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-The V ______ VOL. 3. NO. 82. SEMI-WEI I Dr. Timmernian Dead?Was * Formerlv State Treas. and t Lieut. Gfcov. '1 batesburg special in Thurs-I day's Observer: Dr. W. U. * Timmerroan, physician, farmer, banker and legislator, died last night at his home here after a brief illness from pheumonia, in his 77th year. The funeral took j place this afternoon, the interment being in the old Timmermen burying ground in Edgefield county, where he was born. Dr. ^ Timmerman was a member two a terms of the lower branch of the 1 Legislature, was afterward elect- 1 i . .. ~ ... ^ eu io uie senate, over which he presided first as president pro 8 tem., and afterwards as Lieuten- c ' j ant Governor. After this he was elected two terms as State Treasurer. He served as a member of ,l the constitutional convention in ^ 1895. TIe was a captain in the 1 Confederate army. ^ ~ t Many S. S. Children Poisoned ^ r* a by Ice Cream. Wilmingtou, N. C., special in t Charlotte Observer : Twentyone children, members of a party ^ from Grace M. E church Sun- j day school on an excursion to Carolina Beach, twelve miles be J low Wilmington, became violently ill this afternoon while on their outing, supposedly from ^ eating ice cream purchased f'om a local dealer, the symptoms being largely of ptomaine poison- ^ inc. News reached the city by telephone of tho poisoning and ^ two physicians were sent to the beach as rapidly as possible on a special trip of the steamer South- ^ port. All the children sufFered * g violent nau?ea but tonight they . o ro ilnin ? n 1 1 U1V viv/iiiu, ?cil. t Negro and Four Mules Killed by Lightning in Georgia. Cordele, Ga., July 15.?A ter- n rific electric, rain and wind storm k passed over the city this alter- o noon about 4 o'clock, and did u considerable damage to crops and c * telephone wires. The lightning e struck a negro by the name of d Lum l>ooler and killed him instantly. Four mules belonging 1 to the city were killed also. The <"> lightning struck a house in which several people had congre- rj gated for shelter but no one was hurt. Editor of The State Visits 1 Bryan Again. II Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., July p 15.?W. K. (ion/ales, editor of ^ The State, of Columbia, S. C., ^ and one of Mr. Bryan's lieuten- w ant6, after a visit with Mr. Bryan y and Mr. Kern today, said: v "The statement tliat Mr. Brf- b an will not make a canvass is I incorrect. It is his present pur- ' pose, however, to deliver no platform speeches, but to make ten or a dozen political addresses, j dealing with the more vital is h sues hh presented in the plat- i, form. Mr. Kern will make a ? m more continuous campaign, and f< 1 was assured in Denver that i : Lan LEDGER l&bz EKLY. llr. Towne will be no legs active han it he had been the Vice ^residential nominee." Mr. Gonzales said that cam>aign contributions wiT. be incited by uewspapersin his State, ind he believed every Dernoiratic paper in the South would lo likewise. V?an Killed by Train in Columbia. Columbia, July 15.?Mr. fames E. Mikeil met a horrible ,nd aimoet instant death last light just a few minutes betore he hour ot midnight at the orner of Gervais and Lincoln treets. lie was struck by a Seaboard passenger engine at he point where the tracks ol the Seaboard cross Gervais street nd his body was dragged about 00 feet north before the engine >aased over it. Mr. Nlikell has been employed or several weeks by the Seatoarn as a substitute watchman, nd last night he was on duty at he Gervais street crossing, next o the Seaboard station. Mr. Mikell was a native ol Charleston. He was born Nov. 1 o i /? - , io*o,anci was unmarried Mother and Son Shot on Atlanta Street Car. Atlanta, Ga , July 15.?Liirara amieson, the eight-year old eon f Superintendent J amieson, of he Decatur Methodist Orphans' iome, and Mrs. J amieson were >erhaps latally wounded late totay while on a suburban car eturniug to the home after an >utine given to the orphans of Fulton County. As the car was peeding along a shot was fired rom a passing freight train on he Georgia Railroad, which par.1 leih the trolley line, the bullet tassing through the head ol the ?oy and entering his mother's ieck. Who fired the shot is not nown. but later the entire crew f the freight train was placed nder arrest. Attending physiians say the boy cannot recov r and that Mrs. Jamie9on's conilion is critical. eWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is good f?r its, hums, bruises an<l scratches. It is specially good for piles. Uecommended nd sold by all druggists. w-s Texan Killed Wife and Attempted Suicide. Mclvinney, Texas, July, 10.? lobert Wright, aged 32, cut his we s inroat ami then attempted a commit suicide at their home, mr miles west of here, to-day. Vhen discovered his wite was ly ag dead on the floor with her rindpipe severed, and Wright, pith several gashes in his throat, pas wandering about the house , egging for some one to kill him. 'he couple are survived by a hree-year old child, who was ouml sitting on the bed near phere its dead mother whs lying. lert Barber, of Klton, Win , Fay*: 4,l imVB onlv t??k<?n fmi? il.>u,.u ...v. [idney and Bladder I'illa and thev iave done for me more than any 1 ther medicine han ever done. I hii? I till takimt the pills an I want a per* Bet cure " Mr. Barker refer* to I?eVitt'a Kidney and Bladder I'llla. Kold y all druggiaU. w a s ICAST REVIEW 1878 E LANCASTER, S. C., JULY 18 Sudden Death of Formei J trcm V" it)i O. Vy., special 111 he Charlotte Observer : A white man by the name of Benjamin McTindal was doped and assaulted by two negro men in this city Sunday night. The negroes took the man to a certain section of the city to get him some whiskey. The whis key contained dope and McTindal got under the influence of it, and the negroes beat him over the head and poured a tub of dirty water upon him. They were enraged because he did not have any money. A negro man by the name of Austin Clark has been arrested as being one of the rogues. Storm in McDowell Co. N C. Marion special in Thursday's Charlotte Observer: One of the mo9t terrific thunder storms ex perienced in this section for a long period passed over here Tuesday. The lightning struck several trees in different parts of tlie town. The barn of Itev. A. P. Souels, who lives in the Buck Creek section of the county, about five miles from Marion, was struck by lightning during this storm and was destroyed. His boys were in the barn at the time, having sought shelter from the storm. Thev were not so shocked but that they were able to make their escape and also to get their horse out. Destructive Bolt of Lightning in North Carolina. Comord special in the Charlotte Observer: A telephone message to i'he Tribune today states that late yesterday afternoon at the home of Daniel JuId. just over the Cabarrus line in Stanly county, lightning 9truck his barn and instantly killed three head of horses, burned the barn and contents, together with a granary, smoke house and other buildings and sheds, the loss amounting to ermniitnrohlo and ia thought to be total. A threshing machine wa9 at work in the barn yard and the men employed with the machine took Comptroller of the Equitable. New York, July 14.?Thomai D. Jordan, former comptrollei of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, dropped dead of heart disease today in the Wall street station of the Subway. His death wps rtt,ended by tragic circumst? . Scores of persons saw v.; a? t-i- tn /-1 ii. ) twnuuK. inpin xvr. r . U. Wells, a friend. Dr. Well hur ried to the side of his stricken friend, but he saw immediately that Mr. Jordan was dead. Mr. Jordan had parted from his son, Frank B. Jordan, only a moment before, and a messenger over took the young man on thestreet and informed him of his father's death. The sou was overcome with grief. White Man Beaten by Negroes. 11,.^ : 11 _ o ? ER N NTERPRISE 1891 !, 1908. ! refuge wi?h several head of . milieu underneath the sheds surrounding the barn. When the bolt came and struck the building several of the men were severely shocked, but none senously. Equalization Board Stands by Former Ruling as to Mill Assessments. The State board of equalization yesterday decided to abide by its ruling made at a previous meeting, which places the assessment on all textile, fertilizer and oil comnanies at nhnut no r ?wvyuv V\7 pVI cent, of the market value of the ptock issued. At a special meeting yesterday hearings were , given a number of concerns interested and while reductions were given in some cases because of special circumstances sur- , rounding each the board did not alter its ruling. The meeting yesterday was called to hear any ' protests that might be as a result of the last meeting.?Thurs day's State. 1 A Former Lancastrian in Arkansas Wants Tidings 0 ? of Kindred and Comrades. The following communication addressed to the "Editor of The Lancaster Review," ha9 been re, ceived at this office, the contents r clearly showing that the writer , is not a reader of The New9, else he wiu'd have known, for in[ stance, ot the death of his mother: 1 was formerly a citizen of , Lancaster county, a. C., raised near Belair. Went to army from there. Information from any old soldier of Co. A 5th Regt. S. C. Vol. would be thankfully received. I also have an aged ( 1 mother and two brothers there. , Mother is, or was. living with i r.f m.. I ** 01 ? v.?.v, mi mjr uiuuieia, o. m oiame, near Osceola, the last I heard from them. Any information given to me of mother or brothers would be thankfully received. I should alike to hear trom any . old soldier Co. A. C. F. Slagle. Antimony, Ark., July 12, 1908. Prohibition Ticket for Presi- 1 dent and Vice President. Columbus, O., July 10.?For President, Eugene W. Chafin, ot Chicago; for Vice President. Aaron S. Watkins, of Ada, O. This ticket was nominated today by the Prohibitionist natio, nal convention and both nomi i nations were made unanimous. The lull endorsement ot the con. vention was not, however, given to Mr. Chafin until alter three ballots had been taken. Attention is called to the First National Hank's tine statement of its condition, which appears elsewhere in today's paper. Miss Kittie Dunlap, daughter ' of our fellow townsman, Mr. R. T. Dunlap, has been appointed private stenographer of Mana1 per W. J. Roddoy, of the EquitI aoie, at Rock Hill. j A EWS PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY Negro Charged With Assaulting White Woman Near Camden. NVateree Messenger: Mr. T. A. Myers brought Henry McLeod to jail last week charged with criminal assault upon a white lady just east of Camden. Mr. Myers says that the negro came to his home the day before he attempted the assault and cut some wood for his wife, but did not finish ti.? job. That night he came to his home but before he could capture him the fellow hud made his escape. It was ascertained that he had been to the home of one of Mr. Myers* neighbors where he attempted an assault and he was later captured and lodged in jail to await his trial, Several Struck by Lightning. liartsyille special in yesterday's State: Yesterday, bet ween 1 and 2 o'clock, lightning struck three of Mr. Jim Kelley's sons at Kelleytown. a few miles southwest of Ilartsville. Two of the boys are thought to be seriously injured, while the other one is 1 -- - 1 - - l ^ winy sngimy nun. A negro also received painful injuries, while two horses were killed outright. The men and stock were standing around a well, preparing to go to work when the accident happened. Advertised Letters. Dan Boone, Aunie Bell Massey, J. S. Archie, Will Robertson, Robt. Catcher, Duffie Bates, Mamie Blackney, Geo W. Park, Olles Cadler, M, O. Lauen, Foster, Matlie Hicklen, Tom Mc Cloud, Clock Andson, Ada Jordan, G. C. Marshall, CoraBlackmon, R. F. Barr, Daissy Brose, Rearlie Byets, Johnie Bobter, R.ott hnnson. Ravtor Rol k Olio Leack, F. A. Nelson, J. R Rose, Lulny Robinson, Ed Stover, J. Walter Sarklands, Bessie Smith, Eller Young, Maud Mcllwain, Jim Miller, Fred Lookes, Pinkney, Grov, Bessie Graham, > arrie Dumsey, T. T. Bobbitt Sarah Aldrich, Wesly McVail, Fannie Barnes, Elezio Attlas, J. G. Bell, J. R Ellis, J. B. Eraser, Jerry Whitaker, Alfred U. McDowell. J. F. Hunter, P. M. 'Squire W O. Bailes, who has been styled the "marrying artist", has moved to Oaiahoma. Mrs Deas, an aged lady, died at iL I -i' l - * - ? me iiume ui uer grandson, Mr. R. H. I)eas, at the Manchester Mill, Wednesday, and was buried in Laurel wood Cemetery this morning after servicer by Rev. J. M. Ropers, ol Laurel St. M. E? Church.?Rock Hill Record. Ah announced in Wednesday's News, the Key. W. A. Fairy, pastor of the Methodist church, assisted by the He v. J. L. Morrill, oi Georgia, will begin a revival meeting tomorrow. The services will be held in the conrt house. Protracted meeting will begin at Meedow Branch church on Saturday, July 25th. The pastor, Hev. W F. Estridge, will be assisted by Key J. II. Boldridge, of Lancaster, S. C.? Monroe Enquirer.