Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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INSURANCE COMPROMISE. Mrs. Lenora Van Telberg-Hofman, 5 Formerly of Newberry, Re ceives $1,ooo From Wood men of World. Mrs. Lenora G. Van Telberg-Hof man, widow of the late Dr. Van Tel berg-Hofiman. of Sumtc. has re ceived the sum of one thousand dol lars from the \oodmen of the World. of which organization her husband was a member. Mrs. Van Telberg-Hofman was formerly Miss Lenora Russell, of Newberry. She removed to Sumter about fifteen years ago, where she later was mar ried to her late husband. The fol lowing report of the settlement is from the Sumter Item: Mr. R. S. Hood, secretary and treasurer of Hollywood Camp, Woodmen of the World, of which the late Dr. Van Telberg-Hofman was a member, has received a letter from Mr. C. K. Erwin, one of the sovereign managers of the order, in forming him that the officials of the order have, upon his recommendation decided to pay Mrs. Lenora Van Tel berg-Hofman, the widow of the late Dr. P. G. T. Van Telberg-Hofman $1,ooo in full settlement of her claim against the Woodmen of the World, and that she has agreed to accept this amount. Dr. Hofman carried a policy of $2, ooo in the Woodmen of the World, but the policy provided that in event of suicide nothing should be paid. When the claim was made for Dr. Hofman's death benefit, Hon. C. R. Edwin, a state senator of Iowa, one of -the sovereign managers of the or der, was sent to this city to investi gate the case. He ascertained all of the facts and in his report recom mended that Mrs. Hofman be offer ed $i,ooo in full settlement of her claim, rather than take the case into the courts. Mrs. Hofman's accep tance of the offer was followed by an immediate settlement of the claim, a check for $1,ooo having been mailed her from Omaha several days ago. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the State. According to a motion passed at the recent Methodist conference at Darlington, Williamston 'college will now bear the name of Lander col lege, in honor of the distinguished and beloved founder of that institu tion. The Florence county alumni oft South Carolina college have decided I to hold a banquet on the night ofj january 2, one object of the under-f taking being to defray a part of the] expenses of the old college centen-1 nial celebration later in January. c Wvealthy farmers from Pennsyl- 1 vania were in Columbia in confer- I ence with Commissioner Watson,t this week in regard to the purchase of lands suitable for farming. If 1 successful in their search the Penn sylvanians will establish a large farm, to be conducted on a modern andI model plan. A movement has been. launched to defeat the proposed county of Cal-< houn. . A meeting of the citizens of< Edgefield county was held on Mon day and, with considerable enthu siasm, a resolution wvas drawn upi protesting against the formation of ( the county of Calhoun.c WV. M4. Foley, white, of Greensea,. surrendered to the sheriff at Conway on Monday for killing Chat Callderr, a Croatan, on the day before. Foley states that Calider had entered his back yard and was creating a dis turbance when the killing occurred. -i Christmas trade seems to be goodr all over the state. The papers con tain many advertisements of large stocks to select from, and it appearsi that the people are spending their money in spite of the fall in cotton I value.,. J. M4. Gilbert. white, is in jail at c Florence, on the serious charge of' r bigamy and abduction. Governor a Heyward on Tuesday received the in- e formation that the man had beeni captured in North Carolina. The t requisition papers had been issued for some time and no difficulty was experienced in making the transfer across the line. It is almost as difficult to get a c small boy to bed at night as it is to v LOST IN MOUNTAINS. otate Constables Caught in Terrible Storm in Greenville Mountains And Narrowly Escape Death. partanburg Journal. State Constables Gideon and )rake while out searching for illicit tills in the mouniains of Greenville -ounty Friday night, were caught in 1 severe snow storm and for a time xere lost in the fastness of the moun :ains. narrowly escaped being frozen :o death. Both of the (,.hcers are low suffering from the terrible or :eal through which they passed. The constables left Greenville on horseback Friday morning, having received information that a large still was in full operation in the moun tainous section of the county. Af ter a hard ride through the wild, rough country they discovered where the still had been located, the copper still having recently been removed. The officers found i,ooo gallons of beer and several bushels of mash, which they destroyed. The night was far spent when they completed their work of destruction. Mounting their horses they set out For Greenville. Owing to the rough, hilly country they made slow pro gress and had gone only a short dis tance when they were overtaken by a furious snow storm. Through the darkness the horses floundered through five inches of snow, the offi ers not knowing whether the course they had taken was correct or not. They pushed on, however, and it was not long before they discovered that they were lost in the mountains and a creepy feeling passed through their bodies, which were chilled to the rnarrow from their long exposure in he cold and snow. Both constables resorted to every )ossible means to stir up the circula :ion of their blood, and by use of lectric flash lights they carried with :hem they were able to make their vay into the open, though it was af er great difficulty and much suf ering. The officers returned to Spartan >urg Saturday night, though they iave not recovered from their trip mnd the exposure to which they were ubjected. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. tem of More or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the World. The case of the actress, Nan Pat erson, on trial for the murder of her over, "Cea sar" Young. went to the ury yesterday. The arguments were inished on Wednesday, but Judge )avis decided to give the jurymen a ights rest before turning over the ase to them. This week Nan Pat ersoni went on the stand, and told er own story, claiming, of course. hat Young suicided. She bore up vel under a terrific cross-examina ion. Eight seamen, the crew of a Maine chooner, were rescued off Cape enry on Wednesday, by the chooner Martha Wallace. The ailors had been eight days in pen boast and were terribly ema :iated and exhausted. A conference of republicans, called >y United States Senator Platt, in the nterest of the re-election of Senator Thauncey M. Depew, was held, ac ording to program, at the Fifth \enue hotel, in Newv York city. on Vednesday morning. London. on Wednesday, was en eloped in a fog more dense than any :xperienced during the past two ears. Pedestrians lost their bear ngs, and for a time traffic was al nost at a standstill. Alton Brooks Parker was the ~uest of honor on Wednesday at a inner given by the bench and bar of fewv York city, democrat and repub ian alike. President Roosevelt has now ac epted an invitation to visit Rich nond, Va., at some time during the pproaching year. He was reaues: d to make the visit by a delegation cluding the mayor and aldermen of he city. On Tuesday morning two strang rs went to the home of a mill op rative at Spartanburg and left a ttle three-year-old girl in the care f the operative, stating that they rould return shortly. They never PACIFIC Life Insuran OF CALIFCRNIA : : (LIFE, ACCIDEN Commenced Busines It is not tfe largest---not the olest 1 ization the S CRO.\GEST Life Insuranc insurance it is.n. t ESTIMA I ES (Gues: TEES Our . W than the guarantees of any other compt tLIose of any other old line companv lu PLAINEST terms and FIGURES GUARAN fEES: Cash Loans---Paid up sured--Extended Insurance---Cas'i .urr ly Cash Dividends--Grace in paying pre if desired, AL> O: IMMEDIATE payrr Right to change beneficiary, AND IS: UNLI ,ITED as to residence and trav It gives the LARGEST amount of pr and defends BOTH the Insurec and the every element of SECURITY---A PLA It sells a deferred dividend Contract, the policy holder $5.00 a wcek, on each caused by accident or disea-e; acid in a< insured become permanently disabled fi tured---The insured QUITS PAYING I of the policy in ten equal annual instal ditioual Cost. To find out many other good things a date of birth, to ROBERT General Agent f:r South Carol NEWBE teed to bake either in t stove. Sold by THE NEI WEARE 4-L,7FOR YOU.,, CDLUMBIA LUM Are those which re * ness. We have * gifts in our * Come an asser wi * it * Don't we 0 to-day, as w4 * things now that rnorrow. Whether little to spend fc * we want you * for wear4 * willifi g which su in our IMgee *@0**e-* MUTUAL ,e Company : C(RCAN!ZED 1868. T AND HEALTH) Ntarly 40 Years Ago. ut. hV rcascn of its pecu iar legal organ e CunAm-Y il America. In taking life es) th the pvople want b.t GUARAN RITE-N i:e po,icv are GREATER my tho' th., costs are no greater tnan =Mr=TT MT in the policy it Insu ance-- Additions to t e sum im ender Values, AND PROVIDES: Year miums --Installment plans of settlement ent of claims---Right of restoration INCONTESTABLE after ONE year l. utection that the money will buy---Arms Benificiary at ALL p-ints---Possesses IN policy EASILY understood. which, at a small additional cost, gives thousand of insurance, for lost time Idit on, the contract provides that if the -om disease or accident the policy is ma 'REMIUMS and will receive the amount iments And All This Without Ad bout our policies, call on or write, giving NORRIS, ina. Office Over Postoffice. RRY. S. C. THE LISK ROASTER is the only 'Ad BASTING roaster on the market. It is guaran he oven or on top of the NBERRY HARDWARE CO., Just below the Dispensary. ,00KIN .DRDERS ER & FG CO A s5 C. present real useful-* scores of such assortment. d see the tment ~ile s0 plete.g tit. Come+ 3 have manyS will be gone to you have much or* >r Holiday Gifts, 0 tocome tous, 0 sure you nd the T S it best in stock~ ook Store I Newberry, S. C. Organiim ec 1.896. Capital -. - - $50,000 Surplus - - - 19,500 Paid Stockholders sir.ce organization 21,000 Paid Depositors in Savings depart ment since or ganization - - $9,200 A man working by the dey is paid or the time he puts in at work, but when that man saves a dollar for his day's labor it works for him nights, as well as days; never lays off on account of bad weather and never gets sick, but goes right on earn ing him an income It's a nice thi.g to work for money, but it's much nicer to have money working for you. Try it--.open a savIngs account with us and get some money working for you. Make a deposit in the Savings department today and let it begin to work for you. Interest computed at 4 per cent January i and July i of each year. coevYoIGH SUPERFINE SILVERWARE. In tea and coffee sets, both ster ling silver -and plated ware. Te de and desirable with each passing year and our grandmothers' eyes would twinkle with amazement at the dis play to be seen here. Daniels & Willianiso, COTTON GIN InsuranCe. Apply to Norwood & Tyree, Agents, Newberry, S. (, Peoples National Bank PROSPERITY S. CAROLINA Paid up Capital, $ 25,000.00 Fire and Burglar Proof Safe and Insurance. Interest al lowed in Savings Department. Promptness, Accuracy, Se curity and Courtesy guaran teed. Investigation invited. We want your business. M. A. CARLISLE, Pres. H. C. MOLELEY, V. Pres. W. W. WHEELER, Cashier. D R ECTORS. W. P. PUGH 'W. A. MOSELEY JACOB B. FELLERS R. L. LUTHER CEO. W. BOWERS JOHN B. FELLERS J. P. BOWERS GEO. JOHNSTONE M. A. CARLISLE H. C. MOSELEY Jos. H. HUNRER Best Mineral As phalt Roofing. C. H. CANNON, Nar C.. N. & L. Depot.