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_"TO THINE OWN 8?LF BE TRUE, A Xl) IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER._WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SE1?T. 10, 1014. New Serie? No. 8?0.-Volume LXV.-No. :?7. Just Unloaded CAR Fine, Young flULES, 4 TO 5 YEARS OLD. All Mare Mules with Lots of Style and Finish. PRICES RIGHT. C. W. J. E. BAUKNIG HT, WALHALLA, S. C. "IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH/' Cotton and Cotton Seed are valuable now, but remember that this means higher prices for lard and provisions next Spring. Save your money, for you will Have a chance to spend it later. Leave your money in oui' Bank so you will have it to draw on next Spring when you will be needing it for provisions and fertilizers. As usual, the man who has raised his own sup plies will be the man who will save money and profit by the higher prices. NrVestminster Bank, Westminster, S. C. P. P. SULLIVAN, Pres. T. PEDEN ANDERSON, Cashier. Capital and Undivided Profits $135,000. Marcus C* Long, Esq* Official Court Reporter for Fourteen Years, To Teach a Class in Short hand and Typewriting at Walhalla, S. C. For the reason that a large nu lo ber of young mon and young ladies have requested me to teach hem Shorthand and Typewriting, I nave decided to lake a class of 20 to be gin November 1st, lilla. My charges for the complete course will he ?r>0, in advance. I teach the famous Eclectic Sys tem, which I used successfully as Offi cial Court Stenographer for 14 years. Any one who will apply himself can easily completo tho full course within two months. Three young men whom I taught are now Official Court Stenographers, earning $2,500 per year, and other? are drawing good salaries. Now is the opportunity for any young man or young lady in Coonee county who desires to take a practi cal business course in Shorthand and Typew riling. M. C. LONG, WALHALLA, S. C. CHILI) IS SKVERKLV I I HMOI). Scalded by Overvuriiing Hucket, of Hoi Water-Other News. Coneross. Oct. ll.-Special: About ,'10 of the young people of this com munity enjoyed a candy pulling at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Finest Srilth last Friday night. They were entertained very delightfully. Miss Clyde Smith, sister of the host, assist ed in entertaining, and a number of interesting gaines were engaged in besides the ; niling of the candy. Which was most enjoyable. The guests present, from outside the Immediate community, were Miss Clyde Smith, Messrs. Crover and Oilmer Hubbard, of IC.ohland. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rallonger, of Georgia, were guests of their son, H. B. Ballenger, and family, of this vi cinity, a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. .lohn Horrell, who have been visiting near Central, and John C. Garvin and Miss Inez West moreland, of near Central, visited Mrs. J. D. Todd the latter part of last week, returning to Central yesterday. They were accompanied by Miss Sue Annie Todd, who will spend several weeks there. little Fdwin Harker, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Harker, is suffering severe pains, which are the result of a scald. The accident happened last ' Tuesday afternoon when he pulled a j bucket ol hot water off the table, the : water striking him on the chin, run I ning down his neck, righi arm and side, and causing some very severo burns. Ho ls doing well, however, and it is hoped that his burns will soon be healed. Invitations were received hy seve ral here to Miss Smith's marriage at her home in Pendleton last Wednes day evening. Miss Huey Patterson was the only ono to attend from hero. She will spend some time lhere visit ing before returning home. Morris Hallenger, of Greenville, was n welcome guest at the home of his brother, H. H. Ballenger, last week. Mr. and Mrs Clifton Hlinnicutt were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Hunnicutt hero. ,T. 1*. Gnmbrell spent part of last week with relatives al Pelzer. l ound Dead in Pullman. Florence, S. C., Oct. 9. - Dr. J. T. Hampton, a prominent Philadelphia physician, was found dead in his berth aboard a Pullman on Train 80, from the South, this morning shortly before the train reached Lake City. Ills body was brought to Florence ano! turned over to an undertake;, who prepared lt for shipment to To wanda, Pa., the homo of his wife. Br. Hampton was accompanied hy bis wife and diild, v. ho occupied the op posite berth, He was 7:> years old, and bis death was pronounced to have been from natural ct.uses. J A M IOS \V. BEARDEN DEAD. Well Known and Esteemed Citizen of Orono? lins Passed Away. .hunes \V. Bearden, well and fav orably known to the people ol* Oco noo, died at his home at Oak way last \\ "?esday. October 6th, after a lin go, mg Illness. Ile had been in de clining health for about two years, and some moths ago his condition grew materially worse, bis malady re quiring treatment that could not be received outside a hospital. He was carried to a hospital in Columbia, where bc remained for several months, but this brought no change in bis ?ondition, and about three months ago he re'urned to his homo at Oak way. Mr Beardeu was one of the most successful farmers of Oconoe. and his farm at Oak way is recognized as one. of the model farms of tho county. Energetic, untiring in his every ef fort, ho made a success of his chosen occupation of farmer, and he was rec ognized tis an authority on many sub jects pertaining to farm work and ?progressive agriculture. He will be greatly missed wherever he was ' known. James Wilburn Dearden was born December (?th, IS IS, in Coonee conn- j ty, bis parents being the late Wil liam (Buckie) and Elizabeth Bear den. His mot her lived until a few years ago, passing away at the re markable age of almost 104 years. On August 1st. 1S?"?7. Mr. Reardon wtis happily married to Miss Julia S. Hayes, and she, with nine children, ; survives. The children are: L. D. ' Reardon. Mrs. .las. H. Milson. Miss Ella Reardon. Mrs. S. L. Brown, Mrs. ' S. B. King. J. C. Bearden, Misses Ila and Cordelia Bearden and W. S Rear don. Twenty-nine grandchildren survive him. He is also .survived by th iee brothers. Messrs. Andrew and W. Thompson Bearden, of tho Oak way section of Coonee, and Samuel Heil iden of Georgia. Mr. Bearden was always active in the affairs of his community, giving liberally of his means in every en deavor looking to community Im provement. He donated the land upon which the Oakway school house stands and was instrumental In se-' curing the establishment of the Oakway High Schoo.. He served for many years as a trustee in his dis-1 trict and proved ever active and r *o- : gressivo in matters pertaining to edn- j cation. He was a consistent member of the Rapt ?st church at Dak way, with which he had been Identified for many years, serving as a deacon in i his church. lames Wilburn Bearden was a j good man. a strong man and true, I ever ready to serve Iiis country and his fellow-man where opportunity ' offered. Ho will be sorely missed in | his home and in his immediate oom- j munity, in the church and wherever he was known. Wo mourn the pass ing of ?i good man. yet rejoice with his loved ones in his hope of glory and tho certainty of tho treasure that is laid up for him. CLEMS! >X-TE N X ESS 1C E GA M E. Clemson Victorious Willi Score ol* Three to Nothing. Clemson College, Oct, ll.- Spe cial: Pandemonium reigned supreme here Saturday evening after (! o'clock, caused by the receipt of a telegram stating that the Clemson Tigers had defeated the University of Tennessee foot nail team in Knox ville by a score o!" to 0. The Da vidson 1 1 bold the Tigers so well last Saturday that we were af raid that they couldn't defeat the Ten nesseeans, bot being 'Hied with me "come-back" spirit they managed to kick ono Held goal and win the game in spite of the fierce opposition they had to overcome. The University of Tennessee team won the Southern Intercollegiate championship last year, and naturally would be expect ed to easily beat Clemson. The whole leam fought desperate ly, hut to Harris, full back, belongs the honor ol' kicking the goal from the 20-yard lino. McMillan was the individual star of tho game, milking a 40-yard and a (50-yard run with the ball. He re ceived slight injuries during the game, while Gee received rather more serious injuries and was forced to be relieved by a new man. Aside from this the entire team played the full game-a remarkable record against as strong a team as Tennes see. When the news of victory reached here tho greatest manifestation of college spirit was witnessed that has occurred here in a number of years. Even after going to supper the yell ing was continued, and when Presi dent Riggs appeared and reannounc ? 1 the final score, such a yell went up that it. almost deafened him. Before supper was over the cadets were dismissed and they immediate ly gathered material in a convenient price just, off tho athletic field, poured len gallons of kerosene oil over lt, sot flro to it and as tho Hames leaped upward began yelling again. The band played, the fire burned, night shirts were seen, and ero tho (lames died out the largest bonfires and celebration nor pulled off hore in honor of a Tiger victory was complete. Our vi tory was tim outstanding feature of the games played Saturday, and the cadets here didn't fail to show the "college j DH. MCCAIJLA KILLED AT STARR. Shot Twice l>y Nephew, Feaster J ?mes-Holli Prominent. Anderson, Oct. 9.--Dr. Lawrence Orr McCalla, aged r>2, retired pliysi clan and wealthy and prominent far mer of Starr, this county, was shot ; and instantly killed early to-day by j Mrs. McCaila'8 nephew. Feaster Jones, aged about 30. The shooting occurred in the automobile house in the McCalla back yard. After the shooting Jones walked to his home, situated across the road, and tele phoned to Sheriff Ashley, telling him I what he had done, and asked if he should come to the jail and surren der or would a deputy rome for him. Jones refused to make any statement and the causes leading up to the homicide, which has shocked Ander son county, are unknow n, and no one seems to he able to furnish any light as to any circumstances or incident or happening that might have been t he cause. Feaster Jones was interviewed as he was standing on his lawn, from where he was watching the crowd gather and where t Im coroner was empanelling a jury for the inquest. "I shot him; that is all I care to say," said he when asked if he cared to make a statement. Asked if there were any eye-witnesses, he replied: "One, only one. Ile is the negro they call Ked.' Ile was there and saw the shooting." "Red" is Lee Jones, a negro employed about the McCalla place. "Ked" stated that he and Dr. Mc Calla had just returned in a buggy from Starr and that Dr. McCalla had directed him to take his automobile out of the garage and carry it to Starr be repaired. "The machine was han! to crank, and while 1 was trying to get it started Dr. .McCalla and Mr. Jones caine into the garage." said "Red." "I didn't hear any conversation be tween them because of the noise of the machine," declared tho witness, "but their actions did not indicate anything was wrong. I ran the ma chine ont iii the yard, leaving the two gentlemen in the garage. When 1 had gotten about 25 feet away Dr. McCalla called me. His voice seemed natural. I thought he wanted to give me some more instructions. I start eel to the garage entrance, and then I saw Dr. McCalla standing with his right hand extended and his body leaning a bit forward. I heard him say an oath. Just about that time Mr. .tones, who was Uve or six feel away from the Doctor, said. Stand back: don't advance me.' Then Mr. Jones bred. Dr. Me Calla foll backwards, his head falling emt e>f the doorwav on the ground. The bul le! had hit him in the' right chest. Dr. McCalla tried to ge-t up. While makin-: this e'ffort Mr. Jones walked np io him as he lay on the ground and (Ired at him the second time. This bulle t hit him about the right eye1 and Dr. McCalla theil dropped back on the ground dead." "Red" says that he elid not see anything in Dr. McCalla's hand when the Doctor was standing with his hand lifted toward Mr. Jemes before the latter fired. The1 e'oremor's jury returned a ver dlcl in effect thai Dr. McCalla came to his eleatli from gunshot, wounds at the hands eil" Feaster Jones. A Colt's .11 special was the kinel of gun used by Jones. Jones was brought to the county jail and occupies a cell to-night. He has retained counsel, who say they have not made any plans for applying for bail. There is no judge in the circuit. The .shooting has been the main (opie- ot conversation throughout the County to-day. Roth men were prominent and well connected anel known by practically everybody in tho county. $15,000,000 in Bogus Limbs. Fifteen million dollars' worth of artificial legs anel arms for crippled soldiers will be> made by the J. E. Hanger Artificial Limb Company, e>f Pittsburg, te> fill orders from the- Eng lish anel French governn ents. The company plans to ship 2r>0 legs and nrms each month till the order is com pleted. The first shipment from the' Pittsburg factory has he-en made. spirit" in the superlative elegree. The leam returned yesterday af ternoon just before dark. Although it was cold, the senior class stayed at the depot two hours waiting for the train, and when it elld come they brought the foot ball team over In the wagon brought oven- for the pur pose. The horses were not allowed to pull it, for they had already been returned to their stables. The un derclassmen and band me>t the pro cession at the- e>dge of the- college lands and escorted the- team to the barracks. We aro to play Auburn In Ander son next Saturday afternoon, and the corps of cadets aro to be "permit ted" to attend. If enthusiasm or college spirit will help a team at all, there will bo a demonstration In An derson next Saturday night which will be heard as far as Alabama, If it is possible for 800 cadets and 300 loyal alumni to do so. The 0 to 0 tie with Forman here Saturday nftornoon paled into insig nificance when tho results of the Tennosseo game were received. S. MILITIA SUNT TO CHAHLIOSTOX. Sheriff Requested Assistance to Meet Flection Day Possibilities. Columbia, Oct. lt.-After Sheriff (Olmore .Martin had made represonta tions that he was unable to cope with an alleged threatening situation growing out of the mayoralty elec tion in Charleston to-morrow, Gov ernor Manning to-day ordered the Charleston militia to report at its armory at 8 o'clock to-night pre pared for duty. Adjt. (Jen. Moore left a* once for Charleston to take cb'.i ge of the militia. Sheriff Martin told the Governor that feel i ni; was running high as the result of ti bitter election light and h<> feared bloodshed. His representa tions were supported, it was said at the Governor's office, by tho affida vits ol citizens and of the Democratic executive committee. The sheriff was instructed to ap point 150 or more deputies to pre serve peace to-morrow. Other National Guard companies within a short run of Charleston also will be ordered hold ready to pro ceed to Charleston in the event of serious trouble, il was said. Order Surprises Charleston. Charelston, Oct. lt. Wire advices were received here early this after noon from Columbia saying that Governor .Manning bad ordered the seven local militia companies here to report at their armories under arms amd there to await further orders, and had also ordered Sheriff J. El more Martin to .swear in a large number of deputies to help keep the oe ue at the polls to-morrow when Charleston will hold a municipal pri mary for the nomination of mayor, aldermen and school commissioners. So far this afternoon there has boon no movement of militia. These orders came li., e a bolt out of the blue for a majority of Cbar lestonians, because, up to this time, although the two fact ions--1 hose representing the incumbent. Mayor Grace, and his opponent, Major T. T. Hyde -have held several large mass meetings at which warm words have been) spoken, the order has been ex cellent. Quiet at Polls. Charleston. Oct. \'2. With four companies of the National Guard of South Carolina and three divisions of naval militia held in their armories ready to supersede the local police in case of emergency, and more Mian 30 deputy sheriffs held ready for simi lar duty. Charleston voters to-day were balloting In the Democratic pri maries for mayor, four aldermen and six school commissioners. There was no indication of trouble several hours aller the polls opened, and the police apparently had the sit uation under cont roi. Only one arrest had been made her.> up to '.>> o'clock. Doth Hyde .nd Grace factions claim victory by wide margins. The militia continued idle at their armories. The city police are keeping order. Hyde Has l l Votes Lead. Charleston, Oct. IS.-At 1.15 o'clock this morning T. T, Hyde was lending by t l votes in the race for mayor against) .lohn |\ (?race. Two < bibs in Ward (I and Ward IO have liol malle reports, lt will require tlie official count to make known the re sult. JURORS FOR THF FIRST WEEK. Those Who Will Serve During the First Week's Session. The gentlemen named below are ihe jurors drawn for the first week of Common Pleas Court, which will convene in Walhalla next Monday, October 18th: First Week Jurors. 10. Pearson, Wagoner. W. L. Cong, Tugaloo. M. C. Phillips, Chattooga. W. K. Pitts, Tugaloo. T. W. Brock, Seneca. I'rank Black, 't ugaloo. H. D. Breazeale, Westminster. W. R. Duke, Tugaloo. E. W. Moore, Pulaski. .1. A. Callaham, Center. C. D. Blackwell, Tugaloo. .1. lt. Harkina, Keowee. Clint White, Tugaloo. W. P. Davidson. Wagoner. G. H. Gillespie, Keowee. IL N. Smith, Wagoner. .1. M. Hopkins, Whitewater. P. T. Hiter, Walhalla. .1. D. Lee, Wagoner. W. N Holbrooks, Pulaski. C. A. Moore, Center. , Sam W. Smith. Keowee. W. S. Lyles, Tugaloo. ft. C. Hall, Tugaloo. 10. N. Foster, Seneca. j. J. Wyatt, Wagoner. Julien Grant, Center. Oscar Land, Tugaloo. P. R. Richardson, Center. R. S. Childers, Keowee. R. F. Orr, Keowee. J. D. Jameson, Wagoner. W. J. Mcl,cskcy, Center. J. A. O'Kelley, Newry. W. R. Lynd?, Wagoner. W I. Hutchison, West Union. OTON KIO COTTON MARKET. Wednesday, October ll).-10.30 a. m. Westminster-(By J. <;. Brcazeole): Cotton, per pound .12^4. j seed, per ton .$10.00 Seneca-(Hy Barron-Byrd Co.): Cotton, per pound .12% Seed, per ton .$40.00 West Union (By StrotJier A Phinney): Cotton, per pound .1 2 UU Seed, per ton. $40.00 Newry-(By Courtenay Mfg. Co.): Cotton, per pound .1 2 Vi Seed, per ton. $ IO (Xl Walhalla-(By O. W. Pitchford): Cotton, per pound .12 .'?" Seed, per ton. $40.00 Tuesday's Anderdon Market. Cotton, per pound .... I 2'4 to 12% New Orleans Colton Market. New Orleans, Ort. I 2.-There still was considerable liquidation to con tend with, but the cotton market proved susceptible to buying orders to-day and at its heigh) stood 2G to 20 points over yesterday's dual fig ures. The close was 24 to 28 points up. Favorable cablea, bullish spot re ports, the rise of I .'I points lu spots here and numerous dispatches from the interior telling of extremely high prices for cotton seed were the main bullish influences of the session. ( Yesterday was a legal holiday Columbus Day--In New York State. The cotton exchange there did not open. ) feather Forecast lor Ooc Weet (Special to Keowee Courier.) U. S. Department o? Agriculture, Weather Bureau, Atlanta. Ga., Oct. 12, 1916.-Following is the weather forecast issued by the U. S. Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C., for tho we? 1 beginning Wednesday, October Iw, 1915: For South Atlantic and East Gulf States: Cloudy weat hei-, with occa sional showers, is probable Wednes day and Thursday and generally fair weather thereafter. Temperatures will be year or slightly above the seasonal average. TO INVESTRIATE BOLL WEEVIL. Governor and Others Will Spend n Week in Boll Weevil Territory. Columbia, Oct. 9. - In order to see lor himself what the actual conditions are hu sections ravaged by the boll weevil, and with the idea of getting some information valuable in light ing the weevil before it can extend its blighting presence to this State, Gov ernor Richard I. 'Manning and several of the Clemson College authorities will make a trip of inspection to tho Mississippi Valley during the week October 10-2:1. The inspection trip will be made through Louisiana and Mississippi, where the boll weevil has been at its worst. in addition to the Governor, the party which will make the inspection trip will be composed of w. M. Riggs, president of Clemson College; Sojia tor Alan Johnstone, of Newberry, chairman Of tho Clemson board of trustees; .1. N. Harper, of Clemson College; B. H. Bawls, of the animal industry of the United States Depart ment and a trustee of Clemson Col lege, and a Mr. Hunter, a special agent of the Federal agricultural de pa rtment. The party will leave Columbia next Saturday morning over the Southern Railway, and go direct from Spartan burg to New Orleans, reaching there Sunday morning. Places which will bo visited in Louisiana will be Alex andria. Monroe and Tallulah. Vicks burg, Natchez, Brookhaven and Jack son, Miss., will also he visited. The entire trip will be made in one week's time. Noted Specialist Bead. Atlanta. Oct. 12. Dr. Wi'.'iam M. Baird, one of Hie best km ru physi cians in the South, died Sunday at ttl*" residence of his son in Balti more, after an illness of .several mon t hs. Dr. Baird was a native of New .Jei sey and before coming south he took an active part in Democratic politics in New Jersey, and was once speaker of the House of Representatives in that State. Dis preparatory educa tion was received at. Pennington Seminary in New Jersey and his medical education was received at the Bellevue Hospital College of New York. Dr. Baird was a deep student. He is survived by his wife, who is tho daughter of the late Senator Sll vevthorn, of New Jersey, and hy two sons, E. J. Baird, of Baltimore, and Wm. M. Baird, Jr., of Atlanta. Kills Brotlier7*T?ien Suicides. Rocky Mount, Va., Oct. 9.-Willie Buckner, 17 years old, son of a Franklin county farmer, yesterday shot and killed his brother, Hodlo Bucknor, 14 yearn old, by blowing ala head off with a shotgun and Ova, using hia toe to pull the trigger, Shot and killed himself. Companions said I the youths had quarreled.