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VOLCJMB XI . GAM DEN. S. C.. FRIDAY. APRIL
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^lADONNAj
elaink poo Sale eajtman
lUMTtxu 11 Itmit-MkN
The Child ie the Future incarnate ?
A Spirit unfallen and free ?
The apotleaa forerunner of manhood ?
The type of a race that ahalt be.
Oh, white ia the aoul new-created,.
By the prayer of a mortal beguiled.
And the holieet thing under heaven
la the innocent heart of a Child I
And yet to no eye aave the Mothcr'a (
Life's difficult secret is plain;
She hat sounded the deeps of Creation
She haa paescd through the furnacc
of Pain;
Her soul is the soul of a Virgin,
By the pasaions o^earth undcfilcd.
And the angels in heaven do homage
To the Mother adoring her Child I
ff w f j/l rr* z~r bp ^n\- /
M*t K*U -V a_^-jT M JLJ "V
~Er* /7C nrrjZT' in*
M JLdSM^jr M JL*s/M^
"A dinner!" exclaimed Mrs. Ijjnv
rency in dismay; "I'll uovcr dare get
?p a dinner till I know more than
J do now. 1 should be worried sick
for a 'week bofore, and as for ration
ul conversation while we were at
the table, It would simply be out of
the tiuesfcion. I should be wonder
ing If everything would go off all
right."
"Well." suggested her friend, "if
you would like ito entertain, why
dcn't you give ?a lu noli eon to so 1110
of your girl friends? Luncheons are
?o much more informal than dinners,
and if your luncheon goes off well,
it will give you oourage to attempt
a dinner."
The bride dropped her embroidery
suddenly.
I have ii," she cried; "I'll get up
an Kaster luncheon, and invite my
bridesmaid: Now you know," she
continued. confidentially, as she re
sumed h<Nr work, "I'm a greenhorn,
and I wish you'd just advise me how
to do it. Hot ween you and me, I'm
Just arhing for a ohonce to show off
my pr^iity cut glass and silver."
Mrs. Kirke smiled. "Vanity," she
remonstrated, "but if you would like
to invite your bridesmaids, I think 1
can help you get up a very protty
affair."
"You're ever so good." replied tho
other gratefully, "for I'm so stupid
about such things. Now. if it were
a cae of doing some Greek prose, or
translating a bit of Horace,"- I'd feel
more a! liome. And I do wish I'd
had a chance to learn housekeeping
at college. "
"Well," responded her companion,
"I'll be only too glad to give you tiie
l>e lie lit o f .m y experience, such as it
is. In the first place, as long as it is
?to be aji ]Cas>ter luncheon, your dec
orations "must be lilies, of course, and
the color scheme green and white. '
"That would bo pretty," comment
ed Mrs. Lawrence, "and L. have a
handsome cut glass vase that would
do for the lilies."
Mrs. Kirke shook hT head. '
"No. I have a newer Idea than that.
Get one of these pretty green mats
from the fk.ri?*'? (with fringed
edges), and double it owr corner
wise, fastening with a big bow of
green ribbon. Then you can lay the
lilies in that, so that some come out
each end. It gives kind of a basket
effect. The silver candelabra that
your aunt gave you will be just the
thing for the table, with groen shaded
candles."
"But don't you think green gives
a ghastly light?" objected the bride.
"Not if you get the right shade,"
responded her friend, "and anyway
you want it to harmonize with the
re?t of the luncheon.
"Now for your menu. I think it is
a good idea to let the various course*
carry out the color scheme, and you
can have gro^ .variation in gresn
and white. Firat of all, have little
neck claims served with water cress:
?here's your green for that course.
Then for your soup. Ix>t me see. If
1 were ? yo\i, I'd* have cream of cu
cumber. Iffi dainty and k isn't a
very common kind either."
"Is it hard ito make? I have a
good cook, you know."
"Oh. not at aH. If you can make
one kind of cream soup, you eeu
tnake them oil. Now for your flah.
Suppose you hare botied halibut with
paisley aaoee, for that** a good crcen
and white combination. For your
cneat, breaded spring lamb chops -with
f?ai, and If you want to do tfatog* vp
nicely, follow this up with a mint
sherbet.
"Do you think your husband's
pocket-book could stand sweetbreads?
Creamed, they would make a lovely
entree, and you can make up for It
on your salad. Juat have plain lei
| tuce with Fron/'h dressing, ami eraek
; era and cheeae."
' Mr*. Ivawrenoe hold up her hand.*
I in dismay. "Oh, I novor could man
| age all that! I don't tmean the ex
pense. but getting the luncheon up,"
Her frierwl laughe<l.
"Oh, don't got frightened. I'll
bridesmaid's dr?*?6<., thos* whit* oj>
gandtos over green."
li wag wlili some trepidation that
Mr*. IjftwrtMU'o put tlie finishing
touch?# to her Tafclp. but as sKo ar
ranged the lilies la the gr??n basket,
she surveyed with ?pleasure the aril*
Lie effect. Tho candles shed a soft
green light upon the snowy <la.ma.ik
of tho tablecloth, and were reflected
In the glittering silver and out glass.
Doylies and centerpieces were em
broidered Ln green, and even th?
china bore a design of maidenhair.
The guest*, who arrived a few mo
menu later, hail donned Choir dainty
bridesmaid'* gowns of white organdy
over green, and wore bunches of lilies
of the valley, the flower which they
hud carried m the wedding. -
"Oh, how pretty!" was the exclam
ation as they were ushered into <he
dining-room, and caught wight of tho
table with I'.s decorations.
One attractively served course suc
ceeded anorher. and the ire-cream lu
Illy molds made a lining climax.
"Well, Kudo, you are a genius !"
oxel aimed the maid of honor. a.s she
nibbled a bonbon; "for this is cer
?ftinly 1 he prettiest lunoheon I've ever
been to. 1 ilon'i belle \o you learned
how at Vasp.-ir."
The hostess smiled.
"Girls, I'll confess," she said; "Mrs.
Klrke gave me all the ideas, munu,
decorations and everything. "?
AN EASTErl?
MENU.
?9ytmU Bhu' Pomh. Half 5 Ml
'OtiA'J, Afmorxf} Radi}tx>)^
Ctram of AjptirTlgiiJ " '
Srvoft Tfout tried With Pork
31/ccd Cucumbers
ftoojt 3p'tng BrvJrxd fbfntor^
denDqny fruit Chhey
K . . Coffee ,tL.htJU.
COMB UNTO M bZ.
By II. Dietrich.
1 help you out. Now for your last J
} course. If you want something real j
' pretty, have your ice-cream in the I
! *form of lilies. They will be just the j
thing for a lily luncheon."
"I want some can<ly, don't I?" bur
! posted Mrs. Lawrence.
Oh, blBss me!" exclaimed her j
(friend. "What am I thinking of? ;
Of course you want candy. Green
and white, let me see. Suppose you
get mint straws and vanilla bonbon*,
and finish up with black coffee Salt
ed pecans would be nice to pass be
tween th<> courses as a change from
almonds or peanuts."
Mrs. I^wrenee drew a long breatn.
"And you really think I can do all
?iha>t?" who asked skepjlcally.
"Of course you can," was the re
ply. "See hero, Katie, you are mar
ried and settled In a pretty house,
and, as you aay, you have all your
handsome wedding silver and cut
ghuis for the table. Don'.t let out
with the Idea that entertaining is a
great bugbear, but Just be 'given to
hospitality,' m the Bible tell? you to
be. You'll *et a good deal of ootn
fort out of your home that way.
Why that's the -beauty of a home, to
lot others shore It "with yon.
"Now, as for the luncheon. I'll
come over and help you with It, an!
we can decorate together., ..Ev*n if
everything doesn't *o off ail right,
the girls won't he critical. Oh. be
J sure to tell them to wear their pretty
Lenten Levity. !
A pleasantry which belongs to tho
spring of the year is probably apocry- I
phal, but fifty years ago It was cur i
rent in circles of the old time. It la
the story of Dr. Lunt's visit on Dr.
Carpenter in Bristol a little before
Knster. It was said that Dr. I-unt
cut hinisolf in shaving, and had to
ask I)r. Carpenter for a styptic. So
it happenc(jk-prtft "In Lent I^ant loan- j
ed Lunt IfntT**
SIOMMFHU
Boston Suffers heaviest Loss
Since Sun Francisco
TWO LIVLS KNOWN TO BE LOST
Fire Which Originated From tipen
taneoua Combustion iu Roar of
Bo?tou Blackiu# Company'* Works
Devastate* Moro Than One Square
Milt* of tho Manufacturing, Buai
iicbb and Tenement District ol
Chelsea.
Boston, Special. Fire devastated
more than one square uiilo of the
manufacturing, business and tone
ln'Jiit district of Chelsea Sunday en
tailing a loss estimated at f nil v $!(),
000.000. Tho fire started at l(>'-10 a.
in. near tho Boston Blacking JCom
pany '? works on Vi tal Thinlr st rpot ,
near the Everett City line, and
crossed I he eity, a distance of one
mile and a quarter to Marginal, op
posite the east Boston short*. So far
as ean he learned there was one fa
tality. Half a hundred persons
were injured.
Among the buildings burned were
1.'i churches, Frost Hospital, Chil
dren's Hospital, City Hall, Fit/. I'ub
I : ?? Library, live s< hool houses, a 'doz
en or more factories and about ItUO i
tenemont's and dwellings.
The residential section of the eity
where the wealthier class reside, ea
rnpt'd the flames.
In the retail, section, through
which the fire passed, were 200 busi
ness blocks which wore dost roved.
The Fnited Slates Marine Buildings
wer<? not damagud. ?
jt >ro unaer uontrol.
The Chelsea lire was practically
under control at 0 o'clock Sunday
night. The women ore known to he
dea<l as a result of tin; tire. Neither
body has been identified.
The fire originated in the rear of
tjie Boston Blacking Company's
works on West Third street, near the
eastern division of the Boston &
Maine Railroad ami in close proxim
ity to the Kverct t City line. A terri
fic gale from the northwest, which
at times had a velocity of 00 miles
an hour, carried burning shingles,
embers and myriads, of. sparks to a
score of wooden buildings, most of
thorn of cheap wooden construction.
The tire started almost in I lie ex
treme southwest section of the city
and cut a path to (lie end of Mave
rick street ;<l the exiVem-? southeast
ern ml of t lie cit v. which borders on
Chelsea creek. This point is about t
one mile and a quarter from the point
where the eonflagra! ion began. The
fames swept through the heart of the
.retail business pert ion, which was
about midway between the two ex
treme limits reached by the fire.
Exact CauBe Not Known.
The tire started on 'lie marshes bor
dering the eastern division tracks of
the Boston & Maine Hailroad in the
rear of the Boston Blacking Com
pany's works, where rrnploves were
at work drying out r:vgs. The com
pany'5; works are si'uated at the end
of \V< st Tii' i d - 5 i ??? ? : . half a mile
northwest of the heart of the city.
A series of lone. low w'ooden build
ings comprised the wmks. s.ored for
the iimM part with old rags and pa
p**?. The e;;a< t <-au~e of the lire is
no' known, but i' i* suppose* I I hat^
! spontaneous combust ion among the
i r?;?s was responsible.
! A high wind, blowing at ?!."? miles
an hour irom the northwest drove
[the ? sternes from the rag heaps direct
Iv upon the wood"?} buildings of the
Boston I'lockiuv Company.
'1 he buildings were soon a mas? of
names and as surrounding proper! v
consisted largelv ?.f wooden buildings
| used for storage of rigs, the fire de
Ipartmrnt realized thai a serious fire
J was threatened, and a general alarm
j was SOiilidcd.
Realizing that tl e city was appar
ently do-uncd if the flame* ?-< ?n l< ) not
be .slunp:i| ai F.vcrett avenue. Firo
Chief II. A. Sinicor summoned help
from Boston ami all the surrounding
citiev ntnl town*. Four alarms were
rung iti on the Boston circuit and nil
the available apparatus was sent
acrn*s the lmtbor. F.arlv i n the af
ternoon aid hail arrived from Ever
ett, I, vim. Haverhill, Wakefield, Sa
lem, Maiden, Cambridge, Winthrop
and Revere.
Shipment of Chadbourn Berries Bo
gins.
Wilmington, X. C\. Spceial. ? Re
quisition was made for seven rcfrig
<vator cars for strawberry shipments
from the Chadbourn section, and
twenty cars are asked to bo iced for
Monday. The first berries appearod
on this market Saturday and sold
readily at 25 cents a quart. The
shipments to the North have not vet
been sufficient to establish a market
for the North Carolina fruit. The
coming week the movements is ex
pected to reach 75 or 100 enra daily.
Teachers Go To Cavanr.&h.
New York, Special. ? A party of
New York's public school teachers
sailed for Savannah, Oa*., on the
steamship City of Columbus, to spend
?be Faster holidays in the J^nuth.
Thrre are 70 women and 10 men ?n
'he partv. which iuclmled Principals
Walter B. Gunuiuan. of Frnsmvs
'Ir.ll High Bcl-ool, a??d Charles 1).
T-arkins, q? the Mutual Training
, School.
MANY THOUSANDS HOMELESS (
| Prompt and Efflciont Reliof Work
Provides Temporary q carters for~
Boston's T?n Thousand Homeless
Wid Very Little Bwffcriug it Ro
ported Among the Hrs Victims ?
Insurance Companies Ilace Their
Loss* At $3,000,000.
iiotttou, Special. From t h?* embers
of {Sunday's conflagration in Chel
uea there arose u well organised
uiovenivnt tor aid and rslief of I liv
10,000 homeless, a counting of the
?o?t by insurance companion, whose
representative* placed their Ioskcii ft t
$;f,fi00,000, nnd a determination by
the city authorities to rebuild tho
360 acres swept by the flames where
sl?xid, before tin* (lie, property val
ued at nearly $0,000,000.
No further deaths were reported
and of the injured persons taken to
the vari?u# hospitals, only two arc
believed to be in a critical condition.
The three bodies which wore taken
to the morgue in Boston remained un
identified.
Tho Losbcs.
! Kevihed figures obtained indicated
that (he losues were divided, accord^
ing to (lie various classes of prop
erty 'destroyed', as follows:
| < 'hurphes and school*, $525,000.
Public buildings, $175, 000.
Factories, business blocks and con
tents, $S25,000.
Dwelling houses, $.'1,750,000. ?
Totul, $5,575,000.
The insurance of $.1,500,000 is di
vided among about SO companies.
Til CMC was comparatively little suf
fering reporte<l among (he lire vic
tims. So prompt and efficient was
the relief work begun Monday that
practically no one was without shel
ter during t).e night. Tuesday the
relief work was taken up by those
who handled the Massachusetts for
San Francisco sufferers. Early in
the day Mayor Heck issued an appeal
to the country, but afterward it was
amended so as to include only the
State. Announcement Was made that
$15,000 bad been raised by subscrip
tion in Boston before nuotu. In ttil
dition the city of Chelsea appro
priated $10,000 and a resolution for
$100,000 from tin' State was intro
ducecl in the House of Representa
tives. Many nearby cities announced
the starting of subscription papers
and the city governments of others
will hold special meetings to take ac
tion. A message from President
Roosevelt expressed sympathy and
volunteered the services of the army
and navy.
Thousands Viow Ruins.
In the meantime the local organiza
tions, such as the Associated Chari
ties and the Salvation Army were
perfecting their work and they pro
fessed entire ability to find temporary
quarters for all the homeless.
The burned district was closely pa
trolled by the State militia. The
work of the guard, however, con
sisted mostly in keeping people from
venturing too near the standing walls.
There was very little propirly re
maining to be guarded, so thoroughly
had the "area been swept by the
flames. In fact, the underwriters who
viewed the ruins sinv no prospect of
salvage of any description. One
street. Broadway, was cleared and
opened to the general public, and aa
it led straight through the heart of
the ruins, a steady stream of people
moved through it all day. A f"w of
the ruins smoked lazily during the
day and two more oil tanks eairrht
lire and burned themselves out. Oth
er than these, there wn< little left of
the fire anil all the visiting apparatus
was sent home.
Person County Store Fired by In
ccndiary.
Roxboro. X. ('., Special. ? The store
of W. \V. Woody. n( Winstead. seven
miles wo8l of Hoxlioro, was burned
Monday with its entire contents. Mr.
Woody is one of the host and most
flourishing country merchants in the
connty. He thinks that the origin of
the tire was incendiary.
Big Forest Fire Under Control.
Goldaboro, N. C\, Special. ? A big
forest fire which started near Pinkney
has been, at last reports, about extin
guished filter having burned over
about 100 acros of fine timber land
belonging to different people of that
neighborhood. The fire originated
from nn old burning stump and was
fanned by the high winds of Sat
urday and Sunday. It is hard to es
timate the loss, but it is supposed to
be considerably up in the thousands
of dollars.
Jefferson Day Observed.
Charlottesville, Va., Special. ? The
165th anniversary of the birthday of
Thomas Jefferson and the 89th anni
| versary of the foundation of the Uni
versity of Virginia wa* celebrated at
(hat institution Monday, the chief ad
dress being delivered by the Hritish
ambassador, Hon, James Brycc. The
I attendance was perhaps the largest
i since the inauguration of President
| Alderman, April 13th, 1005.
SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS
Newsy Items Gathered From the Different Sections of
South Carolina.
lfore Oadeta Dismissed.
Clemson College, Special. ? Two
hundred and flfty-eeven students of
Cletnson College were dismissed from
fhe institution. This number, with
tho 48 member* of the junior claim
diffa)K*ed on Saturday, aggregates
305 dismissed on account of t ii<? all
fool V day escapade, when HO!) cadets
absented I Inimscl v<w from the cam
pus, drills and classes from 7 :45 a.
in. until (5 p. m. Of the HOD partici
pants 'only four were not dismissed.
K. 1 1. Mclirady, a member of the ju
nior class from Charleston, was huh
pended until next September. Ho
testified before the discipline com
mitter that lie absented himself from
drill* and clashes, but did not leave
(he wampus. Cadet J I. T. Knight, of
Chesterfield, a member of fhe fresh
man class, was excused of (his charge.
It was on account of extenuating cir
cumstances surrounding his case that
the committee dismissed the charges.
Codet J. |I. Haydon of Orangeburg
of tltc preparatory class and Cadet
.1. K. Fixer of Summerville of the
freshman class will be dealt with
summarily by Commandant Minus.
Tho testimony in the ^hkcs of these
young men differed widely from the
testimony in the other eases. The
djitcipline cotnmitlee met in the pres
ident 's ofllco. The session la?t.ed
until 1 o'clock in the morning, when it
was announced the committee had de
termined upon punishment for t he |
participants in the escapade. Tho
Commit turn, lias been holding sessions
<-hree times a day excepting Sunday
/inee last Wednesday ? one week ago.
At 7 :4f> Friday morning when the
corps formed in line for their regular,
daily drill Commandant Minus had
his adjutant to publish an order di
recting. the participants in tho eacnp
nde to turn in at the quarter-master's
department all college and govern
ment properties in their possession.
Settlement In Bight.
A special from Awhcville, N. C.,
gives the latest developments in the
dispensary litigation a* follows:
'?Judge Fritchard, iu the United
States Cirruit ("ourt, signed an or
der in the South Carolina dispensary
matter which, it is believed by local
counKel for the complainants, will
have the effect, if accepted by connwel
for the winding-up dispensary com
mission. of eudinp the matter tempor
arily and permi'ttinp it to pursue i ( n
way through the courts. The order
made by Judge Frit chard provides:
First, the defendants, constitntinp the
State dispensary commission, shall,
within live days from the date of this
order, deposit in the registry of this
court, to be held subject to the orders
of this court, nil notes, evidences of
indebtedness, collaterals and other se.
curities of whatever kind and charact
er. taken by them to secure the pay
ment' of the moneys deposited in the
various banks within the State of
Fouth Carolina. Second, the defen
dants shall, within the snid live days,
fi!'* a bond with pond and sufficient
surety ,lo be approved by this court,
in the sum of :j?2")0,000, payable to
the, receivers heretofore appointed by
this court, and conditioned to turn
over to said ree.eivcxs in the event
that'the orders appealed from shall
be affirmed, or the defendants shall
fail to prosecute theiv appeal, ail
moneys, credits, accumulated interest,
property or assets whi?h said defen
dants or any of them, now have, or
oupht to have in their possess ivn or
under their controLjjuder and by vir
of the act oP the A.ssem
bly oP the State of South Carolina,
creating the dispensary commission."
It is given out on reliable authority
that the dispensary commission will
accept .
Rev. Mr. Hafney Accepts.
Clover, Special. ? At a call mctinp
of the Bowlinp Green Presbyterian
congregation last Friday Rev. \V. II.
Hefner announced his decision to ac
cept the call to Fort Mill. Ml". Hef
ner has been pastor of the Bowling
Oreen church for ten years and a
half, and is held in high esteem by
all who know him in this community
regardless of denomination.
Violated Military Law.
Columbia, Special. ? Ajt. Gen. Boyd
has received a letter from Capt. Hud
ley of the Clifton company, stating
that Jesse Bryser, a former member
of his company,. is in the Spartanburg
jail, charged with selling his uniform,
n violation of the military law of this
state. It is probable that the case .
against the man will be dropped up- 1
on the payment of all costs but Oen. j
Boyd stated most emphatically that j
the military companies must take
better care of the property issued
which belongs to the government.
The next violation reported will be
prosecuted.
Spartan Oity Band Named.
Spartanburg, Special. ? The Spar
tanburg City band has been appoint
1 cd the official band of the First regi
i ment, South Carolina National
Guards, and will be mustered in at
an early date. It is possible that the
band may be mustered in next Wed
nesday when Adjutant General Boyd
Asssitant Adjutant General "Brock
and Lieut. Cabaniss como to Spartan
burg to iuapect the Hampton Guard*.
Mr. Henderson Hu Withdrawn.
Aik?u, Special.? ?The Hon. D. 8.
Henderson has given out the follow
ing statements . ,
' ' Some time ago-l anovunced that
I would be a candidate for the long
term for United States seuatof^imt
t lioro are ilow reasons, in which the
public would not bo interested, whicb
induce me not, to enter the race, aO<l
I feel it niv duty to my friends to wo
state at this juncture, in order that
they may align themselves where And
with whom th<jy sec fit. ,
"1 nm very grateful for the sup
port which my faithful friends have
tendered me. ..
"If any issue presoijal to inyBelf
wan made or if there was any publie
issue in which the welfare of the
State and public at largo were involv
ed that would arise in the ensuing
canvass I would continue tho raco to
the (Mid: but its none sueh exist there
is no duty which requires such action
on my part. There will be no dearth
of candidates from present appear
anccH, and for the good of the State
I hope the people will make a wise
choice. "
Gaffncy Man Badly Hurt.
Gaffuey, Special. ? Mr. ,J. A. Ma
son ,one. of t he #ood citizens of Gaff
ney, went to train No. 35 Tuesday
night with Mrs. Mason and the child
ren, who were going to visit relatives
in Kentucky, lie helped them on the
train. before lie could get off the
cars hnd gained considerable- heatU
way, and in endeavoring to jump Mr.
Mason fell, striking on his head and
' face on the hard cement pavement
along the track, mashing in one of his
cheek bones ami fracturing the skull.
The injured man was taken in charge
by Dr. Shcrrad, who gave him proper
I attention. Mrs. Mason and tho child
ren know nothing of the accident and
Conductor Mnuney told them noth- ?
ing of it until his train met No. 3<f
at Cornelia, Uu. They transferred
at that point and came back to Gaff
ncy. I)r. Shorrard says that the pa
tient is getting on fairly well and if
no complications arise there is every
reason to hope for his recovery. Mr.
Mason is held in high esteem by tho
people of Onffney, and the accident
is regretted by all who know lvim.
Important Decision , In a Railway
Suit.
Columbia, Special. ? The Supreme
court has rendered an intcrsting de
cision in the case of Alice Ida May
flcld of Spartanburg against tlio At
lanta & Chnrlotto Air Lino- railway.
The suit was brought lor $20,000 for
the death of her husbahd, J. O. Muy
fleld, in Spartanburg in September,
1905. Later a suit was also brought
in the United States courts and tho
attorneys for the. railway asked the
dismissal of the State suit on the
ground that the other suit, which was
also against the Southern railway,
tho lessee, had precedence. The Stato
supreme court holds, however, that
the action in the State eonrt is allow- .. -
able and aco.'dingly the suit will be
tried in the usual way.
flaw Mill Burnod. ... 'J
Sumter, Special. ? The sawmill of
Parker Brothers Lumber company* _
situated at Harriett's Crossroads, waa ?
burned lust week. The mill was a
total loss and 250,000 feet of' lumber
stacked in the yard was also burned.
The firorstartcd in tho nawdust pila
and fanned by the high winds, spread
to the mill. The actual loss was be
tween $3, 500 and $4,000 with no in
surance. This is the third flro that
Messrs. Parker have had in the past
three years, tho total loss by tho three - -
fires exceeding $10,000.
Help For T. P. A.
Sumter, Special.? City Council ap
propriated $350 as its share to assist
the chamber of commerce and Post
G. T. P. A. of Sumter in prpperly en
tertaining the State convention of
T. P. A., which meets in Sumter
next x? vnth. The T. P. A. and the
chambei of commerce will appro
priate similar sums through the
business men of Sumter. ,
Fertiliser Receipts Have Been Heavy.
Columbia, Special ? The fertilizet
season has practically elosed until the
fall shipments begin and the receipts
by the State treasurer indicate that
tho income- from the. tag tax will be
heavier than' ever. So fAr the tag
tax, which is 25 cents per ton on all
fertilizer shipped, has amounted to
$146,943.77 as against $129,497.98 for
tho tame period in 1907. Tho total
receipts for 1907 amounted to $150,*
934.81, this indicn'ing that the ra
ceipts for 1903 would exeeed the fig
ures for 1907 by several thousand dol
lar*.
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Mr. B. W. Rvshton Daad. '
Johnston, Special ? Saturday aftajrw.-. ?
noon about 2 o'clock Mr. B. II. Hush*
ton died suddenly at his home hera,
hia death being caused by rheumatiam
of the heart. He was buried Sunday
afternoon at JithWi?w Methodiat
church, six miles from Johnston. Mr.
Rushton was born and raised toftai
Bethlehem and ha was tha son of
Mrs. Tabitba Rushton. Mr. Rushtoo K
was a good citixsn and much respect*
ed.
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