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r? ' WEEKLY NEWS BUMET FROM LAKE Off. STREETS TO BATE NEW LAMPSSLNDAY FREIGHT TRAINS-LOCAL j - ** AND PERSONAL ITEMS. Lake City, April 8:?Mr J E Brunson attended the meeting of the Knights of Pythias dis4?: -* I t*- r>511r.r? PViHav r?f II Jl_ l lyugc ai uiiiuii ^ ..v.-j ? last week. He reports a most interesting- and enjoyable session Mr W T Askins went to Kings-1 tree Monday on business connected with the school interests of the Lake City district. The town council is now hav-1 ing- lamps placed on the streets. This will be most acceptable to all?not only those whom business or pleasure or necessity impel to go about at night, but also to those who stay at home after nightfall, for all thinking people realize that light is the greatest known deterrent of ' - nr m miscnier ana crime, tuuisc we could not ask for an expensive system of lighting- in the face of the bond issued of $30,000, and we are really surprised, but mdeed gratified, to have these lights, although they are hardly equal to electric lights. Rev and Mrs A W Jackson returned last week from De FuniaW Springs, Fla , where they spent some five months. They will be here some time, if a | dwelling house in which they [ can be comfortable is to be L had. Mr and Mrs H G Askins, came HB up from Kingstree Sunday and fflff spent the day with Maj S M Askins. Messrs P D Cocktield and II T f) Godwin were in the county's capital Monday. Messrs J A Green and L O Holioway paid a visit to Kingstree one day last week. Among the prom inent attendants uDon Magistrate Gaskins' court last week was H G Askins, Esq , who engaged Thursday in a breach of contract case. Dr J L Bass was here from Kingstree an hour or two Wednesday of last week. Dr T B Hinnant was hurried. ly and unexpectedly called to Greenwood Monday by a telegram announcing the serious illnesS of his daughter, Miss Sal lie, who is a pupil in the Lander Female College. The tone of the messege indicated that there was little, if any, hopes of the recovery of the * >- - i. u ? young lady, wno must ua\c been taken ill very suddenly, as it was not known that she was sick at all until this wire came. Miss Beatrice Jones, second daughter of Mr B Wallace Jones, was married to Mr Prather in Waycross, Ga., last Friday. Mr Pratner is originally from Edgeteld, but has been living in Florida some time. Mr C D Ilichey and his sister, Miss Cora Bliichey, havedecid ed to go to Kershaw, 8 C\, where the tirst named will go into the lumber business, lie will leave here next 8aturday. We regret very much (o lose these really- excellent young people, ana hope they will find their new home pleasant and will prosper in their lives and undertakings. The Easter exercises at the Methodist church held Wednesday night, having been postponed from Sunday before on account o? the very unfavorable weather; were a decided success. Weifrear tlfcem spoken of in flattering terms. Mr R B Fitch went to Kingstree Saturday on business in kk connection with the new l'er district. The Coast Line evidently H Kdoes not care a fig for the law | against Sunday freight trains. That day seems to be the one especially devoted to this class of trains, judging from the number passing here last Sunday. Among the "perishable" freight carried through here on the last named day were several cars of lumber, car trucks, steel rails and even boats. Just so surely as night follows da}', the government must control * _?i J the raiiroaas or me raurouus will control the government. These corporations recognize no God save dividends, and no morals except percentage. Speaking of railroads reminds us that so "efficient and painstakingare the Republican mail clerks on the trains, that j a letter for Kingstree posted here at 10:44 in the morning on the train is very nearly certain to reach its destination, fifteen miles away, by nine o'clock the next day, very nearly twenty hours after being posted. A series of -meetings at the | Baptist church commenced last Sunday and will continue probably through the week. The pastor is assisted by Dr Furman Martin, of Salem, Va, who reached here Tuesday morning. W. L. B. GAMBLING ROW AMONG NEGROES. As the Result Peter Martin Is In Bed Dangerously Wounded. Lake City. April 8, Special:? L W Gil land, Esq., was in town Tuesday in attendance upon Magistrate Gaskius' conrt. Mr S F Taylor of Lamar was no'ed here Tuesday on his wav to John8ouville. Four negroes, a pack of caids, a pistol and some blind tiger liquor! J'hut combination is warranted to get a row every pop, Ben Hannah in the woods, Brewstei Dick in VfurH.i in with jail auvt X V IV 4UMI ? M vv?* ...... a bullet hole through him, is a summary of the work of the combination last Saturday night. These three, together with Jim Jones, engaged in gambling around a fire just on the outskirts of town early in the night Be** finally went broke, and Brewster and Jim got low in finance, Peter having raked in the coin of the entire lay out, sonic three or four dollars. Quiet' and dullness reigned for a season. * The game, to which they give the elegant and refined nanje ^Skin," was in the past. All atonce Beu jumped at Pete a id throwing hiai dowu, Beu ran his hand iuto Peter's pock-1 et and pulled out the money. Beu retiied- to opposite side of the fi?e and couuted the money while some words passed with Peter. Suddenly just as Peter wa> getting up, Ben tired at him with a pistol and sent a ball into Peter a few inches below the right of the collar bone. The ball, after flattening itself against the shoulder blaJe lodged in the muscles of the b^ck just under the skin, whence il was later cut out bv the physiciaus. According to the statements of Jim and Peter, Brewster was an active accomplice. We cannot undertake to reproduce the details hele, but will s ate, according to the infoimation at hand, the shooting bv .Ben was entirely without . * I justification or excuae and that I Brewster was present actively aiding and abetting Ben. Or course the 'affair may be shown up at trial in lau entirely differeiit light. Ben has ! not been caught yet and there seems to be but little effort to get him. His reputation is so very bad that all the n eg ."roes and mo>t of the whites stem afraid of him There is no question that he is a dangerous fellow. Brew.-ter has been committed to jail to await developments. The doctors say Peter may recov-' er. W. L. 13. I CAMP NO- 22. y hkul-uak mi:ktinom i 1 and 3rd Vi>itii?K ohop[?re cordiullv invited to conn; iCT-/ up and ?iton a stump or hang ubouton the ^ PHILIP STOLL, , 0 27 12m. Con. Com. ? School Closing at Epps. j Epps, April 5:?The closing1 i exercises of Beuiah school, J which took place Friday even- I ing, April 5, from 3 to 11 o'clock, J were a decided success. The | school has been under the effici- I ent management of Miss Mary ! Wiii;,mcAn r?+ RnrW Hill, who T Uliamovu V* ?- J has given perfect satisfaction to both patrons and pupils, and it is a source of much regret to see Miss Williamson leave, but it is hoped th&t she will return next fall. The school-house and stage were beautifully decorated for the occasion. The programme was as follows* Opening Address, Frank Rodgers. Kate Shelly, Annie McCutchen. How the/ Parson Broke the Sabbath, Alexander Rodgers. The Country School, the school. ' Music. * " * ^ - * T\ 1 J My .Baby tsromer, L?onaiu McCutchen. The little Mothers, eight little girls, Lila Thompson, Lucile Mills, Idoma and Allidia McCutchen, Elene and Addie Hanna and Marie and Vera McCutchen. "Curfew Must Not Ring* Tonight," Rosa Thompson. Rock of Ages, Ruth Mills. Tableau, Rock of Ages, C'ammie Thompson. Music. ! The Soldier's Funeral, Willie Hanna. The Sick Kitten, Lila Thompson, Herbert and Idonia McCutchen. The Polish Boy, Maud McCutchen. The Economical, Boomerang. Annie McCutchen, Alonza Hanna, Ruth Mills, Cammie' TV. nmncnn T)#?Witt McCutchen I and Frank Rodgers. Music. Sheridan's Ride, Frank Rodgers. The Borrowed Umbrella, Cammie Thompson. America, The School. Tableau, Evening Prayer, Annie, Maud and Allidia Mc Cutchen, Ruth Mills, Marie McCutchen and Addie Hanna. Music. W. E T. Effect Being Koovo, Find Cause. Things have come to a pretty pass when a judge of the laws must write to the president of a railroad and thank him for asking railroad men to be courteous to the public. After Pres. W W Finley of the Southern Ry. had made his address in Atlanta he received the following letter: Chester, S. C., Feb. 19, 1907. My dear sir: 1 was so much pleased with your recent utterances before your employees?at Atlanta, I believe?that I have determined to say so to you. A community judges a railroad corporation by the treatment it is accorded by the road's agents there. If railroad agents in tiiW<irr]inntf nlaces would treat the public like a storekeeper does when the public enters a store, the public would rapidly grow to regard kindly the railroad company. I am sure the average railroad agent does not realize how much harm he can do his principal. Yours truly, (Signed) Geo. W. (J age. I Then there is one thing to be said in favor of the discourteous railroad official, that he is no respector of persons. Judge Gage has no doubt felt the slights we all meet from time to time. There is an interesting ques tion just here, one President Finley would do well to study. Why is it that the average em ployee of a railroad com pan)' takes so little interest in* the road he is working for? What is it that brings about this lack of loyalty? If Mr Finley, the philosopher, will work this out, l tind the cause and correct it. he , will do more to bring the public to the road than President Finley, the diplomat.?Greenville Mountaineer. r \ ISlon-alcoholic Sarsaparilla I? you think you need a tcnic.j ask your doctor. If you think you need something for your < blood, ask your doctor. If you think you would like to tr\ * Ayer's non-alcoholic Sarsapc-J riila, ask your doctor. Con J culf tiim nffon I(Toon in " *#*441 *11111 VIIVU* i*WW p *u touch with him. A W? publish our formuUa ^rl m Wo boalsh o'oohol W from oar modiojnos / I ?/PfC Wi?n,7?uto ^ JLt/wO My^?ttr Ask your doctor to name some of the results of constipation. His long list will begin with sick-headache, biliousness, dysneosia, thin blood, cad skin. Then as!; him if hi wou.i recommend your uv.*: Aver's ^i'is. ?- I" ..Gireii. r A FAMILY AFFAIR. It Wn Nice to Have the Children of the House Halp Out The Friday Afternoon Whist club had assembled at t!?e home of one of its leading spirits on the upper west side when i: was discovered that two members were absent, and therefore there were (two hands short. The ladies were in a quandary till the hostess announced that her two children, Clarence, aged eleven, and Gwendoline, aged thirhad picked up a little knowledge of the game from watching their elders. She suggested that as it wouldn't'do to call the game off after so many had taken the trouble to come, and as she could think of no other way to get two substitute hands, the two children would at least help to fill out the tables?that is, if every one wa3'perfectly agreeable. "Just the thing!" declared all the ladies in chorus. The hostess was urged to bring them in at once. Everv one would be just delighted. Clarence and Gwendoline were duly summoned and introduced. They took their seats modestly, the ladies promised to assist them on knotty points, and the game commenced. There were two prizes offered, and both were of considerable value. Every woman present made up her mind to have one of those prizes at any co9t. The game was entered into with abandon, and no quarter was shown to any one. So far from needing any assistance Clarence and Gwendoline seemed to hold their own pretty well. In fact, they seemed so perfectly at home that when in the stress of excitement a member failed to adhere strictly to the rules Clarence would call attention to the error gravely and Gwendoline with ladylike dignity. The upshot of the game was that, when the afternoon was over and the nnai count was made Gwendoline and Clarence were in possession of both prizes. The ladies took leave of their hostess in a body with profuse thanks for the pleasant afternoon, all declaring they had had just the j loveliest tiipe, and she had been so! sweet to them all they reaTly must thank her again. But as the door closed after the hist smile and goodby there was an ominous silence in the ranks of the Friday Afternoon Whist club. "How nice to have children who can plav whist so well," said one lady sweetly, with a small gleam in her eye. "Isn't it?" agreed another. "It must he so nice to be able to buy lovely prizes and then keep thcr.i in the family!" 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