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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
RECALLS A LONG DROUGHT.
Which Was Broken by Prayers Be-
ing Offered for Rain.

The Spartanburg Journal says
"sixty-six years ago there was a
long continued dry spell in this State.
There was moisture enough in the
land to bring up corn and mature
wheat. But from the 1st Of May uIl-
til some time in the fall there was
not>enough tain to cnfaddy the small
streams. Creeks the size of Chin
capin and even larger ceased to rull.
Many farmers did not pretend to
gather corn, for they made none to
gather. That fall and even in the
late summer hundred Of wagons
were driven to coves and rivers of
North Carolina and loaded with
corn and brought back to this state.
At first, if we are not mistaken, 1t
was bought for 81 cents bushel.
Then it began to rise by degrees and
soon reached fifty and perhaps sew
enty-five cents.
"There were two small churches
or meeting houses in Spartanburs
then, having been built in 1889. The
people of the village and county uni
ted in call for a prayer meeting for
rain Quite number came n from
the country They met in the Meth
dist church and they were much
humhled by the long drought. They
prayed long and earnestly for rain.
"Those who came in from the
country did not get home before
clouds, much larger than a mans
hand, rolled up and bountiful
shower came down. There was nc
more lack of rain that fall. Seed
time came and the ground was In
fine condition for sowing wheat
which made good yield the follow
ing spring. Those attending that
meeting certainly believed that their
prayers we're answered and never
did people take a wetting more JOY
fully than they that one"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
:! BRYAN R I And HEARST
SAID 10 FAVOR CHAMP CLARK
FOR PRESIDENT.
Speaker Assured by Nebraskan in
Letter that No Scars Remain from
Defeat in Wool Fight.

The Washington correspondent OF
the New York World says the Champ
Clark boom for President was boost
ed to-day by assurances from William
J. Bryan and William Randolph
Hearst of friendly homes for success.
Mr.. Clark received letter from
Mr.. Bryan protesting that the Ne
raskan's turndown or the wool sched-
ule had net led to hard feelings, that
anyhow Mr.. Bryan was in forgiving
and even generous mood, and that
MIR. Clark still was his ideal OF q
leader granting Of course, that Mr..
Bryan was not in the running.) Mr..
Bryan, it is understood, did not COM
NIT himself to advocacy of the nomi-
notion of Mr.. Clark, but indicated
clearly that if Mr.. Clark could get
away with the nomination Mr. Bry-
an not only would not put rocks on
the track, but would help heave of
those that. might slucked by 9TH
ers.
The Speaker later was assured by
Col. John Temple Graves that Mr..
Hearst has kindly feeling for him
and his candidacy. Col. Graves said
to the World CORRESPONDENT:
"Mr. Hearst and hEr. Clark served
in Congress together. Mr.. Clark,
with that faculty for making friends
which las become famous, made a
friend of Mr.. Hearst, and the friend
ship has continued.
"Mr. Hearst, naturally, Is not un-
mindful of claims. shat he himself
has on the Democratic party The
ideas that he has lat forth and has
consistently defended not only de-
Tended but advancet--in the last if
teen years have becoue the principle
of the new or progressive Demo
crocy.
"As Mr.. Bryan hes admitted frank
" several times, and as Mr.. Hearst
has said himself, tba presidential bee
is a persistent tempter and hard to
get rid of. But / think / can say
that Of the present avowed or ten
tative candidates, Mr.. Hearst feels
most kindly toward Speaker Champ
Clark" y
The Missouri delegation in Son
gress learned of this development
with great interest. but was compell-
ed to keep silence for the present,
The compelling force was the fact
that at the Democratic Missouri plat
form convention last fail former Gov.
Joseph w. Folk was indorsed for
president That was done at the
time, it was said, to eliminate MT.
Folk from the SEM 4torial race, which
finally was won by the present Sen
ator Reed.
|. The Missouri delegation therefore
had to content itself with silence,
supplemented only by the statement
that if Missouri desires Clark rather
than Folk the Democrats Of Missouri
will find way to express that next
spring, when delegates are selected to
the National Convention of 1912.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
Accidentally Killed.

Information was received Tuesday
of the horrible and violent death OF
MIR. Grady Lane, son of MIR. Henry
Lane, of Early Branch, Hampton
county, a bright young man, who
had not yet reached his majority. 1t
seems that he had just returned to
his work at the Cummings mills at
rlehtig from break fast, was caught
by the betting or shafting, and dash
ed to his death. Further particulars
are lacking.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
HELD UP ON COUNTRY ROAD.
Young Man Attacked and Robbed by
Unknown Tramp

A young man named Skinner,
whose home is Bishopville, while
travelling through Newberry county
selling fruit trees, was attacked
Saturday at 5 o'clock mile and a
half from Goldville by an unknown
white man supposed to be a tramp,
and was badly cut in many places
and is in a serious condition. The
object was robbery, the stranger ta-
king $50 from the young mans
pocket. He was caught yesterday
morning not far from Goldville, hav-
ing evidently lost his way in trying
to escape. A telegram was sent to
Mr.. SINNERS father, who went to
Newberry and will take his son home
as soon as he is able to travel. The
guilty party, whose name and resi-
dence are not known, vas taken to
Laurens and committed to jail.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
Made Serious Mistake.

At Gentry, ". Va, Marion Adkins,
saw John Wilkins walking Sunday
night with Miss Louisa Berry, who ne
was soon to marry, and thinking Miss
Berry was his wife, whom he suspect"
ed Of meeting another man, Adkins
shot and killed wilkins instantly, the
shot almost tearing the victims head
from his body. Miss Berry is in
serious condition from shock. Ad-
kins is under arrest, charged with
murder. =
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
Live Wire Kills Two Men.

,Baskin Davis and Barney Smith,
two young white men, We're instantly
killed Saturday morning by coming
in contact with a live wire at the
phosphate plant, near Dunnellon, Fla
There were 10000 volts of electricity
in the wire, when the young man at
tempted to pass under the wire
which was about four feet from the
ground.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
Steamship Sinks and Tweu'y-Three
People Aboard Are Drowned
TALES OF REAL HEROES
The Pilots Mistake Ran the Ship ON
the Rock, Knocking q Huge Hole
in Her Bottom-Cattle and Hogs
on Her. Raises an Awful Noise as
the Vessel Sinks.

GllS ScSScl SEUhes
The steamer David has brought to
Colon eighty passengers and mem
bers of the crew rescued from the
sinking steamship Taboga. They tell
narrative of the sea with stories
Of heroism and unusual experiences.
The TabQga was wrecked off The
coast of Los Santos while upon re-
turn trip from Pedregal to Panama
City. Twenty-three persons are
known to have lost. their lives The
captain, an Englishman, name Camp
bell, who was the last man to leave
the ship and live, and the pilot, Mat
thews, are under arrest and incom-
municado in Panama City.
To a mistake by Matthews is
ascried the disaster. One of the own
ers of the vessel Prospero Pinel O.
jected to change of course, and said
there seemed to be breakers ahead.
1t is only school of sardines,' was
the reply of Matthews, and laughing
ly kept on his course.
When the vessel hit the reef a
great hole was torn in the bow. The
women and children-there were an
unusually large number Of the latter
aboard-were crow ded into the main
dining saloon. The ship began to-
fill rapidly, and hundreds of cattle
and hogs aboard set up a wild clam
or.
A herd of steers stampeded and
struck a lifeboat which was Just be-:
ing lowered. Nearly every person In
the boat was drowned, and many, asI
they fell, were crushed under the
animals. Two passengers, however
found the cattle godsend and rode
ashore on the baeks of bullocks.
-Four passengers refused to leaye
the ship, one of them, brother of
the French charge d'affairs here, be-
ing picked up after floating for twalYe
hours uponia spar to which he clnng
when the vessel gave .its final lurch
The second engineer, Perivanchi,
and Cuban manufacturer, Gregorie,
unable to swim, declared that they
would not crowd the already heavily
taxed lifeboats. When there was not
woman or child left on the SHIP
and another human being could be
carried in lifeboats, they calmly light
ed cigarettes and smoked until the
Taboga settled. The body Of neither
has been found.
According to statements made,
there were but three life preservers
on the craft. The story Of indignation
in Panama resulted in the arrest Of
the two officers mentioned Immediate
ly after they reached Panama City.
Most of the victims were members
Of prominent families In the inter
ior.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
Four Girls Drown.

Near Appleton, Wis, four girls
we're drowned, and five occupants OF
a small sailboat narrowly escaped
death Monday afternoon, when a sud-
den squall struck the craft and cap
sized it on Little Lake Butte des
Morts. The victims were members of
picnic party. The four girls VINO
were drowned were held under water
BY the sail of the boat.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
First Bales New Cotton.

1.-TWO first bales Of cotton" are
racing to secure the honors on the
Houstan, Texas, cotton exchange. The
exchange was advised Saturday that
one bale started from Rivera and
another was started for the Exchange
from San Benito, and was the first
bale produced in that section. This
is fully eleven days earlier than the
first bale last season.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
Very Foolish Girl.

Lying on a cot at st. Peters Hospi'
tai. New Brunswick, N. j., is Mabel
Brody, a 12-year-old girl of Ill Neil
son street. suffering agony, the result
Of an attempt to end her life by
swallowing a bichloride of mercury
tablet because her mother scolded
her,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
Family Has Fever.

Rev. David Hucks, pastor of the
Methodist church at Pinewood, and
wife, have typhoid fever and are very
sick. They have just lost their only
son with the disease. He was about
fourteen years Of age.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
LINTLEsS COTTON PLANT.
Government Expert Claims to Have
Produced 1t.

J.. J. Stranahan, superintendent
of the Cold Springs Station of the
United States Department Of Fish
cries at Bullochville. Ca, has per-
fected, he says, though experiments
carried on for the past four years,
a practically lintless cotton plant.
The purpose of his experiments in
this line is to secure larger plant
bearing bolls filled with larger seed
which will be much richer in oil than
the regular plant. In the course
of ten years Mr.. Stranahan expects
to produce a cotton plant that Will
yield 100 bushels of clean seed to
the acre.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
Cbiuauau Said She Caused Him Mental
Torture Was The Cause Of His
TRYING TO MURDER HER
The Mystery Surrounding the Shoot
ing of Miss Christine Shaw, a
School Teacher at Bangor, Maine,
Cleared up by the Confession Of q
Chinese Student, of That City.

Another young woman Of Bangor,
Maine, came near losing her life by
fooling with Chinaman. "A con-
fession that he had shot Miss Christ
inc Shaw at Orono Saturday night
was made Sunday, the police say, by
T. S. Linn.
He is Chinese student at the Uni
versity of Maine, who was ar-estea
Immediately after four revolver
shots, one of which took effect, had
been fired at the young woman on
an Orono street car
At the hospital in Bangor to which
she was taken, it was stated that
she would recover.
Linn is alleged to have told the
sheriff in the presence of several
newspaper men that he shot Miss
Shaw because she caused him mental
torture"
He said he had known Miss Shaw
who is graduate OF the University
Of Maine, and a teacher in the Orono
High school, for four years, and two
years ago asked her to marry him.
She refused, but they had been on
friendly terms since that time.
Miss Shaw had done much to as
sist Linn in his work at the university
and from his statement, the sheriff
said, that he had misinterpreted her
kindness.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
Beaten to Death.

The bodies of a man named Hill,
his wife and his two children were
found in the Hill home at ArdenWald
a suburb of Portland, Oregon. The
woman and children had been beat
en- to death with an axe.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
Growing Condition.

Cotton showed the best growing
condition in June of any crop report
ed to the department Of agriculture.
South Carolina's average was SO
Mississippi is the highest with Ill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12
T0TTENvlLLE

Mrs. John Marshall and Mrs. S..
T.. Ritz are the guests Of Mrs. A.
r.. Campbell. of Metuchen. today.
Alderman Charles r. Cole was In
town last night.
Mrs w. R. Lee Is i'll at her home
In Center street.
Mr.. aud Mrs. e. r. Deriekson,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Conklin
are In Manhattan today.
Mrs. George Hoehn will enter
tain the whist club this week.
Last night was ladies night at the
Aquehonga club house.
A. A. sieyerg Is out after recent
illness.
Richmond Camp, No. IS, Wood
lei of the World, met In X. of P.
hall last night.
Paul Elmer has completed the
concrete steps In the water front of
the Richmond Hill investment
Company property at San Breeze
Heights The property LIS Iii first
class condition for the Saturday
sales.
ALI schools are closed today ON
account OF the holiday.
United Council, Jr. O. u. A. M,
meets tonight.
The EVENING NEWS has tho
largest circulation In the county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12
REGISTRATION STARTS TO-
MORROW; POLICE CANVAS

The police Of the Ninety-ninth
precinct station, Tottenville, un1er
the command OF Captain William
Scoble, have completed the caavas
OF all hotels and lodging houses in
the precinct to ascertain the number
of guests in each place. together
with the name OF each voter and
how long d resident OF the district
In which they reside. This Is zone
in accordance with the order fssned
through Commissioner Waldo from
the state superintendent OF elections
that compeIs a canvas to be made
thirty days before the general cleo
tion to be held on Tuesday Novem-
Der I.
The first day OF registration and
enrolment for the general election
will be held tomorrow. The board
OF registry. consisting OF the our
election inspectors In each district
throughout the city, will be at the
polling places from Z o'clock In the
morning until 10 O'clock each night.
The other registration days are Sat
urday, October IA; Friday, October
30, and Saturday. October IL II
you fail to register on any of these
days you cannot vote on election day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12
MOUNTED COP
is BADLY HURT
W. J. Peters is Thrown
Off His Horse.

William J.. Peters, a mounted
policeman attached to the Eighty
ninth precinct station, New Dorp, is
confined 10 his home, 214 Van Duzer
street, TompkinsviiIe. with a frac-
tured hip and a badly cut head as
the result OF being thrown from his
horse early Tuesday morning. Peters,
on his horse Artist, was passing the
old Moravian cemetery on Richmond
road, New Dorp. about dawn when
Artist swung in his tracks Sc quickly
that Peters was unseated. A few
minutes later the riderless horse gall
Hoped to the New Dorp station house.
Policemen who were sent out found
Peters unconscious on the roadside.
He vas taken to the station house
and later cent to his home. More
than one mounted poIiceman's horse
has been frenzied in passing the
cemetery and the spolice r firmly
convinced that a ghost stalks there.
Peters will be laid up for some time
before he will be able to return to
duty again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12
SLIGHT CHANGE
NAY Be MADE
Rumors About Players in
the Senior League.


There are complicated rumors
about town relative to a change In
the personnel OF some Of the teams
entering the City Senior basketball
League The league managers meet
tomorrow night in the EVENING
NEWS Office. In State street, and at
that time the clubs will be required
to present their final eligible list.
All the teams have at present a list
bearing six or seven INT OF play
ers, which were adopted as eligible
at the meeting Monday night.
According to reports, Alex Ehrns,
now with the Goodwills, will jump
to the r. & III. five, which tried to
land him early In the week. 1t is
said John Anderson, OF the River
and John Sullivan, of the
Goodwills. will play with the Cable
Works five.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12
BETHEL SCOUTS TO HEAR
LECTURES ON FIRST AID

Considerable interest is being
BathaI
Methodist Episcopal church m tna
course of lectures and instructions
to be given them, commencing Mon
day night, October 90.
Practical instruction In First
Aid to the Injured" will be given.
DR. David Coleman, OF Amboy ave-
nue., T~ottenville, has consented to
give the lectures and Instructions on
alternate Monday nights and the
other Mondays will be devoted to
practicing the previous weeks les
Q u. Books on the subject will be
given out to each scout and actual
bandaging splinting, resuscitation of
a drowning person, etc., will be
done ~ the boys. Inc Officers of
the organization are. Scout master,
Jesse SIeight; assistant, Edward
Taylor, Chester Jacklin and ). Hal
stead; secretary, Harry Extrand,
and treasurer, Alfred Ommundsen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12

MANY AT THE MUSICAL
AT ST. MARKS TUESDAY

A large audience was at the
musical entertainment and concert
In st, Marks Methodist Episcopal
church. Pleasant Plains, Tuesday
night. The concert was under the
auspices OF the choir OF the church
and was a great success. The twelve
numbers, which included vocal and
instrumental music, we're rendered
in excellent manner Some of those
who took part were Miss Marie b.
Eilenberger, pianist: Mrs. John N.
White, contralto soloist; Miss Ava
Butler. soprano soloist; Albert Slack.
tenor soloist: George d. Heck, violin
~soloist; Miss Mary Green, elecutton-
LIST, and a male quartet composed Of
Messrs. Slack. Reed, Slack. and Win
capaw.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12
EUCHRE AND
DANCE HELD
Catholic Church Affair Big
Event Last Night.

One OF the most successful euehres
ever conducted under the auspices
OF the Church of Our Lady Help OF
Christians in Tottenville was that
held In the parochial school auditor
ium adjoining the church in that
place last night. More than two
hundred were present from Perth
Amboy, Manhattan and all parts of
the borough OF Richmond. Preced-
ing the euchre an entertainment was
given by the young people of the
church. An excellent program, con-
sisting OF the following numbers,
was rendered:
Instrumental duet, Dance Under
the Lindens," Blanche Hughes and
Gladys McAndrews.
Vocal solo, Only an Old Fashion
ed Cottage" Edward Griffin.
Vocal solo, Rock Me to Sleep"
Maud O'Brien.
Instrumental solo, Thine own"
Jennie Cunningham.
Song, my Cavalier" Havana"
Gladys McAndrews, Jennie Cunning
ham, Bessie Farley. Lily Coyil,
Blanche Hughes.
Ts1,,on royi1
voray anlo s.Tittla Tatt1e Tattle
Ta1a rdward Grifan
Inatrnmanta1 soIo n the / .ove1v
platte n1anche Hughes
M Rosary. (4ladva MeAndrews.
Aftar tba entertainment the
enehre startad There were twenty
tables With many nrizes given
II tho games, John ] o,Brien. Of
M-anhatfan who conducts Ali e1chras
for tha g-avenfv-frsf Heufmant. was
IN charge and the afYair.
lanes CLARK. William Nit
chaIl and Edward Griffin were the
diamond ring, was awarded to Miss
Helen Finan, OF Prince Bay. Miss
Jennie Cunningham, OF Tottenvil1e,
and Miss Katie McNarnara, OF Prince
Bay, were given the prizes for non
players. The former received q sill
yer fern dish and the latter q mesh
bag. The following were awarded
the prizes In the games:
Miss Elizabeth Finan, purse;
Mrs. George Conboy, cream set;
Mrs. John Hume, lamp; Charles Me-
Donald, ladle; Hans p. Larsen, pair
OF vases; P. ". Mcclure, sugar
bowl; Miss Mamie Tyrrell. jardi-
Mere; william Dolan, Jr., watch;
Mrs H. D. Sprague, fern dish; Miss
Mamie McNamara, picture; r. Blackr
bureau scarf; Miss w. Tyrrell. LEM
onade set; w. J. Deveny. watch;
Miss Helen Brennan, book; Miss
Alice Gaffney, glass dishes; William
Ryan, jardiniere; John Lynch, pa
per cutter and scissors; Mrs. Hem
street, c~enterpiece; Mrs. s. III. Slow
er, cream sets William Franklin.
ornament; d. Glavin, centerpiece;
Benjamin Yaeger, paper weight;
John P. Bolan, lamp; Michael Me-
Cabe, dish; Miss Anna Lyons, cream
set; Miss Carrie Finan, Ice cream
set: Mrs. X. Mclaughlin. cream set;
Mrs. HI. Smith, dessert saucers; Miss
NJ. O'Brten, flower vase; Mrs. JOS
eph Coyell, dish Mrs. w. J. Reeves,
jabot; Thomas simonson, center
piece; William Ford, necktie; Miss
Eleanor Ftnan, cream set, Mrs. Al
bert Hoerner, cream set; N j.
II ia En.M NJ u M r. H A1196 A Wi bGEk
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12
IlMLlN IS NAMED
FOR THE ASSEMBLY


The county convention OF the
Republicans of the county OF Rich
mond was held at the Republican
headquarters In Tompkinsville last
night. John j. Timlin, Jr., chair
man OF the Republican county gen
eral committee was nominated Tor
assembly. Howard r. Handy was
named for county judge and surro-
gate and g. Livingston Bostwick was
named for county clerk. The latter
is the present county clerk and was
elected to the Office on the regular
Democratic ticket tor several trims.
The aldermanic convention for the
nomination Of a candidate for alder
man OF the. seventy-third district,
Frank Foggin, OF Port Richmond, is
the likely candidate to be nominated.
The Democratic county convention
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock at its headquarters at New
Brighton and the aldermanfc con-
tomorrow night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12
THIMBLE Z MEETS.

The members OF the ThimbIe
Club were entertained at the home
of Mrs. @. w. Dubois, In Fisher ave-
nue., yesterday. Mrs. Irwin Sleight
raj awarded first prize, pin rtya,
and Mrs. Hector Monroe, second,
pair gold-neck pins. Mrs. Theodore
Leven will entertain next week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12
MRS. VAN NAMES FUNERAL.

The funeral OF Mrs. Sarah G. Van
Name, an old resident of Staten ISL
and, was held from her late resi-
dence, lis Main street, at $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Many
friends and relatives were present.
Rev. H. Eugene Curtis, of st. Paul's
M. e. church, and Rev. Guy A.. jam
lesson, rector of st. Stephens Epis-
copa1 church.. offciated. Several
tributes were received. Inter
ment followed in Bethel cemetery,
The bearers were G. N. Lehman,
James T. Cole, r. M. Van Name,
John M. Sleight, r. a. Sprague and
Samuel DeHart.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12
Fidelity Trust Co.,
NEWARK, N. j.

are the largest in the State Of New Jersey and
every possible safeguard is thrown around the
property committed to our care.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12
Delays Are Dangerous

II you have deeds, mortgages, insurance policies.
securities, valuables or other articles Of import
ance that you do not care to lose, we would adj
wise you to rent . safe IN our tre and burgfar
proof vaults. Access may be had as often as you
like during business hours.
The rental is S. per year and up. Accommodations
are provided to meet all requirements and evsry-
facility is furnished for the convenience Of
boxholders.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-12

The EVENING NEWS has tho
circulation IN the county,