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SOLICITOR BECOMES JUDGE OP THE THIRD CIRCUIT. Columbia. Jan. 23.-In joint aesem 5iJy. today Solicitor Jho. S. Wilson, of Clarendon county, was elected judge of the Third circuit over Representa? tive T. B. Fraser, of Sumter, by a ?vote of 84 to 76. Capt I>. j. Griffith was elected su? perintendent of the penitentiary with? out opposition. For the three penitentiary direc? tors, whose terms expire, Messrs fflffobley, Kirby and Sanders were jipminated for re-election and E. H. j Caine, of Richland, and Jasper W. j Smith, of Colleton, in opposition. The j first ballot resulted: Sanders, 105; j S?obley, 142; Smith, 107; Kirby, 72; Caine, 66. , Messrs Sanders, Mobley j and Smith were elected on the first ! ?allot The house then went into the elec- j lion of a trustee for the Orangeburg | XJoIored college, after which it ad- ! C> HI na ed for the day. j GOVERNOR FILLS VACANCY. W. 3. Montgomery Appointed Mem? ber of the State Board of Educa? tion. Columbia, Jan, 23.-Governor An ?el today announced the appoint? aient of Mr. W. J. Montgomery as a :member of the State board of educ? iaoa from the 6 th district to succeed H. M. Ayer, elected to the house. Mr. j ^Montgomery is a lawyer and banker ] and a splendid citizen. Bad Stomach Trouble Cored. ?Having teen sick for the past two years with a bad stomach trouble, a -Wend gave me a dose of Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They did me so much good that I ?bought a bottle of them and have .used 12 bottles in all. Today I am. -well of a bad stomach trouble.-Mrs .John Lowe, Cooper, Maine. These tablets are for sale by J. F. W. De Lorme. . Sid Smith will play with Atlanta again this season. A FF^AP^4^'18 ACCIDENT. Mr. M. H. Shir er, of Orangebars, Kill? ed by Accidental Discharge of a Gun. Pull particulars as to the shooting and killing of Mr. M. H. Shirer, near Orangeburg, Thursday, was brought xtb the city that night by Mr. Olin M. Dantzler, supervisor of Orangeburg county, who resides near the deceas? ed. It appears that Mr. Shirer was superintending the digging of stumps and upon entering the field in which the work was being prosecuted had placed his gun against an old stump i which ad been removed from the ground. In some unaccountable way the stump rolled over and discharged the gun. The entire load of shot pen? etrated his body and death resulted almost instantly. I Mr. Shirer was a brother of Mr. J. "D. Shirer, of this city. He leaves quite a family to mourn his sudden death. HANGED AS SHERMAN RAIDER. But Veteran Iii ved .FOrty-two Years j After That Experience. John McGergan, one of Sherman's raiders, died yesterday at his home in Paterson, N. J., at the age of 84. ! Mr. McGrogan enlisted with the Thir? teenth New Jersey Volunteers, and ? continued to serve .through nineteen battles and skirmishes until the regi ment was mustered out in 1865. In Sherman's march to the sea he, with a foragmg: party of eight, was captured by guerrillas. The prisoners were hanged to trees and the guerril? las departed. A deta "hment of the Union cavalry; reached the spot a moment later. The men were cut down, but Mr. McGro? gan was the only one who could be i revived. ( The choking he experienced destroyed the sight of one eve.-New York Times. Col. Jasper E. Brady, of Chicago, is in the city for the purpose of closing the deal for financing the street rail? way. Final arrangements have been practically concluded. YOUTH KELLS HIS FATHER. Laurens Cotton Mill OperatiTe, For? merly of Tennessee, Meets Death In Laurens. Laurens, Jan. 23.-Last night, be? tween 9 and 10 o'clock, J. J. Smith, a mill operative employed at Watts mills, located just north of the city, was shot and killed by his son, John Smith, a youth 15 or 16 years old. The shooting took place in the Smith cottage and was the result, so the boy claims, of his father's attack on Mrs. Smith. After beating his wife, it is alleged that Smith was in the act of shooting her when the boy told him not to shoot his mother. The gun snaped when young Smith picked up. a cheap single barrel gun and shot his father dead in his tracks. The boy was committed to jail this morn? ing ?.nd the inquest will be held this afternoon. The Smiths came to Laurens from Tennessee about a year ago to work in the cotton mill. SENATOR ALGER DEAD. Death Due to Heart Disease-He Was Once Secretary of War. Washington, Jan. 24.-Senator Russell Alger, of Michigan, formerly secretary of war, died at 9 o'clock this morning at his home here. Heart trouble caused his death. He has been suffering with the disease for some time. How to Cute Chilblains. *"To enjoy freedom from chil? blains," writes John Kemp, East Otis deld, Me., "I apply Bucklens Arnica Salve. Have also used it for salt rheum with excellent results/* Guar? anteed to cure fever sores, indolent ulcers, piles, burns, wounds, frost bites and skin diseases. 25c at Si bert* drug store. The National Guard association of South Carolina which was in session in Columbia for several da^'s this week recommends the appropriation of $40,000 by the legislature for the maintenance of the militia. The DAT ot TIMI Thia Lt a day of isms. But Mor? monism is the outrage of all the isma I had somewhat to say recently, but ?quite briefly, about this modern mon? strosity, the modern Paganism. I am sorry it is so, but in that brief refer? ence to this imposture I stated that people of intelligence of the blood were being duped by it. To one well acquainted with its teachings and in? structed in the Bible this seems well nigh, if not, incredible, yet it does happen, as I have occasion to know, and in this way: There are people brought up apart from, yet not wholly, the church, who recognize the authority of the Bible, who have a smattering of its cardinal doctrines, but who know little or nothing of its text, whose acquaintance with the creeds of the various evangelical bodies is only nominal, going no fur? ther than the bare knowledge of their existence, who if asked to examine into the claims of one of these creeds, for Bible support would refuse to do , it on the plea that they know it al? ready. To such the examination would be top dry, wholly lacking of interest, but when Mormonism ap? peals, forthwith its enormity appeals to their curiosity and they who never before examined the old Book, forth? with become Interested students to see if this or that text quoted in supr port of their errors is in the Word. Of course, they find it and immedi? ately conclude that Mormonism is biblical enough. They have not swal? lowed the Bible, but it is remarkable with what avidity they have swallow? ed Mormonism. This Is the case as clearly and as concisely as I can state it that makes me so sick. . Another ism with imposing name is a set of holiness fanatics, covenan? ters, teaching that the church is an institution of man. There are peo? ple, who profess holiness, highsouled, pure, the salt of the earth, but those of whom I now spea? use the name as a cloak to their devilish practices. I see little difference between them I and the Mormon, because they teach j free love. So their teachers lead about a sister, generally some other j man's wife or : widow. Verily, the religious professions and practices of some are enough to astonish the Dev? il. I have not written ignorantly, but what has .come within the range of my knowledge, and could give names if necessary in support of it all. Hago od. Darlington, Jam 16, 1907. Bishop W. W. Duncan is improving slowly and may recover from his illness. BARGAIN" FOR PRINTERS We have one 8 Point Simplex Typesetting Machine and about 450 pounds of type that will be sold cheap for cash or on time to responsible person. In good order, but discarded to make room for Linotype. Also one 6x9 Job Press, in good order and now in daily at? use, but to be displaced by a larger press. Also one 2 h. p. Gasoline En? gine. Osteen Publishing Co. TU KTO1IS_F0I 1907. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTES COUNTY, SUMTES, S, C., Dec. 7,1906. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in person or by Deputy, at the following plact ? on tlie days ind cated, respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of personal property and poll taxes for t^e fiscal year, commencing January 1st, 1907 : Tindalls Store. Thursday, Jan. 3rd. Privateer, Jenkins' Score,*Friday, Jami nary 4 th. Manchester, Levi's Store, Tuesday, Jan? uary 8th. J Wedgefield, Thursday, January 10th. Stateburg, Friday, January 11th. Hagood, Tuesday, January 15th. Remberts, Wednesday, January 16th. Dalzell, Thursday, January 17th. .'Jordon's Mill, Friday, January 18th. Mayesville, Tuesday, January 22nd. Shiloh, Wednesday, January 23rd. Norwoods X Road?, I'hursday, Jan? uary 24 th. Oswego, Friday, January 25th. The law requires that; all persons owning property or in anywise having charge of such property, either as agent, husband guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, etc., return the sane under oath to the Auditor, who requests all persons to be prompt iii making their returns and save the 50 per cent penalty which will be added to the property valuation of all portons who fail to make returns within the time prescribed by law. Taxpayers return vhat they own on the first day of January, i9 . 7. Assessors and taxpayers will en'er the first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each township where the property is located and also in each and every case the Num? ber of the school district must be given. Every male citizen between the age of twenty-one and sixty years on the first day of January, 1907, txcept those incap? able of earning a support from being maimed or from other causes, are deemed taxable poll.-, and except Confederate sol? diers 50 years of age, on January, 1st, 1907. All returns must be made on or before the 20th day of Feb:uarv, next, 1 cannot take returns after that date and all returns made after the liOth day of february, are subject to a penalty of 50 per cent. j. ?1GGS WILDER, Auditor Sumter County Cottoft Disease InTcat?^t?on.t. Practical investigations upon th? diseases of the cotton plant In South Carolina have been started at ;he South Carolina Agricultural Experi? ment Station and these investigations can be materially aided by the co? operation of the cotton growers in the State. During the coming season specimens of diseased cotton plants are earnestly solicited from growers who will send with the specimens the folowing information: 1. "When planted? 2. When were diseased plants first observed 3. Do you find lice or red spiders on the under side of the leaves of the plants which appear diseased and when were they first observed? 4. What kind of fertilizer was used (formula) ;when applied; how; and how much per acre? 5. Do you find the boll-worm doing much damage? When did it first appear? U. What crops were grown On the same land the three preceding years? 7. IDs the soil red clay, yellow clay, pipe clay or a sandy clay; loam, sand} loam, or chiefly sand; if black soil, bottom land or upland? 1 8. Has the weather been dry or rainy and is the crop growing vigor? ously or is it unhealthy? I 9. Has the particular trouble re I ported been observed in previous ?years and are the affected areas in j circular or irregular patches, or is I it scattered here and there over the field? Address all communications and specimens' relating to thi3 subject to the Botanist, Clemson College, S. C. Why Suffer With Rheumatism? .Do you know that rheumatic pains can be relieved, If you doubt this just try one application of Chamber Iain's Pain Balm. It "will make rest and sleep possible, and that certainly means a great deal to any one afflict? ed with rheumatism For sale by J. F. W. DeLorme. ? ? Mr. A. P. Branson, Sr., the oldest citizen of Florence, died Sunday. The hull and linter house of the South Atlantic Cotton Oil Co., at Che- j raw was burned Sunday, loss $2,000.