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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-26
ROOT AT OYSTER BAY
lie and COrteIyOu Look Over Pres
ident'S Letter Of Acceptance.
RACE FOR ODELL'S JOB OPEN
MIR. Roosevelt VIII Not interfere With
Situation In New York State-Root
Doesn't Know Who Viii Be Nominat-
cd and Won't Attend the Convention.

cd and Won't Attend the Convention.
Oyster Bay. y. y, Aug. 9e.-After an
extended conference with the presi-
dent, National Chairman George B.
Corteiyou and former Secretary OF War
Elihu Root left for New York,
AT the station before their departure
they declined to discuss the details Of
their conference a part Of their mis-
sion to Sycamore Hill, it was said, was
to look over the presidents letter or
acceptance. Mr.. Root had not seen
the letter before. and as be expects
shortly to leave on an extended trip
the president invited him To come 20
Oyster Bay at this time III order that
he might have the benefit OF his eoun-
sci aud suggestion
The president, it was stated. IS deter
mined not 70 Interfere in the New
York situation and hopes the delegates
10 the Saratoga convention may be left
to make the nomination for governor
for themselves
Rect Won't Attend Convention.
Secretary Root said.
II can say nothing more than / have
said already. / hare nothing 10 add 10
that The convention VIII nominate
a good man and 8 man. doubt not
who VIII be satisfactory 10 the people.
shall NOT atfend the convention. one
.eonveation year is enoughs for me.
viii not he Ia the sfate when the con
vention i held. ! an going mp ID New
foundland for a few weeks in company
with William Cary Sanger formerly
assistant secretary Of wsr. We expect
TO leave in few days aud probably
will not return before the list Of Octa-
Der
After the departure Of his visitors
President Roosevelt devoted Il few
hours to exercise about the sycamore
Hill grounds At rlle exeeutive Offices
the mail was comparatively light ana
Secretary Loeb did not 20 out 10 tie
presidents home until late Ia the after
noon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-26
The Weather.

Fair and cooler: fresh to brisk
southwest to west winds.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
New Hope Notes.

New Hope, July 11.-Rev. A. p. Marett
filed his appointment here Sunday, TAX.
ing for his theme "Higher inclinations.' u
The infant babe of Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
Sanford diod on Saturday afternoon al
5 O'Clock and was buried here Sunday al
l O'Clock. The sympathy of many
friends is extended to the bereaved
parents.
Mrs NJ. T.. Sanford, of Spartanburg, is
spending some time with her daughter
Mrs. NJ. a. Wood. Her many friends
are pleased to see her again.
Carl Myers, of near Oakway, was
in the community Sunday.
Miss Mary Junkin, of Anderson, Is
spending a week with relatives in our
midst. At present she is the attractive
guest Of Misses Earle and Ollie Kelley
Miss Oda Spinks, of West Union, Wis
tied friends in the community and at
tended service here Sunday.
There will be preaching service here
on next Saturday night and Sunday by
Rev. Atkinson,
There will be prayer meeting here
next Sunday afternoon at 8 O'Clock, pre-.
paratory to our protracted services. All
invited to cone.
Childrens Day service will be held
here some timein August. An interest
ing program is being arranged.
Miss Earle Kelley will soon teke up
her duties as teacher of Hig, Falls
school, No. l, on next Monday.
We will soon be done 1aying by" and
watermelons will soon be ripe! ~
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
Bounty Land Locals.

Bounty Land, July 12.-The picnic at
Bounty Land last Thursday was very
enjoyable occasion. Walhalla, Vest
minister, Seneca and Richland were we'll
represented, to say nothing of candidates.
Interesting and instructive speeches were
made by gentlemen from Clemson. Mr..
Rawl spoke on cattle, urging the plant.
ing OF bermuda and more extensive cat
tle-raising. He brought out many ad
vantages Oconee county holds for raising
cattle for the market over other places.
MIR. Brackett gave an interesting talk on
the Importance of knowing how to ana.
lyze fertilizers and the land so as to use
both intelligibly and profitably. Mr..
Morrison spoke on education and the
many inducements Clemson offers to
boys who want an education. A sump-
tuous dinner was spread and, like the
'possum pie, eve had enough and more
than enough and more than we all could
eat"
match game of ball was played be.
tween Seneca and Bounty Land last
Thursday. The result was 22 to 6, in
favor of Bounty Land.
Mrs. Hattie Milan and son, Henry,
visited her father, j. b. Pickett, last
week.
We have been anxiously watching
every sign for rain that we have ever
heard of and at last we have the infalli-
BILE sign of the Indian-smooth cloudy
and pouring down.
We SEQ notice of homemade dinner
in the Hartwell Sun, on the 4th of July.
The unique feature was it's being meal
prepared almost exclusively from mate
rial raised at home, consisting of beans
and cabbage seasoned with hOme-raised
bacon, old dfashioned corn dodger, fried
chicken and ham, biscuit seasoned with
lard, pies, cake, honey, butter, apple
jelly, blackberry jam, preserves and good
sorghum molasses. Itstrikes us as being
a nice way for farmers To celebrate their
independence.
Baylis Bagwell has been appointed
trustee of the Bounty Land school.
L.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
Doings at Little River.

Little River, July 2-Everything il
this section is moving on quietly.
Our Sunday school met and organized
according to recent announcement Jos
Hudson was elected superintendent; w
II. Talley, assistant; w. NJ. Perry, score
tary; j. l.. Alexander, first Bible class
teacher. The enrolment is so. Our lit
erature has been received. Come out
and help us in the Masters work.
We had heavy rain and wind storm
last Friday, which blew down considera
Bile corn and several trees. No serious
damage was done 80 far as we know.
d. Is. Burgess, of Jocassee, passed
through our burg last Sunday on his way
to court.
>. l.. Talley, j. b. Burgess, Jr., ant
Stiles Alexander are attending court.
j. Il. Talley attended services at Jocas
see last Sunday. Bobbie must be fishing
in that beautiful stream.
Miss Annie Alexander paid her sister
Mrs. Sanders, of Danville, visit last
Sunday.
/. G. Il. Pike and family were visiting
the family of j. S. Holden recently.
am requested to announce that there
will be an old-time singing at Salem or
the fourth Sunday in July, conducted by
VIM. Burton and others. Bring your
books-the old kind.
Remember Prof. Murphy's singing al
Little River on the 3d Sunday in thif
month and come.
We had the pleasure of spending Mon
day night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
j. G. Garrison, in Walhalla, and thei,
hospitality was greatly enjoyed. O..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
accompanied by hail.
Deputy MarshaIs Make Another Raid.

Deputy Marshals w. b. r. Corbin and
f.. A. Aiken, in company with other rev.
enue officials, last Saturday raided two
Illicit distilleries in the Battle Creek sec
tion of Oconee, destroying them, together
with their contents, consisting of guam
tity of beer, mash and low wines One
OF the plants was complete in every re-
spect and was located near Battle Creek
post office, on premises owned by Nick
Rholetter. 1t contained 60-gallon still,
complete with condensers and other
fixtures. There were thirteen fermenters,
which contained about 400 gallons of
beer, 300 gallons of mash and large
quantity of low wines, all of which was
destroyed. No one was arrested, but it
Is believed by the officers that Nick Rho.
letter is the owner of the property de-
stroyed. A ware-room near his dwelling
was entered by the officers and consider.
able whiskey was found, together with
the utensils for handling the sparkling
"mountain dew"
The second establishme mt visited was
about three miles from Battle Creek, and
was on property owned by Min Cox, for
whose arrest warrant has been issued.
Several fermenters with beer, etc., were
found, but the still had been previously
removed. Cox was discovered transfer
ring whiskey from one keg to another.
Five gallons were seized and shipped
from Walhalla Sunday morning to Uncle
Micah jenkins at Columbia. 1t is under
stood that both Rholetter and Cox will
be arrested lator.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
Union Meeting.

A union meeting of Beavordam Baptist
Association will convene with Bethlehem
church July 30.3l.
Introductory sermon Saturday, IL
o'clock, by Rev. j. M. Sanders.
LIST, What Does it Take to Constitute a
hristlan SOLDIER by j. II. Stono, j. w.
Stribling and NJ. G. Barton.
I'd, Christ as an Example in the Mis-
sion Work, by Revs- j. M. Mcclure, G.
l.. Craig and G. II. ID. Burns.
3d, What Should Be the Attitude OF
Christian People Toward the Whiskey
Traffic as Engaged in by the State or In
dividuals,, by f. NJ. Cary, Rev. j. Z.
Moore and III. A. III. Gibson.
4th, How May Christians Have Full
Assurance of their Salvation, by Rev. A.
+. Marett, Rev. Garner Fuller and p. p.
sullivan. Il. M. Elrod.
II. M. Cary.
w, Il. McAlister.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
The News from Tabor.

Taber, July 1.-The weather man Is
acting rather partial. Some parts of this
district have rain, while the others are
still dry. Perhaps he will remember us
all ere long.
Rev. w. f. Huff preached an interest
ing sermon to a large and attentive con-
gregation here Sunday.
Our beautiful girls and energetic boys
are collecting money to paint the church
at this place. Some of them said if they
could get to go to a few more farmers
conventions they would soon have money
in plenty. We don't think that they
were guilty of begging the candidates (P).
Mrs. Newton Driver has returned from
Gainesville, Ca, where she visited her
husband, who is in the railway employ
at that place, and is at present staying
with her mother, Mrs. Amanda Tannery.
Will Tannery leaves day for Gaines
Vile, where he goes to take q position
"ith the culvert crew. We wish him
luck.
w. o. Singleton, one of our most pro-
gressive farmers, reported cotton blooms
quite plentiful on his farm the I'd instant.
Misses Eliza aud Carrie Perkins, two
interesting young ladies from Bogers,
Ga. attended church here Sunday.
School starts here today under the
management of w. E. Huff. SO bunch
the kiddies up and send them in, and
let's have banner school.
We hear some of the patrons talking
agriculture for the rural schools. Don't
only talk it, gentlemen, but 90 to work
and have it taught. If there is any one
thing that needs teaching it is this. Latin
Greek and algebra are we'll enough for
those who have time to learn them, but
we think agriculture is the more useful.
We do not know how well the majority
of our teachers would teach this subject,
bat they, too, might learn something yet
Henceforth "Old Glory" will float
above our school building, Taber school
having been awarded flag for improve,
ments upon the grounds and building
E
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
Important to Candidates.

We call the attention of the candidates
to the Importance of filing their pledges
and paying their assessments. The fol
lowing is the pledge as laid down by the
State Executive Committees:
AS a candidate for the Office of ---
in the Democratic primary election, ia
he held on the last Tuesday in August,
1904, hereby pledge myself to abide the
result of such primary and support the
nominees thereof. and that am not, nor
will become, the candidate of any fac
tion, either privately or publicly sug-
gested, other than the regular Demo
cratic nomination. This the - day OF
--, 1874.
Tho time for filing this pledge and
paying the assessments is fixed by the
State Executive Committee az follows:
The pledge of such candidate shall be
filed on or before II o'clock III. of the
day preceding the day fixed by the
County Executive Committee for the first
campaign meeting Of the county.
No vote for any candidate who has not
paid his assessment nor complied with
this rule shall be counted.
The following are tho assessments for
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13

"a
--Chjldren's 25c. shoes for 200. a,
Jaynes's for the next 10 days.
Mrs. j. w. Weir, OF Athens, Ga, i.
visiting her niece, Mrs. DR.. j. III. Moore
john Madden. OF Clemson College
spent Monday ana ruesuay ere with
relatives.
Mrs. C. w. Webb aud children, OF
Anderson, are spending some time at the
Walha)la Hotel.
Rev. e. =. Jones has been on bust
ness trip TO Columbia THE week. He re-
turns this afternoon.
III. II Mahoney. Of Charleston, is In
Walhalla for a brief stay aud is stopping
at the Walhal!a Hotel.
Frank Cherry, of Needles, Cal, 1,
, spending few days in Walhalla visiting
his cousin, Miss Eloise Strother.
Miss Tommie Pitchford has returned
from very pleasant visit to her friend
Miss Beth Waddell, in Spartanburg.
II. NJ. Holland, of Gastonia, N. c., |,
spending several weeks in Walhalla will
his friends, Q. w. and J. z. Bsnkn;gh.
Mrs. DR.. b A. McCubbins, of Lula
Ca, accompanied by her little daughter
is visiting her sister, Mrs. DR.. j. III
Moore.
Mrs. II. Herndon, of Midway, lef
this morning for Columbia on visit Il
her daughter, Mrs. Walter T. Thompson
! and family.
Miss Mena Moss, of Orangeburg, II
visiting Miss Bessie Mann, of Wes
Union. She is most charming and &C
complished young lady.
If prices are Inducements, you viii
trade with G. G. Jaynes for the next II
days.
Mrs. Douglas, of Florence, s. c..
Mrs. Pauline Paine and Miss Smets, o
Savannah, Ca, are at the home of Mrs
L. III. Darby for the summer.
Judge and Mrs. w. Il. Cox and two
children and Mrs. Dargan, of Anderson
are spending the summer at the home o.
Mrs. Ida II. Darby, on Faculty Hill.
Marvin Mann, of Abbeville, S. c., j,
visiting his uncle and aunt, Rev. ant
Mrs. G. ID. Mann, and other relatives, il
West Union. He is a promising young
man
II. j. Drew, editor of the Count,
Messenger, Hartsville, s. c., died at hi,
home in that city last Sunday. He wa,
brother-in-law of our townsman, L. II
Lucas.
"A. J. NJ. Billingsley and wife, O
Mountain Rest, S. c., have been visiting
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. e. T.. Hern
don, in Midway this week They ar,
among Oconee's best people.
Mrs. Lizzie Smith, of Meridian
Miss, will arrive in Walhalla this after
noon on her way to Salnda, S. G. Sh,
will spend n few hours visiting her bro
theirs, G. w. and S. N. Pitchford.
The third quarterly conference O
the Seneca and Walhalla Station will bt
held next Sunday afternoon in tho Wal
halla Methodist church at a O'Clock
Prcaching at night at 30 o'clock b,
Rev. r.. A. Child, the Presiding Elder
The public cordially invited to be pre-
sent.
We have too many buggies; haven
room to store. Call and get bargain
G. w. Pitchford Co.
Rev. w. II. Abbott will preach a
Pleasant Hill Baptist church on Thurs
day night, August llth, at s O'clock; Al
Cross Roads, FRIDAY, August 18th, at Il
a. M; at Holly Springs, Friday night
August 18th, at 8 O'clock; at Rookie,
Fork, Saturday, August 18th, at II a. m.
at lsbells school house, Saturday night
August 18th, at s O'clock, and on Sun
day, August l4th, at IL n. m. The pub
lie is cordially invited to all these ser
vices. also, all the good singers anC
church choirs.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
X RESOLUTIONS.
To The Democratic Clubs.

All Democratic clubs desiring n voting prc.
cinct must organize, and the executive commit
tees must send names of three members whom
they desire appointed managers of election at
their precinct.
All clubs that have not done so should organ
izc on Saturday, July 1G, at 5 o'clock y. m, as
per notice in county papers of June o.
Each candidate will De required to file n pledge
as required by the constitution of tho Demo.
cratic party of South Carolina and pay assess
ments to county chairman by ~ O'Clock noon
on July Is Candidates will please bear this in
mind and govern themselves accordingly.
Nj. 8 Stribling Chairman,
County Executive Committee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
Night Was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night long"
writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate, of Alex
andria, Ind, "aud could hardly get any
sleep. had consumption so bad that if /
walked block would cough frightfully
and spit blood, but, when all other medi
cines failed. three 81 bottles of DR..
Kings New Discovery wholly cured me
and gained 5S pounds" It's absolutely
guaranteed TO cure conghs, colds, la
grippe, bronchitis and all throat and
lung troubles. Price 50c and 81. Trial
bottles free ut all druggists
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
Children's Day Exercises.

Preparations are being made for q
children's day, to be observed at Pleas.
ant Ridge Baptist church the fifth Sun
day in July. The Sunday school at this
place has been very prosperous during
the spring and summer. and the work is
being thoroughly executed by competent
leaders. The children are being well
drilled and will render beautiful pro.
gram, which we are sure will reflect
great credit upon those who have the
work in charge as we'll as the children.
The afternoon will be devoted to music
and several short, spicy addresses by
prominent church workers. Dinner will
be served upon the grounds. The pub.
lie cordially invited to attend and bring
we'll filed haSkats
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
One lady's Recommendation Sold Fifty Boxes
OF ChamberIain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.

have, | believe, sold fifty boxes of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets on tho recommendation of one lady
here, who first bought box of them
about year ago. She never tires of tell
ing her neighbors and friends about the
good qualities of these Tablets-P. M.
Shore, Druggist, Rochester, Ind. The
pleasant purgative effect of these Tablets
makes them a favorite with ladies else
where. For sale by j. w. Bell, Walhalla;
Seneca Pharmacy and w. j. Lunney,
Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
The Oconee Summer School Closed.

The Oconee summer school for teachers which
has been in session in Wahaa for n month
past with Prof. j. B. ONeall Holloway of viii
liamston, Prof. B f.. Gccr of Grcenville, and
Miss Kate j. Steck of Walhalla as instructors,
closed last Saturday, July 0. Those In charge
were delighted with the general result as shown
inEhe final examinations. The average attend
ancc was about forty, and there was more inter
est ana enthusiasm manifested on the part of
those in attendance than has been shown here
tofore The lecture by Prof. Holloway on "Some
have been delivered Thursday evening at the
Court House., was prevented by rain. Profs.
Holloway and Gccr have returned to their re-
spcctivc homes.
RESOLUTIONS.
We, as n committee from the county summer
school, realizing the efficient work that Profs
Gccr and Holloway and Miss Kate Stcck have
done during the past month, desire to offer the
following resolutions:
J. That we sincerely thank them for the inter
est they have taken in us, for the many benefits
we nave received from their instructions, and
their Kind wishes for our welfare in the future.
2. We wish to assure them that in our mem
ory VIII cluster many kind thoughts of the inspi-
ration we have received from them.
3. That we will ever hold them In high esteem
FOR the faithful instruction they have given us
and for thciI Kindness toward us.
!. We hope to have the pleasure and opportu-
nifty of being under their control again in the
near future, and in conclusion we would saw
that the County Supcrintcndcnt and his board
are to lie highly cOmpimened in securing such
efficient teachers. (SigneG
Ila Bearden, Greta Gaines,
Lula Dickson, Bertha Eubanks,
blanche Douhit, Jno. G. Graham,
Lee BailenBer, Committee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
HrntallY Tortured.

A case came to light that for persistent
and nnmerciful torture has perhaps Devcr
been cqnaled. Joe Golobick, of Colusa,
Cal. writes: "For IL years | endured in.
suiferable pain from rheumatism and
thing known, / came across Electric
Bitters and it's the greatest medicine or
earth for that trouble. A few bottles OF
it completely relieved and cured me-
Just as good for liver and kidney trou
blos and general debility. Only soc
Satisfaction guaranteed by all druggists
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13

Ellison Henderson, negro brick
mason, was run over and killed Saturday
night, July 2, by the Atlantic Coast Line
freight train No. SO, while he was lying
In drunken sleep across the track, near
Sum ter cotton mill. The top of his head
was crushed and his right hand cut off
just below the wrist. The accident was
not known for several hours subsequent
to. the arrival of the train at Sumter.
when the body was discovered lying be,
side the track, near the small trestie. at
the junction of the North western rail.
road with the Atlantic Coast Line,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
A Serious Accident.

Last Sunday evening while r. O.
Brock and family were crossing the iron
bridge over Seneca river in a big wagon
ono of the mules became frightened and
the team backed of the bridge, and the
mules, with the wagon and it's occupants.
all fell to the bank of the river several
feet below. Mrs. Brock received severe
injuries, having been cut across the fore
head and otherwise bruised. None of
the rest were hurt. One mule was killed
and the other disabled.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
Odd Fellow Officers.

At tho regular meeting of Oconee
Lodge, No. "a, o. o. F., held on Tues
day night, july 9th, the following officers
were Installed to serve the ensuing term
Noble Grand, w. f. Alexander; Vice
Grand, f.. A. II. Schroeder; Secretary.
Anton Gerber; Treasurer, w. ID. Moss
The Noble Grand and the Vice Grand
made the following appointments: War
den, Ii. Pennington; Conductor, James
Thompson; Inside Guardian, Joe Seigler
Outside Guardian, l.. b. Shockly; Il S.
to N. G., j. E. Crosby; l.. S. to n. g., j.
l.. Lee; r. S. to V. g., j. G. Garrison; l..
s. to V. e., f. II. Presley.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
Safeguard the Children.

notwithstanding all that is done b,
boards OF health and charitably inclined
persons the death rate among small chill
dren is very high during the hot weathe,
of the summer months in the large cities
There is not probably one case of bowe
complaint in a hundred, however, tha,
could not be cured by the timely use OF
Chamberlain's g Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhga Remedy. For sale by j. w. Bell
Walhalla; Seneca Pharmacy aud w. j.
IIunneY Seneca
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
Card Of Thanks.

Walhalla July li.--Edtors Courier: we desire
to thank the friends from Conneross Poplar
Springs and throughout the entire community
tor the sympathy and kindness shown us i'm the
time OF suffering and death of our dear wife and
mother. Their deeds of Kindness were all the
heart could ask. May the Lord ever bless them
for their many noble acts of Kindness is our
earnest prayer. We also desire to extend our
thanks to those who helped us keep up with our
work. j. L. o. Barker and Cbiidrcn
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
No pity. shown.

"For years fate was after me continu.
ously," writes f. A. Gulledge, Verbena,
Ala, VI had terrible case of Piles
causing "a tumors. When all failed
Buoklen's Arnica Salve CURED mes
Equally good for burns and all aches and
pains. Only 26o. at all druggists.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills These pills change weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy,
wonderful in building up the health.
Only 25c. per box. Sold by all druggists.