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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
United States Court Suit.

Knoxville, Special.-Daisy Sherrin
VS.. the Southern Railway is the most
recent damage suit against that cor
poration that is the outcome Of the
Southern Railway wreck at New Mar
ket in which sixty-four persons met
death, and of which Sunday, Septem-
Der "a, was the first anniversary. The
plaintiff sues for ten thousand dol
lars for alleged personal injuries sus-
tanned in the accident. Her home Is
in Mississippi. She is represented
by Pickle, Turner & Kennerly, of this
city. The suit was fled in the United
States court. p
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Railroad Activity in the Mountain
City.

Greenville, Special.-The last three
months of 1905 will witness consider
able activity in the railroad circles Ill
this city. The first of October will
see the beginning of construction
work on the Saluda Valley railroad,
25-mile line to Marietta, in the upper
part of this county. This means the
opening up of one of the finest noun
tain sections to be found anywhere,
and the final building of the road to
Knoxville, which will give Greenville
a straight cut to the coal fields: The
opening days of October will also see
the completion of the handsome new
Southern passenger station in the
western end of the city, and the ex-
tending of the Southern yards by the
addition of several miles of track lay
ing.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Walked Out of Meeting.

Montgomery, Ala, Speciaf.-At a
special meeting of the city council Al
derman Sullivan opposed the resolu-
ton to appropriate money for the en-
tertainment of President Roosevelt
when he comes to Montgomery, say
ing that he would oppose one dollar Of
the peoples money going this way,
Acting Mayor Mcintyre, who is also
a member of the council, walked out
during the proceedings, leaving no
quorum and the resolution was laid
over.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
The Carter Civil Suit.

Chicago, Special.-Cross examina-
ton of Capt. Oberlin M. Carter,
charged with defrauding the govern
ment out of nearly 100000, was con-
tinued before Special Examiner Wy
man. The inquiry into the defend
ants stock and bond deals between
1893 and 1896 occupied the time at
Fridays session. The financial trans
actions of the captain were taken up
week by week and day by day, cover
ing a period of four years. Indica-
tions are that it will take three or
four more weeks to conclude the ques-
tioning Of the witness.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Five Are Murdered.

Edna, Texas, Special.-Mrs. A. j.
Conditt and four children, a daughter
Of l3, and three boys from 6 to 10
years old, were murdered in cold
blood at their home near here. The
mother and daughter were assaulted
and their bodies brutally disfgured.
A baby about two years old was the
only one left alive. All Of them SEEM
ed, to have been murdered with some
blunt instrument, their heads were
crushed and their throats cut with a
knife or razor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
The Cape Roman Lands.

The attorney general has advised
recently that the deed from the sink
inc fund commission to the Cape no
main Land and Improvement company
is void. This deed is recorded IN
book C of duplicate titles, and dated
February -, 1898. The reason that
it is said to be void is because 1t
attempts to convey lands under navl-
gable waters of the State. The sink
ing fund commission adopted the fol-
lowing resolution. "That the clerk OF
the commission notify all claimants
under said deed that they will be
treated as tresspassers on the prop
srty attempted to be conveyed there
by.'
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
"Prophet" Dowie Stricken.

Chicago, special.-John Alexander
Dowie, who claims to be the Reincar-l,
nation of the Prophet Elijah, and to
have divine power to cure all diseases
has been stricken with paralysis.
Dowie is on his way to Mexico, and
the disease attacked him while on
tse train. In a letter to his followers
at Zion City, Dowie announces that
lie has chosen his successor, but that
the name will not be revealed until
after his death.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Prince Charles Supported.

Copenhagen, By Cable.-It is
learned on high authority that should
Norway's offer of the throne of that
country to a prince of the house of
Bernadotte be definitely declined dur
ing the coming week, steps will be
taken by the storthing to invite Prince
Charles of Denmark to become king
of Norway. 1t is believed that not
more than ten members of the storth-
ing are opposed to Prince Charles
candidature. King Christian and the
British court favor it.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Waste Mill For Spartanburg.

Spartanburg, Special.-The latest
addition TO be added to Spartanburg S
long list of industrial enterprises is a
waste mill, which will be established
by the Hoffman-Carr Manufacturing
Company. of New York. The plant
will involve the expenditure OF at
least 100000, and will be located
near the Spartanburg junction. he
Gently Messrs. Hoffman and Carr
came to the city and inspected. the
territory, and subsequently decided
that here was the most advantageous
location for their plant.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Death Warrant For Three.

Tallahassee, Fla, Specialize
death warrant for the execution OF
Isham Harris, one of three negroes
convicted of the murder of Hon. n.
W. Eppes, of Leon county was issued
Saturday. The date Of the hanging
is set for November 3rd. An appli-
cation to the board of pardons will be
made shortly for a change in the sem
tence of Caldwell and Larkins, who
were convicted with Harris.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Aiken's Reservoir To Be Above
Ground.

Aiken, Special.-The work OH the
100000 gallon reservoir for the city
of Aiken was comenced Monday.
During the day when it became known
that the city intended to build the res
ervoir partly underground a demand
was made to change the plans so as to
provide for the entire structure being
erected above ground. A letter was
received from a prominent northern
resident in which the writer strongly
protested against the plan to put any
part of the structure underground.
This gentleman further agreed to con-
tribute toward any increase in cost
the change in plan would entail. A
member of the board of health also
objected strenously and threatened an n
injunction. At a called meeting OF
the board it was desired to build the
reservoir entirely above ground.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
By Wire and Gable.

The end Of the war in the Far East
has caused boom in the Clyde ship
yards.
Alderman Walter Vaughan Morgan
was elected Lord Mayor of London.
The British mission sent to mark
the Persian Afghanistan boundary
was decimated by death.
The south tube under the North riv-
er between New York and New Jer-
sey was completed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
The Union and Buffalo Mills.

Union, Special.-The situation in
REGARD TO the condition of affairs at
the Union and Buffalo mills remains
unchanged and everything has been
extremely quiet. The current ru-
mors of the past several days have
died out and everywhere the opinion
is expressed that the mills will con-
tinue and that there will be neither
manic nor financial disaster.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Sunday School Institute.

Florence, Special.-The Pee Dee
Sunday School Institute met here IN
the Presbyterian church Monday
night The various churches within
the district are we'll represented. Or.
Phillips. who is one of the most prom
inent and successful Sunday sehooi
workers in the South, delivered most
instructive lecture on 1.-The Modei
Sunday School," In his address he
pointed out the many needs IN the'
Sunday school, how to avoid and cor
rect errors.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Alabama Bans All Mississippi.
Capt. Charles Price Dead.

Charlotte, Special.-Capt. Charles
Price, division counsel for the South.
ern Railway, and one of the best
known constitutional lawyers in the
south, died early Thursday morning
at his home in Salisbury Of Bright's
disease, aged SO. He was for one term
speaker of the general assembly Of the
State, had held many positions Of
honor, and conducted some of the
most notable railroad suits in the
south.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Glass Workers Suicide.

tempt was made last nigdlu lu lu lului
Millville, N. j., Special-Peter Smith,
a well-known glass worker, committed
suicide Monday morning by shooting
himself through the heart with rifle.
Business troubles over which he wor-
ried are given as the cause. His mother
lost her reason on seeing the body OF
her son and it is feared that she will
not recover. His sister is also pros
trated and in a critical condition.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Sues Clemson College For Alleged
Damages.

Anderson, Special-A suit has been
instituted in the court of common
pleas for Oconee county in the name
of DR.. John Hopkins of Seneca as
plaintiff, against the trustees OF Glenn
son College. DR.. Hopkins owns a
plantation on Seneca river short dis
tanee uelow the college experimental
farm. and he alleges that he has been
damaged by overhows through the
building of dyke on the college
farm. He CLANS damages in the sum
of $4,000. The trustees have employ
ed counsel to represent the interests
of the college.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Two Hundred Enrolled at Newberry.

Newberry, Special.-Newberry Col
lege opened with by far the largest
eminent Of students in the history OF
the institution. After the singing OF
that grand old hymn, "Stand Up,
Stand Up for Jesus" Prof. Bowers
made the address of welcome IN a
very forceful manner, giving as mot
to, "Keep forward with your work
and then help some one else forward. "
He enlarged upon the subject OF ones
striving to do his very best by telling
the story of Gideon's army of 300
men being chosen because Of their
zealousness for battle. He closed by
reading a selection Of Shakespeare.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Flew Ear to Old Home.

The retentive powers Of the carrier
pigeon are wonderful. Over a year
ago C. B. Woodbury. Of Cornish, Me-,
purchased a bird from a man in Wake
field. The bird was mated and seemed
perfectly contented in his new home
at Cornish and his owner felt conf
dent that he would return to his loft
when he was released a few miles
from home. The bird, however, flew
straight to his old home in Wakefield,
$50 miles away.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Private Car Line Inquiry.

Washington, Special.-Hearings IN
the private car line inquiry instituted
by the interstate commerce commits
sion vii be held in this city on 0cto-
ber Is, and probably vii continue for
more than week. The cases are di-.
rected against the Central Of Georgia
the Southern, Atlantic Coast Line
Pennsylvania and other railways.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
The Security Trust Company.

Spartanburg, Special.-The Seeurl-
ty Trust Company was organized here
last week. Its capital stock is SlOO,-
600. The following were chosen d.
rectors: w. S. Glenn, A. G. Furman,
J. w. Simpson, V. NJ. Montgomery
R. H. Ferguson, Aug w. Smith, r. L.
Gates, B. 7. Earle, J. B. Lee.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Steamer Destroyed by Fire.

Chefoo, By Cable.-The coastlng
steamer Hsiesho, plying between
Shanghai and Tienstin struck and was
totally destroyed by mine ninety
miles south of the Shantung Promon-
tory Saturday morning. Fifteen per-
sons on board the vessel were drowned
among them being Engineer Mauchan
and Muir. The foreign passengers
and a portion of the crew of the
Hsiesho were rescued by two passing
steamers.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
BUT THE SENSATION WAS
AGREEABLE.

The Rev. Mr.. Snow-You married
that couple at the Toplofty apartment
house the other evening, did you not?
The papers spoke Of it as one OF the
most sensational weddings of the sea-
son.
The Rev. DR.. FouIshly-In one re-
spect it was the most sensational wed
ding 1 ever knew. The bridegroom
gave me a $10O fee.-Cbicago Tribune.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Palmetto Items.

The number of students now enroll
cd at the Presbyterian College OF
South Carolina is 1903; the number
last year at the opening was II. The
enrolment this session will reach at
least 10. The dormitory is filled
and an adjacent building has been
rented. A majority of the old stud
ents have returned this year, and all
of the old students wish the college
to remain in Clinton.
A mass meeting has been called for
next Sunday in Anderson to discuss
the establishme 1T of hospital there.
The prelir nary examination OF
Mr.. Blease, who killed his brother
in-law some l. NE ago, was held Fri
day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Trout Without Hearing.

In discussing whether or not trout
hear. a correspondent of the Amateur
Sportsman asserts sha' ey do not.
In his opinion ths seu iveness to
approaching danger fsSdM solely to
the vibration of the earth along the
stream and 1.-The consequent vibration
of the water. Thus persons standing
perfectly still are able to talk and
laugh with impunity when the slight
est bodily movement Of either will
frighten the shy fish
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05

the girls in the Mount q Nin-y
stitute, on Piety street. There have
been several cases in the Mount Car
mel Convent on St. Cloud street, and
as these two institutions are. closely
allied, it is very likely the infection
was transmitted from one to the 9TH
er. Another case is reported from
the French asylum, on st. Ann street,
the patients former residence being
far out on Gently road. Only four Of
the new cases were above Canal street.
The Algiers side turned up two cases.
Among the deaths is Sister Mary
Edith of the Convent Of Perpetual
Alteration, on Marias street. She was
only eighteen years Of age and he'd
only recently taken her vows. SheN
was Miss Petronille Nigel.
DR.. Souchen's circular letter to the
parish health officers suggesting that
they fix on October Is as the date for
raising the parish quarantines against
the city, has already produced results,
the board of health Of fafasette wir-S i
ing that that town agreed. It is not
at all unlikely that by the time ~e
President arrives, the guarantees in
Louisiana will be only an unpleasant
memory.
Mississippi Fever Summary.
Jackson, Miss, Specialize Mis-
sissippi yellow fever summary is as
follows:
Vicksburg, five new cases; Natchez-
FIVE new cases, one new focus; Scran-
ton, eight new cases; Guifport, one
new case; one death; Mississippi
City, six new cases; Hamburg, two
new cases, one death; Rosetta, two
new cases, three suspicious cases.
Handsboro, one new case.
No new infection at Port Gibson
Harriston, Roxie or Moss point. Sup
plies have been sent to the people of,
Hamburg, who are in destitute cir
cumstances. The Marine Hospital
Service has sent DR.. Deschette to the
place to undertake the fumigation and
detention camp work. Surgeon Was
din reports that he will place an Of
ficer in charge of the infection at.
Scranton.
Alabama Bans All Mississippi.
Birmingham, Ala, Special.-State
Health Officer, DR.. W. H. Sanders, af-
ter consultation with the local board
of health announced that Alabama
had quarantined against the entire
State of Mississippi, effective at.S
o'clock. This action is supposed to
be consequent upon the spread of yell
low fever in numerous Mississippi
towns, although an official explanation
is withheld.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
Palmetto Briefs.

The Bank of Bowman was chartered
the Capitalization being $4,000. F.
A. Aadden of Orangeburg is presi-
dent, G. E. Fairey vice-president and
E. n. Mittle cashier.
The Griffin G. Mcleod Banking and
Mercantile company Of Lynchburg,
was given commission, capitalization
to be $4,000. r. N. Griffin and W. T.
Mcleod are the corporators.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05

CITY Sergeant Cox, of Alexandria,
holds an automobile that will seat 40
passengers and that is to be sold by
order Of court.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05

if turning battercakes IN restaurant
hundreds all of whom stopped to ADMIRE
able without some sen
tion herself?
nothing the establishment Of
is the force of advertising and necessary
subject feminine beauty is suc
a might aspire 10
without of the vung
btiol which itself hne enough
Carrie Nation could be ured
endowed with mahogany pompadour and SUCK
dgen advertising be rentoduced to the New
York public possible rival to Lillian Russell
limit creduiy this respect Artists even are
whose brush chise recalls the ancient
goddesses bowsy taowy creature and
Helen have pershed better cause
deal Of time trying to be beautiful They don
10
effective you are
often enough
masculine
is
QuStion.-New Evening
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05

Mr.. C. X. Henderson has offered
gold medal to the pupil of Aiken in
81 tute, high school department,
81 nth to tenth grades, who shows
tt pest general average at the end
of The school year. Mr.. B. F. Groh-
mann has offered a gold medal to be
competed FOR by the pupils of the
lower grades. The Aiken institute
has the largest enrolment in the his
tory of the school.
Talk is cheap, but like other cheap
things it is apt to prove expensive
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05

o. Pttsburg
in Wales where wit
messed history revivas All
pontaneiy and eo Its leader
far divinity student of Wentys Evan Roberts by
with zeal But the movement far
of conversation Meetings
are numbered by the of
pronounced make criticism
the morals Of whole communities
typical ride coiery
where basphemy and filth but the
their talk
Christian ong-The
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05


Of
Togos his
outside world until
by himself the decisive battle
though called and really heather
ocaed
Christian
enlightened
more including
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
s;''''"''''""''''' :. The
I Shortest Road to Beauty s
..sat~s BY Vieold Greeiey-Sn1ith.

you want to be beautiful? Then don't waste any tme o
money on hair dyes beauty the other parapher
MALTA of madeto-order lovelness.
There is a shorter cut to pulchritude. Advertise!
No. this is usurpation of business once preosa'
tive. merely injunction to woman with aspr
ations direction of beauty take unto herself press
agent For -. Did you ever know woman SO ugly
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
~Sr~~~.~'
Japan s j uccess
''2 Explained 6
BY J. Moier.

HE real action In this conclu
sion fully agree but permit say that the word con
cenraton" though fully answering the question Of
in word, is but the summing up of many other
admirable characteristics of the Japanese.
There chickering's or jealousies among their Off
GERS leaders, who invariably polite and faithful lin
honor preferring another
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
%S~~r~~~~~~r "~|~~-.-A'-.1sic e
Spiritual Electricity
q Not for Years Has the Social Atmos'
( phere Been So Charged Iith It,
S By Henry r, Elliot -

OF has the social atmosphere been charged
with spiritual electricity Wherever turn, in polite
tres or the barbarous extremes of the EARTH among all
peoples under every variety Of creed and condition. the
same phenomena manifest AS in confagration the
fire leaps from point point bursting out in dozen distant
spots at once is Australia and New Zealand that
are chiefly affected then amazing reports from Korea
,ax+
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05


searchlgh Illuminating
fighting and greatly increased
practice followed by
protected
while probably before eense!
handgrenade which
attacks that
rfefe The effect
Shells
material damage produced
inhabitants
yielding of the foress-Hapers
Weekly.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05
2sss'@s'"'s~' Uhuf '~'"~'S''oE oEE
The U0rld has Learned s
from the s
Siege of Port Arthur s
By Major Ornond L. Lissack, u 5. #.

HE military student of scientific warfare finds in this siege
enlargement of the weestabished principles that govern
defence of fortified places. On the contrary
principles further confirmed by the incidents os
the siege The fut of assaults against nos
sufficiently reduced by artillery fire mines was shown
several occasions and the necessity Of slow approach
in detail of the outer defences and
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-10-05

90 "o" Sa0
New Orleans,
6 P. NJ:
New eases, %;
Deaths, 3; total,
New foci, 4.
Cases under tre|
charging, 2,4O5.
The Sunday repod
the lowest on recor'
port Of a nest Of inI
convent and asylum
physician reporting
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-01-20

where Frenchwoman had canteen This woman with
two children on her arm, rushes FORTH sits with the ut
most sangfod on the bombshel puts the match and
thus extcates from danger all that around her. Num-
oers were witnesses of this incident and his hghness
granted her pension of three francs day promised
TO promote her husband after the siege The Duke de
Cron initiated the Princes generosity and insured
payment Of five francs day"
Here from contemporary journal account of an
act OF similar ntrepdity giving the the heroes
After royal salute from the principal fort St Heere
IN the island of Jersey the matches the occasion
were lodged In the magazine without being properly ex
unguished On the evening Of the day smoke was
perceived to issue from air hole in the maga
zhe and the alarm was soon spread. Three volun-
teered their services and bold enough advance to
ana break open the magazine where they cais
sons OF wood filled with ammunition, fire. which
stood an open barrel Of gunpowder A flannel cartridge
was almost burned through and of the beams that
supported the roof were fire. By their exertons the
fire was exnguished The magazine contained 200 barrels
Of gunpowder, besides charged bombs"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-01-20

Of the officials who witnessed the tests
that speed of 80 to 100 miles an hour
can be made.
There was no heat in the cab, no
noise save the whirring of the air COM
pressors for the brakes and no smoke
to pollute the clear country air. vet
this huge machine with its 5000 horse
power pulled train of ten cars,
weighing 600 tons, at the rate of So
miles an hour and actually beat an ex-
press train which passed on another
track. 1t also pulled 400-ton train of
five cars at a speed of 62 miles an
hour.
The locomotive is one Of number
that will be used by the Central for
hauling through passenger trains
through the Park avenue tunnel in the
metropolis. With one of this type,
trains Of ten or more cars may be haul
ed at express speed of go to 70 miles
per hour, and the design and method of
control are such that two or more To-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-01-20

Sunday long since ceased to be ex.
clusively a day Of worship in the Unit.
ed states. In fact, the percentage of
the population who are habitual church
goers Is comparatively insignificant.
Sunday has become not much more
than day of rest and recreation. In
spite Of helpful laws and ordinances
1t is difficult thing to preserve a de.
corous observance of Sunday. The
declaration of Christ that the Sabbath
was made for man, not man for Sab.
bath, has been given latitudinarian
Interpretation that allows not only ur-
gent and necessary duties to be per-
formed on that day but tolerates open
saloons, theaters, ball games and other
kinds Of sports and amusements.