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The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-30

Vancouver, B. c., May 30.-C. c. Druce. former mayor of Oxford. Eng, secretary to the Botanical Society of 1reat Britain and curator of the Uni. versity of Oxford, who has just arriv. ed here from the orient, after an ex. tende tour of China, Korea and Ja- pan, gives highly interesting. but somewhat pessimistic, account of Ja. pans military and political activity In the far east and the effect of the visit Of the American battleship fleet to that part of the world.
 While the official classes are re- served. tho Japanese people are not the least perturbed over the dispatch Of the American battleships to the orient" said Mir Druce. Of course. everybody in the far east except the diplomats, associates the demonstra. tion of Americas naval power with the Manchurian question. The famous open dor plicy, advocated by all the white races, is in reality, a nullity."
 Japan, declares MT. Druce. has com. pletely reversed the "open door" pol icy in Manchuria except to her own people. With the arrival of the Amer ican battleships in the Pacific and the talk of trouble with the United States in the future, Japan statesmen. MT. Druce believes, are preparing for any emergency. Port Arthur, the for. Pn2eeaati6nns Pn2eaat iinsrif at Dalny, a seaport, and the railroad terminus on the main liIr1 not occupied by the Japanese, are be- ing rushed to completion with haste. MT. Druce gives 1t as his opinion that a clash with the powers over a con- tinuance of a discriminatory policy, now being carried out in favor of Jap anese subjects in the orient, is inev- itable. Even if Japan is compelled to back down, he believes her surren- der will bring its advantages.
 Since Japan took possession Of Manchuria," said MT. Druce, she has handicapped all her competitors by a system of duties or imports which do not apply to Japanese citizens. The issue is a live one in the orient to- day, and unless I am misinformed there will be some developments be fore lang. Every European trader or commercial traveller I met had the same story to relate of the methods adopted by the Japanese to keep the European goods out of Manchuria.
 Japan, although poor, is an az gressive nation, which will not surren der her advantages won by success full war, even against united front unless she gets some compensation Japan Is in Manchuria to stay. Th' coming of the American fleet has no been overlooked by her statesmen
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Noted Chicago irIsh-American Citizen
 Failing Rapidly.

Chicago, May 30.-John F. Flnerty' one of Chicagos foremost Irish citi- zens. is dangerously H. He has been confined to his residence since Decem- Der of last year. Several times his life has been despaired of, but each time he has rallied. During the last few days. however. he has been failing rapidly. MT. Finerty is sixty-two years of age. Tn 1862 he was elected to con gress from Chicago. He Is an orator and a writer. as well as politician He saw service not only in the civil war, but in two of the Indian raids fin Canada and under General Miles against the Sioux Indians.
 MT. Finerty's advanced views or Irish national affairs are known al over this country, as well as on the continent of Europe. He was presl dent for many years of the unlte' Irish League of America.
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HOLMES DEATH.
Investigation Begins to Ascertain IT
 Possible, the Cause.

Investigation Begins to Ascertain IT
 Possible, the Cause.
 New York, May S0.-Investigation has been begun into the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of Charles NJ. Holmes, wealthy Boston leather merchant.
 MT Holmes died in the lobby of the Hoffman House where he had been Q guest. immediately after his return there in a taxicab from visit to a house in West Forty-seventh streeet' He was taken suddenly i'll during ms visit. and hurried back to the hotel before a physician was summoned, Ate, his death the police took into custody Hugh Fitzsimmons. driver oi Inc taxicab; Mrs Clara Moore, Tn vhose apartments MT. Holmes vas stricken: Josephine Wells, Mrs Moore's maid, and Frederick Moore Sssd the elevator man in the apart ~,ent house where Mrs. Moore lives.
 Moorehead and Miss Wells assisted x.nimes to the cab, which had beer called. to take him to the hotel.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-30

Little Rock, May 30. After con-
 suming the entire afternoon in hearing arguments as to wheth-
 CT the committee had jurisdic- ton in the contest..case of Good wln.against Wallace for nOmina- ton for Congress from the Sev- enth District, the Committee de- clded at four r-tortyfive Friday afternoon, that it had the power to take the case up, and decide 1t. Immediately thereafter a re cess was taken until five o'clock, atwhich time the real hearing O1 the matter was entered into. Not much interest was mani. tested in the hearing in the late afternoon, from the fact that il
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Conditions
 m Japan.
A Noted BritOn Tells of the Feeling in the Orient
 Toward America

who believe in preparation for any contingency which may arise in the next few years.
 Port Arthur, which withstood a long siege before it's downfall, is be- ing made almost impregnable. It is second Gibraltar. During my visit there l saw evidences of great mili- tary activity. New batteries were be- ing built everywhere. If Port Arthur was strong during the Russian occu- patton it will soon be rendered doubly strong. Dalny is also being fortified with almost feverish haste. Hitherto 1t had few defenses, and was abondon- ed by the Russians early in the same war.
 Dalny is the great port of entry for ManchUria. It is now a Japanese city.
 Tn Korea we heard many com plaints of the tyranny and oppression toward the natives by the Japanese"
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A MOST PLEASANT EVENT.

One of the most enjoyable events of the year is reporsed to us by the members Of Prescott 6Ghhante nnAavoraple weatRn spite 1O of the members and visitors gathered ill the hall last night to greet the guest of honor Mrs' Winnie D. Simpson, Grand Wor- thy Matron of the Grand Chap ter of the Order of Eastern star of Arkansas.
 The first part of the session was devoted to the eXempllllca ton of the work by the regular officers of the Chapter, Dr, Adam Guthrie, Mrs. Guthrie and MISS Irma Hamby being the candi- didates.
 After the work was completed Mrs. Simpson delivered an ad' dress complimenting the CHI cers on their work. Relresh ments were then served, foiloWet by toasts and responses "l'i Mrs. Simpson as toast-mlstFesS
 Prescott Chapter now mas | membership of over 30 ana Y doinp good work under the direc tion of Mir. and Mrs. Huf1 wh' are both members and past Ma tron and Patron Of a large Cilap l ter in Chicago. AAAA'
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-,aieoTH ILL.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-30

Iittle Rock. May 3O.-Special- mo subcommittee of the Dem- aoratic State Central Committee onnointed to investigate the oomi,mation of Minor Wallace as nemocratic nominee for con- gressman from the seventh con- eressional district, met in the travellers rest room at the Ho- ,el Marion yesterday afternoon and remained in session, with one or two short recesSes, until after 12 o'clock last night, during which time the committee recan- yassed the votes cast at the primary, heard testimony. in the contest case and arguments by lawyers. At midnight the com mittee went into executive ses- sion. but announced before do- ing so that it had formally ad- burned, as far as the Goodwin and Wallace forces were con- ceTned, until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
 In the meantime John F. Ruth eriOrd, chairman of the State Central Committee and of the subcommittee, together with Senator Otis Wingo and John H. Page, secretary of the state Cen tral Committee, will compare the votes cast at the primary with the official tally sheets given the committee last night by Former Secretary Jameson of the Sev- enth congressional district com mlttee Official returns sub mitted by Mir Jameson showed that Wallace had secured 7,263 votes, and Goodwin 7,253 votes, a majority of ten votes for Wal lace Goodwin, on the other hand, submitted ms figures to show that Wallace had receiv- ed 6,7SS votes, against Goodwin's 7054.
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DEPORTED ID DENMARK
This Will Probably Be Done
 With a Dane.
DUE TO CHANGE MEETING.

wedel Had Entered the United State.
 Regularly and Wss Ende.voriny Un.
 der an Assumed Name to Amend
 For the Past.
 New York, May 30.-Because of '. chance meeting with a man whom he had not seen in years c. P. Wedel. at. torney at law, man of refinement and culture, will probably be deported to Denmark. He was detained at Brook. !yn by immigration officials and talk. en to Ellis Island. It is said that he had offended against the laws of his native land, and therefore is not con. sidered desirable alien.
 Wedel had entered the country reg. ularly, and was trying under another name to retrieve his past. About a week ago he was seen, it was said near his home by former Copenha. gen acquaintance. and from the chance meeting resulted the action of the Ell lis Island officials.
 The board of special inquiries de. cided that Wedel must be deported and there is said to be small chance that Washington will reverse the de. ciSion.
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MAY BE BURTON.
Will Probably Present Name of
 Secretary Taft.

Washington. May 30.-While the for. mai announcement has not yet been made. 1t may be stated definitely that Representative Burton of Ohio will present the name of Secretary Taft to the Chicago convention.
 Representative Burton, since the in- stitution of Secretary Taft's prelim- mary campaign. has been one of his closest friends and advisers, and is regarded as one of the best ranrAs~-" atives of all that Seea,es'
 for in the IT --l------
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Denver Selected.

Kansas City, May 30-Denver was selected as the city at which next years general assembly of the Presby- terian church will be held. Seattle was the other contestant
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Struck by Tornado.

St. Joseph. Mo-, May 30.-A tornato 2 hit Hale, Mo, a village near Chill cothe. Everett Ramsey was fata y Bank of Hale and a number of busi- ness houses were unroofed
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sI.i. Near Camp Meeting.

Huntsville, Ala, May So.-Whiie shooting craps near a camp mee.lns s.rns Tim Mayes was killed by Alfred Drake, another negro
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Neoro Kills Negro.

Huntington, Tenn. May so.-Mon. -,a Sheffner was shot to death near here by another negro named Chester Milan
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Exh.nne Decoratlons.

London. May 30.-Kjng Edward and President Fallieres or france coniei' red decorations upon each otner'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-12

to all others in the State, would be at
least 100000 per year. Now, see
how much you have lost on working
State farms in the last Is years. fig
ure 1t up for yourself. 1t is nee6,ess
to say that our legislature will have
to handle this question. Pass an act
authorizing the governor to appoint
commissioners to sell the State farms
and also to empower them to make
all necessary arrangements for sur.
veys. rights Of way, ETC., to carry into
effect and bring to a successful ter
mination the foregoing scheme.
Finally, I will only say here, that
the member Of the legislature who
will offer bill and successfully carry
IT through both houses will deserve
from the people Of his State gold
crown studded with diamonds, rubies
and pearls.
George w. Reardon.
Sumter, s. c.. Jan. Is, 1908.
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DIR. MAXCY LEE DEAD.
Darlington County Physician. Who
Killed His Father and Who Was
Par(lOned Last April, Passes AWAY

Darlington, Feb. e.-Dr. Maxcy
Lee. who, on Oct s, 1899. shot and
fatally wounded his father. DIR. H. G.
Lee. who for this offence was con-
victed OF murder and sentenced TO
life Imprisonment in the State peni-
tentiary, and who was pardoned by
Gov. Ansel on April 6, 1905, died last
night at Hartsville and was buried
this afternoon. Cirrhosis Of the liver.
superinduced by excessive drinking
and aggravated by an injury which
he received about ten DAYS ago, when
his automobile ran away with him
and he was thrown out, caused his
death.
DR.. Lee was man Of naturally line
mind, and he started life with splen-
did prospects, having been afforded
the best of educational advantages.
Whiskey and drugs caused his down.
fall. They were responsible for the
killing of his father. DR.. Lee. the
elder. was a man Of ability and wide
popularity. Father and son were
'racticing medicine together, and
were apparently devoted to each 9th
.er. But on the fatal day both, the
testimony showed, were drunk al
home; they quarreled, AMI the father
was shot to death by the son. For
days and weeks following the son
vas in condition which did not per-
nit him to understand or give proper
1ttention to his affairs. But the trial
was held within a month, and he was
convicted.
From time to time following his in
generation in the State prison at Co
umbia efforts were made to have hir,
pardoned, bat, chiefly because it was
shown that he was apparently still
continuing the use Of drugs and be-
cause physicians said that if released
nc would again diink to excess, the
petitions were denied Last April
'ov. Ansel, upon the recommen iation
of physicians that he had discontinue
ed taking morphine or cocaine
yranted him a full pardon. Dr.. Lee
thcn opened drug store at Harts-
Vile.
Through all his troubled life DR..
Lee retained scores Of friends in Oar.
lngton county, and by all Of these his
~ad career is lamcnted. He made
friends for himself even while in pris-
m, for the service he rendered 70 the
sick incarcerated there was most val
liable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-12
First Report Of tie Ttumultuous Con.
Z vention Said to be Erroneous--sen-
saticn Caused at Nations Capital.

Washington Feb. 7.--Reports here
today thai partisans Of Taft sent out
false reports Of the Florida STATE Re-
publican convention have caused "a
sensation. Representative Mckinley
of Illinois. Cannon booster. gave out
two teiegrams he received from 81.
Augustine to the effect that anti-Taf.
forces captured the convention. Th,s
II the direct opposite, OF what was sent
out by the Associated Press.
The Taft boom has been p, ,incipally
q propaganda anyway. Aside from the
fact that the president Is said to favor
Taft and that the big jovial secretary
of war has hosts OF personal friends
among the newspaper correspondents
who see him In the White House at
the end OF tho rainbow and 60 chasing
OF after him. there never hos been
anything to, the Taft boom.
The. efforts to color the news reports
In his favor have only been laughed
at. Tho fnlsifying Of reports 10 quite
another matter and the anu-Taft pec-
pie here as well es the fair-minded of
all Affiliations are incensed about 1t.
The claim - made that there is an
organized scheme on the part OF the
Roosevelt administration. which is
backing Taft. to send omt reports from
all the Southern conventions. where
there will likely be two delegations so
as to make dt appear that the Taft
delegates In every case are the regu-
lar ones and the others irregular.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-12
TUMULTUOrS CONVENTION Oh
FLORIDA REPUBLICANS.
Really Two Conventions Met at Same
Time I'm the Same Ilnll-Taft Senti-
ment Strong and He Was ENDORSED
for Presidency.

st. Augustine, Fla. Feb S.--Flori-
da Republicans. stand conspicuously
In the liInelight today as he,rs tho
first to hold their convention to select
delegates to the national convention
and II IL said here that the strenuous
and exciting scenes enacted today are
merely q forecast of similar scenes In
other Southern States. caused by the
desperate effort being made by the
anti Roosevelt Republicans for con /.
trol In the national convention.
The convention held today will go
down In history as one Of the most
remarkable ever held by any political
party. It was really two conventions
held at the same time in the sanie
hall. The progress Of business being
frequently stopped by knock. down
and dtagout nght.
The of1iceholders' faction was call
ed to order by the chairman Of the
State committee and they proclaimed
themselves a. this regulars. but they
did not succeed in carrying out their
prs-arranged programme. The Taft
sentiment was too strong for the
leaders to hold In check and strong
resolutions were adopted emphatical-
" endorsing William H. Taft for the
presidency. On the other side OF the
hall. the contesting convention took
the conservative action and chose del.
egstes absolutely untrammeledN by
any Instructions. they being given po-
sitive assurance by JOS. N. Stripping,
who led the movement. that despite
the fact that they were branded "a
boilers by the other convention. the
delegates they named wouli be
seated In the. national convention.
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MANS KILLED " son.
- orscosae os . ouarrcs--Dcsa
t - wss Proaineas I'm Politics and
Aosusea cf Being Connected with

W Seehpoh. Ky.,s Fob. s.-roymer
Uons1 yudss James Harsis. for
rv ytars member ce the state
onserekie executive committee. sc-
nee q conpiicity In many killings
. prominent ACUTE In tho Ssuds
NoesA have disrupted Bresthitt ooun-
~ ~ several pears. Was shot ana
- - his general store here about
. -. today by his son. Beach
~U1a The son nrsd hvs shots In
~ sNccsasscn at his Snther. who
- eoA while his clerks were, watt
~ en eeseomers The exact cause
81 - murder has mot been learned.
- = henppcssd 70 Save been the
n1< - diGsrsncss which have sx-
~ b>ttson father ana con for
''nnrne tlu& The two are rvport4d 10
- nad . severe quarrel several
u11o -. when the father. Il IL al
29ees Fo6 compelled TO resort to vio-
80 - yeetrain his son. Ft
~ yeqpg BArsis. u v said. had bssn
~ heavily % late. Ne canss
<o9 ~ 'aprs this afternoon and was
~CO1Bunelv under tho tnnuence Of A.
<g< Juosp tzessis. u y said. spoke
- - shout drinking and . quar-
- rosnlts1H Z
eHnsr ana son stepped behind q
-, vhcn ths son. after q Sew
rree9 eenvessAssen. drew rs.
vnvoF aa1 nred Avs shots. Four took
~ 5udss Ifars1s falling dead.
- yeens Iady st<nosrapbsr and the
e9evs y NE store Ned In fifsht
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-12
COTTON FIRE AT GREENWOOD.
One Hundred and sixty-thRce Balcs
Damaged or Destroyed.

Greenwood. Feb. s.-Fire Of un-
known origin destroyed and damaged
1sa bales OF cotton belonging to the
Southern Cotton OIL Company here
today The cotton was seconds" or
what the oil mill men call Iinters.
and was stored under shed IN the
rear of the main mill building. There
was no insurance on the cotton. and
Capt. r. 8. Evans, manager Of the
plant here. says that the lose will
amount to about 33.250. The alarm
was turned In at g. o'clock and the
department responded very promptly,
doing good work.
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ssss runs or sroEs TO room


Nee York. Feb. s.--Aiong the Bow
sry this afternoon many persons were
<nrryins home new footwear aid
p~sisins the suilivans. f"r the shoes
vere gifts from big Tim and the
rsessptation was made by Little
Tim"
Every year ex-Congressman Tim
eshy ID. Sullivan makes q big ,,istribu-
sssn Of shoes 70 the poor of tho lower
East side.
This year 5000 pnirs were distrib-
utsd 20 holders cf tickets that had
TEEN presented at the Christmas din
ssr provided by Mr.. sullivan to tn
unfcrtunates OF his district
Gsldom have shoes been appreciated
nefs. because OF the prevailing dssti-
nuason snd last nights heavy fall OF
snsw. which turnsd 70 slush this
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LYNCHED BY FLORIDA CITIZENS.

Jack Long, u Well Known Fnrmcr.
haUgcd to q Trce for Alleged Muir.
der.
Gainesville. Fla. Feb. G.-,Jack
Long. a white man. wa. lynched near
Newberry. a milling town near here.
today. Lcng was accused OF the
murder OF Elias Sapp, prominent
farmer. and was taken from the town
Jail by a crowd OF 200 men. carried
to the scene Of the crime and there
hanged to q tree.
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1T will be unnecessary to go
through q painful. expensive opera
ton for piles If you use ManZan. Put
up in collapsable tube with nozzle,
ready to apply. For any form Cf
piles, price soc. Sibert Drug Co. 12.
Ism
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-12

"Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
most obstinate coughs and expels the
cold from the system as It is mildly
laxative. 1t Is guaranteed. The gem
uine Is in the yellow package. Si-
bert's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-12

EBERT Barber. of Elton. Wis.,, says:
'T have only taken four dceses OF your
Kidney and Bladder Pills and they
have done for me more than any 9TH
or medicine has done. am still TAX
Ing the pills as want a perfect cure"
Mr.. Barber refers to DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills. They are sold BY
all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-12
COUNTESS DIVORCED.

Earl of Yarmouth and Wife Grained
Legal Separation Without Contest.
London, Feb. 5.-The countess of
Yarmouth. who was Miss Alice Thaw,
from the earl today by Sir Birwell
Banes. sitting in the chancery court.
The ear, did not contest the suit.
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Fur That Terrible Itching.

Eczema, letter and salt rheum
keep their victims In perpetual tor
ment. The application of Chamber
cured by its use. For sale BY al drug.
gists.
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sPInsalvc Carbolixed acts like q
psulshcA. draws out Inflammation and
OD1.nD. Anttseptic healing. For chap
~ hAnds. lIps. cuts. burns. Sold BY
01Degt Drug Co. 12-1-3m
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-02-12

No flower coul1 at all compare.
With shis pretty lass so young and
fair;
Her step is light. her heart Is free,
Since taking Rocky Mountain Tea
--Sjberts Drug Store.
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Blue are the hills that are far
from us.-Irish.
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~ basehail scouts who ware
curttsns On kin< ue {. bucon 81
- - plav err. from ,h.. s.ats
lprteno AYE struck = MAJ. The STATE
80 osams bold th.ir plaver. nm
- reserve a,,d INC higher cla,.
acngue. cannot annex the p,aver,
vo>hpus p~y,nw for their rc,ca.. T,,,.
~ bsea nnallv sett,ed 10 ~ sat,.-
49, AZ ~ hv nm osnc,ai ,o,,..
fI.n ss<ret.rv rorreu.
,s1
0>a~~nn< el~h 4, sror, ,c,,.r.,,r,.
-, ur1eh 16crnny,n .nn p,cn.~s.n,,
,~,.co,n,,h y. z, moi 49,, -un 49,,
- sks>e. "
N ~ 80
n ar.a~on ~ r,tcn>- >vno 80.
- e~r,Asr ~ IN stat. ,..vu. ,.c,.
.o,nrne. !, now n the o,tv ana IA x..
xuu2>rdav Informed Of the ssc,s,on ~
ln,rooary vxrrcIl IN REGARD n ,hs1
n1ntane a. M p,avrr. no ~.
u ~ o>aeo Iearuc. rfe WIN. tc,a ,,v
- soerssxry OF ne ,,oca, c,ub mat hs
- 1eoln nurin.j the outn.,Jel .,..
Uo1n onm6rs last ssason. wou,d have
- ocnl1 ,negoelnxe with them. Rich
GcoDon uavS that he is very anxious to
~ viCh columbsa and that n no ls
vCooonos6 nom the Sumter club. az ne
60 sseueslsd. he win do his very best
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PROHIBITS DRINKING PUBLIC
The Town Council of North Augusta
Enacts Law Which FOrbids Imbib.
Ing ON the Streets.

Ing ON the streets.
Augusta, Ca, Feb. 6.-On account
OF the crowds which congregate
about the dispensary and because OF
complaints that liquor is being freely
drunk in public, the town council Of
Ncrth Augusta has adopted an ordi-
nance prohibiting the drinking of
whiskey or any other Intoxicating
beverage or drink on any street Of the
town or openly in any public place.
Violation is punishable by a fine not
to exceed $l0O.
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Finlayson. formerly Of Cheraw. s.
-. who was the star pitcher In the
uudson River (N. ~ Baseball
1noGue last season has been signed by
- I:rooklsn team for tryout this
yesr.