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^ ;-y __ ' ^ ^ ^ ^ YOIUSK LT, 3U3IBER 2 , 3EWBERBY, S, C? ITtiiDAY, JANUARY 8, 191$. TWICE A WEEK, $1^,0 A YEAR. | $G0 VERiiOR MAh K AL MESSAGE! v [\ySpys Business or Country No Also to Other Matters Prohibition. Will ? sage on Mon ? Gentlemen of the General Assembly: , As chief executive of the State, 1 deL liver ray annual message to you as an ^ obligation imposed upon me by the conjK ssitution, and in conformity witi: an unfflt broken custom. I also desire to discuss ^ '* "with you measures immediately affect" ing our State government, the welfare our people and the development of j ir nation, of which our State is an in- j tegrul part. I extend to rou a warm greeting. This : year you eome from homes and from | duties that^ieed you ^nST vour services ; more than ever before. But as the ef-! fective operations of the State and its ; officials depend upon you and me, to- j . gether we must see that the business of 1 the State is carried on efficiently and economically and that the part we hould ^erftrm this crisis of the na- j Liion is viewed with a broad vision. Let us fervently th*mk God for our i n?ov +a H*m fnr strctltrfh UlCOk iu^c c*nu. wv * *.??? av? v?. ||?t.and guidance to realize mir responsibil- { iiies-ghd for courage to meet them. The j fj^L opportunity for great service to the j HgM State and to the nation now urgently i B^v presents it?lf, and in the work that lies ! " before us F desire to assure you of my j earnest and hearty co-operation. Since the general assembly adjourned i last February our country has been <irawn intci tfc^w&rjfl but of this | ?^uid the taskl^iposed upon us thereby 1 I shall speak later with definiteness. l Jyst now, however, let me recall that some of your number .areanow following : 1 the flag. 1 "ith me you honor their pa- f % fcPiotism and consecration to a national: 4rrty wh&h prompted them to go into the j service of their country, whose para- j mount busines% is war: They are Sen- j K ator Christensen of Beaufort and 'Kep-1 B resentatives Lloyd B. Harrison and A. i W. Horton of Spartanburg, Morris C. ift Lumpkin Bi<^lan<^ Elmer M. Fripp . Qj* of BeaufSrtTOscar K. Mauldin of Green- j . vil^e, F. Marion Whalev and Edward P.! -P?Mailaigtie of CJmrleston, W. E. j $SitfHie,'Jr., of Laurei^, W. L. McCutch- j ' 1'en of Sudater and Henrert L. Smith, Jr., , o5;.Georgetown. These chosen repre-' I M sentatives of our people from various j ova nortinirtonta ill ! ' #C^vlWJJiO Ul luo K^iavv axv |/ua hv^w^vu I W the 5ght for democracy, freedom and I /^liberty vagaiust irr^^nsible govern[ ' meats, wrl^ in their mad lust for world Ik . damnation, re^rd not the sanctity of * trillties, whtf j|eArpy ofl* ships and merBfc <?de'?^v^niuf^Ai6i?bcent, non-combatant Pi^B,?e^^fSincn and ehOdren. These memHDpbers of (Sy***-gene^Cf assembly deserve jM^-and liave ?Rir Ijpnor and our gratitude. H? La order tkax W State may play its MjBj^all part in co-opiating with the na|TnonaI go imperative that ^^^Velnact laws covering these objects. "Eiere vs, .however,"jfoj^r matters, diarectly affecting ou^i^ate, to which 1 invite your attention. I shall speak of some of these measures here, and in a I subsequent message I will deal with education, Sftite institutions, finance, taxpnforMmAiit of law and other State nulttei*. '/tmong the many urgent calls and fine ?pportunities for ?rar serviee during the * pre^Rrt emei^ency, there is grave danger vtjhat the yearly internal needs of Sonth Carolina be lost to view. This , must%e prevented at all cost. Never 4 has lbere been jarge^ necessity for in| ?realed vigor and energy in pushing forL ward the conalJufctiv^ elements of 8tate progress. Thefsevere strain of shaping a great democracy for war, the presence af three large army camps and two naval stations in South Carolina, the rap f idly mounting cost of living, the disor^ jyanization of transportation and uncer F tainty of labor, the ever-elosing grip of | a war-ruled scheme of life?all eombine W to blind our eyes and close our ears to ll the appeal* of educational, sanitary, ft charity and penal conditions in South A Carolina. n The world war is a conflict of intelli! *ence and skill, for which the schools IB^are the recruiting ground. These works m1 1 are internal, aarclunless they are pushed i^| forward our not progress. The r necessity lor wem is ^reaitr vy rvaauu rof war conditions ItaP ever before. > Australian Ballot. ' In a democratic form of government it is essential that the untrammeled, independent will of the electors be expressed at the ballot box. Every sa*e[ jguard skouj^-be thrown around our elections, so that eae^and every man enyH.tled to vote shall Lave the right and pportunity to vote once, thai no man lall shall be allowed to vote more than ace at the same election, and the inspendence of voter to vote as umseience dictates shall be preserved, s far back as 1894 I recognized this IIUfBieeessity an(l urged the adoption of the F Australian ballot system, which has been adopted in Charleston with highly l| J satisfactory results. I urge you to apK ? ply this system to eitjes, towns and the |?jfK^^^^4Hfcromnnnities in the State. law be of re^istraentitled before them liil^^Wlliiiii*,of resistra$plfY ftp registrant a stricter and let tNiNG 'SANNU- ! 0 LEGISLA TURE\ w is War But Musi Look ?Fuvor* Natioi Wide )vbmit Special Messy Subjects. Agricultural Matters. The State department of agriculture, commerce and industries is very largely the handiwork of the late Commissioner, Col. E. J. Watson. The act under which the department is created is broad in its provisions as regards work in agriculture, leavingtb;: commissioner free to do almost anything he chooses in that line. Duplication and . over-lapping of effort between the de partment and the State ?s agricultural i college, with consequent friction and waste both of effort and of money, is a danger, and some over-lapping has occurred. The very title of the department itself tends to confuse people of the State wiip constantly have to decide for themselves which agency, the depaijtment or the college, can best serve them in any particular agricultural situation. Col. Watson recognized that in the main the college was responsible for the educational phases of agriculture, and the department of agriculture, commerce and industries for the enforcement of those regulatory measures devolved upon him by thi .egislature to an extent sufficient to engross fully the time and energy of himse. ind his associates. Sueh issues as d* :se served only to emphasize the for a careful defining of the duties o* those ttfft agencies, both working in Ihe same field and reaching the same constituency. Col. Watson's death removes the onr man whose intimate knowledge of the department from its inception furnished no/ipcaarv hnfV<rrnimd for a full aD preciatioii of its proper limitations, and its proper relations to the agricultural college and to other agencies. He wisely refrained from exercising all the authirtv to do agricultural work with which the law c-lother him but even with the best intentions on both sides there was some duplication and cross efforts. Col. "Watson is gone, but the law creating the department over which he .1 1/vvi/v Tf QllA^ prt'SlUl'U JLUX CU tYIlll ouv.il <.iai, IUV. and judgment, remains to furnish to a wilful or ambitious man the authority to cause confusion, duplication and possible conflict. It is conceivable that the next commissioner elected may be a man without adequate scientific training in agriculture to safely advise our people in that subject. An equally great danger would be the election of a man of scientific attainments, but hungry for power, who would stride into the educational field of the college seeking to duplicate its work without the necessary staff and facilities fof doing so. We should not tolerate the prospect of possible duplication and trouble, and simply wait for some acute issue to arise, but should at this opportune time separate so distinctly the fields of the commissioner and cf the college as to make trouble between them impossible. It almost goes without saving that the educational work in agriculture, whether through teaching at the college or out in the State, through the extension and demonstration forces, is by right the opportunity and first duty of the agricultural college. Agriculture is a vast science whose importance is equalled only by its complexity. To properly serve the agricultural people, a large and expensive staff of specialists, backed up with laboratories and experiment ?tations, is necessary, the like of which it would be neither practicable nor desirable to duplicate. There can be but one authoritative souree of expert agricultural instruction and advice in a 8tate, and that should be the agricultural college. The education of the people in agriculture is a duty of the college, and ? > i 11 's rm.;. can not De aeiegarea 10 anotner. auib fact is so well recognized that it is the fixed policy of the United 8tatea department of agriculture to work in the states only in co-operation with' their agricultural colleges. ; Turning from a phase of the subject upon which all citizens would agree, we approach the question of a division between the department and the college, or the regulatory work necessary to be done in the State. I think it would be generally admitted , that the agricultural college should confine itself to such regulatory work as is germane to the production of farm crops ?that phase af agriculture in which regulation and education are closely interwoven. The analysis of fertilizers, i - J 1 ~ + U1C V ClL-IULUil^ UiiU li>C otui-ix, oauxuIIJ work, the study and control of crop diseases and insect pests, the safeguarding of purchasers of nursery stock?these lines now carried on by the college are ; appropriate activities for an agricultuj ral college. Organized marketing work should also be carried on by the college through its extension service, because the marketing and production of agricultural products are so intercalated that then can not be separated to the advantage of either. On the other hand, there is a distinct thfey -can not be separated to the adpolice power of the State, and can well be exercised by an executive branch of, the State government. The inspection i of oils and gasoline, coinjnercial feed-! stuffs, condimental feeds and tonics, and other finished or manufactured products, can be very properly hqudled by some > . %' & . - other than the agricultural col lege. There is a clear distinction thai ? ;: 11 l>o drawn betw. en the regulator} . <>rk necessary to agricultural produc lion and regulatory work accessary tc i-Msiwe products being put on the market oi certain standards of' quality, and ivithout adulteration. ,The child laboi laves, the messenger boy act, the law governing the employing of women ir industries, et?\, lie distinctly outside oi the natural tield of an agricultural col lege. The fertilizer inspection and analysis belongs in a class to itself among othei manufactured products. Aside from an} obligation assumed by the legislature tc f liu: iV'i HJ16CX IUA ivy V. muoyii vv/i lege for its support, the quality of fer ti)izer8 is fundamental to product tioii, the proper testing of fer tilizers sometimes involves not onlj chemical tests but field tests to deter mine the availability of the various sources of ammonia, c re., ami a techni cal oversight by field experts in order to prevent the use of ingredients harm fill or ineffective to plant life. In the interest solely of efficiency, 1 recommend that legislation be enacted at this session which, without disturbing the college or the department in the work they are how doing, under specific legislative enactment, will prevent duplication, over-lapping 'and possible future conflict in the field of agricultural service. To., that end the department of agriculture, commerce and industries should be renamed the 11 department of commerce and industries,'' an J. Jie duties of the commissioner should be so defined as to relieve him of any responsibility in the agricultural field of production, marketing, etc. By such wise legislation two important agencies will be properly co-ordinat ed, and each can work to the best ad vantage without jostling or wasteful duplication. Such legislation would be in line with the best thought in other States, which have long ago perceived the danger of having two rival agencies, both engaged in the same work. Game and Fish La^s. Recent events have demonstrated the impropriety of delegating authority to name a State official to a private organization, such as the Audubon Society of South Carolina. It is not necessary that I go into detail in calling to your attention the various wrangles that have played such a prominent part in the recommendation for appointment of the chief game ?warden, whose duty it is tc administer and enforce the game pro t eel ion laws. I tum convinced that the solution oi this matter rests in broadening and enlarging the duties and powers of the state board of fisheries so that the ad ministration of the game laws may come under the jurisdiction of that board. ] recommend that the members of the State board of fisheries be appointed, by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate, for terms of two, four and six years, respectively, and at the expiration of their terms each appointment be for a term of sis vears. I recommend that this board be empowered to appoint the chief game warden, who will work under its super vision. Banking and Insurance. As in the ease of the game and fish laws, I urge that the State co-ordinatc its departments by bringing two kindred branches of State supervision under one management. I recommend, therefore, that the office of insurance commissioner be> abolished and that the duties of that officei be devolved ypon the State bank ex aminer, who should then be designated as the commissioner of banking and insurance. i In many states these two departments are consolidated, resulting in a marked economic saving without a sacrifice oi efficiency. The improvements that have beer completed in the State Hospital for the Insane, through your wisdom in provid ing for them, fully justify your action which I am certain has the approval and commendation of all. The policy of the board of regents and the superintendent is working steadilj for the safety, health and comforts oi the patients and for the treatment oi their mental and physical needs. I can not too strongly urge the continuance of your wise and generous co operation in the care and treatment oi the inmates, whose pitiful helplessnesf entitles them to the most eonsideratc and liberal charity of the State. I may communicate with you on ihi? subject more fully at a lat" date. The Feeble-Minded. Last year the house passed a bill tc create r State custodial training schoo for the feeble-minded. This bill is iiom on the calendar of the senate, having been reported favorably from the finance committee last year. I earnest ly hope the senate will pass this bill early in its session, for, I believe, thai body will not have before it a measure of greater importance. In addition to the convincing humani tarian and economic arguments that arr nffV>rpr? in mmnort of this measure. ] urge your consideration of an as'iound ing fact just revealed by a careful analysis of the official records of Camj Jackson. Up to December 13, a total of 18,6-1!! conscripted men had been mustered int( service there from North Carolina Po-th Carolina and Florida. They hat ?.Ii passed the J^ea1 exemption r?o?.ras Rut on T' " ?:!ina+iop bv the authorities at Camp Jaeksrr* "'."if? oj these men wer*? subsequent r*Y?"'e! of whom 271, or 13.5 per.cent., were re jeeted as being mentally defceiIt I' it '.y::s i'ouii.i that 14 out of over}' <?i" the 1^.0-12 men runs to rod ' '-.to 3brvi';e at f'amp .Jackson from the^o Jure States were rejected as being men> tally defective. Of the South Carot 'ii-ians, 13 out of every 1,000 were thus I rejected. Advocates of the institution " for the feeble-minded have only claimed rhatthree persons out of every 1,000 of i the general population were feeble thte general population were feeble minded, but these official records 5;i?iif.ate a proportion four times as great, s The State Board of Charities and Corrections. I . . . . . . } | ^\*o more fundamental piece of legisJ lation lias been enacted in the past fifj teen years than the creation of the tStnte j board of charities and corrections three i years ago. This board has vindicated , j your wisdom in establishing it as well | as your continued generous support. In J fact, it. has cost only about one half of ' the actual cash r?*venvc it ha>: irroj'1 * I . to the State institutions it serves, j It hns made 7,J44 fiscal investigations, | effected an increase in the potential rev i enues of the State supported instituI tions concerned of more than $100,000 ' j (with tuition recommendations for the | current session involving nearly $7,300 | yet to be a lded), of which between $55,I hnn nrwl .fcfiO 000 Vins nf tiiallv hopn col ' j looted, or will have been collected by | the end of the present college year. } There has been appropriated for the use I of this board since its creation a total j of $31,670. i This fiscal work has had a strikingly ;; salutary effect upon the scholarship and tuition abuse at the State colleges. The ; percentage of students voluntarily payj ing tuition at Clemson this year is 44.5 1! per cent., nearly three times, as great as in 1915-16; at the University, it is ">9.7 per cent., nearly twice as large as in 1915-16, so that with an enrollment ^ of xpore than 200 fewer students the amouns being collected is greater; and [ at Winthrop it is 44.5 per cent., or nearly four times the proportion in 1915-16. J More than two and ^ne-half times as 1 much, namely ,$46,000, will be collected in tuition fees this session by the four State colleges than was realized i?i 1 1915-16. 1 I have seen so much of the work of | this board in discovering and fearlessly pointing out serious conditions in our ' penal and charitable institutions; in cooperating with the officials in charge in : improving matters as far as the manage! ment v,*as able, or could be persuaded, ! to do sd; in studying out the best morl* ern methods of handling the problems in its field and applying them to tne problems in our State; in informing, developing, and guiding public opinion in these matters so that you could count ! upon the endorsement of your progressive action by the constructive citizen: ship of the State; in counseling you and me in needed social legislation, that, ' based upon this first-hand knowledge and experience of my own, it is my ; frank and deliberate conviction that no governor and not legislature can rightly > organize and direct such public work 1 without having at their service such an : educational and advisory agency as the ! I State board of charities and corrections. State Board of Health. Of the many activities earried on. by the State board of health in protecting the people of our State against disease 1 I shall direct your attention to a few ! of the more important features. There ' is the work being done in the rural dis' tricts of this State in the education of the people generally as to the necessity " of proper sanitation in their homes; this ' work has been carried out in Oranger.Foonwn/ul Prmntins with COCkl U Ui ^ ?UU Vliwuuvwu WW w.? 0 results. I recommend that adequate ^ appropriation be made for carrying on ' the work of suppressing and ts^ating infectious diseases, such as diphtheria, ! typhoid fever, eerebro-spinal meningitis ^ and rabies, with serums kept by the State board of health. We have the smallest death rate from diphtheria of 1 any State in the Union, due ertitireljr to ! the fact that diphtheria antitoxin can ' be obtained free by anybody. > The Care of Tubercular Patients. I The work that is being done by the -- - " A X "State ior ine treatment uj. tuucituiai ' patients at State Park is bringing com[ mendable results. This work, partly ed: ucational, has done much to arouse the public mind, and has laid the groundwork for the extermination of this dis ease. We should see to it that this ; work grows year by year, and I there: fore urge its continuance on a larger ? scale. Can we excuse ourselves if every J effort to this end is: not made? The decreasing number and the in ? " a . i? ^.1 > creasing ago ana rnnrmines ox tnc v,ou v federate veterans in South Carolina make it tl. >? care of the State to see that > their comfort and well-being are given I every attention. I commend tlie faithr ful and tender care you have and will ? continue to bestow on these iTrva, whose ! sacrifices and services in the past en title them to every consideration at t our hands. : Prohibition. ' The national congress has recently passed a joint resolution referring to the legislatures of the various States the question of writing into the United l States Constitution the absolute prohi | bition of the manufacture or sale of in i toxicants in the united estates, mis > proposed amendment must be ratified bv the legislatures of two-thirds of the ' States before it becomes effective. I ) shall transmit this amendment to you , promptly. 1 I urjie the general assembly to ratify fTiia nrr?r-?vl'''ipr>t liv r>roif>r rcnol itlOTi 1 < *<nd at tho same time to provide means r; f-.T its rigid enforcement in South Car.1 f\Lna. t Confinuetl to Page Four KEWS OP UNION ACADEMY. j'in,S|i'i;y, .Jul!. ~i.?It is not our ill* tenfion t?? <Mitcr any complaint with our > Puler about any of His dealings with us, for we receive many blessings for which we are unthankful and when anything happens against our way of thinking we aro vo./ to trrr.mble. But we started :< s;.y sy.nething in regard to this weather. Isn't it avvfui: We've heard men well advanced in years say that last month was the roughest December that they could call to memory, and the new year begins with much snow. Hut what's the use to whine about it. ''Smile and the world smiles with you, weep and you weep alone.'' During these snowy days the hunters have declared war against the rabbits and some were very successful in tracking and killing them. The oat corp is injured very much, but we hope not all killed again. Early last Tuesday morning the thermometer registered around zero down in these parts. Much of this kind of ten? perature will destroy the grain. We are anxious for the sun to shine again so we farmers can get busy on the job. The health of our community is fairly good at present. Mr. Clyde Wilson, who had an attack of measles recently, is getting O. K. again. Among,the Christmas visitors are as follows: Miss Thelma Wilson spent a portion J of kist week with Miss\ Susie Maude j Wilson near Newberry, Miss Susie ' Maude returning home with her and is spending a while. Mr. and Mrs. Lawes Gullman spent last Thursday^right at the home of Mr. - w it t -hi. 1 r x- * ? ana .Mrs. juinaier near jjuue jw.ouuta.ia. Miss Bonnie Epps is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jas. Baker, near Whitmire. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Watkins of near Batesburg spent a portion of last, week with relatives in this section. Miss Erin Taylor spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. Lois Dominick of Prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Koon, the il bride > '? - Oi T>U:K a 11(1 groom um 01. scv/tiuuj last Thursday night at the hom<? of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Tavlor. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Shealy of near Batesburg and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Langford of near Lexington Baptist i church visited at the home of Mr. and j Mrs. J. M. Wilson last Friday. Mr. Clyde Wilsnn and Misses Thelma and Susie Maude Wilson spent last Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kimrd, near Prosperity. Christmas exeieises were held at Colony on Thursday, December 27, consisting of recitations and songs suitable for the occasion, by the Sunday sehool. At the conclusionya sack of fruit was given to each member of the Sunday school and cradle roll classes. The attendance was good for the rough weather. Mr. E. S. Franklin and family moved from near Batesburg to the old "Thos. Gallman place/' Mr. Franklin having purchased this place recently from Mr. Jno. C. Neel. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Cook moved from the Mt. Pilgrim section to Mrs. Cook's home place near Bachman chapel. Mr. and Mrs. Pink Long moved from + oKaita montinn ' i '['hns (rlllniajl ' ' LliC (t JJV r V auv?av*vm a ? v.. plaee to near Johnstone academy. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Franklin of near cated by Mr. Long now shortly. Batesburg will move into the house vaMr. Nolan Long and family have moved from near here to the Johnstone aeademy seetion. Mr. W. H. Bobbj having sold his place near Colony, has quit farming and will make his home with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Franklin. Mrs. S. P. Long and family will move from this seetion to near Mr. Hilliard Long's, above Newberry. Union school will open next Monday morning again, after the Christmas holidays. This was intended for last Friday's issue, but we cappeuea 10 juibs uuuucttion with the rural carrier Wednesday morning and this accounts for some of these aged items. Mr. Joe B. Hartman, having purchased a Ford, makes his rounds earlier now. We have some New Year thought*, if added to this article would make it rather too long, which will appear separately in next issue. J. M. W. ME. McSWAIN FOB txtcttp a707tp fiOMMTSSIONEB I Vberry cor. Charleston American. nbc friends of Mr. W. A. McPwain of Newberry are very much interested in his eandidacy for the office of State insurance commissioner to succeed Commissioner F. H. McMaster, who will retire from the office at the expiration of his present term in January. This office will be filled by the legislature and J Mr. M(-Swain's friends believe that the Newberry candidate has excellent chances of election. Mr. McSwain is one of the foremost j insurance men of this s.cction, being the e ix T.^.m fiTul Tn ' IU<IJULUJJur ui mcMwi MvtMx ? ? vestment company, of Newberry, which does an immense insurance business. In addition to his knowledge of insurance matters, Mr. McSwain also possesses unusual business ability. The opinion of tnose who know Mr. McSwain is that no better selection' for the office can be ' ~ -? *i in rule r>y tnc general tu?ui n.<4.o of the Newberry candidate. 'Tbe Outsider" will hol-I the boards at the opera house Wer-oesday, -as portrayed by Emmy 7/h&*en. <i j DEATH OF MR. E. E. JULIEN. i Mr. Baxter Elliott .Julion, at the age j of "-0 years, died at his home in Helena : Thursday night at <s:o0 o'clock after aa j illness of pneumonia lasting only from ^ j the Saturday before. Tie was buried at i Eosemont c< ?:;ete.y, the funeral service ; being conducted at the residence by his j pastor, the lie v. Edw. Fulenwider, Satj urday moruirg at 10 o'clock. The fol; lowing were the pallbearers: Messrs. m tv rv /i o j Arthur AiOier, d. T. juennia, u. \j. opeari man, A. S. Rao, Welch Wilbur and C. J. j Zobel. Among the beautiful floral ,trib> utos was a large cross of white carnai tions and Roman hyacinths from tho | Sunday school, the following words being inscribed on the card: "B. E. Julien, ever true; faithful to the Master's cause. He shall remember thee. Helena Sunday School.'' The passing of Mr. Julien is sadly felt in Helena, where for almost his entire i life he had lived, devoting himself to ; his home and to the best interests of the | community. He was the moving spirit j of the little Sunday school, of which he had been a member from childhood, and j only sickness prevented his attendance. - - " * r?i _i_ ' A strong evidence or nis iann m unrm j was his regular daily reading of the j Bible, which he loved. He was a devotj ; ed arid consistent member of the Lu| theran Church of the Redeemer in New| berry. The colored people of Helena looked J npon him as a true and wise friend to whom they could appeal for advice and counsel, and it was touching to see them come singly and in groups to look their last look upon him and to hear their expression of regret and sorrow, j Only seven years of his life were | spent away from the villiage, when in, , his young days he lived in Pendleton. i He was a prominent citizen of Helena, i being postmaster, merchant and planter, | leading an active and a busy life. For ! some v??his he was a member of the mer! eantile firm of Bishop & Julien, the * senior member of the firm being the lat8 | C. W. Bishop. | Mr. Jul ion was t?vice married. His j first wife was Miss Beulah Greneker, | daughter of the late Mr. Eichard H. ! Greneker. ITis second wife was Miss j Dora Abenathy of Charlotte. By his j former marriage he is survived by two j sons, Sergesnt Carl T. Julien, who has {just entered the third officers' training , camp at Fort Oglethorpe, being sent l there from thd Coast Artillery at Fort j Moultrie; and Richard G. Julien. By i the latte marriage he is survived by his 1 widow and one little son, Lloyd Allyn. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of the community in their affiie tion, HEROIC EFFORTS TO SAVE MAN FROM ICY GRAVE Blairs, Jan. 6.?On Wednesday, January 3, Hugh Henderson, Ben Thompson, Allen Thompson, Ben's son, and Rowland Thompson, Ben's nephew, undertook to cross from Newberry side of Broad rive to Fairfield side at Blaira. They had to break their way through the ice. When they were 75 to 100 1 vor/io -from thA shnrfl the whole tOD of the frozen river gave way and eame down on them, breaking the bateau into several pieces and throwing the four men into the icy water. Rowland Thompson sa.1!: and a cake of ice several yards wide and long passed over- him and ho was seen no more. Hugh Henderson managed to make his way to the Newberry side, from which they started, by crawling on the ice. Ben, being an old man, went through and could not pull himself out, and Allan, his son, stayed with him and tried to lift him upon the ice, but he had been caught and Allan couldn't move him. Allan, then half frozen, crawled out and joined the rest of the rescue party who were vainly trying to pet the flat and another bateau out of their frozen beds. They had to abandon that idea, however, and resort to carrying plank from I a pile of lumber at the ferry and buildi inc: a road on the ice to the half frozen i man, which they succeeded in doinj?, I and pulled him out. He was in a terrible ) condition, but we hope that he may re - " t_ { cover. The men who deserve muen I credit for trying so hard to rescue Ben J wern .lames "Rutherford, one of our most | prominent and well thought of colored j citivons: his half-brother, Raymond j "Whitney, and Nathan Alston, all col; orod, and H. N. Henderson, white. Those men risked their own lives by crawliisg 0!)t on the treacherous iee whore "Rowl?r>d hid inst b?<?n drowned to save , ! Ben, and succeeded. I I 4 j F'^^ne Waites. boss carder at j OoHvilfe, bas ac^e~ted a like position ft Oakland Mills, Newberry. M'll News. | ?!iss ?!ary Quarles Link attended the Pool-Ov-'ens wedding, at which interesting event she played the ' wo'ding march.?Abbeville Medium.