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"TO THINK OWN SELF BIB 'VRUW. AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY* THOU CANST NOT THEN BB FALSE TO ANi MAN . By STECK, SHELOH & SCHRODEH. WALHALLA. SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DEO. 21, 1010. New Series No. 801.-Volume LXI.-No. 81. m STAR RRAI ARE I lt WE WALK ON ST G. W. & J. E. WALHAL GOTHAM'S FOUN DATIONS SHA KIO. Ton arr Killed aiul ai Least 125 In jured hy Explosion. New York, pee. 10.-The terrine explosion ol* illuminating gas la tito auxiliary power house lu the (?rand Central Station, whielt toro nt thc heart of and sent a tremor along the entire rock backbone of Manhattan this morning, caused the death of 10 persons, two of them women, tho In jury of 125 others and property dam age estimated to night at from $2, 000,000 to $3,0O0,Q00. Fire hrokc . "vt. In the shattered ruins ot' tho ') house again late to-night, hut v Y great corps of police. search-\ ors and, i&^&rn' ournie '?cene,..tlid' blaze ina^^tWKy^W^rfr-it was a weird scene In ja nit the sta tion as the night, wore . .il'. No addi tional bodies were found, but In a hospital Guther Johnson succumb ed to terrible Injuries, bringing tho death roll to 10. Four workmen, who are missing, aro believed to have perished, and of 125 Injured 98 were removed to hospitals. Of those eight may die. An Investigation by the police, tho district ^attorney's office and tho cor oner's ornee ls under way. Traille; on the Now York Cont ral railroad ceased entirely for some time and was disorganized for the remainder of the day, but tho now station itself, now in process of con struction, was not damaged. Tho injured Included laborers and other employees of the railroad, po desctrlans, bystanders and others in tho vicinity of the accident. ?ai" Hurled Upon Auto. A passing surface car, carrying ftAeyeh passengers, was lifted from its tracks abd hurled upon an automo bile running alongside. Four of the seven passengers were killed out right, but the chauffeur ol' the mo tor car was only bruised. \ Air and (ins tito Caus?, For some hours lt was believed that dynamite alono could havo wrought such instantaneous and pul verizing havoc, bu?, late in tho after noon Fire Chief Coker said he was convinced that the whole explosion wa.s due to a mixture of air and 11 Climiting gas, used in lighting rall, bl cars, touched off by an electric Tho gas had accumulated In the auxiliary power house from a broken pipo, snapped off by a run-away pas senger car. Tho force of the explosion ran north and south from one to two miles along ike rocky ridge that ls tho backbone of tho Island, and oast and west laterally for a mlle. Foun dations wove jarred, walls were shaken out of plumb, windows werb blown In by the thousands, collings carno crashing down on tho hoads of the occupants and the pavements wore littered with a crisp, tinkling fall of pulverized glass that coated the shoo soles. Killed His Younger Brother. Gainesville, On., Dec. 17.-In a shotgun duel near hero Friday night, 10. S. Worley, aged 25,, was shot and killed by his brother, Leonard Wor ley, aged 30. Tho two men had boen (Irinking and engaged In a fisti cuff at a dance earlier In tho ovon Ing. Returning home each secured guns and met In front of tho younger brother's home. Two shots wore fired without effect at a dist ance of 30 foot, the participants calmly loading their guns and firing twice again. At tho last shot tho younger brother fell dead. Worley iL'as captured after a night's chnso. * Children" Cry FOR FLETCHER'S ?ASTORIA ARS. SO CAN YOU. IIJ/V, S. C. CONEROSS ANp VICINITY. Christmas Exercises Next Sundny I ,iulics Wink fur Orphanage. Coneross, Doc. 19,-4-Owlhg to tho Incleinoiicy of thc weal her there were no Sunday school exercises nt Coheross church yesterday. Sunday school will he held nt 10 n. in. next Sunday, and there will he Christinas exercises, consisting of recitations, songs, etc. As this will ho a review, let everybody have their Sunday school lessons well prepared. Mrs. R. A. P. Donn; of Avalon, Gu., was a welcome visitor in our commit L.uU,v MwX weeli''j (/' Twenty of \\\6 ladies of this eom munit'y niel af Coneross church last Thursuay Wi tl/ their dinners, needles, thimbles andi thread and quilted three quills tfor thq-Hopnk^ Maxwell Oriibanage. Ono Was pieced b'y^fhe Sunbeams, one by the H. Y. P. U. and one hy tho oidor ladles of this con gregation. The box will be sent as a Christinas box. There will be sev eral other pieces put in the box. The day wrts well spent and very much enjoyed by all present. Jos. Dll worth was present and gave the crowd a treat to parched pindera, also made the lires, carried the water and occasionally threaded the needles, which services wore very much ap preciated. Miss Rena llunsiiigor, of Green ville Female College, arrived homo last Friday, to tho dolight of her many friends. The Concros? Sunday school has purchased four nice large Bible maps! which add much to the appearance of the church and will he a great help to the Sunday school. The Y. W. A. mel with Miss Katie Abbott Saturday afternoon. Immedi ately after the meeting was dis missed refreshments of delicious cake and acid w?r? served by Miss Abbott, assisted by Miss Christine Clayton, of Central. Miss Clayton ls a very admirable young lady and ls the daughter of Dr. Clayton, of Cen tral. She has control of the school at Poplar Springs and is hoarding with the family of Marshall Abbott. She comes here highly recommended as a lady of raro Intellectual ability and refinement. Tertiu Tidings. Tertia, Dec. 19.-Special: There will be a union Sunday school Christ inas tree at tho I'ertin school house next Monday afternoon, December 20th, at 2 o'clock. Doth young and old will take part, and Santa Claus will be thore, too, to amuse the chil dren. Dorn, unto Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rlchnrdson, on Friday, December 16, a bouncing baby boy. Congratula tions. Wado Dates, of Pendleton, who has recently purchased part of tho R. H. Price farm, has moved his family hore. We welcome them into tho community. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Ables, of Cross Roads, visited relatives here recently. Mrs. Henry F. Sulley Killed. Aiken, Dec. 17.- Information reached Aiken this afternoon of the killing of Mrs. Henry F. galley, at Perry,?about 9 o'clock this morning. There are two stories of tho killing so far-ono that lt was accidental, and the other to the contrary. In telephone communication with Salley (town) tho information- was given there that Mr. Salley wns tak ing down lils gun from tho wall, Where it was always kopt, and In somo way lt went off, the load tak ing effect In tho side of tho lady, from tho offects of which she died in i a short time. Henry Salley killed a negro somo years ago and was pardoned by Gov ernor Evans. LOCAL MATTERS FROM SENECA. J Klikpatriek-Lowry Wedding - Lady injured in Runaway-Locals. Seneca, Dec. 20.-Special: This evening at tho Presbyterian church at 0 o'clock tho wedding of ' Mi.-is Ethel Kirk patri?le and U. A. Lowry will occur. Th? decoration^ will ho in Christmas colors and tho wedding mareil will be played by Mrs. C. D. Smith. The attendants; will be Misses May Hamilton, Carrie Hun tor, Sue Ulgnilliat and tho Misses Craig, ol' Blackstock. Mrs. Hamil ton, tile sister ol' the bride, who was recently married, will act as dame, wearing her beautiful wedding dress. Tile groomsmen will bc Messrs Ul ien Lowry, Grady Hallenger, Eustace Hopkins, Ti H. .loues and Wales Lowry. Immediately after the cere mony the young couple will leave on the Southern for a wedding journey. Last evening Miss Suo Glgnillial entertained tho Kirkpatrlck-Lowry wedding party at an elegant 0 o'clock dinner. This completed tho list of beautiful affairs given in honor of the young bride, and proved a most Utting climax. Immediately after the dinner the rehearsal took place, after which the party repaired to tho home ol' the bride, where the wed ding cake was cut and distributed to the guests In boxes containing tho ring, dime, etc.. which were drawn for and wore found by the following members ol' the wedding guests: II. Wales Lowry, the ring; Miss Sudle Craig, Hie thimble, and T. D. .Iones the hutton. Christmas promises to be quiet in Seneca except for the fact that ru mor promises another wedding! j\llss Nan Osborne passed through Seneca Saturday on her way home tn Anderson to spend the holidays. She is a student of Drenan. Mrs. .1. W. Stripling returned from a week's visit to Anderson last Sat urday. Miss Wilie Hines will open the Christmas festivities with a party next Friday night. The young set enjoyed a surprise party at Mrs. Luke Vernor's last Fri day night. The graded school will close for the holidays on Wednesday. Mrs. Randolph Kirkpatrick, of North Carolina, is here for the Kirk patrick - Lo w r y? wedding. Miss Margaret Morrison will spend the holidays with lier home folk S at Clemson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alexander are tho1 proud parents of a new arrival at .their home, the young man having arrived early this week. Major and Mrs. R. F. Sloan will spend the holidays in Greenville. Mrs. R. Moorman, of Atlanta, will spend Christmas with Mrs. C. V. Me Carey. C. H. Mayhow and family have moved into the Dendy house on First South street. Mrs. C. S. Blackburn and children left Monday for Columbia, where they will spend the holidays. Wilton Earle is in S?neca en route to his home at Reaverdam. Me is now teaching in the School of Phar macy In Atlanta. Charley Harper is at home from Washington, D. C., where he has been connected with tho census depart ment. Misf Edna Wood will reach home Eridf A('- mi Winthrop for the holl dayslf- J. G;> TlfiJ'h. Nfl s pf Miss Paris Dillard are sy/'Y.?Vhlzliig with her in having suffered the misfortune of having a limb broken last week and in being confined to her room for the holi days. She was In a buggy and the horse began running. In attempting to jump she foll from the buggy. Her friends hope for her a speedy recov ery. The friends of Col. lt. A. Thomp son hore and elsewhere will watch with Interest for the article which he has promised on the Secession Con vention. Truly tho venerable citi zen ls a prophet with honor holli among his own peoplo and abroad, who will unite in wishing for him continued usefulness In the declin ing days of a well spent life. Tho Once-a-Week Club was enter tained by Mrs. W; P. Reid last week, which was truly a delightful occa sion! Tlie hostess, Inasmuch as lt was to he the last meeting the bride to-be, Miss Kirkpatrick, would at tend, arranged a program pertinent to tho occasion, which was arranged and carried out in charming detail. A booklet In (he shape ol' a Indy's si 1 p]ier was passed to the guests with the request that they Inscribe a sug gestion for managing a husband. These were afterward read to the club by tho fair honoree, Which caused a deal of merriment. Deco rations in red and green were usol, pot plants and Christmas bells being effectively used. At tho close of the meeting tho hostess served a dainty salad course with delicious hot cof fee. Miss Ivor Brown's friends will he pleased to know that she will spend the holidays In Seneca. Miss Hortense Jones, tho teacher for this torin at Bounty Land, spent the week-end with friends boro. Miss Bessie Peatross, who ls pleas antly remembered by ninny friends hero, will spend Christmas With Mrs. Wm. Neill. Our very best wishes for The Cou i rlor and its readers for a happy Christmas and prosperous New Year! Australia raises nearly 10,000,000 acres of wheat a year. **?"?"?* ??.?J??J??I??J? ?J??j??f?*J-??|? ?y?|??|*?y?T? CONOHATULATIOXS. .'Now York, Doc. 20, If) 10. -Col. Robt. A. Thompson, Walhalla, S. C.: Heartiest contrat ululions. May you seo ninny more anniversaries of tho day. "Laurens T. Parry." .j. -/ .$. Tlio above dispatch was re .T? celved by Col. Thompson, the sole survivor of tho Secession Convention, yesterday morn ing!, and is highly prized by him. Mr. Parry ls a member of an old South Carolina fam ily, but has resided In Now York for a number of years. .}.? Ile never forgets tb hold 111 JU mind his old friend, Col. ?J? Thompson, each year on this .j. memorable date, the 20th of ?j* December. Mr. Parry ls now ?L connected with the Now York .j* World as telegraph editor. Wo join most heartily in the spirit of the above tele gram of congratulation. May the years of this venerable old gentleman be yet many, and may they be full of peace, happiness and continued pros perity. ?J? ?J? ? J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?^? ?|? m .J? ?Ji ?J? ?|? ?J? ?J? Secession's Anniversary Day. (?ditorial Now York World.) I'o-day is tho fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Ordinance of Secession by the South Carolina Con vention. That convention, consisting of the ame number of delegates as there were members of the Legislature, was elected to take action withdrawing the Palmetto Stale from tho Union. Of the nearly 150 men who composed It, only ono, Col. Robert A. Thomp son, oi* Walhalla, rt. C., ls alive to day. Many persons have supposed that thc convention was composed of youthful hot-heads, lt was not. Col. Thompson says he never sat In a meeting of men where there were so many gvay-heads. He was p?.st 30 and next to the youngest member, The PCWS of the action of South Carolina was received (juicily in Con. [ gross, which heard of lt within fif teen minutes. Tho outcome no man learly foresaw. That outcome was tho Civil War, which cost hundreds of thousands of lives and thousands of millions of dollars. In pensions it is still costing Hie country more than a hundred and fifty million dol lars a year. Such a v. ir might be supposed to leave behind wounds that oven time could not heal, but time has wonder ful curative qualities. All the war disabilities have been removed. To day a Confederate soldier ls the Chief .Justice of tho United States. Thc striae, of the groat chieftain of tho. Southern armies, wearing the uni form of the Confederacy, stands in the Capitol of the United States, lt may be that the next President of tho United States will be a man born south of Mason and Dixon's line. The house that was divided against itself is no longer divided. 'Phis day marks the beginning o^a long series of semi-centennials. The> Will revive no animosities, create no ill-feeling. Tho Rcpublc ls "one and Inseparable." OPPORTUNITY POU FARMERS. Clemson College ?fters Short Course in Agriculture. Clemson College will offer a short course in agriculture, beginning Jan uary -itii, 15)11, and continuing six weeks. The aim will be io Rive good, practical Instruction on soils, fertili zers, tillage, farm implements, cot ton and corn breeding, corn judging, cotton grading, stock feeding, judg ing live stock, dairy cattle, dairying and horticultural subjects. Other topics will be discussed In special lectures. The expense will bo $10 per month for board, each Individual furnishing- his own sheels, pillows and blankets. For particulars write lo W. R. Per kins, Director Agricultural Depart ment, Clemson College, S. C. Marine Uni ned to Death. Beaufort, S. C., Dec. 19.-Private ('liarles Carroll, aged 24, a marine, stationed at tho Puris Island Naval Station, was burned to death in a Uro which destroyed the town lock up and hose reol house at Port Royal last night. Carroll enlisted In Dal las, Texas, November 20, and gave as next of kin Miss Bridge Carroll, No. 1138 South West street, St. Louis, Mo. Ho had been locked up on a eli argo of being drunk and dis orderly on tho street. The origin of tho fire is not known. Pugilist. Died of Injuries. Philadelphia, Dec. 17.-Edward (Kid) (?ardnor, aged 21, a local lightweight pugilist, died in a ?hos pital hore this afternoon from Inju ries recoyeu last night In a bout with John Kain, aged 22, ot the Nonpa reil Athletic Club. Gardner never regained consciousness af tor being sent to the floor for tho llnal count. Ho died from a fracture of the skull. Knln was refused ball. WESTMINSTER'S LOCAL NICE'S. Fire Destrery? Lumber Kiln-Local Notes-Death of Capt. Francis. Westminster, Dec, 20.-Special: Cant. Francis, the oldest conductor on tho Southern Hallway, died this morning on his train (No. 43) be tween Ensley and Seneen. Acuto in digestion was the cause of his death. Ho had a number of friends here, who regretted exceeding to hear of his death. .1. D. Vandiver and family left to day for Malvern, Ark., where they expect to make their home. Their many friends regret very much to give them up. Mr. and Mrs. Dryant Eskcw and two sons, Held and H. T., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. .1. D. Vandi ver last week. Mrs. Alex. Richardson, of Ander son, has been visiting her father, J. N. Whitaker, for the past few days. W. C. Hughs. Esq., of Walhalla, was In town Monday on professional business. Miss Pearl Marett was In Atlanta several days last week. Miss Jodie Haley, who is teaching nt Cowpens, S. C., this winter., re turned home Saturday to spend tho Christmas holidays. Miss Myrl Pitts, of Chlcora Col lege, has returned for tim holidays. J. H. Tr.ylor, of Creenvllle, was lu town one day this week. Miss Ada Simpson, who is attend ing, tho Greenville Female College this year, returned home last Friday to spend tho Christmas holidays. J. H. Carter was In Atlanta for n short while last week. Miss Blanche White spent last Sat urday and Sunday among friends in Seneca. The high school will close next Thursday for the Christmas holidays. They are going to have a tun days' vacation. ? Eugene Mitchell, formerly of An derson county, moved into the Muson house,- on Walhalla street, last Sat u rd a.v. A. S. Kilburn and family, of Oak way, moved into the Vandiver house, on Marett, street, last Tuesday. Mrs. W. O. Alexander, of Cone ross, was the guest of Mrs. E. C. Marett Monday. H. la Miller's lumber kiln was burned Friday morning at 5 o'clock. lt is supposed that It caught from a defective flue, ile had about 3,000 or 1,000 feet of ceiling in it, and had no Insurance. F. H. Shirley spent Sunday and Monday in Toccon. The death of Dr. Sam P. Smith, ol Cornella, Ga., wns a groo* shook to his many friends here. Dr. Smith once lived hore, and will be remem bered by all who knew him. Mrs. A. M. Alexander, Mrs. S. L. Brownlee, Miss Eloise Harris, J. M. Bruner'and H. C. Dresser were visi tors in Anderson last week. Mrs. J. M. Brun er and son James returned Sundny, after a few weeks' visit to homefolks in Alabama. TRIPLE MCRDICH NEAR DURHAM, Negro Assaults White Girl, Kills Fa ther nUdji Niece, Elves House. Charlotta, N. C.. Dec. 20.-A se ries of the blackest, crimes over com mitted In this Stnte was unearthed this morning at the home of* J. L Sanders, in Granville county, when ti supposed criminal assault on a younp girl, a triple murder, tho destruction of tha home of the victim, togcthci with their bodies, were discovered bj neighbors. Nathan Montague, a negro, charg ed with the crimes, is lodged In the jail at Durham, after a long and ex citing cross-country chase by tho she riff to osea pe a mob. Intenso ex citement prevails throughout thf section of the Sanders home nnd lr Durham as well, and trouble may de velop atty minute. When neighbors,'attracted by thf sight of a burning house, rushed tc the Sanders home last night a grue some picture met their ga/.o, On thc ground were traces of a struggle parts of a girl's hair and clothing nnd pools of blood. When tho fin died down tho charred bodies of Miss Mary Sanders, her father, J. L. San ders, and his 2-year-old granddaugh ter were found in tho embers. Nearby was n bloody knife, tho in strument of crime, nnd a nelghhoi Instantly recognized it an ono ho hat seen Montague helping kill hogs wltl tho day before. Ho conveyed lt a' once to the shoriff, and when the lat tor arrived at Montague's homo lu found the negro trembling, and spat tered with blood with i.air stickily in lt. Keeping tho presence of tho negri a secret in Granville county, the she riff rushed with him at onco to Dur ham, Saved from Awful Heath. How an appalling calamity in hit family was prevented ls told by A D. McDonald, of Fayetteville, N. C. R. F. D. No. 8: "My sister had con sumption," ho writes. "Sho wai very thin and pale, had no appetite and seemed to grow weaker overj day, as all romodles failed, till Dr King's Now Discovery was tried, ant so completely cured her, that sho hat not boon troubled with a congi since. It ls tho best medicino I ovei saw or beard of." For coughs, colds la grippe, asthma, croup, hemor rhages, all bronchial troubles, lt hui no equal. GOo. and $1. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists, GOOD HOADS MINUTING. ^ A mooting in tho interest of good roads legislation will bo held at Walhalla on Tuesday, ?f January 3d, IOU, at H a. m. The mombors of tho Gonoral Assembly, County Supervisor, County Commissioners and ?I? County Commissioners-elect, ono from each township np l ointed by tho Good Roads Convention, a representative from boards of trade of Wal halla, Seneca abd Westmin ster, are expetced to attend, and all ol hers who desire. milford C. Burns Dead. Laurens, Dec. 17.-The funeral of llluford C. Burns, a prominent citi zen, business man and farmer, who died Tuesday night at his borne at Bnrksdnle, this county, was held at Highland Home church. Mr. Burns bad been Ul for. tho past th roo months. He was about 55 years of age and ls survived by his wife, who was before marriage a Miss.Monroe, of near Clinton, and several chil dren, including Mrs. Reeder Work man and Mrs. Geo. A. Browning, of Goidvlllo. Mr. Burns bad a number of rela tives in Oconeo who will be grieved to learn of his ?loath. Important properties of the Grape are transmitted /J by