The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, June 28, 1906, Page 8, Image 8
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.