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FLORENCE BOY 3IISSIXG. Eight-Year-Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jackson Disappears. Florence, March 7.?Andrew, the eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Jackson, of this city, has been missing from the home of his parents since early yesterday afternoon and his parents and relatives are greatly distressed as to his where~ u aouuis. It is said that he was last seen at about 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon walking with a negro man going tc k the Coast Line station, and since that time he has been absolutely lost sight of, despite all efforts made by the parents and relatives of the child, the sheriff and police department The child was playing at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. M. L. A Garner, on Gailliard street. It was , then about 6 o'clock and that was the last seen of him by his family. Per sistent and continued search has beer made for the little fellow all last f night and throughout the day, but as yet nothing as to his whereabouts can be ascertained. The boy is eight years old, rather slender and has dark h?ir and eyes. He attended the city graded schools and is old enough to talk intelligently and should be able to locate him> self if he has been stolen or kidnapped. CHILD MURDERED. Body of Little Andrew Jackson Found in Florence. Florence, March 8.?The body ol Andrew Jackson, the little boy whc has been missing since Wednesday afternoon, was found this aftc noor by the Boy Scouts, who have beer scouring this section for trace of him since his disappearance. He had beer murdered and the body put in an old car on a disused track in the freight transfer yard, and had evidently beer there since the night of his disappearance. There were indications on the body of the child that he had been ? struck in *he back of, probably by a vehicle, a severe blow, enough tc have knocked him senseless, but there were marks on his throat indicating that he had afterwards beer choked to death. There were footprints leading from a road to the car in which the body v was found. Evidently one party waited in an old field between the road and the transfer yard and was joined by the other that had taker the body to the car. There were alsc prints of a boy's foot, which mighl have been the foot of the murdered boy, leading towards the car, but not away from it. * Found by Boy Scouts. The Boy Scouts were scouring the country round this afternoon, anc Troop C, with Robert Howell and the scout chief, were working up the railroad track. They divded at the transfer yard and were examining eacl car. Howell discovered the body ir ^ one of the cars as he climbed into it TT? V, o <-? fVio hii <rl o son n rl oH flnri tbf IXC/ UUU tuv MV4^1V V?? scout master, James Evans, who was near, was summoned. They tele/ phoned the chief of police and the sheriff and a physician. The body was in the car as if i1 had been thrown in from the door some six feet from the door, parti} on the right side, with the knees bent as if they had been hanging ovei something. There were some olc clothes in the car, but nothing tc ^ * show that they had any connectior with the body. Jury Empanelled. Magistrate C. S. McClenaghan empanelled a jury in the absence of the coroner. The jury viewed the bod} and is taking all the evidence thai will throw any light whatever on the t case. How such a deed could have beer done is a mystery and many theories are advanced. The little boy was evij dently dead when he was thrown intc I the car. 'l/nere were indications tnai : the parties who put him there had gone to the edge of a ditch six 01 ' seven feet deep near the tracks and contemplated throwing the body in I there, but changed their minds and put it in the box car. There is evidence of the fact that the parties whc did the deed were familiar with the conditions about the yards, as they chose the only way of approach thai could have been used without exposing them to view. How the blow came on the boy's back will explain the mystery of the murder. Father and Son Meet in Prison. Oakland, Cal., March 8.?After many years of separation, father and son met in a cell of the city prison here. Harry Miller, a young tailor of San Francisco, revealed his identity to Samuel Miller, a self-confessed wife murderer wanted in Memphis. ? The young man had gone to the > jail after reading an account of Miller's arrest in the daily papers. The pair were allowed to exchange confidences for half an hour. Miller killed his wife nine years ago after a quarrel. While awaiting the death penalty he escaped from prison, and became a wanderer. He ' says he killed his wife in self-de1 fense. SALE OF DILLON COTTON MILLS. . Three Mills Bought Over by New Corporation?Prices Paid. Dillon, March 7.?The plantr. of Maple Cotton Mills, Dillon Cotton ? Mills, and Hanier Cotton Mills were > to-day sold at public auction to the Dillon Mills, a new corporation, form! ed some time ago with view to taking over these plants. The prices paid were as follows: : Maple Cotton Mills, capitalized at 1 $9S,500, sold for $155,000; Dillon 1 Cotton Mills, capitalized at $125,000, sold for $50,000; Hamer Cotton ? Mills, capitalized at $100,000, sold for $190,000. There was a large . crowd present and several bids were made. The prices paid were consid> erably less than the value of several plants. It is more than probable ( that the pendancy of certain suits in' stituted in the United States courts by J. -H. Lane & Co., of New York, 1 and notices made by this concern forbidding the sale of the property - had the effect of chilling bids upon > the property. . EHKHARDT FIRE LOSS $200,000. Hacker Lumber Co. Heaviest Loser in Ehrliardt Conflagration. Ehrhardt, March 10.?As reported yesterday, the fire originating in the plant of the Hacker Lumber Co. had a little after 2 o'clock, reached its limit and was confined thereafter to I the building then burning. The loss will approximate $200,000, appor: tioned as follows: Hacker Lumber > Company, loss $100,000, with insurr ance to about one-fourth value; the i Carolina Gin Company, loss $6,000 l total, no insurance; Atlantic Coast i Line Railway Company, loss about l $25,000, including platforms, nine i freight cars, trackage, fertilizers and : merchandise contained in the cars; l twelve Dales or cotion on tne picu form were burned. Other smaller l losses will run the total to about l $200,000. As stated in the (^ispatch l last night, the Atlantic Coast Line's ? depot and passenger station were ; saved, as was the saw mill of the Hacker Lumber Company. l One of the most thrilling incidents of the fire, mentioned in yesterday's i dispatch, was the saving of eight r freight cars on the siding by Enr gineerMiller and Flagman Griffith, of > the Coast Line. The run with the > engine was made between the flames i of the burning buildings on one side > and the burning railroad platforms ' on the other. In an effort to save I some tools from one of the burning - buildings, Jason Fender, a carpenter, was slightly injured by the explosion of a tank of gasoline. > It is believed that the fire was I started by sparks falling in the waste room of the Hacker plant. Mr. G. G. Creighton, of Charleston, manager of the Hacker Company's plant here, was at his home in Charleston last night, but arrived in town at midday to-day. It is stated, not authoritatively, however, that the plant will be rebuilt as soon as practicable. .Mr. A. D. Coggins, manager J of the Carolina Gin Company, has not stated what the intention of his : company is in reference to rebuild ing. s VETERAN BURNED TO DEATH. I Stephen Lane Meets Tragic End in > Cartersville Home. t Florence, March 9.?Mr. Stephen Lane, of Cartersville, an aged and well known citizen of this county and - a former intendant of Cartersville, ; was burned to death in his home last r night at Cartersville. Mr. Lane had t been suffering with rheumatism for ? several weeks and had been confined to his home. He was sitting in an l easy chair near the fire rubbing him3 self with liniment, in which there was considerable gasoline. The mix> ture became ignited and burned M*\ : Lane so badly about his body and [ face that death resulted. Mr. Lane lived alone, his wife 1 having died some time ago. He t leaves three sons, Messrs. George, 1 Ralph and Holland Lane, and three daughters, Mrs. Charles H. Jones, > and two Mesdames Severance. Mr. Lane was about 7S years old, and was a Confederate veteran, having lost an arm in the war. The funeral services were held in Cartersville today, and the interment followed at the same place. SHE KILLED HER HUSBAND. Young Woman, of North Carolina, , Makes Herself a Widow. Walter A. Harrison, 27 years old, . was shot to death by his 20-year-old . wife as he lay asleep in bed Tuesday morning at his home in Asheville, N. C. The young wife admitted that she ; snot mm, tnougn sne maintained tnat the killing was accidental. She de, clared that she was about to commit . suicide when her husband awoke and sought to take the pistol from her ; hands. In the struggle, she says, the r weapon was discharged, the bullet { taking effect in the right side. If you owe us anything, remember that we need the money and expect prompt settlement. JUDGE JOXES AT BARNWELL. Strong Jones Sentiment Found in That County. Barnwell, March 7.?Former Chief Justice Ira B. Jones, now a candidate for governor, stopped over here last night on his way hone from f" Hampton. He was here to-day, renewing old acquaintances and making many new ones. Unless appearances are very deceitful there is a strong Jones sentiment setting in here. This county gave Blease a majority two years ago, but, as has been stated in a previous item, there has been a reaction of feeling on account of his administration of the affairs of the government. Four Killed in Wreck. Social Circle, Ga., March 8.?Four persons were killed and nine injured, six of them seriously, when passenger train No. 4 of the Georgia Railroad, which left Atlanta at midnight, collided head-on with a freight train | three miles from here at 2:15 o'clock [ this morning. The dead are three negro men and one negro woman, whose names are unknown. The injured are: H. T. Xelson, mail clerk of Atlanta, se- u riously hurt; Engineer W. C. Vaugh- ? an, of the passenger locomotive A whose home is in Augusta, head and " body badly crushed. It is thought he cannot recover; W. E. Cary, mail b< 0 clerk of Atlanta, injuries serious; to Fred Bailey, baggagemaster of Har- in lem, Ga., injured in hip and back, D: wounds considered very serious; S. m A. Pool, mail clerk of Atlanta, leg ni broken in three places, injuries se- ai rious; Joe Brown, fireman on pass- oi enger locomouve, seriouf-v liuic, pi George Reid, porter, head and si knee hurt, wounds not serious; W. S. ci Clark, of Thompson, Ga., a passenger, ti< face cut, wounds not serious; negro G fireman of freight train, slightly hurt, cl Buried in the Wreckage. ai Officials of the road stated that the tt wreck resulted from the overlooking si of standing orders for freight trains to take a siding at Rutledge station, between Augusta and Social Circle 1< and thus to give the passenger train the right of way. When news of the a collision was received here physicians | and nurses were sent by special train 1 to the scene. Later the injured were I brought here and given medical at- g tention. The bodies of the four negroes who were killed are buried in the < wreckage and so far efforts to remove 1 them have failed. They were pinned ? under the negro coach, which was telescoped by the baggage car. It is u understood a wrecking train has been sCnt to the scene of the wreck ^ from Augusta. The two locomotives, telescoped by ? the force of the impact, of the collision, were practically demolished. The first-class passenger coach and the Pullman sleepers remained on the track and while some of the sleeping passengers were considerably shaken up none of them was injured. Social Circle is 55 miles from At lanta and 115 miles from Augusta."" All Quiet at Jacksonville. Jacksonville, March 8.?Quiet prevailed upon the streets of the city after 3 o'clock this morning, when T the last of the crowd, which could hs hardly have been called a mob, was ir dispersed. hi Threatened lynching of the negro, pi Eugene Baxter, held in the county si jail on a charge of murdering Simon T Silverstein, a grocer, and seriously ri injuring his wife and two small chil- T. dren, never reached serious proportions. The crowd was made up for the most part of warm blooded youths and sightseers. Police and deputy sheriffs have full control of the situation and. no further demonstration is expected, as the courts have promised a speedy trial. Baxter, the accused negro, was spirited away from the city at an early hour this morning upon the order of Judge Call of the circuit court, and his present whereabouts are being kept secret by the sheriff's _ office. j Still Had It. In the State of Georgia lives a banker who is known behind his back as the "Human Safety Clutch." He lives a mile from town on a plantation. One Sabbath he remem- _ bered that he had left some import- J* ant papers on his desk, and he gave an aged negro servitor on his place the keys and sent him for the documents. It was a hot day and the road was g< dusty, but within an hour the old ? darkey returned with the papers in- a tact. The owner felt in all his pock- T ets. "That's too bad, Uncle Jim," he 4 said, finally; "I thought I had a ? nickel here I was going to give you." "Marse Henry," said Uncle Jim, 4 "you look again. Ef ever you had a J nickel you got it yit."?Saturday Evening Post. 44 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC When in need of Farming Implements such as Corn Drills, Stalk Cutters, Discliar3 rows, Grain Bind3 ers, Mowers aud Bakes, Gasoline Engines, J. I. Case Boad .Machinery, and a General Repair Shop see D. J. DELK BAMBERG, S. C. Word to the Sick and Afflic A. N. Talley, M. D., has alv ?en synonymous in S. C. with I ne honorable conduct, and shal i the future so far as the pre; r. Talley in concerned. The st ents contained in this adveri ent are facts that can be pre id demonstrated to the satisfac ' those concerned.. The systen -actice used by I)r. Talley has 1 iccessful in curing the so-called irable diseases, such as Consu on in all stages, Bright.'s Dise ancers, Epilepsy, Paralysis, ironic and special diseases of i -.VI niaM mAc+ nirllr lU HUlllCIl J1C1U llivrou ih|iiuij ie results most gratifying to ck and their friends. For full particulars write to DR. TALLEY & CO., )05 Broad St., Augusta, fm PORTABLE AND STATIONA Engine: AND BOILERS jaw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Inj tors, Pumps and Fittings, Wc Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulle Belting, Gasoline Engines UiOBSTOCK LOMBAK oundry, Machine, Boiler Wc up ply Store. AUGUSTA. GA. HE MAKER OF OUR CAKK1A is a reputation for never skim] t either the quantity or qualit; is materials. He uses the best lenty of them and employs the r tilled craftsmen he can obf hat's why a carriage bought 1 ins easily, looks fine and lasts I hat's the kind you want? HORSES AND MULES. G. FRANK BAMBERG, Bamberg, S. C. J. F. Carter B. D. Carte CARTER & CARTEI Attorneys-at-Law Bamberg, S. C. Special attention given to sei tlement of estates and invest gation of land titles. G. MOYE DICKINSO] INSURANCE AGENT WILL WRITE ANYTHING Fire, Tornado, Accident, Lia bility, Casualty, in the strongest and most reliable companies. 'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. < Aldrich Wyman E. H. Hende: Wyman & Hendersoi Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG. S. C. aneral Practice. Loans Negoth W. P. RILEY Tire. Life Accident INSURANCE BAMBERG, S. O. T Farming Implements We have on hand a full line of Gladiator Stalk Cutters, Chattanooga J one horse and double plows, Rex Guano Distributors, Gantt Distributors, Gem Cotton Planters, Harness, Canvas, and Leather Collars, Traces, Hame Strings, Back Bands, Collar Pads, Bridles, Halters, Plow Lines and any__ thing the farmer may need on his farm. We also have a quantity of Fence Wire ir the various heights, which will be sold at rock bottom prices. When in need of anything in the hardware line call on us, and when you purchase to the amount of $50.00 we give you Free of Charge a hand some Standard Talking Machine, and guarantee to sell you as cneap as any of our competitors. J. A. HUNTER THE HARDWARE MAN. BAMBERG, S. C. YOU SHOULD HAVE ?==?======??? your car repaired in a Common Sense m % way, that is, have new Bolts, Pins, Bushings, and Gears fitted in place of 'J j I the present worn parts. Your Mag- h ,, 1 neto may need new Platinum Points. I In fact it makes no difference as to ! \ what is the trouble with your motor j, iv^=. J William H. Patrick GAS ENGINE EXPERT. ^s?_ l-pJ Agent for Hartford, Ajax, and Goodrich Tires. ' rays i ? sent g#, .ftp ~ ! Just About Over I )e n ^ The hunting for this season is about over and you r cB> should have your guns cleaned and put in first-class m*>" (ft, shape before storing them away. If you want the Ap 3501 best work at lowest prices bring them to me. I ftp also have bicycles and supplies, also automobile t [11011 BK i9P supplies at lowest prices. Come and see. ? and pft, |J. B. BRICKLE* Ga. 4 The Eepair Man Bamberg, S. C. .g* !! . WpKrCMlai >r? Wmy'mlYou can -buy various el. K ^'f\wT ments?you can mix them c >rks Ma y?u choose?but you can r ev |4y^ make a fertiliser for cotton half sc good as Peruvian Mixtures. For in this fertilizer we have joined Na tures skill in making to man's skill in mixir.j. f Peruvian Guano, the principal part of Perr^ v*an Mixtures, consists of "the excrement of t: c ^ fish eating pelicans that throng the coast of Per .. ? It contains elements in forms that man can never ? imitate. 'Twould be as hopeless as making milk from fAnd we have balanced this?the world's richest plant Ammoniates and Potash. Thus, we can adapt these mixtures to various soils and llOTlttr^f* fy crops?giving a more perfectly balanced fertilizer than Peru P V VIaU UUctllU itlUHC. lilrS^MMlr We have never been able to keep up with the demand for Peruvian. If you V^aEjggbx ' jungRftdjjar want to be sure of securing your share this year write now for our prices and booklet, crammed full of vital information. anfl mrPeruv^an Guano Corp., nost W CHARLESTON, S. C. ? f = Prevents Worry and Fear AT THE LAST MOMENT it was necessary to postpone the visit to " relatives in a distant city. Anything short of a full explanation would cause worry and fear. What could be done? raor T rtnnr T^icfcriRPII TplpnVi nnp snlvpH X lit t 1\ > ng IV IUIUUVV JVVU Jk w. ? ? 2 the problem. A personal talk cleared up the situation, dispelled worry and completed plans for a visit at a later date. itea In every day, personal affairs the Long Dis^ tance'Bell Telephone can save you worry, mcon| venience and loss of time. Why not try it? ?=?- Bv the wav. have von a Bell TeleDhone? ~ f 4 | fmkjj SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE | AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY - -