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BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. JULY 3. 1901. VOTJTMR Y*YVTi___i?n ?
"Honest
'ii. _
Injun
ixiy
Heart !"
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That's what tho little boya ?aywhen they want to im
press yoa with the fact they are telling the truth.
When we talk to you about thia Store-its methods of
buying and Belling Ibo saving of money for you on good
Clothing-we feel th*..t we want to impress upon you the
fact more strongly, and like the little boys we feel like say
ing, "Honest Injun Cross my Heart !" We sell the kind of
Clothing,
Hats,
Shoes and
Furnishigs,
That give satisfaction every time.
When the Goods are not found as represented we cheer
fully refund your mone;.
. 0. Evans & Co,
ANDERSON, S. C.,
The Spot Cash Clothiers
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You have no noise, no rough roads
when you have
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Why not join the many who now feojoy the pleasure, gi ven them by using the
Rubber Tires. Call on us and let us show you the advantage of uaing them
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Deering Light Draft Ideal Mowers.
THE ONLY MOWER made with only two-pfece
pitman. Has adjustable drag bat and light draft
We have the genuine thick centre Terrell Heel
Sweep that has just the right set. Also, all sizes of
the Victor Sweep Wings.
If you will come to see us will make it interesting
to you and will save you some money.
BROCK HARDWARE CO.
. _Anderson, S. C.
E. C. EVANS, JR.. * CO,,
PENDLETON, 8. C.
FUIiL LINE OF
Buiat'b Garden Seeds,v ,
t Paints, Oil, Varnishes, Gasoline,
Drugs, Medicir ea and Chemicals.
Fancy and Toilet Article \
Perfumery, Toilet Soaps, Sponges, etc
A supply of Peruna, Manalin and Lacupia on hand.
Physicians Preacriptirna carefully compounded. ?4$f
FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL.
From Our Own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1,1001.
lt is stated on authority which loaves
little doubt of its accuracy that Secre
tary Hay will not leave the Cabinet at
present, d?sirons as he may be to re
turn to private life, but will rainai?
u?til Le has submitted to the Senate a
treaty for the construction of the Nica
raguan Canal. At the same time, it is
known that Mr. Hay is by no TOP???
nuoa?e? with the attitude of the Ad
ministration on a number of points,
and would have resigned during the
last campaign had it not been that he
feared that his retirement would have
inured to the injury of the Republican
par" \ At present ho is seriously dis
gruntled by the light hearted way io
which Secretary Gage has embroiled
the United States with Russia, (with
which country Mr. Hay has striven so
hard to cultivate the warmest rela
tions) and has then stepped from under
leaving it to the S tato Department to
straighten out the tangle. At the same
time, Mr. Hay is very desirous of hav
ing his name linked with tho building
of the Nicaraguan Canal and has at
last reached a basin of agreement with
Great Britain which will he thinks be
acceptable to that country and will
also pass the scrutiny of the Senate.
This treaty, it is understood, does not
differ very materially from the amend
ed Senate treaty, except that it offers
reciprocity with Canada as a quid pro
quo to Great Britain for surrendering
her alleged rights under tho Cloyton
Eulwer treaty.
The nerve of Republican spoils hun
ters has been illustrated within the
last few days by the insolence with
which Secretary Gage has been ad
dressed by Senator Lodge and others
in reference to the removal of the
Democratic Secretary of the Board of
appraisers in New York and the ap
pointment of Mr. Lodge's private Sec
retary in his place. Ono o? Mr. Lodge's
colleagues recently wrote a "peremp
tory" letter to Secretary Gage ordering
him to make this change and Senator
Lodge himself called the Secretary up
on the 'phone and "demanded" to be
informed why tho change had not been
made already. The letter and the tele
phone message were insolent, going far
beyond the line of permissible haughti
ness and contempt. Possibly if Sec
retary Gage's column of vertebrae had
been thicker and more rigid he would
have resented the elf ron te. He shrunk
from the quarrel with either Senator,
for it is notorious that a spoils-hunting
Senator thwarted will take mean and
vexatious revenges.
Mark Hanna's efforts to secure har
mony in Ohio differing BO radically
from his usual methods, have started
all ?orts of conjectures as to whether
he is already laying his wires to have a
solidly harmonious State behind him
when the National Convention names
a candidate for the Presidency in 1003.
If he is not after this, Washington is at
a loss to know what he is after. He is
not noted for being a forgiving person,
yet he went out of his way to bury the
hatchet with his old enemy, Ex-Mayor
McKisson, and caused his Convention
to praise Senator Foraker up to the
skies and endorse him by name for re
election. The only explanation that
Washington can think of is that Mr.
Hanna intends to be the candidate of
Ohio in 1003, and to secure fair treat
ment at the hands of the Foraker fac
tion, consents to bury old animosities
and tie Foiaker to his chariot by mak
ing the .senior Senator his candidate
for re-election. Without the help of
Hanna every one knows thnt Foraker
could not get back to the Senate. If
re-elected with Hanna's aid common
decency will compel him to help send a
Hanna delegation to the convention of
1004 and probably to go there in person
to make a nominating speech. If Mr.
Hanna really aspires to the Presiden
cy, he is certainly poing at his campaign
in masterly fashion. A Presidential
aspirant wants harmony and loyal sup
port at home, needing to be presented
with enthusiasm and earnestness. If
Mr. Hanna is not a candidate for the
Presidency, he is at least, in Washing
ton opinion, acting very mnch like a
man who is or who may wish to be, and
who is planning to havo things well in
hand in anticipation of tho fateful hour
when he is to decide whether to go in
or not.
The investigating committee of the
National Civil Service Reform League
has been looking into the Maryland
census frauds and declares that they
are dne entirely to the politics involv
ed in the selection of the supervisors
and enumerators, the former being
named by the Congressmen, were anx
ious to help their "influence," and pass
ed on this spirit to the enumerators,
whom they selected. The Committee
explains in detail the efforts to so pad
the returns from Congressman Mood's
district as to gain for it a greater rep
resentation in the Maryland Legisla
ture, whereby Mr. Mudd "would ac
Suire additional influence both in the
lepublican caucus and in the final
vote, whereby a United States Senator
should be chosen to succeed Senator
Wellington at the coming election next
fall." The report concludes: What- !
over may be the cause of the excessive
enumeration in Ann Arundel County,
there can be no dnnH* that in Charlea
and St. Mary it was due to the fact
that the officers by whom it was con
ducted were political or patronage ap
pointments. It is evident that the true
remedy for the monstrous abuses that
occur in the taking of the census is to
remove the appointment of supervisors
(and. ?nnaeqnen?y, of the enumerators
selected bv timm) from the field of par
tisan pollues, by including this branch
of the service within the classified sys
tem and by making appointments
thereto depend solely upon tho ground
of fitness, as ascertained by competi
I tive examination.
NEAL CONVICTED.
Sentence^ Four Months in Jail and Po j
a Fine of $1,000.
COLUMBIA, S. C., June 27.-Tho case
against Col. Wm. A. Neal, former su
poriutendent of the penitentiary,
charged with tho statutory offense o?
tailing to turn over the funds collected
by him within thirty days, was called
to-day and went to trial.
Beuch warrants wer? issued foi
Messrs. W. Q. Hammond and J. S
Fowler. They had both been in court
this morning when the case was fixed
for the hearing this afternoon, but at 4
o'clock they were not in court and
when they were wanted they '?had noi
yet como in. This delayed the pro
ceedings and nothing was done unti
they could be sent for. Mr. F^wlei
was found at his hotel but Mr. Ham
?aond was not. Mr. Fowler stated thal
he meant no contempt; that ho hat
travelled pretty much all night ant
I that to-day he had been taken with t
severe case of indigestion and wai
quite sick and very nervous at the tiru?
he came into court and was in bed suf
fering when sent for. Judge Gan
lined him $10. Mr. Fowler said thal
he did not mind the fine but he wac
really sick, very sick, and wished tc
show it to the court by witnesses,
Judge Gary stated that he would heat
argument on that in the morning if Mr,
Fowler so desired.
Mr. Fowler was put on the stand and
testified for a while and asked thc
judge to excuso him as ho was feeling
very unwell and he was excused and
the court adjourned for tho day.
The evident drift of the defense
seemed to be, ns gathered from the lit
tle that has been beard, that Col. Neal
will admit having received the $500
from Fowler in 1805 and other items
alleged but that he turned the money
over as soon as he had thc exact
amount of bis indebtedness establish"
ed and that he had no fraudulent in
tention. The State will argue that thc
element of intention does not enter at
all into the offense charged and that
simple failure to turn over the funds
makes the offense. The defense will
urge that Colonel Neal got tho ac
counts mixed and as soon as he knew
how much he owed bc mode payment
ot $2,800, the amount claimed tobo
due.
Attorney General Bellinger is repre
senting the State in the main and is
assisted by Solicitor Thurmond. Mr.
Bellinger has his case excellently in
hand. The defence is represented by
Solicitor Julius E. Bogga and to-day
the name of Col. P. H. Nelson was en
tered as counsel for tho defense in ad
dition. There was no trouble what
ever experienced in making up the
jury.
COLUMBIA, June 28.-The trial of
Col. W. A. Neal occupied the time of
the Court of General Sessions of Rich
land County the whole of to-day. The
closing arguments will be heard to
morrow. The ease was begun rather
diffidently Thursday afternoon, but
there was a considerable show of spirit
thrown into it to-day. The defense
put up a plea that Neal was addicted
to the excessive use of morphine. Two
of the principal witnesses for the State
were absent Thursday afternoon. One
of them was brought in on a bench
warrant. The other didn't show np at
all. Mr. J. S. Fowler, the one who
was brought into court, appeared to
day anden an affidavit to the effect
that he had been un weil Thursday
afternoon, Judge Gary remitted his
fine of $10.
W. Q. Hammond, another Anderson
County convict worker, also came into
court yesterday morning. When ask
ed why ho didn't appear in court
Thursday ho replied naively:
"Well, your honor, I just hpd a little
too muoh beer."
The judge remarked that that beer
would cost him $10. Hammond gave a
check on an Anderson bank. .
The court then resumed trial of W.
A. Neal on the charge of failing to turn
over funds to his successor within 80
days after the latter had qualified.
Tho moneys named in the indictment
were payments for convict hire made
to Neal as superintendent by the fol
lowing parties on thc dates named.
J. S. Fowler, $500, Dec. 9, 1805; W.
Q. Hammond, Nov.22,1805; J. S. Fow
ler, $244, not credited out of a payment
of $500 made Feb. 24, 1807; W. Q.
Hammond, $.100, ont of a payment of
$850.17 made Feb. 24,1807.
The two Anderson farmers who paid
these amounts were hore and testified
that in the 1805 cases tho two payments
of $500 each were made to Neal for
convict hire for the year ahead-in or
der that'Neal might make a fino show
ing to tho Legislature. The State also
putin evidence the record of the in
vestigating committee, and Mr. W. F.
Stevenson, chairman of that commit
tee, went on the stand.
The defense put up Col. Willie Jones
as its first witness. His evidence was
to auow that Neal deposited the money
to the credit of the institution. Co!.
Neal went on the stand to show that
he had paid the money as soon as he
had found ont what he owed. He was
tho last witness before the recess for
dinner.
When physicians testified as to
Neal's addiction to the nse of mor
phine, this tack on the part of thc de
fense created a surprise.
COLUMBIA, Juno SO.-Tke State vs.
W. A. Neal, indictment for failure to
turn over monies to his successor.
Verdict: "Guilty with a recommen
dation to tho mercy o? chu court." J.
M. Vau Metre, foreman.
Punishment-Liable toa line of ono
thousand dollars and imprisonment not
exceeding- twelve mohths.
What n deal of history aud what a
record of political ups and downs there
is iu this briefly told story.
Tho customary notice of motion for
now trial was made and it will be
heard on Monday morning and there,
v, iii likely be an appeal and the case
will jog along for months and per
haps years through the court ma
chinery .
In the Assman case the sentenco was
for three months and that may be a
precedent in this case.
The verdict was notunexpected after
the case wont to the jury.
Attorney General Bellinger literally
flayed Neal. Ho ridiculed the defense
and appealed to the jury to do its full
duty. Tho defence did the best it
could but had nn up-hill time cf it as
Judge Gary ruled and charged the jury
that if Col. Neal collected this money
and did not expend it for the peniten
tiary and then failed to turn it over
within thirty days after he went out of
office he was guilty under the terms of
the law. The defense of paying it to
bondsmen would not answer. Tho
statute demanded that he pay the
money to his successor and not to his
bondsmen. Judge Gary said that the
courts excused from crime first infants
and then those who were insane or
idiots.
To plead insanity it must be shown
that the defendant did not know right
from wrong. If the defendant knew
right ?rom wrong he was guilty;
if he did not know right from
wrong then he was excused
in the eyes of the law. The charge
was strong and unequivocal and show
ed that the statute took no recognition
of intention. The jury sent iu for a
copy of the act and after being out for
three or four hours returned a verdict
of guilty with a recommendation to
mercy. Col. Neal was in court when
the verdict was rendered but said noth
ing and did not appear to be much sur
prised.
CouUMtti.v, S.C., July 1.-Judge Gary
refused this morning to grant a new
trial to Colonel Neal who was convict
ed Saturday afternoon, and sentenced
him to four months imprisonment
in the county jail of Bichland and to a
fine of $1,000.
Later Colonel Neal's attorneys gave
notice of an appeal to the Supreme
Court and his bond was fixed at $2,000.
Though the motion for a new trial
was generally expected there was not
a large audience in the Court House
this morning.
As soon as Judge Gary took his seat
he announced that he was ready to hear
the motion for a new trial, notice hav
ing been previously given that it would
bo made.
Mr. Boggs read the points why anew
trial was asked for. Having ref used
the new trial the Judge proceeded to
impose the sentence.
Colonel Neal arose, apparently the
coolest man in the house. In fact ho
was much more composed than the
Judge who waa passing sentence and
whose voice was noticeably tremulous.
"Have you anything to say," asked
Judge Gary, "why you should not bo
sentenced, the jury having convicted
you of failure to turn over money to
your successor in office within thirty
days after he hud qualified!"
Colonel Neal, with a glance down
ward at his counsei, said, "No, sir."
Judge Gary said: "I derive no per
sonal pleasure in being compelled to
sentence you. I will not harrow your
feelings by any extended remarks on
your conviction; for I take it for grant
ed that the conviction is a sufficient
admonition to you. The sentence of
the court is thatyou pay a fine of $1,000
and be imprisoned in the county jail
for four months."
The Judge at first said "at hard
labor," but quickly recalled his words
saying, simply confinement in the
county jail. I will not confino you to
hard labor or force upon you the wear
ing of stripes."
Col. Neal sat down, and though ho
had maintained his equanimity up to
tho actual passage of tho sentence,
when he took his seat it was evident
that he felt keenly the situation, not
withstanding he knew an appeal would
be taken and probably had no doubt
that he would bc able to raise tho
necessary bond.
Mr. Boggs gave notice of an appeal
to the Supreme Court. Under the cir
cumstances, bond is allowable and
after consultation the amount was fixed
at $2,000. _
Bear Creek Items.
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Martin have a very
sick child. It has typhoid fever. Dr*.
Haynlo and Todd were to see it Sunday.
Mrs. J. N. Pennell has a sprained arm.
Aunt Lydia Hatton, colored, died ?aa;
Wednesday night on Mr. J. R. Pennell's
place. She had cancer of the breast.
Mr. B. B. Bagwell lost a fine stock oow
lost Monday. It was struck with light,
nlng. Mr. James Craft lost bis milch
cow in tho same way Saturday, 21st of
Jone.
Two beautiful little maids, Alice and
Msmlo, daughters of Mr. W. N. Fields,
brought us some nice cabbage this morn
ing, and we have just enjoyed them tor
dinner. Many thanks for them.
News is scaroe and grass is plentiful.
STATE NEWS.
- The summer law" school at Fur
mau University is well attended.
- There is no change in the rail
road strike situation in Columbia.
- The State summer school for
teachers uow in session in Sp?rtanburg
has au enrollment of nearly GOO.
- Negroes throughout tho State are
said to be showing considerable inter
est in tho Charleston Imposition.
- A handsome monument has re
cently boen erected to Gen. M. \V.
Gary, at ""aberuaole, uear Cokesbury.
- Hon. William N. Graydon, of
Abbeville, will bc a candidate for Con
gress next year from tho Third dis
trict.
- A commission has been issued to
the Olympia Fire Insurance Company,
of Charleston, which is to have a cap
ital of $100,000.
- Wittenberg College, Springfield,
Ohio, has conferred the degree of LL.
D. on President George B. Cromer, of
Newberry College.
- J. Frank Clayburoe, 2G years old,
committed suicide in Elmwood ceme
tery, Columbia. There was no known
reason for his rash act.
- Thursday night Preside ut John
son received a check for $1,000 as a
gift to Winthrop from Mr. George
Foster Peabody, of New York.
-The old Liberty Bell will be an
attractive feature of the Charleston
Exposition. Besides this special
favor from Philadelphia, her city
council has voted a liberal appropria
tion for a building and exhibit.
- Six fire insurance companies
have withdrawn from Greenville and
other companies arc expected to fol
low suit. The reason given for tho
withdrawal is the heavy losses in
Greenville by the companies named.
- Governor McSwecncy has re
ceived a letter from the secretary of
i tho International Mining Congress,
urging the governor to appoint at
once thirty delegates for South Caro
lina to th ?t congress and to send him
their names; The congress meets at
Boise, Idaho, on July 23.
- Dr. A. P. Anderson and Prof.
Wm. A. Bucham, who have been on
the faculty of Clemson College for thc
past three years, will leave that in
stitution. Thc former goes to the
Columbiun University, New York; the
latter to the Fidolity Insurance Com
pany, also of New York, as general
construction inspector.
- A young son of Burrell Abney
accidentally killed himself at his
father's home three miles from John
ston. It is stated thrt tue deceased
W?B fooling with a revolver. Ho was
looking down the muzzle of the wea
pon when a cartridgo was exploded in
someway. The ball entered the cheek
below the right eye and passed through
the top of his head.
- A single bolt of lightning Wed
nesday temporarily stopped the work
ing of a dozen Bell, and twenty-five
South Carolina telephones in Florence
by burning ont the fuse wires, It
also struck the court house and split
several trees. Another bolt damaged
the electric plant considerably, burn
ing out several lights and ooo trans
former. There was very little rain. A
high wind blew for an hour.
- P. A. Hodges is preparing to es
tablish a large tannery at Bennetts
ville. All kinds of hides will be tan
ned by the new ohomioal process, re
quiring only from ten to twenty days
to prepare for use the oldest and most
stubborn hide. In connection with
the tannery will be operated a largo
shoe and harness manufacturing es
tablishment, the 'combined industry
employing some fifty or more hands.
- Tho commissioners having in
charge the State exhibit at the Char
leston Exposition havo three prizes
$1,000, $500 and $250-for county
exhibits. They havn also set aside
$1,000 for a mineral and forestry ex
hibit. Clemson College and the South
Carolina College were voted $500 eaoh
and the Citadel Academy $250 to sup
plement the funds already appropriat
ed for exhibits by these institutions.
- Miss Henrietta Aiken Kelly, the
South Carolina lady who has been so
carefully stndyiog silk culture in Lom
bardy, Italy, has again written tho
Governor in regard to thc introduction
of silk culture in this and adjoining
States. She has also been in com
munication with tho Governors of
Georgia and North Carolina and wishes
a combined effort to get the federal
government to establish culture sta
tions in these three States.
- Rev. Patrick Chambers, one of
the most prominent citizens of the
Holly springs section, Coonee Coun
ty, died from the effects of a blow re
ceived at the hands of his son-in-law,
Dan Roach, with an ax. All this
trouble, it is said, was caused by
Roach not providing for his family.
He lives at thc home of Mr. Chambers
who told him he ought to get to work
and make a living for his family.
Roaoh became furious, secured his
ax, and dealt a deadly blow with the
side of it back of the left ear.
- A explorable aooident occurred
it the Epworth Orphanage in Colum
bia duriug tho storm of Wednesday
afternoon. An old cow shed was
blown to tho ground, killing one little
boy outright and wounding two others.
The boys-niue in number were in
theorohard gathering plums. Over
taken by the rain they went under a
aesrby cow-shed together with two
negro mon. a half dozen cows and two
tiorses. The old shed was unablo to
withstand the increasing force of tho
sind and soon after fell with a crash.
As soon as the negroes conld disen
tangle themselves the wrcokage was
amoved.
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Portman Letter.
Tho delightful occasion which collect
ed HO many friends and relations nuder
the trees on tho hill opposite Portman
Shoals 8aturday, '.?.?th ult., was tho anni
versary of the birthday of Mr. Wm. bolt,
of Deep Creek, who on tho 30th would bo
Tl years.
There were many congratulations well
deserved for the mental and physical
preservation lu Lue guest of the day , who
was now, with bis children, enjoying the
rejuvenating assooiatiou of fourteen -
grandchildren and two great-grandohil- ,
dren.
Mr. Bolt is of Uno phisique snd pleas
ant manners; he is the soul of good hu
mor and the sunshine itself is'.in his rosy,
cheerful oountenanoe and inspiring
laugh.
Wealth and ease have grown arouud
Mr Boitas foliage around the paternal g
trunk, and these successes have been but
the just compensation of years of well, di
rected toil and wise management. Mr.
Bolt, whilo of truly agrarian instincts, ls
not a sinister son of Mars, for in the years
of uncivil strife gone by he has distin
guished himself with loyalty to his coun
try and bravery In battle. He served
three yearn and six months in the 22od
S. C Regt, Co. G, served while there
was need of him, knew no cessation of
labor till three dayu before tho surrender
whon he waa shot in the leg; he still cher
ishes that memory which was the un
kindest out of all in the noble army of
Lee, by the almost constant companion
ship of rheumatism in the wounded
limb. This is the only iufirmity which
I age has Impressed upon him; but with
the dignity of the Roman soldier his con
tentment shows with what satisfaction he
bears his soars.
Mr. Bolt ls one of four living of nine
brave sons who went Into the war. He
was boru in Lauren . and in time to se
cure to posterity his o ?me and patriotism
as illustrious in the ^reservation of these
records to-day in the lino of his descend
ants assembled around him beneath the
shade trees, married Miss M. J. Clark,
daughtor of Matthew Clark, who lived
olose to what is now the oity of Anderson.
Mrs. M. J. Clark Belt, or as Mrs. Bolt is
better known-Mrs. Wm. Bolt-is not
herself without honor in connection with
the prominence of ber husband.
Mrs. Bolt's father it was who, eighty
years ago, built upon a pleasant site of
two acres the Chu roh of Asbury, donated
the grounds and Church to the com
munity, the gift being now registered at
Anderson. Since ber young childhood
Mrs. Bolt has been Interested in this
Cburoh and community, her home being
olosely located. At ll y oars of age- 54
years ago-she joined the Methodist
Church, Sonth, remaining to this day a
consistent member. Flowers that might
more joyously be placed upon an altar
are placed upon a grave; but this is the
calm resting place of her parents, whose
tomb Btones In the little Cemetery clono
by mark the last honored remains of the
founders of Asbury Churob.
To no other member of Asbury is tho
survival of the Church and Its communi
ty so much indebted. Her earea and ar
dor are unceasing, and from a sick mem
ber to 2 presiding clergyman and his
family ber attendance, like her fidelity
goes forth unsparingly.
To these good people and citizens the
friends united In a birthday greeting, of
fered their congratulations for the pres
ent, and best wishes for the future.
Present at the lavish and well prepared
dinner over which presided the pastor
of Asbnry Church, Rev. J. W. Balley
with Mrs. Balley and their little son,
were the children and near relatives bf
Mr. and Mrs. Bolt : Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Busby, Portman; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Buchanan and family, and the venerable
Mr. Buchanan, father of Mr. Arthur
Buchanan, Auton; Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Elrod and son, Denver; Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Gaines, Mrs. ; W. E. Stevenson and
two daughters, Lavonla, Ga.; the absence
was regretted of Mrs. Albert l'armer,
who was visiting at the mountains; Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Bolt, Deep Creek; Mr.
and Mrs. Abraham Bolt, Mr. Ernest
Bolt, Miss Nsnnle Bolt, Rook Mills; sirs,
.lohnnlo Erwin and sons, Messrs. Will,
and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Jack
son, Centervllle; Miss Effie Smith, Pros
pect; Mr. Ephraim Buchan.^ , Miss Elton
Harris, Livonia, Ga ; Miss Celestine
Paterson, Autun: Mr. Mac Milan, Miss
Irene Milan, Mount Zion; Mr. R. T.
Long, Mr. R. Cannon, Mr. Goggin, Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. b\ Lee, Mr. and Mrs. D.
L. Arthur, Mr. ?nd Mrs. .1. H. Sprouse,
Mr. B. P. Spigner, Mr. 1). S. Barton, all
of Portman.
Appreciation was due Mr. and Mrs.
Busby for the care with which they se
lected a shady retreat, and their ability
to make rough places smooth. The plow
share was not called into requisition, but
the |moro modern hoe over which Mr?
Busby presided, while his enthusiasm
over the many toothed rake was equal to
the patriotism Infused In a three-pronged
Tillman pitchfork.
To a statistician on that Portman mount,
not knowing what abundance waa placed
upon the tables, it would seem that at
least twelve basketsful of fragments were
carried away. May the generous and
venerablo couple who WM? the centre cf
regard In the company be yet blesed with
many other such reunions.
R. It. L.
Ma. EDITOR: Please announce that the
Trustees of Wllllamston School District
No. 8, will meet at White Plains school
house tho 6th inst, at 2 o'clock p. m. and
that we want a few good teaohers. All
parties having business with the Board
will ptease meet us promptly.
D. J. OWKX, Clerk.
July 1st.
Pot Plants and Cut Flowers for ?ale.
Large and smsU Palma n specialty. M rs.
J. F. CllnkBcales, 242 North Main St.