Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-05
General.

Announcement in the newspapers
that four prominent planters Of Pulas-
ki county who were recently acquit.
fed ~ot- peorSge in the United States
court in Macon, Ca, were to celebrate
their acquittal on July fourth with a
big barbecue and that an invitation
had been extended to the twelve iu-
rors to be the guests of honor, has
provoked from Judge Emory Speer
OF the United States court warning
to the jurors not to attend. The judge
takes the position that it is against
the law to tamper with jury.
Albert Steele Dockery, leading at
torney of Rockingham, N. c., died af-
ter an illness of three weeks. Mr..
Dockery was S5 years old, young
man of more than usual prominence,
having represented his county in both
houses of the state legislature He
was attorney for several large corpo-
rations. Three weeks ago Mr.. Dock
cry was stricken with typhoid fever.
This week pneumonia and jaundice de-
yeloped and death resulted. IIe was
the son of Gen. and Mrs. H. C. Dock
cry Of Rockingham.
Rudolph Herring of New York, one
os the speakers at the meeting of the
American Medical association, said We
have advanced to point where the
spreading Of disease by sewage can be
prevented '"To accomplish this" he
said, I'VE must first secure substan
tial separation of the solids frora the
liquids; secondly, secure construction
that will remove the sewage complete
ly; thirdly, we must secure a removal
as rapidly as possible, and fourthly,
treat each part with intelligent care
The association is in session at Los
Angeles, Cal.
John M. Whitman, vice president in
charge Of construction Of the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad and one of
the Oldest railway officials in the coun-
try, is to retire from the service, so
it has been announced in Chicago. Mr..
Whitman is "a years Of age, and has
been engaged in railroading and engl.
neering work continuously for So years
of which the last 81 years have been
devoted entirely to the service of the
Northwestern. Mr.. Whitman said he
had no definite plans except 10 enjoy
himself from now on.
Porto Ricans in New York number
ing more than three thousand have or
ganized a club of their own, modelled
after the social organizations of for
mer residents Of other states. 1t is
called the Porto Rico Alliance.
The United States government will
issue its one-millionth patent for an
invention on August next.
Major Henry c. Davis Of the United
States marine corps and Mrs. Vestra
Sherridge Braguire San Francisco,
were married in Wilmington, Del. Ma
jor Davis and Mrs. Davis returned to
Philadelphia and will later go to New
York.
President Fallieres asked Joseph
Caillaux, the minister of finance in
the Monis ministry, that retired re-
Gently, to form a new cabinet. M.
Calliaux said he would give a definite
response later.
Lorado Tafts colossal statue of an
indian, which stands on bluff above
Rock river near Oregon, ILL.,, has been
completed and will be unveiled. Mr..
Taft has been at work on the statue
for the last three years. Its facial
lineaments are those of Black Hawk,
chief Of the IroQuois, but it was the
gculptor's idea to make the statue typ
teal of the North American Indians.