Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. UHTKRS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of Interest From ?11 Parts of and Adjoining Counties. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall 3 our letters so that they will teach this office not later than Tues esny morning. When the letters are received Wednesday it Is almost an Impossibility to have them appear in paper Issued that day. WKDOEF1ELD. Wedgefield. Nov. 3e>?Under the meeelces otf the Wedgetleld Rural School Improvement Association a Ivel of the seasons was held in auditorium of the graded school betiding on last Friday night from ? to 11:10 o'clock. And as was ex? pected, whenever the ladles of our community decide to do a certain thing, was as success from every ggandpolnt. Aa one ascended the stairway he or aha was greeted with a scene of rare beauty The members of the associa? tion ably assisted by the teachers and friends had been untiring In their ef? forts for the past^two weeks prepar? ing for the occasion, end the seven*! exvraml'teee on charge of the booths, sspring. Summer. Autumn. Winter. Art Oallery and Fish Pond, especially the ?our former used rare talent In their esTort to have the best reproduction of] ejf the season represented. In addition to the booths, where was could for ten cents have refresh eaents served appropriate to the season, first wss the Art Oallery. which reflected great credit on the elesigners. Next <vas the Fish Pond, where for five :en?a one would be sure esf a cateh of some kind, the pond soon fished o it. In another conaplclous place was gypsy tent, where for s dime the witch of fortune rendered from the etmmerlng caldron a prophecy reveal tag the future. Still another popular place was "Rebecca at the Well' where Ice cold lemonade was served. The fancy work and home made eamady department!*, with many fancy ssand made articles and dellcous can dnws all the product of home talent proved to be the greatest flsnclal suc The large crowd In attendance 'Which numbered visitors from Colum? bia. Charleston. ftjmter, Hagood and wther points showered congratulations em the association which were well de? served for the creditable and success fed entertainment. The proceeds of fee evening amounted to more than was hundred and fifty dollars. Misses Maud Bookman and Annie Laurie Cralg returned to Columbia night after a pleasant visit to Ira R. W. Brlce. * Miss Fun nie DuVal of Cheraw has sen the guest of Miss Ruth Harrlng tor the past few days Miss Alice Wlleon of Columbia spent from Friday until Sunday with Miss lleesle Aycock. Prof. H. W. Scott of Rlchland coun? ty spent the Thanksgiving holidays with frten Is here. Miss Mabel Mellett who Is teaching school nesr Blshopvllle and Miss Nina PJellett of La mar spent the past few dajrc with their aunt. Mrs. E. M. Mel Missea Edna Rsmsey and Kate Su of Privateer spent Sunday with friends here. Several parties sround here went wanting ot Isst Thursday and had th? ?seal luck frr Leland Parier of Parier s Is wanting hin brother Dr. M. L Parier. This scribe has an Invitation to the rtage of Miss Anns Burgess which place on Tuesday, the 8th Inst. Our faith! ul Stiteburg correspondent I am sure we voice the sentl it of o'he|s who contribute to thl? ?. when I say it Is with regret that saw sr? foiced to give her up. Mr Alga Messstl has rented Dr. M I* Parler'n farm for another year. Mr. at C. Strange has two of the fewest hogsi the writer has ever seen they look ss If each would weigh rive wundrcd pounds. More hog and horn lay Is what the whole South needs sued less acreage In cotton, and then the price of cotton will not worry us aw much. PRIVATEER. Privateer. Dec. 2.?Thanksgiving ?d "fl tj>il?'tly without any ae<i snt* to the many hunters. MIm? Katie Husong. teacher of the Oak school nt fh?> peek*i tfsd ejrlth fr.< n Is In Marlon. Miss Daisy Llde Is upending gssnj wlth relatives In Hartsvllls. Mr Ton Jame* of Sumter spent gassy st Mrs. L M. Jenhtttfl. Mrs. W. E Tlsdale of Paxvillr ;' ssndlng he wee* at Mr. E. W. Rlv RTATElll'IKi. Ptatebuir Mr. T. 1?. 1 Bun of M'e^ptwtM was th*? guest of Dr. Mstt Moore on Sunday. Miss Erima Barnwell leaves tomor for Acton, where she goes to at the marriage of Miss Singleton. Mr. F. P. Burgess of Manning spent Sunday at home. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Richardson arrived in Stateburg on Monday an l are residing at "Farm Hill." ' Mr. Early Mellette spent Sunday at home. Miss Lottie Nelson is expected to re? turn this winter, after an extended visit to friends in Charleston, Edlsto Island, and Summervllle. Mr. W. D. Frlerson, of Sumter, spent Sunday at home. Master Hall Ramsey, of the Sumter High School, spent the week end at home with his parents, and enjoyed hunting the feathered tribe. Mr. J. Singleton Moore has been spending a few days at "The Ruins." The following very attractive invi? tations have been received by the many friends of Miss Tlllie Flud and of Miss Anna Parker Burgess: Weather Forecast for Miss Anna Parker Burgess Friday, Dec. 4th, A China Shower, beginning at 3.30 .p m. followed by continued fair weather. Weather Forecaster, T?lle Flud. Home of Mrs. W. R. Flud, "Wood lawn." MAX Max, Dec. 8.?Miss Betsy Pigate of Lynchburg, was burled at Bethel yes? terday. The funeral was conducted by Rev. B. K. Truluck. Rev. B. K. Truluck will attend the Baptist State convention next week. A large amount of goods was sold very cheap during the three days clearance sale by the Olanta Mercan? tile company last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Truluck and Mrs. Sutcllff of Lake City visited at Mr. B. C. Truluck yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Klrby visited at Mr. J. A. M. Carraway's Sunday and Monday. There was rather an odd hunting party seen this morning?two gentle? men, three ladies and one dog. Two of the party, whose age was past the half hundred mark. All seemed to enjoy the ramble, although no game was found and only one bird killed. Mr. B. B. Thomson wll move to Nor'.h Carolina at an early date. Mrs. W. J. McBride visited her motier Mrs. Hatchel and her brother Mot: of Elvln section. Her brother has typhoid fever. Mr. Elijah Nettles spent last week with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tilton, of Sampit. The weather Is cool and threaten? ing. Hester's Weekly Statement. New Orleans. Dec. 4.?Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement is? sued today shows for the four days of December an Increase over last year of 1B0,000 and an increase over the same period year before last of 64,000. For the 96 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the same days last year l?? 860,000 and ahead of the same days year before last 675,000. The amount brought Into sight dur? ing the past week has been 644,77$ bales against 474,874 for the same dpys last year and 558,844 year before legi The movement since September 1 shows receipts of all United States ports to be 4,885.017 against 3.557,764 last year; overland across the Missis slpl, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 4*0.90", against 194.332 last year; interior stocks In excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 675,582 against 363,541 last year year; South? ern mills tuklngs 712,000 against 750. 14 2. 'i.ic total movement since Sep? tember t is 6.743,504 against 4,883, 779. Foreign exports for the week have been 366,016 against 368,058 last year, making the total thus far for the sea? son 3,361,305 against 2,673.968 last year. The total takings of American mills, North South and Canada, thus far for the season have been 1,785,434 again.H 1.323.922 last year. Stocks at the Seaboard and the 20 leading Southern Interior centres hnve Increased during the week 92.485 bales against an Increase during the corresponding period of last season of 7.628. Including stocks len over at ports and Interior towns from the last crop and lbs number <>r eel si brought into slight thus far from the n? w crop, the ?upply to date is 7.021.sr,i against 5,231.786 for the same period la^t year. \ Correction. in as account <?r lbs civic League i nival, published hi lbs Wetohmsn and Southron. It w,k stated that tin ? i. n. Bu inter Memorial academy gen* troutl) volunteered: th.ir assistance, Thti i* ;? mletake, m tbelr assistance a*aj solicited by lbs League and great* lv ipprr Intnl. UUUMsX ITIWAItT MATHS, ?torsi tii Ohrta League, If no fight, no victory; no victory, no crown.?Savonarola. RAILWAY FINED FOR REBATING. Cli<sa|K-ak(- & Ohio Pleads Guilty to Charge*, ami Was Fined $9,000?W. R. Johnson & Company Also Pun? ished. Richmond. Va., Dec. 4.?By agree? ment of counsel the Chesapeake & Ohio railway and W. R. Johnson & Company, pleaded guilty to rebating before Judge Waddill late today and were fined by the court, the Chesa? peake & Ohio $9,000 and Johnson $4. 500. The railway was fined $1,000 each on nine counts and Johnson was fined $$1,600 on the first and 11,000 each on three other counts. In view of this voluntary proceed? ings, other counts in the Indictments were nol prossed, no motion of Judge L. L. Lewis, United States district at? torney, and John H. Marble, counsel for the interstate commerce commis? sion. Counsel stated to the court that their principals knew nothing of the violation as alleged, but that the law was so broad they thought conviction was certain on the indiscretion of their agents and H. O. Gates, and therefore adopted this course. This action follows the verdict of the Jury in the same court yesterday, finding A. P. Gilbert, assistant general frieght agent, not guilty. Gilbert had been on trial for 10 days, II. O. 'Gates, clerk for Johnson & Co., grain dealers, having secured immunity from prose? cution by turning State's evidence, his statements in reference to Gilbert be? ing denied and the jury taking only six minutes to reach a verdict of not guilty in Gilbert's case. THREE ARRESTS IN CHARLES? TON. Secretary Rio? Eats Birds and Swears Out Warrants. Charleston, Dec. 4.?Warrants tor the arrest of W. J. Hanlon, manager of the Charleston hotel, Melchoir Stel ling, manager of the Palace cafe, and I J. E. Baker, steward of the Argyle ho- I tel. were sworn out by James Henry | Rice, Jr., of the Audubon Society of South Carolina before Magistrate I O'Shaughnessy, charging these de-1 fendants with violating the State game statute which prohibits the selling of quail or partridge Before Judicial Magistrat?' Baker this morning the de fendants pleaded guilty and were sen- I tenced $5 each or five days in Jail. I They promptly paid tue fines. j State Secretary Rice, who has won I fame by arresting several milliners in South Carolina for selling non-game bird feathers in hat trimmings, stated today that he had been unable to find I any egret feathers or other unlawful plumes In the windows of the Charles- j ton milliners and had only seen one I egret feather in a hat on the streets. J This was worn by a lady whom he I presumed to be a stranger here. He leaves Charleston this afternoon, I after having obtained the three con-1 victlons for the unlawful selling of j quail in the dining room of the Char- I leston hotel, in the Palace cafe and in I the restaurant of the Argyle hotel. He I expects to return later and will then J devote considerable attention to en? forcing the law which requires visit-1 ing sportsmen to get a shooting license j from the clerk of court that can ba J procured for $10. There is a fine of $100 to which the visiting sportsmen are liable for not holding a hunting J license, and it is accumulative, ac? cording to Mr. Rice, who coatends that It is possible to impose the fine for every d**y that follows the offence J until detection. The warrant which Mr. Rice swore] out against Steward J. E. Baker of the Argyle for selling quail pays that I he bought a quail at the Argyle hotel J restaurant for 75 cents on Wednesday j Dec. 2. It is not unlawful to buy a j quail at a restaurant and so the repre-1 sentatlve of the Audubon society, since J the quail was killed and well cooked, j ate the same. The warrant against I Manager Hanlon of the Charleston ho- 1 tel recited the charge that quail had J been sold there. Mr. Rice ate two j quail at the Palace cafe on Wedr.es- j day, paying $1.50 for the birds. They I were also well cooked and made excel- I lent evidence, which the (?;<!ro secre? tary destroyed with a knife and fork. Judicial Magistrate Baker today Im? posed a light sentence upon each of the defendants, as theii were the first cases against them. The maximum sentence is $30 or 30 days In Jail. Mr. Klee wears an efficial badge, which proclaims him a representative of the AlldUbOn Society of South Caro? lina. This badge li over the left lapel of his coat. He does not work se? cretly, DUl enters g restaurant or mil? liner) store openly and makes his In? vestigation, The three convictions here today make the total number se? cured by tht society 107 for the year. It Is declared to Dt true that fash? ionable women wear tassels on their stockings, and the doubting Thomases ire waiting f>>i ? windy day. The sagli dOta not war against frogs, Italian. Perry Ussery was shot and killed in Barn well by an unknown assassin. WILL HEAR DISPENSARY CASE. United States Supremo Court Fixes the Date?February 2? Set for Hearing ?Ray Contempt 0eS6 to be Heard at Greenville in a Few Days. Washington, Dec. 7.?The Supreme Court of the United States today de? cided to advance the dispensary case for a hearing and set February 23 next as the date. Application for an ad? vance hearing and for a writ of cer tiorarl to the Circuit Court of Appeals was made last Monday. It was set out in the petition and affidavit that at the present time there is a conflict between the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina and the Circuit Court of Appeals, one ordering the $500,000 fund to be paid out and the other ordering that it be held. On these grounds the Supreme Court is asked to advance the case and give it an immediate hearing. The Wilson Distilling Company was represented last week by its counsel, T. Moultrie Mordecai and Frank Car? ter, and the Fleischman Company by Its counsel, Geo. B. Lester. It is understood that counsel for the Wilson Distilling Company and the Fleischman Company will appear spe cially and ask for an Increase of the record, claiming that the record in this case does not contain sufficient facts concerning the Federal Court below to enable the United States Supreme Court to pass upon the questions In? volved; that proceedings are now pending to attach Ray Brothers for contempt of court in instituting the mandamus case in the Supreme Court of South Carolina. The contempt hearing is set for an early date before Judge Prltchard at Greenville. It is said also that counsel for the liquor interests will ask to be allowed to take part In the arguments before the United States Supreme Court In the Ray case when It is heard. If Judge Prltchard should attach the Rays for contempt, they might apply to the United States Supreme Court on habeas corpus grounds, and the whole question of jurisdiction brought up and determined in this way. P. H. McG. SIX TONS OF OLEO SEIZED. Revenue Officers Say Imitation Butter Was Misrepresented. Philadelphia. Dec. 4.?More thai 12.000 pounds of oleomargarine, sh'p ped by the Narragansett Dairy Com? pany, of Narragansett, R. I., to the Eastern Provision Company, of this city, were confiscated at a freight sta? tion here tonight by United States In? ternal Revenue agents. The revenue officers say that while the oleo is artificially colored it wup being handled as an uncolored pro? duct and, as such, the manufacturers paid a government tax of one-fourth of a cent a pound, as against a tax of 10 cents, necessary on colored oleo? margarine. By this means the manufacturers were able to sell the colored product at a lower figure than competitors. R. G. Posenor, manager of the Nar? ragansett concern, was In the city when the seizure was male. He pro? tested, and declaring the company had complied with the laws. Only Two Papers in Darlington Coun? ty Now. The consolidation of the Darlington News and the Darlington Press leaves now only two newspapers in Darling? ton county?one at Hartsville and one at Darlington, and this is enough. The publishing of a newspaper Is not an easy Job. One paper In a town of from one to five thousand inhabi? tants can be made to pay, if the busi? ness men will give it a liberal patron? age. The trouble Is, so few towns ap? preciate the value of a newspaper, and many people think that an editor is a kind of supernatural being, or that he is made up of vapor gas of some other non-tangible something, and that he is a nothingless nothing, so to speak, but such a conception Is a grand mistake, and a big error. A newspaper to succeed, must col? lect Its dues "Jam-up." The price ob? tained for advertising, printing and subscriptions is very low with most of the weekly papers, we know anything about, compared with the cost of pub? lishing. Once a correct understanding of the newspaper business is fixed in the minds of the masses, and a cor? rect appreelaton of th?> salin? of thr press Is arrived at, t b?? n the dignity and the success of the business will be asaure I.?Hartsville M< ssenger. Manning will nol permit any liquor sidling but. if reports are true, there is a very active business going on in several sections of tin- county. A K?'n tleman told <?s that on last Friday he saw a number Of men from this coun? ty In Sunder with corn sacks full of liquor to bring back homo with them, and he is satisfied, theee people did not get all of this stuff for their own use.?Times. Robert Counts, colored, who was ?hoi several weeks ago by Jailer Anderson while trying to escape from the Jail at Florence, Is dead as a re? sult of the wound. A SENSATIONAL CASE. Prominent Georgia Man's Attempt to Kidnap Young IjUdy. Thomasville, Ga., Dec. 5.?W. H. Mitchell, alderman and former coun? ty treasurer of Thomasville, was today found guilty of the charge of assault and battery on his former ward, Miss Lucille Linton, who was his wife's most intimate friend. The verdict was returned by the jury after an all night session and was received by the de? fendant with little show of emotion. His wife, however, who has been with him throughout the trial, is almost prostrated. Mitchell was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. A remarkable feature of the case was that although the indictment was for attempted criminal assault, noth? ing in the evidence related to this as? sault charge. The entire case center? ed about a romantic and unsuccess? ful attempt to kidnap Miss Linton. Neither side presented evidence 10 solve the mystery of why Miss Linton. a prominent and wealthy woman, should be the victim of a would-be kidnapper. Bradstrcet's Review of Trade Condi? tions. New York, Dec. 4.?Bradstreet's to? morrow will say: "Weather conditions have been ir? regular but the arrival of a cold wave following unseasonably mild tempera? tures has stimulated retail trade North, West and East, and even help? ed business at the South at some points, though holding of cotton and low prices therefor have tended to check buying in the cotton belt as a whole. Collections have shared in the irregularity in trade, and there is no? ticeably more complaint as to these than as to business generally, but more particularly at the South. Heavy wearing apparel, shoes and coal have been helped by climatic developments. Holiday trade, too, shows signs of ex? pansion and comparisons with a year ago in all lines are not naturally in favor of current business. In some lines of cottons and iron and steel, there is rather less doing, partly be? cause of large business recently book? ed, partly because of a desire to see what the next month or so will bring forth and also because of recent ad? vances in many prices. Many early spring trade wants have, in fact, been filled, and there is still some conser? vatism as to buying ahead, more par? ticularly as the tariff situation is still a subject of congressional inquiry. In manufacturing there are no evidences of halting in the tendency toward ex? pansion of output previously noted and the preparations made or making in this line give signs of a large trade being booked in 1909. '?Business failures in tne United States for the week ending December 3, number 222 against 193 list week.'" BIS1IOPVILLE RID OF CARNIVAL. Fakirs, Gamblers and Thieves Seek Another Hunting Ground. Bishopville, Dec. 3.?The so-called "Carnival"' crowd, whose ccming was hailed with so much delgiht by the business men of the town, left on a special train early Monday morning. Bishopville has had several aggre? gations of like character before, but never in her history has she been visit? ed by such an unmixed variety of fa? kirs. The terrible "wild man from Borneo," the very mention of whose name by the "barkers" would cause a shudder to run over the spinal col? umn of the average Bishopville bad boy, was a harmless negro youth pick? ed up on a neighboring farm, and the wonderful Abyssinian with the ring in his nose walked round among the dusky damsels, exhibiting the cellu? loid appendage after the shows had suspended business for the night. The gamblers were skilful in evad Inp the police, but on Thursday, May? or Scarborough closed up all the games of chance, and great was the howling among the gamblers and the r followers. There is no telling all the mischief carried on by the gang? | ladles and gentlemen had their pock? ets picked or hand satchels stolen? many persons lost watches, rolls of money and other valuables. On Thurs? day evening the police raided an inno? cent looking car beyond the depot and corralled eleven of the crowd with the goods On them. They were car? ried before his honor, the mayor, who advised them to seek another camping ground more salubrtoui than nisi op viiie, and they accordingly foldej}theli tents like the Arabs, and silently stoi, away. for. News and Courier, Two hundred hales of cotton and the store and stock Of the Farmers' Wholesale Grocery Co., the freight and passenger station of the L, and C road and several cotton seed ware housei were destroyed by fire ai Ulenburg. The loss is estimated at 180,000. Representative champ Clark, of Missouri, was unanimously chosen mi? nority leader of the house of repre? sentatives, at the Democratic caucus in Washington Saturday, to lUCCSSd Senator-elect John Sharp Williams. PATTEN HOLDS WHEAT CORNER 20,000.000 Bushels. Hingest Deal on Record. May Bring $1.10. Chicago. Dec. 3.?James A. Patton, the com king, with his partners, today controls 20,000,000 bushels of wheat ?more wheat than any one crowd of men ever held in Ccicago, the scene of the world's biggest corn deals, and $1,40 wheat is looked for on the board of trade as a result of the colossal deal. With Mr. Patten In the big ring are William H. Bartlett, George W. Patten and Frank B. Frazer. It Is biggei - than the Joe Leiter deal when that young plunger lost $9,000,000 just af? ter the world's fair. It is bigger than the John W. Gates corner, in which millions were lost by the cornererfour years ago. It is bigger at least by 5, 000,000 bushels than anything "Old Hutch" ever attempted in the long ago. And yet it is not a corner It Is merely a colossal deal. The Lartlett Patten bull ring is not endeavoring to buy all the grain in the market and i create an artificial condition, \a "Old ? Hutch" did when he forced wheat up to $2. Its purpose is merely to use to advantage what is believed to be a world-wide condition, and to have a large amount of wheat to sell when the price soars. In their op'nion It will go to $1.38 or $1.40, not as a re? sult of purchase, but because of a combination of circumstances around the world over which no man can con- * trol. BOY SUES R. R. FOR HEAVY DAM- - AGES. Albert Ledingtiam of This dry Asks $25,000 for Alleged Injuries Sustain? ed Near Simpson Street in Atlanta, The second trial of the suit of Albert Ledingham against the South? ern railroad for $25,000 damages was begun In. the superior court Monday morning before Judge Ellis. Two months ago a mistrial verdict was re? turned. Ledingham. who Is a boy, alleges that he was injured at Simpson streatj by being jolted from a Southern pas- *\ senger train. His leg was so badly crushed that it had to be amputated at the hip. He is represented by Har? vey Hill and Archibald Davis. Dorsey, Brewster. Howell & Heyman represent the road.?Atlanta Journal. Long Felt Want. Gov. Ansel has written to all of the circuit judges calling their attention to the fact that the new reformatory., and industrial school at Florence is now open and ready to receive such boys as the courts may under the terms of the act commit to the institu? tion. Under the act establish.ng the reformatory, white boys between ages of eight and sixteen, convicted of a crime for which the penalty or ser? vices on the chalngang, may be sent by the court to the reformatory, anc any boy of the same age may be com? mitted to the institution by his parent or guardian on approval of the judge of the circuit, probate or city court. There is now plenty of room at the re? formatory, there being only about dozen boys In the Institution, most of whom were transferred from the peni? tentiary. This reformatory and indus? trial school fills a long felt want South Carolina, and will prove a gr< benefit to the State in reforming boys' who may go astray. The county grand jury at Union Cit Tenn., has returned 62 true bills the night rider cases, directing clerk of court to keep secret all names until the indictments are re? corded. The reason for secrecy in that a number of those indicted have not yet been arrested. Among the cases which have been 1 considered by the United Sf.ates grand I Jury now sitting in Boston. Mass., is that of the seizure of the schoonei Frederick Walton in Pensacola, Fla? for alleged smuggling of Chinese Into I the country and the arrest of her com? mander and backer. The citizens of Edgefield are pre? paring to make arrangements to hold a county fair next year. The Washington Post gives the fol-? lowing as a list of some of the ar/ tlelee found In ? Chicago bonded ware*' house, supposed to be treasures takei? from the monasteries In France at thy time the Monks were dlrven fron their religious hOsnas: "in the oonslgnntsnt were the f'W? lowing?: One silk hand-woven anpf hand-worked robs, bettered at onv time to have been the property of t nope; several altar cloths, woven of i yiv silvv r ami gold thread. with hand-made gold and silver fringe; pieces of velour of antisue design, church cloths and garments of fin* texture; panels of designs taken frogt monasteries; Chinees draperies, an* parently made centuries ago; Egyp? tian relics, and other articles of pre? sumed historic Interest." Arehbold was still under cross eg* amlnatlon In the Standard Oil case yesterday.