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Y, APRIL 23, 1915. > NUMBER 1. ,? 1 <<< 1 . 1 ? 1 i 1 SKW SCHOOL Iiorsw. * ^ Hrhoo! Attwidwiw Shows ** \?*<l of ??,tter E / ? ? C*-< ?U" ? frfeut*. H. April SB.-A 1M tltlo.i circulated thlH Mchool di* Liking that an election be- vrtWr-. for tin* purpowf of Voting a. L issue to erect a hamlsooie mod brl<* M'hool building in Hi.** l?wii F^yue. Tlit' petition Is bcllltf Lily KlgiKHl by our cltUens arid BUMP the requisite number of JL, will Ih* secured this week to ET the election ordered*- . BLvcryomt] nblx vicinity 1m aware of tho fact B|"Btfll*t?n<* must h?ve-??ew -school jpding at An early date. The pre KJJ frame building is totally in iQiwte t<> accomodate the growing & attendance, In fact tho trus i'oium?llt?a to rent a small and employ an extra teacher L pjKt Wttwlnn. Our town Is now a decided step forward In the , of progress, ami we are pleased e that the erection of a modern building which we have lougadT wUhI, will probably ?oon lie a reaj. Rf." St. 1 <ou Is A. Gardner told us tho day that he put out a few "set on Lynches Creek one night week and when he went to his ^ the next morning, there were ne eel*. one cattish and a large nunp owl oa the hooks. The owl ji attempted to swallow one of the |iDd got caught himself. b Sullivan, the negro who fell off of Mr. W.' L. Olyhurn's lumber ns recently and had his hack brpw died at a hospital In Cotyimbla .Thursday. The body wan brought ft here for burial. 41* Central public school, taught i^y if, B. Hall, will close on Tuesday, ' ?2nd of May. ne BeUiune graded school will close present session on Friday of next Ilk. There will be no regular COm> ?cement exerelses, but Prof. A. C. jnpiv of the University of Hofatli to>lin a. will he present ail'd deliver ilddresa to the .school. A few sou km ? he rendered by the childfeh, tff |fhleh the prizes will l>e iitp nlffl Toong Joe Norwood is making . n ^record at the Furman Batting Aooi._ His la <t report was perfect? ?klnc a hundred on ev^rytbltig, frberry Herald & News. Young Nor *>l Is the oldest son of Mr. J. E. jwood, ?f Newberry, formerly of Ri rlclnity, and is a nephe\v_.of _Mrs. ih. Robertson, of Bethune, nnd^f M- ^ Norwood, of McBee. ' . Boor letter of hist week we stated * Mr. X. t. Gardner, notary pub \ perfornuM] the ceremony uniting I'flllman .Ionian and Miss Ella 5^ hi wan-lage. ? This was a ?take. Trial Justice J. E. Copeland J8 the knot and the happy couple P on their way rejoicing. to* young in en composing the Be^ ** ,#asebnll team were put to eort PlNe .expense last year to' keep * ,eaui &?'ng, It being necessary P> down in their |?ockets to supple st the gate receipts in order to pay jjj*. in order to avoid this con ?*7 this year and to giv^e the boys Ww start it has been suggested that Ffwng indies of the town ^and the 'nl8?v r*?ht soon M "amber of cnterTaThihehts ?me kind ? ico oreain festivals, con-, tat ky or liox parties ? one or .two for the l>eneflt of the ball Bothm,,. has n strog team^and :??*" Is about the only class of Pnt we have iiere through the garner months, we believe the la L town U"ul<1 ?>e glad 'to help if l^aaked t? do so. The McBee m srftv' ;l lminl>*r of -minstrel thp earl.v Spring for III M tlU 'r 'm11 C,U^ nils- ! &if!h S,,'n Hethun? can do as g- pr<.,y.r stopH are taken to '?Win. a. Nlclioan. a well known I I"*' of the Clyde section of-Warling died ;>n Tuesday of thin <lAvan Imried ut. Union Mc?h rcil \V.>iliuwg<|?y morning. ? Mr-? Teave* ..in- ?rrn, Mr. Walter 'land one daughter,' Mrs. lAithei^ nMcltee. lils wife having died war.* apo. ... Kinz Is it t tending tbo icon* **" reunion nt Columbia this ? ' ."-'V ^ Truesdel carried Mrs- **1 Columbia Tuesday TttOrn operation for appendicitis. ^^okes. one of HectlOn.fcawtnau hands, wont to ColoiaW* iy and tironght haekalto^t a fcjgf* half <A whiskey. On hiH '*?*& he wa* arrested and plac- 1 Wardhouso. Ho was bowtd | I NI MTKK DISTRICT CONFfCKKNCK i "1 *' Hethiiiie Kutertaliied Preachers and V inborn In (jreat Style. \ \ ? v.? ^ Hethune, S. 0? April $1'.?' rii0 Hum tor District *Oonferenc<< convened in the Mot hod ist Church at thin pimv on Wednesday night of last week and ad journed on Friday night. Itlshop Col ons Denny, of Kiohmond, Va? presid ed over the deliberations of the eon-. , iterance. The o|H*nin^ sermon was preachod on Wednesday night by ltpv. J. l\ In tthltlpt, of St. Johns and Iteiaherts, who delivered a strong und eloquent dis course to a largo and attentive con gregation. Bishop l>enny preachod the eleven O'clock sermon on Thursday looming and Kev. II. S. Truesdaie, of Trinity church, Sumlcr, at night. Friday morning at 11, o'clock, Itev. J. I'. Attaway, of Oswego, formerly pastor of this circuit, delivered a forceful sermon. Friday afternoon and evening ad - were delivered by Hev. W. B. AVUttrton, superintendent of Kpworth Orphanage; Itev. VV. I. Herbert, com missioner of education ; p. B. Chmak, president Of # the Textile College at Spartanburg. x and lion. Charlton Du vant, of Manning. On Friday night Bishop Denny pitched a masterly sermon to a large congregation. V?1' 01,0 hour and a half the si>eaker held the uudivided j interest and attention of the audience. . Before adjourning the Conference adopted resolutions thanking the peo of Bethune for the open-hearted hospitality extended the delegates dur ing tlielr stay here, and to Bishop l ?en the fair and Impartial manner in Which he presided over the del lb - orations of the Conference. I^r. H. W. Bays, presiding elder of tills -district, stated that in many re jtogttbir'thts was the most successful limV interesting sessions of the District Conference he had attended during the fiirty years of his pastorate. v>>eycnty-t h ree pastors and laymen i&rQ 4p attendance during the sessions, besides a large number of visitors fportroUjei" localities, o'clock ^aturduy uftcruuuu the second quarterly confereiree for this circuit was held in the Methodist Cliurch:, here. Bishop Denny remained -oyer here till Sunday afternoon ami preached a powerful sermon in the Methodist Church on Sunday morning at eleven O'clock" to a crowded congregation. Ho left Sunday afternoon for Bishopville, Where he preached In the -Methodist Church Sunday night. On Monday "morning he assisted in laving t lie cor ner stone of the new Methodist church Jit that place. > The 1016 session of the Sumter Dis trict Conference will be held at I?er shaw. J. K. Hi lightning Does Damage. During an electrical storm Wednes day evening lightning struck near the residence of Mr. W. S. Burnett on Fair street, killing a cow in the yard and shocking the inmates of the house. | Lights were out all over the cjCy for eever?l minutes, many phoned' were burned out and other damage .reported. The (Commissioners of Public Works (estimate the damage to their lines at 'around two hundred dollars. Repairs frere made rapidly and there was only ; a short interruption of the sen- Ice. L ' Forest Fire Does Damage. Forest fires on the plantation of Alevander and Sheorn, in the HIco section, Sunday and Monday did con siderable damage. It is supposed to iiave started from a freight engine' on TUG Seaboard ranway7 (Tver ohe huh dred cords of wood and a quantity of timl>er on the Sheorn place was burn ed. A barn and a quantity of tlnber on the Alexander place was also ?vn sumed. The timl?er had been tai i.?cd for turt>entine and rapidly took Are. All efforts 011 the part of farm labor ers to extliigdMi the flames were futile and the losses were considerable. : . ji , , * , ? ? ? ? Candy Demonstration. 7 You are invited to attend a free demonstration of .Norris* exquisite can dtw Ht the Drug Rtore of Zemp A DePass on Monday next. See their ad on our . last page today and be on hand to sample this candy. "Worth smacking yonr lips over." - ? t i over 'to coOrtoaod deputy W. A. Mc liowotl took him -tftCftHnTeri Tuesday morning where he was placed In Jail. Miss Ola Bethune left Wednesday morn fog for a visit to her sister, Miss Stella Rethumy who is teaching in' Lin wood College, near Gaston!i? .PL& J 8HKKIFF HI'CKAHKK KKMOVKU. Testimony Showed That OMeer Had Not ^o forced Liquor Laws. "It Is therefore oidorod, that tho said \V. W. Uui kulMH* Iks and he here by Ik, subtended from tho office of sheriff of Kershaw county, i?h pro vided under section N41, criminal code of South Carolina. 1012, voluuie 2," said < ?<?v. Ma mil hk' lu an order signed yesterday. sheriff Huckabeo's huc eessor has no! been named by the governor, ? The uttlcor was suspended from ollUo on the general gfound of noncnforceinent of tho laws, especial ly tlWwe dealing with tho sale of wills key. Two hearings were held , In tho case ami several witnesses wort* ex amined. Many affidavit** were filed with tho governor. Tho order will l>e lu effect until tho ond of tho present term of officio. Tho governor's ordor follows : 41 lu ro proceedings for suspension of W. W. Huckabee hh sheriff of Ker shaw county : . "Whereas, heretofore, towlt : On tho 10th day of March, 1015, W. W, Huckabee, $u;rlff of Kershaw county, was required to appear before mo on tho 80th day of March, 1015, to show cause, if any ho had, why ho should not be suspended from office of sher iff of Kershaw county as provided for under section 841, criminal code of Mouth Carolina, 1012, volume 2; and pursuant to such oriUtr, the said W? W. Iluckalatc as sheriff a|>jpeared by his counsel, ;L. A. Wittkowsky. but not in person, on the day appointed at which time testimony was taken, wlttnesaes examined and 'cross-ex nmincd; and ? - ' * "Whereas, at the request of L. A. Wittkowaky, as attorney for Sheriff Huckabee, another day was appointed for examining witnesses and hearing testimony and. for such other proceed ings as might t>e dwmetl necessary, >vhkh date was fixed for the UJth day of April. 1015; and v "Whereas, on said date last up |M>lnted .the ?aid W. W. Huckabee. with his attorneys, X.^A*' WltUcow^ky, -Jit. H. Welsh and Ci, <Jv Alexander, to gether with witnesses, v apj>eared be fore me. testimony beingvoffered, wit nesses examined and cross-examined, and after a hearing of atn?UtUent. by j counsel for and In l>ehalf \of Sheriff Huckabee, 1 do he^by find '?? *. mat ter of fact that the said W. W. Huck abee as sheriff of Kershaw county, has neglected and refused to enforce the hiw against the unlawful sale Of In toxicating liquors in all parts of\Kef sliaw county. . ? ; . \ ^rit js therefore, ordered, that the *a ULW. -W. "TTuck a bee be, and he here by Is, ^usinmded from the ottioe -.of sheriff of Kershaw county, as provid ed under section 841, criminal Oode pt South Carolina, 1012, volume 2. ""The said suspension Is to be of force and effective until the end of the present term of office of -said sheriff." Coroner Dixon In Charge. The above is from Wednesday's Co lumbia State. Since Wednesday the office of the sheriff and the jail has "been in charge" of Coroner G. L. Dixon, who will remain in charge until the i Governor appoints a man to fill the va cancy. This Is the second time Coron i er Dixon has had to assume the duties of sheriff, he having served about four days at time of death of the late Sheriff Trantham. There . has been much speculation as to who the Gov ernor will name to succeed Mr. Huclc~ | abee. Back Prom North Carolina. Messrs. G. A. Partln, W. E. Johnson, JohnBaxley,- O.- if?Hough BfRT J. D. Godwin returned Saturday : from Rafelgh and points in Virgtnla_where they went to. Join a crew of nearly fif teen hnndred Itneiptfn engaged in re pairing the damage to telephone and telegraph linen caused by the freeze several weeks ago. . ' .Selling Home Camed Goods. ... ? Mr. .J, ? W. ? )Vatklm? ? of near' Ile thtme vtn* in Oamdps Tuesday having brought a load of country produce here for Bale. He had sixty cans of home conned tomatx^ tvhieh' lie dls-; pooed of readily, besides thirty dosen egg h which were also sold. i Mr. Wat-' kiuM tells us that he and last seanon put up over seven hundred cans of vegetables, such as tomatoes, okra hnd beans and that nearly all of the lot had been sold out.. He sftys this work was done at odd times when other farm work could l>e left and at a small expense. He had reqn^ptft from nnmbers of people here to bring more of his produce to market. CIVIC LKAGIIK NOTK8. MdfiU'ii Keport to C??f?r?iw of Fodoratloii of Clubs. The* following Ik the report of the tflvic I.cukuc of CliQdoii, by the pr*?s Jkleut, Mrs. K. O. von Tresekow, to la' read by Mrs. N. It. O<?odule at the oon fereu<*e of Fedora tl on of Clubs of 8. C.t to moot at Heunettsvllle next week : week : Madam President ami ladles. tilraot Ipgs from the Camden dvlc League: Our league has held monthly meet ings nt the (iramiuar school ami haw U most successful you v. ? | ' Wo supported a rest room, consist ing of reception room, babies room, etc. llard t linos out off all reoounm from merchants or city ami wo raised $800. for this purpose. >v? ttSHlritod with cotton fashion show at county fair (U><1 obtained sum for prises of fered Toiuato Club Girls under Miss Hotaor. Wo tried to keep tomato club lu Kershaw county, but commissioners felt tney could not afford $000 iiihvs Mary for work. ' A CJarm^jle public library of $5,000 1 valjue has been obtained thru our ef forts, name to be erected at once. City furulajiing " site anil $500^I*lf .annum for subi>ort. The library to l>o placed betwe&i Grammar and High schools j for special use by teachers and pupils. iV;We pomiuet annually three clean-up we*$s ?April, July and October, give j^one> prlxe* in each ward and to busi ness* * stabllshiuents and Inspect all public bultyUngs Including railroad sta-l tlons. Four large parka are under our [ CftfPt also grounds around 8. A. L. sta ;? " - TRW y#r we organised a Junior Civic League to assist in care of school grounds and parks.. Health Day or rather. Health Week! was observed in November by exercises at flritfumar school aiid Factory school with lectures on sanitation and care of thrqtoeth, : Arbor day was fittingly | obserwl at Factory school. Oommlt | tees. i#|?ected schools, hospital and jail arni/fwmrtOT heeds of schools.' ! Wo r Joined the Chamber of Com- , ? niereiVa'hd have tried to assist them by suggestions, advocating curb niar-j 'ket and dhrtrfet nurse. " "/ " c ? { Our city health officer ' meets with Us to discuss city problems, We raised $100 for books for our library, paid all obligations, sent 25c per capita for general federation en dowment fund dud $5 to Wlntlirop scholarship fund. We heartily approve of our state federation plans for the establishment of a vocational school and will further the \ Undertaking to the best of our ability^ . Seats and baskets and lawn cutters J have been bought for parks and wo< hope soon1 to mount cannon around our nie&wViar fountain. V This spring seed* and flowers were exchange*]. Automobile Fired Into. llecausc they had run over and kJlb ed a dog, tyo young men driving a hiuuII racing car was fir^d into with a shot gun white passing through Lan [caster county Tuesday. The car stop I>ed at Oamden a few minute* Tuesday and showed very plainly where the load of shot of large sise struck the body of the car. The young men were from . Ix*> county and were driving along 'the public highway when the affair happened and the shot is sup posed to have been #ted by the owner of the dog. Neither of the men werfc injured and they did not take time enough to learn further information, hut continued rapidly on their journey. L ~ Another Petition. ? f Three C's School District will be added to the districts favoring com pulsory school attendance, a9 petition having been filed with. the County Board of Education asking for it last week. Each of the trustees and a ma jority of the school patrons signed the petition. 'jThia will mean that children betweeu the ages of eight and fourteen -yeafjjj of Age will be required "Ui aitwifl school at least four months every year. Donated Urn* . Mr. Oliver B. Judson, a of the tourist colony to Camden, from Philadelphia, wan greatly interested in the drawings ojj exhibition at the armory tin FielA Bay and was :t:nong the interested spectators at th - e*er ciscjr. He offeml three -handsome watches for , the : three best drawings from the flrammar school. The for tunate ones to receive these timepiece* wereTMIss Joyce Steedman, of grade ti; Miss Khetta Heath, of grade 6 and Bennle Team of grade 7. # LOI'IS AITKIT l)K.\l>! j s * SUto Senator and Kdltor of !M*niiliiK Times Passes Away. ; ,t _ , Thursday's State. , Ijouiw Apik'K, of Manning owner and editor of the Manning Times for 30 yimrn, who wan serving Ids fourth term as State senator from Clarendon coun ty. died yesterday afternoon at the linptlst hospital. Mr, Af>|>elt, on his jt*turn from Spartanburg last wwk, when* ho attended with,' Ids daughters the South Atlantic States Music fes tival. sto'piH'd In Columbia for a surgl eal examination. 1'Mr revealed mo fu rious a condition, resulting from can cer, as to Indicate ah Immediate operiv tlon, which, was performed Monday, with only the very slightest Iiojh* of success. Mr. AppelL was JIM years of age. , The funeral party will leave th|s morning for Maiming and the funeral and Interment will take place there tomorrow, Mr, Appelt will be hurled with Masonic honors. Mrs. Api>elt and ber children. have, been here several days, with the exception of the eldest, I.- I. Appelt who arrived yesterday afternoon. Iu-flw senate Mf. Appett wnR chnlr nuvh of the Important committee on railroads and also that on internal Improvements. lie wbk a member of 'the committees on education, finance, ?printing and privileges and elections, Hewas a/member also of tlie Kjieclal committee on public printing, created at the last setudon aud of which the Darlington senator, 0. P. Lee, is chair* man. ? Mfr. AMMLmft- Uora^ln Troy, S. Y\, March 22, 1857, and in early life came vylth hia parents to South Carolina.: He was educated In the public schools of New York city aud at the (Ireeii I?ort high HChool, (Jrccnport. It. I, 1 ft* entered itolitlcs shortly after attaining his majority. He was ten years pro bate judge of Clarendon county, was for some time treasurer of tlic\ town of Mantling and was postmaster there during the ho years preceding August. 1013. Ah a boy he Joined the* staff of the ^fanning Timwtr~fh<> " Ite?. 8, A. Nettles being proprietor. This journal he fcttd,o\vned and edited for nhoiit 30 years. Mr. Appelt' took much In terest In the militia and served as a major on the staff of O/tui. Joseph L Stopplebein. Lancaster Citizens Dead. (>eorgo W. .Tones, one of I^aix-aster county'8 "ihost prominent and influent tlal citiisejjs,. died Baturday morning, at his homo a few miles south of Lan caster, He served several terms in the state legislature from that county. He was about 67 years of age and .was a consistent and active member .of the Baptist church, which h^ joined In early^ u^anhood. He is survived by two Children, Mrs. Wheeler Hcarboro and U. M. Jones, both of I Lancaster county. He was hurled .Sunday at 2 jQ^lock at Douglas, Bev..-Mr. Ham mond and Itev. ' Hugh ft. fturehison conducting tho ceremony. I>r. Frank Key, one of Lancaster's , most . highly esteemed citizens, died there Baturday afternoon at his home ,on North Main street He was one of .the proprietors of theHtate Drue Com pany and Was a young pharmacist of marked ability. $ ELECTION ORDERED. Proposed to Annex Portion of Ker shaw to Lee. [ . i ?- ? ? . ? . ' " ? ? N ' ?.. . ?? Gov,t Manning has ordere<l au auc tion for June 8 on the question of an nexing^ a portion of Kershaw county to Lee county. The territory it is proposed to annex with Lee county contains seven and 08-100 square miles according to a survey which has been mado, and em braces the following lines and bound aries i "Beginning on Big , Timber Swamp at tiie point where Huckleberry Branch Joins said swamp, thence in northeast dlrMfJon with tne run or Huckleberry Branch to the source thereof, thence a straight llrte to the road kpown as* Radcliffs road^ ?t a point in front of Gantey Hill chtrreitf thence in northeast direction with said road to the point yhere the said road intersects with the boundary line be tween Lee aud Kershaw counties." The proclamation sets out that there is c ontained in this territory a popu lation of 170, and that the taxable values of the territory is $28,100. It will leave in Kershaw county $5, 21&.240 of taxable values. Also, that Lee coun ty will have to uwme $5,300 of this ^county'* bonded Indebtedness. - FIKKMKN'N TOCKNAMKNT Will Draw l4*rge Crowds to Wood May 18, It), 20. (irccnwood, s. 0? April 'J'J ? Green wood Is making preparation^ to en tertain several thousand visitors dur ing the Statu Firemen's Tournament vliich will In> ) lioltl In this city May 18th, null and yoth. Chief Louis Itch reus, of Charleston, president of the state aiSHoctatlon, has written to the head of every tiro department hi the ?tatc urging the firemen to he fully represented, an<l there will ho many others who will attend on account of the, unusual attractions this yoar. Greenwood's railroad facilities will give all visitors tho opimrtunlty to wit lies* the vurlous events and lost* little tlrno from their homes. All roads will give 'reduced rates during tho week * In addition to the $1, IKK) offered hi prize*, which will he contested for hy the fn?t08t t6nms In (lie state, assuring excellent exhibitions of races and oth er exciting events, there will l>e ad dresses hy prominent men from this and other states. The chief si>eukors Will he (lov, ltlchard I. Manning, lion. J. J>. McNeill. Of Fayettcvllle, N. Ci, former prwddeht of tho National Fire men's Association; N. J, Nlcholls, a prominent attorney of Spartanburg, Hnd F. ll. McMaster, state liumrancc coinmlsNtoner for South Carolina. Other interest inn events will he two hngebnll games lietween the teams of the University of Houth Carolina and Clemson Collego. old rivals, 'which will be played Monday afternoon, the 17th, and Tuesday, afternoon the 18th. The Qyiriinwonil rlty rimnrll \n put ting finishing touches on one of the best tracks In the state. The Committees Report. The committee appointed by the U. I). C.'h <4t Cafaidcn to select the best On tlie subject "Ilattlo of (Gettysburg" for which the medal was to be awarded decided that Exhibit HI, by Miss Sara Wolfe, of the Camden High Httiool was liest and she was the Winner of the medal. The rejiort says ^for hU?t or leal accuracy, line thawing of l.attlf<ticl<l plans and gtK?d literary, style." "For honorable mention, No. 25" composition by Miss Ethel Smith, also of the Camden -High School. ^Continuing further the report says t rtThe committee wishes to place on re cord in the contest, the very credita ble stand made l>y the schools of .the county, all of the compositions show ing careful training. tVe. would e*pe chtlly mention tliowo hoi it. In lartd, Stockton and Liberty Hill." Leo Frank Loses Appeal. Washington, April lO.v^-rLeo Frank will die on the, gallows for the murder .. of Mary I'hagan, the UtJjle . Atlanta factory girl, unless the Governor of Georgia pardons hlin or commuted hla sentence to life imprlHonMcilt ; The Hupreme Cou \fif_ of the United States today handed down its decision refusing to net aside his conviction, Justices Hughes and Holmes dissent^ <?<1. Several weeks ago attorneys for v Frank argued that he should be grant ed a new trial on the ground that he 1 rtraSdeprlved of hJh* constitutional lights when, he was not In the court " room to hear the venaict of tho jury whiefcf found bim .guilty. Frank was convicted nearly two years ago for the murder of Mary Phagan, a 14-year-old girl who work ed In the factory of which he perintendent v ; - " ... ? ? ' ' ? /v fin? K HMnB. Wh$? prove*!' a very serious loss to Mr. 8. J. T.. Young, of I)al*ell, occurr ed last night when Ore destroyed his house with all it* contents, caus ing A toss of about $2,000 with no in surance to cover it The fire d/9?troy ed beside ' the building which was- be ing' \ised as a storehouse at the time. 15 hales of cotton, 200 bushels of cot- > ton feeed, tWelv^ tons of fertiliser -and a large nnahor of farm Imnlemcntn. The Are caught M about 10:80 In the night and it is not known what waM the- cause, although It Is thought by sdme"uii-^ known perfeon. The building was sit uated At the old Scarborough fllace. ? Monday's Sumter Daily Item. ^ v % - _ . - ? ? s ? A A. V^... ----- T_ * , '' ~WL iin. 5 Mr. James C. HaHeV aged 27 years, - a ion of Richard H.: Halle, a former v citixen of this county, died at the Jiome of his father at New B*ookland?32 -near Columbia on Tuesday, the 13th day of April. He had a number of relatives in this county, some <rf whom attended the fuperai service*.