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? NARROW ESCAPE - f..., DUCKHUNTERS CAME NEAR BE v DTG DROWNED, In' the Turbulent. Murky Waters of to* Santee River ty. Their Boat Springing a. Leak. Mayor Floyd, of Spartanburg. and a party of friends, who came down to enjoy a duck hunt on the Santee river, came near getting drownec. near Remini, where the A. C L. Railway crosses the Santee riv er on its way from Orarigeburg to Sumter, on last Friday morning. The house^ boat in which the. party sailed sprang a leak Thursday night while all on board were asleep, and before day Friday morning they wer8 awakened by the cry that the boat was fast sinking by one of the party who had fortunately awoke and gave the alarm. . By hard and quick work the party succeeded in lightening the boat by throwing overboard seviaral weighty parcels, thus enabling them to get the boat near enough to the bank so as they could put into the water their small launch and save them selves. It took coolness and delib eration to accomplish this,, especially as they had to work in the dark, as it was not daylight yet when the alarm was given. By good luck the entire party reached the bank of the river and was saved. The boat went on the bottom, carrying with it ev erything but the clothing the mem bers of the party had on. Mayor Floyd reached Spartanburg Saturday and in speaking; with a Herald representatives concerning the accident said that he thought that his time had- come, as it looked for a while as if saving themselves was an impossibility. He said on Friday morning he was awakened , with the cry that the boat had sprung a leak. He grabbed his shoes first by the side of the bed, but they were full of water and he couid not put them on. Then he thought of his boots. In side of hi" boots he found his hunt ing shoes and these" he slipped on. The members of the party got to work throwing out the load of the boat. They worked strenuously in water up to their breasts until the . cry was sounded to leave the boat as it was sinking. It is needless to say that the members of the par ty lost no timia in leaving the sinking craft and striking out for land. Mayor Floyd said he sprang into the small launch, which was making for the bank. Nearing the bank he discovered in the darkness limbs of a willow tree bending over the wa ter. He grabbed hold of one of these and swung clear of the launch. High above the limb he was clinging to he felt another limb, and with almost superhuman effort he grabbed hold of this higher limb and thus got clear of the water. ' Still higher above'his perch Mayor Floyd discovered a third limb of the willow he was on. He got hold of. this limb and swung himself clear of the water. Once out of the water, he had time to think calmly. He found himself close to the body of the willow, 'so he slid down to if | and than shinned it to terra flrma. Mayor Floyd, in throwing things from, the sinking house boat, took the precaution to throw out on the bank a bundle of his clothing, so when he reached land himself he found a change of clothing compara tively dry. Other members of the party had not taken like precau tion, and were in a dreadful plight on landing. After getting safe on land, but in a wet and forlorn condition, the members of the party began a search for matches in their clothing with which to start a fire, but sad tb re late, there was not one to be founi. Mayor Floyd then went through the pockets of his dry clothing which he had thrown in a bundle to the bank before he left the boat, and to the delight of tha entire parcy he found the head of a match in one of the pocktetts. Luckily, he also found in one of the pockets some scraps of dry paper. This match head and the small bit of | paper were their only dependence for a fire in the black swamps, and you can imagine how precious they were in the sight of. the wet, shiv ering hunters. Carefully handling the. small scraps of dry paper, Mayor Floyd struck with great cane the head of the match. The paper was ignited. The blaze kindled up. Trash was thrown on; then sticks and limbs. Directly a great bonfire was the re sult, and all sat down to warm and dry as best they could their wet clothing. When daylight came they made theb- way to Columbia and there fitted themselves out in such apparel as they could procure. We congratulate the members ol the party on their fortunate escape from a watery grave in the murky waters of the turbulent Santee, and cordially invite them to come again, where we hope they will have better luck. We did not hear what caused the boat to sink, but suppose she was snagged below the water line. The gentlemen who composed the hunt ing party will not soon forget their rough experience in wet clothing in a bleak and dismal swamp like the Santee with one match head as the only chance for fire. * Small Blaze at Swansea. Swansea came very near having a serious fire on Friday afternoon, when the system gin of W. B. Rast caught on fire, supposedly from r. match in thl? seed cotton. The ginner promptly turned on the steam .pipe and in a very short time the bucket brigade .and Swansea :s proud of hers) turned out and the fire was soon under control, with a minimum damage. The plant is valued at about '$2,500. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS. Names of the. Preachers^ That .Will Serve the Orangeburg District. .A special telegram from ^Columbia to The Times and Democrat from Mr. William Banks, one of the Edi tors, of The State, received at seven p'cipck on Monday evening, gives the following as the appointments of the South Carolina Conference for the Orangeburg District: C JB Smith, Presiding Elder. Bamberg?T. G. Herbert. Barnwell?E. A. Wilkes. Branchville?E. H. Beckham. Cameron?C. E. Peeler. Denmark?T. E. Morris. Edisto 'Circuit?G. T. Harmon, J> Grover Circuit?W. L. Gault. Harleyville Circuit?H. C. Mouzon. Norway Circuit?L. E. Wiggins. Orangeburg Station?L. P. McGee. "" Orangeburg Circuit?G. W. Davis. Orange Circuit?T. S. Beloin. Providence Circuit?J. J. Steven son. RowesvilleStation?A. R. Phillips. Smoaks Circuit?J. M.- Lawson" St. Georges Station?J. M. Stead man. St. Georges Circuit?J. E. Taylor. It seems that the Orangeburg Dis trict has been somewhat changed, as some of the appointments that were in this district last year are not men tioned- in the above list while some new appointments are mentioned. ^The appointments were read Mon day afternoon and consequently we only publish those made for this dis trict, which as stated above we re ceived by telegraph from Columbia just before going to press. We will publish the entire list of the ap pointments on Friday. COWARDLY ASSASSINATED. Perry Ussery, a Young White Man, Slain From Ambush. Assassination, the most brutal and cowardly form of murder, is getting very common in this section of the State, and something should be done to stamp it out. Several months ago a Mr. Weeks was assas sinated while sitting in his house at Dunbarton, some weeks ago a j young man was assassinated as he was riding along the road in a wagon, and now comes the news that about ten o'clock on last Sat urday night a young man by the name of Perry Ussery was shot anl instantly killed by an unknown as sassin at the carnival grounds in the town of Barnwell. It Is stated that Perry Ussery and Marvin Holland were standing in the shadow of a building just on the carnival grounds when, out of tne darkness, there came a load of slugs and buckshot, which took effect in the back of the head of Ussery, who was instantly killed.. Holland was I only slightly wounded. Immediately after the shooting a man was seen running towards the swamp, which is only a few hundred feet away, with a gun in his hands. Outside of this fact there is no clue as to tlu party who did the shooting. Four bloodhounds from the Pen itentiary were put on the trail early I this morning. They found no trou ble in following the trail across the swamp, but it was lost in the road on the other ride. It is almost cer tain that the party had entered some conveyance and so escaped. A report from Barnwell says in-1 dignation is running high over this | murder, which is one of the most brutal ttyat has ever occurred in this tSate. Ussery was well liked by everybody, and so vfar as is known has not an enemy in the world. Very Mysterious Fire. A very mysterious fire occurred at the house of Alice Harrison, f. colored woman who lives in the extreme northwestern part of the city near the Edisto river. Parties saw smoke coming out of the house, which was locked up. Alice being away from home, and when it was opened a quilt on a chair was found to be on fire, which was ex tinguished before any further dam age was done. Just how the quili caught fire is a mystery, but it must have been caused by rats and match es, a combination that is responsi ble for not a few of the fires that occur. Snake in a Cabbage. The Dillon Herald says, "Mr. Elihu Muldrow brought to The Herald office Tuesday a cabbage snake which was -discovered in a cabbage by Mr. J. R. Jordan. The snake was about five inches long and about the size of sewing thread. It was of a light yellow color and the head and tail were visible under a magnifying glass. It is said that one of these snakes contains enough poison to kill sixteen people." in preparing cabbage for cooking the snakes should be carefully looked after. Mules Fall in Well. A negro ploughing a double team of mules in a field near St. Matthews on Tuesday drove into an old open well and both mules fell in?one on top the other. The well was about twenty feet in depth. The mule on top was extricated, but is con dition considered hopeless. The other soon died. The pair of mules were young and strong, and valued at $450. * Basket Band Bazaar. The ladies of the Basket Band will hold their Bazaar at the Armory this week. It will open on Thurs day evening and continue through Friday and Friday evening. Besides the different booths, they will have cake, ice cream, chocolate, coffee and oysters for sale at all hours during the time mentioned above. BRILLIANT WEDDING MARRIAGE OP TWO POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE. _ Mr. John W. Fairey and Miss Janie, Wannamaker Joined in Holy Wedr lock on Wednesday Evening. On last Wednesday evening at the elegant home of the bride's mother, Mrs. W7illiam Capers Wannamaker. was solemnized one of the prettiest weddings that has ever taken.place in this city, when her second daught er, Miss Janie, and Mr. John W Fairey, now of Houston, Texas, but formerly of this, city, was joined in the holy bonds of wedlock. The. large and beautiful home was most lovely in its bridal array, each room being handsomely decorated in -i color scheme of its own. In the centre parlor, where the ceremony was perfomed, pure white and green, with many soft lights, formed the decorations. An altar had been improvised in the , bay window; tall white pedestals, each holding crystal candelabras, and roped with garlands of white tulle and feathery ferns forming the outer edge of it. Southern smilax, draped over white, with clusters of hand some maidenhair ferns forme! the background, while over head, just in front of the altar, where the bride and groom stood, was suspended a large horseshoe, studded with tiny electric lights, which showed through airy white tulle, the graceful curves of its white surface relieved by a delicate trace of green smilax. The walls of the room were hung with smilax and crystal candelabras, with greer shades, and quantities of maiden-hair ferns banked the man tel. To the sweet strains of Mendels shon's wedding from the instruments of the Orangeburg orchestra, the bridal party entered. First came Miss Effie Thompson, of. Pennsylva nia; Miss Mary Long, of Alabama; Miss Ellen Wannamaker, Miss Ellen Goucher, of Baltimore, Md.; Miss Verna Henderson, of Mississippi, and Mrs. Henry H. Orr, of Anderson, forming an isle of satin ribbon and roses, through which the bridal par ty approached the marriage altar. Then came..Miss Lola Wannamaker, maid of honor, and next the brid^, while the groom entered from anoth er door with his best man, the Hon. Thomas F? Brantly, and met under the horseshoe of good luck, after passing through the aisle. Here the impressive marriage ceremony was performed according to the ritual of the Methodist church, by the Rev. T. E. Wannamaker, a grand-uncle of the bride, and an old and honored member of the South Carolina Conference. The bride, who is particulary at tractive and of singular beauty, was lovely'in her bridal robes of white dutchess satin, of the now Direc toire style, handsomely trimmed in point lace; , her filmy White veil caught in place with orange blos soms and carrying an exquisite bou quet of white roses and lilies of the valley. The maid of honor wore a beautiful costume of blue messaline silk, carried pink roses tied with pink tulle, this Frenchy combination being especially becoming to her style of beauty. Only the immedi; :< family of the bride and groom wit nessed the ceremony, but immediate ly afterwards a large reception was held, from nine to eleven o'clock. During those hours a great many friends of th> respective fam'ilies called to wish the young couple much happiness and joy and a long and happy life. The guests were met in the hall way by Mrs. H. H. Orr, of Anderson, and introduced to Misses Long, Henderson, Thompson and Goucher, visitors at the W'annamaker home. Here punch was served from two pretty appointed tables by Misses Dot Bull and Adele Salley. The guests then passed into the library, where the presents were displayed. In here red and green was the color scheme. Receiving here were Mrs. W. C. Wannamaker, Mrs. E. R. Paulling, Mrs. E. N. Scoville ani Mrs. L. D. Childs, of Columbia. After paying their respects to the bride and groom who were standing at the farther end of the large and handsomeiy decorated parlor, the guests were ushered into the dining room, where the daintiest of menus was served at tables seating four persons. In the dining room, too, the dec orations were most beautiful and appropriate. The walls were cov ered with green smilax, garlands of it crossing over the table, from the centre of which hung innumerable electric lights with pink shades. The bride's table, In the centre, was spread with a great circular cover of cluny lace over pink, and pink candles in crystal candlesticks shed a soft glow over it. In the centre was the bride's cake and pink car nations v. ere scattered over the table and ornamented the mantel and cab inets. A large bow of pink ribbon with streamers completed this pret ty table, around which were placed small tables, which seated the guests, while a bevy of young girls, assisted by Mm J. E. Bull, J. A. Salley, W. E. Atkinson served re freshments in two courses. Mrs. J. Murphy Doom, of Bowling: Green, Ky., presided over the table where the guests registered, and Mrs. R. H. Jennings invited them in to the dining room. Elegant pres ents attested to the popularity of this young couple, which it is Or angeburg's misfortune to Jose, as they left immediately after the wee ding for their future home In Tex as. The out-of-town guests were Mrs. L. D. Childs, of Columbia; Mr. Will Wannamaker, of Cheraw; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rlggs, of Charles ton; Miss Mary Long, of Alabama; Miss Effie Thompson, of Pennsylva nia; Miss Verna Henderson, of Mis ORANGEBL RG HUNTERS. Big Party Passed Through Waiter boro on Long Trip. The Walterboro 'News, of Friday, says: "The fame of Colleton county as a hunting ground is spreading rap idly. Wednesday morning a party of '32 sportsmen from Orangeburg passed through Walterboro en route to Airy Hall, about 30 miles from here, fo:* a camp of about 10 days. "Among the party were Messrs. Fred Rickenbaker, S. A. Dukes, D. J. Salley, H. S. Hollman, Ed Ricken baker, J. G. King, W. E. Pugh.. Pinckney. Harley, L. C.. Shuler, R. L. Antiey and J. L. Reeves. "From Orangeburg, to the hunting ground is a trip of tw,o days, by private conveyance, each. way. Tha party was well equipped for camp and in about as jolly and pleasant humor as a crowd of young boys out for a holiday." BOWMAN NEWS. Marriages Taking Place, Road Work and Other Happenings. Bowman, S. C., Nov. 26, 1908. Special: There seems to be an epidemic of "marriage fever" in and around Bowman of late: Mr. John W. Patrick's daughter, Miss Lessie I was the first victim, and was captur ed by Mr. William Staley, Jr., sev eral weeks ago. The marriage cere money was performed by Rev. W. H. Gleaton. Rev. Mr. Gleaton was called upon last Sunday evening to unite also in holy wedlock Mr. Lawrence Hemerlin and Miss Maude Ulme \ Miss Ulmer is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Ulmer, of this town. The groom and bride are said to be quP.e young, the groom 18 and the bride 15 years of age. The bride was the recipient of some very nice pres ents. The groom is a young man of temporate habits and industrious disposition. About the same hour last Sun day evening Mr. Earnest Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jackson, and Miss Star Sain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sain, were married at the parsonage by Pastor G. W. Davis, of the Methodist church. While this marriage, was a surprise the news of the marriage as usual in such cases leaked out In spito of creation. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson will leave for their new home, New Mexi co, tomorrow morning. Their many friends wish them much success m life, in their new home fo far away from South Carolina, their native State. The latest news over the grapevin? telephone yesterday afternoon was secured by a friend stating that Mr, Irvin Kenedy, of the Sandy River section, and Mrs. Emma Felder, of this town, would join hearts and hands this evening, the ceremony -to be performed by Rev. Mr. Gleaton. of . the Baptist church. When iL comes to widowers and widows In the courtship business, it is a hurry from beginning to end, and if the widow kicks, off he goes hunting another to try his luck with, and iu this way h)e works till success crown his efforts. The chaingang Is In this section and 19 at work on one of the main roads leading .into Bowman from th'j Four Hole section of the countv. The work contemplated by Commis sioner Edwins, when cumpleted, will be a big boom to this community as the road is very much traveled and is a part of R. F. D. No. 1, said to be the worst road in Cow Castle township. Mr. Hungerpiller. the chaingang manager, pitched head, neck and ears into one of the worst spots on this road and it is marvelous to conceive of the con trast, hammocks, trees and stumps were soon out of the way and a regular turnpike in the place of the rickety rough something called a road, now exist, ready for travel. Mr. Hungerpiller proposes to thoroughly work the low places on account of water, should it rain soon. The cotton picking season is neai the end of its work for 190S. A few fields only have pickings of any consequence remaining in them. The past four months have been remarkably favorable for general farm work, indeed. The oldest in habitants do not remember a more favorable fall for work during the past decade. DUNDEE. Rode Snow Ball. The Wild West Show that was here last week had a horse they called "Snow Ball," and they had a standing offer of twenty-five dol lars to any one who would ride him. They claimed that the horse had not been ridden but by, very few people. Dr. W. H. Brown, the veto nerian surgeon, offered to ride "Snow Ball," which he actually did on Friday night to the delight ot a large audience, who witnessed the fleat. "Snow Ball" is hard to ride, but Dr. Brown stuck to hira and earned the wager. Bamberg Return Thanks. The Bamberg Herald says Barn berg is under great obligations to Charleston for her help, and also to Orangeburg for the loan of hose and the presence of Chief Dibble. We are also under great obligation to 'the management of the Southern railway, as there will be no charge for the special train from Charles ton. The officials of the company have written a letter to Agent Eaves to this effect, and their kindness is greatly appreciated by all, all the more so as it was unexpected. sissippi, Mrs. J. Murphy Dc>m, of Kentucky; Miss Ellen Gouchers, of Maryland; Mr. Carlton Sawyer, of Columbia; Mr. Latrobe Coward, of New York; Mrs. H. H. Orr, of Anderson. STILLS CAPTURED THURSDAY OVER IN THE COUN TY OF AIKEN. Officers Find Some "xilind Tigers" Busily Turning Out the "Tussac" Variety in Edisto Swamp. Alken, S. C, Not. 28.?Vigilant efforts are being made by the con stabulary officers of this county in an effort to break up the blind tigers that are said to infest the Edisto river swamps. The officers, Messrs Cato, Samuels and D. H. Wallace, returned to the city Wednesday from Merritts bridge, where they made a successful haul, bringing with them a large copper still, that appeared to have recently b..en bought. Sunday night the officers paid a visit to the vicinity, and found a quantify of "mash," but the still was conspicuously absent. Th-v calculated that i! things were left undisturbed, the "mash" would be made into "blind tiger" about Tues day afternoon, that being the time it would require, brfore the mash would be sufficiently soured to be used. Tuesday afternoon they were m the scene. They found that their calculations as to time were correct, but they were just a few hours too early to catch the bunch at work. They found the still, a new copper apparatus all in readiness, and t?ie "mash" in ' first class condition," nd all other appurtenauces read/ for stilling but the oreraation hud not actually commenced. They thought of leaving it in place and'returning, hut fearing t\at they may have already been dis covered, and that the still would be taken away if left unmolested, they decided to "break up" things. So taking the still in the vehicle with them they destroyed about 100 ga. Ions of mash, broke all the barrles, jugs, etc. The still was brought to the city by the officers. Messrs. Cafo and Samuels are the coun:y dispensary' constables, and Mr. Wallace is a United .States rev enue officer. This is the third ?t'M captured on Edisto river within the past few months, and the officers are being congratulated upon th^ir excellent work. Yesterday morning the .'-ame of ficers made arother raid in the s^me vicinity. This raid was made at a saw mill about four miles from Merritts bridge. Tney did not find a still at this point, but found an empty furnace where a still had re cently been taken from, apparently very hurriedly. Five barrels of mash was destroyed here, about 150 gallons. It was supposed that the operarors of this still, hearing of the fate of the one near Merritts bridge, had hastily removed it to a place of saf ety. Besides the mash, which was made of corn, five barrtels; one "fleek" stand, a portion of a still, pots, jugs and tubs were chopped to pieces with axes. * WHY SUFFER? Breathe Hyomei and Kill the Loath some Catarrh Germ. Just as long as you have catarrh your nose will itch, your breath will be foul, you will hawk and spit, and you will do other disgusting things because you can't help your sei:'. The germs of catarrh have got you in their power; they are continually and persistently diggiDg into and irritating the mucous mem brane of1 your nose and throat. They are now making your life miserable; in time they will sap your enure system of its energy, its strength, its vigor and vitality. But there is one remedy that will kill the germs and cure catarrh, and that is Hyomei, the Australian dry air treatment. ?The J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., the druggists, will guarantee Hyo mei to cure catarrh, or money back. Don't delay this pleasant antisceptic treatment. Breathe in Hyomei and kill the germB. The J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. will sell you a complete Hyomei out fit, including inhaler, for only $1.00. It is alo guaranteed to cure bronchi tis, asthma, coughs, hay fever and croup. The Deadly Parlor Rifle. Miss Elise Dorst, teacher of vocal cultrue of a college at Spartanburg, was shot and painfully wounded while walking on the street by a little negro boy who was shooting a parlor rifle on Thursday. Miss Dorst and another teacher had just passed the boy and had proceeded onry a few steps when 'the snot was fired. The ball took effect hi Miss Uorst's shoulder. passing through the flesh and entering the neck just below the ear. The shock was so severe that Miss Dorst was unable to return to the college and was taken in a carriage to the home of Dr. Rosa Gantt. Just such an accident as this or worse will hap pen in Orangeburg some of these days if the ordinance in reference to shooting in the city limits is not more strictly enforced. Killed by Explosion. Mr. John W?lling, foreman of a quarry a few miles from Columbia, in Lexington county, was instantly killed Saturday as the result of an accident explosion of dynamite. Mr. Wolling's father lived in Orangeburg many years, but he is now a promi nent citizen of FaSrfieHd county, where he is engaged in farming. The sad death of Mr. W?lling should be a warning to all people who handle dynamite. .CONDEMN SUNDAY EXCURSIONS. The South Carolina Conference Takes Such Action. An interesting resolution was in troduced in the South Carolina Con ference of the' Methodist church at Laurens last week by Hon. I. W. Bowman, of this city, who was one of the lay delegates from the Or angeburg district, and unanimously adopted by the Conference. The res olution reads as follows: "Whereas, An unholy custom has been instituted among many of the railroads of our State of running ex cursion trains on Sunday to. the va rious pleasure resorts of this and adjoining States, and of selling tick ets and transporting passengers on Sunday to said resorts at greatly re duced rates; and, "Whereas, This custom of running said excursion trains, and of trans porting passengers at reduced rates, to said resorts, is excedingly demor alizing in its effects upon the people of our beloved State and contributes neither to tihe glory of God, nor to the betterment of mankind, now, therefore, b? it "Resolved, That it is the sense of the Orangeburg District Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. South, that the railroads of the State of South Carolina should dis continue the custom of running Sun day excursion trains, apd selling tickets and transporting passengers to pleasure resorts on Sunday at re duced rates, and that said railroads are hereby respectfully requested to refrain from samt?; that this Or angeburg District Conference here by memorializes the South Carolina Annual Conference to adopt resolu tions similar to there above and to call on the other Christian churches of the State to join with that body in condemning Sunday excursions on the said railroads and of selling tickets and transporting passengers at reduced rates oh Sunday to pleas* ure resorts." The conference immediately adopted a resolution embodying the sense of the above and calling upon the Baptist convention, Presybterlan Synod, etc., to pass similar resolu tions. So it seems that the religious bodies of the State will make a com bined effort against the week-end pleasure excursions. A POPULAR BRIDE. Several Functions Given in Honor ; of Miss Wannamaker. The popularity of Miss Jennie Wannamaker, who was married on Wednesday night to Mr. J. W. Fairey, was evidenced by the many functions given in her honor last, week by friend?. A hose shower was given by Mrs. Sheldon Scoviile on Thursday after noon, at which thirty of her friends were invited. Tables were arranged for six-handed euchre and, after playing many hands; a large package, in the form of an express package, was brought in to the bride-elect and, upon opening it, many useful . articles were found from those friends who had gather ed to enjoy the afternoon with her. Delightful refreshments were then served. Mrs. T. F. Brantley entertained the members of the Carolina Club, of which Miss Jeanie Wannamaker is a popular member, on Saturday morning at h^r handsome home with an elaborate luncheon in sev eral courses. The bride-elect was presented with a beautiful pair of silk hose. After luncheon severai hands of bridge whist was enjoyed. One of the plepsantest of the many parties given in honor of Miss Wannamaker wasi the euchre party given by Miss Alma Wannamaker at her spacious home on Amelia street. Twenty-four friends were invited to this, and six-handed euchre was much enjoyed. The bride-elect was given a lovely prize and Miss Florrie Bates won the consolation. Delicious refreshments were served. On Saturday afternoon a large number of friends were Invited to Mrs. E. N. Scovnle's In honor of the bride-elect. Euchre was played un til a late hour, when refreshments were served. A pretty neck ruff was presented to Miss Wannamaker. GONE TO REST. Mr. T. V. Bair Dies After a Short Hlness. Mr. T. V. Balr, of Elloree, passed to the great beyond on last Tuesday morning after a brief illness of hem orragic fever. Mr. Bair was attend ing to the duties of his farm on Sat urday morning, November 21, and about 12 o'clock was taken suddenly ill with this malady. His condition grew desperate, and there was little hope entertained for his recovery. He was conscious up to the hour of his death and realized that he faced the grim reaper. He passed away surrounded by his family, physicians and friends, resigned. Mr. Bair was 47 years of age. and was born and reared in the Ellore-3 section. He is survived by several brothers and sisters, his widow and a large family of sons and daughters. He was a successful farmer, and by thrift and industry amassed some property. He was active and enei getic, and thoroughly honest and was looked upon by all who knew him as "one whose word was his bond." He will be gren-ly missed in the comnnmUy where he tou\ such deep interest. The deceased had recently purchased a home at Elloree. and moved his family there, and the news of his death came as a great snock to his friends. The funeral servic-? took place at his former residence; interment in the old family burying grounds, the Woodmen of the World, of which the deceased was a member, taking part In the ceremony. * LOCAL NEWS ITEMS, PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR * REPORTERS. What Is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities and Towns. We welcome Presiding Elder Smith back for another year. Those of our subscribers who have not already done so will please call and pay up. We need the change. Christmas will soon he here. Good boys and girls had better get their letters ready for Santas blouse. . Mr. John Sifly and Dr. J. M. Oliver, who went to Savannah last week to take in the automobile races, have returned to the city: For some time the early mornings have been quite foggy. The same foggy conditions exii|t along the Atlantic coast from Florida to Maine. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Signeous, of Charleston, spent Thanksgiving Day with Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Bryant. Mrs. Bryant is a daughter of Mr. Signeous. Have you been to the great bar gain sale of E. D. Reevesi? If yoa have not you should call at once and secure some of the great bargains he is offering. Miss Lucile Sheridan, of Summer ton, and Miss /vnie Lou Stouden mire, of the Cameron section, who have been visiting Mrs. J. L. Sims, have returned to their homes. The Augusta Y. M. C. A. G?ee Club, which appeared here Thurs day night, gave an excellent concert, and was entitled to a better house than it had. Those who attended were well pleased. If "Taxpayer" will leave his name at this office we will gladly publish his communication . It is against the rules of all- well regulated news papers to publish anonymous com munications without knowing the name of their real author. "Wanted?A reliable man" read Mrs. Bascom from the advertising columns of the paper. Then she raised her glasses upon her forehead, looked severely at her husband, and remarked: "And the world'll wait a considerable number of centuries yet before it gets him." The Majestic Manufacturing Co., of St. Louis, Mo., will have a man at Mr. M. O. Dantzler's store all next week who will show you how to bake biscuits, brown, top and bot tom, in three minutes. Don t miss this chance of seeing the great cooking wonder. l The Thanksgiving service at the Presbyterian church Thursday was very poorly attended, when we con sider the large number of church members in Oraageburg. Rev. Mr. Holmes preached a very appropriate sermon, and it Is a pity that more people did not hear it. The Methodjist of this city are glad to have Rev. L. P. McGee sent back as pastor of St. Paul for another year by the ?BIshop. Mr. McGee has done three years faithful work here. After this year, under the rule of the Methodist church, he will be sent to another field of labor. A correspondent wants to know when to use "shall" and "should " Never use "shall" when you should use "should" and never use "should' when you should use "shall." In short we should always say "should" whenever we should and never should say "shall" when we should say "should." Is that plain enough? Under the regulations of the post office department all subscribers who owe for their paper over nine months will have to be dropped. Look at the address lable on your paper and see what your date is. We do not want to drop you, but wiil have to do so unless you keep with in the law. We can't afTord to get in trouble with Uncle Sam. Take a wide-mouthed bottle of good clear gli-ss and fill it with fresh water. Then put into it two tea spoonfuls of finely powdered alum. In fair weather, and when it is likely to continue fair, the liquid will be clear, but at the approach of cloudy or rainy weather the mixture will become feathery looking. This bar tometer will indicalte a change of weather 3 6 hours in advance. "Lives of poor men oft remind us honest toil don't stand a chance: the more we work we leave behind us bigger patches on our pants. On our pants once new and glossy now are patches lof different hue; all because subscribers linger and won t pay up what is due. Then let all be up and doing; send in your mit?, be it e'er so small, or when the blasts of March shall strike up v,e shall have no pants at all. Some School Hints. Is It because teachers fall into mechanical, monotonous ruts of teaching and perform their work in a manner so school-like and so little srhool-like that it never occurs to the pupil that what he learns from his books has any connection with or application to the things that occur in everyday life? Here we think is the trouble, and in this we should reform. Let each teacher make his work more and more practical; let him strive to lift his pupils from their unthinking, unpractical meth ods of study; let him endeavor t"> create an interest In their minds upon the subjects discussed by the older people of the community, and soon we shall have a race of children in our schools who will know more at the age of 12 of what is practical and useful than our children know when they leave the common schools.