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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-20

Thanksgiving dinners. Thanksgiving
though festal observance of hea-
thenish origin. comes to us pregnant
with the breath of the May-flower
and that first Thanksgiving amid
savages and wild animals of brave,
though home-sick hearts. on the
bleak shores of inhospitable New
England and the first scanty harvest
wrested as it were. by that strug-
Cling bond from Americas soil;
Thanksgiving was then thanksgiving
indeed and an incense sweet in the
nostrils of the Lord, paean of graf
itude and praise. From the seed
time to the harvest, faith wings us
onward to hopeful fruition. How
many faltering footsteps, how
many heartaches, how many smiles
or triumphant strides. ere we reach
the milestone on the pathway of
disappointed hopes or jubliant ac-
complishment? Novem b er, tn e
turnstile to the harvest time, none
but God will ever know. so it is but
fitting that We too bring to His altar
the sacrifice of grateful hearts and
consecrate anew the unabated labors
of the fleeting years and gather
strength for future conflicts, con-
quests and Thanksgiving joys.
Arbor Day exercises will be OBJ
served at the Ridge Spring high
school by appropriate recitations
given by the pupils Friday 4 o'clock
p. m.
Miss Andrews gives another of
her enjoyable recitals Friday eve
ming 8 P. m.
Mrs. Wallace Boatwright and
Mrs. L. Boatwright accompanied by
Miss Chloe Watson and her mother.
Mrs. Lizzie Watson visited Augusta
today.
Mr.. Roderic Watson on last Mon
day morning week ago, just before
day, lost tenant house by fire.
Value about $4,000. The house
contained Mr.. Oscar Watson's
whole crop of fodder. No insur-
ance. +. d. P.
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UNION MEETING.

The Union Meeting of the upper
division of the Lexington Baptist
Association will meet at Samaria
church Saturday before the 5th
Sunday in November.
lOa. NJ Introductory sermon bv
Rev. J. S. Sem or Rev. L. Hall.
IL to Recess.
to z p. mist query. How
should church deal with disorder
ly members? Opened by Rev. ]. S.
Sem.
2 to 3p. m.-2nd querry-Who
shall be baptized into our church?
Opened by Rev. M. A. Gunter.
3to 4-3rd querry-Is baptism
and the Lords Supper church or
dinance? Opened by Rev. Joab
Edwards.
Sunday a. m.
10 a. m.-Sunday School work
by J. I. Sawyer or w. S. Rhinehart.
II a. m-Missionary Sermon by
Rev. L. S. Shealy or Rev. M. A.
Gunter.
Miscellaneous. Adjourned
J. T. Sawyer, Clerk Union.
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PROCLAMATION
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

Whereas, Petitions signed by more
than one. bird the qualified electors
of those portions of Aiken, Lexington
and Orangeburg counties proposed to
be cut off to form the new county
commonly kH0wi as Edist0 county,
and embraced in the following lines
tO-wit:
Beginning ''at point about one
mile below MerriIt's Bridge at Dru-
ry'S Bluff on South Edisto river
Akin county, thence north 20 point
on the east boundary of right Of way
ol Two Notch road, where said road
crosses Nolen branch, thence the east
crn boundary OF said road to Southern
Hallway, crossing near Samaria church.
Lexington county, thence a direct
line toJOneS' new mill on Black Creek
thence a direct line To a point half
h-lie tothe south OF the residence CT J
f.. Dunbar, thence direct line to the
Daniel hutto mill on Cedar creek.
thence along the southern boundary
~ right OF way OF Waters Ferry road
10 Hooker pond, thence down Salem
branch to North Edisto river, Orange.
burg county, from mouth OF said
branch to a direct line to old Jack
pond on little Ee8ver creek, thence
direct line to twenty one mile post on
the Ninety-NiX road thence a direct
line to Tampa mill on cast Good Lane
creek, thence a direct liue to 1l9 mile
post on Southern Railway, thence a
dlrect line t. Stroman's mill on Dean
swamp, thence down Dean swamp
creek to South EdlSto river. thence up
SAID river to point of beginning, 4" were
hled with me as Governor Of the state
asking that said portion of these coun-
ties bc permitted to vote on the estab
lishment OF new county.
And Whereas, the boundaries OF The
said new county, the number of in
habitantS, the taxable property as
shown by the last tax returns. and
that the proposed lines do not run
nearer han eight miles to any court
house now established, are also set
forth in said petition.
And Whereas, the report Of ma
Joritt OF the commission appointed by
me TO ascertain the facts as provided
for in the Acts of 1905, as to whether
the requirements Of the Constitution
as to area, distance, wealth, popuJa-
tion. ct cetera. have been complied
with, has been filed, stating that the
law mad been fully complied with, and
the number Of square miles in the
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proposed new county commonly
known as Edistn cuunty) is four hun.
dred and twenty-sx 426) square
miles leaving to the county OF Aiken
more than five hundred 500 square
miles, to the county OF Lexington
more than five hundred 5U0l square
miles, and to the county Of Orange
burg more than i've hundred 5000
square miles.
Now, Therefore, |, Nj f.. Ansel, as
Governor of the State of South Caro-
lima, by virtue OF the power conferred
upon me by the Constitution aud
Laws OF this State, do hereby order.
l. That an election be held in the
territory embraced withiu the pro-
posed new county on the fifteenth Of
December, a. d., 1908, upon the qucs-.
tloR OF creating the said new county.
and that, at such election, The quail
flea electors within the proposed craa
snail be allowed to vote upon said
question, those favorIng the propo ed
new county TO vote Yes" and those
opposed to vote "NO
That the commissioners of Stale
and County elections Of the counties
OF Aiken, Lexington and OrangeDurg
respectively, shall make all necessary
arrangements for holding said cleo
tion, shall appoint managers and do
all other things necessary for holding
said election that the County Super
ViSors OF the said counties respect. yciy
shall have prepared prin; ed tickets
and furnish same tu the .IommiS-
SlonerS ol Election To be sent OuS 10
the managers Of the election for the
use of The yOt, r.,
That at the sad election lhr
question OF a name and county seat
Tor such county shall also he submitted
to the said qualified electors.
i. That said election shall be held
under the same rules ard regulation,
as are provided by law for regular
county elections: that the managers
shall be sworn before entering upon
The discharge of their duties and shall
open he polls at seven o'clock In the
morning and keep the same open un
I'll four O'Clock IN the afternoon, when
the polls shall be closed the votes
return of the number Of |
votes polled for and against, signed |
ana certified t. by the managcrS IT |
election which together with the ball |
oC boX, ballots and poll list, shall be |
turned over TO the commissioners Of |
'iectlon' as required by law; that The
commissioners Of election shall then.
Is now required by law, tabulale The
vote and make return thereof to lie
Governor of the State and to the Src-
'etary of State and file copy Of same
With the Clerk OF Court nf Com.
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mon Pleas for each OF said conn.
Ties OF Aiken. LeXingt III and Orange
burg.
IN testimony Whereof, / have heIe-
unto set my hand and caused
the Or at seal # the state to be
aliXed at Columbia this seven
teenth Of October, in the year of
lLslour Lord, One Thousand, Nine
Hundred a0d Eight, and i'm the
independence OF The United States
OF America the one hundred and
thirty-third
NJ + ANSEL, Governor.
BY the Governor.
r NJ. MCCOWN, Sec'y Of State.
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A Beautiful Woman.

Her surroundings should be in har-
mony and can best be made so by a
wen Kept home. The l.. G. M. Pure
rant makes the home beautiful. 1t
preserves IT. and prevents decay The
cost per gallon ready for use is only
81 20 1t wears for ten years and long
ef' 'hlrtY-tnree years of continuous
use Is evidence. Hofmau-Cullum Hdwe
Co., BateSburr, L. & NJ. Pain, Agents
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A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.

The Veal Calf Brogans advertised
in the Whitten Dry Goods Co.'S ad.
for $1,000 per pair should have been
$l.lO and the Empress line of $3.50
ladies' shoes should have been $500
of $3.50.
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Golden For Him

Bunker-I see by the papers that
Ardupp has just celebrated his golden
wedding Why, he was only married
Yesterday Hunks-Yes; but he mar.
ried an heiress
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-09-03
FLEET IS At MELBOURNE
SPLENDID WELCOME IS GIVEN
THE AMERICAN TARs.
Officials and Citizens Join In PLANNING
Entertainments for Crews OF
the 6attleships.

Melbourne, Aug. 29.-The American
battleships steamed into 4. Melbourne
harbor Saturday. The warships were
in column formation. The warships
arrived at Port Philip head on sched--
ule time Saturday morning.
Melbourne was on the tiptoe OF ex-.
citement when welcoming the Ameri.
can battleship feet The weather
cleared and the day was beautiful.
The federal, state and municipal
authorities were busily planning to re-
ceive the feet for about three months.
Private organizations eagerly cooper.
aied with the authorities to give the
Americans a cordial welcome. The
Salvation army chartered a steamer
and, accompanied with several of it's
best brass bands, proceeded to the
heads at the mouth of the harbor to
welcome the fleet upon its arrival. In.
terest in the reception extended far
into the interior Of the country. Upon
receiving invitations. which were ac.
cepted by Admiral Sperry, deputations
of officers and men planned TO visit
he cities of Ballarat, Bendigo and
North Mirboo.
There are fully 10000 visitors in
Melbourne during American week"
As this city and its suburbs have
population of above 100000 the streets
Of the city were thronged to their full
est capacity. Hotels and boarding
houses entertained their overflow
guests at private houses.
The illuminations were upon an un.
usually splendid scale. The parlia-
ment house, the general post office, the
various ministries, the town hall and
many other public buildings were Law
ishly Illuminated. The words: "Au.
stralia Welcomes America" blazoned
from many of them in colored electric
lights.
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teper In Soldiers Home.

Washington, Aug. 2s.-Inquiry as to
the facilities of the war department
for taking care of the leper, John II.
Early. formerly a United States sol
der and now isolated In this city, has
developed the fact that leper Is
being cared for in the volunteer sol
diers' home AT Milwaukee In the per
son of Alfred s. O'Gorman, formerly
private In Company @, First infan-
try of the regular army, and also a
member OF volunteer regiment dur
ing the Spanish war
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-09-03
EARLE is OUT ON BAIL.
Affinity" Man Immediately Begins
Search for His Wife.

Goshen, N. Y, Aug 2S.-After spend
ing two sleepless nights in the jail
here on charge of beating his wife,
Ferdinand Pinney Earle, he OF "af-
finity" and "soul-mate" fame, was re-
leased Thursday on furnishing $4,000
bail Immediately upon leaving the
jail he began search for his wife,
Mrs. Julia Kuttner Earle, who he
married after inducing his first wife
to go to France and get divorce from
him.
Earle was surrounded by newspaper
correspondents the moment he stepped
from the jail, but he stopped only long
enough to say:
81 am going to find my wife no mat
ter where she is. | know that II can
talk with her for ten minutes she
will forgive me and everything will
be all right again. This whole trou-
BILE has been twisted and have been
misrepresented, must hurry to find
my wife"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-09-03
FRENEN WERE AT PICNIC
WHEN 100000 BLAZE STARTED
IN NEW ORLEANS CENTER.
Flames Gain Great Headway on Ac-
count Of Water Supply Being lnad.
ndiarism Charged.

New Orleans, Aug. 3t.-Fire which
broke out in the center of the com
mercial district Sunday afternoon
swept over portions of three blocks,
destroying a large number Of whole
sale houses, manufacturing plants and
small stores.
Originating at Blenville and Char.
tres streets, the flames worked their
way north as far as Cont street and
west toward Royal, bringing a loss of
about $4,000 900 before they were final.
ly subdued
Several circumstances combined to
give TIE fire a headway which proved
hard to overcome.
Al the time the alarm was turned
in. shortly before 8 o'clock, the New
Orleans firemen were in the midst of
their annual picnic at a suburban park
and he engines and patrols responded
with a mere handful of men.
1t was fully an hour before the de.
part'n6nt was In position to make any
thing like a successful fight against
the IRE, and even then the handicap
against It was added to by an made.
quate supply of water.
IT, fire was one of the most spec.
tacular that has occurred in New Or
leans during recent years.
Two warehouses filled with wines
and liquors were among the buildings
destroyed by the fire.
AS they burned the barrels of
whisky and brandy exploded with thun.
derous roars which could be heard for
blocks. and which shook the walls
of adjoining buildings ard endangered
the lives of the firemen engaged IN
fighting the flames.
II was not until several hours had
elapsed that the fire was gotten under
control, and even then II continued to
burn we'll into the night.
Among the establishments burned
were: Central Glass Co.; George ID.
Scott. lighting and electrical instru-
ments; Heidenheim, Levy g. Weiss,
shirt manufacturers: Hoehn & Dieth.
wholesale millinery; knost Commits
sion Co.: Paul Gelpi & Sons. wholesale
liquor dealers; New Orleans Junk Co.;
isidor Keiher q Co.. boots and shoes
and Thomas I. Harris, wholesale liquor
q ,.ler. The origin of the fire is
hought TO be incendiary.
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COL. W.f.v LAS OF
WISCONSIN is DEAD
NOTED BADGER STATESMAN
PASSES AWAY AT HOME IN
MADISON.
Physicians Find Patient Cheerful
Few Minutes Before Grim Reaper
Claims Hlm-sketeh Of HE Career
In Brief.

Madisons Wis, Aug. 2s.-Col. vii
liam F. Villas died at 10:45 o'clock
Thursday, following five weeks of Ill.
ness.
When DIR. Philip Fox called upon
the colonel Thursday he found him
unusually cheerful and bright and be-
lieved he showed signs of remarkable
Improvement.
Shortly after ten o'clock, while the
nurses we're administering bath to
the patient, they noticed that he
weakened very quickly. An attempt
was made to reach the doctor, but Col,
Villas died before he could be
reached.
DR.. Charles II. Villas Of New York;
who has been staying at the home
was not present at the death.
Paralysis Stroke 10 Cause.
Dr. Fox believes that the immediate
cause of the death was second stroke
Of paralysis.
Col. william F. villas suffered a
cerebral hemorrhage early on the
morning OF July 20 at his home In
Madison. His condition was so seri.
GUS that L. p. Villas. his brother, OF
Milwaukee was summoned to the bed.
side and for two days the physicians
were unable to offer any hope of re.
covery. On the third day Col. Villas
condition was slightly improved and
there were two hopeful signs. First,
there had been no spreading OF the
paralysis, and, second. he manifested
marked signs of intelligence Al.
hough the periods OF consciousness
we're slight they gave the family and
riends OF the distinguished patient
much hope Since then his condition
lad remained practically unchanged,
although he had moments OF seeming
rallies and ON occasions would answer
questions by yes and no"
Sketch Of His Career.
Col, William Freeman Villas, former
Uuited States senator and noted law
yer, WIS born at Chelsea, VT. July 8,
$40. He was a pioneer of Madison,
his family having settled there in
June. 1851. Col. Villas graduated from
The University of Wisconsin law
school at the age OF rs, In 1858. In
1860 he graduated from the Albany
Jaw school and set up his shlngle in
Madison. In July 1862, he enlisted
In Company A, Twenty-third Wiscon
sin regiment. and took part in the
Vicksburg campaign. After carrying
off his share of civil war honors he re-
turned to Madison in 1868 and re-
sumed the practice of law. He was
elected member of the Wisconsin
legislature In 1885. He was made per
manent chairman of the national Dem.
ocratic convention in 1884. He was
postmaster general of the United
States from 1885 to 1883. He was sec
retary of the interior in 1888 and 1889.
In 1891 he was elected a member of
the United States senate, which Of
fee he held until 1897. He held many
positions of public trust, and was
worker for the civil war veterans.
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BURGLAR WANTS TO BE TRIED.
Gives Up to Police, Saying His Con-
science Hurt.

Philadelphia, Aug. 29.-Joseph G..
Mantell. who says his home is in New
York, surrendered himself to the po-
lice here Friday. declaring that he
was wanted for robbing the home of
Miss Bertha Brand in City avenue,
Brooklyn. on Octover 2S last, and also
the home OF William Gluck, fourth as
sistant examiner in the patent office
at Washington. The latter robbery
was committed, he said, on November
8, 1907
Il have been tortured by my con
science and can get no rest day or
night. so | want to face trial and end
II ALL" Mantell told the detectives.
He was held to await the disposal OF
the Washington and New York au-
thorities.
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Teaehers' Examination.

ar1iners hereby gives notice that examina.
tions of applicants for certificates will take
place In the Washington School Building
Hillsboro, on the nrst Saturday Of each
month.
Pacterson examinations will be held on
the third Saturday Of April and on the sec
ond Saturday Of May
Applicants for examination In special
branches muse notify the clerk at least two
weeks before examination Gay.
As prescribed by law, the fees for Teachers
examination will be 30 cents, while the Pat
terson examination no fee n charged.
N. p. TICE, Pfes.,
NJ ID l,AMONDA,
IA. R GAII1ETT, Clerk,
Board Of Examiners.
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BATTLE FLAGS FOR PARADE,
ohio's Treasured Relles Sent to the q.
A. r. Eneampment.

Columbus. o., Aug. 2S-Two hun
dred and ninety-aye bullet-riddled
flags carried by the Ohio soldiers tn
the civil war were shipped Thursday
from the state flag and relic room al
the statehouse to Col. j. Corey Win
ans at Toledo, chief of the stan Of the
eommanderin,chief Of the, @, Ar, The
flags will be carried In the parade Sep.
tember 2 of the national encamDfnent
of the G. A. II. In that city.
This is the second time the flags
have ever been permitted to leave the
relic room, the other occasion being
when the g. A. r. held an encamp-
ment in this city 20 years ago.
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HAUNTED BY SONS IMAGE
7 eh Farmer Who Has Mistaken Him
For Wife's Admirer. Ended Life.

Clay City, Ill.,. Aug. 31.-Rendered
temporarily insane by remorse Tor his
q in killing his wife and woundlng
IS son last June, whom he mistook
her admirer, julius Turner a
dlthy farmer. committed suicide in
cell IN the county Jail here by
hanging himself. He used his bed
clothing as death rope. Turner was
80 years old a civil war veteran and
repuled to be wealthy.
Mrs. Turner attended a churcn so
cial and mad made arrangements to
meet her son there. Turner stood in
a grove near the church when the pair
4rrived. He had a distinct look Mt his
f. as she left the church door, bun
face Of his son was hidden MS he
peared from the roadway. He saw
rly vaguely The form of a man stand
o. close to his wife.
Drawing a revolver he glided 10
ithin few feet OF the couple and
renad fire on them. The frs, bullet
struck Mrs. Turner in the back A.
she started 10 run another bullci
s,ruck her in the head.
Then the weapon was turned ON
ler companion and Two more shots
rang out, one OF the bullets struck
the son in The groin and he fell nncon.
scious beside the bleeding form Of his
neither. AS Turner stopped down tc
look at the face OF the man whom he
suspected 70 be his wlfe's admirer he
recognized his son.
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FIVE DIED IN MINE ACCIDENT.
Runaway Car Strikes Train Loaded
with Workmen.

Wilkesbarre. Pa. Aug. 29.--Flve
men were killed. another fatally hurt,
and five seriously injured IN col
lision Friday Afternoon at the Warrior
Run colliery of the Lehigh Valley
Coal company. six miles from this
city. The men were being hoisted up
a slope when a runaway mine car
struck train of cars on which were
20 men who were employed In the
mine. Only six OF them escaped in
jury. Those killed were horribly
mangled.
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Woman Mob leader ! suleIa.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug 27.--Mrs. Kate
Howard. mob leader and rioter, COM
mitted suicide Wednesday night short,
ly after being taken into custody on
an indictment voted late In the after
noon by the special grand jury chArg.
ing her with murder.
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HEAVY TRADING
CAUSES failure
A. o. BROWN & CO., BIG BROKER
AGE FIRM OF NEW YORK
GOES TO WALL.
Liabilities Very Large-May Be Over
100000 - Stock Market Made
Nervous by Result Of Last satur'
days Spectacular Session.

New York, Aug. 26,-The failure Of
the big brokerage firm Of A. o. Brown
& Co., for q sum popularity estimated
as running we'll above 81 ,o00, 900, sent
a nervous thrill through the stock
market Tuesday Coming as climax
to The bewildering trading in last Sat
urdays market, the suspension Gre
ated an extraordinary degree Of pub
lie interest, but was looked upon by
high stock exchange interests as Of
fering an early solution of the tangle
growing out of the most remarkable
two hours session the New York
stock exchange has known in many
years
While there was no question in Wall
street that the situation created by
the failure could easily be taken care
of there was distinctly a feeling of
apprehension lest other firms might
unwittingly be drawn into the affair
as a result of the extensive orders
scattered through commission houses
Turing Saturdays spectacular pro-
Gee NOgs.
Enormous Trades Not Settled.
The transactions of A. o. Brown &
Co. covered nearly 75 per cent. of the
trading In the sensational weekend
session of the stock market and II was
stated officially by a member OF the
firm that delivery had been made on
only 277,O00 of the more than 100000
shares handled. How many OF the
outstanding shares represent the deal
ings of customers and how many were
carried on the firms account II was
impossible to learn.
The afternoon was filled with ru-
mors as to various outside sources
that may have been responsible for
he course of the firm in Saturdays
market. when the total sales record
I'd on the floor of the exchange for
the two hours OF trading amounted to
more than 100000 shares, as against
Ave hour session of Monday, but most
o. these were dissipated. Mr.. Bu-
chanan, a member of the firm, an
nounced positively that the firm had
had no relations whatever with Thom-
as W. Lawson.
Was Very Large Firm.
A. Q. Brown & Co. were members OF
the New York stock exchange, New
York cotton exchange, Chicago stock
exchange, Chicago board of trade and
the Cleveland stock exchange. They
had branch houses In Chicago, Cleve-
land. Buffalo, Erie, Pa, and Toronto.
In this city they maintained expensive
branch Offices In four of the fashion
able hotels and at two uptown ad.
dresses. Their principal Office was
at 30 Broad street, but a few doors
from the stock exchange building.
Within the past few months the firm
had spent $4,000 in refurnishing its
Broad street home.
The membership of the nrm in
cluded Albert o. Brown, Lewis Ginter
Young. c. Lee Stout, Edward f. Bu-
chanan, Samuel c. Brown and w.
Rhea Whitman. Private wires were
maintained to all principal cities.