The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-04-19
Friday April 49, 1901,
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PENAND scxssORGRAPHs

d PENAND sCLsSORGRAPHs
Gen. Thomas Il. Rosser will
be at the Columbia reunion of
B sthesveterans.
The Legislature Of Texas has
absolutely prohibited the sale of
cigarettes in that place.
birmingham Ala, had a $3.50,
200 fire Wednesday--stores,
dwellings, churches, &c.
The Genoral Assembly Of the Pres
byterian church meets at Little
4 Rock Arkansas, next month.
The latest projected combine
] is one to consolidate all the big
department. stores in the leading
cities and run them in cahoots.
In the past fifteen months 514
vessels have kcleared from the
port Of New Orleans loaded
with 46, 4O4, 800 bushels Of grain.
Work will begin at once on
the new Alumniha Of Wofford
college It is to coat $12, 900, and
will be a much better building
than the one that was burned.
Rev. +. M. Hagood, q Baptist
minister died in Atlanta on Fri.
day. Flo preached the first sermon
ever preached in Atlanta and had
preached altogether 5000 SER
mons.
A jury III a case Of assault and
battery tried in tho court at Sum
tor last week gavo the plaintiff o
verdict tor $4,000. The dofendent
was conductor on the n. O. Line.
8 See the Difference.
John White we'll known tin
& ner formerly Of Darlington but
for the last 10 years a resident Of
Columb bia, died suddenly at Mrs
Brands boarding house in Tim
monsYille on tho night Of the 10.
A writer discussing the coffee
question, asks "does supply and
demand regulate the price2" It
does except when some fellows
manage to corner the supply.
Then they regulate the price.
The saying about talk being
"cheap" doesn't apply TO COVER.
nment talks over the cables.
4 It costs this Government about
a Thousand dollars a day to talk
to it's representatives in the
Philippines.
An Ohio farmer recently got
$4,000 for black walnut tree.
That was a whopping price, but
Il was Il Whorping tree, rlghtfsat
IN Aiunoter forty Feet from the
Butt, ana $aYonty.threo fe&t 10
Jila lirst }tmba
Experiments are now BEING
made at.lAQiaA Hoad with alnioI
plate made by a new process
which can be sold at $150. a ton.
It is said to have great power
Of resistance, equal to the $500
plate the Government buys.
The livery stables Of j. II.
Reavs at Mullins was burned on
Monday with a lot Of buggies
and harness fully covered by
insurance. TIE grist and feed
mill Of the Daniel supply COM
pany was also burned no insura-
ance.
A West Virginia girl has in
augurated a new feature in the
breach Of promise business. She
sued the fellow who Tilted her
and the girl he is to marry, claim
ing damages from the fellow for
jilting her and from the gitl Tor
alternating his affections. That's
business pure and simple.
Some Of tho newspapers that SO
hastily began shelling Senator Nc
Laurin for imaginary causes, or in
the interest Of would be candidates
for his shoes, have suddenly chan.
god their ammunition, and some
show signs Of being ready to give
him praise for the grand work
done by him in securing the gov
ernment exhibit for Charleston.
and in tho distribution of the sur
plus money in the U. s. treasury
In the South. The first deposit Of
$4,000 goes TO Spartanburg. Pre-
mature discharges arc always hurt
ful.
igF,r s.1es @se@--..-.ses..
Great Future for the South.