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KEOWEE COURIER ( ESTA HM SH IO!) 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning (Subscription $1 Per Aiitiutn. Ad ver UH! og lin tes Reasonable. -Hy STECK, SHELOH ?V SCHHODEK. Communications of a personal char acter charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of re spect, of not over ono hundred words, will be printed free of charge. All over that number must bo paid for at the rate of ono cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, H. C.: WEDNESDAY, A PHI I j 21, 1012. SO EAU, SO CiOOl). Tile Courier has received a lottOT from the owner of a sile suitable for the location of a hospital or sanita rium, or hospital and sanitarium combined, with rho statement that lw will he glad to show the place to interested parties. Who is interested'.' That is the coal question. Are the physicians ol Oconeo, as repre sented hy Ibo Oc.onee Medical Asso ciation, interested in such a proposi tion? ls there an individual in the associai ion intorested ? We may bo mistaken in our Idea as io Ibis matter, hut. lt seems to us that the Medical Association of Oco nec is neglecting an opportunity in not looking into the matter of a hos pital and sanitarium for this seel ion of the St a tv . lt ls bardi} reasonable to expect any ono oilier than ,t physician, or some one representing the body of physicians, lo take the lead in sind? a nm Her. li would he I nie 1*08 ti UK for the public lo know wind her Hie medical profession of this seel lon thinks fa vorably of the proposition for such an undertaking as was suggested last week. The Courier has received an invi tation to attend tho celebration of Ibo twenty-llfth anniversary of the founding of Ibo Winthrop Training School tor Teachers. The celebra tion will lake place at Rock Hill on ETldny, May ?ld, and tho invitation is issued by the trust?es and faculty of Winthrop .Normal and Industrial Col lege. This promises lo be one of tho < most Interesting occasions in the history of thin grea-t Institution, and will doubtless attract many from all parts of the stale. livery prepara tion ls being made for tho accoinino V- M.. . (?iid c'o?K?. rt H who attehct. ' . I ITH. HOMJjt -H>! *\ *o EEK.. . J \ >b- . A> Elrcd Ctitnl jilin i.ti .... Andersen, April 21. The fourth homicide in ono week hi Anderson county m curred to-night at Bolton, when Sam fisher .din* and instantly killed Molle Strickland. Both men worked In the Helton mills and wore each lin years ol' age. Kisker was bron.Jit io the county jail Immedi ately ai'ier t!ie shooting and when sci ?. in iiis cell to-night said thal he .md Strickland had been drinking to gether during the afternoon. for .-ome reason unknown to Irisher, ho says, Si rick land gol mad at him and advanced on him. fisher says he wanted io avoid a row so ho ran. Strickland, ho said, picked up a clinker and hurled ai fisher, fisher iva knocked doun, ho says, and Strickland continued io advance on him, al tho same linn- trying lo open bis knife, fisher says he pulled his gun while lying on the ground and li red 'ive times ul Si rid-land. The Hist and second shot- missed their mark, bul tho Mind struck Strick land, ile expired in a few moments, fisher's account of the shooting was corroborated bj witnesses. siv Killed in Cyclone. Newborn, Ca.. April -".*. Starting in the vallej ol thc Ocmulgec river, east ot Macon, and I raveling al DO miles per hour, a terrific cyclone swept through 'his section to-day, laying waste ,i track some three quarters of a mile wide, (brough .las per. Newton and Morgan counties. six lives were lost, s> ?ros of live s(oi i< killed and hundreds of bouses destroyed, to saj nothing of oilier in juries indicted. Among the dead and dying are: w. w. Durden, killed instantly; .i?>e Maxi >. Dock Maxey; Mrs. \V, W. Durden, fatally injured, faro crushed, two limb- and hip broke.! and huge hole cul In hack; fd Maxey. eleven .. old boy. win din from Internal injuries. j Killed in i ' n <l (binie. Ciaffuoy, Vpiil ? I. A negro card! game, in tin- Keudvicksvllle settle-! ment of (Safi'ncy, bad tho usual out-j come this afternoon, and llenrj Lee was cul to death, presumably by a member of tho party named .Iud Al len. There were ao\ irai In tho game, when a row aros - and knives came hilo play. Tim deni mau WAA lite rallj caned lo pieces, his body being cul in several place,,, while his head and faeo also showed several cuts. Physicians slate that a cul on the thigh, which st ? in k an artery, was responsible for hi.; death. A number ol others were seriously juju red. WllitO farmers Shoo! Negro. Anderson April 21. fur man and Love Brown, two white farmers, shot and probably fatally wounded a ne gro, .lohn Johnson, al Barnes' Sta tion to-day. Tho shooting occurred at the depot and was witnessed hy several people. Twelve shots were tired, five of which look effect in tho negro's body. Immediately after the shooting the Browns doparted and escaped across tho Georgia lino. Tho cause of tho shooting ls un known. SK NEO" A DO?AD NEWS MENTION. Arrested for Attempting to Puss Chock-Other Items. Seneca, April 23.-Special: W. B. Oliver, ol' Tuscaloosa, Ala., spout Monday night In Senora, a guest In tho home or Mr. and Mrs. T. E.- Strlb ling. Mrs. Falls, of Contrat, spent tho latter part of tho past week" with her daughter, Mrs. B. O. Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Norris, also of Central, spent Saturday with Mrs. Hopkins. Tho death of Miss Ida Phillips, which occurred last Saturday In Co lumbia, was heard of with sorrow by her relatives and friends here. She .was tho daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Phillips, tho former having died last summer. This fact makes tho young daughter's death doubly sad to the loved ones. Tho family have been living lu Seneca for seve ral years, and Miss Ida had been in ill health for many months. The sympathies of the community uo out lo the family In their deep sorrow. Mitonnent was made Monday nt Friendship, tim funeral services ho ing conducted by her pastor, Kev. c. S. Blackburn. (?uii<; ii good deal of excitement was crea tod in Seneca last Friday by the attempt of a stranger to pass a check on a business house here. Dur ing the afternoon tho stranger en tered tho store of Wood & Marett and made quito a large bill, and en deavored to pass IIK> check, which was made hy the Oconeo Telephone Company to Mrs. S. IQ. Wilson, of Walhalla. The man (humed thal his name was Wilson, t'pon being ques tioned he stated that he had done work on Mrs. Wilson's farm. Suspi cion was aroused and Investigation was made. A preliminary trial was hold before Judge J. 13. Hopkins and the man. who refused to give his name, was sent up to jail. A woman claiming to be the man's wife showed up, but refused also lo talk. Heavy rains fell here on Sunday night, abd il will bo several days be fore plowing can bo done. The '"ollowing have gone to Atlan ta for opera week: Misses Lulu and j Sue Gignilliat, Mrs. J. L. Marett, Mrs. IO. C. Doyle and others. Miss Harriet Vernor, of Walhalla.: spent last Wednesday in Seneca as a guest of Mrs. J. S. Strlbltng. Mr. and Mrs. li. 10. Veiner, of Richland, visited their son 13d on Sunday. 13d ls sick with measles nt i tim bonn? of Mrs. Duke Veiner. Wo were glad to see that The Cou rier settled a disputed question loi ns last week. In the sent?me. "A large number of machines was seen ia town," tho correction was made, making it road "were seen." We bad already consulted several author ities, all of whom were undecided which would bo best 'orin. We just put it in, knowing the 'proof-reader would sollie the ouest ion for us. ? . Ainu. largo stock of dry goods and furni ture to Anderson Ibis week. He car-' rles with liim the best wishes of his friends lune. Ills family will ro main in Seneca for tho present, which is pleasing news to their Sen eca friends. Tuesday afternoon Ihe V. M. C. A. track team from Anderson will bold a dual meei with Ihe Seneca High School leam. Mrs. W. S. Hunier returned Mon-' day from a vlsll ol' several days to, ( ! reen ville. We confess io having a "whipped" feeling since tho last effusion from Richland, so wc; beg him to "call off : he dogs" while il is safe! SCIU COS CASIO DISMISSED. Court D?vides Notable Case that Caine l p From Oconce. (Crcenville News.) ' Whether or not an anent of the United states government lias a legal i righi lo sell whiskey in a dry county ol' ibis Slate was settled for the tirst lime in I be United States District: Court yesterday when Judgo ll. A. M. Smith ordered the. dismissal of a case brought by the Stale ol' Soul ll Carolina against .lohn I'. Scruggs, rutted states Deputy Collector of In ternal Itovenuo, for selling some whiskey in Oconeo county in Novem ber ol' lill 1, Mr. Scruggs confiscated a quantity ol' contraband whiskey al Walhalla. Alter giving due mn ice lb rough tho columns ol' the newspaper of that; town thal be would sell thc wills-I key al public auction. Hie sale was held. Oconeo heil .-' a dry counts', a case for violation of the dispensary laws was brought against the officer. The warrant wen! before tin- grand lury and an indictment was banded down against Mr. Scruggs. The case was not tried III thc Slate ('our! at Walhalla, but an order was issued transferring ii to thc United States District Court. Do-day Dis trict Attorney Cochran filed a special plea with lllC conn, going lo show thal tho deputy collector was neting within the law prescribed by tho gov ernment and was not violating tin Stale law. Solicitor I'. A. Bonham, representing tin- state, demurred to the pion, bm bis objection was over ruled b> .1 udgo Smit h. Pile district attorney staled lo a representative of tho N'eus thal, so far as lie know, this point had never been raised in this Stale before. This ease is, therefore, unique. "Titanic" Lost Much Mail. New York. April 21.---Postmaster I-:. M. Morgan stated yesterday that ?be White Star Diner "Titanic" had or. board 3,423 sacks of mail, lt ls not likely, be said, that the malls will be saved, As tho standard o'-ean mall hag holds about 2,000 letters, lt ls esti mated that In all about 7,OOO,ooo pieces of mail matter have been lost. About 200 hags contained registered matter. Postmaster Morgan said that these sacks contain;d an average of about K.O00 letti I s each. Ho esti I mated that approximately l,ooo,ooo registered letters and packages had ' gone to the bottom of tho ocean. w--rwmmn III I. -.y.., A NEW PH Asi; OP DISAS W?R? Claimed that Titanic Won- u-wn With Help Only 8 Mlle* A i. Washington, April 22.-With tojc cor only live milos away, thc I'M il slid Into Its watery grave, can with lt moro than 1,600 of lt! Bengora and crew, while an kn I ch sti fled steamer that might ha. all failed or refused to seo < . ir?n tic signals flashed to lt for ? . . This pliase of the tragic difia . was brought out to-day before Lh Senate investigating commit . <. ?. I on J. B. Boxhall, fourth ofllcei ot I h.. Titanic, told of his unsucc? at tempts to attract tito strar tent Ion. This ship, according to . ill could not have been moro ti fl vc miles away and was steam!] ?ward tho Titanic. So close wa* lt tba from tho bridge Boxhall p . I Its masthead lights and tin . <' ? r side lights. Signals UlMUlHWCrCi . BOth with rockets and More electric signal did l . yolli ofllcor hail tho stranger, th Smith and several others in the ,'lol-nl j tho bridge declared at the belief that the vessel bad .? and was signalling in repl failed to see the replies, lt -wevoi and in any case the steam k?j its course obliquely past t Tit; without extending aid, .This, and tho declaration by ! s. Franklin, vice preside -t <. White Star Une, that titer wero sufllcient lifeboats aboar flin lanie to caro for the ship *omj at one time were easily tl of Hie hearing. Local Briefs from Wo m i asl . Westminster, April 2;? ' ?eelai Westminster offers one audi dato this week-Oscar II has announced for Conn Dr. W. J. Carter mad? visit to Gainesville, Ga., lu iv.? this week. Miss Myrtle Clark, da igh Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Cl: if;.tre Oak (?rove vicinity, is spend some time here with lier : . M J. P. Tannery. Mrs. J. IO. Mauldin, of ., n visiting her motlier, Mrs. li. B. Gilbert made u trip to Atlanta this week Missos Myrtle and Bin' two accomplished young Vnderson, are visiting t Mrs. J. P. Grillln. They ire e ponied hy Mrs. p, B. M hell, Belton. Miss Nellie Ruffle hat from a visit to Anderson, I Greenville. B. o. Whitten returne? from the Allanta Collegi Pl cians and Surgeons We ira have "Whit" back with Mrs. J. I). Sheldon w< ti to . ".,"uf 1(> upend ?1 . . ? . li: par. ' ... at Cnrtersville, Gu. L. G. (?aston, .Mrs. Melissa. Cross j and Miss Marie Mall have returned | front St. Petersburg, Pia., where they spent the winter. Miss Robbie Carter, of Gainesville, j is visiting relatives here. .Mrs. S. P. Smith,, of Hart well, Ga., is visit ng hoi' sister, Mrs. T. X. Car ter. Mrs. P. G. Lavender has returned from a visit to Greenville. , Watch our boys go to Columbia and bring tho Stato cup back. Coneross Local News. Coneross, April 22.-Special: Our pastor, Rev. L. I). Mitchell, tilled his appointments hero Saturday night and Sunday. Owing to the rainy weather Sunday tho congrega tion was not as large as was expect ed, but there was a very interesting program carried out. There were a number of recitations and songs and also interesting talks and addresses. Blake Gambrell, who spent the winter in Anderson, returned to his home here recently. He has been n pupil of the high school of Ander son and bas just recovered froin an ?ittack of measles. Ho will not re enter school tills term. S. J. Barker, of Central, spent last Monday with hotnefolks here. Ile went from here to Greenwood, whore ho was sent as a delegate from tho Central Baptist, church to the State Sunday School Convention. He visited his uncle. Newton Alexander, while there. Miss Rosa Dilworth ls spending some time in Seneca with W. O. Al exander and family. Several mem bers of the family aro confined to their beds with measles. Their friends here hope they will soon In well again. R. A. P. Hean and wife, of Avalon, Ga., spent Saturday and Sunday very pleasantly with relatives in this community, The County farmers' Union held a very interest lng meeting with thc Coneross Local inion recently al til" lillie Ridge school house. Thc Coneross friends of P. A. Brown and family, of the Wolf Stake sect ion. regret to learn of the sad death of Mrs. Brown. Wo extend 'o them deep sympathy and com mend them to Him who doeth all things well. Orphaned hy Titanic Wreck. Now York. April 20,-Among the survivors of tho disaster aro two lit tle boys, probably made orphans by tho sinking of Hie liner. They are bright little French chaps, 3 M? and 2\'z years old. and answer to the names Louis and Lolo. What their surname is has not been established and nothing is known of their rela tives. Miss Margaret Hays, of this city, who was rescued from tho Titanic, took them to her homo, where Bho IS keeping them In tho hope that some of their rolat. will bo found. Oakway High School. Oak way, April 23.-Special: Tho public Is cordially Invited to attond tho closing exercises of Oakway High School Thursday and Friday, April 25th and 2f.th. '. . T,~'*?rUr?ft| fy- CDU ll MEETINGS, fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy * * Walhalla Democratic Club. Walhalla Democratic Club is here y called to meet at the Court House l Walhalla on Saturday, April 27th, it 3 o'clock p. m., for tho purpose ..f reorganizing, electing ofllcors, locting delegates to county conven ion, and transacting such other mslness as shall be brought before .lie meeting. John P. Craig, President. High Falls Club No. 2. High Fails Democratic. Club (No. 2) is hereby called to meet on Sat urday, April 27, at 1 o'clock p. m., Tor tho purpose of reorganizing, electing delegates to county conven tion and transacting sud? other bus iness as may be proper. S. W. Smith, President. I), p. Dearden, Secretary. Thc Oak way D?mocratie Club ls hereby called to meet on Satur day, April 27th, at 3 o'clock In tho afternoon lo reorganizo and elect delegates to tho county convention. W. M. Brown, President. South I nion Democratic Club is hereby called to meet at the school house next Saturday afternoon. April 2 711 >. at :: o'clock, for the purpose of reorganizing, electing delegates to comity coin eui ion and transacting such other business as may come be roro said club. J. B. Harris. President. Richland Democratic Club is called to meet at Richland acad emy al :'. o'clock p. m. April 27th, for tho purpose of reorganizing for the coming campaign and electing delegates to the county convention, J. P. Strlbling, President. W. C. K?ster. Secretary. Tekoona Democratic Club is hereby called to meet on Saturday, April 27th, at 3 o'clock in the after noon to reorganize and elect dele gates to the county convention, and to transact other business. J. H. Zachary. President. To the Voters nt Salem. The Democratic club will meet at the hall in Salem on Saturday, April 27th, at :i p. m., for the purpose of electing new ofllcors and delegates to the county convention. W. M. Perry, President. To Sunday School Superintendents. Editor Keowce Courier: At the meeting of the State Sunday School Association, held at Greenwood, tCth to 19th instant, 1 was honored by be ing asked to servo as executive com mitteeman for Oconee county. As sm li 1 want to get. and keep in close touch with every Sunday school in tho county. May I use your columns to speak to every Sunday school superintendent and i?k him to write me a <..:....). riv e-.- >,?<... name ?nd posl i ?Vi ? ..d't'V'v. ami li T' ne -n.i dc ? ? vVni .>. M Morison. Clemson College, April EM^HISTLE TWA < ' III : I IS' E X AMI NA TIOX. Notice i.-- hereby j..i v ?? n thal thc regular spring examin?t ion for teat hers will bo held at the Court House, ?it Walhalla, S. C., on iNiday, May 3d, 1012. The examination will begin ?ii S.30 o'clock a. nt. and close at ii o'clock p. m. All persons expecting to stand the examination will lake notice thal the attestions on pedagogy will be based upon the State Teachers' Man ual, a copy of which may bc had by applying to my olllco. Applicants must, furnish theil >wn writing materia ls. \V. C. HUGHS, Superintendent of Education. April 21, 1912. 17-is NOTICE OF ELECTION. \oiice is hereby given thal an elec tion will be held at Walhalla Court House, Souili Carolina, in the ellice of the Superintendent of Education, on TUESDAY, May 71li. 1912, far the purpose ol' determining the question Of the Issue ol coupon bonds hy Wal halla School District, No. 26, lo the amount of Thirteen Thousand Hol lars ($13.000.00), said bonds to be of the denomination of one hundred dollars I SJ I mi.nu i each, and to bear Intercut at the raie ol' live t ."> ) per cent |ier annum, inter?s) payable semi-annually, and to run for a period of twenty (20) years unless redeemed earlier. Tho proceeds of sait.1 hom!.-.- to be used for the pur pose only of purchasing tho Wal halla Graded School Building from the Town of Walhalla and complet ing tho same. The polls will open nj 8 o'clock A. M. and close at four 6'clock p. m. All persons who aro riuallilcd voters of Walhalla School District, No. 26, will be allowed to vote in such election. Persons of fering to vole must produce registra tion certificate and tax receipt, E. L. 11 ERN DON. C. W. PITCHFORD, J. B. S. DENDY, Board of Trustees for Walhalla School District, No. 26. April 24, 1912. 17-18 AUTO REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES. . Call iwid f?co mo or phono 81. Prompt attention to all call?. All work gnni en teed. L. O. WHITE, Walhalla. m II 11,7? BICYCLES. O vir StocK of Bicycles and Bierde Supplies is Now Complete. We have tho well-known I. X. L. moko of Bicycles from $15 up to $35. We have just received 100 pairs of Bicjcle Tires, and tho price runs from $1.25 up. lt will pay .you to como to our place to sec these Tires. Wo can save you money 011 ONE PATH TIRES if you have to biro livery team to bring you to our placo. ^ BASE-BALL GOODS. ^ Wc bought tho ohtiro lino of Drummer's Samples of BASE HALL GOODS. Wo'got 25 per cent discount by Inking this entire lino. No ono firm in Oconoe County lins ever hud ns many Base Hall (?loves as wo have to show ill our ono window. Wc bought (hose goods, as slated before, 25 per cent discount, and wo have placed those BASK DALL GOODS in our window ?md they are going. BATS, BALLS, SILOES, GLOVES, MITTS, TENNIS GOODS. We can save you money, and it will pay you to come for miles to SKK THIS DISPLAY. -| WE LEAD, OTHERS FOLLOW. \ HA It D WARE, BUILDING MATERIAL, FARMING TOOLS. Matheson Hardware Co. WESTMINSTER, S. C. Farm Supplies and Fertilizers Pu ct; lizers : Andersoi . & F Oo.'s Blood and .bone. Royster's and Swift's. Get our prices and you will buy here, IV?OSS & ANSEL, Supplies : Hay, Oats, Corn, Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls. All Kinds Farming Implements. Garden Seeds. Bliss- Seed Irish Potatoes -Cobbler DRUGS KEEPING PACE WITH KING COTTON. READ THE PRICES BELOW AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. Dr. (?leon's Sarsaparilla Com pound, ;> I bottles for f>0o. Dr. Kal rey's Sarsaparilla Compound, $1 bottles for ."iOc. Waverly Chemical Co.'3 $1 si/.e Sarsaparilla for 75c. Waverly Chemical Co.'s lOx tract of Cod Liver Oil, with hy pophosphiles, .? 1 bottle for 75c Waverly Chemical Co.'s Hypo? phosphites of Lime and Soda, $ I bott lc for 76c. Hunt's Lightning Oil, 25c. bottle for 1 5c; 2 for 2rie. Hunt's Cure, for skin and itching eruptions, 25c. slzo for 15c., or 2 for 2 5c. St. Joseph's Liver Regulator, 25c cans, 2 for 2 5c. Raymond's Cough Syrup, 25c. bottlo for 16c.J 2 for 25c. Raymond's Nervo and Hono Oil, 25c. size 15c, or 2 for 25c Raymond's itoiiof, 25c. sizo, 15c, or 2 for 25c. Andrew's Pain Relief, 25c bottles 15c, or 2 for 25c Andrew's Chill Klllor, 50c bottlo for 25c Andrew's Sure-Shot Vermi fuge, 25c. bottle 16c; ? for 25c. Andrew's Expectorant, 25?. bottle 15c; 2 for 25c. Andrew's Little Black Devil IM1 ls, 25c. bottles 15c, or 2 for 2 5 c. Andrew's Cold and Liver Tea, 25c can 15c, or 2 for 25c Lightning Cough Syrup, 25c bottle 15c, or 2 for 25c. Lightning Hot Drop, 2 5c. bot tlo 15c, or 2 for 25c. Andrew's Cold Tablets, 25 to a box, 25c boxes 10c. Lax-Phos, 50c. bottles for 25c Pitcher's Castorla, 20c. Soothing Syrup. 25c bottles 15c Colgato's Talcum Powder, 25c. cans 15c. Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream, 20c. Prophylactic Tooth Brushes, 35c. kind for 25c liluo Seal Vasallno, Bc. bot tles for 4c. Colory Compound, $1 bottles for 75c. Carter's Pharmacy,jsftii