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j?E KNIGHT KILLED BY POLICEMAN 8H0T WI' c< 'SI8TINQ ARREST AND DIED ALMOST INSTANTLY. Ltfh.t Saturday night, aboutit o'clock, Lee Knight, au employee of the Wal halla1 Cotton Mille, was shot and killed by J. L. Standley, who was on duty as policeman as a substitute for th? regular Hillville policemen, Arch T. Reid. Young Knight had been ejected from the house of Frank Elliott, where there was a party or sociable in progress. He remained outside, and it is olaimed was ' in a .Burly mood. His friends advised J him to leave, but he refused. Standley advauoed and ordered him to consider himself nuder arrest, and, it is stated by ?me, threatened to kill any one who k bis hands on him. As Standley ad nood Knight threw hin right band baok toward his hip pocket and retreated backward for some distanoe, and told Standley to oome no further; that he would kill him. By this time Knight waa in the dark, and Standley, (be says), fear ing Knight would shoot, fired upon bim. He fired a second shot and Knight fell by a fence and when reaohed was already dead, the bullet from a 38-caliber pistol having entered at the baok under the left shoulder, going through his body, severing an artery above this heart and passing from his body in the left breast. It is olaimed that Knight made a per-1 sonal threat to the aoting policeman in oaae he attempted to arrest bim. Imme diately after the shooting Standley went I to the Ooonee jail and surrendered him self to the Sheriff, W. M. Kay. Coroner W. L. Harbin empaneled a jury of inquest, whose verdict is as fol lows: "That the said Leo Knight came to his 4 .Ydeath at Walhalla, S. (J., on Jauuary 10. 1007, from a pistol shot wouud, said wound boiug inflicted by J. L. Standley." Duriug tho progross of the inquest a loaded pistol was found about ll foot from where Knight fell. Loo Kuight was born near Walhalla September 4, 1882, being 21 years of ago. Ho resided with his parents at No. 88, Millville. BesidoH his parents he leaves ono brother, H S. Knight, and threo sis tors, M INK Lillian Knight, Mrs. Walter Barker and Mrs. W. F. Chastain. Fun.-ral services wore held Monday afternoon at tho homo, conducted by Rev. J. C. Yongue, assist ed by Revs, Goo. H. Judd and L. M. Lyda. The romains woro interred in the Baptist cemetery at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Cured of Lang Trouble. "It is now eleven years since I had a narrow esoape from consumption," writes C. O. Floyd, a leading business man of Kershaw, s. C. "I had run down in weight to 135 pounds, and coughing was oonaUnt. both hy day and by night. Finally I began taking Dr. King's New Disoovery, and continued this for about six months, when my cough and lung trouble were entirely gone and I was restored to my normal weight, 170 pounds." Thousands of poisons are heeled every year. Guaran teed at all druggists. 50 cents and $1. Trial bottle free. , Uno I almH Lehe ra. Following is a list of unclaimed letters remaining in the Walhalla post offioe for the week ending January 21, 1007: Phil Madison, Isaao Moore and Laer Williams. Pe. ons calling for any of the above will p.jase say that they are advertised. J. M. Merriok, P. M. Mann Couldn't Vote for Tillman. Columbia, Jan. 22. - Representative Coke D. Mann, who is also a Methodist minister, refused to vote to day to con firm tho re-election of United States Senator Tillman, giving these sensa tional reasons: "I wish to state my reasons for not ,. voting for the Hon. Benjamin R Till 4 man to succeed himself lu tho United 7 States Senate: * "First. Ho made a worthless and mali cious attack upon tho ministry of South Carolina, charging them with being in ? league with the ox-barkeepers of the j State, with Col. Jamos A. Hoyt as their standard hearer, to defeat and destroy the dispensary law in South Carolina. This, ho know, was falso and an outrage on common decency. "Second. Before 1 could voto for him I should have to know how muoh money he 1 et urned to Mr. Huhbcl as rebates af IML" thu Stato ot South Carolina. I gtH-nri that, as Governor, bo was hand iWjrthe money of the Stato and ho had no right to return tho money to tho liquor house any moro than the present Board of Directors has tho right to ap propriate to their own usu or to such Other purposes as t hey might BOO lit." On motion of Representativo Richards, tho House, by a large majority, votod to oxpuuge Represontative Mann's state ment from the roooi'd. Big Scare at Townvllle. Tho peoplo of Towuvillo aro having a groat scare about a wild boar or some other kind of beast roaming at large in tho community. Soveral peoplo claim to have Beon tho animal, and othors havo soon st range tracks in tho public roads and Holds. Many pooplo are convinced that them is some kind of a Btrango and daugeroun animal roaming around in tho neighborhood and Borao daro not loavo their homos nt night. It is an awful time for timid folks around Townvillo*. Nobody bas boon killod, but one negro has had a very narrow escapo. B?rry Farmer has a nogro working for him by tho name of Cato Piokons. Tho other morning, jost about daylight, the negro went to his employor's house to ?ct instructions about his day's work, fr. Bell heard him in the yard, and, thinking it was tho bear, oponed tho door just a little ways, stuok his shotgun through the oraok and banged away, and shot off a part of the negro's foot. Not withstanding the wound was in the foot it is said the negro is not very badly hurt *ao?| will soon be all right. And in the moxntime the people still think there is a hoar in tho neighborhood and are afraid of strange noises that they hoar at night. HBSflfll GRANO ?ND PbTil JURORS DK SPRING TERM OF GENERAL 8E88I0N8 COURT WILL CONVENE FEBRUARY 4. The spring term of the Court of Gene ral Sessions for Ooonoe county will con vene at Walhalla on Monday morning, February 4th, Judge Ernest Gary, of Columbia, presiding. On last Friday morning the following grand jurors were drawn to serve during the present year: D. P. Butler, Westminster. T. T. Collins, Tugaloo township. W. J. Duokett, West Union. J. J. Davis, Seneca- township. Charlie J. Graut, Center township. L. H. Galbreath, Seneca township. W. O. Hamilton, Seneoa. H. M. 1 ?arkins, Wagener township. W. J. Hue?, Soo wee township. V/. T. Mo Alisier,'Seneca township. R. L. Nimnions, Seneoa. .I. A. Robertson, Keowee township. C. G. J ay nos, Walhalla. R. B. Hocknell. Seneca township. John A. Merkine, Center township. Jae. 8. Rutledge, Walhalla. J. W. Todd, Seneoa. J. D. Whitworth, Center township. . The laat Six named gentlemen wera drawn from last year's panel at the On tober term of Court. The following petit jurors were drawn to serve at the ensuing term : Chas. P. Blakely, Center township. J. W. Byrd, Seneca. W. C. Burnside, Wagener township. J. C. Barton, Jr., Westminster. . 8. W. Cox, Seneca township. J. 8. Colley, Walhalla. T. T. Chalmers, Wagoner township. Rowland Cobb, Tugaloo township.,, W. T. Dodd, Seneca township. W. C. Duke, Tugaloo township. Robt. C. Emerson, Keowee township. W. 8. Frasier, Walhalla. J. P. Freeman, Westminster. G. W. Gignllliat, Seneoa. A. G. Smith. (Residence unknown.) J. Lewis Garrett, Wagoner township. D. M. Hoiiey, Seneca! A. P. Hunt, Center township. W. 8. Hunter, Seneoa. John Lee, Whitewater township. Sam Lyles, Tugaloo township. D. F. I,makin, Seneca township. T. M. Lowery, Seneoa. .Jesse Lay, Jr., Whitewater township. M. H. Mo Junkin, Center township. W. C. Miller, Center township B. Frauk Mooro, Centor township. E. A. Perry, Keowee towuship. Goo. W. Powell, Seneca township. P. K. Phillips. Westminster. J. P. Powell, Tugaloo township. A. L. Rowland, Wagoner township. Flovd Ridley, Wagoner township. W. F. Thrift, Pulaski township. D. V. Wright, Seneca. J. B. Whitten, Seneoa township. Rural Route No. 2 In Danger. The following letter to Congressman Wyatt Aiken is published for the pur pose of getting the people of Walhalla Rural Route No. 2 to bestir themselves if they wish their route to be continued as a daily. Mr. Aiken has done and is doing all he oan to preserve tho daily schedule, but unless there is an increased patronage, as stated in this letter, the route will be out down to a tri-weekly : Washington, Jan. 14. 1907.-Hon. Wyatt Aiken, House of Representa tives-Sir: The receipt is acknowl edged, by your reference of January 5th, of lett?r from J. C. Edward, with petition signed by Ivan L. Garrison aud ??thors, urging thai daily delivery on Rural Route No. 2, from Walhalla, South Carolina, be ooutinued. In reply, you are advised that a reoeut inspection of this service shows that Route No. 2, under exist ing conditions, is hardly entitled to daily service, but, as it is desired to give patrons of Route No. 2 every opportunity to bring the service up to the standard, no action looking to the red notion of frequency of servioe will be taken at present It will be understood, however, that unless an increased patronage is apparent within the next few months, it will be necessary to place Rural Route No. 2, from Walhalla, on a tri-weekly basis. Very respectfully, Aoting Fourth Assistant Post master General. The patrons of this route will do well to use, every effort to have it show an in crease of mail matter at once. This oan be done by the addition of patrons and by an increased use of the mails. It should be brought up to the require ments for a daily service if possible. Fatal Accident at Newry. [Senooa Journal, Jan. 18.] Newry, Jan. 17.-Last evening, while assisting in moving a car noar tho boiler room at tho mill, J. H. Garrett, an em ployeo of tho Courtenay Manufacturing Co., accidentally foll beneath the car and had one leg and ono font badly crushed, lie was carried to his home and the very bost care was given him. Amputation was nocossarv. hut tho nhook was too much and he died this morning. Ho loaves a wife and Ave chil dren-tbreo boys and two girls. Mr. Garrett was ono of the noblest citizens of tho town. The deooased was boru April 12, 1854, and on January 10, 1884, he was happily married to Miss Viuotte Haynes. The interment will take place on tho i st h instant in the Now Hopo cemotery. Ser vices will be at Now Hopo church. Tho boreavod family havo tho sympathy of tho entire community. Receiver is Wanted for Hotel Men. Asheville, N. C., Jan. 18-Tho Toxa way Hotel Company, whioh oporatos hotels in tho Lako Toxaway country, near Asheville, is defendant in a sun. tiled in the Federal Court hero to-day, asking that tho company bo declared a bauV rupt and a receiver ho appointed. The indebtedness is said to aggregate about $30,000. This is a separate and dist ?net corporation from tho Toxaway oompany which owns tho hotels and various other proporties. It is not in vol ved in tho mit. Damage Done by Wind Storm. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 20.-A torrlflo windstorm whioh has been sweeping this oi ty for the last sixteen hours, has done 81,500,000 damage to shipping. Five lake lines aro aground in the har bor. -v. A GUARANTEED CURE FOB PILES 'telling, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles. Druggists are authorized to re fund money if Pazo Ointments fails to oars in 0 to 14 days. 50o. RAN INTO ?H__OPEM 3WITGH. BLUE RIDGE TRAIN FOLLOWS EXAMPLE 8ET ON OTHER ROADS. The Blue Bldg? passenger train which left here ut 5 42 o'clock yesterday after noon ran into au open switch near the oil mill in Belton as it waa approaching the station. The train was going at a rate of eight or ton miles an hour. Engineer Hughes and his fireman jumped. Enginoer Hughes received a slight sprain, but it was not serious. The fireman was unhurt. The passengers on the train were given a thorough snaking up, but nobody waa hurt except John Maddox, of this oity. The strait bone in bis right leg was broken near the ankle. He will soon be all right. The'train ran into some freight cars standing un the siding, and th?> engine waa badly battered. Another locomotive waa substituted, and the train made the return trip to walhalla without a great delay.-Anderson M*i!, Jnnumy 22d. Chamberlain's Cough Ramsay a 8ate Medleh* ter Children'. In buying a cough medicine for chil dren never be afraid to buy Chamber lain's Oough Bemedy. There ls no dan get from it, and relief is always sure to follow. It is intended especially for cough?,- colds, oroup and whooping cough, and there is no better medicino in the world for these diseases. It is not only a certain euro for oroup, but, when given as soon as the croupy cough ap ?tears, will prevent tho attack, whoop tig is not dangerous whoo the roa ody is given aa directed. It contains no opium or other hattUful drugs, and may be given aa confidently to a baby aa to an adult. For sale by Dr. J. W. Bell, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Bounty Land Items. Bounty Land, Jan. 21.-After several weeks of beautiful spring-like weather, our peoplo are glad to welcome winter again, especially as there are several in the community who have hogs to kill. J. M. ci ll ison has a OOO pounder and Wm. McDonald has one weighing about 500 pound*. We hoar of a good deal of meat which was killed before the mild weather set in being lost. The Sunday Sohool at Bounty Land school house met Suuday afternoon as usual, but did not go through with tho regular exercises on accouut of the ab sence of tho superintendent and teachers. The mnuv friends of Mrs. Juo. L. Smith will bo grieved to loam that her health is gradually growing worso. Her sight is almost entirely gono. lier daughter, Miss Bortio Smith, ono of the assistant teachers in the Walker-Me Kl - moyle school, has boon with her several days Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Bagwell ruado a re cent visit to their gratiudaugbter, Mrs. Sam Dickson, of Westminster, and daugh ter, Mrs. Wm. Bruce, of Oakway. L. O. Davis and family have moved to Seneca. George Gunthrope has moved his family to the Harper place, whioh was recently vacated by Wm. Mills. Mrs. John Smith, who has been visit ing ber brother, John L. .Smith, during the past week, returned to her home in Spartanburg to-day. .. ^ Morris Shanklin, of Anderson, spout Wednesday night at the homo of his mother, Mrs. Julia Shanklin. Dean Davis made a brief visit to Cen tral last week. Little Willie Foster, the enterprising little three-year-old son of W. O. Foster? recently undertook to swallow the con tents of a bottle containing amonia that was thoughtlessly left within his roach. His mouth and throat were badly blis tered. Mrs. Mat MoDonald is contemplating buying a house and lot at Richland and moving to that place. It is with regret tbat we learn of J. M. Gillison's intention to move to Clemson. Mr. Ci ninon and bis estimable wife are among the oldest settlers of this section. Mr. Gillison was born and reared near his present residence. They will be greatly missed in the ? narouuity. The Oconee Conn' Farmers' Union met at Bounty Land, saturday, the 17th instant, with a largo attendance. Mrs. James New, of Augusta, Ga., is the guests of her aunt, Mrs. Julia Shank lin. Miss Myrtle Davis has accepted a posi tion in '"The Magnet" Mercantile estab lishment, in Anderson. Miss Sallie Davis leaves to-morrow for Atlanta, where she will visit her aunt, Mr-. Jamos Acres, of that. city. Miss Bertrand Perritt is -.pending a few days with the family of hm- undo, .1. E. Dendy, who is on a business trip to Hart well, Ga. K M. I), The Price of Peace. Thc terrible itching and smarting, in cident to oei t,lin skin diseases, is almost instantly a i law-1 hy applying Chamber lain's Salve. Price, 25 cents, For sale by J, W. Beli, Walhalla; W. .J. Lunney, Seneca. Lyceum Attraction. Elliott A. Boyl. orator, will appear in Walhalla, at tho Court Houso, noxt Tues day night, January 20, at 8 30 o'clook. Every mao, woman and child in Wal halla will, if they will avail themselves of the opportunity, bo entertained and benefited by the wealth of thought given to them in Hoy l's dramatio oloquence. Hear his noted leoture: "The Seen and Unseen." It will cost you only 50o. Thc benefit to you will be incalculable. Dr.. Boyl is to be in Walhalla one night only. Come to hear bim and be con vinced that he ls a spell-bindor, making strong men and intellectual women weep, J?JEs* received a bi . pa ny with instruct ic contains all Kinda, Leather Chair?, Roc you heed anything cheap. SAIL Kinda of Great cot in all li Special Sale of Wrecked ! WrecKed Shoes, please." We carry tl any competition. WrecKed Shoes, i Burnt DucK, wort! WrecKed Outing, I am most broKe, J. . ?*/>?? P SENECA * 1 ?.?y/ 1 .. ; ."vi - fi i SCHEDULE OF CHURCH SE?" i "I was p;lad wlio'n they ?aid unto me, Let os go into the houoo of the Lord." Psalm 122, verse 1. A Sabbath well ?pent brings a w?ek of content, And health for the toils of the morrow; But a Sabbath profaned, whate'er may be gained, Is a tsertain forerunner of sorrow. Every true Christfan delight? to meet on the Lord's day in the Lord's Douse with the Lord's people to worship Him, and it is also, of com HO, the duty of all ohuroh members to regularly attend their churoh gervioeB unless prevented by sick ness or some speoial important duty. WALHALLA BAPTIST CHURCH. nKV. O. II. JUDD, PA8TOR. Every Sunday mo. ling at.11.00 Every Sunday e\cuing union ser vices at.7.30 Sunday school at.10.00 Thursday (prayer meeting) at-... 7.30 The Lord's Supper is observed on the first Sunday in the month after tho morn ing service. WALKALLA LUTHERAN CHURCH (St. John's.) KEV. U. O. GROSSMAN, PASTOR. Fir.it mid third Sundays (English) ll a. m. Second and fourth Sundays (Connan).ll a. m. Every Sunday eveuing union ser vices at.7.30 p. m. Sunday sohool (English).10 a. m. WALHALLA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. RRV. Ii. W. BROWN, PASTOR. Second and fourth Sabbaths . .11.00 a. ra. Union service overy Sabbath.. 7.80 p. m. Sabbath school at.10.00 a. m. Mid-week servico (Wednesdays) 4.00p. m. OUT-OF-TOWN APPOINTMENTS: Richlaud-First and third Sab baths at.11.30 a. m. Sabbath sohool.10.30 a. m. Bothel -Fourth Sabbath_ 3.00 p.m. Fifth Sabbaths.11.00 a. m. WALHALLA CIRCUIT-M. E. CHURCH. REV. J. C. YONG UK, PASTO?. Walhalla-First and second Sundays at.11.00 a. m. Prayor mooting (Wed nosdrys) at. 7.30 p.m. Uuion scrvicos overy Suuday at.7.30p.m. Sunday eobool at.10.00 a. m. Millville -Second Sundays at 7 00 p. m. Prayer mooting overy Thursday at. 8.00 p. m. OUT-OF-TOWN APPOINTMENTS : Zion overy 1st Slinday at 3 p. ra. Whitmire every 2d Sunday at ll a. m. Ooonoe every 2d Sunday at 3 p. ra. Bethel every 3d Sunday at 3 p. m. Double Springs 4th Sundays at ll a. m. Laurel Springs 4th Sundays at 3 p. ra. PROGRAM OF UNION SERVICES. Union services (commencing at 7.30 o'(dook) are Ljld as follows, unless other wise stated: First Sunday at the Baptist churoh. Second Sunday at Presbyterian churoh. Third Suuday at the Mothodist ohuroh. Fourth Sunday at the Lutheran ohurch, ?Preachers a? announced.) ?very one is heartily invited, and it is hoped that members of all the oburohes will make an effort to be presept and bring friends with them. Persons in town who are not in the habit of attend ing ohurcb, or who are not ohurch mem bers, are especially invited. lAIRFUL" g Car Load of Chairs from Railroad Com ms to close them o vit at. once? This car from the cheapest to the high . priced Kera /and Odd Piece?. Now is your time if in Chairs, aa they are going to be acid .i Furniture and Stoves at cut prices, nes to got in the cash, fer coats, Clothing and Dress Goods. Burnt ! Bankrupt ! Burnt Goods, ' BanKrupt Goods? " If you mern and sell them so cheap that we haven't yorth $1.50 and $2, only 98c. h 15c, only 5c. worth 7c, only 3 l-2c. that is the Door to the Situation. H. ADAMS, oor Man's Friend, , f| ?1 = SO. CA. "HOT.CE! I have bought J. Q. Adams' interest !? th? Merchandise, Note? and Account? and all other property belonging to J. W. Hjvl A Co., Deoember 81,1906, and assume all liabilities of said firm to Deoember SI, 1OO0. All notcH and accounts due said firm are payable to me. I will continue business at the same stand and appreciate all business given me. YOURS TRULY, J. W. BYRD, Successor to J. W. BYRD <& CO'.. SENECA, S. C. J. W. BELL'S ANNOUNCEMENT. Wo take groat pleasuro in announcing to our patrons and the goneral publio that we will have with us for the following days only, JANUARY an EXPERT OPTICIAN, representing tho celebrated firm of ^V. Ti. HAWKES OO., Atlanta, Ga., the largest and most favorably known optical establishment in th? South. HE WILL TEST EYESIGHT AND FIT GLASSES. Tho Doctor?isla graduate of ono of tho leading Ophthalmic Colloges in the United States, is thoroughly conversant with all modern methods in refractive science, inoluding Retiuoscopy, ophthalmology, etc., and has had long cxperlonoo in his speoiaity. REMEMBER That we have arranged this engagement and secured the] services of a man of ability and reputation, and that we, personally, guarantee his work. All examinations are free, and only regular prices will beoharged for glasse?. YOU < AN SAVE MONEY and obtain the highest class of professional service in thit line by taking advantage of this opportunity. Bear in mind the dates, JANUARY 28-29. fitfH^BlXsfiSlKlviflHB