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4- \%r<j9\>]L * VOLUME XXVIL TORRENTIAL RAINS CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE Eastern and South-eastern States Suffer. GREAT LOSSES IN THIS STATE Many Bridges arc Washed Away in this County and Many More are Se riously Damaged. Itonds have been Almost Impossible and Railroads were IHoched. Atlanta, March 16.?Reports of heavy property damage throughout the Southeast as the result of the terrific rains of the past two days continue to be received here and earlier estimates that the losses will reach into the millions are sustained. Rivers and smaller streams are all out of banks and railroad traffic is gen early demoralized. Reports to the Southern railway hero today tolling of tho washout of a trestle over the Haw river, near Reidsvllle, N. C., stopping through traffic on the main line, while sched ules on branch lines in the Carolinas have been annulled because of \ ash outs and damaged trestles. Through trains are being detoured to the South by way of Knoxvllle and Chat tanooga. Cotton mills ind other industries along the sma>.3r rivers have been compelled to shut down by high wa ter, and In North Carolina alone the losses nre estimated at $500,000. The Sanvnnnah river at Augusta came to a stand tonight at 36 feet nine Inches, aftor spreading over a large part of that city. The damage, It is said, will be much less than the memorable flood of 190,8. At Macon, the rise of the Ocomulgee river caused a break In the city water mains, cut ting off the water supply of part of the city and leaving the city without lire protection tonight. From southern Alabama come re ports that nil rivers are steadily ris ing and damage to property is enor mous. At Montgomery the Alabama has backed up nearly to the union sta tion. Gov. Oneal today issued an ap peal fo help for the storm victims at. Ileaoiand, where .a hurricane yes terday killed five and destroyed 40 homes. Columbia March 16.?All South Car olina rivers were angry streams yes terday, but during the day falling wa ters took the. place of the surging freshet that threatened danger Fri day and part of yesterday. Eate last night the rivers were reported falling. The announcement had come earlier in the evening that the creeks and small streams of the Piedmont were falling. Tho Watereo river at Cadmen ro3e rapidly and v"?rrled away at least one big bridge. Roads were submerged by tho flood, which outranks any con dition since the freshet of August. 1908. Tho Suluda river inoun'od rapidly almost reaching tho flooring of the steel bridge on Kmard road, near Newberry. So serious was the possi bility there that the floor was re moved to' a position of safety. A Southern railway train was caught by a washout ?ar Pomnrla, and could not make crip to Columbia. Anderson reports the town cut off from the outside world, on account of crippled train service, but the waters falling rapidly. Bo' the swollen streams, Savannah and Senaca, reced ed during Friday night. The Catawba river threatened the flood re?ord of 1908. The trestle on the Lancaster & Chester railway was badly damaged. The rivers and creeks in other pnrt? of the State were reported falling, and plans are being made for tho re building of bridges washed away by the unusual waters. In some coun ties every bridge spanning streams of any consequence has been carried away.?The State. In this immediate section much damage was done to bridges and high ways. At Enoree the only life lost during the flood was reported. At this place Cheves C. Llgon, who owns a dairy on Enoree River, tried to cross the river with an assistant, William Pulley. They were swept down stream and Mr. Llgon was drowned. Mr. Pul ley made a miraculous escape with his (Continued on Page Six.) HON. E. W. DABBS SPOKE TO FARMERS Following a Forceful Address on the .Necessity for Organization Cnncasser was Appointed to Secure Members for the Farmers Union. Pres. K. W. Dabbs, of the State Farmers Union, was present at a large gathering of farmers in the arm ory Thursday morning and made a foceful address on the needs of the farmer at this time. Mr. DabbB spoke in very plain terms to the gathering, stating to them that if they wished to get the full benefits of their labor they must assert themselves and demand for their products the prices that are reasonable. He told them, very plain ly, that if they did not get right prices for their cotton and other products ; that it was their own fault and no j body's else. If the cotton buyer on the local markets were not offering J the right prices for tho cotton, It was left to the farmer to decide whether ho should sell or not and it should not be blamed upon the buyer if he tried to buy at the lowest price and to sell at the highest. As a cure for the conditions as they exist among the farmers, .V.r. Dabbs urged organization, cooperation and diversification of crops. In this con nection he urged the formation of a j farmer's exchange, or some organiza tion of this kind, to take care of the diversified products and to enable the farmers to market them profitably. In closing his address, Mr. Dabbs told the farmers that In the pending parcels post bill they would find a re lief from oppression and a means of buying on a cheaper basis. At the close of the address an or ganization meeting was held and Mr. .Torn 1). W. Watts was appointed as spoclal agent to secure members for the union. Mr. Watts will most prob ably make a canvas of the county in the endeavor to secure members. MUS. SARAH H. DOWNEY. . ? *? . Estimable Lady of this City Passed Away at the Home of her Son, Mr. John A. Franks, Sunday Morning. Mrs. Sarah RarksdaTe Downey, wid ow of the late James Downey, died Sunday morning In this city at the home of her son, Mr. John A. Franks. Mrs. Downey, consequent upon in creasing age, had been in declining health for some months but only re cently had she shown any signs of immediate failure. Mrs. Downey made her home with her son, Mr. Thomas Downey, but a few weeks ago while at the home of Mr. Franks she became ill and never regained her strength enough to return. She gradually fad ed away until death overtook her Sun day morning. Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. Franks Monday afternoon and from the house the body was fol lowed, by a long concourse of sor rowing friends, to the cemetery where it was interred) A largo number of floral offerings were spread upon the grave, showing the high esteem In which she was held by all who knew her. The services were conducted by Rev. W. B. Thayer. The pall bearers were: active, C. H. Roper, C. B. Bobo, R. B. Terry, R. W. McCuin, H. I). Ma haffey, Dr. Posoy; honorary, ('. D. BarksdalO, Dr. Clifton Jones, H. B. Kennedy, T. I). Lake, Dr. Teague. J. T. Crews, John F. Bolt, Warren Bolt. Mrs. Downey was twice married. In early life she married Mr. W. If. Franks, Mr. John A. Franks being the only child by that union. Mr. Franks was killed during the war, at the bat tle of Gaines mill. A few years after the war she married Mr. James Dow ney, who became very prominent in this county. From this union Mr. Thos. Downey and Dr. C"rroll W. Downey, of Tallapoosa, 'in , survive. Two sisters, Mrs. J. L. Crawford and Mrs. Emma Robertson and one broth er, Mr. A. B. Barksdale, survive her. Mrs. DovAiey was a consecrated Christian woman, a member of the First. Baptist 'church of this city, and was greatly beloved by all who know her. Meeting Knights of Pythias. There will be a regular meeting of Laurens Lodge No. 43. K. of P., next Monday night, tho 25th Inst, at which time tho first degree will bo conferred. This lodge has bought and Just re ceived a new paraphernnlla complete for the officers and it will do tho members good to see tho new outlt, as it Is one of the most beautiful that can be bought. There will also be a smoker, so each member Is cordially invited and urged to be presort!. Dr. W. P. Jacobs Honored by Loving Friends. DAYS OF GLADNESS WITH CLINTON FOLKS Kev. W. P. Jacobs' Seventieth Birthday Celebrated In Clinton by Services at the Church, Birthday Binner with Close Relatives and Congregational Reception at Night? Clinton. March IS.?The most note worthy event of the past ? week was the celebration in connection with the 70th birthday of the Rev. Drl W. P. Jacobs. Through a driving rainstorm the Thornwell Orphanage community and a large number of townspeople made their way to the 7 o'clock morn ing chapel exercises which Dr. Jacobs always conducts. W. en Dr. Jacobs reached the chap pel he; fnpnd it well filled and a num ber of cii. Ingulshed gentlemen seat ed on the platform. As he entered a storm of applause welcomed him. His customary seat was occupied by the Rev. T. E. Simpson of Society HIM. and the only vacant seat on the plat form was so placed as to bring to his view a handsome silver loving-cup, to witness the presentation of which, was the reason of the unusual gathering. The Rev. J. B. Branch, an alumnus of the orphanage and now Dr. Jacob's assistant had planned this celebration and he took charge of the exercises. After the usual devotional service the pupils of the orphanage united in a song on Dr. Jaeoos' birthday. Mr. Branch then presented Mr. Simpson whose eloquent address was worthy of the subject and the occasion. He spoke of what Dr. Jacobs' work had. done for him, what the orphanage meant to him, and then at some length on the traits of character which had insured Dr. Jacobs' success. Those he emphasized were: his faith in God, Iiis faith in man, and his energy and perseverance in the face of obstacles and discouragement. He then pre sented the cup as a token of the love of Thornwell boys and girls past and present. Dr. Jacobs was greatly touch ed and it was with difficulty that he began to speak in reply. Among other things he said that the cup would be to him too precious for any other use than to be filled with the incense of his prayers for those who gave it. A beautiful feature of the exercises was the act of the children who crowd ed about. Dr. Jacobs' feet and fairly carpeted the door with flowers, violets, jonquils, daffodils, hyacinths and car nations. Several gifts of carnations were on the platform, noteworthy among them a handsome vase of pink carnations, seventy in number, the tribute of Dr. and Mrs. I). M. Douglas. T<ho orphanage schools as usual had holiday on "Doctor's birth? and some of the houses had parties. Mrs. W. J. Bailey surprised Dr. Ja cobs by an elegant birthday dinner at which all of the resident members of his family wore present, as follows: the Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Jacobs, and their sons, William P. Jr., J. Ferdi nand, Jr., and Thomas Duckett; l>i and Mrs. J. Dlllard Jacobs and fhoir son. James Dllllard, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bailey and Mr. Cyrus W. Bailey. Misses Mollie Monson and Clara Duck ett. in the afternoon a handsome tailored clerical suit was presented to Dr. Ja cobs with the compliments of the Offl cers of the First Presbyterian church. In the evening a congregational re ception was tendered him, the ar rangements for which were made by a group of ladies of the church. A feature of this occasion was the pro? sentatlon to Dr. Jacobs of a leather chair from the ladles. The recently elected pftator, Mr. Jones, made the presentation In well chosen words. Dr. Jacobs' response was In an affec tionate and playful strain. He said .be feared people expected him to go back and sit down now that they had succeeded In publishing to the whole world the fact that be bad reached the great age of seventy. Rev. Frank Dudley Jones Welcomed. Through a series of unforUinate ac cidents the recent letters from Clinton have been delayed. These letters con tained accounts of severnl most In teresting events In this community. tContlnued on Page Seven.) INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY News Letters From Many Sections. CORRESPONDENTS GIVE LOCAL NEWS Happenings of Interest to Many Fco. pie nil over the County und to Those Who Have Left the Family Hearth stone and gone to Other States. Cross Hill. March 18?We had a very heavy rain here last Friday morning. It rained all night Thurs day night and nearly next morning t lie rain fell In torrents and it looked quite stormy for a few moments. The water courses have been very high and the fields are washed badly. Not a fur row has been plowed since Christmas. The roads are in a deplorable condi tion. Saturday Saluda river was run-, niiiK over the floor of Watt's bridge and had** nearly reached high water mark. All trains inline, south were six or eight hours late. The trestle over same rive wag damaged and trains had to go around some other way. Mrs. s. a. Lea man went to Chester Saturday to visit her brother, Dr. B. W. Pinsnu .:t the hospital. Mrs. J. I). Hill came home from the hospital at Greenwood Saturday. Her friends hope she will soon be well again. A meeting has been in progress the past week at the Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Langston did the preaching. Mr. T. M. IMnson and Mr. Jack Thompson attended court at Laurens last week as jurors. Mrs. Nannie Goodman Henderson of Waterloo, was a Cross Hill visitor last Thursday. ^Mrs. Alice Simpson und Mrs. Roy Simpson of Clinton, were Croat* Hill visitors last week. Mr. and Mrs. .lames Leaman, of Clin ton, are visiting Mrs. Bigie Leaman. The friends and relatives of Mr. W. Rhett Brys?n here were shocked to hear of his tragic death Saturday. The family have our sympathy. Rev. Mr. Brtdgman preached Sun day morning and evening at the Pres byterian church. Madden, March 18.?With a moan that was heard throughout the land, and a flood of tears that swept things before it. grim old winter bade us (at least we are in hopes that is the cast i iin exceedingly tearful adieu. Mrs. Mollte Langston, while at din ner with her family, had, on Friday last, a slight stroke of paralysis, but it soon passed off. Her many friends and relatives will be pleased to hear that she Is now up and is apparently in her usual health. Miss Mamie Langston is also better and will resume her school duties this week. Little Vera Finlcy, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Thurmnn Finley lias been quite sick. Dr. Fcnnell, of vyatorloo is the attending physician. Wo are glad to report the little one better. Such a winter aB we hnvo passed through, has been hard on the brute creation as well as man-kind. We tiear every once in a while of a horse dying. Messrs. John A. Madden and John L. Finley have horses row suf fering with pneumonia, but there arc hopes that both will be saved. Mr. R. Jud Langston. accompanied by Misses Tennie Madden and Juanita Martin, attended services at Mt. Pleas ant Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Martin spent the day recently with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thad Martin. The fripnds of the latter will be sorry to hear that she Is quite Blck. Her sls I ter, Miss Martha Madden has also gone to stay a while with her. The friends of MrH. Bee Culbertson will be glad to hear that she and the little boy are getting on nicely. Her mother, Mrs. Martin of near Kkom has been with her. Waterloo. March 18.?An eagerly an ticipated event, the Skovgaard Con cert, will be the social feature of Tuesday evening, March 20th. The concert, given under the au-spicon of the lyceum course, will take place in the school auditorium and is expect ed to score a brilliant success. As a violinist. Skovgaard has few <<iu.il S, (Continued on Page Six.) $32,815.15 AMOUNT SUBSCRIBED TO DATE Canvass of Enoroc l'resbytery Will not lie Closed at Expiration of Eight-Day Period'as First Stated Thirty-two thousand, eight hun dred and fifteen dollars and fifteen cents ($32,816.15) Is the total amount raised so far in the canvass of Bnoreo l'resbytery in an effort to se cure $55,000 for Chicora college. Oi' this amount the First church of Laurens. contributed $1,010. The can vas In LaurOl s has been completed and no further subscription will be solicit ed. The canvass will not close at the end of eight days, as first announced, but will be continued tint 11 the full amount desired has been raised. The canvassers are confident that the bal ance will be secured and are going at tho '.ask with renewed zeal. The. Presbyterians of South Caro lina In their Endowment Fund cam paign are seeking to raise $200,0(10.00 for their throe educational institu tions, Chicora College, which is to get $50,000.00; tho Columbia Theological Seminary, n like sum. and the Pres byterian College of Solth Carolina, at Clinton, which is to receive $100.000. Bach pledge is so conditioned that no subscription is binding until the full amount of $200,000 is subscribed. Therefore, it will not do to have only $150,000 subscribed, for if only this was done no subscription could be collected and the effort would fail. Inasmuch as there is always a shrink age in large subscription lists, those managing the campaign are working on a basis that will produce more tl.^n $200,000 in subscription, and enough more. It Is believed, to produce $200,000 In cash when collections are completed, When the full amount of $200,000 Is subscribed, then each sub scriber is to pay one-fourth of his sub scription, the balance 'icing payable in three equal Installments, six months apart. After the cnnvnsB In Enoree is completed there will be four more ProsbyteriOB to canvass and it will be fall, no doubt, before the first payment of a pledge is called for, and two years before the final payment is due. Another particular about a sub scription is that every one can di vide the amount between the three institutions as Is asked, that is, one half to the college at Clinton, one fourth to the seminary and one fourth to Chicora College, or the subscriber may change this division to stilt his own will, and can give his subscription till to one institution. A NAKKOW ESCAPE. Mr. IL F. Fleming Collides with Freight Train at the Foot of (he In cline on South Harper Street No One Injured. What came very near being a seri ous accident occurred at the C. Sr.. W. C. crossing on South llnrpor Btreol .Monday night, when an nutomohllo, driven by Mr. U. F. Fleming und con taining several occupants, collided with a freight train slowly passing at this point. Mr. Fleming Is at a loss to explain how the accident occurred, his only explanation being 'hat he did not see tho train. No fault could ho attached to tho railroad as the engine had passed tho roadway and the etitl '?? opening was occupied by tin cars. The flagman was standing on tb? .opposite Bide of the cars from where IhoTfW? llslon look place. Fortunately no one was hurt though the machine was Considerably damaged. Those occupying the car at the time werr; Misses Florence Brown and An nie Davis, Messrs. Oslo Anderson and it. F. Fleming and two small children. Tho party was on the way to the en tertainment at the school house. Delightful Entertainment. The children of tho graded Bchool gave a very entertaining little affair at the school auditorium Monday ev ening. The entire performance was under the direction of Miss Fannie Crelghton and it was due to her efforf? that It was a success. A total of $49.25 was taken In at the door, almost all of which was profit as only a .few small expenses were Incurred. All the children did well anil the perform ance was very creditable. To liaie Stock Trial. The ladles of the Civic League are contemplating having a Mock Trial in the new court house nt an early date. Although full preparations have not been made. It is understood that the case will be scandnlous. Killed by Negro on His Place Near Mountville. - i COMMUNITY AROUSED TO FURIOUS PITCH Mr. Hryson was a Prominent Young Farmer of the Mountville Neighbor hood and his Death *ls Greatly De plored by a Large Number of Peo ple In all Sections of the County* Mountville, March 18. All Mount ville has been shrouded in deep sor row and intense excitement since Sat urday afternoon when the news reach ed here that William Rhetl Hryson had been killed by a nemo on his own farm two miles from town. Immediately people from every direction began to rush to the scene of the crime to give help and sympathy to the bereaved family and to lend aid in capturing if possible, the murderer who had al ready fled. It was a heart-rending scene and one that tilled the mind of every one who looked upon it with a deep sense of indignation. The neuro. Wesley Hill, who lives on Mrs. Cnlne's plantation just above Milton, had been coming upon Mr. Hry son's place and taking unbecoming liberties with some of Iiis tenants and giving trouble by his misconduct. Ho had been warned by Mr. Dry son to keep off the place. Saturday afternoon while Mr. Hryson was at work with several hand's In the Held, he saw Hill coming again in defiance of the re quest to keep away. Mr. Hryson left his hands at work and went off about 80 yards Into a piece of pines over a hill to see him. a few minutes later the hands left at work heard tour shots in the direction in which tho negro ami Mr. Hryson, had gone, but made no efforts to find out the cause oC tho shooting. Late in the afternoon, some negro boys fund the body lying near the path, in which the negro was walking, cold in death pierced with four balls. The shooting took place, about 2 o'clock. It was nearly night; when the discovery of the nwful CflniO was made known by the tenants '?> :ii<> family. By this time Wesley Hill had gone to his home, math- known to his wife what lie had done, and had gain* ed several hours start of any posstblo ' pursuit. By night n large crowd from all directions assembled to hive aid and sympathy and to lend help in. capturing the murdered it possible. Hater in the nlghi Sheriff Owings. Policeman Howe, and others were oh the grounds. During the 11iI?t and ::v or since, a diligent search has been made, but up to this time Monday morning, it has been without success. Hate Saturday night Trial Justice Goodman empaneled a jury and began the inquest, Sunday Coroner Hall iton arrived and will bo with the court of inquest today when it convenes to take evidence. The funeral o'f Mr. IStyson was held Sunday afternoon at the Presbyteriah cemetery in the presence of : largo concourse of sorrowing relatives anil friends, conducted by Rev. .1, H Co\ Ington and T. F. Mill. He was about 2d years of age, and leaves a wife, who was Miss Maude Hoyd, ami two llttl? children, besides his parents, several brothers, one sister, and a number of other relatives to mourn his sudden and untimely death. He was a mem ber of the Prosbyterlan church, a suc cessful farmer, and a good citizen. The entire couYmunity is in mourning over the loss of such a man and all hearts are thrilled with a deep sense of indignation over such a horrlblo crime. It is a great shock to his fath er, mother, and wife who have tho sympathy and are receiving the kind attentions of then many friends. The latest reports concerning tho foul tragedy state that possess have scoured the neighborhood in vain and that a party, lead by the negro's brother, went down to Prosperity In the hope of Unding him In a secret hjdlng place there. I'p until late yes terday afternoon, nothing had !>ocii heard from the searching parties. If the negro falls into the hands of oth ers than those of the oflicors of tho law, it Is feared that it will go hard with him.