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THtY CAN'T AGREE ON THE DIVISION OF THE SCHOOL FUND. Calhoun County Dissatisfied With the Report of the Commission Ap pointed to Settle the Matter. . it seems hard to amicably adjust the financial differences between Or angeburg and Calhoun counties. Orangeburg accepts the finding of the commission appointed to adjust the matter, but it seems that Cal houn county is not satisfied. The St. Matthews correspondent of The, News and Courier says, in speaking of the settlement: "The latest development in tne matter is that Attorneys J. 'A. Mer ritt and 'Bnyck & Mann, represent ing D. S. Murph, superintendent of education," and P. L. Crider, treas urer of Calhoun county, petitioners, appeared at Chambef, Berkeley coun ty, before Judge Aldrich, praying for a mandamus ordering Stiles R. Mell ichamp, superintendent of education, and A. D. Fair, treasurer of Orange burg county, to appear at St. Mat thews on November 18, 1908, and show cause 'why they should ,not pay to the proper officials of Cal houn county the sum of $4,143.87 school funds due the latter. "After reviewing the merits of thj case, the petition for mandamus ends as follows: 'That the said balance of $4,143.87 your petitioners are informed and believe is a true state ment of the funds now in the hands of the treasurer of Orangeburg county, the. good and lawful money of the said districts and portions of districts now in Calhoun county, that demand upon the treasurer of Orangeburg county has been made for the said funds, but for some rea son, unknown to your petitioners, the said demand has been refused and the payment of the said sum denied.' "Judge Aldrich acceded to this prayer of the petitioners, and the case will be heard here on its mer its on November IS. "Another matter of more than passing interest is the apportionment of the Orangeburig county debt be tween the old and the new county. This: as figured out by the majority of the commission appointed by the Governor to adjust matters, is in round numbers, $21.000. During the new county fight, the newspapers and officers of the old county scouted the idea that there was any debt. To be perfectly fair and frank,, the leaders of the new county moved heaven and earth to show that there was a debt. "It transpires, however, that the old countv borrowed money in the spring to float the ship of State until fall and it is urged that when the fight for the new county was won in February. 1908. the taxes of 1907 Should have been applied to this debt and would have settled same in full, leaving a clean sheet when Cal houn county was formed. Believing this, some members of the commis sion w.ere dissatisfied with the find ings of the majority and have ren dered a minority report. "Messrs. J. H. Loryea and T. A. Amaker, the Calhoun members, rep resenting that minority,' have said in substance that the findings or the majority as: to the- indebtedness is excessive: that the 14th day of Feb ruary 190S, .when ^he new countv of Calhoun was voted in, should have been taken bs the basis of set tlerrpnt and not Auril 22'; that any indebetedness accruing after Feb ruary 14 was irrelevant; that the new country was entitled to one fourth interest"in the common fund arising out of the common fund de rived from taxes, revenues and other wise for the past year; that all per sonal property purchased with funds common to both counties should have been considered as asset to be duly distributed as the interests of each might appear. "There was also most emphatic dissent from the manner of distribut ing dispensary profits. These prof its for April, May, June. July, Au gust ,ond Septemlier amounted to $5,781.01. It is alleged that the mere fact that Calhoun county had no board of control at that time and Orangeburg was forcer1 *o supply the new county dispensary with whiskey, gave the county no grounds, moral or legal, for pocketing all the funds. " 'Considerable sums' of money have been expended for chain gang pumoses since the establishment of the new county, and 'large sums' ex pended upon the public buildings of the old county, and it is urged that to include these items in the settle ment, was unjust and unfair. "Furthermore, it is asserted, that) no delinquent taxes collected in what is now Calhoun county, have been credited to that county, nor has it been given any credit for that por tion of the commutation tax that was collected by O^anigeburg from persons living in Calhoun. It is further alleged that it was unjust to base settlement upon the sworn statements of officers instead of pro ducing the books. Lastly, it is con tended that $15.000 was borrowed by the old county In the spring of 1907 for the year's expenses, and the notes for which fell due on the last day of December; that these notes should have been retired by the funds from taxes as they were collated. "Instead, 'we find that a large pro portion of the taxes were collected in the months of January, February and March, and after the maturity of the notes. If there was not suf ficient money in hand from the col lection of taxes the 1st of January to pay these notes they should have been paid as the taxes were receiv ed, and not snent for other items.' For these reasons. 'We hereby enter our earnest protest agaitrst such discrimination and insist upoa a fair and equitable settlement.' " * THE FIRE FD3ND Visits Orangeburg Again After Long Absence. The biggest fire in point of are.i and in the number of buildings burned that Orangeburg has had in years occurred her Saturday night at 9 o'clock, when ten four-room negro tenement houses belonging to Mr. R. E. Wannamaker were totally de stroyed. The houses were located near the Coast Line depot on both sides of a court, and as access could be had by the fire department only from one end of the court, only four were saved, there being fourteen in all. The loss is about $3,000 with no in surance. Several months ago Mr. Wanna maker had a fire loss of over $1,200 without insurance. In fact, he has had a bad streak of luck with fires. The Saturday night one was about the fifth he has had in 'the last few years, and in none of them did he have any insurance but one. A Second Fire. About three o'clock Monday morn ing the cottage in which Charlie Dannerly lived on Windsor street was completely destroyed by fire. Dannerly is an industrious colored man and owned the place. He,car ried some insurance, hut just how much we do not know. What Caused Them. \ The first fire was caused by the overturning'of a lamp in one of the cottages, but how the second origi nated no one Leem to,know. It will no doubt be thoroughly investigated FIRE AT PARLER. Store of Dantzler-Irick Company, Containing Postoffice, Destroyed. The mercantile store of the Dantz ler-Irick Company, at Parier, to gether with its entire contents was destroyed by fire Saturday nignt about 12 o'clock. The building was ?. two-story frame structure, and the fire had gained too much headway before it was discovered for those who fought the flames to rescue any of the contents. A trusty colored servant slept in the second story and he barely es caped with his life. The origin of the fire,appears to be unknown, but it seemed to have started in the first story. The concern conducted a gen eral merchandise business and bought cotton, and had been in bus iness about three years, succeding the lat C. C. Williams. The postoffice was located in the burned building, and its entire fix tures, which had recently been in stalled, together with all of the stamps on hand and forms were de stroyed. The loss is estimated at about $6.000, which is partially cov ered by insurance. TREE FROM EACH COUNTY. Becker Wishes to Have Tliem on State House Grounds. The State says Mr. August F. Becker,, who is in charge of the improvements l>eing made on the State house grounds, JprojVoses to' put into execution a novel plan to make the State house grounds beau tiful and in addition to provide as sociations that in later years will mean much to South Carolina and her people. .Many of the trees on the western side of the State house must be taken up and replaced by others. Mr. Becker's idea is to have a tree from each county in the State and, if possible to havp each tree different in variety. With a little assistance from South Caralina citizens in each of the counties this plan should materalize in the near future. Mr. Becker is very anxious to suc ceed in this, plan and urges th d every effort be made by South Caro lina citizens to assist him in realiz ing this hope. He solicits corre spondence with reference to this matter. Passenger Train Delayed. About half-past four o'clock Sun day morning three box cars attach ed to a north-mound freight train on the Souther were .derailed at Stilton, three miles above this city. The passenger train due in Coumbia at 7 o'clock was held here until 11 o'clock Sunday morning, and the. train from Columbia was delayed about an borr and a half. It re quired abou' seven hours to clear the track. Nobody was injured. Debating Society Reorganized. The boys and girls of the Orange burg High School reorganized the debating society for the season on last Friday afternoon by the elec tion of the following officers: Lenaire Wolfe, president; Hugo Sheridan Sims, secretary; Miss Lyna Adden, critic; Miss Hattie Brun son and Eva Brailsford, query com mittee. The society will have ?'3 first debate this season on Friday afternoon. Rural Mail Carrier. Postmaster A. D. Webster, of thU city, held an examination Saturday morning to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Sam Tindal, rural mail carrier from Neeses. The names of those who stood the exami nation were: J. B. Sheperd, M. 1. Johnson. J. B. Tindel, C. A. Hutto. W. B. Bolen, H. A. Gleaton, Lula Gleaton and M. A. Chaplain, all of Neeses. Voluntary Rankruptcy. B. J. Mixson & Bro., who did one of the;? largest retail grocery busi nesses in the city, went into volun tary bankruptcy on Monday morn ing. The firm conducted two stores and did a large business, but bad debts and other causes pushed them to the wall. The members of the firm have the sympathy of all in their trouble. SCARED NEARLY TO DEATH. An Old Colored Man Victim of Prac tical Jokers. Josh Dunning:, an old colored man who lives near Jamison, was made the victim of a practical joke one night last week, which came near scaring him to death, if we judge by the speed which he is. said to have left the scene of ? the joke. Denning is a veteran coon hunter, and he firmly believes that his dogs often treed spooks. Mr. Harvey Collier learning this determined to scare Donning a little. He called Messrs. Tatton Harley. Clifton Horger, Homer Horger, Geo. Horger and Henderson Horger to his aid and planned a scheme that worked most admirably in scaring Josh nearly to death. It was done in this way: Mr. Collier took a sheet and a railroad fuse, which emits a red blaze and makes an awful noise when it is lighted, and hid himself in a hole near a graveyard in the vicinity. The young men named above got old Josh to go on a hunt and piloted him to where Mr. CoIIier was hid. When the party got quite near, Mr. Collier arose from the hole with the sheet on after lighting the fuse. The reflection of the red fire on the white sheet made a hideous sight, which, accompanied with the noise the fuse made, was too much for the nerves of old Josh, and he be gan to quake with fear. About this time Mr. Harley fired on the sup posed ghost, which immediately as sumed immense proportions and started for Josh. Mr. Harley fired again, but by this time Josh was making about i mile a minute for home, scared nearly to death. He finally reached home in safety. He swears" that the spook he saw on this occasion was the worse that ever visited this sec tion of the globe and he does not want to meet Ft again. .Mr. C'ollfei and his young friends enjoyed Joslr? fright no little, and thinks he can hold his own running with a raee horse. BUILT OF CEMENT. Something New for This Section in the Building Way. Something new for this section is to be seen on North Railroad ave nue in the shape of a modern up t j date residence built entirely of con crete or cement stone. It is owned by Mr. W. C; Wolfe; the blocks were .manufactured by the General Manufacturing Company, and the building was erected under the supervision of Contractor Mitch el. The house contains nine rooms and two large hallways, with large and commodious piazzas. Tbe build ing Is, fitted with all modern con veniences such as sewerage, electric lights, etc. Even the piazza columns and banisters sticks are of cement stone Great care was taken in the manu facture of the stone and very few expansion and contraction cracks- are seen. The chimneys are als built of cement brick. No doubt as people become better acquainted with this material it will be extensively used Throughout ithe building is re inforced with steel and moisture cannot pfossibly penetrate for the" walls are all double, and there is an air space of two inches, which in sures complete dryiress an^ uniform temperature. Immedialtely after the residence was- completed ft was occupied by Dr: Donald D. Safley. A FEne Pair. The two horsc-s ordered by the Elliott Hook and Ladder Company have arrived. They are beautiful animals, weif adapted for which they are bought, and we are full sure that they will give the gallant Ell fitt's ffno service. The horses are grey in color and the pair w(;;ght nearly twenty-eight hundred pounds. They were bought through Slater's Stables fn the West. The Elliott's are better prepared now than- ever to fight the fire fiend, and when their new apparatus arrives,- which is ex pected shortly, this gallant company will be equal to any in the State in its equipment for quick and effec tive work at fires. Died in Florida. Mrs. Harriet E. Richardson, the wife of Mr. Nally Richardson, and daughter of the late Augustus Hol man, departed this life at Lakeland, Fla., where she had resided for about a year, last Saturday. Mrs. Richardson formerly resided in this city, and her many friends will re gret to hear of her demise. She was about 38 years of age, and leaves besides her husband and seven children, two sisters, Mrs. J. R. O'Cain and Mrs. W. H. Rast, to mourn her loss. Married in Columbia. Mr. W. E. Stevens, who at one time lived in this city, and Mr?. Annie Hutto, of the Fork, were mar ried on October 4, in .Columbia, by Rev. H. W. Bays. D. D., pastor ? f Washington street Methodist church. On October 25 Mr. Stevens and his bride went to Flemington, W. Va., where they now reside. The friends of the happy couple wish them a long and happy life. Passing of a Veteran. The funeral services over the re mains of the late Mr. Richard Jen nings, who died Saturday, were held Sunday afternoon and body of anoth er gallant defender of the Lost Cause has found Its last resting place. Mr. Jennings was 69 years of age and had been a resident of this city for many years. He is survived by a wife and several children. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. What Was Done at She Regular Octn *? her MeefSugr City of Orangeburg,. S. C, Octobur 9,. 190-8. Proceedings of regular meeting of Ctty" Council held this day. Present?Hon. J. W.< H. Buke?, Mayor;, and' Alderman LatUTop, Bow man, Smith, Smoak, Weeks j and Wertz.. All vouchers for disbursements made by the City Treasurer.: for the month of September, 1908, were ap proved by the commit.ees of the Council. , The report of the City Trea&uirer for the mouth of Sept-muer, 10OS'. w?s read,, referred f> the finance commit ti?e and ordered published The report of the Secretary Com missioners of Public Works for the' I month of September, 1908, was read",. | received as information and ordered' published. The final estimate on Sewer Cbn tract No. 1, for $"103.83?being the 3 per cent reserve under said con tract?approved" Ty the sewerage commission, was- read and approved" also by the Cmvevi!, and its previous payment from the' sewer funds con firmed. rh* .being1 no < hjection under the ruler, the sprcSffl order this meeting?the election of certain city officials named" below, was enter ed upon, Alderman1 Smith and Bow man by appointment acting as tell ers. The following applications were." rea d: For assistant to fh\? Clerk fhrl Treasurer?A. C. Dili We. Mr. Dib ble being the only ?applicant the rules were suspended and lie was declared' elected by acclamation". For Street Overseerer?John B. Etheredge. Mr. Ethered'ge being the only applicant, he was . declared' elected by acclamation. For Chief of Police?A. Fischer. Mr. Fischer being the only, applicant, he was declared elected" by accla mation. For Policemen?Wi Hi Edwins, E C. Fairey, G. E. Fickliirg, R. F. Jennings. F. A. Schiffiey, J. L. Seg rest. C. H. Williamson, C." M. Dukes and J. A. F. Oliver, were applicants. A ballot was ordered wirb the fol lowing results as declared by the tellers and the mayor: Seven ballots were cast. W\ tT. Edwins, E. C. Fairey, G. E. Fick ling, R. F. Jennings, F." A. Schiffiey and J. L. Secrest each received seven votes, and C. H. Williamson receiv ed five votes, and C. M. Dukes re ceived two votes; and the seven ap plicatns above named were declared duly elected policemen. The terms of the officials above elected to begin November 1, 1908, and continue for one year. Under the call for committee re ports, the chairman, street commit tee reported verbally that all pos sible was being done for the im provement of the ways of the City. The chairman of the committee on health and charity made verbale reports as to matters pertaining to that department; and the case of Mrs. Clayton was referred back to the committee with' instructions to investigate same and act as the com mittee may deem proper. Former action in this case was approved" by council. The death' of Mr. Thomas Cart mill, late distributor of disinfectant for the city, having l?een reported' to the Council, the city treasurer was authorized and directed to pay to | his widow, any balance that remaiirsr unpaid on his salary for the montlh of September, 190S. The death,, this morning,, of Dv. 1 Augustus Salley Hydrick, a pronrif- ' nent citizen and' physician- of this city and county, and a former mem ber of the City Council, was reported to the Council, whereupon it was- on motion resolved. That the City HUrc Bell be tolled at the hour of rfie funeral ceremonies of the late; Dr. Hydrick on- Sunday morning, the 11th instant,, and that the matter of tolling the' bell be placed irn the hands of Assistant Fire Chief A. S. Dukes. A\nd it was further- resolv ed, That the chief of police place three pofi'cemen at the Counfy Court House on Sunday morning where the body of the late Dr. Hydrij;fc will lie in- state, previous to the; funeral ceremonies, for th<? purpose; of pre serving proper ordtfivand- decorum. It Too on motion' ordered' that the matter of clerk or- cTsii?raitt to the ci;ty engineer, lie deferred to the next meeting of Council for action. The health officer was on motion instructed'to enforce tihe ordinance known as the "Hog'" ordinance. The city tjeasurer was directed and authorized" to continue the re ceipt of city taxes- Co. and including the 21st insiant. The special comenfttee of Council, consisting of Alderman Smith, Bow man, Smoak- and Weeks, heretofore appointed for the ptiropse. of visit- I ing cities and inspecting the char acter of paving; being constructed bH thorn, submitted a written report recommending "That the streets he paved by first being shaped, made convex, thoroughly rolled, then a sand cushion be put down, then good vitrified brick put thereon, held to gether with a tar filler, to make them, as far as poslble, impervious \.o water." (See full report filed with these minutes.) This report was read, after which Alderman Bowman offered the following mo tion which was declared adopted: That the resolution adopted by Coun cil September 11, 190S, to wit: "That Main street, from Broughton street to Railroad avenue be paved with macadam." be rescinded. Alderman Wertz then offered the following resolution which was duly seconded and put to Council and de clared adopted: Resolved. That the recommendation of the special com mittee be adopted, the said cushion to be of such depth as may be decid ed upon by the city engineer and the above committee, which committee is continued until discharged by the Council, and that the base at street ' intersections be df concrete. AflftJ further, that (the city eugineer be aod is herwby instructed, to prepare plan^ and specifications for street paving in conformity vidi tfte report of the a bow commi'&ee sad this reso lution. It was Chen ordered tfcct a special meeting of Council be heftT October 12, 1908, at T:3'0' ?Jcl'ocfc p. m., at the engineer's office. It was moved and' adopted that all regular meetings tiC" City Council be hereafter" held at 7:3(1 o'clock p. m. The chief erf police' submitted a report for the' month off September, showing: Number of arrest, 73; amount of fines" and forfeitures paid to city treasurer. $241.?V;' ntrnibur of days on streets", 161 Vfc'. The business before tfie" Council having been concluded, tire- mi'rfufes ;of this meeting are read antf approv ied, and the Council on' motion de i dared adjourned. L. H. WANNAMAKEH', I City Clerk and" Treasurer. -1 Orange burg; Si C, October" 9, rg'OX 'Tcp Hon. City Council? of Cttjr of i i Orangeburg, S. C j Gentlemen: The committee ap pointed by resolution of Ccainc?, dated 25th day of September, A. \D\ MOS, to visit various- neighbor ing- cities, to Inspect tlndr stTtaets. and' inrestigate their pavings,, as to j materials, cost, durability;, etc:,, re port,, that pursuant to said resolu tion1 the committee visited1 the cx?Ses of Columbia, Charleston, Spartan burg,, and Charleston. Your commit tee found, that much paveanent trad beere put down in each of." said; wi les: The kinds of pavements uwerl in- some or most of said citi'es, were macarfam, bitulithic, vitrified' brick om concrete base, and vitrrfted; brick on.sani cushion on soil. After-care ful' inquiry and thorough investiga tion" yaur committee find that mac adkm- fa not suitable for our utreer^. It' is not durable, soon becomes- un even;, furl of holes and rough. Tt is condemned in moet cities where f-c has been used. And in the cities we- visited where it has been used it Has been taken up and repfaend with; vitrified brick or bitulitliii-,- for instance in Spartanburg, where thousands of dollars had bren ex pended in putting down and main taining- the macadam it has* been lorn up and vitrified brick om con crote: base, or the bitulithic puvc ment substituted for it. We found thai Die bitulithic pave ment makes a beautiful and smooth, and in many respects. adminable driveway, at about the same coHt as vitrified brick. But we are twhi It has not been in use over eight years. And we are not satisfied as- to its lasting qualities. Then,.too, we-are told it will require a considerable amuunt to keep it in repair.,. an/L that it can only be repaired' by sicillcd labor. We find that liavemt-nts made of vitrified brick on concreate base have givon almost perfect. satisfaction in Columbia, Charleston, and Spartan burg. In the city of Clmrleston the vitrified brick is not put down on concrete base. Your cummittee be lieves that the most desirable pave ment to be had is made of vitrified brick on the concrete base. The only objection to this is the large (rast. We find that white the City of Charleston has noj vitrified brick pavement on concrele? base, it has a great deal of pavement on sand cushion on the soil. Tr. is only put down after the soil! has been thor-, oughly rolled. CMrfeston first grades the street, rolls it thoroughly, puts on a cushion: of sand about two inches djoep>. Jays the bdek edgeways on that' aind then fills the crevices with: sand. Paven,ents made that way,-, have proved very satisfactory inr.triut'city. In Charles ton the following reamed street:? have been paved with) vitrified bri^s in the manner above-described: iSeorge street, laid cigHt. years ago, wfth per fect satisfaction-, and still in splendid condition withuot any rep-xir; Cu lumbus street; which lead*: to tae Union depart;, aod on which* there is much hetjvy traffic, has been-laid for three, ye; rrs,. is in fine condition v.-ith out any repair, and answers weiy puropse:. Rrztledge avemae is now being laid' ih this way. We woirimend that tJte streets- bej paved., firs* being properly shaped:, made convex, thoroughly rolled, and then a sauid cushion be put down' then good vitrified brick- put thereon held rogrether with a tar filler,, to maktr rhem as far as posible imper vious to water. If tWS recommenda tion be adopted and followed we bo lie *e tbe city wMl have good pave rmmrs at as reasonable costs as we can expect. All of which is respect fidfty submitted. W. G. Smith, I. W. Bowman, H. L. Smonk, J. X. Weeks. Committee. Married at Rowesville. Miss Sarah Copes, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Copes, was married to Mr. Wightman Izlar, of Savannah, but formerly of this coun ty, at Rowesville on last Sunday evening. The ceremony was per formed by the Rev. A. R. Phillips, pastor of the Methodist Huirch. The young couple hav* *ae best wishc; of many friends. Death of Dr. J. C. Arunt. Dr. J. C. Arant, one of the most prominent /citizens of the Ellorco section, died on Sunday. This an nouncement will carry sadness and sorrow to many who knew and loved this good man. We will publish a more extended notice later. Has Accepted Call. Rev. Geo. E. Davis has been called to the Pr.storate of the Baptist church in this city. He has accept ed the call and will soon enter upon his duties. He is a fine preacher and we are glad to know that he will come among us. C?TT05T PICKER Made GnezA Hfi at the Fair HehC at The Augusta Cm"?nicle says a close1 o'liservati'om of the cotton picker at' the "Fair, grounds tills one that the problem has" been solved and that the' salvation, o"? the farmer has been found. The flicker was invented by Mr: Ben Chew;, and is one of the most" ingenious-- macftihes ever put together. This" cotton picker Bff made differ ent from: any pii'Jier ev*iv yet pnt be fore the" farmer* of the country. 1 This'raacftine is made so that four little" saws work in. tergether, all turning tb a central point. The lit tle saw- pnlf the* cotton from the bolls and' a? gasoline- engine nenning a fan ca'uses the cotton' t& be suck ed through!' a hose* and: into the wagorr bodyv Iir tfilk way one of those ma'chlhw will1 pick' mure cot ton tha-tfa Kali" dozen:- negroes: Four-of" th'e? machines cam be op erated from" onie wagon, and one horse can" pair the wagon;. . The little"machine Is so comrtrach ed that it'is^alnrost'uniirea'ksBie and is so simple -that even a clrifd can operate it. These is- no danger about the-saw cutting" tire' person; op erating it, as th'-ty are all' so ar ranged that they are not exposed". This machine- promlsasP to rm'ng about the results that will cause a new era in the cotton* ind'nstry. The picking of the* cotton- has-- been- a great problem;, b'uf .with- this rfttle machine the work" will' be made easy. ? FATAL' BALLOON" ACCIDENT, One Man ? Killed and-" a< Boy is Se ? verely- Htrrt. Princeton-, . Nov: 5".?Prof. Peter Kramer, of' St. Louis*, was- dashed against the chimney of the- Meth odist church and killed* here* yester day while making a.bsiloon-ascension at the Parmers Carnival: Glen Hay den, a seven-year-old: boy,, who was standing near the church, was struck by a brick falling from the- oittmney which waar- wrecked by the- haJ'foon. his skull was fractured and' he raay die. A strong wind whs- blowing arid all efforts were made-to-persuade the aerenot not- to attempt an ascen sion. In reply he said: "I will make the jump today- if I break jny neck in doing it;" Those- were the last words he spoke-- as he- left the earth. When the ropes- were loasened the balloon- sliotr upward, and beiure Prof. Kramen couifl unfasten, the rope whichiheld'hi?-parachute- rc the balloon he-was-, hurled- against the chimney. He-/ was- crushed by the blow.. The balloon- bounded along on the roof until Iti collided' with the steeple, dragging: the unconscious balloonist after ? ft. The rope which held the balloonist- tiion hcoVre and he fell! to the. roof of the ,'church, rolled to. the edge and' pliumged to the-ground thirty fetrb beibw. * GOVS. HASKWIiL A8U VARI>AMA\ Will Particijwte in- Cottoit Confer ence This. W??Jk. ? ; Atlanta; Kov. Fi?Governor C. N."{ Hask.oll; of Oklahoma?,, and former Gov. Jarno? K. Varda-m-an, of .Mis sissippi, have notified Narvie Jordan, in Atlanta, that, they will attend the Cotfton c^nfereiroe in Memphis "roes dftyv Wadnesdjy- axd Thursday of tliis- wodk. ? The-governor of Arkansas has also appoiratcd dul?gates to the confer- i ienoe.. W. Dv Nesbitt, a member of; the- uailroaA commission from At lanta, has also written Harvie Jo;r dara that wijr he in Memphis on the* llth? and will attend the con fecence. Governor Haskrell's le'-ter fedilows: "Your invitation of the 21st came dlaring my absence. I will appoint ielega.ies at once, and) if you thin1;. I can further the cause, will try to j attend. Let me know what day you I prefer me to be tho?e." Mr. Jordan wired Governor Has kell that he would like for him to attend on November 11th, as on that day "Night Riding in the South ' will be the suloect of discussio.i, including an address on that subject by President J. A. Taylor, of the National Ginners' Association. * PARKER ON THE ELECTION. A Bryan Victory Would Have Been For Country. Wasltington, Ntov. 5.?"While I believe that Judge Taft will ably and conscientiously perform the duties of the Presidency, I am neverthe less of the opinion that the election of Mr. Bryan would have been far better for the country," said Judge Alton B. Parker, of New YoTk, the Democratic nominee for President in 1904, in a statement Issued here last night. "While we are greatly disappoint ed, we should not be discouraged. It is apparent as we scrutinize the source and volume of the support of the assistant Republican parties, viz, the Populist and Independent ? par ties, that the Democratic party must continue to be one of the two great parties. "Now for the first time in years." says Judge Parker in conclusion, "we have a united party. Once again there is a disposition among its members to reason together and work together for the public good. We should, therefore, congratulate Mr. Bryan and ourselves upon this improvement of general party con ditions under his candidacy and set ourselves resolutely to the strength ening of the party for the contests of the future. ?] 'local news items, PICKED O* ALL AB?CT BY OUR REPORTER, \$htst Is TEapgtmiag in the* Country as Well as in the Cities an?!: Towns. The county vote will- he- c&nyass-ed today. Agent Cooper;, at the Southerm Railway, is in -Gkmden attending, court. ' Miss Sadie Sheridam, of -Green wood;- IK visiting, heir "aunt,. Mrs. Jas. L. Sims. We are all still, waiting for the Taft prosperity that was to1 swoop down on u& If the Taft folks" arse distributing prosperity; they have co-ircainly over looked Orangeb'urg: Solicitor Hlldebrand',. who is now attending court' at Monde's Corner,, .has convicted one.1 fellcrw of murder" down th'ere. Be sure to see" the now- shipments of tailor-made suits . at KOHN-'S. All sizes,* styles and sh'ad%s. Your opportunity to get a swell suit or skirt very reasonable-.-. The passenger train" fronx Augusta' on the Atlantic"C?ast Line Railway was considerably late- Thursday afternoon on-account* of "arc accident' to the engine. There have been- a fewr cases of diptheria in the city in- the "ast few weeks. This: disease seeras to be prevalent at this time in ail parts, of the State. We hope0 it will soon die out. United States - Senator-d?ct E: D. Smith spent Mond?y in' the- city with his brother. Presiding.- Elder Smith. The Senator was prr his way to Memphis to attend' th'2' cotton: meeting at that place; There will be a leap year party at Mrs. W. C. Brickie's resid'-mce near Cordova on Wednesday evening;, commening at seven o'clock. Oys ters and other refreshments will: be sold. All are invited:. The entertainment of tile- FaithfuL Workers Circle of the Kiirgs Daugh ters at the residence of Mrs. N. H;. Bull on Saturday afternoon was greatly enjoyed by all'who-attend ed. A neat sum-wasrealized for the work-rof the organization. Insurance Commissioner F. H:. McMaster, who is - nor only one- af the cleverest gentlemen-in the State,, but one of the best and most cour teous officials the State has ever had,', was in the city-Friday on business connected with hisdopartment. <It seems that Heary Prater sells as well as- inbibes- booze; and' con sequently- he gets m trouble. His house was-raided'Saturday and quite a quantity-of the- ardent was found. HIS Honor, Mayor- Dukes, has- tho case in charge and' wilT settle- with Henry according lo the law. As one of the- largest patrons of" the Orangeburg postoffice wa. take pleasure in saying that we hope Postmaster We'jster will be contin ued in office by the incoming' admin istration.' H& fills the office- with entir? satisfaction to tho business men of thia city and' surrounding couiatry. TOie anp.ual conference* of the Southern Methodise church* wi'll) con vene at Laurens the first of next month. Ft is tho- wish of the. mem bers of St. Paulfs that Rov. L. P.. McQlee, who has fait'n.fully j-crved Jhis chqjrge for che- past tare*? years,, will be; sent back for another year. Mr. MirGee is 9 strouj-, preacher and' has: at bright future before him la the ministry;. Ask Tief? to Aid Cause. Cj&icago, Nov. ?A dispatch to thft- Tribune from Denver, col., says. A monste*- petition to be circulated among tho women of America* and tZben subittitted to President-elect. Tfaft, Is the immediate plan of Ahe ? National American Woman's Suffrag list Association. I Announcement of this fa*:t was made yesterday by the Rev. Anna Howard, president of the associa tion. A special appeal was made to tho Colorado women to assist in the movement by securing the signatures of every woman In the State. "Mr. Taft has often said he was willing the women of Amrlca should have the right of franchise if they desired It," the president said. "Now is the time to give him an op portunity to show what he meant by this statement." ? 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. Chenney & 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 obli gations made by his firm. Waldlng. Rinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug gists. Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfa^s of the system. Testimonials sen . . Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Visiting Friends. Dr. J. P. and Mrs. Saffold, and their charming daughter, Mis Eth el, of Washington, D. C, are visit ing the families of Messrs Fred and Harry C. Wannamaker. Dr. Saffold is a native of Alabama, but has been connected with the Government serv ice for more than thirty years. He is an elegant gentleman, whom it is a pleasure to meet. We are glad to know that they are all pleased with our little city.