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Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1907 One Dollar a Year
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH AROLINA.
State News Boiled Down For Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
At the meeting of the State Baptist
Convention in Orangeburg last week,
Chas. A. Smith, of Timmonsville,
was re-elected president.
Tho Tw-knrt nf thp an Hi tin or com
pany which examined the books of
the State dispensary, shows a most
deplorable condition of affairs.
Four men were arrested in Spartanburg
on Monday charged with
robbing freight cars on the Southern
road. The men belonged to the
train crew.
State Treasurer R. H. Jennings has
paid up the amount for which he was
held liable because of the stealing of
certain bonds from his office. The
amount was $1,200.
, Miss Laura Acker, of Belton, was
seriously wounded in the hip on
Tuesday by the accidental discharge
of a pistol that fell from the pocket
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It is said that Thomas P. Cothran,
of Greenville, will be a candidate before
the legislature to succeed Associate
Justice Eugene B. Gary, whose
term of office is about to expire.
The barn of Mr. Tom Wilkinson, of
Cherokee county, was burned on
Tuesday night with five mules and a
lot of other property. The fire is
supposed to have been incendiary.
The safe of Baldwin & Whatley,
Mauldins, Greenville county, was
blown open by robbers on Sunday
' night and robbed of $300. They also
robbed the store of John Hill of
$250.
Col. William Elliott, for a long
time congressman from the first district,
died near Beaufort last Thursday,
while on a hunting trip. He was
a candidate for the United States
Senate some years ago.
Mayor P. A. Hodges, of Bennettsville,
was appointed by the recent
Methodist conference as financial
acent of Columbia college, to sue
ceed the Rev. S. H. Zimmerman, who
died a short time ago. This is the
first time a layman has been made
financial agent of a Methodist college
in this State. Heretofore these
places have always been filled by
preachers.
Addison Johnson Out on Bond.
Last week in Barnwell H. M.
Graham, Esq., argued a motion for
bail before Judge Memminger for
Addison Johnson, the negro, who
has been in jail here for nearly eight
months, charged with the murder of
14V M R Vam Th#? indiye crant
ed bond in the sum of $500, and Mr.
Woodward, of Columbia, a hotel
man for whom Johnson had been
working, came down Tuesday and
went on his bond. Johnson was released
and went back to Columbia
Tuesday night with Mr. Woodward.
Whether this is the end of this
case remains to be seen. Two negroes
have been arrested, but Wesley
Hutto was released at the recent
term of court, no bill having been
found against him by the grand
jury, and now Johnson goes free on
small bond.
Dies by Electric Shock.
Camden, Dec. 10.?Wilbert Langley,
a white man about 20 years old,
was electrocuted here this afternoon
shortly before 5 o'clock. At the
time of the accident he was preparing
to put some globes into a line of
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SOCKfcJUS Ilctllgilig uil a wuc in uiic i cisian
theatre, a part of the Johnny
Jonfes' carnival now showing here.
It developed at the inquest tonight
that the deceased was acting without
authority when he undertook to adjust
the wires. The proprietor of
the show said that he had picked the
man up about two weeks ago and
used him around the tent for various
purposes, but that he (the proprietor)
always looked after the electrical
equipment. The proprietor stated
that he had just brbught a ladder to
adjust them himself and was in the
tent when he heard Langley scream.
He instinctively knew that there was
something wrong about the wires
and pulled them out with his hands
from the fuse blocks, but Langley
was dead. He was standing in a wet
place and had hold of the bare sockets.
Two men at the inquest testified
that they knew Langley and that
he was from Lancaster county.
Home Mission Society.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Home Mission Society
will be held next Tuesday afternoon
in the ladies' parlor of the Methodist
church at 3.30 o'clock. It is
earnestly desired that there be aj
large attendance, as there are some;
matters of importance to decide.
Immediately after the meeting of
the Home society, the Parsonage Aid
society is requested to come together
for a short meeting, therefore we
wish to meet at 3.30 instead of 4
o'clock ap formerly. Let all the
ladies interested in either or both societies
be present.
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COTTON WAR IN SPARTANBURG.
Outside Buyers Compete with Local
Mills to Farmers' Delight.
Spartanburg, Dec: 8.?Next to
the surprises caused by the shaking
up of the South Carolina Conference
by Bishop Morrison is the local excitement
caused by the cotton war in
this city. It is certainly interesting
as well as amusing. The farmers
have an idea that they are getting
the most fun o'ut of it. For years
buyers for the mills have monopolized
the cotton business here. Now
and then an export buyer would
come in, but he would not stay long
enough to get an office. Merchants
and farmers have discussed the situation,
but they were helpless without
the co operation of exporters. The
market opened this fall under old
conditions. Each ginner was made a
buyer for a special mill and the price
was 'phoned regularly to him. There
was no use for the farmer to seek
another purchaser.
The price paid during the fall was
$1.50 to $2.50 below prices at Charlotte,
Gaffney and Greer's. Some of
the farmers in Cherokee County
hauled their cotton to Gaffney. About
twe weeks ago Dunbar Bros, entered
the market. They bought a few carloads
and the advanced price caused
the farmers to bring in their cotton.
A representative buyer for the mills
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said ne gave tne jjunuars iwu ua,yo
to go out business. They did not go
out, but continued to buy and ship.
Then they tried one of the usual plans
adopted to freeze out competition.
They would bid a few cents above
the price offered by the Dunbars.
Thus the fight is going on. Many
farmers yesterday sold to the Dunbars,
saying that they did not regard
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bale as worth anything.
It looked like old times when 40 to
60 bales could be seen on the streets
at one time, and cotton rolled in at
sunrise and sunset. The merchants
are rejoiced on account of the new
life put in trade and the banks are
pleased that money is circulating,
but the farmers are the most delighted.
The fight is jPst now getting
warm and interesting. The mill
buyers >are backed by millions of
capital; the Dunbars, by the people.
Wants Whipping Post.
Augusta, Dec. 7.?Hon. C. A. Picquet,
recorder for Augusta, has created
something of a mild sensation
by recommending in his annual report
the revival of the whipping
post. He wants this method of punishment
made possible all over the
State of Georgia, and to that end
makes the following recommendation:
"The law requires that I shall
make what suggestions I deem to the
best interests of this department,
and in this connection I would recommend
to the council that it correspond
with the various municipalities
in this State, with the view of
having the constitution amended in
order that there may be established
a whipping post."
COAST LINE WINS.
Decision Rendered Against the Railroad
Commission.
Washington, Dec. 9.?The question
whether a railroad company can
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State railroad commission to stop its
fast mail trains when engaged in interstate
commerce was decided today
by the supreme court of the
United States in the negative in the
case of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail1
road company vs. the board of railroad
commissioners of South Carolina.
The suit arose in connection with an
effort on the part of citizens of the
town of Latta, S. C., to secure the
stoppingoftwo such trains which daily
pass through the town upon being
flagged, and the commission ordered
that stops should be made whenever
the signal should be hoisted. The
railroad company resisted the ruling
as unreasonable.
The State supreme court decided
against the company and it immediately
appealed to the supreme court
of the United States with the result
that the relief sought was obtained.
The opinion of the court was delivered
by Justice Peckham and reversed
the decision of the South Carolina
court. The opinion held the order
of the commission to be an interference
with interstate commerce.
Negro Kills Policeman.
Atlanta, Dec. 6.?Policeman J.
A. Manier, a former sergeant, was
shot and instantly killed here this
afternoon by Andrew Johnson,
a negro whom the officer was attempting
to arrest. Johnson escaped
but was later captured.
A large crowd quickly gathered
when it was learned that the negro
had been captured but trouble was
avoided by the timely arrival of police
reserves.
Johnson has a bad record and is
said to have been drinkine.
flethodist Parsonage Burned.
Chester, Dec. 8.?The Methodist
parsonage, an excellent brick building,
valued at $5,000 was burned
this afternoon. The loss is covered
by insurance. The church officials
will make prompt arrangements for
the pastor.
ANSEl NOT IN SENATE RACE
BUT WANTS TO BE RE-ELECTED
AS GOVERNOR.
Thanks the People for Mention of His
Name for Senatorship?Prospective
Candidates.
The long-looked-for announcement
as to the political aspirations of Gov.
Martin F. Ansel for the next two
years at least was given to the press
Tuesday, and clears up the doubts of
several who have looked longingly
for the seat in the United States sen~
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ate or iur uic ciiau <xl tuc wool cuu
of the South Carolina capitol. Gov.
Ansel announced positively in an address
to the people of South Carolina
that, while greatly pleased with the
mention of his name with the senatorial
position, he felt that it was his
duty that he should again be a candidate
for governor, and consequently
offered himself for reelection.
This means that Gov. Ansel will
have no opposition for that place so
far as present conditions show themselves.
It also means that at present
the lineup for the United States senate
is between A. C. Latimer, candidate
for reelection; Col. John J.
Dargan of Stateburg, a noted educator
in the lower part of the State,
and Mr. 0. B. Martin, the State
superintendent of education. Recently,
it will be recalled, the governor
and the State superintendent of
education had a disagreement over
the appointment of a member of the
State board of education and Mr.
Martin announced positively that he
would not be a candidate for reelection
to that office. A few days
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later ne amiuuiiceu men nc wuuiu
aspire to the senatorial seat and since
then there has has been considerable
speculation as to the future of Gov.
Ansel. His statement yesterday
draws the line very clearly and leaves
the senatorial situation with the
prospect of a lively campaign.
His excellency's address to the people
of the State is as follows:
To the People of South Carolina:
Within the last few weeks I have
been very deeply touched by the
many kind letters received and by
the many words of encouragement
and commendation from friends all
over the State and also by the appreciative
notices frequently appearing
in the press of the State, with reference
to my administration as
governor and the request and desire
of so many that I stand for relection
for another term. For all these
manifestations of confidence I feel
truly grateful and I appreciate the
same more than words can express.
I have tried to discharge the duties
of my office with an eye single to the
interests of all the people, and, while
I have doubtless committed errors,
they have been of the head and not
of the heart. In obedience to the expressed
wish and desire of so many
of my friends, I have decided to
stand for re-election to the office of
governor for another term, subject,
of course, to the will of the Democratic
voters in the next primary
election.
I take this method of thanking the
citizens of the State for the loyalty
with which they have stood by me in
this first year of my adminstration.
I have received numerous letters and
messages urging me to enter the
race for the United States senatorship
this coming summer, and, while
I appreciate the interest and compliment
thus expressed, I have thought
it my duty to stand for reelection to
the office of governor.
Respectfully, M. F. Ansel.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 10, 1907.
CHANGE OF PASTORS.
Rev. T. G. Herbert of Georgetown
Preaches Farewell Sermon.
Georgetown, Dec. 10.?Rev. T.
G. Herbert, who for the past two
years has been pastor of the Duncan
Methodist Episcopal church here,
preached his farewell sermon last
night. The large and spacious auditorium
of the church was crowded to
its utmost capacity by the members
of the church and the numerous
friends of Mr. Herbert from other
denominations. Mr. Herbert has
been an earnest and hard worker in
religious work for Georgetown,
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and has accomplished a great aeai 01
good. While his removal is regretted
very much, the best wishes of
the community go with him to his
new home at Bamberg.
Employs New Tactics.
Chicago, Dec. 5?New tactics were
employed today by the Chicago ^ Law
and Urder league in its attacK on
Sunday saloons. Instead of collecting
evidence merely, agents of the organization
sought for violations of
the law and then informed the policeman
on the beat that the State law
was violated and that it was his duty
to arrest the allesred offender. Re
fusal to act by the patrolman was
followed by warning that the league
would institute proceedings against
him for neglect of duty. The league
agents visited a number of saloons in
the west and central parts of the
city, but reported no violations of
law except at the one place. The
saloons visited included those of
Alderman John J. Brennan and
Michael Kenna.
CHILD DIES OF BURNS.
Negro Boy in Union Burned While
Poking Fire.
Union, Dec. 8.?As the result of
poking the fire with a stick while his
parents were away, a little 4-yearold
colored boy was burned to death
six miles southeast of this city yesterday.
The father, whose name is David
Jeter, son of the late Ephraim Jeter,
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one oi trie most wen-tu-uu aim inspected
colored men in Union county,
had gone to Mr. W. D. Saror's new
mill at Santuck, and the mother had
gone out, so that her cows might
graze. As the father was returning
home he heard screams and rushing
into the home was informed by his
5-year-old girl that her little brother
was burnt up. The distracted parent
on not seeing the child in the house
and hearing slight screams from the
direction of the wood, rushed there
and found the boy so horribly burned
that he died in a few minutes.
Our New York Letter.
Writers in the New York Times
have revived recently the interesting
subject of the tomb at Cheraw, South
Carolina, bearing the peculiar inscription:
"My name, my country, what are
they to thee;
What, whether high or low, my
pedigree?
Perhaps I far surpassed all other
men;
Perhaps I fell below them; what
then?
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see'st a tomb;
Thou knowest its use; it hides
?no matter whom."
No date, no name, nothing but the
above six lines appear on the tomb.
Tourists South are always attracted
to the tomb because of the epitaph
which has become famous because of
the frequent "write-ups" in papers
all over the land. Your correspondent
happens to know considerable
about the history of the tomb and
the man whose body lies beneath it.
The words were put there by direction
of the deceased. William Henry
Robbins, a lawyer of renown, was
the man, and his life would make
interesting reading, particularly that
part relating to the part he played in
shaping the life of the great preacher
and educator,Doctor James H. Thornwell,
known to students of every
name and clime. Visiting a neighboring
town (Bennettsville, S. C.) fourteen
miles distant, returning by
private conveyance over the country
road which leads through the best
farming land of the entire South, a
stormy nightfall caused the attorney
to stop at a little "stack chimney"
two room farmhouse for safety and
shelter. Gathered around the open
[fireside was the traveler and the
family. The lawyer's attention was
attracted to an urchin of 10 years
lying on the floor poring over the
pages of a book by the light of
the pine knots. He asked to see the
book, when to his surprise he found
it to be a weighty work on Caesar.
Further questioning astounded Robbins;
the boy knew the book?not only
knew it, but knew it well.
To make a long story short, the
incident led to the lad becoming the
protege of the attorney, fie was put
in school, then sent to college, later
becoming the greatest educator the
South hasever produced?the renowned
James H. Thorn well, whom
students of every nation and clime
know of.
Robbins studied law in his home
State, Massachusetts, went South,
applied for admission to the bar,
was refused because as he thought,
of the prejudice against northern
men. He was about to return north,
much humiliated, when William
Lowndes, of South Carolina, happened
to be passing through Fayetteville
by stage coach, on his way to congress,
and persuaded Robbins to
come to his state. Accordingly he
settled at Society Hill in the fall of
1821. He was admitted to the bar in
1822, but by this time his means were
exhausted. Being unable to purchase
a horse, he was accustomed to
walk the whole distance from Society
Hill to the county seats of Darlington,
Chesterfield and Marlborough,
each being fifteen miles distant, in
his attendance upon court. He afterward
became a thorough and successful
lawyer. He removed to Cheraw,
where he built up a remunerative
practice. It was here that he took
young Thornwell into his home and
office to prepare him for the law.
Thornwell surprised him one day by
telling him that he was going to
preach. This did not lessen his efforts
to help the young man however.
H. W. Finlayson.
^The Cotton Market.
Cotton is selling in Bamberg today
at 11 cents the pound. Receipts for
the week, 175 bales. It will be noted
that the market has declined a little
since last week. Put your cotton in
the mill warehouse and borrow
money on it. rne nignest price last
week was about 11 \ cents.
Will the gentleman who borrowed
a knife from me to cut window cord
during the fire at graded school building
please return it to me as he
promised to do. It is the property
of another friend. H. G. Sheridan.
KENTUCKY NIGHT RIDERS.
HOPKINSVILLE VISITED BY CROWD
OF ARflED MEN.
Tobacco Warehouses to the Value of
$200,000 Destroyed?Newspaper
Office Attacked.
Hopkinsville, Ky., Dec. 7.?Five
hundred "night riders," masked and
heavily armed, marched into Hop
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valued at $200,000, while
citizens, in terror of their lives,
feared even to open their windows.
The police, fire department, telephone
and telegraph offices, and even
the railroad stations, were in possession
of a wild mob, shooting right
and left, flames from burning buildings
meanwhile lighting up the city
and the surrounding country until it
seemed that the whole town was
ablaze.
Windows in front of business
houses and banks on the main street
of the city were shot out and the entire
front of one newspaper, which
had been especially severe in its condemnation
of the raids of the "night
riders" and which was owned by the
mayor of the city, was demolished.
Only two men were injured, one
of them being Lindsay Mitchell, a
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tODacco Duyer, who was seveici,y
beaten with switches and clubs, apd
the other, a brakeman, who was
shot in the back while trying to move
his train from the path of the flames.
The raid of the "night riders"
caught the city unawyes, as for
some time the depredations arising
from the tobacco war had been of a
minor nature and it was generally
thought that in the "dark districts"
at least the worst was over.
THE PROPERTY DESTROYED.
The property destroyed was as follows:
W. H. Tandy, independent tobacco
warehouse building, owned by
J. H. Latham.
B. M. Wooldridge, association
house.
Tandy and Fairligh, buyers' warehouse.
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In addition, the entire glass front
of the Hopkinsville Kentuckian,
Mayor Meacham's paper, was destroyed,
while windows in the front
of the Commercial Banking and Savings
company, the First National,
the Planters' Trust company, and the
Bank of Hopkinsville were punctured
with bullets.
A number of other business houses
and residences bear the marks of bullets
and it is considered remarkable
that no one was killed. The insurance
is said to be about $60,000.
As soon as the "night riders" left
town a posse of about 15, headed by
Maj. Bassett of the local militia and
Deputy Sheriff Cravens, entered buggies
and followed the trail. As soon
as the posse could get near enough it
opened fire on the fleeing mob and
the pursued returned the shots. It
is believed none of the "night riders"
were hit.
The members of the posse escaped
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injury, iney were soon uuc-uistanced
by the mounted men and after
chasing the marauders past
Gracey the officers returned home.
News was later received from all
parts of the town indicating the
spread of the raid of the "riders."
There was hardly a house in the business
section of the city which did
not suffer.
Just why no damage was done by
the "night riders" to the Imperial
or the American Snuff company
warehouses is not known. They
probably contained more stock than
any other houses.
At the intercession of the citizens
who were being guarded on a street
corner the invaders during tne raid
allowed the fire department to leave
their building to save property adjacent
to the burning buildings. Had
it not been for the good work of the
firemen and citizens the entire city
would have been destroyed.
The girls in the telepone exchange
were forced to leave their switchboards
until the mob were ready to
depart from town.
SUPPOSED CASE OF RABIES.
Four People Bitten by Pet Dog in
Old Allendale.
Fairfax, Dec. 10.?Mr. and Mrs.
Sam G. Lawton and two of their
children, a daughter and a son, were
bitten Sundav hv a net doer that is
thought to have been afflicted with
hydrophobia. They came here yes-;
terday afternoon from their home in
old Allendale and consulted Dr. W. j
J. Young.
The dog, a small setter pup, was
killed and its head was sent to Atlanta
to be examined by specialists.
Mr. Lawton and his family have
the deepest sympathy of their many
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friends, and it is earnestly nopea
that the dog was not suffering from
rabies.
Henry Rily, the colored youth who
killed Iva Hopkins, a colored boy,
here some time ago, and made his
escape, was captured in Savannah
this morning, and Sheriff Creech has
been notified of the fact.
Ex-Gov. Myron T. Herrick, of
Ohio, in an interview advocated the
nomination of Taft.
COTTON CROP STATISTICS.
Bulletin of Bales Ginned Issued by
Government.
Washington, Dec. 9?The census
bureau today issued a bulletin showing
that the total cotton crop of this
year's growth ginned up to December
1st was 8,338,854 bales, as compared
with 10,027,868 bales for the
same period last year and 8,689,663
in 1905. Ginneries in operation numbered
26,876. In this bulletin round
bales are counted as half bales.
The statistics of cotton ginned to
December 1st include 154,341 round
bales for 1907; 227,145 for 1906 and
239,770 for 1905. The number of
sea island bales included is 55,141 for
1907, 41,250 for 1906,81,695 for 1905.
The distribution of the sea island
cotton for 1907 by States is: Florida
19,696, Georgia 27,738, South Carolina
7,707.
There were ginned 7,300,665 bales
to November 14, last. The percentage
of crop ginned to Decembed 1st
in 1906 was 77.2 and 1905, 82.8.
The final 1906 crop is given as 12,?
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The total of 8,338,854 ginned te
December 1st of this year is distributed
by States as follows:
Alabama 852,882 bales, 3,397 ginneries;
Arkansas 485,427 bales, 2,062
ginneries; Florida 40,570 bales, 241
ginneries; Georgia 1,518,252 bales, .
4,463 ginneries; Kentucky 1,005
bales, 2 ginneries; Louisiana 423,143
bales, 1,798 ginneries; Mississippi
955,538 bales, 3,459 ginneries; Missouri
20,298 bales, 71 ginneries; New
Mexico 46 bales, 2 ginneries; North
Carolina 468,732 bales, 2,645 ginneries;
Oklahoma 599,781 bales, 937 ginneries;
South Carolina 943,891 bales,
3,142 ginneries; Tennessee 177,172
bales, 644 ginneries; Texas 1,846,922
bales, 3,926 ginneries; Virginia 5,195
bales, 87 ginneries.
Fitting School Notes.
Everybody is studying hard these
days, preparing tnemseives ior examinations,
which will commence
next Friday, the 13th.
Prof. Woodward, Mrs. Hogan's
father, of Spartanburg, visited the
school last Saturday and made an impromptu
talk, which was greatly enjoyed
by all present.
Miss Eula Bishop and Messrs. W.
A. McClam, Clyde Yongue, and Frank
Rentz were on the sick list last week, ,
but we are glad to see them out again.
The Kilgo Literary Society held its
regular meeting last Saturday night,
and,- it being time to elect new >
officers, the regular program was
postponed. Theofficersfor the second
quarter are as follows: Capt. P. S.
Conner, president; Eugdne Ackerman,
vice president; Ernest Hiers,
spnretarv? Eucene Yarn, treasurer;
J. 0. Green, first critic; Joseph Murray,
second critic; Bertie Varnedoe,
censor morum; Stacy Rucker, floor
monitor. Declaimers for Roberts
medal: Rhett Ott, Joseph Murray,
G. H. Hodges.
The Sheridan Literary Society met
Saturday night and elected officers
as follows: Maj. J. C. Guilds, president;
Miss Annie L. Rice, vice-president;
Miss Edna Chitty, critic; Miss
Janie Bell Sanders, secretary; Miss .
Sudie Ritter, treasurer; Miss Flossie
Murdaugh, monitor. Contestants
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Bell Sanders, Annie L. Rice, Flossie
Murdaugh.
Prof. J. C. Guilds spent Sunday in
Denmark.
Misses Morris and Ashe spent Sunday
at their homes.
Mr. Eugene Ackerman has been
sick, but we are glad to say he is better.
Taking into consideration the inclemency
of the weather on Monday
night, the minstrel show given by
the cadets proved a success. They
realized about $27.00. This, however,
is not enough to buy the outfit
for the ball team, and the cadets are
already thinking of having another
after Xmas, so that all may come.
We wish to thank all who came out
in such bad weather. We want to
get up a first-class ball team, so help
us out. _
KILLS HIMSELF IN HOLLOW LOO.
Prominent Young Georgian Hides to
Commit Suicide.
Hawkinsville, Ga., December 8.
?The body of Oscar Taylor, a prominent
young man, was found this
morning in the swamp below the city
by a crowd of searchers. Taylor disappeared
from home last Tuesday
and it was feared that he had taken his
life. Before killing himself he crawled
into a cypress log, made a pillow of
his coat and fired a bullet into his
heart.
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rne Doay was in guuu sun*; ux picservation
owing to the cold weather
prevailing. No cause other than
despondency is known for his act.
The famous merger suit against
the Southern Railway was brought
up in court in Columbia this week.
Attorney General Lyon represented
the State, while the railroad was represented
by several strong lawyers.
Mr. Lyon argued strongly to dismiss
the present suit, in order that it
might be brought in different form,
and this was strenuously opposed by
the railroad attorneys. Judge Klugh .
granted the motion to dismiss, and a
new suit will be brought.
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