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I? MARLBORO DEMOCRAT BENNETTSVILIJ?S, S. C. DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING CO., rSubni'Mptiuu rricc: Une year.$ 1.00 Six months.50 Three months.25 PERSONAL Civil court will begin on .lune 22 G I' Bourdolut is quito ill with fever. W F Caldwell is attending com mencement nt Due Wost this week. Miss Hallie Ly tell has gone to Kow land to spend the summer. Mrs danie Smith of Kock Hill is visiting relatives here. Kenneth Matheson is critically ill with typhoid fever at his home six miles west ol' town. Miss Steward, of Rockingham, is visiting at tho home of C V Covington. YY S Henley of Columbia spent Sunday in town, on his way to at tend court at Laurinburg this week. Mrs. J A W Moore, and chil dren have been spending a few days with relatives in Dillon. Mrs. Walter L Mitchell and children of Fairmont, N. C., arc visiting at thc home ot ,1 ll Mitchell. Lauch Everett of Monroe has been spending a few days herewith his father, J F Everett. Mrs. Clarence. Mills of Wil mington is here lo attend thc mar riage of her sister, Miss Emma McLaurin. Misses Martha Newton and Aliene McLeod arc at homo from Stanton, Va; for thc summer va cation. Kev. C A Jones is in Greenville this week and will deliver the alum ni address at thc Forman Univer sity commencement. Miss Emma Yates of Atilint?is herc to attend thc marriage of her cousin, ?lames N Drake, this even ing. Misses Hannah and ?lanie (iib son of Gibson, have been visiting at tho home of their uncle, W P Breeden. ?John F Dichlor, thc contractor, who went to Columbia several days ago to be operated on for appendi citis, is back home, about recov ered. W ?I Baldwin and Olin Coving ton, who were recently operated on in Columbia for appendicitis, arc rapidly recovering. Misses Edna Duke and Blanche Freeman of Hamlet came, down to attend tho dance Monday night and were thc guests of Mrs. R L free man. Wm Bogers of Red Hill was in town Saturday and says that he has just moyed into his nice new seven room house which was built by N C Byrd. Miss Dora Bundy left last, Wed nesday for Fayottvillc where she is preparing herself at St Lukes hospital to be a trained nurse. She was accompanied by lier sister Mrs N C Byrd, who spent a pleasant day in Fayette ville. The Twentieth Century Club will celebrate its seventh anniver sary on Tuesday afternoon, ?lune ''he ninth. The members will bc ;'at home"' to the huhes of the other clubs in town at tho resid ence of Mrs ll W Carroll, on that dato from six to seven thirty o'clock. BOY S SKULl7r:RACTURED Keith Palmer Badly Kurt Sunday Afternoon Sunday afternoon Keith, thc six year old son of II W Palmer, fell from thc top of a chicken house and his head hit sonic hard sub stance, breaking thc skull behind thc car, and crushing it in. Thc boy got up and walked in to the house, not realizing that ho was hurt so badly. In a few min utes, however, he was thrown in to convulsions, and an examina tion of his head disclosed tho aw ful wound. Surgeons were, hastily summon ed and performed thc delicate and difficult operation of placing the broken pieces of the skull back in their proper places. Keith is now resting as well as could bo expected, and there arc good hopes of his recovery. COTTON SOLD AT 42 CENTS BUT THAT WAS AT THE CLOSE OF THE WAR Old Copy of thc New York Her aid Which Contains Inter esting Reading Mr. l> X Fowler showell to thc reporter the other day n copy ol' the New York Herald of tho date April 15th, lyO?. The copy belongs to Mr. Fowler's mother ami they lound il the other day in the house. It is interesting and several looked at the articles with interest. Thc edition tells of the death wt' President Abraham Lincoln. Ile had been shot the evening before at thc theatre ami at the time ol' the publishing ol' the paper thc identity ot' the assassin was un known. Probably it should tic mentioned thal the paper was an extra. Tho paper is tour pages, six columns wide, the width of a column being considerably more than the paper of today. In fact the page of the New York Herald ol' the dale of I860 was as wide as the common eight column paper today. On the front page is a pic ture of President Lincoln and three big heads. The first head tells of thc assassination of the pre * dent, the wounding of Secretary Seward, and the other incidents of the time familiar to every student of history. The next big head tells of thc death of the president and thc hunting of the assassins. The third big head tells of the procla mation of President Davis, lt w ill bc remembered that Richmond had been evacuated by the Confeder ates anti Davis and his cabinet had reached Danville in safety. Davis was encouraging his men and promising to hold Virginia at all hazards. Ile said that he thought the fall of Richmond was a bless ing in disguise. It quotes a procla mation of President Davis in full. On thc second page is au editori al on the assassination and thc sum ming up of the siturtinn. On thc third page are medicino advertise ments. On the last page are three big heads, the I i rsi telling of thc surrender of Lee at Appomatox, and thc movements of Sherman's army, and thc third telling of the meeting of the cabinet and the con sideration of allah's in the. southern states. This is particularly impor tant as throwing light on tin; events which came later. On the front page is given thc New Orleans markets. Cotton was quoted at 42cents per pound, and Hour al S'.i pm1 barrel, lu another place isgivcil tin account of a train overstocked with shad which sold ?it $?>0 per i ?air. The paper was owned and edit ed by James Cordon Bennett. The details of current events along at that tina? as given by the 1 Ierald are veiw interesting, lt- will bo recalled that it was just al this time that Lincoln was assassinated and about thc time of tho surren der of the Contederale armies. This was before the black period of reconstruction, before the day ol' the carpet bagger, thc scalawag, and the hordes of thieves, robbers, ?md vandals, w h i c h preyed upon thc prostrate south until she arose in her might and hu ried them otV and thc white man resumed his place at thc head of affairs. - ? ?.? ?. - -- All Masons and their families are respectfully invited to attend the celebration of St. .Johns day June 21th with well tilled baskets. There will be. addresses by prom i neut Masons. The Masons are re quested to meet at thc Hebron a c.'idemy ut 10 o'clock A. M. sharp. T. A. Covington. Sccty. /CT Sold ns for chronic . over two hun ?lone me as New Life Pills. ?ills eve r sol<|:' ' leside, N. C. louglus tv Bree? .lune 1st ll Thc Bc "Alter doc! indigestion, a .heil dollars, lUUclt good as l consider thc writes lt V A> Sold midd K1 dell dmr Stol" NEW PHONE RATES Extra Now Charged for Talking to Neighboring Towns. The new phono rates went into effect .June 1. Business phones now cost $'5.00 a month' when oh a separate line. If ona line with j other phones, the rate is $2..*>(). Residence phones on individua! lines cost $2.00; on line with oth ers, 81.50. The above rates are for service with libones connected with the Bcnnollsvillo exchange. By pay mg."!) cents per month extra in either case, the subscriber has the privilege of talking to Clio, Mc Coll, Tatum, Blenheim, Chcraw and Society Hill. These rates are in accordance with an agreement made la! ween tho citi/.ens and th? Bell telephone company on condition that the lines should lie rebuilt and the ser vice improved. NEWS FROM CLIO Picnic at McRac's Mill R. B. Monroe is Quite 111 Clio, .lune I. The picnic sea son is being greatly enjoyed by thc .young people, with a fish fry accompaniment now and then. On Wednesday McKac's mill, on the little Pee Deo was visited by a wagon load of Clio's young people: Miss Nellie Newton with Mr. Will McLaurin, Miss Walker M cody with Clarence Heustess, Miss Kate Woodley and Charley Heustess, Miss Sallie McIntyre with Charley Galloway, Miss Kliso Koseman with Dr. Barber, Miss Anna Stubbs and Miss Mamie Galloway with Dr. .1 LMcLaurin, Misses Ethel Chamncss and Rosa Galloway with John Reedy, Miss Gibson with Dr. B F McLeod. Mr. and Mrs. W lt Salmons, The family of Mr. A C McKae, Mrs. Sallie Herring and Miss Alice Manning looked alter thc interest of thc young people as worthy chaperones. Mr. Rupert McCormick of Dil lon, has been spending some, days with friends in town. Miss Esther Barker, of Balli more, Md., bead milliner at tin ladies and ?rents furnishing store of W R Salmon, returned home on Sattirday after a successful season, leaving Miss Sallie McIntyre in charge, and some raia4 bargains may yet be obtained. Miss Bessie Lane has returned from the Baptist University ?it Haleigh, X. C., and seems to many friends who share her pleasure in their greeting. The line crops of all kinds seen as wc travel thc roads, give thc appearance of cheerful prosperity on every hand. The foreign missionary society of the M. 1!. church, ol' Marion district held its annual meeting at Latta including Sunday the ?bst. The following members took the train lie re Saturday morning, Mrs. Sallie Herring, Mrs. Georgia Hali nor, Mrs. Lydia d Covington, Mrs. C A Hubbard with thc Misses Maud Welch, Ruth Cov ington, and Minnie Manning. Miss Lena Thompson of .XL-Coll spent se\eral days with her sister, Mrs. Dan Atkinson, last week. B Mrs. Duncan McDonald, of Dillon, came to town on Saturday and will spend sonn?, time with her feeble sister, Mrs. II II McLaurin, Dr. Milton Wright, of Scotland county with bis wife, spent Satur day with, her brother, Mr. ll H McLaurin. Mr. Robert B Monroe who has been in feeble health for several weeks bas grown considerable worse during the past few days. Mrs. Lonnie Pate, of Rowland, N. C., is visiting relatives in this section. Mr. Brooks Hamer, one of Marion's successful and extensive farmers, was in town with rela tives on Saturday. Rev. Ellyson Simpson and wife spent Sunday in town with rela tives, returning from tho general assembly at ( greensboro, N. C. Mr. Simpson is a bright, promis ing young minister, well known and popular herc, who is serving his lirst charge with the church at Society Hill. Quite a largo con gregation of our best people met him at the Presbyterian church on Sunday night and greatly enjoyed Iiis sermon. For the lirst t ime your corres pondent passed down the. Ked Hill road last weeli, enjoying a night A ?tb the pleasant family of Mr. VV ll Stubbs, whose timi farm lies two niles below Bennottsvillo, in one if the I i nest farming sections of .he state. Any intelligent stran aer who pusses through this part >f the county must be favorably inpressed by the fertility of thc ?oil and a general appearance ol' nlelligent farming. Tho farm of Mr. t'hurles Crosland, with it stately old time mansion, and sex - ual acres ol' pecan trees, is hoted. A severe lire began raging in ho woods near Judson church on Sunday evening. Steps were tuk ul for tho safety of the church. The woods continued to burn dtir ng tho night in woods that had ?ad not been burned over before n several years. No other prop erty was injured. Four more new dwelling house.-, ire being erected as well as un >thcr two story brick store, tho vails of which are up and tho in side work will begin at once. Messrs. Will and Neil Mclnnis >f Carolina, look the. train for vlurion on Monday in attendance nam court, which is in session here, this week. Mr. Brax Newton is tilling an engagement with thc Clio furni ure company. Mrs. B W Pigram, of Hamlet, s taking an outing w ith relatives n this and McColl section. Mr. and Mrs. II L Kilpatrick nive returned from visiting rcla ives at their former home at lynchburg, S. C. Mr. Will Murphy, a lumber [euler at Waycross, (ia., former y of Laurinburg, N. C., spent a tdiil? last week with his friend and ormor companion, Mr. Jack Me nnis in town. Mr. Wilson Hays of Marion, ns bein spending some time, with iis sop at McColl and with his augh?er, Mrs. Robert Jackson, ere. Mr. ?ino. Hubbard has the finest old of corn seen this year, nearly boulder high sind laid by. Weak women should try Dr. Shoop's light (.'ure. These soothing, healing, utiseptic suppositories go direct t<> the ..il ot these weaknesses. My "Hunk lo. I Poi W onu n" COtllatins many sal aide hints to women, ami it is free, sk Dr. Shoop, Racine, W is. to mail it. sk the Dot tor in slrictests confidence, ny question von wish answered. Dr. hoop's Night Cure is sold hy Jno. T. 1 knights. I I S ALWAYS BAD he Best of Backs Are Bad When They Ache, and Ben netts '?Ile People Know lt. A bad buck is always bad. Bad ut night when bcd li trio on.os. .) usl as bad in i ho morning. Ivor try 1 loan's. Kidney Pills for Vi Know they euro backache uro every kidney ill? Mrs. [{ ll ?lam. of Cotton Mill listriet, Darlingt?n, S.O., says: .! am fooling much stronger and lotter since 1 used Donn's Cidncy Pills and I do not hes! uti; to recommend thom. Bo oro I learned of their merit, I ufforod constantly from duli, tagging backaches ami terrible >ains throughout tho kidney re rums. I could hardly turn in it'd and mornings when I would d'ise, my back would bc so lan o nd sort; that 1 could hardly [ross my self. My kidneys were pule weak and the passage of secretions were distressing. I iscd plasters and liniments but hov did not help me and when I earned about Donn's Kidney Mil?, 1 procured a box. I used hem according to directions and n a few days tho backache dis appeared ?md my kidneys were leting properly. Vor salo by till dealers. Price ?ti cents, Fostor-Milburn Co.. Ul ff alo, Now York-, solo agents or tho Knited States. I' the namo-Doans -i o other. N ing skin ci upions, scrofn. ii, ?hes, ere, are due to i in - mr unlock Blood hitlers is a lei tonie. Makes you clear* yc m il, clem -skilled, DOG QUESTION FOR CAMPAIGN MR.. COVINGTON AGAIN EX PRESSES VIEWS Says Thai Governor Ansel Paid No attention to His Sug gestions Mr. Editor: Last week a mad dog 'oil four children in one fami ly, in our histor state, Georgia. I And these little ones are in Atlan ta, taking thc Pasteur treatment. Listen again: nine white children and a colored nurse were bitten since then in Greenville, S. C. lt appears to me that something should be dom? to prevent such fre quent and awful occurcnces. For it is plain to any sane mind, if something is not done with the dog's they will do something with the people. 1 cal my wisdom teeth more than a year ago on the dog question. When I had to un dergo a like trouble thai the par ents of these children are now passing through. I can't think aboutit yet, without having to pull oil' my coat and cool. dust here pardon me for a per sonal allusions. When our legis lature was in session I wrote Gov. Ansel, a reasonable request that he rccomend to the legislature to pass ti dog law, that would be more protection to thc people. 1 pointed out to him that compul sory taxation would put a lot of money in thc treasury that is not collected under thc present sys tem. That is to say make the owners of untaxed dog's dig down in their pockets and pay thc tax. or dig on thc roads and pay these I tines. Such a law would raise more money or raise more stench. Hut and keep a butting, thc Gov. seemed to be so intent on raising tho tax on our homes and nccesi lies of life, that he treated my humble, request io the tune of sweet indifference. I am not com plaining, though, just stating a fact that can bc verified by refer mg to his last message to the gen eral assembly. Dear reader are you willing to have your taxes raised on your homes anil thc necessities ot life? when there is more than a hun dred thousand worthless untaxed dog's running over om- state. I am not, and if you ?ire, don't ?ill speak at once, dust ?is long as the Gov. is ?it their back and the leg islature is on their side they will continue to generate hydrophobia and lower there tails ?it half mast. ?md spread trouble an 1 consterna tion in the land. A dog that appeared to be mad. passed in dangerous proximity to my children, only a I'ew days situe, and 1 feel that it was fortu nate that none of them were bit ten. A vicious dog attacked my neighbor Mr. .) T Hubbard, hist week ?md torc bis pants. The dog was not at home %'just prowling a round" bc was not mad but Mr. Hubbard was I ?un sure. There ?ire more dogs in this section than I have seen in years; ?ind by the time all the puppies get grown I will be scared to plough in my own held, with a razor in my pocket, ?md a pistol in each boot leg. lt bas been said that the pen is mightier than the sword. 1 don't think the saying bolds good, when it comes to exterminating dogs. I have been using the pen some without any visible results for thc better. So 1 feel like putting down the pen and trying thc sword, I would have something then that would bring fetch. I rea lise the fact that people will get attached to dogs, I used to like them myself a plenty, but the day my little Donelle, left for At lanta, my love and affection for them loft also for parts unknown, and I would not care much if the Devil wanted the last one of them and I wiis able to deliver the goods. I may be called a crank for thc position I have taken in this mat er, but if crank I be, I feel that I ?im turning for the host intewsifc of thc country, und if any mocan lives aro sacrificed on these betw&r legged cusses their blood will be titi some one else and not on me. In conclusion, soon candidatos will begin to tread thc political winepress, asking for the supports of tho people. I hope they give tho dog question their berti attention. I want to seo Marlboro send a solid delegation to Colum bia, that will be willing to scatfoc dog hair from Oconec's, heigth to Winyaw bay. So I can enjoy rare, and real luxury of smellie^ thc odor of dead dogs, so strottg* tint it would cut the hair in t-y/ nose, .1. [J. Covingt on. Clio, S. C. IL K. 1). No. J Announcements of CANDIDATES Candidates cards arc published fron dale of nun tum till the election for five dollars, cash in advance. - AUDIT! Ht I hereby announce myself a candi*? date for reappointment to thc Oitloo of County auditor, subject to t hc ac tion ol thc Democratic primary. AD ,1 V Campbell SM KR I Pl?1 I hereby announce myself as a caa* (lidate for Sherill' ol Marlboro romany subject to tho results of the Det&ft~ eratic primary. A-D W F Roges?. I am a candidate for the OltiOi sbcrill of Marlborocounty, subject &u thc rides and result of thc approa/*Jfr lng D?mocratie primary. A-D IS .1 Woodley. st: PUK VISOR 1 hereby announce myself a cantii? dat? for the oflice of County Su peril- ' sor. subject to thc action of the Dc na ir ru tic primary. A-D ED Graham, I hereby announce my candidacy foi reelection to the ottice of Superb* sor of Marlboro county subjsct to .Uso results of thc Democratic primary. A-D Prank Manning", Je TREASURER 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for County Treasurer. subiect&O thc action of the Democratic prima-qj.. A-D C W Crosland. 1 hereby announce mystlf a candi date for re-appointment t? the oth<? of County Treasurer, subject t? tl* rules ?f th? Democratic Primary. N ii, Rogers. CL KKK OK COURT 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for clerk of Court, subject to thfa act ion of the Democratic primary. A-D .John ll Thomas. 1 hereby announce myself as a can didate for Clerk of Court, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. A-D Jell' D ladens. I hereby annonce myself a can didate for clerk ol'court.subjectto ti? action of tho Democratic primary. A-D Tom (' [lamer. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the oilice tr* < Hork of < our!. subject to thc J V.V.U.& cratic primary. A-D JA Drake. CONOR rcss I announce myself a candidate for Congress from the sixth district, stfe joel tO the rules of thc Democratic primary. A-D P A Hedges. Univervsify of South Carolina Scholarship Examination The University of South Carols, na oilers scholarships in the de partment of education to one young man from each county. E&cfi scholarship is worth $100 in mo:> cy iinil matriculation or "tertti" fee. Examination will bo held'ai county seat Friday, duly 3. Ex amination for admission to tho university will be held at thc sams time. [Write for information > Uo BENJAMIN SLOAN, Presi?cht. Columbia, S. C. 3-5 A;IP. Stop that tickling cough ! Dc. Shoop's Cough Cure will su refer stop it, and with perfect safety. J& is so thoroughly harmless, ft'iuefi. Dr. Sboop tells mothers to ase nothing else even wita very younis babies. Thc wholesome greata leaves and tender stems of a Vase healing mountainous shrub fur nish the curative properties U$.?>E. Shoop's Cough Cure It cairas-tho cough, and heals thc sensitive bronchial membranes. Noiopiiiitt, no chloroform, nothing luirsba\sft?l to injure or suppress Demand Dr. Shoop's. Take no other. J. T. Douglas. " Health Coffee" is really thc close Coffee Iinilntihl ever yet produced.T\I'J;: lever Coffee Substitute W06 recently yw doced hy Dr Shoop o? Racine, Wis. Kart ;i liiniii O? real Cottee in it either.- 'Hr Shoop's Health Coffee is made /rom pow* toasted grains with molt nuts etc. RivO'v it would fool an expert who might drink; it foi Coffee. No ?o or 30 minutes tedious boiling "Miidc in a inimit?" says the doc tor Sold byR 1) Rogers & Bro.