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J. E. RUTLEDGE, Dentist, tr,
Lancaster, S. C. "
Working on credit doesn't pay, ^
und my terms from this ti.m
henceforth arostiictly cash. u':
Hear onablc Prices,
Gold Filling $1.50
Amalgam Filling 75 cts. n
Cement F'llinr? 75 o.t
RUBHFR PLATE, si
Fu.I upper set of tooth $12.0< <
\Jppor und lower set $25 5;! it
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for cnsli. No work done except j,,
for c.ish or good security. .
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the most fc sating salve lr ? world
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uappemngs in ibe State.
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respondents of The Columbu
Stale.
MR. J. C. KDWARDS.
Saluda, Oct. 24.? Mr. J. (
dwards, a member-elect for tl
suae of representatives from th
mnty, died at his home ne
are this morning. He has bet
1 for more than six weeks.
CLARENCE THKAILKILL GUILTY
Saluda, Oct. 24.?At midnig
aturday night the jury in t
ist against Clarence Thrailki
latged with tho murder of Be
mien B. Burton, returned a vt
ict of manslaughter. The tr:
aa begun on Friday morning a
10 case was given to the ju
aturday afternoon at 5.30. j
mil as the verdict was render
otice of motion for a now tr
as given. This motion will
rgued Monday morning at t
pening of court.
It is perhaps unparalleled
io history of criminal prosocuti
utt conviction has beeu obtain
i every case tried, but such
no roord made this week at t
ida.
OLD TIME DARKEY DEAD.
ilock Hill, Oct. 24. ? Di
? iMiams. uu old time darkc
iiown sometimes as Dick Lai
ud Diek iiackctt, dropped de
i]is morning. Williams was
ype of the before the war bo
MVimtiiinl delighted to toll
vents and people of his young
ays. lie was for years not
>r his musical talent and no dan
'ii8 complete without Williai
nd his violin. tie also tang
ancing and boasted of the nu
ers of "white folks" who h
rained under him. When t
ftithquake visited this aecti
sveral years ago Williams (
lared it to be a warning and Ifl
own his fiddle. No amount
ersuasion could induce him
ike it up again.
R. W. O NEVILLE WILL ACOE
PRESIDENCY OF CLINTON COI
LEGE.
Yorkville, Oct. 24.?After t
lorning service at the First Pri
yteiiau church yesterday, Rc
V iS XI It
i. v*. xiovuie, me pastor, 8
onnced that he had accepted t
residency of the Presbyteri
ollege at Clinton. He did n
tate when he would leave for I
ow home, but the probability'
lat it will he in the near futui
>r. Neville 1ms been ' pastor
ic church at this place for nil
r ten years and is highly esteei
1 here and it is with regret th
is congregation gives him u
to has the host wishes of tl
immunity for success and happ,
OS* in his now homo and field
uty.
'n i
inn many friends of The Sta
j.iicG nt tho escape it had from
is istrous firo on Saturday nig
id sincerely trust that the dan
jo that was done will not amou
> much. Had tho estahlishme
sen destroyed it would ha
ecu a very serious loss not on
) tho owners, hut to Colnml
ml the Stuto goneraliy. Yoi
illo vends congratulations ai
est wishes for a long existence
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til'iuhlo visitor horo.
Physician Suicides N
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r- Tragic End To Domestic Quarrels
i Over Religion.?Sad Af- jJ
Fair In Sumter.
Special to The State,
Sumter, Oct. 24.?Dr. Telburg
^ Qofman committed suicide |this
. morning about 9 o'clock at his G
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residence, 124 south Main street P
shooting the leftside and
00 top of his head off with a breach- ^
loading shotgun. P
He did the deed while standing, ^
placing the muzzle of the gun near B'
'ht the corner of the left eye and n
he pulling the trigger with his right 11
thumb He was found on his ^
?n- back, his head near the wall and *
>r- the gun lying aorose his body. 0
Brains were spattered against b
the wall and ceiling end pieces of 81
rV skull were found on the floor. ^
Coroner Flowers hold an in- 1'
e(i quest at 10.30 o'clock and the
ial jury rendered a verdict that the ^
i)e deceived camo to his death by a ^
h? gunshot wound inflicted by his 8
own hand,
in It ia stated that the direct cause jn
on of the suicide was a quarrel with ^
ed his wife, whom he beat this mor- u
is ning. The couple had not lived *(
peaceably togethet since their mar c
riage. On one occasion, several 8
monthp ago, ho heat hi > wife un- ^
mprrif ill I v_ur? mimV, a^ U ? 4 11 h
iuuv/u ou iuni ouu umi
ed iu -mother pbycinn who wont to ^
,w Hotman and told him .that the ^
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Lla next time such a thing occurred 11
0(j be ppold be exposed and pun- ^
, u ished. P
It i9 believed that when he b
repeated tho act thie morning ho n
,er preferred death rather than exed
posure. d
ce The servants state that they had
not been on peacoablo terms for ^
,j)t several days; that they quarreled 11
m_ yeste'-day, and it was renewed at a
ad the breakfast table this morning ^
liQ Mrs. Hofman left the table for ^
ou the parlor, stating that she 8
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jc ffoum pacK up and loave on tbe u
^ next train. He followed her to *
the parlor, and a moment later 0
grabbed her by the shoulders and *
beat her head against the wall (!
and door facing. He then went *
outside and locked her inside, but
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she escaped through a window
opening on the piazza to a neigb. ^
bors house a few feet away,scream
he ing and blood streaming down ^
08- her face. When the doctor reg
>v. turned and found her gone he ^
in- shot himself. Some think that it ^
he was his purpose to first kill her. ^
an Ha wfll man ?1? *
UH.U vi voijf viuioui ^
lot- temper when aroused and it waa
lis all done in a moment of insane J
is madness. ^
o. Many rumors are in circulation ^
of as to why they disagreed, religion
t?o being givon by some, but the j
m- whole trouble seems to have been ^
at uncongoniftlity, different teraperp.
amenta and tastes.
ii*. S WEST YO FRO -I DEA.TR
of "Our little daughter had an al? 5
most fatal attack of whooping
tc cough and bronchitis," writes e
n Mrs. W. K. Haviland, of Armonk ^
N. Y., "but, when all othor rem- I
edies failed, we saved her lif? *
with Dr. King'8 New Discovery. L
nt Our niece, who bad consumption ^
nt in an advanced stage, also used
ve this wonderful medicine and tod ly
. she is perfectly well." Desperate
7 throat and lung diseases yield to i
,,ft Dr. Kings New Discovery as to no \
k other medieine on earth. Infall- <
nd ihle for Coughs and Colds. 50c 1
nf and $1.00 bottles guaranteed by j
. Crawford Bros., J. F. Mackey A i
n( jCo., and Funderburk Pharmacy. *
I Trial bottles free. \
egro Politician
Lynched lu Virginia. 1
ill Guard Overpowered By Mob
of Six Men.?TroubleWas
Near Norfolk. 1
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Norfolk, Va., Oct. 24.? 1
eorgc w. Blount a nogro pro- '
rietor of a fieh and oyster ehop
1 the suburbs of Berkley, was I
iken early this morning from tho 1
olice station, There he was con, 1
ned, by four masked mou and 1
hot to death, while two other 1
tasked men kept the policemen '
i charge on the station and mem- I
ers of the tovyu fire department 1
'ho were ii^ffce station oflico covred
with revolvers. Blount had 1
een arrested Saturday night for ,
triking T. D. Holloman, a llcrksy
policeman, in the face with a
ghied lamp, burning him. The
)fticer had gone to Blount's place
3 arrest another nogro and
Mount refused the officer perm ision
to outer. ,
Tho attack on the station was 1
lade when but one officor was on i
uty and he was compelled to give J
p the keys at the point of a pisal.
The mob seized Blount and j
arried him into Hardy's field, a !
hort distance away, where he
ms beaten to death with some
lunt instrument and thon snot
'ho ineb dispersed and the authordes
declare they know none of ^
he participants. Blount had |
een for many years v negro re- :
ublican loader, and at one time
eld a position in the Norfolk (
avy yard.
W 1*7 T? .. I i
??. ?*. xvuutuisou, a lumber |
ealer and a resident of Berkley
Did Mayer Allen of that place to.ay
that he witnessed the kill- ^
ng from his bed room window (
nd thatBlounts screams awakened
lim. Four masked men, he said j
iad Binut io the middle of the ,
treet and were clubbing his ,
iead. Three of the men became (
Tightened at their victim's cries ,
nd fled, but the other, whom {
lobertson believes was white, ,
Irew a pistol and shot Blount ,
hrough the back of his head.
Confessions of a Priest.
Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake, 1
trk., writes, "For 12 years I 1
offered from Yellow Janndioe. '
consulted a number of physicians 1
ind tried all sorts of medicine, I
>ut got no relief. Then I began
he use of Electric Bitters and teel 1
hat 1 am now cured of a disease
hat had me in its grasp for twelve
rears." If you want a reliable ,
no/llnin/\ * 1 Tr "*
uvu>v/iuu iui xjiver ana ivuiney '
rouble, stomach disorder or gen*
iral debility, get Electric Bitters.
;uaranteed by Crawford Bros.,
F. F. Mackey & Co. and Fundei>urk
Pharmacy.
Loss to Winthrop College.
Withrop College Rock Hill, Oct.
15. ?Winthrop collego has sustain*
id a great loss in the death of Miss
knna Teresa Lichtenwangon of
Cnoxville, wno died of heart
ailure on Sunday, October 23,
kfter a painful illness of two
veeks.
TO CURE A COUGH
The coughs so prevalent these <lav?
isually develop before you realize
vhat has happened. Now the best
hing to do la to take the most reliable
tough cure you can get. None betto
than Murraya Horehound Mullein
ind Tar. It is made of the purest ingredients
and can hcgivan to infante
la well a* grown people. Above all
dae It CITRER. You will And it at
ill druggists. 25c a bottle?extra large
oottle.
The Hnntsville Lynching
rho United States Grand Jur} Indicts
Sevornl Persons.
llun'svillo Ala., Oct. 24.?Tho
JnitedStates grand Jury has made
i report to Judge Jonos covoring
.ho lynching of IIorac^Maplcs.and
ixpressed opinion that if Maples
aad not been a negro ho would not
lave been taken from jail and
ynehed. Tho grand jury indicted
jevoral alleged members of the
nob. Tho report says that soinethingmust
be dono to put a stop to
lynching in the south nod that all
good citizens should welcome anything
that may have that effect
whether from the State or federal
court. Judge Jones thanked the
jury and says he is willing to
havo S5.000,000 of peop'e pasH
on the righteousnessof tho grand
jury's action.
AN OLD TIME REMEDY.
Murray's Horehound Mullein and
Tar has in it the purest of drug*. All
of which were used by our parsnta
und grand-parents. It is a combination
so put together that it cures a
cough right oil". Nothing is bstter for
babies. it is a most reliable cur* for
til 1 cases of coughs. Ask your druggist
lor it. They all have it. (Jot a bottle
now aud have it ready. Costs only
?5c a bottla?extra large bottlea?
regular 50c size, Kemenber to ask for
Murraya" and take no other.
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Summary of Cotton Ginned.
Washington Oct. 25.?A bulletin
issued today by the census
bureau gives a summar y of the
report on cotton ginned in tho
United States in the present year
up to October 18. The report
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;u*oia i/uu CUUUIIOM,UUU ouOWS 1110
total of 426.883 running bales, as
igainst 299,669 running bales reported
from thosamo counties lui
;he same period last year. The
lountis covered are in tho States of
Alabama, Arkansas, ^Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Georgia makes the largest showing
with 34 counties and 196,744 bales,
is against 117,139 bales last year.
The number of ginneries from
which reports were received is 2,
111, as against 2,342 for 1903.
A. comparative statement for 1903
shows that up to October 18 of
that year a total of 3,839,627
bales had been ginned. The total
number of counties from which
ginning was reported in 1903
was 812, and the number of gin-*
aeries 27,723.
DANGER OF A COUGH.
Pneumonia, grlpp, cold, bronchitis*
and nearly every other dangerous
sickness of this kind is usually the de
velopment of a slight cough Too
ruany people are laid up and too many
die from diseates where they could so
easily knock that first cough in the
head. Murray's Horehound Mullein
and Tar cures colds. It drops the hot*
torn out of a tough. Every druggist
has it for 25c a bo!tie Remember
"Murray's and take no other. Regu~
lite "A/1 aJirt
U*i UVW OI t*X3 .
Two Shot Noar Aiken By Unkno
*n Parties.
Aiken Oct. 25.?On Saturday
night about 8 o'clock some one
shot into the store of Mr. C. H.
Woodward at Montmorenci.
Threo shots were fired with a
pistoland as a result, the ten year
old daughter of Mary Roof, colored,
is said to bo dying with a
bullet through her abdomen, and
a colored man named Jim Knight:
is shot through tho calf of the
leg.
The One Day Oeld Cure.
Kermott'a Chocolate* UMtlrt Qelnfaa lot
cold In the head and tore throat CUldree UM
them like ??n<r.