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P?YS'DWESBST * ON DEPOSITS m PLANTER'S LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK, Augusta, Ga.. KSSOTTK'CES OT3?K Sl.OOO.ooo ;i ii 111; ; 11111 ns t ii iiiii i * ACCOUNTS SOLICITED L C. H?YNE. FBS3IE3NT. ? Chas. C. Howard, f OASHEBB. ^FHE^NTfrO^ * AUGUSTA, GA. L. C. BLAYNE, President. THANK G. FOED, Cashier. .CAPITAL.$260,000 Surplus and Profits. 150,000 XVeaball be pleased to li?v? you ?pm an aceonnt WI tb tbU Bank. Customers,m >1 enrrpiyond'-nu as soMd of CTcry court??, ami se;:omm?*2atlon po?il .We undercun?ervHiiv'c, modem Banking taetnod*. w-WvfrK-! 1111111 in 11 tn it? . VOL.71. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUN?. 20, 6906. NO. 3?." SWEPT BY FLOODS Lower Parts of South Carolina and Georgia Suffer AUGUSTA MILLS SUSPEND WORK Augusta Section of Georgia and Low er South Carolina Suffer Cloud bursts. Augusta, Ga.,. Special.-Reports from all outlying districts which con tinue to come in^'indicate severe dam age throughout the entire 'territory contiguous to "Augusta from the heavy rainfall of the past three days. Prac tically every railroad euteriug Au gusta, steac' and electric, has suffer ed more or less, and all traffic is either considerably delayed or suffer ing -inconvenience.. , All streams are greatly swollen and country, as well as railroad bridges have'been affected, several of the former having been washed away. The rainfall Sunday mofning amounted practically to a^oudBurst, causing an overflow of .'the' canal which runs through the city in three levels, at one point washing away a considerable portion of the bank. On the inter-urban trolley line be tween Augusta and Aiken there has been considerable damage from wash outs, aud delay to the regular sched ules? Two railway wrecks have occurred', one on the Georgia Railroad, eleven and a half miles from the city where the engine and two cars of a through freight train ran into a wash-out, the third car being derailed. The en gineer and fireman escaped by jump ing into water, on the roadside jnore than waist deep. Incoming and out going, passenger trains ran to that point and transferred passengers. Two miles above the city- an ex tra freight train was wrecked, but no injuries resulted. The track was imdermiued and thc eugine and sev eral cars derailed. Passenger trains on this road were all delayed. The large dam at Clearwater, S C., by which the hleachery is op?ra t ed, was broken. In the city the low er weave room of the Sibley Mill was flooded. On the Augusta Southern road, be tween Augusta aud Saudersville, two large wash-outs are reported near Beall Springs, and one smaller wash out nearer Augusta. Richmond factory,- oh the. Lou isville road, about- nine milos- "from Augusta, was-under water during the morn big, but Saturday-night re ports were- that Hie. Water, had -sub-. *ided. Practically all the i'aimers be tween A ugusta" and Bell A ir, jon- i he Georgia Railroad, fepVrt their "farms covered with water and the crops practically ruined. On the Milledge ville road and west of thc city the reports are practically the same. None of thc cotton mills in Au gusta, all of which are ouerated by waler power, are in condition to run now, and an order has been issued . by ibo commissioner of public works# of the city that nu attempt must be made to operate any of them for* a week from this dale. Great Damage in Lower S. C. Charleston, S. C., Special.-A spe cial from Florence says that the, ex cessive rains that have fallen for nearly a week have seriously injured 'the crops of cottton, corn and tobac co. Many fields ave completely un der water and the sun coming ont at intervals scalds and kills the young plants. The rains' have also done . great damage along the streams in the lower part of thc State aud doz ens of bridges are reported washed away and considerable damage to railroad tracks. 50 of 200 Have Typhoid Fever. Waynesboro, Ga., Special.-Anoth er death is reported from Green's Cut form typhoid fever. There are, fif ty cases of this fever in the place of about 200 population and there have been seven deaths in a week. The people are becoming panic-strick en. The ladies of this city have rais ed $150 and pledged another $150 to secure the services of four train ed nurse's. The church will be used as a hospital and the Waynesboro doctors have cous?uted to take turns in attending the sufferers. Mutual Benefit, Li Fidelity & Casualty and Health? Title Guaranty & 1 American Live Sto( pany, Horse am Real Estate B< SHORT ORDER NEWS Epitome of Current Happenings of Interest Briefly Told. "William J. Biyan was a looker-on at the Russian D?uma when members denounced .the War Minister as a murderer. t Henry Kumble, FO years oki, who is said to have rau ? f 4 moonshine" slill for 40 years, was put on ? trial at Parkersburg, West .Virginia. President Roosevelt made public the report of the Department of Agricul ture's experts-regarding conditions in the Chicago packing houses. Friends declare that Secreta ry / Taft has decided to accept the appointment os associate justice of the Supreme Court. Representatives of the National League of Women's Organizations presented to President Roosevelt reso lutions demanding that Cmoot bc ex cluded from the Senate. Capt. William H.. March of Reids ville, Va., master of an oyster pungy, was convicted at Norfolk of cruelty lo one of ins crew. "J,* V. Bulheller was -drowned at Richmond while bathing in the James river. The contest of J. A, Selph and J. 0. Phillips, who were defeated in t. rcceut primary contest in Richmond has resulted in the indictment of three election- officials on charges of fraud. - Gabriel Battaile was hanged at King- George Corihousc Tor Assault on Miss Lena Rogers. A banquet was given at Harrisoi burg in honor of Judge Samuel ton Leteher. Testimony showing the bitte ing of E. H. Glowed for Dr. of the Williamsburg Asylum, y fered at the investigation The Pennsylvania Railroad i gation developed additional char discriminations The packers' rebate cases AV gued in Kansas City by.Disfri torney A. S. Van Valkehburg. Eight men were killed by damp in a Montana iniuc folio fire in the diggings* Eight' miners were shot do constabulary in Pennsylvania one of the strikers had tired troops. Iowa is pledged to Bryan in vitiation extended lo him lo sp that Slate in August. That the 80-cent g?s law i York is unconstitutional is in in the'opinion of a New Yo judge. Richard W. Sams of Chica head a new retail mercantile ration lo be capitalized nt $4QJ . A water.tank in Pittsburg through a three-story building, ing out the rear wall and.iujrin persons. Nine persons are reported in .Michigan and Ontario as ot' storms thal did great dar that section. Recorder Goff refused a mo quash indictments against Mut ficers. - The Virginia Corporation C sion had many searching quest . General Manager the Southern Railway. The crew of the British steamer Fashoda, at Norfolk, refused to go to sea in her, claiming she is over loaded. . William Johnson, of Mount Car bon, W. Va., cut q?;.-his vvife's head with a bread-knife-, in the course of a quarrel: Joseph K. Aikens, a Pennsylvania Railroad clerk on a small salary, tes tified that he had secured over $75, ?00 worth of coal stocks. The $2,000,000 Christian Science temple erected in Boston was dedi cated. The Knights of Columbus, in con vention at New Haven, accepted an invitation to meet. . next- year in Jamestown, Val1 * , . .?. ' ? .-The first, section of thc . Pennsyl vania Limited- collided ' with wrecking train near Lancaster, Pat aud several persons were injured. ., President Cassatt,- of the Penusyl-" vania Railroad,- has sent his replies' tq the. questions embodied in the cir cular letter sent out by .the special iii yestigatiiig committee.^ . / .'. Catholic missionaries from all parts of the United'Stale's will meet in Washington this week. ile* i Co,. Accident 'rust Co., ES? nd Se ?k Insurance Com ?I lilllie.ins.* blight-& SolAl . Infuriated Russian Christians Massacre Hebrews DRIVE THEM TO SLAUGHTER Either Because jewish Anarchist Threw Bomb Among Coi-pus Christi - ? Procession or Because Massacr? Had Been Deliberately Planned and Bomb Was the Signal, Chris tians at Bialstok Mercilessly At tack Jewish Population and Demol ish Their Shops and Homes: Bialystok, Russia, By Cable.-A Jewish anarchist threw a bomb among the Corpus Christi procession Avhich was iu progress here and killed or wounded many persons. lu conse quence, the Christians attacked and massacred the Jews and demolished their shops. Hundreds of persons were killed or wounded* The bomb was thrown from the balcony of a hoiise iii Alcxandrov street. A Russian clergyman named Feodoroft" was among those killed by the explosion. Immediately after thc explosion Jews began to fire with revolvers from the windows of thc house into the crowd. Soldiers surrounded the house and fired two volleys into the Marietta, 0., Special.-The south bound passenger train on the Penn sylvania Railroad, dim here at 7:30 o'clock, jumped the track at Elba, while running 40 miles an hour. The engine, baggage car and tender all went down ar. embankment and the rest of the train rolled On its side. Engineer Vaughan . and .Fireman Shackles were fatally injured and many passengers- were hurt. A re lief train has left this city with all thc local physicians and surgeons. ; .?. .. c News Items. .'..Efforts are lo be made to secure the release of Mrs. Williams, claim ant of the Winans estate, whom J. P. Morgan is alleged lo have had in carcerated in an asylum for the in sane. . King Edward attended thc dinner td Coijgressman and Mrs. Longworth given ' by Ambassador Reid at Dor chester House. Pr?sidant Doesn't Like lt. . Washington, Special.-Representa tive Wadsworth, chairman of the Hoiise'committee on agriculture, had a conference lately with President Roosevelt regarding thc action of the House committee on thc meal; inspec tion bill. He submitted lo Hie Pres ident the Substitute for thc Beveridge nmrrdmefflT'agreed upou by thc com mittee .and sought his opinion of*it. l'Jie President told him frankly that 'ie could not approve of, it. lu fact, R?'ter reading thc substitute- careful ly, the President told" Mr . Wads worth that he disapproved of il; ?Murder Suspects Discharged. Columbia, S.' C., Special.-lu the jase against Clarence Hughes, son of Moore Hughes, who was recently murdered near Union, John Schura pert and Berry Tucker, negroes, iharged with burning of the barn of W R. Gilliam, were released after ,he evidence of the prosecution had Deen heard by Judge Prince. Avho elated thal thc evidence was iusufii :ient to convict. Two Injured by Gasoline Explosions Atlanta, Ga., Special.-An explo ion of gasoline in a dye bouse on sorth Pryor street resulted in the se crc burning of the proprietor, W. J. Stoddard, about the ince, neck and inns. When entering the place lo ight the fire, Assistant Fire Chief 'ressley was seriously injured by a econd explosion, which scorched the FP'eV part of his body. It is feared hat 'hs inhaled' the flames and has ivffered dangelong injuries. THE WORK OF CONGRESS What is Being Done Day by Day By the National Honse and. Senate. In the House. , With a very large proportion of the members present, due to the ac tivity of the Republican and Demo cratic -whips, the House passed a rule; sending the railroad rate bill back to conference as asked for by the Sen ate, without even an expression of its wishes as ,1.0 auy., of the amend-', meats to the bili.;. The rule' was de bated for forty minutes. The leaders1 participated in the discussion, the! Democrats taking the position that' the time was 'oportuno to 'concur in? the sleeping tal* dmeudnient and iu-: Struct the conferees as io tte" ' aiiti-t pass amendment. Although the Dem-;' ocrats were aided by eight Republi cans, they could, not command votes enough to defeat the rule, which was ?d?pte?i 184 to gP? . Mr. Dalzell' Presents' ?ui?. When the House met, Mr.. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, presented a ride from the committee on niles taking, the railroad rate bili froiu like Speak er's table and sending it to confei? ence as requested by the. Senate. $ Mi'.. Williams, of Mississippi,'"^tiie minority leader, clesir?d to. offer aa amendment, but with a shake of ?ii| head Mr. Dalzell refused permission? Mr. Dalzell then moved the previ ous question, whereupon Mr. W"&' liams , demanded the yeas and nays.) and the roil was caliiid. By a vote of ]S6 to .02, the previ ous question was ordered. Mr. Dalzell explained the'.parlia' meutai-y status Of tile rate- bilJ.. slat ing that the Senate had amende?-itlfe bill and tliat on the request of We House a conference between the \$pv houses had been agreed to. &OAV t?e Senate has re-committed the bil||3h the conferees. The nile proj)oses3o grant the fequost hf the Senate f$r a further conference. Mr. Williams' Amendment. Mr. Williams, the minority leader, said that thc House was pretty .fa miliar with tVie julies by this, time. If they Avanled to be gagged, ali ihey had to do was lo vote for thc rule. If they dared to express themselves on the great questions involved ju the rate hill, they would vote no. He said thc gentleman from Pennsvlva ni?, Mr. Ditizbiij Ililli .pr?Msl'i the House that it would have ? chance to vote, oii the .amendments, and now brings iii n rifle prohibiting: aii hon est expression. Mr. Williams {hen read the amendment proposed to the rule as reported by Mr. Dalzell from thc committee on niles : "Provided; htitfe/f??j .That ..;the House conferees are. iust-r?ctec?^v.to: concur in..1 ha. Senate, aiuendm^?.'?^ daring sleeping car companies to be common carriers; and are f?rther in structed to insist upon exempting from the provision forbidding free passes.,of officials ?jld. ??i.ploy?s. of the railroads and iiieir imm?diate families." Statehood Report in Senate. The conference report on thc state hood- bill was withdrawn from, and again pi'&seutwl W tli? Rerin?ej the new report containing the compro- I mise provision agreed upon by the conferees of the two houses. There was some discussion of thc power of conferees lo withdraw thc re port, Hud thc withdrawal w?s only permitted by a vot?: . TH8 li?w re port was liot considered: Much of the remainder of the day was devoted to the bill, extending to 36 hours the time that live Stock may be carried iii transit without unload ing. Senator Warren was in charge of the measure and he and a number of Senators debated it at length. Dining the discussion there was some refere rt l?e io the proposed legislation for the regulation of packing houses, and Senator Lodge said the packers are standing in their own light ?L not inviting tli? most rigid inspec tion, ?'he bill was passed. The bill incorporating the Lake Erie & Ohio River Ship Canal, was also discussed at some length, but its further consid?ration Avas postponed A number of minor bills, were pass ed. One New State. The Senate adopted without divi sion the conference report on the statehood bill. The report was debated by Sena tors F?rakcr, Bailey, Patterson, Money, Dubois, Morgan, Stone, Mc Cumber and others. Several Demo cratic Senators intimated that thc consolidation of Oklahoma and In dian Territory would inure to thc advantage of the Republican . party, and Mr. Money declared thal such was tho intent, and charged further that thc legislation is influenced by sectionalism. 'He .declared that' one Western mau is equal in all the ^qual ities ol' manhood to live Eastern men. Senator Dubois announced his in tention to vote against the acceptance of the report because of (he omission of the anti-pulygamy provision in serted by thc Senate, and in doing so he took occasion lo review his own political experience in dealing with the Mormons, saying that.he knew his stand ou thc question would re sult in his- enforced retirement from the Senate. The conference report upon the national quarantine bill Avas adopted by the Senate. As the bill had hith erto been accented by Ihc House, it will noAv go to thc 1-resident. Bud Richardson Dead. Selma, Special.-Bud Richardson. Ih? negro who was shot Salurdav night by Miss Pearl Junes, the lung distance telephone opera i or here while ho was endeavoring: to gain au en trance lo the cenlrcjj ornee, for the purpose, as he confessed on his death bed, of committing an assault, died al 9:40 o'clock ??ond;iy night. His ac complice is safe in jail. _ The City of Baltimore is Again Visited By flames THH SHIPPING SUFFERS HEAVILY Conflagration Proves the Most ?er? . ous Sine? the Great Fire of 1904, Entire Water Fr??t Being Threat ened, for a Time and Three Sailors x Perishing. Baltimore, Special.-The1 are that "occurred at au early hour Wednes day morning on thc water front was the ' greatest since the conflagration of 1904;. involving a property loss of .about'\$l,OO?,O0O and the sacrifice of three lives.. For a time the entire harbor-froilf was threatened with destruction on the north side, the flames being with difficulty Kept within, the*'confines of the wharf of the Merchants ' & Min ers' Transportation Cfrmpftny/ and on the south side a stubborn .battle ;being fought- to prevent a wholesale destruction . of property by fire spreading. from the steamship Essex and six barges, which were burned. . Three members of the crew of the' Essex.perished" arid two are missing. It is believed that the missiiig men were burned to death or jumped over board aud were drowned. Known dead, t?re i ' Edward Atkinson; cabin assistant. I John Costello'; %c(?iM? Steward. Manuel ?dejIo, fircms?ii. Five other roen were rescued with .difficulty by the ?rig Mary, two of them narrowly escaping death' from the flames or drowning, as they were forced to make flying leaps to the rescuing v?as?'l from the deck of the Essex as the former b?dt pulled away from the. burning steamer. .On tile ??uth side of the harbor the picking, house ol' the Moore & Brady Company was damaged mid the steamer Minnie Wheeler, of the Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic . Steatilh'j?t Coiiipany, and a-.cotton shed of the M^hiiiits* & Miners' Transportation Company were" par tially destroyed. They caught lire from the barges 'and thc Essex when they floated across the harbor after being cut loose from their moorings. Thc ?'??afii?f Essex- arrived in port several nights, ago lind ffii? half un loaded. She was lying alongside the .south end ot' thc wharf, and before word could be passed f"ho caught fire and was towed out into the harbor, burning fiercely. ' .. ' Six Pcows and barges that- were ^^dy^l^?flg^iilfe .tbs. wharf were ^?gla?t?'il^t^ron^ _ pletely destroyed. A number ' of them were towed out into midstream ? so- as to prevent them from setting fire to adjoining property. The barges and Scott's watti) loaded witii eotibii end rosin'; aikl tile flames blazed fiercely, Ihc1 lleat froto them being intense. . ... The Essex, which was valued at $300,000. is a toi al wreck, .as is the cargo On board valued at $150,000. The damage' iii the lifa.vauijali pier of the Merchants' & Miners' Trans portation Companv amounted lo -t'oO, 0000. The six barges belonging to thc same company, loaded with cotton and r?silij wer?.'} with i heil" cHi'goCs, valued at about }ji200,O0U. Shot Father for Burglar. Asheville, N. C.,Special.-S?m Lipe, of Biltmore, was shot through the right thigh by his son, Edward Lipe, Saturday night shortly after 12 o'clock and seriously injured. . The father was taken for ii Burglar by thc son and, by virtue of this mis take, came near losing his life. Thc wo mi d will not prove fatal; ll Blown Up Near Roanoke. Roanoke, Va., Special.-While try ing to .remove the tamping from . a. hole iu a rock where the dynamite had been placed to go off, an explo sion occurred at the Bear-Wallace construction- camp on the Tidewater Railroad fifteen miles west of Roan oke, blowing Up ll Roumanians, Twa men were killed outright' and two more died just after reaching a hos pital at Radford, Va. Two others ' are in a precarious condition, one suf fering with ii badly fractured skull and Ike other with ruptured intes tines. $500,000 Fire in New York, New York, Special.-Property Val ued at more than a half million dol lars was destroyed, nearly a score of firemen injured, none fatally, and many persons forced to flee, from their hoi\ies in scanty attire by lire in thc block bounded .by Berger and Brook avenues and One Hundred Forty-seventh and One Hundred For ty-eighth streets, thc Bronx, carly Tuesday. Life Insurance Officials Arraigned New York, Special.-Frederick A. Burnham, former president of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Com pany, and George Burnham and Geo. D. El ridge, formerly vice presidents of that company, were arraigned on five indictments returned by thc grand jury against each of them, charging forgery and grand larceny. Through their counsel they pleaded not guilty. The dale for the trials has not been fixed. Kentucky Law Upheld. Frankfor, Ky., Special.-The Ken-, tucky Court of Appeals upheld'the constitutionality of the State'law of 1904 prohibiting co-education of thc races iii Hie*schools of thc Common wealth. The court says the new law does not violate thc bill bf rights or thc fourteenth amendment --of thc Federal constitution. . : The . ease will go on appeal to the higher court. TH! PRESS .ASSOCIATE ?... ? -i-: .. ?? . ' Pr?sident Atdl Announces . Arrauge ments for Annual.T&eeting and Trip in July* * *'..,' "To the-members of tbeSo?th Carolina ..Press Association!! *.. ... ? " ' The annual meeting of the associa tion gt Die Isle of Palms, which had .been-fixed for'July 27-29, basteen, changed ia folylt, 18, IO? This .is done at thc suggestion of -Messrs'. Rid dock & Burns, thc proprietors of thc b?ter; af iii" after .consultation * s.wRk the members of Ihr. local press iu Charleston. The r?asou foi* the chang? is that it develops after thc date had been fixed that several ex cursion parties and other conventions were fixed for the same dat? at the Isle ol' Palms and the proprietors' of tbe hotel felt that they could not give thc press association .' the., accomdda iions "which they - oesvred and that thev r?ula'hojt chang? the Uih*>: dates and they did- not. know of. them wbien the meeting bf.thc association wa's.fix cd fol' Jurie'27^29. .They did ngt in sist on a.sbange of. date*, but suggest ed it -for " the_ reason'* 'Stated. The date now ?tgWt?d-upon, July 1?/18; and 19 was the Qirly'oiie which "Aid hot ' conflict with other engagements of" my own and I trust 'th?t it will he agreeable ard '-satisfactory lo all the members of'the press in this State*. * -.The programmeras alr?ady been printed.and scut out and there will bc, no'change' in that except thc change of thc date. ' I trust that every editor and pub lisher in thc Stale will" attend this meeting-. An interesting programme ha? been arranged and- the people of Charleston-aud the proprietors- of thc hotel intend to make it one-of thc best meetings of thc association held in recent years, " .. I already tiave au invitation from the German Rifle Club asking the pririlegn of having clyirge of the as sociation i'o'f.a few hours during our meeting, so that the members m ny "be taken to the Sehuetzenplatz and there will be other social pleasures which will bo at the disposal of the mem bers. In regard to the ibipt? tir?'asso ciation this year. I can aVMi^i to take the weinberg to Providence vii the Merchants' and Joiners' line, Imf vvc "will have to sail from Norfolk VOl?ziur&ri?sy.-. t-?-; do---<>.-.and -jgob haul* by tll? t'?d of thc month, .it wilt be " necessary' ??Jt?pVfi. Charleston,at* 5.10 p. rjK.tun July 20, via ?l??T^oa^t Line, arriving iii Norfolk* at 1.00 pi'ID-, July 21. .This is* nob unsatisfactory schedule from'Cbaj-I?slon l?-?f^lolk, but it seems lo-b? ?be best.. We would leave Norfolk-Tat"6 p. m.'-tne . fame day and ari'il'e iii Pwyideiicc on Mon day ar- 7 a. m., July '?'..I. Nletitraiing lp leave Providence at o' p. iii. uti Fri day, July 27, Vi?i?i arrive in Norfolk on Sunda*':.'! ti ly ?,P. This would give ?si! [hu membetV fin opportunity "to reach home by Mon day a. m., makin-" the outing just about one week'and giving them five days in the cast. From Providence wo could easily run over lo Boston and take a num ber of oilier side drip? for a nominal cost including ?j. visit to Newport the round trip costing only about 7o cents. Narragansett Pier is another' famous resort on. the New England coast, which could be made for $2.00 for the round trip. .-. . *'.. Those ?rho desire lo visit New York city could easily do sd as. the Provi dence line .steamer ieaves Providence at 7.4-5 p". m.; arriving iii New York early tilt? fellowing morning, ajul re turning leave New. York at 6 .p. m , arriving at Providence al 5 a. m. the next morning; The round, trip will cost about $0.00. .' . ';".'; ...The round trip 'from Norfolk .to Providence including staterooms and meals will cost $15.00. This include* eight meals, probably 10 on the boat and two nights going and two nights returning. .. . . . . I. should* think the whole Hip in cl tiding actual expenses and some side trips would hot cost over $30.00. Those who-.desire to go should let me know not later than the 25th/?s it will'-tafee some time to arrange tho details and . plan and secure rates for a number of ? side trips. Applications must be confined Mo* bona.-fide members of (he associa lion ?lid members ot' their immediate fam ilies. -I hope there will be no delay in ad vising me by those who desire to go. The trip will not be taken with less than 25 in Ute purl v. E. H AULL, President. Will Dispense- With Testimony. Washington) Special.-Representa tive Babcock, of Wisconsin, received a letter from District Attorney Je rome, of New York, slating that Bab cock's testimony will not be requir ed before Hie grand jury in thc pends, iii? insurance eases. He was.asked rome time ago.-by Jerome to throw :6mc light on certain campaign eon LTJbillions. . : . Changes in the, University. . .. Columbia, Special.-The board of trustees of the University of Smith Carolina were in session. The greatei pari ot' the...work related la cjiange* from thc college lo the uew nuiver*'il,N* organizaLioiI. . There . were ravinas changes recommended which were.act ed upon. Tire board elected Prof. W. H."Hand as'professor in Ibo ehait*;of seeolidai-y'education and a new pr.: fessor w?l.;b*e elcte'd 'cs 'ascisthnt in the 'department'of pedagogy. ?J UM ION S AV! N ss BAN K .5 .with resources of over Eight {Hundred >Thousand dollars and a'?bard.Qf Directors chosen from the, most successful business men'in the community, iuvites you to become a depositor, prom ising you every courtesy. . " . jtfOUB'PEB CENT INTEREST paid on Savings accounts. Correspondence invited. W. J. Rutherford & Go. MANUFACTURERS OF ., AND DEALER IN ? ?? Cement, Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick,- Fire Clay, ?a ? '* * " r Ready Roofing and other Material. v Write Us For Prices. . . ?orner-Reynolds'and Washington Streets, .Augusta,'.? '.'- Georgia. Wagens Buggies Large Shipments ot the best makes c wagons and buggies . just received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishings is complete. A Large stock. COFFINS and CASKETS always on hand. Ail calls f?rour Hearse prompt ly Responded to. All goods1 sold on a small mar gin of profit./ '., Call to-see "nie,-J will save you money.-' 1 ,_" *^ ^ *. -~' ?j _ South Carolina. -rr ... ' . ,XHI8*SrACE I'S TAKEN BY " ?W Leading .Groeers ;of Augusta Ga;t ' ARRINGTON BROS/; : .' .'. .... . . '? COMPANY, ; 839 Broad ... "W. F. SAMPLE of Saluda County-arid H. H. SCOTT, JR.', of ?dgeffe?d County are with .ua and wantto see you.' \ "' ' . . .For Fire and Life . ;;. BEFORE .INSURING ELSEWHERE.'/ ^ We'represent the best Old Line' Companies!-. *? ... AAUGHM?N ? -. LIABLING . * GENjS.^ QAUGHMAN & HARLING 000S^. ':r .: 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. Special BARRETT ? DOUGHTY, COTTON FACTORS. Liberal*-Advances Made on Prospective Crops arid Consignments. ^ 4 FERTILIZERS' '??. " ^pS^Pers?nal attention given all. details. " " . J ; '^Correspondence solicited, . 744 J?eynot? -. Street ". : ' ', f ??gustii, Ga,