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SHE MARRIED OTHER FELLOW. Georgia Couple Upset Announced Plans for Muy Wedding. (Atlanta Journal, 21st.) ? A marriage invitation with a note scribbled on the back turned wed ding preparations topsy-turvy at Gainesville Saturday and resulted in the marriage of Miss Clara Louise Parker, at Flowery Branch, to Ben jamin Sullivan, of Atlanta, while dressmakers and caterers were mak ing ready for tho wedding of Miss Parker on May 28 to Edwin Glenn Gilbert, of Marietta. The forgotten bridegroom had prepared a bungalow in Marietta for bis bride, and had sent a touring car to Gainesville for her use. Miss Par ker's trousseau was finished Friday afternoon, and everything was in readiness 'for the wedding. Mr. Gilbert said Monday morning that he had no hint that the wedding plans wore to be Interrupted until he got word that his bride was married to another man. Mr. and Mrs. Sulli van are now at tho Majestic Hotel. In a batch of invitations to her "wedding, Miss Parker suggested last week that one should be Included for Mr. Sullivan. Since ho had liv*ed in Gainesville as private secretary to Co ogress nu. . Thus. M. Boll and had known Miss Parker wjien she was a student at Brenan, the two had cor responded until parents decided re cently that the letter-writing should stop In view of the nearness of the marriage on May 28th. But there was no objection to an invitation. The parental censorship was lifted, and the bride-to-be was given full permission to have her old friend at her wedding. But tho parents had forgotten that there is room to write a long message on tho hack of a wedding Invitation. The note scribbled there directed Mr. Sullivan, to send a friend to Gainesville, and the friend arrived >n Friday. Tho next day Miss Par ker was Invited to toa at a chapter house by a sorority mate, who knew he friend from Atlanta. Walting in front of thc chapter house after the guests had sipped .heir tea was a big touring car with Khe friend on the job. He, Miss Par ter and the sorority mate bundled themselves into the machine, and a minute later were clipping off the miles to Clowery Branch. Mr. Sulli van had left Atlanta on an afternoon train fe* the samo station. He was there when the touring car whirled in, and helped Miss Parker from the machine. The party went to tho res idence of Rev. J, R. Sullivan, where Miss Parker and Mr. Sullivan were married, and tho invaluable friend and the sorority mate acted as wit nesses. The married folks and tho two others of tho party returned to Gainesville, and the parents, who had permitted the wedding invitation that chang?d the whole face of things, were told that there wouldn't be any marriage on May 28, because Ooneross and Vicinity. Cot ?uso;. May 2rt.-"!-Sp'eclai: Rev.! \v. :.. Dov a wm preach at Oonorbss Raptist church next Sunday at 8 p. I ni: Everybody ls invited to attend ?the service. Mrs. Louie Alexander and chil dren are visiting at tho home of the former's mother, Mrs. Mary Dll worth. Miss Lucy Patterson spent several days last week with her friend, Miss Agnes Ellison, of Bounty Land. Protracted services will ho begun ?t Poplar Springs to-nglht. There Will he no services In the day time. Little DuPre Pool, of Walhalla, ls visiting his uncle, J. W. (Rimer, and wife tills week. Misses Bewley and Jane Hunslnger are at homo again after having at tended tho Walhalla High School the past terni. Tit* .lc Waifs Taken hy Mother. New York, May lil'.---The passen ger list ol' Hie liner Oceanic, out ward bound for Europe yesterday, included tho names of Mme. Marcelle Navrai il, and her two children, Mi chael and Edmond, tho two waifs of tho Titanic wreck, about whoso Idon tl ty and fate there has been so much Interest on beth sides of the Atlan tic. The mother said before leaving thai she did not intend to mention tho Titanic disaster to tho children I nor sneak of their father until she bad them safely back home in Nice. Once they are al home she hopes to obtain from thom tho details of their experience from the time they wore taken from the home of their aunt, on Eas tor Sunday, until they , were placed In Miss Hays' caro on the night'of April 1 4. . fte-. Deaths ut Westminster, ( Tilga loo Tribune. I Wo aro sorry to loam of so many deaths at this time. Mrs. Smith, wife of L. P. Smith, died lao! Wed nesday. The son of Mr. and Mrs. VonHollnnd dlod last Thursday, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nor man Dillard died Wednesday. The bodies of tho deceased were nil laid to rest in the cemetery of the First Raptist church. We tender our sym pathies to the bereaved families. Writes Wile; Blows Out Brains. s Jacksonville, Fla., May 16.-Wil lis E. Gorow, 35 years of age, a son Of Postmaster D. T. Gorow, commit ted suicide early yesterday morning. Financial troubles are given as tho cause. After bidding his wife goodby and leaving a note, which she refuses to show to any ono, Gorow went to the garago, In the rear of his homo, wrapped a Turkish towoi about his head and fired a .32 calibro ballot Into bis right templo. Doath was instantaneous. Gerow'sv doath follows a wavo of suicide which bogan yesterday. Two other self-lnfllctod deaths and two attempts have occurred within 24 hours. CHARGED WITH KILLING WIFE. Woman Disappeared from Greer Some Time Ago-Not Seen Since. Spnrtanburg, May 18.-Jones Bal lenger, white, aged 40 years, was committed to jail this morning on a warrant charging him with killing his wife, Mary Ballenger, on April 11th. Ho was given a preliminary hearing at Greer yesterday afternoon and bound over to court to await trial at the next term of court. On April ll Mrs. Bnllenger disap peared and has not been seen or heard of since. Tho officers, after her continued absonco, started an Investigation, which finally lod to tho arrest of Ballenger. He ls charged with killing her and dispos ing of her body. From what can bo learned of the affair, lt seems that some time prior to the timo of the alleged kill ing Mrs. Ballenger loft her homo. She soon returned, and evidence was brought out at the hearing that Bal lenger stated that he would kill her If she ever wont away again. She has now disappeared. Blood stains wore noted on the floor of the Bal lenger home immediately after the mysterious disappearance, lt was also stated at the preliminary held yesterday afternoon that blood stains were seen on some of the bed cloth ing. It is said further that Ballen gor burned up a large quantity of something on the night his wife was thought to havo run away. Call for Reorganization of Clubs. All Democratic clubs that have not already done so, are hereby urged to meet at their respective local pre cincts on Saturday, tho 1st day of June. 1912, at 3 o'clock p. m., and perfect a reorganization of their club. The president will furnish to the undersigned the name of their member of the County Executive Committee as soon thereafter as he can conveniently do so. Jas. M. Moss, County Chairman. C. lt. D. Burns, Secretary. Relniont Democrats. At a mooting of Belmont Demo cratic Club, on May 11th, the follow ing officers were elected: President, Geo. W. Willbanks; secretary, W. E. Gillespie. V. P. Martin was elected member of tue County Executive Committee. V. F. Martin, Acting Secretary. Helps a Judge in Bad Fix. Justice Eli Cherry, of Gillis Mills, Tenn., was plainly worried. A bad soro on his leg had baffled several doctors and long resisted all reme dios. "I thought lt was a cancer," he wrote. "At last I used Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and was completely cured." Cures burns, bolls, ulcers, cuts, bruises and piles. 25 cents at all druggists. Nov fol Good Hase r.ali' Tho tieasou li on, ?ind Walhalla, i? going to '.'ahoys i'm. ' VVnHuillo ls going to have the best, ball teutn Iii ] Oconee county this year, o .*!' yow ians' come out and help the team! to victory. Under tho leadership of John N. Badger, manager, tho team will lin- j prove, and soon Walhalla will top j tho list. A call for candidates for posit ions waa made, and last Saturday about twenty came out. A game was play ed and the men showed good form, 1 considering tho fact that it was tho! first practice this season. Throe days in each week the men will practice, and games, will bel played with teams from other towns on Saturdays. All desiring games should write to Mr. Badger at once, so that the schedule can bo arranged as quickly as possible. I The bal] park is being put into 1 shape rapidly and the grand stand I has been repaired. , Every effort will ho made this sea son to make it comfortable for spec tators, and especially for tho ladies. Placards announcing tho games 1 will be posted in the post office and j at other conspicuous places about town for the benefit of those wishing j lo attend. Come out and root for tho team and we'll have the best yet! Remember: Be a booster; don't knock. (.reen Files Expenso HUI. Columbia, May 18.-.Col. Leon M. Green has had his account for ser vices as special detective employed by tho Governor Itemized, and it has been honored by the Comptroller General. The first nccoqnt, handed to the Comptroller General unitem ized, was refused. Tho now account bases tho expense accounts of tho special detective on a different basis. Instead of presenting a claim for-the $100 monthly salary the olli olhl presents claims for per diem ex penses, those including salary. In a statement prepared hy the Comptroller General it is noted that the account ls honored, but that the reasonableness of the charges ls not questioned, this being entirely up to the "sound judgment of the Gover nor or disbursing officer." Tho last account as filed by Mr. Green shows additional services, ren dered since tho filing of tho first ac count. Col. Croon charged his ex penses at tho rate of $10 a day. News from Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant. May 20-Special: Rev. W. J. Spearman win preach at High Falls tho fourth Sunday In this month at U o'clock a. m. if not providentially hindered Carl Myers, of Lavonia, Ga., vis ited homefolks boro recently. The Sunday school at this place ls getting along nicely under tho man agement of S. P. Bruce. M. T. Lewis has a very Interesting class In this Sunday school. ^_ What Texans Admire Is hearty, vigorous life, according to Hugh Tallman, of San Antonio. "Wo find," bo writes', "that Dr. King's Now Lifo Pills surely put new lifo nnd energy into a person. Wife and I bollove they aro the bost mado." Excellent for stomach, liver or kid ney troubles. 25c. at all druggists. i LEVEE BREAKS; TOWN FLOODED| Melville, L?M Inundated-Steamer Hurried to Rescue Inhabitants, Baton Rouge, La., May 19.-The town of Melville, threatened by the floods since the present high water started, was inundated to-day when the levee on the west bank of the Atchafalaya river, sixteen miles north of here, broke at 8 o'clock this morning. Capt. Logan, in charge of the United States rescue corps, to-day dispatched tho steamship Minnoton ka. with a bargo, to Melville to. bring away those inhabitants who desired to leave, together with their live stocks and household goods. Llout. Edwards was ordered to Ope lousas to assist Capt. Bennett, who ls handling tho Melville situation from that point. The situation at Melville has been critical for so long that only about throe hundred or four hundred per sons remained. Water has been In the lower section several days, but to-day's break will thoroughly inun date tho town. Seven Humed in Logging ('amp. Bellingham, Wash., May 10. Seven me were burned to death and six square miles of timber and two camps of the English Logging Co., near Hamilton, were destroyed by fire that swept Skaglt county, Wash ington, last night. Tho property loss, lu addition to the timber, was $100,000. fyfyfy ?T..\."..T.fY.,*. .?".*. ???<>T. ?J. ?J? ?J. fy fy fy ANNOUNCEMENTS. fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy Candidates' Cards under this bead ing will be inserted for the sum of t -trictly lu advance. Please do not t k us to charge to an account. FOR JUDGE OE PRORATE. At tho request of friends, I hereby announce myself a candidate for tho office of Judge of Probate for Oconee County, subject to tho rules of the Democratic primary. V. F, MARTIN. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Judge of Pro bate for Oconee county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party j governing primary elections. JOHN B. S. DENDY. FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. I hereby announce myself a candlr ! date for Supervisor of Oconee ! County, subject to the action of the Democratic party in tho primary elec tion. YANCY C. LANGSTON. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Supervisor of Oconee County, subject to the action ! !hf lbw Democrati( party in rho prl, .rea- -, eb'eUon... .'. lt. CLELAND. ] ' A.; H:o foll ?ra'.len pr vb.vidM V hereby n h .iou ncc n\y??lf ft' C?'ndidfttti for ;'upr r\ivor of Oconee Cpu'ntjS subjov " '> Hi', action bf the Demo-: ! eratic party in the primai, elections. A. T. SMITH. I hereby announce myself a candi date for County Supervisor, subject ! to IhO action of tho Democratic i party in the primary election. W. C. FOSTER. I Fooling that I can well serve the ! i public of Oconee I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Super visor, subject to rules and action of Democrat ic party. ELBERT F. HUDSON. I hereby announce myself a candi date for tho office of Supervisor of Oconee County, subject to tho action of the Democratic party In tho pri mary elections. W. N. WOOL/BRIGHT. The friends of W. A. GRANT hereby announce him as a candidate for 'the olllce of Supervisor of Oco nee County, subject to tho rules of the Democratic party In tho primary elections. Tho friends of NATHANIEL PHIL LIPS respectfully announce him a candidate for re-election to the'office of County Supervisor, subject, to the action of the Democratic, party in tho approaching primary elections. I hereby announce myself a candi date for tho olllce of County Super visor, subject to the action of the Democratic partv in tho ji ri m a ry elec tions. L. H. V. HODSON. 1 hereby announce inyseU a can didato for Supervisor of Oconee County, subject to thc action of tho Democratic party in tho primary elections. J. BENNETT HILL. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I hereby announce myself a candi date for tho olllce of County Com missioner of Oconee, subject to rulos of Democratic party governing pii mary elections. J. B. TOMPKINS. I hereby announco myself a candi dato for County Commissioner, sub ject, to Democratic primary rules. I thank the voters for their past sup port. J. L. Cl IA STA IN. I hereby announco myself a candi date for County Commissioner, sub ject to the rules governing Demo cratic primary elections. ROBERT THOMAS. At tho solicitation of friends I hereby announco myself a candidate for County Commissioner of Oconee, subject to action of Democratic l>art y in tho primary elections. D. II. STA NC IL. , 1 hereby announco myself a candi dato for County Commissioner of Oconee, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in tho primary election. II. C. WALKER. I hereby announco myself a candi dato for County Commissioner of Oconeo, subject to tho action of the Democratic party in tho primary election. E. D. KINO. I hereby announce myself a candi date for County Commissioner of Oco neo, nubjoct to the action of the Dem ocratic party in tho primary election. JACKSON L. MILLER. I hereby announco myself ? can didato for County Commissioner of Oconeo, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in the ensuing prl maries. W. R. HUNT. FOR CONGRESS: 1 horeb y announce myself a cau didate -'or Congress form tho Third Congressional District of South Caro lina, subject io the action of tho vot ers of tho district in tho Democratic primarU*. MARCUS C. LONG. IOU STATE SENATE. ? hereby announce myself a can didate iii election to the State Sen ate fro ti Coonta) county, subject to .the ru|el governing Democratic pri mario?. PRANK M. CARY. H Ol'S I'. OP ~i tEPRESENTATIVES. i hoij??iy announce myself a can didate f<jr tho House of Representa tivos from d'onee'county, subject to tho ruies of the Domocratlc party governing primary elections. M. R. MCDONALD. J hereby mounce myself a can didate tel the House of Representa tive-; fron; Oe.nee county, subject to the rule; ol tho primary election. YV. M. BROWN. \Ai tho >' Ration of friends, I her eb} announce myself a candidate for tb? I lou so of Representatives from Oco te ibject to tho action of the D?mp INUl party In the primary eleUtonej (R1QV.) J. n. TRAMBL. 1 l iv . .' )unco myself as a can did'' foi thc House of Representa tive- froth 0< mee county, subject to tho n Hob e Democratic party In tho i LIM ry i .actions. ll VNK H. SHIRLEY. I FOR SOLICITOR. I hereby announce mysolf a candi date for Solicitor of tho Tenth Judi cial Circuit, and pledgo to abide tho result of the Democratic primary and to support tho nominees thereof. ,JNO. M. DANIEL. FOR CLERK OE COURT. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election for tho of fice of Clerk of Court for Oconee County, subject to tho action of the Democratic party in tho primary election. JOHN E. CRAIG. FOR SUPT. OE EDUCATION. I hereby nnnounco mysolf a candi- ' dato for re-election to the office of j Euperlntendont of Education of Oco-; neo County, subject, to tho rules of' the Democratic party governing pi i-, mary elections. WADI?] C. HUGHS. 1 FOR roT'NTY AUDITOR. ; At the * ltatlon of friends I hereby an., n re myself a candidate for Audit Oconeo county, sub ject to t'< li?s and regulations of the Dowi?i -i, party. YR THUR F. FINLEY. Having b rt solicited by my friends, j f v lom several aro old Cor.fed derails, whom I de light, lo i I announce myself a candidate foi nomination as Auditor, of Ocon inly, subject to tho val a ; ive ng tho Democratic ' pa OSCAR HARRIS. ? '! 'hereby ?U nominee inVsolf n can. ! il i dot f?t* liomin, ri.... s -Auditor of, .Oconee ^?Vu^y-, sub :.!?.( Lo I no? cu Ids ! goren'* tb;; Demoaral le. party. l). A. SMITH. ; FOR Snt?RJtFF. i 1 ' ... nounce myself a candi-' dal thc office of Sheriff of Oco nee ty, ubject to tho action of , the >.." .lc party in the primary i ele. J. N. FITZGERALD. i i p by announce myself a eau- ! db ?V Lit? offlee of Sheriff of Oe . Cot!.nty, subject to the action off t i oiuo?ratlc party in the pri ms ?oil ns. JOHN W. DAVIS. fy , nnounce myself a can di?' foi he ohVe of Sheriff of Oe. (' >MI.;;y, subject to the action of 1 . nu eratic party In the pri on i ?ns. M. W. GJHSON. announce myself as ? can dbl i ff r Hi.i oillce of Sheriff of Oco ne ty aibject to the action of thc mocrfi le party In the primary eh W. M. DILLARD. n in ou n ce myself a candi da:' re . lection to tho office of Sh i 1 ' 0? ince County, subject to .the governing the Democratic pr im I tor,: W. M. KAY. of CR AYTON P. WAL KI peotf?lly announce him a cai for Sheriff of Oconee Coun ty, leet to the action of the Dem oci arty in the ensuing primary ele :. announce myself a candi dat tb? lillee of Sheriff of Oco nee y abject to tho action of ; Hie ural c party in the primary ele. AMES C. SHOCKLEY, j I ? XT Y TREASURER. 1 announce myself a can-] did e foi Treasurer of Oconee Coi.: ". it to tlie action of tho! Dot lc arty in tho primary elec W. S. (IRA 11L. I ii*! ce with thc rules of tho i c party. I hereby an* non ! * a candidate for nom inal as Treasurer of Oeonetr Cou JOHN II. BROWN. I ... lounco myself a candi dat? ' the office of Treasurer of Oco codi . subject to the rules govi Democratic party in die r octions. i JARD W. G RU BBS. I ly announce myself a ran the oillce of County Tri?' ject to the rules gov ern, . ? ' mocratlc party in the ens' - rles. NU Y ALEXANDER. CORONER. I nounce myself a can dido I ) olllco of Coroner of Ocor i .i , subject to tho action of t >m atlc party In the prl mar . WHIT KNOX. T of JOHN G. REEDER .resp ij announce him a candi dat* i ;flce of Coroner of Oco neo ty, ibject to tho action of the ' 3 narty In tho pri mar > I (nineo myself as a can dida' roi tie office of Coronor of Oco- ounty, mbjoct to tho action oft? * otota < f tie Domocratlc party In tho i haulm pr.uiary elections. A DRuW M. NORRIS. A' tho Boll citation of frlonds, I ann no i tnys'olf a candidate for the offb M Coron?* of Oconeo county, s?'bj<' i" tho action of the Demo era * . ' ,), the prlnary elections. JEFF B. MARETT. JOHN JOOST, Katherine St,, Opposite Walhalla Hotel. AGENT FOR Jno. T. 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Taxpayers will take duo notice and govern them? solves accordingly. Pay your taxes before Juno 1st and save penalty and costs. All male citizens between the ages of 18 and GO years aro liable for street tax. JAMBS M. MOSS, Clerk and Treasurer. May 8, 1912. 19-22 AUTO REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES. Call and see me or phone 84. Prompt attention to all calls. . All work guaranteed. L. O. WHITE, Walhalla, Bucklen's Arnica Salva Tho Dost Salvo In Tho WorM. ?