"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.
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C. W. & J. E.
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FIGHT OVER COUNTY SKAT.
Purni Hand Killed as Result of At
tempt to Arrest Commissioner.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 13.
Wyatt Staples, a farm hand, ls dead
and three county officials are In jail
at Mountain Park as the result of
the trouble which has arisen over
the removal of records of the county
from Mountain Park to Snyder.
Staples, who was employed on the
farm of C. K. bull, one of the county
commissioners, was shot by one of
the men who arrested Dull, although
his Identity ls unknown.
It is sahl Staples attempted to pre
vent Bull's arrest. J. T. Armstrong,
another commissioner, and G. B.
Bristow, county clerk, wore arrested
later and taken to Mountain Park.
Governor Cruce has ordered Sheriff
Dani ola'of Kiowa county to Mountain
Park to prevent trouble.
The county officials are charged
with moving the coxi nt y records form
the legal county seat.
Thirty Years Together.
Thirty years of association-think
of lt. How tho merit of a good thing
stands out In that time-or the worth
lessness of a bad one. So there's no
guosswork in this evidence of Thos.
Arls8, Concord, Mich., who writes: "1
have used Dr. King's New Discovery
for 30 years, and it's the best cough
and cold cure 1 ever used." Once lt
linds entrance In a home you can't
pry It out. Many families have used
it forty years. It's the most infalli
ble throat and lung medicine on
earth. Unequalled for la grippe,
asthma, hay fever, croup, quinsy or
sore lungs. Price 50c. and $1. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by all drug
gists.
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ASSEMIHJY STILL, DKADDOCKKD.
Hallet After Hallet Without Result.
.Several Scattering Votes.
Columbia, Keb. 14.-There is no
election for Associate Justice. Three
more ballots were taken by the joint
Assembly to-day without results,
though sevqral scattering votes were
cast. Tho balloting to-day resulted
as follows:
First ballot-Memminger 55,Watts
62, Fraser 4 6.
Second-Meinlmnger ti), Watts 62,
Fraser 43, J. P. Carey 6, A. G. Brice
2, J. C. Sheppard l.
Third--Menimlnger 45, Watts 56,
Fraser 12, J. P. Carey 13, J. W. De
vore 2.
You are probably aware that pneu
monia always results from a cold,
but you never heard of a cold re
sulting in pneumonia when Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy was used.
Why take the risk when this remedy
may be had for a trifle? For sale by
all druggists.
Auto Goes Down Embankment.
Savannah, Ga., Keb. 12-Carrying
tn ere men, a woman and two small
children, a touring car leaped from
the Ogoechee road at a railroad
crossing here late this afternoon and
turned twice over while going down
a II 0-foot embankment.
John Stevenson, owner, had his
right leg broken, back wrenched and
received probable internal Injuries.
He will recover. Fred P. Oliveros
had a collar-bone and rib broken and
suffered Internal injuries, which
probably will be fatal. Mrs. Steven
son am' two children wore tossed
into soft sand and were unhurt. The
third man was only scratched.
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?inty Pastries
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shop or grocery,
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ER CO., NEW YORK.
LOCAL MATTERS FROM SENECA.
Great Pr?paration? for K. of 1*. Ban
quets-Hon. C. H. Vernor Honored.
Seneca, Keb. 14.-Special: Cards
have been received In Seneca to the
marriage of Miss Mdrla Dendy and
M. A. Marett, at Westminster, tho
22d Instant. The ceremony will oc
cur at the homo of Mr. apd Mrs.
W. L. England, and a number of
friends from Soneca will bo .In at
tendance.
Preparations for the big Knights
of Pythias banquet are going on,
and it will possibly be the largest
gathering of tho kind In tho history
of the place. The fact that the occa
sion is to be a home-comers' affair
add material Interest, as well as
a big Increase In the number of vis
itors. The banquet will be held in
the opera house and covers laid for
two hundred. Toasts will bo re
sponded to by distinguished speak
ers from a distance as well as from
neighboring towns, and ti royal Hmo
ls anticipated. Friday night, the
17th, is the dato.
The following ls clipped from the
Tuscaloosa Tlnies-Ga/.ette and will
prove of interest to Mr. Venter's
friends lu Oconee:
"Through the efforts of Hon. W.
B. Oliver, acting dean of the Univer
sity Law School, two instructors
have been added to the faculty of
the law department, Judge Henry
Bacon Foster and Hon. C. B. Vernor,
of Tuscaloosa. . * * . Mr. Venter
has already endeared himself very
much in the hearts of the students
by his lectures, In the absence of Mr.
Oliver. He is a prominent member
of the firm of Oliver, Vernor and
Rice, of Tuscaloosa, and solicitor for
Tuscaloosa county. Mr. Venter will
take up soon the subject of corpora
tions. * * *
'It ls very fortunate for the law
school to be able to secure two such
men as Judge Fo?ter and Mr. Ver
lier In the law faculty. Judge Fos
ter, when a practicing attorney, was
one of the most popular men at the
bar and has been an able judge.
Mr. VerqOr ls one of the lead
ing men at the Tuscaloosa bar and
ho ls much esteemed all over the
State. Ho has lectured at the uni
versity a number of times and is
greatly admired by the students. He
ls one of the best versed lawyers in
this part ol' the world. He is up on
all decisions and ever since he en
tered practice has been noted for his
quickness and his keen appreciation
of the finest points of cases. He is
a very strong man mentally, and his
brain power and his full fund of
knowledge are made tho more valua
ble by his enormous amount of en
ergy and the practical methods he
believes in. Mo Is Intensely practi
cal, and while he knows the law'*
theories fully ho also knows their ap
plication in a manner hard to ap
proach by any lawyer anywhere near
his age. Mr. Venter has had suc
cessful legislative experience, and is
splendidly equipped for the position
of an instructor in tho law."
A splendid congregation assem
bled at the Baptist church last Sun
day night, it being the time for un
ion services. Kev. A. IC. Drlggers
preached.
The Seneca Cotton Mill sounded
the alarm of fire last Saturday night,
but the blaze, originating In the
roller shop, was soon extinguished.
Mrs. Ruskin Anderson was the
hostess last week to a delight tul
meeting of tho Once-a-Week Club.
After the business and literary pro
gram was dispensed with the hostess
served a two-course luncheon.
A number of our people attended
the oratorical contest at Richland
last Friday night.
Creatore nt clemson was seen by
several couples from Soneca, not
withstanding ?lie bad weather, and
everybody was delighted " with the
Splendid work of the band.
The Seneca German (.dub gave a
charming little dance last Friday
night at the K. of Pt hall. Misses
Idla and Lese Strlbling, of Pendle
ton, and Miss Leila Doylo, of Cal
houn, were among the visitors.
Luke W. Vernor and Edward Strlb
ling will probably return tho tatter
part ol' thc week from a pleasure and
business trip to Kentucky.
Prof. and Mrs. M. E. Brockman
and the track team attended tho gym
nasium exhibition at Clemson last
Friday night.
The girls of the Seneca High
School will begin practice Ibis week
in gymnastics, under the leadership
of Miss Margarid Morrison.
A few ol' our ladles havo decided
to form themselves Into a club for
the purpose of growing chrysanthe
mum plants and blooms commer
cially, Preparations are already un
der headway for Issuing price lists
of plants for spring planting. These
will be issued in a short while.
Mrs. Bryan, of Clemson College,
was In Seneca Monday,
Snow fell on Saturday for several
hours.
Mrs. L, \V. Vernor and Mrs. T. S.
Strlbling spent lest sunday with
friends in Hasley.
Mrs. g, P. Strlbling, of Fair Play,
visited her son, T. L, Strlbling, last
week.
s. J. Craig visited his homofolks,
"etc.," on Keowee last. Sunday.
Misses Stella Flncannon and Maud
Hopkins spent Monday in Greenville.
Arrangements aro being made to
organize a chapter of tho D. A. It. In
Seneca in tho near future.
APPOINTMENTS FOU OCONEE.
The, County Government Bill-Elec
tion on Fourth Saturday in April.
Columbia, Feb. 13.-Editor Koo
woe Courier: Our delegation in the
General Assembly have agreed upon
tho lollowing hill that will allow tho
people lo change to a township gov
ernment If they so desire. We hope
that tho voters will get busy and
elect the best men In their townships
for commissioners and make an extra
levy for road Improvement; this year.
The Coutltj Government Hill.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly ol' the State of South Caro
lina:
Section t. The county supervisor
for Oconee county shall give I < tice
of an election lo be held on tho
fourth Saturday in April, IPI I, be
tween tho hours of S o'clock In the
forenoon and 1 o'clock In the after
noon, for thc purpose of determining
whether the township will adopt the
township government as herein pro
vided, and shall appoint three mana
gers of election for each voting place
as herein designated, to wit: For
Center township at Oakway, for Sen
eca township at Seneca, for Tugaloo
township at Westminster, for Wage
ner township at Walhalla, for Keo
wee township at Salem, for White
water township . at Little River
church, for Pulaski township at Long
Creek, for Chattooga township at
Mountain ReBt; at which all quali
fied electors residing tn the respec
tive townships shall be allowed to
vote. The ballots shall be substan
tially In tho following form: "For
-Township Commissioners,"
and "Against Township Commission
ers;" each elector voting for town
ship commissioners shall write in
the blank the number of township
commissioners ho wishes to govern
said township, which shall be not
more than three, and on the same
ballot shall write the name or names
of one, two or three persons voted
for as township commissioners. If a
majority of the ballots east at such
election shall be for township com
missioners, then all of the provisions
of this act shall apply lo such town
ship; and If the greater number of
votes be for one township commis
sioner, then the person receiving the
highest number of votes shall be the
township commissioner; If the
greater number of votes bo for two
township commissioners, then the two
persons receiving the highest num
ber of votes Bhall be the township
commissioners for such township,
and If the greater number of votes be
for three township commissioners,
then the three persons receiving the
highest number of votes shall be
township commissioners for said
township. If,a majority of the bal
lots be against township commis
sioners, then the said township shall
operate under the law as now pro
vided. The managers of elections, if
a majority of the ballots be for town
ship commissioner, shall certify the
election to the county supervisor and
to the Governor, who shall commis
sion them as such upon their taking
the oath provided by the Constitu
tion, and who shall enter Into bond
in tlie sum of five hundred dollars,
to be approved by the county super
visor. No particular kind of paper
or size or form of ballot shall be nec
essary, but If the ballot ls such as
to be intelligible it shall be counted.
Sec. 2. The county supervisor shall
file and keep in his ollico all claims
approved by the township commis
sioners or commissioner, and sha1.'
audit and pay 'the same and shall
charge the same to the respective
township, and each warrant must
state to which township the same Is
to be charged, and the county treas
urer shall pay the same out of the
funds for such township.
Sec. 3. The township commission
ers elected ns herein provided shall
hold office until tho first Tuesday in
January, IO J . and until their suc
cessors have been elected and unai
ded; their successors shall be elect
ed at the general election of 15)12,
and the term of ellice shall thereafter
be for two years after the first Tues
day in January after each election
year. Such township commissioners
and the present county commission
ers and clerk of the county board of
commissioners shall be removed by
tho'Governor upon tho recommenda
tion of tho members of the General
Asesmbly,
Sec. 4. The township commission
ers or commissioner shall have juris
diction over all matters of working,
repairing and constructing and es
tablishing new roads and changing
location of roads, and building and
repairing bridges; they shall have
meetings in their respective town
ships as often as may be necessary
for tho discharge of their dulles;
they shall have all the powers here
tofore conferred upon the county
conimissione.'. with the limitations
herein provided. They shah not
make any contracts or expend any
moneys except such as is apportion
ed to and levied for th dlr respective
townships by tho county supervisor,
und any contracts made in violation
of this provision shall bo void, and
such officers shall be liable for prose
cution as provided by law. They
shall approve all claims within their
jurisdiction, keep a record thereof,
and the same shall be audited by
the county supervisor, and paid as all
other claims against the county.
Sec. 5, If lhere be three township
commissioners elected as herein pro
vided, 4 hoy shall each recelvo a sal
ary of thirty dollars per annum; if
ibero bo two township commission
ors elected as herein provided, they
shall receive a salary of forty-five
dollars per annum each; if there be
ono township commissioner elected
as herein provided, he shall receive a
salary of ninety dollars per annum;
all of such salaries to be paid out of
the funds of their respective town
ships as other claims against the
township. Every original claim and
paper shall be forwarded by tho
township commissioner to the county
supervisor, to be kept on file in his
office.
Sec. 6. Any claimant feeling ag
grieved at thc ruling or judgment of
(ho township commissioners or the
county supervisor shall have the
right to appeal to the Court of Com
mon Pleas.
Sec. 7. That if the township com
missioners or commissioner cannot
make satisfactory contracts,then they
may have the work done in any man
ner that they deem for the best Inter
est and welfare of their township,
Sec. .S. Upon the petition of one
fourth of the qualified electors ol' any
township in Oconee county asking for
an election upon the Question of levy
ing an additional road tax, which pe
tition shall specify the number of ad
ditional mills desired to be levied,
which shall in no case exceed ten
mills on the property of the town
ship, the supervisor shall order an
election and publish a notice In a <
newspaper published in tho town- I
ship, or In the case there is none, in
a newspaper most llkoly to give gen
eral notice, or by posted notices of
the time and place of such election, !
and the township commissioners shall
act as managers, or if there be none, <
then the supervisor shall appoint
three managers. All qualified elec- !
tors residing In such township shall
be allowed to vote in such election.
Tho form of ballots shall be: "For I
- mills additional road tax," or !
"Against-mills additional road ;
tax." Tho township commissioners
or managers shall certify tim result 1
of such election to the county super
visor and county auditor. If a ma- 1
jorlty of the votes be for the iddl- '
tiona! tax, the county auditor shall 1
levy the same and the county treas
urer shall collect lt at the same time
and manner as State and county!
taxes and place lt to the credit of the
township, and shall not be pnld out
except upon claims from said town
ship allowed by tho township board
of commissioners and marked "Spe
cial Hoad Fund-Township,"
and upon the warrant, of the county
supervisor, which shall be endorsed
"Special Road Fund-Town
ship:" Provided, That no particular
kind or color of paper or form or
size of ballot shall be necessary, but
if the ballot be intelligible it shall
he counted. When any additional
road tax is levied the same shall be
levied for each year thereafter,, un
less voted off In the same manner
herein prescribed. Any increase In
the additional road tax levy may be
made in the same manner: Provided,
That the total shall not. exceed ten
mills: Provided, That tho first elec
tion for additional road tax under
this act shall be ordered by the coun
ty supervisor without the petition
herein mentioned, to be held on the
fourth Saturday in April, 1011, tit
tho snme time and place as the elec
tion on township government as pro
vided In Section 1.
We thought best to tlx the day for
the election so that tho people would
have ample notice to register and
get ready. Every white man who
wants to have a voice in his town
ship affairs should register on the
first Monday In March and voto In
this election.
If the people do not want a change
then they can let things run along In
the same old way.
Next week we will give the appro
priations for the different purposes
in the county. Tho commutation
road tax must be expended in the
township where it ls paid. We will
make a small general levy lor the
county at large and will expect each
township to levy the greater part of
the funds for road purposes.
Oconee County Appointments,
The following appointments have
been made for Oconee county:
Auditor-H. W. dubbs.
Treasurer-W. J. Schroder.
.Magistrates.
M. H. McJUnkln, South Union,
S. ll. Marett, Westminster.
J. E. Singleton, Taber.
J. A. Kubanks. Oak way.
H. J. Vinson, Holly Springs.
J. I). Sheldon, Fair Play.
M. H. Loo, .little Crock.
Jesse Hay, Tamassee.
,1, io. Hopkins, Seneca,
A. L. McCarley, Maxwell's Bridge.
J. M. Whltmlrot Newry;
p. A. Brown, Woir stake.
W. A. Qrant, Salem.
A. P. Crisp. Walhalla.
W. X. Woolbrtght, Town ville.
J, I). Hull, Madison.
Township Assessors.
Conter-W. H. Crawford, R. A.
[toot es, S. H. King.
Chattooga- -Thomas Ramey, J. P.
Orr, I? A. King.
Keowee -J. Tl. HiinniCUtt, Edward
fiant t. W. ll. Talley.
Pulaski--Ceo. Matheson, Rev. D
F Carter, W. N. tlholetler,
Seneca-W. M. Alexander, Oscar
Campbell, I). A. Perritt.
Seneca (Town)-ft. W. Grant, J.
M. Parr?n. W. O. Hamilton.
Tugaloo-A. Zimmerman, W. T.
Tannery, J, F. Stewart.
Westminster-J. (J. Hrca/.calo, W
h. England, J, II. Llgon.
MATTERS AT WESTMINSTER.
Serious Runaway Aceldontr-Revival
electing slunvs Great Results.
Westminster, Feb. 14.-Special:
The series of meetings, which com
menced tn tho Baptist church on tho
evening of January 3 0th, closed last
Friday. The people of Westminster
have had a great revival during this
meeting, There were over thirty ad
ditions lo the church. Rev. S. E.
Stevens, of Chefoo, China, preached
twice each day during tho mooting,
and on Sunday, February 5, ho
preached lour limes. Resides his reg
ular appointments for morning and
nicht he preached to the colored peo
ple at ?I o'clock in tli? ritter hoon} and
to the children at 4 o'clock. HI.1
sermons were earnest and persuasive.
The church has- been richly blessed
during this meeting and nundi good
has been accomplished.. ,
Monday night, February 20th,
Walden, the great magician, and
1 loverly, the hand-cuff klug, will ap
pear as the fourth lyceum number afc
the school auditorium at 8.1 fi p. m.
This is going to be the best attrac
tion of the course. You should buy
your tickets early and Insure a good
seat. Tlckots on sale at T. N. Car
ter's store.
W. H. Hammond, a farmer living
a few miles from town, had a very
serious accident last Monday. Whllo
driving to town his horse becamo
frightened and ran away, throwing
him out of the wagon. Tho wagon
ran over him and he sustained a few
bruises about tho head and should
ers.
A. W. Leathers Bpent Sunday with
homefolks.
The many friends of Miss Nina
Wham \fill be glad to know that she
Is coming back to assist Miss Annio
Smith in her millinery department"
soon. Miss Wham was in business
here until she sold out to Miss Smith
In December.
W. o. and T. D. Alexander, of
Coneross, boarded No. 39 hero last
Tuesday for a prospecting trip in
Oklahoma.
Rev. and Mrs, Brand, formerly of
Hampton, aro now living In tho cot
tage at tho rear of the Presbyterian
church, formerly occupied by H. B.
Gilbert.
Miss Irene Miller ls spending seve
ral weeks with homcfolks here.
Miss Miller has been in Florida for
the past few months in the millinery
business.
Another wedding has been report
ed for next Sunday. One a week
seems to be our schedule.
Miss Bessie Foster entertained tho
pupils of the tenth grade Friday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Carter and .son
John, of Gainesville, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Carter last week.
They returned to their homes Friday.
Last Thursday work on the new
depot was begun. Judging from tho
plans we will have an up-to-date sta
Llon when it is finished.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Burrlss, of An
derson, spoilt several days of last
week with Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mit
chell.
Ed. C. Holland ls clerking in tho
?tore of B. M. England & Co.
S. B. Marett, of Lnvonia. has boen
In town for the past few days.
Earle Seaborn, of Greenville, was
In town last. Tuesday.
Mrs. J. C. Knox, of West Union,
was among Hie visitors In town last
iveek.
Mrs. G. W. Marett is visiting In
Atlanta this week.
Mr.,and Mrs. W. A. Matheson, of
Poccoa, are visiting their son, P. W.
Matheson, this week.
W. A. Harrison spent Sunday at
f\villon, Ga., with friends.
Tile many friends of Mrs. J. S.
Darter will regret to hear that she
is very ill at this writing, Wo hopo
for her a speedy recovery.
Accused of Stealing.
E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me.,
boldly accuses Buck len's Arnica Salvo
[>f stealing-the sting from burns or
3. aids-the pain from sores of all
kinds-the distress from bolls or
piles. "It robs cuts, corns, bruises,
sprains and Injuries of their terror,"
he says, "as a healing .remedy its
?qual don't exist." Only 25o. at all
druggists,
Remember that tho Oconee
County Oratorical ('ontest will
be held at Westminster, Friday
night of next week, February
24th. Make; your plans to at
tend. Tills Kat hering will be
of interest to everybody in tho
county who ls Interested In
matters pertaining to educa
tion.
We have received an inter
esting article in regard to this
meeting, but. it reaohod us just
ns we are ready to go tri press
- too late for publication this
week.
WW. ****** ****** ***'
Wagener-E. Breazealo^ John I).
Perry*, c. II. Wbltmlre.
Walhalla-G. A.. Norman, 'J. W.
Ilauknlght, J. ?. Hendrix.
Whitewater--- D. ?, Sheppard, ^.
IO. Nicholson, J. B. Burgess.
All of the appointments will bo for
warded to tho Clerk of Court, whoro
ho persons named will Hud thom.
Respectfully, J. R. Karlo.