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KEOWEE COURIER ( ESTABLISH KD 184?.) PHI>?HIH<1 Eve ry Wedueaday Morning Vabscription *t Per Annum. AdvniIsing Rutes Reasonable. -By 9TECK, SIIEIiOR ?St SCHRODER. Communications of a personal char acter charged tor as advertlse ?ien ts. Obituary notices and tributes of re spect, of not over one hundred words, will bo printed free of eh.II.re. All over that number must be paid for at the rate of one Cl nt a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA. 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER CHU TEN PAGES. SCI VI \ I ' TO VOTERS. di: ri,., li rsl pane of this issue we print th?' advertisement of election to ?,. held on November ltd OM proposed iinieudmeiil to i he C.mst itu! ion. I'his proposed amendment ls Known as \o j.:. Extra boxes and ballots will l.e prepared for Ibo voting on 11L i ^ ipiestion, tin- managers being the sam? as in the State election on other ;i :i . ri Intents and for ellida ls. Take du?' notice td this additional i|uestion upon which you have op poittinlt.N to express sour opinion at ii,, polls .uni govern yourselves ar el? i din-Jy.. I\ TUE COMMON PLEAS COI*RT. In ?he- Conti of Common Pleas lasl week and so far this week only a few cases have hoon consid? '"ed by juries, though a considerable amount of bus iness has been transacted in the way of laking orders in i\il actions, con tinuing Master's reports on sales, and the completion or beginning of other matters in equity. I mined ia tidy following the Cheek . arter case last week, t he case of lt. ll. Boyd and Margaret lloyd, plain tiffs, against th?' Courtenay Manufac turing Company, defendants, was taken np. This was an action for al leged damage to land by reas?.ti of back water, and the amount asked for in the complaint was $f>.000. The verdict of thc jury was: "We lind for the plaintiffs the sum of $500." The next eas?- called was that of Mrs. Mary 11 ti mi icu l.t. plaintiff, against S. G. Bruce and S. Lorena v. I Bruce, defendants. This case was ! heard by Judge Mern m inger without I ,i jury. I; was an ai (ton brough! by the plaint !'' to annul certain tith-s by her ghen to the defendant. S. C. Bruce, in consideration of certain ob i;""itniK' wt,lei. HIP pin In tiff RlUfixl . ? In the case Of Ceo. T. Reid, plain- j liff, against the Fnriuors' Mutual In surance Association of Oconee Conn- j ty, defendants, thc Judge directed the jury to bring in a verdict for I he plaintiff, which was as follows: "We And for the plaintiff the sum of $.r>i>0. .;::." Thin was an action brought to recover ike amount of an insurance policy held by tho plaintiff in th-, defendant company on a build ing which ?as dist toyed bj fire. The contention in the case hinged upon the fact that it the lime the lire oc elli ltd the building vs is vacant, and had been for some lime. Mr. Reid, however, held one of the original pol icies of the company, in which there was no clause a.-> to non-I ia bil i I \ for loss in case of the building being va cant at i he lime ot I he lire ind for :< given period previous, The by-laws anti policies of the company have duce been changed, bul the plaintiff cont oded that he had had no notice of this change, and thal it. there fore, was not binding upon him. I he case of J. lt. McMahan, plain tiff, against the Walhalla Light and Power Company was next taken up, and 'his case will doubtless consum?' the greater part of to-day. lt is an action brought for the recover) of alleged damages hy reason of the dam erected by thc defendant company on Cato- creek, as a result of which the plaintif! contends thal his business {that of grinding com and sawing lumber i h damaged !" Hie extent of $in.oou. it is claimed by the plain tiff thal since the oreel ?on of the dam be has been forced to suspend op?ra tion? al his mill altogether. MARRIAGE AT SENECA SUNDAY. Seneca. ( ?ct 2(>. Spa, lal : The dentil las! week Of Henry Alexander, thi eldesl son of Mr. and Mrs. j. iv Alexander, came as i shock to thc I friends of the family. The little fel low had been in ill health for about two years, hut tho remarkable vital Ity shown encouraged the parents to hope he would outgrow thc malady. Ile became suddenly worse on Mon day morning, and without regaining consciousness died Monday night at 1 o'clock. Had li . lived until Satur day, the 2 Hit insl ult, he would have boen nine yens old. Funeral ser vices were held rrom the residence Tuesday afternoon and Interment was ma,le al Mountain View ceme tery. The services wore conducted by Rev. I. E, Wallace, the pastor of t he family. The doepesl sympathy of the community is foll for thc bereav ed family. A beautiful bul qulel home wed ding occurred hist Sunday afternoon at .t.'IO o'clock, at the home of Mr and Mrs. J. W. Harper, when their niece, Miss Leizo Cary, was married to Gordon Jones, of Atlanta. The home was attractively decorated with pot plants. Miss Cary I,, A young woman of many pleasing qualities and her natural beauty was greatly enhanced on this occasion by full bridal attire. Mr. Jones is an cm THE OS!) CONGRESS ADJOURNS. Session i.on!.,..?-< on Record-Cotton Relief Legislation CoUapseH. Washington, Oct. 24.-After be ing in continuous session since the inauguration <>f Woodrow Wilson, a period of nearly nineteen months, the 03d Congress lo-day adjourned Its second session. Prolonged efforts to procure cotton relier legislation finally collapsed. Leaders in this i movement agreed to adjourn, how-I iver, only on condition that pending id ton relief measures would have right of way when Congress recon venes December Tin. Not more iban llfty members of the House and less than a quorum of the Senate were present when the gavels fell on adjournment. The end w as accomplished through passage of a concurrent resolution ending the session at I p. m., but clocks were turned ahead in both chambers, ac tual adjournment In the House oc curring at 2.22, and in the Senate at ?1.27. As tho altered hands of the House drew near four and the Senate was winding up executive business, Speaker Clark arose al his desk and, facing the scattered attendance on t be Door, said : Tins is the longest and most labo rious session that Congress has ever known I congratulate you most heartily on being able to adjourn nt last. I wish to thanh every member ol' the House Democrat, Republican, Progressive and Independent for uniform courtesy shown lo the Speaker. Now, in the language of 'Tlu> Tim,' '(Sod bless n< everyone ' " ? Tho Senate's adjournment proba-' bl> was the most undemonstrative In its histor}. W ill Come l p Again. in announcing abandonment of their filibuster for cotton legislation, Senator Hoke Smith, of Ceorgia, an.i Representative Henry, of Texas told the Seliale and House ii was appar ent no i| no ru ni <ouM be procured for consideration ol' the cotton measures and further obstructive tactics might Inj "I re chances of ultimate success. Rcp'cscutntivc Henry predicted that Congress would be convened in ex traordinary session by the middle of November, when the light could be resinned. Senator Smith introduced a bill for a $2.'>0.000,000 government bond issue to buy cotton and de da red : "We bave ?lone all we could for the suffering people of the South. We have had our day in court for this session .md I would have no excuse for furl' r filibustering al this time. I shall feel thal I have done my duty by simply voting against the ad fou rn men t r?solu t iou." The House adopted a resolut io a authorizing tho appointment of al committee to investigate cotton con ditions in ibo South and report pos-1 slble measures for Federal lid by; December I-"?. On the committee j were Repr?sentatives Mann, Austin, Henry, Lever, llelliu, Hell, of Cleor-i gia. and Langley. V'M o V?. iUon's \ !. i ' o? ity, i ? . made on the authority of Mr WU oi . Officiais close to the President sa'cl l.d i would not call an extra session. While he favors the Lever bill for the government licensing ot cotton warehouses and the (?lass amend ment to the currency act, allowing banks to issue bank notes up to 100 per c"iit of their capital and surplus. Mr Wilson is understood to believe that both eui go over until thc regu lar session. As outlined by the President, the program for thc December session will include the Philippine bills, re maining bills nt Secretary Lane's con servation program and the govern ment shipping bill and cotton leglsla l'??!i. li is known definitely thal no extra session will be called for next spring unless some unusual emer -'encs arises. The President plans to leave Washington after the adjourn ment In March lo officially open the Panama Canal and 'ho San Francisco Kxposil lon. Mrs. < 'arman ( Mit on Kail. Mineo,a. N. V.. Oct. 20. Whether I Mrs. Florence Conklin Carman will be . tried again on the charge of tho slay ing of Mrs. Louise Dailey, In view of the disagreement Sunda) of the jury In her fi rsl trial, is an unsettled question, District Attorney Lewis J. Smith .-.aid to-night. lt is believed certain the district attorney will move a new trial il he determines positively there was an agreement made before the case closed among certain of the jurors to acquit Mrs Carman. His investiga-' Hon of 'his report is being continued, bul so far as announced to-night there had been no developments. Mrs. Carman was released to-day on $2".i bail in the King's County' Supreme Conn. In Brooklyn. She t.nied immediately for her home in Freeport. M. T. MCDONALD IS DEAD. _ _ i Richland. Oct. 20.-Special: "Hard \ times" is about all one hears now. If we would but think a moment of the terrible tragedy thal ls being enacted . over the sea. instead of complaining! wc would sin? songs ol thanksgiving. Matthew Thompson McDonald passed away at his home al the old Mauldin mill last Friday afternoon. Ile leaves a wife and five children to mourn bis death. His remains were buried at Rock Springs Saturday af ternoon, funera? services being con ducted by Rev, A. H. Farmer. In his i|iiiet, honest, humble w;iy. be was one of Hod's best, and ls now "resting from his labors." ployeo of the Southern Railway and ls ll young man of sterling worth. He ls to be heartily congratulated upon winning the heart and band of this noble young woman. They left on train No. 10 for Bagley, where they will visit tho groom's parents, and later will go to Atlanta, where they will make their home. Tho best wishes of many friends ls felt for the 1 young couple. TAKE CARE OF YOUR OTT IF YOU ARE GOING TO V In order to a^oist in caring for Cotton, so as to avoid losses from what is known as country damage, this Company will STORE AND INSURE any baie of Cotton Ginned at Newry for SIX MONTHS, or any part thereof, for only THIRTY CENTS And will renew this offer for a second period of SIX MONTHS, or any part thereof, if desired by our customers. WW CAI Ol WO I (Ll I I Od LO for the Cotton stored, backed by a Company with a paid in capi tal of $300,000 00. The Pioneer Cotton Mill of Oconee County. warn Courtenay Manufacturing Company. i rm: NEWS I BOM WESTMlxstuit. Tin- West minster Hank announces that No. I is the lucky number far one bale ot' cotton ginned by the Westminster oil and Fertilizer Com pany, lor which they agreed to |iy lu cents a pound. According lo ; heir" records VV. .1. Wilson is tim holder of this number, and Mr. Wilson ls enti tled to the privilege of disposing of isis b;Ue to the Oil and Fertilizer Company at M? cents a pound. Ano ther lucky number will be announced hy the Westminster Hank so soon as .he second thousand bales has hoon binned by this company, and the cr,i ton which is represented by thc sec ond number will also be bought ar io cents a pound by tho Westminster Oil and Fertilizer Company. Card of Thanks. Editor Keowee Courier: Please allow me space in your valuable col umns to thank my friends and neigh bors for the many deeds of kindness and assistance rendered during the recent illness of my family and death of my baby. Oscar A. Kellev. West Union. Route 1, Oct. 26. Only One "BROMO QUININE" To get the genuine, call for full name, LAXA. TIVK BROMO QUININK. I,ookforalsrnaturtof K. W. tiki ?vii. Curea a Cold In One Day. ?topa cough and headache, and works off cold. To Pillions ol" Town ville School. Townvillo. Oct. 2t>.-This is to in form the patrons of the Townvillo High School that the school has now been in operation three weeks. If all prospective pupils have not been en rolled, will the initions kindly send them In for enrollment immediately? For the convenience of patrons who need their children lo help with crop gathering, tho recesses have been made short and the hours also short ened. The school hours are from 8.45 to 12.30 for Hist grade pupils, and from 8.45 a. m. to 2.30 p. in. for others. It is an injustice to the pupil to be advanced to work that he is una ble to accomplish, and usually it is a reflection on the teacher's ability when a pupil who does not regularly at lend is able U> do tho work success fully. Lot every pupil and every patron realize the necessity of continuous daily attendance 'ny each and every pupil, for the Joss of a day at school means, or at least should mean, the loss of sonie part of needed mental training. C. H. Witt, Principal. FOR SALK-Now croj) Pure Geor gia Cane Syrup at 32c. i>er gallon, In barrels. W. H. DAVIS, Augusta, Georgia. 42-54 English Cotton Expel? Dead. London, Oct. 22.- William Tatter sall, a cotton trade export, (lind sud denly at Iiis r?sidence in Cheshire to-day. 4* .1A MKS AV. HAR1U80N, II. S., .M .J? Mechanical mid Electrical j .I? ENGINEER, i. .I? (Superintendent Walhalla .T. ?J- Lighting riant,) .J. .J* Electrical and Plumbing ?J. -I? Contractor, ?j? IMione No. 4?, Wallialla, H. C. 4. .J? All Work Guaranteed Strictly *j? .|? First ('lass und According to in- ?j. .% su ran ce Rules. ?j? .I? ?J? ?J? * J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? ?J? . J.. J. ?J? NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted to che Es tate of Samuel T. Dickson, deceased, are hereby notified to make pay? 1 ment to the undersigned, and all per sons having claims against said Es tate will present the same duly at tested within tho time prescribed by law or be barred. (MRS.) EFFIE J. DICKSON, Administratrix of the Estate of Sam uel T. Dickson, Deceased. Oct. 14, 1914. 41-44 Richland Union "Warehouse Co., A.* Et ionian cl * is now open for business with room for 800 Bales of Cotton? SAME OLD CHARGES: 15c. per month for storage and insurance; 10c. for weigh ing in. W. C. FOSTER, TREAS. & MGR. ll. Henne. F. Riemann. Henne ?? Biemann, GENERAL CONTRACTORS. Concreto and AU Cement Work A Specialty. Wo Guarantee Al! Work and Contracts. For iwirticuliir? or any information call on or address HENNE & RIEMANN, We?? Union, 8. C.