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FAIR Pj
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Jury Agreed on A
Guilty" After
Minutes D
EVENTS MOVED
All Testimony Comph
noon Session? Aftei
to Arguments and
Three Day:
(Htnfi CorreKiiondence. )
WALHALLA, March 4.?Alter dc
liberating for 2V, mtnuteB the Jury In
tne cas? of William T. McClure,. J.
Woodrow Campbell, Culma C. Kay,
?. Augustus '.Jones, John McDonald
and Will Kay, residents of the Fair
Pltiy section of Oconee county, who
wore placed on trial Tuesday morn
ing charged with the murder of Green
Gibson during a rueo riot there on
December 20 luBt. tonight returned a
verdict of "not guilty" with reference
to all six defendants.,
i Interesting Trial.
The rendering. of this rennet
brought to a close tho three days'
trial of a. case that has attracted
wider Interest than any matter fled
in the criminal courts of Oconee
county in yearB. The six men who
woro on trial aro equally well known
in Anderson, and interest in the out
come of the case was probably keen
er in tho lattlr county than In the
county in which the matter was
tried. Tho case wob not without con
siderable interest In Georgia, as ul
leged incidents loading up to the
crime for which the men wore tried
were said to have transpired over the
Georgia-South Carolina state Une
from Fair Play'. Tho defendants were
represented by an array of attorneys
.from Anderson, Walhalla and Hart
well, Ga. Tho matter Is of further
interest in Georgia for the reason
that warrants . have been lodged by
the authorities of Hart county. Geor
gia, against Bomo of the defendants
In tho case tried at Walhalla, and
the papors are now before tue?grand
jury of that county for consideration.
ThesB warrants charge the parties
named with having beaten to death
two negro men, Ooorgo Gibson and
Tom Snights. on Georgia territory, on
the mime Sunday: that Green Gibson
was killed.
Last Dai's Proccsdlngs.
!" The course ofovonts on tho last day
of the tr'al' moved rapidly, and the
mutter was brought to a close rather
carller than bad been anticipated. All
testimony was finished at the fore
noon Session of court. Immediately
after tho convening of court after the
dinner recess arguments were begun.
Three attorneys for ' tho defense
spoke, each for approximately 30
minutes, while the solicitor alone
spoke for the proBecut'.on. his argu
ment requiring something yko an
hour and a hair.
At n:80 the court began its charge
to the jury, and at G:10 o'clock the
case was given to ?kern for decision.
Within 28 minutes tho Jury had
agreed, and Immediately returned
tholr vordict of "net guilty." 4
No Excitement.
Tho verdict had been expected, con
sequently, there was no surprise ex
pressed or demonstration when it was
announced. Tho decision of the Jury
seems to meet with'general approval
or those about hero. Within a short1
whilo the court room had been clear
ed and tonight the streets of Walhalla
are deserted, and there Is ho evidence
or an intensely interesting trial hav
ing been staged in this little moun
tain town for the past three days.
There were several dozen Ander
son people In attendance on the trial
from the first, but the number was
considerably increased on the last
day. Thoso out-of-town people and
the men who were scqultted leave
for their homes Friday morning,
though some of tho defendants and
spectators who could reach their
homes conveniently by automobile
loft hero tonight.
The Trial Today.
AH testimony in the case had been
completed whon court recessed at l'J
o'clock for dinner, and upon r?-cori"
yening an hour and half later the ar
guments wore begun. When court met
at 9:30 o'clock this morning the de
fendant, William T. McClure. who
I took the stand Wednesday afternoon
and was examined by counsel for the
dofonse; resumed the-'witness chair |
and was cross examined by the prose
cut ion. The cross examination Jbf Mc
Clure brought forth a denial M tiny
participation on his part or' the part
of any one of tho other five dof end
ants In the whipping of George Oib
uon and Torn Splght? and the killing
. of Green Gibson. The. examination
hy the solicitor was rather iearchlnr.
but-until the last McClure held out
that he had taken no part In the whip
ping of tho negroes or the killing of
Green Gibson, and that none of the
a1 hor defendants had taken any part
in the transactions. Ths defendant
testified that, as magistrate. ho hold
an Inquest over the. dead body - Oi
Green' Gibson tho day following the
negro's death, but that he did not
?wear any of the ether f'7e defet "
j orJitaself ^tB^?^M^
' awear.tke defendants at the. in??
L Verdict Of "Not
Twenty-Eight
eliberation.
SWIFTLY
??\Tn njtv TD?A?
?ted by Close of Fore
rnoon Was Devoted
Court's Charge
s' Hearing.
over Green Gibson's body because 11
they were not present wheu he was
killed. The defendant denied the ac
cusation made by other witness that
he struck Green Gibson over tho head
with a shot gun, or shot at him with
tho breech-loader which he took from
Mose Williams. McC'u.-e stated that
he did not fire at C.oson at'nil, for
the pistol be carried at the time Gib
son rlred r Bhot gun at him would not
shoot when he pulled the trigger.
Throughout the examination the d?
fendant stuck steadfastly to the state
ment that tu? had nothing to do with
the whipping of the negroeB at Knox's
Bridge or the killing of Green Gib
son, and that tho other defendants
had nothing to do with either trans
action .
Testimony Barred.
A number of other witnesses were
placed on the stand by the defense
after McClure came dow* but the
testimony glvcp b" th?-" not of
very great Impo* g the
witnesses was Wood
row Campbell, who that on
December 19 the wife tu. . daugh
ter of Spights came to ..... Camp
bell's house while fleeing from Tom
^plgts; that Tom Splghts followed
close after them and came Into tho
house; that .Mrs. Campbell ordered
Tom SplghtB out of the house, but he
I refused to go and cursed at Mrs.
Campbell; that Mr. Campbell then
came around the house to where Tom
3pightg was. The witness stated that
if her fathor took Tom Spights off and
whipped him for his conduct before
Mrs. Campbell, she did not know
anything about It.
At this juncture the defense was
about to introduce testimony which
was intended to show that the de
fendants were prompted to administer
a whipping to Tom Spights because
of threats he had made against Wood
row Campbell, but the court held that
such testimony was not competent,
as It had no bearing on the Issues at
stake. Announcing that it had con
siderable ovidence of this nature to
offer, in case it had been admitted,
the defense proceeded to call a num
ber of character witnesses, both for
the purpose of testifying as to the
.opntalion of Green Gibson for tur
bulence and violence and to the repu
tation of the defendants for peace and
vder.
Character Witnesses.
The defense produced a number of
witnesses who testified that the re
putation of Green Gibson for "vio
lence and turbulence" In thp com
nunfty was bad. But none of these
witnesses could cite any instance Of
where Green Gibson had been guilty
3f turbulence or violence prior to his
death. Neither could any bf'the'wft
I n?sses cite any instance of where the
negro had been convicted of anything.'
Several witnesses of a largo numJ
I ber who had been summoned to ' tcv
' tify as to the reputation of the 'de
I fendants for peace and order were
put on the stand. Among these wlt
r nessca were several chitons of An
derson, namely, Clerk of Court James
N. Poarman. Sheriff Ashley, Lee 0>
Holleman, J. J. Fret well and Coroner
Harden. The witnesses placed on the
stand testified that thP reputation of
the defendants for peace and . order
whs good. After listening to va few
of tho large number of witnesses on
th.s point the solicitor agreed, to
accept similar testimony . from all
other witnesses without' their going
on the stand.
Refate Green Testimony.
In rebuttal of the testimony offered
as to tho reputation of Green Gibson
for turbulence and violence, the State
put up a number of witnesses. Among
these witnesses was'Mr. Allen ,Mqrrit.
on whose farm Green Gibson had llv
ed for the past 10 or 12 years,, who
testified \ that the negro's reputation
for pea*u and order was good. Anoth
er witness was a former auditor of
Oconec county, who testified that he
had, known Green, Gibson for some
U years] and, that the negro's repu
tatim for peace and order was Vary
good. Other witnesses,from the Fair
Play 'section" *ho-had known Green
Gibson for a number of years test!
Lfi?d that .the negro's reputation wn?
I good, and that they never heard of
iiIs being In trouble.
Testimony Closes
With the examination of the charac
ter witnesses completed, the prbsecu
tioa and the defense announced that
all testimony was in. Tho attorneys
then conferred as to arguments, ( it
being announced that th? dot?
would have three speeches to ml|W,
of 30 minutes each, and that 'tine
speech would be made-by the^?te
of less duration .than the tola; ihuo
ardceu by the defense for Us argu
ments
?y thta.iima it was 1 6'c?och,
od the attorneys did not c^re
N
JITTED
Into the arguments until after the
Jlnner recesB, the court announced
that the recesB would be tuken then,
with the understanding that court
Mould 1?? reconvened one-half hour
arller than the usual hour, or at
o'clock.
Cross Examination McClure.
' i??u lue (-iin,>i,iiiB ?>. kuuri -i.?
inotnfug William McClure, defendant,
-eHuined the .witness atand. and crosB
-rumination by the State was taken
up anfi McClure teatlfcd that on De
cember 20. he was preparing to so to
Luvonia, Ca.; thut the other defen
lants came by hix house; that after
icnversutlon they panned on; lie later
itarted on his way to Luvonla; crosB
d Knox Bridge and came upon defen
lantH who were congregated about a
itore on the Georgia side of the river,
lot far from end of Knox's Bridge;
clayed at store hour or hour and a
uilf; talked with other defendants;
they said nothing HB to vhipplng of
Jeorge Gibson and Tom Splghts; did
not nee whipping of negroes; heard
whipping of negroes; heard Ed White
(negro) Hay, "lit me get to that G
i- negro and I will fix
dim;" I made no protest against
whipping of negroes; Campbell
and ' other white men were
lot in store when negroes were being
whipped;- we had nothing to do with
whipping; I didn't know why negroes
wero being whipped; other defend
ants were close enough to hear whip
ping; I did. nothing tO'stop whipping;
after about.'15 minutes Cal Kay went
to door and told three negro men who
were whipping George Gibson and
Tom Spigiits that he supposed tbey
had had enough beating; no other
defendants interfcrred with whipping;
I did not nee the whipped negroes
until after the shooting; i couldn't
tell whether they were in bud shape;
don't recall Mr. J. R. Karle (lawyer
of Walhalla who passed along by
store JuH after shooting occurred)
telling me that George GlbBon seemed
to be in bad shape and that we had
better'build a fire for them (<nd give
them some attention, as they might
die; we defendants did not Bee Green
Gibson and bin two sons approaching
through the bridge; the first I saw
of them they were within about 200
feet of me; they came within about
125* feet before they fired; the first
time I saw the Gibsons they had their
Tuns up; I called to Mr. Paul Mer
litt, with whom I .wai talking, to
look out; the negroes tired and Mer
.itt was shot in the back; I'had no
arms; I saw none of the other defend
ant* 'Shoot back at to negroes, hut
iiextd shooting; we stayed < there
about three-fourts of an1' hour
a*, store after shoot ins; I don't know
of Cal Kay going over Into. Georgia
to get some shot guns; we then went
back on South Carolina side; on way
to ' Mr. Rhams's house ! told some
people 1 met to go down to bridge
and not let Georg? Gibson come back
into South Carolina; I was afraid il
George Gibson came back there would
be sand raised sure enough; it occur
red to me I had authority a forbid
anyone coming Into South Carolina
who would create any disturbance;
I started on home; on arriving at my
store house I was called away; on
my way home from Knox's Bridge I
stopped by Mr. Allen Merritt's house;
I was looking for Green Gibson; was
told Gibson had gone down behind
barn; I then drove on toward Fair
Play; I was still looking for .Green
Gibson, however; the first I saw of
Green Gibson he was near Frances
Nichols house; I did not start shoot
ing at him; I did not call to anyone
to come as there was Green Gibson;
I ihen tried'to head him off; as 1
got near to him be turned around;
I called him to throw down his guns
and consider himself under arrest;
he replied'< that there- was no damn
man could .Ui-reBt him; I advanced
closer and ! he pointed. - gun j at me i but
didn't shoot;* 11suppose he thought I
was out of range is : why he didn't
shoot; there had been no shooting Up
to that time; at the time he pointed
his gun at mo ho was squatting on
the ground; ho didn't Bhoot but got
up and started off again; I called to
him again, to surrender; he said he
wouldn't do it; he then kneeled
down, took aim at me and fired; I was
shot In face; ho other shots had been
inad?; I went on to Mose Williams
house und got Mose Williams' gun; I
didn't shoot the gun; the gun wasn't
loaded; Moso didn't give me any shells
until after killing was all over; I saw
no one shoot at Green Gibson; (when
I was shot Mr. Campbell came to me;
I told bim r was shot and he would
have to arrest that negro; didn't see
Will Kay until arte? death of Green
Gibson;) they put me in the buggy
with Woodrow Campbell and I left
there; I recall seeing none of the
defendants there ' where Green Gib
son was killed; don't remember how
manjr: gunp .from Georgia side; after;
killing of Crecn Gibson X - went te
Allro Merritt's : bouse; v i was -noi
Iook.ngvfor any more nogroea; th*
next day } held a post mortem ovei
dead ^r^ArgfAiplbadn;. I.dld noi
swesij.aoyJ>t the defendants; I d?t
n.3L*?5?r >y*?H; l didn't
decants because* they .; wens noi
t?erei When G?eenV?lbson~.w3 JtRfi
eeVI dw not run.:?
dfd potr 'lifeaK ?^ v^f ?tf^a^?
dtduS iee .anyone hit htm; , I ^don'i
recall condition of n&g'roa body the
day he war killed ; the next afternoon
1 aav, his body; saw wounds In hit
^.??^nest which I held ovei
.JgWv Gibsons body, as .megratral?
?l5 ofJ?? defendants; don't remem
?J* - en?ict of coroner*i jury; new
?i?^^?f1**^'"M
, ,*?n 0 death ; at a secon a inauest
l{#y>UtW. by Mr. JB???a?:i leSl
k? ?!EB read*> after leaving
P^eon Ulbson wa? killed ? did mt*
m/'&r. of the uqfeadanti- have t
pistol, or ut I<mhi with reference to
t'a! Kay and Woodrow Campbell I
would not swear that I didn't see
these two have pistols; I did not
strike either George Gibson or Tom
Spights at the bridge; did not see any
of Hie defendants strike either of the
negroes.
Kxpcr< Testimony.
L. ii. Harrison, civil engineer,
who made a phit of the country where
the killing of Oreen Gibson occurred,
was the next witness sworn by the
defense. The map gave data with re
ference to distances, altitude,, posi
tions, etc., in the locality wher0 the
killing occurred. Said Messrs. Karle,
Herndon, McClure and Davis went
with him when plot war. surveyed.
Mr. .*.<.:> "unc is one who pointed cut
the different locations in the plat.
The survey was made only about a
week age.
MUjb Bertis Campbell, daughter of
Woodrow Campbell, testified that or.
December 19, Tom Splght's wife and
daughter came running into the
Campbell home; Tom Spights followed
closely after them and. entered the
house over the protest of Mrs. Camp
bell; Woodrow Campbell then told
Tom Spights to go on off; Tom
Spights was cursing; he was not
talking to his wife, but to my mother;
I know .nothing of papa whipping
Tom Spights for this.
Barred Testimony.
Have Hlaekwell, who lives with
Woodrow Campbell was put up by the
defense to give testimony as to
threats that Tom Spights had made
against Woodrow Campbeil, but court
ruled such testimony was not com
petent. . ,
A. It. stanseli, who lives . ? few
miles from Fair Play on lower road
from Fair Play to Knox's -Bridge,
testified he was at home on Decem
ber 20; saw Green, Will and Jobn
.GlbBon pass his house with guns; saw
another negro'. Perry Gibson, wbo al
so had a gun; said he was going rab
bit hunting; Green Gibson had two
guns; one of his boys had a gun and
the other had a club;, knew Mr. Wil
liam T. McClue was magistrate; my
wife got scared and I. carried her to
neighbor's house and left her; In
consequence of actions of negroes I
sent message to .Magistrate McClure.
On cross examination said four men
were at his house on day Gibson ne
groes passed; negroes didn't say any
thing to us; two of the Gibson's
passed at one t*me and theq the oth
er; in spite o? fact four men were
there to protect the women they were
scared and felt it necessary to get
away and for him to send message to
Magistrate McClure. .
San ;Sagroes Armed.
G. W. Carpes, who lives in 400
yards of Stensen "a house, said he
knew nothing of killing; saw on De
cember 20 the, four Gibson negroes
going along- the road' In front of his
house; one in iront,had 2 guns; two
had one. gun each and. fourth , had . a
club; gaid number of people were at
' hiB house thati; day ...and .they were
frightened. - p i,' i*
On cross examination BSid that at
the time .they had heard nothing of
shooting at j bridged saw negroes do
ing nothing but?passing along road;
but this frightened him because they
dldr't know - what j the negroes were
, going to do. i .
Jule Bailey, overseer of farm near
Fair Play, heard . of trouble on De
cember 20 and gfti In buggy and start
ed for Fair Play; as he was going
alcng road thvoiueh McClure's place
saw; orowd of^jfrnr 40 people; heard
shooting; saw negro fall; heard some
35 or. 40 shots'; 'don't think all of
. shooting was done by any one man;'
when Green Gibson fell I saw some
pno pick up something and strike
Ureen Gibson over head; none of de
fendants struck negro; It was a
stranger who did; It.
- On cross examination saht he got
In 60 of 75 yards of Gibson's body;
could not recognize anybody in crowd
. about body; but know one who hit ne
gro', over head .was neither Mr. Mc
Clure nor Mr. Campbell.
Character Witnesses..
W. L.Snipes; who Jl/ses in five
miles of Fair Play, testified he knew
Green Gibson; said be knew his repu-.
' tat ion for.violen.ee and turbulence to
be bad. v p : . ;'
. On cross examination said had
known Green Gibson . three years;
never heard of Gibson being tried for
; anything;, had never heard but one
man say anything against Gibaon'e
reputation; Gibson ' had -been living
there with Alleji./1Merrett for "10 or
12 year3. . >. .
Cicero Merrettif who Uvea in three
1 miles, of Fair Play, testified he .knew
of Greon Gibson's reputation for tur
bulence hnd violenco; said his r?pu
tation wasn't'counted good.
On cross examination said he was
1 re related to Mr. McClure's wife;
, Green Gibson hah worked for Allen
Merrett for 10XOr 12 years; never
heard of Gibsof- being tried for any
J tb'ag; had hear?* two or three people:
'{say hla reputation was'bad.
B. H. Glymph testified had known
Green Gibson for some years; sale*
: his reputation was bad. /
1 On cross examination Bald he knew
Green Gibson -had been living with
Allen ^rreti fi?: 10 or 12 years^ '
"f fendapt*?* Character.
J ', j, ' Gvs Har4e??.Coroner for Ander
' son coupty, testified to knowing' 'aft of
1 the d?j^ada^U^aaid reputatiohB for
f ne/ac^ and order lh their respective
iS^?mmissa--im- sota: J'
I ' jlFredf'G. T"MmW. of; Andereon,'- g&v?
\ ?drae kind of testimony.
t t% D. Ugon it Townvllle, gaW
testimony of the-aame nature. "'-v>:
t . Jasr N.. Pearuaan, clerk of court of
Anderson; J., it. H. Ashley, sheriff
t of Anderson county:-,'L?e Gv JHolle*
? man, J. J.; Fretwell, and F. Mv Shtri
I ley, were summoned as character
I witnesses for. the-defendants, Not
F being in. the court room, the. State
i volunteered to .accept testimony of
the same natura/from them without
their being present.
i ; W.. N. Woolbright. of Townviite;,
i j and W. F. Hunt, of Oconeo. gavo
(. testieumy, ob io ??od character of de
- fendants.' Testimony of J. D. Sheldon
t a^3?aCC<?Pte<? ^ft?01 n!? f?inB ?d
: The"; $^"^^^2!tf ?u^J character
Uncle Dai
If r city in beautiful It is the beauty
of the people who iive in it; if ok the
other hand a city is unlovely, it is
still the image of the women and men
who dwell in it. We would no more
disown Anderson, for instance, be
cause it was not winsome than many
parents disown a child because it was
not pretty or attractive. But a city is
often more than a work of art?** is
also a miracle. That several m'IUon*
of people can dwell together In peace,
notwithstanding the difference of race
and religion, notwithstanding also
that they are one and all eagerly,
hotly, even madly, trying to wrest
from each other life's prizes, of which
there are not enough to go around or
rnnnine a rnrp in which Onc man's
r'se often means another's downfall
one man's success another's failure -
is really a stupendous achievement.
A million years ago the fight for
life started In the vegetable kingdom,
and it Is every bit as merciless, today [
as ever. The same is true of the
struggle, for existence, among the
animals. The big fishes in the sea live
on the little ones. Life. 1b a crime in
the animal world, since it is perpet
ual by the mo/tyrdom of the weak.
But, and this is the miracle, although
man, too, started like the vegetable
and the animal, by devouring h's
weaker neighbor, and while both ani
mal and vegetable are still engaged'in
u Havagc warfare as bloodstained ' as
ever, iha human struggle for existence
uas oeen greatly mitigated . One way
of finding out about the morals of a
country is by visltug Hs places of
amusement. How do the Europeans
amuse themselves? What are the
play a i they applaud ? In?; France, for 1
instance, the best pltce to becomo ac
quainted with the Frenchman is at 1
the theatre: If you would see tbe
most beautiful and gificd women of ;
France you., will find them on the
stage. It you wou'd know what
France thinks, of art. of leve, of re
lit; on, ?e- its pluyi. The t?eBt tha*
i lie Fren.h genius croatesvs to be
seen on the French singe, as also the
worst Both lor the wit and the wick
edness of the French-mind, the stage
Is the mal;, cutlet. Another medium
of information about, the life and
t- ought ? 1 . people Is 'tie city papers,
ivv:. th.: i-aper th?v ar?. printed on,
ai well o> the typ?, t.d' tal?s, how
much mo~" the cha/tV "* of .b?> new*
tV-y' p.itl?bh. One oi things civ'
!1 niton hut: not yet o<cn able to give
even in our State is there a single
daily which is not muzzled. There is
nothing which does more to retard
the progress of Ideas and to preserve
the cobwebs of the past than the1
shackled press. But the fact that as
yet not' in one of the centers of pop
ulation on either side of the Atlantic
Is there a free preis is not so'much
a reflection upon the publishers as j
It 1b upon the.reading public. But by
the morals of a country we mean; the
resources of a country?its ability to
prevent wastage, to build up physical
and mental tissue, to grapple with
the problems that arise to combat
disease to thr?w off error, to dia
cover new truths, and above all, to
surpass itseir.
The morals of a country, like its]
crops, are . a product'. Instead of our I
being what our morals have made us,
our morals are what we have made
them.
Within the next ninety days I hope
to meet and shake heartily the hand
of fellowship of every man In Ander
son county, who voted for Cole L.
Blease two years ago. Friends! Let
me say to you?We'll have to get to
gether again and let's do it?we won't
put up with tb8 dirty politics that is
being handed out to us./What say
you?
We read in. the newspapers where]
two of Anderson county representa
tives. 3i A. Burns and Geo. M. Heed?
met -with'an accident?the celling In
their room fell in and mashed their
faces?moral?keep ? clear, of & cheap |
.boarding houses.
Sam. Whittea of Pendletqnaaldi
Speaking,.about aged people .there's
a woman in my. town who says she is
; one hundred, and four years old. We
asked If she-remembered dancing, with
; George Washington? ^ "No'V-Then
she's a fraud.
Many a man spends years to get
in the; fcoH?lcat swim; only to sput
ter around and shout for a life pre
server.
Two roads lead out from poverty
[ To ease and wealth galore, v
And one of them is Do Without, .
And one is Make Some More.
We asUed" Tom Anderson If pel
didn't think the operatic prima dona I
didn't have an unusually high voicet
I .should-say she had,"replied' Tom!
My seal cost me five dollars..
:.' ;?i ':>j>(.\'< :'
irm?Vs. ?f ?ndert
'^tlled.of;;
_ ,b^-bV'_
: We had W a * oa]
adws p?lnfed by ah artl*trand gct'tor*
ptfclureMn tVe- naper/^e'a 1>JeW^*o
stuck up^eVer T*mce/tl?tTbW won't'
ronulc slops.'1 ?" }?u?/'-;? -..;vf-. ?
I ' ; ." - :>* ; >?t.i?.'?-.j. ,;
'? We atild tosGco ;Darby?t7s?W '(fib
doctor'stop at "your h'oriaa'wvSk?ti^
:^AnythTOK*s?rlous?'! ' '- "?Zf*
witnesses in 'rebuttal of th? defense's
tosUmony as to Green Gibso?r^^^??
W. T. Grubbs, of Town ville sec
tion, former auditor of Oconeo, who
knew Green, Gibson ;for some 14
years, teat'tied that Gibson's reputa
tion was rood.
.' Allen Merrett. who had known
Greeai G'lbson for 14 years, and who
employed th0 negro for 10 or ?2. years
prior to his death, t*e??ed: Green
Gibson's reputation for peace and or-,
der ?as very.good.
Wi T. Dooley testified ho knew
Sv1rf^PWA$lfi^,^r 8 years; ne-1
aw? "Wpttfaittm-'for piacV.aaoV sooft j
order was Rood,.. <;V* .. '_ ..
ie's Letter
1 should say so. He came to collect
his bill.
There are two reasons why sptne
people don't mind their own business.
One is that they haven't any mind,
the other that they haven't any busi
ness. ...
My efforts to keep a diary convinces
me rf one thing?That there are
mighty.few days in the year on which
a man does anything really worthy
No sooner does one reform got a
little 'hold than another one bobs up
to contradict and displace u\
Who killed cock , robin? Who is
guilty of causing the price o' bread
to go to six cents a loaf and making
it short weight? These are vital
questions right now in the minds of
many people throughout the country.
The department of agriculture has
investigated the supplies of wheat,
and have reached the conclusion that
there can be exported as much as a
million bushel s of wheat dally till the
next crop Is ready without seriously
menacing the food supply of ' this* |
country.
Up to January 30 only 210,000,000
bushels of the total available supply
of 907,000.000 bushels of the last two
crops had been exported.
There is an increase of from 3 to
33 per cent acreage.of winter wheat
sown in Denmark, Italy, Switzerland,
United Kingdom, United .States, India
and Canada',, the president shows
ihese from figures gathered 'by Sec
retary'. Houston. .The Argentine crop j
is now coming on the market, and.
India will have a surplus of some
75,000,000 bushels io market in May
and June. A word to the'wise Is suf
ficient.
Just as the country begins to
breathe a sigh of relief at the thought
of getting rid of congress, the proposi
tion of an extra session bobs up. Af
ter 27 months of practically-contin
uous legislating, we may be treated
to an encore, ?no?one?knows how
long. It Is our guess that as long as
congress continues to agi tat0 add leg
islate in the perenn' ' >'. way, business
will be poor and times hard in this
country. You don't havti to take our
say so for it; watch the results and
judge for yourself.
'In American history; (hey should be
written down Theodore the Tempes
tuous. William the Wellmeaning and
Woodrow the Conqueror.
Does anyone for a montent believe
that'? future president of the- United
States will come out of a hobble skirt.
. *
. Religion makes much ado about
saving souls, but 1b -a .poor hand at
making men.. < ;i,
People ar0 beginning to wonder
whether tho rural credit bill which
was framed in congress l?. Intended
for the benefit of the farmers, or of
the farmers.
UNCLE DAVE
Salts If Kidneys
Or Bladder Bother
Harmless to flush Kidneys and
neutralise irritating
acids.
Kidney and Bladder weakness re'-]
suit from uric acid, says a noted au
thority. The kidneys filter this acid !
from the blood and, pass it on to th?
bladder,, where it often remains to ir- j
ritate and inflame, causing a burn
ing, scalding sensation, or setting up
an Irritation at the neck of the blad
der,' obliging you to seek "relief two
or throe times during the night. The
sUff?rer iB In constant dread, the waw
?r passes sometime s with a scalding
sensation and Is very profusa- again,
[there is difficulty in avoiding. ?. ,
i Bladder weakness, "most folks call
[ It, because thoy. can't, conrtolv urldn
tien., While It Is extremely, annoying
and sometimes very, painful,; this is
really one, ox.he most slafpie ailments
to overcome. Get about four.'ounces
of Jad Salts from your pharmacist
?nd take a table spoonful in a glass or
water before breakfast, continue this
for two or three days. This will neu
tralize the acids in the urine so it no
longer ta a source of irritation to the
bladder and urinary organs which
then act normally again. . .
i: Jad Sal ts is inexpensive, harmless,
i"-a,ia made from the acid or grapes
_nd lemon Juice, combined with llthla
and .is used by thousands of folks who
are subject to urinary disorders caus
ed by. uric acid irritation. Jad Salts
Is splendid . for kidneyp and causes no
,bad effects what?^?r.
. ,Her* v you .baya ?/pleasant eff erve*:
iC$!\ti*li?ia water drink,, which;,qurok>
" Sieves bladder trouble, ' " ,
IMonte Crist?, tfom Watson and]
KleckJey Sweet
Shumway'e Giant, 30 4o 40
j Dreer'a Hnodo, none better ,
I Get seed at
Condensed rassenger Scfceiale
PIEDMONT ft NORTHERN RAILWAY
COMPANY.
EffectlTC January 17th, 1116.
ANDERSON
Arrivals.
^o,81.i Bitt.avak
NO. 85.Stilt; fi m.
W?. ?~,.,. . ISiav B. nu
No. 37...:.1:16 P. ?
No. 89.llM pf mi
No. 41 ....MO'Pi.p.
No. 48.?J20 v -m
Departures.
No. 80.7.15 a. m.
No. 32...9:00 a. m,
No, 84 .10:80 a- a.
No. 86.12.05 p. a.
No. 88. 2:80 p. a.
No. 40.4:45 p. m.
No. 49.8:10 p. c.
. .C 8. ALLEN,
_ Traffic Maneger.
TRIP TICKETS
vi?
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Premier Carrier of the Sooth In Con
nectlon with Bine Ridge, Proa
Andersen; S. C.
$17.50 Cincinnati, Ohio.
And return account of National
Educational Association. Ticket h on .
sale February 20, 21 and 22nd, with
return limit March 3rd, 1915.
?4.80 Charlotte, N. C.
And return account of Laymen's
Missionary Movement. Tickets on
sale yebjatary 14th and 15th, with re
turn limit February 22nd, 1915.
$18.85 Tampa, Fla.
And return ai^unt of Gaspaiilla.
Carnival. Tickets .on sale February
9th to 15th, with return limit Febru
ary 26th. By payment of $1.00 ex
tension will be granted until March
16th.
V. $15.00 Mobile, Ala. ;
. ' And return account of Mardi G re s
Celebration. Tickets on sale Febru
ary 9th to 15th with return limit
February 26th. By payment of $1.00
extension will be granted until March
15th. 1915. \
$19.20 New Orleans, La. '
And .return account of Mardi Gras
Celebration. Tickets onVeale Febru
ary 9th to 16th, with ' return limit
February 26th. By payment of S 1.00
extension will ho granted ' oh tickets
until March lBth. ? '
S14J?5 Ponsacoln, Flo.
And return account of Mardi Gras
Celebration. Tickets on sale Febru
ary 9th to 3?h. vrith return limit
February 26th. by payment of
extension will be granted -until
Mdrdh 15th. ! ...
For complete information, tickets
and pullman reservation call on ticket
agent, or write,.
W. ii. Taber, ?. p. jL;
Greenville, S. C. r
W. E. McGee. AG PA,
- Columbia, 8V.C..
Charleston & Western
To and From the
NORTH, SOUTH,
EAST, WESt
J Leaves:
No. 22 .... 6:00 A. JVV
No| 6;...... 3:35P. M.
Arrives:
Mo.,5 , . 10:50X; M,
Np.52'1 .,. . 4:55 P.
Information, Schedules,
rates, etc, promptly
given. : ' ":?lPf
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Augusta, Ga. ;
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CHARLESTON-CHICAGO 8L
Through Pnllmaa Sleeplag Car
:\ . via
SOUTHERN 1_
Premier Carrier of
8 _ BO?THRRW RAILWAY
MM. 8Ve?^^haadiel-i
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_ Passengers from Auder?oa
Son^h^lwvtoa3^
toMBri^^^aa^^^^^'.;.:
g?wiSt^^? ;
. in ^diti?a to the through s?eeneriL'?
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