The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, March 06, 1908, Image 7
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BENNETTSVItiliB, ?; C.
Friday, March 7, 1908
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PERSONAL
Dr. W. J. Crosland spent last
Sunday in Columbia.
Mr ami Mrs R L Freeman went
to Columbia on Wednesday to ut
tenb a minding < I' tho Executive
committee ot' tho State l'ress As
sociation.
J.A.Armstrong, ol' Chatttnooga,
national Bank Kxuminer, was in
town on Wednesday looking into
tlie allai rs ol' thc Planters National
Bank. Ile expressed himself as
veil pleased with the bank's con
dil ion and declared that it was
better Iban be had ever found it
C. B. Crosland left Saturday
hight for New York,
Robt. B. ?Jennings of Columbia
was in town Saturday.
ICd Sall enger, of tho News and
Courier was in town last week.
Sherill' J B Green was in Col um ?
Viia last week on business.
Mrs. Walter Smith is visiting
home folks at Fayetteville, N. C.
L R White attended the funeral
of Mrs. Klizabcth Hudson in Flor
ence last week.
Mr. Mittle bas returned from a
pleasant trip to New York and
other northern points.
C. F. Carlisle bas been recieved
into the Baptist church by letter
from Bennert, N. C.
S. J. Hubbard is putting the
material on his lot in Murchison
park preparatory to erecting a
house there.
The following is copied from
tt,n fM.kif,. - r . jf
elcctine- of a United States senator
and an insurance commissioner.
Miss T li Stubbs, Miss Bessie
Eason, and J T Kitson Jr, went
over to Florence last Wednesday
night to see "Tho Clansman*' and
returned on Thursday.
Mrs. W. P. Pollock and Miss
lilla Pollock' of Cheraw were tho
guests ol' Mrs. doini I Rogers last
week. Mrs. Hogers gave a re
ception in their honor Friday
.afternoon.
1\. Ci. Richardson has located in
Bennettsville and is associated
with li. V. Richards, the architect.
Mr. Richardson isa recent gradu
ate of Clemson college and is
a brother ol' Mrs. .1. R, T. Major,
wdio taught in thc Murchison school
a number ol' years.
The folloWing were received
into the Methodist church Sunday
fc\vo weeks ago: M is-, Katherine I?
Bellica, doini li Moore, Mrs Sa
rah I Moore. Miss Mary 1 Moore.
,1 F Jones and Mrs Cora li Jones
Frederick Minshall, of Abbe
ville, civil engineer who has ii
charge the plans and specification.'
for tlie waterworks and sewerage
came over 'asl week and shh.wei
the blue prints of the plans to tin
(.< mmiltoe,
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LOT GIVEN TO CHURCH
Mrs. Matheson Presents Baptist
With Lot in Ambleside
Al the Baptist church confer
euee Sunday, tho pastor nnnouu
ced that ho had a deed to a lot ii
Ambleside, given to tho trust.nv
of the church by Mrs. A J Mathe
sim just before she tefl for li.nope
In giving lins lot, Mrs. Mathe
son expressed the wish that il Ix
used foi' tllO purpose ol' establish
illg a Baptist Sunday school in tba
section, The deed has no provis
or conditions, however. The chu rel
can do as if pleases with the lot.
Tlie Church accepted the lot am
appointed a committee consisting
of ll W Carroll, J T D?nelas atv
R L Freeman to prepare r?solu
tions of thanks.
Accidents will happen, hut Hie he
regulated fand lies keep Dr Thoma.1
Klcctrlc oil for such emergencies. J
subdues Ihe pain and heals the hurts.
BEAUTY SPOT CELEBRATED
Col. McIntyre's Account of Wash
ington's Birthday Exercises
Thc reception given at thc above
Academy on Hie evening of '?Isl
instant for tho purpose of creating
ii fund for tho benefit of tho li
brary and other accessaries of this
deservedly popular school, was a
brilliant success from every stand
point of consideration. The
weather god seemed to sympthi/.e
with tho object of tho interlain
mont, fora more salubrious and
enjoyable temperature was never
given to thc patrons of any special
or literary function. The Acad
emy which is so well rounded in
lill of its appointments, was pro
fusely elaborately and artistically
decorated in tho national colors,
with flags galore while ninny ol'
the girls, in their drosses, gave
touching emphasis lo this obser
vance of thc birthday bf Washing
ton, in appearing, somo in white,
soinc in red, while ochers wore iii
I due. A large portrait of the
Father ol' the country was suspen
ded from the wall at the rear ol'
the rosin ni willi sublime e licet.
Greater than King, Republic's
peer,
Peer ol* il realm, that worships
only one,
A band thal bolds to memory
dear
King among Kings wc nail
thee Washington.
This school bas recognised the
fact, possibly, more than all otb
ors, that the war is oven- anti it is
tho duly of the incumbents of
ol' schools, to plant in the hearts
of their pupils, the seeds of patt
Holism, and love for thc thur of
their country. 1 noticed, with
j pleasure, tho avidity with which
the little fellows caught at and
I prized the emblem of their coitn
command of Capt. W. II. McIn
tyre, gave cxibition of their ad
mirable training, including sham
battles ami other maneuvers,which
j were milch enjoyed. A competitive
drill was given al the (dose of
the term, to determine the best
soldier. dipt. Dan Pate, a gradu
ate ol' S. C. military academy, tho
i West Point of thc south was chos
en to adjudicate the question ot'
ofllciency. The contest was a
. heated one and l isted for sonn1
lime. So close was ii, indeed,
thal none other than -neb a blush
ed soldier, could have found cans?
for discrimination. The academy,
I at that lime, was under the'control
ol' those highly accomplishot
teachers, .Misses Kulali b'oper Vis
ia Dudley, Mary Townsend, uni
; .Mrs. West with military depart
mont under command ol' v lap. ?Me
i intyre, li is hoi saying loo nniel
to slate, that in view ol' all thc ad
- vantages il psscssed, ii w as with
! out a peer in thc Pee Dee section
Tempora m u lam ii r el uutlamii
I ab ibis, is unfortunately, trm- o
> this school as in ol : er mailors o
transitory slate of existence
( Kv ing to inability lo get bonn
for outsiders, the patronage, now
is restricted to the imm?diat'
neighborhood, hence the militar;
s feature was discontinued. Th
: literary, ari and music depart
mellis an- well mnntained, undo
the administration of those bighl,
accomplished teachers Misses Per
1 lilli Morris and Atnmlo Well?
The trustees could not liav
made a better selection, or one s<
. w ell fjlialilicd to sustain ibo rep
' utation of this academy which en
joys the proud dist riet ion of occit
k pying, thc site of tho old [loutit,
, Spot church, so full of consecrate'
memories Misses Morris and Well
] are eminently qUalilled lo faste
J the glorious record of the past o
d the academy, you will find no bet
1er disciplinarians, any where
hence, there is no fl irt ion in till
school, and, bow could it be ollie
,t wise, for they ?ire as sweet hi dh
i' position ns the breath of ne\
[t blown roses and gentle in mamie
as an evening zephyr kissing th
violet's eye. Thc cul i nar.
ment was under thc supervision
pf Mesdames Arthur Ras tori ing,
McDaniel, J. 13. and Brinda Ileus
tess and Miss Cornelia McIntyre,
who served, in tho most engag
ing manner thc richest delicacies
and other refreshments. They
were so well patronized it was a
matter of congratulation, Unit t he
crowd was not larger. Our very
competent and popular Supt. of
education, A. L. Rusto Hing was
present and did tho honors of the
evening with his usual a 111 neut
and graceful impressiveness. Wc
were pleased to meet Miss Bessie
Rason, who contributed no little to
thc felicities of tho occasion. She
gave many of her nappy selections
mi lin1 piano, which were much
enjoyed. Her attainments ure ol'
tho highest order reflecting credit
on the brilliant opportunities she
bad under tho instruction of thal
finished teacher, Mrs Carlisle nee
Miss Rilen Lytch, while her beau
ty, lier sweet ness, lier neatness,
her unall'cctedncss, h?r ease nnd
naturalness arc thc means of her
endearment, to her ninny friends
where she is known, in fact, Miss
Rason is a performer1 ol' wonderful
charm and artistic ability. Mrs.
A. 1). Jones ol' (Ireensboro was
also present and played very
musically several didichie compo
sitions and accompaniments to
songs sweetly rendered by Mis*
A Ilenstess. Mrs Jones isa per
former of marked ability. In the
number of other visitors, were
pleased to note that polished and
affable gentleman. Ale:. Stanton,
of Tatum, who always lends Ins
charming presence to tho cnter
; tai innen ts of Beauty ?Spot acad
emy. 11 is absence would ho felt
as a real calamity. Wo were
pleased to meet J uh4 Hamer
and lovely wife, also Henry Rstor
ling und his channing brido, and
j forgot that courteous, cultured.
I genial gentleman of Baltimore,
Mr. S. YY. Griffith who was a
guest of Col. McIntyre, at tho
time and contributed so lavishly
of his abundant resources to tho
success of tho festivities. Il is
not saying to? much, to state thal
Mr. (J ri Iii th captured thc hearts
of all. who will ever hold ?him in
! fond remembrance. At a late
hour \vc left wafting back- our
grateful benedictions coupled with
ti prayer, that human hearts and
human lives may liol be darkened,
1 never no never if forever.
lt. ( '. McIntyre.
BoaUty Spot. Plantai ?on.
Keb; 'JG,til 11)08.
I REBUILDING THONE SYSTEM.
1 The Rents Will bc Raised When
Work is Completed.
Thc Bell telephone company is
rebuilding ils system in Bennetts
\ illa l>.v putting in new poles,
wires, cables etc When this
work is completed the 'phone reub
.. will be raised about fifty cents ii
.. month, an I talking to ( Jl'io, Mc
Coll and ot her outside places wil
I 1)0 slopped unless paid for extra,
Tins iirangcinenf is in accor
dance with an agreement bet weet
the telephone company and inosl
most of the telephone subscriber.'
i* i
m Bennettsville.
?( About a year ago thc subscrib
(M's here seul a pel d ion lo flu
stale railroad commission, com
plaining about tho poor servie
here and asking tho commission
to do Something Lo remedy il
The result was that tho tole
phone company asked i hal it com
millee bc sent from BoiWCttsvilli
to A lauta to confer with the ollie
N ors of the company abouf tho mal
II ter. T R McCall, C B Croslant
and ( '. R. Rx um were selected ai
, tho committee. They went to At
f
lanta and made agreement with th
telephone people by winch the;
' were (Lo rebuild the system uni
raise ?ho rales. Later this agree
inonu was signed by most, of th
v siibi^eribors in town.
,. /There is a groat deal of com
o | ?. 'laint about defective servie
en
i
lulu viiu repair work is going on.
Tho telephone people say, how
ever, that all this will be remed
ied und that Bennettsville will
have the best ol' service, when the
rebuilding is completed.
Newspapers and Cotton
The following from the Colum
bia Record is reproduced because
of its bearing on all newspapers:
One gentleman in remitting in
response to tin?, announcement b,y
Thc Record of ils cash-in-advancn
subscription policy, wrote: 'T
cohsidor it exceedingly foolish lo
send newspapers to subscribers on
credit. Il should nover have been
begun nny more than sending cot
ton to market on credit."
Stevens-Harrington.
lOd Harrington and Miss Bessie
Stevens drove over from Met'oil
Sunday afternoon and were mar
ried at thc Baptist parsonage. Kev.
C A dones performed the cere
mony.
-04?0
Land Transfers
N Frank Ilcrndon to Lillie B
Quiclc, <*>;> acres, s hmo.
Lillie B Quick to Chas M Ilun
sueker, 85 acres, S-J.Min.
S B Townsend, II T Calder ami
Il K Calder lo L I) and A .1
Stubbs acres, Sumo.
Theodore IO Odom to Sam'l ,1 T
Quick, 58 acres, $2450.
Mrs. dane Parks to Z Y Pale,
no. acres not given, $.M>.
John K jMcNair lo S I) Coxe,
llOncros, 550.
Pharoah Odom to Win. Ii
Breeden, 15 l o acres, Slo77.
doini T Parks to Z Y Pale, PJ7
acres, S25.
B E Moon1 to W Ld m und
Breeden. 1S acres. $1400.
Mal com Parks to W M Guinn,
15 acres, $;>;*>.
Pharoah Odom ct al t<> Iiimira'
Newton, 80 acres, ?5,
Pharoah Odom et al to Sylves
ter Odom, 28 acres, $5.
.1 B Green, sheriff, to Warren
Moore, M aeres, 8l8b\
j Kobi. .J Peele. trustee, to Allan
la Davis and others, 880 acres, $1
j and other considerations.
1 louella Newton to S ,J I >u Pre,
; ofH acres. $1400.
Richard Smith to Alexander
Smith, lo acres, $250.
Sylvester odom to Lilli" M.
' Pearson, 28 acres. $2000?
\\ N ( Worn lo S ,1 T Bright, 25
adres, SI loo.
T T Bright to A L Bright, in
terest iii 108 acres, $100,
Washington Brigid to A L
Bright, interest in 108acres, $100.
( I borge Quick to doini K Mc
; Nair, .".:;! acres, SOT 1.01.
W B Sanders to ll \\ Carroll,
I lo acres, $5,
ni NIIAI:.
A K Bur. b to Jerry Wade, 2
I ' lot1-, s i s.;,.
C -I I len nie t,, Jerry Wade, lot
.Rr* , ,
Pe.1 1 leo I .and ( 'o- to ICvaiulor
I Pipkin, lol, $25,
? -o+o
The School Funds.
Supt. RnstoiTmg has apportion
cd to the various districts thc
school funds received np lo Keb.
I."). The funds from the various
sources for this yeal'and last yeal
arc given below:
1007 11)08
t :i mill si i,;>:*>i.?.) $?2,2T7{9<
Polls 2,78(5.00 8,042.01
Dog tux 457.00 485.01
Special 8,717,87 '.?,('.11.71
Total $23,492. IC &25,385.G'l
Tf you have catarrh, rid your
self o', this repulsive disease, Asl
Dr. Shoop of Racine, Wis., to mail
you free, a trial box of bis Dr
Shoop's Catarrh llemcdy. A sim
pie, single test, will surely tell yoi
a catarrh truth well worth youl
knowing. Write to-day. Don'
sillier longer. ,1. T. Douglas.
Waterworks Pleins
Thc sewerage commission and
,he board of public works held a
neeting lust Wednesday night,
md was in session till about twelve
?'clock- Engineer Frederic Min
?hall of Abbeville was present tine]
submitted his plans and specifier-/
-ions, showing in detail wh/it
you ld be required to give the town
i complete system of waterworks
md sewerage.
Tho plans provide for several
leep wells near the electric light
ilant, ll reservoir to hold 200,000
ridions, a tank to hold 100,000 gal
ons, sewerage and waterworks
lipes on every street and alley in
own, with manholes and hydrants
100 to 500 feel apart, and a septic
auk near the creek al tin- western
?tige of town. There arc about lif
Lceil miles ol' streets in town.
The profiles show thal lin1 dcop
sst cut would be on Darlington
-licet. I iel ween \Y S Mowry *s anil
Col. Knox Livingston,s. There
the pipes would have to be laid a
botit IV feet deep in order lo gel
enough fall from tho depression
near J O Brenden's. Itw??lci.bc
about l<> feet at the. intersection of
Darlington and Jennings streets so
as lo gel enough fall front flu- sec
lion ol' town south of tho railroads.
A problem will bo getting ti
place for the location of the septic
tank. Thc place provided in the
plans is about the property of S
F Wright or T I Breeden, near
(?rooked creek, but it is not known
whether a place can bo secured
there or not. The septic laid; is a
place into which the sewerage is
emptied and is there acted upon
and purified by chemical process.
The sewerage pipe is to be from
eight to eighteen inches in diame
ter, and the minimum,grade throe
tenths of one percent(about four
inches to tho hundred feet.)
A test well has been bonni at tho
used to pump tho water.
Mr. Minshall has also prepared
blank forms of contract to be sign
ed by the commissioner and thc
person who may be engaged to
put in tho waterworks and sewer
age phmts. Those forms Occupy
(10 pages of ty pew fitted matter,
specifying in detail tho work to be
done and tho. conditions. Those
forms provide that tho work shall
bc commenced within ton days af
ter the contract is signed and com
pleted within 200 working days.
Mr. Minshull has expressed thc
opinion that tho complete water
works and sewerage systems, as
plann d by him, would cost about
si 10,000. The authorized bond
h.sue is only $60,000. It' it would
cos? as much as Mr. Minshull esti
mates, it is evident that the pla??
will have to be curtailed or else
more money voted. Il L McColl,
tli?- chairman ol' the board of pub
lie works, sa VS that tho money vol
ed wilipili down only live or sb
milos of pipes. This would lake ii
only the principal st roots.
As soon as plans arc adopted
bids will bc advertised for, and i
can then be seen just what the cos
will bc.
Al) election . an 1)0 held aiV
more money voted, il necessary
Thc limit for which tho town cai
be bonded was removed by tin
constitutional amendment, votci
on hy thc people of tllC stale. Tin
voters of thc town can now haVi
bonds issued for any desired a
inoui)t< A majority of thc free
holders can sign a petition askin?
for III) eic? lion, and tho town conn
1 eil would theil order iho. election
' A few years ago, when th
1 waterworks and sewerage qucstioi
was first agitated herc, Mr. Min
shall told Mayor Hodges that h
1 would put in waterworks an
sewerage hero for $38,000. A .voa
or tw o later, he said that on a<
; count of the advance In material, h
' WOtlld have to charge moro, bli
would then do the work for $43,
, OOO. lt was upon this basis tim
r Mr. Hodges fixed tho amount c
t bonds to be voted at $(>(),000, a
lowing, as he thought, plenty c
margin for advances in material
and for extensions of tho streets.
The matter of waterworks is in
the. hands of tho board of public
works, composed of ll L McColl?
chairman; IO L Hamilton and Ja
cob Isaacsohn. Tho sewerage plans
are under thc control of the sewer
age commission, composed of T E
McCall chairman; Dr, J F Kinney,
P A McKellar, C S Chaffin and
K(i Hollis. The Inst three are
members of tho town council. A
H Hamer, clerk of thc town coun
cil, is ex ollirio clerk of thc sew
erage commission and the board
of public works. Tin? o two bodies
art1; working together, tu it is ex
pedient that both systems should
bo put in at tho same time.
FIRE SUNDAY AFTER.NOON
Some Cotton Burned on Platform
of B. QIC. Railroad.
Lust Sunday afternoon some
cotton which was stored on tho
plat form ol'thc H. & C. railroad
belonging to 0 K t?xum caught on
lire and four bales were burned
and six others damaged by tho
time the bla/.o was extinguished*
The origin of the fire is not known.
The lire attracted ii lu rye crowd
and many people thought that
Bonncttsville was going to have
another blaze but this one was
small and was put out without
inned) dillictilty.
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LAYMEN'S SUNDAY
Will be Observed at Presbyterian
Church or\ March 15th.
Laymen's Sunday will be ob
served at Presbyterian Church
Sunday March loth. Only ciders
of the Church will speak that day.
Hs aim is to deepen the spiritual
life of tho community. Governor
* . I ...:?? r-nprt'-* in thc morning
ii i t d ''.'*?? th i I i rii'.V I?, ililli i th of
I ?av id SOI i eil ego vv ll speak lo f';?.
i.volv.?t! people itt ila. nicht servis
i. . v.* ,? ...
to these services.
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More Fearless Than Ever.
READ IN EVERT ENGLISH
SPEAKING COUNTRY.
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will bo elected this year. Who is
he and w ho is the man whom ho
v\ i 11 booti Nobody yet knows,
but the Thrice a-Week edition of
tho New York W orld will tell you
every step and every detail of
what, promises to bc ii campaign of
thc most absorbing interest, lt
may may not toll .von what you
hope, but ii will loll .von what is.
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ago est al dished fi charter publica
tion of news, and this il will main
lain. If you want thc news us it
really is subscribe to thc Thricc-a
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Notice of Final Discharge.
EST. OK Miss SAI.1.1 IC COOK?
Having filed in tho Probate
Judge's offico of Marlboro county
my final returns as Administrator
ol'the estate ol' Miss Sallie Cook
notice is hereby given that I will
apply to said court on the 11th
day of March, 1908 for letter dis?
missary as such administrator.
W. C. Carlisle,
Qualified Administrator.
Feb. 11th 1008. 7-10 p.