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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS!
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SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
^ News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, July 25.?Mr. Charlie
J. Shealy, of Georgia, spent a few
days in Ehrhardt looking around to
see how the land lay, as the old say?
ing has it. He has a call to take
charge of Ehrhardt graded school as
principal for another year.
My oh! didn't we have a heavy
rain Sunday afternoon, is what we
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this morning.
Some of our young men have
bought boxing gloves, and it is right
amusing to see them punch each
other about in their awkward way.
'Twill do the young men good who
are confined to office work, whether
? they have any science in the sport
or not, if they will only continue the
sport.
Mr. Henry Planner caught a good
many cat fish last week. He put one
of his men to cleaning them and he
says he skinned six until noon Saturday.
He says he enjoyed the catch
but the cleaning cost him too much
money to enjoy them when not very
hungry.
Dr. J. W. Woiling, of Allendale,
who has been a foreign missionary,
for more than twenty years, will
lecture in the Methodist church on
the evening of the 4th of August,
giving illustrations with a magic lan*
tern. Admission fee?Adults, 25
* cents; children, 15 cents. The audience
will be benefitted both ways,
so don't miss the chance.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Copeland and
Mrs. John Hartz are expected home
tn-dAV.
Mr. J. Laz Copeland and bride
and their son, Otis, returned from
their visit to Asheville, X. C. They
went to visit their son and brother,
Edward Copeland. All enjoyed the
trip more than they expected.
It seems as if the continued rains
have drowned out the base ball business
here. How about it, captain of
team?
Mr. H. A. Hughes is thinking
strongly of building himself a mansion
in town and moving as soon as
completed. JEE.
Fairfax Fancies.
* Fairfax, July 23.?There have
been an unusually large number of
visitors in our town recently. Miss
Vera Rainey was with Miss Lizzie
Wilson for quite a while, Mrs. Tyler,
of Florida, also Mrs. Benj. Sanders
with Mrs. Julia Sanders; the Misses
Jenkins, of Kline, are with Miss Minnie
Jenkins; while Mrs. Martin
Lightsey had as visitors Misses Miller,
Bischoff, Lightsey and others.
She gave a party to the visiting
(rnoete All aarepd t'hat it was one
of the pleasanlest gatherings they've
ever attended. After games, contests,
etc., were indulged in delicious
refreshments were served.
Mrs. W. I. Wilson, of Augusta, addressed
the U. D. C. chapter here on
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Wilson is
not only a fine speaker, but a good
organizer, and her heart is full of
the subject so dear to her commemorating
the deeds of our daring
defenders during the civil war. It
was like a visit from a dear friend,
for she was well known here, having
lived in Allendale for many years.
Mrs. Ballentine, of Columbia, is a
guest of Mrs. G. W. Barber.
The Methodist protracted meeting
is in session. Rev. W. I. Herbert
is assisted by the pastor, and by the
sweet singer, Mr. Fred Marshall. The
services are well attended.
Next Tuesday Mrs. Martin Lightsey
will give a birthday party. Hers
and Lvlete Wilson's being the same
date she will observe it for the pleasure
of her former little pupils.
Miss Kate Carter, of Ehrhardt, is
spending some time with her former
schoolmate friend, Miss Joella Padgett.
Miss Annye Move is enjoying her
vacation in Bamberg, where she has
so many friends and relatives.
The large three-story residence of
Mr. G. W. Barber is almost ready for
occupancy.
The brick store of Mr. V. W. Manuel
is almost finished, while his new
dwelling will soon go up.
Mrs. W. E. Harter contemplates a
trip North soon. Her mother is now
visiting her.
' Tnfn fo?r" k mir motto, or "live
and help to live" will do as well.
See us before buying or selling real
estate, or you may regret it. C. H.
MILHOUS, Manager Denmark Realty
Company.
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WICKEDEST CITY IX SOUTH.
Rev. J. Walter Daniel Says This of
South Carolina Capital.
Lexington. July 24.?Using for his
theme the "Home and Home Influ
ence," the Rev. J. Walter Daniel, of
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v^uiuiiiuia, picsiuiug ciuci l?i iuc
lumbia district, preached a startling
sermon in the .Methodict church here
this afternoon.
During the course of his eloquent
discourse. Dr. Daniel declared with
feeling that "Columbia, the capital of
the proud State of South Carolina, is
the wickedest city south of Philadelphia."
He said that there were
more debauched young men and
young women in and around Columbia
than in any other section of the
State.
Has Daily Confessions.
Basing his remarks on the parable
where the rich man's son had left his
home and hq^ wasted his money in
riotous living*. Dr. Daniel drew several
pictures which touched the
hearts of his hearers. He said that
almost every day young men came to
his home in Columbia and acknowledge
that they have left their homes
and have lived lives of "shame and
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UlSgract; aiiu scciv auvn?c. ui feed
the importance of home training
?the importance of raising aright the
young men and young women of the
land, and the importance of parents
making their homes so attractive
that their children will not want to
leave.
Deplores Endowments.
He deplored the fact that rich parents
often give their children large
sums of money and set them up in
business. "This," he said, "was the
worst thing that could ever happen
to any child." He said that he did not
believe in endowments of any kind,
whether for school or what not, that
every child should make his own
mark in life. "Teach the heart and
mind and all else that is necessary in
life will come," he said.
Denmark Social News.
Denmark, July 23.?Despite the
inclemency of the weather, Denmark
has been the scene of many festivities
during the past weeK. One of
the most delightful of these affairs
was the garden party on last Thursday
evening, given by the Misses
Goolsby at their country home, complimentary
to their visitors, Misses
Mary and Ida Guess of Welliston, Fla.
The most amusing feature of the
evening's entertainment was a telegram
contest. A dainty salad course
was served during the evening.
Another pleasant occasion was the
"at home," given by Miss Ina Califf
at her suburban home. The affair was
planned al fresco, the lawn and spacious
piazzas being aglow with the
soft lights of many Japanese lanterns,
but on account of the dampness,
the merry party repaired to the
drawing rooms, which were thrown
together, and where exciting contests,
music and games were enjoyed.
Delightful refreshments were
served on the porch by Misses Julia
Goolsby and Onie Brux.
Miss Ruby Guess has as house
guests this week: Misses Mary Frances
Pool, of Newberry, Kate Morrah,
of Mt. Carmel, Clothilde Smith, of
Williston, Mary Link, of Abbeville,
Ethel Coleman, of Aiken, Mildred
James, of Summerville; Joe Plowdenof
Sumter and Judson Brodie, of
Aiken. This charming young hostess
entertained her many friends in
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ing. Heart dice was played, Miss
Sadelle Guess scoring highest and rereiving
the prize, a lovely picture,
which she gracefully presented to one
of the guests of honor. The consolation
was drawn by Jas. B. Guess,
Jr. A delicious two-course supper
was served.
Misses Lola and Alma Folk entertained
at their country home Tuesday
evening in honor of their visittors,
Misses Lola and Beatrice Bedenbaugh,
of Newberry.
Mrs. P. A. Bethea, of Darlington
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. H. Guess.
Miss Elizabeth Tindal, of Birmingham,
Alabama, is spending some time
with her aunt, Mrs. W. L. Califf.
Miss Edna Steadman and Mrs. J.
S. Walker left this morning for Salu
da, X. C.
Mrs. G. W. Goolsby and Mrs. L.
A. Martin are visiting relatives in
Florida.
Xew Advertisements.
H. A. Hughes et al?Notice.
M. R. Campbell?Optician.
Rubin & Peskin?We Have Moved.
-C. R. Brabham's Sons?All Summer
Goods at Cost.
Miss Pearl Black?Lost.
| IN THE PALMETTO STATE
> SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State Mews JBoiieci uown ior yuien
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
The people of Greenville will vote
on the question of re-establishing a
dispensary there at the August primaries,
a petition with the proper
number of names having been presented
to the authorities.
MURDERED A MISER.
Harry Lewis is Said to Have Confessed
the Crime.
Roanoke, Va., July 24.?Harry
Lewis, the youth arrested at Bristol
yesterday for the killing here last
week of Harry Zaeharv, an aged miser,
confessed the crime to-day, according
to the police. A coroner's
jury yesterday returned a verdict
charging Lewis with the murder. It
was stated before the jury that Zachary
and Lewis sought shelter in a
stable from a rain storm and that
Zachary told the youth he had a
large sum of money, whereupon the
boy shot him. After the discovery of
Zachary's body, the police found
$600 sewed in the lining of his trousers.
Lewis was brought to Roanoke
to-night.
Mrs. Crum Dead.
Denmark, July 22.?Mrs. Henrietta
E. Crum, wife of the late Hayne
H. Crum, died at her residence here
yesterday evening about 8 o'clock,
after a lingering illness of five
weeks.
Mrs. Crum was born and reared in
this immediate community and no
one living here to-day enjoys a larger
circle of life-long friends. The
body was laid to rest this afternoon
in the village cemetery. Three sons,
Cecil, Wesley and Malcolm, survive
her.
War with Japan Very Remote.
New York, July 26.?War with Japan
is not a possibility unless wisdom
is discarded," says Secretary of
War Jacob M. Dickinson, in a cablegram
from Manila to a New York
newsDaDer in reply to a request for
his views as to the relations between
ths United States and Japan.
"There is nothing to warrant rumors
of impending strife between the
two nations," say Mr. Dickinson.
"Those who originate them are enemies
of mankind?are not doing a
patriotic work. The level-headed
people of both countries should not
only discredit but condemn them.
"All I heard in Jajan was confirmatory
of the opinion which I had previously
reached?that there is no
reason for hostilities between the
United States and Jopan and that the
real interests of neither government
could be promoted by war. Differences
may arise but they should be
settled by diplomacy, arbitration or
an appeal to Theh Hague tribunal.
"Japan is struggling under a heavy
national debt. Her industries and
commerce are expanding in all directions.
It is irrational to suppose
that under such conditions Japan
will provoke a war with our coun
try.
"There is no sphere of such necessary
antagonism as would make war
possible unless wisdom was discarded.
The United States will not seek
such a war and will resort to all honorable
means to avert , it."
Scouring Woods for Negro.
Vicksburg, Miss., July 24.?As a
result of the shooting and mortally
wounding of Cleveland Rollins, a
prominent white man at Cedars, 10
miles south of here, a posse is tonight
scouring the woods in that vicinity
for Cliff Bowman, a negro, who
did the shooting. Deputy sheriffs
have gone from Vicksburg to the
scene. It is believed that if Bowman
is captured he will be lynched.
Preparing to Meet It.
"" >?" Viotto Vioorrf t>i? riinmr.
1UU 111 a. J Aici?v, uvw,i vt, -
young men," said the eminent statesman,
according to the Chicago Tribune,
"that my name has been mentioned
in connection with one of the
most important offices in the gift of
the president."
"Why, no,sir," answered the reporter;
"there is no such rumor as
that in circulation, so far as I know."
"Well, there will be within a few
hours. You may say in to-morrow
morning's paper, if you like, that 'the
Senator, on being questioned as to
the truth of the story refused either
to affirm or deny.' "
MORE MEMBERS FROM S. C. j
New Census May Result in Addition-1
al Congressmen.
Washington, July 23.?One of the
interesting and important results ot
the census of 1910 will be the reapportionment
of representation in the
national house of representatives. It
will be one of the duties of the sixtysecond
congress, to be elected next
November, to pass a law making a
npu- hnsis nf rpnresentation in the
lower house, the figures of the census
of 1910 being used in the apportion-!
ment. Unless the record of 100 years J
is broken, the number of representa-,
tives in congress will be increased. I
Of course the population of the
United States will be shown to have
increased by several millions in the
past ten years. Likewise the population
of practically every State will
show increases, although it is expected
that in some of the New England
States there will be only very slight
increases, if not actual decreases. The
present number of representatives in
congress is 391, the basis of representation
being, as nearly as possible,
one to every 190,000 inhabitants. The
allotment of representatives to each
State Is fixed by federal law, and the
States themselves lay out their districts,
endeavoring to arrange the districts
so that each will include the
required number of inhabitants.
, Present Districts.
The congressional districts of
South Carolina, under act of the legislature
approved February 20, 1902
(with one or two amendments to take
care of new counties formed since
that date), are as follows:
First?Charleston, Clarendon, Col1
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ItlUIl iiliu JJUI CUC5 LCI , pu^uianuu,
1900, 196,390.
Second?Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell,
Beaufort, Edgefield, Hampton
and Saluda; population, 1900, 195,509.
Third ? Abbeville, Anderson,
Greenwood, Newberry, Oconee and
Pickens; population, 1900, 190,662.
Fourth ? Greenville, Laurens,
Spartanburg and Union; population,
1900, 181,933.
Fifth?Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield,
Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster
and York; population, 1900, 190,402.
Sixth ? Darlington, Florence,
Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Marlboro
and Wiliamsburg; population,
1900, 201,577.
Seventh?Lee, Lexington, Orangeburg,
Richland and Sumter; population,
1900, 183,753.
Total population of the State, 1,-1
340,316. |
Will be Increase.
It has been estimated by a South
Carolinian in Washington who pays
close attention to such things that
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shown by the present census to be
between 1,800,000 and 1,900,000. At
the lower of these figures, if the present
basis of representation prevailed,
the State would be entitled to 2
additional representatives, while if
the population of the State should
be 1,9000,000 or over, the State
would be entitled to three additional
members of congress.
An idea has gained currency in
Washington that the basis of representation
to be adopted in the apportionment
of members of congress for
the next ten years is one to every
220,000. Of course, nobody knows
just what basis will be adopted, and
will not know until the matter is
decided by congress itself. But should
this guess prove to be correct, a population
of 1,760,000, or a gain of
420,000 in the past ten years, would
eilliue OUULll v^aiunua iu uuv uuu>
tional representative in congress.
31ore Democratic Members.
Oklahoma the new State which
was entitled to five members of congress
the very day she was admitted
to the Union, is expected to show up
in the census of 3 910 with such gains
that she will be entitled to five more
members. The growth of the State
has been marvelous. Most of these
new members will be Democratic.
In New York, the population of New
York city has so increased that it is
probable that several new congressmen
will represent the city in the
sixty-third house. As New York city
is nearly always Democratic, the new
members from that town will probably
add to the number of Democrats
in the house in the next congress
but one, although the increase i
in the electoral college, which will |
be commensurate w;Mi the increase in
representatives, v, ill probably be a
gain for the Rcpuolicans, as the entire
electoral vote is cait in accordance
with the result in the whole
State, and New York is normally Republican.
On the 220,000 basis, the number
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MAYORMURDERED BY BOMB
A. H. BOUSMAX, OF RIDGE WAY",
BLOWN TO PIECES.
I'nknown Hurls Bomb at Victim i
Sleeping in Hammock and Escapes?Reward
Offered.
Ridgeway, Va., July 25.?The assassination
last night of Mayor A. H.
Bousman, aged 55, who was killed
by the explosion of a dynamite bomb
j hurled under the hammock in which
I he was sleeping in his front yard, has
aroused ana mysunea me mnauitants
of this village and the surrounding
country.
The crime, unprecedented in this
section of the country, had apparently
been carefully planned hv its
perpetrator, whose identity the authorities
or members of the victim's
family have been unable even to
guess at.
The dynamite bomb which tore
the body of Mr. Bousman to pieces
was thrown from the street in front
of his home about 10 o'clock at night.
The charge of dynamite in the bomb
must have been a heavy one, because
Air. Bousman's body was badly torn
to pieces. A part of the fuse of the
bomb was to-day found on the;roof
of the Bousman residence where it
had been blown by the force of the
explosion. On the sides of houses
60 feet away blood had been spattered
and bits of flesh adhered to
the walls. Bits of the body also were
found on the roof of an adjoining
house.
Recently Retired.
The murdered man i9 survived by
a wife nad a son of 12 years, both
of whom are prostrated by the murder.
Mr. Bousman had been offered
the nomination but declined to accept
the honor. His term, however, had
not expired. He was actively engaged
in farming and was a large growrer
of cabbages. John 0. Coan, a prominent
tobacconist, of Winston-Salem,
N. C., is a brother-in-law of the dead
man. Mr. Bousman was connected
with prominent families in Henry and
Franklen counties and in other sections
of Virginia.
Mr. Bousman had been spending
the hot evening sleeping in a hammock
swung between two trees on the
lawn in front of his residence. Without
a word of warning at about 10
o'clock the dynamite bomb was
thrown by some one passsing along
the street. It landed in the hammock
at his feet and in an instant
exploded. The mayor's feet were torn
| away by the bursting shells and his
legs frightfully mutilated. In great
agony he died an hour later.
No Clue to Assassin.
Although the town authorities,
when notified of the murder, made
every attempt to discover the assasin,
no clue could be found and it is believed
he escaped without being seen
by any one. The news quickly spread
about town and excitement grew to
a high pitch. The surrounding community
to-day is worked up over the
murder and it is believed if the perpetrator
of the assassination is caught
he would be summarily dealt with.
As mayor of Rodgeway, 3ir. JtJousman
presided over the police court
of the town trying petty cases. It is
thought that some person upon whom
Mr. Bousman in his court had passed
sentence held a grudge against him
and had been awaiting opportunity to
wreck violence upon the mayor. This
opportunity came last evening when
the mayor lay sleeping in the open
air.
A Previous Attempt.
While returning from his farm in
the country to the town a week ago,
some unknown person hurled an explosive
at Mr. Bousman as he wras
riding past some woods. He told
friends of the occurrence but they
treated the matter as a joke and it
I was not given serious thought until
| to-day.
At a special meeting of the town
council this afternoon a reward of
$500 was offered by the town for the
capture of the murderer. The governor
of the State and authorities of
Henry county will be asked to dupliJ
cate the amount. It is believed friends
of Bousman will offer personal rewards.
The Bamberg Guards returned last
Thursday morning from Chickamauga,
where they had been in camp
for two weeks.
of representatives in congress for the
next ten years would be about 410.
mi ? ^~cnma talk rtf makine1
i uere jiao uwu ? ?
the basis so large that the number
would be reduced to 350. But such
an idea is preposterous, as it would
be impossible to get a congress to
legislate 50 of its members out of
their jobs.
MAY 1 ..ST COTTON TARE ACT.
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Possible tliat Contention Will be Carried
to U. S. Supreme Court.
Columbia, July 22.?The cotton
tare case, recently decided by the supreme
court, of this State in favor
of the validity of the act of 1910,
may be carried to the United States
supreme court. An order issued by
Justice Eugene B. Gary, at his home
iD Abbeville, yesterday and filed with
the clerk of the supreme court today
holds up the remittitur in the
case pending the settlement of the
matter of the writ of error to the
highest tribunal in the country. The
position taken by the attorneys for
defendant?W. G. Mullins, who was
arrested for violation of the act?is
that the judgment was based on the
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f ederal question on constuuuumimy
and that, therefore, a writ of error ^
is in order. The remittitur is stayed
"until further order of the court" ;
and will probably come up at tlie
next term. The probability is that 1
the case will finally reach the United -'
States supreme court, as it appears
from the papers that there is a feder- '
al question involved. - "'4
The order was filed at the supreme *Vr
court to-day, Mr. Joe Berry Lyles,
of the firm of Lyles and Lyles, having
appeared yesterday before Justice
Eugene B. Gary. This action , v
was not generally expected by the /*)
public following the decision of the
supreme court, which upheld the circuit
judge, in declaring the tare act,
constitutional and valid. There was
a concurring opinion by Justice ' ;
Woods.
The "cotton tare case" came up
when the act'fixing 6 per cent, as the
amount of tare to be deducted was
violated by W. G. Mullins, a cotton ?||j
buyer, of this city. Upon the hearing s
of the case before Magistrate .Fow- h |
les, Mr. Mullins was fined $5 under
the terms of the act. The appeal
was to the circuit court in this coun
ty, and Judge DeVore affirmed the >
magistrate's judgment. The appeal
to the supreme court was sustained. ^
The main opinion stated that the judgment
was sustained for the reasons
stated in Judge DeVore's de- /;<??
cision. Judge DeVore's main statement
was that, the general assembly
had the right to fix by statute, a fair- .
rate of deduction when before there '::M
may have been deductions at vari- M
an'ce with each other. / . \
Strikers Attempt to Wreck Traill.
South Bend, Ind., July 24.?Strik- -/ziM
ers attempted to derail an eastbound
passenger train at Oliver. The en- :'M
gineer of the train noticed a turned
switch signal in time to bring his ?
train to a stop and thereby probably '" fM
prevented injury, if not loss of life t;
to the passengers.
Rioting in the local railroad yards
began last night and has been spasmodic
throughout to-day. One man
was seriously wounded by an employee
of a private detective agency - ^
which is assisting the railroad. Later g
in the afternoon the mob burned two / . |
cabooses and attempted to destroy
several freight cars, but the arrival ;
of the police and the fire department .*
resulted in dispersal of the crowd". ^
A freight train of 50 cars which ^
entered the city last night at 10
o'clock and which was stalled by the fM
strikers cutting the air hose and
separating the train at several places,
resulted in the tieing up of five pas- ^
senger trains.
Three Good Things.
A man was walking down to busi- . ~ j|
ness one morning, says London Tit- \||
Bits, when he saw a young woman
with a baby in her arms sitting on a
church steps and weeping.
The man, whom we shall call Per- ^
ry, was touched by her apparent distress,
and asked her what was the '
cause of it
"I walked into town," she replied, .J.
"to have my baby baptised and npw< * %
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the service performed. I haven't the
money, and I don't' know what to do." v^ji
"Well, that's a small matter," said
Perry; "I haven't five shillings in
change, but here's a sovereign. Take
it and I will wait for the change.
The woman returned in a short ,
time and handed Perry fifteen shill- ':;M
ings. He patted the child's head and J
went on his way rejoicing in his own
goodness. He felt good all that day, ||
and his countenance shone with un- ,||
usual brightness. His associates all . |
noted the change and finally one of
them asked him the cause of it. . J *~a
"I am happier than usual to-day," '
said Perry, "and the reason of it is
that did three goods things on my
way here this morning." He relat- :|j
ed the occurrence, and wound up by
saying, "So I performed a deed of
charity, started a little child on its
way to paradise and got fifteen good ; J
shillings for a counterfeit sovereign." J