Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Established in J8G9. s fehlished Three Timeii Each Week. : Toesday, Thursday und Saturday. Entered as second-class nialieir on iRnoAry S>, \i909, at the post office tt ?rangeburg, S. C, under the Art tf Congress of March. i879.' fas. L. Sims, Editor and Proprietor, fa?. Tzlar Sims, - - Publisher. 1 S ii bscription Hartes. One Tew ......... 91.50 = . Six Months. - . . . .... . .7*51 three Months. . . .... . .4:? ?enuttanu?-? should be made by reg? tetered letter, check, money order or express order, payable to The Times end Democrat, Orangeburg, s. C. Gov. Blease warns the legislature that if it wants to avoid a scrap with ? IMm it must .reduce the appropria tions: for the State institutions of learning. . It remains to be'seon what the legislature will do. A white fiend named Edward Wal ker, was convicted of pourikg gaso line on the clothing of his wife and setting It afire and burning her to death last week at Macon, Ga., Hang ing is too easy a death'for such a brute. ! !Gov. Blease says !ae Is in favor of reducing taxes. So are we all, but how is it to be done? We are all agreed that the cat should be belled, b"ut who rs to do the beHinir? Will the governor point out wl.ere the saving can be made? ' The demand of the Farnfiers Union for an increase of the beneficiary scholarships at Clemsoh College should be granted. The number of these scholarships should be doubled at least, and they should be confined 'to boys who wish to become scien tific farmers. The recommendation of . Gov. Blease thai the legislature pass an act making the sale of cocaine or ihaving it in possession without a proper lesal excuse a crime purilsh ?able by imprisonment without the al ternative of a fine is a good one. The sale and use of this drug is ? menace, and it should be stopped. ?' In his message to the legislature .Gov. Blease says: f'I would respect fully recommend ? that , you amend :: your present dispensary or prohibi tion act so as to provide that in case ^?majority' of the white citizens Of any county shall deSlre^-license sys tem, that it may be grantec'i." This is one suggestion that Charleston will ?hdorse, but the legislature will never /adqpt it. . - ' , f.Mrsu. Esther .Osteen,. .wife of Mr. N! G. Ositeeh, the .veteran editor of the Sumiier'Watchman and Southron, died at her homeMn Sumter a few ? days ago. ' The death ot this highly ' esteem-d lady will be Vav-sad blow ; to her f amily, as well-.as. lier. num-r erous. friends. Wertender o?r warm est sympathy to the bereaved family. The wife and mother; will be sadly !missed around the home circle. ? Gov. Blease says he is In favor of liberal appropriations for all our State] institutions of learning for '? white boys and girls, but ho does not -believe in the extravagance that the -general assembly has been engaging In akmtr this line for several years : past.' We agree with the governor dn, this. Our State institutions should be run on a more economical (basis. , The death of Hoxsey and Moissant seems t*> have temporary checked the ardor for aviation, as well it might. It' is significant of the craze for spec tacular exhibitions and the desire to make or break a record that the ma jority of deaths of aviators has been' due' to that cause and not the cause of science. If the deaths of these ?and other men serve to put an end to or even lessen the craze for court ing der'th by novel and spectacular flights their sacrifice will not haze been in vain The talk of civil war in Ulster if home* rule is granted Ireland is but the fervid imagination of some of the London correspondents to the large American dailies and of a few fiery Hotspurs. If home rule is granted all denominations will find themselves in the full and unfetter ed enjoyment of their worship and belief. The hands of the clock of civil and religious liberty are not go ing to be set back in any countiy in this twentieth century. That the threatened great strike of railroad men was averted through wise counsel and a judicious com promise is one of the most cheering things the hew year has brought us. Every such victory for good sense means not only the prevention of an immediate dislocation of business -and of suffering, but it also means a gain for th? cause of arbitration and of pacific agreements. Sometime or other in the better day that is loom ing strikes and lockouts will be re garded as the crude and violent methods-of a past generation. - & -* A year-or two ago thrre was a good de il of speculation as to wheth er or not the planet Mars is inhab ited. Semv? enthusiasts not only set tled the cr.nal question to their own satisfaction but were sure they could soon get Into direct communication with the Marilans. But Mars seems to have given way to \\->nus, con cerning which people are now being regaled win stories th.it the inhabi tants of that planet enjoy conditions of life much js the people of Barth do. Perhaps that is so but people generally will take more interest in! earthly Veauses than in the planet; of that name. What Can It Mean? : In Monday's issue The "-Times ,and Democrat said '.'had justice been as blind in all cases tried .in Orange ?.hnrg-county in the. last thirty years, as it' was in the, Jones case, there would have been at least a score of hangings and three times as many people sent to the penitentiary from this county as has been sent in that time." ' - j The;Bamberg Herald, from some1 cause or other, does not seem to com prehend the above very explicit state ment, es will be seen from the fol lowing, which we clip from its last issue: "What does our cotempo rary. mean? We do not exactly un derstand its language, but it . seems to think Jones should not have been convicted." ? We are- not responsible for the ob tusenessi of the Herald, but we shall endeavor, nevertheless,' to enlighten our cotemporary as to what we meant in.the parirraph above quoted, w?ich seems:io mystify it to such an ex tent that it does not exactly under stand our language, and makes it conclude that we think that Jones should not have been convicted. We have often seen justice repre sented by a>blindfolded woman, hold ing in her hands a set of scales even ly poised, which means that justice cannot see, and knows neither friend nor foe In her dealing with!-men, and deals out even handed justice to all. That is the sense in which we re ferred to justice in the paragraph that mystified' the Herald. As to the conviction pf Jones, we have not a word of comment to make. He had a fair trial, and the jury, composed of good citizens, after hearing all the evidence, said he was guilty of manslaughter, which is a correct verdict, unless Jones could have proven that he shot Pearlstine to save his life or. himself from seri ous bodily harm. This he failed, to do to the satisfaction of the jury. Justice was blind in the Jones case; and therefore he was convicted. Had it been as blind in dozens of other cases that we could mention, instead of murderers being acquitted and allowed to go free, they would have been convicted, and hung or sent to the penitentiary. That is what. we meant in the paragraph quoted by the Herald, and we do not see how any one could think' it meant anything else. Had Pearlstine -been ijshot and killed while he was beating Jones, the jury would have acquitted Jones, but it seems Jones shot Pearlstine after the trouble apparently "was all over, and when, in the estimation of the jury, there was no necessity for him to do so to save his life or him self freer, serious bodily harm. Under snch circumstances, there was noth ing left for the jury to do bur. con vict Joues of manslaughter, which it did. f. '"" . ' ? Will It TEver Stop? : ?Every soldier, sixty-two years old, States army, during the War Between the Sections,, \whether wounded or not, will receive a pension of, from $lfj to -.$36;-per month, .if .the.Sullo-, way pension bill becomes a law. It has passed the house without a di vision vote. This means an addi tional' $45,000,000 a year, running the total' annual ^pension appropria tion" uip to .$200,000,000. It will ben efit ^O^QO.old soldiers.- ,} , It-authorizes Increases of pension according to age from $15 a month, the minimum to be allowed when a claimant has reached the age of six ty-two up t?\$?6 a month, when the dahhiant has reached the; age of sev enty-five. It does not matter wh eth er the soldier was wounded or in jured in the service or whether he .is now rich or poor;, under the pro posed bill every Union veteran reach ing the age of sixty-two will receive his pension. The Columbia Record1' says '.'this surely should mark the flood tide of pension legislation. In 1910 pur ex penditures for pensions went above $160,000,000. There were in that year on the pension rolls 921,083 names. Of these 220,826 were wid ows of Union 3oldiers?.many of them having married afcer the war. Of the more' than two million sol diers enlisted in the Union army we miay be sure there are 220,S26 of them dead, since that number of widows draw pensions.'' As the Record saya "the new law will add practically every living Un ion veteran to the pension list; for the war ended iorty-four years ago and the soldier who' was eighteen years of age in 1865 is sixty-two years old in .1911. The pension fund has steadily Increased, year by year. In 1865 it was eight million dollars; in 1910, it was $160.000.000. In 1911 it will go over $200,000.000, thanks to the Sulloway bill. Where will it stop? Ever?" There is now over one and a half as many pensioners on the roll as 'there were Confederate soldiers from the beginning of the war to the end. Think of such a condition nearly fifty years after the great struggle closed. With such a fact as that confronting us, we are forced to the conclusion that no man living can answer the Record's question as to "where will it stop?" We are in fa vor of pensioning every soldier who fought for his country, hut the boun ty jumpers and bummers should be eliminated from the pension list. Was a False Charge. In speaking of the trial and con viction of Jones for the murder of Pearlstine the Manning Times says: "According to reports, Lawyer Jones collected some money from Merchant Pearlstine but failed to turn it over to his client, and when Pearlstine upbraided him j about it an altercation ensued, i After the two had been separated I by the postmaster. Jones drew a concealed nistol and inflicted a fa tal wound on Pearlstine. it would seem to an ordinary, law-abiding tax-payer that the court was very lenient with Jones. It should at least be made to appear what he did wiih the money he collected from Pearlstine and failed to turn in. The creditor may yet call on I Pearlstino's widow to pay the 1 claim." The Times did not read the pro ceedings of . the case very carefully. If Itihad, it would have known what ; Lawyer Jones did with the money he collected from Merchant Pearlstin?. -During th-i cr'aj it was proven by the ?defense, and frankly admitted by the i prosecution, that the money collected jby' Jones was promptly remitted to I his client, and that Pearlstine was ;asked to pay it a second time through .the carelessness of the people to whom he owed the money. When they received the remittance from Jones they failed to credit Pearlstine with it, and later sent the account to another law firm for collection. This was all brought out in the trial and admitted to be true by the State. Had Pearlstine ascertained the above facts before he attacked Jones, about something for which he was not responsible, the whole difficulty would have been avoidei,, and the two families would have been spared tone gre?t sorrow that ? has over whelmed them. There never was one scintilla of truth in the charge [made against Jones that he had em jbezzled his client's money, and it seems" to us that those newspapers that continue to publish the char.re after it has been proven false lay themselves open to a charge of libel. We make the above statement in jus tice to Jones, who has trouble enough without being charged with embezzlement, of which he is inno cent. Let justice be done though the heavens fall. Chas. A. Calvo. The Manning Times says: "Many friends throughout South Carolina regret to learn of the death of Mr. Chas. A. Calvo, Sr., who died in New York last Saturday. Mr. Calvo was widely known and highly esteemed in this State, having been the foun der and publisher of the Columbia Register and State Printer for a number of years. He was a native of Charleston, where he was born about sixty-three years ago, but had lived the greater part of his life in Columbia. For several years past he had been engaged in magazine work in New York. Mr. Calvo is survived by his wife and ten children. May he rest in peace." We endorse what the Eimes says mo3t heartily. Charles Calvo was a good and true man. State of South Carolina?County of ?rangeburg. In Common. Pleas. ?. P. Felder, Sr., Plaintiff, against O. P. Felder, Jr., et al., Defendants. All persons having claims against the respective estates of the dece dents Sidney Felder and Henry Fel der, are hereby required to prove their respective demands .before the undersigned on or i before February 6th," 1911, or ;be- debarred payment. R03T. E. COPES, Judge of .Probate, as Special Referee. ? January .'14th, 1911. . Notice, of Special Election. ; A."petition having been filed as re quired by law an election is hereby ordered, to be held at Beaver Creek school house in district No. GO on Tuesday,. Feb. 7, 1911, for the pur pose of voting. on the question of levying a special tax of three mills to . be used for school purposes in said district Said election to be held according to section 1208 of the School Law. A. S. Hughes, A. M. Chavis, Daniel Livingston, . Trustees. State of South Carolina?County of Orangeburg. In Common Pleas. Lucy E. Singletary, Plaintiff, against Aldrich L. Singletary, et al., Defendants. All persons -having claims against the- estate of A. L. Singletary, de ceased, are hereby required to prove their respective demands before the undersigned on or before February 6th, 1911. or be debarred payment. ROBT. E. COPES, Judge of Probate, as Special Referee. 'January 14th, 1911. Notice. The Boys' Corn Ciub will be re organized at the court house Satur day, Feb. 4th, at 11 O'clock. All boys under eighteen and able to tend an ac?e of corn are earnestly invited to come out and join the club. A nice line of prizes will be offered again this year. Get ready to win them, boys. L. W. Livingston, Supt. Ed. 0. C. Sheriff's Sales. State of South Carolina?County of Orangeburg. Court of Common Pleas. By virtue of a certain execution, issued by the Clerk of Court for Or angeburg County, and to me directed I will sell in front of the Court House during the le:ai hours for sale ail the right, title and interest of George W. Huffman in and to that certain tract of land, situate in Wil low township, cornty and State aforesaid, containing fifty-two (52) acres, more or less, and bounded North by land now, or formerly of S. Ridlehoover; East by lands of Dona Sturkie; South by lands of ? W. ?. 2nd. All that tract of land in Wil low township, county and State afore said, containing forty-three (43) acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of Ridlehoover, Dona Sturkie, Julia Belle Rawls and M. L. Glcaton. 3rd. All that tract in Willow township, county and State aforesaid, containing forty (40) acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of Julia Helle Rawls. Ridlehoover and Kirk lin, J. C. Stevenson and lands of estate M. L. Gleaton. Levied on as lands of Geo. W. Huffman at suit of Rachael Huffman. TERMS?Cash and if terms are not complied with, land will be re sold at risk of former purchaser. A. M. SALLEY, Jan. 20, 1911. S. 0. C. le-hnli Ovnt a WohS \)und Notices Fre*. Found?A gold clasp pin,. on side walk near Moseley's. W. H. RumiE, R. F. D. No, 5, Orangeburg, S. C. Money to Lend?We are In position to negotiate loans on improved real estate in Orangeburg City and County. Glaze & Herbert. tf Wanted?A'white man . with family to run a two or three horse con tract farm. Apply at once. Paul A. Gleaton. 12-17-10* For Sale?64 acres about two miles of Jamison, known as the "Antley Mill Pla^e.'" Cheap for cas'h. P. F. Harley, Jamison, S. C. 1-3-4* For Sn.lo?Two f.ve-room dwellings in the city of Orangeburg. Per further information apply to Stiles R. Mellichamp. Votice?Anyone having clock repair ing to do will oblige me by giving me their patronage. I can now see well enough to do repairing. Parties can find me at city hall: A D. Powers. tf Legal Blanks, Notes and Mortgages, Labor Contracts, Share Crop, Leases, Titles, Bonds, Mortgages and all general legal blanks, j, W. F. Cannon, at Cannon Bros. Fruit .Store. 1-3-4' For Sale or Rent?42 acres In town of Jamison, between railroad and public road,: with 5-room dwell ing, tenant house and barn. About 35 acres in cultivation. Will sell at a bargain for cash. Apply P. Harley, Jamison, S. C. 1-3-4' For Sale?Single ? Cylinder Cadillac Touring Car with top, horn, lamps, etc., in good order for country roads. Bargain at $250.00. Ad dress Mrs. E. L. H., 1 Lucas St. Charleston, S. C. Lost or Stolen?One white and black spotted, curled -tailed hound dog puppy, nine months old. Answers to the name of Majori Reward If returned to Lee D. Earley. 1-14-3 For Sale?A new high grade coaster brake Ranger Bicycle. Will sell at a sacrifice or exchange for type writer of equal value. Apply A. L. Couch, 60 W.f Russell Street. Upstairs. ? Orangeburg, S. C. NOTICE.1 W. S. Barton, Jr., the Orangeburg County Business Agent, offers rare bargains in the following: Red May Wheat, Blue Straw Wheat, Undamaged Appier Oats, Simpkins .- Prolific Cotton Seed, pure to name. . ? And as'f^r bargains in fertilizer materials- such as: Kanlt, Hardsalt, Muriate of Potash, Acid Phosphate, Fish Scrap (Domestic and Foreign), Tankage, Nitrate of Soda, Cotton Seed Meal, Peruvian Guano, etc., well such bargains cannot last long. Do not delay or perhapB you will regret It. Any local union that desires it. will be paid a visit by the County Business Agent, W. S. Barton, Jr., if the local Union will notify him to that effect, stating the date and hour) and place^ of its meeting. Also office No. 11 Court House Square for Rent. W. S. BARTON, JR. Citation for Letters of Administra J tion. The State, of South-Carolina, County of Orangeburg. By Robert EL Copes, Probate Judge. Whereas, Ella Summers has made suit to me. to grant to her Letters of Administration of the Estate am? effects of Henry Summers, deceised, These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and Creditors of the said Henry Summers, deceased, that they be ana appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Oiangcburg C. H., on January 26th, 1911, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administra tion should not be granted. Given under my hand this eleventh day of January, Anno Domini 1911. (L. S.) RODT. E. COPES, Judge of Probate. Notice. On the 24th day of January, 1911, at 11 o'clock, I will let out to the lowest responsible bidder, a con tract to repair the bridge over the South Edisto river on the new road leading from North to Livingston, in Elizabeth township. Specifications will be made known at the time and place of letting the contract. The right is hereby reserved to reject any and all. bids. F. J. D. Felder, 1-12-6U. Supervisor. Notice of Discharge. On the eleventh day of February, 1911, the undersigned will file his final accounts as executor of the last will and testament of William A. Ed wards, deceased, with the Judge ofj Probate for Orangehurg County, Or angehurg. S. C, and will thereupon ask for Letters of Discharge. William S. Kemmerlin, As executor of the last will and tes tament of William A. Edwards, deceased. Jan. 11th. 1911. 1-14-4 Notice of Discharge. On Wednesday, the 1st day of Feb ruary, 1911, the undersigned wllj file his final account as administra- ' tor of the estate of John S. Black J deceased, with the Judge of Probate, for Orangehurg Cotini.-, S. C, and will thereupon ask for letters of dis- I missal. H. Wiley Black, Admr. of the estate of John S. Black, deceased. Scene from Thomas Di /Academy of Music ONE NIGHT ONLY Friday, Jan. 27th. Teeming With Lively Topics!; The Latest Inn ova-ion in Fun. |j Master Harold as BUSTER The Smallest Dancing and Sing ing Ct mmedian in the World. Prices, 50c-$li50. Seats on Sale Wed. Jan. 2 5th. I KEEP THIS BEFORE YOU COTTON SEED. Improved Tool. Improved Moss Seed. Peterkin Improv ed and Money Mak er. ( nly a small quantity on hand, and prices cheap. Ayers & Williams Orangeburg, S C. NOTICE. I will sell at public auction to! highest bidder on the 27th day of January at my place in Creston, S. C, the following personal proprrty. 1 Good Buggy Horse. i I ine Bred Lows (Q I milking) 3 Buggies. 1 Good Two Horse Wagon. 1 Good (^ne Horse VC agon. 1 Pea Huiler. 2 Saddles. 1 Vice. lOOOBri.k. Lot Household Goods, anc Kit ched Furniture. Also will rent one Five Room Dwelling, Tenant House and Barn. For furthei information apply to me. J. E JONES, Cre. ton, S. C. Jan. 16, 191 I. Notice of iMseharge. On the 16th day of ..'vtnuary, lull, T will file with the Judge of Proliaie for Oran:-eburg County, S. C, mi final account as Guardian of the es tate of M. P. Brady, minor, and will thereupon ask for my discharge as <;uch guardian. P. F. BRADY. Guardian of M. F Brady. December 16th, 1910. cksons great play, 4THS SINS OF THE FATHER/ St. Matthews Live Stock Company St. Matthews, S. C. J. A. Banks. J. H. Henegan. We make a specialty of Standard bred Kentucky Horses. Just received a load of this kind. One brown Mare. Sire Rosevelt by Ben EpBln. by Seu louds by Geo. Wilkes. Dam by Harrison Chief. \ On,e bay Mare, sire Westiight by Eastllght, Mambrius, Mambrius Patchen. Da mof Westlight -Missie by Jim Monroe 835 by Aler Abrallah 15. Missie is dam of Ollie Wilkes 2.23. 2nd dam by McDonalds Mambrius Chief son, of Mambrius ChXef. 3rd dam by Florizel, 4th dam by Sarkedon. Grey Mare by Frank L. Jr., by Ledger dam by LIston 2.38 by Mambrlas Abdallah. 'Bay Mare by Mocko" Pearl 2.28 by Mocko, dain by Old Ledger, 2nd dam by Blue Ball. There are others just as good and we are selling this clasB of stock at . $225.00 to $275.00. If you want a-Mare that will be a heart's delight when you drive her, or can produce a colt that will be worth the care and expense of raising. Why not huj one of this kind? : f "4^SlNS2<^ Do you buy fertilizer under a brand jMh^ "J. / name like a patent medicine, or do you buy ' Ri>>r? * what your land needs? There are no magic qualities posessed by cer tain brands. It is'only a question of how many pounds of plant food do they contain. ? Uy mixing your fertilizer your:.elf, you can suit the propor ^:on of quick acting and gradually available Phosphoric Acid ' and Ammonia to your soil, and you Know What You Buy The best farmers, those who produce the best crops for the leant money, and make their lands more productive each season, all find that m .??"4,f^^<^J>--????>h: Home Mixing Pays Our formula book sent free upon request. HE COE-M0RTIMER CO. ! Orangehurg, South Carolina. Capital S'ock 30,000 Surplus and profits 25,000 Liabili'y of Stock holders 30,000 Pi olcclion lo Deposi tors $85,000 Highest rate of interest paid in SAVINGS DEPART / MENT Ar.d will pay 4 1 2 per cuit on CERTIFICATES of DEPOSIT We want your account.?We guarantee absolute safety to de positors Hnd every courtesy to all customers. We keep your inoMcy tor you free of charge and pay you Interest. We have ample resources to give you accommodations. Safe, Ronseri ? the. successful; protected by Fire Insurance and Burglar j e siiranee. Call and see u s or write us. I), i). UEKHERT, President B. F. MUCKEXFUSS, Vice-President. .1. W, GI'LHEE CushL.. V ? All the latest Magazines ON SALE AT SIMS BOOK STORE.