The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 08, 1905, Page 7, Image 7
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.
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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."
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^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.
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