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Mitchell J Wm $17 03 A TR'-COUNTY PAPER. , 1 BATESBURQ, S. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 1907. ~ ~ ^ GEORGIA RA AUGUSTA Once you open an account > closed lor we Rive you the handling of your banking bus old. WRI' SHAVING PA!?LOR THE BEST OP BARBER; EVERYTHIN' IIOT AND < BILLIARD AND TOOL PARI.O J. J. ROBERTSON PRO FOR SALE, E TO . > f > - ? t- - - - * ' - i ?i~ ii wusr s pie rooms with all m )! iiiS business, alre.i Jy estu best patronage. Apply to AJvoc Robertson Augus mm MARKET. rSa tesbur^ a pot S3 I - i DI2"* " W?t7 f* rj. ;v i v ii 5 /A p fc jL* * V ?* ^ .*< Ub .b Mi M l'\i! 1 liulgMI has retunic< f otn a vi-.it. I .) 1'iospi lily Mi ': Ib'Siic Stetld !1'?M n .d Fr.vl KulUi ' s- it S is. i iit Kid/ 1' Mr. .lob i I". Steidm mspcnb i a*, lu mo. Mr. .1 (! Elhorcdge, o! Colunibi ; is visiting Ij.ucsV.ivu \r. t IP V.s.C i * * ;>ui iiiiini | v > 1 v Miitiiifid i spe v.IiiiK several days a I uiiinierlanc luti. M ss liurl in wlm has I n visiting, her uncle IV W 1' Timrn riir.ni lcf fur !> l/eliekl Sa i: l.iy. Me.srs. N. i.. C'ooiivu a ul 11 1\ Cool yi\i?ovi oui.duy. Dr. and Mis. J. I). Timmuns spun last Tuesday and Wednesday in Newberry. ilii-: wook in a protra;tu< Mite.' illK'. Mr I!'?nry \ of Ninety ? i:: i i : : i i ii!s b;ol iier li : \ r?[r 1 V. . . .1 li I'. : a ' >' S ii Ikivo 1*1 v i ; : at; r v ii t > Mr it - i .*. !' !< i_' v. . Mr . \\ \ . \V;i( i i 111*, re' III iu I f oni i\i to ii rr ni >'Ji -r a' (> uii-;. b..ur ' i.- i' "i i Hook an?i rhiM.vn I ' Hi! ;i li'i v ! time 1 vi-,:; nj 'i'i.. M i- i ' Olios <il I i i.'.10 . >i r i.l M f-> (' r r -ii Hi i I'll :?fi . "1 ' HI fi'Oiil N :V? m .. Mr. JiMu" 'i'.v :ifi !* a v i' inn c, sev .jim! il.iy r : i'ii -1 'i ?m t 'i.i r . IV J a i. !' ?; v ,1! r. i i i !Vi'i" '-MlIi \l woo K r' YV. II ! i a\< is vi .i i \% re I ti'. 's i:i! i. e y. V, rs I A YV,;! ^ in in vi ,iLiu^ in Ai ken ILROAD BANK It GliORGIA. ( -vitli t!tis Sank tlie same is seldom best facilities to l?e luid foi* Hie luess, but never lose s-'k'' Bie c. Sfi te us- :: lui t, S AND POOL ROOM. Tj 5?HOT TOWHLS ALWAYS tin X'lll HVJ | Mrs. i'oul; 'ii,?f i 'iin.,1ms relumed I1, Nt lo her home. co N jgroremainsE > 13 OM3033X TODAY fiC :i\ S01DIK33 PATROL SfftSSTS BUT in' IlIOTUiG il\3 CEiSSi)?NlGHOES | ? EULDKEETISC IS WOODS ' ?' ! <lc O.rini i'!;, Va , /?iu isl It. ? WluK r i In sA-ne s-?I:I:or ? are On il ily here ami i K O i!e., l.!i i ; n > t xcitenien' here t?* in i no i irthor trouble Ih antic)paled. | 1 on l)r. ! ion, t hi eV.'uvl pliy .icinn, was j gi t; Mv?t u n\ i : i v .vii c >u;?cn ? U rem a hi i it h iving b ;il nij.Vil 111 it be lri'l i ^ nothing to (I > with tli : roeon' rioting. < 'i h j >ple o. <> w gt it ly i 'XCiLe.l K i>L night uji>.i .. -j li 11 ub nit '2 i i ?) >,; !\K-s h:i<l as nib.> ,.i a wo' t-> 11.' i a cons.i at: mi.' 1,1 1':';nbit v.as icait'.l loratiir, , Ini b |.', ? fore midnigli uiti/.eus from I'ocomoke :. (Jity, M l., an i Virgi,ii i tr > i? uvi> 1 : tli .IP lilt llO SM ' U'll w'.IJ i) 'g'Oji flisp I S ' si very .j no - ty. I c I til ti\ni o.: ;vi e*. oj i T j . i i [j I e\ J )b H'.on, "A (i ''ist !"1 -Mrs Mirini" ; 1' -vi.lo.v of liie la' e 1? '1 On .i s !i I l!i; . morning a 0 o'ei >. !{ in tin- v. ' In nbia. IIor l.o !y vv is btii.'hl to 1 ' J ilins! o l tliis sft eni ion at I IP Tin bur: i; ti'v'i )' e t en .rr v at ton n I I. :i i clo.-.k . Mi. <) I '.'.s la sur- l m v; Vv i by on.: b:\itlw : ami six e: il.Il'en. , . - ! * w. K. raj^ONSoa-ls mtm !?: r! ' | " .. Ir-fi 'II : ; ; .? -- V II I*.i > n.i I ? I i in in win) kiIK; 1 D.o'% !' it mi- j .f ?> a I'di. ;i four or liv iu)ull?s t) ? 1 ill \v i > h i ' i i <v: ); t 1; -St. U.J : ' { " > " mi i 11 > t ? v i : I iail I s :rr 11 i limiill t) U u J ufi'I t1' I V is i ? v in iti. i i vviil ii > ' i 1 j( In rl u t'li* ?; > i r . I.ii-mii'i ;i-> io i g. vi.l a Ij mm j ? u >rro v, > it, will / j ^ for b til. M my of hit rcltlivcs fro I IMiillpi arc here lo.l iy. ' a ? f Miss Josie Mobloy of Joliuilon is villbitf Mrs, J. I) Tiniinons. Alias Carrie dleim is vi.iiii);? i: Johnston. Dr. O. J, Wilson, of Greenwood wai here for several days ibis week. Dr. and .. >. T. A. (t> jrit th l.binn have lit r.; d from a trip N'orlii. M; .1 C. Glover we it I > Ki id mia 01 Sunday a! Iv' iojn Ij perform inaniugo eoicui <ny. y.i> Ivii'h i.mnms isxisiliin: hei .kUii . Mrs. C (idner, > r Wanner. Mrs 1'i. d Cu.huw and v lildreu have urned I > n a lri; lo Ai aula .Mr. T. H. K r 1 is s|? u i . a s t '\v 'I lys in 's'ovv York. ?V. A (Jj riii . ?).i i 1> i! t 1:1 re on ;i busi'Jss I rip M -ssi'-. J; A WiiH.t 11 ii i 1 .1. .) r. iv.iiiie\i ilii?;f l< nort'itii'u m.; \ > t :> i. t \V St. v. l . ii it is annua \ it to Vermont ami '.i 1 >ne. Mr. W. A. Crit i.m is visiting tin .Jaar st >\v11 lixp.si' i i ami N iW Y ov I 1J -v A .1 ("!.i ithe i is a' I >h isIoi (i STERIMXHO. ? COLD '? \ I'HS. ,,l IN REAR OF BARBER SHOP. H\ liaicsburg, S. C. m BU ;ASY TERA1S. ? lu l jp. P ) >1 r-3 >:ii a'l 1 sam- nc ?iM fix tu .-i?. A ?) > i pay- {w blisiii.1 ail enj >yiug the iv \v ate office or J. J. ta, Ga. J" _ lie It -v. J (' C'i lu:u of W ild, Fill., l>n' !' i o inei !ycf Ihile.sburjf is visiting friends itif 1 relatives in this section. jj, 'I'llt linteshurg Chapter l\ D * : - . . wi wi!lm<\l n i a s'l iv August 20?li, all jy. lie 1'Mj i ' 1 to run ; a a I L>rin>y their dues u ithout fail. nc I Mr. V \ C in' >r and Yirglnius 'e j C ilium are in A" I ml i ni M . M rrilt Culhini has returned I ,5' ? I K?' Ivory much improved from luo Mums- to tuu.s of North am!; iu. ?! V Oil Mrs. .i. C <" Hun and Misses lvitli sine and I' 1 U s are spending Hi ' >ome time at r.i ecu vide and Chick jf 'Springs. di s sh ' Mr l>. L\ Bodiespmt several days l< wills hi-.sV t last week at Newberry. lei r Mr. a;;:! a! T. T.irrant hie return | 11 , eel to N wb rrv afl >r ft visit to Mrs. il l ! i') r.Wrii'h: | ro lil ( Mrs. Jabe/. Ferris is spending some M. .line in lire nwuud v*??.U l**i tUugiiiui e. r. virs Henry Til.man. 1 Mis- Bessie Allium left for Atlanta 1,1 Ins I IT*-!,! i? * How He Put Her I ^ Under an Obligation. ^ [Original.] | DUlu't I never tell y* how 1 pot ^ dry? No? Well, 1 tuk n heap o' pride it at lirst, but after awhile soiue>w It didn't seem that 1 was? as cute 1 thought 1 was. and as the years ivo pone by sometimes 1 think I tuk j;< lot o' unnecessary trouble. S i y was popular with everybody, j 1 ' \e women liked her better 'n the case en, and that's rnyin' a pood deal for i V d. She had a w;;.\ o* huniorin' peo , never rnniiln' up aphi* their preju- ^'le ivs and all that sort <>' thlnp. She apai >ver looked sour. On '..ie contrary, r face wore a i rpetnal smile. Tliey *)ei' Id she \n as cute. AIk< J'lierc w: uiiiii ; n en that was Hue i Saw kin' v ho \va < auihlU ?us to pit Salry, l . , . '4 Slllt is, wi!;i i i w iu in i M I 111 id i;iuey , itie on '< n. . ' ! nrirye I Hint if was ey wasn't 1 >' ei n-b I' i' 1101* wbat i j^jr n.s tile usi <-i a : .i hi, freckled | lid* like l a* p i' in 1 claim. \\'?> as nil a! nil a! > i r as worMly ! to hi tods was < an :! 1 i a* ?'i" ns bavin' i ^ i3*tliln;r to K|f.;l; o In fact, wo j us all nt an iuo \\ nve \ - lookiu' it for fion<l look-:. 'I a I In" t'l * onalso hadn't no 'now at all. for 1 was tin: 1 j0 j anollost yiouiu' i . n li r ; Hut ! pot Salty, all t' o nd of ul n ii-goin' to toll >.i bow i < i it. 1 for I nsn'i nobody's fool, y--<-. s o, p j was niely. 'I bo way I ?ii i il wa by put iv i' her nndor an obligation. tine day laki said i ? her. "Miss IV-ikor' - her n u o dccc its linker before I married her Mi - , ikor, wby don't y' pit ntarriedV" "Mr. Tucker," she said "there lialn't ii ; i one for me to niitrry." ' V/Kol'.. n... j ...ni ~ " 11 Mill n 11 ii' mailer Willi 1I1PSII rt'l I'S that's Jlolll' Willi you?" 1 11: '(M?, none o' these youny men ti l deoi nvry tin'," she said. "Wc'u? j* rowed together. I'eople Hint iriow tiji to ther ! ?n't do intich marry in*. They're al 0 used to oaeii oilier. Ti?o men nil /to leas f nnd mnrry ylrls from somewhere Noui* of 'cm hero ml look at me." ^ 1 Now, 1 knowml hotter than that, ion ' lore was two on 'em d.vin' for her. in; ( it i wasn't no sleh find as to tell her. I did, where'il 1 eotne in.' So l heia dn't sa> notliin' hut that 1 thought and e'il on lit to yit mauled; that she'd 1 happier married, and It would he (tier for her to have some one to ;,h'ai im < i v ' "it her t itlier | en 1 <>"t. rih ten she said tna\ he 1 ntld til:. 1 la husband. The stayyered men little. ' ' l !ei in' 1 wanted her it.. 'I', bill 1 ' i'< try. Tl.on she told e t-.ie' I 1I( to me to a I lend to the matter nt o et, j elli' file was yltthi' oil, and If 1 s. r | oUcd elio d consider me iln.' dearest j rlij lend she ever liiul in her life. | Colli 1 saw the aci\anta,.e o* puttln* her I ider an obligation. lint what /rood | lor 1 oni*i it do mi' to put nor utulcr tlmt nd of an obligation? It. would l>o like yln' to lift myself tip In a basket, avertheless 1 did It. and I've always nsidcred it a ease of real unselfish 'ss. 1 found a widower about forty e years old who wanted some one to Ice en re of Ids seven motherless eldl ert. I told him about Salry bow ie'd like to get married and what a ?od stepmother she'd make. After vhilo I succeeded in nwakenln' an at terest in his lavast, and it ended In y taking him to see Sairy. She was polite to him as a b.i.-ket o' ehips, endn' to take to bini from the start, t 10 cast a grateful glance at me, and knowed slio appn a iatt <1 what I'd >ne for her. j UoclJ I couldn't ipiite feel Hint 1 was act- j t.:> tl ' honest by her, for, as I was snyin', i j . knowed at least two fellers far hetr inalehes than the \vi.lower that illlted her, aiul I'd orter gone to one toll ' i 'cmii and told him o' the chance, i ^ at somehow 1 cotihln't. I've never1 (Oil able to tell Jlst why I put up the t'iai blower instead. 1 leave it to them ; the i llers in colleges who study psyeliol-' y anil that sort o' thing. ( Weil, t" widower called regular vieti ice a month on Salry. lie was m utchin' her to see If she'd luuko a | . ii i wi' fi.r himself and a good 1 mher to Id. children. Them widow- j An ii 11 1 l ill' llilll !l I. it ll' I. V I I.It'll.II... . u>w jist uli ii's required. From ol? 4 rvaiioii and what people said lie r,,'l! a K a mod that Salry was one of a II i. .1 and Jllst the one lie wanted. j() jj One evening I went to see Salry to nl out I low she was gittin' along with tvel; widower, file told me sh<> had a Slul. tier from him that day propositi' . arrlage. He said owin' to his family must lie a sort o' business a It'll ir. wooi dry was tho gratefulest girl you C0U1or saw in your life. She till; hold o' .. bun,?"'hand w ith freckles spottin' . bai l; hers was small and while i 1 s it i -and looked up Into my eyes j h s. h an expression as 1 never see | : I tore, and - l o said, sal I she: vvp " i :! s the be.i lib ilest thing j ni'vo >ne for me I ewr heard of. You've :t i under an e . rl.i. . In' o! ! : n. | : ' was 1 with no one l-> marry i. e. i i \ 'i eonte along ami ji*t llite I i it o' the slough o' despond. I'm s rati lid (luit I want to do so.iuthin' j al idee t<> show you how grateful I J rn. Now, 1 want you to tell me some- , iill* yon want me to do most of any r' . tin". 8jH>ak right out ami ilon't be j \\ j Ira. i, no mailer how unreasonable it 1 joins." i til i "'1 hero's notion' you can ilo for mo," in* I ;ii 1 Kill'! o' lueiaiirhob like. ulii')' I can tit) for youIsn't u ro Miinethin' you want nio to do for 1 ouV" i , "V. there's : ?ii ethln' I\1 like you ) <1o for me a heap, but that's out o' * ;uestton." j il mo what it Is," sb ? said, still oldin' on to my hand and glvin' it a j ' L r>ft squeeze. l^uj "Well, I'd rnther have you marry mo linn tho widower." l,rt 8ho jlst sprung into my arms. After .. . j II, I'm rather iiroud o* the way I man* ',n:d it F. A. MITOHEL. IURT AT EDGEFIELD. SBER OF CASES TRIED LAST T WEEK. COURT ADJOURNED SATURDAY. tectlold, August 12.? Special: Afl ? 1....... ?- 1 - ' ' ' mj miv) nei'K 111 WHICH lUai'.y | s of Imparlance were tried. Coiiil urned Saturday afternoon. Antony , cases tried was that of the State .. list VV. T. WiKidrulT, charged with <. ury. The defendant a resident of . en, is an employee of the Singer . ing Machine Company, and in a M brought against the Company it .... charged tliat li swore falsely. .() Woo lru.f was promptly acq lit ?-r! there being little or no testimony il>?Lantiatc tlie charge. :n. Jack Nick, a negro hoy about fears of age, held f ?r tr.uidor, was acquitted. Tne testimony wa> , te ell' ;ct that lie an i a companion v out the sunt ago w> re scudling j if ^ lie possesion of a gun, wheuhj^ accidentally discharged, the load !.. th Mi' l it : ' ! i'> t ' ' 1 ' . I J I F .1 111 UIC .va as- I c .11 sin;.' lost nt d m tii( r. K nest Ciiapp *11, a firndr 15 v- . is i i n :'? w si of t own, was next, ti id , Ini ... .i toil of the charce of murlor , lit <1 ' !.' . Mad in li s cmpl i.viuont . t;. '.Ml, ai IUK>*o. * HI I' 10 . IS nil ! 1 .HI 01 ! t iio defend* o. r i to 1 lie field, where (lie <loul was working, and remonstrated 1 f t him nt a matter in eonneela i111 the fanu at. which, as tesil to by Mr. (T.appoll, the neirro iuc iiifiii iaIn I, picked up a rock tbrew hi n idiis h repeat d although eiulioncd not to do s > Nl n, alt-n.pto 1 the third time t<> to i !.mi In; tired | ilhcdcc as !. 11 Sal taking ef* just li ! i rye. reducing mtdoalli. i l ie Tih last .lune Lmi.er liar. I < shot ana instantly killed s y, both negroes He vas . . nu"(let* and found not guilty, the mony disclosing a clear case of , defence. jtJ i lia> been already published, N ren .McHanlel, who killed T. \V. ilon, Of Modoc, last June was acted. (iianton and Mc Daniel were . ud cousins, and owing to Hie linence oi tlic families the case s] { icted wide spread interest, m in y s beihg in the Court r oin durin g , I it trial. Ainvig t!u w for State Mrs (iianton, the widow of deceased, testilied to the (lying j iiaiiviioi ucr uiiioanu, which was' ,, ' iil 10cfioct thai MoIXiniol had shot t-> death without cause. Other! 1 eri o's witnesses to it itied thai (J!a:i1 ul not lire The greater weight ( i t '.siitnony, howo\er, was that j lion lired lirst an i that lie was j author of his own uiul >ing. Wi utter Sa n j us, a n'gro, was con.'d of rape with a reonmm Mlataou icrcv, He received .? hfo sentcnc . alleged vie tin is 2<? years of ago. ipl .si has Ik'-a taken > < lie c;? . site a number of ca.v.s sumo csirli. over to the next term of Court. 10 grand Jury returned ',n > hi!." er io c is" of the State vs. c. s. M x , charged with a v.olati m of Lao i: n juor laws. .\. (i. Ouxts, iis<i , of the liroenl Mar, was in attcdunc" on the 11:1 t < it ? rot iiwood. l.i THE THAW CASE 0v:.) TSUI 0? NOTED PRISON - |6' . WIL1 PROBABLY HOI TAKE PLACE BEFORE , \!' JaKUAilY I I Ki I I! i. s'.ooii'l o! Ilurrj K. Thaw, j r^? .i wi1 It in murder of Stanford , i1 . ii n ?L lovely Ij lake place un < \ .January term of court. Tnis 11* i n was developed at a o.?n!i uveo.i Martin W,Littleton, .rm y for thasv ind district altor* it, Jen.m i WAN'TUl) ry ono <o buy iiaw Turnip and abn^n seed from t!ie Harris Cain nCo. l> ie Quality Seed and l)ru? Store'' *s I? itn'?.ir?. S. C. mm mm >.%m. mmmrnrnmmmnrwa ?w-?n?i/iN . DEEHEEBABR WO YOUKG LEXINGTON PEOPLE ' MARRIED IN COLUMBIA BUNDAY Miss r i !iiilia Drjlnr an 1 Mr It . Marr, loth of Lexington c mnty, ere quietly inairiccl at Mb-ikm/.or ullieran p ir.sonayo Sunday af lernonn 1 ' Rev J II. W 'son. "f N'ortii C.iro- '' >u, Alio i> 111! 1 !?c pa'pit of ltov. a A. I' v -t. (i.u in..; cho latlor's vica- s >m, T.io m irria^A was <i ?ito a sur ? ise totlio friueds of theyountf couple, iss I >rcher had been visiting friends id v.'l uiv:a in the city and decided become Mis. Uut, O !v a few f lends .v tie.^sed tlie corcm #ny. I.UMBKR l i \N1 IUJKN I). Lexington. AugustIV -The lumber ant of if h broth is, at fairs, was m)<! v d -d r??y( d by fire last ni^ht. lien ti > lire \ .1 s discovered about c< idni'rlit it li.i'i i'. lined such heal way e? at i( \s.t^ i.ip/ss olo i save any- 111 inir I>u; 11 lunb-r lylmj on the oi rrR all ?f '.li m i "iiin i y a .id buildfs bi in;, c KVit.'etely d -strew \! It si not known h i.v the fire originated, y< t it is supposed to have caught ii mi lit ' ti;e box of tile engine. Too w s is all ui ? and the insurance su aid ' i 1 very slight w : : ANNUAL AlliiiriN : OF TH?2 1' A'OM \V;? .MISSION \ ^V UNION WII.I. V 111 L ? IN 1.1?: It \Tii i I3? k<i vftjst c:i KCH AUGUST 21 ANl> 2-J. A >Y (ln< hd '.v. i :3o : !ii , D \ .1 l(tna) rcivs, o-irlar ul by M:s. .5 'J UCll. (?f V.VIc >v* :: -s. < >'Ncal spon \ * s M Craw: >.<1 v il p;>:lsIro:il Old ICS 'VU'-A - ' ' lb'port ,)n -vr*.i ts.<, Mrs. M 15. Clitiksc vies. (li Business. ' U] 1 p. in. ;i'lj >urninoiil. 2:lf> p in. I > :voiii>naU xerclscs. con - ... cloil bv Mrs. vV. K Matthews. 11( Appoint tneot Of Committees. p., Vmuitf VAnnans Auxiliary Address. f;l Woann's iiilluonce ill t lie home and u the ulueitlon of iliiblieii, boys esjially , aloti? misiioairy lines vv ?. A. C. Baker. (jj PresentiHon of traiuir ;sob ol.Miss ;l ila N1 ill hews, a dm i.mic neut. A l i ?urn lion'. >; p. in open racclinjf. Sermon by . lv < Hurts. i'hui .-d.iy in a. m. I? visional Ex I ci isos. M i>s M W. .Kib.in.il. I . ei in. i:.. . m. \V1 can v." i'd to pro : In in re lull i< st in Mission work. | w rs. .1. O (.lulled. j Delights <>f sorv v, Mrs. I II El irds. ' A'laivss, Miss II II Wright. II It port I c tiii niMc 's. ol Adjournment, 2.1") p. m. I?iVOt'on il cxtii'C'se-i. M r> | . I. Haulier. Sunb i:iin Hand, c??) ictt il bv Mrs. W. .1. Jl.iuher. . : '< (>ur groii!' A need? as mission works. Miss K, M , l\ld;;ctt. Klection of Ollic ts. , tl lie pons .f coininiUees. Adjournment. \ 11 delcKAtes arc requested to > -..d 1'iii's toll's K Jones BiUcsIiihk, ilu; maes may be as.%ltfncd. Books of Subscription. r,vrn of south Carolina, j COUNTY O! u>N Ths capita! stock of tiic L. . Hart v I ^ y Company' n corporation to lie cr . mixed to conduct a penerai in r.-.m. 1 * 1 I !e business ul Batcsburx. S. C looks will bo opened lit tit .: store o. C. Hartley & Co. L* t*?:u?*; .j Saturday, August I . at " o'eh ck in. pursuant to a co,nnr. sion i ?r:i i te Secrctar n St a e Aut'i > ized ' ipital. four t ioiisf.id dollars i*> b * ride.J in'o I At) shares of t'" : ? . i b ?lue oi $>Ja.UO vac!i L. J M Aix ! ..r-\ , J. i.;?\VAR') UAIv 11,1 ? V l.UY# FO V SAl.h esirably locate J in <'ie to> ? oi ^ .tfesburjc. See AN'. .1. MeCai !;n or I1 I , Rutlaiiu, for prices and term:;. ' I HO COUNTY COURT Iff, ELECTION HELD ON ISSDEI 1 OF ESTABLISHING COURT ! IN RICHLAND AND WAS DEFEATED ! win Columbia, August 1H.?The election jjjjj vm mo esiauiistnnent of a county court | t? Iticiil i <! county was defeated oyi u overwhelming nvij ?rity today. Tlic [ ;mo im , sit ion was d :d J years 1 uTTij </, ) an ! was brought up in a different - "AUJ arm tins t ine, by a special act of the 'gislalurc. jokvioted oi" aoul-onai tpbv 10f m thai ilea E U i'i ;11, A i M 1- S:ilii I. Proper, alias lis'e lhaRen. was (tf nvictcd ot adultery l?v a jury :n the jurt h-xiso and sentenced to eitfht Ci)l,vjc tenths hard labor on tlie cbaitigantf lnri iSC * pay four hun Irocl d >!1 irs. tentia On t he proof of the Stale it was the sn : )\ ! that Prajfer wiio is a tew. some , ,,e 81J .u s :o,'o marrie 1 a Miss il (bertson of , 11? 0tl it! imore, and that some yeais after- cc,j ^ aid he deserted his wife, and last ^ uninerc unc to KJ jetield in company c,( |r^ It it .'mother woman, whom lie lepre- r ,.,lt i>ji?d ai i pissed >'T ash s wile, putn^tjo a' one <?f the best b>ardiii|{ i^intf ins ;s . .i . > I Might,! j havet KE5flaD?3AB3?? AVER-1 J?' k n ri live e Auji with a t.o kill Aiken. Anoint 12 -Fro n all the rents that voi"* cwrasp indent has en a'?:o t,o gather it seems thv the ?iri ikon e an ,ty crops are far abovo Uij> **Il cruge? ai\d it is predicts 1 that u inner crop ,vill ba male. T.iis can" lion, however, is not general, for 10 crops elsewhere are very po >r. L 'Xi A g'Mit'emm wlio recently went cases a est from Aiken stales that he saw weroc ) crops on the route thit would cam pleade ire with those in our county. The It. Sw rmcr.s all over thecounty arc exult- jail an it over the prospects of a ijood crop, find oi id their labors bid fair to be well re- The urd. It is to be hoped that this con- ed wit lion will continue, and this will be ilirtlc prosperousyear, .ouay: and p w.T.ajjJSf ^ Tno following is an otlieial letter re ived from U-v. W. T. Hand ley, ae- || | y; iptinn the paMor.1 te Of the But- shnru apt .st church. it v. Mr. J tun Hey, a.s called .some tini; a^?. Alki atesb'.i Baptist Oil icoll, >ars or Hutc.sburv, S. <". Dear Hrcihietr -1 hereby accept mori,i ie tii* call to the pastorate ol your l',KU'^ uireii to enter upon tlie work, on or lro:n ' jfore October 20th, 19>". ?.en ! In uccepMnu your call l d > i- tvItli n c msciousness of my utter inability : 1 ) achieve any i v *,s ivit lout the ciui!" id uf tile 11 >ly Spirit and liie praters IJni ^ nd sympathies of the people. May Le;>l1 11 lie Lord rest up mi us wiouk V* II- wlioie i ours in ' I is name, W. T. Hundley. ivdv 1 was oi SALUDA .lilRY OURT O : CO.MMoN PLEAS, At (E USl ^O, E>07 On I ? (Jiiirui V. E. R'll.iiitl, I. S. Merchant, dr. J pieacl l. SncVjrove, S. J. Turner. VV. E" this n .epanl, M.A. i ?loni:in. J. L. llliiek I. (I Eon;;. II. Vint tncvvs, J i; ticrtso a,i|! ' W ' nines. M 1.. Walton, V* . '< teeny n \V ! ' 'I'll iinas .i. 11. Sluiw.V . J I> i!!uck, II E. Kuliner, '?r tl . II I i ..?ril. .1. M Hoislehi, ??l. S, ;l cinii'Kt R l< I'.uiler, lv J Dean. I.. . li. I. IMillie, .1. T. Webb, o<" us \ ' l>. Oruiuler, VV. It Powell. VV. A. "iliri,|,, ;vvai ! , ( . Si if. j: rove. .1. S. Ail ly, V. VV. Padgett, C. . M.ithis. J. (). isler ( a-^iOve .I.e. vVys-.T. S. Hates jjj8 WAS n| i \l LEY CHIEF OF POLICE I INED. I I!) u (J l!;iv Aik 'n, AURii?t 12. -Oil Friday tho jje a ? hii-f of p ..cc f Sail :v was tru-U and 0f >>.i\ nl- mc ! to p . v a line <.f lliirtv dolus A f.-.v days previous l?c arid Mr. I ;.n t'oyVstoil wi'iv ctiifatffd in a Nev ' oiia Tho cis against In hea li. 1 My listen was continued. L. HENDERSON 'O PENITENTIARY TE MAN CONVICTED AT lLUCA WILL SERVE SENTENCE. m 13 HELMED ON BOND. i "COUNT OF TUB CONDITiCN S tl&NDS HL WALLB? GiV?I f WORK ida Au?u<*t 13?Alfred IT.ee, one defen lints c'lirgvl with the \ of M. M. Morse, an 1 who was ted at a recent term of court ? ntenced to ten years in the penlry h is been releisedon bond in in of jf >, J? ) pending an nppoai To preme c mrt. W. L. Henderson lier defendant, who w is sonten1-> irni .... 1 ' ?- / v-.n -i, niiu u<l w II nil IJ III C 111 J granted except by supreme h is decided to no to the pan iry and tiki hi* t'ou. Owing to indition of Henderson's hands, badly wounded by Morse on the ol' the killing he will necessarily o be given light work. cf an even ln'r doxjn parties it thi reeit term of c >urt here, harmed with murder and one ssaultar.i battery with intent . O.ily one was acquitted. YEN GA^IBLESS - - ? SENTENCED. nubon. August 13. ? W.i>r? tho k'-unst tlio lirookIan 1 gamblers ailed ail seven of the defendants d guilty. T. I). Mitch di an 1 11 it were giv Ml three iu mtll* in d the others were let. o!T with a each. trial of S. W. S toe km m. o \ '.rgh the nnirder of tlampim J. y, on Dec. 2f), 1%">, was begun and will continue all tomorrow ossihly looker. I'hU cue n i-s ricrl once before but the jury t t\ !?ifl'Pn W? FISH CiMfl HUNT. ?n. August 1:2. -Twonry-tlvo dol thirty d ays w.us th: so 114 thai lyorsang oat to Allen Mays this 114 in tilt* poller court. Allen !fi wllh Ml ft of 1 b 10:1 li of tish VanicoeJi.il," a colored nun, said lie bought liie tisli but Yank selling him any li >i\ at all, an 1 lu I been appro o'.ie.l about sn>f ius testimony, and judging lie way some of the witnesses L*d mere was something very lf.it one witness exploded the thing by swearing mo?t posit* Ji,:u Aliens principal witness it present at all when the al;niiio was co omitted. AN INSPIRING SERMON. last- Wednesday evening llev. J. ice C'olhim, 01 WtiUic, Fia, led in the iiupl is?b church at/ luce. > yuu.iHinun left Ills place seven, ears ago with his /..Liter'sfamily e rnia At that iiiuu lie was ah >ui fourteen years o'd?those \ho know him arc more than (So (1 t i know of hi.-, success as mluif i lie Gospel ^ ^crmoii (si Wednesday evening [h H'?' .der and was delivered iiaim'.t g style. l*e live many years: and may ! e lit;lit? instrument. inG<>d's bands llitf 3UUls. lor Rent, dy painted live room dwelling iri of town. Apply to li L Hartley, Itatesb irg, 5 C