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.if 5 ”'*' r 4 The Gaffney ESTABLISHED FEB. It, 1W4. A NEWSFAFER IN ALL THAT THE WON* IMFLIB* AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOFLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. GAFFNEY, S/O, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1909. |1 JO A Yl V ‘THE DU WAS HIDE FOR MIN" SUBJECT OF DISCOURSE OF PRO TESTANT DIVINES. Columbia Ministers by Common Con sent Preach on “Sabbath Observ ance”—Other News Notes. WiMdnsville, Jan. 29.—The 12th of February—Abraham Lincoln's birth day—has been adopted as a national holiday. One of the liveliest debates that has, in our judgment, come off at this session of the Congress was on last Friday 22nd instatfc, when the naval appropriation bill was under dis cussion and Mr. Finley offered an amendment striking out twenty- fly# millions of dollars for building two battle-ships. Mr. Foss, of Illinois, led the forces against the amendment while Mr. Finley led those favoring It. We shall wait patiently the final outcome of the measure. What has become of the ground hog? Not a single word have we seen or heard about it and next week is the time for it to make Its appear ance. During the Christmas holidays the W. O. W., of Hickory Grove, gave an oyster supper and ent out a good many invitations to their friends and they had a big time generally, and plenty to eat with it. One fellow (who per haps had never attended such an oc casion) said: “Them’s the first oys ters I ever eat and I didn't eat them. I liked the soup mighty well. It tast ed just like sweet milk. T ’ Mr. Allen B. Crosby died at his home near Sharon last Monday. He was a Confederate soldier and a very good one, too. On his way over here last Saturday morning Mr. H. B. McDaniel, of Hick ory Grove had a fine young mule to get one of its hind feet hurt with a nail it Is supposed on which it step ped. It has been unable to walk on that v foot since then and he was com pelled, to leave it on Gils side of the river fbr a few days. Our rihymester gives the following •as the consummation and tragic end ing of a loye affair: "Wilt thou *teke her for thy ‘pard’ For better or''for worse; To have, to hold, to fondly guard hfe hearse? her way;— I * *.’ day,* 1 ^ dishes? Tfll hauled off Itt i> WUt .tfctfu lefc. her I: aa.i.p yield-to her many> (to nres up ( And help her wash Wilt thou give her sll'ihe “gold" Her little purse will padfe And whenever you are told. Buy her a seal-skin sacque? Wilt thou "support her deAr, good mother. Thirteen sisters and one broth&r? At this his face grew pale and blank— It was too late to jilt; So to tbe office floor he sank And feebly said: “I wilt.’” William Byers, colored, who works for Mr. Joe Estes, got his wrist knocked out of place last Wednesday while hauling saw logs. Dr. H. E. Fiefleld set it and the patient is get ting along nicely. One of our friends is right bad off. He has “interjection.’* Mr. F. A. Goforth, Who attended the Farmers* Union meeting at Columbia last week, gave us a short call last Tuesday. He is an enthusiastic Farmers’ Union man and urges his fellow farmers to adopt the “hog and hominy’’ plan as the best solution of the cotton problem. Az is one of Cherokee county’s best farmers who raises his own supplies. His advice Is worth taking, brother farmers. Since North Carolina has gone dry great is the drouth. We heard a gen tleman say not long since he thought that there were at least six stills run ning in Cherokee county making liquor. We don’t believe a word of it. We think hotter of our people than that. Mrs. J. L. S. has taken advantage of the fine weather we have had and set out some cabbage plants. Since Mr. Seymour Gallman has moved out of our section the hawks * have taken to the young chickens and are playing havoc with them. One winter two or three years ago he kill ed thirty-seven hawks and crows ac cordingly. Enloe Dover still hunts ’possums in daylight though he don’t report his success to anyone that we know of. T(te mink and musk rat trappers ^ have cleaned up these “varmints" along the creeks and are now work ing down Broad river towards the mouth of Pacolet. If they will come back next summer they will get more. Since John Hughes has shaved up the girls wont to get to see him. Our friend Syd Miller gave us a short call one day last week. Syd is one of our right-hand men. Messrs. John and Henry McDaniel, of Hickory Grove, came over yester day and took Henry’s crippled mule home. A former citizen of Cherokee and a prominent member of the Baptist church who now lives at a distant county in this State, writes us: "I enjoy the news from all over the county as given to The Ledger, but do not like to bear of so much Sabbath day visiting." Brother, we are with you. We fear our people, f generally, do not mkke such good use of the day as would tend to mako it more conductive to happiness both In this Ufo and the life that is to come. But as a matter of Interest a newspaper correspondent is excus able in making mention of such when he does so in the proper spirit and with no Intentional wrong doing on his or her part. By common consent the Protestant ministers of Columbia agreed to preach last Sabbath, 24th inst., on “Sabbath Observance.” A synopsis of Their sermons appeared In the Mon day’s State from which we clip what Rev. J. P. Knox, of the Centennial A. R. P. church, said of the “Perfect Sabbath:” Sabbath was made for man, and “WHERE 18 OUR MESSENGER?” not man for the Sabbath,’ Mark 2:27, tke limit. South Carolina’s Vote for Preeident Not Recorded. The following Item, with flaring headlines, was in tbe daily papers of the State Saturday, having been sent in by their correspondent at Wash ington: “Washington, Jan. 29.—Lost, stray ed or stolen—the messenger bearing the electoral vote of South Carolina. Whoever that messenger is, he is now liable to a fine of 11,000. The law so prescribes and lart Monday being the fourth Monday in January was was the text upon which Rev. J. P. Knox, of the Centennial Associate Reformed Presbyterian church based his plain, practical sermon yesterday on ’Sabbath Observance.’ “He said In substance: When man loses the Sabbath he loses his great recuperative and restorative force. When a nation loses the Sab bath its bulwark of civil and religious liberty is gone. When the church loses the Sabbath she is shorn of her greatest leverage of power. Men are today bemoaning the lost power of the church over men; that she has lost her great Influence; that her grip on men Is not so strong, and her use fulness is hampered and hindered, and I believe that the prime cause of this is that we have lost our hold on the Lord’s day and made man for the Sabbath and not the Sabbath for the benefit of man in his threefold nature of body, mind and spirit. “The Sabbath was made by God to meet the universal human need of rest. Sabbath means rest—rest of body, mind and spirit. God, who made man and the Sabba&h, has fixed a divine law that one day In seven shall be devoted to this threefold rest. It is the divine rlgbt of every man, no matter where he lives or where he works or what the desires or claims of business may he, to rest his human body one day In seven. “Who are the broken In health, our physical wrecks? The men who work seven days In every week. Not the ravages of disease, nor the great white plague are causes of so many wrecked lives, but the lack of rest of the divine kind. The slaves of today are those who are bonnd to shop and desk seven days in a week. If men would demand the one day of rest that God has given them, It would do away with much of on national wrech- edness and remove the cause for strikes and lockouts that bring so much bitterness, woe and suffering. “Christians will ding to the Sab bath so long as they are Christians; when they reach the point pf "don’t care” for its sweetness and enjoyment of its blessings they lose their claim to be Christians. He who loves this one day in seven, who observes it, gd* close to the heart of Him who said it Iras made for man, for his bodily rest, for his enjoyment of home and family, for his, Innate desire to worship and preparation for that long rest which remains for the people of God. “Man’s own mode of ohservace of the day is too heated, too boisterous, too exhausting. It should be kept calmly, with deep-seated content, with easy self-restraint and with skill in seizing those things that are refining, stimulating and fadpfnl to <mr bodies, minds and spirits. This will make life full, well-rounded and symmetrical. “We should remember this day God made* for our Improvement in things eternal^ and not for our enjoyment of things wholly temporal.” The other discussions were equally as appropriate, hut as Mr. Knox is well known to many of our readers we have selected his to present to our readers which we are satisfied will be appreciated by a majority of them at least. , Instead, of writing a letter for the next Issue of The Ledger we have concluded to occupy the space so generously awarded us to the publicat ion of programs of the South Carolina S. S. Association wi/ich meets in Or angeburg on Februar> 16, 17 and 18, and we invite the attention of our readers to it. J. L. S. MRS. BLAIR NOT GUILTY. The electoral vote has been slow coming in from several States,.Colo rado and Montana, along with South Carolina, being in the minus column. Colorado’s messenger showed up to day; the vice-president received no tice that the Montana man, having been for a time snowbound, is now happily on his way, but up to this hour no word has been received from South Carolina. The messenger has been expectantly awaited all the week. The rumor of his loss hav ing today reached Senator Tillman, the senior senator telegraphed Gov. Ansel, who Is expected to get secret service men, plain clothes fellows, a hot poker or something out after the messenger, or South Carolina will not get Its vote counted at all. “In order that the messenger may not be frightened about that $1,000 fine so much that he will skip to Can ada, I will state that I learned at the vice president’s office this afternoon that the fine never has been hereto fore collected. The law simply says that the messenger shall be ‘liable,’ not specifying to whom the thousand plunks shall be paid or who is to see that It is collected. “The messenger may also be com fortable to know that If he gets here before February the 10th there Is a chance that he might get South Caro lina into the Bryan column. But he is the only one who has not yet been heard from, and by his absenting him self he is the talk of this whole town. "Zach McGhee.” “Gov. Ansel announced last night that he was In receipt of the telegram from Senator Tillman referred to and had been in communication with Col. T. B. Butler, of Gaffney, the messen ger, Col. Butler announced that he would leave next week.” Col. Butler was surprised to see the above Item In the papers. The law of this State provides that the presi dential electors shall meet at the capital on the second Monday in January after the election and select a messenger to convey the vote to Washington, and that said messenger shall convey said vote before the second Wednesday In February next ensuing. Col. Butler has complied strictly with all the legal require ments, and has mad6 his arrange ments to take the vote to Washing ton next Tuesday, which will be several days before the expiration of the time limit. Senator Tillman does not seem to be as well posted «n the law of his State as he is in regard to other things. ORGAN CONCERT. To Be Given at Limestone College Next Thursday Night. Director Henry Foote Perrin will play an organ recital of ten or more numbers on the new pipe organ at Limestone College Thursday evening, February 4th, at 8:30 o’clock. Rev. S. B. Harper will lecture on music; some of the noted hymn writers, and tell some amusing stories. Miss Farr will also entertain the audience with a few selections in elo cution. Organ Program. 1. Dudley Buck’s famous Virtuoso Var, upon the song of Annie Laurie. 2. Var. by Batiste. 3. March by Clark. 4. Flute solo—Heller. 5. Traumerel—Schumann. 6. Grand March—Whitney. 7. Nuptial March—Guilmant. 8. Allegro—Motive used at the crowning of Kings of England. 9. March—Calkin. 10. Duettj played on two key boards with one hand. 12. Grand Schiller March. 13. Jerusalem the Golden, with Jury Acquitted c.l u m b i, Wom,n_jf °SSSkm f M of Taking the Life of Her Husband. 25 cents. Columbia, Jan. 29.—The Blair case The dummy will run for the accom- was given to the Jury at 7 o’clock and, modation of the Gaffney people, is still in their hands. There seems Following are a few press notices to be little chance for an agreement regarding the abilities of Director to be reached tonight. ' | Perrin, head of the music department Only one witness was put up by tyie ( of the college: defense today, Mrs. John Neal, a 1 “A treat was given those attend- boarder at the Blair house and aiJ'jfaS the First Presyterian church eye-witness to the shooting. She was when Prof. Perrin presided at the or- a strong witness testifying that Mr. 1 Aan. He has but lately returned and Mrs. Blair were scuffling over the fiVm a seven-years course of study pistol, when it was discharged and ‘ that the shooting was entirely acci dental. • A great surprise was sprung by the defense when they announced on the conclusion of Mrs. Neal’s testimony that they had no further testimony. It was generally supposed that Mrs. Blair would testify in her own behalf as she did at the first trial of the case. Great crowds packed the court room expecting to see the defendant upon the stand. The judge announced that he would come to the court house any time during the night to hear a ver dict. Verdict Not Guilty. The jury in the Blair case return ed a verdict at 11:30 o’clock finding the defendant “not guilty.” THE LATEST NEWS DOINGS OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR BISTER CITY. Desire is not a thing to be lightly considered, or to be regarded as a passing whim. It may seem that we have such a lot of wants, so much that 1* unfulfilled In our being and so we turn them ail down and go along in our hum-drum, beaten path with almost a reproof that wa should presume to want things. in Europe, where his chief Instructor wa*. the great Xarer Scaharwenka. He demoi strated conclusively that the numerous endorsements he has from the greatest critics of the world, were earned by his genius for organ playing.”. Written by Prof Rathburn. writer of ti successful New York opera and well known journalist of Colorado. Concerning Mr. Perrin’s appearance as solo organist in the new $10,000 American church, Berlin, Germany, Mr. F. W. Wile, Berlin representative of The Chicago News, says: “Prof. Perrin’s organ work is truly artistic.” ‘T congratulate you on your power of interpretation and splendid technic! on pianos and pipe organs.*’—Prof. Dr. Cook, member of faculty wfch Prof. Fillmore, author of Fillmore’s History of Music. “Are you a benedict?” “No; I’d like to Join a lodge, but my wife objects.”—Louisville Courier- Journal. any Bister Ann—“Did you get marks at school tar-day. Bill?” BUI—“Yus; but they’re where they don’t show.”—The Sketch. Brief News Notes and Personal Para graphs Gathered by Our M lron City” Correspondent. Blacksburg, Jan. 30.—Mr. Geo. Dick son and daughter, Miss Lizzie, of Grover, N. C., visited Mrs. Mary A. Earl last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Vlctoral Mirttz, of the Buffalo section, spent Tuesday night in town with her cousin, Miss Della Rhyne, and attended the O. E. S. meeting Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Osborne spent Tuesday in Charlotte, N C., shopping. Miss Mary Olliphant, of Union, is visiting her brother, Mr. W. O. Olli phant and family on York street. Mr. James Whlsnant left Wednes day for Kings Mountain, where he will visit his aunt, Mrs. W. B. Ware. Miss Emma F aes, of Spartanburg, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jonn Cline, this week. Mr. Horace Gault spent last Satur day in Spartanburg with relatives. Mr. W. A. Blalock returned home this week from Winston Salem, N. C., where he has been for the part sev eral weeks at work with the V. C. C. Company. Mr. John Cline returned Wednes day to Bostic, N. C., where he is at work, after spending a few days here with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Griffin and son Fred, of Anderson, spent a day or two here this week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Duncan, and returned to their home Wednesday. Messrs. Marvin Turner and Lester Herndon, of Grover, N. C., were in town Tuesday night to attend the car nival. Mrs. Gault, who has been visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. B. L. Hoke, for several weeks returned to % her home at Union last Saturday. Messrs. B. B. Byers, Francis Gallo way and lid. Parker, of Gaffney, were In town Wednesday night to the car nival. Dr. J. T. Darwin, of Gaffney, was In town Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Will Coe, formerly of this place, hilt now of Asheville, N. C., is visit ing friends here. , V Miss Dora Gaston, of the Buffalo section, spent Wednesday in town with her cousin, Miss Della Rhyne. Messrs. Ray Campbell, Cland Black, Jimmie Wood and Walter Baker, of Gaffney, were In town Tuesday iUfct. Mrs. Sage Hardin and son, Ira, at Atlanta, Ga., are visiting 1ft. Ira Har- djn, on Carolina street Mr. Jack Roberts spent Sunday in Spartanburg. Miss Leila Darwin returned home last week from Spartanburg, where she has been visiting relatives for several weeks. Mrs. L. T. Ligon spent Wednesday in Gaffney shopping. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tamer, of Sharon, N. C., spent Sunday in town with their son, MT. Ed. Tamer and family, on Carolina street Mr. Robt Rlppy lept Tuesday for Wilmington, N. C., to visit his broth er, Mr. Claud Rlppy. Mrs. B. E. Thomson spent Wednes day In Gaffney chopping. Mr. A. H. Pollock spent Thursday in Gaffney on business. Miss Jim Lee, of Rock Hill, spent Wednesday In town, the gnest of Mrs. Bessie Davis. Mr. Robert Williams, of Cherokee Falls, was In town Wednesday night. Dr. Jim Hunter, of Cherokee Falls, was in town Thursday morning on business. Mr. R. B. Babington passed through here Wednesday on his way from Shelby, N. C., to his home in Gas tonia, N. C. Dr. and Mrs. J. 11. Caldwell were In Gaffney Thursday morning. Blacksburg, Feb. 1.—Mr. YIc Bow en, of Patterson Springs, is spending a few days with his sister, Mrs. Lo gan, on Pine street. Mrs. J. R. Barxteil and daughter, Mary, of Rock Hill, spent Friday night with Mrs. S. E. Lucas, on Shel by street. Mr. Geo Roberts went to Gaffney Friday night on business. Mr. Frank Faulkner, of Kings Creek, was in town Saturday on business. Miss Elizabeth Bridges left Satur day morning for Rock Hill, where she will spend several days with her sister, Mrs. J. B. Shiver. Mr. W. W. Hardin made a trip to Gaffney Saturday on business. Mr. Austin, of the Ninety-nine, was in town Saturday on business. Dr. J. M. Caldwell spent Saturday afternoon In Gaffney. Mr. Edgar Pruett, of Grover, spent a few hours In town Saturday. Mr. W. A. Blalock spent Saturday in Gaffney on business. Mr. W. A. Bruce, of Greenville, has moved into the Misses Little’s house on Shelby strert, and has accepted a position with (he Bruce, Fowler, Moore Co. Mrs. Mary E. Earl returned home Saturday, after spending a few days with relatives in Gaffney. Miss Willie Sherer, of Wlnthrop College, is spending Sunday and Mon day wl.h her mother, on John street. On arenunt of the high winds the Carolina Amusement Company were compelled to take down thflr tents Frldwv t»f*crr v Mr. .1. V. Wertbrooks spent Satur day In Oaffrey. Mr. Robert Williams, of Cherokee Falls, Spent a few hours in town Sunday morning. Mr. L. B. Huffstetler. who has been working in Vhe Whittaker Cotton Mill, left Saturday night for Richmond, Va., where he has accepted a position. Mr. Lane McDaniel, vice-president of the Order of Railroad Telegraph ers, spent a few hours here awaiting a north bound train for .Vashuigtor, D. r ’. Mrs. Geo. Jefferies, of Gaffney, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. A. BlaTock, on Pine street. Mr. Allie Ross, who is working at the Ninety-Nine, spent Sunday in town. Mr. Clyde Goforth spent Sunday afternoon in Gaffney. Mr, Herbert Rhyne, of McAddens- ville, spent Sunday at his home on Cherokee street. Mr* Rembert Ward went to Char lotte Sunday afternoon to attend a meeting of the O. R. T. Rev. S. A. Nettles, of Spartanburg, preached a fine sermon in the Meth odist church Sunday night. Mr. W. J. Moorhead has sold his in terest in the store room which he has been occupying for some time and has moved his stock of goods into one of the rooms in the Iron City, which was formerly occupied by Bruce, Fowler, Baber Co. The removal of the house which was turned over by the “night walk ers” some 'cime ago has greatly im proved the looks ef Shelby street. TRAGEDY AT LAURENS. Peliceman Shot to Brnrittffi and Yeggman Death. Laurens, Jan. 28.—A shoking trag edy occurred here last night as the result of a deadly encounter between Patrolmen McDuffie Stone and W. Frank Walker and an unknown burg lar, whose outfit of tools indicates that he was a safe-cracker. Tonight the unknown yeggman lies dead at the city station house with four pistol wounds in his body, while Stone, af ter undergoing an operation, died at 8:30 o’clock this afternoon. The rtory of the tragedy as learn ed from Mr. Walker and Mr. Stone is that in the course of their nightly rounds the two policemen met the through freight from Spartanburg, which arrived here at 2:15 o’clock, as is their custom. Upon reaching the depot Stone walked down one side of the train of cars and Walker down the other. Seeing a rtranger with a little meal sack in his hand, Stone accosted him and inquired what he was doing. “I am a trainman,” replied the stranger. “Where are you going?” said Stone. “I am going back to the caboose, again replied the uakno ^•Weir, where is ydur Ii Stone; “train hands don’t walk around here In the dark.” Thereupon Stone advanced within reach of the man and laid his hand upon his shoulder to arrest him, such being his instruct ions relative to loafers at the depot As soon as Stone’s hand touched the stranger, the latter whipped out his pistol, a 45-calibre magazine, from inside his vest and began firing, emptying the chamber, five of the shots taking effect in the body of Stone, one in the bowels, three in the fleshy part of the leg and one in the lower lip. So close was the range that Stone did not have an oppor tunity to draw, and clinched his anta gonist, and together they fell to the ground. They were so lying when Police man Walker crawled under from the other side of the train, the stranger struggling to free himself. He was almost free from the weakening hold of Stone and was reloading his pistol when Walker came upon him. “Don’t short,” cried the stranger, “I am already shot to pieces,” which, of course, was a bluff to gain time, for Stone had never drawn his pistol. “1 will surrender,” said he. “Give me your pistol, then,” said Walker. Pretending to hand the pis tol to the policeman, the stranger fired at Walker, who quickly drew and shot the man, four of the five shrts taking effect Policeman Walter then hurried to the station house, summoned the phy sicians and notified Chief Bagwell. The stranger lived about three-quar ters of an hour after being carried to the police station, but he could not be made to talk in spite of the numer ous efforts to ascertain his identity. On his person were found various letters, which, however, affored no clue whatsoever, and $110.60 in money. In the sack, which he held in his hand, was a complete yeggman’s out fit, with nitroglycerine, dynamite, keys, wrenches, etc. In addition to these there were parts of the August- ta Chronicle and Columbia State of January 26. After a thorough search through these papers, The News and Courier correspondent found faintly and dimly written on one of the mar gins the name L. J, Parker, or L. J. Porter, the middle of the name being almost rubbed out. The Chronicle was a “dealers* copy.” No news arti cle in either of these papers was found that would give any clue to the iden tity of the man. CHEROKEE CLIPPINGS. Sections A Few Dots From the Mill of Gaffney. The following items are from the Gaffney correspondence of the Bap tist Courier of 29th inst.: “All of our mills seem to have taken on new life in this the New Year. The Globe mill has resumed work. The Gaffney Manufacturing Company Is running on fall time. Tbs Irene, the Hamrick and the Limestone Mills run day and night. The oper atives seem more settled than I have ever known them. They seem inter ested in the town, the schools and the churches. “In the Cherlkee Avenue school, Uv cated in the mill section, there ere six fine teachers and three hundred and forty-seven students. This school is well graded, does fine work, makes a good average attendance. “The Cherokee Avenue Baptist church is composed of a noble band of Christians. On last Sunday our p&rtor, Rev. G. P. Hamrick, preached his sixth anniversary sermon to a large and appreciative audience. Af ter the sermon the church met in con ference, at which time our pastor of fered his resignation. The resigna tion was not accepted, hut on the other hand, not only the church httt the audience, voted unanimously for the pastor to serve them longer. “Our Sunday schools are fine. We have two flourishing schools in the Cherokee Avenue church. They era well organized. They have good at tendance. Our branch school, at the Limestone Mill village, is the largest it has been for years. In the main church school Vhe organized classes are much interested. The primary work is good. The class rooms have recently been furnished with new chairs, etc. Our school supports one orphan. I hope we may soon he able to add another. The financial report was made also yesteitfay. ft was good considering the panic. “Sunday night we had a large au dience. The pastor preached an ef fective sermon. The service was evanglistic? A large number asked for prayers. One joined by letter.” LAURENS WOMAN SWINDLED. Peter Rodgers Secures $75 From Mrs. Juno Harris and Leaves Town. Laurens, Jan. 27.—Peter Rodgers, claiming to be connected with a New berry merchant-tailoring establish ment and representing himself as an experienced tailor, came to Laurens about the first of January and opened a tailoring shop, employing help and incidentally young Murrell Harris, son of Mrs. Juno Harris, desiring to learn the trade, engaged In the busi ness with Rogers, that Mr. Harris im mediately furnish $75 which was to be used in buying material for the shop.. . This Amount was therefore Supplied by the mother of Mr. Harris and the business was apparently go ing along all right. Some ten days ago Rodgers, with out Stating any reason or giving his destination, left Laurens, carrying with him most if not all of his outfit and leaving behind numerous unset tled bills and nothing in the way of the ordered materials which he claim ed Mrs. Harris’ money was used in buying. Nothing definite has been heard of him, though it is reported here that he had been arrested in Co lumbia, charged with larceny. Yee- terday Mr. Harris closed up the shop. Of course. It is possible that Rodgers will return and explain his conduct and satisfy those who trurted him. THE COOPER CASE. Robbery at Pelzer. Greenville, Jan. 29.—The depot at Pelzer was entered by robbers on Thursday night or early yesterday morning. All of the ex press was stolen and $2 taken from the till. The burglars forced an en trance through tbe door. There is no clue to the guilty psrty or parties. The robbery was not discovered until yesterday morning. The officers are on the lookout for a clue. Among the articles taken from the express room, were four whiskey. Judge Says That None of the Third Venire Jurors Will Be Excused. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 29.—The five hundred talesmen of the third venire for the Cooper trial were on hand in court today. The court announced that no excuse would be accepted and then ordered the physician who sign ed the disability certificate of Juror Whlteworth to be called. After bearing statement as to the physical condition of Juror White- worth Judge Hart was disposed to ex cuse him, but at the request of the State decision was withheld until the next panel is exhausted. Nashville, Jan. 29.—The ninth day of the Coopers-Sharp murder trial closed with two additions to the Jury, which now numbers nine. Up to to night 1,195 talesmen have been ex amined in effort to get the needed twelve men. It is conceded that the action of the State in charging two talesmen with perjury has greatly re duced the chances of getting a Jury at once. Many of those summoned say they may have expressed opin ions at time the murder occurred and for fear of indictment will disqualify themselves. RELEASED ON BAIL. Judge Shipp Fixes Bond of Vandivers at $1,000 and $2,000 Greenville, Jan. 29.—Cleo and De- Witt Vandiver, who are charged with the murder of Mann Phillips, a young man who drove for a Seneca livery man, were granted bail yesterday by Judge Shipp In the Court of General Sessions In the sum of $2, 000 and $1,000 respectively. Mr. R. T. Jaynes, of Walhalla, rep resented the Vandivers and after reading the evidence taken at the in- qurt, asked the judge to allow hall. Solicitor Bonham did not resist the motion. Phillips was killed during the last week of December and the two Van divers are charged with the deed. Tbe case will be tried'jat the coming term of the Court of General Sessions at Walhalla and the trial win be one of the moot Intereating held in the gallons of | Oconee county court house in many years. ■M