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SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
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News Items Gathered All Around the
? County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
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Ehrhardt, Jan. 9.?Our homes seem
somewhat lonesome since our boys
t 5 and girls have returned to college,
but, it is for their good that we give
them this opportunity. It remains
with them as to what benefit they
will derive from this sacrifice on our
part.
Mr. F. E. Robinson is all smiles.
Its a bouncing baby boy.
Farmers are going to work on
another crop, but more careful.
Don't think there will be near as
much fertilizer used as on last crop,
*, as our merchants are strapped for
means, carrying large amounts of
last year's accounts over for the
farmers.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Ehrhardt Banking
Company was held in the office of the
bank. A report of the officers was
read and showed that the bank had
EL ' a most favorable year. The report
- further showed that the net earning
v" of the bank for the past year was
17% per cent. A dividend of 10 per
j cent, was declared December 19,
1910, and ordered paid January 3,
fc; . 1911, and $1,550.00 was placed to
surplus assessment. The following
jc # directors were elected for 1911: Joe
I. Copeland, J. C. Kinard, D. C.
Copeland, Jacob Ehrhardt, Frank H.
' Copeland, D. M. Smith, J. L. Cope\
land, J. Wms. Carter, and Charles
Ehrhardt. After the stockholders'
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meeting there was a meeting of the
directors, who re-elected the officers
of the bank as follows: President, J.
' # L. Copeland; vice president, J. C.
Kinard; cashier, A. F. Henderson;
elerk, C. A. Thomas.
* / Death of Mrs. Bitter.
r Mrs. Eugenia Bitter, wife of Mr.
I- J. B. Ritter, was buried at St
John's yesterday. She was compara7.
1 tively young', left three children.
| Truly, in the midst of life we are in
t death. It seems these sad occurrences
would draw us nearer to God,
and make us think that we too will
have to meet Him and give an account
for the deeds done in the body.
1 The services by Mr. Groseclose were
; very impressive, I hope they will bear
fruit
v The church.is large, neatly painti
ed, and very comfortable, with one
i? exception; the seats are too close
|| - together in the centre of the church
to allow people to kneel during
If- prayer.
3|. It seems people have forgotten
? that this is the proper position to
> j approach God, the King of Kings.
Is it any wonder that He does not
manifest his presence now as formk
eTiy when people are so indifferent?
f Satan is busy in our midst, we should
get so too. "Humble yourselves and
He will lift you up." If God does
not meet with us, then our assem*
bling together is in vain. I am
afraid the people of all denominations
are following Christ, like Peter,
. afar off. Let us go back to the old
;; ways and bring heaven here on
| ? earth. MRS. A. W. BRABHAM.
Boy Party.
For the purpose of raising money
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to improve me scnooi uuuuiug a*.
White Point in the Kearse neighbors''
hood, where Sunday-school and
. church services are held, a box party
? will be given on Friday evening,
January 20 th, beginning at 7:30
o'clock.
We particularly invite the atten$1
y tion of all to this good work, and
sincerely request every one who can
to come.
Music and other forms of innocent
amusement may be enjoyed as well
aoflnor
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Don't forget the date, January
20th, and come, everybody.
*1 Kearse, S. C., Jan. 9th, 1911.
An Entertainment.
Ehrhardt, Jan. 9.?To be given at
- F. H. Copeland's hall Wednesday
night, January 18th, an entertainment
gotten up by Miss Sadie Bickle
for the benefit of the Baptist church
here. Now, Everybody try to come
( and help make it a success?S: 15 p.
,f ' m. Admission, 25 cents.
I
The State Supreme Court has issued
an order forbidding the Atlantic
Coast Line or the Seaboard Air
Line from making any further move
* in the matter of the crossing at Che
< raw, about which there has been so
much dispute. The court will hear
the case on its merits the 16th of
, this month.
NEWS FROM KEARSE.
"Old Timer" Believes This Will be a
Good Crop Year.
Wanderer's Rest, Jan. 9.?The
sun shines bright, the violets are in
bloom, their little blue eyes look up
with bright and smiling eyes to cheer
the heart of a lone old man as he
sits and muses over his pipe of
peace trying to fix and plan for the
new crop soon to be planted. Many
are the complex problems to puzzle
and mix his brain at this season of
the year; then to make things worse,
here is the ever-dreaded grip to rack
his nerves, his rheumatism to nurse
and to keep him awake at night,
and his moans and groans disturb
the madam as she hunts the camphor
bottle, bathes his chest and throat,
Htptd tho mvpre around his shoul
ders and she is soon sleeping calmly
while the old man waits for the
breaking of the day.
This is a part only of the old
farmer's life. Along with his woes
come many things to cheer his stay.
There are the pigs and other animals
to look after, then music and
song are sprinkled thickly among
the sighs and tears and last but not
least is hope, and the farmer who
wisely plans and prepares his land
will rarely make an utter failure.
So, off with coats, boys; hitch old
Dobbin to the plow, dTive steady
and plow deep, whistle or sing "Old
Grey Bonnet" as the loam is turned,
keep at it and the crops of 1911 will
make up the shortage for last year.
This is to be a good year to the
farmer who tries, for the fields are
covered with a dense growth of vegetable
matter, and the outlook is for
good prices next fall, and the old
farmer, now cast down, will then rub
his hands in glee and think he that
laughs last laughs best.
The oat crop now bids fair to
make a full crop, while small, good
stands are the rule, none winter killed,
and if we are to judge the future
by the past the time is past for them
to be killed.
Glad to report Carl Kearse, who
has been quite ill, is doing nicely
this morning and hope he will soon
be well again.
Rev. Mr. Walker preached a fine
sermon at White Point school house
on yesterday evening. He will give
us two sermons each month this
year, which will be a great convenience
to many who are too far from
the churches to attend regularly.
The young ladies of the neighborhood
wiil give a basket party on the
evening of the 20th. They will have
in each basket just enough for two,
so come, boys, one and all, bring your
best girl with you, and remember
these young ladies do not know the
word fail, and if you don't watch out
they may win some of you. Don't
forget the date, Friday evening, January
20. They will have music, too,
to help you while away the hours.
They want to make some needed improvements
on the schol building, so
hard indeed is the heart of the young
man who will not buy a nice basket
filled with delicacies from a pretty
girl who wants to help and beautify
a public building.
Dr. N. F. Kirkland, Sr., was at
the borne of Mr. J. J. Kearse on yesterday.
OLD TIMER.
A. C. L. TRAIN TRUCK TEAM.
Kills Mule and Seriously Injures
Young Man at Orangeburg.
Orangeburg, Jan. 10.?This afternoon
at about 2 o'clock an accident
occurred at the Whitman street
crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad, in this city, whereby a
mule was killed and Mr. Ben Stroman,
a son of Mr. Zack Stroman,
was quite seriously injured. It apnears
that the young man, driving a
double-team, attempted to cross the
railroad track just ahead of an incoming
freight train, and that the
mules and vehicle were struck by
the front of the engine, causing the
death of one of the mules and in the
fall of Mr. Stroman from the shock
of the collision his head was pretty
badly injured by some portion of
the wagon or engine, a hole being
knocked into the skull.
It is not though now that Mr. Stroi
man's wound will endanger his life.
I Dr. W. R. Lowman was called to the
! injured man in a short time after
i the accident and rendered all nec;
essary assistance.
I The First Baptist church of Co;
lumbia has extended a call to the
i Rev. Charles E. Burts, now pastor
I of the Baptist church at Edgefield,
to become pastor, succeeding in that
j position Rev. W. C. Lindsay, recently
j made pastor emeritus. He has been
j notified of the call, and while his
j decision has not yet been given, he
j win no aouut accept. ivir. jdiulj> waa
| formerly pastor of the Blackville
i Baptist church, and has many friends
j in this part of the State.
IN THE PAUETTO STAI1
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOU
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quic
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
A white man named D. H. Le
has entered suit against the town (
New Brookland, in Lexington cour
ty, for $10,000. He alleges fals
arrest by the chief of police of th
town.
The census department has ai
nounced the population of Orange
burg as 5,906. The census of 190
gave Orangeburg a population of 4
555, so that the increase for the laf
ten years was 451. Why Bamber
has increased that much or more.
Several South Carolina postmasi
ers were reappointed by Presider
Taft this week, among them being ?
F. Richardson, of Greenville, Geo. I
Shore, of Sumter, and Mr. Carmai
of Aiken. All the appointees ar
white men.
The trial of J. J. Jones for th
killing of Abe Pearlstine in Branch
ville only a short time ago has bee
set for trial at court in Orangebur
for to-day (Thursday.) There ar
rumors that the defense will ask fc
a continuance.
Senator Tillman has gone back t
Washington, and says that he wi
remain to the end of the sessioi
It is sincerely hoped that his healt
will continue to improve, and he wi
yet be able to do much good work i
the Senate for South Carolina.
The South Carolina legislature mc
Tuesday. W. L. Mauldin was electe
president pro tern, and will presid
until Lieutenant Governor Smith as
sumes his office. All the employee
of the Senate were re-elected. In th
House M. L. Smith, of Camden, wa
elected Speaker without oppositioi
and Jas. A. Hoyt was re-elected cler
over J. Wilson Gibbes. '
Governor Ansel has ordered a
election to be held on the questio
j of forming a new county out of part
of Aiken and Edgefield. The pre
j posed new county is to be calle
j Heyward, and North Augusta is t
J be made the county seat. The elec
j tion is to be held February 7th. A
i election was held several years ag
on this same new county, but th
proposition was defeated. James t
Jackson, head of the street railwa
of Augusta and the Aiken trolle
line, is at the head of the movemen
R. M. Bateman, who participate
in the killing of a negro hackmav
named Eddie Bossard at Sumte
/
! Christmas. night, and wfto was nei
j by the coroner's jury as an accessor
i to the crime, was granted bail lat
Friday by Associate Justice Eugen
B. Gary in Columbia, the amount c
the bond being $3,000. A man nan
ed Harper did the killing, but th
trouble was precipitated by an altei
cation which Bateman had with th
negro on Christmas morning and h
was present when the killing too
place. Harper left immediately afte
j the shooting and has not been ai
prehended, but his attorney says h
will be present at the trial, and he i
staying out of custody because he i
a poor man and cannot give bon
and would have to stay in jail unt
the trial.
Another Railroad Project.
Denmark, Jan. 10.?It begins t
look like the plans for building
railroad from Ehrhardt to Denmar
are going to mature in the very nea
future. An enthusiastic meeting <
the business men of the two plact
was held at' Ehrhardt yesterday, i
which it was determined that waj
maonc chnniH be Drovided <
auu Uivuw; A
once to begin building the road. Tli
preliminary surveys will be mad
next week, and the charter applie
for at once.
The distance between Denmar
and Ehrhardt is 16 miles, and tb
proposed route is one in which thei
will be very little filling, cuts an
swamps to contend with.
At Ehrhardt the new line will coi
nect with the Green Pond and Eh
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hardt branch line or me aiwui
Coast Line, making a link with d
rect connection at Green Pond wit
the Atlantic Coast Line throug
trains and the local trains of tt
Charleston & Western Carolina rai
way. The line will supply a ne
feeder for both Augusta and Charle:
ton.
The gentlemen to whom credit fc
originating and putting through tt
plans is due are Hon. C. W. Garri
S. G. Raj', J. Z. Brooker, Asa Ba:
ter, C. C. Ellzey, Henry Walker, .
E. Steadman, who composed the con
mittee representing the Denmark en
of the proposition.
|j WEDDING AT LEESVILLE.
Mr. Jasper Zeigler and Miss Gertrude
S Oxner Married Wednesday.
Leesville, January 7.?A beautiful
k wedding was solemnized Wednesday,
January 4, at 4 o'clock, in the home
of Mr. S. L. Oxner, when Mr. Jasper
Zeigler, of Bamberg County, and
Miss Gertrude Oxner. of Leesville,
were made husband and wife. The
Rev. J. C. Oxner, brother of the
bride, assisted by the Rev. S. C. Bal{e
lentine, performed the ceremony ace
cording to the beautiful liturgy of
the Lutheran Church,
l- The wedding march, Lohengrin's
5- Bridal Chorus, was artistically played
9 bv Miss Ethel Eargle. The parlor
had been beautifully decorated, was
jt lighted with candles, and under the
g letters Z and O the couple stood, and
plighted to each other their love
t- until death them part,
rt The bride wore a brown graveling
f. suit, while the groom was dressed in
conventional black. They left at
lf once for their future home, near
e Bamberg, where Mrs. Zeigler has
been, and will continue to teach
school. The groom is a handsome
and prosperous farmer of that section.
They are followed by the best
wishes of many friends in Leesville,
where the bride is deservedly popular.
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WANTED OATS; GETS CATS,
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N Wrong Letter in Advertisement Caus
1.
t. ; ed Lot of Trouble.
jj Neligh, Neb., Dec. 25.?The substitution
of a lower case letter "c"
for the letter "o" in an advertise*
ment in the Sioux City, Omaha and
^ local newspapers has caused John
e C. Trothers, a grain merchant here,
>_ all kinds of trouble.
* Trothers, wishing to replenish his
e supply of oats, concluded to adver,s
tise. Writing his advertisement on
a typewriter, he manifolded it and
sent copies to the newspaper as follows:
n "Wanted?Delivered on track at
n Neligh 10,000 bushels of cats. Will
8 pay highest market price."
h Not noticing the error he awaited
d results which came sooner than he
a expected. Within a week cats of all
kinds and descriptions commenced to
n arrive consigned to Trothers. Some
0 were sent prepaid and others collect.
e They came from the East, the West,
the North and the South. The agent
y of the Northwestern road became
y alarmed. He was being swamped by
t- cats and wired the superintendent
d for instructions. That official, not
i, knowing what else to do, wired back:
ir "Release all cats not accepted."
d Still cats continued to arrive, and
y still Trothers refused to accept the
it felines, but his trouble did not end
e there. Boys about town had learn>f
ed that he was in the market for
i- cats. They commenced to catch the
e strays and take them to his place of
r- business. Some days last week he
e refused as many as 500 cats brought
e in by boys and three and four times
k as many coming by rail,
ir It is estimated that fully 5,000
y. cats have been shipped into Neligh,
Le and the end is not yet. They are
is becoming a nuisance, and the city
is council is about to take action and
d order a slaughter of the animals.
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, Smallpox Patients on Train.
Sumter, Jan. 5.?Sumter to-day
contained, if it did not enjoy, the
;o novelty of a quarantine of a railroad
a coach with two smallpox cases segrek
gated aboard.
ir C. W. Birnie, a colored physician
>f of Sumter, was on the 11:30 train
Js this morning, coming from Florence,
it Sometime before the train reached
Lynchburg he heard that there were
it two negroes aboard with smallpox.
ie They were in the smoker of the nele
gro coach. One seemed to be just
id getting over the case and the other
seemed to he just taking it. They
k were to get off at Lynchburg, but
te were not allowed to remain aud had
e to get on again. Birnie then learnd
ed that the conductor proposed
bringing them on to Sumter, so at
i- Mayesville he communicated with
r- Mayor Jennings and when the train
ie reached here the health officer and j
i-| a policeman were at the depot to see!
h | that a disembarking did not occur.
;hi The conductor was advised to take
ie his passengers to Columbia, but
1- finally decided to sidetrack the coach
w here till this afternoon. This was;
5- done and all day the health officer j
maintained a quarantine around the
)r coach. When the Florence train
iC came through this afternoon the
s, coach was attached and when the
i- train pulled out the Sumter end of
J. the story had ended,
l- Officer Towles says the negroes
d were from Marion and had tickets
for Lynchburg.
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YOUNG UN KILLS HIMSELF
V. M. C. A. SECRETARY VICTIM
OF DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
In Handling Pistol, Walter Brook:
Abbott Receives Ballet in
Right Eye.
Spartanburg, S. C., Jan. 10 ?
While sitting at his desk in th<
Young Men's Christian Associatioi
rooms this afternoon, at fifteen min
utes past 12 o'clock, Walter Brooki
Abbott, secretary of the Association
shot himself.
The weapon was a 38-calibre pis
tol and the ball struck Mr. Abbot
squarely in the right eye. Ranginj
downward, the ball passed througl
the base of the brain and lodged ii
the skin in the back of the head. H<
lived perhaps four or five minutes.
Purchased Pistol.
Last night Mr. Abbott' and his wif<
went to a recital at Converse Col
lege, and found it necessary to leav<
his sister-in-law at home alone. H<
remarked that in the future he woulc
provide a pistol for his wife and hei
sister, as he feared to leave then
at home alone. Testimony wai
brought out in the coroner's inquesi
showing that he had bought this pis
tol and it is supposed that he wai
cleaning it up when it was accident
ally discharged.
It is presumed that he was look
ing' down the barrel, and there beinj
but one shell in the chamber, tha
this was concealed and he did no
know it was loaded.
Beyond Aid.
D. C. Scott, a student at Wofforc
College, whose home is in Kings
tree; W. F. Milan, a mail clerk 01
the Charleston and Western Caro
lina railway, and Geo. L. Sargent, ?
traveling man, of Maxton, N. C.
were the only other persons in th<
building at the time of the sad trag
edy. These men were reading anc
hearing the shot so close at hand
they looked up in time to see Mr
Abbott sliding from his chair to th<
floor. Reaching his side and realiz
ing what had occurred they sum
raoned a physician.
Dr. H. R. Black chanced to b<
passing the building and he reache<
the side of the dying man just as h<
was drawing his last breath, and hi;
pulse was beating for the last time.
Native of New Hampshire.
Mr. Abbott came to Spartanburj
about five years ago from New Or
* - J
leans, wnere ne nau yrevivuoij ucci
been connected with the Y. M. C. A
of that city. However, he was no
a native of New Orleans, but of Con
cord, N. H. \
With a pleasing and cheerful dis
postion, a character untarnished an<
undying love for the right, he ha<
accomplished much for the good, o
the Y. M. C. A. in this city.
Taking a deep interest in all thing
for the betterment of the Associatioi
and doing many things to create ai
interest in this great moral institu
tion, his achievements were numer
ous. *
He was especially loved by th
boys of the city and a great numbe
of men wTere members of the Asso
ciation.
Active Y. M. C. A."'Worker.
It was largely through his effort
that the Young Men's Christian As
sociation had purchased the beauti
fill lot on East Main street, and wa
on the verge of starting a campaign
during which $100,000 was to b
raised.
Mr. Abbott lost a son severa
months ago. This was the first chih
born in the Abbott family for fort;
years, and the man was totally wrap
ped up in Walter Brooks, Jr. Hi
death greatly affected the man, bu
since another child has been bon
and he was the proudest of all fath
ers.
His wife, their baby and on
brother and one sister, of Concord
N. H., survive.
The funeral will be held in thi
city on Thursday afternoon. The ver
diet of the coroner's jury was tha
]\Lr. Abbott came to his death by ai
accidental gun shot' wound, inflicte<
by his own hand.
Negro Republicans Elect Candidates
Beaufort, Jan. 9.?With two excep
tions all the candidates nominate(
by the negro Republican conventioi
won out in to-day's municipal elec
tion, 204 whites voting and 96 ne
groes.
Results are: Intendant W. F. San
ders, nominated by the negroes, 155
R. R. Legare, 104. It is estimate(
that Legare received but ten negr<
votes. Wardens elected are: W. M
Steinmeyer, Chas. Cohen, M. Levin
Jno. Stevenson, C. A. Andrews, E. D
Raney.
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| RAYMOND BERRY PAROLED.
County Officer of Marion Released
[ During Good Behavior.
G. Raymond Berry, a defaulting
county officer, who was convicted in
3 Marion county in 1907 on the charge
of embezzlement and sentenced to a
term of six years in the State penitentiary
has been paroled by Gov. ;
. Ansel, during good behavior. The \
3 action of Gov. Ansel was taken on 0?
! the recommendation of the State Xl
. board of pardons. ^
3 At the trial in Marion county Berry m
pleaded guilty to the charge of em- *
bezzlement and was sentenced to the
. penitentairy for six years. In making
I the recommendation for a pardon, the
, State board of pardons said that from
j the testimony presented that there
1 was some agreement or understading
? between the solicitor and the attorn
eys for the defendant that upon the
plea of guilty he should be sentenced,
but that they would join in asking a
3 pardon at the expiration of one year.
The application for pardon was in- * '
3 dorsed by Judge Dantzler who heard , Sli
3 the case. The case was considered at
1 the meeting of the board of pardons
r in 1909. The board at that t'.me re1
fused to recommend a pardor.
In the parol of Gov. Ansel it is
^ required that Berry shall make report
each year as to his conduct. Berry
3 was captured in Florida several years :
ago after an exciting search. Wlf
GIVES BOND OT TO WED.
t Hotel Secures Itself Against Losing
t Telephone Operator.
A Spokane, Wash., special says:
When Miss Margaret Perkins went
I to work as telephone operator in a -V'jla
. local hotel .to-day the management f
i required her to give a bond not to
. marry within six months. This in- Jag
i strument, duly signed and sealed, 3S
, holds Miss Perkin's bondsmen liable .
? to the extent of $500 in the event
. she becomes a bride on or before
1 June 21, 1911.- The sureties are
, prominent business men. Jl|j|
The reason for this unusual re
> quirement by the hotel management
- is that a half dozen telephone opera
tors have married within as many ,.v?
months, the last two being Miss .flaM
a Florence Joyce, who recently mar1
ried a rancher, and Miss Olive
a Bourne, who has gone to Rockland, jaB
s Mich., to join her intended husband. ^
"I am not engaged to marry anyone,
nor do I expect to enter into an
engagement during the coming six |
3 months," said Miss Perkins, a comely
brunette, and "for that reason my
bondsmen have nothing to fear. Of
" course, I have received a proposal or t
two, but am not ready to settle down
for life. ' -3g||?|
"The making of a bond is a matj
ter of business with the management
of the hotel," the operator continued.
"There is more or less trouble
every time a new operator is broken ' , $?
in, the rule being that as soon as a - S
girls becomes efficient sne deserts ras
i the switchboard to join heart and
hand with some mere man.
"As I said, I am not ready to become
the wife'of any man; therefore
the management has nothing to fear
so far as I am concerned. The two
young women working on the other
eight-hour shifts will also be requir- v
ed to give bonds, I am informed."
A. G. Benson, manager of the ,
s house, believes that Miss Perkins and
- the other operators will carry out .
- their agreement to the letter.
Actually Doing Something..
e If the announced plans of the textile
plants of the State are consum- *
,1 mated, Charleston will now become
i a great distributing point for cotton. .fM
y goods. The railroad commission has /
- reduced the rates on cotton piece
s goods from Spartanburg, Greenville /;f|H
t and Columbia groups of mills to
a Charleston by approximately 20 per
- cent. The new rate goes into effect
March 6th, 1911. ' The order was
e signed by John H. Earle and John
I, G. Richards. B. L. Caughman did
not sign the order, but gave his reas
sons for not doing so.*
The rates from Columbia on cotton
t piece goods were reduced from 23
a cents per 100 pounds to 18 cents.
i I The rates irom ayaruuuuig (
! Greenville group of mills was re!
duced from 30 cents per hundred
1 pounds to 24 cents.
| Over 110 textile plants of the State
-1 several months ago petitioned for a
l| commodity rate of 20 cents on car
i load lots and 22 cents on all other
- shipments of cotton goods from
- South Carolina mill points, embracing
the Greenville group and the
-. Spartanburg group to Charleston and
;: a commodity rate of 16 cents on car
i i load lots and a like rate of 18 cents
>j on all other shipments of cotton
. j goods from the Columbia mills to
,S Charleston, making a tariff of rates
. from other mill points in the State
to Charleston upon this basis.
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