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GOVERNOR BLEASE PARDONS GEORGE HASTY Man Who Sind Two Actors at Gnii'ncy Sovernl eYnrs Ago and Whose Case Stirred up a Great Deal of Interest Columbia, May 21.?George Hasty, the Cherokee prisoner, sentenced to life, for the killing of .Milan Bennett, an actor, at Gaffney, December 15, l9on, will leave the State Peniten tiary tomorrow a free man. He has been granted an absolute pardon by GoVernor Colo L. Blease. Hasty will never he tried for the killing of an other member of the same theatrical troupe at the time that Milan Bennett was hilled. Tims the pardon granted by Governor Blease ends one of the most sensational cases known In the criminal annals of South Carolina. In his cell at the State prison to night George Hasty knows rot that he has been pardoned. The papers have not been made out in the case yet. Governor Blease himself has written across the back of the petition ' Far don granted" and all that remains to he done is the making out of the of ficial papers, the signing of them by the governor, the secretary of State, and the affixing of the great seal of South Carolina. This will he don* early Monday morning, and the after noon train wili hear George Hasty to freedom. Assurance from Governor, Yet, although he does not know that his pardon has been granted, Georgi Hasty is not without hope. He was told by Governor Blease as the Chief Executive passed through the prison yard Friday morning that something would be done for him. "I don't know how long you will be here, but I am going to do something for yea soon,-' Goverrior Illease told Hasty. George Hasty has neen within the walls of the State Penitentiary since November. 1906. Unlike many prison ers who enter the prison, time has dealt kindly with Hasty. He is a good looking young man, and even in pris .11' garb he at once attracts attention. When he was told by Governor LMense that something might be done for him soon. Hasty simply replied, "Thank you Governor," and smiled. Until the prison officials read of his pardon In The News and Courier Has ty will not be Inofrmed of his good fortune. II? will be sent oat the of ficial papers Monday, and it i: expect ed that lie will immediately leave for him home. News and Courier. A Burglar's Awful Heed may not paralyze a home so complete ly as a mother's .long illness. But Dr. King's New Life Fills are a splendid remedy for women. "They gnvu me wonderful benefit in constipation and female trouble," wrote Mrs. M. (\ Dun lap, of I.eadill. Tenn. If ailing, try 'hem. 25c at l.aurens Drug Co. ami Palmetto Drug Co. DEADLY GAS IN WELL. William Itcihlc Dead ami Fritz Muller PcspcrntHj 111 j:v Hot-It of Poison lltg by Walhalla. May :!!. ? William R< ihto j is dia.l and Frit-/. Muller is desperately ?HI as a result of gas poisonln; in the well of William Rcl'hle. mar Walhal la. A blnHI was placed in the well yes terday morning and later in the af ternoon .voting Muller v. lit into tie well, lie soon called to those above saying that he was sick and aski '! that lie he drawn out. After Muller was drawn up for 20 feet he was unable to hold and fell buck into iti ? veil. Mr. RolhlO and .Hm PrUCtl then went down Into the well. They succeed d in raising Muller, but both Mr. Relhle and Pruott were very sick by this Lime. When the aogro, Pruell, went down he tied a rope around Iiis body. Those above drew Pt'UOtl lip, but Mr. Relhle was unable to help himself, .lim I lunter. -another negro. thetl went down into the well anil brought Mr. Relhle up, but Mr. Relhle had hi i n in the well so long thai he v.a d ad. Dr. F. F. Sloan was on the seen i be fore Mr. Keihle was brought Up, but I was unable to restore him Both mgroes are sick today. Mul I'-r Is not only suffering from th ? gas but the tall injured him. FrltZ Mailer is a son of Dr. and Mrs. Midler of Walhalla and a nephew of Dr. Mailer of Charleston. Mr. Reiblo was a substantial citizen, a me chanic by trade. He has only recent ly returned from Columbia, He leaves a wife and seven children, all of them living in this county oxcept one son. Fritz, who Is in Columbia, and Mrs. Alice Whltten of Sfpartanburg. Mr. Keihle and family have many rela tives and friends here. Tho funeral servlcp? were held this afternoon at 5 o'clock from the Luth eran church.?The State. For soreness of tho rrtuseles whether induced by violent exercise of injury. Chamberlain's Liniment is excellent. This liniment Is also highly esteemed for the relief it affords in cases o! rheumatism. Sold by all dealers. CHICHESTER S PILLS TIIK IMAIKIND BRAND. /v ^TSttX. Ladlrat AtiU yonr DhMM (? r /j\ *>t\ V>i2?m CM-c-I.M-l.T'd lllunioiid Tlrantl//Y\ /SULJQIK. pill. In |{< .1 nn.l Hold u.M.illi. \V/ ?Pv^-T^tR*! Im?m. vr.lrl ..Uli 111,is Kll !~,n. V/ V\ ?^V*Wl Tuto no olKrr. liny of .our II iTT Drnnl<l. A-.k i\ r Ml Mill N-Tril R I t Jg l> I AM ONO Kit AM? CHI'., (of VI. 1 V B ye*ri known IlcM,Safest. Al*?y\ KCtltbta r SOM BY DRUGGISTS LVERYWHLRt ? MOUNTVILLE NEWS ? MoUDtville, May 22.?This is oom inenoeinont week with the Mountvill i school and everything is alive with the spirit of the occasion. With exami nations, closing exercises, and the us ual winding up of the year's work, it will be a busy week. The class ex ercises will be hold Thursday evening and the annual picnic and addresses, etc. will be held on Friday. All are moving in the joyful hope of a glad and restful vacation. Messrs. Simmons, Richardson. Far rar, Madden. Cluck, and Bleaso :it tended the Jones picnic last Thursday. They report a large crowd and pleas ant occasion. .Miss .Tulia Fellers is on an extend ed visit to her friend, Mrs. Thos. Jones of Augusta. < Miss Qrace Cook has closed her school tit Lisbon and gone north to spend a portion of the summer with relatives and friends. Mrs. Lucy Crisp of Grover, N. ('.. with the little children, is spending awhile with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John L. Fellers. Much complaint is heard about poor stands of cotton. Madden. May 22.?Still the rain Is withheld. Cardens and grain have de terioated in the last weeks. Surely rain cotton are poor in places. Surely rain will come soon. Madden had two graduates this time In the city school, Misses Kate and Ax.Uo Wofford, daughters of Mr. J. A. Wofford. They received their diplomas from the high school. Th >y are desir ous of continuing their studies at Win. throp. The painters are at work on the outside of New Prospect church. They hope to finish the painting In a day or so. Mr. J. A. P. Moi re, one of our earnest and active members, is super Intending the Job. Mrs. P. II. Martin is hard at work practicing the chllding for "Children's Day." Mr. Claude Finley has been ap pointed to superint? ml the refresh ment stand that day. All are expect ing iin enjoyable day and we hereby extend to you, Mr, Kditor, a special invitation to be with us on that occa sion and see for yourself what a "Children's Day" at Prospect really is. Mrs. Pinson, Mrs. Willcutl and Ki th' son. were recently visitors to the family of Mr. 0. I!. Proffett. Mr. Cliff Cunningham and family were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Thurir.au Finley. Mr. 0. P, Finley and Misses Mamie Lungston and Ton nie Madden and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wofford attended the Closing exercises of the Lnureiis high school. Miss Madden visiting after wards, her friend. Miss Marie Philpot. Misses Enid Edwards and Grace Wofford, of Woodruff, wer.? pleasant visitors in our midst reConll.v. They down Cos the coipmenccm'ont tu !.; t.J'l Iis. Mi-, .lud Lahgston has goilo on an automobile trip to Atlanta with Mr. Tom Shaw, of Cold Point. TuO.V go to so ? i!." Cat.; City and to bring home Mrs. Shaw and children, who uro (!n a \ j.dt to her mother. Tho good people of the neighbor hood h?yO started a wo prayer meeting at Prospoct on Sunday even ings at o'clock. Tho noxl meeting is to be opt ned h. MI". Pi IM J Fill ley and the chap!or to be studi it is Colos sians III. Come out, enjoy tin ser vice and learn something. Mi-s Jessie Thompson and little Frances Finley have been on the sick list, but are glad to note thai both tiro better. Mrs, Molllo Teague. and sister. Mrs. Allison, visited Mrs. /Tilam of Lisbon, Sunday, Mrs. Teague for many yonra lived near the good people of Lisbon lind it is always a. sonn of much pleasure to visit, again her friends there. I can speak from oxporleiiCO, (bet is a mighty good ptae t? visit. Mrs. Bertha Wright of Charlotte, X. C. is now with her grandmother, Mrs. Allison. Mrs. Martlll, of Ml. Olive, was the guest Saturday night of Ins brother, Mr. C W. Martin. Mr. .lohn Madden is having install ed in his home tho new method of lighting by gas which is so well adapted for country homes. Is Your Skin on FlrcJ Does it seem to you that you can't stand another minute of that awful, burninc Itch? That it must be cooled? That it must havo re?cf? (let a mixture of Oil of Winter en en, Thymol, and other soothing In gredients as compounded only in D. O. D. Pre c.iptlon. '! he v r> first drops stop that aw ful burning iw*rantly! The first drops soothe and heal! D. D. D. gives you comfort? cleanses the skin of nil impurities and washes away plmplefl and blotches over night' Take our word on it as your lootl 'In JJlds*. Oel a $1.00 or a 2."> cent bottle today. Lnu c.s Drug Co.. Laurens. S. C. We arc showing some vory attrac tive values in Wardrobes and would IlICO tor von to see them. S. M. & E. H. Wilker, a Co. MUST IM Kr.AM. PRODUCTION. President: Plnlcy, of tlio Southern Kail way, Nrrros Alore Intensive Farming Methods. \ilanta, Qa., May 21.?President Fin ley, of the Southern Hallway Company has pointed out that, if the South is to preserve the great economic ad vantage which it enjoys In having a substantial monopoly in the produc tion of the cotton supply of tho world, Southern cotton growers must In crease their production so as to keep pace with the constantly growing de mand, lie is strongly of the opinion tiiat this can he done most profitably by Increasing the average production per acre. Figures just made public by tho United states Agricultural department .giving the average yield per acre for the crop of 1910, indicate that the cot ton growers of the Southeastern States are making substantial pro. gress in the direction of obtaining In creased yields. These figures show a larger average yield per acre than in 1909 for each Southeastern State ex cept Georgia and Florida, the yield in Florida having been the same as in 1001), and that in Georgia having shown ?i tailing off of "lac pounds per acre. Gratifying as these Increases are, Mr. Finley believes that results ob talned i>y Individual planters demon strate that, with proper attention to building up soil fertility, it Will be pos sible for the cotton growers of the Southeastern States to make substan tial further increases in their average production per acre. Is there anything In all this world that is of more importance to you than good digestion Food must be eaten to sustain life ami must be digested and converted into blood. When the diges tion fails the whole body suffers. Chamberlain's Tablets are a rational and reliable cure for indigestion. They increase the llow of bile, purity the blood, strengthen the Rtomaeh, and tone up the whole digestive apparatus to a natural and healthy action. For sale by all dealers. Jno. W. Ferguson C. C. Featherstone W. B. Knight FERGUSON, FEATHERSTONE & KNIGHT Attorneys at Law I.aureus, S. C. Prompt and careful attention given to all business. Office Over Palmetto Bank. S 1? Ii E N 1> 1 1> S F. K V 1 V K To NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON, AM? ? THE FAST Now Offered Bj Tho S E V H 0 A i: I) Air Lino ltalhnty SCHEDULES e Arrive Clinton Richmond Wnshington Baltimore Philadelphia New York No. 82 7:09 I'm 7:22 am 10:17 am ii:3fi am l;4c I'm 3:6(1 PM No. :is 3:2-1 AM 5:03 PM 8:30 PM 11:6(1 PM 1:1'. AM 3:50 AM All trains carry through Btecl electric-lighted Pullman drawing room Bloopers, which now enter tho now Pennsylvania Railroad Station (In the heart of New York City), No. :*2 "The Atlanta-Birmingham Special" carries a through observation ear. Birmingham to New York, All trains en route serve meals in dining ears service a la Ca rte. Any agent of the SEABOARD can furnish Information as to schedules, rates, etc. C. D. WAYNE, Assistant General Passenger Agent. OF ABOUT: CITY LOTS ??-FOR COLORED PEOPLE - AT "BIG F0? LAURENS, S. C. FREE! FREEH Twenty "five valuable presents will lie given away to those who attend the sale. One lot will be given for a church to the denomination having the greatest number of people present at the sale. F-or example: If 2,000 Methodists, 1750 Baptists and I?500 Presbyterians arc present the free lot will go to the Methodist Church. Be there to help your church win the free lot. Terms of Sale: We will make the terms of this sale so easy every colored family can own one of these lots. Only a small cash payment is required, the balance in monthly installments, or payable in the fall when cotton is selling. If all cash is paid per cent, discount on deferred payments. Rev. Richard Carroll or Some Other Noted Speaker to be Present "Big Four Hundred Annex" is on the C. & VV. C. Railroad at the old Brick-Yard place, on the new street which is being opened up, leading from Chestnut Street to Big Four Hundred, near the site of the Colored Baptist High School. You can't go wrong to buy these lots. Land is increasing in value every day. There is a negro born every day, but "they ain't no more land being made." By buying one of these lots and paying for it in full your own house through the Building and Loan Associations of our city. The chance for colored people to own a town lot in the growing City of Laurens. Fine music by a Brass Band. This sale will be held by OAKLAND HEIGHTS REALTY COMPANY B. A. SULLIVAN, Pres. and Manager E. P. MIN'HSR, Secretary and Treas. LAURENS, 5. C.