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% f L?AFfcAWD ? SAVINGS JjAugusta, Ga., \\ K?SoiXKCES ?VJGK ?i,??O;0O<> ilini hi ii ti iii jhilttii* R ON DEPOSITS * ACCOUNTS ? SOLICITED L ?. ?AYNE, . P?BSI??K*. Chas. Ci Ward, CASSIEB. VOL* fi, EDG?FX?LD, S: Cd? WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1-906. ; L. c. . FRANK G. FORD, Cashier. ! CAPITAL. .. : . . .$260,000 ; Surplus and Profits. 150,000 ; , Wc shall be pirap i to hnrc yen open ?3 ?OCOOn? ' , with this Bant. Cuswmors and correa o "d'-ni? M> 1 p rart? of oTiTv eourWj and i.ecomrr.ViattoM nyul- i * bia under conservative, modern Bank lag oae.Bodil <H-rX/n? iii? isn ? NO. 33. ~ 1 INDICTSJIIROAD AttorneV/Gcn?ra? PrSp?s? td Compel Resoca for thc taw MANY INFRACTIONS REPORTED Attorney General Moody Directs That Snits Be Brought Against Large Number of Comp??ieB to? Failure to Keep Equipment in Re quired Condition,' Atlantic Coast Line Being Greatest Culprit Wita 52 Alleged Violations, Washington, Special? - Attorney General Moody has directed that suit* be brought against a large Humber of railroad companies to recover penal ties fqr violation of the safety appli ance law through failure 10 keep their equipment ul proper -Condition; Th? largest . number of violations attrib uted to any road is 52, against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Corn^ pauy. .Among the roads made defendants, and the districts in which suits werfe brought, arc the- following; Atlantic Coast -Linc Railroad Com pany, southern district of Georgia. Atlantic Coast Railroad, southern district of Florida. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany, eastern district of North Caro lina. Norfolk & Western Railway Con? pa ny, northern district of West Vir ginia. St. John's River Terminal Com pany, southern district of Florida. Seaboard Air Linc Railway Com pany, southern district of Florida, A statement issued by the Depart ment of Justice says: ".Attorney General Moody is very much in earnest in thc enforcement of these laws, which were enacted for the purpose of saving-life and limb. In his letter to the various United States at tome vs under date of Dec. x 30, 1904, he said : "The government is determined upon a strict enforcement of these statutes, which were enacted for the promotion of the safety A the travel ing- public in general, as well as for the protection of railway employes. Therefore,-any case of violation which is brought io your attention by thc inter-Slate -commerce commission or its inspectors, or by other parties, must be promptly anti carefully in vestigated, and suit for thc statutory . penalty be instituted and earnestly pressed if in your judgment thc facts justify that course. " 'You are instructed accordingly: . and you are expected to be vigilant and active in the matter.' " .$1,325,000 For Jamestown. Washington. Special.-The con fer : . ence agreement.on the .-Senate'amend-' - ment to the sundry civil bill provid ?yn^ifor government participation in vides for au appropriation of $1,325,-/ 000. The conferees eliminated' $100, 000 for the transportation of troops, the showing being made that the ar my appropriation bill carries $12,000, 000 for this expense, J he necessary amount' of which can be utilized in 'i sending troops to th? exposition. The i original amount of $375,000 for gov ernment buildings was reduced bv $25,000. Dragged to Death by a Cow. Cumberland, Md.. Special-Mc Kean Sheets, aged ten years, son of William Sheets, was drag?:? d io death by a cow upar Garrett. The hoy was driving several cows, ami was leading one will? if halter, tying the strap around his waist. Thc cow took*fright and started on a run and the boy was dragged half a milo. Severely Injured by Lightning. .Burlington, Special.-Dui?ing the storm Monday evening Prof. F. H. Curtiss, was right painfully injured by a stroke of lightning. Prof. Cur tiss was at work at his desk in the graded school oiiice when the stroke C?-me. He was rendered unconscious for some time and suffered temporary paralysis of th? tongne, besides pain ful wounds on bea." and right arm. He is not yet able to be out. During this storm considerable damage was 'done thc telephone system at this place. J. li. Chrioerg. a proiuincnt citizen of Seattle, w:.U bc pr?*ji?cat of the / laska-Yn?ph BxyosiUon. Aetna ? Ph?nix, ; Mutual Benefit, t Fidelity & Casualt; Title Guaranty & 1 American Live Sto pany, Horse an BH - ?NJUNGT?ONJSKED FOR Formet County Auditor of Barnwell Takes Book ..Depository Case Into Coux^TK^ Complaint; ?olumbiaj Special.-As H Jesuit of the book contracts by the State board of education and the decision of thhat body ot establish a State depository in Columbia, a temporary restraining order has been obtained from Chief Justice Woods by Messrs Bellinger & Welch, which will r?duit lit a hear ing bit the legality bf the action of bb?rd ?ii July' ll add ijiii.il that time Ho contracts, tan. bc signed" ?ucl all of the school book business held up j The suit is brought bv Messrs. Bel iingor .Welch, for Mr, W.H. Dun can of Barwell; former auditor, of that county-. It is not known whom Mr. Duncan represents but it is thought that some booie house might be interested iii the fight. The com plaint presented tb Associate Justice Woods at Marion states that thc code provides i'oi; county depositories - of books, except in . some four or live counti?s exempted by thc act. The county boatd Of education is requir ed to set aside a certain amount of money each year to purchase these books and a" certain profit is allowed each depository. All ..bids for sup plying the Si?l? willi ijbbks arc sup posed to include the prices laid down at thc various county depositories with lid charge for shipping or dray ?g?. jflie petition then continues: .''Your petitioner is informed and believes and so alleges that since the dale of thc acceptance of thc bid and thc adoption Of said books for thc next succeeding five years as above mentioned, to wit: on the 26th day of JuUe instaitt, the various publish ers or a majority thereof; whose bids had been accepted by the board, met and selected, as the manager of the the "central depository" in the city of Columbia, a .retail book concern of said city, and then and there agreed to give as compensation lo said book concern, for acting as the said central depository, 10 per cent, of the gross price of all books to pass through the hands of said dealer or shipped to county depositories or in dividuals by its 'order, under its di rection or through Said 'central de pository." the said extra 10 per cent, being in addition to the net price of said hooks as furnished to the county depositories, and the .10 per cent, al lowed said county depositories for their immediate remuneration and expense. "And yotir petitioner contends and charges that the amount so allowed to thc central depository in au ad ditional amount over and above the actual cost of the books which the law contemplates shall be charged to thc patrons of the schools, and be ing charged solely for the mainte nance of the central depository, is a violation of the law iu that it in creases the number of middlemen act ing wtbeeen the publisher and the ul timate purchaser, lo the cost and dam ige'of the latter. ;"Yov.r petitioucivrcspe.at^uljy. con fends that by the statutes of this: State the cost of-the books to patrons ;? the school shall be the net price received by the publishers plus the lercemage allowed to the local coun ty depositories and that it is unlawful ind beyond the power of the board , to add. by any means whatsoever and especially by newly created and a<l litional agencies, any sum however *mall to the cost of these books which the purchaser is required to pay." The point made in the above is that 'he publishers in their bids placed an iddifional charge- of 10 per cent, on . lie books -and for this reason none ?f tho bids arc legal. Justice Wood will hear thc arguments in Hie case >n July ll and a decision will bc ren dered thereon as soon as possible, in ihe meantime, however, ali of the book contracts arc held up. Items of ?State New?. Columbia. Special.-Julia Belmont and Irene Delrme, inmates of Annie ? Hardin's house in the red light dis- < trict, were accidentally drowned in | what is known as Horse creek, ten miles from the city. The women stepped into a hole over their heads and were drowned before assistance could reach them. Willie Moore, Ethel McQuarters and Margaret Ham ilton, of the same house, were in the party, but they were saved, though Moore and McQuarters had narrow escapes. Easy prayers arc like arrows shot from n sofr bow Ile? y Co,. Accident ? Crust Co., B?IM8?? ck Insurance Corn id (Unie Ins* ought & Sold. Pas? Session Has~Be< Activity and Pul -? [HE PRESIDENT PLEASED ' Closing Session ?rowa?tr Witft Har? , Work.--Th? President Visited the 1 legislature Chambers; Washington, Special: - Both ' douses of Congress ?djt???l?ed at ?.0 ', )'cluck Saturday night. For the tirst , time in the history of thc govern ment Congress adjourned oii thc day ' vhieh closed thc fiscal year." Other sessions had adjourned before and some after -June 30; but the .Fifty ninth Congress ended its ii rsl session ' dn the day, -when the government ( strikes its balances and closes its 1 book?; There were some interesting tea-, lures to mark the end; which liiiially j came when there was less thad A quo- ( rum in either House, ;?s niaiiy *eiiatorri and representatives relying on thc be-? lief that thc adjournment would come ..arly in the day, madejtheir arrange ants tb iii Ihed?tenU'oM;aiid they Tid not remain for i he closing scenes; An error in the enrollment bf the i mud ry civil appropriation bill Paused j . jiiite a flurry about Ihe ca pit Ul. Il \ ivas found by Secretary Hoot, ni look - j ? ng over the bill after it .had. been I signed by the President, that it con- j, rained an-appropriation of ?ji3,0(il),UOO j for a site for a public building in J Washington, a provision which had been eliminated from two different bills. After some perplexity thc error was corrected by a joint resolution. Eoosevslt at the Capitol. President Roosevelt caine .ld Ili'J : v.pitol about 1 o'clock iii..anticipation , >f ah early adjournment; add wlicii ?ie found that liiere- would foe' a d'?:-1 ay in order to secure the enrollment ', >f the bills, which had to bc passed", i ( lie took lunch in the capitol and in ' he afternoon visited the Coiigressiou- ' . il library. j, Speaker Cannon rigidly carried oui :j iis intention of keeping back Hie ail- ' i ?purnm?nt resolution until (he bills; j vere all passed and signed, abd ihe', mnr for the end was not known uns ' ' il a short time before the gavel fell , with the announcement by Vice Pres- } ?dent Fairbanks in the senate and } rhe speaker in the House, that the . Srst session of thc Fifty-tlihlh Coli* : ?ress stood adjourned without day. i \ Both Senate and House mel early j jut a long recess was necessary in thc , iTierngou^.lo. enable the enrolling. 1 ?lerks ?o~eatclfTtp"'t'b the bills that j md b enepassed. '. j The closing seeenes in Ihe Se?ale >vere foi mal and without interest. Tn . :he House there wore ihe usual hila rious performances consisting of mw sing speeches and songs which oc cupied the time (Turin** tho long wails, . ind members made the best of thc lollest day of the season with mer-., vmenl. .' ! No Imperfect Business. . ' : No business or importance aside Trom completing the pending legisla- ; Jon was tra usa el cd in eil her Huns? : "inri.ig Ihe day. .* ii Tile ?rori? accomplished liv thc Con-' . rpf-s that I crin i haled today is (old Ity Speaker Cannon lo thv Associated Press. Th.' said: !, "Tu my judgmcut the work dunc ; Shot Negro Intruder, Released. Danville, Special.-Iii thc Mayors court here Robert E. Morris, who shot . and instantly killed an unknown ne4 t * ?ro who attempted to enter liic bed room where his wife and daughter j were sleeping Monday nigh I, was ex- j onerated of all blame. The negro | ivas buried Thursday. His identity ; was not established. Freight Wreck in Florida. Ocala, Fla., Special.-At 10 o'clock Saturday night while a heavy freight train wirb two engines was Irving l<? mount a sleep grade on the Atlantic Coast Line al Marlin, niue miles north ol' Ocala, the I rain broke in two and the rear cars were telescop ed by the pushing eugine. The con ductor, Cary Sinoak, and a negro flag man, name unknown, were killed. Sev en loaded cars were burned and the bodies of the conductor and flagman were almost entirely cremated. No Pardon For Burton. Richmond,' Special.-"Thc nppHca lioji of A; Chadwick Burton for a par don is refused. There is nothing whatever iii the application itself for executive clemency. Considering the offense of the prisoner and his many, offenses of this kimi iii I h past, he has been dealt with very leniently, and I shall not interfere willi Hie pen-! ally imposed." Recent Cigarette Order. Lynchburg, Special.-lt was learn-, ed herc thal thu members of the, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Brotherhood of Firemen on 1 the Norfolk & Western railway will resist the enforcement of the com pany's recent order in which snak ing of cigarettes by-"employes Ls I" be prohibited. The men hold the or der affects their personal liberty and lli?y dicl?V? they \yijj n?fc ?i|l:iai? iii to a * 5??? impedance and Hie legislation enacted in the ses sion just dosed, exceeds in inipor lance for the best interests bf all pco pk? pi ilia republic, thc work of any session (luring'my 30 years of public titer ; .'fl have no'i lin'ic ?{? ?'?n'fce.' a coin pleie. review 61' o 11 flic legislation. Suf lii'd it lo sffy that .thc legislation cov jring the appropriation* ?nd author izing of public expenditures hus' been most ea refit? iv considered anti wisely enacted. "Thc legislation commonly refflrr ?? lo as the rale legislation, the pure faed bin's, thc inspection feature of {iie.agiucu??'inil m')!? ute all measures thai affect the i?t?reS'ts of /Mi the people and w.hilc nothing per fect ea ii bi! e/?H?ted; I H?' ?ali#ed .(hallt thc ?peialioiif? bf these :?$s Bil? ?eroon strnfe their wisdom. ''And I believe if iiolliing else had fiee/i accomplished Hum llie cnacl ?h?iil ox (?i.e*?f iliK Measures, they cJ?iie would he Sui1 ilil to'jm^kc. thc Hirst session of th ' ""fly :iy_i? lb. Con frre's:; a memorable iii thc history ti? thc fepiihlii?:" President Rooscrcl on Woii; o? Congress. Washing I on, Special.-President Kobsetclibil the ''djburnitfielil of Con gress, dieiatcd1 fi sialet?i?n? e'b'i iee ril ing, [lie work accomplished dining the session just concluded; He says that, the present Congress lias done more substantive w?rf. along the lines of "rcai const iiiUt ive statesmanship*'' thrill has been accomplished at aily session of Congress willi which the Trident is familiar. He says that men of ged hms pYilriotis?? haye o light to feel "a profound satisfac tion in the entire course of this Con-' The esl of the President's state ment follows: ) . "Iii tin; session' (hal just closed) the Congress has.done inor? .substantive, ?y?rfc fbi* good t ha 11 any C??igr'css has done at any session since I became; familiar with publie affairs. The leg islation has been along the lines of? it'ai t?nst niel ive statesmanship pf the; most practical fiild ?f?icieni type, an"d; bill after bill ?ia?; been enacted into law which was of .an importance so ?i-e.it that it is fair to say that the. aiir.eriucnt of any one of them alone . would have made the session raemor^. ible ; such, for instance, as the raiU; road rate hill, the meat inspect":^ measure, the pure food bill, the^tflf? for free alcohol In the arts, the obj ?ular reform bill, Panama oaii?f?** islatioii, the joint statehood billig, the m hive Hiern' I rial it seem." iiini? patriotism who genuinely wish well lo their conni rv have the right 10 feel a profound satisfaction in the entire course of this Congress. I would not he afraid to compare its record with thal of any previous Con gress ' in our history, not alone for I he wisdom hui for I hu disinterested lnr;hnuiidcdno?< which has controlled its aelinn. lt is iioteworthk that not 11 simile measure which tho closest -{.nili'iv could ?vanant us iii calling >f doubt fol pro prit? Iv has beeii enact ed; mid nu lb? olb?r lonni, no in nocuit? of nii.v hind has availed lo prcvt-iif ?Ne cn ad men I of the burs most vitally necessary lo the nation at this time." Meat Inspector's Bill, Washington.. Special.-"When the conferences on Ihe agricultural appro priation hill look a recess they pro fessed that ii appeared to he an im possible task to reach an agreement coi Ihe meat inspection amendment..* Another al tempi to reach au agree ment will be made. Dead and Injured in Wreck on Eng lish Eailrcad. Salisbury, Eng., By Cable.-Driv ing al a mad pace over the London Southwestern Railway the American Express cairying 4'A of thc steamer New York's passengers fiVnii Ply mouth lo London, plunged from track just after passing Ihe station here at 1:57 o'clock Monday morning and mangled tb death in its wreckage 23' passengers who sailed from New York June 23, and four of thc trainmen. Besides those to whom death come speedily, a do/en persons were injur ed some of them se rio issi v. News By Cable. Thc first hu tia! ion nf t he Prcpbran jeiisky Keginn i)!, of Russia, has been disgraced by the Emperor for uphold ing the actions of Parliament. A heavy rainstorm which did much damage caused the cancellation of most of lb ? arrangements made for celebrating King Edward's birthday. Germai]-Rbiim:iiiiaii oil interests are gradually combining against thc Standard Oil Company. Ambassador and Mrs. Reid and Mr. and Mrs. Laugworth were guests at a luncheon given by the Society of American Women in London. Ten regiments of Chinese troops have gone lo Central Manchuria lo quell disturbances incidental to thc departure of the Japancsu. Third Vice President l?ea. of ihe Pcin^yjvanin Railroad, said the iiin iiela under K?st and North rivers and (?ho i!*\V "5 -ile t?fr?tfsl R'ould he ivrp WITH THE CAMPAIGNERS 6??did&tea For the State Offices Make Their Formal Bow to the Public. Aiken, Special-The generous citi _eus of Aiken entertained the cani p?iph prtrty.-' The meeting was held : in one df Aiken's many beautiful j groves; A big ci'ctfi! Of Aiken couu I HMS representative citizen- gathered about ?118 atond to listen to ?[ie speak ers. Hon. D. b. Henderson Ca?ed the meeting to order at Ix O'clock and made the address ol' welcome. He made ? strong plea i'or close attention, and fora clean campaign and primary. Messrs.- Sullivan, Siimmcr&ii/ Whar ton, Cnnslcr and Sellers spoke Jirst as candidate* for railroad commission & fe 4. T**f New Ideas*. ? Messrs.: Ansel; l?Jeas?; Brimson, lEd??i?0jjL: C.- .ones,- MaiKii?gy Mc i Malian and S'i_?V candidates for Got'* i ern?r, were all present.- ?ew new ide?? y/erc introduced. Mr. Ansel feels that Control of a county dis pensary by the gn??u j?fy would in : sure honesty in the dispensar'- sys-, j t.iri.- Be wants long terms for* the ; c?hirimtf j?eitoo?s. Mr. Ansel ?onclad i ed his' address \jy lei fing the "Brotb ! er, Cranford'/ story, which ?as greet ed wi?? ?ivc?y applause. Mr. Hjease is strongly opposui jfl th? county dis pensary .system, suggested ??y Mr. Ansel. Mr. Bleasc claims to he the only consistent- out-and-out dispen sary fyndidale iii i'm ??w, He alleges that MrV fj&tij$Hg\? ?tr> Sloan's record in the .Senate in VOltii? ?S dis penKftry byis is inconsistent with their prescnC pialforW''; . Mr. Bleasc be lieves* the State disp?t/Sdi- is being conducted honestly under the present set'o,? officers. Mr. -Brimson made a strongispee'e'h bitted on moral grounds. ag_insit the preseni dispensary sys i-tem, -Mr. Branson's platform is "A Righteous Stale and tb<? Bt?p?emaey of Uf.'? . MriEdward's #r*a li? U oui not to fight-tne,railroads, but to (jgfi'i ?ornip t?oril'?.?lr.' Edwards believes in the strenuous administrai iou of bur. He alleges the railroads have disgraced , the-cojurts and the Legisla!ure of Soutj^C?i-oJina.- He believes that thc Southern Kail fr ay , doe's - not deserve as mtich consideration ns no ti id an in vading army. Opposes Professional Politics. .Mr.- A:. C. rToneh made a wami speech advocating lite principles of I his flatform, g He wants, an econoin ! ical?:bus.in'css-like administration : he .is sit-'ongly opposed io p'idtidg proles .510^1 politicians in office. Many can didates for the Legislature pul tlicm .Selyj?s?on record in regard to leading iscles of the dayi . Mir. Jones claims ip^o'-jhe Man w'?io st a ri ed ihe Huh t _ trough a letter to tbs people which ^'a^'??ns?d.maiiy of th? counties to yote^toiit the', dispensary wider thc vBrr?evaet. He claims that it is un democratic for thc Stale lo engage $tt^hy business. Mr. Jones said that ll' year the income from the dis Jsitry fer school purposes did not Mint io itioi? than len cents per of all .tile Students enrolled in stands on any question. He says some people say Mr. Ansel is bow-legged because he has straddled the fence so long. He claims thal Mr. Brimson has: never been connected willi any fight leading lo voting out Hie dis pensary; that Messrs. Manning and Sloan are limning on thc dispensary platform because of nopularity. Mr. Jones makes spoil ol' Mr. McMahan's State life insurance plan. Mr. Man tling was glad lo see so many ladies present because ?d' I heir relining and uplifting iutbieucc. Mr. Manning has tened un tu discuss the burning issue, the dispensary, tie feels thal the dis pensary has dune away with the treating habit. He claims-that he has nothing lo hide in his record in the Senate on thc dispensary question. Mr. Manning voled for prohibition hi 1S92 because his county. Sumter, had voted a large majority for a prohibition la tv, atid so lie felt in structed to vote for prohibition as Ihe representative of his people. Mr. Manning explained in detail what he believes lo be thc strong safeguard of the Raysor-Mauliing bill. Mr. Manning says he stands for funda mental public honesty: Mr.McMahan claims that the Governor is a part of the legislative machinery as he is nominated by a primary of the peo ple, he has a tremendous power over public opinion. Mr. McMabun is strongly in favor td' a c npiilsory education law. Mod?rale al hist, cov ering only ( he children bel ween cer tain ages. Mr. McMahan is advocat ing schools of agricultural and do mestic science for every county in the Slate. He Peels.if would help to solve the servant problem if negroes were trained -industrially. Col. Sloan Explains. Col. Sloan savs'his voting against thc dispensary in 18.02 was consist en' with thc fact thai he was elect ed by- the people of Richland county on a prohibition pla!form. He says that nflcr l lie iutroducliou uC thc dispensa i*)- law. he cania lo believe in it, because he thoiiirht it a great im provement over the old barroom sys tem. He believes Unit everybody in Columbia has forgotten Hie fae! that , Mr. A. C. Jones ever lived in Colum bia. He feels Unit if a mau were not allowed lo change his opinions Ibal his friend Bleasc could never get lo heaven. Messrs. Raga n. Morrison and Mc Cown spoke as candidates for secre tary of Slate. Mr. MeCown is run ning on a si rielly business platform. Of ihe candidates for attorney gen eral-Messis. Lyon. Ragsdalc am! Youmans-only Mr. Lyon, was pres ent. He was glad to speak in a county of a clean dispensary record. He is no straddler, but is unalterably opposed to the State dispensary. He is afraid 1 hat the Slate will have to levy n special tax TO pay The $700.000 of claims now held up, Occurrences of interest From Alf Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover ing a Wide Range-What is Going On in Our State. Generai Cotton Market, Galveston, steady.f.M 1-16* New Orleans, steady.?il Mobile., nominal.10 5-S Savannah, quiet...10 11-16 Charleston, nominal./?? .. - Wilmington, nominal.. ? ? .... Norf ol k, quiet.?lt 1-S Baltimore, nominal.ll J.-S New York, quiet.10.80 Boston, quiet..1?.S0 Philadelphia, quiet .11.05 Houston, quiet.ll Augusta, steady.ll 1-4 Memphis, quiet....10 3-4 St. Louk quiet.10 7-3 Cincinnati.. , ?... . Louisville, ihm.ll 3-8 Charlotte Cotton Market. These prices represent the prices paid to wagons: Good middling.ll 1-S Strict middling.ll 1-S Middling.....ll 1-8 Gb?tJ middling, tinged.ll Stains...li to 10 DEATH OP COL". WATTS. Venerable Pairie Passes Away at Advanced Ag?/ Laurens, Special.-Col. J. Wash Watts isdead. The encl came Wed? nesday morning between 4 and 5 o'clock at his home near the town of Mountviiie, Ibis county. Col. Watts was itt his 87th year and his death was d?e principally to the infirmities of old rig*1; His death removes one of the truest abd best citizens from Laurens county and the State of South Carolina, The uCpeased is sur vived1 by sever? e?iMr?ti, arnon^' tliem being Mr. John 1). % $VfUs, one ol . the prominent farmers and" ? ?'ii???erts of the county, who lives at his fath er's old p?ftee fleat this city. Col: J?uic$ Washirtgletl Walls was boru ?ug???! ?ft'?n'i lSlft iii Laufens county near the N?tVitfrry linc. He ..vas a son of James Watts, Ji'n ?nd Nancy Clark Williams, and a greili grandson of Col. James Williams ci Kings Mountain fame. He received his early education in thc country schools dud his classical training at the academy of Laurens. His health was not good aild oit this account he ?efl school at I he agc of 1& Upon leaving school he went into business with his uncle, Col. John D. Williams, ^^^l^^^h^g^a^^l^^^^^^^ " more than a boy when he received th?: title. During his long and checkered life Col. Watts held many positions of honor and trust, All of them were filled with credit to himself and profit lo his country. He was honored with the public confidence not only in his own Slate but in Georgia durinf a residence lhere. He moved to that State in 1852 and after a residence of Hi ree years bc was urged lo make Hie ra?.'? fur ordinary of Cass, now Barlow cornily, on ?he Democratic I ?elie! arabist Hie Know Nothing parly. He was elected and held the office four years, declining re-election in 1S5?. Policeman King Acquitted. Aiken, Special.-Thc case of Po liceman T. E. King, indicted for the murder of Ellis Ancrum, colored, was tried here, and without leaving their seals the jury found a verdict of not guilty. Il was proved beyond a doubt that King killed the negro iu self-defense, Cedar Spring's Institute. Spartanburg, Special.-The closing exercises of the 58th year of Cedar Springs Institute, the State school for the blind, dumb and deaf, were held last week. The school is situated at the terminal of the macadamized road leading I o ward Glenn Springs',, about six miles from I his city. A large crowd assembled to s eeand hear the exercises by the pupils. A con servative estimate places thc number of visitors at about 2,000, nearly half of whom were unable to get in the Auditorium. Five pupils were awarded diplomas. Houses Rocked, Chimneys Fell. Cardiff. Wales, By Cable.-Violent ca rt li shocks were experienced llmHijr/hoiil South Wales al 0:45 Wed nesday morning.*. Houses rocked, and many of the cheTiper ones were dam aged. Hundreds of chimneys fell, pictures were shaken from the Avails, occupants of dwellings were thrown to the ground, and people fled from their homes, shrieking in panic There were no casualties so far as is known. Meeting Postponed. Many South Carolinians who will al lend the meeting of the South Car-] ulina society in Atlanta this year will be interested in the following from the Atlanta Journal: "The South Carolina society ban quet, which was to have been held on June '2S, has been postponed un til October in order that lhere may he present a number pf distinguish ed South Carolinians who otherwise would fee obliged to ari?s thc func tion, UNION SAVINGS BANK 1 *3 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 l"OClt:PEK CENT INTEREST paid on Savings accounts. Correspondence invited. THIS SPACE IS TAKEN BY The Leading Grocers of Augusta Ga.f ARRINGTON BROS. COMPANY, 839 Broad fJflTW. F. SAMPLE of Saluda County and H. H. SCOTT, JR., of Edgefield County are with us and wantto see you. W. J. Rutherford & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Ii Sil 1 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, GfeorgiaS Wagons FURNIT?EE. Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and buggies just received, pur stock of .furniture and house furnishing* is complete. A Large stock. COFFINS and CASKETS. - .. ..always on hand. All calls for our Hearse prompt ly respond ed to. All goods spld.on at- sinall mar-^ gin of profit. Call to see me, I will save '^orj^^^ money. Johnston, South Carolina. For Fire and Life J. ;GO TO SEE; rAUGHMAN fl ARLIN' BEFORE INSURING ELSEWHERE. We represent the best Old Line Companies. ^AUGHMAN A B ? A?LING m GENTS. (JAUGHMAN' ?? M ABLING f\GEKrS. Insurance Agency 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, COTTO? FACTORS. Liberal Advances Made on Prospective Crops and Consignments. FERTILIZERS- , Personal attention given ali details. Correspondence solicited. 44 Reynold Street Augusta, Ga,