Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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$15,000 FIRE ON THURSDAY REID CO S STORE BURNED TO GROUND Second Fire Within Six Wee'-.s - Loss Partly Covered by Insurance. Another lire visited Bennetts villo yesterday morning making 'tho second within six weeks time. At nbout 8 o'clock lire was diseov crd between the ceilingand thc floor ol' thc second story of thc building occupied by Reid & Co. Thc lire was sometime getting a sturt but / jo it*got under way the whole ^Kiding soon went up. The first story was occupied by Reid & Company and their stock was nearly all consumed in thc Hames. They had about a $13,000 stock and $4,000 insurance. The building belonged to Miss Ruth Murchison, tho daughter of Mrs Harriet Murchison Beckwith. There was $4,000 insurance on the building and $400 on the furni ture. Tito book store had moved what goods they saved from thc pother fire to a room on tho second story of this building and their stock . "as also lost. This was about $i00. Buford Jackson and O Grosch also roomed on thc second story and lost their room furnish ings. Mr Gr?sch lost his paint ing outfit, his printing establish ment, and all his photographic out fit in thc lire. He was asleep and did not know that the building was on lire. Chief of Police Kelly broke open the door of his room in an endeavor to locate thc lire and woke Mr Grosch. Euson Bros and Grosh had no insuracc. Buford Jackson w as out of town at thc time of thc lire. lt is said that a lire had been built in thc stove in Reid & Com penytS store about thirty minutes before thc lire was discovered, The stove Hue went up throng! thc second story. As on tho occasion of tho lusi lire the bucket brigade rcndcrei ? xecllent service in lighting tin Hames. There is a large cloubh wall botwen this building and lin store of ,1 M Jackson which ad joins il and this stopped tho lire J M Jackson's building was noi damaged any scarcely, The building which was burncc was formerly n one story structure with a tin roof and thc soe?n? story was built on this without tu king this tin roof off. There wu a spare of about three feet be tween the first and second s torie and if was in here that the fin originated, WI ion tho lire first broke ou and the Munies hud not .yet gottci under way Policeman Harper am several others were in the stor getting shoes and other article out when a section of the wall fol h.?d hurled them to thc llooi Some of thom were knocked dow and they got ont after this. The sprinkler was on hand an the hand lire engine was kept bus; Several were on thc roof ( Jackson's store and kept a stead stream of water playing on til ?.oof and thc front. J^Thc telephone wires and tl \ ires of the city light plant wo: torn down by thc fulling wall and several shade trees standin near thc burned building wc damaged to such an extent th they will probably have to bc r moved. After the lire died down the wu which were left standing aroui thc burned structure were push down as it would have been du gerous to have left them standin Thc li r 0 ll a d started f sonic time before the people rd i/.cd what was going on. PcO| were gathering to their work abe the time it. broke out and it w ''SO slow in getting started tl many thought it would not arnon to much. About tho time the fire was ( jug down rain mixed with sn? began to fall and the people d poised talking Uro, and water works. Reid and Company have secured a store in tlie Coxc block, on Broad street and moved tlie remainder of their stock there. -o+o MCCOLL JOTTINGS News of Week from Our Neighboring Town. McColl, Mar 4.- Thc Epworth League was pleasantly entertained last week by Mrs. Henson. The meeting was entirely social in its nature, thc usual program being dispensed with. Mrs. Carrie Plummer spent Inst week with her brother, Mr. Louis rin ker, near [Uaiford, N. C. Tlie infant child of Mr. Parker is very ill. Thc N. C., State Organizer lias recently organized a Lodge of Woodmen of the World at Hasty, N. C., membership about'25. Kev. George Leonard, who lins been quite sick for over two weeks is yet sick, though slowly improv ing. In the meantime tlie Metho dists are worshiping with the oth er congregations, for "One family, wc dwell in Him." A gay party of Bennettsvillo .young folks drove over to McColl one evening of last week. A de lifthtful supper was served the vis itors by Mrs. T 13 Gibson. Last Monday evening Mr. J II Williams and Miss Ida Moore were married by Hov. Mr. Brown of tho Presbyterian church. Tlie con tracting parties came from Scot land County, N. C. Mr. Williams is manager of Scotland Lumber Co., and Miss Moore is from Ben netts vi) le. A long and happy life to them. Miss Sue Ovcrstrcct, of N. C., spent SON oral days of last week with friends in McColl. A social was given her at the home of Mr. ,1 S Thompson, and all had a hap py timi*. Miss Kiora Dores, of Hamlet, is visiting lier sister, Mrs Murdock McCormick, "I Mrs Kit Fletcher, lady manager of .McColl juveniles, gaven "Silver j Tea" at her home last Saturday evening. Thc children always have it happy time at this home Satur day was no exception. Wc sup pose there were 7o morry, brigid eyed little folks. The exercise.' hogan at 1 but children believe ii hoing on timo, so they began U assemble about 2:?0? A nice pro {irani of music and recitations wai given. Thc music by Misses Pear Morrison, Atlanta and Mario Gib son, Mary Thompson, Kiith Mor risen, Julia 'lat uni, Na.mic Kiel eh cr, Sion and Casper Thompson sithc recitations by Miss Vi vial johnson, and Masters Alfred lia mer, Sion Thompson and Dougla ?i Hamer. Refreshments were thei served. How they enjoyed thi ' purl, ol'the program! We arc sur u our dear lady manger felt ampi, s repaid for the trouble she ha " taken to give thc little ones such '. happy evening. About $U) wu tho result financially-thc fun t thc children could not be estima c" ted in dollars and cents. " i The ladies aid society of til I Presbyterian church will hold il monthly meeting this W'cdncsda at the home of Mrs Inabinct There being no service at the I K; elnirch Sunday, tho congregi lion worshipped with the Baptist Thc pastor, Rev Mr Freomai preached a sermon of unusu force and logic from Goniscs L-'2i The very large congrega! ion r coived practical help anet encoti agement for tho strenuous life i the coming week. Misses Kmlly Terrell and Mai McIClwcc, of Bcnnettsville, spei Saturday in McColl. The entertainment at Pine G nv last Friday night was both a soci lil* ; und financial success. ?lc Mr. Howell, of Darlington, h ?Ut moved his family to McColl. M HS I Howell runs one of the bottlil works. A large brick building is ben erected in thc rear of .1 K M Laurin's store. This building is be used as a blacksmith shop ai tinning establishment by Mess: Mod Icy and Jenkins, respect ively. Mr. J P Hunch is in Asheville nt the bedside of bis son, Mr. Ar chie Hunch, who is very ill. On account ol* thc sickness of Mr. J Graham, assistant P. M., Mr. Allen Willis was in thc P. G., last week. Hotb Mr. Hatch and Mr. Stokes have gone north on business. Mr. and Mrs. ,1 I) Wade spent Sunday with thc family of Mr. .John H McColl. near Hasty. In erecting some small cottages Dr. Douglas Hamer is liliing an actual need in our town. Collections were taken up in the Methodist and Presbyterian Sun day schools on last Sunday for tho orphans, a neat sum being realized in each ease. VOTING COMMENCES Great Contest Now On-Much In terest Aroused. Tho votes have commenced coming in for the persons to re ceive the free trip to Washington, while not many votes have yet been received, it is evident that considerable interest is being taken in thc contest, and tho vot ing will soon bc very lively. There will no doubt bo many other persons nominated, and tho nterest in tins contest bids fair to equal that of tho political cam paign this summer. Send in thc names of those whom you would like to get thc free trips. Thc more the merrier, and there is no telling who will win out ih tho end. Thc votes received up to thc close of last week were as follows: MOST COPI I.AK MINISTKU Kev. W. P. Moadors, Pine ( i rove, Smyrna a n d Beauty Spot. 15( Kev. K. R. Twrnipscod, Heimelt s vi lie Methodist Church . 9( Kev. l<\ ll. Shuler, Clio Methodist Church. 3( .MOST rol'l I.Alt TEAOHEK Miss Sue Fletcher, Pine (?rove School. lSi Miss Susie Covington, Kb enezer School. '.) MOST POPULAN vol Nd LADY Miss Alma BctV.ca, Adams villo. 18 Miss dean Covington, Bcn nettsvi'le. ?) MAXAU HUS i H - KI.1X.TION P. A. McKellar, Bonnette ville. 0 C. h . Covington, Bennetts ville. il Meyer Mittle, Bcnnctts villc. <.; J, T. Douglas, Bennetts ville. ? J. F ICvcrott, Bennetts villc. : L. J. Breeden, Bohhctts viiic. ; -o+o-? Administrators Sale. ESTATE- OF MA KY WALLACE Hy virtue of an order grant by the Probate court I will sell the late residence of M r.s. Ma Wallace on March 7th 11)08, t personal property of which Ma Wallace, deceased, seized and pc sonal consisting of household fu hi tu rc and one hog. Terms of HI cash. J. It. Townsend, Kxceutor. Feb. 18, 1908. 8-10. Marlboro Guards Bcnncttsville, March 24, lil Capt McIntyre is again able be at his post of duty after a sevi attack of la grippe. Willi t: fact and in view of the approa? ing inspection, it. will necessil double work on tho ollieers M men. Therefore" the members : ordered to repo.d at the Arm< equipped for duty by 7:80 o'ch Tuesday and Saturday evenings each week. Hy order of W. ll. Molntyro, Capt commanding Co IO, Infyy, N. (J. S. C. Jell' Alhfarty, ld Sgt, 9 AD > -j-H THE MATHESON PAR.TY. Passed into ibc Mediteranian Sea Last Friday: G W F reemun, cashier of the ? ii ' Planters bank, received a cable gram last Friday from A ?J Mathe son, dkted at Gibraltar, saying that all was well with the party. Gibraltar is an the southern coat of Spain, on the north sido ol* tho Straight ol'Gibraltcr, which separates Europe from Africa, at cntanco to tho Mediterranean sea. It is said that tho cablog ram wasjust 45 minutes on its way from Gibraltar to Bonncttsvillo. The Matheson party sailed from New York on Friday Feb. IS, for Alexandria, Kgypt. Gibralter is about two thirds of the way from New York to Alexandria. Thc rest of thc trip is through the Mediterranean. After landing at Alexandria, thc party will visit thc Pyramids, and other things in Egypt which are of such great historical interest. Then they will go to Palestine and look at thc ancient cities of Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem Jericho, and other places in the land where Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived and died, and where Christ spent his life and was cru ci li cd. In going from Egypt to thc land of Canan, thc party may take thc route which thc children of Isrcal passed over when Moses was lead n?r them out of bondage. It is hoped, however, that they will not get drowned in thc Ked sea nor lost in the wilderness. ? ^B* ? - The Old Fiddlers Convention. Thc audience and the perform ers all had lots of fun at thc "old fiddlers' convention" last Friday night. Among thc selections ren dered were the following: "Shoram," "Columbia Keel ami ''Sally Goodwin", by tl. B. Ilinson. "Kiss Walt/," "Sol diorsl Joy" and "Til Never (it Thero Any More'' by D M D Mc Leo.d. "Mississippi Sawyer'' am "There'll be a Hot, Time," by T L, Bi own. "Kings Head," "Evening Stai Walt/." ami "Mississippi Sawyer," by ,J Areli Spears. "Nellie G ruy" and "Dixie" b> .lohn McCall. "Keel," "Juanita" and "Cami val Solo," by Mr and Mrs D M I McLeod. Selections by Mr and Mrs F I Rowe and Miss Annie McCall. Among lhe olhers who assiste? in the accompaniments and elie ruses were K C Morrison, G ^ Beard, II W Carroll and S J Pcm son. Mr Picket, the manager c the "convention,'" performed o thc bass \ iol. The receipts were about ?7( W j Part of this <ioes to the organ fun of the Presbyterian church. IO - -c4?o OH to ere his .l? ate, nd are >ry ?ck I of Ind Suspect Arrested. Thc following dispatch was i Monday's News und Courier: Florence, March 1.-Special: 1 W. Boswell, one of three whi men who were found loitering ( thc streets at an early hour th morning and acting in a very su picious manner, was arrested I Olliecr Cain. The other two nu made tfood their escape. Aft being arrested Boswell was scare cd and a large bunch of skelet< and various other kinds of kc, were taken from his pockcl Chief Koopman now thinks th Boswell is one of thc men wi blew open thc safe in Mr, il. Hood's store at Blenheim on F day night. There was annothcr small lire thc Atlantic Coast Linc depot li Monday afternoon. Some eott stored in a box ear caught on 1 from a spark from an engii Thc eur was opened quickly u thc one bale was thrown out 1 fore anymore could cateh. A healthy man is a king in his c right; an unhealthy man is an lilllie] slave. Burdock Mood Hitters builds sound health-keeps you well. MR. MCCOLL IS IN THE RACE RECEIVING VOTES FOR UNIT ED STATES SENATOR Frank Gary Lacks Eight Votes of Eicction-Opposition Com bining. Columbia, March 5.-Three bal lots wore taken this morning for United States senator, without an election. Frank li Cary lacks only eight votes of election. Today, Senator Cole Blcase placed in nomination lion. D D McColl, Jr., of Marlboro, and Mr. McColl received six votes for United States Senator. The last ballot was as follows: Gary 71. Walker 47. Mauldin 20. Coker ll. McColl 6. Ira B Jones 5. The legislature adjourned at 2:30 till tonight The opposition to Gary seems to bc combining, and no telling whattheresu.lt will be. BISHOP DUNCAN DEAD Distinguished Methodist Divine Passed Av ay Monday FuneraJ Today. Bishop W W Duncan, of thc Methodist church, died at his home in Spartanburg on Monday morning a little after 9 o'clock. lie had been an ill man for several months and for several days the end,has been looked for at any time. Thc funeral services wi} take place in Calvary Methodist church in Spartanburg this morn ing, thc services being in chargt of Kev. J C Kilgo, President o Trinity College. Bishop Duncan was president o I j the board of Trustees of Wo lion College and for many years i member of the faculty ol' that in stitution. Thc college has suspend ed exercises until after his funeral j Bishop Duncan is survived b. . two daughters and one son. Tele grains of sympathy from all (jual tors are pouring in upon tho bc reaved family, and general rogrc } is felt at the death of so distil 1 guished a man. C j .-0'I?0-, , j Special Tax won. The election at Bethlehci School house last Friday for special tax of four mills i ,f Brownsville district, resulted in ii j victory for thc special tax. Tho were only nine votes cast in tl ? election. Seven of them were f< tl1 the tax and two against it. "Health Coffee" is really tl closest coffee imitation ever y produced. This, the finest coif substitute ever made, has recent been produced by Dr. Shoop Hacine, AVis. Not a grain of rc coffee in it either. Health Coff is made from pure toasted cerea with malt, nuts. etc. Really would fool an expert -who mig drink it for coffee. No twenty thirty minutes boiling. "Madeir minute," says thc doctor. K. ! Rogers A Bro. -o+o in > tc Ul is I s >.V m cr h >n VS hs. at lio J. fi at ito on ire ie. nd DC wu ppy up FIRE IN HEBRON Ginnery of J A Hamer and a I of Cotton Burned. The ginnery of Janies A Hann in Hebron, was destroyed by ? last Friday. Besides thc ginnci Mr. Hamer lost 21 bales of cott and several hundred bushels cotton seed. Goon and Tom C< ington each lost three bales of c ton. Thc loss is about $'2500, w $1000 insurance. A spark from the boiler igni a bale, of cotton on thc yard. Fr this the other cotton and thc house caught. -o+o Harsh physics read, weaken the 1 els, cause chronic constipation. Ask your druggist tor them. Notice of Court. Notice is hereby given that tho court of general sessions for Marl boro county will bo held at I3en ncitsville, beginning on Monday, March 10, 1908, at 10 a. m. Ju rors, witnesses and others interest ed will govern themselves accord ingly. J. A. Drake, clerk. 81-85 A. D. "Waa in Poor Health For Yours Ira W. Kelly, of Mansfield, Pa., writes "I wari in poor health for two yours, suf fering from kidney and bladdor troublo, I spent considerable money consulting physi* ciaos without obtaining any marked bono? flt, but was cured by Foley's KIdnop Curo, und I dcBiro to add my testimony that lt may bo tho causo of rostering tho honlth of othors" Ilefuso substitutos. Roid & Co. BUY-Thc genuine Phil lips Improved cotton seed* It does make cotton, Others say so. Write for pamphlet and prices and see what oth ers say. J L Phillips, Orange burg, S C. 10-46 p ALL persons are hereby warned not to give shelter or employment to m y t w o daughters, Shelly and Fannie who ran away from my home during the 2nd week in Feb., as they were under the ages of 16 years. Wisdom Deni-" son. 84p AGE NO BAR (Everybody in South Carolina is Eligible Old people stooped with suffering, Middle age, courageously lighting, Youth protesting impatiently; Children, unable to explain; All in misery from their kidneys. Only a little backache first, Conics when you catch a cold. Or when you strain the back. Many complications follow. Urinary disorders, diabetes, Bri ght's disease. Donn's Kidney Pills euro backache (Jure evesy form of kidney ills. J W Powell, propretor of a gen eral store and coal, wood and ice dealer of Waverly, living at 5010 Ulanding st, Columbia, S 0, says: "My son has been afflicted with kidney and urinary trouble from childhood, being unable to control the secretions especially when asleep. Since using Dean's ICibne.y Pills he has entirely re covered." For sale by all dealers. Price 50c. Fostcr-Milburn Co., Buffa ), N. Y., sole agents for the Uni ted States. Remember the name-Doan's and take no other. .ot Bl ire ry on o ot it tot on gi 25c BENNETTSVILLE Marble Works. Orders for MONUMENTS or TOIVEBSTONC promptly ti { J i Call on mo, at my placo ol business near thc Atlantic Coast laue and tho Soas board Air Lido Passenger Dopots, or write me. Designs and Pricea furnish* od on application, Phone No. 95. J. W. MoBLWKB. January 25, 1906. CO GO JOHN T. DOUGLAS.