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WHITE MAN KILLED BY NEGRO., Bradford Courtney, a Prominent t Aiken Co. Fariqer. Shot to Death. Aiken, December 12:?Blood- j hounds from the State penitentiary 1 are tonight trailing Harris Miles, a 1 negro, who, if caught before morn t j oi *u;? 1 ^ ing, win De ivncnea. iiien^iuuus afternoon sho.t and killed Bradford Courtney, on^ of the foremost citi- ( zens of Aiken county and one of the county's most succcessful planters. Posses of determined men are scour- ! ing the country in search of the nc- ' gTO who was seen in the outskirts of j1 Aiken shortly before 7 o'clock to- J night. He was shot at but escaped. The Miless negro worked on Mr Courtney's place, four and a half miles from Aiken, near Prothros mill 1 where the killing took place this af- 1 ternoon about 4:30 o'clock. Miles followed Mr Courtney to his lot, after having been reprimanded by his employer for some misconduct, ; and demanded a settlement. Mr j Courtney refused to settle with the j1 negro, telling him that as he (the j negro) was angry to go home and come back later. The negro stubbornly refused to leave as ordered, and Mr Courtney took up a stick and struck him. The negro pulled a pistol and fired, the bullet entering Mr Courtney's throat directly beneath the chin. He wheeled and walked toward the J house, but fell dead before he had taken 20 steps. But for the fact that ' the pistol was loaded with only one , ball, Mr Courtney's son, O'Neal, would likely have been killed by the negro also. After shooting Mr Courtney the negro turned the weapon on his son. ~ ~ % " * a*- - J 3 I , B (J Courtney, a Drotner 01 me aeau man, running, up, interfered, and, snatching the smoking pistol from the negro's hand, turned it upon him. It snapped. Throwing the pistol away, Mr Courtney "caught hold of the negro with one hand and tried to secure his knife with the other. The ! negro broke away, ran and made his , escape. Because of the prominence of Mr Courtney, the news reaching town created much excitement. The frenI zied search for the negro began im- , mediately. Sheriff Rabon wired to Columbia for the bloodhounds, which ( came through the country in an au- , tomobile, reaching here about 8 J o'clock. It is believed that the negro , ? - .... ? ,? ?j 11 is still in the vicinity 01 AiKen anu half a dozen posses are yarding against his making his escape either ( to Georgia or out of the county. The ; searching parties believe *hey will , catch him tonight. If they do, he will be shot to death. The dead man has a large family connection in this county, and, besides his wife and son, he has two , brothers living here. Mr Courtney i was about 56 years of age. * PERISHABLES BY PARCELS POST S? i * I Handled for Short Distances Only When Properly Packed. Washington, Decembdt- 13:?According to regulations governing the i parcels post system, promulgated by. Postmaster General Hitchcock, per ishable aritcles may De sent tnrougn the mails only under specific restrictions as to their containers and the distance they are to be sent. Butter, lard, fish, fresh meats, dressed fowls, vegetables, fruits,ber- ( ries and similar articles likely quickly to decay may be sent for short distances, when securely packed. Et ts will be accepted for local deliver. when packed properly in a contain -.'and for anv distance when ' each ,-gg is separately packed in a secure manner. Fragile articles, including millinery, toys, musical instruments and articles of glass, in whole or in part, must be securely packed and marked "fragile." Articles that may not be sent by parcels post include intoxicating liqucrs of all kinds; poisons, poisonous animals, insects, or reptiles, explosives of every kind; inflammable articles, including matches, infernal machines; pistols or revolvers;disease germs; and any obscene, defamatory or scurrilous matter now prohibited j by law; live or dead animals, birds or live poultry; raw hides or pelts, { .or anything having a bad odor. r Books and printed matter may not be forwarded at parcels post rates; but only at pound rates of third- , class matter. { A committee of railroad officials today petitioned the House postoffice committee for a rearrangement of weighing and pay for transporting mails. The railroad men set' out that they did not contemplate carrying the parcel posts when their present ? contracts were made, and declared ? as a matter of contract they were j not obliged to accept packages weigh- \ ing more than four pounds. t There is no fable that has a more i practical application than that of the ( spider and the fly. It is really won- i derful to watch people walk into the 1 parlor of the flatterer, little thinking 1 ofjthe trouble there is going to be i when the time comes to retreat. c t WILL JOIN WILLIAMSBURG. Ibout Five Miles oi Clarendon County Included in Survey. Mr S W Mcintosh, a prominent nerchant from Workman, was in :own Monday and when asked about hp onntpmnlated movement in his action to vote themselves into Wiliamsburg he said: "It is the purpose )f his section, about five miles of "larendon territory, to go into Wiliamsburg mainly because the people feel they have not been justly treated about their school affairs: they ;laim that the county board refused to give to them the rt lief they have been asking for the past several rears, and, too, tbey have received rery little benefit from the taxes they have been payiTig. Besides this, the court house at Kiigstree is considerably nearer, and the roads are better. He further said that this people leave Clarendon with great reluctance, but vrtien they get over into Williamsburg they can form a good district which will give to them the school facilties they are entitled to. We endeavored to show Mr Mcintosh that he should not be too hasty in this matter, and that he ought to wait for the new administration to hp oivpn a chance, but he 3aid that his people have made up their minds and it would be useless to try to persuade them out of it. He said that it takes a two-thirds vote, but the survey made puts practically all who favor the scheme in the territory.? Manning Times. Country Lite In (lie South. The Rural Life number of the University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin, just out. is a distinct contribution to - ??-? zc??.?e cne iar-reacning euurui uj icaucis ^ thought and action ir. the South to improve conditions of country life. It comprises some valuable papers at the Rural Life Conference held as a feature of the University of Virginia Summer School last July. There is an introduction by Professor Chas G Maphis, professor of secondary education at the university and director of the summer school. Professor Maphis sums up the country life situation, with reference to plans to better it by saying: "The programme of the Rural Life Conference was planned in the belief that no single agency for the betterment of country life is sufficient to bring about the improvement in industrial, social and religious condi. ISA* tlOIlS lor WHICH ruia. me v>uii\vio everywhere are striving. Good schools alone will not do it; neither will good roads, good churches or better methods of farming. A cooperation of all the*? agencies is necessary for the revitalization and redirection of rura life forces. There must be a federation of rural life forces. The educator, the doctor, the preacher, the editor, the farmer, the farmer's ?vife, the merchant and the good reads advocate must combine their efforts toward one common end?the defence of country life civilization." ALL WRON j. Ilie Mistake Is Made ny Many niogs tree Citizens. Don't mistake the cause of backache. To be cured you nust know the cause. It is wrong to imagir e relief is cure. Backache is kidney ache. You must cure the kidneys. A resident of this vicinity shows you how. H P Lane, Marion, S Car, says: "For more than a year I suffered from backache and sharp pains through my loins. In the morning on first aiising, I was so lame and T IJ 1 . J 3tin tnai I couiu scarcely xei aruuuu and some days I was unable to work. My kidneys were sluggish and the secretions were unnatural. I heard so much about Doan's Kidney Pills that I concluded to give them atrial and procured a box, After a brief jse I felt better than I had for years, ny back became stronger, the lameless and soreness disappeared and the kidney secretions were regular n passage. You may use my testinonial if it will prove of benefit to iny other person suffering from kidley trouble." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 :enls. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, ^ew York, sole agents for the United states. Remember the name?Doan's? md take no other. adv How to Bankrupt tbe Doctors. A prominent New York physician iays, "If it were not for the thin (tockings and thin soled shoes worn )y women the doctors would probacy be bankrupt." When you contact a cold do not wait for it to ievelop into pneumonia but treat it it once. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is intended especially for coughs md colds, and has won a wide repu;ation by its cures of these diseases. t is most effectual and is pleasant md safe to take. For sale by all lealers. adv. SCHOOL INFORMATION. In connection with the article by Miss Florence H Stubbs in our last | issue concerning the School Iniprovej ment association, we publish the ! following as a suggestive list of use| ful articles that can be used in and ! srnnnH a sr?hnnl and would be ac ceptable donations from any who feels enough interest in the improvement of our county schools to gi\re something toward carrying forward the splendid work of the School Improvement association: Furniture Stores-Chairs, tables, pictures, book-cases, shades, vases. Hardware Stores- Heaters, pumps, pi ping,lawn-mowers, flowerpots, hammers, picture-wire and screws, hatchets, saws, planes, screwdrivers, screws, nails, tacks, garden hoes, grubbing hoes, axes, spades, pitchforks, bells, shovels, garden rakes, heater mats, foot mats, brooms.hat hooks, scissors, drinking cups, basins, wheelbarrows pushcarts, hedge shears. Dry Goot's Stores?'Towels, needles, thread, twine, soap, pictures. Drug Stores?Flower seed,vegetable seed, hydro-peroxide, sterile gauze, adhesive plasters, medicated cotton, soap. Jewelry Stores?Clocks, vases and pictures. I donation Blan.ll, I hereby promise to doni.te to | tne scnooi improvement aoitvtioI tion of Williamsburg county dollar% (J ) to be ised for (prizes in the improvement work. Miss M attie E Harper, Treasurer, Greelyville, S C, Memltership BlanK. I hereby pledge myself to ^ay dollars ($ to become a member of the School Improvement association of Williamsburg county for ......... years. Miss Mattie E Harper, Treasurer. Greelyville, S C. Membership fee: One year $1, six years $5, life membership $25. ^ A Teacher's Resolutions. 1. To look on the bright side. 2. To talk less and teach more. 3. To help pupils help themselves. 4. To earn more than I am paid for. 5. To care for the health of my pupils. 6. To read from a good book each day. 7. To teach wholesome truth by example. 8. To be what I would have my pupils be. 9. To be clean in person, speech, and thought 10. Td keep my head cool and my heart warm. 11. To remember the joys and forget the sorrows. 12. To follow the footsteps of the Great Teacher. 1 O Mmnl/AM /^Airol J.O. iu awaacu milium auu thinking power. 14. To know my pupils better and love them more. . 15. To get all the good, clean fun out of life th?t I can. 16. To teach the dignity of labor and the joy of service. 17. To take at least 30 minutes' open-air exercise each day. 18. To be loyal to my pupils, to my patrons and to my board.?C F Pike, Ithaca, Mich, in Journal of Education. Better decoration of schoolrooms is one of the aims of an association for national culture recently formed in Italy. The typical School playground used to be as bare and forbidding as a prison; the modern spirit requires that it should be roomy, inviting,well cared for, open at all times to the children, and equipped with every safe means for enjoyable, profitable play. ; "Fifteen hundred members 1913" was the slogan unanimously adopted by the executive committee of the State Teachers' association. The teachers will be enrolled by counties, and the county that has the largest percentage of teachers enrolled will be awarded the banner to be provid-. ed for this purpose. Commissioner Claxton's widely quoted statement of some months ago to the effect that he looked forward to the time when all boys and girls would have at least a high school educafK>n seems likely of fulfillment sooner i-han even the commissioner himself anticipated. It is a conservative estimate that more than a million and a quarter will attend the American high schools during the school year 1912-1913. Since 1900 the public high schools have actually doubled their attendance, and today twenty-five out of every hundred white children who enter the schools at all go into the high school. Only nine more days for paying taxes without penalty. ; r?? H Pale Faces I Kg Pale-faced, weak, and || || shaky women?who suffer M y every day with womanly H weakness?need the help gj of a . gentle tonic, with ? j I a uuiiuing anion on uic h womanly system. If you are If weak?you need Cardui, Hi the woman's tonic, because |g Cardui will act directly on H the cause of your trouble. H Cardui has a record of H more than 50 years of Ej success. It must be good. m feCARDUl The Woman's Tonic I Mrs. Effie C-* o, I Willard, Ky., says: 1 I was so weak I could H hardly go. I suffered. nearly every month, for 3 H years. When I began to take Cardui, my back hurt H awfully. I only weighed H 99 pounds. Not long after. I weighed 115. Now, I H do all my work, and am in good" health." Begin taking Cardui, today; I | in, . -i ,1 .. i Wi. | FOR SALE. I | Farm of 116^ acres, five I I miles from Greely ville, S C. | | V e r y productive land. I I Healthy and good neigh- | t borhood. Location very 9 fo fnron mar- 1 f^Uiivciiicat wv wvtt ity ? kets, railroad, schools, | churches. This is an excel- | lent bargain, oneasy terms | of one fourth cash and bal- | anceiri 1, 2 and 3 years. | 2 For f all particulars apply f I to I J. D. GILLAND, I 4 Attorn ey-a t-Law. | KINGSTREEi S. C. | R. Wallace Jones REAL ESTATE FIRE AND, LIFE INSURANCE. Cotton and Cotton Seed Buyer. Dealer in Farm Supplies and Fertilizers. LAKE CITY, - IS. C. 2-22-tf 1 JUVENILE BICYCLES j \ The very thing for the < r boy's or girl's Xmas gift 3 ? A lasting pleasure which 3 ? makes the remembrance of J ? the giver linger in the heart * ? and mind of the lad or las- i ? sie until the last spoke* is J ? gone?and that will be fljon * F a good long time OtU 4 * TIRES GUARANTEED 4 t Eve.ything in Sportman's Supplies 1 I B.H.Worthen ArmsCo. i Charleston, S. C. | j t 10-3-13t ? LIGHTNING RODS. ! t I H. L. Whitlock, L?k? Citr. S.C. ( Special Salts Agent. Representing the Largest Manufacturers of All ; Kinds Improved Copper and Galvanized Section Rods ' Endorsed by the Highest Scientific Authorities and Fire Insurance Companies). PURE COPPER WIRE CABLES, ALL SIZES. Our Full Cost Guarantee Given'with'Each'Job." I sell on close margin'of profit, dividing commission withlmv'custocners. 3-7-tf For headache Dr. Miles' Anti-Fain PlHt ' ' \ t Legal Advertisements. | Auditor's Notice. For the purpose of taking tax returns for the year 1913 the Auditor's office will be open from January 1 to February 20, inclusive, except on the days mentioned below, when I or my arrant will ho tn tal'o returns January. At Greelyville, 14 and 15 " Gourdins. 16 " Suttons, 17 " Andrews, 21 " Trio, 2:> " J L Gowdy's store 2 " " Mouzon. 2y " ('adps " C Wilson's store, 31 February. " Benson. 4 " Bloomingvale, 5 ' Morrisville, 6 " RD Gamble's store, 7 " W R Graham's store, 10 " Rome, ? 11 " Hemingway, 12 " Ard's X Roads, / 13 " Johnsonville, 14 " Vox, 15 All personal property, poll, commutation road tax and dogs must be returned in township and sbhool district in whii-b me taxpayer resides. ? J J B Montgomery, 12-12-t2r20 County Auditor. Summons for Belief. (complaint served). STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG, Court of < 'ommon Pleas. A C Hinds, Plaintiff, against William Lucas, Defendant. To the absent Defendant, William Lucas: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said complaint on the subscribers, at their office in Kingstree, 8 C. within twenty days after the service thereof, exchisive of-the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will am>ly to I the court for the relief demanded in ' the complaint Dated November 28, A D 1912, Kelley & Hinds. Plaintiff's Attorneys. To the absent Defendant William Lucas: You Will Please Take Notice? That the complaint in the above-entitled action is filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Williamsburg county. Kelley & Hinds, 1 l-28-6t Plaintiff's Attorneys. Tax NoticeThe tax books will be open for collection of taxes for year 1912 on the 15th day of October next Tax levy as follows: * For State ?5% mills ; " Ordinary County " " Roads ?1 " " Chaingang a id Bridges......! " i 44 ConSch : 3 " I, A tax of 50c on dogs. , For High School in Kingstree.2 44 " retiring bonds 44 " .2 44 , 44 44 44 " Greelyville4 44 j All parties between the ages of 21 j and 60 years,inclusive,are liable, unless ; exempted by law, to a poll tax of $1.00, i also a commutation tax of $2.00. j Levy for special school districts as \ follows: i Nos 8,19, 25, 32, 34. 40, 43, 47.49, 53, 55 and 56?2 mills. No 31?3 mills. i Nos 6,16,22. 26, 28, 29, 36, 37, 39, 41, . 42, 45, 46, 48, 50. 51 and 52?4 mills. / No 23?12 mills. No 24- 6 44 No 27- 7 44 Stock law fence on all stock in Suttons and part of Anderson and Pepn townships. ? mills. Upon all unpaid taxes after December 31 a penalty of 1% will be added ' T to/ ? rAnmn. on/4 KOy' , lor January, i/o iui rcuiuoij ouu w/0 to 15th day of March next, after which , the books will be closed and executions issued upon all unpaid taxes. By an act amending Sec 397 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina the county Treasurer is prohibited from leaving his office for the purpose of col- , lecting taxes, therefore I can make no < outside appointments for the collection . of taxes. Those who desire to pay their taxes ; through the mail would expedite mat- ' ters by dropping the Treasurer a postal asking for tne amount of their tax,so as to avoid sending the wrong amount, also stating the township or townships (if > property is owned in more than one) I and if possible give school district where I property is located; also state whether ,' poll or road tax, or both, are wanted, i After paving taxes examine your receipts and see if all your property is covered; if not see about it at once. By following the above suggestions complications and additional cost may be avoided. J Wesley Cqox, 9-19-tl2-26 County Treasurer. Final Discharge- 1 Notice is hereby given that on the 1 4th day of January, A D 1913, at 12 o'clock noon, I will apply to P M Brockinton, Judge of Probate for Williams burg county, for Letters Dismissory as Guardian of the person and estate 5 Alba M Parrott W M McElveen, 1 12-5^4t Guardian. Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given tbaton the 2Sth day of December, A D, 1912, at 12 4 o'clock noon, I will apply toP M Brockinton, Judge of Probate of Williamsburg county, for Letters Dismissory as Administratrix of the estate of James McCIary, deceased. I Jane McClar* !l-28-4t Administratrix. CHICHESTER S PILLS ; U 7 THE DIAMOND BEA.VU. A /*?X Ladle*I Atk your Unnfd for A\ i QRk P11U In Red and bold meoUic\\// botes, sealed with Blue Ribbon. V/ 4M U?1 Take no otker- Bar of romr v , ' pi - f DrwMgUt. Mk forCMI^UEH-TMl > ' I L J DIAMOND ItRAND PILLS, far U If ye*n known is Best. Safest. Alnyi Rtilibl* ] ^?r SOID BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE > Final Discharge- H Notice is hereby given that on tfael RH 6th day of January, A D 1913, at 11 H o'clock in the forenoon, I will apply to P M Brockinton, Judge of ProSate Of B9| Willi amohnrcr cnnntv fnr l etters Dif missory as Administrator of the estate t of J F Scott, deceased. J F ScotT, |^9 l-2-12-4t Administrator. | Notice to Creditors- 9 N< h id ,i. C\ *0 99 pre nc ^9| all person * requc iU i BBj ''ersigned. |^9 All j a * lM Mr ?re. ^9 Lalitt v Notice- I 9 In the District ,ourt of the United States^ 99 for the r istrict of South CuJolina. T In the matter of i T. J L Gowdy^ ' In Bankruptcy. Bankrupt ) < I | To thecreonors of J L Gowdyof Cades, H I in tlie county of Williamsburg IM I the district aforesaid, a bankrupt: ? 1 ?r ^-. I??1 ?L.t A. tL. I IMOUCe 19 ucieujr gncu UIM vii HK g 6th day of December, 1912, the said J L V Gowdy was duly adjudicated bankrupt: 1 and that the first meeting of his cred- i itors will be held in my office at Kings- 1 tree, S C, on the 21st day of December, I 1912, at 12 o'clock noon, at which time I the said creditors may attend, prove [ their claims, appoint a trustee, examine 3 the bankrupt, consider a composition 3 and transact such other business as may , come properly before Mid meeting. Chas W Stoll, Referee in Bankruptcy. Dated December 9. 1912. 12-12-lt Notice of Sale Notice is hereby given that tie undersigned, by virtue of a warrant of attachment issued by H 0 Britton, Clerk I of Col t, in the matter of J L Nexsen \ against R E Ward and Atlantic Coast! if \ Line Railroad Co, to me directed.! have j levied upon two Dales of cottoa and will offer for sale and sell the same on the first Monday in January, 1918,' the same 9 being the 6th day of January, 1913, to ,9 the highest bidder, for cash, and apply 9 the proceeds of such sale to the payment of the amount due J LNexsen for \:"M ad\ >. . George J Graham, i 12- t Sheriff Williamsburg county., trespass' in Hope y^wnships, either by H cutting wood, hunting any ^9 kind of or allowing stock to rtn ^9 at large Violators will be dealt with S according to law. W N Clarkson, v 'h| 125-4-tp Heinfemann, S C. H Registration Notice. 9 The office of the Supervisor of IfcBg "^9 istration will be open on the 1st Mon- ; J *n" ? m/uttk 4nr nnnwuui ftf E uaj ui cawu UJ\S**V** AV? ?*v registering any person who is qualiBed as follows: V-tGI Who shall have been a resident o! -y| the State for two years, and of the jffi county one year, and of the polling precinct in which the elector offers to^^H vote four months before the dajrtMH election, and shall have paid, siiBWI months before, any poll tax then duel |j and payable, and who can both read^j^F and write any section of the constifntion of 1895 submitted to him by the } Supervisors of Registration, or who f can show that he owns, and has paid . all taxes collectable on during the * present year, piopertv in this State assessed at three hundred dollars or u,ore. h A Meter, (Clerk of Board FI RE! i | 1866 1912. =============^^ ' r I am pleased to . announce to my old pairons and the public at large tl|Lt ^ After the lOth Inst. r 'ii n . : Jta i win ue iuny pre*^n pared to cany on . the practice ofDENTISTRY jj in nil its rlpnnrt- J I LA A WAX A VW \AV|/V?A W M ? ments. U Call on me if you want * First Class WorK * * at ^ Prices to Suit. # / - * t v.Jpjt A. M. Snider. > )fflce over Gamble & Jacobs' Drig Store, flnnncito Th? R&nnrH fiffir# WffffVWIIV INK IIVVV1U UIE1UVI )-7-tf Receipt Books, Blink Notes, Mortgages ml ill Legal Blanks in demand, for sale at rhe Record office. If we have not the form you wish we can print it on short notice. ^