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KEOWEE COURIER (ESTABLISHED imo.) Published Every Wednesday Morning Bu berri ptlon $1 Per Annum. Advertising Rutes Itoasonublo. BTECK, S1IELOK Ai SCHR?DER. Communications of a porsonal char acter charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notice.-.: und tributes of re spect, of not over ono hundred words, will bo printed free of charge. All over that number must bo paid for at tho rato of one cont a word. Cash to ?'.'Company manuscript. WA DI I AM/A, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, MA V lr?, 11)12. CIVIC PRIDE AND WORK. We aro glad |() ?ole Lhal tho ladies of Hie Civic League of Walhalla have again lakou steps toward activity In matters pertaining lo local Improve ment. A meeting was held la.^i week ul Ibo Cou ri House, and while there were hui row who attended, s?? there ls roojn for hope that much good will be accomplished. Certain ly this will be tho result If the ladies, are given lhal .support and encour agement thal they dosorvo to receive. The League has accomplished no lil lie In tin' past, and there is a much greater Held of opportunity open to them now iban for some time past. We are still ol* tho opinion, here tofore expressed through these col umns, that wo MUST progress new er go backward. We havo stood still as long as ll is possible to do so without very serious results, if In deed we havo not already boen over taken by some of the deteriorating effects of inactlvlly. Tile purposes for which the ladies of thc Civic. League stand lire wor thy of the support ol* every live < . i I i - zen of the town, and we have tho assurance of Mayor Drown Hint bo is fully in sympathy with tho Civic League ami will do ?ill lu his power to help any wort hy enterprise I hat the ladies may launch. With lhal assurance ?md laking ii for granted thal I he eil ?yens ol I he town will do their part in such matters--there is no question bul thal tho CIvlp League has a great opportunity now lo take up the work I hal has been practically ........... ,. p...f i ll ? should then rally to their support and see that no good work undor t aken i.- alio ved to lag. And while tho belies are organiz ing again for the promotion of Wal halla's interests, what are the men doing" What has become of tho Mn y I noss .Men's League? Havo wo forgotten so soon that, within a few short months ol' real activity, that organization did groat and good work for Walhalla" Or aro we sa I Istled with what lias already beep accom plished? We have reason to bo grai i tied ai Ibo results thai have been attained through the medium of the Business Men's League, bul lilol ? is no place in tho work ol' an organization of this kind for such ?1 dogrei ol' satisfaction as lo result In a cessation ol' activity. Let us ucl together again willi a view to doing some grout work this year. How many have sn (Helen I In terest in Walhalla to attend ?1 meet ing of the Business Men's League If cnii. d ; Will you ? Do not bother yourself with Ibo question whether your neighbor will lake ?III Interest. Lol ..ach citizen settle ibo ipiostion personally for himself Will I" We suggest thal Mayor Drown cali for a meeting on Thursdnj or Prl daj of next week. Watch for thal ca ll, and then attend wit li Ibo deter mination that no citizen shall see you falter or pull back when any work i planned for tho betterment of con ditions, the advancement ol I ile In terests Ol' Walhalla. The teachers of Oconeo are going io lia' "compulsory education" tor tour >v< ks this year. Sbo'ly, slio'ly, it' tho teachers can stand compulsory od nea lion, wo of tho "on la ru t " mas. ey might profit wondorfullj by a compulsory edu. inion law, Hi lg. fien, .las McLoer, ol' Brook lyn, has boen 1 ii rod ol' an Inda med arni, due lo a guns! ol wound, bj the Injection of bactorino serum or, as the (louerai is pleased to 'erm it. by "thc Injection ol' ?150,000,000 dead bugs." Hen. M cheer bas heretofore been known as a member ol' the "Fighting Pou rt couth," bul wo sug gest that he borea lier be known as "Bughouse .lim." Taft Signs Pension Bill. Washington, May ll, The Presi dent to-night Signed tho Increased pension bill passed by tho House and Senate. Tho measure was signed and boenme a law Just before mid night in tho executive ofllccs nt tho White House. Tho bill as finally agreed to car ries an increase of $35,000,000 for pensions during tho first year of its operation. -Ry AOCKPT HOOP'S PIIOPSITION. Offer, if Carried Out, Would Insure Payment About 20 Per Cont. Lexington, May ll.-The creditors of tho Lexington Saving? Hank, willoh went into ibo bands of a ro dd vor several weeks ago, and of W. H. Hoof, bankrupt, accepted a con ditional compromise of $75,000, of fered by W. P. Roof at a mooting of the creditors lu the ('oort House; hore to-day. This will he about SH) per cont, provided tho State and county do not come in as prefc led creditors. tinder tho agreement, $25,000 is to ho paid within the next sixty days; $2."?, 000 within twelve months, and tho additional $25,000 within eighteen months. Mr. Roof is to give ti bond for $50,000 when tho first payment ls made, tho trustees to release Mr. Roof from further liability nnd to allow him to conduct his business as before. Mr. Roof is to assume all of the contin gent liability, which, it is stated, is about $000,000 in round numbers. The terms under which the compro miso ls made were prepared by Christie Sennett, attorney roi' Mr. Roof. Accepted < 'ondit lousily. As snell as the offer was made a resolution was offered by .1. li. Ruff, a creditor, asking that the compro mise be accepted. The attorneys in terested and the trustees and the spe cial committee each made state ne nts. W. II. Townsend, tho re ceiver for the bank, and one ol' the trustees, said thal tho best that the trustees could hope lo receive for tho creditors was about 18 per cent. Mr. Roof was question by Attor ney H. H. Timinerman as to whore he hoped to be able lo gel Ibo money, and lo this Mr. Roof declin ed io make answer, saying that his experience in the business world gave him Ibo assurance ol his prom ise, and he foll certain thai ho could meet, i he obligations. Tho creditors agreed lo accept the compromise under the conditions thal the store is o be reopened al once under Hie direction ol' the I trustees, the money received to ho turned over to Mr. Roof loss the operating expenses, wi: be makes Hie Hrs! payment. In Cuso of Failure. In ease Mr. Roof should be unable to raise the money, tim referee in bankruptcy, John J. liarle, of Co I lumbla, will advertise the stock of goods at once and the conn will pro heed to wind up the affairs of Mr. Roof in (he usual manner in such cases. There were a large number of people present, but tho crowd was not as large as at the former meet ing on May 2d. \ warm light will be waged over Hie preferred claims, the claims ol' the county and State amounting lo $(12,000. lt is certain to como should the decidion be in favor ol' the colliny and State, as there will I be practically nothing for tho other EiC ?.H1 T H?ttTI'i?l WAN DFAD, R?oV?ic?' s.U i elves L uci froiu Git'l V\ lit Funeral >;i '.nea.lett. Asheville. X. C. May 11!. - It ls a rather weird story thal comes from the western part of thc Slate, brought by one ol' ibo leading business men ol' Andrews. Cherokee county. In which a brother and sister, ol' that platt', buried, they though*, the hotly ol' I heir sister anti mourned her death, bm later found that their sls ter was alive. William Oliver lived in Andrews with his sisters. Annie anti Della. The stor.\ is that Annie Oliver loft Andrews about six months ago and came to Asheville anti stayed here for several weeks. After she left Asheville her brother and sister lost i I rack of her j About two weeks ago a strange woman committed suicide in Char lotte. There was a traveling sales man in I Min riot to at Hit; lime who knew William Oliver anti also know Ilia! his sister had left. Andrews. Ile wein to look at the suicide and was shown a letter which was found on Hie suicide or with her effects. This letter was addressed to Annie Oliver. Thereupon Hie salesman telegraphed io William Oliver ?hal he was con vinced thal the suicide was bis sis lor. The bro! ber immediately lelo graphed to a linn of undertakers, In structing thom to embalm Hie body and ship ii io Franklin, where the family formerly lived, ami where other members aro buried. Ile was notified of the time the bods was shipped anti when it might arrive :it Franklin, and he and his sister Delia made Hie trip to Frank lin io attend \o I he last riles. Ano ther brother lame from Atlanta, and lhere were numerous relatives and friend.; living in Franklin who were present, and tho hotly was put away with appropriate c?r?monies. Rut the casket was not opened on ac counl ol' the family's aversion to look on Ibo faces of their dead. Re sides, ii is said. Mr. Oliver had re ceived n letter from the undertaking firm suggesting thal Ibo casket bad better liol be opened as Hie face of the corpse was disfigured about Ibo mouth, t ansell by Hie corrosive action of the poison which bad been taken. William and Dolla Oliver iheu re turned lo Andrews and Ibo other brother lo Atlanta, apparently well satisfied thal they had attended thc burial of their sister. Hut a few days ilgo tho brother at Andrews received a letter from Columbia. Ho was ?I mil/.od to see thal it was in the band writing of his sister, whom he believed dead, and thal she had sign ed it. she gave tho Information t lia t she was in a Columbia hospital and had been for some time; that, she hail undergone an operation for ap pendicitis. Ile boarded the train and went to Columbia, and found his sis ter alive. Ho has no Idea whoso hotly it was ho burled nor whoso death he mourn ed over. Ho is not quito sure thal a "job was not puf up" on him. Ho went to a groat deal of expenso and trouble, besides the mental anguish that ho suffered. -. . ?~ Now Is the Hmo to got rid of your rheumatism, You can do lt by ap plying Chamberlain's Liniment and massaging Ibo parts freely at each application. Por sale by all dealers. SUMMER SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS County Hoard Deride* on Session to| Regln June 24th. Ata meeting of the County Hoard of Education last Thursday, at Sen eca, tho question of disposing of Oconee's part of tho dispensary fund came up for consideration. Under the act, we are allowed to uso hut one-fourth of our share In any one year. If this were distributed among tho schools thora would bo only seven cents per pupil, which would not be enough to be of material help to any school. So, after full consid eration, under authority of tho act, tito board decided to uso tho $500 this year to run a summer school for teachers in tho county. An Invitation for tills school was formally presented from the school authorities of Seneca District, offer ing the '.!?c of their splendid building and equipment free of charge. How ever, the place has not yet been fixed. The school will run for four weeks, beginning Monday, Juno 2 llb, and the board is trying to get some of the ablest educators in tho Slate to in struct tho toachor-pupils. The course of study will Include English, mathematics, history, geog-1 raphy ?md agriculture, and all pupils will he required to take as many us I four of tho subjects. There will bi no tuition leos of an/ kind and at-1 tendance will therefor*, tx? comp! so ry. Advertised Mall. The following ls a list of lelters remaining uncalled for in tho Wal halla post otllce for the week ending May 13th, I !) 112 : Matilde Bane, 'oe Bobs. E. M. Dover. Hattie Earle, Ton Hudson. Johnnie Lovinggood, M. W. Mason, E. H. Pressloy, J. P. Bonnells, Mrs. E. B. Rodgers, Mrs. A ne Rylie, Mrs. Effie Turner. Any ono calling for tho above will please call for advertised mall. E. M. Sloan, P. M. Lamo back ls usually caused hy rheumatism of tho muscles of tho back, for which you will find not li ing better than Chamberlain's Lini ment. For sale by all dealers. Acquitted of Wife Murder. Greenville, May 11.-Lafayette Campbell, a white* man, who has been on trial in criminal court for two days, charged with the murder of Iiis wife, was acquitted this after noon. The evidence was purely eir cu instant ial. X O T I C E . Nolie hi hereby given that pursu ant to order of tho County Board of lOducation i f Oconee County, an elec tion .viii bc held at Fort George school house, In Fort George School rv????.-? N'.- "~. on v\ r:*wi>iVV;( : ? I ? .i.. e.\ . j( [WO i' Ills tpOU .'1 I ?i J Ottering to vote must own either real or personal property and must pre sent their registration certificates and tax receipts. Each elector favoring said levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "Yes" written or printed there on: and each elector opposing said levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "No" written or printed t hereon, W. M. BARK ER, J. F. ALEXANDER, S. H. COLLINS. Trustees District No. 06, May 15, 1912. 20-2 1 17 s:, 1912 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, !2Hth Year Begins September 27 Rntrnnco examinai ions al all tho county seats on FRIDAY, JULY 5th, at fl a. m. li offers courses in Allelen! and Modern Languages, Mathematics, History, Political Science, Debating. Ohoniistry, Physics, Biology, and Engineer! ng. Courses for B. A., B. S., and B. S. degree with Engineering. A free tuition scholarship to each county of South Carolina. Vacant Boyeo scholarships, giving $100 a year and freo tuition, open lo com petitive examina I ion in September. Expenses reasonable. Terms and catalogue Oll application. Write to HARRISON RANDOLPH, President, Charleston, S. C. May i"'. 1912. 27* 0 ? 0 ? ? {?> ? ? ? ? 0 @ $ ? ? in ? 0 0 0 ? 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 0 When yoi; right thing price go to HUN! I Senea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000000? ?00?000? BIM OKI) HOUND FOR ATLANTA. ?ny? Slio Will H end Theatrical Com pany-Beattie Forgotten. Chicago, May ll.-Beulah Bin ford, tho 17-year-old girl, for love of whom Henry Clay Beattie killed his young wifo and expiated his crime in the electric chair, accom panied by her motlier, left here to day for Atlanta amid hisses from hundreds of curious persons who gathered at La Salle street station. To this she only smiled back calmly, dispassionately and uninterestedly. Her own personal story follows: "I have forgotten that Henry Clay Heat tie ever lived. I am living a righteous life for myself alone. I care nothing for the opinion of tho world In general. They have con demned me at every turn, f have hoon living Hie life of a recluse In Southern California, i am en route lo Atlanta, where I shall sign up to take my own company on the road throughout tho South, opening .lune I. The members of my cast will be partly contrai ligures ol' the trial last fall. 1 am sure of success." As slio spoke she grow restless, lon never once during ber talk did the name ol Henry come to her lips except when slio said she forgot liim long ago. The production which lloiilali will lead on the road, an in dependent theatrical line under no company jurisdiction in the South, i was written, she says, while slio was; confined In a little dingy cell in the j Richmond jail before the trial of Moat! ie. Will Xot Ile Welcome. Atlanta. May I ?I. - Atlanta willi have no welcome for Beulah BInford. If she comes here quietly for a time io hide herself In seclusion she will ' not ;>e molested, hut If she attempts either to make this her permanent' resilience, or tries to exploit herself hore ns an actress, it will not be per mitted. She will be given quietly to understand that the South is not (he lilacc for n young girl to seek noto riety who has been refused, on moral grounds, tbe right to appear on the stage In Northern cities. lt would surprise you to know of tho great good that is being done by Chamberlain's Tablets. Darius Dow ney, of Newberg Junction, N. H., writes: "My wife has been using Chamberlain's Tablets and linds them very effectual and doing her lots of good." If you have any trou ble with your stomach or bowels .nive them a trial. For sale by all dealers. SI MMON'S FOU RIOLIIOF. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OOONEE. In Court of Common Picas. Sum mons for Relief-Complaint (Served.) J. M. Rlcharson, Plaintiff, against ? ' r . ! in n Dofehdahi To tao Di f< ni tut Above N unod; You . re . roby BU ju moued ???i 1 .e T.isi-"d tb ni wer Ibo ebmplntnt in lili:, i. I .'i. .-i" \, 'licit a copy is h- f ! Wil li sui v cu UpOl. j'OU, iii copy of your answer to the said Com plaint on tho subscriber, at his olliec, on the Public Square, at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fall to answer the Complaint within the Hmo afore said, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to tito Court for thc relief de manded In Hie Complaint. Dated this Jilli day of April. 1012. U. T. J A YNES, Plaint i ifs Attorney. May 15, 1912, 20-25 J. J. k G. 1 BALLENGER, -UNDFl ITA K EI Kl. Successors to TI I IO J. H. ADAMS COMPANY. Mr. F. B. Adams in Charge. Day Phono O??. Night Phone 18. Ofllco at Seneca Hardware Co., SION IOC A, S. C. AUTO REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES. Call ami see me or phono 84. Prompt attention to all calls. All work guaranteed. L. 0. WHITE, Walhalla. i MM <?H?H?K?* <?K?H?H?} ? i want the at the right r E R ' s a, S. C. ? ? ? ? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ BICYCLES. Our StocK or Bicycles and Bicycle Supplies is Now Complete. Wo have tho well-known I. X. L. make of Bicycles from $15 up to $35. We have just received 100 pairs of Bicycle Tires, ami the price runs from $1.25 up. It will pay you to como to our place to see these Tiros. Wo can .save you money on ONE PAIR TIRES if you have to hire livery team to bring you to our place. oe BASE-BALL GOODS, We bought thc cul ire line of Drummer's Samples of BASE BALL GOODS. Wo got 25 per cent discount by taking lliis entire Uno. No ono firm in Oconee County has over had as many Base Ball Gloves as we have to show in our one window. We bought these goods, ?is laird before, 25 per cent discount, and we have placed these BASK BALL GOODS in our window and they ave going'. BATS, BALLS, SHOES, GLOVES, . MITTS, TENNIS GOODS. We can stive you money, and it will pay you to come for miles to SE li THIS DISPLAY. -I WE LEM), OTHERS FOLLOW, \ - HARDWARE, BUILDING MATERIAL, FARMING TOOLS. Matheson Hardware Co. WESTMINSTER, S. C. rt?? SEE MOSS & ANSEL for overytb.iBg you freed around the home for man or beast, Best line of Shoes and Oxfords for men, women and children. All kinds of Fresh Groceries for the home. Best of Feed Stuffs. You can't treat the dumb animals too well. Ask to See Our Clothing Samples. Now for a Summer Suit, DRUGS KEEPING PACE WITH KING COTTON. READ THE PRICES BELOW AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. Dr. (?mon's Sarsaparilla Com pound, $1 hottlos for 50c. Dr. Palroy'a Sarsaparilla Compound, $1 hollies for ."><)r. Waverly Chemical Co.'a $1 size Sarsaparilla for 7fie. Waverly Chemical Co.'s Hx t raft of Cod I.Ivor Oil, with ?hy pophosphltos, $1 hollie for 75c. Waverly Chemical Co.'s Hy po phosphltos of Linie and Soda, ?> I hot I le foi" 7 f?C, Hunt's Lightning Oil, 25c. bottle for I r.e.; .> for 25c. Hunt's Curo, for shin and Itching eruptions, 25c. size for 1 5c, or 2 for 2fie st. Joseph's Liver Regulator, 25c. cans, 2 for 2f>c. Raymond's Clough Syrup, 25c hoi tlc for 1 r.e.; 2 for 25c. Raymond's Nervo and Bone OH, 25c. size 15c, or 2 for 25c. Raymond's Relief, 25c. slzo, 15c, or 2 for 25c. Andrew's Pain Hellet, 25e. hot tics 15c, or 2 for 25c. Andrew's Chill Killor, 50c. hoi tlc for 25c A nd re w fugo. 25c 's Sure-Shot hollie 15c; 2 Vorml for 25c Andrew's Expectorant, 25c. hot t lc 15c; 2 for 25c. Andrew's Littlo Black Devil Hills, 2 5c bottles 15c, or 2 for 2 5c. Andrew's Cold and Liver Tea, 25c. can 15c, or 2 for 25c Lightning Cough Syrup, 25c bottle J 5c, or 2 for 25c. Lightning Hot Drop, 25c. bot tle 1 5c. or 2 for 25c Andrew's Cold Tablets, 25 to a box, 2 5c. boxes 10c. Lax-Phos, 50c bottles for 25c. Pitcher's Caslorla, 20c. Soothing Syrup, 25c. bottles 15c Colgate's Talcum Powder, 25c. cans 15c. Colgate's Ribbon Dental Cream, 20c. Prophylactic Tooth Brushes, 35c. kind for 25c Bluo Seal Vasallno, 5c. bot tles for 4c. Celory Compound, $1 bottles for 7 5c Carter's Pharmacy. *? i