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BURGLAR CHAINS GiRI; ! HE MAKES LOVE TO HER BAFFLES I> REAL LIFE ENTERS RESIDENCE. "Well Dressed Rogue Ransaefcs Spartanburg House But Steals N'oth ? x lug .LXCtfpi ?TUls*cj. Spartanburg Herald, 8th. Bound and gagged by a desperate but gentlemanly burglar, who kept her lying helpless on the floor while he drank wniskey, smoked cigarettes end paid her delicate compliments'? such was the remarkable experience j of Miss Lilly Calmes, pretty 18-year- j eld daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William! E. Gaines, in their home at Xo. 320 j South Liberty street yesterday afternoon. Returning home from a shopping trip about 5:45 o'clock, Mrs Gaines found Miss Lily in the plight described in the sitting room in the front of the house. The door and front win-j dow of the room were locked and en- j trance was obtained through a side window. When the chains with which the girl's wrists and ankl ,s were bound and the flour sack with which her mouth was stopped ha#! been removed, Miss Lily related the Btory of her experience?a story strange as fiction. Overcome While Dozing. trvlfl hnw stho. was nvprnnrtlft while dozing on a couch by a welldressed and seemingly cultivated intruder, a middle-age white man of striking app'earance, accompanied by a giant mulatto, who seemed to stand in great fear of the white man. She told how the white man, leaving the . negro to guard her, ransacked the house, and then, apparently finding" nothing to his liking, returned to the room to flatter her with nicely turned bonmots on her personal appearance; how, after amusing himself in this fashion for perhaps a half hour, in the meantime draining a good part of a bottle of liquor, this Raffles in real life ordered the negro to leave ' and departed himself through the 6ide TTindow five minutes later, and juet about 15 minutes before Mrs. Gaines returned. \ f Buglar Leaves Note. There was found a note left by the buglar?almost an apology for diBturbing the serenity of the house- v hold. The girl, he said, would be found unharmed; his purpose in regard to her had been fell, but his chivalry had come to the rescue. The police were notified of Miss Lily's adventure and are making a ^ search for the villian, of whom they ^ave been given a minute description by the herione of the affair. Miss Gaines was alone in the house < when it happened. Her father was 1 at his- work in the shop of the Spartanburg Machinery company. The vonneer children wer^ nlavinsr in ai * v ? vacant lot. Mrs. Gaines had gone' i shopping. Miss Lily had intended to | accompany her mother but decided not to go on account of a headache. She lay down on the lounge in the sitting room, which is in the front part of the house on the ground floor, and read a book unci she became j' drowsy. ' i Awakened by Hand. The girl fell asleep. It was about 4:30 o'clock, as nearly as she can ; reckon, when she was awakened by i feeling a hand on her mouth. She; looked up into the face of a man? an unusual face, with a deep scar, as of a sabre cut, on his face, and piercing blue eyes and raven black hair, She heard a sweet and refined voice, tell ner genuy dui nrmiy not 10 maKe j an outcry, as he did not intend to j hurt ner. j Miss Lily says she struggled furi-j ously and struck the man a sharp j blow in the face, maaking his nose j bleed. But he overcame her and stuff- j ed a flour sack into her mouth and I held it in place by strapping a white woman's belt, the property of her; mother, around her head. The burglar then fastened her wrists with a' dog chain, securing it with a lock j and a psice of wire. lie bound her\ ankles with another chain and laid her on the floor in the middle of the i i room. The dog chain belonged to j Miss Lily's little brothers and was j found by the burglar in the yard. Bids >'egTO Guard Her. The burglar told the negro to sit opposite the girl in a rocking chair. "Don't you move," he said to the; burly black, "unless the girl moves, j If you do, I will shoot you." The mulatto shivered, according toj the girl, as if in a state of terror, j but said not a word. As nearly as she could follow his movements, the burglar crossed the iiall into Mrs. Gaines' bedroom, which | he proceeded to turn topsy-turvy,pulling the drawers out of the bu-. reau and dumping their contents on j the floor. He seemed to be searching; for money, but his search was futile, J Pjointk? Vi-ir? nil t.he! do JL1 O ww.w-4 ^ . _ money with her when she went downtown. The burglar then went to the dining room, where he found a bottle of | whiskey on the sideboard. Mr. Gaines was given the liquor for medical purposes several days ago. The man carried the bottle and a glass back into the sitting room. With a sweep of the arm he knocked the bric-abrac off a little table and drew it up beside the prostrate figure of the girl, j He leisurely poured out a drink, lighted a cigarette, and leaned comfortably back in a chair. He Talks to Her. In his rich musical tones he talked to the young lady. She was unwilling to repeat what he said. His language was that of a gentleman, she asserted, but modesty forbade her to make his1 remarks public. Suffice it to say, she told The Herald, that he flattered her. ? T<- coiimof) on h/vnr thn.t hp Sat. there, offering her soft blandishments she said. The negro sat in j silence, quaking. A livery boy came J on the porch and knocked at the door. Getting no answer, he walked into the hall and laid his bundle' down, tJien went out again. The mya- j * 1 -'I- I terious burglar ciranK neavny ui iue whiskey. Miss Lily had an excellant opportunity to study the man's appearance. He was between 35 and 40 years old, about five feet, nine inches, tall, and weighed about 175 pounds. He had blue eyes, jet black hair, and a diagonal scar about two inches long on his right cheeck. Had feen Him Before. She remembered having seen him pass along South Liberty street and and also recalled having seen him on Main street last Thursday. He was smooth-shaven then, however, and now* wore a false moustache. He w<Jre a neatly fitting dark blue or black suit, a turndown collar, a white silk necktie with a green snake! woven into the design, tan shoes and j a black derby hat. The. negro, she said, seemed to be! nearly seven feet tall. He wore over- i alls, a wooly gray cap and brand new patent leather shoes, which squeaked when he walked. Orders Negro to Leave. After a while the white man told the negro to leave, and the latter did so with alacrity. The buglar then locked the front window, took the key of the door leading from the sitting room to the hall out of the door and laid it on the piano, and locked the door with a key of his own. He examined the girl's chains to see that they were secure, and then left the room through the side window, breaking the glass. After a while the little children re turned from their play and sat down j 011 the front porch. Wien Mrs. j Gaines came home about 5:45 o'clock j sbe, asked her little son Y. illiam where Lily was. He answered that he did not know. Miss Lily moaned so loud that they heard her. When they found the door and the j front window locked, Frances, the little sister of Miss Lily, went around . to the side window and saw her lying on the floor chained. Mrs Gaines was greatly agitated and went to the j telephone and called the police and J Mr. Gaines. ' Door Forced Open. |. rvonr>nc pump into the room ; JL' 1 UiiVV/W vv??*?v ? through the side window and un-j loosed the chains. J. M. Crawford, a | neighbor, was called, and forced th?j door open. On the table, where the i whiskey stood, was the note left by the burglar. It was written on sta-' > tionery which Miss Lily had been j using earlier in the afternoon. There j were only a dozen words, more or less, and they were in capital letters euch as are used in print. The note was turned over to Policeman "Wallace W. Littlejohn. Nobody was found last- night who had seen the burglar or his negro companion leave the Gaines residence j Knt thov pasilv have escaDcd I undetected through the lot of Mrs. I Paul Wilkins, in the rear on Irwin street. W. T. Cudd on Case. W. T. Cudd, formerly police lieutenant, was assigned to the case by Chief Moss P. Hayes. With Mr. Gaines and Miss Lily the officer watched the crowds at the railroad station last night and also at the "movies." Three men were seen with scars matching that described by the girl, but the i other distinguishing features were! missing. Mr. Gaines was very anxious that the story he kept out of the newspapers, thinking publicity might cause the rogue to flee, and thereby embarrass the police. When told that it would be impracticable to keep the story a secret and that full publicity would probably be the best method with which to apprehend ttfe burglar he consented, and Miss Lily gave a full account of her experiences. Curiously enough, the burglar did not steal a thing, so far as was learned last night. SILYEK .11'KILEE PLANNED BY COLIMBIA LI THEKANS Members of S(. Paul's Congregation Have Juterestiug Program of Exercises. m The State, 10th. Having reached its majority and added four additional years of prosperity and growth, St. Paul's Lutheran church is proposing to pause a few days between the old and the new to look ! back in a series of silver anniversary services to its history and forward tc its opportunities before launcl '^g the campaign for a "greater St. Paul's,' which includes the building of a granite structure in the corner of Blanding and Bull streets, plans for whict i olrcorW hpon nriontpd hv ttlf church plans comittee. The congregation has grown in 25 years from a charter membership of 39 to 402. Present Church Too Small. The present frame church on Blanding street has become too small for the growing congregation, as was evidenced last Sunday, when many people were turned away from the rally day services, the church and Sunday school room being filled to the doors. Rev. H. A. McCulloush completes this week his first year as pastor of St Paul's. In his first annual report to the congregation on Sunday he mentioned a gain of 66 to the communicant membership and 11 to the baptized membership during the year and a summer parochial school under the direction of the church council with an attendance of 57 children of the church, as among the encouragements of the work. In the 12 months of his pastorate Mr. McCullough has gotten the work of the congregation well in hand, and has given evidence of his ability as a. leader and pastor. Under his direction the congregation is planning larger activity and a wider sphere. The special anniversary services will begin this evening at 8 o'clock. The Speakers. The program committee has been exceedingly fortunate in securing speakers. In this day of lay activity a church program is scarcely complete without at least address from a layman. Prof. S. J. Derrick, of Newberry college, and A. H. Kohn, of Columbia, will be the lay speakers. Prof. Derrick made a splendid impression on the congregation as one of the speakers at the educational rally last spring. Mr. Kohn is superintendent of St. Paul's Sunday school, and is one of the business men who makes a busi ness of his religion. He puts into his church work the same kind-of energy that he expends upon his business. No speaker more competent could have been chosen to give "A Backward View" than Dr. \V. H. Greever, who was for many years the greatly loved pastor of St. Paul's and under whose pastorate the congregation gained the majority of its present membership. Dr. J. Henry Harms, president of Newberry college, is always greeted with delight by a Columbia audience, whether Lutheran or not. Dr. Harms returned today from King's Mountain, where he was the speaker at Monday's celebration. He is in demand whenever good speaking is required. Rev. Prof. D. H. Bauslin, dean of the Hamma Divinity school, Springfield, Ohio, was born in that town of historic Lutheranism, Winchester, Va. Dr. Bauslin has continued the records he in herited, doing a work as pastor, editor and theologian that would require the talents of three of the usual run of men. As editor of the Lutheran World, dean of the Hamma Divinity school and member of many important general committees, Dr. Bauslin has projected the influence of his life throughout the length and breadth of American Lutheranism. As a speaker he has a never-failing force and fertility of expression. He will be heard at St. Paul's Sunday morning and night and at the Y. M. C. A. in the afternoon. The closing feature of the anniversary will be a reception at the new Y. M. C. A. on Monday evening. The reception committee consists of Miss Alice Earle and Mrs. J. E. Boozer. U'JUUUCSS LULC IllClllUblo Wi ^ ~ will face about from this anniversary to larger tasks and grater usefulness until the 25 years rol1 by that shall bring them to their jubilee of gold. MARLBORO TIE BROKEN. I T. C. Haraer Nominated Clerk of Court in Fourth Primary. Bennettsville, Oct. 8.?Tom C. Hamer seems to be nominated for clerk of court of Marlboro county. The returns so far received give Hamer 1,255 and McLaurin 1,152. This is the fourth primary for this office, Hamer having received a majority of in tn^ second and two in the th'>d, according to the face of the returns, but recounts vby the executive committee showed ties in each instances. e@8BfflEH8HinB5RS3S?SraEHHSHD I Five Widely-Different Easy-Selling Magazines Want a Representative To Cover Local Territory I There is Big Money for the right person. Man or woman, young or old, if you want work for one hour or S hours a day, write at once t?> ! THE BUTTERICK PUBLISHING CO. 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J.1 Langford, the Southern Cotton Oil j Company, Mercer S. Bailey and William J. Bailey, as partners under the firm name of M. S..yBailey & Son, Defendants. Pursuant to an order or the court herein, I will sell to the highest bid- j der before the court house at Newberry, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale, on Monday, the 7th day of October, 1912, the same being saleday, the following property, to wit: All that tract or plantation of land 'situate and being in Township No. 5, said State and county, containing one j , i | Hundred and nmeiy-iwu ana one-1 !half (192 1-2) acres, more or less,! | bounded on the north by lands of Mrs. j S. B. Aull, east by lands of Mrs. S. B. jAull and W. E. Merchant, south by I lands of Joseph Epting, and west by I lands of Joseph Epting. Terms of sale: Onethird of the purchase money to be paid in cash, the! balance in two equal annual install- j | ments, with interest from day of sale j j at the rate of seven per cent, per annum, the credit portion to be secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold; the bond and mortgage to contain a stipulation ; for ten per cent, attorney's fee in case the same shall be collected by suit or put in the hands of an attorney 'for collection; with option to the pur- j chaser to anticipate payment in whole I |or in Dart; purchaser to pay for pa-! pers and recording same. I H. K. Rikard, j I Master Newberry County, j '> September 12, 1912. ' ' ! ! J SALE UNDER CHATTEL MORTGAGE ' i Under and by virtue of the authority I executed by Ward & Chapman, a firiL j composed of J. M. Ward and H. ~.l Chapman, to H. L. Parr, dated, March ! 27th, 1912, recorded at Page '492 of I chattel mortgage book number 32, in I the office of the clerk of court of New [ berry county, on March 29th, 1912, the j conditions of which have been broken, | the undersigned will sell at the store I room occupied by Ward & Chapman j ; in the town of Newberry South Caro- | j lina, at 12 o'clock, noon, on Monday ! the 14th day of October, 1912, the personal property covered by said mortgage and described therein as follows: "All the stock of goods, wares and j merchandise of the firm of Ward & i Chapman, composed of J. M. Ward and j I H. S. Chapman, in the/r business on ! j Caldwell street, in the town of New-! j berry, county and State aforesaid,j j consisting of 'boots, shoes, hats, hosi- j j ery and gent's furnishings, etc., and; j all fixtures and furnishings' including I especially one iron safe, one awning, one counter, etc., now located in the I ofoncoiH flTl/1 all accounts. ! Intuit 1 Will, aiviouiu, ? , ( notes a<n<l mortgages and other evidences of indebtedness." 1 Terms of sale: Cash. The proceeds ot sale will be applied ' to the payment of the mortgage indebtedness after first paying the preferred lien for rent and the costs and " expenses of foreclosing the said mortgage and making the sale of said property. An inventory of the said goods, J merchandise and fixtures may be seen ; ofton thp sth rinv of October, by call-! ing on the undersigned. No copy of ( said inventory will be furnished. Eugene S. Blease. A e'en: for ??Io tsagee. i Now is the best time to subscribe , for The Herald and Newi. i BOC I Have a Large For Little These include Mother G Fairy Tales and such hoc books for boys and girl: thors as Martha Finlev, 0 %J 7 mon, Horatio Alger, Ri< Burham, Howard Payson others. These books can 25 Cen\ I have a large lot o: Stain that I will sell at hi Floor Stain will be sold f( 15 Cents See My For I BETTER GOODS AT" MAYES'S "THE HOUSE OF A 1 mol?s ar Removed with MOLESO no matter haw large, or ho face of the skin. And the trace or scar will be left rectly to the MOLE or WA pears in about six days, kil the skin smooth and natur; MOLESOFF is put up oi Each bottie is neatly packed full directions, and contains eno ten ordinary MOLES or WART a -nositive OTTARANTEE if it WART, we will promptly reftm FLORIDA DISTRIB Department B188 amBBBHBMiMMnBBHHBBBMHnra II AmWI writes Mrs. L R. Barker, I of Bud, Ky., "and can do I all my housework. For I years I suffered with such H KKM I pains, I could scarcely I stand on my feet After I three different doctors had H failed to help me, I gave fl: Cardui a trial Now, I feel 1 like a new woman." ICARDUI The Woman's Tonic I A woman's health de- B pends so much upon her I delicate organs, that the I least trouble there affects I her whole system. It is I the little things that count, I in a woman's life and I health. If you suffer from I any of the aches and | M pains, due to womanly I I you to try it Begin today. | NOTICE. The annual meeting of the stockholders of Oakland Cotton Mills will >e held at the office of the mills, NewDerry, S. C., Thursday, October 10, L912, at 10 o'clock a. m. J. N. McCaughrin, VOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE TOWN OF NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. Notice is hereby given that the books Df registration of voters for the town of Newberry, S. C., will be opened at the office of the clerk and treasurer, in the opera house, from the first day of October, 1912, until the thirtieth day of November, 1912, both days inI DKS ^ VI UUVlld Children oose Stories, ABC Books, 1 iks for the little folks and ' ' by such well known auliver Optic, Henry Custle:hard Bonner, Margaret i, G. A. Henty and many be had at the low price of T7 1 :s nacn. f Stave Polish and Floor ilf price. All 25c cans of . * >r Per Can. Window iooks rHE SAME PRICE AT K AND CTADC UETYMUKL "HOUSAND THINGS" "\ V JD WARTS FF, without pain or danger, w far raised about the *ury will never return, and no MOLESOFF is applied diIlRT, which entirely dissapUing the germ and leaving > al. nly in One Dollar Bottles. in a plain case, accompanied by agh remedy to remove eight or S. We sell MOLESOFF under fails to remove your MOLE or d the dollar. j * 1UTING COMPANY Pensacola, Florida. i ? Jikjfe I WHY DON'T YOU TAKE BETTER IS CARE OF YOUR HAIR! HB Don't let it turn grey. Don't let the Dandruff get a foothold and start the hair falling out. It's not natural that young women should have thin grey hair that they cannot cresa becomingly. , It should always be natural-colored-lux- , uriant?full of life and radiance?free from < ugly grey hairs and annoying Dandruff. ^ 4 Mature intended that a woman's hair should be one of her chief attractions. Why not help her to keep it so ? USE HAT'S HAIR HEALTH $1.00 and 50c at Drug Stores or direct upon receipt of price and dealer's name Send 10c for trial bottle.?Philo Hay Spec. Co. Newark, N. J. FOB SALE AND BECOMWESDED BY GILDEB Sc WEEKS. ? ?i elusive (Sundays excepted), between ^? the hours of 9 o'clock in the forenoon f I and 5 o'clock in the afternoon. J. R. Scurry has been appointed supervisor ^ of registration. Only such persons as register as herein provided for shall v - -11 ~-ri.rv^ t/N Trnto o + tVir rt crn r tOWn ue anv?c?i iu ?ulv. a.y. election to be held on the 10th day of December, 1912, and at special elections to be held in the town of Newberry during the next twelve months. The production of a certificate of a registration from the board of registration to vote in a polling precinct * J within the incorporate limits of the 4 W town of Newberry, proof of residence l'1 in the municipality for four months J -Jl preceding the annual election for the A year 1912, and the payment of all taxes ~onH rnllpftihlp for cisacraocu uuu, uuv, the previous fiscal year, are necessary to entitle the applicant to register. 1 By order of the Town Council of the Town of Newberry, S. C., on the 27th day of September, 1912. ? J. J. Langford, 1 Attest: AJayor. J. R. Scury, J C. & T. Jg