The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, April 17, 1901, Image 2
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?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
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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
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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
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t k
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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.