Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Killed His Friend. Sad Accident in Durham, N. C-W. J. Wilson Shot by Robert Christmas?Didn't Know Pistol was Loaded. Durham special 'o Charlotte Observe?:?W. J Wilson, assistant, ticket agent ami night man at the union depot. lies dead at the Watt's hospital as a r.suit ot not knowing a pistol was loaded, lie was shot to death by his Irietid, Robert Christmas. The fatal affair occurred at the union depot station, in the waiting room, this morning at 11:25 o'clock. The wounded man lin-l gered until 2:05 this atternoon and died in the Wall's hospital where he was carried soon alter the wound was received. For more than an hour before death he was unconscious. From what can be learned ol the accidental shooting it seems that Wilson had a pistol that he wanted to get rid of and was in the act of selling to Christmas when he was Khot. The two young men talked about the pistol up street and then walked to the union ticket office to get it. in less than five minutes afler they entered the station the shoo'-1 ing occurred and it was soon known that Wilson was badly wounded as the result of the shot. ^Christmas rushed out of the sta( tion to get a doctor and Wilson went to a seat and waited for him He was attended during the time by Ben, the colored man, who was the only witness ol the tragedy. Rural Routes (ialore i Over 500 in Operation in South Carolina and Petitions Now Pending for Nearly 150 More. Washington cor. the Columbia Record* On account of t.u efforts the people of South Carolina living in the districts have recently been making to get better mail facilities, and owing to tlie good work of her several representatives in congress, there are at *.iim mxi? in operation in the state 516 tree delivery routes I During the year there have been presented to the postofRce department 1,160 petitions for routes in different parts of the state, and of these 501 were adversely re ported for rnejreasoii or another. On June 30, 1905, there were in operation iu the state 176 routes, and, as stated, there are now in operation 516?au increese of forty two since the first of July. There are now pending before the department 143 petitions ask - - - fng that additional routes be es tablished iu South Carolina. Considering the short time in which free routes have been in operation, the number which ^ ^outh Carolina now has speaks well ^or the people of the state.? The showing made by South Car olina compares favorably with that of many other sections of the country. During the year the total num< | ber of petitions referred to the department in the United States amounted to 50,868 and of this 4 . J** . *v ?/ ??? number 12,585 have been ad versely reported. On June 30, 1905, there were in operation a total of 32,055, and on November 1, 83,948, with 4 335 petitions pending. Of the 4,335 pending 536 huve been assigned to be es tablished prior to December 31, leaving 3,789 uracted upon on November 1. ...... Big Indians. Gigantic Skeletons found in Maryland that Tend to; Prove Capt. John Smith's ! Story. ? Gigantic skeletons of prehis toric Indians nearly eight leei tall have been discovered along the banks of the Choptank river, in this state, by employees ot the Maryland Academy of Science. The remains are at the academy's building on Franklin street, where they are being articulated and restored by the academy expert, John Widgeon, negro. They will be placed on public exhihi tion early in the tall. The collection comprises eight skeletons, ot which some are wo men and children. They are not all complete, but all the larger bones have been found and there is at least one complete specimen of an adult man. The ex cavations were in progress for months, and the discovery is considered one ot the most impor taut, trom the standpoint of anthropology, in Maryland in a number of years. The remains are believed to be at least 1,000 years old The formation of the ground above and the location ot uic uravew fcives every evidence of this. During the excavation the remains of the camps of later Indians were revealed. These consisted ot oyster shell heaps, charred and burned earth and fragments ot cooking utensils. These discoveries were made fully ten feet above the graves which contained the gigantic skeletons. There have been other discoveries in Maryland of remains of men of tremendous stature. A skeleton was discovered at Ocean City several years ago which measured a traction over 7 feet G inches. The skeleton was interred in a regular burying mound and beads manufactured by white men were found upon it. The dead Indian was prob ably one of the tribes mentioned by Capt. John Smith, who, in July, 1608, made a voyage ot exploration of the Chesapeake Bay. At the point on the Choptank where the remains were found there are steep shelving cliffs of sand and gravel that extend to the wafer's erio-e ~ ^ ? -?nv/. A/wucam tun bank is a layer of marl. The graves are in the sand a few feet above the hard marl and have deposits of between twenty and thirty feet of sand and gravel above them. A peculiar feature of the discovery is the charred " ate of the bones of the women and children. Those of ihe men are untouched by fire. This seems to indicate that the aucient Indians cremated the bodies of all except their warriors. The wet resting place of the bones tor so many years has made them very soft and fragile, and it was with the greatest difficulty that they were removed.?Baltimore American. Hammett's Hard Hit ( At Certain Patent Medicines ?About Thirty Tabooed? ' Can only be Sold on Pre- J scription?Cider Knocked [ Out, Too. \ ] t In view ot the general interest t in t lie order issued a day or so ago j by Chief Constable Hamrnett, in 1 relation to the sale of certain ^ patent, medicines, the important ami far reaching document is pub- ( litdied in lull: ] To divisicQ chief constables and 1 members of the constabulary: I ' am handing you below a list of . p itenj medicines and other goods which are being sold in this slate c and which have been analyzed by the State Chemist. From his re port 1 find they are strongly alcoholic and under the law ot " South Carolina cannot be handled ^ xcept as provided by that law. t Reputable licensed druggists are ( permitted to dispose of them upon ^ prescriptions, but not otherwise. . ' I and you are hereby authorized to make seizure of same wherever tooud when you can satisfy|yourself that they are being used as a beverage. Sections 555, 574 and 606 o! the Dispensary law will amply post you and from them you will observe that druggists cannot le gaily sell these goods except upon a prescription from a practicing physician and it can be given only to bone fi le patients. Name of Goods. Spirit Proof. Maultine, 3.20 Dr. Jules Celery and Pepsin Tonic, 90.00 i Blackberry Bounce, (Jones Bros.) 13.00 Blackberry Bounce, (O. L. Gregory Vin Co.) 18.50 Catawba Bounce, 20 40 Blackberry Nectar, 10 00 Cherry Phosphate, 10 00 Cuban Gingeric, 01.10 Peruna, 52.00 Hostetters Stomach Bitters, 82.00 Gee Whiz (about) 2 00 Pabst Malt, 12 20 Port O. Tonic, 23.20 Eureka Kidney Cure, 59 70 WilllMma 1\ iflnau KA nil .. ....M.MW AA.AVAiavyj vuio^ *J \J. \J\J DeWitts Stomach Bitters, 65 20 Mexican Beet Wine and Iron 12.00 Daniels Grape Juice, 12 25 Non Alcoholic Low grade (about) 2.00 Blackberry Phosphate ^(). L. Gregory V Co) 17 00 Beerine, S Becker, 1.70 Wurtzburger Malt, 10.00 Peruvia, 45.30 At woods LaGrippe Specific, 62 30 Wild Cherry Tonic, 37.00 Checkers, 58 50 Peach Phosphate, 17 60 Curacoa Tonic, 56.20 Ileintz Curative Bitters. 43.00 I. X. L. Bitters, 62.50 Walkers Tonic, 39.50 Sizemores Aromatic Elixir Ginger, 56 40 I want to call your attention to the fact that all ciders are alco holic. This is necessary to their preservation. Consequently cider of no kind can be sold. U. B. ilammett, Chief State Constable. i Stolen dogs are said to be sold in Paris to botchers, who sell the meat, particularly the hind legs, as "lamb." > * ^heap Excursion Rates vii Southern Railway. On Bccounc Charleston's An uial Gala Week and Coast Fai \seociat ion, November 6 11 190J Southern Railway will sell ticket roni all points within State c South Carolina, including Annus a, GaM at rate One First Clas Dl OP 1'iiic j. iun ?.0 ceni8 ror me roun ,rip, tickets sold November 4tl o 10th , inclusive aud lor train irriviving Charleston before noo November 11th; with fioai litxii Voventber 13th, 1905. (Southern Railway will provid xtra coaches on all trains int Jharleston November 5lh, I 12th., inclusive and all who wis o take advantage of the exceed y low rates can do so and let iSBured that plenty of room wi De provided For additional information, ca >n ticket agents or address, R. W. Hunt, i \ ? i? LMviBion i ?s8en?er Agent, Charleston, S. 0. ? NOW F I FANCY C ? Nuts, Cheese, ! ? Crackers, Pr r And Fruits of Every K ^ Give rae your business and Quality. A Don't forget I keep a f China, Crocke: ^ Yours to serve. L W A fN The Tradin?, V We have the ] Cheapest Stock ever had. We 1 cotton was ci higher prices, such being tin more goods tha Our stock of DRESS /S NEW AN We pride ours medium priced ING in the tc wen-assorted a GENTS' Fti And at prices tion?quality c When you think of SH Think of us. We carry t styles and quality. We Shoe for men, and Kipper pair guaranteed. Give us a call; we wi or not. Yours, with Honest G Fun< a Notice. To the overseers of the Public Roads of Lancaster County. I again ask you all to warn out your hands and work each of your f sections of the public roads, as many days as the law requires or until you get your road in good condition. I s want to find that each section of road >1 in the county is worked good between i this and the last day of November As you all know you can't do much 8 good working the clay roads during d the winter months. , The grand jury held a meeting on 1 ? ?? - I uir urn muiinay in iseptember last s anil leqnested me to give notice to all ll of the overseers to put four days'j, work 011 each stction of road by the first Monday in Oct. and for each of you to make a report to ine that day e' And I did so, hut many of you failed I to work or to make any report . So I | kindly ask you all to rpad the report o I of the grand jury at the last, term of ], I the court. You will see hy that report that they want to have ttie roads ' worked better than th?y have ever ?] been in the past, or have the law en|j forced against anv one who fails to discharge his duty. I.et every one do his duty, and the law will not be ! 1 enforced against anyone, but otherwise, they say it must tie done. 'i ake due notice therefore and govern yourself accordingly. Respect fuMy, M . C. Gardner Co., Supr. OR YOUR J ROCERJESI Macaroni, Cakes, ? eserves, Pickle, J ii\d. Celery Every Week. V 3, and I will give you Prices full line of ^ ry & Glassware- J B. Mackorel.^ I T K L) Public to Know Liiggest, liest and of Goods we have sought goods when leap, anticipating and, of course, ) case, we bought n usual. GOODS I D COMPLETE. jelves on the best line of CLOTHiwn. We carry a nd up to date line [RNISHIN6S. I that defy competionsldered. OES I l?m in ail endless variety of handle the Forbusli Cushion idorf Shoe for women. Every elcome you whether you buy loode at Fair Prices. lerburk Co. |