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* ffV REWARD OFFERED | FOR T. U. VAUGHN Columbia, S. C., Sept. 16.?T. U. Vaughn, former superintendent of the Odd Fellows' Home at Greenville, an inmate of the State Hospital for the insane under an order of the court for observation as to his sanity i escaped some time during last night and has not been apprehended. Vaughn was convicted before tne circuit court of Greenville County on October 26, 1912, of criminal assault upon a young girl, an inmate of the orphanage, while he was superintendent and was sentenced to die by electrocution on December 20, 1912. Appeals to the Supreme Courts of the United States and of South Carolina held up his sentence for eighteen months, after which time he was remanded to the State Hospital for the Insane for observation as to his mental condition. Confined on Fourth Floor. Vaughn has been confined in a ward on the fourth floor of the main building of the hospital. In the opinion of the asylum authorities he had secured a pass key and unlocked the door leading to the fire escape, down which he escaned. The escape of Vaughn was made J WHY WORRY Call Bar where you will fine things to eat?Cab Green Peas, Irish a: and Cel^y. Ft and Macaroni have We have two 'pr< 77?call either anc r\v?Awi n f+Ar\ fl ATI A shipment of s tus that will relieve 1 W. D. BAI 3 fEhero 1 sMr. . J THE UNIVE1 There's the same the one-ton Ford rti using the Ford carcarrying power oJ the truck iy that :r trucks t lots of it; the m; worm drive makes all that power; th nension srives flexil ?r w um steel strength, body, $550 f. o. b.' E F. AF \ some time between 8 o'clock last night and 6 o'clock this morning. Vaughn complained of a headache about 8 o'clock last night, according to the statement of the night attendant and said he would retire. This attendant saw no more of him. At 6 o'clock this morning he went into Vaughn's room, with a newspaper and saw what he believed to be Vaughn's body lying recumbent be * ' *i n neath the sheets on ms Dea. At i o'clock the night attendant went off duty and the day attendant came on. About an hour later the day attendant went to Vaughn's room to call him, as he had not appeared, and found a dummy made of clothing in the bed and Vaughn gone. The hospital authorities immediately gave the alarm and a thorough search was made of the building and grounds. They were forced to the opinion that Vaughn in some way secured a key and unlocked the door to his ward during the night. None of the window bars were broken and the night attendant, who said he was in and out of the ward during the night, saw nothing of Vaughn. Dr. C. Fred Williams, superintendent of the hospital, says he has absolute confidence in this attendant and is satis ksdale's I a supply of fresh bage, Corn, Fresh nd Sweet Potatoes all Cream Cheese i just arrived. :>nes?Nos. 76 and 1 we assure you of ;ugar has reashed the scarcity. IKSDALE i*Cai^l ^ RSAL CAR economy in using ick that there is in ?only the larger f the truck commds it particularto farmers, and her business men. le famous Model motor assures reible power, and anganese bronze certain the use of e three-point sus- * )ility, and vanadiPrice, without Detroit. tNOLD fied that there' was no collusion on r his part. |p Foot Prints Noted. |U It was discovered on searching the ii grounds that a bench which had been r in the yard had been placed next to t the brick wall which surrounds the a grounds and that footprints resemb- n ' ling Vaughn's were around the bench A brick pavement runs outside this o wall on the outside of the street at f this point were prints where an au- o ' tomobile had turned around in thej(? street. However, as automobile n traffic is very heavy along this street, t 1 these prints may bear no significance v in connection with the escape. t When he left the hospital Vaughn carried with him a gray suit, an ex- ^ tra pair of blue trousers, a brown hat and black top shoes and was wearing a light cream shirt. The hospital authorities describe him as be- t ing about thirty-eight years of age, jabout five feet tall, weighing 120 pounds and rather effeminate in ap- n pearance. He has light brown hair, ^ which is very thin, almost to bald- ^ ness on the top; has penetrating blue eyes, rather protruding, is of light sandy complexion and wears a l?T_ > i jno. o snoe. | At their last annual convention, held some time ago, the Odd Tellowsof thme State adopted a resolution calling on Governor Cooper to see j that the sentence of the court in Vaughn's case was carried out. The governor referred the matter to Solicitor Martin of Greenville, who a short time ago filed papers on Vaughn and his attorneys stating that he would request the court to remand Vaughn to Greenville for a test of his sanity. Governor Cooper this afternoon offered a reward of $20 for the apprehension of Vaughn. wvuvvvvvvv^vvv V BETHIA NEWS. V V V vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Bethia, Sept. 17.?Misses Grace and Belle and Melrose Dansby went down to Augusta with their cousins ! and spent last week. ! Mrs. Scott from Augusta, was Mrs | Jim Link's guest for Saturday night: Miss Allie Evans from Lebanon, ^ | spent last week with Misses Kittie | and Julia Link. Mrs. Edgar Woodhurst and children have returned to their home , near" McCormick after spending a week with Mrs. A. K. Woodhurst. Born?To Mr. and Mrs. Norman Below, Sept. 7, a daughter. Born?To Mr. and Mrs. Alick Hall, Sept. 11, a son. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Metts from near , Hodges, spent Saturday night with Mr. A. K. Woodhurst and family. Mrs. Lucille Evans came down and spent the week with her mother, Mrs. Jim Link. Miss Jimmie Woodhurst spent one day last week with her brother, Mr. A. If. Mr. A. K. Woodhurst lost two fine calves Thursday. Mrs. M.-E. Beauford's little grandchild fell from the table Sabbath day and sprained its wrist. Mr. Paul Link,'wife and children, Abbeville, spent Saturday night and Sabbath with Mr. Link's sister, Mrs. Ernest Hanvey. The ladies will have a mission study at Bethia Sabbath day. There will be service in the morning and dinner on the grounds. Smaller Corn Crop. On August 1 the United States Government Department of Agriculture made a forecast of the corn crop of 81,000,000 bushels for Kansas, but so rapid has been the deterioration in the growing crop that the State Board of Agriculture now estimates the possible yield 56,400,000 bushels, or nearly 25,000,000 less than the estimate of the Federal Government a few weeks ago. Tlje State Board of Agriculture repurts tJittt in in any pax wo ui xvansas the crop is almost a total failure, and that in only ten counties of the State is the estimated yield as much, as twenty bushels per acre. The indications, according to the State Board, are very poor for wheat acreage for this fall, and out of 784 correspondents reporting to the board, 698 say that the acreage in. wheat will be reduced as compared with last year. tnAl/1 if 4e GOIS? IJLlie nau^ad vvin jiviu, ?v ?? will be the fifth smallest in 45 years. Conditions which have prevailed in Kansas in thus so seriously educing the yield by more than 30 1 er cent from the estimate of Aug- < st 1 have to some extent prevailed j i other parte of the corn-growing : egion, and in all probability the toal crop will not be nearly so great i s the Government estimated a , lonth ago. 1 Short crops of grain bear directly : n tVip post of foodstuff, and. there- : ore, on the rate of wages and on : ther business conditions. They need ! o be carefully studied by the busi- ! iess man who wants to understand 1 he food situation and its relation to 1 rages.?Manufacturers Record, Balimore, Md. ' 1 i >ILLON MISSING; J NO CHOICE IN 6TH Columbia, Sept. 16.?Because of he failure of the Dillon County )emocratic Executive Committee to eport the returns of the second prilary election, held last Tuesday, to he State Democratic Executive Jommittee, the latter body, meeting Clothii MEN'S SUITS ^ > . New fashioned Sui cellent quality* well 1 and good variety of fabrics are now r( prices that are low. $17.00 to Men's Work and Shirts from...... $1.00 D. POLIi* . I . .. ' s F TR We are j secured t TRACTC Call and of a Trac "sad VII heretoday at noon, could not de dare the result of the race for Con ?Tess from the Sixth Congressiona District. The committee, however, adoptee i resolution, offered by Gen. Wili< Jones, of Columbia, demanding thai the Dillon committe hold a meeting next Friday, canvass the returns anc immediately report them to the sec retary of the State committee, Ash ley C. Tobias, Jr.,. of Columbia. Th< aawumiHaa will niflflf of PaInrw JVObC wuuiuuvwc nui mvvv uv vviuut bit next Tuesday at noon to canvas; the returns from the Sixth district hear the contests filed by the tw< candidates from that district in th< second primary?E. J. Sherwood, o: Conway, and P. H. Stoll, of Kings tree?and declare the nominee. , ^ > * ' THE M'MURRAY Fig and H = ? . . B tsof ex- fife - . lot of SI adored, boys of reliable for the >adv at speak f( y at the low $4, $6.5 $33.00 Men': . Dress ' A ful to $3.00 Boys' C; VKOFF, A : " x r- - " ' * . ' ' ORDSO AlIU and PLOWS >leased to announce tha he agency for the F< )R in Abbeville Count} r i let us demonstrate the :tor and its many uses. LER TRACTOR D. E. SADLER, M The Square Next to Hoi BUcksburg Man KflMfr ' 1 Blacksbuxg, Sept 14.?C. Y. Allison, United States constahlf, and J: 1 H. Allison, Blacksbuig chief of po~ i lice, accompanied by Charles Byert b and Cyrus Broom, found Silas Brown j negro, entering his house ^hia mora1 ing about 3 o'clock with 4 jug of - whiskey._ Brown o,pened frre ea-thfc: - officers with a pistol, killing Broom ) instantly. *"' ' The officers returned the fire. 3 Brown retreated into his house end , his pistol cartridges being exhausted > he procured a shotgun ( but had to ) give up the fight on account of f wounds and weakness. Subscribe to The Fress and Bonnet 111 1,1 . DRUG COMPANY. . Xk ; * ' "" . c y ' -f /^ll " ShoesI ZZZZZZZZZZZZZS55SSS55S552. - \ OYS' SUITS., purchases include a'. JLENDID SUITS for , all ages. We vouch ( quality?the , suits >r themselves?so do . prices. See the suits. . ; 0, $8, $10 $12.50, $15 t i 3 Pants from $2.50 to $8.00 1 line of Men's and > aps and Hats. > i . ' V bbeville, S. C. * ^Ki~ . Hj mHMSHBHHBHHHHI ->*> . 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