf f ho pt'llUlllg VIIC IU V COU^UVIl/U VI charges of fraud which were filed with the Committee last week. The work of investigating the charg es has been placed in the hands of a Bub-committee of seven, consisting of the following as named by John Gary Evans, the chairman: Wl F. Steven son, Chesterfield, chairman; T. B. But ler, Cherokee; j. R. Park, Greenwood; W. B. Wilson, Jr., York; J. D. Bivens, Dorchester; J. M. Greer, Union; and COURT ADJOURNED LAST FRIDAY Number ot Minor Cases Dig posed Of. "NOT GUILTY" IN FERGUSON CASE Will Wllleforil Given Ten Years ?Other Cases?present ment oi Grand Jury. Court of general sessions adjourned last Friday at noon, after having been in ses sion a little more than four dJ^ys. The jury in the case of the State against T. H. Ferguson, accused of slaying his 'ather, after deliberating about 1(5 hours, 1-etumed a verdict of not guilty and the lefendant was discharged. The testimony .vas practically the same as at the first ;rial, which was had at the September, 1911, term of court. * Another case of some interest was that >f the State against Will Willeford, color 3d, indicted for assault and battery with ntent to kill on two charges. Willeford s the negro who seriously wounded a young white boy named Ayers at Calhoun Falls several weeks ago and upon whose ife an unsuccessful attempt was made by 5 I ? W-1U AAA.ir.A/1 HUZttllS 151 OU1UOUI1 runs oimi mo aovuocu ivas placed in jail. WiLleford pleaded guil ;y to both charges and was sentenced by Fudge Memminger to five years at the State reformatory and five years upon the public works. Young Ayers is sufficiently improved to [>e taken to his home at the Falls, though lie is still confined to his bed. Among the other eases disposed of by the court since the last issue of The Press md Banner are: State against Tom Walker, assault and battery with intont to kill. Guilty of as sault and battery of a high and aggravat ed nature. Sentenced to three years. State against Mamie Young, assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons. Guilty on second count. Sentence : $100 or 30 days. Sus pended durlug good behavior. State against James Bob Hanna, assault and battery with intent to kill. Guilty of simple assault and battery. $100 or 30 days. Lawrence Jacobs, assault and battery with intont to kill and carrying concealed weapons. Guilty on second count. ?100 or 30 days. State against Addison and George Hark ness, guilty of carrying concealed wea pons. $100 or 80 days. . State against J. C. and Andrew Belcher, guilty of assault and battery with intent to kill. Seven years each at hard labor. "Bub" Taylor, colored, indicted for crim inal assault upon a member of his own race, was found not guilty. The case of State against Laura Goosby, charged with violation of dispensary law, resulted in a mistrial. The case against Arthur Moore, for vio lation of contract, appealed from Magis trate J. G. Huckabec's court, was remand ed for a new trial. The appeal of Laura Goosby from the Mayor's Court of the city of Abbeville was dismissed. The defendant was lined $00 by Mayor Ganibrell on a charge of viola tion of dispensary Jaw. Notice of appeal to the Supreme Court was given by J. J S&SSW o> wmmm rglnia. Colonel a P. Townsloy sac* nds the department of the east for* 3 responsible for the "wide open" con 1tb conspiracy In connection with the emvxratic candidate, and the Hepah ed ? the first round of tht amateur 1 .ECTION VESTIQATED Executive Committee Meets Thorough Probe Into Charge. ,. i R. M. Jefferies, Jasper No definite forecast of the commit- ( tee's action can be made at this time, 1 further than the fact that they seem ed to have instituted a thorough in- i vestigation into the vote at the recent | election. , One dispatch from Columbia has it ( that there is a decided undercurrent . in favor of putting the names of both contestants on the ballots in the ' general election, but such a courBe 1 seems hardly likely. 1 The sub-committee meets today in i the library at the State Capitol ih Co- \ lumbia. All South Carolina is anxious ly awaiting the final outcome. Frank Clinkscales, defendants' attorney. Pending the appeal defendant was releas ed on bond. The case against J. Will Rampey, of ^ Calhoun Falls, charged with selling cider containing a higher percentage of alcohol than allowed by law, was nol prossed by the solicitor. . , . ... The presentment of the grand jury is as < follows: ( t i J PRESENTMENT GRAND JURY. , < The following presentment was i made by the Grand Jury, T. P. Thorn- , son, Foreman to Judge R. W. Mem- ( inger. To his Honor Judge Memminger Pre siding. ' ( All bills of indictment handed in s have been passed upon and returned I to the Court. ' ? By Committee the Offices, Books and s Papers in the County were examined i and found correct, and generally well t kept. t The Magistrates books, and reports ; of Cases,, show a great improvement !' over the iast few years. - c Magistrate U f. HarKness nas paiu t two fines, five dollars each, in the c cases of The State vs Sam Padget and t State vs Geo. Jackson and has a re- <. celpt for the amount of ten dollars. ^ No entry has been made in either case. Magistrate John H. Sanders has a made no report since last year, his ^ book sent up this term shows a small c amount, about two dollars and forty cents collected several months ago, which he has not turned over to the Treasurer of the County. Magistrate A. R. Ellis has failed to pay, over the co9ts in two cases, one j dollar and forty cents each, total two dollars and eighty cents. / We call the Magistrates attention to their neglect to docket all Poll Tax Warrants and account for the same when making their returns. 3 Numerous cases of cruelty to ani- . mals have bee reported to us, and we call'the attention of the Rural Police E to this matter, and recommend that they make cases in all violations of ^ this law coming to their notice. ? We recommend that the money re- l i^oivoH frnm the Fertilizer Tax in this ? State be given to the School Fund, ap portioned to each County instead of as now paid to Clerason College. In a previous Presentment we call- c ed attention to the generally good y condition of the County's finances; 1 and now we can congratulate our aelves unlaw Providential interven- ?. tion, we will be free from all debt at the end of the fiscal year. c AlthoOgh \re had unusually heavy rains in the early summer, the roads are reported in fairly good condition. ( All of which is respectfully submit- 1 ted. t Thanking the Court. i Thos. P. Thomson, Foreman. "CITIZEN" JOSH ASHLEY HAS SLIGHT STROKE. Facial Muscles Only Part Af fected?Not Serious. Dally Mail. It was reported in Anderson today that , "Citizen" Joshua W. Ashley had been par- ; alyzed at his home in this county. There < were conflicting reports, one saying that he had suffered two strokes and was in a ; dangerous condition. The Daily Mall has received the follow ing telegram from HoneaPath: "lteport exaggerated. Slight attack facial paraly sis, month and eye being slightly drawn and speech very slightly affected. No se rious results anticipated." THE ELECTION IN ANDERSOI County Committee Is Probing Deep. MANY IRREGULARITIES OISCIVEKI. Committee Has Unearthed New Matter Which Is Said to Be Sensational. From The Dally Mail. The contentions of Anderson county cit izens that the primary election was fraud IIJrMlL l/U blltj WITJ OC?Ul tU UUVB Ut%U Utttil tH. the truth than many have thought. The investigation committee in session Satur day found numbers of names on the poll ing lists twice and other names on the polling lists which were not on the dub rolls. ' Nearly every club roll and polling list they check brings to light irregularities numbering from 10 to 35. The committee is well under way nowjn the checking and should the number of Irregularities con- ' . ^ tinue to be as great, the number of illegal votes cost at the last primary will be sur prising. The committee is working hard on the lists and will have the work of the first checking completed in a few days. ' When that is completed, it will be necessary to go over the lists again and follow up the names which were connected with some ir regularity. This will require some time and it may be two weeks before the inves tigators will have their work fully com pleted. f While the members of the committee will give out nothing for publication, it was learned through good authority that some rather surprising developments had n. been brought to light in the session Satur day and some of them affect residents of the city. The aames could not be' learned but the necessary steps will be taken to apprehend these men. when ail the facts have been se- V v jured. The committee declares tbat ev--^ sry man who Is connected with illegality In the elections will be taken to the courts tor punishment, Irrespective of htB stand- - ng in his community. The sole object of the committee is to vindicate the prima ries and to bring to account all -who at-' ;empted to or did practice fraud. FIRST INTERURBAX CAR ROLLS INTO GREENWOOD. Makes Trip Under Its >0wit;: Power ? Through Service Soon to be Began. i . . * Greer/wood, Sept. 6.?The first passenger i&r on she interurbari rolled in this pfter loon on its own propelling machinery. On ;he car were Vice President W. 8. Lee, 5encrAl Manager E. Thomson, 0. J. Cope and, land and industrial agent; C. S. Al en, freight and passenger agent; Mr.Bur :1s of the traffic department and other offi cials. The car came unheralded and unan lounced but was soon surrounded by a irnwii /if Wr ThnmA? son says a through passenger service will >e in operation between here and Ander-' ion within three weeks. There is only a short break now to be closed up between lereand HoneaPath. Freight trains are >eing carried through every day, part of he way being by steam locomotives. In hree weeks ali steam power will be dia :arded. Mr. Lee was delighted with the ondition of the roadbed and the progress >n the line. For the present the interor >an will have a joint agency, here with the Seaboard, R. B. Norris, Seaboard's agent, eing in charge. The new passenger cars ,re splendidly fitted pp and have everjr. :nown contrivance for convenience and omfort. ANSEL WILL ASSIST. .?ormer Governor Accepts Invi tation to Make Speeches for Wilson. Greenville, Sept. 5.?Former Governor I. F. Ansel has accepted the invitation of he National Democratic Committee to uake speeches foriVilson and Marshall in he east and north during October. Mr. Lnsel, in the campaign four years ago, did tne service in Maryland, New York and Jew Jersey, leaking a fine impression wherever he appeared. From all sections of Greenville come dis ouraging reports of damage done by the Iroucht that has now continued about six reeks with only one light rainfall. Late iorn and cotton has suffered greatly. Far ners are of the opinion that when rain loes set in everything will be flooded. It is learned that several important affi lavits will be presented from this county it the meeting of the state committee in Columbia Wednesday, setting forth illegal roting in the recent primary. Some of ;hese affidavits it is said, may be the basis )f real sensation. ; Hl'RKIED TO ATLANTA TO AVEBT LYNCHING Voung Negro Carried to Georgia Capital to Prevent Violence and J(aoe Trouble at Cummings Cummings, Ga., Sept. 9.?The send ing of Bud Smith, a young negro, to Atlanta for safe keeping after his alleged confession of the assault on a. young white girl who was found un conscious in a ravine near here today prevented a probable lynching and another outbreak of race troubles here. There Is Jittle fear of further trouble here unless the five negroes arrested last week and placed in jail at Mari etta are brought back for trial to morrow. Feeling is running high and a lynching is threatened if the blacks are returned to this county.