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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-12-01
Nav Close Seminary.

Columbia, Specialize definite and
final announcement that the Atlanta
plan to remove the Columbia Semi
nary and the Southwestern Univer-
sity and combine them at Atlanta has
failed is followed by strong talk
among South Carolina Presbyterians
of closing Columbia Seminary for
period of three or four years. begin
ming with the close Of the session next
spring, in order to let the endowment,
which amounts to $4,000 a year in
crease in order to provide for another
chair, and in the hope that the bad
doors incident to controversies which
have been hampering the institution
will pass off completely enough to give
the re-organized institution good
chance with the new faculty.
The new proposition which President
Walton's committee makes for the
Georgia Synod for conference in At
lanta on the oath Of next January OF
representatives which the committee
proceeds to name in it's resolutions, OF
the Synods of Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Florida, Ala.
bama, Tennessess, Kentucky, Missouri.
Arkansas, Mississippi. Louisiana and
Texas. Is therefore of special interest
throughout this State 1t was not al
together unexpected. The Columbia
Seminary faculty and those associated
with them in their trials in Synod will
look with favor upon any reasonable
proposition to make this institution an
integral part Of great seminary to
be located at Atlanta and be the
crowning complement Of all Of the the
illogical schools located in the States
named.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-12-01
Increase of Cotton.

Washington, Special.-A bulletin was
issued by the census bureau Tuesday
showing that In los counties in Georgia
the cotton gained to November IA as
reported amounted to 1,246.9s7 running
bales this year, as against 1885 bales
FOR the same counties last year. Count
ing round bales as half bales the num-
Der is 1,244,741 as against 7S3.395 last
year. The report issued is supplement
tary to previous reports and is more
complete as to the counties covered. In
addition to the figures regarding the
cotton ginned, Tuesdays statement
shows that the ginneres covered by
the reports for the present year num-
Der 81. .9s7 as against 1898 for the year
1904. In 1903 the reports showed the
total cotton ginned to November IA to
be 1855 bales and the number OF
glnneries employed 4.9l3.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-12-01
Ideal Earth Eoadbed.

How may we. in cheap and efficient
manner. construct and maintain All
earth roadbed? The plan is simple: too
simple for ready acceptance, yet as
efficient as it is simple.
A simple drag is drawn along one
side of the roadbed at the proper time
to smooth off the surface. filing the
ruts and pushing the earth slightly to-
ward the centre Of the road and press
ing it into all crevices. This is done
after each wet spell. jast rs the sur
face is beginning to dry. This pro-
duces smooth surface, the ruts ard
tracks are oblitcrated. The vehicles
that enter upon the road go promscu-
ously over it, and compact the surface
as completely rs if it were rolled by I,
heavy roller. In fact. wagon with
11G-inch tires. giving six inches Of im-
pact upon the surface, and with tota.
weight of only 1850 pounds produces
as great pressure upon the surface
touched as ter-ton roller. An ordi-
nary two-horse wagon load would pro-
duce Il pressure equivalent to 4 twenty
tol roller. The only question is, there
fore. how much OF the surface vii, be
thus reached and rolled Experience
shows that in roadbed kept smooth
for considerable period. say six
months. every part Of it gets its quota
of rolling Their. again. the smooth
roaGbed thus compacted sheds the
water that fails upon il almost rs
easily as shingle roof. Hence The
chance for saturation is reduced 10 Il
minimum. II is stated thta this com-
pacted condition is destroyed by frost.
But it should be remembered that the
expansive force Of frost is in direct
ratio to the water content. A satura-
tion Of less than 10 per cent. would not
when frozen exert expansive force
enough to lessen materially the
cohesive force or widen the interst!ces.
Roadways cared for in the manner
suggested have remained solid enough
for the past five years to bear up
heavy traffic during every day Of every
year, the only mud being one or two
inches on the surface, and that was
quickly hardened after the rains and
promptly smoothed. thus restoring its
former fine condition. All kinds and
sorts Of clays and even sticky gumbo
of the Missouri River bottoms have
been successfully treated this way so
as to remain good throughout the eN-
traordinary wet season.-Good Roads
Magazine.
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Putting in o Word For Papa.

The daughter of an uptown physic-
ian of credit and renown is bright
little girl Of seven, who has been much
petted by her admiring friends. Per-
haps this has spoiled her little, but
she is so sweet and entertaining that
visitors take to her at once. One Of
these visitors, new neighbor, made q
call on the child's mother, and soon
had the little maid in her lap. In the
chatter which followed the woman
made some allusion to the little ones
grandmother.
why, don't you know" cried the
child.
Know what, dear:" asked the WIS.,
itor.
Why" said the child, grandma is
dead, and Aunt Susan is dead, and
most all papa's patients are dead,
too.'-New York Press.
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FoulIy Murdered.

Chester, Special. - The mutilated
body OF Mack Anderson, colored, waa
found Wednesday morning not far
from his home, nine miles northwest
OF Chester. Anderson lived on MI.
H. A. Brakefield's place and was about
% years old. The coroner's investi-
cation shows that he had been taken
from his home Tuesday night some
140 yards and foully murdered and
robbed of $50. A bloody axe and
other evidences prove the murder To-
be very atrocious one. AndersOa
was known to have some money.
which fact he unfortunately commu-
nicated to other negroes Of the neigh
borhood. Arthur Williams and Jim.
Sanders, both colored, were arrested
on suspicion and lodged in Jail today
Coroner GLADDEN. Is continuing his In
vestigation. with the aid of a detec-
tive, and probably other arrests will
be made.
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A SONG OF FAREWELL.

Out OF the life that was lone and unblest,
Peace after pain, and the song for the
sigh;
There are kind hearts and hands, and we're
loving them best;
Good. by TO you. Lady. Cood-hy!
The fair flowers fade near an ice-mantled
dome.
But somewhere hfe's honey is sweet i the
comb.
One. 10 world that is tnscl and strange
"hIs@ hn, i9y ss. is a phantom and hope can
And one to a world where the hearts never
change:
Gocd.by to you. Lady. Good-by!
There are storm-lands III lie where the
wi.d breakers foam,
but somewhere lifc's honey is sweet i the
comb.
At the rates of your palace the dead days
VIII throng.
Like ghosts from the shadows of earth
and OF sky;
1 am hidden away in the lilies OF song;
Good-by to YOU. Lady. Good-by!
The ROCKS for the wrecks, as all starless
they roam:
But somewhere LIES honey is sweet i the
comb.
Land Of all love!inesS-land of all light!
Land of LIES dreams, where the dreams
never diei
God lead you there, when your soul feels
the night
Good-by to you. Lady. Good-hy.
Now, the JOY o the biliows-the fleece o
the foam.
To a word where lifes honey is sweet i
the comb.
Frank J.. Stanton.
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Saved.

'But the trouble with life insurance
is that you never can get anything out
of it Yourself It's all dead weight
for the benefit Of SOB ebody else. You
merely carry the load. and when You
put it down that's the end of the case,
as far as you're concerned
"No. you're off there. My life has
been saved by the Insurance I'm carry
ing
Say. you don't think I'm weak
minded or anything like that. do you:
How could your insurance have the
least thing to do with saving your
life?'
The doctors were going to operate
on me for appendicitis, but the in
surance companies that are interested
in me rushed in and stopped them
It's a great thing. Better take out a
policy for couple of hundred thou
sand dollars. Chicago Record-Herald
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Damage Suit Compromised.

Greenwood, Specialize damages
suit for $65.O00 against the Southern
railway, brought by the family of the
late James L. Andrews, has been Gem
promised. The road offered to pay
$4,000. and this amount has been
accepted. The death of Mr.. Andrews
was unusually sad. He was one OF
the best known business men OF
Greenwood and at the time Of his
death was president Of the burst
Andrews company, large wholesale
and retail general merchandise con-
Germ. He was standing in a car
watching the unloading Of some -four.
and while doing so the car was moved
by shifting engine and Mr.. Andrews
was thrown out violently on th9
ground and sustained injuries from
which he died a few days later in .
hospital in Augusta, Ga.
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Commission to Offer Bill.

Washington, Special.-The mer-
chant marine commission met at the
capitol. Senators Gallinger and Lodge
and Representatives Minor, McDer-
mont and Spight being present. Un-
der the law the commission is direct
eG to make it's report on the day Con-
gress re-assenables, December 5th.
The commission expects to make its
repor on that date. with recommended
tions and a bill. While 1t is not GER
tain that the report viii! be unani-
nous, members Of the commission eX-
press the hope that such an agree
ment will be reached. 1t Is stated
that no attempt will be made to revise
the Frye-Payne bill, providing for a
system Of subsidies.
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Louisville, KY, Special.-Frederick
Sanders, a dairyman, was killed Tues
day by William H. Slaughter, Jr, a
coal merchant and one Of the best
known men in Louisville. The men
had an argument over debt and
Slaughter struck Sanders with such
force as to dislocate the mans neck,
death resulting instantly. Slaughter
surrendered. Sanders was IS years Of
age. The trouble rose over an
amount Of SIS which Sanders owed
Mr.. Slaughter for rent. Mr.. Slaugh-
ter's statement was:
This morning I met Sanders and
he offered TO settle the account. l
refused to accept the money, having
put the matter IN the hands OF law
yer. Sanders called me several
names and l hit him with my open
hand. He fell and l walked away.
Later heard he was dead"
Mt. Slaughter was married about
a year ago to one Of the most promi-
nent writer's in local newspaper cir
cles. Mrs. Slaughter has made ar
rangements to stay In Jail with her
husband until application for bail will
be made. Mr.. and Mrs. Slaughter Will
occupy a spacious room in the cast
wing of the building facing Jefferson
street, which was surrendered 10
them by the matron Of the jail.
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Another Fire at orphanage.

Clinton, Special.-At 800 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon the Thornveil
orphanage seminary building. caught
fire from a defective fiue and was
burned to the ground. Workmen had
Just finished testing new furnace
and the building had been closed for
the day. The fire was discovered ear
ly but as the town has not yet put In
its waterworks the efforts to put out
the flames were Of no avail. The ire
soon reached the S5-foot tower and
became huge pillar Of flame. RI
forts were then diverted to the pro-
lection of the Mccormick, q dormf-
tory building on the orphanage cam
pus and the recitation hall Of the
Presbyterian college, both Of which
were threatened. Both buildings were
adequately protected. The Thorn
we'll Seminary for Orphans" which
was the name Of the burned building.
was dedicated in 1888 by Gov. Hugh
s. Thompson, whose death the people
are now lamenting. The building WEE
In process Of construction for 1S
months. during which period the la-
Dor and Iother bills we're promptly
met at the end Of each week, though,
at no. time were the funds In hand
sufficient to pay them week in ID
vance This was the main educati0a-
al structure OF the institution and con-
tanned, in addition to q large chapel,
some six class rooms. The loss b
$4,000 with only $1,000 Of insurance.
1t falls therefore as heavy blow upoR
an institution which only few days
ago had a similar loss, from which h
had only partially recovered by donar
tions. In the dining hall Of the Or
phanage help is needed as never -
FORE The fues from which 1t caught
have been N almost daily use sinee,
1883. The president Of the orphan
age has made 1t a practice to walk
around the grounds each night be-
fore the retiring hour. The Thorn
well orphanage has many friends. The
help of everyone Of them will be need
ed now. H. H. Jacobs ,
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A Killing in Hampton.

Gov. Hayward last week received
from Coroner r. NJ. Daley an official
account of the killing of Will Graham
by Jake Patterson. About five weeks
ago the two negroes, in company with
others, were driving in cotton wag-
on.
The witnesses testified at the in
quest that they had heard no quar-
reling. and the first they knew OF the
homicidal purposes of Patterson was
when they heard the report OF the
pistol Graham was shot in the back,
the ball striking the spinal chord and
causing death after five weeks. The
witnesses say that there was no cause
Or provocation.
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Killed at Clemson.

Clemson College, Special.-James
Sizemore, colored, died Wednesday
night from tho effects Of blow on
the head with a stick in the hands Oh
Bill Greenleaf, colored. The troubla-
between the two took place on Fri
day, the 10th Of November. James,"
the head waiter ct the Clemson Club
hotel. had sold BILL" hand at Clink-
scales livery stable, pair of shoes
on which Bill still owed a dollar
This caused bad feeling. Bill cursed
James because he kept asking for the
money and dared" him to come down
to the stable. James went and Bib
knocked him in the head. Greenleaf
has disappeared. James was hard
working. honest, harmless negro and
was we'll thought of.
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Acquitted Of Murder Charge.

Houston, Tex. Special.-In the case
of of w. T. Eldridge, charged with the
murder of Captain William Duna-
want on an Arkansas passenger train
IL August, 1902, which has been on
trial at Richmond for the past two
weeks, the jury Tuesday returned a
verdict of not guilty. The case at
tracted wide attention, owing to the
prominence of the men. Capt. Duna-
want being president Of the the Cane
Belt railroad, and Eldridge vice presi-
dent and general manager.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-12-01

trip through Texas says the enlhuSi-
asm with which The people have taken
un The "gooG reads idea" is wonderful.
In some counties they are i'll danger
of going wild" on the subject. Funds
are being raised mainly by issue OF
county bonds.
In Pennsylvania, the State aid idea
has taken firm hold. The plan just
adopted is fo- the State. the county,
cnd the township to cooperate IN the
work of building and improving tie
roads. The State is to pay two-ihirds
of the expense. and the county ana
township in which the work is done
each one-siXth o. the expense. The
State has made available for this pur-
pose S6.JO0.OOO TO be expended during
the next few years.
The principle involved III the State
aid plan is exactly the same rs that
involved in the scheme for national
aid which has developed such popu-
larity recently. The fundamental
idea of both is that road Improvement
is not merely matter Of local interest
and responsibility. but a matter OF
interest and concern to the whole peO-
pie: or, TO put it another way. road
building is coming 10 be- viewed as Il
species of internal Improvement be-
longing in the same class as river ana
-, i,,,prpvnmnptS
Another reason why National and
state aid are becoming so popular Is
the realization that. ualeSS something
Of the kind is adopted. the burden OF
bad roads, like the poor, will be always
with us. The bottomless roads OF the
country constitute sort Of Slough OF
Despond' in which the people are
destined to founder until some one
comes along to help them out. In fact
the expense for improving the roads i'll
many localities is a burden which the
local population is wholly unable to
bear. 1t is believed that whenever
the State or the nation reaches out 4
helping hand to such communities.
they will grasp it and bend all their
energies TO the great work OF improv.
ing their highways. but theg will never
undertake the job without help from
the outside.
The frequent rains have made the
roads almost impossible in n majority
Of the local communities throughout
the Eastern hall OF the United States.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why
the good roads idea is uppermost il
so many minds.
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A UNIQUE CASE DEVELOPED
Governor Fears to Pardon Young Man
Lest He Might Be lynched.

Columbia. Special-Hoyt Hayes, the
young mountaineer, concerning whose
communication Of the death SEN
tence there was so much feeling en-
gendered throughout the State recent
ly, and which act Of the Governor in
spired a red-hot petition from Hayes
county, Oconee, asking the Governor to
resign, presents the unique situation
unique for the State, at least Of a
man being denied a pardon for fear
OF his being lynched. At least. 1t Is
the understanding among Hayes
friends that the Governor is sufficient
ly we'll satisfied that the young man Is
innocent Of the crime for which he
was sentenced to hang, is convinced,
as practically everybody else has
studied the testimony and other rec
ords in the case, but that she commit
ted suicide, but it is urged that feel
ing in certain parts Of Oconee Is still
so strong against the young man that
there would be grave danger OF lynch
ing If he were to return there now.
Hayes expects and probably will get
a full pardon within six months or
year, but hardly before that time. Up
to few days ago he was not
compelled to put on prison garb. and
was not required to do hard labor.
But in order to allay dissatisfaction
among the other prisoners. he has
been put in stripes and is working
along with other convicts in the knit
ting mill. The Governor continues to
get letters from various parts OF the
State commencing his course in COM
muting Hayes sentence.
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Wreck on Northwestern.

Columbia. S. c., Special.-A special
10 the State from Summerton says
that the Northwestern's passenger
train, bound from Sumter to Charles
tor, was wrecked near Tindalls Tues
day night. The engineer is reported
hurt. but as there is no telegraph sta
ton at Tindalls particulars are unob-
tainable. A wrecking train has been
sent out from Florence.
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Significance Of Jap Victories.

Headquarters OF the Japanese Amry.
Before Port Arthur, BY Cable.--Ths
possession of the Rihlung and KekWau
forts enables the Japanese to place q.
sufficient force on TIE north front Of
the eastern ridge of the forts, to eHe-
cute sweeping movement against
the battery positions on tie crest Of
the western ridge OF Two Hundred and
T'hree-Meter Hill, which. as yet. thexe
have not captured.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-12-01
Car Honors Aiexeif.

st. Petersburg. BY Cable.-A letter
from Emperor Nicholas to Admiral
Alexieff is officially published, saying
that in relieving Aleyieff at his own
request from commanding the army
and navy in the far East the Emperor
wishes to thank him for the skill and
courage with which he discharged his
arduous duties and as q testimonial for
his services creates him cavalier,
third rank, of the Imperial Order OF st.
George.
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Where Are They At?

The county board Of control Of
Cherokee. through N. H. Littlejohn,
chairman. mas written to Governor
Hayward to know what will become Of
the board after December 1st. At the
time the board will have disposed Of
all property on hand and the board will
have nothing else to do.
Governor Hayward has referred the
matter to the attorney general and to
the directors Of the State penitentiary.
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Costly Greatneas.

Mr.. Prettyman, of England, in reply
to 4 question of the government lately
stated that the average annual cost Of
maintaining in commission q first-class
battleship Of $4,000 tons is: Pay Of
wages Of officers ard crew, f40,369;
v:cualing. Gl4.604: coal. 'f23.600: stores
and repairs. i954S: naval ordnance
stores, f55J0-a total cost Of f94, 900, or
S470, 0,OOO.-Boston Globe.
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A New York life insurance company
holds $S.O0O,Oo0 worth Of Russias rail-
way securities,
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BROKE MANS NECK
Fatal Result CT a Blow With Fist Of
Angry Man
THE SLAYER IS QUITE PROMINENT

VIM. H. Slaughter, Coal Merchant OF
Louisville, Strikes a Dairyman, Caus-
inq Instant Death-The Trouble
Brought About BY An Argument
over a Debt of SIS Which the Dead
Man owed-sIaushter Goes to Jail,
Accompanied by His Wife, Whom
He Married a Year Ago.
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COTTON MARKET.
CHARLOTTE COTTON MARKET

These figures represent prices paid to
The Washington times., 1904-11-25

RENT. E-0.50.
SIX room bay-Wlnd0W brick on lettered
street. near l4Jh 81. NV. yard. alley.
The Washington times., 1904-11-25
THANKSGIVING SERVICES.

Al Mount Tabor NJ p. Church yester-
day, union services were held, IN Wnl1H
the congregations Of the West Nashlhs-
ton NJ. +. Church South ana lhe
Georgetown Evangelical Lutheran
Church joined The Thanksgiving ser
mon was preached by the Rev, J. IS.
Mclaughlin Music was PROVIDED bg
the three church choirs combined, hud
"a solo was sung by Mrs. woodruff ,Sh- OF
ganist OF the Mount Tabor church. ne
Rev. j. +. Litsinger is pastor or 'Le
Mount Tabor Church, and tne IseE. D.
II Wilhite is pastor of the west N'sh-
ington NJ Il. Church South.
The Georgetown EVangellcal LuJler
an Church is still without pastor, the
Rev. Stanley Blllheimer having resign
ed several weeks ago. tendlng the ctli-
ing of a pastor. the services are belng
conducted bv various visiting ministers.
During the past TWO weeks, the Rev.
Luther Miller, of Leitersburg, Nd rnd
the Rev. DR. Pomerberger, OF GetIys-
burg Seminary. Pa. have of1ciatet
an the services. Both of the above are
candidates for the pastOrdte. The fer
mar pastor. the Rev Stanley Billhe.m"r
is now stationed at York Springs, ia.
after having been pastor OF the Geol &C.
town church for ten years.
The Washington times., 1904-11-25
TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY.

Michael J. Colber; and Iusn 7. Tag
gart. Trustees of the estate IF The late
Carroll Daley. have transterrct 10 Mrs-
Margaret Donahue Daley part Of lot ''
square 1926. being improved by ihe hrich
dwelling I3y5 Thirtv-siXth street north
west. The consideration namei in tht
deed was $500
Edward j. Birch has sold q Mary F
Stroman, lot Il i'm Ashford and others
subdivision OF square -2s2, being lh'
proved by the three-stOTy bay window
brick dwelling 3Oli Cambridge Place
northwest. The price paid was f3,s5J
Blanche Waters Han has sold tI
Frederick Schafer the brick dwelling
1858 o Street northwest, The cOnsldera'
ton being $1,000. The property Is de-
scribed as part of lot iS3. SQUARE l2ii.
John HOrigan has sold ID N-Jh.rtle -
HOrlgan lots 145, l45. and l4l, in Hor
igan's subdivision OF SQUIRE l2lN, Deln-
improved property at the northwest cor
ner of Thirty-siXth and . Streets norIh-
west The price paid was $500