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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-09-09
An Old Time Hanging.

Jennie was hung" is one of the
many quaint sayings that for gen
erationS has been used on the
lower eastern shore of Maryland,
but from the accounts that have
been given by those who lived in
old Jennie's day there never has
been day since that time as dark
as the day ON which she was exc
cuted for wholesale murder in the
neighborhood in which she lived.
The old murderess was publicly
haEged in 1915 in the old Jail yard
at Princess Anne, and all those
who remembered that particular
day have passed into the great be-
yond long ago. The nurderess
was white woman, tall and an
gular, and it was said that she re-
sembled wnat was popularity sup
posed to be a witch far more than
she did the up to date Voman of
that day. In fact, local., history
records that she practiced Witch.
craft. No one ever knew where
she came from, she having. drop
ped down" very mysteriously in
to the neighborhood, where she
killed family of four.
Old Jennie was not hanged on
scaffold. In those days murder
ers were executed with as little
trouble and expense as possible.
The wien faced terror of all
Somerset was placed in a cart
drawn by two oxen and placed
directly under stout limb of an
old oak tree which stood in the
Jail yard. The rope was fixed in
rude fashion around her neck,
amid the hurrahS of the crowd and
the curses of the doomed woman
and when all was in readiness
bunch of fodder was placed ten
PAGES from the oxen'S heads, and
they were given the word to start.
Obeying the command, they made
bet. line for the fodder and left
old Jennie dangling at the end of
the rope.
That day, it has been told
thousands of times, was the dark
est ever known in this section.
Chickens remained OH their roosts
throughout the entire day, while
candles by the score burned in the
houses that the servants might
see to do their work. The local
scientists of that day were at a |
loss to account for the strange
phenomenon, and the graphic de-
scriptions which they gave of it
and which were recorded years
ago make interesting reading.
The darkies and superstitious
whites of those days naturally
thought that the end of time
had come. a great many negroes
declare today that the ghost of
old Jennie may be seen stalking
around on the edge of the woods
near where she committed her
crimes any time on dark, cloudy
night, and they are very careful
not to encounter her.-Oriole
(Md.I Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-09-09
high School Opens Monday.

| lotn., at > CLOCK. Every pupil
of school age in the school dis
trict should enroll the first day.
This would enable the pupils and
teachers to do much more salts
factory work during the coming
year. 1t is impossible for teach
er to do nine months of good work
in seven or eight months. 1t is
greatly desired that every patent
will put forth an unusual effort to
have their children in school the
first day.
The pupils should bring with
them the opening day the text
books which they used last year,
for in many cases the same text
book is used longer than one year.
They should also bring their pro-
motion cards. The Superinten-
dent has a record of each pupils
work and class standing, but if the
pupils have their promotion cards
it will make the organization of
classes easier.
Pupils who are not hopelessly
behind in their work and have
done some studying during the
summer, will be given the oppor-
tunity of standing examinations
the first two days of school. If
the results of these examinations
are satisfactory the pupil will be
allowed to advance to the next
higher class.
An incidental fee of S1.5O per
session is charged each pupil
and no pupil is entitled to enroll
ment until this is paid, so each pu-
pil should bring his enrolment card
the day he enters school. These
cards can be secured from the sec
retaryand treasurer of the Board
Of Trustees, Mr.. A. J. C. Cot
tingham, on Friday or Saturday
morning at his office.
Tie Dillon High School is a
state aided school and this entities
any pupil in the county to free tu-
ition in the high school depart
ment, which is the eight, ninth.
tenth and eleventh grades. Any
pupil from any other county would
have to ray tuition in these grades.
The Dillon High School would be
glad to have any students from
any part of the county, who wish
to take advantage of the High
School course, which it offers.
Pupils coming from outside the
Dillon school district, who enter a
class below the high school class
es, have to pay tuition.
The rates of tuition are as fol-
lows:
First, second and third grades,
81. so per month.
Fourth. fifth and sixth grades,
81. 90 per month.
Seventh grade, $3.50 per
month.
The Dillon High School, in ad-
dition to the regular course of study,
offers to its patrons the opportuni-
ty of taking vocal and instru-
mental music, and art. Miss
Bauman will be in charge of the
department of instrumental music,
Miss Breuser, vocal music, and
Miss Gilbert, the art. 1t is hoped
that each of these departments
will be well patronized.
The public is cordially invited
to be present at the opening exer-
cises in the Auditorium on Mon
day morning. There will be six
new teachers and they would ap-
preciate the opportunity of meet
ing the patrons of the school.
May the patrons and the teach
ers be so united in their purposes
and efforts for the welfare of the
school as to make this year the
best in the history of the school.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-09-09
|. +. Watson Insists on his
Right as Originator.
Prosecuted in Court by
Those Who Afterwards
Thanked Him for His
Services s-Richlahd a n d
Darlington Must Seek
Other Fields of Honor.
From the Florence Times.


feel very grateful of letting the
public know | was the originator
of the sand clay road idea and
that was so far in advance with
it that when I first forced it our
good citizens of that great old
county, that was arraigned be-
fore the courts and ordered to put
the road back like it was.
1 had told the people that l
could make permanent and good
road anywhere and their section
of road being a great deal of time
under water and as bad a mud
hole as / ever saw, so bad that
travellers would go miles out' of
the way rather than go through.
Furthermore it was a road that
was used a great deal from the
fact that the branch and swamp
that caused the trouble could not
be crossed for some distance
above or below. The citizens of
that day thought that it was inn
possible to keep the place passi-
BILE, SO they would meet there
every year and have fuss and a
great deal of trouble and falling
out about this road and when |
went there and threw loose old
rails out, the people who put them
there were naturally enraged.
They said tina. even if 1 was su-
pervisor and had the authority. to
do so that I had ruinedthe road.
Before 1 got through with it the
rain set in and had as fine bed of
water as ever saw on road.
Those people, many of my special
friends thought that l had ruined
the road, so they had NE indicted
and the case came up before. 1.-The
spring term of court and I was
ordered that honorable body to
change the condition and put the
road back as it was before. AS
soon, however, as the water ran
off and the bed dried it was al
most as solid as a rock and it has
remained so ever since with al
most no repairing. So when the
fall term of court came the very
people who had prosecuted ME
made a.statement in writing that
the road was in a better condition
than it had ever been and ! signed
a petition requesting the court to
let the road stay as it was.
Now if Darlington or Richland
can show man who twenty years
ago was indicted for making sand
clay roads they will have a little
more to brag about. If they were
up with me in the matter of build
ing and in sympathy with me what
were they at when it looked like
the whole people would jump
on me about pushing such an
absurd idea on them.
1t is all bosh, the idea was born,
dead and buried and Watson run
opt of the county long before it
was resurrected in Richland and
Darlington counties. Besides.
, Lean show experiments that have
/. bes.h made 40 years ago that will
, convince anyone who will go with
me, / can show that these ex-
periments were made with a view
of road building, but these ingre-
dents when mixed made a firm,
compact body and it occurred to
my mind that it would be practi-
cable 10 use it on the roads, which
after ] had made some expert
ments, was elected to office
which gave me the powerl to put
it into practice.
Ny honorable friend Mr.. ]. C..
Sellers has come out into the
News and Courier giving brief
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-09-09

The Dillon Herald 81. so a year.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
SATURDAY, JAN. so, 1905
Decision Of The State BOard.

The State Board of Education
was called in special session to
meet in Baton Rouge on January
22nd. The meeting did take place,
and the matter for which the
board was called upon, disposed of.
Ouachita, Iberia and st. Martin
parishes were to have their school
troubles passed upon. Ouachita
was left without a decision. In
Iberia, Superintendent Wallet was
given limited time. the time not
mentioned, in which to resign. In
st. Martin the board was given
ten days in which to organize, and
if they failed to organize in that
time, the "Great Imperial Board,"
with, in it's mind, supreme autho-
rity, authorized our little Cover
nor TO remove the school board
and appoint their successors.
Just think of this assumed au-
thority of the State Board, the
creation of the Governor, giving
him authority to remove school
board elected by a sovereign peo-
pie, in such an arbitrary manner.
Will the members of the school
board and the people who elected
them allow them TO be 80 removed
without resorting to the last re.
sources of the law, such arbitrary
and usurpation of power We
believe not, aud We hope that if
any such attempt of removal is
made that the board will resist
such action by appealing to the
Courts.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
Vulgarity Of Quarrelling.

There must be- a satisfaction in
torturing human beings, for it is
done 50 often. Nobody blames a
wife for UNFOLDING her self-respect
and resenting insult, but there is
little sympathy for one who deli
berately drives a man to deeds of
rudeness aud violence. Nagging
and indulgence in bad temper
leave indelible marks on the face
of a woman, on her voice aud on
her character. They shrivel up
whatever sweetness nature has put
nto her disposition and make her
unlovely, even in the eyes of those
who feel in duty bound to give her
affection. 1t is often hard to main
tain silence under provocation,
but there is always the open door
of escape, you know. A quarrel
does not thrive when fed from one
side only, aud what should be i'm
portant to every woman with pre-
lenses of refinement is the undis-
pu:ed vuIgariiy of pickering. Edu-
cation and refinement are suppos-
ed to lift us ST. far above vulgari-
ty that even the hems of our skirts
are unstained. exchange.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
SchoolrOOm DOn'ts.

Don't enter the schoolroom with
muddy shoes.
Dent enter the schoolroom with
unkempt hair.
Don't enter the schoolroom with
uuwashed hands and dirty nails.
Don't walk about the room with
a dragging. indolent, noisy step.
Don't rattle your books and pen
ellis on your desk.
Don't whisper just because the
teachers back is turned.
Don't waste your time while in
the schoolroom, but devote your
study hours to your books.
Don't let another pupil excel
you in department.
Don't fail to make a brave fight
to stand at the head of yopr class.
Star,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
Rank FooIiShneSS.

when attacked by IA cough or ii cold.
or when your throat is sore. IT is rank
fOOlishness to take any other medicine
than DIR. Kings New Discovery" says c.
D. Eldridge, of Empire. Ga. Il have
used New Discovery seven years and
know it is the best remedy OH earth for
coughs and colds. Group, and all throat
and lung troubles. My children are sub
ject To Group. but New Discovery quick
over aS the King Of throat and lung re-
NEEDLES. Sold under guarantee at +. }.
Liable drug store. ste and Sl,OO Trial
bottle free.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
For a Packing Plant.

The Baton Rouge Board of
Trade is getting out large guam
tity of advertising matter calling
the attention of the people of the
surrounding country 10 the com
ing convention. for the purpose of
securing sufficient capital for the
erection of II packing plant and
likewise secure the promise of the
farmers of the surrounding sec
ton to engage in the raising of
cattle, sheep and hogs so that the
supply of raw material for the
plant may be assured.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
Sweet Potatoes for Stock.

Sweet potatoes should be extern
sively grown for stock feed in re-
gions where they yield largely.
They have been successfully fed to
horses, cattle and hogs in many
parts of the South aud are greatly
relished by them in connection
with grain and proper portion of
roughness. Hogs can be fed to
best advantage with root crops for
they do their own digging-Epi-
tomist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
Action Against Labor Agents

For several weeks labor agents
have been operating at Gloster,
contracting with negro tenants and
moving them to the Mississippi
Delta. Farmers have borne this
with patience until now, when they
feel that forebareance has ceased
to be virtue, and they met and
unanimously passed a resolution
tending to quiet the labor of the
town and warning all labor agents,
local as we'll as foreign, to aban-
don their practice of moving ne.
groes from that section.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30

Thou shalt give every mnn Il
square deal. This is the last and
great commandment. and there is
no other like unto it. Upon this
commandment dependelh all the
law and the profits of The business
world.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30

President Roosevelt signed the
bill authorizing the payment of
S216, 900 to the Citizens Bank of
New Orleans for money seized by
Butler in 1862.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
Attention

The large Staily track,
900 acres, is for rent
or will be given to be
worked on share sys-
tenn. The right per-
sons can get good IN
ducements. For fur
ther information see
L. BIENVENU,
Real Estate Agent.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
| Y

Thou shalt not hesitate TO say
"No" when thou meanest No"
nor shalt thou fail TO remember
that there are occasions when it is
unsafe TO bind thyself to husty
judgment.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30

lead The al. of the Elk Theatre
IN this paper
We had To leave the school notes
out of this issue for want of space.
They came IN too late.
The old store building Corner
Main and Bridge Streets is being
demolished this was made necps.
sary for the extensive addition MIR.
Gardemal is making to his home.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
CLOTHING!

test up-to-date Fashion, we have
line of Sterling Goods that is as
complete As can be, we can fit you
IN the best style, X. Schwartz e Co
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
Good Enough for 1nybody.

Good Enough for 4nybodv.
The Ten Business Command
ments, as outlined by the Inter-
state Sand Company, Cleveland /:
|.
Thou shalt not wait for some
thing to turn up, but shalt pull
off thy coat and 20 to work that
thou mayest prosper in thy affairs
and make the word failure" spell
success.
Thou shalt not be content to go
about thy business looking like a
bum, for thou shouldst know that
thy personal appearance is better
than letter of recommendation.
Ill.
Thou shalt not try to make ex-
cuses, nor shalt thou say to those
who chide thee, IL didn't think. ="
~.
Thou shalt not wait to be told
what thou shalt do, nor in what
manner thou shalt do it, for thus
may thy days be long in the job
which fortune hath given thee.
V.
Thou shalt not fail to maintain
thine own integrity, nor shalt thou
be guilty of anything that will
lessen thy good respect for myself.
Thou shalt not covet the other
fellows job, nor his salary. nor the
position which he hath gained by
his own hard labor.
VII.
Thou shalt not fail to live with
in thy income, nor shalt thy con-
tract any debts when thou canst
not see thy way clear to pay them.
VIII.
Thou shalt not fail to blow thine
own horn, for be who is afraid to
blow his own horn at the proper
occasion findeth nobody ready to
blow it for him.
Thou shalt not hesitate to say
"No" when thou meanest No"
nor shalt thou fail TO remember
that there are occasions when it is
unsafe TO bind thyself to husty
Judgment.
Y.
Thou shalt give every mnn a
square deal. This is the last and
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-01-30
VIII.

Thou shalt not fail to blow thine
own horn, for he who is afraid to
bloy his own horn at the proper
occasion findeth nobody ready to
blow it for him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-06
CARMEN
PLEASED
THEM ALL

There is no longer any doubt as to
the manner in which Salem people
will receive grand opera. That pIpb-
lem was solved at the Grand opera
house Saturday night when the Inter
national Grand Opera Company pre-
sented the beautiful opera Carmen.
The appearance OF this company here
marks a new era in the musical ad-
vancement of Salem. as efforts will
be made to secure operas of the high
er class in the future. as there no
longer remains any uncertainty as to
their being patronlzed and appreci-
ated. Regardless of the fact that
few II any of the audience under
stood the language, and few the
thread OF the story, II was easily un-
derstood as presented by this COM
pany, which is composed OF very hign
class players The work of Nine.
Therry, as Carmen" a remarkably
heartless and firtatious woman, held
the attention OF the audience from
the first 10 the final curtain. Her
voice is OF the greatest beauty. OF
wonderful expression and quality. but
is not greater than her acting. Her
every gesture and facial expression
lending a charm and giving a bettcr
understanding OF the liquid beauty
OF the music. Fully equallng Nine.
Therry as Carmen" is Columbini.
as Don jose" who attains the slb-
limest height OF dramatic art in the
final scene. when he pleads for the
love OF a heartless woman, which is
denied him. The magniflcence OF his
voice and acting bring forth the sub
tleties OF the character and presents
n living Don Jose.
cara portray a strong character,
and has n voice OF marvellous beauty,
but his acting lacks the life and ex-
preston that is attained by the two
leading characters The cast con-
tained voices OF unusual beauty. and
the large orchestra Interpreted the
difhcult music In a manner never be-
fore heard in Salem.
The opera house wss packed to
standing room, and there was but
one opinion expressed by the big au-
dience. though expire sed in hun
dreds OF ways. Il waS delight to
all. and all who heard expressed the
hope that Manager Meredith would
not let any opportunity slip to give
Salem more evenings OF the same
kind,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-06
NORBURG CAPTURED
A MONSTER SALMON

Frank Norburg, OF Woods, Ore,
is in the city, and he will remain
here until after fair week.
Mr. Norburg is a great fisherman.
He has nets and other tackle with
which TO catch the big salmon along
the coast near Woods.
Recently, in pulling up his net, he
first thought he had a porpoiSe, but
on finally exposing his catch found
II was a salmon weighing 7s pounds.
He brought IL here intending to have
Il frozen in a cake of Ice, but the
tanks were too smell to permit Of
this being done, so he gave the fish
to Polk county friend. Larger fish
have been caught in the Columbia,
but this one of Norbnrg's takes the
prize for the Woods fisheries.
Mr.. Norburg has made many
friends during his short stay In Sa-
lem with his hearty, genial good-na-
ture and abundance Of wit. Deputy
Sheriff rsch, Oscar Bowers and o
Neelands were on their vacation q
short time ago and they stopped .
few days with Frank. and he gave
them all a hearty welcome. He is
enjoying himself immensely in sa-
lem. as only a man can who has q
nature like Norburg's
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-06
STEAMSHIP ASHORE
ON EASTERN COAST
limited Pre-. Leaset wirs.l ]

Halifax. n. s., Sept. 6.-The Allen
liner Laurentine has gone ashore at
Cape Race, and probably will be a to-
tai loss. Heavy seas are pounding
the vessel, and II is thought she can
not Withstand them long All pas
sengers have been landed safely.
The Lanrentlne is an iron steam
er 2S3S tons net. She is 400 feet
long, 42.2 feet in breadth and S5.5
feet IN depth. She is commanded by
Captain Himrich, and has been run
ming between New York and Glasgow
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-06
MANY ARE HURT
IN AUTO RACES
UNITED Pres leased wire.


Lowell. Mass, Sept 6.-John
Briggs and his small son are believed
to be fatally injured F. Tracy is suf-
fering from a fracture OF the skull
and Mechanician George Downey Is
severely bruised and sustained a frac-
ture OF the leg as the result OF accl-
dents on Dunbar avenue in the Mer-
rlmac Valley automobile races today.
All the injured are in local hospitals.
Driver Shaw. In "A Knox car. collided
with a unoh cart. Driver Lorrimer,
who was leading in the race for the
vesper trophy, left the road on the
eighteenth round OF the course and
injured several spectators,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-06
HARTMAN
SUFFERS
A RELAPSE
Sherlock Holmes Gang of East
ern News Detectives
Are Evidently Back
tracking.
(By a stan Correspondent OF the
United Press Association.)

United Press Association.)
Turner's, N. Y, Sept. &c. II.
Hartman, the railroad king, has suf-
fered a relapse. and his condition is
alarming, his family and a few Inn
mediate friends having been notified
TO this effect. according to a report
here and at Arden today. No infor-
nation whatever Is obtainable AZ
Tower Hill.
The relapse is reported to have
occurred Saturday, following a short
automobile ride.
The report is given color by the
fact that the Chicago express on the
Erie railroad, which usually does not
stop at Aarden. stopped last night to
allow a party OF men and women TO
alight The men carried physicians
hand bags. and one of the women is
believed 70 be a special trained nurse
The party entered an automobile and
hastened TO the Hartman home.
Il also was noted that the mother
OF Hartman arrived with the rest.
when Hartman recently issued a
statement to the press, the guards
were removed from Tower Hill. To-
day the guards were replaced on
duty.
II is impossible 20 approach the
residence. and efforts 10 communicate
with the Hartman home by tele-
phone were futile.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-06

to Salem. having sold all their horses
but one fine driving team. Their
place was very popular and besides
all kinds OF riding animals they run
a four-horse tallyho TO places of in
terest on the beach.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-06
SALEM MEN WHO
RAN RIDING SCHOOL

Workman & BuGkner, who con-
Quoted a popular riding school at
Newport this summer. have returned
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-06

Catholics will erect a parochlal
school az Forest Grove