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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Ai-ouud the
County and Elsewhere. <
Fairfax Fancies.
Fairfax. .May l 2.?Memorial day
will long be remembered with pleasure
by the people of Fairfax. An in
teresting programme was arranged
and carried out as follows: Invocation,
the Rev. D. B. Groseclose; song,
"Dixie." by the boys and girls; address.
Lieut. Gov. A. J. Bethea; "The
Star Spangled Banner." high school:
dismissal, the Rev. E. A. McDowell.
Mr. Bethea delighted his audience,
, many declaring they could have listened
all day. At 5:30 p. m. the
graves were decorated with flowers
and laurel wreaths.
Mr. Bethea was entertained at the
hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. G.
D. Sanders while in Fairfax.
The Fairfax chapter was delight-1
fully entertained at the home of Mrs. j
P. D. Wilson on Wednesday, last, j
Mesdames W. P. Wingard and Horace j
Young assisting.
The Children of the Confederacy
met with Mrs. F. G. Craddock. Miss
Virginia Durant assisted the hostess.
The programme was varied and interesting.
Miss Virginia Joy Gregg, of Savannah,
Ga., is visiting at the home of
Dr. W. J. Young.
BlackviUe Brevities.
Blackville. May 12.?Mrs. J. W.
Browning entertained Mrs. W. B.
Martin, of Orangeburg, 011 Saturday
afternoon at a bridge party. Many j
beautiful roses ana Rasiuruuius were
used in decorating. A beautiful box
of stationery was given for the highest
score and the guest of honor received
a lovely camisole. Ice cream
and cake were served.
Mrs. L. C. Still was hostess to the
Priscilla club last Friday afternoon.
Ice cream and cake were served.'
Mrs. P. C. Mellichamp entertained
the Book club on Wednesday afternoon.
A literary programme was arranged
for the afternoon but on account
of a lengthy business meeting
it was not carried out. Refreshments
were served.
Miss Evelyn Leonard has returned
home from her school.
Mrs. Martin, of Orangeburg, spent
last week-end with her sister. Miss
Claire Lowman.
Dr. and Mrs. Milner. of Aiken,
spent several days with relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Beerwald returned
to their home in Philadely
phia after a several weeks' visit to
Mrs. Herman Brown and other relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Whitman, of
New York, were the guests of Mrs.
Tsadore Brown for a couple of weeks.
Mrs. B. J. Hammett. Jr., of Allent
dale, is visiting Mrs. B. J. Hammett,
of this city.
Clear Pond Cullings.
Clear Pond, May 9.? (Written for
last week). Mrs. R. C. Carter returned
to Augusta on Saturday, after
spending some time with relatives in
this vicinity.
Mrs. P. K. Hughes and children
and Miss Meta Hughes spent the past
week-end with relatives near Bamberg.
Mr. EJob Carter was a visitor in
the Clear Pond section on Sunday.
Mr. Earlelle Black and mother, of
Hilda, were visitors for the past
week-end at the home of Mr. Her
bert Folk.
Mrs. B. F. Hill. Mrs. Avis Steedly
and Miss Pet Folk went to Bamberg
on Saturday.
Clear Pond Cullings. j
Clear Pond, May 15.?Mr. and j
Mrs. J. E. McMillan and Miss Minnie
Turner, of Ehrhardt, were visitors at {
the home of Mr. G. W. Folk on last
Thursday.
Miss Mamie Morris returned to
Augusta on Saturday to resume her
studies at Osborne's Business college.
.Mr. and .Mrs. Robbie Hughes,
Misses Morris and Mr. Carter, of
Ehrhardt. were visitors at the home
of Mr. J. R. Morris recently.
The Sunday guests at the home of
Mr. P. K. Hughes were: .Mr. and
Mrs. Win. Hughes, .Mr and Mrs. I)uBois.
Messrs. Hughes and Thomas, of
Varnville: Mr. Carter, of Ehrhardt,
and Misses Morris.
Miss Kate Kornegay spent the past
week-end with friends and relatives
in Augusta.
Messrs. Mayfield Bessinger and
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Frank Goodwin wore visitors at the
home of Mr. G. W. Folk on Sunday.
Mr. Rice Steedly was a visitor in
the Clear Pond section on Sunday.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
' Ehrhardt. May 15.? We have had
some cool weather for the past fewweeks.
Makes a fellow shiver to
wear his thin summer "duds." A
fire feels good every morning and a
black smoke still ascends from the
chimneys?looks real wintry.
Mr. H. Ehrhardt lost a nice dwelling
last week by fire. The house
was occupied by Mr. H. J. Hiers. Mr.
Hiers saved all his effects, but the
house was completely destroyed. The
fire started in the loft and had burned
through the roof when discovered.
Mr. Ehrhardt stated that some insurance
was carried on the building.
The Ehrhardt Heading Mill Co. began
blowing its whistle tor the first
time last week: will soon be running
full speed ahead.
Several new cars have arrived recently.
Messrs. Chas. Ehrhardt,
Chas. Hartz and sou and W. R. Copeland
are all spinning around and enjoying
rides in the fresh air. "Seems
as if dreams will come true."
Mr. Brabham, "the colored-cotton
specialist." will have to spruce up or
be left behind. Mrs. L. M. Hiers, of
Hampton county, sent to their store
an egg laid by one of her hens that
is quite a freak. It is a black egg. or.
rather, about two-thirds of the shell
is black: the other part is of a natural
color. It has a hard shell and the
size of an ordinary egg. It should
be hatched to see what color "chick"
it would produce. This egg is at L.
? r"1 ? ? "' onH on vnnp
M. mers cc onus swc ~?
can call and inspect it.
Despite the heavy rains and cool,
windy weather some of our folks
went to catch and feast on the finny
tribe last Wednesday. Ha. ha,
had to eat corn bread for dinner, but
they believe in the old slogan. "If
you don't succeed try, try again." so
are now planning for a still larger
try.
The trustees of this school district
are calling an election May 22nd, for
the purpose of issuing bonds to build
a suitable school building. Come
out. "scratch your head" and vote
the right way. JEF.
Colston Clippings.
Colston, May 15.?The Colston
rural graded school will qlose with
an entertainment on the night of
May 22. The public is invited to attend.
* The Saturday night guests at the
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home of .Mr. ana Mrs. j. r.
were: Misses Sadie Boyd, Ethel Logan,
Minnie Turner. Laura McMillan
and Nettie Clayton.
Mr. Will McMillan spent Saturday
night with Messrs. Claude and Frank
Kirkland.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Clayton spent
Sunday with their son. Mr. H. H.
Clayton.
Misses Sadie Boyd and Ethel Logan
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Padgett.
Miss Dora McMillan, of Bamberg,
spent last week-end at home.
Mrs. J. C. Beard and little daughter.
Hermine. spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mrs. Beard's sister.
Mrs. I^anrie Copeland. who has been
very ill.
Mr. Calvin Padgett has purchased
a handsome new car.
Mr. R. L. Jackson spent Friday
night and Saturday of last week in
Columbia.
A party of young people from
r>mn?rahnr?- motored to this section
last Sunday afternoon. Among them
| was one of our Colston friends, Mr.
Clyde Padgett, who is working in
| Orangeburg.
A fish fry was given at Rivers
j Bridge last Saturday in honor of the
j teachers of the Colston rural graded
I school. Misses Sadie Boyd and Ethel
I Logan. Those present were: The
I guests of honor. Misses Boyd and Ix>gan.
Misses Minnie and Evelyn Kirkland.
Mary Clayton. Messrs. \V. K.
Best. Wilmot Best. Claude Kirkland
and Wilson Beard. Although few in
number, the day was enjoyed immensely
by all.
Oak Grove Greetings.
Oak Grove, May 14.?-we navt
been having yome cool weather foi
the past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. McMillan speni
last Sunday with Mr. 1. \V. Rentz and
family.
Miss Clara Copeland has returned
from near Norway, where she has
been teaching.
Mr. Leroy Smith, of Columbia
spent the week-end with his brother
Mr. D. P. Smith.
The folks around here gave a fist
fry last Saturdav at the swamp ir
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WAR REVENUE PRESENTED.
ITS TKNTACLES REACH OCT INTO
EVERY HOME.
I*** Capita Taxe>.?Congressman
Kitchin Said It Would Likely lie
Parsed Early This Week.
Washington, May 9.?The war tax
bill extending its exercises to the fab- \
ric of every American home, was for- j
rually presented to the house today
by the ways and means committee
with plans for qjiiek passage.
As a forecast of what may come
later, it proposes special taxes to
raise $1,800,000,000 in addition to
the present normal annual revenue
of $1,500,000,000. When its terms
are effective the American people will
be paying direct taxes of $33 per
capita. The people of the British
Isles?half as many?now pay per
capita taxes of $60.
Formidable List.
While the principal features of the
new war levy are increases in income
and profits taxes, internal revenue
rates and customs duties, many of its
provisions reach the innermost structure
of every home and make up a
list of taxes probably the most
formidable ever taced by Americans.
The household, light, heat and telephone
bills, admission tickets to
amusements, fire and life insurance,
railway tickets, automobiles, automo
bile tires and tubes, soft drinks, postage
rates, golf clubs and baseball
bats, club dues and a host of other
everyday necessities or luxuries come
under the taxation.
Hard on Xewspaiiers.
Increased postage rates on newspapers,
arranged in a zone system
are such that publishers say they will
force many newspapers out of business.
Already protests against many features
of the law are pouring in and
attacks upon it will centre in the senate
finance committee which will conduct
public hearings and probably
make some amendments.
When Democratic Leader Kitchin
presented the bill to the house today
he announced that general debate
would begin tomorrow. It probably
would be passed at, the early part of
next week.
Committees Report.
In presenting the bill the ways and
means committee made a report saying
in part:
"After carefully considering the experience
of the European countries
at war. the committee believes it is
sound economic policy for the present
generation to bear a fair and equitable
portion of the burden of financing
the war and reconimended that
the remaining contemplated expense
of the government for the remainder
of this and the whole of the next fiscal
year be raised by taxation. The
effect of tills recommendation is that
about one-half of this contemplated
expenditure will be met by taxation
and the other half from the proceeds
honor of the teachers. Misses Jennie
Lou and Pearl Martin.
Misses Grace Hoffman and Pattie
Mi ley spent the week-end with Mrs.
Rose Hoffman.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beard spent last
ii'-j j?,. \1 r> anH \Tr<;
>\ t*llllt;sua> n mi .>!?. .......
L. W. Copeland.
.Mr. G. P. McMillan. Jr., dined
with Messrs. Tillman and Rob Carter
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Fender spent
last Saturday and Sunday a week
ago with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Copeland.
Miss Ethel Smith has returned
from Bennettsville. where she has
been teaching for the past session.
We are very glad to say, at this
writing, that the sick folks are still
improving.
Misses Alma and Ada Bishop spent
last Saturday night with Miss Estelle
Hiers.
Mrs. G. W. Clayton spent the last
i week-end with her daughters, Mrs.
L. O. Mitchell and Miss Julia Clayton.
at Denmark.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Carter, of Lodge,
dined with Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Smith
recently.
Fairfax Wins One.
|
Fairfax May 10.?A fast and in:
teresting baseball game between
11 Fairfax and Brunson was witnessed
j on the Brunson grounds yesterday
1 afternoon, the final score being S to
> in favoi of Fairfax. The batting
of You mans and Young was the fea.
ture of the game.
. Fairfax . .000 000 233-? S
Brunson 000 000 003?3
i Fennel and Fennel; Davis and Rivi
ers. Umpire, Nix.
RUSSIA WORRIES AMERICA.
News of Overthrow of Two Military
Figures Causes Apprehension.
Washington. May 14.?News of the
overthrow of two dominating military
figures in the Russian capital
added greatly today to apprehension
feit here for the democratic movement
to which the encouragement
and moral support of this government
soon is to be carried by a mission
of distinguished Americans.
Official reports added nothing to
the brief press dispatches indicating
that both the minister of war. Gen.
Guchkoff, had been forced out of office,
and the commander of the Petrograd
garrison. Gen. Korniloff, had
been forced out by friction among
high officials of the provisional government.
The impression grew, how
ever, that the plight of the new
democracy, beset by ambitious partisans
of the old regime and by the
intrigue of German agents, might be
much more serious than surface conditions
have revealed.
Hopes Concerning Visit.
Although the American mission
which received its final instructions
from President Wilson today, will
take pains not to interfere unduly in
Russia's internal affairs, officials
have made no secret of the hope that
one of the results of the visit will b
to strengthen the position of the new
democratic government. Coupled
with this is the expectation that the
moral influence of the mission will
go far to offset machinations for a
separate peace between Germany and
Russia.
The mem tiers of the mission, which
include Elihu Root, with the rank oi
special ambassador, and Major Gen
Scott, the chief of staff, spent more
than an hour with the president al
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the white House ana later mumei
with Secretary Lansing.
The time of departure will not bt
revealed, for military reasons.
Not to liaise 3rd Regiment.
Columbia, May 12.?Neither 2
third regiment or infantry or 2
squadron of cavalry for the Nationa
Guard of South Carolina will b<
raised. This decision was reachec
today by Governor Manning after ht
had considered the entire problen
in conference with military officials oi
the State and other officers, in whos(
judgment he has great confidence
The conference was the result of 2
recent letter from the chief of th<
Militia bureau in Washington, whicl
gave in detail the requirements o:
I the formation of new units. ant
which set forth conditions that, in tht
unanimous opinion of the conferees
are practically impossible for thii
State to meet.
While the Militia bureau gives th<
chief executive his discretion in or
ganizing new units, its attitude i:
distinctly discouraging. The war de
partment "believes that troops cai
be organized as purely federal force
more expeditiously and with greate:
efficiency in accordance with the plai
proposed by the president."
Kough Philosophy.
"I'm not averse to helping you. m;
good man," said the careful philan
thropist, "but are you sure you wil
put this dime to good use?"
"You kin count on me, guv'ner,'
answered the tramp. "A dime ain'
goin' ter make a man. an' on de othe:
hand, it ain't goin' ter ruin *im."?
Washington Star.
from the bonds.
Government lleeeipts.
"It is estimated that the receipts c
the federal government, includinj
postal receipts, for the next fisca
year under existing law will amoun
to $1 ,">00,000,000. The proposed bil
is estimated to yield during a twelve
month period $1,800,000,000 addi
tional. This will make the total re
ceipts of the government for the nex
fiscal year $3,300,000,000, or abou
?u3 per capita, as compared 10 urea
Britain, with a population less thai
half of the United States, whose re
ceipts, including postal receipts, fo
the year ending March 31, 1917
amounted to $2,790,000,000, o
about $60 per capita."
War Expenditures.
The committee estimated the wa
expenditures for the remainder o
this and the wnoie nexi nscai >ea
at about $:i,s00,000,000, exclusivi
of tiio bond issue to finance the for
eign loan.
"We have already authorized ;
bond issue of two billion dollars." i
added, "to provide a portion of th
necessary funds to finance the war
Therefore the amount necessary t>
raise by taxation, or a further bom
issue, at this time is SI.800,000.
000."
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 Spartanburg Canning and Preserving
company has be^n chartered
with a capital of $3,100.
John White, a negro fireman, was
accidentally killed in the Atlantic
Coast Line yards at Florence early
Thursday morning.
Four negro convicts on the Flor
ence county chaingang, made their
. escape last Friday night and have not
. been recaptured.
The Moore Flour Mill company, of
Greenville, has been commissioned
i with a capital of $10,000. Self-ris!
ing flour is to be manufactured.
Douglass Pruitt, colored, was choked
to death by David Lee, also colored,
following a quarrel in Union, Sun
day morning. Lee is under arrest.
Yeggmen entered three stores in
1 Georgetown Wednesday night and
1 made their get-away with a large
amount of merchandise and a small
' amount of cash.
An epidemic of hydrophobia has
T rl Aflrt- in Won.
ueei! preidicm amuug uu^j ??i wu
k nettsville. for several days past, and
I a number of fine animals have been
killed by their owners.
I Persons ordering whiskey \in South
Carolina, under the quart-a-month
[ law. must state the brand, according
f to a ruling by Assistant Attorney
General Claude X. Sapp.
^ Elliott Springs, of Lancaster, has
: been commissioned a first lieutenant
I in the United States aviation corps.
For several years past he has been a
* student at Princeton university.
Gen. B. H. Teague, of Aiken, commander
of the South Carolina division
United Confederate Veterans,
t has announced that the Confederate
i re-union for 1918 will be held at
1 Abbeville.
i W. J. Deese, a young white man.
I and three negroes, were arrested at
i Wedgefield, last Saturday on suspic
i ion. Deese carried a divining rod
f and compass. He said he was searchi
ing for buried gold.
A number of cows belonging to
1 residents of Columbia and surburbs
' have been stolen during the past sev1
eral weeks and police believe that
^ there is an organized band of cattle
* thieves working in the community.
Governor Manning has been ad'
vised that the French commission
touring the United States will not
come South and hence will not visit
South Carolina. The British commission
has not yet determined
whether or not it will come this way.
^ Elliot Robinson, a negro, was ar3
rested in Aiken last week on the
r charge of enticing labor from the
1 State. He is in jail in default of a
S3,000 bond. It is estimated that
600 negroes have left Aiken for
Xorthern cities within the past few
weeks.
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J. A. Kalb, of Augusta, Ga.. has
j been awarded a contract for the general
improvement of the east wing
, of the main dormitory of the State
Institute for the Deaf. Dumb and
Blind, at Cedar Springs, Spartanburg
r
county. The cost of the repairing
will be $ 17,000.
The State board of regents of the
State asylum acting under an opinion
of the attorney general have authorized
the asylum management to accept
an insane German who has been in
j the Richland county jail for some
t time and an insane Austrian who is
j in the hands of the Chester county
authorities.
Extra clerks have been appointed
_ to assist in the work ot registering all
t automobiles in the State by the State
t highway commission. Up to last
t Thursday about 4,000 cars had been
a registered. The work must be com
pleted before July 1. It is estimated
r that there are more than 20,000 cars
? irv
f in i ne oiaic.
A Woman's Theory.
r "Jt was my painful duty to decline
f an offer of marriage from Professor
r Bainard last night," said the young
e widow.
"Indeed," said her lady friend.
"Why did you refuse him? He is
a considered the most eminent mathet
matician of the age."
e "Yes, and that is just why 1 re .
fused him." said the young widow.
o "Me would be always trying to mathed
matically demonstrate the errors in
- my dressmaker's bills."?Chicago
News.
ESPIONAGE BILL PASSED.
Measure Stripped of Newspaper Censorship
and Prohibition.
Washington, May 14.?After nearly
three weeks' debate, ranging over
innumerable problems of the war,
the senate, by a vote of 77 to 6, tonight
passed the administration espionage
bill, pronounced one of the
most drastic and all-inclusive measures
in American congressional history.
A similar bill has passed the house
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dliu V lX LUiXl 1 eui itl LllJg UI IUC111J U1 IUQ
most important provisions is expected
in the forthcoming conferences.
During today's final consideration
the senate stripped the measure entirely
of provisions for newspaper
censorship and restriction upon manufacture
of grain into intoxicating
liquors; and rejected an amendment
designed to curb speculation in food
products, although sentiment obviously
was overwhelming in favor of
such legislation.
WOOD REACHES CHARLESTON.
Commander of Southeastern Department
Arrives at Headquarters.
Charleston, S. C., May 13.?Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood, senior officer of
the line of the United States arm7,
arrived here this afternoon and will
tomorrow officially take over the
command of the Southeastern department.
Gen. Wood said that he was well
pleased with his assignment to this
department and that he was delighted
to be in Charleston, which he
likes, he said. Later in the week
he will leave for a tour of inspection * >.
of the civilian training camps at Fort
Oglethorpe. Fort McPherson and
Fort Logan H. Root.
Thursday he will review a patriotic
and preparedness parade of 10,00?
Charleston men, women and children
and will receive a large flag
from the city of Charleston, to float
over his headquarters, in the eighth,
story of a national bank building
near the water front.
Gen. Wood will decide the matter
of new civilian training camps after
his tour of inspection. Locations for
divisional training camps will be announced
later, Gen. Wood said.
American Dentist for Kaiser.
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Copenhagen, via London, May 13.
?Emperor William recognizes no
state of war with the United States
so far as his personal comfort is concerned.
This is shown by the fact
that he has summoned his American
dentist, Arthur Newton Davis, of
Piqua, Ohio, to visit him at great
headquarters this week and attend to
the necessary repairs to the imperial
teeth. 7
The war in general has proved
toothache to he no respector of international
relations and throughout
the long months of tension between
Germany and the United States the
imperial and royal family and the
highest officials of the state have continued
to patronize their respective
American dentists. Each new crisis
was marked by an almost ludicrous
rush of the members of the royal
families, foreign office officials and
other dignitaries to get their teeth
attended to before the possible departure
of the American dentists.
Some of the most rabid vituperators
of the United States have been mild
doves in American dental chairs.
The emperor's personal view of the
relations with the United States apDarfently
are /the official interpreta
tion of his government, which in a
communication regarding the continuance
of the Belgian relief work
speaks not of war but of the "abandonment
of neutrality" by the Unit- '
ed States.
Ten Million in Draft Limits.
Washington, May 12.?Ten million
men in the United States will be
subject to the selective conscription
on July l, within the ages agreed
upon in the conference report on the
war army bill, Director Rogers of the
KnrflOH unnnnnrpd todaV. This
CCU5U3 i JUicuu v*.... w .
number of men between the ages of
21 and 30, inclusive, represents very
nearly 10 per cent, of the total estimated
population of between 103,000,000
and 104,000,000 on July 1,
1917. Of these conscription eligibles
the bureau estimates Alabama will
have 209.900, Arkansas 156,600,
Florida 95,300. Georgia 255,400,
Kentucky 202,200. Louisiana 171,000.
Maryland 121,500, .Mississippi
175,100, Xorth Carolina 194,400,
South Carolina 137,000, Tennessee
195,080, Texas 420,200. Virginia
186,400.
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