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TO THINE OWN SELF BK TRUE AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS JilE NIGHT TUE DAY, THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE^ TO ANY MAN BY ,J AYNE8, SHELOR, SMITH & STECK. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 4, 1907. NEW SERIES, NO. 489.-VOLUME LVIII.-NO. 86. Horses, Car load of th< old Unbroken Hoi Every one is a be these Horses ovei the price of one t or Cash. ( CW. BAU Kr OOO NEK'S SOLDIERS OP PAST. Benjamin Lawrence and Thomas Car? adine, Soldiers of Revolution. Clemson College, Sept. 2.--Sped ni: The General Andrew Plckens Chap ter, D. A. R., has received two head stones for the graves of Revolution ary soldiers from the War Depart ment. These stones are furnished free of charge and laid down freight prepaid at the nearest depot. The chapter will be glad to endeavor to prove the services and order the stones for any unmarked graves of Revolutionary soldiers. Letters upon this business may be addressed to Mrs. P. H. Mell, Clemson College, i S. C. The soldiers "whose stones hav, been recently received were Benja min Lawrence and Thomas Caradine. The stone for Benjamin Lawrence was received by his grandson, Mr. James Hamilton Lawrence, who lives on the old family plantation at Law rence's Ford, near Calhoun. The stone for Thomas Caradine was re-, ceived by Miss Sarah Fredericks, of Seneca. This lady ls seventy-eight years of age, und her patriotism and kindly Interest deserves the highest praise. Although she ls not in any way related to this soldier, and is in feeble health because of her advanced age, yet she took the trouble to write the letters necessary for this business to the chapter and promised to properly place the stone when it arrived. She possesses true public spirit and patriotism, and it ls to be hoped that many others will follow her example. A few? facts relating to the history of these soldiers may be of interest. Benjamin Lawrence was a noted scout and Indian fighter. If Kennedy had met and conversed with him when the author was in this part of the country a story as interesting and spirited as "Horse Shoe Robin son" could have been written of the adventures of Benjamin Lawrence, *pioneer. He wa? born in Vlr but the year is not known; he came to Abbeville District before the Revolution and enlisted from that part of the country, serving as pri vate and lieutenant in So*-th Caro lina cavalry and Infantry. These facts were obtained from the Pen sion Office, which says that he served under Colonel Anderson and Captains William Harris, McCall, Robert An derson, and Mu ?li Ins, He was en gaged In the battles of Midway, Ga., Kettie Creek, Augusta, and many outers not specified. He must have been with Plckens and Anderson In tin Indian fights of Oconee and ad joining counties. From his accurate knowledge of the country his serv ices were very valuable. He Is men tioned in history sevoral times, par ticularly as connected with an episode of flu. Bummer of 1780. Col. Elijah Clarke, of Georgia, had gathered about 150 men at Freeman's Fort, in Elbert County, Ga., to oppose the British forces on the South Carolina side of the river. The attempt was unsuccessful and mot of the men re turned to their homes. "A party of thirty-five, however, under Col. John Jones, of Burke County, Ga., deter j$ned to bravo evory difficulty and make their way to the army in South Carolina. On their march through ? best 3 to 5-year .ses you ever saw, auty. Come, look & Two for about >roken one. Time &J. E. il G HT. the Loyalist regions they represented themselves as Loyalists, and under this guiso, by boldness and stratagem, captured a party of thirty Tories, whom (hoy disarmed and put upon parole of honor not to serve again against the Americans. After various adventures they reached the Pacolet River, and on the 16th of July ef fected a junction with Colonel Mc Dowell and a body of 300 North Carolina militia.** (Stevens' History of Georgia.) Benjamin Lawrence was the trust ed guide of this expedition; he was familiar with the hills and valleys, rivers and forests of this Piedmont region, and the success and safety of the expedition depended entirely on the skill and caution,of this man. This is proved by the following ex tract from Landrum's History of Upper South Carolina, page 115. Col. John jones, of Burke County, Cia., proposed to carry his men from Georgia to North Carolina and join the patriots there. ...Thirty-five vol unteered to go with him. He was chosen leader. Benjamin Lawrence, of South Carolina, went with him and acted as guide, rendering valu able service. He was a superior woodsman and well acquainted with this country. Benjamin Lawrence is also mentioned in connection with this same Incident In McOrady's His tory of South Carolina. After the war he married Rachael ?Weeras, March 5, 1783, and settled in Pickens District on lauds he ac quired from the State: the plantation ls about four miles from Calhoun and is still In possession of the family, being pow owned by his grandson, Mr. J. H. Lawrence. He died April 2, 1826, and Hes buried in a private burying ground on his plantation. He never applied for a pension, but his widow made an application dated January 8, 1844, being then over eighty years of Age. She was born in 1763 and di d August ll, 1848, leaving three c. .Idren, James, Elisha, and Margaret, wife of Alex ander Deal, of Mississippi. She ls buried beside her husband. Thomas Caradine lies burled on the farm that once belonged td* him, on Martin's Creek, three miles and a half from Adams' Crossing, on the Blue Ridge Railroad. His children all married and went out West, and the farm was sold. Very little is known about his his tory; some scanty Information was obtained from the Pension Office. No date of his .birth is given, or the State of his nativity, although it was probably- Rowan County, N. C. It is said that while on a visit to Pennsylvania he entered the army under General Wayne and served six months; he was in Wayne's defeat at Paoli. Afterwards he enlisted again from Rowan County, N. C., and serve ' during the entire war. He was under Captain Bell and with Colonel Locke in battles with the In dians, and at Ramsour Vs Mill; he was in the battle of Guilford Court-House, and others. After the war he mar ried Elizabeth Grant, August 12, 1789, in Greenville District, S. C. She was born March 24, 1766, and was a sister of William Grant, a Revolutionary soldier, who owned the plantation now occupied by Mr. H. Eugene Fant In the lower part of Oconee County. Thomas Caradine and his wife set tled In Pickens District, and he died May 8, 1820. He was never a pen sioner, but his widow applied for a pension December 31, 1844. MRS. P. H. MELL. Lame Back. This Is an ailment for which Cham berlain's Pain Balm has proven espe cially valuable In almost every in stance it affords prompt and perma nent relief. Mr. Luke LaGrange of Orange, Mich., says of lt: "After using a plaster and other remedies for three weeks for a bad lame back, 1 purchased a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and two applications ef fected a cure." For sale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; ^W. J. Lunney, Sen eca, S. C. ^*??* A NEWS FROM SENECA. Matters of Local Interest to Home People and others. Seneca, September ft.-Special: Seneca 1B in the midst of the longest drought of the season. There are in dications of rain to-day, however. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Alexi ?der left last Friday for the exposition. L. A. Edwards is also at James town. Frances Adams and Harry Bryan are members of th? above party to the exposition. Kui:kin Anderson is in the North buying his fall stock of goods. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ni min ont? leave on Thursday for a visit to the expo sition and to Baitimor.*. Miss Floride Care:, who haB been the attractive visitor to Miss Esther Carey, returned to her home in Plck ens on Saturday. Prot. H. P. Boggs' family have moved into his cottage home, and his former residence, near the Episcopal church, is underbolng repairs, an ad dition of paint adding greatly to its appearance. The Misses Carver have moved into their prety new home. Singleton Vernor, of Selma, Ala., ls on a visit to his father, H. S. Ver nor, and was in Seneca yesterday. Charles Patton, of Brevard, N. C., ls also visiting R. S. Vernor. The "Merry-Qo-Round" is a popu lar Institution in Seneca Just now. Mrs. W. Q. Hamilton and Mles Eleanor Richardson, returned last Saturday from the exposition and an extensive tour Kort li. Mrs. M. W;. Coleman's friends are pleased to see her in Seneca again. Sho is with Mrs. J. W. Strlbling. A large party of Seneca young peo ple attended the dance at Richland last Wednesday evening. In the fight over the proposed sale of the public square here, the tel? phone hubbub has dwindled into in significance. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Daniell will re turn to their home in Marietta, Qa., on Thursday, the former having suf ficiently recovered from a spell of typhoid fever to travel, he having been sick for two weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Bacon. Mrs. Lester Hawkins returned yes terday from a visit to Central. It is said Seneca will have a new mercantile firm this fall, one of the new brick store rooms having been rented to an Alabama firm. At the regular prayer service at the Presbyterian church on Wednes day evening preparatory services for the quarterly communion will begin and continue through Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday morn ing. The recent acts01 of the town coun cil as regards the proposed cutting up of the square into lots reminds us of the old woman we heard Talmage tell abou^ once, who, at a big revival, arose and cried out that she had "come to the pint when she had to do somethin' or bust her bller." We are of the opinion that the council will do both If it isn't careful. Prof. H. P. Boggs will not open his Behool for boys this year, but will give his time entirely to the news paper business. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mills are enter taining a lusty young gentleman at their home here, who arrived on last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Trlmmler are also being congratulated upon the advent of a little stranger at their home. Seneca music loving people are re joicing over the prospect of a teach er of vocal music for the winter. Miss Annie Verner, of Walhalla, has consented to take a class, which ls a safe guarantee of Its success. Seneca boarding houses were never fuller than at present, and there were never more boarding houses open here than at the present. ' _ _M. V. S. A Humane Appeal. A humane citizen of Richmond, Ind., Mr. U. D. Williams, 107 Weat Main street, says: "I appeal to all persons with weak lungs to take Dr. King's New Discovery, the only rem edy that has helped me and fully comes up to the proprietor's recom mendations." lt saves more lives than all other throat and lu>;g reme dies put together. Used as a cough and cold cure'the world over. Cures asthma, bronchitis, croup, whooping cough, quinsy, hoarseness and phth isic, stops hemorrhages of the lungs and builds them up. Ouaranted at all drug stores. GO cents and $1.00. Trial bottle free. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Lecture on Rural Schools-Graded Schools Oi *n Auspiciously. Westminster, September 3.-Spe cial: Prof. S. P. Strlbling, of Fair Play, will give a lecture on the rural school subject, also explain the pres ent school law, at Providence school house, lu District No. 3, on Satur day, September 7th. Public invited. Mr. Strlbling ls a well-informed man. Mrs. Tabitha Pollard, of Spartan burg, ls on a visit to her nephew, T. W. Ballenger, and other relatives in this community. It has been 35 years since Mrs. Pollard has been hore. At that time the depot was in the east end if town. M. S. Strlbling ls in New York buying his fall and winter goods. Miss Sara Rodgers, a charming young lady of Williamston, is visit ing her cousin, Miss Beulah Poore. The members of th- old Westmin ster church desire to return thanks for the generous response of the pub lic in coming out to help clean off the cemetery last Friday. Also, they wish to thank John C. Cole and Elias Holmes for the liberal supply of mel ons furnished on that day. An enjoyable event of Thursday afternoon was the meeting of the Young Matrons at the delightfully hospitable home of Mrs. Ira S. Pitts. Napkins with the threads drawn were given each guest, and tho cause for "Bring your thimble" of the in vitation was very evident. The hem stitching contest was entered Into very enthusiastically with Mrs. J. S. Carter as winner, she being awarded a handsome pair of embroidery scis sors. .Delicious refreshments were served and at a late hour the guee ts departed. Those present were: Mes dames Wilton Mason, D. I. Mu ikey, J. H. Bibb, G. T. Harmon, Jr., 8. Y. Jameson, Keels Marett, Carl Smith, and J. 8. Carter. Anthony B. Stewart and Misses Sue Perkins and Mayotte Brown spent Sund ny with Mr. and Mrs. Joab Stew art, on To'xaway. Misses Annie, Geneva and Elinor West returned to Greenville yester day, after spending a pleasant week In Westminster, .the guests of Miss Luelle Zimmerman. Mrs. J. H. Bibb has returned from Charlotte, leaving her father, Col. R. E. Mason, better. Col. Mason's leg was broken in one place, and ankle dislocated. Mrs. Leah Craig and children, of Pendleton, are off on a visit to rela tives at Norcross, Atlanta and Bir mingham. Boyce Woolbrlght, of Greenville, paid a brief visit to relatives here yesterday. He works for the Barr Hardware Co. Miss Irene Miller has returned to Atlanta to resume wc-k in the store of the J. M. High Company. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Arnold and two children, of Fayettevi'le, Ga., have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.T. C. pe den. They will leave to-day for the Jamestown Exposition. Cotton has been shedding its fruit for the past several weeks until only the grown bolls remain and they are opening prematurely, as a result of the long drought. W. M. Lemmons wishes to thank each and every patron on R. F. D. No. 3 for the kindness shown him while working as substitute for Mr. Knox this summer. They treated him to watermelons, fruits, etc., which were greatly enjoyed and ap preciated. Hon. E. E. Vernor was in town Monday. Mrs. J. J. Harrell and two daught ers, Misses Rena and Mary Harrell, have returned from a month's visit to North Carolina. They visited Mon trent, Asheville, Greensboro, Char lotte and other places. They report a most delightful trip. Rev. J. F. Singleton is on a visit to hts parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles P. Singleton, of the Taber section. Mrs. J. E. Earle, of Greenville, ls visiting her sister, ..irs. J. D. Shel don, of Fair Play. The Graded School open? d yester day morning at 8.50 with a very large enrollment. There ls one addi tional teacher this time, and every iepartment star tad off auspiciously. Last Thursday, August 29th, we Joined a crowd from Westminster and spent a pleasant and enjoyable day on Poor Mountain, where T. N. Hall owns a tract of land, comprising the greater part of the mountain. The party was composed of Mr. and Mrs. Hall and four children, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Breaseaie and two children^ Rev. and Mr?. J. J. Harrell. Major ?nd Mrs. B. H. Cross, L. O. and Miss Henrietta Gaston, Mr. and Mrs. A. Zimmerman and son, Mrs. W. R. Zimmerman and two children, Allen and Harrell Norris, Prank Reid, Misses Louise Breazeale, Myrtle zimmerman and Lucy Cobb and Dr. W. A. Strickland. Several ot the above spent a couple ot weeks at Mr. Hall's camp this summer and they kindly remembered several of their friends on last Thursday. The first place of'interest visited was the falls on the headwaters of Conneross creek, about half a mile from the camp. We had no Idea the waters of Conneross passed over such a pictur esque and grand falls. The scenery ls about as pretty as at the falls near the tunnel, on Btumphouse mountain. Photograph v Brandt was present and made se ve./' snap shots at the party. Returning to the camp all enjoyed a most sumptuous dinner under the shade of the trees. Af ter resting a while we took a stroll to Pine Knob. The soil there ls very poor, as the name of the moun tain suggests. From the top of this knob a good view of Walhalla, West minster and the surrounding country can be had. About 5 o'olock supper was announced, and after partaking of another good meal the crowd took their departure, arriving at home as the shades of night were approach ing. Before leaving all voted hearty t hanks to Mr. Hall for the success of the day. Mr. Hall owns some very valuable timber and pasture lands on Poor Mountain. He also runs a farm in connection with his saw-mill business and has a splendid crop at the foot of the mountain. Mrs. Sue Whaley, ot Dalton, Ga., ls expected here this week to visit ner sisters. Prof. W. H. Hand, of Columbia, was here Tuesday evening and made a very able and Interesting educa tional address on establishing and maintaining a high school depart ment. Prof. Hand ls the appointed inspector and explained the high Behool system. The highest grades of the graded school will constitute the high school department. The trustees took up the matter of com plying with the requirements at once, and have petitions for signa tures, asking for the election. The high school will necessitate the em ployment of another teacher and gives the pupils about three ' years additional instruction. Mrs. W. J. Strlbllng has returned from Gainesville, Ga., where she went to be with her sisters, Mrs. C. M. Walker, of Monroe, Ga., and Mrs. John W. Gaines, ot College Park, for a week's outing. The members of Richland Grange are requested to meet at Clearmont Academy on Saturday before the 4th Sunday In tl s month at 10 a. m. All members are urged to attend, as there ls business of importance to attend to. The Baptist ladies are requested to look for programs in last week's Keowee Courier, and have every so ciety represented in the Beaverdam Association.' The room in the rear of the old post office is being fitted up for a millinery store. It will be occupied by Mrs. Calaway about September 15. Mrs. Calaway is remembered as Miss Rosa Norman, formerly of Wal halla. Marshall Mason has gone to Pen dleton to buy cotton for his brother, W. E. Mason. James ?Dunlap carried a bale of seed cotton to the oil mill to-day, September 3. A. L. Gossett. Attack of Diarrhoea Cured by One\ Dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Chol era and Diarrhoea Remedy. I was so weak from an attack of diarrhoea that I could scarcely attend to my duties, when I took a dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Di arrhoea Remedy. It cured me en tirely, and I had beeu taking other medicine for nine days without re lief. I heartily recommend this rem edy as bcihg the best to my knowl edge for bowel complaints.-R. G. Stewart, of the firm of Stewart & Bro., Greenville, Ala. For rale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. South Carolina Ahead. Anderson, September 2.-Col. J. C. ii . liding, head of the Farmers' Union Bureau, who is attending the Na tional meeting in Little Rock, writes tnat South Carolina lead? all the Southern States In cotton and corn srop this year. He says that cotton Is 27 points above last year. He thinks the continued drought will push cotton to 15 cents. TALLEST BUILDING IN WORLD. j _________ WiU Accommodate 3,000 People i ''ort >-.srvcn Stories High. A New York dispatch sayo. Pierc ing the skyline of New Ynrk f?r above all other skyscrapers of the down-town district, the lofty Singer Building, fast nearing completion, will, within the comltg week, exceed In height the Washington monument, whose solid shaft of granite rises 555 feet above the ground. When the structural steel-workers riveted home the last steel beam Saturday before ending their day's work, the steel l'itum.- of 86 Soors or me building had been completed. Eleven more stories remain to be built, and when the tow ering pile of steel and masonry ls fin ished it will be 47 stories high and 612 feet from the sidewalk on Broad way to the pinnacle. Thia giant skyscraper will be the highest occupied building In the world and will overtop all other ex isting structures except Eiffel tower, Paris. When completed a time ball will drop every hour from the pole on top of the building, and at night the falling hour globe will be illuminated by thee lights which will play upon It constantly. The foundation of this collossal building is set in solid bedrock 90 feet below the level ot the sidewalk. On the bedrock were built caissons of cement. A heavy steel body laid over the caissons forms the under body of the structure, fourteen floors of whick' comprise the main section of the building, from which rises the tower up to 47 ii to ti cs, with its scores o fi office rooms. The engineers say tho " total weight of steel and masonry in the tower ls 18,366 tons, while near ly 10,000 tons of steel have been used in the frame work. Eighteen eleva tors will carry the 2,r>00 tenants to the offices. Fifteen thousand Incandescent lights, sufficient, the engineers say to light a town of 25,000 Inhabitants, will illuminate the rooms and hall ways for h.ie office workers. Fifteen miles of pipe will be required for steam and water purposes. An immense copper lantern will form the pinnacle of the building from which at night a powerful searchlight will flash forth, furnish ing a beacon to mariners, and will be visible more than 60 miles at sea. THE QUESTION OF WASTES. Something About Its Magnitude and Value at the Metropolis. ' (Fron the New York Tribune.) One of the minor reforms achieved by Dr. Bensel.the new street-cleaning commissioner, throws brighter light on the value of the "miscellanies" hidden in the rubbish daily swept from the city streets. Upon assum ing office Dr. Bensel found one con tractor paying $160 a week for the mere privilege of pawing over the dirt captured by public brooms in the Bronx alone, and another contractor paying $1,346.79 weekly for the same privilege in Manhattan. Tho new commissioner straightway called for new bids, and, probably to his surprise, saw the two old contractors outbidding a dozen competitors by offering $200 and $2,112.79, respect ively, for the Bronx and Manhattan. AH the bidders have to hire skilled searchers, and, presumably hope to turn an honest penny for themselves, the gross weekly receipts from Father Knickerbocker's dustpan must mount merrily into the thousands. The old gentleman throws away in his annual sweepings from $150,000 to $200,000 worth of old rubbers, ribbons, wire, pocket knives, bottles, corks, hut tons, and 10,000 varieties ot lost valuables, ranging from a lock of poor dead Fido's hair up to a 50 karat Kimberley "sparkler." The moralist is tempted io adorn this sad tale of waste with a brief ser mon on the carelessness of man, but the statistician gets a stranglo hold on the preacher by noting that the average Manhattanite contributes less than seven cents' worth of valuables and invaluables to the municipal dustpan annually. Of course, Ihu moralist may mutter that there is no such person as an "average Manhat tanite," all Manhattanlteq deviating widely from mediocrity. But the slur does not disprove the statisti cian's claim that, in spite ot the ap parently large value ot the privilege of searching ashcans? New Yorkers are not so careless of their property as a night on Broadway might lead one to suppose.