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"IiTe BATESBURG ADVOCATE - A TRl-COUNTV PAPER. ffltohtU JWo 08 BATESBURCi, S. C.. I-'RIDAV, OCTOBER 4 19O7. Visit The GEORGIA RAM AUQUSTA, Once you open an account wltl closed?for we give yeu tlie be handling of your bauking busine old. writ: Our NfirriA Vn v Ml A ^MIKIV A V Kvcry thing that wo handle is of tlie fc)carf Pins, Studs, Brooches, Baby Pi Sets. Link Buttons, Hair liarrctte Men's Umbrellas, Ullletto Riz >rs an William Schw 702 BROAD STREET, : : : "A Wolf at A healthy, ubust savings ace< door." It Is a barrier against mi people with small incimes. ilov a savings account? This bank a CITIZEN? OF BATE BATESBUI, W. 11. TIMMERMAN, Pre U. X. OUNTER, Batesburg Shaving Have been purchased l>? A/.etta ?! and will be conducted in the luti Shaving 10 ctt In connection is an up to-date poo the (Apu'ar price plan. French p 2 l 2c per cue. These prices yo i AZHTTA & KRLI K Mill ' T. Ne^ Home Tor Sale, Valuable half acre lot witli new fresh painted five room dwelling for | sale in Bates'? urg on corner Front! and back yard, fences and aline- < cessary outhouses. Bargain to quick .purchaser. W. W. Watson. Batesburg, S.C TfcvX Notice. Notice is hereby given that the I b boo ts will l)j opened at my oifice Octjber 1st for the year 191)7. IV.e rate is as follows: ordinary town tax 01 J mills, to pay out etc on town lion Is 12 mills total IS nii'ls. Every person who has real estate or pe rson I property in town are liable to this tax. t1 Sept. 16*07 J. C.tilover, Treas. b LOTS FOR SALE. h "Oesir^lly locate J in the town o" liateslft, r>r. See W.J. AlcCartha o** '] j>\. l- y^itland for prices and terms, i " SELL US YOUR SEED !! When you have cotton seed to sell ' Cirry llurn to Younghlood and tilover Watches , and Jewelry i'L 'Come to hatesburg and look u at my up-to-date Jewelry, such ,1 Watches, Clocks, Liamonds f Solid (iofd Sijroct Miners. Hand 1 kings, Lockets, Chains, Solid (iold Scarf Pins, Cuff Buttons Dress Pins, Brcochcs,Crosses j j .Bracelets, Cut (ilass, French ' '.Hand Painted Chine Japanese Work Indian flood-;. Souvenirs of Batesburg, Sterling and Plated Table Ware, Etc. h Eye Glasses Fitted Examination Free; ttcpair Work Guaranteed to c i (live Satisfaction 1 Price* Will Surprise You. S C. L. Jones, batesburg, So. Carolina/i Tri-Couri LROAD IBANK GEORGIA. Ii this bank the same is seldom st facilities to be had for the ss, but never lose sigh of the EUS ur Guarantee best t hat uion ;y can buy?Rimjs ns, Charms, ilandy IMns. Chain s, Crosses, Watches, Ladies' and (1 1 (lades. ^eigert & Co., : : : : AUOUSTA, (1A. tlie Door" >unl "keeps the wolf from the any of tlie evils which beset . v is it with you? I>o you keep waits your coming. RANK iSBURd. {0, s. c. side n t Vice-President A. C. JONES, Cashier Parlors k Keller, two lirst-class harhers ire on the popular price scale. J. Hot towels 5 cts. j I rOOIP. wllirll will :il*n h.? inn nn uol ;V per cue and straight pool in direct Monday, Oct. 7. 11)07. Props., tSalesburg, S C COTTON MARKET. Batesburg Spot II 1-4. PERSONALS. Capt. Allen JoiiwS of (J ilumbia was lie guest of >lr. and Mrs. W. C. Farur last weak. Miss L'/./.ic Bates went to V,>.vlorrv J li Monday. Mrs. Alice Hartley is visiting her 511, H . lloyt Hartley, in Charleston. i Miss Mila Minlck of Saluda was 111 own shopping on Wednesday. Mrs, Watson of Ridge Spring has een visiting Mrs. J. A. Watson at er home in ttateshurg. Miss Until Cj mer has gone to 'ronton to teach music this winter. 1 Mrs. Ilenry Tillman has returned nme after a pleasant visit to her aother, Mrs Ferris. Mrs. T. ilalsey 'ox went with her for a short visit. Mr. 15. lloyt Hartley spent Saturday ! nd Sunday visiting the homefolks. U. S, Senator Latimer will visit the Ti County Fair one day during the j unn t Judge Stewart of the Supreme !uurt Judges cf Pennsylvania lias teen visiting his daughter, Airs. W. J. Purher at this place. Judge Stewrt was unly here for a few days but uring thai lime he made many riends and expressed himsell as well leased with this section of the counry. JOTTON FIRE IN SWAN-I SEA. rWENTY-FIVE BALES BADLY niMirrii i? nnv din UA1UAULU 111 DUA lllll. Swansea, Sept. 2*.?As the lo.'.al reiyht tram from Denmark to Columliaulled in this evening It was "s :overcd that a car of cotton was on ire. The proverbial bucket brigade sas organized at, once ami the lire oon extinguished and while al>ouL 2f? ales of cotton were e wsldcrably dain tgod the loss will not be )?reat. TS?e ear, excepting the trucks, is iseless. The continual rains are having a Ian elleet on the cot on in the fields. ity Fair i ITH14L OFTlOm. CASH NEARINtl END. EVIDENCE ALL IN AND A AUSTRIaL ERE DICTED. Aflcr three days consumed in taking evidence the testimony was conc'ucd yesterday afternoon in the ease of the State : gainst fallaw brothers and Isaac Taylor and the arguments in the case commenced t Ids morning and the general impression is that the ease will go to Ju/y pome time during uic uiiy. >ai:oi's ('iiiiiuiiis arc expressed as to the oulc >me of tlie trial the greai niaj >rity of vliieli are thai a mistrial will lie tlie result. The slate contends that bad h'ood existed h'tween Mabus and Lve Fallaw, both of the men paying attent ions to the sain young lady, and that as a result of tins bad blcod tbe light occurred in April in which hotn parties were cut. Lee was cut more severely than Mabus Several wltnesses test!tied t hat Lee Fallaw and his brothers h d m ,d threats against the life of Mab is. Among the witiicsse-. ( >i the defense that have testilied shut-pile yestcr day, are, J II Irhy, Josie Ann Whittle, Aug Ilolstein, l? S Hartley and J It darton. Mr. irhy, who i a guard in trie penitentiary at Columbia and who was sent, with hi udi.omuls, to the scene of the killing to make an ' ellh rt to pursue t he murderer Icslilh d in substance as follows: That lie went to the scene with blood iuuodj, that trie dugs c mid not follow the trail and had to gi\e it up that lie liad twenty years experience 111 billowing trails ami looking up such things, hut that It was absolute ly impossible for him or in bis opinion lor anybody, to follow any of the bracks, which were supposed to be the 1 trucks of the immierers, that the ground was parLiady hard, and it could only to told that sumeoody had | been there, but no comparisons could be made therefrom. Numerous other witnesses for the defense f stilled in substance to what Mr, Irby swore. Joaie Ann Whittle, daughter and sister nt the two star witnesses lor the pn sedition, testiticd, in pari, that her brother, litis Whittle had told her thai if she told what she knew about the fallow c?sc, that he would not even give her a place to stay and ho would whip her into a frazil .1. 11. hat ton also testified that lie was on the ground at the lime of the tracking, and that he could not toll anything about the tracks. One Mr. Funderburg lestilied that 1 v v + - * in oid | For i The Batesbu rg A > sures cotton at tl 1 Cents a Bale aft( > National Bank < i house cotton on ????? i i i ??? , 11 rj HAVE YOU A BABY? IF YOU HAVE BE SURE AND EN TEH IT IN ERE BABY SUM AT THE TRI-COUNTY FAIR i Have you evor b?e:i taa b.ihy showy No, well you cannot atrord to miss the one that is going I > take plac;; at the I'r: County Fair on Wednesday at i :w n the afternoon in front of the yjrand stand. The doc 1st >u not only depends on thaheiuty of the child, hut on its physical condition as well. In awarding L"e pri/. ? the decorations of 1110 carriage will 1?' taken into consideration. The rules that govern the contest r.re that no lnby shah < compete lor thepri/.: unless it tie in a J hahy carriage, hut the age. limit does, not make any difference. Now all 1 you proud and loving mo'liors send in I your name to Mr. M. 10. Rutland lest ! ye he ruled out on tin* day of the con- ! test. A judge has not yet been sc-I leeied owing to the fact that the ex alter! position will have to seek the! man and not the man too enviable place. It win indeed take a man "f strong will povcr and one that is not ciic/'Ai?. iKIn <* t V.n w m I li w rtl t Iht trill. I lor sex. It has boon siwcslcd that a man bo named from souio foreign clime lest his life he made unbearable and his future popularity forever ruined. The man who will have ^rit enough to name ON I) baby as the winner with so many anxious mothers standing around will Indeed iiavc t)ic courage of a knight of old. For Rent. That very deslreablc general store room on Main street in tlu Fir at National .hank building. Apply to , W. W. Watson, President. I t it Batesb oUl Mrs. Whittle, who testified on yesterday that she tisv L-e Fallow | coming from the plact of the shooting several day? alter ihe killing, went A'ith him to the place where slie was and fit that time told liim that siie saw a man coining through the woods with a long coat on, with a hat pulled ) down over his eyes, with somclhintf under his coat?sh< couidnot te'l what it was. (if it was a ?un it was un hronnlio'h !*??? ' !./? ?v 1 4 " -..vi.vnv \?/, i;uu mi'o 1.11 ii/ was a jug 01 liquor, tin I lie man didn't want her to seo it; thai :ne made a noise to make the man look towards her so she could rooojjriiue hist ace, hut she never saw his face < SCHOOL BUILDING ' BURNED. : FIRE IS THOII-jHT T3 HIVE BEEN ?F INCENbUJY ORIGIN. Saluda. Sept. "20. -News has react) ' ed here of the destruction by lire of < I ho Corinth school h ' 1 1 inj/ n?*ar Cor . inth (Lutheran) church in this comity It was one cf the best equipped countiy school buildings in thcioun 1 ty. Tho origin of the ire is a mi stery | some are of the opinion that it was s incendiary. It was bur|cd about mid ni^ht. There has been,no u>e made ol the building since tie close of the ' last school session. 'Jhe next session was to have opened at.tit the that of , t ictolier. The ioss is about *1,100, with no in ' sorancc. The building ivhs equipped < wit h map-, globes, bkfckb lards and i had a library. I Mr. L M. Crouch of tills town lost a ' very valuable niulc lieil Friday in a 1 peculiar manner lie ifcvl been feed ing on sorghum cane recpit'y, aa ni ?st, |)i'("|)icdo ;n iins season,mid a day or two aim the annual showed signs of being choked Kverythkig was done to relievo it hut withoutavail. When it died Mr. Crouch cut in to It to see , what th? trouble was and fojnd that a piece of cane had lixoti itsell cross t ways in the esophagus and each end I had worked its way through the lleshv s parts on eitiiei side, completely ol> structing tiio p issage. Other food taken afterward had lodged aga'uHt I this obstruction. I Joe T. .McC.tr'v, who was injured | in Mr. liipp's gin. i * now considered out of dangei and no oihei operation 1 will be necessary. II.> is doing nicely ' and or. tile way to rapid recovery. i \/ Ann C 1 V U 1 V I i ?; he r P r Warehouse Cornpan hie very reasonable sr the first month jf [Jatesburg lends liberal terms. JOHNSTON TGtfNE- i LECTION. MR. J. I). HARTLEY ELECTED MAYOR ALDERMEN CHOSEN OTHER NOTES. Johnston, Oct. 2.?'The town election passed off quietly Lodav witli the , following result: Mayer .1. 1> Bart ley: aldermen, J. II. While, H, W. Crouch. U. G Edison, E M. Walker, J I'. N. Keese, W. M. Wright; school trustees, 1\ C Stevens and A. I' Lott. Another farmer, Mi. '1'. \V. I<olt. 1 has received "20 cents a pound for a bale of cotton. 'I'he weight was 471 |kjuik1s, I lit-<|'.i,illtv lonj.'staple. Sell 1 ini/< Ire seed lor $12, the bale brought $ iU< 40 The new bank will be kn >wn as the Farmers' Hank of Johnston. The fol-. low ing' gentlemen as corporators, H R. Smith, .las I). Watson, W. F. |j Whil tie, have called for an organi/.a tlon Oct. 12, at Stevens \ Ktberedge's olllee. The late Johnston Oil company calls for a completion of subscriptions Oct. 4 at II \V. Crouch's ollle. A < .minis sion has been granted an I the new company will he known as the Farm ers' Cotton Oil company of Johnston. The capital stock is $30,noo all of which has been nearly subscribed for. CHURCH NOTICES. The members of tne bate.sburg baptist. church desire to call t lie attention of the public that lt.iv. W. T. I lurid Icy will assume pastoral charge of said church and preach his initial ser mon en next Sunday. \VY bespeak a large congregation to greet this dis tinguished divine, and bid him God speed in his work at this place. The church. Kev. Royal Shaniionhoiiac will hold episcopal services next Sunday after noon at 4.30 o'clock in Rammer Hall, l'ubllc invited. urg, Oct, SALUDA HIGH SCHOOL[B OPENS. Kft. A.B. CONNER IS PRINCIPAL WITH EXCELLENf CORPS OF TEACHERS. I" Saluda, Out. 1 . ?If the opening exjrciscs at the Saluda high sehot)! yesterday arc any index to tlio work of Lhc year the,, may the people of this lown and community expect much at (1(J the hinds of the present corps of teachers i representative gathering of the al >chO'?l g re ted the teachers ato'clock 1<' .'.nd by their presence vouchsafed as- d? m ranees of cooperation in the work. A simple hut splendid programme tiad been prcpired and was faultlessly jarriedout. A number of wholesome lc iddrcsses were made. wi The enrollment was most gratifying da i the teachers in charge as well as o the trustees. The 200 mark will ihortlv he passed. The following is tt.e teaching force K'1 'or the year: ro Mr. A Is. (Jonncr. a gradiutc of the ro south Uaroliua university, principal; with Misses Ituth Ethcrcdge, Lula .'rawford, heilah Attaway and Mrs. \. It. uonncr as assistants, while Miss Miriam Bust of North Carolina will Li utvc charge of the music department. r0 "" :e AIKEN ALDERMAN RESIGNS w, or Aiken Sept. ?).?Alderman W. M . tu Meyer has resigned as ci unciiui-in lor m ,he city of A ike \ an 1 an election ha )ee nrdere I o.iOjt. 1 > to elect hiss [accessor. Some time ago Mr* Meyyr was asked to resign as chairman of the se jolice committee on account of some U 'oolingv.ith members of the police ;u "orce. Mr. Meyer's resignation is a IK natter of inn ii regret, as lie lias always b^eu a hard worker and ha > taken 1,1 line!) inbereil in the city.s welfare re ? ?-?? fo hi >AM/VN i St 'otton i: S in ices. | p| I 11 y stores and in- ? !' rate of Fifteen > *= and The First j money on ware- \ S lu = S mmn news * notes. ; ip Monetta, Oat. 2 The c >rn crop is '' hotter (Mali it has ever bjen in this' section owmtf to the interest taken in J Cl the \\ illiainson plan of planting and N cultivating. Vl Cotton was badly hurt by the dry] Iiot weal.h r ah nil Sept. I. M >-.t of V( the crop is open in the lieids. j Ic IVavino hay is below the average i n , tc inanity and <iuality. g( The claying of the public road br lween Bileshurg and Monetta has been accomplished. Some parts of Hie road are better than others, hir? Lin- heavy saalheds are a thing of the i past. Those who were so active, per) sistent and generous in this public enterprise deserve and have the ,i thanks of the traveling puh.ie. Mi>s Epp!e Burton has gone fo o Leesville c ilDge: Sinclair Ashland he Witt Burton have gone to Orange " burg insi itute; Rene lioalwright has iN gone to Richmond academy, Augusta, r;( (J a. Miss Evi lyn Asbill and Mrs blanche j Holstein have gone to Dillon on a visit. w i'rof. and Mrs. D I! Busby nfterari '(1 extenced trip M> Caliada and other places, are at home again. Mr. and Mrs. Stanmorc Watsan of ('ohmihia are on a visit to Windy Hill tlie.'r plantation li unc on I lie. Ridge. Mrs. II. IHLir.ev lias returned l<> Savannah, alter ? visit to her old home near Mouecta. Mrs. Louise Hoatwritfht entertained at breakfast on Friday Chief Justice Stewart ol Pennsylvania and Mr. and u Mrs. VV. Farher of Uatesbur^ Judge Stewart, a distinguished ju q rist of Pennsylvania lias been on a p visit, to his daugeter. Mrs. VV. C. Far a ber of h&tesburg. e? A FREAK 0' NATURE . J! Mr. W T. Forrest of Saluda county 'J brouirht into the Advocate oil I cp ves terday morning a stalk of corn about 1' uine feet hitfh. Two fort from the root the stalk parted and row in two separate stalks and on each stalk was u a k'ood sound ear of yellow corn. It will he exhibited at the Tri County Fair. IN 15, 16, 17 1ICHARD KEMP KILL- "1 ED BY MR. JOHN LIVINGSTON Ql \WABIDING CITIZEN OF NEWBEERY COUNTY FORCED TO SHOOT IN SELF-DEFENSE. Newberry, Oct. 1.?Richard Kemp, ilored, wa? shot and killed by *Mr. A >lm Livingston, a peaceful and law- Utf riding cltl/.cu, on bis plantation in *>r Oc ioyd township, tills county, Satur- ^ ty evening. The shooting was clear- cja a case of self defense. of The negro lived in an adj lining in iwnsliip. Oil Friday last* the uegro 'n in* ent to Laurens ami returned Satur- r^, iy afternoon on Hie O. N. & L. train tj1( tting off at Gary's Lane, where lie lod is met oy oilier negroes with bun- an us. Ou their way home along the an ad through the country they wero wdv and noisy, drinking wnlskey an, <1 .shooting pistols. As tliey came to pe< r. Livingston's residence they saw ' vorul negto women who lived on Mr. In* ma vingston's place and were near the j adsidc, and they tired tlieir pistols veral times in the dir"Ctiori of the omen. S me of the urarn m i but Richard Kemp and Lee Payne rned into Mr. Livingston's premises id went into the yard of Cube Man- gjj im, who is in Mr, Livingston's era ov and tired his pistol in the yard veral times. The tenants of Mr. vingston called on him for assist J ft 1 ice, and lie went down to where the WU gro was and asked him what he ^it cant by such conduct. The negro's of ply was that he didn't "give a dam kil r any d-d s-n of a b-h," negro drew "e s pistol and snapped at Mr. Living- ^ on, but't failed to lire. Mr. Living on then drew his pistol and as the !grj was attempting tiie second time ve' i sl?o:?t, Ju* lirod at the negro and ai) ortally wounded him. The negro uo ed Sunday night. Mr. Livin. ston is a go id clti/en, a 'osperous young farm r, and regrets 1(C le occurrence very much, but feels . tat what he did was in defense of his wg vn life. lie surrendered himself to le sheriIT yesterday, employed coun- (lj( :1 and will apply at one) for bail. ro< SALUDA PERSONAL NOTES. N1 r?i oaiuuu, oupi. ou. -3ir. I . u. VVIUte, llti iticral passenger agent of tlic At- go iiitic Coast Line, with headquarters he L Wilmington, visited his father of wl Itis town the past week. "Tommle" R' cue of several Saluda county boys pi liuthave gone out in the votldand made g>?o I ' and his many friends re- U nee with him in the success he has se uh i?ved. or The Kev. Rlr. Fleming, pastor of fe >'ards baptist church tilled the pul- gl it here at Ited bank yesterday even- th 'k fJ'hc initial sermon at the Lutheran inrch here Sunday m mung by K^v athan ltudie, the new pastor, was a pC ry approp iate one and has been atl >ry favorably commented upon. His pi xt was tho words of I'aol: "1 dermincd to know nothing ana >ng you 10 .ve Jesus Christ and !!nn crucified." ail an MR. JOHNM. LOTf DEAD. he Mouetta, Oct. 2.?Mr. .lohn M. Lott. sa member of the Edgefield c >uty fain - Ul v of Lot.8, died recntly in Ages', i. r. Lott was a lifelong resident of ex ds community. lie en istcd in the mfedcrate army at is years of age in umpany It, Fourteenth regiment, av tilth Carolina volunteers. He was a l)a ave soldier, lighting throughout the ne ar Fortha past two years Mr. L)l t 'll is been in declining health. **'r SI BATE^BURG AND ALLENDAlE !* MAIL SERVICE, 0 Hon. A. F Lever, \ Peak, s. c. Mr. dear Mr. Lever Your letter cf Septeml>er s, to the General Superintendent dvision of Ita'lway Mail Service, re- a( nesting to be advised as to the pros- ai ects for service l>ctween Hatesbnrg rj nd Allendale, S. 'J., has been relived. w '1 he delay in the establishment of * iiis service lias been due to the in H bihlv of the Southern liailway Co. ^ > furnish the necessary equipment fc lie matter was again taken up aith lie official;) of the road on September *, and request was made" that an U parlment ear bj furnished at the t nrlie.sl possible date. ?v Sincerely yours, J. T. McCleary P' ecund Assistant Postmaster General. A catiy unnerved by t!ie experience ic is a very prettt and pouplar young dy and there is much sympathy for r. She !s getting along all right day. RENTON ACADEMY. Trenton, S C.,?>ct. 2.?The Trenton ;ademy has been beautifully repaired id painted on the Interior and the >ening exercises of the school today ere pleasing and full of promise, r>feasor Fred Long and Miss May arrison are stili in charge of the hool and as thia is the professor's nirth ye.ir here and Miss II larison 's Inth it goes without saying tiiat ley have given entire satisfaction, he music class will l?e presided over /MissCooncr a very highly accim lUhcd musician from Matcshurg. . ugusta Chronlck. \ and 18 14RD SHELL SECT OBJECTS TO FRILLS. GiSTION OF LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE AND ORGANS HAT CAUSE SPUT ;MONG "HARD RHF.T.T." BiP ? ??? vai TISTS. . \tlaHta, (la , Sept. 30.?A. lively lit lias arisen in the councils of the imitive or "Haiti Shell" liaptists of orgia, four of the leading churches vitig bseu thrown out of the assoition at the recent annual meeting the Rjineehoaec division at Salem this State, over the use of organs the service and the taking out of iurance by meinbars of the church, his situation lias developed through 3 controversy which started at Cullen church, some of whose members : opposed to the use of organs or y music whatever I i the church d consider it an atfront to (Jod and in unpardonable to take out insur ceoj property or human life, es? iialiy on church buildings, t is stated that the faction oppo* I organs, Insurance, etc., is in the ijority, but as yet the split is in it s ilplency. UITOR SHOOTSPRETTYJIRL. E HAD REFUSED TO BREAK EN GAGEMlNT WITH ANOTHER MAN. Anderson, Sept 30.?D. S.Thomas foung wliite man who has been irking at the hrogan Mills fur soma lie. is in the county jail on a charge assault and battery with intent to '. He attempted to kill Miss Geva Evans, a popular young lady of s Anderson Mills village, and her jther, Calvin Evans, a hoy about years old, on Sunday afternoon. Thomas was cither drunk or had de? loped a case of violent jealousy. It pears that he wrote Miss F.vans a te Sunday afternoon, asking per ssioo to accompany her to church at n'ght. Miss Evans declined ids mpany. Thomas thereupon went to r h men ? ?* 1 W ?.? * ? . ? > i uwK<*u aouiig very rua e Me seemed to think Miss Evan* is going to church with another niik man, and told her that if s ie I so lie would kill both of them, Mhs Evans started to leave the jm and finally got on the piazza, iss Evans's mother had entered the om in the meantime. Thomas told iss Evans that if she left the room twould kill her and after she had no out on the piazza, he followed r and asked: ''You don't believe 1 ill keep my promise, do youV" Mish vans made some reply and Thomas died a pistol and begin shooting. The first ball struck Miss Evans in ie wrist, inflicting a painful, but not rious wound. Thomas fired a secid time at her und as he did so, ah e II to the foor. The bullet struck ?* ancing wound in the head, breaking c skin, but not indicting serious .ngcr. Miss Evan's young brother, Calv in fans, a boy about 11 years old, apared on the scene just at this tim e id grappled with the infuriated man ley had a struggle and Thomas llrcd ro shots at the b >y, neither of which ok etfect. A crowd began to collect id Thomas broke away from the boy d ran olf He came over to the city on after and went to the jail and rrcndercd. A.'ter baing locked up ! refused to talk about the affair, ying lie thought it b;?t not to talk itilafter he h id c insulted a lawyer, riie all air created a great deal of citemcnt in till vicinity of Miss van's luim; and there was miuh ingn.ition. If Thomas had not gotten vav wlien lie did lie might have fared ,dly at the hands of ills Infuriated lighbors Miss Evans was not badly irt by the shots, Out was of c nirse .