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. IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down For Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
, The county of Orangeburg has
fourteen cotton weighers.
The ladies of Barnwell have organized
a civic league, with Mrs. W. G.
Simms as president.
Darlington, Gaffney, -and other
towns in the State will have big fourth
t of July celebrations,
, v The county treasurer of Spartanburg
has resigned to accept a position
as cashier of a bank in that city.
Charleston is leading the base ball
teams of the South Atlantic League.
We hope she will stay at the top and
win the pennant.
The case of Mills, who was found
guilty in Gaffney of the murder of
?Yank Deal, has been appealed to
the State Supreme Court.
James Malloy, a negro, was tried |
in Bennettsville last week for the
murder of his wife. He was found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged.
J. W. Quattlebaum, of Batesburg,
was arrested in Spartanburg last
Friday. He is charged with misappropriating
funds of a Philadelphia
..insurance company.
^ Abbeville and Lee counties are
soon to erect new court houses. At
Abbeville the contract has been let
and the work of clearing, away the
old buildings has begun.
The city of Spartanburg has as1
sumed control of the waterworks
plant, the municipality recently having
purchased the plant from a private
company. Bonds will be issued to
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pay the purcnase pnce.
J^Babe" Huntsinger was struck on
^\the head with a brick by D. K. Cun'
ningham in Spartanburg last Saturday.
Huntsinger was drunk and attacked
Cunningham with a knife.
The wounded mam bled at the ears
. * and was seriously hurt. Both are
white farmers.
Pearl Forrester, the ten-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
' Forrester, died at the Orr mill village
in Anderson last Wednesday
from lockjaw. She stepped on a nail,
which resulted in the disease attacking
her. She suffered terribly, and
'her death was a horrible one.
George Linstedt, a young, white
man of Orangeburg, had his right
leg crushed by a switch engine in the
Atlantic Coast Line yards in Florence
last Friday night. He had been working
for the road a few weeks as
j switchman. His leg had to be ampuV
lated between the ankle and knee.
W. H. Mills was tried at Gaffney
r last week for the killing of G. Frank
Deal, and was found guilty of murder
with a recommendation to mercy,
which means life imprisonment. The
case will be appealed to the Supreme
Court. Mills claimed that he killed
Deal because of his intimacy with
his wife, and that Deal had also attacked
him with a knife. The killing
of nno rvf fVio /v\tt/vn mills in
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Gaffney.
r* Rev. William Aiken Kelly, the
Methodist minister who disappeared
mysteriously while in charge of the
church at North Augusta a few
0 years ago, died in Charleston last
? week. The interment was at Magnolia
cemetery in that city. Mr.
Kelley wandered away while in
charge of a church in Sumter, but
returned in a few months and was
doing good work until his health
broke down at North Augusta. He
was finally located, and relatives in
Charleston cared for him until his
death.
Beer Dispenser is Removed.
Columbia, June 28.?Former Chief
Constable A. S. Osborne, connected
with the constabulary for many years
and who has pursued the dispensary
law breakers in almost every county
; in the state, has been removed as
4 beer dispenser by the Richland county
board for selling empty barrels
and bottles and arranging for a drinking
place back of his dispensary.
Mr. Osborne pleaded for leniency,
admitting he had sold the barrels and
bottles, but protesting that he did
nut mteixu tu <tppiupx iatc wic muntjr.
Pharmacist Varn, whose place adjoins
Osborne's, testified J that Osh
> borne offered to divide the profits
from the sale of bottles with Varn if
he would allow customers to drink
in rear of the drug store.
The board after a full hearing
h. adopted this resolution, which was
sent to Mr. Osborne, along with a
letter notifying him he had been dis.
missed: ''That Mr. A. S. Osborne be
- dismissed from the position of beer
dispenser, to take effect at once."
Mr. Osborne's clerk was Jackson
Cartledge, against whom Chief Constable
Hammett preferred charges
under the old regime.
Cotton Bloom at Ehrhardt.
Ehrhardt, June 25.?A red cotton
i bloom was brought into my office yesterday
by Miles Williams, a colored
farmer on C. Ehrhardt's Ayer farm.
Have heard of one other bloom, but
have'nt seen same, so can't say for
certain that information is correct.
Jee.
ALLENDALE'S NEW DEPOT.
$
New School Building Also to be Commenced
Soon.
Allendale, June 28.?All bonds
recently issued by the town of Allendale
have been sold, a suitable lot has
been purchased for a school location
and work on the new school building
will be commenced as soon as practicable.
The location of the new school
building will be at the junction of
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Mam ana spruce streets, on tne nortn
side of town. Negotations are being
made for properly lighting the town.
Excavations for the foundation of
the union railway station are being
made. Material for this building is
on the ground and a large force of
hands is at work. The two railway
companies will push the work to completion.
The new depot is to be a brick
structure built at a cost of $9,000 or
$10,000. The plans call for a neat and
commodious station.
"The Royal Runaway'' was played
to a full house by local talent last
Friday evening. The affair was quite
a success and a neat little sum was
raised for the benefit of the-Allendale
Library association.
I Mrs. J. Norman Walker entertained
I o mimVioj- frian^c nn
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noon in honor of her guests, Mrs.
James Aldrich Wyman and Miss
Marie Keel. Cards were the feature
and Mrs. Walker's beautiful home
was a scene of beauty and gaiety. Delicious
refreshments were served.
Mr. J. M. Patterson has recently
completed his steam launch, the
"Isabel." He started on his journey
to the wonderland of Rose Island via
the Savannah river yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Patterson's boat is a
thing of beauty and under favorable
circumstances can make tert miles an
hour.
Mr. and Mrs. James Aldrich Wy
man of Bamberg spent a few days at
the home of Mr. J. N. Walker this ,
week.
Mr. Henry G. Bryan returned from
Macon business college last week.
Mr. Bryan has accepted a position ,
with the Walker-Deathridge Live
Stock company.
Thought Brought Tears.
A Spartanburg lady who has re- :
cently returned from the Jamestown j
exposition, where she visited among <
the first places the South Carolina '
exhibit, tells an incident which certainly
indicates that the South Caro- i
Una commission has done its work ;
well in presenting the advantages ,
and resources of their state. As she .
stood viewing the exhibit, which she j
says is indeed the best in the entire |
building, an aged man approached
and stopped to look upon South .
Carolina's contribution to the great \
display which surrounded him. ,
"And this is South Carolina's exhibit,"
he was heard to say. At- ]
tracted by the peculiar uncertain note ,
in his voice, the lady looked into the ]
old gentleman's face, to behold tears ,
in his eyes and every evidence that
he had been deeply touched by some- (
thing he had seen or something he ,
had thought.
"It is wonderful," he continued, <
speaking to a friend, "and think j
what that State and those proud people?God
bless them?have been
through."
The lady learned later that the old
gentleman was not a South Carolinian 1
neither a Southerner but a native and ,
resident of Massachusetts and a sol- \
dier in the Union army. -Spartan- (
burg Herald.
Revengeful.
A singer who recently passed an '
evening at the house of a lady, stayed
late. As he rose to go the lady said: j
"Pray don't go yet, Mr. Basso; I :
want you to sing something for me." ]
"Oh! you must excuse me tonight; ]
it is very late, and I should disturb \
the neighbors." j
"Never mind the neighbors," an- I
swered the young lady quickly,' 'they
poisoned our dog yesterday."
niss Sheridan Skips. !
Savannah, Ga., July 1.?Prof. J
John A. Lieble and Miss Verne Sheridan,
proprietors of the New York
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L-onservaxory 01 iviusic, ai^oruugnton
street, west, have disappeared ,
simultaneously with a number of valuable
violins belonging to their pupils ]
and rewards have been offered for
their arrest.
Miss Sheridan was one of the ac- (
tresses about whom two members of 1
a troup of players at Gaffney, S. C.,
were killed about a year and a half <
ago by George Hasty, a young white
man, who is now serving a life term
in the South Carolina penitentiary.
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delivery of mails will be instituted
at Newberry as soon as the
houses can be numbered.
The making public of the government
crop report caused future cotton
to go up over fifty points in New
York Tuesday. (
The Saluda oil mill was sold at
auction last Monday. It was bid in
by M. T. Pitts for the stock holders
for $10,000. The mill cost $25,000.
The stock holders can either come in- ]
to the reorganization or receive forty (
cents on the dollar for their stock. (
Talk about your breakfast foods,
A thousand you can see;
I w juld not have them as a gift,
But would have Rocky Mountain Tea. i
H. F. Hoover. . ]
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, July 1.?Messrs. G. B.
Clayton, H. B. Brown, M. H., D. M.,
and D. P. Smith have fine cotton. All
these men can talk about cotton
blooms. Mr. W. K. Best, of the Three
Mile Creek section, says that he has
five acres of cotton that has small
bolls in it and that it is waist high.
There are other crops in this and
that section that will hardly make a
blossom to the acre, unless there is
considerable improvement in it shorts
Mr. W. A. Kfnard exhibited a
squash. Says that he did not "know
the name of same, but from the description
of its habits and growth
could name it appropriately "hard
times squash." The squash he showed
me was 38 inches long and showed
that it had not been broken off and
stem was three inches in diameter at
largest place. Mr. Kinard says that
this species of squash grows very rapidly.
Once you get them started to
bearing you don't pluck the squash
from the stem but measure the amt.
of squash you want to satisfy your
appetite, then you cut it off with a
knife. In a few days you can go back
to the vine and you will find that the
squash has grown fully as long as it
was before cutting it. Mr Kinard
says one squash is all that his family
can use through a season. Says it is
good to fry, bake, stew, and to eat.
The chain gang, assisted by citizens
of the Ehrhardt and St. John's section,
did some good work in the way
of claying the new public road from
Ehrhardt toward Mt. Pleasant
church. The assisting parties hauling
clay were Messrs. Jno. E. Carter,
H. W. Carter, H. W. Chitty, C. L.
Brant, J. C. Breland, J. C. Copeland,
C. S. Hiers, G. J. Herndon, J. L.
Kinard, M. A. Kinard,A. M. Kinard,
Jr., A. M. Kinard Sr., H. L. Kinard,
P. M. and J. M. Kinard, W. D.
Kinard, J. J. Kearse, Geo. B. Kearse,
[. H. Mitchum, J. A. Peters, J. Rit
fcer & Son, G. W. Rentz, and G. S.
Shaw* These men believe in the good
roads law.
Capt. J. M. and J. D. Dannelly, also
Mrs. Ruth Dannelly, returned from
Bayard, Fla., Saturday. Mr. David
was taken sick down there and as soon
as he could travel, they brought him
home. He has been confined to his
bed ever since he reached home.
Courting going on in Walterboro
and Bamberg this week. Some of
3ur town folks have gone to both
places.
Mr. J. L. Priester says it rained so
hard Friday and Saturday until it
washed out his well. It was a heavy
rain, but not hard enough to wash
up our wells here.
Mr, W. L. Warren sports a turnip
Df red top globe variety weiging 9
pounds.
Mr. E. E. Hughes and wife,of Holly
Springs, Miss., are spending his summer
vacation with his brother, Mr.
H. A. Hughes. Jee.
Death of J. C. McKenzie.
Mr. J. Calvin McKenzie, one of
the best citizens of the Ehrhardt
section, died at his home in the town
af Ehrhardt Tuesday afternoon about
ane o'clock, after a short illness.
Hemorrhagic fever was the cause of
his death, and he had been sick only
since last Friday.
Mr. McKenzie was a farmer and
merchant and was successful. When
the county dispensary law was put
in force in this county he was elected
dispenser at Ehrhardt, which position
he was filling acceptably. He was
about 55 years old, and leaves a wife
and four grown sons. The news of
his death only came to us Wednesday
morning, just as we were getting
ready to go to press, so we do not
know what the funeral arrangements
are. ___
Woman's Missionary Union.
The sixth division of the W. M. U.
af the Barnwell Association will meet
jvith the Olar church on Saturday,
July 6th, at eleven o'clock. The
topic will be home missions. Following
is the program:
Devotional exercises?Mrs. E. A.
Sojourner.
Roll call. Minutes.
Address of welcome?Miss Emma
3ook.
Response?Miss Stella Folk.
Address?Miss H. Wright.
Reading?Miss Mamie Lancaster.
Collection.
Devotional exercises?Miss Wright.
Address?Rev. D. L. Roton.
Reading?Mrs. Hattie Beard.
Address?Mrs. E. A. Sojourner.
Reading?Miss Mattie Brant.
Discussion?How to increase interest
in our missionary societies.
Dinner will be served on grounds.
Amount in Circulation.
Washington, D. C., July 1.?The
nonthly statement of the comptroller
ef the currency shows that at the
ilose of business June 29, 1907, the
total circulation of national bank
notes was $603,788,609 which is the
largest amount of circulation outstanding
in the history of the goverment.
ANNOYED A WHITE GIRL.
Anderson Negro Lodged in Jail for
Frightening Young Lady.
Anderson, June 29.?A young negro,
by the name of Herington was
lodged in jail this morning, charged
with annoying a white girl of a good
family, four miles north of this city.
The girl was picking blackberries
when the negro was seen to approach
her. She ran and screamed
and the negro ran, but was later arrested.
A brother of the young lady
started to jail with the negro when
a deputy met him and brought the
prisoner here. It is said that the
people in that section were wrought
up over the incident, but all is quiet
now.
New Advertisements.
Bamberg Banking Co.?In Judging
a Bank.
Peoples Bank?Rainy Days.
South Carolina Military Academy
?Scholarship.
Reunion of Company G.
The reunion of Co. G, 1st S. C. V.,
will take place on Thursday, the 25th
day of July, 1907, at Bethesda church
near the Clear Ponds in Bamberg
county.
Hon. D. S. Henderson, of Aiken,
and M. P. Howell, of Walterboro,
have consented to be present and
make addresses. The public is cordially
invited, especially all old Confederate
soldiers. G. W. Folk, J. H.
Pearson, and Jasper Zeigler are the
committee on music. P. K. Hughes,
Charles Mitchell, and Ben Pearson on
grounds.
J. B. Hunter,
J. C. Copeland,
W. T. Beard,
Executive Committee.
Cotton Association fleeting.
Friday, July 12th, will be a big
day in Bamberg. On that day the
officers of the South Carolina Cotton
Association will be here and make
addresses. President E. D. Smith,
Francis H. Weston, and F. H. Hyatt
will all be here. The meeting will
be held in the court house, and will
be at ten or eleven o'clock. Better
be here by ten o'clock, as the days
are so warm, it is likely the meeting
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will commence eariy. we are in receipt
of the following from President
James B. Guess:
Denmark, S. C., June 24, '07.
Dear Mr. Editor:?Will you kindly
publish the following letter in the
next three issues of your paper and
urge everybody to attend?
Columbia, S. C., June 11, '07.
James B. Guess, President, Denmark,
S. C.?Dear Sir: We will visit
your county on Friday, July 12th.
Please give it all the advertisement
you can, and see that the farmers,
bankers, merchants, and business
men are all notified, as we wish to
get our organization as complete as
possible. Yours very truly,
E. D. Smith,
F. H. Weston,
F. H. Hyatt.
Death of Mrs. Geo. H. Smoak.
Mrs Nannie Smoak, wife of Mr.
Geo. H. Smoak, died at their home
about two miles from this city last
Friday morning about ten o'clock.
Mrs. Smoak had been in bad health
for a long time, and her death did not
come as a surprise. She had been
confined to her bed for about eight
months, and during this long time
she suffered a great deal, yet she bore
it all with Christian fortitude and did
not murmur or complain.
At her request she was buried at
Ebenezer Baptist church near Cordova,
in Orangeburg county, Saturday
morning about midday. Rev. A.
J. Foster, her pastor, conducted the
funeral services.
Mrs. Smoak was about forty years
old. Her maiden name was Tucker,
and she was born in Kentucky, but
her parents moved to Florida, and it
was there that she was married to
Mr. Smoak. She is survived by her
husband and six children, two boys
and four girls. She had been a faithful
and consistent member of the
Baptist church for a number of years.
Mrs Smoak was an earnest Christian
woman. She loved her home and
church, and she was always ready to
labor for the cause of the Master until
her health gave way. She will be
sadly missed, not only by her immediate
family circle, but by the large
number of friends who knew and
loved her. But a life of suffering has
given way to eternal peace and rest.
Negro Kills White Man.
Springfield, June 30.?Last night
about 10 o'clock, L. N. Dexter Williams,
white, drove to the house of
Wm Baker, colored. Returning from
Neece's, on his way home, he went
to the latter's door, and Baker asked
who he was. Receiving no reply, ,
Baker's son fired at him with a shotgun,
the load entering Williams's
right breast and killing him instantly.
He also shot at the buggy, supposing
some one else to be in it, and thereby i
injuring Williams's horse.
Williams is supposed to have been
intoxicated, whiskey having been
found in his buggy. Baker, it is reported,
has gone to Orangeburg to
surrender to the sheriff. The homi- i
cide occurred about four miles from 1
Neece's and about seven miles from
here. \
S0ORT TERM OF COURT.
ONLY TWO DAYS FOR JULY TERM
HERE THIS WEEK.
Judge Klugh Presiding?Solicitor Jas.
E. Davis Absent?Only a Few
Criminal Cases Tried.
The July term of the circuit court
convened here Monday morning,
Judge J. C. Klugh presiding. Stenpgrapher
J. F. Byrnes was present,
but Solicitor Davis was absent on account
of sickness. C. A. Best, Esq.,
acted as solicitor.
This was the shortest term of court
on record for Bamberg county, as
all business was finished and the
jury discharged Tuesday afternoon.
The grand jury disposed of the
following cases:
C. W. Davis?disposing of crop under
lien?true bill.
Joe Reed?obtaining money under
false pretenses?true bill.
John Ryan?assault and battery
with intent to kill?true bill.
Malachi Hutto?false packing cotton?no
bill.
The grand jury finished its work
Monday afternoon and made the following
final presentment:
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io tne non. j. La iMugn, presiuing
judge:
We, the grand jury for Bamberg
county, beg leave to make the following
presentment:
All indictments given us by the
solicitor have been passed upon and
returned to the court.
Our committee appointed at last
session of court to visit the chain
gang from time to time to see how
the prisoners are fed and cared for,
have reported that the prisoners are
well fed and cared' for.
We have appointed a committee
of five to confer with the supervisor
and to have the jail more securely
fixed.
All offices have been examined
and found neatly kept.
We thank your honor and all court
officials for courtesies shown us.
Respectfully submitted,
C. F. Rizer, Foreman.
The following cases were tried.
Charles Kinsey] Junior Kinsey, and
Joe Kinsey?murder?not guilty. !
This case has been postponed for several
terms of court, the young men
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negro named Otis Davis at Eh-hardt.
The trial consumed most of Monday
and resulted as above stated. Joe and (
Charles Kinsey were found guilty of .
carrying concealed weapons. Motion
for a new trial was made and refused.
They were fined $100 each or 30 days
on the chain gang. The fines were .
paid. I
John Ryan; a negro, plead guilty to (
assault and battery with intent to kill, ,
and was sentenced to serve three
years on the chain gang. .
Joe Reed, a negro, plead guilty to (
obtaining money under false pre- tenses.
He was sentenced to one ]
year in the penitentiary. Joe is an
old offender, and has been on the
gangbefore.
G. W. Davis, also colored, was tried ]
for disposing of crop under lien and ,
found not guilty.
Philip Padgett and Melvin Carter
were tried for murder, the crime
charged being the killing of Walter
Martin, a negro, -near Ehrhardt,
while attempting to arrest him. 1
The jury found a verdict of not guilty :
This ended the criminal business,
and the balance of Tuesday afternoon
was devoted to civil business, ;
taking orders, etc.
County Board Meeting.
The county board of commtssioners ,
held a regular quarterly meeting ]
here last Monday, Supervisor Kearse '
and Commissioners Bellinger and
Folk being present. The most interesting
business before the board ,
was the election of cotton weighers.
There were a number of applications 1
for each place. The following were elected.
Bamberg?Edgar
Dickinson. .
Denmark?F. B. Gibson. j
Olar?Joe J. Brabham, Sr. 1
Ehrhardt?Jno. D. Carter, Jr.
An application for a new road ,
from Govan to Ayer's mill creek j
was granted, provided the county j
did not have to pay for right of way. i
Louisa Carter, Flora Kinard, Abra- ,
ham Funches, and Israel Carter 1
were placed on the county pauper j
list. There were a number of applications
before the board, but the i
others were held over for further j
mvesugauun. i
A number of claims were approved
and the board adjourned. ]
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Camp Rivers' Bridge. ,
Olar, S. C., June 24, 1907. <
Camp Rivers' Bridge, U. C. V., 1
will hold its next annual meeting at 1
the memorial grounds on Thursday, 1
July 11th, 1907.
The public is cordially invited to 1
join us in a basket picnic. And to 1
the old soldiers, (our ranks are getting
thinner, comrades) you will be
doubly welcome.
John F. Breland, J. W. Jenny, 1
Adjutant. Commandant. 11
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The town of Olar will not get its (
high school under the new law, as the i
attempt was made to combine sev- 1
eral school districts. It is likely that J
Olar will now go ahead and establish
a high school with that district alone, s
BOAR WHIPS BEAR,
Desperate Battle Took Place and Bruin
Was Put to Flight*
Altoona, Pa., June 28?A desperate
battle between a hungry bear on - ;
one side and a sow and boar on the
other took place at the farm of Josiah
Henchey, some three miles north of
here, at the foot of Wonsononock
Mountain.
With a litter of pigs the old sow
was rooting in a field, when Bruin %
ambled down the mountain side and
calmly seized, killed and proceeded to
dine on one of the pigs. The little
fellow's squeals alarmed the mother ?
and she rushed to the protection of
her family.
Before she reached the bear the
latter had slain the second pig with a
blow of its paw. .
Bruin and the sow closed in, with
much squealing, snarling and grunting.
Thp sow was the aggressor, and
bit out mouthfuls of fur, but failed
to reach a vulnerable point. The bear
retaliated lacerating the sow with his
claws and nipping off one of her
ears.
Wallowing in a nearby mud-puddle
was a boar, rousing himself when
he heard his mate's squeals for assistance,
he went after the bear most
viciously, gouging out pieces of fur
and skin, and ripping his side open
with tusk. The bear fought back fero
ciously, all the savagery being aroused
at the dual attack. It was a ^
bloody, terrifying conflict. :M
Attracted oy tne unusual noises,
Farmer Henchey snatched up his gun,
and went to investigate, and at the
first opportunity let go both barrels,
the bear received the charge in the
breast, but kept on fighting. Returning
to the house he reloaded the gun,
then came back to find the boar the
victor, for the bear, wounded and - (
still hungry, had made tracks back to
the mountains.?^Philadelphia Record
Married in Maryland. ?
Marlboro, Md., June 27.?A small
but pretty wedding took place at ,
half past one o'clock Wednesday,
June 26, when Miss Vinnie May Red- * , !|
miles, the youngest daughter of Mr. \
and Mr. Jno. Redmiles, became the
wife of M. Cope Livingston, of Bamberg,
S. C. v';|g
The ceremony was performed at
the home of the bride's parents by
the Rev. Francis McManus, rector
of Trinity church, before members
of the bride's family and a few relatives.
The bride wore a gown of white
chiffon, elaborately trimmed with
lace and ribbon, and carried bride's
roses. She was. attended by her
brother, Mr. Charles Redmiles, and '
cousin, Maud Pumphrey, who wore
a dainty gown of white persian lawn.
The house was tastefully decorated \
with roses and daisies and on one side
of the room was hung a chain aid
bell made of daisies, under which the
bridal party stood.
The bride and groom left in the
afternoon for South Carolina, the
borne of the groom, for a two weeks'
bridal trip. On their return they
will make their home with Mrs. v ~ |
Wells, the sister of the bride.
Affray in Edgefield.
Edgefield, July 1.?Sheriff Ou'tz
of Edgefield this afternoon returned
from Modoc, on the Charleston &
Western uaronna railroad in rxige
field county, whither he hurried on
Sunday to look into a most unfortur
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nate and bloody affray.
Mr. Winchester .McDaniel, a man ^
of means and high character, is the
leading merchant of Modoc. Mr.
Tom Glanton, also of Modoc, entered
McDaniel's store under the influence
of whiskey, it is said, late on Saturday
afternoon and became engaged
in a dispute with McDaniel and his
two sons, who were in the store,
about some little bill or account. He
was ordered or pushed out of the
store, but returned, his return giving
rise to a bloody affray, the par- ' $??
ticulars of which are not yet clear.
In this affray Warren McDaniel,
one of the sons of Winchester McDaniel,
shot Tom Glanton in the
stomacj^twice and in all probability
the wound will prove fatal. Glanton
emptied his pistol without effect.
Which man began the shooting does
not seem to be clear yet.
* Freeman Glanton, a son of Tom
Glanton, was also stabbed and but
for timely medical aid might have
bled to death.
Tom Glanton was taken to the hospital
in Augusta, where at this moment
he lies in extremis, if not dead.
Just before Sheriff Outz left Modoc
a local physician returned from the
aospital in Augusta and reports that
;here was no earthly hope of Glan*
:on s me.
Should Glanton die Warren McDaniel
will come immediately to
Edgefield and surrender to the sheriff.
* Huntsinger Dies.
Spartanburg, July 1.?"Babe"
Huntsinger, the Roebuck farmer who
aras hit in the head Saturday afterioon
with a brick thrown by D. K.
Cunningham, whom he attacked with
i knife, died tonight about 9 o'clock.
[t appears clearly a case of self-defence.
Cunningham is out on bond to answer
the charge of assault.
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