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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-25
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Miss Maria Croft, who has
been visiting at the home OF 3 W
G Shipp, returned to Lake City
this morning.-Florence Times,
May PA.
Miss May Van Keuren, a beau
tiful and accomplished young
lady of Smith Mills, spent Sun
day and Monday with friends
in town.
B Wallace Jones, one of Lake
City's coming young business
men, was in the city a short
while yesterday. Florence
Times, May %.
DR. d G Scott, president of the
Bank of Kingstree, left Monday
for Anderson to attend the
Bankers Convention now in ses-
sion in that city.
Mrs NJ L Allen of Cheraw and
Miss jamie Allen of Florence
are spending some days in town
with the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs Mcbride Scott.
A good many of our people
have expressed themselves as
being favorably inclined toward
forming a business league. Now
the way to organize is to or
ganize.
Messrs ] G Graham, E B Rho
dus and T A Blakely. the cor
porators of the Kingstree Dry
Goods Co., were in town yester-
day on business connected with
their new enterprise.
Miss jamie Allen, accompanied
by Mrs M L Allen, left this
morning for Mrs Aliens old
home at Kingstree where they
will be guests of Mrs NJ B Scott.
Florence Times, May %.
MIR William Epps, who at
tended the South Atlantic
Missionary Conference at Ashe-
vile last week was taken sick
on his trip and had to return
home. He is still seriously i'll
at his home in town.
Cunningham & Dove of Da-
lington, S G are offering their
entire stock of mems and boys
clothing at sacrifice prices
to close out broken lots. IF you
want to save money on a suit
send them an order.
The editor acknowledges with
thanks an invitation to the clos
ing exercises of Union Graded
School, near Rome s c., which
take place on Friday, June q.
We should like exceedingly well
to attend could we but get of
for day or so.
We have been requested to
announce that the second quar-
terly Conference for Cades cir
cult will be held at Cedar Swamp
church on Saturday, May q.
Preaching on Saturday and Sun
day, the 9th and 2oth, by Rev
Al Stokes, D.. D.
Mr. P A Alsbrook returned
last week from a business trip
through Georgia and. Florida.
"Pink", says that other States
have their advantages in a way,
but South Carolina-and es-
pecially old Williamsburg coun-
ty-beats them all.
An alarm of fire brought out
the fire department about 2.30
O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t
was a house of Mr. W W Taylor
on Front street occupied by Mrs
Arrowsmith and was complete
ly gutted. The most of the
furniture was saved.-George-
town Outlook.
Every one who went on the
Kingstree-Scranton excursion
speaks enthusiastically of the
enjoyment of the affair. The
committee is entitled to much
credit for their effective and dis
interested work to make it go.
Without making invidious COM
parsons we may say that the
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Written in Condensed Form
and Printed in Like Manner
for the Sake Of Our BUSY
Readers. =.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-05-25

1t IS base life to which nothing
is real but the objects of sense.
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AFFAIRS CAUGHT BY OUR
LOCAL REPORTER AND
MOTEL D.
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Special rates at Charleston
Hotel and Atlantic Beach Hotel
to all who go on the Lake City
Pythian excursion on the 31st,
This is straight.
Maj S M Askins spent Sunday
in Kingstree.
Monday a young man told us
that he was going on the ex'
cursion on the 31st, if he could
get his "ducks" in a row. Why
does he call her "ducks," and
Ety want to get her in a row:
Nst pen her up in the corner Of
the piazza and--and-then she'll
go.
And remember the Maine
but don't forget the d a tie
May 31st, and the occasion
Lake City Pythian excursion.
During the present week Dl
MD Nesmith has been plying
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13
Two SSES tel
Il WITH COWBOYS.
.c1ft7eefs powell and CoHman Give the.
Blood-curdling Details Of the Wild
West Fight at Cowen Last sunday.
Vening--Ten About Their Terrible
periences and Their Peril.

bows had entered. Without ado they
directed fIlsillade of bullets at the
Officers, one bullet blowing through
the flesh of Coffman's forehead and
DETECTING so that it went crashing
through a window. Another b1l7
lei. furrowed Powell's cheek.
When they entered Coffman was
standing between two seats with his
o11n by his side, but as soon as the
COWBOYS began shooting, he also
started to shoot. Powell was in the
1isIe 12 feet from the door, and one
of the cowboys aimed a shot at hlm
md at that instant f'Tutf@ johnson
Jumped between his men and Powell
and was fatally shot by one OF his
own men in the back of the head.
For ten seconds there was war IN
earnest. When the smoke of battle
cleared three cowboys were found to
be fatally shot and two more were
injured. johnson died before reach
ing Burnsville. William Rollins, q
negro, died next day at Cowen. He
had been shot in the abdomen, while
attempting to detach the rear car
from the train. 1t is not known
who shot him.
During the battle the several
hundred passengers were terror
stricken. They fed from the train
md took. refuge behind lumber piles
md in and under freight cars.
Desperate attempts we're made by
ll,e COWBOYS to cut the train and to
hold up the engineer. but the officers.
,sistsed by Constable Spencer, Of
Redwood, baffied them, and the
train succeeded in pulling ont be
fore the old Indian warrior and his
squad of blood-thirsty savages- could
arrive on the scene. Their war
whoops could be heard in the dis
lance and the clatter of the hoofs of
their steeds was frightening sound.
The injured are Mexican George.
with head cut with officers maces.
Harry Knight, shot through the
right lung and may die. Riley Stiers
shot through right shoulder.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13

cut glass
Mrs Wilson Is the daughter q
Mr.. and Mrs. John William Brown,
and q member Of one Of the most
prominent and distlIigI iished fan1ls
lies IN iFest Virginia She Is
gTanddaug lighter of the distingu is1ed
lawyer and statesman, Col BenJa-
nlin Wilson, deceased. Possessing
charms and graees of great attrac-
tfveness and fascination and Almost
agreeable and Iovable temperament
she Is loFed and esteemed by q large
circle of friends in this community.
She is endowed with unusual ac-
comp ishments intellectual and
otherwise and Mr.. Wilson can just
~ feel the happiest Of men in clalm=
ing her as his bride.
The groom Is promising and
talented young attorney Of Reno,
Nevada. He Is the only son of Alr.
and Mrs. Gideon o. Wilson, of Gin
cinnati, his father being q promin-
emit and eminently successful attor-
nev IN that city. Mr.. Wilson is
graduate of Yale University and has
had the finest training obtainable IN
preparing himself for his chosen
profession. He Is ambitions and
energetic and it is safe to say that
he viii meet with great success and
distinction IN the practice of his pro
passion measure Of which he has
already attained.
DR.. Arthur Edwin Osmona, OF
Cincinnati who was best manSat- the
wedding, is a staunch friend of the
groom, and was his classmate at Yale
University. he. is a prominent ply
sician of Cincinnati. Mr.. George
S. Mittendorf, of New York, one OF
the ushers, was also classmate OF
the groom at Yale University. BE
is practicing law with success in New
York.
Among the out-of4town guests
present at the wedding reception
we're Judge and Mrs. q G. Umbel-
and daughter, Of Uniontown, Pa !;
Mt. and Airs. Gideon G.. Wilson and
three daughters, of Cincinnati Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Bennett Mrs. Mary
Isdmiston, Mrs. Mcclellan and Miss
Mcclellan, Of Weston, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor George. Of Phiippi.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13
CHIEF GQNFEREE
TO BE M. NITTE

BY Associated Press.
st. Petersburg, July 13-Emper-
or Nicholas has signed the apopint-
ment of M. White as president Of the
5ommittete Of Ministry. He will
be chief plenipotentiary, represent
ing the Russian government in the
peace negotiations. The appoint
ment clothes &c. Witte with plenary
power.
NJ. Witte will take passage on the
North German Lloyd steamer kals-
er wilhelm der Gorsse, which sails
from Cherbourg july 26.
General Trepoff expects to DC
made minister Of the interior on the
resignation Of Boulagaii, which Is
expected shortly. The Terrorists
are persistent in warning Trepof
that his doom is sealed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13
BELLE EMERSON
AT The PARK

Da11a Emerson. -ttffFt negro imper-
.ons &C. - national reputation, VIII
,,,,,IssIss 81 the Union Park casino all
~. i,t.s, ,,,eel- BEGINNING Monday night.
l M 1oijy Mail of Charleroi, Pa.
s,5 u IF her performances as fol-
49,
t:Palle Emerson. the queen of dar-
-. t591,. ~, her absolutely
i mi ne and Original performance
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Blake obsequies

Funeral services over the remains
of the late John A. Blake, who died
suddenly Wednesday morning, will
be held at the late home, on Null
berry street, this evening at seven
O'Clock by Rev r. r. Mcdaniel, pas
tor Of the First Baptist church.
The remains viii be taken to Berry
Vile. VA. on tho 9;45 o'clock train
the same night accompanied by the
relatives. The burial will occur
there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13
Small HELD FOR
4 CIRCUIT COURT

George Small, the young man who
was arrested last Saturday night at
Wilsonburg and brought to jail here
III Squire Flynn for lettering and
acting suspiciously strange in that
ineiohborhood, has been bound over
10 circuit court for trial on the
charge OF stealing some canned
fruits and other articles from tne
o,llar of Jacob Fittro's house near
WtiIsonburg. The bond was fixed
Il $500 and in default Small was
Jailed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13
CAPTAIN MILLER
IS DETAILED

Brigadier General Fred Grant, OF
the Department of the East OF the
United States Army, has issued an
order detailing Captain John f..
Miller; Of the Eighth q. s. Infantry
and Captain Monroe @. Keith, OF
the Twenty-third Infantry, as the
instructors of the West Virginia
National Guard at the encampment.
which is to be held in Parkersburg,
beginning August is. Captain Mil
Ter is one Of the regular army OF
ffeeTs; who made an Inspection 81
the Guard IN April and Is said to be
very competent officer
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13
pance At Park Tonight

Another dance will be given to-
night in the casino at Union FaTk
Nv the opera house orchestra. Il
yg;Il he sshirt waist" dance All
ioyers Of dancing should attend as
fhey are assured OF an evening Of
Illnbounded pleasure. Inc casino s9
dancing fIoor is claimed to BE- tls
fnest n this section and the hall fe
scool and delightfgi Tor dancing
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13
GHADIAUQUA COURSE
GOOD AGAIN

a prospectus of the coming year :
work Of the Ghautauqua Home Read
ing Course has been received by one
of the officers of the Clarksburg CIR
Gle and proves to be very interesting
and promises to be. great year OF q
nsefulness for this wonderful organ
ization.
The study for the coming season
will centre around the countries 81
italy, Greece, China and Japan
with the usual sidelights and cur
rent day applications. Never m
the worlds history have Japan and
China been so inviting field o.
study as today. ssFhe Spirit lof the
Orient by DR.. George William
Knox, viii form splendid back
ground for another Of the topics Of
the year. namely, a Reading OUT
new Through China ? The -four
prescribed books of the course, IN
addition to the subjects above quot
ed: are eeItalian Cities, by Cecil r
T.ayell. particularly well known to
members of the University Exten-
sion Society, bnt now of Bates Col
Iege. Maine; Studies in the Poetry
IF Italv,' by r. J. Miller, Of the
University Of Chicago, and Oscar
Kuhns. of Wesleyan University !;
.sIdeaIs in Greek Literature, By. wv,
q. I,awton. Of the Adelphis Academy
md GA History of Greek Art. by
r. B. Tarbell, of the University %
Chicago.
II Is thought that while readers
.of the. Chatauquan Magazine are
tracing the great lines of develop
ment of the Oriental people through
their studies IN that magazine, the
books of the classical year Will OFFER
! very, unusual opportunity for COM
parison between the evolution OF the
East and the evolution Of the West:
The following complete some.o1
the cl1apters to be taken up during !:
the season: cold Rome, 6 Assist.
aGneoa and Pisa; Florence,
s<Rome Of the Popes," Venice,
milan y Modern Rome, STORIES
from Greek Vases. 2 GLOW the Greeks
Bnilt temples" GLOW They Deco
r6ted isfIi!se1nples.' s'Tbe Early Dawn
If crock Sculpture" "GIimpses Of
Greek Sculptor's Work Shop,
taken fro mthe works of Layell and
TarbeI. while equally interesting
md in2t,a,eetfve chapters could be
cited from the other studies of tho
year.
Since the organization of the
Guantanamo Institution in 1873
there has been membership enroll
ment of over 100000 and that does
not include large class of readers
who may have followed the readings
in different years without enrolling
themselves as members.
After four years of reading each
reader (who has been enrolled as a
member is entitled to a diploma
from the institution, more than 4O;-
900 readers having thus graduated
THE total cost for enrolment, the
monthly Chautauqua Magazine fol
/ wear and the four books, is $6.5S
cross. with $1.50 discount for cnsf
and full order at one time. The
Clarksburg circle has each year con
tanned some of the progressive eclu,
Gators Of the city as members ant
this yedr it is hoped that still lars
/ or number of our teachers and edu
Gators may be enrolled, as well as
4 large number of college graduate
who are following other pursuits.
For particulars address OF cal
1,pon DIR. w. r. Andrews, Jacob
building.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13

Under the new tax laws Of the
State the rate Of taxation for the
municipal taxes of the city OF
CIarkshur from 500 on the
$4,000 down to SO cents ON the
$4,000 for this year. This was as
certained Thursday when the total
of the assessed valuation of real and
personal property of the city was
computed by City Assessor w r.
Camp after his labor Of assessment
had been completed.
Calamity howlers, Democrats,
knockers and others who have been
yelling about the new tax reform
laws going to increase our taxes,
viii please sit up and take notice.
The total assessed valuation of
personal and real property IN thus
city is this year So, 4s9. $4,000. Last
year it was So, 942, $4,000. This
shows an increase of little over
seventeen per cent. in the total as
sessed valuation. This, of course
does not include the new assessment
Of real estate.
Under the new tax laws the city,
cannot collect more than FIVE per
cent more taxes than the amount
collected last year Therefore, the
levy has been cut down from 81 90
10 ss cents ON the $4,000, so that
+he tnxes shall not exceed the limit
prescribed by the new tax laws.
The total Of the personal proper
ty valuation this year is $1,674,-
f96. 90 and the total of the real
property valuation s1,s15, 34s.
Tn computing tlie assessments IT
was found that the small property
owner viii receive the benefit of the
reduction in the rate of levy. Al
though the assessed valuation has
been increased the large property
owners who have hitherto been es-
Gaping their Just proportion of the
taxes are the ones who get the most
Of the increase in the assessment:
And vet they have the advantage OF
lower tax rate. This first apPli==
cation of the new tax laws here
shows that they provide for more
eauitable adjustment of the taxes
Than under the ancient and iIlade-
qnate laws.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13
APPEARS
IN THE ARMY

BY Associated Press.
Sipinghai, Mancliuria, July 13-
All is quiet along the front, but the
Japanese are still moving in Korea.
The Chinese say the plague and
cholera has appeared among the
Japanese from shallow burial of the
dead about Mukden.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13

3fdeefs u. ~. EoWell ttll0
offInan returned "Wednesday even
from Cowen, where the battle
wen cowboys and themselves
look place Sunday evening on the
FLEETWOOD excursion returning to
arIIsbrrg. They had spent the in
eIyenTng period there, at Burnsyille
and Webster Springs, attending IN
quests and trials, arising from the
liioodv battle and were glad to get
home and to know it was all over
Fhelf experiences We're not envlnpIe
and they knew they were IN more OF
loss peril ait the hands of the cow
bows. who had made threats to Kill
fhcTa on their arrival at Cowen.
Fhese threats were heard by them
before they reached Cowen from
this city Monday and they were adj
sised BY the half dozen railroad and
other attorneys on the train going
ta the fnduests and trials to-conceal
themselves in the baggage car, but
they declined to do tIlnt and brave
y N faced the cowboys. Lucklly.
there was no clash and perfect order
was maintained at the inquest at
Evansville.
q eve-witnesses of the battle
their version OF it brings out the
facts in the matter, which have been
s more or less clouded because of the
incompetence and unreliability of
the news dispatching sources at
,Burnsvflle. from which emanated
blood curdling stories of the fight.
Both officers talk freely and frankly
about the incident.
In brief interview Thursday
morning they said Mexican George,
oscar Rhetoric and another cowboy,
boarded the train at Cowen on the
way to Redwood. They were drink
ing some but were not intoxicated.
They were peaceable until they ar
rived at Redwood There the of
feers were told that the cowboys
had made threats that they would
blow Tho buttons off the 'tblue coats,
nasa1fhg the officers.
Returning just before reaching
Cam en-on-G auley; Rhetoric in7
iIlted Mrs. Young, of that place,
ll9s was sitting on the arm of the
eatstly her husband, committing an
fEiS1lity upon her by attempting to
isafrnnge her dress. His act was
observed BY a number of the passen-
eers aud he was almost Instantly
lIra1ded by mob. The husband
cofnHIained TO the officers and they
quickly dispersed the mob and plac-
cd the cowboy under arrest.
Az CaInden-oneG aulev he was
turned over to a local officer, hut a
native rushed mp and began to inter
fore, declaring that he would not
permit the cowboy to he locked up.
Officers Powell and Coffman then ar
rested the native and placed both
IS him and the cowboy in the lookup.
Mexican George on the way then
to Cowen made threats of what he
would do. T.hen the train reached
(, C'owen. These threats were report
cd to the officers who were in an
othr car and Coffman suggested to
Powell that they watch the cowboy.
They went into the car where the
cowboy was and kept him under sur
veilnnce until the train stopped at
Cowen. As the train passed the
show tents just before reaching the
stsitiofl Mexican George waived Mt
The cowboys and yelled to them to
como on down to the depot. AS
The. frain stopped Mexican George
Jumped Of and yelled, Come on,
& voH damn bluifers. The officers
i Jumped off and pursued him the
Z lancth of Il car, when he whirled and
5ciously attacked Powell. A bat
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13
GOLORED MAN ARRESTED
FOR STEALING POCkETB0Ok

K 1bmes Jones, colored, rs m jan
.awaEtina trial on the charge Of steal
intslIa T3ocketbool5 containing lew
doilsIrs ii money from Emma J2ans
~ h the residence Of Joseph Lat
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13

This added to the real estate assess
ment under the old tax laws makes
the total assessed value of the coun-
ty $1G.269.792, or $4,17s,246 more
than last year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13
TIE TOTAL VALUATION IS
INCREASED OVER SEVEN
TEEN PER CENT. OVER
THAT OF LAST YEAR

AS New Tax Laws Provide That ~
More Than Five Per Cent More
Taxes Can Be Collected BIZ City
This Year the Levy as Been Cut
Down To Correspond
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13

Beautiful, Impressive and haPPs
Event i Followed By a Reception
Which Is Attended By a Large
And Fashionable Throng.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13
CITY IAX LElY
SLIDES DOWN
10 88 CENTS

CITY ASSESSOR CAMP FIN
ISHES ASSESSMENT AND
VALUATION OF PROP FsRI \
IN CITY is ASCERTAIN MED.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-13

Far "a vest and showers ~
anigl... aIla LlIlday-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-08
wIPINe OUT THE DIsPENsARY.
Congressman Finley Thinks the G. M.
|. Must Go.

Thirteen years ago, as a member
Of the state senate, opposed the dis
pensary law, under which, our state
sought to engage in the liquor tratf1c,
said Representative Finley, OF South
Carolina, at the Riggs House.
1.-The law was passed, however, and
vet It has never had the endorsement
Of many of our most reputable citi-
zens. Within a recent period, owing
to the great scandals that have arisen
over the administration Of the dispen-
sary and the open charges that offi-
cials who had to do with 1t In an
executive way were guilty Of corrup-
ton, public sentiment against the sys-
tenn has developed to a degree that
threatens to wipe 1t out entirely.
Out Of fifteen counties that have voted
on the question, fourteen have been
carried by the opponents of the law.
It's abolition by the separate action
of the counties seems to be assured.
What substitute will be adopted In
lieu of the dispensary seems uncer-
tain. In many parts Of the state
there is a pronounced prohibition sem
timent, and an effort probably will
be made to have a state prohibitory
law. The question is difficult one
to settle, and its solution in our state
will doubtless give rise to a heated
political controversy in the future. -
Washington Post.