Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-03
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Manning.-The outlook is bright for
the demonstration work this year IN
Clarendon county. There are enroll
ed 1G4 boys in the Boys Corn club
work and they are evincing greater
enthusiasm and putting forth greater
effort than heretofore.
Cheraw.-A few weeks ago the Che
raw Corn club was organized with ~
members. To help the cause OF agri-
culture in this section of the county,
and to stimulate interest and bring
out the best results firm OF mer-
chants of Cheraw, have offered
prize of 500 in gold to the member
who catches the prize in the state
corn contest.
Manning.-Charles ]. Rich, q white
man about As years of age, committed
suicide. Mr.. Rich was farmer in
comfortable circumstances. He was
never married.
Columbia. = Brooks Cromwell, a
white man from Kershaw county, was
admitted to bail in the sum Of $4,000
by Associate Justice Gary at cham
bers. Cromwell killed Adolph Kelly,
relative. Kelly lived for several
weeks under very unusual conditions.
His head was chopped open with an
axe by Cromwell.
Paxville.-Paxville lodge, Knights OF
Pythias, was Instituted here. j. W..
Doar, G. c., of Georgetown; c.. D..
Brown, G. K, of R. and s., of Able
vile, and the Rev. ]. c. Knox, d. D.,
8. c., were present The lodges OF
Sumter, Manning, Sardinia, Pinewood
and Summerton were represented and
took part in the exercises. ~
Columbia. Attorneys representing
the railways of South Carolina and
the cotton manufacturing companies
have not yet filed the agreed rate On.
cotton piece goods with the railroad
commission for consideration. The
rate will very probably be filed dur
ing the present week. The first order
of the commission reduced the rates,
by about 20 per cent.
Washington.-President Taft had
another inning with the South Caro-
lima Federal judgeship matter. E. W..
Hughes of Charleston, who has been
an active candidate, came to Wash
lngton and spent a day in fixing up
his fences. John G. Capers was at
the White House the same day, but
declined to make public the nature of
his visit.
Washington.-Post are to-
be subjected to a rigid investigation
by congress. The house committee
on expenditures in the postofice de-
partment has decided to ascertain
how much actual time postmasters
devote to the service of the depart
ment and how much to political activ-'
tiles.
Charleston.-A mare belonging to
John Cooper was the heroine in a
savage attack with large turkey
gobbler made upon small child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper at their resi-
dence, the gentle animal taking a
position with surprising intelligence
directly over the PROSTATE form OF
the little boy and with his head fight
ing off the infuriated bird as it tried
to scalp the child. The Igobb1er
weighed "a pounds. ~.
Greenwood Palmetto Medical
association, the state organization Of
negro doctors, held two-day session
here. There were negro physicians
from all sections of the state in at
tendance.
Columbia.-Lyle Delaney, the young
travelling salesman from Atlanta,
who was injured by being struck by
an automobile in a garage here died.
His thigh was crushed. Blood poison
resulted.
Charleston. The Negro Baptist
state convention, which represent over
165,O0O people alone in this state.
will meet at the Morris Street Bap-
tist church, of which the Rev. Rand
all Kemp is pastor. At II o'clock
Wednesday, May 8, the convention
opens up it's session and at o'clock
Mayor Rhett or his proxy will make
a few remarks before this great ne
gro organization.
Columbia meeting of all those
interested in the project of building,
in one day, a highway from the sea
to the mountains, has been called for
May at noon in the council cham
ber. The Association of South Caro-
lima Commercial secretaries will
meet at the same time.
The commercial secretaries will
consider various plans for advertising
South Carolina at their meeting.
Washington. = Representative Fin
ley has introduced bill structly regu-
lating the fees of United States COM
missioners, so that they shall in all
cases be reasonable:
Columbia. = A verdict for 5000
agaisnt the Southern railway for Lusy
A. Bracket for injuries received was
af rmed by the supreme court. The
case was from Spartanburg county,
and the opinion was by Associate JUS
tice Woods. The verdict against the
Southern Railway for $3.50 for Allen