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CAMDEN, S.C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1905 ? * . ;? : . ? -V* 81. 60 Per Year* LUKE HAMMOND, THE MISER. By Prof. Win. Hairy Peck, - 'Aaftoroftl?wTftStoM OrtNr ** Etc. Coprrtrht 1IM, by Boiut Boxm'i Box% (iO righta wwrwl) CHAPTER XXIV. ,H. ... Continued. "No, dear father," replied Kate. "They fear I may tell ber what 1 over heard, and that the halt crazy old woman will attempt to destroy them. H&Ye'you ever tried to bribe Daniel or Stephen or Fan?" "Repeatedly, and Jn vain," said Elgin, "They fear my vengeance should I re gain my freedom." A few minutes passed in affea$ionate conversation, and then Nancy unlocked the door and came in. "Catharine Elgin," said she, "you must now return to your room." "Say prison, evil-hearted woman," said Elgin. "Farewell, my dear child, and heaven guard you." "And you, too, my poor father," said Kate. "Come, come!" said Nancy, stamping her foot. "We've had enough of that nonsense." Father and child separated, and . Henry Elgin was again alone. He heard Nancy lock the door of the crimson chamber and then that of the ante-room. He waited until he heard the well known tramp of Daniel sounding in the hall, and then looking up the chim ney, called out: "Work, my sou! I watch for you!" Greene began his toilsome work once more. He had first to remove the strong iron work, and then to pass through some thirty feet of flue before he could hope to stand upon the roof. Leaving him at his dangerous task, - let us follow Nancy Harker. fche conducted Kate to the white and gold apartment, locked her in, and was lingering in the hall when Daniel ap peared. f "What news. Daniel?" ??Well, we saw the young gentleman ?board the cars, and his baggage, too," replied Daniel. "Ho seemed very gloomsom* like, and sever spoke a word after we left Mr. Hammond up "stairs." "Did yon wait until the cars left?" asked Naucy, eagerly. "No; we left him wrapped up In his cloak in a corner seat, and he looked like he cared for nothing and nobody lit the world. What's up now, Mrs. H*rker?" "Nothing that I can tell. If old Fan comes this way, send her off instantly, Daniel. Where is Stephen?" "He said he was going to bed; and t>l<Jw me, if I don't wish I was," growled Daniel. "You shall have a nop before long," said Nancy, or slie hurried awoy. "If I don't," growled Daniel, as he began to pace the floor; "If I don't, l?10w me! I will go to sleep walking about." In less than ten minutes be was pac ing to and fro w.tb his eyes shut, more than half asleep, and In Ave minutes more he leaned ogalnst the wall, and gradually sank down upon the floor, sound asleep, with his luntcrn by his side. Then a bent and crouching shape crept along the hall, which was dark, although day was dawning without, and stole into the ante-chamber of the white and gold room. It was old Fan, whose half crazed ralnd bad clung to the only two words Kate had uttered when they were last together: "Yes, Fan H ' Kate hau said so much, and the old woman longed to hear more, for her suspicions were aroused. Fan tapped at Kate's door with her i skinny knuckles, and whispered through the key-bole: . "My lady bird! Miss Elgin!" ! There was no reply. Poor Kate, ?otftbed by the whispers of joyful hope, slept, and beard not the trembling whispers of old Fan. Again the wretched old woman rspped at the door. "Miss Elgin! Birdie!". "Come <ut of that?" growled Daniel, who slept like a cat, with his ears open. "Come out of that, or I'll stir you up!" Old Fan cursed him fearfully, and re treated to her kitchen to twist and turn those two words that burned in her brain? "Yes, Fan?" Nancy Harker had hurried to the library, and there she found Hammond writing. "What are you doing?" asked Nancy. ' "Writing an explanatory letter to Charles," said Duke. "And I must write another to a former friend of mine to take Charles In hand and make him less of a saint." Nancy waited in silence until Luke had finished his letter to Charles; but when she sow him begin ono to the friend of whom ho had spoken, she sold: "Do noi wilts It!" "Ahl And why not, Nancy?" said Lake, with a snap of his teeth. "If Charles Is a saint, let him remain a saint, Tbo world needs many like him." "Corns, enough of that," said Luke, bristling up bis hair and glaring at her. "You havs had your way long suough about Charles, Nancy." fcftfl fCAXft fell ft IMA. I4tk* never done anything to blush for," said Nancy. "Ha!" laughed Hammond. "Undei your guidance he Is still able to blush. Now, I Intend to rectify that mistake, Mrs. Nancy. I am of the opinion that my son will never be anything but a booby so long as lie Is able to blush, as you call it. I intend that Charles and I sholl be firm allies hereafter." "You wish to make your sou as. bad as yourself, Luke?" said Nancy. "I wish to be able to speak upon any subject In uiy son's presence, and not fear his absurd Ideas of right and wrong. Nancy." said Luke, with a flourish of his pen. "You must not do!" sold Nancy. "You will dare to oppose me!" ex* claimed Hammond. "I will dare!" said Nancy. "Woman! be careful! You are grow ing dangerous again," said Luke, knit ting his heavy brows. "What' right have you to come between me and my son? Mind your own business, Mrs. Harker. You will have enough to do to settle your own affairs with John Marks when he claims his son. He is a terrible fellow to trifle with. What will you tell him when he comes and says, a ml proves it, ?Harriet Foss is dead, and John Murks wants his re ward?Marks wauls his sou !* Ehi What?" Nancy Harker was very pole as she replied: "Never fear, Luke. I shall bcT able to make my words good." "Yes, but how?" sneered Luke. "You will lend John Marks to England; you will lead him to Ilighgate in London; you will then enter l'ark House, the Asylum for Idiots; you will lead him through swarms of idiots until you pause before a thin, horribly distorted face? the face cf a man of eighty on the body of a youth of twenty-six or seven years; you will point at the griu. nlng, ? brainless, chattering idiot and say, 'John Marks, behold your son!'" Ha! will you dare do that, Nancy Harker? By my blood, I would like to be there, in some safe place, to see and hear you do It!" Hammond snr.rled this terrible pic. ture from his teeth und began to write again. Nancy gazed upon him half sorrowfully, half in triumph. "Or have you lied to me, Nancy Harker?" he cried, bristling his hair again, "p0es the son of John Marks really live?" "I have not lied, Luke," replied Nancy. -The son of John Marks and Nancy Dunn that was, of Nancy Har ker that Is, does live. Two years ago when in London, where you dare not go " ies, 1 have an enemy there, called the Law," Interrupted Luke, sneer lngly. "When I was there," resumed Nancy;' I went to the Asylum for Idiots at HIghgnte. I 8a w the youth and had his portrait taken." "Have you that portrait? You never told me of thi*," sa|a Luke. "I would like to see It." I have it, Luke," ?a!d Nancy, "I . had no particular cause to speak of It, or perhaps I forgot It. I will g0 to my room and get It." "Do. I would like to see what the son of my dear friend John Marks looks like." Nancy left the library and soon rev| turned with a largo miniature painted on ivory, which she gave to Hammond saying: ' outh'" *S CXnot Imago of tho Luke gazed at tho hideous, distorted and soulless face for a long time, and then laughed aloud. By My soul, Nancy, I don't envy you n i*l John Marks such a son and heir. The face of a, human monkey? what eyes-what terrible eyes it has! And the mouth! Augh! take it away or I shall droam of it! And that Is John Marks' son-my nephew t mf nephew! Pah!" He laughed gleefully. It really did him so much good to think that the son of John Marks was n miserable, drivelfnsr. idiotic wretch: while his was a magnificent, glorious, handsome man ?tall, strong and inrellectual, but much too virtuous to please Ham mond. Suddenly he exclaimed, ns If wild with delight: "But, Nancy, I tell you what John Marks can do. He can make a fortune by showing the thing around! He might make a splendid speculation by exhibiting the boy!" Again he laughed loud and long and hugged himself to think Marks had such a son. Then cheeking himself as he noticed the corpse-white and appalled face of his sister, he said: "But I hm wrong. I forget you were the mother of it," Of It! The it wns a better thing? with all Its awful ugliness and idiotic horror than vile, demon-hearted Rol and Dunn, or. an he wroto himself in great, broad, black letters? Luke Ham mond, Esq. Nancy Harker placed tho miniature lA tm bosom, and her eyes gleamed apt fit lnil m the did n. But 11% gleaming and sparkling was not from the sheen of tears; It was the flashing of a malloe as profound and mors ?Xr ultant than his. "I hare finished my letters," said Hammond, at length, and tossing aslda his pan. "But not sealed them," said Nancy, who had secretly folded a blank sheet of paper Into the form of a letter. "That will be done In a moment.** said Luke, seeking *or sealing-wax. "I swear there was a stick of wax her* this morning," said he, and then turned his back to Nancy to seek for more In his desk. As quick as light, and as noiseless, Nancy exchanged the letter folded In blank for the one Hammond had writ* ten to his friend In Paris, extracting the letter from Its envelope and re placing ft with the former. % Hammond turned, sealed the letter, and placed them In his bosom. "Now, Nancy," said he, "I must hnv? some sleep. You had better go 11a down. Tell Stephen to wake me ** "Stephen sleeps, " said Nancy. "Well, tell Daniel to wake me at ten. I must send Stephen at that time to my office to say that I am out of town and to bring me my letters. Curse the letters! they have been nothing but duns of late. Good morning, Nancy, Don't dream? no dreams. Dreams don't trouble me, Nancy. I am too matter-of-fact to dream"? he was put ting fresh caps on his pistols? "entirely too matter-of-fact for that nonsense, Mrs. Nancy Harker." Nancy was leaving the library, when he exclaimed: "But It Is strange about that Idiot. When I saw him and Charles, let me think? saw iheui playing together, twenty years ago? both boys seemed equally bright? more like twin brothers than ccuslus. Nancy. My boy was not so tall and stout ns the other, only be cause my boy was the younger. Young Marks seemed all right, then." "Yes," said Nancy; "there was no sign of idiocy then. But two years after the unfortunate boy began to droop and fail, lint in mind and then in body. So rapidly did his infirmity increase, that in a year from its first appearance he was declared a hopeless Idiot, and I placed him in an idiot asylum. Two years ago I had him re moved to the Park House Asylum." "Nancy Harker," said Hammond, Sternly, "never let Charles know that he has such a cousin. Remember that." "I will remember It, Luke," said Nancy. "You rejoice too much In your 'son's perfection of body and mind. Suppose heaven had smitten your son nnd spared mine. Luke." "Woman!" cried Luke, fiercely, "away! You terrify me with tho very thought. My sou such a thing? lmpos* posslble!" . And Nancy left him In silence. He locked his doors, and was soon asleep in his chair? vigilant even in his sleep. CHAPTER XXV. THE DEATH OF OLD FAX. Ten o'clock, the hour for awakening Hammond, arrived, and Daniel rupped (it the library door. Luke awoke with a start, and on hearing Daniel's growling voice opened the door. Daniel started back in surprise, for Hammond was as pale and care-worn its if he had been sick ami confiued to his bed for a year. "What are you staring at?" de manded Luke, "What Is the news be low?" "I peeped in at the gentleman," said Daniel, "and he ordered me to seud his breakfast to him at once." "Ah! He is growing strong very fast," said Hammond. "And how Is the lady?" "Mrs. Harker was there just now," replied Daniel. "She said the young lady was brighter this morning, but still refused to eat." ? "That girl's obstinacy and powers of endurance astonish me," thought Luke. "By my life, she will make a queenly wife? a regal spouse. But she'll starve before she will yield. Well, we'll let her starve until night. Better she should be weak than strong." Then aloud to Daniel: "Now go awnke Stephen, and tell him to come to me. Then you may take live hours of sleep, Daniel. Tell Fa? I shall soon be ready for breakfast." Daniel departed, and Hammond sat down to think uutil Stephen should appear. "I have been annoyed by the most horrid and dismal dreams while 1 slept," thought he. "Matter-of-fact or not, I have had a terrible nightmare crushing the blood out of my heart until It beats as soft and limp as a rag." He sought relief in his decanter, and thought again. To be continued. A La tf Hun'd R?w?rd. Necessity Is said to b" the mother of Invention, and froiu the gffvere do mauds she makes 1 sometimes think she is a stepmother, says a writer in the Woodworker. One of the laziest inen I had was put at the job of shak ing sand through a shaking sifter, and I thought I had him where there wns no dodging. lie worked along until noon, nnd when he came back from his dinner be brought a roller skate, cut It In two parts, and hnd that sifter on wheels, doing double the amount ot work with half the labor. He has been relieved of the doubtful distinction of being called "Lazy Joe" to a position more In keeping with the Intelligence he has made it evident he possesses. Intercessory prayer might be defined ns loving our neighbor on our knees. Charles H. Brent. MURDEROUS ATTACK! Prominent Citizen fatally Slain and Robbed in South Carolina Town tiOCLUE TO THE GUILTY ASSASSINS Mr. R. A. McDowell, a Merchant of Camden, Waylaid and Murdered at 0 O'clock at Nifht While en route Home. Camden, S. C., Special. ? Mr. R. A. McDowell, a merchant of this city **as waylaid and foully nmrdered on h?s way home Tuesday night about 9 ' c,ock ??<1 robbed of bis watch, keys ?nd all the money he had with him c was struck on the back of the head presumably with a heavy dub. Entiro State Excited. Columbia, S. C., Special-All South Carolina was horrified in reading the account of the murder of R. A. Mc Dowell, brother of W. L. McDowell, id i tor of the Camden Chronicle. Mc Dowell was on his way home to post ^,S bwoks <!,,d was killed by a blow from a bludgeon and robbed. The dramatic effect was intensified when the news reached here that R. !j' P:l,kcv' n member of the jury of ?he G ill ih c:>se was found in the river near Cam^n. Parkir is i? a dyin condition. lie statel Jhat . he was winking with McDowell when both were struck down at the same mo jj? ? ,Ie 'vas found in reeds on the fiver one mile from the place where it occi.rred. He knows nothing more if the affair McDowell's nock was a,ui M ker's fo,'cll?ad was tnick. Bloodhounds are being used ere is great excitement. There have ^'pn many holdups in this State in the last fortnight and ]>eop]e aro get V"j Since the robbhnr of Judge Gary in Columbia nobody is surprised at tho boldness of the ('am iein double murder. A train from Mi niter had just arrived and many people were on the street when both men were struck down. Rewards are I being offered. - ~ President Duncan Resigns. Union, S. O Sp?ial.-Th? Union *ottc.n mills situation was greatly cared at ,'10 meeting Wednesday a compromise being affected by which jt-ol. J. C. Duncan \vas re-elected pres |ifldr.t, immediately resigned, and was replaced by E. W. Robertson, presi dent of the National Loan and Ex change Bank, of Columbia, who was elected president and treasurer the new by-laws providing that these two Ofliccs could be held by the same per son. This action meets with the ap proval and co-operation of all the stockholders and creditors. The com piomiso camc rather as a surprise to many, but nevertheless, was a creat relief. b Accidentally Killed. Ashevllle, Special.? A telephone message from the Big Ivy section of Buncombe stated that the death of Kllis Maner, of that place, was due to accident. Young Maner was found dead in the woods with a gun shot wound in the stomach, and the failure to find the gun that he had started hunting with led those in the neigh borhood to su?pect foul play. Tht {run, however, was later found some distance from the body, with one car tridge exploded. It is supposed that the unfortunate man accidentally shot himself, when he fell and died. Grasp ed in the dead man'* hands were leaves broken from a bush that he eaught in falling. Swot Hi6 Cortsln. Atlanta, Ga., Special. ? Green Steer mnn, about 17 years, died at Grady hospital as the result of a mvseri oiw shooting September ?0tb. The boy declared that he accidentally shot liirr.Bclf. but hi* cousin, Thomas Steer nu?n, who was with him, declared that the wound wan inflictod by him self earelcwly and unintentionally. Compelled to Leay? Town, Columbia, Special.? W. IT, New bold, former State D< tectivo under Gov. B. R. Tillman and a man con spicuous in dispensary affairs, was practically run out of tho town of Kershaw Tuesday. Newbold has ex cited the ire of tho people there on account of bis being engaged as a detectivo to work up evidence against the ptfctks accused of lynching a white man .vonii Morrison, who had killed three nvii and ruthlessly end cruelly added a fourth victim on the streets of Kershaw. Three Children Burned to Death. New Yoik, Spccial. ? Firo started in the cellar of a four story apart ment house in Brooklyn and spread so rapidly that the escape of Charles Donnelly, his wife and three children on the top floor was cut off. Fire men rescued the father and mother, both of wlKin were seriously burned, and after ihe (ire was extinguished the charrcd bodies of the cbidren were found in the apartment. LABOR WORLD. Organized labor is planning again to Lave a Chicago bnnlc. Labor disputes in Canada last year Involved a loss of 1,450,000 working days. The quarterly New York State labor bulletin shows much improvement fti trade conditions. Orders for 100,000 tons of shipping have been placed with Clyde builders at London, England. There are now affiliated with the American Federation of Labor 110 In ternational trades unions. Butte, Mont., Is rightly called the Gibraltar of trade unionism. Every conceivable occupation is organised. Farmers of the Northwest are to form a union and become affiliated with the general Federation of I<ahor. Clerks in Belgian railway offices es teem themselves lucky if after long service their annual salary amounts to 5000. Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of Labor, said, at Atlantic City. N. J., that he did not expect u strike of coal min ers next spring. The campaign of the International Typographical Union .for an eiglit-liour workday In book and job offices has re ceived the hearty support of the Amer ican Federation of Labor. Depression In the upholstering and tapestry manufacturing industry, at Philadelphia, has resulted in the clos ing of four large mills and a fifth will probably shut down within a few months. New York Is linviiig a building boom. There aren't enough men in town to do the work, and many architects fair ly groan when they see new custom ers roine In to ask for plans and sptci fl cations. The International Minors* Assocln tlon. whose membership includes min ing men from .aM over the ju'eat South west, has bee'i ?eorgaiiized. PERSONAL GOSSIP. The anniversary of Em He Zola's death was observed in Paris. Adrian Iselin. tlr* New York banker, left an esiate of%ahoii-: NtS.."VK).<HK). Frank H-.?nrd, a well-known illustra tor. died at li'.s home in Chicago. 111. Alderman Walter Yaimhan has been eleeted T.c.r.l Mayor of London for the ensuing year. Ma jor J. O. II ii'. 'hins >n. <if London, Js one of the bv>l known giobe Hotter.* In the world. Siguor Taiuagno, the famous Italian tenor, who died recently, left a fortune estimated at SSOO.OOO. (Jeorge Meredith is one of the group of authors who ivmaiu faithful to the old-fashioned quill pen. Senator Redtlehl Proctor, of Vermont Is to erect a sanatorium in that Stat-* for the treatment of tuberculosis. Jerry Simpson, lit? former Kansas Congressman, is recovering from his extreme Illness, hut lias los: his voice. Andrew Carnegie has offered to : vc Smith College, Northampton, Mi>ss., one-half of $125,000 for a biological 'ab oratory . Lteutennnt-Genernl fitocssel, who commanded the RiusIaii forces at Port Arthur, Is suffering from a stroke of paralysis. Ex-Congressman L. Cass Carpenter, j1 Denver, CqJ., has the Aiuerfi-an Hag which floated over Fort Sumter during the first battle of the Civil War. One of the most extraordinary epi sodes In American political history has been brought to an end by the eclipse of J. Edward Adellcks In Delaware. General William R. Shafter, of Bak ersfield, Cal., was recently In Sacra mento city exliil)ltlng a small herd of choice Jersey cattle at the Slate Fair, It Is Rnid Hint since he hegrau the practice of law in New York City iii'iei his defeat for the Presidency Judg,' Alton B. Parker's Income has been at the rate of 330,000 annually. PiiltUONAL C0SS1P, Xhe anniversary of Emlle Zotu's deutli was observed in Parli, Adrian I?el!a, the New York hauker, left au estate of about $18, .'>00, 000. Frank Bear.1, a well known Illustra tor. died at his home In Chicago, 111. Alderman Walter Vaughn u bus been elected Lord Mayor of London for the ensuing year. Major J. O. Hutchinson, of London, is one of the best known globe trotters in the world. Siguor Tanin kuo, the famous Italian tenor, who died recently, left n fortune estimated at 5800,000, George Meredith Is one of the group of authors who remain faithful to '.he old-fashioned quill pen. Senator Redlleld Proctor, of Vermont. Is to erect n sanatorium in that Stub? for the treatment of tubtq-cnlosis, Jerry Plnipnon, the former Kansas Congressman, I* recovering from his extreme Illness, but ban lost his voice, Andrew Carnegie has offered to g \ o Smith College, Northampton, Mass., one-half of ? 120,000 for a biological Uib? orn tory , Lieutenant-General Riocssel, who commanded the Russian forces at Port Arthur, Is suffering from u stroke of pa ra lysis. Ex-Congressman L. CaM Carpenter, at Denver, Col., hns the American (lag which floated over Fort Sumter during the first haul? cf the Civil War. One of the most extraordinary epi sodes in American political history has been brought to an cud by the eclipse of J. Edward Addlcks In Delaware. General William R. Shafter, of Ea k? erstlehl. Cel., vph iccently In Sacra* inento city exhibiting n smnll herd of choice Jersey entile nt the Slate Fair, It Is s:ild that since he began the practice of law lu New York City after his defeat for tin? Presidency Judge Alton B, Parker's Income hns been ut the rate of ?:?0,000 annually. THE COMPARISON. Towne ? Yes, my wife is able to dress on comparatively little money. Browne ? Oh, come, no-*! Compara tively little? Townr ? I mean on llftlo compared with what *he thinks sho ought to 1 havo.? Philadelphia Press, SOU I ll CAROLINA UOP BULLtllN Wejiiher Condition! Given Out by the Department Observer. The South Carolina section of the climate and crop service of the De partment of Agrioulture issues the following ollicial bulletin of weather and crop conditions for the past week : The week ending: Monday, October 2nd, had a mean temperature about four degree* above normal in the cen tral and western parts and abou* nor mal on the coast. The extremes were a maximum of 94 at Hlaekville on September 25th, and a minimum of 50 at Florence and Greenville on Sep tember 2Stli. 'I here was considerable cloudiness over tli ? eastern part but almost continuous .sunshine over the western parts. There were -no high winds or other conditions that were damaging to crops or that interfered with faim work. The exception of trace of rain over the eastern half of the State the week was without precipitation. The drought has becoinc intensified over the central and western counties whore the ground is too hard and dry for fall plowing and seeding opera tions, and where in many localities, water is scarce, with wells and small streams rapidly drvii.g up. The weather conditions were entirely fav orable for haying operations and for gathering corn and cotton. There has been no chamre in condi tion of cotton except that there con tinues to be some premature opening. The entire crop has opened unusually fast and picking will he finished c:.r licr than usual with continued favor able weather. In a few localities there is a small top crop, but for the crop in general And on saudv lands in par ticular, the top crop is unimportant, and the occurrence of either a nearly or a very late kiling frost will not vary the yield materially. The aver age of the actual figures from a full rejH>rt on the percentage of the crop already picked indicate tliat for the eastern division of the State 73 pe.* cent, has been picked; in the central division 76 per cent, and in the west ern division f?0 per cent. Reports on sea island indicate that about 30 j>er cent, has been picked. At least two thirds of the unpicked cotton is ready to pick and picking will be practically finished, with continued favorable weather, by the end of October. All late food and forage crops are suffering for rafti. Corn is being housed in many localities. Weather ideal for saving pea-vine hay and for haying generally, but lias been 'in fav orable on truck along the coast, arid for sowing fall oat#. ? J. W. Ihiuer. Section Director, For an Election in Anderson. Anderson, Special. ? The petitions asking for an election on the dispen sary question in this county were placed in the hands of County Super visor S, 0. Jackson. The committee t* whotn the matter was referred had >he petitions thoroughly purged to ns ceitain the real number of bona fide registered voters o:i the lints and tun? to settle this phase of the question in the very beginning, There arc about 2,400 names of qualified voteis signed to the petitions. The estimat ed registered vote of the county is about 5,200. A general understanding was readied lomo time ago that the dispensary election would bo ordered ihe same day that the election to Hi! ihe vacancy in the legislature talced place. When the speaker of the hous< >f representatives orders t lie legisla tive election the Bounty supervisor will fix the dispensary election for the same date. The matter will he settled in a few days. The Laurens Baptists. I ruteiH, Spueiul- The ninth annual meeting <?!' l|io J huoum Baptist Asso ciation was held last weak with Ml. Olive church. Waterloo towjiHiip. The association was organized Tuesday morning with the election of the old wet of officer* mm follows: Hev. J. I>. Pitts, |), J?t, moderator; Hev. J. 1*. Parrutl uud Mr. H. L, ll';:i(lej>ou. sec retaries; Mr. C. H. Hopcr, treasurer. Tim introductory sermon was preached by Rtv. 1. K. McDavid of Cirecnvillo county and tHc missionary sermon by Hev. .Joel I. Allen, financial agent for Fnrman university and tin (Jreenvjlle Female college. Tite business of the association was transacted with dispatch and the dis c-.ifr-ion of the various papers and spe cial reports was one <nf the chief fea tures of the three days' session. The association was adjourned Thursday aftenior.i and was promt nc 3d the most successful in svery tva> held yet by this organization. It will meet next year with Poplar Spring1 church, Sullivan town?:hip. Doath of Dr. Arthur S. Lynn. Rock Hill. Special.' ? Dr. Arthur S Lynn, one o fthe most piomiiK nl au>' promising physicians c?f this section died at 5 o'clock Sunday morning a: the Hock Hill hospital after an illnes> of about two months. His death wn? caused by tuberculosis of the bowels J)r. Lynn was 20 \cai? of av;e ami nri married. He wj.h the son of Ma" thew Lynn of Edgemoor. The func took place from Union church Monday I IHIIlf HEWSJ1F INTERESI Note? of Southern Cotton Mills ui Other Manufacturing Enterprises Roanoke Rapids, N. C. ? Further important developments of the water power properties will be undertaken by the Roanoke llnpids Power Co., of that city, in connection with plans for adding other manufacturing indus tries to those two established to hsrs a capital with 50.000 spindles, and | it has about closed a contract ensur ing the location of a large pa|H>r and pulp mill. The Koanoke Itnpidn Power Co. developed 5.000 horse-pow er in and has increased its stock to $.">00,000 for the purjKis? of building a mill l o be equipped and furnish in r power 1t> manufactories, and plans io further utilize its water-power to tlr? fullest extent. It is contemplat ed to co:iKtruct a concrete dam en tirely act oss the Koanoke river and 'wild ru electric plant to transmit the (tower by electricity .the cost of this work to amount to about $400,000. fhe company's eugineei s are now at work on t lie plans rnd estimates. II. t". Cooper is general manager. Spartanburg, S. C. ? The Hcaumont Mfg. Co. will build the new but will at liist inst:il! 4000 spindles mill for a capacity of .">1^1 spindles, j ad power for the full capacity, con struction work to begin immediately under the supervision of J K. Sirrine of Cnvnvilie. S. lie has been cn ;n;red r.s the engineer in charge of the Improvements. This will be Pcaumout Miil Xo. its product to be white md colored carpet war; s. twines rope, .viekiug an I otlu r sp"ciail io; output >ro posed. 5.000 pounds daily. AImhU i 00 operatives wilt be employed in the ?oil!. I>ear.ni'>nt Mills No. 1 and No. 1 will be the yarn mills, with a total jf 0,8; IS spindles; No. d is the weave ;ni!!. having 0.702 spindles and 252 10-inch Draper looms. I). L. Jennings is treasurer of the company. Aalicviile, N. C. ? A meeting of the ?stockholders of the I'lk Mountain ''otton Mills Co. was held last week 1?. consider adding a bleachery to the company's plant. An affirmative de cision was made and the capital stock of the corporation will be increased from $1. "5 0,000 to $200,000 in order to provide the required funds. A site has been obtained, and the construc tion work is expected to begin in the near future. There are 84 looms in the mill and their product is damask, bedspreads, etc., all of wlich is now shipped to Lowell, Mass., for bleach* '.nrr. Electricity is the motivo power of the mill, and a steam engine is kept ready for uso if emergencies a ris,? or if water is to be puiu|>ed in time of lire. Charlotte, IT. C.? The Magnolia Mill, which. is located on South Gra iiam street, is one of the most success* fill of the many manufacturing en terprises of th ins city. This mill was instituted some seven years ago, and <iace its ".'ginning I ".r.s always paid handsome ''vidends. Time and again, ;h" equipment has been increased to Tricot the demands of the trade. The bushiest* of tin* plant h;:s reached such ,>r(ijs>rtions that Mr. A. C. Summer ?. ille, the proprietor of the company las decided to add 2000 spindles to i he present equipment of 40,000, thus making the total number of machines lvailnblo 0,000 devoted exclusively to t ho manufacture of hosiery yarns Workmen are now engaged in tho oon? struct ion of additional quarters, and ;s soon as th.'1 new machinery arrives wliicli will be within the next few ve(k* t bo operation of tho complete quipment will lie begun. The new ?rim' will be finished by the middle i Xt-uinbi'i", The Magnolia mill is '?apitali/y I at $10,000, Textiles Note*. Over $250,000 has been subscribed for I lie new cotton mill which is to be built at La Orange, (Ja. The Fayetteville Mill Co. of Fay ette* ille, Teiin., has been incorporated with capital stock of $110,000, for manufacturing cotton goods, by Messrs, II, K. Hobnail, A. M. Mc Laughlin, d. II, Hern, J, II. Harms and C. T. llaiins. Talladega, Ala. ? Hie new machin ery of the Chinnabce Cotton Mills will consist of 1,500 spindles and ths necessary preparatory machinery. About $20,000 will be the cost of the idditional equipment. The company has been operating WOO ring spindles ind mamtfnctui ing >arns. It is locat ed at Talladega, Ala. Messrs. L. V*'. Brown and Charles C, \*air;hn of Wni.-don, N. C., and Albert 'I. Brown of f;t. Mo., have in oip-uatfd tb? Pioofer Manufactur <rr fV?.. c.ith capital Mork of $25,000 or textile manufacturing. Arrangements seem about comput ed for building a cotton waste mill here. A stock company will be or ganized with capital of $200,000 to >wn and operate the plant. Mr. John H. Cleveland of Spartanburg is in terested in this enterprise, and it is understood that the Hoffman-Corr Manufacturing Co. of Philadelphia, Pa., and Peter II. Corr, a cotton man ufacture.- of Taunton, Mass., will be the principal investors in the capi tal stock.