The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, May 21, 1902, Image 2
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WKHNDSDAV, MAY 2 1. 1
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CRAZED LOVER ;
MURDER- FAMILY m
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Killed Six and Then Himself j!
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Was Shot Through the Breast and 1
ivevoiver round Closely
Clutched?Little Baby
Escaped Death.
Was Infutuat- '
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Child.
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8t. Augustine, May 10.??ix (
corpses, scarcely cold, and but ]
one liring witness, u helpless in- '
fjint, to the awful tiagedy is what
met the horrified eyes of .John '
Kellar, as he stepped into the
house ef William Wilkinson this
noruing, near Hastings, a settle* ,
ment eighteen miles from this
citr. <
The dead are : William Will;
iason, aged 52; Mrs. Wilkinson,
hi* wife; Miss Abitha McCullough,
aged 13; Miss Wilkinson,
sister of William Wilkinson; one
child, Will iam Austin, murderer
and suicide, aged 25.
Crazed by his infatuation lor '
Utile Abitha McCullough, a lovely
girl of little over 13 years old. ,
Austin killed the entire family because
his advances were refused
and his desire to wed the girl was
opposed. The tragedy occureed
in a lonely farm house at three i
o'clock this morning. Austin ]
went to the house Friday night
ami proposed marriage, lie was
rejected and vowing that he would ,
yet marry her, hurried to the eilv
and procured on Saturday a mar- '
riage license. 1
lie went to church on Saturday 1
night and told every one ho met !
that he was to he married that '
night. 1
About 3 o'clock this morning 1
several pistol shots were heard !
but no ono went to investigate until
this morning when Wilkinson '
failed to turn up at a neighbors J
house where he was engaged in '
harvesting a crop of potatoes. <
Kollur, a farm hand was sent to I
Wilkinson's house and found the j
whole family murdered and Aus- ?
tin with a bullet hole in his breast I
and the revolver clutched in his ^
hand. Word of the tragedy was h
brought to this city on the morn- ,'
iug train and ShoritF Perry and 1
the coroner have gone to the scene t
ef the tragedy. The wailing ino
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fant, who had been unharmed,
was found in a bed beside its 1
mother. *
Goal Mine Horror
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About Two Hundred -Men and i
Boys Entombed. Probably n
Every Life Lost. *
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Coal Creek, Ten., May If.?
The worst disaster in the history
of Teflnesseo miniug occurred at '
7:30 o'clock this mnriiincr. whon
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between 175 and 225 men and
boys met instant death at the
Fratervillecoal mine, two miles
west of this town a^ a result of i
gas explosion.
Out of the large number of men
aid boys who went to work t his '
morning developments at i<>
o'clock tonight show that on I \
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one ia alive and he is so hndlv injured
that he cannot live. This ^
man wua Win Morgan, an aged ^
Englishman, who was a road man
in the mine and was blown out of
he eotmnce hy i'o i-o cf the cntlos'on.
Une It ;s^*1 <1 sinti sov:
111 \ live lienors were ehoekrd li |
>r work this in< mimr x->\ the!
niiic boss. In addition to these'
ivere I oys who re ed as helpers;
ind drivers, roadmen mi l others'.
:o the iK'.mher o! perhaps lift \
Fratei ville initio is the oldest
mine in the Coal Crook di trivt
having been opened in 1S70. It
is fullv three unlet* from tlie mine's
opening In tin1 point where tlie
men wore nt work. They had not
been at work long before the terrible
explosion occurred. Hiero
was a font fill rnnr tun! then Haines
*hot from the entrance of the air
shafts. News of the disaster
spread like wild tire, hut as soon as
possible two rescuing parties
were started in, one at the main
?ntranee, the other through Thistle
mine which adjoins and in which
110 men were at xvorl^ The Thistle
party were unable to make any
heady way, as t he gas stitllo the
workers. The Fraterville party
went fullv two miles under the
earth, until a heavy fall of slate
was encountered. At this barrier
men worked like demons, hoping
against hope that those beyond
might be safe. The scene at the
month of the mine while the workers
were within were beyond description.
Business has suspended
in Coal Creek at all its mines
us soon as the news of the disss
ter became known, and men, wo
men and chi'dren gathered around
the Fratcrville entrance.
Tlio Late liCilnrr Shuiiey.
't he following reminiscences of
tlio late 1'rof Shurlev were contributed
to last Saturday's Charlotte
Observer by Mr. II. E. C.
l>r> ant, of The ()bservcr\s editoriil
staifand an old pupil of I'rof.
Shurlev
l'o tin* lvlitor of The Observer.
1 hav just learned, through
I'hc Oliserver. that Mr. I.e'dner
SllUi'lON . of 1' I < as ant \ allev.
is ('cad. lie was a noted man in
ins community. lie had taught
school there for twenty ) ears, and
wa.-> anion<r the most successful
teachers of his Stale. lie loved
to teach and made a slave of him
sen ior mo children around him.
Though Mr. Shurley lived in
South Carolina, the people of
Providence township, Mecklenburg
county, this state, had a
jhiim on htm, for he was prinei>111
of the school at Carolina
Academy, near the home of l)r. 1
J. Kell, for fifteen consecutive
ears. Under his guidance that
vas one of the very first country
tchools in the land. His pupils
lad 110 trouble in entering the best
:o lieges and usually stood well in
heir classes.
Mr. Shurley conducted his
ichool after the old style, heliovngfrom
the bottom of his big
leart that it you spared the rod
you spoiled the child. Ho walkid
two miles to get to the school
louse every morning, hut I do not
hink 111at he was ever tardv durng
the whole period of a decade
ind a half. The patrons thought
veil of him and were proud of tho
chool. It was there that the Kelt
>ovs, the Ardrev hoys, the Ross
1 ll#> I'lifl-'t! .Iii'lu 4 I-.,-. I >..1 I
.W . V. ? III |\.1 Ull IIJU (it'll
rhildren and scores of others were
ent to get their early training;,
rhe school was a great, blessing
o the community.
At the time of his death Mr. i
diurley was teaching a school;
tear his home. Me had ninety or'
nore pupils on his i oil. Any man'
>r woman who makes teaching a|
??sinr.>s in Noilh Carolina or
South Carolina sacrifices 1?ts < r
ier life for the benefit of those (
vhom they serve. Mr. Shin ley
<;.i tun i -l a i i- i i
MM mi.', I .nil I. UK (I II)
mrness for i haliovo lie .so willrd
t. n. k. c. n.
Notice--! Oleaster Graded
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k/vilvvl'
I\. :iii \\hem il iua\ Cone rn.
Pake I. diet.) dial pUlSUUUt to a
petiti. n L:md by ten voters nnd
I freehold ruaidonts in MieLancaster
i School District, we, tSie u ruler!
signed, Trustees of said District, *
j do hereby call a public meeting "
t<? be composed t>f all those voters
! who are. resident in and return for
i taxation in said District real or
j personal pioperty of l#io value of
: not los than one hundred dollars,
j to assemble at the Court House at
j Lancaster. S. on Friday the
|2bthof May 1902, at 4 o'clock p. ]
j m., for the purposeof electing a t
chairman and secretary of said >meeting,
live trustees of said school 1
district, and of determining what 1
special tax, if any, not to exceed i
tive mills, shall he levied, as the
majority present shall decide, on
all real estate and personal prop- j
jfr.y wiium saui ocnooi iJisiriet ?
I for the maintenance of the public
schools of said District. This
May 13th, 1002. i
H. F Miller,
W. T. Gregory, ?
W. .J. Cunningham,
J. E Taylor, c
C. T. Connors,
I Trustees of Lancaster School Dis 1
trict. !
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- 1
T1VES. 5:
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We hereby announce the Hon, J.N. J
! Estii'if-'easja candidate for re-election
in the H<nis?- of Representatives subject
!<> 'lie re-lilt of tlU'D-'mocriUic pri 4
ninty. .Mi Est ridge's well know toyally
to the best interests of the people ^
and his experience hs a itgislator "
make it eminently proper tliut he
should ' e returned to the House
MANY \'OT KltS. | V
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SUPERINTENDENT OF EDU* |
CATION.
I To rhe Voters of L&t caster County: j i
vvon n f .. - I
r??"v i ? * if i PI (
ami ean.?-*.soheit. ti . for future sup* i
j port, . h-iehy an: ir e uiys 'If u? a (
| cniiilitl.il fur if ' >- i >11 to the oll'ice
of County Sup : i: n!i>iit nfri.luert- t
i ti subje. t t I. !. jrovertiiitf the !
I Delia ?T:e i I'i im : \ .
A C. KOWKI.I..
I I nt ti c f ilial '.,n' ,- > e'e.'t ' "it In
|tl.i.-i !li -i ' .unity Treasurer.
W. C.QAUTIIEK.
FOR SUPERVISOR. I
We talif ihi-? ..cthoil <?' it lumnciim '
the name uf \l. C. (CiuIm r for < ouniy '
Supervisor mill f. el thai ilw i
tere*ts of the < ounly >:<* safe in his t
lianas. lie is 11 i stranger to the
duties tVipiired. n- he lias In fore r
honorahly an t ably tilled the position, : .,
MANY VOTERS.
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I In rel y annum ee myself a- a can u
didate for the ollie. of County >uper ! ..
vis u-, pledging inys *1 f to ami- the | .
result of the Deniorratie primary
.lotIN ll. FAII.K. i ^
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Mr. I-Mitor; I'.ease announce It.>H. j(
Sapps us a candidate for County Supervisor
He will ahiile tlie rules of the
Democratic ptimary.
MANY VOTERS. ?
FOlt THE SENATE.
1 hereby announce myf-eif as a candiilate
for re-election to the Senate.
pledging myself to abide by the result
of the Democratic primary.
W. t\ UOUtSlf. '
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FOR AUDITOR. *
We take pleasure in announcing Mr
.John A. foul; as a candidal) f.,r re (
election to the ofllc. of i ount> Auditor?a
p< si'ion lie has tl 1 i?><I with *uch
marked ?lliciency, faithfulness and ^
I fidelity lie wi l abide ilu> re-nit of [
the Democratic I'liniiry
MAXV lltlKNDS. 1
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Mr Jlollis II. llorion is lie reify an*
nouneed :ih a candidate f ?r election to
theoiriceof County Auditor lie will J
abide the result of the democratic '
primary many fkiknijs <
a? c?MaHMBaaDMaa tmm tmaammanamm
Sr. E. S. MoOOW,
v iivsk i \:< tiitd suite; i-ton {
CATAWI'.A I IOCS IS, i
South ." 'id.*. i )? Stairs.
OFFICIOS ^
<>in:n day \m> moist.
l-.r- I'lionc till.
..'.;.^rKr?c.'j;raB8K9 v jamsm xzGiaa *
? 1'ay your snhx-rmtion one
year in advance an I \v? will semi
you the Homo :im! I arm I'rce one n
year. f
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WH 1 I AMQ-l
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Make it easy for you x
mother and all the child
stores at small cost. S
bound to undersell, and
winning the trade.
I LUCKY STREAK IN D
Stylish and cheap to suit thrifty buyers ! T!
n town, quality considered.
BLACK L) 11 ESS GOODS in Brilliantino Mon
aid Storm Serge.
BIG SILK PURCHASE. To bo exact, 15,
mrs early. Wo show all the new color*, Crape do (.
3.000 YfeRDS WASH DF
We were fortunate in securing the surplus stoc
'ercnles in dots, figures and stripes Madras Gi
Striped Organdies in new effects. Silk Mulls?
bargains and Housing stock of Embroideries and Li
linens, Victoria Lawns, Swiss Organdies, French f
SPRING 600DS.
Go where you will you will not find liner or bet
vhicli we oiler you the choice of. Our Cheviot
Jussnners. For styles and prices, come to us.
We have hundreds of
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>|(iur IIM mil l ill! UK'S J l IBI
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WILLIAMS
?!->4' -v r<.-n'- ! Money to Loa
Noti io Contiactors , MnnhoiN,
The 11 n-b i:? of tlio Lancaster j * you buy soj
*oho<>! i"yS?>tfift v, ill r eeive scaled purposes on end
iroposal s lint ii I ue ;da\, ?It;ue.?d, j clinndising *?t; \ i n
or the erection. in I ho town of: i,, !v ....
da> s t one, born
auiensler, o! a two-storv uiiek , " ,
-.ii .1 ilol i:irs and pa v <
cnool building, with basement.! 1
holding to contain ten elassj purchase and
ootns, an oflice, n library and an jean borrow mm
nditorium. Plans and specifi-i time if \on have
at tons may he seen on and after ! nenr UAw. nn wU
r.th ir.st., either at oliiee of the! ,
, , , . . ,, 'ro buildings. I
indersigiicd, Laueestor, :* . t , or,
t office of Wilson, Arehi- ! w I'l'l'""
eet, Columbia, S. (.'. The eon- b\, who has con*
factor will l>' required to 'jive a tal from the No,
Security Company's bond in the Southern investiv
urn of $5,000. The right tore- i . , ? >
~ . rick has nodonli
net anv and all bids is reserved,
' elms. T. Conn.,IS, So,llh n,or<' l,e"l
See and Trens I5d Trustees. in? enterprises
anv other Touthi
3>r Subscribe to The Ledgek. ha9 c0?|i<lenc
....... _s,..?.... j- ....... ists North. lie
rial Agent of th
We live by our Wood, and on m |^K=r
t. We thrive or starve, as li
>ur blood is rich or poor. For Infants s
There ts nothin.-;else to live Kind ^OU H3
ill or by. ! Bears the
\\ lien .-strength i iiili a id Signature of C&uk
pints high, we arc being re j
resiled, bone iViO.-*c? j nd brain. i yfjjriMit.s Wanted
n body and mind. with eon 1 Life of T 1V>
inual now of ncli blood. , j,js 8on. Kev. Fr
1 his is health. : mnge and ussn
When wettk, in low spirits |Christian Horul
10 beer, no spring, when rest 1 endorsed l?y
s not rest and sleep is not Enormous profit
deep, we are starved ; our blood act xiiicklv. (
spoor- there is little nutri- W rite immedint*
lierit in it. * 22m S. 4th
Hick of the blood, is food, Men"on ,his f'M
T keep th.L blood rich. When
"fails, take :-i .ihI's h.nuilsion !{' {) f '
if Cod Liver Oil. ir sets the
vhole Jjod going again?irtan LANCAS1 I
voman and eniki.
laagnwAbtutH , willi . M? >n?. /if) *t
SCOTT fk JiOM I.hcini uit/ii.
09-415 I'carl Slr? *.. '.< w York.
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Tho LoJgor, Hrmi-wc.JJy Jour- I
iiiJ jintl itoni" stiiiI i-'urin nil tliroc j M t' 3 ii I j
?r *2. i LANC.
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Is. Complete.
g! mm LOW !:
IUGHES CO.,
o buy. The father, the
rem can be elothed at our
elling- for cash we are
that we are doing and
RESS GOODS.
lie bust selected and undoubtedly the cheapest stock
/
lir, Wool Albatross, Wool Cheviot, Whip Cord
,000 yards of the choices. If you need a silk sec
?hoink, Japanese ami plain Taffettn, Liberty Foulards*
IESS GOODS.
k of a manufacturer below cost of making. French
ngnams?tjll shades. Batiste Lawns and Satin
Duck and Canvas Suitings. Our White Goods
ices are for you thrifty buyers ! White India
latiste, Persian Lawn and English Long Cloth.
ler tilting clothing at anything like the pi ices at
Smuts, lilue Diagonals, Clay Worsted Serges and
other bargains, time and
peetfully,
i ii ini i rn
>-nuur\LD uu.
I Hi : 1 (> Ii;cr- ^ ^
"I iDflVrfil the tortn re* of the damned
i <> < > ,( id s dm t hil't A' with protruding piles brought on by consMpa"
^ tlon wi:h which I was aflliotort for twenty
.1 .. t'oiu limiilvorl years I ran across your CASCARKTS In tbe
x. .i imv uuim.tu town of Newell, la., and never found anything
hi- I .i to equal ?hom. To-day 1 am entirely free from
IOI Wlllll \ Oil piles and feel like a new man "
C. H. Keitz. 1411 Jones St., Sioux City, la
vc money. inn ?
>c\ on lite vetirH JtJ candy
Wti a JP cathartic ^
.? r^" IgtoeeStlD
1,11 infoi m at loll
, ,, i . ! Pleasant. Palatable. Potent, Taste Good. Do
ill 111 11 is SCOkilU' Good, Nevor Sleken. Weaken, or Grip?. 10c, No, 60c.
,, f ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
ion! or I 111- at.rlln( K.m.iT Cowpanr, Ckl?Mt*. atraal. aawTark. Sit
t,.,n .') *1., ill. i Mn.TR D11 f? Hold and guaranteed by all drug
" ' I,,< ; nil" I U-DAVi gista to trllBETobacco Habit:
iiiuliiituctur- ! rnmmmmaammmammammmmmmmmmmmmmm
;,7n! p&Tr. 1 11
zrz'X^ csms wmm
i> Chief lndilHt- The S?.o.h l a mina A Georgii ExleiiHion
KiinrnH.' ?.oiiouuce* the fols
c S 'ul) mrd Air lowing i--. moml irip rates to Char*
lent.hi. S. i , account of the H??uth
i'm o'ina lo'er-Ht-to and West Indian
; Exposition Ticket-, on suic at all
j , ii HialiotiH ICxoH'leiit pHHsen
ger : ei . Ice p. rformeil \that your
>: 1?^ JL 'lekeiw i' ! x :i the H. > . A (4 E*, K R.
Lin! A Fhom A. B. CJ.
. " i SVeatviISp $ 6 55 $ 4 SO $3 50
xnd 0 hilar en. Kershaw 0 80 4 05 3 05
?e Always Bought
| Lancaster " 7 00 5 00 3 70
- ('alawba Junction *8 20 0 00 4 (hi
' ^ y/Rock Hill 8 65 035 4 20
>S&Tr7c6CC&6t TllZuh 8 95 0 00 4 40
Y .rkviilp 9 25 0 80 4 50
S ai'on 9 <55 7 CO 4 05
Hickory fl nve 9 85 7 25 4 80
, , Hmyrim 10 lo 7 40 4 90
Yitl 1 a!ir.n?C, by liia-.UburK 1?45 7 05 5 05
link Hewitt Till- <*nlfrieyh 10 70 7 9,5 5 si*
. , (1#l I'iarl.H 10 85 8 45 5 15
Cloth editors ot iSt,r,.?? no5 810 580
d. Only book I liMttiiiioo- I' 35 9 05 5 55,
Tallinn"* family. Moor,,b"r" 1150 920 *55
. - ? Henrietta 119.:, 9 3c 5 60
stop :!<:< nls who ? iiy 12 In 9 05 6 80
)utlit leu cents. Hulli.*rf? r c?> . i2 4?? ft 10 6 90
. r< ,i. r, p Thi'i in i ? i I y 13 10 1030 0 40
V in -i p 1435 1000 865
' h ' 'I'll*? *' Cel.t'll n < : Tiid-?? w t>> I... .aI,i ...ii
.W .V nwm "till.)
>cr. j " ' ' ">? N'-v. 3<Hli, 1901, until
: ?t <l it ts?iti>)f M:? 81 >902; final
*""~l**'*' i nil'. I .! :'HI2
I ' m r,\iN I . t? IvIMm III In- m?|<I <1ui) v.
; 1 jf t i- ii..- v > v 8inl- J901 until
' ! i . v1902; final
,? j : !? i-.. . ' ..'ilii in ilnle of
, .}'i ' 'M ; < t ii i '.i Iit>11 sin ui?l
' . . I.. > . (1 ,Jut ;; .i 1902
<11 i'n : -ix? :s to ii; olil nil
, . ha;) jf : 1 '-?ir ii.y- of each
;if.' WUKm, . w-i-.j i .intiit?*ii? inii Die 8i?l, 1901.
t it it <1 d?. " M?y 29th,
:?;ul I Price*. : It < 1'- <'h\h in w?l
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SNUIOil, 10 HSMAW.
\S'I l\U, S. C. UiMieiul BMseugir Agent.
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