The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 18, 1906, Image 8
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3?EWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE
QT AL CORRESPONDENTS.
Items of Interest From all Parts of
Sunter and Adjoining Counties.
arcmcE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Mail your letters so that they will
reach thjg office not later than Tues?
day morning. When the letters are
received Wednesday it is almost an
Impossibility to have them appear in
tiie paper issued that day.
l?^CHBURG. .
Lynchburg, ?uril.^10.-The election
for intendant.. and wardens for T the
town ofT,Lyr^criburg today resulted in
the election', of Mr. M. L. McIntosh,
the incumbent, .as intendent and
Messrs. T. N. .. Griffin, G. W. Stokes,
"W. E. McIntosh and D. P. Dennis,
-wardens for'none year. The: vote was
JBght, in ' Cons?quence; of there- being
ao opp'osl^ ticket. *1 : Only 36 votes
?were castV'jfbe. -colored voters, from
?ame cau^ ' to^'?t?eru?ely no inter?
est in"thev.election, leaving the .matter,
entirely with the whites, in whom they
?onbtless have* implicit cDnfi dence.
?e new council- witt har? a better op?
portunity of showing -what they can
do than the retiring one, or ones.
Several new b$!dt?g?' af* m .eenrse*
of erection in this tittie t?wnV The
Coffin & McLe?a Bari king and Mer?
cantile Company Vlarge ?Core -is near-,:
cbmpletion~?ncr' will be ready, for,,
in about two weeks more, and will
1be a handsome and imposing sStmc^:
tare.
Dr. J. W. Tarrant has -commenced
-work on his new drug storey and when
dte?y completed will be an up-to-date
?rng st orv..
3?r. L. V. Brown and Mr. M. L.
McIntosh are shoving the work on
their new residences, and they will
soon be ready for occupancy.
A new sidewalk from,the A. C. I*.
~~ railroad to Col. J. A. Rhame's is being
made.
Mr. G. W. Stokes will soon have
rt completed his saw mill, dry kiln and
planing outfit, and he will operate a j
Ajniture factory in connection with
this In fact his main object is to man
' -?facture furniture.
If there isn't a dozen marriages in
"this lit^Je town within the next few
months, then all signs truly fail some
' times. This humber, judging from ev
jary thing that tends to indicate matri
mtony, surely is a certainty. . i
Dr. Barden, formerly of. Charleston
?lias located here.
ThCN Atlantic Coast Line Company
w22 make some much needed changes
Sn this place in the near future.
- Hiss Ada Bell McLeod of Florida te
visiting at Mr. W. T. McLeod's.
Son. E. D. Smith has gone to New
Orleans,
/ STATEBURG.
Stateburg, April 9.-Miss Sarah Ne!
returned today from Charleston
"where she has been visiting Mrs. Tem
Frierson.
Kr. W. W. Rees of Sumter spent
iday at his old home.
Miss H. Lee Moore is spending a
days at home.
Mr. F. P. Burgess was the guest of
Lr. D. B. Mclaurin of Wedgefield on
Mer. W. H. Barnwell visited friends
?4a Claren don today.
S?sses Anna Burgess and Ina R.
<fr1tette spent 8uuday with Mrs. Peter
^ellette of Wedgefield.
Charil Pinckney. Frank
and Gus F?u d spent Saturday
.Saluter.
WFfiACgY.
W?saeky, April ?.-Spring has open
? beautifully and farm work is being
Corn planting is the order
the day, and some few farmers are
cotton. The oat crop is very
The fruit crop is freat
r injured, if not entirely destroyed.
The health of the community is
better since the measles have
idea, only a tew cases of sickness
at present
Mr. Hugh Scott has been quite sick
?ar some time, but his frie.ids are glad
la toow he is getting well again.
Mr. Hopkins' little son. Grover, is
sick with typhoid fever.
The Wisacky school was closed for
weeks in March on account of
-aneasies in the school and now the
beacher. Mr. Wilson Scott, is quite sick
with grippe.
Miss Florrie May Smith of Bishop
ville spent yesterday with us.
The school children will have an
mster egg hunt the 14th, at Mr. M. L.
"Williams.
PRIVATEER.
Privateer, April 10.-Misses Tallu?
lah and Edna Ramsey spent the past
week with relatives in Wedgefield.
Miss Daisy Lide spent Friday and
Saturday with friends in Darlington.
Miss Annie Wells spent Friday and
Saturday with friends in Wedgefield.
Miss May Harvin and Mrs. Charlie
"Sigsby of Manning spent the past
week at Mr. S. A. Harvin's.
Mr. Kelly of Timmonsville is spend?
ing this week at Mr. Perry Ingram's.
Mr. T. H. Harvin, with his daugh
~%ext Miss May, of Silver are spending
3he week at Mr. S. A. Harvin's.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Meliette of
Stateburg spent Sunday at Mr. M. G.
Ramsey's.
The Bethe! congregation are hav?
ing their church and parsonage re?
paired.
Some of the termers are planting
cotton, but the majority of them don't \
seem to be in any hurry.
Old Uncle Derry Pack, as he was
known to all in the neighborhood, was
buried Sunday. He claimed to be
about 115 years old.
Dalzell, April ?Ll.-The farmers aie
becoming distressed about the delay
in the shipment of fertilizers. Some
have not received any, and others very
little. Those who were more fortu?
nate have begun planting cotton.
The Hon.* A. K.. Sanders, of Ha
good, who is'spoken.of as a candidate
for State senator in case Senator Man?
ning runs for governor, spent the day
with, friends here last Sunday.
The children of this place are very
busy making .preparation for Easter
exercises, to be- held,at. >the^ Presbyte?
rian church next Sunday^.
Our .quiet little- "burg" .was very
agreeably surprised Monday night by
a party of youngfolks . from the
Myers* section, who were out on a
moonlight serenade,- s One young man
woke up -very -excited "fronx- the sound
of ^ej^?sia>^^{^^^^cr^ ^rr?u?h
t?oaghfras- to.^whO/St^a^^went to. the
iftoiit (doon?VpQ.ssJ*ly..-^9.,.^,Yfi %
njitheza a: speech of welcome, or to tel]
ih?atjfee asrouid he;: ep$.?w4th. the/?ake
aha* ? wine-- if ~they. je?uJg. be .so kjjid.-as
tb-play white he^made^he ^rpajation
for thfa* hospitality. After, .opening, the^
^oor:and. seeing among the grimp sev?
eral young ladies, who went to make
the party complete, he very hurriedly
shut the door and retired, without any
noise whatever, to parts unknown to
us. Nobody said anything about his
return, but if there was anyone in
the crowd who could have" relished a
piece of cake and a glass of wine, no
doubt their appetites were sadly dis?
appointed, for our young friend never
returned.
We all sympathize with our esteem?
ed friend and neighbor, Mr. E. W.
Parker, in the loss of his barn, sta?
bles and all of his produce, besides
one fine horse arid two mules, by fire.
The fire broke out about 5:30 o'clock
this morning and before anything
could be done everything was con?
sumed. The fire started in a pile of
hay -near the barn where he had been
baling the day before. Tis loss was
about $3,000 with only $125 insurance.
MAYESVILLE. '
Mayesville, April 12.-Mr. C. C.
Mayes is spending the day in Sumter.
. Mrs. Joe Strauss and daughter, of
Clio, are visiting relatives in town.'
The Mayesville baseball team is
practicing and hopes to be in form at
an early date. There is some good
material ?mong the candidates and
rivalry is great. Manager Gardner is
right after the boys and under his
coaching the team is rounding up
nicely. After the college days and
some stars return baseball takes the
town.
The Jones Adams New Century
Railroad Show gave two performances
here April 3. The company is exceed?
ingly good for a small show and made
a good impression as to their clean?
ness.
Mr. F. J. Bass, the newly elected
dispenser will open up shop as soon as
his bond arrives. The dispensary was
open for a short while Saturday and
business was rushing. The hundred
dollar mark was passed in the first
stretch.
.Postmaster C. D. Cooper has a new
assistant. The little, lady has not yet
i made her appearance at the office, but
Is expected to take charge as soon as
she realizes "Everybody Works But
Father."
Our genial friend, R. C. Mayes is
all smiles now. 'There's a Little
A-Squallng at His House."
SMITHVILLE.
Smithville, April 14.-Beulah; a
daughter of Mr. Jim Mathis, of the
Heriot section, died on last Monday
and was buried in St. John's cemetery
here on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smith spent last
Monday in Camden.
Mr. Richard Bradford* o? Colum?
bia, was here Monday. His sister,
Miss Maude, returned with him so as
to attend her sister, Mrs. H. L. Mun
nerlyn, who ls critically ill.
Mr. B. F. Russell left here on last
Wednesday for his home at William?
ston. He was accompanied by his
sister, Miss Lillie.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Smith went
to Bishopville on last Wednesday.
County School Superintendent Davis
was here on Thursday.
Mr. C. L. Kirkley and family will
move to McClellanville some time next
month, where they will make their
future home.
DARK CORXER.
Dark Corner, April 16.-Farmers
are all about done planting corn, but
I have seen but little cotton planted
yet; and if we plant it will not come
up until it rains.
There is not much news afloat in
this corner.
Old man Pink Weeks has been real
sick this week, but is better at this
writing.
Old Uncle Derry Pack, whose death
you mentioned this week was not quite
as old as he claimed to be. I have
known him about i>4 years and have
seen a paper thai he said that his old
master, W. F. Pack, gave hun. which
said that Derry was born in March,
? 1S05. which made him 101 the 25th
? of last month. Ke was a wonderful
! negro. He ran away from his master
j a Mr. Skinner, when ha was a young
! man and followed his wife, who is
I still living, io Louisiana and where
I they stayed for several years until Mr.
Skinner sold him to Mr. Richard Kar?
vin who brought him back to South
i
! Carolina. Mr. Harvin put him in
charge of his mill near Paxville, which
is now owned by Mr. B. W. Culter.
After the war he moved up here in
Sumter county and in a few years he
moved on Dr.. J. J. Bossard's place
near Ramsey, where he has lived ever
since. Ke raised his family to respect
themselves aAd everybody else. He
leaves three sons, two daughters and
an aged wife. He was a 'publican
(Republican) as he spoke it, but an
honest, upright man. ; '
There was a little excitement " in
Pinewood last Saturday when Mr. Joe
Allsbroks, formerly of Privateer', cbut
lately of Remini, caine into town with
a bundle of stolen goods (a young
lady) wanting to find Brother Ihabi
net,: whom he found and was sent ' oh
his .way rejoicing. The "young* "lady's "
n?me.was'Miss Eula, daughter or Mf\
H. H.'..Mathis. ' " ' * - ,
WhUe in your city last''Monday I
heard J. F. P. say he never s?iv the
l|ke .pf sp many red headed men as
was on the jury ?iis we?kV- ". -!
I apa under many obligations lb our ;
Superintendent of Education',' S.
Dwight Cain, and his horibrableV f?th- :
efr ?or a pleasant " buggy " ride ~ :from
your city, last Monday evening. ::"
No, Brother IX,, of Pisgah, we have ?
no one that moves as fast as your Mr.
Baker, but you see this' is like the
captain told the negro when he wantr
ed him to pray for him. The n?gro
commenced by saying: "Marse John I
stole your old sow." Marse John re?
plied: "Xever mind the old sow,
pray, for this is the push of time." So '
maybe Mr. B'. felt this was the push
of time with him, so did not let the
grass grow under his feet.
DURANT.
Mrs. Robbie Durant and children
are spending some time with relatives
in Orangeburg county.
Mr. J. M. Montgomery went as del?
egate from Concord church to Presby?
tery, which convened in Wedgefield
last week.
Mr. Judson Witherspoo. returned
to St. Charles Sunday after a" flying
trip home.
Miss Ruby Williams is with her
sister, near Mayesville, for several
days.
Mrs. J. T. McFaddin spent Saturday
with relatives in Alcolu.
Mrs. W. P. Montgomery, accompa?
nied by her brother, Mr. J. M. With?
erspoon, returned home last Wednes?
day after a pleasant visit to friends in
Mayesville. Y.
SALEM.
Salem, April 17.-Easter Sunday
was an ideal day. The gentle rain ol
Saturday night laid the dust that
abounded everywhere.
Miss Pear! McElveen gave an Eas
i ter egg hunt to the children on Sat?
urday that afforded much amusement
to them. She has undertaken the
task of enliver?roj^t&ls- duli ?lace. .
We are expecting: Major Seale to ac?
cept an Invitation extended to him to
do some work on Black River cause?
way this week His numbers have been
so increased by the last term of court
that he can well afford to spare us a
day or two. It is not surprising that
labor should be scarce when the jail
house ls full almost to overflowing:.
Cotton planting is in all stages, some
are through, .while others are not BO
far advanced, others still have not be?
gun. The next thing needed will be
the Weatherly cotton chopper. If
they are placed on the market just at
this juncture when it is almost an im?
possibility to get laborers for this kind
of work, it will indeed be in the line
of progress, which is expected to lead
to prosperity.
Robert Prince, attenant on Mr. G.
W. McBride's ''place;" was very pain?
fully if not seriously gored by an ox
on Wednesday night last. The beast,
seems to have borne a bad reputation
and has since been killed.
The congregation at Brick church
had dwindled down to a hand full, but
of late has been much larger than
formerly. Rev. Richard Gillespie will
preach here on next Sunday.
The Sunday school has gone into
"summer quarters." The superintend?
ent having recently resigned and no
one has come forward to take his
place.
Willie Muldrow, Esq.. of the An?
derson bar, is visiting his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Muldrow.
Mrs. S. E. Corbett and three grand?
children of Camden are visiting rela?
tives here.
Mr. Robert Muldrow of Pinewood
was over on yesterday looking after
some sick friends.
The many friends and admirers of
Hon. A. K. Sanders here will be pleas?
ed to see him come forward for sena?
torial honors and we will do the rest.
He is the man to do honor to his
county, his constituents and credit to
himself. He having served in the
lower house to the satisfae ion of all,
it will be no experiment to send him
to the Senate. Then again the coun?
try has but une representative at pres
I ent and would not have had even one
had not the hand ot* Providence so
decreed.
There was an attempt io get up a i
farmers' meeting at Mayesville last
week, but the big guns were conspic?
uously absent and the lesser ones
would not explode. The meeting ad?
journed until the collection of a
crowd.
The Mayesville dispensary seems to
be existing under closed doors. Xo
one seems to know the exact
trouble now, since the institution
opened up several days ago and then
closed up again. The crowd in town
has been considerably less since the
closed door plan- has been in opera?
tion.
3?AX.
Max,-S. C., April .16.-The . young
folks of Beulah will give an. entertain?
ment-Friday night for,,-the benefit of
the -school, house and grounds, which
for the time, and work that has been
given promises to be highly ereditable.
Mrs. " Minnie Chandler has accepted
a position as saleslady with the Beu
Tah' Mercantile Companys
;Mr. -arid *<MrSi Wm. .Whitehead pi
Tintmonsville are..withv.their, daughter.
Mt.. S ;;>?;
'Mrs:'" ?F.s^'~'Moo*e^>yfco is. stiJK yery^
sick. ."- - , . -, \
- f Messrs"; Wv -Gr;, .vB. P. and .J...,, fa
MooreY W.-: E,*?: McBride and^ E. H.
SaulsraroundV!ithe..iWood's mill, ,.ha,d?
their'-?o'gs ki?led^on-.a?count of hading
fought :with.:rjTadv^iogs.. 5. ,. f.r.0
?Mr. SauTs^?the.?miller, found -and
'kitted fou F- weasels in his bed room
recently'* .?. . . ~
" y k sad ami ;. unusual sight for
this community was seen Saturday af?
ternoon-a boy or young man stagger?
ing and hollering along the public
road-name unknown to this writer.
Quarterly- conference was held at
Xazareth church Saturday and Sun?
day.
TINDAL.
Tindal, April 17.-OurSv people are
very busy planting cotton. The acre?
age, I suppose, will be about the same
as it was last year, some may plant
more, while others plant less.
The oats are doing well now and are
likely to make a good crop.
This section was favored with a
good rain on Saturday night, which
was very acceptable after so much
stormy weather.
The Providence school, with a few
visitors present, had an egg hunt pn
Friday afternoon which was enjoyed
by all.
Miss Celeste Hughson spent Satur?
day and Sunday In Sumter.
Mr. T. H. Harvin of Silver spent
Wednesday at Mr. J. W. Broadway's.
Several of Mr. J. P. Richardson's
family are sick with .measles.
Mr. Robert Holliday, who has been
sick for several weeks past, is im?
proving.
CAMDEN NEWS NOTES.
Camden, April 13.-We have the
credit of the first cotton up in the
county; also have a good stand of
March corn. If you want the best re?
sults, plant early.
We agree with your Pisgah corres?
pondent that it is impossible to make
a large cotton'crop this year.'March
was "so" wet that"1;aUkfarmeis ,a.r?*be?
hind..with their wbriE Lahor is scare6
and then the main reason for a short
crop is the increase in acreage. A
large acreage does not warrant a large
crop. There will be so many acres
planted and nor worked. If you want'
to make a large crop reduce th?
acreage and fertiliser and work bet-?
ter. If everybody would to make a-,
bale of cotton to the acre we would
not need but 12.000,000 acres to make
what we now make on 27.000,000. Ten
or 12 million bales on 27 million
acres, is a reflection on the South, no
wonder the farmers cry "hard times."
With the present condition of labor to
make less than 1,000 pound of seed
cotton per acre is no business at all.
j There are too many farms rented and
share-cropped, and managed by in?
competent men. But so much the
better for the better class of farmers.
What we need, -though; is general
prosperity, and that will never be with
the present methods.
LEE COUNTY NEWS.
From the Bishopville Vindicator.
The fire that broke out in the forest
on the Darlington side of Lynches
river last Friday was very destruc?
tive not only to the forest, but sever?
al houses were burned. Mr. J. F. Xor
den living on Mr. C. L. Stuckey's
place had his dwelling and barn and
stable burned and lost eveiy thing in
the way of provisions and household
goods. W heard of several others
losing 'nouses, but could not get their
names.
Miss Lewis Giles Heath, a cousin of
Mrs. C. C. Massey and a young lady
of most lovable character, whose ill?
ness with measles followed with ty?
phoid pneumonia was mentioned in
our last issue peacefully passed away
after an illness of about three weeks
last Thursday evening, April 5.
Mr, and Mrs. G. S. Kelly of Slocum.
Alabama, are out on a visit to rela?
tives.
Miss Buelah Mathis, daughter of
James Mathis of Heriot, who has been
afflicted all her life-never has been
able to walk, died last Monday and
was buried -next day at St. John's
church.
Mr. R. E. Capell, who has been su?
perintendent on the Lee county chain
gang about IS months, has resigned
his position. Mr. J. G. Belvin, who
has been acting as day guard, IK:s
been appointed ey the county board
of commissioners to succeed Mr. Cap?
el!.
Mtf-s. P. Frank Kelley with the lit?
tle girl is spending this week with her
parents in Sumter.
Mr. K. R. Barnes we hear is not do?
ing well. He is suffering very much
with his arm -and it is thought he will
have to go back to the hospital to
have the ball extracted.
Mr. Bennie Price killed a large alli?
gator seven and a half feet long at
Cooper's mill.
Mr. Lad Montgomery had the mis?
fortune of losing a quantity of lum?
ber by fire last Saturday night.
i A GENUINE BOLL WEEVIL.
Mri T:. D. Smith Finds One in This*
Stette-Was Brought From Another
State. ' :; . '
Columbia, ?pr?l 17c-President E.
p.: Smith of the cotton '-association-'
w?s in' the " city? 'yesterday* ' with '- '-?c
healthy sp?cimen bf the^'n'oll weevil*';
"bug ?ti?? has'-worked sucfrr havocs
^itH^tn? ^Texas''c??to^?Vbw'?rs;'' Th?.
\weevil was' picked* off 'thV -'coat4,of:-ai'
.rn'a;/' at Mi*: ' Smith's 'honr?'' m Lee'
county;'and it is'''believe'?f*that''?he in-.r
sect' was Drought to this''State'1 In ? caf .
.of "hay from the 'Southw?stf Just how
many more there are hr":the'-State is
not'known, but it is just- the'seasorf
of the "year when they multiply rapid?
ly a?fd a general warning will be is?
sued the farmers by the Southern Cot?
ton association. The fact that so much
of the hay and' other stock food is
brought to this State from other sec?
tions instead of being home raised,
Mr. Smith says, will be responsible for
any damage'tb the cotton crop.
THE CREIGHTON CASE ENDS.
Report of Findings Has Been Sub?
mitted to Presiding Elder of
Greenwood District.
Spartanburg, April 15.-The com?
mittee appointed by the South Caro?
lina Methodist conference to investi?
gate the charges preferred against
Rev. C. W. Creighton of Greenwood,
completed its work Thursday after?
noon. Rev. S. A. Nettles and Rev. W.
A. Massabeau of this city were mem?
bers of the committee. A report of the
finding of the committee has been
submitted to the presiding elder of
the Greenwood district and it is ex?
pected that announcement of the find?
ing will be made within the next few
days from Greenwood. The Spartan?
burg members of the committee de?
clined to make a statement for publi?
cation
RAILROAD WINS OUT.
Southern Railway Gets Big Sum for
Running Fast Mail Train From
Washington to New Orleans.
Washington, April 13.-The long
expected and stubbornly debated
question^ Of giving the Southern rail-t^
way a subsidy of something ljke
$100,0<H? for running traira No. 97, fhe
fast mail from Washington to New !
.Orleans, came to a vote late this af?
ternoon and the railroad won out by
"a vote of 99 to 9*6. The question was
argued pro and con, but it is generally
.conceded that- the arguments on the
.floor of the house are not to be com?
pared in point of influence with the
arguments used in private, for there
has been much private interest in this
measure. It is also thought that if
the Foraker amendment to the rate
bill, which forbids the issuance of all
free transportation to members of
congress, passes this will be the last
time the Southern railway will get a
subsidy.
-1
BUSH GETS TWO TEARS.
Man Who Killed - Israel for Seducing
His Daughter Sentenced to Peni
ternary, But an Appeal Will Proba?
bly Be Taken.
Spartanburg, April 13.-Jesse Bush,
convicted of manslaughter, was sen?
tenced to two years in the penitentiary
by Judge Memminger. It is under?
stood' that the attorneys for Bush will
make an appeal, and pending the ap?
peal the defendant has been released
on bond. A petition will be presented
to Governor Keyward asking for the
pardon of Bush, lt will be remem?
bered that he killed Janies Israel for
seducing his daughter.
MR. B. C. WHITEHEAD DEAD.
Kingstree, April 13.-This commu?
nity was shocked last night when it
became known that Mr. Ben. C.
Whitehead, the popular and efficient
clerk of court, had dropped dead
about 6:30 p. m., presumably from
heart disease.
Mr. Whitehead was in the prime of
life, being about 47 years of age, and
*as the picture of robust bodily
health.
WAXT TO SPREAD OU?.
Si?mti rr Telephone Company Trying to
I>uy Manning Exchange.
The new council will "nave before
it soon a proposition in the nature
j of an application for a permit to estab
? iish another telephone system in this
j town. Messrs. I. C. Strauss and Henry
I Har oy. representing the .Sumter Tele?
phone Company, came to Manning last
Monday and had a conference with the 1
present owners of the local system,
with a view to purchasing; the result
of the conference was not definite. The
Sumter people prefer buying this com?
pany out, and will do so if the price is
satisfactory, otherwise they will put
in a new, plant. There is some doubt
about them being able to get in herer
but this will not. phase the Sumter
promoters; if council declines to grant
them a permit,, in,, order to give the
local ..concern .a monopoly,, the courts
will be resorted- to for Telief. \ Man?
ning, needs*;?a first class-telephone ser- .
vice, one by which it can communicate
?!
ttl'tlt?the: entiref-'?panty and surround
"towrie.'I?-'o%r- Tocal, company pan-1., .
' not"'give'/this :to'-4ls, :and they cannot,.. .
.with their 'present, output, then.-.we.
sincerely hope they will , sell out to .a- ?;.
.company which is prepared . to. give,
*us ' - a. satisfactory. service.-Manning:^
.Times.1 '"-".. 1
A'MXLLION CABBAGE . PLANTS?
SpM Car Load of Charleston Fiante
t ' ?t??rted for State of lorva. ..
I' ; ?A 'of? refrigerator car-:of the Fruity .j
Growers' Express, .. Armpur car. line* i
f*th'at "Will pass through Several states.
before reaching- its destination; left,
Charleston Tuesday night, ...bearing a
forty-foot banner with the following
inscription: "Loaded With One Mil- ^
liorKFrost Cabbage Plants, from Wil-. i
liam C. G-eraty, Young Island, S. C.,
the Largest Grower of Cabbage Plants
in the World. Over a Ton of Seed
Planted Each'-Season." .
"This shipment," said Mr. Robert B_ .
French, agent of the line, last night,
"is but one of several that will be-*k
made of like proportions, besides nu- s
merous smaller shipments. The solid
?..car will go to a single consignee in
the interior of the State of Iowa, and
will naturally attract some attention
as it goes forward with its big banner
and interesting announcement. The
excellence of cabbage plants grown in
or near Charleston is known wherever
the vegetable is raised and plants are
always in demand."-News and Cou?
rier.
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WHITE MAN HAS RABIES. ^
T7
A? Alleged Case of Hydrophobia on ait
Aiken Trolley.
Aiken, April ll.-On a crowded
trolley car, between Aiugusta and
Aiken, tonight a panic was caused by
the discovery that one of the passen^
gers was suffering with hydrophobia^
The man. James Howard? is said7 to be
from Xew York and is unknown in
this section.
The car coming from Augusta was
crowded with women and children*
who were greatly excited by the dis?
covery, and the struggle which en-i^
sued when it was attempted to put off -
the passenger. x
Howard was with a friend, named
-Hayes, also '-from -New York. They
had been standing on the rear plat
? < t<. s /??-- .- B ?* .. ~
Torm of the car" talking, but Howard
went inside and when the car reached ~?
Warre?ville the conductor noticedT
that the passenger was in a peculiar
condition. He tried to arouse him,
but could not and notified the other
passenger with whom he had been
seen talking. When several passen -
gers went with the conductor to again .
try to arouse the apparently uncon*^
scious man, he sprang suddenly to his
feet and fell full length on the floor,
foaming at the mouth and trying' to
bite those near him. It required the
utmost exertions of several passengers
to control him, but he was finally put v
off the car'when it reached Granite-T
ville, arid was tied * ?tn a strong rope.
The authorities wore notified and for
the time he was left lying on the
ground. A physician was summoned
who administered chloroform and he
was then taken into a house. What
will be done for him when he comes^p
from under the influence of the opiate
is not known.
Howard's friend, James Hayes,
states that Howard was bitten by a
dog at Midville, Ga., ten days ago,
and that the dog was then killed.
Howard went to the hospital in Au-z
gusta for treatment, having a ba?p|
wound on his leg. If it was suspected
that the dog was mad it was not made
known and it seems that there was ho
suspicion that Howard was likely to
have hydrophobia. He was on his way
to Aiken tonight, and from here ex-^
pected to go to Charleston. He and^
Hayes are railway linemen and have
been at that work in Georgia. How?
ard is about 26 years old and Hayes is
several years older. Both are said to
V from Xew York city and have the
appearance of being intelligent labor-v
!ng men.-The State.
President Barr of the Seaboard Air
Line has telegraphed Secretary Clark
of the Columbia Chamber of Com?
merce that no change in the location
of the general offices and shops of that
roalroad is contemplated. ^