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VOL XLV KO, 85 NEWBERRY2 S. 0., FEPIDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1908. TIEAWE.$.0AYA LAWYER MURDERED BY NIGHT RIDER5 A FOUL CRIME-ANOTHER AT TORNEY MISSING. Two Prominent Citizens of Trenton Tenn., Taken From Hotel by Masked Ruffians. Union City, Tenn., October 20. Col. R. Z. Taylor, aged 60 years, ani pt. Quinten R-ankin, both promin ent attornevs of Trenton. Tenn. ere taken from Ward's Hotel a alnut Log, Tenn., fifteen mile, rom here, last night by maske( iht r:iders and iurdered. Capt lankin's body was found this morn. riddled with bullets and hanginc a tree one jnile from the hotel fforts to locate the body of Col lor have been futile thus far, bui believed that he was also killed iff Eastwood and a posse of arm en left Union City this mornint the seeie of the murder. If the3 any of the night riders it is ex ed that a pitched battle will bf fought. Sheriff Haynes, of Lak( county, is also on the way to th( scene with -a posse from Tiptonville Thd trouble which resulted - in th( death of Capt. Rankin and the proba ble murder of Col. Taylor was causet by the passage of *an A.et by the leg islature regalating fishing in Ree Foot Lake a short distance from Wal nut Log. A night rider disturbance over th, same matter occurred over a year ago Ever since then Col. Taylor and Capt Rankin have been in constant receip! of threatening letters, to which they paid little heed. Mr. Ward, the manager of thi Ward Hotel, at Walnut Log, tele phioned Sid Waddell, a stockholdei in the West Tennessee: Land com pany, stating that about 25 masket night a3ders came to his hotel at mid gt Ibst night. Acording to this report the 'nighi riders lined up outside the hotel pulled out their revolvers and callei Col. Taylor and Capt. Rankin. Th4 two men di4 not suspect trouble ani came down immediately. As ithe at toreys pased into the front yard o: the hotel the night riders coveret -them with .revolvers. Before Capt Riankin and Cob. 'Daylor had an op postunity. 'to retire t.hey were sur rounded and seized. They were pui pn hborses behind night riders ani carefully guarded. The night riders then quickly tool up their march from the hotel, turn ing diown the road toward Reel Fool Lake. Proceeding to the edge o: Reel Foot Lake 'the night riders pull ed out a rope and placed the noosi aboixt Capt. Rankin 's neck. Capt. Rank.in was strung up fron a Jimab on the b,ank~ of the lake for thi fishina privi.leges of which he hat ebntended with the night riders. Th< masked men then stepped' baek anm Eopened fire on the swinging body riddling it -with bullets. Leaving th< corpse of Oapt. Rankii *banging oi the bank of Reel Foo.t Like. .the nig ers took C.ol. Te.ylor to anothe: t. Seareah near CO-pt. R'ankin.' y has failed to rev@l a trace o murderers, While it is believe< tColA. Taylor w.:i' murdered th< vrv h1 heen .dy:ireed tFh.at -per sCob. 'Thylor w"4 'v"red in o)rde 't .the demnandis of~ the masked mei mright be granted. R. Z. Taylor was the father of t' Vanderbilt foot bell star, Hillam:" Tarl1or, 'who was married to Mis ~atherine Tavlor, the daughter o) pSenator Roberit L. Taylor, last fall Capt. R'an'kia was a prominent law~ for of Trenton. ife w'as captain of: ilitary company in :the Spanish merican war and served in the Cu ci ampeagn. he trouble between inhabitants o banks of Reel Foot Lake and Col orand Capt. Rankin originate. i.a years ago, when the two Lal rmen organized the West Tennei e Land company, bought Reel Laik rom non-resident' property ownei and made regulations of their ow concerning fishing privileges. Col. Taylor' also seenred the pas e. n te legisatnre of an act mal 1inz it a misdemeanor to fish in ta( lake withoui paying a heavy fee. 'ur~ig :trouble Capt. Rankin an<l (ol. Taylor had remained -away from ithe vicinity of the lake for some time Recently, however, they heard thal the feeling against them had some what subsided. The attorneys went to Walnut Log yesterday to seE about some legal papers. No positive information has come direc-t from the searchers for Col t vloir or his body. but several per sons, who have come to Union City, say that up to 5 o'cloek this after noon no trace of Col. Taylor had been found. A man named Powell is said tc have been forced to accompany the mob, which numbered about 80 mem bers. Powell had been stopping at the hotel, and when the riders called every one ouit and compelled them to line up, Powell, Col. Taylor, Capt. Rankin and the surveyor, whose name is unkonwn, are said to have been taken away. Powell states, it is said, that aftex killing Rankin a vote was taken re ga.rdi-ng the disposition to be made of Taylor. During the dispute Taylor made a dash and jumped into the bayou, starting to swim across it. A number of shots were fired at him, and in the confusion Powell slipped away and brought back the story of the escape or attempted escape of Taylor. Taylor Escaped Night Riders. Ttiptonville, Tenn.. October 21. Unharmed. save numerous scratches received in a thinty-hcur trip through unfamiliar woods and the fatigue in Cident to the trip, without food, and the mental strain, Col. R. Zachary Taylor reached here today after a - miraculous escape from night riders at Reel Foot Lake, who murdered his partner, Capt. Quentin Rankin, night before last. TRAGEDY AT WEDDING. Two Negroes Jailed at Edg'efield for Killing Another Negro. News and Courier. Edgeield, Oetoyber' 19.-Albert Adams and his son, George, negroes, -were lodged in jail this afternoon, charged wit-h the murder of Abe Till mran, also colored. The homicide oc curred Saturday night a!t a wedding on the plantation of Mr. Henry M-il elr, near Trenton. Little is known of th1e killing, but it is said that jiust after the ceremony AlIbert commenc ed cursing another negro. which was Sfollowed by a draw.ing of several pis tols, and a general fu.si.lade ending, in whieh-the deceased was slain. The two prisoners are said to have comn menced the firing. - Dr. 3. B. Hawthorne. Elsew.here in this issue mention is made of the coming of -Dr. J. B. Hawthorne, w-ho wvill be in the city from Saturday until Tuesday morn ing. The following elippings will be ')f interest to those who expect t( .hear Dr. Hawthorne while 'here: C "T.hroirgh the months of Septemn j her, October and November Dr. J. B 2 r.on will lecture in cities ir . Virginia, North Carolina, South Car r (lina, Georgia and Alaba.ma. ThosE 1 wsho have heard him .on " The World 's (Greit Orators,'' "Be True to Thy sellf.'' "Men and Women,'' "Cour. -e ~ anid Its Counterfeits,'' will be de lie-bted to listen to his new lecture or "Air, Sunhine and Outdoor Living.' K Rieimn)Id. Bal<timore. Newport piews, Atlanta, Montgomery, Birm ingham, Selma, and Meridan over -flowing audiences heard this lecturf with almost unbounded raptnre." Dr. W. W. Landrum of the Firs1 SBaptist church, of Atlanta, says "This lecture is truly a masterpiece jI wish it could be delivered in ever' church in America." Dr. Hawthorne will leeture at th~ e F'irst Baptist church on next Monda evening. Never judge people by thei c lothes. Even a poorly dressed ma: -may not be a millinaire. TILLMAN ON HEARST. "Glad that the Light Has Been Turi ed on the Commercial Democ racy Gang" in thit State. W.ashington, October 2-.-Senatc jand Mrs. Tillman arrived in Was. ington last night en route home, a ter an absence of five months in E rope. When seen at his hotel th mornn. Senator Tillman was su rounded by half a dozen or moi inewspaper men and ii.her friends wh had called to welcome him home. ar to _,et his views on the presidenti; eanpaigni and other matters. Senator Tillman is naturally ver deeply interested in the outcome < the presidential election, and a though he has been absent, and n< in close touch with the managemer of the campaign, yet his gener knowledge of the situation leads hi: to believe that Bryan will be the ne: president of the United States. E does not intend to enter the can paign, but will rest from his travel and be ready for the approaching se sion of congress in December. To fhe News and Courier corre pondent the senator said that he ha read the Arehbold and MeLaurin di closures, and that the li6ht had beE turned at last on to the acts and d( inrs of tlhe "eommerei.al Democrac a With unusual ior the sei ator said: "What T would like i know now, is this. 'what newspapE in the State received any portion c that five thousand dollars from th Standard Oil. and why is it. the.di: ferent detective editors within ti State have not taken the trouble 1 -aseertain what newspaper supporte the 'commercial Democracy gant and publish the list so that the pec nle conla know who the benefiEciariE were.'" Con'nuing, he said: "Certai newspapers have been very vigilar in 'raking up past records. . Now I< them come forward and give the pe( ple the names of the bobtail papei in the State that were knoching s the doors of the Standard Oil trea ury for 'lubrication.' Had it n< been for th-e umexpected Ideath c President McKinley it would be diff eult to say just how much harm woul have been done to the Democracy< the State by the sleuth-like edito: of ,South Carolina so long as thE were receiving 'substantial support. *DISPEN~SARY PROFITS. Sales for the Three-quarters of ti Year Aggregate Over Two and a Half Million Dollars. C'olumbia, October 21.-The di pensary sales in this State for thre quarters of the year have exceedE two and a half million doll:irs, and the last quarter of tehe year is il largest in point ,of volume of bus ness, the sales will likely amuont three and a half million dollars f< the entire year. There are only twe: ty-three out of the forty-one counti' 1which have dispensaries, the sales f< the .new count-y of Calhoun being i: e lu<ied in Orangeburg .in this stat ment. Yet in twenty-three 'countil the dispensaries do a busines in e: eess of tha.t of the State dispensa1 when it was at its zenith-or so ti offeial figuresgy.. The profitts for t'he three-quarte of 1908 are more than a half milli< -dollars -$662,226.71-to be exa< This is also in excess of the profi of the State dispensary system, bo compara-tively and actually. For ti three-quarters of the year the dispe saries have made an average- profi of 35 per cent, which is very go< indeed for any business. For the third quarter of .the ye the sales have reached the sum $819,269.26, and the profits amou to $212.862.39. T.he last quarter wv exceed this in gross sales anid prob bly in profits. as the Christmas tr-a is to be included in t.he fourth qua ter. rMost children bear uunistakat evidence of havingr been born to ma NEWS OF WHITMIRE. 1-1 Mrs. Herbert Organizes Temperanc Workers-Marriage- Personal Mention. ir W,hitmire. October 21.-Miss Do 1- Cooper is visiting her brother, Mr. C P- H. Cooper. 1- Mrs. Jno. McCarley has returnt( is from a short visit to friends at Car r- lisle. -e Rev. G. 11. Pooser, iwho has beer o I visiting his daughter. Mrs. Fostei d Speer, has returned to his home ir ilColumbia. Mr. Elmore Suber is clerking foi the Glen-Lowry Mannfacturing com pany, and will he glad to see hi 1- friends in ithe store. t The Rev. J. C. Roper )held thE Quarterly conference in the Metho dist church last week. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Perkins ani children are spending some time witl her brother, Mr. J. E. Yarborough. .e Mrs. Victoria Coleman is at th( ~ home of !her son, Mr. William Cole man. - Dr. J. K. Gilder and Mrs. Paulin< Arnold came up yesterday to see Mr - Jno. P. Fant, who was quite ill. The) d made t'he trip in an automobile, th( distance of 18 miles being covered it n an hour and a half. Mrs. E. S. Herbert. of Orangeburg v was here recentlY. She stopped witl - her rela Messrs. Tom and Al ' pheus W\ . r Mrs. rt charmed every on( f with her sweet, simple talks on tem e perance. She organized a Band ol HoP2 in the Methodist church witl e .the following officers: President 0 Mrs. Tom Watson: treasurer, Mrs d S. A. Jeter; secretary, Mrs. Jno. P ' Fant. Miss Sarah Faut was electei >- presidentof the children's division s In the mill villiage -the following of ficers were leceted: President, Mrs n J. E. Cofield; treasurer, Mrs. Elizv tZance; secretary, Mr. Darby. t A delightful family party oecntred - at the hopsitaible home of Mr. Georg< -s Abrams and sisters last week. Mrs t MeD. Metts and children, Paulin( - Fant, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Abrams ani >t children being present. If you kno9 f these good people and have broke] i- bread with them in -their home yoi d can imagine how they all enjoyet if themselves. 's Mr. B. P. Mitehell and wife -wer< Y in town last week, the guests of Mr "William Duckett. Mrs. Fannie, Lyles has returne4 from a vist to her sister, Mrs. Davii McCracken. Mr. Manly Williams was marrief e ~yester'day evening to Miss Janett< Evans. The happy couple left fol Newberry to visit relatives of th< groom. Miss Frances Jeter stayed fron~ SFriday evening until Monday morn injg with her friend, Miss Bertha Me d Carley. On Saturday they went fish 8 n on Enoree. Mr. Jim McCarley e:.eugh.t a carp, whlich weighed fou: 1- pounds. :o ,Miss Ethel Speer, of Abbeville, is >. with her brother, Rev. Foster Speel 'and family. s Nita. NEWS OF PROSP:BRITY. s . Serious Runaway-Drug Store Br glarized-Personal and e Otherwise. Prhosperit.y, October 22.-Pros perity has had several catial tties recently. On Saturday mornin; a dreadful accident occurred to Quat htiehaum & Langford 's reaper an< four-horse team. About 500 yard efrom the ipu'blic square the horses be came frightened and the driver los control of them and away the: charged for the stables. Tiree horse Iwere of one mind and tried to turi rto the left of the well, but the fourtl horse, which belonged to Mr. P. I jLangford, meant to go straigh through town. The one horse jerke< a- the reaper to t-he right, striking th lewell and throwing the driver high ir rto the air against a telephone post which he fortunately had p)resence o mind to cateh around. The drive le escaped entirely unscratchied, mue eto the surprise of the bystanders. Th * c:nper was c4:-Wr-ahl bent, but nc broken. Mr. Langford's horse's leg was brtiken. It was immidiately put r :m . its Paill 1y* Chiec Workman. The ni p *ny's h orses w1re i isiuired. Ibiut Mr. Langford's horse, which was very vallalble, was not t.hus protect ed. On Friday night Dr. Wyche 's drug store was entered by somebody who I removed son panes of glasis in a rear window in order to do so. The pilferers were kind enough to relieve all the money drawers of their con tents. but no -tlher serious damage was (one. Not a few of ourl. people went to see Ringling's circus last Friday. Mr. L. A. Sease will move his family -to Clemson college next week. Mrs. Sease's father. Mr. John Hunter, will go with them. .Mrs. Lou Kleekley, of Bamberg, is spending several days with Mr. J. D. Quattlebaum's family. L Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Moseley have gone for a visit to their daughter in Clinton. The Baptists are recovering and repairing their neat church. They will make improvements inside and outside. Mr. Bachman Smeltzer, of Newber ry college, visited Mr. Hal Kohn last week . Mr. Charley Barre is assisting at Mr. Black's store on Saturdays. Miss Julia Ma thews -paid a flying visit to Ninety Six the first part of this week. Miss Lillie May Russell has return ed from $eneca and Greenville. Rev. E. C. Cronk. secretary of the Publication board. delivered a most excellent address at Grace church Wednesday evening on "Active, prac tical Christianity." LUTHERAN SYNOD. Meets In Prosperity November 4 Women's Missionary Conven tion Precedes Synod. Prosperity, October 22.-The Wo men's Missionary convention con venes here, beginning Sunday, No vember 1, at 11 o'clock. The local missionary society will give the visit ing ladies and their hostesses a re ception at the parsonage on Satur day evening f4w the purpose of get ting acquainted. All the meetings will be open to the public. The South Carolina Synod begins its session on Wednesday following. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in postoffice at j Newberry. S. C., for week ending Oct. 17. 1908. Dave Belder. Mrs. Nancy Beden -baugh. Tom Brown. Ida Brown, Miss Burk Brooks, B. Burk. Mr. Tilden Cloptan, Mrs. Lucinda . Chalmers, Mr. W. M. Chapman, Mr. . Clige Cannon, A. H. Cromer, Minnie . Chick, Leonard Child, James Cook, .Mr. A. Gl. Crook. rFrank Diekett, Mr. Roy Donald, Misses Foster and Miss Beaty. SNancie Gallman, Derry Gray, Mrs. Poiey Granam Addie Gray, Silas Glenn, Sharlott Glenn, Lindy Geiter. Miss Daisy Green, Mr. John (Griffin, Mr. Ather Griffin, Carrie Hair, Mr. C. M. Hasken, Francis Hollans, Mrs.. Robert Huighison. Mr. W. H. Jackson, Mr. Willie -Johnston, Mr. Marth.a Jones, Miss Liza Jones, Andrew Jones, Mrs. Rosa Johnson. Ella Nora Liles, Miss Rebecca - Maine, Miss Sarah Mathis, Mr. Rance - Morris, Mr. J. B. McDowell. ? W. N. Peterson Lula Peeler, Rew - ben Phifer, Miss G. H. Porter, Mr. i T. P. Richardson. Mrs. Ellan Rivers, s Wren Robi.son. Lee Rutherford. - Mr. Jenie Stoorks, Mr. N. F. t Shair, Mary Jane Spearmao, Liza F Singley. sMr. Felice Terrili, -James Thomas, 'Mrs. Carrie Thompson. Mr. T. A. W.atkins, Miss Lillian - Warton, Sam Williams, Victoria Wil t son, Emma S. White, Gilbert Woods. Mrs. Young. e All persons calling for these let ters will please sa:y that they were .dvertised. C. J. Purcell, P:M. bi When a man feels that he is expect e edto akelove lhe goes at it in a i afharted manner. SPECIAL TRAINS STATE 'AIR. The Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Is Making Arrangements to Handle the Crowds. The Columbia, Newberry & Laur ens railroad annonnees special rates for the fair. Tickets will be put on sale Oct. 24 to Oct. 29 and traims scheduled to arrive before noon, good returning until Nov. 2. inclusive. Re turning, trains leave Columbia 11.15 a. i. and 5.20 p. m., Wednesday and Thursday. 6.20 p. m. The following is the schedule of train No. 15 from Laurens and train No. 53 from the same place: Leave No. 15 No. 53. Laurens .. ....7.10 a. m. 2.12 p. m. Clinton .. .. ..7.45 a. m. 2.32 p. m. Goldville .. ....8.02 a. m. 2.44 p. m. Kinards .. .. ..8.10 a. m. 2.53 p. m. Gary .... ....8.17 a. w. 2.59 p. m. Jalapa .. .. .. 8.24 a. i. 3.04 p. m. NNewiberry . . . .8.47 a. m. 3.20 p. m. These trains arrive in Columbia at 10.50 a. m. and 4.55 p. m., resjective lv. The schedule of the trains from Prosperity is as follows: Leave No. 15. No. 53. Prosperity .... 9.07 a. m. 3.34 p. m. Little Mountain 9.33 a. m. 3.49 p. m. Chpin .. .. ..9.45 a. m. 4.01 p. m. Hilton .. .. ..9.54 a. m. 4.07 p. m. White Rock .. .9.58 a. m. 4.11 p. m. Ballentine . .10.06 a. m. 4.17 p. m. Irmo ........10.18 a. m. 4.27 p. m. These trains arrive at the same time as the other two. The fare from Laurens is $3.05 and.from Prosperity $1.85 the fares from the other points being in proportion. The tiekets include admission to the fairgrounds. The posters an nouncing 'the reduced rates contain the main features of the fair week. Death of Dr. Chreitzberg. Yesterday's State announced the passing away of Dr. Abel M. Chreitz berg, the most venerated man in South Carolina conference. Dr. Chreitzberg preached for fifty years and was in his 88th year. and had been on the suiperaniated list of ministers for 17 years. His second wife who was Miss Harriet Kilgore, of Newberry, survives him, also five children. CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. Rev. J. W. Wolling, D. D., Pastor. Dr. J. W. Wolling is conducting a special meeting at Clinton t'his week. At Central Methodist on Sunday the mo6rning service will be by the pastor. Subject: "Riches ent rusted .to us.'' At night Dr. Wolling will begin a series of services on the subject, "The rainbows of the Bible and the sinificanee of colors.'' Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in postoffice a Newberry, S. C., for week ending Oct. 10, 1908. Mr. Henry Bell, M. A. Bouknight, Tony Brown, Mr. J .C Bobbs, Mr. Lige Coleman, Mr. Chharley cuinbre, Mr. P. M. Franklyn, Mr.. Oscar Fickels, Mr. Robert Lee Gallmnan, Mr. George Galnan, Mrs. Rachel Gary, Mr. Bur ton Geter, Mrs. Susan Gist, Miss Min nie Gilmnere, Willie Gollinton, Walter L. Goggans. Mr.. E. H. Hall, Mr. CarI Hammond. Mr. Geo. M. D). Jeffon Mr. R. W. Jones. Mr. J. T. Lanoaster (2), Mr. J'oe Linzie, Mrs. A. L. Long, Mr. Eugene Metts Mrs. M G Myer. Mr. Joe Quattlebaum. Mies M. L. B. Ruff, Mr. H. W. Wal-. ker Miss Mamie Williams. All persons calling for these letters will please say that they were adver tised. Chas. J. Purcell, P. M. A train was recently stopped in Nevada by a meteor, the light from which was mistaken by the engineer for a signal of some sort. The mete or, which was described by .the engin er and passengers as being as big as a house, cerossed the tracks just ahead f the train witFb a brilliant, dazzling light that blinded the eyes for a num ber of seconds.-Novemnber Popular