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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FALLOW AS THE MCHffi By Steck, Shclur HugliM & Shclor. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNj - HARf 80 sets Unite Wagon Hames heavy leather 1 than you ever ? this kind of har let us show it to i HARNESS AT QC Also, a few se This harness ha c w. &. J. E MERCHANDISE j? WALHA: IT PAYS TO B THE PICKETT HOME PLACE FOR SALE 1 recently purchased the Pickett I'lace, near Homily Hand, containing 21 (I ucros. Same has been cut into small farms, and all of these small farms have been sold to good people. Only one tract THE PICKETT HOME, willi between ?O and TO acres, re mains unsold, and this splendid place is now offered for side. This is an opportunity for some one who wants a fine home and farm. Ten-room house, in good condition; about three fourths of place in cultivation, lt is good, st long laud. If you are looking for am ideal home in a good community, see or write W. D. Wright, SENECA, S. C. HOI TH I. FOR 5ALE. SEVERAL FARMS; also several Houses and bots in and near the town of Salem. Prices righi. Salem is a prosperous little town and ono of tb n best communities In the county; also ono of the best ag ricultura! sections of Oeonee. School and church facilities fine. Wo have a $10,000 school building now in pro cess of construction. If interested in securing a good farm or home, call on or write P . H . G R E E N , 81* SALEM, S. C. R. K. Nil BUGGIES, BUC Team Harness, Br Whips, Wagons, - CANE I Evaporators, Mc Ral AUTOMOBILE Til All to go at i R. K. NU SENEC ^ESS. - >d States Wheel s, this is good ?arness cheaper expected to buy ness. Come and ?rou if interested. JR MULE BARN. ?ts lead Harness, s no breeching. !. Bauknight, MULES J* HORSES LLA, S. C. UY FOR CASH. Bounty Land and Community. I Bounty Land, July 14.- Special: i Miss Lura Perritt returned Tuesday from Rock Hill, having attended the teachers' summer school at Winthrop College. Mr. and .Mrs. Dean Davis gave a most delightful dance at their home last Friday evening. Mesdames D. A. Perritt and Jasper Doyle spent Friday and Saturday in Anderson as guests of their sister, Mrs. Fannie Fennell. Miss Esther Badens, of Pickens, spent Inst week with Mrs. G. A. Lynch, who gave a charming enter tainment in lier honor Wednesday evening. .Miss Ida Beth Doyle is on a visit to her friend. Miss Frances Speer, in Lowndesville. F. L. Pickett was in Sandy Springs last. Saturday. Misses.Annie and Olive Lynch are visiting relatives in Pickens. (Himer Hubbard spent a few days recently at Rock Hill and Charlotte, X. C. Miss Winona Magill will entertain the S. W. C.. Club this afternoon, and a charming event is anticipated. "Who are to bo eur next neigh bors? ' is the question of interest' that arises from the constant change in the ownership of land in the vicin ity; and its answer will be of vital importance to our people. W. D. Stribllng and son Will, of Seneca, were late guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. McDonald. The latter ls a recent arrival from France. Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Corpening, of Seneca, nue spend-tbe-day guests of Mr. and Mrs. I). A. Perritt to-day. Discharges July 14th. The following list of names of our Oconee boys is- sent us hy the Co lumbia War Camp Community Ser vice as having been honorably dis charged from the service on July 14: Baker, Furman W., Fair Play. Orr, Robert Nf., Seneca. Brown, Na mon, (colored,) Seneca. Brown, Frank, ( colored, ) Walhalla Slater, Jos. P., Walhalla. Bennett, Jas. B., (colored,) Seneca Brown, Clyde C., Walhalla. James, Levis. Seneca. Sanders, Ervin, Seneca. VIMONS, ? G Y HARNESS. 'idles, Lap Robes, Wagon Harness. ?wing Machines, les. RES AND TUBES. right prices. VIMONS, A, S. C. WANT TO CONSIDER BONDS. I Senator ami Representatives fall for 1 Meetings OH important Matter. Tile Oconee delegation in the Gen eral Assembly desires and hereby calls mass meetings of the whole cit izenship of Oconee county, to be held as follows: One at the Court House, in Wal halla, at 11 o'clock a. m., on the 2d day of August next, to whicil meet ing every citizen of the county is cordially invited, but people residing in the townships of Wagener, Keo wee, Whitewater and Cliattooga are urgently requested to attend. A meeting at the public park, in Seneca, at 11 o'clock a. m., on the 9th day of August next, nt which meeting the whole public of the county is cordially Invited to, be present, but the people residing in the townships of Keowee, Seneca and Center are urgently requested to at tend. A meeting at the school building, in Westminster, at 11 o'clock a. m., on the 16th day of August next, at which meeting the whole public is invited to be present, but people re siding in Center, Tugaloo and Pu laski townships are urgently request ed to attend. Tho question to be considered at these meetings ls the issuance of louds for the improvement of Gie publie roads. This is everybody s business, and all should attend. Como and lend your influence to the ques tion that should interest you, and In which yon should have great con cern. .1. W. Shelor, .1. R. Orr, M. R. McDonald, Members of General Assembly. (Farm and Factory and Tugaloo Tribune requested to copy.) PRESBYTERIANS TO DEDICATE Their Now Church at Seneca-Plan ning Interesting Services. Seneca, July 15.-Special: The Presbyterians of Seneca are planning to dedicate their handsome new church building. The services will be held on Saturday and Sunday, the 20th and 27th of this month. Dr. Jas. I. Vance, of Nashville. Tenn., has been secured as the principal speaker. There will bc two services each day. The general theme of all these services will be: What Presbyterian ism Stands For. At tho Saturday morning service Dr. Vance will deliver an address on this general theme. Tho Saturday evening service will be an informal one of a reminiscent nature as to the past and future slgnillcance of the local church. Short talks will be made by former pastors and others, ?ilso by Dr. Yance. At the Sunday morning service the dedication sermon will be preached by Dr. Vance, and the for mal act of dedication will take place. lt ls probable that at the Sunday af ternoon service, at G.ttO o'clock. Dr. Vance will deliver his great address. "With the Doughboys in France." The Presbyterians feel that they are exceedlnpfly fortunate In securing this distinguished orator and au thor for this occasion, as he is gen erally recognized as one of the ablest pulpit orators of the day. And they extend a cordial invitation to the general public to attend all of these services^. I). A. R. School to Open. The ?. A. R. Industrial School at Tamassee will open its doors for the summer session in a few days. Misses Hannah Miller Harrison, as princi pal, and Janie Harrison, as assistant, will have charge. The opening date will bo Monday morning, July 21st, at 9 o'clock. Pupils of all grades, parents and friends of the school are earnestly requested to be present at the open ing exercises. 'Matters of Interest to the school and community will be discussed. Remember tho dato and the hour. .Mrs. Mayne Jones, Secretary of School Hoard. Farm Dynamiting Demonstration. Tlie DuPont Powder Company, by their export, will make a demonstra tion of stumping with dynamite on Hie farm of .1. R. Karlo. Esq., just north of Walhalla, on July 25th. at 10 o'clock a. m. Farmers contem plating tho uso of dynamite in farm ing are requested to attend this demonstration, The same company will t?ive ?t demonstration at Clemson College oil the 24th of July. Hov. Corpening to heave Seneca. Seneca, July 14.- Special: Reb? came known in Seneca last week that Rev. J. S. Corpening, who has been pastor of the Rapt isl church here for several years, has accepted the call of the Baptist church at Lan caster, this State, and will go to his new field either in August or Septem ber. Ills removal will be greatly re gretted, both he and his family hav ing identified themselves with thc various interests of the town in a marked degree. Come!-Como! Where?-To Wost Union school house. * When?-Friday evening, July 18th, after 0 o'clock. What?-A lawn party and ice cream supper. How?-Ready to have a good Hmo. Why?-To help buy a plano for the school. Como! M II ?ITA lt Y I? AW DK?IiAHEI) In Texas County, I'ollow lng Clash Between Whites mul Negroes. Longview, Texas, July 13.- Mar ital law was declared to-day in Long view and the rest of Gregg county as ii resu\t of race troubles here, pre cipitated by a fight early Friday be tween white men and negroes, and marked the slaying of one negro to day after he had resisted arrest. There was no further disorder to :lay. Brlg.-G?n. R. H. McDlll returned to Longview to-day and Immediately took command with more than 25 0 cavalrymen in the Texas National Guard under bis direction. The proclamation of martial law .vas signed by Gen. McDlll and Lieut. Col. H. C. Smith, representing the State adjutant general's of?lce. AU residents of Longview were given un til 8 o'clock to-night to turn in their firearms to the military authorities. Further arrests are expected to morrow in connection with the clash Friday between negroes and whites, which resulted when a group of whites went in search of S. L. Jones, a negro school teacher, accused of writing an article appearing In a Chicago newspaper regarding a white woman of this county. The negroes Eirrested Friday have not been re uioved to another ci f y as bad been planned. The negro killed early to ilay was Marion Bush, GO years of ige. father-in-law of Dr. C. H. Davis, accused with Jones of being the ring leader of the negroes. The sheriff and a deputy had gone to Bush's liome to arrest him. After mildly protesting, they assert, the negro ft'ent into his home, reappeared with * pistol and shot at them five times. NEWS NOTES 1<TM>M IX)N? CHEEK \ Near Tragedy at Gasoline Tank New Teachers Arrive. Long Creek, July 14.-Special: Services are held at the Long Creek ihurch every third Sunday at ll Relock and on the first Sunday at 1 o'clock p. m. Rev. L. H. Raines s pastor of this church. Prof. W. B. Yates and wife have irrlved nt the Long Creek Academy. Both Prof. and Mrs. Yates will oc :upy places on tho faculty of the icademy for the next term. There viii be five teachers for the next ses don, which will begin the first of Septem ber. Miss Laura Matheson opened the Mountain Grove school this morning, md Miss Ethel Matheson look charge )f the Unity school at the same time. Miss Eugenia Davis left on the Ml. of this month for Thomson, Ca., vhere she goes io take charge of a ?chool. *We wish for these young ladies mich success in their new work. Mrs. Nettie Uamby and daughter, diss Ksielle, and little son, Carter, ,'isited nt Long Creek Academy last donday. Erving Cannon and sister. Miss ethel, of Rabnn county, Ccorgia, vir ted at the home of J. .1. Moore and 'amily the week-end. Solomon Woodall and sister, Miss [Jessie, of Walhalla, visited their pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Woodall, ast week. Eugene Moore and wlfo and two ittle children, and Edward Lee, have lust arrived from an extended visit o Oconee, Ga. Last Sunday night I. W. Henry and Harley Thrift had a very narrow es ;ape from losing their lives and sus taining property damage also while Mr. Henry, at his store, was measur ng gasoline for Mr. Thrift for his [.""ord car. They had a lighted lan tern and the gasoline ignited and ?aught the oil in the gallon pot and -bon caught in tho f>0-gallon tank. They had quite a firo for a few sec >nds. Mr. Thrift succeeded in getting iway with the gallon pot, then ran md drove his car away, and they brew dirt on the tank, smothering the flames. While Mr. Henry and Mr. Thrift received severe burns in their Hands, they extinguished the Hames Without further damage. Long Creek Sunday school is con templating having an all-day singing it Long Creek in the near future. The Sunday school is progressing nicely. Kev. H. ll. Raines is conducting a aeries of meetings at Laurens this week. He is accompanied by his wlfo ind little son. Rev. W. H. Yates will preach at Long Creek church on next Saturday ind Sunday at 1 1 o'clock. Carlie Wilbanks, of the Mountain Best section, is confined to lils bed with ?i severe case of typhoid fever. We hope to hear soon that.he is ?hie lo be up again. Cases in Common Pleas. In the Court of Common Pleas the following cases have .come up for hearing: Sloan Tonsley vs District Grand Household of Ruth. Suit on insur ance policy. Verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $ 1 2.">.00. John B. Tompkins vs. W. A. Bow Bli. Suit for damages growing out of trespass by chickens. The conten tion of the plalntl^ "'OS that Bowen had killed the chickens that had trespassed ^on lands of defendant. Verdict In'favor of defendant, W. A. Bowen. Thc case of E. C. Marett vs. Bnx ler Roach, a suit for damages on ac count of mulo being injured by auto mobile being driven by Roach. This case is now before the Court and will doubtless be concluded some time during this morning. HEAVY DAMAGE DONE BY ll Alli. Section of County Ton Milis l?ong mu! Mlle Wido Sui Vers. Last Sunday afternoon about 3.30 o'clock heavy clouds gathered over this section from the northwest and east, giving promise of something nifty in the way of a storm. The im mediate vicinity of Walhalla was vory fortunate, however, as the two heavy clouds met some three or four miles southeast of this place, where heavy damage was done to crops by the wind and hail. So far as we have heard there was no damnge done anywhere in our county by tho lightning, though there was a very considerable electrical storm accom panying tho wind and rain. Mile Wido, Ten Miles Long. The main force of the storm broke at a point near the R. M, Davis farm on Coneross creek, wo are in formed, traveling up Coneross to tho Changa section, breaking up above Changa church. Great damage was done to crops, especially to cotton and ecru, through a territory from eigh* to ton miles in length and a mile wide. Hal Broazeale, whose farm 'ls In the path swept by tho wind and hail, stated Monday morn ing that ho had about 75 acres of cotton stripped of practically all the leaver, a considerable proportion of tho bolls and squares. He estimates that, with favorable conditions from now on, he will be able to realizo about a half crop from this section of his lands. Others in the vicinity suffered losses similar to bis, some to a greater extent and some to a lesser degree, as the hall jumped fre quently, leaving some sections un harmed or but slightly damaged. On the McClain farm, above West minster, Mr. Breazeale said, it was reported that the damage to crops is more extensive than anywhere else, crop destruction being practically total. Within the whole area that was visited by the hail-storm, Mr. Breazeale states that be does not think the damage to early corn will be so great, but that there will be r radically no fodder or roughness saved, ns the corn is stripped of all blades in many sections, while in others all of the roughness is in shreds. In the town of Westminster not a few wlnodws,' we are told, were smashed in by the force of the hall. The hail-storm lasted for about 30 minutes in a'.l Mr. Breazeale says that where the hail-stone8 drifted or were washed by the rain they wore lying four or live inches deep at dusk Sunday. On a level the hall lay a couple of indies In depth al the end of the storm. MATTERS OK NEWS AT SENECA. W. I*. Niminons Sells His Store and Building-Dr. Manet! Returns. Seneca, July 15.-Special: VV. P. Niminons has sold his business house on the square to Mr. Alexander, a real estate dealer of Anderson, but retains possession until January l, 1920. R. L. Nimmons bought the stock of goods and will have charge of it in the samo store until such time as he sees flt to remove lt. W. P. Niminon will devote his energies to his otb' r business interests in Seneca, after a vacation spent in the mountains of North Carolina. Mrs. L. W. Jordan and Miss Ludie Jordan, of Union, who have boon visiting Mrs. E. C. Doyle, went to Greenwood on Monday to visit Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Jordan's sister-in-law. Mrs. J. S. Strlbllng ls reported to he quito sick with a mild type of continued fever. Her many friends b.ope for her speedy recovery. A spealcl music program for the dedication of the new Presbyterian church, which ls to take place on the 2(?th and 27th, is being prepared by the choir. Dr. Vance, of Nash ville, Tenn.) one of tho most noted men in Hie Southern Presbyterian church, will preach each day. J. A. Brock has removed his fam ily from the home they occupied for some years, on First North street, to .he residence lately vacated by Dr. Stribling. Dr. and Mrs. Marett and their lit tle son are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Boland Marett until their resi dence at Newry is ready for Hiern. Dr. Marett has lately returned from France, where he served his country faithfully and scientifically In the Field Hospital Corps for two years, and where bo often worked under ibo heaviest sholl lire. We welcome him home with sincere gratitude for his tender ministrations lo our bo>s over there. Dr. Hardin, who filled Dr. Marett's place? at Newry, has moved into the Wright house on Fair Play street and will practice medicine hore. John Lowry, son of our mayor, is being warmly welcomed homo by relativos and friends. Ile belonged lo the 28-th Regulars and saw ser vice first on the Mexican border. He and his comrade, (Maude Hopkins, were the first Seneca boys overseas and did some of tho hardest fighting, being for months in Hie tronches. Each returned with a casual com pany, but fortunately are now fui?y recovered. The musical for the Episcopal church Friday evening was a suc cess, and quito a crowd onjoyod it. Miss Pack is a charming imperson ator, and whilo all tho muslclann did woll, we wish to mako special men tion of tho solo singing by Miss Ludie Jordan, of Union, and Homer Bal lengor, of Richland. Mies Jordan H.H. WATKINS NAMED AS .ir DDK Of tho F?d?ral Western District ol South Carolina. Washington, July 14.-Honry H. Watkins, of Anderson, S. C., won nominated to-dny by President Wil son to be Federal Judge of tho West ern 'South Carolina District. W ins Appointment Over Many. Capt. Watkins wins this appoint ment over a long list of distinguished opponents, including Circuit Judge ThoB. S. Sense, of Spartanburg; Hon. J. L. Glonn, of Chester; Hon. -C. C. Featherstone, of Groenwood, and Hon. T. P. Cothrnn, of Greenville. The position carries an annual sal ary of $7,500 and the appointment is for Ufo. At tho age of 7 0 yours tho judge is oligible for retirement, at full pay, for tho remainder of his lifo. Native of Cai irons County. H. H. Watkins was born in Water loo township, Laurons County, South Carolina, on Juno 24, 1866. His fa ther was Capt. Henry H. Watkins, of Laurons,who was born May 26, 1818, and died March 22, 1866. His father was engaged in farming all his lifo and never sought or held political of fice, but was a captain in tho Stato militia prior to tho War Between Uio States, and served as a lieutenant in James' South Carolina Battalion. Tho earliest parental ancestor of Mr.Wat kins emigrated from Wales to Vir ginia In the early part of tho 17th century, probably having come over with Capt. John Smith, and settled in Prince Edward county, Virginia, whero tho family lived until shortly after the close of the Revolution. Not long after that John C. Watkins, the grandfather of the newly uppolnted Federal Judge, moved to South Caro lina, and nftor remaining for n short while in Abbeville county, moved to Waterloo township, Laurens county, and settled at the old homestead of the family on Reedy river. The new Judge has for many years been a resident of Anderson,whero ho ranks at tho top of the legal profes sion. He is well known all over this Stnte, and bas hosts of friends and admirers in every quarter who will be glad to learn of his appointment to this high position. FORDS IN COMPLETE CONTROL. Now Freo to Carry Out Hie "Fowl Policies" that Caused Friction. Mt. Clemens, Mich., July 12.-Ono of tho largest financial transactions in the industrial history of recent years was announced Friday, when Edsel Ford, the 25-year-old presi dent of the Ford Motor Company, continued the report that he had bought out all but one of the minor ity stockholders, and that tho solo control of the company now rests virtually in the hands of his father und himself. Tho concentration of tho control of the company in the hands of Henry Ford and his son was precipi tated by the court decision rendered when tho minority stockholders brought snit to compel Mr. Ford to abandon his plan of investing $20, 000,000 in profits and forced him to distribute this sum among Hie stock holders. This decision, it was felt, stood as a barrier in the path of tho Ford policies for enlarging their indus tries and tho perfection of their plans for the extneslon of their in dustrial and social benefits. The Ford policy does not favor large dividends to stockholders. It favors, as is woll known, a profit sharing system for its workmen and the extension of this benefit to tho public through the reduction of prices. "Wo know of no belter way to pre vent war than to extend industry," declared Mr. Ford, In commenting on the chango In ownership of tho company*. "We plan to continuo tho building of plants In all paris of tho world, to continue sharing our profits as we do to-day willi our em ployees, and to reduce tho price of our product whenever Increasing prc Auction makes this possible" With Hie consummation . of ibis transaction the announcement mudo last winier by Henry Ford to tho effect that ho would outer upon tho manufacture Of a car which would nell for considerably . less than tho present model, is superseded by pluns for the steady extension of the pres ent, concern. All credit for tho successful efforts lo centralise tho control of the com pany in tho hands of Mr. Ford and lils son is given to Hie young presi dent. Ile it was who persuaded his father that this was Hie hotter meth od of carrying out their established policies than creating and organizing ?i new corporation. The salo stands as a striking exam ple of the possibilities of American business when that business is back ed by vision and trust in tho possi bilities of this country. Sixteen years ago the Ford Motor Company was virtually little moro than a machino shop, with a w?rklng capital of a few thousand dollars. To-day its assets aro said to total at least $250,000,-? 000, and every dollar paid in by tho few mon who had faith in Henry Ford and his Invention lins roturnod thousands. v!_ lias a sweet high Boprano volco, and, Mr. Ballenger han nn equally charm ing and far-reaching tenor voice. They answered graciously to repeat ed recalls from a delighted audi ence. Twenty dollars was realizort for the church benefit. , ?