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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW A8 THE NIGHT THE DAYr TIIOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN Bj STECK, SHE LOR & SCHRODER. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, IOU?. New Series No. 570.-Volume LIX.-No. IO. 4 C. W. fe? J. E. I Walha! SENECA'S NEW SCHOOL HOUSE. Dedication und Laying Oorner-Stonu to Take Pince Next Saturday. ? Seneca, May 7.-Editor Kcowee Courier: 'Clio dedication of Seneca's new school building will take placo on Saturday, the l?th Instant. Our j people have arranged Interesting ex ercises for that day, and an invlta-j tion is extended to tho friends of ed- j UCation to como and spend thc day I with us. A basket picnic, is to bo | one of tho features. The exorcises will begin shortly after noon and will extend Into thc afternoon. The Masons will have charge of the ceremonies Incident to placing the corner-stone of the build ing, Ceo. T. Bryan, of Greenville, having boon designated to take charge of these exorcises, which will take place at 3 o'clock. Dinner on the grounds will be one of the features, all being invited to join in. This will be followed by an educational rally, at which ad dresses will be delivered by Prof. W. H. Hand, of the University of South Carolina, and Dr. M. N. Sny der, of Woffoi 1 College. Tho doni son Cadet ba 1 will furnish music, for the occasion, and the school chil dren will sing several appropriate .songs. Let all friends of education come and help make the day an enjoyable ono. Come and rejoice with us on the completion of our new building. Jos. H. Burgess, John L. McWhorter, J. E. Sanders, Committee on Publicity. Kills Her Poe of Twenty Years. "The most merciless enemy 1 had for twenty years," declares Mrs. Jas. Duncan, of Haynesville, Me., "was dyspepsia. I suffered intensely after eating or drinking and could scarcely sleep. After ninny remodics had failed and several doctors gave nie up, I tried Electric Bitters, which cured nie completely. Now I can eat anything. I am 70 years old and am overjoyed to get my health and ?^strength back again." For indigos '?tlon, loss of appetite, kidney trouble, lame back, female complaints, it is unequaled. Only 60c, at all drug gists. _._ Masonic Notice. Seneca Lodge. No. 185, A. P. M., will lay the corner-stone of the Sen eca new public High School building Saturday, May 16th, at 3 p. m. Meet at the Masonic Hall at 2 p. m. The brethren will bring well-filled bas kets for the occasion. Brethren of sister lodges are Invited to be pres ent and bring their regalia. An en joyable day ia anticipated. two-button * It's only one of 184 iow shoe styles in SHOE summer The others are as clever i " fetching." Most styles $5.00 JAUKNIGHT ia, S. C. Go to T. E. A exander, For FourBitfrgletiand Harness SOUTH FUN AUTHORESS DEA D. Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson DiO's Down Her Pon Forever. Mobile, Ala.. May 9.-Death caine almost instantly to Mrs. Augusta Ev. ans Wilson, the well-known South ern authoress, while she was dress ing this morning at her home, No. 0:i0 Government street, causing a dis tinct shock to her relatives and friends all over the country- Death was due to an attack of heart fail ure. Arising early this morning, Mrs. Wilson seemed to be in the best of health, considering her advanced age. She retired early on Saturday night, and was in the best of spirits. Mrs. Wilson was born at Colum bus, Ca., May 8, 183f>, and was, therefore, 74 years of age. Her par ents were Matthew Ryan and Sarah Howard Evans, of that city, and at the ago of 11 years she accompanied them to San Antonio, Texas, remain ing there for three years. She caine to this city more than sixty years ago, and had resided here continu allv ever since. 11 or marriage In 18C.8. in this city, to Col. L, M. Wil son, a well-known banker in Iiis time, was an event that was long remem bered. He died in 1891, and there were no children. Among other publications that Mrs. Wilson produced were such pop. ular books as "Inez," "A Tale of the Alamo," "Beulah," "Macarla," "St. Elmo," a hook written during the close of the Civil War, and probably her greatest work; "Vnshtl," "Infe lloe," ' At the Mercy of Tiberius" and "The Speckled Bird." Her first book was "Inez," written in 18f>G, and her last production was "Devota," In 1907. Mrs. Wilson spent tho evening time of her beautiful and even life lu retirement and quietness verging on solitude. In her latter days she refused to be Interviewed by news paper men as to her works and life, avoiding all publicity, and feeling perhaps somewhnt piqued because of certain criticisms and strictures on her publication, "The Speckled Bird" Baking Powder telyPun ting powder po Cream of Tartar. NEWS FROM WESTMINSTER. Public DebAte this Evening-Four Graduate' from High School. (By A. L. Gosselt.) Westminster, May ll.-Special: Seneca base ball boys came up here yesterday afternoon and were shut out by our home team, the score be ing Westminster 14, Seneca 0. Bat tery for Seneca, Hughs and McDon ald, of Richland; for Westminster, Goss and Hull. On Friday afternoon thc Royal Am bassadors of the Baptist church and the Covenanters of the Presbyterian church crossed bats, resulting in a defeat to the former by tho score of 14 to 12. Westminster ought to get up a game of ball composed of nine of our fattest men and nine of the leanest. That would be an Interesting game, suie. J. L. Dorn and Jesse Freeman aro building residences in East End. This evening at 8 o'clock eight pupils of the eighth, nin'h and tenth grades of the High School will debato for the debaters' medal. The sub ject is "Resolved, That the tendencies point toward a decline and ultimate downfall of the American republic." Speakers for the affirmative-Miss Bessie Foster, Miss Minnie Eubanks, O. S. Marett, Miss Augusta Smithson; negative-Ervine. Haley, Miss Clara Singleton, Miss Mary Simpson and Jameson Strlbllng. Following the commencement ser mon, which will b> delivered In ono of tho churches noxt Sabbath, the final examinations of the Westmin ster High School will be held on Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday; On Thursday morning the closing exer cises begin. Friday evening the graduating exercises will come off. The class of 1909 ls composed of Frank Anderson, Harry Sheldon, Lee Strlbllng and Miss Minnie Kubanks. Capt. lohn Pringle, of Greenville, lectured and presented a moving pic ture performance to the largest Audi ence ever assembled in the Methodist church on Friday evening. Kvery o,.e was highly pleased. In bis stor eoptlcon views Capt. Pringle showed many in the slums of New York who had fallen by the wayside and were | rescued by the Salvation Army. A neat and comprehensive manual and directory of the New Westmin ster Baptist chu roh has just been is sued from The Courier's job office, and a copy malled to each member of the church, This booklet is a com mendable step on the part of the faithful and efficient clerk and trea surer, L. A. Tannery. Every mem ber can soe and understand the church covenant, rules of church or der, dut ios of members, church laws, discipline, etc. It contains a com pleto roll of members, including the members received by baptism on May 2. With the four to be baptized later on this church now has enrolled 24 3 members. Wo venture to say that States L. Hunter^ cnn claim the biggest and best strawberry patch in the com munity. We called around at his home last Saturday and greatly en joyed feasting on his luscious fruit, besides bringing enough homo with us to last a couple of days. Mr. Hun ter's four varieties--Excelsior, Olen Mary, Spencer and Dunlap-appear ed to bo lu their glory, notwithstand ing he has sold ?l! gallons up to date. -.Mr. Hunter has a little more than one-fourth of an acre In plants, from which ho realized $4 3 last year. He finds lt a profitable Investment on tho farm, as he can get 40 cents per gallon In the -markets'. The Westminster friends of Edwin L. Mason will be Interested to know that he was elected Alderman for Ward 7 in the election for city offi cers, held In Charlotte, N. C., on May 4. His opponent, who was n Republican, received only two votes. It was a sweeping victory for the Democrats throughout the. city. In a private lefter from a friend In Charlotte he says: "Everything going along smoothly up this way. Wo ex pect to have n big time on May 20, when tho Presdent reaches Char lotte. You had better come up and see this neck of the woods./' Mr. and Mrs. Neill Sllgh and chil dren, of Richland, spent Sunday af ternoon with friends here. Rev. M. E. Peabody will be In stalled pastor of the Retreat church next Sabbath at ll a. m. by the fol lowing commission of South Carolina Presbytery,: Rev. J. G. Law, D. D., of Walhalla, to propound tho consti tutional questions and charge the pas tor; Rev. S. C. Mills, of Clemson, to preach tho sermon, and Elder M. S. Strlbllng, of Westminster, to charge tho people. W. 1). Hull, Mesdames J. S. and W. J. Carter attended the music festival hold In Atlanta last week. Mrs. J. H. Llgon has the prettiest .'lower yard we have ?eon this year. Her roses are blooming to perfection and she has Humorous varieties which are admired by all. A visitor who witnessed the game of base ball yesterday said If he was going to enter a horse race he would try and have at loast one horse that could trot. He said Seneca did not have a single base ball boy in the game that could even trot. Dr. J. H. Stonec'ypher ls In Toccon In the interest of the Good Roads Convention. In this connection we wish to remind our peoplo of the im portance of good roads. Tho At lanta Journal and New York Her ald are striving to get an automobile highway between Atlnntn and New York, and the route will be hy either Hartwell or this place. An automo bile highway would mean much to this country, Think about lt. J. H. Carter spent Sunday In Gainesville. T. Peden Anderson and Ma little daughter, Harriet have returned from Opellka, Ala. Mr. Anderson's little son, Thomas Peden, has been seriously sick, but ls now out of danger. Mrs. Anderson and babe will return as soon as he ls strong enough to be brought nome. . M. Gordon, of Atlanta, has opened a stock of clothing and furnishing goods In the store room next door to the Westminster Bank. Mr. Gordon ls a native of Germany. John W. Simpson ls building a dwelling on one of his lots in East .nlnster. Archie Todd, of Anderson, was in town last Friday. Prof. Samuel Prince, of Lander College, Greenwood, was here one day last week. He Is the second son of Judge Prince, of Anderson. Mrs. Sallie Terrell Echols and Hazel Smith were married at the Baptist parsonage by Row J. R. Moore last Wednesday evening be tween 11 and 1 2 o'clock. They left on No. 4 4 at about 12.30 for Gross Hill, the former homo of Mr. Smith. They will make their home here. The groom ls a salesman In the store of J. & J. S. Carter and the bride ls a saleslady In the store of W. C. Peden & Co. Mr. and Mrs. Luther A. Moore and Miss Kittle Sllgh, of Seneca, were in Westminster last Friday af ternoon. Thoa. E. Gossett, of Greenville, spent Sunday afternoon with his bro ther, W. M. Gossett. Rev. W. A. Massabau, pastor of the Buncombe Street Methodist (burch, Greenville, has boen chosen to preach the commencement ser mon lor the closing exorcises of tho Westminster High School on Sun day, May 16, at ll a. m. As there is not sufficient room at tho school house tho Presbyterian church has been offered to hold this service In. The bent photographer ever locat ed lu Westminster ls J. T. Kersey, i See ad. of Westminster Studio else where hf this sssue. Two now passenger trains will be operated on the Southern between Birmingham and Charlotte after May 15. They will be known as Nos. 29 and 30. No. 29, southbound, will arrive at Westminster at about 8.30 a. m., and No. 30, nortbound, will arrive ?it about G p. m. These 'additional trains will give us twelve passenger and vestibule trains dally, abd fourteen for the stations south of Toccoa and north of Seneca. Nos. 29 and 30 will not stop here. Ml.js Nellie Lou Carter arrived Thursday evening from Coxe Col lege, College Park, Ga. Owing to sickness she was compelled to give up her studies and return home be fore the end of the term. Rey and Mrs. J. R. Mooro have gone to' Louisville, Ky., to attend the Southern Baptist Convention. M. L. Sewell, of Lavonia, was in town last Thursday. Dr. E. A. Hines and Leslie Stab ling, of Seneca, were In town last week. J. J. Gaines, of Hartwell, is visit ing his son, J. E. Gaines. He is ac companied by his niece, Mrs. Brown, of Hart county. Mrs. O. T. Brockman, of Green ville, has been visiting her father, A. N. Gilreath. Mrs. T. N. Carter ls visiting her father, J. W. Williams, of Hartwell, Georgia. The Ice factory ls assured. Dr. H. E. Rosser has bought the ma chinery and lt ls expected In about ten days, lt, will have a capacity of six tons per day, and will be located at the Steam Laundry. J. A. Collins spent several days lost week on tho Georgia side. W. W. Mason ls conducting a grain and provision department In the rear end of McGee's Cash Store. Owing to tho absence of the pas tor, Rev. J. It, Moore, the regular services for next Sabbath at the Bap tist church will be omitted. Rev. Mooro and wife will be away about two weeks. Whooping Cough. This ls a more dangerous disease than is genearliypresumed. it win be a surprise to ninny to learn that more deaths result from lt than from scarlet fever. Pneumonia often re sults from lt. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy lins been used In many epi demics of whooping cough, and al ways with the best icsults. Delbort M ( Keig, of Harlan, Iowa, says of lt: "My boy took whooping cough whon nine months old. He had lt in the winter. I got a bottle of Chamber lain's Cough Remedy which proved good. I cannot recommend it too hie;: .y." For sale by Dr. J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Anderson Mail Mies in Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., May 8.-W. F. Dan iel, traveling auditor of the South ern Railway, was found, dead last night at 10.30 o'clock In his room at 45 West Mitchell street, where he had been stopping since his arrival hero three days ago In connection with hid auditing duties. His body was found on the floor by a negro porter. It is believed that death re sulted .from heart tellure. Daniel's home was in Anderson, S. C. LOCAL. MATTERS ABOUT SENECA. Program of Dedicatory Ceremonies. Items About the People. Seneca. May ll.-Special: . The following program has been arranged for the educational rally, which will take place In Seneca next Saturday, the 15th. Our housekeepers will serve dinnor on the grounds, and there will be a big crowd. Let every body come! During the morning the friends of th.< Behool and all visitors will have an opportunity of inspect ing fhe new school building. Thia will afford an opportunity for meet ing friends and acquaintances and spend a few hours In social Inter course. At 10 o'clock a game of ball will be played. At 1 o'clock dinner will bo served ou a long table erected on the school grounds. At 2.15 o'clock, following music by the school, Prof. W. H. Hand, of the Uni versity, will speak. At 3 o'clock the ceremonies Incident to the placing of the corner-stone will take place, which will be conducted by the Ma sons, Geo. T. Bryan, of Greenville, an officer of the Grand Lodge, offici ating. At 3.4 5 o'clock the school will again furnish music, followed by ?he presentation of medals and prizes by Prof. D. W. Daniel, of Clem son College. After this, Prof. H. N. Snyder, of Wofford College, will make an address. Music will be fur nished throughout tne day by the Clemson Cadet Band. At 5 o'clock another game of ball will be played. The regular monthly union ser vices were held In the Presbyterian church Sunday night, Rev. C. S. Blackburn preaching. On next Sabbath a revival meeting will be begun in the Baptist church. The pastor was peculiarly fortunate In securing the noted evangelist, Dr. L. W. Troy, of Now York city. Dr. Troy conies highly recommended, mid .c ls thought that the meeting will equal in interest that of the past summer, which was so successfully lead by Hov, W. L. Walker. Mrs. Wm. Johnson, who has been visiting In the family of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Cherry, returned to her homo in Birmingham last Saturday. Hon. E. 13. Verner and daughter, Miss Lynn, spent last Sunday lu Sen eca, j Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knox have announced the arrival of a young lady at their home. The Social Circle held a delight ful meeting with Mrs. W. S. Hunter last. week. y.lti? Pat McClaniinhan returned to her home at Retreat last Friday, af ter a visit of several weeks here, Mrs. M. E. McClannahan ls In Sen eca for a few days. Mrs. Alex Ramsay and daughter, I Miss Cladys, arrived is Seneca Satur day and are with Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Austin. W. R. Doyle did B. L. Lowry will return to Seneca the latter part of this week, after a few weeks stay at Hot Springs, Ark. Little Miss Lillian Myers enter tained a large company of her little friends at a birthday party last Thursday afternoon. The following will compose a party to the mountains next week on a ilshlng tour: E. C. Doyle, W. J. Hol loway, Clarence Miller and J. F. Mc Carey. Mrs. Frank Martin and children, of Greenville, spent the week-end with Mrs. j. w. Stripling. Mrs. Luther Moore, of Arizona, ar rived last week for a visit of some length to friends here. Mrs. H. F. Alexander, who has been th Charleston for two weeks for her health, ls greatly Improved, and her friends will be glad to learn when she cnn return home. lt would have paid the City Fath ers to keep an eye on the electric light men as they placed the poles for the electric wires. In some In stances the beauty and symmetry of some of our handsomest trees have been destroyed for lack of a little discretion. Leslie Stiibllng ls In tho mountains this week on a pleasure trip. Tho sidewalks have been badly washed by the recent heavy rains, and it will be some time before they can be put Sn their former good con dition. The furniture for tho handsome new graded school building has been placed and ls now occupied by the teachers and pupils, Some good work has been done nt the cemetery by the cemetery com mittee In moving the lines of the feme, enclosing the plots which have boen recently added. Other work will he done which is badly needed lhere. Seneca and Westminster crossed hats this afternoon, resulting In a score of 1+ to 0 In favor of Westmin ster. Mrs. E. A. Hines entertained the Once-a-WeekCluh last Thursday with that charming n??d easy hospitality which always characterizes affairs at this home. After the usuul business exercises the meeting was turned over to the hostess, who served a de licious and tempting, sweet course luncheon. Our church-goers will bear in mind the meeting which will begin next Sunday at 8.30 p. m. In the Baptist church. Dr. P. W. Troy will nrrlvo on Monday, and beginning Tuesday there will bo two services dally, ono at 10 a. m. and the night service at 8.30 o'clock. It is not certain that Dr. Troy's singer will accompany him here, but it ia probable, and tho j following clippings from the Fayette ville (N. C.) Index will glvo Borne iden of the force of the two aa heard in that city: "Sunday night the great auditorium wa8 pucked. Dr. Troy preached a great Bermon. He is a speaker of unusual power. His ser mons are plain, clear cut and logical, his 'delivery ls eloquent and force ful, and withal he is a mau of pleas ing appearance and charming per sonality. Fred Lee Syme, bf Toron to, Canada, a noted singer-evange list, ls conducting the muslo with rare ability and to the delight of the congregations. At each service he renders ono or more gospel solos that inspire and charm. His voice is beautifully tender and sweet, and his Bolos are very effective-an im portant part of the services." J. \V. Harper is at Tate Springs, Tenn., where he hopes to derivo ben efit from the use of the wntor. The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Marett is greatly Improved from what apponred at one timo to be ai serious illness. F. L. Sltton is Jn Seneca again, after a visit of several weeks to Toc coa. . M. V. S. P. S.-If anybody has n cow to give away jilease call and see Der Captain, who lost his cow the past week, and, Uko all the fish which get back into Ibo river,. was the finest yet! _ - MEAT SENT TO SOAP PLANT. Food Condemned shipped to Swift & Co.'s Atlanta Factory. Greenville, ?viay 8.-The ware house full of meat belonging to Swift & Co., which was recently con demned here by Inspector Smith, was shipped to Atlanta yesterday to be used in a soap factory. The "con signment was loaded here' by tho health authorities and thc Inspector's seal placed on ,tho car. The health Officer In Atlanta was notified of tho shipment, and ho wlrod Dr. Smith that ho would take core of tho moat when lt got there and see that lt was placed in the tanks under his own supervisi?n. The condemning of this lot ot moat falls heavily on the packing concern, and the Swift representatives have acted most fairly in the matter, fol lowing in detail every Instruction of tho authorities here. LITTLE GEORGIA HEROINE. lifteon-Yeni-Ohl Girl Rescues Fa ther from Storm's ifeebris. Bowdon, Ga., May 9.-Lust Fri day night, during the disastrous cy clone which swept through thia sec tion of thc country, the house of Mimic Price was totally destroyed; his barn nnd all out-buildings blown away and torn up considerably. Ills wife was killed in bed by some falling timbers, while a little child, only 1G months old, was not 1iurt, or even awakened during the storm. Mr. Price was blown out under some falling timbers of the house and chimney nnd wns there fastened until his little daughter, age li, could got him out. At first neither knew where the "t'>er was. The little girl climbed tiie bell pos* and rang for help, but owing to the loud thunder and light ning it could not be heard. Tho child then called and her father answered, telling her to go and '^ee about her mother. She wont and found her mother dead and very badly bruised, and tho child In tho bed asleep. 'She went to the woodpile and got the axe and crawled as close to him as she could get and began to cut her way through to him. After an hour's work she. succeeded In gcttlpg him loose, except for a large rock lying on her father's hand. This she tried several times to move, lill her father, not knowing in what con dition the rest of the family was, told her to cut his arm off. She finally, however, succeeded In re moving the rock. It was so dark the. child could not see, only as lt lightened, but not once did she hit her father's arm as she wos cutting the planks In two that were laying on lt. After she succeeded In getting her father IOOSP she began to hunt the other children, Mrs. Price was burled next day at Pleasant Grove church. There is not a tree nor house of any kind left standing in tho path of tho cyclone. Forced Into Exile. Wm. Upchurch, of Glen Oak, Okla, boma, was an exile from home. Mountain air, he thought, would nure a frightful lung-rs"klng cough that had defied all remedies for two years. After six months he return ed, death dogging his steps. "Then I began to uso D' King's New Dis covery," he writ "and after tak ing six bottles I . i as well ns ever." It saves thousands yearly from des perate lung diseases. Infallible for coughs and colds. It dispels hoarse ness and sore throat, cures grip, bronchitis, hemorrhages, asthma, croup, whooping cough. 50c. and $L Trial bottlo free. Guaranteed by all druggists. Card of Thanks. Editor Courier: To our neighbors and friends we desire to express our sincere thanks for the attention and kindness shown us through the sick ness and death of our dear little babe. May God's riches*, blessings abide with all. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Wood. A. '