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r FIRE INSURANCE COS. M I m fl > J H I Wf I I I I I With our experience in 1 LMronrx;iK: It ml 11 JLl^t/L/LI JL JLM+ ; ? * fully given. y l^r /V t^~W '^r * W J mistake in allowing us to DE Motley & Co Lake City SC* M ' y ^ I handle your business. 4 ? X . _ _ * TP VOL XXII I 'UTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 3,1908. NO. 38 ? * ????? t vvTHETHODIST CONFERENCE, N 123RD SESSION. I BISHOP WILSON WARMLY COMMENDED f -ASSIGNMENTS FOR KINGSTREE 1 DISTRICT FOR ENSUING YEAR. *b Laurens, November 30:?The last if session of the one hundred and twenty-third annual session of the f Methodist Conference convened this morning at 0:30, the principal busi- i ness being the rej>ort of the joint v board of finance and the reading of, L appointments for next year. Bish- i E op Wilson presided. The Rev J B T Traywick of Denmark conduct'd devotional exercises. C CAA.nt<>i.n Wofcrtn rp:nl a feeling ^ OCVirittl J ?l WVVV>. . ? ^ letter from I)r James H Carlisle v iu response to the telegrafn of greet-! " ings from the Conference, also a tel-; ^ egram of felicitations from the M EJ e Church of Spartanburg. a Judge J. Fuller Lyon of Col* ^ umbia, treasurer, read the report of the joint board of finance, the larger part of which is included iu the ' general statistics" published yesterday. The figures show an iu- ! ^ crease of $721 in missions over last year, $788.82 increase in church extension work, $457.45 iucrease at e Wofford. The total amount hand- s< led by Treasuier Lyon this year is " $67,835.82. The board recom- ti mended an assessment of $13,250 I for Conference claimants next year, t\ and that 10 per cent of this be ap- e plied to tne supeiannuate fund; also fi that the Rev Marion Dargan be ap- b pointed lield agent for the sujierannuate fund tHronghout the South- tl ' ern church. The report was uuani- g mously adopted. ; n The Rev V C Dibble read the re- j ^ port of the American Bible Society, h Bishop Wilson was called upon to|c settle a point of law in the cpnten- '^ tion of Florence district as to the!** ownership of the Marion district '8 parsonage or rather its share of the w property, after the district was di-j u vided as it now stands. The Bishop j? ruled that he had no authority to |vv decide this, as the disposition of'n such cases was provided for in the " Discipline, which authorizes a board " of reference to settle such claims. 11 The Rev W B Duncan of Sumter, ^ in behalf of the Conference, expressed sincere gratification to the Bishop ^ for bis presence, which he says has been a beuedictiou to all. Bishop ^ Wilgou replied to these words feel- { ingly, saying that it was always a A pleasure to preside over the South Carolina Conference, and that this year was an ideal meeting. The Conference, by a rising vote,express- . ed hearty thanks to the city of Laurens and the railroads for their court- ^ 0' esy. Dr J no 0 Wilson offered a Af ctrmnofKc Mr2 \fp. ICOVIUVIVU vi ej u?^/uvmj w .? ^ dora Kice Duncan, widow of the lamented Bishop W W Duncau;adopt> ed by rising vote. The Rev R L Halroyd read report No 3 from the ^ board of missions. The board recommended the appointment of the ^ Rev R L Halroyd for Conference secretary of missions, and the Rev H B Browne, assistant. They were ^ adopted and the recommendations q granted. rj The Rev M W Hook read report No 2 from the board of church ex- ^ tension. The report showed receipts p for the year of $0,624 57. The board ^ j recommended that next year's as- ? ses8ments be $10,000, an increase of ? $1,200 over last year. The Rev Jno j H Graves, pastor of the Methodist u church at Clemsou College, spoke p for a few minntes, asking the aid of j the Conference in the building of a a] new church building at Clerason. ^ The Rev W I Herbert moved to p request the board of extension to redice its assessment to $9,000, which was accepted and passed. This con- ] eluded the business of the Confer- s nee, and Secretary linutes of the nioi dopted. Before making the a, lislioj> Wilson spoke I eeling!) to the Conferene eading of the appointments, inging of the doxology and euediction, the 123d Annual C{ erence adourned, sine die. f Following are the appointnien. , or Kiogstree District; J E Carlisle, Presiding Elder. j Cade's, E M McKis^ick: Cordes- j ille, W T Beden, Georgetown, j )uucan,\V II Hodges: West End, W j I Murry; Greelyville, L E Peeler; larper, S J McConuell; Johnson-1 ille, J L Mnllinix; Jordan, T W iodbold; Kiugstree, W A Fairey; ,ake City, W L Wait; McClellanille, W C Gleaton, E K Moore: Jew Zion, E P Ilutson; Pinopolis, V II Perry; Rome, T J Clyde; Saltis, W T Patrick; Sampit, 11 F BryntiScrauton, W II Murphy; South ,Ioreuce,J R Sojourner; Summerton nd St Paul's, E S Jones. UNION TEACHERS' "AT HOME ' o Their Friends on Friday After Tbaaksgiving. Rome, November 30:?On Friday veiling, the 27th of November, ye 2ribe enjoyed the pleasure of Wing among those present" at a receplon given by the faculty of Union ligh school at the home of Mr lanndy Clyde, where the entire orps of instructors?composed of ve ladies and one gentleman? oards. After the guests had all assembled tie diversion of the evening, "pro ressive 42," commenced una tne loments glided swiftly on witli the oscillation of the game enhanced by right faces, wholesome mirth and are-free laughter. Historic old lome?our Williamsburg Koine? oes not need to hark back to the lories of the past, to feed the fancy ith the bitter food of faded splenor, but this thriving community, a enter of -culture and refinement hose hospitable people are to the laoor born in the way of entertainlg, lives in the virile present, and o one who visits theie 'tails to be npressed with the signs of material nterprise on e^ery hand visible and lie spirit of progress in intellectual ulture,of which the splendid school uilding?the pride of the commu ity?is the outward aud visible toen. Buttoreturu to the entertainment, ifter several hours of delightful soial intercourse, the guests were inited to the dining hall, which was a :ene of beauty, subdued by exquisz taste. The color scheme was reen and white, with rare hothouse xotics effectively arranged. At the witching hour of midnight n..ma tn oil fViof '((lio Wt nf fripnds t UAUiC IV ail buuv VMV ww~ V* mst part" and reluctant farewells ere said as soft eyes looked tender artings beyond the power of words. i.ud thus the goodly company distrsed with each cherishing in his eart as a 'fragrant memory the Tnion teachers'"at home." The following guests were noted: lisses Luie and Lena Ericn, Dr K ! Carnal, Messrs Marvin and 'hoinas, Dr Ned DuRant of George>wn, Mr Mitchell (brother of Prof fitchell) of Ridge Springs, Mj larr of Greenville, Miss Mary Snowen of Indiantowu, Misses Coriune luRaut, Bessie Snow, Myrtle Price, ?aisy Bell Mnunerlyn, Misses ?ady, Daisy Brockington, Messrs Samel Cannon, Bethel DuRant, Laurice ?hem, W E Snowden of Benson and f course the affable Prof Mitchell ad the charming young ladies: Misses lane and Bessie Rivers, Misses 'rontis and Scissen. Bring your job work to The Record office. Satisfaction as ured in both quality and price. HYPERS HAPPENINGS. i igerved-"farmers'Rally; Improvement. ember "28:?Thanks j J observed here by bus and the stores being j town council had issued aSKing that everyone in the j wv.._ J limits suspend business for the give thanks to the! Supren *ler for His great mer- j cies. Your . pud to reportJ^* the wheels v* are stij^r ing iiL_Uarp * * purch> real estate .r J*n havr out to iin i 'f wm on all side being m.;' land * tion i. Mr G nice far . * nj exit. . Crosby uipro\ cleariug up a farm, informed that several huL wili be put into truck and tivation this winter. The Harper town cou*te gin ditching in town ag of January, 1909. TIk cil intends to continue age until Harpers becom place for home-seekers. Tn done in town last winter about the sale of over $20,Oi of real estate in the town an urbs the preseut year and salea are still being made. This should encourage our city fathers to greater determination than ever. We have as good land as any part of the State. All we need is the population to develop our resources. We have good roads and within twelve mouths we shall have educational facilities second to none in the low country. We have two graded school districts laid off; also Mr J B Johnson, supervisor of Georgetown county, has just completed a new bridge across Black river at Potato ferry and has built a new road bed from the river to Harpers. He is now puttinj in thre# new bridges across Horse Pen swamp. When.this work is completed we will have as tine a piece of load as the State affords in the way of a dirt road. Mr 0 M Matthews, superintendent of the Georgetown county chaingaug, is looking after this work and deserves much credit for the great improvement he has wrought. Good roads, good schools,improved and diversified farming are the crying needs of this community. I think every community should call a meeting about the first of the incoming year and hold a farm rally day, with addresses from good speakers, so as to stimulate the farmers in their labors to improve their coudition. Such subjects as improved farming methods, diversified crops, $ VftVVMM VVM1 I ffUtilrlfiS U/ ===== I THEV HAVE \b ^ To make rooi * GOODS. V U/ \k Buggy in the percent, abov Come in an ^ self some moi U/ II * 2v?. F. 13 deep plowing and thorough cultivation and better fertilizing. The writer expects to try and get our farmers together in the nee.r future in this neighborhood to try to inject this idea into their minds. Mr. Editor, if you can help us out by being with us 011 this occasion when it is appointed and make us an address, you will do a graud work. You are capable of telling us what is best, and we hereby extend yon an invitation to be present. He sure and come, Mr Editor! ^~ ~ \ (While we than/' ' 'J l-ii?A*' j d uis our line. ;eneral way \ion of suct this sec!em before nt farmers our ignorendorse the plan, >akers select meD \ we to give inNjeets they dis\s. ire gathered the farmers S&rul "me If you. arm houses in yo are not us good as the^ the Commission on Country Life wants to know why. If the schools' are not training the boys and girls satisfactorily for life on the farm, complain to the Commission on Country Life. If you do not get reasonable prices for your hay,butter and egg=, foll the Commission on Country Life. If your rural telephone is out of order^ if the hired hands are unsatisfactory or are dissatisfied with their own conditions, if the farmers' wives and families do not '"get together for mutual improvement,entertainment and social intercomse as tney should," write to the Commission on Country Life. This is a sociological Administration and President Roosevelt will go out of office in less than four months. After that lie is going to Africa to hunt lions. Any farmer whose barn roof leaks, or whose daughter finds compound fractions too hard, or whose hired man goes off to.town Saturday night and does not come home until Monday morning, ought to write to Washington at once. The time is short.?New York World. All Ot Jlle's aown pillows are stuffed with dough., CHEAP! 11 .?== i GOT TO GO 1 H|| m for FALL Will sell any jJJ house for 10 (fi fjk e cost. j* d save your- (fi W iey# W . ? :ellee jg jp SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOCIATION. Tom Watson Thinks Farmers Have Been Buncoed by Barvie Jordon. How dearly the American peoph lore to he humbugged! An e.\-botel clerk, of the name ol Harvie Jordan, pretends to be tin president of an agricultural orgaui zation, and the newspapers of tin land, taking Harvie's word for it really seem to believe that th< j Southern Cotton Association is ar J actual, tangible living thing. As a matter of fact, there was such an organization a few years ago. Farmers joined it by the thous and. But the manufacturers, bafiik ers, guano lobbyists, railroad agents and bucket-shop gamblers joined i! also?until the motly concern look' .?wl a Tiorinrr n? CU. i 1 AC (I OltlCtlJgC gawuvi v* vimvm bass and white suckers. Every time Harvie called a rouS' ing convention and brought th< spinner an J grower into closer rela tions, his success was brilliant, for after the meeting, the black basi swam off with a bellyful of whit* sucker. In due course, Harvie himsel: turned out to be a fish of the blacl bass variety, and he and Joe Hoad ley?a whopping big black basslunched together most amicably of ~i" innocent suckers. > it came to pass that the farmer) >ped out of Harvie's Southerr utton Association, and nothing wai .eft in the pond but black bass? ''trout,'' as we untutored Georgian) are accustomed to calling them. I maybe that a handful of. manufac. tnrers, guano lobbyists, nationa bankers and cotton speculator! would respond to the call, wer< : Harvie to attempt to have a conven tion of the Southern cotton Associa firm. But, excepting the faithful Wal? ter Clark of Mississippi, not a smgli fanner is now an active member o !larvie's stranded organization?s< far as r.e can learn. I I In Georgia, Harvie could no f S hfaiun np a dozen fanners in an; county to follow his lead. In Geor gia.the Southern Cotton Assocmtioi is a dismal recollection. And so i is in every other state?so far as wi can learn. Of course, if Ilarvie Jordan ant the faithful Walter Clark desire t< have themselves called the Southeir Cotton Association, we have no kicl to make. There's no law "agin it,' j so far as we know. ; Rut because we have a genuini respect for Walter Clark, we be? him to carefully reflect upon tw< | facts: First: Harvie Jordan's paper, The Cotton Journal, in the spring of thu year, published the very sort of re ports about the condition of the crops that were calculated to helj the Wall street "bears." The Cot ton Journal's reports were logically followed by low prices. Second: Harvie Jordan was the | champion of the cotton grower wh< wanted a better price for his cotton yet, during the progress of thii struggle for higher prices, Harvie Jordan was on the most intimate terms with,the associate of Joe Hoad. ley,a notoriousWall street speculator who was then leading a bear rail against cotton. In New York, Harvie was Joseph': guest; in Atlanta, Joseph was Harvie's guest; and when Harvie callec his Birmingham convention, Joseph was one of the wolves that Harvie invited to meet the sheep. Can you explain this in such a way as will clear the skirts oi Harvie??The Jeffersonian. Lots of people's dreams are spelled do-l-la-rs. When a woman shops some times it's to forget her poverty 4 FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY. i Impressions of a Williamsburg Student ?Side Lights on College Life. a Columbia, November 30:? Mr ^ Editor, since being at "Carolina"' I have often wondered if the people of "Old "Williamsburg" would like to hear from the school situated at the a capital of South Carolina, so I have ' decided to write. * j Upon arriving at the college I was very much impressed by the primi, tive aud antique appearance of the , college walls and buildings. The old kfioi- Trail and the arav buildinss ? c v "which have stood for many years" reminded me of the days when no^ ble men of South Carolina such as McDnffie, Sims, Hampton and oth, ers attended this famous old institution. I also was much interested in the i old )ibrary containing over 40,000 . volumes and various antique relics, and I began to realize that this in3 deed was the greatest institution in ; the State. Anyone can set that the boys of Carolina are working as f hard now as when such illustrious c men left her classic walls. All the boys are looking forward - to the coming holidays with a great f deal of pleasure, but they are looking foward to the February "exams" 3 with quite a different feeling. We i have about 300 students this year,all 3 working for the ultimate good of the - University ana tnemseives. jcj>cijrs thing here is in a very prosperous t condition and we have more new . men this year than we have had for 1 some years. The handsome admin 3 istrative building which is being 2 erected is nearing completion and . will add greatly to the appearance - of the campus. We have a flourishing Young Men's Christian Association and aree very anxiotfs to have a students' f secretary. The members of the Y 5 \1C A and the fsu-r.I' .* cf IV* Uflli versi / h i?v loerally i-mi.r. bated to t {the f ind. We humbly ask the supi port of Ihe citizens of "Old Wil" liamsburg" and with the co-opera1 tion of the other counties of South, t Carolina we feel sure that the hunore able gentlemen of the legislature will not hesitate to make the appro1 priation of the necessary amount for ) a students'secretary. It is believed i that if we had a secretary it would i not be long before every studeut of ' Carolina would be an active member of the Y M C A. Take our sisa ter school, Clemsou, aud see what a r students' secretary has done for her, j Why almost every student within her barracks is an active member -.1 ?t..m :. ,'u^ V\f n i , anu wurnci i i iuc *. a*a v/ j A young man needs Christianiz. ing influences when he just enters col? lege more than at any other period of j his life and these influences are ex* . erted by a strong aud active Y M C r A with a students' secretary. F. R. H. j Opposition to Rutledge County. ' Florence, November 30:?Theie is 8 going to be considerable opposition * in the matter of the formation of the ' j new county of Rutledge, with Lake City as the proposed site of the new ' county seat It was first thought that the people in the luwer part of Florence county would offer no op-/ 3 position, but it has developed that .? -!a;?Dm Hoc fnwnshinand me ciuzuuo ui x ? r possibly a number in Hannah town1 ship, which it is proposed to take a way from Florence county and add to Rutledge county, will make a stiff J fight to remain in Floience county. ?News & Courier. Give us the joy of life and we f can jolly her out of the necessities. Hut a star by any other name wouldn't be the whole show.