Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The shooting occurred in the 1corridor of the Grant building, in i which the superior courts are hous- i ed. Mr. Kohl had gone there as wit- s \ ness in a suit recently brought by 1 jp; Miss Verge against him and Frank i lfe': A. Miller, a hotel manager of River- ] eide, for malicious persecution. ! [p. The suit, which led to to-day's ] & tragedy was an outgrowth of a ; quarrel between Miss Verge and a (chauffeur and the woman's discnarge from Mrs. Kohl's service. Miss Verge alleged that Mr. Kohl and Dr. ' Miller had prevented her from obtaining employment. The case ugainst Mr. Kohl was dismissed yes- 1 terday, and to-day he went to the su? perior court as a witness in the case Bp. against br. Miller. After court adjourned Miss Verge .descended to the main entrance, "When Mr. Kohl emerged from the elevator she drew a pistol from the ^ ' folds of her skirt and fired. The bullet entered just below the heart and the surgeons at the Central Emergency hospital said that his condition was critical. On the operation table Mr. Kohl retained consciousIk aiess and said he freely forgave the Tvoman for her act. Miss Verge was so hysterical that r 'she was unable to make a coherent ? statement to the police who took her in custody. Mr. Kohl is one of the richest men in San Francisco. He is a son of Mrs. William C. Kohl, a wealthy woman. His wife was Miss Elizabeth Godey, of Washington. IPliH^" I' & ? =a^WE BEG Fam can get them at C. 1 shipment will arri , for they are with on the market to-da are them With any c Are P % have changed our ei f you is to give then f. RR fc. 9 WA ^ rith a Reputatio ItalianMurders child. IFnooL-c Rnityl VonaosiTirp fnr An. noyance of its Cries. Philadelphia, June 8.?Infuriated] by the cries of the baby son of Mrs. Filpmina Attizio, Pasquale Serrano, a boarder, according to statements, made to the police to-day, snatched the child from its mother, pressed it to his breast until its ribs cracked and then choked it to death after crushing its face with his fist. The mother and othjer children, Kate, aged 8, and Joseph, aged six years, witnessed the tragedy, which occurred in their home in the Italian section late last night. Serrano, who was in trouble with the police about | a, year ago on suspicion of being implicated in a black hand explosion, disappeared after calling in an undertaker, and has not been arrested. Prays for Victim's Recovery. San Francisco, June 9.?The condition of C. Frederick Kohl, promiaent capitalist and clubman, who was shot and dangerously wounded yesterday by Adele Verge, a French maid, formerly in the employ of Mrs. Kohl, was slightly improved to-day. Kohl rested easily last night, and it is thought he may recover. An effort to locate the bullet in his breast by X-ray examination will be made to-day. Adele Verge spent the night at the city prison in incoherent prayer for the recovery for her victim. Hysterical and unnerved, she would only say in reply to questions that she did not know whv she shot Kohl and did not want him to die. She declared she had bought the pistol from which the shots were fired many months ago, as a protection against the detective she says Kohl and Frank Miller hired to persecute her. Kohl is well known throughout Eastern cities, because of his financial connections and social affiliations. His first wife was Miss Edith Dunlap, of Philadelphia, who was married to him in 1896 and "who died in New York, following an operation for appendicitis, in 1901. j William Jennings Bryan has been engaged to deliver a lecture in Manning on June 20. It is understood that the lecture will be delivered in the auditorium of the graded school building at 11 o'clock a. m., which hour will suit the convenience of many people in the country much better than a night appointment. TO INTROD1 iOUS i % *% 11 % r% rSrabham s dons: ve within / out doubt y y. If you /y >thers that dter I ntire lines of Men's, t a look, we are sure Very Tru ABP n" : : : SLAYS SLEEPING FATHER. Macon Mechanic Commits Suicide After Terrible Crime. Macon June 9.?After killing his father, Tom Davis, a mechanic, by splitting his skull with a hatchet, while the old man slept George Davis, a constable, last night rode to his home on the Thomaston road, thirteen miles from Macon, and committed suicide by drinking a mixture of carbolic acid and laudanum. He left a note to his wife stating that "there is nothing in life for me now, and I am going to take this way of ending it all." * The father lived in the city. His body was found in bed beneath the sheet this morning by fellow employees, who called at the house where he lived alone to see if he was ill. The son's body was found about the same time in the stable. The father and son had not spoken for over ten years. This Negro Had Nerve. One nf the most remarkable acts of courage and presence of mind that this correspondent has ever heard of was that of a small negro boy, about 10 years old, Melvin McClam by name. It appears that he was in the river near this place fishing Saturday of last week, and in swimming across one of the lakes was bitten by a water rattler just behind the ear. The boy caught the snake by its head and swam on across the lake with it. Immediately tfcpon landing he killed the snake and drew out his pocket knife, cutting the snake open; he obtained its liver and placed it directly over the bite. It evidently acted like magic, for other than a little swelling the boy is apparently all right. It is possible that the boy had heard from some source that this was an infallible cure, accounting for his doing so, but the remarkable feat was his catching the snake and the - - - courage displayed in applying his only known remedy. ? Kingstree special to News and Courier. Mr. H. G. Sheridan, former Head .Master of the Carlisle Fitting School and later superintendent of the Bamberg graded school, will retire from teaching. Mr. Sheridan has been superintendent of the Walterboro graded school for the past two years, but did not apply for reelection, as he will go to Greenwood and assist his brother in the management of a teachers' agency. LICE TO THE 5elby White Canvas, Pal xg \ unu vvc^xv* $the best st] are not su you have theSl , Women's, and CI of the rest. Y ly Yours i a R/r 1A1VI 00 0 0 0' BOY BLINDFOLDED. Yeggmen at Newport, Tenn., Take Precautions in Fear of Alarm. Nashville, June 9.?A dispatch from Newport, Tenn., says that at an early hour this morning, Guy Cate, aged sixteen, son of Judge H. N. Cate, of the court of civil appeals, was compelled to stand blindfolded while yeggmen blew up the Newport, postoffice safe and got away with $500 in money and stamps. The robbers left no clue. Young Cate was returning from a social call shortly after midnight and in passing the postoffice building he was confronted by a tall stranger. At the point of a pistol-he was blindfolded and led into the rear of the postoffice and ordered to keep quiet. After the explosion and the departure of the robbers, he gave the alarm. The robbers are supposed to have caught a westbound freight train. They took every coin in the postoffice, even the pennies. Strike of Boilermakers. Philadelphia, June 10.?The Baldwin Locomotive Works, where boilermakers this week inaugurated a strike which spread to all departments, were practically shut down to-day, the men who had remained at work being told not to report again until Monday. The real test of strength between tne organizea men ana tne company will come on Monday, when all departments will be thrown open. More then 10,000 men are affected by the virtual shutting down of the plant. Priest Quits Campaign. Fort Worth, Tex., June 10.?Rev. Father Patrick Murphy, who has attracted considerable attention as a speaker for the prohibitionists in the present campaign for statewide prohibition, was to-day ordered by Bishop-elect Lynch to return to his parish at Dalhart. Father Murphy had been scheduled to stump the State and has cancelled his engagements. Bishop Lynch issued a statement saying that Father Murphy has 11 churches and that his church work needs his undivided attention. "I feel sure," Bishop Lynch says, "that the priests are able to take care of religion and morality in their resDective parishes." The Middleburg cotton mill at Bateshurg has increased its capital stock from $100,000 to $300,000. / LADIES?to Oxf< i tent Leather and Ve Don't buy before se ides and leathers of re ask to see them formerly bought. loeTi lildren's Shoes. A1 < 'S S( Bamberg, So Greatest Wheat Crop Ever Grown... Washington, June 8.?Promise that this year's wheat crop will be the greatest ever produced in this country is given in the June crop report, issued to-day by the depart ment of agriculture. Estimates by the department's experts indicate that approximately 764,291,857 bushels of wheat will be harvested in this country this summer and autumn, an increase of about 68,848,857 bushels over that garnered last year. Of winter wheat the increased yield is almost 480,000,000 bushels, and of spring wheat 284,000,000 bushels. Prof. N. C. Murray, acting chairman of the crop reporting board, commenting upon the report, said: j "The acreage of spring wheat shows a total larger than any previous record and nearly nine per cent, greater than last year. On June 1 the crop was above the aver-J age in promise, the condition and acreage combined being such as to give hope for a yield of nearly 23 per cent, more than last year,- and nearly 17 per cent, more than for the last five years. "May was unfavorable for winter wheat, but nevertheless with the increased acreage there probably will be between three and four per cent. ( more winter wheat produced than last year, and between six and seven per cent, more than for the average of the last five years. Combining both spring and winter w"heat, the indications point to a slightly larger yield per acre than was produced last year and about the same yield! per acre as during the last five years, j This would make a total production | of all wheat of 9.9 per cent morej than last year, and 10.2 per ceni more than the last five years." Sunday night, during a thunder storm, lightning played a harmless, but frightening freak at the home of G. E. Owens in Aiken. A bolt of lightning struck the chimney of the house, and going down to the first floor lighted a lot of paper and wood in the fireplace of one of the rooms. The family had retired for the night, but a neighbor noted how the room was lighted up, and it being oppressively warm, knew it was not likely j that a fire was kept burning, and notified Mr. Owens, thinking the house was on fire. No harm was done to either the chimney or the house. . . ' .'A ' V v j i ords j Ivet | | seing ' I any 1 axid 'y, z: ====== rade I we II 3 N*rn 1 Jvio uth Carolina | r I The Bamberg Negro Farmers' Fair Association. The Bamberg Negro Farmers* and Fair Association will hold their Annual Picnic and Barbecue in the town of Bamberg, S. C., July 4, 1911. Speaking will take place in the court house, beginning at eleven o'clock a. m. The principal speaker will be Prof. Ira Williams, State Farmers* . Demonstration Agent, who will make i plain the object of the demonstration work among the farmers in the counties in the State of South Carolina. Hon.' S. G. Mayfleld and other prominent white farmers of this county will be present, and have consented to say a few words of encouragement. Every, demonstrator and every farmer who desires to be benefitted and who is interested in our general uplift is expected to be present. Every farmer is expected to bring his basket* ladened with % nice things to eat. We are going to have a plenty of barbecued meat, plenty of lemonade, and we hope to feed all who may come. We are making a special appeal to the women and men, and even our white friends of Bamberg, to help us make, this a great day for Bamberg, and the people. We are planning to secure a brass band to make music for us. E. D. JENKINS, President. R. W. WHARTON, President ^ THE CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. i Enrollment Over 700.-?Value of Property Over a Million and a Quarter. ? Ninety Teachers and Officers. Seven full four yeaTs' courses, in Agriculture, Engineering, etc. Cost per session of nine months, including all fees, board, heat, light, * 3 J nrt Mi, launary, auu ucvcoaaij uunuiup?$121.87. Students who are financially able, pay $40.00 tuition additional. Scholarship and Entrance Examine* tions. The College maintains 124 Agricultural Scholarships, and 43 Textile Scholarships, worth each $100.00 and free tuition. (Students who have attended Clemson College or any other College or University, are not eligible for the scholarships unless there are no -i'? -'j?n-i- /?\ OLner engiuie appiiuiuits.; j Scholarship and entrance examinations will be held at the County Seats July 14th, 9 a. m. f Next sessions opens Sept. 13, 1911. Write AT ONCE to W. M. Riggs, [ President Clemson College, S. C., for catalogue, scholarship blanks, etc. If you delay, you may he crowded out. S. G. MAYFTELD. W. E. FREE. MAYFIELD & FREE ATTORNEYS AT LAW BAMBERG, S. C. Practice in all the Courts, both State and Federal. Corporation practice and the winding up of estates a specialty. Business entrusttrusted to us will be promptly attended to.