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SIX ARE KILLED IN GOLD BLOOD INSANE 'MAN USES SHOT UN WITH TERRIBLE RESULTt. Little Girl's Plea Causes Mad M n to Drop weapon After It Has Been Leveled at Her. Sa. Franeico, May 7.-Waltei Charley Davis, a -carpenter, in a fit of insanity today shot and killed si. persons at 414 Pierre street, in thi city. Davis and his viotims all resid ed with the family of Orson Bush who conducted a boarding house Davis' Ihome was in Farmville, neai Vialia, this state, where he has f wife and six children. He has beer working here as a carpenter since tli( fire. The shootiing was done with a dou. ble barreled shotgun. Davis, iho slepi in -the same room wi.th young Orsoi Bush and W. E. Beard, arose shortl3 after 5 o'clock and shot his two roon mates. After killing Bush and Beard Davis took a box of shells from i shelf and walked doavn the hall-way waiere he met Mrs. Lillie Carothers a boarder, who Iiad heard the firs two shots, and had come to her door way to find out what. was the mat ter. H1e shot her and, with the re maining silell, shot Mrs. Orson Bush M. E. Vinton, a1 goveriinme):it surveyor who had recently conie here fronl New York. was killed as he lay ii bed. Orson Bush. Sr., heiard t1he shoot ing anid rushed up stairs. when <1 was met by the murderer. The appearance in the hall indi cates that Bush had made a desper ate figiht for his life. His body wa found as it had fallen a-t the head o: tWe stairs. Seventeen-year-old Annie Bus] came riinoing into the hallway ani met Davis. He turned the gun upoi the girl, aiming at .her head. The gir fomd voice to say, ''Please don' kill me,'' and tihe shot.gun droppe, from Davis' hands. ''I can't do it,'' lie said. ''Yo are a good girl. Besides, you lool like my own child, and I -would no see her face if I killed you." When policemen came to arrest Da vis lie fought like a demon and a rio call w-as turned inL Seven offileer responded in an automobile. Two ofl cers engaged Davis in a conversatio while the ot.hers got behind him an pinioned -his arms. He .was then r( moved to the detention hospital. KILLS BROTHER. Shocking Fratricide in Saluda Count: Sunday Night-Lawton Lowery the Slayer. The State. Saluda, May 6.-A most shoekin fratricide was comnmitted last nigh in the extreme northwestern sectio of this county when Lawton Lowery a young wfhite man, shot his broti1 cer, Preston Lowery, to death in th home of -t.he latter. From the meagre information ot .tained this morning, a.t this distanc from the scene of the awful tragedy it applears that Lawton Lowvrey, wvh lived in thle homne of thle brothle whom he has slain, came in sonie tim during the night, and going to hi briotier's roo with a shotgun t01 him .he was g.oing to kill him. Th dead mani repi ed:. ' 'No, I reeko not. '' hu I seeinhg thle d runiken condi tion ot La-wta:' and feainig lie woul, do somethin ig rash, lhe ran under thI bed fromi hiim. AM ir rema ining und(e the bed fo'r a. short time lie started conme out, wthereupon rne fatal she was fired and lie w~as killed almnos inst a it ly. The affairi is deeply dleplored b the p)eople in that section -who knoo thme two boy3s. Lawton was the olde a nd1i uhma rriedl. Pr'eston Low rey wva married. They' lived in the same hom rl:d 'were f'armig tgt her'. Thlere seems~ to have been iio cause at al for Itie kill intg and it is attr ibuted the~ drunikenniess of La.wyton, who it i said was addl(iete(d not only to drini but also to thle use of morphine. R~ealiziu' this miorniing~ the enoi mity of his (crhime, it is snid t.hat Ilh living brot her is n.ow b.egging that Ih also be killed. Th e home of the Lowrey boysi the Panm Handlec sect ion of t his coun ty and close 'to the Edgefield lint They aire sons of Mr. James Lowrey Thme coironer has been sent for an, has gone to hold athe inquest. ' Judge R. C. W~atts has opeWied t:h' summer term of the general session and common please court at Laurens There will be a four weeks' sessioi in all. It will probably require tei days or -bwo weeks to dispose of th criminal business, ala the civil ros ter is an unusually heavy one and in eludes 'a number of oases of extraor dinary interest. TLher'e are 12 miui der cases for this term. NEG9O RAPIST SLAIN. Attempted Oriminat Assault Near Mublins Yesterday-Victim Lit te White Girl. The State. Mullins, May (.-Between 9 and 10 o'clock -this morning criminal assault was attempted upon little 12-year old Tincey Sawyer, the daughter of Mr. Johim -Sawyer, a highly respeet ed farmer residing in the Miller's churlich section, -three miles from this towii. Her screais and the hurried response of her father, who -was near by, saved her from the brute. The child -was taking a cow to the pasture, near -her father's home, and upon ,reaching -tie entrance of tihe pasture, the negro, Lambhold Carmi chael, sprang from a clump of bushes aid made for 'the girl, who began to sereaim fralntically. Her failler heard i he dist ressin." cries of his lit t le daIugher, ald ran to her 'assistance. The negro, seeing the approach of Mr. Sawyer, made for the nearby swamp, not however, uit-il t.eic latter was near enough to recognize Iim, .who is a well known character in this section of the county. The news of the outrage rapidly sp'ead and within a short time the -xih-Iole leighlborhlood was 11ponl the track of the fiend. Followin- in fthe direction o)f' his esceille iito the woods from the sceee, tle posse Welnt inl hot plirslit. le was chased across Buck 1swamp. which is of dense folia..e. It Sis sid that oie of the pay whio - was un1iairmided g.ot wit-hinl a few%% feet If tie n Ier in .the chase. i.-etnl t1he iegro stoplpedl aid dr(-New lis pis tol, threateniing to blow tle 'brais-' of ihis pIursuier out. A fler t-his lie again disappeared in the swamp. The lititle girl is a. sister of Wil liam Sawyer, a well known contrac I tor and builder of this place, there fore when the news reached Mullins excitement, ran .high. Many of the townsmen hastened to the scene. Up t on reachiin-g.4 lie neighborhood of the attempted crime they met the crowds retlurning from the swamp, wearming satisfied expressions. When question C ed as to the outcome of filie chase t t hey simply remarked that they were -satisfied and that the negro was - where lie could do not further crime. Ot-her than this they would not speak s of the affair. The State's correspondent learned something of the affair from one of the most prominent citizens of t1hat section, who said that, from his knowledge of it 'he believed that the neg-ro was literally riddled wit-h ibul lets and talht his body was left ini Buck swamp. It is said that lie was 7 killed as a last resort to effect his eapture. Followinllg upon tie heels of the at tem.pted outrage upon Mrs. Charles Hellers at Zioni on Satfuda night, aid but a few miles riemoved from t -hIe Sellers home t.he crime eniaged 3 -tile 'people beyond endurance amd the w1hliole nieighiborhood i'esponded to thle -call for a posse to tiraek down the e w-ould-bc-rapist Car'mic.hael was 17 years old and b lornf and iraised in this section. Those B viho shave known -him for a long time say that lie was a had chai'acter and Sfint tiem'rime was priomeditated, thait he hld prepared to leave the nichl b orhood, having his tr'unk, a hand ar'rahgemeont, with him. *Fuirtheir information r'eigardinig t:he e alleged lynching is not obtainable to ~night . HIowever., that t he negiro met - deamth is assured. The Marion End. .. .A spuecial fr'om Mar'ioni, giving mea tgre details of tihe' attemp)ted assault tupon Miss Saiwyer' and thei chase for the rapist, says: Thnegr'o w~as arrmesed aind wvas b ein carr'ied t.o Muillins Oiln,'rant issued by Magitr'at.e Nor'toni, but was killed while ti'ying to make his escape. Thle negr'o is said to he we'll knowmi in thle commiinity amnd works on the plantafItionl of' Mr'. Albei't IHoiers, a South Carolina Notes. ITle a ffney Tru'mst Co. has been - orgai'lzed with Di1. C. Boss presidemnt. 3 The grandingm for thle railr'oad t'em' D)onalds to i)ue West has heai corn p)leted, i Worth Iriek, a Beiiedict of t wo - months wvas di'owned in a pond(, five .miles from Ellorce. .E. H. Shaw, representing thle I Southern RItailw 9y,' annouimeed .that fi'cighlt rate to Gaffney would be re I St. Andi'cw 's Catholicelcurchel. i Greenville, is now fi'ee from debt and .will shortly be consecrated by'Bishop I Capers. Greenville ill have a now bank, to a be known as the Farmers tadd Moer - ehiants with $50,000 .eapital. R. I Woodside, formerly with tihe Ameri - en.n Natlioni Bank of Spartanburg - il hn nilrn,livngltnot a small station on the Rialeigilh and Charleston Railway, was tho q victim of two bold attempts at criminal as sault oi Saturday nig-ht between 9 and 10 o'eloek. The assailant, a ne gro10, was Imost persisteit, in lis ef forts to aecomtplish his diabolical pur pose and -his daring boldness was out 'witte(l by the nerve of t-he intended vietin of his hellish iipuilse. Due oil ly to her courage, Mrs. Sellers saved herself froi tle fiend. A Few Honest Men Left. ''There are still a few honest men left in t'he world,'' sai( J. J. lill, the financier, a-t a baiqu(et, according to the Minneapolis Jourintal. "It is well to be cautiotius, blut we should not. sus pect, everyblody. If we are too sus peilis we make irselves absurd. ''IT wo rkedI inl St. Paudl ii.my youth and t-hey still tell there about an (old farnieri aill( his wife wino stirtel foi St. Paiul on a visi-t. 'Before tile couiple set. off they were cniationed frequeni(ly by their friends to beware of the St. Paul sharpers. 'I'hey replied tiat they would keep their eyes opei. And they stail'ted on their journey wi-th a ner vous (leteemination to look out foi sharpers and confidence men. ''Well, on the way the old farmei drot off at a jilitioln to bily Som< limie Id h(. 'trinl wenit off without iii. It was a terrible iiiishnp. Th Ilt h' Saw of his gife she wag 'rani inot of the ear wimflow. shout ing~ sEomiethlig rL epr'oachlful Lat hini which he cold(In't lienar on lceolunt of th lnois:e of the trainl. "1 It hoppenied I 1that anlt express 'amic lona few mlinuites laiter. 'hIle olI farilelr 'boarded the express lAd heal .his wife to St. Paul by nearly ai hour. ''He was waiting for her at thi station when she arrived. He ran ur to her aln(d seize(d her valise. ''Well, Jane.' lie said,' 'T'm gla< to see ye again. I thought. we waf sepaLlrated for good.' 'But the old lady jerked -the valisc from him indignantly. "'No, ye don', Mr. Sharper,' sl eried. 'I left, my liusbiand at ti junction. Don't be coiin' any of ye confidence tricks on ic or I'll cal a policemnani.' '' An Audacious Fool. The function of the kiii's fool il medineval times was in a measure a important one, and lie who filled th post iliad of.ten very great. influene with his sovereign. Perhaps the brigh, test atId most astute of fools wa Triboulet. tihe favorite jester ;I Francis T. It was reported that li! majesty. who was of a Very geinerou natire, his acceded to a request o Charles V., elmpeior of Gern11. hlat le Ii-2-lht niot pass throlu'l Fra !' on his way to tle Netherlands. Pt tinlv all recollection of whiat lie hai' sufTered at tile emperor's hands wIil a calptive in Suiain. Francis was prc p)aring to receive Charles with mume] ceremony and splendor. Observin; industriously upon a bit, of pa.pet Franlcis inquired whlat lie was doine ''T h,ave just added the name o Emrperor Charles of Germany to m: list o'f fools.'' answvered the jestet neli h I('P'. oll of is llis t IliZ i to youl hy paissin. thirouu'h your kinit ''ollv? ITowv if T should1( let lii pass5 safeclv?'' fori hiis.'' waLs te an,tlai(ous1 retortti Tr ii'hoult. Which Way? The st ory is tol of a major wh'l wals ini comman;id of t roops wh'lo wer ir' .ursit o Ef some out laws. In Ith chase lhe arii've'd ait ai villaiXe to dis cover th-at he wais too late to iter'i cept them, Ondl finally ordered tlh horses unsaddle~d anid fed. Now Ite mior']Et s hiost letr was a si of Tra*land,l i''nt2rantt of e'very'thin: bord1er(EinI'2 ini in! Exiat ionll, he 1)iti ib to the~ reLtr. Whleni th I hlorses wer To make Ice Cream In 10 mina utes for 1 cent a plate. Stlr, contents of one package Jeii-o Ie CreamPowder into a quart of milk and freeze, without heating or cooking. Simple, isn'tit' Saves the costor eggs, sugar and flavoring. Saves measuring out ingredients and cook-. ing. Does away with all uncertainty, and in sures the best and purest ice cream possible to produce. Failure imlpossib)io. Noting to add except milk. One package costing 18c. makes nearly two quarts ice cream, Flavors: Chocolate, Vanilla, Straweberry, Lemon and lffavored. * \9. des nt kep it 6 ' sendushlsname a ,. and 96 cente for nustrated recipe bools mailed tree. The Genesee Pure Food C., Ie Rey, N. Y. P. 8. Dettlofe. Creaen Purdding can also be made.from Jell-O 1011 01RNA brought up for a fresh start the ma jor, inistantly discovering the mistake, dellianded the reason for it. "An' shure,'' said Pat, a little ter- 1 ritied--"''an' shure, major, an' I did I't klow whiell way you was going! An explosion followed-the major wais satisfied-and Pat escaped pun-, isillneit.--larper's Weekly. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that I will makew a final settlement on tile estate of' Texania E. Wicker, deceased, in the probate court, on the 4th day of Jinel, 1907, and will immediately thereafter apply for letters dismis sorv as executor of said estate. David B. Wicker, 4t Itaw. Executor. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notive is lereby given that I will inak(- a final settlement oil the estate of' J. W. Perkins, deceased, on the 3r4d day of June, 1907, in the pro 1)ate oiurt, and will immediately tlereal'ter apply for letters dismis sory as executor of said estate. All persons holding claims against said estate will present them by that (late. J. T. McCullough, 4t Itaw. Executor. $150'PER MONTH Wily work for a mere living when y1u Coa easily clear $7 profit on each dollar. Work in your own locality. Sells at almost every home over and over :a-4a11in. Plan and complete in strucetio 1by return mail for 25 eents Address. J. F. Clark, Conway, Ark. Prevent Headache. Force them'? No-aids them. Ra mon1's treatment of Liver Pills and Tonie Pellets strengthens the liver and digestive organs so that they do their own work and fortifies your con stitution against future trouble. En tire treatment 25 cents. JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. Rates from Newberry S. C., as fol lows: Season Ticket $19.55. Sold daily April 19th to November 30th. Newber For Fa Weed( Cott< We have had a week. One of th formed us that one clay's work 1 form stand of co Newberry 00 Day ticket $10.30. Sold'daily Lpril 19th to November 30th. 15 day ticket $14.30. Sold daily Lpril 19th to November 30th. Coach Excursion $8.55. Sold each Luesday; limit 10 days. Endorsed. 'Not good in parlor or sleeping a rs.'' Through Pullman sleeping ears, via Ulantic Cost Line Railroad company. Write for a beautiftul illustrated 'older containing maps, descriptive nater, list of Hotel, etc. For reservations or any informa ion, Address, T. C. White, General Passenger Agt. V. J. Craig, Passenger Tictile Manager, Wilmington, N. C. National Balik W V +g Now-a-days the success bills by check, where his Thevpresent way saves tim4 has money at his command cash is a voucher for his fin: that it can serve them in mi THE NATIONAL BAN] in itsl;number of accounts turers, Corporations and In DIREC M. A.iCarlisle. H. C. 1v J. A. Blackwelder. Robt. 1% B. C. Matthews. S. B. A v Hardw rm Imple )fl HOE I Culti' i big run on WE e best farmers i his WEEDER p ast week by Sec tton where he us 1oidwoe NOTICE. Before letting the contract for your new build ing see W. T. Liv ingston. B e s t Work. Lowest prices. Lock Box No. 59., Newberry, S. C of Newberry 0 rul business man pays his grand-sire paid "in gold.' , argues that the merchant and the Bank holding his ancial standing. Believing my ways, ( solicits a further increase from Merchants, Manufac dividuals. TORS: loseley. T. B. Carlisle. Torris. Geo. Johnstone. all. Jos. H. Hunter. are Co. 'ments. 'S iators. EDERS the past n the county in aid for itself in uring him a uni edi it. Buy now. Comnpong.