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The European ^ Two Steamers Sunk. London, Oct. 10.-Tho sinking of two steamships, ono a neutral, was announced to-day. They are the British steamer New Castle, 3,402 tons gross, owned in New Castle, and the Greek steamer Oiminrios, 2,508 lons, owned In Andros. The crews are reported saved. German Gains in Cast. Berlin, Oct. 10.-Field .Marshal von Hindenburg's effort to capture Dvinsk has made further important progress. The war office to-day an nounced tin1 capture of'Russian posi tions over a front of nearly (ive miles north of the railroad running west from Dvinsk. An official statement says: "After a violent hand to hand fight Field Marshal voil Hindenburg's army repulsed Russian forces which attempted to reconquer their lost po sitions near Carbounovka, west of Plnsk. .North ol' the railroad from Dvinsk to Poniowosch, to tho west ol' lllukst, the Germans captured the enemy's positions over a front of nearly live miles. Six officers, 730 prisoners and live nun hine guns were captu red. "Gen. von Linsingen's army took by storm the village of Sinc/.ye, southwest of Plnsk. Cavalry engage ments continue near Kucheehawola and in the neighborhood of Gevier o/.y. Several Russian attacks on the front between Rafalovskl, .r>0 miles south of Plnsk, and the railroad run ning from Rovno to Kovel were re pulsed and 3S3 Russians were made prisoner. Gen. von Bothmer's army repulsed strong Russian attacks northwest of Tat nopol." Also in W'esi. Berlin, Oct. 10. -German counter attacks in France have resulted in the recapture of a section of lost ter ritory in the Champagne and several trenches which had been lost near Sonchez. The war ollice announce ment reads: "On the heights eas! of Souciiez the Germans took several trenches and a machine gun. "The Germans, by a counter at tack, reconquered, near Tabur?, in Hie Champagne, the territory on a front of four kilometers (about 2 Vi ' miles) and loo metres deep." Gentians Hold Belgrade. Berlin. Oct. Di Serbian resistance to the Austro-German invasion, it ap peals from to-day's war ollice state ment, luis failed. The war ollice an nouncement said: "Belgrade and the surrounding heights to the southwest and south east are in our hands. The Serbians also were thrown back farther east wherever I hey resisted. Our troops are advancing." Dispatches from the Serbian front report that Belgrade was not dam asked greatly by bombardment. The city was spared as far tis possible, al- ? WESTMINSTER MOWS ITEMS. 1 Dcutth ol' James W. Dearden-Othei Doral News. Westminster, Oct. 12.-Special: j Miss Lila Heeder has returned from; a visit to her sister, Mrs. A. R. X. Po I ger, at Gaffney. Misses Kate Russell and Claramae , Allen, of Russell, are guests ol' Mes dames .1. G. Breazeale and .1. .1. Mc Leskey this week. .1. E. Dickerson spenl Saturday and Sunday at Lavenia, (?a., with his mo ther, Mrs. C. 10. Dickerson, who is se- , lions ly ill. Mrs. 10. G. Poore is visiting rola- | lives at Hartwell and Lavenia this! week. Miss Lillian Breazeale entertained a few of her friends at. rook Monday evening in honor of her guests. Misses Kathryn Russell and Claramae Allen, of Russell. Dr. ,1. II. Johns is spending a few, days in Atlanta. Miss Alta Prichard went last week 1 to Atlanta, where she will take a ape- j cial course in stenography and typo- i writing. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ilov orton, af ters week's visit to Mrs. Howeiton's father and mother, Mr. am! Mrs. .1. M Mat tison, lefl Monday, Mr. liower ton going to his home at. Covington, Ky., and Mrs. Hovverton to Colum bia to visit relatives. .lames \v. Bear den. .lames W. Boarden, one of the most prominent citizens of the Oak way community, died at his home Wed nesday morning. October 6th. ll" had been in declining health for seve ral months and had spent some time in a sanitarium in the hope ol' regain ing his health. Ile was brought home in August and gradually grew weaker till the end came. His suffering was Intense, but he bore it with Christian 1 fort it une, uncoin plain i ugly. Mr. Bea rden was a man of sterling worth, always working for the pro-, gross and growth of his community. He took a great interest in school and church work, leaving many tokens of his benevolence in educational and church work. Ile was held in the highest esteem, and his death will be mourned by friends throughout the entire county. Mr. Boarden was in lils 67tll year, having been born December 0, ISIS. He was a consistent Christian, a loyal Baptist, a devoted husband and fa ther, and a good man. Surviving him are his widow and nine children, three sons and six daughters. Punernl services wei" conducted at his ?ate home by Revs. C. D. Royd and T. C. Ligon, after which his body was laid to rest in Bed Iud cemetery. ASSASSINATED ON HIGHWAY. Aiken County Affair Emis in Arrest ?d' Johnson Temples. Aiken, Oct. 0.-'What appears to have been one of the most deplorable assassinations that has occurred in this county for years came to light yesterday afternoon, when tho sheriff Teturned from the killing of Sam Ber ry, which occurred near Eureka last Thursday afternoon, although Sheriff Howard and Coroner Spradloy were not notified until lato that evening and could not go to tho scene until /ar Day by Day. though some private buildings wer? desi rn ved. Serbian rear guards contested the Teutons' passago through tho city streets. Part of tile civilian popula tion remains in Belgrade. Tills Morning's Dispatches announce that Bulgaria's long-expect ed thrust J'' oerbla lia. been launch ed. Tie, drive of the Bu..'arians is aimed .it the Hank ol' the serbians northvest ol' Nish, the ten i orary capita of Serbia, while the ucrinans and Austrians are battering 01 the Serb d denses from the north. Serb ian olh dal dispatches announo that so far a'l the Bulgarian attack i have Ix-.-n repulsed. The Gormans are in complete .onfroi in Belgrade, the Serbian capiivl, recently ev icuated by civil authorities and late ? taken by the Teutonic ail'es. This is the second fall of Belgnu!? to Germans. About a year ago the c ly wat occu pied by them, and was retaken by the Serbian forces when the Ger manic forces had been greatly d u ced at that point for service' in other war area l. Petrograd announces successes for the Russians along the Jirina river, where they claim the piercing of the German lines and thc taking of more than 2.000 prisoners, of whom 60 are officers, and the capture of four large guns and ten rapid lirors. They state that this advance of the Russians is being pushed vigorously. Greece still holds both the Teu tonic and Entente allies at arms length, though her position would seem to bo weakening as regards langland and Kram e. Where here- , tofore she has held out her position! as thal of "benevolent neutrality" toward longland and France, her lat-, est declaration simply gives her posi tion as one of "neutrality, for the present armed." Rellin gives the following official report as to operations on the Serb ian side: "Our forward movement on the winde front is making good progress. Both thc town and for tress of Semendria have been taken." London officially announces the sinking of a German vessel (the Ni COIlieilia), with ti.SOO tons of iron ore, destined from a Swedish pori to Hamburg, by British submarine 10 19. The R-19 is a new vessel, heilig the last of that letter to bo pul on duty. Tolloborg. Sweden, announces the landing of the crew of 34 of the Ger man collier Gutrune, which was tor- : pedoed by a British submarine off I Meium! yesterday. Copenhagen announces the beach-] lng of tho German ore steamer (?er-1; mania, fired on by a British sabina- | rino. The steamer, says the dis patch, was beached in order to avoid being sunk. The crew was saved. Xo activities with material results! for any ol' thc belligerents is an- ! nounced from any quarter. EPISCOPAL MINISTER SHOOTS Ming Man Pound in Rectory. Thought Ile Was a Burglar. New Orleans, Oct. 1 1 .- - Rev. By rom Holley, rector ol' St. George's Episcopal church, one ol the most fashionable congregations in the city early to-day shot and killed a young man in his home, who later was identified as Lansing Pearsall, son of a prominent railroad mani of this city. Mr. Holley, in his report to the police, stated he shot the intruder in his home, thinking he was a bur glar. About ii o'clock Ibis morning Dr. Hollej telegraphed police headquar ters he had shot an intruder in the rectory study. The minister told the police that about 5.30 a. m., while in his ollice he heard sonic one in his study adjoining. Obtaining a pistol he stepped into the study and saw an unidentified man near the door. "The intruder did not amswer my questions as to who he was and what he wanted," Dr. Holley said, "and when 1 ordered him out he made a motion as if to draw a weapon. 1 fired and the man fell." Several hours later the man was identified at the morgue by Nathan G. Pearsall claim agent of the Texas and Pacific railroad, as Iiis son Lan sing. 2 2 years old. .No reason for the young man's presence in ?he rec tory could be given by his parents or friends. Dr. Holley said he never had seen Pearsall before. Police lound a window in the rec tory parlor had been opened. Young Pearsall lived several blocks from the Holley home on the next street. Police Superintendent Reynolds to day stated no charge would be Hied against Dr. Holley. Until three weeks ago the Pearsalls lived around the corner from tho rectory and friends Pearsall believed he mis took the Holley home for his fa t lier's residence. yesterday morning. Re iy was found dead by a roadside, and a jury ol' in quest was empanelled. lt seems from the evidence that Johnson Temples, white, had a dis pute over a land question with Berry, and. in company with Reny, was going along a road, when, according lo Temples, who was about six feet In the rear ol' Berry, flu* latter was tired upon, being shot a number of times with a shotgun. Berry fell dead, and Temples ran off, and never repented the killing, it was stated. All the evidence was gone Into fully, and the Jury found a verdict that Berry came lo his death at. hands of parties unkonwn to them. Sheriff Howard arrested Temples, and he is now in jail at Aiken. Some two years ago Berry narrowly escaped death from ambush, his buggy and horse being hit in a number of places by the would-be assassins. Col. Osmun Latrobe Dead. New York, Oct. 0.-Col. Osmun Latrobe, chief of staff to Gen. Long street during tho War Between the States, aind a brother of tho late Gen. Ferdinand C. Latrobe, former mayor of Baltimore, died hero yesterday. He was in his 82d year. Col. Lat robo llvod abroad many years. SY NODICAL MKT AT SENECA. W. ll. Moor? Died lijist Wednesday. I ?nal N'oies. SeniM-a, Oct. ll.-Special: Tho meeting of South Carolina Synodical last week waa said to be tho best in its short history, Judging from a business viewpoint. There was a full representation, and notwithstanding tho inclement weather the guests sere made comfortable and the im pression made on both visitor and host was most gratifying. Mrs. Lebby, the president, made a fine impression by her splendid exec utive ability, and a number of repre sentative women were found among the visitors. The business was con ducted with dispatch, and the pro gram was full of interest. On Thursday morning the election of officers was held, resulting in the re-election of the old officers, except the four secretaries. Tho" were; President, Mrs. S. L. Leb\v, Charles ton; treasurer, Mrs. C IS. Graham, Greenville; recording secretary, Mrs. M. B. John, Bennettsville; secretary literature, Miss Leslie Witherspoon, York ville; secreta y foreign mis sions, Mrs. C. X. 'iignilliat. Seneca; Secretary Assem' .y's home missions, Mrs. il n^uiy, Anderson; secretary Christian education and ministerial relief, Mrs. B. C. McKellar, Green wood; secretary young people's work and Sunday school extension, Miss Agnes Ravenel, Spartanburg. The next meeting will be held with Harmony Presbyterial, at Bishop vilie. Dentil ?d' W. II. Moore. The death ol' W. II. Moore here last week was a surprise to his friends, as it was not gene; ally known that he was sick. Mr. Moore seemed to have suffered a g merni breakdown, and on last Tuesday his condition grew alarming and the members of his family at a distance were summoned to his bedside. On Wednesday morning lin- end came, and tm Thursday interment was mad?1 in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Moore had been engaged in the mercantile business here for a number of years and was a success ful business man. Ho was quiet, unassuming auld was held in high esteem by his friends. Hoing a man of strict integrity, he held the re spect and confidence Of his business associates. His wife and liv?' chil dren survive him a son. Luther Moore, of Texas; Miss Nannie. a teacher in Coker College; Willie, Kay and Mary. The sympathy of their friends is felt for the family in their bereavement. Local Notes. At a meeting of the Aid Society of the Presbyterian church Monday af ternoon it was decided to give a play in the near future. The committee appointed to select the play was Mrs. .1. W. Cyril. Mrs. C. V. McCarey, Mrs. W. .1 Holloway and Mrs. W. P. Reid. Mis. .1. W. Todd is visiting rela tives in Nashville. Tenn. Seneca and Westminster High Schools played a match set of tennis on the Seneca court last Saturday, re sulting favorably for Seneca. Gai nbill and Cary played for Seneca; St ribling and Sullivan for Westmin ster. J. A. Crock is making a satisfac- [ tory recovery from an operation in a Creenvilie sanitarium, where last week ho had an eye removed. L. W. Venter, Jr., spent the past Sunday with homefolks. The friends ol' Wilkes Hendy will he pleased to learn that he has beam elected president of the fresh man ?lass in the Presbyterian College at Clinton. S. K. Dendy, Jr., is spending a few days witb bis family. We bespeak for tho Christian Kn-' deavor of Seneca a hit of encourage ment from our church-going people. This organization has for its purpose the training of our young people for j religious work, and the leaders have been greatly discouraged by the buk ol' interest shown. One young man said: "If they'll have a program worth listening to they'd gel the at tendance." This may or may not be true. (Wi- always have sermons worth listening to, but do we get the attendance?) <\nd is the aforesaid young man willing to do even a small liait toward giving au attractive pro gram ? OCONfEANS AT GREENVILLE. Got Sentences from Federal Judge in Liquor Cases Tried. I n the Coderai Court at Greenville last week the following caoes con cerning Oconee people were disposed of: The case against Sam Clevt land was dismissed. William Rousey, charged with vio lation ol' the Mann white slave law. was sentenced, on conviction, to serve two years in the Atlanta Fede ral prison. Rousey was charged with transporting a woman from the Pair Play section of Oconee to La vo lita, Ca., und lalor to Monro?', (?a.. for immoral purposes, ile "sude" the wife of another man and was ar rested in Georgia, where the two were posing as man and wile. Reuben Phillips drew five months in jail as a reward for handling il licit liquor. Phillips lives in the neighborhood of Cournteiiay jllllC I ion. Kniest Rholetter caine in for a hearing in two cases, in one ol' which he received a sentence to pay a line oi $200 and in the other to serve one month in jail. Henry Lee got two months for il licit distilling. Lee lives Beveral miles from Seneca, where bc owns a fa rm. Sheriff Davis has been looking for additions to his boarding house, several defendants having been con victed from Pickens county, and it ls very probable that they will be sent to Oconee to servo sentence. This is in lino with the plan adopted some Hmo ago of transferring pris oners from one county to another, as tho old plan of sending each county's prisoners "back homo" seemed to suit tho culprits too well. This chango, lt is thought, has had good effect, as the ones who handlo Illicit liquor as a rule aro "home lovers," Notice th? & Stove? ?ni. The Outside, powerful Radi?Tir?9 Body. The Inside durable Cast-iron heater. Two Stoves for the Price of One We offer you only reliable goods made by reliable manufacturers. 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Come in and seo it today. Cole's Hot Blast makes your coal pile last.9* To avoid imitation? look for Cole*?. Uti Seneca, South Carolina. I12C and a short service in tile jail of 'I their home county was not much punishment, being often regarded as 1 a lark. Hut being a stranger In a strange land, and in jail at that, is another thing._ --' ~~ ' ~ \ NOTICE OP SPECIAL ELECTION. \ In accordance with Section 17 4 2,1 , Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912, | and pursuant to an order of tho County Board of Education of Oco- , nee County, South Carolina, notice is hereby given that a Special Election ( will be held at the Town Hall, in the Town of Westminster, in West- j minster School District, No. 17, on i FRIDAY, October 22, 1915, for the purpose of voting upon the quos? i lion of levying a special tax ol' three mills upon all the real and personal t property of said district for Behool purposes. Said special tax levy to he i divide', as follows: Two mills to be < used for current expenses, and one mill for issuing bonds for building ' ; and t qulpment. t At said election each elector favor- | , lng the proposed levy shall cast a j ballot containing the word "Yes" i , printed or written thereon, and eac h ? elector opposed to said levy shall i cast a ballot containing the word "No" printed or written thereon. At the said election only such I el ( tors as return real or personal j property for taxation, and who ex hib? t their tax receipts and registra- | Hon certificates as required in gene ral elections, shall be allowed to vote. I* dis will be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. ano will close nt 4 o'clock p. m. JAS. Q. BREAZEALE, T. PEDEN ANDERSON, W. L. ENGLAND, Trustees of Westminster School Dis trict No. 17, Managers of Election. Oct. 13. 1915. 1 1-42 CITATION NOTICIO. _______ (In Court of Probate.) The Slate of South Carolina, Coun ty of Oconee.-By V. P. MARTIN, ICsq., Probate Judge.- -WHEREAS, Mary ,\. Moore lias made suit to me to grant her Letters of Adminis trai ion of the Estate of and effects of Wm. 11. Moore, decca.:, d - These are, then-fore, to cite and I dmonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of the said Wm. H. MOO lt IO, deceased, thal they be and appear before me. In tho Court of Probate, to be held at Wal halla Court House, South Carolina, on Friday, the 5th day of November, 1 !>!.">, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under niv hand and seal Mils 13th day of October, A. D. 1915. (Seal.) V. P. MARTIN, Judge ol Probate for Oconee County, South Carolina. I Published on the 1.3th and 20th (lays of October, till 5, In The Keo wee Courier and on the Court House door for the Hmo prescribed by law. I Oct. 18, 1915. 41-42 PO HA VE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE. totintty Land to Build in Brick. Oilier Local Nows. 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