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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." .a? By STECK, S HELOR & SCHRODER. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1912. Now Serle? No. 04?.-Volume LXIV.-No. 31. : ANNOUN Thc semi-annual dis A and Winter suitings by * The Globe Taik Cinci A will be given at our es fy AUGUST - Make this one of ) merits. Call and trials measured by an expert Orders taken for itv .?. livery-woolens will t drapes. C. W. & J. E. Walhall fy fy fy fy fy fy fy .J LITTLE ZADIE ABBOTT DEAD. i Death (hists Deep Gloom Over Com munity-Local Nows. Coneross, July 29.-Special: Last! Wednesday at 11 a. m. the death an-! gel entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. ? J. S. Abbott, of this community, and conveyed from earth to heaven the ; spirit of their daughter Zadie. The : entire community is overshadowed with gloom in consequence of the sad and unexpected death, which was due to typhoid fever. Zadie was 12 years of age. Although sho was young she had given her life into the keeping of the One who has taken lier away, and was a loyal little Bol dler for her Saviour. It does not seem poaniblw that our little friend is gone, yet we have to realize that God in His infinite wisdom has seen fit to call her to that beautiful city above. She was the only daughter and youngest child of J. S. Abbott. She will be greatly missed, not only in her home, but in the church and Sunbeam work, and especially in the Sunday school, in which she was a devoted worker. More especially will her loss he felt by her Sunday school classmates of twenty little girls, and by her teacher. Her place in her class was seldom vacant, lt was a beautiful yet sad sight the day following her death when four of her little girl friends, dressed in white, entered the church, hearing the many pretty flowers, mute tokens of love, followed by the lovely white casket, borne by six of her uncles. A deep gloom fell over the largo audience which had assembled to pay the last sad tribute of respect to their dear little friend. Funeral services were conducted by her paBtor. Rev. L. D. Mltche ', who just about one year ago buiied her in baptism. The re mains were interred in Coneross cem etery. The bereaved family have the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow. Lesley Morgan, of near Central, was a visitor to his cousins, Messrs. Barker, recently. He was on his way home from Double Springs, where he accompanied his sister-in-law, Miss Ethel Jones. Sho will open school at Poplar Springs school house this morning. She has friends here who wish her much success. Mrs. Louisa Abbott, and daughter, Miss Annie, spent tho week-end in Westminster visiting relatives. J. M. Hunnicutt, of Seneca, Is on an extended visit to his son, S. M. Hunnicutt, and wife. Mrs. Robert L. Gllstrap and the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Duckworth are on the sick list this week. We hope they will soon he well again. Mrs. Sallie Cox, of Westminster, spent Thursday and Friday with Rev. W. Abbott and family here. ' Misses Selma and Lola Crumpton entertained . a number of their friends with an ice cream supper re cently. J. M. Abbott, an undertaker of Co lumbia, arrived here yesterday and will spend tho woek with his par ents, Rev. and Mrs. W. Abbott, .lay has a host of friends herc who are delighted to see him again. We regret to learn of the death of Miss Lulah Phillips, which occurred at her home near Pleasant Hill last week. She has a number of friends here, as she once lived in our com munity. We extend our Sympathy to thc bereaved. Our pastor, Rev. L. D. Mitchell, spent the greater part of last week ? with us. He ls quite unwell. His numerous friends here regret to learn of his illness and hope ho will soon be restored to perfect health. He left for South Union Saturday. Insect Bite Costs Log. A Boston man lost his leg from the bite of an insect two years before. To avert such calamities from stings and bites of Insects use Buck len's Arnica Salve promptly to kill the poison and prevent inflammation, swelling and pain. Heals burns, bolls, ulcers, piles, eczema, cuts, bruises. Only 25 cents at all druggists. * * * .+'.. 4? 4? 4? 4 CEMENT iplay of high class Fall ty1 ty ty >ring Company, * nnati 4 tablishment on 4* 9 and 10. . * four positive engage- . z your selection and bc '* 4? ttnediate or future de >c shown in full length ty BAUKNIGHT, + <x.f C. ty . ?.j. ty ty ty ty ty ty WHITES CLASH WITH NEGROES. After Shooting Three White Mon Negroes llnrricade Themselves. PlainvRle, Ga., July 28.-White mon are not Bleeping to-night in Plainville after Sunday morning's hattie between officers and eleven negroes, in which fifteen were wounded, some seriously, although not a negro has appeared on the streets during the day. Men left here early this morning for Rome, where they secured arms and ammunition and returned early this evening. The eleven negroes were desper ately wounded in tho battle, and who surrendered only when Sheriff Dune hoo and his posse rushed the house after the blacks' ammunition was gone, are in jail at Calhoun, while the wounded whites are being given medical attention. Another outbreak is not expected, although preparations have been made to cope with it more effectively than on Saturday night. How the Trouble Started. The trolble started a few days ago when Minnie Heard, a negress, at tacked Ivey Miller, a little white bo>. with a rock while both were working in a peach orchard. Next day the girl's father came to town and was severely beaten by hot-headed white youths, who warned him not to come back. Ile heeded the warn ing, but his brother came to town Saturday afternoon. Ho was attack ed by whites, and there negroes came to his assistance. The four were stood In a row against the depot and lashed with buggy whips. Finally one broke away and fired as he ran. This brought on an exchange of shot? among the excited people. This oc curred just as the Southern south bound passenger train from Chatta nooga passed through. Amid wild excitement the blacks, who outnumbered the whites, fled from the town, and took refuge In the section houses. Sheriff Owens, of Calhoun, arrived with a posse to arrest the negroes. On the way to the negro quarters a volley was poured into tho posse from a negro section house, which was quickly surrounded. The wound ed sheriff, Ernest Johnson and Dock Miller were carried to a white home and aid asked from nearby towns. Sheriff W. G. Dunehoee and his deputies from Rome were rushed to the scene in an automobile. They were armed with rifles and riot guns. Not knowing the location of the house, they were fired upon as they passed in an auto, the tires being punctured and the lights put out. Securing places of vantage, they kept up a steady fire on the house for several hours. Tho hillsides were fast filled with farmers, who hurried into the town, and several thousand shots were fired into the shanty, the weatherboarding of which was punctured Uko a sieve. After a four hours' hattie with tho negroes it was noticed shortly after 2 o'clock that they weie not return lng tho fire. Capt. Donohoe and his party made a rush to the house in tho face of a heavy fire, which seem ed reserved for tho last moment, and broke down the door. Deputy Sheriff Gaines was blt by bullets in the head and side, but not seriously hurt. A sickening sight was the interior of the negro hut. Ton negro men and two women were lying around the room, all of them more or loss seriously wounded. The room re sembled a slaughter pen with its gore. Hundreds began crowding around the disarmed and wounded prison ers and heat them Into lnseslbillty with gunstocks. A lynching was averted hy the offi cers, who guarded the negroes with drawn rifles against the mob. All of the prisoners were carried to jail in Calhoun, and early reports to-night from that place state that a lynching Is improbable. ' -?-1 EUGENE GRACE FEARS ATTACK. Appeals to Detectives for Protection Until Healing 1H Over. (Atlanta Constitution.) The fear of death, swift, Bllent and relentless, clutched at the heart of Eugene H. Grace yesterday as he lay helpless on a hospital cot la the to bacco-laden court room of (he crimi nal division of the Superior Court, listening to the sordid details of the crime which he has charged to his wife, Daisy Opie Webster Grace. The sting of a bullet or the swift pierce of a knife is what Grace fears, lie says that ho saw himself being assassinated in a dream, and the halueinat ion has become so fixed in his mind that he has appealed to Chief of Detectives N. A. Lapford for protection during his trial. "I don't trust, that woman, and I fear her friends still more." he de clared .Monday as he was being lilt ed into the court room. To ease his mind and dispel any i fear of danger. 'I'. G. Partner, Jr., land Tom I'lsher. both boyhood com I pantons, stand at tho hoad and foot, j of his cot. At tho slightest bit of ex ! ci temen t in the court room Monday I morning, or whenever a strange per son approached his side, lie would j clutch at tho bed covering to attract I his friends. "Watch mo close, boys!" lu- ad ! monlshed them. The Jury Complot cd. The tedious task of selecting the jury to try Mrs. Grace for shooting with intent to kill her boyish lius : band was completed at t 1.30 o'clock, j and immediately after both sides i plunged into the examination of wlt ? n esses, which will last un ttl Wednes j day afternoon. Five witnesses were heard. The State began tracing the ' movements of Mrs. Grace from 0 I o'clock of the morning of Mareil 6, j the hour which she was first seen by I the servants, until she reached New j nan at 3 o'clock that same afternoon. Up to 4.30 o'clock Monday afternoon, ! when the hour of adjournment had j b?en reached, the Stat had failed to ! show that Mrs. Grace had actually j fired the shot into the side and : against the spine of her husband. Policies Suggested ns Motive. (Atlanta Constitution, 31st.) The crucial moment In the trial of j Mrs. Daisy E. Grace came at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon when the Solicitor began laying the foundation to show that the snug little fortune of $2f>,000 was the tempting morsel which caused the woman to attempt the murder of her boyish husband. "lt is but one of the links In the chain," said one of tho attorneys. "This link will hold the chain to gether and make lt complete. It will show motive.' Those policies were suggested when Gene and Daisy, yet on their honeymoon, paid their first visit to the Hill home, lt was Mrs. Hill, the mother of Grace, happy because her big boy had brought his bride home to see her, who asked Gene to take out the policies. "1 told them that It waa a duty they owed to each other," Mrs. Hill said on the witness stand Tuesday. As the tragic, sequel of the wed ding passed through her mind, Mrs. Hill wept, when she was questioned as to what prompted her to make the suggestion. ") was just happy then, and I thought that lt would he i good idea for them to be protected. Had 1 known that this great trouble would be the sequence 1 would have died rather than breathe a word." Grace Collapsed when his gray-haired old mother stepped down from the witness box, fagged from the trying ordeal of ex amination. His condition was such that Dr. Goldsmith advised that he be removed hastily to the sanitarium. A bulletin at 2 o'clock was to the ef fect that Grace had a high fever and that his pulse was high, almost as high as when he was shot on the af ternoon of March 5. "Grace is very sick," was the news from Piedmont Sanitarium at eight o'clock last night, and there was no encouraging news thereafter. The physicians decline to discuss his condition other than to state that he was very sick. *'?? ?J??J??J??-J??J? ?J? ?J? ??.??> ?J? .J. .J? >J. ?J. ?p .J? MEETINGS AT SENECA. ?f ?J??J??J??J? >T<?T??t??T??J??|t ?J? ?|? ?J? ?|? ?|? ?|? ?Js.Jo.J. We are requested to announce that It is desired to hold a Congressional and Senatorial campaign meeting at Seneca next Saturday night. We have no information as to where the meet ing will be held, or the exact hour. The mooting is an extra one, . ar ranged for the benefit of tho aspi rants for Senatorial and Congress* iona! honors. The county campaign will open at Seneca to-morrow (Thursday.) Society Woman Takes Her Life. Jacksonville, Fla., July 27. -Mrs. Harvey lt. Payne, one of tho most popular yoting society women of this city, committed suicide some time last evening In a vacant house in tho heart of tho fashionable Springfield suburbs. Her body was found late this afternoon in a back room, where she had turned on the gas with fatal results. It ls believed she rented tho house for that purpose. Mrs. Payne had been separated from her husband. She was a daughter of the lato Da mon Greenleaf, one of the South's most exclusive jewelers. SHOOTING ON KKOWKK RIVER. Mack Hanks Shoota Will Tumor at Homo of the latter. Last Saturday Mack Banks shot and painfully wounded Will Turnor at his home In the Keowee River section of Oconee. Banka used a shotgdn, filling one of Turner's legs with small shot, inflicting a painful, but it is thought not serious wound. lt ls staled that Turner's leg is badly lacerated, and he has suffered no lit tle from the wound. Mack Hanks was brought to jail Sunday and lodged therein to await developments. lt ts understood that tho shooting took plaee as a result of a disagree ment over tb?? sum of $4.60. lt ls stated thal Hanks was leaving the employ ot' Turner and ?sked the lat er for Hie amount due him for wages, and timi Turner simply replied thai he Would pa) him when he had ear lied out Iiis contract. Some time later Hanks went to Turner's house and Without waining fired the shot that resulted in a simultaneous call l'or a doctor and Hie sheriff. Reports from Mr. Turnel are io the effect that he is getting along all right, and no complications are ex pected, though the wounded limb is in a most uncomfortable condition. CAMPAIGNERS AT NEWBERRY. Candidates for Senat?' gild Congress Address Small Crowd. Newberry, July 21b-N. H. Dial and W. J. Talbert, candidates for Senator Tillman's seat in the United ted States Senate, and the three can didates for Congress In the Third District spoke to an audience of about 100 people In the Court House here to-day. The meeting was quiet, good attention being accorded all the candidates. Messrs. Dial and Talbert spoke along the snme lines as they have elsewhere In the State. Congressman Wyatt Aiken review ed his record and the work which had been accomplished by the Dem ocratic House. He referred to local matters, especially to the rural mail routes, and discussed national issues, favoring a parcels post, among other things. Capt. V. S. Kvana, of Greenwood, was opposed to parcels poBt, saying lt was a Boheme hy the large mail ordei houses of the Northwest and he did not think it would benefit the merchant or farmer. He was oppos ed to the Bristow amendment to the bill for direct, election of Senators. Capt. Evans discussed ether issues. Marcus C. Long, of Walhalla, fa vored the repeal of the War amend ments to the United States constitu tion, thereby taking away the ne gro's citizenship and suffrage. He did not want to mistreat the negro, but would put bim In his plaee and keep him there. He advocated Fede ral aid in building highways, op posed trusts, opposed protective tariff and opposed foreign immigra tion. JOHN N. BI/EC RLE Y IS DEAD. Passed Away Tuesday-Desperately 111 for Several Days. (Anderson Mail, 30th.) This afternoon the Daily Mail car ries to its readers the sad news of the death of John N. Weekley. He had been extremely 111 since Saturday last, but hope was not abandoned un til Monday night. Mr. Weekley was one of the most widely known and most generally useful men of the county, and his death will bring sor row to many hearts. Mr. Rieck ley's illness commenced a week ago last Friday. He had just returned from Lake Toxaway, and complained of feeling very sick. Dr. B. A. Henry found that he had the aching and chilly sensations of a genuine case of grip with bilious complications. The patient failed to respond to the treatment and the fever contin ued, lils whole nervous system being Involved. Dr. Henry called Into con sultation some of tho other physi cians of the city and tried in vain to locate a specialist In Columbia, lt was seen several days ago that Mr. Hleckley's condition was very grave indeed, and Monday night he lapsed Into a comatoso condition, from which ho never rallied. Mr. Rleckloy had largo and varied business interests, having been cash ier of the People's Hank and Inter ested in oil mills and farming enter prises. He was a native of Georgia and was about 45 years old. He had lived in Anderson 20 years. The anonurtcement of Mr. Week ley's death will bring deep sorrow to many friends In Oconee and else where In tho upper section of the State, where he was well known. He was a nephew of Mrs. E. A. Hell, of Walhalla. Tho Reunion nt Tounvllle. Towhvllle, July io.-Special: Don't forget tho reunion of teachers and pupils at Townvillo August 16th. Let everybody como and enjoy see ing old friends and schoolmates once more. There will be an Interesting pro gram for the day, consisting of short addresses by each teacher, With re plies by pupils, Tiloso replies will contain some amusing Incidents con nected with the school. There will also be talks on the history of the school back In the 60's and ante-bellum days. Don't forget . the date. DISEASE AMONG CATTLE. Quito a Numlier in Oconw Have Ho ' ecntly Been Affected. P. W. Harbort, who lives ti short distance above Walhalla, has called the attention of The Courier to the prevalence of a disease among cattle, from which many have been seri ously sick and some have died. Tho disease is Indicated first by the cat tie's eyes becoming badly blood-shot. This is followed by sores in and around the mouth, then stiffness and swelling of joints and limbs, finally ending In generally disorder ed and congested condition of bowels and Intestines, Quite a large number of the cat tle In tho section above Walhalla have been attacked by the (Unease, which is said to originate from tho eating Of grass on which a fungus growth bas appeared near the ground, and possibly also through the gathering in ol* portions of "toad stools" thal bave sprung up every where during the long-eontlnuod rainy weather. Mr. Harbert's cattle were attacked, and bo appealed al once to Clemson authorities for a remedy, which was promptly sent him and is very simple. Mr. llar ! bort used it as soon as received, and his cattle began to improve at once. Tho proscription and directions are given below: l'se a solution composed of 1)8 parts water and two parts creollno, the solution hoing used as a mouth wash twice dally. An application of horacio acid powder after tho mouth wash will give good results. The creollno wash should also ito applied to the feet, followed hy the use of carbolnted vaseline. One ounce of creollne to a gallon of water gives the proper solution. The horacio acid can be applied as a solution also, the proportion being one ounce boracic acid to a pint of water. This as will be seen is a very sim ple remedy, but lt seems to be quite as effective as it ls simple. The pre scription, we aro Informed, can be gotten at any drug store, the price for same being about 25c. Reports from other sections of the State ns to the appearance of this disease are numerous, and the re sults obtained from the use of this prescription have proven entirely satisfactory. MAYOR CHALLENGES GOVERNOR Latter Releases Former from Obliga tions of Previous Confidence, denn Springs, July 30.-Mayor J. P. Grace, of Charleston, who is spend ing a week here, has challenged Gov ernor Colo L. Blease to release him from the confidence placed In him while they were on friendly terms, and states that, if the Governor would publicly Elate that he (Grace) was free to tell any and all the things he wanted to, he would reveal facts that would "nauseate the people of South Carolina." Iliense Accepts. Columbia, July 30.-Governor Blease Tuesday Issued a statement. In which he grants Mayor Grace, of Charleston, permission to tell any thing he wishes on the Chief Execu tive, and In which he says that If the Mayor tells the truth he will admit lt, and if he tells a falsehood he will deny lt. The Governor further says that he has never had any confidence in Grace; that Grace did not support bim In the first primary two years ago. and doubts if he supported him in the second election. .-ml?m- - Meeting Oconee County Union. The Oconee County Farmers' Un ion is hereby called to meet at Picket Post school house, with Picket Post Local, No. 70, on Fri day, August 2d, at 10 a. m. A full delegation from each local ls requested, and as many members ns can possibly attend. A. H. Ellison, President. J. W. Alexander, Secretary. Farmers1 institutes. Walhalla, July 30.--Editor Keo wee Courier: Tho Department of Agriculture will not run a train this year as they did last, hut will hold Institutes. The first Farmers' Institute will he held at Blue Ridge school house on Wednesday, August 21st, com mencing at 10 a. m., and the second will be held at Cross Roads on Au gust 22d; the third will be nt Salem on August 23d. We will publish the program as soon as possible. These will be very Important meetings. M. G. Holland. New Hope Cemetery. Everybody interested In the New Hope cemetery ls requested to meet at New Hope church next Friday morning, August 2d, for tho purpose of cleaning off the cemetery. Let. everybody come early and bring tools sufficient to do the work. Fell 1,000 i'eet to Death. Canton, Ohio, July 28.-When 1 , OOO feet In air, a rope attaching the trapeze har to his parachute broke and Thomas Heyfield, aged 26, of Springfield, Illinois, son of a United States deputy marshal In Springfield, fell to his death here this afternoon. 'Hs body struck In the soft earth of a celery field, head first, and was buried to the knees. Fl HKS VOLLEY IN LO?OH .ROOM. Candidate for Degree Probably Fa t?Uy Wounds 'IVem Lender. Anderson, July 27.-Mistaking that part of the Initiation where ll re nnin, aro fluorlshed and blank cart ridges are exploded as meaning to do him bodily harm, Fur man Bag well, aged 21, a candidate being ini tiated into the mysteries of the Woodmen of the World, ru? bed from tho lodgo room and sunt'.hod his pistol from Ilia coat hanging in tho ante-room, hurried buck into tho lodge room and tired there- shots In rapid succession at Milton Taylor, aged 2ii, who wa? leading the degreo team lu the initiation. The Hist shot blt Taylor In tho abdomen, fearfully tearing the in testines. Tho bullet hld itself in tho spinal column. The second bullet, hit Taylor on (lie right hip and bur ied Itself In thc hip bone. The last shot struck Taylor on tillo back of tho neck and glam ed off. This occurred in Friendship lodgo room, three miles northeast of Monea Path last night, To-day Taylor was brought to Anderson Hospital and Dr. Sanders, thc aiton ding physi cian, says to-night that his condition is extremely critical and that lui fear? peritonitis will set in, Taylor was able to loll of tho shooting to-day after ho came from unuer the inlluonco of an anaesthet ic: He says that he and Bagwell Wete warm friends; that Bagwell became excited and in tho heat of excitement lost, his head and rush ed for Ilia pistol, evidently thinking that he (Taylor) meant to do him some bodily harm. Bagwell Is a clerk in a store at Honea Path and was at his post to day. Ile was married about two months ago. Taylors father said to day that prosecution of Bagwell de pended on whether or not his son survived tho wounds. It ls not like ly that ho will survive. Young Milton Taylor Dead. (Anderson Mail, 29th.) After lingering In great pain for 30 hours, S. Milton Taylor, tho young Honea Path man who was shot by Pur man Bagwell in the lodge hall ot the Woodmen at Friendship church, nour Honea Path, Friday night, died nt thn A?rffrrrt?on Howpitnf Monday morning at 6 o'clock. His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Tay lor, ?nd a brother and sister, were constantly at the bedside of their loved one, and were with him when ho breathed his last. Novitiate Becomes Crazed. While Bagwell was being Initiat ed into the local Woodmen lodge he became greatly excited, and when Taylor, who was leading the degreo team, tired several shots from a re volver, said to be loaded with "blanks," the candidate for initia tion rushed into an ante-room, where bo procured a .32 Smith & Wesson revolver from his coat pocket and turned upon Taylor and began shooting. In all, four shots are reported to have been ilred, ono taking effect In the back of the neck, two making slight flesh wounds in Hie hip and tho fourth entering tho transverse colon twice, tearing largo holes in the wnlls of the intestine. The Father's Statement. S. P. Taylor, father of the deceas ed young man, stated Modnay morn ing that he would hiing no criminal action against Bagwell, being fully satisfied that Bagwell harbored no 111 feelings toward bis son and shot him under the stress of the excite ment. The father held no resent ment to the assailant of his son, strange to relate, but seemed to re gret more that the order bad incor porated in Its initiation ceremonies things which were likely to arouse the wrath of the novitiate and which, in this Instance, was tho cause of the entire affair. OCONEE INSURANCE MEETING. Farmers' Mutual Association Will Convene Tuesday, August Hith. The Oconeo Mutual Insurance As sociation will convene at tim Court House 1? Walhalla on Tuesday, tho 13th day of August, at o'clock a. ni, This will bo the annual meeting-tho most important, meeting of tho as sociation-at which tho election of officers and tho transaction of other important matters will bc taken up. There are quito a number of lady members of the association (all pol icy-holders being members), and lt ls hoped that the female members will attend as well as all malo mem bers, lt is particularly desired that this annual meeting shall bo as rep resentative JIB possible, and to this end every policy-holder ls urged to attend if possible. Remember tho dato and tho hour, and let nothing trivial prevent your attendance. 3, B Pickett, President. J. I). Isbe.., Secretary. Georgttt Will Loso Million. Washington, July 28.-Tho army worm, which is "marching through Georgia, win do $1,000,000 worth of damage* to the corn, cotton and other crops of that State, according to an estimate hy tho State Entomologist of Georgia in a report to-day to tho department of agriculture. What the amount of injury will bo In tho other Southern States which tho post has invaded has not yet been figured, although it is feared that farmers and planten -viii suffer heavily.