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NEWS FROM BOUNTY LAND. Will Have Another School Meeting. Matters of Local Interest. Bounty Land, April 5.-Special: S. A. Davis, of Greenville, and G. W. Davis, of Atlanta, visited at the Davis home here last week. Miss Gussie Cunningham attended a reception given hy Mrs. B. L. L i\v ry Wednesday evening in honor of the bride-to-be, Miss May Ham?ton. .Miss Cora Hubbard, who has been visiting in Spnrtaiiburg, returned last week. Thc patrons of Bounty Hand school met .Superintendent of Education T. A. Smith at the school house Friday afternoon to discuss the advisability of moving the school house from its present location and building a lar ger and more commodious structure within a mile north of whore it now stands. The object of tho move is establish a graded school, thus af fording educational advantages to unite a number of children who are not in reach of a school. The for mation of a new school district lias been abandoned as Impracticable. A test vote was taken, resulting in a two-".inls vote against the move. Tlie Hine ol' this meeting, however, was not generally known, and ano ther (appointment will be made, giv ing two weeks' notice- in order that the general sentiment may be ascer tained. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Shanklin and family, of Anderson, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Shanklin's mo ther. Mrs. Julia. I). Shanklin. Miss Carrie Smith attended the Kelley-Chattam nuptials at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kelley, at Ta massee, Saturday. Miss Rosa May Wilson is able to attend school again. The teachers of our school, Misses Cunningham and Davis, gave an Fas ter ogg hunt Friday afternoon, which was enjoyed by all present. Kev. I. E. Wallace gave an Inter esting talk to the Sunday school hero Sunday afternoon. Quit i i number of visitors were present, the announcement being made at Rich land Sunday morning. J. Y. Hums, of Cross Hoads, vis ited relatives herc last week. Mr. and Mrs. Elijah G Ul ison and children, of Pine Mountain, "a., and Burns Gillison, Of Clemson, visited their mother. Mrs. J. M. Gillison, Saturday and Sunday-. (?wing to tho unpleasantness of Hie weather, the meeting announced las: week ol' those interested in hav ing a reunion of tho teachers and pupils of Old Bounty Land, was not as well attended as was desired. A number, however, sent expressions of approval. The meeting was called to order about .1 p. m. by Mrs. H. A. Perrill being selected chair man. lt was decided that the re union should he held about the first week in August, Hie exact date to be given later. A committee was elect ed, composed of I li ree members, viz., Mrs. D. A. Herritt. Miss Agnes Elli son and Mrs. Jasper Doyle, to ap point a committee of five, three ladies and two gent leinen, as an ex ecutive committee to make all nec essary arrangements, making out a program, etc., to be carried out on Hie occasion of the reunion. SEVEN SAII/OBS AUE RESCUED. Were Tied to ?Vfasth ?d' Water-logged Boat, from Maine. Charleston, April 4. Capt. Mur phy and the six members of the crew of the American schooner Alice Mur phy were landed here to-day by the Clyde Line steamer Lenape, by which they were rescued from their water logged vessel yesterday 15 miles south of tho Diamond Shoal light ship, on the North Carolina coast. When the Lenape sighted the wreck 'the men were lashed to tho mizzen mast and had been without food for .'it? hours. The rescue was effected by Second Officer Wood and a boat crew, who volunteered to undertake the trip to the wreck in a raging storm. Oil was freely used by Hie rescue boat, and the men were taken from the mast without mishap. The Murphy wis lumber-laden from Savannah, Ga., for Providence, H. I. The haltering of heavy seas opened her seams and she became water-logged last Friday. Tho crew was unable to put off in tho small boat on account of thc storm, and lashed themselves in the mast. Tho schooner was built in Thomas ton, Ma II?', in 1 874, and lier home l>ort was Rockland, Maine. She was of 4'2.r> gross tons, 148 feet long and .'{.1 feet broad. Block Behool Honor Roll. Following is thc hemor roll for Block school, Westminster, H. F. D. No. 1 : Elinor Craig, Com Haulbrooks, L. J. Haulbrooks, Myrtie Haulbrooks, Geo. Owens, Hattie May Owens. Bertha Schumacher, Teacher. I/<XST POCKET BOOK FOUND. G. XV. Wilbanks Finds Himself lTn lucky uiul Kin -ky Saino Week. Ceo. W. Wilbanks. of the Belmont section of the county, truly "wore a worried look" when be carno to Wal halla last Friday. 'He had been In town the day before for the purpose of making purchases of guano and other articles for cash, and bad gone to his country home late in the evening. Hut G. W. Wilbanks is one of those fortunate ones whose credit is just as good as his cash, and his merchants were busy handling quan tities of fertilizers and heavy goods at the time he was In town, and they requested settlement later. Hence Mr. Wilbanks thought that he was carrying back home his pocket book lull of greenbacks. Right here ls where Mr. Wilbanks' bai' 'ock comes In. After he reached borne, one or the first things he i ld was to reach into his pocket to get his fat pocket book, and then it was that he discovered that his pm ?c. ; ?as empty. He searched bis wagon, but no purse was found. Mr. Wilbanks didn't sleep well that night, and next morning found him in Walhalla trying to traci' his purse, and in this be was assisted hy a num ber of friends, among thom being our accommodating Sheriff, John W. Davis. A diligent hunt and inquiry was made for a leather purse chock full of gold and silver certificates ag gregating a little less I han $200, ?ind just ?it the time hopes of recovery won Queing abandoned one good gen tleman, .lohn A. Bischoff, beckoned to Mr. Wilbanks. at the same time hailing Mr. Davis. And right here was where Mr. Wilbanks' had 1 nek chnnged. Mr. Bischoff invited the two gentlemen into Iiis jilace of business, where he revealed to them a purse of money that he had found the day before. Mr. Davis proceeded to count it, and then the money was turned over to the owner, Mr. Wilbanks. who gave evidence of Iiis thanks by presenting Mr. Bischoff a $"> certificate, which the latter wished to decline. Crev ons to this Mr. Wilbanks had been complaining of a pain over one eye, hut this soon disappeared, and he then returned lo the Court House, where Mrs. Davis tendered him a palatable dinner, which be received with just as many thanks and with the same results of improvement as when receiving his lost money. Mr. Wilbanks wishes to thank all hts friends for their kindnesses and for their assistance in making right bis own carelessness. Another Comfort Denied. In a few years, if the scientists, or those from whom we have recently read, have their way, all the feather beds then in existence will be In Hie ni usen ms, numbered among the cu rios. Then no more shall we sink deep down into a bed, and have Rs folds encompass us about, and breathe the dust which comes from it. No more then shall we know the pleasure of burying ourselves se curely from the fresh air in the depths of the feather bed. We must sleep on firm mattresses, say the doc tors. Wc must stretch out as na ture intended us to do, and not lie down In an undulating fashion. One by one the comforts of the olden days are taken from us. Lit tle 'by little science encroaches upon those things w li ich our grandfathers thought w?ro essential to hospitality and ease. The time was when "com pany" was paid special honor by be ing placed In a feather bed. Now there is no such way to honor the callers who stay over night. The feather lied has followed the gourd, the wooden bucket, and a host of other things once dear to our hearts. Where this propaganda will end, we know not, but we suspect that some day the doctors will leave us no way whatever for making ourselves sick. They will have uH living according to nature-simply and shorn of su perfluities and certain appurtenances which have been found to constitute rende/vous for germs. He Had nts Reason. ( Ll pp! nco 11's. ) Little Everett was a member of the Mimd of Mercy Society, and was proud of the membership. Ho wore his badge, a small star, aa if lt were a policeman's Insignia, and was often beard reproving other boys and girls for cruel treatment of dogs and cats. One morning a woman of the neigh borhood heard a commotion outside Everett's home, and, going to the window, was surprised to find Ever ett in ithe act of tormenting the cat. "Why, Everett," sho called, ''what aro you doing to that j>oor cat? I thought you belonged to tho Band of Mercy Society?" "I did," replied the little boy, "but I lost my star." (Greenville .News.) The European \? Irish Ship SlUik. London, April 4.-The steamer City ol Bremen, of Dublin, bas been sunk by a Cern?an submarine off Wolf Hock, in the English Channel, about I") miles south of Land's End, ('oin wall. Four members of the crew were drowned. Twelve survi vors have reached Penzance. Mine Destroys Austrian Hoot. Paris, April 4.-Thirty-five of the crew were drowned toy the destruc tion or the unidentified Austrian steamer which blew up in the Dan ube on the night of March 30, after striking a mine near Rltopek, accord ing to a Havas dispatch from Nish. It is believed the steamer was loaded with a large quantity of muni tions and artillery supplies for Tur key. The wreck was carried by the current within range of the Serbian artillery at Rltopek. Another ex plosion followed the bombardment of the hulk and the wrecked vessel sank. Before leaving Semlin the captain i.; reported to have reminded the members of his crew that they had au important mission to tullin and each sailor received a bonus. Austrians Retreat. Vienna, April 4.-Retreat of the Ansi l ian forces in the Beskid region of the Carpathians, where some of the heaviest fighting lias .ikon place in the struggle for control of the mountain liasses leading into Hun gary, was announced to-day al anny headquarters. The statement reads: "The presence of large Russian reinforcements arriving from Prze mysl compelled the Austrian army to withdraw Iron, the Beskid region. "In the Carpathians lighting on holli sides of the LaDoreza valley continues. Yesterday wt? attacked the eastern heights and dislodged the enemy from several strong 'positions. Russian attacks east of Virawa were repulsed. "In yesterday's engagements we captured 2,000 prisoners. "North of I'zsok Pass the situa tion is unchanged. Renewed Rus sian attacks miscarried after a short : fight." Belgian Defeat. Berlin, April 4.-The var office to day made the following announce ment : "On the Yser Canal, south of Dix mude, German troops occupied the village of Drei Grachten, on the west- ' ern hank, which was held by the Bel-' glans. "Several French charges in the forest ol' Le Pretre were repulsed. "Russian attacks near Augustowo ? were repulsed." Guerilla Warfare. Berlin, April 4.-A description of j conditions under which desperate! lighting is being waged in the Car pathians is contained in a dispatch to the National Zeitung, which says that not only is the terrain tremendously difficult, but that it is so broken up by the mountains and forests that the conflict resembles guerilla warfare on a colossal scale. lTnable to see parts of the terri tory Involved, combatants often find i it necessary to abandon a position j gained at heavy loss because its-view is cut off from other sections of the hattie line. Although the Rus sians aro constantly bringing up fresh troops and making terrible sac rifices, the correspondent says, their onslaught has boen checked at Dukla Pass. Turk Cruiser at Bottom. London, April 4.-The sinking of the Turkish armored cruiser Medji dich is reported in a Petrograd dis patch. A semi-official communica tion from Sebastopol to Petrograd says that the Medjidieh struck a mino near the Russian coast last night, and went down. The Medjidieh w.;s a member of Cue Turkish Black Sea fleet, which has attacked Russian ports and sunk Russian vessels. On January 31 Pe trograd announced thal the Medji dieh, with the Turkish cruiser Mid rili, formerly the Cern?an cruiser Breslau, had been discovered near Samsoon, hut est aped the Russian fleet. The Medjidieh was built in Phila delphia. She was a small vessel and h<>r armament was light. She was It'll feet long and 42 feet beam and displaced 3,432 tons. She was armed with two 6-lnch guns, eight 4.7 inch guns, six 3-poundors, six 1 pounders and two torpedo tubes. Her complement was 302 men. TIio Lockwood Under. London, April 3.-The British steamer Lockwood was torjiedoed by a German submarine Friday night off Startpoint, Devonshire. The crew was saved. The submarine pursued the Lock wood for several miles before being able to gain a position from which she could discharge her torpedo. The projectile struck the steamer abaft the engine room, but the crew of 25 had time to lower a lifeboat. Later they wero picked up by a trawler and brought into port. 1 ar Day by Day Herman Ship Destroyed. London, April 6.-A dispatch from Stockholm says the German steamer Grete Hemsoth struck a mino In the Baltic and sank and that 25 mem bers of her crew were drowned. The Grete Hemsoth was a vessel of 1,554 tons. She was engaged in traille between Sweden and Ger many. Germans Sending Reinforcements. London, April \\.-The Germans are pouring reinforcements into Hun gary to support the Austrian armies, which aro bard pressed by the Rus sians in thc passes of the Carpa thians, and are also, according to dis patches from Holland, again sending men from Belgium to strengthen their eastern front, whore the Rus sians have taken Hie offensive. The battle In the Carpathians con tinues by night and day. The Rus sians, continually reinforced, are desperately trying to force Lzsok and Lupkow Passes, and upon Hie success of these operations their anny, on tho Hungarian side of the* Dukin, is waiting before continuing its advance. On April 1 thc Russians claim to have taken prisoner 100 officers and 7,000 men and to have captured ten machine guns. Austrian correspondents view the onslaught with misgiving, and in their dispatches give it precedence over tito hattie in Bukowina, where the Austrians a few days ago took the offensive and penetrated into Bessarabia, but have since, according to Russian report- been defeated. There is no change in Poland, hut tin? movement of German troops from j Belgium eastward indicates the gen eral staff are uneasy over the Rus sians' activity along the Hast Prus sian frontier and in the central por tion of the old kingdom. Having fortified tho whole of Belgium and having recently oiiened the sluices, extending the floods in Flanders, lt is possible they feel secure or do not anticipate that the allies will make their effort for several weeks yet. At any rate they have, according to Hutch correspondente, depleted the garrison in Belgium and have ac tually withdrawn men from the Yser front. Beyond this there is little news from the western theatre of opera tions. The French, however, con- 1 tinue their attempt to dislodge the Germans from thc forest of IA* Pretre in the hope that this will compel them to evacuate St. M thiel. Austrians Swept Out Russian Port. London, April 5.-A Petrograd correspondent sends the following: 1 "A dispatch from the commander in-chief, received to-night (Sunday), says: " 'In the region of Zaleszit row, , during the night ot Saturday the | \ustrians violently bombarded one of our fortifications with hea\y guns, their fire killing almost all the de tenders. The Austriar infantry at- : tacked and occupied our positions, I hut they almost Immediately were dislodged by a counter-attack made ' by a Russian company. " 'The Russians found in a trench ono of their comrades named Ma kuksa, whom tho Austrians bad cap tured and horribly mutilated. Ma kuksa had been acting as a telephone operator and having refused to give tho enemy information, bis tongue was cut out. " Tho commander-in-chief pro moted Makuksa on the spot to rank as a non-commissioned officer and conferred on him tho ('ross of St. George, first-class. He also com mended Makuksa's case to the at tention of the Emperor for a double rate of pay.' " Submarines Sink Two. London. April fi.-Tho Glasgow steamer Olivine and tho Russian bark Hermes were sunk hy a German submarine Sunday afternoon off the Isle of Wight. Tho crews of the two vessels took lo their boats and were rescued hy a British torpedo boat destroyer. Unveil Monument at Pall Creek. Salem Camp, No. 474, Woodmen of the World, will unveil Hie monu ment erected to the memory of the late W. Henry Murph-ree at Fall ("reek church, near Salem, Sunday, April 1 St li, at 1 p. m. All Wood men Camps and the public are re spectfully invited. j. F. Fendley, Clerk. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons indebted to the Estate of James M. Ilunnlcutt, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all persons having claims against said bistate will present the same, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law or be barred. Q. M. HUNNICUTT, (Walhalla, Route No. 1.) C. C. HUNNICUTT, (Seneca. S. C.,) Executors of the Estate of James M. Ilunnlcutt, Deceased. April 7, 1915. 14-17 PICKENS COUNTY MAN SHOT. Ono Mun in Jail, thc Oilier in Ander son Hospital. (Kunu and Factory, 2d.) Clem Kelley, son of S. lt. Kelley, a prominent merchant of the town of Central Fit-kens county, was shot and serio'islv bounded last night by Raymond T. raylor, a young 'busi ness niau of that town. Taylor is In jail at Picken? and Kelle) is lu the Anderson County Hospital at Ander son, having been rushed there early this morning for treatment. Moth men are well known In Cer. tral and other parts of Picketts coun ty. Raymond Taylor is a son of .lohn T. Taylor, a prominent farmer living near town. The story ol' the shooting is to tho effect that there had been bad feel ing between the participants for sev eral weeks. About two weeks ago, it is said. Kelley and Taylor became engaged in a Retie encounter. The cause of tlie quarrel which led up to the previous fight is not revealed. Kelley, the report goes, gave Taylor a severe thrashing at the time, and the shooting last night ls said to he in retaliation for Hie heating refer red lo above. Clem Kelley works In his father's store in East Central. In going to his home at night ho invariably passes the restaurant and grocery conducted hy R. T. Taylor. Hast night Taylor is said to have been un der Hu? influence of liquor, Near what is known as the West crossing, on Hie street lending from Hopkins' Garage to the Farmers' Hank, Taylov accosted Kelley and renewed the quarrel. Of Kelley's aidions at Ibis tina very little is known, lt is said to-day that he was unarmed. Tay lor fired at his adversary four times, one bullet taking effect. Taylor was arrested shortly after the shooting by Policemen Holcombe and Pace. He was confined In lite Central jail over night and taken to Picketts to-day and lodged in jail. Holli men are about 2'.', years of ?ge and unmarried. April 5th.-According to reports received in Seneca Hus morning, Clement Kelley 's resting very well iind will recover. Il was at first re ported that the bullet penetrated the abdomen and punctured the intes tines in several places, but after an operation at thc Anderson 'hospital it was found that the bullet, after en tering above the belt, ranged down ward and did not enter the abdomen, lint lodged near the spinal column. lt has been found out that Taylor received an ugly wound in tho back af the head. Whether Kelley at tacked Taylor with bis knife before the latter started shooting is not PLAY The base ball season ? -both in Reach and Spe< classes of Fans? Full stock of Auto Tir Call on us for your ! save the 5 per cent different Ballenpr Hariwai SENECA, (Underte USE A FERTI WITH A L In making our M-2)?-l, w ??.1M? of Ammonia is made with i va I un I>1 e. in making thc Ho ta sh i think our red lands ami our gi enough Potash in them tm maki any Potash in thc fertilizer, hui Hie soil must lie made available It off"-and Lime does that bc H-2?6-1 of ours, which run? HM Idiiic Bose, will bc found lnvalua Potash in thc soil ami making Potash ls so scarce and high. Tim Ammonia in this goods ton S<icd Meal, Tankage and Sui nothing better than this used it get this you get the liest fertilize essa OUK MOSS & ANSE P. P. SUIddV J. O. BREAZEAL lt. Ii. NIMMONS ANO kno vn. There were on eyo-wlt nep^es to tho fight, and tho state ments of che principals, lt ts said, litter as to which made the first at tack. Taylor is confined In jail at Pickens and will be held without bail until Kelley recovers sufficiently to warrant the court in ?ranting bond. Hore Headaches Come From Eye Troubles Than From Any Other Cause. Many people suffer in tense pains when they could be entiiely relieved by PROPER GLASSES. We have hundreds of cases that bear us out in this statement. WE FIT GLASSES THAT RELIEVE THE STRAIN. Gie Optical Company, MASONIC TEMPLE, <iivenville, S. C. A. A. ODOM, Pres!dent. A. II. SCHADE, Consulting Optometrists. STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP Management, Circulation, etc., of Tho Keowee Confier, Published Week ly ati Walhalla, S. C., Required hy the Act of August 24, 1012. Editor, .1. A. Slin k, Walhalla, S. C. Managing Editor, Same. Business Managers, .1. A. Stock and F. A. li. Schroder, Walhalla, S. C. Publishers, J. A. Steck and F. A. H. Schroder, Walhalla. S. C. Owners: Stock, Shelor & Schro der. (Partnership )-J. A. Steck, J. W. Shelor, F. A. H. Schroder. Known bond-holders, mortgagees, and other security holders-None. J. A. STECK, Editor and Publisher. t'worn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of April, 1916. (Sea!.) JOHN F. CRA1C, Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Oconeo Coun ty, S. C NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. All persons Indebted to the Estate of Mrs. M. A. Hall, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to tho undersigned, and all persona having claims against said est 'to will present the same, duly attested, within the time prescribed by law or bo barred. T. N. HALL, Executor of the Estate of Mrs. M. A. Hall, Deceased. April 7, 19 If?. 14-17 BALL! s on. We have the stock :ial Brands-to please all es and Accessories. Sporting Goods wants, and :e. re & Furniture Co., ikers) S. CAROLINA. GOOD LIIER IME BASE hlch runs H.O.?-2.06-1.30, tho i Limo Base, This Lime Base is n the -oil available. Authorities .ay lands with clay Mile.o il have ^ at least ono good crop without t tliis Potash which is locked In -must have something to "touch tier than anything else, so this 0-2.06-1.30, being hull ti on a hie this year In freeing the Intent it available HR plant food, when is derived from Fish, Blood, Cot Ipluiuo of Ammonia, mid tliero is ii making fertilizer. When you .c made. le & Oil Company. AGENTS: IL, WALHALLA. AN, MADISON. -E, WESTMINSTER. 1. Q. ADAMS, SENECA.