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ft It 'pi lnul I Price I T I I. PERSONAL MENTION. ? - \ $ People Visiting in This City and 1 at Other Points. ?Mr. J. A. Vernon, of Sycamore, \ "was in the city this week. ^ V ?Miss Wilhelmina Folk is at . home from Columbia College. p ?Mr. David Hill is at home from . Clemson for the holidays. ?Mr. Jas. E. Salley, of Orange- * burg, was in the city Monday. < ?Messrs Eugene and Henry <' Stokes are at home for Christmas i \fl from Clemson college. 1 ?Miss Nellie Murphy, who is teaching in the Marion Graded school, ( is at home for the holidays. , ?Mr. Langdale, a printer on the , Press and Standard at Waterboro, < \ spent Tuesday in the city. ?Postoffice Inspector A. J. Knight ] -is in the city on a visit to the family < of his brother, A. W. Knight. ] ?Mr. and Mrs, J. E. Vara and 1 pretty little daughter, Minnie .Lee, ^ are visiting relatives in the city. 1 ?Mrs. Havelock Eaves, of Columbia, is here to spend Christmas with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. I A. Riley. ?Mr. W. P. Jones returned Saturday night from St. Luois, where J he went to buy a car load of stock for Jones Bros. ?Dr. William O'Neal, of Estill, a , , venerable physician, now nearly 80 t years of age, has been visiting his brother, Mr. J. T. O'Neal, of this city. ?Mr. A. B. Watson, linotype ma. chinist of the Columbia State, spent Tuesday in the city. He was here to look over our linotype machine. Mr. Watson is a clever gentleman and un\ $ derstands his business. ?Mr. J. A. Hunter, who has been in the hospital in Charleston for ' * Vinma loot TTVl. some Lime, reiuiucu uuui^ iuov a . day. His friends will be glad to L know that his health is very much Jr improved. ?Lieut. J. Wilson Riley, who is now stationed at Fort Riley, Kan., is spending the holidays with his parents, Capt. and Mrs. W. A. Riley. His many friends in his old home are glad to see him again. ft ?Little Miss Laurie Dowling is spending the holidays with relatives in the city. Her parents, Mr. and ? Mrs. H. Spann Dowling, will arrive from Anderson in the next day or two. ?Misses Belle Cooner, Ethel Black - and Flossie Murdaugh arrived from Greenville this morning and will spend the holidays at home. These young ladies have been attending the Greenville Female College. t r ?Mrs. J. W. Lovejoy, wife of the ; new superintendent of the electric light plant, arrived in the city last Thursday, and she and Mr. Lovejoy are boarding with Mrs. Quattlebaum, who is now occupying Mr. [ Henry F. Bamberg's residence on I Railroad avenue. _ I received anoth< seventy head on Mules than ever for the timberma .ES * i i A visit to ot as profitable in its every you. We c js and My Stock of Buggies, V sities is the largest and South Carolina. Don't Fra B A CONGRESSMEN ANGRY. rhey Don't Like New Rule for 6 Choosing Postmasters. Representatives in congress from :hose states affected by President Roosevelt's order placing fourth ( ilass postmasters under the civil ser- < rice umbrella are mad through and 1 through, says a Washington dis- ] iispatch. A few of the congressmen , ire not angry at all, but take the 2 riew that the president has relieved 1 them of a lot of trouble. since me iuujj.ua, uuu ui iuc . srnment the appointment of country postmasters has been one of the previous political assets of the rural vongressmen. In some districts where the great bulk of the population is composed of farmers and iwellers in small towns and villages, political machines have been constructed with fourth-class postmasterships as the most vital part of the construction. By the terms of the order issued by the president recently, all fourth-class postmasters in States east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio river are "covered into" the classified service, and the postmasters can now be removed only upon charges. Not a few members of congress have in times past professed to regard the appointments of small postmasters as not only a bore but a source of infinite trouble political- 1 ly. It frequently happens that where one man or woman is pleased by an appointment as postmaster a dozen are offended, and the congressman from the district reaps a big crop of enemies. The fact is, however, that members of congress generally are not pleased over the president's order and would prefer that the status quo in the matter of fourth-class postmasterships be maintained. Democratic congressmen generally are mightily tickled over the presTVov HiH nr?t sharp in lUUlll O Viuci. iuv; uiu this patronage and they are having lots of fun with their Republican brethren in the house. They point out, incidentally, that no Southern States are included in the new civil service order, and this they, regard as significant. In the South the patronage is distributed upon the recommendation of Republican referees. Harry Suydam Dies. New York, Dec. 21.?Harry Suydam, the curb broker who was shot in his Broad street office last Saturday by John C. Lumsden, an inventor, died in the Hudson street hospital today. Lumsden is under arrest. The shooting is said to have been an outgrowth of a dispute over payment for stock in a company which was organized to handle one of Lumsden's inventions. Lumsden was remanded to prison by Coroner Harburger today without bail to await the inquest on December 29. $ V m zr car load of mu hand. I am in bet before. I have Mil in; in fact FOR ir stables will ? TTT s to you. w e phase, and ' an surely pi Terir /agons, Harness, Saddler; I most complete line ever c fail to inspect what 1 ha' nk iMBERQ, SOI GEORGIA TOWN SHOT UP. Six Young Men l?ire Five Hundred Shots, Riddling Buildings and Terrorizing People. Waycross, Ga., Dec. 19.?To yreak vengance for the arrest of a jompanion on the charge of being irunk six young white men rode in;o the town of Beach, nineteen miles lorth of here, last night and fired Ive hundred shots, riddling buildngs and terrorizing the town. Four foung women who were walking on :he streets were fired at and Maggie raylor; the 14-year-old daughter of Leonard P. Taylor, was probably fa ;ally wounded. Citizens of this county are engaged, but desire that the law take its course. Six officers from Waycross went to Beach today and it is reported late tonight that the six illeged rioters are under arrest or tiave been arrested and released on bond. Citizens of Waycross are characterizing the men who shot up the town as "night riders." After the first few volleys from the pistols of the young men, who rode into the town in three buggies, everybody in the town took to covey and left them to drive about and shoot at will. The charge of rioting appears on the warrants issued for the six men. Lady Meets Horrible Fate. Lexington, Dec. '21.?One of the Baddest deaths that has ever occurred in this section was that of Mrs. Carrie Hallman, wife of Mr. G. Henry Hallman, a prominent merchant of Gilbert, this county, on last Friday. Mr. Hallman left for his store at the usual hour Friday morning, leaving his wife aparently in the best of health and cheerful spirits, only to be called back a few hours later to find her in the agonies of death. About 9 o'clock neighbors were attracted to the Hallman home by a woman's screams, and when they ar-l - " - > -C~.. ? A MIt'B nvea ai ine nouss uivj' luuuu mio. Hallman lying on the floor with very nearly all of her clothing burned and some parts of her body almost burned to a crisp. It is the supposition that she had a fainting spell and fell forward into the fire. She expired within a few hours, death coming as a relief to her terrible suffering. Mrs. Hallman was 44 years of age and leaves, Resides her husband, an aged father, one brother and two sisters. She was a member of the Lutheran church and a devoted Christian. She was buried at Shiloh Methodist church on Saturday in the presence of a large assemblage of rela-1 tives and friends, the funeral services being conducted by her pastor the Rev. B. D. Wessinger. Contract for Wofford Library. Spartanburg, Dec. 21.?The contract has been let to E. L. Hertzog for the erection of the Wofford college library building, the structure to cost $25,000. Work is to be begun January 1. LES* les last week, and :ter shape to furni lies for the plow EVE prove intern i Know the M1 know how tc ease you in I is Al\* Whips, Lap Robes, and C arried by me or any one els ve before making your pu Bai 9 JTH CAROLir NO ALLOWANCE FOR TJRANSFER. Commerce Commission Bars Rebates fnr Cartage of Sugar. Washington, Dec. 20.?In a decision made public to-day the interstate commerce commission declares that allowances for the transfer of sugar from refineries to the trains are essentially rebates and in violation of the law. This important determination was reached by the commission only after several months of consideration of the matter of allowances for the transfer of sugar, and so far as the commission is concerned brings to an end a controversy which has long existed between the refineries in New York and those in Philadelphia. The investigation of the subject was begun by the commission on its own initiative. No complaint was filed but what was regarded as the injustice and illegality of the allowances for transfer or cartage were called to the attention of the commission with a view to eliminating them. In its decision the commission lays down four general conclusions, as follows: "1. The commission has jurisdiction to make an order in 'any inquiry on its own motion in the same manner and to the same effect as though complaint has been made.' "2. It is not a part of the carrier's duty to bear the expense bf transfer of goods from the shipper to the carrier. For carriers to undertake to compensate shippers for perform* 1 - ?nVii rvnnro o rD ing services which mc legally bound to do for themselves is for the carriers to. violate the act. "3. The publication of gross and net rates would needlessly add to the complexity of tariffs. Wherever it i$ possible for carriers to file a net rat? as such, it is their duty so to do. \ "4. The allowances here considered are rebates, and violate the law. No order is issued, but the carriers are expected to conform to the law with out delay. *'No order will be made at this time," the report concludes, "but the commission will expect the carriers in question at once to conform their tariffs and practices to the principles j here announced. If this is not done the commission will take such steps J to enforce compliance with its views j in this connection, either by an order in this proceeding (jurisdiction of which is reserved for that purpose) or by such other means as it may deem advisable in the premises." Honor Roll of Ehrhardt Graded School. Ehrhardt, Dec. 21.?At the end of each month all pupils who have made an average of 95 have their names placed on the honor roll. The honor roll for the month ending December 18 is composed of the following names: Jonnelle Hoffman, Annie Rentz, Jesse Rentz, Edgar Fender, Harry Hiers, Geo. McMillan. US now have about ish any kind of and draft, Mules ;ryb< sting as well ule business > buy to suit every way. fays I ither Horseman's Necese in the lower section of rchases. :::::: ' nbe V A . 1 I We received last load containing high-class horse now have the b< Bamberg Count anybody in an at pose. Come to s and terms will b< 1 Jones I Bamberg : : : Boy Frightened to Death. Millville, N. J., Dec. 19.?One of the most remarkable instance of a person being literally frightened to death has just occurred here. The victim' is Charles Tozer, 6 years old, son of Thomas Tozer. Last Thursday young Tozer was playing with some companions in a grove of trees which men were engaged in felling. Suddenly one of the older and stronger of the boys seized Tozer and placed him under a tree, told him that the men were going to cut the tree off and that it would fall on him and kill him. Tozer screamed with fright but was held there. The boy ran home and told his mother. On Friday the lad complained of feeling ill. On Saturday he was worse and suffered much pain and at times lapsed into unconsciousness, during which time the lad in delirium fought off imaginary trees. He died yesterday. Dr. Charles Worth, who was called in, told Mrs. Tozer that the lad had suffered some severe nervous shock. - LESj ddy! ! *ightl O p week another car X forty-two head of 2k s and mules.1 We x ;st lot of stock in & y, and can suit \ 1 limal for any pur- !gj >ee us. The prices i made to suit you. ^ J 1 A 1 A : tm South Carolina ? ???????i??? Dog Sets [Man on Fire. Oakland, Cal, Dec. 22.?A bull dog caught fire in this city and as a result Patrolman E. E. Kimmel is mourning the destruction of a pair of trousers which were ignited when the frantic animal dashed between his legs. The conflagration came about through a fight between the bull dog and a coli lie. Ammonia was suggested by a spectator as the proper means of separating the combatants, but a mistake was made and gasolens was brought instead. The gasolene was ignited from the matches which were being burned in front of the bull dog's nose to make him loose his * * * *? * ^IUa oti/i 4r\ o QGSIIl-grip Ull IliC UUlllc, auu iu M > flash the animal was wrapped in flames. After communicating the flames to the policemap, the bull dog was captured by a spectator, who smothered the flames with blankets. Another bystander performed a like service for the guardian of the law. ' * ' ' *.' *