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TWO KILLED, ANOTHER HURT. Misses Nell Cue and Pearl Hutto Dead as Result of Norway Collision. Columbia, March 11.?Two young women were killed, a third badly injured, and a young man painfully hurt early last night, when the car in which they were riding two miles south of Norway, in Orangeburg county, was demolished by southbound train No. 21. The dead are: Miss Nell Gue and Miss Pearl Hutto, both IS years old. Miss Frances Sal ley had her right leg broken, a. i.i Garrick, a young man driving the car, | was least hurt, one hip being badly bruised. Miss Gue was killed instantly. The head was severed from the body, which was mangled. Miss Hutto died aboard a train on which she was being brought to Columbia for medical attention. Her. chest was crushed, and there were other in-1 juries. Warning Misinterpreted. The young people, all residents of the Norway community, were out for a Saturday afternoon ride and drove to Willow Swamp church to a meeting. The road by which they were returning to Norway intersects the Seaboard at Creco or William's crossing. A negro approaching the railroad from the opposite direction is said to have begun to wave a warning. Mistaking this for a signal to I shut off the motor, that the animal the neerro was driving might not be frightened, Mr. Garrick brought the automobile to a stop very near the railroad bed. As a steep declivity leads to the track, the car slid directly in front of the train, which could not be seen until it bore directly down upon the automobile. Robert Gue, brother of one of the dead girls, is a member of Company M, Second South Carolina infantry. His regiment entrained in El Paso, Texas, yesterday for the return trip , to South Carolina for demobilization. Immediately after the occurrence of the tragedy, Gov. Manning made efforts to get in touch with the troop train, that Mr. Gue might be transferred by faster schedules to South Carolina. Miss Hutto was a student at the Woman's College of Greenville, and was home for a brief vacation. Miss Hutto Dies on Train. Seaboard Air Line train No. 22, local for Savannah, left Columbia at 4:00 o'clock yesterday afternoon, arriving in Norway at 6:08. The accident occurred about 6:30 o'clock. Miss Hutto and Miss Salley were placed on train No. 22 which left Norway at 8:30 o'clock last night for Columbia. Miss Hutto died before the train reached Columbia. The body was taken back to Norway on the midnight train. Miss Hutto is survived by her iatner, v. s. nuno, uuu iwu sisicio, Mrs. J. J. Smith, Jr., and Mrs. Leon Meetze, both of Norway. Miss Gue is survived by her mother, Mrs. Marian Gue, and two brothers; Robert, who is a member of company M, Second South Carolina regiment, and Leon Gue, who lives in Virginia. B. T. Garrick, the driver of the car, has a brother, E. T. Garrick, who resides in Columbia, being an employee of the Southern Express company. Miss Salley is the daughter of B. O. Salley, M. D., of Norway. Both the father and the mother came to Columbia with the patient last night, as did relatives of the late Miss Hutto. THE RIDE OF PAULINE REVERE. It Differed From Her Ancestor's and Alarmed Her Guardian. This is the story of the midnight ride of Miss Revere. It was Pauline instead of Paul?his great-granddaughter from Dana Hall, who caused the alarms in several Middlesex valleys and farms. Pauline, the great-granddaughter of Paul, had left Pine Manor, postgraduate school of Dana Hall school, to spend the holidays at the home of her guardian, Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer, of Lancaster. Well, it seems that hours went by and Pauline didn't appear. Mrs. Thayer usurped part of the Paul Revere programme and started spreading the alarm herself. Meanwhile, Pauline was attending scrupulously to the rest of her ancestral duties. She was having the ride. Miss Revere took a couple of her classmates along with her to Charlestown and the historic spot whence her celebrated great-grandfather, the original designer of New England's most famous tourist toured ride. started out. There she and her friends piled into the fur robes of a specially chartered sleigh and set out to do Paul Revere's ride de luxe as it should be done. It was a great ride the girls had. while the telephone company, several telegraph operators and two railroads were joining forces with Mrs. Thayer and the Dana Hall school authorities in a frantic search. The alarm ended only when Pauline drove into Lancaster.?Boston Post. I TO BE MADE CIVIL SERVICE. | April 1 Postmasters* Appointments j Will Be by Competition. Washington, March 7.?Postmaster General Burleson announced today [ that after April 1 the appointment of all postmasters of the first, second | and third class would be subject to | competitive examinations. Nominations will be sent to the senate as in the past, but in making the selections the president will be guided by the results of examinations and will send in the names at the head of the lists. Whether the civil service commission under which fourth class postr%yn /->Vi no cm Trill Pntl rl lift thP iiiasicio aic v.iiu>3ku " i'i examinations has not been determined. The president's forthcoming order will provide for a form of modified civil service classification under which all vacancies, whether caused by resignation, removal or death, will be filled by competitive examination. Those already in the service will continue without examination until the expiration of four years' terms beginning with their last appointment and then will, it is understood, have to undergo the competitive test. Hornet's Nest. A hornet's nest was stirred up by the announcement at the Capitol, where scores of members were in their offices preparing to lea." for home. The order was roundly denounced by some of the Democratic leaders and several members construed it as a move to get combined Democratic and Republican support in a politically uncertain house. Representatives Rainey, of Illinois; Carter, Oklahoma; Harris, Mississippi; Wilson and Aswell, Louisiana; Vinson, Georgia; Carlin and Glass, Virginia; Dixon, Indiana; Rouse, r% A O V* /v r?l at* 1/ or?_ <J UJLllloUli, rviiH-lldVO UiiU y ivgutucky; Decker, Missouri; Gray, Alabama, and Sims, of Tennessee, were in a group of Democrats who called on the postmaster general today and who were told about the plan. Democratic' Leader Kitchin, of the house, delayed his departure for North Carolina to go to the postoffice department to register his protest. Most of the congressmen who saw Mr. Burleson went on the latter's invitation to discuss the new plan for systematizing postal accounting by establishing central auditing postoffices in county or district groups. This subject was overshadowed, however, when the news of the civil service order was broken. One Southern member asked if the postmaster general had called them there to ask their views or to tell them what had been done. What Is Going to Happen. "I am telling you wh&t is going to happen," he replied. The postmaster general is quoted as having told them that it was too late to protest, as the order had been determined upon, and would be carried out. He intimated that he was not the author of it, but that it was a measure of efficiency and economy. Another member suggested that the order would put many -Republicans in office, as many of the more active assistant postmasters are Re publicans retained Dy tfte Democratic postmasters, and still another wanted to know what would happen if the one man certified from the examination were a negro. The postmaster general, according to those present, replied that the examinations would have to take place and there would be "no special privilege to anyone." A Western Democrat asked why the order, if issued at all, should not provide for certifying the three highest in the examination as eligible to postmasterships, as was done, when the fourth class postmasters were blanketed into civil service, instead of confining the choice to the one person who happened to stand the highest. The postmaster general said that congress had had the opportunity of legislating to that effect, but did not do so. In the discontent voiced by members after the conference some of them complained that the order would take out of political life some of the most active supporters of the representatives in congress. A majority of the Republicans joined with Democrats recently in re jecting a proposition for putting all postmasters under the civil service when an amendment to that effect was offered to an appropriation bill in the house, although Republican Leader Mann and a few others favored it. Unable to Return the Compliment. A Yorkshire farmer was asked to the funeral of a neighbor's third wife, and as he had attended the funerals of the two others, his own wife was rather surprised when he declined. He gave his reason with some hesitation: "Well, thee sees, lass, it makes a chap feel a bit awkward like to be alius accepting other folks' civilities, when he never lias nowt o' t' sooart of his own to ax 'em back to."?New York World. . , Stood on His Rights. "Why did you strike this man?" asked the judge sternly. "He called me a liar, your honor," replied the accused. "Is that true?" asked the judge, turning to the man with the mussed up face. "Sure it's true," said the accuser. "I called him a liar because he is one, and I can prove it." "What have you got to say to that?" asked the judge of the defendant. "It's got nothing to do with the case, your honor," was the unexpected reply. "Even if I am a liar I guess I've sot a right to be sensitive about it, ain't I?"?Topeka State Journal. BANK STATEMENT. Statement of the condition of the Bank of Denmark, located at Denmark, S. C., at the close of business March 5th, 1917. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $114,545,58 Overdrafts 79S.10 Furniture and fixtures .... 1,500.00 Banking house 5,495.56 Due from banks and bankers 178,365.29 Currency 3,350.00 Gold 47.50 Silver and other minor coin 1,675.15 Exchanges for the clearj ing house 317.13 Total $306,094.31 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in ....$ 50,000.00 Surplus fund 1,000.00 Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid .. 5,$22.60 Individual deposits subject to ck...190,411.30 Savings deposits 58,860.41 249,271.71 Total $306,094.31 State of South Carolina?County of Bamberg. Before me came J. Arthur Wiggins, Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown v>*r tho hnnVs nf said hank. J. ARTHUR WIGGINS. Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of March, 1917. T. U. COX, Notary Public for S. C. Correct-Attest: D. N. COX, W. H. FAUST, J. ARTHUR WIGGINS, Directors. | CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina, County of Bamberg?By J. J. Brabham, Minor, made suit to me to grant her letters of administration of the estate and effects of John R. Minor. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said John R. Minor, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Bamberg, on March 16th, 1917, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 28th dav of February, Anno domini, 1917. J. J. BRABHAM, JR., Judge of Probate. NOTICE. By virtue of order of the Court of date February 24, 1917, we will offer for sale on Friday, March 16, in-IT - A n'nlnnlr o m nn tVicv T J. X I 9 <XL J. V U a* m* y vu t?uv v* A. Spann Guess place near Bamberg, S. C., the following described personal property: Three mules, certain wagons, corn, fodder, cotton seed, hogs, and probably other articles in connection with the said farm. The terms of the said sale, cash. Anyone interested can get information at the Peoples Bank, Bamberg, S. C. A. M. DENBOW, BANK OF TROY, As Receivers for the Estate of J. A. Spann. 2t. FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that I, Ella Mitchell, Administratrix of the estate of Jeremiah Mitchell, deceased, will on Saturday, March 17th, 1917, at ten o'clock, a. m., make application before J. J. Brabham, Jr., Judge of Probate, at his office at Bamberg, S. C., for a final discharge as administratrix of the said estate of Jeremiah Mitchell. ELLA MITCHELL, Administratrix. Bamberg, S. C., Feb. 26, 1917.?4t ROM. WEEVIL at v mmmm * MM ? MM At a meeting at Valdosta, Ga., the planters of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, decided to stick to long staple cotton and fight the Boll Weevil. The demand for long staple is steadily increasing. Did you ever stop to think about the quantity of long staple cotton used in automobile tires? We have a beautiful stock of Webber long staple No. 82, Hartsville No. 8, and the famous inch and a half Couliette long staple. Price $2 per bushel. Every farmer should risk sevral acres if no more. We also have Cleveland Big Boll, $1.75 per bushel; .Moss Improved, $1.50 per bushel, and the DIXIE WILT RESISTANT that will flourish on your wilt lands, $2 per bushel. Our seed are from reliable farmers only. We will quote prices on large quantities. We can supply you with velvet beans, South Carolina grown soy beans, peanuts, millet, peas and seed corn. Trust us with your order. F. MASON ( RUM & CO. Orangeburg, S. C. The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. 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