The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, October 28, 1909, Image 4

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COTTON BOOMING TM a AT LAST REACHED AND PASSED FOURTEEN CENTS. The Closing Down of the Mills Don't Seem to Affect the Price of the Staple. Cotton continues to climb in .price. It reached the fourteen cent notch In New York on Saturday for the first time this season, and on Tues day it reached that figure on the Orangeburg market. The ginners report, published in this issue, shows the crop to be very short, and the outlook for sMll higher prices is good. It will be noticed that the receipts are falling off. Movement and Quotations. Qa.lv es ton, Oct. 26. ? Cotton steady; middling 14 1-16; receipts 31,973; sales 2,000; stock 205,642. New Orleans, Oct. 26.?Cotton firm; middling 13 15-16; receipts 15,051; sales 1,375; stock 141,139; to Great Britain 18,400. Mobile, Oct. 26.?-Cotton steady; middling 14; receipts 4,235; sales 1,075; stock 43.754; coastwise 50 Savannah, Oct 26.?Cotton firm; ? middling 13 11-16; receipts 23,920; sales 4,562; stock 235,882; coastwise 6,306. Charleston, Oct. 26.?Cotton firm; middling 13 3-4; receipts 1,469; stock 38,483; to the continent 6,500; coastwise 1,318. Wilmington, Oct. 26.?Cotton quiet; middling 13 5-8; receipts 2, 369; stock 19,261; to Great Britain 15,900; to France 8,600. Norfolk, Oct. 26.?Cotton firm; middling 13 7-8; receipts 7,437; sales 970; stock 32,558; coastwise 6.137. Baltimore. Oct. 26.?Cotton nomi nal; middling 14 1-4; gross receipts 68, grose 4,528; sales 2,600; stock 5,725. Houston, Oct. 26.?Cotton seady; middling 14 3-4; receipts 14,840; shipments 13,051; sales 713; stock 88.565. Augusta, Oct. 26.?Cotton steady; middling 14; net receipts 3,536. grose 4,334; shipments 3,462; sales 1,006; stock 53,612. Memphis, Oct. 26.?Cotton firm; middling 14 3-4; net receipts 4,814; gross 5,538; shipments 2.901; sales 2,400; stock 123,899. At the Ports. Receipts this day. 86,622 Same day last week. 104.9o3 Same day last year. 104,537 For the past 4 days. 213,07 2 Same time last week .. ..247,534 Same time last year .. .. 221,066 Total receipts since Sept. 1.2,605,261 Same time last year .. ..2,376,800 Same time year before ..1,764,549 New York Futures. January.14.27 14.48-50 March.14.39 14.55-56 May.14.43 14.57-59 October k.14.20 14.38-40 December.14.25 14.40-41 Orangeburg Market. Tone?Very steady. The price paid Wednesday for Orangeburg Bpots was 14.05 cents per pound. Receipts at Orangeburg. Tuesday.125 bales Wednesday.150 bales ENJOYABLE DANCE. Held on Tuesday Evening in the Elk's Hall in the Barton Building. By far one of the most enjoyable dances of the past few months was held on last Tuesday evening in the Elk's Hall in the Barton Building. 1 Quite a number of young people en- , joyed the occasion. The music was of the very best, being furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kohn. Follow ing are those attending: Miss Eugenia Salley wllth Mr. ' Clarence Stroman. Miss Adelle Salley with Mr. John Cart, Jr. Miss Chivalette Tharin with Mr. j Izlar Sims. Miss Sybil Izlar with Mr. Mannie R'ckenbaker. J Miss Adelle M?hr with Mr. Bennie King. ' Miss Eliza 81ater with Mr. Eugene ? Zeigler. ( Miss Pet Brunson with Mr. Arthur : Davis. ' c Miss Ethel Hoffman with Mr. Hu- ! bert Josey. Miss Alma Salley with Mr. Willie 1 Bates. ? Stags?Messrs. Frank Bates, Wil- 1 son Van Orsdell, Paschall Albergotti, 1 Robert Smith. Sol Wald, Ernest C Glover, Dac Dukes, Preston Hilde- 1 brand, Whitford Smith. Election Will Be Ordered. Messrs. G. M. No'-ris a?l B. H. Moss, for Orangeburg county, and Messrs. Thomas L. Connor and St. Clair White, for Berkeley county, will meet at Holly Hill on Friday to order an election to decide wheth er a certain portion of Berkeley . county will join Orangeburg coun ty. All the commissioners above named, except Mr. White, are in fa vor of the annexation. The law re quires that the commissioners shall be divided equally for and against annexation, but no one could be found in Orangeburg county who was opposed to the coming of our L?crke- ' ley friends and so the Governor had to appoint both commissioners from the affirmative side of the question. Orungeburg Stock Yards. The Orangeburg Stock Yards are dealers in horses, mules, cattle and hogs. Highest prices paid for cat- ' tie fit for fattening. I Our buyers are now in the West purchasing a lot of horses and mules, which will be here for the first Mon- i day in November. < Orangeburg Stock Yarw. 1 fiT. E. Verdery and N. W. Wertz, I Managers. At Stand formerly oc cupied by the Wertz Mule Co. NUMBER BALES GUNNED. Shows Cotton Orop Very Short This Season. The census bureau Monday issued a report showing that 5,525.591 bales, counting round bales as half bales, had been ginned from the growth of 1909 to October 18, as compared with 6,296,166 for 1908, 4.420,258 for 1907 and 4,931,621 for 1906. The report showed that 513,535 bales had been ginned in Alabama, as compared with 694,104 in 1908; 327,645 in Arkansas, as compared with 347,468; 34.903 In F'orida. as compared with 34.027; 1.112,700 in Georgia, as compared with 1,119, 228; 144,073 In Louisiana, as com pared with 207,992; 393.414 in Mis sissippi, as compared with 621,399; |253,245 in North Carolina, as com pared with 276,222; 329,270 In Ok lahoma, as compared with 132,556; 622,570 in South Carolina, as com pared with 660,678; 101,190 in Ten nessee, as compared with 131,073; 1,672,812 in Texas, as compared with 2,047,796, and 19,799 in all other States, as compared with 23,623. In this report 87.854 round .bales were included, as compared with 118,720 for 1908, 97,957 for 1907. and 132,144 for 1906. The number of sea island bales included was 36, 330, as compared with 32,013 for 1908, 18,775 for 1907 and 1,091 for 1906. The bureau announced that the individual returns of glnners had altered the report of cotton ginned to September 25 so that the cor rected number of bales ginned to that date was 2,568,150. Midway Happenings. Midway, Oct. 26.?Special: Mr. Tom Bair spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. T. V. Bair. Miss Willa Zeigler spent last Mon day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Smith to assist with some sew in gv Mr. Emmett Hungerpiller, who is still working at Orangeburg, spent Sunday wHh his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hungerpiller. Mr. A. C Smith, who has been suffering for the past few days with a sprained ankle, seems to be a great deal better. Mrs. A. C. Felkel spent last Sun day with her mother, Mrs. Boyd Felkel. Cotton will soon be gathered in this section if the weather continues on as at present, for we have been having very good weather here for the past few days, and trust it will continue for a few days longer. Miss Emma Smith spent Saturday night and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. B. E. Cuttino. Mr. John Jackson left last Thurs day for Alculu, S. C, and other places, where he will again take up. his work in the artesian well busi ness. Miss EtMe Hungerpiller spent last Saturday night and Sunday with her cousin Miss Willa Zeigler. On last Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock Mr. Jim Troutman and Miss Hooxsy Smith were happily married at the home of the brides mother, Mrs. G. W. Smith. V. E. S. In Mcmoriam. The following respect is paid Miss Maggie May by the Orange Mills Chapel Sunday school: 'Why should we start and fear to die, What timorous worms we mortals are; J Death is the gate of endless joys, And yet we dread to enter there.' Another vacant seat 'in the school, ind an absence from the home and ireside. No more will Miss Maggie j day be seen in our midBt, nor in ? he walks of life. But how encour- , iging the evidence we have of her . >asking in the sunlight of God's jresence. Truly we can say she is at rest. - Vhat were her sufferings here, while , tattling with the disease, which had , astened itself on her, .we do not ( :now. We can only, only guess from what , vaa seen of her during the struggle. ? Jut it is known how she met the Iread monster, death, for whose oming she was prepared, by a onsecration of herself to Him, en ibling her to meet the last enemy < almly and triumphantly, and to show 1 o those around her how the Chris- < ian can die. Let her life and 'aer rust in God be emulated by ua, < .nd as she did, whitest life and op- * jortunity is given us, let us pre. ? tare for the end that awaits each me of us. aud pass out of this world irepared to meet God in peace. * Let her name be sacred in the I ecorus of the school and a copy of 1 his tribute be handed to the fami- I y of the deceased. 1 J. C. Ransdale, I Lonnle Mack, Superintendent. Secretary. < Should Be Taught Better. Jake Middleton was arrested and odged In jail Tuesday on a warrant iworn out by Mr. H. J. Zeigler. , Vliddileton is charged with being , Irunk, carrying concealed weapons , md firing his pistol on the public i lighway on Sunday afternoon. It , ieems that he acted in a nost bolster- . >us and threatening manner and . should be taught better. Middle- , on, who is a negro, did not seem . o respect white or black passers , >y, some of whom he might have se- , ?iously injured. Twenty-five Dollars Reward. I will pay twenty-five dollars re- 1 vard for the capture and return of ny wife. Octavia, and Moses James, vho eloped from my home near , ?'auces'. S. C. on the 23rd ulL, tak- | ng with them $85 of my bard earn- j ;d cash. They left on the evening j rain going in the direction of Cres- \ on. i Arthur Mike. Vances, S. C. l0-27-3t | BRANCH VILLE NEWS. Negro Stole a Bicycle But Was Later Captured. Branchville, Oct. 26.?Special: Last Saturday night a colored man named Bryant, who was in Branch ville and wanted to go to Rowes ville, decided that, although he did not have the price to pay his rail road fare, that he would go and that he would not walk, either; so he decided that he would accompany a bicycle that belonged to W. C. Steedly up "there, and that in the event that Mr. Steedly did not miss his wheel or seem to care for it be ing out of place, that he would just keep it and use it himself as if it was his own property. Mr. Steedly, however, decided lat er that some one had stolen uis bi cycle and he at once telephoned to the Chief of Police at Rowesville, and in a short time the active Chief up there located a suspicious negro in his town that had a bicycle and he arrested him and captured the bicycle, and after investigating the matter it was found that it was certainly the property of Mr. Steedly, and ? warrant was thereupon, sworn out for the negro Bryant aiStf after he gets through with this bicycle ex perience he will, no doubt, be will ing to walk next time when ne is without the price to pay his way on the train. Mr. G. W. Lebby, of St. George, is spending a few days in town visit ing friends. Miss Annie M. Oeland returned home last Friday, after having spent several days visiting relatives and friends in Spartanburg. <? Mr. J. H. Watts, who is in the sawmill business at Livingston, spent Sunday in town with his family. j Mr. and Mrs. D. E. L. *Connor and little daughter Ruth, of Charles ton, are spending a few days in town as the gue6t of Mrs. Connor's par ents. W. A. Kirby, Esq., of St. George, had business in town yesterday. Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Fizer left yes terday for St. Stephens, where they go to attend the Charleston Baptist Association, which convenes there today. TELEPHONE DIRECTORY. The New One Has Been Delivered to Subscribers. The new directory of the South ern B-ell Ttelephone Company has been delivered to the subscribers in Orangeburg by Manager M. E. Mat thews. The new directory is attrac tive in appearance and contains all the changes and corrections in list ings that have been made since the last directory was printed. ... The number of new names appear ing in the list would indicate that there are constant additions to the number of subscribers in Orange burg and vicinity and the telephone development is continuous. The Southern Bell Company has evolved a plan whereby it furnish es telephone service to farmers and the rural residents on an economi cal basis. As a result the telephone is now the rule, rather than the ex ception on the farm, and farmers in all sections of the State are in stalling telephones in their homes. Can't Enter White Homes. "Our graduates cannot enter the homes of whites as servants or house girls. There is not sufficient pro tection in the houses for them. When they finish their work at night they are allowed to roam the streets to be subjected to temptation and are lost. They may return to their families less pure and a disgrace to their families." This was the re port of Ellen Young, colored mat ron, of the Paine Annex Home for negro girls at Augusta, Ga., to the Women's Board of Home Missions of the Methodist Church, South. This institution, we believe, is sup ported by the Southern Methodist Church which is composed entirely 3f white people. It is in order for Ellen Young to explain what she meant by her reflection on the peo ple who support Paine Institute. Livingston Gleanings. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hutto, of anthony, Fla., are here for a two weeks' visit to their parents, Mr. md Mrs. J. A. Hutto. Mr. Archabald Hutto, Jr., return id home Sunday, after a month's stay with his people in Abbeville md Greenwood. Mrs. Ida Mims Carson will leave Thursday for Columbia, S. C, where me will spend the coming year. She las rented her home here to Mr. L. B. Keiley, who has Mrs. Carson's ilace in charge. He will move in n a few days. We regret very much :o hear of her anticipated move. Dr. Beaman, of Atlanta, (la., Is iolng a good business here, fitting ?ya glasses. Stand by Your Town. We owe it to the community in which we live to do everything wo we can in every way possible that will be to its advantage. Our neigh bor's prosperity means a great deal more to us than someone's who lives elsewhere. We should bear this in mind in buying our goods. We can ifford to pay our home man a firm price for his wares rather than send jur money away, knowing as we do that every dollar our own citizen makes will help in sustaining out schools, churches and public insti tutions. It pays richly to patro aize home industry. A Baptist preacher at East Laki Ala., named J. M. McCord, was Ir-tra ly able to attend to bis dut'os. A friend put him on Johnson's Tonic ind ;u three weeks he wrote he wa well and heavier than he had b-?ei in 15 years. The ^alf-well kind can put oi lesh only b7 driving out maaria. MAN FATALLY HURT WAS THROWN FROM LEVER OAR NEAR EUTAW SPRINGS. R. L. Smith, Bridge Foreman, Vic tim of Accident Near Eutawville. Leaves Young Wife. A dispatch to The State from Fer guson tells of a sad accident that occurred Saturday night on the At lantic Coast Line railroad track near iSutaw Springs. R. L. Smith of Tennessee was thrown from a hanu car and injured internally and died in Eutawville the same night. Mr. Smith was going from Fergu son to Eutawville on a hand car worked by four negroes, and when the party came to a very sharp curve in the track near Eutaw Springs, they struck a heavy piece of timber, which had evidently been placed there by some very heartless person with evil intent. The speed at which the car was going, combined with the sharp curve, caused the car to be thrown from the track. Mr. Smith was thrown from his seat against the ties, causing his shoulder to be broken. The negroeB were also thrown off, but their injuries were very slight. After a. delay of a few minutes the car was again placed on the track and the party started for Eutawville. Smith went around to his board ing place and toid of his accident but insisted that no physician should be called as his Injuries were very slight. In a very short time he seemed to be in so much pain that his wife summoned Dr. E. O. Hor ger to his bedside and upon his ex amination he found that tbere were internal injuries. The patient ral lied upon the use of hypodermic injections but soon became uncon scious and died during the night. It seems that there are several motor cars used on the branch of the Coast Line railroad) between Eutawville and Ferguson with the permission of the railroad authori ties, and it is supposed that some cruel person, desiring to derail one of these cars, had placed a heavy piece of timber on the - track. , Mr. Smith was a bright young man In the employ of the Cypress Lum ber Company in constructing the steel bridge across the Santee river. He held the position of assistant foreman. He leaves a very young bride. j The remains were carried across the country to St. George on account of there being no Sunday train from Eutawville. LIST OF IjKTTERS? Remaining in the Orange burg Post" office Uncalled for. List of letters remaining in the Orangeburg P. 0. for week ending October 28, 1909. Persons calling for same will please say that they are "advertised." A. D. WEBSTER, P. M. Martha Argo. B. S. Marton. Mr. Bouster. Jennie Causey. Creacle Davis. LuciniJa Fields. Kate Flutilgan. W. H. ilrjoti Mrs. Texana Glover. Jesse James. Jesse Keltt. Mrs. M. T. Lewis. Jake McMichael. Mary McLauchlin. J. A. Malloy. Rosa Murray. Mr. Parke. Patterson Bros. Emily Reedy. J. O. Rutland. Mary Shivers. Hammie D. Smith. Bertha Wesley. Lizzie Wilson. Susan Wright. Min. Zeigler. Mr. John H. Reynold*. The announcement of the death of Mr. John S. Reynolds at his home in Columbia on Monday will carry sorrow to the hearts of all who h3d the pleasure of that gentleman's ac quaintance. He was a true man in all the wolks of life and did his duty manfully and bravely. WhlWi a?. boasted not of his love and devotion to South Carolina, she never had a son who loved her more devotedly than he did or who wub ready to serve her quicker. As a teacher, lawyer nnd editor, he was a suc cess. But ho is gone. and the home circle that he loved so well is diesolate because he has gone. On his new made grave we lay a chaplet of memories' sweetest flowers as we recall our pleasant associations of the past. United Sons Confederate Veterans. General Order .No. 3. October 12, 1909. Deeming that a sufficient emer gency exists, and for the purpose of reviving interest in the cans*1 and re-organizing the Camps of the United States Confederate Veterans, I hereby call a special meeting of the South Carolina Division to meet in Columbia, S. C, in the Senate Chamber at twelve o'clock, Thurs day, November 4. 1'juO. lor a short busiueKs session, and all Camp Com manders and other officials and each und every son are urged and re quested to attend. By order of A. L. Gaston, J. G. Barron, Commander. Adj. South Carolina DIv., U. S. C. V. Kdisto Circuit Services. There will be a special fifth Sunday " irvlce at Cope and Bethlehem, he service at Cope will be at 11 i. m., Bethlehem at 4 p. m. Jno. T. Harmon, Jr., Pastor. HOWE'S GREAT LONDON SHOWS A He volution to All Circus Lovers. In Orangeburg Friday. The performance is exceptionally fine and full of interest to all lovers of the ring. Nearly everything is entirely new, and what is not is managed and brought out under sucb new methods and ayste a that every act Is refreshing and pleasing. Howe's Shows seem not willing' to simply pursue a business oil antique meth ods, but to ajvance the show busi ness to more genteel and retlne'l lines. All vulgarities and ancient impoliteness, in and out oi the ring, have been eliminated, and the show will meet with unbounded favor wherever it goes this year. We say this in all sincerity. Great improve ments are noticeable, especially to us old fellows who have attended every circus for more than fifty years that has come aiong. No gentleman or lady, no matter how moral or re ligious the calling they pursue, nor what refined circle they move in, nee i hesitate to attend the show, nor be certain of anything but lefined pleasure, free from anything that dH gusts or casts a shadow of contempt. This is as it should be, and we pre dict a greater future for the Howe's Shows on these lines than has ever been enjoyed by any competitor. The new menagerie is a vast col lection of the earth s most inter esting and marvelous wonders. New cages, rolling stock, equip ment, all bright in gold and silver, will be seen for the first time after a full winter's embellishment by scores of expert artisans. The show date here is tomorrow, Friday, October 29. THEY WILL BE WELCOMED. Tho Old Veterans to be Our Guests Again Next Year. Camp loos. J. Glover, U. C. V., held its annual meeting on Tuesday. Several new members were added to the roll of the Camp. Messrs. F. A. Schiffley, Mortimer Glover and F. S. Dibble were appointed a com mittee on applications. The reun ion held last Friday proved sucn a success that the Camp resolved to hold another one in October of next year.' Messrs. W. V. Izlar and F. Schiffley were appointed a commit- j tee to prepare a paper on the le-j union of last week maa-j up from the expressions of those who attend ed for publication in the newspapers. The sympathy of the Camp was ex tended to Mr. J. Y. Martin, who is quite sick. Col. Mortimer Glover was appointed to convey the action of the Camp to Mr. Martin. The following officers were elect-] ed for the ensuing year: Jas. F. Izlar, Capt. Com. J. S. .Rowe, 1st Lieut. Com. S. Dibble, 2d Lieut. Com. J. C. Pike, 3rd Lieut. Com. F. S. Dibble, Adjutant. Mortimer Glover, Treasurer. C. R. Jones, Segt. Maj. Rev. D. D. Dantzler, Chaplain. BITTEN BY A MAD DOG. Four Children of Farmer Attacked by a Rabid Pet Dog. Four children of Mr. E. W. Kerr, who live in the Prospect neighbor hood, near Mooresville, N. C, were bitten by a pet dog Saturday. Noth ing was thought of the incident until a few days later, when the animal exhibited symptoms of rabies. He was immediately killed and the head sent to Raleigh for examination. A long distance telephone message from the Pasteur Inetitute stated that the animal was undoubtedly mad, and Mr. Kerr left for Raleigh to place his four children in Lew In stitute for treatment. It is stated that a mule, cow, pig and a number of chi.?'ten., were also bitten by the canine and much con cern Is felt in the neighborhood over this fact. Mr. Kerr was advised oy the State chemist to kill all the ani mals bitten by the dog. ORANGE?!' KG ASSOCIATION. Meeting Will Be Held With Cameron Church Saturday. The Union of the First Division of the Orangeburg Association will meet with the Cameron church Sat urday, October :'.0, at 10:110 a. m. The following program has been ar ranged: Forenoon Session. 1. Organization. 2. Sermon by Rev. Ceo. E. Davis. Adjournment and dinner. Afternoon Session. Meet at 2::i0. 1. Devotional exercises. 2. "Benefits of systematic giving.' Rev. B. M. Fon-man. ?,. "Reflex influence of Missions? (a) l.'pon the individual, (b) I'pon tho church ?Rev. J. 0. Sossoms. Sunday Missionary Sermon by Rev. Krank M. Hauser. Allen .May Die. Sheriff Salley arrested and lodged in jail Isaac Haigler on Tuesday for beating Adolphus Allen over the head on Saturday afternoon with a mot gun. Allen is said to be In a critical condition and may die from the severe beating" Haigler gave him. ilaigler alleges that Allen and Wil liam Johnson attempted to kill him md he has sworn out a warrant for their arrest. All the patties to this row are colored. If people with symptoms of kidney [ or bladder trouble could realize their danger they would without loss of time commence taking Foley's Kid ney Remedy-. This great remedy stops the pain and the Irregularities, strengthens and builds up these or gans and there is no danger of Bright's disease or other serious dis arder. Do not disregard the early ?ymptoms. Lowman Drug Co.; A. C. Dukes. 1 CENSUS PRELIMINARY WORK. Enumerators Will Get Busy on No vember First, With the coming of November, the preliminary work for the taking of the thirteenth census will be gotten under way, though the work of enu meration will not begin until later. Considerable work of a preliminary kind is required before the real work of the census can begiu, and this is the part of the work that will be taken up on November 1. Om of the most important things to be done is to name the enumera tors who are to be the first hand work of the census-taking. There are large unmbers of applicants on file for these places in this district and it will require some time to com plete this work alone. This will be done as early as possible in or der that the enumerators may have an opportunity to become acquaint ed with the details of the work. The next census will be taken on April, instead of June 1, as the cus tom has been hitherto. The official fore engaged in the taking of the census will be greatly enlarged for the coming census enumeration. It Is estimated that the total number of employes, including both enumera tors and supervisors, will approxi mate 60,000. The total cost of tak-j ing the census will likely reach ?b' high as $14,000,000. The Constitution of the United ; States requires that a census be tak en every ten years. The first census was taken in 1790 under the super vision of the president; subsequent censuses to and including that of 1S4 0, were taken under the super vision of the Secretary of State. In 1849 the supervisor of the census was transferred to the supervision of the newly organized department of the interior, and continued under the control of that department until the passage of the act of 1903 cre ating the Department of Commerce and Labor. By this act the census office was transferred to the super vision of the new department. Con gress, by act approved March 6, 1902, made the census office a permanent bureau of the government. The work of census taking is not confined to the enumeration of per sons but has reference also to the taking of vital.statistics such as.re ports on manufactures, agriculture, the insane and fe*>ble-minded, deaf, dumb and blind, crime, pauperism, benevolence, deaths and births in reg istration areas, social statistics of cities, wealth, debt and taxation, re ligious bodies, electric light and pow er, telephones and telegraphs, trans portation by water, street railways, expre^n companies, and mines and mining. From this it may be seen what a colossal task the census-tak ing Is. The new census law makes it the duty of citizens to answer to the best of their knowledge all legitimate questions asked by the census of ficials concerning any phase of the census work. This point is more clearly dealt with in the new law than it has ever been before. The same thing Is true of corporations and the officials who are at the head of these organizations. * WILL LAY HEAVIER RAILS. Some Improvements to be Made in Southern Road. The Augusta HeraM jays that Superintendent H. L. riungerford1,, jf the Southern railway, who is in :harge of the Charleston division, ivhich includes the line from Char leston to Augusta, Branchvile and Columbia and the Camden branch, spent Monday in Augusta for the mrpose of visiting the freight yards n Hamburg. The Herald says further that ac "ording to Mr. Hungerford, the racks on his division will be much mproved during the next few nonths, as it has been planed to ?elay the line between Charleston md Augusta and also portions of he Columbia branch with new 75 md 80-pound rails, and the road- : vay is to be improved in many other vays. Recently the Charleston divisions 1 ?eceived five large locomotives from he shops, which arc practically as 1 jood as new, and when these are ? >laced in service it will be possible 1 o handle the trains on that section 1 >f the Southern with greater dis tatch. WAITING TO BE HANGED. utercsting News of Man Who , "Rocked a Train." Sheriff J. P. Hunter, of Lancaster. | las been diligently trying to find . he whereabouts of one Joe Wil- j imas, alias Bub Williams, who es- | aped from the chaingang In July, f 903, where he was serving a three j ears' sentence for rocking a train t ind for assault and battery with j ntent to kill, and the vigilant of- j icer's efforts have at last been re- . varded with success. On Frldray he sheriff received the following let er from Warden, T. H. B. Jones of ( )hio penitentiary at Columbus: , "I have your letter of recent date s n regard to one Joe Williams and , ?eg to advise that this man is now ( on fined here under the name of . Charles Davis, awaiting execution for nurder in the first decree, i thank j ou for your letter as he claims nev r to have been arrested before." Satisfied that the ends of justice t-ill be meted out to Williams in Co- j urn bus, Sheriff Hunter will of course nake no effort to have him brought iack here. The Tillman Volunteers will at- t end the State Fair at Columbia or ] Saturday and take part in the Tafi i larade. The Company will then gc < p Augusta where they will partici- ( iate in another Taft parade. It goet t without saying that the boys will tave a good time. ( LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PKXitED UP ALL OVER TOWN BT OUR REPORTERS. What is Happening in the Country ati Well as In the Cities and Towns. Orangeburg is pretty well repre sented in Charleston this week. Hon. and Mrs. J. S. Bowman are in Charleston taking in the Musical Festival. The farmer is sure enough in the saddle this year and we hope he will stay there. One who knows says it will be some years yet before work will be started on the new postoflice. Bicycle thieves seem to be active and all bicycle owners had better keep their bicycles unJer cover. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gilmore, of Holly Hill, spent Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Sims. Supervisor Felder and daughter are in Charleston enjoying the Mu sical Festival, which is now in full 1 blast. The lecture on Japan, which was to have been delivered at Elloree by Dr. John A. Brunson, has been postponed. Postmaster Webster will hold an examination on Saturday for a mail carrier to serve a rural route going out of Cope. On reunion day Master Earl Dukes acted as Courier for Marshal Dib ble and little Miss Mary Moss acted as sponsor for the Old Veterans. Have you paid your city taxes? If you have not, you had better do so at once, as only a few days remain in which you can pay them. Little Moseley Jeffords, who got his arm accidentally broken on Mon day by falling down, is getting on all right. The arm was fractured at the wrist. Our good friends at St. Matthews seem to have reached a peace basia at last. They have not had a fisti cuff or a newspaper controversy up there in ten days. May it always be thus. Jim Bryant was lodged in jail Tuesday for stealing a bicycle at Branchville. He was committed by Constable Byrd of Branchville. This makes two negroes in jail for steal ing bicycles. He who can stoop down and lift up his fallen brother from the mire and place him on his feet and whis per sweet counsel in his ear and bid him go and lead a better life, is truly a benefactor to the race. Col. D. 0. Herbert, Capt. B. H. Moss and Hon. A. J. Hydrick are on the reception committee to welcome President Taft to Columbia. They will, of course, attend the luncheon to be given In honor of the Presi dent's visit. Mr. George V. Zeigler will soon move into his handsome residence on Broughton street. It is the only brick residence in the city. It was built by Mr. Roessler, who now lives in Charleston. It is said that a balloon recently passed over Holly Hill and scared an old colored woman near there bo bad that she fainted in the fie'd where she was at work. She did not know what the atrauge looking monst?r was. .The trees In the lot recently pur chased by the Government from Gen. Jas. F. Izlar are being cut down and converted Into fire wood. Seme of these trees are old landmarks, but they can't be allowed to Impede pro gress, and so they have to go. Young man, remember that it is the person rather than the occu pation that adds dignity to labor. There are those who can beautify the most menial occupation or serv ice and there are others who can degrade the most honorable call ing. Let a man or woman start on th-? downward road to ruin and we are a.11 prone to step aside and cry out. 'slide on, slide on to destruction, ' Instead of stretching out the hand Df brotherly love and staying their progress, we stand by and let them slide. A slandering tongue is more to be dreaded than the most loathsome reptile that crawls upon the face Df the earth for he will give warn ing before he strikes you ? but a slanderer?never. We are thankful Lhat we have no slanderers In Or angeburg. Every school ',oy knows that a kite would not fly unlesB it had a string tying It down. It is just so in life. The man who in tied down by half a dozen blooming respon sibilities and their mother, will make i higher and stronger flight than :he bachelor, who having nothing to <eep him steady is always tlounder ng in the mud. For Sale. Lands of the late Win. F. Sandle :o be sold to the highest bid ier on ho first Monday In November, con dsting of 350 acres, more or less, will be sold as a whole or in two racts. The first tract consisting if 250 acres, about 50 acres under mltivation. The balance well tim aered and two four-ruom houses ind barns. The secon 1 tract con sisting of 125 acres, being the origi nal home place; only about 10 acres n branch ar.d swamp Ian I; fine for pasture. This tract takes in the )ld home barns and stables, etc. Terms: One-third cash and bal ince in one and two years. Will sell privately to parties !esiring to purchase by applying to Dr. F. L. Sandle, New Brooklan', S. C. Any jne desiring any Information will :all on O. D. Sandle at Rigg's old shop. This land situated 6 mileB east of Drangeburg on Charleston road.