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.fe: IAN AND SAVINGS BANK, August*, Get. KESOTKCE8 OVEBSl.OOO.OOO :niiii}iiii!i8iiiim!in? ONBEPOS?TS ACCOUNTS ? SOLICITED + LC. HAYNS. PBBSIDBKT. Chas. C. Howard, $ OABHDBB. VOU71. THE NATIONAL BANK # AUGUSTA, GA. L. C. HAY?TE, President. FRANK G. FORD, Cashier. CAPITAL.$250,000 Surplus and Profits. 150,000 * We shall be pleased to har? you opon an acconm + with tbU Lian ic. Ci:etQii]ernn)iil correspondftDta u- ? mi roil or every courtesy mid eocotnmMAtlon posai- ?ot We under ccuservaiivc, modem Eiiuklns me.h>>d< Ju GEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, ts, woe. NO. 30. ??TH CAROLINA CROPS ditton of South Carolina Cropa or W?ek Ending Monday, June 4, 906, aa Given ?ut by the De artm?nt. hs ?.'.Weather was generally cloudy showery over the State on the day, and. on the last two days the week while the intervening days were generally clear, with lo fresh southerly to southwest winds. here was a wide range in tcinper during* the week over the cn State, except along thc immedi coast, the-first half of the week bag been unusually cool and the half was quite warm with daily ?imum temperature generally 'C 90 degrees except * in thc ex ?e northwestern counties where y were between Su aud 90 degrees, highest temperature for the week a'maximum ?of 95 degrees at ran, Florence aud Sumter on1 lc 1st; the lowest temperature for week was a minimum*of 49 dc-, :s at Greenville on May 30th. Thc rage temperature was slightly bc j-- normal, lhere were showers over nearly the de State- on thc first'day and on last two days,,, the precipitation [ing been heavy in Barnwell-, Lex ton, and, in places in adjoining Iuties on June 3rd. with amounts iring from one inch to over two of rain in one hour. The [k's average precipitation was be the jiormal amount for thc samt icd, with the least rainfall along j ? immediate coast and in the north ern counties where the weekly nuts ranged from a trace ouly slightly more than half an inch, weather was cloudy and threat Bug as the week ended. Jion County Farmers to Pool Their i Cotton. Uuion, Special-The Union County .mere generally are iu better con ion financially than they have been decades, if ever, for at a meeting urday of thc county colton asso tion it was brought out that there still on hand, scattered in cfif?er ?'sections, about 500 or more bales cotton, 'the owners waiting for her pri?es, thc number of bales ese f ?rmere still have vary nig from to 100. That they are now- able to ? independent eunuch to hold back t?^eil-wh?u they, think they are gei ng ..'a . good- .pn?c.JpeaJts!':??Ji?Taes.- for. ??v-?i?f?ctiveiicss orgainz- ' I Vffoft''among - them'; Thc regular lonthJy meeting held Saturday was or: largely attended, thc fanners wisc ?-staying at home lo devote ' at ten on, to their crops, only those being resent who had to be in town on her business. Perhaps-the most im itant feature-of the meeting was ic decision to have a special meeting I ali fanners, who still have cotton i hand, on next Saturdav, June 9, t 12 o'clock at the court house, for j ic purpose of listing every bale re aming luisold now, confirming the athority given Judge J. M. Greer to ?present all holding- farmers to re dvc bids from cotton buyers and ose out the cotton when the desired rice is reached, it being so much isicr to get better prices if cotton is dd in bulk thau when sold separale ? in small amounts by different per ms. The matter of a warehouse was tken up, and the committee recently Fire? Aetna Ph?nix, Mutual Benefit, Fidelity & Casualt Title Guaranty & r American Live Sto pany, ti ors? Sil THIS SPACI The Leading Grroc ABRINGT COM! 839 _ . 'W. F. SAMPI H. H. SCOTT, JR., of Ed and want'to see you. appointed Las secured au option on "a lai-ge building near Rice's Mill, and the question of purchasing will be de finitely settled within two weeks. Killed by Infuriated Bull Greenville, Special.-Major John Ferguson, formerly a merchant of this city, was gored to death by an in furiated Guernsey bull early Thurs day morning at his country home in Pickens county. Mr. Ferguson was 65 years of age. At one time he was prabably thc largest merchant in South Carolina, outside of the big wholesale houses in Charleston. Politics in Pickens. Easley, Special.-Pickens is ex pecting lively times iii the political campaign this summer. Hon. C. H. Carpenter is in the race for reelec tion to the Senate and he is to be op posed by Hon. Laban Mauldin and Hon. Charles E. Robinson. Mr. Car penter is a dispensary candidate while Mauldin and Robinson are both aufci dispensary men. Judge James P. Cary will be in the race for the house Messrs. Robinson aud Cary represent ed Pickens eouiity in the supreme court last winter when the dispensary election was contested and won for prohibition against the dispensary . May Help the Boat Line. Columbia, Special.-The officers of the Columbia boat line are very much impressed with the scheme to build a trolley line in Orangeburg county that will tap a rich section to connect with the-boat line, ar" president W. J. Murray said thu jas soon as the line was an-assro^?act a conference would be held wttff^he promoters and every aid possible given. New Enterprises. Chicora College, of Greenville, was chartered by the secretary of state This is the female seminary of the Presbyterians of the northern part of the State. Rev. S. C. Byrd is pres ident of the college and Rev. C. E. Graham is president of the board. The Eagles Club, of Columbia, was chartered. The officers ave: Juo. B. Rogers, president; George Na fey, treasurer;" William Gaston, secretary and J. M. Van Metre, L. H. Joseph and C. M. Dempsey, trustees? Shot By Guard. Chester. S. C., Special.-Frazier Gist, a negro convict, while making an attempt to gain his liberty was eliot by the guard and lies in a crit ical condition at the Magdalene Hos pital here. An operation has been performed, but as his intestines are punctured in 20-odd places, it is hard ly probable that he can recover. He ti a notorious character, and . was serving ?? icng; term - -for. . car break ing. ?v: v?r j.:-.^ The Dewey Goes Forward: ? Washington, Special -The v Navy-5 .Department received news of the safe progress toward Manila of the dry dock Dewey, through a cablegram un-? der date of Colombo, Ceylon, June 5, from the commander of thc tow ing fleet. It is estimated that tie Dewey will touch for coal and sap plies at Singuapore about June 21st. Village Washed Away, Ironton, Ohio., Special.-Scollown, a village 20 miles north of Ironton, with a population of 200 was washed away. Not a house was left staudiug on its foundation. Mrs. Sayre and daughter were drowned. Bridges were washed away and telephone lines ar* down. * y Go,. Crust Co., ck Insurance Com* ? IS TAKEN BY >ers of Augusta^ Ga., 'ON BROS. 'ANY, i Broad & of Saluda County and ' gefield County are with us 1 .. .-. *??.? ..; i :. ilRLS BRAVE Mt ?loots Down Her Would-Be Assailant and Resumes Work [ SELMA TELEPHONE OPERATOR iiss Pearl Jones, Night Telephone Operator, With Rare Coolness, Puts Fatal Bullet Into Negro Who Pre meditated an Assault Upon Her Negro, Trapped, Confesses His In tended Crime-His Accomplice Landed itt Jail-Admiring Citizens to Present Brave Girl With Gold Mounted Revolver and Medal. . Selma., N. C., Special;-Saturday ight about. 11:30 o'clock Miss Pearl ones.-thc telephone operator at this lace, shot and fatally wounded Bud tichardson, a negro, who, by his own onl'ession, had premeditated ail as ault upon her. j, Thc telephone ollice is localed in narrow room bcLween a large store nd the bank fronting on Main sired, n thc rear of the ollice, enclosed by high hoard wall, is a small back lol .rivale to the operators. This lo s entered through a screen door in lie rear of the office and lhere is Iso a door through the wall in the ear of tim lot which is kept fastened y a hook on the inside. About two { .eeks ago a negro was caught climb iig over Ibis high wall and seared way by one of the operators. Three ights afterwards, a? one ot' the oung ladies stepped into the bael 3t from' tho otiice, she was eoiifroiit d by a negro man. This time there lappened to be a young man in the peraliug room who ran to her rescue, nly to see the negro's back and give fruitless chase. Fired Five Shots. Hearing of this second attempt the onug men of the town decided to nani the office af night, which they lid regularly, taking tuvuis Until Sal irday night, the two me., assigned o this duty Were silting in front of he drug store awaiting for the stores o close so they could take tittil" po ilious, when at 1.1 oVlock they icard a pistol sSioi, followed by four nore in quick succession. These two.' nth the chief of police, ran to the trice, when thev found the young la y with tho pistol in her hand? She old them she started oui hilo the ack lot and some one started toward er, then she jumped back into the ffice. grabbed the pistol and fired nee. Bv the aid. of -timi Urti she lim and tired the other four.shots as e went out thc d??r and thought she it him with the last" one. The doctor's examination showed hat the ball wont through his left rm and into his body between the hird and fourth ribs.. The bullet ras probed for, bul could not be lo ated. The wound Avas bleeding and ie was breathing through tho hole, "he doctor says he will not live, bul ighteen hours later he is still living nd is conscious. Three of this ne ro's associates were arrested and icltl in the lockup. At 4 o'clock Sunday they were all iveu a preliminary hearing before magistrate, resulting in two of them feing released and two held. At the rial the wounded negro, realizing his oudition, said he was ready to make statement, which he did in the form ? an affidavit as follows: Wounded Negro's Confession. ''North Carolina, Johnston eoun y: Bud Richardson, being sworn, ays: Jim Merritt and I went into he back lot of the telephone com niny's office Saturday night. June Uh for thc purpose ol' committing ape on Misses Pearl Jones and Jessie funt, Avho were night operators for he company. 1 got shot and Jim old mc he had been there, twice be rne for the same purpose, but could lot succeed by himself. No one else ras with us. (Signed "BUD RICHARDSON." Tera Cruz to Have $6,000,000 Rail way Terminals. Mexico City, Special.-Work will oou begin on the new railroad ter minals at Vera Cruz, which will be he tinest terminals in the country nd make transfer of goods and pas engers between steamers and rail rays easy and economical. Thc cost f thc terminals is estimated at $6, 00.000, gold. A laige custom house rill be built on thc railway pier with racks connecting with thc railway Drowned in Mill Pond. Spartanburg,' S. C., Special.-Pal m er Lester, a young while man 20 year of age, was drowned in tim Appalaeli ian Mill pond Saturday afternoon Lester and his companions were bathing and he fell from thc sprin board into seven feet of waler Be* mg unable to swim he sank to risc .io juorc, after irani ic efforts lo save himself. No iuqiiesl wats held. Eleven Killed hy Explosion. Lancaster, Pa., Special.-Eleven men were blown to pieces and five others were .seriously injured by the explosion of a dynamite plant near Peqnca, along (he Susqtichniui river. The accident was OIK; of Mic mosi . iorrible in thc biston- ot Lancaster, i the victim? were literally lorn lo rieces, not enough remaining of a ingle hedy to make ideiiS?patic? ';<:-.:b:?. The cause of the explosion ; not known. STARTLING REVELATIONS Thursday's Session of South Carolina Dispensary Investigating Commit tee Brought Forth Some Sensation al Incidents Relative to the New berry Situation. Columbia, Special.-The most start ling- revelations that have yet charac terized the dispensary investigation were made when the much-talked of Mew-berry situation was entered itpon Coi- the first lime i" ? really aggres sive manner. Bribery direct dilti- fla grant is charged against ex-Dire?tors Evans, Boykiu and Towill. C. 0i Davis,- rt Newberry contrac tor who had worked oii e?-'?li?innan ti. H. Evans' tine new house in New berry, in a cool and somewhat reluc tant manner? told ot: Evans admitting lo him, thai; ?il Var?dli? bi'ensioiis, he had been getting presents of various kinds and great wads ot* money from the -whiskey houses lie took care of :>n the dispensary purchasing board. Evans showed hiim mi several occas ions, big bunches pf greenbacks of nil sorts of denomination*; bills as high, more lhail One tihie, as $1,01)0 aud several of these in each btiuch On one occasion when witness told Evans a certain door in the house had better be niovedj Evans pointed to a beaver hat sitting ?ii the floor full of greenbacks ot' laige denomi nations, and asked if he did not think that would move it. Evans never did call it rebates Or graft, but ad mitted he gui the cash as well as the presents and said they were in consideration of , his services on the board lo tliesti house*! Agloiig the presents was a handsome snit of fur niture with a -$000 poker table among the pieces, which' Evans admit ted get ting as o present from ?lu then thal & Bickert, of Atlanta. "Witness denied that Evans told him he bought the big Kinard plantation iii Newberry with di^pciisai-y graft, and also denied that Evans said he used poker play ing as a blind, denied that Evans told him that on one occasion he won $10,000 in a poker jrnnlS willi ??o?rte whiskey drummers. A whiskey man, Jonah Loeb, told him that, in order to get a showing, he paid Evans $2 a case on several thousand eases: ? Direct Case of Bribery. The most important part of Davis' testimony was perhaps that involving a direct case of bribery against Evans associates on the board? John Bell Towill ?uki ?t. \Y\ ?oykin. Witness said Evans told bira that Evans was not getting the propel- showing for his friends in the purchases and he and Bridge Wileoil} bf the. Richland Distillery here, laid a trap in which they caught Towill and Boykin. Evans' whiskey friends got Towill and Boykin in -a;hotel.room here. and. Rvahs"'? table iii tile] hallways, saw- the other two directors paid the money. Parkers: Statements Corroborated. E. W. Robertson, president of the National Loan & Exchange Bank and of a number of other Columbia enter" prises and iiiteresl?j ils director iii ? number ol' Cotton mills throughout the Slate, was on the stand. He cor robated the testimony of L. W. Par ker, as to Samuel J. Lanallan having Director Boykin as his Stale middle man] bul there Wa* a decided differ ence AA lo \viiat La?aban said about having a middleman now who is a Slate olticer but not connected with the dispensary. Mr. Parker said Mr. Lauahan's statement was made in New York in the presence of Mr. Robertson; but Ml\ Robertson did not remember this and though Mr. Parker iniist have been mistaken as to this ?inti The committee did-not insist oa Mr. Parker giivng the name? ?U tljough the Supreme Cou H. had .inst ?d thal; he eolild be compelled to ver questions, ns Says He Bought Newberry Del (. egation. Contractor Davis went back on the stand. He testified that ex-Chairman Evans told him that the Newberry delegation of his re-election but that he ''fixed" them all, and bought 'em mighty cheap. Evans said he bought Senator Blease by employing him as his attorney and tliat lie paid for the balance and got 'em at bargain prices Dr. McIntosh, of the Newberry Sav iugs Bank, was on the stand but he had a poor memory and Mr. Lyon did not get much out' of him. He said Evans never did have a cent on deposit in his bank in his own name and he was not asked as to whose natue he did have deposits nor thc a moil nts. Mr. Lyjui reminded Dr. McIntosh I hal he had said Evans told'] him he got the horseshoe diamond era vat pin he wore from a whiskey man, but. the doctor could not remember having told Mr. Lyon that. However, if he did loll him it was so. Secretary Wiek?r of the Farmers' fj?fu it/iuiiJU- Newberry, ul' which Kv *&jWBHBfcft^c>tiiu'd thal Evans TT"*~*aq|P1''"" frJO.OUO foi ls prcsideTT^ffl BSftllft -,i had negotiated a loa?rW^sHLt. the mij! at live per cent, from W% ' M- "lock ..tlie whiskey men inti esled in the Richland Distillery an the brewing concern al Macon, Gi Nie mill, capitalized at ?MU.UOO, stoo tor Hie loan. Interest on the loa is bein- regularly paid. Mr. Lyoi read an affidavit from au insuranc man .-.med Norcum, of Marietta, Ga. m which Norcum detailed a coiner .vtin.i he had with members of Un JoJiiiSOii-Clianiberlain-Dubose Purni, hue Company, of Atlanta, who said tmuhcn.hal & .Bicker,, of atlanta and Evans had together bought the sun of furniture shipped to Newberry to Evans. The fiirmturc people said Hie deal was a private one and thev would ?ot show him ||ie bili b?it thev . -"?-'na!e<l li.al the whiskey eonecVi, ; paid :;|| hui .flou t,f |h0 hi,? T|t(i ! ?ar ?ray valued ?it over $3,000. ||1C or_ il?rs being SJI?PDCJ lp--the? The committee" held |Tshor eveeu-l Uve :e?:;:on after this, view ic appomting a day for fina] ?djourn ment, ?'/,'. I Claim That Conations Arc Not As Bad As Represented ARE CLEANING #, HOWEVER ? ' "'? ?'SI&? .'' ' ' It is Admitted, ?o'$re?er, That Some of the Suggestio^in the lioiB-Rey noida Report' Plaining to Sanita ry Conditions fiaH; Been Complied With. :? -_ , Washington, ^|cia?^-Thomas E. Wilson, represen0g t?it? Chicago packers, was. b?a|$ by the House domiriitl?'? or? agri^dlure. on the'.Neill Reynolds repor^^gttrding .conditions in Chicago pacllfngf;houses. Neill was present akt|^he?rib'g:. Mr. Wil son, who is anicnsploye of the Nelson Monis1 Cy'?ipan^j?^ad'e d general de nial of the existence ;?f ??ndition's at the packing hous?V as set forth in tile report; He be^'n'.by/ mviting the committee t?':?|0?ne td Chicago a*?id spend a week i^ersona? investigation of conditions". ?^)hat/;'li? said,- would be the only wa^?'or.memb?i^ io' gain a proper idea.^vwbat the conditions really were. ^Sollie of, the suggestions made in i?e^f?pbl'.tj.'ht1 said, bad al ready been^din^ijecl with by the pack erSf such as adilitionai sanitary facili ties. He denied-^"?oiut?ly that there were any diseased cattle or hogs butchered, i??.i^o?tk . iii every car load of cattier hogs, lie said, solide Av?re, likely I iB;?> ? d? ? d rind some dis eased. The ?t?j??'or diseased hogs add cattle were^^pit^o (lie Standard Renderiitg .'^?.Compaity; different from the 'Standard t???iugh tering. : Co?ip?ny, although the two ware lilifly'to be con fused in the mind. The gendering company turned the de?tl ??fjc? ; diseflsed ment into grease w.hicj?;Svas a co-product iii I he manufaclur?/.of soap; P?cki^s'Court Ihspeetioii; .Supervisan of every brauch tif {He packing business was not objected to by the pael??rs, said Mr. Wilson. "The government! may put on as many in spectors .as 'it desires, ba added, so long as th?/packers (io not have lb pa y for them;^;-;.;rHe said the.packing btis ness would-be be?ehM ted bv the iu specto'u of ?th?-different li ra il eli es from tire "iioc?? tto the' ean.); Good Iii* spection-?s^wbai the packers want, he declared^; ^':;;.:v In actdfiioh .tO:.'the. question of who shall b^|???t'??dge;-of sanitation . Mr.. ^^iSM^?t^iat^t)ie>or?y. other-sag-' i ...t.'-.-.-i.t. .....';vrl:it T>'-.'._-? jj.' hav?:?n}<-objection is.the requirement that the )late of canning be placed on' all canned, articles. He said that would serve no purpose except to in jure thc 'Cailil?d.illeat bu?illesS. "iVat urally a buyer will choose thc article with the freshest appearing label," said Mr. Wilson, "when, as a matter of fact, the canned meat does not de teriorate with agp>" Tn speaking of tii? return of goods he said i hat con signments are sometimes sent back to the. shippers because a nail has been driven through a can in fastening up a box. This, he said, would cause that can to spoil and the consignee would imagine that the whole shipment had spoiled. Then it is possible in rare instances for air to have gotten into the can and caused it to swell. He de scribed such cans as "swellers;" but said there ifi ilo danger hf Ihcse ever being eaten and added with a laugh: "Not the slightest." No one asked him why. Putrified Meat Not Canned. "Would it be possible lo put in a cali meat which has begun to pulre^ fy?" asked Chairman Wadsworth: "Not lidless thc meat were accom panied by chemicals such as it would be suicide to eat," replied Mr. Wil son. He declared that the use of bad meat had never been ai templed by reputable packers, and that it would be suicide to their business. At' this point a recess was taken for luiicheoih A Disastrous Cloud Burst. Johnstown, Pa., Special.-A cloud burst at Hooversville, IS miles uorth of here, caused Stony creek to rise suddeuly hero and portions of the lower part of the city are under wa ter. Island Park, a pleasure resort, two miles froni the city, has been practically washed oui of existence. The only fatality, so far reported, is the killing of au unknown woman, who was struck by a train while standing on a bridge watching thc high water. Reports from thc towns above say the waters are subsiding rapidly. ' Thc damage is $2.30,000. Purchasers for Canal. Washington, Special.-By a vote of 8 to 3 thc house committee on Ways Means authorized a favorite re the Senate resolution re purchases for thc Pan ^^^aiticles ol' domestic li,.; , /' iffiBhiLi'i Ihe lowes! bid stncuii"' ff i mm jifia i it "", /i T^^l ??ky shall, in ama Canal manufacture der. "Unless the PresS any ease, deem thc bids or thereof extortionate or unrCi ble. Russian Officers in Toils. St. Petersburg, By Cable-The Na ya! Court of Inquiry has presented an indictment against Vice Admiral Rojestvensky who commanded the Russian fleet at thc battle of thc Sea of Japan, and the officers of the torpedo boat Destroyer Bellovin for surrendering to the'enemy after thc battle. The indictment is a cruebih" arraignment of demoralization and cowardice of the officers. The trial has. been fixed for July 4. The I penalty is death. PALMETTO AffAiR Occurrences of Interest from All Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover ing a Wide Eange-What is Going On in Our State. General Cotton Market. Galveston, quiet.31 1-8 New Orleans, quiet.JU 13-1.(1 Mobile, steady.10 5-8 Savannah, quiet.JO 7-S Charleston, quiet.10 5-S Wilmington, steady.10 :i-4 Norfolk, ?teaily./.. . .11 Ballimore, nominal.ll 1-4 New York, quiet.11.20 Boston, quiet. . ..11.20 Philadelphia, steady.1J.40 Houston, easy.ll Augusta, steady.. .11 Memphis, (juiel .. .ll Cincinnati .. .. -.. Louisville, fi ITU.ll o-S Charlotte Cotton Market. T?Jesti price.? represent the pri?es paid lo Wagons J Cond middling i J ,. . ? . ?.. .11 Strict middling,, ,. ,../ll J Middling...ll Good midling, tinged., ,,111-S Stains.9 to 10 Plaits for" Tech Building. Newberry, Special,-The plans for 1 lie building donated to Newberry College by Mr. Andrew Carnegie for the engineering department ?.vere sub mitted io the committee and accept ed. The si met ti re will be three sto ries high, of n beautiful typ? of ar chitecture, amt will have a floor space iu each story, 50x100 feet. Jt will be fully equipped with all modern ma chinery ?senti?l to a technical school, with cupola", folg?-, etc. The corner stone will be laid next Tuesday after noon with appropriate ceremonies. Rev. W. C. Schaeffer, i). D., pastor of the Aseension, Savannah, Ga., has accepted the invitation to deliver Hie address, Killed hy Lightning. Greenwood, Special ~fcewton Y. Manley, a Confederate veteTfilh Mged 00 years, was struck and inslaujly killed by lightning near Poplar Springs clinic!' three miles from Wares Shoals flidr.-day afternoon. A very heavy rain fell during Hie thunderstorm: Mr. Mauley was au excellent citizen* ibid is spoken of in thc highest terni* by ni?- neighbors.. The burial took place at 4 o'clock in the afternoon at Poplar Springs. He left a widow and several children. ?2 Chester, Man, fakes MiS Life. Chester, Special.-Willie Mobleyr Jr., a yodng farmer residing a few! miles from Chester, was found dead | in his bed room with a discharged gun hy his fiide and a ghastly wound in his abdomen. Ile lived ?lone. He had recently been heard lo a?rl?n thal he intended to lake his life. Thc verdict ot' the coroner's jury was thai lim deceased came to his ilea I'll from gunshot wounds hy his own hand. Governor Orders Prosecution. Columbia, Special.-As n result ol the disclosures before the dispensar} investigating, commit lee Goveruoi Heyward authorized the Attorney f?eneral to prosecute H. H. Evans, L Ni Boykin and J. B, lowell, formel members Uf lltf? dispensary hoard foi malfeasance in otlice. The committee adjourned and the action of the Gov ernor immediately followed. Farmers to Pool Their Cotton. Spartanburg, Special.-President E. Li Archer of the Spartanburg comity b i'd ucl) ol' lite Southern Cotton Asso ciation has issued a statement to the farmers that it is the intention this year to sell their colton in bulk, ll has been estimated thal, there are about 0,000 bales to be marketed this! year in Spartanburg county, which will he held in 20 lo 80 bale lots. Negroes Administer Poison. Chesler, Special.-William Reiglily was found dead two days ago in a Held, near Fort La wu. Coroner Leck ie mailc an investigation and found that two strolling negroes, lid. Bai ley and Dennis (Vile, have been ar rested and committed to jail. A Negro Burned to Death. On the premises of Mr. W. H. Har din, near Chester, a negro cabin wa burned in which a negro hoy was burned lo death, and a child of th; same family badly burned was res cued. Items of State News. The colleges of I he Stale have mostly held their commencements dui ing the past week. The number ol' graduates was large and the interest manifested by the public in the exer cises was unusual. Large crowds at tended all of them. John Kellin- was ground in pieces by'a railroad train al Clarkesburg. AV. Ya. Bk Struck by Lightning. TMk;:vil!i'. Special.-During a ^?i? ai?l electrical storm Sat p^Bft'1struck the l?owes ?"^HL burning mu | he \< le ben \-y '-ai^fc^i ric light connect inns '"'day, .?.j-hnR"'''11 lire ?-iiid: was ville nil iiii'lWR1"'1'- li'-t'*"' dais a ac pl'onc and CICTB?0 sam? lime, near and M a .-i ., mpv- and horse, the |llh'!.v ?vxMiiciii?fw?f' "'ere Li ebig done. ?| tSr''- 's S?i"; severe -ie same place, a JEfS rooerty cf Owe? .' ?hoekfid hy ii?-hr?fl nfriTliilMhilffl UNION SAVINGS BANK 4% with resources of over Eight [Hundred Thousand dollars and a Board of Directors chosen from the most successful business men in the community, invites you to become a depositor, prom ising you every courtesy. 1\)?R:PER CENT INTEREST paid on Savings accounts. Correspondence invited. W. J. Rutherford & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALER IN Cement, Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Ready Roofing and other Material, Write Us For Prices. Corner Reynolds and Washington Streets, Augusta, Georgia, Wagons Buggies Large Shipments of the best makes of-wagons and buggies just received. Our Btock of furniture and house furnishing? is complete. 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. Call to see me, I will save you money. O-3H:O. COBB Johnston, South Carolina. ? rJlJ Dealers in Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. Also the Ceci lian Piano Player. SATISl'ACT ION GUA1?ANTEED. Call on or write us for prices and terms. NINETY SIX, S. C. For Fire and Life ^=GO TO SEE^ OAUGHMAN & HARLIN Ca BEFOME INSURING ELSEWHERE. We represent the best Old Line Companies. ^AUGHMAN 0 i aARLING -GENTS. (^AUGHMAN cfc HAILING /\G-ENTS The Iii? 11 ionice J^g eney 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. F. H BARRETT, J. P. DOUGHTY, JR. W, K. KITCHEN. Specif Liberal Advances Made on Prospective Croj)s and Consignments. FERTILIZERS 'ersonal attention >gi vc n all details. Correspondence solicited. 14A Reynold Street Augusta, Ga.