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TISITS THB BUs'LlNQ LITTLE CHX Of NOR H - Hair's Hotel, a Ffsidence and Two StOTi's turned Writ Ihrir Tntire Contents. The busiling tittle city of Nortb was vial ran onThj's^ay by oh* firt fiend,, resulted :n tho'irfst deetr< c tive corifligraM n rrat ever vfeitec tibatj towa. Tae n>? *as d ssoverec about half past If ven o'clock in t ? morning In tbe reside; c of Mr. E C Jonas m, one of tbe ceding busier men of the place. Ic !& sod to bav started in t:e garret, and as tbe was no fire in t e house at tbe time it Is probable that the fire bad beei smouldering sometime, or was oausec by rats getting bold of some mate ie >at it Ja not kno>vn.definitely wba an?ed the fire. fp- The alarm spread quickly and soo; ?very business/place was closed pm ?varybody was fignting the fire. Bu tbe t?*n bris no waterworks S7Sten nor fire fighting appir?.tus little couli be done bub to carry the contents on of the buildings nearest the fire. Tbi flames spread so rapidly that for i while the whole town was threatens with destruction. Many building ^caught cn fire but were put ou promptly. Wbile everybody, both white ant ||' black worked heroically to stay tr.i flames, th? people of North feel grate ?:r ful to the following traveling men whi happened to be there and aid valiant service, for some of them were ex perienced firo-fighters. Messrs. A B Josey, 3 J Mixson, Elliott Solomons Jos. G. Green and Earle 0. Page. Mr. E. 0. Johnson lost his splendid two-story residence and practical^ al its contents, for the roof was falling in half an hour after the fire began, The fire soon spread to his barn and stables and then to his big furniture warehouse. Be had just added a solle "bt of furniture two days before. Mr. iobjQson carried $1,600 insurance or ?isht roe and 81.150 on his warehous: ind furniture. His total loss will be 16 000, with $2.750 insurance. Liv ing in Mr. Johnson's borne was Mrs. J. ? Mack, a widow, and ber daugh ter, who lost all their household ef fects* They bad no insurance. Mr. J. W. Blain lost his big genera] merchandise store and nearly all ol his stock together with bis hotel which was all near together is conser vatively estimated at 812,000 wltb $8,400 lnsurarc?. He had 85,500 on his goods. 81 300 on bis store and $1, ?00 on his hotel and furnishings. This loss falls very heavily on Mr Blain for mis was all the property be possessed and represented tbe savings of a lifetime. If it were not for tbe $8,400 of insurance he carried be would have to begin all over again. Mr. Blain is a conservative and very successful business man and is already arranging to open up in business again in one of the vacant storerooms here. A sad fact in tbe burning of Mr. Blain's hotel was that Mrs. Blain was siok in bed and had to be carried Out on an improvised stretcher. It was only by the most heroic ef forts that the borne of Dr. Geo. Rick inbaker was saved after it had caught n fire. It was saved only by covering It with wet blankets and keeping the roof sprinkled with water. Tbe livery stable of Mr. J. L Beeves bad a very narrow escape. It was given up for lost several times but luoklly it was saved. _______________ ?OW?aVILLfc ttKab?D SCHOOL Has Interesting Closing After a Sue ceeafnl Year. The people of Bowesvllle are taking a deep Interest in education and are proud of their graded school. The*e facts were evidenced by tue large and interested audience which attendee' the closing exercises at toe handsome school building on Monday evening of last week. ' Tbe exercises were open ed with prayer by tbe Rev. W. W Daniel and the followixg program wbS carried < ut: Music Coy and AzUe Bowman. Salutatwy. Des Port's Co'enan. Essay, Eruptions cf Vesuvius, Myrtis Boone. Glass Historian, Mary Alice Stckes. Music, Hannah Barton and Nealie oleman. Essay, Human Nature, E ma iokea. Glass Prophecy. Enina Crum. Oration, Tbe Old biuth und tie New, Laddlfc D Bjone. Mufclc, Myrtis Bjone. Valedictory, Hannah Barton. Commencement address, Dr. W W. Daniel. Presentation of diplomos, 'Prof Mellichanrp, county superintendent of odncatioD. Benediction, Rev. W. C. Owen. Tbe graduating class this year con slats of seven, as follows: Misses Murtls B joue, EaimaCrum. Hannah Barton, Elma Stokes, Mary Alice Stokes; Mr. Desporters Cole man, Mr. Laddie D. Boone. Their essays and addresses were well prepared and delivered in a very oreditable manner. A noteworty fac in connection with this class is that at least four and probably five of them will attend college next autmn. Dr. W. W. Daniel, who Is reputed one of the State's most eloquent di vines, fully sustained bis reputation. His remarks were replete with wis dorn and good advice. Prof. Melli champ also won hearty applause by his witty and appropriate words. The school for the past session has been under the management of Pr )f. J. M. McNaull, ably assisted by Miss Virginia Walker. The present trustees are: J. E. Boone, V. P. Shuler and J. D. Bow man. _V_ Tillman and Lever. Senator Tillman and Representa tive Lever have been invited by Capt. K. S. Singleterry, of Company G. (bird infantry, South Carolina Volun teer troops, to be present at a big pic nio and speaking at Elloree ou Satur day, Ju>y 14. Both have accepted and will attend. E.loree was the sec ond place at which Senator Tillman ever made a speech, and he is looking forward to the gathering with muoh pleasure. The distinguished visitors will be greeted by a large crowd. SICK, DAttLIB&rOff, ?(&'. . ?<m Yon Don't 8?ein to ba Able to PI?y Cargsrnrg P . - nant P s iers wer t ov. uj D*ri ?jtou last wfceK and took 1 iwo gamrs from the **.xm of tba sown with ea e Th* fir t g\ms, on Thursday, was given to Dtrilngton a* a kind of con oiaiion by a .-.core o< jwu io ose The ?ecoad ?a.ne w% 1 oiaycd on Friniy am wi< ?on by 0 ? ?jogeburg Dy a *ore of '-evju to ttVe; j Or<*r-g>burg had to bo 6 che uoMt : i-? *r;1 as the Darlingiou t?H.m to w n ri- y ? 32 ? , out uur gallant boys r i i 1 n fine subpe if it did tf ka tun ipnl'jff* oo oamplste the ) .b. Darlington bv aopes until Bslser ? as taken out rj> " box aaa Bonuo wa=? put in. Ta^n D r ling ton and her umpire wilted; be I cause they knew It was a c.s3 oi Katy b. I the dcor ' wit i hem. 3 Oraogeburg demanded another urn J pire, and Darlington selected D: lt> Gusben, a most exce lent gen.leman oo umpire t^elast game which wat. a played on Saturaay. This game was l woq by O rangebnrg by a score of t vo to one. This was more than the Dar * lingtonians could-stmd and they went " to kicking instead of taking their medicine like men. We know, as t"e 6 old woman said to the seal she was a skinning, it was hard to bear but they ought to have grinned and stood it. ? Instead of following the old woman's 1 advice they protested the game, wbicn 3 amounts to nothing, as a game is not proteatable on an error of judgment 2 on the part of the umpire. They did * not only protest the gam?, but they I put their press agent to work and be m sends up, the fol'owing long and or gan zing wail in Tae State. Here is ' his wail: "The third Darlington-Orangeburg . game goes to protest. Darlington 1b , furious over the result. As a rule, Dar \ lington fans accept adverse decisions ' philosophically, but the limit was pass ' ed Saturday afternoon when Umpire McCutohen oalled a beautiful three > bagger batted by Blackburn, 'foul.' A righteouB howl went up and for sev . eral minutes tbe cry of %robb?r,' 4rot ; ten,' 'bought,' filled the air. For four I inning3 it was as fine an exhibition of \ ball as was ever witnessed on the local field, the score standing 1 to 0 in Dar ' iington's favor. In the fifth, a hit ; and a scratch placed Orangebnrg on drat and third, and a wild throw by ? Dunn of Darlington to third gave tbe two runs to Orangeburg. Darlington , accepted this bitter dose with a grim ace, but made no kick till the radical deoision was made by the umpire. Al 1 most every one in the grand stand, in cluding many Orangeburg supporters, assert with all possible positlveness that tbe ball batted by Blackburn was as fair a three-bagger as was ever bat 1 ted on the local diamond. Many Dar ' lingtonlans, especially those who know ' Umpire MoCutchen, believe that he made a com c entious deoision and an honest mistake. Darlington is conn dent of winning in tue protest." This wail ts heartrending and ex oltes ;our sympathy. The oalliflsr of ! tbaf'beautiful thne bagger b.-fed by Bi. ocburn" a "foui'' by the ud p re c used almost as muoh chagrin in D '.rlington as was caused in Mudvllle "when mighty Casey struck out." When that ''beautiful three-bagger . batted by Blackburn" was called a I "foul" "somewhere in this favored land the sun was shining bright, the j band was playing somewhere and some , where hoarts were light, and some where nien were laughing and some where children shout," but there was no joy In Darlington when tbe "mighty" Blaokburn lost out. ABOUT ?Ocrotf tt?D. ' S^me Wonderful UseB to Which They Are Bdlng Par. The recent meeting of the Cntton Seed Cruc iers' association, at Atlanta, 6a , brought out some interestiLg facts in regard to tbe uses of cotton seal, both for domestlo and export purposes. Governor Terrell, who was in early life a c jtton grower, said that be remembered well when cott.n Beed was burned to get rid of it, bu> i aat year mere were 4,500,000 tons of c Jtton seed bought from the Smth. -rn planters and the sum of 375.000, 000 was patf for them, thus aaoiug oractically 25 per cent, to the valut ii that way of the cotton crop. Thi6 has been brought about principally through the cotton seed oil Indus tries. There are probabilities of still fur ther developments in r>> me of cot ton seed wh.ch will increase the valut i of t at nroruot. Proi J. H Con nell. of r xas, in speaking cf cotton seed meci as numau food maae a sirring presentation of its value foi snot-uses. He gave a good lesson in tbe s ape of biscuit* and cakes? made from a Combi; at >n of cjtton teed *i and wheat fl ur. They war pr Gouncei as dei'cate pnd tassy as *uy prouuc!. of the flour barrel oy tbt meinccrs of fie convention who wert given an oppertunlty to partake cf the food. Another use of t he seed if that for fert.liizsr in tne shape of meal. The use of raw seed to enrich thf land was pronounced a waste when the meal can be used to ouch better financial advantage. Professor Oon nell said that wituin a short time he believed cotton seed crushers of tbt South would be able to announoe an actual discovery of 4,500,000 tons or a new pmduct fit f ,r humanconbump tlon. Hi stated that he had useri cotton oil as a cooking fat In his home for six months, and that it was equal In all respects for cooking purposes to tae best lard. By an invention of comparatively recent times cotton oil is freed from the old impurities which give It a rank odor. So-called olive oil which reaches America from southern Europe carries a large per centage of cotton seed oil. Cotton seed meal is used In making corn aid dour muffins, bihcults, pancakes, gin ger bread, together with cakos of ail kinds, and for various ether similar uses. _ Cotton Grower'*) Meeting. The regular moathly mieting of County Cotton Growers' Association will b?. held at Court fl mse oa Satur day, July 7;h, at '0 o'clock. Matters of interest to tbe association will be discussed. Let us have a full atten dance. j. E. Wannamakeb, G. L. Fallet, Preaiaent, SdOretary. SEVERAL 8TOHEJ BURNED AT ST. M VTTHE.W8 From a Stroke of lightning Which truck l ain's Jhree fctory Hotel. A. Wioitch. from S* M^tt:bc*s to T ie N mvs ar.d Courier says afvftr an lac*ebSt4l7 warxi cay na^fc c'ou'ftb g r ?io gather at our. 10 o'ol ck Suoicy nig it wir.h irre*.l eh-wc l dlstur. a- c-s and so.vie ra.in. A bo:t of light* a ng Htraok Gain's H ihel, a thwi | story br-ck bulldinw: and Net it on fire It 'va1* tbt m ;st picture qua fire gnat So. Mitthews ever seeu. Ujfarru'jasy ly tne water works syst6m, n iw ir progress, has been delayed, or tfr -whole t*~ing could havi b^eu easily saved. The bockst brigade fought manfully sgalnst all fcrnpe of success. No-.hing buri a double brick wall bs tween L M. Able and Gain's build ings wou'd have cbecktd the flames In their mad career. Here are the losses with as com plete a list of insurance an this corres pondent was able to obtain: Hotel, five brick scores and rffi^es, owned by F. 0. Cain, value $20,000. Insurance. 312 000. Dr. H. N For, stock of drugs and chemicals, 82 500 Insurance, 81,400 Oiark & Fu:tick, general m*roaan disp, 16,000 Insurance, $3 000. Dispensary, stock 82.0U0. insurance unknown. 0. Cleckly. stock of g' faeral merchan dise, 82,500 Insurance 81,000. Postofflce and printing outfit of lo cal paper, Commercial Ad /ance. To tal loss. Dr. W. L. Pugh's office, fixtures and furnishings, loss $500. No lnsur ance. Dr. B F. Bruce, dentist, fixtures, etc., 8600. Saved oalfy No insurance. Dr. L. B. Bates' office, fixcures, drugs;, etc.. total loss. No insurance. Dr. T. H. Dreher, offije, furnish ings 8U'gical instruments, library of 800 vo umn8, etc, value 81,500. Sav ed half. No Insurance. Mr. Cain was ju t completing the third story to his splendid hotel. Ab j a result of this unfortunate fire a number of people are put out of busi ness bouses with slim chances of get ting any for some time to come. While disoouraged, there will be no laok of viluck and everything will go up In due time and on a grander scale. Tie total losses may be estimated at $35.000 or 840,000. BOWJL&N'S GALA BAY. j Program for Laying Corner Scono oi School Building. Bowman.. June 26.?Special: The [ committees of arrangement for laying tbe corner-stone of the graded school building here on next Wednesday tne 4ub of July have about comple:ea their work. Ample table room will be provided and all families of this and adjacent sections are specially In viced. io come and bring well filled oatkets. Ic is aeaired that this plc | nlc will be one of chose "old fashlon | ed ones" that this section and sur icundlng country had the reputation of being so famous. Below will be fouud the program for tne day as ha* bten arranged: lilt. Procession of Masons, Pythi aus, Woodmen, and School children who will nurco. to new school build ing. 2ad. Laying of corner-stone by District Deputy Gran/ Master Wir. L GhLzaanu BrauenviileLuoge assist od by Masonic Lodges of the county. 3rd. Address by a promient Mason. Oration by Col. W. W. Lumkin. 4 ,h. Basket Picnic D.uuer. Ail Invited. St veral thunder storms of unusual severity passed over this section last dlgnt, continuing at iutervals until after midnight. Tnere was a hexvj g&Jd of wind from the normtest which lasted for som<j time. Tne electric display was extremely graua, dashts of lightning at times were al jic.'Sj msessant and the thunder re minded one of a battle with heavy artilery. The rainfall at tbe ? 6. Weather Bui eau Office measured 1 80 lncces tbis moruirg Crops were beginning to show signs jf improvement from tbe favoraoh weather of laac week but cotton specially will again be set back and cultivation seriously retarded. There is a lot of grass reported in places oere and there. "Dundee " Lint of Unclaimed L utters. Unclaimed letters remaining in the O.-angeburg Post Office for week end ng June 25 h, 1906: L. H. Adams, Miss Elaler Adams, Miss Anna Andrews, Fred Alksn. J L Bamberg, L G. Bennett (2), J Rt't.'-une, Miss Alma Brlv'ck, Abram Baldrick, Wlliie Boyd, Mrs. Teanie liruasun, Wm Butlar, Miss Mimie Brown, Miss Clara Brown, Miss J. A. Brown. MIbs Olalbwall, Miss Isibella Gau jben, J. W. Counts, MIbs Marriw Col lar. A. S Davis, Miss Lula Daniels, Mr*. Ooarlty Days. Tober Fiuds, T. J. Fogle. Julia A. Grepn. Milton C. Hill, James Harrison, Charles Han pton, Mrs. Lottie Hurl son, Miss Martha Hoc sr, John II jd ges. L. W- Jenkens, Henry Johnson, Miss Mary Johnson, Lid Jones. Miss Blanch Lucus, Miss Rebecca Lawrence, Stanmore Lee, Lemuel Lewis. Mrs. Candy Martin, Miss Minnie Mcorer, J ames Mitchell, Miss Anzora Miller, Miss Fannie McDonald. Mrs. Alither Pheln, Mrs. Bessie E. Porter. MlbS Lauril Ravenell, W. O. Rast, Estlll G. Roberts, Mrs. Caroline Robinson, E D. Robinson. Miss Maoel Salley, Miss Gussle Sharp, Hug Sin: Wendy Seagling, Tnomas Semmon. A. C. Tucker, Miss Muner Tucker. Mr3. Annie Watson, Arthur Wccd ard, Taylor Wilson, Olarenoa Wolfe. PLKasTJBS D?EKBE8. What Oar People D.? to Amase|Ta.< m MctVea. About fifty ladles gathered on Wed rwiiiay fettttrtiibo at i03 nome of Mrs si. G Saber m z<\e. guest of th* Men delssohn Choral club and were eitter '*iued oy sn* 18 m?mo=ra as a Wig cer mn*:6a)s. Tue laterts lag p<-) gramme was very u.uco vaxJ d by dlf ' ait-ox, '?.'.??>: n: mental and v cxl sui.??*. uss, qaaroitft;., tut Wagner se iec-.ionb m r.- usad altogether. Au in svrue&ive papr up n W.g era ilf work o rvd -.iy m.'s W G Smith af iii p ,. u.'its ursivva M-.a . Sail y and SlttS J-jtiiilfe Smith s . >:n"--'t uit ncc . (torn .v. . i.y sur'.i-g?d coro?;: ?n:..t>r.-. f toe tail, raissue*"?* fill e s r?ai ? oi it O'ougbc ?o i c.oie the sum.ap.'- m.;e;-iyg3 u! ch- clux a ii'gc rlT iir which proved f mucr, >i)o>ii ui a v.l.. cog e (floods of tot aonorcd p*ir w s this deilgn.ful car parr.y ieua rta Mr. ami M-s. E liott Rogers of Ft >ri ca, b Mrs J b? E iiuli on Friday evening. Tne six card oaoles were ..rrangeu for 8 x i^auo ducare and were scattered toruugr one diuiug ro >ms amid f -rns aijd bandsnm: potted flower*. MUa Jau:i,e Waumm kjr and M E. il.b.;r Wauaamafeer were Cue win :era of Ll6 'j** firbD priZ'sand Miss Janl* Murra- uf 0 jium jia and Mr. J. R B -vuen wert, ucjesufui m carr> mg lS. tue co..huioli ls Alter t?c gau.e a MJtia?iag a uraa sup j-.r wa> served. AitUatHUK Mrs Bun: Mra E U. Duv<ii ci..? M.a. a. (j Lugun. lu fiUs? lu meet itlr. aua Ulis R geib ?verc: Miaacs Jc.u.e, L iin aua Jaai Mae W^uuamaker, Jaulc Mu.ra>, i-a K'JOU, K hu ck^u Du ?a.l, B .ajiu 1JJ ?sieu b.uicj, S.-die B.aiiaiorj, (Jarric Ho; ward, Agi.ea xouiu, .nd Mess s Eigene a?K..iib^iJ, N.rm^u aai.oy, Normiu ha.*, W M Rjucasja, Hemy R Ouaruiiou, J M ?r?naf?r< J R. Bjrfueu, Jd*ri> n^#ju-i, U-aUig. dal.e/, A*. <J ic, Joan W- ?(j?v.mau aua Hsoei W^ucam^Kei, Jr. Agaiu u? VV-?aca-^y eV-uiug M.a Jj?u Bun eubcilaiueu a uumo^r ul uitu?a cOjupiiini.nij4r> tu M.&j da.?l. dahey ana ner gUcab Miaa ?^uu ol u'naile?LUU. Wj?. a&a u.ayc?, afU). t'?ij? Ices auu oaKe wad otrVcU. A uellK?-lUl ixoaatuu wuiou ada.i mUUU 10 Gj.c H .Oi?l Wecl?, Wao j^o Ou uerbdlu?ig ul tue Merxj Maorwiia ?*. VVeUue&O^ morning Oy ?.o. R H Joauingj F-a bu.a. Kac^ciiugo >i t?ih ciuo Dave Octu more enj^ytu Jl u p.icxte uriuge p.u/cd aIuox wuio au eiegAut itlUC-ieoa ^^j?aCica u.n. gueot? WuO w\.la: M^aUaUUco J. O PiKc, Ji., J. ?. ?an^i E jN. ?ov/V.i.o, JoUU Uart, H U. Wd-iudja-rCji.-, J. ^. tierr> a?d Li ? Waunaaiu^er, Jr. M(U. A. H Mj&S ?-iLeii?i.ea im. l?ui?Oay muxU.L.g uut W.ek ^ ?iiugc CiUo. l'ub a^duiuU. pi^z^a .n.u iM. pre ty buu.mjr luT^iouiugb uiado a oool aud cku.iuJ?iVo jjiiaOd lor tao Cara Ca?ieti. Tue ?uiUaeauUL ul CaiOo Wo. luiiuwed Dj tue serving,oI & uaiuo lULcneon. Tue gueata wore: Mt)au&m.& Fi F. Maipuab, E. jN. bOov.h , J. j? j-'aUoi, Joau Cart., J. ti. ?a?ej> auu U ?. WauOuaiatitr. A o?.wm.?* affair of Friday w^ Cue eutenamug of c?e Cjiuai^l o.uo oy Mlab Jauic MaC Wauiia.ajac.ci. an. uaiiU euunro Wua piayi.a. Mjo. Joui. cJi.ru Waa lue bUUje Slut wl uof of iuk nrat p.ize, a ue&uu.Ui out g.asa traji, Alia Mru. J. E Lr.o<ci iuo?..j 0U? ui. COUbOUtlOU aua waa picouuleu a. Oaiu cy oatcuburg Lanuaeiouiel. IJaiul, icebb anu CaiLOb v>ele b-rvou a? icXieoii ulibU.S. Miao WauuamaiCcr'a ^aw.a were: Mrs. R. U. Monnau of daxu well, Mab JaUio Muriay ul cj^iumoiA, M.a E.iiuti R>>eraur FioreiiOa, M.;0 Li. C. vVauuauiuacl, Mro. J. a. berry, Mrb. J?u? CaIi, Mfa. L .uib Oe.zu, jyird. R. JLi J^nniiiga, M.y. (ieuigi. oe>ge ous, Mrs. a u Lib^u, M.b. u. tL. Waauauiaaur, J.., M.a Lir<_er a. uergottli M.b. M. G. ?ul.hj , Mis. E 0 Lmval, M.o. J. U. P.ae, Jr., Mio. J. E. Gt. Vor, Mib. A. ? Mjub, Mrb F. N. Bruiibub, Mr*, o.ok.a ?auej, I Mrs. S. ti. Urum, ULin. E iN. Neu ville, M.b. W. xi. dmiua, M.aobo Aw uaoci JoulSou, L> id Baa, Kate Bai., A^noa T Ola, lu?. K .uu, JeaoieH&urj , Juanie Wdan&uia?.<.r D .ae sane, aac Carrie W tnneuiaker._ HciiAi JfuJl mORvXid. Ceaaar J?mes Stioc and Killed b> P. H. Huwinan. Perry Hudson B iwman shot anr* kl len Ceabar James ou last Saturda a few milts t .ls side of Br*:)criv:l!e It seems that Bjwman ana Jamen ha1" had a ca?e tried bef.;re Magistrate A S Diik h at BranchviUe, and :hat Biwmanlfstlt Oi Saturday Bow mm while in conpan- wich M fither and hrother met James m tbe r ad and ?I ot blm to deat?. He thrn came to 0 an/eburg and was lodged in lall to stan-i trial. Hs fati er, Danlal B^man, Sr, and his brother, D ni l Bowman, Jr., we^ held an arc ssarlpp, but were allow d to give nund and were d sch rge , Magistrate A. S. Dukes ac ng is cor oner held the nq fst over tue b rjy of the d.-ad man James, and the jor> found that ire deceased c.<me tn hip death by a gunshot wound infl ctf d 1 upon him by Perry Huds n Biwman, aad that Dm el Bowman. Sr., a d Dmlel B i*min Jr., we^eacossar ei All the parties are c ilored and th j will bu tried ht tbe next term of tbe court for mure er. Tb^Tioliej litiir). The Coamtla Record sa...s: '? angeburg seems anxious to be abreast of C iiumhia In tn? boa^ line 01 Georg'to*n Mij ?r W. L G hzi, win was bere Saturday, pers n-Uiy pre o'-oted papers to the Secr-tary of State and was granted a omnlsslon 'or a number of Brooklyn, N Y , and Oracgeburg c apitalists In the name of ?.he Sojih Carolina Puo'lc Service Corporation, which, with an Initial capital of 8500,000 and an u ti na e capital or 81 200 000, proposes to build an electrlorailway line from Or an^eburg to the saw mill settlement of Ferguson, on the Santee riv^r, a distal je of sixty five miles and to op erate a line of steamb >ats between E'ort \'or,te and Georgetown, so as to give Orangeburg water rates. Th? coroora ors are Joseph T. Timme?. J.C. Livln. Joseph A. Bill, Grft.rg Fleck. Jr., and John P. Bonn-y, u Bro klyu, and J. A. Cralg, R H Jen nings and Sol Kohn, of OranguiiU'g Mr. Gl Z3 says tue line will be bull , the wjrk to start as soon as the neces sary preliminary arrangements can be made." PLEA8?RE TOUhlSXS FLOCK TO WESTERN NORftf CAROLINA. Southern Eailway ?&veals "Xhe land ofthefky" and "/he ?ap paire Coontry.'* Tbe Washington Peso says the day aas pahs, d when tbe tide of travel fei (iltasure or health or to escape from lue heat ui Che summer months down ncrihw&rd. Imagination for a long im?', load tcuriaib 1n tnat direction In tbe beller boat toward trial point ut the compass, and that 'aioue could o.-orort be Lund in summer or rest .?i t iced by ih be wearied hy prolong ed npplici-.ion to business careB. Ex^erlecce, rr ade possible by tbe development cf tne South by the S utoeru Railway, has shown that in the p c'u.e que portions of North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Termtssce, and other States'of the Southern country, nature has provid ed me laeal conditions that lend to make a summer vacation healthful, re-?tul ana thoroughly satisfying. One naturally thinks of the S u.h as . winter resort, but tne Southern Railway nas made it prssiole fox nouha. d- or persons to kno* that in Werten, Njrth Carolina the climate is per ect ibe year round, and that in m dsimmer t at rrgLn is ideal. Wnetner it be tie bur,ter, tbe ang ler, or the Idler, the broad plateau uie foothlilb, and the mountain side* and tops of lie picturesque Blut R.ck8 open day after day new Heid? (or sppro an*1 new scsnes of rest or tcieition. E.'ery duairable spot of ? U b oao plateau, 2 000 feet above tne sea, isaco ssibJe oy tne Southern Raaway, whi.se summer scuedule bat i e x arrangt d to meet tbe particular rtquirtm-nts of summer tr&val ana .op.ciady of those who are limited to tttk end trij.8. The grandeur of the scenery along out hue cf tills ro-id is seen at its best m ' Tue Land of the Sky" and th< ?Beau>ifut Sappnlre Country," tbe very names tbtmt-elves giving some alnt of ihe remarkable beauties un oided to the visitor, A hevilie is tne oenter of "'Tbt Lii.d or the Sky," a"d radiating rom i mi be found II j? Springs. Wi?j neiVihp, ?aywo'id Yvhlte Sulphur Spring?, H ndci8onville, Breva.d, biltmore, Lake Tokaway, and, t lUortaiaUnri: farther on Co the south ?ist, "the Beautiful Sapphire Coun uy " It is 10 the enterprise of tbe SoutL ru ? .11 way that these now famouh nctlojs ifl tne Sou ?b owe their p> pu aribj. 1\ e> arc easily reached by jaiailal tur<i g i express trains' from New York cit7, aft <rdltg every com f rt auu juzu y during toe SoutLen journey. C nn.c.Ions carefully arrang iu 11 ew se make them accessible (rom ill poi ts in me ?outh and West It a ?. Sa mu'y, N 0., tba'- th^ Courts I rtm kne North gams his first g impBe il tne btautifu. country. Fioin tuai point until tne train rtacieo the sum uit ol tnt Blut Ridge,- tbe route it .ur. ugu a di-ti.c. of cunscuQilj ouau^mg aiiv. exquisite scenery. i'be ?opphiieoountry Las neen com oar> d, aud not Inaptly, to tbe f*i famed Eoglisn Jake distriot, but tbit Uke r> gion of me Soutn Is on a much grauaer scaie. I s mountaiu peak-, o *cr well into the clouds and its ci.ff-. are t? cc the utiglu of tbone 11 E Kiana. Its tatarac.s and moun tain bbrea^io cume plungh g oowl oueir rocay beds irom far greater dis tances thin the E gl so streams, L the r?giou oi Cue "Laud of toe Sk>" 'j-ore tnau eumy mountain p ak tower over ft 000 feet, and tvventj enree of tntm are higher tnau Mount Washii gio.., t e glatt of the White ?ounta at. MoioLg rdo the m< un LAin reaoi is hi N '? flrtn.pSulre, Nc* Yoik and Vtrmont hdJ sway, for .iinue tue criu ion or t..e apai.d-d no* teli anu lbounutrable l.OoteuKS oi more modest pieiins ous iu tms fee tiou, tn.be s i ig beaitn, rest, re jreatim a> d change have f.u d in ? ins gioiiwub m u..cain and lake re gion climat;, sc ucr> and comfort? -i.d wLat m. rc can oue vat T?cie vat issuea ir..ua tie press o .iy jtatticay an artis iu br. cuurc due Souu.trn Rahy^ay teblng aii ib .-ut inib Country it cuniaiim i..m taons, dercriptiVc mat'er, tue nan ee of rtg^ib-j, lue. prints cuaig.-d, an. te'Ja ucw to gi.t Luc re. 1.1 is a c.^rn pietr-. ind<.x o a pe.f'C. vacation couLtry, aLd aiier rtadingltno one neea be in count as to wnere to sp> nr. nib vacation, LO" mucn it wlii ctst iud nOfV to r>-.AUJ K AM tii M' j?ciW?. Ti> Be Held Fri?ay iu Consld* r tin Tn ln-y L ni A meeting will be eld at the U mi HjUhe, in the city ol Ornn^ebuig, m Friday, June 29jh, at llo'CiiOi, in ha in trt-ht of the prop >sed trolle lloe f/om Eutawvllle t ? N *rth I'm Basiues Mi?u'rt Laagurt ?Aruestly rt que.-ti every person ai ing the entm me of Che pro rosed Road lnier<8tK in the enttrpribe to : e p esent at till meeticg T .? capi a ibis whom I t Bublneus Man's League have interr ed ?ave oeen in conference with the trolley line com niuee Lf the B ness Men's League, and th< y i a submitted certrin reasonable proposi tions, which, lf accepted, will luau.e the building of tbe roal Ii is higt.ly mportaut Chat this meeting shoul be a representative uro and be well atiendtd, especially by tnose who will be beneri.ted by the onBtructi n A such road. The bullalng of the proposed trolley line wi.l mean mu^.i f r me entlie county of Orangaburg N >t only will It serve as a great con - venience for those living near tn. . roiley line, but all real estate on or near the proposed line will be greany a.ibanced in value. Besides sucu in crease In value of property, It will ei ? tbie all farmers to plant and run their arms with much less labor and st ck, as a great saving will oe made In hav ing freights delivered d.rectly upju ii?tt (arm It will further 6nharc^ a 1 ?a-miug property by alljwlng a diver s-fljation of orops. Especially will ii auoourage trucx farming, as tue pronucts could be q llckiy shipped, wnlcn is the great s cret In success ful truck farming. ALCOHOL ?BOM POTATOES. New Indue try Opening lor tne South* era OH Mills. There was a meeting of the cotton sred oil mill men of Sooth Carolina here.Th?rs day that mean much not only for the oil mills but also for the farmers. These who ba.ve kept up with such matters will recall thatpev 'ral wo*ks ago a chemist In Arkansas, J. C. Spurlin, discovered that denat ured alcohol could be extracted lr. large quantities from tbe potato by the use of the present oil mill ma crnte-ry. The matter was noticed ef. p.^c'*lly by the oil mill men ard Thursday at the meeting the. whole iuu{tet>ticn was gone over and Its practicability discussed. If the f.cheme is worked out puc cessfully it will be of mutual advan tage. The oil mills now shutdown in sue m jr and Just abouu the time the potato crops are coming in. The farmers often have to throw away bundr da cf bushels of potatoes be cause of a glut in the market or the fact that they have sprouted too soon. These could be sold to the oil mills at slightly reduced prices and used by them for making of denatur ed a'cohol. The government now propsoes to remove the tax from this prodvet and it can then be producea very cheaply Tbe feat that it will keep labor or ganized during the entire year is kJbo of considerable advantage to the oil mills. After much disuussirn it was aeoided to cbtain further inforrcatior. about the pre j act and then take some ifeflnlte acilon. Tbe tax is not re moved by the government until nex Mav. The meeting of. the oil mill me? was primarily for the purpose of ef fecting an organization to be kaowr as the South Carolina Cotton Seer Crushers' Association of the same en terprlses. There was a very large at tendance and F. D. Hunter of Dar !lngton was elected president, J. T. Stephens, vice president and B. F. Taylor of this city was elected secre tary and treasurer.?Columbia State. MEM0BI?L8T?RVIciB8. Tribute of li ?p c. fjtid the Late. Dr.J A. Clifton The Sumter Watchman and South ron 6ays the very highest testimonial 10 tbe esteem in which Dr. Clifton was held by tbe citizens of Sumtei *as presented Sunday night week ago ?.t the First Baptist Church, whither 800 or 1000 per-ons went to attend a ervice in his memory. The audience was made up of a multitude who eemed, for tne time at least, to have forgotten or ignored the fact that they were not all members of tbe same re ligious body. The memorial service was conduct-, ?d by the pastor of the church, Bev. 'J. 0. Brown, D. D., in which the meeting was held. He read a paper ?oncernirg Dr Clifton, which he bad ?'itien for tbe Christian Advocate, and then f i'bwed it up v. i b a talk of lift en or twenty minutes upon ??one of the trait* wnlch oharaoterlz ed the lamented dead. The tearful eyes and solemn faces of he multitude attested tbe fact that 'l ey were heartily in sympathy witr he uttered wcrds. Dr. Clifton's wife iud children were present and express ed their thanks to many over tbe faci hat such a m?etirg bad been held. The choir 1 ad selected special song for tbe oce"s!on, aad the music was pleasif g. Pro:. Schumacher's re^der ng ef l'Ci me, ye D'sconsolate" or he violin, was very touching and full f meving pat^o-;*, as was also thi so g hy fom Walsh, "If I Were t V loe."_ ) nbutH <>1'It-t-p cc. The f.-?11 i *ii g r,ribure of resn^ot tc t*e iaie Bev J A. C'i ton. D. D subm'ttfd hv Messrs. A. W Sum men. J C. Bin dale and R F. Pike as a c mrrl tee, was u> animou ly ad< pteri by the Sunday Sobo 1 of S\ P:u h Wethnr'ist Crjurcb on last Sun day ?fternoo-': Whrreas, our beloved fripnd snd 'ormer pi6to', B<? ' J. A. Clifton, ba -?od'd hi eart 1/cireer, to full of pure a'd g orhrs principles and of no lle and o 'y aspiration; B-wlve . That St Paul's Sunday School O angeburg station, Orange burg. S ? desires to express ts ap preciate n of him and its syau?thy for his 1'iyed ones, and that this Pre trhle a^d Rei ilntioo he entered en a special p-'ieln its m-inu e-tnok, anc hat a copy ?f ssrae b*. sent to his he r?aved f.mi'y. an1 piblishelin the 3 unty n ' ?r?. To Help Cotton Growers. Although both republican sod <en ocratle state cjmmittees hive 'rcw ed upon it, 'be length of a shirt 's to be an issue in the kansi s cam paign this year A farm paper is 1 ?ding a movfccentto organize far r.ers into unInns. The arguneut ad anced Is t"at if every shirt was mar'e one inch loitrer the added cloth wcnlfl ?rnsume tne entire Burplus of r . c< n Farmers are urged toorg?n'z* anr5 stand for this demand. Bvao ard Crummer, chairmen, re-pectlv^-ly, e.f f.he deraccratic and republican statf ?ommlttees, declare that If thli remedy w re rt versed to equalize mat ters in case of an extreme shortage. In the cotton crop, lr, might bee me verv ??rrbarrassing. ''I think tbe farmers should go slow nn this proposition," said Cualrman Ryan. Be warn ol Ointmenta for Catarrh that Contain Mercury. as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and c impletely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucius surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable phy sicians, as fie damage they will do Is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from tbem. Hall's Catarrh Cure mamfaotured by F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, O., contains nomuroury, and is taken Internally, acting olr cc ly upon the blood and nc ucou. sur faces of tbe system. In tu..ing Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure yiu ^:t the gen uine. It Ntak m internally and mar'e In Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Oh< ney& Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggist^. Price, 75c per bottle. Take Hah's Family Pills for con stipation. SHORT NSW3 ITKMS OP LOCAL INTEREST PICKED UP HEBE AND THERE Recent Happenings in Town and Country Boiled T own for Busy Peaders. Darlington can kick, but sbe caa't win tbe pennant. It's a tine, big, sweet old world. All you have to do is to sit up and ts.ke notice. We congratulate Postmaster Web ster on the two hundred dollar in crease in hi-; salary. . We want you to turn to page^ three and read J. 0. Pike's half pate adver tisement. Then give him a call. ? Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Smith re turned to Orangeburg last Sunday af ter a six week stay in Baltimore. In ?s much as Orangebnrg has done up Blackburn to a crackling Darling ton wih havefto trot in another horse. If DarlingLon would kick (ess and play better ball she would figure to better advantage on the score cards. Manning was "pudding" in ?be hands of the Orangoburg boys. Chalk up three more straights for the home team. , M. Od us Davis and Miss Ellen Mur ohy were married on the 6th of June at. the residenc of Mr. W- F. Murden, in the Fork. Mayor T. C. Doyle has gone on a pleasure trip North. In tbe mean time the city is safe in the hands of acting Mayor Lathrop. The sweet girl graduate who can explain how to get up a palatable meal using vegetables'only is likely to score a distinct triumph. Memorial services will be held at St. Paul's Methodist Ch'Tch next Sunday night in theihonr Rev, J. A. Clifton, D. *J. All are avited to attend. Orangeburg took two games from Darlington on her own diamond. When Darlington comes here the home team must take three straights from her. Girls let this warn you. While dressing for a party Miss Annie Wel shenburn of Belleville, 111., broke her left arm in trying to button her shirt waist up the back. In the game at Darlington on last Friday Orangeburg had to play the umpireas well as the Darlington team but she whipped them both by a score of seven to three. George L. Spencer & Co. haae moved into the store on the corner of Russe! and Railroad Avenue formerly occupied by Mr. Duncan Jeffords. They needed more room. A gentleman declares that we have not enough cradle songs. President Roosevelt declares we have not I enough cradle occupants to whom to sing the songs. And there we be! Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Thomas returns their thanks to their relatives and friends for their many acts of kind ness during the sickness and death of their infant son Emory. It would interest and delight every 'one to go, see and hear the self-play ing piana on exhibition at the Mar chant Music Company's store. They will take pleasure in showing it to you. The Hon. Louis Appelt, Editor of the Manning Times, was in the city Monday night. He publishes one of the best county papers in the State, and is a prominent, progessive citizen of his town and county. There will be a children's day pic nic at Cattle Creek Church, on Satur day, July 7. Everybody invited to attend with well tilled baskets. The ladies will serve ice cream in the af ternoon for the benefit of tbe church. Mr. W. C. Griffith announces him self in this issue as a candidate for the legislature. Mr. Grifflfibis a wtll kuown citizen of the Elloree section, and seeks to represent that section of the county in the lower house of the legislature. Rev. L F. Beaty, D. D., Assistant Sunday School Editor, preached at St. Paul's Methodist Church last Sun day morning and evening. Dr. Beaty was pastor of St. Paul's some years ago and his old congregation was de lighted to hear him again. '?Who would be free themselves must strike tbe blow," wrote Byron to the Gneks. The Times and Dem ocrat commends the truth of this p o pusition by varying it to suit the needs of Orangebuig: " >? ho would be great themselves must build." If you are interested in the progress of Orange burg oe sure and attend the railioad meeting at the courthouse on F'iday. The building of the pro posed road means much to the sections through which it will pas-. Be sure to attend the meeting. Darlington has a --plendid press agent, bui is so cruel 10 work him so hard. Ihe Oariington uam plays such shocking ball that he is kept ^explaining it's defeats and tiy Ing to manufacture it a reputation. The poor fellow has a hard joo, and deserves sympathy. There will be a picnic at Jerosalem Grove, near Elloree, on the fourth of July, to be given by Elloree Camp Woodmen of the World. Senator A. C. Latimer and other prominent men will deliver add esses. Let all attend and bring well-filled baskets. There will be Children's day exer cises and a picnic at the Ebenezar Baptist church, near Cordova, on Sai uiday July 7th. The exercises will commence at 10 o'clock a. m.. and all white Sunday schools are invited to attend with well tilled baskets. Cards are out announcing tne mar riage of Miss Margaret Salley Cope of Greenville, S. C., to Mr. Vernon Brabham, of Cope. Miss Cope is the daughter of Mrs. F. M. Cope, formerly of Cope, but who has late.y moved to Greenville. The marriage will take place in Greenville on Wednesday, June 27,1906. Some tine games may be expected on the base ball diamond on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between Orai geburg and Camden, and the at tendance ought ':o be large. Camden is ahead of all tbe other clubs in the league with Orangeburg as a close second. Cnme out on one of those days if ycu want to see a good game. Mr. Mortimer W. Glover, who has for some time been connected with the auditing uepartment of the At lama and West Point railroad, has ;een appointed auditor of the inter urban electric lines controlled by the Cincinnatti Traction company. These lines are about 5J0 miles in length and the position is quite a good one. Mr. Glover is a native of this city, being a son of Col. Mortimer Giover. His friends nere are pleased to hear of his success.