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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05
DEATH OF CAPT. WILLIAMS

The many friends Of Capt. Newt
Williams, in Abbeville, will, regret to
hear of his death which occurred at
his daughters, near Anderson, on
Sunday afternoon. Capt. Williams
gave up his run between Abbeville
and Hodges some time ago on ac-
count OF his health and soon after
wards he and his wife moved to Mrs.
J. N. Anderson's, where they have
since lived. The funeral exercises
were held Monday afternoon and the
nterment was in Silver Brook ceme-
terry at Anderson.
Capt.M. B. Syfan and others attend
ed the funeral from Abbeville.
M. J. Butler, colored, who was Capt.
Williams faithful porter for num-
ber Of years also attended the funer-
al.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05
lay CORNERSTONE OF
Mec0RMI lex SCHOOL
Interesting Exercises Held Last
Thursday.
LAID With MASONIC CEREMONIES.
Some Notable AddresseS-PrOf
Hand Compliments Com
munity-Splendid Dim
n6r.

On last Thursday, May 20, 1912, the cor
nerstone of the Mccormick High School
was laid with interesting ceremonies and
instructive speeches.
The day was ideal and a large number Of
people were out to witness the ceremonies
and hear the talks.
The building is the best in the county
outside of Abbeville. 1t has eight large
rooms, each connected with cloak room
and we'll ventilated, an important requisite
| to all school rooms. 1t is situated in the
grove where the former wooden structure
stood, which, in its time, was considered a
model Of architecture as school building.
The former building was presented to the
town by Mrs. Mccormick together with
the lot on which it stood.
Grand Master Of South Carolina Masons,
the Hon. George s. Mower of Newberry,
was expected to take charge Of ceremonies
in the laying Of the stone. He was not
present, and in his absence Solicitor r. A..
Cooper offlciated.
For a while there was some doubt as tn
whether the ceremonies could go on owing
to the fact that the stone was to be laid In
the wall instead Of a corner. Mr.. Cooper,
after sending several kilograms to men
high in authority in the Masonic fraternity
was finally advised that If the stone was
to be a part of the wall 1t would be all
right to proceed.
Owing to the delay Mr.. Hand, of the s.
C. University, made his speech before the
ceremonies Of laying the stone were be-
gun. All are acquainted with Prof. Hand.
He is a most pleasant speaker, full OF wit,
repartee and common sense, and it is need
less to say that his speech was closely lis
tened to by all present. 1t contained words
Of rich commendation, congratulation and
advice for the people Of Mccormick and
especially for the patrons Of the schools.
The speakers were introduced by MI.
Frank Robinson, who after the laying Of
the stone, announced dinner for all on the
school grounds. And such dinner would
have made Epicurus to know that he had
not lived but had simply existed. It was q
barbecue and picnic dinner in one, and
enough to feed as many more. The good
women Of Mccormick have the thanks Of
host of visitors, candidates included, for
most enjoyable feast.
While in Mccormick many visited the
gold mine which is being worked there. A
large number Of hands are busy with i'm
proved machinery excavating and getting
out ore preparatory to milling.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05
BLAcksBURG FIRE
CAUSES Big LOSS
Flames Destroy Business Section
of Town.
LOSS MAY Reach 100000
Eleven Stores Fell in Path of De-
structive Blaze, Including
Iron City Hotel Build
Special to The State.

Special to The State. ..,
Gaffney, May 81 Fire which started at
8 o'clock this morning burned the business
section OF Blacksburg to the ground, II
stores suffering from the flames at loss
which totals approximately 500, 900.
While some estimate that the loss may not
exceed $4,000, the first figure is generally
conceded to be nearer the actual loss.
BEGAN AT FARLEY HOUR.
The fire was discovered shortly before 8
o'clock in a building occupied by the White
Front grocery on Main street. The alarm
was given, but with absolutely no ap-
paratus for fighting fire and a strong wind
blowing. the property owners were help
less and stood by watching the buildings
durn. While the fire was confined to one
side of the street there was some hope en-
tertained for saving part of the business
section, but when the strong wind famed
the flames across and the Iron City hotel
building, the largest building in the town,
was ignited all hope was given up. g..
The fire spread rapidly anG in a few
minutes the business part Of the town
was in ruins, five stores being burned on
one side Of the street and six on the other.
When the walls Of the hotel building coll
lapsed the debris fell through the roof Of
the Bank of Blacksburg, completely de-
molishing the interior Of the bank and
tearing down the walls Of this building.
, The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05
PROF WATKINS TO BELTON
q

Prof. J. B. Watkins, who was Su-
perintendent of the Honea Path
Graded school for number of years,
has accepted the Superintendency of
the Belton High and Graded schools.
Prof. Watkins has conducted private
school in Anderson for the past year.
Belton is, indeed, fortunate in secur-
ing Prof. Watkins as there Is none
better" in the State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05
STUDY OF PELLEGRA
BEGINS AT SPARTANBURG
Thompson McFadden Commission Has
Begun Investigations With Two
Experts on the Ground

Experts on the Ground
Spartanburg, May 31.-No time has
been lost by the Thompson-McFad-
den pellagra commission in beginning
it's work. Two Of the physicians COM
posing the commission, DR.. Joseph E..
Siler of the u. S. A., and DR.. Philip
E. Garrison, U. S. N, arrived in Spar
tanburg Thursday, and the third, DR..
Ward ]. MacNeal of the New York
POSTGRADUATE Hospital and Medical
school, will come tomorrow. Thirty
five cases of pellagra have been To-
Gated in the county and three of
them will be sent to New York next
week for treatment and study. Drs.
Siler and Garrison spoke to the Spar
tanburg county medical society today,
outlining their plans, and were as
sured of the local physicians coop
Grafton.
Drs. Siler and Garrison will de-
vote most OF their time to field work.
They propose to make a thorough
study of the conditions in the homes
Of pellagrins, their manner Of life
and diet. Their chief aim is to dis
cover the cause of the battling dis
ease. None Of the navy theories
which have been proposed have be:n
substantiated.
The commission will inquire into
the merits of all the suggestions as
to the cause Of the disease. One Ct
the most recent theories Is that CT
DR.. Sanborn, of the London school
of tropical medicine, who has sug-
gested that pellagra is caused by the
bite Of a genus of blood-sucking flies,
of which the buffalo gnat is a COM
mon species. DR.. L. o. Howard, head
of the bureau of entomology of the
department of agriculture, has prom
ised to send an entomologist to Spar
tanburg to cooperate with the COM
mission in an investigation Of this
theory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05
Annual PicnicS.

Among the enjoyable occasions OF the
week was the animal picnic OF Central
School, in Long Cane township, which was
given last Saturday.
Another picnic Of the week was that
given by Bethel School at Mineral Springs
last Friday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05
GLAND OF sky"
Southern Ry. Issues Descriptive
BOOklet-ImprOv Service.

DOOhlCC pl oSOu oOl SISO.
Asheville, N. C.. May 29.-Picturing the
grandeur of the Land Of the Sky" region
in most elaborately illustrated booklet,
the Southern Railway is this season adver-
tising to the world the fact that, aside from
her agricultural prominence, the South
lays proud claim to resort more beauti-
full in scenery and healthful in climate than
any in all America.
The views in the booklet are true to life
and many of them are in colors. The high
mountains, the broad fertile valleys, trout
streams, water falls, fountains, farm
houses, balsam forests, riding parties,
hotels, handsome dwellings and other at
fractions are all arranged in a most en-
trancing manner, and together with a
graphic story furnish complete and rep
resentative idea Of the beauties and ad-
vantages of this famous region.
In Ashexille and other resort points of
Western North Carolina and Eastern Ten
nessee preparations are being made to
care for the largest summer crowds ou
record and the Southern Railway has al
ranged to provide new and improved SER
vice in anticipation of increased travel in
this direction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05

Nelson of Columbia addressed the
jury.
After the last argument the attor-
ney general announced that he would
not ask the jury for a verdict of gull
ty as to w. o. Tatum.
Judge Ernest Gary finished his
charge to the jury at 2:3O p. m.
The jury returned its verdict of not
guilty at $50 p. m.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05
Rejuvenated.
Anderson Daily Mail.

Anderson Daily Mail.
Just take look at our rejuvenated
neighbor, the Abbeville Press and Banner.
The people over there should appreciate
the work Of Thornley, Walker, the new head
OF the paper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05
WithdraWS From Race.

Mr.. B. H. Williams announces that he
has withdrawn from the race for coroner,
on account of removal from the county.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05

If you will use DeVoe's Lead and Zinc
Paint and pure linseed oil, which you can
get at Speeds Drug Store, you won't make
q mistake.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05
LOeb-Rosenberg.

The following announcement OF the en-
gagement OF DR.. Herbert Rosenberg to
Miss Rosalie Loeb, Of Atlanta, will be OF
interest:
DR.. Herbert Jerome Rosenberg
Atlanta, Georgia
Miss Rosalie Johannah Loeb
Betrothed.
At home, Sunday. June the second, 43s
Washington Street
DR.. Rosenberg, who is prominent young
physician Of Atlanta Is son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Rosenberg. Of this city.-Green-
wood Index.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-06-05

The best candy-Huylers-at Speeds
drug store.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11
THE NEW PARTY.

A number of honest, sincere folk
have leaning toward the new party
because it is new. They are weary of
the machinery of the old parties and
they are hopeful of a new era in
which there shall somehow be a par
ty voicing directly the better hopes of
the people.
The course of events at Syracuse
is rude shattering of these ideals.
Ambition, jealousy and machine tao
tics have flung out their banners in
the new party. And worst of all, the
hand of the boss has appeared on the
scene to direct the entire proceed
ings.
This turn of events will doubtless
give a sad shock to the idealists in
the Progressive convention. But, in
truth, they have been ostriches with
their heads in the sand in expecting
anything else. The political millen-
mum is not here md cannot be hur-
ried up over the horizon by singing
Onward, Christian Soldiers" as a
campaign song. Until human nature
is changed there will be selfshness
and manipulation and dictatorial
leaders in political gatherings as in
every other sort of meeting.
What is the bitterest pill, however,
for the sincere Progressive is the fact
that their party not only is develop
ing the human frailties of other par
ties but continues as it began, the
most completely bossed party that
our country has known. It's princi-
pies were sifted, selected and chosen
by Theodore Roosevelt. 1t speaks
only as he approves. So far from
being a direct expression of popular
will it is little more than the mani
kin of one ambitious man.-NeW
York Sun.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11
DAMASCUS.
Especial to The Citizen)

DdudSCuSi OepI' ~.
Oat threshing is now on and the
yield is reported light; also the
grain.
Charles Mitchell, on Wednesday
last, took Mrs. Henry Bender, son
Harry and daughter Helen, and Fred
Seipp to Monticello, N. Y, by motor.
They went via Callicoon, Jefferson
vile and Hurd, and returned via
White Lake, Bethel, Lake Hunting
ton and Cochecton. They report the
roads in very bad condition except
the old Newburg turnpike and the
road from Lake Huntington to Co
checton.
1t is estimated that the repairs
upon the NJ. E. church will amount
to something like $1,000 or $1,000.
A benefit social for this fund will
be held in the gymnasium on Thurs
day evening of this week.
The NJ. Z. parsonage is being
fumigated and otherwise set in or
der for Rev. A. c. Oliver.
There is rumor on foot that
the Laurel Lake House and accom-
panying lands has been purchased
by a Damascus man and close neigh
Dor to the property
The High school is in charge oil
Prof. Snyder, a young man from
Allentown, Pa.
r. b. Welsh is making prepara-
tions to build new house this fall
The Boys" have their hearts
| firmly set on giving Farmer" Fort
nam and bride a good, old-fashioned
noisy skimmerton when they get
| back home. Cigars and other in
| ducements are in readiness but
nothing short of sheer exhaustion
will put a quietus on the plans.
The young people recently gave
Fred w. Tegeler and wife a house,
warming party. Dancing and re.
! freshments were in order.
James Lloyd, who recently fel
and fractured one bone of the right
forearm, is getting along well fol
a man past 80 years.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11
THE TREND TOWARD TAFT.

Governor John X. Tener has utter
ed a timely word of reminder that
there is a solid, conservative element
among the voters in Pennsylvania,
composed Of men who ARE not talk
ing" but who undoubtedly will go
to the polls in November and vote for
the reelection of President William
H. Taft.
1t is the opinion of the Governor,
based on the opportunity his position
affords for viewing the situation
broadly throughout the State, that
large numbers of voters, who, until
recently, felt that the only way to
defeat the Bull Moose was to vote
for Wilson, the free trade Democrat
are now coming around to the con-
clusion that the sensible thing will
be to maintain their allegiance and
support the regularly nominated can,
didate of the regular Republican
party.
The Governor thinks the situation
may work out much to the adVant'
age of the Republican party before
November. In this view the Cover
nor stands with other careful obserY'
ers of events, who believe they sec
signs that the hysteria Of last Apri
is rapidly dying out and that the
trend of public sentiment in Penn
sylyania, as we'll as throughout the
country, is distinctly toward the tick
ct headed by our excellent President
whose record of substantial achieve
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS.

The reported announcement of the
Republican leaders that the courts
are to be asked to rid the Pennsylva-
MA electoral ticket of its Bull Moose
encumbrances will be refreshing
news to the genuine Republicans of
the State.
The chief Bull Mooser, when back
ed into corner on the subject OF
the inherent dishonesty of his at
tempting to run lot of his electors
on the Taft ticket, repudiated the
Finn program entirely and declared
he wanted straight, square, honest
fight in Pennsylvania. But he has
done nothing to compel Finn TO
carry out his alleged desire, and as
matters stand to-day the citizens who
want to vote for Taft and Sherman
are denied the opportunity to do so,
Notwithstanding the clear intent OF
the law
Let us have an end to this politi.
cal grand larceny. If the Roosevelt
electors haven't the decency to get
off the Republican ticket, the strong
arm of the law should assert itself
Harrisburg Telegraph.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11
HYMENEAL.
Curtis-Turk.

The many friends OF Miss Eileen
Alvira Turk, of Gillett, and Henry
Percy Curtis, OF Prompton, will be
elated to learn of their marriage
which occurred on Sunday Septem-
Der 1, at o'clock by Rev. w. d.
Davis, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Gillett. The ceremony
was performed at the home of the
brides father, G. o. Turk, in Gillett,
Bradford county, in the presence of
the Immediate friends and relatives.
1t was a very quiet wedding. After
a short wedding trip spent in
Wilkes-Barre, Towanda and Tunk-
hammock, Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis arriv-
ed at their home in Prompton on
Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Cur
tis was a school teacher and is an
accomplished musician, while Mr..
Curtis is one of Wayne county s
most promising and exemplary young
men. The Citizen extends congratu-
lations to this young married couple
and sincerely hopes that their we'd
ded life will be one of happiness and
prosperity. They will reside on Eden
vale Farm" Clinton township, near
Prompton.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11
SPORTING NOTES.

Youngstown finished 1A games
behind the leader in the Ohio and
Pennsylvania base ball league. Fred
in the box as well as at the bat for
this team.
Eddie Murphy, who Joined the
famous Philadelphia Athletics, last
years worlds champion base ball
team, a little over a week ago, is
making a great hit with his big bat.
He had three hits in each of two
games on Labor Day. In one of
these games he batted against Wal
ter Johnson, who is the acknowledge
ed liking of pitchers" having taken
the mantle from Mathewson.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1912.

In view of the facts, known to the
entire country, this statement is al
most the limit of effrontery. One
would imagine that Mr.. Roosevelt
was talking in Egypt instead of to an
intelligent audience of Minnesota
farmers who read the newspapers.
1t need scarcely be said again, as
the drama was acted out before all
men, that Gov. Wilson won as a re-
suit of the pressure of public opin-
ion in his favor. No more grotesque
perversion of the facts could be made
than to say he was arranged" for by
a combination of bosses, big or lit
tie.
What is the country to think of
this valiant and knightly Fighter"
who does not know how to fight fair /?
Who keeps on repeating ISLANDERS,
hoping some of his mud will stick?
incidentally, this cheap and false
talk, when the country has really
serious problems to solve, is a meas
ure of the size of this champion of
social Justice Theodore Roosevelt
never knew the day when he would
do common, individual justice, when
justice would not work a benefit to
himself.-New York Evening Sun.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11

ment entities him to a second term
in the White House.
Only a portion of the Republican
strength was polled at the April pri-
maries, and it is notorious that thou
sands of Democrats who in Novem-
Der will vote their party ticket help
ed to swell the primary total for
Teddy. The solid, conservative peo-
pie who did not take part in the
primaries may be depended on to do
their duty at the polls in the presi-
dental election in November. They
will vote for the upholding of the
Constitution, for government of
law, for the protection of the indus
tries that give employment to mil
lions of Pennsylvania artisans and
laboring men. In other words, they
will vote for aft.-Harrisburg Tele-
graph.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11
BETHANY.
Especial 20 The Citizen.)

Deluduy, Otpl' ~
Harriet and Carl Lawrence of
Scranton returned to their home last
week after a pleasant visit at the
Manning home.
Mrs. John E. Pritchard is having
Mrs. Bate, of Pittsburg.
Jasper Faatz, of Scranton, spent
last Sunday with relatives here.
Edward Woodward is spending
several days in New York.
w. o. Avery and daughters, Mil
dred and Hazel, spent last week in
Binghamton visiting relatives.
Clarence Pethick, of Tyler Hill,
called on DR.. Harry Many on Fri
day.
Mrs. ]. B. Cody, of Scranton, visit
ed her daughter, Mrs. Fred Hauser,
last week.
The choir of the Presbyterian
church will hold lawn social on
the church lawn Friday evening,
September 13. Ice cream, cake and
coffee will be served. There will be
a fish pond and music also.
Edwin Pritchard accompanied A.
o. Blake to Mount Pleasant last week
and returned Thursday.
Ella Gammell will leave the last
of this month for Philadelphia to
enter Coombs Conservatory of Music
for the fall and winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith and
children spent Sunday in Rileyville.
Mrs. l. j. Many and daughter,
Mrs. Judson Noble, and baby, Ruth,
spent the day recently with Mrs,
Cory Faatz and daughter Eta at
Haines.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11
Money Back Catarrh
Remedy

Dosing the stomach won't kill Ca
tarrh germs. Neither will sprays,
douches, snuffs nor ointments.
The quickest way to kill germs is
to breathe deep into the lungs the
vaporized air of Booths HYOMEI.
AS this antiseptic air passes over
the sore spots infested with Catarrh
germs, it not only destroys them,
but heals the inflamed membrane and
stops the discharge of mucus.
Then hawking, splitting, snuffling,
crusts in nose and foul breath will
disappear, and vile, disgusting ca
tarrh will be conquered.
A complete HYOMEI outfit, which
includes a hard rubber inhaler, only
costs S1.00. Extra bottles, if after
wards needed, soc; and Peil, the
druggist, is authorized to refund
your money if dissatisfied.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11
TIES HORSE TO FREIGHT
CAR; TRAIN PULLS OUT

Cincinnati, O.-Fred Vallmer is a
farmer of Cheviot, o. On his farm
or any other place Vollmer was in the
habit of tying "old Dobbin" to any
thing handy, from gateposts to
pumps.
Vollmer drove into Cleves, O., re-
Gently to look at the election bulle-
tins on the constitutional amend
ments and incidentally, to make
some purchases; but, first of all, he
must find hitching post for his
horse.
So straightway he went to the
most convenient hitching post, which
proved to be a Big Four freight car.
After Vollmer had made his pur-
chases and filled his system with
election dope he hiked back to where
he had left his horse.
Several hundred feet down the
track he saw a train gliding away,
and galloping alongside was Dobbin,
with the buggy bounding behind.
Vollmer gave chase, caught up with
the train and released his property
before damage had been done.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11

DR.. Albert Robin, one of the fore
most psychologists of the country,
referring to the spread of typhoid
fever at Newark, Del, declares it is
due to the spread OF typhoid fever
germs by flies. The doctor knows
the conditions at Newark thorough
ly. He says the water supply is abb
solutely pure but that the town has
no system of sewers, and that the
filth is not carried away, but re-
mains on the surface or in cesspools.
A large majority of the victims are
those who live in houses where
there are no screens to the doors and
windows. When one case develops
Others are sure to follow because the
hies carry the germs from filth to
the homes of the prospective victims
and deposit them on food over which
they crawl,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-11
ECZEMA? TRY ZEMO
Has Cured Worst Cases and You Can
Prove it for Only 25 Cents.

Yes, try Zemo. That's all you
need do to get rid of the worst
case of eczema. You take no chance,
it is no experiment. Zemo is posi-
lively guaranteed to stop itching,
rash, raw, bleeding eczema, make a
pimpled face smooth and clean.
Zemo is a wonder and the minute
applied it sinks in, vanishes, leaves
just pure, clean, wonderful liquid
and 1t cures. This is guaranteed
zemo Is put up by the E. w. Rose
Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo, and
sold by all druggists at 81 for the
large bottle and at 25 cents for the
liberal size trial bottle. Try one 25-
cent bottle and be convinced. Sold
in Honesdale by A. NJ. Leine.