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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-07

Mrs. Julia Tlrich died in Char
lesion last Thursday morning. She
was about % years OF age, and was
n daughter Of the late Mrs. Dorctta
Schroeder Dunncmann. who is rcmcm-
bcrcd by many OF Our Older citiZcnS
The deceased was niece OF Mrs
G. II. ID. Burns, OF West Union. Mrs
Burns was called to Charleston on
account Of her death and attended
the funeral there on Friday after
noon. She returned to West Union
last Saturday evening. The deceased
is survived by her husband. an in
FAINT child and brother. To the
hcrcavcd relatives is extended the
sympathy OF many friends.
Vote for two lis. which means
Hampton for Railroads and Bob
, llunt for Big Roads, (adv.
Miss Geraldine IIughS has been
elected TO succeed Miss Mamie Har-
riSon as teacher OF the mill school.
which is under the same manage
mcnt as the Walhalla High School.
Miss iiughs has taught in many OF
the county schools and has made an
cnNiahlc reputation in her work. We
congratulate the board and Miss
Iiughs on their mutual good fortune.
The mill school will open next Mon
day At the same time that thc other
branches Of the High School are
opened. II IS important that par
cntS use every effort to have the
children start at the very beginning
Of the session and that they main
tain a session Of strict punctualty.
For Sale Sound and gentle
horse; good buggy. Apply John X.
Sharp County record., 1910-10-21
THECOURTS

Circuit Court Northern Dis
ttic.-Firs' Monday in January
and July. Southern District
Second Monday in February and
August.
County Cour--Third Monday
in january, april, July and Oc-
tober. No County Court in -he
Northern District.
Probate COurt-Northern Dis
tric!-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December.
Southern District-Second Mon
day in March, June, September
an December,
Chancery Court Southern Dis
trict-First Monday in May ana
November. Northern District
Second Monday in March and
September.
Sharp County record., 1910-10-21
PROBATE COURT NOTICES.

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% they 7sal BE- forever -arga5 fIr1a gEuC1-5aE 80
accounts % z1y 5-z-z hereof.
Arthur Sz-l.vzr- C-sst.
Sharp County record., 1910-10-21
A woRo ON ECONOMY.

II is never safe to be- economical
At 'ubIe, and this is the form II
economy which attacks most people
Because 'hg are poor thay think
fhey must NOT ut They nys In lna
direction and pour {, oul Iu anolhor.
The doctor gets 'lc money! and ,loy
have ila discomfort. 4 IIbrml l'rt
iFa form ~ aUg1my especially In
The Kitchen. rndpfrl servants
never ia good vork You don't scf
your mmcT worth, and ,hry hr
gcyer al.tlfi Servants ore very
bad subjects on which 20 practise
eoonoHy-ihey never understand A
locked cupboard ayors ol mcanncss
ard prompt petty lhg!,S
Sharp County record., 1910-10-21

f-gz e "a. Kinds where he 1-1.-
=t .ha Dso1.s toge.Hsr, and
w,sr .1s -o11g people were
lrec 9f .hsi- lga and aDGss-
-eat The preacher would propose
= song. nave prayers. and talk 70
the people about religion. In
.his -zy ne began laying the
foundation sn6 9ps,ing the ROAD
foy Me.1od.sr in his part Of
North Arka1sas Territory.
In ccnn0n with the history Of
Ia.5cG:sE 5- other newly settled
countries. the first Methodist or
garizaticn in North Arkansas
. Territory vas effected BY q local
preacher, The Req. Eli Li16@sy,
who organized some few societies
T. in The northern psEs o. Arkansas
Territory in the early settlements
on or near the rivers where he
had been preaching. He con-
.inued in this way, going from
house 10 house, from settlement
. 20 settlement, such az they were,
talking, singing, praying and
preaching 10 The people when ne
. could get a few together, swim
ming the creeks, rivers and
lakes. enduring all kinds ot
hardships, dangers, exposures
and privatioDs, travelling without
roads il all kinda Of weather and
camping at night in the wilder
4 ness with 10 company except His
faithful horse, sowing the gosps.
. seed in the hearts Of the people
and blazing the way for Method
ism in this country.
CONTINUED nex: week.
Sharp County record., 1910-10-21
COLLEGE BOYS AND INC0ME
Place o. Education Shouts Surely Net
Base Social Distinctions on
Money.

II efficiency" were the object Of
education, as il so clearly is in Ger
many and as il 50 clearly ought to
be here, it would be recognized at
the outset that iruga.ity was con-
duciye to il and luxury hostile. In
England, Frouie said that uniyer-
sity education fitted a man extreme
.y well ior the grade Of gentleman,
1ut for no other that be knew Of.
And in that Oxonisn classic, Tom
Brown, we end one 0i the hero's
heroes telling him; Three years al
oxford, my Joy will teach you some
thing Of what rank and money
count for, II they teach you nothing
else" That lesson is one which, Of
al lessons, should in America De
postponed TO a postgraduate course
and not inserted, either as compul-
zory or as elective, in the under-
graduate curriculum. Things are
By no means as badly OF with US yet
in which Rhodes scholarship would
not enable It's holder 10 get the full
benefit of tho institution. socially as
well as sch0Iastcllly and athletic
ally
II anv American undergraduate
should complain to his parent that
he "couid no, live" on that allow
Incc, the parent, II he had any sense
at all, would promptly withdraw
him from that seat Of earning. The
sense of honor has, among other
definitions, been defined as a sense
u proportion,
And the sense Of honor on which
Ee pride ourselves ought to suffice 70
prevent The spending 1y any youth
engaged in preparation for The bat
ile Of life Of more than three or four
times the yearly amount that hs
could reasonably expect 70 earn in
the open market after his prepam.
ton sas completed and be had IN.
tcTo3 the battle.
Most certainly il is not good that
different standards Of living. de-
pending on different amounts Of
'pnWle means" should be oncour.
aged, or even tolerated, by 'he fac
ulg Of m American university A
place # education IA the last place
m which there is room ior a yet Of
social distinctions la.cl on money
srFhneFa
Sharp County record., 1910-10-21

count VI now MetbCojsm cane 70
America ana have seen The Or
gznizailol d il mo the Method.
iR Episcopal church .n America
and the organization Of the gen.
ersI conferences, the annual con-
fereDcrs, the quarterly confer
eacea, tbs mode and regulations
in eiectjng bishops, 10 the ap'
pointing Of prssisiDg elders, in
appointing preachers 10 ciTcIiis,
10 admitting persona into The
church and lbe creation Of the
class meeting and love feast IN
the church. Now we wall turn
our attention to The Territory Of
Arkansas and say something
about how Methodism came here.
ltis not known exactly when,
where or by whom the hrst SER
mon was preached in North Ar
kansas Territory by Methodist
preacher, but by examining DR..
Jewels and other Methodist his
tory We E1d that as early az 10
the year 1909 the Indiana dis.
trict was formed and made a part
Of the Western conference, with
four circuits in Missouri, the Cape
Girardeau circuit 10 Missouri be-
ing the one nearest he North
Arkansas Territory. Il is prob
able that the preacher On the
Cape GiraFdeau circuit came as
far south az the north part Of Ar
kansas Territory, crossed over
the line into Arkansas OCCASION
ally and preached TO The scatter
ing settlements that had been
formed at that early date in this
country. At this time The circuit
ines and boundaries were not
very closely defined and the
preacher had az much territory
as be could travel over. Among
the first settlers in Arkansas
Territory there were some Meth.
odist families, who came from
the older states to make their
homes in this part Of the country
Among these families we're some
local Methodist preachers, Tor
soon after the formation Of the
Cape Girardeau circuit Method
ism was introduced into this part
OF North Arkansas Territory,
Toe Rev. Eli Lindsey, a local
Methodist preacher, who was
raised in Kentucky, emigrated
with his family from his native
state 70 this part Of North Ar.
kansas Territory in the early part
Of the nineteenth century and
settled in what is now Lawrence
county, on a farm on Strawberry
river, near the mouth Of South
Big Creek, some twenty miles
cas-, Of Evening Shade, Soon
after bis arrival in THE wilder.
ness country he begJn working
in the Masters vineyard, A-
there we're no organized church.
es, no authorized or organized
circuits, no conference appoint.
ments, no church houses or
school houses or places for pub.
lic gatherings in all this country
and az the country was very
tlinly settled at l5is early date;
almost unpopuisIsd IN fact, il
was with much difficulty that a
few people could be- gathered to-.
gs,her 70 hear preaching. But
a. early as the year 1914 HE
Rev. Eii Lindsey went 10 work
sod would collect o few scatter.
ing congregations On spring
river, strawberry river, White 5t
Black river, eFsn going 90 far
south ss little Red river in White
county, snd would preach 10
them in lhoir own private houses,
in the omen air gnd under brush
Sharp County record., 1910-10-21
OEFICIHL

Congressional.
Member Of Congress 2nd District
W. 4. OLDFlELD,
Senatorial.
Member State Senate, Second
District.-C. II. HENDERSON.
Judicial.
Judge Of the 18th Judicial Cir.
cult j. W. MEERs.
Pros. Atty.-C. {. ELNoRE.
Comfy.
Representatives. NJ. STREET.
County Judge-W, II. KELLEY,
Clerk-ARTHUR SULLIVAN,
Shpriif-W. O. SMITH.
treasurer. w. THOMPSON.
Assessor-W. +. SMITH.
Suryey0r--R. K. ARNOLD.
Sharp County record., 1910-10-21

The Record and
Home and Farm
both one year
SI.2j.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30
use q Tslenhons. h hood.

Disastrous foods In the northwest OF
New South Wales we're caused by a
phenomenal rainfall. Tamworth was
the first to be submerged, then fol-
lowed Narrabri. Wee waa, Moree,
Warialda and a number of smaller
towns.
The mayor of Moree was cut on by
the food and had to wade with his fam
fly through four feet Of water for a
corrugated iron roof. where he re-
NAMED under the sweltering sun for
three days till the water subsidized. In
this. as in many similar cases, the tele-
phone proved Of immense use. en-
abling the inmates to communicate
with the town and to arrange for the
sending out Of relief party to rescue
a boatload Of people who had capsized
in front Of the mayors house and had
been forced to remain in the trees all
night In another case a brother and
sister were perched on a roof for three
days, and a boat was hurriedly con
suucted IN town to take them some
food
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30

first floor are four school rooms each 26
fifty pupils. Each school room has 3
heated, ventilated and well lighted coat
and cap closet. The second floor Is
reached both by front and back stair
case. Two separate staircases from the
first to second floors are now required by
the laws of The state as a protection
against sccidentAor injuries in case OF a
fire. These staircases lead to one landing
on the second floor, which is also II feet
wide. On one side OF this corridor are
two school rooms the same dimensions as
those on the tirst floor, each room having
a separate cap and coat closet as on the
first floor. Besides, there is principals
and teachers room, a stock and supply
room and teachers toilet room. On the
other side OF the corridor is an assembly
hall Vs. ich will seat at least three hun
bred people. The third floor is reached
by fight of stairs with a large landing
and this fieor has ample space, il occasion
should ever require it, for two class
rooms, 81 by 36 feet, also for large store
room. All Of the rooms are well heated,
lighted and ventilated. The building is
Colonial IN style, with clapboarded ex-
terror, slate, galvanized iron or asbestos
roof, granite underpining and cement
floors In basement. Il will be in bar-
mony with the surrounding buildings
and great addition to the place. 1t is
estimated by the architect that such a
building as is above described, will cost
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30
Real Cause for Uneaslness.

There are half a dozen persons In
the world of whom / stand In deadly
awe" said the woman. They are the
people who have opened my letters by
mistake. don't know these people.
l trust / never shall know them. but
the possibility that / may sometime
meet them puts me in a terrible funk.
How much OF my letters did they
read? What humiliating facts about
me and mine will they have ready
to throw into my face at the moment
of meeting? There is a strong likeli-
hood that being Christians they read
only the first sentence, or anyhow
only far enough down the first page
to see that the letters were not meant
for them; but on the other hand, there
is the possibility that they read all
the way through. In that case one
person knows all about that engage
ment that was broken OF a year ago,
another knows that had trouble with
a dressmaker over the price OF a
dress, and somebody else can tell how
my sisters oldest daughter eloped
with an Annapolis naval student.
Sometimes / feel lmpelled to write to
those people and ask just what they
know about me, anyhow. That would
be playing a pretty low hand, but 1t
would set my mind at rest"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30
Burlington. Hotel Muaale.

Another chapter was added to Burl.ng.
tons hotel controversy June 20 when
Max L. Powell brought two suits oil
$50. 600 each against c. l. and E. P.
Wood hury, sons OF ex-Gov. u. A. Wood
bury. body action in tort was brought
against the Woodburys in each suit and
they gave bonds.
In the first sction Mr.. Powell seeks to
recover for malicious prosecution. The
second Is brought in his capacity as trus-
tee Of the Hotel Burlington and repre-
sentative Of the creditors OF q. M.
Delaney, former owner Of the properly.
MIR. Powell says that be will bring a
third suit within few days against ex-
Governor Woodbury. and his two sons 10
recover $1,000. This viii be q suit in
chancery to recover the surety bond
given hy the Wood burys At the time an
injunction uss brought to restrain Mr.
Powell from selling the Hotel Burlington
property, "a insure Mr.. Powell against
loss bv reason OF the injunction.
The Wnoiburys own { be Van Ness house
in Burlington. hotel contrei inr With
Hotel Burlington reeenuy burned. posses
sian Of which they have emdearorHd 20
gair. SIR. Powell proposes 70 build q
rival hotel. wcrk on which has already
beenafegun-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30

designs were drawn up by Mr.. Frank A.
Walker, architect, now of Montpelier,
VT, but native Of williamstown, Vt.
This building, II erected and equipped
as we hope to have it in the fall OF 1911,
will be great blessing and benefit to all
our people, both young and old, more
than anything else that we can ever hope
to do. The soliciting and building COM
mittee, consisting Of ]. K. Darling, chair
man of the trustees OF the Chelsea acad-
envy, B.. H. Adams, first selectman, and
II. n. Mattison, chairman OF the school
board, elected at the annual town meet
ing already referred to, are convinced thar
unless they can secure promises and
pledges from our residents, former resi-
dents and natives of Chelsea and other in
terested parties, to an amount OF not less
than 80, 900 in addition to the towns APP
preparation OF $1,000, they will notsfeel
warranted in undertaking to erect such q
building as the architect has planned and
such building as we now need. They
feel very confident that those who once
lived among us and have gone away and
prospered financially will gladly assist in
this matter.
The building above represented is "a
feet in depth and IS feet in length. The
basement contains the heating apparatus,
two fresh air rooms, fuel storage rooms,
separate toilets for girls and boys, with a
separate staircase leading to each from
the first floor, also two play rooms, each
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30

were given by the various officers OF the
association showing the progress of H.
brary work in all the different counties.
In the afternoon papers were read by
Mrs. T. Wellington Bragg OF Rutland, on
"The Value OF the Story Hour" illustrat-
ed by story telling; by g. d. Smith of
Burlington, on 1.-THE Need OF Books on
Practical Subjects for the Small Library -
and by Mrs. Belle H. johnson OF the
Connecticut library commission on ssThe
Selection OF Fiction"
The meeting closed with an address in
the evening by the Rev. c. j. Staples OF
Burlington, on "Jane Austine and Her
Novels and a reception in the art gallery
Of the st. Johnsbury Athaeneum.
three-dsy institute for the free in
struction Of Librarians vas opened
Wednesday morning ia the academy
building BY The state board OF library
commissioners, Mrs. johnson Of Con-
necticut. and Mrs. Cham berlain Of Pom
fret acting g. instructors.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30
HUNTING BIG GAME IN INDIA
sportsman's Description Of End That
Came to Noble Specimen Of
Tiger Tribe.

'sThat tiger took some getting,
says a writer of the way he shot .
ten-foot animal In India For years
he had dweit In the country round
Jiawan, and though he had never
risen to the rank Of a terror TO the
neighborhood. there was no doubt at
all that he was q noble beast OF great
proportions or shikaris stepped in IL
ger lore were bad judges OF the size
OF 'pugs' and unrivaled liars to boot.
'Jack'-it viii grow monotonous re-
ferring to him as this tgeT-was
much sought after and many Brit
ish resident at Rewah had sat up for
him. to say nothing Of viceroys, globe
trotters and Thakoor sahibs galore.
but all In vain. 1t was about
q: 90 p. m. on March 10 when we drew
lots for places. 1t being decided that
my brother should sit with me.
Luck had 1t that | drew the long
est stalk and so had the machan far
thest away from where we stood
also the best position. II was built
In the branches OF a leafess tree
whose roots were In the apex OF
right-angled turn in small nallah.
then dry and shingly. The tiger al
ways takes the easiest course and.
the jungle being thick. was expected
along the nullah bed. which was IL
to 20 feet below H. We, however.
got into our perch from the nullah
bank. not a six-foot climb. 1t began
to pour soon after we were settled
down and half an hour later the beat
began.
"An hour At least had passed before
Jacks broad forehead broke cover
away to our left. up on the nuliah
bank and It's noble owner made tracks
straight for the tree we were in along
the woodcutters' path-which passed
within eight feet of my left elbow
at a good pace. crouching very low
as though trying 10 hide. l couh al
most hear him breathing as he came
over the length of a cricket pitch
straight. so It seemed. at me. re-
member thinking him so small and
being aware OF keen feeling OF dis
appointment.
AT the same time was conscious
that movement on our part was fatal
10 my chance Of fair shot. nay even
at that ridiculous altitude. almost dan
gerous. For Jack was reused. We
had heard him half an haur before
half charge the beaters, only to be
met by those seasoned warriors with
a very bold front and fine volley OF
abuse-and now he was coming on a
bee line for our tree with his ears
back,
"Musketry instructors tell you to
place the butt of your rifle against
your shoulder. / possess proof that
a death shot may be fired with the
butt in the bend Of your arm and fore
arm at the elbow without ever getting
back and fore sight in alignment on
the bullseye And that is how Jack
joined his forefathers."
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30

expenditure OF funds fer much needed
Improvements or an entirely new and
modernly equipped school building faced
the voters. 4 ballot Nas taken unon the
question, with the result that only a
small opposition 10 the construction OF a
new bull tiag was manifest, the question
being CURED by very large nGiority.
In considering the erection Of a new
school building, he thoughts OF many Of
our older penple go bsck 10 the Old insti-
tuition Of leeruiug chartered in the year
1852, the Chelsea academy. OF which the
younger generation has heard SO much,
the Institution onr fathers aud mothers
and even our granGfithers and grand
mothers attended. Through The courtesy
OF MIC. |. Hood OF Lowell, Mass, who
was a student OF the old Chelsea academy
in the COS, we are able to give an illus
tration Of the old academy building taken
from an original pencil drawing made by
the late Henry Vincent, who Was also a
student in the academy. The late Hon.
William HebRrd was president OF the in
stitutiou, also trustee for many years.
Being located in Chelsea. the county
seat Of Orange county, which st that time
was the metropolis Of the entire valley
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30
wInasor,s New MaenIne shep..

The new machine shops Of The Windsor
Machine company were completed June
IL and the event will be observed later by
3 celebration at which several disting-
uished people, the president OF the com
panY. C. A. Moore Of New York. and
others. viii be present. The building is
5s4 feet by 133 feet and gives s very pros
porous appearance 10 the town Is seen
from the trains from the south. 10 the
roof are Is skylights, extending tie full
width Of the building and on them 100
Coweil ventilators, new invention for
keeping The air in constant motion. u
took over 200 tons 10 gravel 90 cover the
roof. Forty feet still remains 90 be- add-
ca tn the chimnfy. which will g IFS feet
high when complsted. The cost ~ this one
item alone being large enough 10 build q
nicely appointed village residence. An
item OF extra work, outside the contract
Just competed. Is the huiliing Of piat-
form. 20 feet long and 40 feet wide The
floor Of the building is Of cement concrete
aud is laid out ~ squares the "a hole
length and breadth Of the shop. When
waxed, his viii make an ideal floor for
dancing and may he used for that pur-
pose when the public opening occurs.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30

ceeded him. The old building was
burned in 1865 and since that time the
cour-es taught nave been carried on in
be buil Hing now In use as a high school
aud aeademy. in other words, the pupils
Ut the old academy vere transferred to a
building owned by the town.
This procedure at that time and under
rules, customs aud laws governing
schools ana academies Of that day, was
probably consiA erred satisfactory, but the
state laws and school courses have
changed So much during the past twelve
wears that our school could neither be rec
ognized as a high school or an academy.
Last year our school board took pro-
nnunrei stand With regard to expert SUI
pergisiun and, joining forces with the
town OF Williamstown, we formed a
union, with MIR. II. u. Casey as union
superintendent, with the result that
many mueh-needed improvements in our
schools have followed. Il may be safely
stated that Mr.. Casey, in many WAYS,
aSoke us TO the realizing sense OF the
need OF new school building above all
else. Above we are able to give an illus
tration OF the elevation plans OF our pro-
posed school building. The plans and