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JAMES CHAFEE'S DEATH. \ Further Particulars of How the Former Young Lancastrian Lost His Lile-Met Death With FortitnHf> onrl uiiu j-?i av^iy , From tlie Augusta Herald, .Sept. til: Mr. J oh n Cliafee of Langley, a brother of Mr. .J. J. (Jhatee, who was killed hy the accidental discharge ol a revolver in his satchel on ihe Georgia train coming from Atlanta to Augusta, lias received a letter from his uncle, Mr. Joseph Gregg, of Atlanta, enclosing a letter from Mr. J. Et McClelland, ol Atlanta, who was on the train when the accident occurred and in which fuller details of the deplorable accident aro given. The letters are as follows: Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 28, 1908 Mr. John Chafee, Langley, S C. Dear John: [ just discovered yesterday evening that Mr. Mo Clelia.u, a lawyer in our ollice building, and a friend ol mine, who lives at titone Mountain, was on the train with James, and alter the accident occurred he practically took charge of ihe whole case. Mr. McOlellan speaks with ^.reat admiration of James Chatee the very short y time he was alive, and 1 have asked him to put in writing what he has told me, as 1 know it will be of groat comfort to his mother and the rest of the lamily. I enclose letter from Mr. McClelland addressed to me. Your affectionate uncle, .Joseph Gregg. Atlanta, Ga , Aug. 28, 1008. Mr. .Jos. Greg*:, Temple Court, City. Dear Sir: Knowing that you are an uncle ot Mr. J. .J. Chafee, and that possibly you would like some information concerning his death, etc., I beg to advise that 1 was on the train on Wednes day afternoon that leit Atlanta at 3.30 o'clock, and about three miles this side of Stone Mountain, Mr. J. J. Chafee, who was seated with Mr. 1*. A. Steiner of Augusta, got up to open his satchel and get some cigars out ot same, and his revolver was discharged accidentally, striking him on his belt buckle, and making a glancing lick in the abdo men. An examination of the valise showed that a buckle of one of the straps that held the clothing on the inside ot the satchel had ^ pot ton hot ween the guard and the trigger of the pistol, and when Mr. Chafee piekod up the pistol with the barrel in his hand, pointed towards him, he started to remove it so that he could get to tho cigars, and tho strap being next to the trigger caused the discharge. Any one that could have seen tho satchel at the tune could have vorv easily understood how the accident occurred. I mine rli.itnlv ilium tiAinn ulml \1 r Chalee turned to Mr. Sterner anti asked him to help him, that he was shot. He did not fall, but walked lor ward a step or two and lay down in the aisle, whore every attention possible was given him by Dr. Porter of K ? cial Circle. Upon the arrival at. Stone Mountain Dr. J. G. Ernest, one of the best known physicians ot Atlanta, was on the tram and offered to operate on Mr. Chalee if he was put in a place where he could be operated on. Mr. Chafen was then Imkaii nfl nf the train and carried to Stone Mountain Inn, Dr. Krnest gettinn olF with him. We then immediately summoned Dr. W. T. McUurdy ot Stone Mountain, who responded promptly. Before getting off the train Mr. Dhatee was perfectlv con scious, and stated to Mr. Stonier THE LAI and those present that he wa-i dying; that he wished a telegram sent to his brother at Langley, and to Mr. George W. Evans. He begged that his mother be not noticed by wire, but that she be spared the shock that I would attend such, lie exhibited the greatest fortitude, and 1 was talking sensibly up to two or three minutes betore he died, i While suffering the most intense and excruciating pain lie displayed the greatest courage that 1 have ever seen in any one. He realized and knew that lie was dying, yet his demeanor was perfectly calm and collected. His greatest thought seemed to i he that the terrible tragedy i would bear so heavily upon his < mother. i Mr. Steiner being a stranger ; in Stone Mountain I assisted i him and did everything possible ? with reference to having the < linil v nrpiiupuil i> 11 fl I'm* A * ' . j-.v i??u o*- im lu /Hi- i I gusta. I am simply writing these de- < tails concerning it, knowing that it it was a relative ot mine, or one who was near and dear to 1 me had befallen to such an accident away from home, that I should like to have all the de- 1 tails possible. 1 Very truly vours, J. E. McClelland. Mr. Pinckney Steiner, who ( was on the train with Mr. Chafee i and sitting with him in the same i seat trom which Mr. Chafee lett i to open his satchel in order to get some cigars when the aoci-1 dent occurred, speaks feelingly ot the great loriitude and presence of mind that Mr. Chafee exhibited after he was injured and after the doctor had told him that there was no hope. In the short timo remaining, Jim Ohafee's thought was all ot his mother and family and friends and not of himself, and ho met the end with a bravery and forti tuile that was as remarkable as it was touching. Mr. cileiner says that it was first thought to be possible to secure an engine and return to Atlanta to the Grady Hospital, where the necessary care would be given and an operation could be performed, but that Dr. ErnPSt._ wlin WUfc! fill t (?oin V1 -- -- ? Tf MW "? ?-??v ll dill ^Ulil? to Lithonia to perform an operalion, after an examination, found that this could not he done, and that an immediate operation should be attempted, though it seemed hopeless and so proved. The help that, was rendered to the dying young man bv the people on the train and at Stone Mountain, even though most of them were perfect strangers, could not have been more generous and kind than he would have received from his own friends and family. Among those who wore particularly kind and whose names I Mr Sleinor remenihnrs in rtii< ! emergency were: I)ra. Ernest and McCurdy, Mr. Joseph Gregtr, Mr. J. E. McClelland, Mr> W. L. Venable, and Messrs. Johnson, Green and Humphreys. Mr. W. I. Wilson of Augusta was! also on the train. I ?i? Witt's ('arboli/pd IPilcli lla/.el 1 t Salve is recommended as the he?l , thing to use for piles. It is, of course, good for anything where a salve is needed. Bewareof imitations. Sold | by J. 1* Maekey .vCo. w-? A Miraculous Escape. Lenoir, N. 0., special in Char-1 lotto Observer: Today Mrs. ; I'omeroy Ferguson, while standj ing on the track at the depot I here, was struck by the tender | of a backing treight engine and carried under the wheels to the pilot. When the engine was stopped she extricated herself and came out. She is in a seri ons condition. How she escaped death is marvelous. Not even a bone was broken. MCASTER NEWS, SEPTE Mother and Infant Killed by Lightning. Fountain Inn special in the Columbia Slate of Sun<hiv: Mrs. Dave Situs and her infant daugh ter *vere instantly killed by lightning at tneir home on MoilJay afterno >n. Mrs. Sims is survived by her husband and throe small children Mr. Sims is a tanner and lives about three miles I'rom Fountain Inn. Gen A. P. Stewart Dead. Btloxi, Miss , Aug JiO ? Gen. Alexander L'. Stewart, one of the last two surviving lieutenant geivrais of the i 'oufedera'o St;it as army, died at his home lure today. Although in liis S7 vear and suffering from the infirmities of old age. General Stewart's death was sudden and catne as a distinct shoc'c to his relatives and Iriends. Tried to Burn His Children. Durham, N. C., special in Uharlotte Observer: Lambert Kiley, an Orange county man living near Hilbboro, attempted ,? i,;ii i.;.. it?t -?.:i - i,w mil mn lunmierjo^s onuuren several nights ago by setting the house afire The man lost his wife some time ago and this appears to have deranged him. The house was burned but the children escaped uninjured. Both passed through 'Durham this morning on their way to Oxford to enter the orphanage there No criminal indictment lias been brought against the father. Passed Examination Successfully James Donahue, New Britain, ( onn., writes: "1 tried several kidney remedies, and was treated by our best physicians for diabetes, but did not improve until I look Foley's Kidney Remedy. Alter the second bottle I showed improvement, and live hot ties cured me completely. 1 have since passed a rigid examination ior life insurance." Foley's Kidney Remedy cures backache and all forms of kidney and bladder trouble. Funderburk Pharmacy, K. W. H?mmond, Heath Springs, S. C. s Hell Still Blazing. News and Courier : The Ik dianapolis News notes with apparent satisfaction the disappearance of tlie infidel. It declares that he is as extinc' as the dodo, and that he "vanished like a wraith" contemporaneously with the suppression of the preaching of eternal torment lor the wicked Probably so; but hell fire is 1.1: : ?U . . i UI"?UI? I * KI * I JUS* I 1113 NHIIie What lor, il if is not lo be used in the punishment of tho^e who commit murder, those who lie and steal, who commit adultery, who bear lalse witness against their neighbors, the hypocrites and scoundrels and vagabonds, thousands of whom live in Indiana. and o! which even South Carolina has a fu'l supply' Kolol will, in a very short time, enable the stomach to do tin* work if should do, and tin* work it should do is to digest all the food you eat. When the stomach can't do it Kodo! does it for it and in tlie meantime tin* stomach is yetting stronger an I aide to take up its regular natural work again. Ki.dol digests all yofi eat. It makes the stomach sweet atid it is pleasant to take It i- sold here by J. K. Mackey ?fc Co w-> Piano and Organ Economy. I f you are interested in Ihe purchase of a IM A NO or an OKU A X. we want to sell YOU one. Don't think vou must t<? j-ciiii*' mail order house to buv a h.w priced piano or org <n ; noroutside of .South Carolina to get the ? est piano or organ. We have a great variety of grades, and all styles, at prices that cannot fail to interest you We ar< manufacturers' factory representatives for several of t he largest and most famous makers of pianos and organs We take old instrument* in exchange and make most liberal terms of payment. to those who wish to buy on time. No house quality of pianos and organs considered?can undersell us. Twenty-four years of fair dealing in Columbia ami throughout South < arolina in our reference and Kiiarantee Wrise us at once for catalogue price and terms Malone's Music House, Columbia, S. C. PIANOS AND ORGANS. EM8ER 5, I9Q8 COMMON SENSE Loads most intelligent people to uso only motndlnes of Known composition. Therefore it is tha^ Dr. Pierce's medicines, the niakeV^HUd w'.ilch print every Ingredient enteringrulo tlicm upon the bottle wrap- -t i pers and attVl its correctness under oath, are daily growing in favor. The composition of. DV.llMerce's medicines is open to overvbodvypr. fierce being desirous of having the search liiiht of investing- 0,1 tion turned fully""upon hi- f'-rmnho. t" .i.u' uc ronnucni tikii tin* i.vttcr tin-voimiuMTiwii cT-Tiirrr .Tni~'Ii'firn-> is kmmn th e nu^re m/i ?l. lieing wholly maue of the active, medicinal principles extracted " from native forest roots, by exact processes . original with Dr. Pierce, and without the ( use of a drop of alcohol, triple-rolined and ^ chemically pure glycerine being used instead in extracting and preserving the j curative virtues redding in the r 1 employed, theso medicines are entirely / free from the objection of doing harm / by creating an appetite for either al- i coholic beverages or habit - forming / drugs. Examine the formula on their 1 bottle wrappers?the same as sworn to by , Dr. Pierce, and you will find that his "Golden Medical Discovery," the great, i blood-purifier, stomach tonic and hovel t regulator- the medicine which, while not i recommended to cure consumption in its advanced stages (lit> medicine will do t hat) j yet dots curt all those catarrhal conditions of head and throat, weak stomach, torpid liver and bronchial troubles, weak lungs and hang-on-cotighs, which, if neglected or badly treated lead up to and finally terminate in consumption. Take the "Golden Medical Discovery* v. in tline and it is not likely to disappoint you if only you give it a thurouyn and fnir trial. Don't expect miracles. It won't do supernatural things. You must f exercise your patience and persevere In it" \f a ii-u?>llil IIIC UI linic W'KI'I its full benefits. The ingredients of which I)r. Pierce's medicines ore composed have the unqualified endorsement of scores o. medical leaders?better than any amoun' of lay, or non-professional, testimonials They are not given awav to be expert merited with but are sold by all dealers it \V medicines at reasonable prices. ^ V A I V V j I /COUNTERFEIT money is g L for counterfieit roofing, I spend real money, get I TNC,! Our VTTTXIANTTE Rfl resisting, (taking the same ii metal or slate) water-proof a . :V; outlast the building, and assi 44^ tion to contents. For 00 y< m proven its superiority over t SB Investigate it. Before you 1 JjP our free booklet: "The Ricjfit Roofing and \\Z W. M. MOORE, DR. J E. WELSH \K DENTIST Oifice.in Emmons Building opposite First National Bank. Phone No. 8. ' J LANCASTER, 8. C. !] W.P.ROBINSON 11 ATTOKNKY AT LAW , ?ni<^- wyri iirnui-tiini' n \.w. >'iuir LANi'AKTKR, s.i'. J Prompt attention to business. j1' DR. DOUGLAS McINTYRE l)KNTA Ij SUKGKON i Office over Heath-Jones Oo.'s Store j m i. t\( is ri:it. s.<\ , IIARRV I I INKS .i ttohs! : 1-.1 T-LA ir OftlciM in Sprint's ttlocU. Over < load's store LANCASTER, S. C. | I. mm |?gg r^*zz2izz1 Selection of candy in jronerally trying on t rcputationnof thodifTcrent brand*, thcsui leavea no room for doubt, or en n for hemtt pure, and the care yiven each individual pi< in a canny an attractive a* it itt whole om? 3 Manufactured by LITTLEFIF.LD 1"< Vf>l t ICttfO A /*/? i^Avuioivi, An "ad" in THE NEW! 3 A Valuable Place FOR SALE 77 Acres of Fine Timbered Land Suitable t'or sawing lumber; in one arid le-hulf tuilrs uf the court house; 35 or 10 res III Illis IS open HUll 1U CUIllVllllOU. Ap, I \ to T. s. i: \ it 1 EIt, or to .1 L\ A E. C. ALLISON, no '2"?, IP S 77-tl Lancaster, S. C. y) WOOD S SEEDS. |j Best qualities obtainable. ' Winter or J Hairy Vetch makes not only one of the largest-| yielding and best winter feed and forage crops you can grow, but is also one of the best of soil-improvers, adding more nitrogen to the soil than auyiother winter crop. Wood's Descriptive Fall Catalogue gives full information about this valuable crop; also "vi 11<nit nil other Farm 6 Garden Seeds I \ for Fall planting. Catalogue / J mailed free on request. Write / for it. 11 T. W. WOOD & SONS, J 11 1EAL ROOF- )~"f?F== ur hno is lire- v lsurance rate as nd rot-proof. It will ures absolute protec?ars it has constantly & everything of its kind. buy or repair, write for ' the Reason Why! " Lancaster, S. C. ^ olicc of Board of Regis= (ration. Ill areordatlee With Sit. u| t he art ititled "An Art to Provide for the o-Knrollment and Kegist ration of the ualifird Klertors of this State during ir year Ittots, and to I'rov idr t'ompenition for the Supervisors of Kegistraon," we, the hoard of registration of anraster ronnty, hereby give notice tat we will visit the various towniips of the eotitity as follows for the iirpose of re-enrolling and registering a \ otes: t'armel. Friday, Sept. 4th. Bel air. Tuesday. Sept. 8th. Van W'vrk. Wednesday, Sept. !?th. Thorn\\ell, Thursday. Sept. loth. Tradesville, Friday. Sept. 11th, till 12 i., and at Itwight same day from 2 p. i. to i; p. *n. Heath springs. Monday. Sept. 1 -Itit. Kershaw, Tttesdav, Sept. loth. WVIshs. Wnliicsdiiy, Sepl, 1 *>t11. Taxnlinw Thursday, Si>pt. 17th. W'.ti. A. !' iltTKIt, <' li ii i ri 11 :i 11 HonnI ol' liejjistration linncnsu < ? <> uiu'iistcr. \uit. 21. lhos. ho buyor, but if yon know the several M-rinr reputation and quality of Strrrc'n ulion. The intrnsl ion ts are absolutely co in manufarturo and handling result s Sold by nil DniucUts andConfccth>nen. I J ' & STEERE CO., Knoxville, Tenn. ncics Granted -> will sell your Goods.