Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PERSONAL MENTION. People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. ?W. I. Johns, of Allendale, visited relatives in the city Saturday. ?Rev. Simon Peter Hair, of Foun. tain Inn, spent Monday in the city. ?F. M. Smoak, of Charleston, is visiting his mother, Mrs. E. A. Smoak. ?Miss Ida Brabham is visiting Miss Sarah Cecile Meetze in Lexington. ?Capt. John C. Lanham, of the faculty of Carlisle school, -is in the city. ?\Tis<s .Tpmlvn Adams, of Walter boro, visited relatives in the city last week. ?Miss Margaret Milhous, of Columbia, visfted friends in the city last week.? ?Rev. Philip A. Mickel returned' last week from his vacation trip to Virginia. ?Mrs. D. P. Matheny and children, of Mt. Pleasant, are visiting relatives in the city. ? ?Dr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Hair spent a few days in Spartanburg during the past week. ?Miss Marguerite Townsend, of McDonald, N. C., is the guest of Mrs. B. D. Carter. ?Miss Adelaide Chandler has returned to the city after a visit to relatives in Georgia. j ?Miss Harriet Wiggins has returned to the city after a visit to relatives in Clinton. _ ?Mrs. Janie Sojourner, of Denmark, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. L. Kirkland. ?-Mrs. J. A. Klein has returned to the city from Asheville, where she spent a few weeks. ?Mrs. John H. Cope has returned, to* the city after spending several . weeks in Asheville. '?Mrs. J. A. Murdaugh returned Saturday from North Carolina, where she spent a few weeks. ?G. W. Whitaker, of Williston, spent Sunday in the city with his brother, Paul Whitaker. ?Mrs. H. G. Driggs and daughter, of Denmark, spent Tuesday in the city with Mrs. S. A. Hand. ?H. W. Whitaker, of Dorchester, sDent a few days in the city last week with his son, Paul Whitaker. ?Roy4 and Ralph Whitaker, of Newberry, have^ returned home after a visit to relatives in the city. ?Mfs. O. R. Wemple and daughter, Betsy, of Florence, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne. Thomas. ?Miss Ruth Hodges, of Brownsville, returned to her home this week after a visit in the city to friends. ?Mrs. Rob Patterson, o'f Barnwell, spent a few days in the city last week with with Mrs. L. C. Smoak. ?Mrs. R. B. Still and children, of Blackville, are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. "Folk. . > ?Rev. and Mrs. George P. White i v and children returned Monday from Asheville, where they spent a month. ?Mrs. R. C. Jones and little [ daughter, Daisy Martin, are spending some time with relatives in Westmin ster. ?Miss Bessie Travette, ofyRichmond, Va., returned to her home Sunday after a visit to Mrs. James T. Burch. 8k ?Miss Alice Smoak has returned to her home in the city after a visit f of a few weeks to friends in Richmond, Va. ?Mrs. J. B. Black, Jr., returned to the city Saturday from McClellansville, where she spent a few weeks with relatives. J * ' ?Mrs. T. C. Bethea and T. J. Bek thea, )Jr., of McColl, have retuned to f their home after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Smoak. * * | . ?Mrs. J. E. Bandy, of Macon, Ga., r is visiting her parents, Prof, and Mrs. J. A. Klein. She will hereafter live at Griffin, Ga. ?Miss Marguerite Xolte, of Charleston, returned hame Monday after a visit of several weeks to her sister, * Mrs. H. J. Stuckey. ?LeVerne Thomas and C. W. Rentz, Jr., returned to the city Sunday after a week's visit to friends and relatives in Florence. ?Mrs. J. J. Heard and little son, J. J., returned Monday from a month's visit to relatives and friends.in Macon and Atlanta, k ?Mrs. J. F. Carter returned to the L city Saturday from Savaijnah, accom panied 'by her sister, Mrs. Lewis, of ^^Kline, who is spending some time HBwith her. Hn? ?Rev. C. J. Thompson, of the eonI^^Jrvation commission of the Baptist jj^Hiventy-five million campaign, ColumWmg bia, was in the city Sunday and ocmf cupied the Baptist pulpit, w ?Dr. R. M. Graham, of Florence, | spent a few days in the city this week I with LaVerne Thomas. Dr. Graham I is proprietor of the wholesale estab* lishment of the Gate City Drug comk pany. r SIGN PEACE TREATY j IN GERMAN CAPITAL I j TEXT OF DOCUMENT MADE PUBLIC IN WASHINGTON. Gives Explanation. Mention Made of i^eaffirmation Gov-! ernment's Share in Renounced German Overseas Possessions. Washington, Aug. 25.?The treaty with Germany which was signed today in Berlin was made public tonight by the state department. It puts into force the economic, reparations, military and various other provisions of the unratified treaty of Versailles but provides specifically that the United States shall not be bound by the covenant of the league of nations or by other enumerated parts of the Versailles settlement. The declarations of the peace resolutions are reaffirmed in the treaty and.it contains in addition a blanket provision that any benefit which might accrue to this country under the Versailles pact is to be regarded as of full force. Government's renunciation of her overseas possessions jointly to'the big five powers is re affirmed, as are the military clauses of the Versailles treaty, the sections relating to prisoners, reparations, gnance, economic settlements, commerce and abrogation of all other existing treaties between the two countries. In dissociating the United States from the league of nations, the \ document provides not only that this government' will not be bound by the covenant, but that no action of the league shall be considered as placing an obligation upon America. The United States also stipulates that it will not be bound by the sections of the Versailles treaty relating to the ^boundaries of^ Germany, to political readjustments in Europe, to the settlements affecting China, Siam, Liberia, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Bulgaria, or &hantaing or to the establishment of an international labor organization. State Department Speaks. In a state department statement issued to announce the signature of the treaty, special mention was made j of the reaffirmation of this government's share in the renounced German overseas possessions, the statement declaring that this provision "confirms the rights of * the United States with respect to Yap and other former german overseas possessions upon an equality with the other powers." rtpnartment.'s statement re viewed the treaty in detail, emphasizing that any advantage which might have been gained by ratification of the treaty of Versailles is fully preserved under the present instrument. Regarding such further settlements as may be necessary between the two nations, the statement said: "It is understood that diplomaic relations will be resumed upon the exchange of ratifications of the treaty, and then negotiations can be unaertaaen witn respect to cummcitc and other matters through the ordinary diplomatic channels." [ Administration officials are understood to feel, however, that commerI cial questions between the United States and Germany are as fully covered as seems necessary for the present by the reaffirmation of the financial and economic clauses of the Versailles treaty. sIn that connection there is a provision in the treaty reofflrmirKr nrOSOfit attitllflp f?f thlS | aiui vug wvuv V?vvavmv*%. w. -?? government tword the reparations commission by declaring that the United States reserved the right to participate in the commission's deliberations but would not be bound to any such participation except by its own decision. ?Mr. and" Mrs. F. M. Moye and baby returned to the city Tuesday from the North Carolina mountains. ?Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg and'Miss Xelle Bamberg are spending some time in the mountains bf North Carolina. ?Misses Pauline and Georgie Brooker, of Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Matthews, of Blackville, and and C. R. Matthews, of Birmingham, Ala., visited Mrs. D. R. Matheny and family last week. ?J. E. Bryan, chief commissioner of Allendale county, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Bryan is going to Columbia today to confer with the state highway commission in regard to the proposed concrete bridge over the Salkehatchie river. ?Harold Simmons and Manor Graham, of Greenwood, who nave been spending some time in the city, returned to their home Tuesday morning accompanied 'by Will Kirkland and R, M. Bruce. Jr., who will spend some time with friends and relatives. They made the trip by automobile. V / / 9 OLAR BUREAU i R. Fair Goodwin, Manager. I JOKE WAS XEAR-SERIOIS. Much Excitement Prevailed in Olar Result of Fun Making. Olar, Aug. 30.?Some laugh at the jokes they "pull" on the other fel-; low; others laugh at the fellow who | tried to "pull" one, but on whom the J joke rebounded, etc.?but never did I come in contact with an excellent joke until last Thursday evening, at which there was none toJaugh. Cot-oral t-nnnp' men in these Darts I thought on last Thursday night they would "pull" one on another young: man, also of Olar. After minute j planning, several being well armed,; placed themselves in hiding along the public road about a mile from town, and one certain party accompanied the party on whom the laugh was to have been, for a. car ride along this, road. All worked finef so far, and! there was a make-believe break down < that seemed real to the innocent one. | As soon as the autoists were out of the car, the ambushers ran out with murderous threats of robbery on their lips, and turned loose a regular fusilade into the air. The guilty autoist! fell, feigning imminent death. The! innocent one fled precipitately toward j home, of course. And to speed him! I on his way, there were other plotters j hidden along his path, who used their firearms rather indiscriminately. TTTV?_ rr ty-> o n fan r>"h Orl tflTCIl ! WUBU tills V U UU5 uiau i tuvuvu bv .? and told his tale, it took but a short time to have more than a hundred men on the scene of the supposed tragedy, trying to locate the body of the murdered man, and follow* up the trail of the murderous automobile thieves. The sheriff of Bamberg county was notified, and he in turn notified all the surrounding towns. In a short time there were parties here from Ehrhardt, Barnwell and surrounding communities, prepared for action. Since, we keep hearing how the streets and roads for twenty vent the escape of the evil doers. When we learned that there was nothing real about it, except^the appearance, everybody was afraid to laugh for fear he would be numbered among those who had gone quite a bit too far in trying to "phll" a joke. Vovt thare was still none to laugh, and especially those who had planned such immense machinations. These parties, I understand, found consolation only in the earnest apologies to the one on whom they had planned the laugh. They planned to laugh, but were glad to apologize. And let me say, Mr. Editor, that I wish, just as humbly to apologize to all our friends in the surrounding towns and communities, who so nobly offered their services when we thought we needed them. It is especially regretable lhat this should happen when the whole country was expecting something just like what this appeared to be, and as a result was keyed up to the point that every one, practically speaking, was ready at a moment's notice to come to the! ! rescue. Speaking for our town and community, I can say that we do not up-, hold carrying a joke to this extent at any time, much less at a time when we might need help at any moment to chase murderers or thieves. We trust that this will not be remembered against us as a community. I also feel that I can say for those who did the stunt that they never intended tn allrtji- it tn take the turn it did. It was more of bad judgment on their part than evil intentions. . In conclusion allow me to say, to whom it may concern, that a joke is not a joke when it goes beyond a certain point. I saw a man sentenced to two years ha,rd labor whose only charge was carelessness in the methods he used in pulling a joke. Let us beware. SECURES POSTMASTERSHIP. J. Gordon Brabham Confirmed as the Postmaster at Olar. The Congressional Record last week contained the news of the confirmation by the United States senate of the nomination of J. Gordan Brabham as postmaster at Olar. An examination was . held last March to fill this position. There were four applicants in the examination, Mrs. E. D. Bessinger, J. W. Chitty, J. Gordan Brabham and Mr. Mor-j ris. The name of Mr. Brabham wasj submitted to the senate and'the nomination has been confirmed. Mr. Brabham is a life-long resident of the Olar section. For the past several years he has been connected with CaiPi asrenev of C. F. lilt? an lumuuuv .v. ? ? Rizer. He is widely connected throughout the county, and the news of his good ^fortune will be received with delight by his many friends and acquaintances. Personal Mention Items. Misses Clyde and Rubye McKinney. I ? DENMARK BUREAU i j J. E. Steadrnan, Manager. Dwelling Hunied, j Denmark, August 30.?W. R. Laird, who lives about three miles south of here, had the misfortune to lose his dwelling by fire last Thurs- j day night about' one o'clock. The; origin of the fire is unknown. It is ' .... f'not +Vio nrnnortlT TV 9 C in-! ULIUC1 OLVUU L II CI. L L 11pi tj T< MW sared. Reservoir Completed. The large reservoir which is being built in connection with the town waterworks, is practically completed. The Edisto Public Service corporation of this place has the contract and they have given the town a first-class job. Injured by Falling Tin. \y John S. Tyler, yard clerk for the S. 'A. L. railway at this place, had the misfortune of having a heavy piece of tin fall on his foot last week. We are glad to report, however, that ^ - - - ? J /N 1 A r*n ? * > f II 1 | Willie Lue aceiueui \>aa vcij pamiui, it is not serious. Short Items. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Winchester j Graham on last Friday night, a fine | baby boy. I Wesley Morrison, of Savannah, Ga., is spending several days with friends here. C. B. Pond, president of the Pond Brothers Peanut company, is spending several days in Suffolk, Va. Rev. and Mrs. 0. J. Frier, who have been spending the past month in Florida, will return this week. OLD CRIME RECALLED. ; Mysterious Murder in Fort Mill During Civil Waj. "I was just wondering," said a day or -two ago one of the older citizens of Fort Mill, "how many people now | livingfcn the community know that a ; inurder about which there seemed to be a mystery that has never been cleared up and perhaps never will be, was committed during the Civil War close to the spot on which the Catawj ba Indian monument stands in Con| federate park. Not many, perhaps, ! but it is a fact nevertheless, says the j Fort Mill Times. Two men, one of ( whom bore the' name Brezeale, the j other Baugh, drifted into the com1 munity some time after the war startj ed. I do not recall how it happened | that they were not in the Confederate ! army. Neither had any relatives here, so far as was known and neither apparently had very much business in j the community. It was stated at the I time that both were reluctant to talk j of their past life and no one here knew whence they came. If they had known each other before they began ! to live here, that too was a matter i which neither discussed, but the end ' * / I of their relationship led up to the bei lief that at some time in life they had crossed each other's path. "One Saturday afternoon the two men met in the public hitching lot, now the site of Confederate park. Angry words were heard to pass between them by bystanders and without any threatening demonstration being made against him, Brezeale, who was the older man of the two, whipped a pistol from his pocket and j shot Baugh through the heart, killing I him instantly. Brezeale immediately I ran away and that was the last ever j heard of him in Fort Mill. In those days it was much easier to commit a 1 crime and escape arrest than it is % now. The body of Baugh was buried beside the railroad track near where he was killed." ^ i i ? After August 1st I will sell only for cash. I will have no books and will not charge anything. G. O. ! SIMMONS.?adv. of Sparks, Ga., have been spending several days with Miss Daisy Rizer. They and Miss Rizer have been in the meantime visiting friends in Colleton county and Bamberg city. Miss" Alice Black, of Millette, has i gone to Cope after a few days stay with her cousin, Miss Eloise Kirk land. . Hagood Schaffer, of Columbia, is at the home of his cousin, J. E. Neeley, for a short stay. Harry Manning Brabham, of Ehrhardt, was in town a few days ago. The following have been vacationing where the air is more or less bracing, but have returned to their respective homes and work: Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Peeler. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Goodwin, E. D. Bessinger, G. V. Kearse, Misses Leona Thain, Edna Thain, Marie Bessinger, and Eunice Hiers. Miss Marguerite Cook has just re-! turned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. \ I L. C. Howell, at Georgetown. Miss Myrtle Barker is off for a j while in Bluffton. Dr. C. B. Ray has ?one to Columbia ! to carry three patients, Mrs. J. G. i Brabham. Mrs. T. W. Morris and W. j M. Browning, to the hospital. May j the fates favor them and return them ! to us in normal health. Fats Have Jolly Shop. Just between us girls?it's no fun being fat. but it isn't half as bad as the rest of the world outside the feminine heavyweight class thinks it. * When you get to straining the pen ny scales over near the 200-pound mark and you wear size 4S camisoles and 4 2-rnch girdles, and?but why continue??you're fat, officially clas^sified as "stout,*' but the chances are 50 to 1 you have a better disposition, digestion and demeanor than the1 featherweights who em joy trying to. kid you about it. 9 j \ And the same odds prevail on the chances that being fat doesn't worry' you. No woman ever weighs more; than 120 pounds. When she gets heavier she stops weighing. But! among sympathetic persons the fat? stout?woman will admit her avoir uupois. i^iKe me iexas gin on ner | first visit to Washington, all that she; wants is a kind word. These observations upon a little-! understood class of individuals were; deduced from the philosophy of the! fat?should it be the filosophy of the: phat??that is known to Mrs. M. j Zion, whose business is exclusively in | clothing admittedly stout women. Mrs. Zion is proprietor of the Exclusive Stout Shop, in the Arcade, the* only one of its kind south of New York. She weighs 235 pounds?and admits it, has a jolly disposition and is proud of it, understands the business of making stout women forget there 'is anything in ^heir size to be ashamed of and has made a success of it. ICOLLEG . WILL SOON 6 And as it has always' fit the boy and girl up i we will allow a SPEC!/ cent, on any bill that yoi TTT_ *n 1 3 J. _ 1- ~ n we wui ue giau iu ua 9 line. Our buyer is now i H days we will have a full n IMOSE I : ORANGE | EDISTO i X A high grade Christian preparal V girls. Modern brick dormitorie & and ventilated, electrically light< X ideal location. Strong faculty c V fluences. Healthy location. E full information address % W. H. CANNi t SERTE] V A^A A AAAAJA T^T T^T y i -it: /CHEVF BMBMgg?I NEW MODELS CHEVROLET $725.00 Delivered. n it A. 1 *?"< r full otocK . Oils, Gre Expert Repair Work.% J. B. Bl bambe: v ; ______________- y.'ITC Her philosophy is a cheerful, goodnatured one. For example, she says stout people pay little attention to the jests of their friends because all of them have heard the same jests and jokes so often they think nothing of them. * Here's another bit of the philosophy of the ponderous?"Any wora-an who will tell her weight will tell her age, and a woman who will tell her age will tell anything to anybody at any time." Wnmpn who mifllifv in thp stnnf class come to Mrs. Zion's shop not only because she offers clothing to fit them, but because she is one of them and they can ask for garments,large enough for them without embarrasme&t. Trading at her shop is an admission that you are "exclusively stout," *-i but as Mrs. Zion said: "When a woman asks for a 48-inch girdle in a department store she always feels that the clerks and ? ie other shoppers near her are wondt-ting how she ever got that way. And she has to ask for that size because can't wear a smaller one. So there you are." - i Her shop is another Atlanta enterprise that is attracting trade here from many states. Orders are filled 1 for regular customers who live as far apart as Mississippi and Virginia.? Atlanta Georgian. After August 1st I will sell only for cash. I will have no hooks and will not charge anything. G. 0. , >|j SIMMONS.?adv. Renew your subscription today. ? DAYS I E HERE AGAIN I been our pleasure to help 11 vith what they will need, S| iL DISCOUNT of 10 per I | 1 buy for college use. fj? ive you come and see our If 11 ' * in New York and in a few e? line of Ready-to-Wear to I I FY'S I I IBURG-, S. 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