Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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pQ.T PO..w.DER Absolutely Pure Made from Cream of Tartar NO ALUM-NO PHOSPHATE 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 g 8 Loeal and Personal Mention. 8 8 . 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Mr. J. F. Nelson, of Waterloo, was a visitor in the city Friday. W. W. Harris, of Clinton, was a visi tor in the city Friday. Mr. Paul Cooper spent the week-end in Chester with relatives. Mr. Hugh Aiken has returned to Davidson college after spending some time with home folks here. Mr. T. 11. Carter of Waterloo was among the visitors hero for the day yesterday. Mr. HaI'ry Thames has returned to Charleston after a visit of several days with Dr. and Mrs. H. K. Aiken. Mrs. J. 11. Phinney, of Clinton, visit ed her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. I). Lake Friday. L. F. McSwain, of Clinton, a candi date for county treasurer, was in the city Friday. Mi. G. M. Harlan, of Lanford Station, was among the business visitors to the city Friday. Messrs J. N. Wilson and Tillman Hughes, of Gray Court, were in the city on business Friday. Mrs. John Balle and child, of Hen dersonville, are visiting relatives in the city. Mr. W. G. Wilson is spending some time in the northern markets buying the spring and summer stock of W. G. Wilson & Co. Rev. and Mrs. L. P. McGee went to Columbia this morning. Mrs. McGee will enter a hospital there for treat ment. Prof. Bernard Bailey of the Presby terian College was among the visitors in Laurens on Sunday. Miss 'Mary Strickler, who came to Laurens to attend the funeral of Strickler Rankin, returned to her home in Richmond, Va., Monday. Miss Hattie Gray, who is attending Columbia College, spent several days in the city with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gray, last wveek. Mrs. G. R1. Grist and little child, is xipending some time in York as the guest of her relatives. Mr. Grist ac compianiedl her there Sat urdlay. Mr'. I high Elcheiberger ret urned to the Presbyterian college at Clinton last week after spending several days wvith relatives here. Mr.. N. 11. Dial, who has been con fined to his home for some time on ac count of sickness, was able to return to his ofilce again Friday. Mr's. Mattic Owvings, wvho has been quite sick at her' home on West Main street, was somewhat better yesterday. 'Miss Carol Roper, wvho is attending Greenville Female college, is spending a few days in the city wvith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Roper'. Misses Hattie and Lucile flentzi, of Grieeniville and Misses Rebecca Moore and Edina Harvey, teachers in the Copelandl school, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Franks Saturday anid Sunday Chiief of Police W. TI. Jernigen, of lFouimnaiun in was a visi tor in thle cit y Monday. Mr'. and Mrs . J.A. Arnold, of WVil luin mston, are spendinig.some1 time wvith Mr.. an md Mirs. 11. E'. Simpson and ot her reiv es in thle city. Tiaylor-Oodin in. A wedding that wats a great surprise to thir mianfy fiends anid oif geiieral interest, thlroughoutt the county was liat of Mi's. Annie Tiaylor and Mr. Earl Goodwin, whlichi toowv place at the home of Mr . Jeff Sexton yesterday at 2 o'clock. The ceremony wvas per formed b~y R1ev. J1. A. Brock of the See (ond( Baptist church and was of impres iv(e imicity. Only a few of the miembmers of the two families were present, for' thle occasion. The b~ridle ia the widlow of tihe late Mr. Steve 'ray lor and1 is a woman of many admirable tramits and possessing many firiends. The~ groom is ai young planter of the county, is a son of Mr. 0. P. Goodwin, senator from this county, and has a host of warm friends who are congrat ninating him. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS CONVENES ON MARCH 10TH No Cases of Unusual Interest, Though There are Four Murder Trials and Many of Minor Im'portance. The March term of the Court of General Sessions, with Judge John S. Wilson presiding, will commence on Monday the 13th. There are many cases on the docket, the most import ant of them being several trials for murder. W. G. and John Martin of Waterloo will be arraigned on a mur der charge; Stobo Bailey, charged with killing Ran Barksdale's wife a short time ago, will be up for murder. One prisoner charged with killing es caped from the Jail a short time ago and if recaptured will be up on a similar charge and Jim Austin, re cently brought back from Georgia af ter dodging the officers for fourteen years, will be tried for murder. In addition to these there are many oth er cases on the criminal docket of less importance. Tho following are the grand jurors for this year: J. H. Nesbett, E. F. Fincher, J. E. Farrow, J. B. Owings. W. J. Fleming, W. S. Hatton, J. -1. Campbell, J. Wal ter Moore, John H. Culbertson, W. E. Griffin, A. L. Nabors, E. A. Adams, W. E. Pitts, E. H. Moore, M. W. Gray, T. J. Cooper, .G. C. Young, John H. Nance. The petit Jury for the Spring Term follows: Laurens-T. E. Babb, W. E. Burns, W. P. Sullivan, S. C. Reid, W. B. Motto, W. P. Thomason, Jr., W. L. McAbee, V. E. Caldwell. Youngs-Z. 11. Cooper, F. T. Bragg. Dials-C. B. Owings, W. 1I. McCain, W. F. Stewart, .1. L. Lloyd, .J. C. Ma haffey, W. 11. Barksdale, .1. A. Aber cromble. Sullivan-.T. W. Trasvnhamu, T. F. Babb, Robert E. Taylor. Waterloo-Jno. W. Abrams, W. .1. Manly, J. D. Davis, J. T. Garrett, A. R. Thome, Geo. W. Washington. Cross Hill-J. H. Rasor, C. R. Turn er, J. O. Denny, W. M. Miller. Hunter-J. W. Matthews, J. T. A. Ballow. Jacks-John M. 'Copeland, T. R. Nabors. Scuffletown-L-0. L. Hunter, W. T. Blakely. WILLING TO PERIMIT (DYESTUFFS TO PASS British Government Agrees to Allow Two Cargoes to Come From Rotter dam to America. Washington, Feb. 28.-Great Britain will permit the shipment of two car goes of dyestuffs, valued at $5,000,000, from Rotterdam to the United States, Ambassador Page at London has ad vised the state department, and offi cials here are hopeful that Germany will make an exception to its embargo by granting permission for their ex portation. Ambassador Page said that the British foreign office had given him assurances that the cargoes would not be interfered with. Negotiations wvith Germany for re lease of dyestuffs have failed hereto fore because Germany demanded in exchange various comlmodlites barrced by3 tihe lit ish orders in couneil. Tlhe negotilatioens-will he resumed immedl ately through Ambassador Gerard at BerlIn. U. D). V. .r4'eetig. The J. B. Kershaw Chapter, It. D). C., will meet with M rs. Cresweli Fleming on Monday afternoon, March 6th, at 3:30 o'clock. All members are urged to be pre-sent. Mrs. J. Robt. Eichelberger, Secy. New Farm Dlemonistrator. Mr'. Percy Moore, a graduate of Clemson College and a former resident of GreenvIlle county, has been named as demonstrating agent for this coun ty and has already entered upon his duties. Those wvho read Mr. 'W. W. Long's letter in the last Issue of The Advert iser must naturally conclude that Mr. Moore Is well lIt ted for the place, Hie has mlovedl his faimily to the city, to wvhich he is cordially wel comned. TRY A BOTTLE OF Dantzler 's Grippe Mixturey For Colds,L Grippe and. that Aching Feeling. ONLY 25c BOTTLE FOR SALE BY Peon~les Drug Co. ANOTHER LYNCID BY GEORGIA MOB Taken From Cartersville ,Jail and Slain. Accused of Assault. Cartergv ill, Ga., Feb. 25.-Jesse McCorkle, a negro about 30 years old, was taken from jail here early today by a mob of somec 40 or 50 men and boys and hanged to a tree in front of the city hall. Ills body. was riddled with bullets. The negro was arrested last night charged with having broken into the home of it woman near here and at tacked her. lie was caught, still bleeding from a wound in the wrist where the woman had shot him and in possession of her pistol which ho had taken from her in a scuffle. Threats were made then to lynch the negro, but Sheriff W. W, Callaway and R. A. Hicks, a deputy sheriff, who led the posse that caught the negro, succeeded in taking himt to jail. The sheriff left the negro in charge of T. O. Roberts, night jailer here. About 4 o'clock this morning a mob went to the Jail and several men in advance called Roberts. lie said later that he thought a city policeman wanted to put a prisoner in Jail. When he opened the door several men seized hin and tok his keys. Others rushed in and got the negro. The mob then went to the city hall near the centre of town and hanged the negro to a tree. A volley of shots then were fired at his swinging body. Sheriff Callaway said today he was aroused by tle shots and hastened from his 1ome, where lie had gone from the jail. "I got. lire in I5 minutes, I guess," lie said. "By that time the crowd had gone and I and other people attracted by the shooting found the negro's body hanging on the tree." There was no mtore disorder. The negro's victim, a woman of about 38 years, and her five small children were the only persons in her home last night when the attack was made. Her husband is in South Caro lina, where she was to have joined hin in a few days. As the negro broke into her house she fired at lhim with at pistol and lilt his right wright. The wound, however, (lid not stop the ne gro, who rushed in and overpowered her. Later the negro left, taking the pistol with him, and the woman and her children succeeded in arousing neighbors. The woman was placed in care of a physician who said her con dition was serious. The negro was tried some time ago, Sheriff 'Callaway said, on charges oi assault in another case, but a mistrial resulted. WERE CITY POLICE NOW COUNTY DEPUTIES Sheriff Watts Takes Action in Predlc ament Facing City of Laurens. Acting in accord with Mayor Babb, Sheriff Watts yesterday afternoon took over the police power of the city by swearing in all the city policemen as county deputies. This was done so that there would be no doubt as to plolice survellance of the city during tihe interv~al necessary to secure a new char'ter. It is understoodl that the salar'ies of the p)olilieen will be paid1( by the r'ejunivated city government after anot her charter is seecuredl. The ollicci's will conlt inue to preserv~e the peace of the clty' as if nothing unmt o ward hiad happenedl. Poole-Lomiat Th'ie tfollow~ing fromi Theic Atlanta Jfourmnal wvillI be of interest to) thle manyilS friends ofi Aliss Poole here: Air, and Mr's. Crawford Clapp an nounce the engagenien t of theli' dlaugihter, Annie Luicile Pooie, to Mr. WVililiam Arnoild Lomax, of Gr'eenwood. The wveddilng to take place at high no001 Satur'day, April 8th1, at Cl1in ton. (Gen. Felix Diaz liendled for MexIco to Stairt Somiethinig. ion of reports thait Gen. Fel ix i)iax had left the linited States tor Mlexieo to start1 a niew~ revolut ion was received from sev"eraIpi quaters. D iaz hadu been "'atched four several month I s by deaet of 'tl~i 1 jsuleei agents her~uiase of suspuected act i vit ies in violation (If American inetrality. Aippairenitly lhe hian left the i'nitedl States for .\exico witii the intenitioni of launchiing a niew revolution against. the Ca rranza de facto gov'erniimciit, infor' mlatlonl reachinig otlicials herie inidi elites tihat he hopes0 to or'ganize anid leadi thle trop 1 o15uf his na11tive state, Oaxaca, and such forces in Soulthern'i Mexico as lie can gatheri about him. Ghen. Diai' left Newv Orleans Friday for lI avana, wvhiere several Mexicaiis whose nmamies have been associatedl with Is ini reports of a r'evolutlinary movement, w~ere understoodl to he awaiting him. Althbough Dilaz, eluded thle federal agehts detailedl to wvatch him1, dlep~art ment of justice officials said tonight thlat since no evidlence warranting his arrest has been found, nothing prob ably couild have been dn to dnetn pecial Display Rugs and Art Squares i FOR SPRING. Never before have we been so well prepared to furnish your every want in this line. Our buyer has 0 just returned from the Rug Mills, having bought over Two Thousand Dollars worth of Rugs and Art Squares i in the latest patterns and colors of Wiltons, Axminis- ? ter, Velvet, Brussels, Ingrain, Crex and Matting-Rugs and Art Squares. These goods are on display at * prices that will save you money. You are invited to call and take advantage of + our immense stock and low prices. "S. M.& E. H. Wilkes &Co. A Continuous Whirl of Fun! The Show that al ways pleases. A laugh guaranteed every minute. The Latest Music. The Sweetest Singers. The Funniest Men. i The Greatest Dancers. An All New Comp any. Finest Male Choir in Minstrelsy. Street Parade and4 . Band ConcertsA Night Performance 8:30 OPERA HOUSE . One Night Only .. Friday, M~ar. 10 ~ 50c, 75c end $1.00 Reserved Seats on sale at Powe Drug Co. him. ithat he had restored a stable Centiral hecause of his partic i pationu in mv tli.. Oaxaca, where Ilax is expected to Government. Carranza, however, is tionary enterprises, launch his movement, is the only state prepa ring to use his forces to estab- WithI the Oaxaca forces as a1 basis5 that has heldl aloof (hiring the fighting Ilish his government. t here, and the it is estimated t hat D iaz imight imar of the past two years. Led b~y state state's army ia said to bo prep~aring shall nearly 25,000 men, hut they offlelis, the people dleclare dtheitr in- to resist. it is towardl this nucleus wouild be0 loorly cinipp~ed and almost dlependenCe, and Carranza and other of organized resistance that DI)az is without artillery. The new movement leaders wore toIld that the state wouldl said to be moving, accompaniedl by is not regardled b~y ofillals here as so- ~ 1)0gladh to ne ue itu n)1 in th e .hitm s an American, widely riously menacing Carranza's govern.