Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?ATS INTEREST X * AN DEPOSIT* * m PLANTER'S LOAN AND ? SAVINGS BANK,' August*. Ga.. RESOURCES OVCB 81,000,000 |M'MI?1HI 11 IB 11111 M I H ON DEPOSITS ACCOUNTS ? SOLICITED LC. H AYRE. PlissrrJl?ct. Chas. C. Howard, CASHIER. tOL. Tl. ED?EFIELD, S.;;c" WEDtfESDAf, AUG?ST 22,1906. ??HE NATIONAL BANK * AUGUSTA, GA. L. 0. HAYNE, Resident. FRANK G. FORD, Cashier. CAPITAL.$250,000 Surplus and Profits. 150,000 T JT.l'JlV.'?* V?eztaA to b*T* r?? 0P*n ?n ??ont?!1 J, "?th tbH Banlc. Cuitoniorg and corrtapondnnU**. I * 2F *Tery conrteiy and ?ocommada?loapoaat T ole under oenaervaUTc. modtrn Banking meihodi ?*4-H?VH'M 11 i i i i 11 m m a i NO. 40/ -rr J--B-TT a <p*r? ? inr( ! CHILE IS SHAKEN UP Severe Earthquake Visits the Country South of U? DAMAGE IS HARD TO ESTIMATE Cable Communications is Cut Off North American Continent Shaken, Seismograph at Washington Show ed Swaying of the Earth of . a ' Quarter of an Inch. Washington, -Special.-'-Thc North i^jnerican-continent-was shaken all I night by. ah earthquake which is re ported to have wrought destruction on the west coast of South America; !fhe seismeograph at the weather bu reau here gives a clear record of the ' earth's tremors. The instrument shows that at 7:50 o 'clcoek the earth swajed a quarter of an inch. The quake began at 7:29, and continued for four hours. Reports from Valapraiso, Chile, say the earthquake there did great damage, aud\it is believed that hun dreds of the city's inhabitants are binned beneath the ruins of thc razed buildings. The Associated Press correspon dent at Buenos Ayres cables that it is feared the town of Los Andes, in the-province of Aconcague, has been destroyed. At the same time he -points out that Buenos Ayres has no direct communication with the dis turbed district. No official information has reached ?Washiugton from Chile, and while positive information is lacking, New York officials of cable companies hav ing'connection ' in South America ex press thc opinion that the first reports of the earthquake were exaggerated. A Hamburg firm is alleged to have received a dispatch stating that num erous districts in Chile had been par tial^ destroyed, that Valapariso had been practically demolished, that many ships had been lost, and that over a hundred persons had been killed and masy hundred injured. This dispatch, however, is not well authenticate^ Valporaiso is a fortified seaport of Chile and the most important com mercial town of the western coast of South America. It has a population of-about 150,000. lt is the capital i of the province of the same name and is situated on a large, bay in the west of Santiago, 7o miles west-north west of Santiago, with which it is connected by rail. The Bay of Valparaiso, which is well sheltered on three sides, -is -^bounded-by ranges of hills rising from.., ..'l,60(rf to 1?700 feet high, on the slopes' * of .which a considerable portion of the city of Valparaiso is built. On the south side of the bay are the spacious suburbs of Nuevo Malec?n and Gran Avenida; from which pass out one of the finest thoroughfares of Valparaiso, the Avenida de fas Delicias. The lower central section of the city is constituted by the Al mendral, having regular and attrac tive streets and containing the prin cipal business houses, the park, the Plaza Victoria and the National Theatre. Many Killed Elsewhere in Chile. Buenos Ayres, By Cable.-The hews papers publish telegrams from Men doza (which is an entry port for the. trade between Buenos Ayres and Chile," with which it communicatctd by the mountain passes of Upspalla ta and Portillo) to the effect that many houses in the Los Audes dis - trict. Ayer? destroyed by the earth- j quake and that there has been a large number of casualities. The interrup tion of all means of eommuueation with Chile causes communication with Chile causes much^ anxiety. Many rumors of disaster arc afloat. 50 Entombed in Tunnel. Bristol, Va., Special!-Fifty men are entombed alive in the Clinch Mountain tunnel at Cinchport, Va., as a result of a cave-in which occurred Friday morning. It is not known whether the men are dead or alive, but the work of rescue is being rush ed as fast as possible. The work of rescue will continue as rapidly as pos sible, though it cannot be stated with any degree of certainty how long it will take to reach the men. No bodies have as yet been recovered. Fire. Aetna Phenix, Mutual Benefit, Fidelity & Casualt and Heall h. Title Guaranty & r American Live Sto pany, II.* iSm l?RTHQ?AKILOSS HEAVY Property Loss is Even Placed as High as $250,000,000, or More Than Ev ery Stick and Stone ot the Com munity Can Possible Be Worth &nown Dead Placed by fi?fngee at 160, But Figures StiU^Run as High tis 2,000. There continues confusion of state ments as to the magnitude of thc disaster to Valparaiso caused by the earthquake shocks which begau on Thursday* August 16> add continued at frequent intervals " thvOltghOut that and tbp. next two days-. Dispatches from Valparaiso to the Associated Press state that ? moder ate estimate of the fatalities is 2.000 and that the properly los? may be as high as $250)000,000) which latter is as great as the loss sustaiued by San Francisco itt consequence bf I he carth quake and fire devastated that city last Aprih s A refugee who hats arrived ut Santi ago places the knoWn Valparaiso dead at 100> autl other messages in dicate that first reports of damages' and casualties were greatly exagger ated? Dispatches te the State De partment at Washington place the fatalities at about GOO, These con flicting statements cannot at this lime-/ be adjusted. It is ?vident that even, yet confusion and panic prevail at Valparaiso and until order is restored it will be impossible to ascei tain with accuracy the loss tb -life and prop erty. The dwellings in the city have been practically abandoned by the in habitants, who arc existing as best they can in the plazas and streets of thc city .arid thc hills adjacent to it,, without shelter from storm and sun and with famirrc confronting them. Food is already scarce and high, water for drinkuig purposes is lacking, and disease is feared. Thc government is doing all it can to bring in relief. The crippling of the railroads leading into Valparaiso con tinues a factor iu the situation for an indefinite period. Relief supplies can only be obtained through other menas of transportation, the seaboard affording the best of these. At Santiago many of the,best pub lic and private buildings were wreck? td. Thc loss of life there was aug mented by thc panic which seized thc people, many of whom th few them selves fro ni I he balconies of their* homes. The destructive force of thc earthquake was experienced over a large extent of the country, many towns sustaining serious damage. Facts About Valparaiso. The capital of the province of Val paraiso, Chile, and thc chief seaport of the republic, is situated on u base of.the Pacific, .0,8. miles (llG:mites by ra i I )... . -west hortlrwji^ ?iri^w1?jcnv:^'"Jis connectedly" rail. The older and busmess portion of thc city extends along the shore of the bay, while on the slope of thc sur rounding hills are the finer residence subburbs. Vina del Mar, a few miles to the east, is a noted suburb and sea shore resort. Valparaiso enjoys a mild and equable climate, the average temperature being 5S degrees F., the average for January 63 degrees and for July 53. Thc .average annual rainfall is about 13.5 inches. The town has some well constructed streets, and a square with many monu ments. The more important monu ments include statues of Columbus, William Wheclright, who built the first railroad in South America, Tho mas Cochrane (tenth Earle of Dun donald), who organized the Chilean navy, and a fine monument to the navy, surmounted by a statue of Ad miral Pratt Thc fort is strongly for tified, and thc government maintains a large'naval arsenal. ' Thc chief manufactures are cotton goods, ma chinery and iron works; other inter ests are the manufacture of tobacco, bottling of mineral water, sugar re fining, brewing and distilling. The harbor is very accesseble and has a complete system of docks, warehouses and shipyards. Valparaiso has been the port for Santiago since 1854. It was visited by a terrible earthquake in 1855 and bombarded by a Spanish fleet in 1866. During the civil war of 1S91 is was taken and partly sacked by the con gressional troops. The population .in 1900 was 135,674, of whom 12,000 were foreigners. Observes the Troy Times: "There ?eems to be but two lines of political endeavor in Santo Domingo-the outs trying to get in and the ins fighting against being put out." Ile. y Co,. Accident Crust Co., ?O&M?&. ck Insurance Com ought & Sold? If PLEAD IN VAIN Governor HeywarcTs Fruitless Effort to Stop Lynching NEGRO RAPIST SH?? io PIECES In Broad Daylight and Almost Within Sight of the Chief Executive of Sonta Carolina) Befe1 Davis) Who Assaulted and Nearly Killed Green wood Girl is Literally Riddled With Bullets; -? ? ' I Columbia- S; ft- Special:-vVithin thc shadow of the home of his victim, Miss Jennie Brooks, af te.- having been identified by her, and after Governor D. C; Hey ward; who went to the scene Bf the trdubl?. bad dddfessed the mob in v?id- Bob Davis, the negro who on Monday murderously attacked Miss Brooks with intent to commit assault and who afterwards outraged a negro girl 14 years old, was lynched about 7.30 o'clock Friday evening. . Governor H?yWard reached the scene shortly : f ter the negro had been captured; A platform was erect ed in. a fence corner o:? the premises of the victim's father from which Governor HeyWftrd addisssed the mob i ah effoit to prevent the lynching. The Governor beseeched the mob not to lynch Davis, but in vain. At the1 conclusion of his speech the Governor was vociferously cheered; The mob aeu removed the prisoner from the view of the Governor ailit within a short distance of the home of his vic tim the negro was riddled with bul lets, lt is impossible to estimate the crowd, as the citizens from several counties bad gtbered at the "scene anil for two days had been in pursuit of the fiend, but it is certdiu that hun dredss of bullets were sent through bis body. The militia iu that section of the State is now encamped at Chicka mauga and there were no near-by troops to be called upon. The Gov ernor's Guards and the Richland Vol unteers of this city had been ordered to bold themselves in readiness in tho event their services were needed, but thc mob was determined and it is doubtful if the presence of soldiers could have prevented the lynching. Mob Furnished Platform. The mob erected a platform near the home of Miss Brooks for the Gov ernor to address them. He pleaded with the mob not to stain the fair name of Greenwood county and . the State of South. Carolina.. - Histord5. were cheered.;:' he - had 'finisne^tn'e mob took 'their pris oner a few hundred yards away and shot bim to death. . Governor Hey ward viewed the horrible spectacle from a distance. The negro was captured in a creek., tied hand and foot and brought to the home of his victim for identifi cation. When they arrived at the gate of* the Brooks home a great crowd gathered there. "Leis wash his face, boys, before we take lum to the house,'' said some one, but the crowd was too impatient. Four men were delegated to escort him lo the house. The young lady was lying on her bed with a deep gash in lier throat,-turned her eyes toward the negro as he stood there between bis captors, his hands tightly bound with a rope, bis jet black face all in a blaze, his bleat eyes rolling from right to left. ..That's the seroqndrel," she said. "I know bim by his cyeo." Governor's Appeal. The negro was removed outside the house, where the platform had been erected for the Governor. -'Hear the Governor," said some one, and he be gan in bis clear voice a most impas sioned appeal/ "I know," he said "that uothing could take place that could keep you from hearing the Governor of South Carolina." The crowd cheered lustily and clapped their hands in admiration. "I come here alone," bc continued, "not bringing any troops; only two news paper men came with me, and they as well as I are South Carolinians, just as you are, with like feelings. You are my friends. Here I am not alone as your Governor, but as your friend. "But it is my di-ty to enforce the laws of South Carolina. Don't cheer, men, this is a solemn occasion and 1 am very much in earnest, and besides I understand it excites the ladies and this is a consideration that appeals to all South Carolinians. (The residence was but forty feet away). I come to appeal to your manhood. The question is, Shall the people be al lowed to be ruled by their passions and prejudices or shall the supremacy and the majesty of the law be upheld? I promise you on my honor that as speedy trial as the law allows shall be held. I would not object to cutting the rope to hang that scoundred pro vided the law says so. ' ' A Picturesque Sight. It was one of the most pictures que sights ever witnessed either in this State or any other. Just a few yards away stood the helpless prisoner, who looked dazed, and men stood close about him with rifles and shotguns in their hands. "I am here alone," went on the Governor, "but I represent thc majes ty of the law, I represent the State of South Carolina, yoiir State and mine, and I say to you, I beg you, I implore you in God's name, don't put another slain upon our fair State. ] plead with you to let the law take its course. You have au opporunity here a splendid opportunity to let it be said that South Carolina leads in this matter. Let us reason together. I fel just as you do, I have lived in the country and realize thc dangers to which our women are constantly exposed, but there is something high er than the wreaking of vengeance on that black devil and fiend of hell. Yon won't enjoy it tomorroAv when you look back upon it all." THE GLOSINf? SGENt -? "7 GrowBOfce Aftermath of tho. Dramatic Scene in Greenwood jjcounty Thurs day Evening. Greenwood, . Speci?l.4-The last act iii the terrible' irage'dyiroi the Week iri Greenwood So'iratj^. beginningg with the fiendish attack]"on Miss Jen nie Brooks by. the negrp; Bob Davis, who came to his death'.at the hands of infurated citizens, was enacted, when th? law,- in tho person of Cor oner W: & SH?dracli wa? allowed an inning arid sbiinniy sat ?foh the case. \ The Law. A. The inquisition is hi' due and' anc ient form arid runs as follows: State* of South Caroliua^-County of Greenwood. V I'll inquisition inde,ntecl. taken at Pet Brookss' in Greenwood county, the 17th day. of (August, A. ' D., 1906, before W: S: feh?dratib; c'broner for said comity,- ilpori view ?i the body then and there dead by the oaths of (-blank shape here, as no testi mony was taken whatever). Being a lawful jury of inquest, who being charged an sworn to inquire for the State of South C?ro?ri? where ?;rid by what means the* said Bob Davis came to his death; upon their oath to say: Wc thc undersigned jurb'rs do say "thal Bob Davis came to his death by gunshot wguiids in the hands of un known parties. And we, the jurors aforesaid, upon their oath "aforesaid, say that Bob Davis in manner and form aforesaid came lo his death. In witness whereof. I. AV. S. Shadrach, coroner aforesaid and the . jurors aforesaid lo this inquisition have in terchangeably pul our hands and seals, the day and year above men tioned. W. S. Shadrach (L. S.) . ! T. P. Purdv, foreman (L. S.) : M. N. Banks, J. K. Devore. W. T. Ed wards, R. L. Fuoshce. J. M. Rlkard, Jr., J. L McKellar, T. D. Jones, J. IL Li-ion. J. B. Ward, J. C. Hughes, J. T. Anderson and K.M. Gregory. Belies. Crowds visited the scene .of the lynching all Thursday night and shots were fired into the mutulated body of (he wretch off and on. dur ing Um night and even Friday morning until tho couuty authorities took charge of what was left of th? body, the remains literally, and putxthem in a cheap pille box. lt was supposed - that he would be buried in the'cplor ed churchyard nearby, the ^negroee\ having a church named Mouu^Ioriah. close to the white .church"'?ffiBMBBftttl namej but the^cbin'?h7^ ron^ob^ "Mr. Ed. Creswell, not far "from "the \ place of his death. The usual ghoul ish souvenirs were taken: toes, ears, fingers, etc.. were cut off by those who possess this morbid desire to have re minders of lynched persons. The Lew Again. Solicitor Cooper arrived at 2 o'clock from Laurens in response lo the tele gram sent him by Goverenor Hey ward. The governor referred to this telegram in his second'appeal to the : crowd, but it had no effect. Before returning to Laurens. Solicitor Coop er directed that tile coroner hold his inquest at once and send him a copy of the inquisition and further that if no testimony was taken for the cor oner to reconvene lis jury and take some testimony. As will bc noted above, no testimony was laken and so far no steps have been taken towards reconvening the jury. The Negroes Approve. Thc negroes in town and in the country, so far as it is possible to as certain, have acquiesced in the lynch ing. Proof of this will be found in the following open letter Principal Tinner of the school had submitted it to different white citizens who ad vised ils publication. The address is as follows: . "We the negrees of this count}', wish to say that we are with you and in anything so serious as this you have assistance in what you think best. We cannot afford, as a race, to uphold anything that tends to lower .our Christian or moral standing, and the (pucker we show that we are ready to help trace the rascal lo his den tile quicker will wc have the sympathy of the while man when wc are intrud ed upon. Some misguided colored persons may say that negroes should not have assisted the while men in their search, but we say to Hiern, 'You are simply needing common sense.' If there is anything lacking on the part of I he negro race it is that of self-respecl and we say Hint if he cannot respect himself, teach him. and do not be particular how and in what manner thc lesson the race es tablish (he fact- thal we should join brand overtake any rascal we are not in full discharge of our duty. Then let us as a race learn to respect our selves and thereby expect it of others. "Wc think we voice the sentiment of every respectable negro in the country when we say that the coun try is rid of one of the meanest, most disrespectable characters imag inable and your thoughts are ours. It is unreasonable to expect the while men lo respect, and protect us when we do not respect ourselves. Thc only thing wanted was the right man and thal is what we had ami wc arc satisfied. (Signed) "Colored Ci L?sens of Greenwood County." To Succeed Allsbrook. Manning, Special.-At a meeting of board of coutrol herc last, week, Mr. C. C. Chewing was elected county dis penser to succeed Mr. J. D. Allsbrook, who handed the hoard his resignation some time ago. Mr. Chewing was the clerk in the dispensary under the retired dispenser and is familiar with Hie duties of the office. Mr. John W. UcrrioU has been chosen clerk. SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS ?ofi??tt?fi--?f_Son?? ??ro??na Gr?ps Tor Week Ending M???atf; Aug. io 1906, as Given Out by the De partment. The whole State [received ample sunsnih?' dtiridg the week but there was ?onsd?r?b?e focal cloudiness dur ing the last two day's iii the southern central and wester counties. The average temperature was much above normal. The extremes of tem perature were a maximum of 100 de grees at Blackville and Bowman on the 10th aud at Walkalla oti the 7th, and a minimum of 60 degrees at Greenville oil the Uth.- The daily maximum temperatures i'?lhg?tl iii thc nineties, exceptp in thc extreme wes tern counties and at places near the coast where they ranged in the eight ies darirJg the first three days. The daily minimum temperatures were about normal. The precipitation was deficient ex cept a few widely' separated locali ties that had excessive amounts rang ing from about two inches to nearlv four inches, with a maximum weeklv amount of 3.96 inches at CkerfiW. Both the temperatures and rainfall conditions were g?ii?r?ily favorable, and ground dried rapidly except over small areas where the rainfall was excessive. There vrere ito hight winds or other damaging weather condi* tions.-J: W. Bauer, Section Director. Boy Accidentally Shot. Laurens, Special.-While three small boys of the city were down in the river Sunday afternoon hunting and fishing? Julnts Trapp, aged 10, was shot in the left shoulder ?tiid ann with a shotgun by Clifford Harris, aged 12. The boy is not seriously wounded though quite painfully, as it appears that only a portion of a Jfght charge -Of small shot struck the lad. He received prompt medical aid and ia reported as resting com fortably. He is a son of th? Widow Trapp of the Laurens mill village. The Harris boy, it is un derstood, claims that he ? did not iknow the gun was loaded and was merely pranking with it when, to his utter surprise, the firearm was dis charged with the result above indi Bamberg summer school closed a most successful session here on Friday. The school has been in session for three weeks and has been quite a success in everyway. The faculty was composed of Prof. W. L. Brooker of the Aiken schools as superinten dent, .with Prof. E. H. Hall of Den mark and Miss Jenwe Lou Brown of Aiken as his assistants. Each of the instructors is among the prominent educators of the State and the sum mer school was fortunate in securing such able teachers for thc different branches. The attendance, of the teachers from the three counties was good and all took a deep inteiyst in the work mapped out for them to do. The State Pharmacists. Greenville, Special.-The thirtieth annual meeting of thc Slate Pharma ceutical association convened in this city about 70 pharmacists being in attendance. The examining board re ported that only three out of 12 ap plicants for licenses to practice phar macy in the State had passed the i : amination. The successful appli cants were Claude Cannon, Spartan burg; T. E. Rhame, Summerton; C. L. Moseley, Greenwood, Crops in Laurens. Lancaster, Special.-For the "past ten days there has been no rain in this section with the result that much general improvement in the crop con dition ?6 noted. Cotton is yet far below the average and hundreds of acres in this county have been "laid by" grassy. There is perhaps an increased acerage planted in corn and uplands are, as a general thing, very good, while bottom lands are poor. Peas are fine and a large acreage was sown. All c-ops will need rain very soon if the hot wave continues. New Railroad to Lancaster. According to the Charlotte Ob server,^ charter has been granted the Carolina Mineral Railway company, to build and optrate a line. 40 miles in length from Charlotte to Lancas ter, S. C., through Mecklenburg and Union counties in North Carolina and Lancaster in this State, by way ol' thc Colossus Gold Mining: and Milling company in Union county, N. C. Thirty-five miles of the road will be in North Carolina. The capi tal stock is $200,000. Monazite Mine in Court. Anderson, Special.-Judge Geo. E. Prince at chambers has granted a temporary injunction restraining cer tain parties from operating a mona zite mine near Pelzer in Greenville county. The plaintiffs are James and Joseph Alverson, minors, who allege that their mother, a Mrs. Taylor, sold the right to mine monazite on the small place owned by thc family without consulting them about it. Negro Excursionist Hurt. Lamar, Special.-Alexander Steph ens of Hartsville, a negro excursion ist returning from Augusta on an ex cursion run from Hartsville, was in jured at this place. His right foot was cut off by the train and he re ceived other painful injuries about the head and body. Another negro, whose name could not be learned, waa also hurk P?LIE! IU AITAIKo Occurrences of Interest From AK Over South Carolina MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS A Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover* ing a Wido Bange-What is Going On1 in On/ St ato. Columbia Cotton Market. The cotton market was steady. Low middling.9 Strict low middling.9 1-2 Strict low middling.9 3-4 Middling,. .i.10 1-8 Strict middling,.10 3-8 Good middling,, ,.10 1-2 Charlotte Cotton Market. Good middling.10 1-4 Strict middling.10 1-4 Middling.10 1-8 Tinges and stains.7*1-2 to 9 1-2 State New? Briefs. Petition has been received from the bar of Barnwell asking for a special term of civil court to last three weeks beginning in October. There are said tv be a large number of cases on the docke ?, A commission was issued to the Carolina-Honduras Mining Company, which will have its principal office in Charleston and do business on a cap ital of $5,000. The company will develop certain gold mining property it ha? acquired and Wm. Schirmer ?"nd W: F. Jordan are the incorpora t?rs. Ooteriirtr Hey wa rd has racaive? a lotter fr-;ni (fi? special commission appointed to survey lb* linc between Edge field and Aiken counties stating that the appropriation for the work wa:j loo small and asking to be re lieved of their ditties. This will prob ably affect th? efforts now being made lo establish a nt?tv county out of the territory in that section. Piod at Age of 103. Aiken, Special.-Mfi Mieael Ander? son died at his home in GloVers'rille a few days ago at the age of 1?3 years. It was stated in a previous re port that Mr. Cass Weatherford, who died at the age of 97 years, was the oldest man in Aiken county ; but that "was a mistake. . The correspondent ie father "of 23 children, now seal tered ail over the State. Mr. Ander son was an honest, sober, patriotic and industerious citizen, and was re spected by all who knew- him. His remains were buried in the Langley cemetery in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives. Mr. Anderson's long life can most proba^ Wy be attributed to the temparate habits aud simple manner of living. Cut Guard's Throat, Escape. Charleston, Special.-Feigning ill ness, three negroes. Alonzo Godwin. Hammond Wilson and George Kenny, eo;.v els serving long ierras on the elm in gang cf the sanitary and drain age commission work n?-;,r Ashley Jnction stopped in the stockade hav ing asked for water, seized and over powered II. C. Stellt), the white guard, and cut. his throat with a butcher knife. Two "trusties" at the stock ade were locked in by lhe men, who ransacked the guard's rooms, donned civilian clothes and escaped into the nearby swamps. The men contrary lo mles, were not chained on the stockade. The trusties broke out and Sjvead the alarm. A sheriff's posse is scouring; the woods with bloodhounds. New Rural Route. Mayesville, Special.-The postoffice department has ordered the establish ment of- a rural free delivery route out from this office, service beginning October 1. This route will cover the ground now covered by a star route except that it will go further down towards Sardinia, as far as the old Cooper place. It will cause the clos ing of the Goodwill postoffice. This route was worked out by the present postmaster of Goodwill in which be was greatly helped by our hustling congressman, Mr. A. F. Lever. The examination for carrier will be held Sept. 8. Columbia May Have European Hotel. Columbia, Special.-Thc passage of j deeds to completo the purchase of the Greenfield building at the southwest corner of Main and Lady streets, pro bably means the construction of a large and thoroughly modern Euro pean hotel building for Columbia within 32 months. A stock company is to. remodel the building into a ho tel. ' It will be Columbia's first ho ld on thc European plan. Burned by Sulphur Acid. Greenville, Special.-While being carried from the storage room to the bleachery of the local plant of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company a four-gallon carboy of sulphuric acid burst, saturating the clothing of two negro men, who were carrying it and sprinkling the face of Mr. Leon Pich?n, who was directing the move ments of the negroes. The acid was strong and the room was soon suffo cating with the. fumes of the oily liquid. From Bounded Warehouses. The state board of dispensary direc tors adjourned after a two-days' ses sion. Maj. John Black was not able to attend the meetings on account of sickness. The board decided to put into affect a resolution adopted some time ago to buy goods in bulk -from bonded warehouses. The advertise ments for purcbases for this quar ter will contain a notice to that effect. UNION SAVINGS BANK Augusta, with resources of over Eight JHundred Thousand dollars and a Board of Directors ohosen from the most successful business men in the community, invites you to become a depositor,4>rom ising you every courtesy. FOUR'PER CENT INTEREST paid on Savings accounts. Correspondence invited. A PERFECT DAIRY AND HORSE FEED. Feed it to your COW and "keep your eye on the milk pail," Feed it to your HORSE and watch the improvement in flesh and hair. In ioo lb. sacks at $1.35. Order now. Arlington Bros. & Co., Leading Grocers, Augusta, Georgia. 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 und Washington Streets, Augusta, irXJRTsTlTTJRE 1 Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and buggies just received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishing* is complete. ? Large etock. 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. rr GEO. F. COBB. Johnston, South Carolina. For Fire and Life ?Ti IGO TO SEE: CAUGHMAN & H ARLIN1 BEFORE INSURING ELSEWHERE. We represent the best Old Line Companies. CAUGHMAN 0 . .A?LING ?GENTS. AUGHMAN 04 MARLING /\GENTS. The Insurance Agency of C. ?. GRIFFIN & CO. Will protect you against loss by Fire, Death, Accident?, Sickness anjd 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 and Consignments. 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