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william D. Shaw Shoots His Wife.
Sumter, special.-The First Nat.

Sumter, special.-The First Nat
ioEal Bank of Sumter received a let
ter from Z. B. Grantham, an attor-
ncy Of Rocky Moant, N. c., stating
that William Davis Shaw, formerly a
mail carrier in Sumter, was in jail in
Rocky Mount in default Of bail, for
shooting his wife. The letter states
that the writer is Informed Shaw had
forged checks On some bank OF banks
Oh Sumter, and that he is probably
wanted in Sumter for forgery. The
letter further says that Mrs. Shaw is
not dead and if Sic RECEIVERS and does
not see fit to prosecute him, the pun
ishment which ho would receivs
would be entirely too small for the
crime committed. MI. Granthanl re-
quests that inquiries be made and If
Shaw is wanted here for any charge
Of consequence, suggests that a bill
be found against him, and if Shaw is
released in Rocky Mount for-a1'.'-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
THE 5. c. LEGISLATURE
Th:--d Reading Bills and Enrolled

The following bills passed third
reading in the house and were order
ed sent to the senate:
Mr.. A. G. Brice-A bill to amend
section 2l65 of the code Of laws re-
lating to passenger rates on railroads.
Mr.. Brantley-A resolution paying
to Dr.. L. j. Mann $4,000 for services
rendered State board of health.
Mr.. Harris-Authorizing Lee coun-
ty commissioners to condemn certain
trees.
Mr.. Ballentine-Relating to road
tax in Berkeley.
Mr.. Youmans-Amending the dis
pensary law regarding Hampton
county.
Mr.. Harris-Provding for county
government for Lee county.
Williamsburg pqlegation-Provid-
ing for a county delegation for their
county.
Mr.. saye-Relating to road work
/. in York.
Mr.. Wander Horst-Relatlng TO
Charleston school laws.
Mr.. Gary-Exempting Due West
railway for taxation for ten years.
Newberry Delegation-Providins
for sinking fund conission for,
school township.
Lee Delegation-Relating to the
court house in Lee county.
Richland Delegation-Providing for
circuit courts in Richland.
Mr.. Spivey-Relating to Eur
roughs school district in Horny.
Mr.. Brantley@Proyiding for ad-
ditional commissioner in new county
surveys.
Judiciary Committee-Authorizins
q bond issue.for Chester.
Lexington Delegation-Providing
for road work in Lexington.
The following senate bills wero Or
dered fof enrolment:
Senator Carisle-For township
commissioners Of Spartanburs coun-
Senator sinkler-Relating to levy
for executions.
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Priest Foully Murdered.

Denver, Special-Father Leo Hem
richs was shot and killed Sunday oy
Alio Giuseppe, an avowed anarchist
and priest-hater, while the priest was
administering the sacrament at early
mass in st. Elizabeth's Catholic
ebuch. Eleventh and Curtis streets
Kneeling at the altar rail, between
two men, Giuseppe pressed the muz,
zle Of a revolver against the body 81
the priest, after receiving from hin1
the consecrated wafer, and shot the
priest through the heart. Exclaimlna
"My God, Ny God,* Father Leo fei
prone in front Of the altar and dled
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
Decrease is Shown in Dispensazy
Sales.

Columbia, Special.-The monthly
report filed by Dispensary Auditor
West shows decrease Of nearly
10000 in tho total sales in the va
rious county dispersaries. Tho re-
port shows that Aiken county was
tbs only county that gained in sales,
the figures for December being $l5,-
0CO and for January $4,000. Tho
figures in December are accounted for
by the Christmas sales which, when
the "a counties are considered, would
make the increase d very largo sum-.
The figures arc as follows:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
The spratt Building and Loan Asso-
citation.

Chester, Speeial.-One of the most
potential agencies in the upbuilding
of Chester in the past dozen or more
years is the Spratt Building and
Loan Association. The annual meet
ing of the shareholders was held a
few nights ago. The report Of the
president and of the secretary and
treasurer made a most satisfactory
exhibit. During the year just ended
the rate Of interest earned was 7.61
and the stock is quoted at a remuner-
ativc figure. The association during
the sixteen years of its operation has
been of great help to home-builders.
More than 400 homes have bees built
through its agency and more than 100
are now in process of erection. OF
more than 100000 handled through
the association not a single dollar has
been lost.
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Rishop Duncan Very III.


spartanburg, S. c., special.-Bish-
op ". W. Duncan, of the Southern
Methodist Episcopal Church, who has
been i'll at his komc in this city for
some time, hes had bad turn for
the worse and his condition is ex-
tremely critical None OF inc mem
bers of his family left his bedside
during. the day. 1t is not thought
that lie can last many days. About
one year ago Bishop Duncan was tax
en- seriously i'll with an abscess on
the back of his neck and at one time
his life hung By a narrow thread for
days.
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Charleston The section also allows
ten days for the filing Of quarterly
statements.
On a Cash Basis.

-.
The additional paragraph to section
1S is a very important one, providing
that the business may bo put on a
cash basis. This paragraph reads as
follows:
"Provided, The county dispensary
board may, in their discretion5 for the
purpose of putting the business on a
cash basis, reserve the profits Of one
quarter during the year until the end
of such year." ISL
Section 90 is amended as follnws:
Strike out at the end of section %
the words provided, That no dwell
ing house shall be searched Jn the
night time so that said section,
when so amended, shall read al fol.
lows:
"Section %. Upon affidavit, which
may be on information and belief, to
the effect that contrabrand liqaor is
being unlawfully concealed, kept OF
stored in any place, q search warrant
may be issued by any magistrate Of
the county,: empowering any officer or
person who may be deputized to dntet
the said place by day or night6and
to search the said premises fo1Athe
purpose Of seizing the said contra
band liquors therein concealed, kept
or stored, which said liquor, when SO
seized, shall be disposed of asahere-
inbefore provided for the disposition
of unlawful liquors."
Section 26 is amended so as to- rend
as follows: = g.
"section 26. Any wagon, cart boat
or any other conveyance, togeshe,
with horses, mules or other animals
and harness accompanying the same
transporting r. ors or beverages;at
night, other than regular passengerior
freight steamers and railway cars,
shall be liable to seizure and confs
cation and to that end the officer shall
cause the same to be duly advertised
and sold and the proceeds sent TO The
county dispensary board to be appH
ed as hereihbefore directed as to tho
profits. Or in case Of seizure within
any county in which the sale OF man
ufacture Of in oxicating liquors is not
authorized under this act, to the.
county treasury to be applied to the the
expenses Of constables appointed TO;
enforce this law in such county.
No More Drummers.
Section 2S does away with the liquor
dr,,mmers. The words "other than:
for personal usep are stricken Sott5
The section reads now.
"Section 2S. ANY person who shall
in this State offer for sale, or solit q
the purchase of, any Of the iannrs ni'
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Handsomo Residence Burned.

Grcenville, special.-The handsome
residence of Mr.. William Goldsmith,
Jr., was partially destroyed by fire
Monday afternoon. The roof of the
building was burned off and most OF
the second story. 1t is thought that
the fire originated from sparks from
the chimney falling on the roof. The
loss is fully covered by insurance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
LIQUOR Law AS CHANGED
Several Important Amendments to
Carey-Cothran Law.

One Of the most important bills
passing third reading in the house
Saturday and before the senate con-
tains the proposed amendments TO
the Carey-Cothran law. A number
Of these amendments were proposed
by Mr.. Cothran and several other
changes were inserted by other mem
bers. The law as amended does away
%ith liquor drummers, gives the dis
pensary auditor power to close dis
oensalies, changes the system Of vot-
ing out the dispensaries and allows
local option in all towns in dispensary
counties except the county seat where
there must be a dispensary. Sum-
married. the changes and amendments
arc as follows:
Section is amended to read as fol-
lows:
"Section !. That all alcoholic Ii
1uors and beverages, whether manu-
factured within this State or else.
where, not having been tested by a
chemist to be appointed by the county
lispensary board Of the county with.
n which the same may be, and found
TO be pure and free from poisonous
and deleterious matter as herein
provided, are hereby declared to be
detrimental, and their uso and con
sumption to be against the morals,
good health and safety of the State,
and contraband. On and after the
approval of this act, the manufac-
ture, sale, barter, exchange, receipt
Or acceptance for unlawful use, de-
livery, storage and keeping in pos
session in this State Of any spiritu,
rus malt, vinous, fermented, brewed
whether lager or rice beer) or other
liquors and beverages, or any COM
pound or mixture thereof which con-
Gains alcohol and is used as bever
age is hereby prohibited; except in
incorporated cities Or towns Of this
State, in counties wherein the same
nay be permitted as hereinafter
provided. Any person convicted of
violating this section shall be punish
ed by Imprisonment at hard labor for
period not less than three months
nor more than six months. OF by &
Gne of not less than $100 nor more
than $500.
"Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to prevent the sale of al
cohol by wholesale druggists to Ii
censed pharmacists for manufacturing
purposes
Mr.. Gyles had passed the following
amendment to section ! with an
amendment inserted by Mr.. Carey al
L.l..,.~-.---L~I.aY "a l:ouau
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OF the Eleventh 1udiclal cnvu.. :

OF the Eleventh Judiclal cnvu.s
be elected by the general assembly.
"Sec. 4. That the spring term Of
all circuit courts for the year 1908
shall be held as now provided by law;
and the several judges shall hold said
courts as heretofore ordered by the
chief justice. The several circuit
courts for the summer and fall terms
Of 1908 shall be held by the several
judges according to appointments to
be made by the chief justice, who
shall also appoint the time for hold,
ing the courts of general sessions and
common pleas. Of the First, Third,
Fourth, Fifth, Eleventh and Twelfth
circuits after May l, 1908, until
otherwise provided by statute, or in
case of his absence or inability, by
the acting senior associate justice,
within a seasonable time prior to Ma:
! next.
"sec. s. That the judge of the
Eleventh circuit shall appoint stem.
ographer for the circnit courts OF
said circuit to hold Office from May
1, 1908, who shall receive a salary
Of 81 200 per annunl.
"Sec. 6. That all acts inconsistent
herewith be, and the same arc here
by, repealed, from and after the date
at which this act takes effect.
"Sec. 7. That this act shall take
effect upon its approval: Provided
That the solicitors and stenographer'
of the Fifth and Eighth, First, Thirt
and Fourth circuits, as constituted
by this act, shall discharge the dutie:
Of their office until Mag /, 1908, IL
all of the counties composing tho
Fifth, and Eighth, First, Third and
Fourth circuits, respectively, as con.
stituted prior to the passage of thi'
act.
"Sec. 8. The solicitor Of the Third
circuit holding Office under prior stat
utes Of this State shall, after the Isl
day Of May next and for the remain
der Of his term, be solicitor of tho
Twelfth circuit, created by this act
with the same salary as that which
he now receives. The solicitors Of
the First and Fourth circuits holding
Office under prior statutes shall, after
the 1st of May next and for the re
mainder Of their terms, be solicitors
Of the First and Fourth circuits, a'
reduced in size by this act, with tht
same salaries that they now receive
And the vacancy in the office of soil
citor Of the Third circuit as constitut
ed by this act shall bo filed by ap
pointment Of the governor, such ap
psintee to hold Office from May l
1908, until his successor, elected a
the next general election, shall duly
qualify. The salary Of the solicitor
of this circuit shall be at the rate o;
$l,7O0 q year.
"Sec. 9. That the judges of thu
First, Third and Fourth circuits al
heretofore existing shall be judges o.
the First, Third and Fourth circuit;
as constituted by this act. and the
Judge Of the Twelfth circuit shall bt
elected by the general assembly.
"Sec. 10. That the senographert
Of the First and Third circuits as nov
constituted shall be the stenograph
ers Of the First and Third circuits a'
herein created and tho stenographei
Of the Fourth circuit, as now constr
tuted, shall be the stenographer OF tht
Twelfth circuit as herein created, ant
the Judge Of the Fourth circuit shai
appoint n stcnographer for salt
Fourth circuit at salary Of $l,2es
8 gear"
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rprfsonment for 80 days for each OIL
fense upon conviction thereof as TO.
q misdemeanor. Any servant, agent
or associations doing business in this
State as a common carrier, or any
person whatsoever except an officer
seizing or examining the same), who
shall remove any intoxicating liquors
from any railroad car, vessel OF other
vehicle of transportation at any place
other than the usual and established
stations, wharves, depots OF places OF
business Of such common carriers
within some incorporated city OF town
where there is a dispensary, or who
shall aid in or consent to such remov-
al, or attempt to remove shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine
of not less than $100 nor more than
$500, OF imprisonment for term Of
not less than three months nor moro
than six months.''
Section 3 is amended al follows:
"Seetion 3. At such election the
election commissioners for such coun-
ty shall at each voting precinct
therein provide two ballot boxes in
which the ballots must be cast. Any
person who is q qualified elector Of
such county may vote in said election.
every voter who may be in favor OF
the sale of liquors and beverages in
such county shall cast ballot on
which. shall be printed the words, For
Sale,' in the box provided therefor;
and every voter opposed shall cast
ballot upon which shall bo printed
the words, against Sale.' Every vo-
ter who may be in favor Of the ap-
plication Of one-third of the dlspen.
sary profits to the county school
fund shall cast ballot upon which
shall be printed the words, 'For
School Fund in the box provided
therefor, and every voter opposed
thereto, but in favor of its applica-
lion to roads and bridges, shall cast
4 ballot upon which shall be printed
the words, 'For Roads and
Bridges. I"
Section 5 is so amended that the
board of Aiken county is selected
Is follows: "Onc member by tho
mayors of the towns, one by the del
egation and one by the county board
If education. 1t also provides that
The salar!;"- Of the board shall be
liked by the county delegation and
gives the following additional power
20 the dispensary auditor:
"Said board shall have tho power
and is hereby required to make, from
lime to time, rules and regulations
FOR the government of any dispensary
lnder its control. The said board
furnish the State dispensary auditor,
lpon his request, information in re.
gard to any item reported or unre-
| ported or any transaction it may have
lad. 1t shall also file copy of all
published statements Of bids, awards,
monthly or quarterly reports and such
,ther general information as the State
lispensary auditor may require with
n ten days after the close of the
month or tho close Of the quarter. :"
Section 8 of the law is amended SO
hat goods delivered to the county dis
,ensary boards shall bear certificate
equired by tho national or State
| ,ure food law or analyzed as required
W this act." /"
Section 10 provides for the redistri-
,ution Of the profits in Richland
county and provides for the raise in
elaries Of the county dispensers IN
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vne OIL the most important changes
over which there was long fight re-
lated to the closing of the dispensaries
in towns. That section now reads:
"Section 81. In any county in this
State in which. the dispensary has not
been voted out by and under exist.
ing law, and until an election is held
insuch county as provided in this act
any dispensary now established there
in shall be continued as dispensary
in said county under the act subject
to the power Of the county dispensary
board to close the same as is provided
in section 5 in reference to dispen-
saries therein mentioned: Provided,
That upon petition of one-forth OF
the qualified electors of any incorpor-
ated city or town in the county, ex'
cept the county seat, asking for tho
establishment of, or the removal OF,
dispensary, as the case may be, the
county board shall not proceed
further until an election upon the
question of dispensary or mo dispen.'
sary' shall be submitted to the quail
fed electors of said municipality,
which election shall be called and
held immediately upon 20 days notice.
A majority of-the votes cast shall de-
eide the question of establishment or
non-estabjisbment of the dispensary
by said board: Provided, That
elections shall not be held oftener
than every two years"
Another long fight was on section 80
which related to the closing OF dis.
pensaries after they are voted out OF
county. AS passed finally it pro-
vides that as soon as the election COM
missioners declare the result to DO
against the sale of liquors, the dispen-
saries shall be closed and the dispen-
sary fund shall not be used to contest
the election. The county board is then
given six months to close out the stock
by wholesale.
Examination Of Books.
Section 40 is au,?nded SO as to give
the dispensary auditor power to close
dispensaries in the county pending an
investigation. The amendment reads
as follows: !,
"Said examination and report oil
each dispensary and establishment
shall be made at least once every
three months and he is here
by authorized and empowered to
close any dispensary operating IN the
county pending thorough invesa.
cation, if he, upon inforEna.;c. and
belief, know that the affairs Of such
dispensary are rot being properly ad-
ministered, or if there appears to be
serious discrepancies in the ac-
counts"
Section Al gives the auditor the
right to employ two clerks at salary
of $l25 per month each with travel
ing expenses.
Calhoun County.
Calhoun county is provided for as
follows:
"The dispensary now existing in
The territory taken from Orangeburg
and Lexington counties and now
forming Calhoun cunty shall continue
to exist and be operated under tho
same laws as govern the dispensary in
orangeburg county, and the dispen-
sary board, when appointed by tho
governor, shall settle all matters per-
taing to said dispensaries with the
dispensary board Of 0rangeburg coun-
ty, and may purchase the stock nov
ii hand from erangeburg fsonnty''
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
No Compulsory Education in South
Carolina.

Columbia, Specially a vote Of
62 to 80 the House killed Aull's bill
providing for compulsory education
of children between s and ii years
old. This settles the question of COM
pulsory education for the session.
The compulsory sentiment is steadily
losing ground. Year before last the
vote was almost evenly divided.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
Ten Killed in Panic at Teheran.

Teheran, BY Cablc.-Ten persons
were killed and score or more
wounded including several ecclesias-
tics, as result of a panic in the
main streets here Sunday during the
passage of religious procession Mu-
harram religious festival, held dur.
ing the first month of the Mohame'
dan wear.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
Bishop Satterlee Dead.

Washington, speciaL-Right Rev
Henry Yates satterlee, D. D.: foi
the past 12 years protestant Eplseo,
pal bishop of Washington, died at ms Ms
residence here Saturday. He was w
Years old. Although threatened with
the grip Bishop satterlee ofiiclatee q
at services last Sunday morning
Shortly afterward his condition 6e' i,
came acute and physician was call
ed in death quickly following.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
Insurance Bill Before tho House.

Columbia Specialize house kill
cd The Durham insurance bill which
provided for an inspection Of the
books Of all companies and also d'-
verted the municipal taxes collected
to the State fund. The bill was
brought up by Mr.. Aver, who urged
its passage. He claimed that at
present there was not enough regula'
tion of the insurance companies.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
Business ir Georgetown.

Georgetown, Special All the bus,
mess enterprises here have resumed
their normal operation and the doors
10 progress are again unbolted for
Georgetown. Both the large lumber
plants, Gardner & Lacey Lumber conf
panv, the Atlantic Coast Lumber COM
pany, arc turning out their usual
output of lumber ktsamers are:
almost daily Az spartlns:
with lumber for &c
while a good "a =
! ;'.,'''.;, 1t;
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
South Carolina Constable Killed by
. Negro,

Columbia, S. c., special.-Raslanaa
R. Brunson, a constable, was shot
and instantly killed near Dillon by a
negro whom he was attempting to ar
rest The murderer escaped. There
is considerable excitement at Dillon
as the dead man was popular ana
had a large family connection; A re,
ward of $lOO has been offered by the
Goyernor FOR the negro's arrest, ana
this sum has been increased by prs'
9ata subscription; -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26
Fought About a Woman.

AS the result Of a quarrel over a
woman Belton Jackson, colored, was
struck in the head by Will Paine, also
colored, THURSDAY night about II
O'Clock and was painfully injured.
Paine was not caught last night, put
the police know him, and he will be
taken in tow today. According to
Jackson, the other man came up TO
him on Richland street as he was 60
ing home and struck him before no
could defend himself. Columbia
State.
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Work Accomplished.

The real work of the legislature
wcs finished on Saturday. The pas
sage Of the revenue law, the farm la
boz law and the new judicial circuit
bill, together with the amendment of
the Carey Cothran law, was about ths
most important legislation of = gen
eial character. At the adjourned ses-
sion to come United States senator
will be elected to I'll out the term OF
Senator Latimcr.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26

in all OIL "-.~-. -..s.-
ing cashed checks on banks in this
city. No efforts were made to have
him captured and punished so far as
is known here His whereabouts have
been unknown here for several
months. 1t is not known now wheth-
-cr any charges will be preferred
against Shaw in Sumter, but it is not
unlikely that he will be prosecuted
bv some one.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26

Those knots in saturn's rings may
merely have been placed there to
keep him from forgetting something,
suggests the indianapolis News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-02-26

Senator Bivens-Relating to tax
lew. j
Senator sTocle = Abolishing the
county supervisor Of Aiken.