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DAMAGE SUIT COMPROMISED.
Pour Thousand Dollars Agreed Upo:
in Settlement of Case.
^ N Orangeburg, Nov. 5.?Wednesda
at Columbia a compromise was ar
ranged between the counsel, Moss i
Lide and Glaze & Herbert, repre
senting Prof. Thackston, plaintiff
and 'Ravsor and Summers, represent
% ing the Southern Railway company
defendant. The amount compromisei
for was $4,000. The suit wa
brought for $20,000 and was to b
tried in the circuit court of th
United States before Judge Brawley
About two years ago Prof. Thack
ston was thrown from the steps of ;
> r Southern railway passenger trail
while preparing to alight early on
morning at the depot in this city
He received a hard fall and in cod
sequence thereof he fractured hi
knee and has since been unable t
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gt arouna wnnuui tu uiu ujl umaucc
Shortly after the accident Mr. Thack
ston brought suit against the railroa<
for damages. Mr. Thackston i
superintendent of the Orangeburj
city graded schools and is a membe
of the State board of education.
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Storm Sweeps Valley.
Peoria.. HI., Nov. 7.?The Illinoi
river valley was swept to-night by :
severe electrical storm. Many elec
trie lights were put out throug]
grounding of power wires. Severs
houses were struck and burned.
Reports from surrounding town
show considerable damage by wim
and lightning.
A large ball of lightning entere
the open door of Robert Conkey'
home in Peoria, encircled the dinin
room and passed out the same doo
at which it entered, without damas
ing the house. Mrs. Conkey, wh
was in the dining room, was rendere
unconscious for two hours. A stej
daughter was paralyzed in the lef
arm.
Beaufort Votes Bonds.
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Beaufort, Nov. 5.?At a municipa
election held yesterday the town vote
bonds to raise funds to build an elec
trie light plant and build or bu
waterworks. The majority was ovei
whelming in spite of the opposition c
a certain element.
For weeks the proposition has bee
agitated by circular letters, in meet
ings and through the local paper. 1
is probable that the Beaufort water
works plant will be bought.
W. F. Marscher, cashier of the Pec
pie's bank; W. J. Thomas, a leadin
attorney, and R. A. Long, manage
and part owner of the People's Tele
phone company and the People's Ic
Manufacturing company, were electe
members of the board that is to se:
the bonds and build and operate th
plants.
Liberality never killed a towi
Every public enterprise ought to re
ceive substantial aid and encourage
ment. When you give a dollar tc
wards improving the town, you d
not throw away your money, bu
simply make a good investment.
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We are going
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to all that come th<
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nd continue for t
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lany miles to this g
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of at a sacrifice, bui
inter Dry Goods, CI
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NEW MILL FOR ORANGEBURG.
a Another Cotton Manufacturing Plant
to be Established Soon.
y Orangeburg, S. C., November 5.?
- Orangeburg will probably have ank
other cotton mill in the not distant
i- future. Rumors, which are about to
?, become realities, connect several
prominent gentlemen of this city, of
r, means and influence, with a project
& to organize a factory for the manus
facture of cotton, the character of
e the output not yet being determined
e upon. This is unquestionably a der.
sirable location for cotton mills, as
the railroad facilities are excellent,
a and it is in the heart of the cotton
a belt of the State.
e The rumors go farther, and if suffi\
cient capital is raised another mill
[- may be established in some other
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5 section oi me oiaic.
o The parties interested are not yet
i. prepared to have their names and the
whole scope of the scheme made pub6
lie, though this does not make doubts
ful the final consummation of the prog
ject in the minds of those on the inr
side. Those most conversant with
conditions predict a good time just
ahead for cotton manufacture.
Charged With Theft.
? Blacksburg, Nov. 6.?Five young
men, who claim Gastonia as their
u home, were arrested near Grover, N.
j C., yesterday by Chief of Police J. C.
' Duncan of this place. Their names
are Beverly Cloniger, Andy Crowder,
. Belor Hannah, Geo. Sheppard and
John Crouse, and they are charged
d with breaking into a freight car of
the Southern railway while enroute
between Gastonia and Blacksburg on
| November 3, and taking therefrom
certain articles which were being
~ shipped in the car, viz: shoes, apples,
. smoking tobacco and hosiery. The
crnnHc it ia allPtrprl wprp fnnnrt in thfi
,1 possession of the boys and were identified
by the railroad employes. The
boys were brought before Magistrate
Ligon of this place and bound over to
the next term of court at Gaffney for
, this, Cherokee, county. Their indi,
vidual bonds were fixed at $500 and
as it is probable they will not be able
C to give them they will be committed
to the county jail. The railway com7
pany was represented by Special
1 Agent H. M. Duncan and the boys by
an attorney of Gastonia, N. C.
Officer and Stock Man Fight.
Chester, Nov. 6?The activity with
which Sheriff Colvin is following up
>- violators of the dispensary law led
g to a fight this morning between John
r Fraser, the well known farmer and
i- stock man, and Deputy Sheriff W. G.
e Dye, the direct cause of the fight bed
ing an alleged cursing that Mr.
tl Fraser attempted to give Mr. Dye
e for the arrest of Peter White, a colored
employee of Mr. Fraser. Mr.
Dye resented the cursing and landed
i. on Mr. Fraser for a knock-down, fol
s~ i lowing up tne advantage wun a good
j nummeling that left his antagonist
h j badly bruised up.
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it Horse collars that are worth the
change, at Simmons Hardware Co.
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; to inaugurate a gr<
ore in Bamberg, an(
i most astonishing I
rimence
orning,
en days only, clos
You cannot afford to
reat feast of bargain
jr we do not offer yoi
t we are making gen
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ing suffers in this gr<
an come and see the
money and must red
j not the space to qu<
you with the immenj
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BODY FOUND IN CANAL.
Remains of W. N. Elder, of Colum- Ni,
bia, Recovered.
Columbia, November 6.?Shrouded
in mystery is the death of W. N. Sh
Elder, whose body was found in the o'c
Canal this afternoon. For more than frc
a week?since Wednesday of last in$
week, had Mr. Elder, an old man, co]
been missing from his home. The is 1
family had searched the country it
around but no trace of him could be en
found. At five o'clock this afternoon 8hi
one of the city water-works men saw o'c
something floating in the water of a
the Canal, about twenty feet from flu
the new water-works bridge. Upon st
closer examination he found that it up
was the body of a man. The coroner rig
was summoned and later the body tul
identified as that of Mr. Elder. The an
body was not decomposed very much, ho:
but the coroner stated that he So
thought it had been in the Canal se5
fully as long as Mr. Elder was miss- an
ing from home. de;
W. N. Elder was born in Chester st
County between 65 and 70 years ago.
Some years ago he was a member of , ac<
the Legislature from York County, jTh
serving four terms. He was on the j uic
original board of trustees of Win-1
throp College just after this College fai
was moved from Columbia to Rock an
Hill. He was book-keeper of the old ot
State dispensary for a while. Suddenly,
on Wednesday of last week, Pl<
Mr. Elder was missed from home, ne
His son came here from Massachu- he
setts and a search was begun, but to at
no avail. There was no reason th<
known why Mr. Elder .should leave si3
home, nor is it believed by his rela- cu
tives that there was any reason for
suicide. The supposition by them is
that he accidentally fell into the
water. j
Mr. Elder is survived by his wid- th<
ow, who was Miss Sallie Lewis, of ag
Alabam, and three children, as fol- jn
lows: M. L. Elder, of Pittsfield, ne
Mass.; Mrs. J. P. Moore, of Guthries, jnj
S. C., and W. G. Elder, of Sylacauga, fQ1
Alabama. on
The burial will be at Bethesda fe]
Church, near Guthries, York County. wc
Mr. Elder lived on Pendleton t6]
street, a good distance from the Qf
Canal, which fact adds to the mys
tery of his wandering to the banks of jU)
the Canal and his subsequent death fe]
by drowning. g0
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SHOCKED BY LIGHTNING. tei
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Chester Man Hurt While Using Tele- wfc
phone in Storm.
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Chester, Nov. 6.?Paul Hardin, 1115
superintendent of the Wylie Mill and tei
well known all over the State, was m(
badly hurt this morning by lightning,
while receiving a message over the air
telephone during a severe electrical a
storm. Mr. Hardin was knocked JU1
down and stunned, Dr. Pryor, the at- sc
tending physician, having to work Th
over him for some time before he ^U1
was revived. He is now about com- *01
1CWVC1CU 11 U ill IUC
numbness and paralysis and will soon
be his usual self, although it will be col
several days before he can get back am
jto his duties.
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eat sacrifice sale
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)argains ever heai
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stay away. It wi
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nine reductions on
and in fact on ev
eat slaughter sale.
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substantial redu
luce the stock. On
ate prices, but cor
se values we will of
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BOILER FLUE BURSTS.
ght Watchman at Orangeburg Mills
Receives Fatal Burns.
Orangeburg, Nov. 5.?Ellis W.
irer of this city died to-day about 3
dock at his home in the village
>m fatal scalds received this mornl
at the Orangeburg Manufacturing
mpany's boiler room. Mr. Shirer
the night watchman at the mill and
is also his duty to fire up the boil?
each morning. This morning
ortly after he had blown the 6.15
dock whistle and was throwing in
shovel of coal, one of the boiler
es blew out and the hot water and
sam rushed out of the fire box door
on him. The boiler is of the up;ht
type and consequently when the
be burst the whole volume of steam
d boiling water fell into the fire
x., Mr. Shirer was knocked to the
or by the powerful steam and was
rerely scalded about the hands, feet
d side. Internal burns caused his =
ath, he having breathed the hot
iam into his lungs.
Mr. Shirer was conscious after the
Jident and told how it occurered.
e accident happened early this
>rning.
Mr. Shirer is survived by a large
nily. He was about 4 6 years of age
d a member of the local Woodmen
the World lodge.
The accident is very deeply de>red
by the mill authorities, but,
vertheless, was one that could not
helped. The boiler flues are tested
regular intervals, but sometimes
sy give way unaccountably. About
.
. years a,gu a similar iaiaiiL/ tarred
at this mill.
Judge Rebukes Jury.
Asheville, N. C., Nov. 6.?After bel
out since Wednesday afternoon
e jury in the case of the State
ainst Grant Brigham for the killg
of his uncle, John W. Brigham,
ar Barnardville, last May, came
lo court to-day to announce for the
urth time that it could not agree
a verdict. Counsel for the deadant
then announced that they
>uld accept a verdict of manslaugh*
for their client. The foreman
the jury stated that he would not
ree to such a verdict unless the
age would consent to give the deldant
the minimum sentence,
mewhat angrily the judge replied
at he was not on the bench to make
*ms with a jury as to its verdict,
d he was about to order a mistrial
ten the foreman asked permission
r the jury to withdraw. It shortly
mtered the court with a verdict of
inslaughter and Judge Adams senaced
Brigham to four years and six _
mths on the county roads. The ?
eman of the jury caused some
lusement in court this morning by
declaration to the effect that the
ry would like to ride out to the
me of the tragedy in automobiles,
e judge replied that the county
ids did not allow of "joy rides"
jurymen.
Paints, oils, spirits, wall tints, wall
ors, colors in oil, varnishes, stains,
d in fact everything that is painty, j
SIMMONS HARDWARE CO. I
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of seasonable Days only Q
we are going I 1 vmj?m
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tit, November 27. m 'Ife-.
11 be worth your while to Infa^iP
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'are on all purchases of HKl|i
ooas, wmcn we wisn 10 III ill
our entire stock of Fall HI S
ery article in the store.
The goods are marked jpBS
ctions for yourself. We
account of cutting prices ||||||f
ne and see for yourself. M||j||
fer during this great sale. , |Hf||P
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Sale sign j
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with that automobile, bicycle, gun or pistol if you will
(A, have me to put it in first-class repair. I am just as well _ S-'v'V
^ prepared to do your work as anyone outside the larger JT
cities, and my prices are about twice as reasonable. I ^
(ft, also have in stock a well selected line of.... r
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T AU 1 UMUD1LL CC Dlt I LLL OUrrULP
~J which I will sell to you at closest prices. If I haven't
w what you need I will get it for you just as prompt as >? jt
the next one. When in need of anything in my line ' ~
"J don't forget me. All work guaranteed.
J J. B. BRICKLEr <
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But we want you to see this
P In all leathers?lace or button.
Most Styles 55.00 :,:t ^^1
TAt Argyll Jfo. 2
Take a look at our windows, t iv 'T
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| Full Commercial and Shorthand Typewriting Courses. Six- I > J
teen National Bankers on Board of Directors. $300,000 I I
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