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- - - EN NTs I'T'M N CPntyS SN - inered APr11 23, 1903 at Picken, S. C. as second clas, man mater., under act o.Comgrese. of March 3.18SI 8 Volume 43 -PICKENS, S. C.. JANUARY 1, 1914 presa oft psn thi~ r oh th atmosphe of tme, I hr-eri gon Eac daybruhtoitso .happ ings. oegetadohr - A.Theeeenfatiandsrn Woins.the w~ioldhofpoltcene a ntwthg ted tatpese ond Stime uge andthe eAt tisoes a nEacthe da brt ts qotUa frbppentiS om gat oter loim ilsnro the da p~ tte o rretion startd ot u toUak It u.i tz After moths en ofjoky branc!) hes ofe congress and am iendmnts h ee -a t~~lu e\( f'rgin ofe dte ecamei1 'arte. oti too soon aeo te Aproponythe Jcoun brIthes lobe nressb some temntaanet tarlttHwl a pancea o al irea ofmag .- Ote hav hedStat- ny. keinbth this ala imotansto sbone to a syet to say js whatefc it wie e fals prheports. ofte- o avIng hsuccg eede n heasin a. soe tfilPesidenrbt Wilson tat billwl abu gaaetingo a in eal currency spOrters decarehdithat nyul king woliale the foravor ofb~ ongdres ine ntould dsasmer ban to alyaine ht tay adicae renfae wriets.h oear ytmo abountryttn wol wurdse, -baers Tofr the snofuthn west :5P~ti lrdthat h e would gyrelp no e osa Souldnk ake for ulnpedea nedicalosper. en aeed th the moasse of v ounzery wos a i for disaste Sorp cte elctiop. an wo ught Sunze gnmlt wated to re o ewyoc n-k io as removeel as gay he s'oarng it~ maprisrd.eiof Wood moam ta Captain incgits comma msb exican border. Md4e West Devaafated by Hoods~hicIkCaused.a t Loss-Jessie Wilson and - eenGould Brides bue t'e- forces that sougnt bs 1m ahment. . Sulzer announce I himself sa candidAlte for the assembly In a lvier east side district in Mfanhattan. He ran on the Progressive ticket and ws elected; There was a ,anion of e forces against the Tammnany HlaD ndidte. Fldwardl E MceCall. and hon Turroy Mitchel was electe'I l'eslde'nt ilson t(ook a pe:-sonal in ertst ini the gube~rnaitorial electPiin in -w Jersey aind wiis pleaed when the mrus~ show)ed Tb:'t Jamnes F'airmzan -':4le wasz~ etwte'd. Fielder nas ben ra~J; br:o ;;rsive Demlocralt. and his wrionI was ---rded as a pers'Jial rbte to the presidn. In' the N'o meiber el-eetions also David l. Walsh. meiorat. wvas elected governor of Msahusetts. and Hleury C. Stuart, Dmocrat. was elected governor of irginia. Wher. President Wilson entered of e he was on~tedwith the tan, eId Mexi~ situation. - and toward e end of the year our relations with3 tat country came near the breaking int. Matters beeptne so threatening tat troops and marines were dis-. thed to the bdrder line. A great let of American warships assembled .n Mexican waters, and the border atrol was re-enforced by several di sions of' regular troops.. Following the assassination of Fran gIo L. Madero Feb. 22 and the as umption of the presidency by General uerta, , President Wilson flatly de cared? that this country never would cognize; the new order of things, which was characterized as a rule of bood and Iron.- This government fig ired that Huerta was near the end of i financial resources. The year had its usual quota of dis aters and aecc~s. ~en the wire css wir(Oct. 9 told that the se sip Volturno was burnu -4 i. en there camne visions of. another Titanic horror. But the wireless ought quick aid to the doomed shp, and 500 of its passengers were moved in safety to other vessel? Hat Home jVIE rnor after be had, been i mpeahed. w Wilson.' In the center are pic der.. Tbe lower .picture shows an hundred'and tbiry-sl or ner passes gers and crew were lost, There wer pathetic scenes when the ships bear Ing the survivors docked in New Yor] ity. Floods Sweep Middle West. The great floods of the middle wes which occurred in-'March aroused th sympathy, of the country forf the suf ferers. Fort weeks- -great sectIons- o this'eountry' were under Water. ,Eti clities were mnarooned. Secrietary p War Garrison took personal charge o ~the relief movement i t was. lmpos sible for days to g'et any anthenfi ews from the stricken- territory, andl eraggerated stories of loss of life were irculated. For days -entire communi ,.es lived on the upper floors of tall uildings to ev'ape the rising watera t was a common' sight to see entirE families go drifting by on trees and mall frame houses carried along by the rushing streams. A- conservative stimate of the damage to propjerty is 13000.000. Other casualties which caused -morE han passing interest were. two wreeks n the New York. New Haven and artford railroad: a cyclone wblet swept the central and southwestert tates. entailing a lo'ss -of over 100 lives mnd several million . dollars In prop, rty: thirty-four kdied and man In ured by the collapse of a pier at Tng Beach, Cal.; twenty killed and mixiy njured by the explesion of mill dusi n a 'Buffalo mill; fifty lives lost in 's factory fire at Binghamton.. N. Y. wenty killed in a mine accident al ower City, Pa.; Hot Springs, Ark. was swept by fire, with a loss estimat d at.$6,000.000. In a wreck on the Mfobile and Ohio .railroad at Bucka unna. Miss., forty-five soldiers of the oast artillery were killed and 100 in ured. Two of the social events of the yea. which attracted more than passing in trest were the weddings of Miss Jes de Wilson, daughter of the president ad Francis Bowes Sayre and Heler ould and' Finley J. Shepard. Mis: Wilson and Mr. Sayre were marrie( ~t the White House Nov. 25 and wen on a boneymoon trip abroad. Mr ayre is a lawyer and when his en ;agement was announced was attach d to the office of District- Attornea Whitman In New York city. Mis: ould and Mr. Shepard were marrye on Jan. 22. Mr. Shepard was a ri~il road man, and ?Miss Gould met hLs while she was on a tour of inspect1i Go d railroad properties in.th est. Among the oted men who died dir ing thie year w .re J bn Pierpont Mor an, the financie d Mayor Wilin . Gaynor of Ne rk city. Mr. Mor an died in Ro whitherhe wentti -ocbo aln Mayor Gaynor diet 1914 JANUARY 1914 IS M T WT F S 23 4.5 6 7.8-910 11121 51617 1819 21 4 25 27_ 31 aboard ti steamasnp saeic at sea EHe had just been. denied a nominatioi by.,Tammany Hall and had accepted . * ombaintion tendered by a body of cit zens.. His death had a big effect oi the New- York city campnign. Other deitbs in the year were Jame R, Keene.financier and turfman; Dr Tiaddei . C. Lowe, founder of thi Lowe observatory;, Captain . Orin- R Smith. designer of the Confederatl ."flag; James "McCrea. former presiddni of the 'misiIvania .iroad; Cdn gressman'Bit Tim" sulivan of Nev York; Beiamin Altman, ydi good mercbant And Chares G.MGates. The crowulii event in the sport world ws the .triumph of :Conni Mack's Athletics ever. Joh McGra' Giants. :nidentallythe seriwas rebuke to Afie Ikgoekegswho are evei ready te:cry take. The seri wa ended In flye games. the Athletl win: ning four R t hp h No4weitc$iy esilway hs to bild a nteriban~ line fiom ga te !Autista '1 t~ quao- 'Ander son, bbe a gefis.. 'owns, and thraghthese coun s, -as aomissioned Tuesday woming- b the: secrewry1 heright t:in: crease to? 00)0. Citizens o thuiihlties ntiasted are th( ndei-pontbr O t decr of busins wilaAbevdlle One -ft4D m~t~jy e -00 casions of theChistmas season was the baaq t given b the -waraca andiathea classes of the Baptist. churchen the-even ing of the 26th inst. The Masonic hal in which it as held was appropriately dec orated and the four long table used were laden with' al the good things available Hot oys ters, coffee and chocolate was served by tei pretty young' Ia dies from an adjoining room, There were about 80 people in attendance, the greater numbei if whom were meinbers of "the above-mentioned elasses.e Im1 mediately after meh delightful repast there! wereaisome most pleasant, sp'eeches'Masde b e Messrs. .R. T. Hal~ums, J.A3 Christopher, E. H. Craig, J.3. Stewart, J; T. Taylor and Missee Lorena Taylorand NellisGrandy C. E. Robinson, acting chair man. These speecheswvere all full of fun as wela~eothertgood things and thorough enjoyed by all.-' The crowning speech was the last, that of Dr. Ram sey. His 'pleasant words and kind admouit,ions can never be forgotten, and4 although the midnight hour had drawn near. all were sorry when he sat down. It was an undecided question~ as to who was happiest, Mr. Robinson with his girls or Capt. Taylor with his boys, each class numbering about 35 Altogether it was a glorious celebration, which we hcope may be repeated next year. 1898- 1914 We wish to thank our friendi and customers for the liberal patronage given us during th( past .vaar and for making 1912 the banner year for us. We re spectfully solicit a continuancE of your patronage, and if good service, the best quality of mer chandise and right prices count for anything, we are sure to ge1 a fair shrare of your patronage. Our motto shall be in the fu ture, as it has always been in the past, fair dealing to all and the best merchandise that; thE markets afford at the' righi prices. SWe wish you one and all -happy and prosperous Nev iYear. Yours truly, I'Fllo, Thornley & Co. Big Even X Y Photosby American Press Associatior In the. uper left hanld corner is s the Balkgn alies and Turkey was sis co; who was slain. In the center i-C pole; and below is the Terra Nova his hand of an assassin. Review Doings in AIlies-Quit Fightinig; Turkey G ets~driaaople-Captain Sc0t a& Birave Corn By OH N- J. BREEN. A..rumors of war, suffra Wgette outrages, assassina tions, aviation fatalities and the deaths of Captain Scott and .four of .his antarctic explorers made up the burden of. the dismal* news from abroad in the year that is at an- end. Among the more cheerful tidings were the celdbration of the twezty-tifth anniversary of -the acces sion of Emperor William and the wed ding of Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia and Prince Ernst. August of Cumnberland. For months: the fight. or, rather, se ries- of fightsu betwveen the allies and Turkey. occupied the attention of all Europe. and- for a time it was feared that some -of the great powers .would become -Involved. After they had' soundly .trounced Turkey the allies fell to quarreling among themselves. Fol lowing the signing of a peace pact in London. Roumania Invaded Bulgaria. and then the allies, -like Kilkenny cats, began to mix It up among them selves. Turkey viewed with IHl con cealed g'ee the fine old row that start ed among her former foes. All during the war with the allies Turkey insist ed that she be permitted to hold Adrianople. Finally, when the allies ceased quarreling among themselves, ITurkey gained her point and was awarded Adrianople. While as yet no final adjudication of the bonndary.lines has been signed, there has for months -been--a c'essation of hostilities, and the powers have breathed easier. At one time the peace of entire Europe was threatened. by the pugnacious smaller countries. Early in the year the British house of commons passed the home rule bill for Ireland. This result was attended by joyous outbursts in the south of the country and hostile demonstrations In the north. Some days later the Brtisihnne of lords rejected the bill ts of Yea1 ed. /-th igtissi nra.en~ - - - 0 haobn ooed forS. butE it ace sai EarlyT in FeruMayw stnFatednhe a evetin Roexi cot whilhaer.caused.a more. thn thei share aofwoe Kin terg trIbedm pblicanchthetr hcensu~d Gnea Brnardl Rvee waskpleror AfWildays laerth mentfres omba r ahhr's I byevoteofgainedofresh adheres nd 't whdenh goovedrent troops vatdB tatdeetaree treign ol t pre Madyn eruSho wer sated evetser Merio whhaee ased . monera t anquheir..hne of hwsoiers gth Genrl rbicrandbc ueth omand- .t eriofis thede byatoonl Femy, ae 1 heiee president Twondays late Ma- ri dero and his palce, n pe in Josae Pio cot- nveyed mte nationar palace rt prison Hurtahtoi and oer- at one forcaed baded pachpaton' in theossassinawtis. -zilry h reonition gaine teh hadohens 'andt wh ecnze egovernment t revolte .adro three tobe repubnlthe pres- t eree ander tndbee hiresd b ( eofenationistedaey, wassaccedt erd bi h e president. JoePo nar wre hot ,ftobhwer eiongs rsneweenMeico and his ollowr a cae mrcstramed. Pariionaln PeitHuertaewa ot teio besseae-d tepognitio att andoth nissve edoStaes.' Foreidnenoy Win reusedo asoe hegireth governmsten tar sados to ther theorblegatbics Pres dntison hc demanedat a Huet eind b wash prsiet. byajtrf . ner month viewe Othoer it n5e beammre tanind inhrvisronr adds Buer ato .? i s 1 ff blad.. Te 1 oief-wre9 Nazrim Pasha. comade tort. tOni Mach1 Kin moher statsh e degt a a'nd ' of htsasi in hedt-Ph arcih gr719 and r H R otantiopl. os eise bAzzhough theeowere eea fuN .d ten roya sehi n thaty ttract ot attnt isomans edrnn rincessa roisons. d/he Narm epero. tommne f~~ nuk anmy aeinded l peso aprsentaticover yathr reads was assass4 ine Erns a teofKine Coretne too tetbOi anoter, sttan meti greg iKt rasn of the asasns on Kh~tin rge [1.kisf Egrad ve. Eem saf Athorunhn ther wroealeersonses (rert.thoe neKing Manuaeteior aglt'rincess A gustiney d icor;to erhenemper. and PrneArh het o- daynof June.li hek pce of Geray werse 4 Iresceleate~ bthe te iwae k ion fthe throeted o tetrib i ag. 18o the eighty ldhi &j Franzose,~ JexigMneltp BnaSt the Dceso ~e iona~othre toneo