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FACTS PROM FA IK PLAY.
Town L?OHOH Good Citizen and Fam
ily-( 'on i in;; Entertainment.
Fair Play, Nov. 15.-Special:
There will be a "play" given by the
expression class, together with other
exercises, at the Fair Play High
School on Thursday evening, Novem
ber 26th, at 8 o'clock. After the ex
ercises a box supper will be given,
the proceeds of which will go towards
purchasing a musical Instrument for
the school. Everybody is cordially
invited to attend these exercises and
lend a helping hand. Prof. and
Mrs. Kiser come to us as graduates
of Lenoir College, and with Miss
Louise Sheldon, a graduate of the
College for Women, as assistant, we
bespeak for the school a liberal pa
tronage. Let everybody come Thurs
day evenlnc, November 25f.h.
Mrs. D. V. Wright and daughter,
Mrs. L. J. King, visited at Anderson
last week.
Mrs. D. H. Harris will leave for
Columbia Tuesday week to join her
husband, who has a position with the
Southern Express Company.
It is with much regret that we
give un the estimable family of E.
C. Marett, who have commenced
moving their household goods to j
their new home at Westminster. The |
young ladies will be greatly missed
in our social and religious circles,
where they have always tasen such
an active part. Fair Play's loss is
Westminster's gain.
Mrs. Lon Boleman and two Inter
esting children, of Cross Roads, vis
ited relatives here last week.
Miss Vera Crawford, an amiable
young lady of South Union, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Larry B.
kMarett.
Morgan McTunkln, one of our
bachelor friends of South Union, was
circulating her last Sabbath. W.
Forced into Exile.
Wm. Upchurch, of Glen Oak, Okla
homa, was an exile from home.
Mountain air, ne thought would cure .
a frightful lung-racking cough that
had defied all remedies for two years. |
After six months he returned, death I
dogging at his steps. "Then I began ;
to use Dr. King's New Discovery,"
he writes, "and after taking six bot- I
ties 1 am as well as ever." It saves
thousands yearly from desperate
lung diseases. Infallible for coughs]
and colds. It dispels hoarseness and
sore throat. Cures grip, bronchitis, j
hemorrhages, asthma, croup, whoop-!
ins? cough. 50c. and $J. Trial bot-|
tie free. Guaranteed by all drug-i
gists. 1
ig Hules.
-
:s I ever shipped.
7c bought them to sell and
for we expect to sell every
xir disc plows and harrows.
\. Bauknight,
lalla.
IMO KLHCTRIC POSSUHLli'IKS.
'Tobacco Duke*" ?nd Associates
Make a Sign idean i Deal.
Greenville, Nov. 15.-The Ander
son Traction Company to-day was
purchased In Greenville by the
Greenville syndicate, composed, of L.
W. Parker, W. J. Thackston, H. J.
Haynesworth, J. B. Duke and B. N.
Duke, the last two being associated
with the American Tobacco Com
pany. The purchase was made from
HJ. W. Robertson, who recently has
bought in this company's property.
The Messrs. Duke came to Green
ville to-day to meet the other parti? s
in the transaction and returned to
Charlotte to-night. The amount of
the purchase price has not been
stated. This is one of the most im
portant business trausadtions that
has taken place in this section for
some time,
The Messrs. Duke are understood
to be controlling factors In the
Southern Power Company, a concerti
which will .soon have developed
about 200,000 hydro-electric horse
power. They are already transmit
ting this power to Greenville from
developing plants on the Catawba
river.
The announcement that they have
bought tin Anderson Traction Com
pany and will construct interurban
lines linking Greenville, Spartanburg,
and Anderson, indicates an intention
to utilize much of their power for
traction purposes and seems to in
clude a bright prospect for electric
transportation throughout a great
part of the Piedmont country. The
industrial and commercial signifi
cance of this purchase of the Ameri
can Traction Company's property
can scarcely he overestimated.
(i. \J. Norruum Commits Suicide
Atlanta, Nov. 17.-G. L. Norr
uum, our of Atlanta's best known
architects, shot himself In the right
temple shortly after 3 o'clock yester
day afternoon, and died two hours
inter at the Presbyterian hospital.
He was In his apartments at the
Majestic Hotel at the time he com
mitted the rash act. He had been
in ill health for some time. When
he was discovered by a maid his
body was lying full length In his
bath tub. He was fully dressed.
Mr. Norrman was about 56 years
of ago and had been a resident of
this city for the past 25 years. He
was a member of the Capital City
Club and other social organizations.
He came to this country from Nor
way and was unmarried.
NKWS PROM WESTMINSTER.
I .m u? News of Interest to All-A
Coming Marring*.
Westminster, Nov. 10.-Special:
Mrs. F. W. Cannon was In Atlanta
last week.
Miss Florrie Carter, of Gaines
ville, visited her brothel's here re
cently.
Mrs. J. M. Bruner I* away for u
mouth's visit to relutlves in Bir
mingham and .Montgomery, Ala.
Mrs. John McConnell, of Gaines
ville, ls visiting her daughter, Mrs.
J. W. Carter. Her many friends
here are delighted to have her with
us again.
B. O. Whitten, of Atlanta, spent
the week-end here.
L. A. Edwards and family, of
Seneca, were here In their auto last
week.
The numerous friends Of Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Orr will be pleased o
know that their mother, Mrs. Orr, is
Improving after a critical Illness.
Miss Ellie Kilburn, of Seneca, was
In town Friday.
O. K Breazeale's friends will be
glad to Know that he is on the road
to recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Mason at
tended the automobile races In At
lanta last week.
Prof. W. C. Taylor, of the high
school department, spent the week
end at Liberty.
Miss Daisy Hobbins, of Anderson,
and Miss Mildred Orr, of Green\lllt,
are visiting their grandmother, who
is ill at the home of her son, J. K.
Orr.
M Its Daisy Dea ton, of Toccoa, Is
visiting relatives and friends here.
Airs. G. W. Kay spent last week
with her brother, F M. Cross.
Miss Lizzie Powell has returned
from a pleasant visit lo Toccoa.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Strlbling spem
last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Barton at Townville.
The Misses Haley entertained Fri
day evening In honor of Misses Clara
Hunt and Sue Daly, of Seneca. Af
ter many pleasant diversions, fruits
were daintily served.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Lavender
moved here to-day from Greenville
to make their home here in the Bap
tist pastorium. We cordially wel
come to our midst these two conse
crated Christian workers.
Misses Leila and Ida Mason, of
Oakway, are visiting their brothers
here this week.
Rev. J. E. McMannaway, of Green
ville, will preach in the Baptist
church Wednesday evening.
Miss Maude Strlbling, accompa
nied by Jameson, Frank and Grace,
attended the funeral of Jas. E. Bar
ton, Jr., Monday at Oakdale.
On Friday night quite a number
of the young people were Informally
entertained by Mrs. M. H. Smith in
her beautiful new home. She was
assisted by Miss Whan. The guests
played forty-two, up-jinks and old
maids, while others were interested
in fortunes, wishing to look Into the
occult mysteries of the future. Af
terward they were Invited to the
dining hall, where they had an old
time sugar candy pulling. Some of
the boys were rather awkward, but
under the instruction of their part
ners they were soon as busy as bees.
About 11.30 o'clock the guests de
parted, each having had a delightful
time.
The following invitations of great
interest have been received:
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Harris
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter,
Clara Jones,
' to
Adger Marlo'. Alexander,
on Wednesday morning, Nov. 2 4th,
at eleven o'clock.
Presbyterian Church,
Westminster, South Carolina.
Mrs. S. A. McDaniel and children,
Bthe), Paul, Henrietta and Silas,
leave this week for Greenville, where
they will spend a while before going
to their new home at Koeky Ford,
Ga., where Kev. McDaniel has an es
pecially good field for usefulness.
The home of Dr. Burl Mitchell was
the scene of much merriment Tues
day evenng, when a party of young
people were entertained for several
hours most delightfully .
Misses Clara Hunt and Sue Daly,
of Seneca, visited friends here the
week-end.
.lames Earle Barton, Jr., died Sun
day. November 14th, 1900, aged two
days. S.
small Mob Held Street Car.
(Greenville News, 15th.)
Some excitement was caused yes
terday afternoon about :i o'clock on
Buncombe street, near the stockade,
when a crowd of about a hundred
people, animated with a mob spirit,
held up a street car and threatened
the motorman, Mr. Vaughn, for run
ning over the slxteen-months-old
daughter of L. Davis, a meat and Ice
merchant in that section. The coun
ty officers wore called out, however,
and finally quieted the crowd. The
motorman was later taken off the
run for the afternoon.
The girl, while apparently not se
riously injured, was badly frighten
ed, and lt seeniB that she escaped
with her life only by a miracle.
From what can be learned of the
circumstances of the case, the motor
man was not to blame for the acci
dent.
FROM COMMON PLEAS COURT.
S. M. Kinch Awarded $2,000 Hum
nges Against Railway.
The Court of Common Fleas con
tinued In session until Saturday af
ternoon, when lt was adjourned sine
die. Coiiolderable business of more
or less importance was transacted
during the term. The Common Pleas
docket ls still quite full, and it ls
probable an additional week will be
asked for at th? spring term of the
court.
In addition to those already re
ported, the following cases have been
disposed of:
S. M. Finch, plaintiff, vs. Atlanta
and Charlotte Air Line Railway Co.,
defendant. Mr. Finch sued the de
fendant company for the killing of
his son, Curl Finch, which occurred
at Croswell, a small station on the
Southern, near Batley. Carl Finch
was an employee of the company,
and lt was claimed that he had been
overworked and had not had suffi
cient sleep, and was sent out to fiag
a train at Croswell, fell asleep on
the track, was run over and killed
by a train. The Jury in the case re
turned a verdict in favor of plaintiff
in the sum of $2,000. It is probable
that defendant's attorneys will ap
peal to the Supreme Court for a new
trial.
Mrs. Alice M. Holden, plaintiff, vs.
Lettie Cantrell et al., defendants.
Disputed land. Verdict for plaintiff
and damages in the sum of $6.
W. M. Watkins, plaintiff, vs. C. R.
Houchins and L. O. White, defend
ants. In thiB case plaintiff sued for
damages in the sum of $1,900. L.
O. White was running an automo
bile for Mr. Houchins. Watkins
claimed that his horse became fright
ened at the machine and ran away,
damaging the buggy and Injuring
plaintiff. Defendants claimed that
automobile was stopped and engine
was shut off In order to keep from
frightening horse. Plaintiff was
awarded damages In the sum of $50.
W. F. Kinlay, plaintiff, vs. W. A.
Strickland, defendant. This was an
other automobile case, and the
amount of damage' asked for was
$500. It was claimed that Finlay
was driving along public road and
that defendunt came up from the
rear and' gavo usual auto signals.
Finlay did not give any or road and
his buggy was run into by Dr. Strick
land and two wheels were torn from
the vehicle and same damaged to the
amount of about $6. The jury ren
dered a verdict In favor of defendant.
K. Z. Oreen, plaintiff, vs. Jas. C.
Shockley, defendant. Plaintiff ask
ed damages on account of foreclo
sure of mortgage of personalty-saw
mill cattle. (Claim and delivery.)
Plaintiff received a verdict for re
covery of property in dispute, or
$192.25, the value thereof.
W. V. Holden, plaintiff, vs. T. E.
Alexander, defendunt. Suit for dis
puted land. This case has before
been tried at Common Pleas, and was
carried to Supreme Court, and that
tribunal passed in favor of defend
ant. Now lt is before the Common
Fleas again. An order was passed
by Judge Aldrich allowing plaintiff
to amend his answer to the com
plaint.
J. D. Vemer et al., plaintiffs, vs.
Nancy Watkins et al., defendants.
Order for partition of rea! estate in
question.
Kate O. VanDJvlere, plaintiff, vs.
Jacob Rotlicl et al., defendants. Or
der passed directing taxation of ihe
sheriff's coFts.
Lee G. Holleman, J. E. Knox and
all other stockholders of Oconee
Knitting Mill who shall hereafter
come into this action and contribute
to expense thereof, plaintiffs, vs.
Oconee Knitting Mill, Hetrick Hos
iery Mill, R. T. Jaynes, defendants.
Referred to Master for hearing. It
was also ordered that plaintiffs be
allowed to Inspect all books, papers,
vouchers, etc., of the mill.
Lee G. Holleman, J. E. Knox and
all other stockholders of Oconee
Knitting Mill who shall hereafter
come Into this action and contribute
to expense thereof, plaintiffs, vs.
Oconee Knitting Mill, Hetrick Hos
iery Mill, R. T. Jaynes, defendants.
Deed by Oconee Knitting Mill, R. T.
Jaynes. president, und Jas. M. Moss,
secretary, to lt. T. Jaynes, to the real
estate of said mill, was declared null
and void. It was ordered that all
the real and personal property of the
said Oconee Knitting Mill be soldat
public auction by tho Master on
salesday in January next or some
convenient salesday thereafter; that
Master pay all expenses Incurred by
said sale and hold balance until fur
ther ordered by this court.
J. Epstein et al., plaintiffs, vs. F.
L Allison and T. E. Alexander.
Judgment was rendered in favor of
plaintiffs In the sum of $13t*.14.
Two Whit?' Men Killed.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 15.-Extra
ordinary precautions were taken by
the police to-day to protect W. C.
Smith, a negro, who shot and killed
two white men. The shooting took
place late last night on a street car
in an isolated section of the city.
The conductor and two men were o'n
the rear platform when Smith sud
denly arose in his seat and began
firing. Roth men were Instantly kill
ed. The negro escaped, but later
telephoned the police ho would sur
render and they went and got him.
He says he shot in self-dofense.
LOCAL MATTHUS ABOUT Si :M X A
Blossom show Karly in Decemlier.
I (t in-, of Local News.
Seneca, Nov. 16.-Special: Among
the visitors to Atlunta during auto
week, whose names were not given
last week, were the following: Mr.
and Mrs. W. 0. Hamilton, ?en Har
per, Miss Edith Morgan, Dr. Wm. R.
Doyle, J. Eustace Hopkins, J. L.
Marett, Horace Wood. Miss Maude
Hopkins, Mrs. J. H. Adams and Mrs.
W. K. Livingston.
Mrs. Ruskin Anderson is In Green
wood this week as a delegate to the
W. M. U. from the Ladies' Missionary
Society of the Baptist church.
Mr. and Mrs. Jame*, Hopkins, ot
Fairview, Greenville county, spent the
past week-end with the family of Dr.
.lohn Hopkins on their way from At
lanta.
Miss Mlnnis Kirkpatrick is In
Manning this week, where she is to
act as bridesmaid at the wedding of
a friend.
There was a lar-<e congregation at
the union service held at the Presby
terian church last Sunday night,
Rev, J. C. Yongue doing ?ie preach
ing.
T. S. Strlbllng ls at Retreat for a
two days' hunt with friends.
John L. McWhorter will spend sev
eral days this week with his fnmlly
here, and will leave on Friday for
Columbia, where he takes a job with
the State newspaper.
We would sug- '?st that some en
terprising citizen inaugurate a sys
tem of Insurance on life and property
against automobiles. Our town is
at the mercy of amateur drivers, who
look not upon the order of their
going, and who have not learned yet
that "whoa" without brakes don't
mean anything.
We have this rauch to say, how
ever, for the owners of autos In
Seneca: There ls an utter lack of
selfishness shown, and those of us
who do not own machines are afford
ed frequent and delightful drives by
those who do.
We are In receipt of a much ap
preciated lefter from an erstwhile
friend In the Lone Star State who
has been a regular subscriber to The
Courier for many years. it la In
deed gratifying to know that our
efforts in behalf of the "old reliable"
are appreciated by friends far and
near, testimonials of which occa
sionally reach us, and we hope the
aforesaid friend will live many years
yet to read the weekly messages com
ing "as so many letters from home."
Seneca rose gardens are showing
their gratitude for the long contin
ued spring-like weather by literally
blooming themselves to death. In
fact, the rose bushes are fuller now
than at any time during the past sea
son.
Next week Seneca will open her
gates to the Osterllng Amusement
Company-In other and more ex
plicit terms, we are to have a s'reet
carnival. There will be the usual
amusements, ferris wheel, fortune
teller, snake charmer, etc., etc., with
an Italian band. The concern is said
to carry a large number of people
and to be a good show.
Mrs. C. V. McCarey ls suffering a?,
attack of grip.
Mrs. John Harper is also on the
sick list this week, a victim of grip.
Miss Susie Sloan, formerly of Sen
eca, was the guest of Mrs. Ruskin An
derson the past week-end.
Mrs. J. E. Crayton, of Charlotte,
spent last night in Seneca, and to
day left for a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Thompson at LaGrange, Ga.
She was accompained by Mrs. \V. D.
Holland.
We called attention two weeks ago
to the fact that the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Presbyterian church
wonld repeat the Blossom Show in
the near future. The time has been
set for the first week In December.
lt will be seen that new talent has
been added, and there are also many
new and attractive features. The
show was recognized as being one of
the best ever given here, and repeat
ed and continuous requests for its
repetition induced the society to com
ply, and lt ls useless to say that with
superior local talent the show will be
a marked improvement over the first
presentation. The following ls the
cast of characters: Mrs. Elder Blos
som, Mrs. W. S. Hunter; Mrs. J. Q.
blossom, Mrs. J. W. Byrd; Miss Lil
lie, Mrs. T. E. Strlbllng; Miss Rose,
Mrs. T. S. Strlbllng; Miss Pansy,
Miss ('lara Hunt; Miss Daisy, Miss
Maud Hopkins; Miss Violet, Mrs. J.
H. Thompson; Misses Myrtle and
Clover Blossom (twins), Miss Mar
gie Holland and Miss Stella Flncan
non; Miss Mehltable Doolittle, Mrs.
P, M. Cary. Music?I Director, Miss
Carrie Hunter.
Dr. J. S. Strlbllng has bought a
handsome Ford touring car, which
he and his friends are enjoying to
the utmost. On Monday he compli
mented the members of the Seneca
medical fraternity with a drive to
Easley, where they went to attend
the District Medical Association.
Miss May Hamilton entertained a
number of her friends at tea Mon
day evening.
The entertainment of the large
number of delegate? for thc meeting
of Presbytery last Tuesday night was
a great pleasure to our citizens. The
meeting was characterized by tho ut
most harmony, and the new Presby
tery will doubtless do good work.
Tho venerable Dr. John 0-, Law
preached the sermon, which was a
HU?DfcttffcB 1>K Al) HY EXPLOSION.
Fearful Disaster In Illinois Miiies-.
Kntranco to Hole Closed.
Cherry, 111., Nov. 13.-Officials of
the St. Paul Coal Comapny mino,
where an explosion occurred to-day,
say 460 men are dead In the mino.
Twelve bodies have been taken out.
Six or these were negroes, not em
ployed in the mine, but who gavo
their lives In an effort to save tho
imprisoned workers. The mine had
a day-shift of 484 men, 50 of those
having left the mine at noon. Twon
ty-tlve are known to have escaped
after the fire broke out. The others)
are believed to be dead. The en
trance to the mine has been sealed
up in the hope of choking the flamea.
The building above the pit entrance
was blown up to permit this.
The fire causing the explosion
started from a pile of hay, which waa
allowed to smoulder too long and
which ignited timbers of the mine,
filling it with smoke, gases and
flumes, making exit impossible.
There were many deeds of heroism.
Alexander Nerborg, a pit man, stood
at the bottom of the shaft and car
ried four men Into the cage, tho
only way of escape, falling uncon
scious acrosf. *he bodies. When tho
cage was lifted to 'he top he and
his companions were dead.
At the entrance to the shaft hun
dreds of screaming women crowded
around those who escaped, shriek
ing questions about those in tho
mine. Survivors say there 1B no hope?
for those in the mine.
Late reports given by the minera
escaped say 380 were still in tho
mine. About 565 were working In
the mine at the time of the accident,
and 180 escaped.
All Hope Abandoned.
Cherry, 111., Nov. 15.-Tho SOO or
more miners who were entombed In
the St. Paul coal mine by last Satur
day's fire aro dead. Borne of th?
bodies l?e buried Ke,neath thousands
of tons of earth which caved lu upon
them and lt is doubtful whether
many of the bodies can ever be recov
ered.
This was the opinion expressed to
night when rescue work was tempo*
rarity abandoned. Fires in the mino
which broke out with renewed fierce
ness early to-day made further de
scents by rescuers Impossible.
Fans employed In an effort to
carry fresh air and life down to tho
Imprisoned men served only to en
liven some embors. which sprang Into
flames. Soon the heat and smoke be
came so denso that lt was necessary
again to seal tho mouth of the hoist
ing shaft, and to-night the men down
there, whatever their condition, aro
locked in as effectively as in a dun
geon.
Neurly .mo Missing.
Mr. Farling caused a house to
house canvass of the miners to bo
made. This showed 256 miners miss
ing, but some of the families wera
not at home, and lt is believed when
a complete Hst is obtained the num
ber of entombed mioerg will exceed
? 00.
All A iv Dead tn Mine.
Cherry, 111., Nov. 16.-That all tho
men tn the mine are dead ls now pos
itive and the authorities fear riot
ing, especially when the removal of
the bodies begins.
"The sheriff is now at Ladd tele
graphing the Governor," said the
State's attorney. "We war.t troops
lat once. That's all there is to it.
rWe will take no chances."
WALHALLA COTTON MARKET.
Wednesday, Nov. 17:
Walhalla .1 4 %
Seneca .14 V4'
til in liv pc i rt-..
The ginneries at Walhalla and
West Union make the following re
port of number of bales ginned tr?
date:
Walhalla Gin (!>. ?
Strother & Phlnney . o?tl
Total.1.315
M IO KT I Si* OK SCHOOL NU STEKH.
All Trustees tn County Called to Meet
Hero Tuesdiiy, Nov. 80tlf.
At v. recent meeting of the County
Board of Education if was suggested
by the Superintendent that a meet
ing of all the trustees In the county
be called for some time In November,
for the purpose of discussing vital
questions pertaining to our schools.
The suggestion was adopted, so all
trustees aro requested to begin now
to arrange their business so thnt they
can come to the court houso at Wal
linna on Tuesday, November Suth, at
11 a. m., prepared to ask questions
and discuss some few of the Issues
connected with our public schools.
There are two hundred and twenty
trustees In tbe county, so this meet
ing should be a very enthusiastic one.
W. C. Hughs.
County Superintendent of Education.
Snow in Texas?
Fort Worth, Toxas, Nov. 15.-?
Snow ls falling all over tho Panhan
dle to-day and the temperature ls
rapidly going down. Snow and sleet
are reported from Amarillo to El
Paso._ mm
fine effort, and, as moderator-elect,
prided with splendid ability.
l'it?re are indications of rain to
day, which la much needed. M.V.tt,