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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-24
Dr.. Haie's Day.

DR.. Hale and the late Bishop Hunt
ington Of New York were fast friends.
The latter had been Unitarian. and
his Shift caused q sensation, says the
Christian Register. The Episcopalians
have saints assigned to the various
days in the year. When an Episco-
palian minister writes letter on any
day for which there is saint be al
ways writes the name Of the saint at
the close Of the letter instead CT the
date. Bishop Huntington learned ali
these things quickly and began to p:ac-
tice them at once. The first time he
had occasion to write to his old friend
DR.. Hale after joining the church he
placed st. Michaers day after his
signature. A reply from the doctor
came, and after his name he had writ
ten in a full, round hand, Wash day."
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-24
Daniel and the Lions.

An old negro preacher in Kentucky
was dilating upon events in the Bible
which had a geological trend. He de-
scribed the deluge and how all the anil
mails. two by two, went into the ark
and were saved. Then he discussed
the incident Of Jonah and the whale.
Balaam's ass aud finally the exploit OF
Daniel. who entered the den OF raven
ing lions and emerged uuharmed. His
auditors listened with interest. and
some of them seemed to have their
doubts as to the authenticity of the
tales.
Finally one Of the younger negroes
rose up and inquired, Say. pahson,
wuz dem lions jest like the kind We
has now?"
"Cose not. cose not" retorted the
preacher. irritated at having his dis
course interrupted. 'Dey was p. G.,
meaning befo' circnses."
The explanation was sufficient and
satisfactory.-Buffalo Commercial.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-24
Lived 152 Years.

VIM. Parr-England's Oldest MAJ
married the third time at 120, worked
in the fields till 1872 and lived 20 years
longer, People should be youthful at
80. James Wright, of Spurlock, Ky,
shows how to remain young. Il feel
Just like IT, year-old boy he writes,
s'after taking six bottles Of Electric
Bitters. For thirty Years Kidney
trouble made life q burden, but the
first bottle of this wonderful medicine
convinced me had found the greatest
cure on earth.' They're a godscnd to
weak, sickly rundown or old people.
TRY them, SOC at Kaufman Drug Co.,
Derickes Drug Store Sandel Drug
Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-24
A Little Awkward.

'Nearsightedness must be very em-
barrassing at times" remarked
Brooklyn resident to an acquaintance
thus afflicted. The other morning,
for example. a man addressed me- on
a crowded bridge trolley. and in the
course Of conversation he roundly'
abused a chap whose political aad
business methods he disliked equally.
In fact, he became acutely personal
in his denunciation.
Before he left the car he was i'll
formed by a friend near him that L
was the man he had been abusing. 1t
didn't worry me at all, but it must
have been bit disconcerting for him,
don't you thiuk;'-New York Gloh'.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-24
Meet Us At B2oeklaod.

The editor will be at New Brookland
on next Saturday, the 2sth, and it is
hoped that our friends will meet us
promptly. We have a large number
of delinquents Oh our list at this post
Office and we want to get the dues
from every subscriber N arrears.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-24
Much Mixed.

Some of the passengers were wait
ing ut 4 way station in Vermont Tor
the train to Burlington. says the Sat
urday Evening Post.
What kind Of train is that:' ask
ed one of them of the busy station
master.
"Oh, freight and passenger togeth-
err"
Mixed. eh?"
''Worse than that" said the station
master. Its what You might call
scrambled"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-24
Married..

At the residence of Ioor Hayes On
November 21st, by Ioor Hayes, notary
public, Mr.. Lee Lindler and Miss Mat
tie Clemmens, both Of Lexington
county.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-24

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any
case of kidney or bladder trouble that
is not beyond the reach OF medicine.
Cures backachc and Irregularities thaC
if neglected might result in Bright t
disease or diabetes. All Druggist OF
Lexington. Henry Drug Store, Chap'n.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-24

State of South Carolina, County or
Richland,
Before me came J. t. Melton, cash
ier of the above named bank, who be-
ing duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is true con-
dition Of said bank, as shown by the
books of said bank,
J. T. MELTON,
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 21th day of November, 1909.
". D. MEEHAN,
Notary Public South Carolina.
Correct-.Attest:
WIN. BARNWELA,
W. K..DUFFIE,
GUSTAV SYLVAN,
Directors.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
ALMA KELLNER'S
WHEREABOUTS
Believed That Reward Money is
Only Means Of Discovery.
ALL EFFORTS TO SOLVE
AYsTERY HAVE FAILED.

Louisville, KY, December IA.
Money in the form of a reward
is now believed by the police
to be the only means which
will restore Alma Kellner, the
missing eigbt-year-old Lou.
isvIlle girl, to her home. Many
members of her family are said
to share this opinion, the latest
convert to which is Circuit
Judge Joseph Pryor, who called
on Gov. Augustus e. Wilson
last night for a reward. To. day
is expected to record the offer
ing Of a reward by tie Governor,
either on behalf of himself or the
state, and by Mayor ". o. Head
for the city.
Despite the assertion last
night by prominent relative of
The Kellners that "Alma will be
home Tuesday," skepticism was
in evidence here to day. Many
believe that the child lies dead
somewhere, an Associated Press
dispatch yesterday from Sandus-
ky, O., relating the finding of
the corpse of an eight-years-old
girl reviVing speculation along
that line. There is no intima-
ton, however, that the Sandus-
ky victim IS Alma.
Many of the workers on the
case believe that the statement
of the prominent relatives was
INSPIRED"
Frank Fehr, the millionaire
brewer and cousin of the Kell
ners, said to-day chat he be-
lieved Alma had been kidnapped
and was being held for ransom
somewhere in Louisville. BE
believed a demand for money
would be made in time but
thought the wide publicity gwen
the case would postpone any
advances by the kidnappers foi
the present. Mr.. Fehr said he
had been strongly advised
against offering any reward.
The police to-day were with,
out any sign of a clew.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
MOTOR CARS 4
ON THE |. &
Experiments Made on Main \
Are Reported Satisfactor'
SAID TO BE CAPABLE or SPEED
OF NINETY MILES AN n

The substitution of fast md
cars in place Of the regular pal &
senger cars between nearb
points is a matter that has bee
under investigation by the L.
N. Official for some time. Til
have finally found a model
which they think will suit
purpose. 1t is a car about
size of Pullman, with row
full engine connected the
with, and arranged for a sDai
of ninety miles an hour II
straight and clear track.
model of this car passI pHf4 y n y ,
Bowling Green fegyaN SoS14
Wednesday in charge of 1yu
Curtis, superintendent Of M
chinery for the l.. & N, ak
Clark Ray, general foreman
both of Louisville. The same
car passed back at an early hour
yesterday morning. The men in
charge expressed themselves is
being well pleased withsthk test.
and it is altogether probable
that the car will be adopted. Al
ready negotiations have begun
for the placing of several Of these
cars in a. short run betweeul
Memphis and a large school sew
eral miles out from the BluM
CITY. The rapid spread Of troll.
leyIcars between pointsiiA,thickIy
settled communities hi I'D
the railroad companies rarea4 4
cation Of the Importance Of prcI
viding a cheap and RAJ iql
of transportation on s-s... ~ All
lines, and the L. & N. seems to
have solved the problem. The
motor car passed through Bowl
ing Green both ways in the night
time, and hence but few of oar
citizens had the opportunity Of
seeing it.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
THREE men INJURED IN
BOILER ExPLOSION---O DEAD
William Patterson, Frank Brannon and George
Cox Injured by Scalding Water
and Debris
DARLINGTON IRON WORKS PARTLY
WRECKED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

"A place of safety while others
cared for Brannon. Nj. M.
Hanna declared he would no;
mind the loss, if his men had on
Nv not been hurt. Mr.. Pltter-
sons wife and mother came from
Madisonville On the lnterurban
shortly after he bad been taken
TO the hospital.
Besides the three injured men
there we're in the plant at the
time of the explosion, Miss Celia
Hanna, Secretary of the Iron
Works, Messrs. NJ. Hanna and NJ.
Hanna, Jr., owners of the plant;
John Brien and John Armstrong,
employees, and Rankin Eastin,
of Madisouville, who was having
some work done in the plant. MIR.
Eastin feels himself very for
tunate man. as he had just gone
into the machine shop from a
point right by one end ofthe boil
er, the explosion occurring just
as he got we'll into the machine
shop. He received some of the
water from the boiler on his
shoulder aud his hat was mud
died but escaped and further
marks. Miss Hanna's escape is
nigh marvellous. The office, in
which she stoodS@t the telephone,
was badly wrecked, two sides be-
ing crushed in, and Aging debris
passed almost over her head and
wrecked the window GU the op.
posite side But Miss Hanna
was not hurt, and though pretty
we'll frightened, recovered her
usual compOsure in very few
minutes. In fact she climbed
over n table and secured her
typewriter aud soAe important
books before quitting the wreck
ed room. Miss ARlella Hanna,
who was in the family home
some two hundred feet from the
boiler, was hurt about the knee
by a briekbat that dew through
one OF the windows. Several
window glasses ia the residence
were broken.
William Burke, Henry Nc
Dowell, CLANCY Strange and
Geo. Armstrong were seemingly
guided by their laeky stars at
the time of the accident. But a
few minutes before the explosion
they were working ia the black,
smith shop, next the boiler,
which was almost completely
demolished, the upper story of
the structure being thrown down
to the ground floor, and would
have been buried under the
wreckage if not killed by the
explosion. Bat Mr.. Hanna de-
tailed these four to go to the
freight depot and unload some
freight, and by this their lives
were saved.
Buildings in the central por-
ton of the city were Jared and
shaken. Men who were in the
Victory building and in the
Peoples bank building report
that they felt the force of the
explosion quite perceptably when
1t struck the buildings. One of
the singular little incidents was
the experience of w. "A. Ran
dolph, whose residence is PER
haps twelve hundred feet from
the boiler site. He was amusing
his baby and at the time stood
with her m his arms and his
cheek resting against "A window
pane. The jar from the explosion
was so strong he felt aslfhe had
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
OF NEW CAPITAL
POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING,
FfankfOrt's Capacity to Entertain Visitors
is the Reason.

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 14.-De-
dication of the new Capitol
building will net be held until
after the oath of next May ow.
ing to the lack of capacity of the
city to accommodate the visitors
expected for that event, should
the ceremonies he helo during
the session of the General AS
sembly.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
Local Option Faction Win, in EdilI
County

Irvine, KY, Dec. 11.-Estill
county remains dry as result
of a local option election held to-
day. Every precinct in the
county voted against return to
saloons, which were abolished by
an election held three years ago.
The majority Of the drys today
wa 917 votes.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
American Emancipation Exposition al
Savannah

Washington, ID. g., Dee. H.
Senator Depew yesterday intro
duced a bill appropriating $3.50,
900 in aid of the American
Emancipation Exposition, which,
it is proposed to hold - S1van-
nah, Ca, in 1919, in coainem.
GRAFTON pt the tiftieth annlver-
sary Of the signing of the procla-
nation.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
Succeed. D. Matthews.

Frankfort, KY Dec. H.
Charles s. Aud, of Cecilian, was
appointed by Gov. Wilson 20
the State Board of Health, TAX
ing she place Of DIR. j. IA. oath
ews, resigned.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
Will Mills Elected Secretary Of County
Court Clerks Organization.

Louisville, KY, Dec. l3.-The
County Court Clerks of Ken
tncky, at the meeting of their
association here, reelected +. G.
Corley of Rlizabethtown Presi-
dent; ia. Murray of Glasgow,
Treasurer. aud w. Il. Mills Of
MadisOnville, Secretary. Forty
clerks were present and discuss
ed matters of interest.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
SCHOOL FUND
ASSESSMENT
Tax Rate Increased For 1910 to
Raise $4,000 or More.
THE 1909 LEVY BROUGHT ABOUT
$4,000 TO TREASURES HAND

Sixteen and two thirds on each
one hundred dollars of assessed
valuation Of property aud eighty
cents poll tax is the rate fixed
by the Fiscal Court on Tuesday
IN accordance with the recon-
mendation of the County Board
of Education, which held its reg
ulur monthly meeting on the
same day. This is cnnsidera BILE
advance over the rate for 1909.
and will bring something over
$4,000 into the county school
fund out of the 1910 tax collec.
tons. The members Of the
County Board of education were
unanimous in their opinion that
the rate should be advanced, a
portion of the board advocating,
that the rate be advanced TO the
limit, viz, 20 cents property and
s1.00 poll tax.
Financial statement presented
to the Board of Education by its
Treasure indicated that the to-
tai amount coming to the treas.
ury from the Sheriff for 1909
will be about $4,000, or more,
nearly all of which has been
paid over. The amount paid
over by the sheriff up to Deem
Der 10th was SO, 4SS.22. Added
to this S421.3S coming to the
treasurer's hands from other
sources makes total paid into the
treasurer's hands to December
10Th $1,000 go. The statement
showed So .365 SO as the total of
cash Disbursements and outstand-
ing, unpaid warrants to Decem.
Der 10th. OF this amount, s2,-
65S.45 was paid for seven new
school houses erected during the
year, the balance expended, 81
707. is, being for desks, repairs,
supplies, real estate, incidentals,
old Indebtedness against dis
tricts, etc. This would leave q
balance of some 81, 600 or 81, 800
possibly, but he board
estimated that the unpaid Incl
dentals, rentals, and high school
tuition will probably consume
this balance and leave the treas
ury bare for the 1910 operations.
There are, too, outstanding
claims IN the form of notes from
old districts assumed under the
Law by the board, amounting
to some hundreds of dollars.
For one district alone there are
notes amounting to 800.
After consideration of the
financial condition of the treas
urv Of the board and the fixing
of the tax rate for the ensuing
year, only routine business and
passing on various accounts
occupied the attention of
the members. The members
present, in order of educational
divisions, were, o. z. Goad,
Paul M. Moore, L. N. Slaton, @.
L. Brown, G. b. Harralson, Ben
Sisk and David Buchanan.
"A
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
A SAD ACCIDENT.
Dan franklin Killed at BarnsIy Nlinss
Tuesday Morning.


Dan Franklin an employe OF
the Rarnsley mines, one Of the
st. Bernard group, was accidert
ly killed while driving S@~s
mule team inside the mines Tues
day morning about IL O'Clock.
1t seems as if he had gotten, .
off the trip or slipped and SsIi.
the entire load passing ovei Esg
he was found shortly after
dead, being killed instans
is supposed. Mr. Franklin vi
been working for the st. BefN r
for nearly 20 years and e
of their most trusty and reliabis<
men.
He leaves father, mother.
several brothers and SISTERS be-.
sides a wife aud 3 children, His
remains were carried to III.
home about one mile from he
mines. He was buried at Fiat
Greek cemetery yesterday after.
noon Rev. Wallace, of Provi.
dence, officiating. The family
has the sympathy of the entire
county,
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
A REMARKABLE
MINE EXPLOSION
Seven CoIorcd Miners Lose
Their Lives In Webster
County Nine.
Cause and Effect Of Explosion Makes
Wise Ones Think Hard.

and mysterious mine accidents
that has been recorded in the
Western Kentucky coal field &C
Cured ir the Baker nine, of the
West Kentucky Coal Co., at
Clay, KY, Saturday afternoon
after nearly all of the miners
had come from work. Seven
colored miners, IN the employ of
cOlored contractor, were in the
workings at the time OF the ex
plOsion and lost II cir lives, be-
my suHocated by the after damp.
The bodies were not all recover.
ed until after midnight Monday
night. The explosion was of
gas but the source of the gas and
manner and results of the ex
plosion are unexplained.
Thos. o. Long, of this place,
Assistant Mine Inspector, got
the news Just in time to leave
here for Clay Saturday OH the
last train. Arriving at the mine
be organized, as quickly as
practical, rescue parties and en-
tered the mine in search of the
men. This work was necessarily
slow because of the fire at the
shaft, and the falls and bad air.
The fan was repaired anu the res
cuers pushed ahead with the col
umn of flesh air as radIdly as
possible.
Mr., q. j. Norwood, Chief In
spector of Mines, left Lexington
Sunday and reached Clay Mon.
day moraing, taking chasge of
the work on his arrival there.
w. II. Cunningham, Manager of
Mines for the West Kentucky
Coal CO., with his engineers and
assistants, was or the ground
early and everything possible
was done to penetrate to the foot
of the wain shaft, where the
force of the explosion had been
greatest. He found the fioor of
the entry there bulged upward
as from IA great force from below.
The general belief is that the
explosion occurred from gas from
the lower Veia, which was sup.
posed TO be eG'ectually sealed
with a water seal, AS the lower
shaft had been almost full Of
water. The lOwer, or Nos VEN,
some taree hUndred feet deep,
bad been fOrmerly worked, but
was closed AID sealed several
years ago because of the presence
of gas in that vein. The top of
We lower shaft, sealed with tim
bers or concrete, constituted the
bottom of the hosting shaft for
the upper vein which was being
worked. The lower shaft is
said to have stood full of water
and was pumped ont from time
30 time for ashort distance down.
being used as the stump for the
drainage of the upper vein. The
first explosion was terrific and
threw out the. top Of the main
shaft a fierce column Of iiame,
said to have reached a height of
100 to $50 feet above the surface,
and deluge of water. The fire
burned the top works and tipple
TO the ground. Several smaller
explosion occurred, one at least
four hours after the first. Sun
day morning it was found by
bounding from the top that the
lower shaft was practically free
of water, and the inference Is
that the explosion emptied the
shaft of the water which had
been considered a perfect seal
against explosive gas.
One theory advanced is that
the explosion occurred from
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16

Calamity visited Darlington
yesterday afternoon and the
wonder is that half-dozen
deaths did not accompany the
disaster about one thirty O'clock
the steam boiler at the Earling-
ton Iron works lat 60 with ter
rife force which only accompa-
hies boiler explosions and demol-
ished large section OF that
building, sending erumpled and
torn fragments aud sections of
boiler plate, ruptOred Aues, iron,
bricks and missiles OF wood in
every direction, one piece of the
boiler plate landing more than
four hundred feet away IN the
railroad yard not far from the
ofice Of the master mechanic.
William Patterson, Frank
Brannon aud George Cox were
injured by scalding water and
Ayiug debris, aRd all were
brought at once to the st. Ber-
nard Hospital, where Doctors
Nisbet, johnson and Sisk, assist
ed by Miss Fox, professional
nurse gave quick surgical atten-
tiOn. Mr.. Patterson is the most
seriously hurt, being badly barn
ed chiefly about the face, chest,
arms and back and having cuts
on his right arms and a fracture
of the right fore arm. Mr. Bran
non is also seriously burned
about his head and body and
suffered a broken collar bone.
The burns are the most serious
of the injuries. Mr.. Cox, who is
getting along in years and was
at first thought TO be more
seriously injured than she others
was cut and bruised about the
face aud shocked by the force Of
the explosion, but ii il believed
he will recover quickly. He was
ia the act Of unloading wagon
Of coal into the, bin right by the
boiler when the explosion hap
pened aud was thrown from the
wagon under his horse and kick
ed by the animal. The horse re-.
ceiyed a cut on the leg. Patter'
sou and Brannon fell together
with Patterson on Ton. IN the
blacksmith shop, aud were help
less. Mike Hanna ored like "a
child when he picked Pat
terson up and carried him to
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
JACKSONVILLE NAN MAKES
VERY NARROW ESCAPE.
Miss Celia Hanna Stood in Office When il
Was Wrecked
large Amount Of Work in Process and Iron
Works viii Resume
THE MACHINE SHOP wASNoT
DAMAGED AND CAN RUN NOW.

Prank Brsnron disl about 1870 this
EARNING, saocumbing to the fatal reaction
hat 90 often follows serious burns. He
'sas almost nineteen years Of age and the
ysungest son Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. n. Bran
nsn, Of THE place. The remains will be
iztsrred in the harrington Gem etsry to-
marrow morning at 8 o'clock.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16

CONTINUED on page six. }
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16

(Continued on page six.)
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16
Louisville in Darkness Al Late Brsakis.t
Time

Louisville, Ky, Dec. Ia.
Midnight darkness envelope6
Louisville for few minutes
s o'clock this morning. It'd
sky was already gray and rait
was falling, when low.lyinl
clouds driven by a stiff wind.
swept overhead, apparently 81
little above the topsog the M
scrapers and almost ihky blA
No damage was done( ai~t,f
light reappearei NthA
minutes. IL
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-16

Mr.. Patterson lapsed into uneOnseiozs-
ness about o'clock this morning and hiE
life was dsspaired Of, bat later was report
ID in some better sondition. He is TWEEN
ty-seven years old and a grandson Of
Require J. n. HiHbst. His wife was Miss
Mamie Melton. Of Nadisonviile. Thoy
have two young children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-24
CRANES CRITICISM SHARPLY ATTACKED
 AS HIS HOBBY

Chicago, May 24-Disputing his facts. impugning his motives and ridi- culing his conclusions, a number of the most prominent business men in Chicago to-day attacked the vitriolic criticism of higher education by R. T. Crane, the retired manufacturer, in which he advises that the torch be ap- piled to the University of Illinois
 William L. Abbot, chairman of the board of trustees of the Illinois Uni versity, declared that Crane is rid ing his hobby against the whole prin- c1ple of higher education, ride as ridiculous and hopeless as that of Don Quixote against the windmill"
 MT. Crane advises that the college be burned and the boys sent home to assist in supporting their families. It is charged that Crane wrote to nine teen of the college president for data before he wrote his attack for public ity.