Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?DO TH, ?HEAT MBEttTr, INFIB? OUR SOULS AND ??"""VB XN THY K,SS,?s,0,N H A ..PF^JTD?ATHB GLOBIOUB VOL. XXXIJ BENNETTSVltiIiE S. 0, ?BI0AY. ?? IOBR?AIIY 8. I?K??. NO. 6. WEEK'S NEWS AROUND CLIO MKS. H. H. MCLAURIN GROW 1NG MORE FEEBLE. Two Marlboro Farmers in Marion Have Fine Crops-Colton Seed 30 Cents. Clio, June 22.-Several wagon loads of cotton seed wero sold to tho oil mill on Saturday at 30 cents. Miss pauline Edens with her sister Mrs ' Lambert Cottingham, is visiting relatives in upper Marion. Mr Oscar Hoper returned from Clemson this week having comple ted a full course and graduated with highest honors On Thursday Messrs Bishop Pate and D W Faircloth of Kow y land were pleasant visitors with the family of Mr 1) W Pate. Mrs Sallie Martin is at her for mpr home in Lumberton to settle up some business of her late hus band's estate. Miss Bishop Cottingham spont some days this week with relatives and friends in town. Mrs II II McLaurin is continu ing to get more . feeble with a con stitutional trouble and her friends are fearful of hef recovery. The finest corn . crops saon on tho road is that of Daniel Clark on J L Bennett's Thompson place. Mr Clark has 22 acres begining to oar^fu.xd a lino cotton crop freo o$ grass. While Mr Ed Heust?ss 's a little ahead 'with cotton on tho plantation of the lato N Bennett, now cohtro}ed by Mr J II Bennett. These two tine farmers are Marl boro boys and are giving good cx ^ amples for tho farmers of upper Marion. x The family of Mr C L Evans of Chcraw has taken charge Hotel Clio and from appearance will be among our best citizens and aro welcomed as such. The cotton oil mill of A L Cal houn .ir is still in operation day and night with seed to last till july. Our young friend Mr .loo Hues tcss spent Sunday in Laurinburg where he has a good position offer ed him but his attachments herc seem to be lender and decisive. Miss Louise Charles, milliner at-A L Calhoun's, has closed an other successful engagement and returned to her home in Timmons ville. Miss Ada Barrington of the v Highsmith Hospital nurses train ing school, is spending her vaca tion with relatives in town. The Misses Mamie Gal.oway and Annie Stubbs went to Sumter on Sunday for a slant visit. The very line rain on Saturday night and Monday evening have s ^ made the already line crops still more florishing. Mr 1) c wright received two do/en line watermelons on Satur day, which were sold in a few min utes at from 25cts to 40cts. The Latta base ball team came up on Mondays train to play Clio, Monday and Tuesday at 1 p. m. Thc Latta team is a good looking set of young men and play good ball, but Clio hits no regular team. Miss walker Reedy hada pleas ant visit among her relatives at Latta last week. John watson colored of Ben nettsvill received serious injuires in a fall from a tree here this eve ning. Ho is omploycd by tho Bell ^ telephone co. and was turning a tree to put up a wiro. His right arm is broke above tho elbow bo sides other injuires. Miss Annie Hamer Trice of Laurinburg is in town for a fow days. OFF TO ENCAMPMENT Marlboro Guards Spending Several Days at Sullivans Island By J P Gibton The Benncttsville Guards, thc only military company cast of thc Peo Dee river in this state, left Wednesday morning over thc Atlantic Const Lino for Sullivans Island, wboro tho company will bc in encampment for eleven clays. Tho citizens of Benncttsville and Marlboro county ai o very proud of this splendid company which is composed of a lino body of young men. Capt W H McIntyre bas been untiring in bis efforts to make his company one of best in the statt, and from the line appearance thu company presented as they went to tho depot, under Heavy March it seemed as if his ambition bad been realized. Quite a number of our citizens went out to sec the company oil' and many a mothers heart and good wishes of numer ous friends go with our soldier boys for a good jolly pleasant out ing. Tho following is list of thc olllcors and members who aro attending Use encampment. W H McIntyre, Captain; Il K Covington jr, 1st Lieut; Charlie Townsend, 2nd Lieut; Willi J S Gibson, 1st Sergt; Daniel H Stubbs, 2nd "; James I Cov ington, 3rd Sorgt; Leroy David 4th Sergt; Jas T Kason Jr, 5th Sorgt; Charlie, Pcele. 1st Corp; Manly Carlisle, 2nd Corp. Jos A Stanton, 3rd Corp; Charlton Car lisle 4th Corp; Jamie F Covington, ftth Corp; TCli.Bullard, (5th. Co/p; B H Covington, Sr Quarter Mast er Sergt; B JI Covington Jr, George Fastcrling, and S F Pcele, 1 assistants. Privates: S Bennett; J V Bundy; B F Carlisle; K E David; ID C David; J ll Gilchrist; OF Genes; F Grant; A (irani; F M Gilbert; R D David; Reedy Min son; D C Hcustess; David Kervery; It ? Long; II C Lavina; CL Mur phy; J T McQueen; M ?J McD onald; K A Mclvaskill; B F Pcele; N N Perkins; W M Rivers; Lon Rainwaters; Henry Steen; Charles Sanford; ll CSwann;PN Thomas; J A Taylor; C W Weatherly; Alton Weatherly. Stop that tickling cough ! Dr. Slump's Cough Cure will surely stop it, and with perfect safety, lt is so thoroughly harmless, that Dr. Shoop tells mothers to use nothing else even with very young babies. The wholesome green leaves and tender-stems of a lung healing mountainous shrub fur nish the curative, properties to Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure lt calms tho cough i and heals the sensitive bronchial membranes. No opium, no chloroform, nothing harsh used lo injure or suppress. Demand Dr. Shoop's. Take no other. J. T. Douglas. A Serious Accident Tuesday morning at Gibson,' N. C., Dr. W T Pate's youngest son Willie, twelve years of age, was playing ball in front of his father's drug store. Dr. Pate was sitting o:i a table, tho little fellow came running towards his father, and just before reaching- him bc stum bled and fell, bis head striking the. edge of the table with his full weight. The force of the fall on the sharp piece of wood crushed thc front part of the skull, and at first it was thought that ho bad been instantly killed. At last ac counts he had no fever; and it was thought that no blood had clotted on tho brain, and his rccovcy was hopeful. J. P. G. ' If you haven't the time to exercise reg ularly, DOan'9 Regulets wjll prevent con stipation. They induce a mild, easy, healthful action of the bowels without griping. Ask your druggist for them. 25c. WILLIAM JENNINGS I Mr Bryan will be nominated by Denver nc SENATORIAL CANDIDATES TO BE AT BENNETTSV1LLE NEXT WEDNESDAY. Candidates tor Congress and So licitor to be Here at Same Time. The candidates for tho United States senate, congross and solici tor will speak in Bennettsville next Wednesday, duly (. The tour of the state began at Sumter last Wednesday, ami will close at St Mathews on Aug 22. The senatorial candidates reached the sixth congressional district at Georgetown last Saturday, and there the candidates for congross joined them. They were at Kings tree Monday, florence y este rt lay, and Marion today. They will speak at Conway Friday, Darlington Saturday, Bishopyillc Tuesday, and will finish the campaign in tho sixth district at Bennettsville next Wednesday. The senatorial can didates will go from here to Ches terfield anti thence to Camden. The following are expected to speak herc Wednesdays For the senate- John Gary Evans, John P Grace, George Johnston, O B Martin, H Good wyn Rhett, Col W W Lumpkin and 10 D Smith. For congress--?I E Ellorbe, James lt Coggeshall, William Murchison, J Willard Kagsdalo and P A I lodges. For solicitor-J Monroe Spears. The speaking will probably bo gin'about ten o'clock, and will be in the. court house. The candidates for stato oilicos will not reach Bennettsville till Wednesday, July 22. *- -? 4M? -.--* Thinks it Saved His Life bester M Nelson, of Naples, Maine, says in a recent letter: "I have used Dr. King's New- Discovery many years, for coughs and colds, and I think it saved niy life. I have found it a reliable remedy for throat and lung complaints, and would no more he without a bottle than I would be without food". Por nearly forty years New Discovery has stood at the head bi throat and lung remedies. As a preventive of pneu monia, and healer of weak lungs it lias no equal. Sold under guarantee ot Douglas it Hreedcn's drug . store. 50c. and gi.00. Trial bottle free. 3RYAN OF NEBRASKA. ^ the Democratic Convention at 5x4 week. A-SSESSME^ WILL BE LOW ?OMMITTEE IS CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES. Campaign Schedule and Assess* maints Not Fixed at the Meet ing Friday.' Tho county Democratic execu tive committee met in the court house Friday to a ra ugo for the senatorial -campaign meeting here next Wednesday. The committee decided not to go to the expense of entertaining the candi lutes, as it would not he just to make the county candidates pay for tho entertainment of the state candidates. It was also decided to hold the meeting Wednesday in the court house. This will save the expense of erecting a stand for tho speak ers. These savings will probably make thc assessments of the coun ty candidates much lighter this year than usual. The committee did not lix the amount of tho assessments, nor did they arrange the schedule of county campaign meetings, nor fix the time for closing the entries of candidates. This will he done at a later meeting, to be called by the chairman. The committee decided to have the names of the candidates this year printed on the tickets in al phabetical order. Col Drake, at the state convention, tried to get a clause to that affect inserted in tho constitution of the party, but it was decided to leave it to each county to arrange thc names on the tickets. The committee wishes to call attention to the fact that all voters must be enrolled nt least live days before tho first primary. Under the new rules of the party, no ono will be allowed to vote whose name is not enrolled. Tho committee also wishes to call attention of all candidates to tho law which requires them to lile accounts of their campaign ex penses before and aftor tho pri mary. The members of the executive oommittoo presort Friday wore: Col ?I N Drake, chairman, ? u?hos A Iluckaboe, Adamsville; T HKvajis, Bonnettsville; I) K Stanton, Brightsvillc; Jell' D l?den?, yHo; Capt Frank Manning, jtobron? Maj R M l'egucs, Kolloolq J. In.V? h L* McLaurin, McColl; VJ TIfoarson> Quicks; J C Campbell, Rod Hilt. i NOTES AND COMMENTS Things Sern and Heard in Town and County Dy J. P. (.iliKon Messrs W Turlington and B D Moore with quite a number of their friends went down to Pee Dee river at the old Kow? seino bar Thursday night nnd cut* beo t ree. The treo was quito largo and for several years bees have been seen going in and out of thc hollows in the tree. Tho party took with them plenty of nico buscuit, frit ters and butter, expecting a feast of sweet things. S P Adams and son of Boykin were in town Thursday. Mr. Ad ams is ono of thc successful and prosperous farmers of his section, he has 50 acres in water melons, and reported crops gcnorally look ing tine. Baxter McLcndon conducted the holiness prayer meeting last Tues day night. After good singing and an experience or testimony service ho read a portion of script ure and proceeded to comment on same. For thirty minutes Mr. McLendon talked most pointedly 0:1 tho scripture road, and from start to finish held thc attention of the large congregation present. He has wonderfully improved in his talks, and gets better each week. Nice peaches are daily on thc market, raised on the Marlboro fruit farm near Osborne N. C., selling for 25 couts per basket of two dozen. Some ouo.writing in Thursday's Columbia State from Society Hill, stated that Mr. L K Carrigon had 100 acres in peaches, which was the largest orchard in tho state. We believe that the Marl boro fruit farm near Osborne N. C., is much larger, and contains more than 100 acres. Reports from the melon crops in tue cou.ity, is to the effect that prospects are very bright for an abundant yield. Canteloupes are becoming quito common throughout thc county. Messrs Tyler Breeden of Adanjs ville and Walter Tatum of McColl, with their families, will leave in a few days for Jackson Springs, N. C., where they will remain during the season. They will occupy cottages and keep house while there. Wc are always glad to note the good work of any of our Marlboro boys while at college or elsewhere. Lindsey Kistler Breeden, eldest son of W P Breeren, Sr., of Ben ncttsville, has just completed his junior year at Welford college. Wo note with pleasure that bc was one of tho marshals at commence ment, but what pleased us most was thc announcement that ho had won special distinction in all of his (ive different studies. The junior class this year numbered more than sixty and this achievement was indeed most honorable and praiseworthy, especially in such a largo class. Wo congratulate our young friend, for following in the footsteps of his brilliant uncle, and name sake, L K Breeden who died several years a<io. Thos. A Huckabcc and littlo son, Marten Clayton of Boykin spent last Friday in town. Mr. Huckabee is thc Adamsville mem ber of thc county democratic Exe cutive committee, and was attend ing a meeting of that committee in tho court house. Rev. B F McLcndon conducted s orv ices at the cotton mill chapel last Sunday afternoon. Mrs. B F McLcndon, and little son, spent last Friday in town at I the homo of lilrs. J P Gibson. ..." w w ms nina ASI SAD TRAGEDY . NEAR DILLON PATE WALKER WAS KILLED DY DAN HAMER.. Walker Was Visiting Young Lady and Refused to Leave as Ordered by Hamer. Tho Dillon Herald says: j Another chapter was added to Marion county's murder record Saturday night. Tho slayer was. Dan Hamer, a young man about 23 years of age, tho son,of Mr Jno B Hamer, of Dillon. The dead man is lftitQ. Walker, tho young 20 year old son of Mr T J Walker, tho well-known shingle manufac turer who lives just ai ross the river. Tho scene of tho tragedy was at J E Creech's homo on Marion Wiggins' plantation about tinco hundred yards beyond Dillon Bridge. Creech and his family formerly lived at Dillon and were operatives in tho Dillon Mill. From the testimony at tho cor oner's inquest it is certain that Hamer was drinking. Ho bears the reputation of a lighter when sober and when under the inlluence of whiskey it is said he is danger ous, feoveral years ago ho slashed the back of a companion's coat with a long knife. At another tinto he cuta terrible gash in the throat of a man named Miles who worked for F M Huggins. Last year while out with a party of young mon on;. Saturday niuht he shot one '< of tho party tn the abdomen, '/fbi?' bullet dellected, went around tho body and came out ut the back. . If the bullet had gono straight the wound would havo proved fatal. It was claimed that this shooting was accidental. Saturday night Hamer went homo with Creech. They stopped along tho way and took several drinks of alcohol. vVhen they arrived at Creech's homo they found one of the daughters en gaged in conversation with young Bate Walker. This seemed to en rage Hamer and he intimated to Walker that it was about time for him to leave. When Walker re plied that he would leave when ho got ready Hamer delivered a blow upon his cheek that knocked him ott' the steps. Walker rose and started at Hamer, when Hmner li red and instantled killed Walker. The ball passed through his body. The victim of tho tragedy, Tato Walker, was a quiet, inoffensive young man and a cripple. He worked for his father and made daily trips to Dillon hauling shin gles. The young man's slayer is stil at large. After tke shooting ho came in tho direction of Dillon and when a few hundred yards from tho scene of the tragedy he seemed to disappear as suddenly as if tho earth had opened and swallowed him. It is the theory of some that he is hiding in tho river swamp, while others think ho escaped on tho 3.36 southbound train and is in Florida. _. Hains havo been quite partial this summer, north of town to the old burnt factory is quito dry, but from there to Newtonville good seasons have prevailed, and above there beyond Gibson it has boon rory dry, and crops have suffered. Died-Tho little son of Hob Hogers Jr., near Blenheim, was buried last Friday afternoon at Parnassus. The child was nearly ono year of age?. Thos A Huckabeo and wife, of Smyrna, weni to Charleston Satur day, and spent Sunday on tho Isle of Palms, returning homo Monday. doy Horne.