davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
Two Incendiary Fires.

The dwelling and all out build
ings of Mr.. Tom Watts, State con-
stable, who lives near Jeffcoat S
bridge on Boggy Swamp, was de-
stroyed by fire one day last week.
Then again the barn and stable OF
Mr.. William Saylor, who lives just
across the Lexington line, was
burned about o'clock last Thurs
day afternoon while the family was
away from home. Mr.. Saylor lost
about $50 bushels of corn and came
very near having several mules
J, ..rned up. Tracks were noticed or
a man coming up behind the barn.
and tracks were noticed of a man
running back from the barn. Both
fires are supposed to beb incendiary
in origin.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
MIR. w. E. jackson Dead.

Mr.. w Z. Jackson, a substantial
citizen of Bowman, died about =
O'Clock Friday morning. Mr.. Jackson
has been in failing health for some
time, but his death was not looked
for at this time. He was about 30
years of age He was twice married,
first to Miss Berry, then to MISS
Minnie Weathers, who, with three
children. survive him. He leaves
a large circle of friends and relatives
to mourn his death. He was mem
Der of the Methodist church and was
buried from EbeneZer church, near
Bowman, Saturday morning.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
ONE FARMER KILLS ANOTHER.
In Quarrel About Some Stock and
Negro.

Will Garner and Joe England, both
white rnen Of the Briar Creek Sec
ton, in Bamberg county. engaged
in. what resultedin in a deadly duel FRI
day, Garner, being killed and Eng
land suffering from flesh wounds,
The trouble was the outcome of a
conversation regarding some strayed
live stock which had been shut up
by Garner.
1t seems that England was out
hunting and one of his negro hands
came to him saying that Mr.. Gar
ner had shut up a hog Of his. Mr..
England told the negro to pay the
charges made by Mr.. Garner and
get the hog out, giving the negro
the money with which to pay Mr..
Garner.
The negro went to Mr.. Gamers
house and when Mr.. England went
in that direction later he saw Mr..
Garner whipping and beating the
negro and insisting on his telling
him who had turned out some hogs a
few nights before, which had been
taken up for foraging on his land.
Mr.. England asked Mr.. Garner to
quit beating the negro, as he evil
IDENTIFY knew nothing about the mat
ter. With that Mr.. Carer, so it is
said, turned to England and said
that he would "put it to him.
And it appears that he drew his
revolver, but Mrs. Garner. the wife
Of the dead man, stepped between
and remained there a short while,
but upon being spoken to by her
husband, moved, and then Garner
fired at England, the bullet striking
his hat brim. England then return
ed the fire with his shotgun, hitting
Garner in the stomach.
Garner then ran to his house,
which was a few yards away, and
returned with a gun and shot at
England, several of the buck shot Of
the load hitting England in the
shoulder and side. Garner died sew
eral hours afterward. England sur
rendered.
The men are both young, Garner
having been only about % and
England about 35. They were close
neighbors, living only a few hun
dred yards apart. When, oh, when
will this killing business stop.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
TILLMAN is POPULAR.
Receiving Congratulations From All
Parts of the Country.


A dispatch from Washington says
Senator Tillman is the most popu-
lar man on Capitol hill, judged by
his mail, since heshreds the first pro-
hibition gun in the senate three
days ago. His Office has been liter
ally swamped with letters and tele-
grams Of inquiry and congratula-
tions. The South Carolina senator's
fight for prohibition seems to have
struck responsive chord in the
hearts OF the people everywhere.
If his mail is any indication, there
is a stronger sentiment for prohi-
bition in the United States than most
people realize. Nor is the support
confined to any one State or section
The message includes expressions
from mayors Of towns and cities
heads of commercial bodies, bank
president and other solid business
men from Maine to California.
There are other letters from
preachers, heads of temperance or
ganizations and prominent temper
ance workers everywhere. An in
teresti~g feature of the senate dis
cussion on Wednesday was that moi
one of the speakers opposed the OBJ
ject sought by Senator Tillman
bill, which is to make interstate
shipments of liquor subject to the
local police laws of the State imme-
diately on arriving at the State
boundary.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
Moved Away.

Rev. d. W. Hickle, who has been
resident of this city for a number
of years. has moved to Saluda coun-
ty, where he will become the pas
tor of four churches, with his par
sonage located about eight miles
from Saluda Court House. The fol-
lowing churches come under his gooo
care: Good Hope and Chestnut
Hill, Saluda county; Stevens Neck,
Edgefeld county, and Mount Her.
mon, Greenwood county. His many
friends will regret to see him leave
but their best wishes go with him tC
his new field of labor.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
Will he in the Race.

Hon. D. S. Henderson, Of Aiken
will make the race for the United
States senate this summer. Mr.
Henderson was a candidate for the
senate six years ago and he then
received a large and hattering vote
and it is thought by many that he
would have been successful mac
it not been for the fact that there
were two candidates from this Sec
ton of the State for the position
AS Mr.. Henderson comes from a
neighboring county, it is reasonable
to suppose that Orangeburg county
will give him a big vote. He is an
able man and is well qualiled for
the position. The people would
make no mistake in putting such a
man in the senate.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
Death of Mr.. W. G. Mitchell.

Mr.. W. C. Mitchell, an old resi-
dent of this city, died ut his home
on Amelia street on Wednesday
morning at half-past ten clock. The
deceased was about 63 years OF age.
He leaves a wife and one son. The
funeral services will be conducted
at the Christian church and inter-
ment at the Presbyterian cemetery
today.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02

like one dead fly in pan OF milk,
which could be swallowed by the
people of that section without much
inconvenience, but in the South the
conditions were reversed. Here, he
said, we would have to swallow &
pan full of dead flies with hardly
enough milk to cover them. This
happy illusion brought down the
house. Senator Tillman's speech
was a splendid one all the way
through. He thought the solution
of the problem was in giving each
State the right to regulate the suf-
frage question. The above is onl!
an imperfect synopsis of Senator
Tillman's speech, which would have
to he heard to be appreciated. 1t
was a great speech, and was thor.
oughly enjoyed by all who heard it
He certainly converted his audience
to his way of thinking on the tire,
mendous race problem that will
have to be solved by the people OF
the South sooner or later.
Senator Tillman's reference in
his speech to new county disputes
was cheered to the echo by the ad.
vocates of Calhoun county who were
in the audience. While at dinner
Senator Tillman was told that the
present contest against Calhoun
county was brought by white mer
who were not allowed to vote OF
the question, and he said if that
was the case the supreme couri
ought, and he believed would, de-
clare the election illegal as no white
man should be denied his right tc
vote. The senator left for Colum
bia on Wednesday night.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
Calhoun County Contest.

The Calhoun County contest was
resumed on Tuesday ard continued
through Wednesday. A great deal
of testimony was taken on both
sides, and the case was fully argued
by the lawyers on the two sides. On
account of the sickness of our limo
type operator we are unable to pub
lish any of the testimony this week,
or give much of an account Of the
hearing. The case was closed about
half-past seven o'clock Wednesday
night. The matter was taken under
advisement by the commissioners,
who had not filed a decision up to
our hour of going to press.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
Voted the DiSDenSal.Y.

Complete returns from the cleo
tion held in Union on Friday on the
issue. "Dispensary or no dispensary,
give a majority in favor Of the dis
pensary, the total being GA for dis
pensary and 603 against the dis
pensary.. In nearly all the outly-
ing precincts the vote was prlncl-
pally the same as at the election
held two years ago, when the dis
pensary was voted out of the county,
but a great change was manifested
in the town of Union, where the ma
iority against the dispensary was re-
duced from nearly 200 to S.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
sidered his pr ,erty with absolute
stoiciSm.

Sidered his Pr 'erty with absolute
stoicism.
The writer on ride a day or two
since saw the collector with the
mule that had been used all the sum-
mer hitched to the buggy to be TAX
en- away and then he went into a field
where the only cow of the family
vas staked out and drove that away.
The negro woman and half dozen
children were on the porch of the
little cabin to see them driven away
and there was no apparent feeling
of regret.
There need be none, as they had
paid only a small part of the pur-
chase price and they had had the
use of the animals al through the
summer, In this case the man of
the family had been at work for the
j. H. Blake Lumber company all
summer and earned $;6 week and
there was no reason why he should
not have paid for the animals, eX-
cept the lack of thrift and calcula-
tion that marks the entire race.
Last winier there was a call for a
repeal of the lien and chattel mort
gage laws of South Corolina and
the matter is sure to come up again
in the next session of the legislature.
Last winter it was the question of
the doing away with the old State
dispensary that occupied the time of
the Legislature. which must by law,
adjourn at a given time.
All the low country Of South Car
olina where the negroes are thickest
has become disgusted with the work
ing of the law and are solid for the
repeal, while the up country, where
merchants have to deal with that
poor white class. demands that it be
left on the statute books.
Of the seven merchants doing bus
mess in Rowesville all but two have
ceased to sell goods under chattel
mortgage or the lien law and the
time is not far distant when the ne
gro will have to pay cash for what
he buys. 1t will be better for both
races when this state of affairs is
brought about. There is labor for
every colored man in the State who
will WORK, but he will not work as
he can get credit. He lives in and
for the present alone.
A merchant saw a negro beating
a horse and told him that if he did
not stop the devil would get him.
His answer was, "You can not scare
a niger that way by telling him of
something away off in the future, :"
Promise him something will happen
at once if you want to scare him.
Another niger was caught in the
act of stealing a pig and was told
that he would have to settle for it in
the judgment day. His answer
was: THAT was long term of cred
it, and he guessed he would go back
and get another The negro is
here to stay and he is needed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
LEAVES THE SERVICE.
An Old and Honored Company is
Mustered Out.

The State says: Adjt. Gen. Boyd
has issued an order mastering out
OF service the Edsto Rifles, known
as Company M of the Third infaA-
try. 1t will be recalled that several
weeks ago when this company was
transferred from the Second to the
Third regiment meeting was held
ard it was decided that the company
should disband.
+ The official notice was sent Gen.
4 Boyd Monday and that Official stated
that as there were two other COM
panies in Orangeburg county he
would fill the vacancy with one of
the applications now on file in his
Office.
Following is the order issued:
|, 81. Company M. Third infantry,
n. G. S. C. (the Edisto Rifles)
) Orangeburg, S. c.. is hereby mus
: tered out of service at its own re;
quest, to take effect January /;
| 1908.
5 "2. First Lieut. Frederick Fl
!. Pooser. Company l., Third infaHE
try, N. G. S. c., is herepa
t directed, Immediately upon Re
cepit Of this order, to recstpt
for and take charge of all 1870
lie property for which Capt. 5ohn
P. Moseley, Company NJ, Third nT
, fanny, N. G. S. c., is Responsible;
and to ship same to this oftiGsE~9l j
necessary expenses incurred in ta.
transfer and shipment will be IfsiffI
from this office. P-b
, The Edisto Rifles is one Of the
Oldest and most gallant companies:
!. 1t has served the State in three
wars, and has never hesitated to
answer the call of duty. We re-
gret to see it disbanded, and hope
that some steps will be taken to
keep the gallant old company to-
gether
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
Married.
Mr.. James NJ. Albergotti

Mr.. James M. Albergotti of this
city was married to Miss St. Clair
Brown, of Anderson. The marriage
took place Wednesday morning at
the home of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs.
Albergotti arrived yesterday after
noon. Miss Brown was a teacher in
the graded school here, but resigned
about the middle of December. She
is most excellent young lady and
has host of friends, in this city.
who welcomes her back as a bride.
Mr.. Albergotti is to be congratulate
ed on winning such a charming
young lady as a life companion.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local application, as they cannot
reach the diseased portions OF the
ear. There is only one way TO cure
deafness. and that is by constitutions
al remedies. Deafness is caused D!
an intlamed condition Of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. Nhen
this tube is inllamed you have rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing'
and when it is entirely closed. Deal
ness is the result, and unless the IN
tlammation can be taken out ana
this tube restored to it's normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed TO-.
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which is nothing but an
inflamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give 500 for any case of
Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, y.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
pubIir Installation.

The local lodge of knights OF
Pythias will have public installa-
ton of their officers, who were re-
Gently elected, this evening. The
Hon. NJ. l.. Smith, of Camden, will
be the orator of the occasion. MI
Smith is prominent in political af-
fairs, and is a fine speaker. His all
dress Will be Pythanism, and the
public are cordially invited to so
out and hear something about this
good order.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
Serious Accident.

Mr.. Rhett Hortem, a timer IN
the employ of the Orangeburg Roof
ing company, fell from the root OF
a two-story building on the campus,
breaking his leg and sustaining
other injuries, on Tuesday. On
his way to the ground he struck a
scaffold, or he may have been killed
by the fall. The injured man was
removed to the residence OF Mr.. d. \,
Smith and made comfortable. IL
can not be said just yet how serious
" he was hurt, but it is hoped that
the injured man will soon be al!
right. He had close call, and he
is lucky to escape with only a
broken leg.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-02
DIES FROM WOUND.
Mr. r. A. Jeffcoat Passes Away at
Colubmia Hospital.

The Colubmia Records says:
IN the absbence Of Coroner Walk
Ter, who is In, Florida on a holiday
"trip, Magistrate Fowles conducted
| the inquest into the death Of the
late Robert A. Jef7coat, the wealthy
IOrangeburg farmer who died at the
Columbia hospital Of gunshot
wounds inflicted from ambush more
than a week ago. The inquest was
lhel Eonday afternoon at an un-
ag establishment on MaiIp
The verdict was that the de
sane to his death from grin
bunds received at the HANDS
barty OF parties unknow,h to
~.
funeral and intermentf took
Tuesday afternoon nesAr Mr
Is old home, at Cross Road:
lin Lexington county, fnot fa'
Swansea.
recent years Mr.. Jeffcoat had
@ on his big plantatieh six mile:
ssssB North, and it wsRs three mile:
Sfssn his home that tlhe fatal attack
ss;ss made upon HIM. Mr.. Jeffcoat
s survived by. bis wife. four daugh
ssSs and four y sons. The daughters
all marrjf fed. The sons are VII y. IL
teoat. Thyg entire family was here
,during Nj Jeffcoat's last days.
After the operation, which was
Rperforphed at the Columbia hospital
Sby Dr. Legrand Guerry the day al,
{ ter the shooting, Mr.. Jeffcoat bore
up We'll. During the middle Of last
week. he was thought to be gaining
somewhat and there was some nope
expressed that e;might in: time re"
cover. But towards>'the end of the
Week the effects of the shot which
!, had been embedded in his brain,
and which it had mot been deemed
wise to remove, began to tell, and
he gradually grew worse. Satur-
day afternoon he was reported to
be sinking rapidly. He soon became
unconscious and all day Sunday he
was barely alive. The end came al
1925 Tuesday morning.
Impenetrable mystery still sur
rounds the fatal shooting. The sheriff
and other peace officers of Orange
burg county are doing all in their
power to discover available clues,
but nothing of any particular value
has so far been discovered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-28
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-WHEAT-The wheat
market opened steady to strong today ow-
ing to an advance of sd to 7sd at Liver
pool. initial quotations being a shade to
Fad higher than the previous close Inc
frimness at Liverpool was due mainly 10
the smallnesS of worlds shipments Tor
the week the total movement being 6,04S.-
900 bushels compared with S.60S0OO bushels
the corresponding week year ago: Trade
during the early part of the session was
quiet, but prices were well maintained.
May opened at SLOT to $1.013s and Tor
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of
] ,1S4 cars.
The market became easier later in the
day on selling by a leading elevator IN
terest. May declining to s106ss. The close
was steady with May a shade lower at
81 O6Is.
COMMISSIONER of wheat and scarcity
of offerings caused moderate firmness in
the corn ma rket. There was some buying
by bull leaders in evidence, but the vol
start were unchanged to 1Ac higher, May
opening at 607kc to SIC. Later May sold
up to 611xc.
A steady tone prevailed the entire day
and at the close May was up &c at Gle.
OATS-Trade in the oats market was
owing to good demand by cash houses. AT
the opening prices were 1sc to Sac higher
with Nav at SIC. Later May sold at 9l>4Q
517sc.
because Of a brisk demand by commission
houses based on light receipts of live hogs
at all western packing centers- Prices at
the opening were I'D TIC to 30c with pork
showing the greatest advance
RYE-Cash: 75c: December, T3c; May, lSc
BARLEY-Cash: 59065c-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1910; March. $3.50.
CLOVER-March. $9.-5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-28


capital. We may not have to wait
long for this experience, since it is in
line with recent developments. The
writer has no desire to embark again
in business. But nothing would APP
peal to him so strongly as his ideal
He should like to address body of
workr1en. many thousands in number
as all fellow partners.
1.-THE writer is convinced Mr..
Carnegie says in conclusion. that this
is to be the highly satisfactory and
final solution. The first step in adj
vance has already come in the natural
progress of evolution-no revolution
nccessary-and it is earnestly pressed
upon the attention of the intelligent
working man and his leaders, some of
whom seem to have been misled into
devoting themselves to the advocacy
of system. admittedly unsuited to
our day. which requires organic
change in the relations of society, and
indeed involves complete revolution
in the nature of mantle task of q
thousand years. The experiment of
labor-and capital union workmen-
apitalists-has exceeded, so far, all
expectations. Even the convinced
Socialist might. therefore. hail it as at
least a step in the right direction
making labor's position better than
before saying to himself. let the flu
ture bring what it may, a bird in the
hand is often worth a whole flock in
the bush Our socialistic remedy is
for the future; let us not forget this
is our dealing with the present
''Such seems to the writer the part
of wisdom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-28
DARWIN ANNIVERSARY.g
To Be Celebrated by American Assoc
citation for Advancement of Science.

Baltimore, Dec. 2s.-With 1000
members in attendance, the sixtieth
annual convention of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science opened in Mccoy hall at Johns
Hopkins university today. The ses-
sions will continue throughout the
week Addresses of welcome were
made by DR.. Ira Remsen. president of
Johns Hopkins university, and DR.. Will
liam H. Welsh of Johns Hopkins. After
the general session the different sec
tions of which the association is COM
posed each devoted to a particular
science met and papers were read per-
tinent to the research work of each
individual section. OF the meetings
scheduled for the week one is a SYM
postum on THE regulation of the New
York stock exchange on Wednesday
and d meeting Thursday of the Ameri-
can Health league.
The establishment of a national
health bureau by the government is
advocated by this society, Friday will
DE devoted to the celebration of the
centennial of Charles Darwin's birth;
it is also the f1ftieth anniversary of the
first edition of "Origin of the Species -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-28

crumpled it up in his fist and slowly
cut up the envelope with the scissors.
chided him a little about it, telling
him that that is the way he would be
treated if she found it out At 1920
that night he babe me good bye and
said he would be back Sunday"
The letter found on Mr.. Gerlach
from his sweetheart in Kansas City
accuses him of inf1delity, stated that
he was going with another girl and
that he did not love her any more.
The letter covered several pages tell
ing of her love and their happiness.
Across a margin were written these
words: eff you desert me, George,
Will kill myself" 1t was signed NJ. A.
Miss Anderson had followed Gerlach
to Topeka, staying with a sister here.
Then she went to Kansas City while he
remained here.
He had pawned watch at the Shaw
nee Suit club for two dollars the night
before the tragedy, says J. E. Hull,
proprietor of the club. Mr.. Gerlach
was known to me a long time" said
Mr.. Hull. 81 used to live at Alma.
Here in Topeka, he always brought his
clothes here to be pressed. He was a
fine appearing man and had good
clothes. His family is very we'll known
throughout his neighborhood and are
wealthy farmers. Two weeks ago he
had his clothes pressed up in the even
ing and went to Kansas City the next
morning. That is the only time know
of his going there. He was always
Jolly and had not seemed melancholy
or morose the last few days"