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iHi vk 1 U ? | Rememl Hf Sc. i j|j "The Home YOUNG MANEK RICE KILLED. | 0 mmm?___ Son of Chief Game Warden Meets Accidental Death while Hunting. Summerville, Nov. 9.?A very dev. plorable accident happened this morning, which resulted in the death of Maner Rice, known to his boy friends as "Buddie," son of Mr. Jas. ! Henry Rice, Jr., chief game warden. ' The little, fellow and a companion : were out hunting, and in crossing a i field their dogs attacked several lit- i tie pigs. In trying to beat the dogs ] off with the butt of their guns, the ' gun Maner was carrying in some ' manner was discharged, both loads entering his abdomen. His compan- j ion ran for assistance to Chief of Po- j lice Waring:, who happened to be in 1 the neighborhood, and the chief im- < mediately put a man on his horse and i sent for a physician, but on his arrival the lad was dead. Death evi- 1 dently was almost instantaneous. < Maner was the third son of Mr. Rice and about 11 years old. He < was a bright and dutiful boy and the ( pride of his home. He was in the 1 fifth class of the graded school. He , will be buried at Ninety-Six in the ( familv plot. The heartfelt sympathy of the entire town goes out to the parents in their bereavement. Smith Next Speaker. ! Columbia, Nov. 5.?The election of M. L. Smith, of Camden, as speaker ^ of the next house of representatives < is practically assured. It is understood that he has enough votes pledg- ( ed to insure election. J. Wilson < Gibbes, of Columbia, and James A. 1 Hoyt, of Columbia, are candidates for j 1 election as clerk of the house. M. M. ( Mann is candidate for clerk of the , senate. j George R. Rembert was the Blease j floor man in the last house. Rem- 3 bert will have a following of about j 27 in the houseonflteaoin taoin taoin . 29 in the next house. He has already i started his worK ana it is oenevea \ ] that he is trying to bluff Mendel L. \ Smith into appointing him as chair- | man of the powerful ways and means j committee. Several days ago Rem- j bert called a conference of the mem-1 ' bers of the house to be held on Wed- j j nesday afternoon of fair week in the i i governor's office. That conference did j j not materialize for the members did j ' not attend. The lines will be tightly i drawn in the house between Blease i and anti-Blease men. There are 1 about 75 anti-Blease members. ] [nhl till 'Hill UH ber the D< Good it B of Good Clol NINE KILLED IX COLLISION. Fifteen Others Injured in Wreck < L. and X. Road. Carrtersville, Ga., Nov. 8.?Nil men were killed and fifteen othe injured in a head-on collision b tween a Louisville and Nashvil Railway freight train and a woi train at Emerson, near here, late tb afternoon. A. B. Baker, of Kno\s ton, and B. Blankenship, of Cass St tion, Ga., foreman and assistant for man of the work crew, resftectivel were among the dead. The othe were negroes. Among the injured were: E ?ineer Edwards, of Atlanta, of tl freight train; Engineer Newman, A lanta. of the work train; James Jo Ian and Ernest Head, flagman, all < whom were white. The dead and injured we: brought to this city. The wreck said to have been due to a misu lerstanding of signals. It will 1 36 hours before the tracks are clea i/1 r\f fViq Ti:rofil-a and it is stn.t/ . U V/l ?? X V/ViVW-QV, UUU *v that the bodies of several negi tvorkmen may be buried under tl lars. Sturgeon Gets $5,000 Verdict. Columbia, Nov. 9.?In the Unit* States court, in the case of W. ] Sturgeon vs the Atlantic Coast Lii Railroad, a verdict of $5,000 was r turned for the plaintiff. He sued f< $25,000. The court was engaged all of t day in trying the case, a suit f< $25,000 damages for injuries whi< the plaintiff alleges he received. Tl 1 ^ /vrtaA wo o ViAorun VAofft U liU U1 LUC kOOC ??a U^gUll J bOLL iay afternoon. The plaintiff allegi that on July 22, 1909, he stepped i: to a hole in the railway station pla form at Orangeburg and received s rious injuries, as a result of whi( it was necessary to have his fo< amputated. This is the second tin this case has been tried, a mistri resulting the first time. Ginnery and Cotton Burned. Orangeburg, Nov. 9.?Mr. R. ] VVannamaker. of this city, lost h ginnery and warehouse, containir i considerable amount of cotton, t fire about midday last Thursda The amount of property destroy* svas valued at about $3,000, and a though there is some insurance, will not be sufficient to cover tl [OSS. pend t Great ] UG5, liUYCII s Sold a Watch Next} RABI thes" ; *' THE DANGEROUS CIGARETTE. ? >n Fanned by Breeze, Stump Ignites the Belfry of a School. tie Chicago, Nov. 5.?A smoldering rs cigarette picked up and carried by e- a sparrow to the belfry of Main hall le on the University of Valparaiso camrk pus at Valparaiso, Ind., set fire to is the structure and almost resulted in *1- its destruction. It was only through a- efforts on the part of the fire come pany and the students t^at the buildy, ing, an old landmark, wasS^ved. rs The belfry is used by a large number of sparrows as a place to n. build their nests. One of the stu- ] ie dents threw a lighted cigarette on t- the campus and an inquisitive bird, r_ searching for something with which 0f to line her nest, picked it up and flew to the tower. A few minutes ' re later students passing the building . saw several of the nests ablaze and is Q_ the birds were flying about screamje ing' r_ The fire company was summoned, 1 but by the time it arrived the tower | m had caught fire from the nests, and, ' fanned by a stiff breeze, the flamesthreatened the entire structure. On account of the height of the tower [ the fight against the flames was a hard one, but reinforced by a numjd ber of students, the fire company D. finally was successful. Negro "Killer" Will Hang. ')r Tampa, Fla., Nov. 10.?Convicted of murder in the first degree, Robert ] ?~ Anderson, the negro "killer," recent- i [)r ly captured in Jacksonville, after killing three persons, wounding five 10 others here, to which he confessed, r" was sentenced at an early hour this BS morning to be hanged. Anderson a" confessed to all of the crimes charg' " ed to him, also to starting nearly 100 e" incendiarv fires in a period of six , ?h ' weeks. ^ Attorneys appointed by the court , ie attempted to prove that the negro , 3.1 was insane, but a medical commis- . sion decided that he is sane. The feeling against the negro was j intense. What Was the Use? ? is i ig "Haven't found your dog yet I 1 >y hear?" asked Smith of his neighbor i y. Jones. 1 id "No," answered Jones ruefully. 1 ,1- "Well, have you advertised?" ask- i it ed Smith. ( le "What's the use," said Jones; "the j dog can't read."?Exchange. i A VUI Big Sali t iber 20th I laSaj / % Peek's Paper UM PROMISED A RIDE. Negro Supposed to Have Kidnaped a Greenville Boy. Greenville, Nov. 8.?Lured from home by a negro under promise of a ride in a wagon, and later deserted 30 miles from Greenville, is the experience of 12-year-old Ben Cunningham, son of J. T. Cunningham, a well-to-do citizen of Greenville. Saturday afternoon, while on Main street, the little boy was asked by the negro if he wanted to take a ride, to which the boy replied in the affirmative. The negro promised to take him to the Cunningham home on Burdette street, as he was going that way. Reaching Burdette street, however, instead of allowing the youth to get out of the wagon, the boy declares the negro threatened to kill him if he made a move to leave or made any outcry. Thoroughly frightened the lad lay down, and after awhile fell asleep, awaking sev erai nours later to nnu inai uie negro was still guarding him, and shutting off all chances of escape. At a small town in the lower part of the county Ben succeeded in getting away from the negro, who had relaxed his vigilance. Advertisements were inserted in the local papers concerning the missing boy, and in this way he was located. Returning home to-day, he told a harrowing tale of his experience. What the negro's motive might 11 _ i.j ^ I nave been in Kidnaping me iaa is * mystery. GROWN ON THE FARM. Novel Contest Concluded by Orangeburg Bank?Winners. Orangeburg, Nov. 10.?A local Dank has just awarded $150 in prizes to men and women for the greatest rariety of stock food and the largest variety of edibles raised on the farm ind put up for winter use, respectively. The winners are as follows. LadieV department: IJirst * - - ? T TD Om.i'fV, 7 0" rori^tioc rVilHlC ID. ID. ipiil i 111* i u u iu.iivi.iuu, second $20, Mrs. F. J. D. Felder, 361 varieties; third $15, Miss Fannie Fairey, 301 varieties. Men's departnent: First $40, W. D. Moorer, 39 varieties; second $20, Geo? E. Stronan, 27 varieties; third $15, Harvey E. Till, 25 varieties. A number )f others in both departments were *iven honorable mention, having a goodly number of varieties. e Begin to Deceml :rifice I \ 's s< Bamberg, Soi KILLED BY HIS OWN RIFLE. Militiaman, on Duty in Jacksonvill Meets Accidental Death. Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 10.?Toi Roberts, 20 years of age, a memb of (Company F, Florida Nation Guards, now on duty in this city, w: accidentally shot and killed at o'clock this afternoon, while on guai duty on Highway avenue. Robert who was the only support of a wi owed mother, who resides at No. 22 Parker street, this city, was. sent 01 early in the afternoon to do du along the Highway avenue street cj line, and it was while at his post th; his rifle was accidentally discharge the bullet going through his wri and piercing his heart, killing hi almost instantly. One Rightly Named. . Washington, Nov. 7.?To mat sure that one of their sons shall be* the name of the next president of tt United States, J. Y. Kyler and h wife, of Dennicon, Tex., to who: were born male triplets on Octotx 29th, have named the boys Williai Howard Taft Kyler, Woodrow Wi son Kyler, and Theodore Rooseve Kyler. Proud Papa Kyler sent a letter 1 the White House conveying this ii formation. Tt was received to-dav an a formal letter, acknowledging tf compliment, has been written and awaiting the president's signature. PROHIBITION WINS IN CHESTEI County Refuses to Re-Establish Di pensary?The Vote. Chester, Nov. 6.?As usual it i difficult to get returns from the gei eral election in Chester county. A Chester box the Bull Moose elector received 15 votes, while the Tai crowd received but one. Chester r< mains in the prohibition column, th proposition to re-establish the dis pensary having been defeated by vote of about three to two. Return from eleven out of eighteen boxe gives the following vote: For dis pensary 401, against 684. The vot on the asylum bond issue, as thu far heard from, is: For 288, agains 84. The vote on the Bishopvill amendment was: For 243, agains 46. Charleston and Beaufort: Fo 221, against 52; Gaffney, Woodrufl Chester and Georgetown amendmen for assessing abutting property: Fo 249, against 102. Smmtfcbii'l '"iTii i meyl :r: IS | )er 24th 1 it' lif jNSfj iith Carolina j|| KILLING IN BARNWELL COUNTY. te, Tom Arledge Kills One and Wounds Two?Claims Self-defence. ??? 4 be Barnwell, Nov. 10.?About two er miles from the little town of Kline, al this county, late last night, Tom Aras ledge, a county chain gang guard, 5 shot and killed Jesse Kinard, at the ' rd home of G. W. Stephenson. Stephen;s, son himself was wounded by a shot d-, from Arledge's weapon, as was also ;o aq j\mara, a oroiner or tne aeceasnt ed. It is not believed, however, that' ty their wounds are fatal. ir Just what was the causes of the a-, trouble is not definitely known, but * d> I Arledge, who is now in jail, having i surrendered to the sheriff at once, m | claims self-deffencev .This plea is | supported by a statement from Ste, phenson, who says that the deceased began firing first. ;e The coroner's inquest, held to- { ir day, places the responsibility of the killing upon Arledge. is m Liked Lessons Better Than Limb. ir ?? m New York, Nov. 7.?"I'm not hurt. j_ Let me go ahead to school or I'll be late," said Joseph Brodinka, fifteen years, of Mattituck, L. I., yesterday >0 after he had been lifted from under ^ . a freight train that had cut off his d > ie On his way to school the boy saw is a freight train passing. As the track * 4 run close to the school house, he decided to gain time by stealing a ride.t. He climbed on a car. A sudden jolt threw him to the ground. He fell s' under the train and the rear car passed over his left leg. A passerby improvised a tourniquet that prevented *s the lad from bleeding to death. Dr. 1_ Morton took him to the Greenport L* Hospital after the boy had vainly 's protested against being kept from ^ school. At the hospital it was said the e boy's chance for life was slim. y- ^ a Orangeburg Boy Injured, .s . is Orangeburg, Nov. 9.?T. B.x Bry- t ant, Jr.. the little son of Mr. and e Mrs. T. B. Bryant, met with a very s painful, if not serious, accident tort day. While riding a bicycle on Ruse sell street he was struck by an autoit mobile, which passed over his leg, r causing a fracture. The little boy is f, doing as well as could be expected at 4 t this time. The machine was driven r by a young lady to whom, it is said, no blame is attached. \ t