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Hundreds of Acres of Watermelons and Cantaloupes Will Be Planted in This Section for the Northern Markets. Seed Will Be Furnished Free by Seaboard
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.Vol.7 NO. 16 PAGELAND, S. C., WKDNESDAT MORNING, JAHUAR i 10, 1917 $1.00 per year
Gov. Manning Has a Two-Third 1
Majority
Columbia, S. C., Jan. 5.?Lack- 1
ing many of the political animosities
customary under the
surface in recent years the Seventy-second
General Assembly
will gather for its first session
Tuesday at noon. <
The House will be called to x
order by J. Wilson Gibbes, the
clerk of the last body. James A.
Hoyt, Speaker last year, will be
re-elected,' indications being
without opposition. Mr. Gibbes
is being opposed for clerk by
Harold C. Booker, editor pf The
Snarlnnhiiror Journal
Speaker Hoyt will name the
committees. J. T. Liles of
Orangeburg: will again be chairman
of the ways and means
committee and J. W. Bovd of i
Spartanburg, chairman of the
judiciary committee.
The House is overwhelmingly
Manning in sentiment and the
administration has a two-thirds
majority in both the Senate and
House. Joseph A. Berry of (
Orangeburg is unopposed for ,
Speaker pro, tem to succeed
, George S. Mower of Newberry,
who was defeated last summer
in the primaries.
Governor Manning will send ;
his annual message to the General
Assembly Tuesday. It will
be short.
The inauguration of Governor
Manning for bis second term
will take Dlace Tuesday week at
noon in the presence of the joint
session of the two houses. The
oath of office will he adminis
tered by Chief Justice Eugene B.
and
or ift trt Allllino I
? w?IV vutuub U1C
measures which he hopes to
have enacted into law.
The small minorities in both
houses who are classed as followers
of the opposition to the
present administratihn and are
known as Bleaseites are almost
entirely new material. In the
House it is thought that less than
a score of members of this fac
tion will probably be. led by W.
R. Richey, Jr., of Laurens of H.
Clint Summers of Anderson, a
brother-in-law of the former
Governor. Extreme partisans
are lacking and it is thought that
the session will be harmonious
in most respects. There are only
three Blease Senators out of a
total membership of 45 and they
will hardly present any organized
opposition to the Drovram
of the administration.
Cuban Bond Suit Against N. C.
Revoked By Plaintiff
Washington, D. C., Jan. 5.?
Today the Cuban Minister here
received a copy of a decree
made by the President of Cuba
revoking the action ot Cuba in
attempting to sue North Carolina
in the Supreme Court. The
message came by cable this
morning and was the result ot
representations made to his govefnment
by the minister after
reading the congressional re
cord account of the debate on
Senator Overman's resolution
asking the Secretary ot State to
inquire of Cuba where she got
the bonds. The decree stops the
endeavor to sue the State
The results were contemplated
by Senator Overman when
h<> infrA^ll^n^ tlm '"""1 1
-W auit vuucv? 1 lUb ivcn/iuuuu WilU
his action was a subject of much
comment today for its shrewdness.
The morning after the
record and at once cabled to his
country the feeling in the Senate.
Later Senator Overman
called on him and learned that
what he had most desired had
already been accomplished.
Union County Jurors; Other
Items o? interest
Monroe F nquirer.
There was not a homicide in
Union county during the- year
1916. Nothing to brag about,
but the record is improving.
The year 1917 is but four days
old and the record made in 1916
has already been broken.
Next Tuesday, January 9th,
will be the 63rd anniversary of
the wedding of Mr. and Mrs.
John Q. Griffin, of east Monroe
township. They abide together
in a green old age and are well
and vigorous. Mr. Gntfin is 85
years old and Mrs. Griffin is 79.
This fine old couple have lived
together longer, perhaps, than
any other now living in the
State
A robber with so much nerve
and daring about his work pulled
off a stunt in Charlotte last
Sunday at 11 o'clock that so
"phimgustulated" those who saw
him commit the crime that they
Ipt him (TPt.QUJQV A mom < ?
HfVMJI AM uiau UU~
known to the dozen or more
people who saw him, took a
good sized rock, smashed a
large plate glass window in the
Southern Hardware Company's
store on West Trade street and
took a fine pistol and a five dol
lar razor and ran, making good
his escape. The toploftical boldness'
of the thing simply took
away the very breath of the onlookers.
On account of.the inauguration
of Governor T. W. Bickett "
in Raleigh next week the Seaboard
Air Line Railroad will
sell round trip tickets at Monroe
for $4.85. It has not been definitely
decided what day the inauguration
will come off as the
governor-elect, who is now Attorney
General, is in Washington
looking after the State's interest
in the case in which Cuba
has brought suit for the re
covery of a big sum of money
for repudiated bonds issued during
the reconstruction period.
It is thought that Governor
Bickett will be inaugurated on
the 11th.
Mr. T. W. Maness, manager of
the Lee Park Dairy, lost a purse
yesterday containing $36 in bills
a.id $16.50 in checks. A little
negro girl, Rosa Williams, found
the money and took it to her
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muuier. ronceman Lanev was
notified by the mother of the
girl who had found the money
and he went last nigh* ~?.t it,
Mr. Mcness having given him a
description of it, but before Mrf
Laney reached the house three
white men and twocolorod men
had been there and had tried to
convince the* old woman that
the money her little girl had
found was the very money they
had lost.
. The following named were
drawn as jurors for a term of
one week beginning Monday,
January 29th, for the trial of
criminal cases:
R. E. Rorie, W. F. Benton, L.
F. Howie, L. F. Austin, W. V.
Cuthbertson, C. C. Robinson, A.
F. Baucom, C. D. Benton, F. L.
Harrell, Jas. C, Broom, J. P.
Smith, T. M. Helms, T. A. Rogers,
S. P. McBride, C. P. Win
cuesier, JL.ee L/rooir, J. 5. Braswell,
J. R. Shute, D. A. Simpson,
J. P. Marsh, Jas. E. Neal,). T.
Marks, R. L. Smith, Sanford
Smith, S. V. Godfrey, W. B.
Tray wick, Martin Privett, I. L.
Russel, L. L. Moore, R. L. Howie,
L. L. Greene, J. S. Harkey,
D. W.4 Austin, C. M. Rogers,
Geo. A. Long, lack Riggins. '
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(Continued from last week.)
.Report of County Commissioners *for
4th Quarter ot 1915 and 1st
Quarter of 1916
Chesterfield Telephone Company, rent 6.00
Chesterfield Grocery Company, chaining 454.21
H, J. Jones, R. and B, 6.50
Walker Evans and Cogshall, printing 89,00
?? ?? t?, tt 1* n 4.00
W ft tt ft It * s # 19.50
If ff It H " N 8.25 j
W. E, Johnson, outside aid f'r 3.00
Sarah Rogers, outside aid 2.50
W. L. Boone, outside aid * 2.50
D. M. Barentine, clerk - 12.50
W. J. Petry, physician 63.75
W. M. Redfearn, coffin poorhou&e 12.50
D. A.. Stafford, outside aid 5.00
T. E. Mulloy, salary clerk ; 25.00
L. A. Campbell, jail ^ 6.13
T. B. Watson, commissioner * 98.00
Caesor Pegues, outside aid 2.50 j
A. Blakeney, janitor 12.50
Wm. McBride, outside aid . 2.50
J. R. Odom, R. & B. 20.00
H. F. King, supplies for chaingang 29.80
Jno, W. Knight, superintending gang 50.00
Lonnie Sellers, guarding gang . " 25.00
Charles Moore, guarding chaingang 25.00
H. F. King, salary and stamps 101.00
G. M. Rodgers, magistrate . 16.66
H. T. Atkinson, coroner ? 20.83
Walker, Evans & Cogshall, printing 8.15
W. J. Odom, R. & B.' ) 3.87
McGregor & Raley, outside aid, Mrs. Lvon 15.00
T 11T T> - - - * *
j. w. Koscoe, magistrate fy ' 12.50
Cheraw Insurance and Trust Co., premium on policy 30.00
A. Sullivan, poorhouse j 72.57
J. W. Griggs, feeding jurors j * 10.00
J. O. Edwards, outside aid 2.50
Alfred McRay, ? ? j 2.50
Amanda Sutton, ? ? ; . 2.50
Hulda-Rodgers, ? A " 2.50
Bettie Rollings, ? , " 2.50
Mary Jackson, ? 2.50
Raudo' Hammonds,
Ma# ^rown, ? * 2.50 '
Catherine Tolbert ? ? 2.50
Handah Grant, outside aid 2,50
Rilla Melton, m 9.00
Massey Jordon, ? ? j* ; 2.50
M. E. McQuage, ? \ " ? j 2.50
Harriet Stanley, ? ? | - 2.50
Mary Goodwin, ? ? J 2.50
Henry Steen, ? ? "j _ / 5.00
Thorsday Brewer, ? ? ' 2.50
Nancy McFarlaa, ? 2.50
Nancy Cassidy, ? ? \ 2.75
Nelson Johnson, ? ? i 2.75
Adeline Gainey, ? ? 2.50
John Poison, ? ? 6.00
Charles Levat, ? ? 7 ^
??i/v
Harriet McFarlan, ? ? ' v ~ 2.50
W. J. Tucker, ? 2.50
M. D. Johnson, ? ? 5.00
Sophia Sellers, ? ,, I 2.50
J. D. Groom, ? ? ; 2.50
Isaac Gibson, ? ? \ 2.00
Corena Streater, ? ? f 2.50
Charles Evans, ? ? j 3.00
Eliza Harp, ? ? * 2.50
Cynthia Wilkinson ? ? ; 2,50
Thos. Vanblockovan ? ? J 2.00
* John Lager, ? ? * 2.50
Jesse Turner, ? ? \ 2.50
Thomas Horn, ? ? ; 2.50
W. 1?, Cronn, ? ?, \ 2.50
Lewis Brewer, ? ? \ 2.50
Martha Leary, ? ? \ - 2.50
Cvnthia Funderburk, ? ? \ 2.50
Georsre McNair. -- - ? ?CA
_ ? , 6.JV
Sarah Rodgers, ? M j 2.50
W. L. Boone, ? J* 2.50
D. A. Stafford, ? ? . ? 5.00
Caesar Pegues, ? , 2.50 .
William McBride ? ? , 2.50
Miles Ingram? ? ? 2.50 ^
G. M. Rodgers, magistrate 16.66
H. T. Atkinson, coroner 29.43
Cary Calder, outside aid 3.00
CM. Hunt
,r
P. A. Nicholson, 1-2 mill special 156.43
P. A. Nicholson, commutation 384.00
P. A Nicholson, R. & B. 10.64
P. A. Nicholson, chaingang ' ' 8.00
W. N. Lee, magistrate " # 16.66
Threatt Bros., chaingang 81.06
A. C. Douglass, rural police an d expenses 79.75
P. M. Newsom, physician 5.00
W. R. Evans, magistrate 20.83
W. J. Tiller, demonstrator . 146.67
Teal Jones Co., poorhousc 3.60
W. D. Craig, lights 30.00
(Continued < ?n last page.)
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Shot Himself in His Room at !
Charlotte Sanitorium
Charlotte Observer.
T. R. Thompson, aged 47 a ,
prominent merchant .of Van ,
Wyck, S. C., died at the Charlotte
Sanatorium shortly after 4
o'clock Saturdav afternoon from
a gunshot wound in the head,
thought ij have been self inflicted
with suicidal intent during
a fit of despondency brought
on by protracted illness,
Mr. Thompson came to Char
lotte three or four weeks ago for
treatment. He went to the santorium
and had been staying ,
there, although not confined to
his room. Saturday morning, ,
according to reports from the
hospital, Mr, Thompson went up
town. He returned to the sanatorium
shortly afterwards and
went to a room which he was
occupying on the the third floor
of the building. Within a few
minutes the renorf nf a nictAi
? ?- ? ? - v* ?* ptutvfl
was heard and hospital attaches,
running to the scene, found the
merchant in a dying condition
with the revolver on the floor
near him. He died 40 minutes
later.
Cordiality of Relation* Between
U. S. and Germany
Berlin., Jan. 7t?Via Sayville?
A large number of the leading
personages of Germany, says the
Overseas News Agency, were
present at the dinner given last
night in honor of James W. Gerard,
the Ainerican Ambassador
t^^^rmany, by the American
^^^Mtiocr of Trade and Commerce
of Berlin. The diners
were addressed by Ambassador
Gerard, by Vice Chancellor
Helfferich, by Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman and bv Arthur von
Gwinner, the director of the
Deutsche Bank, and in all the
speeches the cordial relationships
existing between the Governments
of the United States and
Germany were emphasized.
Ambassador Gerard, who was
likened bv Director von Gwinner
to the "peace dove of Noah,s
Art, ?? 1 k.. 4k- S\
inn, 13 huuicu uy ilie uverseas
News Agency as saying that
"never since the beginning of
the war have relations between
Germany and the United States
been so cordial" and that he had
"brought back an olive branch
from President Wilson.
Vice Chancellor Helfferich
said he was pleased to know that
Ambassador Gerard had visited
the United States "where he had
an opportunity of describing the
real state of affairs in Germany,"
and Foreign Minister'*Zimmerman
declared he "felt sure the
friendly and truest future relations
between both countries as
enunciated by Mr. Gerard will
continue."
State Institutions Ask for $3,
159,691.57
Columbia, S. C., Jan 6.?Re
quests for appropriations aggregating
$3,159,691.57 are asked for
by the various departments and
institutions supported by the
State for the present year as disclosed
by the annual budget
made up today by Carlton W.
Sawyer, Comptroller General.
This would require a levy of
ten mill. These estimated will
be transmitted to the Ways and
Means Committee of the House
Irt hp lifipH in malrinm ?
?W xuvu 1U uiuniui^ up IUC nil nual
appropriation bill.
The appropriations for last
year amounted to a little over
$2,500,000, and the levy was 6 i -2
mills. The State closes the year
with a deficit of $295,000, practically
one mill levy,
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Second Big Dam Will be Built
at Falls of Yadkin:
That work on the second big
dam to be built by the American
Aluminum company at the
tails of the Yadkin about three
miles below Badin is to commence
upon a big scale is evidenced
by the fact that a double
track of railway is to be continued
down the river from Badin
to the falls. It is reported upon
good authority that the final survey
for this road is now being
made and that stakes are being
driven preparatory to active
construction work of the road.
The fact that the road is to be
double tracked from Badin to
the falls is conclusive proof that
the work is considered to be exceedingly
heavv. It is reportelT ~ ~"
that work on the construction-^
this new extension ol railway
will be commenced immediately
and that trains will be running
three miles farther down
the Yadkin just as quick as labor
and material can place the
track in order. This will mean
no doubt the addition of several
hundred additional workers on
the big development which is
literally tearing up the woods for
several miles up and down the
Yadkin river just east of the
city;
Took "Honesty" Census
Cleveland Moffett, u New
York magazine writer, recently
took his lantern in hand, figuratively
speaking, and like Diogenes
of old went out hunting
for honest mon?nad r/crncn. 1
Desiring to know whether New
Yorkers reallv were honest as
he believed them, he mailed 100
one dollar bills to a carefully se
lected list of 50 men and 50 wo
men, all apparently addressed to
the wrong parties. Each envelope
also carried a return address,
which would enable the
recipient to send back the
money.
The result was most illuminating.
One widely known millionaire
was among the men
who "swiped" the dollar. Women
were shown to be more
nonest than men, for 33 out of
them returned the money, but
onlv 31 men did so. Only one
saloon-keeper out of five "came
across," and all the groups of
five into which the lists were divided,
none but "successful business
women" made a perfect
score for honesty. Those who
kept the money were:
Wom^u?Two wives of prosperous
citizens, two actresses,
two stenographers, two trained
nurses, oi\e teacher two housekeepers,
two working girls, two
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women aociors ana two women
lawyers.
Men?Two successful merchants,
one rich man, one lawyer,
four saloon men, two plumbers,
two aldermen, one newspaper
man, one actor, three
doctors and two policemen.
Warehouse Commissioner Besigns
Columbia, S, C., Jan. 7?John
Lowndes McLaurin, State Warehouse
Commissioner, in presenting
his resignation to the General
Assembly, in connection with
his annual report, said he felt he
could no longer give the position
justice because of political
aiiiuuiiuus.
A Card of Thanks
I thank our friends and neighbors
for their kindness shown us
during the illness of my wife.^^^flH