The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 02, 1909, Image 2
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Tl? e Barnwell {people*
qursdaY. decem ber i. ipm.
tkTMH OP0UB8CR1PTIOII.
ss;
l» Adrano*. par Annum fl.M
On Time : HOC
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Toe chatn cans i« at the I.onu Pond
near Reedy Urauch Ohnrch thi« week.
J. B. HatWp, J. B. Uorru>,
Clerk. Supr.
HARMONY I.OIRJE NO.. A. F. U.
A rejcvlar oomauiu lent ion of Jl: rmony
Loige No. It, A . F. M. will be h«*M
In Maiwnlo Ti-roide or Thwedey
NoreuU^r Kti t.a« oN kwk VMting
are cordially mvited to atteiid.
of officer* far enauInK )far will
Butler Unload. W. V.
It. f. Aadenem. 8ee. *
me regular meeting of BarnwW
lyodge No. 16, knightk of Pythian wll
| be held at their Hull on Friday nigh
fat k o'clock. A full attendance is
requested. By order of
WILLIAM EL McNAB, C. C.
Wm. McNAB. K. R. A S.
BANK NOTICE-
On December 1st. 1909, the
Itonk of Barnwell, in accordance
with rcsolutioni adopted by its
Ktockholder;*, will p<j but of busi
ttess as an active
tution, and will turn over its as
sets and good will to its sncces
sor, the Bank of Western Caro
lina, which, in turn, has assumed
its liabilities to depositors.
Checks and drafts drawn upon
the Bank of Barnwell will be paid
by the new Bank, and the Bank
of Barnwell’s old customers will
find that there will be no change,
ccpt in name; its old Officers
Directors hold similar posi-
s; its old Stockholders will be
c Stockholders of the Bank of
cstern Carolina.
The Bank of Western Carolina
with a paid in capital of #400.000,
will afford increased banking fa
cilities to the communities it will
serre, and be in position to offer
its DKl*OSlTORS many advanta
ges which a Bank witii smaller
capital and more limited connec
tions could not furnish.
Depositors arc requested to
leave their Bank Books to be
balanced at the end of November,
and to provide themselves with
new check books etc.
The Bank of Barnwell,
By I*. M. Buckingham, President.
Next Monday «il! be snle day.
We •»r*e a plate abort rtorr tht*
week becau*e of thanks£iting real and
iob work demand.
Owing to the dry weather the oat
•tatifla are Irregular.
Mr, J W ttirt paid ua bit annual
plraaant call on Tueaday.
Auditor W. Moody publl*hea hi*
return* ukiag apidutinnua today.
It will »onn ha time for cotton to
rl*e In prka ahora the 15 cent notch.
A CRUEL CRIME.
Mr. S. U. Ilankineon, who Uvea juat
acroaa the Aiken line, We#t Kuae-
mttry Township, auataloed a griml fOaa
on the21at. uR. by the burniog by an
incendiary of farm building* contain
ing three inulea, two huraea, two cows,
hay, corn and (udder.
AN OLD TIMER.
"Uncle Joe” O'Hannon, colored, 62
year* old and atili, barring occa*iou*i
twing«*of rbeumatUin, capable to do
gtaad work and without a laxy bunc in
bla body, called to are u* kotne dava
ago. Year* ago he wa* our faltnfut
preaeinan, quilling the job to go and
lire wi;b hi* children. Now he 1*
bark la the Ola liume nelgnborliood.
Hi* memory of old times U clear, lie
remember* that the coiiVb^ttouae an
tedating that burned hy Sherm
a large Irauie building, ftack/of that
court honae the tree* were ►o Ktlck that
fa tuld rumifl^r tBo aunshme nevepl
touched tbo earth. No w ohTy t wo oaks
sarviva, one of them rlowiy dying
He reuiylleut* d'otiuctly n prise tight
aeventy years ago on me apot where
the West Kud ^Sbopa are now bu*y.
The purae waa a hundred dollar*, 111*7
uouicktant* for it Abram .Sender*, a
stave, and btepney Bing, an old i-*ue
free negro from the Upper Uuns.
Boih were migb’y men, but Bing wa*
an soundly whipped by Abram tiiat
lie never ontue 10 Barnwcii again.
“Uncle Joe” served iHitbfully
througb the war as body servant to
Mr. W. H. ifagood
, / A PERFECT LIFE.
A dispatch from Mr. Leroy -Midair
troughs tf>M r^C. F. Mol air and Mrs.
J. A Porter on tb« <4'*» »It,, the * red
news of the death of their aunt, Mr*, j
l»enty, at her home neat Arcadia. Fla.
Iler body Wa* carried to the old Vir
ginia horns and laid to re*t beside the
remains of her loved one* gone before.
In the cemeterv at PohU-k Qhtireh, |
near Mount Vernon-; the historic
sanctuary where the !ir«t President,
(ieorge Washington, worshipped.
Her Illo In H* every period, as
daughter, *i-ter, wife, mother, trlend
and Christian, was in constant keep
ing 'vlth the exalted principles ami
ideals that have alwava m* nobly char-
acterl/.ed the womanhood of Virginia.
Site sleep* in the God’* Acre of the
churc’i of which »he had been a in
sistent memlier since her girlhood,
wat t while her memory is held sacred in the
losing hearts of hei sorrowing kindred
aud frt-inU.
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A GREAT DAY.
The Educational Rally at Hilda on
Banking lusti-{JCuday. was a superb, surpassing suc
cess, *
1 he weather was perfect, the attend
anee large and liapiy. tlie speed/
makers at Uivtr best Hiid tli* pieivlc
dinner in •leliglulul keeping witl/so
gisil an occa^inn t he only sorrow of
the day. and it wan felt by all, wiu the
abseme of 1'rof. i;hamiler, ih.« devoted
and upbuilding I’rinciral <>l the school,
who was ill with typhoid fevdr. tJjat
he,shouUl not be ahlo to rejoice with
so many of the Irtends and iMtrons of
tlie school upon the crowning com
pletion of a work <>t progress to which
he had contributed so/largely and in
leiltgently was rcgrelteai deeply by
home folks end visitors, who saw in
the beautiful building aud bright
school children tlie evidences of ins
spicminr service.
T ie good people of Hilda Schno 1 Dis
11 ict Xo It have done nobly, voiuntari y
contributing more money than then
t«X'*a for school put pose* amounted to
for the erection of a school builuiug
costing snuie $ l l fO't and so well con
structed as ttiai it has lew rural equals
ntiv where.
S > it w:t* natural and necessary that
lim visiting speakei « slinu id catcli the
inspiration ol sunny sky and ciystal
air and largo hearted men and high
*«>uied matrons atul ail the handsome
array of tlie younger fo;ks, and that
their addressee should he go tloquont
in expression, so starring in encourage
went and so Hopeful in prophecy.
The speakers wer- Airs. Dora Dee
Wa ker, Buperinti ndeuts of Education
Swearingen and t/ruticu. (.'dngressman
i’nttcr.on, lion. C. W. Garris and Dr
A. B. ratiersou.
A BEAUTIFUL BRIDAL.
(Juite a pt.rty left Fairfax on the
moriiing of Ibu i7lh, nil to attend that
evening the marriage at the residence
of Mr. and Mis. E L. touidore. Tlie
contracting parties were Mis* liter
Sanders and Mr. Cleveland l/jsery.
The officiating cleigyman was Kev.
Cha*. Turner of FairlaX There had
lieen a house party at tiiat hospitable
home all the »eek, a«‘ others kept
coining from a -'isUm^rBr Blgli'gA l,ri
was a large crowd of friend« anoL
to
THE GENERAL SESSIONS.
The final ca««* disposed of wer»:
Winton Walker, pleaded guilty
grand larceny, sentence one y-ar.
Archie I’riester, convicted of man
slaughter. sentence four years
Stepney Glover, -guilty of murder
witfi recommendation to mercy, sen
tence life Imprisonment.
All the crimlniil cases ready for triii r ,
were disposed of in flic first mice days
of the term—and n recess was taken
from Wednesday evening until Monday
morning The record breaking rapidity
with which business was dispatched
was (Uie to the good preparedness of
the Attorney*, the intelligence of wit-
ni'k-es and jurors, the effleieni y of the
ojm dal* and the force, cleartioss and
/readiness oT the IbitWWT Trcsidltig
Judge,
As results one convict. Stepney
Glover, was sent to the penitentiary
for a life of hard labor, nine were given
chain gang garbs and while benefitting
tlie public roads will have time to
mend their own previous ways. One
was given a jail sentence.
Last week was th* eleventh that
Judee.Gage has,presided this Fsli In
the Seccrttd Circuit, and thf re had not
been a mistrial extered in any county.
ALONE IN SAW MILL AT MID
NIGHT
unmindful of dampness, draft*, storms '
or cold, W. J. Atkina worked »« Night j
Watchman, at Banner springs, Teun.
Such exposure gave him a severe cold
that sctilfd lrii Id* lungs. At last be
to give up work. Ho tried mani
remedies but ail failed till ho used I)lF
King's New Discovery. "After using |
one bottle” he writes. •*! w-n*. back to
work as well as ever ” Revere Colds,
atifhbbrn Oonghs, li.flamed throats and
sore lungs, lleinorrhage*. Ororip and
Whooping Cough get quick relief and
prompt cure from , hi« glorious medi
cine. fiOe. and $100. Trial bottle
free, guaranteed ly C. N. Burckhalter
and R. A, Deason A Co.
*f ■>' i /< '
By Consignment Jewelry at Tobin's Emporium.
A GAR LOAP OF
...BEST BUeeiES...
With positive insruction to *<*11 out by Xmas Eve NigHt. Come
to icc the Beautiful Display, Ami to buy at k»W .Title price*. No
other place to get such charming Christmas Presents and New Yeaf
Gift*. - ■ - >
Gold Signet Scarf Pin* 4
" Stone "
•• K. of P. “ “ -
. ** Bracelet*, Platc»l. . - '
Vest Chains. Silver Tic Holders, Plated and Silver Breast Prb*
CarWn Bracelets, l.ocket Chains, Cuff Pins,
The above indicates the variety of articles offered now. Anything
not in stock will be ordered.
Bag-All kinds of silver ware.
tkirA ny initials engraved at small cost.
Don’t miss this door of opportunity. — .—
' . Tobin’s Millinery Emporiutiij
Barnwell, S. C.
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KOTARl PflUUCi
BLACKVlLLE, 8; d
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fwver, the exprvaa office
and the Barucbe-Nettle* store had
cloeed some time before and only
the occupants in Watkins Brother*
Were hurt. The explosion shatter
ed glasso* throughout the city, prin-
'”'*•117 on Main atreet. and the shock
M be distinctly felt for tnllee
^•thinking that It was in ourth
U fit
bat ber abop men
_wlth half *bav-
, ahlood »o
\MT»u«»'ic servloeTevrti
b* a* old as Methuselah. he hndli
ie Suprom
Farmer* are making a sava t?
Din*. ftHH-k dealer, and
a*le«men are, we hear. fttm^D' 8 lt
trade they can handle whllAlaes per
mortgage taking merchant* are this
no idla bread **j per
Married Sundav evening January !l ). W#
'*** av W. () Manuel. Nytary 1‘ublh- |m$:
At Norfolk^ Va., threa pemna,
two of them children, were burned
to death in a Are which Wedneada>
destroyed several smaller building,
on the Jamestown Expositlor
grounds. The fire started in th*
Baltimore city building, occupied b?
H. T. Halstead, of Baltimore, as »
residence. The occupants wen
asleep when the Are began.
Neva and Walter Halstead wer
suffocated and burned, Leon E
Niles, pier fireman of the Vlrglnir
railway, asleep In an upper room
was also suffocated. The bodies 0
the three were Almost cremated
Niles was from Warren, N. C.
Mrs. Halstead, the mother of th,
two children. Jumped from a second
atory window, breaking her right an
kle, and severely Injuring her head
J. H. SummerlU, welghmaater ol
the Virginia railway, a boarder la
the building, was injured by jump
ing from an upper window.
Blown to Atoms.
Fire caused by an explosion of
a mixture of paint and gaaloine in
the storage warehouse of the Geor
gia Railway and Electric Company,
at Atlanta, shortly after noon Thurs
day, caused the death of Barto Bras-
»tarekeep6r i . and i»e-
rlously injured
sistant storekeeper, who fell through
a burning floor.
cording to a message foqna •' an ,j
under side of a woodeW tdores:
bssket of grapes boughf by '* :
V. Hubbard,
nla street
widow desire
be "nice," wealthy anwic HuiUmi
py disposition. She a.Ti' 1 * 111 ' 1 lteli
to have dark complexiL*' r, ‘
him for *be remainder
ro essag^^/* ♦», ©
t V— -*
Four Child
V'-”- I) -
ird. S25 NoriMi f,,, i )r .
t. Indlsnapcirtf iii, Mr.
sires a huso-rs e itb M>.
wit
Two
court f„
’ e report
z ed st a .,
‘Lem an !
COJlnn
od, whir}
call nr
nor and
«t UIHII
HU) ill
Ainuied
lul yeti
women and four e
e and trapped V
la'Sanpce rescued
,, a «'t!owJ r ~ iV^ 4 i* dBj
he Dm w, ‘ h leu
ELKO NEWS.
According to an announcement made
some time previously, tbe patroos »nd
a ftuv friends ,>f the Elko «<-hoo! met at
tlie Tow.: HnII on la-t Saturday sfter-
noon to consider tlie question of the
erection of a new school building.
While tlie attendance w*« not all that
had been hoped for. those who met
were very much e,nthu-ed and a deter-
initiation was very prevalent. Senator
Bates of Barnwell was present aud
made a strong argument endorsing
the voting of Bonds as the t>e»t means
of securing money with which to erect
a school Building, Representative Dr,
A. B. Patterson of Barnwell was also
present and made a good talk along
educational lines. On motion, which
was carried, Mr. J, T. Youngblood
Ohm . of tlie Board of Trustee*. Messrs
F. H . Hitt. B. Strlugfellow and W II
Woo'ey were appointed <» committee to
solicit names of the free-bolder* in the
district for a petition to die Board of
Trustees a*king for an election on the
que* ion of the Issuing of Iwind* for
the erection of a ne w modern brick
school house By a rising vote those
present expressed to Senator Bates
their appreciation of the interest he
had taken in lending his presence an I
in giving the necessary information
relatice to the Issuing of Bonds We
w ere all very glad to have both Senator
Bates and Di Patterson present.
Foremost among the aocial events
was the marriage of Mi«* Kaiiy Pen
der to Mr. Robert N. Gni’Jia on the
df«t in«t Tire oo«rr«H*liHg parties are
among the must prominent and popu
lar young folk* of town M i*» Pender
i* 11 Oeautifnl blonde, loved and ad
mired lit all who know her. Mr.
Grubb* is the veiy efficient salesman in
tlie emphyme..t of Mr F. P Lee
w here he w ill continue after marriage,
and their many friend* are glad to
know that th-y will make Elko their
home At tin, writing the marriage
1* two Jay* off »ud a detail* d account
of the marriage can not be given until
later.
A delightful attention to the bride-
elect, Miss Fary Pender, whs a "Tin
Shower” tendered her CO Monday
slternonn from 4 tdO to C> ;.'t0 bv Mis*
Janie S’1 iogfellow at the homo of tier
si.ter Mrs Lucia. Lott, (’ut (lowers
plaiiU in profusion were
Too hall parlor,
Die ^ulXor*' de./ M>„
and potted
used for de'
[ling
’* ‘>f his
" hich
Ras
rriage
on
Fok Sale, Npr StokAf;c,
AT
...REDUCF.D PRICES...
They were made of the best material
obtainable by the best workmen in
America and being bobght from the
manufacturers are being sold free from
the expense* and profits of middle
dealer*.
Mr. J . A. Mims, a mechanic) of long
successful ami satisfying experience
is In charge of tuv blacksmith and
wood work and repair shops and
will use ills best abilities to please
everr customer.
All work guaranteed to giye
satisfaction. Give me a trial.
FAITH inthe FUTURE.
T. B. ELLIS,;
—SWEttSB
A postiil eiird f
me at Lymlhuttit; 8. C.
I have the utmost confidence that £reat good times are wait-j n * 0 * v ‘ e
dr. j. h. e.MihHoy^
DENTIST,
blackVilLR. It
Office dayM Thufsdny, IfHi
day and Saturday; ,
Well * ~
D. P. JOHNSON,
BLACKVILLE, S. C.
.SEED RYE FOR SALF.
kind
Barnwell Uounty raiser!; tho
that never fail* < r disappoints.
G. N, Burckhalter, Barnwell, S. C.
— Wanted—to buy sound mixed or
unknown pens in ary quantity, quote
best cash price f o n your stMtmn .
Dixie FtouFantl Grain Co.
Laurens, 8, C.
J.OAN8 NEGOTIATED.
Loans ou town and farm property
negotiated in amount* of not leas than
$1,000 00 Long or short lime. 8outh
Carolina funds
J. A. Willi., Atty,
Barnwell, 8. C
LAND FOR HALE.
2-'> acre* near Millatt Station on C A
W, C, rallrosd. Also one eighth in
terest in 50 acre, adjoining de|>ot lot at
MilletU. Will he sold cheap, and on
easy terms. Apply to
Bates A Simms,
Barnwell 8. C.
(M)
ing tor all who will go to meet them,
1 show my faith by my works, by having just seized a gol
den opportunity in the West, where 1 bought
SIX CAR LOADS
OF THE
Choicest Mules and Horses to be found in the over crowded
markets. Two cars have been received, the others follow fast.
They are aM right, So are their prices,
BUGGIES and WAGONS.
To £0 with them I offer a car load each of Buggies and
Wagons at COST* to make room for later purchases. They
were made in Virginia and are as good as any in the world.
Come to sec me and be convinced that I keep Headquarters
for the Best to be had at prices defying competition.
THE OAT CROP.
Don’t neglect it Plant plentifully. Your stock will be
healthier if ted oats during the hot summer days. If you make
a surplus you can sell for good money. A bumper oat ciop
through the South would spell boom prices for next year’s cot
ton crop.
Get true, tested and acclimated seed, such as I offer.
3,000 Bushels of Bancroft Oats
equipped office.
Operation* mndfc as paift
IcBh ns cohnistent *lth safety
tViceri tenbohable: Tettbi
tnftlli
the Viltiablfc IfituUS bf the
late J. TetriH SriltK tit Wtt*
li-ton, (lo'-ifled By him td
Connie Miixwel
are how oflered foi*
on libeial tcriii^.
Cdt |«rt1cttUrt
either to Dr. tf. Cheater
Smith, Willi«rofl; bt Orlaudd
Sheppard, Edgefield, 6*r A,
V. Jamison, GreeR^bo'd.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS JOTO
rrots;
All pwHona having rliiliWa
Ihe eafatn of C. K. Gy Ire,
wtll plreao preaani tfw m(m . .
xUeatPii. and alt IndrbtfU
the said estate wll) please
payment to (i« at Bleekvil
Herbert *.
^ ..w A orBi, v
dnalllted Executor*qf th« laa* will
antj
18,000 Bushels of Appier Oats
J. D. WHITTLE,
BLHCKUILLE. S. C. t DR. W. C. Mil
Qnalilled Execuioreof th« laat wll#
t«i teatamenj »»f C. |t. Gylea, deoeaWd;
N.Hltober 9th iWT .
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TREASURER 3 NOTICE. c 3 \.
The County Treasurer will b« «t*ed to
f o'low itig place* on dates named wha*
tne coll“ctton of State. County
tvea
fcclionl taxes lor the tDcal year of . ,
Blackvllla. Wednesday Dec, 1st 7
IVilll<ion, Tburlday •*
A ppleton, Tue»day *• 7ih
Fairfax. Wednesday " .SiHl v tuo
Allendale, Thursday " ‘Jt’uue wl l
Office will be closed at Baring^ or
above date*. A*
J . B A rmstropr’ *
Couiitr Tr** 83 “ ni *
Barnwell, 8. C . Nov. Kith l»n inter-
WANTED
Mtmi
rat r
la
j T r ° d "'i’h a
Bor cent.
IT. when It was
o I. * tr. r armmentji
tb " AjNd
A good, sober, honest
man to attend to a four
11. must be able to manage 1‘
Good wages to tiiiaaH«W~'•>„* •
protecti Jit
. .nterrets. In
^'rreta of the
Vmerii
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h*;-;
STEFHEN 8. KURSK. JK.
tftlegrapBK. -» ^ ,
Americans Inslfrt, Is aimed at mem
ber* of Congress, with a view of
winning over enough of them to
render the Administration's present
program inoperative In the event if
Is presented to Congress.
Dr. Salvator Caatrillo, the dlplo
matic agent of the provisional gov
ernment of Nicaragua and represen
tative ol the revolutionl*ta. here,
made formal request to Secretary
Knox that he be received on equal
terms with the agents of the Zelaya
government. It la generally believ
ed that Dr. CaatHUo'a requeet will
be granted.
While making all preparations for
action, this government has resumed
tho claim that preceded I ho issue of
Secretary Knox's note. There were
no developments In
VA.
EDMUND M. LAWTON
—...uk Or the flames
prevented sound being audible, If any
escaped the man's lips.
NEGRO PREACHER WANTED.
i.al nttn HI I'
Greenwood H he riff Ixxjking for Owe
on. Chance of Fraud.
A Greenwood dispatch says a ne
gro preacher, giving the name of
William McKinney, la wanted there
by officials and five well known ne
groes on a rather serioua charge
u» a is'presumed that there
vere some on the panel who were
n favor of recommending the negro
o the mercy of the court.
In passing sentence upon Lever
'udge Watts took occasion to glv*
iim a good lecture. When Judge
Vatta had concluded, Lever said:
I ask for mercy." Judge Watt*
old him that It was not In his pow
r to give him mercy, and ordered
he sheriff to remand him to jail
he verdict of the Jury meets with
eneral satisfaction, the majority of
he law will be upheld and the name
>f Lexington will not be stained by
he ruthleaa act of her citizens.
By the accidental discharge
^" r ai averag e k of dynamite in the couj|ff r *0n
.t.cVauu- 7t Bryson City, N./^uours
the| ,n - ’n-Jtorn 0m * r yffflV. Wednew-
‘ tn * ~ ^^<V
a Otter
day.
A number of strange men were In
the city and It waa feared citizens
would join them to attempt a lynch
ing.
Allen was shot on a train Satur
day night while on his way from Har
risburg to Vienna.
Killed by Friend. .....
At Wilson Joe White, the 15-year
>ld son of Harvey White, was accl
lentally killed by Pinkney Tobias,
13 years old, on Saturday after-
)oon. The boy* had been hunting
and stopped for a short while at
a neighbor’* house. When they de
eded to start again young Tobias
threw his gun on his shoulder, whea
It went off, the entire load tearing
through young White'* neck. He
lied In a few minutes.
Many Are Hart.
Morr d«*Aka .h*^» oecB rred in *c
cldents in coasting and skaf*'"
Northern New Jersey during the
past month of snowfall than wa*
caused in the entire State for twen
ty years. The list of fatalities on
1 want to hear arguments on
matter now."
Senator Waller of Greenwood said
that he thought that the matter
should stand as It is but he added’
"I am subject to change. I was not
a party to the agreement."
Senator Graydon of Abbeville did
not wish to express an oplslon and
the same Is true of Senator Mucken-
fuss of Dorchester county, but it is
understood that these two men are
local optinolsts and will probably
vote that way when the matter Is
presented.
Senator Harden of Chester said:
“I consider myself morally bound.
What was the use of holding the
election If we are going to take ac
tlon in whiskey legislation this year?
Of course it would be a different
matter If this were another legis
lature. bat lt'a..thfl.JK5ae legtslature
as adopted the compromise last
year.”
Senator Christensen of Beaufort,
who was very Instrumental in fram-1 ton county
Ing the compromise, stated that.] Senator Mauldin
while he did not consider any sena
tors actually bound by the compro
mise, he thought that as a logical
conclaslon the matter should be In
statue quo and that no legislation
should take place on the whiskey
question.
Sana tor dinkier of Charleston Is
likewise of the opinion ‘ ^
Rank Cashier Wanted.
W. P. Whitaker, cashier of the
Bank at Kenesaw, Ga., 1» being
sought as the result of an alleged
shortage*In the cashier’s accounts of
ten thousand dollars. The dlscov
ery of the shortage followed Whit
aker’s recent disappearance.
Rig Cotton Fire.
At New Orleans eighteen hundred
bales of cotton, valued at $60,000
were destroyed In a fire In a com
press Wednesday.
of Greenville
stated that he did not feel bonnd,
and, although he voted for the com
promise from expediency, he does not
think that the members are bound
thereby this session. Personally he
feels that he Is free to vote as he
wishes and reserves tals right to do
so. When asked whether he would
■•wt-.OT, .— fror ff - "--“fftate wfds
promise should be morally blading Senator Mauldin said that depended
and that those counties voting to U pon how the matter came up and
thin the dispensaries should be he would vote then as he saw it
in the light presented to him.
Spivey] Senator Johnstone of Newberry
•ltd * that bj%*uS tnht Sr. Plnchot
and the country probably will have
representation on the commttee and
the whitewash may be diluted.
Meantime do not think that th*
Republican party is completely rent
asunder by this temporary triumph
of the "insurgents" and Democrat*
It is true that this la one of the very
few times that "Uncle Joe” has been
flatly turned down In the house
And the really remarkable part of
this is that the Democrats voted
solidly against him. If there had
been anything much at stoke the old
man would have bought up a few
Democrats from Georgia and one or
two other States to have carried the
day. There are always a few Geor
gla statesmen for sale for a few
committee assignments or other
measly crumbs from the rich man’s
table. And always a few from Tam
many Hall and such places. But it
le no great matter this, so
your Uncle Joe let it go by. But '.t
does one thing—and that Mr. Can
non is not so very sorry about eith
er—it has lined up these "insur
gents” with the Democrats. It was
really a Democratic victory the oth
er day, the Democrats winning with
the assistance of the few Republl
can "insurgents,” and it is intend
ed that the fight shall be along this
li^ie. The cry of "Democrat” will
be set up in these Insurgents’ dis
trlcts. If they cry It hard enough
and with thoir usual vigor the or
on a
of cheating and defrauding. Mc
Kinney wenf to Greenwood several
weeks ago and represented himself
to a number of negroes as Govern
ment contractor, who had just fln-
ished a Urge job somewhere at a
the Btate ^9 I iiiaA 1
to control a
and received a dlSTocafed
contusions about the body.
Notre Dame academy on Berkeley
and Providence streets, close to the
burning building, waa threatened
several times.
The Young men’s Christian As
sociation building at the time It
was constructed, in 1882, waa the
finest of Its kind In America.
The building was a five-story brick
structure.
Hoys Have aa Kxel
With a Big
The Charlwtoff Post
Bolger and Lewis Blender
exciting experience Wednesday mot
Ing. The lads had hssn marsh
hunting In n small battsau and ware
returning to the city. In the mid
dle of tbs river a atx and a
foot porpoise showed 1
distance ahead of the boat. Tbs
fish have very peaceful reputation,
but aa la the case with many s men.
the fighting propertisn \
aroused and this is what happened
when one of tbs hoys took s shot
at tbs porpoise.
Stung by the shot, the flsh raised
bis heed Just
his
U>. , m
re 1
"Unloaded" Pistol.
While playing with an automatic | ^ - 4V
phtol l» .n .«„rt to j.t It (o L * I
* —*-»»- VIII It hi* I I imd Appelt Mated that tbair personal | euted that he la .not bound by the f
* ‘ * -■ **%_- 1
allowed to do 90.
Senators Kelley, Clifton,
Rex White accidentally kill d bit
friend, Archie Holt, Thursday at
Sspiaola, Pla. White tbought the
cartridges had been removed from
the pistol.
at Montclair,
teen.
numbers flf-
JUDsd by Florida limited.
At Ooebran, Ga., M- Stein, a well
tv
Killed With Axe Handle.
_ 8am Brockman, a negro of Switset, |
Spartanburg county, was killed a few j
days ago by Jim Walson,
negro who bent him to
~ ^ axe handle. Wntaea
:
H
understanding of the matter was
! that the compromise should be bind- to hear something more on the pro-
, Ing, and Senator Croft intimated that hlblilon question before he voted for
I his Impression waa the same. a State-wide bill. Senator Johnstone
Senator Walker of Georgetown W id: “I am not so sure as to
call me a pro
to defeat some of these men In their
conventions, but If they get nomi
nated them will be little' chance of
defeating them, for the very good
stated mat ue • jw* 1 . rea,,on that the of “Democrat”
compromise and said he would UkeP^ not hart before, ihn peo-
1 pie, especially since their oppo
nents will be real Democrats.
Night Riders' Rond.
A dispatch from Union City, Tend.,
says the Reel foot lake night riders
organization has again become rest-
, apparently embolden by the
recent failure of a jury to render a
verdict against the alleged le.idors
of the band, according to telephone
messages received at Union City
from the Obion county side of the
lake. Notices have been poitM in
flsh docks that they must be vacat
ed in six days and teamsters haul
ing flsh to Union City from the docks
have been warned that they must
leave the country within 18 days
The notices have occasioned consid
erable uneasiness and unrest in the
lake country.
Saved by a Ookset.
'May Tnsvts is alive because a
corset steel saved her life. She was
shot at a dance given by an East
t Side club..at 565 First avenue, New
York. ¥ne* frtmet'wuiHduSartBi
the corset and Inflicted a slight
wound, Instead of a mortal ona.
the
The improvement
would follow fmmedl
adoption of modem methods ai
application of the above knowledge
to its administration, said Dr. Knapp.
He decleared. also, that the Improve
ments on farms at the present time
were nearly all of a temporary na
ture and, therefore, coatly in the
long run. “The cost of reps#*
too great,” he said, “and the* r
of the improvement is- koo
Dr. Knapp concluded his
wlth._A_glpw1ng tri bute to the
er’s wife. He dweTT upon tier
ticabillty and her love for her
Taking one such woman, wi
name he did not mention, he
“She believed in housekeeping
a fine art and an art worthy of
woman. Suph a woquan la a trea*
in any household avt' ,
honor by the best man - that.
live<L ,,
Dr. Knapp is dellverln,, _
of these addresses under the t
of the Southern railway.
A large crowd of farmers fn
Piedmont section of South <
heard Dr. Knapp. The
tion agents of the State
meeting
a” ;
Three Men Killed. ~
man were killed and a team,
of
In
Argned His Own Oaee.
Columbia T. TV Cromer,
Of
Koran, ua.t ovriu, m w«7.s —
known merchant of that place, was stated that he considered the com-J whether you would 1
instantly kilted Thoreday afternoon promise binding upon the members 1 hibitlonist of npt. I am a temper-1 Greenwood county, with a Bible In
—| twrilaret- ”
at 4 o'clock at Adama Run by the
an the Southern
| of the senate.
Senator Ralnsford
once believer.
of Edgefield Senator Montgomery, a loeal t op- preu*‘«mrt
bis hand, appeared before the an
nitroglycerin# oagaxine at Brand
ons Ferry exploded Wednesday. A
house across the Allegheny rlvei
from the magaine waa totally wreck
ed by tha force of the explosion.
— .rem m in I
Six Men Kf
Six are dead and
men suffering from
^hajs-pumte.:
during the nlghf
of the Not
Lehigh and
pang, at Wym.
were engaged fn
a point s
below
a gas feed
lowed
m
wm
»!«sn
i*f the
test train self bound by the compromise. He dW not feel bound by the drtmi
two seya ha fsven State-wide prehiM- mte* and would vote a. he war
Uom, with twtptto* of Chsrtefr’mAtteT at Urn Umt
hla awn
case. HO did not use the taws M
thp State bat «notad tha Blbte for 1
all hla points. Ha
gnilty A
t aasae
of the
Sa-i.
kwic-J
to the fronr with sions there
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