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HILL MAN WAYLAID.
Remarkable Display of Nerve Saved
Tramell's Life.
4- Union, Jan. 31.?A very sensational
hold-up in which E. S. Tramell,
superintendent of the spinning department
at the Excelsior knitting
mills, was attacked by J. D. Fore, a
North Carolina mountaineer, and his
? 17-year-old son. The hold-up occured
in South Union last night and, as
v the outcome of this life and death
struggle alone in the dark, .E. S.
Tramell disarmed and overpowered
both his antagonists-. It appears
that Fore had been in the mill under
the influence of liquor. During the
afternoon he had insulted one of the
female operatives who appealed to
Mr. Tramell, andjvhen Tramell re
monstrated with fore, f ore drew a
knife on him but Tramell managed
? to get a box between them and then
Jaiocked Fore down. He then orderL':-;T.
ed Fore to leave the mill, which he
did, vowing vengeance on Tramell.
' He then returned to his home, where
he armed himself and his son with I
shotguns and prepared to waylay
, Tramell as he returned home. When
the mill closed down it seems that
the son was reltfctant to do this, but
he did as his father commanded. Mr.
Tramell, having an intimation that
Fore might give him trouble, went
* I home about dark and somewhat
v a sooner than usual and as he was
nearing Fowler's store he saw two
0',. figures in front of him and a voice
from one asked, "Is that you Tram?,
ell?" to which he responded, "Yes."
IK- immediately the elder Fore stepped
forward and leveled the gun at
Tramell's breast. As quick as a flash
Tramell drew from his pocket a spin
ning roll, which weighed about a
half pound, the only weapon he had,
r0', !and threw that with great force at
jfe' Fore, striking him in the forehead
f and causing him to lose the gun.
f Tramell jumped forward, caught the
r? gun and shoved it between his legs,
:when one barrel discharged. Fore
- commanded his boy to shoot and he
placed the gun against Tramell's side
j|p < when, with the other hand, Tramell
secured the other gun and by a su.
preme test of strength broke the gun
0 ' in two, and with the other hand pullf
' ed the other gun from between his
^ legs and in attempting to point it
forward the other barrel was. dis>
charged, the load singeing TramelTs
0;/ hair and blowing his hat from his
head. Part of the gun wad was later
ESk??- fromd in Tramell's hair. With the
| boy's gun Tramell then struck the
, elder Fore and knocked him unconscious
and the boy ran away. Tramell
then coolly walked off and informed
& :v persons at a nearby store that. they
v had better look after Fore.
Both of the Fores were arrested
and placed in jail last night and this
jjgvik/; morning were fined $100 or 30 days
on the chaingang, the extreme limit
HMf- the city council is allowed, but the
Cv": ;-. case will be carried to higher courts
^ < by Tramell.
' The incident has caused great ex.
citement and interest and TramelTs
wonderful strength and nerve and
r calmness have been much commentHi!
ed on.
i A. J. Undafl's Corn Yteld.
Il^r' Manning, Jan. 31.?From a statey
ment A. J.-Tindall made to Prof. J.
||P?v N. Harpes today at the farmers' insfeituteit
appears that errors were
y " made in estimating the corn yield.
His yield was 12,967 pounds, 86 per
> V/ cent, of which was shelled corn, this
making 11,152.62 at 56 pounds to the
'i! bushel. This is 199.22 bushels.
J V; : Prof Harper is at a loss to understand
how the yield was reduced to
182bushels, Mr.Tindallmadewith?111$:
in a fraction of 200 bushels in bad
v weather.
Too Much Truth.
'4\ - The Burlington News says the editor
of an Indian paper became tired
pf being called a liar so he announc
- ed that he would tell the truth m the
' future. The first issue thereafter
contained the following:
"John Bonin, the laziest merchant
r.V- in town, made a trip to Bellville
f$ Tuesday."
"John Coyle, our groceryman, is
$ i; doing a poor business. His store is
Hp dirty, dusty and noxiously odorifeW;
rous. How can he expect to do
Ip^r ' much?"
"Rev. Styx preached last Saturday
night on 'charity/ The sermon was
punk/'
* y . "Dave Sankey died at his home
/ . a. at this place. The doctor gave it out
as heart failure. The fact is he was
drunk, and whiskey is what killed
gp;-- him."
"Married -Miss Sylvia Rhodes and
M / Jaipes Conhan, last Saturday even;
v . ingatthe Baptist parsonage. The
bride is a very ordinary town girl
who doesn't know any more than a
jack-rabbit about cooking and never
helped her mother three days in her
life. She is not a beauty by any
* fiieans, and has a gait like a fat
duck. The groom is well known as
an up-to-date loafer. He's been
living off the old folks all his life and
don't amount to shucks. They will
have a hard life."
The paper had no sooner reached
the Dublic than a committee was sent
to him bearing- a petition asking him
to continue in the good old way, and
v stated that they believed him to be a
truthful and honest man.
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down For Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
The governor has offered a reward
LUl l/IIC yell UC3 VV11KJ OCI/ HX*- KV U?v
house of the town marshal of Springfield
recently, and the citizens of the
town have also offered a reward.
Frank Rutledge, an Anderson negro,
while intoxicated fell into a well
and remained several hours in an
unconscious condition until rescued,
He was not injured, although the
drop was about twenty-five feet.
Julian Mitchell, a distinguished
Charleston lawyer, died suddenly in
that city on Wednesday, having been
stricken with apoplexy while making
an address to an educational gathering
of men and women of the city.
Andrew J. Williams, former county
commissioner, or sub-supervisor
of Greenville county, pleaded guilty
on Tuesday of making overcharges
while in office and of receiving more
pay than the law allows. The judge
sentenced him to pay a fine of $100.
Chancellor Jas. H. Kirkland, of
Vanderbilt university, Nashville,
Tenn., has accepted the invitation to
[deliver the annual address at the
I commencement of Clemson college
i in June, and Dr. Richard D. Smart
has accepted the invitation to preach
the baccalaureate sermon.
Earl Dominick, a Newberry lad
who was struck on the head with a
baseball bat, was operated on at a
hospital in Columbia and a clot of
blood was removed from the brain.
He has been unconscious since the
blow was received but late reports
indicate that the operation was successful
and that he will recover.
Township Assessors.
Governor Ansel has appointed the
following gentlemen as the township
boards of assessors for Bamberg
county:
Bamberg?J. D. xFelder, S. D.
Guess, H. B. Grimes.
Buford's Bridge?S. E. Neely,
W. P. McMillan, L. L. Lancaster.
Fishpond?D. 0. Hunter, T. J.
Rentz, A. G; W. Hill. '
Midway?E. Hutto, J. W. Hill,
Joe I. Copeland.
Three Mile?J. W. Kinard, D. P.
Smjth, J. F. Kearse, Jr.,
These gentlemen willjjlease call at
the clerk of court's office and take
the oath of office.
Country Correspondence.
What weather we are having!
Mr. Russell Sandifer, who has been
at Loughman, Fla., for the past two
months, returned home last Thursday
night.
Dr. W. A. Hanberry, of Denmark,
spent last Wednesday at Mr. 0. P.
Jordan's.
Mrs. G. F. Kinard, of Ehrhardt,
spent last week with her daughter,
Mrs. Simmie Sandifer.
We are sorry to report Mr. J. W.
Hill's inability to walk from rheumatism.
He is suffering much.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmott Sandifer
and Miss Georgie Emma Jordan visited
Mrs. Sandifer's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Clayton, of Colston,
Saturday and Sunday, incidentally
attending the marriage of Miss Carrie
Clayton to Mr. Barnie Bishop.
' Mrs. William Hughes, of our midst,
visited her parents at Clear Pond
Saturday and Sunday.
The Temperance Union at Clear
Pond will hold its regular meeting
on Sunday afternoon. Much good
has been realized since this society
has been organized (which is over a
year ago) and it is still as new as
when first begun. May it liye here
and broaden, wielding its influence
over our entire land.
Branchville's Civic League..
Branchville, Feb. 3.?Branchville
enjoyed an excellent musical
and recital Friday night given by the'
civic league at the school chapel in
the interest of the graded school of
Branchville. A nice sum was realized.
The
civic league was organized in
May, 1905, with a membership of 21.
Now the membership consists of every
active woman, and a major portion
of the business men of Branchville.
The league has collected in
various ways $307.93 and expended
$224.22, leaving a cash balance of
$83.74.
The league has cleaned the streets
of Branchville, put out shade trees,
painted the city pump house, cleaned
up around the churches, fenced the
school campus, put a large circulating
library in the graded school
building, put electric lights in the
school chapel, put a large steel engraving
of the following distinguish
ed Southerners, R. E. Lee, Stonewall
Jackson, Wade Hampton and
Jefferson Davis, in the hall of the
school building, and in fact added
many other needed and cherished
improvements to the graded school
of which all are proud.
Be sure to read Theodore Kohn's i
new advertisement in this issue. He
quotes desirable goods at reasonable j'
prices. Send him a mail order.
MORE BISHOPS NEEDED.
Movement to Have General Conference
Called to Choose More.
Spartanburg, January 29. ? A
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movement nas ueen t>uuieu uy piuminent
ministers and laymen of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
for a called session of the general
conference for the purpose of electing
four or five new bishops. Bishops
Tigert and Coke Smith have
died within the year. Bishop Duncan
is ill, having broken down from
overwork, and Bishops Key and
Morrison are in feeble health, leav-x
ing all the work to be done by Bishops
Hoss, Ward, Hendrix, Candler
and Adkins. It is stated there is
sufficient work in the Methodist
church to keep fifteen active bishops
busy. The college of bishops will be
held in March, and it is said if
enough petitions are sent in they
will call a meeting of the general
conference.
What Honey Is.
Bait for the matrimonial hook.
" The most effective substitute for
brains.
Money is the most difficult root to
r?1l1+il7Q+0
That which women look for while
men sleep. '
Money is the loudest sound in the
voice of life.
What the rich don't need and the
poor don't get.
A curse to some that have it and
a curse to all that haven't.
A provider for everything but happiness,
a passport to everywhere but
heaven.
The one thing that makes crooked
things look straight and straight
things crooked.
That which speaks a language we
ckn all understand, but in which "so
few are able to converse.
Will* They be Removed?
The judiciary committee of the
State Senate last week presented the
following resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
"Be it resolved by the senate, the
house of representatives concurring.
That in our opinion the directors of
the State dispensary have violated
the law in the purchase of liquors
and are liable to removal by the
governor and prosecution; that it b$
referred to the governor to take
such action as he mav deem neces
sary?and proper in the premises; and
that a copy of this resolution be
transmitted to his excellency the
governor, with a copy of the testimony
taken by the legislative committe
on the affairs of the State dispensary,
together with their report
thereon."
The resolution was also unanimously
passed by the house, and the
matter is now 4ip to Governor Ansel.
He stated a few days ago that he
had not yet received a copy of the
resolution, but he granted a hearing
to J. E. McDonald, attorney for
Rawlinson, a member of .the board.
The entire board should be removed
as well as prosecuted.
Verdicts For the Seaboard.
Columbia, February 2.?Among
the cases tried at the term of court
in Lexington now in session were the
cases of Magill Brothers against the
Seaboard Air Line Railway, J. W.
Connor against the Seaboard Air
Line Railway and H. W. Connor
against the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
It will be recalled that these three
cases were tried at the spring term
1906 of the court of common pleas
for Lexington county, Judge Hydrick
presiding, and resulted in
small verdicts for the plaintiffs. The
plaintiffs' attorneys moved for a
new trial on the ground that improper
influence had been brought
to bear upon the jury by W. C.
Johnston, who is a claims adjuster
in the employ of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway. Judge Hydrick granted
the motions and ruled Johnston
for contempt. The cases were again
tried this week and in each instance
the jury returned a verdict for the
defendant.
The alleged improper influences by
Johnston caused a great deal of comment
by the press of this State at
that time. The result of the trials
this week vindicates the railway. Mr.
Johnston had strong affidavits from
prominent people of every class, including
county officers, members of
the Senate and House, ministers,
attorneys and farmers of Hampton
county, to the effect that, he was a
man of high character.
Mr. Johnston has lived in Hampton
county all of his life.
IS HE NEGRO OR WHITE?
Found In Woman's Room, Claims to
Be Negro.
Athens, Ga., Feb. 1?Early last
night Mrs. Fannie Cooper, of Hoyt
street, discovered a man in her room
who, on being seen, jumped from
the window. She recognized him as
Will Scroggins. In a few hours the
police had him in jail.
He is a painter and claims to come
from South Carolina. He says he
is a negro> and has a negro wife.
The police say there is no doubt of
the fact that Scroggins is a white
man.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt News.
Ehrhardt, February'4.?Messrs.
J. M. and J. D. Dannelly went tc
Florida last week to pass papers for
some timbered lands. David has beer
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looking at tne lanas Deiore out wanted
his father's judgment on the bargain
before he closed the trade.
Messrs. W. B. Moore, Bert Dannelly,
and J. W. Priester have gone
to Walterboro with a lot of mules
and horses to sell and trade today.
Mr. Frank McMillan, of Texas,
was in town recently. Did not get a
chance to shake his hand, however.
He came to see his father, Capt. J,
C. McMillan, but was too late. His
father was buried on Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock and he reached
Bamberg at about six o'clock the
same day.
Mr. W. H. Kinard was thrown
from his buggy Sunday while his
horse was running away. He was
bruised a little about the- head and
face, but no serious damage done. ~
Farmers are talking fertilizer
these days, but don't seem so anxious
as last year this time.
Mr. John J. Copeland has been confined
to his bed for a few days from
a bad cold, but glad to say he is some
better and hopes soon to be out again.
Capt. J. C. Westerlund and wife
went to Rock Hill Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Westerlund 'was called
+rk Vlio mrk+hor'c hodsidp who is VPTV
VV XUU iliV W4V4 w iwvw.w; r w?y
ill and is not expected to live very
long.
Last week was a fine week for
booze, several days rainy and cool,
and the time was made use of, for
several of the patrons of that institution
showed signs of having
visited the booze house. Jee.
Echoes From4 'Merry Three Mile."
I.have not seen anything in your
columns in some time froin this section,
so have decided to write a few
lines to your valuable paper, to let
the "outside" world know that we
| are moving along in the same old
[way.
| Many of our young folks are away
at the different colleges, fitting
themselves for positions in life;
others have launched on matrimonial
seas, which of course, makes it
sad for the few that are left, but at
times we are tempted to believe
"there is life in the old land yet."
"Wedding bells" will again sound
their hannv notes on next Wednes
I ~?-"XT X" 1 '?
day afternoon at the home of Mr. L.
A. Brabham, when his daughter,
Miss Adelaide will be united in marriage
to Mr. Manning Johnson, of
Ellenton. These notes will be a
knell of sadness to.many, for one
will be taken from our midst which
has won the love of all. But we
I wish for them both a life of happiness,
and that the clouds will only
| be sufficient to temper the glare of
the sun. ,
! The White Point school is moving
along smoothly, under the management
of Mrs. Baker. We are looking
forward to an entertainment the
last of February and we hope to
have 0. B. Martin with us on that
| occasion.
Miss Anabel Boynton, of Ulmers,
is teaching the Camp Hill school.
January Honor Roll.
The following persons paid us their
subscription to The Herald during
the month of January:
M. J. Black; W. H. Patrick,
E. C. Byrd, Dr. Geo. F. Hair,
H. M. Kearse, J. M. McKenzie,
B. J. Kearse, D. G. Copeland,
R. J. Jackson, W. P. Green,
S. W. Clayton, J. P. McElroy,
E. L. Chassereau, C. A. Milhous,
A. J. Hunter, Miss Delia Adams,
H. L. Brown, J. W. Pearlstin,
J. C. Copeland, T. T. Young,
J. A. Wyman, Mrs F M Bamberg,
IW. C. Brabham, J. C. Breland,
Rev Peter Stokes, Mrs. H. Graham,
J. C. Bishop, W. H. Kinard,
J. D. Carter, T. J. Simmons,
Lizzie Wilkinson, G. O. Mather,
J. S. Rentz, P. M. Kinard,
i M. W. Rentz, T. R. Copeland,
J. H. Hutto, Thomas Clayton,
Spann Bros., C. W. Clayton,
David Hunter, W. B. Garrett,
W. H. Adams, C. W. Wright,
E. F. McMillan, J. J. Lecote,
F. G. Fickling, M. C. Sandifer,
M. D. Bishop, Robert Harley, T.
D. Beard, J. F. Clayton,
W. D. Sease, J. C. Hiers,
MrsBRLoadholt, J. F. Copeland,
J K. Mayfield, Mrs. E. Dickinson,
J D Quattlebaum, J. D. Felder,
J F TCparsp. Jr.. S. G. Rav.
J. E. Carter, J. E. Brown,
Mrs. M. R. Rice, G. W. Garland,
J. A. Rhoad, M. A. Moye,
J. W. Jennings, M. M. Carter,
H. Hutto, J. H. A. Carter,
T. B. Felder, G. W. Hughes,
H. M. Sellers, J. W. Blocker,
H. C. Rice, 0. F. Hunter,
Rev W G White, E. A. Brabham,
0. A. Simmons, J. Crum Smoak,
Jacob Sanders, H. B. Abel,
J. M. Parker, G. H. McCormack,
B. H. Carter, J. F. Rhoad,
Rev W T Duncan, J. Ritter & Son,
J. F. Breland, J. E. Stokes,
C. H. Bishop, John Green.
PREACHER'S CONFERENCE.
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Interesting Session Held at Branchville
Last Week.
The Orangeburg district preachers'
. conference met in the Methodist
church at Branch ville, January, 30th,
1907. The following preachers were
present: Revs. Jas. W. Kilgo, presiding
elder of the Orangeburg dis1
trict, J. B. Traywick, Geo. W. Davis,
Peter Stokes, A. C. Walker, L. E.
1 Wiggins, J. H. Thacker, J. A. Gra
ham, E. H. Beckham, C. M. Peeler,
N. F. Jackson, J. C. Thomas, L.N P.
McGee, M. F. Dukes, J. L. Tyler,
W. C. Owen. Revs. R. A. Yongue, J.
! W. Neeley, E. E. Hodges and W. L.
5 Gault were not present.
It was a very delightful and pro
fitable meeting. There was not a
1 man present who . did not return
home determined by the grace of
God to do his best and highest work
5 during the year.
The leading topics discussed were:
1 What do we wish to accomplish
! this year? Can we realize our purpose?
By what means can the reali
zation be reached?1 Every preacher
? present took a part in the discussion.
5 Each man is hoping, working and
^ praying for a fine year's work. Almost
every line of church work was
discussed. It was decided that all
missionary assessments should be
paid up in full by our district confer
ence and if possible by the first of
1 April so that the money can be used
- at once. But as each man stood
up to state what he wished to accom5
plish during the year, each wished
above all else for a real genuine spirTV,
Tiroc
ituai icvi vai 1x1 mo i^naigc. imo woo
the one thing uppermost in each
man's heart.
As to how these ends may be
brought about Brother Kilgo gave
in a few, strong, fervent words. This
work to be done this year in the dis'
trict depends largely upon-the faithfulness
of every pastor in his charge.
The greatest force a preacher can
use in doing his work is the power
of prayer, and the lack of prayer is
today the weakest point in the
church. He emphasized the need of
revivals and declared the lack of
them the cause largely for the depletion
of the pulpit and a spirit of
self-complacency in the laity.
He called attention to an* error
that seems more or less abroad
among a certain class of people who
know little about the church and do
less in it and for it, that laymen have
little or no duties and responsibilities,
part or lot in the working of the
church. The truth is there is a place
for every layman in the Methodist
church to work jin and there is ho
church in Christendom where the layman
has grave duties, more liberty,
or higher privileges. Another point
made by Brother Kilgo was, every
preacher is an ambassador of the
truth and must stand by the truth
though the heavens fall. He cannot
encourage prejudice, palliate error,
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irUCKiti to IgUX iUiOC, cumpi UIUIOC me
truth without committing high treason
against the race and without
being a worker against God.
L. P. McGee, .
Secretary
Orangeburg, S. C., Feb. 1,1907.
City Council fleeting.
A regular monthly meeting of city
council was held last Tuesday evening,
Mayor Dickinson and Aldermen
Hair, Riley, Cooner, Stokes, Brabham,
and Felder being present.
Mr. J. M. Jennings was authorized
to place a fountain and watering
through on the court house square,
' in accordance with a design submitted.
This will cost about $100.
The committee reported that they
had located street donated by T. A.
Green, and the chairman of the street
committee was authorized to have
same opened up and graded at once.
The matter of properly draining
the waste water from the artesian
well at the graded school came up,
and council decided to have this very
necessary work done immediately.
A petition numerously signed by
the taxpayers was presented to council,
asking that body to establish a
swfpm of waterworks for Main
street, and pledging themselves to
pay one mill extra tax if necessary.
This matter was discussed, and it
was finally decided that the mayor
get legal advice on the subject so as
to know exactly how to proceed.
A good deal of routine business
was transacted and council adjourned
Trouble in Springfield.
That is certain a bad state of affairs
over in Springfield. Some
weeks ago there was a big row on
between the dispensary and anti-dispensary
people, and several destructive
fires occurred which were said
to be the outcome of this feeling.
The next thing to stir up those folks
over there was the shooting of the
town marshal and a citizen by a
traveling plotographer named Fleming,
who was also wounded. Only
recently the house which the town
marshal was occuDviner and in which
he was lying wounded, was set on
fire. There is considerable interest
being taken in the matter, and the
governor ordered Sheriff Dukes to
go to Springfield and make an investigation.
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Whenever you feel like eating nice
fruit, ring 41. Moye's Grocery Store
THE FIRE FIEND AGAIN
IN LESS THAN A WEEK THERE IS . S
ANOTHER HEAVY LOSS.
Store and Bakery of J. A. Spann Destroyed,
Also Vacant Store Belonging
to Mrs. H. C. Hays.
About 1:30 o'clock Tuesday morning
the alarm of fire was sounded, ||H
add it was found that the store of Jaj
J. A. Spann was on fire. Policeman
Dickinson says the.^JS |
alarm was given by Mrs. J. B. Black,
anaattne time ne was stanuing on , .
the street talking to Messrs. R. L.
Risher and D. W. Phillips, who had yjSm
been sitting up with a sick mule
Black's stables. That they had passed .$
the building only a few minutes before
and saw no sign of fire.
Dickinson also says the back db?SW||
was open, and he is of the opinion
that the store was robbed and set ,rM
on fire, some one having secreted ' -Jjm
themselves in the store before closmg^g|
- This bade fair to be the most
structive fire in the history of Bam- /|3|
berg, and no do*bt it would have /'$m
consumed the entire block had not ^seM
Mr. John H. Cope kindly perhrittedj|8||
the use of the cotton mill wateti^KB
works. There was every indicatkm^H^
that the stores of Klauber, Rhoad|? ; '4a
and Dr. Black would be burned wi^l|8ii
the hose from the mill was put into M|||
The store below Mr. Spann'SjAft^H
longing to Mrs. H. C. Hays,
had been formerly occupied by M. C?|h9
Sandifer, and which was undergpi^|jrc|i
repairs for use by the People's
I uo., was ournea, ana tne Daaery ^
the north side was also destroyed- The^ ^
stock of goods in Spann's store and
the bakery is a 'complete loss, an$J|S?|
the buildings are so badly damaged :f.M
that they will have to be entirely re-^ ^
Mr. Spann estimates that he will||3fl
lose $8,000 or $10,000 by the fire. A|i^|9
few weeks ago when he took stock
he had $23,000 worth of goods in
store, with $15,000 insurance. He
also had $2,000 insurance on 'h^|f*;g?
buildings. Mr. Spanp was in Charies^jgw
ton at the time, but he came homej j^H
on the 10 o'clock train Tuesd^morn-^ ^j
ing, the news of the fire having be^|r. *|B
telephoned to him. He was dowjppJS
there to buy staple dry goods, andi^H
Mr. M. L. Counts was to go North::-'Jjg|l
the latter part of the week to buy .f M
spring millinery.
mftp mdiMnno An tllO ct/VAV?4?K*9
1I1C1C WOO AI10V4J. IU1UV MftV
building belonging to Mrs. H. Cs ||99
Hays of $1,500, and this, it is thought, i! ffl
will cover, the loss. The store was
undergoing repairs, but -now it
have to be entirely rebuilt. Although M j!|
the walls are standing they are bao0^|| ;
Barnwell News. ;||i
[Barnwell Sentinel.]
Hon. G. H. Bates*and Dr. A. B.r-^99
Patterson came home on Friday f
afternoon and did not take the
to Clemson college with the
Mr. Judson Creech had the misforrjBM
tune of losing one of his children
a very tragic manner last week. He./'-^5
was killing hogs and had a barrel of
boiling water to scald the hogs in.^ ^
When he had his back turned tine
tie child fell in the water and was^fjaB
severely burned, dying frOm the efr- jSB
Dirt has been broken for the new,
brick store of Miss Carrie Cave. .
Miss Cave will build two modem
stores that will be quite an ornament ^
to the town. We trust that other * M
merchants and property holders 4
Main street win see tne vast unpruvc?
ment a new store makes to the street
and will tear. doWn their ram-shack : M
shanties and put up modern build- "JHB
Mr. J. M. Tumer scared the wits.
out of a small colored boy at the oil pijg
mill last Friday by seeing how close .^ifi
he could come to him with a pistol. . p|
ball without hitting him.' He fired two
shots and came so close to the
little fellow that the boy did not
wait to see how close he would come
the next time. Mr. Turner was ar- |
rested by Policeman Ross, his gun
taken away from him, and a fine imposed.
It is understood that the
father of the boy will prosecute Mr... M
Turner. .~|j
It is not often that a man makes atvj?
protest and tries to prevent a raise
of $2,500 in his yearly salary, yet ^^
this is what Hon. J. 0. Patterson,
flAnrrrossmfln frnm t.hf* SPCOnd district. ?
did in congress last week. The jU
measure increasing the salaries of r
congressmen and senators came up for
a vote, and Mr. Patterson voted
against its passage. It was passed, :
nevertheless, and his salary will be \3?
$7,500 per year, instead of $5,000. M
A word to you, sonny?you little
twelve or thirteen year old boy who'
is smoking cigarettes on the sly. -:''M
What do you want to be when you
grow up?a stalwart, healthy, vigorous,
broad-shouldered man, or a littie,
puny, measly, no-count, weakminded
dude? If you want to be a
man, strong like a man, with hair on V>?$?
your face, brains in your head, and f j
muscles in your limbs, you just let '. ' M
those cigarettes alone. If you want
to be a thing, pitied by your folks, 3?
despised by the girls, held in contempt
by the fellows, keep right on M
I smoking.?Seneca (Mo.) Hustler. yi|