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FIEND WAS AIDED OTHER NEGROES HELPED SOW EN MAKE HIS ESCAPE. , - The Arrest of One ol Them nt Spring field Came Nejur Ending in a lynching. There came near being a lynching bee at Springfield Thursday night. A letber from there cn Thursday says "following a day of the most Intense excitement Springfield is tonight In the hands of an asgry mob. and no concerted action has been taken to prevent further disorder and trouble. Anything may happen." The trouble grew out of the disitardly attempt oi the black fiend Bowen to assault a white lady of Springfield and the avid given him in making his escape, by other negroes. Warrants were issued Thursday for Wade Tyler, who is more or less notorious as a 'lawbreaker, and sev eral other negroes charging them with aiding in the escape of Arthur Bowen the negro who attemped a criminal assault on a young woman of Springfield and for whom, he of ficers and posses of determined men have been scourlDg the country since. Tyler was arrested Thursday , while passing through Springfield. He was armed, and attempted to re sist the officers, but was overpower ed and placed in the town jail. The arrest of Tyler stirred the an ger of the men who have made futile efforts to capture the Bowen negro. Tyler's wife who was with her hus band when he was arrested attempt ed to shoot an officer, and_ it is said would have done so but for the vig ilance of the arresting officer, who acted quicklyi laying her skuil open with the barrel of his rifle. Tyler and hi* wife were evidently expect ing trouble. They had a pistol, re peating rifle and ft double-barreled shotgun. v When Sheriff fJal'ley arrived from Orangeburg Thwiday night having been delayed by trouble to the auto bile In wihch he was traveling, the excitement was at its height. The sheriff had been summoned to carry Tyler to a place of safety, as it was considered certain ha would be lynch ed if left at Springfield Thursday night. In the meantime many men in the angry crowds, that had gathered, threatening further trouble^ had fre quented "blind tigers" and many drunken men were in evidence. After encountering many difficul ties Sheriff Salley, assisted by several policemen attempted to ? enter the city Jail to place Tyler in a wafting automobile. The mob interfered, and serious trouble seemed imminent. At last the negro was brought out and the sight of him precipitated what was almost a riot As the negro was being placed In the car some un known party in the crowd fired, shooting the prisoner in the back. Tho officers did not stop, but with the wounded negro drove speedily awfcy. ? A letter from Springfield says the temper and lack of judgment of mob rule had asserted itplelf Thursday evening. During the melee a party fiom a nearby towD is said to have attempted to shoot a prominent citi zen on the street. He was knocked senseless and his jaw bone broken by the butt of a gun. This Is only one of several Incidents of the kind that have happened in the last few days. There have been many street fights and disorder coninue. Such things will happen when law Is brushed a slde. Other arrests were made Thurs day along with the Tyler negro, Nor ris Staley, (Napoleon Staley and Smoothing Gibbs are said to be Im plicated in assisting the Bowen ne gro to escape after his hideous at tempt. They were locked up Thurs day, but after the removal of the Ty ler negro Thursday night the others were released. If negroes would help run down the fiends who attack wo men instead of hiding them and aid ing them to escape, the crime would soon stop. 'For the first time since the hunt for Arthur Bowen began the law of ficers and the citizens who have been assisting in tho search for the negro have struck the right trail^ and it is now only a matter of time before Bowen will be captured. When it was learned that other negroes had as sisted in his escape the indigna tion of the white people arose to a high pitch. Tyler is said to be the man who carried Bowen away after Bowen's crime was attempted. He is said to have conducted Bowen to a certain point and placed him in charge of another negro whi piloted the fugitive from there.' The officers and the citizens are looking for the other negro and further trouble is expected if" he Is found. It is generally believed at ?pringfield that the negro MasonB and Odd Fellows took up the caase of Bowen, and that after furnishing him with an abundance of ready cash at tempted to get him aboard a north bound train for Philadelphia. It is now practically certain that he will be arrested and brought to justice. It is now generally believed that the Bowen negro headed for Philadel phia and not for Florida, as was at first thought. The arrest of several secret so -clety negroes was expected Thursday night upon the arrival of Sheriff Sal Mey but the immediate necessity of Tushing the Tyler negro to a place of safety may have prevented this. A number of determined men are still on the trail of the Bowen negro, come of them not having slept for the past three nights. They are be ing relieved by volunteers, who are taking up the trail. A number of rel atives of the outraged family have arrived from points at a distance and have placed at the disposal of the officers any sum of money needed to aunt down the negro fiend. BAPTIST MEET AT FLIOREE. Charleston Association Holds Its 160th Annual Meeting. The Charleston Baptist Associa tion which embraces several coun ties convened in Elloree on last Tues da/ and closed its business Friday. It was the 160th annual meeting of the Association. The Association is the second oldest organization of its kind in America. Philadelphia being the oldest. The regular routine busi ness of the Jiesoclation was transact ed Tuesday and the Woman's Mis sionary Society held is regular meet ing transacting such routine busi ness as came before it. The Rev. Mr. Smuggs of Canton China, delivered two addresses before the Society. The Association proper, met Wed nesday morning and re-elected the following officers: Simon Hyde of Charleston, moderator; W. G. w'ells of Sumter clerk;'S. M. Cibson, of Meggets, treasurer. The Association was welcomed on behalf of the town by Col. Bascorn A. ShuIer Intendant, and on beha!." of the churches by the Rev. J. E. Strickland, of the Metho dist Church and these addresses were responded to by the Rev. How ard Lee Jones, of Charleston and Mr. R. L. Weeks of St. George. ! N The introductory sermon was de livered by the Rev. C. H. Turner of Georgetown and an address on ed ucation was delivered by Dr. Hall, president of Coker College. The Rev. Howard Lee Jones of Charleston, spoke Tuesday night*. There were a number of delegates in attendance and they were handsomely entertain ed at private homes. The Associa tion adjourned Friday morning. $4000.00 IN PREMIUMS. Everybody :<a This and Adjoining Counties Invited To Contest. The magnificent premium list pre pared by the Orangeburg County Fair Association has met with a hearty welcome by all of the pro gressive people of Orangeburg Coun* ty. They now realize what a big Fair the Association is going to hold and it remains with the people of Orange burg County tc show the world what they are capable of making and pro ducing. Study your premium list carefully decide what you are going to enter for contests, make out your entry and send it to J. M. Hughes, Secre tary Orangeburg County Fair Asso ciation. Remember it does not cost you anything to 'enter your exhibits in the various departments. Used Good Judgment and Tack. In handling that angry crowd at Springfield on Thursday night and in saving Tyler, a negro suspected of aiding thp fiend Bowen to escape, Sheriff A. M. Salley must have used good judgment and rare tact. In the excitement of the hour, it is a wor.der that Tyler was gotten away alive. The people at Springfield and vicinity were naturally worked up to a high tension by the recent out rage In th )ir midst, and it is a won der that Tyler was gotten away witu only one wound. That his neck was not broken speaks well for their for bearance under most trying circum stances. Should Be Broken Up and Punished. A letter from Springfield says the negro Masons and Odd Fellows took up Bowen, the black fiend who at tempted to assault a white lady near that placj Monday and after fur nishing him with an abundance of ready caah, attempted to get him on a north bound train for Philadel phia. If this is the kind of work these negro lodges are doing they should be disbanded at once, and the members prosecuted as acces sories to the hellish crime that Bow en attempted to commit. They should be made examples of. Young Couple Happily Married. Mr. Fred Lewis Wienges and Miss Julia Thomas were married at the home of the .bride's mother in St. Matthews at half-past four o'clock Thursday. Mrs. Weinges is a young woman r?f striking personal beauty of chanr ing disposition and wide ac quaintance. Mr. Weisges is one of Calhoun's foremost and most exten sive planters. After a honey-moon of a few days in Charleston and other points of interest, Mr. and Mrs. Weinges will be home to their friends in their home at Singleton. Bamberg Honored Her Martyrs. Thursday was Bamberg big day, and by many it is regarded as the biggest clay ever known in that town. The handsome Confederate monu ment was fittingly unveiled in the presene of a large and enthusiastic crowd all filled with a spirit of love and devotion to the Confederate he roes and the cause for which they fought. There were many of the old veterans present, who shared in the exercises, the chief feature of which was the soul stirring and inspiring address, of Senator E. D. Smith. Tyler is Very Badly Hurt. Tt is said that Wade Tyler, who was shot at Springfield while in the custody of the law, Thursday night, is likely to die, as he is badly wound ed. Tyler was shot from a crowd of men while he was being trans ferred from the guardhouse to the automobile in which he was to be brought to jail In this city. It sim ply could not be prevented, as no one suspected such a thing. It is not known who did the shooting as there was a big crowd present. Can't Give It the Time. Mr. Walter W. Dukes, who was elected firs lieut of the Edisto Rifles, soon to be mustered nto services agaln_ has resigned and Mr. Sumter Porter has been elected in his place. Mr. D"kes found that he would be unable to give the attenion t? the office which it would require. ENTHUSIASM EVERYWHERE. Town. Visited By the Advertising Par ty Shows Great Interest. Mr. Hughes, Secretary of the| Orangeburg County Fair, accompan ied by Mr. Milton Jeffords of the Amusement Committee, left Orange burg yesterdav i:i their specially pre pared automobile on a bill posting | trip to Norwayf Springfield, Neeses, Livingston, North, Woodford, and| Raymond. Tbe magnificent colored Fair Post ers were prominently placed in towns visited. Besides these thousands of Fair Week Heralds were distributed throughout the entire route of the Automobile. At each town, each community and every farm, great Interest was shown in the coming Fair and at every place big .crowds spoke of coming to the Fair. At Norway the advertis ing party called upon the Intendant, who readily gave the party permis sion to bill the town which was done in great shape. , At Springfield Mr. Fanning, mem ber of the City Council granted the advertising team permission to post the colored lithographs. Words of en couragment were received from our former townsmen and friends Capt. Jas. H. Fanning, Mr. J. C. Hair, and Mr. Summers Dibble also from other citizens of Springfield. The prosperous towns of Neeses and Livingston were then visited, and thoroughly billed. It seems that everybody from these towns have decided to come to the Fair. Our hustling neighboring town of North was then visited and great care was taken in thoroughly billing this town with beautiful lithographs which ha.va attracted so much fav orable attention. Here again words | of encouragment were received, and many promised to be in attendance at the big fair. The advertising par ty was cordially received here by Mr. Archie Livingston. Dr. J. C. Price, Edward B. Friday Esq., and others. Thursday's trip will take the party to Cameron, Creston Elloree, Vance, Parlors Eutawville', Fergu-| son, Connors and Holly Hiil Special bill posters were sent by automobile to Rowesville Branchville, and Bowman. These towns were thor oughly covered with advertising | matter. Soon everywhere the slog an will be "Meet me at the Fair!" #-~~ To tho Public. We wish to correct the impression that is held in some sections to the effect that exhibitors will have to pay for space alloted to them for their exhibits at the County Fair. This is a mistake for only those who have exhibits as' an advertisement and goods for sale will have to pay for space. We will be glad to fur nish space free to everything that is | not advertised to sell and we hope that we will have exhibits in every department from all sections of | Orangeburg and adjoining counties. All the buildings and race track are nearing completion and we hope to have every thing in order by the opening day Nov. 14th. Respectfully, J. M. Hughes, Secty. Special Services. Tomorrow in the Lutheran Church wiill be held special services, in cluding a esrmon by the pastor, ap propriate to the anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. The nam ing of the ninety-five theses on the church door at Wittenburg, Ger many^ by Martin Luther, Oct. 31, 1517,'marked the beginning of the open and persistent struggle which resulted in the Protestent Reforma tion. This is an event in which all who share the fruits are interested. All the members of the congregation are urged to attend. A cordial wel come for all visitors. Fiend Assaults Colored Girl. A black fiend named John Wir liams assaulted a young colored girl at Eureka in Aiken County not very far from Springfield. A posse of arm ed negroes attempted to arrest Wil-j liam, but he barricaded himself in | his house and refused to surrender. They then sent a call to Aiken for | officers, and Sheriff Labon and Rural Policeman Halley went out to the scene of the crime, arrested the fiend and lodged him in Aiken jail. He had in his house when arrested a Winchester rifle, a large magazine pistol and a dirk. He should have his neck cracked speedily. Giving Him Much Pain. The St. Matthews correspondent of The State says Mr. H. L. Ledford, who had the misforttune to fall and break his arm while trying his luck on roller skates last Saturday, is suf fering intense pain from his wound. His arm is badly shattered. Mr. Led ford is.the contractor who has the construction of the new graded shool building In charge. Notice. A very important meeting of the directors of the Orangeburg County Fair Association will be held on next Wednesday Nov. 1st, in the City Hall at 12.30 o'clock. All the directors are earnestly requested to attend promptly at the hour named. Very truly J. M. Hughes. Secty. Services At Church. There will be preaching at St. Paul's Methodist church Sunday morning at eleven o'clock by the pas tor Dr. Bays. Subject, "Christian Fellowship." Special music by full choir. Public cordially invited. The pastor hopes to see all the members at church. A Shetland Pony. tells a story and gives you the right viewpoint on certain human happen ings. "Captain Jinks" by Frances Hodges White. Formerly published at $1.50; now fifty cents, at SlmB Book Store. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. "The Girl in the Taxi" Booked for Next Monday Night. Monday, Oct. 30.?"The Girl in tho Taxi." Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 31?TJ. S. Marin.e Band. "The Girl In the Taxi." With a record of more than 1,000 consecutive performances in New York, Chicago and Boston as a rec |commendation of its great popular ap peal, "The Girl In the Taxi," that laughable Bensatlon of melody and mirth comes to the Academy of Mus ic Theatre on Monday night to enliv en the present theatrical season. The scenario in Mr. Stang's adap tation has for it3 locale, New York city. It deals with the escapades of Mignon, the pretty wife of a New Jersey perfumer, fond of vjsitfng the Gay White Way for a good time. Her proclivity for flirting leads ' her into embarrassing entanglements with a Mr. Watson; Bertie the cal low son of a rich banker and the banker's Philadelphia nephew, a married man, who in an effort to have an occasional good time in New York, leads his wife to suppose that he is sufferirig from a bronchial ail ment curable only by a famous New York'specialist.. Bertie, the lamb, has casually met Mignon in a taxicab is madly infatuated with the beauty, but under a meagre pocket money al lowance of ten dollars a month, is having a hard time to make it last while becoming acquainted with the girls. His doting mother forgetting that the boy is twenty' years old, treats him as a youngster. The old banker himself is fond of a good time and makes many a midnight prowl to the White Way, where in the ^company of show girls and ex rnsive suppers he forgets the rig ors of home rule. eao etaoi sdlu shrdlu shrdlu hmhmh The first act closes with banker his son and his nephew all sneakin& from the house to keep their appoint ments, each without knowledge of the other's intentions. The banker goes to meet his show gir^ the son to mee "the girl in the taxi" and the nephew to meet the same woman, having intercepted the note sent to the son by the (beautiful Mignon. All the appointments are to be kept in private room No. 6 at the Cafe Churchill. The second act shows this locality, with the irate husband of Mig non furious over her failure | [to meet him and anxicfus alike-'for her safety, having a bite to eat and a desire to sleep off the effects of his drinking. A general unmasking of the petty hypocrisies practised by all follows, and the act closes with the angry perfumer demanding that the police be called for the arrest of his wife. One of the show girl compan ions of the banker> bearing a re markable resemblance to Mignon h then placed under arrest by ti e po liceman who discovers that it is his own wife, not the perfumer's The third act is even more com plicated than the first two. Two ang ry wives must be appeased, an irate husband subjugated and Alexis the head-wajter of the Cafe Churchill, but now butler for the .banker's household, taken care of. All this is accomplishedi the act moving with celerity. A cast of unusual excell ence has been provided. United States Marine Band. In speaking of the United States Marine Band, which appears at The Academy of Music on Tuesday after noon of next week, the New York Herald says: "Better hand music than Lieutenant William H. Santelmann and his red-coated instrumentalists put to their credit has not been heard in New York in many a long day. It was in the opening number of the "Tanhauser Overture" that the organization showed what its musi cal mettle was, playing the difficult score not only with big well-balanced tone but with surprising delicacy and finish. An arrangement by Weingart ner of the Weber "Invitation to the Dance" and a list "Rhapsody" also showed to advantage the excellence of the band and the ability of the bandmaster. Creatore's Band. * o matter how many times one has thrilled to the magic of Crea tore's art, it makes always a fresh and a stronger appeal. Under his wand the interlacing threads of a composition weave in and out, un dulating softly and brilliantly as the strands of spun glass blown by the skilled breath of the artisan while they show as clearly and dis" tinctly to the consciousness of hear ing as those strands would enter a great magnifying lens. One feels every night in the year would not be too often to listen to such effects. When his organizaion appears at the Acad emy of Music Nov. 3rd, it will bo welcomed by one of the largest and most fashionable audiences ever as sembled in this city for a similar event*. Farmers Day at State Fair. Thursday, November 2 will be Farmer's Day at the State Fair, and President Dabbs says it is desi~od to have as many members of the Un ion as possible in attendance on that day. There will he a public meet ing in the Court House In Columbia on Thursday, Nov. 3rd, at S p. m. to which all farmers, business men and others interested in cotton are invited for a conference to discuss plans for holding, marketing etc. Orangeburg should be well repre sented at this meeting. Excursion Rates to Edgeficld. On account of the Edgefleld Co unty Fair which is now in progress, the Southern Railway will sell roundtrip tickets from all points be tween Columbia and Augusta; Bates burg and Perry, Edgefleld and Aiken; Augusta and Blackville, at greatly reduced rates. Tickets on sale Oct. 25th to 28th, with final limit October! 29th. < I LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. We hope fair week will .he ideal, so far as weather conditions are con cerned. Sheriff Salley has had a most stren uous time this week. He has been on the go nearly all the time. There will be no charge for space at; the County Fair occupied by ex hibits that are not carried there for the purpose of offering) them for sale. If the negroes want to have their societies of all kinds put out of com mission, all they have to do it to commit the protection and defense of such fiends as Bowen. "The Girl In The Taxi," a me lange of melody, mirth and merry making comes to the Academy of Music for an engagement Monday evening. Prices 50c to $1.50. Who can blame the people of Springfield and vicinity for being hos tile to the aiders and abettors of the fiend, Bowen, after passing through what they have this week? In The Times and Democrat vot ing contest there will be one general prize, four district prizes and nearly thirty township prizes. So all will have a chance to secure a prize. Mr. R. Lee Klauber has been elect ed a director in the Farmers Bank of St. Matthews to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. B. F. Keller, who has removed to Spar tanburg. The expectation aroused at the end of the first act in "The Girl in the Taxi," as to what will happen in the next has never been excelled in any play yet produced on the Amer ican stage. There is no chance business in The Times and Democrat voting contest The number of votes contestants get simply represent the amount of work -they or their friends have done in securing subscribers. The Walterboro Press and Stand ard says: "Thos. F. Brantley. Esq., J. J. Stack and D. D. Stack, of Orangeburg, were in town Wednes day in attendance upon a hearing be fore Master Henderson." The report that Bowen. the fiend who attempted to assault the white lady near Springfield, had been caught at Tillman. proved to be un founded to the great regret of all who wants to see the brute properly pun ished for his dastardly crime. Edward Dykes, a negro who made his escape from the city guard-house some time ago, was arrested at Nor way a few days ago, but before an | Orangeburg officer could go for him j he gnawed out of the guard house at that place and made his escape. The Times and Democrat will give away thirty one hundred piece Din ner Sets in its voting contest. One sett will go to each township in Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties that comply with the conditions, which are very simple and easy. Secretary Hughes gives notice that a very important meeting of the directors of the Orangeburg Coun ty Fair Association will be held Wednesday, Nov. 1, in the City Hall at 12 o'clock. All the directors are earnestly requested to attend prompt ly at the hour named. Mr. Bert Kahnweiler will leave Saturda.' for New York and other Northern points in the interest of the Kohn store. Mr. Kahnweiler will attend to the new ideas in the ready to wear goods whjch he will for ward to the store. The trip is main ly for the Christmas novelties for which Kohn's is famous. The automobile that brought Wade '< Tyler from Springfield on Thursday night was driven Dy Dr. Henson Bo lin who had taken Sheriff Salley to Springfield. That was a momentous vide for Tyler, as it brought him from a place where he probably would have been killed had he re mained there. NOTICE. Notice of opening of books of sub scription The Standard Warehouse Company of Elloree. Pursuant to a commission here tofore issued to the undersigned as corporations by the Hon. R. M. Mc Cowan Secretary of State of the State of South Carolina dated 23rd, day of October 1911, notice is here by given that books of subscription to the capital stock of The Standard Warehouse Company of Elloree will be opened at the ffice of the Arthur Hardware Company of Elloree, S. C, on Saturday October 28th. at 1 o'clock. , The purpose of the said corpora tion will be to owo, manage, control operato a warehouse or warehouses for the storage of cotton and sundr> other merchandise and to conduct all business in connection therewith; do and perform any and all necessary acts necessary for the purpose of coir ducting the busfness herein set forth and allowed by the statues in such cases made and provided. The said corporation will carry a capital stock of $10,000, devided In to 100 Shares of the par value of $100 each payable In money or prop erty in such installments as the Di rectors may see fit to call. Dated at Elloree, S. C, this the 24th day of October A. D. 1911. G. W. Shumaker, R. E. Clark, Arthur Hardware Co. , P. L. Felder, M. D., E. M. Parier E. F. Irick, W. M. Fair, ] W. F. Stack, A. D. Wactor, Board of Corporators. We have never seen any fancy work so popular as ''Royal Society" The ladiea simply flock around the art needle work department. They are extravagant in their praises of the worked models. They thank us for bringing the Royal: Society goods to Or angeburg. YOU SHOULD BE COME A ROYAL SOCIETY-ITE Take the model we ill ustrate. 596 oval lib rary mat. Stamped and tinted on dark linen, Royal Society embroideiy floss in colors to complete Jihe worh, and diagram showing the arrangement of stitches and colors. All for 75c. See window display?hundreds of designs. Have You An Idea of buying a piano any tirre soon? Do you expect to buy one within the next few months? If so, we present you NOW the best oppor tunity you will have in a long time. Call to see us or write us forjull details. We have on hand now in our warerooms in Orangeburg the larg est stock of strictly HIGH GRADE PIANOS in South Car olina. We bought in large quant ities and we are prepared to sell at figures and upon terms which will astonish you. Don't pay tremen dous profits to dealers away from home, when you can buy better in struments for less money right here from a home dealer, who is near at hand to fulfill every guarantee we make. WE claim to know something about pianos. Come to see us and let us TALK PIANO WITH YOU before you buy. A person al visit to our warerooms will sur prise you with the number, beauty and tonal qualities of our high grade instrumenls. Marchant Music Co, ESTABLISHED 1882. 53 E. Russell Btreet, . a Orangebur^;, 8. 0. X DEAR FRIEXD: LAST SUMMER I WONDERED* WHAT THEY HID WITH ALL THE GRAPES. I KNOW NOW THEY TOOK THEM AND DRIED THEM AND MADE THEM INTO RAISINS. RAISINS ARE MIGHTY NICE TO GO IN A CAKE, AND MIGHTY NICE TO HANI) ROUND WHEN YOU WANT TO SPEND A LONG TIME AT THE TABLE TALKING. YOUR FRIEND, JACOB. P. S. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT NICE RAISINS, CURRENTS, CIT RON, NUTS AND THINGS THEY HAVE AT CRAIG'S PURE FOOD STORE. Williams & Sharpers on THE UP-TO-DATE Merchant Tailors and Dry Cleaners First Cl?iss Workn}fc9?5i?lp Gufcr&ijteed. Special Attention, to Ladles Clothes. Suits Made to Order. Clothes called tor and delivered. IPET-OISTE 97-L. Under Post Office Orangeburg, S. C