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THE liDGEB. THLBLOW S. CAREER. EDITOR AND M AN AD ER. subscription $1 .r,opmp veak ISSt'BD WKDNKSDAY AND 8ATI KDAY. SATIKDAY, MAY 7 1004. Shot Top of His Head Off. Mr. I. E. Gay, an old man, killed himself by blowing the top of his head oir with a shotgun last Saturday afternoon. The deed was the result'4of care* f.,1 ~ i _ 1 iui ^icuicuiiiiuuu ttiiu preparation. Indications suggest tlint be had boon contemplating the act Jfor somo time. The deed was committed about four o'clock iu the afternoon, in a few feet of the little house iu which be lived in his son in-law's yard, in Buford township. The old mau, who was about 70 years of age, had been married twice, the last time about twelve years ago. This wife died a few months ago, suddenly, leaviug two little girls, one three years old and the other six. Some time ngo lie sold the small amount of property which he had, and sent these two children to Miss Mattie Ferry's school at Marion. Becomr dissatisfied with this place some time ago, he brought them back and last^week took them to the Rescue Home in Charlotte, where they now are. Last Friday ho came to Mouroe and went to the, Savings, Loan and Trust Company with $120, saying that lie wished to deposit $60 to the credo cf each of his little girls, to draw compound interest till they became 1? years of age, when they were tc have both interest aud principal. He deliberated on this plan for some timo, taking the mono) out and then bringing it back, and finally leaving it. On the nrmr lioma thot affcixmrtn l?" > = vv ?.?j *? v \j v?i ut uiiv.1 uuuu 11u >v a: hoard to say that he was read) to dio. lie had been saying foi some time that he "wouldn't bt here long." The four children of his lir9i wife are all grown and live it different sections, but with on< of them, Mrs. Geo. Gay, he hat been maiing his home for som< time. On Saturday he gave hei $10, saying that would buy i coflin, as he didn't want at expensivo one when ho died also that he had a suit of clothes that would do to bo buried in This alarmed Mrs. Gay, and sh( went to the field where her hus^ band was at work, telling him to come to the house as she was n fro irl Uof f o '1 ~ ? ? unuiu tn.i KHHOI nu-ill UU6UIIIU' tiling. He replied that ho would as 90on as ho liai linished up a small piece of work. While talking they heard a gun lire, and Mrs. Gay hastened to the house to find'her father lying a few yards away with the tup of his head shot oil and the brain scattered all about. Ho had washed himself, put on clear stockings, and went out without putting on his snoes. lie had used his own breechloading shotgun. There was a notched stick with which he had pushed the trigger down after r placing the butt of the gun against the tree and the muzzle against his forehead. The body / was buried Sunday. ? Monroe Journal. (Jen Hampton's Sword. Special to The Charleston Post. Columbia, May 3.?(Jov. I Icyward today received a letter stating that one of (Jen. Wade Hampton's swords is in the possession of an oflicor of MeCook's brig ade. The sword was stolen from (Jen. Hampton's home during Sherman's incendiary raid, according to tho letter. " Died in the Rlire Of a Road Ditch. . Chicago Automobilist a Victim of . | His Machine. ? Fiancee CouM I T e ! iSot Save 11 im. Toriibh* Death of a Little (iirl ii the Mill Village sit Columbia. Hie State, Oth in si. A pulhotie death occurred yes tcrday morning in a tenenion home of the Olympia mill villag when little 5-year-old Les-i Weaver was released from pain Her suffering had been intens for 10 hours. The evening be fore she and her 11 year oh brother left their homo to mcc their father on his return fror work, and as tlioy were crossin "Hot branch," below the exhaus from the big mill engines, Lessi slipped on the log and fell int the hot water. Her bravo littl brother went to her and succeede in pulling her out from theahnoi scalding stream, 't he little gii was carried to her homo and physician did all in his power t minister to the child's silent suf fenng. At intervals during ll r*? c" : ?i. 4 ..u ii i- ' ' > infill mu: wuum wnispcr, "rapt I urn cniuin' to meet you." Ar these were the last words litt Lcssic spoke before she passe away. To Lnforco Dispensary Law. Special to I'he State. Saluda, May 5 ?The court < general sessions and commc pleas was adjourned without dn yesterday morning. Tho sessioi court was virtually broken dow by the continuance of eases ar one pretext and another prcventc the trial of any civil cause. Tho grand jury in their prcscr tation called attention to the fa that the local dispenser udmittt his failure to comply with the la in tho manner of selling and dc manded a strict compliance wit the very letter of the law in fi ture, as to obtaining written r 1 C* attests, rcfnsin.r to soil to nm-?oi a ' d !' ~ intoxicated, etc. Northern Man Objects to Beit Executed With Negro. ? L'iltsburg, May 5.?Williu L. Hartley, white, and Jam Edwards, colored, were hang< today in the Allegheny county ji ^ yard. Both men had an amp ^ supply of nerve. They we hanged separately. Hartley as! , ed that ho he not hanged with 1 n negro as ho feared his fatni i would have to hear the disgrace r n ^ the public having the irapressi< ^ that he committed crime with . negro His request was grant* ! bv Sheriff Dickson. Th'-ce Ilanged in Tennessee. Winchester, Tcnn., May 5. . Henry .Judge, Joe Delp and Jol . Evans were handed here today f the murder of Simon Hucher ai 1 hia wife last August. The thr men cxhihited the same inditfe eneo and stolidity that marki their conduct during thetrialsai walked without assistance to tl scaffold. Each of them made a she speech expressing preparednc* All said their only regret was th they were leaving their wives ar children. None of them made any refei once to the deed for which the paid tin; penalty. Tornadoes in (ho West. Fort Worth, rex., May 5. - special to The Kecord from Cisc Texas, says: It is reported here that man people wero killed and much pro crty a id live stock were destroj ed by u tornado just south < Morun, *28 miles north of here. \t Morclund, in Shackolfot county, several people are know to have been killed. A tornado is also reported i Parker county near Wcaiherfon with lives lost. I - , e Chicago, May 3. ? Whilo his 0 tinancee and another woman vainly tried to lift the heavy vehicle, H. j S. lvitigi of Chicago Heights was ,t crushed to death beneath hisovern turned automobile. ,y The accident occurred in the ^ North Chicago road nearly a mile from the village of Chicago () Height^. 0 The occupants of the automo1 bile besides Mr. llingi wore Miss .j Florence llornholdt, his financco, I and Miss Elizabeth Canedy. /v t - i ? * v/n approncuing ino village .Mr. () Kingi swerved into a ditch at the ; roadside and the occupants were thrown from their scats. . Miss Bornholdt was severely * (l injured by striking the further I hank of the ditch and was made (j unconscious. Miss Canedy was thrown into tlie water and escaped uninjured. Miss Bornholdt regained consciousness and the young women began a search foi J ? ? their companion and saw him struggling in the water and mire m beneath the overturned machine. {y Thoy attempted to move the auto 1S mobile, but their efforts were un >n availing, and Mr. Ringi's heac 1(j sank beneath tho water. 'l'ho farmer failed to stop wlior tho accident occurred and Miss Canedy and her companion walkee rl nearly a miie io summon assis)(j tance. w Mi. Ringi was nuperintenden of the American Foundry anc Machine company, Clncag< i_ Heights us A Blow at the Richland Buzzards " ' ? * 4f r The following resolution wa adopted by the Democratic con venlion of Richland county Man tcrday: "lie it resolved by th m county convention of the Demo es cratie party of Richland county That from and after the adoptioi of of this resolution, every citizen o lo this county, who oilers himself n to a candidate for any ollice, shall b It- required to pledge himself not t< a give or epend money or use iu ]y toxicating liquors for tho purpos of of obtaining or Influencing votes )n and shall, at tho conclusion o a each campaign and before tho pri G(] niary election, render to the chair man of tho Democratic party o this county, under until, n? 'tern tzed tutenicnt of all moneysepen or provided by him during th ? campaign for campaign purposes.1 or A Female College Destroyed. id eo Carmel, N. Y., May 3.?Drov r- college one of the pioneer eduta ,.(j tional institutions for women 11 thocountiy, was destroyed h; lire today, entailing a tinanciu loss of fully $100,OOo, with onb $25,000 insurance. The big dor rfc niitory, which housed more than ,s,> hundred students, the member of the faculty and a number o , servants was the last 'Kidding ti i /1 catch (ire and all escaped withou danger, having time to save thei *? personal effects ?y Drew college was conducted under the guidance of the Nei York conference of the Methodis church. A ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS. KOit COMJKEH3. r nm a candidate for Congrefs fron y ttie Fifth ('ongre-'sioiiaJ Disfrit-l, sub l>. jiet to the rest! t of too Democrati primary election. i'- T. Y WILLIAMS >f 1 HOUSE OF II El'HE-EN IWTiy: I announce ntjsoiiu candid de f > '<? tlie Hons i of It n r. so itativs, ,n to the rules of the O Tnocatic p?rty. ,| W. IIAMEu. in I announce nnse'f an a c tudhlat . for tl?* Le;;isia'iir , aubj -ct to tli ' rul a of the .Dunioeratic primary. .). IIARIIY FOSTER. ta n m iu J Anticipating we wisely bongh the spot cash; wl public the Best a this market. I The Be. line of dress fabri (will only mentioi Jan inkling; of w] Crepe dc Chine, and fancy weaves A beautiful 1 | Ginghams bougl accordingly. ,j Lawns of eve Aniorita Batiste, ,! Soir. Some lovely pereals bought i 1 sell very cheap. i J' ilave just bo Z ? | SWiBHcn iSI uiC 111 i for sale in a fev '.Waist Goods in I Our Notion < can be shown an ? .It. is useless 1 stock, for every elusive sale of th e : : M s ? Manufactured b\ 0 we still handle t 1 are the best two lines A Big Zj O W-* ,1 ! in felts and straws cf all co price. | We have just gotten in a " nave a tresn stock, have dec !i! ?Our Mill s! f 0 lr is quite up to date, having I ' | ted up especially for that br ^ I have such an up=(o date est; 1 Julia Simpson assisted by II A cordial invitation is ex Thanking our customers n j ~Pfj}||jj llill : ' [HE PU1 the atlyanceiiH t oiii' Spring ii licit enables us lid Cheapest li st and C ics ever offered 11 a few of f lic i tiat we have: U ^ ATTl t vf KJIAJIV11 V7UU Villi 3 too numerous ine of A. F. C it very cheap a ;ry description , Dotted Swiss patterns in A nshort lengths i. x i ugm a nig line test colors, whi v days. Fign ancy ami chair leeartment is c 0. 3thing in that I tor as to inent one'knows thai e Celebrated it ARI CLOTI St rouse & llri he Douglas and Gou that are manufactui 1^/f lors, Which must be sold. n up to=date line of Negli ;ided to let go what we 1 inery D ?cen moved to the third s ssiness. Will say that ii ablishment. This depart Aiss Maggie Pardue. tended to every one to cc for their liberal patronaj Your." jANCASTI 3LIC -M 3ut in dry goods, 110 very early, for to present to the ne ever shown on Cheapest to the trade. We tames to give you Voile, Etamine, ts and other new ? to mention. . and Amoskeag lid will sell tliem in Almo Muslin, and Jacquard de h inch Windsor , which we will of 45 inch silk ich we will offer tred Mercerized ipaign colors. oni(>lete and you ino you may need, ion our clothing I we have the exMING : : i>s., of Baltimore. kiian line of shoes, which ed. i's Hats So come and name your gee shirts and in order to lave on hand at a sacrifice. epartme^t tore from the corner and fit* t is a credit to any place to ment is supervised by Hiss ime and inspect our stock. te, we are to nervo, reii I'ii,iR s. c.