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- ' ' .m k -i * ' Sty? Sambwrg Ifyn&ib J Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1909 One Dollar a Year || COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, March 2.?Quite a number of our town folks left for Bamberg and Walterbor o this morning to attend court. Some as gentlemen of the jury, others as witnesses and the > like. Mr. H. Karesh opened up a stock . of goods in the J. C. Kinard store last week. Some colored men got into a fight fiaturriflv avftr a came of cards. Neither one was badly hurt. With the exception of a few scratches and ?> bruises they were the same as before the fight. Rev. T. L. Belvin spent a few days in town with his children. His many friends were glad to se him and give him a shake. Notwithstanding the price of cotton has gone off, the farmers are still selling a bale of cotton occasionally to get a little cash to push on their farm work. The fertilizer men are hustling about over the country trying to get merchants to give them orders for their goods. All of them have the best goods?if one listens to them. Prices are being cut right and left, trying to unload their goods on the t merchants and farmers. Mr. Henry Ehrhardt is making preparations to build two houses on his lots. Think Mr. I. J. Zeigler has the contract to build them. Mrs. Rosa Clayton gave an old ^ time quilting on Saturday., Had quite a crowd of ladies and did a lot of work as well as eat a fine dinner prepared for the occasion. Mr. G. B. Kinard is rice and bacon broker here, also in the insurance business. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Weimer, of Fert mawjIIma T7*1? trlolfln or frmn/lct in uduuiua, r ta>) aic itsiuug mvuuo iu Colleton and Bamberg counties. JEE. Kearse News. Kearse, March 1.?The Timrod Literary Society met and held its regular meeting in the school building Friday evening at 8 o'clock. T After roll call and the minutes were read and approved the following program was carried out: Current Events?Mr. Ennis Breeland. Recitation?Miss Cressida Breeland. Debate?Query: Resolved, That South Carolina should have co-edut cation. Affirmative: Miss Ettie Kearse and Mr. Angus Kearse; negative: Miss Aline Kearse and Mr. * Ernest Ritter. The decision was in favor of the negative. On next Friday evening Miss Elouise Brabham will entertain the social meeting. The entertainment given at the school building Monday evening of this week was largely attended notT withstanding the very bad evening, and was highly enjoyed by all present Loyal Temperance Legion. The Lotal Temperance Legion held its last meeting Friday afternoon in the Sunday-school room of the Methodist church with an increased attendance. All of the honorary members were present ready to help with this good work. We entered into the singing with great spirit. The Legion stood and gave the South Carolina rallying cry. The leader read the first Psalm, followed by a prayer. Lesson took place. It was about the effects of tobacco on the body. We had that it effects the heart, lungs, stomach, nerves, throat, mouth and also that it hinders the digestion of the food eaten, weakens the muscles, and stunts the growth. ; It was proved that it weakened the muscles by experiments in the University of Michigan. A machine which tells the working power of the muscles was used. The girls' excellent teacher, who is Miss Bradham, makes the lessons much * more interesting than they f really are by explaining everything so clearly. The "lesson thoughts" were: "No smoker can be a well man. Health is the foundation of success." I am sure that the boys had a good lesson too, as they have such a good teacher, Mrs. Hampton Jennings. After the lesson Lonnie Zeigler read a piece about the flower mission work that is an interesting work. It is to send flowers to the sick, and to funerals, and to distribute fruit and other eatables to the poor. We are proud of our Legion and its teachers, and are anxious for its membership to be increased. A prize is offered, one to the boys and one tc the girls, for Attendance, good lesj sons, and deportment. After the meeting was over we practiced some of the L. T. L. songs looking toward observing temperance Sunday. We were adjourned with the L T. L. prayer. EDITH RICE, Secretary L. T. L. ? Hecker's cream oat meal, twc packages for 25 cents, at D. A. Kt . nard & Co.'s. NEWS FROM KEARSE. "Old Timer" Writes of the White Point School Entertainment. Kearse, March 1.?The entertainment given at White Point school in honor of the one hundred and seventy-seventh birthday of George Washington was a grand success. In the early evening lowering clouds and heavy peals of thunder with' floods of rain seemed to say all is lost, but soon the stars came out and through mud and water many went and soon a full house was there to cheer and stamp and clap their hands, amid peals of laughter as the boys and girls acted so well their parts. When the curtain went up in the center of the stage stood the statue of liberty draped .in bunting and flags, the stage handsomely decorated in the national colors, red, white and blue, with nags streaming, all making a charming scene, and to crown all on the very top of the rtatue of liberty was the face of a I ;autiful young girl, only her face to be seen. So charming was the scene a pin could have been heard fall so profound the silence. Soon the little boys and girls surrounded this statue and sang America only as these little folks can sing It. Then came liberty bell. Next Uncle Zedekiah, very deaf, surrounded by his sister and her charming daughters and two rude boys, who long for the old man to die so they can get his money, but he proves after all not to be so very deaf and leaves very abruptly. This was 'very laughable, after which came the gossips, by five little girls. This was a button buster and a side splitter. Then old folks at home, rendered by twelve little girls, all arrayed in pure white and new slippers, a scene well worth a long drive through the mud to see and hear. Next was an acrostic by ten little folks, Washington. Then the cap drill by the boys, hard to excel. Next the little seamstress, rendered in so artless manner all were captivated, after which came the wand drill by the girls, which was perfect, especially the time kept. Little orphan Annie came next, a pathetic little poem. Then Young America, a parade by the school, where Uncle Sam in his tall hat and longtailed coat, accompanied by a handsome young lady handsomely gowned for the occasion, was the hit of the evening, and the real Uncle Sam would smile to see the true patriots in this quiet little hamlet, all a fit emblem of this grand republic. A recitation came next, by a little girl attired in a handsome suit to suit the piece, red, white ana Diue. Last came Dixie Land, the whole school taking part, and as the sweet childish voices so well trained sang this grand old song many emotions filled the heart of a certain old man, for it brought forth memories dear to him never to be forgotten. May happy hearts and cheerful faces be the lot of all the little folks who took part, and parents should feel proud of the little ones who acted so well their parts and appreciate the painstaking care given by their teacher, for every scene showed her guiding hand. Yesterday was a fine day, the only one in February so near perfect, and as the mocking bird sang his sweet strains from a nearby tree and the little violets smiled so sweet and the hearts ea3e looked so modest with the snowdrops abloom and the tender buds bursting so soon to make the old world so beautiful with its myriad * leaves and flowers, all tell us that soon spring will be here. OLD TIMER. Honor Roll of Bamberg Graded School. The following is a list of the names of the pupils who won distinction during the month ending February 12th and are entitled to a place on the honor roll. - 3- ? t Before any pupil s name is ymcwu on the honor roll, he or she must make not less than 90 per cent, on every study in the grammar school and primary departments, and not less than 2 on every subject in the high school department: FIRST GRADE. Hazel Armstrong, Mary Ann Bronson, Marguerite Dixon, Hartwell Dixon, Nannie Faust, Lucile Folk, Aegina Knight, Charlie Move, Margaret Ray, Gladys Varn, Rebecca Graham. SECOND GRADE. Rebecca Dickinson, Tom Felder, Roy Free, Mary Lee Grimes, Margaret Kinard, Marion Kinard, Gene Price, Marion Rhoad. THIRD GRADE. C Clarence Armstrong, Callie Battley, Pink Baxter, Vista Brabham, Leona Brabham, Annie Lee Creech, Margaret Easterling, Corinne Fowler, Marion Harmon, Eunice Hunter, ' Lucile Hunter, Edward McCormick, Willie Ott McCue, Lula Morris, Von ; Etta Rentz, Lucile Utsey, Garris ) Zeigler. T7?rvTT'Drrij nT? A r?F! 1' UU1W1 1JL VI 1 Leone Bamberg, Janie Bellinger, Carey Graham, Annie May Griffith, ; Lola Hightower, Ochie Jennings, | Hazel Price, Francis Rice, Pinckney | Smoak, Nelson Wright. SIXTH GRADE. Edith Rice, Nelle Black. Mildred ( Knight. EIGHTH GRADE. Raymond Smoak. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Miss Bessie Armstrong. Ladies, for spring dress goods, white goods of all kinds, spring foot> wear, etc., you should see J. A. Byrd. - He has handsome stocks in all these lines. f * - - v * - . ' 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 legislature killed the bill appropriating $50,000 for free school bookn for children who are unable to buy books. A new bank with a capital stock of $100,000 has been organized at Rock Hill. It is a national bank, and Thomas L. Johnson will be president and Chas. L. Cobb cashier. Messrs. W. N. Carter and H. S. Spires have been granted bail in the - -* iv- -J t nr matier or uie unimg ui u. ??. uccu. Mr. Carter's bond was fixed at $3,000 and that of Mr. Spires at $1,000. Both men gave bond and have been released. B. Sherwood-Dunn, of New York, has moved to Aiken, and will establish another bank in that city. It will be a national bank with a capital stock of $50,000. This will make three banks for Aiken. It is said the new institution will commence business at once. Congressman J. E. Ellerbe, in whose district Florence is located, says that President Taft will not reappoint Joshua E. Wilson as postmaster at Florence, but that a white man will be appointed. Wilson is a negro preacher, who has held the office for several years, being appointed by Roosevelt. Dr. W. H. Brown, a veterinary surgeon of Orangeburg, was tried in that city last week for selling whiskey, and fined $75.00. The doctor was secretary and manager of a social club, and it was in this capacity that he sold the liquor. The, negro porter of the club was also fined $50. The negro's fine was paid, but Brown has appealed. Col. Jno. T. Sloan, a prominent citizen of Columbia, died last Sunday night while on his way home from a hospital in Philadelphia, where he had been for treatment. His death occurred while the train was near Greensboro, N. C. Col. Sloan was a little more than sixty years old, being born in 1846. He had been a member of the legislature and senator from Richland county. In 1902 he was elected lieutenant governor and served two terms. He ran for governor a few years ago, but was defeated by M. F. Ansel. The Senate killed the railroad bill which provided that railroads must accept mileage on trains. Now passengers are required to exchange their mileage for tickets at the stations where they board the train, and the traveling men wanted this inconvenient feature done away with. It was learned that the railroads would not sell mileage books if the bill became law, but would require all passengers to purchase tickets at the regular rate, so it is very well that the bill was killed, for the traveling men would have been worse off than before, as they would still have had the trouble with no reduction in rates. INTERESTING SUIT. Miss Knowles Awarded Verdict for Fifty Dollars for Libel. On Friday an interesting case was tried in the Magistrate's Court, before Judge Smoak. The case was one arising out of utterances said to have been made by one Turner, injurious to the character of Miss Knowles, of Langley. Miss Knowles brought suit against Turner for $99 damages for libel. The jury awarded her a verdict for fifty dollars. This case was connected with the case of the State against St. Julian DeForest, who was tried at the last session of court and convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill, upon Turner; DeForest was engaged to Miss Knowles, and when Turner made alleged injurious remarks about* Miss Knowles he made an assault upon him, cutting him with a ? ? * " ? i.U ^ J knife. Deforest s aeience was uiai he was protecting the good name oi his fiance. DeForest was convicted and is now serving a sentence in the penitentiary. It was for making these same remarks that the libel suit was broughl and, as above stated, a verdict ol fifty dollars was awarded.?Aiken Journal and Review. White Man Kills Negro. Will Goodman, a young white mar of Cross Hill township, was lodged it jail late Monday night, charged witt the murder of one Ben Partlow, s negro, of the same section of the county. The killing occurred Sunday afternoon, six miles below the town of Cross Hill, on S. T. Vaughn's place, and is said to have been the result of a dispute over a game ol "craps." The inquest was held bj Magistrate Culbertson. The sheriff's office was notified ol Lilt? U1UI UC1 Cdl ly iuuuuaj mui whea two officers were sent at onc< to the scene. Goodman made no effort to get away and was found anc 1 arrested at the home of his mother ' It seems that the white man and 2 party of negroes were in the woods Sunday afternoon engaged in a gam* of craps. Having won a stake of tei cents, Partlow picked up the coir over the protest of Goodman. Wher demanded by Goodman to lay th( , money down, Partlow began a retreai whereupon, according to the severa . witnesses, Goodman drew his pistol i and snot the negro through the body killing him. BLIND TIGERS GET SENTENCES. Fines Amounting to $3,350 Imposed on Them Saturday Morning. A total of $3,650.00 was assessed in fines in the city court yesterday morning by Judge W. F. Eve. The bulk of the fines was imposed upon the blind tiger keepers, there being $3,350 imposed upon them. Judge Eve was severe on the blind tiger keepers and in each sentence it was a fine of so much or six months on the county chain gang. They were not given a jail alternative. The fines imposed were as follows: Henry G. Kale $400; George Hanvey $400; T. P. Fagan $400; J. E. Allen $600; J. W. Fitzgerald $400; J. J. Dunne $750; F. W. Sherlock $400. The above men were charged ??AI. t.ii. j wun running unuu i.igcio. James Franklin aMd Henry King, charged with cheating and swindling, were each given $100' or eight months; Albert Murray concealed weapon $100 or six months; Charlie Williams, larceny :?rom the house, $50 or six months and Sam Herst, gambling, $50 or sir. months. In passing sentence upon J. E. Allen, the court remarked that Allen had been before the court two or three times before on the same charge and for that reason he would make the fine heavier than in the other cases. When passing sentence upon Dunne, the court remarked that he thought the jury had brought in the only verdict that they could, under the evidence, and for that reason he was going to impose a heavy fine upon him. The week's business was one of the heaviest in months and the docket is getting clearer than it has been in a long while. There are only three or four tiger cases still hanging over to be tried at the next term. ?Sunday's Augusta Chronicle. LONG HIKE FOR DOG. Travels 160 Miles Overland to Get Back Home. . A remarkable story comes from Utica, Miss., of the long journey of a dog. About one month ago L. G. Hutchins, a resident of Utica, made a trip from that place to Gulfport, a distance of about "i.60 miles, carrying with him a canine named "Nig," of mixed bull and mastiff breed. The trip was made overland, Mr. Hutchins driving a herd of horses through the country and the dog assisting him with the job. After staying a few days in Gulf-, port "Nig" decided that the sea breezes of the gulf coa&t metropolis were not good for his health; so he decided to hike back to the more enjoyable climate of Utica. He was not heard from again until a day or so since, when Mr. Hutchins received a letter from Utica that "Nig" had reappeared^ at his^ old hopje, and was given a ^joyous" welcome -by all his canine friends and citizens of the community generally. Confessed Murderer Removed to Safety. Des Moines, la., Feb. 28.?John Junken, a negro, confessed slayer of Clara Rosen at Ottumwa on February 5, was brought to Des Moines to-day by Sheriff Griffin from Albia, and placed in the Des Moines jail for safe keeping, as feeling runs high in Ottumwa, the scene of five brutal murders of women by negroes within the last two years. A fellow prisoner, Albert Evans, declared that Junken deliberately i planned the murder while an inmate , of the Fort Madison penitentiary . serving time for robbing and beating ; a woman. It was Junken's boast, aci cording to Evans, that he would again "do the trick" if given a chance. Evans' statement has some weight > as Junken killed Miss Rosen just a L few days after he was released from ; the penitentiary: Junken claims he was "chuck full of dope." He said he had been [ chewing cocaine and opium. Since his incarceration Junken has i remained in his bunk, weeping. He . | says he attacked Miss Rosen for the Lisole purpose of robbing her. : i When a mob last week threatened {to storm the Ottumwa jail to wreak 1 vengeance on a negro who assaulted > Mrs. Johnston, Junken was secretly hurried to the Albia jail. A grand jury will meet in Ott tumwa Wednesday. The Junken case j will be submitted first and immedil ately on the return of an indictment, the trial will be called. He will be kept in the Des Moines jail until that time. He is 27 years old and has served numerous terms in prison. 1 Miss Clara Rosen's body was found 1 in an excavation with the skull 1 crushed with a stone. The case was L baffling to the officers and Junken 5 was arrested without any evidence to " implicate him in the crime. k _ | Professor Voted "Wet." F Richmond, Ind., Feb. 28.?The r resignation of W. N. Trueblood, professor of English at Earlham college, F is demanded in resolutions passed by ; a meeting of the Friends' church at j Dublin because he voted "wet" in the - recent local option election, which I resulted in the defeat of the anti. saloon faction. t Wayne county is the only one in > Indiana that has gone "wet" in an i option election. Earlham college is l closely connected with the Friends' l church. i General merchandise and other t stores cannot compete with The I Herald Book Store in fine cor1 respondence paper, tablets, etc. , Come see our line and note our cheaper prices and better values. SENTENCED TO BE BDNfi WILLIE CARTER, NEGRO, FOUND GUILTV OF MURDER. His Crime Was a Most Horrible One, He Catting and Slashing a Negro Woman to Death. The March term of court convened in the court house here last iMonday morning, Judge R. C. Watts presiding. Solicitor J. F. Byrnes and Court Stenographer Brown were in their places, as was also the other officers of the court. The new grand jury organized by the election of Capt. W. S. Bamberg as foreman, and being given some indictments by the Solicitor, at once went to work. This body disposed of the following cases: Percv Williams, Cary Halyard, and Lot Preacher?larceny of live stock ?true bill. Willie Bonaparte?larceny of live stock?true bill. Ben Orr and Seville Orr?obtaining goods by false pretenses?true bill. Alex. Dickinson?disposing of property under lien?true bill. Lawrence Mitchell?larceny of live stock?no bill. Hazard Aaron, Will Hay, and Milledge Braxton?housebreaking and larceny?true bill. Will Hay?receiving stolen goods ?true bill. Charlie Nimmons?larceny from the field?no bill. Grand Jury Presentment. The grand jury finished its work Monday afternoon, and made the following as their final presentment: We, the grand jury for Bamberg county, beg leave to make the following presentment: All indictments handed us by the Solicitor have been passed upon and returned to the Court. We have not examined the different county offices or books, as this was done at the last term of court, but will be attended to later in the year. We thank the Court and officials for courtesies shown us. Respectfully submitted, W. S. BAMBERG, Foreman. The Cases Tried. rr(AllAniJ.ir .go aa hovo hppn 1UC lUlluntU5. v/acvo uu>v tried up to the time of going tc press: Willie and Tiny Carter?murder, Guilty of murder in the first degree as to Willie Carter. The judge directed a verdict of not guilty as tc Tiny Carter. This was a most atrocious murder. Carter cut a negro woman to death, and her body waf slashed horribly, the physicians having to make fifty-eight stitches tc sew up her wounds. The negro waf jealous of the woman, and broke into her house to kill her. Althoug! badly wounded, she managed to gel out of the house, and still he followed her, cutting and slashing her. He has not been sentenced up to the time of going to press, but he will be sentenced to be hanged. If Carter if hung, this will be the first executior since Bamberg county was formed Willie Bonaparte, a negro, waj tried for larceny of live stock anc found not guilty. Alex Dickinson, a negro, waf found guilty of disposing of prop erty under lien. He was given f sentence of two years on the chaii gang or pay a fine of $215.00. ^ * ^ J TTT O O + rent uoyeiduu, a ucgiu, nao uiv> for the crime of murder. The jur: brought in a verdict of manslaughtei late Tuesday afternoon, and Cope land has not yet been sentenced Copeland killed another negro. May Rice, a negro, was foun< guilty of larceny from the field, an< given a sentence of ninety days 01 the ch^in gang or a fine of $30.00 The case against Ben Orr and Sevilli Orr, for obtaining goods under fals< pretenses, is being tried Wednesda; morning as we go to press. The busi ness of the Court came near beinj blocked Wednesday morning on ac count of the absence of Stenographe Brown, but Mr. H. N. Bellinger kind ly consented to act as stenographe so that Court could go on. Mr. Browi had gone to Aiken the night before and the train was late Wednesda; morning. Judge Watts and Solicitor Byrne say they are going to clear the docke at this term of court, and they ar having physicians go and make a] examination of those parties whi claim to be sick. This is being don where parties want cases continued The court is going to clear the jail o prisoners as well as get all crimina cases off the.docket. The crimina business will likely be concluded to J ? A rt at> An arVi niufl PQ QP Qciy, UUl LLICJL C Oi C uuv/ugu v* * 4* vmwv to occupy the court all of this an? next week. Young White Man Killed. Easley, Feb. 28.?Hezekiah King a negro, shot and killed Mr. Zio: Fortner here last night at 10 o'clock From the best information obtain able it appears that King was in : row with another negro, shot at th negro three times, one of the bullet striking Mr. Fortner, who was stand ing 30 yards away. The bullet tool effect in the head. The negro mad his escape and is still at large. Mi Fortner died to-day at 10 o'clock He never spoke after being shot. The negro is a brown, short, heav; set young negro, about 23 or 2 years old, weighs 160 pounds. H was well dressed and his face wa clean. Twenty-five dollars is offerei by the mayor for his capture. Is your account too large each pa day where you are now trading? Ou customers "keep the books." D. A. KINARD ? CO. DISPENSARY BEFORE COURT. . Famous Case Being Heard Before Highest Tribunal in the Land. . A special from Washington to tha News and Courier on Friday says: The South Carolina dispensary case was called for argument in tha j - r? supreme court of the United Statea to-day, the following attorneys being present: George B. Lester, Alfred 8. Barnard, T. M. Mordecal, Attorney General J. Fraser Lyon, B. L. Abney. W. F. Stevenson, A. W. Ray and D. ^ W. Roundtree. The title of the case, ^ as it appears on the docket of tha f court, is W. J. Murray, Tohn MeSween and Avery Patton, constltnt- ^ ing the State dispensary commission of South Carolina, petitioners, against Wilson Distilling Company et al. and the Flieschman Company, respondents. The briefs of George R. Lester and. . !? Alfred S. Barnard, which were read, Ka aaoa 4a In the onnrowin 3UU W 'llittl tuc AO AAA vuv ouy* V?MIV f court on a writ of certiorari to ra? view a decision of the circuit court ' ^ of appeals for the 4th circuit, affirm*. y~*| ing an interlocutory order of the cir- v;fei cuit court for the district of &outh Cprolina, granting an injunction and appointing receivers pendente lite. ;r d The arguments were opened by B. ' * ? L. Abney, of Columbia, leading conn- ixM sel for the State, who took the post- A'% tion that this is a suit against the State, that the State is indispensable v-|| pary and that the supreme conrt ia i without jurisdiction. His position !a >;$?j every respect was directly opposed to :> i that of the Wilson and Fleischman \ people. The respondents, after giving a : brief outline of the history of the diir : pensary since its authorization by tht legislature of South Carolina in 1892, went into the question of th* > organization of the winding-up com* mission in 1907 and its duties under the law. The various steps in the litigation , i of the past year were then shown. hg After alleging that the sum ?t - $83-4,00-0 4s now in the possession -3?S| i and control of defendants, and . no part of it is in the State treM^ ury, nor has any of it ever been mingled with any of the funds be- '^j > longing to the State of South Onto- v f> lina, the briefs and arguments continued as follows: Three Questions Presented. The several assignments of errors Jjd i of the petitioners present three quhs- ^ i tions: * v I First: Does the act of the general , assembly of the State of South Car- X 1 s olina of February 16, 1907, create a . trust and divest the State of the title X jj ? and control of the State dispensary . property? e ; Second: Is this a suit against the -'.if? i State of South Carolina? Third: Is the State of South Car- X > olina an indispensable party to this i suit? > The arguments will be continued i Monday, there being no session of t the court Saturday^ Mr, Mordedai . and Mr. Stevenson will dose for the ? distilling companies and the dispell ; sary commission. | FRANKLIN "MAV HANG. ? ^ Negro Who Killed Orangeburg Coa- ' ""X | stable Has Slight Chance. v The case of Franklii the negro > s who murdered Constable Valentine, X in Orangeburg county a few years 1 ago, and which has been hanging fire M 1 in the United States supreme court ' ?;J| . for a long time, will likely be settled 1 in a short while, and settled against f the defendant. It will be remember- X-X r ed that Franklin was convicted of X murder, and his two negro lawyers appealed to the United States court . on the ground that no negro was on X J the jury, and that Franklin had /.} 1 thereby been discriminated against. J 1 A few days ago the United States f supreme court refused to intervene ^ iooa wM/.'h had hppfl A TV. m a 1CAOS vaot nuwu "-V. ? ?x. e pealed on precisely the same ground J' )T as that on which Franklin appeal? So it looks like the sentence to > % J hang Franklin wil be carried out. ;J| Negro Brute Arrested. r a Gaffney, Feb. 27.?The negro, >, Norman Gregory, who is said to have y attempted a criminal assault upon the little five-year-old daughter of a - J s prominent farmer a short distance t from Gaffney, on the second day of e this month, was arrested this morna ing at Pacolet, in Spartanburg couno ty, and will he brought to Gaffney as e soon as an officer can be sent for him I. by Sheriff Thomas, f It will be remembered that the lit,1 tie girl was playing at home with her ,1 little ten-year-old brother, while the i- mother was at the house of a near s neighbor when the negro entered and d atempted to assault the Httle one. The screams of the boy alarmed the mother, who ran with all speed to the house where she found the villian making the attempt She >> seized a shotgun and snapped both a barrels only to find that the gun was nnt the neero making his eg * cape. a Neighbors assisted the father for e some time in search for the negro, s whom they thought was hiding in the " neighborhood, but failed to find him. k The negro is seventeen or eighteen e years of age and used to work in one ' of the livery stables of Gaffney, but had been living in the country just prior to the commission of the y crime. * It is unfortunate that the court of e general sessions has just adjourned, 8 because i/ it had not the negro could have been sumnjarily tried. As it is, he will not be tried until the June term. y m r One hundred and fifty sheets of paper, put up in tablet form, for 5c., I at The Herald Book Store.