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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-08-11
South Carolina Items.

While sharpening tools on grind
stone at the home of John P. Clark,
near Mauldin, in Greenville county,
Tuesday morning at II o'clock light
ming bolt instantly killed Mr.. Clark and
Charles B. Garrett and seriously in
jured George Thompson, who was
standing nearby. Members Of Clark's
family who were in the house were
shocked, dazed and blinded by the bolt,
but none Of them was seriously hurt.
It is feared that Mr.. Thompson will
die.
Capt Smith, the negro VINO If AL.
legged to have shot Charlie Hofcomb in,
Greenville county several weeks ago,
vas arrested in Greenville by Oficer
Stewart, and turned over to Magts-
trate Poole, Of ONeal township, In
whose jurisdiction the shooting took
place. Holcomb, who Is white man,
was dangerously wounded. He was
filed with small shot all over the front
of his body. Smith will be held for trial
CT the next term Of the court OF gen
sral sessions.
The board of visitors OF the South
Carolina Military Academy met at
noon Tuesday in the governors office
in Columbia. The board passed on the
various young men who expect to stand
the examination for the vacant cadet
ships in the various counties. The date
for the examination was fixed for FRI
cay, August 26th.
AS a result of an attempt to board
passenger train from Blacksburg
Tuesday, Otis Dozier, young white
man of Rock Hill, had his arm broken
and suffered other injuries more or less
serious. He had intended to ride to the
station but lost his hold and fell
through the trestle over the main line,
striking the track below with great
force.
Mrs. Sarah ". Smith, wife Of John
Smith, Sr., died at her home near
Simpsonville Monday afternoon of
blood poison. Six days ago she ac-
cidentally inflicted slight bruise on
one of her hands. Swelling followed, !,
the place refused to heal and in the
course Of few days all the symptoms
u blood poisoning developed. Though
physicians were summoned and all
that medical skill could offer was done
for her, her death, accompanied with
great suffering, resulting Monday af-
ternoon.
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Ten Thousand Raised.

The building Of a splendid monument
to the women of the Confederacy has
been taken actively in hand by the
sons of Confederate Veterans. Gen. C.
Lin Walker Of Charleston has been
appointed special agent of the Sons for
this work and he has entered upon the
undertaking with zeal and earnestness.
Zen thousand dollars has already been
"aised for the monument, the result Of
comparative easy work, but this sum is
not sufficient and Gen. Walker has ad-
dressed an appeal to the entire south
in behalf of the movement.
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new ENTERPRISES CaARTERtu
The Secretary of State Kept Busy In
Issuing Commissions.

There is to be hospital in SUMTER.
The secretary of state Saturday is
sued a commission to the Sumter Hos
pital company capitalized at $4,000.
The corporators are Drs. S. c. Baker,
Archie China, Walter Cheyne and
Henry NJ Stuckey.
The Salley Oil mill received char
ter. The capital stock is $4,000 and
E. D. Foster is the president and treas
Urer.
Another Sumter enterprise is the
Minor store. The corporators are D. A.
Minor, E. Wells and Elisha Carson.
The capital is $4,000.
The Southern Field Real Esate ex-
change of Spartanburg was chartered.
The officers are G. H. Waddell, presi-
dent; L. P. Epton, vice president and
manager, and ]. a. Carlisle, Jr., secre-
tary and treasurer. The capital is ST.
500.
The Home Building and Loan asso-
citation at Bishopville, which received
q commission, is capitalized at $25, 1000.
The corporators are R. H. Pittman, A.
B. Baker, R. w. McLendon, J. B. Kel-
ly, L. H. Jennings, Julien C. Rogers,
Thos. H. Tatum and J. w. Dunn.
The Summerton Mercantile company
has a capital Of $4,000 and the corpo-
ratrors are C. NJ. Davis, w. D. McLary,
Jr., and H. C. Cardigan, Jr.
The Seashore Social club Of Charles
ton received an eleemosynary charter
The officers are J. A. Meyer, presi-
dent; ]. ]. Flatty, vice president, and
D. A. Joanelli, secretay and treas
urer.
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A Sad Suicide.

Greenville, Special.-At s o'clock
Thursday morning, at his country res
idence, near this city, D. P. Werner,
master in equity of Greenville county.
killed himself instantly by shooting
himself in the head with double
barrel shotgun, as the supposed re-
suit of temporary alteration on ac-
count of i'll health. The tragedy oc-
Cured in his bedroom while Mr.. Yer
ner was in the room alone. When
found after the report Of the gun, the
body was across the bed with the left
side of the head blown almost COM
pietely off. During the night the gun
had stood in a corner OF the room.
The community was shocked by the.
distressing news, and sympathy for
the stricken family was spontaneous
as it was general. He was one OF the
most popular and painstaking of all
Greenville county's officials, and has
filled the masters Office Of the county
with eminent satisfaction for per-
iod of II years, his repeated cleo
tions testifying to the universally high
esteem In which he was held. He was
in his ofice yesterday, and in the at
ternoon was driving about the city. :
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Hutto Refused Pardon.

A noted prisoner, Pinckney W. Hut.
to, Of Orangeburg, was refused par
con Saturday by the Governor. Hut.
to will be remembered as the man
who killed his brother and gave him
self up at the pentitentiary after COM
ing to Columbia for that purpose. He
was sentenced in September, 1902,
to three years Imprisonment. When
he came to Columbia to the penitenti.
ary the Supreme Court had already
decided his case against him.
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Found Dead.

Cleveland, O., Special.-Isaac Newton
Toplif, II years old, a widely-known
carriage hardware manufacturer, was
found dead in bed at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. John S. Gray, at No. 901
James street, Syracuse, N. Y, Sunday.
Mr.. Topliff was on a vacation and had
sone to his daughters home only last
night. The deceased was one of Cleve-
lands wealthiest men.
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Decoration for German Consul.

Mobile, Ala, Specialize. Holbborn
German consul here, received COM
munication from Baron Won Sternburg
German ambassador at Washington,
informing him that the German En-
peror had conferred upon him the Or
der of the Royal Crown, and upon Ma
jor E. o. Zedek, president Of the Mo-
bile Gesang Verein Frohsinn, the medal
Of merit. The decoration and the medal
are in recognition Of the hospitality
extended to the officers and crew OF
the German cruiser Fake, Behenke.
commander, on the occasion Of her
visit to this port some time since.
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To Notify Mr.. Davis.

New York, Special.-Secretary Wood
son, of the Democratic national com
mittee, sent kilograms to Chairman
John Sharp Williams and other men,
bers of the committee to notify Hen
~ G. Davis, of his nomination as Vice
President, to meet at White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, August II. The ar
rangements for the notification are ir
charge of John T. McGraw, member
of the national committee Of the State
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Exploded Torpedo.

Montavideo, Uruguay, By Cable
An attempt was made upon the life
of President Brattle y Ordonez
While driving with his family along
one of the Principal streets of the
city, buried torpedo was exploded
ct the side Of the carriage. The ex-
plosion tore up the pavement and the
track of the railway running through
the street, but, as far as could be
learned, no one was injured.
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SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS
Good Rains Have Fallen In Most SEQ
tions of tho State.

tions Of tho State.
The Weather Bureau of the Nation
al Department of Agriculture issues
the following weather and crop bulle'
tin for week ending August l, 1904:
The week ending a. M, Aug. ! had
q mean temperature of II degrees.
which is nearly 4 below normal, due
to continuous low day and night TEN.
peratures. The extremes were a mini
mum of "a at Greensville on the 26tb
and q maximum Of 81 at Blackville on
the 3Oth. There was harmful def
cheney in bright sunshine, while the
relative humidity was above normal
throughout the week. Hail occurred in
many places, but did little damage.
High winds blew down corn in few
localities.
The rains were OF frequent occur
renee during the week, and in many
places were heavy enough to wash
lands and overflow bottom lands. The
continuous rains for the last two
weeks in the north central and north
eastern counties have been detrimental
to crops, especially to cotton, and TO
corn on bottom lands. In the SaVan-
nah valley and western counties gen.
orally. the rains were beneficial to all
crops, and they were all Of great bene-
fit in the rice districts. There are now
few dry areas, and they very small, and
confined principally to the extreme
northwestern counties, where. addition
al rains have fallen since corrsspon-
dents reports were mailed.
The work Of laying by crops made
slow progress owing to the frequent
rains that kept the ground too wet to
cultivate. However, all but a small
portion of the fields crops have been
laid by in good condition, except in
the northeastern counties where many
fields are grassy.
The condition Of corn improved gen.
orally though much of the early up
land corn was too nearly ripe, or too
nearly ruined to be benefited by the
recent rains. Young corn and bottom
land corn are particularly promising.
Some early corn is made, and fodder
pulling has begun.
While the general tenor Of the re-
ports, especially from the western half
OF the State, indicates steady i'm
provement in the condition Of cotton
which is growing rapidly and fruiting
heavily, there is an increased number
O: reports Of shedding, rust and Of the
plants turning yellow, caused by exces-
sive moisture and lack of sunshine.
Too large a growth of weed Is also a
source Of complaint. Sea-Island cotton
continues to thrive, and is blooming
freely.
Tobacco curing is more than half
finished, and the results are very salts
factory. Early rice continues to head
we'll. and some is ripening; there Is
moro water available for flooding ex-
cept in the lower reaches Of the rivers
which continue very low. Melons are
abundant, and shipments continue
heavy. Late peaches are ripening with
variable Yields though. generally poor.
Minor crops, pastures and gardens
made marked improvement. Haying is
under way along the coast, but the
weather was generally unfavorable.
Turnips being sown, and fall truck and
gardens planted. W. Bauer, Section
Director.
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Fire at Pelzer.

Pelzer, Special.-At II o'clock Satur-
day night fire was discovered in C. B.
Owens store on Front street and in
half an hour the building and contents
were destroyed. The fremen did he
roic work in saving Hindman & Beams
store, and H. NJ. Bigby's jewelry store.
] w. Williams store was partially
burnt and the goods badly damaged
by water. Owing to lateness OF the
hour it is impossible to estimate
losses.
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The Clemson SCHOLARSHIPS.

1t will not be necessary to call the
State board Of education together to
announce the winners Of the Glenn
son scholarships as State superintend-
ent Of Education o. B. Martin will
make the announcements without the
remainder of the board. The board
holds Its regular meeting next month
and as the winners will be announced
in few days it is not thought neces-
sary to have two meetings.
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Inauguration of Railway Systems.

The first. railway systems III the
world were inaugurated in the follow.
ing years, says the Mechanical Engi.
neer: England, September n, 1925;
Austria, September so. 1928; France,
October 2, 1928; America, December 20.
1920; Belgium, May 8, 1885; Germany.
December Z, 1885; Russia, April; 4.
1888; Italy, September 4. 1850.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-24
The STATE BOARD u; J.
SURVEY CRITICISED {; {; ! }: ]
The Mecklenburg County Board
Maintain Their Quarantine Of
-L.ll Chase City Is Justified.
=, , : rh, ,r,,nna.Disnatct

az Especial to The T imes-D ispat t':t'
BOYDToN. VA. Feb. "a. THE county
health board met here yesterd ay. Il = The ~
board was very indignant at the action ton
OF Dr.. Paulus a. Irving in raising sin the
qnarartine against Chase City without Without
any consultation with the county board
OF health, and they passed resolutions ms
strongly condemnins his action.
Tho county board contends that their
action was fully Justified by the existing e,
conditions at the time the tine was was
made. and while the board repudiates
the action OF the president OF the State [t
board, declines to recorder tho quarantine
Of the town OF Chase City at this time,
for the reason that more than fourteen
days have elapsed since the breaking
out OF a case OF smallpox there, and the
BOA I'd does not desire to subject the sclti-3
xens 10 unnecessary Inconvenience or an
~ 55s
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LITERARY CELEBRATION.
Girl Students Take Part in Uni
versity Society Exercises.
Especial to The Times-Disputch.)

lSpcCidl 10 LIE 1insS-OISpdtCll.l
LEXINGTON. VA, Feb. 23.--The nine
ty.second annual celebration of the
Washington Literary Society OF Wash.
ington and Leo University took place
last evening In Lee Memorial Chapel
which was filled with a brilliant and cul-
tivated audience. Interest was added to
the occasion by the presence OF a bout
fifty young ladies from the southern
Seminary of Buena Vista and half q
dozen from the Virginia College at Roa-,
noke. Both Of these senlinarles were
represented onBthe programme.
The Officers were Messrs. Oscar Vance
u Armstrong, OF Beverley, W. Va. presir
dent: Roy Davis Thompson, Of Rock
bridge county, Va. vice-prestdent; Frank
Abbott Alagruder.# OF Woodstock, a.;
secretary; Americus Dawson Trundle, Of
poolesvile, Md. chief marshal.
The orations were The New Monroe
Doctrine" by Mr., William Finley Sem
lie. OF Caddo. Indian Territory; s"The
Tendency of2the Nations by Mr. Henly
Cumming Tllmnn. Of Trenton, s, G.
The question debated was:
Resolved. That the United States
should guarantee China in her possession
OF Manchuria.
* Tho affirmative debaters were Mcssrs.
Samuel Register Neil, of Gaincsboro, Va,
and Joseph Charles McPheeters, Of Co
hlmbia, S. c.. tho negative. Messrs.
Emerson Kyntoun Kell,, of Wise, Va.
and I1eander Mccormick Williams. Of.
Greenville. Va
The committee Of judges was composed
Of General Simon Bolivar Buckncr OF
kentucky; Colonel y, w. Nichols. of tho
Virginia Military Institute, and Mr.. VIII.
liam T. Shields. of the Lexington bar.
The orators medal was awarded to Mr..
Tilhmnn, and the debater's to Mr.. Kelly.
Delightful music for the occasion was
furnished by the washington and Lee
Glce Club and the following selections by
the Visiting glrls'
+ March, american Girls Misses De-
borah Young and Pearl Foster, OF South
ern Seminary.
Vocal solo, ia zlngara." Miss Leonora
Mellen, Miss Dewey, pianist. OF South
erll Seminary.
Waltz, song. Perfumes Of the Orient,
Miss Maud lymbrey, Miss Dewey, plan
list. of Southern Seminary
''Enst and Ietzt," Miss Boss Steven
son, Of Virginia College; Miss 8, p.
Wake. of Lexington, pianist,
Tho concluding piece, Good Night"
was by the Glee Club,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-24
5RAPPAHANNOCK FROZEN.
The Steamer Schedule Demorall--
lied Since Christmas.

.(SopeEldl
4 BOWtLERtSg WHARF, VA, Feb. "a
Since Christmas tile Weems Steamboat
count Of Ice few boats running on regu-
lar days or schedule time. QUANTITIES u 1,Ih1eh
came from long distances. had to be
hauled back or left on the the wharf until
The wednesday after the Baltimore fire
the steamer which went down Il this river,
gers did not reach Baltimore until late
Saturday night after having trany1errea
Line boats In the Patuxent River II
Only one boat has been In the river
for the past seven days. and the river
at this place has been frozen over from
shore to shore, In many places ice was
piled from six to twelve feet high. and
presented a scene more like a rugged
snow covered field than thato OF the bosom
OF the Rappahannock.
The oyster traffic has also been very
much handicapped botl In getting oysters
from beds and to market rs oystermen.
are entirely dependent on steamboat
transportation.
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REPUBLICANS
IN VIRGINIA.
'T n "a!
The Montgomery Party Is Tor.
Reorganization and a Fight
Along the Line. ~ Z
MRS. H0GE OR 0sTMAsTER
Resolution in Her Behalf Causes
Mitch Fee1i11g-Halifax and
Southampton for Agncw.

tspcclal to The Times Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dlspatcl,.)
CHRISTI ANsBUFG, VA. Feb. 2.--The
Republicans in mass meeting hero to-day
elected seven delegates and seven al
Etcrnhtes to the congressional convention
In Lynchburg March I'd, and the State
convention. In Norfolk, on the Sd. Reso-
buttons were adopted expressing regret
ut the death OF Senator Hanna. endorsing
Roosevelts administration. and instruct-
Ing the delegates to vote for r. II. An-
cell, OF Roanoke. for State chairman
motion was made to endorse Mrs. j..
Hampton Hoge for postmaster at Blacks
burg, but 1t provoked much feeling, and
the meeting adjourned without definite
action being taken. 7 M 81 55 /; III
Dclegate c. "A. IIeermans heads the dele;
cation to Norfolk; r. I. Roop was elected
county chairman and r. K. Thompson.
S. w. Fisher. $. G. Barnett and =. ".
Caliee, county committeeman.
E r. I. R6op was endorsed as To- delegate
10 the Chicago national convention and
"a. !. Hairless as State executive commit
stcenan.B j 81. NJ 81
f It was manifest that Tie Republicans OF
Montgomery county were unanimously
4 IN favor Of general reorganization of
the party and desired that a fight be
made all along the line In Virginia here
after, 5ff5s ~. 55ii5f iii 5sst5 G5yia4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-24
y Petersburg Republicans.

Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Slr,-Your petersburg correspondent in
his letter of the I'd instant from this
city, says: Republicans In Petersburg
are not In perfect harmony, and the
State convention will doubtless have to
decide as to the legal delegates. Mr.. III.
G. Wilson, the chairman Of the city COM
mfttee, issued q cal, and IN response
thereto the committee decided to hold
mass meeting on the Goth of February
TO elect delegates. This seemed not to
please some Republicans and L. H.
Brown (coloredl :, an undertaken, has is
sued a cali for ward meetings, TO be held
March LIST. It is likely that q very inter-
esting contest Will be the result Of this
split" It'll ~ E5
This statement IS very unjust to .ie
Republican city committee and to myself,
and puts us in a false position before
the public. The facts are briefly as fol-
lows, viz: The committee was called to
meet as above stated: but before they
hall were locked and many Of them were
prevented from part cipating in the meet
ing, and those who did participate after
wards Joined with those locked out and
Issued a call which was published in the
,lndex-Appeal on tho Goth instant The
committee consists OF twelve members,
and the call is signed BY eleven OF that
number. .fes lS5
"a Being satisfied you would not willingly
misrcpfesent us. II resp ctfully ask that
you publish this letter. IA is
y{ Very respect fully. is fsf
sE5 5sS THOS. H. BROWN. ii
secretary City Central Committee.
Petersburg. Va. Feb. Esd, 1904.
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W. 49, EGa+if e ~
TRI-STATE DOCTORS.
Physicians Of Three States in
Session in Danyillt. 81
,Snectnieto ,rhe rInes-I1lspat ch.)

Especial to The Times Dlspa tch>
5 DANVILLE, VA, Feb. 23.-The sixth
annual convention Of the Trl- State Nedi.
cal Association, embrac ing\ the States OF
Virginia and the lCarolinns, convened
hero this morning. with more than a hun
bred physicians q in attendance. The ses-
sions will DO concluded tomorrow nigh :
with a. banquet tendered tho convention
by the local Academy Of Music. I, I
Tho convention was welcomed to. the
city by Mayor Woodlng on behalf Of ne
city, and Hon. Eugene Witlers. Of this
city, on behalf OF the Stat Dr. II. q.
Royster, OF Raleigh, N !, q. responded
The annual address OF President Furman
showed the association to be In healthy
state
The remainder Of the day was consumed
by the reading and discussln ID of u nuns
presented BY the follow!ng phy;s'iclta1n,s rs
DR., Orville Horwltz. OF Philadelphia; Dr. p
r. C.. Bryan. Richmond VA: Dr. IL q
Valentine, New Y orS city; DR. a. y,
Snowlton; Columbia $. 81 1; Dr. :, Tb,W.
cry, Pc tersbllrg, Va; Dr.. u Nv: )lilard,
Lynchhurg Va; Dr.. Paul Paquin. Ashe-
vile. N. CT; Dr. j. w. Jeryey. Greenyille,
s.. C.;f Dr.. G. w Cooke; Danyille, Va;
DR.. John Fl. Gibbons, Philadelphia, ana
Dir. =. Gates Goode Cherlton Va.
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Allephat,y Republicans.

N Especial to The Times Dispatct)
GOViNGroN n A, Feb. 23.--Tho Re-
/ day and elected delegates to the district
convention ut Btieta Vista March 1st. and
to the state convention at Norfolk March
3D..
gate ut largo to State convention; alter.
nate, Thomas H.. Stirling The convention
hdnpted resolutions endorsing +. =: Car
rett elesa,e te NE atoal con
Revercon,b for Congress from tho Tenth
District. 45 I'LL, IN ID e
The Republican committee of Aleghl-
ny county was s.reDrganized by eecting
George a. Revefcomb chairman and L..
j. Lamar, r.; b. Rose and w. c. Hamilton
mem bers OF the committee