Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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me rac No amount of n peddlers of alum bs gling with chemical; or cooked-up ccrtifi any kind, can chang Royal Bak has been ion cl&l examin?t) highest! leave free trom altara purity and \ Royal Baking 1 for making finest an? * ELECTRIC CIT * _ T Items o? Interest and Person * Wireless on the Si .11 tiN ?cians Uill Giie a llerllai. For Cte benefit or thc Ladle J rivi? Association of Andcrbon, Webb von Hasseln, accompanied by his friend. Mr. Cralil of Germany, will Rive a concert in the chamber of commerce room next Thursday evening. The event will Lc one of the best musical attractions Anderdon has enjoyed this reason. M\ von Hasseln is an ac complished mr.iilcian, having studied Under some oj tho, most famous violin austen; of tho old country. Mr. Crahl play tho 'cello and the two will give a ?plcnd?? pfv?r?w, next week, lioth these men have national reputations end Anderson people should feol that thoy are fortunate In having this op portunity of hearing tho recital. An added attraction ls tho fact that Mr. von Hasseln is a native of Anderson and has muny relatives hero. An of fert was mad-.) to have the racltal in the auditorium ot Anderdon college but tho ladies could not secure the placo, so tho ovont will take placa In thc rooms of the chamber or .com merce. -o t old Weat*?: ?lil Arrive. , The ccld weather predicted for this section of lbe country made Ita ap . ance last night, getting to Ander nour thc close ot the afternooon. Overcoats WT- hunted up again and re rekindled in the homes of -tb^ city. ..Considerable complaint was heard from those' wbo had'been so unwise as to make a change of their Ung in anticipation of thc com ing of Summer. .Boosters Are v Ks peel cd Today. Approximately 100 Greenwood busi ness men will arrive In Anderson be I tween noon and 1 o'clock today, spend ing an hour here. The party ls to sat^c the irip in o"iutnu??ctj, headed hy tlie brass band of the Balley Mil itary Institute. The Greenwood peo ple will take dinner In Anderson and It will be a difficult undertaking for the hotels and the cafes of Anderson to feed this number of people In the short time that they will be here. o',. Baaing lip More Lund. tie Andoruon Heal Batato & 1 livest 3Keht Co., yesterday closed a deal for tho Badgera property, consisting of 15 acres. The property was purchased from Dav. G. M. Kodgers and lt is understood that thu price was $500 per acre. Thc real catate company will at onco b?gln thc work of developing thia property and will push it as they bave other lands recently acquired. Mr. Holt ls Boing WeO. ..Albert Bolt, u young mun of thc 1'ortnvin Shoals aectiou of the county, is said.to be getting Ulong nicely at thc Anderson County Hospita!, follow ing an operation for appendicitis. Tho young man 1B 16 year* of age. He un derwent t he operation several days ago and for a time waa quite ill but hos pital authorities say now that he ls recover'ng. --o-? . Health Depurtmeut Of Ci Tlc AHKoeiaiW The Health Department of the tAvie. Association will mat this after noon at ??o'clock with Mrs. C. S. Minor at 1041 South McDufne street. Considerable business of Importance will be up for consideration and ac tion this afternoon will be taken on several important mattera. Anderson Schools Playing Baseball. Tbc Kennedy Btr?et school and the North Fant street school played an interesting game of baseball Wed nea <i:iy afternoon, North Fant winning .by a score of ? to 4. The game Waa splendid throughout and the young Ktors did some good work. liny itt and H. gnow composed the battery for the Kennedy street school while McCown and Barton officiated for .Vorth Fant. A "return engagement" will probably be played between the same two schools at an early data and the log? era of this event say that there will be a different story to tall next time Heed Friday la Observed Today. Todey !- Geed Friday ?nd KB auch: i bo-observed In some of the An derson churches. Tb? pastors of the t Remains lisrepresentation by thc ktn^ powders, no jug 3, cr pretended analysis, cates, or falsehoods of e the fact that lng Powder md by the ?affi lons to be of the niftg efficiency, i, and of absolute wholesomeness. 5owder is indispensable i most economical food. ****** * ****** Y SPARKLETS * _ * ?J Mention Caught Over the * bred* of Anderson * Vi***** * ****** ' ' .. T- ed have a:rung?d pi jorams for jini.rvltva ind a larg? nuniLer o'. A:ider 'son people will attend. All over the country Good Friday la observed each ?year Ly certaia rei;?h..::i bodice aud it ls an iMia ?1; a ci uren affa.r of much Importance. |aWeta" Must Hcon? SIio-.v Their Hand. The people of Anderson 1 ouniy who are behind the agitation for the re turn of the dispensary will soon have to show their band. The law says that ?TI order to spniir? on election ?on the ( i HOM t lon a petition bearing j the signatures of at least one-third jf tho qualified voter? of the county must be presented to the supervisor before the first day of Mayfl'Tf that number be secured the supervisor will then order an an election. It is un derstood that the people in favor of tho dispensary are binding all their en orgies to getting the required num ber of signatures before tho last day of this month. The general opinion seems to bc that thu whiskey people may succeed in getting a sufficient number of signors but will not be abjc to carry the election. -o I Campaign liait Been Successful. The fact that "clean-up and palnt lup" weok for Anderson has been a success ia evident on every side. An derson ia today a cleaner city by far than lt was last Saturday and much credit should go to those people who i worked so hard in making the idea popular here. Houses have been 1 painted, yards have been cleaned up, ! offices shine as they never did before, and on the whole the campaign has been a great success. The week will come to u close tonight and it ia to be hoped that every property owner, neglected thus for of the work, will grasp the opportunity today lo clvnu up hts premises and let tomorrow morning (find Anderson the cleanest town in the State. Mr. Wilson Itt Now Improving Ralph Wilson, tho well known and popular member of thc Moore-Wil son Co. is now able to bc out on the Streets, after having' been confined to bia homo for some time. Mr. Wil son has been suffering from un Injury to lils right hand and for a time it was feared that an operation might be necessary. That he is improving and will soon ho recovered will be wel comed by his friends. Makes Demund e'er Npring Water. The crazy negro brought to Ander son from Pendleton und placed In the county jail hero, is making life mis erable for al| tho other prisoners in the jail and Sheriff Ashley and hie deputies as well. When the negro wakes up in tho morning the first thing he thinks or will pr?vido hts top ic for tho day and throughout the day he will scream at the top of hts voice On this subject. Yesterday his plea was water-spring water at that and all day tong ho was screaming In the jail "1 want water, spring water. I want lt right now and I want it in a hlg dipper." Arrangements are now under way for carrying the negro to the asylum in Columbia. Wife ?Jet Her .Husband te Trouble. E. A. Hutchison, a while man of Anderson county, waa yesterday com mitted to the Anderson county Jail where he will have to stay until be can get some one to furnish a $300 peace bond for him. Hutchison was arrested on a warrant sworn out by his wife, Mrs. Salli' Hutchison. The man's three weeks, during which time he has been continually drunk, he bas made repeated efforts to do her bodily harm. She alleges that only a night or two ago he tried to kill her with a knife he had snatched-oe the dining table. When arraiga**- before the magistrate yesterday Hutchison could not give the necessary 1300 bond aa n guarantee of keeping peaceful and U ls uncertain how long lt will be be fore he can get any one else to fur nish lt *for him. Meanwhile he ts confined ia Jell. Cigar PaeUry .? ? Begin* Business. nie Anderson- Havana Cigar Co., will place lu -aeeayon ?ale at the various stores ofjilje city tomorrow SSsrnlng. m-coni : : . tn announce ... - Uivnt iliad'' by the proprietors of the ' lila? <. yesterday, ?hie or the leading brand* to lu- manufactured by the company will be thc "Anderson cigar" and it i? expected (hal it will prov?; 'populai around the city. -o Show Willdon H foretell hasler I Thc bliow windows of Hie valium* business bouiiCH in tho city are being decorated for thc coming of Kanter, I many of them being very attractive. The Owl Drug store yesterday had three line rabbits in one of the show windows al the popular drug store and they attracted much Interest from pas sers-by The candy display at Kv ans Drug store No. ; is "Iso very attrac tive. -o PlillutbeuH Had Their Hands i n 11. Tho Philathea classes had their ' amis full in Anderson yesterday, ono clara conducting the cindy and fruit sale at the Olympia Candy and Ice ('ream parlor, willie the last turkey dinner of the season was being serv ed at the Hillman building hy another class. Thc ladies said last night that I they had done remarkably well in j but li these undertakings and that their i treasuries would be considerably en riched as a result of their labors. All day long both the placea were crowded and Anderson people patronised both placea in a splendid maimer. And He Wu s Named Kate. During tlie electrical storm which s ut: pl over Anderson county yester day morning about ?1 o'clock lightning struck a barn on the place of George jenkins, a negro, near Autun. Four mules were in the stables at the time and one of these was killed. Jenkins nays that "Iiis name was Kate" and therefore the statement must be ac cepted as true. The lightning tore off one entire side of the barn, did not set fire to thu place, doubtless due to thc fact that a hard rain was falling at the time. Te Make Trip tn Pullman?. The statement WUH made in Colum bia yesterday to the effect that the Elks of the capital city are prepar ing to come to Anderson f.jr the state convention on June 17-18 in two pal ace Pullman cars. They plan to park the cara tn the railway yards and sleep in them while here. Following thc installation of tim new officers of the Elks lodge Tuesday night the Co lumbia Elks discussed plans for mak ing the trip herc and it is said that a large and enthusiastic delegation will make up the party coming to Ander son. -o Mr. Anderson Is New Stenographer. It was announced yesterday that F. H. Anderson, secretary of thc South Carolina Cotton Manufactuers Association and now private secretary to Capt. E. A. Smyth had been se lected as the court stenographer for the new thirteenth circuit, recently formed. Mr. Anderson has many j friends In Anderson and they will be glad to. see him get the position. Mr. Anderson waa . . court stenographer on co before and ts thoroughly compe tent. Mrs. Pruitt Ia Beek From Baltimore. Mrs. Walter Pruitt has returned from Baltimore where she accom panied Mr. Pruitt several days ago. Mr. Pruitt underwent an operation in a Baltimore hospital Monday and hts numerous Anderson friends hope that he may recover as a result nf lilt? trip to'the Baltimore institut Sci. It will be some days before he will be able to'return. -o .Moving Pictures Will Be Made Here. Col. Jim H ober ts has a live fox and is ready for the movies. Ho has been frequenting the movies for the long est, and many were speculating as to the reason. Some thought he waa just training up for tho next fox hunt ; some opined that he was coaching for a Job aa high tenor on thc Keith cir cuit; and others attributed his . in teroat in the art cinematographic to tho faqt that he is a scientist. Bnt the cat !B out of the bag, so to speak, ns the cat ls the fox. He has had csught and sent to him a beautiful gray, and lt ls as game a fox as ever h?? pack save tongue to. Col. Jim has boon visiting the movies In order: to learn how to pose for the movies. He knows how to "register" now all right, and the emotion on which he 1.4 strangest ls joy. He wltl be able to show his delight when the fox starts up. M. E Allen, the photographer.; is the other conspirator in this dire and dark undertaking, and he 1B also oager to see the fox released. It will make one more dandy picture, and when lt goes on the circuit it v/tll be accompnaled by Mr. Roberts' challenge io the world. $10,000 for the' best record aa a fox hunter. Mr.1 Roberta will register In he first pic ture with his npcclal'.y instructed outfU and bia pack bf 35 trained hounds which he will back against the World. There will be other pic tures concluding with a sure, enough fox chase... (This filmy stuff 1B not censured.) Memorial Bay Comes On Sunday. Memorial day '.hroughout North and South Carolina always comes on May i 10 and that day of this year will be Sunday, but lt bi presumed that the I exeretaeawll 1 be held anyway on that date. The two chapters of the U. D. C. in Anderson will furnish the floral wreathes for the occasion, while the Dixie Chapter furnishes the metal crosses for the marking of each vet erana' gr?ves. Impressive ceremonies will probably be arranged for the oc casion thia year and a large number, ot people will participate in paying! honor tu ike Confederate dead. County Olflcers ..vT? im SvMWO. The Anderson County Commission ers held the rgular monthly meeting in ?-he office of the ;uprevisor yes terday. ' There waa little business ot Bite Pa rchec when y< And Fragrance and Etern "Bette could be." Thous say it Conven 5-Cent Tin, thc f Tin Humidors an >ttlu< much importance and the meeting was concluded in-the carly afternoon. The affairs considered were of a routine nature and nothing ot unusual mo ment came up for attention. Some discussion was hoard from tho va-1 rious members concerning the pur chase of two new road scrapes whicli have just tocen ordered and which arc to be put into usc on the county reads at an early date. J. S. Acker, clerk of the board, said last night that there was nothing of extraordi nary interest In the meeting. mn stick To The Stripe.-). Anderson county recently purchas ed conic Hew clotilda for (lit- chain gang turnad and1' when the shipment arrived it was found, to contain quit-j a number Of suits made of dnrk! brown cloth. County officials said yesterday that these were not suitable : at all and that they would at ones bo returned to 'the manufacturers,! this county sticking to thc old fami liar gray clothes f with tho blade stripes. In'some ennui Jes in the! State thc old cliaihgang suit has been I discarded in favor oT thc new clothes but Anderson officials do not appr?voj of the idea and would not eon-dder! making such a change. -o Negro Hud Money in Bunk. Oscar Jones, a.negro, was arraigned In Magistrate Broud well's court yes terday on a charge of disturbing reli gious worship. It ls alleged that j Jones was at a. negro church near Belton last Sunday and conducted himself In a masenr most offonslvo to members of trie church. He knock ed several window 'glass put of a cchool house, on i.ihe church grounds and In other-ways" disturbed the peace of those present ftJr the services. Tho \ magistrate put a fine of $35 on Os-' car and that worthy proceeded io draw a check for tho amount. Mr. Murrell Was ?~T Here Yesterday. George R. Murrell, one ot Cue agents from the land ond industrial depart ment of the Bouthe-?i railway. Bpent yestorday tn Anderson. Mr. Murrell makes his headquarters in Columbia and is well known "throughout the State. He said last night that it was a genuine pleasure for him to como to Auder.'on because of the fact that Anderson people ?are always ready and wilting to listen to his logic, j whereas in some other- sections the j farmers have not "been educated to thai point and rotuse to heed what he his to say. M". Murrell will prob ably leave the city'this morning. Editor Moore Visits thc City. ff George E. Moore, editor of tho Monea Path Chronic}*, was in An derson yesterdn> taKms ,n the sights of. a hlg city. Though come what dat ed and worried about the continual noise going on around him, naturally not being used to auch, Mr. Mooro talked very pleasantly concerning An derson. - Although ho could not he made to admit the fact lt ls taken aa a fact that Mr. Mqqre favors the idea of making Hone* .Path a suburb of Anderson, thus giving the people or that place all ??ie advantgates of cit; life, together with the pleasure of mst ie environment. , ? O' ? ? \ Officers Have . ^ B**a C?Mm??9?bii?4. Loni? L. Llgon and Paul I* Brad shaw yetft?Trf??? VAp?t^a^^tli^ir CSSV missions ss captain and first lieuten ant respectively of , tho Palmetto. Rifles. These ofticern recently went! before an examining hoard and suc cessfully stood the examination.! -Sting-Dryness I Throat-you esc DU smoke STAG. in their place you 3 - Freshness - Mi ld ri tal Contentment *r than I imagined tc ands are saying it Ye ient Packages: Tho Handy rull-Size 10-Cent Tin, the Pound ana ri d the Pound Glass Humidor. thereby becoming entitle^ tfj tlvair commissions. With actual organiza tion now completed it is expected that the Hilles will soon get down to actual work and be afolo to Bhow some results. Greenwold People Are Coming. Quite u bunch of (Ir'jenwood boos ters will arrive in Anderson next Fri day, coming into thia city via automo bile. The party will be sent from the Greenwood chamber cf commerce for thc purpose of boosting the coming horse show and chautauqua week for Greenwood. AU told, there will be about ."Ci automobiles from the. neigh boring city and- they -wiH apenU- eov- - rral hours here. The locar chamb'ar ' of commerce will probably make ar rangements to entertain tho visitors while they arc In the city. ALL PRISONERS WERE TO ESCAPE Planned To Overpower the Guard and Let Henry ?j cc Re lease Them From Jail Henry Lee, the negro captured Tuesday after he had escaped from tli"County pull, was brought back to Anderson from Iva early yesterday morning and put back in Sheriff Ash ley's hostelry. Needless to say he will not have another opportunity to get away. In discussing the matter yesterday Sheriff Ashley said that to his mind it was clear t?iat a wholesale release of nil the prisoners had been planned aud that it would have 'been executed had Lee had the time in which to prepare for it or had pot lost, bia nerve. Sheriff Ashley said that in bis opinion it waa planned that tee should knock Jailer Williams sense less, when the opportunity presented itself, and then take the keys off Iiis person and liberate all the prisoners in tho jail. Since Lee waa concealed in the bathroom, outside the Uer of cells, lt would nave been a simple matter for him to take Mr. WM Maras unaware. As soon aa the negro escaped Sher > iff Ashley offered a inward of ??6 for his return and Policemen Wilds , and Uamby at . Iva immediately set out on a search for them an. When he , wandered into Iva at a late hour I Tuesday night he waa at once seized ? by the officer.-, and locked until Sheriff Ashley arrived, at which tune he was brought back to Anderson. VETERAN DIED OF PELLAGRA J. P. Looper Answered Last Call Yesterday Afternoon When He Succumbed J. P. Looper, a.Conteilerale veteran, aged 68 years, died at his home In the Brogo* mill village yesterday af ternoon at 2:16 o'clock. Pellagra is ?!*en ai ?he cause c? h?o ?caui,t : Mr Looper waa well known in An -j derson and bad a number of fri?tiUvl lu ??i imii? of ina city. He is sur*t vlved fey bia wife and several chtl-? dren. li I -T - ??CH. ?.*?( iamb yucao Ht ; Silver Brook cemetery this erternson i at 2 o'clock, . , American Forage Plant. Planters wno have not sown Teosinte, and who will sow during April will thank us for call ing their attention to this Forage Plant, the price is very reasonable this season. Other forage^, crops worthy of your consid eration are; ?^fei^n Wheat, Feterita, Kaf?ir Corn, Beardless Barky, 90 day Oats,'Soy Beans, Velvet BeanSjgH^^' now is a splendid sowing season. We buy peas. ? Forman Smith-The Seedsman. Phono 1(5!. I.oration ii. S.4 A. Wholesale How Ho:r.?!iii(cr our great garia.,.festi7al thc third TuCKituy In Joly. -,-jr i?f- ? ,-. ? ? .?-; The B?mers & Merchants Bank and the Farmerslroan and Trust Company, both of Anderson, S. C., take a great deal of pleas ure iq lending money to prompt paying cus tomers ai this season of the year take an especial j^^sure in lending money ?to their farmer friends. Wo would I?: ?^pjjHBlife extend our acquaintance ersof thia goo^JoCt?- by leading them money. COM? TO SEE US. tarin-' Farmers & Merchants Bank Farnr?r^)an & Trust Co. j 4Jueer Fish in f^rg^?. power of ?peech. The creature is Georgetown. AiinVlHHM^ pretty nearly all mouth and what ?fa. A. l^lir-there vffiS^?Pmfc* ?^n': *?o??i.ii ???oVilr ?ioawcb The i queer creature of tb?- nea. -viiiMl? ii. creature is known to toe ??ctionartr^ l Oongdou thinks would have been a land the encyclopaedias as the angler lolitlrtan If ?t had becif endowed with 'or fishing frog of trw genus lcphlno.