Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BP? ' x ?V * 1 ' * ' ' K~. ' '^iwpiiera^a^vssaBgniwag-- "v - - i . c -. . . .,,, , ' '-mm . ' - -;'"vr3 I . : .>11 (Tltr Vamtorn iSjrralii * Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. ?.. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1907 One Dollar a /: i ' 1? , s :ja * IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down For Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Rfev. W. A. Guerry, formerly of this State, but now chaplain of the University of the South at Sewanee, . Tenn., was last week elected assistant v Episcopal bishop of South Carolina. t An election on the dispensary question is to be held in Kershaw county on the 20th of June. One correspondent is of the opinion that the dis? L/\ ?r/v4-/N/T /\nf Ktr o nrAA/1 ! UCXli>itIy W111 UC VUICU VUV UJ a, jwuu majority. J. B. Gardner, Jr., and Jim Hoy, * two young white men, have been arrested and lodged in jail in Columbia, charged with the murder of R. T. Wescott, white, in that city, a few weeks ago. There is no direct evidence against them. | Capt. Hampden Brooks, senator from Greenwood, writes to the Columbia State denying the published i statement that he voted for the t $3,500 appropriation for the Confed-1 . * erate reunion. He says he voted ^against it, "as did also the other few /veterans in the senate." A race riot was expected at Ehem, Williamsburg county, Monday night, growing out of the killing of a negro at that place Saturday night. Governor Ansel ordered out the Georgetown military company, but they were not needed. Everything quieted down and there was no trouble. TKora ic tnme Viifnh in retrard to re X liVX V AW k7V*?*V AMWM ? - -^0 ? ? vising the registration books of Aiken county, in order to determine whether a sufficient number of voters have signed the petitions calling for a dispensary election. The county supervisor wants the registration books revised, and the supervisors decline to do so without extra pay. - A municipal campaign is on in Spartanburg, and about the only issue which is exciting any interest is whether the sessions of city council shall be secret or open. The Spartanburg Herald is the champion of open sessions, and from this distance it looks as if the people are of the same opinion. The sessions of council have heretofore been held behind closed doors. Ps fc An attempt was made last week to wreck a Coast Line train near Savannah. The train was going at high speed, when the engineer heard a -. noise at the front of his engine. He j stopped the train at once and found that the front trucks of the engine had been derailed. A large iron bp had been placed on the track, evidently with the intention of wrecking the train. This bar had failed to throw the engine off the track, but misplaced the front trucks. John W. Fairy, cashier of the Edisto Savings Bank at Orangeburg, has returned home. It will be remembered that he left home very mysteriously last September, leaving a note saying he was short in his accounts. The books were gone over, and were found to be all right with the exception of a few minor errors, j He wandered around considerably, and in El Paso, Texas, met Dr. S. M. I Deal, of Columbia, who was out there for his health. Dr. Deal got in touch with home people and as a result young Fairy returned to Orangeburg. It is likely that he will go back to El Paso to live. x Adam Frost Dies at Age of 127. Spartanburg, May 15.?Adam Frost, colored, said to be 127 years old, died early this morning in the county between Cedar Springs and Rich Hill. Until within the last few days Adam Frost was in the best of v health. According to his-own story, given a newspaper man a few weeks ago, Adam Frost was born on Sullivan's island in 1780. His first owner was a man named Hunter, who sold him to Col. Drayton. Before the civil war he was bought by Dr. Frost and - the old negro lived with thte Frost family until after the war. During the civil war the family of Dr. Frost refugeed to this county and located at Cedar Springs. The old building that was formerly used as the colored institute for the deaf, dumb and blind at Cedar Springs was built by Dr. Frost. When the Frost family returned to Charleston Adam remained in this county. Fatally Crashed by a Horse. Walterboro, May 16.?As the result of injuries received last Sunday, when his horse fell on him while he was on his way to church on horseback, crushing his chest, John Chassereau, 16 years of age, died Tuesday at the residence of Dr. C. H. Es'Dorn at this place. Young Chassereau was the # son of A. B. Chassereau, of Stokes. He was injured Sunday morning and Dr. Es'Dom was called to him that evening. Going back to him Monday evening he found he could not give him the attention he needed at his home, so he took him in his automobile and brought him to Walterboro, where he died Tuesday morning of peritonitis. All was done for him that science could suggest, but it was of no avail. , ' s. , - *'i.' ' ?. .V " V . * T .'/.VL T. GILnORE DIES OF HIS WOUNDS. Shooting Affray at Jonesvllle Fatal to One Participant. Union, May 16.?Sims W. Gilmore, who was shot five times late yesterday afternoon by James W. Gallman, at Jonesville, died at noon today. There are numerous and conflicting accounts of the shooting, persons who claim td have been eye-witnesses to the tragedy differing materially from each other, and from an ante-mortem statement by the deceased. In this statement Gilmore stated that he was sitting on the doorsteps of Hames & Scott's store with another man named Webber; that Uallman went into the store, passing between Gilmore and Webber; that he came out again; that after coming out Gallman asked Gilmore if he had told Price that he, Gallman, had stolen seven cows; to this question Gilmore stated he answered no, whereupon Gallman, he said, called him a liar, and Gilmore returned in kind Then according to this statement, Gallman opened fire and continued firing till his revolver was empty. Five bullets took effect in Gilmore's body, one in each breast, one in the centre of his stomach and one on each side of the stomach lower down. Gilmore, after receiving these wounds, seized Gallman, who is small, wrenched the now empty pistol from his grasp and almost beat Gallman's head into a pulp with the butt end of the revolver. This was done probably before the wounds had affected Gilmore's strength. Gallman is badly injured but it is not thought his wounds are serious. Gilmore was about 43 years old and has lived near Santuc until recently, when he moved to Jonesville, where he resided, very close to the man who shot him. There has been for many months very great unpleasantness and bitterness between the two men, arising out of the persistent reports to the effect that Gallman had burned one or two barns for Gilmore. Gallman was very restive under these reports, which no one believed, and deeply respnted them. Gallman was mayor of Jonesville a few years ago, and a leading merchant there, but now lives a short distance out of town. Gilmore was a widower and leaves several children. The tragedy is deeplj^regretted as both parties are widely known and liked. An inquest is now being held. Carmichael's Body Found. Mullins, May 18.?Reliable information was received here this afternoon to the, effect that the body of Mayo Carmichael, the negro who attempted to commit a criminal assault upon the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. John Sawyer, who resides about three miles from this town, on the 6th instant, was found today literally mutilated by bullets. A negro woman fishing in Buck swamp to-day discovered the ghastly form in a lake of the swamp and upon investigation the body proved to be that of Carmichael, the story of whose attempted crime was published in The State on the following day. No inquest has yet been held over the body and it remains where it was found, the negroes who located it being afraid to move it. Some excitement prevails, as the negroes seem very much incensed nvpr thp affair. Colston News. Colston, May 21.?We are having some fine weather these days and our farmers hre glad to see it. Prof. W. M. Oxner and wife visited Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Varm on Saturday last. Miss Mattie Valentine left on Saturday last for her home near Cope. She made many warm friends while here. We have been requested by Miss ! Laura Smith to state that she will give a picnic at the close of her school here on Saturday, June 1st. The public is cordially invited to attend with well filled baskets. Remember the date, Saturday, June 1. Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Varn, visited relatives in the Ehrhardt section last Saturday. The picnic given by Miss Valentine on last Friday, at the Cuffy Creek school house, was a success in every way. Good talks were made by Prof. J. C. Guilds, of Bamberg, and Rev. D. L. Wroton, of Denmark. Mrs. Joe E. Beard visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zeigler, of Clear Pond, last Sunday. Mrs. S. W. Clayton and daughter, Miss Pauline, visited relatives in the St. Johns section last Sunday. Mules Killed by Lightning. Rock Hill, May 20.?The Arcade mills lost a pair of valuable mules, for which they paid $400 in October, by a stroke of lightning this afternoon. They were attached to a wagon and were at work near the mill. The driver, Frank Degraffenreid, colored, was in the act of mounting the wagon, having his right foot raised and resting on the hub of the wheel. The mules were killed instantly and the driver badly stunned. He is still unable to use his right leg but will probably come around all right. -N - " j _o. f i COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. | News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt News. Ehrhardt, May 20.?Mr. Jack Smith, conductor on freight train between here and Walterboro, was hurt in the wreck at Walterboro last Wednesday. Mr. George F. Kinard, who has been very sick, is better.. He was able to be in town last Thursday. One of the State convicts escaped from the county chain gang last Sun! day, but has been captured. Mr. Boyd Bishop and Miss Lizzie Bishop were married last Sunday afternoon by Rev. P. E. Monroe. Mrs Sndio Brown visited the fami ly of Mr. George Beard last Monday. Mrs. W. L. Mitchum visited her father, who has been sick, last week. Harry Copeland won the prize at the spelling bee last Friday afternoon, with Sidney Padgett second. Miss Bertha All, of Colston, who has been visiting friends and relatircte in town, has returned home. Mesdames J. D. Padgett and P. P. Padgett visited the family of Mr. G. B. All last Wednesday. Miss Alice Kearse, of Kearse's, spent last week in town. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Kirkland, of Buford's Bridge, spent last Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mrs. W. E. Sease. Miss Alice Sease, of Kline, spent last Sunday .in this section with friends and relatives. Dr. Strickland, a dentist, has located in Ehrhardt. He has an office over Dannelly's store. Sidney Padgett. Ehrhardt graded school. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, May 20.?Farmers in this section are complaining about their cotton dying after it is up and rklrtnorVioH What T hflvp sppn looks ' very tough, and these cool nights don't add to it. The corn crops are looking very well as a general thing. Some fields 1 will average two feet high. The rains have made the oat crop look better. Some fields bid fair for a good crop. It makes the poor old mules and horses laugh to see the change in them. ! Mr. Joe Dannelly is all smiles, it's a boy. The Oak Grove school closed with a picnic Saturday. Jesse F. Carter, Esq., and Rev. T. L. Belvin were speakers for the occasion, with plenty to eat and drink suited for the occasion. The young folks say they had a big time. There is a photographer in town. Don't think ne is doing much, however. Jee. School Closing. The patrons and friends of the Olar graded school are cordially invited to attend the closing exercises on Friday, May the 31st. Dinner will be served on the grounds and all will be expected to bring well filled baskets. We expect Mr. J. F. Carter to make an address, besides there will be other exercises. Wm. M. Oxner, Principal. Olar, S. C., May 20,1907. High School for Denmark. Denmark, May 19.?The closing exercises of the Denmark graded school will be held on the nights of May 30 and 31. Thursday night will * i i 1 * J A oe aevotea to anus ana music, wn Friday night there will be an address by Hon. A. F. Lever and a play by the members of the 10th grade. , This school district has organized a public high school under the recent act of the legislature, and as soon as inspected and approved by the State high school' board, will proceedivith the election of teachers. In addition, the district has bqen bonded to tie amount of $15,000 for the purpose of building and equipping a new school, and if there are no further delays, work will be begun on the new building, in the course of a month. Owing to the cool weather and rains, crops are very backward in this section, but give the farmers 1 half a chance and they will catch up. Denmark and vicinity boasts of some of the best farming lands and some I -J> I L -C il. ? 01 trie oesL larniors m uxe outue. Mr. J. G. H. Guess, one of the oldest and most substantial citizens of j the town, has been quite sick for 1 several weeks. Very few towns in the State can boast of better railroad facilities than Denmark. Three systems and about 18 trains a day carry passengers. No town has better prospects in that respect for making a city. Pointed Paragraphs. Talk is cheap if you get it from a ( gossip. : Never judge what a man knows by his knowing look. < The better some people are the j more violent the reaction. Most men are hopelessly bad or else they are awfully lied about. A woman never forgives a man for forgiving her for not forgiving him. It is frequently easier to be sure j you are right than it is to go ahead. ! f v *. . x NOT GUILTY OF EMBEZZLEMENT. Former Station Agent at Greer's Soon Acquitted. Greenville, May 15.?The jury in the case of T. M. Hill, who was under indictment for the embezzlement of $3,000 from the Southern Railway, while he was station agent at Greer's, returned a verdict of not guilty after being out ten minutes. The case was brought on evidence given by Railway Auditor Lowrey, who inspected Hill's books in January, 1905, and the case has just come up for trial. Hill was awarded the position as station agent by the Southern as a reward for his refusal to turn over to highwaymen money which belonged to the company when they attacked and shot him several times, in October, 1901, - - .1 1*1 ^ V and he was, until tne auditing 01 nis books, a trusted and esteemed employee of the road. Our New York Letter. Now that the three tunnels under the North and East branches of the Hudson river are nearing completion, so that the overcrowded cities, 5,000,000 people or a good part can live on Long Island, there is a perfect craze for lots. The excitement resembles the Klondike fever. Not alone are city people buying, but purchases are being made on speculation or as an investment by people from all over the United States. It is a safe estimate to say that 20,000 new buildings are now under way on Long Island and 200,000 will go up within two or three years at farthest. The lots are selling for $225 to $800, and have nearly doubled since last summer, in some new sections. The publisher who wrote your correspondent that he wanted the "Finlayson letters" for his paper* but only "pure democratic stuff," was not aware that the writer is from South Carolina originally, North Carolina born, Palmetto State raised, New York training, a devot CU UlOV/lplU VI UVV ? (MIVV) V MN4V Hampton, and the pure leaders in the metropolis, or he would have known no other "stuff" could emanate from his pen. The highest priced newspaper man in the world to-day is Arthur Brisbane, of the Evening Journal. The salary paid Brisbane is $48,000 per annum, only two thousand less than that of the president of the United States. Brisbane is a fine writer but no speaker. The "latch string" to his office is always on the outside for the man, no matter who, deserving of having wrongs aired by the press, and when the Journal once takes hold of a master, there is no jg? loose * Talk of the "strenuous life!" Who is there the equal of Bryan. He was here two weeks ago, attended the world's peace conference, the Presbyterian board of missions, the Jefferson society banquet, participated in and spoke at each, lectured in the Baptist temple, met a host of friends at his hotel and some other affairs, all within* twenty-four hours. Mr. Roosevelt must stand aside. Now comes another Gould divorce case. It is nauseating to see the scandals aired here in the divorce courts. The truth is, the marriage vow is lightly considered by too many in the rush and bustle of a great city's life. The thing is treated as a mere copartnership, tobedissolvedatwill. Strange to say, divorced persons are not affected socially, as a rule, even after court proceedings, that are or should be disgraceful to all mankind. Pure democracy and pure preaching is needed on every hand in this great TT TTT city. n. w. nwjLAiauzN. 450 Broadway, N. Y. Woman's Home Companion. The June Woman's Home Companion reaches the high-water mark in the importance of its many departments. Grace Margaret Gould contributes several pages devoted to the latest fashions, notably an illustrated article on the new linen gowns; Evelyn Parsons writes of lingerie waists and collars; Margaret E. Sangster continues her valuable talks with mothers; Herbert D. Ward treats of the medical inspection of schools, and Anna S. Richardson, in her monthly department "For the Girl Who Earns Her Own Living," tells how commencement day can be connected with business. The Daniel Boone Club page contains a forecast of the club's representation at the Jamestown Exposition. BIG COTTON SALE. Greenwood Farmer Sells $25,000.00 Worth of the Fleecy Staple. Greenwood, May 18.?Mr. G. M. Kinard, of Greenwood county, one of the foremost farmers of the State, sold to-day 425 bales of last year's cotton at 12| cents, netting him over $25,000 in cold cash. Mr. Kinard was all along a strong believer in cotton going to 12 cents per pound, and has realized his expectation. This large sale of cotton by Mr. Kinard was'made at Greenwood to the Greenwood cotton mills. D. C. Heyward says that he has no idea of running for the United States Senate or any other office at present. - - t m inwm v ^ ^ ' v -\ " > T : . i iv .-j." >" \. . COTTON CROP LAST YEAR. TOTAL NUMBER OF BALES, OVER THIRTEEN MILLIONS. South Carolina's Yield Was Less That Usual?Orangeburg Leads all Counties in Production. Washington, May 20.?The census bureau of the department of commerce and labor has just issued i bulletin giving the production of cotton by states and territories, with per cent of quality produced in each forms of the total crop, and rank according to the quantity producec from 1902 to 1906. Including linters and counting round as half bales, the crop of 190( is 13,305,265 bales, compared witt 10,725,602 for 1905 and 13,697,310 foi 1904. The 1906 crop for Texas ex ceeds all previous records, 4,281,824 bales, or 31.5 per cent of the country's production. The next largest contributor is Georgia, with 1,626,824 bales, or 12 per cent. Mississipp 1 iV V- T A 1 _i ? j ranxs inira, Aiauama xourtn am South Carolina seventh. The states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia eacl produced less cotton in 1906 than ir 1905, the combined loss amounted tc 338,762 bales. South Carolina produced in 1906 in pounds, 447,655,601; in 1905, 547, > 999,716. . ' The Sea-island crop of 1906, consisting of 57,550 bales, or 22,281,881 pounds, is the smallest productior since 1892, when the crop was bui 45,418 bales. The production of Sea island cotton in this country is con fined at present to 14 counties ir Florida, 24 in Georgia and 4 in Soutl Carolina, or a total of 42 counties. South Carolina has 23,902 acres ir Sea-island cotton. The failure of this staple in Texas shows that it car only be grown to advantage in cer tain places in South Carolina, Florid? ; and Georgia. The increased demanc for superior staples in recent years is developing better upland varieties by seed selection and more carefu i cultivation. The average price pes pound for upland cotton this seasor is 10.01 cents, while the Sea-islanc i varieties sold from 11 to 30 cents States showing largest per cent o; water power for cotton mills 'ar< Florida, 19 per cent; Alabama 12 Georgia, North Carolina and Soutl Carolina each 10. South Carolina produced by coun i ties as follows, in bales in. 1906: Abbeville, 32,925; Aiken, 23,018; An derson, 50,791; Bamberg. 16,186 -Barnwell, 31,031; Beaufort, 6,041 r??1--1? io 004. 1 CAR Dttmeiey, JMtuuty uncu icown T ,uuu Cherokee, 12,466; Chester, 23,013 Chesterfield, 14,994; Garendon, 21, 696; Colleton, 11,324; Darlington, 24, 513; Dorchester, 8,313; Edgefield ! 25,205; Fairfield, 23,578; Florence 22,574; Georgetown, 1,334; Green ville, 30,881; Greenwood, 28,641 Hampton, 11,343; Horry, 5,997; Ker shaw, 15,042; Lancaster, 19,880; Lau rens, 36,874; Lee, 19,628; Lexington 17,144; Marion, 33,565; Marlboro 40,821; Newberry, 34,793; Oconee 11,876; Orangeburg, 60,319; Pickens 13f501; Richland, 10,549; Saluda, 19,218; Spartanburg, 48,328; Sumter 22,645; Union, 15,436; Williamsburg 15,463, York, 34,778. ! Every county in South Carolim produces the staple of cotton; George town being the lowest, with only 1, 344 bales. New Mexico appears in the list oi states and territories in the produc tion of cotton in 1906, for the firsi time. It shows a production of near ly 100,000 pounds. It is ahead oi Kansas and is expected soon to pas.' Virginia. The average crop for the past five years is 11,790,558 bales. Of the total production in 1906, the territory west of the Mississippi con tributed 7,233,210 bales or 53.2 pel cent, while the states east contribut ed 6,362,288 bales, or 46.8 per cent showing that the country west of th( Mississippi has passed that east oi the Mississippi, notwithstanding th< - e iL. i :i +, ravages 01 uie uun-weayii in pax u of Texas. The production of Texas, 38.2 pei cent of the total for the country compared with 30.5 per cent in 1905, a gain of 7.7 per cent. The production of 918,537 bales ii Oklahoma and Indian territory gives the new state a respectable rani among the cotton producing states, being larger than North Carolim \ and Tennessee combined. Killing in Spartanburg. C. L. Carver, about 50 years old, working at the Spartan mill, was shot and dangerously wounded by Jack Scruggs last Tuesday morning. Scruggs was a section hand in the spinning room and Carver's childrer were under him. He had some trouble with the children. Carver was said to have caused the dismissal of Scruggs. They met in the mill yard after Scruggs was discharged and after some words the shooting took place. A Derringer pistol, 41 /?o1iV?oY? woo ncoW Snnifftrs was nr. V^UlWl 9 fT?w uuvv?* ?? W- ?rested and placed in jail. Carver died Wednesday. The evidence before the coroner's jury made a bad showing for Scruggs.?Carolina Spartan. I want your business, and I am here to please you. E. A. Hooton. NO SUMMER SCHOOLS. ? Teachers WUI Have to Go Elsewhere ; for Their Fun This Summer. Columbia, May 20.?There will ? probably be 110 summer schools this 1 year, according to a circular letter sent out by the State superintendent of education, Mr. 0. B. Martin. Up . to the killing of the State dispensary . there was contributed from the prot fits thereof $5,000 to the county suxn. mer school funds and $1,000 to the ; t fund for the State summer school. ^ In addition to this he has always re- " | ! ceived $2,000 from the Peabody [ school fund for the same work. N This summer, however, there will T r be nothing from the dispensary school ' ? \ fund and the Peabody appropriation t amounted to only $1,000, which was . crivpn exnresslv for the rural schools. As a result there are no funds for v summer schools and the State super- i'M intendent of education is rather glad % of it. It will mean a very large at- ? tendance at the Jamestown exposi- fk tion and Mr. Martin believes that for a year it will be better to suspend 'q the summer institutes and allow the M teachers this recreation. According- -$A ly he has sent out the following let- . J ter: "I wrote some time ago that there' are no funds with.which to run sum- v mer schools for this year, and that . the best we could hope for would be ^Jj institutes lasting not more than a * rM week. There are no dispensary funds for this purpose, and I have not re- vjg ceived the usual Peabody appropri ation for summer schools, so I believe that it will be best not to tin- ; Js dertake to hold teachers' institutes. I think it best to advise the teachers \i|? to visit the Jamestown exposition instead. The State made" an appropri- J ation for the exposition, and it will be worth a great deal to the teachers 11 if they attend it. , "I cannot find anything in the Iaw'$| which allows county boards to ap^ propriate money to run summer r., || schools or institutes. I think we shall * - ? ?i i i J._ 5 have to reier tne wnoie matter to ] the legislature at its next meeting/' Jj i Negro Shoots Brotber-in-Law. * ; ,'|$B 1 Greenwood, May 2Q.?June Wil-j^B e son, a negro, aged about 60, made a 4?| desperate attempt to murder his % ? brother-in-law, Farrah Foggy, afclsH ' Cokesbury last night and after this attempt shot and instantly killed himself. This unusual tragedy among' JS negroes is the more remarkable when / the ages of the principals are considered. June Wilson and Farrah Foggy /II were brothers-in-law. Wilson,and his wife have not been living together' fM recently and the ?woman has made fsB her home with Farrah Foggy. ^ son had made some threats against 1 Foggy, but Foggy is a very peaceable negro and has never given Wit-' rj son any chance to pick a quarrel with tSH him. Sunday aftehioon Wilson went down to Foggy's hotte and tried to ' % get him out of the house. Foggy ^ would not come out, knowing that. ;Va Wilson would try to - kill him. Failing to get his brother-in-law outtof -/IS the house Wilson went home. About 11 o'clock last night he re- , ; turned to Foggy's house and set fire to an bid disused cabin about 200 '% . yards from Foggy's dwelling. Foggy rnm and his family, not suspecting the /? danger that lurked around the house, " |1 rushed out to save the forage stored p in the cabin. As Foggy came into v| the light Wilson let him have the dis? [ charge from a double barrel shot gun A and immediately followed this by the ^ p other barrel. 3 Foggy dropped and Wilson, supposing he had killed him, rushed off , to another house, where he thought . vj his wife was staying, and meeting ; her sister running to the fire, snap-' ped his pistol twice'at her. It failed / ~ to fire and he then turned the pistol i'M on himself, putting a bullet in the ^ top side of his head. He fell dead j and was found stretched out with '''M j his gun and pistol by his side. ? Farrah Foggy, the negro who was, jS 5 shot and may yet die, is a well-to-do v 3 negro of this county. He owns land ^ . and his farm is pretty well fixed up. Cf$ He 'stands well in his community, ' - ^ ' being well thought of by the white : ' people. He is about 50 years old. *3 { June Wilson, the would-be mur- ^ , derer and successful suicide* is a -im ! notorious character. He has been | called the "smartest negro" m ine- m ! county. He had a most remarkable memory, a native shrewdness that "'Cfj was unusual. He was a prominent figure in Radical times and as a re- ? suit of the threatened/demonstration J against Col. Ben Herndon, of Cokes*. ? . bury, he was sent to the penitentiary. p He also owned some lana and proper-* ? ; ty. Of recent years he has been , ' quite dissipated and may have lost , most of his property. > , ?l| ; The crime was'committed on Far- ? rah Foggy's farm, about two miles j I east of Cokesbury. Editors often have to write cheer- lj ful editorials and humorous para- .1 . graphs when a great calamity over- ^ shadows them. For instance a Mis: i souri editor made this explanationl ' 'Owing to the fact that we write our ; i editorials on Tuesday evening and we % were called home by the urgent illness of our rabbit dog, our editorial % i column this week is shorter, than ordinary." \v '