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THE FELDER HEARING HAS BEEN POSTPONED i I COMMITTEE "WAS TO HAVE GONE ta irnrtTt vnvntv i U .1 I <" I .71 .1 .U v.'W.lii Dispensary Investigators In Columbia July 10.?>'ot Known Who the Witnesses Will Be. Columbia, July 6.?The dispensary investigating committee had 6et Mon^ day, July 8th, to go to Augusta to ex* amine Thos. B. Felder, the Atlanta attorney, but the examination has been postponed until a later date in the week, according to announcement from Bennettsville by J. J. Evans, the f secretary of the committee. The an- j nouncement of Felder did not specify j a? .1? 4. i what aay except iu sutw uiat u wm be later in the week. It is presumed that the committee will go to Augusta ' for the examination. The committee is expected to gather in Columbia on next Wednesday, * * the 10th, to hold a session, at which time several witnesses will probably be examined. It is not known what witnesses are expected to be present but the committee announced at the conclusion of the session which they held in Charleston that they would bold, a later meeting in Columbia and would subpoena Santo Sottille, and [ two others of the alleged Charleston k ; blind tigers who were accused of be| * ing collectors of "graft" in Charleston j --vP tiiminor Avar ifi fhp dlKTlPn- 1 OILU VI IU1 Jk v VT V* vw ?w r ? , eaxy constables. They could not be ^ * found the day the committee met in Charleston and it is probable that they will be present on Wednesday, j The fact that the committee will I I meet in Columbia on Wednesday was learned unofficially, but is correct. The committee may go from here to 1 Augusta later on in the week to ex- j amine Felder, but as to this it is j * - morolT' a matter nf sneculation and ' * ~? ' - " I rot definite knowledge. { I Mr. Felder is the man who promised | to write a book showing Governor j Blease's dealings with the late State ' dispensary, but the book was never i written. Afterwards he promised to I v tell all about the matter when the leg- ! islature met but this w*as not done j and finally he agreed to meet the in- j vestigating committee in Augusta and j tell them -what he knows. Felder Hearing Postponed. The board at its last meeting here after an interchange of letter and telegrams with Felder, decided, Felder ; agreeing, that the attorney should | give his testimony in Augusta July 8. 1 , i ? This date was selected for the reason . -n /> no yy"? -r\0 i orn Ti'An 1 rl Ko ' V1XC4-C- uvr vaiu^ui^iJ. uiv.^*.*115 ? vuiu uv held on that day and candidates or others with the party interested in 1 the hearing would have an oppor- ] tunity to attend. Xow the announce-! ment comes from J. J. Evans, secretary, that the hearing has been postponed to a later date. ' Will Hear Felder Friday. ^ ^ Spartanburg, July 6.?Senator Howard B. Carlisle, chairman of the dis-! ^ pensary investigating committee, has | Sxed Friday, July 12, as the time for taking the testimony of Thomas ~B. Felder, the Atlanta attorney, in Augusta. The hearing will be held at 10 o'clock in the morning in the county court house. It is expected that a large number of South Carolinians j Trill be present. There will also be a j meeting of the committee at 11 o'clock ; Wednesday morning, July 10, in Co- j lumbia. Mr. Carlisle said that a good j * many of those named, as the men "higher up" in the alleged grafting at Vv /-v V\AAM C * 1 *V> W* v> y-v <-3 n t^iiariesiUU. iiau uccu Dummuiicu witnesses. ?^ CAPERS DESERTS ROOSEVELT. i ______ Asserts Colonel Victim of Same! *Steam Roller" Used to Nominate 1 Taft Four Years Ago. f Washington, July 5.?Senator Cum- I h mins, of Iowa, progressive Republi- ! wfh * can candidate for the Republican ; nomination at Chicago, today formally declared against the new party move ment led by Theodore Roosevelt and ! announced his allegiancc to the old party. In so doing Mr. Cummins said bosses could not be escaped by organization of new parties and that to those Republicans, who after intelli- j gent inquiry conclude that President j ? Taft's nomination was the result of fraudulent votes, "the nominee of the convention is not the nominee of the Republican party." He pointed out, however, that disI * appointment or individual dishonesty cailliui CKJ a louuuauuu ui a new yaIty. Same "Steam Boiler" Teddy Used. John G. Capers, of this city, South ft? Carolina member of the Republican ^national committee, who supported W Col. Roosevelt, also formally announced his intention to support President Taft's candidacy. Mr. Capers, in a statement, said that the worfc of the I I . r. - , . ! majority 01 the national committee i "was not one whit more severe than the steam roller methods of four years ago"' "At that time," he said, "in behalf i of Candidate Taft and under the di- : reciion of President Roosevelt, I was one of the engineers of the machine ' and helped flatten out the minority of the committee, who were in the same j condition when we got through with them as were the fifteen men of the j committee at Chicago this time," ?? ^ - i ll.. jvir. capers was out? 01 me uuccu. Don't Always Work, Though. "There will always be a steam rol- ! ler in the national committees of both parties," he said, "until the just and fair thing is done, providing for the, new national committee uj ma^e up i the temporary roll and assume office before the convention nominates a candidate for president." MAJOR NANCE'S 7STH BIRTHDAY. V-w, Unmilr P/in *1 i/tn A n ^flt UliJlfU UJ JCOU1IIJ iliuuivu .1 U ' Active and Honorable Career. \ Native of Newberry. < I Abbeville Press and Banner. Sunday, June 30, 1912, was tbe 78th | birthday of Major F. W. R. Nance, of j Abbeville, and as has been his custom ; for manv years, he had his childrenj with him to enjoy his birthday dinner and to further cement the family ties. Major Nance has for many years been a prominent figure in the poli- I tics of Abbeville county. Progressive j even in the modernly specific meaning j of tta term, and outspoken always, he i has been found in the front rank of ; every political upheaval from the days j of reconstruction through the days of I Tillman and the alliance and even to i the present day. He is an outspoken ! I supporter of Gov. Blease in his pres-! ent race for governor. i Major Nance has filled important and honorable positions as a public servant. He served first as a eoantv com-; . , ., ~ i missioner wnen me nscaj anairs 01; the county were administered by Three j commissioners. His work in this of-1 fice was so satisfactory that he was j later easily promoted to the office ot sheriff. His administration of pjblie j office, and especially of ihe therifl's | office, was characterized by fairness I and promptness. If papers were put; in his hands for service or other busi- \ iimc tn ho troneQ/ifo/l Via yoefo/1 nr?t i tv W V A CliiwUfV VvVlj iiv. 1 VVJLV^U WW \ until the requirement was behind him. | After eight years of faithful service, he j did the unusual by voluntarily return- j ing to private life. As a boy Major Nance was reared in i t affluence. His father numbered his acres by the thousands and his negroes by the hundreds. The major had his own private horses and buggy eve2i as j a mere college boy. Progressive in politics, he was 110 * less progressive In matrimony. He graduated from Erskine college. His ; graduating speech, which had been j passed on by the professors, was on i the subject, "Man was made to mourn." ! But this speech was never delivered. J Just an hour before lie went on the) commencement platform he took unto! himself a wife, a fact that was known to only a few of his intimate friends, and in contemplation of this act, he j had prepared another speech on "The j Consistency of Woman," which he de- j livered amid great applause, as the; fact leaked out through the audience ! that he had joined the benedicts. _ _ Major Nance enlistea in the Confed-1 erate service, James' batallion, Third S. C. infantry, in 1861, and served j through the war. The fortunes of war j having been adversely settled, he re- j turned to his wife and two little chil-, dren to take up a new problem of ex-j istence under changed conditions. For j many years he held Ms own, and when ; ne was eiecieci county snenn, ne naa the good sense to save his money, and set aside a comfortable estate to support him in his declining years. The major is faithful in his friend- ; ship, and has that jovial disposition that makes friends. Perhaps his unchanging geniality, more than any oth- ; er one thing, has held him up while j traveling far along life's way. We are indebted to a friend for the ! fnllnwitio' ciinimnrv nf ^vontc. ;? tV>c? ! iV/iW wiimiiiUi; V^J. v ? VUIO III LllVi I major's life: Born in Newberry county, June 30, 1834, his maternal grandfather was Colonel James Williams, who was kill- i i ed in the battle of Kings Mountain. His j paternal grandfather was Hon. Frederick Xance, eighth lieutenat governor of South Carolina. His ancestors were nf Sr?nfph-Tri?;h r?Ae^pnf Thpv cpftlpH in Virginia and afterward moved to Newberry county along with the Chalmers family of this place and Newberry. Major Nance's father was also named Frederick and his mother was Margaret Williams. His mother and father moved from Newberry to Laurens county when was about two years old. He received his primary education at Head Springs, Laurens county, in the pastorate of Rev. David Haddon, of the . ...... f A. R. P. church, and under the direction of a .Mr. Baxter. In 1850 he entered the freshman j class in Erskine college, graduating1 Therefrom four years afterward. Onej of his classmates was the father of J Erskine's present able president, Dr. j J. S. Moffatt. He married ]\Iiss Janie M. Agnew just an hour before making his graduating speech, thus crowding into one short dav two important events of his life. Dr. Ebenezer Pressly, president of the seminary, married Miss Agnew's only sister. He selected farming as his life work and moved to Mississippi. He was there when secession was beincr in thie Sf\ntp retUm llife a^lbUVVU AAA vwww. ed to Abbeville county in 1860 and entered the army, James' batallion, Third S. C. infantry, 1861. He afterwards served in1 the cavalry, Holcomb's legion. After the war he engaged in farming and the mercantile business at Honea Pati, later moving to Due West to educate his children. He was elected county commissioner in 1890, and 1892 was elected sheriff of Abbeville county, which position he held for eight years, declining re-election. Major Nance lost his first wife in ! 1894. Their living children are Samuel i F., Elizabeth, J. A. and Enoch W. Nance, all of this county. He is just ly proud of his children and tneir aifection for him is very marked. He was married a second time to Miss Ella M. Huckabee, of Lowndesville. The major has documentary evidence to show that he was one of the first "farmers movement" men in Ab beville county, amongst them letters from Captain B. R. Tillman looking to the organization of the farmers ; movement. He has a letter from J. R. j Brown, of Dallas, Texas, calling on I him to organize the farmers alliance,! which organization, non-political as it was said to be, was thought by some to . have had something to do with the sirengtn ana growtu 01 uie iarmers i movement." The major has had a life of ups and downs, but with common sense, good judgment and a kindly word here and there he has provided against the rainy day. and now in the evening: of life he j is resting 011 his laurels. Spontaneous Combustion in Hay. Spontaneous combustion in hay is causing a number of fires throughout the State, according to Insurance Commissioner McMaster. He gives the j'ol lowing instances: A small store was burned in Co- j lun bia, and it has b*en satisfactorily I established that it was due to spo.-i-! ! taneous combustion in several bales of hay which the store-keeper had purchased the day before. The storekeeper on a Saturday morning had j purchased from a country wagon sev- j eral bales of hay which had been re-! cently gathered. It was piled in the! DacK part or me store ana tne even-; i ing sun beating on the rear end of the store caused that part of the store to be considerably heated. This seems to have set the hay on fire, and about 4 j o'clock next morning the flames were' discovered in that end of the store. The building was consumed. Mr. Boozer, who lives near Cross! Hill, hauled in several loads of uncur- ] ed hay into his barn. A hand who went | to feed the stock found that the hay was heated but paid no attention to it. At midday, when there was no one about the barn, which was in a field, the hay burst into flames and the barn j was consumed. Mr. Lewis Cook, who lives near Bish- | opvifle, on the day before his fire, had hauled into his barn some uncured oats in bundles. The next morning, at feed time, the oats were found to V. /> V* r> ^ /m1 Vv <1 i- r? .->+4 + ttto n I uc quite ucatcu, UUL 11 u OAueiiLiuii was j paid to it, and before 2 ?"clock in the ) day flames had started in the oats and < the barn was consumed. ?><$><?><$><$<$><?><$> <s> <?>j <r> STATE CAMPAIGN DATES. ! <$> <S> | I Beaufort, Tuesday, July 9: Jasper (Ridgeland) Wednesday, July 10. Hampton, Thursday, July 11. Barnwell, Friday, July 12. Bamberg, Saturday, July 13. St. George, Tuesday, July 16. Orangeburg, Wednesday, July 17. St. Matthews, Thursday, July 18. t..i? 1 n ^uiumuia, r riuay, juxy is. Chester, Saturday, July 20. Winnsboro, Monday, July 22. Lexington, Tuesday, July 23. Saluda, Wednesday, July 24. Edgefield, Thursday, July 25. Aikenfi Friday, July 26. One Week Off. Camden, Monday, August 5. Lancaster, Tuesday, August 6. Yorkville, Wednesday, August 7. Gaffney, 'Thursday, August* 8. Spartanburg, Friday, August 9. i-J < > | BARBECUE NOTICES. ; | . 4y vj- - ^ > <$> (Barbecue notices ?1.00 each up to j eierJit lines; all over eiebt lines at the rate of one cent a word.) We will give a first class barbecue at Keitt's grove August 20. A good i dinner is guaranteed. 0. A. Felker. B. M. Suber. j I will give a first-class barbecue at my residence Tuesday, August 13, State campaign day. Will sell meat and hash at 11 o'clock. 7-9-tf. J. M. Counts. We will give a first-ciase DarDecue at Silverstreet on Friday, July 12. All candidates are expected. J. W. Berry. W. V .Bledsoe. We will give a barbecue at Mt. Pleasant on campaign day, Tuesday, July 23. Dinner 50 and 40 cents. We will also serve cold drinks during the day. This is the opeidng of the coun ty campaign, and we will prepare a 5ne dinner and expect a large crowd. G. H. Cromer and Son. I I will furnish a first-class barbecue at my home at the late J. A. Cromer's old home place on Saturday, July 13. Dinner, gentlemen, 45c., ladies 35c. There will be plenty of amusement for the young people. J. A. Felker. I will furnish a first-class barbecue ?+ mv Toci/ipn/^ok nn Pridav. July 19, CLC 1UJ x vv w? ? ^ _ 1912, near St Phillips church. The public is cordially invited and also the jolly candidates. Special arrangements will be made to serve a firstclass dinner. D. E. Halfacre. \ We, the undersigned, will furnish a first-class barbecue at the residence of W. W. Kinard, known as the Jno. B. Fellers' place, one mile north of Prosperity, July 26. A good dinner guaranteed, an invitation is extended io an. Wilbur W. Kinard. j I. H. Wilson. Union, Saturday, August 10. Xewbery, Tuesday, August 13. Laurens, Wednesday, August 14. Greenwood, Thursday, August 15. Abbeville, Friday, August 16. Anderson, Saturday, August 17. Walhalla, Tuesday, August 20. Pickens, Wednesday, August 21. ? * oo Greenville, xnursaay, Auguoi ( Bigger Today Than Ever. Florence Times. The tribute of the New York World to Bryan is one of the best things that we have seen in political literature for a long time. The World has been afraid of Bryan, as have so many people, but the World sees the man in his real light now, as do tne majority uj. ; the people of the country. He is big-j ger today than he has ever been before. The Houn' Dog Sucked Eggs. The Arkansas delegation, which was ^"* * j _ instructed for (JiarK, receiveu a uujuerously .'igned telegram from Little Rock urging them to get behind Wilson. "The houn' dog has been caught sucking eggs and you better can him," read the message. This telegTam was sent the day after Clark refused to oppose Parker for. temporary chairman. Thousands of similar telegrams were sent to the delegations of other States which had instructed for Clark, j j r/v OAV T>rVT? TT _>U JKJLA?U^ run II. You Are Shown a Way Cut There can be no reason why any reader of this who suffers the tortures of an aching back, the annoyance of urinary disorders, the pains and dangers of kidney ills will fail to heed the j word of a resident -of this locality who | has found relief. The following is j convincing proof. Mrs. J. M. Wheeler, Prosperity, S. Car., says: "My Sidneys were disordered for a long time, causing^terrible pains through my loins and limbs. There was also a constant ache in my back and on some occasions I could scarcely get about. The kidney secretions were unnatural and annoyed me; greatly. I consulted several physi- j cians and tried a number of kidney: remedies, but did not improve in the, least. I had about given up the hope, of ever being cured when my son-inlaw procured a supply of Doan's Kid- j ney Pills for me at W. E. Pelham & I Son's drug store. He had read that they were good for kidney trouble and induced cae to try them. I did so and after I had taken th-e contents of two boxes my backache had disappeared on a mv indnpvs had been restored to ? their normal condition. I have recommended Doan's Kidney Pills to many of my friends and shall continue to do so." For^sale by ?.11 dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. ^ A I CLASS A new ship ceived. Lead Blown L biers, as cla Plain Tumble v>nca[/c9i iv Jelly Tumbler* Ice Cream Cu Bowls and Va I L ?_11 .uJ. A i i nave a iuii siuia ui i Better Goods at t MAYES'S The House of a 1 NOTICE. All administrators, guardians and other fiduciaries required by law to make return on estate of the receipts and expendtures of such estate the \ precedng calendar year before the first day of July of each year, are earnestly and urgently requested to comply with the terms of the law, and thereby not render themselves liable for neglecting said duty. Frank M. Schumpert, May 29, 1912. J. P. N. C. Onlv a Fire Hero but the crowd cheered, as, with burned hands, he held up a small round box, "Fellows!" he shouted, "this Bucklen'e Arnica Salve I hold, has everything beat for burns." Right! also for boils, ulcers, sores, pimples, eczema, cuts, sprains, bruises. Surest pile cure. It subdues inflammation, kills pain. Only 25 cents at W. E. Pelham's. DON'T BE AFRAID EAT WHAT TOU WAST j Eat what you want when you want it and "Digestit." Two or three tablets after meals digests all the food, prevents distress, relieves indigestion instantly. Brown's Digesfit is a little tablet easy to swallow, absolutely harmless. It has relieved thousands and is guaranteed to please you, if not your money refunded?50c. TEACHER WANTED. , To teach Fork school. Term, six months. Salary, $40 per month. The applicants may apply to either one of the undersigned on or before July 13, 1912. J. B. Livingston, Pomaria, S. C. L. A. Kinard, Pomaria, S. C. S. R. Metts, Slighs, S. C. WINTHROP COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMD?ATW)N. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, Jnly 5, at 9 a. m. Applicants must be not less than 15 years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 5 they will be awarded to those making the highest I average at this, examination, provided | they meet the conditions governing the ! I award. Applicants for schoiarsmps i should write to President Johnson be-! fore the examination for Scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 18, 1912. For further * 1 * ' imormauon stuu cMaivguc, auu? President D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill* S. C. NOTICE TO TOWN TAX DELINQUENTS. The Hon. J. J. Langford, Mayor of the Town of Newberry, has placed in my hands executions for the collection of delinquent City Taxes for the year 1911, with instructions to collect them j at once. This is to notify all persons j of the city who have not paid such taxes that thef can save cost by coming to me and paying the same at once. M. M. Bufcrd, Sheriff's Office, June 6,1912. 4 , t WARF TV iUILI iment just re ce Tea Tunr pr as crvstaL rs, from the the best. 5, Punch Cups, r.i o ce ! uiiu \jiuoo Lses. ilass. Call and see me. '5 he Same Price at ; v ? mm a mm STORE housand Things wmmmmmmmmmamamamammmmamammmmmmmmmmmA 3> ^ <$> . LODGE DIRECTORY. <3> <s> <e> Wodmen of the World. * Maple Camp, No. 437, W. 0. W., $ meets every first and third Wednee day evening at 7.45 o'clock. Visiting brethren are corially welcome. D. D. Darby, T. Burton, Clerk. C. C. ? x ' -J Newbery Camp, No. 542, W. 0. W., meets every second aiid fourth Wed nesday night in Klettner's Hall, at 8 o'clock. ' * 1 Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. 3L Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. M.', meets every first Monday night at 8 o'clock in Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren cordially invited. H. H. Rikard, J. W. Earhardt, W. M. Caaw/V+O yir OCWCtOiJ. Bergell Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. B. 3L Bergell Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. R. M., meets every Thursday night at 8 o'clock at Kletner's Hall. 0. Klettner, * Chief of Records. J. E. Franklin, , A Sachem. ^ Signet Chapter, No. 18, R A. M. Signet Chapter, No. 18, R. A. M., meets every second Monday night at 8 o'clock in Masonic Hall. Fred. H. Dominick, Harry W. Dominick, E. H. P. Secretary. _ i . Caotefechep Cooncil, >'o. 4, :D. of P. I 0. H. M. ^ Cateechee Council, No. 4, D. at meets every other Tuesday nigl\jt at- 8 - o'clock in Klnettner's Hall. ? ; i ; Omaha Tribe, I. 0. B* 3f. Omaha Tribe, No. 75, I. 0. R. M.,', i Prosperity, S. C., meets every first and third Friday night at So'clock in Ma- sonic hall. Visiting brethren are wel- . ' ! come. G. H. Dominick, Prof. J. S. Wheeler, Sachem. Chief of Records. 6-11-12-lyr. i i * Lacota Trite, I. 0. E. 3T. i Lacota tribe, No. 79, I. 0. R. M., Jalapa, S. C., meeting every other Wednesday night at 8 o'clock in Summer hall. Visiting brethren are welcome. W. C. Sligh, .T Wm TfYilb- ' Keeper of Records. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers' Bank, of Sil- * verstreet, will be held in the president's office at Silverstreet, S. C., on Monday, July 29, 1912, at 11 o'clock, for the election of directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of other business. Please attend in pereon or by prosy. W. A. Asbill, Cashier.