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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
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SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
The Baptist church of North Augusta
has by a unanimous vote extended
a call to Rev. E. M. Lightfoot,
now pastor of the Baptist church in
Orangeburg. It is not known whether
he has accepted or not.
C. O. Burriss, of Anderson county,
was gored by a young bull last Friday
morning, and his wounds may
prove serious The bull gored Mr.
Burriss four times while he was trying
to put a halter on him.
Dr. J. A. B. Scherer, president of l
Newberry College, has been offered
the presidency of a college in California,
and he is seriously considering
accepting the position His rej
meval would be a distinct loss to the
.Lutheran denomination as well as
the State generally. /
The plant of the American Cigar
Company in Charleston has been
sold to Seidenberg & Co., of Baltimore,
who will continue to operate
it. This concern has also bought
the factory at Greenville. Both
plants will continue operations, and
they will be enlarged and improved.
Dr. W. H. Brown, a veterinary
, surgeon in' Orangeburg, was arrested
there by the chief of police yesterday
on a warrant charging him with
horse stealing in a town in Tennessee.
He gave bond for $300. He
says he was never in the town, and
was in Orangeburg last April when
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xne crime m soiu iu uavc wm
mitted. Dr. Brown has visited Bam-1
berg "several times.
v , At Scranton in Williamsburg coun?
ty last Saturday night, Policeman
Kamarow was seriously and perhaps
fatally cut by Stephen 0. Byrd, eldest
son of Dr. S. D. M. Byrd, a prominent
physician and highly respected
citizen of that county. Young Byrd
was drinking and had some^ words
with his brother, Dr. Harvey Byrd,
r and was arrested by the policeman
for disorderly conduct. On the way
to the guard house Byrd attacked
the policeman, slashing him fearfully
id the jaw and throat. There were
several stabs in the back of the neck
and shoulder. The policeman may
die, and if he does of course nothing
will be done with Byrd.
Joel Chandler Harris Dead.
Atlanta, Ga., July 3.?Joel Chandler
Harris, the editor of the Uncle
Remus Magazine, died here tonight,
after a short illness. Mr. Harris was
sixty years of age.
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Mr. narns u ueaiuu uoa uui
good for some time but he had only
been confined to his bed for about
ten days, suffering from a disease of
\ the liver. Complications set in and
yesterday he grew rapidly worse and
t continued to sink until the end came
$ o'clock to-night.
He, was born at Eatonton, Ga.,
December 9, 1848, and was married
in 1873 to Miss Essie Larese, of Can-I
ada. In 1876 he moved to Atlanta,
joining the staff of the Atlanta Constitution.
It was while connected with the
Constitution that his tales, "Stories
by Uncle Remus," first attracted attention.
In 1900 Mr. Harris retired
, from active journalism until last year
when he became editor and proprietor
of the Uncle Remus Magazine.
He spent most of his time at his ?ubN
urban home. He will be buried in
Atlanta.
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street ravmg in tuiiuuuia.
Columbia, July 2.?The contract
for the paving of Main street with
bitulithic material was signed to.
night, and a bond of $50,000 given
by the contractors, the Atlantic Bitulithic
-Company. Work will commence
within two weeks and be completed
in about six months.
George O. Tenney, president of the
Atlantic Bitulithic company, will personally
superintend the work. Mr.
Tenney built a part of the Columbia
$400',000 water works plant.
The work will be done at a cost of
$163,000
Bomb Sent to Sheriff.
Calumet, Mich., July 4.?Sheriff
Beck, of Houghton county, received
by express yesterday a dynamite
bomb, evidently intended for his assassination.
Had he opened it according
to instructions on the package
he would have been killed and
wrecked the court house and jail.
He was suspicious, however, and
opened the package from the side,
disclosing five sticks of dynamite and
two electrical batteries. He had reAAtTPAri
onwQ.ol throoto qp-Qin at his lifft
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Beck has been energetic in en g-,^
forcing the liquor laws and keeping
in curb the large lawless element
among the many nationalities making
up the population of this county.
The package came from some point
in Wisconsin.
Spartanburg Mills Close.
Spartanburg, June 30.?Following
the suggestion of the South Carolina
Cotton Manufacturers' association
at its annual meeting held at
Glenn Springs recently it is announced
to-day that four of the largest
mills in Spartanburg county, Whitney,
Spartan, Pacolet, and Arkwright,
will close down to-morrow
for thirteen days. This gives about
3,000 operatives a holiday of two
weeks and stops for that length of
time about 200,000 spindles. So
far as can be learned these are the
1 only mills to be closed down at this
time, though it is understood others
will give their employees a vacation
of two weeks later in the summer.
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MYSTERIOUS KILLING.
Engineer Dies from Bullet Wound
Without Telling Circumstances.
Raleigh, N. C., July 1.?Bleeding
to death from a mysterious bullet
wound in his left leg, B. M. Stultz,
an engineer on the Seaboard Air
Line, staggered into the train order
room of the road here last night and
died without telling how or by whom
he had been shot. Turner
Smith, a 19-year-old boy,
is under arrest for the killing. The
testimony before the coroner's jury
was that some man had, about 11
o'clock last night, peeped through
the blinds at Smith's 17-year-old-sister.
The girl awoke her brother,
and about 1 o'clock the man came
again to the window and young
Smith shot three times through the
glass. The man fled but returned an
hour later and Smith shot again at
him. A few moments afterwards
Stultz staggered into the train room
and died.
A pistol was found in his overalls
pocket. He had prepared to take
his train out.
Stultz is survived by a wife and
eight children who live in Roanoke,
Va.
No Use Asking Him.
A certain Sunday-school class in
Philadelphia consists for the most
part of youngsters who live in the
poorer districts of the city. One
Sunday the teacher told the class
about Cain and Abel, and the following
week she turned to Jimmie, a diminutive
lad, who, however, had not
been present the previous session.
"Jimmie," she said, "I want you
to tell me who killed Abel?" *
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replied Jimmie; "I didn't even know
he was dead."
Unique League Formed.
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The most unique base hall league
in the world* has just been formed in
Chicago. There are four teams in
the league. One is composed of Chinese,
one of Italians, and one of Hebrews.
The fourth team is known
as the "allnations' club,'* and comprises
a Jew, Swede, Italian, Irishman,
Chinaman, Spaniard, Japanese,
negro, and Frenchman. The Chinese
team is known as the Hip Lung baseball
club, taking its name from Hip
Lung, who has just been acquitted of
the murder of Chin Wai, a Chinese
merchant.
She Must Have Been Trained.
Police Commissioner Bingham, of
New York, was praising the police
work of the ten Belgian watchdogs
that was recently imported at a cost
of but $10 apiece. They have reduced
the burglaries in the neighborhoods
they patrol from ten to two a
month.
"They work well," said the commissioner,
"because they are well
trained. Training, you know, is everything."
He paused and smiled.
"Two physicians were discussing,"
he said, "a certain pretty nurse.
" 'Was she a trained nurse?' said
the first physician.
" 'She must have been,' replied the
other. 'She hadn't been in the hospital
a week before she was engaged
to the richest patient.' "
His Last Request.
Pat was in the habit of going
home drunk and beating his wife.
Finally Biddy lost patience and appealed
to the priest.
"Pat," said the priest, "if you ever
get drunk again I'll turn you into
a rat. If I don't see you, I'll know
about it just the same, and into a rat
you go. Now, you mind that."
The next evening Pat came home
worse drunk than ever, kicked in
the door, and his wife dodged behind
the table to defend herself.
"Don't be afraid, darlint," says
Pat as he steadied himself before
dropping into a chair. "I'm not going
to bate ye. Iwon't lay the weight
of me finger on ye. I want ye to be
kind to me to-night, darlint, and to
remember the days when we was
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sweenies.i-us auu wucu ;c iui mv.
You know his riverince said if I got
dhrunk, and this night into a rat I
go. But I want ye to be kind to me,
darlint, and watch me, and when ye
see me gettin' little and the hair
growin' out on me and me whiskers
gettin' long, if ye ever loved me, darlint,
for God's sake keep yer eye on
the cat."?Ladies Home Journal.
Considerate.
A prosperous grocer in a certain
midland town had occasion recently
to engage a new errand boy. Trade
was very brisk, and the lad had a.
great deal of work to do in delivering
parcels in different parts of the
town.
"Well, George, how did you get
on on Saturday?" asked the grocer
on Monday morning.
"Oh; fine," replied the boy. "But
I'll be leavin' at the end of the
week."
"Why, what's up now?" queried
his master. "Are the wages not high
enough?"
"I'm not findin' any fault with the
pay," replied the boy, "but the fact
is, I'm doin' a horse out o' a job
Vioro "?Tendon Granhic.
Dogs at Church.
At the, Methodist district conference
held at Hartsville last month a
resolution was offered by the committee
on church property and unani?
mously adopted by the conference
r urging the trustees of the several
> charges throughout the Florence dist
'trict to forbid the attendance of dogs
i at church during the hours of wori
ship, such being not only a nuisance
. but an embarrasing and dangerous
nuisance.?Florence Times.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Country Correspondence*
The fourth was observed as usual
in Spring Branch vicinity. The Bessinger
reunion was largely attended
at that place, though all members
of the family were not present.
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mere are very neariy uue uuuuicu
and fifty members. The day was
most pleasantly spent in walking,
talking, promenading, and the children
seemed to enjoy their childish
games. Then, too, the candidates
were plentiful and were "so glad to
be with the dear folks." Refreshments
were plentiful. Such a dinner;
the dinner did not speak of poor
crops. Nothing occurred to mar the
day, and all went merry as a marriage
bell, though the familiar form
of the father was sadly missed, as he
must forever be, and it was a common
expression, "How we all miss
grandpa." We hope the family will
long continue these reunions, as they
are a source of pleasure to many
others than the family, though it's
all due to the hospitality and the "at
home" feeling tendered by the entertainers.
On Sunday children's day exercises
were observed at Spring
Branch, and an excellent program,
which reflects great credit on superintendent,
teachers, and pupils, was
delivered to a very large crowd of
visitors, who had gathered there to
enjoy the children's biblical work.
The Sunday-school there is almost
in its infancy, and has as a majority
of its members, infants who did excellent
in their baby parts delivered
in baby talk. The superintendent,
Mr. J. P. O'Quinn, .is very much
buried in his work there, and is ably
and willingly assisted by a number
of teachers, and we expect to see
greater things from Spring Branch
Sunday-school. About ten dollars
was collected Sunday.
We give the program delivered:
Hymn to call ' congregation together.
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Hymn?lAiarcnmg ?ong?uy wuiuu
all the children marched into the
church in line.
Recitation, "Welcome"?Little
Blanche Crider. '
Scripture reading by Rev. S. P.
Chisolm from Matthew 13, followed
by prayer by Rev. Chisolm.
"One Little Penny"?by ten children.
Hymn.
"A. Chain of Prayer"?by six children.
"God's Love"?Bessie Strong.
Hymn?sung as a duet by Mrs.
Quillie Sandifpr and Miss Viola Sandifer.
"The Seed and the Sower"?by
twelve children.
"What Shall We Be"?Maybelle
Crider.
"Sowing Time"?Masters Jasper
Padgett and Connor Smoak.
. Hymn.
"Shall We- Know?"?Iris Strong.
"Trust in God"?Ruth Crider.
Recitation?Miss Birdie Bessinger.
"Burial of Moses"?Mr. Laurie
Sandifer.
Hymn.
"Heaven is Not Far Away"?Clinton
Herndon.
Recitation?Mr. Russell Sandifer.
Lecture?Sheriff J. B. Hunter.
Collection.
Hymn.
Benediction. .
R. M. HAYS RESIGNS OFFICE. '
Retires from Presidency of Farmers'
*and Merchants' Bank.
Greenwood, July 7.?At the annual
meeting of the Stockholders of
the Farmers' and Merchants' bank,
held here this afternoon, the resignation
of Mr. R. M. Hays, president,
was presented to the stockholders.
Mr. Hays stated that he would not
allow his name to be presented for
re-election on account of ill health.
His health has not been gOod for the
past several months and though he
has greatly improved recently, he did
not feel that he would be doing himself
justice to continue to tax himself
with the duties of the position.
The stockholders adopted very complimentary
resolutions as to his management
of the bank, expressed their
appreciation and hoped he would
soon be permanently restored to
health. The stockholders also passed
resolutions of respect to the memory
of Mr. W. G. Gambrel, who died
a few months ago. He wag., the first
president of the bank ancfa director
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at tne time or nis aeain. ivir. wauc
R. Cothran, president and general
manager of the Greenwood Grocery
company, was elected president to
succeed Mr. Hays, Capt. F. S. Evans,
local manager of the Southern Cotton
Oil company plant, was elected
vice president, and thf following
were elected directors: w. R. Cothran,
F. S. Evans, H. J. Kinard, J. B.
Park, Wade C. Harrison, J. B. Wharton,
R. M. Hayes and W. E. Henderson.
Mr. J. P. Abney was re-elected
cashier and Mr. A. W. Henderson
assistant cashier.
McMaster Begins Investigation.
Spartanburg, July 7.?insurance
Commissioner F. H. McMaster begar
here to-day an investigation of the
affairs of the Piedmont Mutual Insurance
company, of which A. M. Alexander
is president. This matter will
probably consume the time of the
commissioner for two or three days,
To-night Mr. McMaster said he could
make no statement as to his wort
here. The line of inquiry is as tc
the authority of the directors of the
company to make contracts with the
president of the company and to paj
over the amount of premiums.
PRETTY HOME WEDDING.
Mr. Herbert E. Gregory Weds Miss
Edna Earle Hope.
The home of Mr. Geo. H. Hope, on
Oak avenue, was the scene of a beautiful
wedding on Tuesday evening,
the contracting parties being Prof.
Herbert E. Gregory, of New Haven,
Conn., and Miss Edna Earle Hope,
of Denmark. .
The ceremony was most impressively
performed by the Rev. Dr. J.
T. Plunkett, of Augusta, Ga. The
bride was most becomingly gowned
in an imported robe of white chiffon,
hand embroidered, trimmed in real
lace made princess with empire effect.
The numberless presents of
costly and beautiful cut glass and
silver' of which this charming young
couple were the recipients, attest
the popularity and esteem in which
thpv nre held hv their host of friends.
The groom's present to the bride was
a deed to his summer home near New
Haven and a substantial bank account
Mrs Gregory is the youngest
dapghter of the late G. H. Hope, formerly
of Charleston. She is a young
lady of unusual attainments and of
sterling worth, besides being a handsome
and an attractive woman she
has had the advantage of a liberal
education which has been enriched
by travel, both at home and abroad.
Prof. Gregory holds the chair of Geology
at Yale University besides possing
much erudition, he is a most
genial and affable, gentleman. Directly
after the wedding Mrs. J. A;
Nix, sister of the bride, tendered
them, their relatives, and a few intimate
friends, a reception at her suburban
home. The bridal j. .rty left
at 8:12 for Augusta, Ga., thence to
New York and other Eastern cities.
Denmark, July 1st, 1908.
A Lady May Be in Race
There is a persistent rumor going
the rounds that a young lady, who
has had considerable experience in
thp wnrk nf the county offices, may
be asked to make the race for County
Superintendent of Education.
While woman's suffrage has not yet
taken hold in South Carolina, there
is no law to prevent a woman from
holding office, and with a lovely
young lady in the race this summer
there would be something new for
the politicians to speculate on.?
Orangeburg Sun.
Hoboes Stole Gold Teeth.
Omaha, Neb., July 3.?T. C. Roberts,
a Northwestern railroad brakeman,
on Thursday had eight of his
teeth filled with gold.
While on his run last night Roberts
discovered a gang of tramps
stealing a ride. He attempted to
force them from the train and his
new teeth showed brightly in the
lantern's light. The tramps captured
the brakeman and while a number
jumped on him others relieved
him of the shining teeth, using a
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hoboes jumped from the train as it
was entering the railroad yards at
the outskirts of Omaha, and took
Roberts's teeth with them.
Land Deed to Jesus Christ,
A peculiar deed discovered by abstractors
of Randolph county conveys
120 acres of land near Darksville
to Jesus Christ, says the Stoutsville
Banner. The deed had been
made in 1850 by Johnson Wright
and Elizabeth Wright, his wife, and
had never been contested. The descendants
of the family had held the
property "in trust" and have thrived
upon it. The story is that being
very pious this old couple wished to
return by deed of will and law to
their Saviour the material blessing
which He had conferred on them in
this life.?Kansas City Star.
Killed a Bushel of Rats.
How the news was spread is not
known, but the rats in Mr. R. R.
Johnson's neighborhood found out a
few weeks ago that he had a couple
of hundred bushels of good ear corn
in a barn that was easily entered.
So they invited themselves to spend
the summer there, and a great congress
assembled, holding riotous
nightly long sessions and sleeping
through the days.
Though a very patient and generous
man, Mr. Johnson grew weary of
the impudence and destructiveness
of the unwelcome visitors ana set aj
number of stalwart hands to carrying
the corn in baskets to a rat proof
crib across the lot. Between trips
the hands used the big stick on the;
rats that had burrowed in the corn.
A gallant pointer dog helped them.
When the corn transfer was completed
the dead rats were put in a
bushel basket, filling it to the very
inch of the rim. They were counted
and numbered 393. Besides the
pointer had eaten a number between
i fights. The rats had done much
damage. In the old crib there were
left cobs enough to fill a two-horse
wagon body.?Barnwell People.
The Bat and the Ball.
Hal Chase, the-famous first base"
man, was advocating teetotalism
' among ball players. He argued well,
' and in the midst of his argument he
told a story.
"Leroy Vigors, a friend of mine,"
he said, "turned up to play in an
amateur game with a skate on.
( "When Vigors stepped up to the
i bat, he smiled a silly smile, and said^
to the umpire:
" 'I shee three bats an' three balls
here. What am I to?hie?do?'
I " 'Hit the middle ball,' said the
> umpire.
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I 1 " 'Dura ye, Vigors,' said a coach,
: 'why didn't you hit the middle ball,
? like the umpire told you?'
5 " 'I did,' says Vigors, with an in>
jured air, 'only I hit it with the?
r hie?outside bat' "?Philadelphia
Ledger.
RABENS BEGINS SENTENCI
NOTED "FENCE" FOR SAFEBLOYl
ERS NOW A CONVICT.
To Serve Sentence of Three Years 01
Chain Gang of Oconee
County.
Walhalla, July 6.?H. Rudolph Ra
bens, of Charleston, surrendered
himself to Sheriff Kay, of Ocone<
county this morning and was imme
diately locked up in the county jail
He appeared in court and announced
that he was ready to begin the sen
tence of three years' imprisonmen
imposed upon him by Judge Gar]
last year. H. T. Gregory, postoffic*
inspector, was present.
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T. Jaynes, Rabens was taken to th<
county farm for easy time instea(
of going to the State penitentiary
The $5,000 cash bond which Rabeni
deposited with the clerk of court a
the. time of serving notice of appea
to the State supreme court has beei
transferred to this county as a guar
antee against his escaping.
Inspector Gregory arrived in Wal
halla at 9:20 this morning, cominj
through the country from Seneca
Rabens had arrived previously, hav
ing come here several days ago. Af
ter court convened at ten o'clock a
m., and while the presiding judge
Judge George E. Prince, was deliv
ering his charge to the grand jury
Rabens entered the court room witl
his attorney, R. T. Jaynes, and oj
conclusion of the judge's charge for
mally surrendered himself to Sherii
Kay, and was immediately taken t<
the county jail and locked up.
Solicitor Boggs then informed th<
judge that he might sign the orde
releasing the $5,000 cash bond, am
Judge Prince accordingly signed th
order.
It is rumored that the second in
dictment against Rabens, which con
tains the felony charges, has mys
teriously disappeared from the offic
of the clerk of the court.
The commencement by H. Rudolp]
Rabens, alias "Rudy," alias "Bii
Six," of a three-year sentence upoi
the public works of Oconee count:
marks another and most importan
chapter in the famous yegg trials ii
South Carolina. Rabens is a well
known character in Charleston, am
has for year^ been conducting a stor
and blind tiger in that city. He wa
the recognized "fence" of the note
McKinley-Nolan gang of safeblowert
all of whom save Gus DeFord wer
given long sentences in the federa
penitentiary at Atlanta and later i;
the State penitentiary.
Rabens is said to be worth a smal
fortune, perhaps not less than fort
thousand dollars, which he manage
to accumulate in various unlawfu
practices. The' day before he wa
sentenced by Judge Gary he place
$5,000 in cold cash in the hands o
the clerk of court of Oconee count
as bond for his appearance in cour
at the termination of his appeal.
Rabens was convicted on Februar
6th, 1907, at Walhalla, on an indict
ment charging participation in th
robbery of the Courtenay Manufac
turing company at Newry, Ocone
county, on the night of December 14
1903. Rabens was trfed in his at
sence, and the jury rendered a ver
diet of guilty within five minute
after retiring.
SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN UNION.
Mrs. W. T. Jones, of Santuc, Die
from Effects of Strychnine.
Union, July 7.?Coroner Hame*
of this county, was called upon yes
terday to investigate the sudde
death of Mrs. W. T. Jones, who die
at her home in Santuc soon after 1
o'clock Sunday night, and the jur
to-night returned a verdict that sh
came to her death from strychnin
administered by parties unknown t
the jury.
Dr. J. T. Jeter testified that he wa
called upon Sunday night about 1
o'clock to go to see Mrs. Jones, wh
was said to be in convulsions. Bs
fore reaching the Jones dwelling th
doctor heard screams, and on react
ing the room where the dying woma
lay she was in convulsions, her bod
rigid, head thrown back, pupils wid<
ly dilated, lower jaw fixed and he
hands folded so tightly across he
breast that they could not be move<
The doctor gave her an injection c
morphine and states that her min
was clear, but her shrieks were br<
ken by convulsions. There was
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the room, and Mr. Jones, the dea
woman's husband, stated to the do*
tor that she had gotten up two c
three times after retiring, going i
the bureau. Death occurred a fe
minutes after the doctor arrived an
he gave it as his opinion that si
died from strychnine poison.
It seems that Mr. and Mrs. Jone
were the only persons in the hout
Sunday night, their fourteen-yeai
old son being absent on a visit f
relatives. Evidence by several wi
nesses, which is too revolting f<
publication, tends to show thi
Jones's treatment of his wife for
number of years has been brutal b<
yond belief.
Mrs. Jones was a woman of les
than middle age, and her cnaracw
and gentle disposition made h<
I apany friends. Her sad deat
*rouses great sympathy and no litt
indignation and suspicion.
The Bamberg Herald has installe
a linotype. Editor Knight is amor
the foremost newspaper men of tl
country. He is not only a pungei
and resourceful writer but a busine:
builder as well. We congratulat
him cordially upon the long step 1
has taken In the march of progres
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j ? CLEVELAND WAS POOR.
Home in Princeton and Buzzards*
Bay All Re Had Saved.
Grover Cleveland, contrary to general
belief, died a poor man.
i The opinion wa3 generally held
that he was possesed of a considers- ' j
ble estate, and that his family would
be well provided for. * Inquiry has
developed the fact, however, that he , ;
- has left his widow and four children -frg
1 practically nothing, except the house
i at Princeton and the place at Buz- \
- zards' Bay. "-?3
When Mr. Cleveland left the White
1 House after his second. term, it is
- said he and his wife had an income
t between them of $10,000 a year.
r When he saw his children growing
J up and realized he was getting to be
an old man, his income often worried
. him, because of the future of the >
5 young wife and children. He would
1 accept nothing from friends, they t
. say, though they were ready and will- ^
3 ing to aid him in any way. He was
t extremely pVoud on the score but he C-^i
1 could not conceal the fact that hex %$?
i was not at ease.
It is said now he did not live in
New York for the sole reason that it
- was cheaper to live in Princeton and
I in Princeton he could maintain the ?|sB
. style he felt would be demanded of
- him.
- x His income was added to by $5,
,. 000 a year when he became one of
f, the trustees for the Equitable Life
- Assurance Society. Then when he
, was made head of the Association of
l. Life Insurance Presidents at a salary *
i of $25,000 his friends who knew of x
- his financial limitations rejoiced.
I However, he had held that place .on0
ly a year.
Mr. Cleveland had some money on
e deposit in the Knickerbocker Trust
r Company, a fact, which come out at
1 the time the company closed its doors,
e An intimate friend, who is familiar
with Mr. Cleveland's financial affairs
- said to-day that he may have had
- some money in addition to this dei
posit, but it was a trifling amount
e Mr. Cleveland was a great believer
in life insurance, but for the past 15 ,
ti years had been in bad health. If he Xfffl
S held any insurance that will go to his ?.'iffa
a wife and children, it is believed to
y have been taken out before he enter- VrSfM
t ed the White House for his second
a term as president. *
Boyd Stroud, a white boy 15 years
d of age, was instantly killed in Colume
bia last Wdnesday while trying to Igsg"
s board a moving train. His feet slippd
ed and he fell under the train and J :
i, was instantly killed.
J Didn't Admire Mrs. Cleveland.
A voluble young girl was one day
i coin* from New York to New Lon- *
4 o ~ o ? ^
y don when she found herself seated .
d next to a pleasant faced woman who .vjjM
1 spoke to the girl, and after awhfle
s the talk drifted to general topics,
i "Do you know," said the girl,
f "speaking of lovely women, I was
y reading about Mrs. Grover Cleveland ?
f to-day. She is my ideal of a lovely :
woman," and the girl launched forth
y into a torrent of extravagant praise
of the once mistress of the White
e House. Suddenly the girl perceived
that her' companion was rather one
responsive. i,
"Perhaps you don't agree with me
i- about Mrs. Cleveland?" asked the ,-.5:^S3
s "I know her," said the woman.
"Qon't you admire her?"
"Well, no, not especially."
The girl changed the subject. *
At Greenwich the lady rode to
leave the train, and as she was leav- ' i
* ing she said to the girl: "I get out
here. I'm visiting some friends. If
hope some time we may meet agaipi,
Here is my card." **513
When the train had started again ;
ti the girl looked at the card to find
d printed thereon:
2 "Mrs. Grover uieveiancL ?ijauie? v^sa
y Home Journal.
o Freak Chickens in the Baby County. '
Several freaks of nature have been
| reported to this office in the last rjggm
2 week. Mr. J. K. Wannamaker re0
ports a chicken hatched on his place ;
that walks with its body erect like
e a man, and Mr. T. L. Buyck reports
l" one hatched at his home with a Ijead
n resembling that of a ground mole,
>' only the chick's ears are where the
eyes should be and no eyes at all4,
!r Gobe Aiken reports the hatch of four
Ir chicks deaf and dumb, and Mr. Jas.
1- Smoak gave us an egg weighing over
a quarter of a pound. Calhoun cound
ty will soon have enough freaks to v~3
>- start up a "zoo.''?St. Matthews Ad- ;
a vance.
The Oldest Inhabitant. ->: *-.$
>r There is a man in New York who .
o before he went into vaudeville was
w the impresario of a dime museum in
d Boston. This was a good many years ^ .
ie ago, but he still tells of an ex- . - %
' ? ? 4I?* ktm In ooarfh fftT
penence mat ucicn ^uu m OVH* V*ft , - w,,
-8 novelties in the way of freaks, says
?e the New York Times. *
"I read In the paper one day of a Vbj
:o man up in Maine who had just celet
brated his hundredth birthday, and
)r was still hale and hearty," said Mr.
it Keith. "I remember his name well,
a It was Amos Whiffletree. I jour- ;
e- neyed to his farm and found him
in the early evening sitting on ms
50 otnnn smnkin? a uiDe. I introduced .
JtJ WVWJ^ I w sr
iT myself and asked if it were true that >';
?r he was 100 years old. He replied ~
;h that he was. I then made him an
Ie offer to exhibit himself as the oldest
man alive.
" 'I guess you made a mistake, ain't ^
>d ye?' he said. 'You must be thinkin'
ig of my father.'
ie " 'Your father!" I gasped. 'Is >;
it your father alive?'
3s " 'Surest thing you know,' said
te Amos. /
ie " 'Where is he?' I asked.
a. " 'He's up-stairs putting grandpa t
S. to bed,' replied Amos, -refilling his
Pipe." ^