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VOL. XVII. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1908. NO. 39.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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