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W THE F?RT MILL TIMES .. -^- 1 1 1 " 1 ?^ VOL. XVII. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1908. NO. 39. a nAffY 7 isiew year; ~ * V^RITTEN BY Rl CHAPL-Alt-t CITY * * SAT before the blazing x x hearth; the genial X X warmth of nil open Are i 61 J charmed me into a beau*~~s?mi ] x 1%- t dreamland. MemJ T X ory drew upon her ah.vssma) resources as I x x sat there, coaxed Into an J abstraction of exquisite SB X X hear voices, strange vo^ccs- They speak tc me: The first said, "A pwm year ago you promised, if your lift jgfi wus spared to you. that you would consecrate it to God." The gecond asked, "Has God, to whom you made .f tho promise, dealt with you as you } have dealt with Him?" Tire third / said, "Remove it." But the fourth asked "that it might be spared for r . ' while longer.". I cried hi agony, ?j.. "Spare me, good Lord." Two Girls, Still in Their 'Teens, passed through the room In which 1 sat. Full of animal life nml youthful i j gaiety they chatted and Joked and 1) laughed; they were In n whirl o! jfl pleasure. Suddenly one of them I cried, "O! O, my!" "Agues," said B her companion, "what troubles you?' Kllen could only repeat, "O. my!' HflF At length she qai<l, "I promised tc Hr epend one hour with God: I must gc B to my room instantly. Good night Agnes. I'll see you to-morrow." The ?g| explanation of Ellen's conduct was her mother had heen speaking to hei p about the beauty of a life of holiness ^B and she had promised her mother tc jgp. spend nn bout* in prayer and reading PP the ninety-flrst Psalm before she re'*'* tired The chatting had almost drlv, en it out of her mind, lb ' \ Then appeared upon the Bcene r * ; ? youth of twenty summers, of noble "l\mlen; h,s ?y? glistened with nobleness; his demeanor was pleasing:- h( I was a picture of genulners: his carriage was that of a* ' : Webster or Clay or Lincoln. ^ As he stood in tho midst qf the \"toom he addressed an invisible being: [ *?TVhat shnll 1 do with my life?' ) Standing on its threshold, viewing ' the wrecks of wasted lives ha thej ? Abated by out into the ocean of eternity, ho repeated the question wit! I great solemnity: ".What shall I d< Three Faces Instantly Appeared. Ftfst that of an ox, then tliut of t Hon,-fast an eaglo. The ox mnde nnB . swer: "Eat, drink and bo merry," but the young man shuddered at the ^ ^Mimight of making a god of his appetite. Live an animal life? Na> , H was created for something noblei than a glutton; I have a soul to save The lion proposed to make a god ol Kenlus' ?"ers a pedestal of eterfame; your name shall be assoelated with scientists, philosopher-.' philanthropists. Her Native Dignity Sat the Eagle,I She \ooked at the man, then at thel 1 ^^Bavcn above. Turning to the I said, "The earth is thy lodging the heaven ovorhead is thy home; the earth's choicest treasure cannot Jill thee. Thou art more than animal, moro than intellect, thou art qualified for cotrtflgntanshlp with 9 dejty. Prepare!" In a moment ol " time there passed beforcr,}ne A Panorama, upon which was displayed ail the BWBno*. oi my life from my earliest ? Hfcolleotlon. Curious and strange tracings wero there. Every struggle jb ^jwfth- conscience, every striving to be 1^.' After-EiTects of the Grip. Dr. Ciouston, of Edinburgh, said It j^V Becmed as If no dlseaso of whose ^B|^^^ft?flects there was any correct record EB|^Hflmad such far-reaching evil effects al one, and among its sequelae he fln^BQ^fcamerated a depressing influence on HDH whole nervous energy, melahneurasthenic conditions, preB B^ure senility, various forms ol j&tfS&BBj^krsls. nouraiglc affections and n rNnw YtAK. Z /00 5 EVE; REVERI?>n< &J. U H- V&&K> 2~) HOJFITAU, Mfcv/ YoRK^ ; good, every lofty Ideal were drawn 1 with perfect accuracy. Failures and i successes,defeats and victories passed in rapid review. Never were there such noble ambitions, such possiblli ties and such fatal aiialessness crowded into so small a compass. The i sight alarmed me and I cried, "Is it ! too late?" Suddenly the Scene Changed. The judgment was set amid a blaze 1 ; of majesty and power and glory, beyond my most fertilo imagination. * Every human being stood before It, waiting to render an account of the ' life now closed. Notably, The I'oor Led the Way. I A boy from one of the great rner( cantile houses preceded several otht ers whom lie had influenced for good. Then came a man with a score of Ills fellow workmen, whom he had resj cued, by his holy living, from lives of ' ungodliness. He was followed by a ' ! woman, distressingly poor while on ' ! earth, but filled with the Holy Spirit. ' ; She with her children, whom she had ^ l brought up in the fear of the Lord, together ascended the massive step? ' which led them through the portals of glory into?who can describe "the things which eye hath not seen nor ear heard?" For a Thousand Years | the endless procession continued to advance until the last man and worn| an had rendered an accounting of the life entrusted to them. I was greatly ' i (11 stressed at the sight of one whom , i 1 had known; he brought his work, a ' ' marvel of human goodness, but it was . j Rejected, because It Was Christless. The scene closed. Alarmed, 1 l awoke front my reverie. Instantly I ; : fell on my knees, consecrated my life 1 to Him who bought mo with Ills i blood, allowed Him to fill mo with His Holy Spirit. Now, after several years, I write to say, this is what I did with my life. | another Tear Ts ' ! 5 I ... . ? / Psychology In Clothes. Dr. Thomas Claye Shaw, of I.on' don, speaking on the subject of the 1 special psychology of women, says ' that there is a psychology in clothes, i It Is useless to say that they dress as i they do to please other women or please men. They dress simply be cause thoy have to In their own way j and to their own satisfaction. The j t psychology of dress is that It appears > to make you he what you profess to b?. ...... . - A Sew Year's Hoiruty. | New Year's Day is in some way reo- . ognizod by every people having a for- ' nial calendar, yet the hours of the last day of the old year generally . pass with little variation from or- " dinary routine. Nevertheless, it is tho completed book whoso story impresses the render for good or bad, not the cover or the frontispiece of i the new one. Nearly all the words of ' our language applying to a course not absolutely marked out describe the j path that is left behind nnd not that which is beforo. There is no counterpart to the ship's "wake" for tho course which tho prow is about to break, nor of the "track of the cyclone," nor of tho spoor of the tiger, nor of "the trail" of numberless animals. It may be noted Incidentally that laws or ordinances require automobiles to carry a number, in large figures, hanging from tho back. No- ' body who sees an automobile coming J cares what its number is. Only when ,'t happens to leave some record be- _ hind in its track is the knowledgo of its number Important. It is doubtless c because tho future is swarming with i possibilities, whereas tho past constltutcs a record which cannot l>e I cuangeu, mat moat or our icsuvitlcs v centre about the anticipation of the ? new year rather than in a retrospec- ' tlve affection for the old. In the eld- I er days of tho world prophecy held a o place of prominence anions all peoples, but of history in the scientific c sense there was none. This has been (. reversed by the severely practical t modern world. History is nt n pro- j mlum, prophecy nt a discount. Yet. the almost disregarded last day of De- f cember stands for tho completed record, as New Year's does for the pro< t. phecy of what is to como. c New Year's Resolutions. (1 If everybody on tins earth ? Made resolutions New Year's Day And kept them fast, a_share of mirth From life would straiglit be swept away, v The -fool would cease the pranks which 1 make j1 'Tlic wiseman jeer with cynic chaff. I The wise man With some tad mistake ( Would '.ever move the fool to laugh. So lei us best w( if perfection j let the go thc scoffer's When Talleyra.MBHS^r When Mmv. L cob bra tod novel, supposed to have palnt^nBHj^^^^^ leyrand in -that of who is oqe of the principHHu^?H^?M "They tell me," said hc^B|HMMS he met her, "that In your novel, In the dlsguls^W^P women." v t PASSING Of THF- OLD TO t V^ith thou^ht^ oj- Ringed Jyadnc}) and of J 1 yc mc | l.read^ j Fbr thcc av^aitj the realm of ^h&dov?5 r .The Silent Land of- year* that lie " .. d-Mccb i , . \ 1 J ,'VMh folded band}.' t , % FarcOell, old .year! I A feO more Mcto cm \Jc jorever bart- r A jcU^rnore Word) that Oahf the throbbing ) r .. To hobe and fear; ' ' "J1 ? L, ' All Mlcntly; J ( The while I hayc a ojad ncJ year h Freer. : The vJhilc I iourn(?v on Oith rn/?VYwYrlp< <Th/v4 1 "Old yco.r, oj thee.* * J ' c Al.vr?th^Wir?^m,,oO 0 How J^lnd and Bradc and true a friend tJerfl c Tar ah, tvJIcc dear c A loved one ^ceny vJhen comej. the darkened a Uhen he^rt and libs all tremulous must say c V/ i , A laVoood-bye; J , , I \ Vet, rhouoh (by friendly face no more I )ce, The mcmorlej yJcct myTicart haj hff'I'oj ANOTHER CHANCE. "i | j j There are about 6000 Now York 1 persons who have not been in the ; city, en the average, two months In a year Jn the last decade. Europe, the Sodth, seashore and mountains have them for the other ton months. Thero are no undertakers in Japan. When a person dies it is the t custom for his nearest relatives to | ptit him into a coflln and bury him,/1 and the mourning does not begin un-1 til after burial. /JJ i m SENTENCED TO JAIL jompers Mitchell and Morri son Convicted of Contempt. rHE JUDGE SCORES UNION MEN. declares They Have Openly Defied i The Courts.?Oompers Says He Has Only Been Fighting the Battles of the Working Man?Union Men in Sevoral Cities Protest Washington, Special. ? Twelve aonths in jail for Samuel Oompers, 'resident, nine months for John iiiicucii, one 01 ilie vice presidents, md six mouths for Frank Morrison, ecretary, all of the American Fedration of Labor, was the sentence inposed by Justice Wright, of the hipreuic Court of the District of Coumbiu, for contempt of Couyt in iolating an order previously issued ' njoiniug them from placing on the 'unfair" or "we don't patronize" > ist the Bucks Stove and Knuge Co., 'f St. Louis, Mo. All three of the defendants were in 1 ourt. Notice of an appeal to the A>urt of Appeals, of the District of Columbia, at once was Ailed, Uom?crs being released on $5,000 bond, iitchell on $4,000, and Morrison on 3,000. With tears coursing down his own hocks, President Gompcrs heard the rder of the Court which condemned ,ini to prison lor a year. Both Mitch11 and Morrison seemed stunned by ppenred to bo least concerned. Vskcd if lie had anything to say rliy sentence should not be pronouued, President Gompcrs declared that ie had not consciously violated any aw. There was nnn.li he would like 0 say, he said, but lie could not do t at that tinuj^Hu.added, however, hat "this is JWmigglo of the workng pe<^ie dT our country, and it is , btruggtv of the working people for }ght. It"is a struggle of the ages? 1 struggle of the men of labor to hrow off some of the burdens which lave been heaped upon them; to abol .<h some of t_he wrongs and to seeuro omiXof the rights too long denied." Mifityttl and Morrison cotitiend 0^-lVs to an endorsement of Mri Gomprs had said, ma ^catching Arraingnmnct. ^The decision of Justice Wright, rhicli consumed two hours and tweny minutes in reading was one of the nost scathing arraignments that wer came from the bench in this ity. He recited the conditions unccediug the injunction and referred 0 the fact that for twenty-flvo years ho Bucks plant hnd been oprated as 1 ten-hour shop and always had nalnUmnJ < ~l ft Tl . uuiiuuiiibU (111 UJil'H BUU|). 1 III 'ourt read extracts from numbers of csolutions of labor organizations earing en the Bucks case as tending o show the methods of influencing aenihers of unions, "and these net hods the Court remarked, 'seemed to be known as persuaion.' " The customers of he Stove Company, the Court said, had been ntimidated, brow-beaten and coerced nt of their business relations with heir customors "by direct interferncc with and boycott of their (the ustomers) trade relations with their iwn customers and tho public genertlly." Following an exhaustive disussion in restraint of trade. Justice Wight said: "From the foregoing it ought to eem apparent to thoughtful men hat the defendants to the bill, each md all of them, have combined toother for the purpose of "1. Bringing about the breach of ilnintiff's existing contracts with thcrs. "2. Depriving plaint iff of prop rty (the value or the good will of he business) without due process of aw. "3. Restraining trade among the evcral States. ' "4. Resfraining commerce among he several States. The ultimate purpose of the de'endants, the Court said, in this conlection was unlawful, their concertd project an offence against the aw and, it added, ihey were guilty ?? crime. Coming to the question of violaion of the Court's injunction Jus;ice Wright said: ^Violation of the Injunction. "That Uompers and others had, in tdvance of the injunction, determin:d to violate it if issued, and had in xdvance of thq, injunction counselled *11 members of labor unions and of he American Federation of Labor, und the public generally to violate it in case it should be issued, appears from the following which references mint out also the general plan and' be mutual understanding of the various members." The Court here read a pnass of extracts from representatives of proreding of conventions of tht Federation, reports of President Goropers, editorials from the columns of the American Fcdcrationist and the labor press generally in support of his statement that there was a pre-determination to violate. The Court after quoting at grtat Ifcngth h& atitudo taken bjr Mr. Gompers since the injunction was issued, his writings, interviews aud the public addresses, remarked: "All of which ivas dodc, all of which was published, all of which was circulated in wilful disobedience and deliberate violutioa of the injunction, and for the purpose of inciting and accomplishing the violation generally and in pursuance of the original common design -of himself and confederate^, to bring about the breach of plaintiff's existing contracts with others; deprive plaintiff of property (the good will of its business) without duo process of law; restrain .trade among the several States; restrain conimercea ,mong the sevefal Strtt^sr*'* As to Secretary Frank Morrison Court declared that he had full knowledge of all that was being dont, ook part in the preparation and publication of the American Federationist of April, 1003, wrtb complete'knowledge of its contents. Concerning Mitchell the Court pointed to various acts which, he said, placed him within the pale of tho law. i Vital Questions Involved. Continuing as to all three of the defendants the Court said: "In defence of the charges now at Bar neither apology nor extenuation" is deemed fit tri he embraced; no claim of unmeant contumacy is heard; persisting in contemptuous violation of the order, 110 defence is offered' save these: "That the injunction (1) infringed the eonstituional guaranty of freedom of the press and (2) infringed the constitutional guaranty of freedom of speech." In connection with the consideration of the contention' that the injunction invaded the right of free spcce and of the press the Court held in part: ^ ^ Tim nncif inn nf I lin uoci>n?/ln?ifD involves questions vitnl to the preservation of sooial order, quest ions which smite the foundations of civil government, and upon which the supemacy of the law over anarchy and riot verily depend.'' In the opinion of the Court even where a tribunal had fallen into error in the determination of a cause which was invested with jurisdiction to "hear and determine," the duty and necssity of obedience remained nevertheless the same. Tbo Law Rendered Null. "Before the injunction was granted these men announced that neither they nor the American Federation of Labor would obey it; since issued they have refused to obey it; and through the American Federation of Labor disobedience has been successfully achieved, and the law lws been mode to fail; not only has the law failed in its efforts to arrest a widespread wrong, but the injury has grown more destructive since the injunction than it was before. There :s a studied, determined defiant conflict prccipitf^d in the light of open day bethe "decrees of a tribunal orduii^JBby the Government of tho Fed?-^^^H^> and the tribunals of nnotlu^^HmUfTion crown up in the law, <^^ror tho other 'quit sW. ciimb, fot^^hoso who wofei unlaw* the law ajve public eivttfnesT" In passrng sentence on the defendants the ^ourt said: "It would, seem not inappropriate for such a penalty as will servo to deter otters from following after such outlnwM -examples, will serve to vindicate the orderly power .of judicial tribunals, and establish over this litigation the supremacv of law." History of the Caso. The Bucks Company prosecution of the officials of the Federation began in August, 1907. The original action was a test case wherein it was sought to enjoin tho labor unions from using the "unfair" and "wt don't patronie" lists in their figln against firms and individuals. Justice Gould of the Supreme Court ol the District of Columbia, issued an injunction which was later made permanent forbidding the publication of the company's name in these lists. President Gompers in an editorial in "The Federationist" of last January, made known his intention not tc obey the Court's order, contending that the injunction issued was ie delegation of the rights of labor anc an abuse of the injunctive power ol tho Courts. Gompers, Mitchell and Morrisor subsequently were cited for eon tempt, and this phase of the case has been before the Court for man J months, the proceedings taking tlie form of a hearing of testimony before an examiner and many arguments. Roosevlct Asked to Interfere. "Whether President Kooscvelt will take any action, as he has beet uregd to do in telegrams received from different labor organiations throughout the country, in conncc tion with Judge Wright's decision has not been decided. Over Seven Millions Dissappcars in Lisbon. Lisbon, Special.?The newly elected council has unearthed a big scandle in the city's accounts. Over $7,000,000 has disappeared. The former monarchial councillors admit the irregularities, but lay the blame upon the government, which they say illegally took the city's money. Meeting of Public School Teachers. Nashville, Tcnn., Special.?Prof. R. L. Jones, Superintendent of Public Instruction, has prepared the programme of the twenty-second annual meeting of the Public School Officers' Association, to be held at Carnegie Library, Jan. 12-14. The annual meeting of the State Library Association will be held coincident with the School Officers' meeting Ail indications are that the moetingi "'"V"* SOUTH CAROLli News of Interest Gleaned Pre Arranged Fcr Opposes Recsivcrsliip. Columbia, Special.?Mr. J. K. Owens of Itennettsville, who has taken an intelligent interest iti the affaiis of the Seminolcs and who represents, as nttroney, a number of jtockholdeis in Mai'lboro county, was in Columbia Wadncsdnv night. lie was present at the meeting hei'e on the 12th and lie was also at Cheraw Monday. It is generally understood that he made the motion asking for the trustees to withdraw their letter of resignation ami to unite with Messrs. It. T. Castou. llugar Sinklcr and I)r. Etheredgp in having t!io business of the Semitic le company audited and the managers prepare a full report of all transaetions of the einpany. to be submitted to a meeting of stockholders on the 29th. He thinks ii important that every share possible be represented here on the 29th, and expressed the opinion that new management could accomplish vcryming uiat receivers could ac.omplish and that all expense of receivership could he saved, lie stated that the stockholders have never had he opportunity of directing the affairs of the concern, and until it is diown that they are incapable of managing their own affairs he could not see tlie wisdom of the appointment of a guardian, as it wore. Mr. Owens seemed to think that it is possible for the stoekholdevs to take charge and save both the Seminole company and the Southern Life, and lie was equally as confident that a receivership means the inevitable wrecking of both, with practically total loss to the stockholders. Mr. Owens stated that lie had talked with a' number of stockholders; that he had a conversation with Mr. (hstou of Choraw and that all whom he had seen hold the same ideas as lie expressed. It is a requirement of the by-laws of the Seminole, company that only a stockholder can hold a proxy, and Mr. Owens "has acquired a few shares that he may properly represent the stockholders of Marlboro on the 28th .ind JO lb. Negro Man Overpowers a Newly Wed Woman Effects Serious Injury. iiartsvillo. Special.?There i- a great deal of excitement here because of an outrage commit ted upon a white wouuii by a negro at this time unknown. On account of the fact that it was raining and that the crime was committed at night, the. news was slow to spread, but a large crowd has collected, and it is sure that the negro will bo caught. * The young woman, who is respected most highly, is hut recently married. She was alone at home when tlie brute forced his way in and overpowered her. Dr. Eggleston says that her injuries are serious, hut not necessarily dangerous. 81ic fought the negro off and will recognize him.' lie will bo arrested before daylight. No mob violence is feared, although the men are deeply neenscd. Award of Prizes of the Best Seed Corn. Yorkville, Special.?The llrst prize of five dollars, offered by The Enquirer to participants in the Farmers' Union prize acre contest for the sample of seed corn, goes to Mr. J L. Wood . The second prize of $3 rrona in "M- V C _...! 4U. 9?vw a>a i u. in.aiv, aim #mw third prize of $2 goe3 to Mr. C. Ilenry Smith. These are the awards of Messrs W. S. Wilkerson, ?T. L. Rainey and C. J. Hushes, the committee of three well-known, experienced farmers, picked by Mr. ,7. F. Ashe, president of the Farmers' Union to act as judges of the contest. Aetna Changed to Ottavay. Greenville, Special.?The name ol the Aetna mills at Union has hern changed tp the Ottaray, the new corporators being Ellison A. Smythc Lewis W. I'arker, A. F. McKissick \V. E. Heat tie, Aug. \V. Smith, 1> D. Little and John A. Law. ATi*. Smith has been made president and Mr. Thos. \V. Marchant treasurer and manager. Eoy Killed Boy. Marion, Special.? Saturday after noon, about five inil"s from here near the home of former Gov. Kller he, a half grown boy named Gainej diot and killed MeLellan. The ac "ount of the killing reemved in Mar on is iVoni 'flrtiffev'* friends and is l< tlie effect that McLellnn was drink ing and nourishing a gun around ii the yard of youtjg Gniney's father and that he. ran every one away fion the house except the.Gainey boy, win when attacked by McLellnn, shot hin with n double barreled shotgun. "Where Profit Is. . ^ ? Anderson, Special.?Mr. .f. Dawsor Smith, who livps n< ar Sandy* Spring! and runs one of the best dairy fariru in the county, has sold a Jersey bu! and three tows to au Atlanta, (la. man for $1,500. Thia ptoves con eiusiVtij that big money is to lx made in raising line cuttle. And ii costs . no, > more to feed a One com thaii it costs to food a '"scrub." N A NEWS STEMS m All Sections of the State and Busy Readers | Briefs of Stato Nows. The Southern Power Company has secured options on 40,000 acres of land on the Waterre river. I The livers ami harbors commission of the Carol inns met in Columbia 23 th. Judge Robert Aldrich was tendered a banquet at Aiken by tlie lawyers at that place. . - ' * * Judge Pritchard lie's postponed the contempt hearings against the Rays until April 20th. _ . -m 1 Cen. Zimmerman Davis, of Charleston, has succeeded Oen. T. W. "Carwile as <o*nmander of the Confederate veterans of South, Carolina. Fiie destroyed I.ong & Culberson's ginnery at T. E. Harris' store at Waterloo. I.oss about .$0,000. I The Driving Assoiatioa of Hennetsvilie will hold a race meet commwuing December 30th. The Swedish-Souih African line may operate a steamship line from , Chariest on. Duzier Singletarv, colored, has been arrested in Kincstrco on the charge of murder, hilling l.glia Williams, colored, whoso dead body -was , found in the swamps several days ago. Church at Cliiquola Mills. llotiea Path, Special.?At least 700 persons were present at the dedication services of the new iutcrdenominaofionnl church at the Chiquola mill village conducted by Iter. W. II. Frnzier. D. 1)., past"" of the First Presbyterian ehurcli of Anderson. The Cliiipiola .Mills company is always doing things looking toward tlia betterment of its cmnloves. Th? latest of these thine* is the hnod* some new eilitiee. This building exist approximately $7,000, and is a gift on the part of the mills to their cin, ployes ami people in the oonvmunit?v of the mill village. It is a gift "all organized Christian denominations." The building is probably- one of the best frame chinch buildings i:i the State. It is constructed according to modern plans of church ! edifices, and is indeed a building of | which any city should be proud. County Treasurers Short. Columbia, Special. ? Comptroller General Jones has reported to Governor Ansel two county treasurers as being short in their accounts. Treasurer J. T. l'attersou, of Edgefield, he finds short $7,723.4(5, and Treasurer J. 0. Langford, of Hampton, $17,(570.7i>. lie also reports that the Edgefield county auditor's otliee "shows carelessness, neglect, errors and omissions.'' lie* adds: "The financial affairs of Edgefield county were found to be in deplorable condition." The county has $103,833.88 floating and bonded debt and it will take $15,000 to put the schools on a cash basis. Governor Ansel, as a result of the report by Comptroller General Jones suspended Treasurer Patterson, of Edgefield, and Langlord, of Hampton. Great Meeting' of Teachers. Columbia, Special.?There will probably be not less than 400 teachers here during the Christmas holidays. Mr. L. T. Baker, president, and Mr. \Y. II. Jones, secretary, ol the association, have stated their firm belief that there would bfe not less than 500 and probably as many as 1,000. At any rate it will be a very large and representative gathering. This will be the first meeting of the State association for lfl .months and it is believed that nearly every public school 'cacher of prominence as well as many college Presidents and nrcifessors will he hero Tn fact, it will bo a notable gathering. Measure Lost. Charleston, Special.?A change ot , three votes would have put the strip . i f 11(5 square miles of Berkeley county into Charleston at the election held in Berkeley county on the 16th. The annexationists polled 30 votes land the opponents 10 votes. Two.'thirds of the vote east was necessary to have the strip of Berkeley county I added to Charleston county. Mills to Use Electricity. Spartanburg, Special.?The Klec. trie Manufacturing and Power Com. ' pany is building sub-electrical star t ions at Cow pens and Woodruff, and . by the ls| of January the .cotton nulls will In* operate! with power from (.Juston Shoals. The. mills al GalTney are now being operated bj 'electric power. The company lias reJcenlly made a number of improve- * menls at Gaston Shoals to prevent water from flowing into the potfer , house in ease of Mood such as was 1 experienced last August. Work cn Dam Begin?;. , Blackshurfr, Special.?The buiidins ^ { of the large dam at Ninety-nine < J Islands, six miles from here, on ] Broad river, lias bejpui in earnest and t already 300 or 400 laborers have . found employment ther". nia&Jtsburg s' i.s the nearest .shipping1 point for the l company and scores of hands and . liberal supplies are being sent down ag fast ns possible. hR # * * t