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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
TILLMAn MAY TRY 70 KEEP
McLaurln Out Of the Race Tor tho Senate by
a Now Party Oath.

Columbia, June 17.-Senator Tillman's
friends think he has quietly fixed the
cards for Senator McLaurin to draw q
blank next summer without even having
q chance to win.
Instead Of ruling MoLaurin out of the
party, method that would raise q
rumpus In tho State, and might cause
serious trouble, the junior Senator is to
be made to rule himself out.
Tillman was opposed to the executive
committee ruling out McLaurin, on the
ground that 1t would give him an advant-
ago before the people.
He could declare himself Democrat
and say Tilimsn wa3 afraid to let the
people hear him; afraid to allow them
to be the judge. 1t has, therefore, been
planned to lot tho convention, that meets
next May to organize party machinery,
make now primary oath that can be
takon by all the candidates except Nc
Laurin. This oath, heretofore, has been
designed to cover tho State matters only,
the candidate pledging himself to abide
the result of q primary and support the
now ones. For McLaurin's benefit 1t
will be amended so as to pledge the sup
port of the national Democratic platform
in all its planks, acknowledging the
platform rs the mouthpiece of the party
and plcdging also TO abide by tho caucus
votes.
McLaurin having declared so strongly
against both these, Tillman supporters
declare he cannot take tho oath, and
unless he does he cannot participate in
tho primary or be voted for except at a
general election. The plan leaked out
aftor Senator Tillman and Col. Willie
Jones, chairman of the State Executive
Committee, spent u couple of days to-
gether.
McLaurin's course, under those cir
cumstances, has not yet been defined, but
1t is already takon by his friends as owl
donce that the organization is afraid of
McLaurin's strength.
Governor M. B. McSweonoy was asked
to-day whether he indorsed this scheme
of ruling out McLaurin. lie would not
commit himself, saying that ho was not
member of tho committee and did not
care to got tangled up in the matter. He
would say, however, that unless man
would stand by tho platform and be
governed by caucus, he could not claim
to be in the party.
State Chairman Jones said lie did not
think the present Executive Committee
would take any action about McLaurin.
Tho convention and now committee will
be in control long before tho campaign
is opened for noxt yoar.
Nothing will be done now," he said,
"unless McLaurin goes to cutting up too
much in the State this summon. Thon
any five members of the committee can
have it called together and take wha:
action they may see flt.''
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
Pyny-Balsam Relieves Right Away
and makes speedy end Of coughs and colds.
The Destroying Angel.

['F. M. Co." in Hartwell (Ga.) SUM-
Dealt, has again visited our community
and claimed another victim. Mr.. G. w.
Burns departed this life Juno 9th, 1901.
He had lived to a ripe old age, being 70
years and 0 months old. In 1851 he was
married to Miss Jano White. After hay
ing lived together 10! these fifty years,
sharing each othor's comforts and sooth-
ing each others sorrows, sho is loft to
mourn his absence, whilo he is gone to
his reward. Eleven children were born
unto them, ten of whom arc living, to-
gothcr with number of grandchildren
and host of friends, to cherish his NOM
Ory.
His romans wore inferred in the ceme-
terry at Townville, S. c., after appropri-
ato services by Rov. F. M. Cole. Text:
Amos 4l2: "Prepare to meet thy God"
The discourse was an earnest appeal to
both young and old to prepare to meet
God in peace; that the young may die
and the old must die; that death is no
respecter of persons.
Uncle Wat" as a great many of us
knew him, lived near Townville, S. c.,
until fow years ago, whom he removed
to near Fair Play, S. G. Three years
ago he bought tho place of Rcv. B. j.
McLcsky and removed to Georgia.
Uncle Wat had his failings like all
other mon and made mistakes. He
never joined the church, but was a lover
of good men. The writer was in CONVEX
sation with him a short time before his
death, when he spoke OF tho decease OF
Capt. Vandivor, Brethren Woolbright,
Hunter, Dalrymplo and others, and
what great loss Townvillo had sustained
thorcby. Uncle Wat confessed he had
not lived as ho should have, but said
that tho Lord had been worry good to
him; that ho had been strong, hearty
man and had taken but ono dose of doc
tors medicine in his lifo Although he
had gono through tho civil war his
health did not begin to fail him until
about four years ago. IIo had boon up
and going until short time ago, WHOM
it seemed that the ond was drawing
noar His friends tried to persuade him
to call physician. ITo would heed
mono Of our entreaties, and said it was
no use--ho had lived out his days.
While standing at his bedside n few
days before his death wo felt his pulse.
Looking up at mo ho said, "You arc the
second man that ovor fclt my pulse, and
If wcre to 1.-Two to 500 October I would
DO eighty years old" l asked him if 1t
was tho Lords will to tako him was he
ready to 60. He roplied, yes; he was
just waiting. Tho only thing in his way
was leaving his family.
May the good Lord bloss tho berceyei
family and verify His precious promise
to bo husband to tho widow and a
father to tho children.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
Col. J. L. Boyd Visits the Place OF His Nativity.

Col. James l.. Boyd, who is 81 years of
ago, and lives six miles Northeast of
Seneca, and who has not visited his boy
hood home in fifty years, took n notion
on Juno 18th, 1901, that he would wander
back to where his fathers old house
used to stand. His father many years
ago owned what is now called the
Majors place and tho Nimrod T. Smith
place and other lands adjoining. His
father lived and died on tho N. II. Smith
tract and now lies peacefully sleeping in
Old Lebanon (Baptist) cemetery, about
three miles East of the historic old town
Of Pendlcton.
Col. Boyd stopped at the old churcl,
yard on his way down. What touching
sccno as ho stood with bowed head and
fearful eye, but could not, with any Ger,
tainty, locate his fathers grave. We
imagine he brushed tho tears away and,
looking upward, said, oh yes, know
where ho is, for know on whom ho bo.
loved, and know full we'll the road to
take to meet him there.
IIo journcyed on with bright anticipa-
ton of seeing my father, his boyhood
friend, and his children, but alas for hui.
man hopes and human aims, for he, too,
had gono to that happy land.
lie arrived here in tho afternoon and
Frank Sloan, his good colorcd friend and
driver, gave me his scat in the buggy
and with pleasure drove him over the
old happy hunting grounds of "Auld
Lang Syne," whore ho and my father
and other boys, long since crossed over
into the Bulah land, onco played leap
frog and walked on their hands with their
heels in the air and jump up and strike
thoir feet together four times before
touching tho ground. Scoms to mo that
would lay our modern gymnastics in tho
shade.
Wo went to tho scene of his birth and
childhood, but ho could not recognize
the spot whore tho old house stood. 1t
was all grown up in stately oaks and
waving pines, which seemed to bo stand
ing sentinel over tho hallowcd spot; but
tho hill by tho spring-oh yes, that was
familiar, and the spring itself under that
hill-ol, yes, that was familiar, too, for
tho water still goes gushing and rushing
on as of old, until it reaches tho father
of waters and then i is lost in vastnoss,
just as our lives, if wo 90 rushing on in
as much purity, and wo afford tho cup
OF cold water, wo snail soon DO lost il,
the vastncss of an eternity of JOY, bliss
and love.
Wo soon camo back to tho old rosi-
dcnco of my father, N. II. Smith, and
showed him the old joists and somo of
tho lumber which was taken from Col.
Boyd's fathers old house, about quar-
ter of mile from here, and is perhaps
over ono hundred years old.
Col. Boyd was n stranger whom ho first
arrived, but ho is no stranger now. IIo
is full of the "reminiscences of tho good
old times. IIo has inspired mo with
heavenly thoughts and wo fcol that wo
have entertained an angel unawaros.
Joseph N. Smith.
Autun, Anderson County, S. c., june
nth, 1901.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
THE NEWS FROM SENECA.
Services al the Baptist church--Hr. J. H.
Bryan to Return 10 0conee.

Seneca, Juno 18.-Mr. and Mrs. j. II.
Bryan and their bright little son, Master
Harry, spent last Sunday at the Oconee
Inn. Mr.. Bryan has accepted d position
with the Courtenay Manufacturing Com
pany and will shortly move his family
there. Many friends of both Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan arc delighted TO have them
return to Oconee.
Mrs. Myra Doyle and Miss Norris, OF
Westminster, visited friends in Seneca
on Monday.
A series of meetings commenced in the
Baptist Church on Monday evening
Rev. d. w. Hiott, the pastor of the
church, is assisted by DR.. Chapman, OF
Anderson. DR.. Chapman is {. gifted
speaker and already has mado favora,
bic impression upon our people, and 9
successful meeting is predicted as 6
result of his preaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. L.C. Craig have tho sympa
thy of our community in tho death Of
their baby girl, which died on last Satur
day night.
Mr.. George Coleman arrived at home
on Tuesday, having been admitted tc
the bar recently III tho State of Florida
He will remain in Seneca during the
summon months and will return tt
Florida in the fall.
Mrs. Eugene Clarkson and children, OF
Keowee, have been in Seneca for seyera
days. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarkson had the
| misfortune to lose their dwelling by fire
last Thursday night.
Miss Mary Cherry will entertain .
house party at her country homo a.
Cherry's the lattor part of the week
The guests will be tho Misses Norris
Misses Ethel Gibbs, Eunice Hill, Mel
Humphries and others.
Miss Mamie Swami is now in Spartan
burg. She will attend the summer
school at Converse College,.
Mrs. w. A. Lowery and her son, Mr.
Quincy Adams, are in Baltimore for {
two weeks visit.
Miss Willie Cherry entertained quite
number of her friends at birthda,
party last Friday ovoning from nino tc
twolvo. Among tho visiting guests were
AhSooio' AA@iiy 1oot ShaiIlo NlRililuG
Marshall Jordan and VIM. Hagood, OF
Clemson College, Misses Lucy Moore, oi
Hampton, and Mary Oldham, of Ala
bama.
Miss Sallio Livingston will attend thu
Teachers Summer School at Spartan
burg. Miss Livingston will teach tho
intermediate department of tho Seneca
school tho coming year.
The Oconee Inn has had vcry large
crowd of guests for the past few months
Tho machinery for tho cotton mill i.
being placed ready for commencing worl
September 1st. Quite number of opo
ratives arc already living in the village
which is thought by many to bo the
prettiest mill village in the State.
DR.. w. F. Austin has as his guests hi,
brother and family from Pine Bluff
Arkansas.
The now city council has made quito
change in the appearance of our street.
and sidewalks. Tho road machine i,
thought to be the best Investment ou
town has ever made. a.*
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
Wanted to Kill One Before He Left.

st. Matthews, S. c., Juno l5.-A most
astrocious murder was committed on tho
plantation of Mr.. w. w. Wannamakcr
Wednesday afternoon. Eight negroes
woro blowing in e field, when dispute
over tho trivial mattor Of fow quarts of
grits arose, and jim Goodby sprang at
Olin Trczovant and cut him to death.
Tho latter was tnarmod and begged his
assailant not to kill him. This was done
IN tho Immediate prcsonce of seven other
negro mon and not hand was raised to
proyont the hcnious murder The mur.
dercr, after declaring he wanted to kill
ono OF tho negroes on tho place boforo
ho loft, fled, and not ono present
attempted to detain him.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
Anderson County Slavery Cases Up in Court.

Anderson, S. c., June 14.--The Ander-
son county slavery cases were disposed
of te-dhy-all except that against j. S.
Fowler, ono of tho largest planters in
tho county, who insists on going to trial
on the charge Of falso Imprisonment to
establish his right to imprison man if
that man is willing to become prisoner
j. X. Miller, j. A. Emerson, w. E. Nc
Geo, w. Q. Hammond w. G. Bailey,
James Martin, Allen Martin, George
Thomas, James Cook and Mike Robins
pleaded guilty to assault and battery
and wcro fined $50 each and discharged
These men, together with Fowler, wore
indicted for false in. prisonmont, con-
spiracy, assault and battery of high
and aggravated nature. Tho Solicitor
had many negro witnesses to prove the
charges as to assault and illegal imprs-
onmcnt. They had been confined in
stockadcs without having been convicted
or tried for any crimc, and had been
whipped. The defendants admitted the
whipping. Solicitor Boggs entertained
no hopc of getting the petty jury to fol-
low the course of tho grand jury and
find against these planters, so he took
tho plea thoy were willing to make.
Fowler claims tho right to look up hands
who hire themselves to him and has gone
to trial to settle that point. Later
Tho jury found Fowler not guilty.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
John G. Woolley TO Make Long Trip.

Chicago, Juno 17.-John G. Woolloy,
prohibition candidate for President i'm
1900, started tonight on trip around tho
world, for the purpose Of collecting data
on tho liquor traffic and conditions in tho
countries visited preparatory to issuing a
book on tho results of tho prohition
movement Mr.. Woolloy will sail from
San Francisco on Juno goth. At Homo.
lulu Mr.. Woolloy will cndeavor to or
ganizo a party. Tho trip will occupy six
months. and Australia, England Ireland,
Scotland and several other counties will
DO visited.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
winthrop College Scholarship
and Entrance Examina tions

VIE examinations for tho award of
- - vacant scholarships in Winthron
College and for the admission of new now
students Ma,ln. will bo held at the County
at o a. m. WIZ l"Ch,
Applicants must not be less than ne
teen years of ago. When scholarsh;ma
are vacated after July 18th they will he %
awarded to those making tho highest
average at this examination. "'s"oS'
an9 cost of attendance, Including
,"nshi, p"arhd, furnished room, heat, light and
For further information and q 90.
!ogue. address anu cata-
% o.. d. B. JOHNSON, President
Rock HILL s. e.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
Negro Hanged for Killing a Conductor.

brunswick, Ga, Juno ID. --Fricoy Grif-
lin, negro, was hanged hero to-day for
tho murder in October last of II, Marion
Latimor Iatimer was u passenger con
ductor on tho Southern Railway. On tho
night the murder occurred Latimor was
informed, while his train WAS running
between two stations in this part of the
State, that some ono was standing on tho
front steps Of tho baggage car. Latimor
opened tho door and called to tho man to
como inside. The negro stepped to tho
door of tho car and shot tho conductor.
killing him instantly.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19

Mr.. w. S. Whcdon, Cashier of tho First
National Bank Of Wintersct, Iowa, in a
. carpenter in his employ, that will bo of
value to other mechanics. IIe says: 81
had carpenter working for mo who was
obliged to stop work for several days on
account of being troubled with diarrhma.
mentioned to him that had been SINH
larry troubled and that Chamberlain q
Collie, Cholera and DiarrhUa Remedy
had cured mo. IIo bought bottle of It
from the druggist hero and Informed mo
that ono dose cured him, and hc is again
at his work" For sale by DR.. j. W.
Boil, Walhalla
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. J
County of Oconee.
In the Court of Common Ploas.
j. j. G0forth, Plaintiff,

against
c. G. Simpson, Defendant.
DURSUANT to Decree, signed bv
j His Honor j. G. Klugh, Judge Of
tho Eighth Judicial Circuit, on Juno 7th.
1901, will sell, at public auction, to the
highest bidder, in front Of the Court
iiouso, at Walhalla, S. c., ON MONDAY.
the first day of JULY next, within the
legal hours of salo, tho PERSONAL propD
orty below described, ro-wit: r''p
boler. nv anu
One saw mill.
Ono pair of mules.
Ono wagon.
Two yokos of oxen.
Three carts.
Ono dray.
ba1anco ISrms a. ono.half li cash on day of sale,
!ca"o to tho purchaser to antioiDate nav.
mont. Credit portion to be secured Iy
pond OF tho purchaser and mortgage OF
the property. w. o. WHITE
o Master for Oconee County,
Juno 18th, 1901. SR.oe
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
Young Man Killed by Lightning.

Srartanburg, S. c., Juno 14.-During a
sevore thunder storm here this afternoon
Robert Tillottson, young white man
about eighteen years old, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.. Tillott-
son was car clerk at Spartanburg juno
tion, just outside the city limits, and it
was thoro the accident happened. He
was standing on the front veranda of a
building used as an Office by tho railroad
company between two other mon when
tho bolt descended. The two mon were
entirely unharmod.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
A Good Couah Medicine.

1t speaks we'll for Chamborlain's Cough
Remedy when druggists use it in their
own families in preference to any other
81 have sold Chamborlain's Cough Rom
cdy for tho past five years with complete
satisfaction to myself and customers"
says Druggist j. Goldsmith, Van Etten,
N. Y. 81 have always used it in my own
family, both for ordinary coughs and
colds and for tho cough following la
grippe, and find it very eflicaciolis." !"
For sale by DR.. j. w. Boil.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
NEWS FROM FAIR PLAY.
A Sad Death-GeneraI News ::;:v.es-Texas
Feyer Appears again.


Fair Play, June 18.-Mr. Larry Marett,
who has been attending the South Caro-.
lima Co-educational Institute at Edge
field, is at home, to the delight OF his
many friends.
Mr.. Robt. Leathers has been very sick
for the past two weeks, but is improving
slowly.
Mr.. Holland and Miss Daisy Wright,
OF Anderson, paid our town q flying visit
recently.
Misses Myrtle and Pauline Barton, of
the Fork, visited relatives and friends
horo last Thursday.
Mr.. Richard Grubbs and Miss Ada
King, who havo boon attending normal
singing school at Dayton, Va, returned
homo last Saturday. They arc two OF
our model young people and their many
friends are glad to 500 their cheerful
faces again.
Mr.. Thos. Smith is the champion fish,
erman of this section, having caught four
carp recently that would average ton
pounds each.
Mr.. K. G.. Marett has again been trou-
bled with the Texas fover among his cat
tlo. This fever is produced by ticks and
is very fatal unless speedily removed.
Those who have pastures should watch
their cattle and destroy tho ticks as fast
as they appear.
Thero has boon an unusual amount OF
sickness in our community, but most OF
our sick arc improving,
The rust has injured tho wheat cror
materially. Tho continued wet weathe,
has prevented harvesting, and it will be
difficult to save the crop.
Mrs. George Marett and Miss Pearl
Whitworth, of Atlanta, arc visiting Mr..
Stephen Mc"ett's family.
The roads in this section arc much in
neod of repair. We would like to inform
some of our county officials, who seemed
to be so fond of chickon and pic last
summon, that another crop is on hand
larger, richer and iucier than ovor. Early
apples, peaches, plums and tho mover.
falling blackberry, are now tempting the
eye, and we take this opportunity to
invite our County Supervisor and our
two County. Commissioners to como down
and share our hospitality. My friond
Smith will furnish the fish. And thon il
we don't have better roads wo won't
invite them no mo- till next timo.
The angel of death has again entered
our midst. On last Monday evening, as
tho shadows of nightfall were length
ening, he came to tho homo of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Marett and took tho spirit OF
their youngest boy, Marcus, agcd Is
months, to the realms of eternal day
Little Marcus had been sick but a shor,
while and was thought to bo out of dan
ger, when death camo. His body was
laid to rest in the Bcaverdam cemetery
after appropriate funeral services, con
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. McMauaway, OF
Westminster. The sympathy of friends
and relatives 20 out to tho bereavoc
family in this their first of1];ct;on \, ~ y,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19

You may rs woll expect to run steam
engine without water as to find an active
energetic man with torpid liver and you
may know that his liver is torpid when
he does not relish his food, or feels dull
and languid aftor eating, ofton has head
ache and sometimes dizziness. A few
doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets will restore his liver to its
normal functions, renew his vitality, i'm
provo his digestion and make him feel
like new man. Price 25 cents. Sam
pies free at DR.. j. w. Bcll's drug store.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19
A Sprained Ankle Quickly Cured.

"At ono timo suffered from n severe
sprain of the ankle" says Geo. f. Cary,
editor of tho Guide, Washington, va.
After using several woll recommended
medicines without success, tried Cham
borlain's Pain Balm, and am pleased to
say that relief came rs aoon as | began
it's use and n complete cure speedily fol
lowed" Sold by DR.. j. w. Bell,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19

A farmer Of Dougherty county, Ga,
trapped big golden eagle fow days
ago. 1t measured 7 feet from tip to tip
of wings and is as big as q largo turkey.
1t is now on exhibition at tho Grant
Park Zoo, Atlanta.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19

Columbus, Ca, August "a, 1872.
DR.. G. j. Moffett-Dear Doctor: We
to our little grandchild with the happicst
results. Tho effects were almost magi-
cal, and certainly more satisfactory than
from anything we ever used.
Yours very truly,
Joseph S. Key,
Pastor of ST. Paul Church.
(Now Bishop Southern MethodistChurch)
For salo by DR.. j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19

DY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY
VESTED IN ME, under the terms of a
decree in the above stated cause, signed
by His Honor Nathan Golf, Judge of tho
Circuit Court of the United States, on
the 1st day of Juno, 1901, I, as Special
Master, will sell
ALL THE PROPERTY, real and per-
sonal, rights of property, franchises and
interests of tho Bluo Ridge Railroad
Company of South Carolina and of the
Columbia and Greenville Railroad Com
pany in tho Blue Ridge Railroad, and
property hereinafter described, at pub
lie outcry, in front of tho door of the
County Court House, at Anderson, South
Carolina, within tho legal hours of sale,
on MONDAY, JULY 18th, 1901, upon
the following terms, to wit:
FOR CASH: Provided, that no bid for
less than 100000 shall bo accepted.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-19

Tho bilious, tired, nervous man cannot
successfully compete with his healthy
rival. DeWitCs Little Early Riscrs, tho
the cause of your troubles. j. w. Bell.