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' - ' t ' y ? : * .- * r. ; . %. , . '4 . '^^VwfisiLY' ----? ? | - L A N c .A S T K K. 8. (\. l"'l': l K M I! K It 1. ... ^eWaBLISHP^SirS*'^ , . I Mil | 1 - - * I It P OUR A r >oDIi I MI rfflll jjf ore f twttrst x .a JL l x And to Ladies Genera SEE the IWfc KNOW Than ronage s the good R Lanca f m Wl V f * * % ... ^ ? . i TO H LNNUALi 1 LL1NEI AND WI CSS GO / ON m, Oct. Invite A and the lly to co: ese Lines YOU WILL BE King you top y< ind asking you work up, we i espectfu ster 'ercanti UJR in 1 - FALL I OF?d IY, I NTER | ODS | 1,1903, | XiLs the Jl Public J me and : j PLEASED. I our pat- I to keep 4 4 ?re 1 iiy, 1 4 le ' 1 ipany. i - Citizens Take Law In Their Own Hands. 1' V I The Usual Crime the Cause?The Brutal Assailant of a Young Lady Trailed to His Hiding Place by Bloodhounds. ? Special to The State. St. George. Nov. 28. ? News was received here last night of an assault by a negro upon a voung lady at Ross, a station about eight miles distant from here, at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, and immediately a posse from this place left for the scene of the trouble. Before night there was gathered in the quiet little town of Boss a mob aggregating 200 or 300 men from the adjacent town and country, bent upon vengeance. Bloodhounds were put on the trail at 1:30 o'clock this morning, and before many hours passed they had hounded to his den John jFogle, a negro, the ^rpetrator of i the heinous crime. Speedily ho was brought befere his victim and identified. The mob then, with the victim, hastened into the woods near a swamp, where the fellow had been captured, and thereto tell the dark story, is to be seen the negro's' body pendant from the limb of a tree, riddled with shot. Fortunately, by the brave fight of the lady, who is a member of a prominent family, the brute failed r hi his diabolical purpose, but the lady was badly bruised by being choked. DOESN'T RESPECT OLD AGE. It's shameful when youth failst to show proper respect for old age, but just the contrary in the case of Dr. King's New Life Pills. They cut otf maladies no matter how sovore and irrespective of old age Dyspepsia, .Jaundice, Fever, Constipation all yield to this perfect Pill. 25c, at Crawford Bros. J. F. Mackey & Co., and T. Eugene Funderburk Drue Store. Young White Man Frozen to Death in Savannah. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 28.?Eli Tucker, white, was frozen to death at an early hour this morning while fitting in a hack on New street. William Atkins, the hackman in whose vehicle he was found told the following story of the affair, which seems borne out by the facts of the case : At 11.0A -l.l.-L I . XXI. Jll.av U C1UCK last DlgDl a man had called him to the bar of (J. A. Spinks and given a drunken man into his care to be driven around and sobered up. After driving bim some hours he had gone home and thiowing a blanket over the man and performing the same service foi his horse he had gone inside and retired. The negro was released after an investigation by the coroner. Take Laxative Brotno Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. VV. Grove's signature is on each box 25c. Killed While Hunting. Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 26.? While out hunting with a party of friends today, Eugene Betts, a young merchant of Henderson, was accidentally shot, dying instantly. Robert Crockett fired at a rabbit, and Betts received the load in bis back. Color of His SMn Has Saved His Heck. Honry Patrick, who Brutally Murdered His Wifo,?Was Recommended to Mercy Special to the State. Bennettsville, Nov. 25.?At 8 o'clock this evening, after a hardfought trial of three days, Henry Patrick was convicted of tnurdor. Ho will not hang, however, as thn 1..M> l~.l <-- ? * *? V..V JVII jr IC^UUIIUCUUULl mill lu Uie mercy of the court, which fixes tho penalty at life imprisonment. Patrick is tho man who killed his wife hero just a month ago tonight. The first point gained by tho defonso was tho exclusion of the testimonyQof Patrick's Gyear-old daughter, little Annio May, who is tho only known eyowitness to the tragedy. She was held to be incompctont to testify 1 1 1 uvvuuoo quo u;vt nut unuurHiuuo the nature of God, heaven, hell and the devil. Annio May swore at the coroner's inquest that her father cursed her mother with many vile oaths and then shot hor while sho was saying, "Take tnat gun away." Patrick swore that the shooting was accidental. He said he was loading his gun and it went off. His wife, he said, was sitting on the edge of the bed facing him. lie grabbed her and laid her on the bed and then went out, novor seeing her again. ] ri O As a matter of fact, Mrs. Patrick's body was found in an adjoining room, lying in a pool of blood, with six outs on her throat and a gunshot wound in the side I of her neck which severed tho spmnlcolumn and caused instant death. No effort was made by the defense to explain the cuts nor bow the dead body got out of iL. ?1 a I. _ iuu room wuere iue snooting occurred. Both of Patrick's hands and sleeves were bloody whon ar-. rested, about two hours after the homicide. He was then in a drunken stupor. Ho said he drank liquor to kill his trouble. Next morning Patrick told several per*, sons that he did not know any thing about the tragedy. Later in the day he gave the accident story. The jury was in the room an hour and a half before rendering the verdict. NOT A SICK DAY SINCE "I was taken severely sick with kidney trouble. 1 triedjall sorts of medicines, none of which re* lieved me. One day 1 saw an ad. of your Electric Bitters and determined to try that. After taking a few dosos I felt relieved, and soon thereafter was entiroly cured, and have not seen a sick day since. Neighbors of mine have been cured of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney troubles and General Debility." This is what B. F. Bass, of Fremont, N. C., writes. Only 50c, at Crawford Bros. J. F. Mackey & Co., and T. Eugene Fundorburk Druggist. Mill Men to Meet and Plan Curtailment in the South. Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 27.?A meeting of cotton manufacturers of the south has been called to assemble here Dec. 8th to formulate a plan for the curtailment of cotton production. The call was issued bj tho committee of North Carolina manufacturers and all mill men are interested. Happenings In The State. As Chronicled by the Alort Correspondent of The Columbia State. A YOUNG LADY BADLY BLKNED. Floronco, Nov. 27.?MissAddie Pettigrow, daughtor of Hon. J. E. Pettigrow, was soriously burned this morning. Sho was standing in front of the tire when her dress caught on fire and was nearly burned off before the tiro could bo extinguished. Dr. Covington was promptly summoned und did all he could to relievo Miss Petti grow's suffering, but reports that her recovery is doubtful. THE FAMOUS "oOAT CASE?' ENDED. Yorkville, Nov. 28.?The court of common pleas has not triod many cases this week. From Monday morning until Wednesday evening the suit of S. W. Mitchell against the Woodmen of the World for$25,000 damages took up the time of the court. The jury had tho case all night Wednesday and came into court Thursday morning stating they could not agree. Judge Town send scut them buck to tlioir room telling them they had plenty of time to de'iberato. They returned in about an hour with a verdict of $1,000 for Mitchell, the plantitT. A DOG THE CAUSE OF A TRAGEDY. Donnalds, Nov. 26?Little DoWit, the 12-year- old son of T. It. Blackwell, a prominent citizen of this community, met with a fearful uccident 011 Wednesday afternoon. The little fellow "was letting the stock out of the stalls to get wator. When he opened the door of 0110 stall the horso ran out and kicked the .boy just abovo the left eyo, breaking tho skull. Yesterday while a party of young men from near Broad Mouth church wero hunting, Cliff Lawless accidentally shot a dog belonging to Ed Gambroll. Garabrell became enraged and struck I Lawless with the butt'of hi? irnn which caused the gun to go off. The ontire load of shot, wads and all, passed through Gambrel^s hand and entered his left side near the heart. Gam broil's re covory is very doubtful. ifops (he Cmif/Ti nod tForks oft the Cotd Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab ets cure a cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c. Murder and Suicide. Washington, Nov. 26.?Robert J. Hale, a compositor in the government printing office, killed his wife, and then committed suicide at thair home, in this city, at an early hour today. Hale had been under suspicion of being responsible for the condition of a young woman, who it is claimed, died a fnw rlftVH nrrn n.? thn roan If nf nn J " . ~ operation performed at a sanitarium, noar this city, lie was not related to the girl, but passed as her cousin, and, as such, viHited at her rooms. When he read the announcement in the morning papers of the arrest of the physician charged with causing the girl's death,he wrote a number of notes, and, proceeding to bis wife's room killed her and himself. Foley's Hone/ and Tar for cough and colds; reliable, tried j and tested, uafo and sure. Sold j by T. Eugene Funderburk. . . r - *