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?be Hamherg lieralh Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1909. One Dollar a Year COUNTBY NEWS LETTER: SOME INTERESTING HAPPENING IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around th County and Elsewhere. Elirhardt Etehine-s. Ehrhardt, Dec. 13.?Rev. J. I Harms, president of Newberry co lege, gave us an interesting sermo on Sunday afternoon at Ehrhard Lutheran church, on the subject c man. In his deliberate style of orz tory he held his audience spell boun during his talk. Many of us ths ' listened to his thoughts have some thing more to think about from no1 on. He failed, as other writers hav done, to tell us what man was. W think that any definition that anyoa could give to the question, what i man? would be unsatisfactory afte the definer had gotten through am ering the question. Cotton seems to be hard to get th last of this year. Conrad Ehrhard Co. were quite busy all Friday wit their gins and several bales were lei over for Saturday. Farmers call i Christmas cotton. Some of our hunters went on hunt with others from Walterbor last week. At first they prepared t have venison cooked in all kinds c ways known only by the best cook: They were faithful hunters for tb first day, but no deer was shot dow by any of their party. Second da with like results. Party was prepaj ing to leave for home when luc changed. A fine deer was unforti nate in crossing a wire fence, got it head fastened and was held firi until nnp r?f thp himfpra prmlri pr V its throat. This caused them to r< turn to camp and enjoy the feas One of them says he should hav killed two at one shot as thre came near to him and he shot thei with deliberate aim but did not g either one of the three. Have heard of men going bir hunting and taking booze with thei V ?when the bird would fly up sa' twjo and did not know which one t shoot at. But never heard of thi happening to deer hunters, especiall when prohibition was in force. Ho' is it Capt. Blanchard? Can you ej plain the situation? A much needed rain fell on Sui day night. Weather is warm fc killing hogs, however, and the ladic always like to have spare ribs, sai sage, and backbone for the Chris * mas holidays. The children expe< some of these good things when the come home from school. Farms are in good demand fc 1910, but it is hard to determine o a plan to secure one's interests ac vanced in a farm for next year. Ca you tell of us any plan, Mr. Edito: that we can adopt so we will t safe in the transaction? Mrs. Maude Wertz, of Iva, S. C % is visiting her relatives in this se< tion. J EE. Death of Mr. J. E. Chandler. Govan, Dec. 12.?It is with e: treme regret that I report the deat of our esteemed friend and forme teacher, Mr. Jesse E. Chandler At the time he became ill he wa principal of the Hilda high schoo ; and having contracted typhoid feve there, he returned to Mr. Sam Wil iams's, his temporary home, where h remained until his death. Mi i Chandler was a young man of hig character and led an exemplary lif< He was conscious to the last. Th last word that he was heard to ai ticulate was "ready," then wer home to wear the crown of life, as th poet beautifully says: \ "The chamber where the good ma meets his vfate, Is privileged beyond the com mo walks of virtuous life, y-v V? A A f 11 A A TTAA ' ' uu iuc \jl ncav\:u. Among the orders that he was member of in good standing were Woodmen of the World, Knights c Pythias, and Masons. His remains were carried to h: old home in Williamsburg county fc interment this (Saturday) afternooi ^ accompanied by Mr. Sam William: and his son Robert. H. White Man Struck by Train. Lamar, Dec. 11.?This afternoo five miles north of Lamar, train N< 69 struck Uly Grady, a white mai who lives on the place of Henr Stokes. Grady was on the railroa track and owing to the smoky cond y tion of the atmosphere was not see by the engineer until the engine ws nearly on him. The engineer saj he applied the brakes and blew r< peatedly but to no avail. Grady wa struck above the right kidney an although seriously injured it thought he will recover. He wa brought to Lamar and medical ai I * was rendered by Doctors Parnell an Stith. "Dare Devil" Jones Killed. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 12.?Two pe: sons were fatally injured and tw others badly bruised when the aut< mobile in which they were ridin turned turtle and plunged in a ditc near here Saturday night. "Dar I Devil" Jones, an amateur driver, an Ralph Kaplan, an employe of a { automobile agency here, were mo: seriously injured. The former su fered a crushed skull and the lattt was injured internally. Jones die at 1.30 Sunday morning. The car was running at a hig ^ rate of speed when on rounding curve Jones, who was driving, mad a quick turn to avoid a street ca One of the wheels flew off and tb car toppled over into the ditch, pii ning the occupants beneath it. L 5 JOTTINGS PROM JENNYS. A Newsy Letter from a Most Hospit ? able Community. Jennys, Dec. 13.?We are just be ginning to learn why Jenny's has sc ie many corpulent men, and so manj thin ladies. Now listen! On Satur day, December 4th, the men had * big dinner at the Masonic lodge } Turkeys, two of them; ham, chickens ' spare-ribs, sausage, back-bones anc rice, light-bread, macaroni-pie, cakes u and pies of many kinds. Plenty o! ^ fine, hot coffee, too, to keep theli ^ spirits up, for the day was cool anc l~ the dispensary dry. No ladies! d Then on Thursday night last the Knights had an oyster feast. All the good things of the previous dinnei w were repeated except the turkeys e (those left now are for Christmas] e the oysters taking the place of the e turkeys. This time a few ladies were :s invited. You know oysters are no >*> - 1 1 ..rv?.r 1 nice except wiieu wueu vuj uwi. ?" neither is the coffee, and men do noi like to cook: Hence the ladies' in vitation. e it The new union school house ii k decked with patent desks and a veri t pretty chair, all bran-new and beau ^ tiful. A library is also in contempla tion. Before very long this, we trust can be added to the school property a Who can beat this on school improve 0 ment? o Several young ladies were visitinj 3- in the neighborhood last week: Misi e Bedenbaugh, from Newberry; Misi n Folk, from Denmark; Misses Led? y and Sudie Ritter, from Kearse, wen r- all here and made the hearts of th< k bashful boys swell with admiratioi 1_ for the fair sex. May be, boys, voi :s will not all have to be bachelors b Remember "There never was a gan it der but soon or late, found a'goos* to be his mate." t. e .Little Vera Lyons, who has Seen il for several weeks with a severe bil n ious attack, is better of the feyer bu -t is a great little sufferer still. ? She ii tiow suffering from a bad rising ii d her head. The pain is severe a n times, mostly in the evening and a w night. Dicing her illness she wai o shown much tender sympathy by hei is neighbors who flocked to her hom< y and covered her with pretty little w tricks to please her child-nature, anc ?- good things to eat to tempt her ap petite. Truly these are good people i- Miss Josephine Copeland was ii >r our midst Sunday afternoon, anc is gave us a fine lecture, at St. Nicholas i- on our Orphan home. We enjoyec t- this lecture for two reasons: Mis: st Copeland is the only Deaconess the y Lutheran Synod has in the South and she is one of own girls. She ha: been matron of the Lutheran orphai >r home at Salem, Va., for the pas n year, so she is quite familiar witl 1- her subject, which she delivered ii n a most graceful manner, r, , |0 On his way home from St. Nicholas QnnHa v ofCernnnn T?ov R l~Zm c? close was called upon to tie the nup ^ tial cords that make two souls hav< one single thought, two hearts bea as one. He drove by the home of Mr Walter Maine and there united ii holy wedlock, Miss Mary Maine anc Mr. Fred Manuel. Miss Mary is i " daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walte T Maine, who live in our midst, an< Mr. Manuel is the youngest son o LS Mr. V. W. Manuel, a prosperou: *? farmer near Sycamore. ?r Mr. J. A. Priester and family hav< e moved away and left us. They wil r- try their fortune near Miley. h r Mr. G. M. Brant has also move( e away. He with his family have gon< r" to Fairfax. Mr. C. F. Croft ha: lt charge of Mr. Brant's farm. ie Dr. Harms, president of Newberr: 11 college, spent Saturday night at th< hospitable home of Capt and Mrs. J n W. Jenny on his way to Mt. Pleasan and Ehrhardt, where he will Iectur< Sunday morning and evening respec a tively. Asylum Inmate Robbed. is Columbia, Dec. 13.?Julius Stur >r key, an old colored inmate of th< i, State Hospital for the Insane, wa: s, the victim of a robbery Wednesday He was set upon, it is alleged, b: Willie Ricks, an employee of the hos pital, last Wednesday morning ant n robbed of $39, after being cruell; 3. beaten. Sturkey has been at th< i, Asylum for some 20 years or more y and, while not irrational, he hai d never been released. Because, of hii i_ extreme age, semi-rational actions n and general amiableness, Sturke; Ls has been made something of a pe rS by the wardens. For years the: 5- have made a practice of giving tht LS old negro tips, which he carefull; d kept until he had accumulated $39 is He carried the money in a black baj ls which he sometimes kept himsel d and sometimes let the wardens keej d for him. Ricks was accused of the assaul and robbery and was committed t< the county jail on the charge of high r- way robbery to await trial at th< o next Court of General Sessions. >; 67 People Killed Last Year. e Columbia, Dec. 9.?Sextv-sevei d people were killed and 758 injure< n on the railroads of the State durins 5t the past fiscal year, according to th< f- annual report of the twenty-fiv< ;r companies received by the railroat d commission. It is shown in the las annual report of the commissioi h that 57 people were killed and 1,09' a injured. It will be seen that tli< [e number of injured were less by sev r. eral hundred. The fiscal year endec :e on June 30. The commission is nov i- compiling the statistical part of it annual report. IN THE PALMETTO STATE i SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. i > 1 r State News Boiled Down for Quick \ Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. ^ [ The State Baptist convention de- j 3 cided to meet in Laurens next year. ^ C The State Teachers' Association r will hold its annual meeting in Co- \ I lumbia December 30th to January 1. j The Methodist conference voted 3 down the proposition to divide the < 3 conference. The body also decided i r against the two-thirds majority for < ? electing bishops by the general con- 1 1 ference. ] I The dispensary election case, ap- 1 ' pealed from Aiken county to the ' State Supreme Court, was to have ' been heard by that body this week, but has been postponed until the 1 second Monday in January. The South Carolina conference ae- . 3 cided to meet in Charleston next year. ( r Bennettsville and Charleston wanted ( . the conference, and on the first bal- 1 . lot the vote was a tie. On the next . ballot Charleston won and the vote ' was made unanimous. ( Grew Three Sets of Teeth. London, December 12.?A medical I practitioner has recently reported to , 5 the British Medical Journal an extra5 ordinary case in which the patient 1 developed three sets of teeth instead 2 of two. The third set did not begin 3 to appear until nearly the age of 60 i years had been reached by the indi- ; i vidual in question. There is some reason to believe - that this is the only case on record 3 of such a state of things, for although instances of the cutting of a third set of teeth atter the loss of the usual 1 two sets have been reported, on fur ther investigation they have turned t out to be really instances of delayed 3 development of the normal adult i teeth, which had not all been "cut" t at the usual time, and, appearing in t late me, naa Deen mistaKen ior a s third detention. r 3 "Old Timer" Takes a Trip. jr Kearse, Dec. 8.?Your old scribe * has taken a wild goose chase, look" ing for a land flowing with milk and * honey, where flowers always bloom and where springs pour forth living 1 waters that give to the drinkers of * it perpetual youth, but, like Ponce ? DeLeon, found it not. * Went down to Fairfax on Sunday 3 evening last. Saw men busy at work 3 repairing a car, others busy unload> ing it; soon found that a freight 5 train crashed into it on Saturday 1 night causing a general shake up t and wounding sixteen men, two seri1 ously, all belonging to a minstrel 1 band or show. After waiting patiently for the C. & W. C. train to take me on finally left for my destination, 3 arrived at Yemassee without mishap, _ which name brought back to me Gil. more Simms, the immortal writer 3 and historian. Here we change cars t for Beaufort and lumber along through the black belt and at each i station our ears are greeted by 1 shouts, loud talking, laughter, hellos l and you dars, which to strange ears r makes one feel he is in a strange 1 land. Here the negroes flock to see f others get off and on the cars; one _ Homcnl ro iooH r\lH mon'o Kr g uuuic^i i aigvu tuv viu uiuu o 11 v uj wanting to board the train against his will, and soon he was laying on a Macduff, the damsel screaming lusti1 ly the while, amid the cheers and laughter of the motley crown. Soon " we leave the noise behind and reach I Beaufort, the old sleepy town so quiet 3 on the river, and from the Sea Island 3 hotel can be had a fine view of the river, the boats and Lady's Island on the other side. y After two days most pleasantly e spent we leave for Young's Island, traversing a fine belt of fertile land, i growing us in pines and brush, waitg ing the day for the dredge to drain I and reclaim for man a land as productive as the Nile, now the hot bed of mosquitoes and malaria, where roams the deer, scrub cow, and razor back hog, with a negro cabin now - and then to break the monotony. b Getting off the train at Meggetts not s far away stood a group of men all . viewing the skeleton of an old negro V who had been killed or died in the - brush not far from the edge of a I field. Unknown and alone, lying on Y his back with outstretched arms and e feet, was he found, his bones bleach, ing in the sun, alone to tell that a s man's life was gone, and as I a looked upon his bones I thouerht. why , should the spirit of man be proud? F Here at this place I found fine t lands, such as open the eyes of an f upcountryman?good to behold, but b here too seems to be no home for a y man unused to a low country climate, . so with visions of health, hard work * and poorer soils, we turned our steps f to Walterboro, and here spent two 3 days among its kind and hospitable people; but the sands, the sands, t Out from and below the town we 3 roamed for several miles, and as we - went over the lands once owned by b the Fishburnes, Pinckneys, Grovers and others, we felt as if we were among men who helped to make the old State one of renown and antebellum wealth and splendor. All l honor to whom honor is due. I From here we turned our weary y steps homeward, with no mishaps, e and as the warm room with its cheerb ful fire burning, the madam exclaimi ed: "Children, here's your pa, I t dreamed last night he was dead and i I didn't tell you until now." Ii is r cold to-day but the sun is shining, 9 the violets are in bloom and if no - songs of birds to cheer is heard, 1 their bright smiles seem to say: v "Cheer up, cheer up, for spring is s coming, when all will be joy and : gladness." OLD TIMER. VICTIM'S HUSBAND HELD. g Wife's Dying Words Implicate J. C. Hunter in Murder. ^ Savannah, Ga., Dec. 13.?Developnents to night in the aftermath of :he triple murder of last Friday af:ernoon gave birth to the startling O theory that not a single murderer cut two or possibly three were engaged in the commission of the terete crimes. County officers tonight leclare that of these J. C. Hunter, husband of Mrs. Maggie Hunter, ^ whose death to-day added a third L to the number of murdered women, a< is certainly one. They declare that the chain of evi- J5lence is complete, asserting that :r some clothing, badly stained, appar- *c =ntly spattered with blood which was tc found late to-day and belongs to Hunter, is the final link. This cloth- 2, ing it is declared, was worn by Hunt- ^ er on the day of the crimes, and a r< walking cane found in the house of n murders is declared to have been y( carried by Hunter on the same day. n T t txtoq /-? c,r>1a roH tnni crh + Viv n nhv. XV ** uvvmivu ?-VUlGU W VIJ sician at the Savannah hospital that In statements made under a moment of consciousness by Mrs. Hunter early to-day she charged the crimes to her husband, and alleged that she was held by a negro man when the b blows were struck that caused her death. Rev. J. C. Wilder, pastor of a Baptist church here, stated that Mrs. Hunter, after recognizing him, declared a white man had struck the blows. To-day and tonight the police officers continue their questioning of nuuier, wuu nas uetii a yuauuei since Saturday. He stoutly denies any guilt. g Mayor Tiedman tonight asked that no extra editions of the newspapers be issued carrying the developments in the case and though one paper E was almost in the press, the edition a was suppressed. Corn Contest Prizes Given. The State corn contest commission met in Columbia last Monday and p awarded the $500 in prizes provided for by the legislature. The first prize of $200 went to J. M. Moss, of St. Matthews, Calhoun county, for the best yield on five acres. His yield was 500.5 bushels and he made 72.2 points out of a ? possible 100. The second prize for the five-acre , yield was awarded to Mr. Thomas Taylor, of Richland county, who got 251 bushels and made 68.8 points. Mr. Taylor's award was $50. The first prize of $175 for a oneacre yield was awarded to John R. Dingle, of Summerton, Clarendon county, who got 168.7 bushels and made 99 points. The second prize for a one-acre yield was $75 and it went to A. Bascom Usher, of Mariboro, who scored 91.7 points. Most remarkable is the record of ttf v tirli a in n *w ama 7t? mi. uouci, wiiu id a uicic uuy. nt? has won first prizes this year on his one crop of corn, the federal first prize, on which he is now spending a week in Washington at the expense of the federal government, a State prize and two county prizes. The commission says in its report that he is doing fine work in corn breeding e and his types are very fine. He won second State prize last year. E Among the important lessons the commission points out as having been taught by the contest, in which there were 156 entries representing all sec- c tions of the State, is that 6orn raising, either as to quantity or quality of yield, is not as much a matter of quantity of fertilizer used as it is preparation of the soil. The best yields were secured where a moderate amount of fertilizing was done, the proper proportions of barnyard manure and humus securing the best results. On 21 acres the commission picked out the total yield was 2,113 bush- p els, the net profits $2,223.10, the total cost being $991. The average E net profit on these 21 acres was $105.86 an acre. Cow Puncher Kills Man. Lebeau, S. D., Dec. 11.?David G. Mackenzie, son of Murdo Mackenzie, a close friend of ex-President Roose- ? velt, former president of the National ^ Live Stock association and one of the wealthiest cattle men in the country, j _i x j j i < i t> a ?> was 10-aay snot ana Kineu uy jduu Stephenson, formerly employed on the Matador ranch, of which Mackenzie was manager. Stephenson was arrested shortly after the shooting _ and later taken to Selby to prevent L threatened violence. Just what led up to the shooting is a mystery and Stephenson refuses to talk. The two men met in a saloon and without a word Stephenson opened fire, killing Mackenzie. 111 feeling existed between the men because of former difficulties. An inquest tonight resulted in a verdict which held Stephenson to the grand jury on a charge of murder. Kills Wife; Commits Suicide. Martinsburg, W. Va., Dec. 9.? Near here yesterday, Charles Crom- p well, a young farmer, killed his child- . wife, aged 14, and then killed himself ' with the same gun. The couple had been married three months. Sftmo Have acrn Mre Pmmwpll charged her husband with the theft of her wedding clothes, which she claimed he sold. This morning the husband induced his wife to accom- p pany him across a field. Arriving at a point where he had secreted a shotgun, Cromwell secured possession of it and emptied both barrels into the girl's body. The first almost completely tore away the s< head of Mrs. Cromwell. The husband reloaded the gun and shot himself in the breast, dying soon after- wards. WANTS OF THE LORD. HERE METHODIST PREACHERS WILL LABOR NEXT YEAR. lily Necessary Changes Made in the Orangeburg District?The Superannuates. Abbeville, Dec. 13.?The sixth ay's session of the South Carolina onference, Methodist Church, met ^cording to adjournment, at the ?era house, and was called to order y Dr. John 0. Wilson, appointed by le Bishop to preside, Bishop Wilson, ? the sad regret of all, being unable > attend the session. The proceedings of Saturday and unday were read and approved. R. . Turnipseed, statistical secretary, >ad the statistical renort. showing a et gain of 1,488 members for the ear. The appointments were read by E. ?. Watson. They were as follows: Anderson District. A. J. Cauthen, presiding elder. Anderson circuit?George Lee. Anderson?St. John's, P. B. Wells. Orrville and Toxaway?A. V. Harin. West End?W. J. Snyder. Centreville?F. H. Flood. Clemson?M. B. Kelly. Donalds?S. W. Henry. Lowndesville?R. W. Humphreys. McCormick?N. G. Ballenger. Pelzer?G. C. Hutchinson. Pendleton?J. F. Anderson. Starr?J. T. Miller. Townville?J. E. Carter. Walhalla and Seneca?A. E. Drigers; C. D. Mann, supernumerary. Walhalla Mission?R. E. Doyle. Westminister?J. L. Singleton. Williamston and Belton?C. C. >errick; G. T. Harmon, supernumerry. Charleston District. W. I. Herbert, presiding elder. Allendale?J. W. Wolling. Appleton?J. T. Peeler. Beaufort and Port Royal?J. M. Rogers. Bethel Circuit?C. L. Durant. Black Swamp?W. W. Williams. Charleston?Bethel, W. B. Dunan. Trinity?Peter Stokes, E. A. Webr, supernumerary, pring Street?J. H. Graves. . Cumberland Church?D. W. Kel?r. Mount Pleasant?Hamlin Etherdge. Cottageville?J. P. Inabinet. Cypress?S. D. Vaughn. Ehrhardt?A. B. Watson. Estill?J. R. Copeland. Hampton?J. W. Elkins. Hendersonville?J. H. Montgomry. Ridgeville?W. S. Goodwin. South Hampton?W. D. Patrick, apply. Summerville?J. C. Chandler. Walterboro?H. J. Cauthen. Young's Island?A. Sassard. Cokesbury District. J. C. Roper, presiding elder. Abbeville?Henry Stokes. Butler?W. P. Way. Cokesbury?F. E. Dibble. Greenwood?Marion Street, J. W. lilgo. Greenwood and Abbeville Mills? !. C. Wells. TO'nnrfis TV P. Rovd. Newberry?Central, M. L. Banks, O'Neal Street and Mollohon?W. !. Kel ley. Newberry Circuit?J. N. Friday. Ninety Six?J. A. Cook. Parksville?J. M. Lawson. Phoenix?L. L. Inabinet. Prosperity?A. C. Morris. Princeton?Foster Speer. Saluda?E. P. Taylor. Verdery?W. E. Wiggins. Waterloo?Felix G. Whitlock. Whitmire?0. A. Jeffcoat. Lander College?John O. Wilson resident. Southern Industrial Institute?D, !. Camack, instructor. Columbia District. J. W. Daniel, presiding elder. Aiken?J. B. Traywick. Batesburg?S. O. Cantey. Batesburg Mission?W. D. Quick. Bath?E. P. Green. Columbia?Washington Street, E, >. Watson; J. A. Campbell, superumerary. Main Street?A. N. Brunson. Green Street?A. S. Holler. Granby?L. L. Bedenbaugh. Brookland?J. W. Neeley. Edgewood?B. F. MeLendon. Shandon and Waverly?J. W, <ewis, W. S. Stokes, supernumerary. Edgefield?L. D. Gillespie. Fairfield Circuit?J. I. Spinks. Gilbert?C. S. Felder. Graniteville?C. A. Nordon. Johnson?E. R. Beckham. Langley?E. A. Wayne. Leesville?S. H. Booth. Lexington?J. C. Counts. Lexington Fork?C. W. Burgess. North Augusta?J. L. Stokes. Ridgeway?J. K. Inabinet. Springfield?C. N. Abney. Swansea?J. C. Davis. Wagener?J. F. Taylor. Columbia College?W. W. Daniel, resident. Epworth Orphange?W. B. Whar3n, superintendent. Paine College?George W. Walkr, president. Florence District. P. F. Kilgo, presiding elder. Bennettsville?R. E. Turnipseed. Bennettsville Circuit?B. G. Murhy. Brightsville?M. F. Dukes. Bethlehem?T. W. Godbold. Cheraw?M. Auld. Chesterfield?J. T. Fowler. Darlington?Trinity, B. R. Turnip=ed. Hipwortn?f. s. xiook. Darlington Circuit?J. R. T. Ma(Continued on fifth page.) ATTACKED BY BURGLAR. Lady Badly Beaten in Her Columbia Home. y.' The Columbia Record tells of the daring acts of a negro burglar in that city one day last week. The Record says that Mrs. Alma Campbell Ayers, living with her mother, the widow of the late county treasurer, James Campbell, at 1501 Richland street, had a frightful experience at her home on Tuesday morning with a negro burglar, who is thought to be the original "Barefoot Bill," who has been doing stunts in the city for several years. Mrs. Ayers struggled with great courage even after she had been brutally and painfully beaten by the negro in his efforts to escape. It was 9 o'clock in the morning when she happened to walk into her room. She did not notice the negro's presence until she happened to glance into the mirror and saw his reflec tion. He was standing by the mantel with his shoes in his hands and on the floor was a lot of clothes which he was about to get away with. Mrs. Campbell turned upon the negro and, screaming for help, tried to hold him. He struck her three times on the arm with one of his shoes and then dealt her a stinging blow with the shoes in the breast. This felled her, but she was on her feet in a fraction of a second and as he started down the stairs she again seized him. She was dragged all the way down the stairs, cling- ./ ing to him. Tha naern mada off on a hiovnle -> '7:: which he had left at the gate. He _ was identified by a negro living next door as "Shug" Dillon. He is about 17 years old and is well known in police circles. The police so far . have not been able to find him. Detective Forde has his shoes, which were left at the Campbell home. Mrs. Ayers' brother, Mr. Normie Campbell, had left the house only about 15 minutes before the negro was discovered. The negro youth . working on the place, Jim Cunningham, got frightened when he heard the noise of Mrs. Ayers' struggles with the burglar and ran and hid himself in the kitchen. m The Voting Contests. Next Saturday night week the voting contest at The Herald Book Store closes. There is plenty of time to get in the race, and anybody is liable to win. Nobody has a cinch on the . prizes so far. Vote early and often. " ' One vote with each purchase of five cents. The vote to Wednesday of this week stood as follows: . t FOR THE DOLL. Louise Kilgus 468 Marguerite Dixon 124 Mary Armstrong 120 . Lucile Hunter 55 Ida Brabham 41 Ruby Kinard 28 Vivian Free 26 Harriet Wiggins 25 Norma Brabham 22 Evelyn Brabham 14 Vista Brabham 10 '3 Helen Free 9 . Marion Harmon 6 Homer Godbee - 2 FOR THE TOOL CHEST. . Henry Frederick Bamberg, Jr.,.. 399 Joel Hand 239 Benjamin Hill 120 Caldwell Jones 68 Walter Rowell 1 55 Leland Sandifer 45 Leroy Price 43 Hewitt Dickinson 33 Harold Simmons 13 Marion Rhoad 3 Report Affects Cotton Market. New York, Dec. 8.?The report of the census bureau showing only 8,- , , j 878,277 bales of cotton ginned to r; December 1, comparing with 11,008, 661, to the same date last season, was followed by increased activity and considerable excitement in the' cotton market this morning with May contracts selling up to 15.39 or 17 points above the closing figures of last night, and at a new high record for this season. Heavy realizing, attributed to some of the lead-_ ing bulls, caused slight recessions during the morning, but there was a . great volume of outside buying and the market showed a very firm tone with bulls claiming that the census figures indicated a government estimate of under 10,250,000 bales. --xx l__x ? 1 ne COIIOU erup iodi. jrcai nao iu ui? neighborhood of 13,800,000 bales. ' The market became even more active later in the day, with buying orders reaching the ring from all directions, while it looked as though some of the largest of the bulls were replacing cotton which they had sold below 15 cents in expectation of 16 cents before Christmas. May contracts sold at 15.50 or $1.40 per bale above the closing bid of last night, while August advanced to 14.95, or $2.40 a bale. The close was steady with the general market showing a gain for the day of from 14 to 43 points. , Spartanburg Woman Takes Poison. Spartanburg, Dec. 14.?Pauline Smith, the young wife of Ed Smith, was found dead in her bed at her home in Beaumont mill village this morning at 6 o'clock by her husband, the cause of her death, according to the coroner's jury, was an overdose of laudanum, supposed to have been taken with suicidal intent. The woman is supposed to have been dead Virtnrc and thmiffh in bed V Ui xa.vct.ikj, u? juu with her husband, her death was not discovered by him until after he had gotten up, built the kitchen fire and returned to see why his wiife slept so late. It is said Smith had frequently teased his wife about his attentions 1 to other women and this so worried her she was despondent.