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TO THINK OWN SELF BE TRUl* AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS TUE NIOUT THE DAY, THOU CANSTyNOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN. Y JAYNKS, 5HELOR, SMITH & STECK. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 15, 1907. NEW SERIES, NO. 473._VOLUME L VIII_NO. 20 Queen Quality Shoes. We have just opened our new line of Queen Quality Oxfords, and they are beauties. Be sure to call in to see them. They will please your eye, fit your foot and every pair guaranteed. $2.50, $3 and $3.50 the pair. C. W. & J E. BAUKNICHT, IL IT PAYS TO PAY CASH. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA. JUDGE'S CHARGE NOT READY. | Wauls As Dig An Audience us thc Lawyers Had. Nashville, Tenn., March 3 6.-Al-! though no definite timo had been set for the delivery of Judge Hart's j charge to the Jury in the Cooper- . Sharp trial for the murder of former United States Senator E. W. Car mack, there was a fairly large crowd in attendance this morning. Judge Hart did not arrive until 9.30 a. m., when he announced that he would not be prepared to begin | his charge until 2 p. m., if ther "I will excuse you all unti. 2 p. m.," ,he said to the audience. "Those of you who have other business to at tend to may go until that hour, but come back then, and I'll tell you when to return again. Anyway, the crowd is too small for me to deliver the charge. I want at least as large an audience as the other fellows had." Counsel for the defense were rep resented, but there was no one at the State's table. The jury was not brought in. When 2 p. m. arrived Judge Hart announced that his charge was still incomplete and ordered court ad journed until 9 a. m. to-morrow. "And I will not make any promises that lt will be ready then," declared the court. Tho Road to Success has many obstructions, but none so desperate as poor health. Success to day demands health, but Electric Bit ters ls the greatest health builder the world has ever known, lt compels perfect action of stomach, liver, kid / neys, bowels, purifies and enriches 'W> the blood, and tones and invigorates ? the whole system. Vigorous body and keen brain follow their use. You can't afford to slight Electric Bitters if weak, run-down or sickly. Only 50c. Guaranteed by all druggists. Dlspc-nsary Case on April 5. Washington, March 16. - The South Carolina dispensary case will probably bo decided on April 5th. The case was recently argued in the United States Supreme Court, and it was announced to-day that the Court would take a recess from next Mon day until April G, for the purpose of considering several cases that have recently been argued. The dispen sary case is among these. ??. To Prosecute Fishermen. Columbia, March 15.-Tho Siato Audubon Society will take a band in tho prosecution of a party of fisher men who shot two game wardens at Langley Saturday .light. The society has engaged Attorney Croft, of Aiken, to assist the Solicitor, and Jamos Henry Rico has been ordered to the scene from Spartanburg. OHANDLBB HEDI) BLAMELESS. In Scuffle Witli Man Who Assaulted Wife Pistol Wa? Dis. hu. ged. Charlottesville, Va., March 16. John A. Chandler this afternoon was fully exonerated from all blame in connection with the death of John Gillard, who was struck in the tem ple and killed by a bullet from Chan dler's pistol last night. Glllard's wife had taken refuge in Chandler's dining room from an at tack by her husband, when the lat ter rushed in and began beating her with a pair of heavy tongs. At this point Chandler and Ernie G. Money, who was with him, entered the room and Interfered. Gillard was in a frenzy, and during the scuffle Chan dler drew his pistol to restrain him. The man seized thc weapon and tried to turn it on his wife. During the scuffle the weapon was discharg ed with fatal results. Henchman Kills Wife and Child. Cheyenne, Wyoming, March 14. Posey Ryan, a ranchman, to-day shot and killed his wife and daugh ter In a restaurant. Mrs. Ryan came hero last week and started suit for divorce from Ryan. Ryan told the police that he expected to be hanged. A GOOD CRUDDING OFFER. Charleston . News and Courier and Keowee Courier with Premium. By an arrnngemotn with the Char leston News and Courier we are able to make the following remarkably liberal clubbing offer, which will hold good only until the 1st of May, 1909. Tho offer is as follows: Ypu get The Keowee Courier 1 year... .$1.00 News and Courier 1 year. 76 Three papers a week.$1.75 and with these three papers you get as premiums, absolutely free of cost to you, a pair of eight-inch steel patent tension shears and a year's subscription to the Farm and Home. This offer is open to all subscribers to The Keowee Courier, but only to new subscribers to the News nnd Courier. It is also open to all new subscribers to The Keowe% Courier. During this period, from now until May 1st, 1909, wo will also make this proposition to our subscribers, both new and renewals: One year's subscription to The Keowee Courier.$1 00 Nows and Courier. 65 Renewals, three papers weekly.$l.(>.r> ' Remember, this offer holds good only until May 1st, 1909-a little less than two months. Tako advantage of lt at once If you know a good thing when you see it. Copies of The News ard Courier, Keowee Courier can be had and a pair of patent shears seen by calling at The Courier oi?lco, Walhalla. 4>M _ .rsasa Roy?*! BaKing* Powder Absolutely Ture Renders the food more wholesome and su perior in lightness and flavor. The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. NEWS FROM. WESTMINSTER. Another Now Enterprise-Old Hell Goes to China-Locals. (By A. L. Gosse tt.) Westminster, March 16.-Special: In the preliminary declamation con test, held at the high school build ing on Friday evening, eight young men of the school made fine speeches. The purpose of the con test was to decide upon a represen tative and an altercate to the Pied mont Oratorical and Athletic Asso ciation, to be held in Greenville In April. Another feature of the asso ciation is the track meet. A valua ble prize is to be given the best orator at tho meeting In Greenville. The following your:* men were in the contest Friday night: Thomas Carter, subject, "The Man Called of God"; Clyde Powe' "The Gladia tor"; Lee Stribling, "Vera Victo ria"; Frank Anderson, "Independ ence of Cuba"; Allen Norris, "The Old and the New South"; Jameson Stribling, "South Carolina and the Union"; C. L. Foster, "The Blue and the Gray"; Frank Stribling, "The Present Age". All the speeches showed preparation and were deliv ered with masterly elocution and or atory. The judges, Mrs. M. E. Brockman, Prof J. R. Lyles and Rev. J. L. Singleton, rendered their decis ion in favor of Frank Anderson as principal and Allen Norris, alternate. Mr. Anderson's speech told of the situation in Cuba some years ago, and he held the audience spell-bound as the stirring events which precipi tated the war between the United States and Spain wrero recalled. Young Mr. Norris's speech was the one delivered by the matchlessGrady on the 21st of December, 1886, at the banquet of the New England Club, New York, and lt never falls to touch a responsive cord in every true Southerner's heart. During the evening the audience was treated to a piano selection by Miss Augusta Smithson and a cornet selection ren dered by Prof. W. C. Taylor. The funeral of M. C. L-mmons, whose death was announced last week, was conducted by Rev. J. R. Moore, after which the body was laid to rest at Townvllle with Masonic honors. Mr. Lem mons had been a Master Mason for a number of years, being a member of the Fair Play lodge. The subject of this sketch was the son of Edmond Lem mons, a native of Ireland. He was born in Fairfield county, December 12, 1840. At the age of six years his mother was left a widow, and the family moved to Roswell, Ga., and Mr. Lem mons resided in Georgia mi til ?he outbreak of the Civil War. Hu en listed In Company K, 20th Georgia Regiment, at Augusta, in ISO I, and was in the big battles of Northern Virginia and In Tennessee. He was slightly wounded and had to remain in a hospital for a while. He was granted only one furlough, and that was in 1803, and the same year lu-, was married to Miss Susanna Ale wine, who preceded him to the grave 18 years. To the union ten children were born, nine of whom are living. There are 24 grandchildren. Re turning from the war, Mr. Lem mons ettled In Abbeville county, near Due West, and engaged in far ming, which was his occupation the remainder of his life. He always made the farm self-sustaining, and lt is said of him he never bought a bushel of corn while living on the farm. Another thing rather remark able about this good man was that he was never drawn ns a Juror and never had to serve as a witness in any of the courts. Mr. Lemmons united with the Little River Baptist church, In Abbeville county, soon after the war. He lived in Oconee county twenty odd years. His home was near the Cross Roads section be fore coming to Westminster. To his sons and daughters ls extended the sympathies of a host of friends. Westminster's Steam Laundry ls an important enterprise for Oconee county, and we bespeak for the pro moters favorable consideration and patronage from the people of West minster and adjacent towns and communities. The laundry equip ment is cop?ete. They wash and Iron collars, cuffs, sheets, and In fact, everything that can be named in cot ton, linen or woollen goods. They are striving hard to please their cus tomers, both ns to price nnd good work, and we hope the trade will make it prove a paying investment for tho stockholders. The plant ls owned by Dr. H. IO. Rosser and W. P. Dickson. Their superintendent Is E. J. Hopkins, formerly of Piedmont. He has had considerable experience in working in different laundries In Southern cities. Clarence E. Hob son ia tho fireman. Miss Lizzie Powell is the hook-keeper, and deftly makes the entries on the books and records kept In the office, while Miss Lizzie Harbert makes her self useful in separating articles and marking finished packages. W. M. Lemmons ls kept busy driving the laundry wagon. Wd nre told about 10 operatives are employed when everything !s running In fuji blast. Dr. W. A. fccrlckland has bought an automobile, making the third car for the town. Prof. J. K. LyleB, principal of the Central Graded School, spent last Friday night in town. He ls no stranger to our people, having been reared in Oconee. The following Item clipped from the Gainesville (Ga.) Herald will be of Interest to many of our people, as the two missionaries, Mesdames Ste vens and Morgan, are sisters of our fellow-townsmen, J. S. and Dr. W. J. Carter: "The old bell, sweet-toned and deep-sounding, which has hung for years in the steeple of the old First Baptist church of this city, will make a long journey soon. It will be given to the chapel in China where Mrs. Irene stevens and Mrs. Leila Morgan are missionaries. They went from this old church, where they spent their chilhood. Now the old bell which used to call them to Sun day school will call the little ones of the Orient to the cbapel, where they are devoting their lives to the service of the church." Mrs. George Brown and her son, George, Jr., returned to Williamston yesterday, after spending a week in Westminster as guests of her sister, Mrs. O. K. Breazeale. Mrs. J. L. Dorn and two children are visiting near Asheville, N. C. On last Saturday, March 13th, Westminster ameteur base ball club met and was organized by electing the following officers: D. L. Norris, manager; W. C. Peden, assistant manager; T. Peden Anderson, trea surer; O. L. Zimmerman, field cap tain; Prof. W. C. Taylor, coach. Work has commenced on arranging the new diamond, and as all the boys are at home now they expect to be in readiness to begin the sport in about two weeks. S. C. Witherspoon, paragrapher of the Seneca Farm and Factory, spent Sunday afternoon in Westminster. He was accompanied by J. J. Reeder, who works for the same paper. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Zimmerman and Rev. J. L. Singleton went to At lanta yesterday to attend the Tenth Annual Session of the Tabernacle Bible Conference and visit relatives and friends. Mrs. R. uallaway and her trimmer, Miss Cora Denny, are working hard getting everything in readiness for the spring opening, which will be on March 25-2G. Miss Denny is a most fashionable milliner and trimmer, and our ladies may expect to see some very pretty hats, etc. In fact, everything will be so attractive tba', we, are inclined to believe that some of the young men can't keep away on the opening days! Owing to the inclemency of the weather on last Saturday the busi ness session of quarterly conference could not be held at the church. This part of the conference was held at the manse Monday morning. On Sunday Rev. A. J. Cauthen, presid ing elder, preached and administered the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Mr. and Mrs. James Freeman and their three bright little daughters spent Thursday night with the fam ily of J. C. Lawless, en route from Walhalla to Spartanburg. Mrs. Rosa Callaway spent a day or two In Atlanta last week. Mary, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Boggs, of the Clear mont section, died on Sunday, March 7ih, aged 2 years and 6 months. She died from the effects of whoop ing cough. Interment took place at Cross Roads on Monday, March 8. This is the second death in the fam ily since Christmas. Miss Valera Waite and A. N. Gil reath have returned from Greenville. J. H. Carter is In Atlanta for a few days. Attention is directed to the an nouncement of R. Callaway & Co. elsewhere in this issue. They will have their grand millinery opening Thursday and Friday of next week, March 25 and 26. All of our ladies should attend. It is pretty certain now that the star mail route between Westmin ster and Townvllle will be discontin ued March 31. Efforts have been made by the patrons here and at Townvllle to retain the service, but positive announcement has been made to the effect that lt will be dis continued and the mail sent from Seneca to Townvllle. The Fair Play pouch will be carried from Westmin ster by the carrier on R. F. D. No. 2. Claude N. Dillard is in Atlanta working for Foote & Davies, print ers. lt Is cold enough this morning to kill all of the fruit. Cotton is bringing about 9 V2 cents thia morning. W. J. Denton, of Toccoa, was in town yesterday afternoon. Westminster Bludwine Company ls another new enterprise for the town. The proprietors. W. N. Wel don and E. L. Bray, came here from Commerce, Ga., and have opened their bottling works for the present in the warehouse In rear ol' Stone cypher Drug Company's store. They are bottlers of Bludwine soda wator, ginger ale, beerlne and such drinks. Last night C. H. Stonecypher, A. Mi Alexander, H. J. Harrison, Rob Lawless, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Benson, Misses Lillie Harrison, Ida Lou Brownlee and Clara Harris went out on a bird-thrashing expedition. They returned with six sparrows. This ls tho first bird thrashing party for tho town. Resolutions of Respect adopted by the session of tho West minster Presbyterian church: We, the session of the Westminster Presbyterian church, wish to place on record our esteem and apprecia tion of the life and services of our co-worker and senior elder of the church, Major B. H. Cross, who, af ter a short illness, passed from earth December 4, 1908. . "Whereas, God the all-wise Father, LOCAL. MATTERS ABOUT SENECA. Library and Civic Associations Are HU8y-Items Of Interest. .... Seneca, March 10.-Special: A new firm is announced this week in buisenss circles. Bright Lowry has bought out Hugh Summer's interest in the firm Summer & Holloway, and the firm will now be known as Lowry & Holloway. J. E. Crayton, of Charlotte, spent several days recently In Seneca. A. and George Benedict, of Nash ville, Tenn., formerly of this place, visited Seneca last week. Eugene Lewis, of Greenville, paid a business visit to Seneca last week, remaining over for the big hot sup per. The hot supper for the benefit of Seneca's Library, the promoters of which were Mesdames W. A. Lowry and J. W. Stribltng, was a grand suc cess In every way. The supper could not bo improved upon, and tho pa tronage was excellent, the demand being equal to the supply, and as a social gathering the occasion was a delightful one. A number of the ladles of the town served on committees and the young ladies acted as waitresses. Fifty dollars was ?eallzed, and this, with other aid, will put the library where it deserves to be, on a square footing. Too much praise cannot be given the capable and painstaking promoters of the supper and their efficient assistants. Seneca's City Council has appro priated a neat sum to the library, which is a step in every way worthy our council. We were confident lt would come in due season, and we are as confidently expecting further good things from tho same source. Another thoroughly commendable act last week in connection with the efforts toward benefiting the library came from the managers of the skit ing rink. Ou Friday night the rt k was opened and advertised as run ning for the benefit of the library, 50 per cent of the proceeds hoing given for that purpose. The friends of the library are en thusiastic over the fact that a lot of new books will soon bo placed on , its shelves, which will insure nu in crease in membership. They have not forgotten the fact, too, that tho library ls cozily housed for a yoar's time at least, the fact being due the generous courtesy of G. W. Ballen ger, of the Seneca Hardware Co. Miss Yancey Sligh and Harry Bligh were In Seneca this week, vis iting friends and relatives here. At a meeting of the executive coni 1 mlttee of the Chic Association yes : terday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. E. A. Hines, tho following com mittees were elected: Chairman of Section 1. Miss Willie Cherry; 2, , Mrs. L. W. Verner; 3, Mrs. F. M. Carey; 4, Mrs. W. F. Austin. Tho cemetery committee will be compos ed of two committees-a permanent committee of men on works, who are G. W. Gignilllat, J. W. Byrd and Dr. J. H. Burgess, of the City Coun cil; the committee of women (for superintending the work and en hancing the beauty of the cemetery) Mesdames J. W. Byrd and T. E. Stribling, the thrid member io be appointed later. The commiUee to draft a new constitution is composed of Mesdames E. A. Hines, J. N. Hem. don and T. E. Stribling. The exec? tjve committee will meet next Mon day afternoon at Mrs. Hines's resi dence, and the constitution commit tee will meet nlso for the purpose of submitting the new constitution. The executive committee of the Li brary Association desires to extend its thanks to the women who pro moted the hot .supper and to those who worked faithfully for Its suc cess, and also to the management of the skating rink for its efforts in be half of the library. Mrs. Mi W. Coleman is in Seneca. Her friends are pleased to see her again. Nancy, the baby daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Jesse Stribling, ls crltlcallj Ul. Miss Mlnnis Kirkpatrick contrlb In his Providence, lovo and Infinite wisdom, has removed from Mit church militant to the church tr lum' pliant one of our most efficient mein hors, whose Christian character wat worthy of emulation and whose wis? counsel and loyalty to duty endonrec him to all; therefore be lt resolved 1. That while "It ls appointee unto man once to die, but after deatl the resurrection," wo express on great sorrow at his death; nnw whlb we sadly miss his presence and wis? counsel, we bow In bumble submls sion to the will ol' Him who niakctl no mistakes and "doctb all thing! well." 2. That we, the mnmbers of th( session, mourn the loss of a c'onse crated membor In the death of om venerable brother Jn Christ, whose life and character xviii ever be an in npirutlon to fidelity. 3. That we extend to his widow and loved ones Christian condolence feeling with them a d?*p personal bereavement in the departure of oui dear friend and brother, and com mend them to the God of all Com fort. 4. That a copy of these resolu tions be given the family of our de ceased brother, a copy be inscribed upon the minutes of our church rec ords, and that a copy be sent The Ken wer ('..lilli 1' ICM publication. M. S. Stribling, Clerk of Session COL, A. J. SITTON DEAD. Prominent Man Paused Away nt Hi? HoiiH' Near Pendleton. Anderson, March 17.-Col. Augus tus John Sitton, owner of the Pen dleton Manufacturing Company Mill at Autun. and one of the moot promi nent men of the State, died at his home at Autun enrly Sunday from eurem|c poisoning. He had boen ill for some time, but his condition had grown woree during the past fow weeks, lt being known for several days that the end was near. Ho was one of the original organ izers and first captain of Red Shirts that did so much to rodeem South Carolina from radical rule In '76. Col. Sitton wnB seventy-one years old, and is survived by bis wife, who was Miss Loela Euglna Aull, daugh ter of John Aull, of Newberry, and two children, Eugene nnd Miss Cema Sitton. Besides these he had four brothers and two sisters, Messrs. P. L. Sitton, of Seneca; H. P., J. J. and Miles N. Sitton, of Pendlotou; MISB Emma Sitton, of Pendleton, and Mrs. Stiles P. Dendy, of Walhalla. The funeral was held at Autun yesterday. A Hurry Up Call. Quick! Mr. Druggist-Quick!-A box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve Here's a quarter-For the love of Moses, hurry! Baby's burned him-' self terribly-Johnnie cut his footf with the axe-Mamie's scalded--PJL can't walk from piles-Billie htfs boils-and my corns ache. She got it and soon cured all the familyj lt's the greatest healer on earth. /Sold by all druggists. uted a delightful evening to her Sun day school^clajs of boystawPFrlday evening. Gntr&s wsn? played and at a later hour a delicious two-course luncheon wns served. Miss Bessie wilson's class of girls was invited to meet the young gents, and notwith standing the bad weather without, the cozy, delightful quarters moro than compensated the guests for braving the weather. Those invited were Misses Ivor and Hannah Brown, Beulah Hawkins and Verna Stribling, Messrs. Al Thompson, Ed* ward Stribling, Janies McCarey, Will Langston and David Vernor. Mrs. O. F. Bacon was hostess Tai the Once-n-Week Club last Thursday^ afternoon. After the business pro gram the meeting was turned over to the hostess, who served a two course luncheon, the preparation and service of which was ful?y up to tho .standard which Mrs. Bacon's r?pu tation as. hostess insures. The Social Circle meets this after noon with Mrs. W. D. Holland. Tho last meeting with Mrs. J. H. Thomp son was a charming one, the hostess appearing tit her very best, and thus affording an afternoon of delightful hospitality to the members present. There will be no preaching ser vices In the Baptist church next Sab bath. Every afternoon this week, begin ning with Tuesday, the Missionary Society of the Baptist church will hold prayer service in the church, lt being the regular week of player ap pointed by the convention. S. K. Dendy, Jr., is with his fam 11" for a short V?BR, and will go ?>n to Atlanta for the purpose of buying millinery for his establishment at Laurens. Mrs. F. L. Sitton is quite sick at her home here. Her friends and loved ones hope for an early Im provement in her condition. Mrs. O. R. Doyle, of Calhoun, and .. rs. Joe Lawrence, of Toccoa, visit ed their parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Sitton, Sunday. Seneca's post office is to occupy new quarters, the location of which is not yet decided upon, A Bee Hive racket store will bo opened in Seneca soon, which will be conducted by Earle Harper. Mr. HUrpor is now North purchasing his stock of goods. Misses Lois McCarey and May Fant, two charming young ladles from Walhalla, spent yesterday af ternoon In Seneca. Miss Nell Poe, of Greenville, vis ited Major and Mrs. B. F. Sloan last week. s Mrs. Louis Dray, of Anderson, was a visitor to her parents last week, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Cherry. Two heavy frosts visited Seneca this week, which look disastrous to the fruit crop. Dor Cap say*, how ever, that Mardi frosts never kill peaches, Wales Lowery returned to Clem son College yesterday. News of the deatli of A. J. Sil ton, of Autun, was received here Sunday. Mr. Sitton was a brother of our townsman, F. L. Sitton. Dr. J. H. Burgess, the recently olected president of tho Civic Asso ciation, has done most efficient work for the association? in the past as a member of Seneca's City Council. In the dual capacity of president of tho association and councilman, Sen eca has a right to look for continued effort along theso lines. M. V. S. Go With a Rnsh. The demand for that wonderful stomach, liver and kldue;' cure, Dr. King's New Life Pills, is astounding. Dr. J. W. Bell, Walhalla, and W. J? Lunney, Seneca, Bay they never saw the like. It's becau o they not ? fall to cure sour stomach, constipa? tlon, Indigestion, biliousness, jaun dice, sick headache chills and mala ria. Only 25c.