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TUi. LbDGbR. It!.- i 'W 8. CartHi. Dl r<>K * M) 4 \ NA()KK ?TKI)N F.SDAY, APRIL 17, 1901. [For Tba ledger. A Bit of Local Hiatory. Di<l you know that thia town of L:incu?ter ?vu? onca called Baraetarilled .lodge Ira B Jonea hau ended our iUcntien to an old casa tli ?t whm iu the Suprama ('ourt u'?,n i _u:~u \x* ? " _ , in nun 11 ?? IH mcK-nnm brought suit against tha road eotnniisaionars to prarent th??ir laving of! street* in tha town, mikI in this cusa it is stated that in 1X01, oLe hundred years yi?!?ra *?:<?. I ho owners of tha land on which I ho town is not situated wore John Simpson and Wra Bin-lav, mikI tli# town or village nix called Barnetsville, sometimes Lancaster. Ihe persona mentioned, as witnesses or etherwnie. in tha caaa T*-re Wm McKenna, who owned tli?? land; Wm Barclay and .)no Simpson, who had previously owned it; Ahrm. Parry, who waa afterwards ahei iff of tha county; Son'l Dunlap, Wm Simpson, Eli Alexander, a Mr. Ingram and a Mr. IWIk;a Purdj, from whom Purdy Spring naar tha factory g ?t its name; a Mr Bar (ona r), for whom Burr atraat waa named; a Mr. Crockett, a familiar name here; I'hoa Lee, a Vlr. McDaniel, for whi m the McDaniel Ferry road waa named; Joha Richard i _ / i i - ixiii, huh ii v,oionei Montgomery. Who were these people ? V\Tno nas Abraham Perry ? A pro genitor of any of the Party's in the county today ? And Colonel Montgomery, who was ha, and where did ha gat his military title? A i e tha Montgomery! hare n??w his dfsceiidantH ? And Alaxander, and Bar, and Ingram, and Crockett, and Dunlap?who wara they < * * * The Confederate Veterans Meeting T\: / * ^ - - - - iMxiw v mil j), i>o 11 i ?>, met in the court house, April 10th, 1901. A goodly number of veterans met mid biiMPess of importance ia relation to the law governing pensions was discussed, and some improvements on the 1-w were sug posted, which will he further looked after during the summer meet inga The old officers were reelected and the following delegates were elected to represent us in the State reunion to lie held ie Columbia. May Sth 1901: J N Ea tridge ami l>r T .1 Strait. W B Bruce and Geo VV Jones were elected to represent us in U. C. V. at Memphis, to he held May 218, 2t>, 30. Mis* Dora Porter was elected Sponsor. Our camp is in good standing and, considering the very busy season, no had a good meeting.? Mar y of the veterans exprssned themselves as intending to go to the .State meeting: and we trust that all will who can, as it will he n meeting of great enjoyment to them. It is recommended that all the old veteran* go in a body, and that they all get together at Kershaw. Anv information that will be of interest to the veterans wo will give from time to time in tke county papers. W. (t. A. Porter, Commander. Geo. \V. Jones, Adjt. HE 1* 1 b:F /> SIX HOUH Distressing Kidney and Bladder | Disease relieved in six hours h.v''New j (Ireat South American Kidnry | ?;urk." it Ha great surprise on account of in exceeding promptness in relieving pain in bladder, kidney-Hand h?ok, in male or female Relieves re fention of water almost .mmediately. ff you want <juick telief and cute this Is the remedy. Hold by J F Mackey di Co., Druggist Lancaster, 8. U S A ? -n i TERRIBLE TRAGEDY 1 1 s' ; SHOCKS COLUMBIA. Capt. i i. OrifflQ oftb^Rorfolk & Western Killed. j *. \ Maj. B. B. Erans is in Jail Charged with the Murder The Shooting Done m the Letter's Bedroom With His Pistol?The Case Mysterious. Special to Charlotte Obserrer. , Columbia, S. C.,. April 13.? Maj. Barnard Bee Eeaas was ar rested here this afternoon on the charge of havim? Itiliad J -I c 1 " ~ (jnffin, soliciting agent ef the Norfolk & Western Railroad. There wan more intareat excited by the tragedy ?haa by any other occurrence here ia montha. It ia not vet known whether the atTair waa murder, auicide or accidental homicide. It happened in Maj Keens' rooms in the Greenfield building at 3 o'clock, while tba other occupants of the flats ware at dinner. Tha first that was known of tha affair was whan Maj. Evans rushad into tha grocery store of H Muller & Sons, under bis apartments, and telephoned to Dr. Taylor that a man had bean hurt in Evans' room. Falling to gat Dr. Taylor, Evans 'phoned to Dr. H W Gibbas, who quickly responded and want up to tha loom Dr. Gibbas found Captain Grif fin lying in a dying condition . and speechless on Major Evans' bad. A calibre Co ts' revolver ballet had entered just above tha left nipple. Whan Dr. Gibbas announced that Griffin was dying, ha declares that Evans, who bad bean drinking heavily, became wildly excited and exclaimed that Dr. Gibbes lied, that Dr. Gibbet and Dot be himaelf hud killed Griffin. The physician under pretext of replacing a broken instrument managed to get out of the room, although Evans declared that he should not d > so. Dr. Gibbes summoned the police, and they were lefused admittance un-> til Judge Ereest Gary, a cousin of Evans, arrived and demanded admittance and submission to the officers. Evans struck Judge Gary und was taken to the county jail in a state of hysteria, having declared that Griffin had taken his own life. Judge Gary wired for ex Governor Evaas to ci me at once. There were no eye witnesses, but the whole affair is very ugly j in its surroundings. When The j (Ihtirv*!' ? 1 V "WW* ? W& VU1 I ?B |iuuutui m riTtd, | he found the body lying on the bed. The wound wee just above the left nipple and death resulted in 30 minutes, although the strick en man was eairi to be speechless from the moment he was hurt. On the left side of his face were four large bruises which showed plainly when the after effects of death set in. On the cheek bone, in the hollow of the cheek and 01 the jawbone were several bruises, which might have been received as he fell. The bridge of the nose showed a contusion and there was a bruise on the right side of the fo,.? TU. .1 1 ' 1 11iv wend 11)hn s nnT, a (ler by, wan dentr d ia in several places, ilia (ana ? which ho alwava carri?(J ? tvus on tha opposite side of the room and waft blood clotted. | The foot of the bad showed where the blood had dripped when tha wounded man fall or leaned again*t it. Mood on tha Hour indicated that tha shot bad take*, atfact whan Capt (iriflin was landing midway! between the bed and the bureau. | On the table was a imall ice water pitcher?capacity oyer a quart?which waa half full of corn whiskey. In a glass was a drink already poured out. Officer Dunem, who made the arrest, says that Major Evans was finder the T ,? ~?V< v.;' '' ' influent? of whiskey and almost un reason able. For a time it could not he Isarnsd who the dead man waa. There was a strangely mysterious hit of conduct iust here, for thero was do occasion to suppress tba nam*. In tha morbidly curious crowd which gathered around the street entrance to the flats whs a little hoy, who like the others was inquiring into the identity of the man The child was not aware that his own father was lying dead there?and this was half an hour after the shot had been fired. Maj Evans was hysterical when arrested. Friends and reporters bare called on him at the Richland county jail, but he refuses te be interviewed. The dead man once stood veryhigh in railroa circle*. Ho ia a native of Ireland and 56 years of age. He was living at Macon Ga., when the civil war came on and volunteered in the Confeder~ ate service. He served .gallantly and was wojnded severely in the leg, rendering him a cripple for life and necessitating tne use of a cane VERDICT OF TIE CORONER'S JURY. Columbia, April 14 ? <4\Ve believe that the said .J ?l Griffin came to his death from a gunshot wound inflicted at the bands of B B Evans " This is the verdict of the coroner's jury in the homicide which yesterday excited and mys tified all Columbia The court house was crowded this morning at 10 o'clock when W S Green, the coroner, began the inquest. No homicide in Columbia has excited so much in terest fer many years The verdict of the jury is generally acopted as the most plausible solu tion of th6 matter. Maj Evans was so irrational Saturday and hi* story so at variance with appear aaces that no t?ne seems to believe that Capt Griffin took hit* own life. ? Ex-Governor John Gary Evans ef Spartanburg, and Capt N Goo. Evans, of Edgetield, brothers of the imprisoned man, spent the day here and conferred with their brother. Thev would make no statement, but said that they had employed counsel for Maj Evans, and through their attorneys a statement w.nild be made in due time. The evidence which had the greatest influence upon the jury was that of Dr. K.D Earle, who was called in by the coroner. He testified to the fact that the basin contained bloody water and that thsre was a bloody towel on the rack?evidence that Maj. Krarik washed his hands (This is not necessarily incriminating as Evan* admits dragging Griffin from the floer to the bed.) The most damaging evidence was to the effect that the shot was fired from a distance ef five feet or more. Upon this evidence the verdict su? rendered. !) . Kar!e also testified that the ball entered above the leU nipple and ranged toward the spinal column, showing ; that it would have been an awlc- j ward matter for Griffin to have fired the shot. There is h general impression that Evans is mentally deranged, and that he has been acting stran gelv for some time past His intimates now declare that they have for montlia suspected that hi* reanon was slipping a nay. Tha antira city has been wrought up over tha tragedy and tha news creates a sensation everthe aatira State. W.B. Or. K f)i icohn'H Anti. Ulurtvo $100 May he worth to you mora than $100 ?fyou have a child who moiir heiidincr from incontenenoe of wafer during Bleep, Cures old and young: alike. I' Irrest* the trouble at once. $L Sold by JK Mao Key A Co, DruKirlst, Lan* carter, K G. . * , .. ** t. 4.?.i ,-Hi k ' i . Knights in Lancaster Spleadid Trip to the Natira Lam of Millar, Bluir ind .Jackswa A Hoy til Kaceptioo. Book Hill Harald i Oakland Lodge K of P , of thi citv, has ne?er had as pleasant trip and an occasion go full of en jovment aa the vi?.ij of its mem hers to Lancaster on ??Ht Wed net day night I he visitors from thi citv inclusive ot tin* amplified d? gree team numhered 48, and the were accompanied l?v four mem In rs of the Fort Mill ! ndge Th train winch hore the Knights t Lancaster, left thi? **iI > h! the sp pointed hour rtiid arrived ut it destination liftren minutes nhea ??f time The visitor* were met a the depot by a delegation of th Lancaster Knights, hxving i chai n? a long line of est nan** which were at once placed at th disposal of the lt"Ck Hill boys.? The visitors'iminediatelv went t the miHonic hall, where thev wer met by the Lancaster Knights a well as a number of brothers fron the Kershaw lodge. The degre vverk was conferred without i hitch, the candidate being a mos acceptable one. When the meeting of Knight had bevn closed, the compan; with the local Knights went a once to the popular Cunninghan Hotel, where a spread, delightfu in quality and abundant in quun tity. was served,)here heing mop than one hundred spreads. Th< ? uwy? w?n nungry and enjoy et this feature of the royal hospital ity so lavihhlv dispensed by th( gallant Knights of the chiralrou old town, which once to know i to lore always The dinner wa tiavored with an abundance o well made punch, and we euppos we need not sav that not even i v iliant anti dispensar y it e felt jueti fied in turning his buck on th< i flowing howls. After the supper a few nainutei was spent in the making of inr proinptn speeches, when tht visitor* took reluctant leave o their good friends and hastening to the depot were on their wa> homeward ere the midnight hout had been sounded. Hfenrcfortb the sweetest flowei in the hoiupiet of our love will In the pure, fragrant White Hose 01 Lancaster.? Rock Hill Herald. LETTER OF THANKS The following letter from i commute of Oakland Lodge Nr 45 was received m mday by out chancellor commander here: Rock Hill S.O., April 14, 1001. Mr* J 11 \Vitherspoon, C C Lancaster Lodge, Lancaster, S C Dear Brother? We, the under eigned committee, appointed at the last convention of Oakland Lodje, do hereby express to you our sincere mandator your courteous treatment to our lodge or our visit to your town W? assure you that the beautiful way in which we were entertained wai appreciated by each individual and also the lodge, more than we can tell you Again thumbing you and hoping some day to lie able in a meaaure to repay ihe many kind nennvs, we beg to r?na&in, Youth in F C 15, VV G St?v?n?, J' II Beckham, W C Parlow. I Appointments Kust LnnctHtfii Circuit. 1st Sunday: 11 11. in., Bethel; I 3:30 p. m., Tabernacle. 2nd Sunday: 11 a. m., Tabernacle: 3:30 p. m., Hopewell. I 3rd Sunday: 11 a. m., Hope!well; 3:30 p.m., Bethel. | 4th Sunday- 11a. m., Hopewell; 3 30 p. ?.. Tabernacle; 7 p. m., Bethel. I W C Wi in, P. C. '! U--W Delegates to bethel prb?ps teiy: vheri No. Church k Delegates. 1. Aim well L Roee borough 2. aIo'hod creek j r cook 3. neaver creek r l stover i 4. boereheb* r :& Allison 6. Bethel Rev. w b Arrowooi *4 campbell Harper G. Hethesda Rev. j K Halt ? ,* j l Moore '] 7. HHhealem Rev. jae Russell M 8. Bethshile waiter Barron !) . nnl*k * ? ? ? *f Jk. 10. Bowling QrMD Rav. w Haffner v 44 44 w b rlanaiken - 11. Bullocks creek r?v. j b swan ? 41 44 a r plaxico o 12. calvary j w Rhyne IS. calvia j b jubflaon 14. cmholic Rev c G Broijn 44 if Bowler '' 15. cedar shoals Rev. j ii wilson >t *4 44 w a Drennan a IS. clover Rev s h nay n 44 JFJackaon IT. concord Rev m u Kirkpatri 4 U WW t?vi ?? ?? XX XVW * is. -Douglas r l. nick.lis - 19. e< enezer o 20. Fishing crssk w l Douglass r 21. Flint Hill s 22 Fort Lawn Dr. m c Known 23. Fort Mill rst j h Thornwall %i j h MCMurray " 24. Harmonv & 25. iivaih springs Rev. 8 c caldwsll t . 4? .?i? A P Brown 26. Hebron - a d Dixon 27. Hickory Grove Rev. j p Marioa * ?.? 44 j Bell y 28. Hopewell no Report, t 29. noreb no Report, l 30. jetferson r?t. t c i.iuon I 31. Kershaw Rev j t Dendy 44 l c HOUgk 32. Lebanon a d Hoed B S3. Li'erty trill w k Thompson 8 34. Long Town eamuel Mccermick 1 35. Mizpah . j c MCAfee 36. Mt. olivet tl Johnson 9 37. Mt PLEASANT T J Robins 38. Oakland no Repc 39. olivet s a Crawford * 40. pleasant orove Banks Robinson 8 41. purity Rev. j n MCLaugh f - w d Knox 9 42. Ramah * no Repot a 43. Richburg Dr. j. f Atkinson 44. Rock Hill r b Mobley 45. saleru no Rep< * 4ti. no Rept 47. sion Rev. d e Jordan . l J si , j r uiiqwiii 48. six Mile creek no. nepor 49. Tirzth Rev w w Ratehford * t it Niihet f 50. union iter, r f Kirkpatri< ? 1 a ,t Brown i 51. urinl a H wherry . 52. wax haw jap caakey 53. white Memorial r?v underwood 54 white oak August Douglaaa 55 womliand, no repor * 56 Yurkville Rev o w Neville f i *4 J a wataon 57 /.ion Rev a h At king Rev w w licrheeter mev w t Hall, D I), ' Rer. A. P. Latta, of Monroe, j TP| Dead * | | Special to The Observer. Monroe, April 12 ?Rev. A P Latta, an aged Baptist uiinutar j of this place, died at 7 o'clock |ump this morning. Mr. Latta had an(j been unwell for eome tiirie and hae ()f not had a charge for aeveral yeara I?IOIf J n acconat of his health. The un(j 1 deceased was 65 years of ag* and ^un(|| leaves a wife and three children. j()t ()^ Funeral services occur tomorrow i at 11 e'clock on j; J W Cook Co., 3 R&'SET STORE, other vv< (Opposite Catawba House.) " 1 We can save you from 10 to 25 POCK' i per cont. on the dollar. We have no store rent or clerk hire to pay. we CH , Our motto is small profits, 10 to ?iwt' 20 per cent.?no more, no less. *'oul i/aii and examine our small stock mm | of notions. Dry Goods and Shoes ? 1 i and you will be surprised at the bargains. Also wo have opened a PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY ? 'in connection with our st re and ' are prepared to do first class work. ^ Come and have your pictures n088 1 made. Wo guarantee satisfaetion. |*r* Card size, 6 for 75 centA. Drun Small size, 6 for 35 cents. stitut Small Cabinet,6 for $1.25. to Pr( ' | ^ ^ A j A 4 v ^ KntfA ??igc o ior f i.ou or "?? ?' $2.00 per dozen. 1196'J J. W. Oook & do. os'I run I t k * J THEY ARE STOPPING. Whera igntd. Mrs. m k liccardall. J M Bidai#: ^ v j t a react. k e *Jlieoa. a j M Riddle. r g McrlWAin. Ernest Moore. j p Huattr. t k cuneingkatn " . u j n Crockett. Mra. w w perr j. J m perry. W J cnnninvhim j m Ferry, w b Knight. t c Qraei. Mr* mr Mccardell. r t neatv. Rer. c Fraser. j n Crockett, j m Heath, j f Hunter, ick w c Beat} 4 44 w j Cunningham. j f Hunter. l c ray seu r. I j t Mackey. i.eroy spring*. Leroy spring*. Mis* witherspoon. T c oreen. r b Allison. l t Baker. b f Millar. b J witberspoon. j f Hunter w b knight. Dr. J F mack1t. Paul Moore, lion, t j strait. j t OSIKN. w mod. nrown. (Hotel i >rt. Ernest Moore Dr. j h witkerspoon lin Mrs. w w perry. hod. t j strait. :t. Ernest Moore, j m steadman >rt. >rt. i.euov springs. I., t. Baker. t win Gannon j f Nisbst ;k di J f Mackajr. .1 m naath H g Meilwain. j h witbsrspoon. Minn xnnis withnrspoou Paul Moora t Kar j m stand man i.aroj springs l c raysaor a, d r>, Lnroj springs Ernest Moors IIS WAY, PLEASE I st raceived a carload of Coin niwl .1 .Hill ? - ? n" .. ??nvi l op open, all the different kinds ring* and colors. These bugire heyond doubt the nicest best wearing that we have led. We have also a large ! Buggy Harness, from $6.00 8.00 per set. Plow and Wsgtridlew, from the cheapest to est. s still sell the best Mules and es for the least money of any dealers in the up country. 3 have a number of extra Harness and Suddle horses, r livery oultit is the best and n always furnish a nice turnat very reasonable rates, i and nee tin. .LI0TT& rDlUfCADS mi h f? runu To Ttie Deaf. rich lady cured of her Deaf* ind Noises in the Head by Nicholson's Artificial Ear la, gave $10,000 to his Ine, so that deaf people unable )cure the Ear Drums may them fiee. Address No. f The Nicholson Institute, Eigth Avenue, New York, I. 6m.