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CRIE ST1N ST. GEORGE. Attempt Made to Assault Respected White Woman-Purpose Not Accomplished. St. George, August 15.-T' 's town is in a fever of excitement tonight, fol lowing an attempt at criminal assault by a negro, it is supposed, on the person of a well-known and highly re spected white woman. While the as sailant failed to accomplish his pur pose, he succeeded in inflicting severe: and )ainful injuries on his victim, hav ing struck her in the mouth several times. causing the blood to flow. In endeavoring to escape she also stumb led over the furniture in the darken ed room, from which she sustained painful bruises. The party who is suspected of the crime is being souzht by the sheriff: and many citizens and, if caught and ientified, it is hardly possible that a lynching can be prevented alth.yugh -the sheriff will co everythine, possible to protect his prisoner. About 10.30 o'clock tonigbt a man entered- the bed room of the ictim of the affair. The lady was asleep, bat states that she was awakened by feel ing some one clutching a' her throar. Screaming, in an effort to g*ve an - alarm, she was struck three times in the mouth, but no doubt fearing that others had heard the noise the assail ant immediately ran The residence is located in a principal part of the town. just one block from the business por tion of Main street. Many people reached the scene, in answer to the woman's cries of dis tress, but not before her assailant had left. A strange negro, who has been in this town but a short while, was seen "hanging around" the premises today by several people' and this party, -whose name can not be learned, is now being sought. but -it is not expected that the guilty one will be caught un ti after the arrival on the scene of Dorchester county's bloodhounds, _:which have been sent for, they being with the chain gang about seven or .eight miles from town. When the dogs arrive they will im imediately be put on 'the trail and it1 .is hoped that the brutal assailant will S&on be caught. The husband, of the victim is em Sployed several miles from town and was not at home when the attack oli h-:is wife was made. It is thought that the party who committed the offence - was aware of the husband's absence. The -victim- is the mother of six or Sseven children. The citizens of this place are infu riated over the occurrence and are -ment on wreaking summary vengeance sholild the right party be apprehend SThere w-ill probably be no further *-evelopments until the bloodhounds arrive and are put on the trail. Later-The negro suspect, Clinton -Glover, has been arrested and lodged n jail, but positive proof t'hat he is the man wanted is so far lacking. The iblood hounds have not yet reached hbere. *Sheriff Eludes St. George Mob. St George, Aug. 16.-Pursued by 25 or 39 determined men, Sheriff Owens this afternoon eluded the mob that sought toiwreak its vengeance upon1 the negro, Clinton Grover, who was a,rrested here Tuesday night following anattack upon a prominent woman iind by driving many miles out of his1 'ay to mislead the mob, succeeded in safely landing his prisoner in the Chrleston county jail, where he is held for safekeeping. Excitement has been running high bere since the attack of Tuesday hight and Sheriff Owens yesterday tel honed the governor's office, stating hat he deemed it unsafe for the pris Sner to be kept in the St. Georde jail, knd asking for instructions as to what ourse to pursue. The governor's sec retary, in the absence of Gov. Blease, idvised Sheriff Owens to carry the risoVer to the State penitentiary in olumbia. Sheriff Owens, with his prisoner se urely handcuffed, left here in a buggy 3 o'clock this afternoon, but the1 iews had spread that he would startI oward Columbia, and shortly after rards two dozen men, heavily armed Ed determined, followed on the road ey thought the sheriff had taken. stead of going toward Columbia, owvl,the sheriff with his prisoner, mred off the road and made toward eIdville, where he took the train for arleston about 7 o'clock, having rid en in roundabout ways for about four ors. Important Point. 'Duff-Notice any improvement in i<town since you were her last? G3uff-I haven't seen your ball team ay et .-..cago News. TRAEDIES )LIR AVIATION EET. Jolnstone and Badger Meet Almost In stant Death-Neck Broken by Fall. Chicago, Aug. 15.-Two aviators, William R. Badger, of Pittsburg, and St. Croix Johnstone, of Chicago, both young men, lost their lives at the in ternational aviation meet here today. In dying, both revealed the frailty of the craft in which two score or more aviators were curving and gliding about the air, with scarecly a pause for the deaths of their contemporaries. Death in both cases was due tc un explained accidents, probably the re sults of unsuspected defects in the mechanism of the machines and was in no way caused by carelessness nor lack of responsibility of the drivers. Badger's Neck Broken. Badger, a wealthy young man, ca reened to his death in a pit in the aviation field. There had been a flaw in one of the wings of the propeller of the Baldwin machine he drove. Cen trifugal force broke the propeller, up set the delicate equillibrium of the machine and Badger dashed 100 feet to the bottom of the pit, his neck being broken. Johnstone fell 500 feet under his engine and was drowned, as the result of an equaly unsuspected defect. Caught under the heavy engine in the Moissant monoplane, he was carried deep into Lake Michigan and his body was not brought to the surface until an hour later. Badger lived for three fourths of an hour after he had been extricated from the remains of his engine. He did not recover consciousness and died al most at once after he had reached a hospital. His death was the first se rious accident of the meet. GREENWOOD RURAL POLICE. Expected Decision in Vexatious Legal Tangle Not Forthcoming. Yet, But Soon. Indications were, when the supreme court met Monday in special session, that a decision would result immed iately upon the rural police situation in Greenwood county, but no such de cision was forthcoming. The inter posing of a demurrer caused an agree ment that the case should later be submitted by counsel on a statement f facts, the court to pass then on the ase upon its merits. Temporary In,iunction. The sitting followed the lodging with J'ustiae Gary, at Abbeville, Au gust 7, of a petition from certain tax payers of Greenwood county, alleging that, without commission from the governor, R. L. Lyon and R. T. Hugh es were acting as rural policemen, and County Treasurer Graham Payne had announced his intention of. paying them a month's salary each out of county funds. The petitioners asked that Lyon and Hughes be perpetu'ally enjoined from acting as rural police men, and that the county treasurer be perpetually enjoined from paying them any salary out of county funds as such rural policemen. Justice Gary issued a temporary restraining order, in ac cordance with the prayer of the peti tioners, and directed that the re spondents show cause, August 14, why such order should not be made permanent. Justice Gary thought the matter one of sufficient importance to be heard by the full supreme bench, rather than -by himself alone, and, ac cordingly, after consultation with Chief Justice Jones, the return was or dered to be made before the whole court here. Demurrer.' When the matter came up for argu ment, Mr. E. S. F. Giles, county attor ney, entered a general demurrer for the respondents. The court directed that counsel agree on a statemeur of facts and submit this with their argu ments, the court then to pass on t.he case on its merits. This ended the special session. Situation Reviewed. There has been trouble at Green wood for some months over the ques tion of rural policemen. It will be recalled that a protest was made when it was announced that Gov. Blease had commissioned, as rural policemen for that county, Messrs. L. C. Elledge and R. L. Golden, the allegation being made that the governor was bound by law to follow'the recommendation of the county legislative delegation, but had in fact acted on the recommenda tion of only one member of the dele gation, Representative D. H. Magill. Mr. Magill said he had vainly tried to get the delegation to make a recom mendation. The Blease appointees went to work. When they applied for their pay it was withheld by the coun ty treasurer, but was later paid, upon a writ of mandamus secured by Mr. Magill. They are continuing to act as rural policemen and presumably will their next instIment of salary falls due, if their salary is again withheld. It is understood here that Lyon and Hughes, who are acting as rural po licemen, but are without commissions from the governor, are the men rec ommended for appointment as rural policemen by a majority of the county delegation. A question that appears to be raised is whether the governor shall be mandamused to commission these men. Another question is whether they have any authority as rural policemen without such a com mission; whether the mere fact of their having been recommended by a majority of the delegation can of it self put them into office, as against other men not so recommended but who hold the commission of the gover nor. NOTICE OF OPENING BOOKS OF1 . SUBSCRIPTION. Notice is hereby given that the books of subscription to the capital stock of the Prosperity Wholesale Company will be open at the store of G. W. Kin ard, Prosperity, S. C., on Tuesday, Au gust 15, 1911. G. W. Kinard, G. M. Epting, Board of Corporators. August 10, 1911. United Confed( REUI Columbia, S. C., Account the above occassion 'Laurens Railroad will sell very points to Columbia. Tickets o good returning up to and inclu< From Laurens $1-50 " Newberry 85 Correspondingly low rates fr( For information call on C., IS J. F. Round Trip E . VI Southern From Newi: Little Rock, Ark., and return.. Account National Negro Business Tickets sold August 14., 15 and 1i Idianapolis, Ind., and return Account of Sovereign Grand Lodi Tickets sold September 14, 15 anc September 28, 1911. Knoxville, Tenn., and return.. Account Appalachian Exposition, Tickets sold September 9 to Octal later than midnight of the tenth d sale, except that no ticket will be than October 7, 1911. MVonteagle and Sewanee, Ten: Account Monteagle Sunday Schoc Tickets sold August 11i, 12 and 18 Oklahoma City, Ola., and re Account Eighth Annual Encampt Veterans, August 21-23, 1911. I with final limit returning August Rochester, N. Y., and return.. Account National Encamp,ment G Tickets sold August 17, 18, 19 an ing August 31, 1911. Extension: Black Mountain, N. C., and re Account Montreat Chautauqua a: September 8, 1911I. Tickets sok 1911, with final limit returning S~ Detroit, Mich., and return...... Account Supreme Lodge of the VM gust 21-26, 1911. Tickets ,sold final limit returning August 31, I Columbia, S. 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Agent, or write LIVINGSTON, S..A., Columbia, S. C. cursion Fares Railway erry, S. C. League, August 16-18, 1911. , good returning August 22, 1911. __....$19.95 e, I. 0. 0. F., Sept. 16-23, 1911. 6, good returning not-later than. . .. .. . .-$8.35~ September 11-October 1, 191L 'er 1, inclusive, good returning not ay, but not including, from date of imited to reach starting po nt later 1., and Return............... 112.45 .1 Institute, July 23-A ag. 30, 1911 good returning September 5, 1911 turn- -....-....44.75 ient, United States Spanish War rickets sold August 17', 18 and 19, 28, 1911. ,A. R., August 21-26, 1911. 20, 1911, with final limit return tur .-.............-$4.951 id Religious Assemblies, July 15~ August 1, 4, 8, 9, 12, 15 and 19, ~ptember 8, 1911. rord, Loyal Order of Moose, Au August 18, 19 and 21, 1911, with, rans' Reunion of South Carolina, d August 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1911, 26, 1911. es now on sale daily until Septem-' 911. 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Roberts< Newberry, - VIA Southern ACCOL Annual Summer Exct onvenient Schedules, Superb Cars and Southern Railwa on All Throng ROUND TRIP FARES FRC Beaufort, N. C.........$9.20 R Moreead City, N. C....9.00 S) Norfolk, Va.......,..9.00 '5 LIMIT-Tickets good returning to: r before September 2, 1911. There will also be very low round tr eashore resorts. For detailed information call on neai OHN L. MEEK, A. G. P. A., . F: Atlanta, Ga. Annal Seashoi August ,161 : : :VIA Atlantic C FROM NEV To Norfolk, Va., (For Seaside Re To Wilmington, N. C., ($ght To Washington, D. C.... .... Corresponding rates from other up to and including September 2fl Make up your party and take a For reservations or information or write 3. F. LIVINGSTO: T. C. WHITE, G. COLLEGE Y, S. C. IS, President. :ugh Courses. Classical, )ries and Modern Equip pices. Fine Preparatory man Class. Next session :he President. .i Fares Railway Inesday, August 16, 1911 6 Service, Pullman Sleep Dining Car Service on all ,berry, S. C., as folows: Norfolk, Va. ......-$9.00 Richmond, -Va.. 9.00 :h original starting point -ound trip rates to other 6:05 p. m. Wednesday, ton 8.30 a. m. August 17th. illman Reservations, etc., Ly Ticket Agent, or Fank L. Jenkins, T.: P. A., Augusta, Ga. )n, T. A., S.C. 1 Fares Railway irsion, Wednesday, i, 1911 service, Pullman Sleeping y, Dining Car Service h Trains. M NEWBERRY, S. C. ichmnond, Va...........$9.00 'artanburg, S. C..... 5.50 ilmington', N. C.........6.oo reach original starting point on /. ip rates to other mountain and est SouthernjR'y Ticket Agt,, or RANK L. JENKINS, T. P. A., Augusta, Ga. re Excursion ii, 1911 aast Line BERRY sorts).............$9.0o vile Beach) .Beach )... . ........... . ... .$12 00 points. Final return limit d, 1911. vacation. call on C., N. & L. Agents, NT, S. A., Columbia, S. C. P. A, Wilmingon, N.C