The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1898-1913, 1902-04-30
LOCfL BRIEFS.

Mr.. HerSey q student or the South
Carolina College, died last Tuesday.
Married Sunday, April 20, 1902, by
Rev. F. L Archer, Edward Strain and
Miss Hettie Atkins, both from Whit
ney.
The city schools will observe Memo
rial Day. J. F. J. Caldwell, of Green
wood, will make the address to the
children ard citizens.
Mr.. Green, the Wofforo student,
selected to enter the oratorical con-
test at Greenwood, is improving. lie
was qui,e i'll with pneumonia.
Mayor A. B. Calvert has returned
from New York. He has been talk
ing ABOUT his Lew cotton mill. He
says the Quito ,k is most encourLg-
ing.
BE sure to get a ticket for the May
Festival Friday night. Every con
cert will be good, but David Bispham
will sing only that night. You
ought to hear him by all means.
L. p. Thackston has moved out to
Cedar Springs and gone to farming.
We hereby give him notice that he
will miss much good advice if he does
not read THE SPARTAN every week.
1t is bad year for congressman TO
be out in the weather. In Arkansas
Senator Jones and every representa-
tive except one, was defeated in the
recent primary. They believe in ro-
tatioD in that State.
Mad dogs are getting too common
about Columbia. The fact is they
always have trouble OF some sort
there. lit is not mad dogs, it is po-
litical conventions, mosquitoes, mud
dy water or the Legislature.
The citizens with Goshen Hill as a
centre, are agitating the idea Of
new county. they wish to take
slices from Union, Fairfield, New
berry and Laurens. 1t seems that
Union has precious little territory to
spare.
They do not know how to hang a
man in New Jersey. Up at Newark
they jerked off mans head last Fri
day. They ought to come down this
way and attend a lynching or two
and learn how to do the job in an ar.
tistic manner.
1t will soon be time for partridges,
or quail, which is the correct name,
to lay. Let all farmers protect the
nests as far as possible. Boys should
not be allowed to take the eggs. The
birds are needed. Let them hatch
and raise their young.
Lest you forget, consider the dates
OF the courts held in this county.
The court OF General Sessions meets
the first Monday of January, March,
May. July and October, and the 4th
Monday in November. The civil
court is held the Monday following.
Last week was most favorable for
farmers. They were able to put in
every hour in the fields, except in
places where the rain of Saturday,
the 18th, was very heavy. The tenn
perature ranged from 60 to IS. Corn
began to come up in vigorous man.
ner.
We desire copy Of the Southern
Reader which was published in
Charleston about 1912. 1t was used
in schools 1912 to 1850. If any read
er Of this notice has copy he will
confer a favor by sending u -l2--.IIa6s
Spartan office. II desired, it will be
returned in good order.
The Living Age has begun a new
serial by Miss Christabel Coleridge,
which opens attractlvely. Miss Col
eridge comes naturally by her liter
ary gifts, as she is granddaughter OF
Samuel Taylor Coleridge. She is a
writer of the type of Miss Yonge, and
is now engaged on Miss Iounge's bi-
ography.
The Annual Convention Of the Cot
ton Spinners' Association will take
place in Charleston Nav So. DR.. }.
II. McAden of Charlotte, is president.
Geo. Z. Ladshaw, hydraulic engineer
OF this city will make an address on
Water Power Amount Available
Commercial Value-Cost of Devel-
opment."
W.T. Etters and Kelly Goode were
tried in Greenville last week for as
sau,t and battery with intent to kill
Thomas NJ. Hell, depot agent at
Greers last year. They were found
guilty with a recommendation to
mercy. A motion was made for ia
new trial. This was case in which
hypnotism was used to advantage by
policeman Tucker. Mr.. Hill finally
recovered and went to work again.
The poetry OF the May number Of
Lippincott' s Mayaxine is strong and
abundant. Those contributing are
Mrs Sara c F Hallowel, long the edi-
tor Of the Household" Of the Phila-
delphia Ledger, Mabel Earle, Marco
Morrow, Albert 5igelow Paine, Lulu
Wheldon Mitchell, Arthur w. Atkin-
son, Dora Reed Goodale, Elizabeth
.Harman, Geraldine Meyrick Clarence
Urr1y, Clinton Scollard, and Edward
Wilbur Mason.
Visitors and Veterans began to re
turn from Dallas last Saturday morn
iuS. Jerry Lee was the first one we
cross questioned. He visited his bro
ther out Is miles from Dallas. He
reports that the long drought tells
on the crops. Wheat is very small.
Corn is 8 to II inches high. Cotton
is up and much Of it is worked over
He says that he puts more work in
the preparation Of his land than they
do in making the crop. He saw fine,
a.