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In men whom men condemn as ill.
I find so much wf goodness still;
In men whom MEN pronounce divine.
I muni, nf cin onH Hint"
A ill J VI OVS lUVBVll V*
I hesitate to draw the line
Between the two?where God has not."
THURSDAY. FEB. It. 1915. j
Death of Editor Beatty.
I"
Mr Louis A Beatty, until recently;
editor of The Georgetown Times?
and, by the way, who made of it
one of the l>est edited county newspapers
in the State?passed into the
Great Unknown Thursday, January
21. *
Mr Beatty, by reason of failing
health, had to sever his connection
with The Times several months ago.
He was fifty-two years old and was
born at Conway in Horry county.
His innate literary ability added
to his captivating style of expression,
attracted wide attention, both
?* i r* ;_
in tnis state aim in ueorgiu, m
which State he was for more than
twenty years in various capieities
, Sr.
connected with theSavannnh Morn95?^*.
ing News.
The occasion of Mr Beutty's death
is said to have l>een pneumonia, but
the cause seems to have been an at
tack of appendicitis which he sustained
about a year ago. The real,
underlying cause, no doubt, was the
strenuous life of a newspaper man
which he withstood for so many
years. Statisticians figure that the
average working-life of a newspaper
man or a school-teacher is 20 years.
Of course, there are those whose
1/ #
longevity exceeds this by many
years, but they are by long odds
the exception. Mr
Beatty married a Miss Stewart,
of Williamsburg county, who
with one child, a Mrs S C Gardner,
survives him.
Peace to h is ashes.''
Almost evervone has some plan
or suggestion or advice to offer the
farmer a? to what to do or what not
^ to do. We wish most sincerely
that we had something in the way
. of practical advice to offer our fanner
friends.hut what we could offer at I
-best we would feel it presumptuous
to expect them to consider. As we
see it, very few farmers, or men in
any line of work, for that matter,
have tue same problem to work out,
or conditions to face,and a course of
action that would perhaps prove
beneficial to one class or community
might prove disastrous to anoth-!
er. So, it seems that every individual,
with the few placed in his environment,
has to work out his own
salvation, if he is to be saved.
If a girl isn't able to have a new
hat on her head every time she
wants it, she can, alwavs have it
on her mind
' "
Throughout the State.
Governor Manning tonight signed |
the joint resolution extending to
April 1 the time for payment of
taxes without penalty. After that \
date a penalty of five per cent will !
be attached to unpaid taxes.
XXX
Friday evening, February 5, at 11 i
o'clock, the large tobacco warehouse )
owned by Messrs Milling & Williams,
of Darlington, was completely j
destroyed by fire. The building was :
n wnnHpn ?tr:ir?tnrp and valnpH at
$6,00(T
XXX
Floyd McCullum,a negro,who was
convicted in Pickens county on the
charge of criminal assault, was electrocuted
at the State penitentiary
Saturday morning at. 11:30 o'clock, i
The negro, after being placed in the
chair,declared that he was innocent.
XXX
We learn that the home of Capt
A L Poston, at Poston, was burned
to the ground Thursday night. The
captain was in town at the time,
having just a few days ago brought
down the steamer Merchant with a
cargo consisting of 701 bales of
cotton.?Georgetown Times.
XXX
John, alias "Sweet" Taylor, a negro
chauffeur from Columbia, was
! arrested Monday at Greenwood,
charged with criminal assault upon
two little white girls, aged respectively
9 and 7 years. The alleged
crime was committed in the suburbs
of Columbia about three v/eeks ago.
Taylor was captured early Monday
morning near Greenwood by the
Sheriff of Greenwood county, who
delivered him to the Sheriff of Richland
county and he was taken to
Columbia.
Legislative Notes.
The bill to refer the question of
prohibition to the people of the
whole State next September passed
the State Senate, after various
amendments were overwhelmingly
defeated, without opposition.
Though the concurrent resolution
setting February 13 as the date for
final adjournment of this session of
the Legislature failed to obtain
adoption in the Senate, there is a
pronounced sentiment undercurrent
in the legislative halls for adjournment
within three weeks, which
would make the session of 1915 of
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six weeks duration.
The State Senate Friday night,
by a vote of 17 to 9, voted for the
State to pay the traveling expenses
of circuit Judges. The vote for and
against stood as follows: The following
voted to strike out the enacting
words: Beamguard, Harvey,
Johnson,Johnstone, Laney, McCown,
O'Dell, Stacy and Stuckey. Those in
favor of the bill were: Appelt,Banks,
Beattie, Carlisle, Earle, E C Epps, R
D Epps, Hughes, Lide, Nicholson,
Nickels, Padgett, Patterson, Sharpe,
Sherard, Sinkler, Spigner.
SCRANTON UTERARY SOCIETY
Meets and Debates Very Interesting
Query.
Scranton, February 9:?Scranton
Literary society of the school met February
5 and was called to order by
Vice-President Graham,in the absence
of the president, who was ill. The
roll was called, the minutes read
and approved, after which the following
programme was rendered:
Query for debate: Resolved?That
tha Cotton Gin Has Done More for
the South Than the Sewing Machine."
Affirmative?Junior Kirby, Jessie
Cook. Negative?Christopher Matthews,
Janie Wall.
Recitation?Marco Taylor.
Essay?Nellie Lee,
Reading?Wilma Coward.
Piano Solo?Annie Lee.
Essay?Emma Fountain.
Recitation?Liston Kirby.
Vocal Solo?Kathleen Matthews.
Recitation ?Marie Matthews.
Current Events?Olene Lee.
The committee on debate decided.
in favor of the affirmative.
The business part of the meeting
was transacted and the society ad- j
journed till February 12.
Janie Mae Matthews, Sec'y. I
Miss Van Voast. in a lecture de-1
livered before the Food Reform so-'
ciety in Washington, said that salt j
poisons the system and urged its
discontinuance, as a means of pro-1
longing life. Maybe that is why j
those who have never earned their!
salt often live the longest.
The regular meeting of the |
Knights of Pythias was held last
night, with a large attendance.
BUDGET OF NEWS FROM
OUR SCRANTON SCRIBE |
AMATEUR PLAY PRESENTED?.
EXTRACTS FROM SOLDIER
BOY'S LETTER.
Scranton, February 9:?"Mrs ?
Tubbs, of Shanty Town," presented
her play to an appreciative audience
at the Cowards school house last
Friday night. The play \yas well
received, applause being generous.
Between the la3t two acts "Tom
Riodan" delighted the "house" with
a humorously absurd serio-comic selection
entitled, "Man and the Mosquito,"
getting a "hand."
Hon W S Lynch spent Sunday j
here with his family. A bill introduced
in the House by Lr Lynch,pro-;
viding for five trustees for Cowards j
school district, has received second
reading.
Rev J B Prosser filled his appointment
at the Methodist church here
Sunday morning, preaching a strong
and impressive sermon.
Rev N B Sturgeon of Monck's
Corner preached an interesting sermon
to an attentive congregation
Sunday evening at the Baptist church
here.
Mr N H May attended as a delegate
the Sunday-school convention
at Florence last week and gave a
most interesting account of the
mppfinor tn thp Methodist Sundav-!
school Sunday morning.
The Sardis basket-ball team played
the Scranton school team here
Friday on the court at the school
house. The score stood: Sardis 14,
Scranton 12. A large crowd witnessed
the game.
Mr Archie C Wall, who joined the
army a short time ago, writes some
interesting "dope" on life in barracks
at Columbus. Ohio. It may
prove interesting to quote in part
from his letters. In a letter dated
January 24, 1915, he writes that he
has joined the army, (not the Coast
Artillery, as most of the boys from
here have done) for four years and
is one of "the boys." "It is the
only place in the world for the
young man," says he, and he is well
pleased so far. He goes on to say:
"It is snowing here and the snow is
several inches deep on the level.
We sleep in bunks. There are 150
in the room I am in. We have a
plenty of cover and the bunks are
very comfortable. Every boy is his
I own housekeeper, making up his
own bed. sweeping his floor, shoveling
snow and doing anything which
zrass may be seen. Hundreds of
vild birds also may be seen. Numbers
of tame squirrels, real pets, are
lere in the barracks; they will play
)n one's shoulders. Horses and dogs
)f great value, trained, are here.
Some of the prettiest houses are oc:upied
by .the old Captains and
Colonels.
"There are about 2,200 boys here
iow,/and more coming each day.
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Model 11-B Six horse
Model 11-C Six horse
Model 11-E Eleven he
Model 11 -F Eleven ho
Model 11-H S even ho
Model 11 -J Eleven ho
Model 11-K <1 even hoi
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is spent in drilling. Now, if you wil
take a tip from the new boy a
Brow school, drilling is work. Thei
we rest for thirty minutes, and so 01
until we have had three drills in the
forenoon. Now, we clean up rifles
bayonets, belts and cartridge boxes
The next hour is spent reading, af
ter which dinner is served. Aftei
dinner comes a lecture by the Ser
geant. Then we box, run or jumj
until -I o'clock, when we have i
'retreat'. We go on down to the
sixth floor, where the band playi
and the cannons boom. We stanc
at 'attention' until the flag is lower
ed. After supper we mop the floors
ana clean up in general.
"On Saturdays we stand inspee
tion of clothing and person, rifle and
everything else. We also have
reveille and recreation in morningjust
exercising muscles and joints.
"We have to keep our hair cut
close; shave three times a week;
shine our shoes and brush our teeth
inw n d?v. Rut we have all the
conveniences we can ask for right
here in barracks. Everything is
thoroughly sanitary. .
"Stores, barber shops, restaurants,
pool rooms, libraries and everything
we need and some things we do not
need are here to hand. I am living
as nearly right as I can in the army.
"Saturdays and Wednesdays, we
may attend the 'movies' and vaudeville
shows. Sundays we have preaching
and Sunday-school.
"I have seen wonderful sights
3ince leaving home. It is certainly
a school.
"The 'soldiers' die like hogs of
cholera (not the soldiers die of
cholera, though). There was a
funeral procession this afternoon. A
motor hearse bears the corpse around
the barracks to the time of slow
music?hymns.
"TK>o ennw is meitins? and the
comes to hand. i
"We have a fine Sergeant, and he
treats us well. He has allowed us
to go up town once since my arrival.
The ground is covered with a white
mantle and it is 24 degrees below
zero. Gee, whiz! it is cold. My
ears nearly freeze off. But euess I
will soon get used to it.
"We get a plenty to eat and the
menu varies daily. I am struck on
our uniforms; they are so warm. 1
"We are just 'killing time', loung- 1
ing around on our bunks today (Sun- '
day) and time passes slowly. We (
retire at 9 o'clock p. m. and rise at '
six in the morning."
Judging from his letter it seems
that bath tubs are not allowed to ]
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rust on account 01 iacK or use.
He says: "We take three baths a i
week and change clothing. . I have i
been to the 'movies' once. Tell all
the boys to come to the army." !
Mr Wall inquires as to the trend
of affairs at home and would appre- j
ciate a letter from any of his friends.
This scribe has mailed two home pa- j
pers to him, but he has not received j
them yet, Wonder who is the news
censor? His address is "Ret Archie (
C Wall, 26 company, Columbus Bar- ,
racks, Columbus, Ohio."
He expresses best wishes for the i
home basket-ball team, and remem- I
bers his school-mates and teachers i
in a letter dated February 4, and |
says: "I am still getting on fine and ; i
living high." Here he describes the '1
daily routine at the barracks: "We 11
get up in the morning at 6 o'clock, 1
dash to the bath room, take a bath, (
dress and make up our beds in 15 c
minutes. So, you see, we have to i
hustle somewhat. The next 45 min- <
utes are given to exercise between (
the quarters and the mess hall, oneeighth
mi he apart. The next hour i
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,i.nincd,un^csted men to leap ii
pies, ocs their vanily. ?Our Battles
docks. there would be no stoker
rutting" about the decks in the c,
ral.?
ou can have money in the Bar
F you. work for it and ^AV
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j GRAND JURY.
W N Clarkson. Heinemann.
J B Hemingway, Rome.
L B McKnight, Cades,
J J Bradham, Greelyville.
.! J L Ferrell,
, | W H Carr, Kingstree,
W H Dennis, Cades,
P B Feagin, Andrews,
W D Bryan, Bryan,
M H Parker, Cades.
T B Patrick, Fowler,
D N Johnson, Chapman,
W H Touchberry, Greelyville.
R L Venters, Hemingway,
E H Carsten, Cades.
R E McElveen.
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1 All are vaccinated., We have duties
1| to perform and laws to obey."
i A3 to farming,Mr Wall says: "Celi
ery, corn, wheat, hay, onions, ap?
I pies, peaches, strawberries and cher,'
ries are raised here by the farmers.
. The country is sparsely timbered,
- and 'pike roads' line the fenced
r farms. Snow lies on the ground a
- considerable portion of the winter.
);The land is level, clay soil. The
i Lincoln Highway, running from New
? York to San Francisco,passes through
3 Ohio. Columbus is the capital and
1 one of the leading cities of the
. | State. The State fair is held here.
3 "Every nationality is represented
j here. Very few negroes are here,
. but they are 'high strung' and
I 'sassy.' "The city's population is
, about 181,511. A common laborer
.1 can get $2.00 a day. The shop
workers get more.
. j "After 'doing the city' I came to
; the conclusion it is 'some city.' Several
buildings are 20 to 22 stories
II high. The State Capitol is a large
and beautiful structure.
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i "Near the city is the largest rub-i
ber manufactory in the world, employing
18 to 20 thousand men.
"Skating and auto racing on the
ice are considered great sports."
Archie closes his interesting letter
with a plea for a newsy letter from
home. IMG.
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| JURORS DRAWN
,1
Tor Approaching Term of Court
Convening February 22.
I
, | Jury Commissioners H 0 Britton,
J W Cook and J J B Montgomery
last Monday drew the following jui!
rors for the term of court to convene
here Monday, February 22,
T \\7 DAtitman r\f fli-oii?nkni>n>
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iKips would |
t>cked hat of a || J J
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ices 1915 *
$200.00 X
$230.00 - !
rter $240.00 H
S275.00 J
ipment, $275.00
cal equipment. . $310.OO I
$27S.OO
Williamsburg Comity
H S B Johnson, Cades,
J S Wheeler, Trio.
The first six of the above list
are hold-overs from last year.
PETIT JURY.
T C Jacobs. Kingstree,
S B Baylor, " RFD1,
J T Burrows,
Bartow Smith, Cades, R F D 1,
A C Swails, King3tree,
S V Taylor, Greelyville,
G E Cox, Cades,
W J Cook, Lake City.
W J Flowers, Trio,
J D McCullough, Bryan,
G W Joye, Venters, *
H P Brown, Lanes,
E C Burgess, Kingstree. \
E P McKnight, Cades, !?/
S P Oliver, Greelyville, f
Louis Nesmith, Morrisville, \
A M Gordon, Jr, Kingstree. \
W B Brown,Kingstree,R F D 1. w
J N Browder, Greelyville, 4
B C Brockinton, Morrisville,
J W Kirby, Kingstree,
J J M Tisdale, RFD1, :
S W Hogan, Greelyville,
C J Rollins, Johnsonville,
J M Brown, Kingstree,
J R Barrow, New Zion,
J W Stewart, Cades,
C M Gamble, Greelyville,
D E Player, Andrews, ?
S L Parsons,
J E Keels, Greelyville,
C E Moseley, Salters,
S J Gist, Greelyville,
R E Rodgers,Kingstree,R F D 1, J
J W Russell, Blnomingvale,
E J David, Salters. I
SIX CENTS FOR LOAF BREAD
Announces Head Master of Bale- j
ers?Six States Affected.
Spartanburg, February 8:?August
Geilf uss, president of the Southeastern
Master Bakers' association,
announced here tonight that bread
would be advanced in price from
five cents to six cents per loaf at ^H||
once over the six States of North 1
and South Carolina, Georgia, Ala- a
bama, Tennessee and Florida em- 3
braced in the organization. He says I
bread is new selling for six cents in 1
Wilmington, Greensboro, Greenville -9
and Asheville, and that price will dS
become effective in all small towns .'9
throughout the section tomorrow. 1
The advance in the price of flour is ,
responsible for the increase in the t? I
price of bread. From the local . ]
bakers nine 'thousand loaves are /
shipped daily, and, according to Mr
Geilfuss, the raw flour contained in
this output costs $62.50 morejper
day than it cost before war was de