Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered a- the Postoffice at New berry, S. C., as second class matter. FRIDAY JULY -9. The burning of the two negres at the stake in Statesh-r-,. Ga.. \was murder ,f the most brutai character -nothing more. and nothing less. The countv canLvaign is rapidly drawing to a ci -se and it is little more than a week ot"w until the elec-: tion. Newberry county is to be con gratulated upon having had a most pleasant campaign up to the present time. Senator Davis was notified on Wed nesday of his nomination for the vice-presidency by the national dem ocracy. This was the last of the four notification ceremonies. Senator Davis' address is published in full in this issue. It is clear-cut and solid, and will well repay a careful reading. ALABAMA RACE WAR. It Is Feared That It Will Result On Account Of Lynching of a Negro. Mobile, Ala., August i8.-It is feared that a race war will result from the lynching of a negro Ruins Lesseur. who entered the bed-room of M1rs. J. P. Hollis on Sunday night. The negro was later captured and confessed. It is learned that J. P. Hollis. son. Mrs. Hollis, and two other white men have already' been kilhed by% ne groes in a pitched battle near Selma. MarengO conty negroes made it known in Selma today. They were armed and threatened to take reveng on the whites on account of the lynch ing of Lesseur. Mrs. Fuller Dead. Bar Harbor. Maine. August iS. Mary Allen Fuller. wife of Chief Jus tice Melvine Fuller of the U. S. supreme court, died suddenly last night while sitting on the piazza of her summer cottage at Torrento. Death was caused by heart disease. She was nity-nine years of age. The funeral services were held to day in Torrento chapel, Bishop Mac-1 key Smith. of Pennsylvania, officiat ing. The interment will be in Chica go. Fricks Surprise Visit Story. A Pittsburg paper says that a res ident of that city told H. C. Frick the other day that on his vacation he and his entire family would surprise a brother in Sioux City with a two weeks' visit. "Don't do it," said Mr. Frick. "Send y'our brother word nirst. These surprise* are not always gvelcome. I remember a WVest Overton man who planned just such a surprise as you are contemplating, and the result left him pretty dubious. "This man sent his three children on a surprise visit, to a cousin in Ai toona. The children stayed a week instead of a month that had been counted on. On their return their father said to them: " 'Well, were Cousin Harold and his wife glad to see you?' " 'Rather,' replied the oldest boy, 'They said why didn't we bring you and mother. and 'the cook, and the dog and the canary bird, too?'" Applying Liniment With a Nail. Nathan Straus. the New York phil anthropist, paid a visit to his stables recently and found a new employe dipping a spike into liniment and ruh bing it against the leg of a favorite 'trotter. "Why are you doing that?" inquir ed the merchant. "Because it was what was in the di rections of the bottle, but it's sli w work." wva' tihe reply. Mr. Straus tcold him he must he mistaken. and he answered aggress ive!v: ''I'm not. It says on the bot tie: 'Aipply with a nail or tooth brush.' and as I had no tooth brush I though I ha better use this spike!" STATESBORO NEGROES BURNED AT STAKE T (Cntined From Firzt Page.) (ie their live-. By then the crowd numbered 00. They dragged the men along. shout ing and cheering along the roadway leadiig t,o the H{odges homestead. where the nne member. 1f the fam "I i' had been murdered an burned. . That wa, thevir dlestinatill. The scene which followed beggarsc dlescriptin. Frenzied cheers rent the air as:nen. almost crazed with hatred )f the men being punished. k1 the saw the cruel tlames drinking up the l life MIIod. Tust as the match was applied to the pyre one of those in . front asked Reed didn't he want to iteti tell the truth before he died. "Yes. sir: I killed Mr. and Mrs.cha lhe, Hodges."l he replied. ....denl -Who killed the children?" he was asked. p(is "Handy Bell." came the re.sponse. as the flames lept upwards and furth .vont er questioning was impossible in the - wild tumult. The spectacle was frightful. As t'- flames touched -o. Reed's naked oil-soaked skin he twisted his head around in an endeav- hall or to choke himself and avoid ver the fearful torture. Only once did for hecomplain. He said: "Lorn have . m I" taki mercy. she Cato screamed in agony and beg- se ged that he be shot. Hs heavy suit d of hair which was oil-soaked was al most the first thing the flames fasten- ask. ed -n. and he screamed with agony, while the hemp rope became a collar q1 -re around his neck. A thrill of hrr-,r ran through the frames of the . % or In,re ,Timild. !Iefore the flames had ettenched (ats ifci. the rope was burned in two and his head swiung from side to side as he endeavored to avoid the fery tongue. By effortS almsi superhuman lie writhed under the cle locked chains. For onl" abiut threc minutes was he visible to 1 the cr,wd be,re the great pile ot . fagots mald a wall of flame which the wind wiped around on Cato's side and so hid him from view. Carried Off By an Eagle. par( \'hile a litle girl. about S monhs mit r ld. the only daughter .f a young iwe Sotthlandshire crofter, living about a mile from Ivershin Station. on the Highland railway, was playing at her father's cottage door one evening re- .A. Uni cently, atn eagle swooped down, grip- e ped fher in his claws, and carried herbe off to the mountains, where, some ary hours later, her dead and mutiliated hl body was found by a game-keeper. At first there was no clue to the mystery of her sudden disappearance. The little one had been playing in the sunshine while her mother was bak ing bread, and her father was still g work in the fields. Her baking fnished, the mother prepared tea. called the child. As there was not Cha resoonse, she went out tG look for her. mor and not seeing her anywhere, became Sch, alarmed and went in search of her to t husband. Meanwhile a gamekeeper's party ras hunting through the dense broom which covered a neighboring hill. .and STJ while this investigation wvas in pro ress one of the gamekeepers, recall- By ing stories of lambs being carried .t away by eagles, made his way toward \~ the rocky crags near the crest of the mad hill. In a crevice in the rocks he ters saw a tiny shoe, and in a deeper cleft and a little higher tip he found the body Tl f the missing child. mor Two years ago an eagle attacked and and killed a deer in Southerlandshire, Gly: and fed on its body until the keepers app< drove it off. Lambs are sometimes bate missed and their skeletonis afterward Sep1 found on the hilltops. h is fifty ther years. however. since such a tragedy to s as that related above occurred. the grar The use of coffee beans was first G knowvn to the Abyssinians. but the day employment of coffee as a beverage was first recorded in the fifteenth cen t rv. Two varieties of "gohoua" were NO known. One was a preparation from the shells'of the seeds, which was N k'now~n as "quicharyat." and one. finom deCr the seeds proper, which was known rv c I "b)onnyaZt." the "\\'hy dtid Buncnmnbe necome a the oi torman after lie lost his proper- Sep :y. tore Because lie wanted to th?ow te lwn the le(ple whio had thrown as hinm lown -Clevelaind Plain Dealer. An Awkward Moment. he late Samiel 'M. Jmnes. the G-l Rule may,r ,f T,,ledo. was once simg. I a politi.l addre>s. ,,vardinnnt. Fhe niost axvk\ard mnimient I knw he sahl, smilin. "came in the ex eIce If a wrthy ,ld 1PreSbytverian 1-4 r I~ ( umnt-. 1h avc rdtlhi minitr de-cribe the i. In re than nce. an(l I am sure IIst have been very awkward. in 1. t seeS that the old gentleman -d with a !r.ther clergyman in the iitrv. and after dinner walked in garden with his htst till rather The ho-t. 1nally. asked him to) all night and he consented. rhev went back to the house to ier to arrange about the spare mber and so on. and afterward took another turn about the gar Well.' said the -h-,st at last. 'sup we turn in. Yonder is the hall Just go in there and hang up r hat and wcai for me. I want to ik to the gardener and I'll join in a minute.' 3o the guest, alone. entercd the He groped his way. for it was dark. By the door stood the of his host. She mistook him her husband in the gloom. and ng up a huge Bible from the table broughr it down across hi.s shoul with a whack. 'There.' she said, 'take that for ng that ugly wretch to stay all it Ve southern men." said Toe khtrn, according to the New k Times. "-ften look at a pretty aai mtich as we would at a pic adimiringiy. courteously, but r impertinently. It was in this that 1 not long ago rested my u ,ipon a handsome young womar. was walking u) and down 'the frmu at the station at WVash ingt n in for her train. '1 she 1urned and saw me. Rbber!!.' she exclaimed. and gged her shoulders with a frown. t,-k -ff my hat. a(laam.' said T. 'I beg a thousand lons. I took the liberty of ad ng you because I thought you r. tie real thing.' Teacher Wanted. >plications for a teacher for on Academy will be recived on or >re the 30th of this month. Sal S3o per month. Election will be .on August 30. L. I Feagle, John Kinard. Prosperity. S. C. M. C. Moore. Newberry. S. C. Teacher Wanted. ale principal wanted to teach the ppells school. Salary. $50 per th. Session. eight months, >o1 begins October 1st. Apply rustees ot Chappells school. J. J. White. Chairman. TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA County of Newberry. John C. WVilson. Esquire. Probate idge. hereas, Mattie K. Glym'ph hath e suit to me, to grant her let of administration of the estate of effects of A. Y. Glymph. ese are therefore to cite and ad .ish all and singular the kindred creditors of 'the said A. Y. nph, deceased. that they be and tar before me, in the court of pro to be held at Newberry on :ember 1st, next after publication eof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. how cause, if any they have, why said administration should not be ited. iven under my hand, this 15th of August. Anno Domini. 190.. J. C. Wilson. J. P. N. C. HCE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE. otice is hereby given that by or of the Probate Court of Newber ounty I will make a settlement of estate of Dorcas Ray Calmes. in said court, on the 14th day af :ember. 1904. at io o'clock in the noon. andl that I will imfmedliately eater apply for a fmnal discharge ~uardian. Sarah M. Calmes. Guaredian. We find tha more in this we wish-m Swe care to 2 our inventor) We theref special induc all who wish 4 Summer Millii he departmer petent hands, sure that we can i We have a fine ing Hats, Hats fo the perquisites tl * Prices away d< and see for your< Our lines of White . Light Woolen Dress G . evening wear. Hosiery, all right. Nice lines of * Come and see us. IMOW Not All Shoes!4 I don't want our friends to getian idea because we have GER just put in stock seventy-one -- cases of B The Hamilton Brown Shoe Company's Good Shoes for Men, Boys, Ne Women and Children, for fall that our stockShi is all Shoes. 20' It is true we have the bestrc stocki~of Shoes in Newberry, C and when we get our new fall an line of drE Banister's Fine Shoes,no* an< for Men we-will have the finest a S line in town, still we have just of ; as good a line of Men's Fur- S nishing Goods, Hats and Pants,Sh Underwear and Umbrellas, etc , as we have Shoes, and we want to sell you everything you need in all these lines. Every - time you spend a dollar at our store you get more for that dol- i lar than you get anywhere else. Bes We are closing all of our Straw Hats that we sold early Thri at $1.50, $2.00 and $3.00 while they last at $1.00. Come and see us often. Stol Ak C, JONES, Lo, Proprietor. F IW.F.EWART, Manager. Newberry, S.C. Aug. 5, 1904 eru Sale. t we have line than ore .than+ enter on ore offer ements to: their late: nery now.: It is in com mnd we feel: please. lot of walk-: r Dress and + herefor. $ :)wn. Come 0 3elves. Goods, Muslins, oods, Goods for Corsets, etc, are Neckwear. ER'S GUARAW. TEEDBY A 000 BANK DEPOSIT Railroad Fare Paid.: 500 Boar dat Cost. Write Qick IAALAAMA BUINESSCOLLEiGE,UaCon,6. st Mineral As phalt Roofing. C. H. CA NNON, ar C., N. & L. Depot. gles! Shingles! Shingles! 1000O Shingles just eived, FOR SALE EAR, also Lumber i Laths, Rough or ssed. louses Built on short ice. SHOP WORK :h as Ma ntles, Doors I Window Frames pecialty. Repairing ill kinds. hop in front of jail |(ley&L ivingsIoli Newberry, S. C. uthern Raiway. t Line, Choice of Routes, ugh Pullman Sleepers, Dining Cars. >-overs allowed at Western th Carolina Summer Re sorts and other points. w Excursion Tickets. full information or World's air literature apply to any ~ent Southern Railway, or R. W. HUNT, Div. Pass. Agent Charleston, S, C..