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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-29
BIG FIRE AT BENNErTsvm.r.E.
Estimated that Loss May Amount
Close to $15O,OOO.

Bennettsville, Jan. "a. Bennetts-
Vile to-day suffered a Heavy loss by
fire, amounting to $125, DOC to . i S 0,,:S
900. This morning about O'clock
the Skye Hotel building was found
to be on fire. In a few hours the
entire business block was in ashes,
and several residences had also
burned. j. r. Jones, proprietor Of
the Hotel Skye, discovered the fire,
which was then on the second floor
of the hotel, or In the music room
adjoining. He aroused all OF the
guests, and saw that every one was
out of the building j. y. HecKert,
president OF the Scott Lumber Com
pany and manager OF the Bennetts-
Vile and Cheraw Railroada had to
f"mp from a second story window
ID fractured one of the small bones
of his leg. This Is the only casualty.
A strong wind, blowing fin south
easterly direction, caused the Are to
burn very rapidly, and the lack of
fire protection made futile all eff
forts to check the flames. Strong
wind carried sparks and burning
pieces of timber more than a block.
These fell on the roofs OF the a. J.
Bristow home, ignit,ng that and In
a short time IL had burned. 1t was
only few minutes until the resi-
dence OF Judge j. H. Hudson had
caught IN a similar manner, and 1t,
too, was destroyed. The flames
spread from this residence to the
hofle of I'D. Rowe, then to the home
lof @. T. Moore and both OF these
were burned.
The Skye Hotel block wae made
lup of the Hotel Skye, the Marlboro
Drug Company, r.. J. Pearson's Jew
elry store, Carl Browns furniture
store, 70. L.. Hamilton's grocery store,
Excelsior Hardware Company, r.. d.
Rogers & Bro. groceries, CroslandS
81 Tyson's insurance office, the law
Offices of Townsend 81 Rogers, Eason
Bros.'s book store. Marlboro Motor
Company, E. Ct. Morrison, electri.,
clan. offices OF the Bennettsville and
Cheraw railroad, Rouse Furniture
Store. Over these stores was the
Commercial Club, j. 10. Spencer,
Coz. Knox Liyingston's
law office, Dr. e. G.. stockton, dem.
dist, Twentieth Century Library, sew
eral rooms occupied by8young men,
and the music rooms of Mrs. w. @.
Carlisle and Miss Halle Lytch.
Bennettsville thus has seen this
morning over s150,000 worth OF
property destroyed and injured by
fire. This removes the newest and
most modern block OF business
houses In the town. s5is, u ist'ftsst4
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-29
The Pure FOOD Law.

Secretary Wilson says: zone Of the
objects of the law Is to inform the
consumer OF the presence of certain
harmful drugs in medicines" The
law requires that the amount OF chlo-
roform, opium. morphine, and other
habit-forming drugs be stated on the
label OF each bottle. The manufac-
turers of Chamberlain's Cough REM
edy have alw lys claimed that their
remedy did not contain any OF these
drugs, and the truth OF this claim is
now fully proven, as no mention of
them is made on the label. This
remedy Is not only one of the safest,
and colds. Its value has been proven
beyond question during the many
years 1t has been in general use. For
sale by J. w. Bell, Walhalla; w. J..
Lunney, Seneca ,Fi FtSt Isl
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-29
SOUTH cARoIdSA. xEps i, JANUARY 20, 1908.
The bin which sought to regulate

the actions for libel and slander, or.
In other words not to allow any re-.
covery against newspaper for pub
fishing q libel againsta a person where
an apology was alsp published In the
game paper, WAS rejected one day
last week, x M
There is proposition before the
Legislature now seeking to erect a
new building on the present State
House square for the use of the SUI
preme Court and other Offices. There
is plenty OF room for such buildings
here, and the temple of justice would
be a. great ornament to the Capitol
grounds. In this connection there
Is also an undercurrent that is agi-
tating the question OF enlarging the
Capitol building SO as to accommo-
date all the government officers. We
have 30 many officers now that they
are compelled to rent rooms away
from the Capitol buildinY, which
makes 1t inconvenient for them. I
dom think the people Of the State
are at present in a condition to spend
another million or two on their Capt.
tol building.
Two bills have passed the House
to elect the Justices OF the Supreme
Court and fx their term OF ONCE.
The real purpose OF these amend,
ments Is to get two more Justices ON
the Supreme Bench. There are at
,preseAt four Justices VIII ch seem TO
be plenty for the work they ought to
do. There is a very strong tendency
in this General Assembly to create
new Offices and make easy places,
and expect the people will be heard
from In this respect next summer.
have introduced a bill requiring
the Clerk of the Supreme Court to
keep a contingent docket, on which
shall be placed all appeals perfected
after the hearing OF the circuit in the
Supreme Court, and all cases not
reached In the time allotted for the
circuit, and requiring ali cases on
consecutively after the time allotted
purpose OF this bill Is to expedite the
hearing OF appeals in the Supreme
Court. AT present the cases are
hung up on appeal sometimes for
more than year. which is entirely
unnecessary. There is no good rea-
son why the appeals should not be
promptly disposed of.
have also introduced bill per-
mitting Judge to order an extra
term Of a Circuit Court at any time
during the holding OF the Circuit
Court in the, circuit In any county in
the circuits: This will permit the
judges, IL they are disposed to do SO,
to work off all OF the unfinished busi-
ness on their circuits while they are
presiding, and avoid the necessity
of special terms or any additional
number of circuits. We have at pres
ent ten circuits In the State, and as
many judges, solicitors and stenog7
raphers. There is now a clamor for
two additional circuits, and unless
there is some agitation to prevent
1T. fear that two additional circuits
will be put upon the people within
the next two years. or course those
who desire to be judges will not
favor the legislation which have
proposed. Respectfully,
'a r Earle sN
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-29
Total for State. .144,6 ,66S 169,7S1

This shows d very large attend
ance of the negroes upon the public
schools, but the percentage propor-
ton of the population Is less than
that of the whites. 1t will be seen
from these figures that the per-
centage of attendance of school pop
ulation is about 8 1-3 per cent, while
the percentage according to popula-
tion would be about 33 1-3 per cent.
The total number Of white teachers
In the State is 1888; negroes, 2,54O.
On the percentage basis, the length
of school sessions is: Whites, 23.3;
negro, 1913. The amount of money
collected from all sources for school
purposes for Oconee county was S41,-
202.62; taxable polls 1880, dtspen-
sary funds $1,727,73, dog tax
$985.60. The total amount of money
expended for common schools in this
State for last year was S1,863,-
571.h3. These figures show a very
prosperous condition Of both white
and cclored schools. The public
schools were established In mea-
sure in this State In 1850. The first
annual expenditure was $77,949.
The total expenditure since that time
Is $23,479,80 This shows an Inn
mense expenditure Of money by the
for the masses.
The railroad rate bill has consume
ed very little time except before the
committees up to the present. AL
most the whole of last week was
given by the railroad committees to
the hearing OF the officials and attor-
neys or the various railroads OF the
State. They are fighting as hard as
1t is possible against any legislation
upon the question of railroad fares,
but at the same time they are Offer
Ing voluntarily to reduce the fare to
NJ cents per mile and sell the mile
age books at less rate. There is a
very large number of bills and
amendments which seek to make the
reduction which has been offered by
the Southern Railway law, with a
sufficient penalty to carry it into eff
feet, but there 10 SO much division
among the friends OF these bills that
!t is not certain that any legislation
will be accomplished at this session.
That Is the very condition waich the
railroads desire, The present rate
OF fares is three cents per mile, and
the present expense OF carrying a
passenger per mile is less than two
cents, including all fixed charges.
One year ago the railroads were COM
planning OF having more traffic than
they could handle. Now they are
complaining that their cars are rum
ming empty over their roads This
condition cannot be charged TO the
agitation for the reduction of tariffs,
but must be laid to the ofticiais and
managers OF the roads for bringing
about the financial condition.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-29
IN THE STATE SENATE.
Facts About the schools -I,aiIroad
Rates Cnnrts and Judges. S

Y !. \ = q I I
r Columbia. Jan 2s. Special: TWO
weeks of the legislative session have
passed and there remains yet four
weeks IL the session holds the forty,
days, which It likely will The bills
now on the calendar number nearly
one thousand i, and they are coming
in by the dozen. every day. or rourse
the greater part OF these ibillA win be
Killed In the committees There arc
only about three hundred, as q rule,
that survive, and very few of those
have any general application
throughout the State. While there
are many bills offered to change the
general law in the State, very few OF
them get through. IN
After q very stabborn and deter,
mined hght, the; bill which seeks to
make theiterm of ONCE OF the County
Supervisor and County Superintend-
ent Of Education four years instead
OF two has passed second read.
jmgJs 1t t$looks now like this Will be-
come u law. Thpt will cnuse All
election for county officers only once
in four years The only elections
that VIII have to be held every two
years afe those for the members OF
the Lcgislature and the State offi-
GERS. This appears to be a very.
strange cOnd1tl0n or anairS. The
purpose OF the Constitution rs to
frequent elections so that the people
may be informed OF the public con |.
duet nf the officers. Where the term
OF office is LONGEST, as a rule, the
more often is miemanagelnent found.
The bill which I introduced pro-
hibiting throwing sawduEt into run
ming streams has passed the second
reading In the Senate, and looks now
like 1t will get through without any
trouble.
There are very many bills which
heTe been offered on the subject OF
the public schools-quite a number
seeking to amend the high school
law, large number probably In
tended to affect loca, schools or dis
tricts only.
There are some very interesting
facts concerning the schools of this
State that are probably not generally
known. The population Of the State
is about 1,350,000. OF this over
100000 are negroes, and the bal
ance white. The proportion In the
different counties makes a very in
teresting study. The number OF pu-
pills in the schools OF whites and coll
ored show that the negro Is desper-
ately in earnest about getting an ed
ucation. In the counties named the
following showing Is made as re-
CARDS whites and negroes In schools
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-29
Notes from Ramsay,s oreen.

Ramsays Creek, Jan. 27.--Spe-
cial: James, the little fifteen-year-
old son of Jefferson Dowis, died
January IA and was buried on the
following day. His mother died
eight days later, January %. Both
deaths resulted from measles, and
they were laid to rest in the Gross
Roads cemetery. The parent and
husband, who has himself been
much afflicted during the past year.
has the sympathy of many friends
In his hour of sorrow.
Bud Cobb is recovering from a
protracted spell OF the grip.
Mrs. John b. Cox is slowly reeov-
ering from the painful injuries she
received some weeks ago. is!,H
Chas. w. Lyle has moved his saw
mill in this vicinity
Several young folks enjoyed O.
play here Friday night.
Success to The Courier, the best
paper vet. w. i. %,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-29
Lame shoulder Cured.

Lame shoulder Is usually caused
by rheumat ism of the muscles and
quickly yields to a few applications
of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Mrs.
! r. III. McElwee, of Boistown, New
l,Brunswick, writes: "Heying been
troubled for some time with pain In
! my left shoulder, i decided to give
Shapberlain's Pain Balm q trial,
with 4 result that got prompt re-
flief," For sale by j. w. Bell, Wal
halla; w. j. Lunney, Seneca. ,s
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-29
New Series No. sio.- yolume Tx. 8. NO. 5.
IesIte strieling q 4 IxioIin, NJ 7. mn,

Leslie StriblinR is d victim c,f grin.
y. Lee Carpenter, OF Greenyilie.
was In Seneca yesterday, the guest
or Mr. and MRS. w. S.. Hunter.
Miss Stella Fincannon Is better
from en- attack of grip. N
The storm Of Sunday night did
comparatively little damage. M {. !. a
Brock 8 awning blew down and broke
one Of his wind Fortunately ne
was not the display windows. aud
the loss is comparatively slight The
awning at the corner OF the Mercan-
tile Building was also blown down.
Inc storm was, however, severe and
"a number OF our urscitizens dressed and
sat up until 1t was passed. q 'I y
There are some folks who regard
this column as an information bu-l
reau. In one sense this Is so, but
IN IN another 1t is hardly {sv. Howe ever.
we are always glad to enlightenS an
enquiring public when we are able
to do SO. This time, we are asked
to tell why children always obey
their fathers more readily than they
do their mothers2,' There are seve-
raj reasons, easy ones, which we
VIII give some other time. a We have
: the grip, and what can body do
With the grip, In her headl ~ Al \ Z
Upon second thought we have de-
cided to give our ticket for Town
CounciB upon the theory, possibly,
that the "early bird gets the worm. =
Mayor, g. w. Gignilliat; Aldermen,
DR.. John Hopkins. John Barron;
John Harper and John Brock. If
anybody can suggest better one,
we win consider It. provided 1t is
from this side. q M ". s..
LATER. We are told that the
last named is not eligible on account
OF his residence being outside the In
corporate limits. For the sake of
harmony, we'd like to leave 1t as it
Is, but we will fix that later. M.V.S.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-29
Toxaway. happenings.

Madison, Jan. 23.--Special: Mrs.
s. j. Lyles and daughter, Miss Josie,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. S, O. Smith
4dondey evening. s
J. T. Carter, OF Deer Court, Ga,
visited at the home OF 8. j, Lyles,
Saturday and Sunday.
+ Dri J. 4. Henson, of Clayton, Ga,
passed through this vicinity last
week.
Miss Geraldine Hughs Is teaching
q flourishing school at Toxaway.
w. O. Carter has moved into this
ssection. We gladly welcome MIN.
Success to The Courier and its
readers. b. II.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-01-29
q Dr. 5Thornton,a Flasy heather ,,as %

DR. Thornton's Easy Teether
ed the Pure Food and Drugs Act.
nent guarantees as being pure and
harmless. We guarantee q to cure
teething troubles, flux, indigestion,
stomach and bowel diseases,S colds!
worms, la grippe, etc. u IL Easy Tee
ther fails to cure we will refGnd
your money 1t never fails and COST
nothing to try 1T. Stonecypher Drug
Co., Westminster, S. G.. n Sl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Twenty per cent. discount on all coon
coats at Moore & Owens.
A shopping trip is not complete with
cut visit to the Theatorum.
Only five days more to procure dis.
count on dress goods at Vaughan's,
The Rebekabs viii hold progressive
whist party in odd Fellows hall Satur-
day evening.
Bring your pictures to B w. Hooker
s Co.'S 10 be framed. They do good
work and their prices are right.
We are not going 10 charge league
prices; All We ask is l9e. or Soc for \
season ticket. Hale's pavilion, Feb. j.
Bear in mind the public dance 10 the
~ w Of A, hall saturday, Jan ~.
with Gilbertson's orchestra Admission
for gents soc, ladies free
Saturday. homemade candy poe per
box. kl0ndike drops l5e pound, chocolates
and boubons mixture Use pound OF two
pounds for 25c, At Barre Candy Kitchen
ANY hdv can secure The best seat IN
she house Tor f5c for the NeAunliHc
soala Sompane next Monday evening. 81
bought At the advance sale before 9 p. N.
Monday.
Emiiio csssarieo has not yc1 recoefed
from an injury sustained on December
q When he fell on the ice and spraine,l
bis bark. lie i further afflicted now
aith an attack Of the grippe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17

This will close the Clearance Sale have held
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Born, to Dir. and Mrs. I. d. Martin
a son, january rs.
Albert Fraser went to Randolph last
night to visit friends.
Edward Scott went to swanton yes
terday TO visit relatives.
George \. Tilden went to Mortified
this morning on business.
Joseph Hayes Of Randolph was in the
city on business yesterday,
Mrs. D. TheriauIt went to Berlin. n
H.. to-day to attend the funeral Of q
relative
4 flock Of City a more geese was
seen flying southwark over the city this
morning.
G p. Tobin and r. G. Wallace. freight
agents for the g.. Nj. & ST. p. and the
Mon Pacific railroad, are in the city
ON freight business
There viii be general meeting of
the committees Of the base ball fair
association al the Office OF William
Wishart at 1880 o'clock CHS evening.
F. L. smith returned last night from
4 several days stay il obi Orehsrd. Me
where he IS building q cottage 60 replace
tbe one which was destroyed hs are
last summer
Tile Japanese TAR driE VIII take lfi4ce
Ia the Juivefsalist Ne-try at T.Se this
evening. Tea sill r. served hy little
Iapanese ladies. and there win be forty
fortunate ones served.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

A. ]. Cave went to Mortified on busi
ness to-day.
Ten couples from this city attended
the dance At East Montpelier last even
ing.
James J. Kenefck went to Stowe yes.
terday for three days visit viii
friends.
J. NJ. Taft resumed work at Eastman
Brothers store to-day after several
days Hines.
Miss Annie Sullivan OF Hardwiek is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Michael Garvey
Of Summer street.
That Red Gross fountain pen at a
dollar each is certainly more than your
moneys worth. Red Gross pharmacy
Arcadia Elopement,s and The Book
Agent are some Of the many pictures
TO be seen at the opera house this week.
The Ladies Of Che Maeeabees viii hold
public whist party IN the X. of 2.
hall, Friday evening Jan. II, at $ o'clock
The public is cordially invited.
Ii you enjoy dancing. do not forget
the hospital benefit lpll. Thursday even-
ing of next week, January twent y-thifd,
Woodmca'- han. Bolster block.
If your eyes smart or feel bad when
you sttempt to read ia the evening, it
means that they nted attention. You
can get the right kind of treatment at
I. r Austin's. the watch and clock
nan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Diaries at the Req Cross pharmacy.
Abbott's clearance sale closes Saturday
night.
Sale Of laces ready for your inspec-
tlon at Vaughan's
See our window for the reduced prices
ION coon coats. Moore 4 Owens.
Madame Florence, clairvoyant and
palmist, BuzzeIl block, Pearl street.
George Stewart III, went to Stowe
yesterday for a visit with friends.
Read the D. A. Perry Real Estate ad.
yertisements in the for sale columns.
At the opera house this week. all Of
the moving pictures will be changed
Monday and Thursday,
ii you want to buy a suit OF overeoat.
take advantage Of the great clearance
sale prices at the Onion Clothing com
pany's store.
~The Wonderful Lion Killer" and "The
Haunted Bedroom" at the opera house
Friday and Saturday nights and Satur-
day matinee.
Mrs. A. r. Dale, who has been visit
ing at the home Of her brother, Charles
A. Smith, returned to-day to her home
in WaitstieId
Don't forget the great nidwinter
clearance sale, which opens tomorrow
at the Union Clothing store, opposite
Depot square.
Calvin Perry of the Perry White Gran
lite company Of Keene, N H., who has
been in the city taking his deposition
before Judge Il. w. Scott in the ease
Of the Perry Granite company ys. the
Culver Construction company Of Spring
field, Ill, returned to his home last
night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
TALK OF THE TOWN


No roller skating Saturday evening
~The Sea Wolf' at the opera house
tonight.
6. Totti went 10 Winooski to work
to-day.
When you burn Lenox, you are using
union oil
Auction sale at the City auction rooms
Saturday evening
Mrs. Ora Cutler is seriously i'll at her
home on Summer street.
r. +. McAunfIe Of Burlington was in
the city yesterday on business visit.
DO not miss the Japanese garden party
in the Universalist vestry this evening
The Ebony MINISTRIES will meet for
rehearsal Sunday afternoon At 2 o'clock.
Saturday and Monday, mems $500
Hanan shoes at $500: women's $500
Burt shoes at $500 Barre Shoe co.
Pianos Iyers 4 Pond. McPhail.
Kinsbury, Wellington, Huntington, Story
4 Clark, and the Packard, at Bailey's
music rooms, 200 North Main street.
Notice. All members Of local no. 4sI,
.C. e J. Of a., are notified TO meet at
the hall on Saturday, January Is, at
| o'clock, for the purpose Of attending
the funeral Of our late brother, Rev w,
p. Bugbee. Let all be present. Per
order, e.president.
IT is expected that the Ethan Allen
club bowling team Of Burlington will
assail local quintette at Buzzell's al
legs here Saturday night, after playing
match in Montpelier. -Four Barre
bowIers had practice match with four
Montpelier men on Daley's alleys in the
latter city Wednesday night, Barre cap
turing all three strings by fair mar
pin
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17

Only two more days at these priee
then at what they are worth
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
CLEARANCE SALE.

When staple goods like Corsets are
selling at a special price, that difference
is a straight saving 10 you.
Staple goods ike Hosiery and Under
wear should be bought at these special
prices.
When Wrappers. the best kinds, are
sold as follows, they are at a liberal
saving;
sl.25 Wrappers for ...-...... 9ac
$50 Wrappers for ......... $1.i9
$500 Wrappers for ........... 1.49
Only two more days at these prices,
then at what they are worth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
CLEARANCE SALE.

We can only repeat what we have al
ready advertised as all goods in our
store are in this sale and we cannot
do better than we are doing. IT'S your
greatest chance Of the season.
Dress Goods and Silks are all in this
sale, not at cost, but very near, so close
that they don't pay the cost Of cutting
and leave any profit Our object is to
get the money into spring goods.
Wash Goods are being closed out very
fast. Such gods as Ginghams and Per
Gales should be bought now to save on
price.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
CLEARANCE Sale.

Our Garment department has been the
busiest for years at this time Of the
season.
We have more Garments to get rid
Of and have had to consider this when
making our low prices.
We have variety Of all grades Of
Frs that must be sold and not packed
away.
Fur-lined Coats have come to stay.
These at this season 60 in with our
other Fur gods, giving the trade a
chance to buy cheap and vel.
Friday and Saturday viii be big days
in our Garment department.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
4 z ABBOTT 3 CO. a !. ABBOTT 8 GO. 4 Z ABBOTT co
lThe Dayligh Storel
TWO DAYS MORE OF our CLEARANCE SALE.

everything
You remember h BY good values have bought
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
HALF PRN9SALE FOR SATURDAY !

SOC Dress c9s On Saturday at Half Price, 25c-seveu
6e goods Serges Fanne and Nove Iu G 0'aoS
and are worth 10Y 50 yard To close this Io We make
the price ou snday only Csc yard. ~ = mass
fsc Heeced NanneIs on Saturday at Half Price I'd
Yard-lO pieces of Heavy Fleeced Goods. suitable for
waists wrappers dressing acques and chldrens dresses
been selling for lsc yard For special we mate sbs
price on Saturday only 1-2c yard Ask for samples
PERRY @ CAMP.
Telephone 81 II and rs Man stre>t Rorr. u.