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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
MRS. TURNlPsEED 10 CONTEST.
Effort to Set Aside Her Niece's Be-
quest to Public Library. M

Effort to Set Aside Her Niece,s Be-
quest to Public Library.
The will of Mrs. A. Viola Nebiett,
who left property valued at about $sO.-l
900 for the establishment Of q public
library at Greenville, will be contested
by the desceased aunt, Mrs. Susan
Turnipseed. s' z
Mrs. Turnipseed, in her complaint
alleges that in the year 1892 she and
Mrs. Neblett, who had lived together
many years, made an agreement TO the
effect that the one who died first should
leave all her property, with certain
small exceptions, to the survlyor.i
Without the knowledge Of Mrs. Tnr-
nipseed, Mrs. .Neblett afterwards made
a will which, after providing for certain
other beauests, made the library the
residuary legatee. On her death few
mertls ago the Neblett Free Lii,
brary Association was formed and the
executor named in the will, g. w. Sir
rine, proceeded to carry out the pro-
visions of that document. He is now.
temporarily restrained by the court
from doing so until further orders Of
the court.
The bequest to the library includes 8
house and lot on McBee avenue, which
has already been fitted up and is now
occupied by the library. Soon after
Mrs. Neblett's death the Neblett Free
Library Association was formed TO take
charge of the library and conduct it.
. If Mrs. Turnipseed wins her case,
Greenville will be deprived Of an in-
stitution which promised to be Of much
value, unless other arrangements are
made for carrying out the plan Of the
library. The library has received large
gifts of books from other sources.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
STATE OFFERS LAND
Upon Which Colonies May Locate at
Very Cheap Rates.

Very Cheap Rates.
South Carolina has plenty of desira-
BILE virgin land suitable for the estab-
lishment of colonies of emigrants, lands
that are not by any means located too
far from railroad lines for communities
of colonists, and these lands can be
bought very cheaply. Those owned by
the State will be sold very cheaply for
the purpose Of getting them on the tax
books.
Speaking of colonies Secretary of
State Tompkins has recently received
the following letter which he turned
over to State Land Agent J. G.
Gibbes:
WORCESTER Mass, July 4, 1897.
To the Secretary of State, Columbia,
S. c.:
DEAR SIR There are number of
people here who are talking OF the or
ganiZation Of cooperative colony
and have desired me to make some in
quiries in regard to suitable lands in
the South. If there are any such lands
belonging to your State which are now
on the market shall be pleased to
have you send me a description and
price of the same.
Very respectfully,
FRANCIS LEANDER KING.
Col. Gibbes answered this letter i'm
mediately. giving Mr.. King full in
formation about the desirable public
lands which the State has on hand, and
offering inducements which should
bring these people here if they mean
business.
Col. Gibbes, when questioned, says
The State, stated that the State now
had between S5. 900 and 40, 900 acres of
public lands which had been confiscated
for non paid taxes. They are located
between five and twelve miles of the
nearest railroad lines, and are virgin
forest lands, none OF them being at
present under cultivation. The health
lest and best of these lands being To-
Gated in Kershaw and Chesterfield
counties. Any of the land in these
counties will be desirable for purposes
of colonization. The rest of the land
lies in Colleton and Berkeley counties.
Col Gibbes said that any of these lands
would be sold at between 25 cents and
81 per acre, and much of it ever at less
figures if purchased in large tracts.
The State of South Carolina is par
ticularly favorable to the establish
ment OF colonies OF the character
proposed by Mr.. King, and is willing
o do all it can to encourage them.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
CAMPAIGN OPENED WARM.
John | McLaurin and Ex-senator
J. |. NJ. lrby the Starters.
THEY CAME VERY NEAR MIXING.
Irby Applies Very Hard Names to Nc
Laurin-Five Candidates Have SO
= Far Signed the Pledge.

The first meeting of the compaign
for the Democratic nomination for Uni
ted States Senator to fill the place now
occupied by John L. McLaurin, by ap-
pointment from Governor Ellerbe, was
held at Sumter Monday, and proved
sensational in the extreme. 1t opened
quietly in the opera house, which was
only comfortably filed.
4 County Chairman Purdy introduced
Senator McLaurin as the first speaker.
The Senator'S address was conservative.
He paid tribute to the memory of Sena-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
A WRIT OF ERROR.
Another Step Taken in the Agricul-
tural Hall Case.

Another Step Taken in the Agricul-
tural Hall Case.
A petition for a writ of error and as
signment of errors in the Agricultural
Hall case YVES received here yesterday
afternoon and filed with the clerk OF
the United States Circuit Court. At
torney General Barber appeared before
Judge Simonton at Flat Rock few
days ago and obtained an order grant
ing the writ of error on exceptions to
the opinion fled by the Court. The
State is required to give bond in the
sum of $4,000. The case will now 60
to Circuit Court of Appeals at Rich
mond, and can be heard at the Nevem-
Der term. No decision, however, can
be rendered before next February -
News and Courier, sth.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

An Ohio girl who was baked in an
attempt to commit suicide escaped
from her guardians and got married be-
fore they could catch her. Thus does
the Ohio girl as well as the Ohio man
show a capacity for accepting with an
equal alacrity anything that comes
handy. Death or matrimony, a cab
met Office or cheap clerkship, every
thing goes in Ohio.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
BITES OFF HEADS OF DOCS.
A Strange ssVarmint'' In York County
Has Been Seen. ~

A Strange ssVarmint'' In York County
Has Been Seem. ~
/ The negroes east Of Yorkyille, so
says the Atlanta Constitution, for .
distance of ten miles or more, are
greatly wrought up over alleged rum
ming through the country Of . mysters,
ious but ferocious animal which, BY
common consent, they have dubbed
''the varmint." Reports say the ami
NAL has been seen at different points
ranging from three to Ave miles apart
the same night. It is described a. be-,
ing las large as q calf, black and
woody" So far it is not claimed that Is
has attacked q human being, but It H.
charged with having killed and eaten
quite number Of hogs and dogs One
negro, named John Heather, living on
the outskirts Of town, elaine that the
animal came his way and Is It wass
passing his house his two dogs got after
it. The "varmint" turned upon the
dogs, and right before Heathersa eyes
bit both of their heads Of and went on
without giving the animals further -
tention. I {.
A negro named Sam Miller, and liy-
ing near Tirzah, put pistol in his
pocket as he went to work In order ~
have some protection against the var
mint. in the event he should suddenIy
come across it in the cotton field. 4
While going through the mosion Of
what he would do should the varmint
ruddenly put in its appearance, he put
8S-caliber bullet under the cap Of hiR
left knee, completely destroying tho:
usefulness Of the joint a ss
The whites generally IRE skeptical q
the existenc Of tha Yarmiut. S :.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

ful, they did not want to hear him.
The committee was not responsible for
the outbursts of feeling. rby replied
4 that they had insulted him first.
Irby went On then and characterized
McLaurin as q ring -streaked, striped
nd-speckled politician. He charged
him with dishonesty and with being
guilty of treason and treachery. He
said that the foulest conspiracy that
ever existed in this State was now
in force and McLaurin was the bene-
fciary.
Finally, McLaurin, who had turned
pale, jumped up and faced him, saying:
rsIrby, let's have an understanding
right here. We have known each other
some time. You can't accuse me OF
dishonesty. You can't insult me in
that way"
The two men faced each other. Irby
repeated what he had said, and added:
Il say further that if you hit me you'll
! be hit back" At this juncture, Editor
Applet rushed up to Irby and tod him
hs would have reply. Charles Eman.
uel rushed in and said to Iby: ''No
. one but a coward would talk that
way"
arDy replied that no one but coward
would insult guest. MIR. Purdy and
: others got the men quieted, the house
, being in an uproar. When Irby finish
cd, McLaurin denounced the charge
that he was in combine as absolutely
false. Irby retorted that he would
prove it.
Irby said that he is in the hight 10 10
succeed McLaurin, and that he WILL
make an active campaign, and stay IN
the race until the end.
So the pledge polls" close with hve
candidates in the race: John l.. Nc
Laurin, john L. NJ. Irby, John l.
Duncan. John Gary Evans and 5. G.
Mayfeld.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

DR.. Edwin C. Dargan, of the South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville, KY, has been elected by
the board of trustees to succeed DR..
Chas. Manly as president of Furman
University. DR.. Manly resigned sew.
eral days ago. It is not known that
DR.. Dargan will accept. The board
will meet in Columbia on the 20th to
elect another president if he declines.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

The committee of three prominent
physicians from different sections of the
State, appointed some time ago by Gov
ernor Ellerbe to investigate the cause
or causes of the fever at Clemson, has
made its report. 1t makes rather i'm
portant disclosures, and the carrying
out of its recommendations will entail
considerable expense on the State. The
report finds that there is considerable
cause for complaint and that the sani"
tary arrangements are more than worth
less.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

Now, they speak Of her as an up-ro-
date girl What do you understand by
that" "My boy, a girl that is up to
date In up to anvthin1."-pnck
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

The Board OF Control in session at
Columbia elected B. G. Webb, Of
Charleston. clerk, as successor to ".
H. Lawrence, by unanimous vote.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
The WATERFORD Meeting.

Former Governor Evans joined the
campaign party at Walterboro. He
spoke for about an hour, deyoting his
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

The next session of Clemson College
will begin on the 18th Of September and
close the second week in June, 1898.
The present senior class will be gradu-
ated in February, however. The stu
dents will now have summer vacation
instead of winter. The designations of
President Craighead and Prof. Tomp-
kins have been accepted by the board
and resolutions of regret at the depart
ure of these gentlemen adopted.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

Rev. G.. Walt Whitman failed to get
his pledge in the hands of State Chair
man Tompkins, therefore he will not
be able to make the race for Congress.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

Comptroller General Norton has pos
tirely announced his candidacy for
Congress in the Sixth Congressional
district to succeed Mr.. McLaurin. So
far two candidates, Solicitor johnson
and F. D. Bryant, ESQ.,, have filed
their pledges It is considered certain
that Mr.. D. W. McLaurin will also be
in the race.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

President D. B. johnson of the Win
trop Normal College, is hard at work,
trying to get everything thoroughly or
ganized preparatory to the next session.
He was in Columbia last week looking
up the apportionment of members OF
the General Assembly to the new coun-
ties which have been formed recently.
The number of scholarships in the col
lege is regulated by the legislative ap-
portionment. The formation OF the
new counties, therefore, transfers GER
tain scholarships from old counties to
new ones.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

DR.. W. NJ. Meador has been arrested
in Union for the attempted burning of
the opera house some months ago. He
gave bond in the sum OF $500.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
TROUBLE BY SUDDEN DEATH.
Some New Features for the Next
State Fair.
CAUSE OF FEVER AT CLEMSON.
Winthrop's Scholarships--NortOn Is
Out for Congress - Furman Uni
versity's New President.

I Tuesday, the 9Th, at Columbia, there
WAS a sensation that was never before
equalled in that city. A year ago DR..
Henry T. Kendall married Miss Gui-
guard, of Brookland, a suburb of that
city. The marriage was against the
wishes of her family. Two weeks ago
Mrs. Kendall became sick with typhoid
fever. Her husband declined offers
of neighbors and employed nurse. He
attended her himself, but later called
in his brother, DR.. F. d. Kendall, the
largest practitioner in Columbia.
A brother-in-law and uncle of Mrs.
Kendall called but were not ad nltted,
DR.. Kendall saying his wife was too i'll.
There bad never been a reconciliation
with her family.
The nurse told inquiring neighbors
that the lady could occasionally sit up:
On Saturday death came suddenly and
Sunday the burial took place in Colum-
bia.
SlaDderous tongues we're wagging
Before the grave was closed. 1t was
known Mrs. Kendall was in delicate
state of health, and the charge was that
death resulted from NAL practice.
Mrs. Kendall was member Of one
of the best old families in the State. In
Brookland it was said the lives of either
Of the doctors would be in danger If
tley appeared there.
DR.. F. u. Kendall, in behalf of his
brother, who was Frustrated, demanded
post mortem. The deceased ladys
family was notified and every physician
in Columbia invited to attend. Efforts
were then made by the family to have
him desist, but he refused. The pres
ence of the leading business men IN
Columbia was also requested.
Judge A. G. Haskell, president OF the
Loan and Exchange Bank, arriving on
tie scene after the disintermeut had be-
gun, made statement in which he ex-
pressed deep sympathy for the Kendalls,
who he knew had been foully slandered
by towards. He dared any man to come
forward with an affidavit. Then he
urged the Doctor to desist. DIR. Kendall
said that the post mortem must be
had to protect his brother. A charge
of murder might be preferred few
weeks hence, and b. would be powerless
to disprove it. So the body was dlsin.
tered and the unanimous finding OF
the the physicians was that death was
caused by typhoid fever.
Mrs. Kendall was beautiful young
woman. She had been married less
than year.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15

President Childs Of the Agricultural
and Mechanical Society states that it
has been decided by the society to add
some additional attractive features to
the exhibits this fall. First there will
be premiums offered for the best deco
rated bicycle, aud in addition there will
be bicycle races with fine prizes, which
is expected to induce many wheelmen
to come to Columbia. The next feature
will be display of dairy products and
utensils under the direction of Profes-
sor Hart, of Clemson. Other new de-
partments will be added later n.-Reg-
lister.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
The sIonck,s Corner Meeting.

The second of the senatorial cam
paign meetings was pitched on very
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-02-20

gathered up the paint pot and the
trowel. / resumed my pen. At the
door Celia hesitated.
Il don't know" she said, slowly
'how I'm ever to get anything done.
And 1 want to ask some people for this
day week. Just few people-those we
want to know, you know"
II suppose" l said, doubtfully, lay
ing down my pen again, that really
ought to do something to help-eh?"
Celia frowned thoughtfully.
you're so silly" she said. you
can't even drive in a nail, or-oh! I'll
tell you what you might do. You might
just write notes to the people we want.
] have the list in my pocket. You can
write, can't you? Just little, friendly
notes, saying shall be at home between
four-thirty and seven"
Celia dived into her pocket, bringing
forth handkerchief, latchkey, pair
of gloves, a small box of chocolate
creams, a reel of cotton, some hairpins
and memorandum book. This last she
handed to me-
you'll find the names and addresses
there" she said. ''Good-by. There's a
good boy"
l turned to my task. From the list !
gathered that Celia had dropped the
Higginsons, as well as several others OF
our old friends, some of whom liked
well enough. Martins name was miss
ing. But meant to write to him on my
own account.
1t was rather difficult to devise the
proper form for the notes. Many of the
ladies who gather about Celia's Eat
home" days are quite unknown to me,
and glance showed me that several Of
the names on the list were strange ones.
You can hardly write informal notes to
people you don't know. However, l
finally succeeded in inventing a suffi-
GENTLY colorless formula, simply indi-
eating that Celia would be glad to see
so-and-so next Tuesday between four
thirty and seven. BY the time Celia
returned to dinner the notes were writ
ten and posted, and had finished my
humorous review. Though tired and
dishevelled, Celia complimented me on
my industry.
1T will be such a relief" she said, ito
know only the nice people that we-that
we know"
Tuesday came; and Celia, after super
human exertion, was ready for it. Ihad
begged Martin to come early to support
me, and, like good fellow, he came.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-02-20
Companlon of tine DOG Star.

Sirius, the dog-star, which is the
brightest to our eyes of all the fixed
stars, has very remarkable companion,
never visible except with powerful telc-
scopes. 1t was first seen in 1862, and in
1890 it disappeared, the reason of its
disappearance being that it had moved
SO close to Sirius as to be lost to view in
the overpowering light of that great
star. During the time of its visibility
the fact had been ascertained that it was
revolving about Sirius at rate which
would carry it completely around in
some so years. The shape of its orbit,
which is an ellipse with Sirius situated
in one of the foci, being calculated, as
tronomers felt certain that in a few
years the vanished star would reappear
as it moved into part of its orbit more
distant from Sirius. This expectation
has now been fulfilled, for recently the
missing star was seen again at the
Flagstaff observatory in Arizona. Al
though it is probably half as large as
Sirius, it is but one-ten-thousandth part
as luminous as that star.-Youth's Com.
papion
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-02-20
Ancient British ar.xes.

The museum of the Castle Hall at
Taunton 1.-THE courthouse Of bloody
Jeffries") has just been presented by
Lord Lovelace with kistyaen, or an
cient British grave, discovered with it's
skeleton inmate upon Culbone Hill, Ex-
moor, on the breezy coach route between
Minehead and Lynmouth. The kist-
yaen, a stone-built chamber about four
feet below the surface, measured 3
feet 6 inches by % inches by IS inches;
and the early Briton had to be ingenious
ly packed. A coarse clay cup was found
near the skull, which was so well pre-
served after all these centuries that
some Americans using the coach are
said to have made fabulous offers" for
even q single tooth. The entire kist,
however, has been removed to the head
quarters of the Somersetshire Archeo-
logical society, where it will be re-
erected. Interments of similar ma
ture have been found all over England,
and notably in Wiltshire and York.
shire.-N. Y. Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-02-20

People often write to Queen Victoria
asking her to lepd them small sums,
and promising to repay her in INSTALL
ments. Sometimes they write saying
they are unable to pay her taxes, and
trusting that she will allow the account
to stand over a bit. The presents the
queen receives by post form a curious
collection. They are invariably re-
turned. Poets send her poems; trades
men specimens of their wares; ladies,
mittens, stockings and other articles
of attire worked by themselves. When
any member of the household is Ill
medicines pour in from all parts of the
world, and at Christmas the queen is the
recipient of some hundreds of Christina
cards. many of them of the most ex-
pcnsiys nature,-N, Y..Tribune,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-02-20
Ant,,ept,c oua,ltie, In Coins.

1t is a well-known fact that paper
money is liable to transfer bacteria
from one person to another, and thus
to spread contagious diseases. 1t is also
supposed that coins, which are more in
circulation than notes, might similar
ly act as agents for spreading disease,
and Investigations in that direction
were made at the Vienna university
when Austria changed it's currency to
the gold basis. A report about his OBJ
servations was recently published by
DIR. Vincent in the Vienna Medical Ga
zette, in which he states that metals
act, so to speak, as antiseptics in regard
to bacteria, or microbes, the fact being
that these microscopic organisms have
but very short lease of life while on
metals. The destroying influences Of
metals increase with their temperature,
and also with the close touch of the
heterogeneous with the metal. At q
temperature of 95 to 100 degrees Fahren-
heit, which is common in the pockets
where money is carried, the destruction
of microbes occurs within three hours.
The various metals used for coins are
somewhat different in this respect, sill
yer being the most antiseptic and gold
the least. Copper and bronze hold
about the middle between the two more
precious metals. = ST. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-02-20
PUNoENI PARAGRAPHS.

-Mother-"Oh, John, you should
hear baby talk. He can talk just as
plain as can be-" Father-"You mean
as plain as you talk to him. Boston
Transcript.
Little Mendicant "Please, sir,
give me a copper" Benevolent Clergy
man-"Have you no parents?" Little
Mendicant-"No,s sir; I'm an orphan by
birth. "-Tit-Bits.
An old Scotch lawyer, writing of an
estate he had just bought, added:
"There is chapel upon it in which my
wife and l wish to be buried if our
lives are spared. '-Tit-Bits.
First Passenger-"Oh, yes, know
these southern railroads very well. I've
been riding on this line all my life."
Second Passenger-"That so? You
Diuch have got on little sooner than !
id."-Truth.
Before the Apple Stand He =
''You are too nice an old lady to have to
work for living" She--"Go way wild
yer blarney. It's man that had thin
same idees before we was married that
I'm wurkin' fur now, sor."-Truth.
Husband-"How is that, whether ]
give you much or little, you always
seem to get along all the same?" Wife
THAT'S very simple. When you give
me much use the surplus to pay the
debts make when you give me little. "
-Fliegende Blaetter.
His Chance.-Timmins- have a
notion to write one of these Scotch
dialect stories" Simmons-"But YOU
don't know anything about Scotch dia-
lect." Timmins-"I know as much
about it as the people who buy the
stories. indianapolis Journal.
Perhaps the little girl would like
talking doll" suggested the salesman
at the toy store. 81 think / would,
said the little Boston girl, speaking for
herself, ''if you have any that can talk
intelligently. 1 could not endure one
that giggles. Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-02-20
Oxygen In Surgery.

Remarkable results are reported to
have been obtained in England by treat
ing wounds with oxygen gas. Two
kinds of micro-organisms are found in
wounds, one kind being benefcent and
the other injurious in it's effects. OK
ygen causes an increase of the former
and decrease of the latter, SO that
wounds treated with oxygen heal more
rapidly and with less pain than by any
other form of Observation-Disclosures Ned
lcal Journal.