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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-08
Printing of Ballots.

In the printing of the ballots for "A
primary election il shall be necessary
to print at least 80 per cent more bal
lots for each precinct than the total
number Of votes cast by that party ut
the last preceding election of such par
ty for the office of secretary or state
II is provided. however, that the num-
Der Of ballots prepared for any new
party shall be such number as the
chairman or secretary of any county
committee shall certify to the respec-
tive boards of election commissioners,
shall be necessary. All names of can
didates for each political party shall
he printed on separate ballots. and the
names of the offices shall be i'm the
same order as at a general election.
In printing the names of the candidates
on the ballots, the position of the
names shall be altcrnated for the Sow
eral election precincts as many times
as there are candidates i'm the office
division I'm which there are the most
names.
The county conventions of all polit-
ical parties shall he held within fif-
teen days after the first Wednesday in
September.
In case a candidate is nominated on
more than one party ticket It shall be
his duty to elect within five days after
the official canvass of the result of the
election. which ticket upon which he
wishes his name to appear. 1t is also
provided that when any candidate shall
die or withdraw from the race after
having been nominated by his party
and before the election ballots shall
have been printed, the county commit
tee of that party will have the privilege
of naming n successor to fill the va
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04
PLEASANT VALLEY PREPARING
FOR INSTITUTE AND PICNIC

The citizens of the Pleasant
Valley section are anticipating
the farmers institute which is
to be held at the community
school house on Tuesday. the 9th
inst, as the best yet held there
abouts. The following speakers
from Clemson college, under the
auspices of which the institute
is to be held, will be present and
take part in the days exercises:
Prof. j. N. Harper, director of
the experiment station; Prof. c..
Z. Newman, son of the late Col. j.
5. Newman, who is a horticul-
turist of the experiment station.
and DR.. c. L. Goodrich, of Wash
lngton, one of the most skilled
agriculturists in the national de-
partment of agriculture.
In addition to the regular
coterie of speakers from Clemson
college, Mr.. S. E. Bales, a recent
graduate of Clemson, whose
farm is in the Pleasant Valley
section and who is greatly
interested in the success of the
institute, has arranged with
President d. B. Johnson to send
from Winthrop college one of
the woman teachers to address
the women of the community on
domestic science and related
subjects. This is a new feature
OF the institute work and it is
certain that the women of the
community will appreciate Mr..
Bales thoughtfulness in ar
ranging for the presence of a
speaker who will discuss matters
of peculiar interest to them.
But to make the institute a
success beyond peradventure. the
committee entrusted with the
responsibility of securing speak
ers for the day have arranged
with Prof. John G.. Clinkscales
of Wotford college to be present
and deliver an address on educa-
ton. Prof. Clinkscales is one of
the greatest apostles Of educa-
ton South Carolina has ever pro-
duced and what he will say on
the subject is certain to prove
not only interesting, but should
greatly quicken the efforts of
the parents of this section to
provide better educational facili-
ties for their children.
Another feature of the day.
which is not to be lightly es-
teemed, is the picnic dinner.
Pleasant Valley is noted for its
good things to eat" and the
dinner will be one of the best
yet spread on similar occasion.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04
NEW FLINT HILL CHURCH
TO BE DEDICATED SUNDAY

lovely Christian gentleman" "
That he was a faithful workman,
his labors bear abundant proof.
In the church, now one hundred
and eighteen years old, he has
left an enduring monument. He
lived in the community until the
time of his death, supported in
old ago by those whom he had
served, and his body awaits the
resurrection in the burying
ground hard by the scene of his
laborS.
This is the inscription upon
his tomb: In memory of Elder
John Rocker, who was born on
the 18th of March, 1855, in the
State of Virginia, and departed
this life on the Oath of June,
1910, in the 84th year of his age.
In 1882 he united himself with
the Baptist church. In 1888 he
entered the ministry, and in
1892 became pastor of Sugar
Greek Clint Hid church, in
which he remained until the
time of his death. p"
The first deacons were John
Dinkins and John Smith. John
Dinkins was the first Baptist
in Mecklenburg county Of whom
we have any record, and it is
quite likely that it was through
his influence that Rev. John
Rocker was induced to settle in
the community. If this be true,
then the organization of the
church is to be credited to the
zeal of a layman. When the
first house of worship was built,
we have no record.
In 1894, the church sent dele
gates to Bethel association.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04
Criminal Assault Case Fails.

Quite a furry was created in
Magistrate McElhaney's office
late Monday evening when the
mother of a negro girl swore out
a warrant for the arrest of John
Springs, also a negro, charging
him with criminally assaulting
her daughter. The warrant was
served early Tuesday morning
by Deputy Constable c.. Z. Boyd
and Springs was locked up. A
few minutes after the man was
put in prison a conference was
held between Magistrate Neil
haney and the girl in which the
girl stated that there was no
foundation in fact for the charge
against Springs. Springs was
then turned loose.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04

which at that time covered II
counties in North and South
Carolina, and had 80 churches
cooperating. In 1911, she church
transferred its membership to
Moriah association and in 1866
Joined the York association.
During the history of the
church, it has had not a few
Indian members. To it probably
belongs the credit of having
first given the gospel to the
Catawba nation. For years the
church maintained a mission
among these people. In 1906. a
noted Indian by the name of
Mush joined the church, by letter
from Lower College church. Va.
He was licensed to preach and is
said to have been a man of
power but was addicted to drink.
for which he was disciplined by
the church. This indicates that
the church in its early history
was strict in discipline, drawing
a broad distinction between the
church and the world and taking
a decided stand against dancing
and all other forms of worldly
amusement. 1t was also care
full in the reception of members.
requiring each candidate to give
an account before the church of
the Lords dealings with his soul.
They refused to receive excluded
members, except on the consent
of the excluding church. and re-
qulred all private offences to be
settled according to Scripture
teachings.
From the first the church had
the missionary spirit. It's work
among the Catawba Indians has
already been stated. In 1915 a
missionary society was organized
which had for it's object the pro-
motion of missionary interest.
The date is noteworthy, as being
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04
Lemmons Arrested in Louisville.

Requisition papers have been
issued on Governor Wilson of
Kentucky by Governor Kitchin
of North Carolina for the return
to Charlotte of jim Lemmons.
the cotton mill worker who some
weeks ago alienated the affections
of the wife of J. C. Furr, a
Pineville township farmer, and
persuaded the woman to leave
this section with him, the couple
taking with them the child of
Furr. Lemmons has been ar
rested in Louisville, KY, and
will be brought back to Char
lotte as soon as the requisition
papers reach Sheriff Wallace, to
be tried on the charge of alb
ductiOn. He was located upon
information given the authorities
by High Point man, for which
Furr paid $40.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04
Life at Camp Ansel.

fort Mil Times Correspondence.
Camp Ansel, Aiken, Aug. l.
The Fort Mill Light Infantry
arrived here in good condition
Friday afternoon for the annual
encampment of the First regi-
ment. The camp-ground is about
two miles from the city of Aiken.
1t is not considered a desirable
camp-ground by many of the
boys. When we reached the
camp-ground we found many of
the tents blown down and out of
position from a wind storm of the
previous evening, necessitating
much work to again put the
camp in condition for occupancy.
Sunday morning the regiment
had religious services, conducted
by the chaplain. After services
the boys were given leave of
absence until 6 o'clock in the
afternoon, when the bugle
sounded for dress parade. The
parade was witnessed by a large
crowd from Aiken and Augusta.
Sunday evening religious SER
vices were held by Mr.. Smith, of
Charlotte, secretary for the
7. M. G. A. At 9 O'Clock Sun
day evening the camp was again
visited by a severe wind storm.
which blew down about half of
the tents.
Monday morning at 7 o'clock
we were ordered into battalion
drill, after which there were
company drills and a small sham
battle, which was greatly en-
joyed by the boys. Nj. F.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04
UNCERTAINTY OF RESULT
OF THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR

With just 13 of the 4O-odd
county meetings to be held and
the primary only q days away.
there is as much uncertainty as
to the result of the election for
governor as there was when the
campaign opened several weeks
ago. Friends of Messrs Mcleod.
Featherstone and Blease seem
confident of the result, but no
one is willing to hazard a guess
as to the vote his favorite will
receive.
The consensus of opinion in
Columbia, as The Times is in
formed, is that Featherstone
will get in the second primary
with either Mcleod or Blease. the
chances seemingly favoring the
former. Should the run-off be be-
tween Featherstone and Mcleod.
many politicians agree that the
popular lieutenant governor will
defeat the LaurenS candidate bv
a safe majority.
This assumption is based in
part upon the support which it is
thought Mcleod will receive
from the daily press of the State,
as both the leading South Caro-
lima dailies are urging the re-
lection of the Statewide LIQUOR
platform on which Featherstone
is making his campaign.
Meanwhile, however, all ewes
are turned to the Piedmont
section, for it is generally con-
ceded that as goes the Piedmont
SO goes the State. If Mcleod is
able to break even, or approx
mately even, with Featherstone
in Union, York, Spartanburg.
Cherokee, Greenville, Pickens.
Oconee, Anderson, Abbeville and
Greenwood there is little doubt
that he will be the next governor.
The Pee Dee counties and low
country, including Charleston,
seem to be safe for the Lee
county candidate.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04
Negro Woman Kills Her Husband

Oscar Price, negro, was shot
and killed by his wife, Hanna
Price, at 800 O'Clock Sunday
morning on the plantation of the
late DR.. John II. Kell in the
Providence section of Mecklen-
burg county, seven miles east of
Fort Mill. The dead man and
his wife were laborers on the
plantation of John l.. Rea. Jr.,
two miles from the scene of the
homicide.
Hanna Price accused her hus-
band of having forsaken her for
another woman, Beulah Miller.
Early Sunday morning she
armed herself with a shotgun
and went in search of her
husband. He was located at the
home of the Miller woman.
After calling her husband to the
door, the infuriated woman shot
in the face. He died instantly.
Hanna Price was committed to
jail in Charlotte Sunday and
with Sam Walkup, a negro who
is accused of being an accessory
to the crime, will be tried for the
killing at the next term of the
Mecklenburg superior court.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04
Gold Hill Institute and Picnic.

Fort Mill Times Correspondence
What promises to be the best
picnic ever held in this section is
Brown shop picnic and Gold Hill
farmers institute, which will be
held jointly, Monday, August 8.
1t is due to the fact that the
institute could not be obtained
for another date that the picnic
will be held on Monday.
Services of the Flint Hill
protracted meeting will be sus-
pended on the 9Th in order that
the entire community may attend
the institute. Themes bearing
upon the various branches of
agriculture will be discussed by
members of the Clemson corps
Of speakers, who will be pleased
to answer all questions relative
to the subjects under considera-
ton.
All who attended the North
Carolina institute at Capps'
school house are cordially invited
to come and hear the South
Carolina corps of institute work
ers. Provision will be made at
the grounds for seats, etc., and
no efforts will be spared to make
everything pleasant. C. B. F.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04

just one year after the organiza-
ton of the Missionary Conven-
ton of the United States, which
came into existence to support
Judson and Rice, who were now
in the foreign field, and who had
become Baptists after going out
to their fields of labor.
The early missionary spirit of
the church is further attested by
the fact that it sent out arms
in several directions and estab-
lished places of worship, some of
which grew into self-sustaining
churches. One of these was
Chalk Level, and another was
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04

Flint Hill Baptist church, under
the original name of Sugar
Creek Baptist church, was
organized May l, 1892. It's
founder was Rev. John Rocker,
who was born in Northampton
county, Va, March IL, 1855.
He removed to Warren county,
N. c., whence he came to the
lands of the Catawba Indians in
1890. Eighteen months after
his arrival, he was assisted in
the organization of the church
by Rev. Abraham Marshall of
Columbus county, Ga. He was
native of New England, but at
this period was travelling ex-
tensively in the South in evangel-
istic work.
Rev. John Rocker in an
autobiographical sketch, written
when he was 80 years of age,
says that the number of con
stituent members was 13, and
that four others Joined the
church as candidates for baptism
on the day of organization.
These first members were part
of a colony which came from
Warren county, N. c., and
settled on lands of the Indians
at their friendly invitation. The
names of these pioneers are
worthy of preservation. They
are: John Rocker and wife.
John Dinkins, John Smith,
James Spears, VIM. Pettus, Juba
"a negro servant of Mr.. Harris)
Margaret Dinkins, Celia Withers.
Mary Smith, Alice Spears, Alice
Withers and Mary Cooper.
Rev. John Rocker became the
first pastor of the church and
served nobly for Al years, or
until 1886, when he was forced
to retire because of the in
firmities of age. He is described
by one who knew him as a
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04
PROGRAM OF SERVICES

Sunday, August 7, 1l:3O A. M.
Doxology and invocation Pastor.
Music.
Scripture reading F. o. S. Cur
tbs.
Music.
Prayer-C. T. Scaife.
Music.
Morning Offering and announce
ments-Pastor.
Sermon-Edw. S. Reaves.
Music.
Prayer of dedication = M. w.
Gordon.
Announcements, music, adjourn
ment.
Music.
Scripture reading NJ. w. Cor
don.
Music.
Prayer of Edw. S.
Reaves.
Laying on hands Council.
Music.
Sermon in nature of charge to
deacons F. o. S. Curtis.
Music.
Charge to church (address) C.
7. Scaife.
Music.
Benediction.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04

Sunday, August Z, will be an
eventfui day in the history of
Flint Hill Baptist church. On
that day the splendid new church
building which was erected about
two years ago will be dedicated.
There will be present to take
part in the dedication services
the pastor, the Rev. S. p. Hair.
and a number of former pastors
of the church.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04

Ezell's meeting house. where
Marvin now is. At the latter
place Buck Hill church was or
ganized, which was later dis
banded, its members going into
the organization of the Pleasant
Valley church. Sardis, beyond
the CataWba river, was organized
into a church in 1886. Mill Creek
was still another of these arms
where church services were at
first maintained and where a
church was afterwards organic
ed. In 1888 a colony of ten mem
bers was dismissed to organize a
church In Charlotte. Owing to
discord and death the first church
formed was disbanded. but the
survivors afterwards went into
Tryon Street church, now the
First church, of Charlotte. All
OF the developments so far not
ed were during the first pastor
ate.
On August 9, 1911, the first
worship was held in the second
building, which stood on the spot
where the new building now
stands. In 1888, this building.
which was of logs, was enlarged
by frame addition.
In July. 1886, Rev. Jas. Thomas
was called to share the labors of
the now aged Rocker. He served
the church two years, during
which time over 100 members
were received. Evil reports now
followed Mr.. Thomas and the
church suffered a period of de-
cline.
In 1841, Rev. William Novel;
succeeded to the pastorate and
remained with the church only
until 1912. He was followed by
Rev. Joseph p. Pritchard, father
of the late DR.. Thos. H. Pritch-
ard. during 1843 and 1874. He
had been one of those formerly
dismissed by letter to organize a
church in Charlotte and was
therefore a son of the old church.
Next came Rev. VIM. c.. Perry.
who served the church as pastor,
1844-1845. Rev. JOS. p. Pritch-
ard was now recalled and served
1845-1846. He was followed by
Rev. w. w. Rollins in 1880, who
served until 1852.
He was followed by Rev.
G.. w. Robinson, of North Car
olina, in 1854, who served the
church but single month. Dur
ing the year Rev. Milton Garri-
son, a member of the church,
served in the capacity of supply
for several months, after which
Rev. Peter Nicholson became pas
tor in August, 1854, and served
the church very acceplably until
1862. 1t was during his pastor
ate, 1855, that subscriptions were
taken to build the third house of
worship, which was occupied the
next year.
In 1861 the Civil war came on
and the church gave the strength
of its manhood to fight the bat
ties of the country. The pastor
accepted chaplaincy in the army
and went out with the men. He
was a man of ability and piety
and left his mark on the life of
the church. There is still in the
church a society of young ladies'
which bears his name and aids in
CONTINUED ON PAGE 81
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04
TOM WATSON POURS HOT SHOT
INTO CONGRESSMAN HARDWICK

South Carolinians are not un-
used to political rows, but no
such row as that which is now
on between Thomas E. Watson
and Congressman T. w. Hard
wick. over in the Augusta
district of Georgia, has been
seen in this State in the last
half century. Watson is after
Hardwick for what he terms a
new rule by which Hardwick is
to be sent back to Congress by a
minority vote in minority of
the counties of the district,
which he says is revolutionary
scheme to keep Hardwick in
office never before proposed by
an insolent office-seeker. Watson
had advertised a mass meeting
to be held in his home town,
Thomson, on August 6 to protest
against the new rule of Hard
wick. Now Hardwick announces
that he, too, will be at the
Thomson meeting, to denounce
Watson. Watson resents the
prospective presence of Hard
wick at the meeting and in a
newspaper interview has the
following to say about the
Tenth district congressman:
| am not a candidate for any
office and was not the aggressor
in this row with Hardwick.
Without any provocation whatSo-
ever, he began to abuse me in
his speeches. He has done what
was not done during the bitter
days of the nineties. He has as
sailed my private character and
accused me of cheating and
sWindling an old Confederate
soldier.
Through the columns of his
organ, the Augusta Herald, he
proclalms his purpose to denounce
me in my home town on the 9th
day of August. He advertises
his intention to lash me with his
scurrilous tongue among my
neighbors.
This is the one straw too
many. | hereby announce my
purpose to be present on that
occasion. | intend to enjoy the
luxury of being denounced by a
burglar, a thief, a dishonest gam
bier, a habitual drunkard, two
faced hypocrite, a congressman
who, in eight years. couldn't do
anything but increase his own
salary on the sly. Infamous lit
tie scoundrell
He has been buying up aff-
davits which he proposes to use
on me in my home town. | won
der if the insolent little rascal
thinks that | am a worm, to be
trodden on with impunity. The
abuse of me by Hardwick in
Thomson has gone far enough,
and it has got to stop.
l will be present when he
speaks on the 9th of August.
With the recklessness of a bluff
fling gambler, Hardwick has
rushed in upon our own date.
This effrontery is intolerable.
Let every friend of mine who
can get there be in Thomson by
9 O'Clock in the forenoon. Single
handed, l have been putting up
fight for the common people,
such as has not been known
since Ben Hill dropped the pen
which wrote the Notes on the
Situation
"Deserters and do-nothings are
desperate and my life is in dan
ger. Let every friend of good
government who can do so be at
Thompson on the 9th of August,
prepared to stand by me to the
death. "
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-08-04
Fire Loss $4,000.

A late inventory of the loss to
the Carolina & Northwestern rail-
way occasioned by Friday morn
ing's fire at the shops in Chester
fixes the total loss at $50, 900,
with $22, 600 insurance.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-07-02
The Dog as a BedfeIIow.

Perhaps the final test CT anybody'S
love Of dogs is willingness to permit
them to make camping ground of the
bed. There is no other place in the
world that suits the dog quite as well.
On the bed he is safe from being
stepped upon: he is out of the way Of
draughts; he has a commanding posi-
ton from which to survey what goes
on in the world, and above all the
surface is soft and yielding to his out
stretched limbs No mere man can ever
be so comfortable as a dog looks.
Some persons object to having a
dog on the bed at night, and it must
be admitted that he lies a little heavily
on ones limbs; but why be so base as
to prefer comfort to partnership!
To wake up in the dark night and put
your hand on that warm, soft body, to
feel the beating Of that faithful heart
is not this better than undisturbed
sloth9 The best nights rest l ever
had was once when a cocker spaniel
puppy, who had just recovered from
stomach ache (dosa one to two soda
mints) and was a little frightened by
the strange experience, curled up on
my shoulder like fur tippet, gently
pushed his cold, soft nose into my
neck and there slept sweetly and
soundly until neutrality-suspicious..
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-07-02
ROYAL Letter-Writers.

It is an interesting fact that most of
the members of our royal family are
enthusiastic letter-writers and seldom
miss an opportunity of writing to their
intimate friends OF course, all let
tiers of a purely business character or
in answer to unknown correspondents
are replied to by secretaries, but pri-
vate epistles are almost invariably
answered by the exalted personages
to whom they are addressed King
Edward himself is particularly fond Of
writing, and many people treasure let.
tiers from him of a most interesting
haracter-interesting that is to say,
apart from the fact that they were
penned by monarch. In this matter
Of letter-writing His Majesty takes at.
ter the late Queen Victoria, whose
voluminous correspondence was so
eagerly read when it was published
some time ago.-(From M. A. P,)