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. r? ?- ? ? PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and ?' at Other Points. n ?Mr. J. J. Smoak spent last Monday in Orangeburg. ?Mr. F. M. Moye, of Columbia, ] spent Sunday in the city. 1 ?Mr. J. C. Moye, of Ehrhardt, ] spent Sunday here with his family, j ?Mr. Laurie Smoak, or Orange- ' burg, spent last Thursday in the s is f eity. I ?Mr. J. W. Chassereau, of the v JShrhardt section, was in the city Tuesday. H - * .?Miss Camile Price, of Dennark, spent several days in the city last week with relatives. |fer.-v ?Mr. G. C. Chandler, of Florence, ; spent a few days in the city this week on a visit to relatives. ?Misses Minnie and Flossie Riley and Ruby Betsill, of Orangeburg, spent Thursday with the Misses Adams near town. ?Mr. L. B. Haynes, of Leesville, spent a few days in the city this week on a visit to his brother-in-law, , p- Rev. T. G. Herbert. ?Mises Wilhelmina and Louise f* Folk and May Brabham, who are attending Columbia College, spent the Thanksgiving holidays at home. i ?Mr*. M. N. Rice, of the Buford's ? Bridge section, was in the city Tues- 1 day shipping pecans. He has already { shipped over five thousand pounds ] this season. < ?Miss Jessie Huey, of Rock Hill, who formerly taught in the Bam- ( berg graded schools, but who is now 1 teaching in the city Schools of Laurens, spent a few days in the city ' last week on a visit to Mrs. F. B. ] McCrackin. ?Miss Kate Hiers, a very attract- 1 hre and charming young lady, after l delightful visit to her aunt, Mrs. i h W. C. Reed in North Barnwell, J leaves to-day for North, where she } will spend some time with her broth- j ir, Prof Hiers, before retunrning to ] ier home at Ehrhardt.?Barnwell People. They Didn't. Jl Denver woman, going from home or the day, locked everything up 1 reH, and for the grocer's benefit J rrotA on a card: "All out Don't 1^^;: leave anything" This she stuck on 1 the front door. On her return home she found the house ransacked, and ' all her choicest possessions gone. 1 To the card on the door was added: 1 "Thanks; we -haven't left much."? 1 Kansas City Star. A Serious Charge. i Robert West, a well Known Aiken negro, is now in jail on the charge of attempted arson. It is said that he has confessed to attempting to burn the house of Mina Jackson and Martha Bailey, two colored women. . / It is alleged that last Monday West was given a sentence of $25 or thirty days in police court for some offence, and that one of the women was a principal witness. West did not appear at the crial, but later said that he would get even with the woman. On Wednesday he went to Brown's store in Aiken and purchased some kerosene and matches, and it is said that he went to the women's house, snd set fire to it in three places, satu- ' rating with oil. Two of them went out, and the third was discovered fust as it was blazing, and extinguished. The authorities have been looking for him since, and Saturday lie was arrested, anu when confronted vyith the tacts that it was known fee bought kerosene and matches, it s said he confessed.?Aiken Sentinel. Augusta Files Answer. Columbia, Nov. 28.?Declaring that rreparable damage would be inflicted upon the city and upon the large lumber of manufacturers, the city council of .Augusta to-day niea its * ': answer with the supreme court of South Carolina as a result of the action instituted by Attorney General -Lyon for the council to show cause why the dam across the Savannah j should not be torn down. I* In substance the answer holds that the South Carolina Supreme Court pfe;; has no jurisdiction in the case. It mg is also stated that the city council jpis trying to secure the erection of the proper flshways which were first < P j asked by the State of South Carolina. rv The city council has been oredered to [ appear before the South Carolina Supreme Court on December 19 and show cause why that part of the dam l" across the Savannah river which lies i in the State of South Carolina and r: ^ ^ which supplies the canal that drives Fvp?'v many of the factories of Augusta L* -j/ should not be torn down. The atK > torneys signing the petition are D. H. | Henderson, C. Henry Cohen and W. H. Barrett. r * Attorney General Lyon said when 1 ^ the petition of South Carolina was ; P' ^ first filed with the Supreme Court j that he would not be satisfied with an order for the erection of a fish| ^ way but that the dam or that part of it in this State must be demolishv'r ?d. ?? III MOB RIDDLES NEGRO'S BODY. Victim of Lynchers Entered Bed Room of Florida Girt. Mayo, Fla., Nov. 26.?Richard Lowe, a negro, was quietly lynched several miles outside the city before aoon to-day, for entering the bed room of the daughter of R. M. Cobb, in the heart of Mayo, late last night. The crime of the negro and the subjquent lynching was a secret until Lhis afternoon. Cobb was awakened last night by bis daughter's screams and went to investigate. As he entered the room :he negro jumped through the winiow. A searching party was sent out md arrested the negro, who was later identified by a portion of his hat. A crowd of some forty men gathered quietly this morning and easily iffected an entrance into the jail. The aiob carried the negro outside the onriinor Vi4m 11 n tn a to]p?rflnh -rllj auu onuug utm U|/ vu ? x X)le, alongside the railroad. After the negro's body was riddled with bullets the mob dispersed. The county judge has empaneled a jury and will hold an inquest over the body. Scales Population. Washington, Nov. 26.?In announcing to-night the regular population of Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore., it 237,194 and 207,214, respectively, Census Director Durand issued statements giving the results of the remuneration made necessary in certain districts of the two cities by eviience of padding of the original figires. The original returns from Seattle * - J OiO OOO nnmaa ni> 11 ICS! ;onxameu ? ? o ,o o 4 uamcs, more than the final figures, says Mr. Durand. This difference represents lames eliminated from various dis:ricts as not entitled to enumeration. The original returns for Portland jontained 222,958 names, or 15,745 nore than the final count, the latter lumber being on a careful recheckng of certain districts and the entire eenumeration of two others. COME AND DINE. x [By Walter S. Eaves in The Southern Cultivator.) iaccoon in de co'n flel\ )1' Beaver's on his trail, Possum up de 'simmon tree, iangin' by de^ taiL it; ttabbit in de briar patch, wunkin' o'/his eye, 5Vait dar, Mr. Rabbit, 11 git you bye and bye. 'Coon steak wid ihgons? 'Possum heart wid krulle? Rabbit pie wid julep? Eat yo' belly full. We'n time comes fer dyin' Qi' me a tas' er 'coon, An' des a smell er 'possum, I'll chune me fer de chune. S ' . Ter sing on de way up'ards, To'a'ds mansions in de skies, Wha da aint no miskeetera, An' '11 neber be no flies. Crippen's Letters Blade Public. London, Nov. 28.?The last statement of Dr. Crippen, who was hanged on November 23 at Pentonville prison, is published in a Sunday paper i in the form of two final letters written to Ethel Leneve, one of which is dated November 22. The letters are not reproduced in their entirety, it being explained that they contained certain confidences, but nothing in the nature of a confession. Crippen throughout declared his innocence to' Miss Leneve and hoped that his innocence would one day be revealed. The letters, which are printed as one, began with protestations of passionate love for the girl and repeat constantly the phrase "God help us to be brave in the face of the end now so near." Crippen continues: "How can 1 endure to take a last look at your face? What agony must I go through at last when you disappear forever from my eyes! I am comforted In thinking that throughout years of friendship never have I passed one unkind word or given one reproachful look to her whom I loved best in life, t9 whom I have given myself, heart and soul, wholly, entirely, forever." ? - - - a* J. T Crippen asKs mat lvuss l?ucyc have his body cremated and if possible obtain the ashes and dispose of them as she deems best. He asks that she go to no further expense in trying to secure further evidence, adding: "I can safely leave further evidence to a just God." He expresses the hope that Miss Leneve will go to "Mrs. H.," where she will be free from the lying tales of the newspaper men, and concludes: "To-morrow I will be in God's hands. I have perfect faith that he will let my spirit be with you always." The paper prints a facsimile o! Crippen's will, bequeathing everything to Miss Leneve. v .:J-. . ; . . . _ / -* ' V-'v .. ..."; " ' :y'/1 ' ^ " DAVIDSON DIES OF WOUNDS. Three Negroes Charged With Murder of Cherokee Man. Gaffney, Nov. 27.?A young white man named Robert Davidson died at his home in the Wilkinsville section of this county, last night, as a result of a gunshot wound inflicted by one of three negroes?Luther Curry, New Horton or Will Curry, on Thanksgiving night, It is impossible to say exactly which one killed the man, although suspicion strongly points to Luther Curry. It seems from the evidence that all three negroes did some shooting. The sheriff was summoned to the scene as soon as the trouble occurred, and the three negroes are now in jail. Davidson was Dicked un and taken to his home directly after the shooting, by some of his friends, and physicians summoned, who at once decided that his leg must be amputated, as it was practically torn from his body. This was done, but he was unable to survive the shock and died last night. Coroner Vinesett went to the scene this morning and an inquest is now being held. It seems from the testimony introduced at the inquest that Davidson had been hunting and stopped at a negro church, where a frolic was going on, to get something to eat before going home. He obtained something to eat and started down the road, but was pursued by the three above named negroes and two pistols and one gun were fired at him. A short time ^tfter he fell to the ground, it seems, the negroes reached the scene and fired three more shots at him. Th inquest is still going on and no verdict has been given out as yet. All of the negroes were drunk, it is said. Breathitt County in the Limelight. Paris, Ky., Nov. 28.?Light on the feud situation in Breathitt county, where, according to reliable reports,' followers of the late Judge James Hargis are being killed off at the rate of one a month, is expected to result from a trial which was to-day set for next Wednesday. ) | The case is that against John Day-' idson, Packer Coombs and Jason Deaton, charged with the assassination of John Abnfer, a horseman, in Jackson last June. Tne case was transferred from Breathitt county on the State's" plea that it could not get a fair trial there. Abner, according to confessions of alleged companions, helped murder: Dr. B. D. Cox, James Marcum and' James Cockrill, after being hired for that purpose by Hargis and Ed. Callahan. Whether the present trial will result in an exnosition of the situation! in Breathitt county will depend largely upon the willingness of the State's witness to talk. Several of them have said that threats have already been made against them. White Man Shoots Negro. Florence, Nov. 25.?Mr. George W. Hewitt, a well known livery stable' man of this city, shot and seriously! wounded Ed. T. Williams, a negro! hackman, here last night. From the best information obtainable it seem8 that Williams was owing Mr. Hewitt a balance of $50, on a horse bought of him some time ago. Hewitt had made numerous efforts to collect the balance from Williams but never could catch him long enough to speak with him over the matter. Last night Hewitt went to Williams's shop over in East Marion street, and finding him there walked in and asked for a settlement of the balance due. Williams, it is stated, in a very obstreperous manner demanded of Hewitt his right to thus call on him at his place of business at that hour of* the evening to collect an account. Hewitt remonstrated with Williams and told him that it was the only opportunity he had of meeting him. Williams begad cursing and called Hewitt a name that no white man would take and Williams i reached around behind him and picked up a pistol, and as he turned towards Hewitt with the pistol in his hand Hewitt fired at him with his pistol shooting him in the arm and and in the left breast just abive the heart. Hewitt immediately surrendered h.imaolf to the chief of Dolice to await the result of his shots. After a physician saw Williams and finding there was no immediate danger of the wound, Hewitt was released on bond to appear at the mayor's court to answer the charge entered against him. Williams has an unsavory reputation throughout the city and at times is very insolent. On one occasion when being examined in the court house here by a prominent attorney, it is stated that he absolutely refused to answer a question that was put to him by the attorney when he addressed him as Ed., informing him that his name was Mr. E. T. Williams and not Ed. The physician who attended Wil liams thinks that he will get over the wound. i Ideas for You should Goods at on< means poore stock consist Christmas g Leather Good Bags, Fine Bil cure Sets with S See our windi and Japanese High quality our immense to give you v m * m m not decided promptly ca show goods, buy or just to PEOPL I . BAMBERG) s I ,, | , . , ?_ STORMY SCENE. Ladies and Mayor are Disgusted with Council's Action. < ' " Spartanburg, Nov. 28.?In the face of the unanimous protest of the members of the board of health, the ladies of the Civic league and many individuals, council at its regular meeting to-day refused to rescind its ac ii. miiv tion in aooiiBmng uie ^usmuu ui mim and meat inspector, held by Dr. Walter Sorrel. A stormy scene ensued. Apoligizes for Council. Mayor J. B. Lee, his face flushed with anger, arose and said to the delegation of ladies: "I want to apologize for council. We are going to have a meat and milk inspector. If it is necessary I will pay his salary myself." His promise was greeted with cheers, but the indignation against council found expression in the exclamation of Mrs. A. J. Gwynn: "They ought to be apologized for." Germ Theory a Bugaboo. On behalf of the board of health Dr. Hugh R. Black said: "This fight is not over. We will carry it to the State board of health, under whose auspices we are working, and see if we cannot get redress." While the principal reason advanced for abolishing thje position was that it wss necessary for the city to economize, the councilmen also argued that the germ theory of disease was a bugaboo devised by physicians and that "what was good enough for our fathers is good enough for us." Attempted Robbery at Cope. Last night about 10 o'clock a telephone message to Sheriff Salley carried the intelligence that an attempt to burglarize the residence of Mr. Alex Jennings at Cope had been made, and a request was made for the bloodhounds to trail the suspects. Sheriff Salley secured an automobile in a short while and superintendent Williamson of the county farm with thrpp of the does left shortly after the message was received from Cope. They arrived in less than an hour and had the dogs on the trail of the burglars. The dogs took up the ne-J groes scent in great style, and followed the trail with accuracy until they tracked the offenders,- who were three negroes, who were placed under j arrest. The negroes and Superin-' tendent Williamson with the dogs returned to the city about 3 o'clock this morning. The negroes have been lodged in jail.?Orangeburg Evening News. Christmi see our superb showin :e. Late Christmas sho r picking and disappoir nf thp mn?t rlpnirali iving that can be had s of aO kinds, II Folds, Pockel terlingSilveram )w of Fme Chi Vases. t ' and low prices prevai ! exhibit If you have nil rind the articles here; you will get ideas b use you to decide, M Come often whether look. You are welcome ; i ; ES DR1 ??mmmarnrnrn, WILL SUE INDIVIDUALS. Carolina Glass Company to Bring A< tion Against Commission Members. Ctffumbia, Nov. 2 8.?Declarir that the effect of the action of tl dispensary commission is to confi cate its property, the Carolina Glas Company, of this city, in its petitic for a rehearing before the supren; court, calls attention to the commi sion's holding up 6f the county di pensary funds and the taking ovi of the Bame to satisfy the ailegc "overjudgment" against the Gia; company. The company says thi it has no remedy unless a rehea ing is granted, inasmuch as the si preme court has not given the poi er of enjoining the commission, a though the court has declared thi the commission's overjudgment not good against the Company, ai there is no lien on the Glass cor pany's property. The Glass company is going to si the individual members of dispei sary commission. The position th; the Glass company finds itself in that although the supreme court hi held that the overjudgment giv< no lien, the money owed the Glai company by the county dispensaries held for this amount. The commissic claims the company owes the Stat Inasmuch as the State cannot 1 sued, the Glass company will brii its further action against the indivii ual members of the commissio The case will go into the Unit< States court, it is said. The pet tion for a rehearing has not yet be< acted upon by the supreme court. Grading Saluda Railroad. Saluda, Nov. 29.?The Independe Construction company, which has tl contract for the grading of the ra: road to this town from Wards, h practically completed three miles the work. One of the forces work has been moved to the Edwari place, about half way from Wards Saluda, and another squad will beg cutting through the Attaway ridge a few days. With open weather, such as h prevailed the past 60 days, the gra ing will be completed within thr months. It is stated on good autho ity that the laying of track will 1 commenced within the next fortnigt and it is the purpose of the builde to have the track practically all la when the grading and trestling completed. , I ' is Giving I ig of Holiday \|||| >pping always itment Our J le things for til!* IAMOVL 18 Ladies' Hand jj t Books, Mani- | IPearlHandles. i na, Jardineres 1 # # # ''si I/' il throughout I :| decided what I i : If you have ' I i ere that will I lo trouble to I 1 you come to I s in either case I >1 UG co. I SOUTH CAROLINA | Ji EDITOR PAYS FREAK BET. - :||| c- Richmond Journalist Sends 4,000 , .. Pound Hat lo Atlanta Journalist ^ ig Atlanta, Nov. 28.?A sheet iron. :^Ji te hat, standing about eight feet -high,,v^gf|j s- arrived here on a flat car from Rich* 38 mond, in payment of a bet between V^S|B ?n the editors of the Richmond ^en*^/rJ|9 te Journal mid the Atlanta Journal j^^| <M s- to which citf 'would show the bigger s- population .in the 1910 census re-IpS ?r turns. Riclunond lost. "'^PS >d The bill of lading gave the hat's 38 weight as 4,000 pounds. It is mftde 2^^ at in the familar Uncle Sam style with r- a" broad band of stars, sand several a- printed inscriptions which are under j|||g v- the heading: "Atlanta Wins on a >jS| 1- Technicality." ?r|g it I It is contended that Richmond^ gag is would hare won the bet had her city 3? id limits embraced as much territory at ?1|1 q- Atlanta's. ie t>DlE NOVEL HERO. 4^| at Sets Fire to a Neighbor's Hoii?e 'by;j8| is Flame Tipped Arrow. M Geo. Bomp, a 15 year old boy, is -/SiS es under custody at Glendale/Long Island, charged with using a flame- J?, tipped arrow to set* fire to the home s 'jM >n of a wealthy neighbor. The lad lur- - e* ed the mistress of the house away by %1| 3e telephoning her that her little son m lg t was sick at school. The fire did |2,000 damage. The fire .marshal den' clares that the boy started the fire because he had been reading novels j^j?| about how Indians set fire to the vi ?n cabins of their white enemies by, ||B means of fire on arrow tips. Arrested on Serious Charge. nt * Albany, Ga., Nov. 28.?A case - ^ ie which promises to develop unusual H_ features lies back of the arrest of as Herbert George, a 20-year-old Syrian of resident of Albany, who is now in at jail, charged with criminally assault- -jS is ing Lizzie Davis, 8 years old, and -*||j to also of Syrian parentage. The child's . ^ -- fo rtonrt and her father wag ill j ,,IVCUWA 4W ' ~ " " . ' in away from home when the alleged crime was committed. ' as The assault was committed two d- days ago, but was kept quiet by the ee authorities until after George's ar>r irest. The child Is in a pitiful condi- .J be tion. There is quue a large colony it, of Syrians in Albany and they appear rs to be divided in opinion as to the ^ id probable guilt of the accused man, \ is though they are greatly wrought up ^ over the case.