Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Throught the World. About ;o.ooo persons witnessed th opening of the new uni pt in Atlanta on Saturday. The s-ation is said to be one of the best in the country. A man who said his name was Dan iel Costable, an Italian, was arrested in Washington on Friday while try ing to -force an entrance into t~1e white house. The two daughters of Henry Vhit aker, aged 1o and 12 years. were drowned in a mill pond in Pulaski, Va., on Friday. The girls were wad -ding in the shallow part of the pond and ventured out too far. A terrific tornado passed two and a half miles southeast of Mount Pleasant. Texas, Saturday killing one person and injuring many. Houses that were occupied by the persons in jured were completely destroyed. After more than ii months in prison, and three mistrials on the charge of murdering Caesar Young. Nan Patterson was reicased from the Tombs ill New York on Friday. She was released on her own recogni zance. She left for her home in Washington Friday night. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More of Lees Interest Con densed Outside the State. Ex-Senator Thomas C. Moody died at his home in Marion on Thursday. He had been in failing health for more than a year. He was 66 years old. C. A. Smith. of South Carolina, was elected on the the vice-presidents of the Southern Baptist convention, held in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday. John H. Palmer. S. A. Eadons. An drew Martin, Penny Martin and Ben ny Martin, white, of Orangeburg. charged with the killing of Keitt Bookard on July i. were released Saturday. The jury was out only six teen minutes. Old "Mauma Sangua" Henderson, 105 years of age, died at her home on the Pickens' estate in Edgefield, *a few days ago. She was a servant of Gov. Pickens and belonged always to his familY. to whom she was loya~ to the e" Col.ough Stokes, colored, rcut arfd stabbed Capt. David E. Wells, of Tindall, Sumter county, more than twenty times Saturday. The negro used a dull, hawk bill. one-bladed bar low knife. It is reported that the negro was under inidictment for dis posing of property under lein, and Capt. WVells went on his bond and took the negro into his employ. The dispute arose about some domestic trouble and Capt. Wells threatened to turn the negro over to the coun ty. Items From Cromers. Cromers, S. C., May 1o.-"Behind the cloud the sun is stil'' shining." While it rains calm your mind and. rest your body so that when the clouds have passed away, you may be ready for the battle with Gen. Green. Mr. Will Shannon and family visit ed at Mrs. Emma Hargrove and Mr. C. H. Shannon's recently. Mr. and Mrs. Charlton Cromer, of Long Lane, spent Sunday at Mr. J. B. Cromer's. Miss Orella Cromer spent Satur day and Sunday beneath the parental roof. She was accompanied home by Master George Cromer. Mr. Claude and Miss Mattie Lee Sligh, of Beth Eden, have been visit ing friends at Mr. C. C. Cromers. Mrs. C. C. Cromer after spending several weeks with her daughter Mrs. Wright Spoon, near Stomp's Spring, has returned home. She and Mr. Cromer dined at Mr. A. C. Sligh's Sunday and attended services at Beth Eden. Mr. W. R. Elmore, of Mollohon, visited Mr. C. H. Shannon last week. A few days since Mrs. C. H. Shan non and children visited her uncle, Mr. Geo. Riser and family at the Brick house. Mr. Pierce Furgerson and sister, Miss Janie, spent one night last -veek at Mrs. Emma Hargiove's. Misses Nannie and Kate Hargrove and Miss Fannie Cromer have return ed from a visit to relatives at Whit mire. Our schoo at Cromers, taught this -ear by Mrs. S. A. Jeter. wvill close Friday. On Saturday May 20 a pic lic will be held at the school house. AIl are requested to come with back ts full of dainties and heln us en oy the day. "Nita" ONLY FOUR LEFT. Gen. M. C.. Butler Speaks of. the Late Gen. Lee. Washington Post. "Yes. the list of surviving ofticers df the Confederate army is decreasing orrowfilly remarked the gallant soldier from South Carolina. former Senator Matthew C. Butler. last ev ening at the Riggs Housl. "The death of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee leaves according to my best recollee tion, only four who were of the rank of major general-Gens. Wheeler, Lomax. Rosser, and myself. Of the lieutenant enerals but three survive -Gens. Buckner, Stewart, and Steph n D. Lee. of "Mississippi. South Car ilina had in the southern cause thir ty-three general officers, and of these onv three are living." Gen. Butler himself. though verg ing upon the three-score and ten lim it. is still vigorous, though minus a 1mb. which was los: in battle. For generations men of his familv have been of commanding influence in the :ld Palmetto Slate. A life tranquilly. and happily staying for the most at his plantation on the Savannah river, near Augusta. but often coming to the National Capital, where for many vears he was one of the most hon red and conspicous of the Southern Senators. Judge .Forgot .One Question. John Larsen pleaded guilty to a :harge of stealing a suit of clothes, when arraigned before Judge Hogue. says the Portland Oregonian. He was arr'ested Saturday night by De tectives Carpenter and Reshing. "You stole the clothes, did you?" asked Judge Hogue. "Yes, I stole them." "Why?" "Because I had no job and needed money. I pawned the suit for $2." "Wkho taught you to steal-your-fa ther or mother. "No." "Your brother?" "I have no brother." "Well, if you had orie, do you think he would?" "I guess he wouldn't." "Then I will sentence you to six months in the county jail." "If that poor man had a sister, what would she say?" askedl a weary attor ney, w~ho was waiting to try a case. "I don't know," replied another tir ed one: "the judge forgot to ask him that." Premier Diamond Mine. Estimates of the diamonds in the Premier mine, near Pretoria, in which the 3-032 carat stone was recently found, are that the total production may be worth $600,o00,o00. Last year it earned over 8oo per cent dividend, and its stock is selling at 144 times par. It is outside the De Beers dia mond trust and is selling its product, with no syndicate restrictions, at the high prices which the trust makes and molds the market to. The trust's policy has been to restrict output and keep prices pegged artificially, a hard thing to do with a new and independent company of immense productive capacity in the field. Probably we shall learn that it has been absorbed into the trust one of these days, and a disturbing element in the diamond trade thus neutralized till another e". deposit is discovered. Spring Housecleaning. The editor of the Fillmore (Mo.) Lever mourns: "Yesterday and to day the editor has been eating cold grub and cobwebs, poked through the kitchen window on a broom, the while sitting on an upturned wash boiler, with our back leaning for sup port against a miscellaneous pile of furniture, chinaware and skillets, and our feet mixed up with an assortment of Sunday school papers, table cut [ery and stove blacking. The editor's domicile is undergoing throes of the semi-annual cleaning. Mrs. Gilbert wvears an old wrapper, a worn and tired look, a spot of soot on her nose and a gleam of determination in her eye. Oh, ye married men, give us No Misrepresentation. New Yo rk Times Democrat. ..See here" eyelaimed the irate pur cha-er to :he typewriter agent."didln't ylou tell me lhe machine you sold ie was s) strong vou could dorp it out .o du-n and pick it up an<l 4 right mvwork n it "I <iti. \\ ll It i it te wiidow ac cidntly yesterday. and I had to send it -() the -epair shop. **\ell you could have gone right to work on it yourself if you'd known how to set about fixing it, couldn't vo. Up and Down With the Bishop. Bishop Drdley of Kentucky was much addicted to sport, especially liking to hunt and fish. Once, when on a shooting trip, the bishop chanced to fall in with an old mountaineer who, according to Representative 01 lie James, took a great fancy to his new acquaintance, whom he did not in the least suspect was a bishop. When Bishop Dudley was preparing for his return home he invited the old man to visit Louisville, so that he might hear him preach. "Preach?" gasped the old moun taineer. "What, vou preach! Kin you preach as well as you kin shoot?" "Much .etter," responded the bish op. smilingly. "Be sure and come some Studay. I'll see that you get a good seat in front." The old man availed himself of the invitation thus extended. At the con clusion of the service he quickly sought out his friend, the bishop, and grasped him by the hand. 'Mr. Bishop," he cried enthusias tically. "I don't know much about I your creeds and dogmatics, but I riz and sot with you every time!" Out of ten 'cases tried in three days of the general sessions court i4 Greenville there has not been an ae quittal. There have been trials for murder, burglary, arson, adultery and kindred crimes and the citizenship has begun to rear its head in pride at this splendid vindication of the law. At the last term 40 or more cases were disposed of and the percentage of convictions was less than io per cent. The way to make your wife have confidence in you is to tell her that the other woman is rather pretty ex cept for her hair, eyes, mouth, teeth. nose, complexion, figure. THE PACIFIC MUTUAL Life Insurance Cnmpany. of California Organized 1868 on "Old Line" Plan. Read what one who is recognized au thority on the subject, has to say: "Of late the magazines and daily papers have had much to say by way of criti cism of certain Life Insurance Compa nies, and especially with regard to the~ Legal Organization of such Companies, and of the manner of their control. These CRITICISMS do not apply to Thej Pacific Mutual, but DEMON STRATE the Truth of the AssertionI that "for .POLICY-HOLDERS The Pacific Mutual has the BEST Legal organization." It is not controlled by ONE or Two men, having no pecuniary interest or responsibility save as policy holders, or recipients of salary; But it is controlled by a BOARD of fifteen Directors, not mere dummies, but Stock holders in their own right, holding a large amount of the Company's stock, and Policyholners as well. The Direc tors of the Company are men of high Financial and Commercial standing, and are by LAW made RESPONSIBLE for the acts of the Officers of the CORPO RATION. "The Company has a capital stock of $500,000 Fully paid up in GOLD coin. but while this Capital and the Stock holders' responsibility afford to Policy holders the GREATEST possible Secur ity, it Costs participating Policyholders NOTHING, but every dollar paid into the C'nmpany by them and the ACCU MULATION thereon, is applied to their BENEFIT. There is no Other' IFE INSURANCE COMPANY trans-~ acting business in America whose Pol icyolders, by Legal enactment, are so Safe-guarded as are the Policyholders of The Pacific Mutual." Call on :r write to me, ROBERT NoRmus, GenI. Agt. for S. C., Newberry, S. C. Offic over Post Office. Fifth ofi choice TeCHI MEAL AN Just RE While it last Best Patent, cott< Best Half Patent Best Straight $4. Kill-dried Meal, sound,1 6 Hominy " These goods loaded in car a going to jobbers and laying in i nd then shipped out. Everyth MOSELE Why Rob Yourself of More Than 3 Cents per Pound On Cotton ? Do you want to get from 10 to I1 cents for cotton next fall while other cotton only brings 6 1-2 to 7 cts? Do you want to grow cotton that will bring a difference in price sufficient to more than pay for the picking and fertilizer? In fact will almost cover the en tire expense of makingithe crop? If so, I can furnish you the seed. Every ten bales will bring $125.00 to $150.00 more than other varieties. 50 bush els will plant 50 to 60 acres. should make 40 to 50 bales, put in your pocket from $500. 00 to $750.00. One year's experience with these seed will onvince you that this state nent is true. I am planting nly Florodora this year. Well bred Berkshire and oland China Pigs for Sale. J. A. BURTON. Just a OF' Time, I We wish to call your Spring and Summer C A dollar expended with us will d We offer the trade our best effort best. The prices the lowest for th< We offer4some dainty Mercerized n price from ioc. to Soc. yd. We have nice line Knickerbock Dimities, Ducks, DeLaines and oth are dreams for waists or dresses. Riverside Plaids, Southern Silks, C Our Shoes are built to wear. 0 sell Groceries. Get prices and see S. S. Bi Proaspe2 COME Soc pWhenever you start out on a * This plan will save you man: time. if we haven't just wha1 We shall not urge you~ to buy, goods as soon as you can. It every way to make selections1 MAYES' DF Car. -hat lessee Flour D HOMINY .ceived. s it goes for )n $5.85 ; cotton $5.00 90 fr.sh and sweet75c. bu. s 6" 1.75 sack. t mill coming direct to us, not warehouse getting old and musty ng guaranteed fresh and all right. Y BROS. Dr. R. M. Kennedy, DENTIST. Newberry, - - S. C. OVER NATIONAL BANK. Just received 2car loads of Buggies. I car load of Wagons. and a lot of up to-date and first class Harness. All to be had at REASONABLE PRICES. at A T. BROWN. Minut.e O'UR Please. attention to our line of oods. o double duty. Try it. s in selections. The styles are the best goods. Wastings, Skirtings, &c., ranging suitigs, Brousse Stripes, Callalettes, er dress goods. Our Tussoh Silks pring and Summer Prints 5c. yd. eviots, Cottonades, &c. tr men's Shirts are beauties. We styles. Yours anxious to please, rge Co. N AND SEE,* shopping tour come here first.@ runnecessary steps and much* you want then look elsewhere.@ but we do wish you to see our will be to your advantage in, efore the final rush begins. IUG STORE. +