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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
D1sPENsARY FUND FOR SCHOOLS.
The Co,nptroltcr-Gcncra Has Issued
His MnrrnutS for Snnlc

The comptroller general has issued
WARRANTS aggrcgating $50, 900 which
will lie paid to the several couuticS in
the State as their part OF the diSpcn-
Sary profits. This money was set
aside by The board of directors some
time ago and represents The profits Of
the State dispcnsary for the first half
of the year. Following is tho amount
each county will, receive, Including
tic deficiency fund.- paid to several
counties enumerated below:
-Nbhcvillc, S2,4GS.0S; Aiken, S.
4l9.93: Anderson, 50, S3l 2G: Bamberg,
81, ,oG:i.lo; lsarnwcll, 81 ,6SS. 81; Bean
fort, Sl.IS7.S2: Berkeley, $2,;,73 0G:
Charleston, S3,359.S5; Cherokee, $l,-
2o'.1O: Chester, 1881 .U6; Chester
licld $l,9S.ll: Clarendon, $l,G72. 53:
Collcton, $2.II2.5G; Darlington, ST.
35S.I3; Dorchester, $SG6 90; Edge
field, S2,a94.36; Fairfield 81 .I0l. 81;
Flnrcnce, Sl,Gl3.l0; Georgetown, S !
037.5S; Grecnvilc. S3,36S.l7; Green
wood. Sl,G96.2S; Hampton, 81, ,57S. 50:
llorry, Sl,5lS.55; kcrshaw, 81, ,267. IA:
Lancaster, $500. .02: LaurcnS, %2,-
Old.i7; Lee, s2.25G.9u; Lexington, 81
1860; Marion, S2,S42.3 35: Marlboro,
sl,31G.S3; Ncwbcrry, Sl,S22. "a: Geo
nee, 81, 1927; Orangeburg, $3, 3O4. %:
Pickcns, si,36O.29: ltichland, ST.
919.63: Saluda, sl,0732l; Spartan
burg, S4,0Gi. Il; Sumter, Sl,G62. So:
Union. 81, ,5l6Ii: williamsburg ST.
go. .23: York S2,l2S.0I.
Before making the appurtionmcnt
Tie comptroller general complied with
the requirement that each school dis
trlct must receive at least So per
annum from the constitutional 3 mill
Tax, and if in amy county the funds bc
leo meagrc to run each school dis
Lrlct up to that amount, then the
deficiency must be made up out of the
diSpcnsary funds. After such dciici-
cncies have been met the remainder
OF the dispcnsary fund is to be divided
among the counties on the pro rata of
school enrolment in those counties.
There was no deficiency in .Andcr-
son, beaufort, Cherokee, Chester.
Darlington, dorchester, GEORGETOWN,
Ncwbcrry, Richland, Spartanburg,
Sumter and Union counties. IIorry
received over $4,000 to make up the
deficiency in that county where there
are many school districts. The dciici-
cncy was as follows:
AbDcvllc, $2S5.50: Aiken, S219.0!
Bambcrs, 500 50 Barnwcll, SI0l:
lierkelcy, Sl0l9.1I; Chesterfield,
sSlS.0i: Clarendon, $364.2l: Collcton,
5 ,o2I.l9: Edgclicld, $9iS.73; Fair
held, sll3.I2; Florence, SIG: Green
vile, S77.I0; Greenwood, Sl5.12;
Hampton, Sl2l: llorry $3,liS: Ker-
shaw, $50; Lancaster, $500. so: Laur-
ems, Si20.50; Lee, l,2Gl.5G: Lcxing-
ton, $2lG.Gl; Marion S7O0.y5: Marl-
boro, Sl5l.l3: Oconcc, SSS9.G2: Or
anScburg, SlS.2l: Pickcns, $27i..lA:
Salii'ia, s64l.2s; Williamsburg
$23l. 50: York, $1,000.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
]. NEWTON HATHAWAY, M. D.


Judge Gary, Of the billiOn-dolar steel
trust, thinks things have come to IL
pretty pass when Il man cannot build a
church of his own and have such doc
trinc preached in it as he likes. Judge
Gary built church in Wheaton, III. !,
at Il cost OF s co. 900 Which he named
the Gary Memorial Methodist church,
in honor OF his parents. Besides paying
for the ctliticc, he contributed ST 200 Il
year towards the salary Of the pastor,
and held membership in tile congrcga-
tlon. Recently the pastor, Rev. Mr..
Flack, preached Il sermon in which he
denounced trusts and claSscd them
with labor agitators lis being Il me-
mace to Amcrica"ism IL addition 10
saying other things not calculated 10
tickle the ears Of Il trust magnatc. 10
show his disapproval, Judge Gary has
severed his connection with his own
church, and says he is done with
NletliodiSm for good. las 1t come To
tlle point that The trust mlgnatcS
must furnish their own religion rs
we'll as churches?
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
A FIEND BURNED
AZ the Stake by an lninria,cd Mob


y dispatch from Wilmington, Del,
says all is quiet in The community,
following the horrible lynchng Of
George White, Helen bishops con
fcSScd slayer, at an early hour, this
morning. or the mob OF nearly 5000,
which ovcrpowcrc6 the authorities,
and Stormcd the Newcastle county
work house, and dragged from his cell
the trembling wretch, and burned him
al thc stake, the identity Of onlj one
is publicly known. That person is
Peter Smith, twelve years old, who
fell when the work house guards fired
Il yulley into The ranks Of the attack
ing mob. The lad was struck by Il
bullet, which entered his back, and is
thought To have penetrated his
kidneys. At The hospital, where the
boy was taken, the physicians state,
that he is in u serious condition. After
the mob had completed It's awful work
OF vengeance, the body Of the negro
raviShcr and murderer was left, chain
ed TO the stake, with fire burning all
around it, and the members OF the
lynching party went home The rain,
which began later, extinguished the
fire, and, at daylight, the charred
body still hung limp IN plain sight or
the passcrS by. Public sentiment
here, SO far as expressed, appears to
approve the lynching Of White. and
it is not believed that there will be
any arrests. Whites confcSsion---m made
just before the torch was applied tu
the pile Of oil soaked bushes around
him-was the admission Of everything
and more than had been charged
aginst him. lie is stated to have said:
II was sent, by Mr.. Woodward, to a
corn field to try some corn, | saw Mr..
Woodward'S daughter, and intended tC
assault her, but IL couple of men came
along, and did not disturb her. Then
| saw the bishop girl, and l followed
her. seized her, and asked her if she
had any money, and if she would give
it to me to let her 80. She gave me &C
cent. again seized her, and she cried:
Please don't hurt me-
] chokcd her and accomplished my
purpose. Then asked her if she was
going to tell on me. She said she was.
gave her Il hack in the throat with
4
my knife, and asked her again If she
was going to inform on me. She said
she was, and then ! cut her throat
twice again, and left her. After that,
went back to Mr.. Woodward, and
told him there was no good water to
drink down there, and he sent me
somewhere else. went back, but soon
left, Then went back to the house
and put on Il white hat instead of the
cap | wore"
The ncgro's confession rendered the
already inccnscd crowd even more
desperate, and some wanted to tear
MIN limb from limb, before the reach
cd the scene of his execution. The
negro begged, pitenusly, not to be
burned, but on mercy was shown; and,
although his sutrcringS were terrible,
nc remained conscious and rational to
the last.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
'ruI,ncco in Icyns

1t is stated the United States De-
pa rtmcnt of Agriculture has decided
TO make Nacogdocrcs, Texas, just
north Of Beaumont, OH the line OF The
South Pacific, The biggest tobacco cx-
perimcntal station in The world In
August plant for the curing of all
the tobacco grown at experiment.
stations in the Southern States will be
opened with leaf tobacco exports or
The Agricultural Department in
charge. Government tests have demon
strated that tobacco can lie grown
III the soil OF East Texas, equal if not
superior to the costly tobacco OF the
Vuclta Abaja district Of Pinar del
Rio, Cuba known us the finest In The
world
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
I,hrcc nIcnLyncI,cl.

Three negroes Garfield Mccoy,
George Mckinney and Wiley Anctt
were taken from jail at Newton, Baker
county, Ga. and lynched Friday night.
The three men were in Jail for killing
II. S. Bullard, Il white man, who call
ed in to qucll Il row ut negro dance,
near his house one night last week.
The mob went. to the jailOr's house
and told him tl1cy had another priso-
ner to lodge in the Jail. When the jail
or reached the Jail door with the keys
the mob rushed him and soon had the
doors opened. The three negroes
were taken mile from town and hung
to Il tree and riddlcd with bullets. \
fourth ncgro--in Jail for murder the
or another negro was not disturbed.
All was quiet Saturday.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
,tbs sthh CJlitti, CRY. bocatgt
she Htate'a attbfney.s fetlstd tA al|HS

siibmlttSa ,tB lie cylIlti ,ljhiy. boeauss
fhe = Wate stsSs1S s1 ts95psy jss rffIT9 f sgs Hl|s
tie tiieii paid fiisfesae Iss thgs sedsilttGt sitt
or the Records SliOtti lie said wils, So
biased TINT he had h6 ileh Of fairness
or a decent regard for right when 1t
came to considering this case. ffc
declared thnt Gen Jones had felt the
pressure Of socinl condemnation, and
WAS by 1tjcOmpcllcd TO take Il vacillat-
ing attitude in this case.
TIE CHANGE GRANTED.
When Mr.. Croft closed, Judge
Townsend remarked that he had kept
up with the atlldayitS for three days
and had never listened to such able
arguments, aud he was convinced that
the Change Of venue should be grant
ed. lie entered upon no stntelnento of
his reasons and, merely making the
brief announcement said he was ready
hear suggestions as to the county in
which to try it.
TIE SPEEDY TRIAL. CLAIM.
Mr.. Nelson said rillnan was anX-
iOus for speedy trial and only two
counties were now available-Edge-
field and Saluda.
Mr.. Thurmond spoke OF the ncun-
vcnicnces Of Saluda, and suggested
either Kcrshaw or Lexington. AS to
a speedy trial he said Edgetield Court
would be held the first Monday in
August; Saluda the third. Camden
the first Monday in September and
Lexington the third
Mr. Crawford expressed serious
objections to Salutla because it was
practically the home of the defendant,
being the county Of WHICH George d.
Tillman WAS the father, and the State
would not have All equal show Of fair
ness there with Lhc defendant +.
Col Croft ris!iculcd the idea that
George d. 1'illman's work in behalf Of
Saluda would affect The Judgment of
the people. lie made light Of the
fifteen miles OF rocky road The wit:
irSscS would lave to travel to get TO
tlie Court House from the nearest
railroad station, and mentioned four
or live hotels and boarding houses
people could stop at.
LET TIE STATE HAVE A CHANGE.
Mr.. BcllinEcr declared that il would
DC wrong to take the case to Saluda,
because it would be taking it to Il
county where the State would be at IL
great disadvantage. lie declared that
the defence could not pretend that
they wanted speedy trial, because
they had Il chance during the last
Court, when the State agreed to ac-
ccpt any ailidavitS absent witnesses
might make.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
tn !eaa hrA'I,fla, q,
-, hN
E:xA-et
The iiabbehlnaa IN vaflous see,loha

4 T Il i
or South Catolina Briefly rolu.
Flfty-four teachers were present OH
the opening day or tile Anderson
COUNTY sumner school TN Monday.
Miss Matte Boycc, for Il number Of
years missionary to Mexico, died at
her home in Due West on Monday.
a little daughter OF Bailey Strange,
Il farmer who live two miles from
Woodruff, was killed by lightning on
Monday afternoon.
Miss Macic Jonston Of Fairfield
county died in WinnSbor0 on Tuesday.
She graduated last week at the Due
West Female college.
The Richland county grand jury re-
fuse to lind indictments in dlspcnsary
cases. They threw out six on Mon
dav.
The students OF the College Of
Charleston held Il meeting on Tues
day and protested against the ad-
mission Of girls to that Institution.
The Charleston grand jury refuse to
find indictments in dispcnSary cases.
Even the notorious Vincent ChccO is
safe in their hands.
Samuel j. Willoughby, a we'll
known citizen, was drowned while
fishing in Muldrow's mill-pond, four
miles from Florence, on Wednesday.
Miss Annie Spencer, u teacher in
the Clinton graded school and sister
OF President Spencer of the I'rcsby-
tcrian college, died on Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. John Lyman Of Lyman,
Florence county, committed suicide
with paris green on Wednesday. She
WIS about fifty years old and in bad
health.
Fred a. Cummings OF Sparlanburg,
IL graduate Of WuiIord college in the
class Of 1876, has been elected TO the
chair OF English in lIulIins institute,
Virginia.
Tee case Of Reuben Pitts, charged
with murder in the killing of young
Edward Foster, Il pupil, has been
postponed again ON account Of the i'll
ness OF the defendant, who is in AShc-
vile. N. c., being treated for con
sumption.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
Ncarncs Excited.

Negro lynchiDgs in two northern
states "illlina month have aroused
Tie colorcd people of Chicago TO ire
iheiidonS pitch Of excitement and pro-
tcsI. The turning Of Il negro ut the
stake near Wilmington, Del, has cs-
pcclaily aroused them and added To
Tic recent killing Of David Wyatt at
hcllcvllle, H., has brought the agita-
t!on against mob violence to IN acute
stage. At the Quinn Chapel meeting
OF cnlorca citizens last night violent
speeches were made against lynchings
ana c0lorcd men were urged to arm
themselves and protect their race
against Tie whites
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
Fatal FatiIily Fight.

at Knoxville, Tenn, Friday night
in the home or Alexander Bcattic, Il
negro shoemaker, four members Of his
family we're shot, three fatally When
Samuel and Warren, two sons, aged
about 20, engaged in a quarrel, each
pulled Il pistol and fired at the other.
Both were fatally wounded, each re-
cciving Il bullet in the abdomen. The
mother Of the boys ran into the house
and vas accidentally shot in the left
side. She will die. a daughter, hear
ing her mothers screams, also ran in
and was shot in the arm.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
Advice ofa Success I'M I,cIIc.

Yes, my dear, one could lay down
rules for the charming Of the other
s2S, = said an old but very successful
ncflc u Il debliantc who in spite Of q
beautiful face is, it mnst he admitted
Il failure as FAR rs popularity goes.
lArdcnt 'adorcrs she las, but of tcm-
pcralc admirers and men friends she
las nonc.) lone could lay down
rules one hundred and three Of them;
an gooh rules too. Iiul there are two
mat ia rcmcmhcr if were you, and
you can afford To let tile others take
care OF themselves. The first is,
when talking to Il man never run
down another woman. The second
ana even il you forget the first, please
remember the second is never praise
man.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
Ate Il Live Eslnck Snake.

a Morristown, n. j., dispatch says:
l'icyclists passing along the llibcrnu-
rian turnpike near Beach Glen recent
~ saw man sitting beside the road
holding thrcc-foot suuirming black
snake in his hands. Suddenly they
were horrllicd to see him lift the snake
TO his mouth and take Il bite Of it. This
nc ate with apparent satisfaction and
then picked up handful Of grass
which he also chewcd vigorously, after
which he took another bite OF the rep
tile. The authorities ut Rockaway
were notified and the man was taken
into custody. When captured, only
the head OF the snake remained. The
man gave his name as Il. O. Cranky,
and said that he had just finished his
dinner Of snake and grass. Then he
went on To explain that he was a fol-
lower Of Mrs. I;lavatSky and believed
in the theory OF rcin-carnation. lie
SAID he was the rcincarlation
OF hog, thus accounting for his fond
ness for snakes and grass. The man
said he distinctly remembered when
nc was in the form Of Il hog some
thousands Of years ago, and that he
was one Of the herd OF swine men
toned in the Biblc, which were
drowned in the sea at Gadara, be-
cause the devils that had been cast
out OF the dcmoniac entered the swine.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
n Beautiful Tribute.

Agree or disagree us you may with
William j. Bryan on his political
tcncts, you cannot withhold admira
lion for his wonderful cloquencc and
word imagery. What is more beau
tiful than this: IF Jesus had left
nothing but the parablcS, Ills name
would have been impcrishablc in
literature; if lie had bcgueathcd to
poStcrty nothing but the simplicity
OF J. lis speech and the irresistible logic
OF Ills argument, lie would have a
permanent place among the orators
OF the world; if lie had given to the
world nothing but the commandment
Thou shalt love thy ncighbor us thy
SELF" enforced as it was by His own
example, this one gift would have
been sufficient to outweigh all the
wealth OF the world; il lie had left no
record hut the Sermon on The Mount,
it would have made Ills natal day
worthy OF the perpetual celebration
but all Of these added to the match.
less majesty OF Il perfect life ana The
inspiring influence pf an all pcrvading
love, are turning the eyes Of an ever
increasing number To the path lie
trod from the mangcr to the cross.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
Ncil:I,boI.s Fight.

a fight occurred Thursday morning
on top OF Quaker Gap mountain,
Stokes county, Ga. There were three
or more persons on each side and a
nllmbcror shots were exchanged. Cap
tain King was killed and one or tvs
Others seriously wounded. Deputy
Sheriff Smith was Knocked down with
a hoe by Russell Jones. King was
shot hy John Rhodes, who was arrest
Ell and committed to jail. The trouble
was the result OF an old fcud between
nciphborS.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
a Poor Excuse

The Charleston Post says: ''Sena-
tor Platt OF New York Sticks his
head out or his mole burrow for a
minute to squeak that the Democrats:
arc originally responsible for the post
office scandals, because several Of the
0tiicialS Implicated in them were first
brought into the department during
the administration or President Cleye-
land, notable among them being the
chief OF all the raScaiS, a. w. Machcn,
who was made some sort OF clerk in
the department, from which he
mounted rapidly To place or authori-
ty and opportunity under the Re
publican administration which fol-
lowed Cleveland. Even if it were
true that the scandal had its start in
the Cleveland regime, Senator platt's
charge is n confession that il has
taken the Republicans six years to get
on the trail OF it. What sort of adj
ministration is that" Senator Platt,
no doubt, thinks a poor excuse is bet
ter than none, but his efforts to make
the renegade Democrats who voted
for Mckinley for The sake Of oricc
the scapcgoats for Republican racali-
ty won't do. III the first place Machcn
and his lk ceased to be Democrats
when they voted for Mckinley, and
1t is hardly the fair thing to class
them as Democrats when they arc de-
tectcd helping the Republicans loot
the United States treasury. We are
not at all surprised at the outcome Of
Machcn rascality. lie sold out for
pelf, and Senator PaLt should not
blame him for trying to get his
share. But we must protest against
his being charged up To the Demo
cracy. lie may be follower Of the
lamentcd Grover, but that does not
prove him Democrat by any means.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03

modern
We'll shaded
Springs health pleasure.
swho
Carolina
until he resigned to
trccnvilc, S. c.. &
Alter White
both in flesh and appetite peeptbe in
@ 70 diseases ESQ from disorders Of the kidneys bladd
with
discarded
decided
LES
K
White stone I~ithiz, Water Co,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03

TIE State Of last week says Circuit
Attorney Folk has tabulatcd a state
mcnL OF tho amounts demanded by
legislators for the passage or defeat Of
measures pending before the Missouri
general assembly. The aggregate is
S32l 300. The largest contributor TO
the graftcrs" was the ST. Louis
transit company, which was assessed
and which paid $i50,00O. Addition to
this Mr.. Folk finds that 1920, 500 has
been received by legislators in cash
bribcs. There have been many Jobs
not yet exposed.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
G @esars' Head Hotel
CAESARS HEAD, S. G.

1000 feet above the sea. Views into
scvcra states. Temperature from 30
TO 70 degrees. Dry air, breezy nights.
Crystal spring water. Popular resort.
Home life for guests. Telephone and
daily mails. Resident physician. Eur
man University Hotel. Hack line
from l'rcvard, n. O., or Grccnvillc, S.
g. Reasonable rates. Open from June
lst. TO Oct. 1st. For other nforma-
tion write TO j. Il. GWINN. Mgr.
Caesars Head, S. G.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03

John c. lIarvclcy of Greenwood, who
was acting as telegraph operator ut
Hamlet, n. c., was run over and kill
ed there by Il train on Tuesday. lie
was only nineteen years old
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
O'rlIEI, ASSESSMENTS.

The Southern Express c0mplny's as
SeSS'ncnt has been increased from So.
Il mile to SS5. The total is S2lI.7I5.
Il great increase over last year.
The Pullman company was increased!
from $50 to 100 IL mile for every, mile
or track travelled in this State by its
cars.
The Western Unions assessment is
ne OF the few not definitely tiXir1, but
/ une Postal has been assessed at $500 Il
mile
The return of the Southern Ecll
Telephone company Of Sg9, 900 for its
property In this State was accepted
The American Telephone and 'Tclc.
graph company was put up from $;.I
Il mile to 500 Il mile.
The board had fixed the assessment
OF the Augusta and Aiken Electric
Railroad company at $4,000 Il mile,
but this was reduced to So, 800 mile
Comptrollcr General Jones thIn.::s the
cross country electric roads should bc
assessed with libcrality in order that
the building Of Others may be cncour-
aged. The Grccnvillc traction com
pany has not been acted upon finally
The Gordon Telephone company of
Charleston returned its property at
$1,000; the board Increased this tt
s6l,500, but aftcr hearing protests re-
duccd to Sa5, 600
The South Carolina Long Distance
company OF this city was left ut SIG.
1886. The board originally fixed the
assessment at S33 900.
The island Telephone company Of
Charleston had been assessed at SlO,-
120, but this was reduced to ST, 900.
The Following other local phone
companies were assessed at the figures
named: Chesterfield, increase from
Si5o to 81 900: Greenwood from 81, $50
to S3, $50: Nincty-SiX from $500 to
5000; l1aurcns Sl,250: Orangcburg and
st Matthews $500: Glenn Springs $500;
l'lacks0urg $1,000; Manning $500:
Peoples Telephone company s5,3i5;
Aiken $1,000: Liberty $50; Lancas-
ter 5000
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03

The Springfield Republican says
"Nlr. Payne has the heartfelt sympa-
thy OF General Algcr, who has been
there under somewhat similar cirum-
stances. General Algcr had TO resign.
VIII Mr.. Payne stick?
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-03
We're iicui.i

twill he seen that the Southern
and tile Coast Line have been incrcas-
ed SS'0, 600 while the Scaboard alone
has been Increased $12O, 900 and either
.! the roads tirst named has three
times the mileage Of the Scaboarl,
although IL is a fact that nearly all or
the track oi tic Scabuar,i is main line.