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MEET IN CONCLAVE j
BRYAN ENDORSED "FIRST, LAST AND
ALL THE TIME" AS THE PRESI
DENTIAL NOMINEE.
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The State Democratic convention
met in Columbia 011 Wednesday, May
20, at 12 m. The convention was
called to order by State Chairman j
Wilie Jones, and after pi aver by
K G Fiuley of Columbia, the!
if roll was called and the order of I
Vbnsiness proceeded with. Mr C A
Snm^pf Tiuimonsville was elected
temporary chairman aud Mr M L
Smith of Camden president of the
convention.
The convention did not finish its i
business till after miduight Wednesday.
The only real contest was for
choice of delegates to Denver, the
fight centering about the person of
Editor W. b*. Gonzales, of The State,
who was beaten first for a place as
delegate-at-large and then as alternate
delegate at-laige.
The four delegates at-large chosen
are:
Senator R R Tillman, Senator F
B Gaiy, both by aeclamation. State
Wilia Tahoo nf pAlnmViio
VUail Ulau ?T lilt UU?"V3 VI VVIMIU VIWJ
H H Watkins of Anderson. These
were chosen on the first ballot. Mr
Gonzales came ont third and Mr J
P Grace of Charleston last. The
I faction fighting Mr Gonzales cheerto'
ed when this was announced.
In the race for four alternate delegates-at-iarge
Mr Gonzales was defeated,
being last m the race with
five. The alternates chosen are:
W F Stevenson of Chesterfield,
J P Grace of Charleston, R F Smith
of Easley, and T B Crews of Lan
rens.
The convention at its morning session
adopted a resolution instructing
its delegates to vote solidly for Bryan,
"first, last and all the time."
The district delegates to Denyer
selected by the various districts are:
First District?T B Waring,
Charleston; S Julian Cairoll, Dor/"chester;
alternates, A E McCoy.
1 Berkeley; Dr W A Kirbv, Colleton.
' Second District?J E Harley,
Barnwell; LJ Williams, North Augusta;
alternate, Niel Christensen.
Third District?Keuneth Baker,
1 Greenwood; J B Stribling, Pendleton;
alternates, H CTillman, Greenwood;
Pope B Mann, Ninety-Six.
Fourth District?B F Townsend,
Union; Dr W C Black, Greenville;
S J Nichols, Spartanburg; Clarence
Cunningham, Laurens,
FJVt-k Tliofrint T C HiVkutds _Tr
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Kershaw; J M Cherry, Rock Hill;
alternates, W W Dickson, Winns,
boro; N W Hardin, Blacksburg.
Sixth District?J H Manning,
Latta; W J Andrews, Georgetown;
D A Spivey, Conway.
Seventh District?Thomas F
Brantley, Spartanburg; J S Wannamaker,
St. Matthews; J H Clifton,
Sumter.
Permanent vice-presidents were
chosen as follows, each going in withEout
opposition:
First district?C M Wiggins.
Second district?D S Henderson.
Third district?H A Thompson.
Fourth district?Howard B Car?
lisle.
Fifth district?J Harry Foster.
Sixth district?Dr Olin Sawyer
Seventh district?R I Manning.
The first business of the night session
was the reading of a report on
I constitution and rules by Chairman
F ML Bonham. The two resolutions
directing theState executive committee
to provide a separate box in the
coming primary for expression as between
prohibition and the present
dispensary system, were reported
without recommendation. They were
tabled by Jthe convention without
debate and a resolution by Senator
m r Rlaou f/->V? antra thp /law nf
JC/V1C JLJ U1VWOV, wr vumu^v VMV v*
thejprimary from Tuesday to Saturday
was unfavorably reported. It
was championed by him and others
in the interest of the cotton mill vote
but was finally tabled by the convention.
The resolution calling for two
campaign meetings throughout the
\ counties this summer one for congressional
and solicitor candidates
and the other for State officers, was
I adopted, also without debate,
i Dr J C Mace's resolution requir
ing voters in the primary to b'j en- j
rolled five days befoie the primary
was adopted.
The resolution of Col U B Watson
of Saluda, forbidding members of
the county executive comfrom
being candidates for co in offices
provoked a lengthy debate. The
convention finally adopted a substitute
bv Mr Ragsdale which forbids ^
executive com mitteenien passing
upon the returns of their own elec
tioii, this being the point sought to
be remedied.
In the convention the committee
appointed to draft a resolution instructing
the delegation for Bryan,
reponed the following:
"We heartily endorse as the can-*didate
of the Democratic party for
president of the United States William
Jennings Bryan, and hereby insist
and direct that the vote of South
Carolina in the national convention
at Denver be cast as a ^j^X^hia^
nomination until the sai
cured."
This resolution was adopter.
Florence Man still Missing.
Florence, May 25:?Nothing
further has been heard of the where
'
abouts of Mr. R. Lee Brunson, who
disappeared last Saturday night.
Every one is at a complete loss toaccouut
for his actions. The prevaliug
idea is, however, that he has become
mentally deranged aud wandered off.
The statement of the officials of the
Bank of Florence that all of his
books and his accounts aie perfectly
straight removes any idea of defalcation
on his part in the bank.
He was one of the most popular
meu in Florence, both socially and
in business. He was not embarrassed
in auy way financially, and was surrounded
by ail the comforts and the
pleasure of a beautiful home and a
devoted family. He is prominent in
local Pythian circles, having been
K. tf IL and S. of Harmony lodge,
No. 8, K. of P., for a number of
1 1 aL. AC
yean- aim wbs aiso one 01 tue uiuoere
of Florence lodge, No. 1020, B.P.O.
E. For several years he was captain
of the Calhoun Light Infantry of
this place, and was highly respected
and esteemed by the officers and
men of bis command and bis regiment,
the Third South Carolina.
Mr. Brhnson is a man of very
striking appearance, having a very
decided military carriage, is about,
aix feet in hJght, is clean shaven,
has gray hair, is rather bald on the
front of bis head, walks very erect
and with a firm tread and is heavy
set. Mr Brunsou belongs to one of
the oldest and most highly respected
families in this part of the State,and
is widely connected throughout the
State. Every effort has been made
and his friends are still making effnrfo
f a Iaao to Kim Kut qa fui? nrif K.
4.1/1 WO t\J IVA/Ctl^ 111 III j UUt OU 1(11 TU'Uout
avail.
Late?Since the above was
put in type it develops that Mr
Brunson was short in his accounts
$5,000.
Brave South Carolina Boys.
Elizabethton, Tenn\, Special?Saturday
afternoon about
^o'clock, while two South Carolina
lads, W. J. Brockington and
Talley Fulmer,were out on a
stroll along Doe river, they
herd the crying voice of a woman
calling "Help! help!" Suddenly
looking around them, the boys
discovered two little girls,who
had fallen from a foot bridge
Al. _ 1_ * 1 ? J
inio xne wuirung waiers.
Off with their coats they plunged
into the swift stream,which was
rapidly carrying the children
to the junction of Doe and Watauga
rivers,where the water was
deep and strong. The stalwart
young men soon reached the
children and brought them safely
ashore.
There is no doubt if the South
Carolina lads had not been pres
ent, the two children would have
been buried in the waters of
Watauga river.
Mr John Riha. Nining, la., says
"I have been selling DeWitt's Kidney
and bladder pills for about a
year and they give better satisfaction
than any pill I ever sold. There
are a dozen people here who have
nsed them and they give perfect
satisfaction in every case. I have
used them myself with fine results
Sold by W L Wallace.
QUITE A VARIETY j
OF NEWS MATTER
from scranton and winki^our ]
correspondent, "m/- t '
coned . -r
scijantox, may 25:?' a (
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W;ia 'iiv 10 '
breat ** 'ig ,
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the h,
was burh
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know
tary or
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ses /
ohoo:
the gradual j
liessie E Gruhan. .auton'6
popular aw tctive
young ladies. ^ - uu t<? ner our
congratulations.
Mr D P Wall 0* ^des epent a !
lew nours iu iov rriuay witu .
his parents.
Dr W Eugene Win % of Lake
City section, paid ut call last
Friday.
Miss Oiive Lavender has turned
to her homo at New Zio . after
spending several days with . sister,
Mrs R Mao Cooper,
place.
Mr C B DuBose of Marie
here on business last week.
Mr W B Creel, of the Hannah '
sectiou, passed through town Saturday
en route to Florence on business.
Misses Faunie and Addie Cannon
spent a part of last week with
friends and relatives in Lake City.
Mrs M 0 Mvers and little daughter
went to Kingstree one day last
week.
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Several uew ouuuiugs nave ueeu
erected here in the past few monitis
and we see no reason why there can't
be tnauy more, as I noticed in the
Rutledge County News where we
were going to havea court house,also
that wedding bells w;re ringing.
Mr Editor, your Lake City correspondent
seems struck on our
school building. Just let him wait
a while longer and we will show
him an up-to-date electric plant.
Several of the Scrantonians attended
the commencement exercises
of the Lake City graded school :
last week.
Miss Sarah Anderson, milliner
for Mr Winslow Wright, spent
Sunday in Florence with friends. 1
Mrs W T Myers and daughter,
Miss Annie, were noted in towu
shopping one afternoon last week.
Mr E W Miller, Salesman for the
Charleston Drug M'f'g Co., was
noted in town Friday.
Mr J M Parker paid friends at
Cowards a short visit Sunday.
Mr B B Cannou, member of the
firm of Lynch&Cannon, also intendant
of Scran ton and a dealer in
livery business, went over to Beulah
one day recently and purchased
50 bales of cotton at 11 cents per
pound. Besides all of this Mr
Cannon is having some very fine
work done on our stieets, which
adds much to the looks of Scranton.
Mr John M Myers went to Sardis
Sunday on some very important 1
business,
Mr and Mrs R L Purvis and 1
children of Boardman, N C, are
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YlSlblUg u ?J x xanwvu uwv.
Messrs Clarence Collins of Lucile
and L T Coward of Effingham
were visitors here last Friday.
Two car-loads of beans were shipped
from here to day.
Dr W S Lynch attended the
Democratic State convention at Columbia
last week.
MrReddin Wall is quite sick
with fever at present, but we hope
to see him out again soon.
Messrs R H Singletary of Bishop
ville and E M Smgletary of Efflngh:?i
spent Sunday in town with
their falbei, Mr W li ISiuglelary.
Dr E Harry Barnwell of Enterprise
spent a few days in town this
iveek with relatives.
Miss Mary T Nance, president of
:he Rural School Improvement
Association, who is now niakintr a
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;amp.iign through the State for tht
oetterment of country schools, lectured
at the Scranton school house
Tuesday night, May 19.
\lecture was a very interesting
*?id the house was ciowded with
ors from all parts of the counMr
J (i McCullough of Ben.
county superintendant of educawas
also oreseut and made a
f out interesting talk 011 the sub
of education.
Mr Ben Pros6er of Hannah passd
thiough town Sunday on the way
0 Aiken to attend the meet ng of
.he Grand Lodge K of P, which
convenes this week in that city.
M. R. M.
HARPERS HAPPENINGS.
[Received too late for last week's lasoe.)
Harpers, May 18.?Misses
Oaccia t J n (f rr i n c nt
CjUllitC auu JJLOOIl uuggiua v<
Johnsonville are visiting relatives
and friends in town.
"We are glad to say that there
was not so much confusion between
our intendant and Rev
W H Thrower at the meeting of
the county dispensary board
held at thip place Tuesday
morning, May 12, as was repre
Med in some of the papers.
Mjss Sallie Brockington, who
i 'near our town, is very ill,
b .. "Nwgh the efforts of our
excfc. young Dr G (J Bigham
we hop ir a speedy recovery.
Mrs Anna Hamlin, of this
place, who has been visiting
relatives at Sampit, has returned
home.
Miss Elma t'amlin has returned
from Kingstree, where she
? ? r_: ?a
as Oeen Visiting lncuuo auu
relatives.
There will' be a ball game at
this place Saturday afternoon
between MorrisviHe and Spring
Gully.
Messrs C J Brockinton and Arthur
Cooper of Morrisville were
in our town Sunday.
Mr Josey Godwin of Rliems
was noted here Sunday.
Miss Kftie Brockinton of Morrisville
is visiting relatives in
town. Browx Eyes.
Things to Ponder Over.
Fortune has a fellow feeling
fnr thp man that yets ud earlv
in the morning and hustles!
A barking dog may never bite,
but it is not safe to wait until he
does to find out if he really is
dangerous.
One of the greatest ingredidents
of any doctor's prescription
is a wish on the part of the
patient to be well.
The guest who knows how
to make himself most acceptable
to both host and hostess
is doubly welcome.
"It you don't like our paper,"
says a Wyoming editor," tell us
so in a letter containing $2, the
annual subscriptom price.Otherwise,
keep still, as it's none of
yonr clamed business."
What 1 Should Teach My Child.
"Teach him that it is better to die
than to lie; that it is better to starve
than to steal; that it is better to be
a scavenger or a woodchopper than an
idler and a dead beat; that it is jast
as criminal and reprehensible to
waste Monday as to desecrate Sunday;
that labor is the price of all honest
possession; that no one is exempt
from the obligation to labor with
bead, heart or hand: that an honest
man is the noblest work of God; that
knowledge is power; that labor i9
worship, and idleness is sin; that it
is better to eat the crust of independent
poverty than to luxuriate
amid the richest viands
as a dependent. Teach him these
facts till tbey are woven into bis
being and regulate bis life. And we
will insure hi3 success though the
heaven fall."?Ex.
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Makes
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J S McClara
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ROME AND THE ROMANS
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Death of Mrs Johnson?Matters 01
Local Interest.
Rome, May 25.?We regret very
much to announce the death of Mrs
Mary Johnson, wife of Dr L B
Johnson, which occurred on Saturday,
May 25. Dr Johnson moved
to this community about two years
ago to succeed Dr H L Baker, now
of Lake City, as practicing physician
in this community. Surely onr
heartfelt sympathy goes out to our
beloved doctor and his family in
their sad hour of affliction. Mrs
T , J L .1 ?1!_: U...;UU
jonnson nau oeezi in ueuuuiug ixmu
fur several years, so her death was
not unexpected. The beantifal, patient
and Christian spirit of the one
we learned to love during the few
years she spent in our midst will
long be cherished in our hearts.
Your correspondent visited at
Gordon postoffice on the 24th inst,
and learned while over there that
Miss Arva Gordon, who has been
quite sick for several weeks is somewhat
improving under the attentive
and skillful treatment of Dr L B
Johnson. We hope for her speedy
recovery.
We had an unusally heavy rainfall
heie Saturday,accompanied by a
high wind aod some hail. Although
the rain was much needed it fell in
such a torrent we think it was somewhat
damaging to the small plants
and the crops.
The pupils and putrous of Union
graded school are anticipating an
enjoyable occasion when their com
mencement takes place May 31,
June 1 and 2.
Mr W J M Thomas, a prominent
and efficieut salesman of Messrs W
C Hemingway & Co., who has been
in declining health for a long time,
has discontinued his duties for a
few weeks and will go to Glenn
Springs for his health. We hope
for him a permanent recovery and a
pleasant vacation,
I have just fiuished reading Capt
Coustine'ii remarkably interesting
letter and desire to compliment bim
by thanking him in advance for
another.
Well, Mr Editor, the heavy rains
r\( flu. nacf fflit (lava havo mmlp the
\JL IliC jpCK b iv rr vinj u ?? i v u<?v?v ?MV
jolly Black Mingo fishermen look
like Jonah might have felt when
the whale swallowed him?"down
in the month."
Can any one tell me what has becouieof
poor old "Whippoorwill?" 1
haven't heard his cheerful chirp in
1908. I hope he has not emigrated.
Subscriber.
Read the Faraers k Merchants
B aik's ad. this Issae.
Death ot Mrs. Rosa May Johnson.
Mrs Rosa May Johnson, wife
of Dr L B Johnson, died at her
home at Rome Saturday, May,
25, 1908. She had been for several
years afflicted with that
[ dread malady, consumption, and
' 3 ^ttaii?rr line.
despite LiCI UCYUlcu jrvuug uudband's
tireless efforts, science
and ceaseless attention were
overcome by the relentless destroyer.
It is known to many that Dr
Johnson gave up a lucrative
practice in Kingstree and took
his wife to fbe dry climate of
the Southwest in the hope of
restoring her health. For a time
i
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orate
>od Bank.
MERCHANTS
TY, S. C.
ctors:
C M Kelly
Young
B W Stewart
she seemed better, but it became
evident finally that the inroads
upon her constitution were too
great to be repaired and the
young couple sadly returned to
their native State, knowing in
their hearts that the gallant
fight for life had been made in
vain.
Mrs Johnson was a daughter
of Mr J T Kellahan and a granddaughter
of Dr W L Wallace, of*
our town. She leaves, besides*
her husband and two children,,
two sisters?Mrs V A Sedgwick
of Kingstree and Mrs Singletary
of Lake City?and a number of
other relatives.
The remains were brought
here Monday and at 11 o'clock a. -M
tn , in the midst of a crowd of
sympathizing relatives and
friends, laid to rest in the
Williamsburg cemetery, tne fun- '
eral services being conducted by
Rev J Mabaffey.
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Correspondence SoiicltedE.
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S. V. TAYLOK, Sec. &Treas.
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GREELYVILLE - - S. C.
Crown and Bridge Work
a Specialty.
Weak |
Kidneys
Oaoso more trouble thaa u; other orfaa tt
the body. The funotloa of the kldaeve Is to>
operate laornsle salt ul water la the preoeee
of drculattoa, sad to remove theaa sa#
their sttendaatpolsons from the body throofh
the bladder. Tbererore wmi whiv
become dlMaeed aid weak they ere neutrally
enable to perform their work properly, lei
peine ^athe beck, lnflammatioaof tnehladde*
, and urinary dleordere are the reeult. It la
laperetire that a prompt relief be afforded,
, which in taapoeelbf# amleee you remove the
cauee.
D?Witt*? Kidney ind Bltdder PiUa
promptly eliminate poteona from the eytem
and at the same time make the kldneya well
and atronf,
For Weak Kidneys. Baokaohe, ln>
flammatton of the bladder ana all
urinary troubles De Witt'a Kidney
and Bladder Pills are unsurpassed
A Week'a Treatment for 25c.
Money bask If they fkU.
For Sale by W L Wallace.
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