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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
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SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
/ IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the i
County and Elsewhere. *
Fairfax Fancies.
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* "For every evil under the sun,
There is a remedy, or there's none;
' If there be one, try and find it,
If there be none, never mind it."
V This scribe is quite interested in
the cotton crops, and as there has
been such a down pour of rain for
so many weary days, is searching her
memory for all the sweet cheering '
expressions taught by parents now "
in the "bright forevermore" land. (
A gentleman out West owned a busi
i>ess block which was completely gutted
by fire. Just as (in his despair)
he was about' to commit suicide he
received this note from his little
daughter. "Dear papa: I went down
and saw your store that was burned
and it looked so pretty all covered
with ice. Come home and we will
be so happy." This cheerful note
saved him. We asked an old gent,
"Arn't you on the shady side of sev*
enty?" "No, I am on the sunny
side, the side nearest to glory."
John Wesley thought that fretting
was as bad as ciJrsing and swearing.
We should guard against every influence
which tends to depress the
mind, and not set our lives to a
minor key, hearing only plaintive
sounds. So away with gloom!
The old store next to the post
^ ? office has been pulled down, and a
fine large new brick structure is going
up by Mr. Manuel. Other buildings
will soon follow.
Mrs. Talley gave a party this week
to the Misses Young, her cousins.
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rier gamerrngs are aiwayb uiueii enjoyed
by the young folks.
Mrs. Loadholt has had with her (
her sister, Mrs. Marsh and children, j
i Sadie Harter is off for a vacation t
trip yto "Grandma's. 5
- . Miss Lena, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Miles Carter,, was married on j
the 30th to Mr. M. L. Langford, by a
Rev. J. D. Timmons. The hour was
noon, and it was a home wedding, A g
* large crowd of relatives and friends ^
of the popular couple were present, t
; nearly one hundred guests counting s
children. The bride looked lovely a
in white silk with all-over lace drap- j.
eries. Miss Etta Perry charmingly t
^ played the wedding march, then play- t
ed another march for the couple to
go out by. The dinner was an ele- r
gant affair, the dining room being ^
i 'beautifully decorated, and the snowwhite
wedding bell was one of the ^
pendants over the beautifully iced a
cakes. The table groaned with sub- f
stantials and luxuries. Then there
was a hurried leave-taking after Mrs. t
Langford had donned her .beautiful j
traveling suit of blue silk with hat ^
to match. Miss Lena has lived all ?
d
her life near Fairfax. After graduating
at our high school, she taught j
* for several years. They left that af- g
ternoon for Gillisonville, the groom's c
home, carrying with them the best c
wishes of a host of friends. j
Mrs. Benj. Sanders, from near +
Tampa, Fla., is visting his and her ^
parents here. j
Miss Tyler, of Florida, is also a s
guest of Mrs. Julia Sanders. j
Mrs. Jos. Rice, of Allendale, is c
visiting Mrs. Polly Best.
Miss Annye Moye has several lady
friends with her. ,j
Many from here expect to attend
the barbecue at Nlmer on the 4th.
The young folks are practicing for
children's day on the third Sabbath.
Mrs. Clyde Harveley returns to i
^ Greenwood to-day, taking Miss Maude
Barber with her.
Fairfax, S. C., July 2, 1910.
Xews From Kearse. (
Kearse, July 4.?This is the "glo- *
rious fourth" and all are celebrating
the day in one way or another. "All {
ft aboard for the picnic at Ulmers," was j
the cry of the young folks this morn- =
ing, and they left us with thoughts of 2
a brass band and dancing pavilion. The 1
^ old folks are ieft at home in peace t
and quietude; still they think of i
"Miss Liberty's birthday," for all get a
'an idea of freedom and independence
on this occasion. We hear of an old ^
darky who came to his master a few (
days since and said: "Boss, I'll sho 1
f work hard till Monday, but I can't
work on that day, for dat's de time 1
us niggers got our freedom." Well, (
I where "ignorance is bliss it's folly to
be wise," and we believe in this case ]
>' there was "bliss in ignorance," for 3
no doubt this old darky needed a i
day's rest. ]
Crops are poor in this section, and
still it rains. One of our faremrs felt j
brighter for the fourth. He came in 1
TRAINMEN GET INCREASE. j
strike on Southern Roads Has Been
Averted. *
Washington, July 2.?Official anlouncement
was made by the media- i
:ors to-night that an amicable adjustnent
of the controversy between the
railroads in the Southern territory
md their conductors and trainmen
aad been reached. The agreement ^
sicrnAA rvrnTTi Hnc fnr o on hcfo n t i a 1 in
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crease in the wages of the employees
and improved conditions of and
lours of labor. The adjustment also '
will avert a threatened strike of 10,)00
men which would have involved
ipproximately 40,000 others. The
settlement reached is regarded as a
iistinct victory for the employees, althought
concessions were made by
30th sides.
While no statement was made concerning
the terms of settlement of
:he controvesy it is known that the
cnen have been granted an increase
ranging from 10 per cent, to 40 per
cent. It is impossible, in the present
condition of the arrangement made,
:o state definitely what increases are 1
?iven to the several classes of labor.
This seeming confusion arises from
;he fact that several railway lines
?mploy different methods of computng
their wage scales. Some of the
nen receive a per^diem wage, others ^
eceive pay in accordance with the ^
lumber of miles covered each day '
tnd yet others are paid according to 1
he distance they travel and the speed 1
nade by their trains. 1
Regarding the question of the ]
vages, the mediators felt that they
ould say no more than that the in- 5
'Micoo in oil nonanitioc nf emnlnv. ^
' i. VUOVO 1U Ull VU|/UV*v?vw v*
nent, were, by the terms of th? ad- 2
ustment, very considerable.
Notes From Cottageville.
Cottageville, July 4.?The farmers
>f this section are about through
jlowing corn, and we have some
ine crops in the low country this
'ear.
We are having lots of rain down
lere, and General Green with his
irmy is advancing against us.
I agree with the Kearse correpondent,
the day of picnics and fish
ries is at hand, and I sure enjoy J
hem. Will ask the correspondent to
ign his or her real name to next
g
irticle, and I shall be glad to invite
lira or her to some of our picnics in
he low country. (Also you, Mr. Edior.)
Mr. Editor, it seems as if the matimonial
fever is raging in Branch'ille.
Let me say to the members of the
rimrod Literary Society to wake up,
ind get busy. There is good work ^
or them to do.
The Idle Hour Literary Society at ^
his place is doing some good work,
t meets Wednesday night of each
veek. We alawys have a large crowd
it our meetings.
On the 24 th instant Mr. W. P.
Edison came in contact with a dangerous
monster, but Mr. Adison was
uccessful in killing him: a rattle
make that measured 7 feet and 4
nches in length and 10 inches around
he body and weighed 30 pounds,
rhe snake had 12 ratles and a button,
dr. Adison skinned the snake and
rtuffed the hide with saw dust, and
las it for any one to see, should any
>ne want to see it.
Guess I will ring off, asl don't want
;o weary your patience, but should
see this in print I will call again. .
MORE ANON. 1
Selected for Work. <
"I see you employ a number of old 1
nen." 1
"I do." }
"How old are they?"
"Too old to be interested in ca- '
loeing or mandolins, or race horses, *
-1 ~ 4. 4-1,/sw. 1
n 511 is, ui tenuis. x uai uia&co tueiu
ine for work."?Washington Herald. i
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Candidates for State offices will ad- t
Iress the voters of Bamherg county 1
lere at the court house next Monday.
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md announced the fact that his grass
vas looking greener and healthier
;han it had the whole season, and he
:elt sure when grass would grow that
vay that cotton would grow, too. 1
Prof, and Mrs. W. D. Roberts are J
risiting in this section, to the delight i
>f many old friends and acquain- 1
:ances. . 1
Miss Edna Chitty left us last week i
;o attend the sumer school at St. 1
George. 1
Mrs. M. M. Williams, of Bayard, '
F*la., is visiting her parents, Mr. and 1
Mrs. J. J. Kearse, and her presence is 1
ilways a ray of sunshine to our peo- ]
pie. 1
Mrs. H. M. Brabham will leave in 1
i few days to visit relatives at Ellen:on
and Martins. j
IN THE PALMETTO STATI
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Qnicl
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
The government nas let the contract
for Aiken's new postoffice, anc
svork will begin in a short time.
A disastrous fire Tuesday nighl
iestroyed most of a business block ir
the town of Timmonsville. The lost
is very heavy.
The Barnwell Sentinel is giving
don. J. u. .Patterson entnusiasuc support
in his race for re-election tc
congress. The Sentinel is of the opin
ion that Mr. Pltterson will win oui
py a large majority.
The senate has confirmed the ap
pointment of Mr. Sheldon B. Mose
ey as postmaster at Barnwell. Thai
uharlie E. Falkenstein will continu<
first assistant is as good Barnwel
aews as we have ever told.?Barnwell
People.
Ewing Watterson in Jail.
Kingston, N. Y., July 2.?Ewinj
Watterson, the son of Col. Henrj
.Vatterson, the well-known Louisville
Ky., editor, was arraigned to-day ai
Saugerties on a charge of assault
first degree. It is charged that Wat
:erson, whoi s 40 years old, shoi
ind wounded Michael Martin, a saoon
keeper at Saugerties yesterday
The Drisoner expected his father tc
spend the^ Fourth with him and il
would be wrong, said his attorney ir
isking for bail, to ask a man of Col
Watterson's age to pass the day in a
jail. This request was later withIrawn,
counsel for Watterson having
nr?t tn mfllrp flnriliratinn for
)ail until Col. Henry Watterson ar'ived
from New York Monday.
. Cotton Mill for Florence.
The books of subscription to the
Florence Cotton Mills will be opened
it the office of J. W. Ragsdale to-morow.
The proposed stock is $200,000
>f which about half is already in sight
md the rest can be raised with verj
ittle trouble. All of the moneyed mer
>f the city are interested and are subbribing
to the stock and many of the
wealthy farmers have expressed interest
in it, as well as bankers from
rimmonsville and other points in th
eounty. It is regarded as certair
hat Florence will soon see her dream
>f a cotton mill realized. It is recalled
by many here now that the coton
mills now 4n Darlington, wai
jriginally proposed to be built bj
Florence but Darlington captured it
The plans of the projectors are tc
mild on a site several miles from the
:ity and it will probably be between
Florence and Timmonsville.
A very favorable site near the citj
vas at first thought of, but the price
vent up as soon as it was talked of
;o that the plans of the promoters
lave been changed and it will be
milt between Florence and Timmonsdlle,
near the railroad and some good
itream of water.?Florence Times.
J. M. Daniels Dispensary Auditor
J. Mortimer Daniels, of Columbia
las been appointed dispensary audi;or
by Gov. Ansel to take the place
)f W. B. West, who resigned several
lays ago to take the position of chiei
nspector under the commercial foodstuffs
act in the department of agrirulture.
The appointment was made
py Gov. Ansel under the Carey-Coth-an
act, which provided for the appointment
of a dispensary auditor.
Mr. Daniels has been a resident ol
Columbia for years and is an expert
iccountant. For a number of years
le was connected with the Columbia
?as company and is well fitted for th
vork. The resignation of W. B. West
is dispensary auditor, has taken ef:ect.
The office of dispensary auditoi
carries a salary of $2,000 a year.
Negro Robbers Fought Over Loot.
Durham, N. C., July 1.?Fear that
;hree negroes charged with robbing
lulius Vickers and his wife this mornng
in Hillsboro would be lynched it
:aken to Orange county jail causec
the prison authorities to leave then:
n another prison. A large crowd
aad gathered to-night at Hillsboro tc
take the prisoners from the train
rwo of them robbed Vickers and his
tvife and beat them severely. Ther
the three foueht over the sixty dol
iars loot. The two who did the robbing
almost killed the third, leaving
tiim on the railroad track.
Mrs. Vickers and the injured negrc
ire in a serious condition.
j TO EXTEND TO CHARLESTON.
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Some Believe the Seaboard Will Con
> struct Terminals There.
Columbia, July 4.?That the nev
i North and South railroad, which has
been about completed from a connec
tion with the Seaboard Air Line a1
Hamlet to Mullins, is to be exteudec
with Seaboard money right or
j through to deep water terminals
at either Charleston or Georgetown
is a belief firmly held by many sub
^ stantial business men of the Pee Dee
1 All connection with the new roac
5 is disclaimed by the Seaboard inter
? 1 A JA J xl .4.
esus, uui 11 is poiuttfu uui iluii wmi*
* it may be true that outside capita
- has been utilized so far in the con
> struction of the North and South
- there is nothing to prevent the fix
t ing of traffic arrangements, once i
is finished, whereby its tracks anc
- terminals would be used by the Sd&
. board.
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i To Survey Edisto River.
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Orangeburg, July 2.?The Edistc
river is to be surveyed, looking to
ward the dredging of the river anc
the opening of it to navigation. W
L. Glover, chairman of the data com
; mittee of this city, received a lettei
r from Congressman Lever to-day, stat
, ing that Mr. Glover should write Maj
t J. B. Cavanaugh, war department
, Washington, and furnish him with i
- list of those who are most interestec
t in this matter. Mr. Lever stated tha
- he hoped he would be able to gc
. down the river with Capt. Adam;
> when he begins the survey.
t The rivers and harbors act, passec
l June 25, contained the following or
. der for examination: Waterway:
i from Orangeburg to Charleston, in
. eluding cut-off or canal from Edistc
; river to Ashley river, with a view o
providing a more direct route betweei
- said cities than that afforded by ex
isting channels."
The Orangeburg committee has
been hard at work and has got to
gether convincing data, running up t<
5 80 pages of typewritten copy. A
1 Charleston committee has done som<
work toward the passing of the sur
1 vey act.
- Orangeburg realizes the great ad
vantages to be derived from th<
1 opening of this river to boat trans
portation and is determined to fighi
! for the coveted end.
i f "Business."
i "Too many Americans of the tweni
tieth centry," sail Jacob A. Rilis, ii
an address in New York, according t<
The Times, "have a wrong idea oi
i business. Now business is, really
7 honest service?honest service?
nothing, but that.
"But too many men look on busi
- ness as a certain seaside shopkeepei
l did. (
"A friend of mine visited this
r man's shop to buy a flannel bathing
! suit. The bathing suits were all ?
i little too large for him.
; " 'They're marked unshrinkable,
* my friend said thoughtfully. 'Thi!
* one here might do if it would shrink
1 But "
" 'I'll ask father about it,' said th<
young attendant.
"And then, behind the partition
my friend overheard this dialogue:
r " 'Father, a gent wants to know i
our unshrinkable bathing suits won''
shrink a little anyway.'
I " Is the suit too large for him?'
" 'Yes, father.'
" 'Then, of course it will shrink
Why don't you try and have som<
> head for business, Willie?' "
Chief Justice Fuller Dead.
f Bar Harbor, Me., July 4.?Chie
t Justice Melville W. Fuller, of th<
J United States supreme court, die<
l of heart failure at his summer hom<
J in Sorrento at 6 o'clock this morn
t ing.
The death of the chief justice was
entirely unexpected, as he had beer
* in apparently good health lately, anc
there had been no premonitory symptoms
of any kind of trouble. Yester
day he attended church as usual, anc
when he retired lat night he was tc
t all appearances in his customary
* health.
Death came about 6 o'clock this
I
1 morning. His daughter, Mrs. Na
* thaniel Francis, and the Rev. James
1 Freeman, who was a guest of Justice
^ Fuller at his Sorrento cottage, "Main
stay," were with the jurist when he
died.
' The funeral service will be held ai
1 Sorrento and the interment will be ai
Chicago. The date for the funera
has not been fixed. Chief Justice
' Fuller was in his seventy-sixth year
> Watch the date on label of youi
paper and renew promptly.
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NEGROES KILLED BY MOBS
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TWO AT CHARLESTON, MO., ONE
AT COLUMBIA, ALA.
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5 Two Accused of Murder and One of 1J
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Attempted Criminal Assault.
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1 Jails Stormed. v
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1 Charleston, Mo., July 3.?Two ne- ^
? groes were lynched here this after- ^
? noon forthe murder of Wiliam Fex, q
a planter of Mississippi county. They
were taken from the county jail by ^
I a large crowd of infuriated citizens r
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wnu orUKC uuwu lUC uuuia wim ^
sledge hammers shortly after 4 t(
o'clock. The negroes were alleged s
to have shot Fox in the back while
riding in his wagon about two miles qfrom
town last night. a
He died after identifying his as- c
sailants. r
The negroes approached Fox yes- ^
terday afternoon in Charleston, where a
he was trading. He said they were a
working for a threshing outfit near
his place and asked permission to
ride in his wagon. Between 7 and
8 o'clock Fox started for his home, j
six miles from Charleston, with the
negroes in the wagon.
Shot From Behind.
Two miles from town one of the n
negroes shot Fox through the back g
and both searching his pockets. An ri
approaching wagon caused them to t
run. A
The approaching men were friends v
of Fox, and at once notified tiie sher- v
iff. Bloodhounds were put on the fl
trail and the negroes were soon
captured. They were brought to p
Charleston and locked up. v
This morning farmers began ar- t
riving in town, and alarmed by c
threats of lynching, Sheriff Culp appealed
to Gov. Hadley for assistance
and swore in a number of deputies.
The deputy sheriffs were powerless I
to check the mob, however.
, It required two hours to break in
to the jail. Then the men rushed in
j on the frightened negroes, and, with a
^ yells, took them outside. s
> One Hanged at Once. 1
One negro was hanged in the jail
yard after he confessed his guilt. The t
- other was hurried into an automobile a
i and taken to the spot where he had p
- hid the revolver with which Fox was .
t shot. This weapon found, the negro s
was taken back to Charleston. z
In the presence of nearly '5,000
people, who yelled their approval, '
the second negro was hanged from 0
* the yard arm of a crossing sign at t
1 the intersection of the two branches
} of the Iron Mountain railroad. The e
f mob was bent on burning the negro 8
? section of Charleston, but cooler ^
" heads prevailed and order was re- *
stored late to-night. ^
A coroner's jury returned a verdict f
r that the negroes came to their death 11
by parties unknown. 1
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? Fate Not Known. p
1 Dothan, Ala., July 3.?Henry Mc,
Kinsey, a negro, aged 18, has been
disposed of at the hands of a mob
3 of Columbia vitizens, according to d
Sheriff T. W. Butler, of Houston ?=
county, who returned to-night from c
a v
' that place. The negro's fate is not 8
known, although he is generally sup- v
' posed to have been lynched. t
According to Sheriff Butler, the negro
made an alleged confession to j]
have entered the room of a white h
woman with criminal intent. He was
caught soon afterwards and placed y
in jail. A mob of 50 men is said to a
* have stormed the jail, secured the 8
' prisoner and to have carried him'to- t
ward the Chattahoochee river. Noth- c
ing has been heard or seen of him
since.
Sheriff Butler declares that he was
f
summoned early Saturday morning
J to bring bloodhounds to Columbia to 0
trace a negro. Upon his arrival he v
was told he was not needed. After s
returning to Dothan. a second call
came for help, and he appealed for *
troops. Orders were issued to Capt. v
J J. C. Morris of Company F, Frst regi- ii
ment, at Dothan to be ready for ser- c
vice. Upon his second arrival at Co- a
~ lumbia, Sheriff Butler was told that t;
the jail had been stormed and the ii
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negro, with a rope around his neck, r
J had been carried towards the river.
At the river bank the sheriff claims
3 to have found parts of the negro's
clothing.
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A Passing Glance.
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The Man?Did you notice that wo
man we just passed:
The Woman?The one with blonde
puffs and a fur hat and a military e
cape, /who was dreadfully made up
and had awfully soiled gloves on? f)
The Man?Yes, that one.
The Woman?No, I didn't notice
her. Why??Illustrated Bite. p
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FOUNR IN BOX CAR.
harlotte Youth Rescued at Norfolk
in Famished Condition.
Almost starved to death and fam>hing
for the want of water, Thoms
Hill, a 13-year-old white boy, waa
escued from a freight car in the
ards of the Southern Railway at
'inners Point, VaSaturday night,
lunning away from home the boy
rent into a box car at Charlotte^ N,
!., last Tuesday morning and alhough
it seemed as if the last
reath of life had left him when he
eached the point he managed to
lake noise enough to attract the atention
of a car inspector. The inpector
immediately opened the
reight car and dragged the boy out.
'he youngster was carried to a hotel
nd restoratives were applied. He
ouia speaK dui a iew woras, dui umj . r.j
ailroad officers learned from him %
hat he had trouble* with yhis parents
nd decided to go out upon the world
lone.
TEXAS MOB LYNCHES NE6R0.
fegro Attempts Assault Upon Re>
rently Married Woman.
Houston, Texas, July 5.?At Rod- .
ey, near Corsicana, yesterday, a nero
entered the home of Hub Bailey, a >*|j|
lercharit, and brandishing a knife, .*
hreatened a criminal assault upon
irs. Bailey, a bride of three months,
/ho grappled with him, securing the
reapon and forcing the negro to take '||j
Posses caught the negro txHday in
tichland Creek bottom, and after he ?5$
/as identified, he was hanged to a '-M
ree nearby. The body was found and
ut down later. '
SHOT THROUGH ABDOMEN. jg?|
]noch Walker is in Critical Condi*
tion and May Die. * \
Landrum, July 4.?Enoch Walker,
young man about 25 y.ears old, wa?
hot on the streets of Landrum
'hursday night Just how the shoot* - - ' ViSjlS
ag occurred is not known. For some;
ime the town had been annoyed by '
number of men who would go from /^|8
lace to place cursing and shooting.
The town officers becoming tired of /;.|3j
uch conduct, deputized several citiens
to assist the marshal in restorag
order. On Thursday night thgy ;\J|h
rere on duty when they met some 4^
f the crowd that had been causing . Wk
he trouble.
They began to arrest them, but sev- \.. M
ral ran aw:ay, the marshal shooting ?-fJ|
everal times to intimidate them. "/ igj
>ther shots were fired and Walker
ras shot through the abdomen. The 'JS
rounded man was taken to Tryon for ^
reatment. At this time his condition V?|l
5 considered hopeless.. Ed Newman "
nd John Settles have been carried /:pi
0 Spartanburg and placed in jail
ending an investigation.
Old Negro Kills Young One.
Bennettsville, July 3.?Late Friay.
afternoon Jim Campbell, a negro,
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not unarne rau auu oam rem, wov
olored with a pistol. Soon after the
hooting Charlie Fair died, the'
pound having taken effect in the J- ^
ireast. Sam Fair was painfully /
rounded in the arm. Jim Campbell hJ
mmediately surrendered to the sher- "}:gg
I and is now in jail.
It seems that the Fairs, who are -/ fj|
oung negroes and Campbell, who is
n old man about 60 years old, had
ome difficulty. The Fairs started In- *3
o Compbell's house with an axe.
lampbell then fired.
Manned in Mill Wheels.
Heath Springs, July 4.?A 13-year- ..%?p
Id negro boy, son of Jim Burford,
pas killed at P. T. Twitty's grist mill ^
iaturday morning.
There were no witnesses to the < 'J
ragedy, but it is supposed that while ^
pandering around under the buildag
he accidentally fell into the ma- Si
hinery. The mill stopped suddenly ~
nd on investigation the miller found *. *tie
body lodged between two large
ron cog wheels. The body was horibly
mangled and almost cut in.two. ^
Xew Advertisements.
Peoples Bank?Statement
Bamberg Banking Co.?Statement.
Citizens Exchange Bank?State
lent.
Bank of Denmark?Statement.
Bank of Olar?Statement.
Rev. James Cannon, Jr.?The
llackstone School for Girls. \
A. G. W. Hill?Candidate's Card, ''.-'.fJj
3r County Supervisor.
Watch the date on label of your
aper and renew promptly.
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