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AIKEN m SHOT 10 BEAU. I It M'IOKI? cot Hl\\ \ kill I I? \\\ RMHQ I - ?;i M i i or MM i I i i?. v, .. >r t , ,,? . \ ,|. hounds hi sciueh for Harrt* \,iK VYlm Old SllOO UK Alken. Dt*. 11 I'-ltMul'ii-iuuls I r.. T? the Ht?tO penile Hi t.y A I lOftlgtlt trailing Hairs Milts, u negro. Who, If caught before in rnlng. will be lynched* The n* gft Qtii uftcrm ,.r ?bot und httlsd i red ord Courtney, one of the f >rcmoat fttls ns of Alker count\ and one of the county s most successful planters. Posses ui deter? mined men are scouring the country In search of the in gro who was seen In the outskirts of Alken shortly bc f- r 7 e| \ tonight. He was shot at but eMvRped. The MIIeH negro worked on Mr. Qswrtssty'i pi??NJ fssjf MSi ? half miles from Alken, near Pi ?thr?.s mid, where the killing took pi ? ??? this afternoon ahOWt 4 It o'? h ck. Miles foih u. i Mr Courtney to hi. h?t after having h? ? n | cprmia nled hv hi* tlpioy. r f, r some miscon? duct and den amdal a settlement. Mr. Courtney refused to settle with IBM negro, telling; him that as he (the negro) was angrv to go home and come hack latter. The negro stub hornly refused to leave as ordered, . and M-. Courtney took up a stick and struck blm. The negro pulled a pistol and fired, the bullet entering Mr. Courtney's throat directly beneath the chin. He wheeled and walked toward the house, but fell dead before he had , taken 20 steps. hut fgf the fa t that the pin.d was loaded with only tine call. Mr. Courtney's son. O'Neal, would likely have been killed by the negro also. After shooting Mr. Courtney the negro turned th'- weapon on his son. I O. Courtney, a ? rother of the dead man. running up. Interfered, and. sn m hing the smoking pistol from the n? k.-r< s hand, turned it up? on blm. It snapped. Throwing tie pistol away, Mr. Courtney caught hold of the negro with one hand and tried to secure his kaife with the I other The negro broke away, ran and made bis escape. Because of the prominence of Mr. Courtney. the news r? aching town crested much excitsBSJ nt. The f i len sled search for the negro begun Im? mediately Sheriff Itahon wired to Co ^ lumbla for the bloodhounds, whb h came through the country In an au? tomobile, reaching here about 8 o clock. It is believed that the negro Is still in the ucinity of Alken and half a don n po*ses are guarding against bis making bis escape either y <? , .?orgla or out of the county The searching parties believe they will cut' h h in night. It they do. he will be shot to death. The dead man has a large family connection In this county, and be ? sides bU wife mil son, he has two i brothers living her. Mr Courtney f was about &6 yaars < f ig? irvin r. aHUCn M shot itv ( Mil ! i v poi.it i;. M|StfM>k < 1(1/411 fo rUgltUc III Pll i ll of H oi?l*.. All-en. I sag, ||?Irvin T. Jggjssj, a wel'-kn wn farmer living near Aiken. was shot and setiously wonnded to? night tjj H H. Ho \ard. chief of po? lice of Aik- n. while both Were engaged In search fat Vilm Harris. the I sla.er f Bradford Courtney. Cbb f Howard had gone to the edge of toe i ng w he e th?- negro had lant . ii n and had pi sti d n.i i at points Iber? to k? ? p a lookout fot the fuglttN' .'.m he was retiming, pass? ing a patch of woods, he saw a man appr .. ? ng him with a gun. and Iblnklr.' it was the negro wanted, he CO\,.'??i b.lo Wltst his revolver. The man promptly coven i ths polleaninn ?uiii h " r. s Ilde . loss d latter I hat JHr. Juno? thought chief Howard was the i ranted j Afte- ? b? poi.'e.ingfj bad bred it wa? di . vered tha Irvin t. Jonas had been strtossily wonndad. The bullet str u k him in ths Stosnach md stnk n button w>s daHsctsd llSjesngk Ills . ly The injured man w. bar: Iii? h ine and an ? >\> f erstion p r o n. d. ? ?moving the bul? let Wlill? dangerously wounded the injury w H sag Itsasagaftly ntaws fatal vr. Joss i is a well-known fa? aier, residing just outside the oily ol Alken. H. f. imerlv li\.,l at W ? n< ) und |s i d rceii.r -f Ho hank <-f that Idar? The PriMsh Isittlsahlp Mean If til, was I'll 'h il uriiiffol by a tire In hol bold wb b ndlng niton al Ihe Hoger? Mc< '# wlji'f n ?*baib??fon The \'?Mh caioima baas hall laagus was form? d at Charlotte Thursday Hpsrtsnhuitr ?Ireenville and Ander Son Were drnpp? ?| and Issl baiKUo Is now romp* sed of Cbnrbdte. QfOSni - ?n falem. Asbevllb. Imr I hnm und 't.ib ,gh BALKAN commission! Ks ki;\i>y I i ?u < om'i ki .n< i:. i t. led h> Cussnopolltan limberlnCi Including Members ol ihr Various Legations. London, Dec IS??The dreck, Ber vton end Moni negrla peace commis? sioners arrived In London tonight iri in Pnrttv They were greeted at the Chnf ng Crom st itlon by h cosmopoli ? " crowdi which Included members I < t ihr various legatlona Th.- Orach pffemleffi M. Vonaselosi and otheff dslegates expressed appre? ciation of ih? ir Indebtedness lo the British government's courtesy and . irnssl hops for the spat d) and i u - ? ul cor.ciu.don ??f their mission. M. kfvsetelos said Ihey wars determined do their utm< at to gain ? lasting und desired hereafter to be the eat ol hrleads with the Turks. Dels i ol procedure and Ins date the Aral meeting ol the confer* n i .1 aoi t ?? ai ranged until all the dele rive. Biff Bdward (Iffcyi I he i':itish forel.fn secretary) will attend th-- o;e-ning m? eting and make a short sech of w< loom< VNKAMMiSS l\ PARIS. Continued AaaCfftaa MofrtMsnttna Gives Rise to lVmrs That All Is Not Peaceful. Paris. Dec 12.?The continued Aus? trian mobilisation which, accompan? ied by heavy expenditure of money in that country, has resulted in the listurbaace >f commerce and Indus? try, is caus?ag coasldsffahls unsasl ness here. Aaatfflai tactics on the eve of the Balkan peace conference and the nteottag of the Buffopean ambaasadon In London are not understood, al? though assurances have been ?SCClved Ig Paris that Austria is bent upon pas i if what is called honorable peace he possible. Houmania s suggestion that her representath e participate in the am? baasadorial tonference has not been voiced by either France or Gerat Brit? ain as it 1 i desired to limit the dis Bfggstofl to the six great powers. Pre? mier Veaansb i of Greece declarsd that QffSSgS was certain to nsgotiat side by sitle With her allies at the peatH conference. He admitted that a nimber of problems SXiStSd among the allies, but declared that all of lorn rsOOgalSSd the necessity of maintaining the Balkan confedoffatlon urong and indissoluble War Risks Higher. London. Dee, 12.?War insurance risks were quoted in London yester d*~> at 25 guinea US per cent to cover the risk of in outbreak of war be? tween Austria and Servla within sin meatha The Dairy Mall's Saloniki > rrespoadent reports maasacrss by Balstarlaa bands In ths villages (0 I i - the northwest of Saloniki. Colli? teures at Lei Im. Befflla, Dec, IS, Conferences u'en held today between Alfred von Kider Ha Waechtev, ths Oer man foi >ign minister, and I>:\ S. Laneff, one of the Bulgarian peace plealpotlaffles who passed through Ihs Qerman capital n his WS4 to London. To Demand Much. Lomb.n, Dec. 1-. ?The strictest In itructlons have been given lo the peace delegates to insist on the res? slon of a Irlanople, Scutari and Jaalaa, sceordlng to s dispatch b Ths Tino s. The goveraor has paroled Bdward ? n, u ho s as com Icted In Bpar aaburg county In Decembeffi till, n the charge of violating the dis ! ? asay law and sentenced lo twe . irs on the county chaingang. In ih< paffols it Is required that Woolen pay the clerk ol <? art of Spartanburg ccuaty $SO0 and leave the State althln II boms ati. r his release., it la als ? provided that should Woolen ? vet return to ths state under any ? Iffcumstances he Is to be rearrssted ami com mit i d to serve out the re aladt . h s term. The governor iffered i n ii I ol 9< ? to ihs party or put?i a ho i sport I be i > I urn of Wooten lo . < >iih *forolina, DesuTaess Cannot He Cured by ieeal application . as thej oannot reach the dlsessed portion "f ths sat Thei I i oal) oas w ty to curs deaf* k< and U tt is by constitutional rented let Loaf ness in caused bj an In med condition of ths miaous lin? ing of tl. fclustachlan Tube, When this lube Inflamed you havs s rumb . i ? perfect hesrlngi s id wnea it Is nntlrel) eloaed Deafness l< ihs i??-?iitt and unless Ihs Inflam? i i i n ran 1" taken out and this lube restored lo ;tj normal < ? mh Hog hea ?Kt will I--* destroyed for ?? ? i alas oases out ol ten are caused by i'atsrrh. which Is nothing but an In flamed ooadltlos o| tk< mucous fasss w* win give One Hundred Dollars f> r mi\y osas ol Deafness (caused by catarrh 1 thai cannot b< cured by Hab s Catarrh <'ur?' Send for elr? ? a'tirs. fre?? y. J ('honey & < *o . Toledo, Ohio, ?-'old bv driisjgtsta lie, Take Hall's Family Pills for consti? pation ..1 ITUt'Ot I. \Sl.(?l \( ?.s REGU? LATION'S IDIt -SYSTEM. N v. I'.an to he Inaugurated With I ginning of \? \\ Your?Provision of Order, Washington, Dec, 12,- 'Regulations to eover workings ol the nsw parcels ; osi service, which is to go Into op- j eratton January I, next, were made \ ubllc by Postmaster Qensral Hitch uock today. The now system will be > ffectlve throughout the entire postal service at the same time and will af? fect every postofllce, city, rural and railway mall transportation rout*- In the country. Every precaution will I ?? tak? :i i?y the postofllce department to have the malls moved with the usual dispatch, and all postmasters, superintendents and Inspectors have bean directed to familiarise them? selves .'M<i their subordinates with ? very phase of the new system, The regulations provide that par? otis ( f merchandise, Including farm and factory products (hut not books and printed matter) of almost every description up t?> n pounds in weight and measuring as much as six feet in length and girth combined, < jeeept those calculated to do injury to the malls in transit, may be mailed at ny post office for delivery to any ad Iresi In the country. Delivery will be made to homes of people living on rural and star routes, as well as those living In cities and towns where there is delivery by carrier. Where there Is at present no delivery by carrier, the parcels will k>> to the postofllce as is the case With ordinary mail. The postage rate for the /one, that la, within distance not exceeding miles, will be r. cents for the first pound an I u cents for each additional pound. K ites increase for each BUC? islve f eight zone in which the country ?s divided, the maximum rate Icing 12 cents a pound, which will carry a parcel across the continent, or even to Alaska, or the Philippines. For a f.t ten cents a parcel may be Injured and If the parcel is lost in the mads an idemnity to the amount if |ts value not to exceed |50 will be paid to the sender. The law provides for the use of dis? tinctive postage Stamps and there is now being distributed to postmasters ?or use in the parcel po.st system as set it stamps of \2 denominations. Par? cel post maps with accompanying guides arc tO be sold to the public at their cost, 7.". cents, through the chief clerk of the postolllee department. FOUR TEAMS TIKI). V. Mi C, A. Howling Contest (?row-' More Interesting. As the series of matches progresses in the v. m. c. a bowling contest for the howling trophy the contest -rr.-ws more and more interesting to tic- members of the four teams and those who have watched some ?.i the matches at the y. m. <\ a. alleys \s a result of the match Thursday night and the defeat of Team No. x all four teams ate Mew on an ? <ju?i! fo ting, each having an average of 100 per cent, something quits un usual iti contests of this kind, but which shows how evenly matched are the four teams, The match Th?rs lay night was an Interesting one, although not as good cores were made by most wf the bowlers as are usually made. The lirst game was v. on by Team No. 4, which came out ahead r>i pins, in the Second Maine Team No, '.'< W'OU by 19 pins, while the third game went to Team No, 1 with pins ahead, making them the winners in the match by "7 runs. Bach team has won two matches and lost two and the contest from now will be only ?he nn re Interesting and harder for any team to win. I)riv< ? < mt a Terror. The chief executioner of death in Ihe winter ami si ring months is pneu? monia, its advance agents are colds and grip. In any attack by one of these maladies n i time should be lost in taking the best medicine obtain- | h to drive It oh*. Countless thou-- . ? ? h >e ;'. and this to i ? Dr. King's N- >w overy. "My husband be1, i lievesj it has kept him from having pneumonia throe or fout times,"' writes Mr.? Ueorge W. Place, Raw lonvllte, Vt., "and for coughs, colds und croup v ha\ e n< \ er f ind Its equal." Guaranteed for all bronchial affections, Trice 50 cents and $1.00, Tri l bottle free at Albert's i trug Rtore, Advt. The h'loridn Citrus l'lxchangc? has discontinued shipments of oi in;e front i had i t., prevent the glutting be in 11 keta Pullfornls Wotnuii Seriously Vlarmeil, \ short lime ago I contracted s se vere cold which settled on my lungs and caused me a great deal ol an? noyance, i would have bad cough? ing spelts and my lungs were mo sore and Inflamed i began to he seriously ai umed a friend recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, say* Ing she had used it for years i bought B bottle and It relieved mj COUgh the Hist night, and In B week I was rid of the cold and soreness of my lungs," writes mikm Marie Qerber, Bawtelle, t'al. For sals by ?11 dnaJers. -Advt. JUNIOR ORDER OFFICERS. Mt'ii \\h<? Ulli Hohl Office in Sumtcr Council No. 7. Dining Following Year. \t b meeting of Sumter Council, So, 7. Junior Order "f United Amer? ican MechanicB, held in t ii?.* Masonic hall on Tut sday night officers were elected for the ensuing >var, ths elec? tion resulting ss follows: Councilor, j. a. Warren; Vice Councilor, B. Wood; Recording Secretary, R, S. Rood; Financial Sec? retary, B, C. Wallace; Conductor W hi. Wolfe; Warden, J. N. Hill; innei Sentinel, H. M, Phelps; Outer Sen* tinel, W, x. Brown; Trustee, William Vc ? d<?n. MOTHKR FINDS STOLEN CHILD Jol n Wilson. Greenville Boy, Located, George and James Metcalf Accus* od of h i.luapinv . Ashevllle, X. C, Dec. 12?After practically an all night search the membera of the police department to? day located John Wilson, the crippled boy, who bis mother, Mrs. Harriet iget'8, declares waa kidnaped from her home In Greenville, B. C, Tues? day. The two men accused of kid nnpping, Qeorge and James Metcalf, are in the city jail, b-ing held without bond to answer the charge of kid? napping before Judge Adams tomor? row morning. The crippled boy wan found at Weavervllle, about eight miles from this city, and is being kept out there until tomorrow morning, when he will appear in police court as b witness against the Metcalf brothers. His mother left today for Weavervllle, to stay wiih him tonight and bring him to court in the morning. The two Metcalfa are reported by the police to have told tWO different stories about the affair. One of the brothers said late I iat night that they had brought the boy with them, but that lie had b ft the train at BUtmore and they had not seen him since. he other is reported t?? have Bale t< y that they did not want to 1 ring the boy with them, but when they got to the train they found him there with bis ticke; already pur hased and he announced his Inten? tion of going. He said that when they arrived In Ashevllle the boy announc? ed his intention of going to Yancey county to V'sit relatives and that he then took the ear for Weavervllle. Ths two met) will be arraigned in police court tomorrow morning. Fit His Case Exactly "When father was sick about six years sgo he read an advertisement el Chamberlain's Tablets In the paper that At his case exactly," writes Miss Margaret Campbell of i';. Smith. Ark. "Ho purchased a box of them and he has not been sick since. My Bister had stomach trouble and was also benefited by th< m. 1 Sold by ;*ii i> alers,?Advt. Pour hundred midshipmen at An? napolis have been punished for bet t ng on the Annapolis*West Point footl all game, Foils a Cor.! Pi< . When a shameful plot exists be? tween live:' and bowels t ? cause d s tress by refusing to act i ike Dr, King's New Life iv.ls. and en J su< abuse of y< ur pystem. Tl >*y gen y compel right action of a omach, liver and bowels, and i Btore y nr health md all good feelings. - at i u rt'a ' rug Btore.- Advt. The Busy Woman's Day. ?It beglna early, ends late, and is full cf work, she often has kldnoy trouble without knowing It, Her bach aches, and she is tired and worn out. Sleeps poorly, is nerv? us, no up] ?? \\if Ihr bladder gives be- trouble too, Foley Kidney Pills will cure all that and make her Strong and \ They are the best medicine .ro e fj kidney and bladder dis rdefa Blbert'a I >rug Store.- -s dvt. SO REASON F< . I :. You Are Shown the *Vu> hi . There can l o no just rea un vw?\ my fe:.del' Of th:s will I mt.ltti ' t suffer the tortures of an . ch.r.g ck, the annoyance of iiriiuv*) Iis. j the dangers of serious !*.;?!? >y UNl . hen relief is so near u, ? ..; a . i j die most i > iitive proof g:^? *? th ?t these can bo cured. The f?>! | ing is eorr. Incing proof. Mrs. J, t >. Hathcock, ' :> Fro.il I stroet, Georgetown, S. C, says: Doun'sj Kidney Cub; ?li?I rnu men good than any other remedy l ever used and l i no grateful to them. I stiff, red ter- j rihly from backache and pains it. my kidneys and s< me day- I was u uable j to get around. So position i ??? mi ? d was comfortable and i <I ? i had a ! gn tt deal of annoys kidneys. A f er using lies and gotting no Kidney P Us were r im und l go! i suppI this rented). m) kldm mal and I fell well poH k highly of I Niun Itatement given Ma < ootii llied < >n Januar) 12, 11 eoeK aui ' I wtlltnj foi mer ? ndorsement ney Pills, for the h< from their use hus 1 i have bad no need ? lelne since 11*08." tor sale by all d? rents Foster Mllbui New York, sole agent Statt s. Ilemembei Ihe and lake no other. my i ?Mile ? I "' d to . sin.' not NI n ] y 'Ills." <? *. I i ith m\ Kld elved in i.t. mod SO iffaln nlted Hi's o. 2r? OT FOR BALE, THAT'S ILL. Ia*vj Turns Down Offer of $750,00(1 for Montlccllo. Liichmond, va.. Dec i ?.?* * I can? not now commercialise the sent!- j mcnl of yean by putlng a price on this 11*?(?i?? property," ut dd Jefferson ; M. Levy in a telegram tonight t<? Governor Mann, regarding tin* at t< inpted purchase, at a price of 1760,? uou, ?'i Monttcello, the home ?>t Tii imas Jefferson, now owned by Mrs. Levy. Tim.??' back of the effort to purchase the Jefferson home w< aid ?1? ed it to the State of Virginia? Mr. Levy said that, beside his "deep tffcction for the place,' la- had also full assurance that ins care of it would continue to ho "abundant and constant, In view of which he was "not prepared to make or accept any offer deptivlng me of this cherished right." i!ow to Bankrupt the Doctors. I A pn mir.ent New York physician days "It* it were not lor the thin blockings and thin soled shoes worn ?y women the doctors would prob? ably be bankrupt." When you con? tract a cold do not wait for it to de vel >p Into pneuiw nla but treat It at ar.ee. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Intended especially for coughs and ?Ida, and has won a wide reputation by its cures of these diseases. It is most effectual and is pleasant and aafe to take. For sale by all dealers. ?Advt__ unm^x ? ?J??????????*??*???*???*?????????????????*?-1 )\ I K TWO MILLION VAiliS SOLD. I *lntadc|phia Hoiwek*gpem' I. ague Floods Market With lien Fruit ut Price H( low Normal. Philadelphia, Dec. 11.- More than two million eggs were retailed at 15 4 <<nts a doaea by the Houaekeepafa* league today to aid the campaign to reduce the coal of living started nere yesterday. Teh President of the league, Mrs. Derr, tonight Issued a call for additional volunteers t> aid in selling the ?giis and for mors au i tomobllca t* distribute them thai still larger quantities may be disposed of tomorrow. She aayi the supply is practically Inexhaustible and she pro? poses to "continue the campaign un? til the retail dealers who have been maintaining high prices have been He tallers made a gen? ral reductloa In their charges for Storage SggS to? day but few were as low as the prices set by the Housekeepers' league. The Beeret Terror. "The haunting fear of sickness and helplessness is the secret terror of the working man. Health is his capi? tal. Kidney diseases sap a man's strength and vitality. They lessen j his earning capacity. Foley Kidney Pills bring back health and strength ' by healing the disease. They are the beat medicine made for kidney and I bladder troubles. The genuine ure in , the yellow package. Refuse any sub ' stitute. Sibert's Drug Store.?Advt. taught a thorough lesson." For horses, mules, wagons, buggies, lurries, harness, etc. call on us and - ' prices. Terms and prices right. Agent for the Rock Hill buggy. A all line of M?llns plow implements, consisting of one-horse, two sizes of wo horse steel turn plows (IMue Bird), middle bursters, harrows, gTaln ids, cotton and corn planters, pea hullors, etc. Haue you seen the 1913 Fords? Take a look at it. Reduction in price, bu better In quality. Touring cars, |600; roadster, $525.00, F. O. B. De? troit. We will have a large and complete line of Ford parts in stock in a i. ., days, so that you can get any Ford part from us. D. C. SHAW CO. f. IS .v. II Sugeter St. Phone 553. WHEN IN N&ED OF A GOOD WORK >HOE I EASY, HONEST AND ./ELL ... ; .P Ask For the CRAFTSMAN LINE *rl ami fact u red By Witherspoon Bros. Shoe Mfg. Co. SUMTER, S. C. I Solu by all R ESPONSIBLE merchants. I Bwy then end cut your Shoe bill 25 per cent. J Satisfaction guaranteed. THOROUGHLY Sun;t 11\ v TEETH A\l> MOM V. Money spent on teeth is a good Investment and one that gives you daily returns. ? Moncj th,? Medium of i'\i b;mgc.. Ii only good so far as it gtVOS js the tilings which contribute to our health, comfort and happiness. When Spent on tile Teeth it bring?. I ?i all Throe of Uus Above, The Sutnter Dental Parlors are de? voting their life work to the care of the teeth, lei teem look your ntoutfc over, ntal Parlors, n NEY, Prop. M lwt\SOVS IfULXIXI H NXORI . mZ WARTS Removed wltli MOMCsot'F, without pain ih* danger no mailer how birgt*, oi liov i 11 i i i u < tc ,he surfatv of the skin. \??d lliej will newi return, und no trnti* i?r soar will ho loft. Moi l s <?t'l is ii| pi led diifc.l) to - '-.? I! . i WART, \%l deli entire!] disappear* hi nho a kI? ?|..\- killing Ilk* germ and leaving Ilse ^Uii stiiooih und natural Mitl.ixii ; i pm u; . \\\ in One Dollar bottles Kneh bottle is iioatlj , iv< i in . plain case, sccon panted bi full directions, ami conf Ins .h remedy to remove ??igh' 01 ten ordin?r) MOLI' 01 WAliT> w sell MOM580FK under a poalttVa OCAKANTK1C it II falls to i ve yom VI OLK or WART, We will promptly isfund the doll ?r i I lortdn Distributing Coutpanj 'apartment. isTOtnookv lia.