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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07
PALMETTO POINTERS.

DR.. Leo, the famous medicine man,
died in Greenville.
s. &. Godfrey, agent ofthe Seaboard
Air Line railroad at Cheraw, is dead.
Burglars broke into the dispensary at
Greenville and took q quantity OF
liquor.
Chester's 80. p" store has been
closed, and all the liquor hauled away
and stored in the court house.
Wofford College opened with about
l25 students appearing in the college
chapel. The attendance may reach $50
or more.
Frederick NJ. Murphy, Of the Uni
versity OF Virginia, has been secured by
the South Carolina College football
team as trainer.
At Walterboro G. G. STEPHENS was
found not guilty, by reason OF insanity,
for the killing Of his brother-in-law,
and sent TO the asylum.
The Colored Normal, Industrial, Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College
opened on the Goth, at Orangeburg, for
its second years work.
Governor Ellerbe has granted par
don to Derry Gallard, who was con.
victed at the June 1896 term Of the
court for Anderson county, before Judge
Townsend, of manslaughter, and SEN
fenced to two years and one month in
the penitentiary. The petition for par
don was numerously signed by the
citizens of Anderson county.
While under the influence Of liquor,
Theodore Mckenzie, q deaf mute, 80
years old, and member of q respecta-
bic family at Kingstree, shot his
brother, Walker, in the face with
q gun loaded with powder. Both eyes
were blown out and the flesh lacerated.
Should the wounds not prove fatal,
the mans face will be permanently dis
figured.
Official news has been received from
Judge Newman of the United States
Court for the district of Georgia to the
effect that he had refused to grant the
temporary restraining order in the
Bluethenhal & Bickart original pack
ege case as prayed for and will take no
further action in the case until the
bearing upon the rule to show cause,
returnable on October 9Th in Atlanta
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07
SENATOR M'..AURIN.

He Talks Of His Sojourn at Mt, Airy
suS Commends the Removal OF tile
'Constabulary.
Ssaator John l.. McLaurin spent .
day in Florence last week. The Sena-
tor locks remarkably we'll and strong
after hls recent illuess, and was in ex-
cellent spirits when spoken to by o
representative of the Daily Times. He
gave glowing account of his stay at
Mt. Airy, N. c., where he owns a beau.
tiful summer home, stating that he and
Governor Ellerbe. who was with him,
had delightful, quiet time. He spent
twenty-four days ut Mt. Airy and said
that while there he gained twenty-six
pounds. Speaking of the Governor he
said that he had improved wonderfully
in health; that, although when he first
went there he could eat very little Of
anything, when he left chickens had in
creased IN price from 81 to q cents q
pound. Parenthetically the Senator
said that he himself may have had some
thing to do with this increase in price.
Going to matters Of greater import,
Senator McLsurin said that Governor
Ellerbe was doing one of the most sem
sible things of his life in abolishing the
dispensary constabulary and that such
q step would meet with the approval Of
80 per cent. of the people of the State.
Then, said he, the enforcement of the
law would be entirely in the hands OF
the town which is as IL should be-
Senator McLaurin went on 80 say
that Governor Ellerbe was subject to q
great deal of unjust criticism, that he
had not been given time to show what
be could do, that he was beset with diff
fcuities when he entered upon his ed
ministation and that he would vet
prove himself ablh to solve satisfactori
ly the difficult problems which now
confronted him and others which might
arise.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07
THE POLL TAX PROBLEM.
Short Items Of Interest Gathered
From All Parts of the State.
ADDITION LICENSE FEES
rillman VIII Stand BY What He Said
At Abbeville - No lnjunctions In
Dry Towns.

There is still . division OF opinion
among the lawyers of Columbia as to
the power of magistrates in instituting
criminal action for non-payment OF poll
taxes. The comptroller general says
that magistrates had no jurisdiction IN
such matters. He holds that the
magistrates in attempting to collect
delinquent poll taxes are only acting as
deputies of sheriffs, who are charged
with the collection Of delinquent taxes,
and that they enjoy only as much
power in this matter as is legally
vested in the sheriffs for whom they
act. Executions, said the comptroller
general, could be issued against either
the real or personal property o. those
who failed or refused to pay the:r fc..'
taxes and enough of said property 'au
be sold to liquidate their Indebtedness.
Neither homestead exemption nor any
debts could protect property from exc
cutions levied to secure the COLLECTION
of delinquent taxes.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07
A TEXTILE SCHOOL.
Mr. Tompkins' Suggestion to Estab-
lish One at Clemson.

Mr. Tompkins' Suggestion to Estap-
lish One at Clemson.
The Columbia Register says that at
recent meeting Of the board of trustees
of lemson, Mr.. D. A. Tompkins, the
well known manufacturer of Charlotte,
wrote a communication to the board
suggesting that textile school be es-
tabllsh at Clemson, and the matter ls
now being considered by committee
of the trustees.
Itis to he hoped that favorable action
will be taken. as Mr.. Tompkins pointed
out that the establishment Of such q
department would not cost more than
ten or fifteen thousand dollars and
some of the machine men would will
ingly loan much of the necessary equip
ment.
Mr. Tompkins says that the two indus
tries III the State which have expanded
more raridiy than any others In the past
few Years are the manufacture OF cotton
oil and OF cotton. he oil industry fur
nishes lucrative employment to many
yuung men, but there are possibilities
IN tue business yet which can be male
profitable, if our young men only knew
how TO utlliZe them. Speaking further
of the advantages of textile school, he
says:
'.In the manufacture of cotton, the
field is probably still greater and the
Importance of extending, among the
youth of the State, knowledge of the
textile art, could hardly be properly es-
tlmatel Up to the present time the
iroduct Of the factories OF your State
has been chiefly pain white cloth. Sim
pie as the manufacture of this cloth is,
it has been necessary to employ many
men from other sections of the country
to conduct these operations In South
Carolina, while in many cases the
young graduates of our State lnstltu-
tions. being un.aught and unskilled IN
the textile art have De.n compelled to
20 North or West to tnd employment
IN lines where their education .and
training in your schools is more ap-
plicable. 1t is notable also that those
Young men who want to go into some
line of textile manufacture do not con-
slider any Southern school. but go
North, either to school or into the
shops, or in some engineers Office. "
Undoubtedly such department
would tend to stimulate the resources OF
the State along the lines mentioned,
and the trustees could not do better
than establish it as soon as possible, and
at the same time furnish students with
technical knowledge which will be ro-
table to them. The college has large
income and could easily devote the
amount named by Mr. Tompkins to the
purpose without materially diminish
ing the efficiency of any other depart
ment.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

The State Siaking Fund Commits
sion held . meeting last week. A great
many matters OF no public interest
were disposed of, numerous discharges
of property taken for delinquent taxes
being granted upon the liquidation of
the claims Of the State. The board
considered at some length the arpllca-
ton of Mr.. l. G. Lachicotte for a
tweaty-yesr lease of the States oyster
beds, located in branch of Murrell's
Inlet, giving him the exclusive right
to plant and gather oysters therefrom.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07
ITEMS Of STATE NEWS.
The Whitecappers Of Fairfield
Found Not Guilty.
REWARD FOR A MURDERER.
A Girl Scalped-New Enterprises.
Can't Sell Liquor in Dry Towns.
Norton Sustained.

Since the publication of Comptroller
General Norton's opinion to the effect
that failure to pay a poll tax was not
misdemeanor and was only punishable
by disfranchisement, there has been
much discussion of the question. 1t has
been held by several lawyers OF the Co.
lumbia bar that section 3,7 OF the gen.
eral statutes did make non-payment q
misdemeanor. Code Commissioner
Breazeale sides with Comptroller Nor
ton. He writes to the latter:
T write to say that agree with you
as to your construction OF the law rela-
ting to the poll tax, but as some may
think the code commissioner inserted
section 81 Of the criminal statutes with
ont knowing better, ask to refer you
to my report made when / su admitted my
work. which you will find On page 342
of reports and resolutions, 1893. re-
commended the enactment OF section
37s7 to make it law. Please refer to the
report, and | would be glad that you
quote what sad, which is contirma-
ton of your opinion, as the general as
sembly did not re-enact the section as L
recommended.
The extract from Mr.. Breszeale's re-
port referred to is as follows:
"Non-payment of poll tax should be
made permanent offense, and thereby
save the necessity of inserting penalty
therefor in every supply bill. have
inserted it in the criminal law as section
377, but if the legislature agrees with
me it will be necessary to enact that
section.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07
A Fortune in Sen Offers.

The schooners that have been out
after sea offers have struck second
Klondike. The season is only half
over, but according to reports from
Captain Snalries of the schooner.
Theresa four schooners have netted
about $63, ,OOOin the aggregate for three
months work. Sea-otter skins are
worth in the English market about
$1,000 each. According to private ad-
vices, on July 8 the Herman had
eighteen skins, the Rather twenty, the
Eppinger seven and the Kate and Ann
eighteen. Every hunter on each OF
these vessels will have as much money
coming to him when his schooner
reaches port as though he had made q
successful trip to the Klondike.-San
Francisco Call.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07
EXTRA FINE CORN CROP.
Much Open Cotton Was Blown to the
Ground on the 2tst and 22d.

Much Open Cotton Was Blown to the
Ground on the 21st and 22d.
The following is the last crop bulletin
for the season of 1897, as issued by OBJ
server Bauer, showing the condition Of
the crop for the past week:
Cotton reports are featureless for the
week, except that much open cotton was
blown to the ground on the 21st and
22d, and beat into the dirt and stained
by the heavy rains. Cotton picking was
delayed from one to three days by the
uniavorahle weather and the heretofore
rapid opening of immature bolls was
largely checked. Otherwise the rain
was of no benefit to cotton, which is now
so far advanced as to he beyond liability
of injury by frost, there being practi-
cally no "top crop" Cotton in many
places is nearly all open and over hall
of the crop has been gathered. The
Weld is reported to be smaller than ex-
pected and generally disappointing
here are many sections which will
no doubt make a iuil crop but such re-.
ports of yields falling below an average
Sea Island cotton was not injured by
the storm. on the contrary, the rain
will materially help the top crop" OF
which there is fair promise.
Corn is being gathered and the cror
is general v reported to be a full one
and in places an extra fine one. In the
extreme northwester counties where
corn was planted late, fodder is still
being pulled, but even there the ears
are matured and no longer subject to
weather conditions.
Rice harvest was somewhat DELAYED
early in the week but was resumed dur
ing the latter portion and is now prac-
ticaliy completed. There are few re-
ports indicating poor yields of rice, but
generally this crop is full average one
or better, and has been secured in ex
cellent condition, it having been not all
damaged by the storm. Threshing is
we'll underway.
Peas were helped by the rain and are
generally fruiting we'll, with exceptions
over limited areas where peas are COM
plete failures.
Sweet potatoes show improvement
since the rains and look more promis-
ing.
in the truck raising districts, plow-
ing and planting winter vegetables is
now under way, with the ground in ex-
ee'leut condit on for this work.
Pastures which were parched and
brown have started new growth.
Stock water is again plentiful.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07
SPARE THE BIRDS.
Extracts From the c. Game Laws
Which All Should Read.

Extracts From the C. Game Laws
Which All Should Read.
For the information of the many who
are said to be using their shotguns
already with deadly effect upon young
partridges, the following game laws of
the State are given:
Section 1872 It shall not be lawful for
any person in this State, between the
first day of April and the first day Of
November, in any year hereafter, to
catch, kill or injure, or to pursue with
such intent, or to sell or expose for sale
any wild turkey, partridge, quail,
woodcock, or pheasant, or between the
FIRST day of March and the first day of
August any dove, or atany time during
the Year to catch, kill or injure, or to
pursue with such intent, by freight,
any of the birds named in this section.
And any person so doing shall be deem
ed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not
more than $50 or be imprisoned not
more than 80 days.
Sec. |, Act 1893. That it shall not be
lawful after the passage of this act to
sell or expose for sale any partridge,
quail. woodcock or pheasant, deer or
wild turkey, within the State, for the
space of five (5) years. Any person so
doing shall be deemed guilty of u mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not more than ten (SlO)
dollars, or be imprisoned not more than
ten l10) days for each offense.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

The Secretary of State has granted
the following charters: Grange Real
Estate Investment Company, of Bishop
vile, the capital stock of which is S3,
OOO; the Charleston Edison Light and
Power Company; the capital stock is
to be 800, OOO, divided into shares OF
S1uO each; the Hotel Calhoun Company,
Charlest III; the Pine Hill Agricultural,
Mechanical and Stock Show Associa-
ton. of Dunklin, Greenville county. q
colored fair association which pro-
roses to give fair, etc., all on capital
stock of 500.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

Some days ago it was mentioned that
the policy the State had determined to
pursue in regard to the dispensary liti-
cation was to use every means to ad-
vance the Vandercook case on the docket
and endeavor to get a decision from the
United States supreme Court on the
main issue-the right Of dealers outside
the State to sell liquor in original pack
ages in this Stately Nov. l5. 1t has
been ascertained that the attorney gem
erals office has communicated with Mr..
Bryan of the other side and at present
preparations are being made to get the
case ready for fling. The State.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

Ii hiss been definitely decided that
there viii be NO increase of freight rates
on the railroads Of this State in the near
future. Some time ago the roads pre-
sented TO the State Railroad Commits
sion . request for an increase of rates
and there was a big hearing over the
matter. Recently the Florida Central
and Peninsular system presented sep
.arate additional request for an increase
ON their lines. The Georgia and North
CaroIins Commissioners some time ago
were asked for reductions by certain
psrt,es, last week the entire matter was
6ken up by the local Commission and
al requests were refused, commission
Se Thomas, however, advocating very
strongly . reduction in some instances.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

At Winsboro the jury in the Mormon
whitecap case rendered verdict of not
guilty after deliberation of thirty one
hours. IT is said the jury stood eleven
for acquittal and for conviction when
they came in the court room and noti-
fed Judge Benet they could not agree.
The Judge sent them back, telling
them to try again, and if a verdict could
not be reached he would have to order
q mistrial. In about fifteen minutes
they came out with a verdict of not
guilty.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

Senator Tillman was in Columbia last
week on private business. He was
asked about the removal of the metro
politan police from Charleston by q
representative of the News and Cour-
ier. and said he had nothing to say
about anything that was going on now
In State affairs. When asked whether
he had reaffirmed his dec; tion at 40
byvllle, that he would run for Cover
nor next year, if necessary IN his opln-
ion, he said that he stood by what b"
had said at Abbeville. He said: "Yol
Just 60 on and let them do their tootlns
and put out their ticket, aud then we
will see." Senator Tillman went on to
say that in the five meetings that ne
attended that he had more people than
we're at all the campaign meetings. he
said he was not talking politics, but
that the cotton crop was little short,
and he was as happy as could be. He
spoke about the municipal fight now ID
progress in New York, and seemed 70
think there would be qusdrsngla'
contest.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

At special meeting Of Charleston
city council the mayor nominated the
following police officers: Chief, Will
liam A. Boyle; first lieutenant, NJ. J.
McManus; second lieutenant, E. A.
Mollenhauer; third lieutenant, John
p. Dunn. It is said that the dispensary
law will be enforced better now than it
has ever been.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

For the quarter ending August S1st
the State Treasurer collected S., 3,282. AZ
ss additional fees from the various in
sulance companies doing business In
this State. .One-hslf Of per cent. on
ali premiums collected by the compan-
les goes as license fees to the State. All
the collections have practically been
made, and the Treasurer is posting his
books for the last quarter.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

A serious accident occurred at the
Manchester mill, in Rock Hill. A
young girl named Outlaw, one Of the
operatives in the mill, in some way be-
came entangled in the machinery and
had her hand broken up and her entire
scalp torn away from her head. Not
only the scalp proper, but the peras-
teum was taken, leaving the skull per-
fectly destitute The physician says
that there is only very slight chance
for recovery.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07
VANDERBiLT,S CATTLE.
They Will Be Shown at the State Fair
at Columbia.

The State Fair of 1897 is rapidly ap-
preaching and on all sides preparations
are being made far in advance of the
usual period. In just about five weeks
the .air will be at hand. Every indica-
llon points to the most successful fair
ever held in the State. Columbia's citi.
zens arc making all necessary arrange
ments for outside attractions anG
accommodations.
Secretary Holloway furnishes the fol-
lowing information
Clemson College will have q working
airy on the fair grounds during the
fair managed by Frof. J. w. Hart. An
Exhibition in the arena in milking by
The students of the college would draw
we'll, showing the .5uug misses that
when one of these boys is secured as a
partner for life o mixer would also be
obtained
The agricultural exhibit will be un-
der the supervision of Prof J. s. New.
man. and the mechanical will be con-
trolled by Prof. Worthinston.
From the interest manifested by tho
college professors, and members of the
board, as we'll, it can be confidently
expected that the exhibits will exceed
by far any hitherto seen on the
grounds.
Secretary Holloway also writes that
Mr.. Geo. T. Weston, of the Wander
bilt farms at Biltmore, N. e., expects
to bring down fine lot of jersey cat
tie for exhibition only, and. subse-
quently off,r them in the annual sale
of stock. This, Col. Holloways says,
will afford = fine opportunity to pur-
chase JERSEYS of fancy strains. Mr..
Weston will also bring q few choicely
bred Berkshire boars,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

The city of Leipsic. for many years
the residence of Robert Schumann. Is
soon to have a monument to the great
musician. The model has been mad!
by Werner Stein, who received the or
der for it from a wealthy woman OF
that city, an amateur of music, whose
name is not revealed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

II has been learned that Judge
Simonton has issued rules in the cases
Of the Greenwood and Woodruff "origi-
nai package" establishments, but he
declined to issue temporary injunctions,
and refused to let the establishments
continue business, as he did the gem
ersl ''original package" places. This
Is, Of course, taken by the State to
mean that Judge Simonton is inclined
to be agsinst the Original package
establishments in'dry" towns, and
that the State will win in its fight in
these particular cases. At all events it
is q most interesting phase Of the ques-
tion that has been presented. Bluthen-
thai 4 Bickart claim protection under
the temporary injunction granted in
The Union case, which Was OF an omni.
tus character. The State has refused
- rslesso the liquor seized there.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

Gen. Hugh L. Farley died at his
home. in the suburbs of Spartanburg,
of kidney trouble. He has been in de-
clining health for some time and his
death was not unexpected. His remains
were sent to Laurens for burial He
was unmarried. but leaves relatives
and many friends to mourn his loss.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

Although Governor Ellerbe has dis
charged all the regular and special
liquor constables, he has retained De-
-tectives Newbold and Eichelberger and
they will move from point to point
about the State and look after the en-
forcement of the dispensary law.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

The State authorities are going right
ahead with their policy in regard to
closing original package stores in dry
towns. Governor Ellerbe has ordered
o. P. stores at Williamson, Elko and
Cowpens closed up, the stock seized
and tae proprietors arrested He in :
tends to have every such store in the
State proceeded against in the same
manner
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

A reward Of $3.50 has been offered by
the Governor for the arrest, with proof
to convict, of Charles Walton, who
murdered William Mcdaniel, in Aiken
county, on September 18th.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

The State Board of Health met in
Columbia and decided that they would
take no chances in yellow jack being
brought into the State, ana prepared a
set of rules for the several municipal
boards of health throughout the State,
instructing them to fumigate all refu-
gees, effects and baggage, also saying
that the germs would live anywhere.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

The o. r. & G. r. r. has reached
Gaffney, and with its advent the oiti-
.zens of this hustling jewel Of the Pied
mont will look forward to the dawning
of an era of prosperity that.will eclipse
anything which she has done hereto
fore.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-10-07

On request of Gov. Atkinson, Of
Georgia, Gov. Ellerbe has granted
permission to the Augusta rihemen to
have Q range in North Augusta, s. @.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-21

A RARE CHANCE TO invest small amount OF money
n for sale, tour patents, automatic streetcar fender
sure catch; railroad companies, attention. Addres.
w. IL GEORGE Columbus, o.