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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
GRADUATES AT CLEMSON.
Diplomas Awarded at Closing Exer-
cises Tuesday-Chancellor Kirk
land. of Vanderbilt University, the
Orator OF the Occasion.

Clemson College, June 1.-THE cll-
max of commencement at Clemson
College was reached this morning
when the graduating exercises were
held in the spacious auditorium IN
Memorial Hall before an audience
that crowded it to its utmost capac-
ity. The graduating class was COM
posed of 70 of as fine looking young
men as ever went out from the instl-
tuition with its degrees. The stage was
beautifully decorated for the occasion,
and the weather was most auspicious.
Seated on the platform were Govern
or Ansel, DR.. J. H. Kirkland, chancel-
lor of Vanderbilt University, the off,
GERS and teachers of the College,
members of the board Of trustees
alumni and other visitors.
The exercises Of the morning were
opened with prayer, after which the
Hon. R. W. Simpson, chairman of the
board Of trustees, introduced Govern
or Ansel, who in turn, III brief but
sraceful speech, introduced Cnancel-
lor Kirkland, the orator Of the day
DR.. Kirkland delivered one OF the
most profound and eloquent address
es ever heard at Clemson. 1t was de-
livered with great huency and COM
nianded the greatest attention from
the audience. His voice carried With
out effort to every part Of the audito-
rum and no one present had the
slightest difficulty in hearing every
word uttered by the distinguished
SPEAKER, who is former South Caro-
linian.
The speaker expressed his gratiica-
ton at being in his native State again,
and particularly on that occasion. He
said his life work so far had been
among college men and he always
felt glad of an opportunity Of adj
dressing them, for college students
are always anxious to grasp The
truth, and seed cannot be sown better
than among them. He said that the
theme OF his discourse was suggested
by the great development the South
is experiencing and its relation to the
colleges and universities OF the-South
He said that the natural resources OF
the South which are being developed
with such wonderful rapidity would
be useless unless there be an intelli-
gent. educated class of men to control
them.
Sumter county was represented in
the graduating class by Frank NJ
Dwight. of wedgeheld, ana Edward
D. McCutchan, Of this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
oraneeburg Took First.

Darlington, June 17.-Beautiful
weather and score Of to 8 IN favor
Of Orangeburg-the story in a nut
Shell of this afternoons game. The
Fiddlers have been perhaps practising;
too much for clog dances instead of
for grand ball, such as the visitors are
accustomed to participating in, hence
their defeat. The Darlington fans are
calling for better players and we
hope the request will be acquiesced
in. The present team will probably
be strengthened in the near future.
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CAME COCKS DEFEATED COTTON
PICkERS-SEVEN TO TWO.

Orangeburg, June IA rotten de-
cision by Umpire MeGrath in the Sec
ord inning took all the ginger out of
the locals, after which time they
played in a l;stless fashion, losing by
a score of Z to 2. The Sumte- team
is a strong one and about evenly
matched with the locals, so that in a
fairly contested game Sumter might
have won to the satisfaction Of all.
Score by innings:
Crangeburg. 900 900 002-2
Sumter. ..010 III 210-1
Anderson Defeats Greenville.
Greenville, June 14.-Anderson
took the first game of the series this
afternoon by a score of to 8. Arm
strong was in the box for Greenville
and showed poor form. He hit four
batters and walked three others.
Manager Stouch has bad eye and
was not in the game. Anderson play
ed very good ball, but is charged up
with five errors. The attendance was
over 1000.
Darlington Lost Another.
Spartanburg, June 1.-THE Spar
tans landed hard on Darlington here
this afternoon, defeating them by
score of IL to 5. In the third inning
Darlington went to pieces and seven
men for the Musicians crossed the
plate 1t was a merry-go-round for
sure. Omara pitched q good game
for the home team.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
Record of the Teams.

Crangeburg leads the league in bat
ting, with an average Of 26s, and is
closely followed by Sumter, with an
average Of 251 In fielding Orange
burg also leads with an average OF
s3s. Greenville comes second, with
only 19 points separating her from Or
angeburg. The following tables VIII
show the team. batting and team
fielding averages:
Team Batting Averages.
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spartans Win From Greenrille.

Greenville, June 17.-Until the sey-
eath inning the game was beautiful
exhibition of fast playing; then
Erahie went to pieces and was pound
ed numerically by the Musicians. He
was relieved by Armstrong, but the
damage had already been done.
Greenviile made no errors, but got
only six hits off sitton. spartanburg s,
Greenville 2.
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solve Landlords delivery. The game
opened with Tribble in the box for
the visitors and, after Orangeburs
he'd made seven runs in the first five
innings, he was replaced by Welch
who gave way to Wynne in the
eighth
Score by innings:
Orangeburg. ;. 12O 2s2 00*-1o
Sumter. :. -. 1000 900 100
At Greenyille.
Greenville, June 15.-Anderson
went all to pieces in the fifth inning
and the game resulted in one Of the
most lopsided scores Of the season, be.
ing II to l in favor Greenvilie.
At Spartanburs.
Spartanburg, June 15.-Spartan-
burg won from Darlington in 13 in
nings. The game was hard fought
throughout and witnessed by a big
crowd. In the thirteenth inning, with
score tied, and McMakin on third,
Eskridge poked out long ny which
brought in the winning run. SpaE-
tanburg 3, Darlington 2.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

Lancaster, June ia dificuIfs
occurred last night at West Pond 1rs'
Kershaw county between two young
men from the town Of Kershaw.
Steve Welch and Frank TruesdaIe, im
which the latter was shot twice, boyfs
balls entering just below the heart
The wounds are serious. The. weapon'
used was magazine pistol. Par
t:culars of the affair are not knows
here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

steady. I have been able to dispose
of all that have produced at good
average price. I expect to double my
acreage during the next two or three
wears and in time hope to be able to
stop planting cotton altogether. =
New York Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
Team Fielding Averages
ROBBED IN TEXAS.
A Columbia Woman Relived of $6f,-
600 By Rufus Williams, Also of
Columbia.

OOO BY Ru1uS NunamS, Also Oh
Columbia.
San Antonio, Texas, June 14.-Ru-
fus Williams Of Columbia is in jan
here, charged with robbery ard as
sault with a deadly weapon upon MIS-
Sallie Gibson. He made the following
confession today:
IT came to San Antonio on the 18th
irst. from Columbia, S. c., via St
Louis, Mo. Mrs. Saliie Gibson came
with me. We hired horse and buggy
10 ride around and drove out in the
country some five or six miles FROM
town.
I'VE came to a stream Of water and
she said: Let's take bath in the
stream We turned and drove up
along the stream about 25 yards from
the road into a kind of open space. i
got out and hitched the horse and
went and sat down on the edge of the
stream.
eve got to talking about our trip
ano I told her that knew was do
ing wrong and that / was going back
to my Wife and children and that she.
had no business to persuade me to go
with her. She said that I was the
only man that she cared anything
about and that she would kill me if I
went back. I should have mentioned1
that before this.
"she took $4,000, all in $1,000
bills from her bosom and laid it by
he, grip, the money wrapped in a pa
per, but I knew that it was $4,000
as 1 had previously had it in my pos.
session. also knew that she had
$1,000 in the grip, something over
$1,000 in gold. I knew she had this
money because I had sold several
pieces Of property in and around CO.
ll,rnbia belonging to her and this wass
the money.
"After she ct down by me on the
e6ge of the stream We got to talking
about our trip, and after I had told
he, that had made up my mind to $
go back to M wife she said that she
loved me Letter than any other man
on earth and that if did go back she. !,
would kill me.
1"Then there were several words
passed and I got up and picked up.
a stick and just as she was about to-
get up struck her on the head with
the stick once and knocked her down.
She fell in the edge Of the water. Z
then took all her money and put it in
the buggy and started to drive off
and just as l started she hollered and
said: Don't leave ne, you have near
ly killed me- I did not reply, but
drove back to town, put the horse and
buggy in the livery stable, where the
manager of the stable hooked up an
ether horse and buggy and we drove
around town a while. All this t.iii1.e
kept the grip and the money in TIE
buggy with NE. After driving while
with the manager I asked hi2l to let
me out at a barber shop to get a.
shave got ny shave and walked on
to the depot and bought ticket to-
Atlanta, Ga. I got into the train, but
was arrested before it started
Williams had $4,000 belonging To-
Mrs. Gibson in his possession wfeII
arrested. Mrs. Gibson declares sfaS
Williams had hypnotized her and SSSsas
this explains his power over her.
She is in local hospital and WIFI
go back to Columbia as soon as she
is able, but the district attorney WIZ
have her held as witness.-"ns
State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

A meeting of the State high school
committee will be held at Chick
Springs Monday afternoon, June "a.
The committee is composed of the
members of the state board Of edu-
cation. committee of college associa-
tiens and the committee Of State
teachers association.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

Orangeburg and Sumter Have Strong
est Teams at Present. and Occupy
First and Second Position Respect
iycly-Anderson Team Needs
Strengthening-Team Batting ard
Fielding Records.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
THE GAME COCKS TOOK THE FL
NAL GAME FROM FIDDLERs.

The game Wednesday, which was the
fral Of the series between the Game
Cccks and the Fiddlers, was a regular
swatzenfest. It was one Of those
games in which a spectator expects
anything to happen, and is surprised
at nothing, yet it was exceedingly in
teresting, as such games always are.
Foth teams had on their batting garps
ard such stick work as was seen yes
terday was enough to demoralize any
pitcher who was working, and should
be: cause for heavenly thanks to those
who We're on the bench.
BY innings:
darlington. ..oos 9O2 O1C- s
Sumter. :. -. 500 200 21*-1G
Shut Out.
Anderson, June 12.-It was an er-
r,.rless game and Spartanburg shut
the locals out to the tune Of / to 4.
The game was beautiful exhibition
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
Sumter Wins the First Game From
the Cellar Champions-Orangeburg
Wins in Darlington, and Spartan
burg in Greenyille.

Anderson, June 17.-Anderson lost
10 Sumter by score Of 8 to 2. Moth
ing deserves special mention except
Gunter's excellent fielding and Bag
wells phenomenal batting. Sumter
just outplayed the locals.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
oRANGEBURG WON SATURDAY.
And There Was No Complaint Made
Against Umpire McGratl's Decis-
ionS-The Other Games.

orangeburg, June 15.-orangeburg
batted out her game this afternoon
with ease, While sumter. on the other
hand. found it next to impossible 10
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A woman's idea of tight lacing
when somebody else does it.
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At Anderson.

Anderson, June 11.-1nability to
hit at critical times cost the locals
the game this afternoon. Several
times good hitter would so to the
bat with two men out and get sin
gle, two-base or a three-base hit, but
the batter following would strike out.
Mclakin and Derby pitched well.
Spartanburg managed to get hits
when hits counted most.
The game was rather listless and
not more than three hun ndred fans wit
messed it. Anderson. Manning-like. is
taking the many defeats gracefully.
Score: Anderson 2; Spartanburg 4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
STATE LEAGUE GAMES.

Darlington never had a chance to
win in the game Tuesday. The Game
Cocks had the Fiddlers going from
the jump, and it was simple matter
CT pure luck that enabled them to
score at all, and saved them from the
ignom miny Of shutout.
Richardson has proved himself too
much OF problem for the Darlington
boys. Twice this season they have
faced him, and in each game they
were able to obtain only three hits.
The clever twir1er was in fine form
yesterday, and in majority Of the
innings it was a case Of three up and
three down.
By innings:
Darlington. ;. ;. 900 oo2 ooo-2
Sumter. ..103 101 00*-6
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At Orangeburg.

AT OTduScDuS.
Orangeburg June 11.-Punk bail
playing in the three first three in
n:ngs cost the locals the game. When
it was too late they got together and
made it the fastest game Of the sea-
on, even though they could not break
into the series Of goose eggs. Arm
strong pitched a beautiful game for
the visitors, yielding only three hits
and walking but one. He was well
supported, the visitors making no er-
rors and their stick work being made
to count. Glaze, for the locals, made
: beautiful catch Of what seemed an
impossible chance in left field that
kept the score from being larger than
it was.
cooro. Oranreh1,re o. Greenyille 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
Enthusiastic Meeting.

Hartselle, September 14-tSpecial9-A most enthusiastic mass meeting was held hero last night in the town hall, having for its object the location of the county high school at this place. About fifty or sixty representative citizens were pres ent. and the meeting took on quite husiness aspect at once. The provisions in the bill authorizing those schools place 5000 as the minimum amount for towns to raise seeking them. Hartselle pro poses to give great deal more than this. Something over six acres of ground was donated for the purpose at last night meeting, and subscriptions were taken, some of our citizens pledging as much as s500. Committees were appointed by the presiding officer, and the matter took definite shape. and matters along this line will be pushed. Hartsele, situated as she Is, in the center of the county, IS the ideal location, and 1t Is believed that this will be strong point with the board that locates the school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
VALUABLE ORE IS
 FOUND AT ANNISTON
SEVERAL WELLS ARE SUNK AND
 FINE DEPOSITS OF BROWN HEM 1 ATITE IRON ORE DISCOVERED
 ON IGsTEADER PROPERTY.

Anniston. September 14.-(speeiai.)-bor- ings on the Igsteader property Tn this county. near Merrellton, north Of Ahh's- ton. which have just been compiete1 show exceptionally fine deposits or pro"h hematite iron ore. The borings were made with a well drill, and with pfac- locally no overburden. The depth Of the ore was as follows:
 Well No. 1, 9 feet of ore; well NO. Z' AS feet and inches; well No. j. l4 ieo' and inches; well No. 1, SS feet.
 These borings were from 100 10 Soo iee' at,art. and several analyses snow the mineral to be of exceptionally hne qual- itv. possessing metallic iron In excess ot 5s and phosphorus less than one-tenth oi i per cent. the slight amount Of phor- phorous making it exceedingly Vaiuaole for the manufacture of steel.
 This property is now owned oy o M; Alexander of this city, and was seieeteu in 1872 by Bernard Igsteader' an eA- perienced Pennsylvania iron ore expert as the choicest deposit in this sectloh The recent developments, however nave nroved it to be even more Valuaple thah its discoverers had believed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
Held the Wrong Man.

Girard. September 14-(Special.)- )- Accompanied by the city marshal, farmer who had effected his capture and a newspaper reporter who had ridden three miles out in the country on his bicycle to get the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about the event, young man was escorted to own In style yesterday anI placed i, ie lookup on suspicion of being Jol Wilson McVay, who Is wanted in Randolph county, Alabama, on charges of murder, jail-breaking. larceny and a few other incidental things. and who escaped from the officers in Phenix City last Monday after having been under arrest few hours. There was only one drawback to the arrest of the young man by Farmer Charles Jones, and that was that he was not John Wilson McVay. The resemblance was fair, and the farmer promptly took the young man in tow when he applied to him for work, and telephoned to the Girard police authorities. The young man said that he was from Cedartown. Ga, and gave his name. The marshal was still not completely satisfied, and held him for some time in jail, as suspect, while he was making investigations about him. As for John Wilson Me Way, he has not been seen since he jumped over high fence last Monday, waved to the astonished officers who had been deputiZed to guard him, and, with the jaunty remark, I'm gone from here,' proceeded to put the re- mark into execution
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
PRATTYILLE HAS
 A LARGE SCHOOL
WILL REACH 500. H. J. LIVINGSTON DIES AFTER ILLNESS OF SEVERAL MONTHS. WAS PROMINENT CITIZEN.

Prattville. September 14.-(Special.)-Th first week of the academy and graded schools promises the best success in the history of the schools. The opening, with nearly 400 pupils, is very satisfactory to all concerned. It is thought now another teacher will have to be employed to care for the pupils of two grades. The school will reach 500 pupils before the close of the session
 Col. H. J. Livingston, one of the old est inhabitants of the county fell dead at his home on Washington street at 1 o'clock today The deceased has been in i'll health for the past five months, but from all indications was improving. He has been able to drive about for the past two weeks. He was about 7S years of dge and was a native of Autauga county. He practiced law since the civil war at this place, save a few years about ten years ago, when he moved to Gadsden. Re- turning here, he practiced law until the beginning of the present year, when on account of i'll health he gave over the practice and retired. For quite a long time after the civil war he figured in the politics of the county and state. He was a member of the constitutional con- vention of 1875. In his earlier years he was considered one of the most talented young men in this section of the state. lie was always of literary turn of mind, and has written some beautiful ar tlcles for magazines, weekly newspapers and other periodicals. He was married to Miss Ella Stewart in the early sixties, and she with three children survive. The children are Judge George s. Livingston, John R. Livingston and Miss Nell LiV- ingston, the first mentioned being tho probate judge of Autauga county since 1898, the second employed in the postal service of the United States and Miss Nell, who resided with her parents in this place.
 The funeral will take place tomorrow, perhaps at Indian Hill burying ground. about five miles in the country, the exact date of the funeral ara, .ements not be- ing known at this tim The deceased leaves many friends who n.ll greatly miss his genial witticsms and ability to joke and laugh away the petty sorrows whi ;h were nearly always regarded by the de- ceased as more imaginary than real.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
The Peruna Tablets.
Special Telegram.

SpSClai 4eIeBTdHls
 Columbus, Ohio. Sept. 15.-The 1h- teresting announcement is made to the drug trade and to the people generally that pr. Hartman and his assistants after two years experimentation, have succeeded in devising a Peruna Tablet This tablet contains all the curative virtues of the liquid Peruna. Dr. Hart man will still continue 10 manufacture liquid Peruna as before. The Peruna Tablet Is therefore not intended to sup plant liquid Peruna. but is to be fur nished the drug trade so that those who prefer to take Peruna in tablet form can have the privilege of doing so. The menstruum of the liquid Peruna has been replaced by hypophosphites and pepsin.
 The Peruna Tablets will be of espe cial interest to hundreds of thousands of people who have used Peruna for many years. The fact that Peruna can now be used in tablet form will be especially gratifying to people who are subjected to constant exposure and catarrhal ailments, and who find it difficult if not impossible to carry with them the liquid Peruna. A package of Peruna Tablets carried in the pocket by people whose business exposes them to climatic changes will be the means of saving a great many people from catarrhal troubles which are the bane of American civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
LINEMAN IS HURT.
Falls With a Telephone Pole About
 Thirty Feet.

cullman, September 14.-(Special.) )-Joha Mock. a Cullman boy. who is working a4s a. lineman for the Morgan County Tele- phone company, was dangerously hurt while at work Friday afternoon. Mock was working near the St. Bernard bridge and climbed a telephone pole which had become rotten near the ground, and fell under his weight with a crash. Besides a broken jaw the young man received other injuries which are considered se- rIous. The pole was about thirty feet high.
 Friends in this city have received in- vitations to the marriage of A. NJ. Hug gins and Miss James Murchison Williams of Fayetteville, N. C., to occur tho 3d of October. Mir. Huggins Is the enlcient manager of the Southern Bell Telephone company at this place. and has many friends who are pleased to know of his approaching marriage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-15
COUNTRY HOME.
New Publication By Senator Will G.
 Brown.

Cullman. September 14.-tSpecial )-An- nouncement is made of the publication of a new paper here, called "Our Country Home" and edited by former State Sen ator Will G. Brown. The first issue will appear November 1, and it will be published twice a month thereafter.
 The paper will be devoted exclusively to country homes and other country in terests, with special departments for country boys and girls. The Cullman Tri- bune, owned by Hewlett Bros., and edited by Mir Brown, will print the new paper, and has ordered linotype machine and large magazine press to handle 1t. The newspaper is largely the outgrowth of the great success of a Little Folks De- partment," which has been conducted in The Tribune for some time.
 Associated with MT. Brown in his edi- torial work will be several prominent people, including Mrs. Mary E. Humph- rey. teacher of long experience, and Prof. J. Henry Shawatter. the noted singer and music composer, who will edit a monthly musical supplement of new songs.
 Among the departments to be carried in the paper are the following: "Improv- ing and Beautifying Country Homes, Helps and Hindrances to Country Ad- vancement." "Pleasant Moments With the Mothers" Letters From Little Folks" Our Young Men on the Farm V "The Home Girl" Needs of Our Coun- try Schools" Country Literary Clubs and Circulating Libraries 'The Covntry Church." Country Lodges, With Southern Song Writers and Singers, '.The Work of Farmers Organizations, ..Pocket Money Plans and Side Crops ..rrbe law of the Farm" Bad Roads How to Better Them" Little Leaks and Losses on the Farm. etc.