Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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gJOHH IRBY GETS THIRTY YEARS. Jury Arrived at Verdict in Three Min utes-No Demonstration. Spartanburg, Noy. ll.-John Irby, colored, was convicted at the special term of court here to-day, Special Judge O. L. Schumport presiding, on the charge of attempting to ravish Miss Lillie Dempsey on the morning of October 10, and was sentenced to servo thirty years at hard" labor in tho State penitentinry. There was no demonstration when the verdict was rendered. The cpurt room was crowded thlB morning when court convened, and hundreds of people stood lu the lob ^fcJ.d<-s on the outside. Military guards ^Bvere on duty lu the Court room and ^^around the Jail. When Irby was brought in he was accompanied by a full company of soldiers who brought him in on a trot. The minute the bar was en tered the soldiers formed in a circle about the prisoner. Judge was Surprised. Judge Schumpert was taken by surprise by the appearance of the full military company. He said that such precautions were not necessary, and with a voice full of feel!) g he appealed to the good sense of the as sembled crowd and their patriotism, to conduct themselves as law-abiding citizens at all times and especially in the presence of the court. He dis missed the troops, stating their pres ence was not required to maintain order or protect the prisoner, though if any of the soldiers desired to re main in the court room as citizens they might feel free to do so. His expressions were given thunderous applause, and it was some time be fore order was restored. Miss Dempsey's Testimony. Miss Dempsey came into the court m room leaning on the arm of her fa ther. With her were her mother, brothers and sisters. She was ex ceedingly pale and seemed much agi. tated at first. She was the first wit ness, and she told in detail thc story of the assault. Her testimony only went up to the point where she lost consciousness in the woods as the result of the choking. What trans pired after that she said she knew nothing of. Miss Dempsey was very positive in her Identification of irby. She said she had seen him almost every day for two weeks prior to the assault. Dra. H. R. Black and J. L. Jef ferles testified as to the condition of Miss Dempsey, stating she had been * choked almost unto death, that the skin about her neck was broken and bruUod, her eyes blood-shot, and that she was bleeding from tho mouth. She was in a most fearful condition. Irby Ruters Denial. Irby was placed on the stand and he denied the charge, stating that he was on his way to Saxon mill to get his money, and had just stepped into the woods for a second when Mr. Porter appeared with a gun and took charge of him. The case was submitted to the jury without argument, and after being out three minutes a verdict of guilty was returned. The prisoner was represented by Capt. W. M. McGowan by appoint ment of the court. The attorney asked to be excused, stating he had such strong feelings in the case that he could not do the prisoner justice, but he finally consented to appear for the negro. Irby was taken to Columbia to night by Deputy Sheriff Beckneil to enter upon his long service. If You are Over Fifty Road This. Most people past middle-age suffer from kidnev and bladder disorders which Foley's Kidney Remedy would cure. Stop the drain on the vitality and restore needed strength and vig or. Commence taking Foley's Kidney Remedy to-day. J. W. Boll. Walhalla; Stonecypher Pharmacy, Westminster. Four Children Humed to Death. Alliance, Ohio, Nov. 13.-Four children were burned to death this morning in a fire that destroyed the country home of John Wambler. The father was badly burned In attempt ing to save his children, of whom there were seven. The Modesty of Women .Naturally makes thora shrink from the Indelicate question?, tho obnoxious ex aminations, and unpleasant local treat tmonts, which somo physicians consider h essential in tho treatment of diseases of " women. Yet, li boin can bo had, lt is bettor to submit to this ordeal than lot tho disoaso grow and spread. Tho trouble is that so often tho woman undorgoos all the annoyance and shame for nothing. ThotrsandsNjf women who havo boen cured by. Dr. THcrco'a Favorito Prescrip tion wrllK In ^t>prcclatlon of tho euro which dispVb?csSSHh the examinations and local t.rcatmontfr^Thcrc la no other , medicine fiQsure and safe for delicate, women., as "/avorlto Prescription." lt cures debilitating drains, Irregularity and female weakness. It always helps. Il almost always cures. It ls strictly non alcoholic, non - socrot, all Its Ingredients being printed on Its bottlo-wrappor; con tains no deleterious or habit-forming drugs, and every nativo medicinal root entering into its composition has tho full endorsement of those most eminent In tho sovcrai schools of medical practice Somo of these numerous and strongest of pro fessional endorsements of Its ingredients, will bo found in a pamphlet wrapped around tho IHM i lc, also In a l>ooklet HUI i lcd ?ree on request, by Dr. R. V. Pierco, of luffalo, N. Y. Those professional en dorsement! should havo far moro weight than any amount of tho ordinary lay, or non-professional testimonials. Tho most Intelligent women now-a-daya ?iii s (sf on knowing what thoy tako as med icino Instead of oponlng tholr mouths Uko a lot of young birds and gulping down whatever Is offered thom. "Favorite Pre scription " IS Of KNOWN COMPOSITION. It makes weak women strong and sick women well. Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free, on recolpt of stamps to pay expense of malling only. Srnu to Dr. R. \. Pierio, Buffalo, N. Y., 21 ono-cent sNtmps for pa pcr-covorod, or 3' stamps fov cloth-bound. If sick consult tho Doctor, freo of chaw by lotter. All au-h communications aro held sacredly COnfliiuulial. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Invlgornto ?nd regulato stomach, ?Ivor and bowels. For Croup Tonsilitis and Asthma ?_< tya^qi^^aiiwwWMinawwMiro A quick and powerful remedy is nc Sloa 's Liniment has cured many casi appli bot.. mside and outside of Uu duces the inflammation, and relieves ! Sloan's I gives quick relief in all cases ol ?stn and pains in the chest. *r?-?, * Dr. Earl S. Sloai MIG COTTON MEN'S BODY? Discussion Over Night Hiding Causes Fiery Charges Among Delegates. . Memphis, Nov. 12.-Fiery denun ciation of night riding and equally fiery defense of the night riders threw the cotton convention into dis order and nearly terminated the day's session before the program had fairly begun. While excited dele gates hurled charges and counter charges against each other, T. U. Sisson, of Mississippi, made himself heard above the roar and moved the convention adjourn sine die. President Harvie Jordan, pound ing continuously throughout the con fusion, finally brought a semblance of quiet and made a plea for order. His words succeeded in stilling the ex citement, but lt was only after the most sensational event of the con vention. Night Hiding Discussed. Walter Clark, of Clarksdale, Miss., precipitated the trouble when he wandered from the 'j ct of "bal ing and handling of cotton" to dis cuss the night riding situation. He said the night riders were an op pressed people fighting for what they believed to be right, working against overwhelming odds, but always from the best motives. His words created a sensation in the convention and men stood on their cha'rs and the greatest confusion prevailed. President Jordan refused to enter tain the motion of Mr. Sisson to ad journ sine die, and requested Mr. Clark to go on with his paper. This he did afld the program was proceed ed with. Winter blasts, causing pneumonia, pleurisy and consumption will soon be here. Cure your cough now, and strengthen your lungs with Foley's Honey and Tar. Do not risk starting the winter with weak lungs, when Fo ley's Honey and Tar will cure the most obstinate coughs and colds, and prevent serious results. Dig Phosphate Deal Closed. Probably the largest deal In the phosphate industry in America was closed at Columbia, Tenn., last week with the organization of the Franco American Consolidated Phosphate Company, with a capital of $7.L00, 000, and the purchase by the com pany of 16,357 acres of phosphate lands In Maury, Hickman and Perry counties. The company has been chartered under the laws of Arizona, but the charter will be flied in France, in Baltimore and in Nashville Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Curca Colds, Croup ?nd Whooping Cough. Six Killed In Train Wreck. Bosce, Wyoming, Nov. 13.- Six persons were billed and three seri ously injured as a result of a run away freight train crashing into an engine on the Union Pacific Railroad Wednesday. The freight got beyond control while going down a steep grade and ran for seven miles. The engines cam? together with a crash that could be heard for miles. Thirty care were idled in a heap and imme diately caught fire. Sufferers from all internal and external aches and pains will find immediate relief by using Noah's Uniment-the hon est liniment-tripple strength, the most effective and most penetrating of all pain killers. Contains no alco hol or poisonous drugs, and it is for sale by all dealers in medicine, 2f>c. Noah's ark on every originnl package. A Modest Request. The young man and t?ie girl were standing outside the front door, hav ing a final chat after his evening call. He was leaning against the doorpost, talking in low iones. Presently the yoting lady looked round to discover her father In the doorway clad In a dressing gown. "Why, father, what In the world Is tho matter?" she Inquired. "John," said the father, addressing himself to the young man, "you know I have never complained about your slaying late, and I am not going to complain of that now. But for goodness' sake slop leaning against tue V! ;r.;;h and let the rest of the family get son:o sleep." J^imi?DNEYCTJKS Makes Kidney? and Bladder Right eded to break up an attack of croup. :s of croup. It acts instan?y - when ; throat it breaks up the phlegm, re die difficulty of breathing. liniment ma, bronchitis, sore throat, tonsilitis, Oe. 00?., ?nd 8l.no. n, Boston. Mas?. HENRY WATTERSON'S SON READ. Meets Tragic Deatli on Top of Now York Office Building. New York, Nov. ll.-Harvey W. Watterson, a lawyer, and youngest son of Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, plung ed to his death from the nineteenth floor of his office building at 37 Wall street late to-day. His body shot downward for one hundred und ten feet and landed on the roof of a ten story building adjoining. Almost every bone was brokentand the head crushed, and death- was practically instantaneous. There were no eye-witnesses to the tragedy. Evidently it was entirely accidental. Mr. Watterson's hat and overcoat were on his closed desk. Presumably he had attempted to lower the window, and either stumb ling over the radiator which was in front of the low sill, or losing his footing in son e manner unknown, pitched forward and down to death on the roof below. Mr. Watterson wns thirty years old and married. He was junior mem ber of the law firm of Wing, Russoll & Watterson. The body was removed to the Wat terson home, after the coroner had declared that the death of Mr. Wat terson was duo entirely to accident. A peculiar feature <*'. the case was that Mr. Watterson's watch and ci garette case in one pocket and a pipe in another pocket were not dam aged by the fall. Mrs. Watterson was prostrated when Informed of her husband's tragic death. Young Watterson was born and reared in Louisville, Ky. When about twenty-one years of age he came to New York and entered tho Columbia University Law School. During the time he was a student there he taught In a night school. Father Renuinlicd with (?rief. Louisville. Ky., Nov. ll.-Friends deputed to Mrs. Benjamin Rldgely, widow of a former consul general to Mexico, the difficult task of telling Hon. Henry Watterson of his son's tragic death. Mrs. Rldgely, suddenly bereaved a week ago, accomplished her mission in the best manner pos sible. To-night the editor ls be numbed by grief, while hundreds of ) telegrams already are pouring in, offering condolence and sympathy. Thu bond between Mr. Watterson and his son was unusually strong, their interest in politics and national affairs being common; and the fa ther's satisfaction at the rapidly wi dening career of the son was great. "I have been somewhat costive, but Doan's Regulets gave Just the results desired. They act mildly and regu late the bowels perfectly."-George B. Krause, 306 Walnut avenue, Al toona, Pa. < JUDGE CANDLER THROWS GLASS Judge Ellis' Court Room Disturbed by Dramatic Incident. (Atlanta Journal, Nov. 3.) There was commotion in the de corus interior of Judge Ellis' Supe rior Court room Thursday. Judge John S. Candler, former Supreme Court Justice, and member of the law firm of Candler, Thomson & Hor.sch, threw an empty glass at Col. P. H. Brewster, veteran lawyer, and member of the Arm of Dorsey, Brew ster, Howell & Heyman. The glass flew wide of Its mark, and shattered Itself against Col. Brewster's chair. At this point of the story eye witnesses are in doubt. Some say the colonel reached for a cuspidor standing handy at his feet; others that he simply ducked the flying glass. A trusty bailiff on the one hand, and a young attorney who was once a half-back, on the other, stopped the difficulty. The bailiff stayed the judge's arm; the lawyer the colo nel's. The court simply said: "Judge Candler, resume your ar gument." The difficulty began when Judge Candler attributed a certain state ment to Col. Brewster, and persisted in attributing lt to him. The court not settling the dispute, the colonel settled lt temporarily at least, by calling anybody who attributed 'he statement to him a falsifier. Col. Brewster and Judge Candler are on opposing side?? of the Mrs. Mary J. H?cker contested will case, in which $100,000 or moro ls In dis pute between the pro pounders of tho will and the caveators, or certain dissatisfied heirs. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the I Signature of V 8HKTADO." . (By A. B. Wilhams. x ? . *v A slammed door ls said to be a woman's way of expressing the word "damn'.' An open door at this sea son ls the provocation and occasion for many an utterance of that same word l>y men, Including those who aro usually exemplary In speech and not addicted to expletive. Here In the South the open door ls as uni versal as in the dominions occupied by the Russians lt ls unusual. Probably we get the habit from the negroes. Possibly they Inherit lt from an ancestry to which in the tor rid realms of Africa houses, doors and wearing apparel were alike un known. It : een . to be an establish ed fact that no colored pei son in any circumstance will close a door by first intention at any time between the mont le; of October and May; aud Southern white people are neariy as bad. Hence ll.e strange device nt the head of this- article. We get to it usually about this date. We begin the cold weather with courteous, persuasive and expostula tory phrase, "Won't you please shut that door?" Then we become a lit tle sharper, "Please shut that door." Presently In stress of weather and provocation we amputate the "please" and add an exclamatory suggestiveness. So we progress by quick Btages to concentration and an nsperatlon and rolnpse into the vernacular. We fall from the qorrect "shut" to the instinctive "shet," from the dignlfle'd "door" to the r-less "do"-althouh no door In this re gion Is r-loss just now-and diminish the 'that" to a mere a we get to "8hetado" and presently, in some cases, to the last and worst stage of all, which may be faintly represented In type by some such aggregation as "dainyusheado! " But no type can express the mingled howl, shriek and bellow with which this last epitome of exasperation ls hurled at the In ?coming or out-goin? offender. This is when the Ice-breathing blast of December is suddenly brought rtralght and pitiless upon the hack 01 legs or back of the neck enjo^ lng an atmosphere brought by much use of expensive fuel to the luxurious point of 70 degrees. There ls no cure, apparently. It seems that we Southern people can not bring ourselves to close the door. As we sit by open grates or fireplaces or stoves somebody arrives or de parts, and we find ourselves stretch ed across a whole year, our feet and fronts basking in balmy June, our backs shivering in bleak December. A person of color will enter with a scuttle of coal to replenish the fire and become a person choler by studi ously leaving wide an outside door which pours in more cold In two minutes than we cnn drive out In two hours. A man In his office busy with hands and head suddenly finds him self the target'1'for a stream of air coining in ns from a hose and must stop amid everything to close the door. And so we go. Along In July we will acquire the door-shut ting habit, but ns soon ns frost be gins to bite we will elaborately for get lt. And there ls no remedy and no relief but to howl, Impotently If profanely. OABTORXA. BoaT t ho Kind You Hw Always BougM SPECIAL SHOE SALE AT NORMAN'S. Closing out a lot of Wo men's Shoes at $1 per pair, worth $1.50. Men's and Children's Shoes also at equal reduc tion. Bargains in all kinds of goods. Don't miss a good oppor tunity. NORMAN COMPANY, WALHALLA, S. C. MILLINERY ! My lino of Millinory is of tho latest. I go to market several times during season and keep in touch with thc latest styles. This enables mo to keep in touch also with any bargains that may be offered in tho markets. Wo feel sure we can make it to your interest to soo our lino before you buy. R. GALLOWAY (EL CO. Westminster, S. C. AVcgctable Prep:\ilio: Coe \ sim?atlurjlhc: iul. : Urti thc Stoiooc ia a: I Bc . ! a f ANTS' I i Promotes Digcsiion.Cheerlui ness iii ul Kcst.Contalns neither Opium.Morphine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. 4tx.StMHX ? /Cr? JW Wmynm fmrw. Aperfccl Remedy forConslipo Ron, Sour Stomach.Diatrhoea Worms .Convulsions .Feverish ness amt Loss OF SLEEP. FacSimito Signnlure of NEW YORK. Al V? mun ll??, oitl :)5 DOST S - 3?$ 1 is l v EXACT COPY OF WRAPPF.R. Found Corpse Sitting Up? Hendricks, W. Va.. Nov. 14.-An undertaker entered the railway sta tion at this ?>!ace for the purpose of preparing the body of a dead man for burial. Upon his arrival he found the supposed corpse reclining on one arm, very much alive. The man had been found at Laneville, and was thought to be dead, and his body was put on a cot and taken to Hendricks and left In the depot to be prepared for burial. MASTER'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF OCONRE. In Court of Common Pleas. Pursuant to a decree of the afore said Court, in the case named below, I will offer for sale, to tho highest bidder, in front of the Court House door, at WALHALLA, S. C.. on MONDAY, the 7th day of December, li)08, between tho legal hours of sale, the tract of land below de scribed: , J. E* Cary, Plaintiff, against Eugene G. Whitten and W. P. Nim mons, Defendants. All that Mece, parcel or tract of land, sit na' c. lying and being in the County of Oconee, State of South Carolina, being the western end of the tract of land conveyed to James E. Cary by J. W. Cary, and upon which J. E. Cary now resides, con taining seventeen and one-fourth acres; same sold to Eugene G. Whit ten by J. E. Cary, and is cut off of the original tract by a line which starts on the line between the lands of J. E. Cary and Eugene G. Whlt ten's land, and running northeast along the west edge of a piece of woodland by a mulberry tree, not far from the residence of J. E. Cary to Blue Ridge R. R. 1 rack, to be ?a straight line from point of beginning to the end; said tract sold is to in clude railroad crossing in front of Mrs. Nancy Lanler's house. Terms of Sale: CASH. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. W. O. WHITE, Master for Oconee County, S. C. November 11th, 1908. 46-49 REAL ESTATE" FOR SALE. Farm Lands, Mountain Lands, Timbered Lands, "Water Powers. Call on me M. S. STRIBLING Seneca, S. C. Ofllco Over Seneca Hardware Co. C. R. Houchlns. WE ARE DETERMIS LIVERY E FOR THIS COMMUNITY. COMB ON AND GET YOUR TEAMS. HAULING TEAMS, SINGLE AND DOUBLE BUGGY TEAMS AND SADDLE HORSES, ALWAYS ON HAND. ? Prompt fftid polite sorvlco at rea sonable prices. Teams sent out at any hour, day or night. 'Phone 10 or ll for quick teams. IIOUC1IINS A KING, Walhalla, S. 0. 1 ?AST?RI? Tor Tnfnntg ap.djDhildren. n Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature In Use For Over Thirty Years GASTORIA Tnt OtNVAUH OOMMNV. Nrw ?Od? CITY. W. J. GARTER, M. D., Dentist. Office two doors above the Bank, 1? Carter's Pharmacy,' WESTMINSTER, S. C. DR. W. P. AUSTIN, Dentist, Seneca, South Carolina. Office over J. W. Byrd ft Co. DR. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist, Walhalla, South Carolina. Office over CW. Pitchford Co's Stora Phone No. 30. DR. J.H. BURGESS, Dentist, Seneca, South Carolina. Office over Witsell Bro.'s Store, Clink8cales-IIari)er Building. Office Hours:-9 A. M. to 1 P. M. 2 P. M. to 6 P. M. DR. H. C. SM A Tl I KRS. DENTIST, (Located over Westminster Bank Building.) Office Hours: 9 a. m. to 12 m.; 1 p. m. to 6 p. m. ll-4-8-8m E. L. HERNDON, Attorney- at?Law, WalhaUa, South Carolina. PHONE No. 01. _, * i . J. P. Carey, J. W. Shelor, Picken?, S. C. Walhalla, S. C. W. C. Hughs, Walhalla. CAREY, SHEJLiOR A IXUGi?4, Attorneys and Counsellors, WaUiaUa, S. G. Practice in State and Federal Courts. R. T. JA YNES, Attorney-at-Law, Walhalla, South Carolina. Practice in State and Federal Courts. Dell Phone No. SO. KILLT, COUGH AND CURE THE LUNC8 WITH ur. nmg s New Discovery FORC O?CH8 aPKfca OLDS Trial Boni? Free AND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY! OR MONEY REFUNDED. Louis A. King. VIC I) TO DO THF BUSINESS r 6 mm }' ? - ????? ft f]