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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROUNA. FRIDAY, JAUNARY 22, 1915. NUMBER 40. Inaugural address of new governor heard by many Ejltir Executive Sworn in Tue? | and Citizens Cheer ? . New Executive Hailed With Enthuttiwani on All Sides ?? Legislative Ht&M Packed as New Governor Takes Oath of Office. Ejff V. Caldwell in News and Courier) # Columbia. J?n- 19.? Amid the accla r^tluii Of ( tiuiiMM iuIm Hiehard Irvine f-IIauiiliiK was Inaugurated Qoveruor of I tooth Carolina today at noon. The a th of otllee was taken by the hew Governor in the hall of the House of ^jgeefwenhitiveH in the presence of the L^nt Mosinn of the Senate and Hou.se, Efmreme Court Justices, State House petals and a tremendous crowd of people, thousands of whom were nnable to get even into the lobby of the Cftpi ? tel. Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary, of the State Supreme Court, administered i tbe oath of office to Governor Manning jtud immediately thereafter he deliver- J td his inaugural address. Lieutenant' {Joveruor Andrew J. . Bcthea took, the oith of office after Governor Manning Wluded his address, Chief Justice Oiry administering the oath to him. 'J . The largest crowd ivhlcli has at' teoded an inaugural in Columbia in j&n witnessed the induction of Gov-' "frnnr Manning into office. All night ||Ht night and early this morning th^ F.people poured into the city on special ipd regular trains, and long before Bfti hour for the inaugural the hall of !the House of Representatives, where the, exercises were to be held, . was ^ picked. Plans to hava?Governor Man pllg deliver his Inaugural address from | the steps of the Capitol had to be aban l<k?ed, owing to the disagreeable cold Kj. Governor Manning a rose" from a p^ck bed to take the oath of office, and LlHends would not hear to him risking rtfce cold wind, however much it was Mrarretted that it was necessary. Open Air Address ^ However, owing to the Inability of tlipusands to hear the address Goyern \M Manning, after the exercises in the fc.Hali of the House, addressed the mul titude from the Capitol steps. A nighty shout went up as he followed : lib escorts through solid lines of hu ;.manlty from the House to the Capitol ttteps, and his few remarks were tu -aultously cheered Q over n or Manning jrffifiked the i>eopie for their reception and asked them to help him put be :'hlnd all of the factional bitterness and strife and to inarch onward, lifting. r South Carolina ever higher and up ward. He touched the hearts of his au ditors for they broke into thunderous applause. while cries of "Hurrah for Manning" rent the air from thousands ?f lusty throats. Immediately after his short speech from the Capitol steps Governor _ Man ning held a reception in the library of the State House and thousands filed bj and shook his hand, and wished Mm "Cod-speed" In his task of ad valnistering the laws of South Oaro >Hna for the next two years. He was tired but happy when the multitude ; kad ail tiled by, and his face was con ' rtantlv wreathed in smiles at the good "fellowship and the earnestness with ..which the people rejoiced at his ac ptewion to the Governorship. Story of the Day. \ It was exactly 11.55 o'clock when ^Speaker James A. Hoyt dropped his :itvel and called the House to order. the clock on the Oity Hall rang out ~toe hour of noon Sergeant at Arms Wilson announced that the Senate was la the lobby and the House arose while the Senators filed in and took their *eat?. Walking at the head of the . Senators was President Pro Tem Wal ter. with United States Senator E. D. Smith on his right hand. ^Jeuator Walker ascended the Speaker's stand ?jnd took charge of the. Joint ass^n nuy. and Senator Spilth occupied a seat l with the Senators. The House galleries were packed and Jammed long befbre noon, and all, of toe available space on the floor of the House was utilized, hut thousands of People continued to Jam into the lobby ? the State House, the space way over to the Senate being crammed closely. The jam continued on the pia&ea of toe Capitol and down the north .steps ??most to the foot of the Confederate ?onument, and each minute, as the lK)Qr of noon grew neater, hundreds ??re joined the waiting throngs and gjed to get in to see the ceremonies. The sergeant at arms and the aoor ?eepers had a hurculfean task in hold back the crowd, and several times toe crowd flowed over "the outer door ?*pep. only to be halted and turned lack ?t the inner doo_r. Mr. Manning Arrives The wife And family of the Governor ***t arrived and were given seats oc jjpied by the Bichl&nd delegation on floor of the House. At five min otffl after 12 o'clock the sergeaxit*at ?fins of the House announced that the ,rfr,|or and Lieutenant Govemor T01- with their escorts, were at . the Tj?r President .Walker called ""'the o'nt assembly to their feet, and as Jr*ernor-elect Manning appeared at door of the House on the arm of an Georffe W. Dick of the way* "a means com jn it tee, a cheer broke. which swept over the crowded T*r *od through the galleries* and jm taken up and re-echoedby the toousands who filled the lobby and Sjod ouwde t? the north < steftrtftithe JJWtol. The new Governor walked th* aisle to tiie Spwikefsstaod to continued cheering, which would over and unon break out with renewed volume. First caiue Governor-elect Manning, escorted by Representative George W. Dick, followed l>y Governor Charles A. Smith, escorted by Senator LauiNr, and right behind them Lieutenant Govern or-elect Andrew J. Bethea, escorted by Henator It. 1). Kpps. Then Chief J un tie? Kugene B. Uury, with Senator Kin kier; Associate Justice llydrlck, with Representative I^IIoh ; Associate Justice Watty, with Representative Robinson ; Associate Justices Gage and Fraser, Circuit Judge John S. Wilson, the Kev. ..Arthur It. Berkeley and the State House officials, walking two and two. President Walker rapiKHl for order and intro<luce<l the Kev. Arthur It. Berke ley, rector of the Church of the Holy CommOulon, of Philadelphia, Pa., and a son-in-law of Governor Manning, who Invoked the lHvlne blessing on the day's exercises. Oath Administered % President Walker announced that the (Governor-elect was present and ready to qualify. In an Impressive manner, Chief Justice Gary administered the oath of office to the new Governor, the Governor's relating of the oath being in a clear and calm voice, audible in 9)1 parts of the crowded chamber. At It? conclusion another great cheer went up, and It was several minutes before tho Governor could begin ids Inaugural address, so great was the applause and cheers. ' By this time the crowd had pushed half-way up "the main aisle, so ' eager wero the efforts of those Jammed in the lobby to see. Sergeant-at-Arms J. Fred Schumpert, of the Senate, held the crowd in check, while the Governor 'began his speech. Twice the speech was Interrupted by efforts of those In the rear to push Into the hall, and finally . President Walker ordered the inside door closed, which checked the disorder, and Governor Manning pro ?ceeded with his remarks. ? Met With Approval The tone of the Inaugural und the keynote of constructive legislation, Which the new Governor struck, met **4tir the warm approval of the people, who listened-' closely at every word and outburst after outburst of applause would force Governor Manning to sus pend for several minutes. Especially did his recommendation for compul sory education with local option fea ture, increase of child labor age limit ; to 14 years, Working Men's Compen sation Act, land registration, tax com mission, meet with hearty responses. When Governor Manning paid a trib ute to the last Democratic State Con vention and the good work they did in ordering a personal enrollment of voters tremendous cheers burst out. His ret'ommeridatlon for liberal supi>ort of the National Guard, which, he said, must be made effective and efficient, drew more cheers. His declaration that he intended to enforce the laws started what was little less than an ovation and his appeal to the i>eople and the legislators to help him in his task of getting away from factional ism and bitterness drew further ap plause. The Silver Lining Just as Governor Manning was con cluding hiH inaugural address the sun broke through the clouds and lit up the ball of the House and shone with full vigor on the xtian who will hold the reigns of government for the next two years in South Carolina, adding nature's smile to the rejoicing of a people at the installation of Richard I. Manning in the office of Chief Mag istrate and making an auspicious be ginning for his inauguration. Another ovation was given Governor Manning when he concluded. Chief Justice Gary then administer ed the oath of office to Lieutenant Gov ernor Bethea and he took charge of the^ joint assembly. The Lieutenant Governor thanked the people for the warm-hearted reception, cheers having greeted his induction into office. He pledged himself anew to the service of the~ pedpTe~~Sn<I wftiT "gitferr ronsiwr cheer. . Governor Manning was escorted to the Capitol Bteps, where, after a brief speech to the assembled thousands, he went to the library and shook hands with several thousand. The joint As sembly was 'then dissolved, the Sen ate returning to its chamber. Governor Manning took charge of the Chief Executive's office and was greet ed by scores of friends, who pressed In to shake his hand and to qffer con gratulations. Telegrams of congratu lations arrived from friends in various jparty of the State and the new Gov ernor was kept busy responding to- the congratulatory ? messages. ? Governor M&nntng and family will be at a ' local hotel for a few days, until they can arrange to move into the Mansion. Richard iMrie Manning, farmer and business man, was Inaugurated gov ernor of * South Carolina Tuesday in the hall of the house of representa tives. For a number of years he has been a figure in the politic* at Jihe. State, but his political activity has not detracted from fife efficiency as a busi ness man and a planter : tor In both of these two lines of endeavor he has been notably successful.. ' Mr. Manning is described hi direct line from two families that have fur nished many publicmen to the State. Four governors, two or three congress men and -other public officials had ^1* ready blossomed on his family tree before he waa elected governor by the Democrats Sonth Carolina last No ' ? r? Continued on Last Face.) _ , HOIJi OF HONOR For C?mdeii (Hty Schools for Month Kiidlng January tth, 1015. ' * - ? - - - (i ratio 1. Helen Savage. Emma Yottug, Allen Gleason, Klihu Schlos burg, David Webb, Elizabeth I<ewis, Mary Moore, Mantl Moore, Abbott Goodale, Henry Hardy, Frank Haynes, Frank Humphries, Clarkson ltbauie, Alfred Shannon. Grade 2. Miriam Bruce, Florence Cain, Mldred Gardner, l/oulse Hirsch, Sam Nettles, Harriette Steedman, Kate Young, J. O. Black well, Alhertas Clarke, Stephen Condor, teroy David son, John Davis, William Nettles, t?evy/ Shirley, Jullua Switser, Christopher* Vaughan, Cai>era Xemp. Grade 8. I^eon Davis, Ben Forte, Arnett Led ford, Ethel DoPass, Agnes Shannon, Myrtle lligglnbotham, Emily Wootin. t Grade 4. Andrew Burnet, George Coleman, Lawrence Jones, Hal|>h Lit tle, l*aurons Milla,' lEstelle Harding, Nellie Klrkland, Sara Lewis, Martha Workman. Grade ft. Willis Boykln, Thornwell Hay, Bottle Halle, Dorothy Smith, Joyce Steedman, Cecile Truesdale, Eli zabeth Workman. Grade 0. Isadora Mogulescu, Henry Savage, Alice Cain. Grade 7. Rebekah DeLoache, Chrls tlno Jones, Hannah Lazarus, Emma Vllleplgue, Boykln Clarke, James Cly burn.. Grade S. Willie Belle Mackey, Jim* mie Griggs, Sarah Steedman, Ida Mo gulescu, Corrinne tawis, Mabel Pate, Norman Huckaboe, Paul Twltty, Clara Cureton. Grade 9. . Rosalie Block, {Catherine Ilogue. Grade 10. Ellen Boykln, Eva Bruce, Lola Hogue, Catherine Wallace, Eli zabeth Wallace, Annie Williams, Sara Wolfe, Ethel Smith. NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED FOR NATIONAL GUARD ? - v - v- V "I am with you and will be glad to issue an order rescinding the order of the former governor under which you were declared disbanded, but I am waiting legal advice and cannot take action now,", said Governor Manning in addressing the National Guard As sociation at Columbia on Wednesday, The meeting was attended by repre sentative militia officers from all sec tions Of South Carolina, and a spirit of harmony and earnestness of purpose prevailed throughout the session. A joint resolution was passed to the ef fect that the National! Guard Associa tion assembled unanimously requests the Governor to issue an order res cinding the recent order of the former Governor in reference to the National Guard. Whatever measures Governor Manning decides on to reinstate or re-_ organize our state militia will be taken" within the next few days, so that the annual inspection by the U. H. Army ofHcer can take place. The retiring president of the associa tion, Capt. E. C. von Tresckow, of Camden, who has held this office for two terms, was nominated to succeed himself but declined.? Major Patrick J. Drew, of Barnwell, was elected president. Capt. R. F. Watson,' of Greenville, and Capt. H. E. Raines, of Charleston, were chosen as first and second vice presidents, respectively. Arrivals at The Court Inn. ? Arrival* at the Court Inn for the past week are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Mead, Gt. Harrington, Mass. ; Mr. and Mrs. ' Theodore Wei cher,, Master Theodore Welcher, Jr., Master Lowell P. Welcher, New York City; Mr. and Mrs. H, M. Kiddle, A, M. Vaughan, Asbury, N. J. ; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Glynn and maid, New York City; Miss Mason, Miss Wallis, Wash ington ; Miss E. H. Nichols, Miss E. H. Thorp, Miss It. M. Haneon, Shel ton, Conn. ; .Mrs. Edmund Woodbury, Kalamazoo, Mich. ; Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mirrlck, Washngton, Mrs. John D. Hewlett, Cold Spring Harbor, I u I. ; Mr. and Mrs. John J. Stewart, Cold Spring Harbor, L. I. Arrivals at Hobkirk Inn. Following were arrivals at the Hob kirk Inn for the past week : Mrs. Jas. S. Clarke.. Miss Eleanor Clark. Orange, N. J. ; Frank O. Flagg, New York City ; Mrs. J. W. Dimick, Rifton, N. Y. ; Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Oldham, New York City; Mrs. S. (J. '1 tuny an, Cleveland; Mrs. A. R. Hart and daughter, Cleve land i Dr. and Mrs. Hilbert F. Day, Boston ; J. N. Lynde, New York, Edw. F. Hoffjnan, Philadelphia; F. D. Lewis, Philadelphia ; Mrs. Mary D. Brive, New York City; Miss L. A. Northam, New- York City, ? Arrivals at The Kirkwood. Arrivals at The Kirkwood this week are: Capt E. M. Sawtelle, R. H. Wor thing ton, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Weic ker, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Waters, M. K. Waters, Mrs. Joseph palmer Knapp; Mrs. Demlng Smith, Miss Ruth Wa ters, Mr. and Mrs. Jasoft Waters, Miss H. L. Morrison, New York; Mrs. De brie, The Misses Debrle, London; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vanderbllt, of Tarry, town; Mr. and Mrs. J6hn W. Beatty, Pittsburgh;: Mrs. A. S. McCormick, Akron, Ohio; Mip.?G. A. Morrison, Miss Morrison and Elliott Morrison, of Brooklyn, N. Y. . Married at the probate office, on January 16tb, Probate Judge McDowell officiating, Mr. William Price and Miss Emma Freeman, both of Logoff, S. G. People of Aiken and the commnnity surrounding are much concerned over the finding of a human hand by a young farmer who was driving along the injiad near Aiken, last week. The hand is that of ?-*rhtte woman, bat-farther than that, no facte about the nutter are known. SOUTH CAROIJNA IS FIRST. Tl?i? State Hat* Largest Percentage of Wheal Increase in Union. . ? "VT . I-' Clciuson Collage, Juu. li>. ? South (Carolina i. 'i<<is all the states of the union in the i>ercentage of increase in acreage of winter wheat over last year, according to statistics received at Oleinson College from the Unite<l States Deisirtiuent of Agriculture. Op December 1, when the govern ment's estimates were made, the wheat acre&go hi Houtfy (Carolina waH three times as great aa that of laat year, which in to say that the increase amounts to ?00 per cent This is the largest iwrcentagc of increase in win ter wheat acreage in the entire United States, the average of Increase for the whole country being only about 11 per <*4 Tlie acreage in wheat last year in this state was 82,000 acres ami the government's estimate of the acreage planted this season, up to December 1, fit 340,000 acres. Reports received at Cleruson slneo Decern t?er 1 warrant the belief that the tinal figures will show nearly 300,000 acres in South Carolina to have been sown to wheat this season. The figures are based on reports frotu the couuty demonstra tfofil agents of Olemsou College, who begftn working among their neighbors in the interest of small grain sowing shortly after the outbreak of the Eu ropean war. One of the most gratify ing features of the wheat re port of the.' government is that the condition of the crop ln> South Carolina on De cember 1 was 90, four points above the ten' year average, and the weather since then has been excellent for the grain. In view of this, with continued favorable conditions, the average yield of the state should be larger than in normal years. ACCEPTS A RIDE AND i LOSES HIS POCKETBOOK * ^ ' ? 1 ? " " Tom Estrees, a negro, was arrested in Charlotte Monday and brought to Camden where he is now in Jail, charg ed with having stolen a pocketbook from M. F. Chlpley, a white- man. _ Bis tres was driving a wagon belonging to Mr. G. T. Little Saturday Afternoon on his way to Camden, and when just a short way above Camden Chlpley ^dfccin his wagon for a ride to town. On -jtheAvay Chipley's pocket book drop ped from his pocket and fell In the wagon. The negro picked it up after his passenger had gon<* and finding it contained about seventy dollars, it was too much for him, and he Immediately (jUit his job and he and his wife bought a ticket to Charlotte. Constable . Sin clair happened to he At the Southern station when the negro left, and Po liceman Stewart was sent to Charlotte, He found him at the railway station, and when told what he was wanted for admitted the theft, but said that he had spent all of the money with the exception of about $18. fie agreed to come back without requisition pa pers and will be held In jail to answer to the charge of larceny. * Sale Began Yesterday. By reference to a page advertise ment in this issue of The Chronicle will be seen an announcement of the Clearance Sale commenced Thursday at the store of Wolfe-Eichel Co. They ate quoting low psices on many arti cles in their store and promise that their customers will not be disappoint ed as to quality and prices. The sale begap yesterday and will last for four, teens days, giving everyone ample time to take advantage of the bargain^ of* fered. They ask a careful reading of their ad and a call to Inspect the floods advertised. ft Col. James Pickens De Laughter, a member of the house of representatives from Edgefield county, and prominent citizen of that community, died Thurs* day night, aged 49 yes rs. Prizes Awarded Corn Club Boys. Mr.. F. H. Arrants, county demon stration agent, has named the follow ing winners in the Boys Corn Club contest at the recent county fair: Robert B. McCaskill, yield 122 bush els; 1st prize, one ton 8-3-8 fertilizer, giveir through B. B. FlSfiS ers Fertilizer Company, Charleston. Robert Pate, yield 115 bushels, 2nd prize, No. 5 Vulcan plow, given by Pearce & Young Hardware Co. W. I * Stokes, Jr., yield 75 bushels, Srdprize, gold stick pin, given by O. L. Blackwell. Arthur Stokes, yield 70 bushels, 4th prize, gold tie 'clasp, given by M. H. Heyman. _______ _L_ ? Johnnie Murchlson, 6th prize, ehalr given by Oeisenheimer ; safety razor T. J. Arrants; Camden Chronicle, one year's subscription. * Andrew T. Jackson, 7th prize, half dozen pair of hose given by Camden Shoe Co., bat given* by McCaskill Bros. . Engineer Killed In Wreck. Sanford, N. C., Jan. 10^S. A. L. I> through passenger train No. 8, New York to Jacksonville, was derailed near Osgood, a station six miles north of Sanford, at 7 :3d tonight. The engine and one express car turned over, t*o other express- cars and one mall car are off the track. Engineer Tom Stone is dead under his engine. Fireman Bob Hogan, negro, of Raleigh is se riosuly Injured, to what extent !s not known. Express Messenger D. H. Bab cock had a hand "cut and leg scraped. His injuries are not serious. No pas sengers are hurt. The train was running on time. En gineer Tom Stone was a resident of Raleigh and one of the Seaboard Air tine's oldest and most trusted engi neers. ? _ ?? v,yif-~,r Physician* were- hunied from fla af ford to the scene of the wreck. Traffic was delayed for several hours. MENDEL SMITH NEW JUDGE OF FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C,' ' \ \ . ( , Brilliant Young Camden Law yer Unanimously Elected to Succeed Late Judge Ernest Gary ? First Judge From This County Since Late Jo seph B. Kershaw ? Short Sketch of His Career. The many fr lout Is in Camden and Kershaw County and wherever he is known were pleased when a message was received In Camden on Thursday afternoon of last week stating that (ion. M. L. Smith, of this city, had been unanimously elected hy the gen eral assembly to succeed Judge Krnest Gary, deceased, a* Judge of the Fifth Judicial circuit. His name was plac ed before that hotly by Representative L T. Mills of this county. Mr. Smith is perhaps the youngest man in this state who has had such a high honor conferred upon him. He in the first apiK>iutee to the bench from this coun ty since the late Judge Joseph li. Ker shaw held this position. Mr. Smith has always been active in politics in this county and lias been elected to every office he has ever sought hy a handsome majority. In the campaign last Hummer he was one of the eleven candidates for governor which resulted in the nomination of Hon. Itlchard 1. Manning. He made a high-toned canvass of the state and received a most flattering vote in his home county, and In other section*). As an evidence of the esteem Id whlcii he was held, at the wlndup of the campaign, and with only a short no tice on the night before the election, an immense crowd of his townspeople were present to hear him make his last speech of the campaign and pledge ed him their support ? Mr. Smith statv ing at the time that whether he was elected or not, he would always re member the greeting given him as one of the happiest piomenta of his life. , .The Newberry Herald and News of Tuesday has the following to say pit 1 1 is election : "Mr. Smith is one of the ablest law yers in South Carolina and an advo cate with few If any equals. He is one of the most polished orators in tfoe state and it seems a pity to bury him, so to speak, among the judiciary, al though he will grace the bench, be cause a man of his i>ersonaltty and In tellectuality will grace any position within the gift of the people, of the state. The state is fortunate to secure the consent of a man of Mr. Smith's ability to accept a position on the( bench." Mendel LaFayette Smith | Mendel L. Smith, elected by the gen erul assembly of South Carolina on the 14th day of Junuury, 1015, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, was horn at Smithville, then a part of Sumter, now In Lee County, South Carolina, on the 5th day of July, 1870. His parents were LaFayette M. Smith and Medora (Bradley) Smith. H1h father waH a large and successful merchant and planteT, and waft a uioat highly respect-* cd, substantial and Influential citizen. He died In January 1888. HIh mother, who la now living, la a woman of tine intellect, splendid energy pnd marvel ous executive ability. The subject of this sketch wus rear ed in the country until the age of thir teen years. His father then moved the family to Camden for4 the Increase^ educational advantages afforded his children. He attended the Camden Graded School until the fall of 1884, when he entered Woltord College, at Spartanburg, ?s. C.t and took under Prof. Gambrel, a preparatory course. Iu the Fall of . 1885, he entered .th^ South Carolina Military Academy, now known as the Citadel,, Charleston, S. C.f from which institution he graduat ed In 1880. He subsequently entered the University of Virginia In 1800 and took the law course at that famous Southern institution of learning. He had the great privilege of hearing the lectures of Prof. John B. Minor, who was one of the most illustrious law teachers this country has produced. He was admitted to the practice of the law in -the courts of Virginia on May 20, 1804, and in South Carolina on the nth day of January, 1805. Mr. Smith* was married in April, 1805, to Miss Anna Dixon, of Camden, -and they have four children. He has been active in Sunday School and church work, teaching a Bible class at the Camden Baptist Sunday School. . Engaged In Many Legal Battles. One has" rarely had a finer educa tional advantage than he, and but few, if any, lawyers in this state have had, at his age, a more varied and brilliant achievement at the bar. Scarcely an important case has been tried in this county during the past fifteen years in which he has not^been engaged. His practice has not by any means been confined to his home coun ty, hut has extended to many others. He has defended and prosecuted about 114 persons Chn rged with homicide, and no person defended by him has ever been sentenced to death, and only four to life imprisonment The judges, who have an excellent opportunity of seeing and hearing the*, lawyers throughout the state, gener ally say, that he la the ablest advo cate in the state. Judge K. W. Mem minger, delivering an address to the I*W jCklfi^r tfcft~nnl*erslty of South Carolina, J one 7, 1910, mads the fol-. iowHuLjetemwe to bin; - ^"i-twve tea d many of - the great speeches of the masters of oratory at the bar in the past. Three years ego I lira nl as brilliant U s|>eech hh any of them, In view of the changed condi tion*, which 1 have adverted to, from a lawyer In a nam II county In out state, lie Is still a young man In active prac tic^~ - many of you no douht know ldm well. "It wan la a dingy, sawdust-strewa loft used as a court house In one of our new counties, that the cam* wait tried. "At a country dance a lovely young girl came to her betrothed and told him that a young man there had boea very rude to her ; ho sought the of. fender, demanded an apology, and la the quarrel which ensued was mortal ly shot. He was laid on a bed, and while his life was swiftly ebbing away from the cruel wound the sweetheart kneeling by, helping to stay the tide, the slayer, w,)u> at llrst thought that In the confusion 110 one was certulo who did the shooting, and, therefore, determining to feign ignorance, came Into the room and asked who shot the dying man. The tortured girl, rising and {minting her flnger at him over the quivering, bleeding body, said : "You killed him." "Afterwards he was forced to admit the killing, and set up self-defence. It was a case of reversal of the usual ease of the so-called unwtltten law. An array of able counsel represented htm, ull of whom acquitted themselves witU great credit and made Arte speeches. The lawyer to whom 1 an especially referring now, however, wa? retained for the prosecution. He com menced to address the jury about dark. The weather was hot and the place crowded to suffocation, and yet every one, man and womau, there present, ?at or stood huddled, spellbound, for nearly three hours while this masterly snoskwr trod the crumpled sawdust ? Strewn floor before that Jury, over whelming them with such a flow of ar gument and pathos as 1 do not be lieve was ever surpassed anywhere at any time. "The prisoner sat shrinking and crushed under It. That scene at the death bed was woven in and out, iter ated aud reiterated. At tJhe climax of every . telling point the orator would advance near the prisoner and point In# t<* hia cowering form, say to th# jury, each time In varying form, and sometimes almost in a whisper, and again In almost; stentorian tones: 'And gentlemen, whatever you may do with hlm. even if you acquit him and let him go, his life will never bo a tran quil one; there will he coming to him everywhere, and in the still watcher of the dismal night, the vision of that beautiful youug. girl standing over tha . body of her dying lover* pointing her avenging flnger at him, and saying in vibrant tones 4Yqu killed him! You killed him ! You killed him !' "I could see that the jury was abso lutely carried away. I myself waft aa 1 though under a magic spell. I did not notice the lapse of time until Anally, amidst a pause of breathless Intensity, I realized that the spell must be brok en, and, though reluctantly, I had the speaker cease and a recess taken be 1 fore I would send the jury out with the caw?, feeling sure that they would otherwise act regardless of the evi dence under the .impulse of the ora tor." He is thoroughly grounded' in the principles of the law and his exten sive and varied practice has given an opportunity for application which ha* made him a well rounded and accom plished attorney. Lover of Athletic Sports. ? He has never overcome his fondness for athletic sports, to which he devot ed much time in his college life, and was recognized as one of the greatest college athletes in the country. He whh especially prominent ss a base hall player at Wofford College, the - Citadel and the University of Virginia. He was on the famous team 'that the University of Virginia sent as the rep resentative of the South to take part in the intercollegiate tournament held at Chicago during the Worlds' Fair in 1803, and which made a National rep utation in college athletics, _ He was _ thereafter sought by managers of ma jor league ball clubs but he declined these offers. He was Bald by mgay of the great professional ball players to liave been the best first baseman they ever saw, and, it is 'said, held the re* cord for the -longest hit of k ball in a game. He was president of the South Carolina state League for two seasons, and some of his executive methods received the highest praise of those skilled in the management of or ganized ball. He has often been spok en of as president of the South Atlan tic League. ...foiV : ? , Took Interest in Military Affairs. He was the first captain of the re organised Kershaw ? Guards, a local military company of which the entire r community feelS Jststlyprpud. Though - retired from the command of this com pany, now known as Company A, Se- - cond Regiment Infantry, he is still 1 held in the highest esteem by its mem bers. One of the most pleasant occa sions in the life of the community took placejd few years ago when be fore & large assemblage he was pre sented, In an eloquent speech by Oapt. ? W; M. Shannon, a handsome gold an* silver trimmed sword by the members of the company as a testimonial of their esteem. A large portrlat of him will, in a few day?,x be presented te this company. In Ofunrt as a Public Speaker. . As a public speaker, probably) ne ?one has ever been. called upon to make ? more leech <?* la this state, $ For fif teen years, he has been In constant de mand throughout the state for ad i" "T* (Continued on Laat Page)