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j VOL. XXXIV NOTARIES REMOVED \VitlU*i l>oro mi'at* HiUM|Kt>n Sfv.n* of IH (o (4 There has nvt been any lark of i sport this aeraon atuong the bast 1 - ball teams of lower Carolina, espec ially of the county of Colleton and the adjoining counties. Several good gi.vnes have been played here, but none was more enjoyed than the' game played Wednesday after- Because ’Riey noon between Hampton and Waiter- boro, which resulted lt> a score which rr-n away up In the teens for both teams. This is the first time these teams have crossed bats this season, and the resulting scores were a surprise to both sides. * j There was not much brilliancy Use cisaatituthwi **" ^ marking* the playing by either tise pleMture *4 the governor). team, except the home run knocked “Vcaw commiseitm is hereby re- Prentiss Griffin for Walterboro sstkcai n*r* any further act per- which allowed four scores, the f«»n»cd by >'«>*» •* * ur *' ‘*Hi**i*I bt-'es being full when he went to illegal aiMl in violation of U»e law.” t h P hat and empty when he stopped OOVniXOR BLfTAHK KKMOVKS TUKKL HELTON XOTARIEH BELTON INCIDENT THE CAUSE Notaries Re«*wed Performed Hieir Duty Took Affidavits. time Biace you were eons- missfcmrd u turtary public by ^i.s tlie answer made by Col run ning. L Blease, governor of South Caro lina. in letters written Jas. M. The line up follows: Walterboro--Griffin, G., c; llow- Alexander, J. H. Merritt and John | eU u > rt ■ Crosby, J., p: Gruber. A Horton notaries public, to afft- M i b; Rodgers. J 3b; Anderson, davits taken ns to the governor’s w., ss; Crosby, H., cf; Hyrne, G. t conduct at Belton Icet week. Let- lf; Griffin. P.. 2b; ' * . tors were sent'’ the secretary of, Hampton—Kllls, It., cf; Harvey, state and clerk of court of Auder-| u lf; in PrHt l,., r f; Elkins, lb; son county yesterday notifying these RtVres, J.. c; Ellis J., ss; Hiers. officials of the removal of Messrs. G., 3b; Griffin, 2b; Rivers, W. p. A gi EKN OF ROMANCE Truth is occasionally stronger than medium height, and yet In fearless fiction—but seldom Indeed la thD courage she excelled mancy men. In . . . h»*r girlhood, she "rode a horse «*> workaday world is the lact •uW ^ a tidier”; she as- exemplified as it was In tke aprsou p^en swordsmen by the skill with which she handled the foils, and on one occasion she had refy net-rly committed suicide be cause the Duke of Alba, wrlth whom she fancied herself in love, married ber sister. It Is well known that Ion tlie occasion of the terrific ex plosion of the Orsini bombs which tore the royal carriage to .shreds but miraculously left Its occupants uninjured Eugenie was even cooler tlii.n Napoleon. ‘Tome Louis.' - she cried, after he had placed her for s.if«ty in the lobby to the opera house, "'come, let us go out again sml show thr-t we are not cowards.* A pretty story is told of their days of courtship. The beautiful cirl whom the court could not brin lts«'ll to believe that Napoleon vouId really marrjv wr.s subjected Alexander. Merritt and Horton. The affidavits printed in The Btate yestrday morning were read with considerable Interest They related to an article In the Belton Times, giving an account of an In cident at the railway station at • that place on Saturday afternoon, July, 2» when the governor made some remarks to Miss Rogers, the assistant to the ticket agent at the place. j? Jr*. M. Alexander, who is super intendent of the Pelxer mills, and was a notary public until removed, made ait affidavit before J. H. Mer ritt, now a former notwry public, certifying as to the accuracy of the atory. He was placed between Miss Rogers and the governor and said he would not have known the gov ernor hr.d he not remarked: “I am Cole Blease. governor of South Carolina.Mr. Alexander never received an affidavit, but mr.de a sworn statement before Mr. Merritt. w Jno. A. Horton, who took the affi davit of -Miss Mary A. Rogers as to the accuracy of the story t Is mayor- of Belton and at the head of the b;.nk cf that place. Under the law the governor has the right to remove at pleasure a notary public. Statement by Governor. The following is from the Colum bia I tally Record: ‘•Gov. Blease wrs asked what had moved him to revoke these commis sions. He said he had not Intended to volunteer any statement, hut In anticipation of such an inquiry dictated to his stenographer an o expression on his subject, and had the copies before him. He said he wished it understood that his language applied only to the ‘edito f of the newspapers that have taken p-.-t (n this business.’ The statement was as follows: "1 have no furtlwr comment t< make on the Helton matter at this time. What I stated in my letter to Air. Harris Is absolutely correct. I was perfectly sober: wi.< feeling good; had Just left a crowd of my friends; was on my way home in th«i beat cf spirits and remember very distinctly what tool/ place. Any m: n or woman who lives in South t'arollnn w.ho does not know th»r I am governor Is Indeed in rhe lowest mire of ignorance: hence, when 1 say to any one that I nm ‘•Cole L. Blease,” it is resolutely u>e!ess to add that I am governor of South Carolina and I did not say so on that occasion, if my ene mies do swear to It. ‘‘I hr..ve canceled the commissions of the three notaries public taking part in this dirty transaction and ^ some other pepple will hear from it later. Evyer one who lias known I tne from my childhood up, both m<nl rnd women, will certify to the fact that I have at all tt^mes and on all occasions been polite'y^ndoconrteous Umpires - T. G. IV. B. Peurifoy. Score l y innings. Kershaw, and and fate of Eugenie de Montljo wh by sheer dint of her dtMxllug. sonality. rose from obscurity to bo Empress of France and Queen lovely women in her day. Her origin, was corsidering tba quel, quite unremarkable; her fath er was the Count de Montljo, * Spanish nobleman; her mother was the daughter of a Scotch wine-mer chant without any special claims of family . It was therefore a sur prise to all the world when Louis Napoleon, who had given people 4he best of reasons to think that he wa bent on strengthening his dynasty b> a matrimonial r-Miance with som one or other of the royal families of Europe, all at once announced hi intention of marrying the beautiful Spanish girl and seating her be side ^himself on the throne of the Wa *»erboro—0 2/14350 <t« 18 Hampton — 2 3 0 6 0 o n 2 1 1 1 Batteries for Wr.lterboro—Crosby Gruber and Griffin. Batteries for Hamptorv—Rivers. W.. Rivers J and Hiers V on this occasion. My enemies of course, will say they believe it. even If they don't, and the liars wbb are editing the newspapers of Aoutb Caroliur. will endeavor to uae it tu injure me, becauae they will go to any depth In the flthy hog holes of vituperation and abuse to do me harm However, the peo ple know me and I am governor; ;he pimps and skunks who use the pens for newspr-pers to the con- rary notwithstanding, and I'll be •eelect'd in "B>pite of their lies. Watch me.” •onquered,” may truly be said of the Wulterboro baseball team of its recent victory over Ehrhardt, which took place at the latter city Friday afternoon. The score was close, too close in fact to be com fortable showing how avenly the tag teams are matched. Ibis fact is also brought out by the scoras for the four games played This season between the two teams. Walterboro has won two and Ehrh&rdt the other tw'O. So there is another game scheduled to be played in the near future on the Walterboro diamond to work off this tie. Great Interest Is shown In this gam by the locci fans, ajid there will be a good crowd out to see this -game when it is playjgd. The features of the game with Ehrhardt were the batting of the Walterboro, especially that of Harvey and Griffin, I*. The giftne was umpired by Dr. T G. Kershaw, of WrJterboro. The line-up follows: Walterboro- Grlffln, G. f c; Howell. R.. lb; Harvey, rf! Gruber, p; Griffin, J. P., 2b; Rogers, J., Ith; Crosby, H.. cf; Hyrne. G., If; Anderson, W., ss. Ehrhardt—Ritter, ss; Farrell; 3b ’lay-ton, c; Moore, 2b; Hiers, cf; Kinsey, p; Henderson, If; Kearse lb; Smith, rf. Score by innings: Walterboro—200 200 110—• Ehrhardt 200 020 100—S. in those days to many slights, Empire. The French people dfmur- which her high spirit could with i|if ed. They wanted, for politicr-1 flciilty brook. It was a royal hunt <on*. a royal* prineeas, who mlgftt ing party where, mounted on her give prestige to the parvenu Bona- spirited Andalusir-n horse, she out- parte line; and if the Emperor must shone in her radiant beauty the fall in love. why. said they, had retinue of her tormentors, that she he not chosen some French maid- Hrst eompl/ined to her lover of en inateadtf-of this foreigner? But these Insults. Napoleon said not Nrpoleon himself had already enter- a word, but ouickly twining a tained this calculating policy—and wreath of lea vis, he pieced It on had overlived It. For love had gen- l'*’* brow, then raising his voice, ulnely touched his heart—and the so that friends and foes might hear outcome was the magnificent mar- hn said admiringly, “Take this rlage ceremonials at the cathedral while waiting for the other.” of Notre Damp, when. Instead e€ It may have been policy, it may -‘•he princess he had once hoped for.been (I Incline to think It the Founder of the Second Empire wasl genuine kindheartedness and espoused the wine-merchant‘» grand magnanimity, but, as Empress, Eu- daurhter. (ganm cerfp.lnlyi was famed for her It was undeniable that scarcely a charities. She relieved the poor, si I the evening V“1 princcss'of them could have i visited the sick—the people hailed Delightful music wr* reMered b> playied the part of Empress m<>-->- " er Rs regular angel of mercy, lupertly than Eugenie. Even those! ©■ •he 15th of March, 1856, the who had been opposed to the mr-Vh wished for heir of the house were forced to admit that she bore Napoleon at last wr.« born, and Dance «t Hymr’s Hall. Perhaps one of the mo«t pleasing and altogether enjoyable fetents of the season occurred Wednesday eveeiag hi Hyrnafs Hall, when tke young men of the town gr^ve a de lightful dance. jlnUrest had centered for several ,g ■* nr,rc days, was a perfect success. •>' com ® il Several visitors were present which added to the pleasure of • How Tboy tlic News. Andervon, Aug lu J H. Mer it t. superintendent of the Pelxer ilinuf.oturirc company's mills. Not 1 2 and at TV’- r said over tin l< phon** t'nij;*'* tU nt h- r'*oeiv.V he following if I ter from Gov 'Rrs^p tt.ia aftf'rr.oon: • Some time eii.ee y ou were i .»m- "issioiK <1 a uotery piltdic by me ur '•-v tlx e-mpM:uM» n and laws and ’.firing the pleasure of the gover .or. Your commission is her*hy> re .hid and t.ny forth* r at t on your uirt as such officer will be illegal r d in violation of the law. 1 lave furnished a cepy of ihis let- -t to the secret a tyc ,/*f slate and have notified the 'o cancel your commission. It Is Supervisor Smoak now—* or It will be r* soon as he receives hi* commission from the Governor which will be within a very few days, he having received the re- i 4 commendation of the delegation which met here yesterday for tba purposK of selecting a successor to the lateiSuporvlsor .J O. Griffin. The delegation composed of Sen ator J. D. Ackerman, and Represen tatives, D. L. Smith, J. W Hill and J. T Polk, met yesterday shortly a’fter noon to consider the matter of the recommendation It was found that ,the> could not agfee on r. first ballot, and It was neces sary to take vikleen ballots beforo choice could be ’ntede. Finally the sixteenth ballott' D. E. •Amoak, received r.. majority and was, therefore, deelared the choice of the delegation. J. O. Jaques. Sr.. B. R. Qrlffln, W. N. Jonea were voted for. This leaves the office of coun ty commissioner vacant. No recom mendation will be mr-de to fill this vacancy, and It is the intention of the delegation to abolish the office of county supervisor when the legislature meets In January. Mr. Smoak. the new bis dbhbnd term r.t Issioner, having been re elected last yeaf. He is a success ful farmer of the Smoaks neighbor hood ■i on icrstlf as "to the manor born.” Her baptized the same day with clerk of court Hail Nothing t'» Do tilth It. Mr. Merritt said that he had noth ing whatever to do with the inci dent at Belton, that he wr- not in „ i beauty was exceeding, and of tlcit unusual and striking order which t:’{es admiratUn by storm ll.-r manners were at once free and com Handing and possessed an irresisti ble fascination. mr<kiug, when she so willed it, all hearts her own There was something extremely r.re in the way in whie-h she combim-d opposite traits. Her features were magnificent ceremonies. His name was Napoleon Eugene Louis, but tb French lovingly nicknamed him "Lulu." Into the after fortunes of the Empress Eugenie this sketch con not enter. It has considered her in tlo fj-ight morning of her life, while as yet "Ihe evil days come not." Tri-Mu fta** Entertaiiuw'iit. Ore of the most enjoy;-ble enter tainment given In sometime in Wai te rhoro was that of the Tri-Mu clas of young ladies of the Methodist Sunday school ,Tbe entertainment was a watermelon party raid was given at the home of the class president. Miss Ray Jones. After spending sometime in pl.iy- ihg several popular and enjoyable out-door games, the full moon Ict-!- Ing her light for the occasion, the melon cutting took place. Chairs MASS MEETING CALLED. 4ieHon at the time. His connection j hr.d been arranged in pairs under j was merely taking the affidavit of , the oaks, and each couple was fur-! j. M AlrTander. was present, nishfd a half melon and two Mr Merritt s: id Mr. Alexander cam to him voluntarily and asked th:*» he swear him and accept the affi davit nni th: ♦ he complied with the wish and that the affidavit w,iS| Jones, Atalfc Moore. Mabel Law spoons. Amoiig those present were M rs. E. M. Jones. Mrs. M. H. Howell Mrs. S. M. ^Kiddle. Misses R V yRid f* M Round, Aug. 15 - Special Kind ly announce that there will be a mass meeting of all the citizens an! patrons'of Hall school district. Beth leheni school district and CentervlH school, at tba end of Hiotls c.ve- nue on Jacksonboro road, Wednes day. Aug 23, at 11 o'clock. The ob ject of this meeting is to discuss plans. for consolidating r bove dis tricts nt»d school, forming a cen tral high school. Supt. Tate and ofher speakers have been invited to be present. The meeting will be called to order at 11 o'clock. Efery person <n this territory rordiall.F limit'd to be present. . A O. Hlott. Is Metz - Band and dancing was con tinued uninterruptedly from 9:30 to 3:00 a tn. Delicious fruit punch was served during the evening. The chaperones Mere Mesdames. H \V Black, Jr , B. O. Hyrne, A C vonLehe, Jos. W. burns, C. C. Vndersof, R II. Holland. C. D. I’. Adams and S. M. Riddle. The couples were rt follows: Vernon Padgett, with Miss Olivia Strange, \ J. Anderson, Miss Flor- mire Black, M. G. Gruber, Miss May Daniels, S. G. Price. Dorris Speights I. R Rodgers, Miss Helen Lucas, B. K S;tnders i Miss Essie Hyrne, '■ ILndersot. Fraser, Miss Emmie Stridiel; F, Josey, Miss Dol- lye Price. B. G. Price, Miss Nelllne Hay, D. Byrd Peurlfoyi, Miss Ulmer Fishburne, * Henry Glover, Miss \n- nie Jarksan, J. P. Banders, Miss Ray Jones, Hughes Murray, Miss Ruth Price. J A.. Rtddley. Miss Y-lviene Price, Campbell Sanders, Miss Kathi rlne Howell, II S . Glov- er. Miss Williams, Dr. Ackerman, Miss Kate Woodard. Mr. I M. Fish- burne, with Mrs Fishburne Stairs were Messrs J. C. Patter- j son, R II Patterson, Dr. A. J. An- ! demon. W. (■ Hyrne, .1 F. Lucas, Israel Kuhn, H. J. McCants, .1 C vonLehe, .1 H. Peurifoy, Jos. Moor* ■N- Death of Uttie Roy. Williams, Aug. 14.—SpecirJ; Lit tle J. D. Utsey. Jr., the six year old son of Mr and Mrs. .1 D. Utsey, died last Tnesdev night after a brief Illness and was hurried Wed nesday afterncen at the fr."nlly burying ground. Rev. J D. Bell, of the Methodist church conducting the funeral services. The sympathy of the community rests with {he be reaved family. Meric at IW-thcL Ruffin, Aug. 15,—Special: The Children'll Pay exefclses apd plcnk* will he held on Frldr.y. August 2S. at Bethel church. The public in cordially Invited. There will be a few good speakera, children's ex ercises, als<r dinner ; nd lemonade. Paul K. Crosby, Chairmar*. Comiutitte on Program H«*cle<} To Meet. Cotfageville. Aug. 15. Special: The Idle Hour Literary* Society wMl hold a moot court at the Higli school building. Thursdr-v evening. The public Is cordially Invited to attend. • C. T REEVES. Presl.lert MELVIN BISHOP. Secretary. forwarded to the Belton Times. rence, Sarah Jones, Orvilla Jones, j \| Al< xaiidi r. who is superinten- Annie von Lehe. Lelia du Bois, Ella BORN ItlltTHS. To Dr. and er, P Griffin. Miles Mc8weer>y, Mrs. L. M. dent of mill No. 4 of the same com- du Bois, Claudia Butler, Lucile Stokes Monday morning, a fine son. over the Hiers. Messrs. Bennie Sanders. Lu-I rqrx -r 0 <vf r nilfl MrH , p pan o at Pelzer. said ►phone tonight that he was present Hiers. Messrs. Bennie Sanders, Lu- I cir-n Patterson, Herbert du Bois. 1 Strickland at their home. Weeks at the time Gov. Blease purchased (Minton du Bois. Joe! Padgett. Ray-j AujfUBt - th k ffj ,^ g}r , lii^ ticki t from the lady st Belton: i mond Patterson, Lincoln llaselden, ' thud he xoluntarily went to Mr. j E. E. Jones. Sherwood Price. W. * BORN—To Mr. and Mrs. J C. Merritt rid asked him to swear f W. Smoak, Nathaniel and John ,,io,t of 8I - Mofhews, at the home kite and take the oath and tKit Rice, of Barnwelk / ^ | P :trefn ’*' Mr) r.-nd Mrs. J. H. Mr Merritt compiled. As to any! i — • ,>0<W ‘ « f a fine statement further he had nothing V**inrli Party, to.say other ttfun thr4 he would g ho ji Reach was the destination a, bow «o the will of the go verier. a vcrv delight fuflaubwlnparty from Kev *'*«'.* returned He has not received his letter of xv alt( , lK) .. 0 g^rday. The payty! evu.le.e from Sullivans 1s- Colleton County Sunday School ’’restotj (iriffin. J. ('. Griffin, W. ' Assoelation has accepted an Invi- M. Rivers, E. I-Tm*, Jeff Ellis, E. tatiou to hold Its 3rd annual con- I Elkins, Hiers, of Hampton; vention at Cross Swamp church, W. M. Wilson. LoRoy Aulfof Allen- September 7th aGd 8th. The pro- dale; M. K. Sclteper and Paul Ouer- and of Charleston gram will be published in next Is sue. I ndertokcr in Ib aufort. J \ Mr. W. M. Morrall s.’ter an ab- setTco of sonu to BeauforJ. •years, has returned Mr. Morrall received a., diploma from the Soufhery Col- Dodd. «f Round, girl. Rev. and Mrs. dismissal yet.—The State. r u i Waltu lmro S went down the Ashepeo in Mr. "FrVpp's Ir-un-h, remaining till Tnes- Harley left Monday day. ’!'h<*se in the party were: Co|. she will and Mrs. W. B. Gruber. Mr. and Mrs. (h y *o every bodj\ and particularly so ’o,for Spartan berg, where .. ii»ttle von Irdies- «nd this is the first time > res'deT Mr. Harley having accepted Mrs C H. Fripp, M.ss Hattie von itlnn at that place. Mrs. Har- Lehe. Miss Ulmer Fishburc^*, J. (■. tn all my life that I have ever been i position a , . v_ inn or nrcn.eil of rho.ln, .ho loy »» -rcooipooi^ by h.rmo.hr r. von Leh.. Pull., Fripp. rtlehtrpt 0l.r...prct .0 .ny l.dy, .nd Mr.. 0. W. Bnllnr. nnd l.l.lo P»- 1 .in natlnflod th.l my friend, do cnl Feldor who will rend mmio tlm not believe tha4 I wa» disrespect up there. J. M. Carter who bar been away on a vacation returned yesterday. land, where they have been for two weeks. Miss Rosa, who went with them, returned several dr.yts ago. " ► Gary Black, of Beaufort, 'mn of J. B. Black, is in town visiting at the borne of his uncle. Dr. H. W. Black. He et.pects to visit relatives At Smoaks before his return to Bert fort. Revival at IslandUm. Islandton, Ang. 15.—Special: The protracted meeting at Hire Patch Christian church closed Sun dry night, 13th Inst, Rev. <\ F. lotre of Embalming, of Augusta., and Outlaw the beloved pastor preached after graduation, worked In both* a B, * r i el, sermore. resulting In Augusta and Albany, where he mad j twenty , four additions to the ct»a- nn enviable, record ns an expert gregatlon. Of these there %ere embr-’mer and undertaker. He has t wp nt>vone baptized Sunday evening opened up In Beaufort as a funeral "twelve young women and nit»» director and embalnier' In eonnee- Joung meft. The baptism was a io*i w ith his father’s furniture busl ne*s, with which he V s associated.— Berttfort Gatette. V tS ‘ The time Is coming when the good of each will be tfie concern of all. Burns had this in mind Mr8 - Willis, when he said tha4 Ihe world over , Ootthfeville, were in tows [ men shall "brithers be for a’ that." beautiful and effecting scene. So many young men and women yield ing obedience to fate commands of the Master. A Member. A •