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EIAIIIIE)1865. 'A :, I"llFL L . kt. (., TUESDAY, l'ABC11 {i, 19O0() !x.jJ 1.0Ay Ai
THE NEW PENSION
LAW OF THE STATE.
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Tiat to at titrCRt t, Rt ldi 51,t11ilerr
tt oiut It 'srIii,
The following is the now pension
law, based upon reconmenidations of
the Confederate Veteran's associa
tion of the State. The bill was in
troduced by Mr. Patton, of Richlat d
at their rucut-st. The act was ap
proved February 1(it.h, by Governor
McSwoonov.
It roads:
Section 1. Be it oineted by the
general assembly of the Stato of
South Carolina: The sumtt of at least
one hundred thousand dolhars shill
be annually appropriated to piay t he
ponsions provided for by this act,
and in ca3o the same, or such amount.
as shall be appropriated, shall be iui
suflicient, then the amount so appro.
priated shall be distributed propor
tionately among thoso legally enti
tied to receive the sarme: l'rovided,
That those pensioniers <tescribod in
sub-division (a), secti.nt 4 herein,
shall have been first. paid in full.
Sec. 2. The applicantt must have
been a resident of the State two years
prior to the time of the npplication.
Sec. 3. In order to obtain I he bone
fits of this chapter the applienut un
qualified by residence must also
show.
(A) If a man.
1st. that he was a bona tido sol
dier in the service in thet State or in
the Confederate States in the war
between the States; and
2d. Either (a). That while in
such service he lost a leg or an arm,
or received other bodily irjitry where
by he has become distabled, and fur.
ther, that neither himself nor his
wife has an income not exceeding
one hundred and fifty dollars per
annum, nor property sullicient to
produce such an income; (b) that
he has teached the age of sixty
years, and that neither he nor his
wife is receiving annually an annual
income of severity-five dollars from
any source nor possessed of -property
sufficient to produce such an income.
(B) If a woman.
1st. That she is the widow of a
man who was a hona fide soldier or
sailor in the service of the State or
of the Confederate States in the war
between tho States; and
2d. That she has never remarried;
and
3d. That either- (a) she is sixty
years of age; or (b) that her husband
lost his life in the service of the State
or of the Confederate States in the
war between the States; anid
4th. That she has not an income
of one hundred dollars per annum
nor property sufficient to produce the
same.
Sec. 4. Tho persons describd in
the preceeding sect,ions shall be enti
tled to a pension upon complying
with the other provisions of this act,
and shall be paid the amounts hero
inafter set forth, to wit:
(a) All soldiers or sailors who lost
both arms or both legs, or sight, or
who are physically helpless, the sum
of eight dollars per' mtonth.
(b), All soldiers or sailors who lost
one arm or leg in the service, the
sum of four dollars per month.
(c) All otnor persons entitled to
pensions under the provisions of this
act, the sum of ethree dollars per
month: Provided, That all soldiers
and sailors, now citizens of this State,
who were in the service of the State
or of the Confederate atattos in the
war betwoon the States, ans1 who are
totally disabled by paralysis, and
who have no income, and who is un
able to make a living, shall reeive
pensions as provided b)y this act the
same as those under class "A" of
this section.
Sec. 5. Before any soldier or sail
or shall receive any payment pro
vided in this act, he shall make an
application, in writing, through the
township representative, add ressedl to
the county pension board, to be ap
pointed. as hereinafter directed fo,r
each county of the State, setting
forth in detail the nature of the dis
nhling wonnr1 if ny. t.he coanyn
and regiment or battalion in which
he served, and at the time and1 place
of receiving the wound, and showiug
thot noither he nor his wifu is iu ro
oeipt of the ipeomo sr, henr tlet
Nptioilud 1und ting: futhera lt tlhe
01ma tid phitto of I't:sdeneit within
the ft,t"e by the rpptlicnnt. Such
tlpltlietioni atl h verifled bI:y Ihe
applicant, iado beforo any ollicor in
the Statt authorized to adiniuister
oaths, and shall lie accomiettp:tiod by
the allidavit" of on1 or inure cred
itablo witnesses, stating that they
know the applhcant was a soldier or
sailor or the wife of such, as the case
mary bo, and beoliove t he alltg~at+ionts
mjitl in the applicati ,n to hat trut:
Provided, That Hsaidt application shall
show that the aj)plieatt is not draw
ing a pousion in any other State.
Sec. 6. Such alptcal io)n shall lh
be verilied by a certi icate of the au
ditor of lho county inl which the .p
plicant resides, showing amount of
tax return, an.I that. his incomnO does
exceed the amount stated, and that
he i, not posse:-socd of sutliciont prop
orty to produtco such income; and it
shall be thit dutty of tho auditor to
furn'sh su.tch crttticates, if ho shall
so lintl the fact', without foo or
chargr'.
See. i. 1t ''Ol county of the State
the sail appiei ic:=. ton shall ho submit
ted to a hou,"rrl com,uposedl of four ex
Confed'otr seldr or snilors (to ho
chosen : s rtit dor providtd), who
Khali not b. h r" of or applicants
for a pentstion, and a r'gularly prac
ticing physicit:t to ho selected by
themi, which said live persons shall
coastituto thto county penttsion board.
Thoy shall meet on the 3d Monday
of Januarj each year, and shall exam
ine ich applicant, under therulesand
regulations prescribed by t ho Stato
board of pensioners. After first bo
mg duly sworn, fairly and impartial.
ly to discharge the dutes of their of
lice, and afto'r said oaths c.o duly
filed in the oflico of the aeitk of
court., the said county pension board
shall proceed with the discharge of
the duties imposed upon them, and
shall certify their approval to the
State board of pensions, giving in
detail the reasons which influenced
them to grant or oppose each appli.
cation, accompanied by all t he ovi
denct by which they made their do.
cislous.
So. 8. Four membors of said
board shall constituto the quornm.
A majority of the members of the
board present may dotormino any
matter presented to them, subject,
however, to a right of the State
board. As soon as such county
board comleto. its list as above, giv
ig t ho names of tim penisioners, their
residleacos and amounts por month
to which they are entitled, they shall
certify the samoe to the State board
of pensioners, to be roviowved by
them. T1he compensation of the memn
hers of the hoard shall bo $2 per day
for each day's sorvice, not exceeding,
however, live day's servica in any
one year.
Sec. 9. The State board of pen.
sioners shall thorouponi pass8 upon
the names contained in said lists, and
shall certify to clerks of courts of
the various counties the lists of the
names and amounts approved by
them, and said clerks of courts shall
record the same in a book, and1( saidl
roll so made up shall be designated
"approved ponsion rolls for 19-,"
and such poreons shall constitute tihe
pensioners entitled to recoive the aid
horein provided for tihe current year.
Soc. 10. Every application ap
proved by the county boara withl all
papers upon which they act, shall 1)0
filed in the comptroller general's of
fice by the first day of Fe'bruary of
each year, to be by him submitted to
the state board of pensions for their
review. In the examination of tile
applications of each person for a pen
sioni, t lie said b)oard shall inquire
particularly into alil tile facts set
forth in the application, and shall
have tihe right t.o examine such wit
nesses and to take such evidence as
to determine the right of such ap
picant to peonsioni, and for the pur
piose of this chlapter the chairman of
eachm county pension board shall have
right to administer oaths. In mak
ing their repor1 to the State board of
pninm, they shall set f#Lh in co.
cise and plainl lainguattge, giving in
detail (and soparately) thoir findings
upon ttatth materini allegat ion con.
tilied in th Itpii fliti to,
M r-. 1 ) .l! hi of tiII !:t utttt ;l4 b alo
rhltlll hrple al rIh v whiti t loy l t'lhll
MOWd 'l I' . O 1; IblipplIUttt;is+ f 1o l "
muls ti1t4ig fortht toll 1proy"Z tiid
distpt>Val?, wrhichl 1 ook 0h,ll bo
fitld in ithet ollict of Ihe clerkc oft onrt
t,f ('onlloonl pleas for rcit count y :;l.md
I the clerk sihallI fromIl said bookeerit i
fy to thc' comiptrollb-r gurneral, on or
beforo t he first day of February of
t"ach your, th nuiwb'r of pension erH
\wIh ar' iit ill alivo mui ont itlo l to i Imt
1Ho. I2. Ih t Sttlo board of pen
sious shall Iive the authority, and it
sall1 1 tleir cluty", to r'vis" tihe list
of peition claii ialowetI by ilachi
county board 11an1d to confirml or ro
jet. iniy pension claiu allowed by
such boa:rd, Its thy iay denlI prop
or Mid ri.hlt, iup-mt thu fact- p)rese'nt
(d hv thtt said boarJ, or l l,mt s:ch
additional Iiett, conetttct'i th11rew ithr
ats theyv may I r\tlart; but theoy havt"t
no0 right in lan0y elnsi to grant at pot
sioln ules;lc"ri iht h111110 is lwt i. regu
larly approved I t110 counlty 1)oard
of I,olsioiu.
Stc. 13. The cointy board of p,n
i:)nH -.h:tll 1)) cotnstituted 115 fol'.-..:
Oi tho first Saturday in Augntt of
ench year thr .-urvivi!ng t-oldlit:. trand
sailors of t ho State or t;e (' : ft'd
orato States in ti' war )tw." "n the
States,e in each townsJhip, t:t' moot.
at a timno I,wtl plitco tlerrii dlcsi~
nat'd by ti)b, cha1inl.1 of tIh' counttty
board, by t wo wookl' pul,it: itntic".
and having or;raniz'd by h'lcting a
chairman and socretitary, shll elect
by ballot an ex-Confoderie Holdier
or sailor, not 't holder of nor il lip
plicant for a ponsion, as tho repro
sentativo of the votorans of said town
sli p.
Theo representattivo.i so elected shall
moet at thu rounty court house on
first Monday in September following,
and having organized by electing a
presiding officer and secretary, shall
elect from their own number four,
who, having selected a competent
physician, aidol el'cted ote of them.
selves as ehainrmal, r,ball co1StItut.e,
togeother with sueh phiysiciaun, tho
county pension boniul for the year or
until thoir sucessors are ('leetel and
qua11lied. In those townships whero
tho vetorans failed to at4ot11 a repre
eta'tlttive 85 ashreinl provided, the
chirinn of tho county pension board
shall appoint tsomeo porion otherwise
qlualitied as rep1resttativo until such
election shall bo had ; and in these
coiunties whoe thc survivors f.pil to
organize a county board as1 herein
provided, the State board of pensions
may appoint four ox. Couifedhirateo so!
dit'rs or satilora otherwiso qualified to
organIizo anid const ituite said county
board.
Sec. 14. In case there should bo
in1 lany tow[nshipf 1n0 peirsonu qulalified
to act as represent ative, Ithen the vet -
eranus may elects, or ini casoi of t he'ir
failmo so to do, t he ebati rman of the
counfty penion)i board mayt~ appoint,
somne properly q ual ilied veteran re
idnosewhere int said cut
Soc. 15. T.he comptroller gencral
shall be chairman of the State board
of pensions, and lie wit h three ox
Confederate soldiers, not holders of
nor app)licants for pensions, to be se
lected b)y the United Confederate
Voterans' association at their andual
meetings, toget.her with a competent
p)hysician to be selected by them,
shall constitute said Stato board of
pensions. Th at the lom pt1 roller gon
eral shall appoint a init able person
to serve as clerk of State board of
pensions; said clerik to receive a sal
ary of $600) per nnum for his ser
vices. In caIso of failure to select by
the said voterns' assoeiation, the
th)re'e members properly qualified
shall, be -'ppoin ted by t be governor.
The term of ollco of the selected
members of said board shall be for one
year and until their successors are
elected or appointed and havo gniali
iled.
Soc. .16. The lomupensat.ion of the
members of the county pension board
shall be $2 per day, not to excie(d
five days, and thle comp)ensation of
the Slate board shall1 be $2 per day,
not to nexnnr1 five days, nnd te lattem
of 5 cents per mile.
So. 17. In counties whoro thf
Hurviyor (Nit or rauins to oonpl,
With ttitl tprovilltnH Uorof, t.ho N!tt
h1111fr .hn ! 1 0 t i.c h tt l i''.g11d10oil
fot' tht di: i't;t1tiot tl f ti11 fuilid to
mih couti's M they t(Itt m Ib.eHt,
SUe. 1i. It ".hall be tho duty o
tihe compl t role get ((i to issuo Ut
tlie irst Monbay in A j,il of eoel
year, to tiw. IeIry ontitthil to reeivi
at pon4iont biei rll'lir hli; warrat, to
silell sut as mi1v ho I pr1'i'scribo(d
so long a1 t sch urttamO shall r -main o
t ho pene. r +li ats ab1ov0 prorsrribed1
or unttil ".(O-un l of the I "ith .r ro
ioval fr m t1e Statec of such )en1
sion(er: 'roviled, That th comp
t roll('r gnt "ral shmIl forward tih,
'unloltr t (ltf, thite )'nsiolers of etel
co luty 1. ive clerk of court of tlhl
se'erIl i ."r ittivs of tho Sta ', to h
paid out by said clerk of coutL with
out, a 1(Ii'on:l comltp(i':si1ensait ion.
See. 19. It shll be the duty of tII
comnptro!lhr g(ener:al to prepar lu
CalusO to ho pritedrc forms ini blan1
on which 4 C!t 0pplii:ntion", certiti
('atos alnd[ alliia VitH Ill 1,co n.01VI
iontly Ima"Ie, an11d ho shall cause tih
saome to ho list r"ib uto(d ;in the suivorlt
counties of thr' Stato in such numbllh e
1ad such mannleto r as inl his jol lglumn
See. 20. 1 h ( ver the nani'' o
anly p,orson who br1 b;eon doelare<t
entitled to receive ia ponsion un
(dor the laws of this Statt' shil
have been omit teil, hy any accident
from the proper lists, it slhall bo th
duty of the Sto hoard of pension
to allow, urnid the duty of tho cOnlp
troller goneral to issue hiiis wiarran
for, tho loltlnt. of tho pensitI t,
which such person wouli have bee1
entit.lod, s-tid am111onut to ho paid Oin
of tho next. regula,r ippropriatiorn fo
pension,, after the fact of such 1ne
cident shall havc, boon determined b'
said State board of poilsions, an
said amounts shall be paid out of st;
appropriation before th 'same shal
be npportioned among the person
entitled thereto.
Sec. 21. That sections 939, 94C
911, 942, 943, 94, 945, 90, 9 7, 946
919, 950, 951, 952, 053, 954, 955, o
the ltvised St atutes of 1893, and al
acts amendatory thereof, he, and tb
satme are hereby, repealel.
See. 22. Until the election of ti
county ponsion board and the Stat,
board of pensions shall he had, a
provided for herein, the several non
sion boards as now constitutocd shllt
continue to exercise their rospectiv
funcetio ns.
Praying for More Faith.
"'I hea.r men everywvhere pray~
ing for miore faith,"' says Phililip
Brooks ; "buh~t when I listen tI
them11 carefully, and( gct at t he r*en
heart of' their prayers, very ofteni
is not more failth at all they ar
want ing, but a change from fait]
to sight.
"'hat shalhl I do wvit h sorrow
"''Take it uip and1( bear it, am
get strength and1( blessing'out of it.
"'Ah, if I onily kniew whait less5
ing there is in it ;if I only say'
couild becar it. WVhat shall I dI
withI this hardi, hatefuil duity' wic
Christ has laidl right inl miy way?
"'Do it, aind grow by it.'
"'Ah, yes, if 1 couldi only se
thlt. it would make1(1 1me growv.
"in both of ths cases yo di Ol(
not see that wvhat you arc begginig
for is not more fauithI, although yol
tinlk it is, but sight.
"You want to see for yoursel
the blessing in the sorrow, th
st rength in tihe hard, hateful task
"'Faith says not. 'I see thati
is good for me, and so God mus11
have sent it,' but 'God1 senit it, an1
so it must be1 good for mc.'
"Failth walking in thme dark wvit
G;od, only prays IIlim to clasp it
hand1( more closely ; (1oes not eve
ask 11I1m for the lighten31ing of th
(larkness35, so that the manii may1, fln
tihe way himnself."'
ma ~n~y tho;*s.id -e
days at lernit t wo-Itrd,i of n utymptf)oms rwmo1
mS ..tInonglad TEl DAYS rat1onfl re.
LADYSMITH FREE AT LAST. rt
t
nll tJ$ t U I't- In 3't ,t!'I itt V i t.
lailII b l itt TI'Fi: 1 it D 1110
411 ' h idi l i l+ i">: of- -n W htt.
Fie, tterit t? wr ttult ahls +,I,ttrt lim.
I d)tulult, h ., 9 t, Itt - - i t
oliitlly am>nlu n u'rd it the wll.t otlleo
that (.eral I le>rd iiutdonal with
the Natal Carb.ineeers and ita com
posito retgintunt ('Iite'rud I inysni h
this morning It
La lysinith, aItirch 1. - At I o'c''clck
thiR norniig at portion of fore's of
thi n iO i*lIille,h mi ih i -
< h n irIl w i th a f l i f o r : t o f N su t a l
Crbuuloer' arid sre'vt"n (")I Pnieis of
othor regitut", ailotig them sot'e
Dublin leusiilikers an.1 Lancaoir,
reached this city ant raisid the sige.
Il.oy elnm., via the rel avros
Klip rive'r :tttl east of Caw mr's hill.
l'vt'ryho y herr -ttl beeomni wirn ,
u)' wVith the>'nti u -m",t" e tratin. Poo- v
1ple sh41pt littlo mtnl roam.-d :ih.'n-t.
evt'n careo of tho efforts of the ,l
Bovr snipers. For hurs and houtrs e
eyos were gI ue'd to Ioloscols'y.
At last rho glad nowsO:;atto. in
tiors yste:traIny morning breougiht in
fortmation that .1U3Iler oxl ctid to I
relieve the garrison within twonty- o
four hoors. The consu4e tnt rejoic
fltg Wt., great.
After ihto e.pture of ',iter's hill
tho Boers simply (diSa1pp,'troel as tho
l3ritish advantced. Tho0r0 w,as no f
genttlu retiring tovomentt..
)unndonall t;out, a scouti e'g exp - I
dition west 'Tuesdlay night. 1 tWed.
uceslay hl)1 reported that be eo'tld )
t.rml Lysniith an<al lhe was di receidI
cto do so. l had little dil\eultv in I
unaking his way through the ravm 11 t
taitn aronnd tho hills. hat ovening
ho crussoel t.ho plain and followed
Sho railroad track, entored the city, t
reaching hero this morning.
General White had madlo propara
tions to sally out to aid the advanco F
of the British if necessary.
Dundonald reports that t.hen the r
Lancashires charged Piotors hill r
Tuoeday they overtook the Boers fly
ing from the trenches and bayonot- 1
ted them. Sixtoon fleeing mctn were
killed and twenty-three wounded. t
L,ondon-G(iene'ral Buller soin t he
following: "Nolthrope, March lst",
5.20 p. m. ITavo just returned fromi
Ladysmith. Except at small guard
north of Surpriso hill the whole on. t
8
(Itly latoly besiegir;g the town has I
retired in hot haste and south of the
town the country is quito clear of I
themn.
"Tiho garrison wasn on half it pound I
of mieat per man11 pe'r dlay and they I
woere -l supp'Oletin g t he mea'nt rat.ion i
ithl thei Ii.lh of horses andIt muitlte. I
TheIx meno will want a lit tle nursing I
~'before b(eing fit. for the fill.'
T1oTAL~ OF Tull 11oEn PiIsoNEas-q-illolTi'
F-UL coJNIIoN' wPITliN THES DE
SERTIED LAAo1Ea,
Paardobu rg, Maurch 1.Gnea
Roberts reports Ithat the Boers cap
turedl at Paairdeburg number 4,1(62.
This with 000 capt uired at or near
K imberley brings the total captu rod
to about 5,700. With about (l00
-killed and1( wounlded and 200 do
,soRrted to (ho lBritish, 5,500) of the
7,000 to 8,000) men Cronje 1had4 are
accolunted1 for. TJhe remiajiing troops
are sulpposed to have escaped in
smalli1 parties.
Th~1e p)risono&rs Iinclude Comuman
dant WVolni,arains, a m-onuber of t he
Transvaial oxecutivo conuncil, two
m iemberst of the Volknbrod and t wo
sons8 of 1Herr Fisher, member of t he
Orange Froe Staito executivo council.
Cronje and1( the Wolmarans areo
SKruger's firmest, closest sulpporters.
Tw~o hours inspe)ctionI of the aban
doned Boor higer was an ordeal- c
t It, is marvelous how anyone couldr
t remain ten datys among the decom-i
I poing horsen- and( entrails of cattle
anid shoop1 neat tored1 everywhere and1(
Sroasting in t ho nun. Not a single
s wag->nf is left iit'iet. Most of them
ar(e half burnerd. Scarcely any ar
e. tillery ammniitioni is loft.
. ITho pos! ion on, th 1S) outh is pro.
tected by remarkable t renchos look
ing like split anmib bolls, banked
with 14and( bags waiot high, the ends
doop(41 alnd ove, hanlginig. M~any bnags
" are filled with flour, broad and( car
* tridgos. 1i. m nmhObuh tha ro
ioro than three 111en lived in each
ronch.
'1he pria(onlers looked moro lilto an
Ttltllitr horlt thliI Hiuldlersi, Many
'ay t) rtl imel im1 ftrt jtloyn. gtO
rt , T y p1)r t it1 il t tjl' l,
'oy t,ii y it oul h n1llO "t t1 rt (hitt
s?(1by fillx e yti tt ( i tying th11
II("cts whenl can;igb titutltionln.
('r1nje and abiou1t, at dozen'1 otherli
>ok lilt. 1fn0a of po.,itionl. No others
0. I;vvtn tho nniformn d F'roo Stater
rt ilirists wer rag n I -0o,.
N0arly ill thoe' tro St-atom ox
r0ws Ihankcfulnos- for Iho present
l r l, no M,t(, 1 T,l", t"o to Jtn. ohn
( WValhalla K{'ow('( C nurit+r.)
Th OOCeltivo 01)1omm1rt t (te of the
1+nn1 c'ntP1nnial i-4 Conl-.ta1tly' inlrl
oe of niceura 7 ingetryll,., iteii(it.lr from
triOuw polint1-, p)rn1mising c'O-ope1ral
> ) 11111 it wvor and finantl it hia i.
'hore is no d1Oubt n.,w Ii tu ihr :;em1i
olntenniatl is anl It<;mrt.d :-uccess,
111h Ion n110111 t fu n1l.. ti n the
-Ti1r from abroad nd tih1efIavorablo
ntl1imont. at hlome0 as anl imn(1(x, will
o amply utficieot for th roction
f at largo andl( handomne temorial
haft,.
"I'1 tCO1 worT 1:1S'; r1'r11. i wt
soil i-cttelnial tcl b1)r iti)n Or Iho
unding to Walhalla, heaunarter
f tho oxientivo cnoniinie, Walhal
!, S. c., 1of. Walalii1li orko
>f elbe h1ebr1 1.emi (cn0nh1111d ihis
1ar, am it is certain ll this f n
e dIono in no m->)re wo'rthv ),.anner
an1, by r0iiy Ot, ioi a llinlt1, of 1i a1
o granite, as a toe of (Strem, to
ho meiory of the Iato (;,in. J11oh A.
Vagenlor, foundler atl president of
hi Gorman Colonization Socity.
All tho citizen11 .tro heanrtily in fat
or of the p)rojllct, anf wsh to
on the work exinsummatedl with
ionor to Ithmsolves, tahoir town
ud to the mon >ry of G.m1. age o
or.
The executivo committee, which
is charg of the preliminary work
f tho celebration, tarnestl,y ask
ho hoarty co operation of all
vho, for any reason, havl) hallow.
d andi plonlnt Immo10 eoilutor
ng around this g ,ld od town to as
ist inl overy way thoy can to make
his occasion one worthy of W1atlhal
a's history.
Valhallat is 1rou i of kor sons
h ha o ourdt frmer it
heesng.h Thieytr hf vo acii-e
vlitnor nd shulds in overy soiro,b
tat wos foo tat thill, the oly too
;loadi to conributl of 1 thean toi
historth objoie(1to pt t r
\VoliS whil wordomof hom ofc to;
akan t v ta rt don tiL cengine.
iohnan to divrecvor their thappie
ICtr ~ibuits tat for ?ontt
hoairman olthe finc commit
he Lor(1'erotary.'
V.u8 h ~~i Kin Yourman.has ogm
NEW DORMITORY FOR
WINTHROP 0OLLEGE,
TI1 HOAR 8411mi 11 t'I et101V4'U1$$
A I'l' Ittl'llt I A Tk
mulMt t h t, 41rth1t t t1 foe th a
1j 91 N 114t64%t Oi
Uhristum ,
[Iho Statoe, 4th.j
'lIo local mmothers of tih board
of trustes of the WVinthrop cola
logo roturned to tho city yesterday.
At tho meooting of the board ttops
wo' tt kon lo kiing to tlho comwmnco
mnu.-it of I he work on t he now
dormitory at thin o rlieOst possiblo mo
mnt.
The bo:tr i had Architects Milburn
anud WVh.-lor" btoforo it. and discussed
wvith tthemni wI-it. is d'sirod in the way
of p0to wn:l ilptecificatioim. They
ron ly es~b I tinmatedl that tho buildings
l.-sil bI t t rustcos-thi now dor
mio rv aill a mloleI rchool huildiug
w.to1II cost $10,001), exceeding the
tpIro1 t i .i it allowed by the goneral
at,:crmlbly considerably. TI'he archi
tetdS w er It,ll to cut ofT s01110 of the
''frills aul fuirhelows" and submit
p1ltns and N,tcilicntio11s within the
app IroI, itt ibo.. 1When tho hplains have
b .-l um 'ii ith rod ar approved,
the board will proceed to advortite
for Ii-Is for tho erection of the
bitbli'lgs, rt,tl awatrd Iho contract
at tih t) arltio-it, possiblo iomen.t
It is I to ortt nest desiro lo have the
now buildings ready for tihe openivg
of the r,-gulr seholastic year next
fall.
'1ho botard untanirmously docidt d
to cl'so the col loge one week earlier
than is annonnetl in the catta
lo-:ni -on M. r h fi instoard of March
13.
This annlounconont was made in
the chapol tho morning after the
hoard reached its decision by Gov.
McSweeney, the chairman of the
board. 1o told the girls that he
and the minority of the board had
oudoavored to got thom a holiday at
Christmas; now the minority had
captured the majority a nd the girls
would go home one week earlier than
ex loeted. The atnnouncoment is said
to have bett received with vociferous
apl lanso by t he large feminine audi
MRl. 0UM'1'OINTIECNTS.
Thu Ne w I n q-or coumnsmioner TakS
Charge--on Change.
(Th'le State, 2nd.)
Yesterday State Lignor Commia.
01i1ner Crnm took charge of the State
dlispensaOlry, reliovinig Commissioner
D)out hit, who had remained at the re
(jue(St of the Stato board of con
trol.
Mr'. Crum, upon taking charge,
ainnouniced tihe following appoint.
Clork-B. C. Weobb.
Book keeper-G. HI. Charles and M.
H1. Mobley.
Const abulary Clerk -W. WV. lHar.
Su peIrintendent--T. C. Dixon.
Assistant Superintend.nt-Jacob
Earhardt.
Shippnig Clerk-John Black.
All the aIbovo aro merely reappoint
ments save that of Mr. Dixon as au
perintenident. Mr. Dixon, who was
1nCo b)efore the sup)erintenldent, suc
coeds Mr. Bryant of Pickens county,
who has held tihe position for some
time. Mr. Yohiell huus not yet been
reappointed a bookkeeper, pending
the settlement of the legal question
as to his relationship to Mr. Wil
liams, the newv chairman of the State
board.
Scottish Reticence.
A story illustrating the reticence
of the Scotts is crediited to Ian Mac.
laren. A train was at a station,
when a p)orter put h)is head into a
ca1rriage and1( called out ; "'Any one
for D)ound? Change for Dound!
Any one for Dound?" No one
movedl, andl in a fewv minutes the
train) was speeding along, not to
stop) again for nearly an hour.
Then an 01(1 Scotswomnan turned to
a lad(y sitting near her, and said :
"'I'm for D)ound, but I'd no tell
that mon so."