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To the Bank's Patrons: l>epusit? of llic First National Bang Though the First National Bank cf ^^ ^ ^ of Batesburg in January, 1901, were Bateaburgis only three yearsold.it If ^T f17,000.01 January, 1902, $41,381.65; |?ipil the BATESBURG ADVOCATE. VOL lv BATESBURd, S. C..T3URSDAY, MARCH 10, 1904. NO 10 A FREE DELIVERY The First Route Established from Batesburg. Effective Friday March 1st. The following letter whs received by 11 on. A. F. Lever last week: Washington, D. C., March 1, '04. Hon. A F. Lever, House of Representatives. Sik:? I have the honor to advise you that ruml free delivery service has 4>his day been ordered established from Batesburg, South Carolina, with one carrier, to commence Friday, April 1, 1004. \Torr enQt\o/<f ful 11? ' - J , I. I,. Bristow, Fourth Ass'l Postmaster Gen. The following Is a letter of instructions received by Postmaster Kreece from the Fourth Assistant Past master General and gives all desired information as to Route No. 1. Washington, D. C., Feb. 29. 'Ot. Postmaster, Batesburg, Lexington Co., S. O. Sir:?You are hereby authorized to establish rural free delivery from your ofllce, to commence Friday, April 1, 190-1, with one carrier, ut a salary of MX) per annum, including horse hire. ?ie route to he followed, as laid wn by Acting Special Agent Arnold, in a report dated January 25tb, 1901, and which will be known as Route No. 1, will tie as follows: Commencing at the postofHre in Batesburg, Said county and state, thence west, south and west to the Bite corner, 1 ini'e: thence south to Bethlehem church, 1 mile; thence east to 1he stone corner, 1-4 mile; thence south to the 3 i otch road, 2 miles: thence southeast to tIts Fallaw comer on the 2 Notch road, one unlet thence southeast to the Haliinan place, 2-4 mile: tliencesouth to tin* Johnson corner, 2 miles; thence southeast to W. W. Gato's. 1-2 mile: thence southwest to John Cato's. 1-1 mile; tlience south and little east of Gunter plantation corner, 1 mile; thence east and little uortli li N i.ict y-Six road, near Kneece place, 1 mile; thence northwest on Ninety-Six road to Boggart cutuei, <i-t iniie; thence north to the ' Buggart corner. .1-2 mile: tOencei ncrlh to the 3-Not eh roau lo Union school home, 1 1-4 mile; thence northwest to the postotlic.e, :$ 1-2 miles Total length oT route, 19 5-8 miles. Area covered, '9 square miles; num- J her of houses, 80; population served,, 820. ltespectfull v, J. L. Hriskow, Fourth Asst. I'ost master (Jen. j More rural routes should be established from Ralesbur# and v.e feel sure that l'ostmaster Kneece wi.l do j his pait toward sinning jhrm if the I people will only co-operate with him. J Congressman Lever may rest assured j that his interest in matters likothisi will not be forgotten Jby bis constituents, AN INVITATION. In Harper's Weekly of March 5 t here is a remarkable communication from Savannah under date of Feb. It The artilile is signed Melville Caneryne, and goes on to recite a g-eat deal ot the friction between the whites and blacks in this section is due to tile bullying of the former towards the l"tt?-r. Knowing full well that there is now la v atFecting the negro which a white man is h ? und to respect, the dominant rare as a rule inflicts upon him brutal j indignities. 1 do not refer to negroes] accused of crime, hut to the better j class, to the law-abiding and orderly "The whites of the south w< uld not dare to treat innocent and well lie-1 haved negroes as barbarously as they ,ln if t li?- I, ( .?! ivo.'ti I !??' r .-..ii'il >. M" " "" ...v.. . ..... ... . ... , strength. Any white person (e old or adult) can us a rule "bully" the most j inoffensive negroes, fully aware of the i fact that they will either he lightly punished or escnpe punishiuent alio- i gether. which latter is the rule. Do you doubt it i Leave you hence in } New York and come to Chat ham conn- I ty; kill any netrr you wish, the most \ worthless of tlie in *st industrious and well-behaved, y on will nevej* he hurt, despitethe fa?t that the negro did you naught and that the murder was most cold blooded and atrocious l)o you doubt it? < 'ome and nee." This is a remarkable fancy sketch. Harper's Weekly in printing it evidently regards it in a humorous vein solely for the editor answers it fa-1 cetiously: "Ourspring engagenienlsar such as to make it impracticable to embrace our correspondent's hospitable proposal " There is no place where tie no.ro receives better treatment than in Savannah. Th-re are three grammar Schools taught by negro teaclnrs, attended by negro ehildrt n. for which the whites pay about $ "J.001) annually. Q here are a half dozen military companies of the colored troops and at . .. .1........ ....i..-...i ..i.......i... i.. >i... Jt"iI?L ii ww/,ni nnwmi ? hum m in i iir rity. 'J he white* nn! Marks ^rt I nlon# arnica* ly in Sivannnh and Hits' killing of an inoUeiisive ami industri* cms man would lie absolutely utikiiowi), unprecedented that such a tiling could happen. Fresh lish and oysters at J. T. Pond's every Saturday, It pays to advertise in The Advocate. Try it and lie convinced. MONETTA. What is Happening in and Around That Pretty Little Village! Mr. Jauies Perry, who is very ill, was better Monday . Mr. 11. M. Sawyer is very sick, but I not seriously so. It Is to be rsgretted tha? one so able to entertain and eJucate as Mr. C. De Forrest Wood attracted only a few to the school hall last Wednesday evening. Air. Henry Cato, one cf Ridge Spring's most energetic, as well as pleasant characters, was in town recently . Mis* Emmie Bird, nl Washington, is with Mrs. Louise Ronlwright and family for the present. A pleasant stay to her. Several of Itatesburg's "laddies" were in these parts Sunday las'.. Mrs. Al. K. Rutland and children were visiting relatives in Mouetta last week. Afr, John Fallaw will erect a new cottage in town at an early date It is understood that Mr. Clarence Thraitkill will leave soon for Texas. His friends wish him success in tbe Lone Star state. Aliss Lucile Holstein, one of tho fair students of Leesville college made a visit to tier parents near this plit'-e last week. Mr. L. Holstein, one of the Southera s expert operators of Augusta, was among us a few day* ago. Mr. Monroe K'teeoe, formerly olalined by this vicinity, but now of near Aiken, attended services at Bethel Sunday. Tlure will be a big "moving picture exhibit*' at the school auditorium Thursday night. Miss Ma"d t'rosson, of Leesville, visited Miss Evelyn Asbcll and took in the candy-pulling Friday evening. Many admirers lias Al ss Crosson this way. lion. John ltell Tovvilt, dispensary commissioner elect, was in town Saturday. We hail hhtt as u rising statesman* Our community* is sadly bereaved in tlic death of Mr. Atthur Smith, w*hich occurred Monday morning about two o'clock. The body was buried at Ridge Spring cemetery Tuesday. A step forward ! Such was clearly t!ie signs of our community last week, when the people so heartily* responded to a call extended by Monetta's school. Tlie event Friday eve&ing was a candy piiiling in the interest of the library. i unc no (iruf^riini, uni. it inr< nging crowd. The principal explained fully the purpose of the occasion, after which there was a genuine eand>-pul* ling, managed by Miss Rutland, tb.e assistant, and for which alic deserves much i . r.lit. Also Mioses Towill, Uoalwright and Thraiikill are doe many thsiiks for their assistance. We are indebted to the students for their liberal help. A cake walk was the closing scene. It is sutllcient to say the whole was a success. Just the Drinks ! The Saluda bar has asked for an extr ? special l? rtn of court What is wrong?have Saluda's good citizens got mixed??McCo.miek Messenger. When Japenese Maids are Jilted. A Japenese woman when abandoned by her lover lakes a peculiar and picturesque revenge When she no longer has any doubt as to his faithlessness, she gets up in the middle of the night slid puts on a pleading dress and wooden sandals. Attached to her headdress she carries three lighted candles, and suspended to her neck han^s a small mirror. Mr* t a ties in her left hand a small straw elligy of the frit bless one,and in Iter right hand a hammer and nails. Walking gravely to the sanctuary, she selects one of the sacred trees and nails tint effigy seeurely to the trunk. She then pray* for the death of the traitor, vowing that if her wish were granted she will take out the nails which trouble tier god, since they are fastened to a sacred tree. Night after night she comes to the tree, adding one or two nails, and repeating her prayers, persuaded that the god will not hesitate to sacritice the man to save the tree.? London Mail. WATSON'S WHITE POULTRY FARM. \\ hite Plymouth Iiocks, "White Leghorns, White Pekiu Ducks, and White Pit (ia i lies Eggs at $1.00 for I t. Will TKKI ELD W. WATSON', Katesburg, S. C'. MEAT 1 MEAT!! MEAT!!! A tender, juicy steak. Cut :?s nice as man can cut it, you will always find on hand at my butcher shop. No dirt or dost, everything; as clean as dean can he. My cutter knows his business) and is prepared to St rve you at all ilines with beef, pork and sausage. (Jive mt a call. .1. T. I*ONI>. "tin the < 'orncr Six Cars Wrecked. A dispatch fr>m Charleston, hearing date of March 7, says: Six cars on a sou'libouiid freight on the Southern rail way going ut high speed at ll<?n? hum's, Union count)', were wrecked t his afternoon and two men, Williard and Cantrell, who were stealing a ride were badly cut up about the face and leys. Owing to heavy rains the road gave way. The loss is considerable and has seriously interfered with trayel. NATION'S CAPITAL. Opininns That Show Our National Legislators for Japan, Lock, Stock and Barr'l. The Jap H^hts on and Asia trembles; Ship after ship he makes his own. Let lis beware,'when he assembles The Czar s whole navy round his throne. When, all the Russians disappearing, Ills head swells more and more, Iain Afraid he'll leap the straits or Bering, And swipe the realm of Uncle Sam. "Silence!" is still the watchword of the Republicans in both houses o Con gress. They incline to permit the Democrats to do ail the talking, feeling that when it conies to a vote they can put anything through bv mere force of numoers. Having but one candidate for President they are not era uarrasseu a* to Whom to vote for. The es*entiol of the platform on which they will make the campaign are determined on and to Home extent formulated. Meantime the l>eniocruta feel that they have an abundance of issues und that when it comes t<* the hard pull, there will be no kicking over the traces. Your correspondent yesterday walked through the Congressional lobbies to tind out how much truth there is in the Russian complaint that this country is allied with Greet Britiau in encouraging tile Japenese The first man encountered was Senator Knute Nelson, of Minnesota, bearded, slightly bald, slightly stooping. He was indignant us soon ns the subject was ! mentioned, "Yes," lie ejaculated "I am for Japan. Russia is a great sprawling monster of tyranny and wickedness. See how she has treated the Finns! depri. log them of every right ? and the Poles, and the .lews." I suggested that Russia had come to our aid during the Civil War. Nonsense!" lie said, "She only talked. She never did anything tor us. If the Czar should triumph in this war, he would absorb the whole of Asia and lord it over Europe. We have no good words for hiin." As he moved off and I was wondering what the "we" meant, I remembered that lie was hern in Norway and that a majority of all iiis con. sistuents were Scandinavians, Finns, atid Danes, and that he himself was named after that Fierce Canute who invaded England and issued edicts to the Atlantic Ocean. That illuminated the subject. The next man I met was Senator Teller, always self-poised and calm "My sympathies are rather with the .laper.ese," he said, "but 1 suppose the final victory will be with the Kus sians?they are so numerous, they move with such momentum* and their history shows that tin can stand upend face bullets an well as any people on earth?as well as Americans. But we have troubles enough of our own and 1 am not mightily worrying my-J self about Asia. Down the corridor was Senator Stewart, of Nevada, the veritable Santa Clausof legislation, liie one of the moSsy pines in Evangeline "with I beards that rest on their bosoms." He, too, spoke unkindly and intolerantly . of the "Great White Czar." He in-J quired "Why should we sympathize' with that cruel ruler who treats his' subject as if they were brute beasts?; l iie Jwpehese are more intelligent and ' more humane. A victory by them means a victory for civilization and humanity. investigation into the right of Reed Smoot of Utah, an upostle of the Mormon church ami a nephew of its founder, was the first witness, lie is sixtyfive years old, with a long gray beard and iroh-gray hair brushed carefully back showing a high forehead, and his j brown eyes look through gold-rimmed j glass.vs. He gave a frank statement of , the creed of th* church and oaid that j Mr. Suioot received inspiration and revelation direct from God. The committee room was crowded, nine Senators and a large number of Mormons I being present. Joseph Smith 1'resi- ' dent of the Mormon church, says that Suioot is sometimes inspired. Fresh fish and oysters at J. T. 1'ond's avery Saturday. Protecting a Murderer. A Harrisbtirg, Fa., dispatch of Monday says; tvilliain llill, the alleged slayer of Jam s Morris, at Greensboro, N. on July 4th, 1000, who vv is arrested in llarrisbi rg ninety days ago on a charge of murder, was. set free today because Governor Pennypec ker refused to honor requisition paper from the v'.overnor of North | < 'arolinn. The P?.itesburg Advocate and the iiome and Farm?both one year lor oniy $1.23. Cash in advance. I HOME NEWS People ana Their Movements?Some Coming, Some Going. Mr. ??. S. Merchant, visited tlie city last week. Mr. .Joel Minnick, oi Mfc Willing, was here last week. Mr. Tom burr, of Stendman, was here Monday. Mis. E. A. Perry, of Moiiettn, was in the city Friday Mr. R. 0. AMe, ol Mead man, was in Batcsburg .Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Rah.bridge, of Augusta, are in ha'esburg. Mr E. Ilerlong, of Ml Willing, paid Batesburg a visit last week. Dr. J. A. Watson spent Sunday with his father near Kidge Spring. Miss f anny Fuliner, of Ml Wiliit.g, visited l>ienos liere last week. Mr. John Caughman, "of Delinar, was on our streets Saturday. Mr. James Davis, of Chini|uepiu. was among friends here Friday. Mr. J. 15. Suddath,of Saluda count}', was here lust Friday on business. Mr. J. S. I.ybrand, a business man from Seivern, was here last week. ^Mr J. E. Rawl, of Lexington, i. visiting bis son, Mr. W. A. Kawl. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Yonee, of near Ridgg Spring, were in town Monday. Mrs. Riser, of Fox. Saluda county, was here Monday on a shopping expedition . airs. jj. otKuumiiii, ?i i.eesvuie, wain town tuakin? spring purchases last week. Miss Julia Wessell, of Baltimore, the new milliner for Mr. J. J . Uaw], has arrived. Mrs. Kice. of Helton, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. I.itleJohc, ol this place. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, Jones, of Wards, visited relatives in Bate-burg, last week. Mr John Fallaw and son, Alor./o, were here last Friday attending to business, Mr. James Langford, of near T.eesville, came to Ua'eshurg Saturday on business. * Miss Ilia Weiss Hartley, is visiting her sister-in-law, Mr: . IJ. P. Hartley, hi Barnwell. Mr.W. W. Hall, a merehant of Steadman, and well known here, paid us a pleasant call Siturdav. Sergeant at Arms Wilson, of the House of Representatives, visited ?he Hon. John Bell Towill last Sund..y. Mr. i Riley, of Saluda county, is in the city, (iregg has many friends here and they are always glad to see him. Mr. Dannie Rnatwright, of Mt. Khal, Aiken, county, was among the out-oft iwii people we noticed cj our streets Monday. Messrs. Jas. Mitchell and uncle Frank Boyd, two of Saluda counties best men, were in the city las'. Friday on business. Mt. D. Per ton Ilrrtley went over to Barnwell Saturday to visit his wife. who is spending Home time with her parents The St Louis Republic, with its farm supplement, twice every Week, an.i the Hate*btirg Atlvoeale, one year, ail for f 1.25. A little I nn couhl he used advnn tageously in a few places ab>ut our to ?n, judging from th" aroma jne encounters here an 1 there. Mr. \V. A. Raw I has received his appointment as It F. 1). carrier on Route No 1 whicu goes out of Raiesburg. A loll il.'.scription of this route appears elsew here. The spring sliopncrs are thronging our stores and all goes meiry as a wedding hell. To get your share of the patronage you should advertise in 'I he Advocate. Mr. VT.I*. Berry, one of Mi Willing's hest farmers, paid The Advocate a eall Monday Mr. Berry took a chance on our $70 lniggy and says The Advocate is getting better every day. Mr. 15. I. Ravnolds and family, who have lived with us the past two years, have moved to ('oleiiians' Mill, Aiken county. Mr. Reynolds is a popular saw mill man and we regret to lose liiin. The Ithiea concert company on Tuesdiy p roiling gave an enter'a inmo'it at the opera house w hich was greeted by a fair audience. The renditi ns by the four highly accomplished young ladies composing this orguiii/.ation was greatly enjoyed by all. The entertainment giien bs Mr. lieForest Wood at the opera house last Saturday mght was slimly attended. It was given to help swell the library fund, hut no one seen ed to take an interest, io a matter which means much for our school. The recitations. etc. were very good. Fresh fish and oysters at .1. T. Ponp.s every Saturday. Congressman Croft ill. Special to The Advocate. Washington, 1>. t*., Feb. 9.?Congressman Crolt, of Aiken, is critically ill at his hotel in this city and it is | thought tliat a surgical operation will tie necessary to insure his recovery. IN OTHER STATES. For Hasty Reading the Following News Items Have Been Condensed. The (ierman Fiitld Mnrtliil, Count von tValdersee died Saturday. Huron Toli, the Russian explorer, is IVared to have been iost in the Arctic regions. An ice plant was destroyed at Wichta Hans., Sunday by fire. The loss was $50.0<)Q. Hotels to houre !,C?00 people, occupying two blocks and to cost $'.20,000, 000. are tc be built in New York. The Naval and Army appropriations are being worked on this week by the solons at the National Capitol. Thirty Russians were detected by the Japenese trying to escape from Port Arthur last week and were shot. At Rokoslie, I. T.. the whites and! negroes recently engaged in a race war with the result that the negroes Were driven Irom the town. Mr. Cleveland denies the statement that the negro Taylor never broke bread with him. He says it is a "fabrication out of the whole cloth." Willie Fincher, aged ltt, and Emma Maun, a maid of It years were married at West Point, Ha., last Friday.] This eoupleare l.tking a running start. I The Maryland legislature has pussse a fulFerage law. Not a republican Senator opposed its passage by speech b'?i they cast their ballots against it. The Ja(iciie>K il?jet of seven war sliips bombarded Viail vostock Saturday lor two ho irs, but di t hot get near enough to make their work effective. Two opera houses in Elmira, X. V were destroyed by lire at Elmira, N, Y Sunday. Firebugs are supposed to have been the cause of the conflagration. K Iowa and Comtnanslie counties in Oklahoma were visited by a terrible prarie fire la-t week. Homes were destroyed and many lives lost. The ioss was en jrmous. A Jewish colony is being establisbI at Criola, Ala, near Mobile. about ;ttlO of tbelli will locate there anil en1 gage in farming. The investigation into tin* religion of Reed Sinoot is >ti11 being carried on by the Senate investigating committee, and some rich testimony is being givi en. Prompt legal action saved Paul llananel colored, of Ml Olive, 111., from being lynched Monday, lie shot and fatally wounded his wife in the preseiie.i of his two childr. n. The people of the North and West seem to I donned thiic lynching clothes. , The moh that lynelied Rirht'd Dixon, fort lie murder of a policeman at 1 Springfield, O , was a merry one. I They laughed, joked and jeered as the j corpse dangled irom a limb, on which i be bad beet! placed i. ftcr be was shot. It is said the mob danced with joy at ; tlie lynching. I,ytichings ir? the south arc not accompanied by such festivities ? yet they call us brutes. I he Size of Manchuria. Manchuria corresponds in latitude to Manitoba. North I>akota. South Dakota, Minnesota and Ncliruska. Its area ?d :h 12,310 square miles is only 10,000 square mil's less than the combined area of these great grain States. 11 is t vo and one-half times greati r than < alifornia. and is as big as Texas, Alabama and Louisiana combined. In the northern part of the province are thousands of square miles of r i ll wheat land entirely untouched. Manchuria lias a possible wheat area as great as that of United States. I.ook Pleasant! The rumor from M'ashingtou that the next cabinet member will be selected from the South lias caused the starlwart black and tan leaders from the Itio (Jrande to tlie Potomac to 1. ok a.s if they were poring for a photograph,? Atlanta Constitution. SALUDA. Monetta Items and Other Correspondence of a Newsy Nature to Our Readers. Rev. II. L. llaggott delivered an able sermon at tbe Paptist Church here last Sunday night on "Chris'ian Development." Prospective candidate* were out in (ml force ' Ilrst Monday." Mr. Perry Barnes and I)r. Asbill. of Itidge Spring, were seen on our streets Monday. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Edwards have returned from Florida, where they have been visi*lng their children for the past two months. Mr. I.. Wise, of Prosperity, was in the ci'y .Monday, The (fillior. hoys are out on houd and Douglass is said to be rapidly improving. I Dr. J. \V. Kennerly 'was iu town a few days ago. 1 Mr. B. F. Forrest went to Augusta | last week. Dr. J. .1. Buster is critically ill at | bis home near Mt. Willing. ' Mr. Brooks Ballman and J. P. Buzzard, of Wards were in town Monday. Everybody is talking abeut the new railaoad?that is to be I State Land. Secretary of State Canit will go to Hamburg in a few days to investigate the land recently taken by the state and which is said to be worth a considerable sum. The land was compos led princidaliy ??f the streets of Hie lead town and several oilers have been made the sinking fund commission by parties who wish to buy it. It is estimated to be worth about $1,0)0. (Eminently Correct. The constantly recurring disorders in Santo Domingo and tlayti are being urged as one reason why tics government should take charge and and nex the island. We have as mnch of a black burden now as we can handle. The annexation of Santo Domingo and its hordes of ignorant and savage r.egroes would never he endorsed by the p ople of this country For the sake of humanity it may be necessary to exercDe a protectorate and preserve order in the island, but the idea of taking over tlie island as a colony will not receive general approva1. We | have more colonies now than we reai! ly ought to have, but imperialism will j hardly go so laras to add a million or | two of ignorant negro savages to our '".string."?CjlumbiaR e r.l. j jwho Is The! iGuilty Man?! IP- This is the problem that 8 P puzzled the heroine. If |j you read the opening 9 P chapters <>f our new 0 I "The Silent Shore" I I "The Mystery j St. James* Park" j It Y >' jjno. RlnundeUc Burton j ; In the Cf'l'.n. oi' 1 His i PAPER. You will 1?c as | greatly interested ns she ?4 F()K SAFE. , Oni1 row and calf. It. 11. IIOFSTEIX, Mullet ta. S. C. Drove Minister to Hampton's Marriage. A dispatch from Roanoke, Va , of March T, says: William Hay,colored. I died at llristol toda}', aged ItH). lie was held in high esteem by the colored citilens. lie drove the Rev. James King from llristol to Abington, Va., when the minister officiated at the marriage of (Jen. Wade Hampton ol South Carolina. 'state news. From Daily and Weekly Exchanges These Pargraphs o f News are Gleaned. Henry Payne Whitney will maintain i his father's racing stables at Aiken. Edgeiield will hold its election for , Mayor and councilmen on April 12ili. The Palmetto Golf Club will hold its annual tournament at Aiken, March i 15th to 26th. The school building destroyed by | tire at Anderson last week will be re, built immediately. A chart or has been issued to Wbitakcr cotton mill of Blacksburg, and is ; capitalized at ?>0,000. Kershaw is to issue bonds to the > amount of f 1C,000 for the purpose of erecting a new school house. Three buildings were destroyed by ' lire At WimiKboro, last Saturday eve* nioff. The loss will amount to over $3,000. John L. I'itte, a young farmer of Tumbling Shoal, Sullivan township, was instantly killed Saturday afternoon by a falling tree. A new Catholic chapel at Camden was dedicated last Sunday by Bishop | Northrop. Quite a number of Cathol lies were present. Marion's new library is now an assured fuel, as the city council of that : place has appropriated $750 per annum for its support. Carnegie gives $tf,000 i for the building. On Monday in the city court of Charleston forty-five convictions against keepersof blind tiger institn: tions were found. The finta netted i tlie city $1,225. Judge Jerry was on i the bench. John Rudley last week shot and killed one Johnson at a Sfc-v mill near Homer. He was captured in North Carolina jby Sheriff Mullins and ..l.?~...i .? :-ti *?-.in? ? -- I |iiw ru ill jail a I- Diuilins Dionday ni^;lit. Both parties are colored. Twenty tons of fertilizers have been purchased for the government experimental station near Columbia. The land is being broken and putin condition for planting. Eighty pounds ol inoculated alfola seed have been received from Washington. A Double Murderer Caught. A special from Ked Springs, N.C., says that on Sunday afternood, three miles east of this place, Alonzo Weatherly shot and instantly killed Dol Jackson, a highly respected farmer. Weatherly immediately sought refuge in (Toaton Indian settlement, where he become involved in a quarrel with a member of that race, Joe I.ocklear's daughter, who was acting as peacemaker. At this hour reports are oieagie, iho lgh it teems that ;un; friendly feelings have existed between Jackson and Weatbarly for sometime, ' owing to a misunderstanding in a busi| ness transaction. Two deputies, with posse and bounds scoured the jswanqsin which Weatherly was in hiding, and he was captured to-day and lodged in jail. Both Weatherly ! and Jackson were formerly residents | of Marlboro, both had families and j both were widely connected in this j county. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. \ Mr. J oc Long, of Saluda connty, i was here Tuesday. Cotton was reported to-day by L. D. Culluin at 15 1-2 cents. Mr. C. S. Trotter, one of ourJMt Wil! ling friends was here Tuesday. Mrs. Eugene S. H!ease, of Saluda, J was in town on a shopping tour Tues| day. Mr. Eugene Unger, of lingers, Salu* I da county, was In town Tuesday on I matters of business. | I>r. O. J. Harris was called to Southwest Virginia last week to see his son I Malcolm, who is quite ill. Mr. N. R Hay ly and daughter, Miss Fanny, who have been on a \ielt to It'iltiitinrH Mi! r??t iirrwfl htimA Tm?a j dayMr. William Westmoreland, of Samaria was iu town on business yeaterday. Mrs. K. V. Cullum. who has been '! quite sick for some time we are glad to j r.-port Is improving. i