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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-07-31

Chicago, July 25.-After a sew
en-hour conference with William
j. Bryan and John w. Kern, re
spectiyely Democratic candidates
for President and Vice President,
the submittee of the National Dem
ocratic Committee to-day made its
selection Of the officers Of the COM
mittee.
The choice of Mr.. Mack was
made possible only after the New
York leaders, Charles F. Murphy,
Of Tammany, and w. j. Connors,
chairman Of the State Democratic
Committee ~ had yielded to the
personal desires of Mr.. Bryan.
When the Democratic nominee
for President reached here to-day
he was strongly in favor of Mr..
Mack for the place, bat Mr.. Bryan
formally told the committee that
he wished them to consider all can
didates, End makR an appointment
accordingly. There were in the
race. besides Mr.. Mack, Judge M.
j. Wade, Of Iowa; /. E. Ryan, of
Wisconsin; former Governor Jas.
3. Campbell, of Ohio, and Urey
Woodson.
coNNoRs wITHDRAws OPPOSITION.
~ The sentiment for Mr.. Mack,
however, steadily grew, but he
was confronted with a handicap,
which had to be removed. The
well-known opposition of Messrs.
Murphy and Connors toward him,
because of his rivalry with Mr..
Connors for the control of Erie
County, stood in the way.
The long-distance telephone was
put into play and Mr.. Connors,
after the situation in the commit /
tee was explained to him, declared
that he would no longer interpose
any objections, but that Mr.. Muir
phys views must first be obtained.
The Tammany leader gave his
approval, and with the atmosphere
thus cleared, Mr.. Mack was elect
ed by acclamation.
SO pleased was Mr.. Bryan that
he gave out statement in which
he openly announces that the ap-
pointment is a recognition of the
Eastern Democracy, and that a
fight will be made to carry New
York. The statement follows:
MACK is SATISFACTORY.
"The action of the committee in
its selection of officers" said he,
'sis very satisfactory. MIR. Mack
is a member of the committee and
II has been fell all the time that
the chairman should be taken from
the committee, unless there was s
some weiehty reason for going |
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-07-31
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Town Marshal Carl Grooms Killed
While Making an Arrest.

Wnlle making an Arrest.
The saddest tragedy recorded in
this county in many months was
the killing on last Saturday even
ing at Greenfield of Marshal Carl
Grooms by Jodie Butler, a notori-
GUS character from "Skullbone" in
Gibson County. Butler was in turn
killed by Grooms.
There had been a barbecue at
Shafter, three miles northeast of
Greenfield, and all that afternoon
parties returning from the barbe-
cue by the way of Greenfield were
said to be drinking and consider
ably boisterous, nd it became
necessary for Marshal Grooms to
make one or two arrests earlier in
the afternoon About sun down
Saturday, Jodie Butler and ibis
brother, Will, drove into tw wn
drunk, the latter cursing, and when
Grooms went to arrest him he re-
fused to be arrested, making fight
at the officer. One or two of Grooms'
friends came to his rescue, and then
it was that Jodie Butler, the dead
man, ran in and drew his gun, tell
ing the officers they could not take
his brother to Jail. Marshal Grooms
at this point drew his pistol and
begun shooting at Jodie Butler
who, after falling, raised himself
on one arm and shot Grooms twice,
one ball going through the arm and
the other entering near the heart
Butler was shot four times, Will
Butler drove away as fast as his
horse would garry him, shooting
baelt2t the = ~ as he went.
...5i woandSA men were picked
up -dd given1medlcal attention, but
i '1aS soon learned that both were
Z }%Qunded. Butler died about
'KT and was buried at his
Gibson County Sunday
/cternoon. Butler was a married
fffN Ynd leaves a wife and seven
R/7\aN
koms was ca
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-07-31
Relic of An old-Time Campaign.

Kenton, Tenn, July 81. Sam
Warix, who lives on Henry Flow
ers' farm, four miles northeast of
this place, picked up metal cam
paign badge few days ago with q
picture Of Gen. William Henry Har-
rison on one side and log cabin
and cider barrel on the other. Lees
history of the United States, con-
corning the campaign of 1841, says,
"Tippecanoe' was pet name Civ.
en- Gen. Harrison, and the cam
paign cry of the Wings Was Tip
pecanoe and Tyler, too"
They also adopted a log cabin
and cider barrel as emblems, be-
cause their candidate had lived in a
log k~0use and liked to drink hard
cid SPuttons, scarf pins and cane
hear cabin or cider barrel
II t&Eery-yhere.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-07-31
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Cumberland Presbyterian School OF
Theology.

Theoiogy.
The Board of Education of the
Cum berland Presbyterian Church
begs leave to make the following
announcements to the church and
general public:
/. In accordance with the in
structions of the General Assembly
which met in Corsicana, Texas, 4
Board of Education has the Pat !.
for opening school in VIII C
|structions will be given t.
tioners for the ministry in[ I al
lish Bible, and the Distinc r a
trines,5-s ssry aud confesg
Faith of tss mberland Pre-
rian Church, With a lectureE
>en popular subjects and 4
lnctive dcg',y,,nec--sg IN best j.
POS Pos 81 fh15s tasttnas 4 ss'4s nraa' lsgai
Piaee o1k kes, istu4 as @rsss@HRs
Born tS>,s ,sessent,al ! Aat !
ten pound d1oSool Of 4rd
be s opEEyin piEyin clo'aspest
Colleges 2,744l9c9a Il i
the olde. <Ms
the control OF am
Tennessee of thees
byterian Churcshss5s.aas
3. The Boasup
unanimous votues|
P. F. Johnson Erai
ical School. He live
serve in this capaee
entire time to then
the course as outlined.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-07-31

In Memory of Rayrsol
The death angel cfph
day morning and claye
r1ond, the 1S-monthsr,
and Mrs. Prather Y
suffering from a very
for a week or more.
The child's mothert
yard, and hearing tbI
the children she startor
was the matter, buts
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
BODY ON MARKET FOR $50.
John Barrett, 20 Years Old, Wants
to Sell His Body.

Deserted by his fortune, which
once smiled upon him, John Barrett,
of Middleton, Conn.,, offers to sell his
body for $50. The offer has been
refused by the George Washington
hospital, at Washington, D. c. c.,
to which it was made, but the offer
is still open.
Barrett is about 70 years old, and
although apparently hale and hearty
and likely to live many years more,
he feels that his days are numbered
and rather than live in want he
would raise the $50 which will chase
the wolf away for while by giving
lien on his body. He came to
Washington in search of health, hop
ing to benefited by the climate.
81 don't think there is anything
so unusual in my offer" he said.
Il have heard of such cases before,
and I know that hospitals pay 500
for bodies for dissecting purposes.
BY getting this money 1 can live a
little easier for a while, but l be-
lieye that my days are not very
long, and fear the time when l will
not have penny. I have been able
in the past to pay my room rent
promptly and purchase the food that
T need, but my money is very low
now"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
FELL INTO DEEP WE'LL.
Gaffney Lad Has Thrilling Experience
While ut Play.

For remarkable occurrences Gaff-
ney is still in the lead. A lad five
year-old son Of Mr. Boyd Slrratt,
who lives near Limestone College,
was playing over an old well with
his little brother Monday afternoon,
when the covering, which was rotten,
broke through, with the rcsnit that
the boy went TO the bottom. a dis
tance OF seventy-fve feet, into seven
feet of water.
The Younger child at once gave
the alarm. but it WAS some three
hundred yards TO the house. The
father Immediately started for the
well. expecting 10 find his son ut the
bottom, but before he reached the
scene Of the accident he met the boy
coming to tn house. The little fel'
low, who was barefooted. had cllmcd
out without assistance none the
worse for his thrilling experience
except Il Slight abrasion on the back
OF his head.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
HURT IN FIRE.
Woman Jumps From Second Story
With Fatal Result.

In a fire at Memphis, Tenn, Tues
day which destroyed the fashionable
Jefferson flats, Mrs. F. B. James,
formerly OF Chicago, jumped from a
second story window and is now in
a critical condition at the Presby-
terian hospital. Mrs. J. ]. Stein
was carried from the building by fire
men.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mcdonald. living
Oh the fourth floor, did not awake
until she was hemmed in on all
sides by flames. Her cries attracted
firemen who carried her through a
window and down an extension lad
der.
A few minutes later the roof fell
in over. her room.
A number of other occupants of
the building were rescued by firemen,
mnst Of them clad IN their night gar
ments.
Diamonds valued at $4,000 were
recovered from Mrs. James room
durng the progress of the fire by
Policemen Crosby and Smith. Loss,
S25, 900. covered by insurance.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
VICTORY FOR BRYAN.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS ADMIT
DEMOCRATS HAVE CHANCE.
Hand Throttle of Party Machinery
is Hand of More Seasoned Engi-
neer-Attcntion to New York.

In the view of practical politicians
in Washington the Democrats have
started we'll at Denver 1t is candid
ly admitted by prominent Repub-
licans there that the beginning OF
the campaign is under more auspi-
cious circumstances for the Demo-
Gratis than at any period Of the party S
history since 1892. No one attempts
to account for the fact that harmony
seems to have prevailed at Denver
to an unusual extent, and that the
whole party machinery seems to have
been better oiled than at any time
for sixteen years. The only eXplana-
ton offered is that the hand Of the
man at the throttle was that Of a
more seasoned engineer than in past
years. Mr.. Bryan, according to
shrewd observers. has learned some
things. Years have brought with
him the knowledge of placating OPP
posing elements, instead of putting
them at each others throats.
Men who were ten days ago declar-
ed that Bryan had no earthly chance
of election in November now admit
that the beginning made at Den
yer is such as to ensure a rafting
campaign and possibly, Democratic
victory. 1t all depends, they believe,
upon whether the Democratic cam
paign is smoothness as the preliml-
the same smoothness as the prelimi-
nary stages. If it is November may
bring tidings Of change in govern
ment control.
There is little question. in the
minds of politicians that the fight
to be made by Mr.. Bryan will be
in the West and Middle West. That
it is pointed out, is plainly shown IN
the platform. Mr.. Bryan went out
of his way to put up a platform
that would catch the Western people
and as plainly as if he had said II
himself the declaration or principles
of the Democracy appeals to West
ern sentiment and thought. Mr.. Bry-
an will depend for his election upon
the South, with Nebraska. Kansas
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois. India
Ma and the Dakotas, and he expects
to give Mr. Taft a great fight in ONO
where the Republican party is still
torn with diSsenSiOn. 1t is douOtiul
according to political reasoning. 1
the Democrats vii, give the slignfes
attention to single Eastern Stat"
unless if is New York And whether
they will do that vii! depend upor
rha deyelopments in the entire state
Mr.. Bryan plainly says to the con.l
try lha, he has studied sentiment IL
the West. and that he believes 1t VII
he with him in November.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
KILLED BY ENGINE.
Horrible Accident Occurred in CO.
lumbia Tuesday Night.

At Columbia Mr.. Games E. Mikell
met a horrible and almost instant
death Tuesday night just few
minutes before the hour of midnight
at the corner of Gervais and Lincoln
streets. He was struck by Seaboard
passenger engine at the point, where
the tracks OF the Seaboard cross
Gervais street and his body was drag
ged about 100 feet north before the
engine passed over it.
Mr.. Mikell has been employed for
several weeks by the Seaboard as
a substitute watchman, and Tues
day night he was on duty at the
GerYais street crossing, next to the
Seaboard station. When the south
bound passenger train arrived at l l.
45 p. m., he was at his post and
readily gave the proper signals. The
engine which brings this train to CO.
lumbia from Portsmouth is relieved
here by another engine and crew. The
engine which brought the train into
the station had transferred to the
siding and was backing, going north
to the Sydney park yards, when it
struck Mr.. Mikell.
The engineer, Mr.. Jas Horton,
evidently failed to observe that his
engine had struck any object, for he
made no stop after striking the man
and was not aware that he had run
over and killed man until some 20
minutes afterward when the agent
called him over the telephone and
so informed him.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
HAS PASSED AWAY.
DIR. ZIMMERMAN SUCCUA1Rs TO
PNEUMONIA.
He Was I'll But a Few Days-Former
State Treasurer and Lieutenant
Governor

A dispatch from Batesburg says
the entire community was saddened
by the death of DR.. W. Fl. Thinner
man, VINO passed away DIT $50 o'clock
Tuesday evening after brief attack
OF pneumonia. Lr. Zimmerman
death a'as very sT6fpn, he hay:ps;
been On the streets s:.i. day morning.
The funeral pa ty proceeded from,
the lr.' oence W2Gnc. day afte neon
at o'clock The interment was at
II o'clock Thursday at the old TIM
norman burying ground, near his
old home, in Eedgefield county.
Dr.. Zimmerman was twice mar
ried, first to Miss Pauline Asbill on
Nov. 4, 1856. His second wife was
Miss Henrietta NJ. Bell to whom he
was married May 6. 1879. He is
survived by his second wife and the
following children of the first wife:
Mrs. G. P. Seigler, Eureka; Mrs. 3.
F. Lewis, Johnston; Mrs. w. S. Mob
ley Thomson, Ga; j. +. Thinner
man of Aiken county and Drs. R. II.
and w. P. Zimmerman of Batesburg.
Hon. George Bell Zimmerman, So
licitor Of the Eleventh judicial circuit,
and Miss Salome Zimmerman of
Batesburg are the surviving children
of the second marriage.
DR.. Zimmerman was a member of
the constitutional convention of 1895,
and he regarded this as one Of the
greatest honors Of his career. despite
the fact that he was State treasurer
and afterwards lieutenant governor.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
GONZALES VISITS BRYAN.
Columbia Editor Says the Commonel
Will Make u Few Speeches.

W. E. Gonzales. editor of The
State, of Columbia, S. c., and one
of Mr.. Bryan's lieutenants, after a
visit with Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Kern
at Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday
said:
THE statement that Mr.. Bryan will
not make a canvass is incorrect. 1t
is his present purpose, however, to
deliver no platform speeches, but to
make ten or dozen political ad-
dresses, dealing with the more vital
issues as presented in the platform.
Mr.. Kern will make more coninu-
Gus campaign, and I was assured in
Denver that Mr.. Towne will be no
less active than if he had been the
Vice Presidential nominee.
Mr.. Gonzales said that campaign
contributions will be invited by
newspapers in his State, and he be-
lieved every Democratic paper in the
South would do likewise.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
DISGRACE I'M OLD AGE
OREGON POSTNIAsT-
Err EMBEZZLED FOR FAMILY.
Stole First to Pay Mortgage Then
He Stole That He Might Live Be-
yOnd His Income.

f--s's s-g 4..s:: .=..e.s,s.---- 4.
Witnesses, spectators, lawyers and
others drawn to Bend, Ore, by the
recent land fraud cases were called
upon to witness an unusual spectacle
when Federal Judge Wolverton SEN
fenced Alfred H. Grant, the vener-
able postmaster OF that place, to
serve three years and six month in
the Federal prison on McNeill's is
land and to pay fine of $3,261.76.
Grant had pleaded guilty to charge
Of embezzlement of Government
funds through the conversion Of
money orders to his private use. For
more than 25 years he had been a
highly respected citizen of Cook coun-
ty, and had for years been post master
at Hay Creek. Five years ago he
was promoted to the more important
office at Bend and despite the increase
in business which enabled him to
embezzle over $4,000, Grant was so
trusted that his bond had not been
raised above $1,000. 1t does not ap-
pear that he used cent of the stolen
money on himself or spent it eXtrava-
gantly. He stole first to pay a NOR
tgage on his home, then to furnish
his house and make his wife and
only child comfortable. Living be-
yond his income opened the down
ward path to ruined character and to
prison in shame and disgrace.
1t was about 10 a. m. when Mr..
Grant was brought before Judge
Wolverton. AS his name was called
a pathetic figure, crouching as much
as it could in the shadow of huge
deputy marshal. arose and walked
hestitatingly toward the center of
the chamber. His face was bronzed,
and his whitening beard emphasized
the darker lines of his seamy face.
The man had always borne a good
reputation and showed no trace OF
anything that would arouse suspi-
ciOn to the contrary. Grant bowed
his head when facing the bench that
he might hide his eyes that were red
with weeping. The district. attorney
explained the eXtenuating circum-
stances. 1t was with some difficulty
that Judge Wolverton passed sentence
on the man who is few years his
junior.
"It is the Judgment Of this court,
continued Judge Wolverton in low
nd measured tones. that you pay
"a fine of $3,11S.54 and he confined
in the penitentiary cn McNeills isIant
for period Of two years and Sly
months on the first count: that yol
pay fine of S143.22 and ne con
| fined for a period cf one year upol
| the second count.
This made the total tine So % l..
&c. the amount of the emhcZZi"ment
and the Imprisonment AZ months
The Imprisonment may he reduced
three months, upon good behavior
And then after this time has expired
about l. months, or &c two years ant
Grant can. after further cuntlne
ment of 50 days. take the pauper
oath and be released. The sentenc
was a comparatively light one a
the limit on each count is ten years
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
RoosEvELT,s FRIEND ELopEs.
Oklahoma Marshal Stole Bride H
Had Determined to Marry.

John R. Abernathy, former Rough
Rider, and United States marshal for
Oklahoma under appointment from
President Roosevelt was married in
Oklahoma City, after an elopement
in which an angry father was evad-
ed. The bride is Almira Perviance,
10 years of age,of near Guthrie. Abb
ernathy is a widower of year, 32
years of age and has six children. His
first marriage was an elopment from
Galveston, Tex Mr.. Perviance OBJ
jected to the marriage on account Of
the disparity of age.
Alternately entertained the Presi-
dent at his ranch, then in Conan
che county in 1905. and took him on
some famous wolf ctases. In the
following year he was appointed mar
shal. despite charges that he was
unfit and which were reported to
the President as untrue, the investi-
gator being Gov. Frantz, another
Rough Rider.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
AFTER BEEF TRUST AGAIN.
New York Decides to Investigate high
Price of Meat.

The transactions Of the Beer trust
in New York state is to be examined
bv Attorney General Jackson, OF that
commonwealth. Tired of the con-
slant rise in the price of meats, the
people of the state have revolted'
and Gov. Hughes has heard the pup
lie clamor. ~
II am glad this matter has been
called to my attention, declares Al
torney Jackson, "as I can not see
why, at this time of the year. "hen
II costs less to keep cattle than al
any other season, the trust is charging
the consumer three ard tArce ana !,
half cents pound more than it did
thrce months ago. If can find any
trust officers within this state "ho
can be proceeded against. I intcnd tc
get after them.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
Kills His WIG.

Robert Wright. aged 81 cut MS
wife's throat and then attempted 10
commit suicide Il! their nome lo"r
n,iIo. vost or Mckinney. Tex, Tues
dav When discovered his wife was
living dead on the floor win le. M
windpipe severed. and Wright WIN
several gashes in his throat was
wandering about the house, 0esslns
for some one TO kill him. The coup.'
are survived by a three-year-ola emu
who was found sitting on iAe peu
ncor where its dead mother WIS y
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
GOES FROM ASYLUM TO JAIL.
Alleged EmbezzIer in Florida Arrest.
ed and Will be Tried.

G. c. Scudamore, former cashier
OF the Pensacola Bank and Trust Co.,
and charged with embezzling large
gums of money from that institution,
was brought tc Pensacola Tuesday
and placed in the county Jail, being
arrested by a deputy as he walked
from the grounds of the Florida In
sane Asylum at Chatahoochee.
He will be arranged for trial at
an early date. Scudamore, when
arrested month ago on the charge
of embezzling and set free on the plea
of insanity, and after many commits
sions had passed on him he was de-
clared to be insane and committed
to the asylum. The asylum authorl-
ties recently decided that he was sane
and his discharge followed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
SHOT THROUGH WINDOW.

Son of Superintendent of Methodist
Orphanage in Georgia Badly Hurt.
At Atlanta, Ga, Hirman Jameson
the eight-year-old son Of Superinten-
dent Jamiescn, of the Decatur Me-
thodist Orphans Home, and Mrs.
Jameson were perhaps fatally wound
ed late Tuesday while on a suburban
car returning to their home after
an outing given to the orphans OF
Fulton County.
AS the car was speeding along a
shot was fred from a passing freleh'
train on the Georgia Railroad, when
parallels the trolley line. the bullet
passing through the head OF the
bov and entering his mothers neck.
Who fred the shot is not known. 0u'
later the entire crew of the frclgh'
train was placed under arrest. At
tending physicians say the boy can
not recover and that Mrs. Jameson
condition is critical.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
FIRE ANSWERS PRAYER
Blaze Consumes Park Preacher PraF-
ed Might be Removed.

Twelve hours after the Rev, Geo.
Edward Lewis, in a public prayer,
asked that the amusement resorts OF
irving park, Chicago, where liquor
is sold, might be burned to the
ground" Excelsior park was consum-
ed by fire. The prayer was offered
within three blocks of Excelsior PARK
IN a revival meeting in the Emman-
uel Congregational church
Proprietors of the park state their
loss will reach s5O,OOO and that they
had taken extra precautions against
fire, owing to the preachers prayer,
It is believed the blaze was causeu
by crossed wires. The pollce are
looking for two men who were seen
in the park just before the nfe'
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
Difficulty About Il Cow.

At Lancaster on Wednesday Il
difficulty occurred between TWO ne
eroes, Bart Frazier and Harvey
Massey. on the Witherspoon planta-
tion. on Catawba river. in wh'rh Fra
.iar va. shot in the abdomen Mas
scv ;.rine Il shotgun. TIL" attending
physician says the wounded m"n VIII
dio The trouble was about a COW.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-07-17
"REBE.I ARMY" RUNS AGAIN.
Nclts Away in the Mountains Before
Mexican Troops.

Col Dorantes, commanding 1000
troops. encountered Tuesday
some 500 "revolutionists IN the
roo-nlle Of the Santa Rosa noun
tains. 40 miles south of Las Ascas'
, courier, who arrived at Del NO
Ten. reports. He says the "reneis
were easily defeated and that 'he!
hr,ka into small bands and scattered
through the mountains Rurales ano
number OF casualties on either sue
is not known.