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Probate Oifce x En tewre4 April 9, 103 at C-*flew. M. 0. s w NO 4 e*me in asi 461tl-s er. felelt - Uisgr o s, 41-t Year PICKENS, S GO JUNE - 22, 1911. A\Love Affair Ends Disastrously. U. er the above caption the Daily \Enterprise, of Sheridan, Wyoming, gives a full account af the uicide of George W. Chapmai, a former citizen of this county,, including a cppy of the letter purporting to have been written by him just before the awful tragedy.. . From this report we make excerpts, space forbidding the use of the entire artlcle. That . beautiful, f ysterious passion ycleped "love"' worse han the most danger s ex losive when it is tam pere with. Chapman had been w ing t the Forbes ranch,at Bec n, d Lecame infatuated w ss Amelia Maler, who worke the'Denio ranch, above Big rn, where her uncle, Fred rer, was foreman. he other man in the case C. C. Vorce, and he was '1t in the abdomen a:nd mor 1y wourided. Vrom what we can gather the o men were rivals for the ,ections of Miss Maier, with I discard bn Chapman's side. apman calledt up the girl ;1rfday evening over the tele hone and asked to visit her --*hat-night. She turned him otf with a laugh, and told him she was coming to town , with Vorce. It is said Chapman had, upon another occasion, asked the girl to marry him, and she finally told him that his presence was #not desired, and that she was through with him. OChapman brooded over the rebuffs he had received at her hands, and decided to kill her". and his rival an~jd his own life. .y :2 r4rote a note t lling the uthorities that he d writ n a letter at Beckton fore his departure for the enio ranch, giving his reasons r committing the rash act. his letter we publish elsewhere. Chapman rode over to the nio ranch, about 10 miles (is P pt, and knocked at Vorce's tabout midnight, and when d itted shoved his Winchester -qVorce, who grappled with his " Oiallant. 'lhe gun exploded as h 1barrel ,was pointed down rand the full charge went * ~o Vorce's abdomen. 'Chapman, believing he had killed hiirival, rode to the Denio riea..mnile distant, and we'nt itothe house- w here he knew Miss Maier was sleeping. * The first she knew was when she awoke to see a man stand ing in her room with a lighted lamp in one hand and a rifle in the other. HeI leveled the gun at her and fir'ed, the bullet cut ting the leaders on her right] wrist and passed through her right side, inflicting only a tlesh wound. After leaving the ranch Chap man proceeded to where his horse was tied, and after taking off his coat and gloves is sup posed to have ended his life by, Sholding the rifle to his left side and pulling the trigger. 1His cap) w~as powVder-burned, show in g that he had fired at short TIhe e'xplosion1 blew the right si~le 01 the mn's head off, the b Iullet ranging dloXwward and (comning out uinder his right ear. H1is brains had oozed out his skull, and he lay in a small poo01 cf blood. He was found lying' IBat upon his stomach with the rifle underneath the b)ody. SChapman had used a 80-30 Winchester rifle in doing anl of. his shooting, and no other weapons were found on his body when searched. Following is the communica tion which Chapman wrote at the Beckton stock farm before he went to the I e.io ranch: A WOI'r o'r PUBLIC. Beckton Stock Farm, Sheridan, Wyo., 9 June, '11. I guess some, or quite a few, know about me and the girl. I came to Sheridan, Wyo., April 23, 1908, and worked on the Hoke ranch, near Big Horn, until July, 1908, and thence to the Denio ranch, adjoining the Hoke ranch. At Denio ranch I became ac CIuainted with Miss Amelia Haier, and I fell in love with her, but being a Royal Arch Mason and she a Catholic, I would not begin a courtship ith her. I left this place the 18th of June, 1909. Didn't know where [ would go, but I stopped at the Beckton stock farm, and I saw A.melia again in October, 1909. [sent her .a Christmas present :hat year, aud we also corres )onded, For her sake I gave up the \Iasonic lodge nn I ab.o the K. >f P. lodge. and I spei r. a lot of non~ey on her. 1. ws a'iming, ;o get marrie(l, blit didn't. i I went aw ty to Chica go, Ill.,! ast Februarvand on to Charles ;on, S. C. While I wats il South Jarolina she (Amelia) kept vriting to me. , didn't ask her ;o write to me, but through it ill I came back, and have spent nore money on her. and she said on last Sunday, a week igo, that we would get Inar ried, and I was to go over to rnorrow night, but now she says aot to come, that she and inother fellow are going to bow'.. She ma)y go, but not if [ find her and the fellow to night or to-morrow night. I ought not kill this fellow, but he knows what has taken place between Amelia and my ;elf, and of the money I have worked for and spent on her, aind titat it is not right for her to :o off with another man. I would let the whole thing go were it not that I have re niounced my lodges. I gave-myI 3ooks to the girl, Anielia. the :ituals of the blue lodge and :hapter and she was to read and >urnl them. By this act I gave rier the advantage over me, but we all make mistakes. I left -Theridan on account of her hut she thought she would keep on "working"' me. I am an honiest nman and ha ve lever (lid any great harm to myone since I came to know ~ood from evil, but people all ecem to go against me and as he result I am ruined. I have dlways tried to be0 decent and 1onest but am reminded of the >ld saying that the world has no iso for an honest man. May God have mercy oni the ~irl's peOple and my poor1 old niother. brothers and sisters. I rope m*y peole wvilI not spen'1d my money to ship my body )ack to South Carolina. Well, it is '25 minutes to 10 P. n., so, better (lit wvriting. fiy people live at Eastatoe, $. (. Any bulsiness man in Pielonis knOws me1, Now~ 1 am about to end the brouble that has bothered nme for thr'ee year's, and~ so far as this wVorldl is concernedl it will end. II hope this wvill be a lesson and1( also hope it-wvill leave the wVorld1 beotter off. I have pictured greoat things for' my ifIe but got mixed up wvith the 'wr~ong class. Young men~i anid women1 he very care ful of the company you keep. Circumstances forced me to work for a living, so I havesee: something of this world, eE pecially the worst side, ai know of "man's Inhumanity t man," and so I lose my life bu my soul is for some one else t, decide about. Now, don't say, "He's hot headed" or "crazy," for If I an crazy now I have always beei so. Brooding over rebuffs fron those you love, fighting the bat tle of life against a cruel world and your faith iri humanity de stroved by those you took for i model, and your hope of happi ness dashed aside by fals< friends, is enough to win the cognomen of "caazy." This is not the first time thal Amelia has played me false ani done me thus, but I think it h the last one, so goodbye to gos siping tongues. Friends, if I have any, pleas( do not call me "crazy." Ma. sons and IC. of P's. hold no ser. vices over me. This is written hurriedly and looks somewhat rambling. Respectfully, GiEORGE W. CHAPMAN. While enroute to the Denic ranch, Chapman severed the telephone wires so that conimu nication was cut off from that place. It will probably be several days before the coroner's in quest will be concluded as the testimony of Miss Maier will not be taken until she is able to at tend." The Enterprize of the 12th in stant says that Vorce is still alive and there is a chance for his- re covery. Hopes are entertained that Miss Maier's hand will not have to be amputated and unles blood poison or some other corn plications set in the girl will soon be on the high road to re. covery.. Chapman formerly belonged t6 the Masonic and Knights of Pythias orders, and according to his letter, he renounced both for Miss Maier's sake. Mis Mai or is a Catholic and is said tc have )romised to marry Chap man if he would (rop these or ders. Chapman admitted telling the girl the secrets of the Mason ic Blue Lodge atd said he had givenl her the signs and rituials on her promise to burn them. This he said she had afterwvards refused to do. When Chapman discovered he was going to lose he girl; he became remorseful and this, in connection with his insa nelv jealous passion is said to be responsible for the tralgedyV. Liberty. Mlrs. J . F. Banister snent t h lotter part of hist week with her p~arents, Mr. andl( is. R. A. Biowen, at Pickens. si ness trip to Spart anburg oni the 14th. Miss Theo 11 nghes, of' Wal halla, is the attractive guest of her sister, Mrs. Ri. E. Bowven. Dri. Eugene Br'own attended miedical examinat ion ini Column ia last week. Mrs. W. B. Glenn is visiting her parents, Mr. andt Mrs. Shel don, at F~airpla. Mr~i. an M11 \rs. J . TI. (Gaines am I wo 5011 spent Sunday with r'ol at ivyes atI Norris. Mri. S-. iB. hln', of ineai Gr'en vilIle, spent Mu ndai y a ft rn on a Caiteechee, spent a few days as week with her many friends ii the city. Miss Fay Smith is now th accommodlatim onneator at th Pickens Telehiole Exchange. -Mlsses Aliene and Hattie Wil tlanis, accompanled by thei: D fri-nd, Miss Nannie Roberts, o t Cateochee, spent a few days las1 week with the former's grand mother, Mrs. G. E. Robinson. Master R. S. Cheney and hb lifitle brother Herbert, of Elber i ton. Ga., are spending a mdnti pleasa thy with their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Parsons. Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Smith, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs, D. H. Kennetnur, spent Sunday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Ramsey, near Clemson. fr. R. L. Crenshaw, of At lanta, suent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wakelin. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rankin, Jr., of R. 1, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rankin last Friday. Several from our city will take advantage of the cheap rates to Charleston next Tuesday. Mr. B. F. Chappelear and fam ily left last week for Lavonia, Ga., where they will make their future home. Their many friends in Liberty al(d elsewhere regret very much to give them up. But Liberty's loss is La vonia'sgain. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Greer, of Birmingham, Ala., spent a few (lays last week as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Boggs. Mr. John Robinson spent Sun day night with his sister, Mrs. J. F. Williams, at Cateechee. Miss Ethel Grandy, of Char lotte, N. C., who has been the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. G. E. Robinson, for the past three weeks, left Tuesday for Greenville, where she will spend several days with relatives be fore returning to her home. Mr. and Mrs. Hood Cheney, of Mt. Airy, spent Sunday a8 the 'guests of Mr. and Mrs. W L. Boggs. Liberty is coning to life again since the home-coniing of sc many of outr boys and girls whc have been attending the differ ent colleges of the state. Miss4es Gladys, Grace, Fannie and Del orah Manidin. of neat Easley, spent Friday as the guests of Miss Meda Hunt. Last 'aturday nighti while I Mrs. T. N. Hiunter' was out spinnin;g in her auto, acconi paniedl by several small clhildr ien, she ran into the buggy of Mr. E. B. Richard(son. She was passing an electric light jutst wheun it flashed out, which blinded her, miaking it impos. sible~ for her' to se1e. The cli.. dr'en wer'e thr'own out, bntl no one0 serionsly injured. Marietta. R. 2, Mr'. Ilbiet. McJnnkin visited his brolther Robert last week onl business. M'. andl Mr's. Johnnie Capell visited Mr'. and Mrs. W. M. Joines last Thu~rsday after'noon. MrIt. and Mt's. WmL. Jones on. terttalined'( as wvelcomie gu(ests Mr'. andl Mrs, R. l. Burns a p)ortionl !of last. week. Hurwee egets fMs l'rilay n uighit with Mliss id; Phuillips. MrI. Wori Mc.J nnkin was: visitor)1 in the Pleasan Gr ( iov< s.qe'tion la-it Sunday. Vrs. J1. 8, Phill'ips is slowl'. 1tnos to the i eat eligt o \l r'. .J ohn Phlillips enterti ainil< *his father(1, f romu Wesi tminster last Thuirsday night. Mr'. Bennett Hill visited M.lr J.LI. Philllips one nicht las Messrs. Oscar Gilliland,Ander son Heaton, Basil and Lewis Phillips and Hubert and Jules McJunkin took in the ball game a few days ago. The boys say they had an 0. K. time. Dear "Blue Eyes," I'm very thankful to have sonie one say come on and write of tener. Old "Lonely Sweetheart" still keeps her word. Miss Leila Jones is all right again, after suffering with an intense headache. Hello, "Brown Eyes," I'm glad to read youi' words. Come In, I'd be glad to see you. Mr. Dave Looper was prom enading around with his girl last Sunday. Mr. Wm. Barker is a pleasant visitor here this week with his daughter, Mrs. John Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Capell visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McJunkin, last Friday. Mrs. Martha Barker, of West minster, has been quite ill, but is some better at this writing. Mr. Wellborn MeJunkin called on Miss Ruth Capell, Sunday afternoon. Rumor has it that wedding bells will be ringing some of these biight Sundays in two or three places in. this neighbor hood. Hurry and get married, all of you girls, so that when "Lonely Sweetheart" gets big enough to marry she won't have such a hard time of it. Miss Alna Jones visited Miss Olive Roper last Sunday. The g'rls report a tip-top time. Come on, all of you corres pondents. "Old Riddle," I'd like to read some items from your part of the world. LONELY SWEETIHEAlr. Dillard. Ga, As I have not sent in anything for some time from the nioun tain section, will come again. The farmers are most over the second time, and I must say that up here they do not run up against the collar like they do in the cotton belt, but all leis urely go through life. This country produces corn, wheat, rye and Irish potatoes in abundance twelve months in the year. Thinigs are imigh t.y promising here this season. Business is very good, and the Hlighlands outing parties are IStopping over' alnmosf; (very (lay. Dillard is very (col, and to sleep' comftortably o ne mnuist get undelr a heavy <jluilt Had0( thle pleasure of teaching hini how to make sorghum 'wa~y biack on Pratoers Creek. 1 en joly the coi'rresp)ondenlce of the S.-J ., anid especially thej cute shots of the girls. Ia gladl to hear from those 1 once knew, andl someiutimeis feel l ike asrylamb) fronm the fold1.I l ike to hear from Old Pick ens. W. J1. iH. Central. (Central, .J i u 19. ---Crops are wveat her. Mr. lFrank C4oker of i amian, is visiingL his sisteor, Miss Nii, who~ holds ai positioni it. this to t heI miisfortuneio of1 getting her days ago. Mliss Fannmie llelle iAl arlin has benvery ill wvith i t vph)Ioid fever. Misses Ruth anmd lies Gs way gave a lawni 'arit V idayi night June 8th. Tlhe la wn was ,decorated w ith .J aJpa nese lan m teros and conmvenient v seae with swings, benches and chairs. Interesting game were Played for a while, after which refreshnients were served. Mr. Dwyer has been the guest here for some time. Prof. Thornwell Haynes has besn visiting in Atlanta the past week. Nr. Clement Kelley gave a party Saturday night in honor of his friend, Mr. Frank Coker. Miis Guynelle Phillipps of Georgia, has been visiting Miss Daisy Rike. Misses Ethel Robinson, Mary and. brother Carl attended the commencenent at Clemson on Monday. Misses Lila and Olive Madden attended the commencement at Clemson. Miss Gladdys Young and brother Ed visited their sister, Mrs. 1). Lawrence at Calhoun recently. Misses Bessie Gaines and Sta .y Shirly visited at Clemson Monday. Mr. Dwyer gave a lecture at bhe High School building Thurs lay night, after which the Delta 3ignia society served the audi. ne) with cream. Several of the young people foried a party and went fishing last Friday. Miss Virgil Sellars of Easley, has been visiting friends here. Miss Leila Doyle of Calhoun, is visiting Mrs. Pendleton Gaines. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Cray ton Mullinax. a gil. ' Mrs. Caroline Rowland visited her daughter, Mrs. Chatham, in Greenville last week. Messrs. Ben and Samii Knox spent a pleasant. day with their uncle, Mr. B. J. Johnson and. other friends at the close of the Clemson connIencemuent. The cotton mill has posted a 7' notice that the mill will close the first 10 days of July. It will certly be a hardship to those who are depending upon that industry for sulpport. Dr. Dwyer, of New York, preached at the Baptist church both morning and evening on the 18th inst. He expects to give a series of lectires on Pal. estine, -Zome and other old countries. TIhe ~ Annual Coniivenitioni of the South CaroliIna Letter Car.. rier1's Association wvill he held ini (carriers5 are inivi ted to attend.. . SPRING BRiNGS SORE FEET * : HER E IS A POSITIV E CURE:* \VIp t~lhe ad vent of warm weather comesQ foot t roulesI to I thl.osands of people1. 'The I icreaseid temperieatlure and1( hea~lvlI$ins of Ihe al m0shl)0en causes swelling d! excess peQrspl iathin. Th'iIs bin I gs on aL series of foot1. I rouhl!es. Th'Ie reatmwe. y Q Iven blcow will be wel . omed0( with joy bly I;n ar my or sufferers. It actaj Slik e magic. "nissolve t w ables)oofl is of Cal ocidIe nes, gentymsaigthioeprs Leoss time will not. giv the desired., resultsH.) Repeat t IhisH ech nighI un - til tihe culre ia permnanent." Al) sore 1n0ss dlisappearsIII linundiate'ly. (n anid callous~esn b e 1P0eld rIh off. lnuos atre redn'-ed t o normiiIalnn! the infiamimat ion drawn out1. swveaty and simelly feet,. tenderloi and' sw"ollen. feet, ned b)ul. a few treatmen(1ts. TIhis caLIOCIdO1 i a remar kabl( driug. For inrly used( only3 by3 doiters5 but1 anly ldruggi st now has ii. inl stoek or wilt lstlick(ly get it from) hisH whlesa(n~ l ' loulse. A I wenty-tiy( (ent package 13 climed~l to enre0 the worst. feet. Start A Band in Year Tow