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STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.i
The State grand lodge K. of
P.; meets at Chester May 26 and
27.
Congressman Ragsdale announces
that he has secured fret
mail delivery for the town of
Hartsville, effective June 1.
Gov. Blease has accepted the
invitation extended to him and
the members of his staff to visit
Anderson for the Confederate
Veteran reunion, which will be
held May 27-28. He will urge
__ 1- the members of his staff to he
prerent with him.
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The mill town of Graniteville.
in Aiken county, is in the grip of
a deadly epidemic of spring dysentery.
There have been thirteen
funerals there within the
past few days and deaths caused
by the malady have been occurring
on the average of one a day
for the past month.
At Laurens Saturday a sevenyear-old
negro boy, son of Henry
Clowney, killed his five-year-old
brother while attempting to unbreaeh
a shotgun which he had
managed to get hold of while no
one was in the house. The heavy ;
pVinrorn ftf thn criin fnrp nw?iv liulf
of the child's head.
Governor Blease has granted a
parole to George Crockett, who I
was convicted in Greenville coun-'
ty in February. 1901, of criminal j
assault and sentenced to a life
term in the penitentiary.
Farmers and merchants in the
State have been warned by the
State department of agriculture
against the purchase of inferior
oats that are being shipped in
from other States. Several shipments
have been stopped by the
department.
Win. F. Young, assistant post-j
master at Spartanburg for many ;
years, has gone to Hawaii to:
accept the postmastership of
Honolulu, to which he was recently
appointed by President!
Wilson.
ft??The annual meeting of the;
Stale grand lodge, I. O. (). F.,
came to a close Friday in Columbia,
after choosing Rock Hill as
the next meeting place and electing
officers for the year. Mendel
Ii. Smith, of Camden, candi-j
date for governor, was elected
grand master.
Bob Seigler, a negro man said
to have been 108 years of age,
died last Wednesday at his home
in Edgefield county. "Uncle
Bob," as he was called, always
I voted the Democratic ticket and
V made his value felt in the troubB
lous days of '76, wearing a red
L shirt, along with the white men.
B President Wilson has been invited
to sneak at Cheraw on
t.Iuly 8. on the occasion of the
celebration of the founding of
the city. Secretary Daniels and
Secretary Houston have also
been invited. It is stated that
the invitations have been accepted.
W. B. Atwater, an aviator of
international note, is under bond
of $200 for hunting in South
Carolina, the alleged offense
being committed in Aiken county.
Atwater told the game warden
that he would probably go to
Mexico to engage in scouting
service for the United States.
The annual reunion of the
sons of Confederate veterans
will be held at Anderson on
May 27 and 28, at the same time
and place that the reunion of
the Confederate Veterans is to
be held the chamber of commerce
of Anderson has extended
a cordial invitation to the sons
to be guests of that city on this
occasion.
Reports from Cheraw say that
Wnndmw Wilson, nresident of
Il the United States, has accepted
an invitation to visit Chernw on
July 8 to make an address, the
occasion being the celebration of
the 150th anniversary of the
founding of the little city 011
Pee Dee river. .losephus Daniels,
secretary of the navy, and David
r F. Houston, secretary of agriculture,
have also accepted invitations
to be present and make
addresses.
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SUNDAY. MA
Doxology, audience standin
T Prayer, Rev. S. P. Hair.
Hymn, "Holy Is The Lord.
^ Scripture Reading, Rev. W
^ Hymn, "Sing Unto The I.oi
' Song by the tenth grade.
Baccalaureate sermon by It
Z Hill.
Hymn, "Let Us Crown Hir
Benediction.
WEDNESDA Y. M
Drill by the girls of the Si*
Delivery of medals.
Carnival of Flowers by pup
terir.ediate grades.
THURSDAY. MCA
Patriotic song by the school
Crowning of the May Q'tee
. sion and May Pole l)nni
J J HURST)A )
V Song by the Lighth and N'ii
1 Class Essay. Miss Esther M
Class History, Miss France;
Sum? hv the llirrh School ir
* Delicate Air."
Class Prophecy, Miss Sadie
+ Class Will, .las. T. Young,
+ Address to the graduating *
^ of Columbia.
Valedictory, Miss Margarel
* Presentation of Certificates
Injured In a Runaway.
While on his way to Harrison
church to attend services Sunday
morning, Mr. S. M. Black welder,
whose home is in the Rarbersville
section of Lancaster county,
was very painfully injured when
the mule he was driving took
fright and ran. avvav. In the
buggy with Mr. Rlackwelder at
the time were his wife and
daughter, though neither of
these were injured further than
Mrs. Rlackwelder received a
slight bruise over one of her
eyes. Mr. Rlackwelder was
severely bruised about his hips
and body and for a time it was
feared he had been internally
injured. Such, however, appears
not to have been the case,
as a telephone message from
that section to The Times Monday
stated that he was resting
easily and apparently was recovering.
The runaway occurred
of n urdnt- in fhp ruihlin rnnd insf
beyond the home of Mr. Os.
Barber. The runaway buggy
collided with another buggy
being driven by a son of Mr.
Blackwelder and overturned,
; throwing Mr. and Mrs. Blackwelder
and daughter out with
the results as stated above.
Swat the Fly.
"The early fly's the one tc
! swat. It comes before the
weather's hot. and sits around
and files its legs, and lays at
least ten million eggs, and every
: egg will bring a fly to drive in
j crazy by and by. Oh. every fly
that skips our swatters will have
five million sons and daughters
and countless first and seeonc
! cousins, and aunts and uncles
1 scores of dozens, and fifty-sever
billion niece's; so knock the
blamed thing all to pieces. Ane
j every niece and every aunt
1 unless we aw at them so the)
can't?will ray enough doddgast
I ed eggs to fill up ten five-galloi
| kegs, and all these eggs, ere
' summer hies, will bring fortl
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twenty trillion nies. aiiu inu;
it goes, an endless chain, so al
our swatting is in vain, unles
we do that swatting soon, ii
May-time and in early June
So men and brothers, let us rise
gird up our loins and swat th
flies! And sisters, leave you
cozy bowers, where you hav
wasted golden hours; with ardo
in your souls and eyes, roll u
! your sleeves and swat the llies!'
Walt Mason.
Contract Not Awarded.
The county commissioners mc
in Yorkville Thursday to awar
, the contract for the erection c
the new county home. None c
the bids were accepted, how
I ever, as the commissioners cor
sidered them too high. Th
. matter is under advisement an
i the commissioners may come t
terms with one of the bidders.
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Shot Over a Card Game.
Leo Rird, a colored employee
of the Charlotte Brick company,
is laid up in a hospital at Hock
Hill with an ugly gunshot wound
in his right leg about half way
between the knee and ankle.
John Brown, also colored, who
is now a resident of other parts,
is charged with the shooting.
A shotgun was used at short
range and the entire charge entered
Bird's leg. Report said
that the two negroes, together
with others, were enjoying a
Sunday game of "skin" near
brick plant when they became
involved in a difficulty over
money. Brown hiked out immediately
after the shooting and
Bird was taken to a Rock Hill
J hospital on the afternoon train.
Sutton-Henry Marriage.
Miss Myrtle Sutton, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Sutton of
this township, was married the
last week to Mr. Mack Lee Henry,
of St. Petersburg, Fla. The
following account of the marriage
is taken from at Sr. Petersburg
paper:
1 Mack Lee Henry, a well known
young man of the city, and Miss
Myrtle Sutton, of Fort Mill, S. C.P
were quietly married yesterday
> I afternoon at the Presbyterian
?i parsonage at Clearwater by Rev.
I .lames T. McLean, former pastoi
t of the church in this city, The
' wedding comes as a distinct sur
; prise to the friends of the groorr
' here.
? The bride visited in this city
, three years ago as the guest ol
i Miss Bessie Henry, sister of the
, groom, and it was at that time
1 that the couple became ac
? quainted. The bride' arrivet
1 several days ago from her home
Mr. Henry is associated with hi:
; father, W. C. Henry in the con
- tracting business.
c Winthrop Commencement.
1 Winthrop college hasperfeetee
s its plans and issued invitation
1 for commencement. The pro
R gram is as follows:
n Sunday, May 31, 11 a. m.
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' | Rev. W. C. SchaefTer, Jr., pasto
n 1 of the Lutheran Evangelics
r Church of the Redeemer. At
0 lanta, (la.
r 8 p. m., baccalaureate sermon
P Rev. Richard Wilkinson, D. [).
Ix)uisville, Ky.
Monday, June 1, 10 a. m., in
spection of buildings and dc
partments.
>t 0 p. m., class day exercises,
d 8 p. m., joint celebration o
f the literary societies.
>f Tuesday, June 2. 9:30 a. m.
r- alumnae reunion,
i- Op. m., daisy chain procession
e 8 p. m., address to graduatin;
d class, Hon. Charles A. Woods
o United States Circuit Judge
1 Marion, S. C.
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,L, S. C? THURSDAY, MAY
WILL ELIMIMATE HUERTA
FROM PUR FOR PEACE
Elimination of Huerta and the
establishment of a provisional
government in Mexico, in which
both the Huerta and Constitutionalist
factions would be represented,
is contemplated in a plan I
which the three South American
i mediators have worked out and
! which will be presented at the ,
conference with the American ;
representatives to be held Wed-!
nesday at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
This was the first intimation
as to the details of the mediation j
plans, though neither the media- |
tors nor State department of- ,
ficials would make any statement i
as to how nearly complete is the
plan.
It was stated, however, that
the proposal-might he that the
setting up of a temrorary Gov-arnment
he undei taken by a
commission of five i ersons, two
of them to he nameo by Huerta.
two by the Const it lit ic nalists and
the fifth by the medi; tors.
While the mediators have with- ,
drawn their invitation to the1
Kebels to send delegates to their
conference, it generally is be- :
lieved that information is being
sought as to whether the Constitutionalists
would consent, in
case of the elimination of Huerta,
to some form of temporary government
in which he would be
represented. Those close to the
mediators say it is believed that
some such arrangement as this
is the only possible one under
which peace may be restored in
Mexico under conditions satisi
factory to all Mexican factions
and to the United States.
According to representations
of the rebels at El Paso. Tex.,
i the plan for the pacification of
Mexico worked out by the South
American mediators and which,
it is announced, would eliminate
I Huerta and establish a Provisional
Government in which
! both the adherents of Huerta
! and the Constitutionalists would
be represented, will not be acceptable
to the Constitutionalists.
Preaching the Gospel at Six.
Some of the newspapers of the
lower section of the State have
; during the last few days carried
news items telling of religious
services in their respective
towns being conducted by a mere
! child, who is heralded as one of
! greatest wonders of the age.
He is Rev. Charlie R. Turner, of
! Orlando, Fla., and his age is
only six years. He has. so the
papers say, been preaching the
gospel for about two years, and.
aside from being the youngest
j preacher in the country, he has
had no training for his calling,
i The following paragraph coni
cerning this young divine is
taken from a Walterboro dis
patch to the Charleston News
i' and Courier:
, j "The lad was accompanied by
his father and mother, and the
? father, before the seimon, an.
nounced that the boy had rc11
reived no training in preaching
and singing, in both of which he
r ' showed remarkable aptitude,
f The father announced that every
?! afternoon at 4 the boy would go
51 to sleep and would stay for
- several hours in a kind of trance
i as it were, rolling and tossing
. upon the bed. Then, when he
s1 awoke, he would announce his
- : subject for the night 's sermon.
It was stated that none of the
sermons were prepared, but that
inspiration caused the boy tc
^ speak as he did."
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Turneys Released on Bond.
J. E. Turney'and Thad Turaey,
charged with the killing of ,1. K.
Wells and Pink Dover, at the
r! home of Jack Mackin, colored,
on the night of May f>th, were
"1 released on hail in the sum oJ
$2,000, yesterday. Thos. F,
' McDow, attorney for the accusee
men, appeared in their hehal!
before Judge Ernest Mex>re ai
l" Lancaster, and secured the bond
which is signed by Messrs. Louis
Roth, D. M. Hall and Willian
Clinton. The case will very likelj
come up for trial at the Jul)
term of the court of general ses
sions. - Yorkville Enquirer. Fri
day.
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K A large number of people iron
Fort Mill and surrounding coun
\ try were in Charlotte yesterdaj
I for the celebration.
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Huerta Would Resign.
Central. Huerta has authorized
the Mexican mediation delegates
to submit his resignation in case
such a course is necessary to a
settlement in the peace negotiations.
This was stated positively
in despatches Monday from a
thoroughly competent diplomatic
source in Mexico City to one of
the foreign representatives in
Washington.
According to this information
from Mexico City, Huerta at
first authorized the delegates to
discuss only the question of the
Tampico conflict leading to the
American occupation of Vera
Cruz. Later the Mexican dictator.
it is explained, came to recognise
the necessity of a broader
settlement ami then tonvevod to
the delegates asn irnces that he
was p?-ei a red to step down and
out, should this course he found
necessary by them.
Brutal
Murder in Charlotte.
Sidney Swain, a young man
who conducted a store on South
Mint street. Charlotte. was
brutally murdered and robbed
Saturday night while on the way
home from his business. Swain's
death was caused by several
blows on the head with a piece
of bloody iron piping, which was
found near the body. Robbery
evidently prompted the murder
as all the money Swain had
taken in during Saturday's
business was taken from his person.
except a small amount of
cnange. no was Kiiieci wilhm
150 foot of his home and his body
was discovered by his wife, who
| had started to his place of business
to ascertain why he had
not returned home earlier.
Immediately after the murder
was reporter! Charlotte officers
began a search for clues and as
j a result of investigations Sunday
| morning arrested a young white
man named Charles Trull, against
! whom the officers are said to
; have a strong chain of circumstantial
evidence. Trull,
when arrested, had on his person
$407.50. He is confined in
Mecklenburg jail.
Death in the Township.
Mr. Robert Pulin, a well
known farmer of the upper part
of Fort Mill township, died Sunday
morning at his home, after
an illness of several days of
pneumonia, it was thought. Mr.
Pulin was (U)-odd years of age,
and is survived by his wife and
several children. The burial
i was made Monday in the burial
I ground at Zoar church, just
across the line in Mecklenburg!
county.
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White Lilly Nainsook,
New Shadow Check Nj
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White Lily English Lc
I White Lily English Lc
Superior English Long
We have just received
blues, lavenders, grays a
If you intend buying i
buy. We have just rccc
All our $6j
All our $5.
These positively arc $
tage of the Special Bnrg
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FERTILIZER SALES BREAK
RECORDS OF PAST YEARS
Estimates of the amount the
State will receive this year from
the fertilizer tag tax places the
amount, at between $270,000 and
$275,000. Receipts from this
source this calendar year are
$248,386.70, a total in excess of
the total for the entire year of
1913 by approximately $8,000.
The estimate of receipts for 1914
exceeds the highest amount re
ceived in one venr from this
source by about $20,000.
Sales of fertilizers in thisStat<
are steadily increasing each vnor
on the average, hj slv v n by ligurcs
enn-pi'i d from records in
1 e ollice of the State treasurer.
At this period of the year the
sales are small, the heavy fertilizer
purchasing: season of the
spring: and earlv summer having:
ended. Sales during: the fall an?
winter months increased consid
erably.
Figures given out officially
Saturday show ttie total receipts
from the fertilizer tag tax for
year as $248,386.79, as compared
with $218,531.93 for the same period
last year: $203,850.52 for the
same period. 1912, and $233,657.(51
for that period. 1911. The
total receipts for these years
were as follows: 1913, $240,448.43;
1912, $221,999.58; 1911. $255,082.49.
The receipts for the year 1911
were the heaviest on record and
were approximately $7,000 in excess
of the receipts for the first
five months of 1914.
Building in Yorkville.
At present there are unite a
number of buildings in course of
erection in Yorkville. The most
important, of course, is the court
house building. Work will begin
on the First National bank building
as soon as the necessary material
arrives. Among the residences
in process of construction
are the following: An eightroom
dwelling on College street
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dwelling on the same street, for
Mr. .lames Sheerer; a cottage
near the Palmetto Monument
works for Mr. Roht. McGinnis,
and two cottages on Lincoln
street for Messrs. Sam .lohnson,
Jr.. and .lames .lohnson. In addition
to the above, Mr. O. L.
Sanders will shortly begin the
erection of a nine-room dwelling
on Last Liberty street, and Mr.
N. (_'. MeCorkle will build a bungalow
opposite the orphanage.
York News.
Don't fail to read McElhaney's
adv. on page X
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opened today for Y1
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sook, something new. 12 yard!
extra soft finish, 12 yards at
ainsook, 12 yards at 25c the y
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Long Cloth
>ng Cloth. 12 yards to bolt, on
>ng Cloth. 12 yards to bolt, 011
; Cloth, 12 yards to bolt, only
Ratines
several new pieces of beau
nd tans, 25c regular price, oni
Hammocks
1 Hammock this Summer be si
?ivcd several beautiful Hammi
00 Hammocks arc going at $5
00 Hammocks are going at $4
5.00 and $6.00 Hammocks, bu
ain prices.
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NO EXTRA EQUIPMENT
FOR THE STATE MILITIA
Adjutant General W. W.
Moore returned early Saturday
to Columbia, from Washington,
where he had been in an effort
to reach an agreement with the
war department relative to securing
additional equipment and
supplies for the National Guard
of this State, for use in case of
war. In this he stated he was
unsuccessful in bringiner the
matter to a definite conclusion.
What likelihood e^'sts of the
South Carolina militia being
called out for service in the
Mexican trouble could not be
learned by Gen. Moore. He
stated that war department
officials replied to his quest < i s
with the statement tl :i. no know
as much about the mailer as
they did.
He intimated thai he holieved
there is small probability that a
call for troops from this State
will be issued. This seems to
have been his belief before he
departed for Washington to
make an effort to secure this
additional reserve equipment.
Gen. Moore stated that certain
organizations of the South Carolina
National Guard were particularly
earless with their equipment
while all had appreciable
shortages each year. While he
discussed this matter, he was
presented with an account for
payment of an amount in excess
of $r>00 for repairs to ritles
damaged during the present
year. He said that the repairing
of each rifle cost about $.r>.
while the original cost was onlv
$l.r>.
No elfort is being made at
present by the three militia
organizations mustered out of
service several months ago to
reorganize and fill the vacancies
existing in the regiments from
which they were formerly apart,
he said. When the war department
issued the order to muster
out these companies on the
grounds of inefficiency, the commanding
militia officers of this
State were advised that the
vacancies made must be filled by
October 1. The regiments now
incomplete are the First and
Third and the Coast Artillery
eorps, each branch having lost a
company following the annual
inspection.
Ml*, .lames Harris, of the
i Pleasant Valley section, is among
the latest residents of this see,
tion to purchase an automobile.
iMr. Harris a few days ago
! bought, a Maxwell touring car.
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