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4 AUGUSTA, L. C. HAYNS, Pr?sident. FBAHK Cr. FOBD, Oasfcfor. CAPITAL. .... ..$260,000 Surplus and Profits. 150,000 ?Jfe^iJtx? T>b*?f? to har? you open aa ?ero not ! witta tali Qaak. Curtotneriand cormpowUzUa? lured of ?Torr 7 mn* $*?amUmmMm]ptrnt?- > .bia under ewnerrulT?, modern Banking BMSSS HII HIM Miiiitmniaapi EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, ?06. Na 15. Wm. Schweigert, Prest. A. S. Morris, Vice-Preat. Th??. S. ?ray, Cash, - LnioirSavIngs Bank, 9 .9 > with resources of over Eight'jHundred Thousand dollars and a Board of Directors chosen from the most successful business .men in the community, iuvitesyou to become a depositor, prom ising you every courtesy. ? rO?RtPER CENT INTEREST paid on Savings accounts. Correspondence invited. F. H. BARRETT, J, P. DOUGHTY, JR. W. K. KITCHEN. Special BARRETT & DOUGHTY, COTTOfif F MOTORS. Liberal Advances Made on Prospective Crops and Consignments. FERTILIZERS ?glVPerscnal attention given all details. Correspondence solicited. 744 Reynold Street Augusta, Ga. Aetna Phenix; Mutual Benefit, Life? Fidelity & Casualty Co)# Accident and Health* Title Guaranty & Trust Co., Bonds. American Live Stock Insurance Com pany, Horse and Mule Ins. Real Estate Bought & Sold. Insurance JLfgGYicy of . C. A. GRIFFIN & CO. Will protect you against loss by Fire, Death, Accidents; Sickness and Wind Storms. It will be a pleasure to serve you at all times and your business will be heartily appreciated. We have now on hand 75 head of choice Horses and Mnles. Now is the time to make your purehaes. Our prices are as low as can be made, quality considered. B. L. JONES & SON. Stables th Rear ofCourt House. MASTODON GEORGIA CtfEJVIICAIi WORKS AUGUSTA, GA. Everything in fertilizers, plant foods and agri cultural chemicals. Blood and Bone goods, Fish goods and Cotton Seed Meal Mixtures. These reliable fertilizers have been tried by the trade for over a third of a century, and their increas- | ing popularity attests their merit, s. " Using them is'thcrcfore no.experiment. Factories Augusta, Ga.,'Pon Pon, S. C. Sold exclusively at Edgefield by the EDGEFIELD MERCANTILE COMPANY. Call on them ior further information. Students Aroused to find the Flames Around Them --.-?-. PROPERTY LOSS WAS SEVERE Fire at Gambier, 0., Destroys Five Bu?dings of the Well-Known Kin yon Institutions, College and Mili tary Academy Breaking out at 4 O'Clock in the Morning--Bodies of Dead Still in Hot Ruins-Nine Seriously Injured and Others More or Less Hurt. Gambier, 0., Special.-Three are dead and nine .seriously injured and several others more or less hurt as a result of a fire at Keyon College aud Military Academy, which destroyed Milner hall, the militaiy academy, Delano and North Annex. The lire broks out at 4 a. m., while the stu dents and college authorities were still asleep and quickly spread through the buildings named, which were consumed. The search for thc missing boys, the bodies of whom it is now certain are iu the ruins, was kept up till late in the afternoon when the walls of the burned structure fell and at night their i^ccovery is regard ed as impossible for some time. The search during the day was impeded by the fact that the rums were still rod hot and passing through them was nearly impossible. The falling walls in the afternoon barely missiug Dr. Pierce, president of Keyon, aud Regents Wiant and Williams, who were leading a party of rescurcrs through the ruins. The dead and in jured are all students of thc mili tary academy and old Kenyon. Parents, sisters and brothers of the dead and injured students arrived on every train. Thc news of the fire spread quickly all over the Slate and telegrams were seht at ?ncc by thc college authorities to parents of the boys injured. The messages were imf made alarming-, but even while mildly stating the case, aroused grave appre hensions and the anxious fathers and mothers have rushed to aid their loved ones. The properly loss by ihe dottinc tion of the buildings is estimated to be $100,000 ,with 60 per cent, iiisur ?y. ' " "" ' Following is a list of missing and injured: Missing believed to bc dead : Henderson, Everett, IS, of Illinois. Knnkle, Winfield Scott, 15, of Ash tabula, O. Fuller, Janies J., IS, of Wan-en, O. The injured : . Barnes, Harry C., Cleveland, spine injured and leg broken from jumping four stories; may die. Baker, Lenox W., Cleveland, inter nally injured; jumped four stories. Nicholson, J. Underwood. Stcuben ville; terribly burned about the body; may die. . Shannon, R. A., Wellsville, N. Y.. badly braised from jumping. Thierweckster, Homer, Oak Har bor, 0., badly burned about ihe anus. Bierell, A. G., Columbus, feet badly bumed. Galway, F. K. commercial m tftr, Adrian, Mich., internally iiijui\>fi; may die. Dorsey, W. G.. Dallas, Tex., badly braised; jumped three stories. Brown, Arthur, Cincinnatti, stu dent at old Kenyon; badly cut while assisting in the rescue. Miners' Strike Averted. Indianapolis, Special.-lu a state ment issued to the Associated Press, Vice President T. L. Lewis, of the United Mine workers of America, de clares there will be no strike of the United Mine Workers in April, saying the operators will restore the reduc tion accepted by the miners two years ago, and perhaps more. Cemeteries Bar Out Hoch. Chicago, Special.-The body of Jo hann Hoeii lay in the county morgue at Dunning, 111., while the undertaker who had agree to inter the corpse at his own expense, and the IAVO clergy men who were on the scaffold Fri day when Hoch was hanged, vainly tried to lind a burial place. After repealed efforts tb secure a final rest ing place for the body of Hoch hi om; nf thc city cemeteries, thc two ol day men finally despaired and the body was interred in the potters' field ad joining the county poor farm at Dun ning. Too Young to Realize His Crime. Pittsburg-, Pa., Special.-A . coro ner's jury acquitted nine-year-old Harry Haas of the death of his bro ther,, Howard, aged lo years of agc, whom he stabbed with aa pocket knife a week ago, holding that the boy was too young to realize the enormity of his crime. The jury rc eemm?nded. however, that the juve nile court make :iu iuveKtigat?m into the case. . Ex-Speaker Henderson Dead. Dubuque, la., Special-David B. Henderson, formerly speaker of the national House ol' Representatives, died Saturday afternoon at Mercy Hospital :T? pcrcsis, which attacked 'nine months ago. Gol Henderson be gan to sink Friday afternoon, rallied Saturday morning, but in the after noon Upsed into unconsciousness and failed; vapidly until thc end same. All of bi* family except a son in Califor nia, were al Hie bedside. LIST OF LAWS ENACTED But Only ?am ?f Varied Import tance Aro Included iii Statement of Legislative Wor?; As usual the general assembly did a great deal of local legislation and these acts are not of general interest, affecting generally only the counties in -which they arise.. Below will be found a list of the enactments in which thc entire State is interested : To establish Christmas holidays id the State colleges. . ? To incorporate the Union Carnegie Free Library. To change the name of South Car olina College to the . University -of. South C?roihl?: To ratify and confirm thc charter of the Central Carolinaa Power Com pany. To provide for a monument to mark the grave of General Thomas Sumter. To prevent restaurant and eating house keepers at railroad and steam boat stations from furnishing meals to white ?and colored passengers to gether. To have application fees of candi dates for medical licenses to go to the general fund. . Making appropriation for dispen sary investigation. To establish a board of pardons. Appointing a bank examiner. Establishing a fish commission. Establishing a fund for disabled firemen by taxing insurance compan ies. To fix the salaries of the circuit stenographers at $1,500. To establish a county court in Rich land. To celebrate South Carolina day in the public schools. To buy new flags for the State ? house. To charter the Central Railway^ company of South Carolina. To prevent merchants of car brass es from selling their stock otherwise than usual. To require railroads at junetional points through the railroad commis sion to erect depots. To require railroads and other common carriers to provide toilets at stations. To give federal sovcriiment con trol over the quarantine stations. : To prevent railroad companies from charging extra fare for cross-. ing bridges when entering the State. To give the federal government control over certain lands oii Sulli van's Island. To require common carriers to re- , weigh freight and to establish scales for that purpose. To require railroad companies to . ? .giVtt infoiTM^bl'l cuilc?l'??ug thc'sTup!^ ment of live stock. / To cut dead trees from near the* public roads. To incorporate the Newberr * hit mire and Augusta Railroad c . pany. To incorporate the Middle Carolina and Western Railway company. To punish indecent exposure. To change name of the Saluda Riv er Power Company to the Greenville Carolina Power company and allow ing thc company to build a dara across the Saluda below the present one. To allow suits against insurance companies to be brought, in the coun ties where the loss occurs. Joint resolution to buy ?50 copies of Elizas' "Thc Jews of South Car olina." To incorporate the Piedmont Pow er company. To allow an illegitimate child to be inherent from its mother. To amend dispensary law, making regulations as lo other counties the same in Horry and Beaufort. The general bill on voting precincts The pure food bill. To appropriate $20,000 for the Jamestown exposition. The general magistrates' bill. -To establish an industrial school for boys-the reformatory. To make Thursday of fair week a legal holiday in Richland. ;To establish a county court in Aik en-also one in Sumter. To publish the names of beneficiar ies in State institutions and the nam es of their parents or guardians. To prevent supervisors and com missioners from furnishing county supplies while in office. To make the solicitors' salary $1, 700 , . To repeal the law exempting Con federate veterans from license when dealing in seed cotton. Allowing city councils rather than boards of health to appoint health officers. To require State house clerks to give bond. To- re-survey the Edgefield-Aiken line. To have expert chemists examine the bodies of persons supposed lo have been poisoned. To prohibit wrong use of badges or insignia of secret orders by per sons not members. Don?tBuy or Iron A or GrSt rcLc Until you have thoroughly * We can save you oujeacb implement. That's worth iEEE Our NeAV of the best ticed for the Soutb. Witl or inore of seed we fiive FREE one ERN RUBALltsT-the best farm an Catalog tells all about it, "Wben i and we will give you a packet of our sweetest 3 ou have ever bad a chance 0f Write at once or call at. ou Alexandei 911 BKOAT> STBE? THE BOARD OF PARDONS ??ew Board Will Go Into Office Within ??e Moflth front Approval of the^ Act; . ': doverrior Heyward Saturday night nnri?u?ced the ?ppointement of the board bf pardons provided for in the act recently passed at the session of the general assembly just ended. The board consists of Mr. W. R. Shand of Columbia, Mr. Wilson G. Harvey of Charleston and Mr. R. Mays Cleve land of Greenville. In selecting the board. Gov. Hey v.ard endeavored to secure three men of the highest standing and character, who are not actively in polities, and those who kriow the three gentlemen consider that he has succeeded in naming such merl; Mr; Shandj who is appointed for the three year term, is the recently retired president of the ?South Carolina State Bar association and uo lawyer in the State stands higher irt the estimation of the profes sion and the public at large. Under the terms of the act the resident mem ber of the board will be the secretan'. Mr. Harvey, who is appointed for two years* is president of? the Enter prise* bank of Charleston and is one of the most progressive and popular young business men in the city. He has a wide acquaintance throughout the State. ,Mr. Cleveland, whose home is at Marietta in Greenville county, is one of the most substantial, honorable and public-spirited men in South Car olina. He is one of the largest and most successful farmers in the up country and is a member of the State executive committee of the Southern Cotton Association, in which organi zation he has taken an active interest. Mr. Cleveland formerly represented Greenville county in the general as sembly. He gets the one year term. Thc board will go into office 30 days ofter thc law is signed, which was doiic Saturday. Thc members are to receive $4 per day for their services while in session and their meetings are limited to 20 days during the year. 60 that for such men as have been named thc work will bc one purely of honor and patriotism. The gover nor is empoAvered to refer to the board any petition for pardon upon which he desires theil- recommenda tion but he is not required to do so and he is not required to follow thc recommendations of the board in granting or refusing- a pardon. As a practical matter, it is not likely thal any governor will in many instances decline to follow the recommenda tions of the board li - X A Farmer Stabbed to the Heart. H.. Lamar, Special.-Charlie Emerson ^farmer, living about four-miles from: ^rnisT,place- was stabbed .to'-death in iront of the store of Dr. J.' F. Watson. Who did the cutting is not known, but two negroes suspected of some knowl edge of the affair are iu the keeping of the officers. Emerson had been a few minutes before in a nearby store, in which he, with Jim Wndford and Bowman Scarborough, had some trouble, Emerson having been drink ing. He left this store and while walking along in frout of Dr. Wat son's ding store was stabbed to the heart. Emerson never spoke a word, though his little six-year-old hoy catt ed to him piteously to speak. Thc knife with which it is supposed Emer son was killed was found by his side. Henry Miles and his son, colored, were arrested and are being held pending an investigation. The in quest was held Sunday. Child Burned to Death. _ Gaffney, Special.-A shocking ac cident happened lo an infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Painter, Monday evening at their home, four miles from this city. The five-months old daughter was left sleeping peace fully in a cradle in the house, while its mother was" engaged in milking a cow and its x father feeding his stock. The father heard the screams of the child. Rushing into the house, he discovered the little one and its crib in flames. The mother and father hastily snatched the burning child from the cradle and extinguished the flames, and did ev erything possible for its relief, but the burns were very serious and the little girl died from the effects on Tuesday. The Change of Venue Granted. Chester, Special.-Judge Gage fil ed on Tuesday afternoon, with clerk of the court of Lancaster county, his decision in thc case of Castles, ad ministrator, against the county of Lancaster. The decision grants the motion for change of v?nue and names York county as the place for trial of the case, instead of ('hester, as asked by defendant's counsel. The change is made on the ground that the ends of justice would be promoted by thc change. .gre Farm 5rx Tools :xaraine<i our large stock. i from $1. to $5. thinking about! Come to see us. Catalog FREE h every order for une dollar's worth year's subscription to Ute SOUTH d garden paper in the ?South, nakina inquiry mention thia paper new Melon, The Watson. Best and i to grow. listore when in town. r Seed Coe? IT AUGUSTA, GA. Pul iv mm Occurrences of Interest From Ail Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover ing a Wide Range-What is Going On in Oar State. New York Market. Spot cotton.ll February. .10.48 March.10.55 April.10.64 May., .10:74 June, .* .10.78 July.... .10.87 August. *4. .10.7(1 September.10.34 October.10.33 November.10.35 December.10.33 New Orleans Market. Future closing bids: February.10.40 March.,,.10,53 April.. , .*.?. .10.64 May... ,.10.77 June. ,.10.84 July.,.10.93 August. ... .10.7(5 October.10.24 December.10.27 Spot closed seady at 10 0-16 for middling. Net and gross receipts 9.137 bales; sales 20,800 bales: stock 307,993 bales. ' Wants Detailed Information. One of the most enthusiastic work ers in South Carolina in the interest of the Southern Cotton Association is Mr. J. E. Wannamaker, president of the Orangeburg association. He has lately invented a scheme to lind out just how much cotton will be planted in that county this year and how much in the past. Mr. Wannamaker does not believe that the farmers will not reduce their acreage and on Saturday following he will mail lo every land owner in his county a postal card with a re turn card attached. He writes the land-owenrs because their addresses are well known and he asks them to co-operate with him in obtaining in formation from their tenants. / The following is printed on the pastal catii "SKA- oui ? by P-ieVuYtfiiV Wannamaker: St. Matthews, S. C., Feb. 24, 1906. Dear Sir: Thc information request ed on this return card has been fully explained in all thc county papers Facts and figures are wanted-"the truth, the whole truth, and nothing bu: the truth." They are necessary to the life, growth and success of thc Southern Cotton Association. If you cannot comply with thc letter with all thc requirements' of the Southern Cotton Association but will do so in spirit and practice to the best of your ability, you are eligible to mem bership and will be welcomed as such. Exercise great care and give iii its proper place Ibo number of acres planted in cotton for the years 1904 1905, and number of acres to be planted in cotton in 1006, and in its proper place give number of plows to cultivate same. Also in its proper place give, acres planted in corn, oats and other crops for 1905-1006. Fill out. sign and mail reply card prompt ly to J. E. Wannamaker, Pres. Orangeburg Cotton Association Thc reply postal, which will bc mailed about March 4, is directed lo the president ol' Orangeburg Colton Association; on the reverse siuc are questions to be answered and blank spaces to be fifilled out under the years 1904-1905-1906, as to cotton acreage planted and number of plows to cultivate same in 1906: also sta tistics as to acreage in corn, oats,-, and other crops for 1905-1906. A blank space is to be rilled with acre age planted by land owner, and a separate blank space for renters and share-croppers. '.'When thc returns arc ?ill in." says Mr. Wannamaker. "1 confident ly expect a substantial reduction in cotton acreage from last year of at least S per cent., on 10 per cent. 1 have submitted my postal card scheme to the State officers of the Southern Cotton Association. They heartily approve of it, and 1. have evciy reason to believe * it will bc made effective not only throughout this State, but in every county of the entire cotton bell. Colton growers stand together.-Columbia State. A Distressing Accident. Columbia, Special.-Howell Hall, a nine-year-old boy employed in the weave room of thc Granby mill, fell fi om thc fourth (loor di: wu an ele vator shaft to the elevator car, two floors below, about 9 o'clock Thurs day morning and erusjiod his skull. He died at 12.15 o'clock in thc af ternoon. Arrested for Murder. Anderson. Special.-James Clark has been lodged in jail for thc kill ing of Dock Williams, nt William ston. Thc difficulty took place Sun day, but thc wounded negro linger ed for a day or two before death re sulted. Lon Hagood has also been taken into custody by thc officials as an accessory to lite murder. Love p.nd pain are mov? or less chummy. y MONEY ??VED IS^Loiiey Gained. Consult your own interest. Open Buggy including Harness and Uni brella for $50 00, or Top Buggy complete for 49.00. Remember, I Sell Goods'Lower. than any other house in the Soul!). Chase's Fine Plush robei. from fl. up. These are now b-ingsold at a sacrifice of 40%, the moot beauti ful line ever seid in Augusta. 1 ain alf o fccrinY.ing Ti unka, Satchels, Suit Cases, etc., to make room for other lines. Sole agent for the fa mous Babcock vehicles and the best farm uagoi.8 on the maker. H. H. GO SK ERY, The Carriage and Hardware Man of Gas 749 and 751 Broad Stree.;, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. W. J. Rutherford & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF I AND DEALER IN Cement, Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Ready Roofing and other Material. Write Us For Prices. Corner Reynolds fend Washington Streets, Augusta, Georgia. "Wagons Buggies irxiRisriTiJiiEr Large Shipments of the beat makes of wagons and bpggiefi just received. Our stock of furniture and ?ouse furnishing* is complote. A Large stock. COFFINS and CASKETS always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt ly responded to. All goods sold on a small mar gin of profit. 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