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VOL. 3. NO. 42.
Surrender of Parti
be Implicated in
near Richburg.
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SEMI-WEEKLY.
es Said to Attempt to \A
Homicide Kii
Charleston,
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i^i^uutuv * ODZ. K1
LANCAS'
/reck Train Near Lynch
ngville. biaS.
0., Feb. 26 ? Neg
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iVltiW 1676 EN'
TER, S. C., FEBRUARY
ling Averted in Colum-Mob
was after Two
roes Charged with
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TERPRISE 1891
29, 1908.
Suicide ot Young Lady
Had Grip.
Kinslon, N. (J., special
PRICE 5 CENTS
Who Wash Hunter 1
Spite of Plausil
invee- of Self-Defence
1 PER COPY
Convicted in
ble Showing
epeciHi in
Observer : Messrs. H
son and W. G. Dye,
young men engaged ii
ing scrape near Kiel
days ago, which culn
the death of Reuber
colnrod. and t-.lia wrti
vimniHiu ; a in co oars 01 i
[enry Gib- Southern railw
two of the near KingTille
a the shoot- the reault of a
iburg a few The engine,
linated in cars passed sal
i Douglas, switch, but thi
mutiny nf coaohen loft tK
ram ino. ii oi tiie lviur
ray were derailed Lexi
> at 9 :15 to night, Colu
misplaced switch, was sav
baggage and mail jng on
Tely over the open th
0 three passenger etrategj
a ti?onW
uer 01 uia L?ady in
ington.
mbia Record: Columbia
ed the disgrace of a ly nchher
streets in broad dayis
morning only by the
' of Capt. D. J. Griffith,
day's Obsorwr: Mis?
Fields, the 15-yeur-old dai
of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. ]
committed suicide ab(
o'clock today by shooting ]
with a pistol at ilieir hoi
Peyton avenue.
Nelli? Greeuwood speci
lighter day's News and 1
Fields, jury in the Wash
>ut 10 were out only tw
herself hours to-day before
ne on verdict of mansla
attorneys for the
al in TliursUourier:
The
Hunter case
o and a half
> bringing in a
kughter. The
(lefnnm h?vo
three of his sons, cai
day and after consu
attorney, S. E. McFad
surrendered to the sh<
understood that war
also be iesi ed for at
others who were in
ne here to- eengers were g
Iting their hot only min
den, Bsq , sustained. A1
mff. It is crowded into t
ranis will the engine anc
least two lumbia. The
the parly opened evident
~ v. -* k0" the sup
iron a bad scare, tentiarj
or 'injuries were ciated >
11 passengers were the Bro
,he cars next to bringirii
I proceeded to Go- grGes si
switch had been yesterd
tly with the inten- w x^n:
erintendent of the penir,
and of the officers assovith
him, in stopping at
ad river bridge the train
g to the city the two ne spscted
of the murder
ay of the aged Mrs. Paul
a -
Several weeks ago the
girl contracted the grip at
an unusually severe attact
ing been confined to ht
evtr since. For several da
had been despondent and <3
sed, but no one suspectec
young given notice that tt
id had * motion for a new
c, hav- The crime for w
;r bed Hunter was tried w
ys she killing of Elbert Co
lepres- lyf 190b. Hunte
I that Lee Hunter, a twi
ley will make
trial.
hich G. Wash
H9 that of the
peland in Jur,
Copeland,
n brother of
when the battle witl
^ groes occurred. It w
merabered that Gibsoi
ey for Magistrate Gib
Richburg neighborhoc
ted to arrest oue of ^tl
Douglases and meetii
i the ne- tion to wrec
ill be re- trains.
n, as depu- "
son, of the Another Shoe
d, at temp- C(
ae younger Chester R<
if with re- Crane, colored
? II . JCilil
:k Ibat or other ,
bridge i
' ~ J and qi
)ting in Chester peniten
Jttnty. were pi
jporter : Arthur any mol
. is in the count* (Iriffitli
but, hi oayce.
train was stopped at the
and the prisoners rapidly
"ietly hurtled off to the
tiary nearby, where they
it beyond the reach of
b, however strong. Capt
VtoH nenn/1 l?? ?
eiie was coniemplating ee
traction. This morning si
been sitting before the fire
bedroom. Mrs. Fields left
to the smoke house for
provisions and had nearly ]
ed the door when she he
niofnl
lf-des- the defendant* and
ie had were engaged in p
iu the in a country store
to go Some time after mi
some land was killed, be
reach times by G. Wash
>ard a at once acknowledg
i? -
Ross Leake
laying poker
near Clinton,
dnight Cope >ing
shot four
Hunter, who
ed the ahoot
fiifitai.ce deputized the
assist him, when the
as occurred.
Young Lady Prostr
Killing of Swed
Gaslotiia apecial in
others to jaii charged wi
fatal trac- perhaps, fatal
other negro, E<
The shooting
ated over Connor place
theart. Monday after
Charlotte that Crane wet
th shooting and, tire gu?
Iv wounding an it is ext
i Mack, by name, any
occurred on th** have go
near Fort Lawn I hey we
noon. It appears stalwart
it home and found whereat
u?u >utuDU UUl II1H t? 11 ird
force under arms an(l
remely improbable that
rould-be-1 vnchers could
tten at the darkies, once
re in the hands of these
; officers, evon if the
JOllts el the orisonem l??/t
f ?v/A DHUV, kJUtJ I l\ 11 111'
child's bedroom and fouo
lying acro?8 the bod in a r
blood, a pistol iu her right
The pistol had been j
under the right,iaw and tl
had lodged in the base <
brain, death beinir nlmnct i\
u me ing, but claimed
d her Copeland was a cri
>ool of withered leg and ti?
band. He whs said to have
placed usually well dev.
ie ball and could handle
>f the well as any one.
not on- ?i.u or
self-defence,
pple, had a
*ed a crutch.
> had an uneloped
body
his arras as
I" a quarrel
Observer: The body
John Fry, who killed li
night at tlie home of ]
heart, Miss Willie Je
taken to Greesboro,
home, on No. 12 this
Last night's travel
of young Mack there, ar
limself last e?ce not being
lis sweet- in 'he neck wi
nkins, was lowing up the
his former ''ig tho gun o
afternoon, negro's head.
Jy, which ??
?d Mack's pres- bren ge
desired, shot him Mean
th a shotgun, fol hundret
attack by break at the <
ver the wounded where t
uallj at
? . and the
nerallr known,
time a mob of several
1 perions had gathered
Glerviaias street crossing,
he C. N. ?fc L, trains usop,
and their demeanor
fact that to a man they
tanenu*.
The Pastor Expresses A
ciation of Work to
Methodist Parsonage
We nincoroly appreciate t
rnin offAffu rwf f?1-? ? ?
i.dw..- wiui w asn Hunter
which, it is clame<
Llunter'a accusing
PPre- cheating, Oopelam
Save ter to the lloor witl
!. so Hunter alleged
he he- Hunter waa down C
f : i i oil Itim ^ II.?.
that night,
i, arose over
Copeland of
1 felleil llunl
his crutch,
, and while
'opeland seiz
resulted iu the death
Fry, was a most depl<
and has cast a gloom i
tonia, where he had n
friends in hi9 capacit
clerk at the Fall's H
Jenkins is completely
of young Dramatic Sc<
>rable one, Indian Sen;
over Gas- Washington,
iade many the most drat
,y as day witnessed in th
onse. Miss acted to day
prostrafed Robert L. ()w<
sne in Senate? were he;
ators Clash. ?f serioi
Feb. 27.?One of r'vn' of
untie scenes ever oners,
o Senate was en lied, ho\
when Senator mob wa
>n, of Oklahoma, H. Allei
avily armed gave promise
is trouble upon the arthe
train wii.ii the pris
Governor Anrel was noti
veyer, aad even as the
8 gathering, Capt. Jos.
a, acting under the gov
iv/M. Vli\M bB 111 IHUPtJ ? I1?J HU
fully worked to Have the p;
age the night of the fire,
for their courage and per
ance not only the parsonaj
the whole block would dou
have been burned.
Such emergencies prove
Ililin- w" ?>?"?} uion uui
arsou- him and threatened
Hut with a knife. Huoti
sevor to shoot, shooting fo
?o but ? - ? -
btlesB Death in Fort
> that Chester Reporter
11 i?i ? ? >
.li-wr towards
to kill hitn
sr then began
ur time*.
Lawn.
: Mr. Llartf
lir m
over the terrible aff
,j^Diifined to hrr bed.
President Sustained
ate Committee in
ville Affair.
Waalii nirfcon hVh
air and is insisted in tr
with face show:
that the Five T
Indians were d
by ben- a niember of tl
Browns- kee Indians w
control of the
Tlii| Interior. The
agic ton68 anc ernor'a
ing much emotion his soldi
ribee of Civilized resisting
ead and that he as Jence to
ie tribe of Chero- i Woul
as not under the eoldier8
Secretary of
event was render- \
orders, was assembling 1
ierp for the purpose of ^
? an? attempt to do vio
, .?
the prisoners.
d be-lynchers and young ]
were alike taken aback
ews of the safe incarcer
tnere ft re still Heroes 111 the
who are willing to risk thei
ror the public good.
Feb. 26,1908. W. A. Fa
Rock Hill Firemen W
to Come to Lancast
T?r./>lr Hill T > 1 - Tl
world "ciiuuiuitii,Boiioi ii
r lives dan, died at the hoi
ter, Mrs. J. A. Ga:
iiry. town of Fort Lawn
ternoon. The fun<
anted at the residence Tu
er. noon, the servicesb?
. i i prl lie Rpr .1 II V
ur. vy . r, jon
mo of his sisrriaon,
in the
l Monday af
aral was held
leaday afteraing
conduct
i f K r\ ma?? . ? I \
the shooting in the
Brownsville, Tex., oil
of August 13th 14tli,
done by some of ihe i
iers of llie Twenty-fift
States Infantry, and
testimony taken before
...... e(J ajJ tll0 mc
affray at tho facfc. that
the night sharply engage
1906, was by Senator C
ieu.ro sold- Kansas, himso
h United It was the first
that tl e with Indian blr
i (lie Ssn- had ever locked
>ro interesting by ation
Mr. Owen was itenitarj
id in controversy ?f I
harles Curtis, of ry had e
If a Raw Indian, soldiers
time that two men denied c
>od in their veins Condi
I horns an Senatorn *. ?
the prisoners in the pen- (
r ; the would-be aven- (
jlood because their quaricaped
them, the younfr j
because they hud been (
I trial of their mettle. t
ictor McCain, of the C. 1
IK ",.? u.u ivouum ; j. lie
firemon responded prompi
lie alarm last Saturday nij
response to the call tor helj
Lancaster. The engine w
3d up, '.he horses in po,
lutl a box car and coach wc
n readiness, when a secon
' iocai ? ~ j " "
tly Mr. .lordanar^
?ht in 8even years of age.
) from had been bad for so
as fir- his death was not u
sition, his friends and dam
ne all
"^Y- Girl Perished ii
UU^U .
HW twenty
llis health
me time, and
nexpeoted by
ily.
n Burn: *
ate committee on milit
fails to identify the p
ties is tlie opinion of e
bers of the commit
members of the comm
against the decision
member did not vote.
;ary affairs in tIle Senate c
;uilty pari?ht
mem- rrain Sweeps
tee. Four son
ittee voleJ New York, F
and one eight hundre
The reso- n-nBitj inelnrlii
iN. ana, i
hamber. credit fa
darkies,
i Under Hud- niau sll0
River city tod.'
eb. 25 ?Bearing "At 1
d distinguished about tv
IP (InV P.Viarlo? '
Lj, io whom is due the l
r the apprehension of the
win f-een by a Record
rtly after ho reached the i
y. He said in substance:
lilton, a small station
rtntr miles north of (Jol
, . I
I'iibi-ii came saying mat cu
-vas not needed. The bnya
vere much disappointed.
Methodist Services to be
in Court House.
The Sunday school of the
Method.st church will he h
rBmidm,
Asheville, N. O. s
lerday's Observer
Held Madison county, wi
of a bad firo litis n
First o'clock, with loss of
?l(l in nrnnprftr
a
y
s'
pecial in yes:
Marshall,
? the scene
loruing at 2
lite and some
lut ion declaring the gu
es was submitted b;
Lodge and wasadoptei
resolutions by Senatoi
one by Senator Dupor
by Senator Scott, al
were offered as subslil
i 11y negro ft. Hughes ani
/ Senator Fort and their
1 after five train of eight ci
r Foraker, formal opening
it. and one tunnel and s<
1 of which linking New Yi
lutes had | sey, rolled out <
C - v * . x/aiMi'V" UUIUUIj ?
J Gov. Johu F. train, wl
staffs, an official attentioi
?rs, marking the suiveillj
of the $60,000,000 ciimo to
ibmarine system the men
ork and New Jer- under hi
>f the Manhattan r',ulu
.. w w ne^ioes uo <rueu my
ho at onee attracted my
11. I kt?|>t tin in under
i?co, and very shortly
the conclusion t'n-y were
wanted. 1 placed lhem
rr??t and summoned Sh C
>rd of Newberry county,
he court house next Su
Harch 1st, at 10 o'clock
/reaching 11 o'clock a. 111
[.30 p. m. Holy Sacramen
ollow morning service,
urther notico the Met hod is
'rogation will hold all servi
u.. i.
- r 1" VJ '
mday, According to a 1
a. m. telephone message
. and house in the cotton
t will w;l8 totally destr
* ntl1 Mi?s Blazer, a yc
* con years old, and a met
CeS n' | the families occunii
long-distance
' a double
mill section
oved, wliile
mns; ^irl 14
nber of one of
i it t (in limicA
Ibeen voted down.
Fatal Boiler Exp
Tampa, Fia., Feb.
er at McLeod's sawmil
river exploded to-day,
D. McLeod. nrooriot
terminal at twi
4 o'elock this
>losion. iTiinutes after 1
; \ toil, at White Hou*
1 on Mafia ,ho 9tartinS si?
killing r. I ~
, ,, ?rhe broken
or of ho
who haj
enty minutes to made m
afternoon, two Bufnrd <
'reaidout Roosvelt sonars u
e had flashed the the Now
;nal. '!>? ir"n,
them n
. There w
1 m,rr?r 0? Mor- mi.nf in
>pened to b>hboar<i. Wo 1
> disturbance, and Sheriff
lid not handcuff the primtil
we were entering
'berry yards, when lie put
a upon them and locked 1
ip in the baggage car. I
as verv little excite- !
f ho hlttrt^ atl/l -? ^ 1
ii r* until t IIUU
.J. E. Stuwman, W. A. Fa
kupt. 1
? Mrs. Bell, mother of 1
nan W. II. Bell, was pail
lurt yesterday by aceidei
'ailing down the stairs
I 1
lost tier life it* the b
iiry ^
'ustor biro. '^10 double 1
cupiei by a man r?
'olice- and his family, and
nfully ed Davis and liie fa
ntally Jt was at firrt tin
her ^j)e inmates of the 1
r> "
timing struclouse
was ocamed
Blazer
a man nam
mily.
t that, all
lousa had es
' I I
mifVrand seriously inji
eral othera. McLeod
minent lumberman,
old. He leaves a lai
ly.
' chant Mackorc
jriu? Rev- 80(m fountains
was a pro- en r0nte here, i
56 yeara woek by anothi
pr* fami- fountain is noi
%4thinfc of beau
II'b handsome new W!l?
vhich ?T?s crashed mu, tjie
vas replaced this ^he jail,
Br. The elegant oyer nip
n preeminently a down 01
jy>? arriving
w"v> vw ?v ii | ?iai II** l?l VU* J
experienced in transfermen
from the tram to l
where they were kepi \
lit. They were brought t
1 my train this morning, \
here at il o'clock.
lome in me mm commam
[f yon hare Catarrh rid yourself of
>nlsivo disease. Ask L)r. Khoop of
Wis to mail yoa fieo a trial box ol
Shoop.s Catarrh lteinedy. A simple
:e?t. will surely tell yoa a Catarrh
well worth your knowing. Write
Don't sulfur lunger I'uuderburk l'hn
caped, until it was
thia rft- the 14 year-old girl
lUcino romaina were f
hiH Dr.
> HioKio burned st ructure t
! today Th? head, arms an
innaoy. burned olf.
found that
whs missing,
ound in the
his morning,
d legs were
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