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> IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OP VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
t Charleston will" have a gala week
aome time during November. Arrangements
are now being made for
the affair.
The Augusta-Aiken boulevard
seems to be a certainty. The county
commissioners of Aiken county will
aid the project.
The town of Winnsboro suffered
a heavy loss by fire in the business
portion of the town one night last
week. The blaze originated in a net
gro restaurant.
Columbia is making efforts to secure
the Lutheran Seminary, which
is now located at Mt. Pleasant. It
is proposed to move the Seminary to
a more convenient location.
1 Some portions of Berkeley county
wants ,to be annexed to Charleston,
and a petition asking for an election
on the question of annexation has
been filed with Governor Ansel.
Policeman S. M. McLure, who shot
i and killed a little white girl on the
streets of Charleston several months
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ttgU, was U1CU laoi ncca auu a^4un
ted. The policeman was shooting at a
man whom he was attempting to arrest
when the little girl was killed,
.v G. M. Stalvey the white man wha
was convicted in Aiken last week of
bigamy, was sentenced to imprisonment
of five years in the State penitentiary,
or imprisonment in the
connty jail for six months and a fine
c of five hundred dollars. His attorneys
have appealed to the State Su;
preme Court.
Governor Ansel has offered a re*
ward of $100 for the apprehension
of Dr. H. J. Weeks, who is wanted
in Spartanburg on the charge of bigamy.
It will be recalled that Dr.
Weeks, whose home was in Wagener,
Aiken county, left there with the
avowed purpose of going West, but
f ? instead went to Spartanburg, where
- he was married to a young iaay, miss
Sarah Smith, and a warrant was
taken out for him charging bigamy,
; as he has a wife and family in Aiken
oouhty. He is described as sii feet
high, 35 years old, weighs 140 to 150;
pounds.
OUTLAWS CAUSING TERROR.
Buckingham County, Virginia, Calls
' on Governor for Help.
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^ s Richmond, Oct. 7.?Reports from
Arvenia indicate that the situation
in Buckingham county?the scene of
recent outlaw depredations, is again
grave.
Last night Edmund W. Hubbard,
j commonwealth's attorney for Buckingham
county, telegraphed Gov.
Swanson for assistance, requesting j
that detectives be hurried to the
^ . scene at once.
in the absence of further advices,,
it is believed here that the Zimmerman-Thomas
bands, which were sup..
posed to have been driven beyond the
borders of the county last week, have
again made their appearance, throwing
the people into a state of panic.
'ProciH^nt RpflrhM \fwhPITV.
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4 Newberry, Oct. 7.?President-elect)
? Harms reached Newberry to-day and,
will enter upon his new duties at
once, succeeding Dr. James A. B.
Scherer as president of Newberry college.
Dr. Harms was met at the train by;
f the faculty and entire student body J
and was enthusiastically greeted with
college songs and yells.
Dr. Harms has had splendid suc:
. cess as pastor at Harrisburg, Pa., and
enters upon his new duties here with
\ a courageous spirit and the hearty
i support of all the friends of the inf,
stitution.
Election in Georgia.
Atlanta, Oct. 7.?Returns at this
hour indicate that Joseph M. Brown
j has carried the State for governor by
a plurality of between 60,000 and
80,000.
Mr. Brown's only opponent was
Yancey Carter, who ran on the Inde^
pendence party ticket. Brown ran as
a Democrat.
The most important question voted
on outside of the governorship was
that of the voting qualifications in
the State. Returns indicate that the
amendment to the constitution passed
by the legislature has been ap4
proved. This amendment makes a
property owning qualifications for all
voters.
I Foster Again Convicted.
f Spartanburg, Oct. 2.?Will Foster,
colored, who was convicted of murder
- at the January term of Court and
* sentenced to be hanged, but who was
granted a new trial, has again been
convicted by a Spartanburg jury. The
case occupied all Wednesday, the jury
returning a sealed verdict Thursday
morning after being out all night.
The verdict was not opened until this
morning, as there was no Court yes?
terday. Sentence was suspended pending
a motion for a new trial.
Foster was convicted of murdering
John Young, a white man, who operated
a wagon train between SparX
tanburg and Inman. The old man
was held up one day last November,
about four miles from the city, the
negro beating him about the head
and stabbing him. Foster was arrested
on suspicion and a chain of
circumstantial evidence was woven
if about him.
In these hard times you want to
make your dollar go as far as possible.
Go to Frank Bamberg for
horses and mules, buggies, wagons,
etc., and save money.
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CHESTER KENNEDY SHOT.
Victim in Critical Condition From
His Wounds.
Barnwell, Oct. 4.?News reached
here to-day to the effect that a shooting
scrape occurred at Dunbarton
early this morning. The principals
were both young men and belong to
prominent families in that section.
As near as can be learned, the
facts are as follows:
There was some misunderstanding
between the two men, Marvin Holland
and Chester Kennedy. This
morning just before the arrival of
the Atlantic Coast Line train Kennedy
went over to the depot. In a
few minutes Holland arrived, it is
reported, with a shotgun and pistol.
Seeing Kennedy, he told him that he
was going to kill him and opened fire
on him, shooting him five times, at
least four of the balls taking effect.
About this time the train arrived and
Kennedy's friends started to take
him out of the depot and put him
on the train. Holland then threatened
the lives of all who tried to put
his victim on the train. After about
20 minutes, however, Kennedy was
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taken on the tram ana carnea 10
Augusta. He is in a critical condition
and is not expected to live.
The State's correspondent has not
been able to learn whether Holland
has been arrested or not.
NEGRO CAPTURED.
Assailant of Young Lady Carried to
Penitentiary.
Greenville, Oct. 6.?Arthur Johnson,
the negro, who has been hunted
in the vicinity of Greer for the past
two days, was captured by the chief
of police of Greer at the Apalachia
Mills, near that town to-day. It will
be remembered that the citizens of
Greer were highly incensed over
some highly improper advances which
the negro made to one of the young
lady school teachers of Greer, who
gave the alarm, whereupon the negro
fled and remained in hiding until
this morning.
There have been rumors of a lynching
on foot ever since the occurrence,
and this morning the mayor of Greer
telephoned over to Sheriff Gilreath
that the negro had been apprehended
and was being brought to Greenville
by private conveyance. Sheriff Gilreath
immediately called upon Mr.
C. M. Wing*, who owns the largest
and fastest auto in this section, for
his car. Mr. Wing cheerfully ordered
his auto,out, and in three minutes
the sheriff, together with Deputies
Noe and Kitchens, was speeding upon
his way to meet the parties from
Greer, who were bringing the negro
to this citv. The sheriff's party met
the Greer party about nine miles
from the city, having made an exciting
run. He was brought to the city
and is now lodged in the county jail.
The News and Courier representative
saw the negro, who denied having
any evil intentions, saying that
he merely put his hands upon the
back of the lady's chair. He seems
to be terribly frightened, and said
that he had "been in the bushes"
ever since the affair happened. He
was taken to Columbia this morning
for safe-keeping. All is quiet at
Greer to-night.
Negro Gets Eleven Years.
Marion, Oct. 7.?William Alford,
the negro on trial for the killing of
R. R. Brunson, in last February, was
convicted of manslaughter.
An account of the killing appeared
in The State at the time an I it
will be remembered that Mr. Brunson
attempted to arrest Alford and
was killed in the attemDt. There was
much excitement at the time and ai
lynching was feared. So great was!
the feeling that the governor ordered
Alford kept in the penitentiary for
safe keeping. At the June term of
court Judge Shipp appointed Messrs.
Henry Buck, E. T. Hughes and A. F.
Woods to defend Alford and Solicitor
Wells was assisted by P. B. Sellers,
Esq. His attorneys moved in June
for a continuance, which, upon prop-1
er showing, was granted.
The case was called for trial yesterday
mottling and went to the jury
at 12 o'clock to-day. The evidence
brought out showed that Mr. Brunson,
a constable, attempted to arrest
Alford on Sunday without a warrant
and for a misdemeanor and became)
engaged in a struggle with Alford in
which he was killed. Judge Dantzler
made a very able and exhaustive
charge to the jury, and they were
out about 30 minutes when they
brought in a verdict of manslaughter.
Judge Da.ntzler sentenced Alford to
11 years in the penitentiary.
Letter to A. E. H. Simmons,
Bamberg, S. C.
Dear Sir: Not one man in ten
knows whether he's wasting money
or not, when he paints. It depends
on the paint.
With one paint, your job will take
iu gallons ana cost $t>u ior paim anu
labor;
with another 12 and cost $60;
with another 14 and cost 70;
with another 16 and cost 80;
with another 18 and cost 90; j
with another 20 and cost 100;
with another 22 and cost 110.
Here's an example. Professor Irvine,
of the Academy, Mercersburg,
Pa, painted the floors of his dormitories
every year, one year with one
paint, next year with the paint of the
other dealer there?to divide the
business between them?till Devoe
came to town.
The job took 90 gallons; takes 60
Devoe. The difference. 30 gallons,
$150. He didn't know he was losing
$150 a year till he got Devoe.
Another example. When Geo W
Brown. Union, S C, painted B F Arthur's
house first time it took 30 gallons
"cheap" paint; repainted Devoe;
14 gallons. Yours truly
25 F W DEVOE & CO.
P. S. J. A. Hunter sells our paint.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News- I terns Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, Oct. 12.?Rev. Ridenhour,
of Knoxville, Tenn., stopped
over with Rev. P. E. Monroe on his
way from Synod in Savannah, Ga.,
and preached for him at Mt. Pleasant
church. He preached a good
sermon, and his hearers were held
spell-bound during the entire sermon.
Mr. Joe I. Copeland has given the
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the work will soon commence.
Spring hats are not in demand
among the ladies now, but it seems
as if the crowns of the hats we have
seen have sprung up higher than
usual, and the ladies, seeing others
with the fall styles on, say: "Aren't
those hats ugly?" But they say they
must have one.
Mrs. R. L. Farrell and her daughter,
Maud, of Florida, are spending
some time with her son and daughter,
Dr. Jesse Farrell and Mrs. J. L.
Copeland.
Bank notes and other obligations
are making the farmers bring in i
some of their cotton to meet them.
Others seem to be careless about
them. It seems as if their promises
to their merchants are not as binding
as those given to bankers.
Mrs. Henry Ehrhardt and Mrs.
John Henry Adams Hartz have gone
to Georgia, to visit relatives. They
will be gone for more than a month.
Mr. Chas. Ehrhardt came very near
losing his dwelling by fire last week.
One of his boarders lit his pipe, cigar
or cigarette?can't say which?
and threw the burning match in the
fire place. The screen was covered
with cloth, and soon caught on fire,
and from screen to the wood box, but
the party happened to return to the
house and saw the smoke and put
out the fire before it did much damage.
A Dicture or two and the paint
on the mantel were ruined. No insurance
on same, and it would have
been a heavy loss to him.
The Conrad Ehrhardt Co. have
one hundred bushels of as choice
seed oats as we have seen this season.
They were raised by a Mr.
Felder near Fort Motte, S. C.
Messrs. Carter Bros. & Co. will
have to put in a new boiler before
they can do any more work. They
had a patch put on recently, but
there were so many weak places in
the boiler shell that it was not safe
to bother with it further. Mr. J. H.
Carter went to Lombard Co., of Augusta,
Ga., to procure a new-one.
Miss Rena Clements, of Liberty
Hill, S. C., took charge of the Folk's
school to-day.
JEE.
Denmark Doings.
Denmark, Oct. 7.?Dear Mr. Editor:
We are having a fine meeting
in our Methodist church in Denmark, i
The pastor, Rev. J. B. Traywick,!
opened the meeting sunaay mgni
with a large congregation. Since
Monday morning Rev. J. H. Danner,
of Bamberg, has been doing the
preaching. He preaches with great
zeal and unction and yet presents the
truth in clearness and simplicity.
His preaching is greatly appreciated.
The attendance is good and the singing
most excellent?not the choir only,
but the whole congregation sings.
Great good we trust will grow out of
this meeting with our Methodist
brethren. This meeting will be followed
by a series of services- at our
Baptist church, which will be conducted
by the pastor. It is not known
whether he will have any ministerial
help, so we will in all have evangelistic
service for quite a while.
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Rev. Mr. McLees preached in the
Presbyterian church last Sunday.
There is some talk of his coming to
live in our town and serve the four
churches at Denmarl;, Bamberg,
Blackville, and Barnwell.
Our school is moving off fine under
Prof. Walker. Another teacher was
necessary, so Miss Wolling, of Fort
Motte. has been nut in the faculty.
making nine in all.
The health of our town is good;
never better; and business improving;
but some blind-staggers among
horses. Mr. W. D. Rice has lost one
and so has Mr. D. B. Reed. All people
should at once look after thej
health condition of their stock. Pure
water, sound food, and a little saltpetre
will be worth not a pound but
a whole horse worth of cure.
We are sorry to lose Mr. L. D.
Odom and family, but they have not
gone far. He has bought the Bamberg
place, three miles on the way
to Bamberg. OBSERVER.
The little town of Bamberg was hit |
hard by another Are on Tuesday]
morning, but-before the embers were;
hardly cold, arrangements were being {
made to rebuild the burned district.)
During the past few years that town I
has suffered much from fire, but thej
people there are game, and always'
rebuild better buildings than those
destroyed.?Aiken Journal and Review.
When you want school books for
the children, you can get them at The
Herald Book Store.
DESERTS HIS FAMILY.
I>r. 1). J. Weeks, of Wagener, Has
Committed Bigamy.
A great deal of indignation has
been caused among the people of
Wagener by the alleged desertion of
his family of wife and five children
by Dr. D. J. Weeks and his marriage
in Spartanburg to Miss Sarah Smith,
a resident of Wagener.
It seems that Weeks' wife is a sister
of Dr. J. R. A. Whitlock, who removed
from Graniteville to the west
?it is said to Utah?some months
ago. Dr. ^Veeks stated about two
months ago that he intended to remove
with his family to Utah. He
had been in correspondence with Dr.
Whitlock in reference to that action
and had completed all the details,
apparently, to carry out his announcement.
Subsequently he said he
en nut there and make his ar
rangements and return for his family
in ten days.
He did leave and now news from
Wagener indicates that he not only
left but deserted his wife and five
little children, and married another
woman, Miss Sarah Smith, a young
milliner of Spartanburg, who .ad
been in charge of the millinery department
of J. W. Lybrand's store
at Wagener, and to whom he had
been very attentive.
Some parties went to Spartanburg
to investigate the rumors connecting
his name with Miss Smith. It is alleged
that it was shown there that
he had married Miss Smith in the
Baptist church of that place, under
the assumed name of W. A. Hambelton,
and that the couple had immediately
left for Kansas City. It is
stated that every effort will be made
to capture him.
Dr. Weeks stood well In his community.
He was a poor young
man when he began the study
of medicine. By applying himself
he soon built up a fairly
good practice. He had an office
in Wagener and visited his patients
in automobile. He was a
member of the Aiken county medical
association and was prominent
among his brother physicians.
Death of L. B. Rush.
TT.Hitnr The Ramhere Herald: ?
Louis Barnwell Rush is dead. Another
Confederate veteran has crossed
over the river, and is resting under
the shade of the trees. He was
the last of three brothers who fought
through the war between the States.
S. H. Rush died on the battle fields
of Virginia in 1865; Charles C.
Rush died in Blackville two years
ago, and Louis Barnwell Rush died
in Claxton, Georgia, Saturday night,
October 10th, 1908, where he had
been living with his son, Mr. D. Felder
Rush, for the last two years. He
was buried at Salem church last
Sunday evening just as the sun went
down. Large numbers of his friends
and relatives, from Blackville, Denmark,
and Bamberg, and all the
neighborhood around Salem, went
out to see the last of Louis Rush.
He leaves a devoted wife, three
sons, John W. Rush, of this county,
Rr.wmnn Rnflh nf Mnnteomerv. Ala
bama, and D. Felder Rush, of Claxton,
Georgia, and four sisters, Mrs.
E. A. Matheny, of Shreveport, La.,
Mrs. E. R. Brock, and Mrs. Pinckney
Brown, of Aiken, and Mrs. Lizzie
Bailey, of Savannah, Ga.
Mr. Rush was sixty-eight years old.
His father, John William Rush, was
buried at Springtown church in 1886,
at 94 years of age. A FRIEND.
Bamberg, S. C., October 12, 1908.
Barnwell Baptist Association.
The Barnwell Baptist Association
will meet with the Springtown church
on Thursday, 22nd October, at 12 m.
Springtown is five miles from Govan
and seven from Bamberg. All
parties coming on the Seaboard to
Govan will be met by notifying D. H.
Rice, Govan, S. C. Parties coming
on the Southern to Bamberg will be
met by notifying S. W. Sandifer,
Bamberg, S. C.
There will be dinner on the grounds
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We
hope the churches will be well represented
and that many of our traveling
brethren will be able to reach the
Barnwell Association this year.
The following named brethren are
chairmen of standing committees and
are expected to prepare reports.
WHiipatinn .T K. Ooode.
On State Missions?R. W. Sanders.
On Foreign Missions?W. M. Jones
D. D.
On Woman's Work?J. B. Armstrong.
On Orphanage?A. P. Manville.
Qn Temperance?M. M. Benson.
On Sunday-school?W. G. Britton.
On Bible and Colportage?S. P.
Hair.
On Beneficiaries?J. D. Pitts, D. D.
On Union Meeting?W. M. Jones,
D. D.
On Aged Ministers' Relief Board?
W. D. McMillan.
On Periodicals and Literature?D.
L. Roton.
On Religious State of the Churches
?D. O. Hunter.
W. G. BRITON,
Clerk.
Contract Awarded.
Spartanburg, Oct. 9.?The Asheville
Construction company of Ashville,
N. C., was awarded the contract
for the construction of the
Spartanburg end of the Carolina,
Clinchfield & Ohio ranroaa dv macArthur
Bros., the general contractors
here to-day. This section is three
and a quarter miles in length and includes
all the work within the city
limits. Work is to be begun at once.
With the exception of six miles in
the centre of the line all the road
has been let to sub-contractors.
To-morrow was set as the time
for actual construction to begin, but
it is said here to-night that dirt will
hardly be broken until next Wednesday.
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MOB ATTEMPTS LYNCHING
ATTEMPTED RAVISHING CAUSES
SERIOUS TROUBLE.
Mob Attacks Jail, bat is Repulsed by
Sheriff's Posse and Military
Companies.
John Irby, a negro who attempted
to ravish Miss Llllie Dempsey, of
Spartanburg, while on her way from
the Saxon Mill village in that city,
narrowly escaped being lynched at
the hands of a mob numbering about
1,000 men last Saturday. Had it not
been for the brave stand taken by
Sheriff Nicholls, who was slightly
wounded by shots from the mob, and
the timely arrival of several companies
of State troops, there is slight
doubt that Irby, as well as several
other negro criminals who were incarcerated
in the Spartanburg jail
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The news of the attempted crime,
which occurred in the early morning,
spread rapidly, and soon the operatives
of the Saxon Mill had tracked
down the criminal who had not succeeded
in getting very far away from
the scene of his crime. As soon as
possible he was taken before the
young lady, who identified him. He
was then taken to the woods where
he was about to be lynched when
mounted police arrived on the scene
and wrested him from the mob.
Sheriff Nicholls immediately swore
in a number of deputies and ordered
out the militia to guard the jail after
the prisoner had been locked up.
The mob continued to swell in numbers
until by noon the crowd which
surged around the court house and
jail was variously estimated at from
four to five hundred, and was later
augmented by five hundred more
from Greenville. An attempt was
made to enter the jail by steR ladders,
but was frustrated and the
Sheriff with his posse and the militiamen
stood their ground so well
that by midnight the spirit of the
mob was waning and the crisis was
believed to be past.
Several shots were fired from the
jail which were returned by the mob
and as a result Sheriff Nicholls and
several of his posse were slightly
wounded. >
While being taken from the mob
Irby was severely beaten, but will recover
from his trouncing alright.
Monday it was suggested that the
negro be taken to Columbia and,
placed in the penitentiary for safekeeping,
but Sheriff Nicholls opposed
this. Finally, however, it was decided
to take the prisoner there, and
the sheriff, with three companies of
militia, took the prisoner to the penitentiary,
where he is now lodged for
safe-keeping.
Everything is quiet in Spartanburg,
according to latest reports, and the
other negroes whose lives were
thought to be endangered at first, it
is now believed, will not be molested.
Clarence Agnew, the negro who
wrecked a passenger train on the
Southern Railway's main line several
weeks ago, and against whom public
sentiment is strong, was one of the
negroes whose lives it is thought
would have been taken had the mob
gained access to the jail.
The young lady was badly bruised
and choked, but physicians who examined
her certified that she had
not been ravished. She is recovering,
although the negro left her on
the ground senseless.
NOTORIOUS NEGRO CAPTURED.
J. H. Anderson, Charged with Atrocious
Murder, Now in Laurens Jaii.
Laurens, Oct. 4.?John Henry Anderson,
a notorious Waterloo negro,
for whom Governor Ansel offered a
reward of $75 a week ago, Anderson
being charged with the murder of another
negro and an alleged assault on
a young white man, was captured
yesterday afternoon in Waterloo
Township by Mr. Irvine P. Moore and
two other citizens, who brought Anderson
to Laurens last night and delivered
him to Sheriff Duckett.
As stated, Anderson has two crimes
to answer for. Last March he is
charged with shooting Mr. Irvine
Benjamin and otherwise assaulting
him. The other crime is apparently
one of the most atrocious ever committed
in the county, the alleged
murder of his father-in-law, Josh
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son shot to death at the burial of
one of Anderson's children in the
grave yard at Cedar Grove Church.
There is said to have been bad feeling
between the two families for
some time, and Anderson had threatened
the old man's life more than
once, it is said. At the conclusion
of the burial Anderson is said to have
walked up behind the old man and
shot him in the back, inflicting a
mortal wound.
His captors had no trouble in taking
him after a long trail which was
kept up nearly all day yesterday.
MAN AND HORSE SHOT.
Two Weil-Known Citizens of Darlington
County in a Difficulty.
Darlington, Oct. 4.?A telephone
message from near Dowlings Cross
Roads, this county, last night about
10 o'clock, to Sheriff J. C. Blackwell,
told of the shooting of Eugene Pipkin
and John Pipkin's horse by John
Welch.
Deputy Sheriff W. H. Mozingo went
out to the locality named, responding
to the message, but at nightfall today
had not returned.
The details of the trouble are not
obtainable this afternoon, but the
call last night for assistance was urgent
The parties are well known
j white men, and such an occurrence
as that reported is almost inexplainable
to those who know them. [
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WOMAN ENDS HER LIFE.
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Acid After Being Arrested.
Spartanburg, Oct. 7.?Jeanette
Walker, a young woman of the under
world, committed suicide at the
police station at 8:20 o'clock tonight
by taking carbolic acid. No
cause was assigned for the act. She
was arrested at 7:45 o'clock this
evening by Officer W. A. Crocker at
the Exchange restaurant on Magnolia
street on the charge of violating
a city ordinance. Officer Crocker
took the woman to the station and
turned her over to Policeman John* '
son, who locked her in a cell. In
about 30 minutes she called to Officer
Johnson and asked him to tele???%
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she owed them $8.50. She handed ' . JSj
the officer a $10 bill and he telephoned
and guaranteed her bill at '
the hotel. Then she asked Mr. Johnson
for her grip, saying that she
wanted a gown to sleep in. The of- i
fleer noting that she was dressed In 1 ^
a stylish suit, saw the necessity of a
change of clothing in order that she
might rest. So he handed her the
grip after searching it to see that
there was no weapon about it. He ' ^
took notice of a bottle in the grip, ; ?
but the woman told him that it was \
glycerine. A little later she asked '
the officer to let her come down stain
and wash her face; so the officer
brought her down to the toilet room . i
and turned her in. She swallowed
about an ounce of carbolic acid from ;ija9
the bottle that the officer had snp- '
posed to contain either glycerine or
water and in a few minutes she was
INFANTICIDE "iN LEXINGTON. ;
Body of Decomposed Infant Found
1?? Umii/.I, Vi iw That fnu'ii.
Lexington, Oct. 7.?What seems to .
have been a clear case of infanticide
came to ligfct a day or two ago when /?gj|
the body of an infant was found near
a branch in the upper part of tpwn.
The discovery was made by a negro
woman who was attracted to the jj*
scene by the terrible odor. The child . Sv&m
was wrapped in cotton and had evi- . ^
dently been born a week, as the arms. ^?3
were almost ready to drop off at the
shoulders from decomposition. Those
who saw it say that.it was impossible : :$
to discern whether the child died vjrjft
from natural causes or whether it :4
was killed by the heartless parent <
and carried to the swamp, with the >>|Sj
hope of covering up the crime. The
supposition is that the party who
placed it where it was found intended
throwing it i-to the water, so that ,
the discovery would never be made, i
It has caused a great deal of tajlr gp
among the negroes, but they are very
cautious how they speak. It is said yjjig
that the child had Deen movea since - >. m
yesterday, a3 it could not be found
this afternoon. There has been no
official action taken in the case, but it
is one that should be .investigated,
and it is very likely that Coroner
Clark will look into the situation immediately.
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Death of Mr. G. P. Rice.
Mr. G. Powell Rice, only son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rice, died at the
home of his parents in this city Tues- ,
day night of this week, about eleven
o'clock, after a long illness. He was
taken sick in Sumter during the sum- ifflS
mer with typhoid fever, and was
brought home several months ago. ,YJ
He improved for a while, and was
able to be up and around. He had
accepted a position with the Bam
Derg uouon Mills KjO. tu? uwa-ic*nrei, . JKjSRJ
and was to go to work September
15th, but he had gotten worse and had
to take to his bed again. A few :.$jS
days ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis,
and after this the end came
rapidly. He had been unconscious for ypa
a day or so before his death.
The burial took place yesterday
(Wednesday) afternoon at five ;'r
o'clock, interment being in Restland
cemetery. The services were conducted
by Rev. T. G. Herbert, pastor of
Trinity Methodist church in this city. gsS?
The burial was attended by a large ^
number of friends and relatives of
the family. - f-%
The pall bearers were:
Honorary?J. T. O'Neal, E. L.
Price, Dr. V. W.* Brabham, and Dr.
J. J. Cleckley.
Active?Jno. H. Cope, E. C. Bruce, .
G. E. Bamberg, H. N. Bellinger, H.
A. Ray, and C. J. Stover
Mr. Rice was twenty-six years old,
and was a most exemplary young
man. He was one of the finest boys
ever reared in Bamberg. A few years
ago he married a Miss Stover, of
Kershaw, Lancaster county, and she
with a little boy sixteen months eld,
survive him. He also leaves & father
and mother and two sisters, as
well as a large number*of relatives :
and friends, to whom sincere sympathy
is extended in this hour of sor- j
row.
Why Butt In? k .y :
Dr. John Lovejoy Elliott, head ' y*
worker of Hudson Guild Settlement
in New York, was lecturing some
boys from the water front on the doings
of Nero. He gave a vivid picture
of the cruelty of the Emperor
and thought that he must have fixed
the idea of non-ethical deeds in the
minds of his hearers. Then he beean
Questions.
"Boys," said the teacher, "what do : V;3j
you think of Nero?"
There wa3 no reply and the class
moved around uneasily.
"Well, O'Brien, what do you think
of Nero? Would you sa> he was &'
good man? Would you like to know
him?" '
No answer, and O'Brien looked
longingly at the door.
"Well, wasn't Nero a bad man?"
"He never done nothin' to me," " Jg
was the unexpected response, reflecting
the Tammany policy of not but- ? h
ting in.