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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-19
CAPTAIN "BILLY" SMITH
In Railroad Service Fifty Years-Ten
Stripes on Sleeve.
(Anderson Nail.)


Capt. Billy" Smith, the veteran
conductor. has completed his 5Oth
year In the service of the Southern
railway, and the tenth stripe, each
stripe indicating five years of service,
has been added on his sleeve. There
are but few persons living in South
Carolina who do not know Capt.
Billy and they are still fewer who
do not have the greatest respect for
him. It Is and has been for years
and years pleasure to be a passen-
ger on Capt. Billy's train. He is al
ways most attentive and does not fail
to supply want. In fact there is
not a more attentive conductor on
the road to-day than this veteran
conductor who has given the major
part Of his life to the Southern road.
The officials Of the road undoubt-
edly appreciate Mr.. Smiths long and
continued service. They have made
several attempts to show their ap-
probation, but Capt. Billy is not
the kind to take advantage Of snaps.
He believes in every man doing his
work until he becomes disabled. He
does not feel like taking the money
from the road without services rem
dered.
1t was several weeks ago that
Capt. Billy seryGd out his 5Oth year.
He is very proud Of his ten stripes,
and he Is Justly so.
Mrs. M. A. Dean, Mrs. w. w. Rob-
inson and Mrs. T. A. Ratliffe are
daughters of Capt. Smith, and Hon.
Kurtz P. Smith Is O son. They are
residents of Anderson.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-19
HON. j. Q. MARSHALL DEAD.
Was One OF COlumbia's Most Popular
and Trusted Citizens.

Col. j. Q. Marshal "' Columbia,
! died at Buffalo Lithi, ngs, Va,
Wednesday of last week. Just a few
days before his death he left Colum-
bia for stay of few weeks at the
Virginia resort for a little rest. The
! Columbia State, in speaking of his
death, SAYS:
| There was probably no man in
! Columbia more beloved than John
! Quitman Marshall. He was born in
/ this city in 1849, the son Of Col and
Mrs. j. Foster Marshall, Of Able
Vile. His father was a gallant Con-
! federate soldier, who died leading
his regiment In a charge, and\in his
family there were a number Of men
who distinguished themselves for
| gallantry.
HE received his early education
in Abbeville and afterwards grldu-
ated at the University Of South Car
olina in 1873. Afterwards he was
admitted to the bar and commenced
the practice Of law in this city. He
| took prominent part in the fight
for Reconstruction and was elected
trial justice of the city of Columbia
in 1875. He administered the oath
OF office, to Wade Hampton, who had
been declared elected Governor of
the State, and his wise counsel in
Democratic affairs did much to help
the party in their fights.
"Col. Marshall was always a pub.
! lic-spirited citizen. He served as
Secretary Of State from 1886 to 1890
and was afterwards Senator from
Richland county. While in public
Office the confidence of the people
in him was SO great that they in
sisted on his having charge of the
completion of the State House. His
memorable fight for change IN the
plans is well remembered by the peo-
pie of the State. Afterwards he Sc
cured an appropriation for finishing
the inside work OF the Capitol ac-
cording to his conception OF the plans
OF Niernsee.
Later Col. Marshall was appoint
ed on the commission for the erec-
tion OF Confederate Home in Co
| lumbia and only a few weeks ago
| was made chairman Of the Street
Commission for the paving OF Main
| street. In all Of this work he took
| the greatest Of interest, and on the
day of his departure for the summer
| resort remarked that he would re-
| turn in few days to continue his
| work for the city.
Col Marshalls work in organic
Ing the first street railway in CO.
lumbia, In backing up the work OF
the Columbia Water Power Com
pany, in lighting the streets with
electricity and other public enter
prises is too well known to Colum-
bians to need review"
Col. Marshall had, for years, been
a sufferer from valvular heart trou-
BILE, and this was the immediate
cause Of his death.
| Col. Marshall Is survived by his
wife, who was Miss jamie Adams
Brooks, daughter Of Major J. Hamp-
den Brooks. and four children.
1 ------------ooS
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-19

August time tells on the nerves.
But that spiril!eSs, no ambition feel
Ing can be easily and quickly altered
by taking what is known by drug
gists everywhere as DR.. Shops Re-
storative. Within 48 hours after be-
ginning to use the Restorative, i'm
provement will be noticed. or course
full health will not Immediately re-
turn. The gain. however, will surely
follow. And best OF all, you will re-
alize and feel your strength and am
bition as It Is returning Outside in
fuences depress first the "inside
nerves" then the stomach. heart and
kidneys will usually fail. Strengthen
these falling nerves with DR.. Shoop's
Restorative and see how quickly
health will be yous again. Sold by
]. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-19
When the stomach beort or ,,a,,

When the stomach, heart or kidney
nerves get weak, then these organs
always fail. Don't drug the stomach
nor stimulate the heart or kidneys.
That is simply make-shift. Get a
prescription known to druggists
everywhere as DR.. Shoop's Restora-
tive. The Restorative is prepared ex-
.pressly for these weak inside nerves.
Strengthen these nerves, build them
up with DR.. Shoop's Restorative
tablets or liquid-and see how quick
ly help Will come. Sold by J. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-19
Election Tickets Now Ready.

To the Managers of the Primary
Election: The tickets for the county
ofncers are now ready for distribu-
ton. One of the managers at each
precinct will please call or send for
same. j. w. Shelor, u.
County Chairman.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-19
What a New Jersey Editor Says.

M. r. Lynch, editor of the Phillips
burg On. J.) Daily Post, writes: II
have used many kinds of medicines
for coughs and colds in my family,
but never anything so good as Foley's
Honey and Tar. cannot say too
much in praise Of it. Sold by all
dru ppiStS
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-19
Georgia Legislature Adjourned.

Atlanta. Aug. 13.-The Legisla-
ture adjourned sine die at 3 o'clock
this morning without further action
on the convict lease question, leav-
ing that, at the Governors sugges-
ton, to an extra session Of the Legis-
lature, which will be called to meet
within the next two weeks.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-19
CAMPAIGN MEETINGS.
State Officers.

Pickens, Thursday, August 20.
Greenville, Friday, August 81.
Laurens, Saturday, August 90.
Senator and Solicitor.
st. George, Thursday, August 20.
Orangeburg, Friday, August 21.
st. Matthews, Saturday, August 22
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-08-19

Reunion Draws to Close.
(Greenyille News, 14th.)
The annual reunion OF the veterans
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
DYING MAN LIVES ON
SCRAPS; HAS NO BED
PATHETIC CASE REVEALED AT
SUNDAY PICNIC
Half-Starved Consumptlve Mlngles
with Merrymakers to Pick Up
Crumbs--Found in Dazed
Condition
speclal 10 The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 4.-Living
for days on the scraps thrown away by
picnickers and sleeping at night with
the skies for shelter, John Bostwick
of Philadelphia, >consumptive, who
cannot live but a few days longer, was
discovered Sunday at Urbita Springs
in an almost helpless condition by Har-
ry Endler of this city.
Endler was mixing with the happy
crowds at the resort and came on the
man in a secluded spot. He seemed to
be in a dazed condition.
Rousing the man Endler learned
from him that for several days he had
been living in the vicinity of the resort
and subsisting entirely on scraps
which picnickers had thrown away. He
had no money to purchase food or shell
ter, and so had slept beneath the
bushes.
He says he first came to the coast,
but was advised to go inland, either
to this city or Redlands, and did so,
having just enough money to bring him
here.
He had spent all his ready cash in
doctors bills. He expected money to
be sent him by friends, but as yet
has received none.
Endler has interested himself In the
case and has provided the man with
comforts until his friends can be COM
municated with.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
VENICE
VENICE SOCIETY BALL is
MOST SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
Homo A016
Sunset 2691

Special to The Herald
VENICE, Aug. 4.-The society ball
given at the dance pavilion this even
ing was one of the best attended af-
fairs of the season. Many Los Angeles
people were present and number of
dinner parties preceded the function.
The patronesses, Mrs. DR.. A. S. john
son. Mrs. T. d. Schism and Mrs. j. A.
McNaughton, were carried to the pa
vilion in an automobile and presented
with handsome bouquets of roses, then
escorted to seats within a floral bower
dressed with rare palms and roses.
Mrs. NJ r. Newmark entertained
number of friends at dinner at the
Ship hotel before the dance. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Simon, Mr.. and Mrs. Manfred Mey-
berg, Leo Meyberg and M. r. New
mark.
Among those seen on the floor of the
pavilion were Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Phil
lips, Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Carr, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Wickizer, Mr.. and Mrs. Force
Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. McLain,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gresbeck, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M White, Mrs. War Weld,
Mrs. David Evans. DR.. and Mrs. Will
linn Kendall, DR.. and Mrs II. Fuller,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wheatley, Mrs
M M. Merry, Mrs. Englehoff- Rundell,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Aisbit, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Harnish- -Bouk, Prof. and Mrs. ]. F.
Brown, G. e. Meskiman, H. L. Black
more, Mrs. and Mrs. j. T. Tenny and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Rennie.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05

left watch and other valuables under
a pillow at the Grand View hotel. She
sert a wireless across to the island
and was greatly relieved to receive a
response to the effect that the jewelry
had been found and would be held
awaiting her orders.
Bulkheads have been completed on
the property of the Pacific Wharf
and Warehouse company at West
Long Beach and filing will be COM
menced within a few days. Several
hundred acres will be reclaimed by the
work.
A mas meeting of citizens was held
at the auditorium last evening to dis
cuss plans for the coming Festival of
the Sea.
Claude James, a be1lboy at the Ho-
tel Virginia, and his companion, a
waiter at the Palace of Sweets, were
each fined $25 by Justice Brayton yes
terday upon pleading guilty to a charge
of malicious mischief. Last week the
two young men took an auto from
opposite the Hotel Virginia. and, ac-
companied by two girls, went on an
extended ride. The auto was the
property of 4 young Los Angeles So
ciety man.
Eugens Tincher was thrown from
carriage by runaway horse yester-
day and. pluckily clinging to the
lines, was dragged a considerable dis
tance and narrowly escaped serious in
: Try. The young man was saluta-
torian of the graduating class of the
high school this year.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
AUTO TURNS 3
SOMERSAULTS
GOES OVER PRECIPICE 300
FEET IN HEIGHT
U. s. DISTRICT ATTORNEY BAKER
IN CAR
Occupants, Including Bride of TWO
Months, Badly Bruised and
Scared - Chauffeur's
Skull Fractured
BY Associated Prea..

By Associated Prets.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-United States
District Attorney Baker of Washing
ton, who successfully prosecuted the
government land frauds in the north
west, and his bride of two months and
several friends who were accompany
ing them on their honeymoon had a
most miraculous escape from death to-
day.
While the automobile in which they
were travelling was running down a
sharp hill on Walnut mountain, near
Liberty, N. Y, the machine got out
of control and plunged over preci-
pice nearly 300 feet in height.
The machine, big covered car,
turned three complete somersaults in
the air and lodged in the boughs of a
tree thirty feet from the brink of the
precipice. There it hung suspended
top downward, with the frightened oc-
cupants held prisoners in the inclosed
top of the machine. All were badly
bruised and frightened, but none was
seriously injured with the exception
of the chauffeur. His skull was frac-
tured, one of his ears was torn off
and he sustained other injuries.
He was taken to a hospital in Lib
erty for treatment.
Those in the car with Mr.. Baker and
his wife were DR.. G. E. Jeliffe, the
alienist who testified in the Thaw trial,
and M. Mangan of Washington. AS
soon as they were rescued from their
perilous position in the suspended au-
tomobile the party came to New York,
and after a rest at the Hotel Astor
started for their homes.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
PASADENA
j. II. BRADwAY, ACT.
Home phone eesB, Sunset 274o.
PASADENA SOCIALIST
FREE SPEECH TUG ON
ASK CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT
OF CITY COUNCIL
Declare They Are Refused Permits
Which Are Granted Salvation
Army 5ands-Protest Is
Put of

Special to The Herald
PASADENA, Aug. 4.-Socialists made
an attempt this morning to secure free
use of the streets for making ad-
dresses, and appeared before the city
council in a body.
They pointed to the Salvation Army,
which receives a permit to speak on
the streets. good for any members of
it's organization, and declared they had
been refused a permit for more than
one person.
Mayor Farley upheld this statement
and declared he could not give them
blanket" permits.
Councilman Crandall moved that the
use of the streets be refused to all
parties alike, but the motion failed for
want of a second, the council appar-
emily not wishing to keep the Salvation
Army off the streets.
The matter was finally postponed to
next week, when it will be considered
again.
The contract for paving Los Robles
avenue between Washington and Call
fornia streets was let to the Fair
-Wilton-Gilmore company for
s67,14o.
L. G. Bradford asked permission to
build an outdoor theater in the city,
ut said that he would expect to hold
band concerts on Sunday. The case
was referred to Councilman Mersereau,
who will report next week. He stated
he objected to the proposed Sunday
amusement.
Forest Supervisor Charlton pointed
out the urgent need of another ram
ger In the Arroyo Seco. and asked
the council to provide one. The coun-
ell decided that the charter would not
allow 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
ALAMlT0S RESIDENTS TO
ASK BETTER CAR SERVICE
Special to The Herald.

hrecial to Tne Herald.
LONG BEACH, Aug. 4.-Residents
of the eastern portion of the city and
Alamitos who have been patronizing
the Redondo avenue line of the Pacific
Electric are preparing to petition the
company for better service. 1t is al
legged that on a recent Saturday night
125 persons were obliged to take pas
sage on "dinky" car or walk, and
that at one point along the line the
car was held up for twenty minutes
in order that the conductor might col
lect fares before anyone should get off.
Thirty minutes were occupied in max
ing the run to Bixby park, a fifteen
minute trip.
Harry Lenihan, attempting to ride
on the handle bars of Gail Williams
bicycle, was thrown last evening and
sustained broken collarbone. Both
young men are employed at the Long
Beach drug store.
A 3-year-old tot, Elsie Barton, wan
dered away from her home on Ocean
avenue yesterday and before she was
found the entire police force had been
agitated into going in search by a
hysterical mother, who was sure the
child had fallen from the pier and
been drowned The little one was
found in a secluded place on the beach
where she had laid down to sleep.
The work of the charter revision
committee has commenced in earnest.
1t was stated today no radical changes
will be proposed by the commission,
which heard a paper on the Galveston
plan delivered by its president last
night The chief bone of contention
it now appears will be the hotel
license proposed for the Virginia. To
grant the right to sell to the larger
hotel exclusively would antagonize a
large class and broader movement
would be turned down fiat by the
"antis."
The Pacific Electric has commenced
to pave its right of way along Pacific
avenue. This strip in the heart of the
city's business district was paved by
the city over a year ago. The Pacific
Electric left it's roadbed untouched all
this time and the relief will be of
great benefit.
The Strand Improvement company
has commenced the work of parking
the bluff between Cedar avenue and
Hotel Virginia. For a long time the
company endeavored to interest the
city government in this proposition,
but failing has commenced to do the
work by private contract
The Episcopal Sunday School insti-
tute opened in this city today and the
Christian convention will open tomor-
row.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
CRUISER GELDERLAND
SAILS FOR CURACAO
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela, Sunday, Aug
2, via Port of Spain, Trinidad, Aug. A.
The Netherlands cruiser Gelderland left
La Guaira yesterday for Curacao. She
did not communicate with the shore
and the object of the visit is not known
here.
Ell Constitutional, the organ of Presi-
dent Castro, commenting upon the note
sent by Senor Paul, the Venezuelan
foreign minister, to the Netherlands
government, saying that diplomatic re-
lations would remain severed until
the Netherlands apologized and indem-
nified Venezuela for the Curacao out
rage, says:
"At the moment that M. de Reus, the
gratuitous defamer of Venezuela, was
leaving Caracas, surrounded by a
guarantee that he would not be mo-
Tested, there happened in Curacao an
outrage of the greatest barbarity and
primitive savagery, the attack on the
Venezuelan consul. This ignoble and
black crime was committed in a sup
posedly civilized place, the colony of
the European state that built the
palace of peace"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
San BernardinO News
oRice sos Third Street.
Phones-HOms sIBi Sunset, Red 14s6
SLAYER TAKES STAND;
TELLS OF SHOOTING
H0UGHT0N GOES OVER EVENTS
OF FATAL DAY
Declares Man Murdered by Him While
Justice of the Peace Had
Terrorlzed the Entire
Community
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 4-The
entire day was taken up by the testi-
mony Of Justice of the Peace Hough-
ton in the Hartman murder case, the
defendant telling the story of the kill
ing and bearing up we'll under the fear
full strain under which he was suffer-
ing.
Houghton told the simple story of the
conditions that led up to his killing
Hartman, and then recited the Incl
dents of that fatal Sunday morning
when he took Hartman's life.
He said Hartman had terrorized the
entire district and was recognized as q
dangerous man both by many of the
residents there and by himself
He had been appealed to by the peo-
pie of the community that morning to
save them from Hartman, and believ-
ing that the old cattleman was about to
kill either his wife or himself Hough-
ton had fired the fatal shot.
The story was told in simple yet
effective way that carried sincerity
with it, Houghton speaking plainly and
deliberately at all times.
The courtroom was packed almost to
suffocation all day by people anxious to
hear Houghton detail the story of the
and the opinion generally ex-
pressed was that he had created an ex-
cellent impression with the jury.
Late this afternoon Attorney f. b.
Daley, for the prosecution, commenced
the cross examination but failed ut
terly to break down any of Houghton' s
statements or even to confuse the wit
ness in the slightest.
1t is probable the taking of testi-
mony in the case will be completed to-
morrow, when the arguments will be
commenced, and the case possibly may
go to the jury Thursday.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
YOUTH TELLS OF
running CHURCH
ONE BOY CoNFESSES TO UGLY
VANDALISM
MYSTERY OF DISSERTATION OF
WELSH FAME SOLVED
Detectives Arrest 12.Year-Old Lad,
Who Betrayed Himself by Selling
Broom-companion Has
Vanished

The mystery surrounding the wreck
Ing of the interior of the Welsh Pres
byterian church at 436 Crocker street
last Friday afternoon has been cleared
UP and one of the persons responsible
for the act of vandalism is arrested
and charged with burglary.
Two boys, both aged IL years, were
the ones who destroyed the interior of
the church, and it took Detectives
Hawley and Mckenzie three days to
discover them, as neither lived in the
immediate vicinity of the church and
were acquainted with none of the
children who do live there
John Forster, the boy arrested, was
finally traced from small broom
which he took from the church and
afterward sold to woman on Gladys
avenue, near his home, for cents.
which amount was promptly invested
in peanuts.
When arrested at his home at 447
Gladys avenue, the boy confessed the
deed and remarked that he and the
boy with him were "just playing and
didn't intend any HARM AS they
had done several hundred dollars
worth of damage their fun proved
rather costly to the congregation.
According to Forster's story he and
companion. whose name was not
given, were going by the church one
Gay ana saw NUMBER OF Olnef DOyS
in the belfry catching pigeons.
A few days later they went to the
church to secure some pigeons, but
did not find any, and then they en-
tered the church to look around.
They thought it would be fun to
turn the organ over, and they did so.
They then turned over the benches
and tore up lot of hymn books. After
that they entered the vestry of the
church and the Sunday school room and
broke Up the dishes used at church
socials.
In the vestry they found two cans
of varnish which was to be used on the
wainscoting in the vestry. This they
poured over the carpet and the benches
and chairs in the church and literally
spread it over the pages of the Bible
and on tie carpet.
Finding a lot of chalk in the Sun
day school room they wrote all over
walls They then took two small
boooms and left the edifice.
Forster sold the broom he took to
a woman living near his home, and She
hearing of the church incident and the
missing brooms, reported the matter
to the detectives. 1t was then an easy
matter to locate and arrest Forster,
who finally confessed.
The boy was sent to the detention
home, where he has been twice be-
fore. His companion in the vandalis-'l
at the church has run away from home
and the officers have not been able as
yet to find him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
PLAN TO AMUSE YOUTHS
BARRED FROM POOL ROOMS
Pasadena Churches Busy on Arrange
ment for Entertainment of Boys
New Law Wlthholds
from Cue
Special TO The Herald.

PASADENA. Aug. 4.-The first step
In the movement among the churches
to provide entertainment for young
men recently shut out of the pool halls
by the city council will be taken prob
ably next week, in the shape of a
stereopticon lecture at the Lake Ave-
nue. Congregational church.
This will be given by a member of
the playground committee in Los An
geIes and will describe the advantages
and possibilities of boys club.
The parish house of the Lake Ave-
nue. Congregational church, situated at
AIS Elm street, is available for club
house. 1t is much larger than most
ministers would care to occupy and
located on a lot of 100 feet frontage
and 80 feet depth. 1t presents great
possibilities for a boys club.
Mrs. Mary M. Conan, c. c. Jenkins
and Edward Pickering form 81 commit
tee in charge of the problem. They
have been at work for several weeks,
arousing sentiment in favor of the
movement, and will make their plans
public at the meeting next week.