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VOL. 4 I SENSATION; Tri^This We * Wjf^for 0 Dinnble ? ?tted. Hattiesbur A'great deal f fetted uot 011 but through) fate of G. L, j?). ?*T ' wile, Minnie be tried for 11 *J. K McSha Forest count ginning he crime, wbic most * zti&tiVxd /nis stct: m^ny unuei features, was ter Sunday i both Crosby made coniplt expected thai consume muc Accordiug the murJere planned by ( husband, w fiendish idea untailhtul w her lover to 1 ly to become in the widest She pressed shotgun whi< ed at the def< When the pi McSbaun, mi olturee, was ed Rpot nea bridge in Le April 21, Co a jury and he there whs e Crosby had the murderei 0 rested and amination be jury. She d the crime am the county jai ? lull confess riff D. - -) , . ed ber to app coroner's ju i j confession Lin ' Mrs. Crosb n'nd been inti and had met times near while ber hi in the emplo <'J Lumber comp ^ V working with \ in the woods. %. home for dn r* time. Her t aware ot hei ') ( intercepting | with McSbar to kill her, Afj make her ai Ml . revenge. jftj j Vender thr u J I Cronoy *aid, II polled feer to / ieh plan of f< tation she w i Shann, askir on ?aster 9 11 o'clock, i bridge. Tw( day of the hie wife wen! the bridge ai X ?* "4o. 63 Semi-Weekly VL MURDER CASE, fe'i shotgun un on the same 1< ek of Husband and Cro^h -?tai.ls f iL M M Urobby insist . . ., * c L a ftUDisbmeut iomicides Ever Com. ness, should t the shotgun, v Miss., May it, H at McShann1 of interest is tnani- ^ll Kasfcer S ly iu this county, an <?arly hour out the Slate, in the S^ung wife, * Crosby and his raore than fifte Orosby, who will home in l'etal tie brutal murder of t-iesburg, and * >?n at the term of While she waii y circuit court be- ,or McShann, re Monday. The lra*ed farther ih was one ot the UD'>' he reach ual in the history wbich the gi iou, 4 and presented McShann can ual and interesting 8eemed pleas a_.i __ yt* f!rnahv tlmro i'iHIiiiiM iHIi on r,as? j at this year. As ^'ie in('ucet' h and his wile have rftther fcXl)ose >te confessions, if is bridge 11 m' 'e I the.trial will not SP"1 where I 5h time. wailing lor hii to the confession of ^ hen they rs the crime was R few ^eel 1101 J roe by. the wronged aro,se 'rom h*8 ho conceived the Hl1 ' eomman of compelling his t'ir ;W UP ''.is ife not only to lure Pe* victim < lis doom but actual threatened liii > particeps criminis ^ ^'40 ^r?8'JV L sense of the wcrd. *u' a*m a? the trigger of the Mrs. Crosby :h her husband aim- an l w^en l,e enseless victim. 'ie wa? ready, irtlydecayed body of shoulder dilated by hogs and (r,?t;?r. Ihe fo^nd in a seclud- McShann sqm tunj.ii,,and lower par 1 " IV C L I COL af river swamp orr hina *n a f( roner Fairley called "n"1 Cro*by >ld an inquest. As reached hoim vidence that Mrs. *hem th.?t 1 hej been intimate with uPon 'be scei J man, she was ar- Duriog 'be ni submitted to an ex- fc0 'be pPot ? itore the eoronor's ^un* enied knowledge ot I When Crosbj d was remanded to hai1 r l Ti,o-? U J 10n' be refuse* il. Iliere she made lil9l When 1011 to Deputy telle- however, lie iiilvrav, who indue- appear before ear again betore the "^bere he sul ry and repeat her callv every c,< a same evening. Previous cor ... , , completely e y admitted that she Woodruff ...d mate with McSliaon arrested on si him secretly manv'been implicaii the Bowie bridge ^hey were | , , and Crosby an lsbaud, a saw filer * M . * , . ' held .'or tri *1. y of the Mclnnis any at Petal, whs ... Observance of the Jogging crews , , Lancaster. , staying away from lys and weeks at a Memorial L . . , , ately observed h'lsband became ternoon, undei unfaithfulness by the Daughters her correspondence acy> the exerc t. , the school and in. He threatened at 6 o'clock. Dui spared Her to occasion was i instrument of his Brabbam, pasi dist church, , , ,, K, able and patri< ??tW)t death, Mr,. rn|| of ,',u, , ber husband com called by Ex-fl agree to his tiend- The devotiona 1, u:* Ai~ rises was cond svenge. At b? (he- I/W Robjn, rote a letter to Mc- p church, ig him to meet her At the cone undav moruiug. at V.'CPS >n ai1 . ? . sion was form it the Bowie street caster's new j days before the commanded \ murder Crosby and ( ant' ma teries, where t to the swamp near j^ted the sole id concealed a load- flowers vANGAS' LEDGER itbz ' REVIEW 1878 LANCASTER.-S. < Ider a log. Sitting CLARENCE GREGORY D jg.the two arrange > ol the plan and ed that his wife, as $?n ?* Mr. an<* Mrs. T. S. i for her unfaithful- Formerly of Taxahaw, >u 11 the tripper of * in Cheraw. vhile Crosby ?vmed Choraw Chronic Ma; s 'hroai. . (Jiarenc** Gregory, son n'.day morning, at and T S Gregory , Crosby and his ^ity^ died on Saturday n rho is only a little \iay ist, ? ab<>nt 4 o'cloc en years, left their an j|jne8K 0j several mon I, a suburb of Hat- that human skill could t rent to J ho swamp, done to restore hic health ted at the bridge hands were ever ready t her husband pene- bidding, lov ing hearts into the swamp (hized with hitn, and lovi ed the log under laj]y watched the slowly in was concealed. Jnf|!, )air)p as its last tin promptly and away^ ed to tind Mrs. Personally Cla'encj waiting for him. was a young man ot tin im to Ipavp fV?<* ? men's, urbrne ami chivi d ground n^ar the jdg mauner; kiul and cc d him toward the deferentia, t0 tb? wwdle ier husband ?M en;a WBail rt, gIei s victim. (y . a )rue frien | had arrived within T?e vacan, c,l;m. -n t m the io-', Crosby cjrc,e win bni^ 60rr0, crouching position reHVed OQ6^ bll(. hi, llf( ded McShann to fiUre lbem tha, dei4,h hands. The trap- kint, me88enger ,hat ?beyed, .??< CroBby pains aad called n with his shotgun. higIier day8 an., crea,e: wh> taking care- uetigj jn jd8 eternal linn McShann s throat, 8jcblle8s never comes, p walked behind him sepHration are never informed her that and famijy reunions nei she reached over , , . . , , . . 1 he funeral took plat ami pressed the ^ , r, . . , .' . . , Baptist church on Sundf load ol shot sfnck ... , ,, D, ... . ing, Dr. L. 11. Shuck co srely in the neck , , . , , .... the services. After the t ot the head, kill- , . the remains were taken 3\v moments. Not ? ,. . . ... . . teitield on a special In and his wife had . _ ? . .. . the O. A L. railroad, m i <ii< it occur to jabj tQ reg, vx 7 had left the gun that place. ie of the murder. We weep with the slit both returned hearts ot loved ones left ud reovered the bu' would p'oilft then Giver of true solace. c can enable HiPmto say '^rt! jtreat depths of their boa nude a full confess- wil, l)e (loIle ? i to believe it at m ___ ho was convinced s $/convention to' be also consented to D . . . r, , <be coroner s jury, Pr"b)"er'an ChurchJstantisied practi- lt was originally intern (tail of Ins wile's 30 published it, the projjr ifes-ion He also the County Sunday Sch . , ,a , ventton, which conven ixonera ed h L. next Friday, would he wife who had been the new Methodist chu ispicion ol having the place of meeting h 3d in the murder, changed. The Convent >romptly released tie held in the Pres d his wile were church. Delegates and i interested are requested the change in place of and govern themselves Memorial Day in ingly. Waxhaw Lad Accidental! >ay was appropri- Himself I here Monday af- r . r the auspices of Herbert McCain, al i of the Confeder- years old son of Mr. Ger isea^beintr held in Cain, of VVaxhaw, N. itorium, beginning accidentally shot last $ The orator of the evening. He was takin the Rev. M. M. out of the buggy, \vh tor of the Met ho- been carried to the field who delivered an crows, when the weapon otic address. The wa-v happened to disclead soldiers was Part of th(> ,oa(1 strikinj layor R. E. Wylie. in t,KJ 3>de. breaking on 1 nart of the ever- ribs. anil one or more sh iucted brtheRev. the lungs. He was son. of the A. R. | the Pryor hospital in i where he was at once lusion hi the ser- on- h was reported y< iditorium a proces- that pneumonia had de ed, headed by Lan- which renders the boy's military company, doubtful. , , )y Lieut. R. E. when IlI/OOMNiTuilEUMJ rched to the ceme- MEN l' h;?* caret) nmny ens. loving hands deco- p3,**'""'. * },y (,i> > ,n -"fly *??,] i- nte a/motion, it rehire* all pun hers graves with ^ ROd 6oi a botti* c Sp#cUl A^ent*. i A ENTERPRISE 1891 MAY 12, IW ?JL% EAD. | Death of Mrs. Thomas Lucas. Mrs. Lucas, wife of Mr. Thomas Lucas, of the cotton Gregory, mills village, died Monday night, Spec Died paralysis Her maiden name ? was Knight and she was about ^ 75 years of age. She was an jy| r Mr es^mable old lady and a devout member of the Baptist church. P ot Mr. she is survived by her husband q , < f our and two children, Mr. Harrison lornioff Lucas and Miss Mettie Lucas. S< The remains were buried yesk, a tier terday at the Blackmon graveths. All yard in the Taxahaw neighbor- , . lo, was ho.Kl^ jj>w o do'hie Commencement of Uncaster Grad- The s> ill pa. ?<1 Schools. well .lie eyes The closing exercises of the ^ Hicker- Graded Schools will be held May ^ . ... 20 and 21, and they will be simple the ' and short, but in many respects unusually interesting. Gregory Thursday night. May 20. will cl)r< e attain- *)e brief exercises by the six wiv lower grades, and the address by pel: nlrous in president Snyder of Wofford j. jnrteoua. College. Dr. Snyder will be in-!1 gofolh produced by Mr. I). Reece Wil- 1 cn . . liams. Music tor this occasion at probi- wjj| bo furnished by Mr. John .. Poag, Miss Isabel Divis, Miss he home Kliza Wylie, and the school quar- l>' ' . tette. i he a t ? be- Friday night. May 21, will he e will as- the exercises by the graduating whs the class and the presei tation of the *'c 1 relieved diplomas. The "r: uuates will add read essays written entirely by ir l.im fo themselves and all of them disr bappi- cussing some phase of South Car- ' e wpere ?''na history. onai The closing exercises at the ivfl am hug jyjill school will lie held Wedneskaowu, day night, May 19. Peo 'tr end. * ? * t,,e ce at the The Services in the Methodist Wls iv morn- Church Sunday. , till! nuuctiuK in accordance with announceservices ment in Saturday's News, there 1 to Obes- vvas Poaching in the handsome "a3 new Methodist church last Sun- the on over cjay for the first time. A forceful 0uh i \ and appropriate sermon was de- ? jtery .?? livered on the occasion by the ''ru pastor, the Rev. M. M Brabbam. E t,l?.idiug ^ good opportunity was afforded big; h^hi ,r fhe initial service to test the t ,j ' commodious building's seating ress V1 capacity, which was found to be 'lie >no who abundantly sufficient even for Qi i Ir mi the extraordinary occasions. There i is" i by j being no services in thp oth#?r H ? churches, an unusually large con- ' l,ei gregation was present, hut all fall Held in wore comfortably seated |)e M , , I * ' led. and Seven Pardons Refuse(1 *>? Gov- s?n am, that Ansel. 100I Con- \. w /? es here Columbia, May s.?(,overnor i,av held in Ansel tolxv refused pa:d>ns i" niai rch: hut ?even as follows; tili.^ as heen , r> e \ i ion win L ?ve Robin-on of Vuk,?ne fts hvterian Km, sentenced to haii^ next Fri ren illothers day for the murder of a young our tu ? t( who relumed to let him hug th* meeting f accord- 'ier* * of Dai<y Cook, colored,oi llamp- pen C1 I ton, sentenced to seven years for try y Shoots 1 , , 1 manslaughter. etat Will F. Gardner ol Spartan ;? tl K)Ut 10 1 VI.. : burir. In nm. VQ?r frtf 4TJA.- I ? ,V" HHI C., was I driving oft another'* team. ^ Saturday Henrv Hlackwell of Spartan* ? ,, tr gun i au'' lich had bur"'MX mondH I..r -ailing li Jm) to shoot M'|ur . hi somei Mitcht, i hrwilk?H, a promi- ? harge. ajneni farmer, Saluda, sentenced N r the lad 1 lo lif lor murder. , jjy e or two j Sion Mi .-r. white. Saluda, ten o,Q nt enter-1 v r for - Mder. ^I^en , A r l? r >1 f <'henler lieid. dlostei t i v\ 11 \ h ir? <o' rmii-1 slighter. operated t esterday ! s veloped, ; Miss Daisy Lynch, of Fort recovery j j/tUVn an,j sistor from Virginia, who is visiting her. spent SaturiTiu lim day in Lancaster. acIi) M,f Ki" " Mr. J. C. Elliott and daughter, invtanu". Wiss Cornelia, spent Monday in Ford nr.*', the country with the former's boht 4i?-74 mother. Mrs. Caroline Elliott. ***? > * ' a PRICE 5c COPY I - - V ITEMS FROM AKTIOCH. V , \ ial Meeting'of Farmers*- Union iturday ? County Union ,to eet at^ Antioch in July *od rominent Speakers Expected-, ood Work of Antioch Sunday * chooI-Other Matters.^ ^ v v his community has b en bui^ v(| week breaking the crjjet of \ hv I formed by the recent ft&ins. i gram crop is doing fairly I mid is hastening to inaturi .4 ... n next Saturday afternoon, P I 1") h day of May, the An- \ Winners' Union will hold^a A mil meet'ng, at whuth time the * \ es and daughters ol all meui s oil his or other locals will be . iated as members of Antioch il. We are expecting a large lenng at this time. ./.*o?s8 'he next meeting of the counHi 11 convenes with u? on cecond Friday in July, at. m I ch tune there will be a pi^b- B meeting in the morning and / resses will be made by Free. I rris, Editor Parrot, and Mr. t v iianis. the airent nf Mm rfoni.l , ?o-"" " * * X/ ^ V ?**" J J I ration work in this St*u. j want nt least a thoueaud 1 pie to be preseut and hear I answers to the questions we \ h to ask these practical sprak- I who are able to tell us soint-^ m about farming. Ever' I y come and bring a lunch ket tor a picnic spread upon y porch of our splendid school Idittg. Remember the date, iav, the 9th day of duly, lacli boom Antioch gets on is :er than all the others. I'rogi is our watch-word. May time come when no fanner his section will have to buy mud ol corn, but all will have ir crimson clover, vetch, ai. a, anil above all plenty o' vine hay. he wnrkera in the Aotioch id ay School aie to be comided tor the tine work ihey e been doing; this year. The i who neglects such work as is injuring no one as much he injures himself. It yon iuve i he Sunday School from community you take away t which enriches the minds onr children and binds our pie together in uuity. Counpeople should by all means id by their Sunday Schools key would have their commues grow as ours has grown. Irs. Jane Miokle of Camden, unpanied by her little grand, Bennte Forte, is visiting her nddaughter, Mrs.R. M. West. lr. I Vie Hammond rtVl famare vi?ifinu: relative# at neboro. 'lie Antioch Woman's Misary society *ill meei next unlav afternoon at 2 o'clock. Kex. lElt DU1NKKHS oud others who ho tilth Bright* Disease, Diabetes, Back ft, or any Kidney or Bladder Troubl. h? cured it' tbey wilt take BLOODINB K>1> AND KIDNEY TABLETS, 60c r mailed by llio ltloodine Co , Inc.. 011, Crawford Brott, Hpeeie., >ta. 49-74 \