The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, September 02, 1914, Image 1
The pagelaIid Journal
ol. 4 WO; 51 * PAGELAND. S. C., WEDNESDAY tjtORWlNG, SEPTEMBER 2, 1914 $1.00 per year
Rontl Camel's Examination. | Crushed To Death Rv Riwl* I ~ ~
An examination will be held
at Chesterfield on Saturday,
September 26th for the appoint- ]
ment of a rural carrier on the '
new route to be established '
from Pageland on October 1st. j
The United States Civil Ser (
vice Commission announces an j
. open competitive, examination
on the date and at the examination
place named above, as a t
result of which it is expected to .
make certification to fill the va- ,
cancy in the position of rural
earner at the place named j
above and other vacancies as ]
they may occur on rural routes ;
at post offices in the above nam <
ed county, unless it is found to ]
be in the interest of the service j
to fill any vacancy by reinstate <
ment, transfer, or promotion. .
The compensation of a rural ,
carrier is based upon the lenght
of the route and ranges from \
$484 to $1,200 per year. t
Age, 18 to 55 on the date of <
the examination. The maxi- j
vmum age is waived in cases of i
persons honorably discharged i
from the United States military ]
or naval service. <
An applicant must have his t
actual domicile in torritnr.. .
IV1I11UIJ |
supplied by a post office in \
the county for which the exami- \
nation is announced. j
The examination is open to ]
all male citizens of the United ]
States who can comply with the j
requirements. 1
Application Form 1341, and ,
full information concerning the
requirements of the examination, j
can be secured from the secre- j
tary of the local examining \
Washington, D. C. 1
Applications should be properly
executed and filed with the <
Commission at Washington. As <
examination papers are shipped j
direct from #V?o ? :
..? >uv |/iavC3 Ul AilII11- ]
nation, it is necessary that appli- 1
cations be received in ample <
time to arrange for the exami- (
nation desired at the place indi- ]
cated by the applicant. The ]
Commission will therefore ar- i
range to examine any applicant i
whose application is received in i
time to permit the shipment of i
the necessary papers.
An eligible register for the ]
DOSition of rural 1o?or ? c~ ~
m ? . miu> ibiivi caillCI IDT j
each county will be maintained. <
A person must be examined for ?
the county in which the post
office that supplies his home is i
situated. As a result of such ]
examination he may become <
eligible to appointment as rural \
carrier at any post office in such i
county. A rural letter carrier i
after one year's satisfactory ser- ]
vice may be transferred to the
position of clerk or carrier in a j
first or second class post office, i
to the position of railway mail i
clerk, or to other positions in f
the classified service, subject to |
such examination as may be |
required by the civii-service i
rules. John A, Mcllhenny, i
President. .
Fast Train Hits Dog
An incident which attracted :
some interest ir. tAum l?c? c~?..- I
_ ?u IV U II KIOl vjuilll " ^
day was a head on collision between
the southbound mail train, j
No. 5, and a yellow dog. ,
The train which is due to pass
this place about 10:20, was some- ,
thing: like half an hour late and <
was running like the tail of a <
mm. A yellow dog seeing the }
train approach tried to beat it to' i
the crossing at the passenger
station. The dog miscalculated <
the speed of the train and both ]
* arrived at the crossing at the i
same instant. The dog was' i
Mr. Brice Howie, son of apt.
Yv. L. Howie of Monroe, was
killed in a coal mine near Dante,
Va., last Tuesday afternoon.
The remains reached Monroe at
5:20 last night and were carried
directly to the cemetery and
interred.
The death of the young man
was marred by distressing details.
The news came in a telegram
late Tuesday evening. No
details were given and the family
were in ignorance as to the
manner of death till last night on
the arrival oft he body. Messrs.
Sam and John Howie, brothers
Of the HPPSPH loft Tliocrln.r "UVt*
? & uvouaj infill
for the scene of death. They
got only as far as Johnson City,
where they met the remains and
saw persons who gave them the
distressing information.
The decased had been working
in the coal mine for lour
yrears. On the afternoon of his
death he was on the eve of coming
out of the mine, where he
was employed in running some
kind of machinery. He was to
tiave come up with the next
shift flt four nVlnolr A li? I
? ? ~ il ""fit
rock, estimated to be ten feet
op, seven feet wide and two feet
thick, fell upon him like a deadfall.
His body was crushed its
ull length, and he probably
aever knew what hit him. The
ocation of the mine is inaccessible,
and hence the delay in geting
the body home. The casket
was not opened. .
On arrival of the train the
emains were met by a large
lumber of friends, and the
amily in closed carriages on
g^^oHhe rain then falling.
in tfte darkness to the cemetery
where Dr. Weaver held a short
but imDressive servir<v
Mr. Howie was the second son
>t* his parents, and was 33 years
if age. Another touching fact
n connection with the sad event
s that he was planning to come
iome at once. His mother revived
a letter from him the very
lay of his death telling her that
le would be home in a few days.
He had been sick and last week
lis brothers Hoyte and Robert
went to see him. His mother
would have gone hut was presented
by the condition of her
irm which was recently broken.
His brothers came home Sunday
ind reported that he would
:ome in a few days to spend
?ome time.
The shock of his death was a
errible blow to his family, who
have the sympathy of hundreds
of friends in the. sad hour of
[heir affliction? The strain of
waiting for news and for the arival
of the body was an added
burden upon them.
The deceased wa? a young
nan of excellent traits and popjlar
among his comrades. He
s survived by his parents and
our brothers and three sisters.
He had not been in eood health
'or some time anil they were solcitous
about him before the
lews of his terrible death came
?Monroe Journal.
:aught up by the cow catcher
and hurled like a football many
yards from the track.
Immediately afterwards a
joodsized crowd of people re
paired to the seene of carnage to
view the mangled remains of the
jnfortlinate rnninn Km!
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:rowd had hardly assembled
when the dog arose, harking and
jrowling and took to his heels.
r\lso several persons, who dislike
:lose proximity with things
supernatural, departed in great
laste. The dog was a stranger
in town and was apparently
uninjured by the experience.
fierce - hightk
Terrific fighting continues on
the Austro-Russian frontier.
Both the combined Austrian and
German forces and the Russian
armies claim an advantage..
Berlin reports the capture of
30,000 Russians.
From Austrian sources it is
stated that the Russians are
being pursued in the direction
of Lublin, in Russian Poland.
Earlier advices from St. Peters
burg stated that the Austrians
were active chiefly in the vicinity
of Lublin.
A news dispatch from St.
Petersburg says the Russian
advance in East Prussia is proceeding
and repeats an earlier
Russian claim of successes in
Galicin.
London, Aug. 31.?Taking the
French official announcement
issued late today, which mentions
that the progress of the
German right wing has forced
the allies to yield further ground
would seem to indicate that
Germans, notwithstanding repulses,
are making steady advances
toward Paris.
London, Aug. 29.?Though appalled
by the terrific loss of life
on the French-Belgain frontier,
England today shook off its
gloom and took heart.
The reverses in France, indicated
by dispatches reporting
that the Germans had reached
San Quentin in the department
of Aisnes, less than 90 miles from
Paris, disclosing that the allies
had been forced to retreat much!
farther into France than had'
been admitted, were offset byl
the day's dispatches from Copeju
<Ae?-AY.? t.Wi.
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i laiiz-iu^ lue perilous SlluauOQ
of their army on the east front
because of the steady Russian
aggression, were transporting
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Mr. Askins came from I
has been actively identified w
ularity is attested by the hanc
has resided since he came to
dates received the following p
H. N. Askins 711
L. C. Wanamaker 69
W.P. Odom 59
J. C. Rivers 49
aKrvUn rrvmrwj^ienn
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ifications of any man in the s<
an evidence of the standing o
Mr. Askins was raised <
actively engaged in farming t
ience as a business man, and y
He will appreciate your
i4 In European \
[heir troops from the west to
eastern Prussia. The dispatch
related that all ordinary transportation
on railroads in Germany
had been suspended for
the time being: because of the
urgency of the demands.
> Although it has behn admitted
the French and British troops
have been forced back since
Thursday, it is now declared
that the allies' line of defense on
the Belgian French frontier now
rests on strongly entrenched
positions where they can stand
like a stone wall against the
German advance into the heart
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London, Aug. 18.?It is 'an
nounced that the British fleet
ihas sunk two German cruisers
and two German torpedo boat
destroyers off Heligoland. A J
! fchird German cruiser was set
afire and was left sinking.
No British ships were lost in
the battle, it was added and the
^British loss of life was not
heavy.
In addition to the two torpedo
boat destroyers and three cruisers
,many others of the German tor'pedo
boat destroyers were
damaged.
Rear Admiral Sir David Beatty
commanded the British forces
and with a strong array of torpedo
boat destroyers, battle
jpruisers and light cruisers and
submarines attacked the Germans
in Heligoland early this
-TM
ujvsiuiug. i tie proieciea cruiser
Mainz was sent to the bottom in
an engagement with the light
cruiser squadron while the battle
^imidron sank another cruiser of
H?a<dn clas& In the general
fignung two oY <116 oenxmu
destroyers were riddled and sunk
while many others were badly
damaged.
IV. ASKIJ
CANDIDATE FOR
>F REPRESEN
Darlington county in April, 1
ith the business interests of Cli
Isome vote given him by Old
the county. In the first prii
>ercentages of the total votes in
ier cent o! the total vote
99
?9
99
is not made for the Durnose of
A 1
icond race, for they are all go
f Mr. Askins among people w
m the farm, and while engage
o the present time. He has 1
will make Chesterfield county
Vote in the second primary.
Var Continues
One cruiser, battle scarred and
on fire, drifted away in thef mist J
and was lost sight of.
Most significant is the official
announcement by the French
War Office that the Military '
Governor of Paris has ordered
all residents within the zone of
action of the forts around Paris
to evacuate and raze their houses '
within four days.
Another significant official announcement
from Pari9 is that
the German forces are advancing
in the direction of La Fere,
ai .out 80 miles northeast of
i Paric Tim ? ? ?: ?t .1
tub "gui wiuk ui me
French troops operating in this
region has driven back the Germans
on the town of Guise, but <
the left wing was unable to hold
the advance of the German
troops.
Both French and the British
are calling on all their men to i
| join in the detense of the French
uucs, which apparenuy are drop- i
ping back gradually. A campaign
has been started in Lon- ;
don and other English centers to <
induce all Englishmen of proper
age to join the colors. !
Field Marshal Lord Roberts in <
a stirring address declared that
the country was in great danger j
and defeat would mean "ruin, i
shame and slavery."
British cruisers and destroyers i
which were in the engagement i
of Helgoland have arrived at
various English ports and some
members of the crew assert that j
at least eleven German vessels
of various sire were sunk.
A German army corps, which *
has been engaged along the line j
of the Meuse, has been vttthdravTH
ana nus l/lUUUUau* iu J
northeast, presumably to rein- '
force troops stnving to check (
the advance of the Russian army
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TATIVES
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91 0; and since that time he
lesterfield county. His popl
Store township, in which he .
nary the four leading candi- i
i their respective townships: 1
of Old Store township. '{
Cheraw ?
(
Chesterfield ?
Mt. Croghan ?
casting doubt upon the qual?od
men; but is submitted as
i
rho know him best.
i
ed in other business, has been 1
i
lad ten years successful expe
I
a good representative.
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The Vote for State Officers
The executive committee met
in Colunbia yesterday to declare
the results of the primary. The
vote as reported up to Monday
was as follows;
For the Senate: E. D. Smith
72,256, C. L. Blease 55,906, L. D.
Jennings 2,401, W. P. Pollock
1,626.
For Governor: Richards 26,744,
Manning 25,360, Cooper
25,024, Clinkscales 17,057, Irby
15,330, M. L. Smith 9,824, C. A.
Smith 5,744, Simms 2,800,
T> * ~ ?
Drowning i?9r/? Duncan 832,
Mullally 676.
For lieutenant governor:
Bethea 50,560, Kelley 46,152,
Hunter 20,645, Hamer 14,552.
Bethea and Kelly enter the secorfd
race.
For comptroller general: , A.
W. Jones 79,831, Summerset 46,
198.
For adjutant general: Moore
80,551, Willis 51,618.
For attorney general: Peeples
58,094, Brice 62,423.
For railroad commissioner:
Shealy 32,305, Fortner 28,141,
Cansler 22,734, Wharton 20,804
Witherspoon 16,554, Fairly 10,864.
Shealy and Fortner will
enter the second race.
In the race for congressman
in the fifth district Finley has
about 10,179, Stevenson 8,783.
John G. Richards and Richard
I Manning are in the second
race for governor.
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Montreal Standard.
Professor Turner had been
spending: the Christmas vacation
in Eg^pt to supervise the erection
o^.a telescope at Helouan.
MFohsr . jtojato
that he had found that at noon
every day a gun was fired, and
was anxious to know how the
system worked. Accordingly
he interviewed the gunner and
asked how he knew when he
gave the signal.
"Oh, I look at my watch," said
the official.
"And how do you correct
your watch?" asked the captain.
"I take it to the maker in ,
Cairo, and he tells me the error."
Forthwith Captain Lyons interviewed
the watchmaker, and
asked him how he checked the
error on the watch.
"I get the correct time from the
gun," said the simple craftsman,
and thus the time was told in
Egypt.
through East Prussia.
An Athens despatch gives as a
semi-official statement, news
from "a trustworthy source in
Constantinople" that German
officers and sailors have passed
through Bulgaria on their way to
Constantinople. There has
been some question as to the attitude
Turkey intends to assume
in the present war, some previous
reports declaring Turkey
hoH rt ctrAnnr I
i^aiiiu^ luVYiiiu
Germany.
London, Aug, 29, 11:10 p. m.?
The French and British are gathering
every man and gun available
in northwestern France in
an attempt to stop the German
advance on the road to Paris.
How far the Allies have succeeded
in getting across the German
path is not disclosed, for
the outside world is ignorant to?u..
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uiKiu ui winti is Happening on
the battlefield.
There is considerable uneasiness
over the attitude of Turkey.
Athens tonight repeated the
report that German naval officers
and sailors are on the way
to Constantinople.