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hAS A % A ER I CATION T OAN T AY O H THE ONLY ALL-HOME-PRINTr NEWSAPER PUB SNSAPER IRCA NS T NATHE LISHED) IN PICEENs (:OUNTY - TH E BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN PICKENS THE ONLY MWSPAPER PUBLISHED AT TH COUNT COUNTY SEAT OF PICKENS COUNTY - - NYSA F7 -_ ~- --ISUBSRITIN PRICE, $1. YEAR PUBLISHED WEEKLY Entered April 23, 1903 at Pickeus, S. C. as second class mail matter. under act of Cougress of Miarch 3, 1879 _ Established 1871-Volume 42 PiCKENS, S. C.. FEBRUARY 27, 1913 WI DAYS VIORK OF i THE LEGISLATORS WHAT IS BING DONE BY THE GEN ERAL ASSEMBLY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. DELAY THE EDUCATION BILL Play Light Opera in the Upper Branch -The "Filibuster" Suggsted As Suit able Title.-Are Not Doing Very Much Work Senate-Monday. Without division the senate passed and ordered sent to the house the La ney-Banks-Beamguard bill to transfer the State Hospital for the Insane to State Park and to dispose of the pres ent plant and lands; amending the measure, at the instance of Senator Laney, to place the disposition of the present property in the hands of the State sinking fund commission, and providing that the proceeds of the sale go into the state treasury to be paid out in legislative appropriations, as needed, for the upbuilding of the new hospital. The senate, also, passed the Dennis timber tax bill, with 26 coun ties exempted, requiring that cut tim ber be entered on the county tax books as personal property. Richland county was exempted. by request of Senator Weston. The bill does not apply to individuals or corporations cutting timber for local purposes. A flood of bills came over from the house. The governor's message trans mitting Secretary of State Knox's com munication on the direct election of United States senators was referred in the senate to the committee on privileges and elections. House-Monday. A special one mill tax for the free public schools of South Carolina will be levied this year if the senate fol lows the example of the house which passed to second reading a measure to this effect. The hill was introduc ed by Mr. Mitchell of Georgetown, but the house adopted the amendment pro posed by the ways and means com mittee and signed by Mr. Nicholson of Greenwood on behalf of the committee, which was. to all intents and purposes a substitute fo rthe original bill. Senate-Tuesday. The Senate concurred in the House resolution authorizing the use of $1, 000 of the fund to aid the Confederate reunions and to aid the needy veter ans to go to Gettyskurg in July. The Melfi bill to establish kinder gartens as a part of the public school system went to a third reading. Senator Nicholson called up his primary law bill, which he hopes will be a means of safeguarding that sys tem, and the best part of the morn Ing was consumed in its discussion. Discussion of it was interrupted only by the coming of the House for the purpose of ratifying numerous bills. The prevailing sentiment was for con tinuance of the measure until next session, principally because its con sideration would be amiss after so hot a campaign as that last summer; though, as Senator Clifton pointed out, the consideration of it next ses sion would immediately precede an other election. Senator Nicholson did not press the matter. H ouse-Tuesday. A majority of the members of the South Carolina House of Representa tives agreed to repudiate the contract the state made with 3. M. Graham, of Columbia. and to abolish the hosiery mill at the penitentiary. By a vote of 59 to 41 the House refused to strike out the enacting words of the bill to abolish the hosiery mill, introduced by Mr. Wyche, of Spartanburg. Mr. Moore, of Abbeville, moved to recommit the Mitchell 1 mill special school tax bill. During the course of the debate the House received a special message - rom the governor, which said he would refuse to sign the 1 mill school tax bill should it pass the General Assembly in its present form. By an aye and nay vote of 77 to 33, the House refused to recommit the bill an~i sent it to the Senate without amendment. Senate-Wednesday. After refusing by a vote of 23 to 1G~ to table the measure, the Senate after long debate continued until next ses sion the Nicholson bill to throw re strictions around the primary system of the state. The Clifton amendment was killed by a vote of 29 to 11. The Senate passed over the head of the governor the Hall bill to pay to supervisors in Cherokee county certain salaries, and the Carlisle bill with reference to the commission form of government In the city of Spartanburg. The Strait pension bill was con tinued until next session. The House 1 mill tax bill was re ported to the Senate without refer ence. There was talk of the General As sembly reinaining over another week until all bills are heard from. House-Wed nesd1ay. An unavailing attempt was made in -the house to- recommit the Wyche bill to abolish the hosiery mill at the pen itentiary. After a debate the house . the bill hack to the committee and ordered it to the senate. The governor sent the house a mes sage vetoing the act to permit the authorities in Greenville count.: to destroy contrabrand liquor they seiz ed. Another act has been passed to give contrabrand liquor to poor houses and hospitals in the -tarious counties. "Claim No. 59, James Henry Rice, $1,900" for services as chief galie warden during 101: was ordered paid by the house and sent to the senate. Senate-Thursday. Senator Hobgood intrcdaced and the senate put through immediate passage a joint resolution to extend invitatior.s to the 'resident of .the United States, and the Governor of Virginia and South Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Georgia to attend the cer emonies July 4 for unveiling the equestrian statue of Gen. Nathaniel Greene. beine crected by Co1-r: ss n Guilford Battlegrou: i. Thk hill pasei cO::.taut n Ar. :. Dustwo. Mrs. Joseap.us 1 )aniels ai Mrs. J. F. Sprague as a comm:iss:on to expend $2,500 in improving the Governor's Mansion. The Senate de feated the Ray House bill that would permit borrowers claiming extortion of usury to start suit for reinstating sale of real estate without first paying principal and interest. The following bills passed final reading: Senate bill amending graded school law of Lenoir. Senate bill regulating fishing in White Lake, Bladen county. Senate bill authorizing Aldermen of House-Thursday. It was brought to the attention of the House that 1,3,2 bills have been intrcduced in the House during the present session. The House passed local bills in eluding: To authorize Town of Murphy to issue hydro-electric bonds. To provide township road law for Burke county. To authorize the City of -Concord to. issue bonds. Senate-Friday. The Senate continued until next session all second reading Senate bills, with the exception of speeial! orders, on'motion of Senator Sharpe. Among the measures continued under this motion are: The McLaurin G per cent interest bill: the McLaurin bill for the sale of the state convict farms: the Nicholson bill to create a state board of examination for teach ers; the Weston bill authorizing the railroad commission to prorate the expenses of railroad crossings, and the Weston bill to close up Greene street. The Wyche bill to allow the fore men of grand juries, or acting fore men, to swear witnesses in the grand jury room, was passed to a third reading so amended as to exempt Richland and several other counties. The magistrates bill was amended but not passed. House-Friday. The House obtained the consent of! the Senate to adjourn until next Wednesday night at 8:15 o'clock. For two days the House has been in a blissful state of idleness, awaiting the action of the Senate on the appro prit ion bill, supply bili, compulsory school attendance bill, 1 mill special school tax bill and otlier important measures. Although the Senate was unanm mous in voting to override the veto f the governor on the Carlisle bill, reducing the number of councilmen in Spartanburg from four to two un ier the commission form of govern ment, 69 members of the House voted : sustain the veto while ~33 voted to verride it when the act and the mels sage were taken up yesterday. Following the precedent set during this session, the House voted to sus .an the governors veto of this local measure, this time by a lurg~r rn jor ity than on any ve-tocd act. Seniate-Saturday. The next comic opera wvili b(- calied The Filibuster," written around the senate of the state of South Carolin', with plenty of local color. The sn ate Saturday adjourned at 12::o untlI Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, after sev eral hours of legislative farce. The senate convened at 10j:15 Satu day, still in the legislative do:. of Fri day. Senator Williams at once mno ed that the body recede from business until 7:49 Tuesday night. This would shut off debate on the Lawson-McC'ra vey compulsory education bill. Se-no tor Lawson would not agree to it ur. less the senate promised to vote on his measure Tuesday night without fu-ther fight. Objction was n:aie against transacting any business, he cause some of the senators had gone home under the impression that the senate ajourned until Tuesday. Snator Clifton movedi to take from the table the motion of Senator Laney' made Fridav night whereby the sen ator from Chesterfield moved to table a motion of the senator from S'omter, who wanited to kill the motion o-f Sen ator Lamy: to adjourn until Tuesday night. Theoan on was lost. Senator Lan y; sid that he would enter into 10no 'a-.craet to have a vote on the bill Tuaday niolht without Senator Williams, a: - otion 'of Senator Lide, who had made a poll of the senators, moved to ndjourn. The senators carme out from behindl the morning newspaper's and outtth finance committee room and Carr:. the motion. All this time thle finance comam-it Easley Dots. Re.P. FW. K Kto. p rt iding. =;it' o~f 1i G. nv'i l l ditric(t, 1 11' alr . Mc Iarlnd, of (Grninville, passed thru Enslev last \week to hol ( iart ilv met;in at TIaer. ('oke Snith, who has eCen in Indiana for some time. visited Iriends al( relatives last week in and mound Easlev. He has one to Sumnmerville. where he will he connectei with a lar-e umbertC'I E(1ccernl. W\e wish himt Mr. an(i Mrs. C. B. Hagood, f Pickens, have been visil ing in Easler. Lloyd H. Smith. of the I.U ni 's-itv ot Sif 1:h Carolina. and . Flion 1:'in-oin. of Spar Laiin rg, S(pe nt the week-end with honw olks' inl tlhe cit V. Rev. E. I. Bb hcas gone to Colubil:ia to assist 1tv. J. M. Mitchell in a pr otract etd mieetinig. ie was accompanied by Mrs. Babb. Miss Maude Reeves and Miss Bramlett have gon1e to Atlanta to purchase th e' sring mil linerv. Mr. Edwin L. Bolt, of the Battery. has just retuned from the Northern markets where he has been to replenish I is stock f goods. W. 1). SpearIlhan sold last Sturday afteinoon 50i barrels .f flour. Piett w zod' fo r one half day. Mis. B;aiz'. in Smith . ( I C1l allbUS, Ga., has bei 'in all ex tended visit tio friends and rela tives in Pickens aid Greenville cOUnties. She wI! return to her home in a few (lays and ill l):l ccollaieiid hV ir mo, thent-in-law, Alrs . T o a with, of n;eair Y. Miss Virgil Sellers, of Green ill F emale ( ll'' I , spe'nt the NEW ARRI Our buyer has just where he purchased the broutght to Easley. \ < can come to our star: at bio- Departm':nt S~ore i1 It will pay y.;u to come we can save you. Xne Goods in oar shelves al Bel.w we qu' >te yo 7~ en fyd, u pice Domin e ao inahn vd om--c r 1U 5v yd Tloe 12 trio efnlii; your prie Oc d. yd o r rie llO.' i s Go)d ~dity:'ot in* sot nci' for 6e d. lcs 10. ydaecs. Goodt c angidshA weight fr webd 4 s inch proitaded tawn.Y p rioe us. Gyd. s t (1)coa ourprc 0se TadwdIalwo for 48eEvJ neh anam. a] week-eiid with honiefroks. Mr. Thois Smith. of nlear E r- ('v.ctV viSite'd in Spen cer. .N. C. Whie Prof. 1a:iel wZts "e:iking ajt the K. of P. ban (,u;t he p 1oke of the gt'at work done by i(". E. P. 1le.avev in .he li.Islaiure. This brought the hone<' town;. Pleasant Grove News Calvin Nalle v. of 2lil cott n mill of Greelvyille, has niovedI his family on A. T. Fortner's farm in this sect inn. We are glad to welcome them into our comnuity. Nathlee Rihdon, little daugh ter of V. A. Rigdon fell from a swing last Sunday and knocked one of her arms out. of place. It was re-set and she is getting along nicely. - The death angel visited the home of Mrs. Marvjane Masters at 0reenville on February 22nd, and claimed for its own Miss Ora Masters. Mrs. lasters moved to Greenville about six wveeks a,' from thlis section and Miss Ora was taken with piieunioia fever and lingered only nine days until; the spirit took its flight. her remains were brought hack tb Pleasant (rove Baptist church vh' re she was a member and her body laid to rest by the side of her sistc r and father who pr - ceeded her to the grave some few years. She leaves her mother. five sisters, one brother and a host of friends to mourn her death. M:v God's blessinzs :rc:i lno! ihe beralv\d famcily. A Fariner, CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. ire Kind You h I Aways Bought Wears the Signature of AL OF SPRING KSL EY, S. returned from the Northera most complete line of Spring a are now prepared to take car* d find what you are 1lo~kn~ fM ~nd Shoes and at prices as chea the State would s.::1 you the ad look this big stock over an ~ave more that $ r5030 worth bright and new. a few prices to gi ye you an I check valu Mnsae C yrrus'liri ll. ks, li8 ht bt ", to 25 valluY5 ll.v vil b N- vd. - of Po int 3dens ionti heet~az :' '~\ights 1d Boyws knickig ~~~Bysall w'.1 J')i ) le of i'One- bigtlot hoSur iedf ~~ ( i a id we oxl Strc ~tore i cans prion moey I ad "~ ~rx sweit as Oct )U n:~k wi~ u fo saisacor 8tcr~ Tma's washings -ALE bi. boe Pickens Route 5 M.essrs. Eslie Lewis. formerly of Pickens route :3, now of Lii coin county., Ga., and Arthur Lewis. formerly of the Pr iter's section, but now of Lincoln also, arse visiting friends and relatives in this county nosy. Mr, and Mrs. D. B. Adams and little daughter, Nora Bell, visited at the home of John W. Th e:n i-3. Of Nine Times, last Sulnday. Also at the same place al time Were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thomas of Murphy. Mrs. Lyda L. Townes, wife of Prof. H A. Townes. who is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Thomas of Nine Times, doesn't seem to improve very fast.. She has been sick for some time and un derwent an operation last Sep temiber for gall stones. ier nianv friends hope to see her oit, well and hearty, in the near' future. There were a goodly number of people at Concord Sunday af ternoon to hear Rey. W. C. Sea b: rn preach. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gravley gave the young people a "can dv breaking" on last Friday night and it was greatly enjoy ed by all who were fortunate enough to he there. Guy Thomas of Nine Times visited Clements Adams last Friday night. Of course the boys enjoyed themselves. Twelve Mile school is pro progressing nicely under the present management. Messrs. J. L. Stephens. C. M. Gravley and J. A. H. Townes are the able trustees and Prof. H. A. Townes the excellent teacher. Well, as it is getting late I guess I had better quit and "fly 1 to roost." But I am coming again soon and spend my views on a few things, provided the good editor of this paper will let me. A Lonely Fool. GOODS AT d Summer goods ever of your wants. You in all kia k of D~y jand cheaper than any same chtss of Goods. see for yourself what of Gol S~aph~ Dry ea how we sell Goods. rocker' pants 25c pr. to I blue serge suits 83.48 f mns and boys hats uples) value up to 8.2.50 rh lighlt matc(hes our ai laundry soap same i40on anid just as goodi a nd wo 1bo xe s Grand powder for 25c, -ranas washingz pow J. & P. Coats cotton 250 sewing- threadl tot c. ou canr buy the clothI. have a pretty line of emn 25c, 48c, 69c and 9f8e. wvaists mnale (f nice wn 48c, (;9c and 9c o v for Cash with only a the go)ods youj buy M r we give your money with you. RY . rs." Court Proceedings C urt convee in Pickens Monday :uurni: wi:b Jule S. W. G. Shipp ;)resid. ,". .licisr DIunham is attend ung ti I iJiatute in Columbia and was u!: to ;tt.nd. Jas. P. Carey, Jr. acting as o;it;,: and doing good work. An unuual feature of this court week is. we le;rn, that for the third time in thirty vwrs the weather is clear, but it looks like it will rain before the week is out. The criminai cases wvr fini-hed in a day and a h:f. Edd Gibbes. color. i, lvuse brealing and larceny. Two years en t's chain gang. Luther McAdams, co'ored. assault and battery with intent to kall: con victed of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Three months or S75. Edd Young. colored. vicla'Jng dis 'ensary law. Six months of &-0, Allen Eowen colored, violating dis-, pensary law. Three months or .lo. Wesley Ramer, violating dispensary law. Three months or a1-0. John Miles Lowry. violatioa of dis pensar:. law. Three months or $100. Vick Parks, assault and battery of a high a :d ag.:ravated nature. Nine mnontas. Civil busiiness began Welnesday Presentment of Grand Jury To His Honor, Judge S. W. G. Shipp: We, the Grand Jury, desire to rae this, our presentment. We have passed on all bills handed us by the Solicitor at this session of court. We have had a committee to visit the poor farm and exam ine into conditions at this insti tution. \Ve 11nd the inmates conte n:.d and satisfied with their treatraent, and with a few minor rep:irs to some of the buildiings. we do not see that f conditions courtkt be improyed 0n.' We rkcomlend thai t the Supervisor make a deed of a certain tract of land containing eleven acres to Mr. E. F. Looper for $50.00 per acre, upon pay ment by Mr. Looper of the pur chase price. Our committee have visited the jail and we find the build ing and surroundings in good condition. We recommend that the Supervisor look into the matter of wiring certain offices of the Court House. We think that it would be safer and more eco nomical to have this building properly lighted by electricity. We find that after paying all the ildebtedness of the county for the past year that the count y will owe. in round numbers, about 85000.00, and ini adlitionl to this amount the county wvill have to borrowv the necessary funds to conduct the business of tiie county on a cash~ basis for this year. The county has no bonded dlebt and we 'onisider this a favorabl3 showing. We have appointedI commit tees to examine into the books of the differ.ent olleeCS of the coun ty, anid the Magtstrate's books. These committees wvill report at the next session1 o Court. We desire to c-all to th.e at tetnon or ourm M:n ;tratei wa hi been~ol iiuaie to as ta n~aily Oi titte coaliltr Istores keen open all day Sunday arnd haVe noI regar11id for the keeping oft the Sbbath. We! recomendit that theyr ake ste:s to enforce the lawv against tuiere parties. W\e deOsire to r'ecommIIIed to: ourt enator anid Representa tivez that there be no change ini tme law as to thme eploym~ienit of State Constt able ini tis c'ouin t y. We reonnend that the oWice of Stam Constabile be coutinuedI ai that, if the law permits thet emplenit of t wo rural polic. m en, that itey shoulid he ?p p:inted and~ ~Il cn issioned at once to assist the presc'n~t C% n sta ble and Sherlid inihe en-r We* dsire to, thank your Ho~rr and he oflicerS of this Conrr Ior thie courtesies extend ed to us [ in th discharge of our dutes, ;md:' beg fo be excused frm ~i I nether attendance u pon R~ 'spctfulb- Vsubmlittedi, J . 31eD. Bruce, Forernan. Following a reo rgonizat ioni of the well known firm of Mc Alister and Beat tie, the .sec're tary of state has issued a chiar ter to the McAlister-Bea.ttie Copanyv. At. a nme't~ng of the stock holhers vy,,tcirday i. Charles 31M''ALter was a cted president anid trtasuirer, .J. E. Beattie, vice.-l reiden~t an d R. L. Ambler ecrtarr. Th <burec tors are, Chlarles 21le\ihter. J. L. Bettiv. 1. L Amtbler and W. F. Heniius-m. -(Gc Iiillel Pickens Route 3 Last Sunday Rev. W. C. Sea born filled his regular appoint ment at Mt. Grove and delivered an interesting sermon. On last Friday night Misses Louise and Annie Gravley en tertained a number of their friends with an enjoyable candy breaking. Numerous games were indulged in and there was plenty of good music which was enjoy ed by all. Mr. Esley Lewis, of Lincoln ton, Ga., is visiting friends and relatives in this section. Every bod v is glad to see him back aga. n. On last Saturday night a hit lday party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Parritt in honor of their d: ugh ter, liss Velma. She invited a nunber of friends and at the appointed hour the guests coupled off and went to the din ing rom where they found the tabie loaded with many good thi'gs to eat. The evening was greatly enjoyed and they all left thanking her for her kindness and wishing her many mor happy birthdays. Last Sunday a singing was given at the home of Mr. Mack Chappelle, which was enjoyed by all who attended. We noticed in the last issue where Farmer's Wife was speaking of the roads being so rough that they had lo take to the woods to get to a neighbor's house. The people in this sec tion always travel the road when they go visiting. Farmer's Boy. Cedar Rock Locals W hooping cough seems to be the order of the day in this sec pireMsent. 11r. and ickens McCol hum, of Calhoun, sp ee end here as guests of relatit Mrs. Jim Hester was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Dock Hester, of the Lenhardt section, Sunday. Homer Jones attended church at Enon Sunday. Mrs. Thomas N. Hays and children spent the week-end as guests of her son, Mr. Oscar Hays. near Pickens. H. G. Miller and sister, Miss Ora, attended church at Enon Sundav. Mirs. Malinda bmith was the u.st of Mr. and Mrs. John .\ilton Sunday. Miss Flossie Williams enter tained a number of her friends at a birthday party Saturday last. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Hor ten Hunter. on the 24th instant, a fine boy. Misses Lillian Hendrix and Sanie Porter were among those who attended the birthday par ty Saturday. Ehe Miller phone line is being rapidly built and will goon be in woriiking order. P~aul Farmner, of the Taboi sect ion, was in this burg on bninimss Monday. L . Smith was among the & dar Rock people who attend ed church at Enon Sunday.. Walter D. Miller, of near Pickens. was in this section on business last week. Watch Cedar Rock grow! Rexie. Hester-Bolt February 20. at 4 p. mi. there was an event at the home of \Mr. RI. A. Hester. near Pickens, of mriue than ordinary interest, when Miss Edna. one of the twini daughters of Mr. and Mrs. i. A. Hester, became the wife of Mr. Clifton D. Bolt, of Eas Icy. Rev. E. V. Babb perform ing the ceremony and Miss Otis O'IDell playing Mendellsohn's weddinig march. Only a few friends besides the family were present. Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Bolt of Easley, Rev. W. J. Bolt of Anderson and Miss Otis O'Dell of Liberty. After the ceremIonIy light. rfreshments were serve d. Tihe brid al parity drove down to Eas Ier. to the home of the groom's imele. Dr. J. L. Bolt, where they wer-e given a wedding sup Mr. Bolt is a young man of talent and fine promise. He now is the electrician at Easley. Hie is wvell and favorably re nmembed by his friends in Pick ens. ha.;ing lived here. Mr. Bolt is to be congratulated on winning for his bride one so worthy of his love and affec tions. The voung couple will reside in Easley where their many friends wish for them much hnninc-ss.