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Vol.6 NO. 33 PAGELAND, S. C., W^*^fjj|fl^BnNG. DECEMBER 15. 1915 "
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Infant City of Hopewell I* 1
Wrecked By Big Blaze
Hopewell, Va., ,Dec. 9.?This ,
mushroom town of 25,000 people, !
grown up since last Summer i
with the great new, guncotton
plant of the Dupont Powder (
Company, was completely de-'
stroyed by a fire which started
in a restaurant and did property
damage estimated at from one ;
to three million dollars. The
Dnpont works outside of the (
settlement was undamaged, but
was once seriously threatened. (
Villages A and B near Hope- j
Well, built to tioiioo ?
, .... >v t.v/uov me raiiuilCK
of married employes of the fac- (
lory, also escaped.
Scenes of wild disorder ac- .
companied the fire and citizens
lynched a negro for looting.
There was no loss of life other- (
wise and onlv a few minor in- ,
juries were reported. ?
Martial law was proclaimed
tonight with the arrival of six
militia companies, rushed from c
Richmond by order of Gover- t
nor Stuart. The thousands of
homeless men, women and
chidren had been sent to Peters t
burg and Richmond, but many
men remained to guard what
little property they had been
able to save.
XllC fir** urac col/1
??? auiu IU lldVC UetJIl
caused by the overturning of an c
t)il stove, though there were ^
rumors that, that it had been in- P
cendiary. These rumors first 0
.were given credence in many ^
quarters because of the arrest
last night at the gun cotton fac- v
tory of a man whom, factory n
officials said, had attempted to
-of ^TjiiroK1. vccrin iu ] o
one of the beater houses and t(
had been under s- rveillance for ^
several days. ^
The fire raged froai 1:45 p. m., '
xintil nearly 9 p. m. Available
fire fighting apparatus was utterly
inadequate to cope with the a
situation the flames eating their ?
way through the flimsy frame Jstructures
quickly, thrown up j
during the early days of the 1
town last Summer, like so much 1
tinder. c.
Several times sparks set lire 1
to mule sheds of the explosive
factory, but the flames which {
followed were quickly extin- 1
guished. (
When it was seen that the ]
town was doomed and the great
guncotton plant endangered, 1
orders were issued suspending 1
all operations and the factory
closed. The employes were set 1
to work protecting the buildings
from flving sparks. The grav- 1
est danger was from woods 1
nearby which caught fire and 1
were still burning late tonight. I
Of Course. 1
The inspector was examining '
a school and all the class had \
been specially told before hand
bv its teacher. "Don't answer 1
unless you are almost certain
your answer is correct," says *
The Chicago Journal.
The subject was history.
"Who," asked the inspector,
"was the mother of the greatest ]
Scottish hero and King, Robert j
Bruce " <
He pointed to the bov in front
i\i liim anil thf?n r/Minrl ilm
w. mmmmmm MIVII I WUIIU iHC LiaSdi I
There was no answer. Then at <
last, the heart of the teacher
leaped with joy. The boy who I
was standing at the very foot
indicated that he knew. !
"Well, my hoy," continued i
the inspector, "who was he?"
"Mrs. Bruce," said the lad.
I
Teacher?"Johnny, what is a |
skeleton?" Johnny?"Please
mam, it's a man with his inside i
out, and his outsides off. I
None Ready to Discuss Peace I!
Berlin, Dec. 9.?So long as uncontrolled
hatred of Germany (
and the belief that Germany is
approaching a collapse continue
to be the dominant idea of the (
enemy countries, it would be j
folly for Germany to take the initiative
in proposing terms of j
peace. Germany, however, is j
ready at anv time to consider a (
peace suggestion from the coun- j
tries with which she is at war; ,
uvea uui w iBii 3 continuation ot ^
the war; and dissociates herself, t
under these circumstances, from (
any responsibility for its pro- r
longation. ^
This is the substance of the y
German imperial chancellors ^
eply in the reichstag today to v
he Socialist interpellation on c
>eace, in which he painted a p
)icture of Germany triumphant
)n all sides and supplied with
iverything, even if not in abund j
ince, necessary to the continu- ?
ition of the war. j.
The interpellation was intro- sl
luced by Dr. Scheidemann in tl
he following terms:
"Is the imperial chancellor t(
eadv to give information as to a
he conditions under which he c.
vould be willing to enter into a
>eace negotiations?" p
London, Dec. 9.?The speech o
n the reichstag of the imperial tl
hancellor, Dr. von Bethmann- rt
lollweg, reviewing the militiary, cl
olitical and economic progress ai
A events, and his reply to a ti
Socialist interpellation declining w
5 initiate peace negotiations, w
vere the feature bif the day's
Otirr * r*
v.?to miuuKuuui Europe. Si
Following closely Preciflfc*nitk'o
r^ply* Ot
o a questij^^^BTfe house of
ommons j^PRfilip Snovyden n
Socialist, the chancellor's speech C
las completely dashed anv h
topes the peace advocates may tl
lave held on any early termin- n
ition of the war. It caused no L
urprise, however, to the great
>ulk of the people here, who, V
ike the governments, believe lc
n the ultimate victory of the h
mtente allies and express the d
ietermination to continue to
ight until victory is attained. si
As tar as the entente allied t<
:ountries are concerned, seem- ii
ngly the onlv change desired is ii
>ne which would insure a more \
/igorous prosecution of the war S
jut this, like peace, will have to i,
ivait events, for the whole cam- t
jaign is entering a new phase. r
r
Farmers Great Church Builders j
It is said that the American j
farmer is the greatest church ^
builder the world has ever r
known. In spite of the magnificent
distances of many parts of ^
[his country he has always had r
bis church. The farmers of *
\merica have built 120,000 J
churches at a cost of $750,000,000 J
There are 20,000,000 rural com- municants
and 54 per cent, of
the total membership of all
churches live in the country.
Then He "Dried Up"
One evening at dinner the
guests were all seated when
firown came in. Directly he sat
iown at the table he started.
"Good gracious. Madam, mv
napkin is quite damp! Why on
earth is that?"
Ikllt fin thic n/'P'ie i /~vr-i ?->
x/1. ?a?iu vWUJli/l! % at ltU3l|
the landlady "got her own back.
"I suppose," Mr. Brown, she
said, "it must t>e because there
is so much due on your board."
Wigg?Do you think it proper
for a husband to kiss his wife in
public?
Wagg?Perfectly, if she hapj
pens to be his wife*?Philadephia
Kecord,
Street Car And AuflHI
Collide
Jharlottc Observer: Jp*0H|
In an encounter withB|M^B
nont street car at a few
i;ist 10 o'clock last night, <lj I
ouring car was turned coiim|^B
y over at the intersectiodM^^
Trade and Brevard street^
ts five occupants forced toc^f^H
rom beneath the wreckage
lilapidated tcp before exuj|fl^|
ug themselves from the \vr&^|
lge. With the exception
-.lightly wrenched shoulder
ainod by Mr. Kestler of
out, owner and driver of
nachine, the remaining passp^K
jers escaped without inii$|H
\n examination by Dr. OriH
doore revealed that the htnjH
vhich was at first thought
onsequence was of no serioyH
roportions. fl|
At tllf? timo ftf 4l.^
he automobile was proceed!??
own East Trade street, witftt^H
lelmont car but a few yardfcj^?
s rear. When almost at ttaH
treet intersection, Mr. KestfjflH
lrned the machine sharply |B
le left, preparatory to returning?
)wards Independence SquofH
nd without notice of the I
ar. The front wheela
utomobile struck the
ublic conveyance, the^le$H|H
f the car in passing^^lfgifHH
te radiator by an in<$iH?piurlfl
bounding crash, the iiMt
tine was hurled upon ^BpfcsidlM
id then with this moittetlUiai?|
irned turtle ccmpieteiy,i its?
heels pointing grotesquely s^y*j
1 #tm '
Ockhotders 1
lotintv Fair Association was \
eld Tuesday afternoon. After s
le transaction of routine busi- i
ess the following were elected i
)irectors to serve for the nexi t
velve months: W. D. Craig, c
V- P. Odom, L. H. Trotti, Ems- f
jy Armfieid, J. A. Welsh, C. L. |
lunley, J.T. Hurst, T. R. Ed^<
ins and H. J* Sellers. j
After the adjournment of the j
tockholders meeting the Direc- s
:>rs met and elected the follow- ?
rig officers to serve for the ensu- i
[ig year: President, L. H. Trotti; j
fice President, W. J. Tiller; <
iecretary-Treasurer, C. L. Hun- <
ey. The following were elected j
o serve on the Executive Com- (
nittee to have charge of thel
lovt Pniintv l^oir I II I.
A (AAA* M-Ji 11* 1 lVSllIf I
. A. Welsh and Emsley Armield;
The above have been the ,
?air officers for the past two
-ears and were elected unani
nously.
fOU-cultivate your crops to
nake them grow, but money in
he bank grows without effort on
'our part. Start a saving account
iow. THE BANK OF PAGE
.AND.
A GIFT FROM
****** At Christv
What brings back the got
youth to our minds and heart
our imagination in the priva
each member of the family si
own rooms and there inscribi
ping their dainty packages.
A Watch for Brother Jac
An elecrpnt Knh for I
A Pendant for L
And Mother
While 1?
prise, but you may know,
jewelry.
JEWELRY! The soul in'
man never fashioned, bo say
in fact, every individual piec
they can speak, and thev art
"A Gift From the Heart".
B. B. Wa
Pageland,
r?
EHRjoseph (Found His Way.
^^Hparoc Journal.
Hp,Joseph, though of foreign
(Hlis no hyphenated Amerim
He is for America once
|^for all, aad considers this
Bgreatest country on the globe.
|ls really interesting to hear
Ktell about his experience in
Bppountry, and he never tires
felling of them.
Pflfcfore I came to America,"
nthe genial drv goods man.
Brought everybody was a god
ler here I remember when I
K.came to this country I used
nydlk about the streets count(g
my money in a handkerchief,
B-people looking at me in a
?y>way. But I never was
fid, which I consider very
Ky now, though it gave me
Bpprry at the time.
fjpfoe day I was walking to
|ttR>use of a friend in the up
nrt of New York state from
Pwrtoin town in the same state,
bould aot speak English; the
By guide that I had was the
Bneaqd-address of my friend
wen on an envelope. Well,
Wked and I walked. Even
Ml met a person I stopped
BEjsfend shoved the envelope
Hfckisface. After he had read
would point down the HBpnd
I would start again. 1
Hauy, night overtook me, and
Hp the truth, it was one of '
darkest nights I have ever 1
Htf For several miles I walk- '
TmthoUt overtaking anybody '
^51 began to get discouraged,
i did something that I :
B Lrds me at a brisk ffbt;
N\ len he got near where I was
tai iding, I jumped out into the
ni( Idle of the road and grabbed
t b v the bridle. I then walbed
>ac k to the buggy, where an
ild/ iPiin nrtd Vlic vvifo wuro ritl.
ng;. I held my envelope in one
land, and struck a match with
other, not uttering a word.
[ thrust the envelope and the
n^tch into the old man's face,
mid people, I'll tell you, I never
saw such a scared person as
lhat old man was. He was
ihaking like he had an ague and
couldn't talk; just sat there and
thook. But the old lady was
game'; she read the address and
directed me.
"I would not have dared do
that in the old country and 1
wouldn't do it again in this
country. It was as I said, I
thought everybody over here
was a sort of god, who wouldn't
harm anyone. No, sir, 1 would
n't do a thing like that again for
all ihe money in the world."
We'll wager that the old couple
was scared, for Ely is a big man
nnd on a dark night he'd look
like a bloody pirate.
THE HEART.
nas Time ****** |
id old Christmasv spirit of
s? This is what: To see in
te dwelling on the avenue
eeking the privacy of their
og their gift cards and wrap
k
Jill
<iiy
a Sparkling Brooch
ad's to get?well it's a stirtliis
much, it's a piece of
Metal toi n! A better gift
every King, Watch, Brooch,
of iewelry in my shop. For
ever and ever whispering,
ibanks
S. C.
i 1 1 ,r
?\at ^
vft &
|[ Look There jj
Now, do you feel better or
worse? If it is paid ahead you
feel better when vou look, but if
you owe for your paper vou
don't like to look, do you?
if you see "Dec. 14" after your
name that means you owe a dollar
on your subscription or that
your label is wrong. In either
case you should see to if. The
figures following the name of
the month are the last two figures
of the year, and not the day of
,L (H -
me mourn; i t" means 1V14, "J5"
means 1915, etc. If you have
paid and have not received credit
you should see to it at once
that the mistake is corrected. If
we have sent you the paper a
year or more without pay, now
is the time to "come ac:oss". If
your time is just up you should
send a dollar to pay a year in ad
vance. We have a lot of knives
coming in a few days. Just the
Ihing for any member of the
family. Regular 50c quality, all
af them.
If your label dosen't look to
suit you, let us firt it for vou.
Our Game Law Caught Monrod
Hunter* i
the following mieftv
losay iff its issue of last. Thurday
in regard to hunters from
Monroe who were trapped by
the South Carolina game law,
but the Enterprise refuses fo fur
nisli the names:
Last week four men from Monroe
went down into the eastern
A . e p - -i- ?
pari 01 oouin Carolina on a
hunting expedition. They went
as the guests of a land owner
there who had purchased hunting
license for himself. If they
knew of the remodeled 1915 edi
tion of the South Carolina game
law thev thought the fact that
they were with their host would
protect them Sad to relate such
was not the case. The game
warden down there nabbed them
They were compelled to ante up
$15.25 per each license before
thev were let out on bond. Then
the bond for their appearance al
court some time in the future
was fixed at $500.00. So beside:
the usual expenses of such a trip
which are never very light, this
. i.. ~?. *?-~ ...
nil* liiid uucmi) Luai uic id
men $515.25 each. That is i
they jump the bond. If they g(
back they've got to pay a lawvei
to keep them away from a sent
ence which has a hundred dolla
minimum. No, we are not goinj
to tell who they are.
Matter of Grammar
Housekeeper?"How's this
You promised to saw somi
wood if I gave you a lunch."
Tramp?"I recall no sucl
promise, madam."
1 he idea! I told you I d giv*
you a lunch if you'd saw sonr
wood, and you agreed."
"Pardon me, madam. Voi
exact words were: 'I'll give yoi
a lunch if you saw tnat wooi
over there by the gate.'"
"Kxactly. That's just whs
I said."
"Well, madam, 1 saw the
wood over there by the gate a
I came in."?Tit Bits.
I have undertaken the work (
teaching a great many years an
have found that the huma
mind has great resources for r<
sisting the introduction of kno
edge.- " Woodrow Wilson
9-uuu per year
Austria Must Disavow Sinking
of the Ancona
Washington, Dec. 8.- The
United States has sent to AustriaHungary
a note asking tor a disavowal
of the submarine attack
upon the Italian liner Ancona,
assurances that such an act will
not repeated, some degree of
punishment for the commander
of the submarine, and reparation
for American lives lost.
The communication started bv
cable yesterday from the state
department to Ambassador Frederick
C. Pentied at Vienna, who
was instructed to hand it to the
Austro-Hungarian minister of
foreign affairs, Baron Burian.
Word of delivery of the note
had not been received by the
department tonight.
Friendly but firm terms, it is
said, characterized the document
which is understood to make a
point of prompt assurances for
the future safety of American
lives. Austria Hungary has never
informed the Tnilcd States
whether the commanders of its:
submarines had been given in
stuctions similar to those which
the German government gave to
us commanders lifter the Lusitania
tragedy.
It is understood that the note
referred particulaftv to the charge
that shells from the submarine
killed or woundid some passengers
on the Anc\?na after she
had halted, and as?ed for an explanation
of that pwint.
In dispatching the) note Secre
buy Lansing acted withthM^_
^^kLPr&8HHBM
as being comparatively brief and
decidedly vigorous in tone, was
so drafted as to attempt a settlement
of the controversy at once,
without bringing on a series of
communications such as followed
the sinking of the Lusitania.
Object of Suspicion
Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas
used to tell this one on himself
says The Pittsburg: Chronicle
Telegraph:
"I had an appointment to
speak at a town in eastern Arkansas
on a Saturday, and I arrived
on a late train the train the
! night before, carrying nothing
1 but a small hand grip. I went to
> a hotel near the depot. There
^ was no one on duty at the bom
1 except the night poter, and he
1 was acting as potor, clerk and
J general overseer. I registered
5 and he showed me to a room;
} but in a few minutes he came
> i u i :j.
mtL.ii uuu 5>;iiu.
"Boss, my 'struction is, when
a gemman haven't any baggage,
* to collect in advance'.
r ''Why, I've got baggage.1'
I replied, pointing to the little
\ K"p.
* '"I know, sir, boss,' lie said;
'but you've stayed too long on
that already."
p ~~ ~~
' Speaking Softly.
A Virginia farmer, says The
h Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph,
was driving a refractory cow
e down the road, and cow and
driver came to a crossroad. The
u man wanted the cow to go
11 straight ahead, but the cow pick^
ed out the crossroad. A colored
lt man was coming along the
crossroad,
it "Haid her off* Haid her off!"
ic it i *i
ycncu nit; uiivci.
"I's trying ter!" replied the col
)f oied man.
d "Speak to her! Speak ?to her,
n and she'll stop!"
e- "Good mawnin, cow?good
1- mawnin'!" said the other politely.