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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-03-28
CALLED TOO LATE.
An Incident That Is Full of Human
Interest.


"Shall we call ?" That is a ques-
ton so frequently asked and so con-
stantly discussed that the following
extract from Il letter recently writ
ten from small town may be of in
terest. 1t tells its own story and
teaches its own lesson, says the New
York Tribune:
1t was short romance, passing
summer episode, but my eyes till
with tears whenever | remember 1t.
They looked like children, he and
she, when they moved into the for
lorn little house on the roadside in
our village. "Just married, of
course" said the gossips. "Shall
we call? Better wait perhaps till
we know who they are and what his
business is" etc. So no one dis
turbed them. The young husband
went to town early every morning,
and the little wife sat alone on the
porch and awaited his return. They
planted morning glories and nastur-
tiums and hung a bird cage among
the vines, so the place blossomed
into new life and looked as it had
never done before. The young peo-
pie seldom left home. Only on Sun
days they walked to the Presby-
terian church and sat in a far back
pew hand in hand through the
service.
One day l saw the doctors car
riage in front of the little porch.
"Dear mew l thought. II wonder
what is the matter there. l must
surely look in tomorrow" And !
did. But, alas, a grim visitor, who
will not be denied, had been before
me.
As no one responded to my
knock, ! opened the front door and
found my way to the sitting room.
In an instant knew what had hap
pened. There sat the poor boy
alone, his face buried in his hands,
while his whole frame shook with
dry, fearless sobs. I put my hand
upon his shoulder-he was younger
than my own son-and l whispered:
"Oh, let me help You if l can."
"Oh," he groaned, eff you had
only come before! She was so lone
ly. She longed SO for woman's
hand and a woman's voice. Yes"
he added, ''you can help me. Tear
down the flowers when l am gone.
They were hers. And give away her
bird. l shall never see this place
again after today"
The sorrowful departure took
place that very afternoon, and l did
as he requested. l never pass the
bare porch of that house without
remembering that l had practically
denied the kindness and the SYM
pathy SO sorely needed and craved
by one of my sisters.
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Something of a Psychologist.

When Jenkins received an auto
graph copy of his friend Clements
latest book on the "Genetic Theory
of knowledge" he Immediately sat
down and acknowledged the gift,
saying that he anticipated great
pleasure in its perusal."
"Why didn't you read it frst?'
asked his wife. "Then you could
have said something much nicer
than that"
'Ethel," said jenkins as he gave
Clements book a conspicuous place
on the library table, II have a feel
ing that this is one of the times
when my forethought would be bet
ter than my hind thought"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-03-28
An American. Most Likely.

The seeing London" automobile
rolled out Piccadilly in the direc-
ton of Hyde park.
THAT, ladies and gents" shout
ed the guide as they passed an an
cieHt edifce surrounded by a high
brick wall-"that is the town house
of the Duke of Dea, one of our lar
gest landed proprietors."
The eyes of the beautiful Ameri-
can on the back seat were illumined
with sudden interest.
"Who landed him" she cried
London Mail.
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t. fAIE0 AUTHORS.
"..::::.-s Hheee Works Proved Their
Own Death Warrants.

IN times gone by monarchs gave
shor., %IlriIt to t. ( authors OF boo.s
that offended them. The Bourbors,
lor Instance, did not scruple about
paving assassins to remove those
writers, such as the gifted Paul
| Courier, whose works displeased
them. Nor did the great Napoleon
hesitate at all in shooting or hang
ing the unhappy author who crossed
bis path.
On one occasion lie executed the
Dablishcr-one named Palm Of
Nurcmberg-of a book attacking
him because that individual refused
to disclose the name Of its author.
\ terrible fate befell nineteen
year-old authorcss of poem which
was read by no other person than
its writer, Il lady of the Empress
Elizabeth of Russia's court, and the
empress herself. This was Vera
Paskin, who wrote about 200 lines
of verse satirizing the empress
vices.
In youthful pride and imprudence
the girl showed the manuscript to
one of the court ladies. To curry
favor with the empress this woman
showed it to Elizabeth, who there
upon ordered Vera Paskin to be
cruelly knouted and banished for
life to Siberia.
A poem has even brought about
the death of its writer, and in Eng
land too. James I. was the offend
ed monarch. John Williams the
poet. Williams, for safety, inclosed
the verses in an iron box and sent
them to the king, who, always fear
ing assassination, jumped to the
conclusion that the box was none
other than an internal machine.
When the news of the real nature
Of the box's contents leaked ont.
however, James grew SO angry at
the jeers that were leveled at him
from all parts of the kingdom that
he had the unfortunate John Will
liams hanged, drawn and qrartered.
-Pearson's Weekly.
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Tar and Feathers.

Tar and feathers are not pecul-
iarly American punishment. Rich
ard the Lion Hearted first proclaim
ed this punishment. 1t was when
J he was setting out for the third cru
SADIE that he gave warning that "a
robber who shall be convicted of
theft shall have his head cropped
after the fashion of a champion,
and boiling pitch shall be poured
thereon, and the feathers of a cush-
ion shall be shaken out on him, so
that he shall be known."-St. Louis
Republic.
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premptncss and Politeness In Answer.
ino Dinner Invitations.

iE0 Dlnncr lnNltaSicHSs
There was once d great man,
whose fame | have forgotten, but
" is not important to this narra-
tive, sgho gave his son this bit of
social advice: "Answer a dinner in
vitatisn within twenty-four hours
after YOU receive it. If you accept,
let nothing short of your death pre-
vent your going, and if you die ar
range for substitute in your will.
Whatever you do, for heavens sake
be prompt in the doing"
Along the same lines was a note
received by certain Washington
hostess from the valet of an attache
of one of the legations, IN. -
regrets that he cannot come to Mrs.
DPS dinner, but he died last night"
Now, a funeral in the family is
usually accepted as very good rea-
son for not doing anything, but lit
tie short OF one can excuse lack
of punctaality in matters social.
Whatever yoH are, be prompt.
\ few wears back it was consider
ed rathcr nice ta!rg to come IN
Just !;...'n l.:.H. Girls going to
balls So with nr;de of being
among e." .ast arrivals. Novelists
who would chronicle the doings of
the smart set got into the fashion
of opening their choicest chapters
with vision of the hostess and
those of her guests who were un-
derbred or unfortunate enough to
have arrived on time sitting in de-
jected state awaiting the honored
guest of the evening, who always
made it a point to appear just fif-
teen minutes after the hour set in
the card of invitation, but eve have
changed all that"
Punctuality, the politeness of
kings, is once more to the fore. If
you want to be popular with those
who entertain, answer your invita-
tions as soon as you receive them.
Personally think telephone invi-
tation a twentieth century species
Of inquisition. How can you think
of fitting excuses for not going or
properly enthusiastic reasons for
going when you are confronted with
a gaping bit of metal in the shape
of a transmitter? But the tele-
phone has had its use as we'll as its
abuse in that it has obliged the 9TH
erwise tardy to come up to time.
The more informal and personal
the invitation the prompter should
the answer be. If you are going to
be merely an atom in vast assem-
blage, then you may be pardoned
for letting your reply to your bid
ding daily, but if you are to be one
of a chosen few such hesitancy is
one of the blunders that are worse
than crimes.
Decline if you will, accept if you
see fit, but, whatever you do, for
heavens sake be prompt in the do
ing.-Philadelphia North American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27
VERMONT NEWS.
Items Of Interest From Fourteen coun
ties Of State.

The Vermont division. Sons OF Vet.
erans. holds It's annual cncampment
with George w. Bridgeman camp
Hardwick. Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday June 4, 5. and 6.
A meeting OF the international
Trotting association OF Vermont and
Eastern Canada will be held In New
port August q and Is. A large num-
Der OF entries have already been re-
ceived and purses aggregating $500
are offered.
Harry J. Bertoli OF Barre IL in Bur.
llngton 10 sci up the Gen Stoddard
monument which he has been cutting.
The monument In one OF the finest
pieces OF work which has gone out OF
Barre, the carving on the eagle being
especially noteworthy. This monu.
ment Will be set on the City park In
Burlington nearly opposite the Bur.
lington Savings bank.
W. r. Terrill OF Montpelier. score.
tary OF the Vermont state pharmaceu.
teal association. states that plans are
being made for NJ least i25 members
OF the association 20 attend the 18th
annual convention 10 be held Wednes
day TO Friday. June 10 10 81. In Mag
nolia. Mass. In connection with stint
lar meetings Of all the other state as
sociations In New England. Rooms
have already been engaged for 65 mem
bers from Vermont
The most astonishing catch OF trout
In Woodstock for many n year was
displayed In n window OF Whites
market last Friday afternoon. The
catch numbered nine trout and they
were taken from View pond that after
noon by ID. &. Sherwln. Mrs Sherwln
and Mrs =. w. Hawkins with rods and
lines. each catching three. The jun
DO OF the lot weighed fs ounces and
the nine weighed just iG pounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27
.OSTRANDERS
WON GAME
Ragged Work Responsible
For Defeat.
ERRORS WERE NUMEROUS
Home Team Rallied In The
Eighth, But Margin Too
Great.

Mcclure who pitched for Benning
ton Saturday .against the Ostran.
ders OF Albany when the visitors
touched him up for coup.
lie OF two baggers and put another ball
under the fence that was Just as good
as q home run. Mcclure also made
couple OF bad throws add q muff to
help things along and when the inning
closed the ostranilers had tailed Ave
times.
They had scored 10 the FIRST on n
couple OF hits aud double steal and
Ia the fourth they got another on or
rors by Blanchard and Mahan. Nc
CURE pulled himself together In the
fourth inning and during the remain
der OF the game pitched excellent ball.
In the 9th he raped out clean two
Dagger that brought In the. first run
FOR Bennington. lie gave only two
bases on balls and did not ALLOW the
ostranders q hit after the third inning.
Bennington balted strong enough 10
win the game but with the exception OF
Two hits In the eighth the safe ones
we're too widely scattered 10 make
rsns. In the dftb Blanchard reached
drst on an error OF third base and
scored on McGulre's two-bagger. 10
the eighth there was q short period
that looked good 10 the local fans who
mp 10 that time had seen but little op.
portunity for enthusiasm.
Shanahan and Mulcahy sent q coup.
le OF grounders down 70 Bumstead, the
little osirander shortstop which that
reliable player failed 10 handle. He
muffed one and sent the other over the
head OF the drst baseman. Cathcart,
the next man up, raped out his third
hit and shanahan and MuIcahy
scored. Mahan hIt safe and Catbcart
scored ADD II began 10 look rs though
the locals mad the ostranders going.
worthington cracI ed out n hot one
that almost got by Bumstsad but the
little fellow gathered 10 10 and Blan.
ehard. the next man mp, ne- out 10
left.
There was some good indiv idual
work on the part Of the Bennington
team. Cathcart got three hits out OF
four times 81 bat aud Mshan accepted
six out OF seven chances at third and
made 40 excellent impression.
For The visitors, McCann pitched
good, heady game. lie gave two free
passes and the seven hits made OF his
delivery were 80 scattered that Ben.
nlngton scored In only two Innings.
Mahoeey at second showed up we'll.
Tie assisted In hne double play In
the nrst inning add 10 the ninth reilr-
ed two baiters on short dies. tt,
score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27
JEALOUS MAN
SHOT WOMAN
Murder at Saxtons River
Saturday.
MURDERER TRIED SUICIDE
Victim Was Only % But She Had
Been Twice Married and
Divorced.

Saxton's River. May 2e.--wiIliam
c. Fairbanks, aged so. who shot and
KILLED Mrs Mary Grout, aged 2s. here
last night and then wounded himself
I'm an attempt to commit suicide. will
recover. He rallied after midnight
and became conscious. Beyond the
possibility OF blood.poisoning his con-
dition is not serious.
The town is thoroughly stirred up
by the tragedy. the dead woman's rel.
atiyes being well-to-do people Of Graf.
ton. Mrs Grout had had somewhat
varied career Married when 10 years
old to Henry Clark OF Grafton. 60
years her senior. she soon sought and
obtained a divorce. Her second mar
rage to Fred Grout was unhappy. and
for more than year they lived apart
Mrs Grout had lived much OF the time
In saxton's River. supporting herself
by homework and general cleaning.
She was a very pretty woman.
The shooting occurred last evening
when Fairbanks called at Mrs
CIRCUITS home. II Is said. and asked her
to DO TO Keene. N. II. She refused.
whereupon he drew n revolver and
fired twice. shooting her through the
heart She fell across the doorstep
and died instantly. Fairbanks then
shot himself over the heart
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27
MRS M'KINLEY
DIED SUNDAY
End Came Quietly and With
out Pain.
INVALID FOR 81 YEARS.
President Roosevelt Will Attend
Funeral To Be Held
Wednesday.

Canton, o., May 26.-At LOS O'Clock
this afternoon Mrs VIM Mckinley, the
widow OF President Mckinley, fell into
sleep fhat knows no waking. Tie
transition from life 70 death wac so
peaceful and gradual that 1t was with
difficulty the vlgilant physicians and
attendants noted when dissolution
came.
Secretary Cortelyou announced her
demise 10 the public. Rev DIR Buxton,
Mrs McKinley's pastor, will conduct
the funeral services which will be sim
Pile. They will be held at the McKin
ley home ut 2 O'Clock Wednesday after
noon.
IL was announced tonight that Presl
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb
will arrive ut Canton Wednesday TO ~
tend the funeral services.
The body OF Mrs Mckinley will be
placed Ia the vault In West Lawn CEN
etery which holds the body OF her hus
band, until the completion OF the nat
ional mausoleum on Monument hill,
when both caskets will be transferred
70 receptacles In that tomb.
Mrs McKInley's life OF almost 90
years had been made familiar To tho
nation by the fact that more than hall
OF u was spent 10 inyalldism.
Ida Saxion Mckinley vas born 10
Canton June s, lsi7. James A. Sax
ton, her father, was an iptellectual
aud progressive business man aud
banker aud his wife was o lady OF
much culture aud refinement Ida Sax
ton was reared In . homo OF comfort
and ease.
VIM Mckinley Jr.. was then q Law
yer beginning practice In Canton. He
had been With Grant and Sheridan In
the Union army and won distinction In
the Shenandoah valley.
On Jan. IS, 1871, he and Miss 5sxton
we're married st the Presbyterian
church, Rev Dr Buckingham Of that
congregation and Rev DR. Endsley OF
the First Methodist church officiating.
After their honeymoon the McKin
leys purchased the home on North
Market street which In later years be
came famous ~ the Mckinley cottage.
IL was during their short sojourn In
this home-hallowed 10 them by man,
sorrows-that Mrs McKinley's health
broke down under burden OF great
grief. There we're born 10 them two
daughters, Katie on Christmas day.
1871 and Ida on April I, 1873. Ida
died In August, 1878. Mrs Mckinley q
mother had died the month before The
child was born. Katie lived but thres
aud o bali years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27
NOTICE.

Notice In hereby given that IN nc.
cordance with Article 3 OF the bylaws
Of the Bennington Improvement socie.
~. n corporation organized under an
act Of the Legislature OF Vermont ap'
proved Oct. 20. 1883, the annual busI'
ness meeting OF said society Will be-
held at the residence OF Miss J. A.
Valentine IN the village OF Bennington
Saturday. June 1. 1907 nj . o'clock
y. m. TO transact the following bust.
ness:
1. To elect officers for the ensuing
year.
2. To transact any other business
which may properly come before the
society.
Jennie A. Valentine, Pres.
Helena l.. Norton, Sec'y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27
STANDARD IN SECRET PACT.
uissesrf Jsass wesid Drive nssep-
eii.ts Prom state.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. May 25.-
Judge Robert A. Anthony. appointed
,y the supreme court OF Missouri 20
AXE testimony In the suit instituted
" Attorney General Hadley against
he Standard OH company. the Waters
Pierce oil company aud the Republic
)Il company. charging q conspiracy.
,as made his report TO the court.
His findings hold that the standard.
Waters Pierce aud Republic OH com.
,anles entered Into an agreement 20
control prices Of oil. He recommends
nat their charters BE- revoked aud that
hey be oustsd from the state. Ia his
vport he holds that the supreme court
ias the authority 10 make the ruling Of
,uster.
Attorney General HIadlcy filed the
ult In the supreme court two years
,go. More than a year has been occu'
,led In the taking Of the testimony.
witnesses having been examined In
yew York. 81. Louis and other cities.
Judge Anthony says that In 1901 the
Standard. Waters Pierce and Repub-
&c OIL companies entered Into a secret
agreement which continued 10 exist M
o the time OF the hllng Of the suit for
he purpose OF fixing and controlling
ne prices 10 be paid by retail dealers
ind others In Missouri for the products
" petroleum and 10 limit and prevent
competition In tho business Of buying
Ind selling oil.
The commissioner further finds that
ne three oil companies from 1901 up
the time OF bringing the suit by the
attorney general did:
First.-fix aud maintain the prices
n the refined products VI petroleum
.old Ia Missouri. consisting OF coal oil.
tasollne and naphtha.
Second. Control aud limit the trade
such refined products OF petroleum
n the state.
Third. Prevent and destroy compctl.
don 10 the purchase and sale Of such
,enned products OF petroleum.
The report says that In pursuance Of
he agreement the oil companies pre-
rented competition among themselves
md others In Missouri, securing con'
irol OF ~ per cent OF the oil business,
icpriving the people Of free. full aud
wholesome competition: that the oil
companies misled the public Into the
belief that they were separate and dis
inct corporations when In fact the
tgresmsnt made them one corporation,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27

come regard Tor TJreyTTJJ.-' he Gdled NJ
4 parting shot, and Joined In the gen.
tral laughter evoked by his sally.
Not often IL such n display of mil
incry and attractive gowns 10 bo seen
IN the executive chamber The big
room was crowded. aud most Of the
audience was Of women. not n few OPP
posing the bill. There was also
large delegation OF men teachers In OPP
position.
Sarcastic criticisms by opponents and
advocates OF the measure were freely
lnduiged In.
Abraham Stern. chairman OF the
committee on bylaws Of the New York
board OF education. severely criticised
the methods Of the women teachers be-
hind the bill In securing lis passage.
lie denied that the board had turned n
marble heart" on the teachers In their
request for Increased salqrIes, IL Is
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27
WOMEN FIGHT FOR BILL.
erest Display OF millinery nsfers
Governor Hughes NJ Aihssp.

ALBANY. n. ". May 25.-se APP
penled against sex before Governor
Hughes for upward OF four hours
when hc heard reasons why he should
and should not add his fatal veto 10 the
ilsapprovnl OF Mayor Mcclellan OF
New York upon the bill OF the senate
rites committee. commonly known NJ
The White bill. which seeks TO equalIze
the salaries of men and women school
teachers In New York city.
Both houses Of the legislature have
fcpasrcd the bill since Mayor McClel'
Ian vetoed H. After hearing NIL the mr.
Euments. which have been repeated
again and again before the Legislative
committees. Governor Hughes gave NIL
parties I'LL Mopday TO Ole priefsss.".wItl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27
NO SETTLEMENT REACHED
General Manager Fer Ssys Mis- Csmpsn,
WI Baek Him.

Rutland May ga committee OF
the electrical workers tried ell day
yesterday TO arrange settlement with
the Rutland Railway, Light and Power
company. After much trouble they
succeeded In seeing General Manager
David Fox Who told them that he had
full authority from the company that
they would black him 70 the limit"
CAS- 70 the value OF the men" said Mr.
Fox II propose 70 Judge for myself "
The electrical workers held q meeting
In woedmen's hall last evening and
discussed plans for the future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27

A REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
Powder House at 0rAnitevilIs ExpIodss--work
man SLIGHTLY Hurt.

Barre, May 25.-Joseph Poland had
remarkable escape from death yes
terday afternoon. He was working In
Jones Bros quarry at Grsnitevllle,
and while driving staple into the
door OF the power house, the staple.
heated by the fiction, dropped TO the
door, igniting the powder, and caused
an explosion. The building, which
contained eight kegs OF powder and
four boxes OF dynamite, was demolish-
ed. Poland escaped with only q few
burns about the face and head.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27
ARMENIAN. PRIEST. MURDERED
Body was Found In Trunk LEFT In a
Room.


New York. May 26.-Thc Req Faith.
or Kaspar. Of the Armenia Apostolic
Church OF Ilobokcn. n. J. was muir
dercd IN this city some time last week
The body was found today In n trunk
which had left AZ security for their
room rent by two Greeks who three
weeks ago engaged furnished room
OF Mrs Henry sherer. who occupies
the third floor OF a tenement nj No. 30
west 37th. street.
The body was removed 10 the NOR.
que and Identified az that OF the priest
lie lived nj COS Monastery street West
Hobokcn and frequently made trips
20 this city collecting funds for his
church In iioboken. Father kAspcr,
carrying n small leather bag In which
his collections were placed. came Ia
be n familiar figure in0rcck and Ar
mcnian circles here and II IN believed
that h was murdrd for the money he
carried.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-27
OPERATOR PROMOTED.
Clsrsncs Goodrich OF wIllIsmstown will
CONF Here.

Clarence Goodrich OF WIllIamstown will
Cont Here.
The North Adams Transcript OF Sat.
urday contained the following notice,
Clarence Goodrich, night telephone
operator for the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, has
been promoted 10 the position OF night
operator In the Office at Bennington,
and will leave week from Saturday
10 begin his new duties.
Mr. Goodrich has been employed 10
the local exchange since the resigna-
tIon OF Francis Cole and his efficient
work has been the reason for the pro.
motion which be has received. His
new position calls for greater respon.
sibiIites, as the Bennington exchange
is considerably larger than the Will
lismstown exchange