The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1896-04-22

tons be worth9 If you gathered It all
in your bosom and walked up with 1t
TO heavens gate, it would not purchase
your admission, or If allowed to enter
it could not buy you a crown or q robo,
ana the poorest saint in heaven would
io0k 8, down at you and say, "Where
did that pauper como from7'' May we
al nave treasures in heaven.' Amen
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
Annual nIeoting OF Grapd Lodge OF tho
State.
!. COLUMBIA. April 17.-The grand
lodge of knights of Honor in the State
OF South Carolina met in its goth an
nual session, in the Knights OF Pythias
hall, on "Wednesday at 8 O'clock D. IN,
All but two of tho 81 lodges in the
jurisdiction sent each one delegate. and
these, with the officers of the grand
lodge, gave an attendance of about so
members. Coming from all parts of
the state, they might justly DO con-
sldered representative men and from
their grave demeanor, il not from their
venerable looks, they might have
been taken for a lot Of clergymen in
attendance upon q church event.
There were few quito young mon in
the number, the larger part being
mon With silvered locks, who evident,
~ had loved ones depending upon
them. and for whose future support
they were anxious to provide in case
of the disaster which sooner or later
comes to every one. The following
named officers answered to roll call !:
Past Grand Dictator NV. Trump,
Columbia. 15E1.l@'
Grand Director J. E. Holmes, Spar
Grand Vice Dictator L. Fl. Wanna.
maker, Orangeburg. ,
Grand Assistant Dictator p. Il.
Dunn, Charleston. E
Grand Representative L. N .}zealey,
Columbia. II
. 6 Grand Treasurer J. z. Robertson,
Z Grand d Chaplain Rov. A. Buist,
Grand Guide j. w. Todd, Seneca
x1a1sn1 Strand Guardian J. J. Vernon,
Grand Sentinel ]. q. Lewis, Ander.
Grand Trustees j. q. Tompkins, B.
M. Lebby,. 1t. u. u. Sparkman.
Committee on Finance Louis Sher
fesee, J. Z. Hunter, M. Ryttenberg.
Committee on Laws M. A. Carlisle
j. Q. Shepard, L. w. Perrin.
Immediately after organization the
annual reports of the officers were
presented to the lodge. They were
given in printed form, SO that care
full and thorough perusal could be Civ
en- to the business of the order during
the past year, not only by the mem.
bers present, but also by all the mem-
bers of the subordinate lodges to whom
the proceedings would be sent. The
reports showed earnestness and fideli.
ty upon the part of the officers, and an
encouraging state of affairs through
the order. There have been al deaths
in the membership in the State, to
whose families $50, 500 have been paid.
Among these were two members of
the grand lodge of long standing,
whose loss to the order, as we'll as to
the State, might be considered as al
most irreparable- George Howe
for 16 years the medical examiner of
the State, and Rev. Ct. w. Holland.
loh. D., D. D., thegrand reporter from
the organization of the grand lodge
till his death. Touching memorials
of these departed members were pre-
sented and adopted by rising vote.
A lengthy and weighty report OH
the good Of the order was presented.
which elected q discussion of hours,
and which showed that the interest of
the members in the order had in no
degree abated, and that the success of
the past was but the shadow of great.
er things in the future. Plans were
adopted for more intense effort during
the year to come, and the minds of all
the lodges were more deeply impress
ed with the stability and strength of
tho order. Very few changes were
made in the officers of the lodge, l.. Ell.
Wannamaker declining to accept re-
nomination, w. A. Templeton Of Alb
beville was elected vice dictator. Mr..
Wannamaker wat elected representa-.
tive to the supreme lodge. The other
appointments were as follows:
Trustees-J. G.. Tompkins, Ell. G..
Moses and A. @. Smith.
Committee on Laws-M. A. Carlisle,
l.. w. Perrin, CT. w. Pollitzer. y
= ho OiIiCCIS WcI0 luSGhllcu, l.. VI. ~.
Sheppard representing the supreme
lodge, on Thursday afternoon, and
the lodge adjourned.
The session Of the grand lodge was
most harmonious during the entire
sitting. Matters OF great Importance
to the order in this grand jurisdiction
were considered and acted upon, no.
tably preparation to place a solicitor
in the field.
The election of Grand Dictator John
E. Holmes was re- election Tho first
in the history of the order which
was tribute to his earnestness, zeal
and fidelity during the first year of
his grand dictatorship.
The financial condition of the order
was neverso hourishing. State.
A Nfurderous Plot UneartIed.
The following, which is clipped
from the Augusta Herald, is certainly
startling. The Herald says: "Josh
johnson, negro detective of this
city, has just returned after having
worked up sensational case in South
Carolina. Certain citizens of Lexing-
ton, s.. o., wrote here for compe-
tent colored man to investigate an Inn
portant case and Johnson was sent
He reports that as result of his Of
forts w. P. Bowers, q prominent and
we'll -todo white farmer residing twen
ty miles from Lexington in Licking
ton County is now in Jail in default Of
81 900 bond to wait preliminary trial.
johnson says several houses and barns
in the vicinity has been butqed and
the people sllsnected that RdilAra had