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SUICIDE IN COUNTY Charlie Bundrick Took Laudanum on Sunday and Died. Charlie Bundrick. a white farmer in living about three miles from Little Mountain, this county. committed suicide on Sunday by drinking an suicide on yesterday by drinking an amount of laudanum sufficient to have killed at least three men. Reports differ as to the exact amount of the drug but it was between four and eight ounces. On Saturday morning Mr. Bundrick went to Pomaria where he remained during the greater part of the morn- I ing. It is said that he procured the poison at one of the grocery stores at that place, all of which handle drugs in a small way. When seen in Pomaria there was nothing in his ap pearance or outward condition to in dicate that lie was contemplating the fearful act of taking his own life. He returned to his home as usual on Saturday night, and at about ten o'clock the next morning drank the opiate which he had purchased. Dr. J. M. Sease, of Little Mountain, was immediately summoned, and respond ed to the call at once, arriving at Bundrick's home at about twelve a. m. Bundrick had been in a state of coma for at least an hour before the arrival of the physician, but heroic measures were resorted to for the purpose of awakening the dying man. All efforts were in vain and he never recovered, even momentarily, from his first stupor. Dr. Sease remained with him, h'owever, until the death, which occurred at about five o'clock in the evening. As previously stated, Bundrick was a farmer in ordinary circumstances. He is survived by a wife who is pros trated with grief. No cause can be -assigned to the suicide except that the man had been despondent, and "weak .in the mind" for many months. Story is told by the neighbors of 1 the unfortunate man in which it is said that Bundrick had desired death .or months. They say that several months ago the man fell from a treei and broke his leg. That on his re covery he stated, repeatedly and to a number of people, that it ought to have been his neck instead. - * A Card . I desire to thank those friends who' supported me in the recent pimary, and to say to those who did not that I have no unkind feelings toward them. I take it for granted that every man who voted cast his ballot for those who in his judgment were -best fitted by virtue of their educa tion, character, intelligence and ex perience to represent this county in the legislature. I accept the result -with bitterness towards none. I have -spent the best years of my life in pro Kmoting what I conceved to be for the best interests of my native county and state. I shall continue to advocate those things which are right. The men who are chosen shall al ways have my endorsement and co -operat ion in all the matters which I conceive to be for the best interests -of the county and state. My time now shall be devoted to my newspaper and job printing busi ness and I shall at all times be glad *to meet the people of Newberry in miy -office where they shall receive the sam warm welcome and hearty hand shake which has always been thq?rs. Elbert H. Aull. The cotton crop is now coming onI the market and we expect business soon to open up. The farmers should be in much better shape this fall than for several years. The price was good last year and this fall it opens above ten cents. The crop for last year was less than eleven million bales and the sup ply is not going to equal the demand. A revival in agriculture will do this state more good than a dozen cotton mills. PURELY PERSONAL. rhe Movements of Many People, Newberrians and Those Who Visit Newberry. Mr. W. N. Jones has returned from Columbia. Miss Ethel Paysinger is visiting rela tives in Greenwood. Master Loomis Dunbar goes to Greenwood today. Mr. C. E. Bell. of Augusta. spent Sunday in Newberry. Mr. A. M. Teague. and family, went to Columbia yesterday. Miss Katie Suor. of Columbia. is .iting friends in this city. Mrs. R. H. Welch. of 'olumbia, is :isiting frien(Is in Newberry. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Humbert are iPing relatives in Newberry. Mr. Willie Holloway. of Green Xsjod. spent Suinday in the city. The ballot boxes for the second >rimary will be ready on Saturday. The extensive improvements by he Bell company are progressing ast. The new engineer at the power ouse is giving good and satisfactory e rv ice. A large crowd from Newberry attended the K. of P. function at 'hapin last night. Mr. G. L. Roberson. of the Footh rn, spent Sunday at his home in )r;.ngeburg county. Misses Sallie Mae and Eleanor icholson, of Edgefield, are visiting Viss Bessie Coppock. J. C. Summer goes to Penuleton oday, and will spend some time in hat place with relatives. Mr. E. B. Copeland went to New ork yesterday. Mr. W. H. Hunter, who is with the ;tate Publishing company, in Colum ia, spent Sunday in Newberry. Miss Grace Harmon, of Prosperity, vho has been in the city for several lays, returned to her home yester lay. Miss Katherine Clark, of Spartan >urg, is visiting relatives in the city. Mr. Rud. Fair. of Atlanta, is in the itv. Mr. James P. Wilson, operator at he C. N. & L. is spending a vaca ion of one week at Columbia and oth r cities. Mr. William Coppock, who has >een visiting relatives in Newberry 'or the past week, returned to At anta yesterday. Misses Nina and Bessie Carlisle :ame home on Friday, after visiting n Chautauqua, N. Y., Niagara Falls, exington and Millersburg Ken., and ookout Mountain. Mr. J. G. Daniels has returned 'rom New York city, where he wvent ome time ago for the purpose of uying his fall line of jewelry, vatches. cut glass, etc. He will have tvery nine fall line. Capt. A. P. Pifer has returned from n extended trip in Virginia.I Mr. F. N. Martin is spending his va :ation in North Carolina.. Capt. S. J. McCaughrin, accompan ed by Mrs. McCaughrin, is visiting elatives in Newberry. Miss Susie Summer went to Char otte today. She will act as musical lirector at the Presbyterian college n that city. Dr. 0. B. Mayer has returned from gewv York. Mr and Mrs. Cole. L. Blease, Mr. .M. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hair, ud Miss Marie Hair went to Cali ornia today. The party will take n the World's Fair at St. Louis on heir trip. Rot The Kind of Carriage He Wanted. ~ottish A\mericanl. An old farmer, who by hard work md parsimonious habits, had got to ;ether a little fortune, decided that :he time had at length arrived when le was justinied in ordering a family :arriage. He wvent to a carriage uilder and described in detail what cind of vehicle he wished to buy. "Now I suppose you want rubber ires." said the carriage builder. "No, sir," replied the old farrmer, -in :ones of resentment. "My family rin't that kind. When they're riding :hey want to know it." A Card. I appreciate the rote of the people af Newberry county and will strive to prove worthy of the confiden-'e be stowed. Jno. L. Epps. LUTHERAN BOARD. Important Business Transacted Last Week. Rev. XV. L. Seabrook returned last week from Charlotte. N. C.. where he attended a two days' session of the Board of Missions of the United Synod of the the Evangelical Luth eran Church in the South. The board extended a call to Rev. R. C. Holland, D. D., to become the United Synod missionary superintendent. Dr. Hol land's acceptance will not involve his giving up the pastorate of St. Marks church, Charlotte, but will necessitate the calling of an assistant .pastor to that church. If his congregation con sents to this arrangement Dr. Hol land will accept the call. DEATH OF MRS. T. E. WICKER. Passed Away At Her Home Near Colony Church. Mrs. Minnnie Wicker, wife of Mr. T. E. Wicker, died at midnight on Friday, of typhoid fever. at her home on the old Fair place, near Colony church, this county. The death is especiAlly sad because of the fact that Mr. Wicker was on ly twenty-three years old at the time of her demise. She became the wife of Mr. Wicker only last Christmas time. She was the daughter of Mr. Walter Wessinger, of this county. The funeral services were held on Satuday afternoon, at 3 p. m.. Rev. R. E. Lvingston officiating. OFF FOR C*EMSON. Part of The Quota From Newberry Started Yesterday. Messrs. J. C. Goggans, Jr., W. F. Bradburn, and L. C. Eidson went to Clemson college yesterday. 'he insti tution does not formally open until the inth of his month, but these students ent early in order to do some special wvork before the regular term begins. Several other young men from town nd county will follow later. Caught In The Act. Late on Saturday night state con 5table T. B. Perry, by quick and clev !r work, caught a negro by the name of John McCracken, in the act of sell-1 ing blind tiger whiskey. The violator of the law is a no torious character, and when Mr. Per ry saw him in a low conversation with a wihite man on the street, his sus picions were aroused and he watched the movements of the two. John Mc- 1 Cracken left the man with whom he ad been talking and went into his own house. During this time Mr.< Perry had. secreted himself in a1 ditch close to the scene of opera ions. Presently John came back andi Mr. Perry saw plainly the whole< transaction, the turning over of the 1 whiskey and the paying of the mon- i ey. At this point he took a hand in <4 the game, and John will not sell any I more booze for some time to come. Watermelon Wilt. Baltimore Sun. I Mr. William A. Orton, of the bu reau of plant industry of the United States department of agriculture, is visiting North and South Carolina for 1 the purpose of investigating the wilt which is affecting the watermelon in fields and which has injured the crop considerably. The wilt has for sev eral years affected the fields in var ious sections of South Carolina and the farmers have lost considerably by* it. Mr. Orton says that for the pres ent the only remedy is a rotation of1 crops, and the melon crop should be planted only every seven years on the same land. The farmers, how ever, do not take to this idea. Ohio has second place in the value of mining products, of which the pro duct of coal mines forms nearly one half. Corinne-Is he a safe chap to go canoeing with? Ethe-Oh,' yes. He's too bashful to move after he once gets inito it. Joint Council. The joint council of St. Philip's church will meet on Saturday, Sept. r, at eleven o'clock, a. in.. at Pros perit. A full attenrdance is request THE NEWBERRY MILL. Extensive and Important Changes And Improvements in the Machinery. Some very important changes have been made in the machinery of the Newberry Cotton mill during the past Eew weeks and some valuable addi .ions have been made to the plant. A ,ew room has been built of brick, ab ;olutely fire-proof, and four new ma :hines have been placed therein for eparating and working on the cot :on immediately after it has been :aken from the bales. All four ma :hines are run by an electric motor. A new electric pump is now being >laced near Scott's creek which will ake the place of the old steam pump hat has previously been used to draw -e water into the big reservoir. Both he pump and the motor in the new )rick room will be furnished with )ower from a dynamo or generator ittached to the big mill engine. This ;vnamo has a power of 25 kwts. COLLEGE REUNION. !as Held on Sept. 3rd at Orangeburg burg. The Newberry collge reunion, of rang,eburg county, was held on Sat irday at Pine Grove church. near one Star. The annual reunion in Orangeburg :ounty is always a pleasant affair and nany alumni outside of that county isually attend the meeting. The )resident of t'.is reunion is Mr. J. W. . iles, and the secretary is Mr. W. \. Rasct. Addresses were made >y Dr. J. A. B. Scherer. DEATH OF MISS BLATS. diss Mammie Blats Died At Home of Mr. J. H. M. Kinard. Miss Mamie Blats, daughter of Mr. N. H. Blats, died at the home of Mr. . H. M. Kinard, at about eleven )'clock Friday night. Miss Biats had >een sick for some time but had been :onfined to her bed only since Wed iesday last, so that the news of her leath comes as quite a shock to her nany friends. The interment was at .osemont cemetery at 5:30 on Sat irday evening, Revs. WV. L. Seabrook mnd R. E. Livingston officiating. "John K. Aull has accepted a posi ion on the editorial staff of the News mnd Courier of Charleston and has noved to that city. His many friends egret his leaving here, but they are ;lad that his lot is cast with so ex :ellent a newspaper and in so de ig::i a p)lace .,the city by the sea. dr. Nil js a yo-o.: man of bright nir:! and a ha:-d work-. He is fond >f newspaper work, e.. is shown by he fact that he has declined to quit t for flattering offers in other lines >f business which promised larger inancial returns. He will prove a ra!uable man on the News and Cour r. and we wish him much success." -The Observer. One-Eyed Pig. A very curious-looking and strange y formed pig was brought to the \ayes drug store this week. The ig was small but perfectly forme'd ,vith the exception of its eyes. In ;tead of being possessed of. the two sual optical organs there was one ;ingle eye placed squarely in the mid ile of the forehead. The head was f ordinary shape. and the skin on he head was well formed, but there as only the one eye underneath a ;ingle eyebrow. Barbecue Notice. A first class barbecue wvill be given Lt the ra.iden:ce of Sims G. Brown. owship No. .2. on September 9th. 'he young people are especially in vited to be present, and an effort ,vill be made to give them a p)leasanit ime. There will he a ball game. The~ cue will he superintended by Levi Kibler. Ballot Boxes Ready. Mr. B. B. Leitszey announces that :e ballot boxes for the second pri nary will be ready by Saturday morn .ng and that they can be procured u- that time. THE EUCHRE CLUB. Charmi,ngly Entetained By Miss Ruth Wells on Thursday. The Young Ladies Euchre club was charmingly entertained by Miss Ruth Wells on Thursday afternoon last, at 4.30 o'clock. September ist. The home was beautifully decorated with bowls of roses and large pot plants. Misses Azile Pool, and Vinnie May Wilson assisted Miss Wells in receiving her guests. When the invited number had arrived Miss Wells distributed very pretty white daisies as score cards, upon whose petals the number of ta bles and couple were plainly printed. These were tied with narrow white ribbons. and the score was kept by add;in very small yellow blossoms to the ribbon. After enjoying several gans of euchre the young hostess served a tempting salad course, and delicious cake and ice cream, the creai being helped in a very novel way. within very small flower pots, known by florists as thi- thumb size. Pistashe ice cream was placed in them and thickly over this was grated chocolate. and on top a delicate small fern seemed to be growing in this little receptacle. This was a most attractive way of serving ices and was much admired by all those who were fortunate enough to. enjoy it. On each table was found a new set of handsome cards. The entire party was quite a success. Those present were: Mesdames J. T. Mayes, 0. L. Schumpert, J. B. Hunter, W. H. Car wile, and Misses Carbline and Mar guerite Cromer, Lizzie and Cora Dominick, Thyra Schumpert, Beftie Land. Fannie Carwile, Myrtie and Bessie Schumpert, Mazie Dominick, Luna Gale, of Ala.; Vinnie May and Emma Wilson, Azile Pool, Carrie Mayes, Minne Moses, of Sumter. Dr. L. G. Corbett.. for so long at the head of Keeley Institute in South Carolina, and of late connected with the original Institute, at Dwight, Ill., has returned to South Carolna and es tablished at Greenville a Sanitar ium for the treatment of nervous dis eases, and the drug and liquor habits. His friends and former patients know that his ability is unquestioned; and as he is enabled to give his- service at a mor,. reasonable cost than is usually paid, many afflicted with these maladies are availing themselvs of the benefits to be derived there. At New York. Mr. 3. A. Mimnaugh has gone to New York for the purpose of making a selection of goods for his fall stock. He expects to bring back with him an unusually large line, and in order to furnishi sufficient storing place, he has made some extensive improve ments in the~ upper pat of his build "Do you expect to entertain next winter?" "Well," answered Mr. Cumrox: "entertaining is what mother and the girls call it. But whenever I say anything that seems to really amuse the company their harsh looks are something fearful." - Washington SPECIAL NOTICES. A Big Cut in Hand Bags at Hair and Havirds'. FOR SALE-Nancy Hanks, hay press. For particulars apply to T. F. Harmon. MONEY TO LEND--Long time: 8 per cent. easy terms. John stone & Cromer. WHEN YOU WANT A FINE Calf don't forget that I still have my thoroughbred Holstien bull for ser vice. T. F. Harmon. Lot of pretty Pillow Tops, 24 cents at Hair and Harirds'. MONEY TO LOAN-We negotiate I loans on improved farm lands at seven per cent. interest on amounts over one thousand dollars. and eight per cent. interest on amounts less han S1.000. Long time and easy payments. Hu,.t, Hunt & Hu~nter. White Combs and Buster Brown Collar a Hai ad Havirds'.