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MR. D. B. PEURIFOY KTIJD BY ACCIDENT Prominent Citizen of Walterboro Meets Tragic Fate While Out Hunting. Charleston, Feb. 2.-Mr. D. B. Peu rifoy of Walterboro met his death this afternoon while hunting birds. Alarmed at his failure to appear for supper, his sons, J. B. Peurifoy and *D. B. Peurifoy, Jr., went in seareh of him and found him at the steps of the target gallery with the top of his heard blown off. The left barrel of bis gun was empty. It is supposed ithat he was resting and had moved the gun, accidentally discharging it. Mr. D. B. Peurifoy was a native of Edgefield county and a Confederate veteran. He represented Edgefield county in the general assembly and later came to represent the new coun ty of Salude. He was a man of ab stemious habits, a successful farmer, and a public official who was earnest and honorable in all athat was entrust td to him. / Mr. Peurifoy was also reading I clerk of the constitutional convention of 1895 and was a member of the board of directors of the penitentiary for two years after retiring from the I legislature. Mr. Peurifoy was a man who loved his home, and was proud of his boys. One of these, Hon. J. E. 2eurifoy, served Colleton county in ] the State senate; Hon. J. M. Peuri- < foy, for some time mayor Walter- i boro, was recintly elected solicitor I and has been in Columbia during the .1 sessions of the legislature, and a third son, Mr. D. B. Peurifoy, Jr., is well known in Columbia, having gra duated with histinction at the uni versity and later took much interest 1 in the affairs of the Columbia Y. M. C.A. The death of Mr. Peurifoy under such tragic circumstances will cause mueh sorrow among his friends throughout the State. The remains were brought to New berry Thursday morning and were in terred at butler cemetery in Saluda county at 3'o'clock p. m. Mr. M. W. Peunrifoy, of Columbia, a well known teacher, is another son of the deceased. Mr. D. B. Peourifoy, Sr., was 79 years of age and a mem *ben of the Baptist chureh. CAPTAIN UNIDER ARREST. R. F. Qualtrou ;fa of Battleship Geor * gia in Custody-Accused of .Drunkenness. Gibraltar, Feb. 2.-Capt. Edward F. Qualtrough of the battleship Geor * gia is under arrest on board his own vessel and will be tried by courtmar tial on a charge preferred by Rear * Admiral Wainwright, commanding the second division, that he was un der the influence of intoxicants at a reception given on shore a few days ago. Capt. Qualtrough, whose vessel is the* division flagship, was relieved from duty by the rear admiral im mediately and the executive officer was placed in command. The ship -was brought into Gibraltar by the iexecutive. Admiral ,Sperry, after considering itde report of the rear admiral, de cided upon a courtmartial and ap pointed the members. The head of the court is Rear Admiral Schroeder and Maj. Dion William&of the marine corps is judge advocate. The court' will meet on board one of the battle ships tomorrow. Capt. Qualtrough denies the charge. His defense will be that 'he was un der a -heavy strain during the last run of his vessel on account of rough -weather; that on the day of the re eeption he *had been on the bridge sinee 4 o'clock in the morriing; that the did not drink anything during the day and pa'.took sparingly of the wine served at the dinner, which pre ceded the reception. Fatigue was re sponsible for his appearance. T[his affair has been kept quiet, but *none the less it has created a pain ful impression, as it is the first *charge preferred against an officer of his 'rank since the beginning of the eruise. WORK SATISFACTORY. Engineers Accompanying Mr. Taft Report Favorably-Causes Feel ing of Optimism., Culebra, Panama, Feb. 1.-William H. Taft and the engineers accom panying him reached here from Pan ama ,today on a special train and .made a detailed examination of the 14 miles of the Culebra cut. The fact that plans for the lock and dam at Gatun are satisfactory to the visit ing engineers has created a local feel ing of opitimismn and .the fears of de lav in the completion of the, work have been relieved. Mr. Taft expected that the views of the engineers regarding the situa tion at Gatuin would be favorable, and their findings consequently did not come as a surprise ito him. Mr. Taft and the engineers are very much gratified at the extent of the work accomplished at Culebra. Mr. Taft will call this afternoon on Former President Amad<i, who is quite ill. DROPS CASE AGAINST BAYLY. Solicitor Enters Nol Pros to Journal ist's Indictment. Lexington, Feb. 2.-When Judge Dantzler sounded the criminal docket yesterday Solicitor George Bell Timmerman announced that he would nter a nol pros in the case of the State against N. Rogers Bayly. Mr. Bayly is the editor of the Batesburg Advocate, and it will be .recalled that e was indicted last summer upon he charge of assault and battery, the warrant having been sworn out by q'h. Allen J. Bethea, the governor's private secretary. Mr. Bayly was harged in the warrant with having ittempted to assault several members >f a wedding party during Christmas, 907, in the Batesburg hotel at Bates )urg. CONVICTED OF FORGERY. 3. F. Rushton, of Saluda, Found Guilty by Lexington Jury. Lexington, February 1.-B. F. Zushton, a white man from Saluda ounty, was convicted of forgery in he sessions court here this afternoon. lu-shton was not present to receive xis sentence, and Judge Dantzler romptly issued a bench warrant for iis arrest. Rushton, it was alleged, ;ecured money from the Citizens' Bank, of Batesburg, on forged paper, :o 'the amount of one hundred and bwenty-five dollars. The defendant iad no witnesses, and the jury was )ut only a few minutes. B. B. Evans, )f Saluda, appeared for the defend int. ASKS COL. WATSON'S AID. Department of Agriculture Wants His Assistance in Gathering Statistics. Mr. C. C. Clark, assistant statisti ian of the department of agriculture it Washington, has been in Columbia or the purpose of conferring with Dommissioner Watson with reference t cooperation between the State and Federal departments of agriculture in the gathering of agricultural sta istics. Commissioner Watson's work on his line has. been called to the atten bion of Secretary Wilson, and varian ees between his estimates and those of bhe Federal government were pointed ut to the advantage of the figures compiled by Commissioner Watson. Mr. Clark came to confer with the eomissioner. a'nd the result will like Ly be cooperation between their for es, a tentative agreement being reached today. Commissioner Watson is now at work on a plan to develop 25,000 acres of land in Chesterfield county, in which North Carolina and Virginia capitalists are intere'ted. MEMORIAL TO LATTMER. Kouse of Representatives Will Hold Services in Late Senator's eon or February 21. The memorial to the late Senator Latimer will be held in the house of representatives on Sunday, February 21, at which time various members will make speeches of eulogy. This is in accordance with a resolution in troduced by Representative Finley, agreed to today. It so happens that the date set is the first anniversary of Senator Latimer 's funeral at Bel ton. , No Ohanges. Washington, Feb. 4.-Mr. C. H. Ackert, vice-president and ggeral manager of' the Southern Railway company, refer.ring today to the per sistent publication of reports of im pending changes in the operating de partment of tha.t company, said: "There is no foundation, whatever, for any of these publications. The various reports and rumors that have been in circulation a.nd have found their way into the, newspapers have come from sources without informa tion a.s to the plans and purposes of the management of the company. Nc such changes as have been reported are contemplated. Oon the contrary the present personnel and organiza tion of the operating department are highly satisfactory to the manage ment, and we doubt whether there exists in the orga.nization of any rail way company in 'the country more ef tiient and loval teamwork than th< Soutern Railway company now has .in its operating dlepartment.'' In Memory I. H. Boulware. Whereas it hath pleased our He'av enly Fat-her to remove from our body F.. 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That in the perfor mance of the many and varied duties to which he was called in nearly ev ery relation to the church, for about forty years, his deeds and actions were ever characterized with such zeal, fidelity and sincerity as but few possess. 2. That as a member of our Quar terly Conference, in his adherence to duty, brotherly counsel and benevol ent spirit, his life has certainly been a benediction to the chu-reb, and one worthy of emulation. 3. That as a citizen, neighbor and friend he was patriotic, sympathetic and charitable, ever ready and will ing with word and means, to contri bute to the uplifting of humanity, and the development of morals. 4. That while we are deeply con scious of the loss we have sustained in the departure of our brother, and will ever reverence and eherish his memory, we will bow in humble sub mission to the will of'Him, who has seen fit to call him from our midst, to join that throng of friends and loved ones, who have preceded him to the other shore, and have welcomed him into that blessed abode, prepared for the faithful. 5. T-hat a blank page in our Confer ence Journal be dedicated to his mem ory, and 'hat a copy of these resolu tions be sent to the family of the de ceased, and to the county papers for publication. S. J. Cromer. H. B. HendTix. PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION. Very Low Round Trip Rates to Wash ington, D. C., Via Southern Railway. Account Presidential Inauguration the Southern railway will sell round itrip tickets to Washington, D. C., from all points at greatly reduced ates. Tickets to be on sale February 28th and March 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1909, good to leave Washington re turning not later than midnight of March 8th, 1909. Round trip rates from principal points as follows: Abbeville ...... .... ......$16 25 Anderson ..... ... ...... .$16 10 Blacksburg.... .... .... ..$13 75 Camden ......... ... .....14 05 Charleston.... .. ........ .$16 40 Columbia ... ..... .. .....$15 05 Greenville .... ......... ..$15 55 Greenwood..... ...... ...$15 80 Lancaster ..... ... ........$13 75 Orangeburg..... .... .. ...$15 85 Rock Hill..... ..... ... ..$13 05 Spartanburg ....... .... ..$14 65 Sumter .... ..... ... .....$14 50 Yorkville ... ...... .. ......$13 6.0 For detailed information, sleeping ar reservations, schedules of regular and special trains, apply to Southern railway ticket agents or address, J. C. Lusk, Division Passenger Agent, .J. L. Meek, Charleston, S. C. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. VERY LOW RATES. To New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola and Birmingham, Via, South ern Railway. Account Mardi Gras Celebrations the Southern Railway announces very low round trip excursion rates to New Orleans, La., Mobile, Ala., and Pen sacola, Fla. Tickets will be sold February 17th sto 22nd, limited for re turn up to and including, but not lat er ithan midnight, March 1st, 1909. IBy depositing ticket at New Or leans, Mobile or Pensacola and pay. Iing fee of $1.00, ticket will be extend. ed until March 13th, 1909. To Birmingham, Ala. Account Laymen's Missionary Movement, Presbyterian Church in the United States, Birmingham, Ala., very low round trip rates have been authorized, tickets to be sold Febru ary 14th and 15th, good to leave Bir. mingham returning not later thar midnight of February 20th, 1909. For rate, schedules and detailed in formation, apply to Southern Railway ticket ag'ents or address, J. C. Lusk, Division Passenger Agent, J. L. Meek, Charleston, S. C Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMEN'l As guardian of the estates o: James Lester and Mabel Lester] will make a final settlement as sait guardian of said estates in the offic< of the Probate Judge of Newherr; county. S. C., on Tuesday, the 16t1 day of Febru.ary, 1009. ami1 im'ned ately thereafter apply for letters dis missory as said guardian. Allen N. Crosson, Guardian, James Lester and Mabe Lester. 1.154t.1taw.