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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
A Bad Man.

at Thomas, Ca, after killing his
mother.in-law, Mrs. W. H. Parrish
making desperate attempt to Kill
his 18-year-old wife and shooting
himself twice with Winchester rife
Wednesday. j. B. Barrow is lying ir
the city hospital Thursday night in a
pr. carious condition closely guarded
by officers. Barrow Is an engineer or
the Atlantic Coast Line. He Is 80
years old and had been married bu,
two years. His wife was 20 years his
junior. Domestic infelicity Is given as
the cause OF the tragedy. The verdict
OF the coroner's jury does not SAP
whether murder was committed OF
the killing was accidental.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Tried to Esoane.

While train carrying 1a0 convicts
In the employ OF the Tennessee Coal
and Iron Railway company was going
from Mine No. 3 to the prison, viii
Filler . negro convict, exploded a
stick of dynamite In one of the
coaches with view of effectinR q
Wholesale release, j. Dawkins, a con.
Wet from Henry county, was killed,
Guard Pickett lost leg and en,arm.
Geo. Delaney, one OF the traiumen
was hurt, and several convicts were
slightly injured. During the STAN.
pede guards from the other cars rush.
ed forward and prevented the escape
OF any OF the conyIcts. The explo.
sion blew out the end OF the eDachy
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
TO 'lI''| COTTON GRO " ELS.
They Are Aaviasd to Organize aad
Held Their Cotton
oinbs win Bo Formed In Rvery vot.
Ing Preoinot In sonth oaro-
lima without Delay.


lima without Delay.
MI. 3. D. Smith, President Of the
South Carolina Cotton Growers Asso7
ciatlon, Issued the following address
last Saturday: 3
. ths Gott0a Growers OF STU iii Car.
olina. u
lI 1 would have written an account OF
the Shreveport NEE citing before this.
buG nave been waiting to hear from
the president OF the national orRaniaa.
t1on as to the flnal steps to be taken.
This I give In today's iasne. 35.9 .55s5
from the Rio Grande to the sAtlan.
tic the farmers are fully alive to the
tuation. The old spirit thas seemed
to be prevalent; that every other busi.
ness was our enemy is passing and the
cotton farmer fully realizes that the
present condition In which he finds
himself is the result Of his own do
ings. Every State In the cotton belt
is organizing for the purpose of hold
Ing cotton and reducing acreage OF
cotton and increasing acreage fol
home supplies.
Let every farmer who has cotton
hold 1t and not duplicate in next years
crop e Is manifest 70 fi:m that ii iie
stores this cotton, borrows the money
on 1t and does not duplicate 1t, that
another year he will realize enough te
pay him Is to 100 per cent. besides
giving him an abundance of home sup
plies. Again we must have syste
matio reduction OF acreage; some plar
by which we may have this done or
ganically, officially, II those are the
proper words. To this end we NEE,
In New Orleans, Jan. 24-28.
Let each voting precinct in the State
meet on Jan. 10 and organize Itsel
Into and auxiliary club, elect a dele
gate or delegates to meet at its ccur
house on Saturday, Jan. IA, to perfec
tunty organic alton and to elect
delegates to the New Orleans conven
tion. 1t Is urgently requested tha
this be done In every county. Send M,
the names of the delegates elected t,
| New Orleans, so that may send then
in.
In the meantime I wish to war;
every farmer against the schemes nov
being used to get hold of spot cotton
Don't lend to the mill man or export
er. Hold your c)tton. We are able t,
hold and we need the profit.
e D. Smith,
President SG0utthh Carolina Coottttoi
Growers Association.
MagnoliL, s. Q Dec. 81, 1904.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
a LITTLE WAR STORY.
a Gun Captured from Federal or
aoer Returned at Last.

The Columbia Record says a rather
pretty little story has just developed
In the past few days, in which B!shou
Capers takes q part and which brings
back recollections of the days in 1851
1855 In very vivid manner. The story
has In 1t the capture OF a Fed
eral prisoner by the bishop, then an
officer In the Third South Carolina
regiment, aud the part played by
other members Of the same regiment,
the names of whom have been forgot,
ten by all.
The incident happened on James
Island when detachment of soldiers
from the r.riCua South Carolina com
panies, just raised, were stationed
there. Bishop Capers and three sol.
diers were coming over from the
headquarters OF the officers toward
the line where sentries had been
thrown out.
just across the line Northern SOL
dier was seen and 1T was evident that
they had landed for some purpose not
for the good of the men on the island
who wore the grey. He was approach
ed so rapidly that he had no chance
to escape and told to surrender. There
was some parley at first as the man,
evidently brave soldier, did not
wish to be taken In this way Without
having chance for fight, but the
folly Of such procedure was quickly
shown and he turned over his gun and
marched back to camp.
The gun was kept by Bishop Capers
for years and several efforts were
made to find its owrer. Finally by
searching over the records 1t was
found that the gun belonged to some
member OF the First Connecticut Vel
unteers. From there the tracing waa
a little easier and finally the man WHO
owned the gun was located. His pane
is Francis G. Cope and he lives/ In a
small town In Connecticut. Iihe gun
Is now being fixed up and Will be re.
turned by the bishop at oEGce. 1t is
still dangerous looking weapon, al.
most q breech loader, which shot q
paper shell loaded witty powder and
an explosive bullet. III
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
JANUARY WEATHER.
What 1t Has Been In Columbia Fo,
Pant Seventeen Yearn.

The following data, covering a
period of seventeen years, have been
compiled from the weather bureau re-,
cords at Columbia, s c. They are
issued to show the conditions that
have prevailed, during the. mouth in
question. for the above period OF
years, but must net be construed as a
forecast Of the weather conditions for
the coming month:
Month Of January for seventeen
years:
Temperature-Mt an or normal tenn
peraturc, 46 degrees. The warmest
month was that OF 1890, with an aver.
age OF 81 degrees. The coldest month
was that of 1893, with an average OF
3S degrees. The highest temperature
was 7S degrees on January 10th, 1898.
The lowest temperature was 10 de.
grees on January 2Sth, 1897. The
earliest date on which first killing
frost occurred in autumn, October l9,
1895. Average date on which frat
killing" frost occurred in autumn,
November 9Th. Average date on
which last killing" frost occurred in
spring, March 23d. The latest date
on which last "killingp frost occurred
In spring, April 10, 1899.
Precipitation (rain or melted SNOWY
for the month 3. 80, inches.
Average number Of days with .Ol OF
an inch or more. 10 The greatest
monthly precipitation was 7. SO inches
In 1892. The least monthly precipi.
tatioE was LOT inches in 1890. The
greatest amount Of pre- clpitation re-
corded in any consecutive bwentY-four
hours was 2 90 inches on January ls,
1892.
The greatest amount of snowfall re-.
corded In any twenty.four consecutive
hours (record extending to winter In
1884. So only, was inches on January
10, 1893.
Clouds and Weather-Average mum.
Der of clear days, IL; partly cloudy
days, 8; cloudy days, l2.
Wind-The prevailing winds have
been from the northwest. The aver.
age hourly velocity OF the wind is 8
miles. The highest velocity Of the
wind was 3s miles from the south
west on January T. 1903.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Left Alone to Die.

The police are Investigating the
mysterious death Of an unknown
young woman, found lying In the
snow In the Riverside drive, New
York, Thursday and who died without
becoming conscious. The suspicious
OF the police were aroused by the fact
that her underskirt and hat were
found nearly 100 feet from where the
body lay. The spot where the body
was found Is lonesome and deserted
one. The police suspect that the
young woman while unconscious was
left there by other persons to die OF
EXPOSURE,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
A paoULrA / : CASE
a a afan SERVING : Life senssnoe al
Penitcrtiary Wants Reieass.

Governor Hayward has received
from Senator Tillman q letter in Re-
gard to the pardon OF. George Hnnis,
now sarving a life sentences in the
penitentiary from Bsssaall county.
'Ihe case fsia very peculiar one, and
the request for the pardon came In
from Representative Vespian Warner,
or Illinois, who Is chairman OF the
committee Of the revision of laws OF
the national house OF Representatives
Governor Hayward will. look into the
matter at once. The letters which
were sent the governor are as fol.
lows: i5
Gov. ID. O. Heyward.
Dear Governor: encloee you q let.
ter which explains itself. The writer
is a member OF congress from Illinois
and q very hne gentleman and 1t seems
that this man In whom he iB interest,"
ed Is at least worthy OF having you
examine Into his record and into the
circumstances Of the crime and see
whether he is being held In prison un.
justly or at least longer than the
crime would warrant, supposing him
to have been guilty. Please look this
up and do what you can as personal
favor to me and oblige,
Yours sincerely,
B. b. Tillnan.
The letter inclose1 is as follows:
My Dear Senator: You will remem.
ber that 1 spoke TO you yesterday in
relation to one George w. Bnnis, who
is now serving life sentence In the
penitentiary In South Carolina. Ea.
MS enlisted In the Federal volunteer
army at the commencement Of the
civil war in my county, where he then
lived, and where his people now re.
side. at the close of the war he set,
tied in South Carolina, in what coun.
ty do not know, ard was afterwards
indicted for setting FIRE, as am in.
formed, to small shed containing. q
mule. The shed and mule were burn.
ed. Ennis was tried and found guilty
and sentenced to be hanged and on
the recommendation OF the Judge
prosecuting attorney who tried him
his sentence was committed to life i'm
prisonment.
Ennis insists that he is innocent
and 1t has since been ascertained that
some other perkon, colorcd, I believe
set fire to the shed. Ennis has now
served In the penitentiary more thar
twenty five years. and submit that
his punishment has been amply suffi
Client, even though he did not set firt
TO the shed. His relatives live in my
home county, Dewitt county, Ill.
and he has rot relative or friend Of
my knowledge in your state. ii yor
will kindly ask your governor to have
Ennis record In the penitentiary e1
amined, and If he flnds that his con
duct has been good and the clrcum
stances justify, L, as we'll as his many
friends In Dewitt county. ILL.,, where
you certainly know you have many
friends, will be sincerely grati6ed
Very respectfully,
v. Warn.r.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Boy Confesses Terrible Crime,

a special from Newport, Ark, SAYS:
Before the coroner's jury investiga.
ting the murder Of Mrs. Amelia Maui
din, Newton Allwhite, 10 year.old
boy, has confessed to being party
to the outrage and murder of the wo.
man and her mother, whose body, he
says, was thown into White river near
the scene OF the Christmas crime on
the Jacksonport road. The boy i'm
plicates his father, Louis Allwhite,
aged 43 years, who he says first shot
the girl and then the mother. He de.
clares he vas told by his parent to
fire the second shot which killed the
young woman and together they car.
ried Mrs. Kinkannon's body to the
river and were returning to the scene
OF the crime to make similar disposal
OF the other body when ma people
were seen coming down the road. The
elder Allwhite maintains his innocence
and together with relatives testified
to story duplicating Arthur Bunch
and Walter Burgess, white farmers,
but these men we're able to prove all.
bis
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
The Unloadef, piatoI

a dispatch from Holly Hill to The
State says Jim Russell, the 14.year.
old son OF Mr.. T. s. Russell, who re
resides nearHolly Hill, accidentally
shot himself Thursday morning with
the proyerbial "unloaded pistol" In
taking his fathers old pistol, which
was believed TO be unloaded,
from q bureau drawer 1t was acci.
dentally discharged, the ball passing
through his hand and entering his les
just above the knee, The ball was
not taken out but the bby Is resting
quietly Thursday night. 1.-THE wounds
are not thought to be Iserious, but
will be some time In healing.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Track Disappesrn.

a. section of the track of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail.
road, between Hopewell and Storm.
Vile, Conn. suddenly disappeared
Wednesday by sliding into Storm
Lake, which 1t crosses. This was a
new track over which trains began ia
run last Friday. A section Of the old
track disappeared at the same place a
few years ago.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Killed Brother and Self.

A special from Ozark, Ala, SAYS:
A double tragedy occurred at Middle
Oity In the eastern part of this county
Friday. Arch Pope and Jessie Pore,
brothers, had q heated discussion and
disagreement over line fence and the
former shot and killed his brother
with a pistol. Arch Pope then went
home and committed suicide by taking
strychnine. The Popes are among the
most prominentand prosperous people
OF southeastern Alabama. Both m en-
leave families.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
NulIandly,S:.,

At Charleston In lsSIJnlted States
circuit court Friday afteSnoCn Judge
BrawleY handed down his dacislon de-.
olaring the act of the last ,SSssion of
the legislature forbidding tSSe ship
ment of shad out of South Carl lina to
be In conflict with the interstat d Acom.
merce act and therefore unconsR5itu-
ttonal, null and void.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
t. S. HOJ.LEYNlAN, M. d.,
The Specialist.

Cures all diseases OF men. Lost
manhood, syphilis (blood poison),
gonorhoea, gleet, structure, varioceele,
hydrocele and all private diseases Of
men. Catarrh in all forms cured
quickly. Piles cured without opera
tion or detention from business.
Under guarantee. Rooms 421 and
422 Leonard building, Augusta, Ga.
Write for home treatment. OH ,e
ours: q. m. to p. IN. Sundays,
8. N to 2 p. m.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
TheY Cnrari Him

John Clark, negro five years old,
Is dead at the homes of his parent at
Lyndon, KY, CT acute alcoholism, In
consequence Of excessive doses of wine
and mixture of wine and whiskey
administered to him by his step. father
and mother In the effort to keep him
from ever having a desire for drink by
making him sick OF 1t, -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Six Killed by Explosion.

Six men were killed Wednesday
afternoon by an explosion OF four
boilers at Walville sawmill, 80 miles
west OF Ohehalls, Wis Two others
were badly hurt,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
: s0MR COTTON FIGURES.

That will Be Read With Interest Isy
Our Farmers.
We present below some cotton fig
ures that will be Of interest to all In
the face OF the present cotton situa.
tiOD:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-06
Warns Growers.

II lIl5 VI oSoOOldUlOl VIII
be sworn not to divulge it," The in.
formation is still highly desirable,
but possession of 1t Is to be restricted
to those who grow and gin the cotton.
DISAPPOINTMENT OF GROWERS.
/ can understands the disappointed
ment of cotton growers at the present
prices Of cotton, and their feeling
that these prices are due to the un-
usual size OF this years cotton crop,
early and definite knowledge concern.
ing which has been given to the pub.
lie by the census reports. But l con.
fess myself unable to follow the rea.
soning which leads the growers, and
through them the ginners, to imagine
that 1t will be to their advantage, be-
cause Of this exceptional situation, to
destroy the efficiency OF the official
machinery through which they learned
the present situation, early knowledge
Of which has undoubtedly extended
the change in the price of cotton over
a much longer period, and thus saved
the growers and the country from
much larger losses than would other
wise have been encountered IN con-
nection with this years crop. 1t
would seem to be plain that In the
long run, taking Que year with an
other, only one thing can decrease the
speculative element in the business
Of cotton selling, and thus permanent
ly benefit the cotton grower, and that
is knowledge OF the exact truth as to
tho size of the crop, from an absolute.
y impartial and tIuthworthy source,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
Waltz. Babes in Toyland' Herbert
Two-step. 'tiood-by, Little Girl, Good-by,
Edwards

Waltz. Babes in Toyland'' ........ Herbert
Two-step, ''Good-by, Little Girl, Good-by.'
Edwards
Some of Those Present.
A notable feature of the event was the
handsome gowning of the galaxy OF
women. some of whom were Miss Vir-
ginia Miller black velvet with pearl
necklace and corsage ornaments; Mrs.
Henry St George Tucker light blue
panne velvet and lace; Mrs. McCreary,
white lace over white silk; Mrs. Bocock,
blue and white Husi, trimmed in an
artistic arrangement of blue satin rib.
bon. pearl ornaments: Miss Day, light
blue satin; Miss Patrice Egen, light PINK
gauze; Miss Stone, daughter OF senator
Stone of Missouri. white point desprit'
Miss Mary RiXey, white embroidered net;
Miss Carrie f. Beckham, white satin; the
Misses Cooper of Texas. light colored
gowns of crepe DE chine. the eldest in
lavender the second in pink and the third
in blue; Miss johnson of Norfolk. black
lace over white silk; Mrs. Ramsdell of
Louisiana, white panne crepe with pear!
trimmings; Mrs. Edward Marion Scott OF
New York, blue chiffon cloth with pearl
and diamond ornaments; Miss Wilson,
white point d'esprit; Miss Lachey, pink
satin with elaborate trimming of white
lace; Mrs. William A. Jones, black jetted
net; Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, black net,
Mrs. Covington. black crepe de chine:
Mss 4No'iio oiAitii, 6iSoH VI 6"iiuio, i1i''
Betty Bailey, very pretty gown of light
blue liberty silk; Miss Mamie Heath,
light blue satin, Mrs. j. M. Cup, white
Irish lace over white satin; Mrs. Ellis of
Tennessee, black crepe de chine: Mrs.
Jack Reall of Texas. light blue crepe;
Mrs. Carmack, light blue chiffon; Mrs.
Sheppard, light satin: Mrs. Hall, white
satin; Mrs. Bankhead, white satin and
point lace; Mrs. Bowie, yellow pineapple
silk. combined with panne velvet; Mrs.
Minetree white lace; Mrs. Lamar, white
brocade, and Mrs Nash black and white
striped silk; Mrs. William H. F. Beck
ham, black spangled net, with pearl orna-
ments; Mrs. VIM. Birney. black silk and
chiffon, point lace, collar of pearls and dia-
monds; Miss May Ashby Lambert, white
chiffon; Miss Mable Key Smith. black
crepe; Miss Blanche Maddux, white silk
Miss Lillian r. Harris, pale yellow crepe
de chine and Valencennes lace; Mrs. Lee
Misses Dom, white silk and diamonds; Mrs.
Connally F. Trigg, gray silk. lace and dia-
monds
Prominent among the guests were Col.
and Mrs. L. S. Brown. Representative
Flood of Virginia. Dr. Zahm of the Cath
Ollie University, Representative Sheppard
of Texas Mr. Norman Boston, Senator
and Mrs. Carmack, Senator and Mrs. Nc
Creary, Senator Stone, Mr.. Bate Marstin,
Mr.. Arthur Go1dsborough, Representative
j Adam Bede. Judge and Mrs. Hare. Gen.
and Mrs. Marcus j. Wright, Miss Casey
Wright, Mrs. ]. C.. Blackburn Gen. Hail.
Mrs. Murdoch of Texas and Mrs. c. D.
Merwin.
Supper was served in the pink ball
room from IL to 1 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
Lighthouse Service Notes.

The lighthouse tender Holly is on a cruise
on Chesapeake bay. with Commander Nc
Crea, lighthouse inspector, aboard. The in
spector is making a tour of inspection
among the lighthouses on Chesapeake bay.
The port light on Old Town Point wharf,
on the Elk river. has been temporarily dis
continued until the ice leaves the river and
1t is again open to navigation.
The drifting Ice in the river in the vicinity
of this city has badly cut the buoys and
channel marks, so that many of them will
have to be renewed in the spring. They are
all in position and so far this season have
not been disturbed by the drifting ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
To Break Up Ice.

The iceboat Annapolis, belonging to the
city Of Baltimore. has gone to Rogues' har-
bor in the upper part of Chesapeake bay. to
release a fleet of coal-laden barges which
are hemmed In by the ice there. In the fleet
are the barges Laura v. Groves. Experience
and Thomas ]. Cleaver. which are bound
here. The tug Peerless of Philadelphia will.
as soon as they are free from the Ice, take
them In tow and will bring them here as
fast as she can. The three vessels have
aboard about 1900 tons of hard coal from
Philadelphia. 1t has been several weeks
since the last coal-laden vessel arrived
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
Hearing Postponed.

The uniform bill Of lading case. which
was set for hearing by the interstate COM
merce commission for January 81. has been
postponed until February 10. The case in
wolves uniform bill of lading throughout
what is known as the official classification
division of the country The change Of
date was made after a conference at the
commissions headquarters yesterday after
noon, at which were present number OF
railroad officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
Representative Gaines Heard.

The Senate committee on finance yester.
day heard Representative Gaines of Tens
nessee in favor OF his bill repeating the
internal tax on tobacco in the hand" and
leaf tobacco when sold by the producer
No action was taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
Resignation of a Paymaster.

The President has accepted the resignas
ton of Assistant Paymaster II. II. Sanders
son of the navy. to take effect February 10
next. Mr.. Sanderson is from Wisconsin,
and was appointed to the navy in July,
1903. Since September. 1903. he has been
stationed at Guam. That duty has prob.
ably had something to do with his rssignaa
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
DR.. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills

the greatest remedy on earth for pains Of any
kind Their soothing influence upon the nerves ia
felt throughout the entire system.
Il had La Grippe pains all me- and was
in such distress thought could hot endure IT,
thought OF DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills. and after
taking doses the pain disappeared and I slept
peacefully My brotbet has swelling on his
neck, and uses them, as they ease the pain and
leave no bad effects like quieting powders"
ADELIA LANE, Portage Mich.
III they fall to help, your druggist will refund
your money on first package
- doses, % cents. Never sold in bulk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
Palais Royal, Ane: q & 18th SITS.
Mostly Worth soc.

Ellery c. Ford Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.
Nesbit. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome F. Johnson,
Edwin A. Hill, DIR. Charles T. Caldwell,
Miss Bessie /. Caldwell. George c. Gorham.
8. G. Hopkins, Captain Gam Takeshita, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas g. Hopkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
Reception to Secretary Metcalf.

The Manufacturers Club of High Point,
N. c., will tender to Secretary Metcalf of
the Department of Commerce and Labor a
reception at tina Elwood Hotel at High
Point February @. Prominent men from
all over that section of the country will
there on tour Of inspection OF the local
industries.