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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THUR13DAY, MAY 30,1912. Established 1891. ^ J
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
< County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Whrhardt \fav 27?Wad a heaw
rain last night and a heavy electric
storm. Lightning struck an old dead
oak behind the millinery store, tore
the oak to pieces and shattered the
sash, splitting some of the siding.
Nothing serious, however.
Mr. J. W. Priester shot a rattler
yesterday afternoon near Mr. Ben
? Bishop's measuring about five feet.
Had fifteen rattles and a button, a
fine fat specimen of his majesty.
Mr. Talbert Warren died last night
He has been sick quite a while.
Rev. D. B. Groseclose was called
to Jennys to assist in the burial
service over Dr. Loadholt's child, in
connection with Rev. Aull, pastor of
V St. Nicholas /ihurch of that section.
All of the exercises of the school
during the past week have been inand
well attended. Stu
dents' night, Thursday night, was
perhaps the most interesting from the
view point of the pupils. The decla,
\ mation contest consisted of declama^
tions by six pupils of the ninth grade.
All the contestants did themselves
cr-dit. Exercises opened with a song
by school. Names of speakers and
their subjects follow: "Trick vs.
Trick," Laurie Kinard; "How Tim's
Prayer was Answered," Ethel Smith;
? "Aunt Polly's George Washington,"
LeRoy Peters; "A Stray Sunbeam,"
.Clara Copeland; "Mr. Spoopedyke's
Experiments at Riding a Bicycle,"
? Jesse Rentz; "Beneath a Rosebud
and Violet," Annie Rentz.
Prof. Claude Melton, Rev. Cooper,
and Rev. J. W. Shealy acted as
judges. Contest was close, but
judges awarded medal to Jesse Rentz,
with honorable mention of Clara
"Copeland. The medal was given by
Mr. S. W? Copeland, of the board of
trustees, and awarded by Professor
r Melton.
Friday night graduating exercises
were held. Only one graduate,
Raleigh Kinard. He must have been
lonesome. Subject of his speech was
"Cotton is King," but owing to illness
he was not able to speak.
k Prof. J. S. Derrick, of Newberry
College, delivered the literary address,
and it was a good one. He
took as his subject, "The Building of
Character," and mentioned some of
the essentials in building character
in a masterful way. Everyone
seemed to enjoy all the exercises. The
exercises as a whole reflected credit
upon the school. JEE.
Fairfax Fancies.
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Fairfax, May 27.?Our school commencement
took place Monday evening.
The address by Prof. Morse,
of the University of South Carolina,
. was a master piece. There were five
graduates: Gladys Buckner, Bell
x^ T ono TnoH
(jompton, fidilil UUUgC, XJKHJin
holt, and Lee Bessinger. Their essays
were carefully written and were
well read, and were greeted with
much' applause. Gladys Buckner,
making the highest average, took
first honor. Hattie Dowling and
Sallie Bassett each took prizes in
arithmetic^ Ruth Wilson and Sadie
I Harter took prizes in music. Miss
Harrison's well drilled pupils gave
vocal and instrumental music of a
high order all during the evening.
The teachers have all left for their
homes, except Prof. Munroe, who* will
soon leave.
Miss Sadie Hogg is spending some
time with Miss Lily Myrick.
} ; Mrs. Burch and children, of Charleston,
are visiting Miss Lily Preacher
The young people's glee club met
at Mrs. S. Sanders's Friday evening.
.. Many visitors were present.
Mrs. Barber gave a party to the
younger set recently.
Mrs. G. W. Barber is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Silas Gladden, near
Columbia.
On Wednesday Mr. Sammie Loadholt
was married to Miss Kicklighter,
of Georgia. A reception was given
them on Friday at his brother's, Mr.
Benj. Loadholt, where hey will reside.
Mr. Loadholt is connected with
the furniture company here, and is
well thought of, and we welcome his
charming bride heartily.
Mrs. Carrie Rutland, niue son,
and Miss Sallie Rutland, of Orangeburg,
are visiting the family of Mr.
G. S. O'Neal.
Misses Able and Jeffcoat are guests
of the Simpsons.
Mr. and Mrs. Moye Dowling, of
Augusta, are guests of Mr. Lewis
Dowling.
Miss Alice Singletarv attended
commencement and is visiting old
( friends here.
MAY SAVE STATION. |j\
Byrnes Wins on Test Vote to Restore
Naval Station in Beaufort. SC
Washington, D. C., May 27?
Among the naval stations which the gt
House committee on naval affairs
proposed to abolish by specific provision
to that effect in the pending
naval appropriation bill was the station
at Port Royal, S. C., where the
navy department now maintains disciplinary
barracks, accommodating
several hundred men. aE
Representative James F. Byrnes to- W(
day offered an amendment on the
floor restoring Port Royal as a sta- Bh
tion and he beat the committee in the (ja
test of strength which followed. His Wj
amendment was adopted. There will
he another test after the measure is I
out of committee of the whole but
Mr. Byrnes believes he can hold his as
ground. t0
m in
Play by Lodge School. aD
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Lodge, May 27.?On Monday evening,
June 3rd, the Lodge high school gr
will present in theCopeland hall.Ehr- cr
hardt, three exceedingly humorous
little plays, written by Prof. Claude 0D
Melton, superintendent of the Lodge ?0
high school.
So
Music lovers will be given a rare
treat on this occasion. The piano
and violins will add a greater charm a
to many of the scenes. All will see Sa
in each of these plays something to w
appreciate and enjoy. Especially, the aD
married gentlemen will enjoy ex- E*
ceedingly and will appreciate to the ku
fullest many laughable experiences ye
of their former days. ?r
Newberry College Notes. frf
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Newberry, S. C., May 23.?^Newberry
is still progressing. During ^
the last month many events have ^
taken place on the campus and else- '
where concerning the college. The
seniors finished their final examina
mi
tions, and have now their subjects ^
for senior orations in hand. These
orations are to be delivered at the 1 j
preliminary on June 6th. Six speakers
will be chosen from the senior
class to represent it on Wednesday by
of commencement week. First honor fe1
was assigned to Robert H. Folk, of un
Pomaria, and second honor to John Tr
Bochman Smeltzer, of Columbia, ro
with special mention to J. B. Ehr- gh
hardt, of Ehrhardt, for excellency sp
in the department of technology.
The juniors have also completed to
their year's work in oratory, and six uu
speakers have been chosen to contest gr
for the junior oratorical medal on inj
Monday evening of commencement ex
week.
On Thursday night, May 23rd, the inj
base ball, the tennis and basket ball
teams were tendered an open air re- ^
ception on the campus by the faculty
and literary societies. Many fine
speeches were made, which were very
appropriate. Prof Voigt, of the faculty,
then presented Prof. Rountree
with a loving cup as an appreciation br
of his most excellent coaching ability, w,
which was shown by the work of the
baseball team this year. Refresh- m.
ments were served, after which many e(j
yells were given by the student body, ofi
all of which tended to make the even- Tj
ing a delightful occasion.
Newberry is to be congratulated ~
upon her success, in general, this
year. Dr. Harms has the $50,000
endowment fund practically in sight, O.
and hopes to be able to announce on m;
commencement day a complete sue- H;
cess in his undertaking. be
Commencement begins on June 9. in
An excellent program has been ar- Se
ranged, and many brilliant speakers ne
have been chosen. On Wednesday pr
the graduating exercises will take su
place, and also the awarding of hon- cr
? ^ Xi J11 mi
ors. The crown or graauauuu wm ?j
be placed upon the heads of twenty- de
two young men and women. This he
will end the present session of New- st<
berry college. It has been indeed an ar
illustrious one. Many victories were rie
gained by this dear old college this
year. Next year we hope to do still ro
greater things if possible, and wi
"Still we'll gain athletic victories, de
Gaining honors day by day,
Still we'll work for old Newberry,
For the scarlet and the gray."
H. E. C.
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Ponted Paragraphs. 2. i
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And many a fair maid goes in for w<
local color?of the drug store brand, da
Many a girl talks of marrying co
again who has never been married in
at all. co
Had some men never been born, w;
some others would have to work for re
a living. of
A girl is almost sure to fall for a J.
moonlight proposal. St
Speaking of aquatic sports, did you ye
ever see an ocean greyhound chasing pi
a catboat? d?
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i THE PALMETTO STATE
>ME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
ate News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
A Southern freight train of 17 cars
mped the track near Wellford,
>artanburg county, on Wednesday
id 14 of the cars and their contents
jre burned.
Tom Wilson shot Joe Brooks with a
otgun in Richland county on Tuesy?both
white. He fired four times
Lth bird shot and 40 took effect.
) reason is stated.
The News says that the increase in
sessments of property in Greenville
wnship alone is more than a million
excess of the former assessment,
Ld that the increase in polls in the
vy is 1,500.
John Cole and Isaiah Butler, ne
oes of Charleston, will be the first
iminals to be electrocuted in South
trolina. They ard sentenced to die
i the 21st of June. Cole is to die
r murder, Butler for criminal asult
on a white woman.
Mrs. Clara J. English was awarded
verdict in the Richland court on
.turday for $14,000 against - the
estern Union Telegraph company
d $6,000 against the Columbia
ectric company for the death of her
isband, who was electrocuted a
ar ago while working on a teleaph
pole in Columbia.
Following the decision of Magisite
Inman, of Greenville, to the efct
that certain fine liqudtrs and
diiipagiic wcjc iu uc tciruiuyu i>v
:torney Oscar Mauldin, attorneys
r, the sheriff have appealed the case
. orders from Gov. Blease. It is
very interesting case in that it
irks the first clash between the
ate and Federal courts.
mparted Power Even to a Mouse.
A new arrival strolled into the lobof
a popular Muskogee hotel a
w evenings ago and walked rather
isteadily to the desk to register,
irning to follow the porter to his
om, there was a crash, and bits of
iss and an amber colored liquid
read along the floor.
Before a porter could be summoned
mop it up a tiny mouse crept from
ider the cigar counter and lapped
eedily at the liquor. Then mountg
the edge of a cuspidor, the mouse
claimed:
"Where is that cat that was lookS
for me last night?"
fOTHER KILLED; BABY SAFE.
oman Shot With Child in Her
Arms.
Monaca, Pa., May 26.?With her
months-old baby feeding at the
east, Mrs. Anna Bozono, aged 26,
is shot and killed to-night. Michael
ibberstick, aged 64, whom the woan
had called a "scab," was arrestMrs.
Bozono's head was blown
C with a double-barreled shotgun,
le baby was unhurt.
Drummer Held as Witness.
Hendersonville, N. C., May 26.?W.
Shelnutt, the Atlanta travelling
an, who claims to have seen Myrtle
awkins in Jacksonville, after her
idy was reported to have been found
the waters of Lake Osceola last
sptember and who is held as a wit!ss
for the defence, declared to a
ess representative to-day that if the
m of $3,000 was deposited to his
edit in one of the local banks, he
ill produce Myrtle Hawkins in Hensrsonville.
Counsel for the State,
>wever, declare that they take little
? nn /I r\T?Am
JUil ILL OXlClllUlL O DLV/1 J auu pi vjluiov
I interesting half hour for this witsss
when he is placed on the stand.
The case will he resumed to-morw
morning at 9.30, when the State
II continue the presentation of evitnce.
Jones Case Heard.
The appeal of John J. Jones, the
:anchville attorney, who is under
sentence of 10 years and 30 days on
e charge of killing Abe Pearlstine,
is argued for the second time Tuesiy
before the supreme court. The
urt recently gave a decision affirmsr
the verdict of the Orangeburg
unty court and the second appeal
as from an order by a circuit judge
fusing a new trial upon the grounds
after discovered evidence. John
Jones has been confined in the
ate penitentiary for more than a
sar pending a final decision. He was
esent in the Supreme court Tuesty
and heard the argument.
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VERDICT FOR $2,500,000.
Largest Judgment Against Individual
Ever Decreed by U. S. Court. CU
Washington, May 27.?One of the
largest judgments against an individual
ever decreed by the Supreme
Court of the United States was an- ur
nounced to-day against Albert S.
Bigelow, of Boston. He will be called
upon to pay a judgment of ?2,100000,
together with interest, which cau
probably will bring the total to $2,- an(=
500,000. ha\
The victor in the suit is the Old jU(j
Dominion Copper Mining and Smelt- fcas
ing Company. Bigelow and Leonard
Lewisohn, of New York, promoted an(;
the company, and while owning its pia
stock sold to it property at an enor- mjj
mous profit. Then they sold their (
stock to the "innocent public." With par
tne company unaer tne control 01 tne pr0
"innocent" stockholders, it sued the
Lewisohn in New York for the prof- ^cc
its. The company lost. reij
Then Bigelow was sued by the com- me
pany in Massachuetts, and the Courts (jeg
of that State laid down the far reach- $ec
ing decision that the company, no ^o
longer controlled by its promoters,
could rescind its contract to purchase tio]
the property from them, and make
Bigelow account. Consequently con
Bigelow was directed to pay the com- fro
pany $2,100,000. to
Corporation lawyers are in a quan- str<
dary to-night as to the law. The Su- fUS
preme Court in 1908 affirmed the New ^
York decision, which held the com- jmi
pany could not recover, while to-day the
it likewise affirmed the Massachusetts sug
decision which allowed it to recover. veri
The decision to-day dealt exclusive- au2
ly with the discussion whether the tr0l
Massachusetts Court was controlled reb
by the New York decision under the tra:
full "faith and credit clause" of the 1
Constitution. The Massachusetts ^ha
Courts will he called upon to enforce m?
the judgment. 0tb
m eve
Keep Your Windows Open. ed
? pro
Don't sleep in a closed room. N
ceri
Fresh air is the basic requisite to
good health. A sealed chamber is a (
breeding place of disease. by
The lungs utilize all the oxygen j .
they breathe and expel their impuri- " ^
ties in your exhalations. Qri
Within an hour a man consumes .,
ed ]
all the oxygen in the average room. an(3
If the windows and transom are down ^ ^
and the door is shut thereafter he aJ.e
breathes foul poisons. me
Rural communities should, by rea- c
son of natural advantages, be practically
immune from the "white j .
plague;" but statistics show a greater
percentage of consumptives among
farmers than any other class of people.
Who isn't familiar with the deadly (
parlor with its stale atmosphere aga
where for days at a stretch whole cep
generations of malignant germs are
permitted to incubate undisturbed! m0
A week often passes without the ad- jan
mission of sunlight.* As well spend n0l
an afternoon in a smoke-filled tun- C0lJ
nel as remain in such a pest hole. tor
Open the windows, even in the noc
rain?far better to spoil a few trump- for
ery lace curtains and spot the carpet p0g
than jeopardize your health. 0'C]
?: pos
Who Started It. I
?_ cou
A little fellow who had just felt anc
the hard side of the slipper turned to gta
his mother for consolation. Gei
"Mother," he asked, "did grandpa an(
thrash father when he was a little Th<
boy?" thii
"Yes," answered his mother, im- tha
pressively. to-i
"And did his father thrash him nci
when he was little?" Gei
"Yes." I
"And did his father thrash him?" 0f
"Yes." mo
A pause. up
"Well, who started this thing any- wh:
way?"?McCall's Magazine. Tot
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Snake Chases Man. are
?? wit
Lincolnton, Ga., May 24.?While Was
walking to a spring in his pasture to
get a bucket of water one day this i
week Mr. George Sims heard something
rattling beside him. Looking Los
down to one side he saw an immense
coach whip snake running along beside
him about two feet distant and 1
v.-ith his head high in the air. Mr. bet
Sims threw the bucket at the snake to
and shouted alond in his fright, for cou
it was the largest snake he had ever pel'
seen. Runing to a branch he leaped sun
across and stopped. Looking back stoi
he saw the snake had pursued him to I
the edge of the branch and was stand- Bla
ing four feet high on the opposite lan
side of the branch and staring at him aga
fiercely. Mr. Sims called for a gun be
and a negro working nearby ran to res
the house and got one. The snake cov
I was shot, and measured seven feet. | hai
MS ?ROW DESPERATE
BANS THREATEN TO PILLAGE
TO PROCURE FUNDS.
te Department Thinks Quick Meases
May Suffice to Put Down Rising
and Restore Quiet.
Vashington, May 28.?The pretions
taken to protect American
I other foreign interests in Cuba
re been amply justified in the
[gment of the state department
ed upon the reports that have
n received from many sourcee
I especially from the owners 01
ntations and sugar mills and iron
les and other industries. '
)ne fact vindicating the state detment's
action in asking for naval
tection of American interests i?
threatening attitude of rebels,
jording to information apparently
iable, that comes to the departnt,
the insurgents are becoming
perate and Estenoz, their leader,
lares that if President Gome2
is not secure the repeal of the
rua law, prohibiting the organiza1
of a strictly negro party in Cuba,
and the other leaders will demand
tributions from the railroads and
m the owners of estates, in order
prolong the conflict, and will de5y
the property of those who ree.
rhe state department hopes thai
nediate and energetic measures or
part of the Cuban government will
0 4-1% A OTlH TITP.
L1CC LU qucn me ivtun r- ~
it further depredations. It is re:ed
that it is not easy for regular
ops to run down and capture these
els, who are familiar with every
il in the jungle.
\.s the idea has been broached
t the rebels are calculating upon
king an easy escape from Cuba tc
er West Indian islands in the
nt that they are too closely pressby
the government troops, it is
posed by some of the naval offis
here, if they are called upon tc
e an active part in the troubles,
jut off the retreat of such fugitives
a thorough boat patrol of every
h of the estern coast of Cuba.
>ne of the Cuban generals in
ente estimates the number of armrebels
in the field at between 3,000
I 4,000 and that perhaps 6,000 oi
00 unarmed negro revolutionists
in the province waiting developnts.
5o far, according to official advices,
rebels have taken forcibly $6,000
money and have destroyed by fire
iv s80.000 worth of sugar 'cane.
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Hub Evans' Trial Begins.
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Columbia, May 28.?The case
dnst Hub Evans, charged with acting
rebates and with conspiracy
defraud, will be called to-morrow
rning at 9.30 o'clock in the Richd
County Court, according to anmcement
from R. H. Welch, oi
nsel for Mr. Evans, and of SolidW.
H. Cobb in court this after>n.
The case was originally sei
to-day, but after having beer
tponed from this morning until 4
lock this afternoon, it was agair
tponed until to-morrow morning,
lub Evans was in court with hie
insel, Eugene Blease, of Newberry
I R. H. Welch, of Columbia. The
te was represented by Attorney
leral Lyon, Solicitor W. H. Cobt
1 W. F. Stevenson, of Cheraw.
3 Attorney General was in court
3 morning, but the announcement
,t the trial was postponed until
morrow morning was made by Sotor
Cobb in behalf of the Attorney
leral this afternoon,
t is the expectation that the trial
Hub Evans wil be concluded torrow
and the "label" case taken
on Thursday. This is the case in
ich L. W. Boykin and John Bell
vill, who were members of the
pensary board with H. H. Evans,
under indictment in connection
- - - T-?-_ T->?n rrnwn'n
h a label deai. juuu jdch xvn...
3 in court this morning.
I AIR UNCUT FOR 28 YEARS.
;er of 1884 Election Bet is Now a
Hirsute Marvel.
in object lesson in freak election
s by a truthful man was furnished
attendants at the Ulster county
rt when they beheld John B. CrisI,
of Old Hurley, who had been
amoned as a juror, says a Kinga
dispatch.
n 1884 Crispell bet that James G.
,ine would defeat Grover Cleved
for President, and agreed never
in to shave or to allow his hair to
cut if Blaine was defeated. The
ult is that his face is completely
ered by a heavy beard, and his
r hangs to his shoulders.
NEGRO ESCAPES TEXAS MOB.
Jail is Searched, Suspect Believed to
be Safe in Penitentiary.
Waco, Texas, May 26.?George
Price, a negro for whom a mob of
265 Tyler citizens is searching, had
been spirited away when the mob
reached Waco at 2.30 o'clock this
morning. A committee from the mob
was permitted to search the jail.Sheriff
Tilley escorting them through.
The mob to-night has gone to Axtell, \
( fifteen miles east of Waco, where it '
; was reported to-day that the negro
, had been taken. It is believed here /43I
i that Price is now safe in the peniten- :
; tiary at Rusk, though officers refuse V/
t to talk.
Price was implicated in the assault fgjj
. upon a young white woman at Tyler
1 a week ago with Dan Davis, another
j negro, according to the confession of
Davis just before he was burned at 1
r the stake in Tyler early Saturday |
. morning. The victim of the assault is M
; reported to be in a critical condition
, in Tyler. He skull was fractured by
r a blow when she resisted her assailAfter
searching the jail this morniner
the leader of the mob said: V'V~'il3
[ "The negro is gone, but they've got to
I bring him to Tyler some time. We've
done our duty here." \ v"
Tried to Pass Bogus Bill.
Aiken, May 28.?Lonnie Randall, 3
' a young white man of the Eureka ; %
L section of this county, has been ar^
rested charged with tampering with
' United States currency and endeavor'
ing to pass the same. He presented '
what appeared to be a $10 bill at one v -2B
* '
of the Aiken dispensaries, but the v
bogus bill was turned down. It was >':J|
a $1 bill, over the 1 on one side of
1 which had been pasted the flgL
ure ten, which had evidently been
1 cut from a mail order house certifl
cate. Later Kanaaii appearea ax
another of the dispensaries and tried ;'0|
1 to pass the bill. The dispenser notified
the police who took Randall into
custody. The United States marshal
at Edegefleld was notified and Jp
1 came to Aiken and took Randall
back to Edgefield with him, where ,
he will be held for trial at the next
session, of United States court. Ia
defense of his action in trying to
pass off the hill, Randall claims that' A,?#
the worthless bill had been palmed
1 off on him in Edgefield last week in a
horse trade. .
Old Rooster Too Gay.
Chicago, May 24.?"There is no
1 fool like an old fool," commented 9
Municipal Judge Goodnow when < IjjjB
Frank Hughes, who has an automo- 9
bile shop at 2258 Lincoln avenue, was
k arraigned yesterday ?in the court of
domestic relations because of his pro- >^9
r pensity to "run around with the
r girls." Hughes is 61 years old and
has gray hair and a beard. He has
two sons, one 29 and the other 27
, years old.
"For' seven years," testified his
wife, Mrs. Anna Hughes, "my heart
. has been wounded by his friendly re- ^31
{ lations with young girls. He takes | ' .:Jp|
them out riding in his automobile,
. and frequently I see him going by the
house with the girls on his arm. One S |g||
j of his favorite recreations is to take JPsMj
them to the nickel show.
| Mrs. Hughes said she told* him to 'r
choose between her and the girls. He
( chose the girls.
Hughes admitted he had a "friend.
ly, but innocent" interest in some ^2
. young women. He said his only ?
| amusements were those pointed out
by his wife. He didn't see anything - ^
r very bad in them.
"I suppose not," returned his wife,
I "but you don't let me take your arm ^3|
or give me an automobile ride. You
said you didn't enjoy yourself in my
company." "
Hughes said his wife wanted him
, to take her to church in the automor -1?%
bile. He didn't care to use the ma- sJj
chine for that purpose, he said.
Mrs. Hughes then reproached her
husband with too great an intimacy
with "Tootsy."
Hughes said "Tootsy" came to his y
place of business as a purchaser. He : ^
had given her automobile rides on
that account.
Assistant State's Attorney ErickI
son recommended Hughes be sent to 'r?3
I the bridewell.
"That is the place for these foxy
grandpas," he said.
Judge Goodnow said he would give
Hughes another chance and continued
the case to June 10.
"You are too old to go joy riding
with "Tootsy," said the court. "Go
home to your wife and take care of
her. At her age she shouldn't be ;
subjected to such treatment."
Boys' suits and pants, also children's
wash suits, a full line, prices
I low. F. G. MERTINS, Augusta, Ga.