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THE MARLBORO VOL XXXII j BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, DEMOCRAT JULY 31, 1908 CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN AUG. ll CLUBS TO MEET TO ENROLL ^ NAMES ON 15 Candidates Must File Pledges and Pay Assessments by Noon Monday ifS .-1-; V*- Tho county Democratic execu tive committee met in tho court house Monday with the following members present: Thoa. A Ilucknbee, Adamsvillc; T S Evans, Bonnettsvillc; D K Stanton, BrightsVille; W L Kinney, Brownsville; Jeff D Edens, Clio; Maj. ll M Pegues, Kollock; Il h McLaurin, McColl; H S Grant, Quicks; J C Campbell, Ked Hill; Col. J N Drake, chairman. The following members were ab sent:Capt Frank Manning,Hebron; * '""fy F Spears, Mill Village; .1 A Stan ton, Jr.. Tatum. Col. Drake presided and J C Campbell acted as secretary, in thc absence of the secretary, J A Stanton .Ir. OAMI'ATQ X M ? BT [NOS. lt was decided to hold eight campaign meetings in the county, as follows: Blenheim, Tuesday. Aug. 11 ; Brownsville, Wednesday, Aug. 12. Clio, Thursday, Aug. Ki. McColl, Friday, Aug. 14; Tatum, Tuesday, Aug. IS; Boylan, Wednesday, Aug. li); Smith's-Grove, Thursday, Aug. . _... ?_.. Bennettsville, FridaVi Aug. 21. PLEDGES AND ASSESSMENTS. All candidates must lile their pledges with the county chairman, Col. .1 X Drake, on or before 12 .^relock noon on Monday, Aug. 10, thc day before tho first campaign meeting. The assessments must also be paid to him on or before that time. The committee fixed the assessments as follows: Clerk of Court $10 Sherill 10 Supervisor 10 Auditor 10 Treasurer lo Superintendent of Education 10 House ol' representatives 5 Coroner 5 in addition to the pledges tiled with the county chairman, each candidate must lile, before enter ing upon tia1 campaign, a pledge with the clerk of court that he will not uso money or intoxicants to inlltionco votes, and that he will j^t'de before the election an itemized account of his campaign expenses, and another account after tho elec tion for any additional expenses. MEETINGS TO EN HOLT, NAM KS. lt was decided to call all the clubs in tho county together at their respective mooting places on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 1):30 :i. m., ?j for thc purpose ol' making on! the - clip") rolls and gelling thc names of voters on tho rolls. Attention is called to the rule of the party which requires all names to be on tho rolls ut least live days before tho election. Those wi o do not have their names put on tho roll of their voting place before thal !im? will not bc allowed to vote. K\ orv body should attend the meet ings oh thc 15th; or send his name by ?i friend who will be sure lo get it on the roll. MAXAU EUS Ol ' ELECTION. The committee decided to poy the inanaiiors at each precincl live dollars for each election and for coming after boxes and bringing 1 thom buck after tho election. No other pay ?'ill br allowed loi ( hu i; or other 'expenses, Managers should com? after tho boxes on Friday, Aug. SI, and r?tur? them to thc county chairman on or be fore Thursday morning after the olection. Tho following managers were appointed to bold both primaries, and the third, if necessary: Adamsvale-A C Pearson. Wal ter Mangnm, M W Adams. Bonncttsville-D M D McLeod, R B Crosland,TI L David. Brights vii le-L G Bright, J A Usher, B W Liles. Brownsville -B D Rogers, W M Dens, C J Allen. Clio-D W Pate, D McQueen, K L Bennett. Hebron - D P McQuagc, Frank Stanton, John Hamer. Kollock-O M Pegues, Ran dolph Pegues, Chas. Irby. Mill Village-Geo. Dean,s Ben Spears, Thos. Pecle. McColl-W N Gibson, ll T Mc Laurin, F P Tatum. Quick Cross Roads-?I W Griggs, Clarence Quick, C G Grant. Red Hill-C 1 Shcrrill, W L John, A T Odom. Tatum-L C Stanton, W T Ens terling, J P Hamer. 13-15. A. 1). Pine Grove News. Wilma Terry and Kate Phillips who have been visiting at Mrs. Ella Fletcher's have loft for their home at Roberdel, N. C. Misses Li/./.ic Gibson and Less Gibson of Rockingham are now visiting Mrs. Ella Fletcher. Miss Alma Bcthca will leave for Hendcrsonvillc, Tuesday, 4. Mr. .1 ll Roper, of Wash tag on, D. C. is visiting his relatives around Pine Grove now. Miss Boykin is visiting Miss Annie C Delle Fletcher. Miss Lois .Breeden is visiting Mrs. Hugh McColl of Clio, S. C. Mr. .1 T Breeden and his family, Mrs. B F Moore, and Miss Sue Fletcher have been spending a lew days at ,I ackson Springs. Will Breeden, Jim Gibson und Nelse Adams spent a few days at Wrights? i lie Beach last week. Miss Anna May McColl, ( f Mc Coll, is visiting her friends around Pine ( J rove. Miss Lee Parker has returned from Dunbar where she has boen visiting. Saturday. Aug. 2, Pine Grove's second nine was defeated in a score ol'eleven to eight by (Jib son's lirst. Thc game was a very tight Oho from thc start but on account of the absence of Tom Loving who usually catches for Pine (?rove, the Pine (?rove play ers were defeated, but un1 coull doiil that if they could have had him, they would have won a great victory owsrtho Gibson lirst term? The linc up for Pine Grove was as follows: IO Fletcher, (': C Adams, p; |) Breeden, 1st b; O Fletcher, 2nd b: ll Roper, 3rd b; IO Breeden, s s; IO Ransom, r f; ,1 Adam-, c f; F Adams. I f. The feat tires ol' the game were: 1. The wild and unsteady pitching of Jim Pate who pitched ft boh t hali'the game lor Gibson, but couldn't bold bul to pilch all of i he game; 2. Tho good pitching of Car I Adams who pitched the winde game for Pine ( ?rove. Stop t hat 1 i ck ling cough ! I >r. Shoop's Cough ('ure will surely stop it, and w ith perfect safety, lt is so thoroughly harmless, that Dr., Shoop tells mothers to ira? nothing else even with very young babies. The wholesome green leaves and tender stems of it lung healing mountainous shrub fur nish the curative properlies to Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure ll ?dins tin cough, and heals tho sensitiv? bronchial membranes. No opium, no chloroform, nothing harsh US0( io injure or suppress. Doman Dr. Shoop's. Take no other. J. T I >ouglns. NAMES OF THE FAMILY HEADS IN THE CAROLINAS AT FIRST CENSUS IN 1790 Can be Obtained From the Cen sus Department for $1. for Each Stivte. Beau renn of thc Census, Department of Commerce and Labor, Washington DC, Aug 1st. About a year ago your attention was called to the fact that Con gress had authorized thc Director of ('etisus to publish, during the fiscal year 1007, the names of heads of families with re'ated data secured upon tho schedules of the first Census of the Unsted States, ,..-<v. i' uU^^kii^i^m ' ' DANIEL T. li AKORO Y E Thc Clio Correspondent of the Democrat. 1 1790, and that under that author! I ty the Director of the Census an ' nounced the publication of the re turns for three states, New llanip I shire, Vermont, and Maryland, the resources of the Bureau not being suflicicut to complete these publi cations. During the session of Congress just closed, authority was granted tho Director of the Census lo con tinue thc publication of the returns for tho remaining states for which J records are m existence during j thc present fiscal year. Acording ly the returns for Maine. Massa chusetts, Rhode Island, Conncti cut, New Voile. Pennsylvania, j North Carolina,and South Caroli na lune berni compiled and are now in press. In addition to tho above, tho state records for Virginia for I78'2 to rr.x') have been obtained from the statt* government and will be used in liou ol' Census returns. As in case of previous issues, each state will bc published separ ately as a part, or volume, consist ing ol' fi om 100 to.'ino pages, hun somely printed upon laid antique paper, sewed and bott lid with turned handsome covers. Kach part will bo fully indexed, and will contain a front piece a mai? of tho state represented, ii by 17 inches in size, reproduced by lithography from an atlas pubsished in 179G, In accordance with the law. these pamphlets arc offered for sale by thc Director Of thc Census at the uni lorin price of * I for each pari. A limited number of sets will be bound tip, so thal all parts will appear in uniform cloth bind ing of a Substantiel character,mak ing approximately four volumes. No extra charge will bo made for the cloth binding in such eases. As your state is one of thc Or iginal states enumerated in 1790 for whjch tho returns are being published, as above explained, > I desire to ask your coop?ration in ranking known the publication of tliose important historical records, since'the patronage will of course come- princapally from persons in 'the states for which tho returns aro printed, or from residents of other1 states who arc tho descend ants of persons included in tho enumeration. Inclosed horewith you will find sample pages pres enting ceartain historical and ex planatory matter. Very respectfully, S N.D. North, Director of the Census. --? <.**>? ' Doings At Dunbar. Dunbar duly 29.-After a hard summer's work the farmers are enjoying a series of holidays while thoy,secm to aprec?ate to thc ful 12 est, /rom the bright merry faces I se.; in town every day, and the labo* of their hands have certainly beer blessed for crops are good in this section, though some complain a lit lc, say it is too wet; human nature must have its way. Miss Carrie Auslev who has been visiting Miss Myrtle Holm has returned to her home nt Mid I deudor. Mr D M McQueen and his son .lamie aro spending some time nt Moores Springs N C. Miss Ada Wright and Mrs T. lAntry have just returned after spending several days at Wrights ville. Misses E. W. ano J. C. Allen, ol' Latta were visiting in the city Sunday. Mr alie Mrs M A Hunter, of Sellers spent a few days this week witlothe latter's father Mr D D CarP ichnel. <^\c? Ethel Stnckhouse, is spon v ,h ? <>- day.-? iii Hebron with her friend Miss Lizzie Parker. Mr Earle Smith of Dillon is vis iting relatives in this section. Miss Kate Hayes of Little*Kock has hoecn spending some time with relatives near Dunbar, and since she has returned to her home, some ol' the boys are wearing long faces what does that mean Jim ' Miss Lula Wright of Bennetts ville is visiting relatives near town. Politics and picnics arc the topi* of the -hi;, now. The lirst thing one will ask you. are you going to the picnic Wednesday ?The next who are you going to vote for, foi congress? Now lets cut this out and all go to Sunday school, al Dunbar Sunday 1* M. tit '?> Oclocl and see what they do out there. "Cor" - -. Campaign Conditions. Since the Deiner Conventioi Mr. Bryan has been very active 1 Ie has talked into a phonograpl machine t<> thc value of ?1000 His machine speeches will bo itsct in tho campaign. He has organiz ed his system of collecting cam paign funds. He decs not wan tho large contributions from prod at wry wealth, bul the miles Iron farmers, negroes, labor unions women and all sorts of conunoi people. Ile has also resigned th? editorship of the Commoner am has cleared the decks for baltic I lis old enemies, I letir.V Watter son and Senator Daniel have sur rendered and will work day an? night for him. The fact is Bryai has cVOry thing his own tony am is planning for housekeeping on novel scale in Washington. ( hi the other hand the Kepubli cans bnve been very quiet. N collections have been made l'? campaign purposes. Mr. Tait h;i been playing golf jil Hot Spring.4 Va., until Thursday when hewer to Oyster Btiy to submit his nt dress of nccephuiec', No records < speeches have boen made f< phonographs. There is little sio of activity alone the hattie lint ; There i - apparent i nd i Il e ron CO ? mong the leaders ol' tho part; Such is thc condition just Ihn months before the election. Ca? lina Spartan. ANOTHER BIG LAND DEAL THE H. K. COVINGTON PROP ERTY Will be Divided and Sold a.t Pub lic Auction by American Realty <& Auction Company. Mr J C Penny representing the American Realty and Auction Company lave closed a contract with ll Kemper Covington to sell his entire property at public auc tion where he now resides. Tho property will bo divided and sold in resident lots. This will bo a grand opportunity for home seekers and business men desiring to .make a safe investment. Watch this paper for announce ment of sale which will take place at an carly date, This is a reliable company and will do just as they advertise, and sell lots to the high est bidder regardless of (price. They never allow any by-bidding but sell fair and square to one and all alike, people who attended tho sale at the Murchison Park prop city will attest to this fact. They sell lots at the rate of one a min nie. MARTIN R. PRESTON. Socialist-Labor party's nominee for tho presidency, who is serving a twen ty-five years' sentence in Nevada state prison for the mu riler ol' Anton Silva, a Goldfield restaurant keeper, during a strike. BIG TRIP AT TATUM Juvenile Missionary Society To Entertain Friends Tatum ? Aug. 3rd--Thc Tatum pooplo are looking forward to a "trip around the world" which will take place when Luna reaches her full state. Tho trip will consti tute only one night, and everyone is expecting to SOO sights innum erable. The following invitations are out. The Hean ty Spot juvenile missi onary society has arranged a trip to live foroigi :oi nt ries, and you are invited to join ti party that' leaves Tennis 'poit (court) on evening, Aug. 11th. at 8*30 o'clock. Transportation and guides will bo provided. Miss Marion Kastei ling. Miss Nannie Kasterling, Mis-. Mary Hamer, Mr. Tom M I lamer, Mr. .1 T Welch, Committee. Mrs. S (i Kasterling ot* Phoenix Ari/.v. is visiting at the home Of Mr. NV T Kasterling. Misses Bessie, Louise and Cath arine Hamer are visiting relatives in Robeson county. Homer and Grady liethpa of Latia have retuned home after a pleasant stay at Tatum, i Miss Kittie Kasterling is visit ing Miss Marion Fosterling. Mr. II H Stanton and Jess Eas terling attended tho racing at Tim monsville last Wednesday. Legal Land Sales Tho following property was sold by tlie sheriff Monday: Lot in Clio, F L Curry against Rosetta Calhoun and others; sold to F. h. Currie for $45. House and lot in west? Bennotts ville, D. I). McColl against Char ley Thomas; sold to Jonas Themas for $551. Lot in Bonncttsvillc, near the jail, D. D. McColl against ?lames and Rettie McLaurin; sold to J. C. Weatherly for $705. , Thc case of McColl against Scott was settled before tho salo. The sale of thc lot in west Bou ncttsvillc, II. H. Newton against Mamie Lou Pegues and William Kinney, was postponed till thc lirst Monday in September. ANTE BELLUMIIOME BURNED Old Gla.rcnce Rogers Residence Dertroyed Last Week Brownsville June 30th- this comunity was shocked to find upon awakening this morning the fine old residence of Mrs clarence B Rogers reduced to ashes with all its contents. Thc inmates, Mr F. E. Rogers and mother, wife and sister, lost all their personal effects ?xcept two trunks, this old strucrurc was about one hundred and twenty years old, and it has been said that thc builder w as ten years in select ing the building material. It was a three story building of colonial stylo and it was a dear old land mark for this section. Thc library contained a valuable colection of rare old books covering thc choice of various heads of the family for longer than a century. The com ! munity feels a personal loss and sympathizes with the owners. TO BE UNVEILED Attention of Woodmen Called to Exercises at Carolina Aug. 9th. Clio Aug. 1st.-Thc late Sov erign B C Colt ingham monument will bc unveiled at Carolina ceme tery Sunday afternoon Aug. 9th. at 4 o'clock. Public cordially in vited. All neighboring camps ex pected to attend, Fraternally, T G Covington. Clerk Pee Dee camp No. 246. CLEMSON SCHOLARSHIPS Only Three Passed, Leaving one Scholarship Vacant County Superintendent Easter? ling has received from thc faculty of Clemson college thc marks made by the applicants for scholarships and entrance at thc recent exami nation here. There were lour vacant, scholar ships and nine applicants but only three passed. They were Henry Covington, son of W P (/evington, Bonnettsville: Janies Hearsey, son of G W Hearsey, Bennetts** ille; and Harmon Stanton, son of B F Stanton, Clio. Only two passed the entrance examination, Janies F (-evington, son ot'll K Covington, Bennetts ville; and Marlboro Hamer, son of J P Hamer, Tatum. They were nol applicants for scholarships. Thc Marlboro boys, who were dismissed from Clemson in April, have been reinstated. Earle Chamnoss ?md Janies C Covington will stand the examination for the senior class, in September; Knox East oiling and C P Townsend for the junior class; while Marlboro Hamer, although not a now stu dent, will enter freshman.