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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
Monument AT Appomattox,

The first monument to be erected
at Appomajtox in memory Of the Con-
fedefate soldiers who fought in the
Civil war WAS dedicated on Monday
Tue monument vas erected by the
state Of North C.rnlina, whose troops
we're tae last Of the Confederate fore
eS 10 hold out against the victorious
Ulion Amy. Tue dedication was made
thH occasion for a great gathering Of
Confederate veterans Of both North
Carolina and Virginia. Gov. Glenn
4 North Carolina delivered the prin.
cipA Grafton. Other speakers were
G rs. Cox snd Roberts, whose com
Man y greatly distinguished them.
selves in the lighting about Appomat-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
KILLED AT BAM 3ERG.
j. nj. Johns Crushed to Death by
q Train.

A special dispatch from Bamberg to
The State says ]. M. Johns, white
man about As years old, was struck
and killed Sunday morning about 3
o'clock by train No. 25, going from
Charleston to Augusta. The accident
happened on the east side of town
just beyond the oil mill switch. The
train crew notified Policeman Dickin-
son OF the killing when the train stop
ped at the depot. 1t is stated that
the engineer said the man was sitting
on the crossties on the right side Of
the track with his right hand up to
his head. He was seen plainly by the
engineer. but it was sc close the train
could not be stopped. This is mixed
train, and the speed rarely exceeds 80
miles an hour.
The mans head was split open and
bis brains came out His right arm
was broken as well. There were no
other bruises on his body. Evidently
the blow which crushed his sk1ll was
caused by his head coming IL contact
with the end Of the crossties. The
body was guarded at the spot where
he was killed until about 8 O'Clock
Sunday morning. Th; coroner em.
paneled a jury and viewed the body
where 1T lay, then &C it'll
Monday morning. whenS bers
OF the train crew will tesa-
Johns lived In the Ehrhard9 section
OF Bamberg county, being cbnstable
for Magistrate J. @. Copeland. He
had been in town all the week attend
Ing court as a bailiff. He wis drink
ing saturday afternoon and twas seen
by the writer on Main stree5 just be
fore dark, and he vas evideEily under
the Influence Of liquor. Various par
ties saw him Saturday night, and it
is the general opinion that he was
drunk. What he was doing In that
part OF the town Is not known, but 1t
Il presumed he was just wandering
around. Two bottles of whiskey ard
pistol were found on his body, the
BOTTLES not being broken. His wife is
dead, but he leaves four children. The
bndy was brought to the court house
Sunday morning.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
FERTILIZERS USED.
Alleged Sales Arc Out of Proportion
With Consumption.

Alleged Sales are Out OF proportion
With Consumption.
Col r w. Simpson, chairman OF
ha board OF trustees OF Clemson
lere, hos made the following state
mept In reference to the sale OF ferti-
/ 2 re- IN this State. in reply TO a let.
Ter from Sprunt s. Son, cotton factors
# Wilmington. N O.:
t plying 10 your inquiry of the
lO6' inst, as 20 the sales OF fertilizer
tags this season, as compared with
the same Gate last year, beg to say
lhe records of the department. here
show as follows, viz:
Amount received to this date last
yenr s1o4 SEQ 90.
Amount received to end OF season,
June so, 1904. slO6 73O 90.
IhlS amount was almost exclu
sively for fertilizers, but little for
neal.
"R deemed tags sold in 1904 Ground
nun mDers,) 100000.
l. aVinH amount or fertilizer tags
actually sold and used in 1904, $685..
800 90.
Amount received in 1905, to date,
1925, ,023 90.
Amount Tor cotton seed meal for
fce1 purposes, $l9, ,413.T5.
Making total OF SlO5. .6O9.OO.
IL has been ascertained that q
large number Of tags have been pur-
chased more than we're necessary-any
one may we'll understand for what
purp1se-and which will have to be
redeemed according to our rules, and
esItna cd 10 be $50, 10000.
Leaving actual amount purchased
to be used this year, s75, ,6O9.25."
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
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Standard OH 3Ilst Paw.

Comptroller General Jones has noti.
fed counsel for the Standard Oh Com
pany that the valuation or It's proper
ty In this state had been raised fror,
$58, 600, as returned, to 5000 900.
This action was taken after a careful
examination OF the returns made for
the various counties In this state. In
Columbia the plant Is valued at a.
500, and the highest valuation in the
state is that Of Charleston, where
there are supply tanks and other works
for supplying the entire stare The
entire plant IS valued at $4,000. A
confidential report received by the
comptroller places the valuation OF
OF this plant at close to 500 900 The
time has past for the payment Of the
license tax under the law for such cor.
po!atlons, but the comptroller will ex-
tend the time In this case, as there
will certi!nly b. protest
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
Little BOY Killed,

A distressing accident occurred
Monday afternoon at the home of N.
Il. Belder, near Bamberg, by which
his 9-year.old son, Sam, lost his life.
The little fellow, with others, was
playing ball and while running along
with bat In his hands, fell and struck
one end of che bat on the ground and
the other under his chin. His neck
was dislocated and despite the atten-
tion of several physicians he died about
Q o'clock Thurday night. He was a
bright little fellow and his death Is q
terrible blow to his parants and his
little companions. He was a student
OF the graded school and was present
MDndaY
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
Catholics Become Baptists.

An independent French Catholic
church at Manchang, Mass. has be-
come Protestant, and itS pastor, Rev.
a. E. Ribourg and his forty two pari
shoners have been formally received
into the Baptist denomination. The
fortytwO members were formerly
communicates Of the regular Roman
Catholic parish at Manchang, but
they withdrew from the parent church
two or three years ago because of dif.
ferences with the pastor. The dis.
senters built an independent church
and selected IS their pastor, Rev.
Father Ribourg, who once belonged
to the Roman Catholic church In
France. r Gently the little parish
accepted Protestant principles largely
through the medium Of French Bap-
tist missionaries.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
RoiAonrd Candy.

AT Moolis, Ala, on Wednesday a
lepor1 was Judged OF police headquar.
lers oi an alleged attempt made
Oh Che ne q Mrs. Florence Hogan oy
Lneahs o! box OF candy sent her
1hrouen 1n1 mails by some unknown
person asa birthday nrssent whan
she opened the hox she fnnnd a. con @
oaineu n9e candy, but eTuiLted pe-
fine powdss She took r. to a nearh..
oruggis0 hsld was informed that it
conoalneu Enough poison to kill fifty
people. tectives are on the case
ana IL Is uHlerstood the government
Will make "a investigation.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28

50 large that we can properly ask the
fertilizer people to substitute cotton
sacks for burlap sacks. AS have in
dicated in my letter to the pre- sidents
AID secretaries throughout the State,
some representative will go to Charles.
ton shortly to confer with the ferti
liZsr mpanies. believe that we
can crate such demand for your
bags that you will fine 1t difficult to
supply them. hope that we will
II ceed in this matter for it would
mean big things for Charleston ~
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
Responsible for tho silver ware.

Wendell Pnill!p, was in a hotel at
Charleston, had breakfast in his room,
and was served by slave. Mr.. Phil
lips spoke to him as an Absolitionist,
but the other seemed to be more con.
cerned about the breakfast than about
himself. Finally, Mr.. Phillips told
him to go away, saying he could not
bear to be- waited upon by a slave.
The other demonstrated, "Scuse me,
massa, but Ise 'bliged to stay we're,
cause Use 'sponsible TO- de silver
ware"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
Fine NIasticntion.

A little girl was overheard talking
to her doll, whose arm had come Off,
exposing the sawdust stufiing. You
dear, good, obedlent dolly. | knew l
had told you TO chew your food fine,
but didn't think you would chew 1t
is fine as that"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
RaseInbled His Father.

Two Irishmen who had not scen
each other for lor 6 time met at q
ta,r. O'Biien: "Shure, It's married
am; an I've got fine, healthy boy,
which the neighbors say Is the very
pic o, OF me-" Malone: "Och, we'll,
what's the harm so long as the child's
healthY?"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
Two Miners Found Dead.

A special from Gadsden, Ala says
two miners, Bob Heald and Horace
Williams, were found dead In q coal
,nine near Alfalfa Wednesday. Fifteen
miners left the mine Tuesday night on
account Of bad air, but the two went
back to inves igate and did not re.
turn. 1t is not known whether they
died from black damp or because hot
air was pumped into the mine;
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
Woman n suicide.

The body Of Mrs. Grace Loomis,
who claimed to be the wife of Charles
Loomii, said to be a milliop aire, was
found Thursday in half-tlilled bath
tub IN a fashionable boarding house In
Chicago. Frequent threats that she
intended to kill herself leave no doubt
Of suicide. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28

If you are getting an annual poul-
try pro iucS farm tue from worth, say.
$50, you can douole it just as easy az
rolling Off a log. Every farm should
sell poultry products worth 5000 each
year.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28

IT Is a poor policy to l,t the stock
tramp over the c1rnstalk fields when
the frost Is coming cut In the anrirp.
Such tramping either on field or
meadow ct thai time is always injuri-
GUS to The soil, yet most rhen do 1t.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28

IHE Republicans are really anxioua
to reform the tariff and lower the
schedules which foster monopoly, but
they dare not do 1t as IL would cut of
their campaign funds Ii they did,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
A Proposition of Interest

To all readers of this paper. who
call or write for treatment within the
next 30 days will cure them OF the
following diseases for ONE-HALF my
usual charge: LOST MANHOOD,
SYPHILIS (blood poison}, COMO
RHE, GLEEr. STRUCTURE, VARI-
COCELE, RUPTURE, CATARRH
and all CHRONIC DISEASES, of
both sexes. Diseases of women cured
without operation. PILES cured
under guarantee without the knife or
any tying or burning operation.
consultations, Examination, Advice
Free = - -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
No answer came to the telegram.

Mrs. Kenyon and Mrs. Rice, the
mother and sister Of the yourg lady
who married Millard came to Orange
burg on Friday evening and carried
the young lady back to her home at
st. George. Messrs. Raysor & Sum-
mers are associated with Solicitor
Hildebrand In the prosecution Of the
case as representatives. Of Mrs Ken
yon, mother of the young lady who
last married Millard,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
Retu1ns Home.

MIR. LIGHTFOOT's STATEMENT.
In Thursdays State Is an article
from your ST. George correspondent
In regard to DR.. Kenyon V. Mlllard oi
indianapolis, Ind, and Miss Sallle E.
Kenyon OF Dorchester's capital, both
OF whom were married by me Wednes.
day, April 10th.
Both DR.. Millard and Miss Kenyon,
the latter have known for some time
we're perfectly frank in talking OF their
desire to be married. DR.. Millard Ger.
tainly gave myself and # mlly the i'm.
preston that he never had been mar
ried, and when l accused him OF this
fact Wednesday, said: Certainly |
considered it nobody's business, either
individual or State, that l had been
divorced" My reply was that South
Carolina had settled that matter and
had | known OF the divorce I never
would have married them.
DR.. Millard has the best of recon-.
mendatlons from eminent men and
newspapers. He has no desire to be
known as an adventurer. He evidently
Is too widely known to have any such
aspirations.
Just why the St. George people who
know me so we'll, especially the Rev
M. w. Rankin OF that place. did not
inform me OF the above facts l cannot
understand, unless they preferred a
sensation to sending me information
which would have saved some annoy.
ance at least.
Let me add In closing that when r
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28

asked both the groom and bride why
they were not married In st. George
by Miss Kenycn's pastor, tteir reply
was they preferred the writer and I
had no idea they had been refused a
marriage at that place until I saw
The State Thursday.
The evening world., 1905-07-07

There are cases where an operation is
the only resource, but when one con-
siders the great number OF cases OF
ovarian and womb trouble cured by
Lydia E. Pinkhlr's Vegetable Com
pound after physicians have advised
operations, no woman should submit to
one without first trying the Vegetable
Compound and writing Mrs Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass, for advice, which is free
Miss Margret Merkley, of 275 Third
Street, Milwaukee, Wis, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
shooting pains through the pelvic organs,
me to seek medical advice. The doctor.
after making an examination. said I had
ovarian trouble and liberation and advised
an operation. To this I strongly objected
and decided TO try Lydia f. Pinkhnm' s
Vegetable Compound. The liberation
quickly healed. all the bad symptoms dis
appeared and l an once more strong. Wig
orous and well"
Ovarian and womb troubles are stead
iiy on the increase among women. II
the monthly periods are very painful.
or too frequent and excessive-if you
have pain or swelling low down in the
left side, bearing down pains. leucor-
rhoea, don't neglect yourself; try lydia
f. Pirkhlm's Vegetable COmrOund
The evening world., 1905-07-07
BOARDERS ROBBED,
SERVANT GIRL HELD
Loretta McLuckey Followed the
Plan, 1t Is Said, Of Getting
Employment in Families Where
VaIuables Were Plentiful.
tspeeN b Tho Evening World,

''AsNN VI iso "pFIlt
YoNKDRS, N. Y, July 7.-Loretta
McLuckey. pretty young woman
whose nome is No. g. School street
Is under arrest on q charge of lar.
ceny. She followed a system, 1t Is
said. of getting employment In wealthy
families and helping herself to valu.
ables.
The girl was arrested on the charge OF
stealing tewelry and clothing at THE
Pines" fashionable French boarding
house on Dun wood!e Heights. She Sc
cured employment there as a servan;
about two weeks ago. and the proprie-
tTess. Maria Verloquet. received CON-
plants from her boarders Immediately
after the girls arrival that clothing had
been stolen from their apartments. Oh
June 81 three diamond rings, valued at
$3.50. were missing. Miss VerloQuet Wis
tied Detective Sergeant Cooley and told
him the facts Cooley began his inves-
eigation. and last Saturday Miss Nc
Luckey left her situation.
Cooley followed her to Mrs. Katznel'
sons employment bureau, al Washing
ton street and South Broadway, where
the girl secured another position with
Il wealthy family on South Broadway
Cooley in the mean time ascVrtain-d
that Two young men in Yonkcrs had
been given tha diamonds by the girl
and he recovered the Jewelry from,
Charles Doty and young man named
Max. They were not held.
TIE girl recently came out OF tht
House OF the Good Shepherd. where sh,
mad servei a sentence for stealing i,
Peekskiil four years ago.
The evening world., 1905-07-07
DENIES STORY
TOLD BY JUROR
FOR ALDERDICE
Declares He Took No News
paper Clipping on Case
to Jury Room.

When James 8. Alderdicc was SEN
fenced Yesterday On conviction Of forg-
cry Andrew ByTne. his counsel. pre-
sentcI an affidavit by Juror George W.
Lyons. which was submitted to Re-
cOrdcr GOff This affidavit stated that
while the jurors were deliberatlng one
OF them prpdG'el newspaper clipping
which alleged that Allerdice had been
convicted OF n forgery charge before
but had Jumped his bail on this state
ment, Juror Lyons said he had voted
tor conviction.
Recorder Goff referred the matter "a
Assistant Dlstrlct-Attorneys Krotel and
Garvin and they started an investiga
tion. Subpoenas for all the Jurors were
issued and m consequence a hak dozen
we're being examined by them to-day
Ill, c. Shackman, OF No sl2 Broadway.
Juror No, 2, the man whom Lyons al,
leSed brought the newspaper clippng
INTO the lury-room was examined and
he denied that any clipping as stated
hai been produced.
lie said that LIONS voted for acQult.
tal, hoidlng tlat the papers ala NOT In
dlcate that forgery had been committed
he added that William f. Arnold IN.
foreman asked Lyons II he would eH
anime the papers. The papers were sen
for and Lyons examined them under ,
mrroscop" ana thou Withdrew his vot,
for sccuittal and Joined the others
rev or the Jurors have not yet bee,
server with the subpoena, as they arr
out a. town A decision cannot Ia
reaobed untD lAey return and haze becl
examined.
The evening world., 1905-07-07
$4,000 ANNUITY
TO FORMER WIFE
Howard Gibbs's Will Provides
Income for First Spouse, Who
IS Now Mrs. Mary Louise
vernet.

THE will Of Howard Glib, o. RTook-
lyn. who died in Paris about month
ago. was filed for probate with the sur
rorate to-day. The will is dated Aprii
J. 1904 with a oodicl, dated April =,
1905 ,,
,ro the wife. Elizabeth Rossiter Gioo,
ia left the household effects. plato anu
horses and carriages as long IA she
remains his widow. In case o. hsr
death or remsrriace tn. son HOWARD
c;ihh gets the effects. With this an
annuity OF $4,000 IL beqi'a he'd 70 hef
during her life or untsl she rsmarry'
Thesacord clause of the will reads: i
give and bequeath to Nine Mary Louise
yernot formerly my wife, for and dur
ing her life. an annuity Of 5000. 1t Is
10 be in full satisfaction and d.scnarge
of any and all claims and demands "f
the said Nine vernet against me or my
estate dover, third or otherwise "
TO his daughter, by his tirst wife, now
Nine. Minnie Burr de Moy, is be-
queathed an annuity OF sll,SC After
Kline de Moys death Zach child who
shall survive her is lett an annuity OF
s. 900, but the total amount Of the an
nultl"s /. not 20 exceed the mothers
portion.
After the death of the widow the tes-
tator bequeaihs to her daughters tT
life annuties to Irene, Bessie and
Edith RossAer, sl,6oO each.
The residue Of the estate Is left In
trus. for the son, Howard GLIB, and
the Will states that n after the son be-
comes TWEEN ty-fvs years OF age the in
come of the residuary estate does not
amount TO $1,000 per year the annuity
to the wife 10 to be decreased 70 bring
the sons Income up TO $1,000, After rhe
death of Eswari Gbh, capital and
rss lduary es'ate u left 10 tho children
| cf Howard.
Edward V. W. Rossiter and William
y. Dykeman are appointed executor,
and trustees.
The codici made two days after ths
| original will says: II authorize ana en-
| power my executors, In their discre'
| lion. To continue to employ my capita
| In tho oopartnersh!p doing businesi
under the Arm name OF Fredericl
| I.oeser s. Co, or in their discretion tc
withdraw therefrom nv share OF the
| capital at thu times and in the manner
! provided in the copar,nership articles
| that Is TO say, II Is 10 be discretion ary
with them to continue the partnershiI
| or to withdraw my capital"
The evening world., 1905-07-07
four BURGLARS
CAUGHT BY
POLICE DOC
Terrier Barks When Passing
House Where Robbers
Are at Work.

"Joe." a little fox terrier. the pet OF
che police OF the West sixtv-cighth
street station, was following Policeman
Eberett Faber along West Sixty-fourth
street just before dawn to-day when he
stopped in front of the three-story and
basement hrownstone residence OF Mrs.
Benjamin J.. Amerrnan, whose son Ia a
broker at No. 9j Broad street. The
police had been notified that Mrs.
Amermnn and her household are in the
Adirondacks for the summer and were
asked to keep a watch on the house.
Joe" suddenly began barking and.
running to the front door, growled an
gr1ly. Faber knew the dogs signal too
we'll. He hurried TO the corner of
Amsterdam avenue and called Police
man BENJAMIN Connor, who summoned
Michael Wall and Patrick Phalen, both
plain- clothes men. and three other po-
iiccmen.
They then surrounded the house, some
of them or Sixty-third street and
others on Siyty-fourth. Other police
men entered the tenements on Amster-
dam avenue and, climbing to the roof,
passed over to Mrs. Amermans resi-
dence.
They broke In the scuttie and started
down to the lower part of the house,
VIXEN on the third floor they encoun-
tered four men. Instantly the fight be-
gan. The burglars seemed to have the
best of the fight in the dark. They
tore off the policemens clothes, beat
them to the floor. kicked them and
pLmmcled them.
The noise of the fight was heard on
the outside. The front door was beaten
in, and the policemen guarding sixty
fourth street, followed by the little dog,
ran up the stairs. Hearing them COM
ing. the four burglars took to the pack
stairs and ran to the cellar. Here one
of them hid in the furnace, two IN
coal bin and the fourth covered nimseit
with loose coal.
The policemen followed the burglars
20 the cellar, and the little dog began
shifting about. First his keen nose
scented the burglar in the furnace. The
man was pulled forth and fighting was
handcuffed. Then the dog came upon
the man hidden under the coal. Again
a man was drawn forth, and again
there was a fight. Then the two men
In the coal bin were discovered by the
both burglars were beaten down with
uightsticks before they were subdued
Followed by the little dog swapping
at the heels of the prisoners and very
proud because Of his capture the four
eighth street station. There they said
they We're:
Joseph Ryan, twenty. of No. 52s West
Thirty-ninth street.
John Reilly. twenty of No. 42l West
Thomas Murphy, twenty. of No. 5l5
t West Forty-uinth street.
Sylvester MCGOWAN, seventeen. OF No
x33 West Fifty-second street
The four prisoners dad di%nr bundled up sll
worth thousands of dollars in Mrs.
Amerman,s home, ready to be carried
wn tickets calling for articles which
arc, supposed TO have been stolen.
The four men Were photographed for
the Rogues' Gallery and later were ar.
raigncd in West Side Police Court
This Is the most important burglar
capture made bv a police dog In the
-ecent history of New York.
The evening world., 1905-07-07
GEN. GRUBB HAS
NEW DAUGHTER
Warrior Hears of Stork's Arrival
at "Grassmere" While He Is
Awaiting an Operation in
Philadelphia.

iSpeClal 70 Inc EvenlnE WCrlO.o
PHILADELPHIA. July 7.-Gen. e
Rurd Grubb. in the University Hospital
here 10 undergo a serious operation.
has been apprised OF the arrival a,
"Grassmere, his country place al
Edsevater Park ". j.. OF twelve
pound baby daughter.
When the news was telephoned to the
General, one of the hospital physicians
said: 1T was the best sort of tonic for
1t would be a girl
Tais Is the third child born to Gen
Grubb and Mrs. Grubb. The n-st, Ned,
is now eleven years Old: the second.
Margaret, died about n year and a half
ago. so the third comes as a comforter.
Congratulations by telegraph and
telephone are being received at Grass
mere" from all parts Of the country
and even from abroad.
Mrs. Grub was Miss Violet Sopwith,
a famous Scottish beauty. who was
known as the Rose of Lismore."
When the famous warrior was United
States Minister to Spain. during the
Harrison administration, Miss Sopwith
paid visl: TO the Spanish court and
the American Minister promptly fell in
love with her.
The fact that he was so much Older
than she-Gen. Grubb is now sixty-tou!
years old--did not interfere with the
romance, AMI the marriage took place
III London in 1892. six members OF the
Philadelphia City Troop making q Voy'
age over especially TO act as ushers
The General was at that time captain
OF the City Troop.