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Chronicled by the Alert Cor- *
respondents of 1'he Columbia 1
State and the Charleston
News and Courier.
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(-tpeeiata to Ttio State )
Henry Grandy Acquitted.
Greenville, May 6.? In general ^
cnccionc eroi et- ?-* ? ? f~* ?
.iv. jjiviio wuui i tuuay 1 iciii y VJI mi* c
dy was acquitted cf the murder
of Otto Mace, the homicWe occuring
in a beer dispensary on t
Washington street last summer. t
It will be recalled that Grandy j
and Mace fought with beer bot- {
tics and Mace received a wound
in the head which resulted in his ,
c
death three days laOr. Self defense
evidence was adduced at the ^
trial today and the jury was out c
ten minutes.
Tom Wakefield Acquitted. y
Greenville, May 5.?The jury r
in the trial of Tom Wakefield for *
the murder of Hicks, after two
hours' deliberation, returned a '
verdict of not guilty. \
Wakefield was charged with hav 1
ingshot and killed James E Ilicks j
near the old Block house, which t
is located near the North Caro- ?
lina line. The two brothers, Tom t
and Ed Wakefield, J E Sprouse 6
- and Hicks were fogether around
a campfire on the night or Feb- ?
ruary 17, 1904, when the two p
Wakefields and Ilicks had hot |i
words, followed by Hicks being tl
shot with a pistol. The defense 2
claimed that Ed Wakefield fired ^
the fatal shot, and that the def?
fendant, Tom Wakefield, had no 1
pistol and did not lay hauds upon
Hicks. After the two Wakefields
? * i
were captured they escaped from
the custody of the officers by
jumping'ftpm a railroad train in
North Carolina, and Ed Wakefield
has never been recaptured. (
Tom was captured , some time t(
after his escape, and was tried
here at the January term of the 0
court. A mistrial was the result ^
of that trial, and for the second 14
time he was placed on trial for ^
his life.
Hicks was a section boss in a ^
Union cotton mill, and went to a v
place near the scene of the killing ^
in company with six other men
from his town, to a cocking main. P(
It was said that the whole crowd w
was drinking, and directly follow- J(
ing the breaking up of the cock a*
fight the tragedy occurred. ?1
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Thomas Howze Found Dead in.a
Gasoline House. w
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Union, May 5.?An unusually ^
tragic death was discovered here ^
this morning, when Thomas
Howze, the son of a prominent ^
business man, was found dead in ,
t r
a gasoline house. He had spoken ^
yesterday of being sick, and it is
supposed mat descending the lew
steps into the tank pit, the fumes w
of the gasoline overcame him. He 01
was not found until hours after- 111
wrrd.
Young Howze had been in the
employ of the plumbing departinent
of the Bailey Lumber and w
Manufacturing company of this
city for some nine months, and 10
about 4:30 yesterday afternoon
was sent to the gasoline tank, 81
which is situated in the rear of
the residence of Mr R L McNaily,
manager of the company.
His long stay was noted, but H
nothing was thought of it until he ?c
did not report for work this morn- n<
ing. On inquiring at his home it ^
was found that he had been ab
his morning his dead body was
'oundin the gasoline house, with
he flesh of his hands and arms
rracked and pealing off, where
hey had been lying in the water
saturated with gasoline about the
Dottom of the tank, which extends
.cveral feet under the ground, lie
tad fflled his vessel half full of
gasoline before becoming unconscious.
At 'he inquest held at 10
/clock, a verdict was rendered
hat he came to his death "by
latural causes and inh ding gasoine."
The phrase "natural
:auses" was used, as the young
nan suffered from heart trouble,
ind it is possible that heart failire
caused his death before the
joisonous fumes of the gasoline
lid their work.
Mr Ilow/.e was the son of Mr
md Mrs E C Howze, and was
nit 19 years old, and a young
nan of lovable disposition and
ine character.
jTJLLOF rilAQIU MIi V .MG
ire these lines from J. H. Simnone,
of Casey, la. Think what
night have reunited from his terlhle
cough if ho had not taken
he medicine about which ho writes
'1 had a fearful cough, that dis11
rbod my night's rest. 1 tried <
verything, but nothing would reieve
it, until 1 took Dr. King's ,
Jew Discovery for Consumption, ,
,'oughs and Colds, which enmlotely
cured me. " Instantly re- 1
loves and permanently curee ail :
hrout and lung diseases; prevents
rip and pneumonia. At Craw- ]
i?rd Bros., .1. F. Mackey & Co., ,
nd Funderltiirk Pharmacy, drug- ]
est; guaranteed; 50c and $1.00
'rial bottle free. 1
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'McCLanrin A he id of thoTimou"
(
(From the Sumter Herald.)
The following is from tho hotel
lVby column of tho Washing- |
in Post: 1
"Ex-Senator John L McLotirin <
f South Carolina, who is at the *
laleigh, might yet he occupying *
seat in the greatest legislative |
ndy in the world but for his t
urdyine88 in advocating opinions (
iftt were not in accord with the (
iows of a majority of hi* people.
onator MeLaurin's independence
(is caused him loss of political
ower, a lesult that he accepted
ith characteristic fortitude, end *
V. V
at today be is again in high favor
: home, for many of those who c
pposed him are now his zealous '
lllowers." ^
That is true Had he drifted v
ith tho current Mr McLaurin *
ould today be holding the Sen- *'
:orial sea- now occupied by As- 11
ury C Latimer. That he chose *
ot to dri/t will, however, always
e to his credit, no mattei what
10 future has in storo. ? Charitte
Observer.
c
Exactly. Many of those whowero ^
illing to crucify McLaurin sev- n
ul yoars ago are now among his |
lost ardent admirorsand are now *
rm believers in the soundness of 1
is economic views. It needs but "
le teat of time to prove tliat he t
as right and that his critics a
dn't know what they wero talkg
about. We huve always he- ^
Dvod in the absolute honesty and J,
ncerily of Mr McLaurin and in j,
is devotion to the intorests of *
is people.
Mothers can safely give Foley's j
oney andTar to their children for I ^
>ughs and colds, for it contains!^
> opiates or other poisons. Sold j
/ Fonder bur* Pharmacy. g
PUSH LANCASTER. \'
tosses to jrucKers l
Great at Chadbotirn.
Carload After Carload of Berries A
Hauled to Garbage?Loss Now '
Reaches $600,000.
Special to The State.
Charlotte, N. C.,?A special S
from Chadbourn, N. C., says:
There has never been anything in h
the history of this State that com- ^
pares with the railroad block
here. More than ?200,000 worth w
of berries have rotted at the de- sa
pot here since Monday morning. ?(
The railroad company is at this
moment hauling carload after car- ^
load of fine but spoiled berries to cc
the river and dumping them as so ^
much garbage. The loss to the S;
truck growers of this immediate 's
section will be at least $600,000. sc
HP I - ... - I
i nesc ngurcs seem absnrb but g'
they are absolutely reliable. The A
Fruit growerst Express company ?y
has failed to supply the refrigerator se
cars. The farmers arc picking of
their berries as rapidly as they m
can and turning then^ over to thejev
station agent here, but the situa-jth
tion is growing worse. The ex- to
press company is held responsible cc
and claims for more than $200,- th
ooo damages have been filed, at
M ore than 100 northern commis- ol
sion men are here ready and eager av
to pay $2 to $3 a crate for berries ri<
if they could ship them. The wi
situation is unique and interest-^ bf
ing. Thousands of crates of the te
prettiest sort of fruit arc on the ch
yard here. The rotting berries to
smell from one end of the town to >c<
the ether. Cars loaded with the cs<
Jecaying fruit give forth juice and
?tcam. Ten thousand hands arc K<
it work picking the berries. tin
an
NEW CURE FOR ( ANCER f01
All surface cancers are now St
cnowu to t>o curable by Bneken*8
Arnica Salvo. J as Waltors nc
>f Dufficld, Va., writes: llI had
1 cancer on my lip for years, that
teemed incurable, till Biicklen's
\rniea Salve healed it, and now lir(
t is perfectly well." Guaranteed br
sue for cuts and hums. 25c at co
7 raw ford Iiros', .1 F Mackoy Di
.Io'h, and Fundorburk Pharmacy, tal
Faced Death Smilingly. yo
nc
Newman Ga., May 5. ? Grooly
'hillip*, a negro murderer, was
u 1)
langod here today and the oxolit
ion was the first tbat has taken
ilaco in the county in 30 years.
Jreely smiled and said: 4tFarevol1,
my good white friends,"
de thanked Sheriff Brown and cftf
1 mler Aleabook for their kindless
to him and shook hands with p0
he preachers. th<
DON'T BORRO W TROUBLE 19
It i* a bad habit to borrow any- |^0
hing, bnt tlio worst thing yon
?n possibly borrow, is troublo.
Vben sick, sore, hoavy, weary ^
,nd worn-out by the puins and w
loisons of dyspepsia, biliousness,
b ight's discaso, uny similar inernal
disorders, don't sit down
,nd brood over your symptoms,
>ut lly for relief to Elecric
Bitters. Here you will tind sio
me and permanent forgetfulness
if. alljyour troubles, and your
>ody will not be burdened by a
oad of debt disonse. At Craword
Bros , J. F. Mackey & Co., 'l0
funderburk Pharmacy. Drug po
tores Prices 50c. Guaranteed. th?
?The Ledger, The Atlanta frc
fournal, Semi weekly, and The mc
iouthorn Cultivator, .11 throe
ne year f<?r $2., but must be
>aid for inadvance. ^
iamis salve. ttti
the mo?t healing salvo In ft worl<*
ittie uiri Kescued Chi
by Charlotte Preacher. Thn Ch
Rivor
Spectacular Scene on City s
Crowded Streets Saturday
Afternoon?Dr Hardin Stop- special
ped the Runaway. lialoi
corpora
pecial to The State. Carolio
Charlotte, May 6.?A sensa- g.y
onal runaway accident in which
cv Dr M D Ilardin, pastor of R.yer j
ic Second Presbyterian church, _rjncjp,
ith a rare display of heroism pjiccnp
ived a child from probable death tK
:curred here this afternoon. ^
As Dr Hardin was returning
y vin oj *
om a horseback ride, a buggy {
>ntaining 13-year-old Laura
rdcrs with the horse at a mad y^ ^
lllop swept by him. The min- ^ roU(
tcr, the best equestrian in this
i .i .. nines lr
ction, took in the situation at a .
i ... i ln *irK
ance and started in pursuit. n
c. , c . ...I traverai
Iter a chase of two blocks he
/erhaulcd the team and made nsjom
vcral efforts to catch the bridle ,We
the frightened horse. The " ^ol1*
addencd animal repeatedly Charles
raded him, and realizing the ^el8kf^
c constantly increasing danger P08sl^b
the child as the team approach ttD(^
1 the crowded business district, COt
e plucky preacher by a despcr- w'1?n
c effort dashed squarely in front cuP'tftl 1
the runaway team. The run- ^()I^ anc
I'ay collided with horse and ^ Erwii
10 tliiii'
3cr at terrihe speed, completely
recking the buggy and injuring ^or8,tn
vth horses. Quickly the minis- B^Hro8>
r alighted and extracting the aut*
ild from the wreck, bore her
a neighboring house where she j|||]?|| ]
:eivcd medical attention. She
caped with severe bruises.
Dr Hardin rode a thoroughbred
:ntucky animal. lie is a son of Town oi
s former governor of Kentucky Two 1
d his wife is a daughter of the
mcr vice president, Adlai E
evenson. Fort
The sensational rescue was wit- ^ sped
ssed by hundreds. Oklahon
A tor
PLANSTOG^f RICH thil4 eV(
3 often frustrated by sudden business
oakdown, duo to dyspepsia or extent o
nstipation. Brace up and take
King's Now Life Pills. They " "
co out tho materials which are 11
igging your energies, and give ne,B h?l
a a new start. Cures head- atroyed
lies and dizziness too. At were ca
awford Bros', J F Mackey & blown ii
i's and Funderburk Pharmacy. . ,
. , J tributed
c, guaranteed.
m t m tho towi
NOTICE I
The Board of Control for Lan- The c
iter County will meet at Lan- city wai
iter C. H., S. C., on Tuesday, tijjg ^i
ne 6lh, 1905, for the purpose -urjeg
electing dispensers for the dia- r.?e
nsary at Lancaster C. H., and 1,0
3 dispensary at Kershaw for the c^^('ren
Biiing year beginning .July 1st from th
05. Applications for these them w<
sitions must bo filed with said
ard at least twenty days before ^
d 6th of ,I line 1905.
J E YV Haile. Signature
ir Hoard of Co Control L C.
ly 5, 1905 ?]m.
Folej
NOTICE.
The board of county com mis- * *
ners in their meeting Monday
sod a resolution in the effect NOllCl
it hereafter no magistrate in ^11 {
ncastor county will bo paid for roads of
Iding an inxuest unless it is lm- have no
ssible to got tho coroner, and roftd wil
jn the magistrate must comply ^n('R
hk tha i?.? u.. : i?*ho roftl^
?ov;u?.uK UUIUHV11S they cftI
>m threo citizens of the im- thore is
idiate community that it is im- an oven
rtifnt that an inquest ho held in mo at 01
> particular case under consideron.
M C Gardner. *'
County Supervisor. ?1'aj
irter to a Railroad
arlestoo, Virginia & Ohio |
the Biggest Corporation
rtered in Bo mo Timo.
to Charlotte Observer,
gh, May 0.?Tlio biggest
lion charterod in North
a in a great while was to
en corporate lite, it being
irleston, Virginia & Ohio
Railroad Company, with
al offices at Morganton.
ital is $2,200,00U, the char !
paid the Stato amounting
It is chartered for 99
ind proposes to construct
rate a road from Charles[3,
ISO miles, to Nutou,
h?re is to be 130 miles of
I in North Carolina, 70
i Tennessee, and 50 miles
inia. The counties to be
ed in North Carolina are
a, Cleveland, Burke,
II, Mitchell, rind Watauga,
h Carolina are Berkley,
ton, Clarendon, Sumter,
w, Cheater, York, and
l Lancaster. Also Johnson
tor counties in Tonnosee.
npany is to begin business
500,000 is paid in for the
stock, and the lncorporal
stock subscribed are: VV
a, 2 shares; H L Millner, 1
es; E P Tate, 2 sharee;
ton; W T Hunter, 1,500
J F Cowan, 1,000 shares;
jcrt Ragney, 1,985 shares
i
Damage by Storm
in Indian Territory. j
i
f Owl Nearly Wiped Out i
Persons Killed and Ten ,
Injured. \
t
Worth, Texas, May 5.? t
al to The Record from
aa City says: ,
nr?do struck Owl, 1. T., (
ening and damaged the (
i part of the town to the ]
f over 150,000. T.vo per- |
re killed and 10 injured, \
ally. Nearly every busi- (
ise in the town was de- ]
and about 50 dwellings
rned away. Trees were |
a from a distance and dis- <
promiscuously through (
a. The storm covered a |
out 700 foet wide and do- ,
everything in its way. .
nly school house iu the
i demolished and it was in
lilding the prinicipal ln)ok
place.
building was filled with
i who had taken refuge
e storm, and nearly all oi
are injured.
ABVOniA.
ytThs Kind You Han Always Bought
rJ8 Kidney Cure makes
i and bladder right. Don't
iking. Sold by Funder
larmacv.
b to Road Overseers
overseers of the public
! Lancaster County who
t worked their section of
II please warn out their (
ad work same at once, as
Is havo now dried off so
i be proporly worked. If
any soction that has not
jeer, please report same to
jco and lwill appoint one. '
M C Gardner, 1
Co Supervisor. 1
f for The Ledger.
For Love, Woman
Shoots Herself.
Lettors Were Found by Which
She Was Identified as Mrs.
J. W. Gray, ot Now Orleans
and Chicago.
New York, May 6.?A handsome
woman, 38 years old, supposed
to be Mrs. J. W. Gray of
Ne.v Orleans, committed suicide
early to day while alone in her
room at~the llotel Imperial, by
shooting. She was found in an
unconscious and extremely serious
condition anil removed to a hospital.
Accompanied by a man a few
years her senior, the woman, appeared
at the Imperial on April
20. Tin couple legistered as J.
W. Gray and wife of New Orleans.
They wen*, together frequently
and tho man was away in
the daytime, but there was noth
ing about them to excite unusual
inteiest.
A bundle of letters addressed to
'Mrs. J. ?V. Gray" at various
places was found among the woman's
effects. On the backs of
two photographs found among
the letters was written the name
of "Charles 11. Stonehara," the
same as on oue of the four letters
left by the woman. One of the
letters was addressed "Dear
Sweetheart," and reads:
"Again and again have you disappointed
me. Charley, what in
God's name have I done? If you
were anxious to get rid of me,
Llmt was easy. Why did you
lave me come to New York?
Here 1 nm as your wifo. If you
lad said, 4()llie, 1 do not want
foil to return,' I would never
lave done so. Well, Charley,
his is the last time. 1 wish you
ill the luck ia tho world."
The woman died without regaining
consciousness. At the
)ffices of O, F. Jonnasson &
Company, mining brokers, 41
droadway, it was said that Chas.
tJ. SStoneman was a member of
.ho lirm A member of tho firm
;uid Stonehan was married and
ived in Jersey City.
It is learned that the Hotel Imperial
suicide was Mrs. J. W.
aray of Chicago widow of a former
broker of that city. Before
ber marriage to Gray 20 years ago
bho lived in New Oileans, where
a brothor and sister still live.
Mrs. Gray was 36 years old and
is said to have been wealthy.
"Mrs. Gray met Chailos Stoneham
in the early fall," said a
friend. "A few days ago a little
son of his was drowned and after
his son's death bo determined to
give up Mr8. Gray. lie called
or* n a on/1 i a1/1 M mo
uvi K|l ruui iUiU IJVI oil* iui D?
Gray threatened to commit sui*
cido unlos8 he returned to her."
At Stonehan's office in Jersey
City, it is said that he had left his
offico in New York, at the usual
hour.
Pneumonia is ltobbed of its Tar
rors
by Foley's Honey and Tar. It
stops the racking cough and and
I I I ..I 11 iL. I
ueais nuu aiiuugiuous iuo inugn.
If taken in time it will prevent an
ttack of pueumonia. Refuse
substitutes. Sold by Funderburk
Pharmacy.
Motico to the Public.
1 will hold all inqnests in the
:onnty. Phone to my residence
it Pleasant Hill for mo when
needed.
J. Montgomery Caskey,
opt. 20?tf