Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

EDISTO COUNTY Alf ELECTION ORDERED ON ITS FORMATION. _^ I The People Living in the Territory Will Determine Its Fate at the Bal lot Box December 1J5. Governor Ansel issued on Satur day a proclamation for an election on the question of the formation of Edisto county to be held December 15. There has been considerable I eonteet over this matter, the area of the proposed county being form ed out 'Of portions of Lexington, Aiken and Orangeburg. The bounda ries are given as follows: Beginning "at a point about one mile below Merritt's bridge at Drury's Bluff on South Edisto rive-, Alken county, thence north to i point on the east boundary of right of way of Two-Notch road, where said road cresses' Nolen branch, i thence the eastern boundary of said road to Southern railway, crossing near Samaria church, Lexington county, thence a direct line to the Jones new nill on Black creek, thence a direct line to a point half xnila south of the residence of J. E. Dunbar, thence a direct line to Dan iel Hutto mill on Cedar creek, thence alo^g the souuthern boundary of right away of Waters Ferry road to the Hooker pond, thence down Salem branch to North Edisto river, Orangeburg county, from mouth, of said branch to a direct line to old Jack pond on Little Beaver creek, thence a direct line to 21-miIt post on Ninety-Six road, thence a direct line to Tampa mill on East Good Land creek, thence a direct line tj 145-mile post on Southern railroad, thence a direct line to Stroman's m!ll on Dean swamp, thence down Dean Swamp creek to, South Edisto river, thence up. said river to point of be ginning/' were filed with me as gov ernor of the State, asking that said portion of these counties be per mitted to vote on the establishment of a new county. The report of a majority of the commission appointed by Governor Ansel to ascertain the facts as pro vided for in the acts of 1905 as to whether the requirements of the constitution as to area, distance, wealth, popu'^tion, et cetera, have been complied with, has been filed, stating that the. law had been fullv complied with, and the number of square miles in the proposed new county la 426 square miles, leaving to each of the old counties more than 500 square miles. The proclamation of Governor Ansel, as governor of the State of South Carolina, by virtue of the pow er conferred upon me by the consti tution und laws of this State, do hereby order: 1. That an election be held in the territory embrace! within the proposed new county on the 15th dav of December, A. D. . 1908, uoon the question, of creating the s^id new county, and that it su"h election, the qualified electors within the proposed area shall be al lowed to vote upon said question, thore favoring the proposed new county to vote 'Yes' and those op posed to vote 'No.' "2. That the commissioners of State and county elections of the counties of Aiken. Lexington and Orangeburg respectively shall make . all necessary arrangements for hold ing said election. 3hall aonolnt man agers and do all other things neces sary for the holding of said election: that the county supervisors of the said counties respectively shall have prepared printed tickets and furnish same to the commlsslonrs of election to be sent out to the managers of election, for the use of the voters. "3. That said election shall hi held .under the same rules and reg ulations as are provided by law for regular county elections; that the managers Bhall be sworn before ea ' terlng upon the discharge of their duties and shall open the polls at 7 o'clock In the morning and keep the same open until 4 o clock in the afternoon, when the polls shall be closed, the votes counted, a return of the number of votes polled for and against,, signed and certified to bv the managers of election which, together with the ballot box. ballots and rioll list shall be turned over to the commissioners of election, as required bv law; that the commis sioners of election shall then, as now reoulred bv law, tabulate the vote anrj make return thereof to the gov ernor of the State and to the sec retary of State and file a c^py of same with the clerk of court of com mon nleas for each of s^il counties of Aiken, Lexington and Orangeburg. Campaign Funds. We have received the following additional donations to the National Democratic campaign fund: W. 0. Shuler, Parlor, r>0 cents, and Hill Jo^os. Parlor, 25 cents. This makes $27.75 th?t has been contributed thronen The Times and Democrat. We have remitted $27.00 to The SfMe and have on hand 73 cents, which . we will send on the latt ;r part of the week. In the mean time we would be glad to secure other contributions to the cause. Foot Ball Team. A meeting was held Friday eve ning looking to the organization of a foot ball team by the young men of this city. Any youne: man whj would like to play on the team is invited to be at tho Sellers Avenu* school tonight at half-past eight o'clock. Had Hand Mashed. Mr. Jas. P. Do vie suffered a very painful accident Friday afternoon. He had his hand very severely mash ed by a car box door. The door fe'i upon his hand, mashing it very bad, and crushing his ring so badly that it had to be filed off his finger. ON THE FIRING LINE. Hon. Thos. F. Brantley to Make Speeches for Democracy. The Hon. 'inomas F. Brantley, a prominent sAd able attorney of this city, and well known throughout the j State, has been .assigned by Chairman Atwood to a 10-daya speaking tour in the interest of the national Democratic ticket. The field of Mr. Brantley'8 labor in the causo of Democracy will be the States of Ohio and Indiana. This informa tion was conveyed in a telegram received from Chairman Atwoo:., with the request that Mr. Brantley report at national headquarters in Chicago on Monday. ?> Mr. Brantley is no novice in cam paign work of a national character. He took an active part in the cam paign of 1896, when Mr. Bryan was first nominated, and made a number of speeches in West Virginia for the national ticket. He is thoroughly posted regarding the Issues of the present campaign and, being a force ful speaker, will undoubtedly do some effective werk. Mr. Brantley was a delegate to the Denver con vention an 3 was in Lincoln as a member of the notification commit tee when Mr. Bryan was formally notified of his nomination. Mr. Brantley will not be able to report In Chicago on Monday, how ever, and can not give his services until the last week of the campaign. A telegram to that effect was sent to the Chicago headquarters. Mr. Brantley has extensive agricul tural interests and some time will be required to get his private af fairs in proper shape for him to leave. He hopes to be able to report in Chicago on the 26th instant. DON'T WANT TAPT. President Thos. E. Miller Contributes to the Bryan Fund. The fact that President Thomas E. Miller, of the State Colored col lege, has subscribed to the national Democratic campaign fund is worthy of note. Not only has he become a member of the "500 $5 club" through the local committee, but it is under stood that he had previously made even larger contribution, which was sent directly to the national commit tee. President Miller has very decided views concerning the present cam paign and they are not at ail favorable to the party with which he has always been identified, nor does he hesitate to openly express the opinions he holds. ; Being irrevoca bly opposed to President Roosevelt's policies, he believes that the coun try's only salvation is in the elec tion of the Democratic candidate. It is cases like this that make us believe that Bryan will be elected. All through the North there are thousands of Republicans' who have decided for Bryan. They can't stand the methods of Roosevelt, and, like President Miller, they will not vote for his man Frida?. When the high handed measures of Roose velt are considered it is a wonder to us that any intelligent man would uphold him In them. Cotton All Picked. A letter from Elloree to The State says: "The farmers have made good use of the weather and there Is very little cotton open in the fields. The crop is a great deal shorter than the earlier indication. It is estimat ed/that there will not be over 60 per cent of a cotton crop made in this section. The farmers are discour aged over the short crop and the. short prices, and they-are endeavor ing to gather all crops closely, mak ing all edges cut. The indications are that there will be a fair yield from the pea crop and as most of the cotton has been gathered, the bulk of this crop will be harvested. There has been an abundance of hay gathered this fall and a fair yield of corn has been harvested. ? Lavender Scent for Rooms. Do you know what a few drops of oil of ; lavender in a silver bowl or ornamental dish of some kind, half filled wi*h very hot water, and set in the dining room just before din ner is served, gives a delightful and intangible freshness to the atmos nhere? Hostesses may use this i-i the parlors and dressing rooms( when arranging the house for enter taining. The suggestion is especial ly advantageous to those occupying small apartments which are some times "stuffy." Ginnery Burned. The ginnery cf J. A. Johnson, n r.hrifty colored farmer residing about three miles from Elloree was totaPy destroyed by fire Saturday. Johnson had recently installed new machinery and this .together with the loss of 14 bales of his cotton and all :>f his cotton seed, falls very heavily on him. N'ine bales cf cotton belong ing to the patrons of the gin were destroyed. The origin of the fire ap n?ars to be unknown. There was no insurance on the property. Teachers Examined. A number of young ladies and gentlemen, who aspires to be school teachers, were examined at the Court House Friday. County Superinten dent of Education Stiles R. Melli champ conducted the examinations. All of the applicants were from Or angeburg emintv except two young men from Pineville. N. C. who have positions to teach in this county and were required to have certificates from this tSate. Dispensary Sales. - Th? monthly report of the Or angeburg county dispensary tor Sep tember shows- sales at Fort .Mo';" to be $1,799.15. Cor Branchville $1, 097. 155, for Livingston $1.939.83 for St. Matthews $3,7f.9.?G, for Sprincfield $1.257.72. for ElWee M> 039.75. The total for all of the dis pensaries in the county is $22,611.37. COLE BROTHERS' SHOW. This Great Circus Will be Here on Wednesday. The following is the program of .he Cole Brothers' Show, which will exhibit in this city tomorrow, ? 10:00 a. m.?Starting from show grounds of stupendous street parade. 11:00 a. m.?Grand free outside open air exhibition. 11:30 a. m.?Opening of doors to Annex and World's Congress of Curiosities. 12:30 p. m.?Free inspection of Blue Ribbon Stables and Horse Fair. 1 p. m.:?Opening of doors to the big show. 1:10 p. my?Grand promenade concert by Professor Charles H. Tin ney and band of 40 soloists. 2:00 p. m.?Starting of afternoon performance In big show. 4:00 p. m.?Vaudeville entertain ment and concert in big tent and feeding of animals. I 4:30 p. m.?Visit to annex and curio department. 6:00 p. m.?Open air concert, Pro fessor Tinney and band. 6:30 p. m.?Free outside open air exhibition. 6:45 p. m.?Evening opening of Annex and Congress of Curiosities. 7:00 p. m.?Opening of doors to big show, evening performance. 7:15 p. m.?Promenade concert by Professor Charles H. Tinney and band of 40 soloists in menagerie tent. S:00 p. m.?Starting of evening performance of big show. 10:00 p. m.?Vaudeville entertain ment and concert in big tent. There is but one price of admis sion to the Cole Brothers' Show, and one big show ticket takes the holder through every department of the big show. Those desiring reserve! chairs or grand stand seats can pur chase them ffom the agents. ELLOREE GRADED SCHOOL. Is In Fine Condition and Will Do Good Work. The Elloree graded school, which began the session of 1908-09 Monday a week ago with a large attendance, has fine prospects for a successful year. The trustees and patrons were gratified at the large attendance. The school for the past two years has been in charge of the. following teachers: Prof. J. D. Holler, princi pal; Miss Pearl Johnson and Mrs. J. D. Holler, assistants. Mr. E. S. RIed, of Georgetown, ha? been added to the corps of teachers since a high school has been "as sured . The patrons of the dlstri :t held an election recently for the pur pose of voting for a high school and it was carried, there being no dis senting votes. A petition was the i sent up to the State and countv superintendents of education and it was shown that all of the require ments were compiled with. The trustees have since been no tified that appropriations for the school will be forthcoming. Prof. Hand will some time in the near fu ture visit the school. It will now be known as the Elloree high school We congratulate Elloree on her fine and growing school. She will find it to be her most valuable asset, if she has not already found this t; be the case. Snake hi Cotton. The Lancaster News says "there were lively times at Mr. R. J. Flynn's gin, In the New Cut section for u. few minutes one day this week. Ai a basket of cotton was jthrown up on the gin breast a large snake, said to have been a rattler, leisurly crawled out of the cotton, sat up and took notice of his strange sur roundings. In the mean time tha several hands about the premise: were falling over one another seeking places of safety. Finally one of the party mustered up enough courage to slip u pand catch his snakeship bv the tail and pop his head off. ' Cotton handlers should keep their eyes open. Elloree Gun Clnb. ! The Elloree .Gun Club was orga nized recently for the purpose of protecting the fish and game lawt of the State. The following officer* I were elected: M. L. Posey, presi dent; Dr. A. W. Browning, vice pres ident.; Dr. B. S. Harvin, secretary IA committee was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws. The members of this club have already taken a deep interest in it. and any one apprehended violating the game land firh laws of this State in this vicinity will be dealt with severely. Death of J. A. M. Haigler. Mr. .1. A. M. Haigler, a rospecfod citizen of the Lone Star section, died on the .13th Inst. and his remains were interred at. the Pine Grove cem etery. Mr. Haigler was about 6 7 years old and is survived by several children. Ho was preceded to the erave only a few months ago by his wife. He had been in ill ben Ith for several months and his demise was n^t unexpected. He was a useful citizen and will be missed by his ! friends and relatives. Notice. Camp Thomas J. Glover, No. 457, I\ C. V. The annual meeting of your Cam;) will bo held on Tuesday. October 27. 1 908, at 12 o'clock, at the hall of the Young American Steam Fire Enelne Co. Take due notice and govern yourselves accordingly. By order of the Commandant. W. V. IZLAR, Adjutant. City Fleet ririan Resigns. Mr. O. M. Roberts, who has bad ??narce of the vater works and litr'i* ing plant in ibis city, lvs resigned t(, go into business on his own ac count at Maeon, Ca. lie will be suc ceeded by. Mr. Jas. E. Snlley, who filled the position before Mr. Roberts t~ok charge. Mr. Sallev is now at Bamberg. The change will take place In about thirty days. THt NtW LAW FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THIS COUNTY. Abolishes Q>unty Commissioners ?and Provides for a Commissioner for Eact Township. \ The following act under which Or angeburg county is now governed will be read with interest: m Act to Abolish the Office of County Commissioners as now constituted for the County of Orangeburg, and to further provide for the Govern ment of tbe said County. Section 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of the State of- South Carolina, Tnat the County Supervisor shall be elected as now provided by law, and shall before entering upon the duties of his of fice execute a bond for the use of the County with three or more suf ficient sureties for the faithful per formance of his duties in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, the said bond to be approved by the County Auditor and County Treas urer. Section 2. The County Supervi sor shall have the duties and powers now exercised by law by the County Supervisor and County Board of Commissioners, except as hereinafter limited or enlarged. He shall have an office at the Court House and shall attend thereon at least two days iu each week, and shall have a Clerk with compensation to be hereinafter provided. He shall preside over the meetings of tho County Board, and his Clerk shall act as Secretary thereto. He shall examine Into all claims presented against the County and shall submit the same to the County Boardjvlth recommentlations thereon. He shall ^et contracts for all bridges or other public work not within the jurisdiction of the Town ship Commissioners, and shall adver tise for bids on any contracts where the cost is over fifty dollars. H? snail personally Inspect all work done under his contracts and shall vouch for claims therefor. Such claims shall not be valid for payment until approved by the County Board of Commissioners. . Section 3. The County Supervisor shall have charge of the chaingang and shall distribute its benefits among the various townships as im partially as possible, and shall ap point an overseer and guards there for, but their compensation shall be fixed by the County Board cf Com missioners. He shall publish an an nual report of the operations of th?; chaingang, showing the expenses of the same, the number of days of work actually done by the convicts, and the average dally cost of same, and the number of miles of roa:l constructed or repaired in each town ship, and the value of mules, ma chinery, and equipment of the chain gang outfit. He shall Inspect the publich roads of the County and shall consult and advise with the Town ship Commissioners as to tho main tenance and improvement. He shah ascertain cither by measurement or reliable records the exact number of .miles of public roads i.. each town ship and shall have the boundaries of the townships plainly marked oa each public road, and have mil-j | posts erected along the same, show ing the distance from the Court House, or from some other center of travel on the roads not leading to the county seat. He shall apportion the County road fund, which shall not exceed one-third of the levy o?" ordinary County purposes, among the various townships of the County in proportion to the number of miles of public roads in each township, the same as apportioned to be ex pended by the Township Commission ers as hereinafter provided, and he shall keep a book of the County road fund by townships in like manner as the County Superintendent of Educa tion keeps account of school funls by districts, and this book shall be a record of his office accessable to the public. Section 4. That upon recommen dation of the Legislative Delegation the Governor shall appoint one Town ship Commissioner for each township in the County, save City Township, who shall serve for two years unles.i sooner removed by the Goveronr upon the recommendation of the Leg islative Delegation. Each Townshiu Commissioner shall take tho usual oath of offic:' and shall give bond in the sum of five hundred dollars for the faithful performraio? of hu. duties, to be approved in like manner as the bond for County Supervisor, and shall receive a salary of two dol lars per day far each day of ser ,.jCR rendered, not to exceed thirty days per annum. The Township C >m imissioners, together with the County Supervisor, shall constitute the Conn tv Board of Commissioners, which j Board shall pass upon all claims payable by the County, and shall have 'the power to reduce or reject any j claim or claims'they may deem il legal or unsatisfactory. They shall appoint the cotton weighers for the various cotton markets of the Coun ty, and they may ascertain by elec tion or petition the preference of th-i buyers and sellers of cotton as to th? cotton weighers for the market in which they are principally interested. Section 5. That immediately after the appointment of the Township Board of Commissioners and the elec tion and qualification of the County Supervisor, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the said Supervi sor shall call a mreting of the said Board for the purpose of organiza tion, ami the County Hoard of 'Com jmissioners shall meet thereafter on I the first .Monday of January. April. I July and October of each year at th"; iCounty Court House for the trans action of business, and a majority of the said Board shall constitute a quorum: PROVIDED. That the Chairman of the said Board shall; call an extra meeting at any time I he thinks it necessary to do so, and when attending the meetings of the Board at the Court House, the Town ship Commissioners shall receive ten centa mileage one way, computed by the line of most direct travel from their homes to the Court House, in addition to their compensation pro vided for. Section 6. The Township road fund shall comprise the sum ap portion by the Supervisor to each township, the commutation tax for said township, and any special tax levied for road improvement. .Section 7. Each of the Township Commissioners shall have jurisdic tion over the township road fund >a his township, and shall expend the same for the maintenance and im provement of the public roads in hfa township, and for the construction or repair of such bridges as do not exceed twenty-five dollars in cost. He shall let contracts and peaonaliy Inspect all work done under his juris diction, and shau attest and vouch for every claim against his town ship road fund, before it shall h*! submitted to the County Board of Commissioners for approval and be come valid for paryment; PROVID ED, That he shall not expend mere than the amount apportioned to his township in any year. Section 8. That It shall be un lawful to approve any claim or to issue any warrant in payment thereof in excess of the amount to the credit of any township or fund aforesaid. Secti.cn 9. That the County Su pervisor shall receive an annual sal ary of nine hundred dollars, payablJ monthly, and his Clerk shall receive an annual salary of three hundred dollars, payable in like manner. Section 10. The office of County Commissioner for the County of Orangeburg be, and the same is here by, abolished. Section 11. That this Act shall taken effect on the first day of De cember, 1908. Section 12. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with, or repugnant to this Act, be, and are hereby, r?j ' pealed. Approved the 20th day of Feb ruary, A. D. 1908. SPECIAL TRAINS Will Be Run Between Branchville and Columbia During Fair. On October 28, 29 and 30 special trains will be run from Branchville to Columbia as follows: Leave Branchville .7 15 AIM Sixty-Six .7 22 Rowesville .7 30 Felders _'.7 38 Orangeburg .7 48 Stilton .7 54 Jamison .8 00 Riley .S 06 St. Matthews . .._8 13 Singleton .8*18 Fort Motte .8 25 Congaree .8 30 Kingsville ... '._8 45 Gadsden .8 56 Weston .9 03 Hopkins .9 12 Childs .9 24 Arrive Columbia .9 40 Returning special train will leave Columbia at S.00 p. m. Rcund trip tickets to Columb'a will be on sale October 24th to 29th inclusive, and for trains scheduled to arrive Columbia before noon of October 30th, 1908. Tickets will be good on regular trains on above mentioned dates, also special trains* as above advertised. For further information, rates, etc., apply to Southern Railway agents or address J. L. MEEK,, J. C. LUSK, A G P A DPA Atlanta, Ga. Charleston, S. C. Memorial Association. The Dr. A. S. Hydrick Memorial Association was organized by a num ber of ladies and gentlemen yester day afternoon. The following of ficers were elected: W. L. Glaze, president; W. R. Thompson, vlce nresident; H. C, Wannamaker, sec retary and treasurer. The follow ing executive committee was ap nointed: B. H. Moss, U. G. Bryant. F. A. Schiffley, J. L. Sims. L. H. Wannamaker, Robert E. Copes, I W. Bowman and Julius Ahrens. There were ouite a number of la ?lies and gentlemen present. A sub scription list was opened and the sum of ?337 was subscribed. It is the in dention of the association to raise $1,000 and erect a monument to the memory of the late Dr. Hydride. All are Invited to contribute to the fund. Notify the Bureau. Any party or individuals Intending to visit Columbia during the Fair, who will advise the Manager of the Bureau of Information at once the -late of their intended visit to I be city, giving the number of persons in the party and the number of rooms desired, will have the most desirable quarters assigned them in the option of the Bureau. During their visil they may also have their mail a I dressed care of Bureau of Informa tion. 1206 Main street. The efforts of this Bureau on behalf of the com fort of the visitors Is gratis as the." will be absolutely no charge for its services. Gone to Best. Mrs. Annie Vaughn died at her home at the new mill village Satur day night and was buried at the public cemetery Sunday afternoon. The funeral was held at the Mill Chapel and was conducted by Rev. Davis. A Church Benefit. There will lie an entertainment at the home of Mr. ami Mrs. W. V. Joyner at Jamison on next Friday nigh! for the benefit or the Jaiuisou Baptist church. There will be re freshments served and a pleasant evening is in store for those who attend. IN MEMORIAM. A Loving Tribute Paid to the Lato Dr. Hydrick. . This narrow cell was life's retreat, This space was thought's mysterious seat; What beauteous visions filled this spot; What dreams of pleasures long for got; Nor hope, nor joy, nor love, nor fear. Has left one trace of record here." "Beneath this moidering canopy. Once shown the bright and busy eye; But start not at the dismal void, If social love, that eye employed. If with no lawless fire it gleamed, But through the dews of kindness beamed, That eye shall be forever bright,1 When sun and stars are sunk in night." "Within that hollow cavern hung, The ready, swift and tuneful tongue; If falsehood's honey it disdained, And when it could not praise was chained; If hold in virtue's cause It spoke, Yet gentle concord never broke; That biient tongue shall plead for thee; l When time unveils eternity.." "Say, did these fingers delve the mine? Or with the envied ruby shine? To hew a rock or wear a gem, Can little now avail to ???ni. If in the page of truth th?y sought. And comfort to the mourner brought, These hands a richer meed shall claim, Than all who wait on wealth or fame." "Avails it whether bare or shod, These feet the paths of duty trod? If from the bowers of ease they fled. To seek afflictions humble shed; If grandeurs richest bribes they spurned, And home to virtue's cot returned, These feet with angelfeet shall vie, And tread the palace of the sky." While looking upon the lifeless form of my dear friend, Augustus S. Hydrick, the above poem came to my mind. In this poem Is most clearly and beautifully set forth the duty of man to his race, and then we arc told of the rewards that may be ex pected to follow a performance of that duty. And it occurred to mo that the beautiful and helpful life that had been lived by my departed friend, had met every requirement and that even then he was in pos seai~n of the promised reward. With a masterful brain he thought out plans for the relief and amelior ation of sick and surrering humanity while his eyes beamed through the dews of kindness which flowed s.> freely from his great big heart, and with the tongue giving advice and imparting wisdom from a well stored mind and uttering words of good cheer and o.vm fort to the sorrowing; with hands ever placed to support and help the weak and falling, whils his feet had carried him time a"1 again on errands of mercy to the neady and suffering. His was an unselfish life. He lived for otheis and gave little thought of his own comfort and sordid rewards. He sought to do good always. He met life as it. came to him, ever exhibit ing a cheerful and hopeful dispo sition, never complaining. He closed his eyes to the faults of his fellows, looking for and remembering oulv the good they possessed. In fact to discover a fault would but arouse him to a search for a virtue. fD his profession his practice was to take first care of the sound organs of the body that they might bear the bur dens of the diseased ones. So in his relations with his people, he be lieved that to correct their faulc.i required not harsh criticism, but the bringing-out and developing and magnify?r!g of the good there was -n them; and to him no man lived for whom he would not put forth his best efforts. He knew not the mean ing of the words prejudice, malice and revenge in his conduct towards ethers, but by au oven temper, sweet disposition and exhibition of his great love for peace and brotherhood, would sooner or later win the friendship of any who were inclined to unjustly crir. isize him. I knew him as it is given few men to know tneir associates. His life was an open book to me, and I lovei him because 1 knew him so we'll, and shall ever cherish the knowledge that I held his affection. Absolutely unslfi.-h, with a great big heart, cul tivating and emulating the spirit of his Master, he bad love enough for nil, and he bestowed it without stint. 1*1.ly and abundantly. His greal heart is prilled: bis eyes are closed; his tongue silenced; hi., helpful hands will never be raise) again: no mere will the footsteps thai have so often cheered the wear.-' watchers at the bedside of rim sick be heard, but we are assured that those eye? shall be forever bright: that that tongue shall plead in lov ing words for those whom he has left behind: that those hands have grasped the richer meed, and thai those feet are vieln^ with the feet of angels. A great, good and Goi-loving man has been removed from among us, but thank God he has left an ex ample of the truest manhood. His life anrl death have indisputably ev idenced t..e fart that to be belnvjrl r?ne must be good, true, faithful fo higher things than wealth or fame: Tor he sought neither, and yet Im 'led famous, and possessed of great Riches?the unstinted, spontaneous love and affection or all his peoole. Truly dees God move in a myste rious way, His wonders to perform. Goodbye, dear frien I, goodbye, an 1 may Cod be with us until we meet you acain. Farewell. LAWTON H. WANNAMAKER. THE FIRE FIEND AGAIN VISITS OUR NEIGHBOR BRANCHVILLE. The Warehouse of Mr. P. C Dukes Destroyed and His Store Damaged and a Ginnery Burned. About two o'clock on last Friday morning the progressive little city of Branchville was again visited by the fire fiend. The fire originated ia the warehouse of Mr. P. C. Dukes, which was located just in the rear of his handsome store. The warehouse and Its contents were entirely con sumed, entailing a lop" of about $4. 000 with only $1,000 insurance. Mr. Duke's store was damaged to the extent of some $400. This was cov ered by insurance. This is a heavy blow to Mr. Duk\s, but with his push and energy he will soon have things as they were before the fife. The handsome two-story brick res idence owned and occupied by Mr. J. 13. Hendtrson, that is situated just east of the warehouse of Mr. Dukes that wa3 burned, came very near burning and if it had not been for the heroic assistance rendered by the citizens of Branchville It is almost certain that Mr. Henderson's residence would have been destroyed by the fire. Mr. Henderson's loss probably amounted to $300 to $500, which is covered by insurance. About two hours before the fire was discovered in Branchville a fire destroyed the gin and saw mill at Parrel's Cross Roads, some four miles from Branchville. The plant was owned by Mr. D. T. Roads, and con sisted of a saw mill, a cotton gin nery and a grist mill,all of which was consumed, besides several bales of cotton. The loss is in the neigh borhood of $5,000 without a cent of insurance. This is certainly a hard blow on Mr. Rhoad, who Is most ener'j'itlc. an-J enterpridlng citizen. We hope he win soon be on his feet again. Mr. Dunklin Hunrdon, of Colle ton, had three bales of cotton at the gin when the fire occurred and they, too, were burned. During the ex citement incident to the fire at the gin, Mr. G. W. Farrel accidentally fell down and dislocated one of his shoulders. He went to Branchvill?T-" and wps soon made comfortable by the skill of Dr. Wimberly, who set the disabled shoulder. While Mr. Farrel's wound is painful, It Is not serious and we hope he will soon bo all right again. A town the size and importance of Branchville should have some ad equate means of fighting the fire fiend. She has had several fires in the past few months and this should be a warning to her to get ready for the worst, which may come at any time. It cost considerable to procure and keep up a fire department, but ii may be cheaper In the end than a big fire, which Is liable to come at any time. A good supply of water, a few fire apparatus manned by the young men of Branchville would be a groat help to her in time of fire, and she should so equip herself. * A SURPRISED MINISTER. "For many years I have been a sufferer from bronchial catarrh, and had despaired of anything like a cure. Judge of my pleasant sur prise when I first used Hyomei, I which brought complete relief. Hyo | mei has been a ve Itable godsend." j?Rev. Charles Hartley, Sardinia, Ohio. Thousands of catarrh suffer |rs have given up in despair. They have tried stomach dosing, snuff, sprays and douches without success, and now believe catarrh to be Incurable. But J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co, the druggists, holds out hope to all distressed. He sells a remedy called Hyomei which Is guaranteed for catarrh, colds, coughs, bronchitis, asthma and croup. Hyomei (pronounced HIgh-o-me> I Is medicated air, full of the healthy virtues of the mountain pines. Yon breathe In the delightful antiseptic air, and as it passes over the in flamed and germ ridden membrane, it allays the inflammation, kills the germs, and drives out the disease. The complete Hyomei outfit, in cluding a hard rubber inhaler, costs but $1.00, and an extra bottle of Hyomei, if afterwards needed, costs but 50 cents. See J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. about it today. Chance to Save Money. The country schools aro now open ing over the county. In families where there are several children go ing to school thq book bill is pretty heavy. If any of our readers would like to save money on their school books they can do so by buying them second-hand a* Sims Book Store. If you have any book that you used last year and do not need this year carry them to Sims Hook Store where you can exchange them for new onej. Senator Tillinan's Contribution. The Charleston Post says: "The only contribution to the Democrati.? national campaign fund coming with in, the "worthy of mention" class was made by Senator B. R. Tillman. who put up tne nice sum of }200 to be applied to the Bryan cause. And the Senator is getting no run for his money, either. * Death of ar infant. The infant son of Mr. Thomas Miller died Friday, and the remains were interred in Sunnyslde ceme tery, besides the young mother, who was Inid to rest just a little mo^e than a week ago. Orangeburg Conn's Second. According to The State Orange burg cni .Unites the recond largest amount to tho National Democrat ic Campaign fund of any county in the State. Rlchland comes first and Orangeburg second.