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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Scholarships at Winthrop.

Columbia. - Names of Winthrop
scholarship winners, as follows, were
announced by state superintendent Of
education John E. Swearingen: At
large: Inex Lomberg, Beaufort; Mary
E. Hill, Abbeville; Essie lola Eargle,
Graniteville; Frances Riley, Ander-
son.; Eulalie Coleman, Bamberg; Jes-
sic Armstrong, Barnwell; Grace Bon-
neau, Beaufort; Harriet Alicia Palmer
Charleston; l.. Frances Stickney.
Charleston; Harriet Herbert, Charles
ton; Elizabeth Weston, Charleston;
Mamie Randall, Kings Creek; Sarah
Elizabeth Lowery, Chester; Doris
Hartzell, Cheraw; Maybelle McLaurin,
Latta; Pearl Riggs, Summerville;
Mary Ella Jacobs. Johnston; Alice
Martin, Simpsonville! Mary Helen
Helen Martin, Fountain Inn; Ellen
Hunter, Greenville; Virginia Jennings,
Greenwood; Alma Lewis, Gallivant's
Ferry; Beaulah Moore, Conway; Ietta
May Harrellson, Mullins; Grace A.
Stribling, Westminster; Olive Dukes,
Rowesville; Sarah NICK. Watson; Eth
ell Christine Wise, Saluda; Nellie Elise
Smith, Spartanburg; Agnes Bryan,
Sumter; Amy Louise Eaddy, RHEIMS;
Isabel Strait, Rock Hill.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Gates Will be Closed at Might.

Colum bia.-The grounds will not be
open at night during the forty-third
annual state fair, October 80, Novem-
ber 8, as was the case last year, the
experience showing that the atten-
dance after dark would likely be small.
This was the statement of Mr.. j. A.
Banks, president of the State Agricul-
taural and Mechanical Society, upon
his return to ST. Matthews after the
meeting of the executive committee
here. Last year the gror ads were
kept open until 10 o'clock at night and
the carnival shows and other anluse
ment places evidently did not receive
as much patronage as was expected.
Last year the officials of the Society
announced that the opening of the
grounds at night would be undertaken
more as an experiment than anything
else, and the experiment failed to
prove profitable.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
A HORRIBLE PANIC
At PICTURE SHOW
NO NECESSARY CAUSE FOR DIS
ASTER AT THE cANoNsBURG
OPERA HOUSE.
DEATHS FROM sUEFOCATION
A Mass of People Fought For the Exit
and Twenty-six Die in :he Struggle
Many More Were Seriously In
jured.
jured.

Canonsburg, Pa.-Twenty-six dead
from soffocation, twenty-five seriously
injured, thirty suffering from minor
hurts, is the human toll exacted dur
ing an inexcusable panic at moving
picture show in the CanonEburg opera
house. The moving picture machine
developed a slight defect. A small
boy shouted Fire" at the same time
starting for the narrow exit. Bolus
Dubrowski, foreign MINER one of the
dead, a giant in proportions, jumped
from his seat and ran wildly for the
same exit. In a moment there was a
fighting, struggling mass after him.
At the head of a narrow stairway,
which led to the street, the foreigner
tripped. AS he rolled down the stairs
he swept along others before him
who were waiting their turn to enter
the theater and soon there was an in
describable pile Of human beings at
the foot of the steps, battling like
mad. With the exception of three per-
sons all of the dead are local people.
1t was all over within short time.
Volunteer firemen, several policemen
and few levelheaded citizens un-
tangled the human mass. The unhurt
and those slightly injured were pulled
from the top of the pile. AS they
gained the street, they ran screaming
like maniacs to all parts Of the small
town. Next came the more seriouly
injured, and these were sent home or
taken to nearby houses, while few
were rushed, unconscious, to the hos
pitals.
Then the rescuers came to the silent
forms of those who had reached the
fatal stairway first. One after an
other, the victims, many OF them
women and small children, were car
ried to the sidewalk. All had suffo-
Gated and the faces showed terror.
Coroner James Hefran has begun a
rigid investigation. He arrived at the
scene early and within short time
had selected a jury.
The moving picture machine opera
tor was about to conclude the first
performance when a film parted.
Some of the audience already had
commenced to leave the building, and
other persons were on the stairway
coming up.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
A TARIFF ON ROCK
SPECULATION AS TO The EFFECT
OF THE SUSPENSION OF THE
PHOSPHATE TARIFF.
WILL AFFECT SMALL MILLS
To Have Gone in Effect August goth,
But Has Been Suspended Until De-
cember 1e-ooes Net Involve Change
in Actual Rates.

Columbia.-Some speculation exists
among the various fertilizer manu-.
featuring interests of this city as to
the effect of the suspension by the
Interstate commerce commission of q
tariff On crude ground phosphate rock,
which was to have gone into effect
Sunday, August 20. The tariff was
suspended until December IS. Accord.
ing to information secured at the Of
flee of the state railroad commission,
this suspension affects South Carolina,
but will have little or no effect upon
the fertilizer mills of Columbia, since
these for the most part grind their
own rock. Those fertilizer factories
which are most affected by the tariff
changes are the smaller mills, which
have their phosphate rock shipped in
already ground and ready for the
treatment with sulpnuric acid.
The tariff, which was to have gone
into effect Sunday, the Goth, it is stat
ed, involved not change in the
actual rates, but modified the rules
governing the shipment of the crude
ground phosphate rock. The new tar
if, had it taken effect, would have re-
quired all crude ground rock to be
shipped in sacks, instead of in bulk,
thus entailing extra expense both in
cost of the sacks and in freight on
same. Only the smaller mills have
their crude rock shipped in already
ground, and hence these are the only
fertilizer factories affected by the rul-
ing. Although there are none of these
in Columbia, it Is stated, there are
many of these smaller mixing mills To-
Gated at various points through South
Carolina, as at Greenwood, Ninety Six,
Florence and many other points.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30

J. Frank Skinner, the tallest Elk in
the world, died at his home in Angus
ia, Ca, after a long illness. He was
seven feet and four inches high.
He was at one time with a circus and
travelled Europe as the tall man"
but for the past ten years mas been
a drummer. While he was higher
than the ordinary man, still he came
from a family of tall people, his grand
father being the talless man Georgia
ever produced. He was nearly eight
feet tall.
That New York can already fairly
claim to be the largest city in the
world is shown by a comparison Of
the census just completed in London,
with the health departments estimate
of New York's numbers. The popu-
lation fthe administrative county and
city of London is 4,522,62S, as COM
pared with 4,9SS,3S5, the population of
the administrative boroughs of New
York City. London's death rate is
given as 19.1, while New York's is
only 14.S.
Speeding eastward behind time, LIE.
high Valley passenger train No. 4 ran
into spread rail on trestle near
Manchester, N. Y, and two day coach
es from the rear section of the tram
plunged downward 40 feet, striking
the east embankment like a pair. of
projectiles. In the awful plunge and
crash at least forty persons were
killed and more than eighty injured.
The mortality was high among the
cider passengers, most of whom were
veterans of the Civil war and their
wives.
Rioting occurred at Bargoed, on the
Giamorgean border, near Newport
England. A dozen English and Jew
ish shops were wrecked and looted.
Troops were called to the assistance
Of the police and dispersed the wreck
ers. No further rioting has occurred
in the Monmouthshire valley towns.
but the threatening attitude of the
mobs at Tredegar and Rhymney ne
cessitates the continued presence there
of soldiers. Many Jewish families are
leaving the country.
An answer was filed by Harry Is.
Thaw, through his attorney, to the Pc
tition of his wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw,
in which Judge L. L. Davis was asked
to appoint lunacy commission to
take charge of the income Of ThaM IN
Pennsylvania and provide for the sup
port of his wife. Thaw's income is
said to be 100000 year. Thaw claims
the verdict of the jury in New York
state was not a finding that he was
insane.
An interesting feature of the Do
minion election campaign was Wig
orous denunciation at Winnipeg, Man.
itoba, of the Laurier government by
Joseph Martin, NJ. P, for London, Eng
land, former attorney general of Man.
itoba, and ex-premier of British Co
lumbia. Martin is strong for reciproc.
:ty. Reciprocity will undoubtedly
mean more money for Canada, and
more money for Canadians, and would
be a good thing for Canada in this
respect" said Martin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Manv Persons Hurt In Wreck.

Middletown, Conn. = Sixty persons
were injured, eight of them seriously,
when an express train on the Valley
division of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad was wrecked by
spreading Of the rails. The train runs
to various resorts and returns at
night. The train consisted of the en-
CINE, two baggage and eight passenger
coaches. The engine was thrown on
its side into a sand bank; the two
baggage cars went down 35-foot EN-.
bankment and the first passenger
coach ran into the tender of the en-
gine and was badly splintered. 1t was
in this car that most of the injured
were found. The engineer was caught
in the cab of his engine and had to be
chopped out but escaped with dis
located hip and bruises.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
SONS Of VETERANS
ESCORT THIN LINE
MARCH IN TIE PARADE WITH
WARRIORS OF 'e1'65-MANY
ATTEND MEETINGS.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING
Held Meetings in City Hall Council
chambers-Many Good Addresses
Were Made by Able Speakers-A
Committee Was appointed.

Columbia.-With a session in the
morning and escorting the United
Confederate Veterans in the parade in
the afternoon, the annual meeting of
the United Sons Confederate Veterans
came to close.
The morning meeting was held in
the city hall council chamber, and
was we'll attended A L. CASTOR, divi-
sion commander, called it to order,
after which Rev. K. G. Finlay, pastor
of Trinity church, led in prayer.
Christie Bennet Of Columbia, on be-
half of the citizens of the city, ex-
pressed the qualification of having
the sons as guests of the capital city
His remarks were well chosen, and
much befitted the occasion. He told
of an incident in the Long Roll" by
Miss Mary Johnson. which he said IN
the book was credited to a Virginia
muCh llOIi SOoIh
Carolina performed the deed.
On behalf of the United Sons Con-
federate Veterans, DR.. A. NJ. Brails-
ford, commander of the second bri-
gade, Camp Gregg, Mullins, expressed
the pleasure of the organization Of
meeting in Columbia, DR.. Brailsford
is an enthusiastic son and takes much
interest in the welfare of the organi-
zation.
William G. Prichard, commander
in-chief, United Sons Confederate
Veterans, formerly of Virginia, now of
Charleston, was introduced by c. M.
Fielder, formerly department comman-
der. Army of Northern Virginia,
Blackville. Mr.. Felder's remarks Of
introduction were very appropriate.
Mr.. Pritchard compared the num-
Der of camps of sons with the, number
of camps of veterans and said there
should be camp of the former in
each place where there is a camp Of
the latter. He discussed the part Of
Elsen's United States history which
was condemned at Little Rock, in
which the cause of the war and espe-
cially the position of the South on the
slavery question is misrepresented.
This history is being used at one
Southern college, an institution in
Virginia Mr.. Pritchard said that the
author had agreed to eliminate some
of the Objectionable statements, but
not all. A committee was afterwards
appointed to read this work and criti-
cize it. The committee is composed
of F. H. Weston, Columbia; A. M.
Brailsford, Mullins; D. A. Spivey, Con-
way; G. w. Quattlebaum, Anderson.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Designated More Postal Banks.

Washington. - Postmaster General
Hitchcock designated fifty more post
Offices of the first-class as postal saw
ing repositories, among them were:
Montgomery, Ala; Texarkana, Ark;
Athens, Ca; Paducah, KY; Shreve-
port, La; Jackson, Miss; Greensboro,
N. c.; Greenville, S. c.; Bristol,
Tenn; Austin, Tex, and Petersburg,
Va. The receipts in the postal saw
ings Offices at New York, Chicago, st.
Louis and Boston, which opened for
business on the 1st of August, it was
announced at the department, amount
ed to quarter of a million dollars at
the end Of the first three weeks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Another Iona Distance Swim.

New York.-Elaine Golding, a Bath
Beach girl, swan from the Battery
in New York to Coney Island. 16
miles. Miss GoIding is 20 years old
and weighs 100 pounds. She has won
many championships at short and
middle distances, but this was her
first effort at such long distance.
Her time, one minute more than 4
hours, is regarded as very exceptional
as a heavy rain fell all the time and
the sea was very choppy. 1t was
thought she would not be able to
make it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
The Free Typhoid Vaccine.


Some $50 initial doses" of typhoid
vaccine have been distributed to ply
sicians throughout the state by the
state health department since the dis
tribution was commenced about two
weeks ago. The typhoid vaccine is
given free to physicians applying for
it, and it is expected that the good
results of this preventative work will
soon be apparent in South Carolina in
a lessening of the number of cases of
typhoid fever in the state. The dis
tribution of this vaccine is under the
supervision of DR.. F. A. Coward, who
it will be remembered, has also in
charge the state laboratories for the
Pasteur treatment of hyrophobia. The
vaccine is prepared at the state labor
atories at the University of South
Carolina, where all the laboratory
work of the health department is car
ried on. 1t consists essentially Of dead
typhoid bacteria. The bacilli are
grown in the regular incubators, then
measured and numbered by technical
processes, and made into solutions,
which are injected underneath the
skin with hypodermic syringe. Three
doses are generally given.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
General.

Sailing serenely over New York,
Harry n. Atwood, the Boston aviator,
arrived there in his aeroplane, the first
man in history to travel 1,265 miles
in a heavier-than-air machine. He not
only broke the worlds record, covering
1,265 miles in an air line, or perhaps
100 more miles with his detours, but
he few all the way in the same bi-
plane. and with no important mishaps.
Atwood's fight is comparable only to
that made by fast trains, for he COW
cred the distance from st. Louis to
New York in an actual flying time
of 2S hours and 81 minutes.
The Marquis of Queensberry, who
landed in New York several days ago
to make his fortune" in America, has
gone to work as special sporting
writer for a Chicago daily newspa-
per.
The members of the Federation of
Railway Employees Of the Illinois
Central voted TO strike.
Ex-President Roosevelt in a letter
to the editor of the Pittsburg Leader
says: "I must ask not only you, but
every friend l have to see to it that
no movement whatever is made to
bring me forward for the nomination
of 1872"
The national monetary commission
will close its work on March 81 next.
The senate accepted the house amend
ments to the senate measure and the
bill was then ready for the presidents s
signature.
Governors of twenty-three states
have declared themselves in favor of
uniform divorce laws.
hTe jurors who convicted Capt. Pc
ter C. Hams, United States army, of
the murder of William E. Annis, three
years ago, it was learned, have sent
a petition to Governor Dix asking the
pardon of Hams, who is now serving
sentence in Sing Sing.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
To Tell of sumter's Worth.

Work has been started on book
let which will be published with a
view to advertising the city and coun'
ty of Sumter. A number of photo,
graphs for the pamphlet have already
been secured and sufficient number
of others will be secured to show the
beauties and advantages of life in
Sumter. The advertising committee
of the chamber of commerce is hav'
ing this work done, and hopes to be
able to begin the distribution of the
booklet at an early date.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Fourth HomicId. in 20 DAYS.

Aiken.-The fourth homicide to oc.
cur in Aiken county, according to the
coroner's inquests, within 20 days, &C.
Cured near Wagner, when Henry
Lightsey shot and killed John Jones,
both negroes. Lightsey came to Ak
en- and surrendered to the jailer, and
is now in jail He maintains that he
killed Jones in self-defense. None of
the details are kHown, as the inquest
was held by Magistrate H. B. Garvin
of Wagner, and the papers have not
been sent to Coroner Johnson yet.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
An Innenious rlner Fined.

Sumter.-K. ]. Davis, a negro, who
has been operating for some time a
blind tiger in his buggy was caught,
and fined in the recorders court to
the extent of SIS. Davis lives in the
country, but adapted the novel meth
cd of bringing a plentiful supply Of
booze to town every few days in his
buggy. He would hitch in back lot
after reaching the city and then pro-
ceed to dispense his drinks to the
thirsty multitude. The authorities are
after all blind tigers and hope to clear
the state of them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Have Agreed to British Plan.

Chicago.-C. K. Dunlap, traffic man.
ager of the Hartman lines in Texas,
in a statement announced that the
Liverpool cotton bill of lading agree
ment would be signed by all Of the
Hartman Texas lines. Cotton dealers
and bankers object seriously to the
Liverpool method, he said, but the
railroads have found 1t necessary to
sign if they would do business. For
NAL announcements have not yet been
made by the other lines in the state
Of Texas.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
MutiIated Body is Found.

Knoxville, Tenn.-The vicinity OF
Etowah is greatly excited over the
discovery of the mutiliated body Of J..
l. Miller, aged 65, a weIl-to-do farm
er who resided within 2 miles Of that
place. Miller's son Roscoe, Thomas
Senter and G. W. Rose and wife, the
last two tenants on one of Millers
farms, are under arrest charged with
the murder and have been spirited
away to the jail at Athens on account
of the high feeling against them at
Etowah. Officers claim that one OF
the quartet has confessed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Coroner to Investigate Matter.

Columbia. - Coroner Walker has
gone to Bookman "a station on the
Southern Railway, II miles north of
Columbia, to investigate the death OF
negro, said to be Ed Foster, Of
Columbia, whose dead body was found
beside the Southern's track. Reports
to Southern Railway officials here
were that the negro lived at 1011
Blossom street, but when Coroner
Walker visited that address he could
find no trace of such a person as Ed
Foster. 1t is thought at Bookman
that the negro was killed by train.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Some transfers Of Real Estate.


The following transfers of real
estate were recorded In the Office Of
the register of mesne conveyance: +
Rebecca Holmes ct al, per Master
Mitchell, to William H. Cokins, prem
ises cn south side of Spring street,
consideration $500, William H. Co.
kins to August Drscher, premises on
south side of Spring street, consider
alton SS10 Kate Simons to Charles
F. Pepuette. premises on west side Of
Smith street, consideration s1,5oo.
Julia E. Mum to Rosa Lee Simmons,
two acres at the Four-Mile House,
Georgetown road. Christ Church Par
ish, consideration $40. Eva E. Har-
rod to the trustees of School District
No. II, two anc one-half acres on
Longhill road, Raven road and Mary
Ann Plantation Creek, consideration
SIS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Preparing For the School Opening.

Preparing For the School Opening.
County Superintendent of Educa-
ton E. P. Waring has been busily en-
gagged during the past few weeks in
getting things in shape for the reopen
ing of the county school system This
fall. Although the schools, both
white and colored, enjoyed an unusu-
ally successful season in 1901, it
is expected that the 1911i12 will
eclipse it by far, both in the matter OF
attendance and in results achieved.
Several of the larger county schools
will open their doors during the last
part of September.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Expeets Good Attendance.

CNpCStS Soo6 HbeSho'SS'
W. S. Peterson, president of Orange
burg College, is making preparations
for the opening Of the college on Sep
tember 20. Some changes have been
made in the faculty. P-of. I. L. Tins
ley and Mrs. Della Gilbert will have
charge of the departments ii p'ano
and voice, respectively, insrring a
high grade musical department. The
collegiate faculty will be the same IN
main ac last year. Over 60 students
were enrolled last session, aad Presi-
dent Peterson expects much larger
attendance this year.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Ideals,

Every young man has mental con-
ception of character which is his
ideal. The statesman, politician. edu-
Gator, philanthropist, inventor, mas
ter mechanic, orator and writer are
ideals after which young men Of to-
day mold and fashion their lives, build
characters and shape their destinies.
Rev. z. E. Bates, Disciple. ALE.
gheny.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
A New Grand Jury Has Been Drawn.

A New Grand Jury Has Been Drawn.
A new grand jury has been drawn
for Orangeburg, the old one having
been adiudged illegal and thrown
out. The new grand jurors are as fol-
lows: E. B. Martin, o. L. Elkand, E.
C. Slater, Orangeburg; A. M. Tyler,
E. ]. Bates, J. D. Pearson, j. H. Clarke,
w. E. Young, DR.. C. T. Bowling, Will
low; ]. H. Woodbury., Sumter Salley
]. s. Ulmer, Elizabeth; w. o. West
bury, Orange; D. B. Wolfe, Limestone;
B. C. Tanning, A. P. Tanning, Good
land; T. Lawson Conner, Eutaw; C..
C. Kennerly, Zion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Woodruff Will Have a Fair.

At meeting of the board of direc'
tors of the Woodruff Fair association
it was decided to hold the fair Octo-
Der IL, IL and 13 this year. The fair
was not held last year on account Of
the buildings being in bad condition.
The repairing of the household build
ing, poultry building and grand stand
will be commenced shortly. The other
buildings are in very fair state. The
letting of the stands and places on the
quarter stretch will be the last Thurs
day of this month.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-08-30
Ask to be Heard Before Commission.

A letter has been received at the
offices of the railroad commission,
from General Manager John B. Hook
aday, of the Southern Express Com
pany, asking to be heard before the
commission in regard to the recent
order of the commission to the ex'
press companies doing business in this
state to furnish information as basis
for a full investigation to be made
into their affairs. The railroad COM
mission will hear the express COM
pany's complain at their next meeting.