The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, March 27, 1908, Image 4
HOUSE GIVES
HAMER. TOKEN
OF ESTEEM AND APPRECIA
TION OF SERVICES
Col. Wanner Feelingly Rebonds
'.to Presentation of Silver
Pitcher,
--%-?
Who most pathetic and ?nterest
ang'incident connected with tho clos
?mg scones of the house <of rcpre
' isontatives, was tho rcsoiution in
?troduced by Tortor McMaster,
?endorsing the <e?ffioient work and
?long faithful career of -clerk Toraj
<0. Hamer, of Marlboro County,,
For 19 years Gol. Hamer hW
been connootod witoh legislative!
work, and ?for 10 years he Ivas;
been clerk of thc boase.
Mr. McMaster sa>kl as a slisjht!
token of tbe esteem and appreci
ation of hes "services by tho mom- i
hors, that (bche held in his hand >a
silver pitohor which had been pur
chased by .all 'the ?mombors, witaich
he then ?nd 'there would present
to Clerk iLlamor. Everything wa?
as still os a death chamber, for it
was evident that ?tho recipient of
the gift was deeply and profound
ly touched -by'this exibition of
love and 'Confidence. Col. Hamer,
with choking ?voice said "that it
was useless for him to say that he
was thankful for this beautiful
present, >th?td9 years ago whet) he
was first honored by the legisla
ture, that, then he was struggling
to obtain-an education, and f rom a
financial standpoint at that ttimo
needed the aid that thc position
furnished. Ile was ambitious to
make-a man.and complete his edu
cation- that he had been honeyed
long and well for which ho was
profoundly grateful. He said,
"howwtollJtuavo prcforcaGfi ?ny
duties is for you to say, for v.hcn
ho was first elected clerk, lie was
determined to make the very i best
clerk possible, and that doming Hie
ten loing.year-s-of arduous .labors,
that lie had not lost or ?displaced
a single paper. Ile said, "J viii
take tfoi? presont to my humbie,
happy Shomo,'whore I have an ?af
fectionate mother, kind aiad indul
' gent fjs?hcr, botfh in thc evecir^g
hours of life, and with my; loving!
and devoted com pan ICM, and
sweet Billie. cUil? wc will i'm af to
life, teether, tread this l>ea.uti
ful and encouraging inscription.,
arid tenderly and affectionately
think o? ?and remember the honors
the members of ki e house et' rep
resentatives of 11008.
Mr. Hamer was as touched, and j
his expressions so ?pathetic, when
Ihc closed his rom arks, ?early
?every one present were sheading
tears. Thc members begged him to
come back and stand.for rcclec/oion,
but he had fully marje up his mind
to retire.
Tito inscription on I.ie large solid
sivor pitcher ie as follows. 'Pre
sented to Tom tC. blamer clerk, 1>y
the members o? itho house of repr?
sentatives as a token of his faith
ful services. l?'d8-l:908.
(PROF. W. H. HAND
\Was in Town Last Wee/k Looking
A?iter School Work.
Professor W ll Hand, of Col
umbia, wa? in town iast week in
tho interest of the high school
movement, ile had been to Mc
Coll and Tatum and inspected the
schools there. Ile reported both
ns being in fm? shape and said that
lie was; well pleased with the prog
ress which he satv around there in
the. cd neal ional line.
Prof. Hand was in conference
with Supt. Miller willi reference
to tiie improvement of the school
here. Prof. Hand said that there
should l?e more higher grades here
and that more room was needed
for the work. I le said thal thc
Bchncttsvillc teachers were right
up io (lie work and thal excellent
progress was being made but that
a high school herc would be the
very thiilg. Ho will probably be
heard from on ibis subject again
i
and in thc meantime* it would bc a
good thing for tho people to bc
thinking of tho advantages of a
high school in this town.
MCCOLLTETTER
Nany Interesting Items from Our
Sister Town,
^McOoll, March 2 4.-Mr.
and Mrs. W II Murphy, high
ly esteemed citizens of Lau
rinlrarg, N. C., spent several days
of last week with their son, Mr.
John Mnrphy. Mr, and Mrs.
Murphy have recently returned
from a delightful trip to Georgia.
T. J. tho infant son of M J
Benson, of tho Novelty Works, is
.convalesing from fois recent illness.
In decided cont/nstst to the disor
der and confusion of Collingwood
(which resulted so disastrously) is
tho splendid discsjplino in tho New j
York school, within ono minute,
in perfect order., these 2500(?c
customed to <?bcdicnce) there is
tho gist of thea&atter were out of
tho building.
The district (meeting of thc W.
P. M. S. will 'begin Friday night,
April 3rd. Che women of 'thc
McColl M, (E. Church extetad a
most cordiail invitation to all inter
ested in missions to attend these
services, Mre Humbert will bc
with us. As'the portractcd (meet
ing will bc in .progress tho McColl
auxiliary will have thc co-opera
tion perhaps thc assistance ef>Rev.
J. W. Speake. A full attendance
of auxiliary <womcn in this district
is urged.
Thc 18th iwas a big dav for Mc
Coll. A very large crowd attend
ed thc sale of lots, and 10? were
sold. Tbe-highest, bought by Mr.
i Lucien Williams, bought SUOO
while a ?ow went for lest than
S'JOO. Thc land averaged about
$1500 per .acre. In every case, so
far a.s wc can learn, thc purchasers
will make desirable -citizens
(should they decide to locale herc).
Some ?of tour young mor pur
chased lots wc trust with a view
of house building in thc near fu
ture. MoCcll is not "on ?boom";
but it is growing substantial, busi
ness like manner. (About 18 or
I li) years ago, a man, totally una
quatntcd with thc people of Marl
boro, ?i?dor.'took to ''boom* SMcColl
! of bis own accord, mind you he
failed) McColl first'4 growod- it
needed no "booming", Practi
cal business .naen attended ito its
material interests while A. ?Kv. ().
and the preachers looked after thc
sp i ri tuai m attars. Mr. Ila ?j ie? will
soon wipe out.thc blind tigerr that
is causing troubl? amongst tb': mill
folks Then if two bad a Civic .Lea
gue to work foi .the betterment ol'
?our town, for its beautifying, a
decided want wou?d be lilied. A
ECnt thc saJe: the brass band, .end
the $2? dollars gi.v ut away, played
no small purl. ?JA was fun tb
watch the cager Scrambling for
thc money, tho grey beaded, WeJl
to do planter-entor t\s fully into
thc spirit of thc {.bing as thc
woo urchin.
J?cv. VV. 1*. Meadow was quite
sick for several ?lays o/ last week:!
but is again aide to be about. ?
Wc just know i.ie will enjoy bis
trip io Washington. Mr. Pres.
Mang.rum, after about i,Q days ill
ness, is also able to visit bis
friends.
Missess Lucille Bel li nyer and
.Mary Thompson spent a few hours
last friday with friends in Ben
net ts vi He.
Mins Lizzie Parker, of liv bron
S. C. last week visited the family
ol' Mr. Nathan McCormick.
Mr. Archie liuneb continues
desperately ill at Asheville X. C.,
and bis father, Mr. ,1. P. Bunch,
is with liiin. Archie Archie has
many wann friends in Marlboro,
whose sympathies are with bini in
these trying days.
Mrs. ( )la Kelley, ol' Bennetts
nile, spent a day or so with the
family ol' Mr. J lat ry ( ?addy.
Mrs. A. T. Dunlap, ol' I hirts
? ille, spent several days with her
laughter, Mrs. John McIntyre
A hon she returned lo Hurtsville,
?ho was accompanied by Mrs. Mc 1
Intyre: who has sullioioni ly re
. >\ oreo i'J'onj .ber rei cul illness lo
undertake thc trip. Mrs Dunlap's
friends regretted her short stay.
Mrs. Luther Fletcher is quite
sick with pneumonia.
Misses Pearl Morrison, Julie
Tatum, and Atlanta Gibson arc
visiting friends in Maxton, N. C.
One of McColls recent improve
ments is the placing of neat sign
boards with thc names of tho
streets and avenues. Now if our4*
City Fathers" will sec that the un
sightly papers, tin cans, and other
debris are given some other abid
ing place than these same streets
and avenues, they will place thc
progressive town under obligation.
McColl is a morally clean town,
peaceful and law abididg. With
its excellent educational privileges,
its unexcelled spiritual advantages,
its prcsp?ets from a business
.standpoint, it offers tho best in
dnccmonts to homo makers, and it
is hoped tho "powers that be" will
sparc no pains to make the town
attractive.
Five hundred dozen eggs were
brought to McColl from Mont
gomery Co. N. C. by Mr. Long.
PRIZES TO ?E GIVJEN
Ten Thouwwnd Dollars for School
improvement.
Supt. Basterling has received
from Miss Nance, the following
announcement:
Columbia, S. C., March 21.
Thc South Carolina School Im
provement association oilers t hirty
live prUses to the schools of tho
state for thc most decided materi
al improvement made during a
given length of time. Five of the
prizes ave to bc $100 each, and
thirty are to Oe $50 each. Regu
lations concerning the thirty live
prizes that are to be awarded by
this association areas follows:
1. Improvements must bo made
bctweer November li>?7 and Dec
ember 10, 1?I08.
2. ?Rffizos will bc awarded to
schools where the most decided
material improvements have been
made during tho time ?mentioned.
3. Under material improve
ments are included loca' taxation,
consolidation, now buildings, rc
pair'mg.cnd painting old ones, li
braries ?reading roorasior tables,
interior decorations, beautifying
yards, aud better general equip
ment.
4. Sic .'School can compete for
any of these prizes unless it is a
rural school. No town with more
than ;>00,population shall bc eligi
ble to the contest.
5. All who wish to enter this
contest must send names .and des
criptions of schools, before im
provement aro made, to the pres
ident prior to October J st.
7. All descriptions, photographs
and other .evidences showing im
provements must bc sent te the
president before December Lath,
1908. Tho ?Viairman ol' the board
of trustees o? .any school that is
I competing im a prize must ap
prove all descriptions before and
niter improvements an4 matte.
V. Prizes will bc awarded in
(.hocus at (IK* animai meeting.of
the South Carolina School Im
provement Association, December
31? t 1908, Tho prizes aro to bc
Used for further improvements in
thc schools receiv ing them.
Mary T. Nance, I'res..
Columbia, S. C.
THE SWETT CASE
Argued Before the Stair Board of
Education.
Tho appeal of tho Floyd Swctt
case was heard by the state board
of education last Saturday
Col. Knox Livingston argued tho
appeal lor Swctt and Judge Town
send and Senator Hogers spoke
ill behalf of Lester school district
Thc state board was not able to
reach a decisi?n and adjourned
without. taking action. Tho
Columbia State says thal .Mr Mar
tin threatened to resign as
-tate superintendent of education
it the slate board reversed tIn
sanity board and tho trustees.
Heavy, impure blood makes n muddy)
pimply- complexion, headaches, nausea,
lidie, elliott. 'Illili blood makes von
veal, |Mle, Sickly, burdock HI oed Bil?
ors muk es ibo blood rich, red, nure
.stores |) i-i ic i heal Hi,
CROSLAND FOR TREASURER
Sinco writing thc article headed
"Thc First Candidate" printed in
another column, Chas W Crosland
das handed in his announcement
for county treasurer. Mr Crosland
has never boforo been a candidate
for any office, but ho is well kown
to a number of citizens of Marl
boro. Ho was born and raised in
this county and is a membor of
an old and prominent family-a
family which has dono much for
tho progress, and betterment of
tho county, but which has receiv
ed very little reward in tho dis
tribution of public office. Mr.
Crosland is a prominent Knight
of Pythias and is past chancellor
commander of tho Bonnottsvillc
lodge. Ho is an experienced book
keeper and is now keeping books
for tho iCntcrpriso Hardware com
pany.
Weighers Lost Case.
Court adjourned sino die Thurs
day afternoon.
Thcappcal of G W Hcarscy and
Will Napier, cotton weighers,
against K D Moore and C ? Kxum,
was decided against tho weighers.
J udgc Aldrich held that thc law
is constitutional, but that under
tho proviso for weighing cotton on
plantations, thc weighers did not
have the right to demand pay for
weighing cotton which was bought
and weighed on Mr Townsend's
plantation and shipped from Drake.
Grippe is sweeping the country.
Stop it with Prevcntics, before it
gets'deeply seated. To cheek early
colds with these little Candy Cold
Cure Tablets is surely sensible and
safe. Prevcntics contain no qui
nine, no laxative, nothing harsh
or sickening. Pneumonia would
never appear if early colds were
promptly broken. Also good for
feverish children. Large box, IS
tablets, 25 cents. Yest pocket
boxes 5 cents. Sold by J. T.
Douglas.
ft ot icc of Final Discharge.
ESTAT I{ AMC? H. HU MIA RI)
1 laving filed iu tile Probate Judge's
"p ,:e of Marlboro county my final re
turn ins administrator of the estate of
.Mice ff! Hubbard notice is licreby given
thal I will apply to said oonrt on thc
10th flay of April 1908 for Utters dis
missal as such administrator.
Jobi. Il Hubbard,
11-1*1 Administrator
GOV, OFFERS $100 REWARD
For the Capture of the Robbers of
J. J. Hood's Safe wt Blenheim.
There has been am let up in thc
offort to effect the capture of thc
persons ti r person who broke into
tho store of ,). J. Hood tit
Blenheim in this county a few
weeks ago and secured about ?7o
in cash besides causing a consider
able amount of damage* To give
added impetus so thc chase of the
robbers Governor Ansel has of
fered a reward of $100 for the Ar
rest of the parties who did thc
work tts the following letter which
was received l>.y Sherill' Green
from A .! Roth Ca, tho governor's
private secretary shows:
Columbia, Mardi IC, 1008.
Mr ?John XS (?reen, Sheriff, Hen
nettsville, SC.
Dear Sir: 1 beg to transmit
herewith proclamation issued this,
Jay by Governor Ansel, offering n
reward of sion lor thc apprehen
sion und conviction of the party or
parties who arc supposed to have
jrokon into tho store of Mr ?I ?1
[food, Biennium, S (', on the night
if tho !>?!? instant. You will
?lease have sume published in all
?he county papers.
Yours very truly,
A ,1 Bethen,
Private Secretary.
Notice of Court
Notice is hereby given thal tho
mut t of Common Pleas in and for
he county of Marlboro will con
.ene al Hcunctt&villc on Monday,
Vpril 13, at it) A M. jurors,
witnesses, and others interested
will govern themselves accordingly.
,1 A Drake,
85-88 A !> Clerk.
* ?j* ? - -
[co sold for cash by ?' li Cov
ngton. 86
VOTING CONTINUES
Rev. R.. E. Twrnipseed Now I eads
as Most Popular Minister.
Tile votes received up to the
close of last week were as follows:
MOST POPULAR MINISTEH
Rev. li. E. Turnipseed,
Bonnettsvillo Methodist
Church. 710
Kev. W. P. Mcadors, Pine
Grove, Smyrna and
Beauty Spot. 570
Kev. J. E. Rushton, He
bron, Ebenezer, Parnas
sus and Zion. 530
Rev. F. H. Shuter, Clio
Methodist Church. 200
Rev. Pcelc r , B c t h 1 c -
hem. 10C
MOST rorui.Au. TEACHER
Miss Susie Covington, Eb
enezer School. ... 1360
Miss Sue Fletcher, Pine
Grove School.:. 59<
Miss Mary Rogers, Beth
lehem school. 120
Miss Mattie Covington,
Salem School.
Miss Catherine Meares,
Murchison school.
Miss Lillian Gambrcll
Murchison school. 10
MOST POPULAR YOUNO LADY
Miss Jean Covington, Ben
nettsvillc. 1510
Miss Alma Bcthea, Adams
vil?c. ito
Miss E (1 i t h Hodges,
Brownsville.
Miss Jinccy Covington,
Hebron.
MANAGERS OP ELECTION
C. F. Covington, Bennetts
viilc. 1370
P. A. McKollar, Bennetts
ville. STU
Moyer Mittle, Bennetts
ville. 710
L. J. Breeden, Bcnnetts
ville. ISO
Archie M Fletcher, Pine
Grove. 200
A G. Sinclair, Bennctts
villo. 200
Ernest Covington, Bon
ville .... 220
I ,1 S Covington Clio. 200
\Y. J. Covington, ll c -
bron. 150
.1. E. Everett, Bennetts
ville. 180
J. T. Douglas, Bennetts
ville. 140
Bil Covington, Bcnnetts
viile. 10
W P Covington, Bennetts
ville. 10
Phil Levy, Bonnetts
villo. 10
S o 1 Brown, Bcnnetts
ville. 10
Stop that tiekling cough ! Dr.
Shoop*S Cough Cure will surely
stop it. and with perfect safety, lt
is so thoroughly harmless, that
Dr. Shoop tells mothers to u>e
nothing else even with very young
babies. Tin? wholesome green
leaves ami tender stems of a lung
healing mountainous shrub fur
nish the curative properties to Di*.
Shoop's Cough Cure It calms the
cough, and heals the sensitive
bronchial membranes. No opium,
no chloroform, nothing harsh used
to injure or suppress, Demand
Dr Shoop's. Take, no other. ,J. T.
1 )ouglas.
ANNONCEMENTS
ol
CANDIDATES
Candidate? card? are published from
date of insertion till the election for
five dollars, cash in advance.
1 hereby announce myself a candi
date for clerk of Court, subject to thc
action of tlie Democratic primary.
.lohn 11 Thomas.
I hereby announce, myself as a can
didate for Clerk of Court, subject to
thc action of thc Democratic primary,
A-1) .ID ICdens.
I her eb j announce myself a candi
dale for County Treasurer, subject, to
tia- action of the Democratic primary.
r w i rosland.
l'or .i mild, easy action <.( thc bowels,
h single dose of Dean's Regul?is is
enough. Treatment cu red habitual cob
Slipaliou, 2.S cents a Lox. Ask yov.r
druggist for them.
WA NTS
And Miscellaneous Notices.
Advertisements under this
head are published for 25
cents for each insertion of
25 words or less, cash in
advance.
BUY-The 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. 1CM6 p
LOS T-A memorandum
book containing lumber ac
counts for January and March
The words "Rivers and Jones,
Lumber Book," are written
on inside of cover. Reward
if returned. C L Rivers. 66
A D p.
FOR SALE-Eggs for hatch
ing from finest, thoroughbred
Rose Comb, Rhode Island
Reds. My pen is now head**
ed by Crown Prince, winner
at Sherburne, N Y, 1906, and
poultry show, Charleston, S C
1907. Price for this season
will remain at $\00 a setting
of 13. Mrs Bunyan McLeod.
13-14 A-D
Mortgagee's Sale.
Notice is hereby given that un
der and by virtue of the powe
contained in a certain chattel mort
gage executed to us by G C Uni
son on thc ??rd day of Dec 1907,
and recorded in thc Clerk's oifico
on thc 23d day of Dec 1907, and
also contained in a chattel mort
gage given to us by same party on
the 13th day of April, 1907, and
recorded on thc Kith day of April,
1907, in thc Clerk's office for Marl
boro county, we will sell before the
court house door in Bennettsvillo
on the First Monday in April next,
during legal sale hours to the high
est bidder for cash, tile following
personal property, to wit:
1 black horse named Campbell;
1 black horse named "Judge"; 1
bay mare named "Annie"; 1 bay
horse named "Henry"; 1 black
horse named "Dan"; 1 black horse
named "Watson"; 1 bay horse
named "T C"; one sorrel marc
named "Weatherly"; 1 black mare
named "Nellie"; 1 black marc
named "Crosland"; 1 bay mare
named "Little Bay"; 1 bay maro
named "Bay Mare"; 1 gray mare
named "Gray mare"; 1 sorrel horse
named "Sorrel"; one sorrel horse
named "Side Wheeler"; 10 sets
buggy harness, single; 1 sets bug
gy harness, double; 9 buggies; 2
saddle-; 2 riding bridles and blank
ets; 1 three-seated carriage; 3 two
seated carriages; 3 extra poles;6 lap
robes.
The same having been seized hy
us us mortgagee nuder thc powers
given in said mortgagees and to bc
sold to satisfy the debts secured by
said mortgages and the costs, ex
penses and so forth.
This property is now in our pos
session, and persons desiring to
purchase can see thc same before,
thc day of stile.
Union Savings Bank
By W S Mowry President.
Bcnncttsville, S C, March 18th,
1908. 12-14
Weak kidneys
Weak Kidney*, rowdy point to weak kidney
Norves. Tho Kidneys, Uko tholJIoart. amt the
Stomach, find their weakness, not tn tho organ
Itself, but In tho nervet? that control and guido
and strengthen thain. I).-. Shoop's Kostomtivo ts
i medicine specifically prepared to reach thew
pontrollliiff nerv?s. To doctor tho Kidneys alono.
ls iiitUo. It ls a was!? of limo, and of monoy as
well.
If your back aches or ls weak, li tho min?
scalds, v.risdark and strong, If yon havosyinptoms
;>! mights or other dismissing or dangerous kid
:iey disease, try Dr. Nhoop's KiMtoratl ve n month
niblet? or Liquid-and soe what '.t can and will
io for you. Druggist recommend pud soil
Dr. Shoop's