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I COUNTRY NEWS LETTEES
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
M . Ehrhardt, Jan. 23.?We have very
f g changeable weather of late. One
can't feel very good such being the
case. Nearly every one shows their
\ feelings by barking when you get
? ? 1 : ? ? /\^ 4-V*
ID ne<truig UiSUtUW ui mcui.
Work on the farms around town
is under headway and a crop is exO*
pected this year.
Sunday afternoon seems to bo the
I time selected by the young folks for
[\ riding around. A young couple was
' \ seen in the vicinity of the memorial
grounds and Rivers' bridge on SunL
day afternoon out riding. Evidently
Ki talking and riding had become monotonous
and tiresome. So in this
jp place where the dead and the waters
of little Salt^ehatchie surrounded
f>; them (neither tells tales out of
ft school) he became enraptured by
\ the fair maiden by his side, forget^
\ ting all else but that she was his
P J goddess of love, dropped his lines,
f folded her in his arms and labial
*. approximation terminated in a kiss.
One did not satisfy his thirst but
continued to suck the nectar from
ft, her lips thinking that no one was
|X- looking, but the owls and the moon,
y. Such is life and some think it the
% way to secure a wife. Left them
P seen but not disturbed.
fry The Simms literary society of the
Ehrharctt graded school is planning
^ to give an enxerxammvut iw wc
benefit of the school. The date has
j,>" not yet been set, but it will be some
time in the near future. An intereeting
program is being arranged.
The Rev. A. J. Stirewalt, a returned
missionary from Japan, of the
s|; Lutheran church, will be in Ehrhardt
?5* the first Sunday in February at 11
o'clock, a. m., and at Mt. Pleasant
at 2 o'clock p. m. He will address
Ife- both congregations on his travels
and work in that land. All are invited
to attend and take in a mind trip to
Japan. Will do you good in a \his:
toric way if no more. Don't forget
the day and hour.
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Yy\\ - Fairfax Fancies.
Fairfax, Jan. 23.?Several families
have changed houses- recently, and
others have moved in. Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Talley, whose home was a
centre of attraction to young and
old of our town, are now boarding at I
Mr. G. W. JBaroer s, dui in me near
n*' future expect to be in their attractISv'
ive bungalow on Laurens Avenue.
*5k Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hughes are liv
ing in the house vacated by the TalV
leys. Mrs. McLendon and Mrs. AnW
gie Burekhalter are settled in the
"old Barber house."
BeIL Mr. Angus Williams, of Hampton,
/ has moved his family here.
. >t Mrs. Addison returned from Auf
V gusta recently, where she spent sevh
"4- eral months. Her mother and infant
[ v daughter accompanied her.
L; Mrs. J. B. White, of Charleston,
r rfnd son, are visiting relatives here.
1- UflfT mA+hor \frs Weeklv. is also
w spending time with Mrs. F. M.
p \ oung.
| Mr. and Mrs. Munroe Kinard
[ t (bride and groom) are keeping
r house here now.
I The Compton & Harter furniture
store has changed hands. The firm
jragfe'' is now: Thomas & Strickland.
Miss May Brunson, chaperoned by
v? Mrs. Lily Myrick, has returned from
K* a pleasant trip to Blackville, where
f they visited friends and relatives
t and spent a most lovely visit,
(r- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lightsey and
children are visiting relatives in
Brunson.
Miss Neba Lightsey, of Sycamore,
; V ? is the guest of Mrs. Frank Craddock.
Miss Briester, of Allendale, and
Miss Brabham, of Jacksonville, were
recent guests of Mrs. Polly Best.
Mr. M. M. Lightsey was in town
Tuesday.
< A lady missionary from Newborn,
L V- W n stormed at the Rentz House.
r and made an interesting talk to the
L - ladies assembled there.
P 11 New Meat Market.
Bamberg, S. C., Jan. 9, 1911.
To The Public: This will inform
you that I have opened a meat market
in this city. I will endeavor to
m'; give my patrons first-class meats |
* and prompt service. I ask your pat-j
^ ronage, promising you that you will!
F find me ready at all times to give)
| you satisfactory service and will
gladly adjust all reasonable claims.
Thanking you in advance for what1
> ever favors you can and will show
^ me, I am, very respectfully yours,
m- H. G. DELK.
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A GENUINE GOOD TIME.
"Old Timer" Writes of Entertainment
at White Point.
Wanderer's Rest, Jan. 23.?A little
nonsense now and then, is relish- !
ed by the best of men. As announced
a few days ago the young ladies
gave their box party at White Point
school house Friday evening last,
and, judging by appearances, nearly
or quite all of the large crowd present
had a delightful evening. Even
an old man got the contagion and
had the joiliest time in many years.
The little boys and girls all at their
best, their little faces all aglow with
health and expectation, the young
men and ladies all merry and fun
hunting, the love-lit eyes of some
one as they met the eyes of their
best girl or fellow, as the case might
be, was a fine sight to the eyes of
your old scrible. Soon each lass
was with her laddie, her face wreathed
in smiles as the tete of an evening
went merrily on. Soon music was
introduced and kept up at intervals
until the end, and as the old songs
were played it carried an old man
back to the days when his heart was
free from care.
Guessing "how many beans in a
quart jar, all counted and sealed by
an outside narty. was indulged in at
10 cents a guess; many were the
I guesses, none exact, but Mr. A. F.
Allen, of Allendale, won the cake,
he being the nearest, missing it only
12. The candy booth was a popular
resort, and the supply not equal to
the demand. Now the buying of a
box of delicacies for the beaux and
his girl was announced, and the
many, boxes, all of beautiful design,
were soon sold out and not enough
to go round, and for 20 minutes the
happiest loking crowd of picnicers
ever seen enjoyed the contents of
those boxes and sipped fine mocha or
chocolate good enough for a king.
Here comes Gen. J. S. Breland
with an offering of a walking cane
to be put up to the highest bidder,
and in his happiest mood gave a little
history of said cane, it to be given
to Mr. H. W. Chitty to help him on
i.1 ~ J ? AUa
nis long waiKS, lue pruueeus tt? me
young ladies.
Last was the cake walk, all forming
a circle and going around the
large room to the strains of music
rendered by Messrs. Merritt Kinard,
J. F. Breeiand, Jr., and Dayton Breland,
was the time of much merriment,
indulged in by all. Soon the
music ceased and Mr. Ernest Ritter
and Miss Parrott were declared - the ]
winners. Thus ended an evening of
innocent amusement, enjoyed by all,1
and a snug sum realized for the im
provement of White Pond school (
hou^e. Some of the scenes and
events will never be forgotten. And
your old scribe gives many thanks
to the thoughtful and kind lady
who added so much to an old man's
enjoyment of the evening. Mr. S.
E. Neeley .and daughter, Miss Sallie,
Mr. Henry Kirkland and family, the
Misses Kearse, R. L. and Roscoe
Kearse, Robert Kirkland, from Olar,
were in attendance. Several from
Ehrhardt and other places gave the
young ladies the pleasure of their
presence. After all nothing succeeds
like success. OLD TIMER.
SHOT PROM THE DARK.
Thomas E. Wise Knocked From His
Mule by Bullet.
Conway, Jan. 23.?Saturday night
while riding a byroad near his home
in the Maple section, Thos. E. Wise,
a prominent young farmer, was fired !
on by some one on the roadside, a
pistol ball striking him in the chin.
Mr. Wise was knocked from his
mule, but not seriously hurt, the ball
striking him a glancing blow.
He lay insensible for some time
and when he came to himself notified
neighbors, who spent the great- !
er part of the night in search for
the would-be assassin. The search
and a thorough investigation made
yesterday morning by Magistrate ,
Grainger, however, failed to bring
out any clues or direct suspicion on
any one.
Mr. Wise was on his way from
Trexler Lumber company's plant to
a box supper at Maple school house
and was following a road rarely frequented
by him. No one knew his
route when he left home and he can
not believe that the shot was intend- i
ed for him, but cannot believe it an
accident. Bad blood exists among
some of the citizens of that section
j and it is generally thought that Mr.
Wise was mistaken for some one
who was expected along that way
at that hour <
The community is very much
worked up over the occurrence and
is determined to sift the matter thoroughly
before dropping it.
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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.
The first two proclamations of
the new governor created a sensation.
One was revoking the commissions
of all notaries public and the
other revokes all commissions of dispensary
constables. What will be the
governor's attitude in the matter of
1 a ttt Viqg not
CillUlUlUg LUC UIO^/^UOUI j lun UUM uvw
been made public so far.
Last week a sensational story was
sent out that James H. Tillman, of
Edgefield, was dying of consumption,
penniless and estranged from his
wife and family, and on the verge of
starvation. Tillman is in Asheville,
and has vigorously denied the story.
Of course the statement was not true,
but even if it had been, no good
would have come from its publication.
The Edisto Rifles, Orangeburg's
historic military company, is to be
revived and reorganized. This company
was disbanded a few years ago
by Adjutant General Boyd because
the members objected to being transferred
from one regiment to another.
Adjutant General W. W. Moore took
up the matter as soon as he went into
office, and the result is that the
company is to be revived.
The North Carolina Press Associate
is to visit Charleston on the 27th
instant. The members will stop at
Florence and be entertained at a
smoker by the citizens of that city.
The members of the South Carolina
Press Association also have been inmaof
Uinir Mftrth PflTrtllna
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brethren at Florence. No doubt a
good many of them will go if the
governor is not to be a speaker at the
smoker.
Barnwell Baptist Association .
Union meetings will be held at
Blackville, Springtown, and Reedy
Branch churches Saturday and Sunday,
January 28th and 29th, 1911.
PROGRAMME.
Saturday, 11 a. m. *
Introductory Sermon.
Organization.
Verbal reports from the churches.
Subject for discussion: Our State
and Associational mission work,
rheir different branches and claims
on us.
Sunday, 10:30 a. m. Tne normal
work of our Sunday-schol board.
Teacher training.*
11 a. m. Missionary Sermon.
BLACKVILLE.
Introductory Sermon ? W. M.
Jones, D. D.
State Missions?J. D. Pitts, W. G.
Britton.
Normal Work?J. F. Carter, Prof.
Coggins.
Missionary Sermon?O. J. Frier.
SPRINGTOWN.
Introductory Sermon?Geo. %Hopkins.
State Missions?F. M. Hauser.
Normal Work?Geo. Hopkins.
Missionary Sermon?B. F. Allen.
REEDY BRANCH.
Introductory Sermon?W. C. Baxley.
State Missions?J. K. Goode and
R. M. Mixon.
Normal Work?R. M. Mixon, G.
E. Birt.
Missionary Sermon?J. Sandford.
Dinner expected on the grounds
Saturday.
O. J. FRIER,
B. F. ALLEN,
W. G. BRITTON,
Committee.
LEVER LIKELY TO LAND.
Probably will be Made Chairman of
Agriculture Committee.
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ed on authority believed to be entirely
reliable, that Representative Lever,
of South Carolina, is to be made
the chairman of the House committee
on agriculture when the new
ways and means committee maks up
its slate, a litle later on. Congressman
Lamb, of Virginia, present
ranking Democrat, it is said, has
been eliminated from the committee
consideration as chairman, and the
best information that could be had
around the Capitol to-day was to
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this committee.
So far as the South is concerned,
this is probably the most important
assignment that could be made in a
Democratic House, as the chairman
wields large political influence, and
Mr. Lever will be in close touch
with the farming interests.
MAN-O'-WAR MUTINIES.
Jack Tars Who Revolt are Usually
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Hanged With Promptness.
Naval mutineers don't usually get
off so easily as did those on the Bra- !
zilian dreadnoughts at Janeiro the
other day. These men not only got
what they demanded in the shape of
increased pay and no more corporal
punishment, but they were also <
granted a free pardon by the Bra- ,
zilian government.
An example of quite another kind ,
of ending to a big naval mutiny was
afforded by that which broke out in ,
the Russian Black Sea fleet soon af
ter the conclusion of the war with j
Japan. The sailors, led hy an or- ,
ficer, seized several ships, bombarded
Odessa and did not in the least ,
<
know what to do with their inron- (
clade after they had got possession of ,
them, and most of them were after- .
ward given up to the Russian gov- (
ernment.
Large numbers of the mutineers on
board escaped to neutral ports, but ,
those who did not were promptly ,
hanged, among those executed being (
the officer who had been in supreme
command during the mutiny, and to :
whose influence the outbreak was i
largely due. ,
When, during the Chilean civil war j
of 1891, President Balmeceda's ship, ]
the Giralda, mutinied, the entire ,
crew, officers and sailors alike, after ]
being overpowered, were summarily ,
shot by order of the angry dictator. .
Not one was spared.
On the other hand, the mutiny of <
the Brazilian fleet in 1889, which
ended in Brazil becoming a republic, (
was made the occasion of a banquet .
in honor of the mutineers. A monu- (
ment, too, was afterward erected in j
their honor. j
Of what may he called singie-snip .
naval mutinies perhaps the most fa- 1
mous was that of the Bounty, a ]
British man-o'-war, in the Southern ,
Pacific, in 1789. The mutineers put
their Captain, Bligh, and 19 men in- ,
to an open boat, with a small stock ,
of provisions, and set them adrift in
mid-ocean.
Of course they thought Bligh
would die of starvation and exosure, J
yet by sheer dogged pluck, combined ;
with good luck, Bligh sailed his frail
cockle-shell more than 4,000 miles |
to the island of Timor, south of the
Moluccas, whence he took passage to j
England. 1
Another man-of-war was promptly 1
dispatched to try and find the muti- '
neers, and a few of them were actu- 1
oiiv Hiannvprpd at Otaheit'e and hang
ed. But the bulk of them escaped
from justice by settling on the then .
unknown Litcairn Island, where their j
descendants still reside.
Then, of course, there was the
great mutiny of the entire British ,
fleet at the Nore, which began on '
May 27, 1797, and was not suppress- J
ed until June 13. The mutineers
during this time, blocked the mouth
of the Thames and held London at
their mercy. But they could not
agree among themselves. First one
ship and then another surrendered,
and in the end the leaders of the
mutiny, including a sailor who had
styled himself Admiral Parker, were .
taken and hanged.
Three years later the crew of the .
Danac frigate mutinied and sailed j
the ship into the French harbor of
Brest, after murdering their officers.
Then a British squadron of six ships
stationed at Bantry Bay, in Ireland,
revolted, murdered their officers and j
hoisted the red flag.
T 1-11? iV. ? --Jn/M. nflm.oi'nod trilO
J-jUCiiiiy U-lt3 LLLOJl 1LIC3 icuuaiubu w uv
to their king and country, and by
them the outbreak was chiefly quelled.
Six men, one from each ship,
were summarily hanged for their
share in this terrible affair, but the
floggings inflicted on those whose
lives were spared were of such shock- (
ing severity that death itself one
would have imagined, would have
been preferable.?Answers.
JONES'S APPEAL ABANDONED. (
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Slayer of Abe Pearlstine to Serve ]
Sentence of Court. t
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Columbia, Jan. 23.?John J.
Jones, of Orangeburg county, is com- (
ing to the penitentiary to serve his (
sentence of ten years and one month (
?or that part of it the State is per- t
mittd to claim?for the killing of (
Abe Pearlstine, at Branchville, in j
December. The defense to-day aban- ?
doned the appeal to the Supreme 1
Count. I
It was announced last week that i
Jones's counsel would apply for bail ?
here to-day, pending the appeal, so j
that the abandoning of the appeal ?
created some surprise. <
Buy your lumber from Bamberg *
Building & Supply Co., L. B. Fowler, 1
manager. t
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BLEASE CALLS FOR FROBE
THE STATE MAY HAVE LOST BY
WINDING-UP COMMISSION.
Sensational Message Sent to the General
Assembly for Probing of
All the Features.
Columbia, Jan. 24.?Gov. Blease
sent to the legislature this afternoon
a sensational message as follows:
m_ /"< 1 A V.I.T. T.io4
IO LXie ueiieiiu Aaociiiuij. ouoi,
after my nomination as Governor, I
noticed in the papers, "and as I have
notice no correction, I take it to he
true," that the commission for winding
up the affairs of the State dispensary
had a meeting at which I was
freely discussed, and expressed fears
as to themselves, when I became Governor.
If they had done no wrong, I
see no reason why they should fear
any harm from me. If they are guilty
of wrongdoing, it is up to you to investigate
them.
I would like for you to investigate
them fully and find out for the people
of South Carolina, what did become
of the large amount of alcohol that
was on hand at ithe time this committee
took charge, to whom it was
3old, at what price, and what was
the regular price at that time, so as
to see if the State was not a heavy
loser in that transaction. Also, what
salary, or how much fees each member
of that commission has received
since he has served on the board
and how much per diem they have
received for their services on the
Sabbath day, particularly the chairman,
and if he rendered any services
on ithat day; if car fares, railroad
fares and other expenses have been
charged against the State which were
not incurred by tbe member receiving
payment therefor. Also how much
actual cash has been iturned over to
the State treasurer; How much has
been paid out and how much is left
as profit to the taxpayers.
What criminal cases have been
compromised and what were the conditions
of the compromise? Has the
Attorney General received - any
money, and if so, by whom was it
paid and for what? Why the commission
kept the Clarke lot of whiskey
after Governor Ansel had dismissed
the former members of the
board of control for buying this same
whiskey? Did Clarke rebate the
present commission? If so, where Is
the rebate money? How much more
than $5,000 did Farnum pay, and
where is it? What were the conditions
of the Goodman compromise? 1
What were the conditions of the
Fleischmann compromise? If money
was paid in these transactions, where
is it?
What was the agreement had with
ex-Gov. John Gary Evans and exState
Chairman H. H. Evans, for information
given by them at conference
held in Atlanta, between these
gentlemen, Attorney General Lyon,
ind Attorney Felder? Why were other
members of the various boards of
eontrol not indicted? What became
of the report of the detectives lo
the committee of certain members
of the House and Senate and why
was this report not made public?
What were Felder^s fees, and why
was he not prosecuted when it was
known that he was attorney for a
liquor house and was favored with
purchases from the , dispensary
boards and rebates were paid for
these purchases? / What criminal
prosecutions have been brought; who
has been convicted and what has it
cost the State?
A thorough investigation of this
entire matter, gentlemen, will give
i great deal of satisfaction to your
constituents. There are those who
believe that the State has lost morte
through the winding-up commission
than it has ever lost through the
State dispensary system. Whether
this be true or not, it is not for me
:o say. , >
I hold my belief as to corruption,
Dut the people of South Carolina are
entitled to the fullest and freest investigation
on your part before the
eport of these men is received and
:hey are discharged as public officios.
Smith Carolina is Davine bonds to
iay for debts made by scalawags and
;arpet baggers, for things which her
ntizenship never received the benefit
;herefor. Under her Democratic govjrnment,
she bought whiskey at a
)rice and sold it, made a profit on it
md now repudiates the debt made by
ler sons, white men and Democrats,
f she can repudiate this indebtedless
with impunity and without a
icar upon her honor, why could she
lot repudiate the debt of thieves
irtd scoundrels who were not her
)wn people? I repeat, gentlemen,
aying aside political feeling, persontl
feelings and animosity, and as
;rue citizens as you are, who love
CLAFLIN STUDENT KILLED. .
Pistol Accidentally Discharged Ends *
Young Negro Boy's Life. y|||
Orangeburg, Jan. 22.?Playing
with a pistol, Pinckney Bethea, a
young negro boy, accidentally shot
and killed himself here this afternoon.
John Deas, of this city, and Pinckney
Bethea, of Dillon, S. C., both negro
boys about 13 years of age,
were in a room at the former's home,
on GrofT avenue, about 12:30 o'clock
to-day, and acording to the testimony
nf rwans ho hftii enne into the trunk
of a colored boarder in the bouse for
a "funny" paper that the hoarder
told him he might read, and that.
Pinckney, seeing a pistol in the
trunk, took it out, although admonished
by Deas to let it alone as it r
might he loaded and go off. While
handling the weapon it was discharged,
the ball entering the body of
Pinckney Bethea under the left arm,
near the heart, and lodging under
the right arm, it having passed
through the body to that point.
Pinckney Bethea screamed, and the
pistol fell from his hand back into
the trunk. He attempted to escape
from the room, but fell dead at the ..
An inquest was held this afternoon ;
and a verdict in accordance with
the above facts was rendered, and -v
Deas was discharged. There was no
evidence to show malice, the boys
having been friends and playmates. -J
Pinckney Bethea was a student at
Olofli-n TTtiiroroitv T-Tia hftdv will hft
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shipped to his home, in Dillon, to- .-||H
RAZOR, KNIFE""1ND SCISSORS. :J
Wealthy Georgia Planter Finally ^
Succeeds in Killing Himself.
Indian Springs, Ga., Jan. 23.? '
After being defeated in his effort to |
commit suicide with a razor, James Maddox,
aged 60, a wealthy planter, i
of Butts county, to-day cut his throat
with a pocket knife, and then finding Jraf
death coming too slowly, he rammed m
a pair of long scissors down his / ^
throat. Death resulted in a few ?
minutes. J
Maddox's attempt to use the razor
was frustrated by his three sisters,
who overpowered him after a hard ^
struggle. Just as the women turned ' $
to leave him, he drew a long-bladed
knife from his pocket and cut his
throat from ear to ear. As his sis- ..
ters again rushed to his side, Maddox
snatched up a pair of scissors
and shoved them into his mouth, J
splitting the windpipe. f<
Maddox had been ill for a long ^
time. He was one of the best known ,
men in this section. |
Grading of Cotton Uniform. jfpH
Washington, Jan. 23.?A uniform
system of grading cotton practically
has been adopted throughout the cotton
belt. A statement issued to-day
by the department of agriculture
shows that 20 States already have /;.
availed themselves of the official ;
grades of cotton issued by the department,
and they are being used
in every cotton producing and cotton V :
manufacturing section of the coun- it
try. As a basis of their operations,
the cotton exchanges of New Or-.
leans, Memphis, St. Louis, Natchez,
Little Rock and Charleston formally
have adopted the official cotton - 19
grades. That a universal system of
cotton grades will be adopted
throughout the country is regarded
now as certain. MAN
KILLS BROTHER. ''TM
Reuben Davis, Aged #6, Shoots John
Davis, Aged 71.
Houston, Miss. Jan. 23.?Reuben
Davis, aged 66, shot and almost instnatly
killed his brother, John ^
Davis, aged 71, on the street here today.
A political feud of several
years' standing, it is said, led to the
killing. Both served in the Confederate
army and were prominent and
wealthy.
Following a difficulty yesterday,
they met to-day and while John
Davis was attempting to remove his
coat, preparatory to renewing the ^
altercation, it is alleged, Reuben
opened fire with a revolver. Reuben t 5 ,>J
Davis was arrested. /
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and order pictures of the better
grades, O'Riley will not require a
your State, love her past traditions
and are proud of her future prospects,
should thoroughly investigate
this entire matter, clear up suspicion
against those who are innocent and
prosecute those who are guilty,
whether they he members of past
boards or present. < |3