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THE CAMDEN CHRONICL VOLUME XIX. CAMDEN, S. C.. FRIDAY. IEMUI/AUY 21. I'.tOK. NO. 7. //oh? fiept ^J2irt/3day<s By Fred Myron Colby. WASHINGTON'S ? n r 1 i e at birthdays wore spent In Westmoreland County, li> the old-fashioned farm uoubo on the Potomac, where ho whb born. You have all seen pictures of this house, with Its low, slanting roof and lt? two huge chimneys, one at each end, outsldo the house. xIt was turned down when Washington was uuout four years old; and the family then removed to a farm on the Rap pahannock, opposite Fredericksburg, In Stafford County. At this latter place young Wash ington received the rudiments ofredu catlon at an "old Held sc'.iool-boMse," humble enough In lLs pretentions, and .kept by one of his fftther/s ten ants, named Hobby, who Vv.s also tlio sexton of the parish. Tue. Instruc tion doled out to him wj>s of the simplest kind?reading, writing and ciphering, and, later on, fcurveylng; but this was supplemented by excel lent training at home. On (he broad meadows of the Rap pahannock. near by his home, Wash ington gave the first exhibition of his martial Inclinations. The boys at Master Hobby's school were divided Into two military companies; and the rivalry between them was sustained by many a parade, shnm fight, and enow-ball battles and snow-fort sieges. One of these spirited con tests took place, on a 22d of Febru ary, and the account has come down protty straight, and presents an ex citing picture of that old time. It was the February of 1 743, and Washington was eleven years old. The day was damp and stormy, with plenty of snow; and '1 he two sides had it out on the meadows. Of course, Washington was the leader on one side, and a boy named Wil liam Bustle commanded the rival troop. The mimic battle terminated In Washington's favor, the other sid? being so completely pummelled that wo do not hear anything more of tho claims of William Bustle. When Washington was sixteen, he gavo up going to school, and became a surveyor. This took him out Into the woods, and ho had to encounter all sorts o' dap.fors and r!sk9. Hl?i sixteenth birthday he passed in the wilds of'Western Virginia, where ho was surveying a vast tract of land for Its owner, Lord Fairfax. He had now fairly entered upon the stern business of life. We can Imagine the rude camp, tho brilliant firelight under the trees, and the cool winds blowing down from the hills, as young Washington ate his late snppcr on the 22d of ?February, 17-18, In the wilderness of-the great Kanawha Valley. His next birthday ho spent'at Mount Vernon, where lie had gone to live with his brother Lawrence. He ? was then a tall, fine looking follow, with manly ways, and had had his first love affair?a sort of boy and girl attachment with Anne Carey, his "lowland beauty." On February 22, 1752, George and his brother Law rence were on their way home from a trip to Barbadocs, whither they had gone in the hope of finding health for the master of Mount Ver non, who the eame year died at his beautiful home, which was afterward to be Inseparably associated with the younger brother. About this time Governor Dinwid dle, of Virginia, commissioned Wash ington as an officer In the army; and he was sent tho next year as a com missioner to a French fort, claimed to have been built as a hostile demon stration on.linglish lands. He was absent about% three\jnonths on his mission, which ha accomplished with tact and judgment. But the war cloud spread In a broader and darker shadow, and February 2 2, 1754, saw George Washington at Alexandria collecting military supplies for use In the impending conflict. In that war Washington received his first baptism of fire, and is said to have fired tho first shot that ushered in the old French War. Washington's birthday in 1756 was spent in tho Northern States, he ' being on a mission to Governor Shir ley, of Massachusetts, at Boston. Ho "was absent from February 4 to March 28, and tho whole journey was made on horseback. At his next anniver sary we find him laying papers be fore the Earl of Loudon, with the object of having the Virginian troops, Ttw Qlrtbfifeo* of Whicb he wmmairiel, fit ?po? the regular etUbllahnent . . f\ February ?, 175t, wu ptmd by Vn^ictoa atMo^t Y?*.* *? society of his wife, to whom he had been married about six weeks. It was during hla honeymoon, and there its no doubt but that his natal,day was properly celebrated. Many of his succeeding birthdays were spent at the name charmlug seat, but with no speolal circumstances to make them memorable. In February, 1776, the Revolu tionary War was on, and Washing ton was at Cambrldgo an command er-ln-chlef ^of tho American army. Mrs. Washing^# was with him, and they wero quart<Tr<M at the Craigie Houbo, since famougjas the home of Longfallow. llo'waf then forty-four yeane old, and tho frr#t gray hair was stowing at his templeW * ^ Washington spent hl? birthday in 177 7 at his hr-ndquarters at Morris town, N. J., and that In 1779 at his A DAY IN HONOR OF WASHINGTON "The defensor of bin country, the founder of lil>erty, The frieinl of man * * * lie lived the ornament of the eighteenth century. lie diet! respited 1 ?y n iik>u?niiiu world." BfiE:AKFA5TJ . Caked <vbt>l<|5 Grijp bacon Roamed ydcet bo Moo*. .ftmioufriwtcc&kc^, maplo wolo^cv roll^. Co)Jcc UU NCntON. ro^tcd^n the5HCU3 > , CoooioicoK PtcHed cucumbers. Dcdkfcj) biscuit^ Chot) CVo5cn)cd bcar^ jruit caHc Lcmor>&oe DI<N(NEPi. /*??-. i " L- ! ? ? vtr^gta jnca cmcKct), tartarc yvuee Socdljcrr) mOijh^d (xrt&tocj Svtect (jof&toc^ }ric<J. Ooatl)crn c&bh&oe pc^tc?) hijeud footed Odl\ ^ cl)cc^<?. Cpcrrt) icccrc&ro (Vur>d c&Ue v t3l&cU cojfeo.. Noto?A mouii consisting of old time f^outhern dishes has bee.n planned for Washington's birthday as nearly 114 practicable ^wJLUi observ ing the rule governing the oTitlay for these meals. If#an old-tinio setting can be given them it will add much to the rest of the occasion. Although not every household can boast of old china and silver plate, it may enter into the spirit of the celebration by oyster In retained In t!:;s manner of cooking. The o>aiors (unload, bo opened Into u hot dish and seasoned with butter, salt, pepp? r and lemon Juico. Servo ImmedlaUlv. In Virginia it is a favorite way of booking tho oysters, where there lb an open fireplace, to place them in their ?hells on tho coals, w hero tli*>y roast quickly, and are then eaten Im mediately from tho shell Virginia l-Yuit <'?ke?One cupful each of sugar, moln .1 .< and butter, one-half cupful of cream, three cup fuls flour, threo epj-s, ><?!ka and whites beaten separately, one tea spoonful of cinnamon, one-half tea spoonful each of alL'jii and cloves, one-half small nut in?: , prated, eight ounces of rahdna seed' 1 and cut, live onnjers of currants an.I three ounces otj citron, one-half teaspoonful of sada. Mix 111 ord-:>r nai!i>d; dissolve s<xla in two tcaspooni.il-> of water and itldd It last. Make In 1 low oven, An excellent recipe. Virginia Fj'h'd t'id ken ? After browning the chicken i; should be al lowed to cook g'Mii 1 > an hour on the cooler part of the ran",", turning It frequently to brown all parls alike. [This is a fnvoriui, holidav dish at the ftouth, and Virginians contend that their own brand is superior to nil others, it containing a sweet trass of flavor and Juiciness*- not found, else where. An old Virginia cook will toll you I his is owing, ilrst. to the age of the fowl (it must bo young); second, D<?<tr ij rj)c i)<111)0 rJc Ica'c to t0 uD9?r.00. Wbil<? all-lr>o grcJriiQd jtrww <190 UmK* Ttyicjk Go3/or Wajhrnoron* All IWK ctyhrirjc (nc lu/Tr<?u/ rjaipc; "Tiqjc r?i^ itjacw urjlfo FJtmc, Tfye peericjf fwroX dccdj nrrivpovJi) "To hunjble cot orjcT roya\ throve; > Aijojcrf firpjla^ood oil tj^atjc 3 rtt" ouifeb all hu \)oyj, Nor/niled.tfjrouoK jftorny ayd treacfyeiy, - ft no fnflW damc/t day J, "To lead jpin) or) toVictory!, . No/kill. 0/ fad irjg, crunjbllp^Art M/mije fecurif; DutiQiyc yoTioy^ loycif pcnrr i It l(\/c/ jfofWor^urv. 19 cacf) /nub/ul,/ilicil hr<\yf Let our dcOoUot) uyj ntte/l' ThofW<? tm ^irluc/- co)uTale, \vde/oc Truth. of j)u^' gr/ycofjbdnh- T)/Jithcnpo jcorf). tor cutu atjo to couptm jwurn, Hi; lodftipa o> u.yccrol^tn/2; HTffvJcct ood colm domertic UJa, Aoo b<?rtr Uitl) l)im 1l)at H]/ love agd co^/l6<'9c<^i9Go^, 5? mm/ \Jc Oartbw be "To war the title,"Trccdor^jjot)^ auand/orT.me the \coacu ?Vc bo?c)/ron) wa/hmpjtopr Youth'fe Companion. headquarters a{. New Windsor. Sev- I cral of these anniversaries must have been rather sad and depressing to him; for tho war waa progressing slowly, and tho outlook was gloomy for American independence. But Washington never despaired, and ever looked forward to the dawning of a brighter day. In (he end he waa not disappointed. On February 20, 17 83, the pre liminary treaty of poace with Great Britain was signed, and General Washington ate his birthday cako that year with tho satisfaction of a man who t>ad accomplished a great work. Ho had patmud tho' half-cen tury mark, and was the greatest man of his century,' "first in war, first In peace, and first In the hearts of his countrymen."?From tfcr* Christian Register. WASHINGTON'S LIFE. -1732. In seven torn hundred J hirty-two George "WasTiinKton was "born; Truth, aoodneM, skill and glory high His whole life did adorn. 1775." In seventeen hundred eeventv-five The chief command he took Of all the Jinny in the State. Who ne'er hi* flag foraoolc. ; J 763. In seventeen hundred oighty-three Retired to private lifej He mw hit mueh-loved country free From battle and from strife. 1780. Ia seventeen hundred eighty-nine, The county, >*ith one>oice. Horace Greeley writes i Jn his "Visit to Mount Vernoty}' in J 1841, of the "'garden rich in rare and ! valuable plants; among them are j many planted by the hand of the i Father of His Country. Poaches, pears, lemons, oranges are thickly surrounded by the aloe, myrtle, rose, geranium, etc., as well as by plants whose unfamiliar names escapo me." ? So what more appropriate than to "blond (its) fragrance with the, memory of Washington" by selecting a house-plant in bloom (if a vase of flowers cannot be had) for the ceii ?tre of the table? for most flower lov ers can command these in iate winter from their own windows. Conceal the pot with green crepe paper tied in place by narrow green ribbon! A suitable decoration for place cards is a spray of cherry blossoms painted across the top corner, or the blossom made in tissue paper and gummed to the card would be dainty In effect. Or the cards may simply < ontain the quotation, "First in war, first in peace and first tn the hearty of his countrymen." Old-Fashioned linked Apples?Six juicy apples; pare and core wjiole; use a large corer. Place side by side in baking pan and fill centres with brown sugar; squeeze into each a few drops of lemon juice. and stick in eaeh a long pleco of lemon rind evenly cut:, put enough water in the bottom of the pan to prevent the ap ple? from burning and bake gently until done. Baste with the water and keep a cover over the pan while baking. Oysters Roasted in. the Shell Wash the clean "an# , wipe dry. Jpiace In a baktng.<4>ap and put Jpto a ?hot oven (or about twenty minutes. Serve on hot dlthea the moment they art taken from the oven. Though thia Is not ah elegant dish, many peo ple eajcr baat Savor of the^ .Y r"* ~ contrary to ail rules, ns lit tin time as possible must elapse from the mo ment when tho chicken finds itself headless. until it is snugly packed In the frying pah; and, thirdly, the man ner of cooking. To servo the chicken spread the tartaro (or cream) sauce In the centre of a cold platter, ar range, the pieces of chicken on this and garnish with a border of pickled heats. To recall the cherry tree story, with its moral, cut the b<N>ts into the form of diminutive hatchets. Servo at onco. Pried Sweet Potatoes?Wash* four sweet potatoes and hoi I half an hour; then peel and cut in slices a quarter of an Inch thick; drop them In boiling fat and fry a light brown on both sides. Take out with a fork and sift very lightly with fine salt, then thick ly with powdered .fsugar. Pile pyra mid-wise on a hot dish and serve Im mediately. If they are preferred dry and ineaty bako one hour; fifteen minutes longer will make them moist and sweet. Cherry Ice Cream?Make a quart of plain vanilla Ice cream; reserve half a pint; line a mold with the re mainder; fill the centre with a cupful of canned cherries drained dry from their syrup, stoned and sweetened moro If needed; cover with the re served Ice cream; pack In the usual way for half an hour, or Just long enough to chill but not to freeze tho fruit. Frost tho pound cake and decorate the top with candied cher rleo, imitating a hunch of the fruit, In the centre, with green frosting for leares. rt. ? - f urious Ci<?lc Strews Corpses in its Wake WIDESPREAD PROPERTY LOSS o- - ?- ? A Dozen 01 M010 Dead, Scores Injur ed and Great Property Damaus ? Tornado Outs Path a Hundred Foet Wldo Through the Town and Swoops Clean an Area of Fivo Miles Tvlcr 'IV v 'i>via ? * v. 4 , 4 I .v., I'jiu mi, i jici ?<?>.> swept by 1 Ih most disastrous tornado in its history licl'mv daylight Friday. Coming from the mhiIIiwcsI, tho storm ?wept over (lie main residence quar ter ot tho eity. leaving a trail of death and devastation. 1 he known dead in T\l^r are A. Francis, agent of The 1 )\i|y News, and hi.> wile and baby andja negro, Mosc Lee, SO years of age. J Francis' body was found f hundred yards from his wrecked loAme. The body of his child was foiin\^ in the street. Mrs. ]<'raneis was in-the wreckage of Ii 1 <> building. Six seriously injured persons aro reported. They are Irwin Franklin and his wile and four children. One of the children ma\ die. The Frank lins were caught in the wreckage of their home. It is feared Ihst (It*' death list in lylcr may reach a dozen and tho number of injured will probably ag gregate two score when reports of the (i>a{jualil ies are all received. '-'Twelve buildings were wrecked in the confusion ii is difficult to compile an accui.ite list of the casualties. Wires are down in all directions from Tyler, but reports from farmers are that farm houses all around Ty ler were blown down. It is impossible to ascertain tho loss of life in the rural regions, but it is known that the tornado swept every thing chiin for a distance of five miles. Three miles from town the wind demolished the home of Irwin Franklin, severely injuring Franklin and his wife and four children. The tornado lore a p:tlh through Tyler 100 feci w id/1." Buildings, telephone and electrie 11?_r1:1 poles were laid Hal ill the storm's path while great dam age was done in other parts of (ho cify. Hattisburg, .Miss., Special.? A tor nado passed over Jones county north of here Friday and the town of Moss vine, of several hundred inhabitants, is reported to have been blown away. At least two are dead and several injured. The town of Noso, as well as the town of Service on the Laurel branch ofVthe Gulf & Ship Islam^Hailroad \\0rc blown away. Whether or not (bore were any fatalities cannot be t^nrned. Advices from Dallas stale that the tornado swept Tvler, Smith county, Texas, killing four persons and do ing considerable damage. Memphis, Tenn., Special.?Severe wind and rain storms visited tho ?South and Southwest causing loss of life and much damage to property. In Smith county, Texas, several people were killed by a tornado, including C. A. Francis and wife; Mrs. W. Francis and child, and a negro nam ed Mose Lee. Much damage was wrought by the storm, small buildings and outhouses especially suffering. Many points in Mississippi report damage by heavy winds and an unu sualy downpour of rain. At Moss ville, near Laurel, sfrveral lives are reported lost. At Jackson, the heaviest rain ex perienced in years fell. It wus ac companied by terriHe wind and light* ntng. , Threo Towns Demollnhed. Meridian. Miss., Special.?Tlireo small Mississippi towns wore practi eally demolished by a tornado Friday. Reports of the number killed range from G to 10 with the smaller num ber probably correct. Mossville, Service and'Soso arc the towns destroyed. They are all in ^ones county and all- are very small, icing merely, a handful of scattered Iwcllings. The toronado struck them ibout noon and in most instances i.? sported to have carried buildings in fts path completely o\f the lots on which they stood. Nearby fields.were covered with wreckage And the branches'of several trees were liter ed with small household articles. I.. S. Norrison, a resident of Moss ville, whjy came here after the storm, said that he was out of doors during the blow and was compelled to grasp" a wire fence to keep from being blown away. He said the dead at Mossville were Alex -Windham and wife, negroes. Near the town he .said four white persons bad.been killed,-A<; niun and his wife and their t\yo ehil? dren whose names ho did not learn. The seriously injured at Mossville are J. W. Robinson, Mr, and Mrs. William Campbell and Minnie Camp bell. Near Service oue child of Ike Hol loway is reported dead and also an unknown negro." The tocnado accompanied by 4 tovMBt of rain which cauaid a ffuddaa lee in the creek* and washed away fevev^ bri4gee Roads have beeonji * ?fftseeabl* in tho cyclone district and telegraph end tetapfcotie wiree were tot working. SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS 11 ' 11 > Newsy Kerns Gathered from the Different Sections of South Carolina. Dispensary Claims. Columbia State, I4tli. South Carolina, lost thousand* of "miniatures" in her transactions with tho Big Springs distilling company of Cincinnati. ? ? Miniatures" uro baby thinks, each containing two drijtks of moderate gi/.e. Then' worn supposed to 1)0 10 of tlii'W littli* flunks in liii ii ease of <piarts of '' Low is '00,, sold by this concern. In 50 cases thero would bo 500 min iattffeg, but tho ratio increased rapid ly and in 75 eases there would bo 1,000. The invoices show that thf?so were .sent invariably to saloon keepers in other States. Hut tho South Carolina dispensary got none of themA Furthermore, the invoices collected \from dofcons of saloon keepers in sev 'eral States show that South Carolina paid $10.00 per ease for "Lewis 'titi'' mid iu Georgia, even after passing through two middlemen, saloon keep ers paid but $9.50 for it?-mid got the miniatures. ^ A ( ol. Felder lljglii^d that on the .r?7.> cases of " Lewhr '(>(>'* bought by tho State dispensary, the Slate lost 7,000 miniattires, not to mention some larg er matters. These miniatures retail for 25 cents each. It was also put in evidence that sherry wine of a certain kind lias been sold elsewhere by this firm for 12 I 2 cents per gallon, whereas South t oro lina paid $1.50 per gallon. It was said by Col. Felder of the bulk goods sold the State by this eon - j corn that analysis showed it to have been "sorghum svrup, ball potash, I rye flavoring and aniline dye." The commission rendered judgment (hat this concern owes the State for over charges $12,200. of which $7,000 is olTset by a claim against tin* Stale. ; The amount to'be detruded from tho claim of Paid .Jones & Co. is $('?,24?S.75. ] This was agreed upon by the dispen sary commission after considerable tiguiing. The. original account was $21,200. Mr. A. .1. Carroll, attorney, admitted that after 1002 his concern paid commissions in this State, ami there were no commissions paid prior to that. time, lie claimed. The coin mission believes that Col. Carroll was misinformed about this matter, but there was no way to prove otherwise as collateral invoices prior to 1002 could not bo obtained to show that j there was a discrimination in prices against South Carolina. ^ A small claim which was disposed of was that of the George Wiedc- . tnann Brewing company of Louisville, j This concern had an unpaid account i fit' $tS7.50.~ Invoices -were prrt in cvi- 1 donee to show that to barkeepers in I Richland Profits Divided. Columbia, Special.?The house of! representatives passed to third read ing: Mi*. MeMaster's 6ill providing for | a redivision of the dispensary profit's ' in Kieliland county. This bill was I drawn ? up at the suggestion of the municipal committee of the Chamber of Commerce and while it is also in serted in the genernl amendments of the Carey-C othran law it was thought best to introduce a separate bill to or-' der that there might be no mistake as to its passage. It provides for 50 per I cent of the profits, instead of 40 per I ! cent, t-o go to the city of Columbia, | 30 per cent of the profits, instead of 40 per cent a* formerly, to go to the ? Vcounty and 20 per cent, the same a.> j [heretofore, to yo to the tfichland school fund. I John Gary Evans Out For Senate. . Spartanburg, Special. ? Ex-Gov. John Gary Evans issued h formal an nouncement of his candidacy for the United States senate here. It has been understood- for some time that he would be tn the race, but the let ter he has given out is the first au thorized word from him on the sub ject. Mill Hand is Arrested. Anderson, Special. ? Charles R. Iirown, a former employe in the weave room of the Jtrogon cotton ' mills, is in the county jail charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, it being alleged that he at~ tacked.Mr. W. N. Callas, section hand I in the weave room, with a pistol and [a pair of knucks It is learned from Brown and from witnesses that Brown was discharged from the era-' poy of tho nijll Tuesday beea-use he ' seemingly, ?rposely broke some ma chinery. Carnegie Increaaea Otfer. ... ? Aadanon, Special.?Mr. Carnegie baa for the third time increased the donation to AsdarKw Library aa ?oeiftio? for a li^rvy hew. He fir*r Georgia this beer h#d b?en hold in even single cask Iota for $7.50, wbers mh (be dispensary bad paid $8.75 in car lots for 1U0 casks. This on their Bohemian beer/ Tbe overcharges on (bis account welre figures to be $4,504, a counter claim which tbe State of South Carolina sets up against the $487.50 due the brewery. The commission in the afternoon entered upon I lie case of J. W. Keliey ?Sc Co., who were not present or repre sented. It was stated unofticially that (heir agent,Max Goodwin, had gone to Cube.. Col. Felder proved by docu mentary evidence that Kelly & Co. and King & Co. are one and the same concern. That I after Kelly & Co. got into some disfavor in (his State, or ders were solicited under (he name of King & Cm. mid that Keliey & (io. actually filled (lie orders. This house was once represented by F. M. Mixon. , Their Silver Springs corn whiskey uas in great favor here once. Tbe commission did not conclude this east. Hut ii will probably be of n general clnss with the others. There is but $59,1)03 in overcharges <>r graft laid at tho door of tln^dCook > & Bernhcinirr of New VorU by the eommivsion. This mere bagatelle is olV>"t h\ a claiiu. of $04.89 held aga nst the Statethe (Inn named In the course of five ye?mr4his houso !i>ld the &tate dispensary 17,275 cuses. This house deals in Gold Lion cock- - tails, Toka> .dierry, Ml. Vernon rye and other noted biand*. Their stuit . ?; . sold to South Carolina in large >;! i,> iK'nts at prhos ranging from $3 to per rase higher than sold to ; m i I dealers in other States. These ll'ir:es were not obtained from the bo>V s of this linn, for (bey did net present their books. But Col. Felder ami his associates have been gather ing invoices from all over tbe United St a i s and it is tbe invariable rule that saloon keepers in other States pur; l.e.scd Mouor and beer at pricos eon derably below tboso paid by the St a' ol' Sout h ('nroliua. Tbe. 11. & II. \V. Catherwood con J i eru of Philadelphia, long represented i by lack Cranston, had done a large business in "Three Feathers," "Up per Ten" and other confections in boo; e. By the same system of calcu 1 a11 ii, bjtaiit upon <|iiotations to deal* i < is in other States, >( was proved that ! Catherwood's indebtedness to tho State of South Carolina on "over-., charges" is $24,070. They have a claim of $4,227 to offset this in part. This judgment was recorded. The claim of tbe Belair Distilling company is for $0,381.41. There was mucli intricate figuring mi This ab- " count and no judgment was reached.' Fight on Boll Weevil. Columbia, Special.?There is con-' side r a hie interest aifccmg the farmer* * of the Stnte on the bill which passed second reading in the house, drawn to provent tlie introduction of the Mexi can boll weevil in this State. The bill provides I hat the State board of ento mology shall bo charged with the en- ' foreement of the act and that the en tomologist, shall be charged with the promulgation of the rules and qsgula* tions. It then makes it unlawful to bring into this State any ljoll weevil or any dolton bolls containing the weevil in any stage of development" It al>o makes it unlawful to bring/ to this State any cotton, cottoir^ed, hulled, haled or unbaled fibrin any State or section of a State where the weevil ih known to exist. Ajiy person violating this,, section is subject To * line of $50. Divorce Specialist Caught. Anderson, Special.?A man named Steed, who claims to be a lawyer an<J who is charged, with issuing divorce decrees to several unhappy women in the cotton mill villages of the Pied mont section, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Seott in Greenville comity near Princeton. 11c is in the Anderson jail and will be tried by Magistrate "tvil Wm. H. Valentine Chosen. ? Spartanburg, Special.?William H. Vnlentine of Charleston was electcd secretarv and treasurer of the South it. . x, eastern Life Insurance company to succeed Mr. Giles L. Wilson, who re signed io accept the -posit ion as State bank examiner. Mr. Valentine is a hr.tive of Virgiapa and is an insur ance man of ablmy and experience. The growth of the Southeastern com pany, which was organised with local . tapitai about four years ago, has been I exceedingly encouraging. J. Bart Sims Gets Bail. Lancaster, Special.?J. Bar* Suns, who shot and killed Haxaptou Stqgnef near town recently. ^af. *d*niited^&> ... bail in the sum of $3,000 by JuslSee; ^ Jvaes- Harry Hines, ???? repf&w td Sims at the haatifcS. .' ,, ?; President Rocscrvvftt ItU Admiral Converse'# critics of the dej nval coMireetio?, .