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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08
UTE FARMER INSANE.
Chris Bramson Taken to Cherokee
City Election of Interest.

Special to Times-Repnblfcan.
Ute, Feb. S.-Chris Bramson, well
to do farmer near this place, was TAX
en- before the county insane commits
sion and adjudged insane, and was
taken to the Cherokee hospital. Mr..
Bramson's mania was that he mag
ined his family wanted to get rid of
him, otherwise he seemed to be RAJ
tional attending to his affairs all right.
YESTERDAY district Sunday school
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08
ANNUAL MEETING HELD.
SchIeswig Light and Fuel Company
in Fine Shape.

III fIn6 SnaP0.
Spec'al to- Times republican.
Schleswig. Feb. s.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders Of the Schles-
wig Light and Fuel Company took
place Tuesday night. The company
was found to be in fine shape. and
a dividend Of per cent declared. The
and management is one Of
home men, and it has grown wonder
fully.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08
La Grippe and Pneumonia

Foley's Honey and Tar cures Ia
grippe coughs and prevents pneumonia.
Refuse any but the genuine in the yell
low package. Mcbride & Will Drug
10
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
TO GET BENEFIT OF WATER
RATES
Cheraw Navigation Company 10
Build Line From Landing to
this Place.

Mr. John A Fox, who was here at
the waterways meeting on Monday
and the principal speaker on that
occasion, gave some interesting in
formation in the meeting in refer
ence to a proposed tramway from
here to landing on the Pee Dee
river. The matter came about
when Mr. II w Carroll, in the
meeting, proposed that at some flu
ture time the matter Of connect
ing Cheraw, Bennettsvillc, Clio,
McColl, and Gibson, with a trolley
line be agitated. Nh Fox told of
the movement which the Chcraw
navigation had on foot.
Much encouragement has been
given by the pocoplc of this com
munity to the boat line from Che
raw to Georgetown. The Chcraw
Navigation Company has built and
equipped admirable docks and ia
c%ilities for loading and unloading
the boats at Chcraw such as will
enable them to bring freight from
New York, Boston and Philadel-
phia to this point l67 miles inland
at water rates. The only thing
interfering now in the passage Of
the boat is the bridge at Society
Hill but this will, in all probability,
be removed in II short time.
The Navigation company is con-
tcmplating the construction of Il
tram road from some point near
Gardeners Bluff to Bcnncttsyillc
five miles away SO that freight can
be handled here at water rates.
The proposition Of Mr. Carroll
about building the electric line
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
JONES TO E 5000
The Baptist Church Raises Its
Pastors Salary.

At a conference of the members
of the Thomas Memorial Baptist
church last Sunday, it was agreed
to raise the salary, of the pastor,
Rev g A Jones, from $1,000 to
$1,000. The motion was made by
w EIhomas, seconded by II w
Carroll, and passed without a dis
senting vote.
The church also elected it's Off
GERS for this year by secret ballot,
which resulted in the reelection of
Il N Sampson, clerk; j TDouglas,
treasurer, and II w Carroll, SUI
perintendent of the Sunday school.
The terms of two deacons had also
expired and M McLaurin and A j
Bristow were reelected.
a library association was organ
lied for the purpose of providing
books for the Sunday schQol IL
brary. The fee is a dollar il year.
About 50 names we're enrolled to
begin with.
Ben Carlisle was received into
the church. He was formerly q
member at Cheerful Hope, in Rob
eson county, but this church dis
banded. His membership was
carried qrom Salem to Cheerful
Hope.
a letter was granted Henry G.
Carroll to transfer his member
ship to a church in Oklahoma CITY.
After hearing a report from the
committee which had been appoin-
ted to investigate the matter, the
church withdrew fellowship from
) f Stewart, who has moved to
North Carolina.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
BeStowal of Crosses of Honor,

We regret to say. that the five
last applications made for Crosses
Of Honor, came in too late to be
entered on the list. With these
exceptions, all applications have
been examined and approved, by a
committee from Camp Henegan,
by the president of the chapter,
and by the State Recorder. With
much pleasure, we announce that
the bestowal Of crosses will take
place at the court house, on Fri
day, Jan. 3lst, at l1:45 a. m. The
exercises will be very simple. The
public, including teachers and pu-
pills of the graded school are cor
daily invited to attend.
The few remaining fathers and
mothers of Confederate Veterans,
are affectionately invited to be our
guests on that occasion.
All veterans who applied for
crosses, I requested to meet at
the residence of Mrs. D.. ID. Nc
Coll at, or before 1O.3 80 A. M. on
the appointed day At 11:4O A
M. they will be marched to
the Court House, accompanied
by the Marlboro Chapter u. d.
G. Mrs. McColl,
President, u. D.. G.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
Attachment Proceedings.

CD Williams recently sold his
stock of goods to Asbury Powers,
and d Townsend brought action
to attach the goods on account of
a debt due him by Williams.
1t is contrary to law for a mer-
chant to sell his stock as n Who'll G
without first paying all his debts,
or else making a list of his debts
and an inventory of his stock and
notifying all his creditors in adj
vance.
Williams was represented by j
w LeGrand, and Townsend by
Judge Townsend. Mr.. LeGrand
objected to the jurisdiction of
Magistrate McInnis. Mr.. McInnis
overuled the objection, Mr.. LIE
Grand gave notice of appeal, and
the case is temporarily held up.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

Waterways Congress in it's efforts
to secure larger appropriations for
rivers and harbors and thereby,
adequately improved rivers to bear
a share of the nations commerce.
That we pledge it our moral and
financial support to the end that
the whole country may be inform
ed and educated in regard to the
matter, and hat the Congress of
the United States may be induced
to spend not less than $1,000, 900
annually in a systematic and com
prehensive manner upon our rivers
and harbors.
BE it further resolved that
copies of these resolutions be sent
to the Hon. Jas. G Cannon, speak
er of the house Of representatives,
and to Hon. Theodore Burton,
chairman Of the Rivers and Har-
bors committee Of Congress.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
Rockingham Power Co.

Work on the dam and lines of
the Rockingham Power company
was suspended for some time on
account Of the failure of the Knick-
erbocker Trust company of New
York, which holds the bonds of
the Rockingham Power company.
Work has been commenced again,
however. Mr.. Pearson has been
here for several days surveying
for the line from here towards Pee
Dee river.
The Rockingham Anglo-Saxon
says of the work at Blewett Falls:
We learn that there arc some
200 men at work at the falls and it
us said that orders have been given
for many others to be put back to
work. In fact, they we're wanted
to go to work last Monday. This is
good news, if it is true, and we
hope it is.
On account of the severe rains
OF last week the river rose to a
considerable extent, covering the
entire dam. Nc damage was done
to the dam SO far as we could
learn"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
Sawdust Still Burning.

The big pile Of sawdust at the
Scott Lumber Company's mill at
Marlboro is still burning and
smoking like volcano. This is
the place into which a negro boy
fell last fall. While playing on
top Of the pile, he broke through
the crust and fell into q burning
crater thirty or forty feet below.
The body of the boy has never
been recovered. 1t was n hopeless
task to attempt to reach the bot
tom of the burning mass where
his crcmatcd remains still lie. The
sawdust pile is very little reduced
in size although it has been burn
ing for several months.
The mill has been shut down on
account of the small demand for
lumber, and the village Of MARI
boro now seems almost deserted.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
NOTICE..

Pursuant to an order Of Court OF
his Honor II. G.. Watts, dated Jan.
nary 14th, 1908, | will offer for sale at
the Court house door in Marlboro
county on the first Monday in Feb
ruary within the legal hours Of sale:
all that piece or pieces Of land belong
ing to the Marlboro Fruit Company,
containing six hundred and ten acres,
more or less, being all the land owned
and possessed by the said Marlboro
Fruit Company, and are situate in
the Northwestern part OF the County
near Osborn, and are the tracts
bought from d. ID. McColl, Toncy ri
lcrbe, L. Il. Pearson, Adelinc StubbS,
Martha Ann Stccn and others. Alse
at the same time and place | will sell
all the farming implements, tools
stock and supplies OF the said Mari
boro Fruit Company Of every kind and
description owner by the said Mari
boro Fruit Company, consisting i'm
part of five mules, two two no rise
wagons, n spraying machine, and
merchandise TO the value of about
eight hundred dollars, and the usual
plantation implements.
Terms OF sale, one-third cash, bal
ance in two equal inStallments at one
and two ycarstimc to be secured by
bond OF purchaser, and by mortgage of
the premises, and TO bear interest at
seven per cent, with privilege to the
purchaser of paying all cash. pur-
chaser to pay for all necessary papers.
81 Warren Moore, Receiver.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

Leslie McLaurin, of Florence,
is in town.
The primary on last Friday was
quiet and a ] large vote was cast.
G Stanton, from near Gibson,
was in town on business Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Lang
ly from Smithville were among
the visitors to town on Friday.
Miss Matilda Davis, of Mars
Bluff, is visiti.g at the home of
Col. II. G.. Mcintyre near the City.
III Breeder was sworn in as
mayor on Tuesday, the oath of
Office being administered by Judge
McLaurin.
Several trees in front of the
postoffice have been cut down and
moved away, adding very much to
the appearance there.
Mrs D S Treccc who has been
quite sick for about three weeks
was operated on last Saturday by
Drs May and Carmichael. The
operation was very successful and
Mrs Trccce is now slowly improv-
ing.
Clyde Adams, the popular cash
Ter of the Unions Savings Bank,
has pneumonia at his room at the
Adams house. He is resting we'll
and is convalesccnt.
The audience at the waterways
meeting on Monday was largely
made up Of farmers showing the
interest they have in this needed
Improvement.
Mr.. II. e. Swift and his charm
ing wife, Of Baltimore, Nd, and
Mr.. A. II. Nelson, Of the same
city. r the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sol Brown. Mr.. Swift is
the representative Of Haywood
Bros. and Wakefield in two Caro-
linas and Mr.. Nelson represents
Simmons Manufacturing Com
pan,y, n of the largest in the
world. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown have
been showing their guests around
the town and adjoining country
and giving them some idea Of the
fine town and county which is the
pride of every citizen.
Col. John A. Fox, after speak
ing at the waterways meeting here
on Monday, left that afternoon
for Darlington where he spoke
yesterday at noon. He went to
Florence yesterday afternoon and
addressed another meeting there
last night in tho interest Of the
waterways. He is meeting witt,
success in his work and is very
much encouraged ever the results
of his visit. He was very much
pleased with Bcnncttsville and
said that this was one Of The finest
spots Fc had seen in this country.
He was greatly taken with the rich
ncssof the land and said that he had
often heard Of the great farms Of
Marlboro.
-----O%o-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

aroused some interest and is we'll
worth consideration. Should the
Pee Dee be improved and new
manufacturing interests established
here the electric line would be an
assured fact.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
,,pERSO L

II bN -
Senator T. l. Rogers spent Sun
day and Monday ut home,
Miss Nancy Edens returned from
a visit to Rowland last week.
All Rascoe has moved from
SppssD. ''''"s'0n S''SS' % maple
Judge j. II. Hudson has return
ed from the meeting Of the bar as
ISOLATION in Columbia.
Senator j. l.. McLaufin is
spending some time with his home
folks and taking a hunt now and
then.
Col. Tom c.. Hamer, the popular
clerk of the House Of Representa-
tives, spent Sunday and Monday
here.
Fred Rogers has bought the
house and lot on Cook street,
where the late John S. Moore re-
sided.
y. Miss Annie Mccall came home
Monday night from Rowland, N.
O., where she has been on n pleas
ant visit for sometime.
DR.. j G Moore, Messrs. p. Man
gum, b + Moore and w G Tatum
we're among the visitors to town
on Monday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Stokes, Of
Darlington spent Sunday with
Mrs. Stokes parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith Newton,
Miss Mabel Wooten returned to
her home at Maxton on last Satur-
day after a pleasant visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs j II Eason.
Mrs. Mowry, Of Englcwood N
j., is visiting her sons, w S Now
ry and John l. McLaurin, and her
daughter, Mrs. Throop Crosland.
Charles A. McAlister secretary
of the Mallory and Taylor Iron
Works, Of Macon, Ga, is spend
ing q few days with his mother at
<NTatum, and was in town Monday.
DIR w j Grassland has bought
from l. ID Newton the place re-
Gently owned and occupied by Col.
Tom G Hamer, ut the corner of
Cook street and Fayetteville ave-
nue.
The city council held its regular
meeting on last Wednesday night
and outside of deciding to have
the clerk sign all checks with the
mayor, transacted only routine
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Lazenby Of
Augusta, Ga, and Miss Alene
Stanton, Of Clio, G. c.. arc visit.
ing at the home of Mrs. e. A.
Medlin OF Irby street. Florence
Times.
Leroy Pearson has bought the
house recently occupied by II. F..
Gillespie on Jordan street and
moved into it. John r. Easter
ling has moved into M Mittle's
Aouse, or Jordan street, which
was vacated by Mr. Pearson.
Mr., Mueller, Of Newberry and
formerly private secretary to Chief
Justice Pope, Of the Supreme
Court, was in town last week look
ing around with a view to locating
here. 1t is learned that he has
decided to cast in his lot with Ben
ncttsvillc who will give him a
Z -,Sarty welcome.
Charlie McEachcrn, a colorcd
youth, was before the Mayor on
Friday charged with being disor-
derby and using profanc language.
He was fined $50 or 60 days on
the two charges. For a time it
looked as if Charlie was certain Of
the chain gang this time but he
was finally paid out.
On account of the bad weather,
the crowds were not large at the
services conducted by Rev. Sam
j. Porter at the Baptist church
Thursday afternoon and night, but
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
Waterways Meetin8.

Inc waterways meeting on Mon
day last was successful from every
standpoint and fully came up to
the expectations of it's promoters.
Mr.. Jno. A Fox, the special rep
rescntative of the waterways move
ment, was the speaker of the occa-
sion and he gave some very in
teresting facts rs we'll as very con-
vincing ones to the large crowd Of
representative citizens of Marble,
no county who had gathered in the
court house to hear him.
1t was exactly at noon when
President A j Matheson of the
board Of trade under whose auspi-
ces the meeting was held, called
the meeting to order and introduce
ed tho Hon. j A Fox, Of Arkan-
saS.
Mr.. Fox spoke Of some of the
most important reasons why the
waterways should be improved.
He said that one of the objects Of
the meeting was the getting Of
public sentiment to that place
where congress would be COMPEL
cd to appropriate $50, 900, 900 each
year towards the permanent i'm
provemcnt Of the waterways of
the country. He showed where the
government had spent on improv-
ing the waterways during the past
ten years only $40, 300, 900 where
us they had spent five and six
times that much on the army, the
navy. pensions and other things.
MIR. Fox then went on to show
how much would be saved by hay
ing the water rate. In every case
where the water rate has come in
to competition with the railroad
the latter has been compelled to
lower the rates. And Mr.. Fox
figured to show that on an appro
prlation of 500, 600, 900 for water
ways there would be saved every
SeW in the United States $751;.
iJ0o,5 800 this being tic anhual re-
turn Oh the investment. This
would come through figuring the
lowering in the freight rates at
even tho lowest reduction. He
showed where freight would cost
only II Of which it now costs by
rail.
Facts and figures were cited in
the speech. Ho showed if the Pee
Dee was SO improved that it would
have six feet Of navigablc water
all the year round then much
would bc saved to Bcnncttsville and
the county through the water
rates. From the northern points
taking an average Of eight classes
OF goods there would be saved in
freight rates ny means of the
water rates Is cents per hundred
on all these eight classes which
would be S3.16 per ton. The com
mcrcc from Bcnncttsvillc he esti-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

II have generally found that the
man who Is good at an excuse is good
for nothing else" said Franklin to a,
servant who was always late, but oil.
ways ready with an excuse.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
Receivers Sale.
State Of South Carolina.
Marlboro County.
In Common Pleas.

A. j. Matheson suing on behalf of
himself and other stockholders and
creditors Of the Marlboro Fruit Com.
pany, Plaintiff
The Marlboro Fruit Company,
Defendant
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-16
SH0RTsBITS OF NEWS

At cost OF about 100000 appro
priated by the national congress o
Mexico. the republic is to have hel
first important coallng station at tn,
port of Manzanillo on the Pacific
coast
A cast OF the diplodocus, Andrew
Carnegie's gift to France, which has
been installed In the Museum of Nat
ural History here by director OF the
Carnegie institute at Pittsburg, was
accepted by President Fallieres In
person.
Mrs. Thomas ]. O'Brien, wife OF the
American ambassador at Toxic, has
arrived in st. Petersburg from Japan
She is going to Brussels to spend the
summer with her daughter. the wife
OF Henry G. Chiffon, the third secre
tary OF the British legation there.
Louisiana will not become pro
hibition state during the term OF the
present assembly. This was decided
by the house OF representatives when
that body by a vote of So to AZ In
definitely postponed consideration oI
the Doussan bill providing for refer
endum on statewide prohibition.
Details OF the revolt of 1000 Of the
troops Of Sultan Abdel Aziz's army a,
Kasr el Kebir, have been received
here. The sultan's troops were going
from Tangier to Rabat, and upon the
arrival of 100 of Mulai Hafd's horse,
men, with letters ordering the army to
Fez to Join Mulai Haiid. the usurpins
sultan. the soldiers. despite the pro
tests of their officers, mutinied and
proclaimed Mulai Hafd as sultan. The
officers were made prisoners.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-16
LIVES $50 DAYS ON MILK DIET
Stricken With Paralysis, Vet He Is
Conscious Of All That Transplres
and Recognizes Friends.

Ashtabula, o., June 16-Twenty-one
weeks and half haze passed In the
illness of Joseph A. Rasey, who has
now survived 150 days on Nothing
save little milk, administered daily.
Rasey's trouble is due to paralysis,
and his condition has remained un-
changed throughout his long illness.
He is absolutely helpless, unable to
move a muscle of his body, or to
speak word He cannot communi-
cate with members of his family by
either word Of mouth or motion Of the
hand. He has remained partially con-
scious through it all, however, and
is able to recognize members of the
family and friends.
Solid food is an impossibility for
him to receive and he has touched
nothing of that sort during the weeks
he has been Ill. Water is repulsive
to him and he is living on without its
use. Only milk in quantity so small
that II would scarce suffice to keep
breath in tiny baby, is his portion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-16
PAINTING BERTHA" ESCAPES
Clever Woman Crook ls Reeaptvred
After Short Freedom.

Peoria, H., June 16.-Bertha lie
becke, alias Painting Bertha" who
made her escape from the tuberculo-
sis tent colony at the asylum at Bar.
tonville, was recaptured here Mon.
day. She was well disguised as a
female drummer. She said she In.
tended to 70 to the home of her
mother in Council Bluffs, Iowa
This is the fifth time Painting
Bertha" has escaped from her asylum
guardians and she has. in addition, a
record for several clever disappear.
ances from the Nevada, Mo-, Asylum.
Bertha Lebecke, aged 3S, Is conced-
ed by the police to be the most trou
blesome criminal ever within the
state.
Her favorite scheme OF robbery IL
to pretend she has tainted and so well
does she practice the deceit that
every one near rushes to her assist
ance. While they are ministering to
her apparent needs she robs them of
whatever she' may find I'm their
clothes. They never suspect until
they have sent her away recovered.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-16
FOUR DROWNED AS
AUTO RUNS IN RIVER
MACHINE BECOMES UNMANAeE.
ABLE AND BOUNDS FROM
OPEN PIER INTO RIVER.
VICTIMS WERE HELD IN SEATS
Chauffeur swims to Safety and Motif
nes Relatives and Then surrend-
ers Himself to the Police
One Body ls still Missing.

New York, June 16.-Four persons
we're drowned Monday night when an
automobile carrying a pleasure party
of si1 became unmanageable, shot at
wild speed down West Fifty.sixth
street and bounded from an open pier
iuto the North river. The machine
turned over in Its plunge from the
pier. holding the four victims fast in
their seats.
John Bauer, the chauffeur, was car
ricd into the river with the machine,
but managed to free himself and swim
20 safety John Nolan, one of the
party, jumped from the runaway ma
chine as it neared the end Of the dock.
Bauer was taken into custody by the
police.
After taking his employer home
Monday night Bauer invited his
friends for pleasure ride. With the
party he ran the machine down Fifty
sixth street at fair speed, intending to
go out on the dock In some manner
the brake failed to work and the ma
chine began to skid. Down on the
dock II few and Nolan leaped Just in
time The four victims we're carried
down into the water and though two
young men who we're standing on the
dock at the time made repeated eff
forts 20 rescue the drowning persons
by diving for them they we're unable
to do so. The body of Mrs. Coleman
was recovered shortly before midnight
Monday.
After swimming to the pier Bauer
went to the relatives of the four
drowned persons and notified them OF
the accident. He then surrendered
himself to the police. The diver
brought the body OF Miss Berdon to
the surface and reported that there
was no other body in the automobile.
An anchor chain was attached to the
machine and 1t was hoisted to the
dock The body OF Mr.. Coleman was
found wedged under the seat of the
tonneau, but the body of the little
knight girl was not recovered.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-16
Fed Matches to Elephant.

New York, June ia boys prank
started a panic in the elephant house
IN the Bronx geological park Sunday
and came near resulting in a serious
fire. crowd OF so was standing in
front OF the cage containing the small
African elephants, when boy throw
ing peanuts to the animals, threw n
box OF parlor matches into the cage.
An elephant caught the box in his
trunk and was about to put IL into
his mouth when there was a fash and
tho matches caught fire. The
elephant trunpeted and threw the
blazing box to the floor The dry
straw ignitcd and the elephants
trrmpeting was taken up by all tho
other elephants. The keepers had a
fght OF II to put out the fire.