Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, March 24, 1910, Image 2
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A FATAL FIRE"
A Colored School at Abbeville Destroyed
by Incendiary Fire.
THREE DIE IN FLAMES
Other Student# Probably Fatally Injured?Incendiary
Origin Indicated?Mass
Meeting of Citizens Condemns
Act.?City Council OfTers
Reward?Cover nor to Aid.
Thursday morning early Harbison
College, at Abbeville, was found to be
In flames. The alarm was given and
the people of the neighborhood assembled
to render what assistance
they could to save the inmates of
the institution. The walls of the
building were already beginning to
fall in before the fire was discovered,
and the flames were bursting out
t?f all the doors and windows.
Three of the students who were
rooming up stairs lost their lives,
their remains being found in the
ashes. The names of those who lost
their liv<>s are as follows: Carl Duckett,
of Charlotte, N. C.; Samuel Jenkins,
of Carlisle. S. C.; and Kid ward
M. Dubose, of Lamar, S. C.
The two former were about nineteen
years of age, and the latter was
about tw lve or thirrteen years old.
Several others were injured in jumping
ifroin windows in an endeavor to
escape from the fire, some of whom
were probably fatally injured.
In addition to tho burning of th<xnain
building, the house occupied by
the Rev. C. M. Young, who is at the
head of the institution, was also on
lire, but on account of the fact that
it was burning in the rear, instead of
tho front, as the other building, the
lire was easily extinguished.
The work shows unmistakable evidences
of being the work of an incondiary,
as kerosene could be plainly
detected on the woodwork of the
president's residence. No motive can
uc aooigin'u iur iin* nc> nor tins uny
clue been discovered as to who is
the guilty party or parties. The citizens
of Abbeville are very strong in
their condemnation of such an ,nct of
incendiarism, and no effort will be
spared to run down and punish the
guilty.
A mass meeting of the citizens of
Abbeville was held Thursday afternoon
in the Court House, at which
resolution was adopted denouncing
the burning of the college, asking
the city council to offer a reward
for the incendiary and raising a fund
to hire detectives.
The city council have offered a
reward of one hundred dollars for
the arrest and conviction of the guilty
party or parties, and a committee
has been appointed to request the
Governor of the State to offer a reward
of not loss than one thousand
dollars for such apprehension and
conviction.
The Re v. Young, president of the
college, attended the mass meeting
of the citizens and asked that he he
given a suitable guard at night for
a short time, until the students could
make arrangements to leave town,
as he was afraid of future trouble,
and a euard Will l?o Stutlnnrxl nn tVio
promises as long as it is deemed
necessary.
Harbison College is a negro institution
and grew out of what was
formerly known as Ferguson Academy.
Mr. Harhinson of Pittsburg
donated a large sum of money, and
other Philadelphia men joined him
in establishing this school. T. H.
Amos was put at the head of the
school, hut 011 account of some trouble.
he was forced to leave, and tin
Rev. Young, of Abbeville, was put
in charge, and is still at the head o!
the school.
He is a gentlemanly and honorable
mgro, and by his quiet and unassuming
manner has made many friends
among the white people of Abbeville,
all of whom sympathize with him in
the misfortunes which have just visited
his school. The student hndv n*
the school number al>out three hundred
and twenty-five, Harhinson College
being a co-educatlonal institution.
CIIU&H Kl> TO DEATH.
Ituilroad Fireman lillied by a Kun>way
Engine.
Henry Evans, aged 3.r>, of Kort
Smith. Ark., a fireman on the St.
Eon is and San Francisco railroad,
wits killed at Bonevllle, Ark., early
Saturday when a runaway engine
crashed into an engine on which
Evans was working.
Both engines were standing in the
Bondvllle yards waiting for a passer,
gcr train. One was being cleaned
and suddenly it darted forward and
crashed through a swith into the
engine on which Evans was working.
Ho was crushed beneath the wreckage.
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Fight In Cell.
>t Sandersville, Ga., Soloman
Brantley, charged with murder, and
Church Scott, alleged murderer, both
negroes, gought In the Washington
county jail. Scott's throat was cut '
almost from ear to ear. The weapon i
used was a small pocket knife. * <
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FARMERS CO-OPERATE
THREE MUTUAL COMPANIES OPERATED
IN KANSAS.
Insurance, Telephone, and Mercantile
Companies Have Headquarters
at Upland.?All Paying.
Farmers In Dickinson county,
Kan., are working out an intensiing
experiment in co-operation. They
own throe successful mutual companies.
each paying a good dividend
ami miner i ill |>>-u'iu uiiiiiiigeiiieii i.
That part of Kansas was s< ttled 4 0
years ago by Germans, who are still
the majority of population.
Later eame Swedes and then farmers
from Indiana and Illinois. Upland
is the headquarters of the telephone,
insurance and mercantile
companies. It blasts less than 100
l>opulation, hut the amount of business
transacted there is wonderful.
Farmers attribute the success of their
companies to the low cost of administration.
no oflicial receiving more
than $2 a. day and that only while he
is actually employed on the company's
business.
The community idea took root
during the Farmers Alliance days,
back in 1891. A meeting of farmers
was called to take up the question
and each farmer was constituted an
agent without pay to solicit new
members. It was decreed that any
time a lire occurred an assessment
should be levied to make good the
loss. Six years later it had 241
members, with $1 OS,000 insurance
in force.
Today it has 3,">00 members, with
insurance representing $4,000,000.
When the company started in business
it was decided that $2 a day
was enough to pay any ofllcer, and
that amount has never been raise 1.
This is paid only when the officer
works. The average yearly salary
list is about $800, due to the simple
methods by which records are kept
and the fact that ev< rybody pays his
assessment "promptly under pain of
being ilminwsl :it nnnn
In 1S85 the farmers decided to |
build a creamery. Later the advent
of the farm seperator caused it to
lie closed up, as there was more
money in selling the cream to the
central butter making stations. One
day when a number of farmers woe
waiting for their tickets from the
creamery it was suggested that it
would be just as easy to bring farm
produce along with the milk every
morning. Why not have a store?
Within a few days a co-operatiw
organization with a capital of
000 was formed. Only a part of
this was used at the beginning, but
the store lias been so profitable that
the stock is quoted at $150 and the
cash value of its resourc s is around
$35,000. Once a year the stackholders
meet in the town hall, hear
the reports, declare a good dividend
and elect ollicors. No one is permitted
to hold more than $100 wori r.
of stock an l this entitles him o
one vote, lly the articles each s'ockliolder
binds himself to sell all of
his grain ami produce to he Gol
Rule company, which is its incorporated
name.
The business is dor..* largely by
credit. harm produce brought in
is credited to the man who furnishes
it, and 1 e is debited w"'.l? whatever I
he buys .if gioceries a" ' dry gvoris.
Cash settlements are made at the
end of each month. The company
owns a grain elevator, but this is at
Alda on the line of the nearest
railroad. A few years ago after a
full discussion it was agreed that as
there was no hope of the railroad
coming to Upland the company ought
by buy Alda. It did. taking in the
elevator, stockyards, everything except
the town's name.
The telephone company serves over
4,000 persons, most of them being
farmers. It is one of the biggest
concerns in the state. It is purely mutual,
with no capital stock, and this
serves to make certain the retention
of the control in the hands of the
farmers. Fifteen or twenty trunk
lines radiate from the stone building
in Upland . The ofllcers condend that
the success of the enterprise lies in
the fact that no fixed rental is charged,
each owner of a telephone p?ving
a proportionate expense of operation
and maintanance.
lOach farmer must buy outright
his 'phone. These, it is insisted,
must be long distance instruments.
They cost about $10 apiece. The
cost of becoming a stockholder, that
is of making a connection, is $10.
Thereafter he is a stockholder and
all receipts from tolls are credited
to him proportionately. The officer's
>f the company are paid only for the
actual time they devote to the business.
The first year's cost is about
$:!.">. This includes instrument, con
m i urn and dues. After that the
eost is about $5 a year.
.Man's Awful Heed.
A special from Marion, N. C., says
tnat Charbs Morris, living six miles
south of that city, shot and instantly
killed his two year old child and
mother-in-law. Mrs. Hird, and seriously
wounded his wife, lie then
tired a bullet into his own head,
from the effects of which lie died
an hour later. Jealousy of his wife
and her family is assigned to be
the cause.
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WILL BUILD CHURCH
WANT HANDSOMK BUILDING IN
CAPITAL.
Promises of $i;{fl,000 for Church in
Washington Already Hccortlcd.?
Literal Donations Expected.
The national building committee
j of the Methodist Episcopal, church.
South, appointed for the purpose of
I raising funds for the erection in the
national capital of a building which
*hall be "our representative church
in Washington," adjourned Saturday.
One hundred and thirty-six thousand
dollars has already been pledged.
This amount is in sums ranging
from $100 to $10,000. The proposed
edifice is to stand at the intersection
of Massachusetts avenue and
K street, in the northwest section
of the city.
The next meeting will he held In
Ashevlllc in May. at the time of the
general conference of that church.
Bishops Wilson. Candler, Hoss and
\tkins, who were pn sent at the
meetings of the committee, approved
of what had been done and of the
uians for the future. They endorsed
a letter which the committee has
sent forth in behalf of the project.
Great satisfaction was expressed over
the large amount already pledged
and confidence in the denominational
loyalty, which, it was declared,
would raise the balance of the
amount.
The question of the architecturM
style of tlie new edifice was left with
a conimitte > composed of John C.
Mayo, I). L. Coon, Rev. Br. \V. F.
McMurrny and Hie Rev. G. S. Sexton.
This committee will report at '
tlie next meeting of the committee. '
"Such a thing as failure does not
enti r into our
oii*a
the building committee in its appeal
for aid. "There ought to be somewhere
in the ranks of our 1,800,000
members at least a few magnanimous
souls who will contribute not less
than $10,000 to this gr at forward
movement, and surely there are more
than a few who will give us $5,000.
Small but liberal contributions we
confidently expect to pour in from
a host of others."
YOl'TII SF.HIvS ll.YLM.
Young Man Demands $120,000 ?>f a
Widow (IS Years Old.
The usual order of breach of promise
suits is reversed in the case of
Frank Catterton against Mrs. Lucy
E. McKnight, of Baltimore, Md. Catterton
is 28 years of age, and the
widow in the case 68. The young
man asks $20,000 damage, the claim
including bouquets, candy and theater
tickets which he lavished on
his charmer during their love making.
The plaintiff is a linotype operator.
Mrs. MeNieht is said to be
worth nearly $100,000.
About three years ago Cat.terton
met Mrs. McKnight at a social gathering
at her home. The widow invited
the young man to call agru.
and he became a daily visitor for
about 18 months. Then, it is alleged.
Mrs. McKnight proposed that
they marry. He agreed, and a month
or two later obtained a marriage license
Mrs. McKnight was to meet h r
| finance and en m n
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i to have the ceremony performed, h it
he says, when he went to her home,
she told him she had changed her
mind and that they would wait until
she had her house fixed up and
they would be married there. Afterward.
it is declared, Mrs. MeKnltrht
still declined to marry, but told Catterton
that she would leave him
$15,000 in her will. *
ltOUIlKD TilK Clll liCH,
Altar Hoys Caught Stealing from the
Cash boxes.
A systematic robbery of the con- '
tribution boxes In the Immaculate
Conception Italian church at Pittsburg,
Pa., which has been going on
for two years, has ended in the arrest
of seven altar hoys. Detectives,
hidden in confessionals, saw them
come in and pry open the 1>oxe?
with knives, while the coins dropped
one by one into the hands of con
I ,, ?, Mnrs. i lie ringleader said that a
brother, who is dead, taught him to
rifle the l?oxes. One of tlie hoys
said he had stolen between $3.">0 and
$300 In the last two years and spest
it. for candy and in nickelodeons.
Marked money put in the boxes was
found on the boys. *
Don't I.end Auto.
Don't lend your auto; it may cost
you a matter of $.">,000 or so. This
lesson lias been brought honi forcibly
to James C. ltrady, a New York
broker, who has been directed by a
supreme court jury to pay $.">,000
to Benjamin Friedbaum, a lad who
was hit by Mr. Brady's car some 1
months ago. Mr. Brady had loaned
the car to his brother and a hired '
chauffeur drove it. The verdict, 1
however, was returned against the 1
owner of the car. (
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COMES TO HIS HOME
SENATOR TILLMAN LJ5FT WASHIXGTON
FOR HIS FARM
Near Trenton on Wednesday Afternoon,
Arriving There Thursday
Morning.
Senator Tillman is now at his
home in Trenton, having left Washington
for that place on last Wednesday
afternoon and arriving there
on Thursday morning, standing the
trip alright. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Tillman and Misses Lonu
and Sophie Tillman, his daughters.
In speaking of the departure of the
Senator from Washington Zach McGhee
in his letter to The State says
the senator walked about one hundred
yards down the platform at the
station to take the train.
Just a few minutes before time
for him to leave his apartments, he
not up and dressed, then took an
auto car for the station. He did not
walk down the steps at the station,
hut went down in the bagguge elevator.
Then for some 15 or 2 0
minutes he waited in one of the small
service rooms, sitting down in a chair
and talking with several friends,
who came to see him off.
On his way to the station the
senator drove by the Capitol, jnst to |
give it a last look. He drove up to t
the steps, where he was espied by
Senator Hale of Maine, who came
out to see him. Senator Hale, one
of the "big four" of the Senate,
told Senator Tillman that he would
look after all the local matters in
which Senator Tillman would be interested
during his absence. The
Maine s nator has served many years
nn the naval affairs committee with
Senator Tillman, and the two men
;tre close personal friends.
Senator Tillman goes to Trsnton
and will remain there as quietly '
as possible. There are no other
plans for him, although his family
have been trying to persuade him to
go to a sanitarium in Atlanta. They
thought it advisable for him to stay
here several weeks longer before going
down, but he insisted 011 going
today, declaring that he wanted to
get out in his yard, where he can
see his flowers and hear the June
bugs sing. He has great plans in
his head for building a cattle barn
and raising cattle.
hoy foi'cjht i:\<;i,i:s
Half Starved (>10111 Kinds Sought |
Human I'rcy.
Attacked by a pair of eagles while
on his way home from school, Ira
Cottingham. of near Kansas City.
Mo., defeated the birds but he will
carrv ttir? ncn-bci '
...... ...v ...... no WI linn IU1UI1H ID
his grave. The eagles are believed
to have been driven to attack the
boy because of the long spell of
frozen weather, in which their natuarl
food disappeared. Sheep and
other small domestic animals have
fallen a prey to the giant birds since
the Christmas snows.
The Cottingham boy. who is only
ten years of age, has nearly two
miles to cover between his home and
the schoolhouse. On tho day of the
attack he was walking on the public
road when he was suddenly startled
by a rushing sound, and the next
instant he was knocked to the
ground by the force of something
which struck him on the shoulders,
at the same time hurting as though
a knife had been thrust into his
flesh.
He found himself being attacked
by two immense eagles, llrst by the
one and then the other, each on
sailing at him with talons extended,
and with the swiftness of shot. He
tried to arise, but was only partially
successful, as the onslaught of th
eagles was terrific. Finally he senurpH
n ctinV Af iva/VJ ~ ? -i * - * 11
- ....... ui < uuu nun m*;il I Il?'
birds off. Then he scooted for home.
An effort to find the birds proved
fruitless. *
CItFKCF I KdlTIN'ti DlSFASK.
Trying to Kill Out Consumption anil
.Malaria Fever.
Consul-General George Morton has
made a report from Athens 011 the
conspicuous work of Greek physicians
in combating the country's two
great sourgcs?maliaria fever and tuberculosis.
An annual average of
2,00'> persons die each year from the
former, while in epidemic years, due
to excessive rains, the number exceeds
6.000, which was the case la
10or>. The population of Greece is
2,433,806. The people have been
interested through lectures, pamphlets.
etc., to fight the malaria carrying
inns mito by draining stagnant
ponds and throwing .petroleum on
them. A tuberulosis congress will lie
It id in Athens next year, to which
will lie invite I not only physicians,
hut all the mayors and other prominent
people of Greece.
Starved to Itentli.
The northwest Mounted Police
Expedition. arriving at Dawson, N.
k\, front Fort McPherson at the
nouth of the McKenzie, brings word
he !H Fort Kae Indians of the Dog ih
tribe near Great Slave Lake,
li d this winter of starvation.
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These organs appear nearly new and
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Terms of sale given on application.
Write for catalogue, stating terms desired.
This is an opportunity in a
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Bargains In Pure Bred Stock?rlCA
and rare Rerkshire Hoar Pigs, 4 H
months old from regular stock a:
$15 each. (One Hred Sow (China ~
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KILLED IDS IWTIIKK.
Man Shot at (inline) by Son Dies of
His Wounds. ?
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At Caffnev, S. C.. W. 11. Rright,
who was shot by his s m. Travis
Rright, Monday morning, died in the
ofllee of Dr. Pitt man Tuesday night
at 11 oclock. Hright never arroustd
from tin- shook ?>f the operation. A ?
statenv nt was made by nitn ju>-t W
before his death m 'no clerk o' court
but this has not > H bee t made public
and its contents is not known.
The coroner's inquest was held and
the following verdict returned:
"That the deceased came to bis death
by a gunshot wound Inflicted by hie
son, Travis Hright."
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I to mod to Death.
At Winchester, Va? Miss Hariett
Taylor, an aged spinster, was burned
to death in a fire Sunday which
destroyed the home of Mrs. Naomi
llarrett at White Hall. Mrs. Itarret
had a narrow escape from death.
Claims the State.
Newell Sanders, of Chattanooga,
Tenn., Repuhlcian state chairman of
Tennessee, says he looks for the
state to land in the Republican column
because of the tinnonnl ?? !?? I
v" I
the present law. * I
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