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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.
* J. K. Durst has resigned as president
of the Greenwood cotton mills.
'X- J. C. Self, cashier of the Bank of
Greenwood, has been elected to succeed
him.
A Young Butler Pinson, who attemptV
ed to murder his father and mother
by shooting at them while they were
r asleep in bed at home, and who has
been confined in jail at Greenwood
since his capture near Honea Path
a few days after the crime, has been
released. It is stated that his
father declined to prosecute the case
% and wanted the boy turned loose.
Richard Oliver and Charlie Ed,
wards are in jail at Aiken charged
with the murder of George Walker.
- It is charged that the two waylaid
and shot Walker while he was going
home from a hot supper and robbed
>?; him of about $20. His dead body
was found in the road with two
* ballet holes in it His pockets hhd
; been turned inside out and ransacked,
and it was known he had about
9A rto nicht hAfnre.
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TWO NEGROES LYNCHED.
Mob of One Thousand Men Take
Prisoners from Guard. %
Waycrose, Ga., June 27.?Just at
sundown this afternoon two negroes
\ were lynched by a mob of at least
> ; 1,000 persons. The lynching occurrv
ed on the east outskirts of the city.
Xhe negroes were Walker Walk ins
and Albert Baker, who were brought
t here this morning from Wayne coun^
I &> one ?' them charged with outragyj-.y
ing the J 4-year-old daughter of Mr.
Wiley Wainwright Thursday evening.
The negroes were lodged in the Ware
county Jail during the day and late
this afternoon were taken out by
> Wayne county officers for the purV
?<*e of carrying them to Jesup for
safe keeping. Suddenly a rush was
made and a dozen hands clasped each
officer and his gun. The negroes
were Jerked across the railroad track
100 persons pounced upon them,
others still holding the guards.
< Through the wire fence of the railroad
the mobv shoved the negroes
. and then started at a ran across College
hill. For nearly half a mile they
continued to the first oak tree in the
old Cherokee nursery. Here an at>
tempt .was made to break the handcuffs
which held the negroes together,
but without avail. No one had a rope
": but a heavy trace chain which was
locked around one of the negroes
was broken apart and a loop was
soon made around his neck. Some
one mounted the tree and from the
first limb caught the end of the
chain, tying it around the limb,
v while others held the alleged assail'
ajit up from the ground. He was
then turned loose, his feet about two
* : feet from the ground. The other negro,
still handcuffed to the body of
the hanging man, stood with hands
' clasped around the tree. The mob'
. stepping back about ten paces opened
ffre upon the. men, hundreds of shots
being fired into the bodies. Many
> - tried to prevent the killing of the negro
who was clasping the tree, there
r; v i being much doubt about his connecV
" tion with the outrage. Nothing
. could be done with the enraged mob.
After the lynching the mob dis :
- y- ' nersed. *
- The outrage occurred near the
?>" : home of Wiley Wainwright Thursday
evening. The girl had left the
house for the cow pen when she was
attacked by the negro. She was
taken to the woods nearby, her
screams failing to, attract any one at
the house. Here it is said two other
negroes joined the first.
It was 11 o'clock at night before
Mr. Wainwright, accompanied by
neighbors found her. She was terribly
bruised and mutilated. The net
gro Albert Baker was arrested yesterday
morning and carried before
1 the girl for identification. He was
with several other negroes at the
/ \ time and she readily pointed him out.
gf* -; Governorship Contests.
. The Democratic convention of
; North Carolina last Saturday nominated
Wm. Walton Kitchin for governor,
after one of the warmest con^
tests in the political history of that
;:r State. The other candidates were
Locke Craig and Col. Ashley Horne,
but all efforts to beat Kitchin were
unavailing. There was a deadlock
in the convention for days, but on the
. 61st ballot Horne withdrew and
A Kitchin was nominated, his majority
being 44 votes.
In the Democratic primary of
Tennessee, held last Saturday, Governor
Patterson was renominated for
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governor, ne ueieatiug lui wci uuuw
* States Senator E. W. Carmack by
9,000 votes. This ended the hardest
fought and bitterest campaign ever
known in that State. Carmack stood
for State prohibition, while Patterson
advocated the present local option
law by which the saloons have
been put out of all towns in that
f State, the sale of liquor now being
confined to only a few large cities.
The Pleasures of Life.
The teacher of a certain school received
the following note explain*
ing the absence of one of her pupils
the day before:
4'Please excoose Henry for absents
yesterday. Him an' me got a chance
of a ride to a funeral in a carriage,
i an' I let him stay to home as he had
never rode in a carriage an' never
went to a funeral, nor had many
other pleasures. So please excoose."
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TRIP TO BIRMINGHAM.
Mr. L. N. Bellinger Writes More
About His Trip.
Mr. Editor:?In our last article
we had not quite reached the city of
Birmingham, but under cover of the
night, was in a reverie of thought
as to what might occur passing
through the dark tunnel by night.
And here we are, all at once hurled
into the mysterious Mystic City; a
stranger in a Strang place. Not so,
the Rebel yell resounded and we
were assured that we were with
friends. And then as the noise grew
less there was a shout of welcome
from the welcome committee, saying,
"Only be patient until we can come
to you; there is a place for all."
But where could rest, food, and shelter
be found for this great surging
crowd, that had rushed in here from
everv State and section of our Sunny
South? So thought my travelling
companion, and we, for the night endeavored
to find lodging in a boarding
house that had been recommended
as a good stopping place. Such
it may have been but we found only
such accomodations as are offered at
Sprawl's hotel to wearied, tired
travelers. Here we were content to
rest till morn. My bed companion,
an old veteran, Mr. Marsh Hair, of
Williston, remarked "well we have
fared worse." Yes, yes. Who can
not recall a dark, stormy night, the
very flood gates of Heaven turned
loose, the thunder roaring, and the
vivid lightning flashing only to mark
our calyary traiL Then we could
shout "mount your horses boys and
shake your bridles free." If .we
could only rest our head pillowed
on a hard saddle, a blanket on the
cold lap of earth, our couch, friendly
stars keeping watch by night, how
sweetly did we sleep; much better
than at Sprawl's hotel.
As I could not sleep, it was easy
to get up and vacate our room, for
we were occupyng the dining room,
on rock bottom, spread out1 on the
hard floor, a thin mattress intervening.
Here I and my good friend
parted company, he to look up a son
that lives in the city, and I to search
for better Quarters. * Our hostess
was busy about removing our bed
furniture and preparing for an early
meal, and were informed for our
Indeine S1.00 for each. Someone
iasked how about breakfast, then
there was a slow response "well, if
you gentlemen will wait we will give
you breakfast." Surely we waited
and you may call it supper or breakfast,
or both. After all we were very
near even with our good lady, the
hostess. *
And now for the first time since I
have left home I had to trim my
sails, catch my bearing, and strange
to say, all alone and quite at sea in
a crowded city. For a while we
promisciously. wandered, admiring
this magnificent city, its wide streets
and broad avenues. It was very evident
to my mind that the civil engineer
in his plan (and original conception
had seen the grandeur of this
great city ere the first brick had been
laid. For all the streets and avenues
are of uniform width and are at
right angles to each other, all of
which adds so much to the beauty
and complete suitable fitness in every
pnanont Of rnnrsA its brilliant liehts
and gorgeohs decorations proclaimed
the city was in her brightest colors.
See those lofty skyscrapers, how
they tower far above other buildings
of ordinary height and count the
stories, seventeen in number.
As I had some thing else in view
(a visit to Montgomery) I did not
see much of the" reunion. But let
us stroll around to "headquarters."
See that large bulletin that covers
so much space in large letters, all
the grand state "divisions." But
most conspicious to . me was those of
Texas and South Carolina. The former
had a large representation.
Strange to say you may pass through
this immense throng of people and
not meet one that you know.
I see that I am taking up too much
space, so if agreeable on some, future
occasibn, may have something
to say about Montgomery.
L. N. BELLINGER.
Bamberg, June 30, 1908.
Meeting in Bamberg.
N South Carolina State Farmers'
Union, Office of Secretary-Treasurer,
Reidville, S. C., June 24, 1908.
Editor The Bamberg Herald:?The
president and secretary of the State
Farmers' Union have arranged a
schedule of dates for county rallies
and public mass meetings in the second
congressional district. The object
of these meetings is to bring to
the attention of the farmers our organization
and give them some idea
of its principles and purposes. The
following schedule of dates has been
decided upon, and Hon. J. Belton
Watson,* of Anderson, will be present
at the fnllnwine annointments:
Edgefield?Tuesday, July 7th.
Aiken?Wednesday, July 8th.
Bamberg?Thursday, July 9th.
Barnwell?Friday, July 10th.
Hampton?Saturday, July 11th.
Will you please help us to secure
a good meeting of representative
farmers and business men to hear
our speaker. Any assistance that
you can give us will be greatly appreciated.
Yours respectfully,
J. WHITNER REID,
Secretary-Treasurer, S.C. State Farmers'
JJnion.
Unequal Taxation.
A meeting of the State board of
equalization was held in Columbia
last week. Mr. S. D. Guess, of Denmark,
is the member from this
county. The taxable value of the
cotton mills here was fixed at $42,000,
while the oil mill here was valued
at $17,000, and the mill at Denmark
at $12,000. And yet the politicians
howl about corporations not
paying their proportion of taxes.
Think of $50 an acre farming lands
(being returned at $5.00 an acre!
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
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SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Bjhrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, June 29.?Mr. A. W.
Brabham was in town Saturday exhibiting
some cotton limbs that he
says he cut from a ten acre field.
The limbs had three or four grown
bolls each. From what Mr. Brabham
says he will get more than a
bale of cotton per acre, in fact there
is that much matured fruit on it now.
He wants to market a bale next
month. This makes us feel bad in
I mis section wnen our cutiuu uaa juoi
; commenced to blossom good, but
when we gather-our cotton we find
[that we have made about as much
to the acre if not as early.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morris, who was
in her eighty-fifth year, died Saturday
night and was buried at Bethesda
church grave yard on Sunday afternoon
by a host of relatives and
friends.
Mr. John H. A. Hartz is a happy
man this morning, John Henry
Adam Hartz, Jr., came to see him
and family Saturday.
The Kearse ball team beat the
Ehrhardt team on last Friday 16 to
1.
Fussy X caused a small scrap between
two colored men SaturdayOne
of them was bruised about the
mouth and eyes badly, the other one
was not hurt any.
Mr. S. W. Copeland bought 31
bales of cotton last week at llcts to
II Vz the pound. He consigned same
to a mill in Columbia.
Miss Alice Kearse, of the Olar section,
is spending some time with
Mrs. Bertha Jones.
Miss Kate Bickle is spending some
time with her grandfather, Mr. C.
R. Clayton.
Rev. Muller O. J. Kreps preached
at Mount 'Pleasant church Sunday
morning, and Sunday afternoon at
Ehrhardt Lutheran 'church. Rev.
Kreps spent his boyhood days in this
section and his numerous friends
were glad to see him and shake his
hand.
Rev. Kistler Rhoad preached for
the Methodist congregation at this
place Sunday evening. JEE.
Former Bank Man Arrested
Pittsburg, Pa., June 25.?T. W.
Tiers, former discount clerk of the
First National bank of this city, was
arrested late today on an information
made by National Bank Examiner
Wm. L. Folds, chargfrig him with
abstraction of about $51,000 of the
bank's funds.
Tiers furnished bail in the sum of
$10,000 for a hearing.
All the money was taken from
the bank from Feb 8, 1906, to July
26, 1906. Shortly after that time
the bank officials learned of the irregularities
and dismissed Tiers. He
made partial restitution and tinned
over to the bank certain collateral
upon which it is stated to-tfay, the
institution hope to realize. Nothing
was said of the matter at the time
and the bank charged off the shortage
from the surplus.
Recently, however, the many bank
defalcations occurring in this vicinity
resulted in 'orders being received
from Washington, it is said to prosecute
all such cases and the information
against Tiers was made.
Since leaving the employ of the
bank Tiers has been engaged in the
real estate business.
Missionary Rallies.
Wednesday, July 1st, at Friendship;
Thursday, July 2nd, at Double
Ponds; Friday, July 3rd, at Gent's
Branch; Saturday, July 4 th, at
Springtown.
These meetings will be held under
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111C duspiuco U1 IUV if . UK v. ? w
will observe their birthday offering
for missions. All who come are requested
to contribute a penny to
missions for every year of their life.
There will be two or three short
addresses. One of the speakers has
never beep in this section before and
this will perhaps be your only opportunity
to hear him.
There will be dinner on the
I grounds, and a long intermission.
Come with your pennies and spend
the day both pleasantly and profitably.
S. P. HAIR,
Pastor.
Doing Good Work.
Rev. W. P. Yarborough, who conducted
a revival meeeting at the mill
chapel in this city several weeks ago,
writes as follows to the Southern
Christian Advocate:
"We went to Bamberg mills with
Rev. Sam Danger and held an eight
days' meeting. We'preached, sang,
and prayed, and God gave us a salvation
time. Scores were saved and
blessed. Seventeen joined the church
and many family altars were erected,
Brother Danner is doing the best
work of his life at Bambdrg. He is
doing a great deal for the lost and
for Methodism. Rev. R. A- Yongue
came by and Rev. T. G. Herbert came
over. Both gave us their sympathy
and help. Brother Herbert is loved
by all denominations. He bas altar
services on regular preaching Sundays
and people are getting saved."
Xot Such a Fool as He Looks.
The gay youth who was smoking a
cigarette near the monkey's ^ cage
took another one from his pocket,
r "Would it do any harm?" he asked,
"if I should offer him one of
these?"
"Not a bit," responded the, attendant.
"He wouldn't touch it. A
monkey isn't half as big a fool as it
llooks."
PRETTY GIRL RUNS FARM.
Daughter of Preacher Rakes Hay
While Father is in Prison
Richmond, Va., June 22.?Miss
Elizabeth Hargrave, since the incarceration
of her father, the Rev. Jas.
T. Hargrave, the unfrocked Episcopal
clergyman, who was recently convicted
in the Federal courts for using
the mails for purposes of fraud, has
become sole manager of the estate,
"Cedarhurst Lodge," in Hanover
County.
The evidences are that the pretty
nineteen-year-old girl is a genius in
the business of operating farms. She
appears also to know a thing or two
about the law, which information she
is using to advantage in her trials
with the county officers.
Miss Hargrave came to the city
to-day for the purpose of petitioning
for an injunction to prevent- the of
fleers from seizing the property or
her father while he is a prisoner. The
law is to the effect that a prisoner
in the penitentiary shall not he liable
to civil suits. The question is whether
or not the county officers are justified
in the seizures, since Hargrave
is, serving a term in the county jail.
"There's nothing to it. I can't run
a farm on air and water," said Miss
Hargrave this morning. "When they
seize everything that comes to me I
can't get on. Why, they even dare to
take my own things?my mail,
freight, and express packages, and
everything. They have levied on
everything but the place, and that is
so fixed that they can't, get at it. If
they keep pushing me, I am going to
take out the 'homestead exemption.'
I don't suppose they can get around
that.
"The hardest luck of all," she continued,
slightly blushing, "is that 1
have to rake the hay. Several days
ago I had a field all plowed up ready
for planting. The seeds were at the|
station, but when I sent for tnem tne
information came back to me that
they had-all been levied on."
Miss Hargrave was neatly attired
in a princess gown of striped gray.
She wore a "Merry Widow" hat,
trimmed in pink feathers and ribbon,
with a big-headed hat pin stuck
through the middle of it. Her long
brown gloves swung limply across
her right arm. Her appearance was
that of a care free maiden, who had
never known the meaning of trouble.
"I'll run that farm or die," she exclaimed,
as she left .to catch her
train, having failed in her mission
because of the absence of Judge Edmund
Waddill from the city. 'Tin
a girl they can't fool. I'm going
back to Hanover to make hay. It's
the 'Maude Muller' game for me, all
right There are five men on the
place at work, to-day. I guess if
they were girls, the county officers
would try to seize them. It's all
very awful, but I am not starving."
Cleaning Silk Fabrics.
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"Silk of any kind or color may be
cleaned in the following manner/'
says Woman's Home Companion for
July. "For every quart of water to
be used in washing a dress, pare and
grate one large potato. Put the
grated potatoes into the water, which
must be cold and soft; let stand two
days without being disturbed in any
way, then very carefully pour off the
clear liquid from the sediment into
a large, convenient vessel, into which
dip the pieces of silk up and down.
"Of course the silk must not be
creased by wringing; let 11 nang ana i
drip nearly dry, then lay it flat onj
the .table, and wipe it first on one
side and then on the other. If necessary
to press it, do so between flannel
with a moderate iron."
GETS APPOINTMENT.
Greenville Newspaper Man Will Be
American Consul at St. Pierre.
Friends of Mr. Douglas Jenkins in
Greenville and elsewhere will be delighted
to learn that he has been appointed
United. States Consul to the
city of Pierre, capital of the islands
of St. Pierre and Miquelon. These
islands are situated almost midway
between Newfoundland and Novia
Scotia, and are under French control,
being the last relics of the
French possessions in the upper part
of the' North American continent.
Ton Vina it will he remembered.
stood an examination some weeks
ago, and passed a high rank among
a large class. He consequently received
a choice appointment in being
detailed to the Island of St. Pierre.
Stock Killed by Lightning.
Sumter, June 26.?Mr. R. C. Tisdale,
who lives in the Jordan section
about six miles from Sumter, had
the misfortune to have a mule and
two horses killed by lightning Wednesday
afternoon. The horses were
in the stable at the time. A colored
man, Richard Bradley, who was cutting
wood in the yard of Mr. Tisdale,
about 100 feet from the stable, was
shocked by the stroke which killed
the animals and was unconscions for
about an hour.
Fire at Cope.
Cope, June 25.?,This morning at
2:35 o'clock fire broke out in the
store of Mr. E. D. Murpny. ine
fire burned rapidly and at one time
it looked as iff the entire business
portion of the town would be destroyed.
Mr. Murphy lost his store and its
contents and his dwelling, with a
portion of its contents. His loss is
estimated St about $1,000 or $1,200.
David Washington, a negro, lost
his store and its contents, the value
of which is estimated at about $175
or $200.
There is some insurance on each
loss, but the exact amount is not
known.
The bucket brigade did some fine
fighting for an hour before the fire
was under control.
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STATE CAMPAIGN MEETING
THE CANDIDATES FOR STATE
OFFICES SPEAK.
Governor Ansel Present.-?Several 1
Absent.?Large Crowd Attends. (
Candidates Well Received.
(By M. W. Brabham.) j
With pleas and supplications in
their mouths for the votes of the (
people of Bamberg county, the candi- dates
for the various State offices descended
upon this commonwealth on '<
Saturday and for three hours one 1
continual stream of eloquence (and
attempts at eloquence) poured forth
in the court house. The meeting was ;
well attended, there being probably
three hundred and fitfy present, and
there was nothing rowdy or bolster
ous to disturb tne caim ana serenity
of the gathering. County Chairman (
H. C. Folk presided over the meeting 1
and introduced Rev. J. B. Traywlck, <
of the Denmark Methodist church,
who made the opening prayer, which '
was a petition for a blessing on the
commonwealth and its interests and
on the officers of the State. The chairman
announcd.in a few well chosen
words what the course of proceedure
would be and then called for the
first speakers of the program, who
were the aspirants for the office of
adjutant and inspector general, but
both of them, Messrs. J. C. Boyd and
H. T. Thompson, were absent being
in active service on the island where
the National Guards were encamped.
Governor Martin F. -Ansel, who
has been heard here on several previous
occasions, was well received
and began his speech with words well
chosen, referring to his visit here
several weeks ago when he participated
in the laying of the corner
stone of the Bamberg graded and
high schools building. This is only
the third meeting of the present
campaign which Mr. Ansel has attended,
he having been very busy
in his office in Columbia. He stated
that he had been attending to the
business for which he was elected
and he will continue to attend to it,
and therefore will probably be absent
from a majority of the remaining
meetings scheduled for this summer.
He argued at length on the matter of
taxes, and explained that the collec
tion of taxes coming as it <ioes in tne
fall of the year, necessitates the borrowing
of money on which to run
the State, and hence a large interest
account is made, which costs the
State between $10,000 and $15,000
annually. Governor Ansel gave his
position on the liquor question in a
dear succinct manner, and he was
given very close attention while he
stated in what particular he had
changed his views on this important
question. The only change, he says,
is that he now believes that liquor
should be voted in locak, option
counties if it is desired, rath&r than
have to be voted out, which simply
means, he continued, that the will
of the State is for prohibition ratfcer
than for liquor, and until armajority
of the people vote for liquor it should
not be sold, this puts the burden of
the question upon the antirprohibition
people rather than upon the prohibition
side. Governor Ansel out11?J
"t?ah fho unnmnrift
HUCU UIO lucao upvu ?rl
tion for educaticnal purposes, giving
a short history of the great work of
Winthrop and of Clemson., The
crowd seemed to be with the governor
all the way through, and he cemented
the ties which he had formed
here in past years by his clear, decided,
and uncompromising attitude.
The second speaker was Hon. Cole
L. Blease, who has been heard here
before and is no novice in ffce political
game. He has a charming man:
ner and a forceful delivery, and withal
is a good stump speaker. He led
off in a manner which attracted at-,
ten tion from his hearers and led them
to believe that he was the leading
orator of the occasion, and from a
purely oratorical standpoint he certainly
was the leader of the entire
day. But the' opinion of the
crowd seemed to be that Mr. Blease
was seeking to get into the gubernatorial
chair on what Mr. Ansel has
done or not done, rather than on his
individual record and promises. Mr.
Blease . created much enthusiasm,
but the expected clash between the
two candidates failed to materialize.
Mr. Blease gave the governor a few
lashes about the expenditure of the
public's money, which he claims has
been put to useless measures, such
as the creation of the department of
immigration and the insurance commissioner's
office. Upon being asked
what he thought of the appropriation
for the Confederate soldiers,
he replied that "any man who was
opposed to helping the Confederate
soldiers, was either a Yankee or had
negro blood in his veins," which remark
was received with much cheering
and other signs of approval.
Mr. A. W. Jones and Mr. N. W.
Brooker, the candidates for the office
of Comptroller General, an office occupied
now by Mr. Jones, were both
absent.
Mr. Mellichamp, of Orangeburg
county, was the leader in the part of
the program which called for the
candidates for the office of superin
tendent of education, tie is an orator
and a man of fine appearance.
He was well received and# gave a
good account of himself. Mr. Swearingen,
the blind candidate who has
been so highly spoken of all through
the State, did not make any attempt
to lead his audience into bursts of
enthusiasm, but he made many
friends by his declaration that he <
asked no favor of any man because
of his^affliction, and he was given
close attention as he narrated his
life's story of how he has fought his
way from the bottom of the ladder
to where he is. Mr. Swearingen
is a professor in the school for the
deaf, dumb, and blind at Cedar
Springs in Spartanburg county. Mr.
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E. C. Elmore is a man who knows
how to handle an audience. He goes * % \
at the business in the manner of an
experienced candidate. He told of
his record as superintendent of education
in Spartanburg county forsev- /
eral terms past, and he showed by his
attitude toward the questions of the
day that he is iully alive to the best ^
interests of the State in matters of
education. These three men are all
well qualified for the position to
which they aspire, and the State is
assured of a good man no matter .V-jUg
which is successful in the August *7*2
election.
The railroad commissioner's job ' A
is always a fat plum in election years Vv3gj|
and it never goes begging. There v-JEjjM
are five out for the job this year. A;
Mr. J. A. Summersett, of Columbia,
told his hearers of his experience as '
a railroad man and related his plat- ,
form on this position. He seems to ,
be at ease in .the campaign party and
makes a good presentation of his
views. Mr. Summersett was follow- pd
hv that well known candidate who
declares that he Is the next commis- .1313
sioner, despite what the voters may
have to say, Hon. James Cansler,
Tirzah, York county, South Carolina.
Mr. "Tirzah of Cansler" has figured '
it out that according to his increase
in votes during the past .two campaigns,
he will be elected without
any trouble. He made a good speech
in the alloted time and there were a
large number who were heard to say
that he would be their choice at the
polls. Mr. B. L. Caughman was kept
busy trying to defend his record, of V
the past six years, and pleading for $
the breaking of the precedent which
has never yet given the office to a
man for two terms. Mr. F. C. Fish- ; J
burn gave a good outline of his ide^s \"^S8|
of what a railroad commissioner r
should do, and he stated facts to f : "
show wherein he was the most ca- . rfsgj
pable man in the race. Mr. Fish- ^
burne is a popular man here, and
has many friends. Mr. Richardson
made a business like speech and de- ^|?|
clared that he would give his whriev.' -f^^B
time and service to, the position ; : ^
should he be elected. Mr. Richardson s
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known here.
For solicitor of this circuit, Mr. H. M.
Graham, of Bamberg, made the* ; .
opening speech, and he-added to his s&J
already large number of supporters ?
by his legal like address, and clear , |
presentations of the facts in the case.
He did not'attempt to give a full ^
speech, granting the most of his ^
time to Mr. Byrnes, of Aiken, one of
his opponents in the race. Mr. Gra- f 4
ham will be the favorite- in the elsetion
if all indications prove true.
He is not given to tearing down the
records of his opponents, but 1b making
the race on his ?merits alone.
He has had fifteen years legal experience
and has practiced in the.l ;|p^S
courts all through the circuit Mr.^ ' f^^Hj.
Byrnes, who followed Mr. Graham,
was welcomed by his hdmirers in the -v
audience, and his anecdotal relations :
pleased the crowd which had become
somewhat wearied and hungry
during the three hours preceding.
Mr. Byrnes made several thrusts at
Mr. Davis's record as solicitor .epd _
declared tnat Mr. uavis renm w
meet his opponents on the stomp. ' ^
Mr. Byrnes told of his experience in / ;
the court room, having been a steaog- ,
rapher in this circuit for the past '
eight years. He made several allusions
in a pleasant manner to Mr.
Graham and attempted, to turn Mr. V
Graham's ardent supporters to him- :v
self by the sharp use of ridicule and ^
satire. Mr. Graham not having a- .
chance to reply did not make any
attempt to "come back" at Mr. .
The meeting was about as pleasant
as campaign things usually are; the !
crowd seemed to be in good hnmor
and with the exception of a few in- _,
terruptions by some of the audience
to ask questions, a quiter meeting has
never been known here.
The crowd was gathered from all ^
over the county, and the county can
didates were here and as Dusy as <&fOT
the fellows who are aspiring to the ^
higher positions in South Carolina's. >*s
democratic, commonwealth.
Bound Over to Court. V-gj
G. M. Stalvey, the young man
charged with bigamy, had a prelimi- V"J?
nary hearing before Magistrate
Smoak in Aiken last ^Wednesday, .
and he was bound over to Court,
bond being fixed at $500. The tes- \
timony against him was given by v
the woman who claims to be his
first wife. She said she was mar^ .
ried to him in 1903 at Myrtle /r.gOj
Beach, S. C., at the cabin of a fisherman
whose name she did not remember,
and produced what purported
to be a marriage certificate signed
Bey. J. C. Clemmons. Mr. W. H. ^
Dukes, of Orangeburg, went to Myrtle
Beach, but could not find any
such preacher, neither did the hotel
register at that place show that the
couple had stopped there* as the , ^
woman claimed. The cabin of the
fisherman was found, but he said
no marriage took place there. The
woman said she had letters from
Stalvey, but declined to produce -.J.IfK
them. It is thought by the people
in Orangeburg, where Stalvey mar- c'
ried Miss Etta Lightfoot, that he is
innocent. The woman has two chil- ;
dren, which she claims Stalvey is
the father of. x Jr5ggS
Georgia Mills to Curtail.
Atlanta, Ga.f June 25.?The
Georgia Industrial association at its
annual session here to-day adopted
resolutions urging cotton manufacturers
who are members of the asso- : j
ciation to curtail production by stop- ^
ping their mills for at least four
weeks between now and Sept. 1.
The resolution sets forth that it is
impossible to purchase cotton at prevailing
prices and to manufacture
any product which can be sold for a ,
price that will not involve a loss.
The association represents about ' ^
2,000,000 spindles in this State. y
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