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THE FINAL SUMMONS Mr. J. L. Stubbs ?.nd Mrs. Jane Winson Dead. Mr. J JJ Stubbs, a prominent citizen and farmer of tho Lester section of this county died sudden ly last Saturday morning at tho homo of his brother in Sumter in the sixty-eight year of his ago. The remains were brought iu hore on tho 12 o'clock train from Sum ter on Saturday and tho funeral took place on Sunday, being con ducted by tho Kov. W P Meadows. Interment was in Smyrna ceme tery. Mr. Stubbs was one ono of the most prominent and influential cit izens of tho county. Ho was a gal lant soldier serving as a member of ?otnpany B 24th South Caroli na regiment in the Civil war. On many a hard fought battle held in the western armies he showed his caliber and no bettor soldier ever Jived. Mr. Stubbs is survived by four sons and one daughter. His wife died last August procediug her husband to the gravo only by a few months. Ho was a faithful member of the Methodist church and a power for good iu his com munity. Mrs. dane Minson, tho wife of Mr. J P Hinaon and the mother of Deputy Sherill J IC Ilinson, passed ?way carly Saturday morn ing at her home at McColl's mill after a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband, two ?daughters and throe sons. Funeral services were hold on Sunday and the remains laid to rest m Beauty Spot cemetery. The deceased was a consistent ami loyal member of the Metho dist church and bur death is mourn ed by a large circle of relatives and friends. Permission is Nc.ccssek.ry Ac ni?n(!/mi?l in fheSO COI HUIOS iii mit, Co ii ii vj j vin. H, uOiiJg tMC I I I.M issued in Marlboro under tho new law. There has gotten abroad, in what manner or how is not known, a wrong iden about this business and in justice to Mr. J. A. Drake, the present efliciont (derk of court, the following facts are set forth: No license is granted to hunt on any man's land except by special permission of tVe owner. It is only by permission of the land owner that a man can hunton his land. The clerk of court or nobody else can give the permission to hunt anymore than they could give permission to lake tho man's cow, chickens or anything else which ho may happen to have. The clerk merely issues a license to a resident of another state grant ing him permission to hind, on land in South Carolina provided he gets the consent ol'the owner of the land which he desires to hunt on. The Clerk, acting as tho ofli Ccr of the state, grants the Outsid er permission t<> hunt in the state but with thc distinct ?mderstnui' i,,,r 11 tv' he n u i get n peril is* si.- j " .he man \\ in e . uti?I he do rt.i Inuit oh. in olivee words " ?er pitying a Iii cn . L6O he is t " , o fa! tts the .r,. ^concern ed placed on an eiptul foci lng with a:1* oi lier person of I Ito le who limy desire lo hunt i:i the li rdors, No man cnn ll it ii I ci un?the?'r:? lard without Iji'St getting :>, :..,,. .;.;, i) ol' the owner ol' the lan-' :.i (ifOs lion and no ollicor can gi\ the . . sired permission Un only !> own cr of the lain! in question. The license fee goes to tllOslnlo audobon society ol' which B FTa.N lor, of Columbia, is president. -o*o A Coin Not Very Common. Mr. P. S. Stubbs, of Clio, is the possessor ol' a piece ol' money which is rare. Thc money is a two cent piece dated 1864. Mr. Stubbs values thc coin highly and no doubt some of the coin collect," ors would probably pay ?i nice lit tle amount to getjiold of it. WANTED IN VIRGINIA A. Krause Charged With Forgery Now in Jail Here? Constable Hayes, of McColl, brought a prisoner giving his name as A Krause, to tho city on Tues day night and lodged him iu jail on the charge of forgery on E Joinor, of tho bank of Holland in Virginia. The prisoner will be held awaiting the arrival of an oilicer from that State. Tho warrant was issued by Mag istrate McLaurin at McColl. From what can bo gathered it appears that this said Krause went to Mc Coll on last Friday aud stopped at the hotel which is kept by Mr. Wiley, When the man went to leave he tendered a check on the bank of I lol laud in Virginia for the sum of $25. lt is said that he owed Wiley $10 and the latter cashed the check for Krause giv ing him tho difference $15 in j change. Krause thou left going in the direction of Maxton, N. C. It is stated that Krause had told Wiley that ho had lei t n suit of clothes at vli? pressing club and would be back for them Inter. Af ter Krause had left it is ailee.,.1, that Wiley, becoming uneasy, went to thc pressing club and found that there was no suit of clothes there ns bad boon told to him. Ile at once got on the track of his late guest and found him at Maxton. He was brought back to McColl and then hore and is now safe in tho custody of Sherill' Croon. The prisoner at first re fused to talk but later said that he bad simply overdrawn his account in tho Virginia bank. Ho consent ed to go without requisition pa pers. A 'phone message was received by Chief of Police Kully from Maxton late Wednesday asking that Krause be hold here as he was wanted in Maxton. What County of Marlboro. By Milton McLaurin, Esquire, .Judge of Probate. Whereas, W. C. Stubbs and L#. P. Stubbs has made suit lo nie to grant unto them letters of Admin istration of the estate of and ef fects of ?las. H. Stubbs, deceased. Those aro therefore to cito and admonish all and singular tho kin dred and creditors of thc said das. I?. Stubbs, deceased, that they bo and appear before mc, in Ihe court of Probate to be held at Bennetts ville, S. C., on tho Cth of Keb. l'JOS after publication thereof, ?it 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not I:o granted, (iiven under my hand, tin? J l st day of Jan miry A. I)., 1 DOH ? Milton McLaurin, .PS Judge of Probate. Brdtfe to he Removed. The old bridge acres:, Prc Dee river at Society Hill obstructs the I passage of the boats .m the new line from Ch craw to (?oorgolown. lt is said that II gr?ai deal of fro i ghi luis already been billed lo Cheriwv, bul th ? boals cannot pass I the Society : '? ' bridge, and the ; freight bas to bc shipped by rall ! from Society I lill. j The govehinicnl, in ?rxieii lo re 'i- ve the situation, is gojtig to , aye thc owners of (lie (irk Ige. lo j i'< 1 au* it and lix il >o ihi> boals I .... . Or oise loin* down the t?? ijl c ?? 'illili the next few weeks. , Ho fi o a rai li omi cann- to lien i Otts ?Ile there was a largo freight n d p ? sen ger t rallie from hereto Society Hill, and the briilgo was then a paying institution. Since the advent of tho railroads, tho travel and hauling across thc bridge bas dwindled to almost nothing, especially since the road tbrough tho swamp has been neg lected and got in such bud condi tion. Lt hardly pays now to keep a man at tho bridge to collect the toll. There is no probability that the owners will repair and chango the ?? >.' 1 8888g sas bridge os requested b tho gov? eminent, and the res HI the tearing down of th< e. ] Tho Advocate has r he following official notice > lie hearing to bo held at Society , Hill, whoro anybody can prosent reasons why the bridge should not , bo torn down: ( To whom it may concern. Wheres, the Secretary of war has good reason to beliovo that the > bridge over tho groat Pedeo river, i near Society Hill Bridge Company is an unreasonable obstruction to | tho free navigation of the Great } Pee Deo river on account of in sulheient foudoring and thc dilap- | idated condition of tho said bridge: | It is proposed to require tho fol- . lowing changes to bo mado in said t bridge by tiio eleventh (ll) day of ? April, 1908 to wit: Provide cribs < with fondor approaches to piers or j to entirely remove thc bridge bc- ( fore February 21, 1908. In order to give you au oppor tunity to be heard as required by thc Act of Congress approved ? Mareil !i, 1899 you aro hereby no- , tilied that a hearing will be had bo- j foro me at the hotel in Society Hill, S C, at 1 o'clock p rn, on tho , :30th day of January, 1908, where | and when you will bc given au op- , portunity to be heard in ihe mat ter. As all the papers will be laid before tho Secretary of War for his decision it will perhaps best suit your purpose to submit in writing whatever you may wish to present. By authority of thc Secretary of War: ti li Stuart, Captain, Corps of Engineers. Fruil Farm Failed. The Marlboro Fruit Farm has gone into tho hands of a receiver. Warren Moore has been appointed receiver and is advertising thc farm and other property for salo on tl.? n..~* ^r ' ; .ip be in lull bearing. The farm is situated in Smithville township, near the Seaboard railroad and about three miles from Osbore. A great deal of money has boen expended on the farm, getting thu trees to the bearing age, and it was expected that a full crop would be gathered last year. The late frost, however, entirely de stroyed the. crop, and tho farm was not able to meet expenses, Thc principal stockholders are Z T Pearson, 1) D McColl, ,1 II Mitchell and A .1 Matheson. Mr Matheson is tho largest creditor. -o+o An Eleven Cents Haul. Some person or persons forced tho lock on the front doors of the stores of Messrs. S ,J Melinus and C Powers Tuesday night and evi dently were bent on getting some booty. They rilled thc cash draw er of Mel unisys store and got only two cents. l<Yom tho store of Powers they mude awtiv WUM nnu> . .(Mils. Money was w hat they wore wanting for none of the other things in the stoics were molested. There is no chu* ?it thc present to tho thieves but. the police are Oil the watch and may make some ar rests later. -0*0 Bitten hy Bull Dorf. rittst as Miss Loaf, Mrs ,1 K Spencer's sister was passing along the street in front of the residence of Mi- W V Breeden Jr, last Tues dit.V afternoon thc killer's bull dog ran oui and made al lier? 11er dress was lorn and she was bitten slightly on one arni. The same dog also bit two of Mr 10(1 New ton's children but only slightly. There was nothing w rong with the dog, only bull dogs ari? apt to be fierce when at large. Mr Breeden informed the mayor that he would wi once get rid of tho bull dog. The dog was kept fastened all the time but accidently got loose on Tuesday afternoon. The bites were slight and ure not likely to result in sorious damage. i7jn,Ti'f^TTnrTOiMrj^ilw?i TR.EECE (? HUCKABEfe. New Barber Shop Opened-Will Be Modern in Every Detail. Mr. D. S. Trcoco, the well kuown barber, has bought out tho establishment of J. W. Tiner. Mr IVeece will be associated with Mr. U. II. Iluckabooand their businoss will bo located in tho old McLon ?OU stand near the Marlboro Hotel. Tho shop will be completely over hauled and remodeled and put in np to date shape. Thero will bo Joth hot and cold water tubs and shower baths. 1). S. Troeco has been in |tho imrber business for eighteen years caving worked in the North and di over tho South. CH. Huck moe, w ho is associated with him, s also well known in North and South Carolina, lo is safe to say -hat this linn is as good as any in t-he two Carolinas, none excepted. Thc charge for shaves will bo 15 cents each or two for 25 cents. Baths will bc 25 cents each. This is the place to make headquarters und no doubt many of the men will lind this tho very place for them. Mr. Trcoce has also opened a shop in Maxton, N. C., but ho will bo here all the time, having a man ager up there. THE WELL WAS TESTED Waterworks Will Probably Soon be Put In. Mr Minshall, of Abbeville, who has charge of the plans and speci fications for tia? waterworks and sewerage, is in the city and it is thought that everything will soon bo ready. The test well which was dug on tho lot in front of the electric plant has been found to give a How of 1K00 gallons an hour, and if tho water when un aly sized is all right, of which there will bo no doubt, thc supply will meet and go over the plans and see if they are all right. -o+o Legislative Elections. The Legislature on Wednesday elected Col. Hobt. Aldrich, of Ham well, .Judge of the Second Circuit over Col. Claude Sawyer by vote of 82 to 75. Ku geno B, Gary was reelected to the Supreme Hench. Miss T. A. LaBorde was reelected state librarian without any apposition. The House killed thc marriage, license bill as usual. .- ? ?fr ? - Fine Picture Exhibit. There will be a display of work of arl under the auspices of thc 20th Century Club for the Library Fund at Kirkwood's hall on Tues day and Wednesday of next week. This collection is a traveling art gallery belonging to tho General Federation of Women's Clubs. They are all original works ?ind this exhibit alfords tho people gen erally ?in opportunity seldom of fered here, for tho study of really good pictures. Tuesday from ten till twelve, throe till live, and eight lill ten. Wednesday from ton till t wolvo a. m. Admission ten cents; children live cents. Senator Tillman 's son, H lt Till man, .lr., bas resigned as thc sen a to r's private secretary, and J r> Knight ol' Laurens gets his place. -. Our Subscribers, lt mnv bo of interest to adver Users and subscribers to know where and to what extent tho Dem ocrat circulates, Our subscrip tion list has boen carefully count' od, and the number of Democrats sent to each post oilico is as fol lows: Bonncttsvillo 302; Clio 70; Blen heim 52; McColl 45; Gibson 32; Kollock 17; Mallory l l; Dillon 1 I ; Sumter ll; Tatum9; Clicraw 7; Brownsville 6; Miscellaneous. 123; Total 707. Clearing house certificates are being counterfeited at Columbus, Ga. Marriage in Brownsville. Brownsville, Jan 16-Mr H T Colcutt and Miss Grona Blackman of tho Free State section were married here on the 14th, Notary Public J li Smith performing tho ceremony. Miss Blackman was hero visiting her sister, Mrs M M Porter. They wont to their home, three miles south of hero yester day. Mayor C S McCullough of Dar lington died Saturday, after an illness of soveral wcoks. He was a native of tho lower part of Greenville county, but had residod in Darlington for a numbor of years. Ho married a daughtor of tho late Captain McGee of Bolton. Mrs. Mosely of Greenville, Mrs. J. J. Ward, of Darlington, and Mrs. Nigols, of Florida aro sisters of tho deceasod, and Col. John W. McCollough of Greenville is ? brothea. Meeting of Civic League. Tho Civic Improvement Loaguo will meet at the home of Mrs. C P Townsend on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. This will bo a very important mooting and all mem bers are urged to be on hand at tho appointed time. Police Officer Found Dead. Columbia, Jan. 26.-Chief of Police A E Dargan, familiarly known as Rab Dargan, a bachelor about 50 years old and who lias boen chief of police of Darlington for fifteen years, was found dead in a room in the city hall building there about ten o'clock yesterday morning by a policeman whom the chief had asked to arouse him at that hour. Opinion differs ns to whether Mr. Dargan committed suicide or was murdered. Tho coroner's jury, af Un- holding a lengthy session yes x\xl i - ii ft uuiij ?> lift COlU mu? stiff and he had evidently been dead for several hours- There was a bullet bolo in his forehead, the bullet going entirely through his head as if he, had been shot from directly in front. If Mr Dargan suicided he left no explanation of his act and gave no intimation be fore hand of such intention. So far as is known his official record was without blemish. His own sleeping room was in this same, building, and the policeman who went to arouse him, not find ing him there, instituted a search, funding him in another room on thc same Moor. There was an empty chambor in Mr Dargan's revolver, found by his side, but this is not regarded as convincing evidence of suicide, because the chief was known to carry the hammer of his weapon on an empty shell to lessen the danger ol* accidental discharge' Ile was in his night clothes. Mr Dargan is mourned by ono sister, Mrs Leda Evans, of Darlington, and a brother, Alonzo Dargan of New York, with Sharpe & Dohme. Mr Dargan >vas a cousin of Rob ert Dargan, whose sensational sui cide occurred in Darlington a few years ago, his tomb being reopen ed several months after his burial to satisfy an insurance company which held ti policy for 825,000 on his li fe, Allen Emmerson, who was son tenced to life imprisonment for murder, escaped from the Ander son county .??iii on tho night- of Aug. 20 and left the state. Ho came back-and voluntarily surren dered last. w eek. I Ie said that tho renison he came back was to save his friend, Sherill' tireen, from censure ror allowing him to es cape. He is now in the penitenti ary, serving his lifo sentence. Asa D. Livingston committed suicide, at his home in Columbia on the night of the, lt)th by shoot ing himself in tho breast and head. Ile had a fow days before given up his job at thc Southern railroad shops. A HOMEMADE SLEIGH. flt Con Ti* Contitrn??od nt Small My* poune oud A?im?r* W?U. Itt some part* of the country there ls soldoin sutHclont snow to testify the avorage farmer lu buying and keeping a high priced sleigh. Yet whcH there does come (deigning, if it ls only for a few days, ho needs one, er at least hie boys do, and then lt is too Into to buy. eve? If he so desired, as every sleigh i i in uso. In view of this, a Farm, Field and Fl resido correspondent tells tho boys how to make one themselves at mtlo expense. Tho first cut shows a homemade sleigh constructed hi the form work A IIOMKMAI/M SliKIOH. shop at a cost of $1.50. The second cut shows tho arrnagemont of tho btfaeoo and other parts. Two pieces of one-half inch (throo-quortors of an inch en Ute outside) pipe eight feet six lochee long arc bent tko desired simpo for Bonners. Four pieees of three oigutbs inch pip? are cut five inches long for tho lowor part-of thc uprights. Ono end of these ls hollowed; ?tit so as to fit over tho top of the runner. Threads ore cut on tlie other ends, aral tees uro screwed hito ouch piece. Next four moro pieces nro cnt seven Inciii's long, and one end of each ls threaded and screwed into the tees, thus forming four rods twelve inches long for tho uprights. One-quarter inch holes aro drilled Into each runner twenty-seven Inches from thc rear end and another threo feet three Inches from these. Thc up rights are hotted to two 1% by 4 inch eak scantling two feet six inches long. Four three-eighths inch rods are then eut eighteen Inches long, threaded on the end o nd bent the desired shapo, as) shown In the second cut, after which they are screwed into tho toes on the uprights and bolted to the crosspieces. <iio* ure at hand, thin nnrlght louie' bi- ? . ". . .>. ,H0W th*t l .'K .'. >.' 1 0.1 lt F-.'.r I Mil .> h st- bent tho Atti ?' ... n. ' ' .) jo th* eroso u..u . ~- ...o up rights moving endways. Two pieces 1 by 1 VJ indies by 5 feet 0 Inches long ero bolted to tho top of the cross pieces. A thrce-olghths Inch rod as long as the shafts aro wldo ls fastened to thc front end of the sleigh and braced with quurter inch rods tient so one end ABllAMaUMENT OJ? BDAOXS. will extend through tho shaft Iron into tlie end of tho pipo, whllo the other end of thc rod is bolted to tho top footboard. The sleigh bod is rando from the lum ber from boot boxes and can bo formed In any style desired. A sleigh constructed in this way is light, will run easy and last a long time. Iiiternnttitnnl Live Stock Mlmw. Tho handsome steer Silver Crown, fed and exhibited by tho Iowa Agricul tural college, was the winner in the Shorthorn class of fat cattle at tho re cent Chicago live stock exposition. Challenger, the champion fut steer of 1003 at thc recent International show, was fed by thc Nebraska experiment station; weight, 1.7?14 pounds; breed? lng, one-fourth Holstein, one-fourth Shorthorn and one-half Hereford. In its comments on the recent inter national, National Stockman says tho draft horse exhibit has probably never before been equaled, Good authorities say that some of tho best stock ever seen on this continent Was exhibited at the International. Thoro was a (Inc showing of regis tered Percheron horses. The shows of hogs and of sheep wera not extensive, but good, especially in the latter. What Bacteria Are. Bacteria are plants. Although they were formerly classed as animals, lt is now universally conceded that they ar* plants. They are single celled and of simple structure, being composed al* most entirely of protoplasm. They dlf\ fer from higher plants in that they con tain no chlorophyl (green coloring mat ter). Tliey resemble moro closely th? yeasts and molds. There aro many dif ferent varieties of bacteria. About 1?09 different kinds have been Isolated and Studied, and new varieties aro txdnjl found every doy. Bacteria aro very small, being Invisible to the naked eye. It would take about 10,000 average ste ed bacteria placed end to end to r..i)M an inch in length, or it wonld take about 1,000,000 in a cube to make ft mass large enough to lie seen with tba unaided eye-Mayo and Kinsley?