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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-26
CONFESSION INTERCEPTED
Motley r Received for Stolen Horse Had lac
Been HIDDEN. rs Il

-
IA Been Hidden.
Especial to The Times. Dispatch.) t3
FIN CASTLE, VA, February S.---W1il-3
liam Harris, who, was convicted Of horse
stealing at the last term OF the County
Court and given seventeen gears In the
state prison, has made d confession. not
witlstanding his strenuous defense, and
on yesterday the jailor Intercepted n let
tor he hud written his brother,sin Whi e,E,
no gave diagram and directions for
finding tho money he had received for the
stolen horse, 1t seems that he had de-
posted tho money In n bottle and buried
1t at the root OF a tree, which was blown
across road on the farm of Mr.. Mur-
ry, near coyners Springs. Smith Slusson,
highly esteemed farmer living four,
miles north OF Fincnstlol had bought tho;
horse. paying thrty-flvc3 dollars for him.
and nc viii be much pleased II the jailor
ENDS tho money tomorrow when he pur-
poses to mako q search for It..
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1872
He cares nothing
for the means to
that end.
There are thou
sands of men and
women whose
lives are at stake,
who are liindered
from accepting
the one means OF
safety by foolish
prejudice.
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery has
been the means OF
restoring health
20 many men and
women whose hol-
low cough, bleed
ing lungs, ena-
citation and weak,
ness seemed to
warrant the state
nlent of local ply
sicians-"There is
.> N,,rA ~~nrslAln VI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-26

Why should prejudice against . put,uP3
medicine hinder you from aIyihs Sna.
has cured thousands of suffering men
and woinenp - r,,s
noy t tH IT ,vn,,d be Ii my grave to-day
Wysns had asthma 50 haa Is sG I've np
sleep al pighl and waE lungs np 10 thu, i esoughed
all It Tie ttm nf bot day aud night My fGe Is
all thought had cons.,spp9pees crinlo MAI and . i
i hai e n5 r her 20 asa Insisted
lbs lis Golden Medical p,iesy anS a,s noW
a,ni maVu .ahGt, ,ss pourds thanks to DR..
T Ss.ee ma eo MiSs,sm,H ssaiaal blsaoyery
The sole motive for substitution Is to
hermit The deule,\ to max 4hestl'ttie more
ppro f na;d by ne (sale of less lnerltorlou
medicines. lie gains; yop loss.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-14
State of South Carolina,

State of South Carolina,
Abbeville County.
I hereby certify, that on the second
day of July, 1896, the County of Alb.
beville borrowed 100000 from Mr..
Juo. A. Harris, giving its note for the
same, due January first, 1897 That on
January lst, 1897, or shortly thereafter,
Mr.. Harris surrendered said note and
certain claims aggregating something
like 81, 10000, and took in lieu thereof
q new note for 81, 1854.
further certify that Mr.. Blake was
not given credit for the payment of the
claims in question, in the ordinary
manner, to wit: by check, but got
credit in the check paying the note for
$4, 1854, these accounts were never
marked paid on my account book,
however, as no direct check was is
sued in payment of them.
I further certify that Abbeville
County did not borrow any money
from Mr.. Jno. A. Harris, except the
So, 100000 above referred to.
This Statement is exactly as | re-
member the transactions.
Jno. Lyon,
Ex-Supervisor of Abbeville Co..
The above statement by Capt. Jno.
Lyon, EX-Supervisor of Abbeville
County, accords fully with my recol-
lection Of these transactions.
John A. Harris.
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To the Grand Jury of Abbeville Coun-
ty, October Term ofiCourt, 1903 -
Gentlemen In view of the full
and explicit statement Of Mr.. w. w.
Bradley, and the certificates of Messre.
Jno. Lyon, J. A. Harris and J. Allen
Smith, I deem it unnecessary to add
anything further, touching the report
of Mr.. E. B. Wil<on now in your
hands.
will say however, that I was 'anX-
ious that Mr.. Wilson's investigation
be as thorough as possible, and to this
end I rendered him all the assistance
possible, by placing at his disposal my
bank books and all the records Of my
office, and by employing expert assist
ance to aid him. have always de-
sired that settlements be made annual
ly, and have not failed during any
year to get ready my books and vouch-
ers, to be passed on by the proper Off
GERS. Although no settlement has
been approved by the Comptroller Gen
eral, for two or three years, my vouch-
ers have annually been examined and
compared with the accents in the
County Supervisors and County Su-
periutendent of Education's offices,
and regular settlements, made out in
due form, forwarded to the Comptrol-
ler General.
Respectfully,
J. R. Blake,
Ex-Treasurer of Abbeville County.
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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION

The books for the registration OF
all legally qualified voters, and for the
issuing of transfers, ect., will be open
at the office of Supervisors of Registra.
tion in the Court House, between the
hour o'clock a. M, and 3 o'clock p
M, on the first Monday of each
month, and kept open for three sue.
cessive days in each month until
thirty days before the next general
election.
Any person whose qualifications as
an elector will be completed after the
closing of the Registration Books but
before the next election shall have the
right to apply for and secure regis
tration certificate at any time within
sixty days Immediately preceding
the closing of the Registration Books,
upon an application under oath to the
facts emitting him to such registra-
ton.
The registration of voters must be
by polling precincts. There must be a
Book of Registration for each polling
precinct, that is for eacn township. or
parish, or city, or town of less than
five thousand Inhabitants, or ward of
cities of more than five thousand
inhabitants. Each elector must vote
in the polling precinct in which he
resides. If there is more than one
voting place in the polling precinct,
the elector may vote at any voting
place designated on the reg gistration
certificate. The Boards must designate
in the registration certificate the vot-
ing place in the polling precinct at
which the electOr is to vote. If there
is more than one voting place in the
polling precincts, the Boards shall
designate on the certificate the voting
place selected by the elector.
G. H. MOORE,
r. o. MCADAMS,
VIM. G.. SHAW,
Board of Supervisors of Registration
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beginning January 1st, 1897, under au-
thority of an Act of Assembly passed
at regular session 1894. To secure the
payment o. said sum and interest the
taxes of said County to be collected
and applicable to said claims for the
payment of which this money bol-
rowed as aforesaid for the said fiscal
year are hereby pledged to the payee
hereof or order.
Witness the hand and official seal of
the County Supervisor of said County,
attested by the Clerk of the Board,
the day and year first above written.
Seal Jno. Lyon,
Supervisor of Abbeville County.
No.. Attested by
J. L. Mcmillan,
Secretary of the Board.
Countersigned by
J. r. Blake,
Treasurer of Abbeville County.
Paid in full. W. w. B.
Cancelled Aug. 10th, 1899.
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$l118 81
Balance due Mr.. Blake....S 1853

Mr.! Blake is entitled to further
credit of $133 discount on note paid
by him at the National Bank, 1908.
The net amount of the note, cash re-
ceived by Mr.. Blake being S3,ll7, and
he paying S3,250, he is of course enti-
tied to the credit for the discount paid.
This item'the Comptroller General ad-
mits correct.
In reviewing these items, gentle
men, it would be well for you to keep
in mind the fact that they cover a Pc
riod of twelve years, in which the
Treasurer handled in round numbers
Twelve Hundred Thousand Dollars,
embracing thirty-five or forty thousand
claims.
Respectfully submitted,
w. w. Bradley.
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A. Harris claims" Under this head
Mr.. Wilson charges the Treasurer with
S492. 81, this being the difference be-
tween the amount paid Mr.. Harris by
warrant No. IL for $3245.53 for claims
and warrant No. l3 same date for
SlO4 SO interest on same aggregatlng
S3349. 81. and the amount of claims al
legged to have been held by Mr.. Harris
from Jan. lst, 1898 to Jan. oath, 1899,
Interest on same at 7 per cent Sl55s9S
aggregating S2S57.56.
IfMr. Wilson's contentious were true
that Mr.. Harris has been paid $492.3l
excess interest, the Treasurer is not
legally or morally bound for one cent
of this amount. When county
check is presented to him for payment,
signed by the Supervisor and having
the Supervisors seal thereon, it is his
duty to pay it without question. 1t is
the Supervisors and not the Treasur-
er's duty to pass on the validity or
composition of a claim. The facts,
however, do not bear out Mr.. Wilson's
contention. I have'checked out war
rant No. II for So, 245.34, and can show
vouchers for this amount. Claim No:
13, 61O4.53 interest on these claims OF
course is a proper voucher and shows
for itself on the books.
Item vi. "Notes not charged in
settlement" This item Mr.. Wilson
himself withdraws in foot note as be
found the 1000 charged in settlement
1898, just where it should have been
charged.
The settlement sheets show that the
County Is due Mr.. Blake the following
amounts for which he has not received
credit and which the Comptroller Gen.
eral has admitted to be correct:
Overpaid Communication and
Road s.........:..............S S93 Z3
Overpaid Constitutional school
Total l................."...."... looo o.
Items admitted due by Mr.. Blake to
County:
Excess credit School Bond Ac-
count ..........."..............S III w
Excess credit G. G. & N. Shops
BOnQS. S......"."........... l14 VI
County Dispensary funds not
CQargeO ....."..... 100 oo
Double credit by claim and in
settlement ...... ".............'" III If
$l118 81
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State of South Carolina,


County of Abbeville.
I hereby certify, that Mr.. Jn0. R.
Blake, ex-treasurer of Abbeville Coun.
ty, paid when due, all notes due the
National Bank of Abbeville by said
County, for which he was liable, dur.
ing his tenure of office.
I further certify, that the note re-
ferred to by Mr.. E. B. Wilson bearing,
az he alleges, straight interest, was
discounted by the Bank, for the reason
that this is our regular practice. We
declined to accept the note without
having the interest deducted in ad-
vance, not for the insignificant differ
ence between the discount and inter.
est, but because it did not accord with
our method of business.
J. Allen Smith,
Pres. Nat. Bank of Abbevile.
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1897, to that date, making S4,344.95
paid against this $4,000 note, from
July End, 1896, to May 25th, 1899.
The correct amount of interest would
be $504.5S !; hence, an excess credit OF
$S40.37. Another amount going to
make up this excess credit of S957.51 is
S117.14 which was credited twice, the
same being interest on note dated
November 18th; 1896, in favor of the
Farmers Bank for $4,155.50, the
amount of interest $l17.14, was credit
ed in the settlement and again by the
County Supervisors warrant No. %,
dated April 9th, 1899.
COUNTY SUPERVISORS WARRANTS.
I did not check all these vouchers
thoroughly, only certain ones, those in
particular handled by Mr.. Jno. A.
Harris. On May the 25th, 1899, the
County Supervisor paid Mr..
Harris by warrant............S3,24o ,24o 81
He also paid by warrant No.
Is same date.........."....... lO4 53
$s,S49 81
This amount covered claims
Mr.. Harris held against the
County as follows:
January 1st, 1868 957 78
&" ., 181 II
January Oath, 1S99-... 1852 IA
Total. 63
interest on same at
per cent. per an
mum. 155 s3-2,s57 56
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-14
TAX COLLECTORS. NOTICE.
HIS OFFICE WILL BE OPEN
FROM TUESDAY, OCTO-
BER 18th UNTIL THURS
DAY, DECEMBER 3lst,
1908.
The Rate Of State, County, School
and Special Tax, Including One
Dollar Poll Tax, One Dollar
Communication Tax.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACT TO
l. raise supplies for the fiscal year com menc-
Ing January |. 1908, notice Is hereby given
that the office OF County Treasurer for A6be-
willie County will be open for the collection Of
taxes for said fiscal year from Tuesday, Octo.
Der 18th, until Thursday, December 3lst, with
out penalty. There VIII be added
A penalty OF one per cent. on all taxes not
paid on January 1st, 1904.
A penalty OF two per cent. on all taxes lot
paid on February 1st, 1904
A penalty OF seven per cent. on all taxes not
paid on March lst 1904.
Rates Per Cent. of Taxation are as
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Copy Of Note.
OFFICE COUNTY SUPERVISOR,
LII, - L.

ABBEvILI.E COUNTY, S. Z.
Abbeville, S. g., Jany. lst, 1897.
81, 1851.
On or before the first day of January
1898, the County of Abbeville promises
to pay to John \. Harris or order the
sum of Forty-one hundred d eighty
eight &. 54-l00 Dollars, with interest ut
seven per cent. per annum from ma
turity, money borrowed to pay County
Current expenses for the Fiscal year
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READ
THROUGH THIS LIST OF
REAL ESTATE
And See Where to Invest
Your Money!
500 Acres,

we'll improved. Good dwelling
house with six rocns, two stove
rooms, five tenant houses, two
good barns, good stables, all
houses In good repairs. Three
wells good water, fifty acres
good bottom laud, place we'll
'timbered. This l. q splendid
farm In good state Of cultivation
is only 4 miles from Due West
and one mile from good school.
100000 will buy this place, one
third cash, balance easy pay
ments.
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Follows:

A poll tax OF One Dollar per capita on all
male citizens between the aye Of q and Gu
yenrs except such rs are exempt by law, will
be collected. 80
A Communication road tax OF One Dollar will
be collected the same time as other taxes
from all male citizens between the age OF 10
and so years, except such rs are exempted by
law. Unless said tax Is paid by first OF March,
1904. four days work upon the public highway
will be required under q contractor.
Taxes are payable only In gold and silver ,
coin, United states currency, National Ban
Notes and Coupons OF State Bonds which be-
come payable during the year, 1903.
AS so few avail themselves of the opportnn-
ity OF paying taxes at the times and places
heretofore designated, will discontinue the
appointments over the County, and collect all
taxes at the Treasu rer's Office.
Parties desiring information by mail In re-
gard to their taxes will please write before
December 18th, stating the location OF their
property. and include postage for reply, and
those paying taxes by check must include the
charge for collection.
W. T. BRADLEY,
Treasurer.
Sent tam her IN 10l3 n
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wish to call attention to note in
favor of the National Bank dated
March 7th, 1902, interest at the rate of
6 per cent. per annum, and due Jam
uary lst, 1908, which the Bank now
holds. While this note bears interest
from date, it has been discounted at
the Bank, which should not be the
case. If note is to be discounted, it
should not bear interest from date, but
only after maturity.
The aggregate amount of errors l
have found is as follows:
Excess credits school bond &C
count ......................... .....$ Ill III
Excess credit G. g. & n. Shop
Bond count................. ia W
County Dispensary funds not
charged .......................... 765 w
Excess credit interest on bor-
rowed money ................. 957 81
Excess credit interest on Jno.
A. Harris claim. .....-...... 492 81
Notes not charged in settle
ment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4,UOO w
.rI, ac dEn 90
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-14
342 ACRES

part of the old Haskell Estate,
is just about three miles from
Calhoun Falls, on the Seaboard
Air Line R. r. Can offer this
place for $3.50 per acre.
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$4,000 note can, therefore. not be estab-
lshed on this hypothesis. The pay
ment of ST, 1882 was on note given
to John A. Harris for S4, 1854 on the
1st day of January, 1897 said note be-
ing now in the possession Of Mr.. A.
W. Jones, Comptroller-General.
If the interest were calculated at Is
per cent. on the $4,000 note for the
period mentioned in his statement, it
would make but little more than the
amount paid by check No. "A, to wit
81, ,323.52. 1t need scarcely be said that
no such excessive interest has ever
been paid by the County. His state
ment of excessive interest ia as follows
Amount paid on $4,000 note
by claim No IA, May 25th,
1S99... 9............................ ,323 o2
INTEREST paid on claim, Feb.
2Ist, 97.......................... Il 43
Total. al................... ,344 95
Amount of $4,000 note from
July End, 1876, to May 25th,
'99, at 7 per cent ..... ..........S3, ,5O4 30
Difference ........... ........S $40 81
Add double credit elsewhere
explained .......................... III IA
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5-ROOn House

and lot in Due West, S. G.. sta
bles and good garden. This is a
rare opportunity to secure home
at a bargain in q town with two
colleges. We can offer this prop
erty for 500. One-third cash,
balance in one and two year
payments.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-14

Shoes. all leather wear wells. at Glenn's.
Clothing, hats and caps. at Glenn's
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-14
W, r, BRADLEY,

Treasurer.
September IL. 1903. IT
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-14

cess creQlC OF Sl24.UI IN Cne amount VI
accrued interest.
COUNTY DIsPENsARY ACCOUNT.
A thorough examination of this ac-
count reveals the fact that the County
Treasurer is due on account of County
Dispsnsary Funds $7e5.sO.
BORROWED MONEY ACCOUNT.
On this account the records show
that the County Supervisor and the
County Treasurer borrowed on their
notes, from Treasurer Blake's entrance
into office, up to Nov. 1st, 1901, $685.
1850. I find charged on the settle
ment sheets, $61 1850. 1t appears
that the Treasurer failed to charge
himself with q note dated August lst,
1901, favor Hunter Brothers, $1,000,
and another dated Oct. 22nd, 1901, IA
vor National Bank, $4,000. I find
that the Treasurer was allowed credit
in the several settlements for $50, 1861 go
the face of the notes and the inter
est on the same $4,S49.1S, an excess
credit of interest $957.51.
This excess credit of interest seems
to have occurred as follows: On July
the End, 1896, note was given to MIR.
John A. Harris, for $4,000, bearing in
terest at the rate of 10 per cent. per
annum, and was due lst January, 1897.
1t seems to have been renewed from
time to time until May 25th, 1899,
when 1t has increased to the amount OF
$4,323.52. On February 2lst, 1897, the
County Supervisor paid by his war
rant on the County Treasurer S2l.43,
as interest on this note apparently
covering the time from January 1st,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-14

E. B. WILSON'S REPORT MARKED IA"
Columbia, s. c., Nov. 30, 1902.
Hon. J. P. Derhsm, Comptroller Gen.
eral, Columbia, s. G.
Dear Sir: I beg to submit my re-
port of the investigation OF the &C
counts Of Mr.. J. r. Blake, Jr.. Treas
urer Of AbDeville County, as far as the
work has progressed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-09-18

Five room cottage on Poplar 81
for sale cheap H. Harringt lon. .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-09-18
Batted Us a Few.

The recent session of the grand
jury gave the range whole lot of
their valuable time and attention,
and did not fail to find some things
that were not quite up to standard,
in a strict legal sense. Among 9TH
er things touched upon were the
forgetfulness of Judge McGilvery,
of Eveleth, and Judge Lekve, of
Hibbing, in neglecting to turn in
certain fines, a general uprooting of
the methods of attending to city
business at Eveleth, and a few in
dictments for permitting gambling
upon their premises that touched
some people nearer home.
The indicted ones who have been
found and produced in court thus
far have furnished bail. 1t is said,
however, that some against whom
true bills have been returned are
out picking cranberries in the wilds
near the Canadian border, and the
service of papers cannot be made
until the close of the cranberry sea-
son, when they will doubtless re-
turn to their range homes. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-09-18
Aurora Continues to Grow.

Mesars. Tueller q :McGee have let
g cola lerection Of a 224xsQ
business block at the new town Of
Aurdla, tosbe completed by October
1st, which they will at once occupy
with 4 frst-class stock of general
merchandise. Mr.. Tueller is a mem
Der Of the firm of Henry Hughes &
Co. at this point and also has busi-
ness interests in other stores of that
well-known firm, while Mr.. MCGEE
has acted in the capacity of mana
ger of the firms business at Walker.
The new bank to be opened by F.
B. Myers and associates will be
completed and ready for occupancy
about the 1st of the coming month,
and will at once be occupied by
their private banking institution.
Many lots are being transferred,
and several new business blocks
are in course of construction, and
all linss of business will be repre-
sented in the new town in az short
time.
Milton J. Baker, the recently ap-
pointed postmaster, has qualified
and it is anticipated that a regular
mail service will be given the place
in very short time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-09-18
They Will Wed.

Invitations received in the city on
Friday last announce the approach:
ing marriage of Miss Josephine NJ.
Edwards to Mr.. George Alexis
Pearce, at Tracy, Minn., on Wednes-
day evening next, September 23rd,
at the First Presbyterian church.
The bride-elect is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Edwards, editor
OF the Tracy Republican, and was
for several years a teacher in the
Virginia schools. Mr.. Pearce holds
the position of chief book-keeper at
the Oliver Mining Co.'s Mt. Iron
Offices and is well and favora bly
known to many Virginians. The
young couple will be "At Home" at
Mt. Iron after October 1st. The En-
terprise joins many friends, Of the.
estimable young couple in this
city IN extending congratulations.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-09-18

addressed a meeting Of the work;
ing menof the city at Korby Hall.
There was a good attendance and.
Mr. Given, who is thoroughly
posted on On labor questions, present
ed the benefits Of the organization
of labor in an attractive light. He
also made a direct application of
some Of his arguments by asking.
the working men to aid the clerks
unionsby patronizing those stores
which have agreed to close as is
requested by the union. -, :.