Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UV11 K> V/ ^ V Remembe The Date, W A] R M sr 3SDA.Yo< ST, 1903,1 S Bur " ing Display Of i NERY ; i> i GOODS. t t < MISS BRENT,; ced and np-tohas spared 110, is display a sue)I ALLY Invite ( LADIES pect our goods, already bought; where to BUY. uglit you'll he ave goods that' 1) OF 40 E SHE IS IXTEEN" :>st mueli either. T ednesday )ril 1st. JI Piillllj ' *" >V- V 1 ' p l 1 . , ... ' u ,.'S Ai' Happenings In 1e State, j' l' ts Chronicled by the Alert Cor- ( resp indents of The Columbia State. < I DUUNKAUI) SHOOTS LITTI.K UlUI.. . < Yorkvil'e, May 8.? At an ox- I libition at the Wilkerson school < lear Hickoi) (trove on W'ednes 1 lay night there was u very sad : iceurrenoe. While tho exeieifros vero in progress a number of per- l otis wore outside of the building < ind amongst ihoitf ti party of ohilIren were seated, in a wasron. A oung mm in the crowd, under ho inlluenoo of liquor was shoot- * ng his pistol promiscously around. )no b:il 1 struck little Nary Belle j0s-lic, a 7-year-old daughter of | dr. Henry Losslio, who was in he wagon, in tlie knee, ranging ( ipwards, under the Unco cap. i'ho ( vound is a very painful one, and vill no doubt inako a cripple of he little sufferer for life. Mr. rV. S. Wilkcrson and ether rustees of the school are here oday consulting legal counsel and vill have a warrant issued for the carty who did the shooting. They lo not wish to give out his name it present, but stale that they in,end pushing the mutter to the full extent of the law and sco if the currying of pistols and whiskey Irinking cannot bo stopped where there are women and children gathered for pleasure and amusement. SCHOOL HOY STABS FKl.I.OW STUDKNT. Manning, May 8.--An unfortunate cutting atfair tock place at the graded school hero during ro- j cess today, io which Arthur Harvin, about 18 years old, was cut by IWnnio Hodge, a boy in short pants, about 15 years old. The physician who attended I'niinur hlnrvin un.... I J w AMI T 111 Oiij o ULIO 1(11124, 1 5 punctured. It appears that tho troublo started while the boys were returning from a baseball game a few days ago at Summerton. It was renewed this morning beforo school, when young Hodge look care of himself by drawing his knife, and again at recess with the above result. IIAllJSTONKS ElOllT INCHES LONG. Beaufort, May 6. ? Information reached here today that Mr. Sat torthwait's truck crop on Cat island was literally ruined by the hail stones on Monday afternoon. Many shingles were torn from the roof of his house. Numerous hail stones woro S inches long by G inches in circumference. Holes werodug into the ground and potatoes cut up under tlio hill. Nearly a thousand window glasses were broken at the naval station, to replace which will cost about $700. Mr. Sniitlnvick received a sc dp wound from a largo hail stone which required modioli attention and sewing up. MURDKIIKR OF WOMAN OONVICTKI). Spartanburg, May 0. ? In the i sessions court yesterday the sitting was occupied in the hearing of U*e case against .Inphus Macomson, colored, charged with . n i the murder ot Carolina Williams, j also colored, 'l'ho story of this killing has already beon recorded i \ The State. Mneomson, on a round of pleasure in a negro quar tor of the city, congregated with ? ? * V- ' i gang of conviviully inclined no-. *ro men and women. They drank ir.d car msed freely and to heigli-on the merriment and excitement >f the occasion, Mucoids >n scour.d a hrcech loading gun from its position in one corner of the liooel in which the wu.vail bout was acini: carried on, levelled it at' "irnhna Williams and tired. Tho iv.mrin /ell. mortally wounded. 1 ' | She died an hour afterwards. Choio w re a mnnber of witnesses Lo testify. The case was given to the jury at (5.30 o'clock. At 1 1 o'clock a verdict of murder rvas rendered nil: SIVVKTAN1U Rll II KK AI.l) SOU). Sp irtanhurg, May 0. ?J. T. Harris tod iy sold the Spartanburg Herald to liov. Goo. 11. Wuddell, representing a party of capitalists. A stock company capitaii/.o I at ah.nit S*25,<)00 will be formed. vMr. Harris will oo interested in the now company as 11 stockholder, but the entire man iigcinonl of the paper will bo in the bands of Mr. Waddell, who is aiso publisher of The Southern Christian Advocate, which lias been printed by The Herald since January 1. A M1SSIXO I'OSTM AsTF.U. Betlmnc, May 7.-?Nothing whatever has boon heard from Postmaster Copeland who disappeared several days ago. An inspector was telegruphed for several diivu iimj to straighten ut> the "ST '*'*J w % ^ I tjffl'uiis of tlio office, tint ho has not jjtet put in an appearance. Mr. MoLaurin, ono of the bondsn\eu, is in charge of the ollice ?k SUK.73 Tamo It is said Unit nothing is sure except death and taxes, but that is not altogether true Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consumption is a sure cure for all lung and throat troubles. Thousands can testify to that. Mrs. 1',. VanMetro of Shephordtown, \V. V;iM say8 tkI had a severe case of Bronchitis and for a year tried everything 1 heard of, hut got no no relief. One bottlo of Dr King's New Discovery then cured mo absolutely." It's infallible for Croup, Whooping Cough, Grip, Pneumonia and Consumption. Try it. It's guarnnted by Crawford Pro's, and ,1. F. Mackoy & Co. Trial bottles free. Keg. sizes 50e ?1.00. Camden Distiller (.lets Into Trouble. The State. The directors of the State dispensary have suspended the distillery license of .John MeSmyrlc of Camden. Thii action was based upon tho complaint of citizens of that city, and upon a report of a dispensary constable U'ho lli-il \! i-"sni v !- ? dealing in contraband. This is a grave charge and it McSmyrlo is proven guiltv lib permit will bo revoked and the I'nited States government ina> also have something to say in the matter. The action of the hoard means that the distillery will 1>< closed ponding tho investigatioi by the board, to be reported a1 tho next regular monthly meet ing. This still has a capacity of 1()( burn Is a month and is oporalei I for about seven months of tin | year. OABTOT1IA. Bonra tho _ /) ^8 Kind You Have Always Bowfil Marcum's Slayer Taken Without Bloodshed The Arrest Accomplished l>y tin Shenll' ami a l'oi-se of Seven ? What t h e Assassin Had to Say. Lexington, Ky., May 10. ?Tin capture of Cut lis ,htt, chargo< with the assassination of ,1. !i Marcum in Jackson Monday, wa accomplished without l?lood*Jie< early Sunday morning. lie i now in the Clark county jail a | Winchester. Bourin?? :i warrant, which hut j boon sworn out by Sum .Jett, un elo of the accused, SShcriir Me : Cord and a posve of seven me I left Winchester ut midnight Sut urduy. Reaching Jackson's for ! ry, 1<> miles distant, it 2. JO u. m. 1 they left their huirgies and cros-s od the Kentucky river t > Matli son county in canoes. Tiiev pro coeded on foot to the home u Mrs. A. Ilaj/izin, Jolt's mothei two miles from the furry. Sixe the posse wore stationed uroun the dwelling and SheritV McCor and Deputy Stokely approachci the front door and knockci Jell's mother answered and ufle some parley admitted that Cui'li was within. I hey were udmitte and found .lett awake hut in bed lie shook bunds with the sheri and said he would give notroubb Reaching under his pillow lie di e out his pistol and turned it ovi to li in thoi to keep lie intul no show of resistance and wa landed m jail at Winche-ter I daylight. .Jell's stepfather, A Haggin, charges that when Jet reached his house lust night froi Jackson lie proceeded io draw h pistol on him and ordered him t get out of the neighborhood llaggin went to Richmond an swori out a warraiit^charging Jtrl wit!) breach ? i tlio peace I?y as sault with a pistol. 1 n 11:?* ja today ,!ctt was eointnunicalive o all matters save the lulling <j Murcum. ''I'll got out of this a right." was the only statement h would make which could he con strucd as a reference to the charyc lie said lie wanted to lie tried i Breathitt county. He was bittc in denouncing kis uncle who ha had him arrested and said that th score would lie evened up who he was at liberty. When aske about tin! statement that live me would testify that ho killed Mat cum, he sneered and said: "What's that to you?" To Sherifl MeCord ho wa cipially 11011 coinniunieativo as t ! the Murcuin tragedy, Jett is years of a go, athletic in built with deep set, keen c\yes anil h bushy red hair. That ho sul mittcil to an est was an ngreeabl surprise to the ollieers, who feai cd an encounter. > A. STARTLING SI30T To save a lite. Dr. 1. t). Merit 5 of No. Mehoopan\, l'a., made I startling test resulting in a woi 3 derful euro. Ilo writes, "a p j ticnt was attacked with violci ^ hemorrhage*, caused l?y ulceratii of tho stomach. J had ofti round Fleet ric l>itter:s excclle for acuto stomach and liver troi ? Ides so 1 prescribed them. T1 1 patient gained from the lirst, ai (i has not had an attack in months." Idectric Hitters a positively guaranteed for Dyspe sia, lud.i;' s ion, ("onstipation at j Kidney troubles fry t'uu Only ."??)c at ( rawf t .1 l?ro . .1. F. Maekoy tfc i,'o. / McLaiirin Still Expanding. Will 1'f<?i?:?!>!v Ba President of Ihc Brunswick am! Binningham By. Ilnin wick, (5a., May S. ? A telegram was received in this city tonight from New York announce * ing that Col. K. C. Machen has 1 .... 1 s.tU lii- cut ro interest m the Hruu -wick ml lhrininghum railway s and ii i - ro-igned as president. li is generally lielieved that it s was purchased hy 1". A. l insted, ' pie-idint of the Mohawk Valley Steel and Wire company, llrunl swi<'k people s*i 11 lielicve that the purchasers of (Yl. Machcn's in teie ! \n ill pu lithe road to llinninghain. The name of Former Sen itor '* .John L. MeLaui in of South Caro> lina i.- mentioned in connection with the presidency of the road. 1! $1,009,000 For A Patent. >t | j. I Oiler of That Amount Said to Have Iieen Made for ; Holtle Stopper. d I ^ Indianapolis, May '. .--The Kov. .lames Stallord, pastor of the i Cumberland Freshyterian church at 1! a/.elton, perfected a stopper to make bottles non-retilhihle sevj era! months ago ami has since second a palbnt on his invention. A patent medicine linn recently A otVeicd him $10o,000 for his tun t toiil, ptoVltltu it w'liuui uu >\ liut he claimed for it, hut he refused to accept the oiler. Yesterday 'V James Fepper, the whiskey distiller of j/exington. Ky.. made an oiler of $1,000,000 for the device and the minister now has it under IS ! . , consideration. o ! , 1 Whilo refusing to enter into dc^ j; tail* regarding his invention, Mr. ^ i SL.lVonl >a\s thiil many tests have b on. made unit no holt lu in .j which the shipper i- uscil can ever he re tit led. His object in n . . .... j. perfecting his idea, he says, was , to lind something that would protect manufacturers from unscrupulous imitators who refill hotties. 11 A Ii":S30N IN IIHALTH. 1 Healthy kidneys filter the impurities from the blood, and un(> less they do this good health is n impossible. Foley's Kidney (hire makes sound kidneys and will positively cure all forms of kidney and bladded disease. It strength ens the whole system. T. Kugene Funderbwrk, druggist. " vj/ Li I: <g) i, EiK - l. iea tj ii, <y'a i f )0 Scott's Kmulsion is the means of life and of the enjoyment of life of then md of men, \v > nen and children To the men Scott's Finalsio.i <>i\\ ; the l! h and strength i > wres*..-,y for the t, cure lit e n .unvp:io t and the a repairing of b )dy lossc9 from i* any waiting disease. !l" For women Scott's Fmull! kio.i doc > \W and more. It is 11 a m > I . :st.lining food and ton; to: t: e r pe i d trials that wo hie n h we t > bear. ,c To (' 'pen So dt's Kmulid * ' ->n hool and rtrcngth 1 i i o.vui'l < ' >w'> oo/l l\nni> I I . .w,,,,. , .IV.-.,. . ..V* Vro n-i 1 !)]' v\!. I\r pale girls, j - I iHo . ,! : iekiy hoys Scott's ' ' "t is a gi\ at help. 11. for frt*o sainplo. 'c POWN . Ohomlftts. .1 Stree t, N jv/York. ...ivl CI.OO: .at ctruR^l.its.