Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LEAVE GIRLS TO PERISH. <. Frightened School Boys Leave Helpless Ones to Their Fate. . Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 12.?Eight high school students, six girls and two boys lost their lives to-day while boating on what is known as the Old Harper mill dam at Huntington Mills, " about 20 miles below this city. The dead: Maud Sutliffe, aged 17; Caroline Koonz, aged 16; Ruth Bon Ham, IS; ins Davenport, it>; nacut-i k Thompson, 3 6; Madeline Goode, 17; Robert Minnich, 17; Ray Dodson, 17. Twelve students of the high > school obtained two boats and started for a row at the dam. When the two boats had reached the centre of the body of water it was noticed one of them had sprung a leak. The ? boats were then pulled together by the young men in the party and an effort was being made to transfer the i girls from the leaky boat to the safe craft The last one of the party had tnoved to the boat, when it began to sink, owing to the combined weight of the party. 'T > The girls were helpless to save themselves and the boys of the party, with the exception of Dodson, all expert swimmers, struck out for the jf shore which all reached in safety. ' Minnich, in the excit'ment, it is presumed^ thought that all the \young women had succeeded in reaching land. He had no sooner gained the hnnu than ho noticed the erirls hans ing to the rapidly sinking boat. The boy dashed into the water and swam f swiftly to the waterfilled craft. Only two of the girls were clinging to the boat, the others having gone down for the last time. Seizing Miss Dar venport, Minnich again started for the shore, but the exertion was too much for the gallant lad and the two went down together when they were within a stone's throw of the hank. All the bodies were recovered. As soon as the sound craft began to fill with water, it appeared as , though every one became terror stricken. The shrieks of the drown* ing girls could be plainly heard on the bank of the dam but there was no one to go to the rescue of the - ' u ; imperiled party. Three of those who were drowned *- would have graduated this summer. As soon as the accident became known hundreds of persons began a search for the bodies. Strangelyi enough, those of Minnich and Miss 4 Davenport were the first recovered. After grappling for less than two ? . hours all the bodies were recovered. Not one of the parents of the drowned boys and girls knew of the accident until all of the bodies had y . been brought ashore. DECLINES TO COMPLY. ' ' Wickersham Refuses House InformsI (tion Concerning Cotton Pool. Washington, May 14.?Because a V , 1 grand jury is already investigating the alleged pool in. cotton, Attorney Genral Wickersham to-day reiusea xo furnish the House "with the facts in the possesion of the department of justice on which th^ investigation was ' A? \ based. \ * The Attorney General voiced this declination in a reply to a House resolution calling on him for the facts, if j not incompatible with the public in ; terest, as to the alleged violation of the Sherman anti-trust law by persons forming an alleged combination to advance the price of cotton. Incidentally he advised the House that no investigation has ever been begun by the United States against any persons charged with conspiring to advance wheat prices last May and July. Mr. Wickersham says the cotton ' pool is being investigated with the aid 6f a grand jury and the proceedings are necessarily secret. "Any public statement at this time," he says, "would be utterly incompatible with the proper and efficient prosecuv tion of the inquiry." . Negro Woman Sues. . j Spartanburg, May 14.?C. P. Sims, attorney for Annie Adams, colored, has filed suit for her against q the estate of the late Col. S. T. Pointer for services rendered during the years of his life. The amount involved is $6,794. Assistant Post X TTT "XT in abler win. xuuug is ca^ uwi Poinier estate. Annie Adams, colored, claims to have waited on Col. t , Poinier during the last several years of his life, and for her labors she claims an pnount of nearly $7,000. Cpl. Poinier was for many years postmaster of Spartanburg. LINDLEY GETS NEW TRIAL. V * Motion Granted by Judge Watts in Greenville Case. Greenville, May 14.?Attorneys Jas. H. Price and Geo. M. Pritchard, representing J. G. Lindley, who was * convicted in the Criminal Court here Thursday for the murder of Ben Allen, at Poe Mill, two weeks ago, secured a new trial for Lindley before Judge Watts this morning. Allen was found dead in bed and e the State charged Lindley with his murder, while the defence claims his V?ie atfimOVS 1T1 SlStin 2" that. lUUlA/CUV/^y UiW o Allen committed suicide. MANY WOMEN CANDIDATES. Demand Lion Share of Offices in On Kansas County. Women candidates for county offi ces will be well represented at th primaries held in Chase county an< it is likely that no other county i] the State is at present so well rep resented with women office holder and women candidates. LU 10 uaie unee wumeu nave an nounced themselves as candidate subject to the decision of the Repub lican primary in August and ther will possibly be another woman o two who will come out. Those wh< have already announced their candi dacy are Mrs. Bertha Plummer, o Strong City, for the office of registe of deeds; Miss Gussie Houston, o Cottonwood Falls, for clerk of th District Court, and Mrs. Hattie Smith, also of this city, for registe of deeds. At present two women are holdini county offices. Four years ago Mis Anna Arnold was elected count: superintendent on the Democrat! ticket and was re-elected for he: second term two years ago. At th' same time she was elected to he first term, Mrs. Nona Godreau wa chosen as register of deeds by th< same party and was also re-electe< for her second term two years age A few months ago, however, in i strenuous' campaign waged wit! Cupid, Mrs. Goodreau was defeated? was married to the chairman of th' county Democratic central committe' and gave up politics. Mrs. Hatti< Smith was then appointed to fill th unexpired term and is at the presen register of deeds. Although she has not announce* herself as a candidate for re-election County Superintendent Anna Ar nold's friends are urging her to en ter the race,' and it is said she wil likely do so. She is very popular an* two years ago polled practically ever; vote in the county as there was n< opposing candidate and she had : clear field. This year there are tw< men candidates on the Republicai ticket who will try for the nomina tion for county superintendent.? Cottonwood Falls correspondence To peka Capital. Files $10,000,000 Mortgage. Spartanburg, May 11.?The South ern Power company through its loca counsel filed in the office of the regis trar of mesne conveyance here to-da; a $10,000,000 mortgage covering i recent bond issue. The mortgage is given to th< Farmers' Loan and Trust company o New York and is dated March 1 1910. It is expressly stated that thii mortgage is to cover a loan of $3, 000,000 to be used by the Souther] Power company immediately, whil< the remaining $7,000,000 bonds ar to be issued from time to time fo the purpose of extension and im provement to the company's systen throughout the Carolina^. The Southern Power compan: owns extensive water powers in th< Piedmont section and is promoting ai electric line from Anderson, S. C., b Charlotte, N. C., by way of Spartan burg and Greenville. Not So Cheap After All. A man recently went into a hard ware store of a neighboring town t< purchase an axe. Being shown th< article, and informed that the pric was $1.15, he said: "Why I can get that same kind o an axe from Shears & SawbucK Tor y< cents." "Very well," said the hardwari iHan, "I will give it to you for th< same price, provided you will do th< same with me as you would b: them." x "All right," replied the customer as he handed over a dollar bill, th< merchant giving him back ten cent in change. "Now," said the hardware man "I want twenty-five cents to pay ex press charges," which the purchase gave him. "How much did your ax< cost you?" "One dollar and fifteen cents/ the man answered. "Very good; now give me fiv< cents for money order and postage,' which the purchaser had to hanc over. "Now how much did you: axe cost you?" "One dollar and twenty cents,' said the purchaser. "Not so cheap after all," said th< merchant, whereupon he tossed th< axe back on the shelf and told th< customer to call for his axe in tei days as that would be as early as In could get it from the mail ordei house if he ordered it from them.? Exchange. Moral?Patronize your home mer chant?your friend and neighbor. A Man Wants to Die only -when a lazy liver and sluggisl bowels cause frightful despondency But Dr. King's New Life Pills expe poisons from the system; bring hop< and courage; cure all liver, stomacl and kidney troubles; impart healtl and vigor to the weak, nervous an< ailing. 25c at Peoples Drug Co. Bamberg, S. C. i SOLDIERS SHOT BY NEGROES. e Six Members of Coast Artillery More or Less Hurt. Beaufort, May 11.?Six soldiers of " the 127th company, coast artillery, e stationed at Fort Freemont on St A Helena Island, were shot by negroes Q just outside the reservation lines between 9 o'clock Monday night and 1 S ^,'<->1 r\r<h- Tnocdav aftornnnn Tu'd OT the men, Privates Quigley and Mc" Nally are seriously, but not fatally, s wounded while Privates McCarthy, Stansberry, Callahan and Sleder are e less badly shot'. The negroes who r did the shooting, Will and Isaac Pot0 ter, have left the neighborhood and * have not been arrested. f About a week ago Isaac Potter and r a soldier from the fort had a fight f on a road near Cusper City, on St. e Helena Island, which resulted in Pot! ter being cut by the soldier. It is r said that at that time and afterwards he two Potters threatened to 5 shoot the first soldier caught off the s reservaion after that night. y On Monday night Privates Callac han, McCarthy, Stansberry and Sleder r were shot from the bushes while e walking along the road a short disr tance from the reservation lines. The s weapons used were shotguns and the e smallness of the shot was all that 1 prevented fatal results, as the men ' were fired on from close range. 1 Considerable excitement and ^ -much feeling was apparent among ~ some of the men after the shooting e of the soldiers on Monday night, and e on Tuesday a party of six soldiers e are said to have gone to the Potter ^ house, carrying two shotguns along, t to find out whether or not thpy had anything to do with the shooting of * their comrades on the previous night. '? It is said that the soldiers were all ~ drunk at the time and began shoot" ing up the house as soon as they * came up. One of the Potters retreat^ ed upstairs when the soldiers entered V tht, hmisp anrt fired into the crowd 0 with the result that Privates Quig1 ley and McNally, received serious 3 but not dangerous, wounds with bird 1 shot. ? Stories differ as to whether the ~ men were shot while inside the house ~ or whether they were outside when the shooting occurred. . But reliable information is that the men were drunk with whiskey _ bought from the house which they 1 were shooting up and that both sides i_ were fighting with shotguns loaded y with small shot. a It was reported in Beaufort late yesterday that at least one negro and e two soldiers had been killed and that f great excitement prevailed on the island and Sheriff McTeer secured a f boat and went to the fort. EveryB thing was found very quiet and in. formation exceedingly hartf to get. 2 No one seemed to know whether eith5 er of the negroes had been hurt at all e and the men concerned in the affray r were not disposed to talk. This morning Sheriff McTeer went a to the scene of the shooting of the last two soldiers and found that the 7 house had been badly shot up from e the outside by the soldiers and that i the Potter brothers had left the 3 neighborhood immediately after the _ shooting. No warrants have been issued and white the shooting of the four men from ambush is considered with seri ousness, the fight at the Potter house, 3 which bears a bad reputation as a b blind tiger den, is looked upon as a e drunken row. There is said to be no bad feeling between the soldiers at: f the fort and the negro residents of ) St. Helena Island and no further trouble is anticipated. e ? e Catarrh Cannot be Cured e with local applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood <or constitutional disease and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's e Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and g acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh cure is not a quack medicine. It was pre, scribed by one of the best physicians - in this country for years and is a r regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined B with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The ' perfect combination of the two Ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing catarrh. Send r for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., I Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Married. 5 Quite a romantic marriage occur5 red last week, when Miss Mattie Mims 3 Newman, of Elko, was united in mari riage to W. A. Bessinger, of Olar. ? The bride was on a visit to her brothp er, Mr. J. A. Mims, when the groom - cjme to see her and they decided to be married at once, Rev. Pitts per forming the ceremony. The bride is a DODular young lady and has many friends here as in Augusta where for several years she made her home. 1 After spending a couple of days here j they left for Olar, where they will e make their home. The groom being 1 employed by the S. A. L. road at' that j place, their many friends wish them a bright and prosperous future.? Blackville Courier. AX OLD DAMAGE CASE. Greenville Lawyer Recalls Experience j of Years Ago in Court. "I shall never forget," remarked j an attorney this morning at the court | house, "a funny thing which took place some few years ago in one of the southern counties in the state, when a jury was out on a little damage case which involved possibly fifty dollars." "The lawyers," continued the speaker, "had taken up but a few minutes in presenting their respective sides of the case and if my memory serves me correctly it was an action for the recovery of damages in the sum of fifty dollars sustained in an unsatisfactory piece of work. The jury went out about 10 o'clock in the morning and stayed out all after- noon trying to reach an agreement * and about fifteen minutes of five the jury filed into the court room and the foreman announced, when asked ^ it they had reached a verdict, that d they had not. f' The judge looked the jury over ^ carefully and then told them that in ' consideration of the fact that the s case was such a small one and in- e volved such simple points to deter- * mine upon, he thought it was advisable for them to retire and further consult and agree upon some kind of a verdict. The jury as it. was passing through the door from the court room and into the jurpr's lounging room was stopped by olne of the bailiffs of the court and formed that the court had some further instructions for them. "Mr. Foreman," stated the judge, "if you gentlem* 1 remain in that room much longer the court will be compelled to send you in twelve suppers." "If it please the court," replied the foreman, "just send in eleven suppers and one bale of hay, and I think possibly that we might be able to reach s^me sort of an agreement in this m?sp "?Daily Piedmont. ^ Offers Reward for Craft. i Lexington, May 11.?Gov. M. F. Ansel has offered a reward of $100 , for Thos. J. Craft, .the convicted murderer, who escaped from the Lexington jail on Thanksgiving night last year, c This runs the amount up to $200, Sheriff Corley having offered $100 reward soon after the escape. Craft was convicted of the murder of Garfield Hutto, another young white man on the night of December 28, 1908, and was awaiting the decision of the supreme court. He had been confined in the jail here for several months and made an ideal prisoner. Thomas Whittle, another white man, who was confined in the jail at the time awaiting trial upon the charge of forgery, escaped along with ^raft, but was soon captured at his home, near Ridge Spring. Whittle was later tried and acquitted of the charge, but Sheriff Corley immedi ately swore out a warrant for his arrest upon the charge of breaking jail. The crime for which Craft was convicted was one of the most atrpcious in the annals of the county. It was rumored that Craft was hiding in the sand hills near the home of his kinspeople for a long time, but the officers were unable to locate him in the neighborhood. The case has never been decided by the supreme court. Craft is described as being about five feet ten inches tall, weighs about 150 pounds, light complexion, clean shaved, blue eyes, dark sandy hair, parted in the middle, carries himself erect and makes a good appearance. ? * ? iUU A Detroit paper IB resyuusiuic iv/i the following: "The greatest show on earth" was in Virginia. At the close, the clown, in the glory of his paint and his mottled garments, got before the people and said: "We have taken in $600 here today?more than most ministers of the gospel receive for a whole year's service. A large portion of this money came from church members, and a large part of this audience is made up of them and their families. Yet when your preacher asks you to aid him in supporting the gospel you are not able, you say, to do it, though you come here and hear me talk nonsense." PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Fiigiiicc LIIUII1LU AND BOILERS Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injec- tosr, Pumps and Fittings, Wood 4 Saws, Splitters, Shifts, Pulleys, Belting, Gasoline Engines LAROESTOCK LOMBARD j Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works, ] Supply Store. J AUGUSTA, GA. ^ CHICHESTER 8 PILLS iti the diamond brand, a < Lad leal Ask your Druggist for A\ C (( EaU Chl-cheo-ter'a Dlamondllrnnd^Vx Pills in Red and Gold metaliic^Vz ; "W boxes, sealed with Blue Ribbon. Wi wJ Take no other- Buy of your " S 1/ ~ AT Druggist. AskforCiri-CllES-TERS , I C Jf DIAMOND BRAND PILLS, for 8A ' V*?* ff years known as Best, Safest, Always Reliable | ?r SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE L % * ' . /, ' , > i The more you eat j i Quaker Oats ] < the better your health ' will be. | Practical experiments with athletes show Quaker Oats to be the greatest strength maker. Packed in regular size packages, and in her? metically sealed tins for hot climates. 56 785 1910 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 126th Year Begins Sept. 30. Entrance examinations will be held a the (bounty Court House on Friay, July 1, at 9 a. m. All candidates or admission can compete in September for vacant Boyce scholarships, rhich pay $100 a year. One free uition scholarship to each county in louth Carolina. Board and furnishd room in dormitory, $12. Tnition 10. For catalogue address HARRISON RANDOLPH, President. I For His Sake I I "My husband begged me B H to take Cardui," writes Mat- B I tie L Bishop, of Waverly, B Va., "and for his sake I a- B H greed to try it Before I had B taken 1 bottle, I felt better. B "Before taking Cardui I B H suffered miserably every B B month and had to go to'B H bed until it wore off, but B now I am all right" Q ICARDUI The Woman's Tonio I You know Cardui will I help you, because it has B hplnprt nthers whn were B B in the same fix as you. B It is not only , a medi- B I cine for sick women, but B a tonic for weak women. B Being made from mild, B B gentle, vegetable ingredi- B B ents, it is perfectly harm- B B less , and has no bad II B after-effects. B B Cardui can be relied B B upon to help you. B B Try it today. B B At all druggists. % B Regulate the Bowels "I have been troubled with constipation for several1 years, and have tried' a great many kinds of pills, as well as medicine from the doctor. Nothing seemed to help me until I began taking Dr. Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills. J found the little pills very effective, and I am thankful that at last I have a reliable remedy." MRS. F. M. DUNKIN, LeRoy, Ills. * Dr. Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills /> s simply cause the bowels to move in a normal manner, and without the griping effects of cathartics and purgatives. That's why they are so universally used by women and children. The longer they are taken the less are needed. Natural conditions gradually being restored. Sold by druggists everywhere. If first package does not benefit, your druggist will return your money. ' MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. ' LOMBARD" Improved Saw Mills. VARIABLE FRICTION FEED. and Reliable. 1 J [Jest inaterial and workmanship, light) running, requires little power; simpleJ ?asy to .andle. Are made in several sires and are good, substantial moneymaking machines down tothesmallest size. Write for catalog showing Engines, Boilers and all Saw Mill supplies, Lombard iron V.'orks & Supply Co., AUGUSTA, CA. " ' ' [ I . I , # * - % [ W. P. RILEY jj ? * :0 f Fire, Life ;j [ Accident !!, f I INSURANCE BAMBERG, S. C. <> ''ii 4 \ M Ladies and Gentlemen! 1 : Our pressing club is now next door to Price's ice house, < ;y$ on Broad street. We make a specialty of renovating carpets -M and rugs?a fine finish given. We dye garments any color desired in a firct-class manner. (. ^ We want more club members. We also clean and renovate ' Hats of all kinds, and we can please the most fastidious per- v son. Ladies' skirts and coat suits cleaned and pressed nice- vUjp ly. We will appreciate your, \'M patronage, and guarantee satis faction^ MMmB B. F. MAYNARD j AUTOMOBILES Rebuilt and Repainted j||g ANTOMOBELE SUPPLIES |1||1 IN STOCK \| STORAGE ACCOMODATIONS | for cars at reasonable ' N charges by week for r||?|j^ month. SECOND HAND CARS * for sale at bargain prices. : : : ^ Iuui auu see us TheDelk Motor Co. i f J. H.DIXON I ' Machinist amf fogiater General Repair Shop* ;( , We repair all kinds of ma- ' chinery and carry a full line of Pipe, Pipe Fittings, Valves, In-^ ' V ^ jectors, Lubricators, Oilers, eta / ' '{ ?'.**$ Bring your engine and have Cbp cylinder bored.- Make it run lil^e -" new and give you more powek. : "JH Bring your cotton gins an& -// ? press parts and have them re- ':M paired before the busy season. yi&|H A stitch in time saves nine. Wev repair saw mills, grist mills, cane mills; in fact we run a hospital for sick and disorder- ' ed machinery. Bring it in ari&>i |gnfl' have it cured. Gas engines and> automobile -engine cylinders '/|J bored, and new pistons and > 0: rings made that won't leak. -'SM - Gives you more power and bet-; ^'&ja? ter efficiency. We repair and . |#|h?| charge storage batteries. Call '.j s&gfaH when in trouble and see what : v # isTOP AT COTTON W. L. 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