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I By STECK, BRELOH & SCHRODER, WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ^WERNRSOAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1 Ot 1. Now Series No. ?07.-Volume LXIII._No. 45. ??4_,_i-11 i'i_,-, A shoo which will not stai is not the shoe for hard service, chrome-tanned, solid leather wat sold for the price, and a very litt this shoe in sizes to fit both the h "The 'Stronger-Than The Li wearing shoe in the world." IT PAYS TO lil! C. W. & J. E. Walhalla, So FHA Mi SI IX SON IS HEAD. Was Commandant of Confederate Home at Time of Death. (The Slate, Oth.) Frank M. Mlxson, a well known veteran, apd commandant of the Confederate Home, died yesterday at his residence near the home, follow ing a short illness. The cause of his death was heart, trouble. He was in the best of spirits just before his death, and the end came suddenly, causing a shock to his family and friends. He was (54 years of age and i ai rv! ved hy his wife and five chll c ll. ? Co). Mixson was ono of tho best . Known veterans in tho Stiu?. HO was born In Barnwoll county on Decem ber fi, 1846, and was the son of Wm. .1. Mixson. His father died when he was six years of age, and Col. Mix son was adopted and reared by Col. J. .1. Wilson, of Harnwoll county. Ile joined the Confederate army when only l?| years of age, and served throughout the war in the First South Carolina Regiment, under Col. .lames li a good. Ho made a line rec ord as a soldier, ('ol. Mixson re cently completed a book on tho life ol' the private in the War Between the Sections, which made interesting reading. A Burglar's Awful Deed may not paralyse a home so com pletely as a mother's long Illness. Hut Dr. King's New Life Hills area splendid remedy for won?' "They gave me wonderful benefit ni consti pation and ten?ale trouble," wrote Mrs. M. C. Dunlap, of Leadlll. Tenn. If ailing, try them. 25c. at all drug gists. Strange Accident, Proves Fatal. Durham, N. C.. Nov. 4.-Miss Cal lie Couch, a pretty girl of Ki. died yesterday as he result of a fractured skull, caused by colliding with Thomas Sheppard, a lad of 17, Tues day. The two were playing an old fashioned ball game, when Sheppard ran into Miss Couch and imbedded his teeth lu her forehead. The im pact broke Hie front teeth offhand they had to he extracted with forceps. Slie fell insensible to the ground with a fractured skull. From the. first it appeared ' Mat sile would hardly recover and blood poisoning was a complication. The young girl and Hie hoy were ol' excellent fami lies. The hoy is not seriously hurl. Makes Home With minimum tro cuit, cake and pasti clean and greatly su made, dry, found-ii and danger of alun Don't Rob Yourself BY PAYING GOOD MONEY EOB POOH SHOES. nd field work and rough weather Our "Stronger-Than-The Law" cr-proofs are the best work shoe? le money buys them. We have oy and his father, iw' ls the strongest and longest Y KOK CASH. . Bauknight, uth Carolina. JACK JOHNSON AS MASON. Scots Made Much Ado Over tho Ne geo from America. London, Nov. 6.-Jack Johnson, the world's champion pugilist, has been admitted as a member of the Freemason craft in Dundee, the lodge in which he was initiated be ing Forfar and Kincardine, 222, one of the oldest In the city. Tlie Masonic ceremony was hastily arranged. The understanding was that lt should take place at noon, but ns Johnson had to return south at that hour the lodge authorities ini tiated him an hour earlier, the re sult being that many members of the craft who intended to be present ar rived late. Johnson's initiation over, he ad dressed tho members of the lodge, stating that he had for a long time wished to he admitted to the craft. Jack was carried shoulder-high to tho street, and as he motored off to the railroad station a huge crowd followed with cheers. Death of Mrs. Harriett Kendley. Mount Pleasant, Nov. t>.-Special: On tho morning of October 2f?th the angel of death visited and look away from her home Mrs. Harriett Fond ley after a short illness of about 'wo weeks. Mrs. Fendley was in her 80th year and is survived by five children, two daughters and three sons, viz.: Mrs. Mary Moore, Mrs. Eliza Hoggs, Robert, Frank and Henry Fendley. Mrs. Fendley had been ii consistent member of the Baptist church for a number of years and lived a Chris tian lifo. Her remains were laid to rest at Mount Pleasant on October 2 ?! th by (ho side of her husband, who had been dead about four years. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. J. Spearman. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow. (The Tugaloo Tribune will please copy. ) lt Startled the World whim the astounding (daims were first made for Bucklen's Arnica Salve, but forty years of wonderful cures have proved them true, and everywhere it ls now known as the best salve on earth for burns, boils, scalds, son's, cuts, bruises, sprains, swellings, eczema, chapped hands, fever sores and lilies. Only 25c. at all druggists. PUBLIC SALES liAST MONDAY. Property to tho Value of $2i,<70 Changed Hands ut Court HOIIKO. Last Monday opened wet, muddy and cold, but still a large crowd came to Walhalla early and were ready at the opening of the public sales to hld on the number of tracts of Oco nee land that wero offered for sale by Master W. O. White and tho exe utors and heirs of two estates. The total sales for the day netted $21,770, the various tracts hoing auc tioned off as follows: By tho Master. in the case of Jenkins vs. Jenkins - 12.r> acres, bid in by J. 13. S. Dendy, Esq., for $80 0. in the case of Crane vs. Hold et al -20 acres, sold to IL A. Wood for $000. In the case of The Dank o? Wal halla vs. Samuel M. Butt et al Tract No. 1. 50 acres, sold to P, M. Cannon for $75: Tract No. 2, 50 acres, sold to Wm. J. Strihling for $45; Tract No. 3, 55 acres, sold to Wm. J. Strihling for $50. Frances IO. Gear Property-Hld in by J. R. Earle, Usu., for $800. Tho Dickson Hst ate. The executors of the John S. Dick ; son estate ottered twelve tracts of i land for sale, which were disposed of ' as follows: I Dickson Place j Tract No. 1-?18 acres, to F, H. ! Shirley, for $005. Tract No. 2-22 2 1-100 acres, to H. H. Dickson, $420. Tract No. 3-01 93-100 acres, to J. H. Harnett. $030. Tract No. 4-88 41-100 acres, to J. H. Harnett, $700. Tract No. 5-2 27 7 3-100 acres, to J. H. Harnett, $2,300. Tract No. 6-113 62-100 acres, to J. A. Knox, $1.799. Tract No. 7-18 23-100 acres, to F. H. Shirley, $255. Tract No. 8-48 3-100 acres, to J. S. Carter. $050. Tract No. 9-r-164 64-100 acres, to j. H. Barnet, $2,206. Tract No. 10-21 73-100 acres, to J. H. Harnett. $400. Terrell Place Tract No. 1-222% acres, to ,T. T. Wilson, $1,100. (Resold to B; E, King for $4.400.) Tract No. 2-101% acres, to W. H. Lee, for $2,550. Tile Crawford Estate. The heirs In the estate or Samuel ('.lawford, deceased, sold one tract of land, containing 73 acres. This was I bought by John Crawford for $1,325. MURDERED IN LO NF, LY HOM IO. Mutilated Body of Newberry Man Iteveals Horrible ('rime. Newberry. Nov. 5.-Will Ruff, a white man, about 55 years of age, was found dead in his home, a three room cottage, just outside Hie city limits, on the Ashford Ferry road, this morning about 7 o'clock, having been murdered some time during the night, presumably about midnight. The body was cold and was lying stretched out on the floor as it fell, with an old rusty axe. with which the deed was done, lying nearby. He had been struck on the hack of the head with the hutt of the axe. The skull was crushed in, exposing the brains, so that death was instanta neous. Lying on the floor was a small bag partly filled with candy and other pieces of candy were scattered about the Moor, which, it is believed, shows that he was In the act of : ailing candy to the murderer whet. the blow was struck. The inference is that the purchase of the candy was only a pretense on the part of the murderer, who thus engaged Mr. Ruff's attention to give himself an opportunity to strike tho fatal blow. In tin* bedroom were two trunks. In one of which, it. is said. Mr. Ruff was accustomed to keep his money, usually from $50 lo $100 at a time. Thal trunk had been thoroughly rilled. The only money found in the house (his morning after Hu? murder was discovered was a 10-cent piece in t lie corner of a drawer. The dead body win discovered by a negro woman, who barf gone to the well just in the rear of Mr. Ruff's house to draw a bucket of water. The back door was standing open, with the body in plain view from the well. Mr. Huff was num. rried. Ile was a quiet and inoffensive man and not addicted to getting into difficulties, so lhere can be no doubt that the murder was committed without any provocation on his part, and for the sole purpose of robbery. He has been merchandising on a small scale for several years, formerly in this city, but for some years past at his home, where he was found this morn ing a small suburb known as Mc Intosh Heights. His stock in trade consisted of only a few articles a small quantity of groceries, canned goods, candies, etc. There is no clue to the murderer so far as can he learned. * * * * *?+ * * * * * ?J? COTTON MARKET, *U *I* 'I* .!* *?* ?I* ?I? *I? ?I? ?J? .!? ?I* Farmers1 Union Holds for l l Cents Per Pound. Walhalla Market To-Day. The following prices prevailed on the Walhalla market, this morning, being reported Just ns wo go to press: Middling.8% Strict middling .8% ! Good middling.9 MII8. HAMITER MEETS DEATH. -? --m Wife of Prominent Minister Him Down by Automobile. (Tho State, Nov. 5tb.) ; Mrs. W. S. Hamiter, wife of a well Ktjtown Presbyterian minister of (ckBtock, was knocked down by an omobllo about noon yesterday, Ifrom Injuries received died at a ? infirmary about 3.30 o'clock nrday afternoon. The accident prod nt the Intersection of Main F Washington streets. The car I owned by J. Caldwell Robert , of Columbia, and was driven by 'chauffeur, Horace Jones, a negro. Miss Olivo Robertson and her guest, Miss Louise Rowland, of Augusta, GA., were in the car at the time of the accident. :Mrs. Hamiter was crossing the Street to stop a street ear, or was crossing to the other side. When al most on the track, she was struck by tlffe machine, which, according to Miss QU ve Robertson, was going at a rate or about eight miles an hour. '?^jrhe negro chauffeur gave himself up to J. H. Fowles, magistrate, short ly .afterward. Many witnessed the accident, and there were several versions as to the rat? the machine was traveling and as' to the details. The street was crowded at the time, and when the Packard ma chine struck Mrs. Hamiter, many rushed to her assistance. She was placed in Hie car and hurried to a local infirmary. It. was late In thc afternoon before identification was possible. She carried, at. the time of the accident, a suit case with the ini tials "W. S. H., Blackstock, S. C.," ?flk lu her purse was a railroad JBftt to that place. This gave a clew tfpthe Identity with the result that hw husband was notified, and he came to the city last night with his el lest son. IjHrs. Hamiter came to Columbia F'iday for treatment for her eyes. Sl.B' Bpent Friday night at the resi dence of W. M. Houston, 14 21 Wash ington' street. It is understood she Intended returning to Hlaekstock l?gt night. '?SKT8, Hardter was 40 years of age. Bef?re her marriage she was Miss Attjno Cooper, of the Indiantown sec ^!u' ?f Williamsburg county, Rev. and Mrs. Hamiter Mved at Iva, An derson county, beforo moving to Blackstock about a year ago. Mr. Hamiter ls pastor of the Hlaekstock and Concord Presbyterian churche? He and five children survive. T children arc: Cooper Hamiter, Wil liam Scott Hamiter and Misses Mary, Annie and Cunna Hamiter. Mrs. Hamiter was a cousin of Prof. Geo. Mccutcheon, of the University of South Carolina. Her Death Deeply Mourned. ?The sad intelligence that the above tide brought to friends of the fam ily of the deceased here and else where In Oconee came as a source ol' deep regret to all who had known Mrs. Hamiter and oilier members of the family. She was greatly loved and admired by those who had known her. She was an ideal minis ter's wife, a true helpmeet, kind and thoughtful neighbor and an ever loyal friend. During Rev. Mr. Muns ter's pastorate at Seneca he and his wife became greatly endeared to the people of that place, but their influ enc? was by no means confined to the people of Seneca. Roth Rev. and Mrs. Hamiter were widely known throughout. Oconee, and wherever they were known they were loved and respected by all. The unfortunate accident that cul minated in tho untimely death ol' this good woman is regretted on all sides, and the bereaved husband and children have the deepest sympathy of Oconee people. We join with hosts of others In extending to the bereaved ones our heartfelt sympa thy lu this sad hour. THOSE WHO PAY ON INCOMES. Keveline from this Source in Oconee is Now Only $1*2.75. Auditor R. W. (irubbs has made up his report on income taxes for Oconee for the year 1910, and the mowing is as follows: Taxable Income Hu onie. Tax. W. P. Anderson.... $2. GOO $ 2? 00 J. S. Carter. 1,000 If? 00 L. A. Edwards .... 1,050 1 0 50 G. w. Glgnllllal . . i ,500 I ."? oo u. T. Jayne?. 0,500 7 2 r.o Mrs. El, P. Lowry.. 77f> 7 75 W. M. Riggs. 7 00 7 00 W. A. Strother . . . 1,500 1 5 00 James Phinney ... 1,000 10 00 Total.$17,525 $1S2 75 HELD ON MURDER CHARGE. Drove Car That Killed .Mrs. Mamiter. Coroner's Inquest Sunday. Columbia, Nov. 5.-Following the Coroner's inquest held over the body of Mrs. \V. S. Hamiter this morning, Hosea Jones, the negro chauffeur who Was driving the automobile which shuck Mrs. Hamiter yester day, has boen committed to jail on tho charge of murder, by Coroner R. 1). Walker. The case ls bailable, it Is stated, though no steps have yet been taken to secure the negro's liberty. After hen ring considerable testimony the jury returned a verdict to Hie ef fect that Mrs. Hamiter came to her death by being struck by an automo bile,'driven by Hosea Jones. REV. J. B. HUNNICUTT DEAD. Aged Baptist Minister Has iiccn Call ed to His Reward. Rev. Joe Derry Hunnicutt, one of the, oldest Baptist ministers of Oco neo county, passed away at his home In the High Kails section on Friday afternoon of last week, November 3, at 2 o'clock, after an Illness of a year or more, during which time his health had been declining, though much of the time he had been able to be up. Rev. Mr. Munnlcutt was 72 years of age, and his long life had been devoted to the ministry from young manhood. He had done pastoral work In upper Oconee for many years, and will be greatly missed In the section of the county where ho was known and had lived, and where his work had been carried on unceas ingly for the betterment of his peo ple and the elevation of mankind. He 's survived by his wife and seven children, as follows: .las. H. Hunni cutt, Mrs. Nettie Emerson and K. C. Hunnicutt, of Oconee county; Jodie Hunnicutt, San Antonio, Texas; Charles and Oler Hunnicutt, of Oco nee, and T. J. Hunnicutt, of Blreno, Okla. One child, Edward J. Hunni cutt, died about twenty years ago. Rev. Mr. Hunnicutt was a gallant I soldier in the ranks of the Confede racy, having served throughout the war as a member of Orr's Regiment of Rifles. His service was character ized by bravery and fidelity to every duty. Funeral services were conducted at the home Sunday, the 5th, after which the remains were Interred in the family burying ground at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, in the pres ence of a large concourse of friends, who had assembled to pay the last sad tribute to his memory. We join with many other friends of the family in extending to the be reaved ones sincere sympathy in their hour of sorrow. BK NT ON REPUBLIC, SAYS WU. Former Minister to United States Joins the Revolution isis. Shanghai, China, Nov. 7..-Dr. Wu Ting Fang, who has been'chosen di* rector of foreign affairs in the reform government established hy the revo lutionists in the Province ol' Klang Sehu, to-day gave a long statement to the Associated Press in which he an nounced his adherence to the govern ment designed to establish a republi can form of government in China. Dr. Wu Ting Fang has twice been Chinese minister to tho United' States, where he became widely known. He was first sent to Wash ington in 18?I7, remaining there un til 11)02. when ho was recalled. He returned to the same post in 100T. and was again recalled in IHO?. For a lime lie appeared to have been relegated permanently to pri vate life, but in August, 1 !?!<), he was made counsellor to the Chinese for eign o Mice. Has Advanced Ideas. His advanced ideas have not al ways harmonized with the imperial policy, and it has been no secret that recently he has not wholly sympa thized with the throne. He is Hm most important figure that has appeared in the revolution ary stage during the last few days. When the revolutionists proclaim ed n provisional government at Shanghai he was made head of the foreign bureau, but the appointment was not taken seriously, and as late as yesterday he declined to acknowl edge any participation In the revolu tionary administration. His alti tude as formally announced to-day is expected to have a far-reaching in fluence. Marriage that Surprised Many. (Tugaloo Tribune, 7th.) A marriage that will cause a gen uine surprise to the people of West minster and elsewhere, in that it luis been kept a profound secret since the ceremony was performed, the par lies being ?wo of our most, popular young peope. is that of J. H. Hudson and Miss Valeria Waite. Up until last night it was not known by any one but the contracting parties and the bride's mother. The marriage took (dace exactly two weeks ago In-day (Tuesday). Mr. Hudson and Miss Waite quietly boarded tho traill here, went over to Spartanburg, hunted up tho office of the Clerk of Court, procured a li cense, and then went to Rev. L. M. Roper's residence and were married by him at .">.:?() p. m. They remained il) Spartanburg Tuesday night and came bark to Greenville on No. ;',7 Wednesday. They slaved over In Greenville a while and boarded No. 1 1 for Westminster, where (hey alighted from tho train and went to their homes as quietly as if nothing had happened. But they were married all right, and the knot had been tied as hard and fast ns If tho ceremony had been performed In Westminster. The bride ls the daughter of Mrs. A. N. (Wreath. She has a host of friends here ?ind elsewhere who wish her every happiness in Ufo. She is a young lady of immy lovable traits of character and posseses many charms and graces. Mr. Hudson has been in our midst about two years, coming here from his home In Greenville. Ile ls a good, all-round fellow and has many noble traits of character. A COURT THAT WABN'T HELD. Hpeelfil Judge J. W. Ragsdnlo Carno Ul>, Hut Hold No Court. Tho problem wu to whether Ocouce should have a November term of Court has at last solved itself. Law yers puzzled over lt, tho Chief Jus tice racked his brain for somebody to hold Court, and ho found that somebody In tho person of J. W. Ragsdale, Esq., of Wlnusboro, and His Righi Royal Highness Coleman Livingston Blouse, Covernor of South Carolina and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy and Dispensary Constables, actually signed the com mission. And still Court was not held. Mr. Uagsdale was in Walhalla in ample time, but watied all day Monday for his commission, which did not como to hand. Yesterday, however, the commission reached the hands of Clerk of Court John 1<\ Craig, but Mr. Uagsdale had ?one, and consequently there was no Court, for Oconee. And there may not even he a term fixed for December, lt is still hoped that a special term may he arranged, but lt is not certain lt was asked lor by the local bal we understand, but it seems that there is some mis understanding that n ay or may not be cleared np. MIX Kit CAUGHT; MOORE KILLED. Notorious Train Robber Captured in. Hov Oar ut St. (Mair, (ht. Waynesboro, Ca., Nov. 4.-Old Hill Miner, lite notorious train rob ber who escaped from the Milledge viile jail recently, was captured, and Tom Moore, bis companion in the es cape, was Bhot and killed by a posse at St. Clair, near here, last night. Miner and Moore wero In a box car when they wero discovered. A posse waB quick*:' assomhled and the ear was surrounded. Tho posse called on Miner to come out and give up. This he did. Moore, however, showed fight. He fired one shot, and was then shot In the face by one of tho posse, the wound proving fatal. Minor was brought to the Waynes boro jail early this morning. Ho was in the best of spirits and talked as if nothing lmd happened. Ile says he will esedpo again If the'opportunity " presents Itself. When questioned as. to where they have been spending their time since their escape from Milledgeville ho said most of tho time was spent in Augusta. Tom Moore, who was with Miner and was killed while resisting arrest, was sentenced to lite in the peniten tiary for killing his brother. Mooro was a young man, about 20 years old, and his chances for commutation were good, as he had been ti trusty I for Ibo past two years. Miner is about 60 years old, a na tive of Kentucky. Ile is about five feel nine imites high, weighs about, i '?'.iii pounds, and luis gray hair and brown eyes. N I'M DIOR OE RALES NEEDED. American Consuls Rave Reen Gath ering Statistics from Everywhere. Washington, Nov. ti.-Estimates by American consuls throughout tho world of the number of 600-pound bales ol' cotton required to supply foreign conni rios, except italy and England, for manufacturing purposes before September 1, 10 12, place tho number at 1 2.7 18,11 2. The information was called for hy tho Governor of Texas who wanted it to lay before the (io vernor's Con ference in New Orleans. lu the case of Italy, the consul general at Genoa, through a misun derstanding, gave estimates for tho amount of American coll?n demand ed. The United States has been fur nishing about 70 per cent of cotton consumed in Haly, indicating a total demand for that country next year of 750,000 btiles. The estimates for England, 2,854,512 bales, represent ing consumption of American cotton to September 1st last. America, usually supplies about SO per cent of England's total demand. Maine Remains Dry. An gu st it. Me., Nov. C. Maine re tains constitutional prohibition. Gov ernor Plaistod and bis council late to-night decided to accept tho correc tions in the vole ol' lour lowes casi In the special election in September, thus reversing tho result as td i ca ted on the face of tho first official re 1 urns. Returns on election day, Septem ber I 1, indicated a majority Of about. 300 against the repeal of the prohibi tion amendment, but later the olli cial count showed a majority of 20 for repeal. lt was found hy comparison, how ever, that in some cases the figures of the town clerks wore reversed from their early returns, and In each case the clerks claimed the error to be in the official figures. After hear ings on the subject, the Governor and council took the matter under consid eration, and the result was tho an nouncement to-night that Maine re tained constitutional prohibition by 7 58 voles. "I am pleased to recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as tho best tiling I know of and safest rem edy for coughs, colds and bronchial trouble," writes Mrs. L. B. Arnold, of Denver, Col. "Wo hnvo ttsed lt repeatedly and lt has never failed to give relief." Eor salo by all dealers.