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VOL. 2. NO. 96 SEMI-WEE
Negro Boy at Bennettsville
Meets Strange and Terrible
Death.
Benne't^ville special in the
Charleston Sunday News: While
some negro boys were playing
on a large pile of sawdust at the
Scott Lumber Company's mill, at
Marlboro, one of the boys jumped
from the sawdust carrier to
the pile and sank through the
sawdust out of sight. As he did
so a volume of smoke and ashes
ascended Irom the hole through
which he disappeared. Heip was
summoned and men began to
dig down the sawdust, hoping
to rescue the boy. They had not
gone far with their work before
the whole mass began to hla^e.
Letting air into the interior had
caused the fire to burn more furiously,
and it soon became almost
impossible to work at the fiery
crater.
The mill has been shut down
for about thirty,days. In some
way fire had got into the huge
pile ot sawdust and burned unnoticed
lor several days. The
moisture from rains and dews
had kept it Irom burning on the
outside, but the fire had eaten
its way into tlie interior anu
burned out a great cavern, leav
ingonly a crust on top. It gave
way when the boy jumped on it,
and^he probably fell forty feet
into the buriting mass, and in a
few moments met the most liorrible
death that can be imagined.
offord College Professor
to Run for U. S. Senate.
Spartanburg special in the
Sunday News: Prof. John G.
Ciinkscales, a member ot the
faculty ot W? fford College, will
be a candidate tor the United
Stales Senate against A. C. Lati
mer. For seme time there has
be^n ta<k ot Prot. Ciinkscales
entering the rate, but the an
nouncement whs not authorized
until to-day, when Iriends of
Prot. Clinttsca'es stated that he
would he in the next United
States Senatorial race in South
Carolina.
Advertised Letters.
B H. Culb, Lawney Hance,
Jack Ballard, Rev. L Belk, G.
Frank Brown, William Calhone,
Bingham Kllis, Salie Lanes, A.
L, Whitehead, D B. Plyler,Vo*e
Boy kin. Rev J. H. Benson, Mrs.
Jane Dunlop, Cleveland lien-i
dson, Ktta Knight, William M.j
Jackson, lewis Massey Prince
McDowell, Miss Jennie Moore,
Mitch MiLand, Rev. J. O Russell,
M. I) Small, (two) Eler
Anley, Hester Smith, Leavy
Talor, James Th')mo9cn, W. H.
Night, A. I). Wright, A. M.
Wallace, Rosabehe Witherspoon
Carrieliell Wither, Cellah Young
J as. P. Hunter, P. M.
? The assessment of railroad
property in this countv has been
increased by the Hale b >ard from
$283,888 to $365,942.
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LEDGER 1852
KLY. LA
Cleveland Springs Hotel
Burned--Three Lives Lost.
The hotel at Cleveland Sprin js,
| N. C., was des'roved by tire
Sunday night. One guest, Mt88
Cora Smith, a young lady ot
T-M I * '
iMienooro, iN. U , and two colored
chambermaids, Mary and
Annie Frazier, ol South Carolina,
perished in the flames. Miss
Smith was sleeping on the third
j tloor and the servant girls in the
attic, and when they awakened
the flames had completely hem
med them in. Miss Smith cried
piteously to he rescued, hut it
*as impossible tor any one to
save her. The fire originated in
the kitchen, and is supposed to
naye ueen started by a stroke ol
lightning, as a severe storm was
prevailing at the time. The
building burned so rapidly that
the guests had to make their es
cape in their night clothes, losing
their personal effects. The
hotel and furniture was valued
at $24,000. Insurance, about
$12,000.
Convicted of Killing His Stepson.
Columbia special in the Sunday
News : After a trial lasting
two days the jury this afternoon
returned a verdict ot guilty ol
murder, with recommendation
to mercv. in the case of L. F
^ t Byars,
indicted !or killing his
stepson, Oliver Lanahan. The
sentence under this verdict is
life imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
The murder occurred last
spring in the mill village, south
of Columbia. Byars shot Lanahan
as the boy st< od in the street
talking to his mother, Mrs. Byars.
He fired twice with a repeating
shotgun. The principal
witness for the prosecution was
Mrs. Byars, who swore her son
had no weapon, but Byars and
other witnesses for the defence
claimed Lanahan fired twice
IV'iltl a niairtl unil flio "'"u
" *' I* v/? ??nv? HIV |"V(I ?? (I o
self defence. Byara was tried
first in June and the jury failed
to agree.
Pleasant Hill Items.
Miss ,Fessie Beckham, who has
been visiting relatives in Kershaw
and Westville, returned
home last week.
Miss Lee Mobley, who has
been teaching school at Uussel
Place, came home Friday. Her
school closed Friday.
Mi. M. L. Beckham and little
boy spent Saturday night with
I Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Beckham,
iti Rock Hill.
Master Frank Fooshe, of Winns|
boro, is visiting Master Perry
Beckham.
Mr. K B. Johnson and Mr. I.
B. Olotrt/ spent Sunday m Lancaster.
Cotton is opening fast in this
section. News Reader.
Pleasant Hill, Sept. 0.
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REVIEW 1376 EN
NCASTER. S. C., SEPTEMBER II,
A Model Farm.
i
What a Visitor Saw on Mr.
James R. Mothershed's
I Place?Fine Crops of all
Kinds?Everything from
Poultry to Peas being Raised
in Abundance.
Ed. News: On a tramp through
the country last, week your scribe
was entertained on Thursday
night at the home n{ Mr. Junes
R. Molhershed. Having I eard
of that farmer's success, it was
deemed good fortune by your
scribe to be on the ground to see
lor himself. Next morning, on
going to the lot a flock of a hundred
and fifiy chickens ami some
guineas greeted the view. Most
of the chicks were of Rhode Island
Red stock and were fine:
one cockerel of six months seemed
large as common two yearolds
and perhaps would weigh
i4t>vpn noiinrlo VI r
will discard all others, saving
the Reds to raise. Some of them,
ten weeks old, wre marketable.
A number of six months pullets
were about ready !o begin the
egg business. From there we
went to see a two-acre pa'ch of
Marlborough Prolific corn, it is
a beauty. The stalks have from
one to four ears, averaging more
than two; and the yield" will
surely be filty bushels per acre
on an average upland flat. It
was planted 18th ot May and was
laid-by at aboot six weeks old.
Four hundred pounds of lertili
zer per acre analyzing 9 4-3,
was applied b-dore planting?
none afterwards.
On another two acre lot of
corn?mostly thin land?a fertilizer
of 3 parts 14% acid, 2 parts
corn meal and 1-5 part muriate
potash was applied at rate of
200 !ba. per acre. The meal was
obtained from corn too tot'en to
leed to any kind ot stock and
used ns a substitute tor cottonseed
meal. This poor land will
produce about 20 bushels per
acre. We did not invade the
IY\ Q1 U OfAU A t Ol\r ^ I*1
iiioim vui ii in iiiu nyi tuillh
on account of heavy dew. The
Ule, short, sharp drouth has injured
cotton greatly : each stalk
lias suffered a los*?some as
many an ten shapes and young
bolls that would probably have
made white cotton: Lut two new
varieties were not so affected. A
small patch of "Blue Ribbon"
cotton, having heavy foliage and
bolls < f average size with 5 cells,
yielding long staple,stood drouth
better; also 3 short rows of
"Sure Crop," a short-staple cot
ton. having heavier folrage and
extra large boll* with 5 cells
i each, seemed not to mind the
drouth : lor it stands between
two bodies of other cotton badly
affected. This was planted 18ih
ot May aud will make good top
cr<\p. But Mr. Mothershed does
not brag on his cotton; corn and
peas are his themes. A remarkable
fact, is that almost no grass
was seen in corn or cotton. Mr.
Mothershed said the cold weath,er
must nrve killed the early
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TERPRISE 1891
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seeds and 1 ibor exterminated t
rest.
A wonder!ul M*dit is a pa'
of Iron Cow IVa^?ibout
acres, planted on poor 'a
(s'ds^e) 1st July, in drills, y
cultivated with 3 furrows: i< w
fertilized (2001bs per acre) wi
O i - ? i/"' * '
& pans i<i vr acia and l pr
pptash. Last. year 1 peck of se
produced 15 bushels: so '1
year's seed was on the farm,
a bushel having been refus
for them in order that en< u
for home purposes might besnv<
This patch now lias vines raugi
from 2 to almost 3lt high as tli
stand. From a little distant
looking across, it can not
told whether they are broader
or in drills. This pf a is claim
to be rust proof; and, owing
size, one bushel and a half
equal to 2 of ordinary peas I
planting. A peculiarity of tl
pea is that at every leaf joint
sucker puts out. and produc
two good siz'^d pods; and, wh
these pods are nearly grown
second comes forth in bloc
readv to reneat t.h? nr?amtion
Pasteur Institute at Kichmo
for treatment. About $100 w?
raised here to-day towards t
fraying their expenses.
Messrs B. B. and Capers L'
ler, of the Tabernacle sect it
spent Saturday aid Sunday
Kershaw with their friend, I
[ Jas. H. Haniel.?Kershaw En
its predecessor. Some of the pc
are now ripe. Where this p
was sow 11 broadcast beside otli
peas it shows a more vigoro
and greener growth: the nodul
on the roo's are also more abo
dant. It seems to be very liar
and vigorous?hence its name.
Mr. Mothershed spent
years on the place as croppi
tenant and owner. Since 1
purchase (3 years ago) he
going ahead improving. lie s<
a lew Iruit trees every year.
These lands in our memory \v?
considered poor: now very val
able. 4tE?rly to bed and early
rise" is the motto on this tari
Mr. Mothershed has never bong
corn and claims to have st
more feed stuffs than he used.
Senex.
Mad Dog Bites Man at
Wife.
Wilson, N. C , special in Chi
lotte Observer : Saturday inor
ing, Mrs. Farmer, wife oi iV
Joe Farmer, who conducts
country store three miles frc
Wilson, went out in the yard
get stove wo?'d when a stran
dog attacked and bit her. S
caught the dog by the ears ai
screamed and held the dog un
her husband came to her rescu
during which the dog also 1
Mr. Farmer and afterwards
negro. Ttie dog's head w as e
pressed to Richmond, Va, I
examination lor rabies, and It
night a telegram was receiv
here stating that the dog w
mad. Mr. and Mrs. Farmer a
the negro left last night, for t
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RICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
lie Fire in Charlotte Observer
Office?Loss Covered by
Insurance---Deaf Mute
Burned to Death.
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I Fire which was discovered at 1:30
... o'clock t -i > morning in the fourirt
&
I story plant ol The ()t>sei vrer company
is not under control at 2:30 *
I' s r
jj. .j god tin eat ens the destruction.
,.(1 ?f the entire building with seven
(r|t linotype machines, Hoe press
. and complete out tit. Printers
and editors rushing the torms to
, press to make early m ils, were
compelled to llee from the burn.
10 j
t)e build ng, saving only their
t personal effects. The loss canf>(j
not be estimated at this hour
. } but is lully insured- The fire
^ originated in a store room on the
rats and matches.
or
j At 2:40 o'clock the fire is tinder
control. G o. Wilson, deaf
,e mute lad of 15, who was sleep(>n
ing in the store room, was
h burned to death. Tlie loss will
im reach $25,000, lully insured.
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,(|s Six-Mile Creek Cemetery-ea
How it Ought to be Kept.
er
us Editor The News: Why
les should not liie cemetery
ill- at Six Mile church be better
dy kep' ? The neighbors under the
present role, gather in once a
20 j year and clear the ground and
ar, li 100K8 very well for a short
lis while, but il ' ? soon overgrown
is again. The present way ot looksis
ing al'er this matter can never
be satisfactory ?parilv, because
re it leaves Ihe ground overgrown
In- most of the year, and partly bcto
cause the work when done is
m. done by just a low of I hose who
lit should take part.
>ld The best way 10 keep a cemetery
cleared is to have an association
organized for that purpose.
Every family in the coined
munity would contribute, eay
$ 1 more or less to the cemetery
i .1 ?I. : 1 -
iuuu, wane tnose wlio hare
moved quite a*vay would con11'
tribute, many of them, .toper
n~ year. The president of the assoIr
" ciation would then hire tire
<l work done about once a month.
m The ground would thus be nice.
c?
0 ly kept a' all times, and people
from a distance would rejoice to
'l0 find the old graveyard so beautifully
kept. Beautiful llowers
could be kept growing, and
e' walks could be laid ofF, if space
)'1 allowed.
<l I The old method of united
X" ; neighborliood elTort in such work
? should tiive place to the better
'st idea, used in many places and
states, of having the work done
a8 by small subscriptions through
n< an association.
',0 An Observer,
nd _
rt PrpfprrpH Dpoth in
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Staunton, Va , September, 9 ?
Mrs. Eugene Coiner drowned
herself in Meadow Creek this
Ml - -
morning. She left her home to
in go to tilh home ol her mother, Mrs.
J. I>. Miller, with whom she wan
* going to a picnic.