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V THE BAMBERG HERALD. 1 Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1906 One Dollar a Year ^@1 - IN THE PALMETTO STATE. INTERESTING OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading Pungent Parattraohs About Men I. * """O ? -r and Happenings. j * Silvey Chappell, an old negro woman, ( was burned to death in Columbia last ( Thursday. She was alone in her house , and had a fit and fell in the fire. Capt. Charles Inglesby, for thirty.five j years secretary of the grand lodge of < Masons of this State, died in Columbia 9m. last Monday. Ge was 68 years of age. The fertilizer tag tax receipts will beat ] all records in 1906. To date the receipts ' for the year 1906 total $132,685.54, against ' $92,711 up to the same date last year. , Last year the tax amounted to $130,. 439.53. Mr. Marshall Moore, formerly editor of j the Barnwell Sentinel, has made several i changes in the newspaper business re- 1 cently. His latest move is to The Even- j ing Herald, of Greenville, where he be-1 comes editor. ? Edward Beckham, a young white man, J was killed at Chester last Thursday , morning while coupling cars for theLan- < caster and Chester railroad. He was j caught between the bumpers and his |j body crushed. { Governor Hey ward has appointed j Leroy F. Toumans as attorney general to ] fill the unexpired term of U. X. Gunter. i Mr. Youmans has been assistant attorney | t general for some time, and has had full j charge of the office during Mr. Gunter's t 'V illness. i TJ. X. Gunter, Jr., attorney general of ^ the 8tate, died at his father's home in j Batesburg last Sunday after a protracted r illness. He was thirty-five years old, and* had held several positions of honor and ^ trust. The burial took place Monday in t Batesburg. 1 The executive committee of the South - ' Carolina Press Association is to meet in ] Newberry April 15th for the purpose of deciding on a place for the annual meet- y :a ; ing, the time of meeting, and arrange a program. It is likely that the meeting L will be held at some point in Virginia. ' .\ I - Some of the whiskey houses to whom i the State dispensary owes money and t whose claims have been held up by the L dispensary investigating committee pend- < , :> ing an investigation, have been trying to j get Columbia banks to discount the gt claims. All the banks refused however. ( The State board of dispensary directors f | ^ will employ J. E. McDonald, Esq., of t tn look into the letralitv of 11 F t - purch&ses of whiskey made by the old . board. The dispensary is overstocked j&. on certain kinds of whiskey, and the board will refuse to pay for it if such action is legal. ' Clements, the young white man in jf ; *> . Florence who recently shot and killed a young man named Baker, was tried last week and convicted of manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve four years in the gr penitentiary. Clements claimed that Baker had been talking about his sister and when he went to him about it, Baker knocked him down and shot at him. He returned the fire, killing Baker. Eugene Hogan, Jr., a young white man, shot D. G. Zeigler, an architect, in Sumter last Thursday afternoon on account of a debt which Zeigler owed him. Hogan fired five times and two bullets lodged in Zeigler's body, causing serious wounds. The shooting occurred on a stairway leading from Zeigler's office to the street, the attack being made from the rear. ' ' - Hogan declines to make a statement. I -* Ex-Chairman "Hub" Evans, of the fi State board of dispensary directors, from Newberry, has confirmed the report to a number of friends that he has decided not to run for governor, as he announced , last winter he would do, but will run for ? State senator from Newberry, to succeed j Senator Cole L. Blease, who will run for B . governor himself. Messrs. Blease and Evans have reconciled their personal and I r. political differences and each will support the other this summer, it is said. ^ Recently a negro shot and seriously 1 wounded a white man in Lee county, j * shooting him while he sat in his house at ' night The negro was arrested and j placed in jail at Bishopville, and last i week in some way he procured a bar of i iron with which he attacked the sheriff, j However, the sheriff was the better man l | and took away the bar and beat the negro i severely. The news of the attack on the sheriff spread and a crowd gathered to * f lynch the negro, but thie sheriff was on the alert and a few shots fired over the crpwd dispersed them. While they were preparing to return with a larger force, thfl sheriff crot the prisoner out and car- 1 ried him to?Columbia and put him in the < penitentiary. I f * Inspection at Barnwell. 5 i < [Babnwell, March 23.?The Barnwell J \ Guards, company E, third regiment, under 1 f the command of Capt. Vv. W. Moore, < were inspected here today by Cols. Fuller 1 and Haskell. The company turned out 1 over 25 strong and made a very creditable appearance. After the inspection a dex lightful 'cue was served the noncommis- < , sioned officers and privates at the armory 1 and Capt. Moore entertained the two in* < specting officers and the two lieutenants i at an informal luncheon at his residence, t ft" TILLMAN TO WRITE HIS VIEWS. The Senator Will Address the People of South Carolina by Letter on the Dispensary Issue. Washington, D. C., March 21.?Senator Tillman tonight refused to either affirm or deny the statement credited to him by Mr. Neils Christensen, saying that he would come down into South Carolina this summer and defeat for reelection every legislator who voted against the Raysor-Manning dispensary bill. When pressed on this point Senator Tillman aaid some of it was true and some of it was not. He said: "Tell the News and Courier that I expect to write an address to the people, or rather the democrats of the State, next week, clearly defining my position and views on this question." The April Delineator. To the woman of fashion the April Delineator will be more than welcome, for it contains an array of attractive garmeats that will enable her to select and develop in her own home everything necessary for any occasion. Apart from i matters of style, there are two stories by well-known writers: "The Flight of Jim Charles," by Albert Bigelow Paine, ind "The Stolen Speech," by Joseph A. Altsheler. In the latter, love and politics ire equally blended, and the hero not )nly wins the passage of the school bill for which he is fighting, but the girl who spurs him on. A new series that is sure ;o please many is "Famous American Songs," and in this number of the magazine the author, Gustav Kobbe, tells of ;hat song of the homesick, "Old Folks at Tome." An American lady's housekeepng experiences in Morocco?the Land of ;he Brigands?will prove interesting readng, but it is doubtful if many will care ,o transport themselves and their families ;o that lawless country. "Portia," the loble heroine of Shakspere's "Merchant >f Venice," is the subject of a clever .ketch by Dorothy Donnelly, based on jer own impersonation of the character, ro tfce manv good things usually provided or the children, two exceptionally bright itories have been added; and for the )usy woman in home everything per aining to the inner working of the lousehold is touched on in the various lepartments. rha Tai-iibIa Fitting School Lyceum. On next Monday evening, April 2nd, rill appear the last number of the lyceum tourse for season 1905-1906. Hon. G. A. Jearhart will fill this number. The subjects upon which Mr. Gearbart ectures are "The Footprints of the Cenuries," "The Coming Man" and "Dangers That Threaten Our Civilization." The Footprints of the Centuries" will >robably be his subject here. For those who know the high standard >f the Charleston Lyceum course, the act that Mr. Gearhart fills a number on hat course will be sufficient testimony of lis character as a lecturer. Another ;hing that leads us to believe that Mr. Gearhart is a speaker of extraordinary ibility is the fact that he has spoken for hree and four consecutive years before he same audiences in different cities of America. We give a comment upon his lecture n Buffalo, N. Y.: "Last evening Mr. G. A. Gearhart gave is his lecture, 'The Footprints of the Centuries.' It was the greatest master>iece of rhetoric, history, poetry, oratory ind argument I ever heard, and I have leard the giants of the lecture platform rom Beecher down. This is the unaninous verdict of the immense audience that crowded our lecture hall to the very ioors. We sold thirty-five hundred ickets at one dollar per ticket for this >ne lecture, which is the greatest triumph n the history of lectures in our city." You can't afford to miss this lecture. General admission, 50c. Hour 8:30. The local committee takes this occaion to thank the people of Bamberg for heir hearty support of the course this eason. We have tried to make it as atractive and instructive as possible, and ire pleased to think that our efforts have lot been in vain. Appreciating as we do he great educational value of a lyceum :ourse to a community, it is our earnest lope that we will be able to secure a >trong course for Bamberg next season. W. D. Roberts, Manager. To a Smart Property Owner. Painting is practical work. Skill wins, [t's the same with paint making. You tnow 4 gallons L. & M. mixed with 3 rallons linseed oil makes enough paint :or a moderate sized house?the best >aint money can buy?because the L. & H. zinc hardens the L. Cs M. white lead md makes the L. & M. paint wear like ron. Buy L. & M. and don't pay $1.50 a galon for linseed oil, as you do in readv-forlse paint, but buy oil fresh from the bar el at 60 cents, and mix with the L. & M. Actual cost L. & M. about $1.20 per gallon. Sold by H. F. Hoover, Bamberg, S. C. Henry R. Thomas Head. Sumter, March 22?Henry R. Thomas, 'ormer railroad commissioner, was found lead in a field on his farm near Wedgeield yesterday evening. He had been absent from the house since morning and a searching party found his body, which lad been dead several hours. The cause )f death was heart disease, from which ie suffered for sometime. No inquest svas held. A game of base ball was played in Orangeburg Monday afternoon between ;he Carlisle Fitting School team and the Orangeburg Collegiate Institute, which resulted in a tie, the score being eleven ;o eleven. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS. SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN YARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, March 26.?An extra train came from Walterboro this morning to take the courting folks to Walterboro. It was scheduled to leave at six o'clock. Jack Frost came in good shape Sunday night. Fruit and tender plants suffered by his visit. W. P. Pate and family spent the day at his father-in-law's, Mr. H. Z. McMillan, Sunday. Mr. McMillan is confined to his bed with lagrippe. Eleven bales of cotton changed hands here on Saturday at 10} cents the pound. The young ladies are hunting up material and patterns for Easter Sunday. They want to look as pretty and sweet as they can on that day. . Mr. Charley Brown, of Barnwell, was in town with horses and mules. He made some sales and trades while here last week We had a wind that scared some of the folks in this section last week. The most damage was done near Capt. Sease's plantation. Several houses were blown down and unroofed. An old darkey who lives on the plantation called the Martin Sease place says it was a regular "sly coon" and where she went through tore up everything, pine trees, oaks and even stumps ten feet high. There was a heavy rain at the same time, and the hard wind blew it everywhere. Everybody complained of their houses leaking. A good oak fire was enjoyable Sunday afternoon and night. One was not to be coaxed to be induced to draw up a chair and partake of its warmth. Several of our bird hunters are buying up loaded shells and cleaning up their guns to take a bird hunt before the first of April comes. We have a crack shot in town that killed two out of six. Can you "beat it, Mr. Editor? (No.) Our town was very quiet last week. Farmers did not want anything but K. of P. distributors. C. Ehrhardt & Sons are the agents at this place and sell them asfast as they can get them. Some of our farmers have fine prospects for fine oat crops if the April cold don't do them up. Some of the prophets say about April 18th there will be a cold wave with heavy frost and ice. After the 20th can tell you if the prophet is correct or not. Mr. Charley Kinsey went to Bamberg last week, and on the way home his horse shied and ran the buggy wheels over a stump, so he says, and threw him out. He was disfigured when he reached Ehrhardt next morning, but says he is still in the ring. A rural carrier inspector was here last week, but did not stay but a few hours. He will be back soon and go over the extension asked for route No. 1 from this place, which will take in the McMillans, Kearses, Seases, and others of that section. Will be quite an accommodation to that section to get their mail daily. Patrons along the'mail routes should deposit all their mail in boxes along the lines and not bring them in to the office as so many of them do. They need them every one to make up their count so as to have the service continued. The department wants the carriers to handle at least 2000 pieces per month. Give them all the assistance you can, as it is for your benefit. The A. C. L. Ry. Co. had a wreck on their line between Charleston and Savanpah at Salkehatchie trestle. A forest fire had burnt off the bottom of stools to trestle and the engine and twelve cars went in and burnt. Fireman and engineer were hurt and badly burnt. No watchman at this place. On Friday evening, April 6th, at 8 o'clock or soon after, the three act come dy, "Men, Maids, Match-Makers," will be ! presented in Dannelly's hall, Ehrhardt, [and the following night, April 7th, , "Aunt Robertina" will be rendered by the | same talent with recitations, vocal and instrumental music. Admission each night, 25 cents for adults; children, 15 cents. The performance will occupy about two hours or more each night. The proceeds are to go to the Methodist church at this place. Don't forget the time and place. You will get your money's worth on each occasion and enjoy each evening. . Jee. A singular accident occurred lately near Franklin, Tenn., says the Jackson (Tenn.) Sun. A poplar tree was cut down on the McGavock farm and a tenant on ! the place put a stick of the wood on the fire in his household, when a tremendous explosion took place, painfully injuring a little negro. It was found to be a shell, which had been fired by the Federals at the battle of Franklin forty years ago, and which had lodged in the tree withj out exploding. TORTURE BY SAVAGES. "Speaking of the torture to which some of the savage tribes in the Philippines subject their captives, reminds me of the intense suffering I endured for three I months from inflammation of the kid| neys," says W. M. Sherman, of Cushing, i Me., "Nothing helped me until I tried .Electric .Bitters, inree domes oi yviiioii completely cured me." Cures liver complaint, dyspepsia, blood disorders and malaria; ana restoreg the weak and nervoug to robu9t health. Guaranteed by Hoover's drug store and J. B. Blrc't. Price 50c. . THE WORST EVER. The National Organizer of the W. C. T. U. Goes For the G. M. I. Mrs. Helen M. Bullock of New York, one of the national organizers of the W. C. T. U., who was here on a lecturing trip today, submittted to an interview with the correspondent of The Chronicle on the subject of the South Carolina dispensary. She says that a close observation of the practical workings of the system extending over a period of nine years, during which time she had made five trips to this State, lecturing in that time in practically every county in the State, has demonstrated to her entire satisfaction that the dispensary is the worst ever. "The worst methods the devil ever suggested to selfish and evil-minded politicians of handling the whiskey question are the Raines law of my State and the dispensary law of your State, and I think yours is the worse of the two," she said. ?Columbia special to Augusta Chronicle. Bamberg Guards Inspected. The Bamberg Guards were inspected last Thursday afternoon by Cols. Fuller and Haskell, the former of the United ^ * - 1^? - ^ - LU.A. states army, ana tne latter 01 me oiaie militia. Col. Haskell has recently been appointed assistant adjutant and inspector general, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Col. J. M. Patrick, who gave up the position on account of ill health. The company was commanded by Capt. ! E. L. Price and Lieutenants G. E. Bamberg and Jno. S. Jennings, and a creditable number of men were in line. The company formed in the armory and marched down Main street, where the field movements were gone through with. We understand that a satisfactory showing was made by the company, both from the standpoint of numbers, proficiency in drilling, and the condition of property. Railroad Meeting. At the last session of the legislature a charter was munted for the hnildinc of a railway from Bamberg to Ehrhardt. It is requested by the board of corporators, H. J. Brabham, John F. Folk, G. Frank Bamberg, J. B. Black, W. J. Fishburn, A. Wichman, C. A. Savage and E. T. LaFitte. that all the land owners in Bam* berg county attend a meeting to be held in the court house at Bamberg, S. C., on Monday, April 2, at 11 a. m., for the purpose of deciding whether or not the proposed line shall be a belt or direct line and whether or not the motive power shall be steam or electricity and the appointment of committees to secure the right of way and subscriptions to the capital stock. This railway, if built, will enhance the value of everv foot of land ? - - y ? in the county and therefore every land owner is especially requested to attend this meeting. G. Frank Bamberg, John F. Folk, E. T. LaFitte, H. J, Brabham, J. B. Black, Board of Corporators. Bamberg, S. C., March 19,1906. Resolutions of Grahams Lodge, K. of P. Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly Father to call our brother Past Chancellor, C. E. Tyler, to his reward; be jt therefore, resolved: First. That although we cannot know the Divine purpose we bow in humble submission to His will. Second." That this order fully appreciates the true worth of our dear brother as a man and as a citizen; that we feel deeply his loss to the order and the community. Third. That we extend to the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy. Fourth. That a copy of these resolutions be spread on our minutes, that a copy be sent to the family of the deceased and a copy each to the Bamberg County Times and The Bamberg Herald S. P. J. Garris, Jr., F.Y.James, J. S. Matthews, Committee. Denmark, S. C., March 27,1906. Monument to Pickens. Washington, D. C.?Representative Aiken today introduced a bill for the erection of a monument at Clemson college to the memory of Gen. Andrew Pickens. It may be necessary to explain that Gen. Andrew Pickens is the man for whom Pickens county is named, a general in the Revolutionary war. Mr. Aiken introduced the bill at the request of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the .request coming through Mrs. P. H. Mell. An appropriation of $25,000 is named in the bill. This adds another paper to the pile of rubbish in the document room. Powers that be and that sit down on things have already announced that no appropriations for monuments are to be made this session. The GrCenville News is authority for the statement that real estate in that county is returned for taxation at only 28 per cent, of its market value, while the property of cotton mills, banks and other corporations is assessed at 60 per cent. We expect that this statement is applicable to nearly every county in the State. i. LIGHT CONTRACT GIVEN. BAMBERG TO BE LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. Contract Awarded to Electric Supply Co., of J Savannah?Plant to be Completed by August 1st, 1906. | The board of public work9 last Friday , afternoon let the contract for the machinery and construction of the electric light plant for Bamberg. After months of quiet work in the matter of floating the bonds, deciding on the size and style of plant to be erected, and other points of important detail, bids were advertised , for. Last Thursday was the day set for receiving bids on the machinery and conatrnpfinn irnrl- on/1 tVioro troro a nnmhof of sealed bids received. Many represen- j tatives of engines, boilers, and electrical ( apparatus were present to present personally before the board the good points , of their machinery. < All of the big electrical concerns were j represented in person, and the board had : quite a problem before them in their de- ] cision. Each man was given a separate ] hearing before the board, and although f the bids were opened about three o'clock on Thursday it was late Friday afternoon , before the contract was awarded to the , Electric Supply Co., of Savannah, Ga. ; This contract is for a complete plant, in- ] eliding a brick building, engine and j boilers, generator, switchboard, arc lamps, , transformers, meters, etc., and construe- , tion of the pole line. While prices of ] all machinery are high at present, the j board is of the opinion that the contract ] has been let at as low figures as was pos- , sible for good work. It was not the idea ] to erect a cheap or small plant, but one which Would be sufficient for the needs , of the town for years to come. , The company which received the con- ] tract have erected a number of plants in Georgia, and their years of experience will be of great value here. They will also do bouse wiring, and in a short time ] will open a sales room in the store next ] to The Herald office, in which will be dis- < MIA M l??11 ltM A A f /%! A/if AM 1 fl vf piajcu a iuii uuc ui cicvbu^ai uaiiuicb, | chandeliers, etc. A gasoline .engine and j small dynamo will be used to tarn car- < rent on these fixtures so that a customer < can see the light effect of each. I The city's plant will be located on the ( old Folk ginnery lot, near the cotton mill, i on which a one-story brick- building < 42x52 feet will be erected. The boilers ( will be bailt by Lombard of Augusta, there , being two of 100 horse power each. The , engine is from Lane & Bodley, Cincinnati, Ohio. It is a heavy duty engine of the Corliss type, 175 horse power, running 100 revolutions per minute. The generator is of the latest and most improved type, built by the CrockerWheeler Co., of Ampere, N. J. The switchboard, transformers, and meters are of the Westinghouse make, while the arc lamps are furnished by the AdamsBagnall people. There was no lack of competition on any of the machinery, and there is no question but that Bamberg will have as up-to-date an electric , light plant as can be found anywhere. Work will begin in a short time. The contractors are advertising for poles in this issue, it being their idea to have these supplied locally if possible, and the plant is to be completed by the first of i August. j The representatives here of the various houses were a clever lot of fellows, and 1 while of course some had to go away 1 without an order and were naturally dis- j | appointed, they all agreed that the letting 1 had been one of the most satisfactory i they had ever been present at. Among those here were: Mr. Fortson, represent^ < ing Lombard boilers; Mr. Kimball, rep- 1 resenting Allis-Chalmers engines and 1 Bullock electrical machinery; Mr. Mitch- ' ell, representing Adams-Bagnall arc ' lamps; Mr. Crabtree, representing the i Westinghouso Co.; Mr. Millmore, the i General Electric Co.; Mr. Stearnes, the < Fort Wayne Electric Co.; Mr. Smith, the Stanley Electric Co.; Mr. D. B. Reed, 1 representing Gibbes Machinery Co.; i Messrs. Felton and Moorer, representing i the Piedmont Electric Co., of Anderson; ; Messrs. Walker and Sandiford, represent- ' ing the Electric Supply Co., of 8avannah; : Mr. E. M. Jones, the Hardie-Tynes En- ; gine Co.; Mr. Washburn, the Hamilton i Corliss Engine Co.; Mr. Jennison, the ] Lane & Bodley Engine Co., and others i who we cannot now recall. In addition to these a number of bids were received ' by mail on almost every item of the 1 plant. The board of public works has expend- ! ed considerable time and energy in this I matter, and our citizens should now have < their residences wired and subscribe li- < berally for lights in order that the plant may be*a financial success. It is the t property of the town, and every tax payer has an interest in its success. The revenue for running expenses must be de- . rived from|private lights, and it will be the j idea of the board to make the rates as ] reasonable as possible in order that all j who want to can have their homes or j places of business lighted by electricity. < i Keep the little ones healthy and happy. < Their tender, sensitive bodies require gentle, healing remedies. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will keep them strong and < well. 35c, Tea or tablets. H.F. Hoover. < - . - ' ,V * "/.) l: '> /.' A TRAGEDY IN LEE COUNTY. ft>ung Man Killed for Resenting an Insult to a Young Lady. Bishopville, March 24.?John Gay'ord, a young white man, was shot and filled at the old Colonel Rembert's place, aearHerriott's Crossroads, last night by trover Mathis, a young white man of the 3t. Charles section. Gaylord lived only Jignieen minuies auer receiving me mill ballet. The alleged cause of the conention was an insult offered bj Mathis ;o a young lady under Gaylord's protec;ion. Mathis came in early this morning ind surrendered himself to the sheriff. ;; Both parties are well connected. ^ Jack Grim Signs Laval, Jack Grim is recruiting his Lynchbnrg .J; ;eam with ex-Sallie players. One of the beat he has, he thinks, is Billy Laval. A correspondent to the Sporting News says: J "Billy Laval is a college man, and the . > writer knows him personally. In Laval 3rim has one of the coming pitcners or ^ the country. In the spring of 1904 it was ^ my pleasure to umpire fire college games ^ behind him, and in each game he simply bad the batsmen at his mercy. He has % the greatest crossfire ball I ever saw, and . [ got him his first professional engage* ment that season with Columbia, S. C., in '. jB|| the South Atlantic league, which team Manager Grim was managing, but short* ||1 [y after starting with Columbia, Grim .'jg left and went to Jacksonville, Fla., and v took Laval with him. Last season he .. .1* was with Macon, Ga., in the South Atlautic league, and with Salisbury, N. C., *|s in the Virginia-Carolina league. His -^1 borne is in Greenville, S. C., and he is 21 M pears of age and will prove the greatest ;|| jouthpaw in the league." Grim has also signed H. L. Glaze, the well-known ball player from this State, ind Shaver, who was with the local team last year.?Columbia State. 'V-a Vaudeville Company. ^ At the opera house on Wednesday aight, March 28th, Reno Alvord's 8orprise company begin an engagement of f| ane night. This is a clean vaudeville show ^ af nine acts, every performer in which is ^Jg i star picked from Reno and Alvord's mmmer circus, hence the show is called :j|lj 'indoor circus" except to give variety to ? * * f|i ?|| the show. Yerne Edwards in illustrated :i| songs and Prof. Jerry Crowther in cornet solos have been engaged. Every act is a Jj| circus specialty. It includes feats in *.:|l sleight of hand and magic with and with- , ^ out apparatus by Edward Reno; a clever globe pedalling act by 12 year old Auline Reno; Jerome and Edwards aero; Ifi ^?91 batic and physical culture exponents; Bret Shanklin, grotesque contortionist; Mile. Emily Reno in wonderful halancing 'Jg feats on the swinging wire; Seargeant Kail' expert baton manipulator; George ^Jj Kalb in dextrous j uggling feats and Prof. |fjg Adelburt's wonderfully intelligent per- M forming dogs known all over the United :M States and Canada. The owners pride jlsH themselves on the show being absolutely ^ a clean one, to which ladies are as free M from any suggestion of offense as in their own homes. Birthday Party. H An event of interest to the little folks '|j in town was a party given for Marion M Harmon Friday afternoon by her parents ^ /% Kanoivtti Ki?4h. . - tit tUCU 11ULL1C IU UVi* JIM VU UWOU- ^ day. Miss May Zeigler assisted Mrs. - | Harmon in receiving the children and ^ entertaining them with merry games, -h first of which was the popular old donkey game?each child blindfolded trying to ^ pin the tail in the right position. After v J all had taken a trial at it, little Virgie Folk was given first prize, a book of Cin- r derilla, as having come nearest it, and | little Mary Williams drew the booby, a j box of candy, for consolation. After this they were invited into the dining room where refreshments were served consisting of sandwiches, charlotte rnsse, cakes and candies. The table was beautifully decorated with yellow narcissus and violets; the prevailing color being yellow. .#3 The centre piece was formed by a mirror surrounded by violets, m tne center 01 , mirror was a large birthday cake sup- ; porting six lighted candles, to represent . the six years of the little hostess. The ' fa favors were bunches of violets tied with fellow ribbon. The shaded lamps, deco- JBj rations of yellow jessamine, bamboo and potted plants lent an air of festivity to vSB the scene. The children who enjoyed the occasion were: Willie Lee Stokes, Leona Brabham, Virgie Folk, Julia Mabel Rowell, Mary Williams, Roy Griffin, Josephine Free, McGee Bamberg, Jack and Sarah Sheridan, Leighton Rentz, Lucile Hunter, Sladys Yarn, Charlie Moye, Peter Stokes, Jr., Gertrude and Randolph Smoak. _ ' Five cents damages for being called 'a contemptible cur" and all known kinds of a liar 8,000 times in the Charlotte Observer is the verdict of the court in the suit of Rev. A. J. McKelway against that newspaper. Those who know McKelway say the court showed great expertness and precision in arriving at a proper and correct valuation the damages inflicted by the Observer's pronouncement.?Spartan burg Journal. SHAW'S PURE . MALT clears the x>bwebs from the brain?gives vigor to 3 3ld age. For sale at the Dispensary. '