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7 "v f ' -J 'Tap * Kj5^ W /{ f ^ f;v'V S* ' " "' v v' * <, ! ; >.{ ' ~"v^' ' * ^ ;,.? -vs ' ' -::;x J MEET ME AT "OUR" FAIR?ABBEVILLE, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2, 3 Abfeville Press and Banner 3 I I ' .% ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11, 1916. ' established THREE MEN | KILLED, FOURTH MAY SUCCUM1 I Charley Luquire Fire Fatal Shots Into Bodies of Three Men. > Kill* Milton Townsend and Pom Davis and Wounds Tom McComb Before Taking Hit Own Life.McCombs Will Probably Die. r.-'it' / Greenwood, Oct. 8.?Using thr< ballets from a 32 calibre piste Charley Luquire, a chaingang guar last night killed three men, includix himself, and with two shots pro! ably fatally wounded a fourth. T1 tragedy occurred at the county far about four miles east of town. The dead are: Milton Townsen manager of the county farm ai alms house, Pomp Davis, his fathe in-law, and Charley Luquire, tl guard who killed these two and the killed himself. Tom McCombs, ca '*-* ????+? <nnm a tiff a hrnt UUH <U1 U1C wuuvj 5?M?5? mmw er of the Supervisor J. B. McComb was shot twice through the right lui and although still alive this evenin his condition is regarded as high precarious and his chances of reco ery are very slight T.nnnira. the suard wl ran amuck, came to town yesterd* to attend the circus. He was told I McCombs to be back at the farm I 5 o'clock. Luquire began drinkir when he reached town and was in i ugly mood, all the afternoon. ? parted a row in a pool room ar jpnw or twice palled pat his pist and threatened to \ffrqgt <up" som body. v . , He dicfTrot !wwr?:town until lat reaching the farm a little after Tnm MrCombn was sittine a buggy in front of the residence o cupied by Manager Townsend. I was expecting to come to town hir self and was waiting for Luquire return. He says he remarked to L quire that he was late and was aboi to keep the others from going the night performance of the sho1 Without a word in reply but wi =?? no+li T.nnnirp nulled his oistol ai fired twice at McCombs, both she taking effect in the right lung. 1 McCombs crumpled up on the bug) seat, Mr. Davis, who lives wi Townsend, his son-in-law, and wl was standing near, remarked, "Wl Charley, you have killed Mr. Tom Without a word Luquire fired him, one shot piercing him in ti abdomen. Just as he fell, Tow jend. who was eating supper, rush' Iut of the house and started dov he front path, calling out to knc rhat was the matter. Luquire fir nee at him 30 yards away. He t ell with a wound through his body Luquire then walked into the hou rhere Mrs. Townsend and childri rare, went into the room he occ ied, remained about a minute ai ralked back down the front pat IlcCombs saw him returning and aid to have said to him, 'We lharley, you have killed three of us Lnswering that wds what he start ut to do, Luquire placed the pist gainst his own temple and fired ai rith that fifth bullet ended his o\ IMcUombs is a brotner 01 supe risor Jim McCombs. He has a wi tnd two small children. Townsei eaves a wife and three small chil en. His father-in-law, Mr. Dav lad been living with him for the pa ew years. His wife is dead. Luquire, who did the shootin eaves a wife and two children. 1 ire natives of this county. Luqui eas reared at Callison. Townse: nrf Davis are from the Cokesbu Iection of the county and McCom as lived near town most of his life It Is believed that Luquire had radge against Mc Combs, fearii hat he w?s about to lose his job. ras reported that Luquire had be ery active in behalf of another ca idate for supervisor against N. Tombs' brother and as McCombs w ? * * ii 1.x 1.^ 1 _ |Bl6Ctea LiU quire taougnt ne mi gut ic ^Hib job. He was regarded as da ^Berous when drunk and having I Home crazed with whiskey yesterd ^ e went wild and in the last hours day placed on the county f ^Breatest tragedy in its history f Hvhich one man can be held accour v'f f. i*i V ri'-.HfiiV'iW COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. > In thl case of Rampey v?. At_ taway, the jury returned a verU diet for tlie defendant. S , . The case of Hunter vs. Johnson was non-suited. ig The court of common pleas co vened Monday morning, with Jud i. w. .Bowman presiding, ine aoc et was sounded and after a numb of cases had been discontinued ai transferred, only seven cases i mained for trial. Of these only thr ip have been tried as we go to press. ? ? In the case of Perryman vs. C. _ W. C. Railway, an action for killing horse on the track, the jury foui for the defendant. The case hi been tried once before resulting a like verdict, but the Suprec Court awarded Mr. Perryman anoth ' trial. J. M. Nickles represented Pf ' ryman and Wm. P. Greene, the d fendant. In .the case of Hon. J. Will Ramp 3e vs. the policeman at Calhoun Fal m the jury had not agreed at the tii court adjourned. Sam Adorns repz d, sented the plaintiff and asked f id $2,000 damages for an assault ai r- battery. Mr. D. H. Hill represent le Attaway and claimed that no assat ?n was made but the plaintiff was e p- rested legally. h- Tuesday afternoon the court w is, engaged with the trial of the case lg Joh^Hturter vs. Joseph L. Johnso g, Chief of Police, which action is f ly the recovery of r Smith and Wess< v-( pistol, with which Hunter "guard his house and property against ro 10 bers in the silent watches of t iy night, as they slept." The plaint J.. > i n a j r*_ jy was, represented Dy a am Aoams, >y andjflte. defendant by D. H. Hill ai ig Wm. KiEreene. in The eleven cases against Calhoi le Mills in which it was alleged that ti id plaintiffs had been improperly d ol charged by . the mill for belonging Qn a jfijpo^ union, werC aU dismissed 1 the'court for the reason that plai e, tiffs' counsel had failed to amend t 7 complaints in accordance with an c in der of the court. Mr. Wm. N. Gra c- don represented the mill and ma le the motion to have the cases dismi; n- ed. to U' MEETING OF PRESBYTERY. at The Second Presbytery of the A V sociate Reformed Presbyteri ^ Church will be held in Abbevil ^ commencing November 11th, a continuing through the Sabbath f lowing. The ministers of this Pr< ?.;il .4; ., uy lei y wxiu win aticiiu uic mccti tn are: 10 ' i W. H. Stevenson, Spartanburg, C., care Y. M. C. A. * : J. M. White, Prosperity, S. C. * H. F. Pressly, Clinton, S. C. _ R. F. Bradley, Troy, S. C. n" M. T. Ellis, Doraville, Ga. 5 N. E. Smith, Bartow, Fla. m E. B. Kenedy, Due West, S. C. G. G. Parkinson, Due West, S. C F. Y. Pressly, Due West, S. C. 00 J. S. Mills, Blackstock, S. C. J. B. Muse, Due West, S. C. CO ' W. 0. F. Snipes, Plant City, Fla. *n_ W. H. Miller, Newman, Ga. U, J. W. Carson, Newberry, S. C. i J. P Presslu Tins Wect S P. 0. W. Carmichael, Tampa, F1 .1.S 1726 Franklin. W. C. Kerr, Wrens, Ga. ' I S. J. Hood, Iva, S. C. Bqj W. A. McAulay, Greenville, S. C , P. A. Pressly, Louisville, Ga. I L. T. Pressly, Woodruff, S. C. m\ R. T. Kerr, Bradley, S. C. r I. N. Kennedy, Ora, S. C. ? ' J. M. Garrison, Anderson, S. C. t, C. B. Betts, Troy, S. C. *_| H. B. Blakely, Willington, S. C W. A. Kennedy, Portedale, Ga. l8' S. W. Reid, 9 Whitehall Terra* 18 Atlanta, Ga. C. B. Williams, Ybor City, Tamj SiFla> John T. Young, Greenwood, S. ( Tj C. S. Young, Due West, I1U- In addition to these ministers, ry ^ good number of elders from the d ferent churches will attend, so tl there will be a considerable gathi ing of the psalm-singers in Abbevi j* at the meeting. The Second Presbytery as sho^ en by the addresses of the ministers, lTI- 7 . - j eludes Western South Carolina, a " portions of Gorgia and Florida. T members of the church in Abbevi >S0 are looking forward with pleasure the coming of the delegates. >e"i ayi 0? 1 Ht LU1 1 mARKC 1. he1 or | Cotton ?oW yeiUrdijr oa thi? at it- kot at 17 1*4 coats* L Cotton at 03 coat* basket. . ~ '. v ' V DR. G. A. NEU. ELECTED ( An A A n- ?* ?e N. C. TROOPS SPEND k- AN HOUR IN ABBEVILLE er The coming of a batallion of North ^ Carolina troops to. Abbeville last ( week was a pleasant break in the roue" tine life of our little town. The men 66 * were making the trip to the border i . over the Seaboard and stopped here for an hour and a half for work on 'ft I ^ the engine. The soldiers marched a<j up town from the Shops and were . swarming on the square before anyone knew they were in town. Busier tiiess stopped for the time of their stay land the boys were greeted by many ? A _ 1 11 * 1 J * S . I 1 interested weu wisners, ana received j e" many heart cheers. During their stay ^ " they were formed in line and went through setting up exercises on the ' square and were marched up to the Graded school building where the ] ' ' children were turned out to greet them, singing patriotic songs and en- . ed j?yjn& ^ sight of a real'so?4ier. On < their return the High schoiii giris and 1 boys were in line in front of Barks- ( dale'* where the soldiers stopped and went through drill, ?manouvers ^ and two of the "irrepressible" treat- n ed the crown to an exhibition: of gen- 1 uine old fashioned dancing, which ' has been much in vogue, since among ^ ed jthe young boys around town. 1 The North Carolina boys were | he fine looking young merf and it was a iff pleasure to have them stop in our ' fnnm Tl.. L.i.lK !_ ? 1 wnu. iuv uauuuuu whs in command of ajor W. H. Phillips who was known ' to some of or people, having graduin ated from Erskine some years ago. He says that he ktfows all about the singing of the Psalms and how. ^ to keep the Sabbath holy, which he finds a prettyi-. difficult proposition 1 ^ while in &e army. His boyhood 1 he friends will "be glad to know that he < (r_ looks every inch a major and is en- ? joying his military service. < d? _ ! js. IN THfe OPEN AIR. 1 Evening service at the Presbyterian church were held in the open air last Snday, the weather being warm enough to permit it. The scene was LS" a cheerful one and a good crowd was 1 in attendance. This will become a ?J regular feature, the congregation n having been much pleased with the open air service. ;s- * 1 ng A CHANGE IN DATE. N t o A change in the date of Dr. Wauchope's lecture has been made and 1 he will come to Abbeville on Friday, the thirteenth, instead of Thursday, the twelfth. SALESDAY DINNERS ' The ladies society of the Associate 1 Reformed Church will serve dinners on Salesday in November and December. These dinners are always exppllpnt on/1 a <?AA/1 w..v..v v??vt uvovi ?v w gvuu unagc A turkey dinner with oysters will be the Menu. 1 a., Abbeville Lands Big 10-Cent The coming of a genuine five and j ten cents store to Abbeville will be i welcome news to the many people / who like to trade at such stores and :e, the thousands of little boys and girls who buy candy. ?n mi-- ttt tt n. _ r 1 m.l > " xne rv 111. n. L/Ouu tt o unu Syndicate of Philadelphia, have ' closed a deal through the Abbeville Real Estate and Investment Co., with a the Hill Brothers, for a lease of "" their store room on Main street, for ia* & term of years and will open up for Br~ business as soon as need repairs and Ne ^Improvements on the store room can be made. ^ Such improvement will mean the in~ putting in of three handsome plate j? glass windows with a vestibule to be llG i i _ i m . rra laid in Mosaic tiie. mese lmprovee ments will run into several thousand dollars and will add much to the value of the property and to the appearance of the street The Cobb C?0pany looked . over several towns in the State as a loca*r tion for their new business but was more pleased with the business advantages of Abbeville than any other . >.?*> - ' ] FFER WpR SAM IS TO HOUSE Abbeville's third Drimarv A ? passed off quietly yesterday, only about two-thirds of the voters pf county showing enough interest in the election to cast their pilots. The result, however, is a decisive victory for Dr. G. A. Neuffer, who loatj his opponent, Sam Adams, by 38 votes* according to returns received over telephone Ipst night, all boxes reporting. The vote by boxes follows: ' T Neufter. Adams. Means Qjiapel ____ 18 7 A-bbevilla No 1 146 14 A.bbevfl|k No 2 159 97 Cotton frill 21 98 Central 17 60 Calhoun'^alls 66 -68 kntreviije ? 67 57 Due WM 1 7? 99 DonaldJPl 76 51 HamptxMa ? 10 20 Cold Sgrings 21 23 SillvillJKv. 15 22 Lebanol 49 24 Level &nd ? 14 22 Lowndtfville 83 < " 104 Keowe&V 11 50 Mt Vi^r 11 31 Rock Spring1 14 36 rota Is I 845 807 I AT qHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT Aside from the fine pipe organ and ttije verjr excellent sermon preached try ?h* .pastor, the .services at the Selederchurch were enlivened last Sunday night by the attendance of MayDr Gambrell'8 pet cat The cat does X JL 51- -1 1- * 1 ? not get us cnurcn going naoiis irom the Mayor. A COMING MARRIAGE. Mr. J. Allen Smith, Sr., has issued invitations to the marriage of his daughter, Miss lone Smith and Mr. David H. Hill on Oct. 28th. The marraige is to be at half past six o'clock in the evening and is to be at home. Miss Smith is deservedly one of the most popular young women who has ever lived in Abbevile. By her cordial manner and brieht and at tractive ways she has endeared herself to every one and all unite vin wishing her a long and happy life. For a number of years she has taught in the Abbeville schools and among all the people who love her and wish her well are a host of adoring young folks who have finished the sixth grade. Mr. Hill is a young attorney of the Abbeville bar, and is a young man noted for his good business qualities and for fair and upright dealings. He is receiving the congratulations of his many friends on his happiness. Branch of Store Syndicate town in the State. Mr. Glass, the manager of the Columbia stores of this syndicate, paid a visit to Abbeville several weeks ago and was delighted with our town. His report was of such a flattering nature that he, in company with Mr. Cobb, the president of the syndicate, came* to Abbeville Monday and closed the deal for the stores. This company runs a genuine five and ten cents store, carrying thousands of articles and stick strictly to the set price of five and ten cents. Nothing in the store will be over these prices. me wm. ?1. ijodd uo., nas done business in several South Carolina towns for a period of twenty years and every where they are known for their fair dealing and they rank well in business circles. The Hill Brothors are to be congratulated on the advantageous lease of their property and to them is due much of the credit of getting this firm to locate in our town.,. The new store will meet with a warn welcome from the people of the town and country. They will employ ttafty [young women as clerks. ;x'' p MR. WALTER SCOTT ATTACKED BY NEGRO Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Walter . Scott ent down to his ( farm on the Mt. Carmol road. As be was returning about dusk he overtook a negro just this side of the Sherard place, who asked to be allowed to ride. The request was granted. Mr. Scott noticed that the negro kept looking back through the top of the buggy in which they were riding, but he attached no importance to it. The negro must have struck him suddenly and severely because without warning he was knocked unconscious. He regained consciousness some miles up the road, finding him elf in tbe foot of hit buggy, with his pocketbook, containing ; about $75 gone, and a large gash ( cut in his forehead. He made1 ( bis way to the home, of Will ] John Evans, where Dr. Neuffer 1 was called by telephone, and he 1 soon arrived and dressed his wound. , As we go to press at 9 o'clock 1 * 1 great crowds of people are go- . ing to the scene of the attack, ( and if the fuilty party is caght, , trouble will likely result. , . j JOHN W. McCALLA SHOOTS NEGRO j 1 Mr. John W. McCalla, of Lowndes-j' ville, yesterday surrendered to Sher- 1 iff Burts to answer the charge of ' murder on account of the killing of : a negro named Arch DuBose on Mon- j day. Mr. McCalla at the time of the1' shooting was acting as constable for J Mamofmfa TTnulroViCD olnno TcitVi Mr Nance and Jas. T. Latimer. They 1 went to the home of William Lomax and his wife to arrest them for aj1 misdemeanor. - - Mr, McGalla msdej known the purpose of their visit,'; when DuBose, who was sitting in the door, advanced on Mr. McCalla, attempting to draw a pistol, which Mr. McCalla \saw. He shot to prevent the negro from shooting him. Application for bail was made late yesterday afternoon before Judge Bowman, who is holding court in Abbeville this week, and Mr. McCalla was admitted bail, which was prompt- . ly given. JUDGE WILSON SICK. The friends of Judge John S. Wil- 1 son, of Manning, who is holding the courts in the tenth circuit, will be grieved to know that he is seriously sick at Anderson. Some weeks ago ho Viol/I pnnrfr fherp nnH at fhftt. time was taken ill. He recovered however, and went on with his work. Last Monday he returned to Anderson to hold a session of the Court of Common Pleas. He was attacked with a fainting spell on last Wednesday while on the bench, and was forced to adjourn cotifrt, since which time' he has been confined to his room. | Judge Wilson underwent a serious operation soon after he was elected to the bench but seemingly recovered from it. SANTUC SCHOOL BUILDING. Mr. Moss, of the Santuc neighborhood, was in the city Tuesday morn-"; ing with a load of cotton. He reports, that the Santuc school building will be completed in a day or so. This school is located'about 7 miles above Abbeville on tne uue west roaa, ana will open next Monday morning, Oct 16th. It will be taught by Miss Marie Scott, of Greenwood, S. C. SOMETHING TO LOOK j FORWARD TO. , Dr. George A. Wauchope will come ; to Abbeville on Friday afternoon , and will lecture before the Civic Club at 4 o'clock at the home of Mrs i W. P. Greene. His lecture will be on > the times of Shakespeare and will be j< an intellectual treat This will be op en day for the club and the public is cordially invited to attend this lec- < ture. v | Dr. Wauchope has also kindly consented to lecture to the public gener- j ally at night in the Court House at which time his subject will be the "Great Pictures of the World." This l?0lsre will be free to all and it is earnestly hoped that a representative crowd will attend. Dr. Wauchope will illustrate his lecture with views of , the pictures which wfll add to the interest of what he has to say. % EXPECT RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR ABBEVILLE FAIR V. 1 \ President of Association Very Optimistic. ' S?cr?t?rv Willi amion Tourinor Th? County Advertising Fair?Execu- , tive and Advertising Committee* / \ Active. , C. C. Gambrell, president of the Abbeville County Fair association, in conversation with a representative 1 of The Press and Banner yesterday, 3tated: "From all reports which I have so far received, I am convinced that the seventh annual fair, to be iield inAbbeville November 1, 2, and 3, will be a success in every way. Hardly a day passes but that I receive encouraging reports from many parts of the county, and taking all into consideration, I am thoroughly satisfied that the event will materialize into the greatest success the county has ever experienced. One important factor whieh convinces'me ...... . . < > that this years lair win oe tne Dest in the history of the association, is \ the enthusiastic manner in which the various officers and committees of the association have gone about their work. I wish to urge all the people who are interested in the progress of Abbeville county to join in the undertaking and make it truly, a fair to be remembered." President Gambrell is indeed gratified at the splendid manner in which the people have responded to the cause, and well he should be, for we will, from present indications, . witness one of the best county^ fairs fer**" ? be found anywhere. v ? Publicity Committee Active. The publicity committee appointed to look after the advertising, premium list, printing, and publicity of the enterprise, is doing fine work for the fair., A handsome booklet containing the advertisements of about thirty of Abbeville's most progressive business houses, is about complete and will be delivered \^ithin the next ken days. The booklet contains complete program for the three days, rules and regulations governing exhibits, entries, and races, together with an extraordinary long list of handsome cash prizes. The publicity committee has made several tours of different sections of the county during the past week distributing advertising matter, and according to Secretary Williamson, who is chairman of this committee, there will be hundreds of exhibitors here this year who have never before shown interest in the fair. The committee is also waging a very successful advertising campaign in Anderson and McCormick counties, where much interest is being shown in Abbeville's fair. Lever to Make Address. Congressman A. F. Lever has accepted an invitation extended by Secretary Williamson to address the farmers on Wednesday, the opening day, and the day set aside for the farmers. This able speaker is a decided favorite of the farmers and his address will attract thousands of people from surrounding counties on farmers day. Midway a Feature. There will be many free attractions on the midway this yea*. There will be various amusements for everybody, old and young. Gorgeous parades, enchanting music and other picturesque achievements to fascinate those who are as yet in the springtime of youth; a most creditable showing of live stock, poultry, farm and garden products, household and miscellaneous exhibits, together with the spirit of comradeship and the occasion of hundreds of old time friends reunited will serve to fill with delight and perfect cententment the hearts of those Who have reached the golden autumn of old age. MR. McCOMBS IMPROVING News from the Greenwood Hospital this afternoon is that Mr. Tom McCombs has shown decided improvement since yesterday. His chances for recovery are considered bright.?Greenwood Journal.