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ELECTION DECLARED THE USUAL "DOCYMENT" FILED FOR CONTEST, But the Canvassers Declared 'the Election for Lever According to the Votes Cast. Congressman A. F. Lever will have a contest on hand. To contest a seat in congress is a cinch. The object of the game is not to "oust" the incumbent, but to have the fua of i contesting. . And in addition to this lively sport, the contestee gets $2,000 of. Uncle Sam's rarest coin age. Now that's enough to make any body wish to. contest. And in this district it requir.es no trouble to find a Republican candidate for congress. Any cornfield darkey will do. But 'this year there is a new Richmond in the fields a negro *by the name of R. H. Richardson. He is a new candidate, but there is no change of lawyer. Jacob Moor ! er of Orangeburg is on the job Jacob is sm.aH and black and unct ' ious, but he is one of the shrewdesL politico-lawyers in the State. No, there seemsHo be no trouble about getting some negro to run for congress in this district. Just let some friend or friends raise 'the, funds with which to conduct the campaign,, and that's all-^-except Jacob. Of course, the straw man candi date-<gets howled over at the polls. And here is wnere Jacob comes in. No matter how great the discrepancy in the vote, Jacob cries "no fair" and makes a protest. Congress, of ODurse, always seats Mr. Lever, but Jacob's client gets the $2,000 for contesting. Richardson, the contesting person, is a Sumter negro and is said to have some education, but he hasn't got a chance ^n. the world. Why, he never carried a box in the county, and did not expect to do so when he entered the race against Mr. Lever. He was running for a cos test fee, not a seat fn congress. ?Commissioners of Federal Elec tion met Tuesday to canvass the vote cast in this county. After go ing over the returns from the dif ferent precincts in the county the Commissioners decided the follow ing to have been the vote cast for President: Bryan, 2.6S7; Taft! 405; Hisgen, 1; for Congress. Lever, 2,710; Richarden, 388. Here la where Jacob got in his first start for that $2,000, that he has been buncoing Uncle Sam out of for the last. sJlx years. Nothing about the election pleased this ebony disciple of Blackstone. Every one knew this would be the case before the election was held. Nothing pleases Jacob but a division of that contest fee. This not to be wondered at, when it is known that Jacob's half of the fee constitutes his chief income and on which he depends for meat and meal for two long, years. The only trouble about these contests, so far as Jacob is concerned, they are two far apart. He would like to have one every , six months or oftener provided, of course, he got the con test fee in every contest. Jacob be lieves in contests. He would not have his client seated without on-.' for the world, as that would inter fere seriously with his income. When the Board of Canvassers had concluded their labors and was about to adjourn, after declaring the resu-.t of the election, Jacob sprung the following "docyment" on them, which he had no doubt written out for the past six months or longer: State of South Carolina, County of Orangeburg. To the Board of Canvassers for the Election of Federal Officers: Please take notice that the under signed. R. H. Richardson, Republi can candid?/:e for the Sixty-first congress from the Seventh district of South Carolina, protest again? the counting, tabulating and return ing of any and all votes cast for A. F. Lever, Democratic candidate, at the election held November 3, 190S, upon the following grounds: 1. Because the managers of said election unlawfully rejected a suf ficient number of votes to have changed the result of the election. 2. Because the managers of said election required qualifications of the voters not provided for either in the constitution of 1S6S or in the constitution of 1895 in this State. R. H. RICHARDSON, JACOB MOORER, Protestant. Attorney. The Board filed the "docyment" away among the "achieves" and ad journed, and Jacob left, looking as smiling as a darkey who had caught three coons and a 'possum in a hol low gum at the beginning of his coon hunt. Jacob is not much of a) lawyer in a general way. but when it comes to holding up Uncle Sam for a contest fee with a prospective divide at the end he is very success ful, and somewhat prides himself on j his success in that line. After all Jacob is not much different from some who have gone before. New Baptist Pastor. Rev. Geo. E. Davis, of Clifton Forge, Va., who has been called to the Pastorate of the Baptist church in this city, as was stated in our last is.-ue. is an excellent preacher, as well as a most pleasant gentle man. On his visit to this city he made a fine impression on ail who met or heard him preach, and we feel sure that the Baptist have been most fortunate in securing him as tneir pastor. He has a wife and sev eral children and will take up his residence here with them about De cember 1. They will receive a warm and hearty welcome from all our people, and we feel sure the new pastor will do a good work in this GETS THE CASH. Stalvey's First Wife Gets Money in Atlanta Bank. A dispatch to The News and Cour ier says news has been received there of the action of the presiding judge in the Atlanta county court in grant ing a decree, giving the emigre sum of money deposited" In an -Atlant?* bank ?by George M. Stalvey to Mrs. Elizabeth Stalvey, his alleged first wife. Mrs. Stalvey. contended that this/ sum of money?about $700?was earned while she and Stalvey were living together as husband and wife and that she earned, a portion of the money, which had been deposited in his name, and she instituted prc ceedings to recover a portion of the money as being hers and also asked the court for alimony, and this ac counts for the fact that she recovers the whole amount. Notice was given that the case would be appealed. She was . rep resented in this- action by Lamar Hill, Esq., of Atlanta. It wiTl be recalled that Stalvey was recently convicted in the Aiken court of big amy, having married. Miss Etta Lightfoot, of Orangeburg, and Mrs. Elizabeth Stalvey alleging that she was his rightful wife. PROGRAM OF CONCERT. To Be Given at the Collegiate Insti tute Tonight. ' The following is the program for the concert to be given at the O. C. I. this evening: Orangeburg Military Band. Vocal Solo?"Just a Wearing for You," Stanton, Mrs. W. R. Low man. Reading?"The One Legged Goose, ' F. Hopklnson Smithy Miss Goodman. Chorus?"The Rosary," Nevin. Mendelssohn Choral Club. Violin Solo?"Schubert's Sere nade, " Miss Katie Mewbourne. Vocal Solo?"My Rosary,'' C. Bishop, Mr. W. M. Izlar. Instrumental Solo?"Tarrentalla. Hiller, Miss Bedenbough. Oraqgeburg Military Band. Vocal Solo?selected. Miss - Daisy Hart zog. Male Quartette?Selected, Messrs. Fairey, Izlar, Perreyclear, Light foot. Vocal Solo?Waltz Song, Mrs. W. G. Smith. Reading?"Sandy's Romance." Se lected, Miss Dot Bull. Vocal Solo?"Just Idle Dreams,'' Mackin, Mr. Lee Lightfoot. Chorus?"Ebb and Flow,". Olb'er King, Mendelssohn Choral Club. Vocal Solo?Selected, Miss Doug las. Orangeburg Military Band. Admission, 25 cents. WHO GOi' THE VOTES. The Commissioners Meet and An nounce Results of Election. The Federal and State boards of election commissioners met Tuesday and canvassed the vote of this coun ty. The following results were an nounced: For Democratic Presi dential electors, 2.6S7; for Republi can electors, 405' Independence, 1. For Congress, Lever received 2,710 I votes, to SS8 for his negro oppo nent, Richardson. The following votes were cast for State offices: Governor, 2,584; Lieutenant Gov ernor, 2,583; Secretary of State, 2,579; Attorney General, 2,578; State Treasurer, 2,579; Comptroller General, 2,579; Superintendent of Education, 2.57S; Adjutant and In spector General, 2,579; Railroad Commissioners, 2,579; propositior. to amend Section 7, Article 8, o[ the Constitution; for the amendment, 895; against, 590; amendment ;.?> Section 4 Article 13, for, 995; against, 525. The following results were given for county offices: A. M. Sallev, sheriff, 2,593; G. L. Salley, clerk of Court, 2,594; F. J. D. Felder, super visor, 2,593; superintendent of ed cation, 2.594; F. N. Rickenimker, coroner, 2,594; Robert Lide, Senate, 2,579; John S. Bowman, Jr., A. J. Hydrick, Jr., B. A. Shuler and T. P. Horger, members of the House. 2.577; Hildebrand, solicitor, 2,579. Their First Debute. The d?bating society of the Or angeburg High School will have its first debate for this season this afternoon. "Resolved that country life is .more conducive to happiness than city life" is the query the youm: debaters will solve. The affirmative will he upheld by Miss Eva King and Mr. Hugh Sease, while Miss Warner Hare and Mr. Henry Rad cliff Sims will take care of the neg ative. There will also be readings by Miss Elize Izlar and Mr. John Pearson, while .Miss Emily Culler will furnish music for the occasion. Pleasant Occasion. A letter from Vances says a small but select party of young peopie spent a very pleasant throe hours with Miss Virginia Felder at her home on last Saturday pvfninj.'. Those present \yVre as follows: Misses Virginia Folder. Leila Rhame, Ethel Roe. Mat tie Evans, Ethel Tenhet and Leila Xorris; Messrs. Tom Hart, Fred Norris. Witte B?ji J. P. Felder. Seal>rook Hart. Wilton Rhame, Willie Law ton and Keating t elder. Marriage Reception. The following cards have been issued: Mrs. William Capers Wan namaker requests the honor of your presence at the wedding reception of her daughter, Jennie and Mr. John Fairey, on Wednesday evening, the 25th of November. 190S. from nine until eleven o'clock. 12f> East Rus sell street. Orangeburg S. C. The Times and Democrat extends its con gratulations to the young couple in advance. NEWSY LEI T R. WHAT IS GOING ON ABOUT BOW ? MAN. Death of a Lady?Mail Carrier Re signs?Lien Merchants ., Hunting Money-^-Other Items. Bowman, Nov. 12.?Special: Mrs. Annie Myers who has been living for some time at the home of the late G. W. Myers, R. F. D. No. 4, died last Sunday; and was buried Monday morning, at Ebenezer church. Mrs. Myers was in her 88th year and has been in rather feeble health for some time. Three sons, G. A. Myers, Sam and Fred, with four daughters, Mesdames G. W. Utsey, Q. W. Myers, M. A-HrTcT enbaker and W. F. Segrest survive her. Mrs. Myers was a sister of Mr. Rouse Banister, of the Providence section, who died some years ago, leaving a number of decendents in that section of Orangeburg count/. Mr. W. L. Bishop, carrier No. 2, has resigned his position, taking a job offered him in Charleston. A number of applicants for Mr. Bish op's place are in the field, and it is stated that an examination will be h?:ld quite soon at Orangeburg Court House by Mr. Webster, post master at that place, to fill this va cancy, and also secure some eligible on list in case a vacancy occurs. Potato digging, cane grinding and oat sowing seem to be about tue order of business on farms nowa days. Hon. Samuel Dibble is in the potato - business quite extensively this year. He has a number of acres under cultivation this season and. they are yielding fine, making hundreds of bushels. Several vari eties have been under cultivation, but the "Georgia Buck" shows up more temptingly than any of tne others. Mr. Dibble proposes to feed them to his stock during the winter months" and has built a large, speci ally prepared storeroom in close proximity to the feeding stalls. Tbe tubors will be prepared by cutting before being fed to the stock. Merchants are squeezing every dollar out of the lien business that can be collected this season aud when it has been squeezed even real I hard, many will appear like ?stuffed toads with very little reduction n size. The prospects for 15 cents pe* pound for cotton lien making time did not materialize and many nen accounts still stand out big and fat, with a large proportion of the cotton crop gone at about 8 % cents per pound. No farmer with I any degree of intelligence can truCi-| fully say that there is any money in cotton at 8% cents per pound, wl'.h Jabor, fertilizer and provisions at the present price of these commodi ties. An order for "about face" will have to be given and executed and farms made more self-sustaining in order to catch a good financial "foot holt" again. Miss Nell Beachman, of Green wood, is visiting her sister, Mrs. 0. P. Evans of this town. Dr. Nettles, of Charleston, speut several days this week in Bowman. Rumor has it that he is on a visit to his "best girl." Mr. Ernest Jackson, who has been quite sick for a time, is up and going about again. His manv friends are glad to see him out again. Mr. L. J. Smith -and family, of R. F. D. No. 1, are expecting to move in town now .soon. Mrs. Smith will run an up-to-date ?hcVtel and take permanent boarders also. Mr. John W. Inabinet has com menced the erection of a dwelling op Elm street, which will be occu pied by his family as soon as com pleted. He is also from R. F. D. No. 1. Mr. L. E. D. Felder, "Uncle Lovick," comes to town occasionally; is still full of life, but a cronic corn plainer of "hard times with wors? coming." "Uncle Lovick," was a good soldier and loves to talk of ui? war record. DUNDEE. Special Meeting Farmers' Union. There will be a special meeting of the Orangeburg County Farmers' Union on Saturday, November 14th, at the Courthouse at 11 o'clock sharp. The doors will be thrown wide open at this meeting and the public is most cordially invited to meet with us. Several speakers are looked for on this occasion, and it is expected they will havo some thing to say tnat will interest you. Citizens from sister counties and the rural districts are especially in vited to be with us. Come and make this meeting a profitable one. W. S. BARTON. JR.. Pres., Orangeburg Co. Farmers' Union. An Accommodating Manager. A gentleman informed us the eth er morning that one of the managers at a Calhoun county poll loaned his .-pectaeles 'o a:i oid negio ?vii'> had lefi his spectacles at home, Ihua en .?Illing the n^gro to cast hia vote 'or Taft and Ricaardsnn. which h could not have dune had the mana ger not loaned him his glasses to read the labe:s on the boxes. In justice to the Federal Commissioners of Election of Calhoun county v.e will sta e 'hat this manager was not appointed by them but was a sub stitute. ".Mullet Supper." A dispatch from Cuthbert, G'i . says at a "mullet supper" on the plantation of Charles Harris, a shooting affray took place Saturday night and as a result John Cun ningham is dead and Ike Hudson an i Lonnie Rich are shot to pieces and not expected to live. Our "hot sup pers" are bad enough, but the Geor gia "mullet supper" seems to thin out the colored population faster. CRYSTAL ICE COMPANY I Organized as a New Corporation With Greater Powers. The stockholders of the new Crys tal Ice Company met on Tuesday at the offices of Wolfe & Berry and ef fected an organization of the new corporation. ..- . .' The following Directors were elect ed : Milton ' P. Skimrer, William C. Wolfe and Hollis E. Johnson. The directors thereupon elected the following officers: Milton P. Skinner, president and treasurer: Hollis E. Johnson, secretary, and Wolfe & Berry, solicitors. The new company has a capital stock of one hundred thousand dol lars and will take over the proper ties of the present Crystal Ice Com pany of this city, the Summerville Ice and Cold Storage Company and the Summerville Electric Light and Power Company, and will continue to operate1 these plants from Orange burg as the principal office. The new charter increases and enlarges the corporate powers of -the new company, giving authority, among other things, to manufac ture and sell ice, fuel, light and power, including gas. The charter also authorizes the manufacture and sale of certain mineral waters. The stockholders in the old com panies will be asked to exchange their stock for stock in the new company. In case it is found necessary the company will issue bonds not to exceed twenty-five thousand dol lars. This enterprise means much to the city in a business way and It is warmly welcomed. STORES WILL CLOSE. Thanksgiving Day Wlil be Observed in This City. The following merchants have agreed to close their stores on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26: J. E. Glover. M. Finger. Sifiey & Frith. K. Finkelstein. H. Spahr & Son. Gordin. The Brunson Clothing Co. Crum Mercantile Co. L. G. Funderburk. John McNamara. . Morris Mlrmow. Mrs. Lizzie Lindstedt. D. Mlrmow. W. L. Mosley. M. T. Sifly. Gents Clothing Co. The I. S. B. Merc. Co. Ayers & Williams. Sandel Bros. H. R. Adden Orangeburg D. .6. Co. Joe McNamara. Foreman-Rickenbaker Co. J. C. Ransdale. Theodore Kohn. Jas. L. Weeks. / J. W.. Smoak. Geo. V. Zeigler. Fairey & Weeks. F. R. Malpass. Wannamaker, Smoak & Co. C. W. Prescott. Jno. T. Wise. E. D. Reeves. Orangeburg 6 and 10 cents Store. B. C. King. M. Barshay. Marchant Music Co. J. S. Martin & Son. Sims Book Store. Orangeburg Buggy Co. O. H. Furniture Co. J. C. Pike, Jr. The Edisto Dry Goods Co. E. N. Scoville. A. L. Dukes. L. Bennett. M. O. Dantzlerl 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. 0. 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. Walding. Kinnan & Marvin, Whole-sale Drug gists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Farmers' Union Meeting. ? The Farmprs' Union will hold a public meeting at the Courthouse on Saturday. Senator E. D. Smith and Congressman Lover have been invited to deliver addresses. Other prominent gentlemen have aiso been invited to be present. The meeting is open to nil and it is hoped Ihat, a big crowd will no present to hear the discussion of the important ques tions that will be considered. Happily Married. On Wednesday. November 4, at the home of the bride's paretns, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan P. Fralick, of the Bolen section in the Fork, Mijs' Katie Fralick and Mr. J. Frank Brickie, of Cordova, were united i^ tbpe holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. Paul A. Bolen. The happy young couple have the best wishe-a of their many friends for a long and happy life. Child Gets Life Sentence. Savannah. Ga., Nov. 10.?Solomon Reilly, a negro boy of ten, and small tor his years, was today convicted in the Superior Court of the murder of Mrs. Walter Torrence, at Pooler, ?eight miles from Savannah, anil given a life sentence. The boy killed her with a shot gun while her little children were by her side. MUCH! COTTON GINNED i THIRTEEN HUNDRED BALES j OVER LAST YEAR. There Were 26*295 Active Ginneries and 8,109,782 Bales Ginned Up to ? November 1. Washington, Nov. 9.?There were) 26,295 active ginneries and 8,199, 782 bales of cotton ginned from the] growth of 1908 to November 1. These figures, announced by the census bureau today are against 26,069 ginneries and 6,128,562 bales at the corresponding date in 1907; 27,37.0 ginneries and 6,906,569 bales) in 1906, and 27,802 ginneries and | 6,457,596 bales in 1905. The .re port counts round bales as ' .half J bales and includes 149,340 round bales for 1908; 125,785 for 1907 and I 169,741 for 1906 and 183,870 for] 1905. The number of sea island bales I included for 1908 is 45,495; for) 1907, 333,331; for 1906, 21,706, and Dor' 1905, 49,161. The corrected figures of the quantity of cotton] ginned this season to October 18 are) 2,296,166 bales. The number of bales and active] glnneris, respectively by States, on| November 1, 1908, follows: State Bales. Ginneries. Alabama. 894,123 3,363 Arkansas. 536,658 2,01? Florida : . . . . . 43,065 241 Georgia.1,385,816 4,32 1 Kentucky. 954 4 Louisiana. 290,099 1,559 Mississippi .. .. 893,546 3,303 Missouri. 30,940 69 New Mexico . . . 954 4] NoDth Carolina . 373,188 2,60r/| Oklahoma. 216,860 941 South Carolina . 822,369 3,133 Tennessee.199,6zl 605 Texas.2,504,886 4,04-J Virginia. 4.657 82 The distribution of sea island cot ton for 1908 by States is: Florida, 19,057; Georgia, 21,998; South Carolina, 4,440. MAKES ASTONISHING CURES Mi-o-n;; Tablets Cure Dyspepsia by Promptly Removing the Cauoe, or Money Back. Dyspspsia cannot be cured by tak ing a digester, such as pepsin, be cause pepsin simply digests your food artificially, and not all of the food either, for it has no effect at all on starchy food, such as pota toes, rice, oatmeal, bread, etc. There is just one way to cure dys pepsia and stomach disorders, trival or serious, and that is to tone up or put enough into the stomach wall*, so tht they will be able to properly mix or churn the food. Mi-o-na tablets cure stomach troubles by putting strength and en ergy into the stomach. They quick ly arouse the^etomach from its in action, and in a short time it is able to do its work properly, vomiting of pregnancy, in car and sea sickness. And bear in mind that when the stomach is in good condition, con stipation disappers, also nervous ness, drowsiness, night weats, heart burn, etc. J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., the druggists, sell MI-o-na tablets at 50 cents a large box, under a rigid guar antee to do all that is claimed for them, or money back. KILL THE GERMS. That's the Only Way to Cure Dan druff, and Parisian Sage is the Only Killer. "Parisian Sage," said a New York barber, "will kill the destructive and persistent germs of dandruff, and abolish the disease. There may be other remedies that will do the same, but I never heard of one." And just read what one of the foremost barbers of Springfield, Mass., says of Parisian Sage: "Dear Sir: I used your Parisian Sage and found it better than any other. It is the best hair restorer 1 ever used, and I have used them all. I find it a great dandruff remover also. You should get it into all the barber shops, and get the barbers to use it, as is is great."?Geo. A. St?tz, 73% Main street, Springfield, Mass. Parisian Sage soa!:? into, the scalp, and when it reaches the roots of the hair it not only kills every dandruff germ, but It supplies the hair with just the righj kind of nourishment to put vigor and strength Into it and make it grow. Parisian Sage is the, most delight ful hair dressing in the world. Use it one week and you will never give it up. Parisian Sage is guaranteed by .? G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. to stop falling hnir: to cure dandruff; to keep hair from fading; ro cure itch ing of (he scalp, or money bacK. Price 50 cents a bottle at J. G. Wan namaker Mfg. Co.'s. or by express, charges prepaid, from Giroux Mfg Co., Buffalo, N. Y. List of Unclaimed Letters. The following is the list of un claimed letters in the Orangeburg Postottice for the week ending Nov. 11th: Miss Bertha Adams, Audley Allen, Bertha Ammonds, Henry Bow man, Allen Brown, Mikel Bui ford, Peter Caleb, W. M. Coleman, Eddy Connor, A. Counts, .1. D. Douglas. Miss Rose Felder. Napoleon Kunde lurg, Ezekial Gadson, Mrs. Dinah Glover, Malachi Goodwin, Miss Mar thay Hauser, Miss Elvira Jefferson, Geo. Leach, Harry I. B. Levy, Miss Mattie Murry, Annie Moss, Mrs. Ma mie Odom, Lettie Prince, H. A. Ray, E. T. Richardson. Joshua Riley, Miss Anna Simmons, Charley Smith, J. W. Stokes, Rev. J. W. Tyson, Miss Car rie N. Wright. DEATH OF A GOOD MAN. Dr. Jacob C. Arant Goes to His Reward. As announced in our last issue, Dr. Jacob C. Arant passed away at his home a few miles from Elloroe on last Sunday morning at eight o'clock after an illness of several weeks. Dr. Arant was about 76 years old and is survived by two brothers, two sisters and three chil dren, his wife having died some years ago. He was a highly respected citizen, and was greatly beloved as a physi cian, which profession he suicessful ly'followed up to some years ago. j when he retired, from practice and devoted his time entirely to farming, at'which he was also very success ful. Dr. Arant was an elegant gentle man of the old school, with whom 't was a pleasure to be thrown and have dealings. He will be greatly missed by the community , in which he had lived and labored for many long years. He was buried from Jericho Methodist church, of which he had been a prominent member for manv years, on Monday, and his funeral was one of the largest ever held in that section. Everybody felt'that they had lost a friend. Dr. Arant was one of seven broth ers who had the honor of wearing the uniform of a Confederate soldier and gallantly upholding the "Lo-.:t Cause" until it went down in defeat, cross and lived an humble Christian He was also a true soldier of the life. One by one such men leave us artd enter upon their eternal reward. SHOT BY A MADMAN. E. M. Morgan, Postmaster of New York, Dangerously Wounded. New York, Nov. 9.?Edward M. luorgan, postmaster of New York city, who was wounded in the ab domen this morning by a bullet fired by E. H. B. Mackay, an eccentric English stenographer, who then com mitted suicide, was resting well to night, and unless complications de velop he will recover. Mr. Morean probably owes Ms lifo to the quick wit and bravery of Iiis fourteen-year-old daughter. Dorothy, who saw Mackay draw his revolve. and struck it with her hand. This deflected the bullet, otherwise the postmaster would have been fatally mounded, for his assailant was at close range and fired four shots in all. The shooting occurred at 146d street, and only a short distance from Mr. Morgan's home. He wa3 on his way down town at the time. An investigation of the life and record of Mackay reveals that he was of a morbid nature and a former inmate of an asylum in Worcester, Mass. That his act was premedi tated is made "certain by a letter he left, but aside from a fancied griev ance against Mr. Morgan and the postofTice authorities concerning the handling of his mail,; nothing has come to light to indicate why he should have sought to murder the postmaster. His clothing when searched gave up between thirty and forty smokeless cartridges, a heavy slingshot, a knife with a four-Incn blade and a clasp knife. A quantity of literature on Social ism and a slingshot similar to the one found on his body were discover ed in his room. That he was rational during work hours, howev er, was attested by the Broadway firm of lawyers by whom he was em ployed. MORE CORN GROWN. The Department of Agriculture Is sues Interesting Statement. Washington, Nov. 9.?An average yield of 26.2 bushels of corn per acre and an indicated total produc tion of 2,642,687,000 bushels of corn are preliminary estimates announced In the report of the department of agriculture issued today, summariz ing and five other crops. The yield of corn per acre in 1907 was 25.9, as finally estimated, nrd .iverageu 25.6 for ten years, while the produc tion is compared with 2,592,320,000 bushels finally estimated in 1907. Quality of corn is 86.9 per cen com pared with 82.8 in 1907 and 84.3 ten-year average. About 2.7 per cent or 71,124,000 bushels, is esti mated to have been in the farmers' hands on November 1, against 4." per cent, or 130,995,000 bushels, a year ago, and a ten-year average of 4.5 per cent. The preliminary figures for im portant corn State, giving in bushels the yield per acre and total produc-, tion. respectively, include: Missouri, 27 and 203,634,000; Texas. 2."..7 and 201.848.000; Ken tucky, 25.2 and 84,323,000; Ten nessee, 24.8 and 74,747,000; Geor gia, 12.."? and 56,438,000; Alabama. 14.7 and 44,835,000; Virginia, 26 and 48,828,000; North Carolina, 'S and 50.10(5,000; Arkansas. 20.2 and 52.."?4 0,000. The preliminary estimates of po tatoes, tobacco and rice, giving av erage yield per acre and comparison with final estimates for 1907 and for period? of years, are as follow* Potatoes, yield 85.9 bushels, against 95.4 in 1907, and ten-year average. 83.6. Production, 274,660 000 bushels, against 297.929.000 in 1007. Quality, S7.6 per cent, against 83.3 last year, and ten-year average of ST.6. Tobacco, yield S25.2 pounds against 850.5 pounds in 1907, and ten-year average 797.6. Producrion. 629,634,000 pounds, against 698, 126,000 in 1 907. Quality, S7.9 p r cent. as against 90 a year ago, and a ten-year average of 85.S. Rice, yield 34.7 bushels, against 29.9 in 1907, and ten-year average of 30.6. Production. 22.718,000 bushels, against IS,730,000 in 1907. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR REPORTER. What Is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities ami Towns. Mrs. L. J. Bird, of Tranron, N. J.. is visiting her brother, Mr. J. W. Mtson. All the hue and cry about the Taft prosperity wave has not helped cot ton any. It is still entirely too cheap. Mrs. Hannah Salley and Mrs. F. D. Bates have gone on a visit to,, the family of Capt. M. C. Raysor at Washington, D. Cr Don't fail to read Mr. E. D. Reeves' advertisement on the fifth page, and then get ready for his great bargain sale. Mr. B. W. Whitehead, who use to merchandize in this city, but now one of Batesburg's prosperous bus iness men, wa6 in the city this week shaking hands with old friends. The case against Mr. A. J. Brooks, of Norway, for violating the dispen sary law was dismissed by Judge Brunson because none of the- wit nesses summoned knew anything about the matter. We had a call from Capt. N. N. Hayden on Wednesday, who said he wished to let us know how much he enojyed our editorials showing why our people should be true to the Democracy. Henry Rice, colored, pleaded guL ty in Judge Brunson's court of kill ing two yellow hammers, a wood king and a thrush, in violation of the game laws, and was taxed ten dol lars. Rice paid up, but he won't even look at a bird now. Messrs. A. T. Wannamaker, F. P. Schiffley and J. I. McMichael went over to Marion to attend the mar riage of Mr. W. L. Glaze; Jr., to Miss Annie Watson, daughter of Rev. E. O. Watson, which happy event took place yesterday. The Orangeburg Graded School is one of the best in the Scare. Every year farmers move to or near the city so as they can educate their children. They are doubly welcome, and Mr. W. K. Sease has special in ducements for those contemplating such a move. Henry Prater, colored* charged with violating the dispensary law, when brought up for trial in the police court, asked for a Jury trial. His request was granted, and Henry is now on the chain gang for thirty days, he having declined the option of paying a fine of $75. The body of Conductor Merdon. who was drowned at the bridge of the Southern Railway over the Con garee river some time ago, has not been recovered. The father of the young man is doing all he can to recover the remains of his son. Mr. J. K. Irick presented us on Wednesday with a home raised or ange. It was taken from a tree on the place of Mr. I. B. Mims, at Elloree. i he tree is seven years old, ten feet high and bore this year between two and three hundred oranges. The oranges are juicy and sweet. The regular meeting of Middle pen Local Union, No. 4&3, which takes place on Saturday, 'November 14th, has been postponed until Sat urday, November 21st, on account o." the. special County Union Meeting which has been called for that date. All members of 'Mjiddlepen Union are earnestly requested to be pres ent on November 21st, as this meet-? ing will be of great importance. Our city schools have the largest attendance of pupils this year that they have ever had in their history. Many of the children that attend them are the sons and daughters of farmers who have either moved here or near here to enjoy the advantages that these schools offer. Mr. W. K. Sease would be glad to orrcspcnd with any farmers and others wish ing to move to or near Orangeburg to educate their children. We Invite special attention to the advertisement of E. D. Reeves' China and Toy store on the fifth page of this paper. One of the larg est and best selected stocks of the class of goods Mr. Reeves carries will be put on sale at and below cost. This will be the best ohano" you will ever have to buy many articles of every day use. Turn to the fifth page and'note the prices quoted by Mr. Reeves on the articles named. Alderman Smith banqueted the mayor and members of the council and city officials on last Friday evening. Mrs. Smith, who is indeed a sweet singer, favored the guests with a few musical ami vocal selec tions, which wire greatly enjoyed by the gentlement present. It is needless to say a word about the elegant dinner. The hostess win served it is a guarantee that it was till that could be desired by the most fastidious taste. The Rev. Irl It. Hicks Almanac. For I 9?r?. ready Nov. 15, 1908. best ever sent out, beautiful covers in colors, fine portrait of Prof. Hicks in colors, all the old features and several new ones in the book. 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