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IHR MARLBORO DEMOCRAT BENNBTTSYILLE, S, C. Wr^f c ALD W ED ITO R JUDGE R. C. WATTS There is no better judge than Judge H C Watts, ot' Choraw. Al tho term of court on Monday he was on time and then he knows bis business. One can't help bein*! impressed with hts fairness and knowledge of right, He frowns on ill lawlessness and if all would ?sentence evil doers as he docs there would bc a great cessation of crime, lie believes in making the crimi nal sillier for his sins against so ciety. Judge Watts understands men ts few do and this is one secret of .^is success as a judge. He applies .good common sense to thc law and "io is an honor and a credit to thc bench. We are proud of tho fact ?hnt he is the judge of this fourth ?ircuit of which Marlboro county is a member. Wc wouldn't swap Slim for any other judge in the state or for that mutter in thc tSJnited States. ONLY A LITTLE DOG The day was hot and dusty. The moon day sun beat down fiercely on thc heads of tho pedestrians and all sought thc shade of trees and .buildings. Men at work in the sun shine were ever and anon stop ping to wipe the perspiration from ihoir brows and everywhere thc dust mingling with thc heat gave Ufe a hot appearance. On one side of the street sever al workmen were busy erecting new buildings. Thc hammer and saw and the shouts of the men ad ded a scene of liveliness to the otherwise quiet appearance of the sown. They did not seem to mind thc heat and dust and kept at their vork as if this was a matter of in significance to them. In tho gutter on tho opposite side of thc street from where thc .vorkmen wore a dog was seen ly ing in thc full glare of the noon day sun punlinjj;- and willi Mood run ning from its hose, livery little bit it would attempt lo risc and sink back exhausted with a groan. The little mongrel had onl.\ three feet. One of ils front log.? ivas missing b,'low the knee. Whoi (irst seen it was writhing in agon,\ md only aide to thrash around 01 thc ground. Passers-by would slo| ind look :u it and then go on theil vn.\. In addition to thc blood runnin/. 'rom its nose thc dog appeared ti bc frothing al tho mouth. In rc >iy lo a C|UCStioll as to how it gol aurl :i colored mani replied thal someone had attempted to kill il !>ut could liol. Il had been bange? ?xi und then loft in tho ditch help lessly groaning and suffering mis cry such as could not bo described For several hours the li' tlc a ?Hised and abandoned dog was ?eli i. the gutter and allowed to on iure a po?'fcct hell of tonnent Lato iii the evening it disappears from thc gutter being carried a va.*, and put out of pain. Such scenes as this on the street; sf l?ennottsville aro not common Evch if it was ?i good for nolhin?. log yet it sn Herod all thc same a: .1 a human being had boen t rcatci n tho same way and thrown ii iho gutter. Thus at our very doors groa iii dering and torment is often 0:1 du red. Hut. glad to record this i )hc first scone of this kind whicl has met tho writer's eye since h aas been in lioilticttsville, ABOUT MEMORIAL DAY Most cities anti sections hone moir Confederate dead but Bei nottsville is one town which doc not observe memorial day. An this fact is deplored. Thc men of Marlboro fought ? lard and were as good soldiers J any woro tho grey. It, is well an lilting that at least once over /ear a day should beset apart f< honoring the heroes who fol lo WC Leo, Jackson, .Johnson and I lamt ?on. Their children should I taught to love and revere Iii principles for which thc men ( tho south fought. Surely once each year a day can bo given to thom. They gavo their all. They sacrificed all the honors and rich es of this world for tho cause of tho Confederacy and thc people of tho south should Make memorial day ono of tho greatest occasions of nny. In weh nigh every place memo rial day is celebrated. Usually there aro some exorcises and then Mowers are laid on tho graves of the men who have crossed over thc river. Bennettsville should seo to it that they are here after ono of tho number who re member and observe memorial day. What has become of tho senato rial candidates 1 They have been lying quiet for tho past few days. Guess they will bo heard from lat er on. H lt H Tho decision of thc board of public works to put in waterworks at once will meet with thc hearty approval of all the people. Thc need of this has long been felt here. il HU Today dim Malloy will be hang ed for tho cruel and fiendish mur der of his wife. He deserves hang ing if mortal ever did. Men must be taught that the taking of hu man blood means hanging. That is the only cure for it. Governor Ansel was a com ?minding ligure at the conference ol the governors in Washingtoi last week. His fame is becoming nation wide. He is the best gov ernor which has occupied the ex OCUti VC chair in years. R R R Well since this state's choice foi the presidency has been settled wt will now have time foi' thc Unitci States senators, the governors, am all other political aspirants. The; are. now to take their turn at tia political bat with the people a tho umpire. R R R ! i A iii ttl ?. Rea I dodge Watts* charge h tho grand jury and note what, lr has to say of thc record of th fourth circuit as compared will that of the fifth. Wo aie proud o this and hope that it will bc kop up. Marlboro is a banner count; in more ways than om?. H t 1 Ono day it is reported thal Mr.* (guinness is alive and tho next da, it is reported that she is dcm Well if she isn't dead she ccrtnh ly deserves lo he. She is a dh grace to the nanu? of w oman an was a devil masquerading lo th garb of woman. ft ? 15 , The signs all point lo the noni nation of Taft by thc Uepublieai at their national convention i June. Already they are cu ttl ll out their animosities and prepai ing to fall in line after the non: nation. The Democrats might tak ll valuable lesson from them. *t fc* K ( Jive credit to w hom credit due. Marlboro County is pay i ll two thirds of the model road whic is being built just this side of tl Pee I >eo river at the Chora bridge crossing. Choraw is ge ling all thc credit but Marlboro putting up most of thc C?in. Kee tho record straight, that is all w want. K K H Iii thc contest in Georgia tl .lom's have been left out of ll running, The Smiths and Brow) arc now occupying the center i tho stage tO thc exclusion of ; others. We bel that some (?en glans wish that the Smiths ai Browns had followed the exanip of the .Iones and remained out the race. RR? Secretary of war Taft on his i turn from Panama came ba through Charleston the sliortt route to Washington. This te of another advantage of Charil ton and of the state. When t canal is completed Charleston bound to become a great port tho people of that city will on take advantage of their opporl pities. VACAf ION OF WILLIS SCHOOL CLOSING EXERCISES LAST WEDNESDAY EVENING Election on June 5th for Estab lishing a High School Thc Program. On hist Wednesday evening the W illis school gave a closing con cert. Fully a half hour before the exercises began the large school room was lilied. It was an excell ent audience, and perfect order prevailed. In the, pantomine, "Tit for Tat'" the small girls acted with remark able grace and ease, to the aecom paniont of the song* and music. The small boys dressed as Teddy Hears gave a drill which was al most ns real as a bear show. In the play "Dinah's Quilting Party" there was splendid acting, and the crowd enjoyed richly the peculiar characters which were personated. Miss Essie Rethen as principal, Miss Rosa Galloway as assistant, and Miss D?llo Roper, music teacher have closed avery success ful years work in this one of the best rural schools in Marlboro. The recent high school law as amended, provides for tho election for a high school for state aid where a rural school has as many as fifteen pupils over tho soventli grade work, with one teacher foi that work. The trustees and pat rons have signed a petition am been granted an election to voti upon a high school for thc Willis district. These trustees and pat rons have always meant buisncss when they talk education, and an willing to work to make theirs: Still better school. Wc hopo to set several of our rural schools tal? up high school work in tho nea future. The fact is if educated ii a city school a boy i,s? educate* away from count ry 'Tte/ There i I abundant material for good schoc both in rural district and town Already our town schools arc over crowded. Thoso interested in high coeducation for the Willie schoc arc to be commended for thci wisc plans for the I ut ure, Programme. Pantomine, Tit foi- Tat, By girl in Primary, I h il! Teddy near* By Boys in Primary, Play. "Aur Dinah's Quilting Party" in on act. ( last of Characters: Robert I hinter, 1 len ry Stantoi Deacon Peabody, IIarmon"Stai ton. Parson Good boy, James Lan? Reuben lloldcraft, Willie Hui bani. Freddie, A mold Buckner. Dinah Peabody, list il Willis. 1.letty Peabody, Pion McLauril Mrs I ?oolittle, Jannie Stubb Mrs Mark, Annie McDonald. Mrs Martin, Gertie McDonali ( "icely Martin, liva I -ano. Mrs Parker, Annie BollcGibsoi Mrs Spooner, (Oula Stanton. Miranda Spriggins, iMissBetlu Grandma Pepper, Miss dall way. Nellie Sanderson, J i ney Stantoi Slop that tickling cough! D Shoop's Cough Cure will sure stop it, anti with perfect safely is so thoroughly harmless, th 1 >r. Shoop tells mot hers to ll nothing else even with very .vom babies. The wholesome Jjroi loaves and tender stems of a hu healing mountainous shrub ti nish tho curative properties t<> I Shoop's Cough (hire lt calms t cough, and heals the sensili bronchial membranes. No op'mi no chloroform, nothing harsh us to injure or suppress. Deina Dr. Shoop's. Take no other. ?J. I douglas. " Health Coffee" is really the cl Codee Imilatiin ever yet produced.T lever Coffee Substitute was recently p duccd hy Dr Shoop o? Kat ine, Wis. ^ a grain of real Cottee In it l ither. Shoop's Health Coffee ls made hom pi toasted grains with malt nuts etc. KtM it wotdd fool an expert who might di i it for Coffee. No 20or 30 minutes lcdi< boiling "Made in a minute" says the d tor Sold hy R I) Rogers & Bro. COURT HAS ADJOURNED Work Completed ir\ One Day Fii\e Progress. The following cases were dis posed of at the court of general sessions on Monday: Robert Pearson, charged with larceny, was found not guilty. Kell Buchanan, charged with violation of tho dispensary law. was found not guilty. Tobe McDullio, charged with vi olation of the dispensary law, was found guilty and sentenced to six months imprisonment or a lino of $300 This was afterwards re duced to four months. doe Patterson, the little twelve year old negro, charged with lar ceny, was found guilty and sen tenced to three years in the peni tentiary at such work as they might be able to give him there. Warren Williams, assault and battery with intent to kill, plead guilty and was sentenced to pay a line of $500 or serve six years im prisonment. 1) L Thomas, charged with ex hibiting and making a sale of ob scene pictures, olead guilty and was sentenced to pay a line of $'200 or go to thc gang for six months. Tlu> eases of John Williams and Annie (?ore, Henry Evans and Minnie Riggers and Jim Taylor, all charged with adultery were sus pended since all of I hese have since married andar? living right. The grand jury found true bills in all of the above eases. In the case of Betsy Polston and Tonoy Evans, charged with adultery no bill was found. The work of tho court was fin ished Monday afternoon and the court adjourned sine die. nu: I? KAN 1) JU KY'S UKPOKT To his Honor, tho presiding judge! The grand jury, having comple ted their hilans for the present tenn of court, begs leave to sub mit the following general present mci t: They have considered all bills of indictment handed out to them by the solicitor and returned tho same into court, and their return there on. They have nothing lo add to what they said in their former general presentment in regard to thc different county olliccs lind of ficers. Nothing fas yet been done towards an investigation of thc past financial allai rs ol' thc County ow ing to unavoidable causes, but the members of the General As sembly from this county haye boon notified to make the recommenda tion to thc governor for thc ap pointment of an expert accountant loexamine the books ol' thc differ ent iiscaloijiccrs as provided by the Act, aild as soon as this is done, the examination will bo mitered upon and pushed with all conveni ent speed, rcgal'd being had to thoroughness and correctness. The grand jury's attention, at thc former terni of this court, was called lo tin' purchase ol' a nuisi cal instrument by tin1 trustees of Salem school district, No "..MI. and reference was made to same in their general presentment submit" ted at that term. The grand jury has now fully investigated the matter und unequivocally endorse arni approve the action of the boan! ol' trustees. While tlu1 purchase of musical instruments may not bc within thc strict letter, it is cer tainly within the spirit ol' the law regulating tho duties of public school trustees, and while it may not always be proper and expedi ent i> in\est any of the public school funds in that way, yet iii this instance it was not only prop er but eminently the duty of the trustees to do st). lt iswith profound gratitude and appreciation of what it means to the happiness and welfare ol' the people that wo echo what your Honor said as to the diminution of crime in this county. Not only has no indictment for murder been handed to us at this term of court, but wo have been called to pass on only one ease ol' personal violence, nearly all tho indictments, in fact, which wo have had to con sider being for comparatively tri t vial offenses. There are still how ever, violators of tho laws of good morals and chastity and these the grund jury proposes to present whenever called to their attention based upon sullicient testimony. They present Cornelius Usher Sl ier assault and battery and wife beating oft his wi fe, M i randa Usher, on or about thc Hist day of May instant. They also present tho said Cor nelius Usher Sr, and Elizabeth Perkins for living together in adultery, the said Cornelius Usher Sr, being married. Witnesses in both prosecutions: Alex Turner, J W Chavis, VJ I) Grant, Janies Mo Qunige, John Perkins, Henry tirant, Mastin 0 Quick, Kliah Chavis, L S Quick, Z T Pearson, T C Chavis and DT Turner. In conclusion tho grand jury re turn their thanks to your Honor, to tho solicitor and to the other officers of the court for the aid and assistance given them in the per formalice of their duty. Respectfully submitted. J no N Drake, Foreman. CROSSES OF HONOR. To Bc Bestowed on AU Appli cants on June 3rd Crosses of honor will be bestow ed on all applicants on June third at 10 o'clock a. m., at the court hohso. There will be. no ceremony whatever, and the presentation will occupy only a few minutes. We hope that all applicants will lie present. However, the crosses will bo given out to a reliable mes senger, on tlic written request of the applicant if lie is not able to j come. All who are interested are cordially invited to be present. The list of applying veterans is as follows: Thomas M Adams, W ,1 Atkin son, Neill Beasley, \Y I) Coning ham, VV V Cox, Z J Drake, W W I McKlwce, l? S (irani, YY \Y Irby, Isaac Levincr, Anderson Parker, Robert ,1 Patterson, .lohn R Samp son, .lames B Wallace, Leonidas ? Wicker, Jonathan Woodley. i hollowing is a list of the names ? ol* deceased veterans, whose cross- '< es will ho presented to tho relative , whoso name ts opposite: John Tyler Adams, Mrs Rosa i I '.reeilen. Tristram T I Seth on, Mrs. Susan li et bea. Alex Ii Bristow, Harris Bristow. Washington Bundy, Mrs. Nancy Bundy. Robert .1 Campbell, Mrs. Sallie ( 'anipbell. JamesT Covington, Joseph Cov ington. Thomas L Crosland, Mrs. Mary !.; Crosland. William D Crosland, George M t "rostand. Kotiert Driggcrs, John Driggors. Tilomas V Dudley, Mrs. A T Dudley. George W Last o Ming, Lawrence ICasterling. Henry Kdons, Henry L Kos. lei ling. Charles L ICmanucl, Mrs. Nar cissa Crawford. Gcorgo W 1 Icarsoy. William V Kinney, Light 1?' K inney. William S Lewis, dames Lewis. Loch B MC Lau ri ll, Mrs. Nancy McLaurin. j J) M D McLeod, DM D Mc Leod. .1 C McLeod, Mts. Mattie Matheson. j John K Moore, Mrs. Hattie Mc ilveen. Thomas 1? Mooro, W D Moore. Tm vis Pate, John A Pate. Benjamin A Bogers, Mis. Lin nie Challin. William T Bogers. Mrs. Nora R John. Caswell Roper, L B Roper. William I) Rowe, Miss Mary Rowe. Alexander D Sparks, Mrs. Car rie D Sparks. W II Steed, Mrs. Mary S Kver etf. J A AY Thomas, Mrs. Nellie T McColl. , ,Daniel Turner. Colin M Weatherly, Mrs. Mary W Hreetlen. .John N Weatherly, James C Weatherly. We again call attention to tho fact that no relative of a deceased veteran is permitted to wear hts cross. The cost of each cross is twenty live cents which will be re ceived by the secretary on deliv ery. Mrs.'McColl, Prcsd't U. D. C. Adamsville Doings I want to say that wc have got good health in our section and good stands of cotton and corn and it is looking well considering the cool weather. Mr, Johnie Hamer have got the prettiest cotton I have seen at Ta tum ho is a hustler farmer whiles 1 we have other good ones too. The oat crops are good where tliey was soed last fall they are beginning to ripen. Mr. Jumes McDaniel have re turned from his trip from Lumber ton to see his daughter Mrs. Janie Thompson. Ile said heenjoyed his trip tine. They have put up two nico brick stores at Tatum they will soon be ready for business. Mr. Luther Bundy and Mr. Nathan McCor mick have started up a barber shop there in the new brick build ing Luther can cut your hair style and shave you to please you come and try him ever Saturday. If you want to move to a small town move to Tatum. Mr. J. A. Stanton Jr. is putting up two nice houses now that place is full of business. I want to say something about our supervisor's giving us a good clay road. It is to say now to your horse, "walk". Before, it was nothing but sand, and you would have to whip and say, "get hp". Dont you fret ho will give you a good road too. Farmer. Weak Kidneys Wenk Kidneys, surely point to weak kidney Nerves. Tho Kidneys, Uko tho iHoart. nnd tho Stomach, find their weakness, not In tho organ Itself, but in tho nerves that control and guido ami strengthen thom. Dr. Shoop'8 Restorative ta rv medicine specifically prepared to roach ttioso controlling nerves. To doctor tho Kidneys alono, ls futile. It ls a wast? of time, and o? monoyAS Woll. \> li your back aches or Is wonk, If tho urmo scalds, or ls dark and -,trong. If you havo symptoms of Ilrights or oilier distressing or dangerous kid ney disease, try Ur. Shoop's Restorative a month Tablets or Liquid-and see what it cnn and will So for you. Druggist rccoimnoud and sell S JNO. T. DOUGLAS. There is n rink Pain Tablet made by Dr. Shoop, th it will positively stop any pain, anywhere in 20 minutes. Drug gists everywhere sell Ihciu ns DvjShoop'a Headache Tnblcls, but they stop oilier pains as easily as headache. Dr. Shoup's Tink Pain Tablets simply coax Mund pressure away from pain centers that is all, Pain conics from blood pres sure congestion. Stop that pressure with Dr. Shoup's Headache Tablets and pain is instantly gone .!<> Tablet }^-c. Sold by Jno. T. Douglas. - - ? . . If you haven't thc time to exe nd se regularity Dean's Recule ts will pre vent constipation. They induce a mild eas> healthful action of tho bowels with out griping. Ask your druggist for them. 25ccnts. Notice, Estate George Crosland Notice is hereby given tot persons nol lo enter upon any hinds ol* tho ?slalo of George Crosland, either enclosed or unenclosed. I have poled no tice at various places on thc html. All hauling of straw or laking of wood from the said lands and till hunting, fishing and passing through tho said hinds with teams or on foot inns! be stopped. Prosecution will follow a violation ol'this notice. Martha Crosland, Executrix, May 7, 1908. Itching piles provoke profanity, but profanity won't, cure them. Doan's Ointment cures Itching, bleeding or protruding piles after years of sutTer Ing. At any drug store.