The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, August 01, 1907, Page 8, Image 8
DASTARDLY AFFAIR.
Constable Valentine Shot and Kill
ed by a Negro,
Who He Had Gone to Arrest on the
Charge of Larceny?The Murderer
Made His Escape.
About five o'clock Monday morning
Magistrate J. I. Valentine of Cope
sent his constable, H. E. Valentine,
f tp arrest Pink Franklin, alias Pink
Porter, colored, on a charge of lar
ceny. Franklin lives on Mr. E. S.
Spires' place about four miles from
Norway.
Constable Valentine pressed into
service to assist him Mr. W. N. Carter
and both went to Franklin's house to
arrest him. On arriving at the house
Valentine went to the front door and
Carter to the back door.
Valentine knocked at the door and
was admitted. Just as he got in the
house the negro drew his pistol and
fired at him. The ball entered his
left side and penetrated the stomach.
In the meantime, the negro
wrenched Valentine's pistol from him
and it is supposed that in getting the
pistol it fired, striking the negro in
the shoulder, also one ball striking
his wife on the arm, making a flesh
wound.
Dr. Able of Norway and Dr. Jen
nings of Cope and Dr. Barton of Cope
I attended the wounded man, giving
him all the medical attention . pos
sible.
Mr. Valentine is about 27 years of
age and single. He is a graduate of
the Osborne Business college of Au
gusta, Ga. Mr. Valentine died at 7
o'clock Monday night.
The negro Franklin is at large and
'is being chased by a posse of men,'
who think they have him located in a
swamp near the place of the shoot
ing.
His wife was arrested and carried
tto Norway Monday afternoon. It is
stated that she started toward the
wounded man with an axe to kill kim
.while he was on the ground.
Two negroes who accompanied
Franklin to the swamp have been
caught and both are in the Norway
guard house. ' One was severely
whipped to get information, but this
failed.
KILLED IN SELF DEFENCE.
Young White Man Forced to Kill a
Colored Man.
A special dispatch from Spring
field to The State says Monroe Gantt,
a young white man of this commun
ity, shot to death John Jackson, col
ored Wednesday afternoon at the saw
mill of his brothers. Gantt surrender
ed to Judge Corbett. j
According to reports Gnatt states
that some days ago his brothers em
ployed a negro by the name of Sterl-!
ing Matthews. It seems that Mat- j
thews was under contract to work
for Jackson and left him. Wednesday
evening Jackson took his repeating
rifle and went down to the mill and
got Into a difficulty with Matthews,
duriug which he attempted to shoot
iiim.
> Gantt, it is claimed, interfered or
attempted to prevent Jackson from
shooting when he turned the gun on
Gantt, who grasped the barrel and
barely escaped a shot fired by Jack
son. Gantt-then drew his pistol and
shot Jackson as above,stated.
Gantt has a large family who, with
his friends, regret the occurrence.
Held for Murder.
Sheriff John II. Dukes went to i
Columbia Saturday and brought back
with him Mrs. George Latban, who1
is charged with the murder of herj
husband at Springfield sometime ago. I
It is said that Mrs. Lathan and her
husband were quarreling and that he
attacked her with great physical i
force. She claims that she broke
away from him and that he pursued
her with a loaded gun.
After chasir her through the
yard she claic to have gained ad
mission to the nouse and got a gun
and shot him; that she fired at him
merely to stop his pursuit and did
not mean to kili him.
The load instead, entered Lathan's
body and produced wounds from
which he died Thursday in a Colum
bia hospital.
Put Him to Thinking.
The Easley Progress says the rep
resentative of a large business house
in one of the largest cities of the
country came into our office recently
and after making a deal for an ad
vertisement asked if we had any ob- |
jection to his looking over and tak
ing a list of our subscrbers with a
view of sending them certain litera
ture in connection wth their business.
?We' allowed him the privilege. We
noticed that he invariably passed ov
er the names of those persons who
had failed to pay their subscription,
which put us to thinking.
Struck by Lightning.
The dwelling house of Mr. G. W.
Boitin near Poplar Springs in the
Fork was struck by lightning on last
Thursday night. One brick was
knocked "from the top of the chimney
and the current passed on down
striking and tearing up a clock that
was on the mantlepiece, setting
fire to some paper near the clock. A
watch hanging near the clock was
thrown across the room, but was not
hurt. Mr. and Mrs. Boitin were sleep
ing in the same room the clock was
in, but we are glad to say they were
not hurt.
Crops Damaged.
A heavy hail and wind storm vis
ited the country east of North last
Wednesday week, doing much dam
age to the crops. One very promi
nent farmer stated that he had cot
ton that would make a bale per acre
and that his crop was damaged 50
per cent. This is a very bad shock to
the farmers of that section i>s rhe
crops for the last two years have
been cut off. To a great extent some
of them think that crops will gain
back to a great extent their normal
condition.
Received a Severe Shock.
During a severe hailstorm on Wed
nesday afternoon of last week, the
dwelling house of Mr. J. D. Cook,
about four miles from , North, was
struck by lightning. The chimney
of the house was torn down and sev
eral dogs and chickens that had tak
en refuge under the house were kill
ed. Mrs. Cook, ' who was in the
bouse, received a severe shock and
[was. rendered helpless for half an
iottt after tfce stroke, ..t - 1
MURDERER ARRESTED.
The Man Who Killed Will Cutter
Caught at Last.
On the night of April 10, 1906,
Willie Cutter, white, was shot and
killed at Midway in Bamberg county.
Cutter was a resident of St. George, j
but had joined an itinerant show, I
styling itself a circus, which exhibi
ted at JVfidway in the night of the
killing. The tent was located near
the railroad track, and by climbing
to the top of some freight cars that
stood on the siding the performance
could be seen.
Cutter was remonstrating with the
negro boys who were thus getting a
peep at the show without paying
when he was killed. John Andersou
and Isaiah Bartley, two negroes, were
charged with the crime, Anderson es
caped in eluding the officers of the
law until Sunday, when he was locat
ed and arrested in Augusta, Ga., by
the cheif of police of that city.
Since his escape Anderson has wan
dered through several States, and
during his wanderings he has lost his
right arm, which disfigures him con
siderably. He persistently denied his
identity and all knowledge of the
killing until he arrived at Bamberg,
when he confessed his identity and
said he was present at the killing,
but did not have a pistol. He said
Bartley was the man who did the
shooting.
Bartley was tried at the fall term
of court last year and set up the de
fense that Anderson did the shooting,
and that he just happened to be pass
ing by when the shooting was done.
He was convicted of maslaughter,
however, and sentenced.to four years
on the gang. He is now out on bond,
an appeal to the Supreme Court hav
ing been made in his case.
A reward of $150 was offered by
the Governor for the apprehension
of Anderson. It will probably be
claimed by the cheif of police of Au
gusta, or Joe Dukes, a telegraph
operator, who recognized him in Au
gusta and had him arrested.
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
The Orangeburg Material Company
Getting On Handsomely.
Ine Orangeburg Material Company
was recently organized in this City
to do all kinds of plumbing, heating
and roofing work. It is a corporation
composed of a large number of the
business men and property owners in
the city.
The Company carries a large stock
of material used in such work, and
can put in a job complete upon the
shortest notice. Only first class ma
terial is used, and the work is done
by first class workmen only.
Work will be untertaken not only
In Orangeburg but anywhere in the
State where profit can be made. Con
tracts have just been closed for work
and materials in jobs in Bamberg and
Sumter, and also another job near
Charleston. A large contract was
recently awarded the company for
work to be done at Claflin University,
in which a number of other concerns
were lively competitors.
The contract to install a plumbing
system in the jail has been awarded
this company, and this work is pro
gressing. A number of contracts to
put in complete plumbing systems in
private residences In this city have
also been awarded this company.
The company employs at this time
seven men, including plumbers, roof
ers, and steam fitters, all of whom
are experts in their respective lines.
Mr. William C .Wolfe Is President
of the Company; Mr. Frank E. Smith
the Manager and Mr. George Nafey
the Master Plumber. These enter
prises do much cO build up the city
and we wish the new enterprise a
full measure of success.
CALHOUN COUNTY.
Two Proposed Counties Want to Use
the Name.
A dispatch from Columbia to the
Augusta Chronicle says the commis
sion which is seeking to form a new
county with St. Matthews as the
county seat with Calhoun as the
name of the new county met here
Wednesday and organized, by electing
M. D. Keller and J. S. Salley perma
nent chairman and secretary, respec
tively.
The commission secured the maps,
plats and petition from the governor's
office and will at once get to work on
the business of the commission.
There is another scheme looking to
the formation of a new county to
be called Calhoun. This hopes to
make Dillon, in Marion county, a
county seat.
The commission which finishes its
work first in such a way as to war
rant an order from the governor for
an election will win out on the name
if the election carries.
Pine Hill Playing Ball.
In a game of baseball at isorway
July 26, Pine Hill defeated Norway
by the score of 14 to 4. After the
third inning Pine Hill had Norway
completely outclassed to the finish.
Araaker. J., for Pine Hill was effec
tive in pinches, holding Norway on
one occasion without a score when j
runners were on second and third.
Batteries for Norway, Graham,
I Youngue. Mason and Able. For Pine
Hill, Amaker, J., and Bonnetts.
The most interesting game played
on the local diamond recently went
to Limestone the day following by a
close score, 10 to 9. Although the
score was pretty big, the game was a
good one all the same. It was a free
for all hitting contest. Errors came
in spots, but the majority of these
were the result of over indulgence,
each team being anxious to win. The
game was full of pretty plays each
team sharing honors with the other.
Perhaps the best piay was G. Ama
ker's sensational stab in right field.
Battries for Pine Hill, Amaker, J.,
Amaker, O.. and Reed. For Lime
stone, Hodges and Culler.
Knights of Pythias Picnic.
I A picnic will be given under the
auspices of Elloree Knight of Py
thias lodge. No. SO, at Elloree Graded
School Auditorium and adjoinliiR
town park Wednesday, August 7th,
at which a number of distinguished
speakers will be heard. The public
are cordially invited to attend and
bring well filled baskets.
Grand Chancellor M. u. Smith, of
Camden, Lieut-Gov. McLeod of Bish
opville. Hon. J. A. Banks, of St. Mat- j
thews, and Hon. T. F. Brantley, of
Orangeburg, are expected to be pre
sent and address the meeting.
A Card.
We disire to extend our heart felt
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for their many kindnesses during the
illness and death of our mother. Mrs.
C. F. Livingston. Children.
MR. DIBBLE'S REPLY
To An Article Published in the
Branchville Journal.
He Gives Some Figures Pertaining
to the Formation of Branchrille
County.
The foliowing was published in the
Branchville Journal on Wednesday,
July 24, under the caption of
Opposition to New County,
j Ex-Congressman Samuel Dibble of
Orangeburg was is Walterboro for a
few hours Tuesday and while here
met a few of the business men of
Walterboro and had a conference rel
ative to the proposed formation of
Branchville county. Mr. Dibble is
opposed to the dismemberment of
Orangeburg county, and the purpose
of his visit to Walterboro was to as
certain the sentment existing in this
county and discussed at the confer
ence matters pertaining to the pro
posed taking off of a portion of Col
leton county and some work in oppo
sition thereto was done.
There was a unaminous request by
those in the meeting that A. J.
Lemacks be appointed by the delega
tion as one of the commissioners op
posed to the dismemberment of Col
leton county. Mr. Lemacks being a
surveyor, and being in possession of
a great deal of information respect
ing the portion to be cut off, it was
thought his services on this commis
sion would be invaluable.
There were other committees ap
pointed who are to take up the work
actively, lookng to a vigorous protest
against the dismemberment of old
Colleton.
So this is the way they go about
defeating the will of the people in
the new county scheme. Evidently
they think over in Orangeburg that
Colleton county is the most easily in
fluenced.
They are afrad that Colleton coun
ty is not capable of managing her
own affairs, so they send their only
Ex-Congressman over there to stir up
a hornet's nest, but we know the peo
of the county and we do not believe
those lving in the proposed new coun
ty are going to be influenced
by Orangeburg's Ex-Congressman's
schemes.
We would urge on those, living in
the proposed new county over in the
Colleton side to beware of arguments
made against Branchville county be
cause they are likeiy to have the
"Dibble" in them.
Mr. Dibble's Answer.
Bowman, S, C, July 27, 1907.
To the Editor of Branchville Journal:
In your article entitled "Opposition
to New County," in your issue of July
24th, you were pleased to state that
Ex-Congressman Dibble was sent by
Orangeburg people "to stir up a hor
net's nest" in Colleton county against
the proposed County of 3ranchville.
You are absolutely mistaken in sup
posing I was sent by anybody. I went
because 1 am a taxpayer in Branchville
and Cowcastle Townships, and inter
ested in the prosperity of both town
ships and in. the advancement of the
towns of Bowman and Branchville;
and I believe that the making of a
new county will be a disaster to
Branchville and Jowman, and to the
farmers and others who have the
taxes to pay within the area of the
proposed new county. This is a ques
tion of business, and not buncombe;
and it is a matter for the people
wthin these limits to understand ful
ly before they make so serious a mis
take as to vote on sentiment, and
not on knowledge of the facts.
For instance, in Branchville Town
ship and In Cowcastle Township our
school funds will be badly damaged
by the change. The 3 mill school tax
is paid on the value of property in
each school district, but is distributed
according to school attendance. The
books of the County Auditor and
Superintendant of Education show
that school district No. 17, "South
Branchville/' paid $77.40 for 3 mill
school tax, and received on her school
attendance from the same tax $1C6.,
a gain of $S8.60, owing to the fact
that the. city of Orangeburg pays sev
eral thousand dollars more of the 3
mill tax than she can get by her
school attendance; and this helps the
school funds over $2,500 in other
parts of Orangeburg County. In like
manner East Branchville No. 16 get
$287.18 and pays only $166.92, gain
ing $120.26, which she will not get
if she leaves Orangeburg County;
West Cowcastle, in like manner, gains
$187.68 surplus: Canaan No. 87, in
Edisto Township, gets from the 3
mill tax $235 more than she pays.
Let the school trustees consider how
they will run their schools on so
much less money; for the town of
Branchvine cannot help them, for
it gets $16 more than it pays.
Now as to the town of Branchville,
where I claim a voice by reason of
having lands in your town, and I
am interested in your prosperity. The
new county scheme will injure your
town in a business way. The Court
House and Jail will cost $20,000.
Your worthy Mayor built the Dor
chester Jail for $5,000, and he will
tell you it cannot be built now, ex
cept for upwards of ? 1,0 00 more.
The Dorchester Court House is too
small, and it cost $9,000. If Branch
ville town is going to pay for these,
as a few of her citizens promise (not
the majority of her taxpayers) i
will be a burden without equal re
compense. I notice that Dorchester
County has her Court House to pay
for, and in addition to a county levy
of 4% mills, pays % mill for inter
est on county bonds, and % mill for
sinking fund, making 5% mills for
county expenses in all. Orangeburg
County pays 2 mills for ordinary
county purposes this years, and the
county commissioners add one mill
road tax; but each township gets the
benefit of what it pays, as the law
expressly requires on this special tax
for roads.
But the farmers who own the land
in the proposed new county will be
the heaviest sufferers. In the Com
tholler General's report. 1906. the
county commissioners of Dorchester
estimate its present expenses at $15,
200, requiring 534 mills. The Leg
islature gave them 5% mills. Their
taxable property s $2.750,00. The
new County of Branchville will have
just as much expense and will not
have over $1,750,000 of taxable
property, so that for county purposes
alone, tax would be over S mills,
which is 5 mills more than the Or
angeburg County tax, and is 3 mills
more than Colleton County tax or
Dorchester County.
We are fortunate in Orangeburg
Countv In paying less taxes than any
county in the State, except the Coun
ty of Charleston. Every other coun
WORK OF LIGHTNING.
Seven Sheep Lying Down by n Wire
Fence Killed.
Seven fine sheep were killed by
lightning on Capt. John L. Moorer's
place Thursday afternoon. The sheep
were lying down by a wire fence. The.
lightning took the fence some dis
tance from where the sheep were ly
ing down and followed it until it
reached them and killed even- one of
them instantly. Capt. Moorer saw tha
flash of lightning when it took the
fence. It went in each direction.
According to this wire fences are
dangerous, and should not be put
around lots in which animals are
kept. Neither should they be run
near the dwelling house as they are
first-class conductors of lightning. It
is best to enclose the house yard and
all lots surrounding houses in which
animals are kept with wooden fences.
This may be a little more expensive,
but it Is decidedly safest.
In travling along a road during a
thunder storm people should keep
themselves and horses just as far as
possible away from wire fences, as
every piece of wire is heavily charged
with electricity, and it is dangerous
for man or beast to touch it. The
sheep that were killed on Capt.
Moorer.'s place were touching the
wire or one another and the current
left the wire and passed throught
their bodies killing them instantly.
So avoid wire fences during thunder
storms.
LIST OF LETTERS.
Those Remaining Unclaimed in the
Orangeburg Post Office.
The following is the list of letters
remaining in the Orangeburg Post
Office for week ending July 29th,
1907. Persons calling for these let
ters will please say they are adver
tised. A. D. Webster, P. M.
M. C. Alin.
Jacob Banks, Miss Selia Bookard,
Miss Rebecca Brockington.
Mrs. J. H. Carter, Tob Colmon, H.
Cartwright.
James Davis, Miss Mattie Dantzler,
E. M. Duncan, Miss Rosa Darby.
J. P. Glover, Miss Angeline Govan,
Mrs. James Govan, Mrs. A. M. Gads
den,
J. W. Hays, Edwd. Haness. Mrs.
Mike Hughes, Miss Sarah Hook, Miss
Roth Hanton.
Jurina Jozep.
Mrs. Sallie Metts, Miss Wizilor
Merzeth, Miss Carrie Moody.
Mrs. Laura Parker.'
Miss Maggie Smith.
Miss Alice Thompson.
Miss Minnie B. Wannamaker, J. P.
Woodward.
Death at Neeces.
Death has entered our community
and claimed as its victim Mr. David
J. Carson. He was afflicted with that
dreadful disease, typhoid fever in ita
most raging form. He was born Nov.
5th, 1866 and died July 19th, 1907.
Being reared by Christian parents he
joined the Methodist Church in early
life. He was a man of few enemies
being possessed with a tender and
sympathetic heart willing at times
to contribute to the relief of the dis
tress. His manner was pleasing and
social. He was married in December
1891 to Miss Ida Mims, the youngest
daughter of Col. Mims of Lexington
county. Mr. Carson is survived by a
widow and three sisters, Mrs. Carrie
Cope of Cope, S. C, Mrs. Elizer Eas
terling of Norway, S. C, and Mrs.
Ella Pou of Livingston, S. C. He
lived where he was born and reared.
He was a member of the order of W.
O. W. and member Livingston Lodge,
No. 252., A. F. M. His body was en
tered in Hebron church cemetary
with Masonic honors in presence of a
host of friends and relatives. H. J.L.
Death of Rev. J. L. Sifley.
Rev. J. L. Sifley of the South Caro
lina conference, Methodist Episcopal
church, died at his home Monday af
ter an illness of several weeks. Mr.
Sifley, who was 69 years of age, had
been in declining health for the past
two years. He was actively engaged
in the ministry from his early man
hood up until about ten years ago.
He had served many of the
strongest churches i i the State. After
retiring from active work, he made
his home in this city and has spent
most of his time here working among
the sick and poorer classes irrespec
tvely of denomination. He was uni
versally beloved. He is survived by
his wife and five children, all of
whom were at his bedside when the
end came. The children are. Mr. M.
T., Dr. Milton L., and Mr. John Sif
ley, all of Orangeburg, Mrs. R. C.
Williams of Hampton and Mrs. J. L.
Jeffries of Spartanburg.
Gone to Rest.
On last Sunday Mrs. C. F. Liv
ingston died quite suddenly at her
home in this city. She had not been
sick very long and her death was a
great shock to her family as well as
her many friends in this city and
county. Mrs. Livingston was highly
esteemed for her many noble traits
of character; and her children, have
the consolation of knowing that she
is at rest in the upper and better
world. Her remains were laid to
rest in Sunnyside Cemetary. The
funeral took place from St. Pauls
Methodist Church Monday afternoon.
ty pays over 10 mills for State, school
and ordinary county purposes, while
Orangeburg and Charleston Counties
each pay 9% mills. (See Comp. Gen
eral's Report just issued.
Branchville County, if formed,
would be the poorest county in the
State, at a taxable value of $1,750 -
000 as clamed. Saluda County, now
the poorest, has a taxable valuation
of $2,420,943., and an annual coun
ty levy of 6 % mills, besides another
% mill for past indebtedness, show
ing that she has not kept up with her
expenses in her ten years of exigence
These are facts for the "sooer,
second thought" of the people who
will have to pay the taxes; for these
expenses will come year after year,
and will hinder our growth, and im
poverish the people. And I would
say to the people of the town of
Branchville, please remember that if
you add to the tax burdens of ih.
farmers, they will have less money to
spend as your customers.
Now, Mr. Editor, these are the
"Dibble" ideas, if you choose to call
them so; and I think you will lind that
some, as least, of the older men, who
in the past worked with nie in the
struggle to free our State from Rad
ical taxation, will agree with me;
and that the young business men will
also find that the facts are against.
Branchville County, as a business,
proposition. If we can spare the
money, let us spend it In something
that will make us profits every year,
instead of costing us annually heavi
er expenses. Samuel Dibble.
LIQUOR PROFITS.
A Notable Variation of the Per
Cent of Profits.
Snmiier Connty Leads and Beaufort
County at the Foot of the Profit
Column.
Mr. W. B. West, dispensary audi
tor, has, after much tedious work,
compiled a table showing the gro .s
sales, net profits, breakage and net
gain of the 93 county dispensaries.
The table is an interesting one and
for purposes of comparison shows
exactly how each dispensary Is run.
We publish below as we find it in
The State:
For instance there is only o:.ie dis
pensary in Abbeville county and the
profits therefrom amounted to over
$6,200, while 10 dispensarr.es in
Barnwell County brought not quite
$5,000. The 12 dispensaries in Rich
land county brought in over $2 8,000,
and 11 dispensaries in Charleston
made $11,000. Sumter shoves the
largest percentage of gain in profits
and Florence next with Aiken third.
The statement has been coupilied
from figures submitted and sworn to
by the respective county dispensary
boards, or their authorized clerks.
However, it might be well to state in
regard to the breakage account that
the comparisons made are not ab
solutely , just insomuch as some
boards have returned railroad short
age as breakage, thus swelling the
breakage account.
This explains the blank for Lex
ington county. In many instances
claims were filed for the shortage
and have been paid which would
very materially lessen this account.
However, the account is in the main
correct.
The profit made by some of the
counties is somewhat larger than has
been reported insomuch as they have
charged fixtures, bottling outfits, etc.,
to the expense account, which were
not taken in as assets in making up
stz.tement.
Following is the statement for the
quarter ending June 30:
County Gross sales. Net Profit.
Abbeville ..$ 21,755.57 $ 6,210.18
Aiken. 24,603.91 7,883.89
Bamberg.. .. 18.46S.00 3,841.77
Ba.ruwell.. .. 29,137.71 4,950.39
Beaufort.. .. 18,334.52 2,870.95
Berkeley.. .. 7,683.02 1.461.88
Charleston .. 47,505.26 11,187.86
Chester .. ..22,956.69 6,366.87
Chesterfield.. 23,380.79 3,919.53
Clarendon... 10,527.63 2,006.80
Colleton.. .. 12,571.08 2,298.54
Dorchester . . 14,543.44 4,^,68.90
Fairfield.. .. 13,342.98 3,030.75
Florence.. .. 38,990.94 12,510.71
Georgetown.. 36,803.45 9,J'51.32
Hampton ... 10,526.65 2,511.45
Kershaw.. .. 28,972.49 7,049.48
Laurens .. ..29,339.96 6,330.76
Lee. 12,430.92 3,<:94.06
Lexington ... 8,487.29 1,;.85.45
Orangeburg.. 42,077.77 8,053.58
Richland.. ..126,936.25 38,691.64
Sumter .. .. 35,463.03 13,067.82
Williamsburg. 13,538,56 3.037.44
647,477.91 166.792.02
I verage per cent, made on all busi
ness done in the State, 34.6.
The breakage figures are as fol
lows:
Abbeville ...$ 70.20
Aiken.234.62
Bamberg.123. * 0
Barnwell. 344.39
Beaufort.178.83
Berkeley.65.10
Charleston.191.45
Chester.118.14
Chesterfield.2 93.70
Clarendon.62.05
Colleton.75.94
Dorchester.1.24.94
Fairfield.147.62
Florence.236.23
Georgetown.112.33
Hampton.'33.90
Kershaw.182.58
Laurens.2'5 3.6 5
Lee.86.04
Orangeburg.225.74
Richland. 929.25
Sumter.126.55
Williamsburg.77.59
Total.$4,3 14.44
The following table gives the num
ber of dispensaries in each county
and the percentage of profit figured
on the sales of the quarter:
Number. Per cent.
Abbeville.1 40
Aiken.5 47
Bamberg.5
Barnwell.10 24
Beaufort.5 18
Berkeley.4 23
Charleston.11 30
Chester.1 3S
ChesUrfield.2 20
Clarendon.1 24
Colleton.3 22
Dorchester.3 44
Fairfield.2 29
Florence.2 4S
Georgetown.1 37
Hampton.5 31
Kershaw.2 32
Laurens.2 27
Lexington.3 23
Lee.1 39
Orangeburg.6 24
Richland.12 43
Sumter.3 58
Williamsburg.3 29
The total amount of sales was
$647.477.91, of which Richland dis
posed of $126,936.25. or one-fifth,
while Charleston disposed of only
one-third as much liquor as Colum
bia through the legal channels. It is
apparent from this that Charleston
Is a very temperate place, and that,
per capita of population and summer
excursionists, more liquor is dnok in
a dozen of the other 23 counties.
We Miss Him.
The Spartanbnrg Herald says:
"Manager Carl ton Buesse of the Or
angeburg team will be out of the
game for some time on account of a
very sore foot. His place behind the
bat is being cared for by Main ie. a
crack home plate artist, who recently
joined the Edistoans." Mabrie be
hind the bat is doing good worn and
we apprecate it, but we still miss the
??old war horse," Carlton Buesse. and
will be glad to see him out again.
South Carolina State League.
The following is the standicg of
the clubs composing the South Caro
lina State League up to and includ
ing Tuesday last: _ _
Won. Loss. P. C.
Sumter.37 20 .649
Orangeburg ....37 21 .638
Spartanburg .. ..33 27 5o0
Florence.18 3 s .aia
CHLDREN'S DAY EXERCISES.
IA Most Enjoyable Occasion to All
Who Participated.
The regular Children's Day exer
[cises were observed at Cattle Creek
[Church on last Saturday. The day
was cool and cloudy. A cool breeze
was stiring the greater part of the
day and the sky was canopied with
clouds, making the atmosphere cool
and pleasant. Friends and visitors
came from the various neighboring)
churches to enjoy with the children
of Cattle Creek their annual Chil
dren's Day, and to add and partici-l
pate with the children as well as the |
I older folks in the social pleasures
afforded by the picnic.
The regular ordered program for |
j the day was carried out with care,
[accuracy, and with much delightful
praise and congratulations from
friends and visitors. Mr. Art Whet-1
stone, our efficient superintendent,
(who has had some years of exper
ience in Sunday School work had
given his best efforts to hin school
and well doe3 he deserve praise for
[the exercises by the children's recita
tions as well as the songs, were notj
[ only good, but were both instructive I
'and delightful.
After the exercises were conclud
ed by the children the superintendent]
as he expressed it "vvas delighted to
' have with us Rev. Mr. Murry, our
neighboring pastor," who spoke to
us. And our superintendent was j
right when he said we were delight
jed to have Mr. Willie Murry with us,
for he gave extemporaneously, one of |
the most instructive and delightful
sermons, as one of the friends ex
pressed it, that we have had the
[pleasure of listening to lately. Speak
| ing of the Sunday School as an or
ganization best fitted of the organiza
tions of the church in bringing chil-j
[ dren Into sympathy with Christianity
he gave the illustration once used by j
Bishop Chandler, that the time to [
I catch frogs, and catch them very
(easily, is to come upon them when
they are tadpoles. This illustration
brought laughter from the entire
audience, and the interest was keen
throughout the remainder of Mr.
Murry's delightful and instructive
[speech.
Next che superintendent introduc
ed "our young friend, Mr. P. e.
Dukes," who said some words in bo- j
half of the Sunday School.
At this point in our exercises Rev.
Mr. e. H. Beckham, our pastor, was
[ expected to make an address, but on
account of the critical illness of his i
father he had been called away, and |
when he reached the church he was
just in time to hear the benediction.
The best came next, dinner. Our
Superintendent with characteristic J
pleasantness extended to the Congre
gation an invitation to attend dinner,
prepared and placed upon one long
semi-circular table under the large
I Campmeeting arbor. The children
arranged themselves around that
long coiled table and enjoyed one of
the best picnic dinners we have had
the pleasure of helping ourselves to
lately.
The afternoon was spent in pleas
ant conversation. Groups of young
ladies made it seem like camp meet
ing.
We left the picnic ground that eve
ning with reluctance, and with a,
backward look not unlike our old
grand parents did when they were
ushered forth from the happy gar-j
[ dens. _Visitor.
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
The Number of People Killed and
Wounded is Large.
The recent accident on the Pere
Marquette railroad in Michigan, by |
which 38 persons were killed and 60
injured, calls to mind the fact that
railroad disasters are increasing in
this country. The record for the last
16 years presents more emphatically
than written statements just what |
this increase has been. The record is
as follows:
Year. Killed. Injured.
1890. 6,335 29,027
1891 . 7,029 33,881
1892. 7,147 36,652
1893. 7,346 40,393
1894. 6,447 31,889
1895. 6,136 33,748
1896. 6,448 38,687
1S97. 6.437 36,731
1898..* .. . . 6,851) 40.S82
1899. 7,123 44,620
1900. 7,865 50,320
1901. 8,455 53,339
1902. 8,588 64,662
1903 . 9,840 76,553
1904.10,046 84,155
1905. 9,703 86,008
?1906. 1,034 67,770
?1906 (last 6 mos) . . 721 30,073
?Unofficial; train accidents only.
In studying the statistics one is im
pressed with the fact that a variety
of causes and not a single cause must
be attributed; and this is important
in view of ae statement recently
made that defective rails were large
ly responsible. They may have been
in recent years, but cannot have been
throughout the whole 16 years.
Defective rails no doubt are re
sponsible to a certain extent, but
there are some causes immediately
chargeable to the rail road companies
themselves, and it were well that
some laws on our statute books were
more strenuously enforced than they
apparently are.
work oFaTtexd.
Young Girl in New York Is Shame
fully Treated.
A dispatch from New York says
the sixteen year old Virginia Barish is
a raving maniac as the result of a
fiendish attack made upon her by
nine men who dragged her into the
woods near North Beach and tore ev
ery stitch of clothing from her body.
The attack was made Wednesday, but
the facts became known when she
was identified at a hospital. The
girl said the men dragged her into
the woods and nearly killed her. Her
body is covered with bruises. The
police are seekng the fiends through
out the whole section.
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions, and fi
nancially able to carry out any ob
ligations made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price
75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.
LOCAL ITEMS
Picked Up Here and There By
Our Reporters.
Brief. Newsy Paragraphs from All
Parts of Orangeburg County and
Vicinity.
Mr. Geo. V. Zeigler advertises for
two salesmen and a stockkeeper.
The wise man looketh not at the
thermometer during July and Aug
ust.
If the fellow who shot^ Mr. Valen
tine is caught he will be handled
pretty roughly.
The murder of Mr. Valentine was
a brutal affair, and we hope the fiend
who did it will be caught.
There are many people in this city
who take no other local paper hut
The Times and Democrat.
Sims' Book Store has just receiv
ed a fine lot of post cards. Something
new and novel. Call and see them.
Some men look upon home as a
place where they can grunt and com
plain without danger of being called
down.
The man who tackles and performs
all the little duties that confront him
is always ready when really big
things come up for doing.
The ladies of St. George school
will give an ice cream festival on
Friday afternoon, beginning at four
o'clock. Everybody invited.
The murderer of Mr. Valentine ha
not yet been captured, but a b
crowd of people are pursuing hi
and we hope they will catch him.
Rev. W*. R. Richardson of Nas
ville. Tenn., filled the pulpit of t"
Presbyterian Church last Sund
morning.
Mrs. H. N. Corker of Charlestori
after spending a very pleasant week
with her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Grimes
of this city, returned to her home
last Sunday.
There will be an Ice cream festi
val at the Rickenbaker .school House
Saturday afternoon for the purpose
of raising the organ fund. Everybody
it invited to attend.
We heard of a lot of colored far
mers the other day who hud sold
their cotton at 9 cents per pound.
They will be sorry when picking time
comes that they sold at all.
Hon. J. W. H. Dukes announces
himself as a candidate for Mayor at
the approaching election. He is too
well known in this community to
need any introduction at our hands.
Miss Carrie Bruner and her two
little nieces, Clare and Lois Bruner
have retu.-ned home after spending
several weeks in Norfolk, Va., taking
in the sights at the Jamestown Ex
position.
Col. W. G. Smith announces him
self a candidate for alderman at the
approaching election. Col. Smith Is
a successful business man, and
would serve the city with zeal and
intelligence if elected.
Our price for announcing candi
dates for aldermen is only one dol
lar. It is an office without emolu
ments, and therefore we charge can
didates for the office only a nominal
sum. The cash must accompany.
Mr. Monroe Gantt, the young man,
who was forced to shoot and kill a
man near Springfield last week to
protect his own life, was granted bail
and has been discharged from custo
dy. The amount of bail was fixed at
?2,000.
Mr. Adam Douglas and Miss Fan
nie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Lemons of this city, were married
last Sunday afternoon at Cardova by
the Rev. J. R. Smith. The happy
young couple have the best wishes of
many friends.
We have received a communica
tion signed "Limestone Kid," which
we decline to publish because it is not
accompanied by the real name of
the writer. This is a rule that is
observed in all well regulated news
paper offices.
The base ball game here last Mon
day between the loca. team and aum
ter resulted in a victory for Sumter
by a score of 4 to 0. The game was
called on account of darkness. Or
angeburg also lost three games to
Spartanburg last week.
The reunion of students and ex
students of Newberry College will be
held at St. Matthews Church on Fri
day, August 9. Rev. Dr. Cromer,
Rev. W. H. Hiller and possibly others
will speak. Everybody is invited to
attend with well filled baskets.
Dr. Walter and Mr. W. L. Glover,
Cashier of the Edisto Bank, made a
trip to and from Charleston last
week. They made the trip from
Charleston to Orangeburg in less
than eight hours. They had a pleas
ant time going and coming back.
Mr. Henry Calvin Huggins and
Miss B^ile Dyches were married on
Sunday afternoon by the Rev. L. P.
McGee. Mr. Huggins is a trusted
employee of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway, and he is lo be congratula
ted on winning such an excellent
young lady as Miss Dyches for a life
partner.
The State League is still on deck.
The new schedule of the league calls
for a continuance of the league until
August 10. according to constitution
al provision, but it is thought that
the clubs will continue through Lab
or day. This matter of schedule ex
tension, however, will be decided
within a few days.
Messrs. J. P. Doyle and H. C. Wan
namaker went to Columbia Satura.:;/
morning to attend the meeting of
the directors of the State League.
There was a disposition on the part
of Greenville and Anderson to kick
Orangeburg and Sumter out of the
league, but it ended by the two kick
ing teams getting out themselves.
Mrs. Mary Koger, died at the res
idence of her daughter. Mrs. B. F.
King, in this city, last Friday. Mrs.
Koger was 89 years of age, and was
a native of Colleton county. She had
been a member of the Methodist
church for many years, and was a
consecrated Christian. Her body
was taken to St. George for inter
ment.
The Columbia otate says: "A well
known baseball man who has seen
six games every week in the State
league this season says that. Bob
Thackam is one of the best pitchers
in the league. He says the youngster
has been at a disadvantage this sea
son on account of not having an old
head to work with behind the bat
and also having been with a losing
club He predicts that Carlton
Buesse will bring the southpaw
around wonderfully."