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i *A t- .... ; , _. ag- -BS-11 I -*- ? - "TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO AW MAN." . STECK, S HELOR & SCH ROOKH. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10, 1008. UNJDISPUTI "TOWN TALK" Flour has no equa loaves, light, puffy biscuits, diiint; ieB, delicious, feather-weight doug "TOWN TALK" Flour is milled fri Indiana Soft Ked Winter wheat ( a mill where spotless cleanlines product from the moment the win until the package of "TOWN TALI does everything. "TOWN TALK" Flour is distinctl expressly for buyers of high cost p THOROUO-H TESTS Try a barrel of "Tow you will never accept a A Free Present 4 A beautiful piece China will be given to each School C name at Norman's Store, buyin? School Supplies. The more you Every time you buy the amount-\ Presents given on Deceml NORMAN'S. WAI MARRIAGES AT FAIR PLAY? Two Happy Couples Receiving Con gratulations-liocal Notes. Fair Play, Sept. 14.-Special: Mar ried, at Bethel church, on last Sab bath, by the pastor, Rev. J. B. Her ron, Samuel Leathers and Miss Min nie Dooley, both of Fair Play. Mr. Leathers is one of our most prosper ous young planters, and is to be con gratulated on his selection of a companion. Miss Dooley is one of Fair Play's most amiable young ladies, mid possesse a sweet dispo sition and affable manner. An ele gant reception was given the bride and groom at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Dooley, on Sunday at 2.3 0 o'clock; also, at ?the home of Mr. and M.?. R. F. Lea thers, a bounteous repast v/as spread before the young married pair Sun day evening. Only the immediate family were present at both func tions. May the young couple find \jU8t enough clouds in their life to cause a glorious sunset. Another marriage was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dowis, on last Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, the con tracting pnrties being Miles Davis, son of F. M. Davis, and Miss Pauline Dowls, the charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dowis, Rev. J. B. Her ron, pastor of the Baptist church, *,*VfnclatIng. Quite a crowd of friends ??id relatives gathered to witness the Crappy ii ii pt inls Miss Dowis is quite a favorite in the social circle here, and Mr. Davis is to be congratulated on winning the hand and heart of so amiable a young lady. At tho homo of the groom will be given a recep tion on Monday. May the young cou ple have a prosperous voyage through life. On next Sunday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock the monument of the late Frank Bollck will be unveiled at South Union cemetery. All members of the W. O. W. are requested to be present nt the unveiling. Mrs. Lon Boleman and Miss Alice Smith were shopping in Westminster last Saturday. M issi's Anna and Pearle Marott re turned from Westminster Saturday, where they attended the W. M. U. meeting at the Baptist church. Mrs. W. L. Dobbs attended the W. M. U. meeting at Westminster last Tuesday and Wednesday and gives a glorious description of the work of the union and the hospitality of tbo good people of Westminster. Mr. and Mrs. Keels Marett are on a visit to the family of E. C. Marett. Rev. J. B. Herron, of Anderson, was a visitor here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Blanford Compton are at home to their friends at tho residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Compton. Preparations are being made this week to entertain the Beaverdam As sociation, which convepes hore noxt Tuesday and Wednesday, September 22 and 23. Miss Anna Marett entertained tho "Philathea Class" at her homo on last Saturday afternoon. Rev. Eugene Graham was circu lating among friends hero last week. The Sunbeams had a most Inter esting meeting Sunday afternoon, * 3D LEADER 1 for the making of bright, creamy ff rolls, Haky pie-crust, crisp cook limits, etc., etc. am careful selections of the finest tho choicest grown in America), in s prevails. No hand touches the ^at is scoured by fine steel brushes K" enters your pantry. Machinery y in a class by itself. It is milled rod nets. 3 TELL THE TALE, n TalK" Flour and ny other._ 3AUKNIGHT. ir School Cbiren. Glass and other pretty Presents Hrl or Boy who registors their g all your Pencils, Tablets and buy the better Present you get, viii bo entered beside your name. >er 21st. 22d and '23d. LiHAlLtlLiA? g*CU ?l# ALLEGED CONSPIRATORS .IA 11,1 ; I) Twelve Negro Residents of Ninety Six Arrested on Serious Charge. Greenwood, Sept. 14.-Eleven ne groes were brought here Saturday, Septomber 12th, about noon, from Ninety-Six In the custody of Sheriff McMillan and Depty Sheriff Charles Dukes, under a warrant charging them with conspiracy. The arrest of these negroes was the outcome of certain developments on the part of the local authorities and certain citizens in Greenwood. Very little was known in Ninety-six up to Saturday morning of the proposed arrest, or the cause therefor, but sev eral of the leading citizens of Ninety six were fully aware of the develop ments and the arrests, and the bring. lng of the negroes to Greenwood was decided upon as the best method to proceed lu a lawful and orderly man ner. Saturday evening another ne gro was arrested and brought here on the same charge. The negro s fi.'st arrested are: P. B. Dean, S. T. Jackson, a preacher, .las. Stephens, Anderson Stephens, Ed. Harris, Tom Bishop, Davega Wil liams, Waymon Jackson, John Cal houn, Zeke Chappell, another preach er, and Wade Williams. The negro brought Saturday night was Press Goodwin. The investigation which led up to the negroes' arrest started In Green wood on Tuesday, September 8th. On that day a certain negro In Green wood received by mistake a letter ad dressed to another negro In Green wood, and this letter, upon which the whole case hinges, as lt were, ls the most Important document and devel opment In the whole affair; the great question being ls the letter genuine or a fake? This is the letter: "Ninety Six, Sept. 7th, 1908. "Mr. Hurtle Harris, Greenwood, S. C. -We want you not to give us away in this, me and Tom Bishop and Reev. Zeke chappell is a committee to get up men to by Winchesters to fix for white folks, In a few days wo are goln from house nt night, an shot in an they will think lt is Tolbert. Now wo want you to see how many at Greenwood will help. All of us who come up there to Tolbert convention ls in lt, but Joe don't know anything about this. lt ls us who ls S. T. Jackson, there. We will be ready by Sunday night to start if our men get back don't tell anybody of this and burn this letter up. Let me know who will come from there by Thurs day. Wade Williams." A large number of white people at Ninety-Six think tho wholo thing ls a fake. They think the Informer ls up to "spite work," and ls simply trying to get the white people worked up against certain negro enemies of his. There ls no excitement either hore or at Ninety-Six. The affair has caused considerable t 'k, of course, but there lt no excitement whatever. They Take the Kinks Out. "I have used Dr. King's New Life Pills for many years, with increasing satisfaction. They tako the kinks out of stomach, liver and bowels without fuss or friction," says N. H. Brown, of Pittsfield, Vt. Guaranteed satis factory at nil drug stores. 25c. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. I icav. Kia in Auxiliary Meeting-The Local News In Brief. Westminster, Sept. 16.-Special: The Woman's Missionary Union Aux iliary, Beaverdam Assoirai ion. held Us annual meeting at New Westmin ster Baptist church , Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. The re ports from the societies showed an increase over last year and the out look for the coming year is very en couraging. Two very instructive pa pers were read, by Mrs. William Cary, on the subject, "Woman's Mis sionary Union," and by Mrs. Ellas Earle, on the subject "The Training School." The adoption of a constitu tion was the principal business of the body. This had been prepared by a committee, consisting of Mis. Ruskin Anderson, Miss Emil:' Compton and Mrs. J. T. Kay. It was read, section by section, and adopted. Miss Carrie Mathis, who has spent one year at the Training School, Louisville, Ky., gave an address to the young ladles on the subject of "Young Woman's Auxiliary," on Tuesday afternoon, and gave a most interesting talk to the Sunbeams Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Derieux, of Greenville, preached Tuesday evening from the text, "Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God," to a most appreciative audience. Dr. Der eiux represents the State Mission Board and a collection was taken for State missions. Visitors and dele gates present were: Mesdames D. A. Perritt, W. J. Lunney, Ruskin Ander son, Elias Earle, M. A. Wood, Seneca; Mrs. W. L. Dobbs, Misses Anna and Pearle Marett, Mrs. Isbell and Mrs. Lindsay, Fair Play; the Misses Alex ander, Conneross; Mrs. S. A. Wil liams and Mrs. Duncan, Return; Miss Carrie Wilson, Clearmont; Mesdames Frank Carter, William Cary and B. P. Moss, Walhalla. Miss Myrtle Zimmerman left yes terday for Lexington, Ky., to enter the Campbell-IIagerman College. Miss Nellie Lou, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Carter, has entered Coxe College, College Park, Ga. Miss Bonnie. Freeman will go to Atlanta next week to spend a couple of weeks. J. S. Carter, Samuel Dickson, Dr. W. J. Carter, Rhomie Brownlee, J. H. Carter, of Westminster, and R. C. Carter, of Walhalla, boarded No. 12 to-day for Baltimore and New York. Through the courtesy of N. A. King, of Lodi, Texas, we are in receipt of a copy of the Texas and Pacific Quar terly, published by the passenger de partment of the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. It is a neat jour nal, beautifully Illustrated, and con tains a great deal of valuable Infor mation. N. W. Macaulay has returned from Charlotte, N. C., and has resumed his position as carrier on Westminster R. F. D. No. 2. THs substitute, C. E. Anderson, carried the mail fifteen days during Mr. Macaulay's vacation. Miss Allie Stribliug has closed her school at Ebenezer and will visit in Atlanta this week. Miss Allie has one or two schools in this county un der consideration, and as she is one of our Winthrop girls, holding an A. B. degree, it ls to be hoped she will teach In her native county. Married, in New Bethel Baptist church on Sunday, September .13, Sam Leathers and Miss Minnie Dooley, both of Fair Play. Rev. Herron per formed the ceremony. Married, on Sunday, September 13, Miles Davis and Miss Pauline Dowls, both of Fair Play. G. B. Reid, of Orangeburg, repre senting the State Anti-Saloon League, lectured In the Methodist, Old West minster Bapltst and Presbyterian churches on last Sabbath. His re marks were chiefly on the line of temperance. Judging from the style of hats shown us by Mrs. Calaway there will uot be any reformation in the line of headdress this winter. The pulpits at the various churches might be raised higher. Evangelist John Waugh, of the Christian church of South Carolina, occupied the pulpit of the Presbyte rian church on last Sabbath and preached a most edifying sermon on "The Riches of Ills Glory." We aro told that ministers of the Christian denomination never allow the title "Rev." to be prefixed to their name and for that reason we always omit lt. Everybody interested in the Old Westminster cemetery Is urged to meet there at an early hour Saturday morning, September 19, for the pur pose of cleaning off the graves. Bring the necessary tools to work with. Roy A. Strlbling has been given leave of absence at Clemson, ns his record was good before the April epi sode, and as he can finish his studies after Christmas he will engage in bu siness the intervening months. C. E. Gray is finishing up a tomb stone five feet long to be erected over the grave of a dog at Bowman, Ga. The inscription Is so long that It has to be continued from one side of the slab to tho other. Thore are more than sixteen hundred letters in the tribute. Fifty dollars is a mighty big price to pay for a piece of mar ble to mark the last resting place of a dog, and thore may be some who will doubt the truthfulness of the statement, but ask Mr. Gray yourself. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jaynes, of An derson, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lawless. Mrs. Jaynes ls a sister of Mr. Lawless. A. Zimmerman in In Atlanta to-day. S. E. Reid, of Mississippi, is thc new book-keeper for the Cheswell STATE IiOSES ITS CASE. Thc Federal Court. Sustained Judge Pritchard on Every l'oint. ****???*? + * * Richmond, Va., Sept. 15.-The * * Federal Court of Appeals to-day * * tiled Its decision in what ls known . * as the South Carolina dispensary * * case. The State loses. Judge . * Pritchard is sustained at every * * point. . It was stated on good authority prior to the rendering of this decis ion that, no matter which way the decision went, the case would find Its way to the United States Supreme Court. In a statement made by At torney General Lyon immediately af ter learning the decision of the Uni ted States Court of Appeals at Rich mond, he gave out the information that the. case would be taken to the Supreme Court of the United States. This decision, however, of the Court of Appeals ls practically final. (.Hod for Biliousness. "I took two of Chamberlain's Sto mach and Liver Tablets last night, and I feel fifty per cent better than ? have for weeks," says J. J. Firestone, of Allegan, Mich. "They are cer tainly a fine article for biliousness." For sale by J. W .Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Samples free. ARRESTED FOR SEDUCTION. Serious Crime Charged Against n Voting Man from Hartwell. (Columbia State, 12th.) Sheriff Kidd, of Hartwell, Ga., will take back to that city to-day W. W. Skelton, who was arrested on a war rant sent to Sheriff Coleman, of this city. Skelton being charged with se duction. Skelton was placed under arrest Thursday night when . Sheriff Coleman received the warrant, and was lodged In the county Jail, the Georgia sheriff being notified. Up to a late hour last night the sheriff had not arrived, but he ls expected to take the prisoner back to-day. The details of the crime are not known here, the only fact being that the warrant charges Skelton with se duction. The prisoner is a young man about 24 years of age and pos sesses a good appearance. He came to the city about two months ago and has been in the employ of J. C. Gaines, who runs a grocery store on the Bluff road in the mill village. Died from Spider Bite. W. I. Harris, a prominent citizen of Spartanburg, died at his home In that city last Friday night from the effects of a spider bite which he re ceived willie canvassing the county before tho first primary election, in his race for Register of Mesne Con veyance. The bite did not at first appear to be serious, but later Indications of blood poisoning made their appear ance, and last Friday Mr. Harris died from the effects of the bite. For many yearp Mr. Harris was a well known merchant, and he always en Joyed the confidence and esteem of hundreds of citizens. He was presi dent of Fairmont Cotton Mills until a few years ago. Don't be afraid to give Chamber lain s Cough Remedy to your chll .dren. It contains no opium or other harmful drug. It always cures. For sale by J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Cotton Mill Company. He arrived last Friday. New cotton is selliiig for 9 cents tQ-day. On September 8th Mrs. J. E. Gaines lost a veil between the church and her home. Finder will please return to her. The party who found a parasol with a gold knob on end of handle at depot about three weeks ago will please leave with James Agnew, col ored. Miss Mary Sheldon left Saturday for Plckens. Ohe will teach In the ninth grade of tho Plckens Graded School. John Waugh, State evangelist of the Christian churches of South Car olina, spent several days last week with the family of A. Zimmerman. Mr. Waugh's home is in New York State. Mrs. J. N. Hutchison, of Opellkn, Ala., ls on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. T. Peden Anderson. Miss Daisy Foster left Friday for Winthrop College, she having won a scholarship in that institution. Misses Bertha Lee Cox, of Seneca, and Viva Rector, of Mars Hill, N. C., were the attractive guests of Miss Myrtle Zimmerman last week. Mrs. Jasper Doyle, your versatile Bounty Land correspondent, was In this community laBt week. She was accompanied by Miss Lillie Hug) of Richland. Mrs. J. H. Llgon returned i??t week from Birmingham, Ala., where she has been the past six or eight weeks. Ml SB Kattie Sllgh, of Red Hill, Ga., visited Misses Rosa and Beulah Mc Donald last week. She was on her way to Seneca. Mrs. C. F. Adams and little son, of Seseen, are on a visit to her mo ther, Mrs. Durham. A. L. Gossett. SENECA NEWS ITEMS. <;<>(> <1 School ()|KMI)IIK-The Floral Show-Local Happenings. Seneca, Sept. IB.-Special: A pro tracted meeting is in progress at the Methodist church. Tho pastor, Rev. J. C. Yon'gue, is assisted by the local pastors and Rev. Mr. Green, of Pen dleton. The chairman of the floral commit tee of the Civic Association requests the members of her committee to meet with her at the home of Mrs. Stribllng on Thursday afternoon, the 17th, at 4 o'clock. The members of the committee are Mesdames T. M. McCutchen. C. V. McCarey, G. W. Glgnilliat, L. W. Vernor and O. F. Bacon. The Seneca Graded School opened yesterday under very" flattering aus pices. There was a full attendance of pupils, and a good number of pa trons witnessed the opening exer cises. Drs. E. A. Hines and J. H. Burgess, J. W. Todd and Rev. M. R. Kirkpatrick made appropriate talks, tho principal, J. E. Sanders, follow ing with a brief talk. The corps of teachers is as follows: Principal, J. E. Sanders; assistants, Misses Susie Bell, Mlnnis Kirkpatrick,Margie Hol land and Kittie SUgh. Mrs. S. K. Dendy, Jr., has the music department in charge. One of the handsomest flower gar dens in Seneca ls that of Mr. and Mrs. EllnB Earle. There are mag nificent foliage plants, two Immense bananas being particularly striking. These, with beds of fall blooming plants, in which are seen elegant, specimens of canna, scarlet sage, dahlias, etc., all ablaze with their gorgeous coloring, make a particu larly handsome effect. Miss Bessie Wilson complimented her Sunday school class last Satur day afternoon at a delightful social function. Mrs. J. W. Byrd also entertained her Sunday school class last week, the occasion being an afternoon pic nic to the country. Wagons were supplied and a splendid basket din ner was enjoyed. Another picnic was enjoyed by the young friends of Miss L. E. Lowery, the affair being gotten up In honor of her guest. Miss Tabitha Stribllng, of Walhalla. Miss May Hicks's friends are ex tending her a hearty welcome to Seneca. She is visiting Mrs. J. E. Sitton and Miss Stella Flncannon for a few days. The foundation for the .new school building ls being laid. Seneca's school boys and girls ;-.re returning to the various schools ..nd a perceptible thinning out is the re sult. Julius and John Edwards and Wales Lo very are nt Clemson; Harry Bryan will go to Oxford,Miss. ; Misses Mary Earle and Marguerite Adams to Shorter College; Miss Lucile Ham ilton to Chicora; Miss Iva Brown to Due West. Mrs. Oscar Ashe has rented the Cllnkscales rooms, where she will run a boarding house. Miss Mattie McClanahan, of Re treat, 1B visiting relatives in Seneca. The'J. H. Sparks Railroad Shows aro billed for Seneca next Monday. A great day is anticipated by the small boy and likewise ye parent who must needs "go to take the chil dren." There will be two pet in 'in ances. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Moore, of Westminster, are guests in the home of T. M. Lowery. Seneca merchants are opening up splendid lines of fall goods. There ls no evidence of hard times, and cus tomers who have hitherto been com pelled to go to Atlanta, Greenville, and other cities for ready-to-wear goods will And full lines here from which to select. W. S. Hunter, J. H. Adams and S. K. & J. E. Dendy will carry elaborate stocks in women's tailored suits, which will prove a wonderful convenience to their cus tomers. J. A. Brock has placed In his dis play window an elegant cut glass water set, consisting of piteher, six tumblerH and mirror, which he will ?Ive away at Christmas. Everybody should call and see Mr. Brock about the particulars. Flower growers are awaking to the fact that the time set for the Flower Show drawn near, and there ls a big Interest manifested, especially among the chrysanthemum growers. There are some elegant specimens, and the old standard which was at tained in years past will doubtless be reached if not exceeded at the com ing show. The premium Hst will be published next wc>k, and those inter ested are urged to preserve the same for future reference. The meeting of the railroad autho rities and the Railroad Commission with the Seneca Council for the pur pose of looking into the depot situ ation here, was held In the Oconee Inn yesterday. There wus a general discussion of conditions, etc., after which the railroad officials asked for more time. December 1st was set for another meeting. M. V. S. P. 8.-"Hello, Central, give me Heaven," was not written of tho Seneca exchange! M. V. 8. A Sure-Enough Knocker. J. C. Goodwin, of Rcldsvllle, N. C., says: "Bucklen's Arnica Salve ls a sure-enough knocker for ulcers. A bad ono came on my leg last summer, but that wonderful salve knocked lt out In a few rounds. Not even a scar remained." Guaranteed for plies, sores, burns, etc. 2 "?c. at all drug gists. 3 JOHN T. DUNCAN DISBARRED. a License of Columbia Attorney Revok ed by Supreme Court. Columbia, Sept. 12.-John T. Dun. can has been disbarred. The Su preme Court of the State, taking up the matter of its motion, has decreed that John T. Duncan shall no longer be enrolled as a practicing attorney of the courts of South Carolina. '?'his is an action seldom taken by cutirte of this State, seldom by any fate, and lu this case the circum stances are pathetic indeed. Tho case In question in which Mr. Dun can was brought' before the court for submitting to the Supreme Court affi davits, which he knew to be false and fictitious, is familiar to the public, and the opinion of the court gives a full and succinct history of the pro ceedings. . The opinion is written by Circuit Judge Memminger, who sat in place of Justice Gary, and ls concurred in by all the members of the Court, Chief Justice Pope and Associate Jus tices Jones and Woods. The order of the covirt was this morning served on Mr. Duncan, who 'ater called at the office of the Clei lr of the Supremo Court and carefully read the eutiro opinion. The order commands him to surrender his license to practice law in this State. lt has been seldom that any law yer has been disbarred in this State, and the mere fact of disbarment ls the heaviest pu ?shmoni which eau be meted out to a lawyer. In this view of the matter the Supreme Court haB not acted on the charges involving contempt of court. The order of the court is as fol lows: "That said John T. Duncan be, and hereby is, ordered to be stricken from the roll of attorneys of this State, and that he appear before tho Clerk of this court and render up unto him his certificate of admission to the practice of law in this State for cancellation by said clerk, and that he, the said John T. Duncan, from henceforth and forever more be disbarred and no' re heard as an at torney or counsellor at law nor other wise act as a lawyer in the State of South Carolina, nor in any other State, basing his claims upon the same certificate hereby ordered to be cancelled and forfeited, and let the decretal portion of this opinion be forthwith served on said John T.Dun can, and it is so ordered." MURDEH IN SUNDAY SCHOOL. Young Girl Stabbed-Assassin He llet? f io Ile H Maniac. Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 13.-A spe cial to The Observer from Newton says that a demoniacal murder was committed near that place this morn, lng, when Miss Willie Bulllnger, 19 years old, was stabbed to death by Lon Rader, aged 21. Tr girl was seated at the organ playing the clos ing hymn at Sunday school when sud denly Rader leaped across several benches and with hi? pocket knifo stabbed her once In the back and twice in the breast. She died almost Instantly. Rader and Miss Bulllnger were sweethearts up to a year ago, when the girl broke off the engagement be cause of nader's queer conduct. Ra der continued to act so queerly that he was sent to the State sanitarium, where he contlually raved of Miss Bullinger. Recently he seemed to be better and was discharged. He again made advances to Miss Bulllnger, which she refused. The deed was probably prompted by unrequited love and si.ems to have been well planned, ae the knife used was pur chased only yesterday. After the girl fell dead Rader con tinued standing by her, crying: "She bewitched me and I had to kill her." After Rader was arrested and lodg ed in Jail, he continually raved that MiBS Bulllnger was a witch and that he killed her for that reason. The hymn Miss Bulllnger was play ing at the time of the stabbing waa "The Ninety and Nine." Slashed from Ear to Ear. Charlotte, N. C., S*pt. 12.-Cyn thia Norman, a white woman about 34 years old, is lu a dying condition at her home, five miles from this city, ns a result of a slash across her throat, extending almost from ear to ear. Much mystery surrounds the crime, as ?o whether lt was an at tempt at suicide or murder. It Is believed, however, that the woman committed the deed, though she de clares by signs, not being able to talk, that a tall man did it. Jim Ayers, a white man, who has been living at the Norman home, ls in jail here on suspicion of having com mitted the deed to cover Illicit rela tions with tho woman, but the evi dence points to the fact that ho left the house beforo the cutting occur red. Dots from Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant, Sept. 14.-Spe cial: Lee Spearman made a business trip to Anderson last week. Bud Myers, wife and three chil dren, of this section, are all down with typhoid fever. Wo hopo for them a speedy recovery. Rev. W. J. Spearman will presch at Salem on the third Sunday at lt o'clock,.and Saturday night beforo If not Providentially hindered. .**