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THE MARLBORO DEMOCRAT BENNETTS VILLE, S. C. DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING CO., W. F. CALDWELL, EDITOR Friday, Keb. 21 j lOOb" THE DISPENSARY INVESTIGA TION. That dispensary commission is bringing out sonic, mightily inter esting facts and it louies to us as ?I' some people had hotter begin to get shaky about thu Knees. ICiicli tiny that they have been in ses sion and tho more the investiga tions tho moro deeper tho pro Wo rs have gone and they now bid l'air to get nt the very bottom of thc whole rottenness which ruled the old dispensary und through it tho whole state for years. Wc rejoice in this. Il is gratifying to know that wo have such a fearless und able attorney general tis ?) Ionizer Lyon. lt wns ho, alono, with some others, who lirsl as members of tho com mittee appointed by thc legisla ture some years neo bcgtili thc un earthing bf the rottenness and the dirt winch was heine- practiced upon the slate of South Carolina, (joitig from piuco to place and ex amining thc liquor houses they opened the eyes bf the people to all this li I th. A grateful people made Lyon Attorney ?cherul and their wisdom has bccii shown every day since he was elected. Lyon promised iii tho campaign two years ugo that ho was going to trace all this corruption to its source and he is making rapid progress. Because lib did not nt ??nee jump in and have all the ?rowel in jail in a few months onie people said that he was only nuking campaign promises nod ?coiled tit the idea that he would liven carry the matter any further. But hero sum in the man showed tWIl'll till . .... AV.,?..,, ..... IV. ii VI prosecution was launched. Wit ness after witness have been ex amined. Ably assisted hy Col. Felder, ol' (ia., Lyon has hoon hammering away with all his might and while np one lias yet hod n Con victed still ii great amount of evidence has been gathered and he will now take thc light lip before tin' courts. Thc grund jury of Richland County will soon have thc casos of some before thom and should they return inditcnicnls the cases will come up for trial jiiul then the light will tako plate. Ol' course noone wants un inno cent man convicted and there is small chance of this. What is wanted is tho real thcivcs and thc grafters. Got these and tho rest can gb. lt doesn't even matter much about thc little follows. Tho ''big guns" aro the om-s we want to see caught and punished and wo wish Lyon and his assistants all thc success possible in this most worthy undertaking. A PARTING REMINDER. It was announced some weeks ago that tho Democrat would stop coming to those who had hot paid in advance by the first of this Month. So this is the last issue which will be sent out to times who have not paid up. Many of our subscribers have responded to pur appeal and hav< como and paid up. To these wc desire to express our appreciation and thank?;. There are others wh< have paid no attention to tin appctll and it is to thom that W< desire to say a few parting words, Tho Democrat is now nh eighl pago paper, just twice its formel size. Tho subscription price is $i still und hence you can well soi timi you aro getting much more for the same money. The Demo crut keeps up w ith tho news ol' thc times and in each issue will lu found tho ?yents of interest, nol only in tho County but all over tin conni ry. lu addition to tho announcement! which have appeared in tho paper tho Democrat has mailed to each ono who is in arrears a notico ask ing that they pay up and notifying them that unless they pay up the paper will soon be stopped. lt is our intention to revise the mailing list ut once and put on each paper sont out a label with thc name < bo subscriber and tho date when tho subscription expires. In tins way tho subscriber will know just when his paper is ont and can bo ready to renew when tho time conies, wo hope that each one will remain on tho mailing list, ll'you have not attended to this before send in your money at once, for aller this week lhere will be. no more. Democrat to visit you unless il has been paid for cash in advance. We now <;i\'o, you a chance to renew your subscription and enter this splendid contest. Bring in your money and your votes and got Into thc l hick of tho light. 11' you have not paid your subscrip tion in advance then aller this time it will bo "Au revoir." Wo Wonder bow many lawyers ure in tho South Carolina legisla ture i qt. 'wm* The state sen - tc resembles thc weather in some respects. They are both so changeable. UN * KU I t, Thal immigration convention in Tampa turned out like i mst ol' the rest, all talk and no w? .k. Kt. KM KW Weather forecast for next week; Clear and pleasant. This forecast is made in view of thc adjourn ment of the legislature. MP' Kt* . NH What has become ol'the board of traded This question was ask ed us ibo other day bul we were unable to answer. Wc pass ii on. K?> KU KW And now they aro wanting more Tito???. More circuits, moro Judges, more solicitors, more stenograph ers, more money spent, and more taxes. Taxpayers do you seo how all this works i Mf .K*> Mk. Atlanta is -iii! telling about thal big storm and l'rco/.o they had lasl week. And every time thc ac counts come they grow larger; Wonderful, but then that is At lanta's way. * K> ? ll is said thal tal!, of war be tween Russia and Turkey has made all thc llwssians restless. No won der. It must remind them of thc little trouble with .Japan not so long ago. ? ? ?. Wo sec that tho legislature ii talking about raising salaries. Th( best thing they could do would b( to adjourn and come home or pasy a law that thc sessions should bi limited to ton days at $2 per day, KB. K*. 4M Representative Scruggs iron Chesterfield says that thc Stale ii a biased newspaper. The. Stati dosh't print. Keprcsvntativc Srtiggi speeches. Reminds us of tho fa bio of the fox and thc sour grapes Thc present legislature is guilt; of sins of omission rather than sin. of commission. The, things whirl they have, done, can bo, named 01 one linger while the things whicl they have, left undone are iimumer abh> almost. We heard a newspaper man tin other day-we won't say wba newspaper be belongs to sugges this ticket for tho democratic norn liiation : for President, Ben Till man. ol' S. ( '., for Vice Pres, I lon ry Watterson, ol' Kentucky, Wi will venture this much thal I Iii duel would make themselves heart in every nook and corner of Un land. Editor Kocstcr had it ''rubbed in" by Lyon at that meeting be fore the investigating commission. BEAUTY SPOT NEWS NOTES Meeting of School Association - Honor Koli of Pupils. Beauty Spot, Feb. U.r-The im provement association ol* Beauty Spot academy held a very enthusi astic meeting on Friday afternoon. The president of tho association gave a lull report ol' the, improve ments made during- this term ol' sch.?ol then presented a list Ol the things thal can yet In1 accomplish ed and are needed, and asked for suggestions as to how the money should lie raised. A majority ol' thc members being present they decided io sell all tho good things that constitute a "hot supper" on Friday evening, February the i kV cn ty lirst, in the school building. The Beauty Spot academy hon or roll: Clarence lleustcss, ninth grade. Sixth grade, Kva lleustcss, Vance Cottingham, ('harlie Ileus less. Fourth grade Kvart Faster ling. Louise lleustcss, liosa .lon cs. Maggie 1 leustoss Second grade Flrid iSnstcrling, Freddie ScalVb. Miss Annie lleustcss is visiting relatives at I lebr?n fora lew (lays. Mr. MC ( !ottinghain who has been ill willi grip for several weeks is COUVtllcsillg. Mrs. (??nevc Weatherly is visit ing her sister in Creensboro, N. C. ( 'ol. ll t ' Mel ntyrc bas returned from ( 'ol 11 ml ?ia, where he a! I (mded the Alumnii banquet ol' the uni vcrsit v. M. T. ".???o Administrators Sale. KS IA IK nf M A UV WA I. I. A < ' K liv v iii nc ol'an order granted hy (lie I'rohate court I will sell ai the late residence ol' Mrs. Marv Wall ace on March iib 1908, the .,,.,1. ,.r ...i. : i \ i. cash. .1. 1.. Townsend', Fxeeumr. Keb. is, I OOM. . 8-JO. ---o<?o-' ???*. Taken to the Asylum. Sherill'(?reen went to C'oltim' ia on Tuesday t > take Levic Cotting ham. a white man, and ( 'alvin rlcll'crson*s wife, a negress, to the asylum. They w( i\> committed by judge of Probate McLaurin aller an examinai ion. The Possible of thc best possible every enterprising c "it is ns easy as rolli only usc enough w Virginie! Fen X Is there any reason why ) Janies M. Swint, o? Cl acre o? Vlrginia-?aroli He gathered one and ; acre, and there w ere more This is the experience of h planters. Careful preparador use of high grade Virginia.C surely "increase ye//*'yiclds per prejudiced authorities tell how : Virginia-Carolina Farmers' Yea a copy o? which may he secured izcr dealer, or from our nearest An interesting picture of Mi cotton will be found in this 'l AGAIN IN JAIL HERE N. B. Cohen to be tried Before Magistrate Calhoun at Clio Today. N li Cohen, who was arrested and tried here und consequent ly released, and Inter another war rant was sworn out against him charging him with brenco of trust with fraudulent intent was brought buck hero on Wednesday morning by Sherill" Oreen and lodged in jai!. The case will come up for I rial I'Y'uln.v morning'. IL will lie recalled thal ( lohen w as arrested charged with embez zlement. 'The ease was tried be fore Magistrate Kastorlhlg. The prosecutor is the Chicago Crayon Company. They were unable io prove that they wen' n corpora tion and l'or this reason the case was dismissed. The last warrant i u as sw o: ti out before .Magistrate Calhoun at Clio and the ease w ill i>e tried by him today. The com pany is represented by Messrs. Townsend, I/ivihgston and Muell er, The defendant is represented by .1 VV Let ?rand. Ksq. FOR SALE G S7 3-10 Acp'it ?ix niilcB noftli titi ni o! It?<1 S|>riu H m,il I J, I Ul lott lunn llUtill lille ot A Coled I, li? llidlrcud Twitniy nori ulciirop Ti.1.1., r nuil winni will p:iy th< c>:p'. n.-r. of clearing t'rioi S- ooo Tctni i-a-di .1 T la is l p K, I)<-c 20, Hjoy I ted Rpi mn- N 0. Al Boston. Mass., recently, the Aid Society of the Main St reel H 11 p t i s i church 11 fran gi d ti ^charity'1 whist part.\ and odored three prizes. Las! weeli illidge Wentworth, in I lie superior Court, found six ol'them guilty of gatnh I ling and lined fhein lift.S dollars ; ouch- Southern Pi'esbytei ian. -0+0 New Hotel Co. Ornanizcd. The stockholders pf tho new lui iel company mei on Tuesday nf Tiie following were elected HS lit" 0 iii ce rs; li ll N'owlpiii Pr?sident; W S Mowry, Secreta l'y ni tl Treas nier. lt is Kidd thal the new 1 . iel Will : ! Q creeled al oiii e. ll w ill stand mi the lot adjoining the Olllce of S'eWjion arid ? )\\en--, lin locatior heine ideal hi ey?ry I'OSptet. ror. Yiv.iNU OK oi.n ^ Tin; f?t?'C PIM. aoL!) W Little Liver Pills W Greatest 3 Cotton Crop quality, is the aim of' .otton planter. And tng down hill" if you i-Carolina tilizcr<s rou cannot do just as well liipley, Ga.; who used Odd ll na Fertilizers on his cotton i half bales of cotton per bolls yet to open, und red 3 of other cotton i of your soil, and liberal arolina Fertilizers will acre." Numerous un it is done In the new r Hook or Almanac, ,Os trom your f?rtil sales otlice. ? r. Swint's **KO? Tear Hook. as Mr. )S. per crop? 1 m uicnl Co. Mi -.Mil. I, O?. I, O.t. fry, AU. , I (nu. rt, La. Jg* Ten Day Cost Sale OF Dry Goods and Shoes 4.50 gent's shoos.3.12 .I.2.*> gent's pat shoos.2.98 3.50 gent's shoes.2.63 3,25 gent's pat shoes.'2.38 ''.<><> gent's shoos.?2/27 2.50 gent's shoos.1.81 2.2.*? gaul's shoos.Lot) 1. 75 gout's shoes.L.33 :'..*>() Indies* shoos.2.68 2.25 ladies' shoes.1.88 2.25 ladies* shoes .L.6J I.T.'i ladies* shoos.1,37 1.25 gent's dress shil ls. .8?? .7."? gent's dross shirts.47 .75 gent's undershirts.ii) .7.? emil's drawers.49 Dry Goods 10e shooting. 7c I Oe bleaching.6^c 12lo cleaching.pjc 11 kr che (Ac loo white homespun.7-ic 0c calico. 8c Sc calico. (lc Respectfully, Z. P. Wright Phone 227 ?8-A 1) KWitttHiir wnu To Our RENDS Al CUSTOMERS y to the Friends and Customers of Claude T, Moore Wi* have purchased tho business of Claude T. Mooro and aro now located at his old stand. The lire "put us to the bad"1 lor a little while but we are now prepared to do a huger business than ever and to give you the right goods at the right prices. Wc extend our thanks for niel received during the lire and assure you that same is appreciated by us. We will bc open for business at tho former stand of Claud T Mooro on Sat urday February 1st. We want all our customers and friends and all of Claude T Moore's customers and friends to continue to trade with us and uet thc best groceries at the cheapest prices. If you want anything JF?HO*rXTJE! 3XTo. IO and they will be delivered at your home. Again thanking our friends and asking for a con tinuance of their patronage, we are Yours respectfully, RD. ROGERS = & BRO = East Darlington Street, stand formerly occupied by Claude --T. Moore