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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-12-14
PALMETTO Affairs
Occurrences of Interest from
All Over South Carolina
MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS
A Batch of Live Paragraphs Cover
ing a Wide Range-What is Going
On IN Our State.
That Kissing at Wi1thop.

Columbia, Specialize. B. Martin,
State Superintendent OF Education,
received from Winthrop College the
following resolutions which is in part
explanatory: Whereas, we, the stu
dents of Winthrop College, have heard
of the disrespect shown certain mem
bers of the board of trustees by few
students of the college because cf Che
decision of the board not to give
Chrictmas holiday, therefore, be 1t
resolved, that we, in meeting assem-
blad, do hereby condemn unQualiticdly
such expressions of discomfort and eX-
press our regret that any student
should have so far forgotten what was
due to herself, to the college. and to
It'd trustees as to have acted in such
q manner. Resolved. further, That
t.liS resolution be communicated to the
president of the college with tho re-
quest that 4 copy be sent to each mem
ber of the board to whom the dlsres-
pect was shown" The resolution
amused Mr.. Martin little, for ne had
not. so far as he knows, been the re-
seipent Of any discourtcous treatment
at the hands Of the Winthrop stu
dents. A rumor reached here several
days ago to the effect that Senator
Tillman and other trustees had been
Kissed at Winthrop but the members
of the board who reside in Columbia
and were present at the meeting when
questioned about il entered denial.
The resolution formally adopted by
the students Of Winthrop indicates,
that there must have been some in
tended discourtesy offered to some of
the members of the board or the con-
demnatOrv resolutions would not have
been necessary.
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The Cherokee Farmers.

Gaffney. Special.-The Cherokee
County Cotton Association met Sat
urday in the court house here. The
most important action to be taken by
the association was the election OF OIL
GERS for the coming year and the elec'
ton of delegates to the State conven'
ton in Columbia. Mcssrs. R. c. Sar-
ratt, w. Sam Lipscomb and A. +. Go
forth were elected delegates to the
State convention to be held in Column
bia in January. The following officers
were elected for next year: President,
R. S. Sarratt; vice-president, W. Sam
Llpscomb; secretary, Milton Massey;
treasurer, J. V. Saratt. The assocla-
ton is now in q flourishing condition
and at this time is experiencing a
wonderful growth. The interest now
being manifested in it and its work
can probably be accounted for as hav-
ing been greatly helped by the speech
es of Messrs. E. D. Smith and Harvie
Jordan, who spoke to a great assem-
blage in the court house here recent
ly.
At a meeting of the directors of the
National bank in the office of the pres
ident recently the regular semi-an-
nuaI dividend Of per cent. was de-
clared payable to the shareholders
January 1St.
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An Engineer Killed.

Aiken, Specially. J. Tenant, en-
gineer on the narrow gauge railroad
running from Bath to the McNamee
chalk beds in this county, was shot by
Richard Allen, night watchman ut the
mines, on Monday evening, and Ten
nant died about l O'Clock, Coroner
Owens he'd an inquest over the re-
mains and as a result the jury of ~
men decided that the deceased came
to his death from gunshot wounds at
the handh of Richard Allen. Mr..
Tenant was about 35 years old,
strong and muscular, and leaves a
wife and one son and Dahy six
months old. Mr.. Allen is gray-hair-
ed man 81 years of age and has one
daughter ard four sons. Both parties
to the tredegy were highly respected
citizens of that section.
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Miscellaneous.

Lord Roberts is expected to com
mand the delegation from the British
army which will attend the James
town Exposition.
Charles A. Peabody will be elected
president Of the Mutual Life lnsur-
ance Company.
A strike of the students OF the
PENNSYLVANIA State College was ended
by compromise.
Not less than four mysterious as
saults or deaths was called to the at
tention of the New York police Thurs
day.
Eleven men lost their lives when the
steamer Lunenburg struck on the
rocks in Amhearst harbor, near Cape
Brcnton.
Two workmcn were killed and many
injured by he collapse Of the Charlng
Cross Q.ondon) station rocf.
Albert T. Patrick. convicted OF the
murder of William Marsh Rice, was
sentenced to be electrOcuted Ill the
week of January 22.
The German census gives the popu-
lation of Berlin as 2,O33,9OO.
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a Horseback Rid. of 800 Miles.

The mcst wonderful straightaway
ride ever made by man was the gal
lop of Francis Xavier Aubrey-ci-de-
want Canadian voyageur, and fam
Gus Aony express rider-from Santa
Fe, y. W., to Independence, Mo-, in
1S5S-S00 milss in FIVE days, thirteen
hours. In 1852 he had covered the
same distance in a little over eight
days. and his record was on the wag-
er of $1,000 that he could do 1t in an
even eight" In the whole distance
he did not stop to rest and changed
horses short of every 100 or 200 miles.
He was a stocky French Canadian,
light-hearted, genial, adventurous, ab-
solutely fearless. For some time he
was an overland freighter, and he al
so made tine enormously difficult and
dangerous drive of a flock Of sheep
from New Mexico to California, across
the deserts of the Colorado. He was
killed in Santa Fe.-McClure's Maya
zine. ~
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Ramsy Acquitted of Murder.

Manassas, Special.-A, j, Ramey,
on trial here for Two days Jesaged
with the murder of Lueiay Beavers
last August, was acquitted Beavers,
who seemed to be half crazed with
drink, made an attack on the family
Of n neighbor, who called in Ramey's
assistance. Beavers followed Ramey
home. where, Ramey claimed, he
killed Beavers in self-defense. The
commonwealth's attorney was as
sisted at the trial by A. B. Nieol, of
Alexandria, and ]. j. Davies, Of Man
assas. The defense was represented
by John NJ. Johnson, of Alexandria;
Thomas P. Lion and Robert A. Hutch
ison, of Manassas.
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MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Items of Foreign and Domestic News
Gathered For Busy Readers.
In the South.

Miss Susan Williamson died at
Warrenton at the age Of lO4 years.
The Franklin School building, at
Parkersburg. W. Va, was burned, and
citizens believe it was set afre.
North Carolina is preparing to send
a ear load of agricultural exhibits to
New England and other Northern
States.
William Gallagher. who claims he
was held prisoner on Chespeak bay
oyster boat. reached Richmond in care
of a United States deputy marshal.
Colorc,l Altamont Moses, an lead
ing politician and prominent legisla-
tor of Sonth Carolina, died at his
home on Friday.
A conference has been called be-
tween the American Cotton Manufact-
urers' Association and the Southern
Cotton Growers Association to be
held at Charlotte, \. {.
Fire destroyed a large porticn of
the business section Of Wayne, W.
Va. =,
Capt. William J. Tyler, yardmastef
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
at Staunton, was struck by the yard
engine, his left arm being crushed off
near the shoulder.
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Fifteen Hundred Bales Held in East.
ern York.

Rock Hill, Special.-The Farmers
Association of Eastern York held its
annual meeting in the rooms Of the
Commercial Club Saturday afternoon
with good attendance and splendid en-
thusiasm. The first business taken up
was the election of officers, those
chosen being Mr.. F. c. Whitner, presi-
dent, and Mr.. f. E. Poag, secretary
and treasurer. Messrs. John Steele,
M. B. Williams and d. B. Leslie were
chosen delegates to the county con-
vention to be held in Iorkville next
Saturday and Mr. F. H. Barber was
elected member of the county exc
cutive committee. 1t was reported that
pledges to hold cotton for the Is cent
mark had been signed until about
i 500 bales had been so pledged. The
warehouse at Rock Hill now contains
almost 900 bales. At - cents per
pound the value of cotton held in this
community approximates $1,000.
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DEATH OF COL. MOSES
The Death of a Prominent Legislator
and Citizen.

Sumter. Special. - Mr.. Altmont
Moses died at clock Friday morn
inc at the Sumter hospital. He was
taken there over two weeks ago. For
two months he has been in declining
health and those near him saw the end
approaching. All that medical science
and skill. ample attention of loved
ones could do could not stay the hand
of death. 1t is said that the immed-
late cause of his death was pneu-
monia.
4 committe from the house of rep
resr:.tatires has been appointed to at
tenl the funeral by Speaker II. L.
Smith
A!.mont Moses was bonn i'll Sum-
ter. in lS47, the son Of Montgomery
Moses. judge Of seventh judicial cir
cult of South Carolina from ISL to
1873. Attended schools of Sumter
when a boy. In 1862 attended State
Military Acadamy, Columbia, and a
few months later learned telegraphy,
lie was in the tclegraphic branch Of
the Confederate service lii North
Carolina. I'm 1866 he continued this
business. after that going into mer-
camille business as clerk. then primer,
finally by himself. In connecti31 with
mercantile business he added life and
fir" insurance agency
lie was elected member of city
council in 1888 and twice reelected.
serving three terms. In lSSi he was
elected to, tie house of representatives
and reelected in 1883 and 1890. He
was again sent to the legislature III
1900 and reelected ever since. He was
delegate to National Democratic con-
veaticn in 1883 and 1904 and many
times delegate to State conventions,
the first time when lie had just reach
ed aye of majority.
Mr.. Moses msrried i'll January, 1871
Octavia e.. Cohen, daughter of Marx
+. Cohen of Charleston and grand
daughter of Isaac Hardy. deceased,
olSo of Charleston: Seven children
were born 10 them, six of whom are
living: katherine c.. Herbert A.
Emile p, Arnida A. and Henry M.
Mr.. Moses was a. devoted husband
and loving father. As a citizen he
fulfilled every obligation. as a public
servant his record is above reproach,
as friend generorS and true, his
deeds Of charity are remembered by
every one who loves a noble heart and
an unselfiSh nature.
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WANTS COUNTY SEAT
Plan to Form New County From Lau-
rens, Greenville and Spartalburg
Territory.

Laurens, Special.-For several
months the citizens of Fountain Inn
and vicinity have been agitating the
creation of new county, the territory
to be taken. from the counties OF
Greenville, Laurens, and Spartanburg
with Fountain Inn as the county seat.
To get the required area, 400 square
miles. for the formation Of new
county, it is proposed to take lSo
square miles from Greenville county,
$50 from Laurcns and 10 from Spar
tanburg. Fountain Inn is located on
the Greenvillc and Laurens railroad,
inst acrss the line IN Greenville
county AMI has a population of l,OOO
souls, cotton mill, bank, a number OF
mercantile establishments. splendid
schools and churches, and is surround
ed by one of the finest farming sec
tions in the entire Piedmont belt.
\ committee composed OF seven OF
the leading citizens Of the place has
the matter in hand. Dir. John II.
Hellams, of Dials, this county, has
been engaged to make the survey
which will be begun next Monday. 1t
will probably require little more
than a month to complete the survey.
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Colored Woman Killed.

Spartanbm9. Special.-Nicey Tin
sley. colored, died from the effects of
pistol shot wound received at the her
home on MIR. J. W. Cudd's. near
Tuck's bridge, three miles from the
city. The woman lived with Ed Tins
ley. colorcd, his two young sisters and
two young brothers. Am inquest was
held over her remains and the verdict
of the jury was that she came to her
death from a sunshot wound. inflicted
either accidentally or with suicidal in
tent. The weapon used was a 30
ca!iire pistol. There was no evidence
to show that she was at difference
with anv of the family.
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FOREIGN Affairs.

While it is generally admitted that
Premier Witte is rapidly losing his in
luence, it is believed that he may yet
extricate the Government by grand
coup.
In the German Reichstag the Secre-
ta:y of the Admiralty stated that
more and larger cruisers are needed to
protect that country's growing for
eign trade.
All of Col. William F. Cody's
horses were killed at Marseilles,
France, to allay fear among farmers
of the spread of CHAMBERS.
Field Marshal Oyama was accorded
an ovation upon his return to Toxic.
1t is stated that in order TO avoid
anarchy. martial law must be declared
in Russia.
Sir Henry Camphell-BanneFman,
the Liberal leader. accepted the task
of forming new British cabinet.
Turkey has agreed to yield in prin-
cipal to the demands of the powers for
financial reforms in Macedonia.
The Irish Nationalist Convention
assembled in Dublin and resolutions
demanding an Irish legislative assem-
bly, were unanimously adopted.
According to reports of special COM
missioners sent by a relief committee,
Jewish massacres occurred in III
towns, not to mention many small
places.
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Leaky Schooner Puts Into Charleston.

Charleston, S. c., Special. The
schooner James D. Dewell, Captain
Hammond, lumber-laden from Satilla
river, Ga, bound for New York put.
in for harbor, having sprung a leak
Friday night off Frying Pan SHOALS.
She met the gale and high seas off
Frying Pan and strained her beams
She will be repaired here and proceed
on her voyage.
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Father kills His Son.


Anderson. Special.-L. J. Jordan,
negro who lives on South FaEt street,
killed his son. Westley Jordan, a
youth about 10 years old, with a
broom stick. The boy had been un-
ruly and the father started to chastise
him using broom stick for that pur-
pose. He struck the boy sharp
blow across the head and the boy
sank into a chair and soon became un-
conscious and died in few minutes.
Jordan sent for physician and was
working over his sons body. trying to
revive him when The physician ar
rived. The physician says that death
resulted from hemoTaila.c Of the
brain, which was caused by the blow.
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Senator Mitchell Dead.

Portland, Ore. Special. Limit
States Senator John H. Miechel-aA,ee
at the Good Samaritan Hospital, in
this city, 'at lao o'clock Friday
forenoon, death resulting from COM
plications which followed the removal
Of four teeth at a dental Office Thurs
day morning. A hemorrhage Of M
usual severity followed the removal
of the teeth and, despite the appli-
cation of the most powerful styptics
known to dental science, the How
of blood could not be STAYED.
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Store Building Wrecked.

sahda, Special.-A furious wind
has been sweeping over the mountains
in this section Sunday and consider
able damage will likely result. One
store building here filled with general
merchandise was blown down and >
vacant storehouse hoved from its
foundation. The former belonged to
Mr.. 7. G.. Fonner and the stock was
worth about $4,000, The loss on
goods is probably $500, while. the
building, which was large new struc-;
ture, is a total wreck. The vacant
house is the property of Mrs. Conner
and is damaged about $25.
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Barn and Live Stock Burned.

Yorkville, Specialize large three
story barn of Glenn & Allison at their
model farm on Fishing Creek. four
miles east of Yorkville, was DESTROYED
by lire about IL O'Clock Saturday
night. The manager and others pass
ed there an hour previous but saw
no SIGNS of fire. The origin IS un-
knwn. Six mules. horse, 40 head OF
cattle, % hogs, 500 bushels Of corn,
two years supply of forage, a fine lot
of agricultural machinery and lmpie-
ments were burned. The loss IS estl-
mated at $1,000 or $4,000 with lnsur-
ance of $500 on building only.
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New Railroad ir Horny County. q

The Eddy Lakesdnd Northern Rail
road company has been chartered. The
capitalization is 100000. Directors:
Norman W. Jones. president: w. NJ.
Burgan, treasurer: J. w. Little. vice
president; George Officer, secretary;
B. B. Scarboro, general counsel. The
road will be of standard gauge. 35
miles in length, with Marion an Eddy
Lake. as the terminal points. Some
time ago another road was started by
Independent people to connect Marion
and Conway. but there is some X as
to the effect that the road will I?0t be
built.
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Harvie Jordan Issues Letter g
Cotton Growers
NORMAL PRODUCTION AND PRICE


Atlanta, Ca, Special. resident.
Harvie Jordan, of the Southern Cot
ton Association, issued the following
letter'to the farmers Of the South re-
garding a reduction in cotton acreage,
for 1906. The letter says in part:
"The Southern Cotton Association
will not ask the farmers of the SOUTH
to reduce the cotton acreage for 1906
less than that planted in 1895. Tile as
sociation does ask and insist with all
the force at its command, however,
that the acreage planted in cotton
Throughout the belt in 1905 be not ms
creased during the planting season of.
1906. Let the watchword Of every
Southern farmer be "diyersifcatidn 5
and through that agency produce an
abundance of food supplies to main-
tain each farm.
.'The present estimated twenty
seven million acres planted in cotton
is sufficient under normal conditions
to produce enough cotton to meet the
demand for the American staple. Any
material increase in the cotton acreage
for 1906 will tend to stagnate the eot-.
ton market and depress prices belolys
their legitimate value. The legitim& y
law of supply and demand Is the only
true medium of regulating fair and
legitimate prices for our great staple
product" \,
President Jordan closes the letter
with strong appeal to the farmers
to plant an abundance of small grain,
corn and side crops and urges them
to raise more hay; cattle aud hogs,
that the farmers may become self,sus-
tanning.
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Death of Mr.. j. s. Amos.

Spartanburg, Special-Jos. S. Amos
a prominent and esteemed citizen died
at his home in this city Of pneumonia.
His widow and nine children survive
him. The deceased was native OF
the county and had lived in the city
for the past 16 years. He was active
Nv engaged in business and was ldentl-
fed with the church work
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Two Confederates Pass Away.

Chester, Special.-Saturday marked
the passing away of two Confederate
veterans of this county, William ID.
Clark, aged IS years, and William
Trussell, 81 years of age. The former
served one year in the Sixth regl-
ment, South Carolina Volunteer in
fantry, the remainder of Jhe war in
calvary service; the other in the First
regiment of artillery, commanded by
Col. Rhett. Both were buried at noon
Sunday. Mr.. Clark at New Hope
Methodist church; Mr.. Trussell ut
Woodward Baptist church.
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At the North.

There are rumors of possible crimi-
nal action following the completion of
the insurance inquery in New York.
An unfounded rumor that the First
National Bank of York, Pa, had fail
ed started a run on the institution.
Gov. Robert F.. lie Toilette was
elected United States Senitor by the
Legislature of WISCONSIN.
Mrs. Ira Barry, who defied the
authorities of Girriard, Kan, to re-
move her from a railway car, which
she defended with a pistol for five
days, was captured by strategy.
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A Negro Shot.

Holly Hill, Special.-On Monday
night of last week some dark
les, who were engaged in gambling in
a small house on the edge of town, got
into a quarrel, which resulted in the
shooting of one of them. Pomp Jenk-
ins by name, a well known, turbulent
negro. He was left helpless in the hut
bv Royal Ribinson, who shot him. and
a negro named Waring, who was in
the row. Jenkins called for help and
at a late hour was taken to his home
badly hurt. 1t is thought his leg will
have to be amputated.
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Communication of Sentence.

Columbia, Special.-On recommen-
dation of Chief Constable l.. B. Ham
met and his clerk, Mr.. a. R. Gully,
Miles Fair of Richland county has rc-
ccived Communication Of his sentance
Fair was fined 500 or 80 days ir
iail by Magistrate Norman, of this
city, for violation of the dispensarl
law. He announced that he could pay
So and would do so if the Governo,
would commute his scntance, which he
has done.
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Towboats Caught in Storm.

Hawsville, KY, Special.-The tow
boats Harry Brown and Raymond
Horner with tows Of coal for New
Orleans were caught in a severe wind
storm and the Brown lost q batgss
while the Horner lost seven. Each
barge contained $4,000 bushels Of
coal. The coal was valued at $l2),-
900 and the barges at $4,000. No lives.
were lost. The boats are owned by
the Monongahela River Consolidated
Coal and Coke Company of Pittsburg.
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Coal Famine in Norfolk.

Norfolk, Special. al.-Norfolkis threak!
ened with a soft-coal famine. There
is plenty of hard coal, but there are
coastwise vessels, including the big
schooner Thomas w. Lawson, having
capacity of 100000 tons. waiting
carsoes at the Norfolk and Western
piers, here. There is no steam coal
at the city piers. In addition TO-
these, there are six big bargcs. two
or three three-masted schooners and
several large steamers off the pier.
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Notorious Blind Tiger Killed.

Greer, Special.-Friday morning at
10 O'Clock Chief of Police NJ. d.
Littlefeld shot and killed Lewis Brew
ton. colored. suspected of selling blind
tiger liquor Chief Littlefield went 10
Greentown. negro settlement. 10 ar
rest Brcwton. He found him in
negro house. arrested him and was
leading him out of the house when the
negro brew his gun. The chief was
quick enough for him and both began
firing about the same time Five shots
were exchanged, Brewton firing three
of these. The negro ran ont. firing as
he went and fell dead within 100
yards of the house.
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ItIooked Like a prun Store.

The captain of one of the Boston
harbor tugboats, while travelling to-
ward Boston one night. was compelled
to place a green man on watch, with
instructions to call him if he saw any
thing in their course. The captain
was aroused from his slumbers by
the new man shouting, as he started
for the deck.
WELL" replied the watcher, ut
have green light and rid loight.
and sure think it's drug shtore.""
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Little Girl Burned.

GafTney, Special.-News of horri-
BILE accident has just reached this city.
A little daughter of Mr.. Judd Allison
was frightfully burned at home, about
three miles from the city. From what
theagre details at hand it is learned
that the mother left the little one to
90 to the well short distance from
the house. On returning she met tie
child in flames. The condition of tie
child is serious.
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The Election in Edgefeld.

Edeefeld. Special.-Thirteen out of
10 boxes in the county heard from
give majority of more than two to
one against the GiSpensary. The box
es still to be heard from are small and
will not affect the result. Over 700
votes have been poled while the regis
tering voting strength of tic county is
aboy{ 1.600 or 1,S00. So far. out of
tho'k heard from two precincts gave
1hiority for the dispcnsary.