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~7~tWEMAKERS ~K fAE RECESS T ASSED RESOLUTION TO ADJQUN dN 2STH OF THIS NIONTH. RESSAGE FROM GOVERN01. nMar.y Bills Were Passed On By the Sent-te and House of Representa tivCS of the Palmetto State During the Week Just Closed. Cclumbia.-The senate passed t rezeciuticn to adjcurn sine die Thurs d3ay. February 2S. A resolution pre :siy adopzcd by the house would have .beh bodies take a recess unti May 2S. This would be for the pur pose of adopting the 1912 Code, and to hear a report from the recently ap Pointed committee to investigate the dispensary commissions, etc. The house fs prac*tie.iy zure to resist the 'Torts of the senaze to quit Thursday The seiate car-not adjourn without thE con.cent of the house, but the house c::.nt recede from business for long r:aiii throe days without the con sert of .e senate. In the event of i deabt.. the two bodies could stay re until the second Tuesday in Jan , 1', when a new session would - to begin. Dcth the house and senate adopted e repo. c. the committee of free Conlferenace on the appropriatioi bill The bil v-il be ratified and sen D the governer. FcCsibly the most importan nge mrdce by the committee o: conference was giving the Uni versity cf Seutl Carclina $25,000 this 302r for :;ianznt inprovements, t< - 3 spent as the bcard of trustees see! The general assembly of South Car c na has pro3:ded an appropriation c f$5,C00 to erect a suitable monumeni Jamcs ".lIrion Sims, on the --tate hcuse grcunds. The amount was given by the general assembly on th conditian that the medical pro ~Kan' of Scth Carolina raise an dtional .CK, making - the total rLont $19,000. It is .t.hought that t ousticn cr raising the fund will brought b-'ore the next rneeting 'o tio South Ct'rcl~na medical society T'he secretary of state has commis. sionedi C. E. Spencer of Yorkville At;~fnst Kohn of Columbia and W. T ~ae. _Bates of St Mathews as trustees fo te ne *v of Southt Ce They wvere reent gected by the * general assembly. J. W. McCcwn, state senator from Florence, was, eleceted by the general assen:bly char:aan of the board ol com missioners which is to have'charge ofthe. state cotton warehouse sys temn, should the aet which recently passed vtnd the tsst of the courts as to:is contutionnlity. The othex t o coImissioners elected by the genr0 a ec.bly were Maj. John S. Hcr ibeck of Chirrleston county and ----Clinkscales of Anderson county A i hrio cof the comm~issioners 'choser The gen-i :ssemnbly passed the Erownin Uli .... raviding for refund. ngthe brosa~' s--ek and bonds in 1913 over the V. raer-s veto. The vote in :-e . .als v:-as decisive. In th'e acue 76i ;umbers voted to pass - th l'i2 cicr the veto and 10 to sus tain the veto. ;:hile in the senate thi v-ic v:as -:i fore passing the bill ani 4 to .sustain the veto. G cv. Eic:.re ser.t to the house an( -e"ate a sp'ccial message containin; -some mnfonnaicn about the act to es tablish a sate system of cottor V;'archeuses which he has approved. The repcrts of the committee on free eenference on the county supply bill vwas adoepted by both the house and cenate. The m:essage was ordereC enrolled for ratification. The Senate. thehef'ate- W. L. Mauldin, pres dent ,/ Um Qf the senate and chaiw:: c:N~sfrinnce committee v~a:3pre-ta wth a large silver fruil - 'danby h~sfellow members on the fi :c om:atte, attesting their es Ref'sed Vercset Untir Paid Off. The ca:;e af Shere versus Aver buck, u bich was heard before Mag istrat' Play'. in Shiich, resulted in a verdit in invor of the defendant, th*u.r'--:::'- the verdict in fa vor 'f2 r::n te e: cut only a few irin and ~r( after they had re fused ona a ':'diat until they had been ':d- off. The itary agreed upn vil <h:::::terev re tsired, but' the* .o deO cided that they r il th:~ y. :::t thir 35centr each. C;;rnten To Ha .e *ic:-e Comners' Week The er.: eC -en illnext June have a' he e ' sek. Tic pre1 - f- -5u T will insure the - ~. ~icr c itizen whc - - e date se - .. of whiol * *.o's of the et nrsay. The / :ontracts for a rati~ ill up the n 1 in pub - Ysfo a lonlg - e ten::nt gov eraconmmis - , bjchection.: u -ea:Mh~m ~a ~edup in the nate e os e-lo since the first of ie - ia ..olc The jcit n opaebelore ~he people -'d - imary the issu neeC of $1.z n is.. to remfov( he 0: : 1c .re a isane to srated1in the senate com re- to t':--d reading. The bill wa ateetm indefinitely post penedU, ,pj v~**agan placed on the - calendar. Senator tsenaers moved to call from the engrcssing department the il.paethe election of the - a afcommissone o agriculture, -,ommerce and Immigration in tue pri mary in order to amend the title. I This was carried. e Senator W. L. Mauldin's bill to re- fi quire one-half of the net profits from the dispensaries to be paid into the s state treasury was indefinitely post- v poned by the -senate by a vote of. 21 v to 10 It was debated for quite a j while, many senators from dispensary a counties opposing it and several from n -'dry" counties.favorin'. The joint resolution to submit to a the people of the state.the proposition 3 to vote $1,000,000 for improvements at the Asylum was first taken up wher the senate convened. Senator W. J. 1 Joknson argued against the proposition and stated he believed the people of the state would overwhelmingly de feat it at the polls. . On a resolution passed by Senator Carlisle, the clerk, assistant clerk and other employes of the senate were allowed to be paid per diem out of th( sinking fund for extra work done. A resolution was proposed to in crease the salary of the reading clerk from $300 to $400, the pay to com mence with this session of the genera! assembly. Both of these resolutions were adopted. The House of Representatives. Governor Blease returned to the house, with his veto, the act provid ing for the refunding of the Brown stocks and bonds, a very considerable portion of the -state debt. The ve toed act was referred to the commit tee on ways and means, which is ex pected to report in a few days. After a debate on the amendments offered by the house judiciary com mittee, the house passed to third reading the bill empowering the Co lumbia Railway Gas and Electric Company to construct a power dan across the Congaree river near the confluence of the Broad and Salud? rivers. The. bill passed the senate after several amendments were added to it by the upper house. Mr. Sinkler's bill creating a dock and warehouse commission in th: county of Charleston came up for third reading in the house. Mr. Dick opposed the bill and Mr. Vander Horst advocated its passage. Mr. Diok moved to recommit the bill. The bill was called, and thc house refused to recommit the bili by a vote of 47 to 30. The bill -passed its third reading and was sent back to the senate with amendments. The house sustained the governor'I veto of the act providing for the med ical inspection of children in the pub lie schools by two votes. The vetoed act was taken up and 60 members voted to pass the bill over the execu tive veto while 33 meinbers voted tc sustain the governor. It required a vote of two-thirds of the members tc pass the act over the veto. The following bills passed thir( reading to the house: --Mr. gontgom'ery-To require all persons in Marion county liable tc road duty to pay a commutation ox. road tax in lieu of working upon pub lic highways in said colinty, to pro vide a penalty, to provide for listing persons so liable, and to provide for collecting said tax. , Mr. Young--To fix the term of of fice of the county treasurers. Mr. Mitchum-A .joint resolution tc direct the attorney general to file suit to annul and set aside the alleged as sessments fixed for certain bardts. Political Pot Begins To Boil. 1 The political pot is beginning tc boil in Marion county,'and one car alread'y see two or three men in a lit. te batch on the streets with theix heads close together. This means that the bee is beginning to buzz and this man or the other is feeling of his 1 neighbor. There is one avowed can didate for the sheriff's office-his ani nouncement having been made aboutj a year ago. This is J. M. Dcesier, a popular grocer. It is understood that W. A. Wall and 3. T. Dozier, the pres ent deputy sheriff, are in the running.] ope A Farmers' Institute. Mr. T. F. Jackson and Mr. C. B. Haddon, of the extension division of Clemson College, opened a farmers' institute or short course at Simpson vile. Mr. T. 3. Jackson gave a very interesting and instructive talk on thei breeding, raising and feeding of horses and mules in this state and a showed very conclusively how and why the farmers should raise more mules on the farmss. -,.Mr. Jackson gave a most practical and useful dem-. onstration of horse and mule judging and how to select a~nd buy farm stock. I NEWS OF SOUTH CAR3LUNAC A Column of Short Paragraphs That Were Collected with Very Much Care by the Editor. Charleston.-Advices have been re ceived her-e that at least two large schooners laden with hard coal have gotten out of the ice of Chesapeake bay and are in open sea en route tc Charleston, ending the present famn e, the like of which has not occur -d in many years. Edgefield.-The indications are at -esent that the consumption of fer tilizers in thit county will be at least 25 per cent. less tt-in~ last year. Up to this time a year ago, more than 1000 tonis h-i bozn delivered. The -ery naked d-are:.e i-; duie both to the bad roads antd the ecaision cf the I arers to curtail the- conlsumlption. Cheste.--A cnrefu! rearch for the robbrs that effectedi an entrance into the Seaboard Air Line rzI'ad depot at Edgemiocre has proved ntiUle. Thel~re is no clue to work upjca. .'oreov-er, so uch vwhiske 13c ilad in-b worthless negroes inta etota iisalmost beyoind questcn of discov cring who stole the 11 gallons of whis Grenville.John ur:-, an aged vhte man, who was inju: in being struck by a box car vihile crossing the s-outhrern railway yards. died at the Greenville city hrospital. Br. Burke v;-as crossing a track w~hen a shifting engine pushed a car down in am di-. retcn. and for some reaison he did Inot see. The coroner will later hold an inquest. Edgefeld.-Charles Copeland and Wiliiamx Reardon, both white. becaen involved in a difiiculty, which resulted in Copeland's shooting Rear-don. They reside about ten ruiles from here in the Pleasant Lane section and it is impossible to learn the particulars of the trouble. The wound is not regard ed as serious- Copeland gave boind for his appearance. Chester. - William Henry Hardin, former mayor of Chester and member of the state pension' board, died of the infirmities of age. He was 86 years of age. He distinguished him self greatly in the War Between tho -------------------------------- LL'eS, aria was ~ '.aa alker Gaston camp, Unit. : -ate veterans. He was a con:aucsu: gure at all veteran gatherings. Orangeburg.-The court c g2rerad assions in session in this city is now 'ell under way, and is dispensin ith justice in good order. The grardi iry finished its work in the mati. f passing upon bills and making. the ecessary visits and inqiuries. The ourt will be in session a whole week nd many true bills have been found. iaking a heavy docket for the court. Greenwood.-The arrest of two vhite aen at Grendel mill No. 1, supposed: o be a daring safe cracker and his >al, has developed into another case >f "not wanted." The local, officers ere led into the affair by a man nam d Peace who said he was a Pinker on detective. After landing the nen in jail Peace decided they were iot the men wanted. Both have since )een released. Rock Hill.-A report received 'here from the United Stats Postofflice De partment, made by Inspector Drowr, efuses an, application made by Post mnaster E. E. Poag fcr an extra car rier, made necessary by the rapid growth of Rock Hill within the pan ear. It is said there are about three Lundred families living within the in :rporate limits 1 -- not enjoying the benifits of free delivery. St. Matthews. -- i Iurg hrown into a mild spasm c.f s prise over the raid of a room over D.. L. M. Able's- store, where. it is a lc!.(, some white men were gambling. Soon fterwards Mr. Ben F. Anley. a fo mer chief of police, and the preser t chief of police, W. C. Dcwie, gct in some words over the raid, which re sulted in a fistic cuff, adding additiou l interest to matters. Greenville.-A model dairy farm. stocked with the finest bred Holstein cows, and conducted on the most ap proved government plan, is the late.,t enterprise in Greenville. Th& barn: ror the farm have been built, most1: )f .cement construction and the lir, ;teins have arrived and it will only L, i few days before Greenville will ha: a milk supply equal to that of an: 3ity in the country. The invesiment. t is understood, represents quite an yutlay of money. It is owned by local Edgefield.-The spring term of the ourt of general sessions will conven: )n March 4. George E. Prince wil preside. The criminal docket is corn paratively light, and will be disposed )f in elss than a week. There are on!y our prisoners in jail at this time. Columbia.-A charter was issued by he secretary of state to the Caldwell Arnette Co., of Winasboro with. a apital stock of $18,000. James P.. ,aldwell is president, W. C. Peay, vic_ resident, ,R. . Caldwell, seretar; tnd R. E. Arnette, .treasurer. The :ompany will do a general merchan lse business. Greenville.--The Boys' tCorn Ciu; ontest this year will be the biggo: ret, there being 'more than sixty~ ames already on the list. Thto ads represent every sectica t ~ounty--from the Dark C.- rno:r 3rushy Creek. Spartanburg.-R. T. Wih-en of ILau ens, will represent ,W~offord Colle 'c n the Grec-nec-cd inatereel orical contest. He is them ive cf the Preston Liter-ry - "' Is subject was "The future of Dem ~crccy in South Carciina. The1 ernate is L. P. Wannanrakter, of Cl c -aw. ..3asurer Jenkins Will Retire. Columbia.-Capt. Robert HI. J": iings,. for twleve years treasurer c he state of South Carolina, announe d that he would not seek re-electier n the primary this year. Followin': he announcement by Captain Je:: kings, S. T. Carter, who has been con iected with the state treasurer's of le for fourteen years, announced that te would enter the race for the posi ion. Mr. Carter has be.en the chief :lerk in the department for five years taving previously held the position of iookkeeper. Failed to Make Ginners' Report. Camden.-T. B. Blyther of the Anti ch section of this' county has been >ound over to the United States c-our n Florence, charged with refusing tc urnish a representative of the gov rnment with a ginners' report. Mr flyther, srho operates a gin, has beer aking reports promptly tip until the irst of the year, and has ginned little otton since then, arnd'was moving in o his new home and neglected to re ort, as he kept little account of the ales ginned, as his customers paid ash. Helping Along. Church-It 'is said a tea made of the eaves of the "laughing plant" of rabia puts the partaker into a hilari ms humor for an hour or so. Gotham-I only wish we could get iome for our club dinner tomorrow lght. "Why?" "You'r~e going to make bit WS oui 'uni apeeches, aren't 76u?'9 ROYST HITS THE ?1ie explanation madeifl the(b eveiyingrjediei lest of our om theresihifon Fertiliers. Sold,By Reliabi F.8.ROYSTh Zoffolk Va. Tha j altimore Md. M a IMacon Ga. CHi.R ;! ;sA Fe MAN, ! D. NIEW TRIAL BY cs.UrT. A SENTENCE OF TWG YEARS A Stock and Sond Dealer -is Convictel on a Chrzrgc of F.iudu!ent Breac.: of Trust-There Whlere Severa! Ex ce'pti*ns in th C c. Columbia.-Charles H. Barber, the spartanburg stock and bon1d dealer, must serve two years in the state pen itentia!r? on tbe charge of fraur:ient breach of L:trst. Th'3. supreame c3ur affirmed the scntence of the Sparta burg ecuar:: court ad Barber wil u very probbly :e bcrought to te lieli tentiary v:thin the *:t tsn day.:. Tih opinions : Asc-i-te .usice WVcodIs.] er,"a the dcisi, ppeas from thb conlviction and,, ioie-n-e on a indieraent charging 0h. I he did N1! fully commit a brea:h c trust in tint he received from c-a Sally Iarr:son. the z:m of $l00. goo an.aful mon ev of the Unite! Statcs .: amr the denuomintinca:- :3 nn thereof being ta th:- ;;aad jurors aforesaid tknowin, for and upona e: special trust thut he would paysai $100 in se9ttl 2menft and saitisfaction of~ comnmn it.,d crime which, hadl been: imposed by ti- ecut o ssiOns IuI on one lirlbari Harrison. and wilfl' lV and fraudulently rf.used to pay said lite. v:hen comiuted to the sum of $1 V* by the rgover:mer. wi:'uil nad i;i:trunt ly mi 3ppopr~it.:-d satid $10), a trust fund, to his own use. There are sevcral except;ns. but the single point pressed in argument was that the circuit judges should have direted a v:-1et of acqulttai on the hrounld tha: ro evidnace vas intrcdueed tending to prove the chairg;e made in the indictmelnt. Disper.sary SFkz For -Januay. Columbia.-The total sales from the d spensaries in the six "wet" couu ties Curing tie mouth of Janu.ry werc .$212,!u1.3f, nd the total operatina experses fcr the sane ronta were $,11'.42, acording tIo~ annual monthly sunement ji.st ,suod by Dis pjet.ary Auditor .' 1 v v.hley. itic-Ytnd county Ieadn sale-, n .47t2::.25 to its cdi n ton onies second. v ith :.912.4. The totals by counties inol'w thvs group of f'gures beintt t' 4:s fel iowed by th e op::r:: t ing e'~en e. A 311.% . tfand Sfi.;. >: ' rston Pickens R<aihi TIME TABI SU2EREDE)S T~flE EFECTWE3- J o. ! o. 7-3 i105 3.20! I 7.-o I1.2 ( . *,, A r. [It S t i N ( is impdhe ~I ( a estestcare - /eales q esmer ('inoho a Firr Reoort. o of en:. tion Tld;as n e GekIt 1i; h - ;ade thir. 1 .f.3l 1 phaer eined f.or arunin There vwere ..- 'aeresC p112nted la cotton in 111. T-. will he but (:S acres year, o red tion of 7:2:1 - r I per ce>nt. The rason why : ' of 25 per cs-n; r tn n pledged was b; cause ci the lrg mirmber of smal farmers (IrpprsI in this county who plant- from tv\- to ten acres, who have to pay tl'-r rent in cotton and could not reduce thcir already small acreage. Mcdici! .cc-cty Has Adjourned. Columbi.-With the election of c ers -.nd ib- seletir-n of Norfolk. Va.. as' the mxt meeting -place, ille Tri-State Medical Society adjourrl.. after a two-days' session. The follow' ing officers were elected: President. A. E. Biker, Charleston. S. C.: fln.t vice presid.ent, 1. B. Kno:!ton. Co Sumbi, S. C.: se-ondl vic president . L. Cr Ity. f Rcmnti. Va.: secretary '.. sa n e!-h of Narfolk. V. ?.f. . Way. of W::*nesvil, N. '.. re .ned as menibers of the exe: -tive council. BO GS & FINDLEY Lawyers Picken:s, F. C. DR. R. E. iNGOLD Dentist ATT riv. S. C. .. S.n. 10. i ATTORNYb-. TAW asoi Te e Srre S. C. e2tie' :n at* aci ]-rn an ' TABLE No. H. IE 15th, 1911. \.2 No. .ji. 6 -3!* liXN i X u .Il G Ar 9A011 . . . M 9.05 1.45 43 1 8-55 -30; 4.15 * 8.45 -.25 4 'o S.. o 1.20. 4.05 - N. 12 S*m -\ .' L - T b'iME~8 N .. l 1. -L2 aifr ~ ;. -'I/ -4 ,.. -h. I / I,1 ji o C r r L yea'e L.r :Lh'i it. "Now yo On"e~ generl. VWeran wasg a Seboo!, andI at tI . rpet becaus.e of tzhe retn o ' father. I vwat .ivneer to drink, aitcdI did diiadnc 0 gt oldecr anud ulxd C-. ith ; a.:,.3 Iscarrecd vet!erans whox oghtwih ither would cne up an2., for I sake of old times, ask to l with.th the glory r pa2 e"C and I did-some. "'Fen when I was mrA' n'A to Austria the customs of the c' and n-y official pesition' ml.r co: polled mie ao dritik, always. id: d'inr- with extr' 'Io . cause I rnew that a poiso-1 a uan co.:ld te in ten ;:t I ?ouni out i sibility to drink n'er ' . 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