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CO er al BRu cas. VOL XLV NO 81NE EIIYS.0.FIA.OTBR910.TIEAWE.150AER CHIEF JUSTICE POPE ENJOINS ELECTIOI CONTEST OVER DISPENSARY Il LAURENS. Case to be Heard in Columbia Octa her 17-The Order and the Petition. Mr. John M. Cannon, of the firr of Cannon and Blackwell, of Lau ens, appeared before Chief Justic Pope on Wednesday and secured temporary restraining order agains the commisioners of election for Lau -rens county holding the electio: wlfich has been ordered 'by' the count: supervisor on voting on the quec tion of the dispensary in that counts The firm of Blease and Dominic] are associated with Cannon an Blackwell. Chief Justice Pope granted the or der and will hear the return to it of the 17th day of October before th full court in Columbia. A snecial tern of the court has already been orderei for the 16th of October to hear an other case and the hearing of thi case was set for the 17th. The order of Chief Jastice Pop' and the petition upon which the or der was granted are printed in ful and explain themselves. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, IN THE SUPREME COURT. Eighth Circuit-Laurens County. J. W. Little, L. A. Armstrong an< M. L. Nash, individually, and as Laur ens County Dispensary Board, Peti tioners, vs. C. D. Barksdale, A. C. Owings an< Conway Dial, as Election Commis sioners, and as County Board of Can vassers for Laurens County, Respond ents. After reading the verified petition in the above entitled case, and on mo tion of Cannon & Blackwell, Bleasi & Dominick, Attorneys for the Pe titioners, IT IS ORDERED: That the Respondents, C. D. Barks. dale, A. C. Owings and Conway Dial as Election Commissioners, and Coun ty Board of Canvassers for the Coun ty of Laurens, in the State aforesaid do show cause before this Court if any they have on the 17 day oi October, 1908, or as soon thereaftei as counsel can be heard, at Columbia S. C., why they should not be re strained and enjoined from proceed ing further under the order of the Supervisor of Laurens County, dated September 30th, 1908, ordering ar election to vote upon the question os "For Sale,'' or "Against Sale,'' of alcoholic liquors and beverages; why they should not be restrained and en joined from appointing managers tc coaduct said special election, and from furnishing and providing boxes and tickets at the polls on the 3rd day of November, 1908, for the pur. pose of holding said special election, or from doing anything in the matter of holding said election; why the said C. D. Barksdale. A. C. Owings and Conway Dial shou.ld not be restr'ain ed and enjoined from organizing as a County Board of Canvassers to can vass the returns and declare the re sults of the said special election or dered by the Supervisor of Laurens County to be held on the 3rd day of November, 1908, for the purpose of voting upon the question of "For Sale,'' or "Against Sale.'' of alco holie liquors and beverages, in the County of Laurens. State aforesaid. Let a copy of this order, togeth er with a copy of this petistion be forthwith served upon each of the respondents to this action. Y. J1. Pope, Chief Justice. Dated at Newberry, S. C.. this the 7th da of Oct.. A. D., 1908. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. IN THE SUPR EME COUR T. Eighth Circuit-Laurens County. J1. W. Little, L. A. Armstrong and M. L. Nash. individually, and as Laur ens County Dispensary Board. Peti tioners. C. D. Barksdale. A. C. Owings and Conway Dial, as Election Commis sin-s and as County Board of Can vassers for Laurens County, Res-1 v pondents. PETITION. i The petition of the above named e Petitioners respectfully shows to the d I Court: r I. That J. W. Little, L. A. Arm- t strong and M. L. Nash, are citizens, 1 - free-holders, tax-payers and qualified s electors, residing in the County ofi t Laurens, State aforesaid, and that a they are the members composing the s a Laurens County Dispensary Board, F holding said office under a commission q e from the State. e II. That C. D. Barksdale, A. C. c t Owings and Conway Dial have been t - duly appointed Election Commission- s: z ers, and County Board of Canvassers ii v for Laurens County, holding said of- w - fices under and by virtue of a com- o mission from the State. f III. That in pursuant to an Act of s: 'the Legisla,ture, entitled, "An Act to S declare the law in reference to and to regulate the manufacture, sale, a use, consumption, possession, trans- o portation and dispositino of alcoholic c liquors and beverages within the C State, and to police the same," ap- o proved Febr-ary 16th, A. D., 1907, a e petition was circulated in Laurens a County for the purpose of securing a the necessary .number of qualified ti electors to call an election to vote c upon the question of "For Sale," or f "Against Sale," of alcoholic liquors o or beverages in the Coui..ty of Laur- e] ens, State aforesaid. 31 IV. That there is a special provis- p sion in the Act of the Legislature o: above referred to, giving the Counties o: of Laurens and Edgefield the right tl to vote upon the question of Dispen- b sary, or no Dispensary at the General p election, in the year, 1908, in the a: mode provided therein. b, V. That the Act of the Legisla- d: ture above mentioned requires that tl a written petition containing one- ai fourth of the qualified electors of ir any county desiring to vote upon the c question of Dispensary, or no Dis- tl pensary, or "For Sale" or "Against t Sale," of alcoholic liquors and bever- in ages shall be filed with the County a] Supervisor before the first day of B May in the year in which the election , is to be had. fr VI. The Constitution of 1895, Art. el II, Sec. 4 (b), provides, that there C: shall be an enrollment of every elee- h< tor in this State once in ten years; ei and an Act of the Legislature, entit led, "An Act to provide for holding Elections in this State," approved the 9th day of, March, 1896. provides; that the first general enrollment un- 5' der the Constitution of 1893 shall be in the year 1896, and the same Act further provides, that the next gen- N eral enrollment shall be in the year, de 1908; thus making two. years in ex- th eess of the time stipulated under the ti Constitu-tion for the enrollment of er electors of this State. t VII. That the written petition as thi is provided for in the Act of 1907, g above referred to, for the purpose of authorizing the County Supervisor to order an election in Laurens County of to vote upon the question of ''For sale." or "Against S:ile," of alcoho lic liquors and beverages was filed before the Board of Registration for 3 Laurens County had open their books for the enrollment of electors as is g required under the Constitution of 1893, and provided for in the Act of 1.896 above referred to, approved the 9th day of March, A. D., 1896, TI and that said petition does not con tain one-fourth of the qualified elee- th tors, as is provided for and requir ed by the Act of the Legislature t above men-tioned, approved on the 16th day of February. A. D., 1907. h VIII. That the County Supervisori thi for Laurens County has ordered anw, eleetion to be held on the 3rd day of sa November, 1908, for the purpose of we voting upon the question .of ''For be Sale.'' or "Aginst Sale.'' of alco holie liquors and beverages in Laur- ee ens County. and that the petition fil ed with the said Supervisor before edi the first day of May, 1908, for the on purpose of authorizing such action on p his part does not contain one-fourth on of the qualified electors in Laurens th County. lit IX. That the order of the Super visor of Laurens County ordering the ote upon the quetsion of "For ale,'' or ''Against Sale of alcohl liquors and beverages in Laur us County is not in accor ance with the Act of the Leg ;lature, entitled, "An Act to declare ie law in reference to and to regu ite the manufacture, sale, u"c, con .anption, transportation L nd d, posi ion of aicholic liquors and bever ges within the State, and police the ame," approved the 16th, day of ebruary, 1907, in that the Act re aires two boxes to be used in said lection, in one of which shall be ast th' b:a10ts of :hose -r:ting the .eket "I cr Sale,' and in the other iall be cast the ballots of thoce vot ig the tickets "Against Sale," 'hereas the order of the Supervisor rdering the said election provides )r the use of only one box in which iall be deposited the ballots "For ale" and "Against Sale." WHEREFORE, your petitioners k that a rule be issued by this Hon cable Court requiring the Election ommissioners and County Board of anvassers, C. D. Barksdale, A. C. wings and'Conway Dial, the respond its above named to show cause, if ay they have, before this Court on day certain why a writ of injune on should not be issued from this ourt restraining and enjoining them -om proceeding further under the der of the Supervisor ordering an ection in Laurens County on the -d day of Novenber, 1908, for the irpose of voting upon the question "For Sale," or "Against Sale" alcoholic liquors and beverages; rat the said Election Commissioners restrained and enjoined from ap inting managers of this election, id from furnishing and providing >xes and tickets at the polls on the iy appointed for the said election by te order of the Supervisor, or to do iything else in the matter of hold- I g the said election to vote on the )ecial question above mentioned; at the said County Board of Can issers, C. B. Barksdale, A. C. Ow gs and Conway Dial be restrained id enjoined from organizing as a ard of Canvassers to canvass the l )tes cast upon this question and om declai ing the results of the said ection upon the question of "For e.or ''Against Sale' of aleo lie liquors and beverages in Laur is County, State aforesaid. Cannon & Blackwell, Blease & Dominick, Petitioners' Attorneys. Laurens, S. C., October 6th, 1908. PATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF LAURENS. Before me personally came M. L. ash, who first being duly sworn poses and says: That he is one of e Petitioners to the foregoing pe ion, and is a member of the Laur is Conntyv Dispensary Board, and at he knows of his own knowledge e allegations contained in the fore ing petition to be true and correct. M. L. Nash. Sworn to before me this the 6th day October, A. D., 1908. Jno. M. Cannon, (Seal), Notary Public for S. C. NATOR CROUCH'S BIG LOSS. ~luda Oil Mill and Ginnery Burned Causing Damage of $16.000-In surance of $6,700.s ie State. Saluda, Oct. 7.--About 2 o'clock is morning the Saluda oil mill and ( rnery was destroyed by fire, en- E iling a total loss of all except the v iall office building and the seed a use and contents. The plant was y e property of Hen. B. W. Crouch, c io boua-ht it at a recent sheriff'e I e. He had p)ut it in fine order and a e entering upon what promised to a successful season.s Al:! indications so far point to in- p adiari: m. Mr. ' :mch 's inv.estmnent rnresent- h an outlay of over $16.000. With ly about $6.700) insurance on thej3 rt des"troved,. the loss falls be:r:ily him, and it is a distinct loss a e business of the town. There is il tle proba:hility of rebuild'ng. t The scre ehi owl is a night derider. 3 MR. WICKER WRITES A LETTER C Pleased With the Roads-Says the c People Out West Know Some Things. d: Mr. Editor: I left Newberry last Friday at 3.20 p. m., spent the night in Greenville, leaving the next morn ing at 8 o'clock. I have.been making close connections ever since and now TI -Sunday 3.20 p. m. I am on the train speeding over the level plains of northern India,na. Nearly 24 hours yet before I reach my destination, Omaha, Neb. I passed through the TM greater part of Kentucky in the night L: time the sun rising just as we passed through Georgetown. We have had f< daylight on Ohio and Indiana and I; at must say I never saw a more beauti ful country. In our section cotton is is king; here corn is king. Everything is corn, corn. corn, hundreds and hun- w dreds of acres of it. I have noticed this about the rows: they are much vi closer together than ours and the stalks are thicker in the drill and this M is the case on comparatively poor land. Another thing: where the land th si a little rolling the farmer pays no M attention to it, he runs his rows straight from one end of the field to to t.he other. te Now the roads. Well they are sim ply grand-as pretty and white and la. ;mooth as if they had been run through Sam Sing's laundry. They M ion't turn and wind about in order M to find the steepest hills they can find at to go over but when they do turn and wl vind about it is to avoid the hills. we rhis is the only way to have level roads in a hilly country. This is a rv ery simple lesson to learn and one :hat cannot be overestimated when er .ooked at from the standpoint of Tconomics yet these people learned it nd can repeat every word of it by f earts in less than fifty years and we o 3outh Carolinians have had two hun fred and fifty years to learn it and G ve don't know it yet. Bring out the to lunces stool and cap. We will have du ibout five hours to spend in Chicago ,onight (Sunday) leaving about 10 Hi . m. and reaching Omaha tomorrow tbout 1.20. no T. E. Wicker. tei Oct. 4, 1908. th THE NEWS OF WHITMIRE. as 'he Millinery Openings Were Ela- th borate and Beautiful-Many gr Coming and Going. w Whitmnire, Oct. 8.-Mrs. Pauline -he trnold, of Kentucky, is visiting her m: >rother, Mr. Jno. P. Fant. " Mr. Barney Herren is spending we ome time with relatives at Marion. th' Mrs. Wm'. Coleman and children on ave returned home. They spent the arl ummer in Asheville, N. C. Miss Dessie Shackleford is with mc er brother, Mr. Rudolf Shackleford it ma family. m Messrs. Will Brown and Haskel] lie Eright, of Clinton, were in town err -esterday. o Mr. Sam Gary, who was with Rice mi ma Coleman for many years while rai hey wvere grading railroads, has on raded Coleman avenue from the resi- rei enee of Mr. Win. Coleman to the foi lethodist parsonage. It adds won- ovi lerfully to the appearance on our l ide of town. wh Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Burton were at : {r. S. A. Jeter's Saturday. GOr The Glenn-Lowry Co.. and Cooper Ha '0o's store each had their opening on aturday. The beauty of these stores i> as enhaneed with beautiful palms , nd ferns and trimmings of tissue aper' in red, white, and blue. Many f the hats were quite pretty and grE 'm sure vou would not wish them dded to in size nor price. Mrs. John MoCarley and children pent Saturday and Sunday with her an( arents. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Sims.. Mr. Dan May is visiting relatives i ere. a Mrs. W. B. Oxner and son and frs. .John McGowan have been at ;eor Is. Eliza Nance's for a few days. Miss Ethel Speers came this even m. She is at the home of her bro- suif er. Rev. Foster Speer. Ca Mrs. 0. Auld and daughter are at lin fr. W. A. Andrews. olii ?dar Sprinrs to resume her studies; LUTJ r mother, Mrs. McD. Metts, ac inpanied her as far as Laurens. Unite Dr. J. K. Gilder was in town Sun- na Ly to see Mr. Jno. P. Fant, who is tite ill. Nita. News -"- Sa THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. 91 e] Unite de Conventions of the Lutherans- of th Good Roads to the City-Tent this Meeting. Char] Dr. I Prosperity, Oct. 9.-Mrs. M. C. presi< orris and children are visiting at :Spa'rt kesland. Char] Mr. 0. B. Simpson left yesterday were r Charleston to complete his course the 1 the medical college. recon Miss Mamie Jennings. of Bamberg, the at Mr. J. D. Quattlebaum's. chans Mr. R. H. Russell spent Sunday into < Eth his children. od; Dr. T. F. Littlejohn, of Pacelot, order sited friends this week. of th Mrs. Nett?e Gibson visited Mrs. and t oseley a few days. to pr Mr. C. Maxey Harmon attended Synod e pugilistic contest in Columbia Th< onday night. ence Miss Gertrude Bobb went Friday Presi, Bowman 's. Orangeburg county, to head, ach in the school there. dent, Rev. C. M. Boyd was on our streets ton, ;t week, greeting his many friends. R. A. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise, Rev. and Mrs. rs. Kreps, Mrs. G. Y. Hunter and corre. r. A. H. Kohn are at Savannah in Bring tendance upon the United Synod treast iieh is in convention there for a perity ek. It Miss Rosalyn Summer, of Newber- will , visited Mrs. Harmon last week. Semir Miss Sallie Pugh is with her broth- is pr Mr. Robt. Pugh. pastoi Mr. Willie Moseley has returned Ase )m a tour of Firoida and other ident. ints South. Mrs. Alice Robertson is training BRY1 ace church choir, and preparing it render some very choice music ring the convention and synod. Pen Mrs. Lawrence Sease visited Dr. inter'S family recently. The tent meeting is in full blast Chi w and seems to be fairly well at- and I ided. None are so good but that for th y might be better. te mi D)ne of our little boys can furnish banqu cute and laughable sayings as any of Co ier town's youngsters. Two or to be ree nights ago his auntie suffered Bry ~atly with the tooth .ache. On his day, .y to school the next morning he quet q>ped to >tell aniother aunt and what T*- .t, says goes to prove that there are the o: my genuine things in Prosperity. Conte~ 'tell you, Aunt Mary, Aunt Lizzie Galesi 3s awful sick last night. Her had dress toothache and it was one of her turnet n teeth, too, and not one of her ba.nqu :ificial ones.'' An I'her~e shall be good roads and ru- ing of irs of good roads. But how we wish comm1 were the former and not the latter, looked rel.' that prevails around our pub- huize green (?) and prominent street a swa >ssines. We trust the funds will upth mn be augmented so as .to get the tables. scadam down before the winter lv as ns prevail. The roads leading ~to smilin city have been so wvell worked, ent w >aired and prepared by the county such ee that .it is a pleasure to spin Bryan r therr. "All things come to those A i n wait''--provided they hustleors ile they wvait. of th4 ~fr. and Mrs. Mark Fellers, of leader unwood are visiting at Mr. A. H. right wkins- In t fiss Annie Singley, of Excelsior, suibsid at Mr. P. C. Singley's. and sn LTe entertainment committees had a mn the missionary society and con- friend: eation have been appointed as fol- candid -:Mrs. S. D. Diuncan. Mrs. G. Y. rnewed uter. Mrs. P. C. Singley, Miss throa~t meche Kibler. and Messrs. B. B.lIed and mumpert. R. C. Counts. Birge WiseTh I Alonzo Bedenbaugh. These comn- W1 weel tees -will deem it a favor if the ishoners will send in the number JWe delegates, they will take for each lina "' vention. naigtem if you like. McLau 110.00( Iowever. we wish we had faith primar lient to move the beautiful North oina mountains over the State Mr. into South Carolina. North Car- sheer< a is not worthy of them.-News,season ICourier. and C< IERANS ELECT OFFICERS. d Synod in Session at Savan ,h-President Voigt Re-Elect ed. and Courier. annah, Ga., October 7.-With ected delegates present, the d Synod of the Lutheran C(inch e South began its session here morning. Dr. A. G. Voigt, eston, was re-elected presideut; . L. Smith, Strasburg, Va., v'e lent; the Rev. S. T. Hallman, :anburg, secretary; C. H. Dais, otte, treasurer; all elections unanimous. In his report for ast ,two years, President Voigt imends an increase of funds for eminarv at Mount Pleasant; a e of the publishing committee L board of publicity for the Syn i change in the constitution in that the size of the conventions e Synod may not be increased, he appointement of a committee ovide a way of liquidating the l s indebtedness. 3 Woman's Missionary Confer elected the following officers: ient, Mrs. Wythe F. Moore Salem, Va.; first vice presi Mrs. A. D. R. Hancher, Staun Fa.: second vice president, Mrs. Yoder; recording secretary, E. C. Cronk, Columbia, S. C.; ;ponding secretary, Mrs. J. C. man, Roanoke, Va.; reporting trer, Mrs. M. 0. J. Kreps, Pros , S. C. ;eems evident that the Synod ote to move the Theological tary from Mount Pleasant. It Ybable that Dr. J. H. Wilson, of the Lutheran Church of the sion here, will be its next pres LN AND TAFT GRASP HANDS CHICAGO BANQUET Picture of Dramatic Moment Vhen the Two Candidates Met. 3ago, Oct. 7.-Wm. J. Bryan tm. H. Taft, rival candidates c presidency of the United Sta it tonight at the fourth a.nial et of the Chicago Associat.ion ~mmeree. The meeting is said the first of its ki.nd. an, having been in Chicago all vas first to arr:ive at the ban ball in the Auditorium Hotel. having delivered a speed1i at ening of the Deep Waterways ntion in the forenoon, went to >urg. Ill., to deliver another ad duri-ng the afternoon, and re I to Ohicago ,tonight after the et was under way. ear-splitting shout gave warn the arrival of Taft. Bryan, in >n with everyone else, rose and I toward the entrance. Taft's frame, moving like a ship among rm of tugs, was moving slowly Snarrow aisle between the two Bryan turned his head slow his political rival drew near, e- slightly. The dramatic mom Lichi had- been anticipated with deep interest was soon over. 's hand awaited that of Taft. ele lingering pressure, a word which none could hear because tumult and the Republican pushed on to a chair at the f Mr. Hall. he first moment after the noise ed, Bryan leaning to one side, 3iling 'broadly, asked Taft if he good day. This display of [iness on ithe part of the two ates stirred the crowd to re cheer-ing. ITaft st.roked his for a.nswer. Then Taft laugh applause increased. speeehes of Taft and Bryan eoth non-partisan. suges:~ that the Ani (aro oligareh'' to which ex-Senator ri!' .!!udes is (.n-pFosed of men who voted in the~ recent v. Bryan's latest reply was not >r sle 0., but the fashion thuis den'uds richet cobr!.-News