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ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMB R 7, 1911. Vol. 17. No 44.
SATS ABERNAM IS NOT GUILT
Bpartnnburg Man Frwd of Hiarg
of Munlcr in 187U.
Spartanburg, Dec. 1. ? Special
Richard Abernathy wan to-nigh
found not guilty of murdering Wil
liam A. Abbott, at Smutsville, Spat
tanburg county, in September, 187S
The trial of this case occupied th
entire day in the Criminal Cour
At 5 o'clock Judge Clary complete
his charge and at 11 o'clock tc
night the verdict was rendered.
In 1879 William Abbott, a print
er, was found dead on the tracks o
the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Ai
Ivine Railroad what is now th
Southern. It was said that Abbot
had been guilty of improper rein
tions with the wife of a relative c
the man who was to-day acquitte
of his murder. Shortly after th
bodv WiiK f r> 11 ?wl v> ? ?
. ..? .Umuu mice wen w?'r
charged with the killing. David F
Duncan, theu solicitor of that cii
cuit, nolle proseed the cases agaitu
two of the men and the third wa
acquitted by a jury. From tha
time until very recently the cas
had been forgotten.
Richard Abernathy was a mam
facturer of chairs at Blaeksburf
He was a great 6tory-teller an
many were the boys who woul
gather around his cabin and hea
weird yarns that came from hi
lips, especially after he had bee
drinking. He told them that h
had killed a man in Spartanburg i
1879 and that he couldn"t return t
this city. He also stated the cii
circumstances to them, vividly pi<
turing how he had placed the bod
on the railroad and how the trai
had passed over it. This story wa
repeated by the boys and it led t
the arrest of the old man.
He stated to-day on the stand th
he remembered the day that Abbot
was killed, but at that time he wa
at his home, some two miles dis
tant. The State based its case er
tirely on circumstantial evidenc
and the statements that Abernath
had made to several witnesses wh
testified to-day. The jury did nc
?hlnl. ..." - * -
v.niw n. oullikl?Ul lO COHV1CI.
During the trial Richard Abei
nathy was the cynosure of all eyei
He is a little weazen-faced mai
about 60 years old of the most o
dinary nondescript type. His face
covered with a bristle of bean
i ' sharp and jagged, and his litt]
bead-like eyes peered from unde
his shaggy brow. Very little inte
ligence beamed from his face, bi
when the clerk of court announce
that the verdict was not guilty h
little eyes shown brightly. R
stated to a correspondent to-nigl
that he would probably move bac
to Spartanburg.
The case against Dora Abernath
was*nolle prossed by Solicitor Ott
The defence was represented by ,
Hertz Brown, formerly of Charlei
ton, and he made a most eloquei
address before the jury. Mr. Brow
~ received the sincere congratulatioi
of Judge Gary when the jury ai
4 nounced its findings. '
ROOESVEL/T CANNOT COME.
Writes That It Will lie Inipossihl
To Visit Dillon in Near Pi
ture.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, wh
was invited by Mr. F. Watkins son
weeks ago to visit Dillon and mah
a non-political address, writ*
that it will be impossible for hii
to visit Dillon anytime in the net
future. While he does not say ?
t yet his letter intimates that he cai
not afford at this time to make an
public utterances, as his appearanc
in public might be construed as a
attempt to break Into poliitca an
secure the nomination for presider
next year.
Gol. Roosevelt's letter is as fo
fows:
THE OUTLOOK.
i?H7 Fourth Ave.
New York
Office of
Theodore Roosevelt.
November 23rd, 1911.
My Dear Sir: ?
' I wish it were possible for m
friends to realize my position, n<
for my own sake, but because the
they would understand just why
> is that I cannot accept all the it
vitations that come to me. Froi
"WW vu t wiou W JIVU1U UmKlIlg UI1
speech that I possibly can avoi
and greatly though 1 appreciate a
Invitation from such a body a
the one you represent it really i
not possible for me to accept,
cannot understand anything furthe
of any kind or sort. I am verr
sorry.
Sincerely Yours,
T. Roosevelt.
Mr. P. Watkins,
Palmetto Tobacco Warehouse.
? Dillon, S. C.
Dillon's first foot ball game wa
pulled off Thursday at the rac
track grounds by the Donaldson Mi
itary School, of Fayetteville and th
Florence High School elevens. Tb
result was 11 to 0 in favor of th
Fayetteville team. The attendanc
x was not very large, the receipts b<
lng about $30, but those who sa<
the game said it was a very excil
lng contest. Both teams brough
over a sturdy looking set of young
sters and quite a number of th
players were mingling with th
^"crowds at the races Thursday al
ternoon.
C. O. Dillon, of Mullins, is b?
lng talked about for a candidate to
House of Representatives from Mai
ion county?Mullins Messenger.
T\_ rr?- Y /># u.tlllna
ur. I'ttjiur Licww, UI muuiiio, wo
among the visitors in town Fridaj
|| THK NKE1) OF NKIOHKORS.
Without Them People Cannot Be
Ha|?py?In the Oreat Cities,
e
There is no loneliness more
dreary than that of one who lives
and moves and toils in a crowd in
j* which he sees not one familiar face
and hears hot one friendly voice,
says Marion Harlan, in Philadelphia
' North American. Those who have
e I felt it comprehend the indescribable
| sense of mental suffocation oppressdl
'.ng one like physical asphyxia. The
I dwellers in adjacent houses are
I cruel in the selfishness that hin~
| reds them from recognizing the
- I new comer as a neighbor to whom
r I they owe the form of courtesy.
^i lieny it as the stubborn pessimist
'vinay, there is no use In trying to
L"' gloss over the ugly truth that the
l! old-fashioned virtue of neighborli"
ness as practiced by our forbears,
e has fallen into disrepute. 1 am
e thankful that 1 recollect it as a liv.
ing, active principle. The fact that j
" a new family had moved into the
*';' neighbot hood sit pulses to dancing
18 | and wits to work at once in devislt|ing
ways and means by which to
e make the strangers welcome. lt\ was 1
: esteemed only right and becoming '
the occasion for the residents whose j
' i back yards adjoined that of the justJ
] opened house to send a dinner or!
supper already cooked with the com:r
; pliments of the housewife who pre181
pared it. Offers of assistance in
11 the labor of moving and settling.
e j were likewise the constitutional!
11 "thing."
? j In times o( sickness and affliction
the neighborhood was a unit in 1
: sympathy and kindly offices. It
5 | was not an uncommon occurrance
n for all the food eaten by the inva- |
* I lid to be sent in by acquaintances
? and intimate^
And the continual interchange of
1 gifts from the tables of such as
, lived near enough together to al-i
* low the passage of a hot dish from
j one dining room to another was as
much a matter of course its atten:e
| tion to the sick. To-day it was a
* plate of rolls fresh and fragrant i
^ from the oven; to-morrow a loaf of
| cake or a pudding which the maker
I fancied "might taste good because!
j~~ | it wasn't cooked in your own house,
' although it may not be nearly so |
J* nice as if you had made it." When
" ice cream was made, a thought of
, the "folks next door" went into the j
freezer. If a new recipe for cake j
? or pie, muffins or custard "turned |
. i out" well, a sample must be sent i
~ j around the corner or handed over j
1. ; the fence to the appreciative fellow- i
. . housemother, who would do the:
, I same when her experiments were |
^ successful.
j Such a tale of the absolute disre- j
I gard of the circumstances that a1
y new family had moved into the j
s neighborhood, as we have read '
j' day ? and which might be dupli-1
cated fift" times a month were the'
annals of town and city block re-1
,n corded ? would be esteemed dis- |
1S graceful.
a- As it is, let the awe be what it '
! may. One and all we are sinners
i is this respect. Overweening regard
for our personal and domestic
J interests, absorption in the affairs
ie that concern us and our own blood
A_ and name, are surely shutting our
hearts against those we should be-1
friend. Perhaps seven times out J
lo of ten it is this selfish care of our
ie individual welfare that makes us |
inhospitable. Three times out of:
jg ten snobbery, impure and complex,
m is at the root of the discourtesy. |
ir Our snob must be very sure whom
Q i he admits within the pale of his
1 friendly offices before he lets down
y the bars. His wife is fastidious in!
;e making up her visiting circle. That |
n 1 people can afford to pay as high (
j a rent and wear as expensive cloth- i
it es as herself is no sign that they !
are worth cultivating. Mrs. Snobs
1_ J has a great deal to say about "cul-j
uvaung omer peopje. it wouiu |
j be a hopeless undertaking to try to j
| convince her that to "pass the time,
; of day"?as she would phrase it?
j with the family next door, after as- j
jSuring herself that they are of a
decent sort, would be cultivation of
J her own better self and not of the ;
y . lonely strangers.
My appeal is to better bred and
n better natural readers. Who is
It your neighbor? If the reply of the I
i_ Bible class teacher to the boy's
n j query be correct, open your eyes
y and hear to the perception of the i
d duty lying under your windows and
n along your daily walk to business.
^ Somebody defined sympathy as
is' "the ability to put yourself In the
I other fellow's place." I wish that'
.r this homely talk could bring to j
y those nominal neighbors of the lone-1
i ly woman of our story what old- j
time exhorters termed a "realizing
sense" of the (Vhristian and humane
obligations to put themselves in ,
fancy in the place of the newcomers |
who have moved into the home next j
door.
8 We have read much in our Ex-1
,e change within the last year of the;
, revival of ancient styles of fancy j
e~ work, such as rose beads, weaving
e bead chains, making cobwebby lace'
_ with pillow and bobbin and. stitch i
,e by stitch, marvelous patterns in
tapestry. Who will be the pioneer
w. in the renaissance of the ancient
t_ and honorable fashion of neighbor-!,
lt liness, including as an auxiliary,
r_ what I believe I had the honor of
'p naming "kitchenly kindness?"
e : " m
f. j Col. W. W. Norman and Mr. J. C, i
MeKachern, of Hamer, were In town
Saturday. This was the first time <
Col. Norman had been out since he
r had the misfortune to break his leg 1
r_ about two months ago. Col. Norman
is getting along splendidly with the
, broken member, although he will '
is be compelled to use crutches for i
f J several weeks. 1 i
A BIT OF BOERWAR HISTORY
by Time From Oath a Participant
TalkM.
Boston, Nov. 26. ? Released by
time from an oatb not to talk on
South African affairs or reveal any
of the "inside" of events leading
up to the Boer War for a period of
years, John Hays Hammond, who
was conspicuous in that war, broke
his silence for the first time last
night at a dinner of the Clover
club.
Kt,. A .1... I.........
**?i . j eaiu Liif jam' ntown
raid was the result of the activities
of a reform association formed
at Johnannesburg and consisting
largely of Americans.
"1 want especially," said Mr.
Hammond, "Mo correct a misunderstanding.
It Itas been said we were
acting under the British flag. That
is false.
"Much sympathy has been wasted
on *(>0111' Paul Kruger. He was opposed
to progress, believed the
world was flat and that the devil
had a tail. llis impositions were
such as no man of the Anglo Saxon
race would have tolerated.
"The reform movement against
Kruger was not an English movement.
Jamestown came into the
fight against our wishes and
against the wishes of the British
high commissioner. I sent word to
hint to go back, and do was to bluff
Kruger into believing that we had
more arms than we really had. We
did so, and Kruger sent over an
olive branch to Johannesburg. They
agreed to all but two things, and
that was that no contract should be
accepted with a Catholic or a Jew.
This we flatly refused.
"Kruger played false with the reform
committee, after the Jamestown
raid, broke all his promises,
and after he had secured the arms
in Johannesburg through Sir Hob
Miami, ntf iii i ?faiea me enure committee.
"He gave the men to understand
that if they pleaded guilty they
would be let off with a fine. Instead
they were sentenced to he
hanged within 24 hours. A dispatch
front Secretary Olney caused Kroger
and the Boer council to hesitate,
and after an all-night session the
council voted to commute the sentence
to life imprisonment."
MODERN Will LI AM TKLL
Story of Alpine Rebellion of 1H4H
Ah Told to lite Writer.
A story of the Alpine Rebellion
of 1S48, as told to Robert Shakleton
and reported in Harper's Weekly.
"There were many thousands of
the Austriar.s, and they came
against us from the north and the
south and from the east, so that
we did not know which way to go.
But our captain knew, and the
priest knew, even though we did
not know.
"At last there was better than
building and piling and mining, for
there was a cry, "The Austrians!
They are coming!' And every man
went to his place, as our capitano
had directed, for he knew the rules
of war.
"Tho soldiers came on very brave,
marching steady, steady, keeping
step. Then they halted, and spread
out across the narrow valley, and
some were set to climb the rocks.
And in all there were thousands of
them.
"'We cheered and we fired, and
we shouted when the men fell, but
the Austrians had a leader who
would not easily give up, and his
men all fired back at us, and more
of them were set to climb the rocks.
"And then we set the stones roll
itig down, down upon tliem. The
powder was exploded and the great
rocks fell. And they struck the
Austrianfe who were on the mountain
side, and many a man went
rolling down with the rocks. And
our men fired front behind the barricade.
"Many rocks went down like live
things, leaping from point to point
and then springing down and scattering
the soldiers in the road.
"Their dead this time we did not
bury. No. You have seen how
swift is the Piave? You have seen
how we men of the mountains float
our logs in it, sending them down
we did with their dead; we tossed
we did with their dead we tossed
them into the river, those men who
had burned our villages and misused
our women. We tossed them
int* the river and we said. 'You
dead men follow after the living.'
And they followed fast floating,
bobbing tumbling, in the swift waters
of the river."
(X)AST LINK'S "NO H.V WUKCKKI>.
I luggage Master Fatally Hurt.?Conductor
ami Others Injured.
Tampa, Dec. 1 ? News was received
here after midnight that
train No. 85, on the Atlantic Coast
Dine, between T?mr?o ot.a lailuinn.
ville, went through the trestle one
mile north of Klssimmee.
The engine and tender passed over
safely, hut the baggage ear wentl
through, fatally Injuring Baggage
Master L. C. Loyal and seriously
injuring Conductor J. B. Allen.
Several passenger coaches tilted
and was piled almost up on the
wreckage of the baggage car. Care
of the engineer in crossing the trestle
saved a catastrophe. The accident
was due to a defective rail.
Riev. H. A. Willis and Mr. W. C.
Tolar are attending the meeting of
the State Baptist Convention at
Qreeenwood this week. *
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THE HERALD'S HONOR ROLL
Iiist of Hcraltl KcaderN W ho IU'ne?'llieir
Nulis<ri|>l ion During
November.
Wm. Hauler.
Mrs. C. McKachern.
u. K. Hurrelsou.
Mrs. Mamie H. Betheu.
'r. L. I.awson.
J. A. Young.
J as Waters.
M. it. i'roeior.
M. C. A. Alford.
L. M. Rrocior.
J. G. Regan.
Miss lvailiyune Whitney.
S. i>. Grit;in.
Halite Rogers.
F. C. Rogers.
?M. i<. blanlon.
? . I . IMllH'l .
Jim Hauler.
J. S. i'houipson.
C. K. Mclean.
T. U Buss.
T. T. Mcody.
C. C. Bridgirb.
F. It. David.
S. S. Alford.
Miss i orah Melntyre.
Miss Uula McDaiiiel.
Wilson Bet hea.
H. A. Murjiliy.
hi. W. Johnson.
J. A. llursoy.
A. B. ltrowu.
Patric Herring.
C. L. Brown.
Joe Atkinson.
J. M. Mclaiuriu.
Dennis Berry.
Daniel McCall,
Andrew Hunt.
R. p. H'niner.
J. M. Daddy.
H. ti, Jackson.
J. W. Nicholson.
Daniel Mcltae.
R. P. Mclean.
T. B. Thompson.
M. McZeigler.
Mrs. hi. \V. Harrington.
Mrs. D. C. McUill.
hid. M. Coats.
T. 11. Cottinpham.
l>. F. Colvin.
H. A. Caldor.
.1. 11. Stackliouse.
Alex Thompson.
a. tt. t otungnam.
W. P. Horn. 1
Lulien Williams,
i J. H. Ellen.
; W. J. Allen.
Joseph us Hodges.
J no. P. Cooper. 1
E. R. Idles.
R. W. Lester. '
Hannah Blue.
J. T. Moody. 1
J. W. Jordan.
P. G. Richardson.
W. R. McCormae.
Auditorium, Dec. Ktli.
Nothing will have created the
! excitement in a long time as will th
arrival of Daniel Boone on the
Trail, with its tribe of Sioux Indians,
its cages of Siberian Wolves
and its trailing dogs. Manager
Robt. H. Harriss has spared no time
:n framing this big production. The
story of the play follows closely the ,
I history of Daniel Boone when he
invaded Kentucky, then a wilderness
w'th Indians and wild beasts
When Boone's cabin is burned it
is done by leal red skins who ?'?
their blood-thirsty yeells .and war
(dance iu the reflection of the
I flames 1 en Boone has to liaht
for his life with wolves, it tl". '
; real beasts which have been 'r i'n-;
u-d to attack him. This is one of
'the most daring scenes ever attempted
on any stage. Not a single
detail has been overlooked. A
noted scenic artist spent several
weeks at Boone's old home in Ken- ;
tucky in order to he able to re-I
produce the exact atmosphere. A i
strong cast has been selected and I
those who witness the performance
of this play will see real live exeit- j
ing historical drama us true to I
life its it is possible to produce.
When the sons of men go forth ;
i to war they have never lacked a
| lender. For sailing the unplumed |
seas and daring the rim of the'
world there are gentlemen aplenty
| to take the trail. Such a man was,
Daniel Boone. When he blazed the ,
trnil into Kentucky this mighty
hunter had no army at his back and
: his object was the opening of a vir- [
gin territory for an oncoming race, i
The history of no man is filled |
with the adventures, hairbreadth !
escapes and almost unbearable trials j
as that of Boone. With his trusty
rifle, his knowledge of woodcraft !
and his ability to earn friendship
of the savage indians he opened up
that fertile spot known as Ken- !
, tucky. The play of Daniel Boone j
! on the Trail that comes to the Au-I
ditorium depicts a most interesting
part of the most exciting invasion.
There are heart thrills aplenty. At
his council of war with the chiefs of
the tribes of Shawnee indians you
will see the methods used by the
........ llw.l. .1 ...ill. >ll?
white race. Never before on any
stage has any such thrilling scene
been shown as where Boone grabs
the hand of Blackfish and stops him
from hurling defiance against the
forces of Cornwallis. In presenting
this great historical play, Manager
Harris carries a pack of wild Siberian
wolves, a tribe of full-blood,
blanketed Sioux Indians. These
features are worked into many different
scenes of the play.
?
Honrst to Invade Charleston.
We have been authoritatively informed
that Charleston Is soon to
have another daily naper. This
scheme is to be fostered by Wm.
Randolph Hearst of New York, ?
j Georgetown Item. 1 I
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4* 4*
k McXAHARAS (X)XFKSS It) v
4- cam. 4>
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Sudden Kiwi of Notable Trial %*
4* At Ikin Angeles. 4?
4* 4*
i? Los Angeles, Dec. 1. ? ?J?
i* James It. McNani; n ; lead- %
i* ed guilty to murder iu 4*
fust Utgree ill Judge Wal i*
ter Bordwell's Court to-uay. %
j* Ills biotlur, John J, Me%*
Natnara, secretary of the In
Leruational Hridge i*.n?l J*
i? Striu'iurul Iron Wcrkvrs, on j*
ton d a pit a of guilty of
having dyiiiimitod tlio Flew- ?j?
I? oilyn iron Works in l<ue An- v
-I- gcles on Christinas day. %-i
1010. V
j? J a Hios 1). MoNainara's con- *2*
?2* toss ion oloars uj? absolute ly ,*
%- the tragi Uv of tho explos i*
ion and firo, which at 1"7 *1*
-I' o'clock on tno morning of %
f* Uctolu r 1. ItHU, wrecked -\tlu*
I a is Angeles Tinn s, at
2* First and nroatlway, and
?J? caused the death of 21 per- ?2?
I? sons. For 1S? of those *?
-I* deaths the McNaniara broth- !*
I* ers wore indicted, and J. 1?. ?
1? McNaniara was on trial specificallv
for the murder of
\* Charlts T. llaggerty, a inacliimst.
whose body was {
found nearer than that of
J? any other to the spot where J
V tin dyiiatiiiu* is supixised to
have been placed. 4*
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Silt W AI.TFICS PIPE.
Itahiirli Siimkiil it .Invi uu
Kxccutioii, It is Claimed.
The idea that a man in the old
day* coi;Id no to his execution
smoking a pipe amounts to a possibility,
and has probably happened
I ion- than urn in histoiy, but
though historians are dumb on the
point, it would not be outrageously
su'-pi ising to be assured 011 unimpeachable
authority that Sir Walter
Raleigh bet 1 ayod sueli outward
and visible evidence of a defiant
calm. It is just what the "historian
| of the world" would have been capable
of, and if certain evidence,
which is now forthcoming, is to he
believed, Sir Walter did as a fact
smoke a weird and wonderful pipe
until the moment before his execution.
'1 lie pipe which it is alleged was
the instrument of this admirable
piece of romance is now in the poss
cssion of Mr. J. t\ Stevens, of No.
: Hs King street. Covent Garden.
He lias been instructed to sell it
[ on behalf of its owner, and whomever
may ultimately become pos|
sosscu of what is believed to be a
genuine Raleigh relic will 110 doubt
set a high value upon it. The ripe
as seen by a representative of ti.^
Daily Telegram, has no counterpart
in anything to be seen to-day in
the window of a tobacconist's shop.
Anyone found attempting to control
it would be suspected of failing
to produce sound from an undersized
kind of bagpipe. It is not
unlike the letter "Y" in shape, and
for centuries now lias had its home
in an uiuifiii iiiiana oox, dated
"Anno 1527."
It is constructed of four pieces of
wood, rudely carved with dogs'
li? ?(!; , ai.d with the faces of Red
Indians. On the howl there is a
cap about as large as the bowl itself,
and attached to the stem is a
string of heads made of the same
wood as the pipe. In this stem a
powerful whistle has been cut and
the suggestion is that Sir Walter
used it to summon his servants. After
smoking the pipe just previous
to his execution he gave it to Bishop
Andrews, who administered the
last Sacrament. The Care we of Reddington,
Glovers, of Croydon, and a
William Andrew Bryant as an antiquarian,
successively owned the
pipe, and it is worth nothing that
they all claim descent from Bishop
Andrews. The Archaeological Society
exhibited it at the Guildhall in
the sixties of the last century, the
inscription accompanying it bearing
these words; "The original pipe of
the above celebrated 'Historian of
the World,' and who first introduced
the tobacco and potatoes into
England. Tradition (corroborated
by a parchment in the possession
of the owner) states that this pipe
was used by Sir Walter Raleigh on
the scaffold just previous to his ex
viumill, UUU llilllllfd HI lint" <)I Ills
relatives as a memento of him. It
has been pronounced by an American
gentleman to be made of Virginia
maple wood, which colony he
foir ded, naming it after Elizabeth,
the virgin Queen."
Bulwer Lytton, it is related, wished
to purchase the relic, but was
told that it was not to be sold
not for any amount."?Ixmdon Daily
Telegraph.
Thanksgiving Knees.
The attendance at the races on
Thanksgiving day was not very
large, and the association barely
made expenses. Those who came, [
however, saw some pretty good
racing as there were several exciting
heats. The result was as fol-j
lows:
Prnn fnr oil- A Ifonon f??
rle S.f second; I%n P., third.
2.16 class; Montague, first; Dollie
Dillard, second; Argot Prince,
third.
2.25 class: Dillon Gentry, first;
Wilkes Boy, second; Charlie M.,
third; Princess Poem, fourth.
The purses aggregated $400, divided
into first, second, third and
fourth moneys.'
PROTEST AGAINST PAYING TOLI
J'iliw-iis Will Construct ln<lc|>< m
cut Telephone Line.
There was held at Latta on
29th untiino a meeting between < .
zens representing the towns oi N >
tins, Marion, Latta and Dillon f
the purpose of protesting agu
the action of the Southern 1.
Telephone Co., in withdrawing
interchange of free service ktw'u
these towns. Heretofore there ha v?
been no charges for the use of th?
local lines between these tew is
itecently the Southern Bell deciilt e
to discontinue the free service, am
at the meeting held ill Latta en the
29th :i representative of thy B< 11
<mnpauy was present and stated
that notwithstanding the protests of
the people of the towns mentioned
the free service would have to be
d'&con tin tied. The object of the
meeting was to bring about an
aiuieanie adjustment ol the matter,
and failing in tliis, the citizens
present authorized Messrs. M. CWoods
and 1>. II. Smith to open uegotiatu
ns for the organization of
an independent company with an
interchange of service between
the towns mentioned
above. It is proposed to
distribute the stock among the usuoukjm
ui sauo:|d<>io) *uji jo s.ia
Mullins, l.atta and IMUon and to
proceed immediately with tlie work
or organization. I>ilkm was represented
l?y Messrs C*. L. Wheeler, J.
\j. Bridgets and \V. C. Moore, who
were sent as delegates from the
Board of Trade.
Newspapers and (ilurjr.
Rob Stump, editor of l'ort Arthur,
(La.) News, wishes it distinctly understood
that lie is not running his
paper for glory. The printers don't
care to he paid off with any sect
nd hand glory, he says, the paper
in uses don't regard glory as collateral.
nor do they give any two
per ( lit discount for glory in ten
days; the press service associations
and telegraph companies refuse all
proffers of glory in exchauge for
their services. We cannot find even
a local merchant who will accept
slightly faded glory at reduced rates
in exchange for merchandise. We
had some glory once- ?hut couldn't
realize on it, and atter putting it
, carefully away with camphor and
moth proof paner, staru d out for
the only recognized medium of cx(
exchange. it takes spot cash - to
[ run a newspaper; it takes several
small cords of that sort of tuel every
week. The man who believes he
can run a newspaper on a net revenue
of glory and applause is due
for a short and perhaps Personally
satisfactory, hut financially disastrous,
career?unless he happens to
be backed with a roll big enough to
choke a hippopotamus.
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Miscellaneous Shower.
i Miss Alice Homer, who was married
on November L'P, was the recipient
on the evening of the -Sth
of a miscellaneous 'bower, given
by Misses Nina David
and Capitola KiPJ- s-t the
residence of Hr. J. H. Dai'ld.
The guests were received byM
es Capitola King and Nina l?iv{d?
assist(d by Misses Edna David*
iU-ssie L*atie and Flora Watson.
After meeting the prospective
bride the guests were ushered into
the sitting room, where Misses Beulah
Mason, Annie Alford and l*ella
sucrwenzie, 01 r lureuce, lurnished
music.
Then the large folding doors were
opened and all were ushered into
the dining room, where a salad
course and hot tea with mints was
served.
In the bay window of the parlor a
postoffice was set up, behind which
| a dainty little cupid in the form of
Master Herbert Kinard, gave out
letters to a number of the young
ladies, the contents of which were
read by Miss Capitola King and
caused a great deal of merriment.
Then Cupid announced a registered
package for Miss Alice Hainer,
which proved to be a trunk with
beautiful gifts, mostly linen.
T1 1
Williamsburg's I'lan.
At the recent meeting of W?1;
liarnbubrg County Farmers' ll^nion
the following resolution was adopt
ed:
Whereas, notes for the payment
of fertilizer becoming due nod
payable in October and November
have a tendency to reduce the price
of cotton, therefore,
Rt-solved, That the members or
! the Farmers' Uhion and all other
farmers buying fertilizers have
notes made payable February 1st in
stead of in October and November,
as they are now.
Resolved, That each county union,
si 11 /I on /ili lnofi 1 it n if\>. K/v ron iiouit >/i
1 to appoint a committee of three to
confer with the business men deali
era and ask them to co-operate with
the farmers in this matter.
This shows that the Sumter meeting
was timely. Let the Unions all
over the State express themselves
on this subject and at least take
nothing less than the Sumter plan
calls for.
This resolution is being sent from
the State Secretary's office to each
County union an* also to the local
unions in the State.
E. W. Dabbe,
President S. C. State Farmers' Un
ton.
The Ladies Aid Society, of the
Presbyterian church will have a
Bazarr at McLaurln's Drug Store
Friday, the 9th of December from
2 to 10 p. m.