The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, April 12, 1907, Image 3
A TRI-COUNTY PAPER " 0-^7r-r
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UATESBURQ, S. C.. FRIDAY. APRIL 12. 1907.
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jAtuu priiiNi/LY, president
WILLIAM A. LATIMER. Vice Prest.
GEORGIA RAIL
AUGUSTA,
CAPITAL and UND1VIDEI
Particular attention to t
by mail.
We solicit your business a
SHAVING PARLORS
THE BEST OF BARBERS?I
EVERYTHINU ?
HOT AND COI
BILLIARD AND POOL PARLORS
J. J. ROBERTSON PROP.
COTTON MARKT. _1
Jatesburg spot 1!
PEMALS.
To the delight of her many 'r nds, 1
MUs K itherine Cull urn has returned
home after an extended visit t" friends
and relitives at, I'.thn Beach Fla.
Mr W, J. Hatcher, of Johnston,
was In town Monday on lni.->inc-ss.
Miss Lucy Lit.tl- j ?hn, .spent Monday
in Columbia.
Mr. U BMieredge spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his piron's
Mr. and Mrs. U. Etheredge. lit! wa?
accomplined by his friend, Mr. Leroy
Woodward of llarnwell.
Mrs ,J. A whitten and tittle son
spent several days in August this week
Mrs. J. Frank Knecc and sister s
Nora Crouch spent Saturday and Sun- j ,1
day with Mrs. E. A. Home at itidge o
Spring. sMrs.
Jim Clark of C ilutnbia, spent
SaVurdvy in town with relatives. 1
Mrs. W, A. Crouch spent several v
d tys at Wards this week. j,
Mr. Manchester Watson of ilidge i,
Spring wasa visitor to our city Monday t
Mr. McF.ill Ridgell his returned p
from Atlanta. a
Miss Maude Lee Ktheredge Wt I1
Mondiy afternoon for Chicago, 111.* s
where slis will rem Un for sine ti.ue' t
Miss Id i Uoit A right of ne ir Lacs- n
viile paid iietsNtor A iss Mary lio v,^ ^
wrlght a brief visit Mo .d ly.
Mrs. Tom ? at ? : "! MUs Evenlyu .j
Asbil wore vi->ir. ?rs o sbtirg today j?
i I
L r. Ymcy S. Williams of the I"
S. N ivy htsre'urne! t,o his flat ios af-'(.
tor pinii; a ?i.>rr visit Loliia ho ne in [
Coin n'?i", mhI h )1<1 l?):njp'aeo oO \
R. E. t). No. 1 Halesbmv. j |
Mr. John Hfeviim his; moved to 1
Palo: bnrtf from H K. IJ. No 1. j1
Mr. W. Kurbcr i? in New York, i
I
Epi c pal rcrvices will he held in j
Kamincr Hall Sunday aftcrnon at/
Kill f O iMrt'K,
Re>\ R ?yal Sliaiiiionluiuat: (if Kdjie
field will olliciate.
Mr. il (. Carter of Oanvi'lc Va , one
of the Southern Railw .ysnenial i? pre. i
sen ativc.s p.iid Balesburtf a visit !
tcrday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Craven of .la -i
per, I'ia , are. in town for a fe-.v d iys.
married!
O.i S i-ifl iv morn r.jy at. 1) o'clock at;
the home of t lie bride's f it.her i 11 t.rxtn?icn,
Mr. Rculnm I> Mee'ze of near !
Iremo. ail I Mi>s fannie. Hon, of I,ex !
iiiK'ton. were married by the Rev. W !
]j Keel. Uoth of 'lie so. yciing pe< j?!e
are quite popular. They will make
their home in tiie fork.
Mr. J. \j (>un'i, hi. roturned ir m a a
visit, to ins si-ler a*. Virginia. o
Miss 'i*u I lye !i uue'i has returned 1
from a weeks visit to relativ:-; iu Augusta.
I*
Miss Anni Wlut ts of Mi.Kbal waslc
was in luwu shopping S.ituisl iy.
Mr. Wil'.ian Cat. ) of Mono' ta was a ' a
visit )r to Bitcsburg Mo i lay.
! b
Mr. liarrelt .ic.nes ha; returned ij
from a pleasant visit to liis parents
at Keisliaw 1,
I
M' i Ahoe It inkin spent <n few <1 ivs '
with friends anil relatives at Culubiu '
last week.
lii a letter written to 1 lio Adv ?ci'?e 1
from Mi. H H. Garvin at- U'a.jvnei.
lie saysLli it that the farm -rs ap nil
well up with llnlr work, have nb >ir
tl iis!) j p! tali c >rii an I )i \v their
cotton ground ready for tlie tl -coy sta-'
Pie. j G
Mr s XV C. Kirber spe.it a few days'
In Columbia this week.
Mr. '.v. W. Watson spent Wed ties- :
at Columbia. , P
Mr nu'i Mrs G. XV Tliomnn have re- ,'
o
turned to their home at Florence Sun-1
day. 1
e
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Edwards spent (j
Sunday at Leesville. 11
i.
Mr. I). P. Hartley and mother re-i"
turned home Monday from a vi-.it t?j
Ashevilie, N. C.
CHARLES 0. GOODRICH, Casblei
RUFU5 H. BROWN, Asst. Cashle
.ROAD BANK
GEORGIA.
) PROFITS, $500,000.00
he conduct of account.*
md invite correspondence.
AND POOL ROOM.
HOT TOWELS ALWAYS
?TERII.17.BD.
LD BATHS.
IN REAR OF BARBER SHOP.
Batesburg, S. C.
KX7 A fit T1ltV7f
W. fl. IjLBuIUjI I
BEAD.
t
WELL KNOWN AND HIGHLY J
ESTEEMED CITIZEN OF "
NORTH AUGUSTA
PASSED AWAY
YESTERDAY
A
KVTVV. ?i
txi tun (
N JON :
A km, April 11 ?Th^ nevs Of the 1
lddon and unll nely death of Mr. W* ^
i. (Meekly, which occurred at 1
"clock in Aiken yesterday, brought L
jrrow to thehe:<r sofa Mast of friends }
oih in the city and in North Angus- 5!
The deceased was one of t he most
fell known and highly respected men y
n Aiken county. List .Monday he |
jfl his home in North Augusta to at- 3
end c >urt at, Aiken and while at tha' >
luce lie was s'ricken willi a sudden *
nd fatal illness. The most skilled '
'hysicians were cilled In, but then
ervlces w?*ro unavailing, and Mi. *
Meekly breathed Ids last S' on altei 1
loan vesterdav >
I
The deceased lias boon a citizen aof j
f ii".' \tijusta 'or a number or rears
>u log'nat lime bo imacloselv idenli- ^
i.'M li' ? in Lore ? s with those of the 1
lowing and prosperous liltle city, 3
nd lie Ins ever b ;eo looked upon as 3
11.-of North Augusta's most i. Iluen- >
i.il and hie Illy respected citizens. ^
ile leive. :i ?vifo and s'x children. '<
Tim funeral so vices will he conduct- 5
d fro.11 the North Augusta )<aplist ?
liurch 1 Ins afternoon at 3 o'clock. ^
Tae f.iiiowin/ gcntl ma ni will act as >
c!i\v i> tUheaiers: Messrs. W. W. f
tauhes, A. K Lcgue, 1} M. Young- j |
load, 1> Johnson, t', L. Jones ano | v
. s. i'age. 1 *5
r 1! ii ? 1 ir 1 ry p.illb;arers are as fo!- j ?
.... % f ?11 I W 1
**.). ru 'sms, i , ij. i j fj >reinkin, 1 . Ij t
f i!111, J <J. .Mac* iy, J D. S Foarey,
'.it ami .1. C Wliitlcy. v
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fHPiEE PETiriOMS RE-j*
FUSED. :
nv. ansel ta;:; overs; ac- ,
HON or PARDON PAPERS.
Gov. Ansel yes'eren? refused thro N
C s
ititions for c iiiri'itiiLions and pir j
oris, promoted s ?in?* ?i:n :ik' ? T v ? I
f til mi, \V I i i n \V stm Ireland if
^rxinyi hi iii-l 't I. fd'tier of Gl.ir- j
ndon, were adultery < s*s md i.i t.'ie <
rst a fine of M0,1 vi. imposed and )o j
lit! second a fi te of sM'H) or one year
n t lit! Stale o-Miireot i:ii y.
The WcaL more land case w .s appealed
o t he Kiip-ine e ti'M. but that tribu-'
ia! upheld tne verdict of the lower i
"Ui'l and J '.id .ft: Ga^'O. refused to rec- !
o:ii"U I a p ir lon.
The o! her case was that, r.f Thorn 's '
lies* of Greenville, who was sent up
' >r two years for killing Th'miris \us
i-', a verdict of manslaughter h'intf
-(.Turned.
i I
DEATH IN AIKEN, j>
MR. T.W. WHATIEY SUCCUMBS';
TO ATTACK OF RHEUMATISM.
I
A lkor>. April??The manv friends'
in Aiken of ^'rs T. W Wlm'ev were
do eked to learn of her death on last
I ' dav. She dud a I iier homo In Boecll
is'und WI llo she has he n a pit ion! J
? i;IT "er far several years from i liouma- \
I i<m it was not known lioro that she I
wis serious1 v ill vnIi'? was iho wifO|
of lli" former Pi'<il>:ito Jiulifp, Capt.. T i
W ^ hatlov. and was an estjmah'e and i
noble (Hi*) t ian woman. She m;\<h mr ni-!
bor of the Nikon Ttiptlst Clmrch Tim'
remains wore Interred at beech Island ,
on Saturday in the presence of many
sorrowing friends and relatives Mrs,
Whatiry was about 75 years of aKo.
r**' ? ? / "
HOST MAKE REFLY
TO (MRUS
SI9K,
_ __
IARRIMAN ORDERED BEFORE.
COURT TO AN
nmni> Awn*. **?
SWilli gUtiSilUNS.
NSIDE FACT3 ARE DESIRED MATTERS
WHICH RAILROAD KING
REFUSED TO TELL IN FEB
RUARY WILL NOW
BE FORCED
FROM HIM.
Washington. April 9. ? According to
incision roviheil hv tlie interstate
omm ;rce (ommisslon tody. E II. j
larriinan will tie mude t > appear in a j
Tnited ^taleici vuit co'irt In the "it ate
f New Wok in answer to proceedings (
) he in -t ituted to enmp -II him to an
wer crtiMi on 'stlotu wh'ch he refu 1
10 auswer when he w is on toe stand
t Hi* r'oi'n' hearin ; by th" cunmislon
in N w V rk. Numerous c inf<-r? :
ices have b'en I.eld on tlx? subject j
iy the metr.b m'k of the commission in
n le potion of this action, which w:l'
ie br nirfht as soon as Messrs Ite'lopn
ud Severance, special counsel, can
irepire the case fi r submission to the
ourt.
The hearing befor v. ldcfc Mr. 11 a r r i - J
nan appeared was held in the latter'
urtof F;bru iry, and it was in con-|
i^c'ion with certain transactions if
he Union I'acilic that Mr. Ilarriman,
n advice of counsel, refused to ans|
1
p
% WHAT ouf
J5 "Hirst INalio:
% Special to The Stat:
;? Katcsburg, April
^ Natio.iul liank of Ita
that the bank is in ?
this institut
fx in surplus, i .._<j
spring lias been ver
ir The deposits this Sfi
^ busy season last fa
% very Compliments
newspaper)
V W. NV. Watson, Pre
T. If. Kernaghan;
4/ W. L. Kawl;
W J. A. Wliilten;
iP
j\y
a
8
I
fc -m
r r '.lie ouestions pa' t.; him. It, was
>ro itfli* o.r in t he'o-timony 111 it. the
Inion l'.icitic owned a hive amount of
lou'hern I'.irilie stuck. Mr H an i man
rasasked whether any. ani if so hv-\
n tfli of that stock bdonped to hbnsdf
Mien he bought It ami what, price lie
mi-1 for it bat h . declined to answe.
A nother iju stion which he re fused !
a answer, ami upon which the eomisi<i
m1 -sireslight, was whether or not I
my of derectors of the Union Pact lie
vire interested Ir Mi? sale of certain
hires of -.t .tik of the X-.w York Uenra1
railr a 1 at the tinu they were t
old to the Union Pacific.
INSTITUTE ON EVANGELISM.
An Inst itute on Kv inpolis n fur
Viken. K'lgjlie <1 ami Rdtfe Assioia- 1
i .us will be held at, IIid^e Spring
t.iptlst, church. Tuesday, April 23.
Program
10 A. M I> v itinnal Kx-rcises
lo 3 ) A M lOvanif.-lism. Its S;Rniioance
N N Burton. A. A. Bayly
11::?'>A M The Church and Kvan
jelism J. (J Hmwn, Jebez Ferris
12:30 iM. The Pastor atul TCvango
li.Mii?J. E. Johnson, John (). GuugL
1;30 I*. M. Intermission.
3 1* M. Local Koods and How t>>
Supply Them J. W. Hlanton, ('. K
KurtH.
t I' M. The Ilo'y Spliltand Evan
,'cllsui -1$ J. Woodward, J. II. Ed
wards
S Evangelistic wou< Service
8:lft IV M. Men and Evangelism T.
J McLean
9:1ft p M Prayer and Evangelism ?
W. T Dcrleux
General discussion will follow the
s{? c at addresses on each Subject.
Pastors and other visitors are re
<piesi< dto no1 ify J. II. Edwards Hldge
Spring. s. sis sr-on as possi.jle and
cutertii nment wdl try provided. A
coidiul tuvit.it.'r ii is extended
J. Ua'twe" Edwards Sec. of Com .
GOVERNOR Till EE
UP RARORfS
CASS
SHERIFF OF AIKEN COUNTY
WHO WaS FINED FOR
CARRYING CORCEALID
WEAPONS IN
GEORGIA, APPEALS
TO
GOVERNOR
AN- j
8CL
GOV. TERRELL IMOM '
ED
SHIEF EXECOnVEOFSGUTH CAR-!'
OlINA HAS WRITTEN A LETTER |
TOGIYftlfHtmiSUi ASX
INS FOR AN INVESTIGATION
OF CAUSE- MATTER WILL
BE TAKEN UP WHEN
LATTER RETURNS
FROM NORTH
r.AROi.TN \
Atlanta, Ga., April. 10. ?A Smith
Carolina sherlll who has recently
vlsite 1 .InfTerso i county, Georgia, to
tf .t a prison ;r, from whom a rcquisi 1
m***i
5 BRIENDj ARB SAVING A
la! Bank in Flourishing <
heavy Loans.
1. ?The quarterly statement of the coni
itesburg has Jnst oeen issuctl. The s
i.-iusi nouris .n'Cf,ii<:iiiim .In the n)perat?>.
ttsliowsa n/?. profit
d profits and dividends. The denian 1
y heavy and the bank lias loaned out
iring have been in keeping with the dej
ill. Batcsburg is proud ot her national
ry notice of our Bank was puolisli
OFKICIOiJ^
ijlilent, N. A. Ba.es, Vn;e President, Ira C
DIKHCTOWS
J. l< Watson;
Dr. L. M Alitcliell;
1). B. Busby; J.
Oonxa'es; W. W. Watson
*
IJ:j h id Iks ill issue! in favor f the
n'o eriijr ttf that state, wriUs an in
i cr sting tale >i ?o L<> Governor
\f. F. Ariel, as l's result of hi* Gcor- ,
4ia trip
Sheriff T. P. :;.l)>r.i i?f Aiken coun' .
ty, S, C , went, to ille, (I.i., for
l,he purpose of air sting and t ak i"ur'
hack to his state one Sam 11 arr'.s unwanted
th-'re for larci*ny after trus?? ;
the crime coslsling in the tlieft of
i
a?2) bicycle, which was the propeit.y j
of OV-Sf nat.nr <"2.r ? 10 ! ' I j
Sheriff Ilibarn got iiis priscier all j
ritfht, no attempt h inif mud to in
tofere when it w is found il? it 11i3 .
p ipers were all rift'. b th. h s'ates i
as lie was going tin depff, Sheriff '
J.J.Smth of .h'ffo s0:1 cumtv arrested
him on the ob lige of carrying ;
concealed weapons, hauled htm h 'fore
the judge of th'ci. y court, vhore he
was convicted and lio-d *20 and costs,
unionming to
Sher'fT Ri orn entered an einpha'ic
pr t. st but pnl the Hue, and now
I ?niii.b v<> miv v ii i; ir-?i 111a otllC'IS
Wh'j ClUl! t 1 <i Oltfil afit'l
iris'iiif rs are to he ^ivon tint sort of
r-' ttniont. Ho assures Governor Anacl
that he carried Ids plsroi ;i 1 ir^o 1
ono. In a holster wbu-li w is stripped j
tn lils waist whero It cou il easily 1? J
seen, and that in no sence could the
wo ii on he consi(t red conocalo 1.
J tiovernor Ansel his wiilUcn '1 >vemor
Terrell a lett..^r enclosing hi.n
a copy of the letter received from
hcrilT R iborn, and asked liiin to in
vcfctltfate the cise, and whether the
Georgia law is suc'i 7is tt> prevent o *
licera of the law fiom cirryid* weap
ons in thi nnnvr stain I. Governor
Terr -II will take the mit,tor ui for i jqnlry
up in hii return from North
| Carolina.
BABY BURNED.
BEDDING CAUGHT FIRE AND
NEGRO INFANT CREMATED
WHILE FOUR
YEAR YEAR OLD
CHILD POWER- j
LESS TO SAVE
BABY.
Newberry, S C , April 10 ?An eight
month old negro child was burned
1 o tleuih on the Johnstone place near
.^wherry Friday. Thechild's parent's
bad gone to to a spring nearby, and
left the infant in the cradle in charge
jf a four year old child. When they
returned I hey found t lie cradle In
li itncs and the child was burned 0
rleatli le f.jr it could b; rescued.
It Is supposed that i be older child
w is playing in the fire, and acciden
tilivs t ITro to tlie bidding on the
ermlle.
NEGRO APPOINTED
AUDITOR IN NAVY!
ROOSEVELT GIVES TYLER POSl- 1
HON Of AUDITOR OF TREAS
URY FOR NAVY/HAD HIM
SLATED FOR OHIO JOB
BUT OPPOSITION
TOO STRONG.
W?isWn^'o:i, April 10 ?The presl
rlent. h -i> appointod Ralph W Tvler,
sk
i
m
m
ivjur us
Condition-- ^
1
ditfoti of the First
Latement shows yfe
<4K than >?ix > ears jJf
of nearly $^a.OOO S> 1
for monev mis
r:v';i-v, Ml'
days ?jjo a sample of 11product Of
Ins dairy. !'.e made his lirst shipment
lust \\>-ek which consisted of f>0 pounds
of hut ter for which he received a price
of 2j cents per pound. 'I he d >ctor
lias mule :: rrantfemonts viLb thin
same purchaser to ship him the entire
output, of his dairj at the price above
naned? Leosville News.
REV. JOHN J. JOHNSON
DEAD AT CHARLESTON
HE W AS AUTHOR OF "THE DEFEASE
OF SU&ITElt" AND OTH
EE HISTORICAL WORKS.
I
i
Charleston S. C. Apr I 8.?Rev.
loliii . Johnson, I). 1) , L. 1.. D , of St
1* i.tip* church M ijor of ?nt? I nee.ru in
I'll li e - at, Kurt. ->inn' ,'r durinir t lie moith
of lli;* sixties and an author of the Do
fcnse of Fort, '-nailer and oilier historical
works, died I ist ni^ht at t he
ofseventy eitfht ieais.
Il?- left a wid nv an 1 several sons and
daughter*.
l>ui your Cow in Dr. H. C Ridge ill
oa?ture$i >J a month -Yoa will jet
more milk an J butter.
MISTRIAL
NO BAIL IN CASE A
REAC1
MRS. HARRY K. THAW IN 81
COST OVER :
BY LONG DISTANCE BELL TELEPHONE
THIS AFTERNOON AT
12:0~> O'CLOCK FROM THE
COLUM3IA RECCRO THE
SHAW BULLETIN IS
AS FOLLOWS: <j
P
Tele trams received at 12:05 this
b
afternoon by the Columbia Record
states: That Harry K. Thaw's case Is
still in the hands of the Jury, but it Is
b
rumored around the court that a misf<
trial will be the outcome. District
BUSINESS CHANGE AT ]
SALUDA.
ma. a. a. cbawfohd pdrcbases f
STOCK or SMITH & CO.
Saluda April 9?Smith & Co..
merchantsof this town, have sold their
stock of general merch indite to .Mr.
k. A. Crawford. Mr. Crawford was .
formerly In business here. I,
Mr. J. E. Sinilli, senior momber oi t,
tho llrin or Smith & Co , will in alt n
probability Join the knights ot tlie rx
k'rlp- b
Mr. Hammond E'herid A ,\bu>gtson
of .dr. Alvin Tilheridge of this town, $
...... ...... fn i Oilii vostordiLV tn vt
he operated on for appendicitis, lie II
vcas ac"c >m pUYiicd 'rvjnfo. VLPSJi y Ph y - b
sician, Dr. S. pi. Pitts. - tj
Senator U. W. Crouch, who has been o
confined to his room more or less for n
the past three weeks left yesterday J
for Glenn Springs for a two weeks a
rest and recreation. a
'1 lie Miima xeiepnune mcnuMgc
company has been organized and a
local exchange will at once be Installed 1
The line of the hell long distance to (l
Johnst oi has beer, leased and connec- ^
tion will be maintained with it.
It is the purpose of the company to 11
build several short lines out in the
country surrounding Saluda.
KILLING FROST AT J
JOHNSTON. i
Johnston, April II ?A heavy frosl
fell hefe hist night and early vegetation
lias been killed as a result.
Messrs Sam. Smith and Wade Taylor
are critically ill. 5
?? ? ? ? n i nnn *r ft * nT\ *
WALL fAfbU, IULLLU
HAN'S THIRD WIFE |
Chicago, April 8.?A disp&th loTli? 1
Tribune from Ev&nsville, lad., savs: '
Mrs. Zicliariah Watson, tiie third J
wife of a farmer in Posey county, In- '
diana, died a few days ago, and yester 1
day it was discovered thai her death <
was due to the wall paper on the walls <
and celling of tlie pai lor that she clein 1
id two(lassbefore being taken ill.
Physicians b.dieve "-he liad been doUeiied,
but were unable to ascertain the
cause unti 1 the wall paper was exam
hied and found to be impregnated with
virulent poison. Watson's first two
wives died in the same way, their
deaths occurlng one and two year?
ago.
" RAIN FOR RIDGE SPRING.
Ridge Spring, April 9,?Mr. Hryant
Hughes, a man living about a mile
from tlds plt<'? died here suddenly in
one of the stores yesterday afternoon.
He leaves a w ife and one child.
The was a heavy rain with considerable
wind here Saturday night. Also
a heavy rain with some hail Monday
evening. The earth was very dry and
the farmers appreciate rain coming at.
tins season.
' li is feared that the fruit crop will
be short th's year, duo to the recent,
c ild and the disease known as scale,
i which has very much injured the
ticca.
EXPECTED
l VERDICT IS NOT
BED
'ATE ft? fifil.f. A PA P--TB TAT
mam v* vvMUB^ MU IUIAIJ
(300,000.
attorney Jerome emphatically states
hat la case there Is a mistrial a new
rial will be held soon as practicable,
ndthat as the question of baH rests
ntirely with the District Attorney he
rill not consent to any such move
nd Thaw will have to remain In the
'ombs prison until the case Is dlsosed
of.
$300,000.00 has already been spent
/ the state and the Shaw's. Mrs.
larry K, Thaw is now in a state of
ollapse but the mother of Harry fa
caring th? burden of anxiety wlfh
ortitude.
r. D. MITCHELL IN THE
TOILS
I0T0RI0US PARTY IIBROOKLAND
ALLEGED TO RAVE ATTEMPTED
CRIMINAL ASSAULT 01
NEGRO WOMAN.
T. D. Mitchell of Brookland has been
ouud ovfr lo up:>car for trial at Lexlgton
in August on the charge of atempt
to rape. The prosecuting witess
is Emma Low man. a negro wo*
lan who accuses Mitchell of annoying
er.
The amount of bond was fixed at
300 by Magistrate A. B. Bach man,
iio held a preliminary yesterday. P.
[ Seal lings and O. T. Weed are the
ondsman. Stagings said yesterday
liar it is all a light on Mitchell beauseV?.?Jatter
dues not bear a good
iame In 1 be community and be believes
dilchell is innocet/f Stalling* said
,1 so that the prosecuting witness has
> had reputation.
At the hearing before the magistral
iophie Bates and Emma Loiran lestl- ?
ied. Tlie charge in the iudictment
leclares "thatT. L>. Mitchell did willally
make an assault with criminal
ntent upon the person of Emma Lownan."
The woman's evidence was that she
lad been followed by Mitchell to the
louae where she was slopping and that
le grabbed at her and felt over a
vhcelborrow or he would have caught
ler. There are several people in
Irookland who disbelieve the charges
ilthough other? are prepared to beieve
them.
Mi'.chell was arrested about two
ears ago on the charge of violating
he election laws. He was town marthnl
at Brookland then, lie was conricted
at Lexington Later Mitchell
vas convicted of gambling and sen.enced
to pay a fine of 115 and speud
wo hours in jail.
A special to to the State from Lexngton
says:
"aherllT Corley has been advised of
,he arrest of T. D. Mitchell at Brooklaud
under the charge of assault of
i negro worran last Saturday night'
lie was granted ball today by the
magistrate there. This same man
3 mvicted at August term, 1805, of
conspiracy in town elect'on and sen.
teneed to three months, lie has also
been convicted of gambling there."
AIKEN HOTEL CLOSES
THE PARK-IN-THL-PIHES HAS A
MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON.
Aiken, April 9.?Hotel Park In-thePlacs
closed on Saturday for the seas
on. alter having had the most successful
season in its history. This popular
hoatelery was taxed to its fullest capacity,
and many were turned away for
i?ck tf room. The extensive advertising
campaign conducted by the liotel,
resulted in bringing moatexcellent
results, and during the season a large
i number of distinguished visitors w?ie
registered. The management and help
of the hotel left on Sunday for the
North.
FOR SALE
Fresh straw berries at twelve and
u.ie half cents per quart,
IDr.ti C-Rid gel I Kates burg 5. C.
il b;;n.x '' 1 : > 7Vt
led in The Slate gM
'
>. Larson, Cashier jig .
W\. ii. Uullund;
N A hales:
P. AUUhews; (g
i
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as
as
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:
a uojrro 01 i; jlumhu-, Ohio, to be aud loi
of I lie t reasury lor the navy department.
Tyler is the man who it
was urn at need bad been considered
by the president for a federal posit ion
in O.iio, particularly that of surveyor
or customs at Cincinnati..
The situation in Olioi was throughIv
canvassed, hit there was decided
opp'sitiori to uivii.tr a colored man!
such a prominent position us those un.
(I r eon.sideiat ion
DR. CROSSONS DAIRY.
I?r D. M. Crossnn, President of the
Frodonia Stock. Poultry and Daisy
Farm, presented at our olViee a few t