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Alleged Highwayman Dead, An.-" A ? other Wounded and Missing and Two Prominent Men Wounded. \ Lexington, Nov. 23.?The little , town of Peak, in the Dutch Fork, , was the scene of a bloody battle last night about 7:30 o'clock, when an effort was made by a number of citizens to arrest two negroes, who it , ^ t-i p p Ellisor, was mougui uciu ^_ an aged and highly respected farmer, on the public highway, a few miles t " from Prosperity, in Newberry county, yesterday afternoon. , As a result of the battle one ne- 1 gro is dead and two prominent white men are suffering from pistol shot wounds received when the * negroes opened fire on their would-be cap tors; the second negro is probably floating in the rolling waters of the famous Broad river, as he was traced along a ditch after the firing, to the river bank, where all signs of the { trail were lost by the bloodhounds that were placed on his track soon after the shooting. That he was badly wounded is evidenced by the fact t ? that he fell to his knees at the sec-1 ond or third shot. The Hold Up. About 4 o'clock yesterday after-. > - noon J. B. Ellisor was returning from Prosperity alone in his buggy when he was accosted by two negroes, who asked the white man for a chew of tobacco. When the aged farmer stopped the negroes drew their pistols, one approaching from each side of \he buggy, and demanded that the white man give up his cash. The old * man pleaded, it is said, but at the point of the pistol was forced to turn over about $25, all the money that I he had in his possession. After robbing Mr. Ellisor the ne- I groes forced him to leave the buggy and the two highwaymen took possession of the buggy and horse and drove off down the road. The nej?? ^ nnJm"! tn a rtoint gTUtJS uru\c tur; ? x , near Pomaria, it is said, when they deserted the horse and buggy, leaving it beside the roadway, where U was later found. Suspects Started Firing. Mr. Ellisor, who is a" Confederate veteran, gave the alarm as soon as ' possible, and the officers at Newber ft want to make a ng December, a mi . m , Notions, lio everything to 1 ceries at cost. EAT I rder to make roo )SITIVEL<V ISO GO ? ? d make a present to anyone, it n o around if you trade with us di s that you will need, come to orn d '/'Cost Sales," when in reality s state we will sell goods at cost id of present you are going to g inday, December irji kLlNZJ 3* II IE ry were notified. The citizens of I Peak were also notified of the occurrence and were asked to be on the lookout for the negroes. About 7:30 D'clock an engine pulled up to the de- j pot and those who were on the i * watchout for the suspects noticed two Sta negroes riding on the tender. The out negroes were accosted and in less ret time than it takes to tell it, it is 9n said, the negroes opened fire on the tha party. ?0( J. T. Galloway, foreman of a con- the struction gang of the Southern car Railway, was the first to receive a *-he shot from the negroes, a ball having Foi pierced his shoulder, lodging in the Agi neck near the jugular vein'. M. Eptinger, a farmer, received a bullet v"ar in the left arm when the negroes opened fire on the party of citizens. pr( The shots were returned. Rej One Fatally Wounded. Soc rvno <->f tho r>?jyrr?ps rpn toward the r VliV^ U1 IUV "VQ* - ?? river and was seen to fall to his by knees, the other ran through the tioi streets of Peak with his pistol in his dat hand and was fired on by his ^ur- Th< suers. The negro ran for a short av( distance, when he fell to the ground r as he. attempted to cross a ditch, a prc pistol ball having pierced his left rej, hip, passing through the body and prQ coming out in the abdomen. He was we lodged in the grr.rd house, where he was kept until 10 o'clock this morning, when he died of his injuries. At 11 o'clock last night Sheriff 4 Miller was aroused from his slum- pes bers by a telephone call telling him wh of the occurrence. The Lexington Mo officer responded at once and secur- pre ing an automobile left at once for nef the scene. Sheriff Miller arrived at da: Peak about 2 o'clock this morning) I and found a large party of citizens, | an* the news of the hold-up of Mr. El- ' ed lisor and the shooting that followed a h having spread over the community ly like wild fire in a sage field. Sheriff the Buford, of Newberry, had been on W< the scene, but had already returned arr to his home. a i Dying Man Denies Guilt. on< Sheriff Miller made an investiga- aw tion and traced the missing negro to j a point near the river. Messages j wb were sent by the Lexington officer to : ide all railroad points to be on the look- j om out for the fugitive. The injured ne- ! gro was interviewed by the sheriff, j he: Hp ppvp his name as Richard Sneaks I of and his home as Florence. He said of that his companion's name was John di< Brown. To the last Speaks denied de; that he and Brown had held up the ha ?? Pres present to evei nd we are go thing, Shoei be found in a XT /> . mo groceries C< >m for new goo ODS CHARGED latters not who it may be,; iring.this Great Cost Sale, r store during this sale anc they are only called that . you can rest assured that ive, come to our store and; 2nd, and Runs REPORT ON THE ELECTION. cial Tabulation by State Board of Canvassers Announced. I. M. McCown, chairman of the te board of canvassers, has given j . the report by the board on the j urns of the general election held November 5. The report shows t the proposed bond issue of $1,),000 to improve the conditions at State hospital for the insane was ried by 996 votes. The vote for i bond issue was: r bond issue 16,821 ainst the bond issue 15,831 The vote for the electors of the ious parties were as follows: mocratic 48,355 )gressive 1,393 publican 536 :ialist 164 The total vote cast for governor the Democrats in the general elecq was 44,122. The Socialist candi;e for governor received 208 votes, s vote for the other State officers jraged about 45,600. rhe report shows that all of the iposed constitutional amendments ative to assessment of abutting perty for permanent improvements re carried. Negro Saved from Lynching. A VTrxtr 01 T'VlC* fi'mnlv o T">? Ml lldlJL ICLy i^V/V . L l . x uu ux xxx V/ x J uy trance of an automobile, into ich he was bundled by his captor, torcycle Policeman Bob Wood )bably saved Arthur Sherman, a *ro, from being lynched on TuesT night by a negro mob. Sherman found Governor Wright, Dther negro, at his home and killhim by hacking him to pieces with latchet. A crowd of negroes quickgathered. Sherman was fighting jm desperately when Policeman )od arrived, drove back the mob, ested the slayer and then hailing massing machine, hurried his prisBr into the car and carried him ay to jail. lite man. Mr. Ellisor, however, mtified the dead negro as being e of his assailants. Atafrictrfltp .T H. Prick, of ChaDin. Id an inquest over the dead body the negro this afternoon, the jury inquest bringing in the usual ver)t, that the negro came to his ath by gunshot wounds at the nds of unknown parties. inaOCBHBHV AnBaHBHKBr |EMH30Emiih31 ryone of our fri< ling to offer o 5, Hats, Cap; first-class Men i. We are for< OST >ds to arrive ricrh DURING THIS C you can find something in oui We are going to sell goods a I prove that we are actually i vhile the goods are sold at th that is exactly what we are g you will soon find just what y I t . ; Until Wednesda 4 j* aoi?j COTTON FIRE NEAR FLORENCE. L. A. McCall, Jr., Loses 83 Bales, Valued at $5,000. Florence, Nov. 20.?Mr. L. A. McCall, Jr., cf this city, had the misfortune to lose 83 bales of cotton, which was completely burned up yesterday afternoon on his plantation, three miles south of this city, near what is known as Coles Crossing, on the Atlantic Coast Line Railway. The cotton was standing on the yard near his ginnery plant in, the open. The fire originated, it is said, from sparks from the locomotive of the northbound Orangeburg-Florence passenger train No. 46, which passed that point just before 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and was detected by the man in charge of the ginnery, and Mr. J. Archie Muldrow, who was passing at the time. It was only a few minutes before the entire lot of cotton was ablaze and only by hard work on the part of Mr. Muldrow and others who came to his assistance was flflft cinnorv nlont nf Mr "\TO? CO-LV-, V U J \J \J \J Jw *. Call saved. The gin house building caught twice, but was extinguished. There was no water at hand and for a time the flames raged fiercely. As soon as Mr. McCall was apprised of the fire he quickly communicated with the Coast Line officials, and they promptly rushed a locomotive to the scene, | i and carried a tender full of water, | which was used advantageously in! staying the flames, not, however, 'till the 83 bales of the fleecy article had been reduced to ashes. The pile of cotton destroyed, 83 bales, represented in round figures $5,000, for some of it was long staple j cotton. On this cotton he had no insurance, but he carried some on the ginnery plant. CALHOUN PRISONERS ESCAPE. One Urges Presence of Chief to Pre vent Him Fleeing Also. St. Matthews, Nov. 23.?Three of the six prisoners, all colored, escaped from jail here last night,, and a rapid research all day has brought no fruit. Two had been sentenced to one year, and the third 18 months on the gang. Two others remained because of their belief that they would not be convicted, and the other, Sam Rumph, a chronic vagrant and nuisance around town, sent word to the chief of police that if he did not hurry down he (Rumph) would flee also. 3nds and customers J| ur entire stock of I - - n J >, Underwear, Hosiery II J U / :antile store except n ;|jl ced to put on this || JJg| sale!! I '19 it after the holidays | /||j] IRE AT COST SALE I 'vjfj B I * V/ ?vi?ww ftiifi 04-Anly +V? o + mill r?l qqco "M"IOm J5T1H n CilUiiilUUO OL'UV/fli OllCUXj V* ill ^/ivuiuv uuwixi) vvmm t actual cost, and if you know the wholesale || >| selling our goods at wholesale cost. There e regular price. But our reputation is back oing to do. If you have not made up your ou are looking for. Remember the sale starts 1 y, January 1st, 1913 J , EHRHARDT, S. C. f 7 IPjp A ROCK I "|g We refer those who have not banked with us to those who If AVE. 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