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CHURCH .TRIAL.. VETERAN METHODIST FOUND Q?H/TY BY JURY. Pot "Slandering" His Pastor in AfAfciag a Statement in Reference to Minnies and Collections. The St. Matthews correspondent of The News and Courier says a shore hut spicy little trial occurred at Wesley Chapel. M. E. Church, Wednesday morning. It is unusual for a man to speak so disrespectfully of his church in general and his own spiritual adviser in particular as to make the matter sufficiently interest ing to attract a fair audience. The Roy. G. W. Davis, of Bowman, S. C.. acted as referee, Martin Mann, Bsq., was the attorney for the com mittee and the Methodist minister, the. Rev. J. H. Thacker. who is now engaged in this circuit. Mr. Marvin Murphy, a graduate of Ciemson College, acted as secre tary and stenographer. Mr. John Vaughn, of Jamison, was the defendant and conducted his ow-i case. The following is the jist of the specifications against the accused as preferred by a committee composed of Messrs!! T. W. Murphy D. B. Wolfe and W. W. Staley, to-wit: First. That the said John Vaughn has violated the general rule of the M. E. Chucrh, South, by speaking in slanderous terms of those minis ters who sell the minutes of the an . nual Conference to raise the assess ment laid on the charge for the pnb ' licatioa of said minutes. 'Second. That the said John Vaughn stated at Prospect Church in February, 1908, in the presence ? of several parties, that the preachers who sell the minutes and put the money in their pockets, when there was an assesment on the charge by the annual Conference to pay for the minutes, and that such was it rascally piece of business. There ' were several witnesses for the prosecution, who testified sub stantially that Mr. Vaughn had stat ed that it was a "rascally piece of business" for ministers to sell these minutes. The defendant offered no testi mony, but made an impassioned and aggressive speech to the jury- He denied that it was slanderous to tell the truth, and that if he had to lie to remain a member of tne Methodist Church ^e would get out. According to Mr. Vaughn's own statonwfft, the ministers for eight or ten years have been selling these minutes.and the injustice should be stopped. Attorney Mann, of the prosecu tion, made a strong statement, from the viewpoint of the law and Church, and was caustic and plain in his statements with reference to the de fendant's conduct. Mr. Mann's contention was that the assessment for minutes is levied by the district stewards, and that the ministers violate no law by selling the minutes. By way oJ interrup tion the Rev. J. H. Thacker stated that the money collected from the minutes was turned over to the com mittee on minutes. The jury, consisting of Messrs. J. W. Murphy, J. S. Stabler, Herbert Axaa, Moody Godwin and James Zeigler, after hearing the arguments, retired and, after mature delibera tion; brought in a verdict of guilty on every count in the indictment. Unless the defendant, Mr. Vaughn, recants, which is not likely, he will be expelled from the Church. He is an old Methodist veteran, who has not only taken great interest in the Church for many years, but made no "bones" of his public advocacy of t*e good old-time religion. This fact makes his spiritual jar all the more unfortunate. The Church should speedily settle whether the presiding elders have a right to demand payment for these minutes and at the same time levy an assesment for their publica tion. This correspondent, an unpre tentious and unworthy Methodist himself, does not believe the Rev. J. H. Thacker or his fellow minis ters have been guilty of any dishon orable conduct, but uo further room should be left for any doubt about what is right and reasonable in the premises. No Action Taken Yet. Governor Ansel has not yet or dered an election for the new county of Edisto, and it is not known what' action he will take in the premise*. The Governor will, no doubt, give the matter due consideration, for he never acts recklessly on questions of. this kind. Nothing has beea heard from Wagener along this Ifh? since the conflagration which de stroyed the greater portion of the business section of the proposed county seat, entailing a loss of sev eral thousand dollars, it is said. The Best iu Years. The annual Cattle Creek camp meeting commenced at th?. camp ground last Wednesday and continu ed through Sunday. The Branchville Journal say this was the largest ani best meeting that has been held oa this ground in a number of years. Over twenty tent holders occupied the ground and large numbers o; visitors were present at all of the services. Each service was the source of much good being dune for those present. Trains Now Rnu Through. The trestle on the Atlantic Coast Line Railway over the Santee river between this city and Sumter, which ?was washed away by the late floods. Las been replaced and the trains are now running their regular schedule again.. Can Take Off Muzzles. The time for muzzling dogs is now out for this season, and you can unmuxzle ycur pet dog. INSPECTING PAVING. City Council Trying to Find Out Which Is Best. Alderman I. W. Bowman, Harrj L. Emoak, W. G. Smith, J. X. Weeks and City Civil Engineer Edward Hawes left Tuesday on a visit to several eines to try and And out which is the best mode of pav ing and which is the best material to use. These gentlemen were sent on this mission by the City Council to ascertain facts before finally deter mining the material to be used in paving certain streets in this city This we think was wise on the part of the City- Council, as we should look well into the matter of paving before investing our money in It. These gentlemen will visit Co lumbia, Charlotte and possibly other cities where paving is going on, and we hope they will'get all the infor-l mation needed to enable them to make a good selection for Orange burg. The paving is badly needed ,and has been badly needed for years, and we hope soon to see work com mence on it, but we think the City Council is acting wisely to find out all about the matter before com mencing the work. The money thus spent is wisely invested. Before returning the gentlemen, will inspect all kinds of paving and get all the facts they can bearing on the dif ferent kinds being used In the cities they may visit. / . POSTOFFICE. THIEF CAUGHT. Calhoun County's Sheriff Does Some Good Detective Work. The St. Matthews correspondent of The News and Courier says Sheriff Dantzler, after some good detective work, brought in Charlie Martin (a bright mulatto, 18 years of age). Tuesday afternoon from Summer ton. Last Wednesday night a week ago the postoffice in the adjoining village of Fort Motte'was robbed of ninety-three dollars. A watch, rings and bottles of co logne were also taken from the store in which the postoffice is located. The sheriff accompanied by Will Keller and Jake Shirer, of Lone Star, struck his trail and followed him through many difficulties to Summerton, where he was run down and caught. Martin made a full confession. He admitted that he had committed rob beries in Rowesville, Plnewood, Eutawville and St. Paul. He wa3 sent to jail this evening. After do ing time in Calhoun county the Gov ernment will likely take him in hand. Sheriff Wwntzler is rapidly "making good" as an officer, of which the county has every reason to be proud Mil. LEVER'S OPPONENT. -?-r* It. H. Richardson Named by-Republi cans to OpjMJse Hiui. Congressman Lever will have a new opponent at the November elec tion. R. H. Richardson of Sumter received the nomination at the Re publican convention of the Seventh district, held at Orangeburg Monday. AAlex. Dantzler. who has contested for Mr. Lever's seat for the pust several terms, was also a candidate but was defeated by five votes. The convention was attended and manag ed entirely by negroes and the pro ceedings were most harmonious. Jacob Moorer, the colored lawyer of Orangeburg, presided. Want Their Salaries liaised. The St. Matthews correspondent of The News and Courier says: "Cal houn has a splendid set of county officers and the salaries provided for most of them are not niggardly, but it is sincerely to be hoped that our representatives in the Legislature will see to it that the Probate Judge and superintendent of education are better paid. These officers are both graduates of Wofford College and splendid specimens of ideal citizen ship. The responsibility and emolu ments of our superintendent of ed ucation, more particularly, are so disproportionate as to be ridiculous No county in the State has a more efficient superintendent of educa tion than Mr. D. S. Murphy, and it will be impossible to retain such men on a mere pittance." Dave Harsh Shot. The St. Matthews correspondent of The News and Courier says Dave Barsh, Jr., a white man, employed on one of the county road gangi. was shot by Jim Smith, colored, in the Sandy Run section on Sunday. The ball entered near the hip joint and lodged in the fleshy middle halt of the thigh. It is not serious. There are conflicting reports as to the cause of the shooting, but all oL' them go to show that there was. no criminal intent. Quarterly Conference. The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the St. Matthews circuit will b-; held at Westly Chapel on Friday. October 2nd. at eleven oclock a. m. Preaching by Rev. C. B. Smith. P. E.. at 11 o'clock on Friday and C:30 o'clock on Sunday. There will be the usual 11 o'clock service on Sun day at Limestone. Bowman Graded School. The Bowman Graded School wl'l open up on Monday. October 5. Prof. C. J. Rast, the superintendent, will be assisted by Miss Gertrude Robb of Prosperity and .Miss Johnnie Miller of Fort Mill. Miss pupils are requested to be present at opening so that "hey uiay b'J properly classified. Ix>st Four Fingers. William Johnson, a colored em ploye of the Sprinkle saw and plain ing mill In this ctiy, had the misfor tune to get four fingers on his left hand cut off in a lathe machine Thursday afternoon. MfcKU KUN tUWN BV BLOODHOUNDS Ab1!ER SHOOT ING AN OFFICER. Detailed Account of the Shooting of Officer Byrd by Holiday and His -Subsequent Capture. The State says Jerome Holliday, the- negro who shot and dangerously wounded Mr. Henry Byrd, the town marshal of North, Sunday nigh'.. was carried to the penitentiary Mon day by Sheriff Dukes of Orangeburg for safe keeping. Marshal Byrd was carried to the Columbia hospital early Monday morning on the Sei board train and. was immediately given the best medical attention pos sible to obtain.- He was- in a very dangerous condition when . he was carried to the hospuai and little hopes were entertained for his re- j covery. I Holliday admitted Monday to th--?| officers who carried nim to the pen itentiary that he sboi Marshal Byrd. tie plead with the arresting officers to carry him to Columbia, apparently fearing that he might be taken back to North and there be lynched. He was suffering a great deal from a wound in his left shoulder, made he claimed, by a shot from the pistol of Marshal Byrd. He was not very talkative after getting into the peni tentiary. He asked several persons whether or not tne man he shot was dead, but made no further ex pression when told that Mr. Byrd was not dead. 4 Mr. Robbins of the penitentiary guard, who took the bloodhounds of the State to the scene of the crimp early Sunday morning .returned late Monday afternoon. Despite the heavy rain which fell Sunday night the hounds took the trail almost im mediately after reaching North. For 15 miles the chase lasted, through swamps, woods, along public roads, etc., and when the negro was finany acptured by Deputy Sheriff, Dukes, Mr Robbins and his hounds were oniy a few hundred yards away and came up within five minutes to where the negro was under arrest. Mr. Dukes, who had been following the dogs, cut across the country, while the dog.s of course .followed the circuitous trail taken by the fleeing negro. Holliday was asked if the dogs got near him at any time and he answer ed in the affirmative and added that he was mighty glad that Mr. Dukus got him before the dogs found him The pack of dogs at the penitentiary has done some excellent work within the past week on tracking criminals and its is probable that they w:".l be more generally UBed in the future. A dispatch from North says Hol iday is a desperate negro, and gives the following particulars of his out rageous crime iu. shooting Officer H. W. Byrd: A few minutes before the shoot ing it had been reported to Police man Byrd that Holliday was disor derly in the white waiting room at the depot. . State Constable T. W. Watts happened to be in town and was in company with Mr. Byrd at the time. Policeman Byrd approach ed Holliday, who suddenly turned upon him and commenced firing. Having shot the policeman to thi ground, the negro began firing at Mr. Watts, who returned the fire, striking the negro in the arm. This shot forced the negro to drop hi* pistol and umbrella, but he escaped. The governor was called up over long distance 'phone, and by quick work furnished the bloodhounds on the midnight train. From the um brella the dogs got a good start and trailed well, pursuing the fu gitive 10 miles or more directly to j his house below Norway, and prac tically into the arms of ? Sheriff Dukes. The sheriff had been no tified by 'phone, and ho promptly re sponded. . i It was generally understood that the negro was being carried to Or angeburg, whereupon he was quickly placed on board a special train and hurried to Columbia. It is probably well that he was taken in custody by the sheriff for had he been cap tured around North with the pre vailing high state of excitement it is safe to say that he would have.been; lynched beyond a doubt. The wounded man was treated by! Drs. McElveen and Davis, and made easy until the morning train, when he was carried to Columbia hospital.] Ho was operated on promptly, and! it was found that a bullet had pen- j etrated the liver and intestines. Little hope of his recovery is en-| tertained. Mr. Byrd is a quiet, un assuming officer and commands the respect of all classes, and the whole community iB saddened by his un timely misfortune . The incident of fers the authorities the opportunity to strengthen public confidence in, the courts of justice, and mete jus tice to the cold blooded criminal desperado by speedy trial at spe cial term of court and a prompt legal execution. Last of the Season. The last of the excellent concerts given by the Orangeburg Military Band this season took place on the square last night. The weather is getting too cool for out-door con certs. These concerts have been greatly enjoyed by all of our citizens. Help the (Jood Cause. When the committee calls on vom for a contribution don't fail to re spond to help along the cause or" Democracy. The money is needed, badly needed, to pay the expense of the campaign now being made for the election of Bryan and Kern. liccture at Ebncezer Church. Dr. J. W. Daniel will deliver his famous lecture at Ebeneezer church on Friday evening. October 2. Ev erybody invited. The ladies will serve refreshments. The object is to raise some funds for church CATTLE CREEK CAMP MEETING. Was Largely Attended and Proved ' Complete Success. Bowman, Sept. 10.?^Special: Cat tle Creek Camp Meeting, under the guidance and excellent management of Presiding Elder Charles^B. Smith, was a complete success. Better order was maintained from beginning to end than at any meeting held there for many years. ? The tents, with lone or two exceptions, were all oc cupied and despite the drizzly ram I on Sunday, quite a large crowd was in attendance on the services. Presiding Ehder Smith had a full [corps of assistants and the (preached word was proclaimed with j much zeal, and the power of the I Holy Spirit was In evidence during the exercises of the meeting. You.' correspondent was detained on ac count of the threatening weather from being present at . the entire II o'clock service on,Sunday, but sufficent to state that the sermon j was one of Presiding Elder Smith's t(est. All being good, some b*et ter, and occasionally he( lets out lone of his best. The young ladies appointed by the Presiding Elder to collect money for the incidental expenses of the meet ing and the contemplated improve ments were very v successful and raised the full amount necessary for current expenses and improvements. | Rev. Harry Danner, of Bambur^, led the singing during the exer cises of the meeting and also [preached and prayed as none but he [can do. "Dundee." AT THE THEATRE. [The Season Will Open on Monday Night With "Human H M-ts.' The management of the Academy have purposely delayed the opening of the theatre until now, as the best attractions never start out until th ? last of September. The first attrac tion will be * Human Hearts," which appears here on Mohday night. October 5th, and after this attrac tions of unusual merit will follow every few days. It is a fact that every attraction offered is of a high class, and the majority better than [ the best ever seen here before. But this puts it up to the patrons of the theatre. If business is good, these attractions wiil all surely be here; if, after a month or six weeks, the management finds they are not getting the proper support, they may have to cancel some of the best at tractions, as they are very expensive, costing several hundred dollars a performance, and the managers are not millionaires. They uan't "cough up" a couple of hundred more than the box receipts, just to see a high class attraction them selves. "Human Hearts," a play that won't wear out, was here last year, and pleased a packed house. In fact, it was conceded one of the best attractions of its kind ever seen here, and there were probably fifty requests for a return date. So thatl a packed house is the general expec.-| tation. Prices 25c to $1.00. WOODMEN' ENTERTAIN. Edlsto Lodge, at Branchville. Spend* a Pleasant Evening. The Branchville Journal says: I "On last Wednesday night the meni-j hers of the Edlsto camp Woodmen of the World invited their families | I and friends to an entertainment a1. !the City Hall. There were about two hundred present and the camp made Itself a reputation for splendid entertainment and lavish hospitality. "Delightful music for the occasion was furnished by Misses Mattie Beli Crowell and Lillie Byrd. After sev eral numbers had been rendered Mr. C. F. Smoak, acting as master ofl ceremonies, introduced the speaker] of the evening, Hon. Robert Lide, of Orangebujrg. His address was I replete with the doctrines of Wood ' craft and was listened to with tin. closest attention. At the close of his address Mr. Smoak invited the audience to the rear of the hall., where a delicious course of refresh [ments was served and enjoyed by all. "These little social gatherings keep alive the enthusiasm of the members and tend to maintain the friendly in terest of the public towards tho or der, and are always a source of | I pleasure to those who attend." Married and Gone. Mr. H. M. Walkor, of Charleston, and Miss Marybello King, were mar ried at tho family residence oul Whitman street on Wednesday morn-| ing. Immediately after the ceremo ny the young couple left on a bridal tour over the Southern. Tuesday I night a big reception was tendered the friends of the young couple, which was largely attended. The young couple have tho liest wishes of large circle of friends for a long |and happy life. Makes a Poor Showing. While Orangeburg county has con tributed more than any other county i the State to the Democratic nat .jnal campaign fund, except Rich land, as reported through the Co lumbia State, she has not done much. Think of it. a big, rich coun ty like Orangeburg only contribut ing $276.65 towards defraying the expense of the national campaign. Let us wake up and do our whole I duty. Turned Him Loose. The Branchville Journal says "The negro, Mike Grimes, that was arrested for complicity in the kill ing for which his wife is now in jail, caused him to attempt suicide last Monday. His condition io very se-l rions and it is thought that he will not recover." The Globe Tonic, so widely adver tised, gave unanimous satisfaction. See The Crum Mercantile Company. NOk? WiUK?tK ?A5t ENDS BY THE DISCHARGE OP THE ACCUSED Who Had Once Been Convicted of Mnrder, Gut the Cpurst Interfered and Turns Him Loose. A special dispatch' from Aiken to The News and Courier says Tues day afternoon the case of Jim Will iams, charged with the murder of E. H. Fisher, on December 24, 1904, j was nol-prossed, in all probability ending one of the most celebrated cases In the annals of Aiken county. The case was scheduled to be tried Tuesday afternoon, but the acting solicitor stated to the Court that owing to the absence of one of the main witnesses, A. M. Black, of Savannah', he -could hot proceed with the case. Col. Claude E. Saw yer, of the defendant's counsel, in sisted upon a jury trial for his cli ent, but Judge Wilson overruled his motion. On the above date Mr. Fisher was killed near Salley. Love Dunbar and the defendant were accused of the murder. The former escaped and has not since been captured. Will iams was tried, found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, and the lower Court was sustained. And Williams' was again sentenced to death. Another appeal was'taken for . a new trial. This time fhe Supreme Court authorized the Circuit Judge to hear a motion for a new trial. The sitting Judge in Aiken at that time granted the motion, and the case was set for trial at this term and resulted in the above dis position^. At one time feeling ran high, soon after the brutal crime was commit ted, against Williams, and lynching was freely talked about in the event he should not be convicted. One wit ness stated on th'e stand that he would be willing to join a lynching party against him, and it was believ ed that he would he taken from the Court House and dealt with summar ily if not convicted. His defence was an alibi. Since then his attorneys, Messrs Claude E. Sawyer and Hayns F. Rice, have worked hard on his case and have succeeded in changing the opinion of many of the people interested in the case as to his guilt. It has been predicted all along, sinee a new trial was granted, that _he would come clear if again pre sented to a jury. In view of this there was little surprise at this after noon's proceed,in.gs. Up to a short time ago the case against Williams was in the hands of the Messrs Henderson, hut they were not con nected with the scheduled trial Tues day. This action leaves one of the most horrible assassinations ever perpe trated in this county unavenged, ffr. Fisher was one of the wealthiest and best known men of the county. He was a large planter and mer chant of Salloy at the time of his horrible death. Two gunshots struck him, it being claimed that one was fired by Williams. Large rewards have been offered for Dun bar. Last summer it was thougnt that, he had been captured in Mid dletown, N. Y., and there was a great deal in the newspapers about jit, and he was identified by some [persons from Salley, while others positively denied that the capture! j man was Dunbar when they saw him. [He was subsequently released. Wanted It To Stand. The St .Matthews correspondent of The News and Courier sayrr "An old colored citizen, Andrew Johnson, of some means and stand ing in the community, died some time ago, and the probation of his will reveals a rather peculiar clause in the document. He devised that to his faithless spouse, who had maliciously refugeed from his roof, should be given five dollars with the proviso that if she contested his will four dollars of her dower should go to charity and the remainder should salve her wounded feelings.'' The old fellow evidently wanted his will to stand. Branchville Graded School. The Branchville Graded School opened Monday morning with an at tendance of more than 150 pupiis. The High School department has been added with every prospect for success. The 1st and 2nd grades are under the care of Miss Bessie Turner, of Dawson, Ga.; 3rd and 4th I Grades, Miss Estella Smoak, ? f Branchville, S. C; 5th and 6th Grades, Miss Bertie Clitton. of Dar lington, S. C; 8th and 9th Grades, Miss Elmlra Hardin, of Chester. S C., and 7th and 10th Grades, Prof. W. C. Martin, principal. Rather Be Trustee. Dr. T. H. Dreher, who had been named as a Presidential elector for this Congressional district was sever ely disappointed when notified that his trusteeship of the St. Matthew's Graded School was a bar to his hold ing the electorship. At the earnest solicitation of friends he resigned as elector and Col. John T. Sloan, of Columbia, was substituted. Good for Dr. Dreher. He did right to hold on to the trusteeship. Reward Offered. So far no arrests have been made in the Reeves assassination. The perpeirators of the dastardly crime are unknown, but we sincerely hope that they will be rundown an;', caught. Governor Ansel has offered a reward of $L!0(l for the apprehen sion of the assassins. The Crum Mercantile Company, Crum Building, purchased all th-3 Globe Tonic toat the Globe Remedy Company had on hand and will sell the 11.00 bottles for 50c, while it last. MONEY BADLY NEEDED. T? Defray the Expenses f the National Campaign. In compliance with a request fron the financial committee of the nat ional Democratic committee. State Chairman Wilie Jones made the an nouncement Wednesday night that he would make renewed efforts to collect additional funds in South Car olina for the legitimate expenses of the national campaign. Acting upon fv? suggestion of an enthusiastic Demjcrat, General Jones has decided to appoint committees throughout South Carolin; ,not only at the county seats, but in all other towns as well, to make an active canvas of their respective communi ties for funds for the national cam paign. x In charge of this work General Jones has appointed Mr. C. M. Gal loway of Columbia chairman, and Mr. Wh. R. Bradford, also of Colum bia, vice chairman, who will select committees of three in the various towns of the State to make active canvasses. These gentlemen will be glad to have, suggestion from tho?o who would aid in the cause In the place| where Committees are not named. General Jones requests that all funds collected be forwarded to him or to The State, through either oj which the money will be sent on to the national committee. As the national slection is only little more than a month off, General Jones urges that the committees take im mediate action in their effort to can vass for funds. Col. Thos .F. Brant ley and Messrs. Fred Wannamaker and W. K. ?ease are appointed on the committee for this city. NOTES FROM BOWMAN. Methodist Contemplating Building a 95,000 Brick Church. Bowman, Sept. 30.?Special: The Methodist of Bowman are contem plating the erection of a $5,000.00 brick church in the town. The present building, while neat and comfortable, is entirely too small t;o seat the congregation during ex tra occasions of worship. The membership, too, is increasing at a rapid rate, so much so that it will be only a question of a few yeai> when a larger church will be a ne cessity. The first engagement of the Ly ceum Course at Bowman will be given on the evening of the 13th, by Morphet and Stevens Co., in mag ic, melody and mirth.. This attrac tion is said to be first-class in every respect and will doubtless receive a large patronage here. This will he followed by two other entertain ments, which announcement will be made later on. The recent showers .while bene ficial to such growing crops as po tatoes, .peas, sugarcane, turnips, etc., was not sufficient to make any wattv in the branches and swamps of the neighborhood. Cow Cattle Swamp is completely dry, with the excep tion of a^ few holes here and there and there has, been a wholesale de struction of fish in many places in this swamp and its tributaries. Considerable cotton has been I marketed here recenJy. Lieners haven't much choice in the matt if as they have obligations that have tov be met. "Dundee."' Deafness Cannot Be Cured, by local application, as they cannot reach the disease portion of the oar. There is only one way to cure deaf ness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamaraed condition of the mucous lining of the ustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hear ing, and when It is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal con dition, hearing will be destroyed for ever; nine cases out of ten are caus ed by Catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the hucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dol ed by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for Constipation. Orangoburg Collegiate Institute. Scarcely a day 'passes but what one or two new students are en rolled at the Orangeburg Colleglato Institute. Every section of the State is represented this season. There are students from every county, all the way from Spartanburg to Charlest?n. and from Marlboro to Beaufot.r Professor Peterson had worked hard for the school, and has had very many obstacles to over come, bu tthe school is growing in efficiency and usefulness, and has more friends today than it has ever had since its establishment fifteen year ago. The faculty this year is an unusually strong one. Ice Cream Festival. There will be an ice cream fes tival at the home of Mr. James Gibson on tho Cannon Itridge road on Friday afternoon and evening, beginning at five o'clockf, for the benefit of Westly Grove church. Come one. come all, with well filled pocket books. Hushing Cotton to Murket. There is no doubt on our part as to the cotton crop being mucn Shorter this year than it was last, but one would not think so if he judges by the receipts, which are much heavier now than they were this time last year or the year b ? fore. Moselcy's October Sj>et'lalN. We call the attention of our read ers to the advertisement of Moseley's October Specials which will be found on page three of this issue. DEATH OF MERRITT. WAS INJURED BY TRAIN AT BRANCHVILLE. Was Stealing Ride to Augnsta to Get a Job of Work and Fell Off and Fatally Injured. Mr. John Merritt, a young whit* man living at No. 47 Line street, in Charleston, died at the Roper Hospital in that city about five o'colck Tuesday morning, as the re sult of the injuries he received by falling from a freight train at Branchrille on Tuesday evening, September 22. The young man's mother is a widow, who keeps a boarding house at No. 47 Line street in Charleston. The .News and Courier says after the coroner had empanelled a jury for the purops" of viewing the body .the latter was, turned over toNhis relatives by the hospital authorities. According to the statement of Mer ritt himself, immediately after the accident, he had boarded the freight train in the vicinity of Branchville with the intention of beating his way to Augusta in order to procure work. Attempting to crawl from one ear to another he was suddenly precipitated to the rails by a heavy lurch of the cars, and in_an instant ! one of the big box cars had passed over his left leg, mashing it badly. He was picked up by train hands an *, carried into Branchville. where an operation was deemed necessary by several local physicians, and the in jured member was accordingly ampu tated at the hip. The operation seemed successful, although the ex pectations of ultimately saving the young man's life were very slight. A brother of young Merritt went to Branchville as soon as news of the accident reached Charleston, and immediately had the wounded boy brought to the Roper Hospital ,?a Charleston, where everything pos sible was done to save Merritt. During the latter part of last week; the patient was apparently rally ing, but this hope proved to be false, as the young man suddenly took a turn for the worse during the last two days, and his sufferings were finally cut short Tuesday morning at 5 o'clock when death came to his relief. Notification of young Merritt's death was sent to the coroner, wb?> empanelled a jury, and after the body had been viewed, announced that the inquest would be postponed until next Sunday morning at II jo'cloi-.k at the Fireproof building. Meeting and Chalmers streets* This, action was taken because of the im possibility of procuring the necessary witnesses to the accident, most of whom were employees of the South ern Railway working on the train which passed over Merritt. The com pany stated that it could hardly be probable that the men could be no tified before the latter part of the week. More Campaign Money. The following amounts have beea sent in from clubs named: Cow Castle Club? J. B. Whetsil.%i.09 D. R. Whetsil. .5? H. P. Whetsil.2? W. H. Whetsil.25 O. D. Weathers.50 Hugh Weathers.25 Clarence Berry .25. A. C. Bozard.50 P. W. Cam.2? Willie Traxler.5? I. D. Easterlin.50 W. H. P. Riser. 50 Total .$5.25 St. George Club? W. B. Fogle.9 .26 N. N. Hayden, Jr. 1h L. P. Jamison.26 Torn Hall .25 E. Stallienger.26 J. D. Griffith.5? Willie Pearson .26 H. Jamison . .26 June Thfimas.25 J. L. Chavis.?.25 H. D. Hayden.25 W .S. Lee.2? J. C. Binniker.25 J. S. Binniker.?"? J. S. BoJton.26 Frank Jamison .25 N. N. Hayden.50 S. Lee .25 Robert Salley -I.25 Total .*5.7? Married in Atlanta. Mr. Frank Dukes and Miss Lu cile Lynch were married in Atlanta. Ga., on last Tuesday and arrived I? this city on Wednesday. The hap py young couple were met at the Tajlway station by many relative* and friends and given a warm wel come. Mr. and Mrs. Dukes were given a wedding dinner Wednesday by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smoak and a largely attended reception Wednes day night by Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Oliver. Mr. Dukes is an excellent young m''.n, and we congratulate him on winning so fair and charming a life companion as Miss Lynch. Wp extend a warm and hearty welcome to our little city. Special Notice. In response to a request from manv of our customers, we have purchased A BUTTON MACHINE We are now able to supply your wants for buttons, exactly the same as the dress material. Prices ans very moderate for the work done. Madr in four sizes, beginning at 10<: a di|:en. Kohn's Emporium. A H?ppy Mission. Dr. A. C. Doyle and Mr. Georg' Dukes accompanied Mr. Frank Duker, on his trip to Atlanta when he went for his bride. They, with Mrs. T. B. Rider, of Hot Springs, Ark., a visitor of Mrs. Dukes, accompanied the happy young couple on their trip to Orangeburg. i