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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-10-07
The Social Side.
CUMBERLAND PHONE No. 420

ing. The elegant dinner that was
served in the Birch building to the
veterans was sumptuous and in abund-
ance, the daughters serving over 300,
who were the veterans, their wives,
the Daughters and invited guests.
Seventy-five veterans alone were
served and each one said it was the
most pleasant reunion in every partic-
ular they had ever spent. The His
torical Club will be entertained at the
home of Mrs. H. c. Greer on Walnut
street Saturday afternoon. The next
regular monthly meeting will be held
the first Tuesday in November, when
the annual election of officers for
the ensuing year will take place.
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Ladies' Aid of
First Presbyterian
The Ladies' Aid of the First Pres
byterian Church held the regular
meeting Monday afternoon at the
church. After long summer vacation
this was their first meeting and the
attendance was very large. One new
member was welcomed in the society,
Mrs. Busby. 1t was announced by
a committee that Mrs. A. P. Herren, of
Court street, would give a Halloween
entertainment, entertaining the mar
ried ladies in the afternoon, and the
young people in the evening. The
meeting was very interesting and GER
tainly very helpful one. Mrs. EN-.
nett McInnis will be the next hostess
on Monday afternoon at her home
on Main street.
Mrs. w. T. Roberts on Fourth
street, was the pleasant hostess yes
terday afternoon of the Home Mission
Society of Broad Street M. E. Church.
The meeting was combined with
prayer service splendidly conducted
by Mrs. E. w. Lipscomb. This over
the ladies begun quilting and accom-
plished quite a good deal on their
quilt. This is a splendid society and
is rapidly growing in interest.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmo Jessie will regret to know they
left yesterday for Kentucky, where
they will reside in the future. Mrs |
Jessie will be remembered as Miss
Rasie Kirby, and has been here since |
her young girlhood, where she is very
much loved and appreciated by all
who know her. Their friends wish |
them success in their new home.
Miss Bessie Spence, who has been |
the guest of her sister, Mrs. ]. A. |
Carr for the past week, left this
for her home at Pass Chris
tian. She was accompanied by Mrs. |
Carr, who will spend a week on the |
coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moore, who |
have been in New Orleans for a while.
are back and are pleasantly located |
with Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Graves on |
Bay street. Mr.. Moore is the efficient |
bookkeeper for Komp Machine Works. |
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Mrs. w. w. Crawford will entertain |
the members of the Woman's Mission
airy Society of Columbia Street Bap-
fist Church at her home tomorrow
afternoon from to 6. All the mem
bers are cordially invited.
. &
Mrs. Fred Kline will entertain Miss
Grace Morford, her bridesmaids and a
few of her friends at a hose shower
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Senator Tillrnan Quite Ill.

Sundays State It was re-
ported from Trenton, S. c., yes
terday that Senator b. r. Till
man Is quite sick man. 1t is
said that he is not in an alarm
ing condition, but that he will
not be able to return to his dut-
les for some time. DR.. J. w.
Babcock, superintendent of the
State Hospital for the Insane,
who went down to Trenton to
see Senator Tlllman, came back
last night and gave out the fol-
lowing statement
"Senator Tlllman was taken
seriously i'll Thursday night. He
spoke Monday in Washington
and after two days at Clemson
college he went to his home at
Trenton, complaining of the
heat. That night he had an at
tack, evidently due to hard work,
and the unusual heat, which pro
duced nervous trouble similar to
that from which he suffered three
years ago when he consulted en-
inent specialists in Philadelphia,
who found no signs of organic
disease. After a short rest the
senator was soon at his post
again.
Sin the present attack the
old symptoms of numhness and
tingling of the left side have re-
turned, but they are lessening in
the last "a hours"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Orangeburg Lady Fined for
Violation of Postal Law

The State: Mr.. S. w. Kings
more, postoffice inspector, whose
headquarters are In Columbia,
has been busy the past few weeks
and reports in the papers of
Orangeburg county show that he
has been doing good work. A
few days ago Mr.. Kingsmore col
lected a. $40 penalty from a lady
of prominent Orangeburg fam
lily for violation of section 4S4 of
the postal laws and regulations.
which prohibits placing a higher
class of mail matter in that of a
lower class.
1t is not an infrequent thing
for this to occur and while a
great many are ignorant OF the
fact that it is a violation o. the
law, 1t means a great loss of rev.
enue to the postoffice department
which has modified the regula-
tions so as to let the offenders off
with $40 penalty instead of
airing the matter in the federal
courts.
Patrons Of rural routes and
postCtfices should always state
fully the contents Of all unsealed
packages and the postmasters
aud rural carriers will take pleas.
ure in informing them of the
rate of postage on such pack
ages.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Many Farmers Leaving Ken
lucky on Account of Ac-
tivity Of Night Riders.

Lexington, KY, March 23.-Be-
cause OF warming letters and vi
sits from night riders, many far
mers In nearly every section of
the ~ counties in the white bur-
ley tobacco region are destroy
ing their tobacco beds, and at
the present time fewer than one
third of the normal number
have been started. In many
counties huge signs have been
erected on buildings and in high
places nearby declaring the in
tention of the farmer not to raise
crop this season. Realizing
the difficulty of making living
for their families in case the de-
clslon to raise no tobacco Is ad-
hered to, many tenant farmers
are preparing to move to other
states, while many farm owners
have placed their property on the
market with the avowed purpose
of leaving Kentucky.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Destructive Storm Sweeps
Over Three States.

New Orleans, La, 23.-As a
result of a heavy wind and rain
Storm which has ragged in por-
tons OF Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama during the last "a
hours, much property has been
destroyed, mauy persons have
been injured and at least one per-
son has been killed.
Cyclones have beeu reported
from East Feliciana parish,
Louisiana, and Jefferson Davis
county, Mississippi, while much
damage has been done in the
in the neighborhood of Flom atom,
Ala, by heavy rains.
CHURCH AND DEPOT BLOWN Down
West Poiut, Ga, March % -
A severe wind storm late to-day
at River View, Ala, blew down
the Methodist church and the
Chattahoochee Valley Railroad
depot, unrooted one store and
slightly damaged several other
buildings.
ANOTHER CHURCH DESTROYED.
Columbus, Ga, March 23.-
Hign winds prevailed in Musco.
gee this afternoon in addition to
the rains, and Epworth Metho-
disc church, a frame building,
several miles east of the city,
was blown down and completely
destroyed.
One or two other smaller
structures in that vicinity and
good many trees were also blown
down.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Shooting OF Judge Buchanan

Columbia special in Sunday 3
News and courier: Capt. H. A.
Williams, superintendent of the
Southern Railway, Columbia di
vision, stated tonight that he had
received a report of the shooting
of Judge Buchanan, which occur
red on the Southern train from
Columbia to Augusta last
Monday afternoon, and that it
was practically certain that the
shot which caused the death of
Judge Buchanan was fred by
one Of two boys, who were known
to be shooting at target near
Wards station that afternoon
although the boys deny that they
fired at the exact time the train
passed that point. However
it is established according to
this report, that two boys were
shooting at target with a par
lor rifle, carrying a 22-calibre
bullet, on that afternoon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Shocking Crime Man Killed
and Robbed His Mother.

Fort Wayne, Ind, March %.
-Grover q. Blake and Orsel
Reynolds, of Anderson, Ind,
were arrested today on the charge
of numbering BIake's mother yes
terday at Anderson. Blake made
a confession after his arrest, i'm
plicating Reynolds. He said he
had been drinking with Rey
nolds and they both needed mon
ey. He went home and entered
the kitchen where his mother
was cooking dinner, according to
the confession, Reynolds stand
ing guard outside. Blake says his
mother accused him of drinking
and he went into another room
and got q hammer. He returned,
nolselessly, stole up behind her
and struck her on the back of
the head. She fell insensible.
Blake says he then opened her
dress and grabbed bag, fasten-
ed around her neck which con-
tanned money and jeweIry.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Florida Senator Dead.

Washington, March 22.-United
States Senator William James
Bryan, of Florida, died at Provi-
dence Hospital at $3.50 o'clock
this morning of typhoid fever.
1t was only 73 days since he
took his seat as the successor of
the late Senator Stephen r. NAL
lory, who died December 23d,
and 33 days of that time was
spent in his fightagainst disease
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Savannah Negro Charged
With Sending BLACK
Hand" Letter.

Savannah, Ga, March 21.--
Henry Perry, colored, was ar
rested today for having sent to
Judge Emory Speer, of the Uni
ted States Court, a "Black Hand"
letter, threatening him with
death. The letter read:
"The Hon. Judge Speer: You
are condemned to die for the
gool of your country April 18th
1908. Your friend has been
named yet may God be with
you. Liberty Justice"
Perry denies his guilt.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Famous Confederate Officer
Dead.

Richmond, Va, March o.
Col. John Walter Fairfax died
today at his home, Leesylvania,
Prince William county, Virginia,
in his 8Oth year. He was well.
known veteran of the civil war,
having held the rank of colonel
in the Confederate army. In
1854 he succeeded Colonel Sorrel
as ranking officer on the staff of
General Longstreet. Owing to
his dash and gallantry, Colonel
Fairfax has been characterized
In history as "Longstreet's fight
ing aide"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Why the Southern With
drew Its Funds from Geor-

Charlotte Observer: The
Southern Railway Company has
Withdrawn all its funds on de-
posit in Georgia banks, amount
ing TO about halt million dol
lars, and transferred them over
night to Chattanooga. Every
depository OF the Southern in
Georgia is disco n t nu d,
money being sent daily to
Chattanooga. This actio on
was taken not merely for
the general reason that Georgia
has come to be wild State pol
ltica!ly and enjoys swatting rail
roads scarcely less than burning
nlggers, but for a specific reason.
SomeAtlanta lawyers, fearing lest
the poor old sadly mauled rail
roa q should 30 broke, have been
tying up its funds by garnish-
ments and attachments on dam
age suits hence the prosecuted
moneys flight into Tennessee.
This Is an unpleasant incident to
read about and yet we know OF
nothing better calculated TO brin q
the already fast SOLDERING rail
road fighters of this section COM
pletely to their senses.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25

is specially serviceable. IL is
mistake, however, to attempt to
handle long haul material with
this scraper, as the wheel scrap
er Is better adapted to such work.
For hauls of more than 500 feet,
a wagon should be used.
The machine most generally
used in road work is the grader,
or road machine. This machine
is especially useful in smoothing
and crowDing the road and in
opening bitches. A clay sub
soil under thin coating of soil
should not be disturbed with a
grader. 1t is also a mistake to
use grader unfortunately
and ID pull material from bitches
upon sand clay road. Not IN
frequently turf, soil and silt from
ditch bottoms are piled in the
middle of the road in a ridge,
making mudholes a certainty.
1t is important in using a grader
to avoid building up the road too
much at one time. A road grad
nally built up by frequent use
of the grader will last better than
IT complete at one operation.
The foreman frequently thinks
his road must be high in the
first instance. He piles up ma
terial from 10 inches to foot in
depth only to learn, with the ar
rival of the first rain, that he
has furnished the material for as
many inches Of mud. All mater.
ial should be brought up in thin
layers, each layer we'll puddled
and firmly packed by roller or
traffic before the next is added.
A common mistake is to crown
too high with the road machine
on a narrow road.
The split long drag should be
used to fill in ruts and smooth
The road when not too badly
washed. The drag possesses
great merit and is so simple in
construction and operation tha;
every farmer should have one
A special article will be pub
llshed later telling how to MAKE
and use the drag.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25

The Camp Greek school,
taught by Miss Boyce Rollings,
will close with public exercises
next Friday night, beginning at
7. o'clock.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Convicted of Killing Negro.

Hartwell, Ca, March %
Hugh Wall, white, tried for the
murder CT John Norris, the lat
ter a negro, was found guilty of
voluntary manslaughter and re-
commended to the mercy of the
court. Wall was sentenced to
IA years in the penitentiary.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25
Hints on Road Work.
u. S. Office of Public Roads
Tells How to Make and
Maintain a Model Earth
Road,

good roads as those of any coun-
try of the old world they have not
been as Loyalty supported as the
men of those countries in main
tanning the highways after COM
pletion, and the deplorable state
of many hundred thousand miles
of road is thus accounted for.
County and township officials
may at the outset stand the ex
pense Of having road built, but
they strenuously object when
asked to provide funds to rebuild
the road that has been allowed to
go to ruin.
1t is important that farmers
learn of the bene fits to be deriv
ed from good earth roads; that
county boards be impressed with
the need of a proper maintenance
of the same, and that road build
ers and overseers learn how best
to care for the roads in their
charge.
The persistent and powerful
enemies of earth roads are water
and narrow tires, and the con
stant effort of the men In charge
of the roads should be to guard
againstdestrpctiyee effects and heir
remedy all damage as quickly as
possible. The simple implements
which have been found to be Of
greatest assistance in this work
are the plow, the drag scraper,
the wheel scraper, the road grad
er, and the split-log drag.
With a sandy soil and a SUBJ
soil of clay, or clay and gravel,
deep plowing SO as to raise and
mix the clay with the surface
soil and sand will prove benefi-
cial. The combination forms
a sand. clay road at a trlfling ex-
pense. On the other hand, if the
road be entirely of sand mis-
take will be made if it is plowed
unless clay can be added. Such
blowing would merely deepen
the sand, and at the same time
break up the small amount of
hard surface material which may
have formed. II the suhsoil is
clay and the surface scant in sand
or gravel, plowing should not
be resorted to, Us it would result
In a clay surface rather than one
of sand or gravel. A road FORE
man must know not only what
to plow and what not 10 plow,
but how and when to plow. If
the road is of the kind which &C
cording to the above instructions
should be plowed over it's whole
width, the best method is to run
the first furrow in the middle of
the road and work out to the
sides, thus forming crown.
Results from such plo wing are
greatest in spring or early sum-
mer.
In bitches a plow can be used
to good advantage, but should
be followed by a scraper or
grader. To mako wide, deep
ditc hes nothing better than the
ordinary drag scraper has yet
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-03-25

Attention is called to new
announcement in today's paper
by Merchant a. w. Chance.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30

Hon. C. G. Holbrook came in from
Alamosa last evening, going to Far.
mington this morning. where he has
some interests south of that place.
He expects to return Wednesday or
Thursday. Judge Holbrook has an
nounced his candidacy for the supreme
bench and San Luis valley papers an
nounce that he is backed by the coun-
ties composing his district, also the
counties composing the adjoining ju
dicial district to the east. In talking
to a Herald representative last even
ing the judge said he would appreci
ate the backing of this judicial dis
trict, but when informed that Mr.. L.
G. Perkins had announced his candi:
dacy, he said he would not ask to be
considered as first choice, but in case
there was no show, then he would ap-
preciate what this southwest section
can do for him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30

in Saturday
expression
But for the Of
in
facts nd fguresth convi
Not only
the La Plata
why the
convention ready to well
smohered
he in
will is
passing comnendnoy
recognize services
failure endorse the will
Republican
without bemish. general
policies
for and publicity
q a
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30
FARMlNGToN IS SURE
COMING TO THE FRONT
(Times-Hustler.)

This year is starting out to be
one of the best that this town and
country ever had. More building is
being arranged for at this time OF
the year than has ever been done be
fore.
The sale of the electric light plant
means that an ice plant will be CON
nected with it and cold storage
plant established. This means a most
important advancement for us.
A $4,000 mercantile establishment
is in process of organization that will
also add to our trade advantages.
An Episcopal church that will cost
s3.500 will be built this spring as soon
as material can be obtained. The
funds have been practically all raised.
An addition will be added to our
school house that will make two more
rooms and add to the beauty of the
structure
Another canning factory is In con
temptation by practical men.
A box factory will be added to our
Industries by the time fruit is ready
to pack.
A bridge will be built across the
San Juan near the foot bridge as soon
as the water is low enough for WORK
men to begin.
An automobile connection between
here and Gallup is being figured on.
and trial trip is likely to be made
next week
A L. Davis is ready to begin the
construction of new residence and
several others are figuring on building
during the summer.
All this will mean new people will
be brought in to work and will add to
trade and population
IL construction begins on some of
the big canals this will not only mean
that workmen and teams will be
brought in, but that settlers will come
also. Taken all in all, panic or no
panic. we have never before had so
promising year, and every line of
business will feel the thrill of new
life and hope.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30

residents of the district TO the i'm
portance of having the names of all
persons between the ages of six and
twenty-one enrolled on the school CEN
sus list.
On motion Mr.. George w. Franklin.
Mrs Emory Brown and Mrs. Amelia
Galloway were appointed judges, and
Mrs. Chase and Mrs Ori Hood were
appointed clerks. at the school election
TO be held May 4. 1908. and the sec
cetary was instructed to notify them
accordingly.
Supt. Smiley asked for one weeks
leave of absence and, on motion. said
request was granted.
On motion the board adjourned until
Thursday evening, May 7, 1908.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30


licemen In Union Square few weeks
ago and who was seriously injured
by premature explosion of the bomb.
died today. Silverstein's companion
was killed by the bomb.
PHOENIX, Ariz., April 2S.-Publicr
ity has just been given TO tho suspen-
sion of Fens Hildreth, receiver OF the
land office. pending an Investigation
of his records by inspectors. which is
progressing. The nature OF the charg-
es are not made public. Hildreth
says the courts investigation will
clear him. Hildreth was sergeant In
the Rough Riders during the Spanish
American war and was appointed by
President Roosevelt to the land of
flee.
TIFLIS, April 2S.-The report has
Just been brought here that the kur-
dish population OF the Armenian pro-
vinces bordering on Russia have be-
come aggressively active and are in
dulging- In massacre.
HARWICH. England. April 2S.-The
British torpedo boat destroyer Gala
was cut IN two today off Kentish
Knock in the North sea. by the scout
Attentive. The torpedo boat destroy
er Ribble was also involved in the
collision and returned TO Sheerness
with TWO compartments full OF water.
:, .terht
neuyres when the accident happened.
Engineer Lieutenant Frank A. Fletch-
er of the Gala, who was in mis- bunk at
the point where the destroyer was
struck, went down with the vessel.
There was no other loss of life. The
accident OF today resembles in many
respects that which was met by the
torpedo boat destroyer Tiger. which
collided with and was sunk by the
British cruiser Berwick. while engaged
in night maneuyers off the Isle OF
lost on that occasion was 36.
| WASHINGTON. April 2S. - State
conventions are the feature of the
week in national politics. Five Repub
lican and one Democratic state con
ventions, all held within the space OF
three days, will keep the political pot
boiling until Thursday night. Con
ventions Will be held in Maine, West
| Virginia, Maryland, Arkansas, Penn
\ sylyania and New Jersey. Then on
Saturday Texas Democrats will have
TO the Denver convention. The weeb
promises to be an unusually important
one in politics.
CHICAGO. April eS.- Something like
1900 saloons were ligislated into
soda fountains when the Illinois state
supreme court placed the stamp o.
its approval upon the local option law
In the decision In the Mcbride case
handed down yesterday. the cour
knocked each and every one OF the 2l
objections to the law which had beeI
advanced by the saloon interests. Th,
decision means that saloons all ovel
the state from the village of Lyons Il
the extreme southern extremity Of tn,
state, which had been congratulatin,
themselves upon the result of the las
election, win be made dry.
| NAPLES, April 2S.-Prince Helie d,
Sagen and the children of MADAM
Gould, accompanied by their tutor
travelled in a motor car today to Pom
Deii. The weather was splendid ant
the party enjoyed the visit.
TANGIER, April 2S.-Reports are ii
circulation here that Roisula, the ban
dit has been assassinatcd. The stor
is that Raisula was assassinated b,
a band of Leymes while journeyini
toward Tazarant.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
1t is all that some men can do to
keep from being done.
A lie must travel with some rapid
ity to keep from being nailed.
Isn't 1t funny how funny some com.
edians think people think they are,
The politeness Of some men causes
them to be looksl upon with suspislon,