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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
A Rail Had Been Removed.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 16.-A lin
tied express on the Alabama Great
Southern railroad was wrecked near
Mound lille, 20 miles south of here,
at three a. M. \ rail had been re-
moved near a trcstle, Two express
messengers are supposed to he dead
under the wreck. No passengers are
reported killed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

Washington, Dee. 16.-Representa-
tive Moon. of Tennessee, offered in
the house resolution directing the
committee on rules to bring in a
rule designating a day not later than
January - for the consideration of
the bill providing territorial form
of government for the Indian ter
ritory. The territory is to be called
jefferson.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
A G",-rpm-nt for Guam.

Warrington, Bee. To- senator For
aker introduced bill to provide a
yov ,rnmcnt for the island of Guam.
1t vests in the president authority
to select person or persons VINO
shall exercise all military, civil and
judicial power necessary for the gov
eminent of the inhabitants of the is
land,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

Gallipolis, O.. Dec. 1.-THE Ohio
river is rising four inches an hour,
and it will reach the flood stage. The
river registers IS feet. All roads
leading TO Gallipolis are submerged.
\ Portsmouth dispatch says that
both The Ohio and the Kanawah riv-
ers are rapidly rising, and floods of
the lower lands are predicted.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

Rich Hill, Mo-. Dec. 16.-Wllie Cox
died here from peculiar cause. Some
few days AFRO a grain of corn was
lodged in the young mans windpipe,
and either the foreign substance
could not be found or the location
was such that an operation could not
prove effective, and the boy, as a re-
suit. died very painful death.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
He Once Arrested Grant.

Guthrie, Ok, Dec. 16.-Capt. j. c.
Cannon, a law partner of Abraham
Lincoln, a personal friend of Rob-
ert Ingersoll and the man who ar
rested U. S. Grant while sheriff of
Sangamon county, ILL.,, died yes
terday. He claimed to have trans
lated Egyptian scrolls.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
WHIPPED THE EVANGELIST.
pitkens Of Kansas rown show TheiY
indignation Owe Rev, Edwards Com
duet In "a Love Affair

Wilson, Kan. Dee. 10, Evangelist
Edwards who has been holding 4
s"rir, Of meeting, in tNc Wr>Ia,
Methodist church here. va, fprcihlN
taken from the church last night
and gi1cn a severe horscwhipping.
He was then warned to leave town
at once. The punishment Of Ed
war i was caused by his marriage To
young woman school-tcachcr here.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

Clarence, H., Dec. 16.-The Bank of
Clarence was opened by robbers last
night, and $4,000 taken. The gang
cut the telegraph wires to prevent an
alarm being sent TO ncighboring
towns. Citizens were awakened by
the explosion and chased the thieves,
but they made their escape on a
handcar.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

Washington, Dec. 16.-While no
official announcement has been made
it is understood that the president
has decided to appoint DR.. w. d.
Crum, the colored applicant, as col
lector- at Charleston, s.. G.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Nav Trial for Alleged Boodler.

jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 16.-In an
opinion handed down this afternoon,
the supreme court reversed the YER
dict of the st. Louis circuit court
that found guilty Emil A. Meysen-
burg, the ex-alderman charged with
bribery, and remanded the case for
retrial,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Fifty Buried in The Ruins.

Philadelphia, Dec. 15.-The roof Of
the Pennsylvania railroad round
houee at the Powelton avenue sta
ton, West Philadelphia, collapsed
this afternoon, burying nfty men in
the ruins. Many injured have been
taken out and removed to hospitals.
None was killed. The ruins caught
fire and are now burning fiercely.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

Hill City, Kan, Dec. 1e.-The. snow
is ten inches on the level and 1t rs
not drifted a particle. Farmers who
have lived here for 20 years say they
never before saw ten-inch snow
that was not drifted.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Charges and Counter Charges.

Kansas City, Kan. Dec. 16.-B. A.
Jarboe. the CofTeyville. Kan, cattle
man who was arrested for defraud-
ing Greer, Mills g. Co. out Of 1894 900,
was acquitted in district court here.
He at once sued the firm for 500. 900
for alleged malicious prosecution.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

Wichita. Kan, Dec. 16.-Werk has
begun on the interurban electric
line TO be built from this city to Nc
Pherson. Thirty men and teams are
doing the work. Little grading is
required as the road is to be built
along the highways.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Chfld's Fatal Thirst for whisky.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Six-year-old
Helen Haggarty, according to her
parents statements, got out of bed
and secured pint flask of whisky
and drank half of it. She is dead
Mrs. Haggarty said the child has al,
WAYS had a thirst for whisky.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

Vienna, Dec. 16.-The unprecedent-
ed severity of the weather through
out Austria has caused acute suffer-
ing among the poor and unemployed,
who are more numerous this year
than for many years past. In the
iron trade -alone there are 100000
men without employment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

The German emperor is going tU'dig
up his ancestors and have them all
buried under one roof. That busy
monarch having exhausted all the live
topics, says the Chicago Record Her
aid, could hardly be expected to sit
down and let the dead alone.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Candidates. Brother suicide.

Kansas City Kan, Dec. -l6.-ln- his
little one-story frame cottage at no
Ferry street. Robert Bruce Craddock,
brother # Mayor William ii. Grad
dock, ended his life with shot from
revolver. No one was present at
the time the shot was fired.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

topeka. Kan. Dec. 16.-Rev. Ber-
nard Kelly, of Kansas, chaplain of
the United States army, reached the
age limit yesterday and is now on
the retired list. Mr.. Kelly served in
the civil war and afterward became a
Methodist preacher.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Irrigation for Western Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 16.-One OF the
most important problems which will
come before the next Kansas legis-
lature for solution will relate to q
better system of irrigation in the
western part of the state.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
For Br.nze Bust Of Mckinley.

Washington. Dec. 16.-In the senate
Tuesday a joint resolution offered by
Mr.. Wetmore, of Rhode Island, was
adopted appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase of a bronze bust Of the
late President Mckinley.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Groom 81 and the Bride *

Nevada, Mo-, Dec. 15.-S. s. ALI
son and Mrs. Mary F. Smith, two old
settlers Of Schell City, in this county,
were married today. The groom is
81 years old and the bride is rs.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
A Million Dollars Worth of Timber Afloat

Huntington, w. Va, Dec. 10
Floods are feared in southern West
Virginia. All the tributaries of the
Ohio are bank full, and heavy rain
continues. A million dollars worth
of timber is afoat on the Guayan-
dotte and Big Sandy rivers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
rurk. Stew Macedonian workmen.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec. 16.-Adyices
from the Frontier say that "a Mace
DOMAIN workmen who were return
ing To- their own country have been
killed by Turkish frontier guards
near Dubnitza.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Another ROW over Carnegie Library.

Springfield, Mo-, Dec. 16.-Council.
man H. C. Tompkins has filed suit to
enjoin the payment of the Carnegie
library tax on the ground that the
election agreeing to levy $1,000 year
was illegal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Judge Alexander Martin Dead.

Columbia. Mo-, Dec. 16.--Judge
Alexander Martin, who has been dean
Of the law department of the Mis-
souri, university for the last FIVE
years, is dead of paralysis of the
heart. His death was unexpected.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

jefferson City. No.. Dee. 16.-Gov.
Dockery has granted William Cat
lin, of Poplar Bluff. sentenced te
be hanged January 3, respite t.
February 6, 1903.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

Trains that can run hundred miles
In a hundred minutes are almo6 g
common now, says the Chicago Rec.
,ord-Herald, as men who can eat 20
ducks in 30 days.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

swep 3, Coal Rargc. from Their Moorings
Cincinnati. Dec. i6.--Ths rise in the
Ohio ri .r in the rast "a hours was
I 12 feet. The swift current swept so
coal barges from their moorings,
and most OF the sunk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 16.-An ordi-
nance has been introduced in the
council, providing for $500 reward
fo- Ire delivery of the body of
HI ayman or burglar at the city
hall
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Rock.fe, err Give. Another Million,

Chicago, Dec. l5.--Another contri-
button of si,OO0,00O from John d.
Rockefeller t9 the University of Chi
cago was announced at the convoca-
ton this afternoon.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

New Task for cenxtets.
housekeeping 10 to take the place
of the treadmill At Derbys England,
prison. ,4s -
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-12-10
THANKSGIVING REFLECTIONS.
The Day Observed by the People of
Ora.


1t is We'll for us sometime to draw
ourselves aloft from the busy scenes
and undertakings Of American life and
with deep reflections mediate upon
the things that were, are and are to be.
Now, while we sit around the hearth
stone, what could be more suggestive
than to take Thanksgiving for a few
moments for our deliberations. Graft
tude is indeed the "milk of human
Kindness" 1t is verify the noblest
emotion of the heart. 1t is the true
and manly expression which the re-
ceiver freely. gives to the giver. The
little band of worshippers on the bleak
shores of the new world, Offering their
thanks ard gratitude, will ever be
honored for their true devotional graf
itude.
How many really appreciate the in
tent of this national holiday? Our
President and Governor in their pro-
clamation would direct our minds to
few among many reasons why we as a
nation should consecrate this day, but
how few ever read this! Outside OF
this beng holiday, many never ex.
press any gratitude, though there are
but few who could well say, surely the
lines have fallen to me in pleasant
places.
Miss Mary Jeans, beautiful former
resident of Ora, enjoyed Thanksgiving
with friends here.
Rev. b. ii. Grier, our much-beloved
pasor, conducted most becoming ser.
vice in the a. II. p. Church for Thanks
giving
Miss Ella Lee, OF Due West, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. b. III. Grier.
Miss GA Dev.in, o! Due West, is on
visit to her sister, Mrs. j. e. McClin-
took. J.Y
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-12-10
HOW THE BATTLE WAS LOST.
Or the story OF q Town that Went
Snipe Hunting.

Laurens longed for knowledge so she
tried to get college. She appointed a
committee who ransacked the city.
They had little list and for money
they'd insist. Down would go your
name for your last lonely dollar and
you'd boldly bite off more than you pos
sibly could swallow. They had little
song and they sang it loud and long.
Greenwood would be beat and victory
would be sweet. The college proud
would sit and with pride we'd look at
it adorning some big hill. Then we'd
laugh fit to kill. (This was in our mind.
Now let us be resigned) We offered
several sites; each of numerous de-
lights. Then we raised 'em. AS for
Greenwood, that dazed 'em.
Down went the committee to Newberry
we'll, bent to get the dewberry. Poor
old Aiken, how he sweated While Ma.
than Dial ogled and petted Methodist
preachers till his features took on an air
OF early piety-he kept such society.
Brother William Gray was in the thick
of the fray and came back as gay as
though he had carried the day. Now
Johnnie Bolt was quite at home, for
though he doesn't like to roam, all the
time he was pretty nigh merry thinking
he had struck a primary. Another there
was The ADVERTISER. (But as we
grow older we grow wiser.) All Lau-
rens arrived later-and then came
home somewhat sedater. A train load
early Thursday eve from Laurens took
its happy leave. Full twenty of our
heaviest men were in the party. But
at ten the laboring locomotive fails to
further pull so many whales.
For nine long hours then they wait
with ample time to mediate upon the
glory of the day when they would
surely bring away Columbia's college
of renown to our own incompatible
town.
The morn has come and Conference
meets. Bold Greenwood scorns talk of
defeats. But Laurens makes another
dash to five and forty thousand cash.
The battle RACES thick and fast, the
prize is in our grip at last Brave Feath-
erstone makes a powerful speech; the
boys all say "Ain't he peach?"
Alas! The voting has begun. Alas!
In sorrow ends the fun. The college
stays where it is stuck and Laurens is
left in the ruck.
Moral-if you really want college
you first had better gain the knowledge,
before the move you do approve, that
the college is going to move.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-12-10
JUST A WORD.

The Opportunity for new subscribers
to get THE ADVERTISERS free, or the
Twice A Week News and Courier free,
is still open.
The News ard Courier will print all
the legislative proceedings In detail.
The new subscribers to The ADvER-
TIsER will get this for nothing, for
The News and Courier, twice week,
costs dollar year.
The ADVERTISER costs dollar q
year. You save the price of one.
This offer, both for a dollar, cannot
be kept open very long. 1t will not be
repeated next winter.
THE ADvERTIsER's sole purpose is
to make large and quick increase to
its list of subscribers. That is why
this unusual offer is made. OF course
it can only be temporary. We could
not afford these prices eqcept for a
short time
Therefore, II you want to take ad-
vantage OF 1t, you must act quick
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-12-10
COUNTY LINE
IS in DOUBT.
Question Between Laurens
and Newberry.
OLD ROADGONE.
Matter Came up i'm a Suit
at Law.
OLD ROADGONE.
Mistrial In Case OF Building Associa.
tiop against Young Larger Questions
May Arise-TOwn OF Whitmires.

In the case of the Equitable Building
and Loan Association, OF Augusta,
against G. f. Young, mistrial re-
suited in the Court of Common Pleas
Monday. The question involved part
OF the Brick House" tract. Mr.. Young
conveyed to the Association that part
OF the tract In Laurens. He claims
that the house stands In Newberry.
The county line is the old road fixed
by law a hundred years ago and more
from Island Ford, on Saluda, to Odell's
Ferry, on Enoree, but the road has
been changed The question is whether
1t was changed at the point where the
old brick Gaines house stands. Mr.,
Young retains possession of that and
the Association is trying to recover it,
claiming 1t in Laurens. Old residents
of the neighborhood testified that it
had been regarded as il: Newberry, but
there was some testimony the other
way. 1t was testified that in the fifties
Dr. Gaines ran for the senate in New
berry, and it was also testified that he
ran for Office in Laurens. He owned
the house in those days. 1t stands on
the north side of the present road.
Judge Carey ruled that change of
the road would not change the county
line. III it is In Newberry it will be-
long to Mr.. Young. In 1907 commits
sion was appointed to establish the
county line between Newberry and
Laurens, so it must have been ia doubt
even then. No report OF the commis-
sion is on record. A new survey of the
whole line may be found necessary, and
1T is said that possibly the lively town
of Whitmires, with it's cotton mill and
bank, may be found to be in Laurens.
Newberry claims it now.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-12-10
WON BY MISS
ROSA BALENTINE.
Captured The Advertisers
Composition Prize.
A CLEVER STORY.
1t Has Been Very Gener-
ally Praised.
Successful Young Lady Daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. F. Balentine-
Pupil Of City Schools.

The writer of the Story of Lead
Pencil and the winner of THE ADvER-
TIsER's prize for composition by pupils
between Ia and 16 years old was Miss
Rosa Balentine. She is the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Il. Balentine of this
city and is just Is years old. She is
member of the Seventh Grade in the
city schools, of which Miss Nc Swain is
the teacher.
The composition has been generally
praised. 1t was bright and original and
the grammar and the spelling we're
faultless.
The composition about the Philip
pines, which was among the best, was
written by Miss Bruce Hellams, daugh-
ter of Mr.. j. r.. Hellams. She attends
Miss Maud Cely's school.
Attention is called to the third prize
offered. 1t is hoped that there will be
many contestants for this one,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-12-10
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED.
Who Will FIJI Methodist Pulpits for
the Coming Year.

Monday night Bishop Duncan an
nounced the appointments OF preachers
at the Newberry conference and the
following are Of local interest:
Presiding elder, Spartanburg dis
trict, j. w. Kilgo; Laurens, w. b.
Duncan; Laurens Mills, j. G. Huggin;
Clinton, G. M. Boyd; North Laurens,
j. X. Mccain; Fountain Inn, r. r..
Dagnall; Princeton, S. w. Henry.
The following are the appointments of
preachers well known here; j. l..
Daniel, Summervllle; j. l.. Harley, Mt.
Pleasant, Charleston County; d. p.
Boyd, Newberry Circuit; j. B. Tray
wick, Lamar; r.. A. Child, presiding
elder, Greenville; w. p. Meadows, pre-
siding elder, Rock Hill; E. P. Taylor,
presiding elder, Marion; j. M. Friday,
Chester Circuit; w. @. VIM, Fort
Mill; j. w, Shell, Reidville; T. e.
Morris, Union, j. w. Daniel, Trinity,
CbarlestOn
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-12-10
GRAY COURT NEWS.
Thanksgiving Services Of Good
Roads Illustrated.

GRAY COURT, Dec. 5th-Mr. II. Ia
hir, who has been our courteous and
efficient depot agent for the past ten
years has resigned his position and is
going elsewhere, much to the regret of
everybody here.
Thanksgiving service was held in the
Methodist church on last Thursday
night. Short talks were made by Rev.
j. K. Mccain, Rev @. l. Mccain, Prof
Il. f. Jones and Prof. A. Q. Rice.
Rev. Chas. l.. Mccain of Pickens
spent several days with his uncle, Rev.
j. K. Mccain. He was on his way to
the annual conference at Newberry.
The new desks for the school build.
ing have arrived and when they are
placed we will have an up-to-date
school In every respect.
Mr.. Hunter Arnold, acting special
agent, was here last week with view
to establishing another n. f. d. route
from this Office, but on account of an
unbridged stream he has not yet fully
decided whether or not he will put in
the service.
Mr.. o. F.. Cannon is occupying Mrs.
Margaret Patton's house.
Messrs. M. A. knight and G. HI. Gar
rison went on visit to Piedmont and
Pelaer last week,
More wheat has been sown in this
neighborhood than usual and it has
been well put in too.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-12-10
MERCHANTS NEWS.

We have on our sample floor more
different styles of solid 3oak, we'll fin
ished sideboards, with French plate
mirrors ever shown In upper Carolina.
AT prices that are right.
S. M. & Il. III. Wilkes.
ladies' and children's shoes that fit
and wear are the kind we keep. Quick
moving prices prevail. The Hub.
Talk is cheap but II you see what our
buyers "scooped" you will think that
our prices on reliable merchandise is
as cheap. Come quick.
Davis, Roper g. Co.
Case North Carolina blankets to go
at q sacrifice. These blankets have
more warmth to the square inch than
any blanket on the market. Why
sleep coldY The Hub.
We are headquarters for Christmas
presents. Now is the to make your Sc
lection before the stock is picked over.
Come early and avoid the rush.
s.. NJ. g. r. III. Wilkes.
Want nice jacket? Then see ours.
We are determined to sell them.
The Hub.
Giyeas your subscription to maga-
zines iof next year.
Palmetto Drug Co.
Buy q Bucks Heater. Why? Be.
cause they are easy to operate and will
tlse less fuel than any other heater
~Qr brought 10 this, market.
q. NJ, 81 E. ii. Wilkes.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-12-10
Sale of Real Estate

BY virtue of authority vested In us
as Executors of the last will and testa-
ment of b. w. Ball, deceased, we will
sell at public outcry to the highest bid
der on Monday, Salesday in January,
1908, being the 9Th day of the month, In
front OF the Court House, in Laurens,
s. g., the following described real
estate.
That tract of land in the city OF Lau-
rens known as the residence of the late
B. w. Ball, containing from 10 to 80
acres, more or less, bounded on the
east by the Greenville and Laurens
branch of the Charleston and Western
Carolina Railway, on the souGh by
Hampton street, lands of III. Y. Simp-
son, Sam Fowler and others, on the west
by lands of III. Y. Simpson, Jim Brock
man and others and on the north by
lands of Mrs, N. j. Holmes and T.. Il
Todd, on the waters of North Fork
Creek. The improvements include 16
room brick, stone and cement house,
three two-rOOm tenant houses, one brick
servants house, brick two room storage
house, large two story frame barn and
smaller outhouses, garden, flower gar
den and orchard. Considerable portion
of the land Is wooded.
Terms: Not less than $500 cash.
balance I'm four equal annual INSTALL
mepts secured by bond and mortgage Of
PURCHASER at seven per cent annual in
terest; or purchaser may pay entire bid
| In cash. Purchaser to pay for papers.
III bids not paid In cash, mortgagor
must insure house for benefit OF mort
gagees.
Eliza Ball,
Sara Ball,
w, w. Ball,
EaecutOrs
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-12-10
Get the Best for Your Money.

Did your grocer ever tell you when
you ordered "Clifton" flour that he
had something just as good?" Do
you know why he tells you tnisf IL is
because he buys some inferior flour for
less money and is trying to word this
off on you and get few cents more
profit on it. This is perfectly legiti-
mate thing for the grocer to do, but
you ought to see that you get the best
value for your money. And 10 do this
insist upon his sending you Clifton"
the finest patent -four. If your grocer
does not keep it, he or you can get it OF
M. III. Fowler or T.. N. Barksdale.