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KEOVVEE COURIER (ESTABLISH Kl) 1810.) Published Every Wednesday Morning Subscription, $1.00 Per Annum. Advertising Ilutes Hctisounblc. -By STECK, BHKIiOR & SCHRODER. Communlcaliona of a personal elia racier charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of rc-peet, ol not over one hundred .words, will bo printed free of charge. All over that number must be paid for at the rote Of one cent a word. Cash lo accompany manuscript. '.VA lill AI jl.A, S. C.: WEDNESDAY. APRIL 'JH. 10(10. TH E MONUMENT 1 I ND. Wo have received Ihe following additional subscriptions to the lund tot a monument to the women of the Confederacy: Wyatt Aiken.? D 00 W. A. Si roi lier. 1 00 A. I'. Cris i. 1 tm S. K. Dendy. 1 00 lt? v. C. I). Mann. I 00 Previously acknowledged.... 00 Total. . .'.% I ii 00 The following 1? tier explains it self: Editor Courier: Rollo* lng t hal the mon II ment to the 'women of tho Confedorncy" would some day ho built, and desiring thal the teachers and school children of (boneo coun ty should feel that they had contrib uted, when County Superintendent of education 1 requested the children to contribute one cent apiece. Mrs. Rato P. Lewis and other la dles unve an entertainment, the pro ceeds of which were donated to this noble purpose. Prom the two sources I received $36.26, which amount lias been for warded to D. R. Plennlkin, treasu rer. The checks sent to Mr. Elwell were returned lo nie after his death and new ones issued to Mr. Plennl kin. V. P. Martin. Death at Return; Other Items. Return. April 24.-Special: Rev. L. M. Lyda Ulled his regular appoint ments at Return last Saturday and Sunday. He preached two very forceful sermons. Mr. Hawkins, who moved to this section last. July, and who has been living near his son-in-law, S. E. Browning, since then, departed this life last Wednesday at ll o'clock. He had boen in ill health for several months, and about a week ago he was stricken with pneumonia, and only lived a few days. lit? was SI years, I', months and U days old. An other old veteran and noble citizen has been called to his reward. The school at this place, under the management of J. W. Reynolds, which has hoon in progress six months, closed yesterday. Mr. Rey nolds caine hero last October and took charge of the school, and has taught one of our best schools, giv ing general satisfaction. lt is use less to say how many friends Mr. Reynolds has made since he came bore. Ile won the love asd respect Of both pupils and parents. The fact that he ls to t'eaeh our next school shows that ho has won the conlldonce of Hie patrons ol the school. He also has been ;i uso! ul and an earnest worker In the Sunday school a\ this place. Connie Smith wears a smile, it's a nil!. Mr. and Mrs. Norton Cox are vis iting ibo latter's parents. Sub. A Healing Salve for lluros, ( happed Hands nod Sore Nipples. As a bealing salve for burns, sores, sore nipples ami (happed hands Chamberlain's Sm.:' is most excel lent. lt allays Hie pain of a burn al mos' Instantly, and unless the Injury is very severe, heals the paris with out leaving a scar. Price, L'.". cents. Por sale by J. w. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. ( n n I ere m e-Walhalla Circuit. The second quarterly conference for tho Walhalla Methodist Circuit will be held at Whiluiire on tho sec ond Sn mia v in May. All th." o III clnls, tho steward* and superintend ents in particular, aie urgently re quested to |>e pic. nt. On Saturday the presiding elder will preach at ll o'clock: dinner on th.- ground and business meeting in ?he afternoon. Communion service Sunday at ll o'clock. Preaching nt Coonee in the nf ter noon On account of the above occasion thor,- will I?,, no services at Zion and Bethel on the ond Se:' la; There will, however, !.. servil '.!.-. places on the Iinji Si nday Rhett Do P. C. ? Nil Mle lol New I 'I . - . ' ;, Editor Koov a now I* res h I of South ( not call it l'i< ki . . ; . - mont ? Read Presbyterial^ . ? . . v ? . . Andrew Picl.e) anlsm in np pi name ii for hin ? ; .. rlan nm) love to ness of t he I.tv n Dnughler of Aim li's a Top Not, i, ] i.,i i. Croat dei '., co:?..i ! : . . 'J ;.<.. world crowns it ?ui '? : tho American p< ?pie have crowned Dr. King's Nev. Disco ni (.liront and inng ; ;., io ). atom is a bea.th force. it kills germs, a nd colds and la gr! ish. Jt heals t oil gli-racl branes and coughing stops. Sore, Inflamed bronchia] ribo.- ; ,,,| aro cured and hemorrhages < Dr. Geo. Moon?, ol Rla.-k Jack. .\. c., writes: "It cured mo of lung trou ble, pronounced hopeless by all doc tors." r?0c. and $1. Trial bottle freo. Guaranteed by all druggists*. THINKS MELL s liol RESIGN. Trust?e O. n. Mann Upholds Capt. MiiiiiH in His Coune? (News and Courier.) Capt. Minus, in Monday's issue of the News and Courier, made charges against Dr, Mell, president of Clem son College, tor interfering with the discipline of the Institution, which caused him to resign his position as commandant of Clemson College. Now, are these charges true or false? Dr. Mell in his reply did not deny tin' allegations, and why not'' He says: ' I decline to enter into a newspaper controversy with the re tiring commandant on the adminis tr?t ion of affairs at Clemson College for Hie following reasons: First, the issues lie raises belong entirely to the board of trustees. The body has recently considered these affairs, and have announced their decision." 1 do not think Dr. Mell can establish thia fact or prove thia statement. The board only considered Capt. Minus's resignation and not tho charges, as Dr. Midi would have the public believe. And we accepted ll with the understanding that on ac count of ; lie continued Interference of Hr. Mell with the discipline of the college that Capt. Minus could not and would not submit lo such treat ment longer by Hr. Midi. This was not the Hist tillie that Capt. Minus bad complained to the board ol' trustees. As many ?is three times Capt. Minus had stated lo the board that Dr. Mell was interfering with the discipline of the college, and if he did not slop meddling where he had no business he would have lo resign through self-respect. Hr. Mell promised twice to quit meddling with Capt. Minus's depart ment, and if he had kept his promise we would have bad none ol' this trou ble and ni pleasantness which is now threatening to tear up Hie college. Capt. Minus has made the same ( barges all the, time, Interference on Hr. Midi's part with the military de partment of the college. As 1 re member the Interview with Hr. Mell in regard to his meddling with the military part of Hie college, he did not deny any of Capt. M finis's charges, but simply tried to justify his course in meddling with Capt. Minus's department on Hie ground that he was head of the Institution. That ls to say, there was no appeal from lils decision or action. In a word, he was supreme, and that no man could act contrary to lils no tion of things without his changing the order, although the commandant had made it. Dr. Mell ls very much mistaken. If be declines to answer Capt. Minus's, charges and tibs to dodge tile issue by trying to lay it on Hie board ol' trusees. This is sim ply begging the question, Doctor; say the charges are all true or false. If false, say so; and let the burden of proof test on Minus. As Dr. Mell is trying to make it appear to the general public, 1 for one will resent it and say Hr. Mell's explanation does not explain. 1 be lieve in fairness, equal rights to all men and special privileges to none. Some of us wantetl an Investigation, but from what 1 could see when the charges were made Dr. Mell did not want an investigation, and in my judgment be is not anxious for it to day. No man who is Innocent ls afraid of an Investigation. Had I lu en in Hr. Midi's place all the board could not have prevented ii. on the condition il il was not granted, they would have io accept my resignation, and not tried to dodge the issue by laying the blame on the board ol truseos, by saying they had investi gated the administration when they had mil. And no one knew this bet ter than Dr. Mell, and Capt. Minus has done the only thing a gentleman could do under existing conditions. I ask Hie public to hear what Com mandants SIrmyer and Clay have said, or lia ve to say, on this point. Hid they not have the same charges, and make them lo Hr. Mell? and was not this interference on Dr. Moll's part the cause of bot li of them leav ing Clemson College? What fur ther evldenct, gentlemen, will the public demand? We have the com bined ovid? .n e of three men from the War Department, all testifying on the sanie point. Ate they not sulli ? ient io convince the most Incredu lous. Now as I see it. the best thing ?or Dr. M<dl to do is to resign as president ol Clemson College, for the criticisms and charges that are against him w ill be too much for tho president of any great institution to t a n y. In judgment, Dr. Mell is over loaded and cannot measure np to the responsibilities thai have been laid upon him. and I am not quite stile il one or two of the facitity ought not to do the .same thing, for sake of peaie ami p ros pe ri ty in Clemson College. Coke D. Mann. West I nion, S. C.. April L':?. Presbyterian Installations. Kev. H. M. Wilcox will be Install ed a- pastor of the Presbyterian In - at Walhalla, Richland and .? ? ! ot, the days following: At v. ... and Hotliel on the 13th day . ' . . J xt. as follows: At Wal lu i . forenoon : Rev. W. 11. :<-zi<-r will preach I he installation Kennon, Rev. M. E. Peabody will the pastor, and Elder .1. I". - will charge the people. At HethH. in ti,,; afternoon, Rev. W. H. Prazier will preach the Installation J ion : Re\. M. E. Peabody will chai. . tho : astor, and Kider .1. H. H. Hiding will charge the people. On tho 2 ft tb day of .lune next, at Richland, Kev. .lohn G. Law will I/reach the installation sermon; Rev. M. ii. Kirkpatrick will charge the toi ai il Elder W. I*. Anderson v iii charge the people. Ibo Hcd-Kock of Success >?>? in a keen, clear brain, backed by indomitable will and resistless en ergy. Such power comes from the splendid health that Dr. King's New Life Pills impart. They vitalize every organ and build up brain and body. J. A. Harmon, Llzemore, W. Va., writes: "They are tho best pills I over used." 2."> cents at all drug stores. Mistrial in Ashley Peonag? Case. The case against Joshua W. Ash ley, the well-known Anderson county citizen, charged with peonage, was taken up In the Federal' Court In Greenville last week. The case dragged slowly at first, but a great deal of Interest was Injected Into the proceedings. The evidence showed that Mr. Ashley kept two negroes, John and Will Davis, in a state of peonage, making them work out a debt claimed to be due to John Me dalia, a relative of Ashley, who was killed some time ago. The negroes ran off from Ashley's place, and ac cording to the evidence, Ashley and three of bis relatives, armed with shotguns, followed them and captur ed them and brought them back. Ev idence v. as also introduced to show thal Ashley had kepi another negro in peonage several years ugo, having gone on his bond while he was in jail awaiting trial for a minor offense, and kept bim at work for four years. The negro testified that the longer he worked for Ashley the deeper ho got into de'ot. Ile finally got another white min in Anderson county to lake up tin- Ashley debt, amounting to and the negro worked this out in less than six months and has been a tree man ever since. The case was given to the Jury Snlurda> afternoon and that body deliberated on the case until Monday, when II mistrial was ordered, lt ls understood the jury stood five for acquittal and seven for conviction. Ex-Solicitor .1. E. Goggs represented Mr. Ashley and made a strong fight tor him. Th,, case will again come up fiir trial at the next term ol' the Federal Court. Mr. Ashley ls one ol' the richest farmers In Anderson count;-, lie has foi- several years represented that county in lite State Legislature, and meat interest has been taken in the case. Par-a-slt-l-clde cures Itch in ?'.O minutes. Price 50 cents. Sold by ll. H. Zimmerman & Co., Westmin ster, S. C. NOTICE TO DEBTORS and CH ED ITORS.-All persons Indebted to tho Estate of IDA B. MITCHELL, de ceased, aro hereby notified to make payment to the under signed, and ali persons having claims against said estate will present the same, duly attested, with in the timo prescribed by law. or be barred. BURT MITCHELL. Executor. Westminster, S. C. April '?8. 1909. 17-20 NOTICE OP FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE.-Notice Is hereby given that tho undersigned will make application to D. A. Smith, Judge of Probate for Oconee county, in the State of South Carolina, at his office at Walhalla Court House, on FRIDAY. MAY 2Sth. 1909, at ll o'clock In the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can be hoard, for leave to make final settle ment of the Estate ol' Ida R. Mitchell, deceased, and obtain final discbarge as Executor of said Estate. BURT M ITCH ELL, Executor. April 28, 1 909. 1 7-20 TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. liv order of (lie State Board of Ed. utatioii. the examination for teach ers will bo held in the Court House, at Walhalla, on FRI DAY. MAY thc l nh, 1909, beginning promptly at. 9 . .'clo.k a. m. All applicants must furnish their own pons, ink, pencils and paper, and they are requested to use legalcap paper in order lo have the papers uniform in size. Those tear hers whose certificates expire this year, and who cannot go to the summer school at Wo ff ord, should remember that in order to gel a re newal they must stand this exami nation. \Y. C. HUGHS, County Superintendent of Education. April L's. 1909. 1 7-19 NOTICE Ol' SPECIAL ELECTION. Notice is hereby given that pursu ant to an order of the County Hoard of Education ol' Oconee county. South Carolina, ai. election will he held .: High Fa', ls school house. No, ?Hi "A," on Sa u day. the 8til day. ot MAY, 190. , on tlie question of levying au extra TWO mill tax I for school purposes on all the real I and personal property within the said ? High Calls District, the said tax I lo he in addition to that now col i looted for school purposes as author ized l?y law ; thal said election shall ; he conducted as prov bled for the con duel ol' general elections; that at 1 said election ench elector favoring said proposed additional levy shall casi a ballot containing the word "YES" written or printed thereon, and each elector opposing said levy I shall casi a ballot containing the word "NO" printed or written thereon. R. E. WHITE. T. M. ELROD, WHIT KNOX. Trustees ol' High Falls District, No. 36 "A." April 'J 8. I 909. I 7-18 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. Notice h, hereby given that pursu ant ?o an order of the County Hoard of Education o? Oconee county. South j Carolina, an election will he held at I nion school bouse on SATUR DAY, the 8th day ol' MAY. 1909, between the legal hours, on the ques tion of levying an extra two mill tax for school purposes on Hm real and personal property within the said Union School District, tho said tax to be in addition UJ that now col lected for school purposes as author ized by law : thal said election shall be conducted as provided for the con duct of general elections; that al said election each elector favoring said proposed additional levy shall casi a ballot containing the word "YES" written or printed thereon and each elector opposing said lev.v shall ca i n ballot containing tlx word "NO" printed or writ te I thereon. J. II. COWAN. J. L. DICKSON, i True:,tees of Union District, No. 07 of Oconee County, j April 28, 1909. 17-11 T. E. ALEXANDER. The Land Man WALHALLA, S. C. NOTICE TO THE Pl RLIC. My boy, Nat buniol Harrison, bas left mo and ls under ago. All per sons are hereby forbidden not to hire or harbor him in any way. HUN HARRISON. April 21, l!t09. NOTICE OK SPECIAL ELECTION. Notice is hereby given that, pur suant to an order of the .County Board of Education of Oconee Coun ty. South Carolina, an election will be held at the Double Springs school house on SATURDAY, MAY 8th, 1909, between tho legal hours, on the question Of levying un extra ?our mill tax for school purposes on the real ?ind personal property within the said Double Springs School Dis trict, the said tax to be hi addition to Hie laxes now collected for school purposes as authorized by law; that .-aid election shall be conducted as provided by law for the conduct of j general election.-; that at said elec tion each, elector favoring said pro- ? posed additional levy shall cast a bal lot containing the word "Vis" print- j ed or written thereon, and each elector opposing said levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "No" printed or written thereon. P. (!. HARKER, SIMON HUNT, M L. PHILLIPS, Trustees of Double Springs District, No. 54, of Oconee County. April 2 I, I '.?"!?. 1G-18 NOTICE Ol INCREASE OE CAPI TAL STOCK Ol' WALHALLA COTTON MILLS. Walhalla. S. C., April 20th. 1009. I Hoard of Directors of the Walhalla Cotton Mills mot at C. W. Pitch ford's olllce at 10 a. m. Present: J. D. Vernor, R. T. Jaynes, E. R. Lucas and C. W. Pitchford. On motion of J. D. Verner, the following resolu tion was adopted: Resolution Authorizing Proposed Is sue of Preferred Stock of Walhalla Cotton Mills in the Sum of $200, ooo.oo. Resolved I. That the capital of Walhalla Cotton Mills be, and the same is hereby declared to be $100, 000.00 of Common Stock and $200, 0(10.00 of Preferred Stock, such Pre ferred Stock hereby authorized he being in lieu of all Preferred Stock heretofore authorized. Resolved II. This new Preferred Stock ls entitled to the privileges and subject to the conditions herein after stated: A. Dividends shall be payable thereon out of the profits of the cor poration on the first days of Janu ary and July of each year, the same to be cumulative-that la, if any dividend shall not be' paid at the regular time of payment lt shall be paid before any dividends can be de clared upon the common stock. H. In case of liquidation the face value of the Preferred Stock and all unpaid dividends thereon as herein provided, shall be fully paid before auy payment can be made upon the Common Stock. C. This Preferred Stock ls entitled lo voting privileges-that is to Bay, one vote for each share of stock, at all meetings of the stockholders, and shall have all the privileges of the Common stock except as herein pro v ided. D. This Preferred stock ls to ma tine January 1st. 1920, at which time all unretlred Preferred Stock is to be retired by paying the face value thereof and all unpaid divi dends. Said stock may he nilled, in whole or In part, at par, phis any ac? ted and unpaid dividends after the 1st day of January, I91f?, by lot or otherwise, as may be determined by the Hoard of Directors of the cor. poration. Each share of said Pre ferred Stock shall, at the option of the holder, be convertible into Com mon Stock of the corporation, equal in amount to its par value, plus un paid accrued dividends, at any time within live years from January I, 1910, and if not SO converted within such time, shall thereafter bo retlr able at the option of the corporation, al any lime, by payment to the owner or owners of such slock of an amount in cash equal to its par value and unpaid cumulative dividends. Resolved III. That a meeting of the stockholders of Walhalla Cotton Mills to consider the foregoing reso lution for said Increase of capital stock i.; hereby called to meet at the Office of Walhalla Cotton Mills on Tuesday, the 25th < ./ of May. 1909, at 3 p. m., at which time and place the annual meeting of the stockhold ers will also be held. C. w. PITCH FOI: i), Secretary. April 21, 1909. 1C-20 MILLINERY We carry in stock LongJCor Sits, Dutch Collars, Hair Rolls, very latest in Neckwear and Belts. Thc newest and best of everything in Hats and Millin ery constantly arriving, R. CAL, Lr A WA Y (Sb CO. WESTMINSTER, S. C. And if they're not genuine, you don't want them, because they won't last as long ns C or tr ig*h t and therefore will not prove as good au investment. Cortright Metal Shingles last as long ns the building itself and never need repairs. Then they're fire proof and storm-proof, junking them just tho ideal roof for all kinds of city, suburban or country buildings. SENECA HARDWARE COMPANY, Seneca, S. C. High Grade Fertilizers, Meal and Acid at Lowest Prices ?or MONEY or COTTON. A full and complete Stock of Clothing, Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Stoves, Tinware, Oliver Chilled Plows and Plow Goods, Mitchell Wagons, Buggies and Harness. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Paints and Oils, Lime and Cement. Do not fail to examine our Stock and get our Prices on what you may want. W. P. Nimmons, SENECA, S. C. ?? FERTILIZERS! If you want to get the best Fertilizers try Swift's Eagle Brand, the best on thc market, made from Dried Blood, Meat and Bone Tankage, and of quality that will produce results. For sale by C. W. PITCHFORD, WAIJIAU.A, tS. <J. NEW SPRING GOODS ! My linc of Spring Goods is very pretty and varied. They arc strictly up-to-date Goods, such as Dress Goods, Laces, Em broideries, Hosiery, Belts, Collars, etc. Wc want to snow you our new Spring Suits. They are good and cheap. Our Men's and Ladies' Foot Wear is thc correct thing. Om Spring linc of Hats will bc in soon. Wc have bought thc correct styles. Wc keep a general line of those goods that arc usually kept in a first-class Dry Goods Store. Wc want y our trade. Call and see us. M. S. STRIBLING, WESTMINSTER S. C.