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i 5 =?- ======--? BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1899. VOLUME XXXV-NO. Kl. Or? last Saturday our Money Box was opened by the fol lowing gentlemen: Mr. L. S. Mattison, Mr. William A. Power ?ard Mr. W. Thomas Maxwell ; and of course each one receiv ed as a present $5.00 IN SILVER ! We wish to say to all of our customers who didn't come i in Saturday co try their Keys that they can try them at the next opening of the Box, which will be the First Saturday in October. Remember, we give a Key with each Dollar's worth you trade, and that whatever you want in our line our prices are always LOWEB than credit Stores ? WE SELL IT FOR LESS." . Evans & Co, THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. WHITE FRONT. -OUR Buggy and Wagon Trade is on the increase, but we want it to increase more. THOUSANDS of Farmers can testify that "Old Hickory," "Tennessee," "Studebaker" and "Milburn" WagODs are the lightest running and will wear longer than other makes on the market. You may find in this County these "Wagons that have been in constant use for the past twenty years. We also have on hand a large and varied assortment of BUGGIES and CARRIAGES, and among them the celebrated ''Babcock's/' "Columbias," "Tyson & Jones," "Columbus," and many other brands. Our record 4br belling first-class Gooda is evident by the bi ands men tioned above, that we have exclusive sale for in Anderson County. Our "Young Men's" Buggy has no equal. Have abo a large and select line of HARNESS, SADDLES, BRI DLES, &c, and have recently secured exclusive control and sale of the cele braied "Matthew Heldman" Harness, which is well known in this County, and needs no "talking up." The Wagon and Buggy manufacturers are advancing prices on all their goods on account of the advance in price of all the material, and in conse quence we will have to advance our prices from $5.00 to $10.00 a job ; but we wish to g5ve you a chance to buy before the rise, so you had better join in the procession and buy one of ? ur Buggies or Wagons at once, for on and aner September 1st next our prices will be at least S5.00 higher than at present. We regret having to do this, but cannot gel; around it. Buy now and save this advance. JOS. J. PRETWELL. Will still sell you a first-class Buggy for $30.00. Car riage $85.00. THE WOMAN, THE MAN and the THE PILL. She was a good woman. He loved her. She was his wife. . i The pie was good. His wife made it He ate it. But the pie disagreed with him, and he disagreed with his wife. Now he takes a pill after pie and is happ>. The pill he takes is EVANS'. MORAL ; Avoid Dyspepsia Kv using 'EVANS' LIVER AND KIDNEY PILLS. _EVANS PHARMACY. WHEELMEN, ATTENTION ! IF YOU WANT BICYCLES ANO SUNDRIES FOR COST, m Bring the CASH and call on THOMSON BICYCLE WORKS, TH E BICYCLE PEOPLE. BAIL FOR Ur. A. NEAL. Col. Neal Had Difficulty in (?ettiiii? Bondsmen. Tuc State, A nu- -J'sl It looked for several hours yesterday as ii! Gol. W. A. Neal, the fenner su perintendent of thc State penitentiary, would not be able to give his bund, and would have to goto jail before friends from his home could get here to go ou thc bond. Yesterday morning when 10 o'clock, the hour appointed for?ho preliminary, came. Col. Neal had not suceeeded in securing bondsmen. Three personal friends that he was relying upon proved to be away from the city. At this time also warrants sworn out by Attorney General Bellinger in two other eases were served upon him, making three distiuet charges preferred against him. The original warrant charged him with failure to tum over public funds to his successor. One of the new ones charg ed him with breach of trust with fraud ulent intent, and the other with embez zlement of public funds. The affidavit in the breach ol' trust case read as follows: State of South Carolina, County of Richland. The State vs. William A. Neal. Affidavit. Personally appeals before me, J. M. Smith, a magistrate for and in said county and said State, G. Duncan Bel linger, Attorney General, who, on oath, says that he is informed and believes that on the first day of December, 1895, in said State and county, one William A. Neal was guilty of a breach of trust with fraudulent intent in this: That, being then and there paid by one J. S. Fowler the sum of five hun dred dollars for the use and as on ac count of the State of South Carolina, the same being, the property of said State, upon the special trust and con fidence that he the same should safely keep, transfer and disburse for thc said State, as its public servant and officer, he being then and there the superin tendent of the State penitentiary, ho did then and there feloniously appro priate, convert and divert the same to his own use, with interest to cheat and defraud the said State. Sworn to before me this 29th day of August, 1899. (L. S.) G. Duncan Bellinger, Attorney General. J. M. Smith, Magistrate. The affidavit in the embezzlement case was as follows: State of South Carolina, County of Richland. The State vs. William A. Neal. Affidavit. Personally appeared before mc, J. M. Smith, a magistrate for and in said county and said State, G. Duncan Bel linger, Attorney General, who, on oath, says that he is informed and believes that on the - day of-, 1898, in said S tote and County, one William A. Neal was guilty of embezzlement, in this: That then and there, being superin tendent of the State penitentiary, he, as such superintendent, did receive from one W. T. McGill the sum of forty dollars for the usc of said penitentiary, the same being public funds, and thc property of the State of South Caro lina, and he beiug then and there charged with the safe keeping, trans fer and disbursing of the same, and did then and there feloniously convert, divert and appropriate said sum to his own use. And further, that the said William A. Neal then and there the sum of forty dollars, the property of the said State, did steal, take and carry away. Sworn to before nie tins '39t li day ol' August, 189?. (L. S.) G. Duncan Bellinger, Attorney General, S. C. J. M. Smith, Magistrate. Col. Neal waived thc preliminary ex amination and the bond was fixed at $:;,500; of this $2,000 was fixed on the original case, which is regarded as most important; $500 on the second charge and $1,000 on thc third. When it was found that Col. Neal had not secured bondsmen, Magistrate Smith agreed to let him remain in At torney Nelson's office during the day in custody of Constable Roach, and from there endeavor to secure bail. None of Col. Neal's former political friends came near him during the day. A year ago things were very different, for Col. Neal was a man of political influence. The weary hours rolled by and still no bondsmen appeared. Col. Neal made a proposition to Magistrate Smith to allow Constable Roach to ac company him to thc up-country so that he could in person secure the bonds men, but this was declined. The mag istrate, however, consented to allow Col. Neal until this morning to secure the necessary bond, permitting him in the meantime to remain in Constable Roach's custody. But this proved to be unnecessary, tor about 2:H0 o'clock Capt. W. B. .Low rance and Capt. Geo. A. Shields, this city, both staunch businessmen who do not mix in politics, consented to sign Col. Neal's bond. They repair ed to the magistrate's office, where the bonds were promptly signed up and the ex-superintendent wassel at lib erty. Col. Neal declined to talk, fie quietly went to the depot and in a lew hours was speeding homeward via Charlotte. The predicament in which Col. Neal found himself here was a most huniil I iating one, and though he made no j comment the ex-official .showed that I the strain had been a severe one. Damage to Cotton. Ir is very evident that the prediction ot'a I'.?,00(1.000 bali? colton crop linds very little credence. There has been a decided advance in thc price of cotton .since this prediction was made and the present price seems steady. If there were any general faith in ;i crop of. twelve, or even eleven million bales ol' course no lise in the price would li ave been possible and cotton would have been much lower than ii is at present. That thc crop will be much less than clftven million bales seems now to be certain. The decreased acreage would have brought' the growing crop consid erably below that of last year with ap proximately ciconditions, but the conditions ave decidedly worse now than they were a year ago. The new Orleans I'icaynne. as good an authority as any other newspaper and one which is noted for the fullness and accuracy of its cotton news and statements has a commendable editor ial on thc cotton situation in the course of which it says : .'There can bc no doubting timi much damage has resulted to the cotton crop from thc protracted dry spell and ex tremely hot weather during thc present month. While the damage has been no doubt exaggerated in some eases, thc fact nevertheless remains that ma terial damage has actually been done, and the promise oil the yield has been materially lowered. "It should be remembered that at this time of the year the buying inter ests are persistent in endeavoring to create thc impression that there will bc a large crop, so as to force the bulk of the yield to be thrown on the market at low prices, thus enabling spinners to accumuiate stocks at a low level. Ac cordingly, as soon as general rains have occurred, and such rains arc among the probabilities of the coming month, there will bc a strong effort made to make it appear that all damage which has been done by the dry weather will be promptly repaired in the advent of rain. While the rains will no doubt prove benelicial, the damage wliich has been done by the heat, particularly where the shedding of fruit lias occur red, or where thc shriveling up ot the bolls has taken place, is irreparable. This should be kept in mind, and hold ers of cotton should not permit them selves to be frightened or cajoled into sacrificing their property by thc rain reports. Should thc rain delay much longer, it is probable that the moisture will come too late, and be rather a de triment to the marketing of such cot ton as has been saved than a benefit to that which has been damaged or ruin ed. Protracted rains within thc next few months would prove quite as dis astrous as thc drought, as they would beat down and damage much of thc cotton in the fields, delay picking and seriously interfere with marketing the crop. "Southern producers have not shared the general prosperity of the rest of the country, because they have been compelled to part with their cotton crop at ruinous low figures. There is now an opportunity ol' securing some improvement; hence they should not allow themselves tobe cajoled or in duced to part with their cotton at low prices through a fear of a heavy crop, lt is impossible that the vast number of reports as to the damage done by thc drought eau be exaggerations, and in the light of such information tho producers must be well aware of the crop prospects and are in a position to make thc most of the situation." This is probably a fair statement of the condition and prospects of the crop and tlie advice of the Picayune is cer tainly good, lt will pay the producers of cotton to heed it. Hormons Canse Bloodshed. Cn.VITA NOOLA, Tr.NN.. September *J. -Wednesday night six mormon ciders were conducting a meeting in a school house at Pine Bluff, Stewart County, Teunessee, when the building was stormed by a mob of over one hundred men. Kggs and rocks were thrown through thc windows, and the building almost entirely demolished: Those present lied to save their lives, as bul lets commenced to strike tin- building thick and fast. Miss May Karden, a popular young woman of the place, walked between th?* Elders Olsen and Petty, with a view to checking tlie work of the mob. While the trio passed down the road shots were tired from am bush, and the woman was hit by a ball and almost instantly killed. Her broth ers said they would avenge thc crime, and, after the excitement died ont se cured bloodhounds and placed them on thc trail of the assassins. Hin ton Vin son, a prominent young fanner and superintendent of a Suuday School, wrote a confession stating he had kill ed the girl, but that it was an acci dent and he wished to rid himself of remorse of conscience. Shortly after tho confession the bloodhounds trailed lo his home. Vinson turned, picked up ;i knife and cut his throat, almost at the same instant sending a .bulled through Iii? brain. His family and the officer's posse witnessed the suicide. - m 9 mm There is more Catarrh in this section ol' the country ( nan all other diseases put together, and until the last few year? waa mipposed to be incur able. For a great many years doctora pronounced it a local disease, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly falling to cure with local treat ment, pronounced it incurable. Science has prov en catarrh to bo a constitutional di-ease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F, J. Cheney A Co. Toledo, ohio, is the only constitutional vitro on the market, lt is taken internally in doses from ll) drops to a teaspoonful, lt acts directly un the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer oufi hundred dol?an for any case it fails io cure. Send for circulars and testimonial. Ad dress. F. J. CHENEY ,t CO., Toledo, O. <^_Sold hy Drugcials, 75c. Hall's Kum ll y Pilli nrf tho best. Highland Notes. I Muir Perspiring (Jiiill-ilrircrs: In fancy I see you at your desk', mopping the trickling .streams of sweat from brow and neck and back of hands-ev ery handkerchief damp, your collar collapsed, cuffs limit, blotters bloated with moisture. I hear the electric fan Hying, tlie rattle of ice in thc pitcher, and as thc foreman comes in for more copy, yon groan over the almost insuf ferable heat, to which the dust adds a distress. Accept my sympathy. Highlands is Ihr place in such un speakable weather as it is said Ander son is experiencing. Here is the man ufactory of ozone- health-giving, ap petite-producing, strength-imparting elixir of elastic vigor. There is ayoung man up here of ?."> summers who de clined to die some twenty vera's ago, and tied to thus place from Colorado'to keep from being buried in an old man's grave. His step and bearing give promise of very distant senility. You should have heard him carrying his parts in a concert which I have just at tended. He sang as easily as a boy of forty, and with as much zest as grand father Miller plays his beloved violin. The fervent wish is expressed that the .superb voice of uncle .loe Cunningham may remain as long in tune, both in volume and depth, as Dr. O'Farre?Ps. That was a pleasant "Recital," given by visiting talent, in the Episcopal Church, for the debt on the organ. But as one and another ol' the cultiva ted voices had finished their sweet songs. I did wish that our own match less Miss Caro could have been there. Her pure and smooth and powerful voice would have bathed the whole valley in liquid music, and stolen into the hearts of every listener and crys tallized in their memories almost th e compressed perfume of song. Testifying as to what I h?ve experi enced-without uttering a reflection go to Mr. Norton's for table comfort, which a mountainous appetite needs. His fare is excellent, abundant, tooth some, varied. His most estimable wife superintends in pentan every dish that is placed upon her table. Besides, an almost perfect system throughout the house of gauze windows and doors keeps flies vigorously excluded. One pity is that the windows do not lower from thc top as well as raise from thc bottom. The Norton house is thc pop ular house this summer, and <juitc a number of thc Anderson people are here-no need to call names; you can tell them easily when all the Summer Hitters shall have reached home. - In the higher mountains there are no redbugs to annoy you, no black gnats to exasperate, no mosquitoes to keep you awake, and but few fleas to sur prise you. But go to the valleys and coves! Look out! and keep looking, and then scratch, and when you have finished, commence all over again. Give mo Highlands, with every hill and mountain to climb before I get there. Here is the air, here is the waler; you can here cat and sleep and grow fat. and return home rested ano: full of ozonic energy for thc Fall trade. Mr. Editor, sell a few cords of wood, and come even for a few days. ZEKO. Comer Creek Hippies. Kain., rain ! Yes, we are having plenty of rain at present. We are undergoing a September gah- it seems, and the farmers arc getting most anxious for the sunshine to peal forth from the blue sky above so they can go to gath ering tlieir cotton into rite houses and their fodder into barns. It is estima ted that our farmers will make about three-fourths of a crop this year, much better than that of other sections we have seen, for, honestly, we have seen fields of cotton that it would take ten acres to make one bale. Miss Mary Lewis, a most charming and admirable young lady from Belton, visited her cousin, Miss .lanie Bigby, a few days last week. Come again, Miss Lewis, for some of our boys have sad hearts since your return home. Miss Lizzie Gassaway, one ol' our belles, and Miss Clara Simpson one of Monea Path's belles, accompanied by your humble correspondent, spent last Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. J.j. Crowther and family ncarAiitrc ville. We spent the night very pleas antly in the parlor with the young folks. Sunday morning soon : caine with the dark clouds rolling by, which threatened rain at any moment. But as then- was to be preaching at First Creek, nothing could hold our party from going. Traveling a distance; of three miles soon fouud us at the Chinch, where we listened to a most excellent sermon from their efficient pastor, Rev. W. D. Mooter. Butin the meantime the rain was pouring down very fast. So, Mr. Editor, wc; had to travel in the rain. But, oh, my! the young ladies were so afraid they would get their white dresses soiled. Never theless wc soon reached our destina tion, where we atc a hearty dinuer, and again to the parlor, to listen to some music. It wasn't long 'till we found ourselves journeying towards our home, to think of the happy hours spent in this home. Miss Simpson stayed and will visit relatives down there a week. Wc wish her ;i jolly time. Miss Lou G assn way closed her school at the Academy hist Friday, after a seven-weeks' duration. She treated the school to candy, which was highly appreciated by the*pupils. There will*bo sixteen converts to bc baptized at Barker's Creek next Sunday morning. Hugh Bigby, of 1'elzer. spent last night herc with his father. The health ol' our people is very good at the present writing. J. Brown Gassaway has accepted a position with the firm of S. B. Robin son Co., at Monea Path, aud began work Monday. Wishing the. IXTKI.I.I.KX? Kit eon tin ned success, we are yours very truly, O. H. G \ss.\ww. August 2??, I8i)'.?. .m . m - An instance of a mau holding two offices in violation of the constitution of thc State has developed in Colum bia. Gov. MeSweeney has notified Senator Marshall of thc Richland del egation that a vacancy exists on thc board ol' supervisors of registration for that county in consequence of the fact that'Mr. J. J. lloach ha? accepted the position of constable to Magistrate Smith. The one-hall' of the world that doesn't know how "*<e other "?:ilf lives isn't ruade up of woi.^X^ l.owndesvil?e Locals. Tlie protracted meeting- camed on last week by Kev. J. F. .Singleton, as sisted by I?ev. T. A. Keid, closed Fri day evening, Kev. Mr. Singleton made a splendid impression during his short stay here, and our people were sorry that lie could not be longer with ns. Ile was ablv seconded in his efforts by the Rev. t. A. Heed, of Charleston, who is visiting his cousins, Messrs. Holm and Berry Allen. Mr. Singleton : left on the s a. ni. passenger train for Troy. Mr. Ellis .J. Huckabee, one of our , most popular young men, who has been visiting ?ev. E. W. Mason and family. ' at Magnolia. Sumter County, has re turned. Mr. and Mrs. Mason, with ; their two bright boys, are pleasantly j remembered here, andha ve many warm j friends who take an active interest in j their welfare. Messrs. Tom Baskin and Baskin Sherard, of Moffettsville, were in town Sunday and Monday. Mr. E. C. Mesehine, one of our most ' enterprising fanners who, accompanied I by his family, has been visiting friends ? and relatives and attending to his bus- ? incss interests in his native land, i France, for a few months, has return ed co his place, a few miles from town, much pleased with his trip. Mr. Gibbes Baker, of Washington, D. C., accompanied by his wife, is visiting his father, Mr. T. Baker. Dr. Lindsey, of Due West, is visiting Rev. H. C. Fennel?, and assisting him in a protracted meeting, which began in thc Presbyterian church Saturday. Miss Addie Horton, of Clinton, is vis iting her uncle. Mr. E. R. Horton. Mr. Theo. Watson, of Anderson, is visiting Mr. J. E. Allen. Messrs. J. E. Allen, Theo. Watson, H. B. Allen, .J. B. Moseley, Jr., Dr. A. B. Matthews, Mr. L. C. Chnkscalesand Miss Laura Clinkcales went to Elber ton last week during the Carnival and returned much pleased with their trip. . Mci). HORTON*. August 29. 1800. The cotton market has opened rather carly this year, and comments are of - ten heard on our streets as to the fact that the sales for one day not long since were over fifteen thousand, aa against six thousand for the same day last year. The average price here is about .0?.T5, and so far about twelve bales have been marketed. The farm ers are picking the crop as fast as pos - sible, and are watching with interest for the day when the oil mill gin out lit will bc ready for work. It is expect ed that thc outfit will bc ready in about two weeks. Lowndesvillc is reveling in the pleas ure of having with her several inter esting visitors, who serve very accepta bly in keeding the old town awake. Miss Lura Agnew, of Donalds, who has been visiting Miss Meta Allen, is one oj thc foremost, and much regret was expressed when she left Sunday. Miss Sadie Huffman, of Seneca, is visiting the Misses Fennell. Misses Zula and Daisy Brock and Mr. Jno. McDavid, of Due West, drove over from HOnea Path Saturday. Tho Misses Brock are the guests of Mr. J. T. Latimer, and Mr. McDavid returned Monday to his home. Miss Jennie Todd and Mr. George Parker came up from Augusta Satur day afternoon and are now with Mr. J. P. Latimer. Misses Addie Horton and Julia Simp sou, of Clinton, arc visiting their uncle, Mr. E. 1?. Horton. Mr. M. P. McCalla and sister, Miss Leila, were in town Sunday, the guests of Mr. B. Bolin Allen. Mr. Baskin Sherard, of Moffettsville, is with his friend, Mr. H. B. Allen. Dr. Einest Watson and Wade Sher ard, of Iva. were herc Fridav evening to attend the party given bv Miss Meta Allen. Thc young people of the "city''and visitors were pleasantly entertained Friday evening by Miss Meta Allen, at a party given at lier father's home, just out of town. Mr. Carrol Latimer and sister, Miss < ?live, who have been visiting relatives and friends here, returned to their home at Helton Saturday morning. They are t he son and daughter of Hon. A. C. Lat imer, tho Representative of this Dis trict: in thc National Congress, who was born near here, and theylcf t a pleasant impression with our people. While here they were thc guests of Mr. J. T. Latimer. Mr. .1. 1'. Leroy returned from the mountains of Jackson County, N. C., Saturday, bringing with him a very large stuffed rattlesnake skin. Mr. ILE. Moseley has has returned from Nashville, Tenn., but stayed only a few days with us, as he left Saturday afternoon for Anderson. Mr. Jno. C. Allen, the principal ot thc Lowndesvillc High School, is vis iting in town." Thc oil mill contractor, Mr. L. L. Stevcnsr- left for his home in Elber ton by t. 1 te conveyance Satnrday af ternoon. MrPAVn? IIOT?TOX. Sept. .""?.. lsinr. - A Scotch university piofessor, irritated to find that his students had got into the habit of placing their hats j and canes on his desk instead of in thc cloak-room, announced that the j next article of the kind placed there j would bc destroyed. Some days later j thc professor was called for a moment from thc class-room. A student slip ped into his private room and emerged with the professor's hat. which he placed conspicuously on thc desk, while his fellow* grinned and trem bled. The professor, on returning, saw thc hat. thought some rashly ob- j stinatc student had been delivered in to his hands, and, taking out his knife, he cut thc offending article to pieces, while vainly attempting to conceal the smile of triumph that played about his countenance. He was in a very bad temper thc next day. - Voting Dr. Thomas denning?, of McCormick, who was shot by a negro on an excursion on the Charleston and Western Carolina railroad on thc Fourth of July aud seriously wounded, has about recovered from his injuries. He eloped lust week with Miss Lillie Talbert, youugest daughter of Dr. ll. J. Talbert of McCormick. They went to Augusta, Ga., and were married. STATE SEWS. - Amount of taxes collected in Sumter Count}- under the income tar Act last year was ?79.75. - Blackstock is a model town ia the observance of the Sabbath. No Sunday mails are sent off or received at thc post oflicc there. - Primary elections for city officer.' were held in Spartanburg and Green ville last week. Spartanburg polled 1,146 votes to Greenville's 070. - York Holloway, colored, wan killed by lightning in Greenwood County. Aug. 27; two pistols and a pair of knucks were found^on his body. - The South Carolina Telephone Corapauy have about got things in readines.- to begin building their new telephone line which will connect Columbia with the Pee Dee and Pied mont sections of the State. - Lewis Smith, the seventeen year old son of Dr. J. 31. Smith, of Willis ton, in trying to remove a pistol from his pocket, dropped the weapon which was discharged, mortally wounding his mother, who died within a few hours. - Nesbitt & Son, proprietors of the Fork Shoals mills in Greenville coun ty,-are contemplating enlarging their plant and forming a stock company so as to develop the property to the full est extent. This Fork Shoals plant is an ideal one. - Clarence Anderson, a Spartan-, burg farmer, has done all his plowing this year under thc shade of an um brella. He carried a common um brella stretched over him, the staff being placed behind on his back fast ened with a strap. - The body of Ed Hayes, who dis appeared several weeks ago, was found last Wednesday in Tiger river, Green ville county, partly eaten by dogs. He had been shot and the coroner's jury finds that James Suddethdid the kill ing. Suddeth has been arrested. - Gov. McSweeney baa removed Magistrates Ray and Kennedy of Bam berg county, who some time ago by failing to do their duty, aided G. W. M. Williams, the disbarred lawyer, to escape. Williams was wanted in Geor gia as well as South Carolina, but the Magistrates allowed him to escape the officers of the law. -- At Latta, Marion County, the 6-year-old daughter of Dr. R. A. Bass accidentally shot and killed her little brother, four months old, with a parlor rifle, carrying a 22-calibre ball. While thc child was handling the gun it was accidentally discharged, the ball striking the infant in the forehead, coming out at the back of the head. - Rev. J. R. Riley, who has been a faithful pastor of the Presbyterian church at Pickens, has tendered his resignation and will ask the Presbytery at its next session to put him on the retired list, on account of old age. Dr. Riley has been pastor of the Pres byterian church for the past sixteen years. - Attorney General Bellinger has notified ex-Superintendent of the Penitentiary Neal's bondsmen that they must pay up his shortage at once or he will enter suit. He has asked whether Tillman, Evans and the others have paid their bills. Other wise he will, under the resolution of the board, enter suit for collection. - Jim Dickson, colored, was killed by lightning while picking cotton in his father's field near Sumter. Four others who were in the field with him were stunned at thc same time, but they soon recovered. A heavy storm of wind, rain and lightning came up suddenly and thc hands in the fields were caught before they could reach shelter. - E. D. Free, who was appointed treasurer of Barnwell county on the death of his father, the former treas urer, reports to the governor that he finds a shortage in his father's account of $8,700. The shortage was over $16,000, but there were funds to his father's credit to reduce it. The son tells the governor that his father left him property enough to wipe out the ?hortage which will bc done. - William Strait, a relative ol ex Congressman Strait, of South Carolina, was arrested in York county, last week, charged with having attempted to poison his mother-in-law, Mrs. Kidd. Strait saut Mrs. Kidd a dish of grated green corn. Noticing it had a bitter taste, she gave it to the dog. In a few minutes thc dog died with convulsions. It is said arsenic has been found in the corn. In the event of Mrs. Kidd's death Strait's wife would have inher ited her property. 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