Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FOR SUPPLIES —a— Fancy Groceries, Fruits. Candies. Confectioneries. Etc.. Oonralt a W. E. THORPE. TSieMkl Arthur P. Ford. Editor and Proprietor. AIKEN. S. C„ FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 5, 1902. School Boohs. BM Boob. Sta- tiodery. Ciirars aid Tota Estalillsliei 1881. Price $1.50 a Year.fin Airancc. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE NEWS ITEMS. Postoffice Safe is Cracked. Early last Sunday morning the post- office at Hartsville, j-arnncton coun- was robbed of about $200. Most |t was government funds. The sate broken open. No clew to the rob- has been found. New South Carolina ’ndustries. The Chattanooga '.tradesman re ports the following new Industries in this state for the past week: Paxville, saw mill; Columbia, $50,- 000 mining company; Chester, $10,- 000 land and lumber company; Or angeburg, dry kiln; McCall, $1,000,000 cotton mill. Decapitated by a Train. A. G. Waite, a merchant at West minster, attempted to cross the track Sunday night before the southbound vestibule on the Southern railway. He was struck by the engine, thrown on the track and his head crushed off. He leaves a wife and one child. Partridges Not Protected. Partridges are being offered for sale throughout the state, although there is a law against selling any bird killed in this state, and the law is good for five years. Birds brought to South Carolina from other states can be of fered for sale, and it is not known how any officer of the law can distin guish between the South Carolina bird and one from elsewhere. award Offered for Burglars. united the safe in tht Manufacturing [3,000 Ing the result of the investigation. 1 The engineer and fireman, however, are not being held, as they are in no wise regarded as bearing any respon sibility in the matter. It is reported the runaway cars were standing on a side track at the junction, and the main line switch was open. The three cars which caused the wreck had been standing on the siding about an hour before the cars rolled off. The crew at the junction claim that they did not know when the cars started down the grade toward Sparianhurg on the fatal trip. GERMAN FARMERS COMING. Will Visit United States to Study Agri cultural Methods. A Berlin dispatch says: A large delegation of farmers under the aus pices of the German Agricultural So ciety is going to the United States in April for a three months’ tour, study ing American agricultural methods. The German embassy at Washington negotiated the affair with the agricul tural department, which will furnish a guide for the entire trip. SHRINER’S INDIAN VERMIFUGE. The most efficient agent for eradi cating WOrms from human beings. Mothers should send for pamphlet “Something About Worms” free op ap plication. This remedy is guaranteed to give satisfaction if used according to the directions, or money refunded. Price, 25c per bottle, or 5 bottles for $1.00. Ask your dealer for it; but if not supplied send to David E. Foutz, Sole Propr., Baltimore, Md. For sale by W. J. Platt & Co., Aiken. BISHOP IN POLICE COURT. Colored Divine Fined for Bad Conduct by Savannah Recorder. Bishop G. W. McLemore, colored, of the Evangelical Methodist clfurch, was fined $15 in police court at Savannah, Ga., Wednesday morning for disorder ly conduct. He was said to have attacked his ^and assaulted and pointed a pis- sister. The trouble arose ubles between the ch the fam- Walker & Walker, COTTON FACTORS, 827 REYNOLDS STREET, AUGUSTA, GEO'RGIA, Careful personal attention to all business. THIRTEEN ARE DEAR E. C. Stulb & Co., CORNER BROADWAY AND JACKSON ST AUGUSTA, ~ = GEORGIA. Strictly High-Glass RESTAURANT Soda Water and ICE CREAM PARLOR. Frightfully Fatal Boiler Explosion Occurs iu Chicago. BIG PACKING PLANT WRECKED By Carelessness of Employee in Swift Company’s Factory Many Souls are Hurled Into Eternity Without Warning. Fancy Hot and Cold Drinks. Fancy Ice Creams and Sherbets. its for HUYLER’S CAND Bureau of Information. J "lace of its kind in With a deafening report a boiler in Swift & Co.’s plant at Chicago explod ed shortly after 10 o’clock Saturday morning. Thirteen lives were sacri ficed, and scores of employees, visitors and others were injured. Huge boil ers were sent through the roof of .he structure and hurled hundreds of .eet. Nobody within the boiler room sur vived to tell the story of the accident. Five minutes after tile explosion nothing of the building but a pile of twisted iron, bricks and mortar re mained . Sheets of flame sprang from the ruins and the spectators realized that it would bo impossible to save the lives of those who were caught in the wreck. The explosion was of such force that adjoining buildings were wrecked, torn and twisted like toys. Men, women and boys at work in ad joining departments were hurled through windows to the ground below. Many of them escaped with but slight s, but most of -ve vi< iims were such an extent that it was ary to remove them to hospitals, were taken to their homes. |WHd Rumors. rumored that .rom fifty to ed persons had been caught ecked building. This report eat excitement, and repeat- ere sent for police and ambu- A dozen patrol wagons and as ambulances were sent from all parts of the city. Extra calls for the fire department followed and soon the flames were being fought from every side. While the fire was sthl burning, police, firemen and employes of the packing firm began digging in the ruins. Bodies torn, bruised and mangled were taken from the debris and sent to the morgues. A boy, scalded from head to foot and bleeding from cuts fend bruises, staggered toward the of fice of General Superintendent Young, e hnv was Mr. Young's personal however, had that Mr. loss to Mexican . ■ • • . JL/iseasea noois anaocratcnesm nor- mustang Liniment 6CS mules and cattle. Farmers try it. will readily ororconio Loss of Hair, Diseased Hoofs and Scratches in hor Johnson’s Bakery. A toad under a harrow suffers no more than tho faithful horso that is tortured with Spavins, Swinney, Harness Sores, Sprains, etc. Most horse owners know this and apply the kind of sympathy that heals, known far and wide as Lmimeinit T Never fails—not even in tho most aggravated cases. Cures caked udder in cows quicker than any knpyrn remedy. Hardly a disease peculiar to muscle, skin or joints thatxjannot be curpd by it. is the best remedy on the market for J xcaiccXII Wind Galls, Sprains and Skin Lumps. Mustano* Liniment 11 keeps horses and in ules ia condition. Do you use whiskey for medicinal or other purposesT If so, ask us for frlces and descriptive circulars, THE RIVERSIDE DISTILLING CO., RONDA, N. C., Manufacturers of Hill Grade Old Mil Ai Cleanliness and Purity of Materials Are characteristics of all the Bread, Rolls, Lakes, Pies, Etc. made at JOHNSON’S BAKERY, Park Avenue. The Choicest Confectioneries and Cau dles always on hand. JOiilV LAIRD, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER —OF— MODERN We are situated in the hear est of whiskies are made, and cj quality of which is unsurpass We have superior facilities goods, on short notice, and^ •fViat crr\t*'3 rmt nf out* kaountain section, where the pur- ^you with a grade of goods, the v - / kg our custopaers with high-grade ^guarantee ^ ^DWELLINGS. Plans and Specifications Furnished, Fire aid Life Iisiraice Apt —FOR— OLD RELIABLE OOHPANI ■ 1 1 ■ r 11 i ai ■■■ STONE! STONE!! Estimates given and orders prempt- ly filled for street curbings, and cross ings, flower bed borders, sidewalks in blocks, hitching posts, door and ter race steps, door and window sills, cemetery lot copings, rough and dressed ashlers for fronts of build- ings, hearth stones, eto. Lakevie stone a specialty. Stone from othi quarries if preferred. H. K. OHATFIELD, / Aiken CHICHEST PENNYR0'