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' '? x' ' \ Ufa Hamltmi limtlii m Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25,1909. One Dollar a Year M : && i 1 : VVx COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. f News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. i Ehrhardt. Nov. 22.?Farmers are atill bringing a few bales of cotton to market. L Sausage and pudding have made uitur appearance at me uuuico ui o^-? " eral of our best farmers. Not bad f to eat, you bet. All the green shrubbery around shows the toll Jack Frost charged for paying us a visit. A merry-go-round has been doing j, very good business in our town last week. Think they have concluded ho move on this week and make other children happy. - Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ehrhardt, Miss Edrie and -Master Liles returned from their visit to the up-country last week. $ * The farmer's store will have to get a- hustle on themselves if they intend to start business the first of s * I* . Some of our hunters and fishermen will go on a camp hunt and fishing expedition this week. Would not mind being with them and enjoy the sport with them, but can't get away from business yet. k Our school is in good shape and the work going on satisfactorily. Even some of our young men are taking lessons at night. Have not heard what branches they are studying, but think it is one branch of Cupid's works. The study of his works whether in German, French, Latin, Greek or any language always if brings the same result?so Prof. Hiers says. Last week your writer learned of a new walk from some young ladies. Tried hard to get a demonstration S of the walk, but was put off until another time. Then I will tell you, Mr. Editor, unless you know now / and can tell me. Have heard and gone through the pleasures, etc., of i a cake walk, but the walk I heard of and was promised an explanation of is "fudge walk." Can you help me out or must I wait for the young ladies to explain? [Nothing doing here.?Editor.] JEE. Colston Doings. Colston, Nov. 23.?We still have dry weather, but we hope we will soon get some rain. \ Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Beard were 'the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCormick last Sunday. Mr. G. W. Kearse was the guest ?*? T -El . VI inf. J. hi. owuuv icu?c ouuua;. .. ' Mr. T. D. Beard is the happiest vv- _ man on Colston. It is a girl. Miss Leila Padgett visited her j sister a few days at Midway last week. * * There was a few from here attend y , ed a candy pulling at Mr. Joe Bishop's, near Ehrhardt, last Saturday night. Their report was a jolly time. , f> ? Mrs. Mattie Inabinette is visiting her niece, Mrs. Tom Beard. * , We are sorry to note the illness of little Hilma Fender and Vernon McMillan, but we hope to see both out soon. * * Misses Letitia and Annie Bishop and niece, Blanch Avant, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Beard last Sunday. \V ?? / - Mr. G. H. Fender and sister, Miss Alma, visited Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Clayton last Saturday night. Mr. G.VC. Padgett visited Mr. and Mrs. George Bessinger last Saturday and Sunday. , 7 Mr. Joe Garrett; from the Kearse L section, visited Mr. Dowling Kearse last Sunday. Mrs. Mary Wooly is spending some K time with her daughter, Mrs. Thomas H Clayton. Mr. Frank Clayton visited friends dnd relatives in the St. John's section last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Kearse visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beard last Sunday. J ' Mrs. Annie Folk, Messrs. Charlie j Spiessegger, George Folk, and Miss Bessie Folk visited Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bishop last Sunday. Mr. Willie Folk and son, Hammie, visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kirkland last Saturday. A. L. B. Shoots Drink-Crazed Man. Goldsboro, N. C., Nov. 23.?Inflamed by liquor, Owen Ginn. a wealthy farmer of Snow Hill, Wayne . ' county, entered the home of his son# in-law, Samuel Joyner, late last night and opened fire upon Joyner as the latter lay abed. Escaping the first few shots Joyner managed to reach his pistol and returning the fire killed Ginn instantly with the / first bullet. Earlier in the day Ginn made an attack upon his wife and , shot and painfully wounded his young son. who was making a valiant defense of his mother, and who finally worsted his father. Ginn had been on a protracted debauch. i SANDERS-USSEKY. A Fashionable and Large Wedding Near Ulmer. Fairfax, Novembe 20.?Quite a merry party left Fairfax Wednesday morning, the 17th, to attend the wedding at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sanders, which occurred at 8 o'clock that evening. The contracting parties were Miss Inez Sanders and Mr. Cleveland Ussery. The officiating clergyman was Rev. Charles Turner, of Fairfax. ViqH hoen a hnnsp nartv at that hospitable home all the week, and as others kept coming from a distance by night there was a large crowd of relatives and friends. The rooms, halls, and piazzas were beautifully decorated with trailing vine6, potted plants, chrysanthemums and roses. The brides maids came in as follows: Miss Ethel Hare with Mr. George DuPre Sanders, Miss Eva Sanders with Dr. S. Hickson, Miss Maude Barber with Mr. Paul Otis, Miss Kate Sanders with Mr. J. D. McMillan, Miss Bessie Hudson with Mr. John Ulmer. Miss Ada Sanders was maid of honor, and Mr. Isadore Ussery was best man. The bride was as lovely as a dream in a robe of soft clinging silk tissue trimmed elaborately with real lace, and her filmy veil was caught up with lilies of the valley. She carried a shower bouquet of lovely white roses, and her maids had armfulls of white chrysanthemums, and wore diaphanous robes of white made in most recent styles. Mrs. Sallie Leland Sanders played *!,/? , nrVlATI oVl Q nloVoH tVlP a maiuu, iucu ?uv ymjvu v? first strains of Mendelsohn's wedding march the couples entered the parlor. She softly played during the ceremony "Oh, Promise Me." Then they marched out to the strains of "The Arrival of the Bride." Congratulations were in order in the leafy bower where Misses MadgeMayes and Laura Belle Beach served fruit nectar, a beverage fit for the gods. Mrs. S. L. Sanders and Rev. Chas Turner accompanied the bridal party to the dining hall who filled the first table. The feast was both substantial and elegant, abounding with every luxury and delicacy. The toasts to the happy couple were amusing and abounded in best wishes. Rev. Chas. Turner was in his merriest vein, and all were in smiles. The bride was raised a few miles from Ulmer, the loved and most cherished daughter of a happy home. Being both beautiful, accomplished and amiable, she had many friends, as was attested by the numerous glistening and useful presents bestowed upon the popular couple. Mr. Cleveland Ussery lives near Elko, and is a prosperous young business man, whose face is his passport, for it certainly indicates strength and beauty of character. After they return from their bridal trip they will be "at home" near Elko. Miss Inez Sanders was teaching at Elko when she met Mr. Ussery, and witn them it was: "two souis naa but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one,"- so the engagement and marriage was the sequel. Miss Henrietta Baker, of Charleston, is the guest for a week of Mrs. W. J. Sanders. VISITOR. Ehrhardt Neighborhood News. Ehrhardt, Nov.. 22.?Sugar boiling and candy pulling is the order of the day. Miss Ruby Morris, of Ashton, visited her grandmother, Mrs. E. M. Kinard, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Hattie Hammond, of Bamberg, is spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Warren. Mrs. E. M. Kinard is visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. L. Warren. Miss Marie Sease spent Sunday with her brother, Mr. Arthur Sease. Mr. J. H. Kinard and sister, Miss Ellen, have returned home after spending some time with relatives auu intjuus at vvaitci uui u. j Miss Cynthia Hiers, of Walterboro, is visiting relatives in the neighborhood. .V ... : v i Miss Beulah Folk, who has been very sick, 'we are glad to say is improving. Miss Eantsey Kinard left Saturday for a month's visit to relatives and friends in Hampton county. Miss Ivy Morris was the guest of Miss Beatrice Miley Saturday and Sunday. Miss Annie Carter visited her brother, Mr. John Carter, last Saturday. Mrs. Ella Hiers, of Weimers, spent Sunday with her niece, Mrs. Rena Fender. Mr. and Mrs. John Carter and I family spent Sunday at Mr. Joe! Herndon's. Children's day at St. John's Sun-j day was a great success. There was j a large crowd present. Miss Ellen Kinard was the guest J ; of Mrs. Dr. Carter, of Ashton, Satur- j I day. Boy Shoots Comrade Dead. Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 20.?Wood! ! Rogers, aged 18. was shot and killed j | by Earle Caldwell, a comrade of the' ! same age, near Lincolnton, to-day. j j The boys were out hunting and fol-; ! lowing a brief and trivial dispute, J j Caldwell placed his shotgun against j Rogers' side and fired, killing him j instantly. He then walked to town and gave himself up. > r...... . -a ? \ . 1 IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. While preparing cabbage for dinner Mrs. D. E. Colvin, of Chester, found an immense cabbage snake in one of the heads of cabbage. The creature was fully 15 inches long and had well developed head and tail. Gov. Ansel has ordered a special term of court for Union to begin the second week in December upon the request of Solicitor Otts. A crowded docket was the reason and Judge J. W. Devore will preside at this term. The new Columbia city directory, just issued, shows that the population of the city is now 45,507 an increase nf Q G7Z cnnlc einr?o thp last. dirPOtorV \JL U ? u XJ I7VU*W WAMVW ? w was printed. The population is divided with 28,791 white people and 16,716 negroes. B. N. Terry, who was convicted in the criminal court in Greenville in 1907 on a charge of bastardy and sentenced to pay a fine of $300 or imprisonment in the State penitentiary for one year, has been pardoned by Governor Ansel. j At Chester seven blind tigers plead guilty and two were convicted and five were acquitted. In all 35 true bills were returned in cases of this kind. The sentence of the liquor cas-l1 es were a fine of $100 ea^h or six months on the chaingang. Hannie Foster, a young wite man. fell from a second story window at Mrs. West's boarding house on South Church street in Spartanburg and was painfully injured. That he was not killed is remarkable. He leaned out of a window at the back of the building and fell on a pile of scrap iron. Orangeburg courty has about $9,000 worth of liquor left on hand atr invoice prices, and this whiskey ^wiil have to be sold in bulk or returned to the houses from whom it was: bought. There is plenty of money on hand to pay all claims, the amount of cash in hand being about $20,000. It is likely that the dispensary winding up commission will have some claims of whiskey houses against the county dispensary boards held up, in cases where these firms did business with the old State dispensary and are indebted to the State, according to the decision of the commission. John T. Thackston, aged 65 years, dropped dead Monday in J. B. Dillard's livery stable in Spartanburg. He had just walked into the stable and was talking with Mr. Dillard, telling him he felt badly and was going home and lie down, when he staggered and fell against Mr. Dillard. He died in a few seconds. The deceased was born in Greenville county but had lived in Spartanburg for many years Bites of Pet Mice Causes Death. Barnwell, Nov. 19.?A sad death occurred in town this afternoon when the 6-weeks-old infant of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Holman passed away. The cause leading to the death make the death a most pathetic one. Last Friday afternoon the little infant of Mr. and Mrs. Holman was left in the room on a bed while Mrs. HolTi'ont tr, QTiotViAr nnrt nf the Ullau TTVUt tv ~ - house. There were some pet white mice in the house, the pets of an elder sister. While there was no one in the room the mice got upon the bed with the baby and began gnawing at her fingers. Her cries were heard after a time by her mother and when the latter came - in the room she found that the rats had bitten the little child on the hands several times and had gnawed off one of her finger nails. Medical assistance was called in and everything possible was done to.prevent any further trouble from the wounds. Unfortunately blood poisoning set in and, despite the efforts of the physicians to save her, she died at 4:30 this afternoon. Fire* Sweeping Dismal Swamp. Norfolk, Va., Nov. _ 21.?Forest fires which continue to sweep through a part of Dismal swamp., as a result of the unprecedented drought, are becoming more serious daily. Hampton Roads and the entire tidewater section of Virginia are almost completely enveloped in a pall of hazy smoke, resembling a fog. Many Pfjts.tpf, theswamp which. haye> ferc years been under water, are now dry, being covered with charred embers of burned undergrowth, * " : \ Hunters carelessly throwing a lighted match in the woods near Ocean View yesterday caused a blaze which for four hours threatened the destruction of standing timber valued at more than $20,000. After hard^ work on the part of a number of farm laborers, the flames were checked. Manning Warehouse Burns. 1 Manning, Nov. 22.?This morning about 8 o'clock fire was dicovered in the tobacco warehouse belonging to R. D. Clark. Before the fire com-1 pany could get the blaze under control the warehouse, a tobacco prizeery, also belonging to Mr. Clark, and! a private barn and stable, belonging I to Dr. W. M. Brockington, were de-J stroyed. The loss on the tobacco building was about $8,000, with in- j surance of $3,200. There was no in-| Qiimnrp on the other building. In i the shed adjoining the warehouse; were two cows of Mr. Clark's, one a! fine Jersy cow. These also were lost. I At one time it seemed that the fire j would be a very serious one, as two j of the nearby residences caught sev-i eral times. COTTON GINNED. Census Report Estimates Amount a 8,109,737 Bales. Washington, Nov. 22.?The cer bus report shows 8,109,737 bale* counting round bales as half bale: ginned from the growth of 1909 t November 14, compared with 9,595 809 for 1908. Round bales included this year ar 123,858, compared with 173,908 fo 1908, sea islands, 68,608 for 190 compared with 56,701 for 1908. The cotton ginned by States to Nc vember 14, 1909, compared with tha ginned to the same date in 1908 fo! lows: 1909. 1908. Alabama 806,977 1,020,72 Arkansas 557,677 665,23 Florida , 51,635 51,49 Georgia .. .. ,.1,559,671 1,564,03 Louisiana .. .. 217,436 341,95 Mississippi .. .. 731,092 1,086,18 North Carolina.. 466,ol3 414,43 Oklahoma 476,523 322,05 South Carolina 913,407 938,92 Tennessee .. .. 184,451 243,49 Texas 2,100,970 2,863,52 All other States 43,385 46,75 On November 14, 1908, 73.3 p< cent, of the entire crop of the coui try had been ginned. The distribution of the sea islan cotton for 1909 by States is: Florid 23,477; Georgia 38,913; South Can lina 6,217. The statistics in this r< port for 1909 are subject to sligl corrections when checked against tb individual returns of the ginners b< ing transmitted by mail. The corrected statistics of tb quantity of cotton ginned this seaso to November 1 are 7,017,849 bales. Negroes Murder White Man. Bennettsville, Nov. 21.?C. B. Co] ner, a lumberman at Madeline, on th Bennettsville & Cheraw railroad, wi brutally murdered yesterday mon ing by three negroes, Tom Harrinj ton, Will Harrington and Ed Davi It seems that Mr. Conner suspecte Ed Davis of having stolen a pist< and when he went to make investig: tion the three negroes, who can: * xt?4.1- n vu irum iNurtii ^/itiuuua, atuiuncu um knocked him down and then shot hi] twice in the top of the head with pistol. The negroes escaped. Ed Dav was shot in the shoulder, it is said. Mr. Conner leaves a wife and thre children. He came to this counl some months ago from Wilmot' North Carolina. He was well thougl of by those who knew him. H body was interred in Oak Ridge cen etery this afternoon. Florence Man Drinks Poison. Florence, November 21.?Mr. Hei ry Broahurst, of this city committe suicide last night by drinking carbol acid. Broadhurst, it is stated, ha been drinking heavily during the pai week, and last night before going 1 his home had informed a friend th{ he was going to commit suicide. Tt friend, thinking it was a joke or tt effect of whiskey, advised Broadhuri to give him his watch. Broadhuri did so, and went on home. Tt friend at once advised a deputy she iff of what Broadhurst had told hi] and of his act, but nothing more wj thought of it. ? This morping the friend alluded 1 was going out of town for the day o a morning train and went by Broa< hurst's home to see how he was ge ting on. He found the door opei went in and found Broadhurt's bod lifeless with an empty two-oun< phial marked carbolic acid hear b; The friend, Mr. Spy Farmer, at on< notified the police department of tt suicide. A coroner's inquest was he! to-day and the verdict was in accor< ance with the above facts. - ?fluent* +V " ivir. DIUttUUUlOL yva.o uaguiau uu wjl Florence-Fayetteville local f reigh having previously been foreman j the Industrial Lumber Company plant. He leaves a wife and or ;little child, a son. His wife is now i the home of her mother, Mrs. Gam< at Latta, ill with typhoid fever, whei she has been for the past thre weeks. ^The body was removed t Waters's undertaking parlors, awai ing instructions as to its dispositio: Broadhurst was about 35 years ol and was well known here. . Takes Semmes to Florida. Charleston, Nov. 23.?Sheriff *L< gan, of Bartow, Fl'a., left here .th afternoon with Ed. Semmes, coloret wanted at Mulberry, Fla., for\tt killing of a white man. -The crime is said to have been particularly brutal one, the victi] having been jqhugbt In thejvaods an held by one negro while Semm< hacked him wilti a kniite'until he wa deSdfc'- . - ' * The negro who held the white ma was' captured and lynched,- bi Semmes got away. Semmes' attorne has made a hard fight here to pr< vent the,extradition of the negro, bi he finally lost, and the sheriff lei here with his prisoner. . It has been suggested that th negro is in danger of being lynche en route. ! Suspended from Ministry. { Hickory, N. C., Nov. 22.?Rev. ( j F. Sherrill. presiding elder of th sneiDy district 01 me western i>un I Carolina conference, Methodist Epii 1 copal church South, was suspende | from the ministry for 30 days thi afternoon by the annual conferenc I in session here, the committee o trial having reported that charge of imprudence had been sustainee Rev. Mr. Sherrill at first announce that he would appeal to the Souther conference, but later withdrew th appeal. Mr. Sherrill asked for trial on the charges, stating that h desired the conference to pass upo them. The conference closed to-nigh with the reading of the appointment* ) PRICE CASE A MISTRIAL. Lt NINE OF JURY FOR CONVICTING COLLETON MAN-SLAYER. L3, 3, Five Continuances and Two Mistrials ? the Record Up to Present Date. The Testimony. ? Walter boro, Nov. 20.?What has 9 been a celebrated case in Colleton county for the past two yerrs has rej_ suited again in a mistrial and James Price, charged with the killing of l_ Willie Redish, does not yet know what his fate will be. This case has attracted consider4 able attention. The homicide occurr2 ed near Williams in the upper part 1 of the county, April 6, 1907, and rj since that time the case has been o continued five times and two mistrials 3 have been had. The first trial in 4 the spring of 1909 resulted in a misj trial. At the summer term of thi? fi year the case was again continued 2 ctuu luc li iai wuivu uao juol cuucu g resulted in a mistrial, j ' This is one of the hardest fought ;r trials that has been before the Colleton courts in many years. The defendant has been represented by Col, d James G. Padgett and in the trial just a concluded by Col. Padgett, H. R 5_ Padgett, and Joseph Moorer. The a_ solicitor was assisted by Jas. E. Peurifoy and D. B. Peurifoy. e The case was called Thursdas . morning and consumed two entire days, going to the jury Friday evenie ing at 7 o'clock. The jury remainec locked in the room all night and. being unable to agree Judge Dantzlei at the convening of court this morning ordered a mistrial entered. Nine for Conviction. It is understood that the jury were nine to three for conviction at firsi for murder and then the nine agreec on a compromise, making it man I slaughter, but the three would noi consent to such a verdict and the mistrial was the consequence. ^ The killing of Redish occurrec Saturday afternoon, April 6, 1907, ai the home of James Smith. It was m' developed in the trial that Jamef a Price and his brother had gone t< Lodge on Saturday morning and, re jg turning, had stopped at Price's sister's home, Mrs. Ben Lyons, to ea1 je dinner. Price had been drinking anc I when he sat down to the table he g pulled out a quart bottle of whiskej ^ and placed it on the table beside him is A little boy, Monnie Smith, the adopt 3_ ed son of A. J. Redish, was then at the time and said to Price, "I; you will quit drinking and pay pa his rent you will get along better." The testimony of the prosecution was thai i- this enraged Price very much and ?1 going out of the kitchen, he fired hi* ic pistol several times, in the meanwhile Ld cursing the entire Redish family. 3t MibS Leila Redish, who was visit ;o ing at Mr. Lyons', hearing the shofc it and the weeping of her little adoptee ie brother, came out to inquire the cause te Price again cursed her and the entire 3t family. She told him she would tel 3t her brother, he replying that if the3 ie bothered him he would give then r- that?flrring his pistol again m The Defense's Contention. 18 The defense contended that Price ,Q did not curse Miss Redish or the Red ' ish family but simply stated thai L whoever said that he did not pay hii t~ honest debts was a liar and explainec the shooting of his pistol as a.signa . ' to Mr. Lyons, who was working ii ,*e the field, to come to the house as he ' had a message for him. - - ? j i_i. ^ Leaving Mr. Lyons,' ?rice ana m: 'e brother went on to James Smith's [(j While talking with the family som< one looked out and saw Willie Red ish, his brother, Ivey, and Jamei Sanders approaching across the field t Coming up, Willie Redish said tx ^ Price that he wished to see him ?g Price, surmising what they wanted ie did not go out to talk to them, stat lt ing that he was too drunk to go out e Redish then said he could see hin .g where he was seated in the house e asking him why he had cursed hi! \Q sister and the family. Price, in the meanwhile, was stand 3 ing just inside of the door with hii j pistol in his hand. After some words were passed Redish reached in anc grabbed Price by the collar with his left hand and with his right hand h( braced himself against the door While in this position Price fired jg killing Redish almost instantly, i, Tried to Escape, ie P-ice immediately left, being taker to Branchville by his brother, wher* a he purchased a ticket to Jacksonville m Fla. While waiting for a train al d Blackville, he was arrested anc is brought to Walterboro and since thai "3 time an interesting legal fight haf been waged between the prosecutior a and the defense. it Price is a young man 26 years old * and has a wife and two children 5- Redish was married, leaving a wife lt An interesting event during the ft progress of the trial was the committing to jail of Ivey Redish, a e brother of the deceased, by Judge d Dantzler, for being intoxicated on the witness stand. He was brought before the court at the conclusion of the testimony and adjudged in contempt o.f court and fined $10, which fine 2- was paid. e - * m ^ _ _ 3_ Killed a Desperate Negro. d Yorkville, Nov. 23.?Truman Tur's ner, a liveryman, last night shot and :e killed Whitman Harley, colored, a n noted desperado, who had a record ;s as a criminal, having killed one man 1- and shot several others, d The trouble arose about Harley hirn ing a team from Turner. The negro e was insulting and ran his hand into a his pocket and Turner, knowing the e desperate nature of the man with n whom he had to deal, shot and killed it him. Public sentiment generally rei. fcards the shooting as justifiable. PERSONAL MENTION. ? People Visiting in This City and at Other Points. ?Mr. T. A. Green, of Spartanburg, spent Tuesday and yesterday in the city. ?Mr. J. R. Owens, of Denmark, was in the city for a short while yesterday. ?Mr. J. E. McMillan, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city last Saturday. ?Mr. Jno. E. Carter, of the Ehr- > hardt section, was in to see us last Friday. ?Mr. Geo. G. J. Hiers, of the Ehrhardt section, was in the city yesterday. [ ?Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Stubbs, o< Q|| Augusta, are spending several days , in the city this week. i ?Mr. Marion Cooner, son of Mr. . and Mrs. John Cooner, is at home i from Clemson College, i ?Mr. Otis Brabham, of Allendale, ' 1 spent Sunday in the city with hit parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Brabham. ?Mr. W. M. Walker, who has been * 'ffiPl ' sick for some weeks, went to Charlee" ton last week for an operation for a ; J; h tumor in his side. ?Mrs. W. J. Bond and Miss Julia j Bond, of Baltimore, Md., arrived in v.'psg [ the city last week for an extended visit to Mrs. H. J. Brabham, Jr. r ?Mr. A. M. Brabham, who has ? been sick for several weeks, is im. proving rapidly, and hiis friends will I be glad to know that he will' be out - soon. ? Mr. C. H. Bishop, of the Ehr- . - hardt section; was in to see us last Thursday. He says everybody did well in his section this year, as they moHo onnil prnnc anH trnt trnnH nrlMW. I Mr. Bishop planted 22 acres in cotl ton and made 21 bales. .'&M ?The many friends of Mr. B.J)- ." '- yM t Carter, of this city, but who is now i attending the University of South : Carolina in Columbia, will regret to I learn that he has small.pox. He is . 4$k , t getting along nicely, however, and 3 no serious results are anticipated. ) Killed by Lead Pencil. Greer Nov. 23.?A sad and fatal " accident occurred here last night . when Elizabeth, the three-year-old [ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. .'.^8 : Thompson, fell from a chair, run- ;-j : ning a pencil into her throat The * child, suffering severely, lingered [ until about 1 o'clock to-day when it ^ passed away. Elizabeth was a beautiful child, dearly loved by all who \ knew her. The bereaved parents -j ' have the deepest sympathy of this . ^ 1 entire community. I Ante -obile Kills Two. ? Cuthbert, Ga., Nov. 22.?Two per* sons were killed and three others 5 miraculously escaped instant death ^ 1 near here last night when a big tour- -"m * ing car containing a wedding party . ; plunged off the bridge over the Cen- VgH 1 tral of Georgia railroad to the tracks 7 40 feet below. Curtiss Williams, the ^ 1 chauffeur, was instantly, killed, while Horace Sheppard, the prospective . / Hiori nf bin ininriefi thin *30 1/1 lU^5iVVAUl UAVU V* ? , II ? morning. 1 Miss Helen Mattox, of Coleman, , t the bride, and James Lumley, of , Edison, also were injured. Miss M&ry ' ! j Mattox, a sister of the bride, escaped ' ;-J| j without injury. - ' '<J*1 1 The party had been to Cuthbert to ---v 3 secure a preacher to perform the ceremony, but unsuccessful in the j search, owing to the youth of the couple, had started for Fort Gaines. ,?h? i Williams, it is said, lost control of I the machine while attempting to j light a cigarette. > Case Hard Fought. " Bamberg, Nov. 22.?A case of sto^ I ters-in-law being in court was coneluded when the jury in the case of ' Mrs. Elizabeth Fogle et al vs. Mrs. Jake Fogle rendered a verdict in ! favor of the former. .f; s This case has been the hardest fought of the entire court of common ~ pleas. The suit was brought by Mia j Elizabeth Fogle for recovery of land j which she claimed" was jointly owned ^?| . by her husband, George Fogle, and ' Jake Fogle, brothers, both of - whom are now dead. She sued for half interest and this was accorded her vby ' the jury. The case involved a tract of land containing. 176 acres which is very valuable, being in one of the i best farming sections of the county. 3 An Interesting part of the suit was ; . the fact that there is a mortgage over t the place and now the plaintiff in the 1 case will have to assume half of the - debt, or at least responsibility for j that amount. v ^ j I Badgett Obtains Bail. t Spartanburg, Nov. 23.?Thomas A. i . Badgett, who shot and killed Bre> zina Suber several weeks ago, and who was at the last term of the crimil nal court convicted of manslaughter s and sentenced to- serve ten years in ! the penitentiary, was released on bond this morning in the sum of $5,; 000, pending an appeal of the case to ; the supreme court. The sureties for t the defendant are J. H. Kennedy and S. D. Childress of Laurens and the two sisters of the defendant. "Stonewall Mills" Burned. Winchester, Va., Nov. 20.?"Stone. wall mills," one of the most historic landmarks in the valley, was destroyed by fire to-day, entailing a loss of $6,000." Situated on the famous Valley turn pike near Winchester, it was one of i the few flouring mills in this section to escape destruction when Gen. Phillip Sheridan laid waste everything from the Potomac southward 100 miles. It helped supply the Confederate forces with flour. ' . - * "%' * ^$3 yc.f; ;* 2'