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Announcements.
For Mayor.
I announce myself a candidate for
Mayor of the town of Pelhain,
subject to the white primary, De¬
cember loth, 1908, and a.sk the
support of every voter. In the event
I am chosen Mayor I shall direct my
efforts and activities in the interest
of our city, and wdl not commit any
act which will cause you to regret
having placed your confidence in me.
Respectfully,
I). V. THOMPSON.
For Mayor.
To the voters of Pelham :
I am a candidate for Mayor of Pel¬
ham, subject to the white primary,
to be held on Dec. 15th 1908. I re¬
spectfully solicit your votes, and if
elected I promise an honest, conscien¬
tious administration.
0. B. BUSH.
For Council.
I beg to announce that I am a can
date for re-election as councilmen,
subject to the primary election to be
held December 15tli. I will appre¬
ciate the support of my friends and
of all the voters, and if elected, will
do all in my power to fill the position
acceptably.
Respectfully,
H. B. TUCKER.
For Council.
1 herewith announce my candidacy
for re-election as councilman of Pel¬
ham, subject to the municipal pri¬
mary election on December 15th. I
solicit the vote of the people, and if
elected, will bring to the interest of
the town'my best ability and effort.
Very Respectfully,
J. L. HAND.
For Councilman.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
the office of Councilman, subject to
the primary election, December 15. 1
will greatly appreciate the support of
the voters and promise, if elected, my
best ser v ices to the tow n.
Respectfully,
BSBBI D. A. SPENCE.
For Couiicil.
] herewith make jay\announcement
for re-election to the office of coun¬
cilman of Pelham, subject to the ac¬
tion of the primary election, and
solicit the support of the voters. If
elected, I will use my best and most
conscientious efforts to subserve the
interests of the town and of the eiti
zens thereof.
Respectfully,
W. 8. HILL
For Council.
I beg herewith to announce myself
a. candidate for the office of council¬
man, subject to the primary election
December 15th. I will greatly ap¬
preciate the support of the voters,
and if elected, will use my most
conscientious efforts to serve the
people acceptably.
H. L. MCDONALD.
For Councilman.
I herewith announce my candidacy
for the office of Councilman, subject
to the primary election, December 15.
1 will appreciate the support of the
voters and, if honored by election, I
will use my best energies toward
serving the city and my fellow-citi¬
zens acceptably.
Respectfully,
R. A. MALLARD.
For Councilman.
1 hereby announce myself a candi¬
date for Councilman of the town of
Pelham, subject to the Democratic
primary, to he held on December 15,
1908, and, if elected, hereby promise
that the town’s best interest shall be
my interest. Hoping that 1 may have
the hearty support of the voters of
the town, I am
Respectfully,
J. W. EVERETT.
For Councilman.
I hereby announce myself a candi¬
date for city Councilman from the
cotton mill district, subject to the
white primary, to he held December
15, 1908. I respectfully solicit the
support of the voters of Pelham and.
if elected, I promise to discharge the
duties of the office in the way I be¬
lieve for the best interest of the citi¬
zens of Pfelham.
M. S. STEWART.
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THETELHAM JOURNAL, AY,NOV. 27, 1908
If All Candidates Wore White.
The word - “candidate” Is from the
Latin “candidatus.” Literally it means
white robed, and it was thus called be¬
cause in Rome those who sought office
wore a glittering white toga. Fancy,
If you can, ail our modern Americans
dressed In accordance with their politi¬
cal ambitions. In some sections there
would be no such thing as a dark suit
of clothes. Washington would simply
be one shining center of universal
whiteness.—Saturday Evening Post
Costs Sometime*.
“Politeness costs nothing,” said the
man of ready made wisdom.
“I guess,’’ answered Mr. Cumrox,
•‘that you never had any experiences
with these cafe waiters who regulate
their politeness by the size of the tip.”
—Washington Star.
Not at a Loss.
Miss Azure Hose (from Boston)—Is
your doctor’s strong point diagnosis?
Mrs. Jones (from Plainville)—No. 1
guess It ’tain’t. Leastwise, he don’t
never prescribe it much.—Baltimore
American.
Diplomacy.
Maud—Do you mean to say that you
actually proposed to him? Belle—Yes;
but, my dear, he was so dreadfully
rattled I made him believe he did It
himself.—Boston 'fcanscrlpt. v
Succeeded.
“No, sir." said the stern parent, “1
cannot give my consent—at least not
now. Before I will think of confiding
my daughter to your care you must
succeed In doing goiuethiag.’*
“Oh. I’ve done that. I succeeded In
kissing her last night after sjhe lad as¬
sured me that I, never could until you
had given your approval.”
Expensive.
“No; I’ve decided never to accept
friendly advice any more.”
“Why not? It doesn’t cost you any¬
thing.”
“Well, I’ve found out that It almost
invariably costs you your friends.”—
-- -
Why We're Ahead.
A curious explanation of the reason
why "Canada has but about 7,000,000
people against America's 80,000.000” Is
given In a review of the world’s pro¬
duction of coal and Iron. Canada pro¬
duces but 9,000,000 tons of coal against
370.000,000 tons produced by the Unit¬
ed States, and that is why, as long as
the coal age lasts, “Canada Is not like¬
ly to grow to anything like the dimen
sions of her southern neighbor.” This t
ls an English view, and It Is not open 1
to th« charge of blew. —Boston Globfr** .
-
First Guest—Won’t you Join me In
requestlug that young popinjay Squalls
to recite?
tations. Second Guest-But I don’t like reel- j
1*list Guest—Neither do I, but if the
young beggar doesn’t recite he’ll sing.
_j3x'*iiange.
English Clergyman—And when you
arrive in London, my dear lady, don't
full (o see St. Paul's and Westminster
abbey. Fair American—You bet. I’ll
rattle those off sure. But what I’ve
been hankering to see ever since I was
knee high to a grasshopper is the i
Church of England.—Punch. ,
“After all. the sum of human happi
ness may she*. be totaled up in three words,” 1
said
“What are they?” Inquired her part¬
ner in life’s joys and sorrows.
“I love you.”
“Oh. I thought you meant, Tay to
bearer.’ ’’—Exchange.
You read a great deal In the funny
papers about fathers going downstairs
and kicking young men out for re¬
maining too late with their daughters,
but no such thing ever happens. All a
father does under such circumstances
is to growl to his wife. — Atchison
Globe.
“Pm afraid,” said the patieut wife,
“that yours will be the fate of Abel.”
“Why, what do you mean?” asked
the astonished husband.
“Well,” she replied, -Abel w-as killed
by a club, and j-our club will be the
death of you if you don’t come home
often er.”
Angelina—When one of us dies 1
shall go and live somewhere iu the
country, all among the woods and wild
flowers.
Edwin—But. dearest, supposing that
you were to die first?
Angelina—Oh, don’t let us think of
anything so dreadful!
Australia is a pathetically empty
land. The part of it which is most
convenient for Asiatic Invasion, the
uorthern territory, is so empty that
under the common theory of interna¬
tional law any nation has a right to
take possession of it for lack of "ef¬
fective oceu nation.”—Sydney Bulletin.
Would Be Safe.
A police sergeant in New York was
boasting of the honesty that prevailed
in his precinct. “Why," he said, “you
might hang your gold watch on a lamp
post in the evening and find it still
there in the morning.”
"You don't mean to say nobody
would take the watch?” exclaimed a
listener.
No. I mean to say nobody would
V?ke the feamppost,” said the sergeant.’
QUAINT STORY
OF BORDEAUX.
Pelham Citizens are Di¬
rect Decendants of the
French Coiony.
From an old time worn copy of
the Augusta Herald handed ns by
Mrs. F. H. Upson we gather the
following, interesting history of
the establishment of a French
colony iu South Carolina in the
early history of our country.
The story will be doubly in¬
teresting to oiir readers because
of the fact that Mrs. E. A. Rog
ers, Mrs. F. H. Upson and Mr
D. M. Rogers' residents of our
city are direct descendants of
these Huguenots.
The story as clipped from 4 ;he
Herald reads as follows:
Although Brodeaux is known today
only as a station on the railroad, it
bears a name of historic interest to
those who woul(j;delight to keep alive
the ancestial Arcs on the Huguenot
hearth-stone.
To readers of history, the story of
religiousp. rsecutionsin France,needs
only to be referred to,.and we know
why the devotee? little band of peace
loving French people bade adieu to
their sunny, vine-clad bills and
sought that freedom of worship and
domestic felicity that only the balmy
primeval forest df a South Carolina
home could offer.
Here, on the b'anks of Little river,
in 1764, New Bordeaux w-as settled
and named Tlie name Bordeuax is
indicative loyal of Uuj love of though a people driven still
to their cotmtry,
from her by the Irutliless hand of op¬
pression.
This little colony has left as monu
merits to us, as m their offering, many
worthy The church of emulation. built bore the
firs k t name
of “Liberty.” 'Mhese Huguenots be¬
ing almost wholly a, colony of Pres¬
byterians, it wa»s a natural conse¬
quence tiiat Liberty church should
at length he lost to them At Weil¬
ington a schA ’’ 'rch was
urkMt-h.odiJ bs'
reminder of their love ot learning and
grateful acknowledgement of that
divine Providence that had guided
and blessed them in their exile.
Jn the establishing of Wellington
church, V the name of Moses Waddell
, P«Petuated , . a marble .. slab, ... in
on
cased to the rear oi the pulpit, facing
entrance, bearing the insciiption,
“Sacred to the memory of the Rev.
Moses Waddell,” etc.
The Rav. Moses Waddell, as an ed
uca tor and a* a minister, is intimate
, * connected with the history of
Georgia, the sister . asVith; states, . , would o South do Carol well na, to and yet .
<1° honor to bis memory by erecting
a shaft befitting the lofty character
and priceless worth of this illustrious
name.
About the ybar 1796-97, a Mr
Springer from Georgia held divine
services at Liberty church, and the
Rev. Moses Waddell followed him as
pastor. It is interesting to note the
religious enthusiasm of these piou*
Huguenots. Atjlsarly as 1803 a camp
meeting waf hep at Liberty in which !
I)r. Waddei wa| uftmins assisted by a Mr.
Wilson, Dr. l and Dr. Dick
inson and a great revival is said to
have taken place
“The Lethe Institute” still stands
a monument of wisdom and benevo¬
lence to the memory of Dr. De La
Howe. This institute today, as if
taking on new life and vigor, as the
years roll by, shelters 24 orphans, 12
boys aad 12 girls,.which is the limit,
in a new brick dormitory. The school
building is also! new and of brick.
Thus will the lit tle seeds of charity
continue to grow until the planter
can only look oh in wonder at the
blessings that follow the scattering
of charity’s seeds. To Dr. De La
Howe was given |he privilege of nam¬
ing the county, arid he called it Abbe¬
ville, as a eomplilment, tokn to the French
colony. The of Abbeville in
France, having! been the theater of
some cruel persecutions to which the
Huguenots ver| wef* subjected, makes
the name suggestive to the
French and the! ' descendants.
To many reav ‘rs of the Herald it
will be a deligj^ to see the Huguenot names of
the ancestral j olony of
fame, and we fake pleasure iu sub
netting them f ^publication: Gibert,
Lefay, Boucln nmeau, Belot, Jacob,
Hap, Langell, Aisne, Bouchillon. Labmese,Pe¬
tit, Bontiton, Roger, Fresille, Reg
nier, Nicolas, Berand, Bo
deazean, Jennett, DeLaune, Gautier,
Villerett, Bayson, Roquemore, Bil
lnn, Holland, Dulmerne, Gross, Due,
Thomas, Gay, Laton, Bellier, Dorr, Annien,
Cartan, Lartan, Dupuy, impuy, Bellier, Baylard, Baylard,
Garrianean, tall, Moragne, Tanastean, Tes
Guillebean, Prouvillae, Berand,
Couton, Anthony, Pieron, Priolot,
Williams, Brien, Berd, Chuzzeau,
Sudze, Andibert, Labbe, Wallace, Sar
vante.
Among these names stand the war¬
rior, the statesman, the orator, the citi¬
zen. In the revolutionary struggle
with England these colonists won
laurels for themselves. Among oth¬
ers we find distinguished Matthew
Berand, Pierre Rogers, Jean David,
Pierre Covin, Peter Gibert, Joseph
Bouchillon, Peter Belot and Peter
Moragne. Many are the instances of
daring, both of the female colonists
as well as the men. These women
took refuge for a time in two forts on
the Savannah river—Fort Cowan and
Fort Charlotte—and Fort Enginvine
on Little river.
In reviewing the history of the set¬
tlement of Bordeaux we, their de¬
scendants, should breathe long
draughts of noble inspiration from a
worthy ancestry that has left such a
noble heritage to us, their sons and
daughters.
These Huguenot pioneers are now
somewhat scattered. A remnant
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only remains at Bordeaux, a few at
willington and at Mt. Carmel. Yet,
wherever found, the same French
characteristics cling to them. The
same preference of nationality clings
to them, as marked as the Israelites
of old, is the ancestral love of one of
these French people one for the
other,
The Bordeaux of today fully exem¬
plifies the solid foundation of these
our worthy sires’ building. The same
spirit of enterprise that animated the
settlers of old, exists here as then.
There is an air of prosperity and aris¬
tocratic ease that marks the people
of Bordeaux. In short, those desir¬
ing to locate and build up with a
place should locate on the picturesque
hills of Bordeaux.
There is a fine quality of granite
quarried here, and the erection of a
plant to furnish electricity to Abbe¬
ville as an objective point and in the
vicinity of Bordeaux is nearly com¬
plete. The merchants here do a fine
business. There is a grist mill, an
improved gin and sawmill, good land
and fair crops. Indeed the present
condition of Bordeaux is no reflection
on its ancestral prosperity. The
Methodist Episcopal church has a
large Indeed membership. Bordeaux stands high in the
record of those who exemplify in
their life and work all that is worth¬
iest in man as he lives and lives
truly.