The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, March 10, 1904, Image 1
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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.
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