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; Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 19, 19G6 One Dollar a Year
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.
4 Dr. Rupert Blue, of Marion, now in the
United States hospital service, will be
sanitary officer at the Jamestown Exposition.
In a wreck on the Central of Georgia
railway near Marshalville, Ga., Monday
three men lost their lives. The wreck
was caused by foul play.
m Governor Glenn, of North Carolina, has
ordered a special term of Rowan Superior
Court, to begin July 30th, for the trial of
the five negroes charged with the murder
of Isaac Lyerly, his wife and two children
Friday night.
George Shaver, r. young white man, was
convicted in S;>artanburg last week of
the combined charge of marrying a girl
^ under age and perjury. He got five years
or $400 fine on the first charge and one
year or $100 on the second.
A woman attempted suicide in Columbia
last Sunday by jumping in front of a
street car. Her name was not learned.
She had a little child in her arms at the
time. Her attempt was frustrated by the
>motorman stopping the car. j
* The Anderson Traction company has
decided to extend the street car line to
the Gluck mills three miles south of An- J
derson. The liDe at present runs as far j
as the Orr mills and will be extended from
V'that point southward. The extension
: - will cost about $20,000.
Three baggage masters of the Southern
Railway running from Charleston to
Columbia, have been caught up with in
their stealing from baggage, which has
. been going on for years, and discharged.
The men admitted their guilt, but they
will not be prosecuted.
Randolph Rory shot and killed Kate
% Addison, last Saturday evening, near
Ashland, in th^ western part of Darlingf
ton county, because she refused to allow
- - vol!?- hnmp with her. Both Darties
mill ?V T? UAlk MVMW ? f
are colored. Rory made good his escape
' Immediately after the shooting.
The publication committee of the Uni;;/.ted
Synod of the Southern Lutheran
church recommended the establishing of a
publishing house in Columbia, and Synod
^endorsed the proposition. This means
that the Lutheran Visitor will soon be
p published in a home of its own.
}: The Bank of Mayesville, at Mayesville,
' Sumter county, has bean closed by Bank
.Examiner Holleyman. There is a dis?
crepancy of $4,000 in the books which
' cannot be accounted for. It is not
i:; thought the stockholders will lose anything,
and the bank may resume business.
A. H. Willis was shot in Abbeville Sats
urday night by Luther Scott, aged 17.
r< Both are white. Willis was entering the
window of the room occupied by Scott's
mother when Scott came home and saw
him. He immediately opened fire. One
ball took effect and Willis was thought
to be seriously hurt, but later reports say
he will recover. Both work in the cotton
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mill. BCOtl was piaueu in jaw.
Mary Branson, colored, was shot and
killed Sunday afternoon by her brother,
Olando Branson, at Shannontown, a
negro settlement, two miles from Sumter.
The killing is said to have been an accident,
but as a crowd of negroes were
drinking and carousing at Branson's
house it is impossible to obtain a satis*
i factory account of the affair. The woman
was shot through the body and lived
but a few minutes. Branson has been
arrested and committed to jail.
> William Williams, colored, fell from
the top of one of the vertical boilers in
the boiler room at the Olympia mill in
Colombia Monday and was instantly killed.
He had been engaged in blowing out
. the tubes of the boilers, which necessitated
his getting on top of them and with a
jbose and nozzle blowing out the interior
P of the shells with steam. He had finishp
ed his work on one of them and was step1
1 ping across to another when he fell to the
l: concrete floor below, a distance of about
SO feet.
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Webster's Retainers.
Edward M. Nason, superintendent of
buildings for the State of New Hampshire,
tells the following anecdote of Daniel
Webster, says the Boston Herald.
One day a man came to Webster's office
and consulted him in regard to a prospective
law suit. At the close of the conferCh**
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ence he paid the attorney a retainer of
$100 to look after the matter. After returning
to his place of business he found
^that his partner had already settled the
suit, obtaining the sum demanded without
an attorney. He thought ?100 was
altogether too much for an office fee, so
he dispatched his clerk to look after the
subject.
"Mr. Webster," said the young man,
'my employer thinks you should return a
part of your retainer. That case has been
settled."
"Young man," said the lawyer, "you go
back and tell your employer that a retain-!
er is something to be retained." I
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AWFUL TRAGEDY AT RUFFIN.
J. W. Irnegan Slays His Wife and Four Children.
Killed Them With an Axe While Thev Slept
Last Thursday morning before daybreak
while they were wrapped in peaceful
slumber, J. W. Irnegan, who lived at
Ruffin in Colleton county, took an axe
and slew his wife and four children. Mr.
Irnegan first brained his wife, Mrs.
Olivia Irnegan, and then his son George,
age 16 years, and then his daughter, Carrie,
age eight years; then his son, Thomas,
age four years, and then the youngest, a
little girl, Lillie May, who was only two
years old.
Mr. Irnegan was carried to Walterboro
the same morning by A. M. Ulmer
and B. R. Ulmer, sons of Magistrate Ulmer
of Bells. As soon as Mr. Irnegan
had slain his family he went to his neighbor,
Isaac Salsberry, and reported it to
him. Mr. Salsberry and Mr. Sinyly and
several others went to the place and took
Mr. Irnegan in charge and immediately
summoned a physician.
When seen by a press representative
Mr. Irnegan stated that he had killed his
wife and children, but did no't know why
he had done so; that he loved them very
dearly and that they had always gotten
on well together. He said when he got
through killing them that it was nearly
daylight, when he went over to Mr. Salsberry's
and reported it to him.
Mr. Irnegan is a well-to-do farmer, who ;
lived about one mile from Ruffin. He
kept books for J. M. Dannclly for a long '
time, but about ten years ago he quit j1
keeping books and bought a farm. Mr. |1
Irnegan came to this country some years 1
ago from Sweden. Several years ago he (
made an attempt to cut his throat.
Though in prosperous circumstances. Mr. 1
Irnegan seems to fear that his wife and 5
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children would be put out of house and
home, and he is said to have stated to 1
others that this is the reason that he had 1
killed them. There is little doubt but (
that the man was insane. Before her
marriage Mrs. Irnegan was Miss Olivia
Andrews, of Williams?Walterboro Press *
and Standard. 1
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Mrs. Chapiu's Assaulter Confesses. 1
Aiken, July 16.?-Isaac Knight, the]
negro who assaulted Mrs. L. S. Chapin at
her home six miles from Aiken on Sunday
night, has been captured and is now
in the Aiken jail. The negro was captured
in Bartow, a small town in Jefferson
County, Georgia, on Wednesday
about noon.
The negro appeared suspicious and his
actions caused the town marshal to arrest
him. When ordered to submit to arrest,
he drew his pistol quickly, and but for
the alertness of the marshal in knocking
him down would probably have killed
him. After arrest he could" not give any
account of himself and was held there. It
was thought that he might be the negro
wanted here, so Sheriff Raborn was noti- ,
fied, and he immediately telephoned a description
of Knight, and the negro proved ^
to be the one wanted. The sheriff brought i
the prisoner into Aikejn yesterday morning.
The negro admits having attempted an 1
assault on Mrs. Chapin, but denies that he '
succeeded. He stated that, on Sunday
night he came to Mrs. Chapin's about one
o'clock, and went to the room where she
was, and was talking about the crops, etc., .
when he suddenly grasped her and at- J
tempted to throw her down, but she called <
for "John" (his brother-in-law) and that ?
be then turned her loose and went to his
sister's house nearby. Mrs. Chapin called
his sister, Knight said, and told her she 1
wanted to talk to him before he left, and <
hp rpMirned to her house, and that she told <
him she "would hate to have him arrest-1,
ed or lynched." He says he told her to *
kill him or do anything else to him, as he (
would probably "be lynched or hanged ]
anyway. He then got his clothes and 5
went back to his sister's, and next mom- .
ing went out to Montmorenci, stayed
there until the 11.30 train came, and got (
on the train and went to Augusta, where ]
be stayed a while, and then went to }
Bartow, where he was taken into custody.
Capt. Sidney Chapin, a son of Mrs.
Chapin, is now out at his mother's. 1
Capt. Chapin was in the city yesterday <
and stated that the negro positively did ;
not accomplish his purpose, whereas it
has been reported that he did.
The negro stated that Mrs. Chapin had 1
always been kind to him, and that he
stayed in one of the rooms in her home
at night.
Yesterday afternoon after the negro's
story became known there appeared to .
be considerable unrest among the citizens \
who gathered upon the street to discuss .
the affair.* While there is no' talk of a ,
lynching, still the citizens are anxious J
about the negro and requested the Bar j
Association to meet and request the gov- ,
ernor to order a special court to trv him. ,
The members of the bar met to-aay at
noon, but their action has not been made
public, having adjourned until to-mor- *
row morning. ,
Knight was taken to Columbia Mon- (
day night and lodged in she penitentiary '
for safe keeping. ^
Rev. Will. Aiken Kelly in Hospital.
Rev. W. Aiken Kelly, formerly pastor i
of St. John's church in Aiken, and then '
of Grace Methodist church, North Augusta,
after being lost to his congregation for .1
nearly two years, has been found, and the j
opinion prevailing at the time of Mr. j
Kelly's disappearance that he had suff-i1
ered mentally is practically sustained. He j
is now at the Riverside Infirmary, Charles-'
ton, where he has been for the past two I
j weeks. He entered the infirmary for an
operation on the brain and is reported to j
be doing well. It is stated that he went j
directly to Charleston from Charlotte. I
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN YARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, July 16.?The usual quietude
of our little town was disturbed ou
Monday evening about dusk?the usual
supper time for working men?wheu two
pistol shots were fired in quick succession
and soon after word came that some
one had killed Otis Davis, a colored man.
On July 5th Mr. Joe Kinsey went to collect
a payment ou an organ that he had
sold Otis. Otis had been off taking the
4th and when he returned was full of
booze. Consequently when Mr. Joe Kin
sey tackled him for money he was sassy
aud impudent. Mr. Kinsey called in aid
of Mr. Priester, marshal, f nd after a livelv
rhase eauuht him and imnrisoned him.!
He was released on bond for bis appear-1
ance before the council.
Monday evening at dusk, rumor bas it
that Messrs. Cbarlie, Joe and Junior Kinsey
went to Otis Davis's bouse and that
Cbarlie and Joe called Davis out to
where tkev were standing and were talking
to biui. Otis Davis's wife says a
third party came up and did the shooting.
Toe darkey no doubt was scared and ran
for the bouse. He fell to bis knees and
hands and when be reached bis room
fell over and turned on bis back and was
so when Judge J. C. Copeland held the
inquest. Both balls bit Davis. One in
thick part of thigh, went through as no
obstacle was hit to stop it; the other
went in about shoulder blades near back
bone, went through lung and heart,
struck breast bone and rebounded into
heart lodging in cavity of heart. It is
thought that the fatal ball was first one
5hot. There was no eye witness to the
Jeed except Otis Davis's wife and she
was too frightened to know exactly what
was said or done. Some white parties
saw the Kinsey brothers going and re
taming to livery stable or Mr. J. A.
Chassareau's where they had left their
buggy and horse in the afternoon.
Otis Davis was a good hand, obedient
to orders, and was only mouthy and contrary
when drinking?nothing unusual
with all drinking men. He leaves a wife
and three little children. Otis had been
in the employ of C. Ehrhardt & Sons
fxorn January until death. He worked
well wherever he was placed and was
(ireman when killed.
We had a good week last week and
farmers made use of it in working up
their crops. Had rain Saturday and Sunjay.
Farmers are all discouraged exsept
those who want more supplies, they
invariably have fine crops.
Anthony 0. Able last week killed a
huge rattler. It was at least six feet
long and had 18 rattles. Anthony lives
in the Clear Pond section.
Quite a crowd of our town folks took
.n the big meetings at St. John's and Litle
Swamp churches. Jee.
Roswell T. Logan Dead.
Chahlestox, July 11.?Roswell T.
Logan, telegraph editor of the News and
Courier, died at his home this morning
ifter a brief illness.
Mr. Logan in point of service as he
was perhaps in age, the oldest employee
)f the paper. Either on the old News or
)n the News and Courier after the consolidation
of two papers he was connect?d
in some capacity with editorial de
partment. He was a Confederate soldier,
md ever since the war has been engaged
in journalism as a writer chiefly, but also
loing something in the advertising line.
Be has a great reputation in the South as
i head line "artist," being able to put
more in the small space of an ordinary
lead than many writers could put in half
:olumn or more. His headlines were
aright, witty, sarcastic at times, but always
containing the "meat" of the article
following.
Not the Right Question.
"The bravery of young men," said Rear
Admiral Buhler at Atlantic City, according
to the New York Tribune, "is a fact
ihat I shall never cease to marvel over.
Did you ever hear of a hope too forlorn,
i risk too overwhelming, for the young
men of the armies and navies of the
world to undertake?
"If only the'young men's wisdom
squalled their bravery! But this is impossible.
Sometimes I think boys have
so much bravery there is no room in them
for anything else.
"I used to know a boy who was brave
enough, but reckless, careless, extravagant.
He accumulated a great quantity
of debts.
1 TT?' 41?- V?Im o to 1 Itir? nr tA rvnt*
"HIS iaiut'1 iiUC UtLU c KumuSj tv vuv
day.
" 'Suppose,' he said, 'that I should be
taken away suddenly, what would become
of you?'
" 'I'd stay here,' the boy answered,
smiling. 'The question is, What would
become of you?'"
To start the day with a wine glass of
SHAW'S MALT gives vigor to carry on
the work; to end it with the same is to j
help nature recuperate. For sale at the i
Dispensary. I
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FLORENCE *AN LOST AT SEA.
No One Saw Him Fall or Heard the Splash.
Had Been Drinking It is Said.
Charleston, July 12.?Clyde steamer
Apache arrived here this afternoon from
New York with one passenger short,
Walter Irving of Florence. He was j
missed at the breakfast table this morning
and investigation developed that he
was not aboard the vessel. His berth
has not been occupied and the presumption
is that he fell overboard or deliberately
elected this method of the ending
of his existence.
He was seen about midnight sitting in
an easy chair on the deck of the vessel
and up to this time he was in bright
spirits and gave no indications of any
mental trouble which would have induced
suicide. He is said to have been
driuking and it is possible that he sat on
the deck rail, lost liis balance and fell
overboard. The watch officers heard no
splash or call for assistance and could
not give no information abou tthe man's
disappearance. The vessel sounded an
alarm on her whistle before docking and
the police department investigated the
matter, but could secure little or no information.
Irving was about 25 years of age. He
made many friends on the voyage and
his untimely end was the occasion of
much regret among the passengers.
Negro Teacher Acquitted of Killing Her Child.
Spartanburg, July 12.?Georgia Erwin
was acquitted this afternoon on a
charge of infanticide and convicted of polluting
a spring and well of water and was
fined $100. The Erwin woman was
charged with having killed her baby and
thrown it in a well at a negro school near
Cowpens. The water in the well was
used for drinking purposes for nine days
after the child had been thrown in. The
woman did not deny that she threw the
infant in the well but stated that it was
dead at the time and that the child had
been still born. Georgia was a teacher
Ill CLIC CV/UUVi auu au vuuvuvvu
having been employed at the school for
two years. The child was illegitimate.
The negro women, who were in the room
with the woman continuously for five
months, though sleeping in different
beds, denied all knowledge of the birth
of the child which took place in the
room while they were there and swore
that they did not know the woman was
pregnant.
As She is Wrote.
Clarence i^udlow Brownell, in his
book "The Heart of Japan," tells how
eager the native shopkeepers are to corral
the custom of the English and the
Americans.
To this end they display signs couched
in what they fondly believe to be English
language, the following examples
seem to require some translation:
"Barber to shave Beard or to Dress
Hairs Away."
The Genuinely Bier Buy the Health
for Drink."
"Of somkes our tobacco is pressure to
our tongue and gives the healthiness to
Hers and He! Also All People by it."
"Cowmeat and Pigmeat and Ramune
Souda Sasupre Zinsiubiya mjyael."
This last means lemon soda, sarsapa
rilla, ginger beer and ginger ale.
ONLY 82 YEARS OLD.
"I am only 82 years old and don't expect
when I get to be real old to feel that
way as long as I can get Electric Bitters,"
says Mrs. E. H. Brunson, of Dublin, Ga.
Surely there's nothing else keeps the old
as young and makes the weak as strong
as this grand tonic. Dyspepsia, torpid
liver, innamed kidneys or chronic constipation
are unknown after taking Electric
Bitters a reasonable time. Guaranteed
by Hoover's Drug Store and J. B. Black.
Price 50c.
Tnrning the Tables.
A statesman, in an argument, had turned
the tables rather neatly on his opponent.
Senator Dolliver, in congratulation,
said:
' You remind me of a Fort Dodge doctor,
Dr. X. This gentleman once had a
grave dug for a patient, supposed to be
dying, who afterwards recovered, and
over this error of judgment the doctor
was joked for many years.
"Once He attended, in constmauun
with three confreres, another patient.
This patient really died. After the death,
as the physicians discussed the case together,
one of them said:
" 'Since quick burial is necessary, we
might inter the body temporarily. I understand
our brother here has a vacant
grave on hand.'
"Dr. X he smiled.
" 'Yes,' he said, 'I believe I am the only
physician present whose graves are not
all filled.'"
. A TRAGIC FINISH
A watchman's nedect nermitted a leak
in the great North Sea dyke, which a
child's linger could hare stopped, to become
a ruinous break, devastating an entire
province of Holland. In like manner
Kenneth Mclver, of Vanceboro, Me., permitted
a cold to go unnoticed until a
tragic finish was only averted by Dr.
King's New Discovery. He writes: "3
doctors gave me up to die of lung inflammation,
caused bv a neglected cold;
but Dr. King's New Discovery saved my
life." Guaranteed best cough and cold
cure, at Hoover's Drug Store and J. B.
Black's. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
NEGRO ASSAULTS WOMAN
NORTHERN WOMAN THOUGHT NEGRO A
"PERFECT GENTLEMAN
Brutc'Makej His Escape?Posse of Aiken Men
are Searching Surrounding Country for
Him?No Lynching Expected.
Aiken, July 11?News of a horrible
Icrime that was perpetrated about five
| miles from Aiken reached here yesterday
afternoon, but a coherent account could
not be obtained until this morning.
On Monday morning about 2 o'clock
Mrs. L. S. Chapin was assaulted in her
home by a negro man named Isaac
Knight. The fact that Mrs. Chapin is an
old lady, at least 65 years of age, makes
the crime all the more revolting. The
narrm oieanltod her llOii flppn in hpr
employ for over three years. Mrs.Chapin
lived in the house with uo white person.
The negro man, who lived in a room at
the side of the house nest to the kitchen,
aud a negro family living in the yard,
were the only ones who stayed near her.
Isaac Knight had been off all day Sunday
and did not come back to Mrs. Chap* 1
iu's home until early Monday morning. (
Hearing a knock at the entrance of the ;
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house, Mrs. Chapin went to the door to (
see who it was. She opened the door t
and found it was Knight. She went into
the dining room and was fixing the j
negro some supper when he committed j
the assault. The negro left the communitv
and has not been seen since.
Mrs. Chapin has no near white neigh- l
bors, so she could not report the case at ,
once. When the sheriff learned of it y
yesterday morning, he went to the com- j
munity at once and tried to capture the j
negro, but he could find no traces of him. r
The crime had not become generally ^
known in Aiken until late yesterday afternoon,
when a posse of about 50 men t
under the leadership of the sheriff organ- ^
ized for the DurDOse of catching the ,
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negro. t
NO LYNCHING.
It was distinctly understood before 1
they left here that there would be no j
lynching, but that they would do everything
possible to catch the negro and *
have him placed in jail. They left here 4
last evening and searched the country
thoroughly, but they could find no traces (
of him- Further search will be made for 1
him. *
Mrs. Chapin wanted the case dropped, 1
as she did not wish to appear in court in '
such a case, but, of course, the sheriff and !
the people of the community will not al- !
low the negro to go unpunished if it is
possible to capture him. Every effort 1
will be made to bring the scoundrel to ;
justice, but the people have agreed that (
there will be no lynching. The posse 1
went armed last night so as to be prepar- '
ed to meet any opposition, for it was ru- 1
mored that the negroes in the community '
intended to give some trouble.
DID NOT KNOW NEGRO NATURE.
Mrs. Chapin is a Northern lady, and be- {
fore her misfortune did not understand 1
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me nature ot me negro. aue uau put every
trust in Knight and had even consid- s
ered him the equal of the average white (
man. She had treated him as well as she ^
could have treated any white person, s
thinking that he was a gentleman. She I
even declared on one occasion that he t
was a perfect gentleman. Knight wasal- *
ways respectful to Mrs. Chapin, but it c
could be seen by his actions among other *
negroes that the treatment that he was s
receiving was giving him a false idea of *
his importance. On Monday morning the *
nature of the negro asserted itself; it could
be held in check no longer. c
SHE HAD BEEN WARNED.
Mrs. Chapin was originally from Man- T
Chester, Vermont, but she has made her
home near Aiken for a number of years. 8
White people have warned her several (
times that she should not stay alone with
no one near her except negroes, but she i
would pay no attention to them, thinking (
that the negro was worthy of trust. She j
came South with the New Englander's
usual idea of negro character, and no
argument that was put forth could shake '
the negro from the pedestal on which she
placed him. While the white people of 1
the community are not in sympathy with 1
Mrs. Ghapin's treatment of the negro, 1
they are determined that he shall be (
brought to justice. A white lady has (
been insulted?that is enough, punish- '
ment must follow. (
When the posse collected last night, 1
there were no signs of mob violence. 1
They were a quiet determined body of *
men bent upon the capture of the scoundrel
who had dared to insult a lady. Although
they did not succeed in capturing
him last night, they are determined to 1
search for him until he is captured. *
knight captured.
Aiken, July 15.?In response .to a tele- i
gram from town marshal of Bartow, Ga., s
Isaac Knight, the negro who assaulted 1
Mrs. L, S. Chapin some days ago, has *
been captured by Sheriff Raborn of this
county. *
Yesterday it was rumored that the 1
negro was where he could be easily cap- 1
tured, and the son of Mrs. Chapin, on i
receiving,, this information immediately
offered a reward of $100 for the man's j
capture, which was effected as stated. 1
THE SENIOR SENATOR SPOKE TO URGE
CROWD LAST FRIDAY.
He Takes Almost His Entire Time in Railing.
Against the Newspapers Who Are Not
Doing to Suit Him.
(M. W. BRABHAM.)
A much larger crowd was here last Friday
to hear Senator Tillman and thecandi<
ates for congress than was here on the
regular campaign. The crowd numbered
about 600, many ladies being present.
The court house was occupied by the
audience until the congressional candidates
had had their say, then Chairman
IT r. "Prtlt sHirtiirnpH thp mpptiniy to t.h?
?w. * ? e
front of the court house on account of a
large number of voters who were not able
to obtain places in the court room.
Senator Tillman went away a disappointed
man. He came here to feel the
pulse of the people, and after all of his
say, he could not bring the crowd to
agree with his dispensary policy, this being
clearly evidenced by the marked paucity
of applause when he referred to his
pet. ' ,
The reason that Tillman is stumping
the State was the first point which he
sought to explain, and this reason he said
is because he believes that he has a right
to let the people know the truth about
this dispensary business.
Senator Tillman used The Bamberg
Berald to illustrate the fact that Bamberg
s an up-to-date town. He paid the editor
)f this paper several compliments by dis
tgreeing with some of the editor's editc-*
rials; he also used refined words, such as
'lies, lying, I'll swear" and such other
vords and phrases as seem to fit his mouth
)etter than the audience, which was largey
composes of ladies, when speaking of
rhe State, The News and Courier and the
Jreenville News.
Mr. Tillman gave an explanation of
he affair concerning his treatment of
>en. Hampton. He said that Hampton
lad meddled in State politics, and had
hrown his influence for Earle, and that
vas the action which he had resented,
tlowever, nothing was mentioned by Mr.
rillman concerning his throwing his inluence
against one of the candidates for
utorney general in the present campaign.
Mr. Tillman is tired of fence straddling candidates.
He be'ieves that the real
Sight is between the State dispensary and
;ke county dispensary. "Let us," cried
the senator with an air of appeal to the
people, "clean and reorganize the dispen- J
3ary, then elect a governor who is not
afraid of his shadow."
There were frequent cheers for the senator,
and Tillman, the senator, was well
received, but Tillman, the father of the
dispensary, was rather looked upon as
the father of a wayward child, and the
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of the scripture, the people naturally
iid not kill the fatted calf.
CANDIDATES FOE COXGBESS.
The candidates for Congress in the
second district preceded Senator Tillman,
ind there were some lively tilts by the
;rio. Mr. Butler B. Hare was the first
speaker and he stated his views on public
questions and attacked the record of Mr.
Patterson in congress. Mr. J. 0. Patterson
followed Mr. Hare and stated the
)Osition which he has taken on all quesions
and narrated different bills' which
le has advocated in the lower house of
songress. Mr. G. L. Toole was occupied
or the most part with disproving any
set of importance worked through by
dr. Patterson. These two gentlemen
lad it lively for several minutes and they
iach promise that when next they meet
>n the stump they will finish the spat of
irguments which their limited time here
vould not allow them them to complete.
The entire day passed off very quietly,
snd nothing occurred to mar the pleasure
>f the day.
?
It has caused more laughs and dried
more tears, wiped away diseases and
i riven away more fears than any medicine
in the world. Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
H. F. Hoover.
By the Simple Twist of His Ankle.
Indianapolis, Ind., June 26.?Ernest
md Walter Carruth, brothers,w ere sen:enced
yesterday to prison for perpetratng
a peculiar fraud on a local street car
company. Walter can throw his ankle
)ut of joint at will and the scheme of the
mothers was for Walter to fall from the
car and then claim damages for alleged
njuries to his ankle. Traction compares
in a dozen cities have been de,'rauded.
Tact Lacked.
Miss Clara Clemens, Mark Twain's
jrilliant daughter, was talking at Atlanic
City about entertaining.
"Tact," she said, uis essential to good
entertaining. With the most hospitable
ipirit in the world, one may, without
act, only render one's guests uncomfortible.
Tact averts blunders.
"I once dined at a douse where tde
lostess dad no tact. Opposite me sat a
nodest, quiet gentleman. This gentlenan
suddenly turned as red as a lobster
md fell into a horrible fit of confusion
>n hearing his hostess say to her husband:
"'How inattentive you are, Joe. You
nust look after Mr. Blank better. He's
lelping himself to everything.' "