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GEN,ERAL HASKELL DEAD. Passing of an Epoch-Men Such a Butler and Haskell Are Going From Among Us.-Sketch. (:. -Johin (C. Haskell died last Sa urdy mrn in atI ea Ir lawn an Iva's b0"ried stundav ereniin-11 att 'clock in zhe Trinity churelvar near Hanpton and those other me whom tle fortunes of the war ha made famous. His death causes sat ness throughout. the State. He is su vived by his wife, four brothers, or sister and four children. Sketch of Col. John 0. Haskell. John C. Haskell was born in Abb< ville. S. C.. October 4. 1842, and wz 'educated at home until 1859. when i en[ered South ('arolina C(ollege z Col"unbia. There lie rein1ed un 1S61. wlhen he ellisted in A pril in tih Confederate army and was appointe junior seeond lieutenant in CoMrpan A. regular artillery. The company we first stationed at Fort Moultrie, bi it was afterwards changed to a ligi artillery, and after the fall of Foi Sumter was sent to Virginia. M Haskell remained with the compan until December. 1861. when he r signed his position and was appointe an aide on Gen. Joseph E. -Johnston staff. which position he held for onl a short :ime. lie was then transfe: red to Gen. W. G. Smirli staff, wh then held commandi of the Valle army, and served with him until tl battle of Seven Pines. r*isin to i: rank of major. He was then with Ge Longstreet at Gaines Mill. where 1: lost his ri(lit arm. After his recover romt this wound he returned to t army and remained at Gen. R. I Lee 's ieadouarters until the battle < Fredericksbur in December. 1862. 1 this battle Maj. Haskell 's horse w. killed under him. and in falling li .was so injured that he was compelle to return to Richmond. Some time - February. 1863. he was given tli command of the North Carolina al tillerv. and served under Gen. D. I Hill during the winter campaign i that State. Aft r this campaign wa over h1e joined Gen. Longstreet corps and was assigned to the con mand of a battallion, thus servin until the close of the war. in th -meantime being promoted to the ran of colonel. On the night of Oetobe 20, 1864. when Gen. Lee attempted t turn Grant 's right. Col. Haskell wa severely wounded in the head, layin him up a month or so. At the surrer der of Appomattox. Col. Haskell sum rendered the artillery of the army a a member of the commission of whiec :Gen. Lee was the head. R,eturnin; from the army he married Miss Sarai Hampton, a da'ughter of Gen. Wad Hampton. and went at once to Mis -sissippi, where he engaged in the Of se.upation of 'a planter for seven year In 1877 he took up his residence il Columbia, S. C.. and was immediatel; electerd to the State legislatures H has been several times reelected. tim last time in 1890. He was admitte< to the bar in 1879, and has ever sinc practiced his profession. From 188 .up to 1890. he acted as counsel fo several raiikoad com-panies but re signed that line of practice in 189( In all his relations in life Col. Has kell has evinced noble characteristics In t> war lhe was in all the prinei pal attles except those which occur red while he was disabled by wounds and thougn early deprived of his righ arm, he bore himself bravely. As legislator and a counselor he has ex hibited rare ability, and an integrit; of character unimpeachable. He ha a family of four children-th:ree son and one daughter. RAILWAY CHARTER D)ISSOLVE] The Spartanburg Northern Compa. Is No More. *Columbia. June 28.-A eertifica of dissolution of charter of the Spa: tanburg Northern Railway was file with the Secretary of State this mor ing. The ch.arter creating the Spar teanburg Northern Railway was issue October 24, 1903. The principal pla -of business was to be at Spartanburi and the capital stock was to be $1 000.000 maximum and $125,000 mi imum. The company was empowerE to engage in the business of a rai road company, or a common carri .of freight and passengers. In the paper, it says: The undersigned, president an secretary of the said Spartanbul Northiern Railway, hereby certil that due notice was given of a mee ing of the stockholders on the 15t of April, 1909, w<hich notice state the time and place of meeting and tl purpose thiereof. G. L. Carter, President. J. N. Powell, Secretary. A call meeting of the stockholdei of the road was held in Spartanbum on May 22, at which all 'stock w~ ,represented. At this meeting it w~ decided to dissolve the charter, an the certificate of dissolution was t day illed with the Seeretary of Stat Thi is oine of the original compamu of t:he C.. C. and 0. Road. NEWS OF BACHMAN CHAPEL. s Services at Colony Church.-To Or ganize Grave Yard Association. Crops Poor. Bachman Chapel. July 1.-On lhe d last preaciin" at Colo!nv he (illle 6 lecided to orgninize a gra yard a' d sociation on next uIIZIV. JUly tie n 4th. It is truly hoped that all who d are interested in this graveyard will - become members of the association, whether a member of Colony Church I or not. There isn't anything that speaks better for anybody than to care for t.heir dear ones, who have passed over the river. There will also be Communion ser e vives held bV tIh pastor, Rev. A. J. tBowers. next Sunday morning. Sun il v School at. a quarter past ten and e preaching at eleven. d Rev. I. E. Long, who is filling Rev. v Bowers' vacation, will be present and s help with the services. t It rains just enough to keep the it land too wet to plow in this section -t most of t.he time, and if it continues .i this way very much longer there will V be grass left for frost to kill for us. We can turn it about, but without d sunshine we ca.n't destroy it very s well. We should not worry too muchi v about it though if we have done our -,part. but live in hopes of plenty of o bright sunshine yet in time to put our y crops in good condition. We have had e a fine time for planting and sowing e pea, in our stubble land and they i. are looking well. The first planting e of corn is about all laid by and looks v flne. e Mrs. T. J. Wilson and Mrs. W. W. Kinard have been confined to their f beds with fever recently but are im n proving now. S Mrs. H. R.. Epps has been suffering e from a number of boils for the past d week and her health continues very npoorly. e Mr. Willie Schumpert and sister. .. Miss Sudie. and Miss Sallie Cromer. [. of the Hartford section. visited at the n home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wilson S last Saturday night and Sunday. s Mr. Edwin Epps. of Columbia. re turned home last Sunday afternoon, after spending ten days with his e mother, Mrs. J. K. Epps and family. k Miss Fireddie Banks is at the home r of her mother. Mrs. John F. Banks, o for a while now. She is a graduate s of the trained nurse school of Augus g'fta, Ga. 7.Misses Teddye and Verna Maybin, - of Newberry, visited at the IIome of s Mrs. J. K. Epps last Friday nig'bt a and Saturday. r Miss Katie Bedenbaugh and Miss SMaggie Cook artd brotrheir. Mr. Colie, a spent last Saturday night and Sun . day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. . P. Kinard. .Mr. .J. A. Kinard, who has had an 1 attack of fever in able to be up again. SWe have a considerable amount of' a farm work to be done in JuIy this a year. but with good health and fa- r I vorable .weather. I think that most E of us will pull through all right, an dJ 3 be ready for a g'reat many of t:he pi-i ~ aics and "ecues'' vet. Son. - STATEMENT Of the Condition of the Farmers -anmd Merchants Bank, Located at Little Mountain, S. C., at the Close of Business June 23rd, 1909. Resources. a Loans and Discounts... 33366 42 Li . Ovedrafts. .......... 1467 Banking Houwe,..........100. 43 s Funiture and Fixtu.res,'.. 1462 25 s Due from Banks and Trust th Compa-nies. ........ ... 4134 04 Curr'ene........---... 1305 00 A ) Gold. ............----...0 00 S Silver and other Coin.. ... 213 64 Total, ..............$ 45498 52 r Liabilities. h e Capital Stock Paid In,..$ 10000 00)h -Surplus Fund, ............10 00 d Undivided profits, less eur L rent expenses and taxes -paid,......--...-...114 40 d Individual Deposits sub e ject to Check. .........7093 21 ,Savings Deposits,........ 12233 72 m -Time Certiticates of De -posit. ........-.......4845 19 d tGashier's Cheeks,...........20 00 m I. Bills Payable, including r Certificates for Money Borrowed.,...... 10000 00 d Total,..........--.$ 43498 52 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA," yCounty of Newberry.h t- Before me came W. A. Counts h Cashier of the above named bank, h d who, being duly sworn, says that the .e above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. W. A. Counts. s Sworn to and subscribed before me. this 30th da.y of June. 1909. 5 J. B. Lathan. s 5 N. P. S. C. d Correct-Attest: .. J. M. Sease, s. J. H. Wise. 3 . B. Derrick. Directore. J..t /&/ K O C There i no ga - K~* Oa~ D Male' B Thw's Tis o ga? all thuant thatee ca At-h Mneeading heepmd folo,wing should 'be entitled to > lue ribbon. It happened in the awhere mu-d originated. man was walking along the road eone. summer day and noticed a ry good looking hat out in the . Reaching out with his cane,. ae it a eut and was sta-rtled to, ra voice exclaim: "Here, what e ee are you doing ?" Ten he made the astonishing di r that the owner of the head ewas under the hat, up to his sin mud. Great heavens!" exelaimed: the nwho had hit the hat. "Is that das deep as that?" Deep" eried the victim. "Why, nalive. I' mstanding on a road of The New Baby. t-its. Well. Jimmie,'' said the visitor. m uderstand you have a new baby Yes,'' said Jimmie. "He got elast Tuesday night." Whom does be look like, your iter or your mother?" asked the We don't know yet," said Jim ."He seems kind of undecided They tell me he has your fath snose." said the visitor. Ye<' said Jimmie. "He has snose, and ma.'s mouth, and Aunt rh 's ears, and between you and Imi for givin' him grandpa's eth ain't zur~ any of hi own. /*| .. - I A K. ane lrada' for t o s et.Wa 'em indowbsnes." J-ust Sprang Up. A smallt Norwegian lad presented himself before .a certain school teseh er, who asked him his- name. "Pete Peterson,." he repli5ed. "And how old are you, Petei" asked- the teacher:.. "Ay not know how old a baney" said the l'ad. "Wefl, when were you born?"~ con tinued the. teachter. "Ay not born at all; ay got step mutter:." EXTRA TOPSFORDCASON rAES at SUIMMER EOS. 00. I TRESPASS NOTICE. -,AIl persons are hereby warned not to trespess upon the lands of the un dersigned, located in Township 11, by entering upon it, carrying off blackberries, pine straw, or anything else or cultivating it, oar by allowign their stock to trespass upon it. Any one so tres passing will be pro'secuted to the ex tent of the l.aw. Monroe Leitzsey. 6-22-4t. WAX STRING CANS at SUTMMBR BROS. CO. Newberre Hardware Company C"ID C o = r : r 0on 2Co No !7m CO-c 2 2 aI > ar C ) m0" O. c C NEWBER HARDWAR COPN Announcement! This being our twenty-fifth year of uninterrupted success, we wish it to be our "Banner Year." Our thousands of satisfied cus tomers, and fair dealing. is bringing us new customers dailv. If you are contemplating the pur chase of a Piano or Organ, write us at once for catalogs, and for our special proposition. Malone's Music House, COLUMBIA, S. C. NO. 1 HEART SHINGLES at Low Prices at SUMMER BROS. CO. Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRAN EXAMINATION. The examination for the award o vaeant Seholarships in Winthro College and for the admission of ne students will be -held at the Count Court House, on Priday, July 2, a 9 as. m. Applicants must not b less than 15 years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after July 2 they will be awarded to those mak ing the highest average at this exam ination, provided they meet the con ditions governing the award. Appli eants for Seholarships should write to President Johnson before the ex amination for Scholarship examina tion blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 15, 1909. For fur ther information and catalogue, ad 'dress Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. NEWBERRY UNION STATION Arrival and Departure of Paisenger Trains-Effective 12.01 A. . Sunday May 30, 1909; Southern Railway: No. 15 for Gre'enville .. . .8.57a.m No. 18 for Columbia .. ..1.40 p.m. No. 11 for Greenville .. . .2z43. p.m. No. 16 for Columbia .... .8.47 p.m. C., N. & L. Rv *No. 22 for Columbia .. ..8.47 a.m. No. 52 for Greenville .. 12..56 p.m No. o3 for Columbia .. ..3.20 p.m *No. 21 for Laurens .. ..7.25 p.m * Does not run on Sunday This time table shows the tim-es at. which trains may"be expuoted to da part from this station, bnt their da parture is not guaranteed and the time shown is subject to elange 'with out noti'e. Gi. L. Rchiuson, Station Master. Special Prices to close out * WATER C:00LES Regardless of Cost. SUMMER BROS. CO. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CAR OLINA RY. Schedule in effect May 3L, 1908. Lv. Newherry(C N & L) 12:56 p.m. Ar. Laurens 2:0)2 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:353 p.m.. A r. Greenville 4:00. p.m. Lv. Laurens 2:32 p.m. IAr. Spartanhnre 4:05 p.:n. Lv. Spartanburz (So. Ry.) 5:00 p.m. Ar. Henidersonille 7:453 p.m. Ar. Asheville 8:50 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C)'2:32 p.m. A r. Green wn.-- 3:32 p.m. Ar. McCormniek 4:33 p.m. Ar. Angusta 6:15 p.m. Tri-Weekly Pairl.r Car line be Iween Anjeds.t( anrd A4her-il'e Trains N'os. 1 and 2. lInn re A ugust a Tuesdays, Thurday and Saturdavs, leave Asheville MonIdays. We'dnesdays and Fridays. INote: The asbove arrivals and de par-tures. as wn!! as connections with other companies. are given as infor mntion. an'd are not guaranteed. Ernest Williams, Gen. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga. Geo. T. Bryan. JLMenvilie, S. C.. Full Stock of I CAN RUBBERS at SUMMER BROS 00.