Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, August 31, 1910, Image 1

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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TH?JK. AND IT MUST FOTJLOW AS TH H N Ki HT Tl HO DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN HE FAIvSE TO AN\ MAN." . By STECK, SHELOH Ai SCIIRODEH. ri-z- *x-x-i-x- -2-z-i-i-x-^r- *2-x-x- -X-??-x* ? OXFOR CO Every Pair L STRAP, puni in the Sto FL?RSHEIM OXFORDS FOR J . QUEEN <?i ? LIT Y OXFO STAR DRANO OXFO ONE SPECIAL LOT LADIES' A IN BROKEN SIZES, WORTH .I* I C. W. & J. E. IT l'A VS TO NEWS FROM SENECA. General News Hems-"Lilliputian Wedding" Heartily Enjoyed. Seneca, Aug. 30.-Special: A fow more hours o? misery and our can didates will know their tate. A party ot yoting folks picnicked at High Bridge Monday evening. Last Thursday night tho Seneca Dancing Club gave a dance in honor Of tho visiting young ladies. Harry and Ollie Snot h. Of Wash ington, Ha., are visiting relatives hero. On Wednesday Misses Hary and Hortense Hoyle will return to I heit* home in Texas. They will he accom panied by Miss Mary Julia Reid, who. will spend the winter at Chll dress with her aunt, Mrs. Guy T. Grove. Her many friends here wish her God-speed on Ibo Journey and a pleasant stay In tho Hone Sar State. J. H. Falls, Of Central, is visiting relatives hore. To-night a dance will he given the visiting ladies, and lit?se departing for their respective schools, nt the skating rink. Miss Nan Nimmons has returned to Seneca, to tho pleasure of her many friends here. Mrs. A. Mots, of Roswell. Ga., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Stribling and other relatives in the county. Miss Pal McClannhan returned to her hoinC at Retreat Monday aflora visit hero. She also accompanied Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Stribling on a camping trip to the river. W. S. Hunter and daughters. Misses Harrie and Sue FUen, leave to-day for New York. J. O, Brock is moving Into his now residence on Fair Play street. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopkins will move Into the l). Hunt cottage on First North street tomber. Mr. and Mrs. G. occupy tho cot iago and Mrs. Hopkins, Miss Virginia King, of Coronar.i, the first of Sep W. Shirley vaca toil by Will Mr. guest of Miss Mary is the att rael ive .1 alia Reid. The Civic Association of Green ville will give a Mower show Ibo first week in November. A letter from tho secretary has solicited Hie members of Ibo Seneca association to send an exhibit, and ii is proba ble that this will bo done. Tho Seneca Graded Schools will open the second Monday in Septem ber. Seneca was well represented at tho picnic at Richland last Wednes day. The entertainment ai the opera house last Tuesday nigh! proved to he one of tho biggest drawing cards in tho line of home talent over given here. Tho house was well Ulled and tho program was faultlessly render ed. A large party from Richland arrived late, and Ibo Lilliputian' Wedding was repealed for (heir ben efit. lt ls impossible to describe the beautiful wedding In detail. The Io's, one and all. did their parts per fectly, the bride and groom, of course, being na lu rally tho center of at traction. The bride, little Miss Eleanor1 Huff, came in with lier maid, Miss Nina Harper, both bcnu tlfully, gowned, the brido wearing a voil which swept the full length of her long train, and carried a lovely shower bouquet, The groom, .lames Henry Harper, came in with his best man, Wyly Scott, dressed In the regulation black. Jot? Byrd prowd an Ideal preacher and performed the ceremony faultlessly. Tho wedding was followed by tho presen tal ion of the play, "Joe," by local talent, se lected from tho boys and girls rang ing from 8 to 1."? years. This was well received also. The specialties wore good, consisting of songs and Instrumental numbers. Miss Doyle's singing delighted tho largo audience and she was repeatedly encored. ? ?j- ?j* ?I-I* ?I* ?I* ?I- -I* -I"- *I* *X* IDS AT * >ST ow=Cut Shoes HI V I OU ( ASH. $ .I? f $ T * :>S, OXFORDS $ T re at Cost. J * IEN. HHS IOU WOMEN. IH)S IOH KVEKHODV, NI? CHILDREN'S OXFORDS, Ul? TO $2.50, AT 75,0. BAUKNIGHT. || i .M?M??i? .??.M?i?i? COTTON JUMPS TO 20 CENTS. Sensational Fluctuations of Now York Market hast Monday. New Yfjrk, Aug. 29.-Sensational as i he fluctuations in Hie cotton market have boon previously during i In* progress of the bull campaign, which started last winter, they fad ed Into Insignificance when compared with ?lie his; .jump in tile pri?e of August cont t acts this morning. (Mosing on Saturday at IO.82, af ter having sold a! 10.07 on Friday morning, tho first sale of August this morning was al 10.95 and inside of half an hour tho shorts wer,? trying to hay nt 1!) couts u pound, or 21 s points ($10.ito per hale over Satur day's close), and at the highest fig ure reached since the Civil war. Price (?(H's lo 20 ('eilis. There were frequently 2? and 50 points between sales and only five transad ions occurred on the advance from IN tu lt) cents, while shortly afterwards the price was forced up to 2D cents lier pound, nearly $16 a bale above the closing H gu re of Sat urday and 245 points above the highest price readied by any con tract during the famous hull season of 1903-01. At this price W. 1'. Brown, Hu* door leader of the hull party, offered lo sell IOU.OOO Au gust. This roi loved the strain un der which Hie market had been la boring all the morning and at the same limo seemed to set a limit, to tho advance. Several of the big local spot people sold when they found that the bulls were willing to glvi the shorts cotton at. 20 cents per pound and Ibo price dropped back io IS.20 almost as rapidly as it had id va need earlier in the day. Only about 1,000 bales of cotton OCONEE PRI PRECINCTS. Bethlehem . Newry . Oak Clove . West Cnion. Richland. Ricket Post. Jordania. Connoross. Madison. Little Uiver . Salem . Belmont . Walhalla . Clemson College . Westminster . 1 lolly Springs . Seneca . Oak way. Fair Play . Double Springo . Friendship . Cross Roads . High Falls, No. 2. Retreat. Earle's Mill . Lome Creek . Tabor . South Cnion .j ] Jocassee . Poplar Springs . High Falls, No. 1 .! Tn m ass io . Totals .2i FACTS FROM FAIR PLAY. in cl' pro ma v liim Tho Croat Kevhill Mooting closed-Lo cal and Personal Items. Fair Play, Aug. 29.- Special: A most Interesting meeting has just, closed al tho Baptist church which resulted in IS additions. Our pas tor. Rey. McDavldj was ably assisted hy Rev. A. L. Mitchell, of Honea Path. "Chis young man ls a student of Forman University, preaches with great power and enthusiasm and ls destined to become a great expound er ol* tho Word. Our community is fortunate deed to have had the privilege hearing this man ol' Cod in his .-mutation of the Truth, and Cod's richest blessings go with into !iis various fields ol' labor, ordinance of baptism was adminis tered at 3,30 Sunday afternoon by the pastor, after which a short ser vice was held at the church, assist ed by Rev. Arthur Vaughn, of Pied mont, and Rev. A. C. Mitchell. Thus closed a most gracious revival, tho fruits of which, wo trust, will lin ger In the hearts ol' Hie people and result in lasting good. W. S. Clean and son of louisville. Miss., wore among relatives here the week-end. Mr. Glenn has many friends here who aro always delight ed to Seo liim. Prof. and Mrs. M. C. Harton and three children, of Piedmont, were pleasant visitors to homefolks hero thc ?last week. Capt. .1. s. Her>. conductor oil Ibo Louisville and Nashville Railroad, returned to his home at Birmingham last week after a week's visit to his sifter. Mrs. M. IO. Harris, of this place, and brother, W. C. Loo, of Anderson. Mrs. W. L. Hobbs is expecting as lier guests ibis week or. W. H. Hard man -and family, ol' Commerc?, Ca. Mr. and Mrs. 10. P. Callahan! and children returned last woolf from a pleasnnl visit to relatives at lionca Path. Mrs. W. H. Clean, of Libert ;y. has returned homo from a happy gather ing with homefolks. She ls always a wel<|pm? visitor boro. .I. L. Sheldon has returned from a visit to Rome. Ca. Mis. Tugnloo Knox, of Toceoii i; visiting Mrs. s. A. Glonn and Miss Hollie Knox. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Knox and three children, of Toccon, and Mrs. .1. I. Holland and linle daughter, of Anderson, have returned to their re spective homes after a delightful visit to relatives here. , The children and grandchildren of Mrs. S. 10. Harton gathered at the home ol' Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hobbs on last Sunday and spout the time pleasantly in reminiscences of the past and tho doings of tho present day. A sumptuous dinner was served. Among those present were \V. S. Glenn and son, louisville. Miss.; Prof. M. C. Harton and fam ily. Piedmont; Mrs. F. H. Watson and family. Pair Play, and Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Hobbs. We trust that our good mother w ill yet live to seo many more happy reunions like mis. Regrets were expressed that Mrs. W. S. Glenn and daughter, Miss 101 iud, of louisville, could not be with this happy circle. were sold at 2?? cents, and probably less than as many more changed hands on the drop from 20 to 18 % cen) s. MARY--PRACTI House of Reps. Andito 2S sr. 51 I2G 57 30 so 2 1 07 52 III 20 11 1 3 2 ?31 71 ns is? SJ .10 20 7 1 .1 1 21 IG 4 G .I i) IOS 1 s 20 4 3 39 i (if) L'L> ?Hi o 7 s 541 20 7 il ! u 52 20 l l ti 20 1 I 7 2 80 1 I s 421 81 35 G 4 201 101 sil J 23| 0 7 1 0 IS 36 22 .l! G 27 s' .) i H 7 7 7 .) 1 A 81 SH 'll 101 .I I 4 0 KO 2:", 2 2 7 24 7 il 1 7 31 351 08 2 3 8 ? 39 80? isl 5S? IS 54 41 0 ? 6 1 0 0 20 LHP 36 22 Ol 100 0 I 2? 1 0 ir,; lil 5 j 2 1 .'is! iel 331 321 O ? ? 22 59 2,? 72| 31 fl 21 I 2! Ht 35 5)0 j 15 2?3?' 131 1531 63 721 27! 42 24 34 MI 251 16 ?I 39 2? I 7 G 17 I I l! A 2 i a ! 31 S I '.I 14 _j Hi ? I 22; 5 29 20 7 8 91 5! 2? G .ll r> 4 I G 1 544| 714|1555|1322| 2S2 0 30 13 1 5 ?I 2 20 :? 27 1 11 3 22 1 109 2 102 50 2S .'! 18 23 5 7 3 1 1 21 4 2 1 r.17'12 I : i : NKGKO DKSPKUAIK) KIIJJED. Dotted .Arrest and ts stud to Dentil. Might Wounds lulltet ed. Anderson. Aug. 27.--Toni Lever et t, who hears the reputation of be ing tlie worst negro in Anderson county, especially when drinking, was shot and instantly killed hy chief ol' Police Murphy and Patrol man Shirley this afternoon when they ai tempted to arrest him for drinking and creating a disturbance. The olllcers. in response to a po lice call, went to (?ni?ee Leverett's blacksmith shop and found that Tom Leverett had secreted himself, well armed, in a closet on the second (loor of (lie shop. The Ohl CO I'S seve ral times (ailed upon him to surren der. Leverett refused to obey, and said wi! li oat lis that lie expected to lire if given an Opportunity'. When tho doo*.' was opened Leverett threw bis pistol directly in Olllcer Shirley's tace and Chief .Murphy and Olllcer Shirley opened lire, the shots being tired through ti wooden partition. Ci.ly Leverett's hand and his pistol were in view. Several shots were (ired and Lev-I orel i was heard to fall against t he wall of Pie tdoset. One of the olll cers then attempted to open (In door. Leverett was in a crouching position wi'h his pistoj ready to lire. Other shois were made and Leverett fell. De.-.Mi can,.- almost instantly. When moved to the morgue, after, being view .1 by the coroner. Lever ed's ??ody showed that eight shots ha.! tl.kejl effect, three in tin; sto ut;,rh, on- each in tin- head, band, elbow, thigh and hip. Dr. Sanders says ih.;? i'm- bullet thal pierced bis bead is what caused death, but the other shots would probably have proved fatal. i Leverett. had been drinking bard since yesterday and this afternoon before tim shooting ho was on the sidewalk near where the homicide occurred waving bis pistol in the air and cursing loudly. He had frequently been in i rouble. The last serious trouble was the shooting ol' Iiis wilt1, and for this act Iber, is au hldicmeill now in the court of sessions. His rcpunlion is of tin- worst. OAYXOll itKMOVKD TO HOME. Mayor to Cnjoy Cool Shows I nllaggin; Sea P.ree/es. Spirit. New York, Aug. 28.-Mayor Ray nor was removed iro..i St. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken this morning to "Deep Wells," his country lam at St. .lames. Ho bore the trip well, but his insistent plea to be allowed to walk unaided resulted in three dis tressing incidents. Once ho sank to his knees as lie tried to enter au au tomobile and in ascending the stops of his home he foll on all fours from ovor-exertlon. Despite his weakness, however, he maintained his cheerful mood, and, arriving at Deep Wells, spent, the afternoon reclining iv a choir on Ihe veranda. Tue mayor left (he hospital at ft.?IO o'clock this morning. Ile had been lhere since Tuesday, A.ugUSt il, the day on which he was shot by James J. Gallagher, a discharged city em ployee, on the deck of the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse. Drawn up in the court yard of the hospital to give him a final salute were fifty orphan children, cared for hy (he institution. Mayor Gaynor insisted on stopping CALLY OFFICIA r. Treasurer. I 0 10 1 S 72 i il 21 54 21 J 2 ('? 30 ft 31 22 32 ?3 :>i (13 10 G 20 T>0 15 2 H 0 7 ir? 8 SI is; 22 11 5 J 21 20? 87| 101 r? i ,;; 20 2 7 .12! I 0 2:: a i '> 4 Si 4 26 -17! is 0 10 3 2 1 ?;:; i i i l 33 1 1 I 4 40 19 2 2 83 'il ?; L'S 6 .1 7 30 t; 8! 21 91 7 4 3 St I I '.i 9 .ll 17 4 ll 0 1' 8 L! i 15! l\ !! 2ft 2 10? .> 17 !l 61 2 171 2ft 1 (! (!! .12 1 1 7 2ft 17 l\ ic 9 ?I 18 lill .ll 1 ll 1 I B 32 OJ 7 ? I 23 Oj .Iii iel 3 73 9 30 67| 12? 21 12 ftO 3 7 1ft 13 7 17 1 7 8 65 1 3 1 2 2 18 4 2 a 0 13 6 ll 1 i 573? 420j 3571 512| o 7 i J 133| 07 FROM BOUNTY. LAND. Visiting Contingent ls Busy in Its Coming nud Going, Bounty Land, Aug. 30.-Special: Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Whittle, who have l)i*on visiting relativos and friends in the vicinity, returned Sat urday to their homo in Johnston. Miss Myrl Davis loaves to-day for a visit to relatives in Atlanta. Miss Beth Stribling, ot' Seneca, spoil Wednesday night with her friend, Miss Cary Doyle. J. B. Shntiklln and family were lu the community Sunday. Mrs. Harrison Strange and three Children, of Baldwin, (?a., were visit ors the homo of Elijah Qillisoh lust week. Mrs. Strange is pleasant ly remembered boro as Miss Ruth Fennell, of tho Conneross section. James H. Acres spent a few days last week with his brother-in-law, J. J. Davis, returning to his homo i ti Atlanta Friday. Mrs. D. A. Thornton, of Hartwell. Cn., spent from Tuesday until Thursday with bo\j mother, Mrs. J. M. Cilllson. Mrs. w. M. Fennell, of Boar Swamp, and Mrs. H. H. Smithson, of Westminster, were wita relatives here the latter part of the week. Miss Nell Wilson, of Belton, vis ited her cousin. Miss Ora Bagwell, last week. Mrs. Mack Mtlam and two chil dren and J. B. O'Xeall Holloway were guests at the home < t John H. . Pickett last week and took in the teacher*:' and pupils' reunion at Richland. Mr. ami Mrs. A. C. Shankliu. of Clemson, were recent guests in the vieillit v. Capt. J. C. Neville, Mrs. Mary An sel and Miss Carrie Cobb, of Wal halla, and Mr. and Mrs. John Myers, of Seneca, were guests last week at the home of A. IL Ellison. Miss Ella I laxes, of Shiloh, spout last week with the Misses Gun tha rp. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Rankin wore with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. lt. X. Rankin, a few days last week. J. M. Bar l'on and son Charles spent several days recently at S. H. Barron's. E. c. Ellison, who has been with I homefolks for the past three weeks, left yesterday for Montgomery, Ala. H. E. Bagwell visited in 'rowe ville Saturday right. Clilna ls at hist to have a properly standard i zed eu r ron cy. More than $50,000,000 worth of soap is made and sold in the United States every year. to speak to each one and sever.. 1 he patted on the head. Walks to Elevator. He walked unaided from his room on the fourth door to lim elevator and from the ground door to rho au tomobile in which ho was driven to a New York police patrol boat walt ing for him at a pier In Hoboken. In entering the automobile, however, he overestimated his strength and had difficulty in climbing on tho run ning board. His step was feeble, and his knees bent under htm at every stop. Wit li him rode Mrs. Gaynor, his son. Rufus. Robert Ad amson, his pr?vale secretary; Dr. Ilnrrish, his family physician, and Luke Clark, a hospital orderly to whom he had taken an especial lik ing. .L RETURNS FF County < 'ominissioner rai 1 7 31 2 2 2? 21 2?)i 1 I 17! 20? 0 4 ill ?r n I 12 1| 2(i| 217 1 2fil 34 3 12 ni 1 Tl ll 001 22 70 0 77 27 G3| 21 ! .> 40 ol li is 10 12 70 1 S 7:'. I 241 5, 0 3 20! I 24 i 12L 21 L'S ?H 1 i ! 13 2 8 54 2:: 0 2 2.V 20 55 1 7 n . ! 25' 10 2 12 2G 7S 2f, 1 481 2 ii I 7 3 Sj 71 J 12 41 i r," '? 35 32 1 40 10 -! 2 3?l? r, i ,1 17 -I 31 3 101 4 12 G9S? 401|1177| 254 1 20 18 14 J 1 24 G 18 27 30 13 28! 4? 8i 168 511 3? 3 2 0 241 2 8 18 0 30 23 . lt ?j h 4 CO: WHAT RETURNS INDICATE, Out of Mi Precincts lfrported Praotlenlly O f?lela I Results. No second bot woco lt. Reese. MU soc Tho returns from 32 precincts j bave been received In Walhalla, and ibo Indications from those returns are as f oj lows: Kor I rfc House-K. M. Cary and John B, Harris elected by praeti rally the saino vote. race, Auditor-Second ra'ce W. Hrubbs and John P. Treasurer--Second race between' W. J. Schroder, present incumbent, and Joe 10. Hopkins. Hopkins is Ike third man on the ticket In this race, but Reynolds is in all proba bility out of the running on account of failure to tile his expense account. This should have boon filed with tho Clerk of CouH by last .Monday, hut was liol done. Mr. Reynolds was tn Walhalla this morning and staled that he had mailed his sworn ex pense account to tho County Chair man Monday, but up to the present time II has not benn received here. Should this account be received and show by tho postmark that it was mailed witina tho proper Hmo and had boon delayed in transmission, it would doubtless be counted as properly filed, Otherwise Mr. Rey nolds steps down and Hopkins takes his (dace in I he 'Second race. County Commissioner--W Hunt, J. ff. Uro wu. .Jackson L. 1er and Josse IV Smith run a ond race. ^ Supervisor of Regis! ra I ion-John W. Cannon. W. M. Lem mons and John L. Reeder elected on I,rsi bal lot. Judge of Probate H. A. Si.Mlh re-elected without opposition Congress--Wyall Aiken, of course, has received practically the full volo ot th.i county, all opposition having boon withdrawn, leaving him unop posed far a seal in tho National House from the Third District. Kor Shite Officers. in the county practically nothing could be gotten in Ibo maller of re turns for State o lil co I'S, managers having failed lo report those ro turns for transmission by phono. CRIPPEN A H lt A IHN KD. Korund Charge Rend to Doth in Row Street Police Court. London. Aug. 29.-Hawley ll. Crippen and IO (hoi Caro Loneve. his typist, were accused jointly of tho murder of Belle Lil more, Hie former's wife, in tho formal charge read to them In tho Row street pd]leo court. Miss Loneve was charged also "with harboring and maintaining Crippen after the miine and while knowing thal ho committed lt. During tho proceed lugs, Inspector Dow introduced evidence to show that Crippon contemplated suicide, while al sea, following bis light from this country. Crippen was quoted also as declaring thai his compan ion knew nothing of Ibo trouble in which he was involved, and Miss Loneve was said to have protested her hlnoncence. There was special interest in tho character of tho formal charge as the Canadian warrant for he arrest ol' tho fugitives hail merely laid at their door responsibility for tho death ol' an unknown woman whoso body was found in Ihn col' .. of tho Crippen homo at Hilldrop Orescent. 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