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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
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SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
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News Items Gathered All Around the
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County and Elsewhere. ^
Ehrhardt Etchings. i
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Ehrhardt, May 25.?Mr. Bean, .one c
of the firm of Beck & Bean, died
Friday, and was taken to his home r
in North Carolina and laid to rest by 3
the side of his relatives. His father s
s^nmnaiiv the remains C
vaui^ w ^
home. While he was away from I
home and in a strange land, he had y
all the attention that could be given, c
him, but the call was urgent, and he o
had to go and obey the Lord's call, g
Mr. Bean was a man who had very
little to 6ay to anyone, acted gen- ii
tlemanly when around on the streets, 0
attending to business. s
Mrs. Bertha Jones and little d
daughter are spending some time a
with her mother, sisters and broth- v
ers, enjoying this delightful weath- d
er with us all. Bertha is as lively as t
ever and makes one enjoy her company.
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Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt and her a
daughter, Mrs. Fannie Copeland, tl
went to Savahnah, Ga., to spend a D
while with her daughter, Mrs. M. jj
J. r-puug.
Rev. Roof preached for us Sunday
morning and will preach Sunday afternoon
at Mt. Pleasant. He preached,
as the ladies say, a lovely ser- c
mon. a
Old man Lip Moore died very sud- t
denly this morning. Went out to a
feed his mules and when going back a
to house fell dead. a
It is so dry and dusty until pic- i]
nics are not enjoyable. If it holds Ion
until the candidates have to e
speak they will receive a dusty hand s
shake from G. O. P. JEE. . a
Fairfax Fancies.
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Fairfax, May 25.?Although the
weather (atmospherically consider- ^
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ed) has been very dry, our town has
enjoyed frequent showers which will
brighten the home6 of at least two '
young couples.
Miss Flora Kenny, our June bride,
was given a hose shower by Misses
Porter and Albergotti; then Mes- S
dames J. F. and W. M. Lightsey gave
linen showers. me nrsi, out; wa*>
participated in by the older mesdames,
then one was given at a later }
hour when the younger matrons took d
part. The decorations were in pink a
and white, and the color scheme was f
carried out in the little parcels post t:
wagon, drawn by the little sons of b
Mesdames Lightsey, in which infanta a
Frederika sat enthroned and handed
the parcels of dainty linen to the a
bride-to-be. The children wore pink g
and white too. The hostesses, the c
bride and the charming waitresses n
wore pink and white.. A delicious n
salad course was served. t
The question was asked the mature g
dames: "How can the love of a husband
be retained?" One replied:
"Feed the brute!"
The presents were dainty and
, beautiful. |1
The younger matrons were enter- n
tained from 6 to 7 p. m. on the same
afternoon at the same house and car- *
ried beautiful linen gifts for Miss ^
Kennev. They also partook of a nice
luncheon. s
Later in the evening Miss Zelle
Loadholt entertained the young folks f
of the community?a miscellaneous
shower for Miss Kenney. The contest
was clothes pins to be dressed ^
in fancy paper and the one which appeared
most bride-like won the prize. *
The cut glass piece was won by Miss
Ethel Jarrell. The refreshments t
(were pink and white ices?heart
shaped with ribbon cakes. All en- C
joyed it immensely. The presents
were lovety*.
There was a large gathering at the
new home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
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Kearse on Friday afternoon, of re'
latives and friends, which partook
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of the nature of a house warming.
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Delicious refreshments were served.
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Many pretty and useful gifts were be- ~
k. stowed. All enjoyed the social gath- _
y ering. r
On Thursday evening the play
"Topsy Turvy" was produced. Mes- 1"
dames Blount, Jennings, Mvrick and I
Miss Belle Compton (who was "Topsy 1:
, Turvy,") and Messrs. Johnston,
i Simpson, Compton and Earl Ham- g
mond were the principal actors. It
[ was beautifully carried out, nothing t
[ lacking, and they were appreciatively
| applauded. Miss Stella Hobson gave i
I sweet music between the acts, and 1
all during the evening. Mr. Blount >
| gave some pretty picture views while \
| the audience ate cream and cake, i
n They took in $45?for church fur
ITEMS FROM DENMARK.
Teachers Elected for Next Term.
.Mrs. Faust Injured.
Denmark. May 22.?Examinations
legin to-day in the Denmark graded
chool, and the commencement will
?e on Friday night, May 23, followng
the annual public meeting of the
.anier Literary society, to be held
in Thursday night.'
The following teachers have been
e-elected: E. M. McCown, principal;
diss Fewell of Rock Hill, Miss Linday
of Chester, Miss Calhoun of
Jreenwood and Miss Richards of
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ji UCIL V jrilll, .>1100 1 uiuc 1 VJi uauituo,
Iiss Townsend of Ninety-Six, Miss
'ockran of Pickens and Miss Dixon
f Bishopville have been elected to
ill out the faculty.
Mrs. W. H. Faust, while (on a vist
to her sister, Mrs. John M. Major
f Ware Shoals, some two weeks ago,
ustained a serious injury from a fall
own the steps. She is improving
t this time, and is in Greenwood
nth another sister, Mrs. J. S. Anrews.
Mrs. Faust expects to spend
he summer in Greenwood.
Mrs. A. L. Izlar of Ocala, Fla., is
n a visit to her grandmother, Mrs.
ilice Cooper. She will go from here
0 the Wofford college commencement
on account of the graduation of
;er son, Laurie T. Izlar, Jr.
Ehrhardt Beats Brunson.
Ehrhardt, May 22.?Clearly outlassing
Brunson, both at the bat and
field, Ehrhardt defeated the former
earn on the local ground yesterday
fternoon, 6 to 3. The locals played
swell game in the field
nd found Youmans, the visitag
pitcher, for nine safe hite.
liers, for Ehrhardt, yieldd
only five hits, which were well
cattered throughout the contest. He
Iso fanned ten Brunson batters,
imith, for the locals, made a 6enational
catch off Youman's bat.
core:
Irunson 3 5 6
Ihrhardt 6 9 2
Batteries, Youmans and Rivers;
Tiers and Hughes. Umpire, Ariel,
'ime, 1.50.
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ENDS LIFE WITH PISTOL.
umter Woman's Suicide Attributed
to Despondency.
Sumter, May 25.?Mrs. Sadie K.
IcCutcheon committed suicide Sunay
morning by shooting herself with
, pistol. She had been' suffering
rom extreme nervousness for some
ime and was very despondent, this
eing given as the reason for her
ct.
The funeral services will he held
t St. Phillip's church, Bradford
prings, to-morrow morning. The deeased
was a member of a promient
family and is survived by her
aother, Mrs. E. F. Burrows, and
hree brothers, Messrs. William,
tanyarne and A. C. Burrows.
Denmark Personals.
Denmark, May 23.?Mrs. A. L.
zlar, of Ocala, Fla., is visiting her
aother, Mrs. C. C. Cooper.
Miss Emma Owens has returned
rom an extended visit to her si6ter,
Irs. H. W. Goolsby, at Hartsville.
Mrs. S. R. Tindal is visiting her
on in Birmingham, Ala.
Miss Ruby Guess has returned
rom Privateer, where 6he has been
eaching the past session.
Miss Ruth Buford is the guest of
liss Sadelle Guess.'
Mrs. Julia S. Payne has returned
rom a week's stay in Williston.
H. W. Goolsby of Hartsville, spent
he week-end with his parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Chandler, of
)rangeburg, were in town this week.
Ask Recognition for Cook.
Washington, May 23.?A petition
igned by several thousand citizens
if Michigan asking congress to recogtize
Frederick A. Cook as the disoverer
of the North Pole was preented
to the senate to-day by Senaor
William Alden Smith.
lishings.
We are glad to welcome Miss Laniam
back. She is the guest of Mrs.
j. Youmans and has many friends
lere.
Miss Elizabeth McWhirter is a
^uest here.
Miss Mercedes Buckner has reurned
from her school.
The commencement sermon was
>reached on Sunday by Rev. Mr.
Truesdale, of Charleston. The
-ouths will long remember his pen
)ictures of a marred life. The gradlating
exercises take place Monday
evening.
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 grand lodge, Knights of Pythias.
of South Carolina, is being held'
this week at Chester.
The South Carolina reunion, U. C.
V., is being held in Anderson this
week. The attendance is reported as
being large.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
societies of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, met in convention in
Columbia Wednesday evening.
A. M. Law has been appointed receiver
for the Enoree mill, at Spartanburg.
This mill operates 36,000
spindles and is capitalized at $400,000.
The first candidates to file their
pledges were Congressman James F.
Byrnes, for re-election to congress,
and Speaker Mendel L. Smith, for
governor.
Tuesday morning fire completely
destroyed the large mercantile establishment
of John McSween Company,
at Timmonsville. The loss is
estimated at $130,000.
Two new candidates are spoken of
for attorney general, either one of
whom would make a good one?
Julius E. Boggs, of Anderson, and
A. G. Brice, of Chester.
Joseph Phillips, a pipe-fitter, was
shot and killed in Charleston on Sunday
with a pistol by Andrew McCormick,
a painter. Both men were
employed at the navy yard.
Jas. A. McKee, said to be the last
survivor in this State of the Palmetto
regiment of the Mexican war of
1846-47, died at his home in Pickens
county* on Saturday, aged 90 years.
The infant daughter of Mr^ and
Mrs. Joe H. Christy of Norway.
Orangeburg county, got hold of some
water with fly-paper poison in it
Thursday and drank it, and died a
few hours later.
f Dr. Samson Williams, a< well
known young dentist of Wagener,
Aiken county, has been bound over
to the circuit court on a charge of
slandering Miss Emma Garvin, assistant
postmaster at Wagener.
Mayor Littlejohn, of Gaffney, after
convicting and fining some twenty
citizens of Gaffney for automobile
speeding, had a case docketed against
himself on the same charge. The
case will be passed on by the mayor
pro tern.
Brown Williams, a farmer living
near Piedmont, was struck by a trolley
car Friday night and mortally
injured, his arm being broken in
several places and his skull fractured.
It is said he was lying on the
track when the car came along.
Fire, supposed to be of incendiary"'
origin, destroyed the barn and
stables and nine mules, and other
property, belonging to 'Joseph P.
Johnson, in Georgetown county, Friday
morning between one and three
o'clock. The total loss was $5,000,
with small insurance.
Will Miles was found guilty Tuesday
in the circuit court of Anderson
of slandering Rev. E. N. Sanders,
pastor of the Second Baptist
I'liUlUli <11 AUUC1BUU, 111 oajiug inu-i.
Mr. Anderson visited a house of ill
fame with him while they were in
Greenville attending a meeting.
TAKEN FROM JAIL.
Negro Seized by Mob in Abbeville.
' Sheriff Held at Bay.
Abbeville, Mhy 26.?Last night
about 12 o'clock a crowd of men
numbering from 75 to 100 broke into
the Abbeville county jail, secured a
negro, John Thomas, charged with
attempted assault, carried him two
miles out on the Due West road,
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back to jail.
The crowd was so orderly and
quiet that people living quite close
to the jail heard not a sound. Sheriff
Lyon was notified at his home that a
crowd was breaking in the jail. He
hurried as fast as he could but found
the jail and jail yard full of men
when he arrived. While attempting
to enter the rear door of the jail,
Sheriff Lyon was held up by four or
five men with rifles and made to
stay where he was until all was over.
First English Statesman?In other
times the woman in political
campaigns gave kisses for votes.
Second Ditto?Heavens! Suppose
the militant suffragettes take to reviving
the plan.
BECKER FOUND GUILTY.
For Second Time New York Police
officer is Convicted.
New York, May 22.?Twelve men
to-day decided for the second time
that Charles Becker was the archconspirator
responsible for the murder
of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler,
which nearly two years ago
awoke New -York to a realization of
corruption in the police department
and onpnod a new era of DOlice re
form.
Becker, once a police lieutenant,
was found guilty of murder in the
first degree. Only a pardon or interference
again by the court of appeals
can save him from following to the
electric chair the four gunmen who
shot Herman Rosenthal, the gambler,
early on the morning of July 16,
1912. The jury to-day decided that
the gunmen were Becker's agents.
One ballot decided Becker's fate.
It was taken almost immediately after
the jurors returned from luncheon
at an up-town hotel where they went
when'Supreme Court Justice Samuel
Seabury had finished his charging.
It was unanimous for conviction.
Tears streamed down the foreman's
face as he announced the decision
and tears stood in the eyes of several
other jurymen. They had agreed
that the corroboration which the district
attorney failed to present at
the first trial to support the stories
of Rose, Vailon and Webber, the
three accomplices who turned informers,
had been furnished by new
witnesses at the second.
Week's Stay for Appeal.
Becker's counsel announced that
he would appeal and gained a week's
stay for the preparation of his future
campaign. The defendant was
/> nV? tv?nntin or witV? hlO
g 1 ail ICU a Oiiui t UUC^liu^ nivu
wife and his brothers and then was
taken back to his cell in the Tombs.
Becker and his wife were talking
shortly before 5 o'clock in a room
adjoining the sheriff's office, when a
court attendant announced that the
jury had reached a verdict. Mrs.
Becker was not permitted to accompany
her husband to the court room.
Newspaper men, Court attendants,
cdfeisel for the defence and District
Attorney Whitman and his staff were
the only other persons admitted. The
defendant's two brothers, Jackson
and John Becker, the latter a detective,
a lieutenant, hurried to a
side entrance where they stood awaiting
the verdict.
When the little group in the court
room had found seats the twelve
men who alone knew Becker's fate
aiiemtlv in with Foreman F.
Meriden Blagden at their head. All
twelve faces were expressionless.
Justice Seabury mounted the
bench. He glanced quickly at the
faces of the jurors, but he learned
nothing there. Old court attendants
who declared long practice had made
them ible usually to tell the verdict
by the jurors' looks, admitted that
on this occasion they were at a loss.
Becker in the room overhead was
still talking to his wife when Justice
Seabury took his seat. A bailiff
was sent for the defendant. Becker
kissed his wife as he left her.
"It's all right," he told her; "don't
worry. They'll free me." ^
Becker walked briskly through
the court room to the rail facing
Justice Seabury and gripped it with
both hands. His face was colorless.
He glanced hopefully at the jury, but
he didn't catch the eye of a single
man. To all outward appearances
the jury did not even know the defendant
was in the room. The clerk
asked the jury to rise.
"Foreman," he said, "have you
reached a verdict?"
Blagden, a youngish man, blonde
and slim, brushed his eyes with a
handkerchief, already damp. "We
have," he said softly. "We find the
defendant " he hesitated a moment
and continued in a whisper, 'we
find this defendant guilty, as charged
in the indictment?guilty of murder
in the first degree."
Becker's face was gray as he gripped
the bar in front of him with all
his strength. The big muscles in
his neck jumped out in heavy rolls.
The veins at his temples swelled. His
great frame swayed and drooped;
then with quick control he became
himself again.
The Foreman Wept.
Big tears welded into the eyes of
tVio little fnrpman. He wiDed them
away and then the clerk began to
ask the questions required by law.
The roll was called and each individual
juror was asked if "guilty"
was his verdict, too.
Now is the time to play checkers.
Boards for 6ale at The Herald Book
Store.
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AUGUSTA SECURES CAMP
TROOPS OF FOUR STATES TO
PARTICIPATE.
Isle of Palms Was Site First Chosen.
Change Rue to Controversy.
Columbia, May 24.?The South
Carolina National Guard yesterday
received with interest the announcement
that the ninth division instruction
is to be located at Augusta. The
information was given in a special
story from New Ycfrk to the Augusta
. Chronicle, from Thos. W. Loyle6s,
the editor of the paper. The selection
of the camp site has been under
advisement since the order for the
camp at the Isle of Palme was revoked
by the secretary of war after a
controversy with the governor of
South Carolina. About 10,000 men
will be sent to Augusta by the United
States war department from North
Carolina, Georgia, Florida and South
Carolina.
Following special dispatch from
New York appeared in The Chronicle
of yesterday:
"As the reeult of efforts inaugurated
by the Merchants and Manufacturers
association more than a month
ago, and kept up continuously but
very quietly since, Augusta secures
the Ninth division instruction camp
of the National Guard from July 15,
embracing about 10,000 troops.
"This was definitely settled here
yesterday and to-day in interviews
with General Evans, commanding the
department of the east, and Col.
Wright, chief of staff. The site selected
is Aumond, which all agree,
from photographs and maps submit
ted, is one of the finest military campsites
ever brought to their attention.
Acceptance of the site, however, is
conditioned upon the city furnishing
water and extension of the street car
track. The city has accepted promptly
and wisely, and think J. G. White
will do so Monday.
"The camp will embrace troops of
Georgia, North and South Carolina
and Florida. About three regiments
will be in camp at the time, for 10
days each.
"This is the same encampment for
which the Isle of Palms was selected
in April last and which was lost to
that State by the governor's foolish
action. Charleston has worked very
hard to secure reconsideration, but
Augusta has been successfully pressing
her claims since the war department
called the governor's bluff.
"Gen. Duvall, of Augusta, strongly
indorsed the site selected as the
finest this side of Paradise.
M'BEE MAN IS RILLED.
Patterson Black well is Shot by James
Blackwell.
McBee, May 23.?Thursday afternoon
Jasc Blackwell shot and instantly
killed his brother, Patterson Blackwell,
at Jas. Blackwell's home about
three miles south of McBee. An inquest
was held early yesterday morning
by Magistrate J. W. McCassidy.
The verdict was "justifiable homicide."
The disagreement between
the brothers, it is said, was brought
about by the younger brother, Patterson
Blackwell, mistreating his
aged father and mother. The burial
took place yesterday afternoon at
Union church. '
Improve Allendale.
Allendale, May 22.?xne commission
of public works, W. F. Googe,
E. H. Oswald and B. F. Barker, who
were recently elected, have contracted
with the H. S. Jaudon Engineering
company of Savannah, to do the
engineering work in connection with
the establishment of a water, light
and sewerage plant for this city. The
work will commence at once.
$1,500 Fire at Allendale.
Allendale, May 22.?The barn and
outbuildings of J. G. Stoney, a prominent
farmer and citizen of Allendale,
were destroyed by fire yesterday.
The cause is thought to have
been spontaneous combustion of
new cut oats, which had recently
been stored in the barn. Fortunately
iho firp nnrnrred when the stock
was out at work. The loss is estimated
at about $1,500, with 110 insurance.
This is the second barn to
burn in Allendale recently, W. R.
Williams having lost one about two
weeks ago. His loss, however, was
not so heavy.
The Malay States have a coin
worth one-five-thousandth part of a
cent.
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FIRE AT BLACKVILLE.
Sleeping Boy Was Rescued From
Flames.
Black ville, May 25.?Fire bells
pealed forth last night about 9
o'clock, it being discovered that Ed
Harley's dwelling was in a mass of
flames. The house and the automobile
house was about 50 feet from Mr.
Johnston's palatial two-story dwelling
and the numerous spectators present
were apprehensive that the
dwelling would also be destroyed.
However, heroic work saved the residence.
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Mr. Johnston's automobile was
snatched from the burning automo- ^
bile house, but the house was too
far gone to save the tools and other
articles therein. '
Ed. Harley also lost all his house
hold belongings and says his boy was
rescued from the burning building by
an old crippled man.
It seems that the boy was asleep
at the time it caught. The origin of
the fire is unknown. It was impossible
to learn if any insurance was
carried.
REBELS WO^'T COME IN.
Jose Vasconcelos Declares He is Not
Delegate to Peace Conference.
New York, May 22.?Jose Vasconcelos,
the Carranza special agent,
who, it has been reported, would be ^
chosen as a constitutionalist represenative
to go to Niagara Falls mediation
conference, emphatically denied
in a statement to-night that he
was to receive such an appointment,
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or that Carranza ever would consider
^mediation as a solution of
Mexico's internal affairs.
"As long as the Huertistas are at
Niagara we shall not be represented
there," said Vasconcelos. "The only
way my party meets Huerta is on the
battlefield."
"I have no instructions and no information
about this rumored l>articipation
of the constitutionalists in
the mediation, except what I read in
to-day's papers. I shall accept any ^
mission that the chief of the consti- *
tutionalist party may confer upon
me; But I have no idea I shall be
named as delegate to the A. B. -C.
conference.
"Personally, as a Mexican, I thank
the A. B. C. Powefs for their efforts
to settle a conflict brought on in my .
country by some of its bad citizens.
But the ?. B. C. Powers have no more
right than the United States to interfere
or advise in our internal questions.
"These questions should not be discussed
in the Niagara meetings. I
am sure the constitutionalists will
not be a party to such a violation of
our sovereignty. As to meeting the
Huerta delegates, I don't see what
we could possibly talk about."
' Mr. Vasconcelos, who is close to
-
the constitutionalists leader, has
just finished a special mission in
Toronto and will return to Mexico by
way of Washington. He planned
to leave for Washington late tonight.
WINS $100,000*D AMAGK SUIT.
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Barnwell Jury Finds Verdict for Defendant
in Myrick Case.
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Barnwell, May 22.?A verdict for
the defendant was found to-day by
the jury in the case of B. R. Myrick,
administrator, vs. C. & W. C. Ry. Co.,
in a suit for $100,000 damages for
the death of Miss Ruth Myrick, who
was killed by a freight train at Allendale
a couple of years ago. The
trial occupied about three days, and
the jury agreed on a verdict in about
as many hours. No surprise was occasioned
by the verdict, as it was
apparent on the second day that the
plaintiff had a weak case.
HTJERTA NOT TO STEP DOWN.
Says He Didn't Tell Peace Delegates
He Would Resign.
Mexico City, May 20.?Provisional
President Huerta, in the course of
an interview to-day, said:
"The Mexican ipeace delegates
have no instruction to confer my resignation
at the conference at Nigara
Falls."
The president spoke with energy,
standing erect, and emphasized his
words with a characteristic gesture.
Prior to this the acting minister
of foreign affairs, Esteva Ruiz, had
declared that the Mexican represen
tatives had been given ampie
powers" by the government to deal
with everything that may be discussed
at the peace conference with the
object of solving the international
difficulty.
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