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MANY VARIED HORRORS MARK PEACE SEASON MA'NY LIVES WIPED OUT IN THIS COUNTRY. -Time Set Apart to Celebration of Birth of Prince of Peace Time of Bloodshed. Miner Kills His Wife. Wellston, Ohio, Dec. 26.-At the home of a sick neighbor, Mrs. Louis Boggs, this afternoon, Frank Buckley, aged 28, a miner, stabbed his wife, aged 26, causing fatal injuries. He ordered Mrs. Boggs to leave her sick bed and go out in the snow and then, driving her husband away, he carlied his 'wife, who had fallen in the yard, in the house and laid her on a sofa. Bloody Deeds in Georgia. Waycross, Ga., Dec. 26.-Two per sons are dead, a third is wounded and a fourth is reported to be badly hurt and probably in a dying condition, as a result of fights in and about Bach lott, southeast of Waycross, yester day and today. Kills Self in Hotel. Galveston, Texas, Dec. 26.-Arthur J. Baum, a well known cotton broker, who inaugurated the movement a few months ago for a monument to the "black mammy," committed suicide, at a hotel here today. Kentucky Keeps Up Record. 'Louisville, Ky., Dec. 26.-Eight murders in Kentucky in Christmas fights, are reported from various sections of the State, with several more seriously wounded. q Head Almost Severed. 'Bluefield, W. Va., Dec. 26.-Sawing ;away continuously for ten minutes, -M-amilton Cook almost completely severed -the head of Frank Dennett from his body yesterday, at the home of the latter at Lex,' fifty miles from here. Cook, a boarde- at Dennett's home, found his victim in a .drunken stupor in bed. Wounded in Florida. *Che9ter', Dec.' 26.--News was re ceived late last night of the probably * ftal wounding of William Smith, formerly of Fairfield county, "in Greencovesprings, Florida, where he - s 'chief of police; ,No particulars 'were given. /Auto J(ills Tot of Four. -Wilmiington, N. C., Dec. 26.-Adell ~oman, aged 4, daughter of an opera tive at Delgado cotton mills, Was run over and instanPly killed tonight by an automobile, in which were N. B. Ran~kin, a prominent banker, and members of his family. Man of Many Names Killed.' Poplarville, 'Miss., Dec. 26.-News T 'eached here today, of the killing of David Gross, alias George Mack, alias George McWise, aged 34, near Mc Neill, Miss., Saturday, Boyd Henley, son of a prominent farmer of McNeill, 'was taken into custody charged with the crime. - Aged Woman Assassinated. Laurel, Miss., Dec. 23.-Sylvester Marlow and Boss Bankston, two white men; were, arrested here yesterday, cahar'ged with the assassination of Mrs. Anna Ainsworth, aged .eighty. years, and the grandmother of Mar "low's wife. Brothers Done to Death. 'Mount 'Sterling, Ky., Dec. 23.-Clin 'ton Allen, deputy United StaLe3 mar-1 shal, and his brother, Walter, were shot to death in a pistol fight here 'lat night with Bas Tiptonl, a special policeman, and Monchel (Tons, a saloon keeper. The battle took place: in front of Gibbons's saloon. Homicide in Florida. Westville Fla., Dee. 24.-Bulger: -Hodge shot and killed John Smith at' 'Hodge's house, near here, this even-; ing. The trouble arose about sonme meat that had been stolen from 'Hodge. Christmas Bullet Ki!a Negro. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 24.-Peter Hay 'ward, a negro, 'boarded a carm hereto day, walked in and took a seat. The conductor touched 'him and found he 'was deadfi Later it was ascertained that a bullet from a Chlistm"as rifle ired at random. by Martin Sweat, a 16-year-old white boy, struck the negro as he boarded the car. Peacemaker's Throat Cut. Camden, N. J1., Dec. 25.-Albert, Hibbs, a white man aged 30'-years, was murdered today while returnTing to -his home on South Eighth street. Hibbs saw two negroes fighting and attempted to separate them. The larger of the fighters threw Hibbs to the pavement, and drawinz a S'z91r. instantly. One arrest has been made. Coast Line Engineer Killed. Tampa, Fla., December 25.-While driving train No. 24 of the Atlantic Coast Line, near Winter Garden, early Christmas Eve, Engineer W. H. Burke, one of the oldest and best known men in the service, was shot and instantly killed by an unknown man, who fired at the train as it was passing. Conductor Christey took the train to Trilby, where officers were notified and are now making a thor ough search. Holiday Dance Ends Fatally. Greensboro, Pa., Dec. 25.-Three persons are dead, eight are in danger of death from their injuries and ten more are in the Westnoreland Hospi tal with serious burns, as a penalty for somebody's carelessness or ven geance, while miners were holding a Christmas celebration at Keystone shaft last night. It is believed that one of the men in the party, while a dance was in progress, threw a ciga~r ette butt carelessly under the ?tair way of the house. Twenty-five pounds of black mining powder are said to have been stored there in an open can. Flames from -the powder shot through the room and the smoke blinded the dancers as they broke away to escape. Four Killings in Texas. Houston, Tex., Dec. 26.-Ohristmas day in Texas was attended by four killings, seven shootinz affrays. and several 'suicides. Three'-Handed Fight Fatal. Moultrie, Ga., Dec. 26.-Madison Matthews, aged 24 is dead; Gabe Wat son is dying and Watson's father, Reuben Watson, is suffering from serious stab wounds as - a result of a three-cornered fight with knives near Harts.field, this county, Christmas day. The coroner's jury decided that Matthews was killed by Reuben Wat son. and that the- killing was justifi able. The cause of, the trouble is not known. Lovelorn Girl Drinks Acid. Washington, Pa., Dec. 26.-Because her parents refused to permit her to go Ito the home of a married sister where she pwas to meet her sweet heart, Anna Howard, aged 18, daugh ter of a wealthy farmer of Hamlin station, committed suicide by drink ing cyanide..f potasiumn today. Twins Fatally Burned. Weston, W. Va., Dec. 24.-4-During reakfast a lam pexploded in the bed room of the home of Elde Beech, at Byron, and burned to death two boy babies six months old. The home with all its contents was burned. Holly Wreath Causes Death. Chicago, Dec. 25.-A Christmas holly wreath, swinging from a chan delier, forced open a gascock early today and 'caused the asphixiation of Mrs. Eda May Simpson, .of Toronto, Canada. Mrs. S'impson was dead 'when found by .her daughter. Lynch Nan Accused of Kilng Deputy Hot Springs, Ark., Dec. 26 .--Twen ty-five masked nien lynched Oscar hitwood after overpowering a depu ty sheriff just outside the jail 'here be fore daybreak this morning, riddling the prisoner's body with, bullets. Chitwood wgs charged with having killed Sheriff' Jake Houpt of this city August 17 last. Finds Job Too Strenuous. Dublin, Ga., Dec. 26.-Erastus Raf fi#d, marsbhal of Rockledge, this ounty, who ' shot and killed Tal and . A. T.higpen, when, as was alleged, they threatened to run him out of town, has quit his job. He had 'been arshal two days when the fatal! fight occurred. Claude Thigh en, the third brother, who was shot, will re-I over. Jealousy Causes Bloodshed. Lancaster, Ohio, Dec. 26.-Jealousy of the gi-1 whom he had- not seen in two years ibis afternoon caused Oscar Emler, a Cleveland chain' worker, to shoot and fatally wound Miss Emma Deeds. aged 27, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Deeds. When he was sur rounded by the police Emler calmly pulled the revolver with which he~ had shot his sweetheart and shot himself 'in the head, dying instantly. Talked With Bullet in Head. -New York, Dec. 2.--After firing a 38-calibre bullet into his head, John Rice propped himself on his elbow d'on the fioor and, calling for the tele phone receiver, calmly resumed a conversation he had been holding with a young woman, at the other end of the line. "You should see me now,i Ray."' he said, "I'm 'an awful mess." 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C., on Monday, salesday, January 2, 1911, within the legal hours of sale, all that piece, parcel or tract of land lying and. being situ'ate in Newberry county, State of South Carolina, containg five (5) acres, more or less (except about 1-16 of an acre of same, which , has been set aside for a graveyard), no0w bounded, as follows, to-wit: On the no.rII1 anid eastl4y lairi of Mr:. Talu A. Aull, formerly of Dr. Richard Clark; on 'the south by a public high way,, linown as the Beasley road; on the west by lands of William S. Dob/ bins, the same being the land convey ed to the said Minerva Dallas Camp bell by Thomas M. Chapman by deed bearing date September 6, 1879, re corded in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas and general sessions f&. Newberry county. S. C., in Bock AAA, at page 411. 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