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THE MARLBORO VOL XXXIBI BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, DEMOCRAT JULY IO, 1908 RACES TAKEN BY ALFONSO $ - WALTER DRAKE'S HORSE | WINNE*. AT CHER.AW ( A Tremendous Crowd a.nd Fine Order at Bi# Celebration on the 7th. Dy D. T. Ilartfrove. Choraw realized the grandest day of its cxistance on the 7th where from seven thousand to eight thousand people, from every town and section for many miles around, assembled on its streets and in its- stores. About 350 Woodmen of the World assembled on the streets at 12 M, and march ed to thc cemetery, headed by Rockinghanrs line band of nvuei cians, where was thc ceremony of unveiling of two monuments to the Memory of dead comrades, Thc next feature of thc day wavs thc horse racing, enjoyed by a large crowd who witnessed thc races with enthusiastic pleasme. Walter Drake's racer, Alfonso, carried off thc honors and brought several hundred dollars to Marl boro. The boat' excursion down the river, a distar.ee of 12 miles was enjoyed by many people who never road on a boat before, and some who never saw a boat. The enjoyment was closed by a * nip and tuck" game of base ball amid great enthusiasm by Hamlet and Florence, which resulted ic tho gaining of only one score and that was gained by Florence. /rho tremendous crowd was large ly feminine and Vue ffatm oolulV;tor prevailing wasjreasonable,lhere be ing no dispensary, no drunkenness f'and no arrests for disorderly con duct. The old dispensary curs?is thc only dark spot in the history of Chcraw, and its absence added greatly to tho enjoyment of the great crowd, half of which per" haps was orderly negroes. Your correspondent had tho pleasure of meeting several com rades of the civil war, and some pleasant war stories were exchang ed and pleasant memories recalled, mingled with some memories not so pleasant. 1 met some of tho relatives of Capt Thomas Pow \ who, with your correspondent, was left wounded on tho fatal held of Gettysburg, where tho brave men died, whose remains were afterward brought home. Benneftsuillo was nicely repre sented by its fair female flowers "*svho had to bear their part in the crush of thc excursion t'-ain, which was over crowded by more than one half, with no water furnished and no other visible accommoda (Itt ion. If there is any such thing as a money panic it was certainly not visible, for money was Spent with oiia lavish hand. AI ( Utera w <?n t he Vth a negro name David Alias, David from N C and arrested theic l'< r violating the law by selling whiskey as a blind tiger, carrying concealed weapons, shooting through houses cte,, for which ho run off some ? imo ago bul was caught, and n laroo :?s was lound upon him I an officer from \. C. GKITTON-M1LLEK Popular Youni( Benneltsville Man Wins Laurens Bride. Laurens, July I, Another sur prise marriage of interest to soci ety herc was that ol' Miss Vaughn Grillon to Mr C L Miller ol* Bon pottsville last Sunday evening at thc Methodist parsonage. Miss <ifitton, the daughter of Mr and Mrs II B Gritton, has only recent ly returned from Lester, near Ben ncttsville, where she taught school during tho pastsession. Mr Miller is ayoungtravoling man with head quarters at Bonncttsvillo. Sunday evening after services nt the Meth odist church the couple repaired to tho parsonege, where they were united in marriage by the Kev J D Grout, pastor of tho First Meth odist church, Only a few of their most intimate friends were pres ent. For a time at least Mr and Mrs Miller will make their home with thc,parents of tho bride, later it is likely that they will move to Ben ncttsville, Mr Miller's former headquarters. -Tl ie State. Mr Miller and his bride arc ex pected to arrive in Bennetts vii le next Friday. Tcachors' Institute. ? Tho Teachers Instituto Cor Marlboro county will behold in the Murchison school Building, Betinettsville, duly 10th to 25th. The course ot' study will in clude Algebra. Civics. Litera ture, and Primary Methods. Text books used as follows: Wentworth's Now School Alge bra: Wallace's Civil Govern mont; '.The Vision of Sir Latin tall" (any edition will do.) Thorn dike's Principles of Teaching will bo taken as a reading course, and a few periods will bo given to a brief discussion of tho book . Miss Carmichael, a well train cd and experienced primary teacher will have charge of that department. She will give a thorough course in the different branches of primary work-as extensive a course as the limited time will allow. A strong effort is being put forth to make the studies in all i rle par; monts w>i(? interesting and holol'ull, to the oxporienedd. teachers as.well as tho prospec tive ones. Let all attend-those who aro teachers and those who intend to teach. M..ko your plans to be present through the entire session. Lot us make this one .ol' tho best . Institutos ever held in Marlboro. jas. R MoKitfrick, principal. Float prostrates ike nerves. In UK summer one needs a tonic i<> on set the customary hot weather Nerve and Strength depression. Von will feel net ter wilhi -IN hoins after begin ni tig i< take such a remedy as Dr. Shocp'f Res torative, its prompt aetion in restoring the weakened nerv es is surprising; <> couse, you won't get entirely Well in ; few days, but each day you eau actualh (eelthe improvement. That tired, life less, spiritless, feeling will quickly de part when using the Restorative, Dr Shoo]),s Restorative will sharpen a ( iii tug appetite; it aids digestion' ii wil strengthen the weakened Kidneys, and Heart hy simply rebuilding the worn-oul nerves that these organs depend upon Test ita few days ami be convinced Sold hy [no, 'I'. Douglas. Death of Harris Spears. Harris Spears, a former rest dent ol'thc Hebron section, diet quito suddenly at tho home ol' bli son, Lewis, in Marion county lasl Tuesday. The funeral services were con ducted by Kev ,1 I-'. Ltushton, in tin presence of a number of relative! ?md friends, at Hebron cemetery on Wednesday about noon. Dissolution Notice. Thc co-p'nrthorship existing bc tween Warreen Moore and mysel under thc linn name ol' .Moore tS Co., in tho fer'tili/?r business, i: this day dissolved by mut uni con sent. li. K. Mooro. Warren Moori'. Bonncttsvillo, S. C, June I, 1 DOH. 20*2! Before the Mayor. Robert Burgess and Worth; BuiO, botll colored were before lin mayor Monday, charged will lighting. Burgess was given days or $ IO. lie took the. days Bui was lined $2, which Ive paid. WEEK'S NEWS AROUND CLIO THE PICNIC AT R?D BLUFF ENJOYED. Oreen Franklin in Trouble Again -Shot Another Negro in the Hip. Clio, July G.-Thc Willis school district held its annual 4th of July picnic at Ked Bluff academy on Saturday with Hon J J Lane as master of ceremonies. Revs A G Buckner D I), F II Shuter and J I Douglas entertained the audi euee in thc academy for more than an hour with speeches showing the necessity of education in patriotic lines as an inspiration to love of country. At the close of thc speeches,"My country tis of theo'1 was sung with vigor. Many in thc audience, especially the ladies, could sing the entire hymn, with out the copy. Thc c'ay was li:ie as the ample dinner of which as much was left on the table as was used by the crowds, and wc were all at our best. Thc ladies who prepared and presided over thc dinner certainly deserve great praise for their eminent success. Mesdames .J J Lane, A (J .Buckner anil Frank Stanton kindly sent a box of din ner ot Miss Annie Sheffield,central operator at thc Clio phone olliee, who had to remain at her place at the board. The dinner was made complete, by Mr and Mrs Williatjfj Myers who furnished a bountiful simply of Coffee; Miss Essie, Bellica of Florence, popular her(jf as a teacher, was present muten joyed the lUituly ?i ^ ^.-i. former pupils. Looking back over past plersures herc, wc will all loolc forward to pleasant repeti tions. Jas ll Stanton spent the 4th with his brother Dargan at Red Springs. Messrs Edgar and Rowland Dean, who have positions in Spar tanburg, are spending some days with their parents in town. Mr and Mrs D M Wright went to Charleston on thc l.h for a short pleasant outing. W L ( rodbold spent thc 4th with relatives in Marion. I lon John Ba'rrentino and Mr pelton Wright went to tho beach near Wilmington on Friday to re t urn Tuesday. Mrs W L Godbold and Miss Mary McGilvray are at Homler sonville enjoying tho mountain scenery of North Carolina. The delightful songs rendered so charmingly On tho 4th at the picnic and remain at thc Red Bluff academy by the Willis school dis trict girls, were so charming that tho youno nien seemed to take thc charmers home with them. Fail ing ill this some Of them went homo with the charmers. ( bl thc Ith Lon Monson was brought in from thc Donoho plan tation with a pistol ball in his hip, shel by (?icen Franklin. Lon was iii thc road and I i rod upon ( ?reen in hiis house, (?reen returned thc lire willi the above result. The maller was brought Up before,I A Calhoun Esq, and will go before tho higher courts for adjudication. Mes Lena Pale is missed from town, while she is spending some timo with her sist r, Mrs Will Smith, near Blenheim. TWENTY FIVE APPLICANTS Stood Examinations for Scholar ships Herc. There were 25 applicants who took thc examinations herc Friday for scholarships or entrance to Winthrop, Clemson and Univer sity of South Carolina. Tho applicants for tho scholar ship to Winthrop were: Misses Sallie Whittaker, Edith Rogers, Ronnie Odom, Jincy Stanton, May Ford, Mary Swann, Pearl Coward, and Bessie Odom. Also for en trance; Misses Cora Odom and Katharyn o Ham- v. Applicants foi Houison scholar ships: Grady I bson, Harmon Stanton, James tlcarscy, Willie Hubbard, Arthur Barrington, Marlo Dunlap, Leroy McCall, Henry Covington. Also for en trance; Knox Powers, James Cov ington, Marlboro Hamer and Ed win McLaurin. For University Normal scholar ship: Dargan Odom and Clarence Heustess; for entrance Otis Stan tori. There aro four vacancies at Clemson, one at Winthrop, and one at tho University. W ll Muller took tho place of R L Freeman as a member of thc board Of education for the exam i nations, Mr Freeman being away, rho other members of tho board. Supt Easterling and R S Fletcher, were present. ANOTHER HOTEL A Low Priced Boarding House Being Fitted Up by A J Matheson. A J Matheson is moving tho. old (.frange Hall, which ho recently bought from H B Fuller, back to Ross alloy, next to Atkins shop, whore he will lit it up for a hotel, i There will bo fourteen comforta ble rooms, with halls, lobby etc. Mr Matheson's idea is to make ?us a low price hotel. While it Will n? nicely ana comfortably fitted hp, it can bo run on a scale that will allow people of limited means to patronize it. No arrangements have yet boen made with anybody to take charge of this 'iiotol, but it is hoped that Mrs A \f Hilliard will be in charge of it. She is an experienced and successful boarding house keeper, and has many friends who will bo glad to joe her in charge of the now held. Mr Mttheson is also building a now bric! store On Marlboro street, next to Kiss alley. Mr Malleson has not yet deci ded what io will build on thc silo of tho oldGrango hall. I lo has sold W .1 Baldwin a small stripon the cast side of thc lot, upon vb ich, together with thc lot ho alrealy owned, by Mr Bald win will Orot a nice building. ? ? ... A SEROUS ACCIDENT Negro Boy Thrown From Wagon hy Kujkvway Horse a. nd Jttlly Hurt. Monday alornoon, Will McGill, a nine year el negro boy who was driving Mr I athoson's pencil wag on, was badi lui rt in a runaway. Tho horse wi frightened by some thing on Bro! street, and started running|;to\vrd the dopet. At Crosland's jab?es, heran overa buggy and trow Willie out. His arm was breon and an ugly gash cut in his bel and another in his nose. The boy taken to 1 >r Kin ney's ellice, vlo sid. and bandaged the ann ami qwod up the gashes. Tho boy briiVvV stood the opel II tions without ilofoform. 1 lo is a son of Mary .ht ?ill. Just frctly Hight. "I have used King's New ?J?0 Pills for several ycarhnd find them just cx .idly right," Sa] Mr A A Pelton, "I Harrisville, N. ' New Life Pills re lieve without livens! discomfort. Nest remedy for cotisation, biliousness and malaria. 25c. Douglas el Breeden drug store. LEAD USED IN SHAM BATTLE OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF REGULAR. TR.OOPS. One Boy From . Marlboro and Several From Hartsville Wounded. While tho Marlboro Guards and other military companies were in thc encampment at Sui ivan's is land, they were required to engage in some sham battles and skirm ishes with tho regular United States troops which aro stationed at Sullivan's Island. Thc regulars wore the blue uniforms and the militia wore yellow, so that they were called thc 4"blue Jack ets" and tho "yellow jackets." The soldiers on both sides were provided with blank cartridges with which to shoot at each other, and were instructed never to lire on "thc enemy"1 when within less than hf ty ards. Under these conditions, there was ho danger. But tho blue jackets, it seems, took a cowardly and outrageous advantage of the boys in yellow, by putting bird shot in their car tridges and then tiring at close range during a night skirmish. It is also believed that they put in the cartridges something harder than the ordinary wadding, for several of the militia boys were badly bruised, and some of them knocked down. The Hartsville, company seems to have suffered worse than thc rest of tho militia. Ono member of thc Marlboro Guards, Corporal James S Stanton of Clio, was hurt, H?? skju ?V&5 gr?lten in four places by the wadding, and aftoi *?J J???f" to hospital for treatment, a shot was picked out of his leg. It is said that Sergeant Rhodes of Harts ville was bailly wounded in thc neck and elseu herc. Capt W ll McIntyre, when asked about the affair, said that it was true, but that an effort had berni made to keep it quiet. He said that he was told by citizens of the place that the regulars were jealous of tho militia because the latter had done so well in the, man oo vers, and that they feared the disgrace of being defeated in srategic warfare by thc boys of the stale militia. They therefore de termined to win by fair means or foul, believing no doubt, that everything is fair, even in sham war. Capt McIntyre said that Col Greenough, who is in charge of tho regulars at Sullivan's Island, ordered a court martial for tho company which was guilty of this outrageous conduct, and promised that they would be properly pun ished. Col Greenough took the testimony of Capt McIntyre, and others. The Hartsville Messenger has .ho following to say about the af fair: "On thc night of the 26th ititi no during a practice skirmish on Sullivan's Island, a squad of I'ni ,od States Regulars fired point ?lank into a squad of live men 'rom t lompany "( 2nd S ( ' Vols, Hartsville Company), painfully sounding every man. "Ono of the volunteers appears > be shot entirely through thc leshy part ol' his tipper arm and ays he was th.MI knocked down hy he impact of :i discharge. An brasion just below his chest bears ?ut this statement. "Another man was wounded ive times and knocked down. Dr 'owe of Hartsville discovered on donday that some of thc many annuls of this mun wore caused by shot and not by wads, and ex tracted a bird shot from ono of his wounds. Some of tho shot were, howovor, too deeply imbedded tb bc extracted. "Sonio of jtho wounds of the other men may have been made by shot, as tho punctures aro small and cylindrical. Wo are informed that a man from Company "E" '2nd Regiment, (Bennottsville Com pany), claims to have been shot with bird shot on tho same night while assisting in repelling an at tach of tho regulars. "lt might bo well to mention that tho dangerous oftest of blank cartridges when bred at close range is well understood in thc army, and it is positively against thc reg ulations to lire at a man at closer range than 50 yards. Thc discov ery that some of the wounds of our men were made with shot adds a seriousness to the affair that scorns to call for drastic punish ment for its perpetrators. Tho citizens of Hurtsville aro justly indignant over this outrage, which appears to have been planned and carried out with cool brutali ty/' DOG ORDINANCE PASSED Canines Must Hereafter be Muz zled-Gasoline Permit Given. Bennottsville has followed the example of many other towns all over the country and passed an ordinance requiring dogs to bc muzzled. The ordinance will go in to cll'ect'next Friday,and those who want to save thier dogs had better havo them muzzled or confined by that time. That will bo an un lucky day for dogs found roaming on tho streets without muzzles; The town council has given tho Standard Oil Company permission to put in a gasoline biko at its plant oelow the depot. Tins wm oe a convenience to the users of gaso line and save them thc trouble and danger of keeping gasoline in bulk at their places of business. It Can't Be Be?vt. The best of all teachers is experience. C M Harden, of Silver City, North Caro lina, says: "I foul that Filectric Hitters does all that's claimed for it. Por Stom ach, Laver and Kidney troubles it can't be beat. J have tried it and find it a most excellent medicine. " Mr Harden is right; it's the best of all medicines also for weakness, lune back, and ailinn down conditions, best too for chills and malaria. Sold under guarantee at Doug las & Breeden drug store. 50c. LABOR AND POLITICS Will the Unions Support Bleas and Martin? Tho following is from the labor department of the Columbia Rec ord: If organized labor and farmers in this state will only volo for men who arc advocating politics which will bc of interest to the working people they will help themselves moro than they will help tho men funning for oflice. Tho time is at hand when organ zed farmers and organized labor jan show thc politicians of this dato that organization is not to bo lespised or to bo vsod ns stopping dones to places of influenc? with out giving some sort of a return. Working pooplo have tho whip n their hands to make those sodi ng office do something for the nasses of workers- the ballot, iso if with intelligence, support .our friends who will commit hemselvos to politics moaning omothing. lt is obsorved that Colo Blonso, andidatc for governor, is opposed o any old sort ol'immigrants coni ng to this state. And so is ('an ?llate Martin for tho United dates senate. That is an imper* int matter for tho working poo le to bear in mind.