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m The Camden ,m MIL, ? 1 ' 1 VOLUME XXVl. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, I 1 1 - 1 Chronicle iiU! IL . L-.JU -1 J-~- -Li ? JL- J ? U J JUNE ze, 1914. NUMBER 10. CAPTURE OF COL. ROSE. Interesting Narrative of Civil War Told by Mr. Saunders. (Tin* following account of the cup tun- of <'"!? ito.se, who tunneled out ot Lihhy I'rlson, 1h told l>y Mr. T I* Hamlers. of Camden, H. Q. Mr. Hu?i derx filtered the Confederate service aK h privet* lit Co. If., 7th Cavalry but being under age, obtained a dis missal from t^e regular army to be cona) Ji scout, In which capacity he rendered valuable service to the Con federacy until I/oe's surrender at At> poBiMttox.i We were scouting near Williams burg Va., In the rear of the Union #rm.v, which lay around Richmond und Petersburg, and had njient the night Jn tlie woods and hiding out. There were five of us? Jl'm Tread well, of Columbia, S. C. ; Dick Rich ardson, of Williamsburg, Va. ; Lieut Hume. Ith Texas Regiment; James l' Halle und myself (T. 1*. Wanders) of Camden, S. ('. The morning of Feb. 18?4 broke clear ami cold, aud for breakfast we bestirred ourselves to the nearest farm house-belonging to a Mr Han kinj,'s with whom we were on most fdondlv terms. As a precaution, we left UI<:h"rdso.. out on fllft main road fading to \\ illlamsburK for there was a Yankee garrison stationed at Wll JJamshurg court house about 1" miles off, and Spears, the commander in charge there had rewards out for us? - he knew us each by name-not Infre quently, tacked to some tree or fence wo would come across ? ,10tlce ,u ? tills: ny ''Ilumc, If I catch you around here I will bang you to the near est tree. ? Signed : Speers. Under which Hume, or whichever one was named, would scribble a mes sage, consign Speers to eternal tor ment, sign lit? name and pass on. While ;it breakfast we were startled bj the report of a gun? a sound never unheeded by us? and running to the door, saw In the wide opening about * /,f a "J1'* off, two men run iii ? fl,lna 11 n tlle r?ar had club .,Mhi* rifle rtnd was striking at the other, as he fled. Two or three times the fellow was knocked down and would scramble along the crounri ??? ui rlslnK and running on in.- swift ?<* && ur 'nun wiw the nurHuod V. 2ZT'"'- ,TI,C Brow<t Just th"?? i . slightly undulating, and when wo ume (he couple we found Iiieli , anlso? Riding over n tall red haiml '?3Si?rBli I Inan' (,rt-a8?l In Citizen's stretched on his back on I While Rioharduon belnh^r hlD, with the hutt^t SrSfle TO " s? rsre m?, ???'*??? b.t '?,'1? i? S, (nr ? man'B li'all1"' '.'h' P"!""1 "e-Von(l ??? making a d*L? ? tUr?km ??? ?toek earth 11 ,,, ! ,n<I??tation in the ?i out ? ' "rivi!U!r(,H?n Haw' he call thls scoundrel-h? t'ried ' "io^l m f k"! after he hU(i surr^^ r ^ me his ^un'bulTi11 I,n,,ni,tly h,l"ded over 'mSnd St Jed him th\^ W was the matter. ,U1<1 a*ke<1 what furlat^'i ^i,*?.', ,i,(',mrdf<on, who was ln ed Where the bali'V hl? f'?at an(l "how- j his ImhIv and ! , between He t V 1 (oat ho lm<1 <>"? tor we hu, hi0!!/0 ?pln,n that ?f b>' ?>e roadside u?, WUH to "citizen's elofho H man Pressed towards Wiiii.lV P <>aine walking the ftdh,w and asked^ 1 H? !md haltcd rh" man re h?? Wh? he was ? Wlyiug thut ill! a ^ ^ a ??"? and _JI?msburi;' f,' . .. "'i 8?'"S ill to AVil selft' lmM,,Tive(iMftnVOrA\that he hl,n" "amnhurg couljfv^ f J1* ,,fe In Wil Pr heard the n.? ' il a^ had nev -??? ha(i Kive? there 3iii,i f i name lived J?? I'Ui'i H ,s(>d ?klnP n?" the saf0 sI(lcl tors. tklng him headqnar- 1 VWPT^t The man agreed readily, saying that lie omiiti easily prove who he was, and the hv<? had walked on together for some distance chatting when the stran uor. who was a large, toll man, sud denly turned upon Richardson, who was ;i mum II man, though strongly '"'lit. Mini . wrested the rllle from his hands, tiring full upon.. Richardson (and ii4, i into the air as has been stated. ) Uichnrdson just had. time to thrust the barrel from him, allowing tlu? dU.-in r_'?> to pass between his body and font. s ? - ' ?The t i.-a.-iiery of the sudden attack tuade ;i * l i lie tiger in his blood leap llI> iii Uhhardson, and still holding tin' riflo i .arret with one hand he pnt Jh<* <?t! , r to his mouth, caught his heavy u'liive between his teeth and Jerked his hand out, instantly trans J'lring his clutch of the rifle to his fr^' ii'i d. and biting of the other Khive. ii,. sprang ui>on his antagonist, "'id then followed a short, sharp', senf --w ttint could only end one way be tween the tall man weakened from 'ml?i 'imminent and starvation, and the wnnll man strengthened with fury. In * few moments Richardson had the ri hack, and with no time to reload, cluhtnii h nn(j started in pursuit of *he tall stranger. This \w gathered from Richardson ns' w<> st ood around the man stretch ^ij?n the ground at our feet. 'JH't up. you'll have to come with said II nine. can't" answered the stranger. that follow has about kille<l me, I ?*n't move." U^?u"ll have to'' we reJolne<i, for there were 'too many Yankees about r as to expose our Confederate ***? so imcomfortably far from cover. # 1 can't take a step" answered the Wlow from the ground, making no ?oMoo to rise. j Just then w e looked ii|?, and within j plain view coining towards us whh it Itody of Yankee Hofdler?. Something ha?l to l??? done and done quickly, "The Yankee*!" cried Home one, ? The man sprang from the ground uh if electrified. "Saved !" he sliout<Hl, "I am waved !" We each made a grab for him and eouuneneed pulling him In the dlree tlon of the nearest woods. IuHlantly the fellow Umlwred and Hank down. "If you don't nunc wlthus, we'll have to kill you" said Hume, and four rltles were levelod at hlm.> (Jotting to hln feet, he squared him self mid faced us. "Shoot me" he na Id Hlmply, "I am Colonel Hose of the 77th Pennsylvania Regiment. I have tunnelled out of Libby prison and have heeu wltliout food for the past two days, and I won't he taken hack there alive." He wan aw game a man as I ever saw, as he stood there completely at I our mercy and looking uh fearlessly I in the eye. My heart went out to him and 1 exchanged glances with Richardson. "lie tried to shoot mo after he nur rende'red" said Richardson. And that settled it. Two men got ill front and pulled, and two got behind and piwhed? Hose bucking and puillng hack at every ntep. AH this wax out In the open tletd, In plain view of the Yankees who nniHt have mistaken us for some of their own men. Finally, exhausted, Hone gave up and said he would go with ns. We managed to get him to the woods, and there he told us his story ? of his long Imprisonment, his nights s|MMit In tunneling out of Lib by ; his luck of food for the past few days; Ills getting within sight of Ills own men, only to he captured. He told us of his wife and child he had not Keen for so long, and begged us for God sake to let him go'. There were those among us who felt the eloquence of his appeal more than" he ever knew, but war Is ? War ?and to have the bravery, pluck and endurance which he had displayed set at large -to T>e used against us once more, was more than could be exact ed. So we took lilm back to Richmond from where he was returned to the very prison made famous by him. COMPULSORY EDUCATION Favored by Cotton Mill Opera tive in Belton Journal Editor The Chronicle: Those who, through honest convic tion, have opposed the compulsory school at ten (hi nee In South Carolina, have overlooked the Injustice that is done the working man, and especially the cotton mill worker, by the absence of such a law. A man who descril>es as a cotton mill operative, pleads for compulsory education as follows in a letter to the Belton Journal of May 29th : "It seems to the average man work ing to better his condition that the compulsory education bill would have been a great help. Had It been pass ed, It would then force the parents to give his child at least an elementary education. It seems inconsistent .to say to the cotton mill parent, you must not work your boy or girl until a certain age and then fail to encourage him to send that boy or girl to school a stipulated time. Give us compulso ry education and in a very short time you will i>ercelve our condition great ly improved from an educational stand point. Wo realize an education is the basis for better conditions in our com munity and the foundation for a more stable government, or one more con structive at least. Compulsory educa tion will forco better school facilities, thereby giving more advantages for having and making better citizenship. "The cheap politician says we are not ready for It and stops right there. Wonder why we are not ready for bet ter citizenship? . Will some of those op posed to the bill explain the views they entertain and tell us how long It will be until we are ready for It? Al so tell us how to prepare for It? Some are using the i>oor negro as an argu ment. They fail to know we read and are keeping u|> with conditions as they really exist, or else are not keeping up with conditions of the present day. Statistics as they arc compiled by our state superintendent of education say there are more negro children in school in our state than whites. So if the negro goes ahead of us along these lines, we can blame no one but- our selves for our condition." Nearly all the states, including North Carolina, Tennessee, and other soutliurii states, have seen the need and passed compulsory attendance laws. Time will not wait on children in South Carolina growing up in igno rance. IIow long must these helpless children wait on South Carolina? E. H. Blake. Given wood, S. C., June 24. Notice Enterprise Club. I will have the roll book for Enter prise Democratic Club at the School House, Wednesday, July l*t, at four q'clock p. m. Anyone wishing to .sign roll can meet me there and sign roll. Those who do not will have to come to my house. J. K. I)eKay, Secty. "Children's Ihiy" Will be observed In fhe I ^yt tie ton Street Methodist Church Sunday even ing, June 28th. Exercises will begin at 8 o'clock. The public generally is invited, and an especial invitation is extended to the several Sunday schools of the town. POLLOCK HITS HARD. No Honest Man Should Object to Honest Elections. Charleston Sunday New*. Mr. W. 1\ Pollock, the last sjtcakor, Haiti be had the i*isfortunu to l>? in I ho Mouth Carolina University tho same time aH Please, the misfortune to be in the legislature eight years wUh him, and tlu> further misfortune to have Mease as governor of ills state four yearn. If voters must choose between Please and Smith, he said, "go to the pollH and for Cod's wake vote for Smith/' He siiid Please stands on Ids record, "Hut, thank" (lod? I have no Hueh record," and further declared that Please "haw attempted to usurp office more -than any other governor who has diagramed South Carolina." H<> compares himself to the Great Gov ernor of the Universe, said Mr. Pollock,' "and may God have mercy on ids sold." Mr. Pollock said Sndth wok a' joke, and told stale jokes, "but he's better than Cole Please, though." V I Referring to Governor Plcaxe'x re marks about sherltl's and. law enforce inent Mr. Pollock read frojn the gov ernor's Walterboro speech, "made to these country; people, where there are no blind timers," and asked, "Did he say let Charleston alone?" He read from the governor's '.'declaration of principles," which, he declared, the governor said should be the. platform of all candidates this summer, one plnnk being impartial law enforcement, Mr. I'ollock charging that the governor when in Charleston told the people of this city they should run their own affairs, but assumed the reverse atti tude when talking in other parts of the state. He referred to the dismis sal by the governor of notaries public at McClellanville, "at the pleasure of Cob' I j. Please." "How long will the j>eople of South Carolina stand, for that kind of tyran ny in the governor's office?" asked Mr. Pollock, who declared that the gover nor's "declaration of principles" at Walterboro were contrary to his ac t lolls. "I ask you, is he enforcing the law?" Bald Mr. l\>liock. "No," came iu chorus from the crowd. #--? -- ? The most monumental joke in the governor's whole platform is "Trial by jury for all persons accused of crime and enforcement of verdicts found by juries and judgments of courts," de clared Mr. Pollock, who further stated that the governor had liberated more than 1,200 prisoners, thereby setting aside the verdicts of 14,000 jurors, "but he pardons and tells you, the sov ereign jKHjple you can't help yourself." lie said no honest man should ob ject to honest elections in South Car olina, "but didn't he say that lie would n't sign any bill changin the primary laws because it might be aimed at him, the Great Ego?" He critieesed the governor for refusing to appoint of ficers selected by the supreme court, "although the law says the governor must' commission." ? Mr. Pollock , declared himself in full sympathy with the national adminis tration and praised Wilson and Bryan as the best friends the people ever had. He promised, If elected, to be the senator of every class, saying all would be South Carolinians to him, nil American citizens. THE KU KLUX KLAN To lie Presented Here in Motion Pic tures Friday, July 3. On Friday, July 3rd, the day of flic spenkiijg of candidates for Gover nor, the Victoria theatre will present "In The Clutches of tlio Kn Ivlux Klan' in motion pictures. This is one of the most powerful, exciting and intensely interesting feature films ever put out by the Warner Co. The prices of ad mislon will be 10 and lf?c and a part of the proceeds will l>e divided by the Woman's Hospital Auxiliary. It deals with life soon after the civil war. The Klan was formed by proj>er ty owners against ignorant and super stitious negroes. Later it degenerated irtto bands of outlaws which the gov-; ernmont eventually broke up. The ac tion of the story takes place in North Carolina, where one of the strongest outlaw klans flourished. It is present ed by the (Jene Gauntler Feature Play ers and is said to l>e historically ac curate in every particular.-' There is excitement and action iu every scene of the three parts. Card of Thanks. To the good people of Ilethune : ? I wiRh to thank my kind friends of Be thune, who so kindly aided and as sisted during the sickness and death of my sister, Mrs. M. M. Padgett. May our Heavenly father reward each one. Mrs. P. M. Dampier. RICHARDS' PLATFORM Outlines What He Thinks Will Be Best For State. The lion. John uiehards, of i,u> erty Hill, was roared on the farm, and Iius Ikumi a filmier all his lift*. For twelve years a member of tile South Carolina legislature from Kershaw county. For hIx year 8 fh>or leader of the house of representatives. For four yea I'm a member of the Ixatrd of triwtiHW of t'leiuson College. Han served f???r years us member of the South Carolina italiroad Com mission and is now chaimiaii' of that commission. His IMatform. To the Democracy of South Carolina : It In liujKMMlblo, of ('(niiw, at this stage, lo give my platform In Its en tirety. hut Lv desire to state in uiio qulvonil terms what my j)oslil..n Is upon BomO of the more important questions that are of vital Interest to the people <>f tilt' St 11 to. My position upon the educational QUe&tlOU Is known wherever 1 a in known, and I shall continue to advo cate equitable support for our higher educational Institutions. Our public school system Is the vi tallzljig force that supplies our eol-i leges and the main foundation of our republican Institutions. .1 shall advo cate the fullest and most unstinted support of our common school svstom. with particular attention to the 'devel opment of oUr rural schools and edu cation. We are now making great im provements along educational lines, but tills question is of tran^cendant importance and demands our very best effort. L am in favor of enlarging our free school system so that It will offer to every white child in South Carolina a good common school education. I am in favor of erecting conven ient und comfortable school buildings and furnishing all necessary text books free of cost. I am in favor of paying our teach ers, both men and women, salaries commensurate with the dignity and lm]H>rtahce of their positions. ' I have always opposed compulsory school attendance and shall continue to do so. We should provide every necessary facility and enlarge ujm)u our impelling system, rather than re sort to compulsion. Such legislation is fundamentally wrong ; lies ides it is inexpedient and unneccessary and therefore unwise. The building of good and permanent highways will add more to the value of our state than any other public T?? effect of good roads through- 1 out the State would l>e felt in everv walk of life, but such Improvements; would be a si>eeial blessing and a great economy to those of our i>eople who live In the country districts. I shall stand for the i>ermttnent Im provement of our highways, such im provement being made under local self-government In the various coun ties. I* arming is the chief aud greatest of all our industries ; It is the bed rock foundation of our economic life I shall stand for legislative and ad ministrative policy that will give vig orous supjjort to all agencies which , make for the full development of our agricultural interest, and for a policy that shall foster all other business in- , terests, and shall tend to Induce cap ital to come Into the State for the pur pose of developing to the fullest ex tent our splendid resources. In the campaign which I made for governor in 11)10 I advocated State wide prohibition. I am lit 111 ft proTiTbi tionist by practice and from principle. In my opening speech at Sumter, and in manv places throughout our State while mscussing the whiskey question and submitting my opinion as to Its! solution I used this language: Ibis question is an issue before our people, their voices should be supreme. I believe in the rule of the people, ami when they have spoken upon a given question, it is treachery upon the part of their representatives not to heed their will expressed at the ballot box. , The j?eople of South Carolina hare expressed their will at the ballot box, local option. p 1 * believe In trusting the people. Jjioir will wliou expressed is supreme. 1 herefore, I shall not oppose local op tion. but will favor tlx? principle of al lowing the various counties to deter mine this question as seems projwr to them, with, of. course, a strict obServ a nee of constitutional limitations. 1 am in favor of honest elections and a strict enforcement of our laws against violators of the same, but I shall oppose any legislation either bv the Democratic party or by the legis lature that will deprive the buinblest white Democrat of his right to vote. During the 12 years that 1 was ? member of our legislature, I contend ed and voted for biennial sessions. I held then and hold now that annual sessions arc not only unneccessary, but that, tnoy are a positive injury to the best interests of the State; therefore, I stand for biennial sessions of our legislature. 1 am in favor of a 2-cent flat rate for passenger travel over the three trunk line railroads in this State and their branch lines, and a 2 1-2 <-ent rate for the independent short linos I I snail advocate, as I always have liberal support of our ex-Confederate soldiers. A well organized, well disciplined State militia is essential for the pro^ tection of the State and the proper en forcement of her laws ; therefore, I favor a sufficient appropriation bv the u ZJ?T thf l>r?I*r maintenance of its citizen-soldiery. 1 *hlnk ^the general principle of working the convicts npon the high ways of the county in which thev are convicted is a wise one and therefore I favor 11. I?u( am unalterably op|H)p ?m1 (n working white ami negro ton \ i < t together "i forcing tewiw ot so cial equality In tluveaittp or stOckade. 1 nUull stand for a strict enforce mciii of the law with falrnesH to all our people ami without partiality to any. I bellere, however, that Jutotlce should be tempered wllh mercy. 1 shall stand for an economical ad* mliilfit rat folk of our State government, with, of courae, a pro|>er regard for the protection ami development of the various interests ??f the State. A reckleaa expenditure of the pub lic fumlx Is a crime, and 1 shall op pose ati extravagant appropriation* for whatever purpose they may he madti. The |>coplc of this State are too heavily burdened by taxation and It shall bo my pur|H>se not only to pre vent an Increase of that burden ; but to reduce it. 1 shall advocate a complete revision and readjustment of the lax laws of the State ahd the adoption of a system of assessment that will make all pro iK'fly bear lis honest and Just propor tion of the burden of taxation. No system of taxation can be just: that does not bear upon every class of property equitably. 1 believe In keeping separate the three coordinate branches of the gov ernment; they are <fod-ordaincd and constitution made and I shall so re ga rd them. If 1 am elected governor of the State 1 shall endeavor with the abili ty and strength at my command to keep nl constant touch with the work ing force of all our public Institutions and branches of the government, and shall endeavor to so Inform myself |u regard to our public affairs as to In telligently recommend to the law-mak ing power o ft lie State those things that the public weal and the needs of the hour demand. In milking the race for governor It Is my purpose to make the Issues plain and to the point. 1 will go before the people iHmiji u platform every plank of which shall stand for what I be lieve to be the people's good and for development and upbuilding of our State in ull her interest*. I will go before them with the llrm determina tion that If I am elected I will be the governor of the whole people. , John (!. Richards. REMBERTS NEWS NOTES. Crop Conditions, Politics and the Home Life. Itemhert, June 22.-? -This section lias hail an abundance of. rain for the last two wattes. Crops have' felt It, and have rapidly grown, also grass. Lay ing by corn has been retarded owing to the wet weather. If dry thin week, old corn will be finished. This Is court week In Sumter and several have gone down on business and as jurymen/ We all regret the "untimely death by suicide of our coroner last week. Ill health no doubt was the cause of his self destruction. Trade Is very good. at this place. One of our merchant** said he did not know much difference now than in the fall. Mrs. Alice Jenkins had moved Into town occupying the new residence of Mr. \V. 1). Vinson. Others will move in as soon as homes are erected. A crazy negro was sent oft. from here, quite re**ently. The cause of his trouble Is not known. Politics getting quite warm. ? There are four candidates In this township for magistrate and the voters see them quite often. They seem unusually in terested In th8 people at present. Our congressman Lever has no oppo sition and there is no activity in his behalf. We are interested in the con test In your district for congressman, as we feel that we are almost a part of Kershaw. If Finlcy don't get a move on himself, Hill will route him. David has had it so long that he feels se cure, but then y\>u know the strongest points can be carried au the Japs took l'ort Arthur and Wayne carried Stoncy Point. The Mexican situation is turning out just as we expected; Mr. , Wilson is a good inn 1 1 , too goqd to deal with such a country as Mexico. No doubt there arc good people there, but the Iluerta crowd is composed of a mix ture of Spanish, Indian and low Mexi-j can blood; with cut-throat tendencies | all the time. How are -you going to deal honorably with such jieople? It will take Teddy to manage therii. News is scarce here, nothing going on in the k* wis l line. Most of the IH'ople don't want to live as their pa rents did, nnd because they have not the money of Rockefeller, are not eon tented or happy. An old lady told the writer, in heryoung days wealth was not looked uj>on as the basis of all happiness, but the home, and it should be so now. Pity tho unfortunate girl or lx>y that feels the homelife a bur den to them. The writer looks with sorrow upon many of the young gen eration. From observation and actions home is a forced necessity to ninny of them, and nothing but a light, frlvol ous life brings happiness. The girl that does not feel any duty resting on her to aid her mother In honaehold work wonld not make the wife a good - ? COL. NELSON DEAD. Prominent Columbia Attorney Died At Hit Home. Sunday's state. Patrick II. Nelson. one of tin. |H.?( known lawyers <?f Houlli Carolina, died last at hi* residence on Hon a to Htreet. He had Ikh?i? confined to JjIh home luit a day, having ben at his I law offleo the previous dap, For about throw years ho had hoon suffering from an aneurism and this was tho Immo |?Hnl? cause of hlM death, which came UIH'Vpeefcdly. Ml Nelson has for ? generation been roeognl/od as a moat sum>ssful lawyer, iw r Ueula rly on tho criminal side of tho court, tlrst as a proaeeut lug otllcor and then hoth a* counsel for the defense and tho prosecution. Ills chief work has l>eeu on tho crlmi nal sldo of tho court, where as a well rounded, quick and foar.less advocate ho w,in ninny legal victories, In lat ter years, as senior momber of tho linn of Nelson, poison & Gottys, he lias enjoyed ft Large practice, particu larly in corporation matters. Mr. Nelson was horn at Htateburg, In Sumter county, October U, JH50, and was therefore In his r>7(h year. In I he late KO'S (Joy. Richardson appointed Mr. Kelson solicitor for tho circuit embracing Kershaw, Richland, ; I<oxlngton and ICdgelleld counties and for ten years lie made an across! vo and successful solicitor. In lHIXt he . was retired to private life and took up his personal law practice, Being 'at tracted to Columbia he .located here and has since that time been active In his profession and the public af fairs of the state. Mr. Nelson was the son of tho dis tinguished CoL 1'. If. Nelson, who with Hlon and Thomas engaged In' many notable lights In the War Between the Sections. Ills mother was of the Cantey faanlly, long Identified with South Carolina. , Most of his life was sj)ent In Cam den, where as a lad ho went to school, then he attended the University of the South, at Sewaneo. " ??c v/tiit into partnership with <g?>i. John. D. Kenne dy and as early as 1#80 was elected to the general assembly. He was admit- ^ ted to the bar In this state In 1877 and lived to receive the honor of be Ing the president of the State Bar as sociation. In 187S, on November 25, he mar ried * Miss Henrietta McWUUe Shan non, daughter of the bite Col. Wm. M. Shannon, and their married life has been one of devotion and happiness. Mrs. Nelson and William S. Nelson survive. Win. S. Nelson is associated with ids father in the firm of Nelson, Nelson & < Jetty h. t As a token of his Interest In the af fairs of Columbia, Mr. Nelson served as a member of city council. Mr. Nelson served on the i>ersonal staffs of Brig. (Jen. Kennedy and Gov. ?J no. 1?. Richardson,' his rank being that of lieutenant colonel. Mr. Nelson In his long and active career as a lawyer tried mlmy causes but It was while quite a young advo- 1! cafe that he won his laurels as a suc cossful prosecutor by his securing the conviction of Jones for the killing of the I'ressleys. In after years he both prosecuted and defended many promi nent causes. , I Mr. Nelson was a member of Hich land lodge, A. F. M. The funeral services were held Suu day afternoon at d o'clock at Trlntly church, of which he was an active ~ momber. Pallbearers were as follows :? Active ? F. G. Tompkins, W. I). Melton, J. F. Walker, (J. L. Parker, J. J. Earle, M. C. Heath, J. T. Gettys, Iredell Jones, Jr.; honorary ? D. C. Hay, C. *' Fit/Slnions, J. J. Cain, Richard Single ton, T. M. DuBose, M. I)., W. II. Cole man, l{. W. Shand, B. L. Abney, J T Sol hols, W. II. Lyies. f. II. Weston,' T. T. Moore, Sr.. J. I?. Thomaa, T. T Talley. Time Nearly Out. Dr. .J. T. Howell tolls us Jlmt the free examination and treatment now given in tills county for those suffering from hookworm will eomo to an eml on Saturday, July *lth. The Hlaney ollire hau already closed. Those desiring an examination and treatment had better call upon Dr. Howell he fore next Saturday. man wants. One of the highest honors that a girl can attain to is to l?e a help to her parents in every way she can. She that will do that will be a good wife, and a boy that has no higher ambitiou than to rove about without feeling the home resi>onslbllity that rests on ev ery hoy will drift -through life with np vim or purpose. Such boys are to l>e pitied and the present tims shows the early crop of such people.