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4WSAN]384iRAMLD WINN8B010; S. C. iJ. FRANK FOOSHE' Editor and Proprietor. PUBLISHED WEEKLY TERMIN ADvA'CR: One Year,......... ..... -50 Six Months...................-- .75. Wednesday, October 17, 1906. If the Civic League wants to do still more for the city beauti ful, let them prevail upon the council to stop this thing of piling wood on the streets and having it cut there. Certainly nothing can be uglier. e The State Fair is right on us. All Winnsboro and the most of Fairfield will go down just as a matter of habit and for the fur ther purpose of meeting so many friends from a distance, who will be back this home coming week. The Fair is the one great social event of the whole year in the "Old Palmetto" State. There ought to be the strictest enforcement of the game law this season. The seabon for t h e shooting of birds does not open till November 15 and every sports. man and every lover of birds should co-operate for the pro tection thus aforded these feath ered creatures by this law. On account of the heavy rains of the past summer the little birds have perished in such large numbers that at the every best they are going to be very scarce this time. Unless the law is enforced, the number of birds left for next sea son will be so small that there will be even greater scarcity of birds another fall than there is this. So, Mr. Hunter, let your gun stay at its place in the home, till the law says you can take it out. We have again secured from Winns boro another person, Miss Mollie Smith who is now cashier for J. L. Coker & Co. We have a "Winnsboro colony" ' here now, all fine people too, and if that town will offer the proper trade, we will send for the entire town, and name our little city Hartsville-Winits boro.-Hartsville Messenger. That Winnsboro colony coma p3sed of fine people, of course it is. That is the kind kept at home as well as sent out for colonizing purposes. With these new colonists there is hope for the banner L '.le town of the Pedee. The more Winnsboro people a town has, the better off it is. That is why Columbia has made so rapid strides forward, and it has been this constant drain upon Winnsboro for so many of its good men and women for other town that has prevented it from occupying a higher place - in the industrial picture. If Hartsville could get all t ha e Winnsboro people down there, then it would be a town sure enough. There would be too much business activity a n d social life to have any such long name, as that suggested by our contemporary. Harts-Wi.nn would sound a whole lots better and would be more in keeping wit~h a little of what is going on down that way now. But then such a trade is not possible, for Winnsboro is the hub of this whole mundane sphere and such a change might cause a great disturbance among the planets. The old town is going to stay right where it is, keep more of itss young men and women here, and go forward with that some push as other towns it has colo nized. Her days of colonization are over. Winnsboro the Market. .Winnsboro is holding its past good record as a cotton market. It was the very first marke in this section this season to pay 11 cents for any new cotton and the price here throughout the fall has been the very best. We had occasion to be at Chester one day recently and on inquiry found that the average price of cotton there that day was several points lower than it was that same day in Winnsboro. A few' days later we had occasion to -compare the two markets again and found that Winnsboro was at least ten points ahead. From two of the leading men of Chester we had it that the Winnsboro market has all the while this sea son been about ten points higher than the Chester n-orket. The explanation is easy.- Here in Winnsbcro there are several buyers and there is the liveliest; competition between them for the fleecy staple. In Chester the cotton for the most part is bought by two or three merchants who in turn sell to the buyers. If you want to get the very best prices for your cotton bring it to 'W inns boro, which is also the best place to buy your goods. Keep the bowels open when you have a cold and use a good remedy to allay the inflanmma tion of mucous membranes. The best is Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It contains no opiates, moves the bowels, drives out the cold. Is reliable and tastes HEAD'0N COLLISION ON SOUTI1HRN i d Three Miles North of Winnsboio, Ret suiting in Death of Three men, D. M. c Dixon of Blackstock Being among t the Killed. There was a fearful head-on N collision on the Southerv Sunday I morning at 5:05 o'clock at the 69 mile post, just three miles north I of Winnsboro between 1626, an engine going from Charlotte to to Columbia to do some relief work and 74, a freight going from Columbia to Charlotte, whichl resulted in the death of the whole crew on the special and the serious injury of the engineer,' and fireman, on the freight. The dead are 'David M. Dixon o f Blackstock, conductor on light engine; Henry Pile, until recently of Manchester, Va., engineer on light engine; and James T. Mc Pherson, Jr., of Columbia, fire man on light engine. The injured are Henry Gates, colored fireman on freight, who will die; James G. Price, engineer on freight, and Chas. D. Weir, white brakeman on freight.' The colored fireman, Gates, had his left leg so badly crushed that amputation was necessary and he was seriously injured internally and about the head. Engineer Price suffered) a sprained ankle and back and was cut in the head. Brakeman Weir, who was less seriously hurt than any of the injured, sprained his ankle in jumping. . The spot at which this deplora ble accident happened is one of, the most dreaded on the whole road because of the sharpness of' the curve, one side of the track being seven inches higher than the other. It is the same at which a miltary train from Savannah was wrecked in 1893. The cause of Sunday morning's tragedy was the failure of the operator, Mr. H. E. Bolick, at the Blanding street station in'Colum bia to deliver to the conductor on 74 the order to meet this extra at Winnsboro. As soon as 74 pulled out of Winnsboro and the agent here made his report of its departure, the dispatcher in Columbia knew that there was every probability of a collision, but he was powerless to do any ithing, as the engine then was already below ,Chester, the next telegraph station on the north. Young Dixon's death is indeed pathetic. Passionately fond of railroading, he had started at the very-bottom and was working his way up with such strides that at the age of only 23 he had received hia promotion as con ductor. He was making his first run in this higher position and in just a few minutes aftei pass ing the station nearest his father's country home, he was hurled through the window of the* cab, in which he was sitting, with such violence that his skull was crushed, as it came in contact with the irom work and death resulted instantly. His . fath'er, Mr. W. B. Dixon of Blackstock, was at once notified of the sad ending of the life of the son of promise and came at ornee to the spot, where were hosts of friends, sympathizing with him in the~ great and sudden loss he had sustained. Young Dixon's re mains were broudhit to Winnsboro to the home of Mr. Daniel Hall and that afternoon taken to Black stock. The escape of Brakeman Weir, also from Fairfield, was indeed a narrow bne. He was the first to see the awful approtebing fate and jumped from the flying train. He sustained only slight injuries. Engineer Pile seems to have been the first on the light t ngine to have seen the approuebing freight and was caught het weeni the tender, and the cah ~in an: attempt to jum), his body be iu fearfully masned. T1he erashmi body of fireman McPhir.nw found on the fi 'or bur.,-d d -. under the coal from the ten.j . The remains of both the d. :a i e*, gineer and fireman wer-- carrio ;. Columbia. The iujo red mn "ia were taken there for treatment at the hospital. Engineer Price of the freight 1 escaped by jumping from the train. He fell under the debri is and for an hour was unconsiou. He will probably r. cover. Conductor Murphy of t hi & freight, the only one of the t soW crews who was uninjured, brought 1 the sad news to Winnsboro.4 Soon the company's physician, Dr. J. C. Buchanan, was at thejt scene of the wreck and the wreck- I ing train came on a little later.7 It was after daik Sunday eveniic' before the track was cleared and trains were again running,. The two engines that came to- c gether with such violence were J put out of business. Ten freightg cars were ditched. ti Many people from Winnsboroe and the surrounding countryV1 visited the scene of the wreck during the day. Many also came from Chester and Columbia on the local passenger trains, which handled the traffic that daiv between Charlotte and Columbia, he mail trains being sent around >y Spartanburg. While the wrecking train was l ~emoving the debris Monday t norning, the heay crane of the errick caused it by its own', reight on the uneven track to: opple over, carrying with it the ar or which the derrick is built, he next flat on which were the ools and the c.r iu which the vorkmen cat and live. Eugineer ?owell in jumping from the der -ick, as it went over, sprained iis aukle and the colored cook, William Graham, who was in the )verturned car received several1 bruises. A new derrick was brought in yesterday aud the work of clearing up the wreck goes right on. Mr. Caugham of the railroad' commission was among those who came up Sunday to view the wreck. The commission together with the officers of the road are making every effort to fix the blame. Operator Bolick, who was re ported to have fled from the city after hearing of the wreck, was was present at the hearing Mon day and expressed in words and in looks his deepest regrets at the unfortunate results that had come from his carelessness. The investigation has not been com pleted. Deaths. Mrs. H. C. Coleman died at her home near Feasterville Sun day morning rather suddenly after a brief illness. She was about 49 years old and leaves a husband and several children. She was a sister of Mr. L. E. Owens and Mrs. C. M. Chandler of Winns boro, both of whom attended her funeral. Mr. John Dickerson, an old Confederate veteran, died at his home near Halsellville Wednes day and was buried at Cool Branch Thursday, Rev. E. D. Wells conducting the services. Death was the immediate result of a bullet wound received in the war. The deceased leaves a fam ily consisting of several sons and daughters. Had he lived until Friday last he would have been sixty-eight years of age-Chester Reporter, Oct. 16. G'enn, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Roof, of Shelton, died in this city Monday evening at the home of its broth er, Mr. Fraser Roof, and was buried in Evergreen cemetery Wednesday morning. The fune ral services were conducted by Revs. Jas. Russell and J. S. Sny der. The little boy had never been strong and after the family moved to Shelton it took chills and was broaght back here a few weeks ago to see if a- change would improve its health, but it succumbed to the effects of mala ria.-Chester Lantern, Oct. 12. Lizzie, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Yongue, of Stover, died Monday morning, October 8, of diptheria and was buried at Hebron Wednesday. Chester Lantern, Oct. 12. Mr. E. T. Gayden died at the home of his nephews near Mit ford last Tuesday and was bur~d at Mt. Olivet cemetery the fol lowing day. He was a Confed erate veteran. For several years he had been in failing health. He was never married. He was a brother of Mrs. Sallie Gladden of Winnsboro. Clerk's Saee. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CoUNTY OF FAIRFIF.LD. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Ttady McDowell, Edward Codes et al., Plaintiffs, against William Codes, Defendant. ron pursuanceeof an order of the Court ')f Comnii't Pleuis made in the above oted (ease, T will offer for sale before he Cou~t Hlouse door in Winnsboro, 4.< .,o the FI RST1 MONDAY IN NOVEMBER riext, within the heainl hours of sale, at puiblic outr-rv, to the highest bidder, :!-e following dl'scribed property, to wit: All that c!ertain parcel or lolt of land .ying, beitg and situa:te in the town of Winnshomh in ih County and State troresaid, '.--" .- on t he north by lot )f Mrs. C. E~ Mo'.le,-, enst by lot of ~fethodikt Ft-i-ue:al chu~rch, south by ot of Bt. J1 E.,, rson, and west by Zion treet. The said lot isembraced within he follon imir aren., to wit: commenc ng at a point on Zion street and run 11ing east aloung the line of B. J. Emer 'on One hurtulred and thirty-seven feet n an easterly direction, thence north ifty feet, thence west one hundred and I hirty-seven feet to Zion street, thence euth along Zion street to the begin ug pomt. TERMS OF SALE. One-half of the purchase money to le paid in cash on the day of sale, and I he balance payable one year fronm day ~ f sale, with interest thereon at eight l ,er cent per amum, to be secured by bie bond of the purchaser and a mort- ~ age of the premises sold, or all cash at ' te option of the purchaser. Pu r baser to pay for all papers and record- I >g the same. JOHN W. LYLES, a C.C. C.P.F. C. Winnsboro, S. C., Oct. 17, 1906.t 10-17rd c Election of Dispenser. a A n ele tion for Dispenser for Ridge xy will he held Nov-emb'er 15th... pptlietion1 in proper form must be} led with Board of Control not later tan October :25th. T. M. JORDAN, 1l0-1O-At.Chain B.l of C. Clerk's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF FATRFIELD. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Win. M. Meador et al. against Richlard Legg and Amos Legg. In pursuanet- of an order of thi :ourt of Court of Common Pleas mad, ii the above stated case, I will offer fo iale before the Court House door ij Winusboro, S. C., on the FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBE] text, within the legal hours of sale, a p)ublic ontery, to the highest biddei ,he following described property, t wit: All Ihat certain piece, parcel or trac of land lying, being and situate in tb County of Fairfield and State of Sout. Carolina, containing ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIV ACRES, more or less, and bounded on th north by lands of J. A. Stevenson an S. E. Stevenson. on the south and em by lands of J. G. Wolling and Kat Hopkins, on the east by lands of 6. .E Lumpkin, and on the west by lands J. G. Wolling and J. A. Stevenson. TERMS OF SALE. One-third of the purchase money t be paid in cash, the balance in tw equal annual installments from th day of sale at 8 per cent per annum, t be secured by the bond of the pu: chaser and a mortgage of the premist sold, the purchaser to have the optio to pay all or any of the credit portio of the purchase money in cash. Tb purchaser must pay for all necessar papers and recording. JOHN W. LYLES, C. C. C. P. F. C. Winnsboro, S. C., Oct. 17,1906. 10-17td Sheriff's Sale. By virtue of an execution to a directed, I will sell betore the Cou: House door in Winnsboro on the FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBE next, within the legal hours of sale, i the highest bidder for cash, the folloN ing )roperty, to wit: All the undivided interesta of Marti Coleman, Claudia Suber and Ali< Dickert, being an undivided on twelfth (1-12) interest for each, in a that certain piece, parcel or tract< land lying, being and situate in tl County of Fairfield und State of Sout Carolina, containing FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTEE ACRES, more or less, and bounded as follow North and west by lands of Mrs. S. I Trapp and John W. Lyles east I lands belonging or formerly balongir to H. Owens, J. T. Dawkins and ti estate of Mrs. Sarah Pearson, south I lands belonging or formerly belongir to Mrs. Mary Neil and the estate, W: J. Alston, being the same tract, land conveyed to Mary E. Colems and her children by J. T. Dawkins t deed bearing date the 13th day of Jani ary, 1880. Levied upon as the property of Ma tin Coleman, Claudia Suber and All, Dickert, at the suit of William H. Col man, Ernest E. Coleman and Main Rebecca Owings. A. D. HOOD, Sheriff of Fairfield County. October 12, 1907. 10-17td Executor's Sale. By virtue of authority as Executt of the will of Mrs. Margaret Mann, d ceased, I will offer for sale before ti Court House door in Winnsboro c MONDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER nex all that tract of land in Fairfield Cou: ty adjoining the Bethel chumch Ian lands of John D. Leitner, Mrs. Mari1 Mann, Alex Robinson and others, co taning One Hundred and Twenty-fi' Acres, more or less, and known as ti Home place of the said Margaret Man: deceased, a plat of which will be e hibited on day of sale. Said land is be sold for partition. Terms of Sale: One-half of the pu chase money to be paid on day of sal the balance in one year with intere at seven per cent, payable annuall' till paid in full. The purchaser to gis his bond secured by a mortgage of ti premises for the credit portion, andi pay for all necessary papers and f< recording title and mortgage. R. H. JENNINGS, 10-17td Executor. Executor's Sale. By virtue of a power of sale co taned in the will of Alexander Wil ford. deceased, I will offer for sale b fore'the Court House door in Winn bro on the FIRST MONDAY I. NOVEMBER next (if not sold pi vately before that time) all of tU Williford lands, located two miles we of Winnsboro. on the Bell's Brid1 road. Will offer for sale in 3 separat tracts. Terms one-fourth cash, balan< in three ecpaal annual installmen1 with interest at 8 per cent. Ever part of this large body of land is we watered; some of the best farmin lands in the county, fine pasture undE wire fence, eleven good tenant house: one good dwelling house with 4 room well of excellent water, one mule barn one cow barn and many otner in provements not here enumerated. Persons desiring to purchase any o ill of said lands are respectfully invite< o look at them and call on me. G. W. R AGSDALE, 10-] 7td Executor. Master's Sale. By virtue of the decree of the Cour >f Common Pleas for Richland Coun y, State of South Carolina, in th ~ase of Sarah A. Guignard et al. vs ~gnes M. Flannagan et al., I, John S erner, Maister ot said County, wil ell at public outcry, to the highes >idder, before the Court House door it Ninnboro, S. C., on salesday ir Covember next, being thbe 5th day o: aid month, the lands hereinafter de cribed, for one-half cash and the bal nce in twelve months. The credit ortion to bear interest from day of ale, and to be secured by bond of thE urchaser and mortgage of the prem es, with leave to the purchaser to pay 11 cash. Possession to be given Janu ry 1, 1607. The following is a description of the ids ordered to be sold in said decree: All that tract of land situate, lying nd being in the County of Fairfield, 1 the State of South Carolina, con ining Four Hundred and Seventy >ur (474) Acres, more or less, bounded ' lands of Reuben Bouiware, Hal larke, G. L. Bagley, Dave Boulware ad others. .JNO. S. VERNER, Master for Richland Co., S. C. October 1:2. 1906. 10-17td OR SALE -A large lot of good lumber, 8 and 10-inch p lank and 2x4 scantling. M.W. Dnty.' e% e -. t ? ~if e R >f n e 1 if e h g y Easyp 9r DesPortes HE RE i,n r e STo test the e worthof news-= Spapers as ad vertising me d iu ms, we -have decided to offer certain 2- a rti cle sa t i- ridiculo u s 1 y 3 low prices. ? Having just .e r e ceive d an at imnlense 1 o t e of Rockers of e every descrip Stion, we will 'call your at St en t io0n to 'them w ith Sthis illustra tion. Exam ine it care Sfully. R. M. ANDI THE STC Letters of Administration State of South Carolina, County of Fairfield. By D A. Broom, Esq., Probate .Judge: Whereas, Sam Wright bath imde suit to me to grant him letters of ad ministration of the estate and effects; of John W. Jeffares, deceased: These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said John W.. Jeffares, deceased, that they be and, appear before mce, in the Court of Pro bate, to be held at Fairfield Court. House, South Carolina, on the luith day of October next, after 'oblica tion hereof, at 11 o'clock in the fore noon1, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration shouIld not be granted. Given under my hand, this 8th day of October, A. D). ]1906. 1~1O-2t D. A. BROOM, 10.10-2tJudge of Probate. Where to buy them is so] season it should not wor have the right clothes at t Bros. & Co., of Baltimore, makers of the country. "6 Fits" are the watchwords makes also. We can fit 3 the full grown man. Our excellence. Buy shoes fror and you will make no mist give you the very best that paid. . In Dress Goods, Trir ries, Hosiery, Gloves, Unde small Notions we are stroi Suit Cases, Etc. Hats and Standard Patterns and Pei Everybody in Fairfeld coi nery. It is strictly up-to D. V. 'Wa] Winnsboi y" It h ( I -C Ian. Asl IS A BA REiWS PURN RE THAT SAVES YOU H~ere's You will come here f< wants. Fresh Canned Good Vegetables. Best Patenit Flour a Blue Ribbon Extraca Fine Cigars and Tob~ The Best Fruits all S. C. JO H Al 0! Us netimes a question. This y you one minute. We he right prices. Schloss are the leading Clothes. Giood Material and Good . We have the cheaper ou from the small boy to Shoes are the standard og n us for the whole family ake. It is our purpose to can be gotten for the price nmings, Laces, Embroide rwear, Handkerchiefs and iger than ever. Trunks, Caps for all. Agents for -iodicals. inty should see our Milli late. Iker & Co. -0,S.C. [Uw. IN 'for it. RGiAIN. This Rocker Golden O ak, Cobbler Seat, Full S iz e, Beautifu II y finished. Has t wo rounds, two stretchers two~iron rods to strengthen lit. Asgoodas Iother store s sell from $5.00 to $6.oo. SOur Price Order one to get an idea of our bargains. ITURE Co. MONEY. r alI your grocery s, both Meats and t lowest price. Ls.. accos. the time. N ST O N.