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i Boston and the Negro.
i\ A Southerner writing from Boston to
C the Charlotte Observer tells of the im- |
> mense audiences which greeted Booker
j*T. Washington at the Old South Church,
\ and adds: !
\ MI have seen Boston people look openly
, disgruntled and edge as far away as possible
from negroes who were seated by
.them in the street cars. The man in ;
charge of the bo*x office of one of the large
s theatres here told me last week that he \
I had been obliged to exchange some seats
[ because the purchasers were unwilling to (
sit by a negro. I asked if they were South- ern
people, and he did not think they
I were. * , !
I[. "The proprietor 01 a wen-Known ics[
taurant told me a few days ago that he
[ had just charged a negro $1.40 for dinner
which would hare cost any one else 35
cents.
"The same day the following incident
was told me: A negro entered a barber
shop near here and asked a barber for a
shave. The barber at first refused, but
the law is on the negro's side. He told
the negro that he would have to wait, and
after about an hour's time he re-appeared
-. with a razor which he had fixed for the
purpose.
"He bad taken an old one and had
hammered on it with something heavy
until it was dented and the edge broken
in several places. He said to the negro:
'The law compels me to give you a shave,
but by Qeorge, this is what I am going to
dp it with.' The negro gave due look at
the razor and fied.
"Collectively, the people here seem to
be anxious for the intellectual and moral
improvement of the negro. But when it
comes to individuals it seems to me that
there is just as much prejudice as in the
South."
Two Christmas Tragedies.
Chebaw, Dec. 28.?Cheraw had two
fatal accidents as its quota of Christmas
casualties. Saturday night a number of
persons were in the store of Montgomery
& Croxton. A party was standing in the
rear of the store discussing the dangers of
pistol carrying. Mr. L. B. Croxton in a
spirit of levity, it is said, to scare the
crowd, pointed his pistol behind him and
a noorivi man named Ben Perrv.
Ii UAWU ?Jk MVQAV . ? m
I who was^sitting on a sack back of the
-group and who had not been noticed,
. began to complain. On examination it
Was found that he was shot through the
.pfcmAch. Jfvery attention was given to
hiin, bdt Jjfce died on Sunday morning.
: Two young white boys, Walter White
and Thomas Pegues, were out hunting
About three miles west of Cheraw. Young
Pegues* gun went off while in his hand
and the load entered the body of Walter
White, instantly killing him. The boys
were good friends and near relatives.
The accident is deplored.
Won a General Store at Poker.
An Ashland, Wis., dispatch says that
Ole Olson, a "lumber jack," walked into
town carrying 1,750 pairs of gloves and
mittens, 1,175 pairs of socks and 83 pounds
of tobacco. He offered the goods for sale
at about one-fourth of their value, and
was arrested on suspicion.
v Olson said he bad been in the woods
many months.* The lumber jacks receive
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:-.M no mpney wnue m me wuuus, um nwc
B expected to wait until they return to '
& town for their pay. At the company store
K in the woods the men could get such artiW
cles as they desired andhadthemcharged
K against theirjjime:?AtaS^dingly^thelHSh
K us^a'efciiandise instead of checks. In
game, where socks were the stakes,
B he won 1,175 pairs on three aces. The
K other man held a trio of kings. He was
E allowed to go free and cash in.
B Garris May Get Good Job.
|t Columbia, Dec. 80.?It is possible that
I C. W. Garris, the chairman of the railroad
K commission, who goes out of office in a
T day or so, may take a position in the
E traffic department of one of the railroads.
P It is known that a certain railroad officiE
al, who is aware of the amount of infor
mation possessed by Mr. Garris on tbe
| matter of freight and the problem of movI
ing it at a minimum cost, has offered the
E position to him, but he has not decided
r yet whether he will accept it or not, as
t there are other business openings in view.
I The Lord Wasn't Pushing Him.
r In a certain town of Connecticut a
m deacon of the church charged with solicit^
ing subscriptions for a charity recently
experienced considerable difficulty in getting
the townsmen to contribute.
To one of his neighbors the deacon
K- said:
P "Oh, come, Richard, do give something."
. "Sorry, deacon,'? answered Richard,
"but I don't see how I can."
l. "Whv not? Isn't the cause a good one?"
J? . "Oh,'yes, the cause is good enough; but
^ I owe too much money."
"But, Richard, you owe God a larger
I debt than any one else."
"That's true," drawled Richard, "but
God ain't pushin' me."
The Spartanburg Journal says that the
Richland Distilling company of Columbia,
which makes only corn whiskey, paid
to the United States goverment the past
year $800,000 in whiskey taxes. This at
?0 cents a gallon indicates a production
of about 900,000 gallons?nearly all of
which was sold to the state dispensary.
IN THE PALMETTO STATE.j
INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading
Pungent Paragraphs About Men
and Happenings.
The Greenwood Index has been sold by
H. L. Watson, editor and manager, to Joel
Bailey and J. Rutledge McGhee. Tho
transfer is to take place immediately.
The publishing committee of the Southern
Christian Advocate met in Spartanburg
last Thursday and elected Rev. G.
H. Waddell as editor and Rev. W. A.
Rogers assistant. Mr. Waddellis now both
publisher and editor of the Advocate.
Waverly Crouch, the little son of James
E. Crouch of Easley, was playing with
his father's-shotgun last Tuesday afternoon
when it was discharged, the load
entering the right eye of his eight-yearold
sister and killing her instantly. The
boy is thirteen years old.
Col. C. S. McCall, State Senator from
Marlboro county, died at his home in
Bennettsville last Saturday. He was 60
years old and unmarried. The funeral
took place Monday. He was a prominent
citizen of that county and one of the
wealthiest men in the State. His estate
is said to be worth a half million dollars
or more.
Had a Narrow Escape.
Barnwell, December 30.?Mrs. John
K. Snelling and her three youngest sons
left here at 11 o'clock a. m. yesterday to
visit Mrs. Snelling's father and mother,
about ten miles west of this city. They
had not gone more than three miles when
the horse became frightened at a batch of
paper some one had left by the roadside.
The horse dashed away, and ran over some
small trees, tore loose from the buggy and
jerked Mrs. Snelling upon her hands and
head, bruising her considerably aid breakfrtnrfh
fincrerrm t.hp riorht hfUld.
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She suffered considerable pain, and bnt
for the goodness of Boston Lee and other
kind-hearted negroes, Mrs.Snelling and
her little boys would have been in an
awful predicament.
On being notified of the predicament
Mr. Leroy Molair, who wa* in the neighborhood,
at once sent his carriage and
had them conveyed back home.
Strange to say, none of the little boys
were hurt in the least.
New One On Him.
The principal of the school was talking
with him about his boy, says the Chicago
Tribune.
"By the way, Mr. Wipedunks," he said,
"I have made a discovery about Jerry.
He's ambidextrous."
,'T don't see how that can be," replied
Mr. W*pedunks, with rising indignation.
rHe hain't never been exposed to it. Besides
he was vaccinated last year, we
bathe him regular every week, and his
mother always makes him wear a little
bag of assafiddity tied around his neck.
Some of the other boys has been lyin' on
him." .
A Hint to Mean Husbands.
' Laurexs, December 31.?A story is told
in Laurens of how a good old South Carolina
doctor aided an unfortunate wife in
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nuuxLig ueiseu ui a uxuci auu wuuuiCBs
husband".
The old doctor, out of the abundance of
charity which possessed his soul, had been
faithfully attending the unfortunate woman
through a protracted illness and was
greatly impressed by the sweetness and
gentleness of her nature, in contrast to
TKFBfutaiity^nd contemptibleness of that
of the husband. The ~ man. would not
work and provide for the household, but
went so far as to abuse the long-suffering
woman when she would not do so.
The poor creature confided her troubles
to the good doctor, who said that he could
not put the man in the ^penitentiary,
where he belonged, but that he would do
the best he could. J3o he proceeded to secure
the co-operation of one of his brethren
oflhe profession and instituting a de
lunatieo inquirendo, adjudged the man
insane, and sent him to the Insane Asylum
SPEEDY RELIEF.
A salve that heals without a scar is DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. No remedy
effects such speedy relief. It draws out
inflammation, soothes, cools and. heals.
cuts, burns and bruises. A sure cure for
piles and skin diseases. DeWitt's is the
only genuine witch hazel salve. Beware
of counterfeits, they are dangerous. Sold
by H. F. Hoover.
Yet To Come.
Blanche, Wilbur, and Thomas were in
the garden playing and making a great
deal of noise, but small Jack sat in a
corner very quietly, which for Jack was
an unusual proceeding. After watching
them for some time the mother's curiosity
prompted her to ask,?
"What are you playing?"
"We are playing house," answered
Wilbur. "Blanche and I are the mother
and father, and Thomas is the child."
"And what does Jack do?"
"Sh,sh! he isn't born yet."?M. I. Copinger.
"Now, me good man," said the pompous
stranger,"who had signed "Viscount Hardcastle,
London," on the register, "what
are vour terms here?"
"Cash in advance," replied the shrewd
hotel clerk, promptly.
Job was a patient man?but the telephone
girl never told him that the line was
busy.
Messrs. H. W. Chitty, L. A. and A. W.
Brabham, of the Buford's Bridge section,
was in the city to-day.
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN YARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, January 2.?The first day
of 1905 can be booked down with us as an
exceptional fine day, ideal weather. Rev.
P. E. Monroe preached a very fine sermon
to a large and attentive audience at Ehrhardt
Lutheran church. After the ser
mon, communion was given to tne congregation.
The Methodist church at this place was
filled Sunday night with an attentive
audience to hear Rev. T. L. Belvin, who
has been assigned to this charge for this
year. Rev. E. M. McKissick left for his
charge at Gibson. N. C., last week.
The last week in last year was mostly a
loafing week with the coons, and as is
usually the case they always at their
meetings use their razors and pistols forother
than shaving and target practice.
One darkey buried and another cut up
and will be sometime before he can work.
The slump in cotton has caused several
of them to work for wages in place of
running a farm, as they intended to do.
It might be a good turn for us that cotton
has gone so low. Last fall when cotton
was selling for fancy prices no other business
couid thrive, as the hands would do
nothing else but pick cotton.
Mr. Ben Loadholt has opened up a
stock of goods in Mr. J. C. Kinard's store.
Mr. J. A. Chassereau has closed his store.
There is an artist set up in town. He
gets some work to do every day.
The material train had an accident last
week at Cald wells. The train broke loose
and when the engine stopped at the tank
to take water the grade was enough down
to make the part broken loose run into
part attached to . engine, breaking up a
flat car and injuring a box for the hands
to stay in. No one hurt.
The council will have two parties up
today for breaking the rules last week.
Jee.
News from Allendale.
Allendale, December 29.?Allendale
Lodge, K. of P., has elected the following
officers for 1905: J. H. Hewlett,"C. C.; L.
W. Gage, V. C.; W. A. All, prelate; J. C.
Spann, K. K. and 8.; A. W. Owens, M. at
A.; D. H. Ellis, M. of F.; J. L. Oswald,
M. of E.; J. W. Bishop, M. of W.; W.
L. Mauer, I. G.; A. A. Patterson, O. G.
J. B. Guess, D. D. G. C., assisted by
several members of Allendale Lodge, instituted
a lodge at Hampton last night,
and a fine banquet was given.
Christmas passed off quietly here, a few
tOoin Hmntfl nr?d several fisticuffs among
the negroes constituted all the rowdyism.
The merchants generally did a fine business.
The low price of cotton is making
the'farmers wear long faces. A good many
of them have the mofet of their crop
on hand, which makes it quite a serious
matter with them.
There is a building boom in Allendale
now. J. H. Warren has nearly completed
his cottages and E. H. .Oswald is building
a dwelling. ,The Baptists are building
a brick church and quite a number of
small dwellings are going up in different
parts of tfe town.
Despite the low price of cotton seed oil
the oil mill here is running day and night,
and still has a large stock of seed on
hand.
Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Tyson, of Denmark,
spent the holidays with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Buford Atkinson, of
Spartanburg, are spending the holidays
with Dr. Searson's family. Several of the
young men left early this morning for
Lawtonville, to attend the marriage of
Dr. D. E. Wyman to Miss Alene Lawton.
Mrs. A. P. Oliver, of Columbia, is visiting
ber mother, Mrs. H. C. Raysor.
Miss Gertrude Mixson is spending the
winter with friends in Jacksonville, Fla.
Miss Eunice Williams is visiting relatives
in Florida.
Mr. L. A. Searson spent Christmas day
in Allendale with his parents.
Miss Alene All, of Converse College, is
at home for the holidays.
Messrs. D. M. Fraser, Clarence Chavans,
Henry Bryan and Harry All, of Clemson
11 1-a ^onr /Iottc
UOiiege, are at iiuuc iw #itn uo;a,
Carlisle Fitting School.
The Carlisle Fitting School began e x
ercises Wednesday morning under very
bright prospects. Practically all old students
are back, and several new ones have
come in. Altogether the outlook for the
rest of the term is very bright. The students
seemed to enjoy the holidays, and
were unusually prompt in returning.
Nearly all went home for Christmas, some
few visited, and one or two boarding
students spent Christmas here.
Headmaster Sheridan remained at his
home until the holidays were nearly over,
then took a flying trip to Orangeburg,
Cameron and Holly Hill, spending the
time among old friends.
Prof, and Mrs. Owen spent Christmas
with relatives in Rock Hill, Fort Mill and
Bloomhill, the old family estate in Sumter
county.
Prof. Hardin was at home for Christmas.
His father is much improved.
Miss Kernaghan spent the holidays
with relatives at Columbia.
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Lie Never Passed His Lips.
A Scotchman and an American were
one day conversing in a rail way carriage,
and in the course of the conversation the
subject turned upon the relative truthfulness
of the two nations. "Do you know, i
sir," said the American, "that a lie has <
never passed my lips?" <
"What's that?" said the astonished i
Scotchman, his face expressing the great- i
est surprise and bewilderment, which 1
gave place to a look of relief and under- i
standing as he added, "Oh! I understand .
now, sir, you speak through your nose."
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A Positive Engagement.
Mrs. Cummings was busy at her desk
when iNed, an "oia-ume" aaraey wuo uau
been a servant in her family since "befor
de wah" days, approached her, and with
many apologies for the interruption asked:
"Miss Sally, can I git off two weeks
from today? I has to go to town, ma'am?"
"Two weeks from today. Why, I think
so, Ned. What are you woing to do in
town?" inquired Miss C. kindly.
"I want-to go to a fun'al, Miss Sally, a
frien' of mine gwine to be buried den,"
said Ned.
"You do not mean two weeks, then,
Ned," returned Mrs. C.
"Yase, 'm, hain't dat de twenty-fust."
"Yes, two weeks from to-day will be
the twenty-first, but you must be mistaken
; they could not keep the body so long
except in a vault."
Mrs. C. was now thoroughly puzzled
by the old darkey's request and wondered
what it could all mean. She knew
none of Ned's "set" could afford to pay
for a vault, and how could they be making
arrangements for a funeral two weeks
hence, with the prospective corps still
alive ? The thought made her shudder.
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ft cii) uij uav uw u?j j owiu
"But how can you be so sure? Suppose
your friend is not dead by that time ?"
"Oh, yase, 'm, he sholy will be dead by
de twenty-fust; dat'st de day he's gwine
to be bhried, 'nless he git out befo'."
"Ned, what do you mean ? When did
he die?" asked Mrs. C.
"Oh, he hain't daid yet, Miss Sally, but
he sholly will die, 'case he's gwine to be
hung dat da, and dey'll be. a fun'al all
right" " " ' '
A Recompense.
Young Edward, aged six, was quite
tired of staying in the house. His mother
was ill and had tried to keep him in
the room with her because her room was
warmer then his playroom, but his toys
were all in the playroom and he became
restless to go to them.
"Good-by, mamma," he said, "I will
come back in a thousand years." "I 'will
be dead and buried by that time, son."
The little fellow stopped a moment
with his hand upon the door, and thinking
of the Creed he replied, "Never
mind, mamma, you will rose again."
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the health of
the people of this county is in imminent
danger and must be taken care of. It has
been decided that every precaution be
taken to preventprolonged cases of pneumonia,
grippe, etc.. The best thing to do
is to give a good cough mixture as soon
as the cough starts. Get MURRAY'S
HOREHOUND, MULLEIN AND TAR.
Only 2oc. a bottle. At all druggists.
Professional Cruelty
"The trouble," said the dentist, as he
{>robed away at the aching molar with a
ong, slender instrument, "is evidently
due to a dying nerve."
"Well," groaned the victim, "it's up to
you to treat the dying with a little more
respect.
Barnwell county has, perhaps, the oldest
colored woman in the State. Her name
is Lucy Buck Sanders, and she lives in
Red Oak township. A reputable gentleman
told us recently that he is prepared
to prove that she is one hundred and
eleven years old. Up to a year ago the
old women could get about, but now she
is in a helpless condition. A few years
back she was known to split 150 rails in
a day.?Barnwell Sentinel.
In Clarke county, Ga., a negro indicted
another for holding him in slavery. In
the old days negroes were the hardest
overseers. They would be apt to bear
down on those kept in peonage.
Wisdom's Whispers.
It does not pay to carry spite to appoint
which brings a feeling of contempt.
There is no use being stubborn when
your own interests are affected.
Give other people the credit of being
honest until you have evidence to the
contrary.
When you know a story will not bear
repetition, put it away for safe keeping.
Don't blame another for your own mistakes
without considering the effect thereof.
A convincing falsehood will sometimes
come back with terrific force.
Too much patting on the back has been
known to produce unfortunate consequences.
Pride is a good thing when there is not
IUU U1UUU ui It.
Ill-feeling can be engendered though an
over-plus of confidence and friendliness.
COUGS AND COLDS.
Coughs, colds and pulmonary complaints
that are curable quickly cured by
One Minute Cough Cure. Clears the
phlegm,draws out inflammation, heals and
soothes affected parts, strengthens the
lungs, wards off pneumonia. Harmless
and pleasant to take, Soljl by Dr. H. F.
Hoover.
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CAROLINA'S COTTON CROP.
rwo Hundred Thousand Bales of the Staple Not I
Yet Sold. c
The new year has dawned with prosper- t
ity and good feeling all over South p
Carolina. The eotton situation is a seri- 8
dus one, but fortunately the terrible v
dump came after the State had gotten i
fully on its feet in a financial sense, and n
the bulk of the cotton now being held is |
in the hands of those best able to hold it
A., representative of a large cotton buying e
firm was here from New York about ten ?
days ago, and he has persistently tried to *
buy cotton, but in the ten days he has c
not bought over two hundred bales. This i
shows that there is no disposition to sell, }
and that the holders do not have to sell. J
The n ext question is: Is the cotton here? *
It certainly is, and it is being held for <
better prices, and those who hold it are j
not going to sell at present prices, simply
because they do not have to. ;
A close observer from Orangeburg
county, the banner cotton county of this :
State, and the second largest cotton producing
county in the country, according
to the census, has about 20,000 bales on
hand, in the possession of the original ,
producers. It is estimated that Orangeburg
county raised this year 88,000 bales
of cotton, and of this amount it is stated
that 5,000 bales are now being held in '
Amelia township alone, and the remain- 1
ing fifteen or twenty townships of Or- ]
angeburg county hold enough to make a
total of 20,000 bales in the hands of the producers
in that county.
It is this way in Anderson, and in fact
all over the State. A gentleman from <
Anderson county said the other day that 1
the cotton mills are holding cotton for |
the farmers, and that in addition the ware- j
houses over the State are well filled with
cotton.
It is estimated that fully 200,000 bales
of cotton are being held in South Caroli- |
na, which, at ten cents a pound, are worth
aoout $iu,wu,wu. it is iurcner statea
that most of the cotton mills have bought
pretty freely and have their supplies on <
hand, with allowances for filling in orders '
from the home territory. Many of the !
cotton mills of the State bought cotton
when it was very much higher than it is I
to-day. - j
Incidents of Montana Travel. j
Congressman Dixon, of Montana, is
telling of the experience of a young East- ]
era woman with one of- his constituents. 1
She left the train at a way station in east
era'Montana one afternoon and asked <
the only man in sight how she could get
to her destination, far out in the country. :
"You'll have to wait for the stage in the
morning," said the man. "You can't get
any rig here." j
"But where am I to stop ?" inquired the
young lady. "There's nothing here but
the station and I can't sleep on the floor."
"Guess you'll have to bunk with the
station agent."
'Sir!" she exclaimed, "I am a lady."
"So's the station agent," said the man.
WONDERFUL NERVE.
Is displayed by many a man enduring
pains of accidental cuts, wounds, bruises,
burns, scalds, sore feet or stiff joints.
But there's no need of it Bucklen's At
nica Salve will kui ine pain ana cure we
trouble. It is the best salve on earth for
piles, too. 25c. at all drug stores at Bamberg,
8. C., and Felder & Matthews, Denmark,
S. C.
Man Returned to Life After Funeral Service.
Jefferson, Okla., January 2.?Nathan
F. Cbidister is announced by the attending
physicians out of danger, although
his funeral was preached two days ago,
and his body was in the coffin ready for
burial.
Chidister was reported dead and all arrangements
for the funeral and interment
were completed. Just before starting for
the cemetery, the undertaker removed the '
coffin lid that the friends might have a
last look at the dead man.
The underside of the lid was moist, and
it was discovered that Chidister was
breathing. Physicians were summoned,
and he is getting well.
Colgate Hoyt, one of the world's successful
men, told someyoungmen recently
how, when he was a boy working in a
hardware store, he wanted to auit when
he was put at washing windows and
the young girls he called on saw him at
his menial occupation. The boy complained
to his father who advised him to
do the washing and do it to the best of
his ability. "If you do whatever is given ;
you to do to the best of your ability," '
said the father, "your employers won't
find it profitable to keep you long at win- \
dow washing." . i
A woman is built very queerly to let 1
the fashions move her waist up and down J
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After a girl has proposed to a man and ]
she has accepted him, she tries to make
people believe she might break it off.
The New York Press says: "One of 1
the witnesses who failed to answer the
summons of the senate committee in the
Smoot case begged to be excused owing i
to his feeble health. It turns out that this
invalid is the father of forty-five children
by his nine wives, and the grandfather of 1
107. One of the two wives of another
prophet in reply to the question, 'Has l
your husband a third wife?1 says, T feel i
quite sure that he hasn't.' Other instances (
suggest to people in search of light reading
that they ought not to pass over the .
reports of the Smoot investigation." j
In Pennsylvania they had a singular t
snow storm last week. It was about 60 J
miles long and one mile wide. In that (
belt the snow was two or three inches <
deep and outside there was none at all. i
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Reception to Sunday-School Class.
On last Thursday evening Mrs. Otis ;
Irabham entertained her Sunday-school iH
lass at her home in this city.
At about eight o clock the members at
he class began to arrive, each accompanied
by a young lady. When all were .
athered in th.e parlor, which was beauti- v
ully decorated to suit the occasion, they
cere delighted, with music rendered by
Irs. Weissingei.on the organ, accompa- .' ^
tied by Miss Annie Lou Byrd on the vio :
in. Miss Pearl Delk then gate a recitaion.
After this games were played.
Then came the hest ofj*lL Kefreshaents
were served, ^fte^Jthich games
vereagain played. frrjMfasped rapdly
by and everyon^UjSPg to forget
be lateness of the hd(HHSBont twelve
'clock, after bidding ramr hostess good-'.
light, the happy couples wended their ; >
vay homeward. All present unite in savng
that it was one of the most enjoyable
jccasions of the season. *
Among those present were: Hisses
ledelle Brabham, Annie Lou Byrd, Larile
Folk, Franke Folk, Esma Delk, Pearl
Delk, Bailie Felder, Gwendolyn Risher,
Xania Easterlin. Messrs. Leighton Hart20g,
Howard Sheridan, Burton Felder,
Willie Black, Frank Johnson, Vance - ^
Brabham, John Felder, Wallace Cauthen,
Eugene Rowell, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Weissinger. Bu
County Board Meeting.
The county board of commissioners met
here Tuesday, with County Supervisor
Bruce and Commissioners Carter and
Fogle present.
The board decided to dispense with a county
attorney, and to employ a lawyer
as needed. . '
Dr. J. J. Cleckley was elected county
physician for the ensuing term.
The extension of the new road from
Ehrhardtto Olar was granted, provided
the community would open up the road,
as the chain gang has so few hands.
A resolution was passed putting a license
of $10 a year on one-horse agents
and $20 a year on two-horse agents.
A number of claims were approved and
the board adjourned, after a session of
several hours. ^
The Cotton Market. ,
The receipts of cotton at Bamberg for ^
,he past week were only fifty bales. The -^-^ .<
price to-day is &* cents the pound.
In Honor of Mrs. Eddkmin.
One of the most brilliant social event* '
3f the season was that enjoyed at the
iiome of Mrs. W. Paul Riley Friday after- J
loon from four to sis. Mrs. J. L. Eddie*
nan, of Edgefield, was the gnest of honor, p
The parlors and hall were indeed en- ';<
;rancing in their Xmas attire of holly,
Xmas berries and graceful vines. Toe
wffc light of exquisitely rosetinted candelabra
gave a bewitching tonch ofbeanty
to the scene. '
Immediately upon arrival, the guests %8B
proceeded to fill in answer* to ooite a unique
little story, the answers being the
names of books. A goodly number cut
for first prize, an exqusite cat-glass olive >"
dish, which was won by Mrs. Eddteaan. vMrs.
J. C. Moye and Miss Annie Black cot
for the consolation, a dainty rose vase, Mrs
Moye being the fortnnate winer.
A delightful turkey and, salad coarse
was served, followed delicious apricot
cream and the daintiest of cake. The j
"Cream de Mink" was indeed invigorating.
The hours sped by as oh the "wings
of the wind," and those present beihg . vj
loath to disperse so genial a company .
found themselves leaving at twilight.
The invited guests were: Mrs. J. L. -1J
Eddleman, A W Knight, Otis Brabteug -
HiUgene YTC##iuga, U. i? mnnmNw,
Fr^nk Bamberg, G M Dickinson, H J
Brabham, Jr, G F Hair, H W Johnson, JE ;; p
0 Moye, M Move, E D Raney, L C Price. ,
W P Jones, N M Salley, H M Bay, E1 *3
Wannamaker, J A Williams, J C Lewis, ,
D F Hooton, S W Johnson, Havelock
Eaves, W A Riley, J D Copeland H F
Hoover, H G Sheridan, M JBlack, FW - $
Free, J B Holly, W T Donean, Jacob Folder,
Misses Margaret Eaves, Addis Hays,
Pearle Counts, Addie Lou Easterling, M
Annie Black, Florence Hooton, Florrie ; ^
Black, Emma Raysor, Margaret Beapy,
Hannah Gale, Saidee Johnson, Clio Cope,
Clara Riley, Nina Riley, Llewlie Bamberg,
Roberta Johnson. Little Misses
Ruth Riley and Mozelle Copeland were the
graceful little waitresses.
Attention Physicians.
The Bamberg County Medical Associa- $
tion will meet on Wednesday, the 11th of
January. A full attendance is earnestly
solicited. E, Kibklaot>, M. D.,
H. F. Hooves, M.D., President
Secretary.
An election was held Tuesday on the
question of forming a new, county from
portions of Abbeville, Edgefield and
firMn and the neoDle in the terri- ,
tory involved have declared in favor of its 'JM
establishment. The vote was a large majority
for the new county advocates, ft ^
standing 551 for to 147 against the schema ' /
The legislature will no doubt create the
county at the coming session. McOar- ;
mick is to be the county seat.
Saw Husband Fall Dead.
Yorkvtlle, Jan. 8.?While sitting on
a mole at his residence two miles east of
Yorkville this afternoon, Mr. Napoleon
A. Simril had an attack of heart trouble
and fell dead, Mrs. Simril witnessing the
sad occurrence. Mr. Simril was one of
;he most successful and enterprising men if
York county, and was highly esteemed
tjy his many friends. He leaves a widow,
me son and two daughters. One of the *
atter is a student at Winthrop college.
It isn't so much what a man thinks as .
vhat he does tnat counts.
"Just one kiss before I go," he pleaded.
"And will you be satisfied with onCf
;he asked.
"I should say not," he replied.
"Then get busy," she said.?Chicago
News. .
It is said that Col. Jim Smith, Georgia's
)ig farmer, will run for governor of that State
at the next election. CoL T. L. - $
3antt is his political manager.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, has )
niH that the best introduction he ever
lad was by the German mayor of a small own
in bis State, who said: "Ladies and
shentlemens, I baf been asked to Introjr,
who to yon will make speech. ??h!af . low
done so, and be will now do so."
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