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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered Ail Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, April 25.?The farmers,
of this section on Sunday afternoon
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UU.Ul> taciiiocivco ai^o, uuu ^ujvj vu
sitting by their fire sides. But the
frost to-morrow morning will make
them bluer than indigo.
Mr. Willie Hughes and Miss Ida
Lou Hiers were quietly married Sunday
morning at the home of Rev. J.
v Earle Freeman, the Baptist pastor of
* this place. Wish them many happy
years together.
Several of us spent last week on
Aahepoo river as fishing guests of
Capt. J. T. Blanchard. The pleasures
of the week could not be conveyed
to anyone on paper. The catch
of fish was varied and plentiful, and
we all di? our duty towards eating
them when the day's fishing was
over. Of course we had some snake
bite medicine. The crowd only saw
two snakes, and none were in danger
of being bitten by them, but we took
the medicine anyway so if the snakes
did bite us we would not receive any
> bad effects from the bite. All m the
crowd will long remember the trip
and the hospitality of Capt. Blanchard.
Being a guest of the Capt. at
\ his club house means a pleasant i
. time.
This town can boast of the larg
est numDer or onaes 01 any iown 01
its size in the State, and rumors of ]
* mor$ at an early date. ,
Messrs. Willie Ritter, John Frank \
Chassereau and wife, Frank H. Cope,
land and wife, took an auto ride to ,
Branchville Sunday morning. From
there they divided up, some going to j
Charleston and St. George, while ;
others remained as the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Appleby. "J
Quite a quantity of lumber is in
demand for buildings in town. Mills ]
can't furnish it fast enough to keep
the carpenters in full work. J
t The whole county must have rail- ,
* road on the brain. Its the topic of
conversation at every gathering. The ]
people should remember that it takes .
money to build a railroad?wind j
sails a ship. JEE.
Govan Happenings. i
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Govan, April 25.???r. Smoak, 1
principal of the Govan school, delivered
a short address to the Woodmen
Camp Wednesday night, which
was highly enjoyed by all the mem-\
- bers present He gave a brief his
. tory of the career of our Sovereign
i Commander, Mr. Root. Relating the 1
incident, of the first organization in
his mind to organize the fraternity j
known as "Woodcraft" Having 1
equipped himself as a business man J
in one of the best business colleges
in the United States, he took upon
himself the responsibilities of official
auties which he performed to the 1
perfect satisfaction of his employees,
"Winning merit for himself. Not sat- (
isfied with his accomplishments, with 1
> philanthropic spirit, he set to work
with his masterly power to accom- 1
plish something that would make
him "blessed" among men. His efforts
were vouchsafed, for the W. O.
io nno nt tho lonflirtp frntpmal '
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orders in the world of the same age.
The incident producing the first idea
s to organize this great order, was
upon witnessing with compassion a
r widow lady tugging the highway, and
this testimony 01 a widow's sorrow <
and afflictions awoke a sympathetic
\ cord in his heart for all who might
be placed in like condition of adversity
and penury. His ideal soon became
a reality.
The recent rains have greatly refreshed
the oat crop, and has given 1
- a vigorous aspect to young corn. A
' great deal of cotton has been planti
ed, but owing to the dry weather it
could not germinate.
The Govan school will close some
time the first of Maiy, and there will
be a picnic as usual at George's
Creek church.
There is a plan on foot in the Sunday-school
to secure additional members
and enthusiasm by what is called
"A Trip to Palestine." There are
two sides to it, the '"'red" and the
A v "blue." Every member is required
to solicit new members, and at the
close of the race the winning side
will be served at a dinner by the los
ing side.
For the fair sex to indulge in athletic
games is hardly objectionable.
k We learn that the Blackville "9" will
be entertained by a "9" composed of
that gender on next Wednesday afternoon.
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Negro Who Shot Deputy Sheriff
Saved from Lynching.
West Palm Beach, Fla., April 25.
?Wash Pope, the negro who fatally
wounded Deputy Sheriff Baker veB- ,
terday, and who was surrounded in
? a swamp on Lake Worth all last
night, was captured this morning by
an army of deputy sheriffs, who
pushed in from all sides into the
swamp. The negro was brought to i
this city in a motor boat under heavy!
guard.
The posse were compelled to draw'
their revolvers to.defend the negro.!
as they marched through the city. I
k From miles around men and boys j
have been gathering in tms city ana j
were heavily armed in anticipation j
of a lynching. The mob decided to
wait until nightfall to secure the
negro, but the guard spirited the
negro away, putting him aboard an
automobile and leaving the city be*
fore the mob was aware of their intention.
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EPWORTH LEAGUE CONFERENCE
Profitable and Delightful Meeting at
Denmark.
Denmark, April 25.?The annual
Conference of the Epworth League
chapter of the Orangeburg district
convened at the Methodist Church
of this place Friday evening and
continued until sunaay evening, |
holding three sessions each day.
The delegates, about forty in number,
with the members of the local
chapter, wer^ given a reception at
the home of Mrs. Sarah V. Garris. on
Palmetto avenue, Friday evening,
just after the welcome greetings were
extended to the visiting delegates.
Refreshments were served and a
merry social medley prevailed for
several hours.
The young people took great interest
in the daily - sessions of the
Convention and carried out their
programme with much enthusiasm.
Excellent addresses were delivered
by the Rev. Allen McFarlan, of
Branchville, Dr. S. J. Summers, of
Cameron, and the Rev. T. G. Herbert,
of Bamberg.
The next annual' district conference
of the League will meet at Harleyville.
Dr. S. J. Summers, of Cameron,
was elected district president
for the coming year. Prof. H. A. C.
Walker, president of the Denmark
League, and the committees worked
faithfully for the successful entertainment
of the delegates and visitors.
An epidemic of measles made the
work of the local League unnecessarily
fatiguing.
Fairfax Fancies.
Fairfax, April 25.?Mrs. Sam
Rouse, one of our latest brides, is
now keeping house in a brand new
bouse.
Measles still prevail, but the cases
ire not severe.
Mr. Priester, an aged gentleman
from Georgia, is visiting his nephew,
Mr. Brant.
A <1 OlinrtOQcfll]
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teacher from near Brunson, is visiting
Mrs. Brant, who was a former
pupil of hers.
The Baptists are very busy over
the entertainment which comes off
juite soon.
The teachers were invited to Allendale
to repeat their play, and realized
quite a nice sum, and enjoyed
the trip besides.
Miss Etta Perry, an accomplished
girl friend of Mrs. Lily Myrick, is
spending some time with her. Her
home J is Ridgeland.
Prof. Joe Riser has a gentleman
friend visiting him, from Leesvill#,
the Professor's home.
The high school boys of Brunson
payed a match game of baseball with
the Fairfax team, but were badly
aeaten.
Mr. Jas. Preacher, whose business
has been in Charleston recently, has
been kept here for quite a while,
nursing the measles cases in his
family.
Mrs. Dr. Addison has returned
from a visit to her mother in Augusta.
Miss Goolsby visited relatives Friiay
after school, but is here now
for school work.
The teachers are getting the pupils
ready for commencement.
Improvements are going on in the
interior of the school house.
Mr. Gr. W. Barber has started the
erection of a nice large house next
to the Methodist church.
Fire in Wiiliston.
Wiiliston,. April 25.?What came
very near being a disastrous fire occurred
here this morning about 11
o'clock. It originated in the old
Broadwater home, now occupied by
Jeff Us6ery, and presumably from the
kitchen. 0
Fanned by a high southwest wind,
it was seen that the house was doomed,
and perhaps that section of the
town in the direction of the flying
embers. The residences of C. A.
Bennett and T. J. Woodward were
next consumed. These buildings
were in the rear of and on the same
block with one of the best building
blocks in town, with nothing between
them but some old buildings whose
old roofs wrere as dry as tinder. Volunteer
watchers on the tops of the
threatened houses had their time
well occupied in putting out the
blazing shingles as they ignited.
For a time it looked as if the business
part of the town was doomed,
as well as the old Wiiliston hotel, now
occupied as a residence by Dr. J. P.
Lee, and the merchants began to prenare
for eventualities. But a fortu
nate veering of the wind turned the
sparks eastward of the stores but in
the direction of the barn and outhouses
of Dr. Lee, all of which were
consumed, inoiuding several hundred
bushels of corn which was
fiercely blazing long after the buildings
were consumed.
Meantime the flying sparks had ignited
the roofs of J. E. Newsom and
Mrs. J. A. Rountree, but these were
soon extinguished.
One of the vagaries of the fire was
that it burned completely under the
dental office of Dr. Trotti, but did
not ignite the building.
It is impossible at this time to state
the loss or the amount of insurance.
Killed on the Rail.
Latta, April 23.?Ben Moody, aj
negro living on the plantation of I
Mr. C. G. Bass, near here, was killed j
by a northbound A. C. L. train last j
Thursday night. It is stated that he
was drinking late the preceding afternoon
and had just parted with a
companion out near the town limits.
1171 ? tvop fnllftniinf I
w ijI'll ictsi seen iuwuj ?a.o j.uuu.w.i0
the railroad track and was found
dead early yesterday morning in the
cut near town. The coroner's inquest
was held yesterday afternoon
and the verdict was that death was
caused by carelessness on the part
of the deceased.
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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. M. Richardson, of Aiken, has
announced that he is a candidate for
adjutant and inspector general.
The town of Walterboro receives
from all sources an income 01 umy
$2,500 a year, while the expenses of
the town are $3,000 a year.
Rev. M. L. Lawson, formerly pastor
of the Bamberg Baptist church,
but who has been serving the chui'ch
at Johnston recently, has been called
to the Camden Baptist church
and has accepted. He will move to
Camden in June.
The cold Tuesday and Tuesday
night did much damage all over the
State and the South, and the price
of cotton went up very materially.
Much of the growing crop was killed.
There was snow and sleet at several
places in the State.
Assistant Adjutant General Brock
has asked Gov. Ansel for a court of
inquiry to take up the charges made
against him (Brock) by Adjutant
General Boyd. The governor has
the matter under advisement, and
has not as yet appointed the court.
The summer school for the teachers
of Aiken, Bamberg, and Barnwell
counties will open in Aiken, at
the Institute, on June 13th, and will
continue until June 8th, inclusive.
There will be three instructors in
charge of the school, one representing
each county.
With Boyd and Brock fighting
each other, it looks like Col. Thompson
will be the next adjutant general,
and this is as it should be. Col.
Thompson is decidedly the best man
for the place, and if elected will do
much to make the militia of the
State more efficient.
Dr. W. H. Kelley, of Spartanburg
county, has donated- 220 acres of
land to the State to be used as an
agricultural school. But of course
the legislature must make an appropriation
to establish the school.
Why, what's the matter with Clemson?
We have heard it was an agricultural
college. \
Columbia elected a mayor Tuesday
under the new commission f.orm
of government, and it is to the credit
of that city that W. H. Gibbes was
elected over F. S. Earle, as mayor.
R. W. Shand, Esq., headed the ticket
for councilman, and R. J. Blalock
came within ten votes "of election.
It seems now that a strong municipal
ticket is assured, and that Columbia
will be freed from ward politics.
YOUNG MAN FOUND DEAD.
Body of Arthur Spears Discovered
by the Roadside.
Darlington, April 25.?Mr. Arthur
Spears a young white man was
found dead in the public road near
his home, in the Lydia section of this
county this morning . Mr. Spears
and a companion separated after visiting
near McLaughlin's Crossroads,
in the same section, last night, it is
said, after both had imbibed freely
of strong drink. That later in the
night some one passing and finding
that Spears was unable to walk, lifted
him to the side of the road and left
him. This morning, when others
found him he was dead. An inquest
n-'oa hpifi nnri the above facts were
established.
Mr. Spears was a salesman in the
store of Mr. C. D. Lee, at Lydia, and
was highly esteemed by those who
knew him. He went with the automobile
"sociability run" party to
Pinehurst last week, and his friends
are shocked at his sudden demise.
MURDER IN ATLANTA. *
Motorman and Conductor Shot and
Robbed by Three Negroes.
Three negroes, on Saturday, at the
end of the Druid Hill car line, Atlanta,
shot and killed Motorman S.
T. Brown and then shot and mortally
wounded Conductor Walter H. Bryson-,
after robbing him of $35. There
were no passengers on the car.
Mr. Brown was 36 years of age and
leaves a wife and four children. Mr.
Bryson is about the same age and is
from Cross Hill, South Carolina,
where his mother still lives. He marn'pri
Miss Brock, of Vaughnviile.
A large number of negroes have
bee arrested, one of whom has been
identified by Mr. Bryson.
Physicians say that there is
small chance for Mr. Bryson's recovery.
Negro Child Burns to Death.
Lexington, April 25.?The dwelling
house of Henry Geiger, a highly
respected negro farmer, residing
about a mile north of Irmo in the
Dutch Fork, was burned yesterday'
afternoon about 5 o'clock and one
of his children, 6 years old, was
burned so badly that death resulted
a short while afterwards.
Geiger was attending preaching at
Irmo. leaving his wire and children
at home. The woman went a short
distance from the house to attend to
a cow. When she discovered the
fire it. was blazing on top of the
kitchen. She rushed to the house
and succeeded in getting all the chil
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a re n out except me gm, wnv,
seems, was locked up in the kitchen
by some means unaccountable, and
the door had to be torn down in
order to secure her release. She
was frightfully burned.
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TEN PERSONS BITTEN.
Cope Justly Stirred Up Over the Mad
Dog Question.
Several people were bitten at Cope
one day last week by a mad dog, and
in consequence the people are greatly
stirred up on the subject of the
mad dog question. The head of the
dog that did the biting was sent to
Columbia for examination.
On Saturday afternoon a telegram
was received from Dr. Coward, head |
of the Pasteur Institute at Columbia,
to the effect that the dog's head shipped
the day before showed signs of
rabies.
Steps were immediately taken to
get those who had - been bitten to
where they could be treated. Mr.
M. A. Moye, Jr., had a little son
bitten, and Mr. R. C. Carter, whose
little boy had been bitten or scratched
over the eye, were taken to Bamberg
Saturday night to catch the first
train for Columbia.
Sunday morning the following left
for Columbia to be treated: B. B.
Brickie and three children, one of
J. M. Brickie's, a child of J. O. Kittrell's
and also Mattie Dempsey and
Wiley Stack. Altogether 10 went for
treatment.
Sunday morning several dogs and
a cat that were known to have been
bitten were quickly dispatched by
the rifle and the council is to'meet
to take steps as to what disposition
shall be made of the other dogs and
cats in town. Life is too precious
to be risked in such a manner,. and
it is the opinion of a good many that
all dogs be put under ban and be
shot.
ALLEGES "SUICIDE COMPACT."
Unusual Plea Presented in Kirkland
Bail Application.
Columbia, April 25.?An alleged
"suicide compact" was the plea Sam
v4r>Tj-lor?/i'a qfinrnov nut inn before
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Justice Gary this afternoon, in applying
for bail for Kirklaitd, a farmer
of Kershaw county, who is charged
with killing his wife. Bail was
granted in the sum of $2,000.
Solicitor Cobb, in arguing for the
State in the bail proceedings, claimed
that Kirkland, as shown by the
evidence, beat his wife the day before
she died, and that in order to
be rid of her husband she committed
suicide. On the other hand, Kirkland
contends that the two entered
into a "suicide compact," and that
after his wife kilied herself, he
"backed down." Attorney M. L.
Smith, of Camden; appeared for
Kirkland to-day -before Judge Gary,
at chambers.
A SMOKERS CONTEST.
Professor Monroe Kept His Weed
Lighted the Longest.
Ithaca, N. Y., April 17.?As a result
of a wager made at the Town and
Gown club a contest was neld to see
who could smoke a cigar the longest
without letting it go out.
About 25 professors and professional
men took part in the contest,
It was said. All were provided with
the same size cigar, and at a given
signal they were lighted. The men
then lounged about at their ease, en
uvitvunug tu Keep IUC1I ugnio iibai.
ed and yet smok as little as possible.
At the end of 50 minutes most of
the cigars were either out or their
smokers had retired from the contest,
but Prof. Theodora Monroe,
Prof. C. L. Durham, Dean Frank Ir1vin,
and Dr. H. I. Andrews vere still
puffing away.
At the end of 70 minutes 'rofessor
Irvin retired from the content,- and at
80 minutes Professor Durham very
suddenly disappeared. Professor
Monroe, with a smile on his face and
by the aid of a tooth pick, smoked
his cigar 85 minutes and was declared
the winner. He was awarded
the prize of a met^l stein.
Shot Through Neck.
Gaffney, April 25.?Friday night
Oscar Leech, a negro, while rambling
around in that portion of Gaffney
known as "Happy Hollow," was so
unfortunate as to "get it in the
neck" to the extent of a 38 calibre
bullet, fired from a pistol in the
hands of James Fowler, another person
of the same color. The bullet entered
the negro's neck on one side
and passed entirely through, coming
out on the other. However, he was
not much injured and after having
the wound dressed he was about as
good as new. The officers gave chase
to Fowler, but he evinced such fleetness
of foot that the chase was given
up, and he has not, as yet, been apprehended.
Wife Slayer Arrested.
Orangeburg, April 26.?Allen Davis,
a negro, who killed his wife on
the 21st of last January, in this coun
ty, has been apprehended and is in
the Orangeburg county jail. Allen
Davis was attending a large revival
service at a colored church four milcL
from- Springfield. After the services
the crowd was standing about chatting;
Davis called to his wife and
asked if she was going home with
him. A negative reply was given
and immediately Davis drew his revolver,
firing a deadly bullet into her
body. To make sure of his mark, he
fired a second shot into the prostrate
form lying upon the ground.
Tne muitliuae OI a uiuiijem, uciuir
soon flew away and Davis reloaded
his pistol and pursued his lonely way
to a solitary home in the forest,
where he has remained until caught
by William M. Reed, of North, and
lodged in the county jail yesterday.
The captor will receive the reward
of $100 offered by Gov. Ansel for
Davis' apprehension.
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DAMAGE IS HEAVY IN SOUTH
REPORTS FROM FROZEN DISTRICTS
CONFIRM LOSS.
Mills Have Offered to Supply Farmers
With Cotton Seed, But Supply
May be Insufficient.
Atlanta, Ga., April 26.?That last
night's reports of the damage done
the young cotton crop by the cold
wave which overspread the entire
South Sunday night and Monday
were not exaggerated is shown by
reports from all sections of the cot
ton belt, which indicate that at *east
50 per cent, of the young cotton was
destroyed. Further damage in some
sections was added by the frost of
this morning in parts >of Georgia,
north Alabama, Tennessee and North
Carolina. Ice was reported this
morning as far South h? Thomasville
on the southern boundary of Georgia.
?. Cottonseed
oil mills in this and
other States have signified their willingness
to supply fanners with seed,
to the extent of their supplies, but it
is thought these will not be sufficient
for replanting the vast area affected
by the cold. The prevailing price
for seed is $1 per bushel, or about
double the price which the farmers
obtained from the mills. In some
instances the cotton fields will be
plowed up and planted in corn.
Opinions Conflict.
Montgomery, Ala., April 26.?
There is a conflict of opinion among
cotton onen as to the scarcity of seed
with which to plant the crop destroyed
by the freeze that has just
swept the South. Montgomery dealers
declare there is plenty of seed
at normal prices. From other parts
of the State reports come that no
seed is to be had and prices have advanced
sharply.
To-day the Montgomery office. of
the Southern Cotton Oil company instructed
every seed crushing mill under
its control to suspend operation
and to buy all seed offered. It is declared
that the seed will be sold -to
planters at normal prices.
Iinwn haan ranalroH frnm
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nearly every county in the State.
These reports show that all cotton
plants above ground have been killed
ANOTHER DROP IN BUTTER*.
Quotation of 29 Cents by Elgin
Board of Trade.
Elgin, 111., April 25.?The Elgin
hoard of trade agreed to-day upon a
quotation of; 29 cents for butter, a
drop of three cents from Jast week.
Perfect harmony' prevailed at the
meeting.
Although both Elgin producers
and Chicago buyers were represented
on the floor by large delegations,
Chicago far outnumbered the country
members.
One butter company offered 29
cents on the call hoard and there
were no offerings. The quotation
committee, after a short session reported
this figure as the price. There
was a brief conference among the
Chicagoans. Then their spokesman
announced that the quotation was
satisfactory to them.
Pension Money Available.
The pension roll has been announced
by the State board of pensions.
The sum of $251,166 represents
the amounts that the veterans
and widows of veterans are to receive
during the year. The roll shows
an increase of 17 over last year. The
total number, of pensions in the State
is 9,554. The total number last
year was 9,537. Checks for the entire
amount have been sent out to
the various counties. The amount
appropriated for pensions was $250,000,
but there was small sum left
over from last year. ' The county
receiving the largest amount for
pensions is Spartanburg which gets
$20,100.
The amounts given under the different
classes are as follows: Class
A, $96; Class B, $72; Class CI, $48;
Class C2, $20; Class C3, $48; and
Class C4, $20.
The amounts appropriated to the
different counties of the* State are
as follows:
Abbeville $ 4,576.00
Aiken 9,880.00
Anderson 14,868.00
Bamberg 2,732.00
Barnwell 4,260.00
Beaufort 1,028.00
Berkeley 3,332.00
Calhoun 960.00
Charleston 5,640.00
Cherokee, 6,440.00
Chester 4,488.00
Chesterfield 6,868.00
Clarendon 3,416.00
Colleton " 9,904.00
Darlington 5,680.00
Dorchester *.... 2,836.00
Edgefield 3,672.00
Fairfield 3,456.00
Florence 1 4,808.00 i
Georgetown . 1,580.00
Greenville 14,444.00
Greenwood 3,970.00
Hampton 4,996.00
Horry 5,816.00
Kershaw 4,068.00
Lancaster 7,332.00
Lee 3,248.00
Lexington 8,128.00
Marion 6,692.00
Marlboro 3,676.00
Mnnrhomr ~~ 4.640.00!
Oconee 7,348.00 J
Orangeburg 4,876.00
Pickens 6,596.00
Richland 10,152.00
Saluda 4,040.00
Spartanburg 20,100.00
Sumter 3,988.00
Union / 6,712.00
Williamsburg 5,076.00
York : 8,264.00
~ Total $251,166.00
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BIG FIRE IN SPARTANBURG.
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Inn and Several Stores
Burned Down.
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The Spartan Inn hotel, four oc- ^
cupied store rooms and two unoccupied
stores were completely destroyed
by one the fiercest and most
stubborn fires in the history of
Spartanburg, which occurred at
half past three o'clock last Friday
morning. The flames destroyed an
entire block on Morgan square, in
the heart of tne business section. j
The stores that were burned were:
S. B. Ezell, dealer in hardware and
one of the oldest merchants in Spar- 'X?
taburg; R. O. Pickens, a tinner; the ;:->j
Excelsior Paint and Paper house, \ .
new concern in this city, which is ^
dwned by Mr. Johnson, of Asheville,
N. C.; the Spartan Furniture com- /^^S
pany, of which Charles K. Gould and
A. J. Vogel ^re the owners. The loss '
to the merchants and the hotel is almost
complete, as that part cl stock
which was carried out of the building
is of little value. ^
The fire was first discovered in the
rear of Pickens' tin shop, where .
there was a quantity of tar-covered
roofing, which is almost inflammable,.
Word was given the night clerk at '
the Spartan Inn, who immediate!?':\&g|a
took steps to have all the guests
awakened.
There were about 50 or 60 guests :'M|?
in the hotel for the night, which
number included several ladies. All
escaped safely. One man had to be \ yyy|
taken down a ladder.
The loss is estimated at $79,000, - Jt
the insurance $12,700.
SAVED FROM POISONING.
Spartanburg Wolnan Recovered from /xgM
Overdose of Laudanum. "V;, '?|?1|
Spartanburg, April 25.?Mrs. Effie
Mitchell, wife of W. D. Mitchell,
assistant chief of the lire depax^ l-'Ap.
ment, took an overdose of laudanum
last night with near fatal results.
But for the prompt action of her
huband and their neighbors the drug ^
would have cost Mrs. Mitchell hec.^^^
There was a quantity of medicine
in a cabinet and the lady attempted:. |^H
to take a dose in the dark. She
poured out too much in a glass and <
realized in a moment her mistake.
Telling her husband what she had
done, she handed him several rings
and asked that they be given to their
children, even designating which of ffl
the, children should have each ring. { ' <
The prompt arrival of the physician .'
and their heroic work saved the lite-T^fl
of the woman.
SMITH MAKING A RECORD.
! Washington Papers Call mm
[ Speaker in Senate. Mr
Washington, April 25.?Ever since
Senator Ellison Durant Smith, of :
South Carolina,'made his advent into . ^
Washington political life last year, J
local newspapers have been having . -4|5l
considerable fun at his expense. He
has been called "Gatling-gun," "Boll?vy^^
weevil," "Cotton" and "Cyclone*
Smith at times, as the occasion seem- , *
ed to demand. The Washington *
Times, witnessing the- terrible'duA";.#^8
raised in the Senate Saturday, when .
Sir. Smith began to talk on the a
tdn pool, to-day prints the following
story concerning his efforts: ' \
"Senator Smith, " of South Carolina,
has gained a sobriquet. He
called 'Cyclone Smith.' This is be- ^
cause of his cyclonic delivery in de- '
bate. He can speak faster than any-' ";
man in the Senate. His'first real1; *~r\
debate came yesterday, when he at?
tacked the Attorney General because v
of the 'cotton trust' probe instituted ' *;j
by the department of justice. The
South Carolinian is a cotton expert ^
He knows his business from the seed
in the ground to the fabric on the vrfv
store shelf. He organized the cotton %
growers in the movement to hold the
I staple for better prices.
"This fund of cotton knowledge
'was used to overwhelm the senate
yesterday. For nearly two hours the . ^
Senator spoke and ten relays of ate- />,'
nograpbers were necessary to catch -
his remarks. Not a note did he use. ; < .v
Al! the torrent of talk seemed to rise
spontaneously and the deluge was
complete.
"Withal, Senator Smith spoke
good effect for a new Senator. He
held the attention of more Republi- ^ ;\r
can Senators during his address . 5^
than many of his older Democratic
associates do when they arise to address
the Senate. He did more. He y ^
baited Senator Aldrich until that
leader rose to defend the tariff fro&
the South Carolina onslaught. That
was how vigorously the attack was
made. Senator Smith is not exactly
of the fire-eating type, but he borders
closely on it. It is suggested that x
a little more Senate training will %
temper him somewhat and that he is,
therefore, destined to become a !
forceful debater."
If this keeps up South Carolina
will have a regular "catch-em-alive"
man in the Senate before Congress
adjourns.
Dr. Weeks Settles Up.
The Spartanburg Herald says Dr.
A. J. Weeks, of Wagener, who was ;
tried and found guilty of bigamy at
the last term of the Spartanburg '
court, was "* in the city Saturday to \y|
settle his fine. He was under sentence
to pay a fine of $500 or serve VM
six months in jail. A compromise
was allowed whereby Dr. Weeks paid '
$250 and the rest of the sentence' .
?* nani^lno (Tftnd hp. ; ;
SliillUa bliBjJOjucu (icuuiu& 0?~
havior. It will be remembered that
Dr. Weeks deserted his wife aad
children at Wagener and married a
Miss Sara Smith of Spartanburg. Dr.
Weeks says whiskey was the cause of
his acting as he did and that he has ?
turned over a new leaf. * V
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