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M TO KILL HIM tTNKNOWN PARTY SHOOTS AT BERKELEY FARMER. Fired a Fusilade of Buckshot Into Iis Bouse, Which He Promptly ftetumed. Narro wly escaping death as a re sult of the firing of a fusilade of buckshot into his house several nights ago, Mr. W. H. Mitchum, a resident of the southeastern section of B.erJ eley county, rushed to the door, afi;er getting his shotgun from the corner of the. room where he had been sitting when the . shots were fired, discerned a figure crouching behind the stump of a tree, and fired after it. evidently missing, as thai ? unknown man ran rapidly away af ter the nhots were fir 51 The News and Courier says Mr. Mitchun::, at whom the shots were fired, is a live stock owner and far mer in the "Hell Hole" section of Berkeley county, and he has bcVu very pronounced in hif* expresston of his views of the people connected 5a the recent wholesale stealing of live stock in Berkeley county. The sec tion of Elerkeley in which Mr. Mitch um liv.::ij is exempt from the live stock law, which requires th.it the animals be kept in an enclosure, and consequently the owners of animals are allowed to let their stock roaai at large. A great many thefts have been occurring in that part of the county of late, and Mr. Mitchum was one of the foremost of those who were after the marauders. Immediately after the shots were fired Mr. Mitchum grabbed his gun, rushed, to the door and fired at the., man.. At the time he saw but one, and after the person had gone he inspect' d the stump behind' which the man had been crouching, and there saw that it had been filled | the shot from his gun. He. stated! that, so generally had the shot scat- j tered s.round the stump, that , he certain he hit anyone who had been at all- exposed behind it., The attempted assassination, for as such it is regarded in Berkeley, has occasioned much excitement, and ev ery effect is being made to apprehend the ones who tried the shooting. The current, opinion is that the shooting is directly connected with Mr. Mitch um's denunciation of the men who have been stealing the stock, al though this is by no means a cer tainty. Since the night of the first shooting Mr. Mitchum has been left ] unmolested. Xdwge Damage Suit Filed. ??he; News and Courier says Mrs. Hate Lloyd, widow of J. E. Lloyd, and. .ajAn?nistratrlr* of the latter's estate,' Wednesday filed papers with the clerk of Court, bringing suit againsi the Southern railway for $50.000. The complaint alleges that Idoyd was an engineer of the road in- 1905, and that injuries received in* a derailing near Branchville, in that'year, which caused his engine to be overturned, caused his gradual decline until the time of his death in/ August, 1910. The complaint states further that, through the neg ligence of the defendant, a pile of sand was allowed to remain in the middle of the tracks and that this caused the accident. Lloyd's widow is suing./or $50,000 and costs. The case will be heard in the Court of Common Pleas, which will convene Jin Charleston in April. Adelaide Thurston's Engagement. Adelaide Thurston, whose visit to this city is looked forward to by the many friends of this charming and gifted young actress, will be the at traction at the Academy of Music Monday evening, March 13th. Miss Thurston comes under the manage ment of those energetic young man agers, Cohan and Harris, who have provided her with a brand new com edy by Catherine Chisolm Cushing entitled "Miss Ananias." Cohan and Harris have surrounded their young star with a cast of unusual and grat ifying excellence, and have given her a sumptuous and elaborate scenic production. Important roles are played by Augustus Phillips, A. S. Byron, Marion Kerby, Laura Ben nett, and other well known perform ers. $10.00 Reward. Willie Hartzog, who ran away from his father the night of Feb. 28 1911. Color, dark ginger cake, about 14 or 16 years of age. Wore a dark worsted sack coat, blue overalls, cho.Cii shirt, height about five feet five inches, .weight between 125 and 140. Size shoes, 7 or 3, brogan shoes. Ar rest and notify A. Fischer, Chief of Polioe, Orangeburg, S. C. Mado a Big Haul. A dispatch from St. Matthews says Shenff Dantzler brought down six teen negroes from Fort Motte Tues day afternoon for gambling and en gaging in a general row. One had an eye shot out. They were brought befcre Magistrate Prickett Wednes day and the county was made richer in f'nes by $200, as they all pleaded guilty. ? ? <> Fire Tower to be Moved. The city will commence to remove the fire bell and tower in the next few days from its present location and will erect it on the county jail lot. It is quite a job and will doubt less; take three or four weeks to com plete it. Fire alarms will in the meantime be sent in as usual and the Siren whistle will be blown. Look Out for Him. Van Orsdeli. Old Reliable Artist, Norway, S. C, March 7th to 14th. Wood ford, S. C, March 15 to 22.. Fine honest photos. No cheap, trashy work. Est. 18S0. Orangeburg gal lon will be open and in the hands of a good artist duriug his absence. SUNDAY-SCHOOL MEET STATE GATHERING AT SPARTAN BURG MARCH 28-30. Preparations to Entertain Hundreds of Delegates from South Carolina and Other States. The biggest gathering of Sunday school workers in the history of South Carolina, and one of the great est ever known in Ldxie, will meet in Spartanburg on March 2S, 29, and 30. The thirty-fourth annual conven tion of the South Carolina Sunday school Association will be held at the First Baptist church of that city. Our seven hundred delegates from all parts of South Carolina and other surrounding States are expected to be present at this Convention. Already the city is making extensive preprra tions to entertain the visitors, and the homes will be te.;;ed to accommo date t'hem just as they were last summer when the Confederate Vet eran Reunion was held in that city. IMany leaders of Sunday-school work from all sections or the East will visit .Spartanburg this month, and take an active part in the meet ings. This Association is not con fined to any one church or creed, but is interdenominational, and all of the churches and Sunday-schools in th3 State will be represented by dele gates. One of the most interesting feat ures of the Convention will be the Men's Bible Class parade, in which two or three thousand men are ex pected to participate. All of the stores and other business concerns in the city will he closed that afternoon, thus giving all of the employees op portunity of joinln-; this parade. It will be formed at Morgan monument and the procession will march up East Main street. These Men's Bi ble Class parades have been the feat ure of many Sundry-school meetings in all of the larger cities In the United States, and great preparations to have the largest in the history of the South are being made in this city. Grant Colfax Tullar and Isaac Mer edith, both of New York city, apd both having national reputations in conducting the music for an occasion of this nature, have been secured to come to Spartanburg and all of the songs and instrumental music will be under their skilfull direction. An orchestra, composed of practically all persons who play any kind of musi cal instrument, is practicing each day for this occasion. The address of welcome will be : delivered by John Wood, secretary of 1 the Chamber of Commerce, and sev ' eral of the visiting delegates will make responses. The message from the executive committee of the Asso- 1 elation will then be given by the ' chairman, Prof. Thomas W. Keith, 1 of Clemson College. An address, "A World-Wide Vision of Sunday-school Work," will be next 1 on the program. J. Shreve Durham, ' international secruary of home visi tation, with headquarters in Chicago, ; will be the speaker. 'Elementary work in all of its 1 forms will also be discussed at 1 length, and the best way in which to ' teach young children will receive much attention at the hands of the delegates. J. M. Way, of this city, will lead the annual division work, and will be assisted in this by M. B. Cross, of Eutawville. Paul Quattle- i baum, of Conway, will lead the adult Bible class conference. The Rev. C. E. Burts, of Edgerield, will lead the missionary conference. Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder, presi- ] dent of Wofford College, and one of j the most gifted speakers in the South, \ will deliver a lecture, The Bible as Literature." Dr. Patterson Wardlaw, i of the University of South Carolina, ] will speak on "The Study of Child , Nature." Other features of the program are | equally as interesting as these, and . a t reat meeting is expected. Arrangements are being perfected | by a central committee composed of i the superintendent of every Sunday- j school in the city, and one other rep- , resentative from each school. Many i sub-committees have also been ap pointed and the busiest of these is i the one that is securing places for the delegates to stay. News from Four Holes. The farmers in this section are well up with their work. Lands are better prepared this spring than havo ever been seen by the writer before., The two and three horse plow, fol-1 lowed by the two horse harrow has! almost entirely taken the place of, the one horse plow. The old method of breaking the land two and three inches deep has about been givon up. The farmers havo had the very best spring for preparing the lands and they have taken advantage of the good weather. Hardens have taker on new life and it won't belong be fore the garden and the dinner tabl. will be good friends. It is feared by many older heads that the fruit has been badly damaged by the recent cold spell. Lagrippe is getting in its wc-k in this neighborhood, the attendance at school has been interferred with by its unki i dealings. Rain .s needed. Unbroken lands I are getting hard, but it will come! later on when grass needs attention ! _m ^ m_ Branchville in Darkness. The Branchville Journal says Branchville has been without electric lights all this week and will be so several days yet. About .eleven o'clock Saturday night the engine that drives the dynamo blew up and scattered pieces all ever the town, demolishing a large part of the en-j gine. As soon as possible the plant) will again be put in operation. Un til that time the customers will have to be content with what light can be rotten from the Standard Oil com pany's product. ,. , ? IMRORTANT MEETING YOUNG AMERICAS DECIDE TO GET NEW EQUIPMENT. Committee Appointed to Solicit Sub scriptions. From tbe Property Own ers?List Started With $500. There was quite an enthusiastic meeting of the Young America Fire Engine Company Wednesday night. There was a full attendance of the members and after finishing up rou tine business a general discussion as tp means to raise funds to purchase new equipment was entered into. Some time ago a committee of the company appeared before city council and asked that city council aid them in the purchase of equipment but with no success. They have now de cided to call upon the citizens and taxpayers .and ask for subscriptions with which to meet, the demands of the fire servicejn our.growing city. The Young America's are the old est company in the department. For over fifty years they have given faith ful service to the people of Orange burg and the citizens of our grow ing city should see that they get what they ask for. Their service is en tirely volunteer and the citizens whose property they protect should certainly see that they want for noth ing in equipment. The company started the list with a subscription of. $500 from their private funds and appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions to this most worthy cause. Give the boys what they ask for. They pro tect your lives, homes, and other property so when approached for that subscription give freely and whatever amount is raised will be returned four fold to the citizens of the town in property saved. The Ways and Means committee which will have charge of the raising of the funds is composed of Messrs. I H. B. Riggs, J. Izler Sims and Chief T. 0. S. Dibble, who has kindly con sented to act. as chairman of this committee. COMPANY "L" ATTENTION. Adjutant and Inspector General to Be Here March 7th. The annual inspection by the Ad jutant General, .^will take place March 7th. Assemble at Armory on the morning of the 7th, fully uni formed and equipped. Members who fail to be on hand promptly, will be sent after at their expense. The new uniforms will not be issued un til after the inspection, therefore, each member will immediately go to work and clean up and press his uni form, so as to be ready for the In spection without, further notice. It is hardly necessary to asix, that each member take particular pains to make as neat appearance as possible. The prescribed uniform for the oc casion is as follows: Campaign hat. olive drab service coat and breeches, olive drab shirt, tan shoes and leggins. Also the following, to meet the requirements of General Order No. 2: One house wife, one cake soap, one pair stockings, one tooth brush, one comb, one towel. j By order of Capt. J. H. Claffy and | First Sergt. I). C. Hayden. RECEIVES LARGE SUM. Fertilizer Tag Tax Will Be Nearly $300,000 This Year. It is estimated that Clemson Col lege will receive this year approxi mately $300,000 from the fertilizer tag tax. The amount received by the institution last year was nearly $250,000. ;It is thought that at least 1,200,000 tons of fertilizer will be sold to the farmers of the State luring 1911. There has been much discussion as to how the fertilizer examinations are made. The State is divided into 14 districts, there being an inspec tor for each district. During the fer tilizer season it is the duty of these Inspectors to draw samples from ev ery place whore fertilizer is sold in their districts and to send these sam ples to Clemson College for examina tion. Under the law if these samples are found to be deficient in any manner, a refund must be made by the ferti lizer companies. The samples drawn by the inspectors are analyzed by ex pert chemists. These chemists only know the samples by number and do not know the name of the company manufacturing them as has been charged. To Go Before Governor. Tbo Columbia correspondent of the j Augusta Chronicle says there is an other case that will soon come before the governor. The ra*e is that of John J, Jones, the Branchville at torney, convicted of killing Abe Pearlstine and sentenced to 10 years and ;5 0 days in the state penitentiary, j It has been stated that a petition will be filed with Gov. Blease by cit izens of Colleton county for the par don of Jones. He is at the state pen itentiary awaiting developments. His attorneys have stated that an appeal would be filed with tbe supreme court. The status of this case is about the same as that of John Black. The attorneys in the Black case had given notice of appeal, but the case had never been filed for a hearing. Bowman Lyceum. Miss Eva Dunning will appear In the auditorium of Bowman High School building March 1.1th, on scenes from "Damon and Pythias" and humorous selections. Prices Adults, 2f> cents; children, 1 ? cents. A ho the next attraction for Bcwman Lyceum Association will appear it the same building March 7lh. All these are good attractions and anv one will be fully repaid for time and money spent. Come and bring the children. BOYS' CORN CLUB MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND MEMBERS ENROLLED. Over 2,000 Boys on South Carolina Farms Last Year Made an Average of Over 65 Bushels to the Acre. Mr. Ira W. Williams, State agent for South Carolina for the United States Farm Demonstration work, says there were over 3,000 members enrolled in the School Boys' Corn clubs of South Carolina last year, and of that number more than 2,000 members made report of the yield and manner of culture on their acre of corn, the others failed to report from the mistaken idea that if they had not made a record breaking yield of corn, they would not be ex pected to report. Of these more than 2,000 none reported yields less than 50 bushels and the great majority of them came near the 75 bushel mark. These boys have almost to a man, by their experience gained last year's work, enrolled for this year, and with the proper work, may he reasonably expected to increase their yield as much as 25 bushels. It is noteworthy that the 319 high est yields reported averaged over 87 bushels ner acre. Of this number, one raised 228, one made 177, six made 150, 100 made 100 bushels and more than 200 made 75 bushels per acre. None of the remaining 2,700 reporting made le?s than 50 bushels, and the majority of them just missed the 75 bushel mark. Averaging the whole it is seen that more th:!n 2,000 boys on South Carolina farms last year made an average of over 65 bushels to the acre. When it is remembered that the average corn yield for th^ Sute for the past, ten years has been a littL* over 14 bushels per acre, it vvill be realized that the boys' corn clubs have done a wonderful thing: and the best of it ail, said Mr. Wf'liams is the fact that wherever you find one of these boys with his wonderful yield of corn, you find a center of in tense interest in the modern manner of making the land produce what it is capable of, instead of permitting it to give back only a modicum of the fruit that it should yield. In thirty-six counties of the State last year there were farmers acting as agents of the government in the work of arousing the farmers of the county to the better plan of raising corn. Each one of these agents was a successful farmer, owning his; own farm, and living strictly on it He could not live in town, and he had to make his own farm a model farm. These men, said Mr. Williams, were practically commissioners of agricul ture, one in each of the thi.ly-six counties, and each had from 4(x to 100 farms under his inspection and supervision. The result in the ma jority of the cases was wonderful. There was such a modernizing of farm methods in those section:-: that the oldest inhabitants almost doubt ed their own eyes. Not corn, only, but all the various products which the soil and climate of South Carolina so freely produces, was raised on these demonstration farms. The foraje crops were given especial attention; and the raising of those things that really go to making the farmer independent, such as potatoes, both kinds, peas, and small fruits, were encouraged, not to say required. Some of the farms made wonderful demonstrations of what a farmer can raise at home, and at the same time be building up his land, and increasing his acreage, and his production per acre. The common vegetables of the kitchen garden were raised in abun dance, both for home consumption, and for sale in the nearby markets both in their fresh state and canned or dried. It is a grand fact that thousands of farmers in the State, are this winter feasting on the pro ducts of their farms, where herrio fore they have existed on the bought bread and meat of the western farm er. They are living in diversified abundance. Besides these small demonstration farms and local agents of the gov ernment the agricultural department maintains under strict supervision large demonstrat'on farms in the dif ferent sections of the State. Prob ably the most important of these at this time, is the Hitchcock farm in j Aiken county. On this farm not only the practical and scientific mod am farming is taught, in so far as it re lates to agriculture, but all the al lied lines of the farmer's business j are shown in the latest and most suc cessful ways of modern farming. On the Ilitcluock farm is one of the most modern hygienic cow, and j dairy barns in the country. Here the j dairy herd is kept under the closest Inspection, and every item in the production of milk and butter is carefully weighed in the balance of! practicability, and sanitation. The horses' barn is a model of conveni ence and healthfulness for the ani- j mals kept in it, as well as from the I standpoint of convenience for the j fanner. The farm is equipped with electric! lights and water power?from an artesian well and the machinery of the place is electrically driven. This is accomplished at little first cost and at practically nothing for upkeep, by harnessing one of the streams on the place by means of a common water wheel that produces power enough from the stream to run all the ma chinery and lights, and pump the water. Showing the importance of the work accomplished by the young hoys who showed the world the pos sibilities of the State in the raising of corn, Jerry Moore, the winner of the first prize, and a number of the other contestant. Including one Georgia bny were called before the department officials and closely ques tioned as to their method in the suc cess they had accomplished. The questions and answers at this inter LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. The prssident Thursday appointed Samuel E. Owens as postmaster for St. Matthews. The Times and Democrat wants correspondents in every township in this county. Write us. Mrs. Gary Lee gave a very enter taining lecture at the court house (on Wednesday and Thursday even ings. The annual inspection by the Adju tant General of Company L., Tillman Volunteers, will take place at the armory on March 7th. A complaint has been filed with the railroad commission as to the condition of the Southern depot at this city. The matter is now being investigated. The anniversary meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of St. Paul Methodist church was held yesterday afternoon at the res idence of Mrs. Jas. L. Sims. ?The Woman's Home Mission So ciety of the Methodist church 'will give an oyster supper in the Valen tine building in Cope on March 10th, from 5 to !) p. m. Everybody invited. ?An Ohio editor was asked, "Do hogs pay?" He replied, "A good many do not; they take the paper several years and then have the post master send it back marked 'refused' or 'gone west.' " MAKING IMPROVEMENTS. Southern Railway Purchasing Reiter Equipment to Improve Service. Atlanta, Ga., March 1.?To take care of increased business the Sinth ern Railway Company is about to make extensive purchases of motive power and passenger train equipment and to make important improvement in track facilities between Asheville and Morristown, and between Knox ville and Cleveland by building eight or ten passing tracks, according to announcement made today oy Vice President and General Manager E. H. Coapman. iFifty-five locomotives are to be purchased as follows: 2o Mikado type freight, 15 Pacific type passen ger, and 15 Standard switching. The new passenger equipment will in clude 3 5 first class coaches, 20 full postal cars, 10 combination passen ger and baggage cars, and foiu* din ing cars. The locomotives will be of the heaviest type, designed for the most efficient and economical service, and the passenger equipment w.ii be of the highest class. The p'-tssing tracks to be added will greatly in crease the capacity of these linea The Southern Railway Company has also just placed orders for 27, 200 tons of 85 pound steel rail .vhrch will be used in trick betterment. Of this amount 22,400 tons will fur nished by the Tennessee Ootl Iron and Railroad Company, 1.S00 tons by the Illinois Steel Company, and 3,000 tons by the Maryland Ste-il Company. The purchase of this additional motive power and equipment and the proposed track improvements -ire in line with the policy of the Souaieri Railway Company to provide every possible facility for handling t'.:e con stantly growing traffic throughout the Southeastern territory. COMMERCIAL CONGRESS. Messages Telephoned Throughout This Section Urging Attendance. Great preparations are now going on in Atlanta preparatory for the en tertainment of the thousands of vis itors who will be in that city on March S, 9 and 10 in attendance on sessions of the Southern Commercial Congress thousands of messages have been sent by long distance telephone all over this country. This morning Manager Walker of the local" exchange telephoned mes sages throughout this entire section. The message which was phoned out from this office was: "Tbe Atlanta Chamber of Com merce has satisfied us that the South ern Commercial Congress to be held in Atlanta March S. !) and 10 will be tbe greatest gathering of leaders in Southern development over assem bled. "President Taft will deliver an im portant message to the .Southern peo ple at this Congress anil the speak ers on the program constitute the greatest galaxy of distinguished men ever seen in the South. We hope you will avail yourself of this great opportunity by your attendance and j encouragement, and see that this j community is well represented." Major Watson O'f'ain. I Major Watson O'Cain, an old Con ! federate soldier and lawyer, died at I the home of his daughter near Jami son Tuesday night. Maj. O'CrMn was 7? years of age and has during the ; past year or t wo experienced very j poor health. He was a graduate of i South Carolina College and practiced law in this city many years ago. He I once held the office of ordinary of J Orangeburz county, which office was similar to that of judno of probate. Ho was lair] to rest from the Meth odist church at Jamison. , ______________ ? view have been reproduced, and in corporated in the bulletin which has Ijust been issued by the department. This bulletin gives in detail the story jor how a South Carolina school boy I raised on one acre 238 3-4 bushels of raised on one acre 228 3-4 bushels of I Dally Mail. _? i The Classiest, Most Refined, Mosit Powerful RUNABOUT on the Market OTHERS OF THE NEW MODELS NOW IN STOCK. You Should look them over before purchasing. BUICKS are more attractive than ever and you can always put faith in a SEE THEM, We also have several second hand! cars at bargain prices. L BENNETT & CO. March 1st., 1911. Specials For The Next 10 Days. Val Laces and Insertirgs.2 1 -2c per yard Torchon Laces and Insertings .... 2 1 -2c per yard A beautiful China Silk in blue, pink, erf am, white and all shades at.47c per yard Best Taffetta Silk in black at..... . 92c per > arcl Table Oil Cloths in all colors and white at. .20c per yard Best Linen Holland Window Shades, all colors at.23c a window A beautiful line of Lace Curtains in white and ari bian at 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and $250 a window A fine lire of Tapestries for Portiers, Curtains and to cover your old furniture and make it new. THE ADOVE ARE SPECIALS AND ONLY TO BE FOUND AT GE0. V. ZEIGLERS Dear Friend: Do you like che_se? I like cheese when it is gor cl cheese. I will tell you how I like cheese. I ike a piece of cheese with a piece of pie when I get nea ly through. Papa says cheese makes his coffee taste better, and his cigar when he smokes. Until I went to the groc ery store I didn't know how many kinds of cheese they had. Cream cheese for 20 cents a pound Swiss cheese for 50 cents a pound Green cheese for 25 cents a pound Rogneford cheese for 15 cents a jar. Your Friend, CHEE?E S_c~-TbeTt:?-V ?WWJHT t? ?Y OUT_U*.T. CHWCSM a OO. WM I*/) C? JACOB. P. S,-When you want cheese go to A. CRAIG'S PURE FOOD STORE. All the latest Magazines ON SALE AT SIMS BOOK STORE 49 E. Russell St. : : Orangeburg, S C.