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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
BLOUNT COUNTY
 REPUBLICANS MEET
]. W. DAVIDSON IS lNDoRsED BY REPUBLICANS OF HIS HOME EGATEs NAMED FOR STATE CONVENTION.

oneonta. April H. Especial. .)-The largest and most enthusiastic republican eonYen- tion ever held in Blount county took place in the court house at Oeonta today, and is said to have been the most largely ! attended county convention held this year in the state
 The convention was presided over by James B. Sloan. who was a republican member from this county in the late con- sttutional convention, and is also chair man of the republican executive commit tee of the county.
 Blount is one of the strongest repub- lican counties in the state and for the last several years the republicans have elect ed many of the county officers, including the judge of probate and clerk of the circuit court. Strong efforts will be made to elect officers this fall. This is one of the few counties in the state where con- testing or bolting delegations do not oe eur.
 Through all the fights in the party for the past several years they have been able to settle their differences in their own conventions. and have never worried the state or district organization with con- tests.
 A resolution was offered indorsing the action of J. W. Davidson Tn assisting in placing a full state ticket in the field in 1906 and indorsing him for reelection as chairman of the state committed A mo- ton was made to amend the resolution by instructing the delegates elected at the convention to attend the state convention called by the committee of which J. o. Thompson is chairman, which assemblies in Birmingham on May 6. This amend ment. which was offered by Postmaster M w. Brice of Oneonta, was voted down, there being only four votes cast for 1t, three of which were cast by postmasters and the other one by the county referee of MT. Thompson. One hundred and sev- enty-nine votes were cast against it, and by the same vote MT. Davidson was in- dorsed for reelection as chairman of the state committee, and the delegates were instructed to attend the state convention called to meet in Birmingham on April 29 and vote as a unit on all questions, and to use all honorable means to secure MT. Davidson's election as his own suc- eessor. This is the home county of MT. Davidson and he and his friends are very much gratified by the high compliment paid him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
LEGAL NOTICES.
Stockholders Meeting.

Office of the Acton Mining Company, Birmingham, Ala, April 10, 1908. Notice Is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of this com pany for the purpose of electing a board or directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction of such other bust ness as may come before the meeting will be held at the office of the company, in the city of Birmingham, Ala, Monday, April 20, 1908 at 10 o'clock a. m. By order of the board,
 F. H. BATON, Secretary.
 4-1O-10f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Significant
 and Prophetic

An emphatic and sincere expression of confidence in Birmingham is voiced by a new class ofs buyers-citizens and non-
 residents-who have appeared in the real
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Notice To Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at the Mayors office in the city of Decatur Ala. until 7:3o D. m., April 29, 1908, for the laying of cement sidewalks and curb and vitrified brick cross-walks under inn provement ordinances Nos. 25. 26 and 27. all series c. Plans and specifications on file in the city engineers office, Deca- tur, Ala. Separate bids. must be made for the work to be performed under each of the above named ordinances. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
 H. A. SKEGGS. JR.. Mayor D. B. MORROW, City Clerk
 4-f2-13-14-l9- 20 -21
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
NOTICE
Of Special Meeting of Stockholders of
 Jefferson Powder Company.

Notice is hereby oiven that a special meeting of the stockholders of the Jeffer- son Powder company, a body corporate. has been duly and regularly called by the board of directors of said company to be held at the office of the company in the First National Bank building. in the city of Birmingham, la, on Wednes- day, the 22d day of April, 1908, at Il o'clock a. m.. for the purpose of consid- ering increasing the number of board of directors to seven, election of same and election of officers for ensuing year, in- crease of the capital stock of the com pany from s50.000 to $10O000, and also for the purpose of adopting bylaws or amending or re-estaolishng bylaws here tofore adopted
 Done this the 18th day of March. 1908.
 c. EXUM,. President.
 3-19-26 4-2-12- Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
"rhe Placid Place"

resdents-who have appeared in the real estate market this spring Their purchases confined to lots in the residence of the city say they buying with view to building homes ate they convinced that prices their lowest point Others frankly declare they putting their money into this kind of property because they satisfied to its safety and others buying it in vesmen believing they will be able to sell at large profit within the next year two.
 We inclined regard this the forerunner of free investment Birmingham residence property by peo pie throughout the country
 BIRMINGHAM REALTY 60.
 2118 FIRST AVENUE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Mistake in the Fraction.

From tho Chicago News
 Myer--Is that Wedley's better half the lady he is walking with?
 Gyer-No: she's his better quarter. Myer-- Better quarter!
 Gyer-Yes; she's his fourth wife
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
ONE BARGAIN

New modern S-room home, has all conveniences, beautiful situation, very fine lot, 60x19O, on North 24th stree., close to car line. Now this is no oh ca D place but a home in every respect. It Gan be had for <5250 if taken this week. as owner is leaving town. Call for 1t
 JAS. B. KENDRICK
 ono11L 1s+ Aranna
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-18
FIRE At LEXINGTON
BALE or COTTON In MIDDLE OF
500E0UND T1 BE IN FLAMES

LeEar rton, September Io.-Lex-
ington came nea. having . serious
fire this afternoon. A bale Of cotton
was discovered TO be on fire In the
warehouse os w. r. Roof where
500 bales of cotton were stored. A
very strange feature o. the fire was
the fac. that the bale was in the mid
die o. the %. and it caught in the
middle o. the bale Evidently a
spark mus. have fallen in the press
while The cotton was 5cing ba'aa for
/. in 10 o.ac mauac. could Jaa fire
| have o@a.aatel When disco. cred
the ba.c~4s III q 5. and was
onlg by he most heroic efforts Of
those present that a serious con-
| tianrauoo was avoided.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-18
Three Houses for Sale.

FOR SALE: Half interest ia three
new modern four room cottages next
to Baptist liiurcE Property Ner ren
table on account OF conv nvsnicn, !oca
ti0n 10 churches, business, schools
and K x Rents for thirty dollars q
month
w w Watson, Batcsburg. $ (.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-18

TCE SALE: Ouslot Of five acres or
4u u-.!a"i Avenue and Palmetto
Az. re improvements consist o.
i... new painted wen built tarse
.D,w -o:tOgCs which JIc renting TO.
siN,t-u dollars q month. Splendid
Ws.F of water, I.ot Is UorGcIca wi..l
l.sg. Four acres iH cultivation one
oE ti, highest nd he"!.hi-at lu-gl
5..c . D"tca5"rr THIS !a. wiz be
sold as vauie og .ajat- us Quarjcr acre
W. W Wut on, atcsburg 8. =.
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HAD JUST BEEN ELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT OF
EDUCATION.
No CAUSE HAS BEEN
FOUND.
HIS ACTION WAS A GREAT SUR
PRISE TO THE ME aBERS or
HIS FAMILY.

News was brought to the city Mon
day that John d. Farr, recently cleo
ted superintendent of education for
Lexington county, had committed
suicide at his residence in Chaplin.
small station % miles from Columbia
on the Columbia, Newberry & Lau-
rens road. The suicide occurred du-
ring the early hours Of yesterday
morning. SO far as is known there
was no cause for this act and the
members Of the family Of Prof. Farr
are at loss to know why he should
have taken his own life.
Monday night Mrs. Farr was a.
wakened by noise in the room and
observed that her husband was up
and walking about. This was some
time after midnight and Mrs. Farr
made no mention to her husband
about being up at this hour nor did
She think of anything unusual in his
manner at the time. In few min
utes he left the room and still the
wife paid no attention to what Mr..
FarT was doing.
Within half hour after Mr.. Farr
had gotten up, Mrs. Farr heard the
report of gun but she still did not
connect this with TIL, \ absence of her
husband. But, when Me did notre--
turn within an hour sh4 got up and
| gavethf alarm Neighbors were call
G ea III adj search a6ant f,le prem
iSeS revealed the fact 'u4s., riIu sny,
Igun that belonged to Mr.. Farr and
had been kept in the bedroom was
not in its place, This excited some
suspicion nd more thorough
search was made about the yard.
On entering the barn the horrible
sight Of dead body with the head
blown away and the brains scattered
over the barn floor met the eyes of
c the searchers. The gun belonging to
-, Mr. Farr was found by the side OF
- the body and pointed unmistakably
!, to the fact that the dead man had
q committed suicide Mr.. Farr had re-
paired to the barn TO take his life
- and had laid his plans well in the
= carly hours OF morning much
\ was shown by the body cold in death
~ with the TOP Of his head blown en-
= ,.ye.y off. When the body wa.
found life had been extinct for more
than an hour and q half
With no financial embarrassment
'' with family relations all that coulc
be desired and with no other uoubl,
so far as was known TO his fellow
: man il IS hard to ind a cause for the
rash act DR. II. Eleazcr, who wa.
Nh. tarrs physician, was here yes
= terday and in speaking OF the sui
" eide expressed surprise that Mr.
Far should have taken his life, "
p have treated him lor some nervous
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-18
ALL THE NEWS OF THREE COUNTIES CONDENSED =
RIDGE SPRING LETTER

The Ridge Spring High School
opened today with a good enroll
ment Of old students and several
new ones.
Mr.. Marion Padgett has returned
from delightful and beneficial trip
OF several weeks. He touched upon
many points Of interest in the vim
tage fields and orange groves Of
California's sunny cline, thrilled
with the sunsets on the Pacrfic,
where the golden orb of day drops
all aglow into the ocean viewed with
increasing interest the snow sheds Of
the cloud clapped Sieuas became
enthused with the seemingly endless
eXpansc Of rolling prairie and revel-
ed in the golden wheat fields Of the
glorious west, Yet happily satisfied
to reach Carolina and that haven of
rest, home sweet home, thoroughly
convinced that these vast United
States covers far more and richer
territory than the average mind
imagincs.
Mr. Raymond d. Padget leaves
Monday to enter Furman University
M Ton, Ral-er and eis+erc en+e-e
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-18

Mr. M. Z. Matthews visited Bates
burg yesterday
Mr.. Jake Hare was in Batesburg
yesterday.
Mrs, l. B. Merry has returned
from visit to Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs Y. S. Holsten Of
Monetta we're in town Saturday,
Mr.. T. A, Rogers visited Bates
burg on Friday last
Rev, Roya! Shannonhouse will
visit Batesburg on Sunday next.
The Summerland hotel has closed
for the season.
Mrs. W. A. Crouch is spending a
few days at Wards,
Mr.. Luke Rushton spent Sunday
in Johnston.
Miss Fanny Seward OF Augusta
spent Monday night In town.
Mir and Mrs Alon2o Rushton o.
Jacksonville, Fla, were recent visit
ors to Mrs. Z +. Wise near town.
NTz-. yKy,,,, ~ rL
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-18
COTTON MARKET.
Batesburg Spot 9 Id
PERSONALS.

All those having visitors will confer
favor upon the Advocate by sending
IN their names ON or before Thursday
of each week.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-09-18
Mics WinQna

Mrs. + Z. Cullmn and children
have returned from an extended
visit to her parents in Atlanta.
Mr.. Lorenzo Cullum left Tuesday
for Grecryiuc where he viii attend
Eurmal University.
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LContinued TO last page. J
, 1908-01-23
YOUNG COUPLE
MARRIED YESTERDAY,

Miss Jessie A. McGill, the second
daughter of Senator and Mrs. John Nc,
Gill of this city, and Mr.. Oscar C. So
ward of Wheatland We're married at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the
McGill home on south Second street,
Rev. A. C. Hogbin performing the cere,
nony in the presence of relatives and
a few warm friends of the families.
Mr.. n Mrs. Seward were given an
elegant wedding supper by Mrs. McGill,
leaving on train No. 6 last evening for
Cheyenne and from there to their
ranch home near Wheatland this morn.
ing. Miss McGill has been spending
some time in the state of Washington,
reaching home only a few days ago.
Mr.. Seward arrived from Cheyenne
yesterday afternoon. The young cou-
pie have every promise of a prosper
GUS married life, carrying with them To
their home the best wishes of every
person who has the pleasure of their
acquaintance. Mr.. Seward is a pros
porous ranchman and knew Miss Nc,
Gill when they were hardly more than
children together, the friendship of
those days ripening into perfect love.
, 1908-01-23
RAWLlNS LADY SCARED
BY A STRAY BULLET.

Mrs. A. NJ. Smith was badly startled
Monday morning by a bullet crashing
through a west window in her home
and through the partition wall in the
room in which she was sleeping only
a little distance above her bed,says the
Rawlins Republican. The indication
is that the bullets force was nearly
spent before stiking the window as the
double glass shows the hole through
the outer pane slightly higher than
the hole through the inside glass.
Where it came from is a mystery, but
must have travelled some distance,
probably from the hill west of town.
She was badly frightened but SO far
as the officers are able to learn by
investigation it was probably fired by
some reckless fellow who little thought
of how much he endangered life by
firing toward the city.
, 1908-01-23
Don't Take the Risk,

When you have a bad cough or cold
do not let it drag along until ii be-
comes chronic bronchitis or develops
into an attack Of pneumonia, but give
il the attention it deserves and get rid
of it. Take Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy and you are sure OF prompt relief.
From a small beginning the sale and
use of this preparation has extended
to all parts Of the United States and to
many foreign countries. Its many re,
markable cures of coughs and colds
have won for it this wide reputation
and extensive use. Sold by all drug.
gists.
, 1908-01-23
SEATS LIMITED.
Newspaper Men at Republican Nation,
al Convention to Be Cut Down.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 23.-Chair
nan New of the republican national
committee said today hat editors
should make application for seats in
the press section at the republican ma,
tional convention in 1905. The space
available, it appears, is SO limited that
it can be assigned only to newspapers
taking full, special telegraphic report
and the number of seats requested
should be the least possible. Applica,
tons for seats should be addressed 20
Maurice Splain, No. As Post building,
Washington, d. c. The national com,
mittee has asked the Washington news.
paper correspondents to assist it in
the assignment of seats.
, 1908-01-23
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

AIbin Playa OF Sibylee is in the city.
Hans Hoagland of Elk mountain is
in the city.
George Westcott of Chicago is at the
Union Pacific.
Tony Christensen wa a visitor yes.
terday afternoon.
w. H. Mather was in from his ranch
yesterday afternoon.
John H. Lewis of Rock River was a
guest at the Kuster last night.
George Bordener of Centennial was
n guest at the Johnson last night.
Mrs. w. R. Patterson of the Mil
brook ranch is a guest at the Kuster.
C. B. Meeker of Boise, Idaho, was a
city visitor last night, registered at the
Johnson.
w. H. Roberts and H. A. Roberts of
Green River are city visitors, register,
cd at the Johnson.
w. q. Roinson was a visiting ranch
man yesterday afternoon, laying in
some supplies to be taken home today.
The following from st. Louis were
at the Union Pacific this morning: l..
Hanpete, George Erwin and e. C. Law
renee.
Mr.. Augspurger, a cousin OF A. w.
Augspurger n DR.. N~ydegger of this
city, has arrived from Colorado for d
visit with relatives here.
A. C. Scott of Omaha, William Gray
Of New York, John C. Fulton of Chi
cago and W. NJ. Miller of Duluth we're
among the travelling men at the Kus-
ter last night.
Hon. c. c. Carlisle of Cheyenne, city
engineer Of that city, arrived yester-
DAY afternoon for a visit with his wife
and daughter, who are staying at the
Lee home on Ninth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Marshall of Raw.
ANS ulS III inc CITY MI. NhdISudll was
formerly a resident of this city, having
heen employed as a bartender at the
McCune place On Grand avenue.
Among the Denver guests at the I'm
ion Pacific last night were b. B. Nc
Donald, Mrs. B. e. Jackson, ]. T.
Brown, jr., A. H. Desch, w. d. Curtis,
John McAleer and T. F. F. Hartwell.
w. j. Bayard, J. T. Johns, G. Ira
Hoge and f. p. Kendall of the Toltec
company were in the city this morn.
ing. Messrs. Bayard and Johns reside
at Waynesburg, Pa, but are interested
in the Toltec company.
A. l.. Bishop and J. NJ. Cameron of
Little Medicine were among the visi,
tors to the city this morning. They
came yesterday and were looking af.
ter some business matters requiring
their attention at this time.
, 1908-01-23
STILL HAS
FOR HIS OLD LOVE

Sanders Tregoning, writing to the
business department of The Republi,
can from COS East Eighth street, Pitts.
burg, Kas., under date of the Goth, en-
scription to the weekly edition, says:
Il thank you for your kindness and
prompt action in forwarding The Re.
feels good to get some news from the
old town, even though I've left it many
miles behind. Still l have a warm spot
in my heart for it and a y%earning at
times to be there. Will probably visit
you again in the good old summer
time"
, 1908-01-23
LEAVES A DAUGHTER
IN WYOMING TOWN.

Frank Vopot died Sunday, January
aged fifty-nine years, says the Greeley
Sun. He was a Bohemian by birth and
came to Greeley last June. He Is sur
viyed by two daughters, Mrs. Annie
Hiler of Greeley and Mrs. Lizzie Voell-
of Phillips, Laramie county, Wy
The latter accompanied the
body to Cheyenne last night where it
will be inferred.
, 1908-01-23
GETTING FURNITURE
FOR APARTMENTS.

The furniture for the ten sleeping
rooms in the new Conner building at
ceived today and is being placed in po-
sition. The apartment will be one of
the cosiest in the city, each room being
nicely furnished and steam heated.
with a toilet room on the floor. The
rooms will be operated by Otto
Schwatke.
, 1908-01-23
In the District Court.
State Of Wyoming,
County of ALBANY. SIS.

State Of Wyoming,
County of Albany, SIS.
In the matter of the estate of Mi.
chael A. Carroll, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Friday,
the 31st day of January, 1908, at ten
o'clock a. m, of said day, and the
court room of said court, at the court
house in the city of Laramie, county
of Albany and state of Wyoming, have
been appointed as the time and place
for proving the will of said Michael A.
Carroll, deceased, and for hearing the
application of Howard r. mgham and
Mary E. Ingham for the issuance to
them of letters testamentary thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
said court this 9th day Of January,
1908 B. FEATHERSTONE,
Clerk.
By F. ]. IHMSEN, Deputy Clerk.
, 1908-01-23
MAY ENTER RACE.
Yachts owned by Howard Gould ant
Young Vanderbilt to Be Matched

New York, Jan. ga race between
fast steam yachts, owned by Howard
Gould II William X. Vanderbilt jr.,
Is n of the possibilities of the next
yachting season. Two years ago Mr..
Vanderbilt's Tarantula defeated Mr..
Gould's Niagara " over a irty-mile
course, but it is said that the coal on
the Gould yacht was not satisfactory
and at that time Mr.. Vanderbilt offered
another race.
, 1908-01-23
GONE TO OLD HOME
TO SEE AGED PARENT.

Peter and John Smart left last night
for their old home in Nova Scotia,
where they will meet their father, aged
so years. Peter Smart has been away
for twenty-eight years, John Smart
having seen his parent twenty-fouI
years ago. Their mother is dead. Dur.
ing the absence of Mr.. Smart, Percy
Towson will have charge of the Office
at the Kuster hotel.
, 1908-01-23
POLICEMAN
AND NOW is WISER.

A young Swede was arraigned in
Justice Hynds' court this morning
charged with using language to a pc
liceman calculated to cause a breach
of the peace. He pleaded guilty and
paid a fine of $40 and costs, a total oil
$3.50. Policeman Johnson was the
victim of the mans abuse n prompt
ly arrested him.
, 1908-01-23
BOY INJURED BY
FALL WHITE AL PLAY.

Little Henry MISSIONER, the 4 year
old son of John Westover of Hartville,
was badly hurt several days ago by a
fall while at play, his head striking a
rock and rendering him unconscious, in
which state he remained for forty
eight hours, says the Guernsey Gazette.
DR.. Catlin, who has the case in charge,
says he thinks the child will recover.
, 1908-01-23
The Pure Food Law.

Secretary Wilson says, zone of the
objects of the law is to inform the on
sumner of the presence of certain harm,
full drugs in medicines" The law re-
CURES that the amount of chloroform,
opium, morphine, and ether habit form
ing drugs be stated on the label OF each
bottle. The manufacturers of Cham.
t%erlain's Cough Remedy have always
claimed that their remedy did not con-
tain any OF these drugs, ard the truth
of this claim is now fully proven, as
no mention of them is made or the la
lei. This remedy is ont only one of the
safest, but one of the best in use for
coughs and colds. It's value has been
proven beyond question during the
many years it has been in general use.
For sale by all druggists.
, 1908-01-23
FOR SICK M

For thirty years Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, t1atulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try it? J
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass. I
, 1908-01-23
U FOR
POPULAR YOUNG

Marriage licenses were issued at the
court house today to James H. Ma.
soon and Miss Gertrude Wyoming Dob,
bins, both of Cheyenne, and Samuel
Boles and Mrs. Mary Fawcett, both
of La Junta, Colo, says the Cheyenne
Tribune.
, 1908-01-23
NO MORE

FOR LOWELL SCHOOLS.
The principal of the public schools
desires to announce that no new stu
dents will be enrolled except by spe,
cial permit from the trustees after the
Gle. This is made necessary because
of those who believe that it is proper
for a boy or girl to begin any time.
There are those who believe that a
child can enter any grade at any time.
This is a mistaken view and must be
corrected. Work in the various grades
is just half completed and those who
enter now must pass examination be-
fore doing so.
, 1908-01-23
N YOUNG PEOPLE

MARRIED AT CHEYENNE.
Samuel Jacobs and Miss Alemia Gun.
dy, both of Hanna, Wyo., came to Chey.
this morning, procured a mar.
riage license at the county clerks of.
flee and were married by Justice of the
Peace Carroll, says the Cheyenne Tri
bune.
, 1908-01-23
LARAMIE PEOPLE
AT CHICAGO HOTEL.

A special dispatch from Chicago to
the Salt Lake Tribune of yesterday
states that Mr.. n Mrs. Charles Bel
lamy of this city are among the guests
at the Windsor-C Clifton hotel in that
city.