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THE FORT HILL TIMES. DEMOCRATIC. PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS. B. W. BRADFORD, fubUiher. Fubwription price . f . . . $1 j*'r your. Correspondence on current subjects is invited, but wo do not ntfruu to publish cojniinuiiLHtioiia containing moro thins 800 words, and no responsibility id us uiuru tor iiib vunv* u? <-urr??KjM?uijouiH. Aii bii advert laing medium for v)luirlotte, Plnovillo, Fort Mill, nnrt Rork Hill Iraiitui'KH houses ThoTiniinis nnsurttrssed. Itut<*s liuide kuowu on uppliout ion to the publisher. Ijocftl Tolephouo No. *20. MAY 7, 190a. Tin; latest development iti the Horse Creek lock-out in the announcement by the legal represeu\ tatives of the operatives that they Will'now proceed against each milling company in the valley in a number of civil nctions for conspiracy with a demand for punitive damages of not Jean than $5,000 in each action. There ate I six milla in the combination and ' these action will aggregate $30,000 or more. * The editor of an exchange clainta I that his town has three of the stingiest men on record. The first will not drink as much water as he wants unless it comes from a neighbor's well. The second forbids any of his family writing any but a small hand, h? it is a waste of of ink to make large letters. The third stops his clock at night to save wear and tear of imiAll it - r i_ vumci^ nif iiitm it'iuuc lu take a newspaper on the mound that it such a strain on the spec tacles to read it. ? * t The potato bug, whioh proved to be so destructive to the Irish potato crop last year, totally destroying it in many places, has already made its appearance and is ready for the fray. They can be exterminated, however, by mixing one , ounce of paris green in three pounds of Qour and sifting this on the potntoes. The Southern Cnlti, vntor recommends this and says there is no danger of poisoning the potatoes. This shonld be done immediately after the first bug is seen, for they can soon ruin the entire patch. t It is understood that there isreason to expect a relief nt hii early date from the high price of meats, Hiid that within a mouth or six weeks they will have reached nearly or exactly their former level. This good news will he hailed with delight by the people of all sections, who for the pnst sevetal weeks have been compelled toeither refrain from partaking of steaks and roasts or else pay a price for tliem that staggered the housekeepers. The hope of n change for the better is based on the apticU pated influx of the grass-fed cattle from Texas. There will be thousands of them on the market and a break in prices will nodoubt follow, lit Now there are sonje who want the State oampnign divided up into three flections, says the Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier. Senator Tlllmtiti'l idea that there should be two distinct sections of the campaign njenag-1 gerie was bad enough, but now uomp of t.li? nnnirraOHinniil pnnrli. I dates think, that if they have to go j around with the Senatorial camli- ; dates or follow the State candidates, that thoy will not have a fair show and they want a distinct Congressional campaign. So there it goes. If the old plan, which was had , enough, has to he change I, it might as well be arranged to let everyone , have a show and get up half a do?- , en side shows. One ie about as , apt to attract a crowd as the other, j j 0 0 | An Oklahonm editor announces the following cash in advance j Hchtdulo: For telling that a man < is a sncoesHful citizen when every- ; * body know be is lazier than a gov- , eminent niule, $$75; referring to the deceased as one sincerely mourned by the entire community when he will be missed only at the I poker circle, $1.08; referring to a > lady as one whom it is a pleasure j to meet when every business man hides if he sees her coining, $1)19; 4 t-emiing a tough to heaven, with ' p etry throwu iu, |5, ;i CLEMSON STUDENTS L T Sfivp.ntv.fnnr Snnhmnre count of Suspension The daily papers of last Wednesday, which arrived just ufter T! le Times had been issued, announced that there was serious trouble on between the faculty and members of the eophmore class of Clemson College, and that sixtynine of the class had left for their homes. The remaining five have since departed, having obtained discharges. The uction of the students in leRving was the result of the notion of the faculty in suspending Cadet Allison Tliornwell, of Fort Mill, a few days ago. When Tliornwell was suspended the members of the sophuiore class petitioned to have hi in reinstated. ThiB the faculty refused to do and, therefore, the class agreed to leave. Both sides of the story agree very closely, though there are some differences. A meeting of the faculty was held just after the students had left and the following statement was given out. It was written by Col. R. W. Simpson, chairman of the board of trustees, and was endorsed by President Hartzog: "The faculty last week awarded punishment to a student of the soplunore class by suspending him until the end of the session. The soplunore class petitioned the faculty to reinstate the student. The faonlty mot again and heard a committee of the class but saw no reason to grant, their request. Thereupon n number of the class left awl went to their several homes. While the faculty regret this action on the purt of the students, they feel compelled to maintain discipline. "The offence which Cadet Thornwell was guilty of was taking four glass test tubes from the chemical laboratory without permission. The members of the faculty say they have been troubled a great tleal by actions of this kind and decided Borne time ago to break up the practice. Notice was given that the next offender caught would be severely dealt with. Cadet Thornwell was caught, and his suspension followed. These tubes, which are small glass cylinders, with little or no value, may not have been taken with any wrong intent, the faculty say, but the taking of them was a violation of the rules. As a matter of fact, the faculty say, the college has been annoyed a great deal by the disappearance of a number of small articles, such as tools, wrenches, etc, and it was decided ahsoliitel v MPcoamirii in i>ni J ,...J ?w !?? ? an emphatic end to the business." The student's side of the question is this: They admit that there is a rule that 110 test tube or other college apparatus shall lie taken for use by any of the students without the consent of the professors, but they say it has not been observed generally. Cadet Thornwell did take four of the tubes from the general store to his desk, or stand, as it is called, in the building, but that ho took them for use in class work and they c msider his suspension an outrage, as no wrong was intended. The students say they thought the facts had been misrepresented or exaggerated to the faculty, and pe. titionod for a rehearing of the case i in order that all the circumstances might be brought out, When the faculty refused their request they felt that loyalty to their classmate demanded that they should leave the college in a body and this was [lone. The main point urged hy the students in that the punishment in Acted 011 young Thorn well ia in excess of that warranted by the case. For instance, they nay, there is a Jolh-gp rule that a student found with iuphh hall property in his room shall bp given ten demerits, rot there was a student who simply violated a rule and unwittingly took certain college property for ise in class work without removing it from the building and was (impended therefor. The remaining students are very ouch wrought up and are over OYAL ' 0 THEIR CLASSMATE. s Quit College on Ac of E. A. Thornwell. wheliningly in sympathy with the soplunores. When the sophmoreB decided to leave many of them did not linve sufficient money to get away on. Money was furnished them by the members of the other classes and the college sooieties exhausted their treasuries. i The departure of tlie cadets was j conducted in a quiet and orderly manner, and there was no demonstration or excitement, but a great deal of feeling and determination President Hartzog and the other i members of the faculty say that they regret the matter very much, but feel that they simply discharged their duty as required by i the circumstances. "It was simply < a question," said Col.Simpson, "as to who should run this college, the faculty or the students. The fac- i ..It.. P..It ll.n.. ?1.? 4? I At n meeting of the town conn- j oil held Monday afternoon it whs decided to place substantial rail- i ings on either aide of the rocked- | up portion of Main street on the,; depot hill. The posts and rails j will he of iron rnd will he set several inches in a hed of stone. This improvement will not only add to ( the appearance of the street, hut will prevent night pedestrians from falling off the stono curbing to the street, a distance of several feet, j1 The attention of the owners of j dogs is called to the "Dog Ordi- ! nance1' in another column. This i ordinance will be strictly enforced, i Mr. W. S. McMprray arrived last week and will spend several i , months at his home near this < place. The condition of Mrs. J. L, 1 Hitch, who has been seriously ill for several weeks, is said to be considerably improved. Mrs. It. C. Ferguson, who has been confined to her home for sev- ! eral days from sickness, is reported to be convalescent. Three Younf Cadets Prowned. One of the saddest occurrences flmt has ever stricken Yorkville happened nt Black's mill pond, 1 L fit il! f i iwo nines wesi 01 mere, mi? ?ijer? noon, saysu special of Hatuiday to The State. Col. Stephenson, of the King's Mountain Military academy j took fourteen of the cadets in conveyances to the pond for a swim about 4 o'clock. Col, Stephenson states that he asked the boys if they could swim and they replied that they could, but he soon found that they were not experts and can, tinned them about going into deep water. Cadet Henry G. Stevens,of Kershaw, and Cadet Ed. Ni -hols, who resides a few miles from town, were playing in the water. Stevens got beyond his depth. Nichols went to his assistance and was pulled under, when Cadet Frank Lind* Bay, of Yorkville, son of Capt. ?T. P, | Lindsay, went to the rescue and all three went under the water. Everything was done that medu cnl skill and work of willing hands could do to resusitnto the unfortunate boys, but without success. Three unexpressibly SHd funerals at three different points in York county Sunday afternoon made up the final chapter of the terrible ' tradegy that occurred at Black's pond Saturday. To Forpi An Association, The Rock Hill Buggy company has undertaken to organize a southern association of carriage and wagon manufacturers and has arranged for a general meeting of all such manufacturers to he held at the exposition in Charleston from | May (? to i>, for the purpose of organizing, a banquet being g veil at the Hotel Argyle on the evening of the 9th. The governor has been invited to he present and address the convention, but it is not likely that In* will be able to attend on any of the dates named. There are many carriage and wagon factories in the South and it is believed that such an association as is proposed will do much good. What Thin Folks Need. Is a greater power of digesting and assimilating food. For them Dr. King's New Life Pills work wonders. They tone and regulate the digestive organs, gently ?*xpel all poisons from the system, enrich the blood, improve appetite, make healthy flesh. Only 25c Meat-ham's drug store. A citizen of Hickory Grove has recently patented a cotton chopper which looks as if it was the very thing for the business. He has just, sold a half interest in his patent for 55,000. - ?? Stand Like a Stone Wall. Between your children and the tortures of itching and burning eczema,scaldhead or ot her skin diseases.? How? why, by using Bucklen's Arnica Salve, earth's greatest henler. Quickest cure for Ulcer-, Fever Sores, Salt Kheum, Cuts, Burns, or Bruises. Infallible for Piles. 25c at Meat-ham's Drug store. ? The governor has offered n r ward of $100 for the apprehension of Jim Black, the negro who nearly created a riot at Kavinal's about a week ago. Black killed Mrs W. A. (Jones and afterwards escaped. ? - - Holds Hp A Congressman. "At the end of the campaign," I writes Champ Clark, Missouri's brilliant coimressinan, "from overwork, nervous tension, loss of sleep and constant speaking 1 had about utterly collapsed. It seemed that all the organs i11 my body were out j of order, but three bottles of Elec- j trie Hitters made me all right. It's the best all-around medicine ever sold over a druggist's counter" Over worked run-down men and weak, sickly women gain splendid health and vitality from Electric Hitters. Try tlieni only nOe. Guar-j snteed by Thou. B. Meacham. The people in and about Douglas, Kan., have orgaized a burial fisuncmiloii. It haa I ,l)Ut? members. When a member dies mi assess- i ment of 12 cents is made against each member, realizing $100 for the expenses of maintaining the organization. The organization hns bought and stored a lot of burial ?oods in order to take advantage of Ilie wholesale priced. DR. J. L. SPRATT, SURGEON DENTIST. Officio ii| Bunk building, Main Street, Port Mill. S. C. After December 1, office will Iks closed very Monday. Term*, strictly cash. iiny in b uirj wcio uk* uuna iu 1 (in < it Hi)(I have proceeded accordingly. There will be 110 meeting of the board of trustees," continued Col. Simpson, "because there is no need for it. The incident, while very much deplored, has occurred and ended, and the college will proceed as though nothing had happened. We deeply regret the hasty action of the students, and wo believe no one will regret it more than the students themselves when they realize what a mistake they have made." Further Trouble Narrowly Averted. A message sent out from Clemson Wednesday afternoon stated that everything was quiet there, but there was a good deal of excitement in the forenoon. The junior and freshmen classes met Tuesday night and resolved to leave the college in a body unless the faculty call for a meeting of the trustees and have the eutirel soph more class, including Cadet ; Thornwell, reinstated. The college authorities got wind nf tl'l) ll t IMUO n/? /\?? ft ??/! I ut n IKU v? (in ?MI CI11VI iiiuurim t Col. Simpson, to talk to the stu- i dents in one of the class rooms. Col Simpson reasoned with them and finally persuaded them to defer action until the trustees held a meeting ?nd took action, It is stated that there will not be a special meeting of the trustees, but that their next regular meeting will be held early in in dune. Col. Simpson has a great deal of im fluence with the students. Cadet Thorn well received notice on Monday that a meeting of the hoard of trustees of Oleutson would be held on Thursday, when the circumstances which led to his suspension would be thoroughly investigated. It is hoped that thoj faculty and students may yet reach n satisfactory conclusion and end this unfortunate affair. ? l.o^al Items. I j. 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