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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
EIGHT SICNORS ALIVE
GEORGIA sECEssIONIsT LIVE TO
RIPE OLD AGE.
Some Interesting Georgia History
of the Beginning Of Was Between
the States.
Editor Savannah Press.

tho States.
Editor Savannah Press.
Dear Sir: A few days ago ! learn
ed that only one member of the
Secession convention CT South Caro-
tlina was living.
His name is Colonel r. A. Thomp.
son, lawyer of Walhalla IN that
State. L have made inquiries of the
several ordinaries of Georgia and
find that we have the following mem
bers of the Secession convention
which met at Milledgeville, on Janu-
airy 10th, 1881, still alive:
They are Ex-Governor Henry D.
Mcdaniel of Monroe. Ga, who was
delegate from Walton county; Is
aac Bowen, now living at Reno, Kan
sas, who was a delegate from White
county; Judge Jeffsrson Jennings, a
delegate from Clarke county, now
living in Athens, Ga. Judge Thomas
S. Sherman, a delegate from Upson
county; Judge Jefferson Jennings, a
Ca; Mr.. w. T. Day Of Pickens coun-
ty, now living at Jasper, Ca; DR..
s. H. Lattimer, delegate, from
Montgomery county, now living at
Lumpkin, Ca; Mr.. D. Frank Gum,
delegate from Houston county, now
living at LaVille, Ca, and Samuel
Harville, a delegate from Bulioch
county, now living at Email, In Bull
loch county. So Of the three hun
dred and one delegates who answer
ed the roll call at Milledgeville only
eight now survive.
The Ordinance of Secession was
signed on January q, 1861, by all
the members except the following,
who signed a protest: James P.
Simmons of Gwinnett, Thomas M.
McRae, s. H. Lattimer and Davis W..
Welchel Of Montgomery county. P.
NJ. Bird Of Hall county and James
Simmons of Pickens county.
Ex-Governor George w. Crawford
was president Of the convention, and
Albert R. Lamar was secretary. l
I'm indebted to Mr.. w. T. Hopkins
of Savannah, Ca, who furnished me
a complete list Of the members Of
the convention and to the several
ordinaries of the State who furnish
ed me with the names Of those now
living.
If you think this of sufficient inter-
est to our readers. 1 would be glad
to see it published.
Yours truly,
J. A. Brannen. .
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
Identity Revealed.

Margaret Marshall is the name OF
the young woman who is in critical
condition in a hospital at Norfolk,
Va, as the result of an attempt at
suicide, was connected with the staff
Of the Boston Herald for year
ana a half. She is 90 years old and
native of New Hampshire. She
was graduated from Tufts college IN
1907. 4 few months ago she left
Boston and joined the staff Of 4
New York paper. She has written
several magazine stories
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
MERCHANT KILLS MERCHANT.
An Unfortunate Affair in the Town
of Lancaster.

Jesse w. Sowell, of the grocery
firm of Ferguson & Sowell, was
shot and killed at Lancaster Christ
mas afternoon by A. C. Carnes, OF
the firm of Carnes Bros. The shoot
ling occurred at the HeathtElliott
Company's stables. Sowell was shot
in the left side, between the 5th
and 9Th ribs. just below the heart,
and died within half an hour Of in
ternal hemorrhage. Carnes was ar
rested just after the shooting and
lodged in Jail.
Those who are supposed to know
anything about the tragedy are re-
luctant to talk, therefore, particu-
lars are hard~to obtain. One report
Is that the trouble began in friend
ly tussle. Carnes, it is understood,
claims that Sowell was choaking him
uhen he fired the fatal shot A search
Of Sowell's person by Sheriff Hunter
revealed the fact that he had no
weapon.
SoWell, who was a man of re-
markable physique. was AZ years Of
age, and leaves a family. He was
engaged in business in Columbia 4
few years ago. CarneS is a young
man and unmarried. He and Sowell
are said to have been good friends.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
Dixie Most Popular.

Dixie" has finally been officially
proclaimed first in American songs
and music in patriotic popularity.
Such IS the verdict of 0. G.. T. Son.
neck, chief OF the division OF music
On the library of congress, who has
just issue1 an exhaustive report on
rorr famous American musical COM
positions,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
ATTACKS FAMILY.
Kills Wife and Child and Wounds
Three Other Children.

Suddenly becoming violently in
sane, C. C. Cheuvront, ranchman.
Of Fresno, CAL, Wednesday killed
his wife and one child, wounded
three other children and ended his
life under the wheels of railroad
train.
Mrs. Cheuvront was preparing
breakfast when her husband enter
ed the kitchen with hatchet. With
out word he split her skull with
one blow. He then entered the bed
room where his children lay asleep,
In rapid succession he struck with
the hacthen George, IA years old;
Claude, -; Gladys, 10, and Nellie,
an infant. Claude is dead and Glad?
ys Is dying. The others will recov-
er. AS Cheuvront left the house, c.
NJ. McClung, a stepson 19 years old,
met him on the porch. The maniac
struck at his stepson's head. Evad-
ing the blow, the young man struck
his stepfather heavily on the jaw.
The blow seemed to break the mad
spell and the hand that held the
hatchet fell to his side. Without
speaking, he extended its handle
to McClung and ran to the railroad
track where he threw himself under
passing train and was ground to
pieces.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
Fatal DISPUTE Over Pool Game.

A dispute over pool game Thurs
day morning at Birmingham, Ala,
resulted in Luther Smith, the Is
year-old son Of S. l.. Smith, Frisco
railroad conductor shooting II. l..
Martin, tower watchman of the trmi-
ntl, three times. The bullets enter
ed the abdomen, inficting mortal
wounds.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
Three Perish in Icy Water.

Laura Currans. who had just re-
ceived the prize "for the prettiest
2irl in the school district Alma
Utterback, her chnm, and VIM. John
son, the girls school teacher, were
drowned Saturday night as they were
trying to reach their homes after
school social, by crossing Indian
creek, near Bedford, Ind, in row
boat. The boat upset and they were
unable to reach the bank through
the icy water.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
Washingtons and Lees.

A few days ago the press dispatch
es announced the protest of the
Michigan Loyal Legion against the
acceptance by congress Of Gen. Rob-
ert f. Lees statue to stand beside
the statue Of George Washington,
the two being the contribution of
Virginia to the National Hall Of
Fame. The incident. says the New
Orleans Daily States, has served tn
call attention to the curious fact
that the Washingtons and the Lees
have always been closely associated
in the history Of Virginia and OF the
country from the Colonial days down
to the bloody War Between the
States. The gallant and dashing
Light Horse Harry" Lee was a ia
vorite Of Washington and the beau
sabreur Of the Continental army
whose knightly deeds will ever live
in the history Of the American Rev
olution
1t appears that the day before
the protest Of the Michigan Loyal
Legion was made public the Lee
Camp OF Confederate Veterans me-;
in Richmond, Va, to receive a pl:-
turc OF Col. John Augustine Wash
ington, brother Of George Washing
ton Col. Washington was lieuten-
ant colonel and aidc-de-carD to Gen.
Robert +. Lee. and 4 Washington Of
the genuine blood and breed. It
is said that he was about the firsr
man chosen by Gen. Lee for service
on his personal staff, and t:at lie
met soldiers death five months
after the beginning OF the civil war
in the battle of Valley Mountain,
September 13, 1861. He was the
last Washington to own and occup"
the historic homestead at Mount Yer
non, and in his memory the follow
ing lines were written by the Rt.
Rev. B. D. Tucker, Bishop coadjutor
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
FOUND DYING IN WOODS.
An Unknown Man Fatally Beaten
Near GrecnvilIe.

A white man, SO far unidentified
was found "Wednesday morning in
a woods near Greenville, unconscious
and in a dying condition. He bore
signs Of having been badly beaten
about the head, and it is stated by
the doctor that he has no chance to
live. On his person were found
weaving apparatus but this is the
only clue leading to any knowledge
of him. This is not the first affair
Of this kind which has happened in
this particular spot.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
HAVE FAITH IN COOK.
His. Ncighbors Take No Stock In In
door Explorers.

door Explorers.
Those who know Or. Cook best
stick the closest to him. A commit
tee which was appointed by the
Brooklyn neighbors of DR. Cook some
months ago to raise funds for the
erection Of monument to the er-
ploer. has decided to go on with
the work, in spite Of the cables from
Copenhagen.
"Dr. Cook" according to one
member of the committee, "is no.
BILE martyr. The rest Of the world
may take the word Of those indoor
Polar explorers over in Copenhagen
but his neighbors IN old Bushwick
know that DR.. Cook discovered the
Pole, because he told us so himself. ,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
Hold In Car Full.

At Pittsburg, Pa, masked high
waymen with drawn revolvers halted
a street car Friday morning, forcing
the passenges to surrender their val
uables. Tying their victims with
ropes, the robbers escaped. o
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
Aggregate income Of Co.
lumbia Elec. Street


Ry. L. & Power Co. S376, 6,186.3S
This company operated 21.36
miles of Street Railway. Columbia
Canal ana Electric Lighting Plant,
has monopoly Of transportation,
sale Of power. and through the in
direct ownership by its stockholders
Of the Columbia Gas Company, has
also monopoly Of the lighting
plants in the city. While the Co.
lumbia Gas Company is separate
corporation, it has the same general
officers as the Street Railway Com
panv. to wit: Edwin w. Robinson,
president: G.. NJ. Berry, secretary,
anI William Elliott, general manag-
er
"The Comptroller General says he
does not propose 20 be diverted from
estimating the true money value Of
this property, what 1t is actually
wc-fh and will produce in dollars
and cents, by talk about an indefi-
nable 'goo1will' or franchise as ex-
listing apart from the property.
zoe Sparks" .
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
Gen. R. E. LEE
-e--
Ii Is Said Northerners Object to His
Image in The Capita.
ALL TOURISTS SEE 1T

| OF Lee anu NGSllluSVoA 4s0lLA4Aa
Unless Congress Accepts the Form.
er Promptly in the Spirit In Which
1t Is offered.
A Washington dispatch to The
News and Courier says II Is learned
that Immediately after the holidays
the question OF whether or not the
handsome bronze statue Of Robert
e. Lee, recently placed IN Statuary
Hall at the capitol, Is to lie accepted
by the COVER nment or returned to
Virginia will be settled. The mat
ter, it is understood, will be forced
to q decision.
A member of the Virginia com-
mission charged with the duty CT
arranging Doth for the preparation
Of the Lee statue and for its pre-
sentstion to the government on he-
half of the State of Virginia,
Wednesday stated III most emphat-
ic terms that the Old Dominion
would not let the question be fore
cd, neither the acceptance OF. the
! statue, together with. that Of Gen.
Washington, by the. government.
"As a mem mber. OF the commission. -
he said, land a citizen of Virginia,
will do my best to have the statues
both of Lee and Washington re-
moved ct once from Statuary Hall In
the capitol and carried to Richmond.
unless congress- shall agree to accept
them both, not only pleasantly but
In the best Of spirit. Virginia, you
may be sure, is not anxious to force
congress or any other body to recog-
nize Lee in Statuary Hall. In fact,
l feel almost justified In saying that
the matter has gone too far already.
The grand old State of Virginia, and.
indeed, the entire South, has been
lnsulted by the very thought Of re-
1ectlng the Lee statue.
"If congress will not accept 1t in
the spirit in which 1t is offered.
then feel safe in saying that q
place will be found not only for this
statue-the Lee statue-but for that
of Washington also in the State cap
itol in Richmond. The people not
only Of Virginia, but Of the entire
South would be glad to see both
Washin 2ton and Lee in the city OF
Richmond. But ] hope sincerely
that no more will be said in a way
that will make the Virginia people,
feel that they would have to take
such action as might some day be
greatly regretted"
1t is learned here that there Is a
considerab Bile amount OF III feeling
engendered by the placing Of these
statues in the capitol The official
guides, who conduct tourist parties
all through the building and see and
talk with people from all over this
and other countries, form an excel
lent index into the general senti-
ment of the people on various top
les of interest.
One OF these guides was asked
what the tourists thought Of the mat
ter-irrespectiye of who they were
or where they came from. He re-
piled that his business had increas-
ed wonderfully since Lee was placed
in the capitol. that many had view
ed the Confederate general and his
uniform with curiosity, and that al
most without exception Northern
sight-seers had condemned 1t. The
feeling is thus seen to be quite bit
| ter
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-27
PASSENGER
 ELEVATORS

It is certain that the earliest and the most indispensable Of the factors which have enabled the construction of the mighty skyscrapers Of today was the passenger elevator and that this was brought Into use during the sixties of the last century, It's first appearance ln New York being In the Fifth Ave nue hotel. It was at about the same lime introduced into the Astor House, then already a generation old. So ob- yiou8 was the utility of this device that tho wonder again is that 1t had not been brought Into practice long be- lore. Hoists are, Of course, as old as ,he Dutch warehouses, of which the DIcturesqueness is enhanced by the protecting cranes that worked the holstg, doubtless as old as Archlmedes. But hotels, even when the Fifth Ave nue was built, were conditioned in al- tltude. as were all other buildings not exclusively monumental by the pow ors of ascension of the unasslsted hu- man leg. Five stories was the max imum for commercial buildings, except that an attlcal sixth might be added for the Accommodation of the janitor
 whose name was Hobson and who had to go where he was sent, which, nat urally, was where no paying guest" could be Induced to go. He and his may have taken their outlook on life from sllts or bullseyes just under the roof. In tho cases of hotels the sixth story was assigned to servants and storerooms. Tenants or inmates could not be Induced to climb more than four alghts of stairs and grumbled grievously in the case of inmates of hotels and accused the hotel clerk of perhdy when they had to climb so many. A device which would make all tho hoors. even of e five story hotel, equally accessible. and so equally de- Blrable, was device very sure of im- mediate adoption, so sure that the only wonder was that the supply of it should heve 80 Jagged behind the de- mand. The beginnings of the eleva- tors were, it is quite true, the begin nlngs also of what in their earlier stages were known as the "elevator bulldlngs."- -scrlbner's Magazine.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-27
Can't Be Cut of With a shiIIing.

French parents tor, at all events, those with more than 9 shilings to dispose of by wilD are precIuded from the qualification of cutting a mutlnous child or with a shilling. A reserve is established by law which no testator can bcqucath away from his offspring. A Freuchman with one child can dis pose of half his property according to his pleasure; the other half must in- eyitabIy pass to the child Those with two children can dispose of only one third of their property, those with three children of oue-fourth, and so on Oc- cordlug to the size of the family. Stern parents occasionally seek to cvadc the law by subterfuge, but the disposal of property in France is hedged round with so many restric- tlous that family black sheep are rare ly mu'cted of their legal inheritance London Mail.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-27
SAYS FLIRTING
 MOST IMMORAL

NEW YORK. Oct IS-"Flrtlng is grossly immoral" according to dcclar, adons made by Mrs. Charlotte Per kms Gilman at the Rand school, where she delivered lecture on As sorted Sins" She said
 "Tbs woman who nrts is doing a nendisb work. I know beautiful girl perfectly decent and cultured, who took great delight in urging men on. ! could never understand how she found pleasure in it.
 "'Oh. it's fun, she answered, when l asked her why she did it. Fun to get a man so he cant wait a minute before he embraces you, and then not let him do it. she added gleerully
 "Tbcre are thousands like her, who either don't realize or don't care about the harm they do."
 Mrs. Gilman a few years ago earn ed the sobiquet "thc Truly Modern Woman" because she asserted that a married woman should work like her husband and should cease adorning  herself to attract men. She also stat ed that all mothers should hand their children over to the trained nurse an teachers to rear.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-27
S1U
 DISAPPEARED

VALDEZ, Oct. 5-A. c. Rodgers, a son of Admiral Raymond P. Rodgers, United states navy, has disappeared somewhere on the trail between Val deg and Fairbanks, and an order has been received by Capt, Lenoir in charge of the government telegraph service of this district. to use every means to find him,
 Rodgers came to Valdez early in July and started alone on foot for Fairbanks, since which time no word has been received from him by his parents or friends. In the latter part of July a man answering to the de scrlptIon of Rodgers left Nnner's road house. little more than half way be- tween Valdez and Fairbanks, for the the latter place. About a mile beyond the road house he attempted to cross a small but rapid stream, first re- moving all his clothing with the ex' cepuon Of a shirt and a pair of moe caslns. When nearly across the stream he lost his balance in the swift water, and, deslrous of saving his clothing from a wettIng, threw them toward the shore, but the bun Jle fell short and was carried away by the stream. He reTaced his steps to Miller's, where he arrived after sui ferlug excessively from the attacks Of mosquitoes. to which his partially nude condition had subjected him.
 At the road house he was provided with clothing and continued his jour- ney toward Fairbanks, So far as can be learned this is the last that was seen Of Em
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-27
RUSH
 0F BUSINESS

One og Inc leading men of Louisville, reported to be one oC tho richest, got bad start In business. He began by being a photographer but found that tne business didn't come up to eNpec- ratluas. He therefore wisely decided to sou out and start at something else. lie finally interested some people in Che proposition and appointed a time when they should come and look things over.
 He now has Che reputation Of being shrcwd. and that this is not a com Duwourary designation only is indl' catad by what happened then. He in. serted an advertisement In the daily papers la small enough type not to at- tract evcrybody's attention and yet consnfruously enough Co win COnsid- crariou from those who make a point of looking for bargains. announcing that on a certain day he would take pictures free of charge. By a coin cldeuce the day he set was the day when the prospective purchasers of his business were to be there.
 The ad. as usual. paid, and that afternoon his gallery was crowded with visitors. They thronged in and out. and he could not take care of them rapidly enough. even with the aid Of several assistants. When the folks he Intended Co do business with came he greeted them with a crown of disappointment, explaining that he was simply so busy that he couldn't see them then and asked them to come back In thc morning, when things would likely have slackcucd up. They agreed and went away duly impressed.
 He sold out Co them next day, and it is perhaps suncrGuous to add that he got more for bis outfit than he would have done if it hadn't been for the modest little adverusement.-LouIsville Courier-JournaI
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-27
DOGS
 ENHI.b8bT.H5

Winter driving with a team Of a dozen dogs is declared by Dr. Grenfeu of Labrador to be the most faBclnatng sport ever enjoyed by man. Ills do- scrlpuon of 1t as quoted by James Johnstone in his book, "Grenfeu ot Labrador" is as follow0:
 Although there i5 DO harder work when driving over @ rough county yet the braclnE cold, tho eIhInrahng brightness of the reelected light from the snow, the difficulty of getting bad ly hurt, however sharply ono shoots a mountain side or even tumbleg over a cliff. the absence of damp or n1oiSture, the fact that one can travel anywhere in soft, light moccasiuB and in such clothing as iB most conducive to agl- lty, without any reference to conYen- tionalIty, all help to vGnquish any re- aIlzation of labor on a lOOg trip.
 There is infinite scope for skll in choosing, tending and training your dogs. also for both pluck and physical strength in driving, and all tho Craft oe the woodsman i8 called for in crossing miles of virgin country, where at any time any wrong turn win surely mean a night in the open and porhaps a temperature of 70 degrees Of frost
 Dog driving also teaches one what boxing is said to teach, self control, for of all the trials of temper ono can be called on to endure ths worst @, given a glorious day for travelling and when one is in a hurry, to have one'8 dogs run wild, listening to nothing, not watching anything, but tangling with every stump and tree and biting at everything that comes iu the way.
 As one man told me when l aHred hlm what kind of a team he had: "I'B had to give lem up, sir, though l loved they we'll enough. Good dog8 Do that wild 1t is too hard for to Do a-honllln' of lem and be a Christian, too, Blr."