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BOWEN EELD AT TILLM1N, S. C.? Would-be Rapist Aeprited Captured. Will be Legally Dealt With. Springfield, Oct. 25.-Several tele grams have been rece:ved this evening from Tillman, S. C., claiming that the authorities have under arrest a negro answering the description of Arthur Bowen, who attempted a criminal as sault upon a well-known married wo man here on Monday. A party from here will meet Shcr iff Salley there tomorrow mrning for the purpose of identifying him. Some doubts are felt as to this being 3owen, as it is g-neral.y believed that be is attenpting to ,make his way to Phil adelphia where he has relatives. It is practically certaini tha the was assist ed in mak1.ing his escape from Spring field and some prosEcutIons may fol low. Springfield will egally handle Bowen if.he is caught, and that he Will b.e captured is the sentiment of the peopl'. No News at Orangeburg. Orangeburg, Oct. 25.-There is no information here from the Springfield trouble save that the negro, Bowen, is still at large and that searchers are after him. Sheriff Salley went promptly to the scene when notified .ast Monday and carried bloodhounds with him. But, as they have done on former occasions, the dogs failed utterly to do any work. The sheriff retuxnedto Orangeburg, but, of course, will keep in touch with the situation. ARTHUR BOWEN STILL AT LARGE Man Charged With Attempting Crim inal Assault on White Woman Eludes X'ob. Springfield, Oct. 24.-A posse left here tonight, going towards Columbia, with the object of endeav'oring to lo cate Arthur Bowen, the negro accused of' attempting to criminally assault a lady living near here yesterday. This move -was caused by the statement of a negro woman, who says that she saw Bowen on the railroad track, about eight miles from Springfield, about 10 o'clock this morning. According to the woman, Bowen was going in the direction of Columbia. A posse left here tonight to followf up this clue, and endeavor to locate the n-egro, who, it is-thought is making' for a big "cotton picking" tomorrow, on the p.antation'ot a prominent far mer. Should Bowen be located to night, it is planned. for another posse to leave her tomorroWr morning before daylight and assist in his capture. Au tomobilesin.d other conveyances are being used in the chase after the sus pected negro. The citizens of Springfield seem de termined to capture Bowen, even if it be necessary to follow him to the ends of the earth. *A description of the negro, with an offer of reward, has been sent to all the leading papers, chiefs of police and other officers of the law. Accusation Against Bowen. 'Bowen is accused of an attempted1 criminal assault, which was commit ted in this section, Monday at noon, * on a proinent white married lady living in a thickly settled community, several neighbors living within plain 1\. Sloan 4 any sort. '~ through i bones perm A. " I h docto of Skc iment par excellence. I have used cap caused by a fall, and to my gre my duties in-less than three weeks aft SiL4 is an excellent remedy for sprai No rubbing necessary-you can At all deaie,'s. Ps'icE -Sloan's Book on Horses, Cattle, Sb Dr. E~ARL S. SLOA view, and not over two hundred yards away. Arthur Bowen had been working for this family all of this year. Monday, the husband of the lady assaulted left home on some business and left the negro man picking cotton near the house. About the same hour the men folks of the two nearest neighbors left for some farm duties away from home. Seizing the moment that, perhaps, he had been waiting for, it is said that he entered the house and attempted to commit the crime above mntioned. Left Field Suddenly. On being driven from the home, it scs.s that Bowen went back to the cotton field, but on the apprcNach of the husband of the outraged lady, he drop ped his cotton sack, walked rapidly to his house, secured his gun and made for a nearby swamp, thereby making at least a temporary, escape. As soon as the news reached Spring field, a large body of men started a hunt for the negro, but up to early tonight he had not been captured. Sheriff A. M. Salley, with several deputies, came over from Orangeburg in an automobile with the county bloodhounds, which, as usual, proved absolutely worthless. SeVeral hun dred ruen are now scouring the count try, but as Springfield is no near the almost impenetrable swamp of the 1'disto river, it is a problem when Bowen will be caught. Arthur Bowen is a sma-ll, dark, gin ger-cake colored negro, about 30 years old;'small, stubby, black mustache. small black eyes; small hands and feet; weight about 145; height 5 feet 5 or 6 inches. Part of Mob at Aiken. Aiken, Oct. 24.-Three armed mem ber's of the mob, which last night pa trolled the swamp in the vicinity of Springfield, in search of the negro, Ar thur Bowen, who, it is alleged, attempt ed to criminally assault. a white wo man near Springfield yesterday, ar rived in Aiken this morning on the 12.40 train and organized a )posse to continue a search for the negro, who is believed ~to have escaped into the eastern porti*h of this county. The Orangeburg sheriff arrived on the scene of the a-lleged assault -and mob early this morning, just after the Aiken bound party left the scene. All trains are being subjected to a rigid inspection and the party in Aiken is of the opinion that the capture will oc cur some time tonight. One member of the party is a broth er of the young woinan who was the victim of the alleged fiendish attempt, and states that the assault was at tempted yesterday morning about 11 o'clock, while his sister was alone in1 the yard. The 'young lady struggled so violently and screamed for help so earnestly that the negro biecame reightened and fied before he could acomplish his diabolical pui;pose, the young man continued. The alarm quickly spread through ut the surrounding community, and a posse of angry, determined men soon formed and began the chase. Follow ng the supposed trial of the'issaulter, hey were led to a dense swamp. Con fident that their man was cpncealed n the diepths of the dense mass, they mrrounded the swamp and patrolled1 t throughout the night. At break of ay the grim pickets began to close in~ o the centre, but the object of tlieir, unatic Pains kly relieved s Liniment is good for pain of It penetrates, without rubbing, he muscular tissue right to the .relievesthe congestion and gives tnent as.well as temporary<-elief. Here's Proof. W. LAY of Lafayette, Ala., writes: ad rheuratism for five years. I tried s and several different remedies but lid not help me. I obtained a bottle an's Liniment which did me so much good that I would not do without it for anything." -THOMAs L. RICE of Easton, Pa*., writes: " I have used Sloan's Lini ment and find it first-class for rheu matic pains." Mr. G.G. JoNES of Baldwins, L-I-, writes:-"I have found Sloan's Lin t for broken sinews above the knee at satisfaction I was able to resume er the accident." U'S. ns, bruises, sore throat, asthma. apply with a brush. > 25o., 50c. & $1.00. eep and Poultry sent free. Address N, BOSTON, MASS3. search was not there; he had either never sought refuge wthin the swamp or had eluded their vigilance, leaving behind him. no traces whatsoever. Determinied to capture the alleged would-be rapist and mete out the usual punishment, the men have not abandon ed the search, but have sub-divided th.emselves into smaller companies. These have. been dispatched into the various towns and communities of the immediately adjoining counties and are enlisting the services of others, who will assist them to continue the search. This attempt has aroused in dignation to the boiling point. Pick e1s, literally armed !o the te2th. have been stationed for miles around the immediate vicinity of the crime, and, if apprehnded'by the angry mob, the guilty party will aautless receive swift punishment. The victim, of the attempt is the wife of a young farmer and the daughter of one of the most pron.nent citizens I of the Springfield section. Sheriff Salley Returns. Orangeburg, Oct. 24.-Sheriff A. M. Salley, .who went to Springfield yes terday in connection with the alleged attempt at criminal assault 8n a lady near that place, returined here this morning, but was una.ble to throw any light on the situation, having learned nothing at Springfield, except what has already been publishea. TAX NOTICE. The tax books for Newberry coun ty will open for the collection of tax es for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1911, the 15th day of Oc tober, 1911, and will remain open without penalty until the 31st day of December, 1911. Upon all taxes paid after the 31st day of December, 1911, and before the 1st day of February, 1912, a penalty of one per cent. will be added; upon all taxes paid during the month of February, 1912, a penal ty of one per cent. will be added, and fror the 28 of February, 1912, to the 15th day of March, 1912, inclusive, an additional penalty of five per cent. will be added. The following is the levy: -Milld. For State purposes.. .. .... ..5 For ordinary county purposes...., 3% For special court house.. ......%. For State sinking fund loan.. .. 'A For roads and bridges.. .... ..1 For constitutional achool pur poses... ... ....... ........ Total..;.... ... ... ... ..1 Except in t ie foHlowing localities, where an additional railroad tax has been levied, viz: Mills. Township No. 1.. .... ........2 Township No. 8.... .. .... ..0 3 Township No. '9.. .... ........2 And except in the followiLg school listricts where a special* school tax as been levied, viz: Mills. Township No. 1.. .., ...... ..5 Prosperity School District No. 14 6%, Little Mountain School District No. 30... ... ..-.... ....10% Whitnire School District No. 52.. 4 Chappells School District No. 39. 2 Trinity School District No. 45.. 2 Big Creek School District No. 20 2 c maria School District No 26..% Zion School District No. 59.. .. 2 Utopia School District No. 19.. ... Excelsior School District No. 35... 2 Dominick School District No. 41 2 Trilby School District No. 51.... 2 Silverstreet School District No. 58 2 Deadfall Schoo-l District No. 9.. 2 A poll tax of one ($1.00) dollar has been levied on all male citizens be tween the ages of 21 and 60 years, ex cept those exempt by law. A tax of 50 cents each is levied on all dogs. Persons liable to road duty may pay a-commutation tax of two ($2.00) dol lars from the 15th day of October, 1911, to the 15th day of March, 1912. All tax' payers remember that all property -has been listed separately and please see that you have a receipt for each piece of property so listed. - J. L. Epps, County Treasurer. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NE;WBERRY, Erskine Lois Dommnick and Annie Belle Hunt. Plaintuffs, aga*mst Nancy Lou Spence, Defendant. Pursuant to an order of the court herein I will- sell at public outcry to the highest bidder Defore the court house at Newberry, S. C., within the. legal hours of sale, on salesday in November, the 6th, 1911, same being salesday, the following described tracts of land. All that piece and parcel of land situate ini the County of Newberry, State. of South Carolina, containing twenty (20 2-3) two-thirds acres, more or less, bounded by lands of E. Copyright 1909, by C. E. Z Neither will m< back nor will it j the mill. If you 'bank account it furnish grist for placed in our savw will grind while per cent paid on i S.TART ANACC * Te Newberry OF NEWBE Capital Stock - - JAMES McINfOSH, President. A.ick, S. P. Taylor estate and per tips otherwise,b tlie same being for rnrly owned by Jesse Dominick. lso that piece, parcel and lot ofC lad situate in Newserry county, State Prsperity, containing three.-fourths (34) of an acre, more or less, with a welling house thereon, bounded by Ciks Ferry road and lands of E. L Dminick, Pink Wicker and perhaps ters. ['erms of sa.le: Cash. ____ Purchasers to pay for' papers. H. H. Rikard, 'aster's Offie, Oct. 13. 1911." I haL OTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMEN. shpm otice is hereby given that the un rsigned, as the surviving executor Glass. fthe last will and testament of John WHumbert,. deceased, will make a al settlement of said estate in the t e q offce of the Probate Judge for New bry County, S. C.. or the 2%tn day p ie~ ofNovember, 1911, at 11 o'c.tock a: mn., and immediate-ly thereafter apply for aischarge as such executor. John M. Kinard, ______ sthe surviving Executor of the last ill and testament of John W. Hum ert, deceased. _________9,B1911 Has Millions of Friends. Fow would you like to number your rends by muilions as Bucklen's Arnica Sve does? Its astounding cures in the st forty years made them. Tts the est salve in the world for sores, ul HICH ESTER S PILLS. H T- THEO BAN. IlIin Red ad anod netIi\ -ves neJe with Blu Rbbon.v ________ D AND II for - years known as Best, Safest, Always Reliablo S01.0D BY DRUGGISTS EVERY WUiEf ________ )TICE OF REGISTRATION FOB r oeitain MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOBR srgse shr THE TOWN OF NEW-shlbeaowdt BERRY, S. C.toneeintob Notice is hereby given that the dyo eebr oks of registration of voters for theelcontoehe own of Newberry, S. C., will be -open-Ne erydrg dat ibe office of the clerk and treas- ots uer, in the opera house, from the 29th Teprucinc y of September, 1911, until the 30th rgsrto rmt y of November, 1911, both days in-trto ofebrr lsive (Sundays excepted), between teapiatt o the our of o'loc in he ore oo ristthion . n and5 'clckintheafernon .. R1 btown cton toebe UNT TObAY mmerman C-.--No.40 mey spent come urnish grist for start with it a will continue to the mill and if ngs department ou sleep. Four )avings account. DUNT TO-DAY avings an RR Y, S. C. - - $50,000.00 1':E. NORWOOD, Cashier. -ling Silver and Cut Glass. Ae just received a large 'nt of Silver and Cut Come to the place where rtity is the best and the as low as the others. letter Goods at the Same Price at res' Bok Store [O0ISE OF A THOUSAND THINGS >pointed supervis- [ esidence within the limits of the' )nly such persons muinicipality for four months preced in provided for ing the annual election for the year ote at- the regular 1911, and the payment of a.ll taxes as held on the 12th sessed against him, due and collectible 11, and at special for the previous fiscal year, are neces in the Town of, sary to entitle the applicant to regis- 4 the next twelve' ter. By order of the Town Council of the i a certificate of Town of Newberry, St C., on the 5th e board of regis- day of September, 1911. county entitling J. JT. Langford, Mayor. in a. polling pre- Attest:j orporate limits of J. R. Scurry, - - nrr,npoo of hi<: C. &.T. T. C. N., S. C