Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? ? ? ? ' >? 1 I " "" ' v?~ ' ? f VObUMJfi XJUV. . - ^ - ||X. .mmm OAMUKN. MOUTH OAKOIJKA, KKII1AV, AUtJUKT S. I|M?. - ? NlMHKIt lfl tl>KATH CHAIR UfcADy. . KledrocuUon Co Takfe Place D " Nwt Miwdny, I At the l?Bt ?0Mton of tbe general llitfiiibly h measure wuh paused llubtititutliiK electrocution for ha ng~ l|Bg In tfoutb Carolina In capital fat** Tbe measure provides that L|1 prisoners under sentence of I death must p ay the penalty at the (Mate penitentiary. After several Imoutlih' work the death house has ?been completed at the state prison I Add tbe electric chair has been in Iftallud. According to an order from I tbe governor the first prisoner to he ?fleet roc ut ted will he William Reed Ifba electrocution will be held on ?August 6. Reed was to have been ?electrocuted in July. The building ?was not completed, so the gover? laof, upon request of Capt. l> J ?Griffith , tbe superintendent of the Ineultentlary, reprieved several pris loners until August. Other prison ers under sentence of' death are ?Isaiah Bu-tler, August 14; John ?Cole, August 22; iSrnest Mulwee ?August 30. The execution of Sam' ?Hyde, tbe Anderson county man ?who was convicted for killing his ?wife, has bee* set for September b. A commission of physicians was hppolnted to examine Hyde and biake a report on his sanity. Shoul [ tin* report be favorable the gover nor will be urged to commute the Lentence to life Imprisonment ? The electrocution building was fareoted under the supervision of th* Board of directors of the state mod? itentlary and Capt. Griffith. The ?plant as completed cost about ?8,000. The new building which Is P? by 40 feet is located near the pain building and is of brick. The Ivork on the building commenced laarly in June and everything has P*ea completed. I It was erected under the super vision of A W. Todd; the Charles ?UiiLarcbltect. The structure is of C!?1.b ,ck',Jone.,'!ory hl*h> *?th a hhke inside finish. A store of |?rge oblong windows. Just below the edge of the root give plenty ft>f light to all sections. ? i I The detention cells, six in num ber, are found to the right of the fctttrance. Bach cell is well light fed, roomy and contains a toilet ar-' ferangement. Heavy iron barrs are felaced across the froivt of the cell. ?There is a space about two feet |*ween Jhe bars and a steel net fc ?T?18 netw?rk . is placed on the outside to prevent the giving Ifany Instrument or poison with1 IK? ? P/^oner condemned to path might commit suicide. All jrteltors to the detenion ward will P? accompanied by a guard '? * ' i the terms of the electro- 1 I? ,? *Law I prisoners condemned to death must be brought to the late penitentiary not more than' PO days nor less than two days be fen UTh dat1 a88,erned for execu Pon The prisoners will b? placed In the detention cells. At nresent [here , .prisoners aT^e peSl lentiary awaiting execution. They,1 ifitifM OI j t0 the ?ld prison ? lui'dlng and will be transferred to El l\c? building ln a few days i fcrtablv f!101! vel18 wI11 be c?ra?. Km k furnlshed. No /provision ! 1 >een made for heating the build* Pg. A large oil stove 'will proba-| fly be used In the corridors adja-! lent to the cells. The building and1 ?onstrnpf ?? , 8tr?ngly and securely1 le penitentiary ^^he? new ^ Iousp ^ fUl1 View of the death I Iwer ?an had from thG ??ard! Iroifgh^K han^?fr?m the France' Ills beW bu,Iding' the detention' rus being on the right and the Re fwar1ant room on the Ieft ? Bin -in Prt ?r k? the left leada to ?J j0ora ahout 6 'by' 6. Here i-ouKh?n ^neu Pr,8?ner will be le DenitanH superintendent of larran ?f/ary WiI1 read the death ?Ml bp ' Ia f * whIch the prisoner laniber hd ,t0 the ? electrocution iocu ! \ guards. The elec w) fppf chamber Is about 20 by |c chair" c?\talna only the ele"= ?ectrll i^ The con,tror of the |g In thoWer ii8 Placed In an open ?air the wa? to the rear of the llhI^'Cetrlc chalr '8 made of oak le C??tPPae?r- cha"- is about the Ins of fv, ord nary rocker. The Id to th^en)Pr180ner W,H he strap to the chair and a helmet of , TUOUUHT IJ.KK IN DANUKK And < 'uiididaU- fur W^hIiu^u gww Shoot* Tvmiii l/wdw. Anderson, . July 27.- -Mtotaklug tbat part of the initiation where firearm* are flourished and blank cartridge* are exploded an meaning to do blm bodily harm,. Furtuau Bagwell, aged 21, a candidate be lug Initiated Into the mysteries of the Woodmen of the World, rushed from the lodge , room and snatched his piHtol from his coat hanging In the ante room, hurried back into tbe lodge rooui and fired three ubot* in rapid succession at Milton Tayolr, aged 26, who watt leading the degree team in the initiation. The first shot hit Taylor lu the abdomen, fearfully tearing the In testines. The bullet hid itself In the. spinal column, The second bul let hit Taylor ou the right hip and buried itself in the hip bone. The last shot struck Taylor on the back of the neck aud glanced off. This occurred In the Friendship Lodge room, three miles northeast of Honea Path. Taylor was able to tell of the shooting after he came from under the influence of an anaesthetic. He say* that he and Bagwell were warm friends; that Bagwell became excited aud in the heat of excite ment lost his head and rushed for hie pistol, evidently thinking that he (Taylor) meant to do him se rious bodily harm. Belton, July 29. ? Milton Taylor, the young man who was shot byi Purman Bagwell, while Bagwell was being Initiated into the order of the Woodmen of the World at1 Friendship, near Honea Path, last Friday night, died at the hospital at Anderson last night. ' , L4me For The Soil. Washington, July 26. ? An Investi gation made by President Finley, of the Southern Railway system has shown that experts In the chemis try of soils are unanimously of the; opinion that lime In some form will benefit many of the soils of the southeastern Btates by correct ing their acidly and Improving their mechanical condition. President Finley has secured the opinions of experts throughout the southeastern states and also In the eastern and middle states, in some of which experiments with the use of ? lime have been carried on for a long series of years. These opinions have been published In an Illustrated folder which is be ing widely distributed among the farmers In the territory traversed by the ){Qes of the Southetn Hail .. A. _ . rmers " and others interested in this subject may obtain copies of this folder by addressing W. W. Finley, president. Southern Railway Co., Washington, p. C. ? .. N In Ambttsh, I . "Slow down chauffeur, I see some curious red ferns." "Better lemme keep going sir, I think those are the lopal consta ble's red whlskeers." copper will be placed over the head. The wire is tapped to the helmet. A copper band will be Becurely fas tened to the right, ankle. This band will connect with a wire that carries the current from the body to the ground. Thee equipment provides for 2,000 volts to fte sent through the body. The lever will be turned around to the 2,000-volt amrk- for' 15 seconds and then reversed . to the 200 mark. Should the prlBc,'per show signs of life a second charge of 2,000 volts will be given. The electrocution room is well lighted by three large windows.^ about 10 feet from the floor. There are^ al so, two lights above the chair. Be fore. each execution the current will be turned on and a board cov ered with electric bulbs will tell whether the apparatus Is working well. Just whom will apply the current has not been decided upon. The eleotrocutlon Is under the direction of the superintendent of the state penitentiary. Capt. Griffith has this matter under consideration. It Is very likely that an expert electrici an will be employed to turn the current. Adjoining the electrocution room Is the autopsy room where the ex ecuted prisoners will be examined by physicians. ? The State. ?*>KM?K f AM1>KN hoy Married Tliur*?lay to t H>lui>?bl? Y?ning lAdy. Thursday evening at 6 o'clock MUJi Helen Gertrude Young was given in marriage to Ariprleld Kant Bjrown at her father'* residence on Barnwell street. On accouut of recent bereavement in both families, it was a quiet home wedding, but its excluslveuead in nowise detracted from Its beauty. bunches of white asters and elder blossoms were bauked In pro fusion oh piano, mantel, and in ev ery nook and comer transforming the place Into a veritable bower of beauty. The stairway was twined In English Ivy contrasting with the white background. At the strains of 4he bridal cho rus from Lohengrin rendered by Miss Marie Monckton, Miss Mamie Young, a sister of the bride, came <lown the stairway followed by the bride with her father. Ab they came under the arch dividing the parlors, the bride-groom advanced from * side door, and together the jrouug couple stood before Rev. Dr. ? .O. Watson, who made them man and wife according to the service of the Methodist church. After the ceremony, delicious cake and wine were served In the dining room. The table cloth used at the bride's table was over 100 years old and has figured In several notable weddings. While Miss Bd na Kronenburg rendered several beautiful piano selections the young couple left for their wedding trip. They will travel -through Canada. The bride was attired in a goinga way gown of handsome dark blue silk, Ml&s Mamie Young, the maid of honor, was gowned In an lm? ported embroidered blue lingerie and carried a huge bunch of pink carnations. The bride Is the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Young of this city. She Is a Converse girl and a young woman of many excel lent qualities and attractions. The groom is the only child of Mrs. Nan cy Keen Brown, the authoress, and Is a promising yoUng business man. Both parties enjoy the esteem and confidence of scores of friends. Sunday's Columbia State. Mr. Brown is the son of Mrs, Scot Brown, who formerly conduct ed the LaFayette Hall here, an? Is well remembered by his Camden friends. i -> I>r. Robert M. Muldrow. Mayesville, July 22.? Dr. Robert M. Muldrow died this morning at 8 o'clock at his residence, about four miles from- her*. El has be' In falling health for the past year and quite ill for the last week. He was 80 years of age, and a con federate veteran. He was at one time one of the promlneent physi cians of Sumter county, but ba&Tefe tired from practice for several years The deceased was a man of most amiable qualities and ever popular ly known all over the county . The funeral services were held at Salem church, Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock. Mr. Henry Thompson I>ea<l. t " Mr. Henry J. Thompson, one of Lancaster county's most prominent citizens and well known farmers, son of the late Ludwig P. Thomp son, died suddenly Thursday after noon at his home In the Dwlght section. He was about 65 years of age. He was a gallant soldier of the Confederate army in which he served wKh bravery and distinction until the surrender at Appomattox. His wife before her marriage was Miss Mary Hinson, daughter of the late Daniel Hinson, and besides her, he leaves surviving him the I following sons and daughters: I Rev. E. A. Thompson, of Bethune Rev. E^ O. and Vernon Thompson, j of Pageland; Charles Thompson, i Mason . Thompson, Henry Thompson, Otis Thompson, Miss Mabel Thomp? I son, Mrs. T. A .Dabney and Mrs. 1 Jane Riley. His remains were In terred Friday afternoon at four o'clock In the Upper Camp bury ing ground. ? Pageland Journal. FOR SALE. A limited supply of pears for preserving or pickling can be had at 1417 Broad street. Price 26c. per peck. Phone 119 HAVING FWK TIMK.~ IhtW? r Frum CauhJcii Boys in C?iup Mi AmmIhIou. "Camp Pettus," Annistou, Ala., July 28.~? Kershaw (JuardB Co. "A" send* greetings ami many thanks to The Chronicle for the paper* sent and can assure you they were appreciated aud greadlly read by all of our met)., \Ve have had no ttickitotih aud no trouble at all since arriving in camp. Were detailed to guard duly frst day anld had lots of work to do, but not a h1iik1? iuai> kicked on doing double senti nel duty. Have had no opportunity to do any field work yet but will go out Monday morning. Had church nt seven-thirty and all men are excused for the balance of the day. Som? few have been granted leave to ko to Birmingham, but mont ueem contented to stay In camp. We have an army cahteen in two hundred yards of company street can get all kinda of soft drinks, hot lunches and little ex tras for personal tent use. Sluce we have been In camp we have not seen one single drunk aoldier. Capt. McMaster, of the Regular ar my, itj detailed with our Regiment, and hh he 1b an old Columbia man, find it very pleasant. With many thanks for the pleasant surprise in the shape of bundle of papers. " ? ? ?? ? . Thank* Those Who Helped. The Civic league wishes to thank the citizens of the town, both white And colored for their hearty co-op eration in the Clean Up week con test, to thank the Mayor and hl? splendid officers, Mr. W. D. Whlt aker and vMr, John Wilson and the efficient, tireless and Impartial Judges who aided them so faithful ly, also Messrs. Mathls and McDow ell, Shannon Klrkland and Baxter, Who o public pirltedly loaned the opera house and turinshed the lights for the lecture given by Dr. Hayne. And to Miss Kmma Halle for services as stenographer and typewriter. -'The awards in the contest will be published next week, after u meeting of Judges. The following Vulefe governed the contest: Bisse of lot to count, also perma |n^ht condition of lot. Condition of stables, gardens and composte heap and pig pen to count. No premises with pig pen, no matter how clean or large, to count 'except with negroes. V If difficult td decide beetween two places, the one with most san itary out houses, screened composte heaps, lime, ?tc., position of wells and out houses, to be given the pre ference. Well mown grass plotB to be con sidered sanitary, not necessarily bare ground, but no weeds or un der-growth. . JlL? cane or other vessels, dead v'tfge tatlon or stagment water to be allowed in count. All trash or garbage neatly piled up not to be. counted against the owner of premises. Two Houhcm Burned. Fire Monday night destroyed two four room houses on east York Bt. near the old Southern depot, belong ing to Attorney L. A. Wlttkowsky. ^)ne of the buildings was occupied by Mr. Teasley and family, the oth er being unoccupied. The fire de partment responded, but owing to the distance of the nearest hydrant were unable to render any assist ance except by buckets. Insurance on the buildings amounted to |760, valued at $1,000. 4 ~ The citizens living in this secttlon are without fire protection and are completely at the mercy of the flames, with the exception of the bucket brigades. Colored Marriage. On' Tuesday morning last,. Ben L. Taylor, of Boyklh, 8. C., and An na fields, of Camden, we're marri ed by the Probate Judge' of Ker shaw county. The groom is 31 years of age and the bride is 20 and have started life right by be ing joined in the holy bonds of matrimony. After receiving conrat ulations by their attendants the cou ple left to spend a few hours at the home of the bride before tak? In the afternoon train over the Southern for their home at Boy kins. ' MH, JAWM M. KIUKLUY - Au Old CiUauui l>k? ml Hl? Homo in Koruluiw, After u long and lingering 111? neaa, Mr. James M. Kirk ley died ut htb home in Kershaw last Frl day afternoon ill the 8 2 nd your of his age. Mr. Kirkley whb born October 17. 1U3U, and died July 26, 1912. He ha* been a life-long resident of Kershaw county, havlug been bym near where he died. Oil November 2 6, 186 2, he mar ried MIsh Martha U. Cautheu. Iie aldes his widow ho leaves five children ? Mr. Thomas 11., Frof. Lewis 13., and Mr. Daniel M. Kirk* ley, and Mr*. Nannie Tompklna, of Hock lllil, and Mm. KUa Cauthen, of Kershaw. For nearly two yeara he has been confined to hla home and for seven months hua been confined to bis bed. During all thia time he bore hi* sickness with great fortitude. Mr. Klrkley joined the Metho dist church 63 yeara .ago, and at the time of hla death waa a stew ard In the Methodist church at Kerahaw. The burial took place at Bhlloh Methodlat church In tbe A buoy section, which church Mr. Kirkley built. In the death of Mr. Klrkley Kershaw county loaea one of her beat citizens. He waa a devoted husband, an Indulgent father and a good neighbor. He was a gentleman in the true aeuse of the word ? always gentle courteous, respectful and consider ate, In business he. was faithful i to duty and honorable. No better,' no more thorough, no more practi? , cal farmer could be found in Ker- ; akaw county than Mr. Klrkley. He was a success In business. His was an Ideal home, in him were , the tradlllous and cusLowb of .the; old time hobpltable, generous south ern gentleman. . His influence will live. He will be missed. He was a good man and hla children and children's children will rise up and call him blessed . Girla Wearing Hooka. St. Louis, July 20. ? St. Louis society girls are wearing men's Bilk socks and ualng men's garters to hold (them up, just because the weather is warm. Anyhow, that'B the excuse they give here for the latest fad. They didn't confine themselves to black and gray and brown, accord ing to Inside Information, but some of the most riotous colors in the rainbow are most in demand. No protests have been hear<jL One girl, who was among the. earliest this summer to buy socks instead of stockings, was asked by a curious visitor to whom she had confided her new scheme to keep cool how she kept them up. "It's a funny 'thing, but 1 find 1 don't need to use any garters," she said. "They stay up them selves." She admitted that moat of her sisters had to use the masculine style of garter . New Drug Company. A commission has been issued to the Sawyer Drug Co., of this city, capitalized at $6,000., the petition ers being F. H. Sawyer and L. M. Sawyer. The new drug firm will occupy the store now occupied by Mr. C. C. Whltaker as a shoe store. Hand some drug store fixtures, soda fount, etc., have been ordered and the new enterprise expeots to be gin business by August 16th. Mr. Whltaker will move to the store now occupied by Mr '.Blacks well as a grocery store. Cantey Dota. Cantey, S. C., July 30. ? We are expeotin to hold a series of meet ins here belnnlng on the third Sun day In August, and hope to have the greatest revival ever held. It is hoped that the public will turn out In large crowds . Miss Lilla V. Hose has returned from Richmond, and other points, where she has been visiting for the past six weeks . We are glad to learn that Miss Etta Watts and Mrs. J. D. Hucka? bee and two children are improv ing after* being confined with ty phoid fever . ' Mr. Clyde Watts will return to his home In Florida soon. Jl NIOH 0||I>JHI KAIiliY Mpeeclimakiitg, IHuuvr uml Dancing ftCfiJoy*^ ut Hliaiurock. Bethdne, 8. C., July 31. in re apouso to the poetic Invitation of the tut go of bhaiurock, about ouu thoumuid people Journeyed to that place on the July 26th to atteiid the Junior Order rally and picnic. The Council and the people of the community Keuerally ha<^ deter mined that thla should ho a memor able occasion and the verdict of th^ae who attended waa that they had succeeded admirably. Ktatu Councillor Thos. II. Butler, wan the orator ef the day and he made a ringing speech on the prin cipled of the Junior Order. Hon. W.. P. i'ollock, candidate for con greaa, and all of the candidate** for county offices were preaent and addreased the audience. At noon a recess wuh taken and the crowd forgetting pollttlcH and oratory for the time being, gathered under (he oaks and satisfied the cravings of the inner man, and it might be well to aay (hat had there been two thousand Instead of oue thousand mouths to feed there would have been plenty and to spare. After all of the candldatca had spoken, Mr. Hobs Williama played the fiddle while, some of tho inor* nimble onea tripped the light fan tastic to the immense delight of tho speotaors. During the day the good ladies of the community served ice cream and lemonade for the benefit " of the church, realising ?iuito a aum from the sales. Councillor J. F. Baker wishes to publicly thank the aurrounding Councila in behalf of Shamrock Council for their contribution to the success of the picnic. i NKW COUNTY TALK I'ropoHUH to Take Hllce of Kwluwr With McBee a n Capital. A apeclal to the State from Mc Bee, dated July 28, says: "The business men of McBee held a meeting Thuraday for two Impor tant purpoueH. The moat Important object Of the meeting wau to plan lor a Hew county with McBee as the oounty seat. It was suggested that the county be formed with part of three counties, Che&terfleld, Dar lington and Kerahaw. Thoae pres ent were satisfied that all require ments of the state law oan be complied with as to population, tax able property, etc. "The next confederation of the meeting was a dlMUCfliOA Ot lftfl a^d' itteans to secure tho capital to capital highway for McBee. By adopting this route the trip from Camden to Cheraw will be short-, enod by some 30 miles. The busi ness men of McBee are proceeding in a business like way and expect to see results come from their ef forts. Arrangements have been completed to have the road from Cheraw to Camden In 30 days. "An organization was effected at the meeting Thursday and commit tees appointed to push both proj- ? ects. "The meeting Thursday was call ed to order by E. P. Minter, who was made chairman. L. A. Kerr, was chosen secretary/' Is . For JonCw, Bethune, July 30*.- ? The crops of this section are generally good but are suffering at present for lack of rain. It seems that the governor's race is getting lively. If Nichols gets drttnk how Can .the people of i. the state depend upon his . word. And Judge Jones is ,a farmer - ? his biggest interest is in farming. The governor has saved at the spigot and shown himself willing to waste' enormously at the bung by countermanding a proposal to en large the state house at a cost of $900,000 or more. Qiye us Judge Jones for governor of the Palmet to state. The weakness of Blease is shown by such men as Mahon, and ? others deserting his lines. Judge Jones is gaining votes ev ery day. ? Blease may rip and rare, But Jones Is a hard man to scare. , Blease may rap and rattle, But Jones will win the battle. ' Blease might as well sidetrack, for Jones, the progressive, is on the main line. , R. H. HfcRe AFTeR vu6ov it AT IS) J.G . . II 1 'I !? V ^ The Mail Order Establishments WfcLL VSfWftT TH' ? 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