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Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. 0., THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1910. One Dollar a Year
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
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News Items Gathered All Around the
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Ehrhardt Etchings.
Ehrhardt, January 11.?Another
year is several days under headway.
Many business men are changing
around. In our little town Messrs.
J. M. Dannelly & Co. have sold their
two story building to the Farmers
^ Mercantile Co. They are opening up
their stock of goods now and hope
aoon to be ready to dispense them to
their various customers.
Capt. J. M. Dannelly & Co. have
moved their goods in the store which
they had furniture in, adjoining their
stables.
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it is not decided as yet what will j
become of the business of Conrad
Ehrhardt Co. Nothing definite
agreed upon as yet.
Farmers are preparing to plant all
the cotton they can. The price of
otton this last year has put them in
hopes of good prices for 1910 crop.
Mr. Quillie Kinard and Miss Minerva
Chassereau were married by Rev. ,
D. R. Groseclose Sunday afternoon. .
Wishing them many happy years in (
wedded bliss, we leave them to enjoy
them.
We are having all kinds of wather (
- in one week now. Cold, warm, windy j
and rainy. ]
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Dwelling houses are in good de- ?
mand here. More people than houses ]
to live in.
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Rev. Freeman has been called by i
the Baptist churches here, and his j
location will be here in our town. ]
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Rev. A. B. Watson has charge of
the Methodist churches, he is now ]
in the parsonage of their charge now.
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Our school has gone to work with <
a vim for 1910, and want to make a j
showing for their work. i
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Our town will soon have the office j
and waiting rooms and depot and <
cotton platform remodeled. Will not ]
get these improvements before they i
are needed. Their business at this <
place has ^increased more than 25 ]
per cent, during 1909. Ji
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Mrs. M. A. Chassereau and Mr.
Henry Ehrhardt intend building newdwellings
in town soon.
Mr. H. A. Hughes, who was thrown
from his -buggy and hurt badly not
long since, is on the mend and will
soon be able to ^o about again. The
runaway horse is still in bad shape,
and it is thought will never be worth
' anything much when he gets well.
JEE.
Kearse News.
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Kearse, January 10.?The beautiful
home of Misses Leda and Sudy
Ritter on last Monday evening was a
I scene of enjoyment, for the young
folks of Three Mile had accepted the
Invitations they had received the preceding
day, and had all gathered
together to spend an evening at an
"At Home" given in honor of Miss j
Annie Halford, of Blackville. i
When all the guests had arrived j
they were soon busily engaged in a \
poetical contest. The names of all
present were placed in a box and
each drew out one. Then came the
i work. A rhyme was to be made <
about the person whose name you ]
} had drawn. I think some of us have j
missed our calling by not being poets, i
for the rhymes made almost convinces <
one max tnere is suit living i
Miltons and Shakesperes.
The first prize was won by Mr.
Horace Kearse, his rhyme being
written on Miss Evelyn Brabham.
The second prize was awarded to Miss
Daisy Weekley, pf Early Branch. Her
rhyme was written on Mr. John
Frank Breland. Special mention was
made of the rhymes made by Mr.
Johnson Weekley and Miss Ettie
Kearse.
Music was another enjoyable feature
of the evening, both vocal and
instrumental, rendered by Miss Halford.
Xow an escort to the dining room
, was next. These were chosen by
matching pictures that had been cut
in two and mixed. A delightful salad
course was served, then ambrosia,
cakes, fruit and nuts. The table was
beautifully decorated in evergreen.
Those present were: Misses Annie
Halford, Daisy Weekley, Vena Breland,
Bulah Grimes, Pearl Breland,
Ethel Kearse, Mell Kearse, Evelyn
Brabham, Cbloe Groseclose, Ettie
Kearse, Gertrude Johnson, Kathleen
Kearse, Rena Kinard, Cressida Breland,
Messrs. Bernard Kearse, James
Halford, Horace Kearse, David Pifer,
Johnson Weekley, Quintus Brabham,
.Hoyt tfreiana, siacy ivearse, rvuy
Kearse, John Frank Breland, Rosco
Kearse, Carl Kearse. Aquilla Kinard.
Miss Meldred Kearse returned to
Columbia College last Tuesday.
Miss Eloise Brabham left last
Monday for Atlanta, Ga., where she
has gone to take a course in millinery.
We wish her much success in
her effort.
Misses Annie Halford, Daisy Weekley
and Beulah Grimes were the
guests of Miss Cressida Breland last
week..
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Mrs. Lt. xv. uuuu auu uaufeui^t,
Ada, and Fleetward Lanneau, of
Bishopville, returned home Monday,
after spending the holidays at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kearse.
We are glad to see Miss Leda RitLer
out again, after an illness of several
days.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Kearse are
with us now. They moved back to
their old home again. We are glad
to have them in our midst again.
Mariage at Olar.
Olar, Jan. 9.?Miss Lucile Rizer,
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Rizer,
and Dr. Leighton A. Hartzog were
married at the Methodist church
Tuesday evening, the pastor, Rev. E.
A. Wilkes, officiating and using the
ring ceremony.
Ferns and smilax banked almost
the entire front of the church before
the pulpit and lovely sheaves of white
and yellow ribbon marked the pews
reserved for the families and chosen
friends.
Before the ceremony Miss Simsel
McMiehael sang "A Whispered Vow,"
accompanied by Miss rroviaence
Grraham. The ushers were J. F.
Darter, W. M. Oxner, Willie Ritter
ind J. J. Jones. The attendants
were: Miss Marian Gray, in yellow
nessaline, with Dr. David Lyles, Miss
Kathleen Kirkland, in white crepe
ie chine, with Bissell Beach, Miss
Leila Burgess, in yellow messaline,
with Dr. O. D. Hammond, Miss Edna
Dhitty, in white crepe de chine, with
Prank Starr. Miss Kate Sadler, in
white crepe de chine, with Wallace
Dauthen. The maid of honor, Miss
D. Louise Watson, entered alone,
wearing a gown of pale green messaine
en train and trimmings of lace
md pearls and carrying a large bouluet
of white carnations and ferns,
rhe flower girls were-little Caroline
Starr and Eloise Kirkland, the ring
jearer, little Daisy Rizer. The bride
entered with her father. She wore a
jown of heavy white satin over white
affeta en train, trimmed elaborately
n real lace and pearls. Her veil was
;aught with orange blossoms and
maidenhair fern and she carried a
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Douquet or Dnae roses ana unes ui
:he valley. The bridegroom was at:ended
by H. M. Holmes as best man.
Immediately following the ceremony,
a delightful informal recep:ion
was given by Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Rizer at their home.
The bride and groom left on the
midnight train' for Florida. They
svill return about the 15th and will
De at home of the bride's parents for
Lhe present.
Expels I)r. Cook.
New York, Jan. 6.?The Arctic
21ub of America?founded by Dr.
Frederick A. Cook and his supporters
n the north pole controversy?
through its board of directors has
Iropped. the name of the explorer
'rom the roll of membership.
The action of the Arctic club di-ectors
last night was unanimous and
follows hard upon the heels of the
explorer's summary dismissal from
:he councii of the Brooklyn Institute
>f Arts and Sciences two days ago.
ind strips from the explorer almost
:he last vestige of scientific honors,
only the degree of doctor of philosophy,
conferred by the university of
Copenhagen remaining.
The Arctic Club of America led in
:he welcoming festivities to Dr. Cook
on his return from Greenland and
Copenhagen. Later the club tendered
Dr. Cook, a former president of the
organization, a banquet at the Waliorf-Astoria,
while many of its individual
members, including Admiral
Schley and Captain Osbon, warmly
championed the cause of Cook when
ais now discredited polar claim was
challenged.
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
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SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
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State News Boiled Down for Quick **
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
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A petition signed by citizens of a]
Aiken county is to be presented to p
the legislature, asking for State-wide
prohibition. Aiken is one of the few
counties retaining the dispensary. ?
The people of Clemson, including w
the professors and students of the w
college, presented Dr. Mell, the re- n,
tiring president, with a silver service
a few days ago, Just before his departure
for Atlanta, where he will
live. vj
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reuuons are uemg circuiaueu iu ui
Greenville county asking for a vote
on the re-establishing of the county
dispensary system in that county, le
What success the originators are
meeting with in securing signatures
is not stated. tl
The Home Bank of Barnwell was
organized Tuesday by the election of
Mr. Harry D. Calhoun as president;
W. L. Cave, vice-president; and H. P. P<
Dew, cashier. This is the new bank M
for Barnwell, which has a capital of w
$30,000. The bank will open for M
business right away. m
It is likely that the Citadel cadets
will hold their annual encampment
in Greenwood next year. The city
f?oiinoi1 of Croonu-ftrtH hnfi hppn P?i
deavoring to have the cadets come D
there, and Superintendent Bond has
written the authorities at Greenwood
an encouraging letter.
Comptroller General Jones urges ^
the legislature to do away with the ^
State board of equilization and pro- ^
vide a commission of five to equalize
property all over the State. He r
also recommends the publication in
detail throughout the counties of the
tax returns with the names of the .
tc
tax payers.
The secretary of State on Saturday
granted a charter for the Caro- ?,
lina Traction company, with a capital at
stock of $150,000, which is to build
a trolley line from Rock Hill to
Charlotte and through portions of
Chester and York counties. The
charter gives the right for an electric
street car line in Rock Hill. gi
J. H. Bolin, R. B. Herbert and G. ne
P. Logan, of Richland, have filed a tt
petition, calling for an investigation r
of the solvency of the Gulf and Atlantic
Insurance Co., of which Comp- te
troller General A. W. Jones is presi- *n
dent. The petition sets forth that VJ
although incorporated with an authorized
capital stock of $100,000,
of which $58,000 had been subscrib- w
ed, only $12,170 paid in to the com- s*
pany, and that the company, and tl]
present liabilities as surety and guarantor
amount to more that $1,000,000.
The papers show that the rew
ceivers in charge of the assets of the
Seminole company, are bonded in this
Gulf and Atlantic for $50,000.
Olar News. yj
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Olar, January 10.?Tuesday evening,
January 4th, at half past eight
o'clock, at the Olar Methodist church fr
Miss Lucile Rizer and Dr. Leigh ton r{
Arthur Hartzog were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. E.
A. Wilkes. Long before the hour tb
people from far and near had crowd- to
ed the church to its utmost capacity, T1
many being forced to go away with- or
out viewing the beautiful scene. The is
church was magnificently decorated tb
and we can well afford to say the
affair throughout was as complete in
every detail as any that ever hap- se
pened.
Immediately after the ceremony tb
the bridal party and invited guests, tb
numbering about one hundred, went cr
to the beautiful home of Mr. and W)
.Mrs. C. F. Rizer. parents of the bride, T1
and there extended congratulations Ste
and enjoyed the feast, consisting of da
salads, sandwiches, fruits, nectars. P2
ice cream, eic. di
The many and costly presents received
was evidence of the populari- of
ty of the contracting parties. th
Dr. and Mrs. Hartzog boarded the
early Seaboard train for points in Pc
Florida. w
Miss Rizer is the oldest daughter be
of our well known townsman, .Mr. C. c0
F. Rizer. Dr. Hartzog is of Govan,
and has just recently completed his
course in medicine at Charleston with
high honors. We wish for them a
life of unutterable happiness.
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At the home of Mr. J. Lawton Proveaux,
stepfather of the bride, on
Wednesday evening, the 5th, Miss
Orrie Morris and Mr. Kearse Creech
were happily married. The affair W
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as a quiet one, only near relatives
sing present. May their pathwaj
s strewn with flowers.
Olar was filled with gay young
)lks most of the week, attending
le Rizer-Hartzog marriage.
Mr. Jno. M. Kirkland, who has been
irrier on Rural Route No. 1 from
lis place for about seven years.
ad assistant book-keeper at Mr. <j
. Rizer's store during his spare
me, has accepted the position as
lanager of the Farmers Mercantile
ompany at Ehrhardt. Although
e hate to lose such a good citizen,
e wi6h him much prosperity in his
ew undertaking.
Mrs. J. M. Kinsey and little daughir,
Vivian, and Miss Ella Bessinger,
sited in Bamberg Friday and Saturay.
Olar now has a law and order
ague.
Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer, editor ol
ie Florence Daily Times, and family,
[sited relatives here last week.
Mr. H. H. Kearse has declined the
Dsition of manager of the Planters
ercantile Company at Bamberg. He
ill remain manager of the Farmers
[ercantile Co. here. Mr. Kearse's
any friends are glad he has decided
> stay with us.
Mr. Willie Hutching, of Beaufort,
Dent last week with his brother
r. J. F. Hutching.
Dr. and Mrs. Leighton A. Hartzog
ere hurriedly called ofT their weding
tour in Florida Friday to the
Ddside of the Doctor's father, Mr.
. A. Hartzog, of Govan. We underand
he is suffering a severe attack
' pneumonia and is not expected tc
jcover.
Dr. C. B. Ray returned to Charlesin
College this week.
Dr. Archie Hooton, of Charleston
ollege, spent part of his Xmas va:ion
here with relatives.
All of the teachers in the school
?re spent Xmas at their homes.
Miss Mmma f!ooke>. a former Olar
rl, who is now engaged in the millijry
business in North Carolina, spent
te holidays with her family.
Miss Kittie Hooton, formerly a
acher here, but who is now teachg
at Rome, S. C., spent her Xmas
ication here with relatives.
Miss Romanstine, of Columbia,
ho taught here the part of the seson
before Christmas, did not reirn.
Miss Ruth Abies, of Leesville,
is taken her place.
A negro baby nine months old
as burned to death in a section
)use just below town Friday. Caressly
left by its mother.
Mrs. Coleman, of Chester, is on a
sit to her son, Dr. Jno. F. Colean.
Mrs. Y. S. Brown has returned
om a visit to her relatives at Savaes,
Fla.
By request of a committee from
le law and order league the Olar
wn cuncil passed an ordinance
tiursday evening against the sale
unlawful receiving of whiskey. It
an exact copy of the one passed by
:e Bamberg council. B. G. J.
Olar, Jan. 11.?Since the above was
nt in Mr. L. J. Hartzog has passed
ray. He breathed his last at one
lirty o'clock p. m. Monday. Alough
his condition was considered
itical all during his illness, the end
as a shock to his family and friends,
le funeral and interment will Jpe at
ilem Methodist church this (Tuesivi
afternoon at three o'clock. His
istor, Rev. E. A. Wilkes, will eonlct
the services.
.Mr. Hartzog was sixty-three years
age, served in the latter part of
e war between the States. He was
lluential among his fellow-men, a
?wer in Salem Methodist church, of
hich he was a life member from
>yhood. Peace to his ashes and
mfort to the bereaved ones.
Xew Advertisements.
G. Frank Bamberg?Don't Buy
orses and Mules.
Jones Bros.?Two Carloads Horses
id Mules.
A. W. Bronson?Meat Market.
J. A. Byrd?W. L. Douglas Shoes.
The Victor un uo.?salesmen
anted.
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! SENTENCED TO BE BANGED
NEGRO'S FATE DETERMINED V
> A FEW MINUTES.
Conrt Room Crowded.?Only Officer
and Witnesses Allowed to Remain
While Child Testified.
Kingstree, Jan. 11.?Johnnie Rose
" alias John Wood, a negro of about 11
' years, was, upon the charge of as
* sault with criminal intent, this after
! noon sentenced to pay the death pen
1 alty for his crime.
On the 6th of last December a lit
1 tie white girl, 14 years of age, wai
on her way to school with her booki
and a stalk of sugar cane for lunch
In passing through a track of wood
' en land she was intercepted by tin
negro who asked her for a piece o
sugar cane. She granted his reques
by handing him the entire stalk anc
after receiving the remaining portioi
from him, when she attempted t<
pass, she was seized by the throa
' and dragged from the road into th<
' underbrush. Fortunately a passer
by heard her screams and rushed t<
the scene in time.
1 The child, bleeding from thi
1 scratches of her assailant and suffer
1 ing from the violent throttling, wai
1 placed in the hands of solicitoui
5 neighbors and an immediate searcl
1 was begun for the negro. In a shor
time he was captured and after hav
ing been positively identified wa
' >i ii -r-rioH Vintrat-roti nnH 1l
Vardaman Yet Leads.Jackson,
Miss., Jan. 10.?The legislative
caucus which is to choose the
successor to the late United States
Senator A. J. McLaurin, took three
ballots to-night but adjourned with
the problem still far from solution.
At the start of to-night's balloting
former Gov. James K. Vardaman retained
his commanding lead, gaining
several votes over the closing ballot
of Saturday, and with the last vote
had gained two more, a total of 75,
but still 12 short of the number reauired
to nominate. Leroy Percy, of
Greenville, was his nearest competitor
with 27; C. H. Alexander was next
with 21; W. D. Anderson 17; Congressman
Adam Byrd 16; J. C. Kyle
11, and F. A. Critz 2, followed by four
scattering.
' the county jail, and none too soon
for a mob to lynch him was beinj
rapidly organized.
Demand Speedy Trial.
, On the night of the same day ?
body of armed men from the neigh
borhood of the crime halted at th<
outskirts of the town and sent a dele
, gation to SherifT Graham requestinj
his influence in securing an immedi
ate trial and threatening an attemp
to prevent the law from taking it
course. The sheriff promised to us<
his efforts to have a special term o
t court ordered, persuaded the crow<
to disband and return to their homes
The special term was ordered a:
quickly as possible and this morninj
the court was opened by Judge T. S
Sease. When the jury had been em
pannelled there was hardly standinj
. room in the building and the sherif
and his bailiffs had no little difficult:
. in preserving silence.
The victim of the attempted as
sault was the first witness called b;
, the State and out of respect for he:
. the judge, upon the motion of th<
i solicitor, ordered the court roon
cleared^ allowing oniy me omcere o
the court and the witnesses to remaii
, in the building during the time tha
the child detailed her story of th<
vicious assault She unhesitatingl:
, identified the defendant and told wltl
considerable clearness the details o
the crime.
Quick Verdict Rendered.
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After examining several other wit
nesses', the State rested and the de
fense offered no testimony. Upoi
, hearing the arguments on both sidei
. and the charge, the jury retired anc
returned within 10 minutes with i
vedict of guilty. Judge Sease, aftei
1 admonishing the doomed man witl
a few appropriate remarks, passec
the death sentence that he be hangec
on the 4th day of February.
When the case was called for tria
this morning the judge assembled th<
1 entire local bar in the court room anc
1 from the number appointed Messrs
R. G. Kirk, H. G. Askins, A. C
Hinds, and J. D. Gilland to conducl
the case for the defendant.
A motion for a new trial was made
and promptly refused by the couri
and the fiend, who had throughoul
the entire trial exhibited the utmost
indifference, stood up to receive the
death sentence with equal composure
As soon as the sentence of the
court was pronounced, the crowd rapidly
dispersed, apparently satisfied.
HUNTER AND BEAR FIGHT.
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Man's Life Saved, but at Cost of Best
* Bear Dog in County.
Rant White, the noted bear hunter
$ of Eatonville, thirty miles from Tacoma,
in a fight with two bears lost
his bear dog Blucher and came near
losing his life. The dog virtually
sacrificed his life to save White.
$ White was hunting with Blucher on
_ Mashel Mountain when the dog starts J
ed a bear and after running it a s'.
. short distance chased it into a hollow
log. White was at the heels of the
_ dog, and to prevent it from follow3
ing into the log to give fight and
5 most probably be killed he tied it
tree.
While doing so a bear thrust its
3 head out of the log and White poured ,v\
f the contents of his double-barreled \ v rt
shotgun into /it. The bear dropped >}
I back out of sight White presently 'Jjj
j reached an arm in,to pull the bear v ^
5 out Instantly his arm was seized
t near the elbow by another bear,. v ~Q .
5 which leaped out almost on top'' of
_ White. The heavy overcoat he wore
3 protected his arm and body tempo- rarily
and probably saved his life^
3 Frantic with rage the dog, which wa#
_ lunging and surging at its rope, final3
ly broke it and leaped upon the bear. >^?|
B Bruin let White go and began j. fM
j fighting the dog. White, not haying
t time to reload his shotgun, drew hit
_ hunting knife and with the help of .. y?*
g the dog killed the bear. The dog M
! had been hugged close to the bear'*'
body and squeezed so badly that ^
? White had to carry it to E&tonvllle. '
There, finding its injuries were serfous,
he brought it to Tacoma in a de- termined
effort to save its life, bat v|
1 the animal died. The dog was part ,;:J
~ bull and reputed to be the best bear
s dog in the county.?Seattle Post-In- telligencer.
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Woman Footpad in Chicago. *
b Chicago, Jan. 8.?The mounted ;v
s highwaymen of other days has given
( way in Chicago to the woman robber '
1 in a taxicab. She descended on Tony ' ^
Lenzo last night as he was walking
B under the Rock Island railroad via- ' -
? duct at 51st street, took his money
and sped away. , ^
The woman was walking when Bhe
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? approached him, said Lenzo, who Is *
f a barber. As she drew near she $
j cried out as if in fear and then fell ?||
as if fainting. Lenzo gallantly step.
ped forward and stooped down to .fp
Y give assistance. As he did so he \ \ ||
r found himself face to face with a re- i ^
e volver. The , woman laughed and 1V;J
i arose, bidding Lenzo to stand Q
f still. He did so. She added that it < ; 1
i was timely that he handed over his jj
t money. x
s "I was a little slow, I think," Lenzo ; 7'
f told the police, "and she reached out
i and searched my pockets with one 7
t hand while still holding the revol- 7
ver in the other. v j.-<
" 'Now beat .it down the street,*
she said, when she had cleaned out $
all 1 had, taking my purse and watch.. 4
I beat it all right, not looking back
until I had gone half a block. Then %
j I stopped and watched her. She |
hurried to the west end ?of the viaduct
and entered a waiting taxicab
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and away she went. y "i
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1 How it Happened.
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witness in a railroad case at ~>i
I Fort Worth, asked to tell in his own
? way how the accident happened, said,
I according to n;yeryooay s:
"Well, Ole and I was walking *
. down the track, and I heard a whis- ?y-^
t tie, and I got off the track, and the v.*
train went by, and got back on the 'v
? track and I didn't see Ole; but I
I walked along and pretty soon I see
t Ole's hat, and I walked on, and seen '/y
t one of Ole's legs, and then I seen one
> of Ole's arms, and then another leg,
. and then over one side Ole's head,
} and I says: 'My God! Something
. muster happened to Ole!' " /
Bank's Papers Found in Court House
Americus, Ga., Jan. 6.?Forty
thousand dollars of notes and valu
able securities belonging to the Bank
! of Ellaville, which is owned and coni
trolled by the Bank of Southwestern
! Georgia, located in Americus, were ' . 1
i found this afternoon carefully concealed
in the boxing about the Ella;
ville court house.
When Cashier Walters of the Ella;
ville bank committed suicide by
. shooting himself in Americus a year
i [ and a half ago, most of the bank
, papers were found missing. Every
effort made to discover the missing
! documents proved fruitless. Two
citizens came upon the papers by acci;
dent this afternoon. Five hundred
dollars reward, offered by the Ameri- 'ri
! cus bank, is still outstanding. The
object of concealment of the securities
remains a mystery. / i
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