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FOUR DIE iN CRASH OF C. & W. C. TRAINS SEVENTEEN iNJFRFD, TEN BElNG PASSE NG F RS Disaster Said to be Due to NundelidirY of Order-Eunines and B"-ggage Cars Demolished. Augus:a, Ga., Oct. 16.-Owing to the operator at McCormick, S. C., failing to deliver "meet order" for trL in No. 8, leaving Anderson, S. C., for Augus ta at 3.50 p. m., passenger train No. 3, leaving Augusta at 4.45 o'clock this afternoon for Greenwood, S. C., col lided with the Anderson train at 6.45 o'clock at the 40 1-2 mile post, two and a half miles (this side of McCor mick, S. C. The trains were running at top speed and came together in a head-on collision. As a result of the collision, five trainmen were killed and seven trainmen injured and 10 passengers injured. Both engines were completely wrecked, the two baggage cars were telescoped and the next two cars, on both trains were badly damaged. The list of dead is as follows: The Dead. Arizona Rivers, of Augusta, engi neer of train No. 8. Jim Sprowles, colored, of Augusta, fireman of No. 8. James Ware, colored, of Augusta, fireman of train No. 3. W. F. Acker, of Anderson, mail clerk of train No. 8. Heard Searles, colored, of Augusta, porter of train No. 3. Injured. The injured are: R. L. Hartley, El berton, Ga., leg and ankle broken; A. C. McNeal, baggage ma!ter on train No. 3, Augusta, mashed in chest and shoulder, condidtion serious; F. S. Hughes, Augusta, engineer of train '.No. 8, fatally injured; J. G. Stillwell, Augusta, road master of the Aigusta Anderson division; Joseph Herndon, conductor of train No. 8, body mash ed; H. K. Burns, Augusta, baggage -rmaster of train No. 8, slighitly hurt, and the following passengers were Injured: W. F. Smith, Hartsville, leg broken; W. E. Cutlif, Albany, Ga., slightly bruised; B. N. Sego, of Green wood, chest and hip injured; R. D. Seigler, of McCormick, leg silghtly in jured; Miss Alma Williams, of Green wood, body bruised; Lorenzo Rivers, of Augusta, son of Engineer Rivers, slightly hurt; Jennie Payne, of Greenwood, seriously injured; Ross Dawson, dead-head fireman, internal * injuries; Peter Lynch, head scalded and leg bruised. Al fTaken to Gre'enwood. Al fthe injured passengers were on their way to Greenwood and were sent to that city in a physician's -charge. A relief train was made up at Augusta on receipt of the news of the wreck and this train is expected to arrive in Augusta at~ 2 o'clock. Shortly after the wreck, Dispatcher Drowden at McCormick telegraphed the local officers of the Charleston & *Western Carolina railroad and stated that he was busy selling ,tickets and j that he forgot to show the signal to stop train No. 3, for Augusta for ord ers. Train No. 3 registered at Mc Cormick, and left at once for Augus ta. * ~ Carried the News. Conductor E. L. Foster, who was on train No. 3, escaped injury and walked the two and a half miles to McCormick with the news of the wreck. There Capt Foster secured an engine and ran back to the scene of the wreck and took the coach from 'the Augusta-bound train back to Mc Cormick. The young son of Engineer Rivers was on the train with his father, go ing to Anderson, and was slightly in jured. Two boys, whose names have not FOR If not sold before, v November, a ".w dix near the Mollohon Ml has a two room house half cash, the balance J.A. I Agent for S. yet been learned, are said to have been hurt. One is known to have had his arm broken, and the other badly injured. Burns Up to Date. The latest rendering of the Burns lines, "Oh. wad some power," etc., is given in a London evening paper thus: "Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us, to see some folk before they see us." Their Only Faults. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The stand-patters will please take notice that Roosevelt says his only objection to them is that they ars "dishonest, base and unclean." For 3Nayor. J. J. Langford is hereby nominated for mayor, subject to the primary election. - P. F. Baxter is hereby nominated for mayor, subject to the primary election. Alderman Ward 1. Jno. W. Earhardt is hereby nominat ed as alderman for Ward 1, subject to the primary election. Vbters. Alderman Ward 2. R. B. Lominack is hereby announced for reelection as alderman for Ward 2, subject to the primary election. John B. Mayes is nominated for alderman from Ward 2, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Voters. Alderman Ward 3. Clarence T. Summer is hereby an nounced as a candidate for alderman for Ward 3, and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. Alderman Ward 4 I hereby announce myself a candi date for alderman from Ward 4, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Ollie 0. Smith. W. S. Langford is hereby announc ed as a candidate for alderman for' Ward 4, and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. E. L. Rodelsperger is hereby nomi nated for re-election as alderman for Ward 4, subject to the primary elec tion. Voters. Alderman Ward 5. 0. S. Goree Is hereby nominated as alderman for Ward 5, subject to the primary election. W. C. Bouknight is hereby an nounced as a candidate for alderman for Ward 5, subject to the primary election. T. S. Hudson is hereby nominated~ as alderman for Ward 5, subject to the Democratic primary. Voters. Trustee Ward 3. The friends of Hon. Otto Klettner nominate him for re-election for school 'trustee from Ward 3, subject to the rules of the Democratic pri mary. CITIZENS' MEE TING. A meeting of the Democratic party of the Town of Newberry, S. C., Is hereby called to be held in the Coun cil Chamber on Friday, October 28, at 8 o'clock p. in., for the purpose of providing for the nomination of muni cipal officers for the ensuing year, and for such other business as may be properly brought before it. 0. B. Mayer, 1-14-tf. Chairman. SALE ill sell on Salesday in room house and lot g. Co. This lot also and barn on it. One one and two years. $urton, K. Bounight. CALDWELL & HALTWANGER'S The Home of the Best. Last week was the biggest week this store has ever had. It proves to us the people are fast finding out, day by day, that we sell the best merchandise money can buy, and at prices so reason able that every lover of fine merchandise can afford to pay. Last week thousands of eager buyers swarmed the big store up stairs and down, but we are never content. Our aim will be to make this week a few hundred dollars more than last, and to add a few dozen more customers to the great army of shoppers that will tell you they trade at Caildwell & Haltiwange r's, and they know it's the home of the best. Below we name you prices that will.pay you to come fifty miles to buy. If a stranger in town, just Follow the Crowds to the Largest and Busiest Store. Dress Goods. Great Sale Silk Waists. Coat Suits. Such a slaughter of Dress Goods- Great display Persian, Messolin and Thousands of yards in the great pile at Taffeta. about half price and a little over. 300 Taffeta Silk Waists, $4.oo values, Hundreds have come, saw and bought. at $2.49. The grandest display, and more of them Silks. Silks. than in all Newberry combined. For a Thousands of yards of Silks to be Rug Sale. moved this week. If in want of Silks 30oFrom $io.oo to $30.00. 3o ielarge,22 n $.0Rg come today. , 22 n 25 ua cme today. on sale this week at $1.74 each. Millinery. Millinery. Rep, Poplin, EtC. GraSaeBakt. Adsilteco.Evyexes One table loaded away high up, all 20 rlsi e as aeyubuh and 25c. Reps, 19c. yd., and about 1,0ooo 0 ieBakt t 5.ec. yu otbcoighapee fnt yds. 20 to 35c. Rep in short lengths at 3 iewo a lnesa 19.cm aealo n aki vrwt i5c. yard. ~~~~Two bargains unequalled in the Caro- orHtatss hycnd h et linas. Ginghams Sale. Butcoe--rl,-r-----metoay One table Ginghams worthoupto i67/c. Boys' Pants. yd. atioc 50 ps. oy' 5c. ant a 25. ech Unerwarat Udries. Tabl Lien.Grea Sae Bys' uit. e~O he big sores fot yurs. 50 piecesshort lenthTDamaskatd300tSutspata$,.9ndandoal oradeseu halfm $1iceo to $3.00. Milliery oiiery. Fleeced pn30stSuitstat$1co8e.Bigvbargainsefo iques the young AmrllseinnewaHas.rHav your os pisLde'Hs boughtir On sle hisweek 3,00 ds. 0c.alog.yoors emn Hapioec? pIr.ot Piqus atioc.Come in eautful inecoetk pr Chldre na i5c,Hs t ocr.t PantSale.Hattrtists th a do hearest.y Percales ~~~~About 6o0ar0eto ha 55 n u ButrBrwfine. We dsll ths'ee. $6 00BPantsmweetold,yoryaboutotwotweeks yds. occ.Pae C.Sy.lc,ao o take os' oce ath6pis at . etach.ndGtItCeaet redderndanavt.U$der0Pandes Table Linen-yGreateaalelands'CSuyds - 50 pices shot lengt Damaseats30$ oitsoat$e.49,andsall rades8u Over pric e et _spca prices t o $.so _________________________ 30 Shoe tso ae look.ing rins o hr,$.4 14,$ Gratleed Pres w he undrd ooterica Binsie Borin 40boyyorshit a On salerthistweek.e3,erryyds.a2testalong.n. Piqus a ro. Cmesin eauifuSli e troubles-----------r Cutansato4rai..aFanen'sr womn $4.98. 1 Aboutc6epairs0leSkofrthat$5.55.an 300 Curainsat i. Wol Boo fort weno andu children's 8 krsa 69 300 La. c Curas at 8c. pyd., black, ay e akyor Comice the6g0Spairssaat Crtan bana$3o and worh-5c0-re ReeetsanePil , Cases.l a ev ry tb entl. C m Over sSee ath spei prcstore. Cad eleekliw ner. 50nceThg pead Home95c.thach. Lace urtai Sale