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I COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
. County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, April 10.?Had a much
1 needed rain Saturday and Saturday
night, with some hail in places.
Plenty of electricity was in the clouds
that passed over town. The lightning
set an old tree on fire near
town.
Old Patty Bryant was found dead
in her home last week. She was old
> and by herself, living in a house on
Dr. J. L. Copeland's lot.
I Miss Florrie Hiers and Willie
h Bishop were married Sunday morning
at the Lutheran parsonage by
Rev. D. B. Groseclose.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt and
their little son. Liles. went to New
berry Sunday on business and to see
relatives.
The times are not too hard to get
up a row. Saturday night an impu||
dent darky, spiked with Jamaica
ginger and whiskey, struck Willie
Ehrhardt in the face with his fist
two or three licks, and was badly
used up for his impudence, and
spent the night in the red top inn.
Our city fathers will tell him what
his wrong doing will cost him.
The fishermen had very good luck
last week; caught a nice chance of
t . uuu uou.
; The Hacker Manufacturing Co. 1
will start their engine, Annie, on
J > their log road this week.
What's our railroad commissioners
| doing towards our freight rates? I '
notice that the railroads are going
to make the minimum rate 35 cents
where it is now 25 cents. The small 1
ghippper and consumer are the ones
Pthat will be affected by this raise; 1
will not effect car lot shipments.
Baseball Monday afternoon; first
game of the seaon. JEE.
Sycdmore Siftincs. i
Era'.- Sycamore, S. C., April 10.?How :
tool the wind is this morning! Our
Easter bonnets and the little young
|| torn alike look out of season; the ,
S| oak Are is much more in vogue.
Farmers here are busy planting <
cotton.. They think it will mot be ]
cold long.
The rural schools around are clos
Eing, one after another, till, ere ;
many weeks more, all will have finished
their six or seven months' <
term, about the limit of the rural j
| schools.
Mrs. B. T. Lynes boasts of the ;
first garden peas. Mr. and Mrs. G. i
T. Loadholt and baby, Ruby, dined ]
( 1 there yesterday (Sunday) and enJoyed
a dinner of delightful, fresh :
f garden peas. Mrs. Lynes's peas are i
fine, though suffered a terrible <
fttAvn a aa1/1 /I t?aii rrV? f
11 Ulii luc V/Uiu auu uiuugut
four weeks ago.
The chain gang is giving us some
fine roads. Everybody lives on
Broad street now, who lives on the <
^ public road. The clay is much bet- <
ter than so much sand. i
The little children of the Bethel (
school are looking forward to the
egg hunt next Friday afternoon. The i
school closes that day, so they will i
be free after Friday.
Mrs. Mary Brabham, who has been ;
very ill, we are glad to report, is
convalescent again. i
Mr. Fred Manuel is the proudest ;
i ti Cirno m r\ro TVlO hll G V
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| old stork brought him a fine baby (
girl last week to enliven their very ,
quiet home. .
Lawyers Call on President.
Washington, April 10.?President
" Taft had another opportunity to-day
to learn the qualifications of numer|
ous South Carolina lawyers who det
' ?ire to become the successor to
Ifti, * Judge William H. Brawley when the
latter retires from the federal bench
If . next month.
Among the well-known South Carolina
attorneys who were here to-day
were the following: George F. Von
Kolnitz, E. M. Rucker, M. Rutledge
Rivers, B. H. Rutledge, P. A.
II Wilcox and George H. Moffett. Some
of them saw the president about vaj|j
rious candidates and others had private
business.
Later in the afternoon E. W.
'Hughes, of Charleston, who was one
of the first to enter the race for the
federal bench, visited President
Taft in company with Maj. J. C.
Hemphill, of Richmond, and spent
|j| about half an hour discussing the
matter. \
So keen has been the fight for the
judgeship during the last few days
that no one is able to pick the winner.
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PARTNER TOLD OF SCHEME. *
J. W. Napier Convicted of Diamond
Frauds?Six Months' Sentence. !
Charlotte, N. C., April 10.?J. W.
Napier, charged with using the !
United States mails to defraud diamond
dealers in the North and the
Southern Express Company, was
found guilty by a jury in the Federal
District Court here to-day, and sentenced
to six months' impirsonment
in the Atlanta federal prison, or pay
a fine of three hundred dollars and
serve two months.
B. W. Duke, who was Napier's
partner, voluntarily turned government
witness and furnished the evi- ,
dence which convicted Napier. The '
pair operated in Langley, S. C., and
several Georgia towns. Their scheme
was to have jewelery firms send them
diamonds, collect on delivery, to the
express office, with the privilege of
examination, and paste substitutes
were used to replace the genuine he- [
fore the stones were returned to the
importers. Concerns in Salem, Mass., 1
and New York were victimized.
News from Govan. ]
Govan, April 11.?At the W. O. W.
meeting on Thursday night, after 1
the regular routine business, a sup- 1
per was enjoyed that will long be {
remembered by the lodge. The
speakers of the evening were Prof. (
T. C. Smoak, Messrs. W. H. Collins,
and W. A. Hay, Jr. It was moved
and carried*by Prof. Smoak that in 1
order to build up a greater interest
in the camp that at the next regular ]
meeting to hold a debate on some 1
live question. The speakers appoint- 1
ed were: Mr. W. A. Hay, Jr., and
Dr. 1,. A. Hartzog, negative; Mr. W. <
H. Collins and Prof. T. C. Smoak, ;
affirmative. j
We are glad to note that Prof, i
Smoak has decided to be with us in 1
our school another year. He has 1
made us a very successful principal 1
for the past two years. 1
The Govan high school will close ]
on the 20th of May with the annual <
picnic at Georges Creek church. 1
Everybody is invited to attend. <
Mrs. Holland Kennedy is spending 1
some time with her daughter on i
Johns Island.
Miss Lether Pail spent the week- j
end in Olar as the guest of Mrs. O. ]
L. Lain. {
Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Bruce, of }
Bamberg, spent Sunday with Prof. 3
and Mrs. T. C. Smoak. i
Miss Lillian Lancaster has return- i
ed home, after teaching the year j
near Orangeburg.
There will be an Easter egg hunt j
at Georges Creek church on Satur- ^
day. All the little folks are antici- {
pacing a grauu ume. ]
We were visited on Saturday \
night* by a severe hail storm, one \
that has not been seen in a number <
of years. ]
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Blease Writes Supervisor.
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Charging J. P. Goodwin, county, (
supervisor of Greenville county, with
seeking to defy him, Gov. Blease has
addressed a letter to that official
calling upon him to pay for the
work being done in Greenville coun- 1
ty by one of Gov. Blease's liquor con- 1
stables, or the county of Greenville *
will be sued for the constable's sal- 1
ary. ]
The governor's letter to Supervisor J
Goodwin is as follows: "The law 1
plainly prescribes that I shall appoint (
constables when it is deemed neces- {
sary in counties where there are no (
dispensaries. Yours is not the first 1
attempt to thwart me in the exercise
of the laws of the State. Because ;
some newspapers have been brag- 1
ging about certain officers defying the ^
laws, others, like yourself, who op- 1
posed my election, are now very 1
much inclined to defy my authority, (
which is not unexepected by me. I
Bhal instruct Mr. Head to proceed
with his work and bring suit against
the county of Greenville for his salary,
if not paid as provided by law. ,
Cole L. Blease, Governor." ,
This letter was written in reply to j
one from Supervisor Goodwin, stat- i
ing that he could not pay Constable '
J. W. Head, who had presented a bill ;
for $74. The supervisor explained ,
that, heretofore, $1,600 had been in- .
eluded in t?e supply bill for work ,
of constables, but that no provision
was made this year. The only way ,
he said he could pay would be to
draw a warrant on the treasurer.
Some other explanations were
made but Gov. Blease replied with ,
the letter given above, showing that
the counties have to pay the expenses
of the constables appointed by
the governor to carry on the crusade j
against the illicit sale of whiskey. ,
O'Riley is delisted with this town.
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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 State board of pardons held a
meeting in Columbia last Thursday
as required by law, but there was no
business before the body, Governor
Blease having withdrawn all papers
from the board. The members must
meet under the law and draw their
salary, but the governor says he will
not call on them to pass on any petitions
for pardon.
In Spartanburg and Greenwood
counties, where the governor appointed
persons as magistrate who
were not recommended by the legislative
delegation, the matter is to
go to the courts to decide who is entitled
to hold the office. In both instances
two men are serving as ,
magistrate, and the supervisor has
declined to pay either one until the
matter is settled by the courts.
Last Saturday Goveronr Blease
vetoed the Stevenson act passed by
the last legislature, which provided
for distributing $300,000 of dispensary
funds to the common schools.
The governor took this action be
sause the State board of education
yoted unanimously against the act.
The board did not like the provision
for distribution, the apportionment
being made on the basis of enrol- 1
ment. A committee from the board
will draft an act to be presented to
the legislature in January.
The State Supreme Court has ren- (
lered an opinion to the effect that a
presiding judge cannot sentence a 1
man and then parole him during
?ood behavior, if the act he commit- ,
ted is a crime and the penalty fixed .
by statute. The matter came before .
the court on appeal from Spartan
burg county, where a circuit judge
bad suspended sentence on a man
convicted of gambling. - Later he was .
onr? fniinH emiltv of thft flame
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Dffence, and when the former sentence
was attempted to be enforced ,
in appeal was taken. (
Up in Oconee county a modern ;
miracle has happened. A Mr. j
Poore lost his voice about three years 1
igo, and since that time had been un- ]
ible to utter a word. Recently he <
revival meeting shrdlu etaoin shrdlu
vas present at services during a re- i
rival meeting at the Baptist church
in Wesminster, and during the service
prayers were offered for the
"octnmtirm of bin voire. Soon a hvmn
^as sung, and Mr. Poore was much 1
astonished to find that he was singing
right along with the balance of
the congregation. Then he went to
:he platform and told about the re- !
jovery of his speech. The incident '
is vouched for by the minister and
ather prominent citizens, including
Mr. Poore himself, who have made
affidavits attesting the truth of the
occurrence.
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Shot as Friends Hold Him.
Savannah, Ga., April 10.?Escap- :
ing unharmed though three loads
from a repeating shotgun had been
sent at him, C. E. Lee, a planter of
this county, this afternoon sent three :
pistol bullets into the breast of L.
H. Hilton, president of the Screven i
County bank, member of Sylvania
;ity council and one of the wealthiest
and most prominent men of this
jounty. Hilton was dead in five min- i
ites. i
Hilton, armed with his shotgun, <
approached Lee on the streets and
L a , T7I_J__
Degan nrillg. r neuus uioaiuiou auu
tield him after he fired three times, i
and then Lee walked up and sent ;
three bullets into his foe. Lee es- i
saped, but telephoned the sheriff he
ffas ready to surrender. <
Raided Distillery.
Wedgefield, April 9.?Two revenue
officers came here from Columbia
Fester day and were join^l by Deputies
Sykes and Muldrow and State J
Constable Bracey from Sumter,
rhey all went on to Owens Mill,
seven miles below here, to try to locate
a distilling plant that has been ,
a source of trouble for this part of
the county for several years. They .
were amply rewarded, as they came
through town this morning with the
remains of the plant, two jugs of
whiskey and one Singleton, a negro. (
About 200 gallons of beer was also
destroyed. ,
Three of the officers went back
to-day to arrest the men who have
been operating the still, but were unsucessful,
they having made their escape.
O'Riley is delighted with this town.
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NO NEGROES TO BORDER.
War Department Rescinds Order Affecting
Ninth Cavalry.
Washington, April 6.?The order
transferring the 9*th cavalry, the negro
regiment of the manoeuvre, from
San Antonio, Tex., to the Mexican
border for patrol duty was rescinded
late this afternoon by the war department.
This action followed a
conference at the White House, in
which President Taft, Major General
Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the
army, and Representative Garner, of
Texas, participated.
The change in plans, it is under
stood, was the result of the protests
from the bolder towns against the
assignment of the negro soldiers to
duty in their vicinity. The presence
of the negro troops in Texas has constituted
a delicate question for the
president during the past few days.
When they were ordered to the border
yesterday, Gen. Carter was directed
not to permit their duty to
extend to Brownsville, although that
point was one of the places patrolled
by the 3d cavalry.
Officials here, it is assumed, were
unwilling to run the risk of a repetition
of the Brownsville incident of
nearly five years ago, when that town
was "shot up" by some of the members
of the 25th colored infantry.
But the assignment of the 9th Tegiment
to the frontier met with disfavor
from other towns, and it is said
that the 11th cavalry, at San Antonio,
probably will be sent to the border
later to relieve the 3d.
Jennings Remains as Mayor.
Sumter, April 10.?Last week the
executive committee of the chamber
of commerce appointed a subcommittee
to urge upon Mayor Jennings the
withdrawal of the letter of resignation
he had filed with the city clerk
to be presented to city council at
regular meeting to-morrow night.
The mayor replied to-day consenting
to withdraw the letter because of
harmony and the city's interest?the
viewpoint presented by the committee.
In his letter, however, Mayof Jennings
makes it clear that he is still
of the same opinion as to the correctness
of his position and that the
action of council is exceedingly distasteful
to him. He concludes that
he is willing that the past bury its
lead.
Citizens generally had urged him
to withdraw tne letter.
Sharpshooters in Duel.
Len Doremus was the crack sharpshooter
of Gen. A. P. Hill's division.
It was his boast when the war was
not yet two years old that he had
picked off thirty-odd Yankees, some
of whom were officers of high rank.
No doubt he had done it.
Pete Martin of Gen. Slocum's di_S_1
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VIS1U.U. was I1IS ta^uai 111 OA.U1 a.i-i<a uuiing.
He and Len had been intimate
friends before the war, and the dearest
wish of each was a chance to
draw bead on each other. They manoeuvred
for a long time to do so
without success. One sultry afternoon
in the Summer of 1863 while
both were scouting a stretch of woods
between the lines they came face to
face so suddenly that neither had
an advantage.
"Let's fight fair!" called Len, instantly
recognizing his enemy.
"All right; you do the counting."
"Make ready!"
Each man brought his rifle to his
shoulder and took deliberate aim at
the breast of the other. In a clear,
even voice Len called:
"One?two?three!"
The weapons rang out at the same
Instant Then each lowered his gun
and stared in amazement at each other.
Neither had been grazed.
"Goodby!" called Len with an oath
of disgust as he turned on his heel
and walked away..
"The same to you," replied Pete,
fully as chagrined as he.
Since both were unerring rifle
shots their mutual nausea was beyond
description. They could not
understand it.
After the war they met at a reunion
of the Blue and Gray. Recalling
their former encounter, Len
said:
"I have never been able to figure
it out; have you?"
"Yes," replied Pete with a grin.
"Our aim was true, but the bullets
met in midair and each smashed the
other."
He was right. ? Los Ang'eles
Times.
A fine rain fell here Saturday
night with some hail, and there has
been showers Tuesday and yesterday
of this week.
O'Riley is delighted with this town.
OPENS FIGHT ON OPTIONS
BURLESON BEGINS WAR ON COTTON
SPECULATION.
Texas Representative Says He Will
Use every Effort to Have the
Bill Passed.
Washington, April 11.?Declaring
that he means to use every possible
means to secure the passage of what
is known as the "Scott anti-option
bill" at this session of congress, Representative
Burleson of Texas, to-day
began a fight to this end. In explaining
why action should- be had
now, Mr. Burleson says:
"Something must be done, and at
once, to stop gambling in cotton futures,
and the duty devolves upon
this congress."
"A disposition has been manifested
on the part of the exchange to so
reform rules and methods as to minimize
the effects of the evil qf cotton
gambling, but the great controlling
exchange (the New York cotton exchange)
has persistently refused to
do anything indicating even a desire
on the part of the element in control
to meet the views of the bureau of
corporations which has clearly
pointed out what should be done to
protect the producer of cotton from
the great injury which results from
illegitimate cotton speculation.
"I have introduced a bill which I
believe will remedy the evil. Certainly
it will prevent unrestrained
gambling where that gambling is
now obtrusively evident.
"My bill denies the use of the telegraph
and telephone lines between
States for the transmission of messages
relating to contracts for future
delivery where there is no intention
on the part of the seller to deliver
the cotton or the buyers, to receive.
"The measure will not interfere
with the legitimate trading in cotton,
but will undoubtedly put a stop
to those transactions which are proving
so hurtful to the cotton trade,
and have been repeatedly declared
by'our courts not only illegal, but
against public policy.
"I think I understand the sentiment
of members of congress on this
subject, and I do not hesitate to say
that, in my opinion, if the exchanges
refuse to reform their methods, they
will be destroyed."
Placed Under Arrest.
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Spartanburg, April 8.?Following
a raid of the Argyle hotel, made by
the police at nocn to-day, W. H. Hester,
proprietor of the hotel, and
Walter Bullington were arrested,
charged with storing whiskey. Both
gave bond of $100 for their appearance
in court Monday morning.
The police found seven gallons in
the hotel in a room rented by Bullington,
and a case of liquor in Hester's
office. In Bullington's room,
which they had to break open, they
found many tags and packages bearing
the names of persons unknown
here, which the police take as evidence
that liquor has been shipped
into Spartanburg under factitious
names.
Orangeburg District Convention.
beginning next \ruesaay morning
the second annual Sunday-school convention
of the Orangeburg district of
the Methodist church will convene in
St Pauls church at Orangeburg. It
is proposed to make the convention
one of instruction primarily. Good
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epcaaoio nave ucvu |fiunucu w i&au
the discussions and make remarks
helpful to those attending.
Each Methodist school in the district
is urged to send three delegates
to Orangeburg, and those who will
attend as delegates should send in
their names to Mr. I. W. Bowmah
at Orangeburg so that he can provide
entertainment for them.
Mr. J. M. Way, the well known
and efficient conference secretary,
will be present and will have much
to do with making the meeting a
success.
OnnriMl SflVAnnnh.
Savannah, Ga., April 11.?In the
custody of his attorney and Sheriff
Joyner of Screven county, C. E. Lee,
survivor of the fatal duel yesterday
at Sylvania, with L. H. Hilton, wealthy
president of the Screven county
bank, was brought to Savnannah tonight
for keeping in Chatham county
jail. He received two wounds in the
hand and leg, from Hilton's shotgun.
It was stated that the was telephoning
to the sheriff from a house near
Sylvania when he saw an automobile
filled with Hilton's friends, who were
armed, approaching and that he fled
to the swamps, later notifying his
attorney and surrendering to the
sheriff.
NEWS PROM KEARSE.
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"Old Timer" Writes of Corn Growing,
Also Some News.
Wanderer's Rest, April 10.?
Where the treasure is there the
heart will be, is a fact that can't be
controverted, and from all signs the -?
corn crop is uppermost now, and go
where a single farmer is or a group,
it is only a little while before the allpervading
corn will bob up. Nothing , Ml
is heard of other crops; corn, corn,
more corn, is the talk, and if effort
and exchange of ideas combined with
good seasons will make it, there will
be many acres of the best corn ever
grown in this section, and more seed
of a known pedigree is the kind
planted, and seed as well as blood
will tell. Soon the little, yellow,
half-starved corn grown for so many
years will be a thing of the past, and ;'J||
40 to 200 bushels will be the rule,
for it is in the air, and, as all con- v ;
tagions go, catches like wild fire; :^jjj
45 years ago 200 pounds of fertilizer
was considered a heavy applica- '> $$
tion, now 20 loads of barnyard ma- /|??
nlire, a ton of lime, and one to two
or more tons of fertilizer on an acre jj||
is not thought to be too large a dose, /111
and on a well-prepared seed bed cul- 4j|gH
tivated in a way not to injure the >
roots is a paying investment when '
used by even the novice.
Only yesterday a bright-eyed littie
boy drove up to the front gate, .
asked if he could exchange some corn he
had for a variety that has its '
good qualities as a producer here for rU
the past five years, for, said he, "I y$3m
am in the contest and mean to win '
and I want the best seed to be had," ^
all the while his eyes sparkling with
the interest shown, for the eye is the - f
index to the soul, soon convinced the
old man that this was the kind of
boy wanted. Soon tfye corn was ex- -/JS!
changed and success will crown his r
efforts^ Well, we old farmers like . v|j3B
this in a boy; we want professional M
ranners, meu iuai uui wxo vx yiyn, "i'SSS
dig a ditch, fell a tree in overalls, ./$?$
and still be, as occasion requires, a ' ^
professional man, not ashamed in WLMm;
any crowd or company but a gentle- ^^^H
man and a man that belongs to thi'*
grandest and oldest profession on :J|a '
the globe, a farmer, for Cain, a son
of Adam, was one, and holy writ
says Adam also was a keeper and a |
dresser in paradise, the place beauti- %
Yes, let the boys go forward, help
them to go by leaps and bounds, and rit
to the old man who would discour- ?
age a boy in a worthy cause should
be banished to Siberia or some other
' > f y
cold clime, there to shiver until he '
learns better. Now a young man, a
neighbor's son, is going to beat s* HS1
certain old man on an acre, and with *v '..J3H
a merry twinkle in his eye tells the
old man so. The old fellow,feels sore
he will just a little, but he wants it
that way, for he wants his young
competitor to be in the lead, but if
he does he will have to put on his .gJH
thinking cap and do some fine farm- ,
ing, for his old friend will do his
own cultivating in that acre an.d will ''^mn
use all the skill many years of ex- "fjjfl
perience have taught him.
So, off with your coats, boys, and '
let the world see what a cool de- . jJjHi
termination will do on the farm, ,
" >J IViii vfiore afo m anv Q Am A ~ Ma
dJlU UCIU1C l/UC Jtuio u> V UM*u,7
of the boys now moving to town will v'3ji|
look with envy at the up-to-date pro- ,
fessional men of the farm and remember
this too, tfiat an old farmer ^
wrote it. '
Nice and Jimely rains came on
Saturday evening and night, about : ^
an inch and a half fell here. Now
the oats will grow, the corn and cotton
also, the grass will come up, and
until layby time the fight will be on,
and only the man that fights with a
determination to win will come out
out conqueror in the end, and with
a cheerful heart, a well deserved rest,
sit in the shade in late July, eat '
watermelon and fruit and feel proud ; ;|j
that providence placed him in the
country, and as those acres of corn
now green and laden with ears, the
broad leaves rustling in the early i ^ * 4
morning breeze, the farmer can
feast his eyes and. rub his hands in
glee and say (to those who go to admiTe
his success at farming: "Next -iSS
year, God be willing, I will do betRev.
W. M. Jones will preach a
Masonic sermon at Olar on the 5th J
Sunday, April 30th, at 11 a. m.
All are cordially invited to go out
to hPAr him. Don't forsret the date.
for much valuable information will
be gained by all who hear him.
OLD TIMER. {'||||
J. K. Dixon, of Gastonia, N. C.f
has been appointed by State Bank
Examiner B. J. Rhame as second assistant
to the examiner. He will enter
upon his duties about the first
of May. -