Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HHHKlPSHHHffiPSP' * / - > . ? ^ i3H ? . She Haticaste l^cilget. BJ?== LA NO A S 7 K~lt, &. O | D E C E M BER^3Tl902 T EB1 n..tJ_* n?11 H- '? - aceuog aouioern Hones. Wisconsin and Mi'iiiopota Fami lirtH to Settle in Alubuma. Binu ingham, Ala., Dec. 8.? Thirty thousand acres of timber laud in Walker and Winston counties have changed hands within the last few days, the lump sum of $400,000 beiug the consideration. The Jasper Land coniDanv. A %J ? which held options on practically all the tract, made the same, WiscocsiD capitalists being the purchasers. Charles J. Winston, Charles J. Gilbert, Neal Brown and J. H. Koohler are among the largest holders in the new purchaso. It is the intention of the pro. posed new company to divide the l.ind into 40-acre tracts, building homes thereon and locating several large saw mills. Several hundred families will be located on the land before spring it is said. The promoters of the scheme have organized center colonies and effected development in Wisconsin, Minnesota and California, and great things are expected of them in Western Alabama. A stretch of railroad will be built right away through the belt of land and will connect with the 'Friscoand Southern railroads at Jasper, Ala. It is estimated that there are 200,000,000 feet of lumber on the land purchased. It is stated that after the timber bus r been cut off the land, it will be, :or rather most of it, will bo admirably adapted to agricultural pursuits. You Know What You are Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every botMe shewing that it is simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form No Cure. No Pay. 50c. Sick Blood Feed pale girls on Scott's Emulsion. , We do not need to give all the reasons why Scott's Emulsion restores the strength - and flesh and color of good health to those who suffer from sick blood. The fact that it is the best preparation of Cod Liver Oil, rich in nutrition, full of healthy stimulation is a suggestion as to why it does what it does. Scott's Emulsion presents Cod Liver Oil at its best, fullest in strength, least in taste. Young women in their " teens " are permanently cured of the peculiar disease of the blood which shows itself in paleness, weakness and nervousness, by regular treatment with Scott's Emulsion. It is a true blood food and is naturally adapted to the cure of the blood sickness from which so many young women We will be glad to tend a sample to any sufferer. r Re sure thai this picture In f thf form (>l a label ?a on the t wrapper of every bottle of Kmuldoo you buy. ' SCOTT & BOWNE. I 409 Pearl St., New York. s jincidents of Interest at the State Capital. Social to Greonville News. Columbia, S. C., Dee. 9.?The railroad commission has the ~statistical part of its report about fiuishcd and the figures tuako a # O very fair showing. The gross earnings are about $750,000 more than last year, but the expenses were greater. Riehard I Manning, Jr., son of Senator Manning, of Sumter, died this morning. Ho was a junior law student at the S. C. Col lege. The Supreme Court has confirmed the docision of the lower court in the case of Mrs. A. ?. Oliver, against the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroad, in which she was given a verdict of $7,000 for injuries received in i896. The Grand Lodge A. F. M. Special to Greenville News. Cbarleutm, S. C., Dec. 9.? The one hundred and twentysixth annual communication of the Grand Lodge of Free Masons of South Carolina, was opened at noon here today. All of the Grand Lodge officers are present and a roll call showed that 167 chartered lodges were represented by delegates. The chief business before the Grand Lodge for the day was the reading of the annual address of Grand Master Walter G. Whitehead. ' **' '* "" SA VKI) ATGK lVK'l BRINK "I know 1 would long ago have been io my grave," writes Mrs. S. H. Newsom, of Decatur, Ala., "if it hod not been for Electric Bitters. For three years 1 suffered untold agony from the worst forms of Indigestion, Water brash, Stomach and Bowel Dyspepsia. But this excellent medicine did me a world of good. Since using it 1 can eat heurtily and have gained 35 pounds " Foi Indi gestion, Lohk of Appetite, Stouach, Liver anil Kidney troubles Electric Bitters aro a positive, guaranteed cure. Ouly 50c at J. F. Mackey & Co. and Crawford Bros'. dru?? store. A $500,006 Fire In Atlanta. Atlanta, Dec. 9.?Fire to-day in the heart of the down town section of Atlanta wiped out almost a block of business houses, causing a loss estimated between $400,000 and $500,000. The fire originated in the furniture store of Snook & Austin. It spread with great rapidity to the Norcross building, a structure on the corner of Peachtree and Ma rietta streets, whose six stories were largely taken up with the offices of physicians, dentists and attorneys. The Norcross building and the Snook building were entirely consumed, only portions of the walls remaining. The building occupied by the Jacobs Pharmacy Company, adjoining the Norcross building, on Marietta street, was completely gutted and the Jacobs Company and the Snook Company sustained the heaviest individual dosses of the fire. ?In the criminal court at Saluda last week Mr. Sollee, who shot Mr. Asbill near Batesburg last winter, was found guilty and sen teoced to pay a fine of $500 or tc serve a year on the cha:ngang. ?Subscribe to The Lancastkf (Ledger. $1.50 per annum. OUR MILLINERY -ANDDRESS GOODS DISPLAY WAS A GRAND SUCCESS. The Ladies all said WE had the PRETTIEST and most complete lines they had ever SEEN HERE. f They Marveled that a Lancaster Store should have such nice things and at" PRICES thej never dreamed of. Every daj looks like ?? Vkfl BTk mr -r ^ ? ? Ill" lilt Willi II, THEY ARE ALL SCRAMBLING FOR 1HESF PRETTY 60BDS. IN MEN'S WEAR?Clothing. Overcoats, Hats, Shoes, Underwear, etc., we are hard to down We've got the best. The besi assortment?The best PRICES. In FURNITURE, Hardware Stoves, Paints and Groceries w< I are HEADQUARTERS. Come and look before you buy ; it don't cost YOU anything. I will make YOU MONEY. ? : 'Lunster Irani to.I Killed By A Drummer. ? A Citizen of Charlotte ie Murder- j od in his Own Parlor?A Mother Objects to Wine-Drink- ( - ing a Father Orders a Man to Leave His House, and o Then is Slain. Charlotto Observer, 10th. Arthur L. Bishop, a well- c known traveling salesman, who ^ represents a shoe manufacturing ? company of Lynchburg, Va., t( shot and killed, last night, Mr. 0 Tom Wilson, an overseer on the * V I public roads of this county. The shooting occurred at Wilson's residence, at 208 Oak street, at 10:30 o'clock. Bishop lied immn.Hinfnlv nfinp !>?? dm 1 ^ y U? tvt UU 111 VU tlic u| fatal bhot and has not yet been apprehended, though the police 11 are watching every train and making diligent effort to at rest a the criminal. ft Bishop comes to Charloote quite frequently and has been at the u Buford Hotel for the past week. [The fact that he naet Miss Lena i Schultz, of this city, six weeks Cl ! ago and has seen her constantly ^ every time he has been to town since then, is incidental to " the shooting. r' INCIDENTS PRIOR TO THE SHOOT- Y INO. * Last night about 9 o'clock 0 Miss Schultz went to the house of w k her brother-in-law, Mr. Jacob r J Meyer, who lives at 301 East Oak street, or three doors from T the Wilson home, to spend the v night. She was accompanied by a r her mother, Mrs. Julius Schultz, ^ li WAU nf f? 1 G at- \T 1 ** 4 U ? uw 11 uo at viu uavt iiiiiiu ~ street. Miss Ada Wilson, a shop 8 girl, and tho 17-year-old d&ugh- P ter of Tom Wilson, came over to the Meyer residenco and asked Miss Schultz to come to her 8< home and spend the night. * Bishop, who had an engage h ment with Miss Schultz,joined the ^ party at the Meyer home somo 8' time after 1) o'clock. Mr. Meyer w offered wine to drink and every- h body, with tho exception of Mrs. Schultz, accepted the invitation. H About 0:30 o'clock Bishop. 8 Miss Wilson and Miss Shultz ac- u companicd Mis. Shultz to tho 11 street car lino and when they had ^ put her on a car going in the di- 81 rection of Mrs. Schultz's home ft 9 tbey went to the home of Mr. Wilson, who lives in tho same house with his father-in- law, Mr. t A. B. Downs. c After going inside tho house \ tho trio went into tho parlor. ,j l They carried with thorn two hot- v ties of wine, which, it is said, v were procured at tho Moyer c home. j] WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PARI.OR. t Bishop, Miss Wilaon and Miss t ' Schultz drank and made merry, i The noise in the parlor attracted \ the attention of Mrs. Wilson, ] who came to the parlor and look- \ ed in. She law the wine on the j table, and, objecting to drinking t in the house, returned to her bod- ] * room, awakoned her husband and ( told him what she had seen. Ac- < t tn k.. . t.i 4 I 1 %j vuMiiiiK iu uui bmiuinuu l uur uust 0 j band got out of bed and said. <4l'll noon settle that." As ho walked out of the room ' he picked up a small hickory ! walking stick and carried this with him as he entered the par? . . 'or. Wilson first spoke to Miss i Scbultz, saying. "Here, you are drinking. Get. ' ut of here." Miss Schultz, without saying a rord, picked up her cape and left ie room. Wilson turned to Bishop and lid: 4'Take your liquor and clear ut oi" hero." Bishop arose and said: 44I am a gentleman and aui ac nstomed to being treated as a entleman." Wilson caught hold f Bishop's coat, and, according 3 Mrs. Wilson's statement, shoYd Bishop. Then tho pistol shot as heard. After tho report Vllson clung to Bishop, crying to is wife. 44Uoesoy, ho has killed me." Mrs. Wilson ran to her hus unci. As she came to where he tood, Bishop pushed Wilson way and the wounded mun fell ) tho floor, lie never spoke gnin, though he lived for half u hour after tho shot. Bishop grabbed his overcoat nd ran out the front gate and in le diroction of Springs' alloy. Ida Wilson, daughter of tho doeased, said: 1 went down to Irs. Meyers' and met Mr. Bishop here. We all came back up ome and went in the setting oom. Mr. Bishop had some duo and asked mo to tako a drink. refused to take any. My rnothr came in and saw the bottle of fine; then she wont back to her oom and told papa what was goagon?that Mr. Bishop was in he parlor and had a bottle of dne. Papa came into tho room nrl Crtlrl Minn Rnhnllf lnn^/1 "V* fcviu AUIOO UVUU116 Iu iuavo iUO ouse at once and never put her not inside his door again. She ot up and started out. Then apa told Mr. Bishop to get out, iat ho did not allow anything ke that in his house. Bishop aemed to hesitate about going, 'apa told him if ho did not go o would put him out. lie took old of Mr Bishop and startod to aove him out the door. As he as doing so, Mr. Bishop shot ini and 1 went out tho front oor. Mr. Wilson was a member of loyal Arcanum and his wife will et a death benotit from that orer of #3,000. He was also a lember of the Peoples' Mutual lenevolent Association, his inurance in that organization mounting to #000. BISHOP ANTECEDENTS. Petersburg. Va., 10.?The news hat Arthur L. Bishop, of this ity, had shot and killed Thomus Yilson, of Charlotte, created [tiito a sensation bore,as Bishop is vilely known in Petersburg, vhere his wife and ono small ;hi!d, together vith his parents ind two brothers reside. Bishop it different times had clerked in hree ot tho largest shoe stores n Petersburg. For several yoars i? has been in the employ of F. ii ? t x n f i _ l 1? vi. noyioc. \^o., snoe iiiuuuiuca urors, of Manchester, N. 11. Ho s a son of Jackson Bishop, a let.-. ;er carrior hero, and 0110 of his brothers, VV. K. Bishop, carries jn a bakery business in this city. Chief of Police llegland received i telegram this morning from Chief of Police Irwin, of Charlotte, asking that a lookout bo kept here for Bishop. The Itcit Prescription for Ma tar a Chills and Fever is a bottle of tirovo's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It iMwinmlv Iron and Quinine and 1 J ? ? ^ tasteleas, No Cure No Pay.