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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
HAVE SUICIDE PACT.
Tragedy Grows Out of Young Mans
Lack of Funds.

Long after Frank E. Williamson,
nineteen years old, had shot his
sweetheart, Florence Lillian Wood,
on the doorstep Of her Brooklyn,
N. Y, home it was learned few
oays ago that the young couple hal
entered into suicide pact because
Williamson's lack Of employment
prevented their immediate marriage.
williamson who also shot himself
and the girl are unconscious in a
hospital where it is not believed that
either can recover.
The fact that there was suicide
suicide pact was shown in letter
left by Miss Wood to her mother
In which she wrote that she had
wanted to kill herself, but that Will
lamson had refused to permit her
to take her own life.
The letter which was written on
August 81 explained the details
Of the tragedy as it occurred, and
in it the girl requested that she be
buried in a white dress and asked
that her mother refrain from wear
ing black for more than six months.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
RURAL LETTER CARRIERS.
Meeting to Be Held at Court House
on Labor Day.

Mr.. Editor: Please announce in
the next issue of your valuable pa
per that the rural letter carriers of
Orangeburg county are requested to
meet at the court house on Labor
Day, Sept. 9Th, to re-organize the
R. L. C. Association.
I sincerely trust that every carrier
in the county will attend this meet
ing and join the association. Don't
go back home without organizing,
even If you have only enough car
riers to elect officers. II every unor-
ganized county would organize on
Labor Day with only four or FIVE
members this would give the State
association an increase Of nearly one
hundred new members. Think of
that and don't fail to organize under
any circumstances.
The. only way the 10000 rural
letter carriers of the United States
can make known their wants and
needs to the government is through
the association as an organized body.
This organization represents the car
riers as body Of men who who
are working In systematic way for
better service to the patrons, bet
ter roads, better pay and many other
things that will prove mutually ben
ef1cial to all carriers.
Just at this time the leaver is at
work in South Carolina as it never
has before-a tremendous amount
OF work having been done by jealous
members of the association for an
increase of membership on Labor
Day, Sept. 9Th. l am glad to say
that the carriers all over the State
seem to be waking up to the neces-
sity for concert of action and are
pledging their hearts and hands to
the work Of the association. Will
you who are not yet members--will
you not stand bravely by us in this
struggle? We ask you to do moth
ing that is at all questionable; we
ask you to do nothing that is con-
trary to the will of the P. O. De-
partment; We only ask you to simp-
ly join with us in presenting our
needs to Tie P. o. Department and
through it, to Congress. There is
no other way to do this.
This Is my last appeal to you be-
tween now and Labor Day. Let me
beg you to give this matter you,
most sincere ethought during the
next few days and then ask your
conscience for righteous judgment
and whatever that verdict may be,
/ shall be satisfied.
Sincerely and fraternally yours,
THOS. E. WICKES, Pres.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
Made Good Time.

Several days ago possibly the best
running time ever made by any auto
mobile between this place and Char
lestion was made by Messrs. W. S.
Barton and T. r. McCants in their
Bucks. The cars made the trip,
going down, in exactly four hours
running time, and coming back in
four hours and fifteen minutes.
Those in Mr.. Barton's car were him
self, his wife, Earnest Hunkerpiller
and sister; in Mr.. McCants' car, HIM
self, his sons, Philip and Robert,
and Mr.. D. C. Hayden.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
PreetY Steep Dose.

Mayor Dukes gave old man Wicks
a pretty steep dose for peddling
liquor. He was up before the May
or on Monday morning, and was CIV
en- $40 fine or to assist on the pub
lie works for twenty days. Know
ing he would have to put in some
good lcks on the streets If he fell
into the hands of Superintendent OF
Streets Ethridge, Wicks took the
fine, and contributed that amount
to the exchequer Of the town. Un.
less Wicks has several barrels hid
out he had better keep clear Of the
Mayors court.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
NAMES OF THE WINNERS.
Boys Who Won Scholarships In the
e
Different Counties.

The names Of the winners Of schol-
arships to the South Carolina Mill
tary Academy have been reported to
the State board OF visitors by the
various county boards conducting the
examinations. The awards of schol-
arships will be formally announced
at the meeting Of the State board
next week. The winners are:
Abbeville County-D. T. Hardin.
Aiken-Lewis Hutson, Joseph
Brodie. Thomas W. Weeks.
Anderson-Robert Pennell, A. P.
FAINT.
Barnwell-Jamie T. Lazar, w. l..
Clarke.
Charleston-H. r. Bacot, j. D..
Hannahan, I. D. Auld, w. H. Framp-
ton, F. w. Bonson.
Cherokee. Schaife Patrick.
Chester. B. Ferguson, Lindsay
Thomas.
Darlington-Roland HILL.
Greenville-T. Roy Reid, james A.
Dew, Paul Carpenter.
Greenwood-Frank Hodges.
Kershaw-W. w. Mickle.
ancaster-Lawson R. Elliott,
Charlmers King.
Laurens-Milton A. Wilson.
Lee-Wardlaw Perrin.
exington-Williard Tyndall KY
sen, Geo. E. Frick.
Marion-W. Archie Rowell.
Marlboro-Pon Meadors.
Oconee-Lewis G.. Harrison.
Orangeburg John Calhoun Gull
ler
Saluda-H. F. Padgett, ]. D. Full
mer.
Spartanburg-W. H. Hayes, D. l..
Cannon, J. F. Ezell.
Sumter-Peter Dwight.
Williamsburg-A. Clyde Turbe-
vile, A. B. Hemingway, Jr.
York-Carl C. Faris, C. L. Faris.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
BROWN, STILL IN JAIL.
Former Bondsnen Have Come OF
His Bond In Two Cases.

AS was stated in Saturdays Times
and Democrat DR.. W. H. Brown, the
general manager and apparent owner
of the Edisto Social Club, was ar
rested Friday afternoon for storing
liquor in violation of law, and was
| committed to Jail in default of bail.
It will be remembered that the
Edisto Social Club was raided on
Thursday morning by the police and
a large quantity of liquor was seized
and carried off to the city guard
house, where it was locked up. DR..
Brown was present at the club rooms
when this raid was made, but he
declined to unlock the lockers in
which the whiskey was stored, and
the police had to break them open
so as to get at the liquor stored in
| them.
A large quantity of whiskey and
small quantity Of beer was seized,
and as it was stored by DR.. Brown
in violation of law, Chief of Police
Fischer swore out warrant on Fri
day afternoon for Browns arrest and
he was committed to Jail In default
of $500 bail. This was the third
case made against Brown, In the
| former two cases he was out on a
bond of $500 for each case. AS
soon as his bondsmen in these cases
heard of his arrest on the third
charge they came in and requested
that their names be taken off the
| bonds, which was done, and now
Brown has to give three bonds of
$500 each before he can get out Of
jail. The bondsmen who came off
Of Browns bond were Messrs. T. B.
Antley, Henry Ayers and Ben Hutto
This leaves Brown high and dry in
Jail on three charges.
Brown may not think so, but there
is considerable trouble ahead for
him before he gets clear of the law
AS stated above, there are three
cases against him. The first was
an appeal from Mayor Dukes, who
had found him guilty Of selling
liquor illegally. He was out on
bond Of $500 in this case, Mr.. T. D.
Antley being the surety. The next
case was that Of the United States
for retailing whiskey without a IL
cense. He was out on bond in this
case, too, Messrs. Henry Ayers and
Ben Hutto being the surities on the
same. Then on Friday the city had
him arrested for storing liquor. He
failed to give bond and was put In
jail. AS stated above, his bonds
men in the first two cases have come
of his bonds and he will now have
to give three bonds in the sums OF
$500 each, or remain in Jail.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
Attend the Educational Rally.

The educational rally for Orange
burg county will be held in the
court house this morning at half
past ten o'clock. There will be sew
eral excellent speakers, among whom
Is Gov. Ansel. Every one is invited
to attend the rally, which is a most
important and interesting occasion.
The court house should be crowded
to overfowing. Be sure that you
are there
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
Cotton Crop Damaged.

A special from st. Matthews to
The News and Courier says the cot
ton crop has been severely damaged
by the drought, now prevailing.
There is no longer any doubt about
the field being greatly reduced.
This will make four successful
years with short cotton crops in this
section. A change In the present
system of farming will be brought
about from necessity or many will
be forced to quit. Diversification
of crops and more home fertilizers
are the crying needs of this coun-
try
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
Nayor's Court,

The first case before His Honor
Monday morning was that of San
ford Wicks, charged with selling
liquor. He plead guilty and got
$40 or 20 days on the public works,
at such labor as he could perform.
Sanford handed up 40 bones and was
released.
o. W. Blackstone was next up.
He was charged with being drunk
and disorderly on Saturday. He
plead not guilty, but after hearing
the testimony, Mayor Dukes thought
otherwise and he was given 81 or
fifteen days.
Allen Jamison, next up, was
charged with being drunk and dis
orderly. He put up SIS bail and then
forgot to appear. This being the
case, the town appropriated his
Eve.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
WILL COST TWO CENTS MORE.
The Price Of Registering Letters Will
Be Higher.

A Washington dispatch says it
will cost ten cents instead of eight
cents to register letter as soon
as Postmaster General Hitchcock
puts the present plan Of the Depart
ment into an official order. This
will be done, it is thought, in the
near future.
The special committee appointed
by Hitchcock to investigate the regis
try system met with him Saturday
morning and the necessity of an in
crease was discussed. Another meet
ing will be held today. Registry
officials from a dozen of the largest
post offices of the United States will
be invited to attend.
The Postmaster General is author
ized by law to charge registry
fee as high as twenty cents If it be-
comes necessary, in order to pre-
vent a deficit in the system. 1t is
understood, however, that the fee
will not be increased more than two
cents. In 1874 it was reduced from
fifteen to eight cents, but it was
increased to ten in the following
year.
The fee was again reduced to eight
cents in 1895. This reduction, how
ever, did not increase the amount
of registered business, and the reve-
nues of the registry system fell be-
hind, the Government losing several
million dollars a year through its
operation o
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
EDUCATIONAL RALLY.
To Be Held at the Court House this
Morning.

All teachers, trustees patrons, boys
and girls and friends of education
are urged to come out and hear these
speakers Ion the great and vita
subject lof education. The meet
ing begins promptly at ten thirty
o'clock. Speeches will be made, one
of them being Governor M. f. Az
sci. who will arrive from Colum-
program has been arranged.
Welcome in behalf of the Coun-
ty Board. Hon. l. w. Bowman.
Response in behalf of the Trus-
tees of the County, Hon. B. Hart
Moss
Duties of Trustees, Hon. w. L.
Glaze.
Public Sentiment In Education,
Col. John D. Cappelmann.
Cooperation in School Work, Rev
C. B. Smith.
Cnsolidation, Rev. John A. Brun-
son.
Rural High Schools, State Sup
erintendent j. E. Swearingen.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
THRIVED ON ALLEGED POISON.
Advertised Rat Killers Proved to
Be No Good.

Prof. David E. Lantz, expert al
the bilogical survey, at Washington
has been conducting experiments tt
test the efficiency Of rat poison. He
went to a rat cage at the survey
and where he should have found, &C
cording to the advertisement, two
dozen dead rats, he discovered that
the occupants were very much alive
and squealing with hunger, the sure
enough exterminator having but
served as an appetizer.
Prof. Lantz has carried on seY-
eral like experiments with these rats,
who have eaten SO much poison tina:
nothing short of strychnine aud
bichloride will give them even a
passing pain. The rats in question
constitute large majority Of The
two families born last May. In splts
of the many poisonous doses which
they have taken, twenty-four veter-
ans, hale and hearty, are still game
and looking for more. The food
which proved to be such a tonic
to the rats was advertised in the fol-
lowing terms:
This food is the greatest inven-
ton of the age. After eating it, and
he must eat it, If he has chance,
the biggest and boldest rat will lie
down to a dreamless sleep. Re-
spending to the insidious power OF
the food as it passes through his
arteries and into the capiliaries OF
his system, the tissues harden and
the body Of Mr. Rat becomes imper-
vious to the attacks of decompo-
sition. The body of rat killed by
this food may Pie forever within
the walls Of your house without Civ.
ing out the slightest odor. We will
give IS reward for any rat which
after being killed by this food, re.
mains in the walls Of the house and
emits bad odor."
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
BLOODED JERSEYS.
Wealthy "Farmer" Takes Unusua
Care of S75, 900 Herd of Cows.

w. Kelcey Schoep, who is heavily
interested in the Metropolitan Street
Railway, of New York, and owns a
15O-acre farm in Glendale, suburb
in Cincinnati, o., has purchased
twenty-four coats for his $4,000
herd of Jersey COWS.
The two attendants, whose sole
duties are to look after the cattle,
place these coverings on them every
morning to protect them from flies.
The teeth of each blooded Jersey
are brushed three times daily. This
departure in dairy farming Is said
to result in better health and bet
ter milk. In exchange for the tooth
treatment and coats each cow has
produced over two gallons OF milk
with a large amount Of cream.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
Mayors Wise Action.

If Dr. Brown did really make a
proposition to Mayor Dukes about
catching blind tigers, the Mayor no
doubt was then having Dr.. Browns
club watched, and thought it best
to decline his offer until it was
shown that DR.. Brown himself was
not in the blind tiger busienss. II
this is so, the wisdom of the Mayor S
action in the matter has been veri-
fed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
Drank ut the Club.

DR.. Brown says all but two Of the
policemen Of the city had taken beer
and whiskey in the Edisto Social
Club, of which he was chief cook and
bottle washer. If this is true these
policemen may have been qualifying
themselves as witnesses against the
legality of the club. They may re-
ply to Dr.. Brown from the witness
stand, if there testimony should be
needed to convict that gentleman of
the several charges now pending
against him.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
DIR. LivingSton's Show.

Have you seen the free show given
by the Livingson Herb and Root
Remedy Company at the old cotton
yard? If you have not, go out and
see them tonight. They will hold
them every night for the next ten
nights. Open at half-past seven
o'clock, and continues for three
hours. 1t is all free, but is worth
seeing. The show is clean and up
to-date all the way through.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
THE ELECTION DECLARED.
The State Board Of Canrasser
Throw Out Contests.

Throw Out Contests.
At Columvia the State Board Of
Canvassers, after an executive ses-
sion of Is minutes Saturday after
noon announced that the protests
from Charleston, Georgetown and
Richland had been over ruled and
that the contests from Florence and
Aiken had been continued until Fri
day.
The results from the other coun-
ties were passed upon as submitted
by the different county boards. The
proceedings of the board. Saturday
morning was deadlocked because Of
Comptroller General Jones absenling
himself from the room. A manda-
mus was secured from Associate JUS
tice Hydrick late Friday and at IL
o'clock Saturday an order was issued
by the associated justice compelling
the presence of the Comptroller Gen.
eral at the meeting.
After this the board got down
to business and the arguments were
completed at 3 o'clock, after which
the board went into executive ses-
sion. The right of the board to pass
upon constitutional question was
decided in the order of Mr.. Hydrick.
Within an hour after the board made
its ruling the dispensaries in Rich
land county were reopened and did
rushing business till night fall.
Other dispensaries reopened on
Monday.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
A Card.

To our neighbors and friends from
whom We have received so many eX-
pressions of sympathy and deeds Of
kindness in our recent sad bereave-
ment and sorrow in the loss Of our
sweet boy, We wish to return our
sincere thanks. Friends, We cannot
express in words the great cOnsola-
tion your kind words and deeds have
been to us in this hour Of great
bereavement and sorrow. We thank
you sincerely.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Kennedy
and Children.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
They Caught Him.

It may be true, as DR.. w. H.
Brown says. thal Orangeburg police
is too Glow to catch the smallpox,
but he must admit that the police
is all right when it comes to nosing
out Illicit whiskey and getting the
parties who has it in charge behind
the bars. The police is right not
to catch the smallpox, but we hope
they will continue in the good work
of catching all the illicit booze that
may be landed in Orangeburg.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
Opened Up Saturday.

The dispensary was opened up Sat-
urday afternoon about half-past five
o'clock, and in about one hour three
hundred dollars worth of liquor was
sold. Most Of the purchasers were
negroes, who seemed to have on a
terrible thirst. This is the first time
any liquor was sold by the dispen-
sary since it was closed on Tuesday.
August 8. and the long drouth had
made many very thirsty.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
Dnlcful Weather Prediction

The Greenwood Index makes this
doleful weather prediction: The
season so far is much like that of
1899. That year we had much rain
in the summer and in the last
August. dry weather began and con-
tinued all through September. We
are now pinning our faith to the
Dutch weather prophet. He says We
will get rain in few days.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
Gov, NJ. r. AnScl.

Gov. Ansel will arrive in this
city this morning on the Southern
train from Columbia to attend the
educational rally, at which ne will
make one Of the addresses. On be-
half of our people we extend. him
a warm welcome, and hope he will
have a pleasant visit to county
and city that gave him handsome
vote every time he has asked their
suffrages.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
Il Pleasant Occasion.

At Springfield party Of young
people was entertained at the hos
pitable home of Mrs. Rosa Stroman
Friday night by Col. John R. Stro-
man in honor of the visit OF Mr..
and Mrs. James Loften of McClel-
lansville, Mrs. Lotion being niece
of Col Stroman. The young peo-
pie were chaperoned by Mr. and
Mrs. G.. NJ. Pender.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
VALUE OF A NAME
WHY GEN RoBT. E. LEE REFUs
TO SELL HIS FOR BIG SUN.
A Lesson That All Young Men
Should Learn the Action Of This
~L 1z.5 n1o-
Great and Good Man.

Great and Good Man.
Possibly many Of our readers have
heard the story we are about to
relate before but it Is one that will
bear repeating many, many times,
and pondering over whenever en-
countered. We commend it to our
young men, who came up since the
immortal Lee passed to his reward.
Reference is made to the story told
of Gen. Robert E. Lee, by Thomas
Nelson Page, in, his biography Of
the great Southern leader.
After the war, many offers Of
places of honor and fame came to
Gen. Lee, but he refused them all,
except one-he finally accepted the
presidency of Washington College,
at a ridiculously small salary, ac-
cording to present-day standards.
When Gen. Lee was approached
on one occasion by representative
of a big insurance company, and Of
fered the presidency Of the company
at salary of $4,000 year-which
was a great deal more then than it
is now-he declined the offer, giving
as his reason the fact that he was
unfamiliar with the work Of insu"-
ance companies.
"But, General said the insurance
company's representative, you will
not be expected to do any work.
What we wish 5.is the use of your
name"
do you not think" said Gen.
Lee, that if my name is worth
$4,000 a year, I ought to be very
careful about taking care of it,"
Thus ended the story. AS the
Spartanburg Herald says it gives a
vivid insight into the character Of
the man who gave up a most bril-
liant ca1eer in the United States
army, in order that he might cast
his lot with the people of his ma
tive State. 1t would be difficult
task to find in this day and genera
tfon character so large. The men
of the present are too much scorch-
ed and shriveled and warped in
character by the glamor Of gold to
make such sacrifices as were made
by this simple, unassuming gentle
man of the old school.
They are too eager to hoard mon
ey, without too much regard for the
manner in which it is boarded. Is
not this the reason that there are
so Sew examples of lincorruptible
public servants now in the land?
Is not this the reason there are so
many public servants who are will
ling to leave their posts and go up
and down the land, making money
out of the regulations they have
established as statesmen, orators,
mud-slingers and other sorts of
monstrosisies during their public
careers?
But no doubt there will be found
in the future, as in the past, many
such characters as that revealed by
the telling of the above incident.
If they are less conspicuous, it Is
because real, genuine character
worth does not seek the spotlight
of publicity, as the sham article
does. When it is conspicuous it is
incidental to its real object.
Many of US would profit by study
ing the characters of such men as
Lee, and paying less attention to
some of the characters that hold at
tention at the present time by rea-
son of their rugged" oddities.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
Daughters of the Confedcracy,

Mrs. J. A. Berry. secretary of the
Paul McMichal Chapter, U. c. D.,
requests us to give notice that the
chapter will meet Wednesday after
noon at 5 o'clock at the residence
OF Mrs. Fred Wannamaker. A full
attendance is requested.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
New York Futures.

Tone Of local market, steady, pay
ing IL cents for good middling.
Receipts at Orangeburg.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-08-31
LOCAL NEWS. ITEMS.
PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.
What is Happening in the Country

as Well as in the Cities and
Towns.