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?VEOWEE COURIER (Established mil).) Published Every Wednesday Morning SUBSCRIPTION PRICE ono Year.?M.00 Sh Months.66 Three Months.ii? Advertising Kates Reasonable. Ky Sleek, Shelor, 11 ughs & Sbolor. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over IOU words, will bo printed freo of charge. All ovor that nu in bor must be paid for at the rate of ono cont u word. Cash to accompany man user hit. WALHALLA, s. C. WEDNESDAY, MAROU 5, H)H). UNWISE I i EN I ENCY. Wo can bul view with deep regret Ibo extreme leniency willi which the Court is dealing with violators of tho State liquor laws. Sentences ranging in length of service from ?10 to (50 days, with alternative lines of from $11)0 to $'A0 are hut premi ums on la w viola I ions. What does the vendor of liquors euro for n Hue of $50 for violation! Of the law when he can go out and roll two gallons ol' liquor and come Into Cou ri and pay his tine? Such ? xl reine leniency amounts lo bul a j laren, and tho law violators are de lighted with this mode of law viola-j 'ion and prallen) freedom from pun ishment. When our Courts learn lo ceal willi severity with the liquor law violators we may have willi I thc people have endorsed and voted for a dry county. So long as vio- j Inters can go their way rejoicing ?>s'er ludicrously light sentences, so ! long are we going to have liquor dealing in our midst. That is our opinion in the matter. And it is also our opinion thal If tines ranging from $:iuti lo $500 had1 hoon imposed, the violators would nt least Ul ill lt twice before resuming , Psi \ |0\\ !. h HOM )..< >' VI V ; \ \{>. 1 '. ?!.?U;i.....I.? - i.. . cresting Local Notes. Bounty Land, March .'?. Special: Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Howie and chil dren, of Seneca, spoilt Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Wool bright. (Himer Hubbard's friends were de lighted to see him homo last week. Chimer belongs to the motor trans portation company at Fort Ringgold. Texas, and was granted several days' iiirlough. returning to Texas Friday. Mrs. H. M. Berry ls on a visit to her son. sam Berry, In Toccoa, Ga. Mrs. Dr, Arthur McElroy and two 'Children, Arthur, Jr., and Agnes, of union, aro guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Herri lt. Mrs. L. O. Nicholson, of Seneca, spent the week-end with ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cleveland. Mrs. I). S. Abbott and little son. of Seneca, spent Friday last with Mr. and Mrs. Dean Davis. M. F.Alexander, of the Whitewater section, was on business in the com inunity last week. The young Rich la nd i tes enter tained themselves at n dance al the Davis homo last Wednesday evening. Prof. Coats, of Seneca, was a busi ness guest in this community for a short, while last week. E. H. Stone, who is director of a bridge-building force near Russell's, spont the week-mid al his home here. Tho bridge is being cons) rinded over Chat tonga river. Misses Cora Hubbard, of Colum bia; Mae Hubbard, of Winthrop Col lege, and Nettie Hubbard, of Ander son College, were guests of their pat ents dilling Ibo weel< end holiday in celebration of Washington's Hirth day. Misses Marilla Mcllwain and Cary Hoyle spoil I the Week end near West '?linster as ibo guest.-; of Mr, and Mrs K'. li. sm i t hson. A colony of chicken killing dogs h ive been recently making ravaging attacks on the poultry of this section, killing and devouring numbers of . ?ens. ami burying what they do not int. John Maxwell has proba bly suf fered the greatest loss from these ] canine robbers, as almost his entire llock of poultry was destroyed last \ eek. Mr. Maxwoll found sever; , i f Ills bens buried in a field on his ? premises and myriads of dog (racks near, indicating Ibo origin of (ho havoc. Several other citizens havo lost poultry In a similar manner. Poultry raisers should take Imme diate steps toward ridding tho com-i niunily of these "trained" pesfs. It ' "OUI* HOYS" RETURNING HOM E. Several Seneca Soldiers Among Visi tors Home--Other Items. Seneca, Mch. 4.-Sp?cial: Tho boy? ?re coming home. Sergt. Guy Hel ler, machinist of a motor transporta tion corps, and later of tim air ser vice, is in Seneca. Sergt. Heller is f. line specimen of Hie typo of men lucio Sam sent over-seas, who were not afrai<l of the mest arduous duties, performing them in a way I hat spelled "Success." Julius llolleman lias received Iiis honorable dischargo and ls at home, greeting his many friends after a year with an engineering corps in Texas. David Davis has arrived in Xow York from overseas. His brother. Warren Davis, Jr., is still in France. Dewey Price, one of the Hist vol unteers from Seneca, and the tlrst man wounded from Oconee, has also reached an American port and will soon be at home. Claude Hopkins returned to ('amp Jackson yosterday after visiting his homefolks for a few days. Ile is re covering from a very serious wound in the leg, and ls now able to walk once more. The Ladies" Aid Society of the .Methodist church met with Mrs. Floyd Matheson Monday afternoon. Quite a number of members woro present. After the business session, the hostess served a sweet course, which was greatly enjoyed. Dr. 10. A .Hines represented this school district ai tho lower cotton acreage meeting in Walhalla. Our representative never planted a hill of cotton in his life, but ho planted a perfectly good overcoat and his best Sunday shoes in the mud on Cleve land Hill when returning to Seneca and is now in favor of a good roads meeting. Prof. Peterson, of Clemson Col lege, and Mr. Dane, of the Agricultu ral Department. Washington. I). C., visited Seneca High School on Mon day to inspect the agricultural de partment of thal institution. Little Miss Emily Maret: returned home with her aunt. Mis. Marshall J Rust, to Leesville, Vu., and will visit there for some months. Thursday afternoon the Once-a- | Week Club met at Ibo home of Mrs. j S. K. Dendy. Mrs. (?. W. Hallengor ? was in the chair. Mrs. Leslie Strib-j Pug read three interesting selections on 'War-time Production," after which civic improvements were dis cussed. Miss Josie Dendy, assisted by.Miss Francis llolleman, served de lightful refresh men ts. Mrs. IL L. Hamilton is visiting at Hie home of her aunt. Mrs. W. F. Austin. Lieut. Hamilton is expected here next week. Mrs. Lillie Lumpkin is now matron of the Seneca station. Mrs. Lump hill is a pleasant, courteous lady and will adil much to the connon and welfare of the traveling public, es pecially women and children. Start the kitchen garden early, whitewash the hen-house; clean the .?..', O I, Whit ll ''J Di at!. Tuwrtvillo, Feb. > Spur ii I; rho announcement OL lim dutilh 01 john L. Whitfield came as a shock to many friends and loved ones in and around Townville. Only a few days before his death he contracted influ enza, which soon developed into pneumonia, and death came almost instantly. We will miss him greatly, but our taitli in Hie providence of God makes us know that it is best, however strange all may seem. While it is cur loss, it is his gain. Mr. Whitfield was 59 years old and was a member of Townville Bap tist church. He leaves a wife, eight children and five grand-children to mourn his death, all of whom re side In Oconee and Anderson coun ties except two. The children are as follows: Mrs. Sallie Elizabeth < T. E.) Milford. Mrs. Ada May i T. J.) Howman, of Middleton. Ga.; John Henry Whitfield, of Arcadia. Fla.; Mrs. Laura Edna (H. G.) Grant, Misses Bessie. Coleen, Carl and Caro line, (single?, who are left with their motlier. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock at Townville Baptist church, tho inter ment following immediately there after. The services were conducted by Dr. Chapman, pastor of deceased, .lust a few friends and relatives at tended, paying the last sad tribute to the memory of the deceased. All ol' his children reached Iiis bed side before be died except J. H. Whit field and Mrs. Bowman. The latter reached his grave just before it was too inte lo seo him. i i. 1 ! A s A Good Friend in Georgia, The Courier is In receipt of tho willowing appreciated letter, among immy others of similar tone: Spring Place, Ca.. Feb, 20, li) 19 Hditor Keoweo Courier: My wife snys she has liol missed au issue of The Courier for KO years till February numbers, and she waals those. lt's not lier fault that ber subscription expired. but mine. Please pul her buck on? the list and send ber the February numbers, and I will try not to Iel this occur in tin* next thirty years. Send to Mrs. Florence Cleveland King, spring Place. Ga. Yours truly. C. X. King. is I bought that doubtless these dogs have been trained by regular, profes sional thieves, who should ho appre hended before the early "frys" aro ready for use. ?KATH OP MHS. J. A. P.Vl 'l Kltt <>N. Good Woman Culed to ?1er Wen ?rd After Urlof Illness. Karie's Grove, Fob. 25.-:Spc< i .1: Our community was saddei-cd on Thursday evening, February >. ? when tlie nows came thai Mrs. ! ia! Cole Patterson, wife of John A ' -? H:ison, was dead. She was sick on / j about 24 hours. All was dono ;' t! loving hands could do, but God best to call her homo. .Mrs. Patterson was laid to res I Karie's Grove cemetery on Sa inn afternoon following. FIOHOMI sor vices wore conductod by pr, I inn man, of TownvIUe. Sho was om tho llrst members of this chun 1 Mrs. Patterson will be greatly mi In tho church work, as sb. always present, doing all she <, to pleaso her Master. Sue . i church on Sunday before ber d> being organist and pinyin", foi rervlce. Mrs. Patterson was ono ol i most usoful women among tho always ready to lend a helping hi . Sho had a kind word and a bi f mlle for every one. To know was to love hor. Surely a iv woman has gone to her re firC Besides lier husband shu leav. several brothers and sisters io moi lier death, those being Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. It. L. Putter a n. Sam Grant, Miss Alice Colo and W ; lie Cole, of this community : and .lessie Colo, of Anderem . George Klrod, of Helton, and Maude ('rooks, of G reen vii . bereaved family have thc (|0 | sympathy of the entire com mi n I! lins been only a short time I be death of their aged mot iou. Cob?. May (?od bless them in l.h< li hour. . A Fr'eUK Foch's Decision. ( New York Times. The Cern?an Armistice stoners complained that tin Marshall F?eli cold, stern. I . hie. Ito read the ter seemed to thom ruthless. In ? \ lil which then.- was no con l< : tor them as represen tut! v< \ ?I Imperial Govorninent and powerful army. They expected how of courtesy, oven it il \ formal, hut the man who liad ninny's destiny in his liai 1 no time in preliminaries nii I e I lorths. lie v. ! doiug his j. iii sparing thom >>r hiin.e'.f tie ! ?A;\ I noi >-y< a ;. m pt ed Ky ft grout >m> bition \ correspondent Of Hiv :'?cit lah Wlrcle&a ..or\n.j ut V asserts that if hostilities 1 ad ; ' ? ten days more Marshal F ii ivould have brought about the surrender of the entire German Arm;, an : won the greatest victory "of I ages. Says the correspondent: The Marshal renouncod M . , victory deliberately and w ; h his eyes open, because con tin <ttion d the struggle would liave cosl . cc tain nu in ber of French and il di lives, and he could not have it. on lis conscience to sacrifice ont Hf* ;.> it was in his powor to make p mi terms of victory. Hence the armistice requirement! .vere expressed in terms ot decisive tctory. Marshal Foch Ibm the Germans came to bli >. Illusion about their military li lion. There was nothing lo . ?. ate. They might have something less than an in< torah! ultimatum, but the Marsl -ords and manner signified, "St he destroyed." At the t the reception of the German Comm) ors Ibero was a story em lu Pails that the '..>..?-. '?tr said a few days before: . no', yoi fought my hattie." lt wi mai ble. Some day he maj - tho history of the campaign, rm il his plans for striking th? (?sive blow. What we air? i?, that his snare had he i U and the net was being drawn i vox f day. Rapidly ho was na the only gap through which . on : nd a half of Germans r cumbrous transportation <. ; capo. Most of their trim! vero in Iiis hands or mirier firo of Hie guns of tho Allies. The enemy could not bl . . through ;n ibo soulli or In the . o . as in imminent danger .;. menl. and apparently o? i i of ills anny could have esc; | re . desi ruction \ man oi poleonlc last for Klory would ha vi ' ind to no way lo defer negotiation <? an r m?stico while he struck ll lev thal would end all Ferdinand ; ooh was .?.i ver grenier than in the hour when he decided lhal he would hooso he i, ; ser victory and renown rather than shod Ibo blood ol li (ls ?nore of Iiis soldiers. No Worms hi a Healthy Child All children troubled with worms kftv? r.n un healthy color, which indicates p . >i M'-'asa rule, there la more or less atom fl iturbance. GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TON . . .?orly for two or tinco weeks will enri.-n io Woo I, im prove the digesti?n, and actas I- . Ntr.a?th enln<4 Tonic to thc wholo aysteir 1 o wi . then throw of or dispel tho worms, ai il i>.> < hlld viii bo ni perfect health. Pleasant to ti. H . < >ttle MANY MINISTERS' SAI<AKIES Will bo liaised by Rrlvo in tho South om Methodist Church. Nasbvillo, Tenu., March. 1.-Many ? Methodist ministers In ovory South ern and Western Stale who have been trying to exist oa infinitesimal Incomes during the i>?st years will have their salaries raised within the ! next few months. This vory prac ti- j cal and definite stop is to bo taken by tho Methodist Episcopal Church, j South, following tlio linuncial drivo : ? of that denomination in April. Tho | i drive, which has $35.000,1)00 as its I goal, has been undertaken with a ' "low to putting the work of tho church on a business basis, the rals- I ing of liie salaries of their underpaid pastors hoing considered one of tho first matters of Importance. Thore aro 860 salaries now $ 100 j or less, which will he raised to $600; 4 85 salaries now $100 and $500, which will bo raised to $600; 588 salaries, now $(il)0 and $700, which will he raised to $ 1,000 a year; 637 salaries from $700 to $800 to he raised to $1,000; and ISO salaries ranging from $800 to $0 00, which will also be raised to $ 1.000 The supplementing of theso salaries will j require $2,850,000 during tho forth- i coming five years, and the success of j tho "Centenary drive" will make their increase i inmediately possible Practically every city and town throughout the length and breadth ol' Southern Methodism will be affected, lt is declared at Ibo head quarters of tiie denomination in Nashville, and every Methodist man and woman who "pulls to" on the Centenary drive will he helping lo make possible better and happier conditions for the underpaid pas tors in their midst. Rainfall ami Temperature. '?elow is a record of meteorological observations taken by II. "W. Brandt, | co-operative observer of the Weather ' Bureau of the U. S. Dopartment of j Agriculture, during the week ending March 2d, 1010, at 7 i>. m. (Tho instrumental readings are from gov ornment standard Instruments ex- ? posed in tho manner rocommonded by the chief of tho Weather Bureau): Character of Day. i c: Date- W Tempera ture. ' I il I '''<', > i |?|lv 0],\y - j Ich. 25--Cloudy .. 1 ; Qi "ii' li ? coi Clear ... fiji i Feb. i : Clear ->-v 5? ; ; i'eb. 3 . Cloudy . . , .11 fi J 11 ' ^iarch 1 ciear .. [ . s*', t; 1 as .Murvh 2-Cloudy.. .03 6s 40 Total rainfall... '"'. 24 VOTICE OE SPECIAL ELECTION. In accordance with section 1713, Civil Code of South Carolina, 1912, and pursuant to an order of the ! County Hoard of Education of Oco nee County, South Carolina, notice is hereby Riven that a Special Election will be held at Pine ("hove School House in said Tokeena School Dis trict No. 2 on tho 15lh day of March, '.'a io. for the purpose of voting upon the question of issuing Ponds of tho said District in the sum of eigthteen hundred dollars for tho purpose of erectiiiR a school building in said District. At said election each elector favor ing the proposed bond Issue shall cast a ballot containing the words "For Bonds" printed or written thereon, and each elector opposed to said bond issue shall cast a ballot containing tho words "Against Bonds" printed or written thereon. At the said election only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra tion fortmcates as required in geno ral elections, shall ho allowed to vote. Polls will bo opened al 7 o'clock A. M. and will close at I o'clock P. M. Ii. C. SPEARS, CI. (?RANT. W. .1. WHIT Fl HLD, Managers of Election. March 5th. 1910. 5 0- ! I NOTICE OF FIXAI, SETIT,EMENT AND DISCIIAROH. Notice is hereby Riven that tho un dersigned will mako application to V. F. M?rtir. Indue of Probate, for 1 Deo.ien County, in the State of South I Carolina, nt his office at Walhalla Court House on MONDAY. March the ?1st, Mi 1:1. or as Hoon there after as said application can be heard, for leave to mako final settle III' ni of the Estate ol' .1. X. tirant, Deceased, end obtain Dual dis charge as Kxecutors of said Kstate. .1 X. HUANT. C. .1. fl HA NT. Kxecutors of the Kata te ol' .1. X. (irani, Deceased. March alb, 19 19. 1 0- 1 :; VOTICE OF FIXA I, S ETTL EM EN 'J AXD DISCHAROK. Notice ta hereby Riven that the un dcrsigiiod wiii make application t> V. F. Martin, Judge of Probate for Oconee County. In Hie State of Soutl Carolina, at his omeo at Walhall? Court House, on Thursday, tho 3d day of April. 1019, at || o'clock In the forenoon, or as soon theroaftc as said application can bo heard, foi leave to make final settlement of the Estate of .1. T. Timms, Deceased, and to obtain lina! discharge ?is Kx tcutrlx of the said estate. (MRS.) EMMA SC M M KKK Id,. Executrix of the Estate of .1. T. Timms, Deceased. March 5, 19 19. 1 0-1 ;< HIGH GRADE - FERTILIZERS - -for Cotton or Corn. J& FULL and COMPLETE, STOCK J* Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, General Merchandise* Oliver Chilled Plows and Farm Implements. Buggies and Harness. Cook Stoves. Paints and Oil, Lime and Cement. Red Cedar Shingles. w. p. Ni/n/noNS, Seneca, S. C. Concerning That Roof We have to offer at jobber's prices to thc people of Oconee, big stock of Galvanized V-Crimp and Corrugated Roofing:, [British Columbia Red Ce dux Shingles* 1 Car Windows and Doors, 1 Car Lime and 1 Car Cement. Buying this material in carload quanities we are in shape to retail this material for less money. If you are building or repairing any job, it will pay you to come for miles, as we can save you money. Everything in BUILDING MATERIAL, Matheson Hardware Co., WESTMINSTER, S. C. A $5,000 Policy Guarantees the following Settlement Accident $10,000 Any Cause $5,000 Total and Permanent Disability: A monthly income of $50.00 during life time, no further premium payments, and in addition $5,000 payable at death. This Company is Maintaining Its Dividend Scale to Policyholders. D. W. COCHRANE, Gen. Ag;t., Greenville,S. C. The Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co., Greensboro, N. C. Call on or write T. B. UNDERWOOD, Special Agent, - Seneca, S. C. Liberty Bonds Taken as Initial Payments on Policies.