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t&K c ii:S THE BAMBERG HERALD.Bj ^^Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1906 One Dollar a Yearj^|||| : Y ' , TftAT EXPRESS ROBBERY. The Pouch from Augusta That Contained $18,000 and Which is Missing Was Transferred % at Columbia. Columbia, January 5.?It has just been i ' discovered that $18,000 has been stolen from the Southern or Adams Express }; ~ conJpanies. The money was sent from : -K Augusta and consigned to New York, and was transferred in Columbia. For this reasons an investigation is being made here, as well as in Washington and r* * ' " - w?? VA?lr Tha mnnev and. it is 8aid AVt?? *MV ? j , other valuables, were in a poach shipped i ti6in Augusta. In Columbia the express j from Augusta is always transferred to the Jacksonville-New York express and again transferred to the Adams Express Com* j 1 ?Y.. pany, in Washington, for shipment to 12 New York. The money was transferred V w here last Saturday, and last Monday, when the pouch should have been deliv, $ "$ ered in New York it was missing. The ' express officials claim that the seal wasj intact when the pouch was delivered there unless a person had duplicate seals, and for that reason the investigation now going on there is most rigid. - Mr. T. W. Leary, the general manager Express Company, is now in Columbia, with his private secre* ^ tary, Mr. H. M. McCollough. The headquarters are in Atlanta, and the fact that officials are here, shows that the invesligation has started in Columbia. Mr. McCollough was seen this mornling. MI know nothing about the affair, -v -fn?t what the newsoaners have al Iagfe;1'ready published" he said. Mr. McCollough admitted that the money was miss: ing, and that an investigation was now being made. The receipts all along the line showed up correctly, bat generally ! / happens in robberies of this kind. "The money was simply transferred here from one train to another," said Mr. McCollough, "and the Colombia force did not handle it except to check over the re' Mr.Fant, the route agent here, had ging Editor "Kan Mad." a of managing editors are past i, and truly the managing edio have run mad of late on the personal journalism, which is a r of referring to newspaper dicks its nose where it has no pneof the latest and worst exowed on the official announceither day of Miss Roosevelt's t to Representative Longmy of the Washington correwere inundated with demands | rtories, bet the limit was the I local man who received a tel S?ilow8: "Write Immediately a I interview of Kick Longwe on race suicide." Needless loiy has not been sent yet ? (Ba.yitem. Not on the Bill. stout podgy individual liable led early in the morning? abject to indigestion, and hel | the dining room in anything ace says the Pittsburg Dishotel was new and the prices idlowed. Their stiff front guest still more, to the freshly imported whiteimy at his side, he said: yon people any conscience 0 answer his face grew red ted oat: ice! Conscience! Have you; mce?conscience?conscience ees not on ze bill eet ees 1 for," suavely replied the imBse of Non Compos, i lawyer of Baltimore who loan?*9 ?,* ummH * vflrHirrt -m,pmnj wwww ?? w .? ? ?? ' in favor of an Irishman charged with assault with intent to kilL The lawyer sev - cored his client's acquittal on the ground ;V of temporary insanity. Counsel and client did not meet for several months after the release of the accused. When they did meet the following conversation , ensued: "Well, Mike, isn't it about time yon :mf handed me that #500T "Whm ?500>? 4 ' > > "Why, the fee of $500 that you proms. lied me t should have if I saved you from Im the penitentiary?" \ "Shore an' did I promise ye that? I K don't remember." t - "Don't remember! Why, you were so X grateful that you promised me over and ;oTera^ain that I should have it within a ^"V'vMikegave a sickly smile. "Shore, I v . think the claim is not a good wan," said i ie: "ye know, I was crazy thin!" !%;; A GRIM TRAGEDY ft. daily enacted, in thousands of homes, : ah death claims, in each one, another * -victim of consumption or pneumonia. > But when coughs and colds are properly j . treated, the tragedy is averted. P. G. -..Siuntley, of Oaklandon, Ind., writes: ^"My wife had consumption and three ? -doctors gave her np. Finally she took ? Dr. King's New Discovery for consump' tion, coughs and colds, which cured her, : v and today she is well and strong." It % kills the germs of all diseases. One dose relieves. Guaranteed at 50c and $1.00 by B. Black and H. F. Hoover. Trial tottlefree. K? X/" , IN THE PALMETTO STATE. INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading ' Pungent Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. 1 Missouri capitalists are to establish a thirty-five ton ice plant in Greenville. Mrs. E. S. Mixson has been reappointed j postmaster at Barnwell by President ; Roosevelt. nisnAnspr "Rishnn was tried in the ses sions court at Spartanburg this week and \ found guilty of violating the dispensary law in the conduct of his beer dispensary. Col. John Bell Towill will resign his position on the State board of dispensary directors, and accept a position with the Armour Packing Company. He will have ] an office in Columbia. ' An election on the dispensary question , was held in Laurens county Tuesday. The full vote is not in, and while the anti- ' dispensary vote is ahead so far, the odds 1 are in favor of the dispensary. j H. F. Wright, a young white man of i Gaffney, was killed in Spartanburg last ( Monday night by falling from the train. The wheels of the car passed over his 1 body, almost severing it. The man was I supposed to have been drinking. i The constitutionality of the firice law, < under which counties have been voting ( out dispensaries, has been attacked in the State Supreme Court, and the case was 1 argued before the court last Monday, i ?!11 La tiTifK i ntor. j. mj ueuiuiuu mix uc awaitw est. j John Goldman, a section hand in the ( Mollohon cotton mills at Newberry, was dangerously cut last Saturday morning ' by Kobt. Seymour, another employee. Goldman was cut twice in the back. The difficulty occurred in the spinning room of the mill. Dr. E. S. McDow, a practicing physician of Lancaster, shot and seriously wounded J. Hasel Witherspoon in that town last Saturday. Witherspoon was manager of a large mercantile establishment, and he and McDow had some words over a lamp which the doctor had ordered and the store did not deliver. McDow struck at Witherspoon. and another clerk named Brown Knocked Mc- < Dow down. He arose and commenced firing. One bullet entered Witherspoon's lungs, and his condition is serious. Mc- i Dow was arrested and taken to jail. He fired shree shots, and had two pistols. / Child HH^Tith Axe. i Gaffney, Jan. 4.?A little two-year- | old son of Mr. Little Humphries, who i lives out on the road to Pacolet a mile or ' two from this city, met with a very pain- , [ ful accident this afternoon that may cost ; him his life. Mrs. Humphries was out in yard after 1 dinner, trimming some shrubbery with an \ axe, and the' child which was playing nearby, approached her just in time to receive the implement in its little head as sheidrew back to make a stroke < A physician was hurriedly sent for and he went at once and did what he could for ! the unfortunate boy. j The gash was a severe one and the < wound is serious, but by careful nursing 1 the child may yet recover. Btda't it Stop? ; A well-known New Yorker applied some time ago at Saint Bartholomew's i parish house for a good Irish girl as maid. She came well recommended. But his ideas of property were somewhat rudely jolted when, one morning, while she was ; dusting about the room, he heard her burst into a loud guffaw. She was standing, shaking with laughter, jwith arms akimbo, in front of' the figure of a little red devil with his thumb at his nose and fingers outspread. uScu8e me, sor," gurgled she, "ferlaffiu but I cudn't help it. It made me think of me sister." * "And why?" ventured the curious gentleman. "Well, sor, me sister jist arrived from Ireland lahst wake, and me and some fri'nds tould her that was the way to stop a throlley-car whin yez want to git on. And, sor,?excuse me fer laffln', sor,? she stnd at ther corner of Broadway and Chambers Street fer a half hour doin' that to ivery motorman that come along, till the cop tould her if she didn't stop it and move on he'd arrisl her.*" And the girl went off into roars of mirth. GREATLY IN DEMAND. Nothing is more in demand than a medicine which meets modern requirements for a blood and system cleanser, such as Dr. King's New Life Pills. They i are just what yon need to cure stomach i and liver troubles. Try them. At J. B. Black's and H. F. Hoover's. 25c, guar- < anteed. He Was Detained. "I'd have been out ten days sooner," said the man, who had just been liberated J from prison, "If it hadn't been for the , chaplain." 1 "And what did he have to do with it?" : was asked: "It was him that had me detained up 1 there. He comes to my cell one afternoon 1 to see how I was getting on and after a ! little he asks; "And what crime did you commit, my man, that they sent you here? " Tt was highway robbery, your rever ence,' says I, 'and now give me your con- < fidence and tell me what you are in for.'" ; ^ SPOILED HER BEAUTY. i Harriet Howard, of V- 34th St., New York, at one time.had her beauty spoiled with skin trouble. She writes: "I had i salt rheum or eczema for years, but noth- < ing would cure it, until I used Bucklen's Arnica 8alve." A quick and sure healer for cuts, burns and sores. 25c at J. B. Black's and H. F. Hoover's. WANTS ULMER'S JOB. W. H. Mixson of Sycamore, Recommended to the Governor. Gov. Heyward has received a petition signed by about 250 people asking him to appoint W. H. Mixon, of Sycamore, to succeed S. E. Ulmer, recontly suspended from his office on the recommendation of Sheriff Creech on account of his apparent indifference in the matter of the lynching of two negroes near Ulmers. The petitions have been sent to Senator G. H. Bates to be submitted to the members of the Barnwell delegation. At the Opera House. The Crescent Comedy Ca will fill a week's engagement at the Folk opera house, commencing Monday, January 15. This organization, the principals of which ire not strangers here, have received much favorable comment from the press and public alike, and will doubtless draw a large attendance during their engagement . The initial offering on Monday evening will be the pleasing four act comedy drama, "The Turnof the Dice," the scenes of which are laid in New York and Cripple Creek, Colo. The story is cne compelling interest, replete with crisp dialogue, strong situations, quick action and pure humor, while the climaxes never fail to bring down the house. The piece has a good moral, and contains several strong character types, and gives each member of ?the excellent cast an rwrvnnrtnnif.v r?f enntribntinir to the nleas ?* ?V ? 7 o x are of the audience. Aside from the cherriment and good feeling occasioned by witnessing this charming presentation, uncommonly good specialties, including the celebrated Hawthprne Sisters, Carl and ?. L. Been, and marvelous moving pictures, will be rendered between acts. Popular prices will prevail. Ladies free Monday night with one paid admission. Cost of the White House. The White House, the residence of the president and his family, up to date has cost about $8,000,000, of ; which nearly one-third has been paid for furniture and interior decorations. Originally the state of Virginia gave $180,000 to build it, Maryland adding $72,000. To maintain the White House costs from $25,000 to $50,000 a year, the appropriation for this purpose varying considerably. But every now and then there is something extra to be paid for, and congress is called on to give an extra $30,000 to $50,000. The biggdBt pull of this kind ever made was for $550,000, which was spent two pears ago in a partial reconstruction of the interior and in the addition of winglike terraces and an office building. Every now and then a new set of china has to be provided, and usually that costs about $15,000. County Expenses. Below will be found a statement of the expenses of the county for the year 1905, also the income. This shows a balance on band, after paying all expenses, of $5,527.70, which, it is believed, will put the county of debt and save the necessity of borrowing money this year. This statement does not include the dispensary profits for the month of December, which amount to $1,200 or more: I EXPENSES. Court expenses $2,212.05 Roads and bridges 1,886.63 Stationery and advertising? 344.24 Jail expenses 119.34 Salaries 4,439.00 Magistrates and constables and mileage 1,783.66 Chain gang ., 2,411.88 Insurance on court bouse and jail 220:00 Paupers 933.50 Stamps 163.50 Interest on borrowed money... 230.00 Board of assessors....... .... 87.85 Lunatics 73.47 Teachers' examinations 22.20 Miscellaneous 261.27 $14^87.89 RECEIPTS. Taxes for 1905( when collected) $11,351.88 Dispensary profits for Dec. 1904 to Dec. 1905 7,898.71 Magistrate's fines 559.Q0 Clerk of court's fines an# licenses 585.00 Commutation left on hand January 1,1906. 221.80 $20,215.59 Total expenses 14,587.89 Balance 5,527.70 No settlement has been made with Enterprise Bank of Charleston for interest on daily deposits. A Visit to Bamberg. By the way, it was my privilege recently ?". now o onnrt visit tn thfl anil an Hp*r to my heart. For this great pleasure i am indebted to the Baptist saints of Bamberg, at whose instance I preached there on the first Sabbath in December. I found them a noble band. My heart lingers jwith them. Could I have seen otherwise, I might have been in the way of the Fostering care, I understand they are about to enjoy. Tell him, dear Courier, to take good care of that flock, which care they so much deserve,^or he may hear in no very distant day?not the marriage bells, no doubt his wish (?) but some other kind, a B. to his sorrow. May God's special blessings be ever upon that uew pastor and his noble people, the saints of Bamberg.?J. A. Bell in the Baptist Courier. SICKENING SHIVERING FITS of ague and malaria, can be relieved and cured with Electric Bitters. This is a pure, tonic medicine; of especial benefit in malaria, for it exerts a true curative influence on the disease, driving it entirely out of the system. It is much to be preferred to quinine, having none of this drug's bad after effects. E. S. Munday of Henrietta, Tex., writes: "My brother was very low with malarial fever and jaundice, till he took Electric Bitters, which saved his life. At J. B. Black's and H. F. Hoover's; price 50c, guaranteed. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered Ail Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehbhardt, January 8.?1905 has gone, apd many changes have been recorded during the year. Some of these records are of a pleasant nature and makes us reioice everv time we think of them. Others are records of loved ones that left us never more to return, leaving us behind to mourn their absence. Records of golden moments, that should have been spent useful that are lost, irretrievably lost, for ns to think about in 1906. We, however, must make the best of the present and future and when 1907 comes let our records in 1906 be such as we will not be ashamed to recall. J. M. Dannelly & Co. are the successors of J. M. Dannelly. Livery, furniture, and general merchandise, all in one. Dr. J. L. Copeland has taken Dr. Coleman, of Olar, in as his partner. Dr. J. H. Roberts will leave for his new work near Rock Hill, as soon as he can get away. He is detained on account of one of his children's illness. Misses Zula and Sadie McElhaney, of Smoaks, spent several days with Mrs. J. D. Padgett. Col. C. Ehrhardt and Mr. W. I. Carter went on a business trip to Augusta, Oa., last week. Mr. 0. P. Folk was in town on Saturday looking after some business. Rev. P. E. Monroe preached a fine sermon Sunday morning in Ehrhardt Lutheran church to an attentive audience, and administered communion to the congregation after the sermon. Rev., there must have been something unusual to tell you last Sunday, as I saw a young man very attentive to your horse. Ha! ha! Such requests for your services makes young men do funny things when they have to impart the news of such agreements to you. Several drummers were in town last week selling our merchants dry goods. Some have bought large bills and expect to do a large business during 1Q96. Our'merchants are busy figuring up their business for last year, trying to find out how mucl^ they have made. Mr. G. B. Kinard will keep books for Mitchum Bros, this year. An old darkey came in the store on Saturday afternoon and called for Mr. Frank Copeland. When Mr. Copeland was called, he asked the old man what he wanted. He replied: uMr. Copeland, take this nickle and boy you a little chicken, and raise it. I promised you a chicken when you got married, but I can't raise any chickens. When asked why the old man said, "Because I eat them so fast." , Miss Juanita Kinsey, of Bamberg, is spending some time with her brother, Mr. Charlie Kinsey. Jee. Colston Dots. Colston, January 8.?We have been having very fine weather for the last few days. ... We are very sorry to note the illness of Miss Minnie Fender, and hope she | will soon recover. . j Miss Adrene Padgett, who has been attending the Fitting School at Bamberg, spent Christmas at her home, bat she has returned to her school. Miss Clara Smith of BishopviIle,_who has charge of the Colston school, spent Christmas at her home, bat she has returned to begin her school. Cards are oat announcing the marriage of Miss Amanda Bishop to Mr. Ben McMillan Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, January 14th. Colston Callings. Colston, January 9?We have been having some very pretty weather for the past few days. We are glad to know that Mrs. Lola McMillan, who has been so'ill, is gradually improving. Messrs. Charlie All and Velas Beard, of Ulmers, spent Sunday with Mr. J. B. All and family. Rev. W. W. Glover, of Augusta, filled his regular appointment at Colston church Sunday last. Misses Anniebell and Azalee Darnell soent Xmas with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs, S. P. Chisolm and family. . Miss Rebecca Thomas, of 8moaks, is visiting friends on Colston. Mrs. Lillie Owens and son, of Barnwell, spent last week with relatives and friends on Colston. Miss Sarah Beard, of Colston, has just returned home from a visit to her aunt, Mrs. S. M. Brown, of Ehrhardt. Mrs. Wilmot Sandifer and sister, Pauline, of Bamberg, spent Sunday last with their mother, Mrs. S. W. Clayton, of Colston. Shot Himself in Blackyille. Barnwell, January 6?News has reached here that yesterday about, noon Mr. G. D. C. Lang, a very prominent merchant of Blackville, accidentally shot himself while cleaning his revolver, the ball entering his mouth and ranging upwards. At this writing Mr. Lang has regained consciousness, but there is very little hope of his recovery. .* * - ' MAJ. E. R. HAYS DEAD. e Si A Gallant Soldier and Public-spirited Citizen t< Goes to Rest After Months of Suffering. si Maj. E. R. Hays is dead. This simple n announcement will bring genuine grief 0 to many people in Bamberg and sur- h rounding counties, for bis circle of friends n and acquaintances was large, and all ad- ** mired and respected the man for his a ereat worth. 8I The end came peacefully at his reai- 11 dence in this city last Monday morning 81 about eleven o'clock, after months of suf- & fering. Last spring the death of his life- 81 long friend and companion, Gen. F. M. i{ Bamberg, had a very depressing effect on ^ him, and a few weeks later, after a trip K to Florida, he was taken sick. For some " time he thought lightly of it, and kept r( up and going about, but it was not long T before he was forced to take his bed, v from which he never arose. For months he has lain there, getting weaker each 0 day, bnt fighting the battle bravely, as e he met the problems of life. For months a he had realized that he could not recover, c yet he did not murmur or complain. Like * the brave, true man he was, he calmly 1 awaited the summons to come up higher. * When the final summons came, his Btrong * will kept his mind clear, and he was * conscious almost to the last breath. Al- 1 though his body was weakened by months * of suffering, his mind was active, and his I soul went outlto meet its God unafraid and with confidence that all was well, * The funeral took place at the residence 1 yesterday morning at ten o'clock, and it * was largely attended, many being here 1 from a distance to pay their tribute of 1 r<wncrt to on n nhnm tV*qtt Vio^ knAtrn 1 and honored in life. Many colored peo- 1 pie were also present, for he was chari- * table and friendly to all. The floral 1 tributes were many and beautiful, some fi of the very handsomest we have ever 1 seen. The interment was at South End Cemetery, and the services, both at the residence and grave, were conducted by. / Rev. G. P. Watson. The pall bearers were: Honorary: H. J. Brabham, S. W. Johnson, T. J. Counts, J. D. Copeland, J. A. Byrd, J. ? G. H. Guess, S. D. M. Guess, J. P. Murphy, c Thos. Black, J. D. Felder, Jos. Dickinson. c Active: Jones A. Williams, C. R. n Brabham, Jno. H. Cope, G. Frank Bam- it berg, H. C. Folk, C. B. Free, G. Moye'd Dickinson, E. C. Bruce. a Maj. Hays is survived by his wife, (who' was a Miss Cooner) and a number of j ehildren, grand children, and other rela- b tives. His children are: R.M. andAlf. t G. Hays, of Greenwood; N. R. Hays, of * Apalachacola, Fla.; E. R. Hays, of this tl place; Mrs. J. A. Spann, Mrs. M. L. n Counts, and Miss Addys Hays, all of e Bamberg, h Maj. Hays was born about two miles t] above town, on the old homestead where he lived until about fifteen years* ago. v when he retired frorp active businessnna li moved to town. Since that time he has c devoted his attention to his various in- it vestments and to unselfish work for the t good of the town and community. He I was active and prominent in all the pub- \ lie affaire of the town, and the Bamberg | Banking Company owes its organization years ago to him, and many other of the town's enterprises had his hearty support and encouragement. Maj . Hays was not a man to talk mnch of what he was going to do. He always went ahead with an enterprise and spent little time in talk. He was largely interested in the cotton mill and was president for years. He was vice president and a member of the board of directors of the Baxnberg Banking Company. Maj. Hays was . mayor of the town for the years 1900 and 1901, and daring his administration much good and permanent work was done on the streets, and through his influence $2,000 was appropriated by the city council to improve the roads leading into town. He was an earnest advocate of good roads, and did good work jdong this line. Maj. Hays was a modest and retiring man, and while he could have held any public office in the gift of the people of this county, still he never served in any position except mayor of the town, and this was forced on him. Bat Ife was always ready to work for the public good, preferring to do his duty quietly and to show results. While still a young man Maj. Hays went to Kansas and served under Col. Stringfellow during the slavery troubles in that state. Soon after he returned, home, the war between the States broke out and he at once enlisted and served throughout the struggle with ability. B Returning home, he did valiant service d in this section in straightening oat af- a fairs and ridding oar State of the rale of L the carpet baggers and negroes. Up to the time of his death he was one who * was faithfal to the principles of the "Lost Cause," and attended all the re- r anions of Confederate veterans whenever ^ possible. No Confederate soldier ever appealed to him for help in vain. No p matter if the man was somewhat unworthy, if he had made a good soldier, & this recommendation was sufficient for Maj. Hays to aid him with his money and g in any other way he coold. The writer esteems it an honor and a n privilege to have known each a man and 1 to have been intimate with him to some % " - v ? 'J.I >. - '* ; ,;f. '-.r. ; . > ' //.' ' t '.r* A L. * .7. ** ' A " xtent. We enjoyed his confidence to ome degree and onr friendship has ex-* snded uninterruptedly through the last -f. even years. We say truly that we hate ever known a more high-minded, patri- > tic, brave and true man. He squared . . is actions towards all mankind by the ales of faith, love and charity, and he * ore malice to no man. His actions were - 1 ways open and above board, and he .^Sh ?oke his mind freely and frankly on ten ana measures wnen the necessity ??j| rose. Maj. Hays was no policy man. [e never did anything for effect. Once rxj itisfled that a line of doty was right and ist, he followed it fearlessly and con*- ' ^ istently. We sometimes differed on % .riM tatters of a public nature, hot it nettr'-' 1 the least affected the cordiality of oar SgM clations. We often went to him for adice, and he always gave it frankly and rithont any quibble. Although not a public speaker, he was sae of the most interesting talkers we : ver listened to. He read a great deal nd was well informed on the leading luestions ot-the day. Confederate his- i ory and the earlier history of the State / ; vas his delight, and many pleasant -! lours have we spent in his company lis- . ening to him converse on these subjects. llaj. Hays was a born leader of men, * md no one could could come under the iphere of his influence without being impressed with this characteristic. Had he lived until next June he would / lave been seventy years old. Thus ends i useful life. Mav the records of our-': ives be such as his. Possibly he .made / ^ nistakes?who does not? Bat he lived a : ligh-toned, honorable life, facing probems with courage and honesty, and he * icted not for public applause or approval, mt because it was right. He loved his own, his county, his State, and, above J ill, his fellow man, and he will be sadly oissedbyusalL, RAISING BABIESAT $1,000 PER. jf Li Each VWt of the Stork an Iowa Farmer ^ Receives a Check from His Father * in Germany. Eldoba, Ia. December 28.?With every isit of the stork to his home in Boiler ounty, George Cramer, a farmer, gets a v | heck for $1,000 from his father in Geraany, and the stork has paid twelve vis- . is. Although he has not been more or linarily successful at raising crops, Cra- ' .yjs ler has cleared $12,000 raising babies. M Cramer came to Iowa from Germany without a cent fie had rich relative# ack in the old country, but he preferred o make his own way as a tiller of the oil. When the first little one came to 4 ^ tie Cramer home the old father in Ger- J lany was so well pleased that he forward- 7*$? d a check for $1,000, and declared that ' e would dnplirate it with each visit of fj tie stork. ;M By thrift and economy Craiher has in- , - m ested the stork money from the Bather' . J| uid until to-dav he is the oossessor of a^'-^^K omfortable bank'account, and nowhere :|| n the State is there a happier fapallytban hat of the German who would delight ^ Resident Roosevelt's heart?New York ; ^J|3 Vorld. Union Meeting at Spring Branch. The union meeting of the seopp%?3 v livision of Barnwell Baptist association net with Spring Branch Baptist church m Saturday before the fifth Sunday fat; December, 1905. After preaching by 3ev. S. P. Hair on the dnty of Christian giving, the union was called to order by \ Bro. J. B. Hunter. The roll .of churches was called and the v. lames of the delegates enrolled. Bro. J. B. Hunter was unanimously ejected mod* jrator and Bro. Thos. Clayton clerk. The ; J usual committees were then appointed by the Moderator. It was unanimously tgreed that we adjourn for dinner one hour. After partaking of a bountiful dinner, which did credit'to the Spring Branch sisters, we again repaired to the church. After asoagby the choir-sad prayer by Bfo.D. 0. Hunter, the union was called to order and the program taken up. Topic No. 1: What does the Scriptures teach concerning Christian giving? was ' J J. t.?_ a??: *Keu up uu vcrjr mmj uikqhw uj Brethren Hair, O'Quinn, D. 0. Hunter, ind Jso. Atterberry. This subject was hen passed over. Topic No. 2: Isthe dispensary a scrip''S ural institution? was taken up and very v f ; V| tbly discussed by^bretbren Jno. Atter>erry, D. O. Hunter, O'Quinn add Hair. s lev. 8. P. Hair then offered the ioQowV " ? ng resolution: Resolved, That it is the sense <rf this '% inion that the sale of all infoixqating vs. irinks to be used as a beverage is Wrong nd cannot be supported by a Christian a any form or method.; The above resolution was adopted by "; be union. , Committee on time and place made its eport, which was adopted. Place: Ghentfl (ranch on Saturday before the ifth Son* : Cp ay in AprO, 1900. The committee on services made its re* - :4 ort, which was adopted. Sunday-school mass meeting conducted y Bro. J. B. Hunter. .7Preaching by Rev. 8. P. Hair. A collection was then taken no for tate missions, which amounted to CiiS. Sunday the weather was 89 bad and $ ainy that we had no setrices. 'hos. Clayton, J. B. HUNTER, y. y Cleric. Moderator,