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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-04
PreSbyterianS May Lose Pastor

Announcement has just been
made that the Presbyterian Con-
gregation at Buena Vista has ex-
tended a call to Rev. D. II. Scanlon,
of Berryville.
The Buena Vista church has a
congregation of between 200 and
300, and is located in community
of over 1000 people.
In conversation with the CoU-
RIER man, DR.. Scanlon admitted
that he had received such a call,
but stated that he had arrived at
no decision in the matter.
He has been located at Berry
vile about eight years, during
which time the membership in this
field mas more than doubled and
many thousands of dollars of i'm
provements have been added to
the church properties.
Mr.. Scanlon is a preacher of
resistless energy, and if he should
accept an offer to a larger field of
usefulness will undoubtedly fill the
position with credit. Tho congrc-
CATION here, as well rs his many
friends outside that church, will be
sorry To hear that he has decided
to leave BerryviIle.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-04
New Insurance Firm

Hon. William Travers Lewis and
Mr.. Grover Carter have formed a
copartnership, under the firm name
of I."v.;s & Cartcr, for the purpose
OF carrying on a general insurance
business and acting as local agents
for large companies engaged in the
insurance trade.
Mr.. Lewis is Commonwealth
Attorney for Clarke county, is a.
practiclng attorney 1t the local bar.
and las wide acquaintance
throughout the County and State.
Mr. Garter MSS recently connected
With the store of Mr.. 5. f. Baugh-
man, but severed hrs connection
with that establishment to form
iIS partnership with Mr.. Lewis.
He is also well known siFouyhol f
the County, ana see predict for the
new firm successful and prosper-
Gus business life.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-04
CORRESPONDENCE
GAYLORD.

Mr.. L. h. Reed and wife, ofCharles Town.
spent Saturday and Sunday here.
Mrs. Butteriield, of Clifton" continues
indisposed at her home here.
Mrs. Bruce Anderson is confined TO her
room with a severe attack OF grip.
Miss Flora Castleman is visiting friends in
Washington.
Mr.. Mason Morris lost fine cow and calf
last week.
Our people have suffered considerable
sickness, caused by the bad weather condi-
tions prevailing, and general thaw is hoped
for by the farmers. Stock cannot get at any
food now except what is given.
If we get the Clarke County Road Law
repealed, maybe We can get the roads fixed
up They are terrible now, and have been
so every year that the Clarke County Road
Law has been in effect. If you can't get
roads under the present law, let's abolish it
and try something else. IT can't be any
more bitter dosethan the present medicine .
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-04
Little Locals

Ribbons. Silks, Velvets, Gloves, Lad
les White Goods, Hosiery, etc, at sac
rifice a, The Ricamore Store.
Blankets and Comforts at reduced
prices at Palmbaum's.
Towels, Tablecloths, Napkins and Bed
spreads at Palmbsum's.
Money to Loan-Money 10 lend in any
amount on Farm Land
WHITING x SMITH.
New Lsces and Hsmburgs at Palm
baum's.
Money to Loan-In sums OF II 900 or
more; secured by deed Of trust on Real
Estate.
GEO. b HARRIsIoN, Atty;
Boyce, Va.
s. J.. Palmbaum has received full
line of Coiions at new prices
Ladies' Goods below cost, to close
them out. The Ricamore Store.
GENERAL INSURANCE. Whiting
Il Smith.
We will sell our entire stock of Heat
ing Stoves AT COST for cash. |. Bow
man & Son.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-04
SHEPHERDS FORD

The young people of the neighborhood
have held number of extremely ENJOYABLE
and pleasant dances during the winter.
Father Time has again reached the season
of Spring, and the birds can be heard warb-
ling in the trees.
Our farmers are behind with their work.
on account of the very wet winter.
We are in favor of good roads: and we
favor the immediate repeal of the special
road law. 1t seems, now, as though we had
more "bosses" than hands; so please get the
present law repealed at once and give Ms
something that will produce roads. After n
ialr trial for thirty-one years it looks ike the
present law has proven itself failure.
Mr.. James Hohris the champion sportsman
having dipped hundred fish in two hauls
MI Page Pierce is also alucky sportsman. as
ne caught a 'yeller-hammer" in his rabbit
gum.
we are glad to report that the health of
our community has been very good during
the winter
MIS- I. Hummer is recovering from an
attack of bronchitis, under the careful al
'SA1iOh oi Ut. ltarrlS.
Master Tyson Hoff has had two attacks cr
pneumonia this winter, but DIR. Tucker has
gwen him good attention and brought bjs,
around all right
MT and Mrs. James NARROW, of Briggs
spent sunday with MIS-. T. a. Royston.
Mr.. W !. Payne spent Friday with Ia,
daughter, Mrs. stipe.
Miss Eliza Dewar is spending a few wool.
with her sister, Mrs a J. Elsea.
MI William Elsea, of the East Side. spent
SUNDAY with Mr.. J. ID. Elsea's family.
a Yankee Sport pays very suspicious
visits to this neislhorhood. Ell?
AIRS, Ernest Fei'ner is viciting her father.
MI Mason Hummer, for few weeks.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-04
New Bank Opens HarCh 10.

The newest entry Of he financial
world Of Clarke county-The Bank
of Boycc-wiIl open l.. doors for
business on March 10.
The new banking in. tuition has
associated with it some Of tie.
strongest men. morally sad iinan-
cially. III this section. md we
predict for it life of honor and
Integrity: . life If busin, and
large affairs.
IL vii! 10. '.ruscd in its own
hnlt'l,e. ~'iich has just been COM
pl"'s'i. and @i.i,..i is one of the best
small barking houses in the State.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-04
Attention, Piremen

\ meeting of the BerryviIIe Fire
Company will be held on Friday
evening. March 6, at $50 O'Clock.
at which time every member is
urged and expected to attend. as
matters Of great importance will
come mp for sc.ion.
jNo. Il. ENDERs, Capt.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-04
$4,000 REWARD

$500 reward will b. paid by
the Law and Order League for
information leading to the con
yiction of any party guilty of
violation Of the Local Option Law.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-03-04

II you need a General Purpose
Horse Won can get it at /. ID. Myers
a. Hsrcb IL.
The national prohibitionist., 1908-06-18
Sure to Come

From the Los angeles Daily Herald.l
That the United States will yet be Prohibition
try is safe prophecy. No industries will be ruined
There is industry connected with the liquor bus
ness which not be used adjunct to legitimate
manufacture.
The national prohibitionist., 1908-06-18

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, June 11-(Special cor
respondence) )-Today brings to its close the
greatest and most important convention ever held
by the United States Brewers Association For
weeks past the daily papers all over the country
have been telling the people how the brewers
we're to meet in this city, put the brewing busi-
ness upon plane of respectability little below a
state of sanctifcation and organize a fight that
shall sweep the Prohibition idea from all the
land forever.
The great event has off. 1t began upon
Monday, though the brewers had been focking
into town for some days before and the papers
here and in Chicago and in other more remote
cities had been devoting columns of space to
advance stories of what this and that great
brewer said would be done.
It seems to have dawned upon the mind of
some that conditions in Milwaukee were not
wholly in harmony with the reform profess
sions made by the brewing interests. The stua-
ton was interesting. great convention of
brewers was to meet to declare that the liquor
business is spotless and that if it lacked anything
OF spotlessness they were about to cleanse it
from every stain. They were to meet in a city
where the brewery is supreme; city where the
mayor is, to all lntents and purposes, the en-
poyee of the brewing interests; city where
municipal government is practically the rehec-
ton of opinions and wishes in the offices of the
great brewers; city whose widest fame is the
farhowing advertisement that asserts that it
was made famous by beer-a city, too, that is
infested with and viler saloon dives than
perhaps any other city upon the continent.
Probably with intent to make what would be
regarded as an ostensible step toward remedv-
ing this state of affairs, but taking an action
that every intelligent man must recognize as
furnishing the highest possible official proof of
the Infamous character of the liquor business
in brewery-run town, Mayor Rose on Mon
day, the very day of the conventions assem-
bling, sent to the city council a list of 43 IL
censed saloons which he pronounced dives un-
fit any longer to be given legal permission to
sell liquor
The description given by Mayor Rose of these
places which he has been allowing to flourish
in this city, published in the daily papers, is
almost outside the limit of printable matter. A
few selections are made and must be thrust upon
the readers of The National Prohibitiomist for
the purpose of giving something like a proper
appreciation of the situation.
Of the fifth place upon the list Mayor Rose
says:
and wineroom the first aoor second floor contains
three wnerooms and bedrooms; place frequened by
police officers at different times access to second floor by
ladies entrance designation house Penfed lives with
prostitute named Irene Stein at 532 River street.
Of another place he says:
winerooms first floor; second and third floor each
contain seven bedrooms reached by ladies' entrance"
The national prohibitionist., 1908-06-18

taken of the wnerooms anu three young girls
Again he describes one of these ,1,.o. d..
:, JACOB CHR1sr1ANsEN. 17os w,,...
three m n eense Mrs Christensen arrested & Mt 10
around saloon ad year for drunkenness women hang
get d Jounter @ and broke her arm: Let the % aa M te
ing; child only five years old staggering and swear
And yet again:
sa an asgnation and bed house 'S b arket @ street
place is freouened ns b or stalls without doors; the
no exception is made black men and whts Ihe and black
A"!s' " must not be overlooked, is the of;c;,,
ueScrlption' written by a mayor who be1ie,es :,
"iue-open policy and champions the saloon
- places that have for years existed :, 49,,
u ie"ery ruled town-that have existed ever, d,,,
u every month of every year of Mavor Poso;,
occupation OF ofice-that exist still and hc,.. 80.
,"'"''sg f~H blast oil the time zUE1e the b.,.,,s
maze 0eem talking reform. For Mavor po,o ~.
not closed these places He is inst t,1L;,o ot'.
In the Milwaukee Sentinel, which is looked ,,,o.,
as the personal organ of Mavor Rosa = Npon
praeucally admitted when the list was published
that it represents only part of the &c.,. ~
like character. -
''9 L 1893 seems to catch a plmDSe cf
the real meaning of the incident and saws in
an EDITORIAL i''
of Gse hos the purifier engaged elevatng the moral tone
efg like an forty of the who are to BE-
@ fhd of the by the mayor @na for Sha be
present week the national convention of the Untd St
+he ASSOCIATION. many hundreds of eminent brewers
fne ss of their the world and the
his oeia al, and visiting delegations that he gives out
published along with the intmation that h Inlcn @ Is
tho % De prepared without exhausting the list Of
VINO been protected fostered and % onf
o" ny himself and by those who support him ~ W
Perhaps the readers of The National p,oh;b,.
no"St Will be specially interested in four things.
Inc presidents address, the trustees report. the
speech OF Arthur Brisbane and the platform. The
last may be best given in full.
Inc president of the association. Julius e;b-
mann OF New York, spoke after Mayor Rose
mad delivered an address of welcome in which
ne ooasted about Milwaukee's breweries and her
@'Soo saloons and denounced Milwaukee's clerev-
men VINO dare to speak upon political matters.
one OF the gems of Mayor Roses speech came
Just at the close He said:
,You gentlemen have nothing to defend Make n.
ooS M h squarey between the eyes force him to the
m wnat is the use of trying to ears that
not see! Why try to melt heart devoid of human NAN
sye4aaa And that gentlemen the makeup Of the
will be effective weapon than logic IN sh
campaign. ~ 'osi@ III sucn
The mayor also said:
In Milwaukee, we teach boys and girls to drn,
your beer Our babies feed upon it. Nnetynine nercant
The national prohibitionist., 1908-06-18
THE MOAN OF THE SICK DEVIL

S;oh
Its n Reformation the Same
Dying Breath-The Tale of a
The national prohibitionist., 1908-06-18
PROHIBITION PARTY
WORKERS NOTES

:. :: ~:
[Yon suggestions might be valsable in this
column. Try it'll
There is no "royal road" to vote getting, save
the road that is always royal-hard work.
It's very easy and all very we'll to say that we
must haze a million votes for the Prohibition cam
d'date for President this year., but have YOU
stopped to consider how many votes that means
from your township or precinct?
From the average weekly daily paper or
from most of the religious papers, how long will
1T take the average citizen to learn that it is his
duty to vote the Prohibition ticket? Better see
that that nelghbor who you are hoping will vote
with you has some better source of information
The National ProhibitioniSt for six months will
cost only 35 cents
hat million votes we have just got to have
Any smaller total will be the certificate of our
own lack of fidelity to the great work that divine
Providence has committed to our hands, But
sitting still and saying must will not get one
vote, much less your share of that million And
the time IS none too long You can count the
a0eeks before Election ON your fingers!
If ever in all your life you have committed the
sin of being ashamed to be known as a Prohi-
blt1onist do not spend your time now in repent
ing, but bring forth works meet for repentance"
IN an hour when, above everything else, no man
need for a moment to blush apologize because
he is Prohibitionst. In their hearts your
neighbors, who once despised ard hated you, to-
day respect you the pioneer of great cause
Ihe chances are that most of your neighbors
who are not personally acquainted with you and
know that you Prohibitionist, have the no
ton that you "impracticable crank There
never was time equal to the present for getting
acquainted with those men, and by Serious
sober discussion of the political ISSUES of the
day and thoughtful presentation of the Prohi-
bition argument show them that the Prohibition
party has right to their votes in the coming
election
Don't forget that new occasions teach new
duties" There have been times in the past when
severity and even violence of language were war
ranted, and perhaps demanded, by the necessity
of startling the public mind so that we might
obtain hearing. Those times are gone-please
God, they are gone forever. The American peo-
pie are willing to listen to us now, and what we
need now is not the startling and by no means
the savage but the sane, careful profoundly earn
est presentation of the facts.
The national prohibitionist., 1908-06-18
Of another place he says:

CHARLES WHITFoRD, 213 Third street-Saloon and two
winerooms first floor; second and third floor each
contain bedrooms reached by "ladies entrance"
and drinks served in from the aloon place
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-21
MYSTERY At CADES.
Dead Body Of Negro Infant Dragged
About Town by Dogs.

CADEs, May 15:-The myster-
ious find on the morning of the l4th
inst of dead negro infant, which
was being dragged about in the
town of Cades by dogs, remains a
mystery still. The town investigat-
ed the matter us fully as possible,
and the coroner gave the matter his
attention, all to no avail. The ne
gro womea of the town were called
for examination and one woman
who was tardy in response to the
call, was locked up. No suspicion
rests upon any Individual at this
writing, and there is no probability
of locating the guilty mother in
town.
The skull of the deceased was
crushed, and from other evidence 1t
seems to be a case of cold-blooded
murder by an unknown mother. 1t
does no. seem natural to suppose an
out -cf.town mother would have
brought her murdered child to tow n
for hiding. The most natural hyp'
othesls on which to base a conclus-
ION at this time is that the child
was thrown from a passing train,
and its mother will never be discern
ed The made child was well de-
veloped.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-21
ANOTHER FIRE IN KINGSTREE
Destroys Two Buildings at Corner of
Main and Academy Streets.

Shortly after , o'clock Sun
day afternoon the Sabbath still
ness was broken by the cry of
tire, and soon it was found that
the two wooden buildings at the
corner of Main and Academy
streets were in flames. The fire
is said to have started in the
shop kept by Lesesne & Tbomp-
son in the rear of Meyers
bakery, but how it.priginated is
still a mystery.
The two wooden build'
were highly infammable
have long been.a menace
town, as they seemed q
invite destruction l..
almost miracle Il lole
side of this street VIZ. swept
away, but the heroic work of the
volunteer fire department avert
ed the threatened catastrophe.
Just here it is meet and
proper to commend the work
of the fre-fighters. 1t was
efficient, intelligent and sue
'cessful and too much praise
cannot be given them.
The negroes of the town rem
dered able and valuable assist
ance, and when it is considered
how little they really had at
stake, their work is all the more
praiseworthy.
The two stores burned were
occupied by Mr. Myers bakery
and T j Pendergrass, a
colored man engaged IN a mer'
camille business. Mr.. Meyer
and Pendergrass each carried
$500 insurance, we understand,
but whether or not the buildings
were insured We are unable to
ascertain. They belonged to the
estate of the late S. NJ. NeXsen,
which has not yet been settled,
or doubtless they would have
long since been replaced by
modern structures. The lot
now vacant is one of the most
desirable in town as a business
stand and ere long no doubt
there will be erected thereon
buildings in keeping With New
Kingstree,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-21
For Sheriff.

thereby announce myself a candidate
in the coming primary for re- election
to the office of Sheriff of Williamsburg
county, subject to the rules and regu-
lations Of the Democratic party and
pledge myself to abide the result OF the
primaries. l earnestly ask the sup
port of the Democratic voters. and in
elected, pledge my constant efforts to
discharge the duties Of the office to thef
satisfaction of my fellow-citizens.
GEO. J. GRAHAM.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-21

Mr. John Riha: Mining, Ia, says
Il have been selling DeWitt's Kid.
ney and bladder pills for about Il
year and they give better satisfac-
ton than any pill [ ever sold. There
are a dozen people here who have
nscd them and they give perfect
satisfaction in every case. | have
used them myself with fine results
Sold by W L Wallace.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-21

town today on business.
Mr. a Abrams of Manning and
S Abrams of Portsmouth, Va,
visited Mrs S Eron Wednesday.
Mrs Stanley Burch, who has
been visiting relatives near Ben.
son, has returned to her home
in Florence. She was accom-
panied by her brother, Mr.. Sam
mie Duke.
Mr. Abner Brown, originally OF
Benson, was here on a visit a
day or two this week. Mr. Brown
has been in the U S Navy for
four years and has just re-
enlisted. His last ship was the
Louisiana. He is a brother of
our townsmen, Messrs John and
Sam Brown, of the firm of Brown
& Brown.
1t is very gratifying indeed to
her many friends in town to
learn that Miss Adelaide Har-
per of Kingstree has been elect
ed to uphold the negative side
of the commencement debate at
Winthrop College. We congrat-
ulate our young friend and feel
assured that the future has
many other and greater honors
in store for her.
A delightful and most success
full tshing expedition to Mont
gomery's lake was enjoyed yes
,erday by Messrs NJ H Jacobs,
G " Stoll, Claude McCabe and
l. H Fairey. They were joined
later in the day by Messrs L D
Burgess and Joe Alsbrook. The
bows came back beaming with
smiles that won't wear off for
they had caught 1872 nice, large
beauties. After reServing all
thev needed for their own homes
they presented a half dozen
other families with all that they
could consume, and then there
could have been taken up sew
eral basketfuls of what still
remained.
The, intendants Of the three
dispensary towns - Kingstree,
Lake City aud Scranton, viz. :
Messrs L W Gilland, J H Black
we'll and r B Cannon. respec-
lively, met Saturday and elect
ed Mr. J Ellis Brunson of Lake
City as member of the county
dispensary board of control in
place of Mr. j NJ Parker, who
was recently removed by Gov,
ernor Ansel. Mr. Brunson is
manager Of the Lake City Hard.
ware Co. and a good business
man. We believe that the in
tendants are fortunate in secur'
ing him to represent the towns
} on the board. The delegation
failed to agree on their choice
of man to succeed DrJ l. Bass
and we understand the matter is
in Statu quo.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-21
,PPED RUNAWAY HORSE
By Raising an Umbrella In Front OF
Frightened Animal.

We have heard it stated that
an umbrella suddenly raised
would stop a mad dog, but un.
til the feat was performed with
in our observation we did not
know that an open umbrella
would stop a runaway horse.
Tuesday morning a horse
hitched to light wagon got
away from the driver and came
down Academy street at a live.
ly clip, when Mr. P G Gourdin,
who happened to have an um.
brella, stepped in front of the
runaway animal and hoisted
his parachute.
To the astonishment of the
crowd of on-lookers the horse
slowed down and finally stopped
until the driver came up and re-
sumed control of the outfit.
Whether it was by hypnotic
influence, or whether the open
umbrella caused the horse to
halt in it's career we are unable
to say, but stop it did and a
dozen or more people were pres.
ent to witness the fact.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-21
A Pleased Patron.

In this age of "kickerS' it is
refreshing once in a while to get
a letter like the following one,
which is purely disinterested
and breathes spirit of appre-
citation, which if more general,
would greatly smooth the rough
places along the path of the
misguided man who undertakes
to run.a newspaper:
SCRANTON, S. c.,
May Is, 1908.
Mr.. G. W. Wolfe, Kingstree, S. c.:
Dear Sir-The cards are neat
exactly what we wanted, and
the posters are very attractive
ly printed. Thank you very
much indeed for your prompt
ness in filling the order.
Please accept many thanks.
YOURS GRATEFULLY.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-21
SCRANTON, S. c.,
Nav 1S, 1908.

Beautiful designs in stamped
chiffon linen shirtwaists with
sufficient coronation braid to
work them, all for S1.25. Gale &
Gale.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-21
For Auditor.

We are authorized to announce the
candidacy of J. J. B. Montgomery for
re-appointment to the office Of county
Auditor subject to the rules Of the
Democratic primary.