Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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urribtrib STOCKHOLDERS IN CITIZENS NATIONAL MET FINE; U?RECT?K? I li. Session of Stockholder* took Place Here yesterday At 12 O'clock The stockholders of the Citizens' National Bank of Columbia met yes terday shortly before noom They went ! over thc affairs of the institution and expressed themselves as being high ly pleased with the condition. Fol lowing the regular meeting, the stock holders took up the election of a board of directors, the following gentlemen being selected: J. H. Anderson, H. G. Anderson. T..F. Watkins, L. O. Bean, 1*. ill. Kurle, G. N. C. Boleman, J. O. Sanders, J; Wade Drake, S. A. Mc Cown, .. 8. Sullivan, J E. Barton. E. F. Cochran. A. P. Carter, W. W. Thompson/ T. hf. Welborn. J. M. Ex ans, T. Q. : Anderson,. James R. Ander son, J. 8. McFall, W. A. Watson. The board of directors then went into session and chose the following officers for the institution: J. H. An derson, President; J. F.. .Shumate,] cashier; 3t R. Moseley, assistant-cash ier; J. It. Shelor, as?itant cashier. No better selection of either a di rectorate :or ofOcera could possibly have been' made and the men cblsen for these responsible positions all havo the confidence and respect of the peo ple of Anderson. With the affairs of bank in such capable bands, it will do well. > v- ' j' " Tho capital stock of the bank ls $1 ?q.oo? and lt is thu only National nunn sn ytnucrnuu wvvuui SHERIFF ASHLEY WANTS THE NAMES I Says That He Cannot Take Action On Letters Conans Ts Hiss Without Signatare* J , ---- . '. - While talking to a reported for The Intelligencer last night. Shorlff Joe }t. H. Ashley; said that he wes worried by receiving dozens of anoyraous let ters, No, i not Black Hand letter* What,the ?sheriff referred td wa* toe: receipt of. letter* from people .who. advised h i in-how -to^f?r??*~tb*-4aw.. and where-and when to^nod certain-. violations of the code, but almost un variably thma>iaj?aY ?onwmJjrtlrion** men ting oplSMiAr the ahefp: said that he han* JBu rdjfcved a lettlfcalgn od "A fri?raPto law and order * con cerning certam infraction* ^ i>e Uw , jtnd *hs.? this nAef *fM? ? * trig*i???<^g *?? waa very d?sirions of taking action out'that ba^etwldtorefer to first have. :> f;i!k witg^K-^^^lh letter. The sherm said that if the .people i who furnish thia kind of information would either call bim on the telephone , or come to see bim in person St would j make his work much easier and Bare j both parties quite a little inconven- I lonee. ALABAMA HAD ALL THE STAGE I Anderson People Wanted To| Know About Election In That State Yesterday Thc intelligencer office bslng about the only placo that Anderson people the election in Alabama, they took ad vantage of tlie opportunity The tele ?Imost constantly-local politicians ?ntlng to know Whether Underwood or Hobson won out ThrougfM,ut the night thero were many enquiries aha almost without exception every man askhtK was a attona *hntlar7 fnr ?Is- j phone In the editorial room jingled j ?larwood. __ - 'J BLADES of highest qu; steel. Every Blade i; r suit the demands of the f H ANDLESe st ra izh ed and waxed. Thss thoroughly seasoned DANNY MURPHY. Formar Captain of Athletics Jumped te Brooklyn. Fade. Photo by American Pre? Association. I SUGGESTIONS AS TO ''?LEANING-UP" I Timely Topic Ably < Dbcuased In Contribution From An An derson Cilium A communication directed to The Intelligencer by a contributor i hi*s j come to hand at an opportune time, on , the first day of "clean-up and paint up" week for tilla city." The sugges- ' tiona made Ia the contribution are all splendid and it is hoped that Anderson v- ?i,. idea: "To rid a community;bf disease ia tn prevent its occuranco. To' have a town withotu fliest we must prevent th o lr hrc._rjlii? In *>!'.'- *?rlu enrjnir for tho killhujof a few files' in the late spring or summer is like trying to dry up a river by dipping out palla of The* fly laya aboiin?K batches of eggs. Bach batch trpntninB from 120 ; tp 150 which ; becon* f till grown flies ; lb about ted' <ia?B7 and. begin laying in a short Mme. It has been comput ed thot one pair cf files beg?.anlng^ to lay ia April '^^mUggB^^iorz ot billions of flies by mla-summer. i I lt ls practical Jp tlp|na.Vent thc first | Idles from laying eggs. . Mow can lt j be done? By- destroying their breed-1 tug pl^s'lih^irjnaran {fie files now'. They breed mostly In manure heaps, decaying material, warm, moist filth. "tejP 'come hungry and thirsty from EMBVB placesto the kltcheaV.br other at olaces 'where* feed JMR^bff had. must Save moist fiW. If the ?c cnn *? yr.?ovorcu, they nv?rjv; tor lt. If they Hght -upon your su gar bowi, they vomit upon lt to make moistest. the sugar wblnh*th?*y sat.'' . the SitSS?l^^ -;v -her -isJS --iJSSvSvj ?a in to the milk, it is seen swarming with germs which they hav-* brought So they live, coming from magura heaps and privies and ofh?r to the kitchen and dining r?onf.' spreading filth, dl8e?*e ?od multiplying, with wonderful rapidity.. ti fj >v Snce we know these facts, does not a scheme for destroying the J&y nef ore he begins to breed, appeal to our com mon sente? Wo cab by killing these early flies actually prevent the g.owth of billions In ono season. Let ns be gin Immediately, destrowg&lt breeding i places, cover to& garbaX rana, burn filth, ojwax ajt:S^?8^Ku?)rlvleB at least once a wesk", spread manure over i tho armin A where it dries ?nd the ? ogga ere killed, butgr the privy con- \ tent? and place tra?is where tba files I are likely to come. Fly extermination ? has beeb carried out successfully. We] can do lt In thia community and Bgjnij wo must begin nov. j I Ft* the I,ttil*.Folk*. ? * ' S X " vF\ Jv.*' rvf * ! There will be a Fancy dross party for little men and little women on th? j lawn of Mrs. M. M. MaUtlson, Society 2t. Thursday ntinrueouat 4:on R. m. admission ot ten (io) 'cents will be 'charged. ' : ,' , :" ality? perfectly tempered! ?f^sd ?hd pror^|?|r set toj armer&?f this section. v rinli?H. ried and^ PERMANENT ORGANIZATION | WAS AFFECTED OFFICERS ELECTED | Saudi Attendance At Meeting Yeo-1 iretfoy, Bat Plan* Were AU Completed Considerable disappointment was felt by the school officials of the coun ty that only 25 of the 200 school trust?es in Anderson county appeared yesterday for the organization of the county association bu the ones pres ent made up in earnestness, what they lacked In number and aa a result a splendid organisation took place. The meeting was called to order at noba la the court bouse, J> B. Felton, county superintendent of education, having charge of the organization. Mr. Felton, stated the purpose of the meet ing and a temporary organization took place, followed by the selection of of ttcers. Dr. W. A. Trippe wa? elected president oft the association, J. M. ?Garrett 'first vice-president. C. C. King, second .vice-president and Dr. C. I?. Guyton secretary. The chairman appointed a commit tee .composed, of Prof. 3. H. Watkins, ? J. W. Sandern'and J. B. Spearman to [present at the next meeting of the association' ?*, complote 'constitution ?and a set of by lawn. It waa moved ?hat the committee, Vncorporate Sty these rules a section'saying that any school trustee in the county failing to appear Pt ft, pertain, number of the meetings ?n the course of a yea; would cease to bc a trustee and that the county board would be petitioned to appoint a successor. In all prob ability this will appear In the rutee presented. Dy a rising vote tho tru=iee re eieciea ?*IBB ?V^KHIU uu.riiu5i.v11 ??? supervisor of rural schools for An derson county, provided thc necessary money with which to> pay her salary |can be secured from the State. T-he **sooi**!o5 ??ec nseeed resolu Itiona thanking Miss Carlington und ?G. W. Chambers for the splendid suc cess of the county field, day, heh It was decided that those meetings j ; are to toke place quarterly, and it, is ; Ir?pc&vby th?f?ffle* of ?he aa$oeia-,| tlon tfhat tho next 1 /bung wili awako more interest and bring a larger at t&ridahce- than did Vfefe On?.held ves* kerff?y1. '-"'^^^^Sfe', F. <L SXITil, of New York City [tXt'?KT P?A^IlFllRTK TUNKH ANIM ?ik__ " ,?UJ?HIEJR._" all kinds of musical Instruments re? I Mimi, without going tb the Factory. I Fjfrteb yeurs of factory wtik, f lieadqaarters at WILLIS * 8tV.Au? MAN, MUMU 1S0U8E, Bleekley Bldg; Anderson, 8. C WAH IS OEGL?Hh? ?N THE CITY'S FILTH ? ? ? ?WORK GOING ON ALL OVER TlfE CITY [CRUSADE BEGINS i Anderson Beginning the Work of "Clean-Up natl Pnint-Up" In Real Earnest Yesterday, marked the first day of '?the crusade recently decided upoa ?here to clean-up and paint-up the etty, cf Anderson and the ludios of tho City, [with the assistance of the men. went ?at the job Iii the early morning aa ieycU??y. asd as eu?hualaB?lcail j as ; would have a crowd of college boys bad they planned to "paint the town red." Barty hi tho morning the ladles appeared on the streets with the pret ty little buttons^ bearing inscription, "i".??U-Ui? nod rain* lip, 1 Will, Will You-' and every man they, met was duly pinned. Wbmen too were in cluded ir, the list and by night it waa unite an oddity to meet e>ber a man or woman ion toe street without the already-familiar little button. The smelt' of fresh paibt waa every where tn the city, the rakj and the lawnmower ware busy and the sani tary department waa working over time m hauliug away the garbage and refuse collected from hundreds of bock yards. Clu? -omen and non club joined la ide und there waa m?re elbow grease and water ex pended yesterday In cleaning up An dersen Ih^n ha? been the case for many ? day. (Posters were to be seen everywhere in the city throughout the day urging the cause of a ^spotteaa etty.'' From the Side? Of ?tree? earn *?r?ru.3 ?.<>.> famllar words, on pasr.hg buggtesr wagons and automobiles the pretty streamers, could be seen gally flutter mm .?? in aiusost every Mora window In t?><< elly wan found the sess-ae ??d paint-up." TIJW work begun yesterday w linne through Friday and with of the city aaa (tory iftetf?JHy furnished by toe city ids. , ri will, be cessible to antli JOHN T. CONNERY. Chic?oo Contractor Who Of fered ta Buy Chlo DO Cuba. FOREMAN WAS BADLY BURNED Walter H, Murphy Injured Yester day By Bursting Steam Pipe At Ice Plant Aa he turned off the steam oh a len |gtne, jsh?u, the Anderson . Ice Com pany's 'ptah shut down yesterday af ternoon at 1 o'clock, Walter H. Mur phy, superintendent of the plant, was almost hu rued to death when th-> pipo blewjjff apd the escaping steam struck him from the waist down to his feet burns were Inflicted on Mr. Murphy's ? limbs.. Drs. ' Harris nnd Townsend .J were at once summoned and Mr. Mur phy waa carried to his home on East j The attending: physicians said last j night that Mr. Murphy had, sustained some terrible burns and that.bis con dition, w?riio: nui. esaauy'nscrtOUB, is such ns to cause: nome ajarn>.'v Factory official? ^ald las* night that Mr. Murphy is on- of tne^plant's most valuable men and that they regretted the incident very much indeed. His friends hope that bis injurie-s'tnay not bo as serious as has been feared. FEDERAL LEAGUE MkY MAKE OFf^E?* Is a "ra^ QetW^ ^:^ mont Section of Ute S?ate For the Outlaws? A report WBB going the rounds' in . Anderson yesterday \ to ttie effect' that 1 tua KederaJ !cs??if? sting'tfi^DrS?"" ! somewhere in the Piedmont section of South Carolina i\nd ?hat a bls'?eague magnate connected with tho Federals has written to a party , in what wa? rannerly the Carolina Association aug- . Besting th?i Ui? iowna cr some ci the town composing the old league get to gether and form another nasball league, to be used aa a farm for ?.he Federal league teams, lt ls said that every team, in the recently-organised association will haye a . number of speedy ball players, hot quite ripe for the fast company they are In, and that the Federals would like to le$, these inen out fOT a season io place? where? ?bey.could get their hands on them. In other words the Feds - need another | nuiUiy -osoeUtton is'-?h?.-u v^^Sa their rawest recruits for ? little sea soning. Th? letter mentioned here suggested that with one old hind t* menage the team Jr. each of th3 towns ln_the circuit here the Feds could ?u? rowij?n men to ranke a league , herc the ?fe?t?fc? ?? this part of th?? conntry. If this offer is true it wilt certainly demand serious consideration and may mean baseball 'aird raster baseball than this section over knew before. WEBSTER B0LEMA3 UMNJWSED SenewhB? Highly Colored Arronnt nfl Aa Accident ia t'oeMer Friends of Webster Bolemao. son of ter. G. N. C Bolemsn, wilt be' pleased to learn that he In uninjured1 as a result of hts recent eccldent ld! Cheater. Nowa of the affair was ear-1 ried in dispatch.to some of thc papers, but Mr, Bolemcn wired here yester day that he had not received ?*en a scratch. The newspaper account of the affair was as follow?: Cheatar. Apnl ?Awhile riding in a 6S-horsepow*r automobile last night at a late hour. Bissel Bingham waa seriously inturod. Tow* ear was the! property ot W. K. Boleman. u business j man of chester. A* York and greeta th?? M coring gear .broke4 i?? rix-. Eioicman to lose coi th? car. The cai <r?dd?y elm tree of considerable size ait felling it. Tb? CAf. whteh WSS..?! impact wi Bingham down 42 feet! Fort that be had bi Dr. H. W. Pry scene and Mr. to a hospital, % cal attention'V ??ally Injure as quickly ow Bolewan wea also thrown fi car but wa? net painfully hu Blgham, though badly bruised ter today. Bad ti? hit a tre likelihood lt would Lave bil PROF. HAND OPPOSED - TO GREAT DISPLAYS DOES NOT FAVOR SO MANY FRILLS AND FLOWERS PUT VANITY ASIDE Writes Hers to Fubttc School Of ficials That Commencement Iden Is AR Wron* Publie school officials of Anderson county have received from Professor W, H. Hand ?. letter in regard to the. public school commencements. This letter is BO full or real logic for the public schools' that St should be read by every patron of every public school -the following is the letter: "Tho end of the school years lg ap proaching, and, I venture to offer a few innocent suggestions to some of my fellow teachers. It ls not possible to have fewer commencements'snd dlplo Ima? and no baccalaureate addresses I In-our common schools? Let us not be In vain. Leave thc pompous airs to thc collegette. Mr. Swesrlngen'a happily named "monohlpplc college.1 Such airs are the crowning glory of that nodescript institution. A man of simple U?ates must have a, cu rious sensation when ho ls Invited to deliver an annual sermon or a bacca laureate address before a half dozen young girls in short dresses and half as many, boys in knickerbocker*, pom pously styled tho graduating class.' We teachers suffer immensely from such grandiose performances. 'Mt is entirely proper to make the' closing exercises of your school en joyable and instructive, but there ls no possible defense, for taking days and even weeks of your timo and your pupil's time preparing io?. elaborate display to prairy Homebody's- vanity, "imo IB too precious and the school ivenue is toq small to bo spent In m?mtmm .knu "_"* "~ ...."? - Hill. toa? tinsel, hombnst and fofderol. Make your exercises simple, brier and olovating. Avoid ooaree, negro mln ?snel shoWs and cheap vaudeville per formances. *? They /Intrrn/io. O Li 7 youngsters ar? already too much in ?oTuied toward flippancy, clownishness ead the limelight They need tralnlr in dignity and poise. Let your oxer-, clses bb fresh. Permit Sparticus and the rest of the gladiators to tako a rest and leave, off Benedict Arnold and the black horse for one season. All about you arc fresh and Inviting subjectc. The money spent cn engraved in vit?t iones might be better spent for a good school globes and th? money giv en for diploma* would furnish your school with ?much needed maps. .... /Fraternally, ..'?.? ; M <.? : .? W< t?. ?AND.J* Columbia, S. C. In Menor} sf Little F. E. Major. On the 1st day ?io April, 1814, nt 7:301 o'clock God called this little jewel to j ; His home tn glory. ' He waa two years ll months an?^fL days o'id. ruts is a comparatively short j lifo but even in this short space of time the c?or4? of love ?uecriic-nj -have "become sostroajc?y eui w?rre? uroiuid ail that hen wihra that, to break them asunder at this timo wis hard to bear. Hts lovely disposition was such that to know him was to love him. When imagination points before one his smiling counten ance basking in the sunshine ot God's presence. Wc fancy we can see him nestling closer to-Jesus and expressing his de light that he ls now free from tho contaminating Influence of this world Where all is pardon, peace and Joy. and where he can happily await the comtcg of those loved ones left behind, and closer to him .who hath sold. These trials are ties that bind UH Closer and closer to him who hr>t^ sstd:. Suffer little children to come unto j heaven. . SEEMS NOW THAT SPRING ? S HERE ! Floral! House Was Yesterday Full Of tho Airs and SmeBs Sprats Season Those Anderson pimple wh*? profess to know quite a little sbont weather condlliona and who are said to pos ses* tbs, abl.lty to prognosticate Dem ing ?vents with the weather have claimed tor some days that "sprigg bas sprung" bat the general public lus not placed much credit in this report. However, a reporter for The Intelli gencer yesterday poid a vlatt to the Anderson Floral Cb.t and be I? .con vinced that Spring ia here, therefore no more need? to be ssld. So one could visit this beautiful place vshV out reaching ' th* conclusion ' that Spring hes really arrived. The min ute ont- enters the IC?te sn*'U?e..nos trils are assailed by the sweetness or hundreds of growing flowers, that smell almo?! forgotten since 1st year ?nd sgsJfi he in convinced that the ^f(?g_eeaeott hes arrived. There" is' BO place in Andersen Welts a* ?r*t?v ?a ut the flin"?' IVUUM ?inrt ereenhoti?*? at this time and the j (trip to the Anderson Floral Company 1 yesterday was quite a treat for the re^ The proprietor of ths Anderson Flo ral Company said yeeterdsy that ow- j teg to the very warm weather of the j last few ?aya the corapeny bad been ' torced to import a laige number Planta for the Raster season, th" l?g due to tbs feet that many < choicest plants ls tL* local b having opened too early. Have you carefully considered he advantages of buying y ayr farm implements from us ? If you haven't, come down and talk it over, WITH US. ITHE CIRCLE BRACE CULTIVATOR AND AND HOOSIER COTTON PLANTER are the BEST YOU CAN BUY. ? A Big Supply bf Goose neck* Hoes, and all farm I Implements on hand. :: AN? THE PRICE IS RIGHT :: l ANDERSON HARDWARE CO.. W? Whither St. Anderson,'.'S. C. 'U-,-1,-^,-;VF?';;-:-L ''' .i_i-u1 'X-".- -Lj_UL- .. We Are Gentle Operator. and . oven Ute m?gt timid and nervous tit nur uiirnni admit that we uro extremely canuto wita .every dot ?ii m our denial work. t?e hav? Sor-g ?n? practical exp?rience, taking great patna U> do the flaust work so UH to build up a reputation that will last. Added td experience and np to dato m?thode in the point of economy, our charges are moderate. DR. H; R. WELLS & COMPANY ELECTRIC DENTAL PABLORS Over Earners A Merchants'Bank, Anderson, S. f\, Lady Atieadant IF IN NEED -OF ^ VEHICLE OF ANY KIND let us show you our stock before you buy. We carry a complete stock of all kinds. Also I ?ar ness, Whips and Robes, We have some extra good values in Mules and Horses. Liberal terms and courteous treatment to all. J. S. FOWLER ANDERSON, ???a?T'Tt? r???>re? TWl SAY} rngg FOR ! ANDERSON MAR Raw. J. D. Croat Receives New? M That Two Nekea Wa Drowned flmfwil?y A. telegram waa resolved tn Ander son Batu rday night that Miss Jessie Croat and Ailsa Flossie ('rout, alices of Rev. J. D, Croat or this city. Had Weit drowned in a mill pond near thsir homo in Lexington. Mt. Croat bsd just let? -he etty when the message waa received bert and lt ?ras some tims before he waa. located Itis ttme before be ?as located. Dla effect that the mule drive? by tbj'figr young ladlee bacante frighten \ ran off a dam into the mitt ' pend. Tneir little brother, m thej&eifgy at Ute tun?, succeeded In getting to ?bore but nota o? nia silters were drowse*,.