The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 11, 1914, Image 1
VOLUME XXVI.
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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER
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IER 11, 1914.
NUMBER 34.
four men drowned
r ' IN WATEREE RIVER.
Party In Bo?U Had Gone to
Relief of Hunter* Sur
rounded on Island.
Three negroes drowned ,?1(j ()|)e
white matt mjHHinK whm the disaster
which hefell a party on the high Wu
ters of the Wateree Hunday afternoon
Those drowned were: Tom Workman
iKdiii Johnson, and WUas Chestnut, Jh,,'
(Jrlflln, white 1m mining.
A party of men bad gone into the
Rvamp the day previous hunting and
were surrounded on an Inland l>y high
wfter. Fearing that they would run
0?t of provlHlounf a relief party of
jjhree boats, containing 11 men, loft
I- carry food l<? the men. <)/ie of flfo
Ikmi(s was ca (mixed and the drowning
men in their efforts to save themselves
overturned the other two boats. Mem
bers of the re#eue<J party were resusci
tated by J. Horace Thomas. u negro
physician, who happened to be near
Hie landing at th? time. <>uly OJle
body wan recovered, that of laam John
MP> who died from exposure after be
ing rescued: The drowning occurred
sir miles southwest of Camden on the
went side of the river In what is knywn
ax Lang's Hwajnp. The men rescued
were found hanging to limbs and wefe
Jn a desperate plight. It, is believed
all the rescued will recover,
Little is known of Jim Griffin, the
white man, but it is said he resides
near Jacobs. High waters from the
river shut off all passing from Carn
den to points south over the National
highway for several days.'
The Columbia Htat^ of Tuesday gave'
the following additional information
concerning the accident :
The Wateree river claimed a toll of
four llyes, according to a report reach
ing Columbia * yesterday from Jacobs.
Four men. James Griffin, a young white
man of the Jacobs section of Richland
county, and three negroes were drown
ed ftmday, when they, tried to rescue
a hunting party marodned on an island,
-known an Betty's Neck. The accident
occurred ten miles ^elOw the Wateree
river bridge and four miles from Lu
goff, in Kershaw ^county. Geo. Sceley,
a member of the rescue party, almost
lost his life. He was rescued from,
the water after five hours. He was
brought to Jacobs yesterday afternoon.
Last Tuesday Hamp Jacobs, Horace
-Jacobs, i). H, Qovington, L. L. Lewis
and Hon Walsh, with several' others,
left Jacobs for a hunt of several days
la the Wateree river swamp. They
camped in an old house on Betty's
Neck. The heavy rains caused the
river to rise rapidly. Saturday morn
ing an old negro came to Jacobs and
| reported that the island was almost
covered by the water. A? rescue party
was. formed. Going to the riyer the
Part} of ten, including the drowned
men, tried to cross the river to the
Island In three boats. -The three boats
capsized at the same time. Pour of
the occupants were drowned. * George
Sceley battled against the heavy cur
rent for five hours before he wai res
cued.
The hunting party on the islAnd was
Sieved
f a"hig and food was sent to the ma
fooned.
H. M, Rhodes, of Jacobs, yesterday
ftve the following acoount of the af
falr : , v ??
"George Sceley was brought to Ja
cobs this afternoon and he was almost
-frozen, having remained in the water
tor livo hours after" his boat turned
? or er. >. *?
"James (irlfhn, the young man who
Ma, but was employed on*a farm near
.here. He has a sister living at Cayce.
"The hunting party had been con
fined on the island since Tuesday and
ffc (JrKtln and the others had set
out to carry them some food. Today
at noon we sent two negroes In a boat
to the island, but we have heard noth
ing from them. We do not believe
_the hunting party is in danger, because
Jthe rlyer is fatting.
"We seft't some food to the strand
: ^ hunters on the Island by two ne
Kfoes in a boat," said J. C. Qov lngton,
returned last night from the Wa- i
swamp. 4The negroes came b&etf
?ML reported that the hunters were
M?t of food. The bodies of two of the
1*CToes were recovered late this af
ternoon. The river water began to fall
afternoon."
Killed Looping Loop.
r b* Angeles* Cal., Dew. 2.? Thomas
an aviator, 35 years of ago,
: *ts *Med today near Venice, a sub
while looping the loop* Hill ha<l
-!TVra>lfu"y w'omed ... tho feat ot
::vor ???.t
It suddenly
Annual Convention of U.
D. C. Closet at Yorkville.
Xorkvlllc, I hu-fiiilMM' I. What South
Carolina town will have the honor and
pleasure of entertaining the 20th an
nual Convention of the South Carolina
Division, United Daughters yf tin; Con
federacy ? That wiim the important
question h'ft undecided when the lttth
annual Convention came to a close here
thin morning, not a single delegate
having come vested with authority
from her chapter to extend such Invi
tation. The dosing session wuh taken
up with the hearing of chapter report*
and the election and Installation of of
ficers for the eoiulng year.
Miss Addle Marlon Earle, of Colum
bia wuh re elected president of Uui
South (Carolina Division. Mrs. J. L.
McAVborter, of Jonesvllle ; Mrs. J. 1).
Holsteln, of Edgefield ; Miss Mary Wil
liams, of Yorkville, and Mrs. A. (J.
Sinclair, of Benneltsvllle, were re-elect
ed that, second, third and fourth vice
presidents, respectively. Mrs. John
Mlxson, of Union, succeed Mrs. Chap
man (}. Milling as recording secretary,
and Mrs. Anna Calhoun Aucrum. of
Camden, was elected to aucceed Mrs.
U. H. Brooks, of Columbia, as auditor.
Mesdftznes W. H. Cely, of Greenville,
corresponding secretary; M. (4. Bevy,
of I^ancaster, treasurer; T. It. Trlm
^nler of Spartanburg, registrar, and
John Cart, of Orangeburg, recorder of
'crosses, were re-elected.
The Convention adjourned amid the
chimes of the famous old hymn, "God
Be With You Till We Mee^Agaln,"
and most of the delegates rflpned to
their resi>ectlve homes on the evening
trains, leaving behind them many ex
pressions of appreciation of the enter
tainment given them in a town noted
for its hospitality.
Marriages.
Mr. Van M. Wlngard, of Ixixington,
S. C., and Miss Meynell Mitchell, of
Leesvllle, C., were married Decem
ber .3, 1914, at the Methodist parson
age In Camden by Rev.iC._B. Smith. .<
Mr. I j. C. Marshall and' Miss Eliza
beth Moseley, both of Kershaw county,
were married on December 6th by Pro
bate Judge McDowell.
Mr. John A. Elliott apd Miss Pearl
Itay, of near Kershaw, S. C., were
also married on the 6th hist, by Pro
bate Jtidge McDowell.
Mr. Ii. E. Hurst, of Chesterfield, 8.
C., and Miss Cora- Belle Pate, of Pat
rick, S. G., were married in the Pro
lmte office in Camden on the 5th of
December. Rev. C. W. Jones, of Wake
Forest, N. C., performing the ceremony.
. Mr. John E. Twltty and Miss Sarah
Faulkenberry, of Kershaw, were mar
ried in the Magistrate's office in Cam
den on December 3rd. Magistrate H.
M. Fincher officiating.
Mr. W. C. Welsh, of Timmonsvllle,
S. C., and Miss Lula Collins, of Be
thune, were married on November 28th,
at Bethune. Magistrate John E. Cope
land officiating. " ?
$ir. Robert Reynolds and Miss Eva
Freemau, both of near Longtown, S.
C.. were married In the Probate office
In Camden on November 25th, Probate
Judge McDowell officiating.
Frank Loses Last Appeal. '
Washington, Deo. 7. ? The Supreme
Court of the United States to*day-re.
fused to review the ease of Leo. M.
Prank, of Atlanta, Ga., sentenced to
hang for the murdor of Mary Pliagan,
a factory girl. Prank's only appeal
now is left to the Geofgia Board of
Pardons and Governor Slaton for a
pardon. ? .
Prank'sr jjjtorney"laHtweek, after be-'
lag de^ed^ao^on for^^w tHai- fe
Justices Holmes and Lamar, appeared
before the entire Court and asked a
writ of error which would hav<j entitled
them to argue the case for a new trial
before the entire body. The decision
today ends the case with the Supreme
Court. ? ? ? r-"-- - - ? ? L-"~- ??
Prank, who has lost in every appeal
that ho has taken since he was found
guilty of the murder of the girl nearly
two years ago. will probably be re
sentenced to hang within a day or two.
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Negro Killed Near Camden
Ytipfct Thursday Night.
Walter Holland,: jl young negro man
was shot and instantly killed a few
miles east of Camden last Thursday
night. Coroner Dixon held an Inquest
over the dead negro Friday, but the
jury did not consider there was euough
evidence to hold anybtie ffir. the ' ktll
ing and rendered a verdict that Hol
land came to lfls' death by a pistol
shut wound in the hands of parties un
known. Holland and twd companions
Blrclnnore* Clarke and Bishop Clarke,
had their pistols out, and as the ne
i gross tell it, Holland grabbed Bishop
darkens wenp6&-4Mul started to run.
( M.jrke caught hold of Holland from
the back and In the scuffle the pistol
was fired, file bullet entering the ne
groes heart. Mr. L. C. Pate was the
foreman of the coroner's Jury. No ar
rests have been SMide.
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Fop!*jSuc?u7,b to Dirnorder
Produced by Eating Bad
Grain ? Expert. Warning.
n?.i?so? 0gii$ge, | T1((. f. I
""" < l'lck(.|,s a iv iiol endowed |,v
tw?? with < ha power to dJatforjco food
;* ,lu ?r is .vs,M?^ii,it. for
outbreak of Ml. unuHUrtl disease or
^I?r In Marlbon, eou.dy, rdliJ
/' " ' JMUlIf |*y husbandman ?f I
? iwmn mw?. Iu order .ha.
'?' Kilt not Ihj a recurrence of (his con
olwwhay? i.. the state, Mp. HflP<r
taw prepared for publication the fob
lowing statement of th* disorder and
W'htit to do lo ihw,.],! ity outbreak.
4 no lirst symptom that cUlimn attenJ
tlon says the poultry husbandman, %\
I ;nrr<M,/I<Ml or?I> to the bursting I
" 'V |,unl The crop f?oJ
?k h baseball and the breatfr of n,e
afflicted chicken Ik Hour and Offensive
Ah a result of this uncomfortable fuU
ness, the chicken repeatedly twists its
T??* "h[ikm itM oro?> '? ?" JMtdea
vor to dislodge the mass and force jJ
along to the esophagus ami stomach
I? perhaps two days tfto orob Is empty]
. . hot filled with sour liquid I
the grain having passed Into the sto
mach.
Hut the digestive fluids of the sto
mach have no effect on the whole Krain
and It 1? only in the gizzard that it
<*"? be ground up and assimilated.
However, all ]>ost-mortem examina
tions have shown that the food did not
pass Into the gizzard. It remained in
the stomach and in the tube leading
from tlKTcrop CO the gizzard ami ex
tended those organs to twice their na
tural size.
This condition was the cause of
death, as no disease of other organs
was discovered. It illustrates point
edly the provision of nature in fowls
which enables them to retain food In
the crop and stomach and to prevent
its reaching the gizzard. By treating
offensive food with a gastric and other
Juices secreted by the stomach It is
possible to correct some conditions.
Where lmispnous or bad food is eaten
as was doubtless the cak<* in Marlboro
county, the chicken does not allow it
to enter the gizzard and consequently
dies. ? ?
A careful examination of the grain
that was fed brought to light damaged,
discarded grain and numerous weed
seeds. Some of the latter might have
been poisonous and an analysis
is being made. Moreover, the grain
had an offensive odor, similar to that
given off by the grain in the crop of
the birds, it is evident that this cheap
poultry food was the cause of the!
death of these hens. To date six have
a i ready died from this cause and ten j
more are affected. ' v '
The treatment is to w&sh out jthd I
bird's crop with warm water tinted
pink with permangate of potash: With
h s.Vringe or large spoon, introduce as
much of the disinfectant as practlea- j
ble into the crop. Then turn the Chick
en's head down and knead the crop.
Continue this operation until as much
as possible of the mass In the crofKhas
been removed. Then give the chicken
a mix hi iv of one tablespoon of cotton
seed oil or olive or castor oil and one
half teaspoon of turpentine. Feed
bread and milk and table scraps and!
the fowl Will recover. Treat as soon
as the disteuded crop is discovered.
Ilis .prrferable, said Mr. Hare In
conclusion, for poultry men to buy the
separate grains and mix their own
scratching grain or any form of screen
ings. The best mLUure ts one Consist- 1
|ng of onuffj- pmts uf sweet, clean crack-!
ed cofn, whole wbeat and whole oats,
but any one or two of these grains may!
be fed with satisfactory results. On I
no account feed cheap scratching foods
containing a mixture of low-quality
grains and seeds. You lose money by
feeding cheap grain and you run the
risk of an epidemic similar to that dis
covered in Marlboro.
Mr. Durant Died Suddenly.
- News was received in Camden Sat
urday of tlie death of Mr. James A.
Durant, in Bishopville, which occurred
that momtTitf.? He hut been in appar
ently good health and had walked
down town early In the morning. Up
on his return home he suddenly fell
and expired.
Mr. Durant was about 52 years of
ago and a brother of Mr?; DavW F.
Dtxcni of Catnden.
Mri. Hofton Dead.
Mrs. Hhoda llorton, wife of Mr.
Daniel Hdrton, died last Wednesday
at hep hoihc 1n the Bethel section of
the ceantv. Mrs. Horton was about
60 yewti of age and Is survlve<l by her
husband and several grown children.
The fboefal an?i4tt^rmcntiwni held at
Bethany church Thursday after ser
vices by the ^ A. B. Fulmer.
WARRANTS FOR $25,000
FOR RURAL SCHOOLS.
Possibility is Considered That
Schools May Not Be Able
to Collect Funds.
9 Jtj, ' ' V ~ ' ? -
Warm it Is aggregating $20,000 for
term < ? \ I < 'i i s it ?i i aid for weak rural
< iiuuis of is c< m 1 1 1 ics were jmited to
the rps|>eetive county treasurers Mon
day morning by superintendent ?>f i :?i
1 1< 'it 1 1 1 n i ,|. !?:. Swcaringcn. Warrants
tor an t-t|iial amount will be sent to
S( liools In other counties before lie
comber l r?, lie stated. some doubt ox
lsted In tin- mind of tUe sui>erlntend
ent of education, it was known, that
the warrants would l??? immediately
Dale] 4>>' the, State. That the Slate in
witliout funds available for expendi
ture in aiding tin* school* to pay sal
urles of teachers has been admitted by
stato officials. Controller General
Jones stated that the warrants would
be honored so long as funds for this
purpose remained In Utt State Treas
jxtty* i
pGttplte the willingness, required by
law. of tiie comptroller general to hon
or these warranty, the i>os?ibllity loom
ed large before State official# Monday
that the schools would be required to
suapenQ or obtain financial assistance
from s< m it* other source to bridge over
the i>feriod I vet ween this time and the
middle of January, when it was ex
|)eeted that funds would have beeft re
eeived by the State. It** was known
that returns of State taxes from the
various county officials* that are l>eing
slowly made are generally for relative
ly small amounts.
The general assembly last January
made appropriation <*f about $00,000
for expenditure by Superintendent of
Education Swearlngen for term exten
sion ami rural school aid. The funds
of tlie State proving inadequate to
meet the other demands upon the State
treasury, it was found necessary to
utilize the authority granted by the
legislature for the borrowing board to
borrow money. Suirts aggregating
(SflOipOO were borrowed last summer,
and were expended soon afterwards.
Negotiations were entered into between
members of the borrowing board and
bank officials two weeks ago with the
intention of borrowing $150,000 In ad
ditional funds, whicL was authorized.
Tills effort failed when Governor
Blease refused to sign the notes for the
loan. . .
In refusing to sign the notes, which
prevented the loan being floated, Gov
ernor Blease placed upon the people
of the State the respoheibillty for an
embarrassment that might come later
to the State school system, and re
quested the people to pay their taxes,
which -were then due.
Explaining his issue of. the warrants
Monday, Superintendent of Education
Swearlngen gave out the following
statement
"Columbia, 8. C., Dec. 7, 1914.
"I am today paying $25,000 to the
weak schools of the State applying for
term extension aid. These schools are
located in Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun,
Clarendon, Darlington, Edgefield, Green
ville, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Ker
shaw, Lee, Ivexington, -Marlboro, New
berry, Orangeburg. Saluda, and Wil
liamsburg counties. Warrants covering
the several county payments have to
day been mailed to the respective coun
ty treasurers.
"Ail equal amount will l>e paid to
other counties for term extension of
the weak rural, schools before the 15th
of December. Straggling applications
Jromremote districts have delayed for
a few days payments to about half the
oouqfles- - '
"Hundreds of weak schools need
this money to pay teachers' salaries
for October, November and December.
The legislature mad* the necessary ap
propriation and I am .checking against
the funds as authorized by law/* ?
! Monday's - Columbia Record.
SAVE THE CROWNS.
Chero Colu Co. Hm Adopted Novel
Method of Advertising.
The head ' offices of the Chero-Gola
Co., the new drink recently put upon
the market ha? recently published a
catalogue descriptive 6f raahy articles
they are offering to users of this drink
In return for crowns from their bot
tles. " ,
Under this profit sharing plan of ad
vertising this company has adopted,
the patrons of Ohero-Cola are enjoying
not only the very best beverage of. ita
kind on the market, but are also able
to 'receive direct benefits from the
profltq of business which their patron
age makes possible. . v
Save the crowns and presentation
to Mr. Lipscomb at the Cbero-Cola
plant in this city and he in turn will
give you. a catalogue, and the premiums
you select will be ordered immediate
ly. , . e /
Mr. Jno. I). Miller, of St Paul, Minn,
accompanied by his little daughter,
Betty, are visiting In Camden.
European Orders Placed
With American Makers.
Tlir Wnjooott Johnson Company. ..I
Roifpii lias received an onloi f???- -oo,
?HK? pairs of nImh'h from Kuro|H>uu gov
ernments. Till* aVCI'ltgC COSt I KM" J)fllr
will bo #4.02.
\f\v N ? ?rk . I >e<\ (I. Amcrhaii docjk
) ii it 1 1 u fit i t 1 1 iv r.-i, working their fuivcs
ltow at full time, art) today making
strong Incursions Into the. )<hiro|H*tn
ma rkets, where heretofore dcruiaii
clockmakcrs iliiininiiitMl (he trade.
The closing of many American ami
Ccrtuau chtfk ami watch factories has
much to do with the present situation,
for wherever Machinery ami jKtwor are
available the Kaiser uml the eni|icror
of Austria are 1 1 k*eiy to i&aniua'udoY
Iwth for the making of munitions of
war. The t a rift' changui are alsO fac
tors.
One American company, has been in
troducing Hinalt clock# into the Eng
lish market with such autvess that it
was about t<> establish a branch iu
l.ondo^ The company has hud an of
lice in Olasgow for the last hti years,
but ban never before tried the British
metropolis with Its own agency. It is
selling alarm clocks, for 25e. to I >on don
ers. '
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Boston, Mass., Dec. 0. ? The factory
of the Winchester Repeating Arras Co.,
at New Haven, is working 5,000 hands
on day shift, and half that number at
night. This comi>ahy, ^vhich is put
ting up bulldh&s to cost $500,000 is
turning out 100,000 rifles of standard
French army pattern, and 100,000,000
cartridges.
Tile W. H.^MclSlwalu company, of
Boston, has a supplementary order for
250,000 pairs of shoes for tho allies,
bringing its foreign sales up to 850,
000 pairs, worth about $3,000,000.
An order for 000,000 swords from
the English government lias Ihhmi given
to A. Haukey & Co., knife manufac
turers, ,,of Itochdale.
rx>ndon, Dec. 0.-? The Clirqnicle says:
"We understand that orders for 1,
000,4*00 soldier unit* have gone to the
United States. In a letter which we
have seen from H. S. Lhidsay, parlia
mentary secretary of the labor party,
date<l November 27, Harold Baker, 11
naucial secretary to the war office, is
reported to have admitted to two of
ficials of the labor party, quote ?
The ordej: . was sent to American
flrms. It has only been done because
we cannot get a sufficient and prompt
Supply here just now, and we would
not have given the order -if it could
have been avoided."
Ouiaba, Neb., Dec. 3. ? A shipmqpt
of 1,144 horses intended for the French
army left here for Jersey City today.
An order was given for 10,000 more
to be delivered after December 21.
Utica, Dec. 6.-? The, "Savage Arms,
company Is working day and night,
manufacturing' high-powered magazine
rifles, and automatic revolvers for the
British government
The order was placed through Can
adian officials. The arms are being
shipped to Ottawa.
Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 0. ? Certain Am
erican manufacturers are going in for
the manufacture of affords and bayo
nets on: a big scale.
It was learned yesterday that a big
Buffalo hardware concern is in nego
tiation with the representatives of two
foreigu governments for the delivery
of more than 500,000 swords, bayonets,
and steel arrows for use ' from aero
planes. ^'t ? r? ?
The manufacture of swords will be
a new Industry in the United States.
"Of eourse, sword handles and scafc
ban I* have been- manufacture*!? here
right along," said a manufacturer yew
terday, "but all the good sword blades
have been imported from Germany.
To l>e good, a blade must be capable of
l>elng bent almost double, and then
springing back into place again."
One of the ordema .which the Buffalo
concern is flguring on is for 500,000
cavalry swords and sabers and the
other is for 25,000.
Chicago, Dec. 0.? Purchasing agent*
of England and Russia, closed con
tracts here yesterday for automobile
trucks and tools amounting to $2,500,
060, it is announced today.
Three -hundred trucks, 1200 - to t*r
.three ton, and 100 five tons, were or*
dered for each country. Buyers repre
senting the British government receiv
ed a cablegram ordering several thou
sand shovels 'buckets, pick# and other
Iranch-digging tool*. - -
)U?WflMi Mass., l>ec. 6.? ^Phe United
Ktate* Cartridge Co., has received an
order for 20,000,000 cartridges from a
soufce not made public, but said to be
England. The company Is working
day and night Every' 'candidate .for
work is put through a most thorough
examination, -
New Haven, Dec. 6. ? An arms fac
tory here is erecting four new build
ings, each oovertng an acfc T They
'S.ri3? ?#? ;
WAS REVELATION TO
SOME OF THE SOLONS ?
Clemson Visited by Legislators
of Anderson, Pickens and
Oconee Counties.
(Mow tit iu College, Dot'? t. lOlltliMNl
asm over vvlial (lu<y hiiw and heard
ii iid in hoiiiV <*iihoh. surprise. wort' the
expressions of members of the legisla
tive delegation* of Anderson. Pickens
ii ltd Oconee count Uw al the close of
their recent visit qf Inspection to Cleui
KOII College. Till' legislator* SIM'Ilt two
(lays at tlu? college aial were busy near
ly nil of the time, being jwrsoiially con
ducted throughout the large plant by
President \V. M, ltl#gs? at whoso invi
tntlon they TWt ina<l<> the trip. l)iit>
two member* of tin* entire legislative
force of the three counties wore on
able to he present.
ClouiHon College hapiHMiH to he al
iii". i exactly at the joining point of
these three counties. The admlnlstra- j
tlon building anil most Of the other
instructional building* and the dormi
tories are |n Oconee county. Ju|?t
across the road, however, in Pickens
county, are numerous faculty houses,
the veterinary hospital, the experiment
station and other property of the col
lege. <>n the other hand, Anderson
county begins within . a stone's-throw
of tlie end of Cleinson's land. There
fore, It may truly bo Raid that Ander
Hon, Pickens and Oconee counties are
all "home counties" for Clemson.
President Klggs invited the member*
of the general assemoty from these
three counties to Clemson Colllege for
a thorough lnsjiectlou. When they
cauxe they were escorted over the col- \
lege farm ? and buildings, the experi
ment station, anil otner i>oints of In
terest They were entertained at night
by an illustrated lecture by the presi
dent on the organization and adminis
tration of the college. Among other
things, they ''took a meal in the mess
hall with the cadet* and Haw the ca
det reglmeut on jiUrade.
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Land Sales Monday.
Only three pieces of land advertised
by the Master was sold Monday. Tlie
100 1-2 acres on Hliawney's ('reek,
known as the Mattox pr<>i>erty, was
put up for sale by Attorney John D.
Cappelman, of ^Charleston, but there
were no bids anil the sale ?was' called J
off,
In the case of Kershaw Banking &
Mercantile Co., against W. C. Twitty,
two tracts of land containing 172 acres ,
In one tract and 100 acres in another y
Were bought by E. I), lilakeney, attor- )
ney, for $2,100.10.
In the Masters Kale In case of lj.ydla
; Y. Elliott against estate of P. W. I*eHr
deceased. 800 acres on Little Lynches
river was sold to Lila O. King for
$3,800. .
In the foreclosure sale, H. L. Helilos
burg against A. N. McLendon, 12 acreft
near Knights Hill, was purchased by
H. Li Sclilosburg for $42.00.
Fire Destroys Warehouse.
Fire early last Friday morning de
stroyed the warehouse adjoining Cros
by'* Ice cream parlor, together with
its contents. Ttie building belonged to
the Man estate and was valued at -
about $200. Mr. Crosby estimates his
loss at about $500, which consisted of
syrups and some motors for raaktug
Ice cream. It la supposed that the
troildtng caught from ' th Sir -
rent melting the wires in the building.
G. V* Smith, a Juror in the court of
general sessions at Greenville, devel
oped smallpox last Tuesday. The Ju
ror sat in' the same panel with eleven
other jurors, all of Tuesday.
BOILER BLOWN UP.
Negro Seriously Wounded by Steam
and Pieces of Iron. r1? ?
^ A very serious accident occurred at
| Ptnflwnod Wednesday morning when
rtjie boiler at Mr. A. W. Rollins' Raw
mill blew up and several negroes were
wounded, one of them probably with
fatal results. June Commodore, tlie
fireman bad one leg crushed, an arm
broken and .he whr badly scalded aK
most over the entire body by the es
caping steam. lie waft at once brought
to the Toumey hospital, whore the 1?'K
was amputated. He is in a very crit
ical condition and may die from his
injuries.- ? .
Another negro namedWllOX.had a
leg crushed and two o* three other ne
groes received mlnorln juries from the
pieces of Iron, which flew in every* di
rection, when the boiler blew to pieces.
It is stated that the negro fireman
Had let the water run down in the .
toiler and when he turned, the cock
to lot mar? water in the explosion took
place. Bricks, pleco* of iron and other
materials were blown in every direc
tion. Small trees were cut down W
the flying missiles and a number of.
men nearby escape# by the pieces fly
ing over their heads*? -Sumter 'Item.
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will be devoted to the man
ammunition. -^^V
The <H?mfMU)$r has
for 10.000, 000 round, of
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