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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
G0VERNM ENT LOSES
LAND FRAUD CASE
(sy United Prsss.)

PORTLAND. Or. Aug s.-The
government has lost another land
fraud case In the acquittal OF Rob
ert A. Booth. former state senator.
James II. Booth, former receiver OF
the land office al Roseburg, Or. and
Thomas Singleton. their brother-in.
law.
The Jury brought In a verdict yes
terday. after celebrating 10 hours.
finding the three defendants not
guilty. II was charged that they
procured |. Thomas Agee unlawfully
to make final proof 20 an upper.
fected homestead entry In the Cas-.
cade forest reserve.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
KIDNAPPED GIRL IS
RETURNED
10y United prs.s.,

CHICAGO. Aug. 3.-vcronica Cas-.
sldy. kidnapped from here Friday
night. WAS returned to her home
late Saturday from Cincinnati nv
y J. Blair, the alleged kidnaper
The girl states that her hldnaper
became alarmed after reading Of
the affair In the Cincinnati papers
and sent her home. The police 80.
cured a good description Of the
man aud have sent Ii 10 various
cities, Blair may be connected with
the murder OF Nora Fuller IN San
Francisco ak years ago. Advices
from Seattle state that Blair may
have worked there as a carpenter
early last spring,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
S NJ IL ( S
Hartman Has Little TO Say
But Continues to
fH
asH i.
Smile.

10y United pr...)

CHICAGO. Aux Edward n.
Hartman today added a new chap
les 10 hts long iist oG brief and
Ambiguous Interviews when he was
AFked why the railroads are In
financial straits after five years
~ great prosperity he answered .
n ia simply because they are
after them
Who are they he WAS asked
hut be only smiled and declined TO
talk any more.
The inttmafsUn % clear however.
that he believes the action OF Proni.
dant Roosevelt ia responsible for
the present conditions Ice would
NOS discuss the presidents crusade
AGAINST the railroads for rebating
Ths interviews recalled HE famous
not yet but soon" statement and
WHEN this as mentioned 10 hitp hs
only ainIisd again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
Two More Strikers Show
Contempt OF Court and
Are Arrested.

The hearing OF tho caae % tho
Puget Sound shipping association
Tor a continuance of the temporary
Injunction granted two weeks agn
restraining the lungshuFempu pitch.
cts from intimldatin@ and tutar
fering with nousuninn sgevedoras.
Was postponed BY Judge Hanford
this morning until Thursday morn.
ing
G. A. Riddles. attorney Tor the
LouEshorcmeu's uuion No. rs,
pleaded for an extension Of time.
stating that he had Just taken
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
Local Securities


Should you wish TO buy sell local securities
you offered every facility for doins through our
office. We putting In local board. where all Sc
ourities win be posted We post your bid should you
be a seller post your asked price. The commission
for selling buying win be ESQ share except whore
the price Of the secutueg undet &c share; on
bonds, $3.50 thousand. This affords tbs public op
poTtunity 10 trade I'm these local securities on basis
that they have had opportunity OF doing before
Being strictly commission brokers' whether IL Ia local
securities securities listed any OF the exchanges
throughout the Y. g.. IN the best posltiQn 70
serve you We execute an order any 81 the
exchanges In from two 10 five minutes over our private
wire Our correspondents Logan and Bryan. one
OF the largest aud most reliable Brokerage houses YOU
viii be offered every accommodation at thB office that
10 consistent with conservative banking methods
whether you buy TOR Investment % 6h mzfgiA.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
YOUNG WIFE DIES
OF APPENDICITIS

Mrs. Julia Theodore Abrams.
aged q. wife Of Norman -. Abrams.
a woman who had gained consid.
cradle distinction as an artist
both In Washington and California.
aud who was a member Of ono Of
the pioneer families Of this state.
died this morning az the family res.
idence. 1884 Howard av. ~, Of ap.
Dendlcltis. Death came after an III
ness Of about two weeks.
The deceased vas a daushterin.
Law Of Robert Abrams, one Of the
pioneers Of Seattle
The funeral will be- held at D.
M. "Wednesday al the residence. In.
terment win be In Lakcylcw GENE.
terry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

tons. seems 10 be fizzling today.
Several morning papers failed to
make their appearance today on &C
count OF the lack of composltors,
but few Of the activities Of the city
are crippled on account OF the
strike situation.
The police patrol has been In.
creased and the movements have
been kept secret from the labor
leaders The dispute t. at ita
height. but there has been no vio-
lence yet
More than 10000 soldiers are In
redlneas 90 answer riot call
al any moment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
/, Purses and Watches
EIolu Several People on
he Streets

..,,ehe,a. sneak thieves and
,.,.lss. operated quite Freely In
"a s.a,gs KshimAn. 1915 Seven
- ~ reported 20 the police
~ xhl,e Tiding On q street car
-. i lima park. he was robbed
"a pseAssecok eontsinink go ~, ~
~ ma some small ehAnke. ae
- that the shcis wes commit.
y ! plckpcekss vhose weFk
4. r.essr Is Ne was not aware
s., A. VAS belng robbed Tie also
- ehsck for SIS. on she People :
Avines bank - -.
4 man snasehed : handeA con.
nlalnx v. from Mrs SoFaon. OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
GARBAGE BILL
MAY COME UP

men Hines aud Sparkman have
switched from tholr original stand
and are expected to vote To repeal.
Sparkman has been won over by
a promise ot rushing hts +, Queen
Anne driveway paving bill through
and Hines has been promised city
water for hts ward.
AZ late hour today Il was 70.
ported thar Councilman 0oddard's
Wifi was very ~. aud in case he
cannot attend tonight the proposed
repeal hill win be put over another
wtsSk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
BANK cLEARlNcs.
ELECTION IN cusA.


HAVANA. Aug. Election re.
turns throughout Cuba at noon to
day indicate general victory for
the conservatives. who have car.
ried most OF the important cities.
The liberals elected ALBERT gov.
ernor OF the province OF Havana
but the conservatives were vioiorl-
GUS In the city of Havana The
liberals showed their greatest
strength In Eastern Cuba.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
MINERS EHT0MBED
(ey United Press

MAHoNEY CITY, Pa. Aug. g.
Twenty miners are entombed in
the shaft OF the Knickerbocker
mine as the result OF an explosion
OF gas. The explosion, which wreck
ed the shaft house and closed the
mouth OF the mine. was OF terrific
force, and IL Is not known how
many lives will be sacrificed. Ev-
cry effort Is being made TO reach
the 20 men before they are suffo-
Gated by deadly gases.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

saN FRANCISCO. Aug. s.-HIer.
~ Rsder, editor Of the New
I'm sszAts zsitnne. who arrived
b It's ID On a tour Of the Pacific
k=z' edas. gave the first tntima.
snn Il Aiz reason for pledzing hia
r9Vsr i Nm. ]. Bryan. after
tzv'zs sznls uied TO dissuade the
latter ,vz sznning IN opposition
o GezsErz Johnson 81 Minnesota
fw - &moeFafic domination.
zitaH sid The republicans
hgs sa.aiffst that tire tariff needs
:ukwmiag auf hare no confidence
! iss aaeeFisT Of the party 70 re-
krmk
We can hope Tor nothing from
- xuap q leaders In congress.
ktdsd. by Speaker Cannon.
Azzsl y Pennsylvania and Payne
{ Nv fosk. Believing that Bry
= VII be more effective than a
s,ssAEan president in meeting
p si'zafton. ! viii do my best %
~ am
5'res Bryan has been nominal.
cal support him vigorously
q vi take the stump for him IN
tsagnbsr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
WILL PROBABLY RECOVER.

Improvement Is shown IN the con
ditlon of Leo Cameron. the man
who was shot by Patrolman Joseph
Bianchi last Friday night Il was
reported az Providence hospital this
morning that unless complications
set IA, he win recover.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
FLESH BURNED TO BONE

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. with
HIS body almost completely covered
with seething mass 81 boiling
asphalfum. thrown upon him by
the explosion OF a pot In which he
was heating the material. Peter @.
Com. a street worker was carried
10 the hospital today in terrible
agony. He r. not expected to live
more than a few hours. The fiery
bitumen scared CONS flesh. burn
ing tho flesh on hls shoulders 10 the
bone.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
RoBsso or sitooo

SAN HERSARnINo. Cal. Aus. >.
sam Van Rooyan. we'll known
along the Pacific coast az tho trav.
cling representative OF New York
and tondon concern. applied % the
officers here today to aid hlm la
recovering diamonds aud money
valued At $1,000. which he &C.
cuaea William J., GIN and W. A.
Naill of having stolen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

Los ANGELES. Aug. 3.-Tray.
elera arriving here from the city OF
Mexical. near the border. state that
an attempt was made TO extermin.
ate the entire population OF that
place by poisoning the water sup.
ply. Many had narrow escapes
from death before the poison was
discovered
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
Veamer Monticello

- rEHt nsinutss IN fima a~tw.~n
~. - Navy Yard which gu
- ehsdnis 81 atN round frips
i<ssins fryer D1ek 800 ~ 49,
IL 49, - o. ass ana ~ ~ 4 m
- - - , M saturday. ffs8
ss4E . 20 p m
BreHaFtab Tss ana fs.ia
49,. ~ SIS and 30 D m
- sht sta iaatsad q 7sta
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
SOLDIERS READY
FOR STRIKERS

PARIS. Aug 3.-The threatened
2ihour strike OF 100000 workmen
20 protest against the governments
severity In dealing with those en-
gagged In recent strife dem0natra-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

~ FRANCISCO. Aug. 3.-aiys-
~ mrrunnds the finding Of the
~ q selldrexaed and apparent.
Npsaeroas man In the bar To-
~ asaF the Golden Gate. Exam.
H1H Showed thas Il had been Ia
r s2isF only 4 short sine. pos.
Y a. aonF Nothing on the body
his'shAd . clue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
wARo cLue DO MeEr.

meeting Of the Fourteenth
Ward Republican club will be held
Thursday eveuing NJ Madrona hall.
West Seattle AT republican can,
didatss for county offices are IN.
vlted 90 attend.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
WARD REQUESTS
MORE OFFICERS

Chief OF Police Ward today re.
Quested Mayor Miller TO declare an
emergency and authorize the head
of the police department TO appoint
20 special patrolmen for active
duty.
The demand for these extra men
Is caused by the strike troubles
along the waterfront and the com.
ing OF the big Eagles convention
The special men viii be selected
from among the civil service com
misalnn's list OF aliRlhlea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
LIVE FROG IN BOYS STOMACH



REDLANDS. Cal. Aug arhy siciana today
20 extract live frog hom the Elliott
stearod boy. Who swallowed Il while drinking from hoae
The prank OF playmatea Young Eots predca
ment Members of crowd Of boys with whom
Ing offered Elliott drink The frog the sud.
den rush Of water and forced the boys
strange sensation and the boys explained what they had done
An examination By physicians that the frog
s alive and although thes
cannot orce the bog It. The the frog
cannot 1--we long and they do believe will seriously in
jure Elliott, anyway
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

.,,.,.n Fred sawyer has no
from a months vacation
rsN IA n Is nkely that the
y es rllaas which is fighting
faas' nroposed system Of ma.
gufpas .,,es.loa uf gerhage viii
ala s,sempt TO railroad taroagh
zlsh, 49, repsaling the original
ksE'l .s' s,..ucIl nov stands. 4 ~
y ny ~ there win be 10 votes
plssas Y v~pealiug MURPHY = or
} Nv II this uumees Council
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
conaratulates Turkey.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today directed the
state department TO instruct Am
bassador Leishmau. at CONSTANT.
nople TO convey to sultan Abdul
Hamid II his personal congratula-
lions on the re establishment OF the
constitutional government la rur-
key.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
.CCCCCCCCCCC
I PROTECTIONAuDS
= INVESTMENT =
= COMBINED

Ts negotsablc ssesHitfes IF Me better class Is
n8t suB HneHtment but a protection 20 be In
diyidual. banker business man, something that you
able 10 realize In from three to ten minutes Is
the greatest protection that you could possibly
and At the time be receiving good rate Of In
terest There many hghclass stocks and bOads
that you Of receiving good rate Of interest
on The market value Of these securities continues 10
Increase.
II is Eastern ideas that Is making this city what
II u.s. The Eastern business invests certain
amount Of his capital In this class OF securities The
Eastern banker demands this class Of securities the
great percentage Of his loans You do not need an
attorney 70 collect interest the check is mailed
20 you regularly. The majority Of these companies
managed by The most able financers in the whole
country Should you Wish to SELL there is a market
six days In each week When you need loan, you
do not need 20 ask friend accommodate you, you
can so 10 any posted banker and borrow these
securities, they the very safest collateral pos
slble for the banker TO secure. Should you not be
posted the different Of securities viii be
glad to assist you In selecting the best TO BE- had that
will pay the income that necessary for you receive
your capital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Aug. s--The
Rev. q. a. Thayer, Of the First Uni.
tartan church today denied that
Judge william n. Taft had no par
ticulnr religion. as campaign re-
ports have said The Rev, Mr.
ThAyer said. Judge Tafts mother
and Judge Aiphonso Taft and hts
wife were members Of the Unfair
inu church and were members OF
the congregation 81 which | am the
pastor Win Taft attended my
church regularly when he lived In
Cincinnati lie became "A member
OF the church when he was a youns
boy"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

PORTLAND. Aug. 3.--Organized
labor Is making preparations for
the most successful Labor day oele-
bration ever held here. Five thou
sand men will BIO Ia the line Of
parade.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

ATLANTA. Ca, Aug, 3.--Mlss
Josephine Brady was knocked down
by a fast automobile yesterday. and
dragged a block by her hair She
* a nervous wreck today. and GOV.
erod with bruises which may prove
fatal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
UNION CARD
FOR BRYAN
hsnes 4 Member Of the
hiiers-No Political
Move.

tNc0i.S. Neb.. Aug 1.--Wm.
! zsza h \ member OF the LIN.
u biographical uaion today.
n1x been voted an honorary
nnssF BY the printers here yes
~ There was some discus
q sasn Bryan's name was sug
~ that its adoption by the
IN might be construed as having
rbknl Significance. This was
nnns b. the election Of Cover
n Aslton. q republican. 20 mem
n<I1 h the same union.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

The st. Helens viii probably
make another trip 20 Nome for L.
w. Gray a Co. which IL neg0tfat.
ting for her charter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

MaMA % The vuiesn iron works.
= - tsF.sitfed an9tAer victory In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
On
The
Flyer

TACOMA ROUTE.
~ Ae--Heund Trip, Soc.
III. hOUhD TRIPS DAILY
~, ssNFas SEATTLE - ss45 and
Isas,s y, 2:os and s:4s D. m.
Az t,'.s TACOMA - s.3s q. m.
Z 80 e =. s:bs and 1880 .. m.
nj ICY sY JF., Agent. Seattle
&'a vs. Tseoma-Tsl. ala
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

The Craigvar. chartered by Wat.
eFhouse q Co. 10 take the place Of
the 5hawmut, will arrive on the
sound August no.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
English MarCOni
$3.50

II. NJ. HorHn q Co, 0t0 First av..
have for sale English Marconi at
SO so per share "s"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
lserett andEdmonds

fAs.. hkALs SERVED
~ = tsies aaiIs La. a.
ssAfaf isas. =. u NJ and
! 20 !. 'satiis 4 1850 =. m. Is
tiIs b n 1919 gersti al ais a
~ esssstf - no p ~. sandsg
uM N. aiasIs fara y "A
tsaH., ,e,send trfb 81 ts "H'"se''
FsnAs- y Everett. Csimau Da.n
sasst tsst! lad isat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03

Remarkably quick dispatch was
given The steamer nuekman In San
Francisco Leaving Seattle so
hours behind her schedule. she dis.
charged and loaded At Frisco IA
IS hours. sailing only sir hours be.
hind her sailing hour.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-03
ON THE FRONT

The fremont arrived from TIA.
coma this noon aud wharfed at
Pier >. where she viii undergo her
governmental inspection
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-13

Woonsocket, 0entreviNe, River Point
Arctic, Natick, Clippett. Pontiac.
Jackson and White Rock and Done
vile, llcbronvilic, Readvilc, Mass, all
owned 10y B. b. and Il. Knight and
employing 5000 operatives went on II
Three quarter time schedule.
The Putnam Manufacturing Com
pany's cotton mills went on a three
ana a half day schedule, and the Night
ingaIc and Powhatan, of Putnam,
CoIn., have reduced the time TO four
days weekly. About zoo lands are
Affected
The Edwards Cotton Mills of Angus
Ia Maine, employing 1000 hands,
adopted half time schedule today,
and the Within Machine Shops, at
WhitinvIilc, Mass, making cotton
mill machinery, with 1900 men. re
duced the time TO forty five hours a
week
In Millbury about one hundred
hands are affected at the Bowden
Felting Mills, which will run four
days week until further notice.
CurtaiImenL OF prod ductIon is already
approved 10y the Chico pee Cotton Mills
OF Chicopee Falls, 1900 hands. Dwight
Mills, of Chicopee, 800 operatives,
Salmon Falls Mills, Salmon Falls, N;
IL, 700 operatives: Naumkeag Cotton
Mills, Salem, 800 hands. and other
concerns.
The Jewett Piano Factory in Lime
ston, went on four days q weel;
schedule today. Ia lbott Woolen Mills
.of North Billeca, which have 6OO
bands began running five days week
today, instead of 70 ur as previously.
In Gardner, Mass. the furniture
factory Of p. Derby g. Co. began rur
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-13
EASTERN MILLS
REDUCE TIME.
THOUSANDS OF OpER~
ATIVES ARE AF-
FECTED.
FOLLOWING SEVERAL MONTHS OF
BUSINESS DEPRESSION LARGE
NUMBERS OF NEW ENGLAND
MILLS AND FACTORIES A.
D0PT A SHORT TIME
SCHEDULE.

Boston, March 9.--Tbousands of EN-
ployeS Of New England mills and fac
tories are on a short time basis fol-
lowing several months OF depression.
In some places, however, reports come
of several factories resuming work
aitera shut down or increasing their
running time. The Hargraves Parker
No 1 Mills, in Fall River went on a
four days week basis today. while
the King Philip and Ancona resumed
operations temporarily.
The Fisher Manufacturing Company
Cotton Mills, at Baskerville, Mass.
employing 700 hands, were shut down
today until next Monday.
The Cabot Mills, OF Brunswick, Me
with 500 hands, went on a schedule or
four days Il week
The cotton mills at Providence,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-13
MAIL ON TWO MORE
TRAINS.
NO. 7 AND No. l3 BETWEEN AU-
GUSTA AND COLUMBIA. WILL
BE ADDED TO THE POSTAL
SERVICE

Washington, March 1O.-'The post
Office department today notified Rep
resentative Lever that the Southern
railway was at last ready to comply
with the requirement To put mail
cars on trains on No. and No. l3O,
between Columbia and augusta. This
has been delayed for nearly year be.
cause the railroad officials said they
did not have the cars. Mr. Lever has
been after them all this time to start
the service in which SO many people
along chat road are interested anc
that the road is at last going to meet
the requirements is relief to him.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-13
DISPENSARY BUlLDIN G
WILL BE SOLD SOON.
Commission Will Turn Over Prop
erty to the Sinking Fund in
Few Days.

The old State diSpcnsary building
will be TUNED over to the sinking
fond commission in a few days and
under the act of the last general as
sembly will! be sold for not less than
$4,000. Before closing the building
the books and other matters of record
were taken out and stored away for
safe keeping. The records will be
used by the commission and by the
attorneys employed in the evidence
being obtained in the graft cases
1t is not thought that the order by
Judge Pritchard will AFFECT the State
diSpcnsary property as the act autho-
riz;ng its sale was passed before pro
ceedings were concluded in United
States court.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-13

Lown, and speaks of moving to Lees
VILE in the near future.
DR., w. II. Zimmerman of Bates
burg, president of the Lexington
county fair association was IN town
Tuesday attending business meeting
Of the association.
Under !oint resolution Of the Gen
crai Assembly AT the recent session,
certain back pensions were directed
to he paid, among them Mrs. Mary A.
Koon Of Cnapins, who was allowed
$4,000 which has been paid her by
the clerk of court.
From the report OF the Secretary of
state, it appears that the following
Notaries Public in Lexington county,
were commissioned during 1907.
II. G.. Able Leesyille: J IL. Buzhardt
Peak, III. j. Burgess. Steadman: fl. A.
CoStner, lrmo; ID. E. Eerrrick, Hilton
Robt. l., CAN'T, Samaria; j. Milton
tlite, batcSburg; J Quincy Sharpe,
Swansea, and n. Il. Seasc, Chaplin.
The county pension board this week
completed the rolls for 1908. About 30
applications were allowed, with 10
deaths reported, leaving the tota ne
rOllment Of 30.
Miss ESsie Efrd musical Instructor
of the Batcsburg Graded schools spent
| the week end with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. c. NJ. Efrd.
Mr. John Il, Sawyer and Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse McCartha Of Batesbu rs
have visited here recently
Rev. b. w. Cronk is in Virginia fol
few days with his family at PEN
| broke.
Mr.. Jacob IL, Roberts of Columbia
is visiting her sister Mrs. Thomas l.
IIarman.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-13
AUGUSTA COLUMBIA LINE
Hearing Before Secretary of State on
Charter Amendment.

Secretary of State McCown yester-
day gave hearing TO all parties in
tereSted in the extension of the Au-
gusta and Columbia electric line The
charter for this extension was issued
under the conditions that the work
should commence within two years
and this time is up on March y. The
company has in the meantime con-
Structed spur track from Augusta to
Clearwater and wished to have the
charter amended so that this line will
be included. The hearing was purely
a matter Of form to comply with the
legal requirements.