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BENN ISTTSV ILLS. S, C. DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING CO., Hubflcription l'rlce? Ono year.$1.00 Six months.50 Three months.25 PERSONAL J. A. B. Legotto of Dillon was in town last week, j\ A Bristow of Greenville was in town last week. Carl T. Dudley of Tampa, Fla. is visiting relatives here. . Mrs. Lizzie Moore of Dillon is visiting relatives here. K. Owens spent Saturday iii . \ once on business. Mrs ?J L riordan has returned from a visit to (treeville S C. Born to Mr and Mrs lill Cros land Thursday May T, a son. ? J Capol oi Wilmington, after a visit to his parents went home last night. Judge J. II. Hudson has return ed from a visit to Columbia and Greenville. Judge C. P Townsend, who has been sick for a few weeks, is able to be out again. Miss Elizabeth Newton has re turned from a visit to Spartanburg nn'1^ Columbia. Mrs. Ld Breeden returned last Week from Chester, where she bas been visiting relatives. Lawyer Spears and Mr. Boahn, both of Hod Springs, wore in the city Friday on business. Dr J A liaison is attending thc Episcopal Diocesan convention in Charleston this week. Services at Presbyterian church Sunday 11 A M and 8:15 V M. Everybody is cordially invited. Mrs P G Henry and children, of Howland, X. C. arc visiting at homo nf her father, J. B. Moore. .1'. A. convention in Sumter hist week. Erh?re was no preaching al thc Baptist Church Sunday on account of the i ll i noss of the pastor Kev 0 A Jones. D. Kenneth McColl left Monday night for Baltimore, whence he sails for Europe today. Ile will be abroad several weeks. Mrs. Ida Dunbar, who has boen visiting her sister, .Mrs. ICI len Pip kin, returned to her li?me in Marion county Sat unlay. Mrs. Z. A. Kay and daughter Miss Myrtle, who have been visit ing Mrs. 1?. B. Moore, left Satur day for Asheville. .1. I*. Gibson took his daughter Miss Kate to Hot Springs, Arkan sas, yesterday for treatment, lie will be gone sometime. Mrs Vance Livingston and little son Vance, of Aiken county, are Vating at the home of her father I TT Carlisle near Tatum. Mrs Mears of Ridgeway has been spending several days with her daughter, Miss Kate Mears of the Murchison schcol faculty. There will be no servi co at the Methodist church on Sunday as Kev. H. E. Turnipseed will be in Hurtsville on that day attending strict conference. Attention is called to the adver tisement of the Carolina Hail Insurance Company- Mr C M Jones the ag.'nt is now in the city actively engaged in the work. Clarence E. Townsend was ad mitted to the bar by the supreme court last week. .Ho is a son of ?L F. Townsend and has just grad uated in law at tin? state universi ty. He will probably locate, in Bennottsville. Mrs. M. E. McLaurin and W. 10. Thomas left this morning for Greenville where they will be join ed by Miss Nancy McLaurin and all will go to Hot Springs, Ark. to attend the Southern Baptist convention. ,? Work on ferry lane is progr?s 'sing nicely according to Supervis or Manning who has been up there recently. The completion of this piece of road will very greatly improve travel between herc and Che raw. ., Ju? tho t>. Miss Katta Forebeo of Winston* Salem, N (J, is visiting Miss Lucy Lewis. T B Spencer, of Darlington, spout Sunday with his brother Dr Li L Spencer, . lion duo Gary Kvans, candidate for tho United States senate, spent Sunday in town.] Dr Watson of Columbia was here Sunday to sec some of Dr Croslaud's patients. YY ?I Baldwin, wdio bas boen ill several days with appendicitis, is able to be out again. J K Owens left Tuesday night for a two weeks business trip to Missississippi going via Atlanta. Olin Covington, tho young son of B ll Covington, bas been quito ill several days with what seems to be appendicitis. Misses Irma and Ila Kasterling went to Columbia Monday to at tend a graduating recital at Colum bia College. Miss (?race Mitch ell, of lids city, is among I be grad ates. B1UGHTSV1LLE NEWS Two Stores Burned ?\nd Loss is Heavy Other Matters. Brightsvillc, May I 1-The stores of d W Odom aiid NV K Pecio Were burned on last Thursday morning about o'clock, the loss is severe. Tho houses were owned by Mr K \Y Goodwin, loss about ? $ \ 100.00. The lire is unknown ! how it was started. Mr ,1 NV Odom was in Robeson county at tho time of the lire and Mr Poole was out at his fathers to spend the night. Thc loss falls heavy on these young mon. Mr Odom had some insurance but do not know whether it is gooder not. Mr Poole had some insurance, but af the full amount ol' their policies uro paid they will lose $1000 each. Mr Odom's safe was not locked and and he lost all bis books and accounts willi S I 50 worth of school books, jl 1 io property ol' thc public schools, also lu? had in his sale tho VOl'? OU him but on others also. Mr Goodwin had money in his safe that Mr < Mom had collected for him on his ginnery account to thc amount of about &05.00. Pub lic opinion is that it was set on lie hy someone who knew thal Mi' Odom and Mr l'eelo wen? not at home. Ii wits .hard work to save thc mill house as it caught on the roof and had to bc fotighl by pour ing water on the roof by knock ing oil thc shingles from the in side* I It looks bk?' thal thc recent losses j ?to Mr Goodwin come on many sides. Only a few days ago his mill dam was washed out, then a severe lire in bis line timber, and now conies the loss of two stores without any insurance at all. Tho cutir? community sympathize with them in their loss. Married on April Nth by Mag istrate d McB Hurley Mr Knoch Manas to Miss Giney Ann Cork, all of Brightsvillc. Good stands of cotton, health of the community very good. Brightsvillc Chips. Notice, Estate George Crosland, Notice is hereby given to till persons not to enter upon any lands ol' the estate of George Crosland, either enclosed or unenclosed. I have poled no tice at various places on UK? land. All hauling of straw or taking ol' wood from the said lands ami all bunting, fishing and passing through the said la mis with teams or on foot must be stopped. Prosecution will follow a violation of this notice. Martha ( Vosland, Executrix. May V, 1908. I telling piles provoke profanity, but profanity won't cure them. I Joan's Ointment cures itching, bleeding or protruding piles after years of suffer ing. At any drug store. JIM MALLOY Will De Harked on 22nd of ? This Month Governor Ansel an<J the pardon ing hoard refused last week to in terfere with the sentence of tho court in tho case of Jim Malloy and tho black murderer will now have to pay with his lifo for his awful and terrible deed According lo tho sentence as pass mi by Judgo Aldrich ho will bc hanged on tho 22nd inst sometime between tho hours of IO in tho forenoon and two in tho afternoon j in tho ?ail yard. Malloy is now preparing for his end. Ho refuses to talk to visit-j ors and is awaiting tho final day with seeming apathy. Probably ho does not realize how short tho tim? is in which he is to romain on this earth. The gallows is soon to lu4 erect ed on which Malloy will bo hang ed. lOvorything is being made I ready for tho carrying out of the order of tho court. Owens and Lei J rand defended the prisoner and they did their best. l*virst an appeal fora now trial was take.n to tho supreme court and on the refusal (d'this body they look the mattel- before the pardoning board, With failure here they can do nothing more and tile law will now be carried out. Under tho law only a limited number tire admitted to tho exocu lion and the Sherill'will probably ?sure admission cards as this i tho eusloin in most of the counties of the stale. HNEWTTON _ .?. I T. C. Weatherly Jr., Has Good Cotton And Corn A ride out to tlie farm of T. ( Weatherly, .Ir., ?bout three miles from town the other afternoon re vealed a line stand of cotton. Mr. vYi athorly's cotton, w hich is ol' the ?inproved Texaswood variety, . uei e is aiso a good siam! ol j corn. AI lt teether the outlook I for a good crop is splendid. . <-.? ? IM?y to lie Given l>y special request the Dra matic i'lull will present al the au dit?riuin on Friday night 'he loth u Tlie Swwootesi Girl in Dixie" The play which was given not long ago made a decided hil. In fact il very generally ?greed that it was the liest ol' the season. A tremendous crowd was out and great was enjoyment of the and lenee. In answ er to a rc(|UCSt I rom many w ho saw it the last time and from some who did not see it the Dramatic Club decided to present i he play again. So on friday night May 15th the play will he presented in the auditorium of the Murchirson school building. iOvory seat w as taken last time and there w ill doubtless hi' a rush for seats as soon as soon they are put on sale. The cast characters is the same as they were before. KvOryono who did not ?jot out before, will doubtless make an especial effort to cotne this time. Humor, trage dy and that oki sweet story of love abound in the play. The fun ami all the good findings which | you will got are worth more than 1 times the price of admis sion. ? - o - - Horse Dropped Dead. While Ail Mi Kellar was driving his horse toa road cart along Dar lington street Saturday afternoon, the horse fell in front of Jackson's store and expired in a few minutes. The cause of his death is not known. j The streets were thronged with people at the hime, and a crowd collected around to view the re niai ns ol'the animal. Jim David and George McCall were among tho number, but no inquest was "held. -.-? -1-. Death of Elijah Earle. IClijah Marlo died at his home near Drake on Sunday, May ii, af ter a long illness. The funeral i was at Salem on Monda A go?d many things wc arc going to move this week. Not just to get rid of them, but to give our trade a chance to make thei purses go twice as far as they should and thc offerings arc not odds and ends nor old stuff, but thc very cream of high-class a?' rchandise. EMBROIDERY A beautiful jot ?>f of Very fi ac Swiss floulieiiigs. "No bands tu match hese,*' id just 1-2 I h eh" original price, lot thai costs us 25c yd to go at I.! I*2c lol thal costs us 30e yd lo ;.;<> at I5e lot Hud costs us -lOc \'l to goat 20o lot tb.it costs us 5t>c vd togo at 25c lot tb.it costs us 60ii yd tb go flt 20c hielot Fx tra Heavy Hamburgs, ,u< od values at 15c vd. NOW gOillg at 10c. '10c now 25c 1 lot ol soft goods, sold for 35c, dow 20c 1 Int soft (roods, sold for 25c. now 15c 1 lot suit goods, sold for 20c, now IJ 1-Ji ll inch very slicer and pretty, white linglish lawns, worth 20c, tins week 12 I ?2e, l l inch lawn better quality than above, 15c, 1-3 ORIGINAL COST 3 doz inca's undershirts. Some of these R E SO L VE D BEST HAVE PICKED OVER AND te'^W' V . ? THE BEST Tl I INC S ARE ?y^M^?N/E' COME NOW. t U' ^X'' ^^^ BUSTER BRoWM 7? ? Zr /T'A. O- /?7? u /> - hvotrvwl [wean to] ao??M??T .,..?.T.,.u".,?.o. THERE AME MANY WHO WAIT UNTIL THE SEASON'S STOCK IS PICKED OVER,, THINKING THEY WILL GET THEIR GOODS CHEAPER. So THEY WILL, BUT THEY WILL GET CHEAPER GOODS. THE BEST THINGS WILL BE GONE. THEY GO BECAUSE THEY ARE BEST. IT 1-5 THE UN DESIRABLE THINGS THAT Do NOT SELL, So IE YOU LIKE CREAM BETTER THAN SKIMMED MILK, COME TO OUR STORE WHILE OUR SPRING LING IS UNSKIMMED. # PARASOLS White and fancy. Sonic of the best ever shown here, in al! col or S, for ladies and children. These are good, new things. At from ?1.25to $3.50, LOW SHOES FOR WOMEN The Queen Quality make is thc make wc bray on. So de their wearers. In black, Pat, Kill and Tans. $2.50 to ?vt.OO THIN DRESS GOODS 1 lol ol thin fluffy dress goods, sold for in Msle thread and some itl^sllk and Lisle. They cost from $1.00 to 52.00 each. We will sell these this]_\veek at just 50c each. BARE FOOT SANDALS These are very soft and flexible ill all sizes from smallest baby's to ladies' si/e: From 65c to $1.3.5 in price. R.ED, TAN, WHITE hittlc slippers for children, all sizes. All colors of Hosiery to match. Better save that 25 per cent, on a suit of clothes this week. McCALL-WEATHERXY CO. Bei\nettsville, S. C.