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VOLUME XI CAMDEN. 8. C.. FRIDAY. MAY 1. 1908 - Observance of Arbor Day. Oirla Going Merrily to the Ceremonies Which Have Now liecnie a Fixture in Kvery State. ARBOR DAY was lnntituted in Nebraska In 187 2 by J. Sterling Morton, afterward Secretary of Agri culture, and lias since made its way from State to State until provision for its observ ance exists in almost every State and Territory. The central Idea of Arbor Day Is the intelligent and appreciative plant ing of trees by school children. The planting is usually accompanied by exorcises which are intonded to im press upon the children the beauty and usefulness of trees and thus to lend to the work the value of a bit of nature study. Arbor Day has un doubtedly done much to inculcate a love of treeR, and has given added im petus to tho general movement for the better knowledge and the wiser ubo of forests. Yet there is no question that Arbor Day can be made more practical than It has been; that it can be brought into closer touch with forestry by being made the opportunity for car rying out simple steps In forest work. The permauent results of Arbor Day from the standpoint of successful planting have frequently been disap pointing. Too often species entirely unsuited for either economic or orna mental planting have been used. Still more common causes of failure have been the lack of sufficient care .'n doing the work and neglect of >he trees after they are planted. In this way much of the educational value of the work is lost. By leaving the trees unprotected from animals, insects v emd other destructive agencies the Intended good example is turned, for want of a little caro, into a negative one. But even when the planting has been well conceived and wisely car ried out there is often lacking, In work of this nature, all reference to the larger aspect of forost planting. The ultimate aim of the day might well bo to prompt and incourago not so much a sentiment for trees as a sentiment for the forest. Yet the practice has been to plant individual trees rather than groves, and t-Ke relation of the single tree to the for est has not been pointed out. Talks on Arbor Day have not dwelt enough upon the economic side of forestry, or have tended to give a wrong im pression of the whole subject by la ___ mentlng all cutting of trees. The " efTect of this has been actually op posed to the forester's teachings. Arbor Day is the time for dissemi nating sound, practical knowledge re garding forestry in its broader as pect. The mere act of setting a few trees, without reference to the com mercial utility and the protective . value of forests, is but a small part Of the work of the day. The proper season for planting is not everywhere tho same. South of the thirty-seventh parallel, especially in the more humid regions, fall plant ing Is perhaps preferable, but north of this the winter comes on bo qulck , If that the trees have scarcely timo I to develop roots strong enough To" support them until spring, and spring planting Is therefore more advisable. The right time to plant in spring Is When the ground has ceased to freosse and before budding begins. Ever greens may be planted somewhat later than hardwoods., Tho day to plant is almost aa Important as the season. 0 Sunny, windy weather is very unfavorable; cool, damp days are tho best. For this reason it is well to leave the dato for Arbor Day unfixed, so that the best opportunity may be chosen. Such exercises as are desired can follow " when the planting is done. The careful selection of trees for a speciflo use nnd situation Is essen / tla.1 to success, and proper planting |g equally Important. Though less fastidious than agricultural crops in their demands upon the soil, trees cannot be set Is a rough soil at ran dom and then expected -to flourish.. They should be planted without al lowing their roots time to dry out from exposure to the air. When do lay between procuring the trees and their planting cannot be avoided the i" \ -- ?.&**> ? roots must bo kept moist by standing them In a "puddle" made of oarth and water mixed to tho consistency of cream, or "heeled In" by nearly burying them l;i fresh earth. In set lng the trees it is Important to plae* them about three inches deeper than they stood originally, and to spread out the roots and pack the soil firmly about them. Two inches of soil at the top should bo left very loose, to act as a mulch to retain tho moisture. Large treos are by no means al ways the best to plant. Small seed lings may bo secured easily and cheaply, and aro much more likely to live. If theso are set out in good numbers after the pattern of a com mercial plantation they will become In duo time a true forest on a small Bcalo. , ? Arbor Day, . Hy ?HA<K KIIY. With Joy we hail Arbor Day, especi ally (or Its influence on the children. May every school collect a good sup ply of trees and shrubs with which to adorn its grounds, aujJ may there ho added to ' every home some new attraction. I would see our (arms and houses protocted by windbreaks of sturdy growing evergreens, and at each homestead a cosy corner, where rustic seats might invite the weary farm hands to cooling- shade and rest at noontide, all through the heated harvest time and give the worn housowlfe ii quiet retreat for a little time after tt;e kitchen work Is done, and a healthful resort for the chil dren JuBt returned from their long and heated walk from school; and, oh how precious the hours of even tide, when all the family Is gathered for n little while of swet/t communion and quietude before retiring. If farmers would plant a clump or two of shade trees In the pasture fields the grateful klne would appre ciate the kindness and yield a larger and more wholesome flow of milk than if toiling In a broiling sun the whole livelong day. A few trees by the roadside are ouch a comfort to the heated traveler; yes, and to his tired beast. Then plant trees by the wayside, with here and there some inviting luscious fruit, adding valup to the farm and attractiveness to the neighborhood. Who does not love to travel through a part of th'.> country where all seems to have been planned for utility, com fort and beauty, rather than through some dreary, unsightly locality, and over uncomfortable, unshaded roads? ANTICIPATION. I am going to plant a hickory tree, And then, when I am a man, My boys and girls may come and eat Just all the nuts they can! And I shull say, "My children, dear, This tree that you enjoy 1 set for you one Arbor Day When I was but a boy." And they will answer, "Oh. how kind To. plant for us this tree,'" And then they'll crack the fattest nut?, And Rive them all to me! ? ^rom the Country Gentleman. Nature is mythical and mystical alWays, and WorUs With the license and extravagance of genius. She has her luxurious and florid style as Well as art. JHav>ing a pilgrim's cup to make, she giv>es to the Whole ? stem, boWl, handle, and nose ? some fantastic shape, as if it Were to be the car of some fabulous marine deity, a Nereus or Triton. Henry (David Thoreau Froia "Excursions and Poems" in Natural History of Mtt*mchuseU? " Used by permission of Houghton, Mifflin A Oo If only a few trees are planted, as | Is usually the case, It is still possible to make plain the true relation of such work to forestry. No matter how few the trees, they may be made to Illustrate planting for commercial or protective use. The scope of Arbor Day planting may sometimes be broadened by se curing permission from some public spirited citizen or nearby farmer for the children to plant a small block of trees on his land. This could La made a practical demonstration of how such work is done, on a largo scale. " ~ Outside the scope of the actual plantation, it is well to bear in mind that Arbor Day Is not the only day on which trees deserve the Intelligent thought of the children. They need care throughout the season. Watch ing the plantation thr2ve under right treatment greatly addB to the educa tional value of the work, which other- i wise leaves but a slight impression. ) It is all important that the planta- ] tion should become a model of what can be done along these lines. In t after years the children should be able to point with satisfaction to the work of their school days. Hrbor Mays st* ? ? Obi rxflbln, the forerunner of the spring, \ Ohe blue-bird -with hij jocund caroling, ^ Uhc restless j-wallouj building in the eavtj; Oh? qol<Jcn buttercups, the grass, the leaves, Ohe lilacs tossing in the vinds o } F\ay, Q|l velcome tni,} mastic holidcy. " ~Qo npfafto K> Llttlo Tommy's Arbor-Day Speech. Miss Smith had Invited all the peo ple In the neighborhood to attend the Arbor-Day exercises. She had Bald to tho children: "We will plant good trees, and If we take good care of them, we can make this bare schoolyard so beauti ful that In four or five years It will seem like a different place. And Just think how pleasant It will be for the children who will go to school here ten years from now," she added, "or twenty years ? or thirty!" With this Idea In mind, the chil dren had worked with a will, and when Arbor Day came tho holes were all dug, and rich earth had been filled In around the roots. At 2.30 each pupil was In his place, ready with the song, or speech, or recita tion. which he was to give before planting his tree. MIbs Smith led the visitors from place to place, and everything went on just as had been arranged till they came to little Tommy West. When Miss Smith saw his excited face, and the trembling of the hand that held the pine tree, she was snre that he had forgotten his verses, and she was Just about to prompt him when he started out on his own hook. "This Is a pine tree," he gasped, clutching at it as If for support. "And ? and I hope it will grow upon into ft a forest and ? and be a comfort to my ancestors!" ? Youth's Companion. ^lany cast a favorable eye on the frutt tree. TREES GROW URGE NEAR VANCOUVER, B. C. ' ? ? . ? - - ? t" C . II MM 1H sin Furious Tornado Sweeps Over Wide Stretch of Country HUNDREDS DEAD IN ITS TRACK4 A Wind of Cyclone Velocity Sweep* Orer Parts of LouUlana, Mi**i?*lp pi and Alabama ? Score* of small Towna D octroyed and Partially Wrecked. A wind of eyelonio proportion* Swept over portions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama lato Friday, leaving a trail of dead and injured. Friday night the number of killed is estimated at close to a hundred and the number of injured at over a hun dred, with many portion# of the af flicted districts to hear from. Most of the dead are negroes. Per haps a dozen white persons were caught in falling buildings and either fatally injured or so seriously dis abled as to require medical attention. The loss of life was chiefly in the quarter* of colored persons whore the wind destroyed their cabins, bnrying the occupants in the debris, or in tho farming sections of the country where the trees were uprooted, tele graph and telephone poles torn up and general destruction becamo an encore to a storm which swept with almost tornado fury through the country. It is difficult to estimate the loss of life or the extent of the destruc tion to property, for there in little or no .communication with the points where tbo rain and wind <1 id its greatest damage. In Louisiana it is estimated that a score of small towns were destroy ed or partially wrecked. These in clude Amite City, Arcadia and Inde pendence, Belle Grove, Melton, Lor man, Pine Ridge, Quitman, Landing, Fairchild's Creek, Purvis and Lum borton, Miss., arc reported seriously damaged by tho storm. In Alabama Dora was the chief sufferer. This town is also known as Bergen. Four or more persons were killed, among thorn the wife and daughter of Station Master Mooro. Fifthy persons at the lowest estimate were injured. Those most seriously hurt were carried to hospitals in Bir mingham, Ala. One woman, a Mrs. MoCully, died on the train. Two oth er members of this family were ser iously injured. At Borgen cars were, blown from the railroad tracks and considerable other property destroy ed. Reports also say that the storm struck Albertville, Ala., late in the afternoon and destroyed nearly tho entire northern portion of the town. A cotton mill was blown down, tho storm ranging northward, doinf? much destruction to life and property. An unconfirmed report from this section ; gives the death list at from 30 to 3f>, ' with scores of persons injured. A special train was sent from Birming ham, carrying physicians and a squad of State militiamen to the district. Aid is also pouring in from all other directions. From Meridian, Miss., comes a re port that Mrs. John Minniece and her child were killed outright and John Minniece. was seriously injur ed, while a number of other persons wero hurt and thero was considerable destruction of property. Winchester, Miss., a small town, is reported wiped out, though only two person* are known to have ~ been killed. Natchez, Miss., reports 00 are known to bo dead In the northern Louisiana storm. Hundreds of plan tation cabins are reported destroyed in his section. Mobile regors nine dead ip Hat tiesburg. Miss., but this ha* not been confirmed. The first damage done was at 8. H. Lambdins plantation, seven mile* ?south of Vldalia. Here Mrt^. Shields of Natchez, while in bed with her two littlo boys was instantly killed by a beam falling on tbe bed. Her bdys were uninjured. Four negroes were killed on the plantation and many cabins were raxed to tne ground. 8- H. Lambdin was struck by. a beam and fnjured internally. From Lambdins tne tornado passed a milo and a hfclf west of Vidalfa, striking Dr. J. C. Carte* 's plantation where several negroes were killed and others injured, two of whom will die. The tornado proper oovered a breadth of 000 feet through thi? par iah and fwopt across the Mississippi river striking Adams oounty at Giles "Bend, four miles north of patches, ifere* four negroes were killed and seven injured. Continuing northeast the tornado ravaged Pine Ridge in thin county, killing 32 and injuring 20. The brick church, a historic build | ing, the first Presbyterian chureh erected in the southwest, was demol ished. Two plantations in the neighbor hood belonging to James McCftare, <rf Natchee were shore of their two houses and 17 cabins. Eight deaths were. rfported on these plantations. New Orleans, La., Speeial.? -Amite, a small town in southwestern Lauislana, was almost destroyed by a tornado. The dead are estimated by pbyfticians at from 25 to 50. The first details were brqpght to New Or* leans bv trains with 17 Injured. Cor respondents on the seeene however assert that not more than a dec en were killed, but that ee many suffer ed fatal injuries that, the list will reaeh 85 before moraine. DEATH LIST REACHES 500 The Hurricane Which Swept Over Eight State# Friday Left a Path of Death, Desolation and Want in Its Wake -Death List ia Estimated at Five Hundred and Hundred* Are Seriously Injured. Atlanta, Special. ? As a result of tho storm which swept into Georgia after having done extensive damage in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 25 persons are dead and at least one hundred were injured, while many othors received bruises and scratches Prom Hying debris in a doren townB in this State. The storm which first appeared in this State at Columbus, on tho Ala bama line, seems to have moved in t northeasterly direetion, strikinR the towns of Chippley, llairis, La urange, (Iriffln, McDonougli, I/oeust hove, Cedartown and Cave. Springs, while a portion of its fury wah felt in tho eastern suburbs of Atlanta shortly after midnight. Homos Swept Away. At Cave . Springs, nenr Home, where the largest loss of life oc curred, nine persons were killed and nine injured, while a score <>f ne grot's are reported to have been more or less badly bruised. In this vicinity the wind swept n path half a mile wide and five miles long from the outskirts of Cave Springs in a south- 1 westerly direction to llamntie. There is not a house left standing in the storm-swept urea. Ileum's Academy, at Cave Springs, was badly dam aged. At Cameo two negro section hands were killed, and one white man is reported dead at Stinson, At Columbus Mrs. yila.Norria und her daughter were instantly killed by the destruction of a pavilion at I North Highlands in which they were | staying, The property loss in (hi* section will be heavy. (iriffln reports that throe white women were killed and eight white persons injured and a property 1q?s ?f $50,000 sustained. The path of the storm at this point was directly over the cotton, mill and cottages of the mill operatives. Twenty-five of these cottages were entirely de molished and the escape of their occupants is considered miraculous. Ten Negroes Killed. The boiler and engine room and the roof of the enrd room of the Rushtown mills wore blown away, as was the commissary room. The Oak Hill Baptist church and Levotie chapel were destroyed, while a score of other buildings sustained great damage. Physicians of the eit\ rushed to the scene of disaster and gave prompt relief to the injured, who were removed to hospitals as quickly as possible. Hundreds were bruised and by flying missiles. A public meeting was held Sunday to raise funds for the injured. At Chipley Mrs. Frank IJopkins and Mrs. Forrester and 10 negroes were killed, while the husbands of the two women were seriously in jured. Practically every business house in Chipley was more or less damaged; the hotel, in which there wore 11 guests, 'was blown down, but none of itfc occupants was in jured. All the warehouses were damaged and not a negro house is left standing. The residence of H. A. Middlebrook was lifted from i!s foundations, carried lf>0 yards and deposited in its now position with out being damaged. Tho depot and three freight cars were blown away at Harris, a small station three miles from Chipley. One report says that six white per sons and two negroes were killed at that place. Engineer Neisler Killed. Engineer Samuel Neislor, of Abbe ville, S. C.f and a uegro brakeman were killed, and Fireman G. C. JJrown seriously injured when a freight train on f he Seabonrd Air Line ran Into a washout at Tucker, 10 miles from Atlanta, early Satur day. The storm was first felt in At lanta shortly after midnight, when numerous houses in the southeastern section of the city were unroofed. The atorm then jumped nearly n mile to the eastern edge of t li?? suburbs, where three houses atnnd tyg close together were demolished, while, houses on the opposite side of the street were left untouched. A vivid oloetrical display accompanied the torrential rain and wind. Many houses in. the eitv were struck by lightning and their inhabitants given bad soarea, but no ono waa injured A largo suburban elertrio car, mak ing its last trip to College Park, whs blown from the track at East Point and its passengers compelled to walk two miles in the blinding rain. The usual frenks were played by the wind, one roof having been trans ferred from a house to a nearby building. Twenty-soven prisoners wore in the little town jail. The roof was lifted completely off the jail, leaving rain and debris beating in upon the exposed prisoners, but so terror-stricken were Miey that not oie gained hie freedom. None of the prisoners was seriously injured. The wreckage which remained on the ^ite of a lumber mill near town consisted largely of splinters from the size of toothpicks up to small sticks. The toUl money loss at Purvis was estimated at $200,000. These (tore* were obtained from dozens of nasi ness man, each of whom calculated his individual loss. The Stats is for niehing tents, neighboring towns snp plies and with martial law, the town is practically safe from looting. <*, ' SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS "???? m i m Newsy Hems Gathered rrom (he DIfferert Sections of South Carolina. \ Changes Made In th? Faculty. Columbia, Special. ? The trustees of t ho Columbia college have elected the faculty for next year. Dr, W. W. Daniel waa re-elected president. The members of the board of trustee* are Key, K. (). YVataou. Kev. A. N. Brun aou, Kev. T. C'. O'Dell, Hev. Mark L. Carlisle, 1). I)., Mr. Edward Khrlieb, Mr. P. A. Hodges, Dr. W. J. Murray, Mr. Geo. II. Bates, Mr. K II. Hyatt, Hev. J, 10. Kushton, l{ev". H. Has* comb Browne, Kev. VV, K. Wharton, Mr. L. 8. Welling. The faculty for the next year will consist of the fol lowing: w. W. Daniel, A. M., D. 1)., president ? Greek language and liter ature and Bible. Mrs. M. B. Colleld, M. A., ?llistory and political econo my. Prof. 0. p. iV'ele, A. M.- ? Kng liah language and literature. Miss Penelope McDulIie, B. A.? Latin lan guage und literature. Miss Julia Porstcr Smith, A. M. ? -German lan guage and literature. Miss Knla May, M. A. ? French language and ^ literal u re. Miss Jane Wells Colson, B. S., I'll. (}.? Natural science. Pruf. (i. T. Hugh, A. M., Ph. D.?Mat he matics and astronomy. Miss I. I). Marl inn, M. A.? Mental and mural Hcienecc. Miss Anna Walker-- Assis t hat in science and* mathematics. Northern O&BitftliitB Visit Spartan- 1 burg, Spnrtanburg, Special. ? As the re- . suit of a two days' visit in this suc tion tind to this city, of Pittsburg hikI Philadelphia capitalists, who are stockholders in the Klectric Power and Manufacturing company, the concern having developed the Oaston Shoals property, it is understood here that the entire interest <^f the Spartanburg Street Railway #.>m 1 ?i? i? y, embracing the street railway system, electric lighting system and the gas plant, have been or will be acquired by them and extensive im provements are to be made, particu- * larly in the matter of .extending the street railway system. Otlicial confir mation of the deal has not yet been given out. President MoKowen of the railway company says such a deal has not been made and he does not know that it is- contemplated. He adds, however, that his company, which now burns coal, wil in the fu ture take power from the Klectric Power and Manufacturing Company. There arc those who express the opin ion thai the reported sale of the lo cal properties will be a natural course. Keeping Company Supplies. Columbia, Special. ? ? Adjt. Gen. Boyd has issued an important order to all military companies requiring each company clerk or quartermaster to keep a correct account of the sup plies issued the companies and the disposition of same. For this work the quartermaster shall receive $.r>0 per year. The order is as follows: "Company commanders will ap point a company clerk (officer or en listed man) whose duty it shall be to keep the records and books of the company, to keep a correct account of all property issued to the company and see that same in properly cared for. and to prepare and forward to this oflice all the required returns, "The work will be done under the supervision of the company com manders and if done to the satisfac tion of the inspecting officers the .clerk will receive the sum of $50 per annum as compensation for his labor. " if the loss of any property iff due to the neglect of the clerk the price of same will be deducted from his compensation. " Pythians Meet at Darlington. ' Darlington, Special. ? The tenth district Pythian convention met with Partington lodge, No. 7, on the 21st instant. District No. 10 is composed of Hartsvillc, Rennettsville, Clio, Me < 'oil, Cheraw, Lumber, Lamar, Socie ty Hill, Blenheim, Jefferson, Chester livid and Hebron lodges. All the lodges were represented with the ex ception of Cheraw and Blenheim. State Peace Society Will be Organ ized. Columbia, Special.* ? On May 18 a Slate peace society will be organized in Ibis city. The meeting is for the purpose of forming a branch organi-' ration of the National. Poace Society, which has as its aims'fhc promotion of international peace. '''^Xbe organi sation is represented at the Internat ional Peacc congress each year and Col. John J. Dargan has always been iooked upon as one of the leaders in this Rcetion of the country. An in teresting programme will bo arranged and a number of distinguished speak ers will be invited. Sims Still Alive But Seriously Shot. Lancaster, Special. ? J. Bart Sims, ' who was shot from ambush Friday afternoon is still Alive. Some are* still hopeful for his recovery, but the docton seem to think that the wound *1!! prove fatal. ]fo new develop* "?-.its of any consequence have <v> ourred. It ?*s said that a negro was- enraged at Mr. Sims for whip ping his (the negro's) son. . How over, this is not seriously considered a cine. Must PtlbUffh Statement. Columbia, Special,? An opinion of ujore than general interest was ren dered last week in thejsupreme court in the cose of Fooshe v*. Hurley. The relator, J. Frank Fooshe, publisher of the Winnsboro News and Herald, had issued a writ of mandamus to force y. B. Hurley, county supervisor of Fair* Fairfield, to publish the statements of claims audited and paid by the county board of supervisors. Mr. Foodie wan naturally interested in thin, as his newspaper i* the only one published in Fair/leld, but Mr. Bnr? icy steadfastly refused (<> accede, da I daring tliat ho was exempt on the 'grounds that an act of 11)00 released hint from so doing, This act, Mr. Fooshe 'e attorneys claimed,' was merely relating to Marion, and the title relutcs oijly to that- county and besides aftoets solely county treasur ers. The supreme court sustained the the mandamus, but .Judge Eugene B. Gary rendered an opinion that the count it iit inutility.. nn net nan not bo determined in mandamus proceed ings, Bold Ohester Burglar. Chester^ Special.? There was a hotd attempt at burgdlry in this city Friday morning, Mrs. M. A. Nail's home on York street being the house enltx-f <1 by- the would-be T^pottsnYBpffr? Mr. I'inkstoh Nail was amused about 4 o'clock by a noise and proceeded to investigate. He was soon face to face with the burglar, who is de scribed as a white man. smooth shav en and of heavy build. Mr. Nail se en red his revolver, but the weapon._. would not work and boltUy attacked the intruder with a poker. His _ brother, Mr. W. R. Nail, came to his assistance, and the t\yo forced the marauder into one of the downstairs rooms, only to have him bolt through I be window through which he had en tered. The police are on the trail, but no far have made no arrests. Prisoners Turnod Over to South Car olina Authorities. Spartanburg, Special. ? Governor Glenn, of North Carolina, has honor- -0 ed a requisition of Governor Ansel for the return of the Lancaster broth ers, who are wanted in this county on a most serious charge made by a woman at Clifton. The two young men are now under arrest at Blither ford ton, where they wero arrested several days ago, As soon as Sheriff Nichols received information that the young men had been arrested .he made application to Governor Ansel ~ for a requisition. The request w as honored by .Governor Glenn and Will Harper was deputized as special con stable to go to North Carolina for the p.'.. ..1. is. Three Days of Music in the Mountain City. Oreenville, Special. . ? The second annual festival of the flreenville Mu sic Art society opened hero before a large audience. Tho chorus of 200 voices was very fine and the princi pals wero enthusiastically received. Many visitors are in the city. /from out-of-town and it gives promise ol being a great success. The festival will continue, for three days. Criminal Assault Charged. Spartanburg, Special. ? B. Lancas ter and Dock Lancaster, two young white men. were lodged in jail on a warrant sworn out before Magistrate Potter of Cow pens, charging them with attempting to make a criminal assault on a young girl, aged 14 year# at Clifton, several days ago. The two young men were arrested at Rttth~er?~ ford ton, N. C. Killed By An Officer. Abbeville, Special. ? Whilo trying to arrest Chester Cobb, colored, charged with carrying concealed weapons, Constable Clahde Princf shot and killed Cobb in the public road, while the negro was on his way to church. It is said Cobb first shot at the constable, who fired with fatal results. All parties live in the An treville section of Abbeville county. Found Dead in Bed. Sumter, Special.? Mr. J. Walter Kort, a well known citizen of Sumter city and county, was found dead in Ins bed last week, His physicians at tribute his sudden demise to heart failure. Mr. Fort leaves a wife and ** several children, wh<r have the sym pathy of the entire community. Mr. Fort was very much liked by all who knew him, a-.* ho had a -very pleasant and sociable disposition. He was a man of high Christian character and conscientiously discharged his duties as a citizen Flab Conference Called. Columbia, Special. ? Gov. Ansel h?S been notified of a conference of fish^ commissioner* of the various States - to be held in Waahington in Septem ber. The pasting i? for tho purpose^ of discussing the regulation of the industry and ^Jih? has named the i^emfrtfttof Carolina fish eommis ' There are Messra. L .rgo 8., Mower and J,