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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered Ail Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, October 4.?And still
< the cotton comes. More than 100
bales changed hands here on Saturday
at prices from 12.60 to 13 cents
the pound. Only seven bales that I
know of held for higher prices.
Miss Salome Wilson is spending |
a few days with friends in this neighborhood,
before going to her home
in Savannah, Ga.
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* in town Friday night, in order to be
ready for their work in the school
room this morning.
There is no reason why we can't
have as good school this year as any
town in the State.of equal inhabitants,
and parents sending their children
to our school can be assured
that with proper work on the child's
part, satisfaction can be guaranteed.
Music will be taught by Miss Leila
Groseclose. All of our four teachers
are competent and painstaking, and
"will give proper instruction in all
classes of our school.
Last Saturday one week ago little
Jerald Hartz was placed in the cemetery
in his last resting place. The
little fellow had been sick for several
weeks, gradually growing worse until
the end came. He was a bright lttle
fellow of 15 months. His mother's
joy and father's pride. His father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John
Hartz, have our sympathy in the
f loss of their dear infant son.
Miss Smith, of Charleston, will
have charge of the school in the Folk
settlement.
Mr. Frank Kinsey, from Williams,
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came up last rnaay auu it&sxoLcu mo
brother, Charlie, at his fruit store on
Saturday.
Go van Letter.
Govan, October 4.?Rev. S. P. Hair
preached at the Chapel Sunday evening
at eight o'clock. Rev. Hair is
from the Healing Springs neighborhood.
He is the regular pastor at
Springtown and Double Ponds. His
sermons are always enjoyed by those
i having the privilege to hear him
r preach.
Rev. Bolin filled his regular appointment
at Georges Cree Sunday
morning.
Rev. E. Alston Wilkes filled his
regular appointment at Salem Sunday
afternoon and preached at Olar Sunday
night.
Saturday night a negro was killed
on W. H. DeWitt's place about three
miles from Govan. The negro's
name was Oscar Wroton. He was
killed by Hosea Odom, a son of Mose
Odom. Odom's plea is self defense.
Dre. Brabham, from Bamberg, and
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mortem examination. The negro was
shot with a shot gun, carrying No. 8
shot, at close range, all of the shot
entering the breast, about nine pellets
puncturing the heart. The negro ran
several yards after being shot and
fell by the road side. Apparently
he must have fallen on his face and
struggled some before expiring.
Doubtless it is the law that a dead
body, when the deceased comes to
his or her death from wounds inflictv
ed by another, producing instant
deaths not to interfere with the body
In the least or move it from the position
assumed in falling; but I cannot
see that it would be any harm to
clear the face of any sand that might
lodge there from the struggles for
existence. It would look more humanly,
and I don't suppose the law
would object to this much interference.
I suppose the ones who atj
tended this body feared to intermeddle
for fear of encroachment of
the law.
Hosea Odom, the perpetrator of the
crime, was arrested by constable Wil
son and conveyed to the jail at Bamberg,
where he will await his trial at
the next term of court.
The cotton crop is being gathered
rapidly, and the farmers are pleased
with the prices, even though bacon
is so extremely high. I learn that
merchants are making splendid collections,
which denotes progress.
The average price this year is $60.00
, per hale. Quite an unprecedented
year.
The Govan market for cotton seed
is the highest. Buyers have been
paying 33 cents per bushel.
Messrs. Willie Bessinger and
T~'?'Vrtn?ia/lv frirmoplv nf this
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* place but now of Guyton, Ga., are up
on a visit to relatives and friends.
H.
Husband Protests His Innocence.
Spartanburg, Oct. 1.?There have
been no further developments in the
Martha Foster murder case to-day.
Doc Foster gave out a statement
at the jail to-night declaring that he
knows nothing of the crime. He intimated
in his statement that his wife
had been "living an immoral life and
that he was not surprised at her
tragic end. It seems altogether likely,
however, that Foster will be tried
for the murder.
Read the advertisement in The
Herald and then go down to Frank
Bamberg's and buy a nice new buggy
* and set of harness.
NEW COTTON GINNED.
Figures on Part of Crop Prepared
for Sale Show Decrease.
Washington, Oct 4.?From the
cotton growth of 1909, there has
been ginned to September 25, counting
round as half bales, 2,562,888
bales of cotton, compared with 2,590,639
for 1908. These are the figures
given in a report from the census
bureau issued to-day.
The round bales included this year
were 48,178 compared with 57,107
for 1908. The sea island cotton reported
for 1909 was 13,826 compared
with 11,457 for 1908.
The number of bales counting
round bales as half bales, ginned to
fiontomhpr hv StntP.Q was afl fnl
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lows:
Alabama, 188,660, against 316,349
in 1908; Arkansas, 83,777
against 80,4 65; Florida 19,433
16,857; Georgia 535,026 against
514,898; Louisiana 62,351 against
79,042; Mississippi 96,976 against
199,001; North Carolina 80,472
against 89,063; Oklahoma 134,247
against 5,705; South Carolina 284,726
against 289,969; Tennessee 17,125
against 28,109: Texas 1,057,876
against 966,607, and in all other
States 2,219 as compared with 4,774.
The corrected statistics of the
quantity of cotton ginned to September
1 were announced at 388,242
bales. The report to-day will be alj
tered slightly also by reports transmitted
by mail by individual ginners.
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News from Olar.
Olar, Oct. 2.?Wednesday evening
Mrs. C. F. Rizer entertained the
teachers of the Olar high and grad- ,
ed schools. The supper to which the
guests were invited was a repast sel- |
dom seen in any home, and Mrs. '
Rizer presided with the grace and
ease that caused each one to feel at
home rendered the supper complete. !
After supper the teachers were escorted
into the parlors where they found
a number of other young people who '
had been invited for their pleasure ;
and honor. The party complete engaged
in merry conversation inter- ;
spersed with instrumental music by
Misses Lucile Jones and Zelma Rizer !
and occasionally a vocal solo by Miss ,
Julia Moffatt. These pieces were all
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the guests were invited to return to (
the dining room where cream and
cake were served. The occasion was :
all in all a most enjoyable one.
Rev. J. W. Simpson of Norway, i
delivered a forceful and instructive
sermon in the Baptist church here
last Friday evening. Rev. D. B. ;
Groseclose of Ehrhardt, delivered a '
very able sermon here in the Metho- ,
dist church on the "Glory of God" .
last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Winters, of Jacksonville,
Fla., is visiting her sister, Mrs. H.
R. Pearlstine.
The local Knights of Pythias gave 1
a banquet in their hall Monday even- ;
ing to the knights and their families. (
A very able address was delivered by
Rev. W. C. Kirkland,-after which ,
cream and a well prepared oyster
annnor wprp fiprvpd.
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Dr. C. B. Ray left Thursday morn- !
ing for Charleston, where he resumes :
his studies in the medical college '
Mrs. P. H. Starr entertained the
Woman's Missionary society of the
Baptist church last Monday evening !
in her beautiful home which has
just been completed on Main street.
Mr. W. H. Hutching of Beaufort is ;
visiting his brother, Dr. John F. .
Hutching.
Death of a Child Near Govan.
Govan, October 4.?Friday after- 1
noon death put its seal upon little
Mary, a child of Frankie and Laura
Lee. She was entering upon the age
of four years. Her life was promis- ;
ing, and it was quite disappointing
to so soon see her fate. It is at that
age the child is apt to form within
its mind lasting impressions, or the
embryonic mind begins to give vent i
to me understanding Dy vumiuu, auu
it is at this rudimentary stage that
those the nearest and compassionate '
-(the parents) towards the child see i
evolving and developing in its mind i
a reflection of their nature, manifested
in innocent childhood, the child i
having in its embodiment a simili- i
tude of the nature of both parents, j
At this stage the affections grow i
more sublime for the child, and then,
death the great destroyer, enters <
upon the scene, changes comedy into i
tragedy, sublimity gained by the ad
vent of the beautiful into despera- :
tion. j
But there is no affliction so severe 1
that the optimistic mind will not
overcome the bereavement sufficiently
that the sufferers can pursue the
duties of life with continued happi- '
ness, realizing that though the sacrifice
be great it is but natural for
the young as well as the old to die. i
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anxiety produced in the loss of this
child but He thought it wise to transplant
the object of the parents' tenderest
love in immortal bliss, where
there, she, the pride of their hearts
and imperishable love, will greet
them again in Heaven once more and !
forever! (
The sorrowing ones might take
consolation in the following lines: ,
"Wheree'r he sees a smile too bright, .
Or heart too pure for taint and vice,
He bears it to that world of light,
To dwell in paradise." H. (
Our line of dress goods is unusual- 1
ly full this season. The latest weaves i
and effects, and any lady can be suited
from our assortment. See them
before you buy your dress. i
| C. R. BRABHAM'S SONS. |
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 enrollment of students at the
University of South Carolina this
year was the largest in the history
of the institution, there being 306
students enrolled at the opening.
Last week the city of Sumter sold
the issue of $50,000 sewerage bonds.
They were bought by N. W. Harris &
Co., of New York, for $52,044.50,
with accrued interest to date of deliv
ery and bonds to be furnished without
cost to the city. The bonds bear
five per cent, interest.
Mr. Junius Parrott, who has been
editing and publishing the Cherokee
News, at Gaffney, has leased the
plant to another party and will move
to Sumter, where he will make his
home. Junius is a mighty clever fellow,
and we regret to see him quit
the newspaper business.
Olar News.
Olar, Oct. 5.?On last Wednesday
evening Mrs. C. F. Rizer entertained
the teachers of the Olar high and
graded school in her magnificent
home, which had been brilliantly]
lighted and artistically decorated
with ferns and golden rod. The supper
to which the guests were invited j
was a repast seldom seen in any i
home, and the hostess, who possesses I
such unusual charms, presided with I
a grace and ease that caused each
one to feel at home and thus rendered
the supping complete.
After supper the teachers were escorted
into the parlors where they
found a number of young people who
had been invited for their pleasure
and honor. The party complete engaged
in merry conversations, interspersed
with instrumental music by
Misses Lucille Jones and Zelma Rizer
and occasionally a vocal solo by Miss
Julia Moffatt. These pieces were all
well rendered and the ladies deserve
the praise and thanks of everyone
present for the pleasure given in this
most excellent music. Those present
were Prof, and Mrs. Wm. Oxner,
Misses Ella Barton, Mary Lindsay,
Kate Romanstine, Julia Moffatt, Lucille
Jones, Lavinia Pulley, Sarah
Brabham, Zelma Rizer, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Cook, Messrs. Grover and Hugh
Kearse, David Pifer, Frank Starr, E.
D. Bessinger, Geo. Morris, Atticus
Neeley, and Dr. L. A. Hartzog.
Late in the evening the guests
were again invited to the dining
robm where fruit and ices were served.
The occasion was all in all a
most enjoyable one.
Rev. J. W. Simpson, of Norway,
delivered a forceful and instructive
3ermon in the Baptist church last
Friday evening, and we also enjoyed
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tne privilege 01 nearmg xvev. u. o.
Groseclose deliver another of his able
sermons in the Methodist church on
the Sunday evening previous.
The local Knights of Pythias gave
a banquet in their hall Monday evening
to the Knights and their families.
Rev. W. C. Kirkland delivered an address
full of timely suggestions to
the local Knights, which was thoroughly
enjoyed by all, after which
cream and a well prepared oyster supper
was served.
Dr. C. B. Ray left for Charleston
last Thursday morning where he resumes
his studies in the medical college.
Misses Mayes and Brown, teachers
in the Ulmer school, spent last Saturday
in town.
We are glad to report that the enrollment
of our school is very large
and that there is every indication
that this will be the banner session.
Alf G. Hays Died Thursday.
Greenwood, S. C., October 2.?In
the death of Mr. Alf G. Hays, Greenwood
and county have lost a sterling j
citizen. Mr. Hays' death occurred
Thursday night about nine o'clock,
at his residence on South Main street,
after an illness of very short dura- j
tion. On the evening before his
death, Mr. Hays consulted his phy-J
sician, but his indisposition did not
appear to be of a very serious nature,
consequently, no uneasiness was en
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tertainea, uui uiac uignu at o ui c
o'clock he became so ill that death
ensued immediately. The deceased
was 42 years old and since his coming
here ten or twelve years ago, he
has been actively engaged in various
business enterprises of the city.
Gentle and kind by nature, he was
beloved by a "host of friends, all of
whom will feel his death most deeply.
The body, accompanied by his sorrowing
wife and little son, was carried
to Bamberg the following day,
and interred in the home of his childhood.
Harts Elude Their Pursuers.
Moultrie, Ga., Oct. 3.?Word was
received here to-night from Sheriff
Boyd and his posse that John Hart
and his two sons, wanted in connection
with the fatal battle over the
estate of the late Nathan Flowers, in
the lower part of this county, have
succeeded in eluding their pursuers
though it is not believed they can
long remain at large.
Mrs. Flowers, widow of the former
awner of the estate, aged, feeble and
blind, was an ear witness to the battle
and she declares that the Harts
drew their weapons as soon as William
and Wright Flowers and W.
Williams appeared at the place and
3hot them down. This story the two
wounded Flowers corroborate.
WAATCHMAN SHOT.
John R. Garner Dangerously Wounded
Last Night.
John R. Garner, whose residence is
given in the city directory as 316
Hampton avenue, was shot about 9
o'clock last night at the lumber yards
of the Shand Builders' Supply company
at 615 Hampton avenue. At
midnight, in the hospital, it could not
be said whether he would survive.
Garner is night watchman for the
lumber company, where the shooting
took place. He was in the rear of the
place, near Taylor street, and hearing
a noise approached and struck a
match, by the light of which he saw
a negro unknown to him. Pistol in
hand, he began to question the intruder
about what business he had on
the premises when the negro seized
liarner ana succeeaea in wreuuumg
the weapon from the watchman's
hand and fired at him.
IThe ball entered Garner's face, on
the left side, richocheted, breaking
some bones in the jaw and came out
at the back of his neck, having narrowly
missed severing the great arteries
of the neck and the cervical
vertebra. To have struck either
would have meant instant death.
There was a hand to hand struggle,
during which a number of gashes
were cut in the face and head of the
wounded man.
After Garner fell, the negro escaped
and was last seen running
across the C., N. & L. trestle in possession
of the wounded watchman's
gun.
Officer Parker, who was on the beat
in which the shooting occurred, notified
headquarters and the wounded
man was carried to the city hospital,
where he was examined by Dr. W. M.
Lester. The latter said, after the examination
and dressing, of the
wounds that there was a chance for
recovery.
Mr. Garner was conscious when
found. He said that the negro was in
his shirt sleeves and was a mulatto.
Several arrests of suspects were
| made by the police during the night,
but there is no positive evidence of
| identification of any of those in durotioo
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October 5th.
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M. B. McSweeney Dead.
Former Governor M. B. McSweeney
died last Wednesday morning in a
sanitarium in Baltimore. He had
been under treatment in a private
sanitarium at Baltimore for several
months.
| For the past week it had been
known that the former governor was
critically ill. His wife was present
at the time of his death.
The body was brought to Hamp[ton
and interred there last Friday,
j Mr. McSweeney was a native of
Charleston. He rose from a newsboy
to be governor of the State, and
had many political offices in South
| Carolina, besides being a member of
the State legislature and president
| of the South Carolina Press AssociaI
tion.
[ Miles Benjamin McSweeney was
born in Charleston on April 18,1855.
I When he was four years of age his
father died of yellow fever. At ten,
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me DOy SU1U uewayayci s m vuai
ton, later entering a store as clerk
and attending night school to get an
education. After serving his apprenticeship
he worked on newspapers
in Charleston and Columbia.
Winning a scholarship to the Washington
and Lee University, offered to
the Charleston Typographical Union,
he was able to attend only a short
while, lacking the funds to complete
the course. In 1877 he moved to
Ninety-six where he published The
Guardian until 1879, when he took
over andN published The Guardian at
Hampton.
From 1884 to 1894 he was chairman
of the Democratic county executive
committee of Hampton, and in
1894 he was elected to the legislature.
From 1896 to 1899 he was
lieutenant governor, becoming governor
upon the death of W. H. Ellerge.
He was elected governor in 1900.
For eight years he was president of
the State Press Association. He had
been a member of the State Demo
/s A/MnTviUfoa Qi n
CTclllC tJAtXULlVC WUIlliikWb. wiuvv
leaving the governor's chair, Mr. McSweeney
had engaged in newspaper
work in Hampton, editing The Guardian,
the county paper.
A widow and six children survive
him, living at Hampton.
Negro Cut.
Monday afternoon there was an
all round fight out in Varnville, a
negro settlement, between Mary Holman,
a negro woman, and John Wesley,
a negro man. The woman cooks
for Mr. W. D. Rhoad, and Wesley
has been working for Jones Bros.
The woman was badly beaten up
with the butt end of a buggy whip,
1 and Wesley was cut on his shoulder
! and in his side, the wound in the side
being four or five inches long. The
weapon used by the woman was an
old piece of razor, full of gaps, and
had she had a good weapon, she
might have killed Wesley. The testimony
was that he was passing her
house and the row occurred, hut tne
evidence as to who started the
trouble was contradictory. Both
were tried Tuesday before Mayor
Wyman, and Wesley was fined $5
and the woman $10. The fines were
paid.
Personal Mention.
?Mrs. Jones A. Williams is visiting
relatives in Savannah.
?Mr. Jones A. Williams is out
again after an illness of some weeks.
His many friends are glad to note
his recovery.
?Mr. Eugene Rpwell, o? Jacksonville,
Fla., was in the city last
Wednesday and Thursday to attend
the funeral of his father.
COTTON CONDITION IS LOW
DEPARTMENT PLACES AVERAGE
AT 58.5 PER CENT.
Dr. Knapp Says Bad Weather and
Tight Money Contributed to Unfavorable
Showing.
Washington, Oct. 4.?The most unfavorable
report on the condition of
the cotton crop issued by the department
of agriculture at this season of
the year for many years was made
public to-day. Financial and weather
conditions combined to make the-report
unfavorable.
To-day's official report indicated
that on September 25 the condition of
Via nnlfAii d./in ttqo nnlv 58 R r?Pr
cent, of normal as compared with
63.7 per cent, on August 25, 1909;
69.7 on September 25, 1908; 67.7 on
September 25, 1907, and 67 per cent,
on the average for ten yearp on
August 25, 1909. After thtr announcement
by the department of
agriculture of the figures recorded
the average for this month, Dr. S. A.
Knapp, chief of the cooperative demonstration
work for the department
of agriculture in the South, after tlje
conference with Secretary Wilson,
said that the serious falling off in
the figures, especially for Louisiana
and Mississippi, was due to two conditions.
One was the excessive rainfall
in the early part of the cotton
crop season, followed by a serious
drought, and the second was the
failure of cotton planters to obtain
advances on their crops from bankers.
The latter reason forced the
planters to dismiss a considerable
part of their labor at a time when
the boil weevil was a most serious
pest.
Acreage Also Less.
Dr. Knapp stated that another
reason which induced a falling off in
the general average of Louisiana was
that there was practically 30 per
cent, less of acreage in cotton than in
previous years.
The boll weevil did serious damage
during the past year in the southwestern
quarter of Mississippi.
"In my judgment," said Dr.
Knapp, "the really serious trouble,
which applies to all of the cotton
States, was brought about by the excessive
rainfall in the early part of
the season and the excessive drought
in the latter part., In some of the
States planters scarcely could obtain
water enough for their live stock.
This was particularly true of Texas
and Oklahoma. What is known as
the New Orleans storm, which passed
through portions of Louisiana and
western Mississippi, blew out immense
quantities of cotton and served
seriously to detract from the excellence
of the crop."
Secretary Wilson Reticent.
Secretary Wilson declined to make
any statement regarding the figures
given out by his department/ He
s?id he would talk about the wheat
crop, about the condition of corn in
the West and about almost anything
else except cotton. He said Dr. Knapp
knew more about the cotton crop
from practical observation in the
South than any other man in the department,
and he had nothing to add
to the statement made by him.
Comparisons of conditions by
States follows:
Sept. 25 Sept. 25 10-yr
State 1909 1908 Avg.
Virginia 71 78 75
N. Carolina 70 69 70
S. Carolina .... 70 68 69
Georgia 71 71 70
Florida 67 72 71
Alabama 62 70 67
Mississippi .... 53 70 68
Louisiana 39 55 67
Texas , 52 71 63
A rnnooo ^ 4. 70 67
AI aausaii ...... v . . .
Tennessee .... 68 78 72
Missouri 72 70 74
Oklahoma .. .. 55 70 69
U. S 58.5 69.7 67
Cowpea Hay: How Not to Cure It.
Mr. Alva Agee in the 'National
Stockman and Farmer tells an inquirer
to cure cowpea hay well in the
field, and not run the risk of mold
in the mow. He advises to let the
cut hay lie in the swath till the top
leaves are crisp, and then to rake
into windrows, and as soon as the
top leaves on the windrows rattle to
break up the windrows into big forkfuls
to bring fresh material to the
sun and air. The result of this
cort of curing will be a lot of dry
stems and all the leaves shattered
off. The leaves are the best part of
the hay. I have cured cowpeas long
before Mr. Agee ever did, and never
let the hay stay out till the leaves
rattle, but always got it in while
limp, and for thirty years or more I
never had any mouldy hay, but have
it finish its curing in the barn, and
xi? Ttri+h thp leaves still
ilieu j-ia r o i?aj mvu
green In color, sweet and well cured.
Rake into windrows as soon as wilted.
Turn the next day, and that afternon
cock it and let it cure in the
cock till no sap can be wrung from a
twist, and then into the barn with it
before a leaf rattles. Then let it
alone and it will cure bright and
sweet, and not a mere pile of stems.
?Progressive Farmer.
Negro Tramps Fire to Kill.
Carrolton, Ky., Oct. 4.?John S.
Harlow, a prominent citizen of
Worthville, this county, connected
with the United States revenue service,
was shot and probably fatally
wounded by two negro tramps last
night.
The negroes applied for lodging,
and being refused, made a demonstration,
when Harlow to frighten them
fired over their heads. The negroes
returned the fire and Harlow fell
mortally wounded. The negroes were
captured and the jail is being guarded
to prevent mob violence.
WOMAN MURDERED.
Revolting Discovery in Woods Near
Spartanburg.
Spartanburg, Sept. 30.?The discovery
early to-day of the mutilated
body of Mrs. Martha Foster, concealed
beneath a mound or brush and
pine needles in a strip of woodland
north of Beaumont mill village in
this city, has revealed a revolting
murder and left the police authorities
at sea. Doc Foster, her husband, is
held to-night in the county jail awaiting
further investigation of the case.
The coroner's jury rendered a verdict
to-night to the effect that the wo
man came to her death by being p
oeaien on me neaa witn some Dram
instrument and recommended that *
Doc Foster, her husband, be held until
the circumstances surrounding the
case are further developed.
Foster was seen with his wife in m
the woods where the body was found
Tuesday afternoon and he is known
to have been with her that morning
in the Beaumont mill village. He
denies any knowledge of the crime ij
and stated to-day that he last saw i|
his wife Tuesday evening in a hack
with a white man and a negro driver.
She told him then she was going to a
neighboring mill village to see some
friends.
Foster says that he did not know
either of the men in the hack. Mrs.
Foster, who was Miss Martha Sudduth,
of Greenville county, has beea
in the state Hospital for the insane
for six months and returned here |
only two weeks ago. She has six ?%
children, some of whom are in an '
orphanage in Greenville. n
The police believe the murder was ' . :1
not committed in the woods but that i
the body had been carried there.
Physicians say the body had not
been dead more than 48 hours. The
marks found were on the head, the
skull being crushed in several places. ' 7'j
One arm was broken and the fingers
badly cut.
Foster's reputation is that of an chonest
and law-abiding man, at one ~:M
time a successful farmer at Boiling
Springs in this county. He is 60 -/i?|
years of age. When arrested to-day
he was seated in his room reading
the Bible and expressed little suj> v '
prise when told that his wife had
been murdered. He was taken to
where the body lay in the woods and, ?
after viewing it in an indifferent,
fashion said: "Yes, that's her."
Sawmill Plant Destroyed. _ ;
Hampton, Oct 4.?A telephone
message was received here to-day to : ; $
the effect that Mr. Manning K.
Long's large sawmill plant, situated *v
about four miles East of Lena, had '
been entirely destroyed by fire about*
10 o'clock this morning. The loss is
estimated at $ 10,00, with no Insur- ance.
Form Law and Order League.
Branch ville, Oct. 2.?A few days . -2
ago Mayor J. B. Williams called on
the citizens of the town to meet at * sI
the town hall last night for the purpose
of organising a law and order i;
league. A number of the citizens re- |
sponded.
A motion vas then made to have
Mr. Williams appointed temporary
chairman of the meeting and Mr.
Abe Pearlstine temporary secretary.
These motions were unanimously
carried. Every citizen present en- '
rolled his name as a member of the ' ^
Law and Order League of Branchvllle.
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Mr. J. B. Williams was elected
president, W. D. B. Reeves, vicepresident;
Mr. A. B. Utsey, secretary* %
and G. W. Miley, treasurer. John J.
Jones, Esq., was elected to represent
the league as solicitor. An executive
committeee was appointed, consisting
of Messrs. C. C. Patterson, J,
W. Black, F. A. Bruce, J. E. Byrd
and P. P. Bethea. A committee waa
then appointed to draft a constitution
and by-laws. This committee
consists of Messrs. J. B. Williams, P.
P. Bethea and John J. Jones.
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Married in Georgia.
Harlem, Ga., Oct. 5.?Simple and
quiet, but extremely beautiful in
every detail, was the marriage to-day
of Miss LaFils Sturgis and Mr.
George Riley,, which was solemnized '"?\
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Newman Hicks at 11 o'clock. Rev.
m s Williams. Dastor of the Har
lem Methodist church, was the celebrant.
The house was beautifully
and artistically decorated with southern
smilax, palms and ferns.
The inspiring strains of Mendelssohn's
wedding march, rendered by
Mrs. R. R. Hatcher, proclaimed the
arrival of the bridal p&rty, who entered
the parlor together and unattended.
Miss Sturgis was beautiful
in her plain and simple traveling
coat suit of chamoise colored cloth.
In her arms Jay a bunch of bride's
roses and fern's, loosely tied with
tulle. After the ceremony a delicious
salad and ice course was served.
The happy young couple left Harlem
at 12:30 noon for Denmark, S.
C., where they will make their future
home. ,
a mnn cr thp nnt-of-town friends in
AU1VUQ WAAVr
attendance were Mrs. George Verdery,
of North Augusta, S. C., Mr?.
Albert Verdery, Mrs. R. W. Verdery,
Mrs. H. H. Walton and Miss Mae
O'Connell, of Augusta, Ga.; Mrs. J.'
P. Hatcher, of Marietta, Ga.; Misses
Christine and Martha Riley, of Denmark,
S. C.; Mr. William Riley, of
Denmark, S. C.; Mr. W. I. Latter, of
Durham, N. C.; Mr. Williard Craig,
of Chesterfield, S. C.; Mr. George
Hicks, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mr. Paul ;
Rossignol, of Augusta, Ga.