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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.
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The State Dental Association will
meet in Columbia next year,
v .There will be no election on the
dispensary question in Richland
? county, as the supervisor has declared
that the petitions do not contain
the requisite number of names,
i The ?tate convention of christian
^ temperance workers, which met m
Johnston last week, will meet in
Barnwell next year. Mrs. E. S. Herbert,
of Orangeburg, was re-elected
president
Attorney General Lyon says that
the law provides that the books of
registration must be revised ten days
before each election. It seems that in
^ most counties the books have never
been revised.
A young white man named Johnson
jumped from a passenger train near
Spartanburg last Thursday while
drunk and was seriously hurt. His
V* jaw bone was crushed and he will
rvrohflhlv. lose the sisrht of both eyes.
The attorneys of James Malloy,
the negro who was recently convicted
\ in Marlboro county for murder,
the ciime being the killing of his
wife, and who was sentenced to be
k' hanged on July 26th, have appealed
to the State Supreme Court.
The county board of canvassers of
0 Kershaw county decided that the rev
cent dispensary election held in that
county was legal, and the dispensary
I'y contestants have now appealed to
* the State board. What the outcome
& of the matter will be is hard to foresee.
V W. J. Rhodes, the young white
1 man of Darlington who shot and
killed young Lide Kilgo last week,
has been admitted to bail in the sum
2 ' of $2,500. Rhodes was striking a
. negro over the head with his pistol
\\ when it fired, killing young Kilgo
instantly.
Will Taylor, a white farmer of
Saluda county, was shot and instantly
killed by his son last week. The
' man was whipping the boy and his
^ - wife asked him to quit, whereupon
* Taylor went to beating his wife.
fi. The son then came to the rescue of
* his mother and shot his father.
^ The people of Branchville have
presented to Governor Ansel their
petition asking for an election for a
?new county, with Branchville as the
county seat. The maps and plats
designating the territory are to be
filed in a few days, when the attorney
mill noce 11TVM1 thp IfKWlHtv of
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the whole question and decide whether
the election can be ordered by the
r 1 governor. .
J.' D. Ratt^ree, a young traveling
man, attempted to commit suicide in
by Savannah last week by cutting his
^ > throat. He has been making trips to
iff Bamberg, and is known to our business
paen. Ratteree is originally from
Chester. He said he was sorry he had
^ ' attempted to take his life, and would
.CI- not do so again. He had just recovfr
ered from an illness of several weeks.
He will recover.
There is a muddle over the dispensary
question in Barnwell county, and
\? it is possible that the election may not
be ordered. The petitions asking for
t: the election contained 817 names,
but the supervisor in going over the
petitions could only check up 648.
- He thereupon asked the supervisors
of registration for a certified statement
as to the correct number of
voters in the county, and it now
p. seems likely that the books of regisl--.f
tration will have to be revised in
order to obtain the exact number.
Shooting at Cope.
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P' A SUUVUU^ a.ill a.J nmvi> nwu
? ticipated in by Officer W. R. Kittrell,
%&\ Mr. J. R. Griffith, and a negro by
the name of Henry Sumter, took
C x place in Cope Thursday morning
yP about 10 o'clock. It is reported that
| . the negro was wounded, but this is
f - not known.
& The negro Sumter is a rather bad
f character around Cope, and has made
himself very disagreeable for some
Jy- time past. He went to Cope ThursV
day morning, and met a young white
boy in the street, cursed him and
slapped his face. The boy resented
H* the insult, when the negro drew a
If pistol and knife, thus keeping the
* y- young white man off. The police
* officer was called and he together
f with Mr. Griffith went after the negro,
who ran. The two gentlemen
*> i- drew their pistols, whereupon the
negro dropped to the ground and
*???' began firing at them. The shooting
r then started in earnest. The negro
r fired three shots and fled, the others
p , in hot pursuit. They ran him across
1' ' the fields, and several times got very
* close upon him, but he finally suc{
ceeded in making his escape.
A warrant has been sworn out
I ' for his arrest, but up until now he
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Has not Deencaptureu.?v/i*uigeuui>;
Evening News.
Talk about your breakfast foods,
A thousand you can see;
; I would not have them as a gift,
But would have Rocky Mountain Tea.
H. P. Hoover.
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CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Wesley Hutto Arrested for Complicity
in Killing of H. B. Varn.
Wesley Hutto, colored,-was arrested
this morning on King street,
by Detective Levy,of the police force.
Hutto is suspected of having killed
M. B. Vam, at Bamberg, about three
years ago, for the purpose of robbery.
He disappeared shortly after
the tragedy sgid little attention was
paid to him in connection with the
matter, as several other men were
arrested and every effort was expended
in trying to make out a case
against them, but they were acquitted.
Hutto has been working at various
jobs since he has been living in
Charleston, and when apprehended
he was working in the furniture
store of Mr. D. G. May, at 427 King
street. His employer stated that
the man was a good worker.
A brother of the murdered man at
St. George learned that Hutto was
in Charleston, and wrote the chief of
police that a young man, named
Nevils, would point him out to the
officers. Sheriff J. B. Hunter, of
Bamberg county, wired the chief instructions
to have the man locked up,
and later had a long distance telephone
communication with Chief
Boyle, stating that he would send a
deputy with a warrant for the prisoner
at once. Several reputable witnesses
said that Hutto had told them
that he had plenty of money m tne
bank, and that when he came to this
city he had over a thousand dollars
in cash, but yesterday the negro
said he was only joking about the
money and really knew nothing of
the crime, except that he was one of
the party that had run down the
men charged with committing the
deed. It is- said that $1,500 reward
is offered for his arrest, but the
story is unlikely, as he has been here
all the time, and seemingly made no
effort to disguise his identity or
whereabouts, and the men for whom
he has been working say that he has
frequently made reference to the
murder and how he had helped the
officers to trace the criminals. ?News
and Courier.
Personal Mention.
?Mr. Otis Brabham, of Allendale,
was in the city Monday.
?Mrs. M. A. Adams, of Branehville,
is visiting relatives here.
?Mrs. A. J. Foster has gone on a
visit to relatives in Tennessee.
?Mrs. A. H. Bruce, of Branchville,
spent last Saturday in the city.
?Mr. J. Norman Walker, of Allendale,
spent Tuesday in the city.
?Clerk of Court C. B. Free left
Monday for a stay at Glenn Springs.
?Mr. Hooton M. Felder, of Mullins,
spent Sunday and Monday in the
city.
?Mr. W. T. Riley, of Allendale,
spent a few days here this week with
relatives.
?Miss Mamie Hartzog returned
last week from a visit to relatives in
Aiken county.
?Mr. A. Shep Pearlstine, who is
now at Branchville for a while, spent
Monday in the city.
?Mr. A. McB. Speaks left Monday
morning for a week's visit to his old
home at Varnville.
?Mr. E. T. LaFitte and family
have gone to Norfolk, Va., where
they will spend some time.
?Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Vara, of
Varnville, spent several days last
week with relatives in the city.
?Mr. Frank Riley, of Columbia,
spent a few days here,this week with
the family of his father, Capt. W. A.
Riley.
?Mr. D. F. Hooton spent several
days last week over in Orangeburg
county with his daughter, Mrs. Herbert
Zeigler.
?Miss Annie Hartzog will leave
to-day for a visit to the family of
her uncle, Mr. George Hartzog, near
Wagener, in Aiken county.
?Mr. and Mrs. W. Max Walker
returned yesterday from their wedding
trip. They are now at home to
their friends at Mrs. Garland's.
?Mr. P. Stokes Connor, the new
. nonATi/1 oooiatonf in thp flarlislp Fit
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ting School and commandant of the
military department, spent Tuesday
in the city.
?Mr. H. J. Riley, who has been
sick for some months with rhuematism,
is improving. It is hoped that
he will soon be out again, but his recovery
is slow.
?Mrs. M. R. Hamilton, of Charleston,
returned home Monday. She
was accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. C. R. Brabham, Jr., who will
spend some time there.
?Miss Willie Meriwether, after
three weeks delightful stay with relatives
in Millen and Augusta, Ga.,
returned home on the 1st instant, and
left on the 3rd for Darlington, where
she will be the guest of Miss Harriet
Gandy.
?Mr. J. M. McKenzie, who has
been staying at Yemassee, but who
has been at home near Ehrhardt for
about a week on account of his
father's death, was in the city Tuesday.
He will stay at home for a
few weeks, in order to wind up his
father's estate matters.
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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 8.?Mr. J. C. Mo
Kenzie was laid to rest in the family
grave yard near his home. We miss
him. We all extend our sympathy
to the bereaved family.
Dame rumor has it that Mr. G. L.
Kinard will shortly move his lamny
to Bamberg, so as to have them nearer
his work.
Mrs. Maggie Simmons and her
two daughters are spending some
time with her brother and friends at
this place. She will return to her
home in Florida.
Mrs. S. M. Brown lost her gin
house Saturday night by fire. No
one knows how the accident happened.
Mr. Ki Priester, who manages
the plantation, knew nothing of it
until day light Sunday morning.
Burned while he was asleep. Wagons,
mowers, planters and distributors
and such small farm tools were stored
in the house; all were lost.
The sun is hot enough for cotton
to grow. Sunday, Sunday night and
so far to-day, I think it is hot enough
to suit the farmer's idea for cotton
growing. J ee.
Allendale News Notes.
Allendale, July 6.?Farming interests
are at present attracting considerable
attention. Your correspondent
is glad to say that prospects
are fairly good for an average corn
and cotton crop.
Watermelons are in splendid condition.
Mr. W. A. All is shipping
the first car of the season. This car
of melons will average 35 pounds
and are being gathered from a sevenacre
field.
The cantaloupe crop is medium
only. The first car shipped from
this point was loaded on the 3rd, by
Messrs. W. L. Maner and A. W.
Owens, and shipped to Philadelphia.
Col. J. G. Thompson, the "melon
king," is with us again this ^ason.
His ideas in regard to the outcome
of the melon business this year are
favorable to planters.
Messrs. W. T. Riley, Jr., and S. S.
Tison are at home again after a trip
to Jamestown with the Citadel cadets.
Rev. J. D. Huggins and family
have moved to Beaufort. Allendale
people feel their loss considerably
and Beaufort is to be congratulated.
Meeting at Oiar,
Denmark, S. C., July 9, 1907.
Mr. Editor: Please announce in the
columns of your paper that a series
of meetings will begin at Olar the
coming (2nd) Sunday, and that the
public is cordially invited to attend.
Will be assisted by Rev. S. R. Bass,
of New Brookland. Yours,
D. L. Ropon.
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White Man Kills Negro.
Kershaw, July 5.?News reached
this place today of a killing at Westville,
6 miles from Kershaw, the par
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ticipants Demg rreston nntun, wane,
and JoeKirkland, colored. Hilton was
carried to the hospital at Rock Hill,
and Kirkland, the colored man, is
dead.
' The trouble grew out of an old
grudge of five years' standing.
A large company of people had
gathered at Westville to witness the
game of ball and the shooting occurred
in the midst of a large crowd
of ladies and gentlemen. As the two
met in front of R. L. Bell's store each
began shooting without an exchange
of words.
Mr. Hilton is badly wounded in the
hip, being shot with a 44-calibre pistol.
No Sunday Liquor.
A few days ago Dispenser Patterson
at Walterboro wrote to the attorney
general to know what he
should do about people bothering
him to get liquor on Sunday with
physicians' prescriptions. Mr. Lyon
wrote as follows:
Dear Sir:?When in doubt as to
your duties under the dispensary law
you should apply to your county dispensary
board, as you are amenable
to it in the discharge of your duties.
However. I am pleased to give you
the information requested in your
letter. Section 14 of the dispensary
law provides: 'No sale or delivery
permitted under this act shall be
made on Sunday, on a legal holiday,
on a general or primary election day,
or between sunset and sunrise of any
day.'
5"There are no exceptions to this
rule in any case." ,
Johnston Tiger Raided.
Johnston, July 6.?At a meeting
of the town council yesterday R. M.
Durst was fined $125 as a result of a
raid made upon his establishment by
Chief of Police Derrick Thursday.
When Chief Derrick seized two barrels
of beer?one unopened and one
almost empty?Durst showed fight
and was committed to the guard
house, where he remained all night.
Ed Smith was also fined for cursing
on the streets.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Miss Annie Hartzog Entertains on Her
Twentieth Anniversary.
Miss Annie Lang Hartzog, the
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
V. J. Hartzog, entertaind most
pleasantly Tuesday evening of last
week the occasion being her twentieth
birthday. A number of invitations
had been sent out, and notwithstanding
the-rain, there was a number of
her young friends present to make
merry and wish her many happy returns
of the day.
The hostess was assisted in receiving
by M'ss Nellie Murphy. A nut
tree conumdrum was the game of the
evening, tables being arranged in the
porch and parlor, positions at the
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concealed in vines furnished lights on
the porch. Miss Lucille Sheridan, of
Greenwood, won the first prize in the
conumdrum contest, and Miss Ethel
Black fell heir to the booby.
After the contest ice cream and
cake was served by little Misses Kate
Rentz and Urma Black. Then walnuts
were distributed, inside of each
being a slip of paper containing the
fortune of the recipient. Some handsome
presents were given Miss Hartzog.
The invited guests were: Misses
Mary and Agnes McCants, Orangeburg;
Lula Brown, Anderson; Bertha
Eubanks, Oakway; Lillian Abiey,
Columbia; Ned Ehrhardt, Ehrhaidt;
Sadie and Lucille Sheridan, Greenwood;
May Zeigler, Cope; Mrs. L. C.
Rice, Denmark; Mrs. W. D. Rhoad,
Misses Ellen Murphy, Sadie Brabham,
Linnie Riley, GeDelle Brabham,
Elise Rentz, Jennie Graham, Urma
Black, Kate Rentz, Ottawa Easterling,
Annie Laurie Rice, Mary Ellen
Eaves, Annie Lou Byrd, Franke,
Fnlk. Genevieve Kirsch. H i b e r n i a
Counts, Ethel Black, Kate Felder,
Bessie Lee Black, Xania Easterling,
Pearle Black, Blanche Garland, Providence
Graham, Louise Sheridan;
Messrs. Philip McCants, Orangeburg;
Leighton A. Hartzog, Govan; Oscar
F. Murph, St Matthews; Jacob F.
Golightly, In man; W. E. Summers,
Orangeburg; Hon. J. 0. Patterson,
Barnwell; John Simmons, Jr., P. B.
Murphy, G. C. Chandler, Eugene
Stokes, H. J. Riley, Dr. 0. D. Faust,
Charlie Black, Willie Black, N. Z.
Felder, Jr., Charlie Felder, Tillman
Felder, Jarrell Quattlebaum, Bissel
Beach, F. M. Moye, 0. D. Faust, Jr.,
Clarence Free, Norman Kirsch, C. W.
Rentz, Jr., J. F. Carter, Laurie P.
McMillian, J. Harry Murphy, Clarence
Black.
Negro failed.
Tuesday afternoon about 2 o'clock
James Washington cut the throat of
Lignam Chisolm, killing him almost
instantly. Both parties are negroes,
and were croppers on the farm of
Mr. D. R. Matheny near town.
Washington at once came to town
and surrendered to the sheriff and is
now in jail. Mr. Matheny has employed
a lawyer for him, and application
for bail will be made as soon
as possible.
Coroner Zeigler held an inquest
over the body of Chisolm Tuesday
afternoon, and the verdict was that
he came to his death at the hands of
Washington.
Chisolm is reported as being a turbulent
fellow. He was always beat*
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mg his wue 11 sne so mucn as spoR.e
to another man. He had been fussing
with Washington for some time,
and after beating his wife Tuesday
noon he attacked Washington at the
lot where they had gone to'get their
mules to go to plowing after dinner.
Washington says Chisolm kept striking
him and he backed up to the
fence, when Chisolm put his hand in
his pocket as he thought to get his
knife to cut him, so Washington
went for his knife as well. Getting
it first he made a rake at Chisolm's
throat and came near cutting his
head off. The weapon used was a
common barlow knife, but it made a
horrible wound. %
| Tne gash commenced at the back
of the neck and came around in front
of the throat, severing the jugular
vein. Washington then jumped over
! the fence and got his mule and start!
ed to the field. Mr. Matheny came
down from the house in a short time
and found that Chisolm had gone towards
home, but he passed his house
and went on toward Washington's.
He fell before he got there however,
and died in a very little while.
Bold Robbery.
Monday afternoon a negro boy
about half grown entered the residence
of Mr. J. W. Stokes from the
rear and entered the bed room of his
sons, stealing: a purse containing a
small sum of money and some few
other articles. Mrs. Stokes was sitting
on e front piazza at the time
but did not hear him. As he was
going away through the lot Rex, Mr.
Stokes's little son, saw him and asked
what he wanted and the negro ran,
dropping a neck tie in*his flight. He
ran off across the field, and got away.
Later Sheriff Hunter's blood hounds
were carried out to track him, but
they failed to pick up the trail for
some reason. It is not known who
the rascal was. Articles have been
missed from the house for some time,
and it is thought this was not his
first entrance.
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ARRESTED IN CHARLESTON
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WESLEY HUTTO, A NEGRO, NOW
IN JAIL AT BAMBERG.
He is Charged With the Murder of M. ]
B. Vara?Evidence Against \
Him Not Known. f
Some excitement and interest was :
created here last Saturday when it
became known that Sheriff Hunter
had received a telegram from the
chief of police in Charleston saying i
that he had Wesley Hutto, a negro,
under arrest in that city, charged
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long distance telephone talk was had ^
with the chief, and on Sunday morning
Mr. C. C. Rowell went down to \
Charleston to bring Hutto back, re- J
turning with him Sunday night.
He was placed in jail, and up to J
this time there have been no further c
developments in the case, and he has "
not employed an attorney. Of course :
Hutto says he is not guilty, and knows i
nothing about the murder. What
the evidence is that caused his arrest i
is not known here, but we have under- .
stood it is largely circumstantial. He
was arrested in Charleston by a city ,
detective who is working up the case, 4
and he says he has a good deal of evidence
which he will not give out un- ,
til the proper time. Hutto is a wellknown
negro of this town, but he has
been worlang in Charleston for sev
eral years, leaving Bamberg soon <
after Mr. Varn was killed. Mr. A.
G. Varn, a brother of the dead man,
put the detective on the case, so we ,
understand, and the result of his '
work was the arrest of Hutto.
Addison Johnson, the negro arrest- ^
ed in Columbia some months ago for ,
the same crime, is still in jail and ,
there have been absolutely no devel- i
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opments since nis incarceration, tue
whole matter it seems hanging- on
whether the crazy negro, Frank
Nimmons, ever regains his right
mind and can testify in the case.
Johnson was arrested because of i
statements made by Nimmons, who j
was then in Jacksonville, Florida, j
and who was insane when he ,
made them. Maybe there is some- 1
thing to it all, but in the meantime 1
Johnson and Hutto are both in jail at (
the expense of the county, and con- .
siderable expense has been gone to by ,
the county in arresting them. While
we earnestly desire to see the villains
who murdered M. B. Varn in cold ;
blood brought to justice, still the
matter ought to be disposed of. One
term of court has already passed and .
Johnson has not been tried.
WOULD RATHER BE A HOG.
Chicago Health Commissioner Says ]
Swine Fare Better Than Humans.
Chicago, July 6.?"If I were to he ]
born again and my wishes were con- <
cnilfo/I T HaIipvp T'H rather be a hocr." ]
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declared Health Commissioner Dr. 1
William A. Evans, upon his return i
from a two weeks' trip through the ]
Eastern cities, where he made a 1
careful study of the methods in vogue 1
in the health departments. i
Special attention was given to the 1
Federal department in Washington,
where Dr. Evans said hundreds of 1
bacteriologists labor daily to find :
means of preventing diseases in hogs. <
"The diseases of human beings are 1
a secondary consideration," said Dr. ]
Evans. "The government spends 1
more on the bacteriology of hogs in
one year than it does on the bacteri- 1
ology of man in twenty-fiveyears. It i
is true they are doing something for
men. They have a marine hospital,
but as I wandered around and looked
at the immense buildings devoted to i
the study of seeds and grasses and '
other foods, I concluded man was a j
minor being after all and that I'd <
rather be a hog." 1
Dr. Evans declared that the fault j
lies with the voters themselves. He j
said the farmers are persistent in i
fVioir HomanHs iinnn members of Con- 1
gress that something be done for
hogs and cattle, and as a result ex- ]
perts prepare annually large volumes
which instruct the farmer how to ;
prevent and cure disease among his
stock.
"I agree with the farmers in their ,
demands," said Dr. Evans, "but I
also think the fathers should rise up
and demand at least an equal amount
of work be done to assist them in ;
preventing and curing disease in
their families."
Dr. Evans said Chicago was far behind
the Eastern cities in its health
work. This, he declared, was to be
expected, since Chicago still is in the
experimental stage.
Disastrous Fire at Holly Hill.
Holly Hill, July 8.?Fire, believed
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10 nave ueen ux mccuuiaij vugm,
wiped out the business portion of
Holly Hill about 1 o'clock this morn,ing,
causing a loss of about $40,000,
with insurance of about $15,000.
The principal losers are:
H. Horres, A. B. Bennett, E. Levin,
H. Price, Rhame & Son, W. B.
Gross, R. B. Gross, Ellis & Lea, E.
Edwards, B. F. Ayers' hotel, tele-'
phone exchange, A. F. Carter, Bank
of Holly Hill and the county dispensary.
Bloodhounds have been telegraphed
for and are expected by tonight's
train.
The town has no fire protection.
AN OUTRAGEOUS ACT. &
r'oung Ladies Held Up by White Man
at Point of a Pistol.
One of the most dastardly acts ever
:ommitted in this county took place
ast Friday afternoon about sundown,
vhen four young ladies of prominent
amilies in this town were held up at
he point of a pistol by a white man
>n the outskirts of town while walkng
along the public road.
It seeems that the young ladies had
fone for a walk about sundown on
he road which goes by the oil mill
ind the residence of Mr. John Felder
md intersects with the Hunter's
Chapel road about a mile below town.
(Vhile not far from Mr. Felder'sthey
jassed a white man in the roadt and
ust after he passed them he drew a
)istol and compelled them to walk
icross a field away from the road unil
they came to a ditch, where he as- ' f'
listed one of them across. This was |
i swampy, boggy place, and here he
commanded them to crawl under a
>arbed wire fence, holding up the
vire for them to get under. He had
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)een waixmg u?nmu, cuuipcuuig
;hem, by threatening1 to shoot than
f they made any outcry, to walk ?
ihead.
Arriving at the swamp, the older <je|
)f the ladies, who is married, turned
jo him and asked him what he meant
md who he was, asking him if he
vould murder four innocent women
n cold blood. He answered: "No, I Tl
iust wanted to show you what I could 'M
io with you with this pistol." Then
>ne of the young girls went to crying, ;'.J
md the married lady spoke to her m
i whisper, that Mr. Felder was in // J
i field at work not far away and it ^
vould be allright. This lady is satisled
that the man overheard her and
le at once walked rapidly away with-.
Dut saying a word. Then, after the
excitement was over, the ladies broke %afl
iown and screamed and Mr. Felder
eame to them at once. The man, how- -3
anrov
SVCi, I LOU. anaj.
News of the affair was quickly
brought down town, add the blood
bounds of the sheriff were carried , .. .f
jut and put on the trail. By this
time it was dark, and after trailing a
while the dogs lost the scent, and although
a large party of men search- "
sd the whole country around most of y J
the night, no trace of the man could
be found. Several went out next
morning, and they tracked the man
across a held and he came back toward
town by another road. No
slue has yet been found, but the
matter has not been dropped, and it
is to be hoped the scoundrel will be
caught.
The ladies described him as a young
fellow, medium size, clean shaved, yy
with dark hair. While considerably
frightened of course, they say they ? 4
will be able to identify him. The
man did not appear to them to be J
drunk, and it is hard to ^account for / H:
his actions. If he was crazy, he cer- %
tainly exhibited a great deal of cunning
in getting away. One of the
men with the dogs is satisfied that
the hounds caught him Friday night,
but, as they are young puppies, he
made friends with them and caused. \ >
them to leave him.
We do not publish the names of
the young ladies, as they earnestly
requested the correspondents of the
daily papers not to do so. Their
wishes were respected, and, although
no request has been made of us, we
follow the precedent established.
We realize, however, that the article ?
fias little news value unless the
names were given.
Too FuD.
A,few years ago the late "John,
the orangeman," went to New Haven
with the Harvard ball team, and,
after they had defeated Yale, of
course had to go out with the boys
to celebrate. He and a few others
prot intoxicated. A policeman, seeing
John's condition, and not laiow- '%
ing him, locked him up. Immediately
some of the students went to the '
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police station and asxea ior nis release,
which was refused.
"Can't we bail -him out!" they
asked.
"Bail him out!" exclaimed the captain,
"why you couldn't Dump him
out." .
The first Baptist church in Spartanburg
has installed electric fans which
are used at all services. No doubt
the result is an increased attendance.
H. L. Solomons, a well known whiskey
drummer, was arrested in Columbia
Monday, on a warrant sworn out
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in Beaufort. Solomons is cnargea
with unlawfully approaching a member
of the county dispensary board
of Beaufort for the purpose of influencing
him in the purchase of
liquors. The case was reported by
Senator N. Christensen, Jr. Dr. M.
G. Elliott, the member who was approached
by Solomons, made the
affidavit on which the arrest was
J.
maae.
Your brain goes on a strike when you overload
your stomach; both need blood
to do business. Nutrition is what you
want, and it comes by taking Hollister's
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets. H. F. Hoover.
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George Wind and Anna Storm were
married at Wabash. The clerk remarked,
after issuing the license: "If
there's anything in names, there'll
be a cyclone in their house before
many moons."