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( rillJJ AT BENNETTSVILLE. Hall ol the Business Scction is Swept /..way?Heaviest Loser is A. J. MtJtheson. News ;in I Courier. I'cnm l I'* villo, January 24.?licnnett v '.l.c whs visile.I hy til" unist destructive (iii* in iis history this munii;i?f . !;*11" Iy a f " r "> ?> 'clock. I!:i!i' ' !* Hi,* k'tsiaess section and I'imii I i!:e l>a m' -ohm> i. ,i v.-i?lt ii! ? s ;>I the ' u i :. 'timed l<? I he urotn.!. vn{ '!"? . ;l lt-S ..f hot W e.'!t $1.",?).!)!)<> ami u:ih' cv n idai-iny it as lii'.r!' - .? !!! :?!*!? r nl" :i t li!ii??i*. .Vm-ii! 1i:i|!' I' l! ::s i covenl 1>y i ?n!"ii11 T in'1. ' - . dist i ii i iKii.i i i M:i' iu i I'! " k. wnM-'t w . ' . <! >v A . !. M !i; ii. Ii i- , ' 'i! tii-.-!; oy i | ;m;-i-ri'v i ;i< 'i;:! i; ;ii. Ii"i!tiin.- u | >i I 1 ?y llie Si-, i ' ! 11!!i' nl I i<- I It1:iin-!! s vill- Chetuw li'iiilri *;i I. ^m . room of M ?;? r. Ki.use vV IJttsiic. lln- Marlliti it ! >ri.- C mi any. 11 ite> of I !i?Sc< ! I I rn l' . r ('>>1111>:i ?y. t I"I'it*?- - nl' .1. K. i it. the Music l?' itini :>>i 1 lilt' y\ nil:!-. i inn. .'II val ." i a) n'mul $2.V (Ill' i i in- i-:-.- I I'i r ! ll.Ill ill. In adtiil it ii :' 1111- i-'-i'in- nl' I '.. I >. MoorC. v.il ! - li.i,-i ml insui .-iI I'm* :iI?m - ' .Hi(i : :!n |\\n offices i T Mi>. I I- 'n ' I I'!. \';l 111 ii I ill -I Mill, illl'i ill ! ; 11 * r Ill -;.r 11 .i 1111 - I. r II'. l,\i.in, \;i!.n-.| :ii $! S.HUH. .in.I in- nvt t! r .! $1 1 .(Kill *. ii nl Hit* store I'n ;i 1' S. .1. 1 - ;i | st it. \ ;i! iii-tl ;il (Klll <] .| in-nr; in-:- $1.1(1(1; ;inil lii>* Iwti oflic.v .1.. -I I'v Mr. \V. -I. ('i*i.sI:i111!. v;i ?.!. ; Villi +'.!.."(KI. :'l'.I a'so pat" I ialh ii; nred. wvre hiirncil. '!'! 'i t ini Iii*iik which wi'iv lmrn- j nl : ' ! i :. :in< n:11 nl" i!:cir >!'ock willi j in ': i w i : .M;ij-11;11 Mru.* (* ?i?i ipanv. -'I. k of $1 1,1100 insured for $!),- I 000 ' ' i :I: 111 * s jewelry slock nf I $:{.(MIC. instiled I'ln* $1.00(1; Si.I Ml'KW Ii '.- I'll! Iii: lire .loie, -' i k i.f $7. | *100. : i |'.n* .+:;.."|(I0 :;*. ,.,'rv -I.UV I ill 1 . ' . 11 ;i iii i' I * ill. * 11 it*I. n!" * (i. '"(i. insure I i i- >'I,.'?(HI; l-Ar,'! ! I*inl w; re j < ??i:i ' V :-|. I k . !' $10,000. I!, -'IIVi'l 1 n- .-'"Oi l!; |.jv iii(iii . I.iw nil-.*, { v.i'':. . i :iiiiiiil $'>.000. insured Itir i $"> 1" . " !:. 1 olliees i f 1M. S* : kimi. ; valii'*il .il $1.-0". insiiii'i l'i?r $:.00. I 20: li ('. *i;iii \ l .il;r:ir\. 1 . .>!<< w url 'ij $1 .'J(?0. i;i-iiri'tl I'm* $700. Ilciuii'l Isvilli* S'm-ijtl ".'lull, t'uI'll; u,c wnrlli $'J.i>00. in-ill ril I'ui' $ 1 ,.")00 ; ,). K. S|?? nr, slnii'U 'if $l.."t00, insuivil for $."i()0; iiinsii* rutini i?I' Mrs. C:u"li-1.\ worth $0011, i i- iiri't! I'm- $,'5.'?0; M 'irri', W??ils.* iV' '>i??!ir. sltifk nl' a'lioill $.!,000, iusni'- i VtI l'??r $1,000; hook slorc, slticU ol $'2.SOO. iM-uret 1 for $1,700; Tmvnsrn.l's ? 11 it*i . tl.Hiiam* I'sliinaltil al 1 $ ('0; il linage to 1*!. Morrison'sj shop $:.oo. 'I'l'" I:i slor.? of ('ro-il;iml Co, J aero? tin* slivrl. was dainaui'il lot I I ii! of $'2,000. M. Call Wr.iilicrly Cnui*?niiv al-o snfl'i'ii'il tainauc. ' as Oiil .1. 'f. Moiiyhi-. Ihililwiu and s'. ini' ot'i'M's. Ti: i i!ii . > of i'i.- rail.' ia?l ami !h?* Ini:':' r ( ? !,: >.tny \ re a!-o hnrnt'il. hu! ! i? amoiui! oi' l!n*ir loss i- .ml , lviiown. T'h- I'o!I 'ri'li'|i1nnit' Company I hail .>.iit' of CiM'ir wiri's lorn il'own, | a.-i <11 a I -1 llu* I'l.'rfric lim*. Il will take I I ? een $1,:>00 ami $2,000 to ivstoic ^ _ j S? 7i'i*.*il yoij11men hail liirnisheilj rooi'i in the :i:?11? x Io li;.? l| >|,>| anil ' all ;'i ;r . ll'ee!'-. were hiil'.U'.l, I !'e !'!iiu!-ottx* '\'-q<h>m*o of .lmiu'0! f. 11 ' I ml sun, \ alneil at $0,000 ami insiii '! ;'i-r $ 1.200. wa- hnrn.'il. 'The ol .!cr tlir.A* Iioiisos a.nl their vahn* a- well a> insurance were: 'rite! I'ri-low House, value $l,.">00, insnr-I a,'lee $2'2">0; r v-iilem-e of K-i iiowi', va!t.e $2..">00. insurance $1."?()(); the res'nh"..?e of C. 'I'. Moore, valueil al $2.:>00 ami itisureil for $1.000. All of these, as well as the tna.joril'y of the furtvishinTs ami out houses, were hurneil to the ^routul. The resilience <..>"! .1. T. MeiUin was hailly iltunaired. There are smaller losses that ca.nvot yet he ir.iven. fust' how the fire originated is not know n. 11 w as first discovered at fi.UO this tnornincr hy Mr. .1. F. .Tones, the 7>roprietor of the Skye lh?tel, who Avas awnkened hv the smell of smoke. (!i>iiiu' into the hall, lie saw sm?d<e is-; siting' from I lie direct ion of the music room, and he immediately awoke the fi'ue*-is a id sounded the alarm. All trot out of the hotel safely except Mr. .1. I leckarl. t he president' of the Bennettsville and Che raw Railroad, who was delayed somewhat until it it was too late to descend hy means of 'lie slaits, which were already on fire. Consequently he jumped from his window to tiro ground, sustaining painful injuries. iSuine of the truests did not have time to put on their elofhiti"' and all of their personal helon.uinii's were lost. All of M)r. .Tones' furniture, valued at. $2,000, but. on which he carried no insurance, was burned. The (lames spread rapidly from the nvutfic room to the rest, of tue building1 and walls were soon coming down with a crash. i Store after store in this block ' :?ii?It! aril bursting 0f n?'s and i lie e.vplosion.i <,| ounpou 'l ';1; hardware stoics showe lll(' '5, ?' ii' J I in-' in it's u-or there. I i : bucket I)iii>:i(|(> made gallan rl,(,, k "a-nu's hut i v.i:m. S ki:i | in: >!deadly (lie entir :,link was tM ruin AlK.ut ii,,... n.ulM<s ||;i ! v :i '11 ' ' : 1 1 ' ! win k here | h ;,u" " ?r v ' ' 'rislow, I oral-j I "ii I'arsoiijivc , ,l,0. ? j "ll' ''del. caunlr in- <Y m mimic ?i I ll"' "inner Ills -!>'.'irk-. ;yi.l in an ii j edible In'i'l I ni c ii. i,,,,. Ui|s j ! riii.^s. v;in||i.'i- lire broke out on III.' ion j "I lil'l.'i' .1. ||. Hudson's house o ' !"r " : r,,i "Mill ;i I'li-r I>11t tii11 j * i - ..IH,! jM;s: lv"' I'on -i's, occupied ivsj ? ( ; i lv, !v '?>' !" 1 ti:iv| C. T. Moor. 1:' I 11 i* ; !-: wciii up, ( '">11. !<' ! ''I'i'Milo I,;,.I irnllc ! ' "-1 I" I i'l' ni'M lo.li>,., wl, jc | ??? ? "j (. <{ I,v .1. T. .M.viii,,, | ' ' liaiil I in In s'Mci'.'i'tli'd in ;i i I !*cs?liuy I lie pronn-ss o|' III,. |j,v. t sIIy >lr..;iin o|' walt-r kept ilii I lioii-c s;iI.. ami Ir-on/hl the work o I ''"-t ''"''Iion in this <|u;irt< r to an cm I S' ,x I"!'*'' I ''i - lit".' a-.-ain hrok ! ' I > ?' fin . t ..ii >lrer|. below ih J I- i ! *I<. anil by i j jm, j '? r' ''I- d ' >v . in-.11- .lore rooii; i .ni l o|ii,...s lia.l Ik-.-u consumed. . I ?l"'ib!r I'l-ick wall cheeked tlie pro? r<'" "'? !laii:? <, ami proband >a vc.l I!:,. cnt ir?' eastern section o I ' !l ' i IA > w .1 i rli lor a (sine seemci j '" ' I- ! w is ;< |'it , !l o'clock I hi "lorninu wli.'ii the lasi Hhiz,- XV!1. <'\l i11-j11i--!i. ?| ami ||?. citizens bcnni I ? brea t !i.> casv. 1 li? wa- way ..f .'uhting lit ''r' * * ;l ' an- no water work "i'l ill.' bucket hrinadc, a I I !l"":li :vn.l.M*in;j li.:,e service, wa l? ?W.'i :, >S j|| | I ( |*;|r.. ,,p ^.,,.1, . Ma/.-. I I. diil ali l ln \ could i I " J pi 11 : l,i ?ave pi'irp.u'ly. and ii ?1 'I*' I I'ari thai no nion " 'i-? - w? Inirm-d. riu- iircrclia ii I > and olurrs win w|,p l>iirni'd on! are mowi.iu1 inlc II ii a rl er> a.-.,! are pr.-parin- I'oi i ?*oiitiiiuaurc ol tln-ir l>u-iiii'ss. 'I'll. IM'ttpli* ar.' cNleiidiiu- all po-oild.. aid ,'i,' -"'I;"*i'r> ami everyone is !? inir looked al'lcr. A WOLF HUNT. An Extemporised Affair in n Minneso ta Forest. A le w v.'ai s aii'o, in I he Norlheri! pari o| Miunesola, wolves ol'i.-n he'' 'i""' an inlolerahle nuisance durinu I he winter and nvporls of numhcr> I?:ivi11;r l?ee i seen I 'd live of us |t '"iiclild.. III.i| we nee led a lillle resl :""1 i '<*: t a : i..ii ami that a wolf linn! wouid fill |he I?11- felt wu,|,|. 'fli. se 'lie of aclion was on the .Mis-issip |M river wilDiin fifty miles of St. AnJ 1" i,\ I'alls. al a place where a low ! '-..vered wilh ire.-,. an.| thicl nnden'tru- h. reached hack from lli. i'lv,'i" naif a mile lo (he clilV. almost P''i peii.liicular in places, spra.ny Irce. ""1 hushes, find inn and in tl-,' main era, ks and crcvi.-es. F?r miles had l,'"Ml ''I.* lop of ih.' cliff lay a roll inn", heavily timbered country. Ih. wli'-le fo'ui'iicr a most hcautiful re ! ''cat f- r wolves. 'd I .lie party owned a dot I.!.i would have Imcn ol |.}i.* silnht.'s n.,.', a.ud '. veil )| we had i>os.ses?ed om "'! < ! i l::!>. the It -;| idea of how ti I'MMt wol\'.s with or without doys I no various arms of the en wd wouh law made a nood eolleciion for sour, nun store win.low. II was a few days after New Year': the Ilrerinonctcr reyislorinj? S dey. he low in the sun. when we roaelieil (;h ednc vf the timber. Joe. who wore i pair of Indian smnvshoes, i\nd I. win had a pair of Norwegian skris, yo alony very well, hut Harry, wh. weiyhod over 200 pounds. hroki Ihrotmh the^'nisl. at every si.-p. After hoi,linn a pow-wow we decid ed t > work down the hollom I ill din tier I lime, then hack up through th timher ahovc. (Jivinn* mv skis to TTarr ae and Clcorye lollowed I he rive hank, liilly took the centre, while .lo and I knpl in close to t.he clrilT. K?>r perhaps an hour we silentl worked our way. when a shot fror 1 >i 11s express puI" us all on the (pi yivc. 11 earing no whist hv?, he sinm anreed upon in case one of us sa1 wolves#.?and heing only too glad o soniclhinn' lo relieve the monotony w all hurried over lo hill and found hii fastening a fine specimen of Hi horned owl to fhe hack of his hel After a few words we were a,bout I let.ut'n lo our jdaces wheiu Hilly, wit a wild yell, began a war dance, h hands hoshind him .in a vain attorn) lo got' rid of his game. Hilly'm owl w*j far from dead, having been only slut nod, and o:i coming K> hiyl sunk h claws deep inlo the nearest fles Every lime the bird swung agfliiv Hilly's legvs he would peck at h calves, Hilly lotting out a wilder ho\ I ^ ,, ??j '' Hi-: cm,i.Aif stcKNK i\ "tiik 1 j al. each nip. As well ;is w.> could for I j lam:hii:y we released hiu! from ||js s j lliUlii'. j '' u ;,s past I i> dock v. lien we sat II j ilnwii t<? lunch ;i.i i!n? Sj.ritiii- wilier- ' | we h:!?l arraii^nl to mei l? thai is. we' ->:ii ilow.i r.x<-ep: I'i'iy. who pivs j IV: iv.I -l;in.liTi-. f ?;is he-: * | known I ? himself. A l ift ward w ' s j cliriilu .1 ihe hiiilV. I ia: r\ was sent 1 1 j I'ill* side of |;!,e timber il b.'iil" 1 deemed ,-idvi' in have ] in; at as! yic.U a j in as possible, |*?n* <j-eneral -alct\ :i,'\i } >;. t. ? m:(? (ieoruc. ' j then liilly, Joe ;iiiil I Ueepi.ii:' near to ' I he edje of | lie cliff. so as |o he able ! 'lln kei |> an eye on fne bottoms below. J We ha.I covered perhaps two miles. [ 'I when due Held up his hand an':I civ.p. c.aiiii.uislv i ? (the ed-jie. 'I'll,' next 1 moment theie was a ernncli. and over ' lie.went with a, whoop. Kunnintr for- ' ward. I was jusf in time to see a dark I body, that seemed to be mostly arms and leys, revolvinir in a cloud of snow, plunge out of sil-h| in a drift at the loot ol a steep slide of sevent'v-live ' or a hundred f.-et. where the. sn ?w. ' blowing over t!ie top of the Id iff. 1 ad I filled i:i level. A heavv cu?t r.tr><?. |i injr, it ir.'ade a sine, ill chute. v. ion: ; a hrealc from top to bolt in. Had ; I ' killed him I Ibclieve 1 nr..-' . i lauirhed: the next install! the lau.Ji 1 was the other way. for my fee: slip, ped and away I went, shooting alont; ill due's track. It was a sv.il t rush, t'iie snow fly.imr info my face am! j dm\.i my neck, as I cove' c 1 more ' j u'ronmi :n -iven time than I over I did before or ever want lo airain. 1 Then came a leap into the air I felt < as tliom.vh I fell miles ? and spread ea^le-fashion. I d'ived kcrchm* into 1 w hat seemed 'fathoms of snow, but proved to he only about one. Almost smothered. I pawed my ay out. to - be "-reeled wiI!i loml yells of la.mrliler by doe. who had already oxliienf r cd !i:ms(df. and Ma-ry, who. tired of I !raintii iv alone. '!-,:i.l eonie np in time to see nv perform what ire termed 1 j-'.'-uie ver\ maci lid n'vuinrastics. lie * ?'ven bavins;' the n?r\e to b?-.>- me to do 1 il over. About I o'clock, ilarrv, Joe, and I stopped to rest in the bottom of a lit* '!" coulee, sitting down on rhc side of - a nvad that led out into tlhe bottoms. * We haul not seen either <>f (he other i .'wo since lunch, fhoiurh we Find l.eard 1 Billy's rifle once or twice. f W Iiile we s"af. there lamenting the > lack of wolves and ji'nnie in sreneral ?'o heard the peculiar "hia.ijr" of Cieorire's ^oose <*un, Hherr in a ininut > - came the crack of Billy's rifle. We - all started fo our feet as a swiff, patc ter came down the road. f;ar<jo hodV ies move slowly and Harry had hardly ' u'o| on bis feel, when three irravisii <' wolves sprang past Joe and me and dallied pluni'b .into him. rolling him v over a.id over in the snow. Before n they reached the month of the coulee ii doe and I fired and had trie sat.isfacd lion of seeiny one turn end-over-end >v and drop. >P (leorure and Billy sc.on came up, each brinji-inir a wolf. Oeoruv had n first seen t-lie wolves crossing the couo Nh further up; his shot turned them 1. down the road, where, as lihey passn ed Billy, he dropped one. Joe and T h dnided honors on the third, for we is j had both sllvot at. and hit the same >t | wolf. r* j 'Flint nisrhl at we steamed back to i-j tI'o lily with our (luce wolfskins, evis cry one was perfectly satisfied with h. tfliv day's fun except Harry, who had st not pulled the triirtrer once, for which is we chorused, "l/et \W 'he duly fhnnkvl tnl!"?Forest and Stream. i 11 KI R TO TIIK I'?>()li All." ! THE, STANDARD WAREHOUSE CO. | BEGSTO ANNOUNCE: j i Its warehouse receipts, are regarded ! as the highest e ass < i bankable coil.iter <1 | ~ It money can be borrow* d on anv-j thing it can he borrowed on tin- receipt <>l J ,ie Standard \\ aretiouse Company. ' 3 Banking institutions are familiar! with the nu lla ds and strict business . principles and financial standing 0f The! 'tandnid Warehouse Company, and seek i its veceipts as a basis of loans. J. The identical cotton that vou place I in the warehouse is returned upon surrender of receipts 5. In case of fire your cotton is paid for at market \alue, and you have no iiflicultv as to insurance, the full insurance Iicing maintained by The Standard Warehouse Company. 6 All insurance on cotton is main tained at full value in the highest class English and American Insurance Companies 7 1 he Standard Warehouse Company is absolute!v independent of anv other ? organization and conducts its affairs upon strict business methods. 8. The paid up capital stock of The Standard Warehouse Company is $350,noooo, and the company is absolutely safe, and its warehouse receipts come ahead of the stockholders. 9. liy having a number of Standard Waichouses constructed so as to comply with insurance regulations and economies iu general management The Standard Warehouse Company offer the cheapest tate compatible with sound business methods,, ample i> sura nee .?nd the fullest protection of its receipts. 10 The Standard Warehouse Company is anxious to h>ive all cc ton ot tanners and others storeo, and offers the most cotnple te protection and encouragement for favmers desiring to hold tin ir cotton. 11. Rales will l>e furnished upon application to Mr. J. l). Wheeler, local manager Standard Warehouse Company Newberry, S. C. ' AVALUABLE PLANTATION FOR xVENT. We will rout for the year .190S, (lie farm of 33S aeres-of land situated ahoul one mil..' east of Silver Streec and owned hy the estate of Win. W. sp( arniiiii. I'll ere is open upon the place about a four nurse c/jntract arid made this year 50 bales of cotton, flie place will be rented either for money or bales of cotton. Apply to th0 undersigned. M. A. Carlisle,. John C. Goggans, Kx ecu tors- of Wm. W. Spearman. Newberry, S. C., Dee. 31, 1907. OPERA HOUSE FOR RENT. Sealed bids will be received by the ['own Council of Newberry, S. C., until 12 o'clock M., Fc-by 5th, 1908, and them opened, for rent of the Opera House, Newberry, S. C., for Hi rep years. I'Vu nirllier information apply to I he Clerk and Treasurer, Kng. S. Works. Respectfully, ?T. .7. Langford, Attest: Mayor. Mug. S. Worts, Clerk and Treasurer. $ls SAVE# ToOrgan Customers FOR THE NEXT 40 DAYS. .#.)VefV,n/c,>o?r excellent J8n OrKnns ni oni.y t Jf>y Our Organs for oni.y {75. 1 Snooial 'I onus: One-third now, one-third Nov 1 150S, ' alance Nov. /<). j If interested, clip this nd. nttd cnelece it with j your letter asking for catalog and price li>t 1 . yo!' ,wal'1 tbe best organ on earth, don't clelny tint write lis at once and .save Sis and make home hnrmonious. ' " c Address .MALONK'S MUSIC llOUSIi. Columbia, H C. IANOS ANI) ORGANS. The early bu.\ Our stock is I daily by the ar seasonable goo LACES?Vales Irish. Cotton Suiti fancy designs ? Ginghams, be colors. Percales, Law Buy wisely, tt YOUi? E Tire IKvpcvHr fi 2 fi B Rur i* .( ,?x, , J J ? |j Capital 050,000 No Matter How Small, The Nowberr viII er'vo it careful applies to the men aru ms. Mcintosh. President. JONES' i S, B. Jon nn STAPLE & FANCY C Confcctioncrles, Fri Phone 212. Ncwb i Dear Madam Housekee} tention to our stock groceries and solicit your potronage during We feel safe in say the most complete tha that we can serve you Her. We wi11 ever keep i portant points: quali vice modorate prices. If you are not aire we would he pleased t list of satisfied cus We wish 1908 to be you join us in making Yours f HOVER CO. /er gets the best, being replenished rivals of new and ids. Tciennesand Baby rigs in neat and ind colors. st grade and good | 'ns, Linens, etc. lerefore buy now. SANKING! p ?a Surplus $30,000 Malter Mow Large, / Savings Bank t.':ontioru This message ' X the women alike. J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. 1 i GROCERY, es, Proprietor. A Ll! ft IN < IROCRR/HS, PRODUCE, !Jit, Cigars and Tobaccos. ' erry, S. C.f Jan, 17, 1908. Dcr: We wish to call your at- 'j of Fancy and Staple i at least a portion of this year. ing that our stock is .t is offered here and ! in a satisfactory man- . n mind three very im- ll ty of goods prompt serady a customer of ours / .o add you to our long tomers. ^ our banner year. Will ( 1 it so? ll or business, I! Jones' Grocery, ^ i \ i i i 3