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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1913. Established 1891.
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COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS:
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS |
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
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\ News Items Gathered All Around the!
County and Elsewhere.
News from Olar. t
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Olar, June 17.?Mrs P. H. Starr j (
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and her daughter, Miss Inez, went to <
Augusta last Monday. i
* Mr. Andre R. Wallack, one of (
Olar's most popular young men, was
married to Miss Cleo Bronson, of j
Barnwell last Tuesday. They left 1
* immediately after the ceremony for a <
tour to Brooklyn, N. Y., and other 1
Northern places of interest. The
happy couple have our congratula- ;
tions. i
We haven't seen our county road i
builder in this section since his elec- <
tion. We know he has lots of work i
to do, and it's impossible for him to ,
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be at more than one place at the same
time. Doubtless he will be surpris- 1
ed when he comes over and finds the 1
roads leading into Olar so badly cut ]
up by such heavy travel as he is not ]
accustomed to seeing. 1
Miss Llewellyn Zeigler, of Clear <
Pond, is visiting Mrs. W. Hampton 1
P Varn.
Miss Eddie Kearse, of Kearse, is 1
visiting Miss Zelma Rizer.
Mr. Stacy Kearse, who has been i
working at Cadey, Fla., returned
^ home last Monday.
The negro woman who made a .
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complete recovery from a bullet (
# wound in the abdomen about a
month ago, was shot again last Fri- ,
day, the bullet entering the abdomen
just below the former wound and 1
coming out near the spine. She has
complained very little from her injury,
and her chances for recovery
} are good. She has been fortunate ,
by not having been shot in the ,
"heel."
Mrs. Robert C. Jones and little
son, Caldwell, of Bamberg, spent the
week-end with Mrs. C. F. Rizer.
Mrs. Norte, of Jacksonville, Fla., 1
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Stella ^
Vara. 1
Rev. Jno. L. Hariey, of the Anti (
Saloon League, preached here Sun- 1
day evening. He held the attention
of a large congregation for about an
hour and a half. *
The Barnwell county chain gang is
working just across the county '
1
line. The Barnwell supervisor visits i
the gang constantly in his new Ford car.
He is determined to give his *
folks who love to come to Oldr a J
good road to travel. *
Mr. W. Z. Ayer's new'home will
* soon be completed. ?
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, Hon. S. G. Mayfield will make an address
here next Thursday evening,
1 the 18th, on school improvement. 1
Of course a large audience will wel- (
come him. 1
Mr. Ben Cain, of Barnwell, came
r?ve?r last Tnpsdav and boueht a Ford 1
car from Mr. C. F. Rizer. 5
* An election to bond this district ]
to build a new school building will
be held here next Tuesday. 1
Mr. Cleveland Morris will com- J
mence to build a nice residence with- *
in the next few days. *
Mr. C. F. Rizer spent last Tuesday
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in Brunson.
Mr. J.no. Rice McCormick, who is *
employed by the Southern Express
Company, spent a few days at home 1
last week.
Mrs. Neeley, of Denmark, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. U. G. Milhous.
Mr. C. F. Rizer, and aughter, Mrs.
Hartzog, spent last Wednesday in Sa- 7
vannah. *
Miss Alma Folk, of Denmark, is (
j visiting Mrs. U. G. Milhous.
Most of the traveling men are de- j
lighted that the present train sched- .
ul? maKes it convenient ior tuern tw ^
spend the night in Olar while work- ^
ing nearby towns. They love to ^
come to Olar because the atmosphere j
is pure, the water is refreshing. There
is always plenty of delicious and nu- -j
tritious food. No mosquitoes to an- j
> noy them, and always plenty of good l
people to talk to.
Mr. G. M. Neeley spent last Sunday
in Blackville.
Mr. Corinthian Morris is home <
from Clemson College.
Mr. P. H. Starr went to Estill last
Monday. .
* It looks like some of our property
owners would build some more houses
to rent. People want to move v
to Olar, and there isn't a vacant \
house in town.
Mr. Jno. W. Smith visited Me- ii
herrin, Va., last week. I
Mr. Robt. Brunson is spending a
* few days with his brother, Mr. Max I
Brunson. t
Miss Myrtle Everett, of Timmons- f
SEVERAL PASSENGERS HURT. |
[\vo Coaches of Spartanburg-Augusta
Train Jump Track. 5
Laurens, June 16.?Several passengers
and Pullman Car Conductor <
Sdwin Barnes were injured this afernoon
on the Charleston and Wes;ern
Carolina Railroad, when the
ihair car and one of the day coaches
vP noeoancor train \'n 1. from All
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;usta to Spartanburg, were thrown *
:rom the track near Coldpoint, this
:ounty, six miles south of the city.
The accident occurred shortly after 1
I o'clock and was caused by a "rail "5
buckle." Both cars were thrown
ilear off the track and the coach for j
legroes derailed. i
Ross Blakely, of Laurens, received
i severe cut on his leg, presumably ^
:rom broken glass. Conductor Barnes
-eceived a painful scalp wound, as
iid Mr. Preston, travelling man. Mr.
3. C. McAlister, from Augusta, was
ilso slightly injured. *
The injured received prompt at;ention
by Dr. J. L. Fennell, of Wa:erloo,
who was aboard the train. ^
Later Conductor Barnes and Mr. t
Blakely were brought to the Laurens 1
aospital where their wounds were c
iressed. Several ladies and children *
svere on the train, but escaped injury.
The train was in charge of Conductor t
W. A. Wallace, of Augusta. I
The track was repaired this after- :
ioon. i
A Natural Thought.
A teacher in a nearby town is noted
?or his patriotic fervor. One day in f
;lass, while in a particularly uplifted i
nood, he turned to one of his pupils, t
in average boy of 12. 1
"Now, Tommy," said he, "tell me T
vhat you would think if you saw the
Stars and Stripes waving proudly t
>ver the field of battle." <
"I would think," replied Tommy, t
'that the wind was blowing."?John (
Marshall School News. \
Fairfax Fancies. , r
Fairfax, June 16.?The last meetr
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ng for the summer months of the t
Fairfax chapter, U. D. C., was held i
Wednesday afternoon at the home c
)f Mrs. Audrey Sanders. At this c
neeting the following officers were I
ilected: a
Mrs. 0. B. Lynes, president; Mrs. S
-.aurens Youmans, vice-president; ^
Mrs. Newton Loadholt, secretary;
Mrs. James Wideman, treasurer;
Mrs. M. P. C. Youmans, historian;
Miss Jennie Durant, registrar. At
;he conclusion of the program and
ifter all business was transacted the ^
lostess served delicious refreshments. (
Mrs. Jenny Lacy, of Atlanta, is j
spending some time with her uncle, j
Mr. J. Knopf. ]
The Ladies Aid Society furnished i
i supper for the Masons Tuesday ^
?vening, and quite a nice sum was ,
ealized. (
Mr. ana Mrs. jacK tsrooKs nave (
eturned from Augusta, and are ]
spending some time with Mrs. W. L.
jSrooks.
Misses Margaret and Lucile Younans
leave Monday to visit friends in
ventuckv. They will join a large
louse party of friends from differ- 1
mt places there. '
Mrs. W. L. Brooks has returned 1
Tom a pleasant visit to friends in J
Sstill. (
Mr. Roy Young has returned from (
i pleasant trip to Newberry, where
le attended the commencement of
he Newberry Lutheran college.
Mr. Gordon Kearse and Miss Sadie 1
3ogg, from near Ulmer, were marked
at ,six o'clock Thursday afterloon
at the residence of her uncle,
Vlr. John Weekley. Miss Sadie has 1
risited here often, and is quite a so- ]
;ial favorite. Mr. Kearse was born 1
tnd raised quite near Fairfax, and ]
las been a popular and trusted clerk 1
n the large store of F. M. Young Co. i
or many years. They are keeping
louse in a lovely new dwelling. Many (
Tiends wish for them a happy and ]
oyous pilgrimage through life. i
Misses Ruth Wilson and Sadie <
barter are spending some time at 3
n-l'+Vi TXTillizi Vftll. T
JUVHiUCSYlUC WHU T' 111 A. V A
nans. They expect to visit friends at
VIcCormick before returning home.
Miss Maude Barber is spending
;ome time in Augusta with Mrs. Ed. J
Shepherd. *
Mrs. DeLoach, a former Fairfax 1
jirl, nee Miss Lena Loadholt, passed *
hrough here on her bridal trip. We 1
vish them eternal happiness. 1
ille, is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. i
\ Kearse. c
Mrs. Hattie Milhous, of Denmark, j
s visiting the family of her son, Mr. j
J. G. Milhous. j
We are sorry to note that Dr. N. }
i\ Kirkland is indisposed. We trust
he venerable old veteran will soon
eel like himself again. *
iN THE PALMETTO STATE
>OME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
state News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Commissioner Watson says South
Carolina sends away $13,000,000
rearly for canned goods.
Rob Johnson, colored, shot and
tilled his wife at Hickory Grove,
fork county, Thursday night.
Esther, the 4-year-old daughter of
Baxter Lee, of Pacolet, set her clothng
on fire while playing with match;s
on Tuesday and was burned to
leath.
Jos. T. Koenecke, a railroad man
>f Columbia, was killed by an engine
it Cayce on Saturday. He was 51
ears old and was yardmaster of the
southern.
Geo. W. Williams, of Charleston,
vho has already given two dormitory
mildings to the Epworth orphanage,
n Columbia, has offered to build an)ther.
It is to have ten rooms and to
>e of brick.
The Supreme court has sustained
$40,000 verdict in favor of H. C.
Juggins against the Coast Line road,
dr. Huggins while engineer for the
oad received injuries that rendered
iim a bed-ridden invalid.
Lexington county received $800 in
ines and, in addition, will receive
15 years' work as a result of the senences
imposed by Jud&e Rice during
the term of general sessions court,
vhich adjourned on Friday night.
The cornerstone of the new Indusrial
institute, of which Rev. D. E.
Camak is head, was laid in Spartan>urg
on Saturday. It is to cost $25,)00.
The institute was founded two
'ears ago. The students work in the
nills one week and go to school the
text.
More than 2,000 girls in 16 counies
of South Carolina are enlisted
n the Tomato club work under the
lirection of the United States farm
lemonstration work. Miss Edith
5arrott, of Winthrop college, is the
igent in charge of the work in this
Rate.
NEW POSTOFFICE FOR BAMBERG.
W. Knight Will Put Up Building
for Government.
Washington, June 13.?Through
:he efforts of Representative Byrnes,
if the 2d district, the postoffice department
recently decided to make
setter provision for the postoffice at
Bamberg, S. C. The proposal of A.
W. Knight to rent new quarters to
:he postoffice at Bamberg at $500 a
>rear, which is nearly twice the present
annual amount, has been accepted.
Mr. Knight will put up a new
luilding.
Jumps Into Tennessee River.
Knoxville, Tenn., June 15.?Frank
^ritts, aged 21, jumped from the Tenlessee
river bridge at this place late
:his evening, plunging into the wa:ers
100 feet below. Several persons
saw him remove his coat and hat and
ilimb upon the balustrade, but no
sne was near enough to prevent him
caking the fatal plunge. Recovered
vithin thirty minutes physicians
svorked for hours without success to
'esuscitate him.
Mr. Pfaff Promoted.
Mr. R. N. Pfaff, who has been for
:he past two years manager of the
Bell Telephone Co.'s exchanges in
ibis district, with headquarters at
Blackville, has been promoted and
:ransferred to the Marion district,
vith headquarters at Marion.
Under Mr. Pfaff's management excellent
service has been maintained,
tie will carry with him to his new
ield the good will and wishes of the
company's patrons and employees.
\lr. J. B. Halliburton, of Charlotte,
ST. C., will succeed him.
Conductor is Killed.
Columbia, June 14.?Joseph T.
Sr POTlflllCtOr Of a S63.
X)ard Air Line switch crew, working
n Cayce yards, across the Congeree
Tom Columbia, was run over by a
ocomotive last night and so badly
lurt that he died in a hospital five
lours later. Mr. Koennecke was for
15 years a yardmaster here for the
Southern railway. He has been in
:he service of the Seaboard Air Line
n the capacity of yard conductor and
light yardmaster, for six or seven
nonths.
Paper, envelopes, pen staff and pen
'or 5c at Herald Book Store.
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SAVANNAH DOCTOR MURDERED, Q
Young Widow Shoots Dr. Guy Brinkley
and Kills Self. W
Savannah. Ga., June 16.?Dr. Guy
0. Brinkiey, a prominent young physician
of this city, was killed this
afternoon by Mrs. Eugene H. Whisnant,
formerly Miss Katie Kittles,
who then turned her weapon, a 32calibre
Colt automatic revolver, on
herself, falling dead across the dead er
body of Dr. Brinkiey, with a bullet
in her brain. Pa
The young woman, who was a wid- in
ow, went to the office of Dr. Brink- 3 c
ley, accompanied by a woman companion,
whose name has not been as- ea
certained. Mrs. Whisnant and the co
doctor went into the private office r?
and the other woman remained in t*1
the outer office, leaving hastily when m
the shooting began.
A few minutes after Dr. Brinkiey A
and Mrs. Whisnant entered the office, la
the firing began and the door opened T1
and Dr. Brinkiey rushed out, fol- in
lowed by Mrs. Whisnant, who was m
steadily firing upon him. Dr. Brink- a]
ley called to a maid servant to get f
the police and the woman ran for br
help. Meantime Mrs. Whisnant pur- dj
sued the doctor to the porch and af
back into the office, firing upon him
all the time. Her sixth shot entered pc
the physician's heart, causing death, tl
Without a moment's delay \?he wo- m
man turned the weapon upon herself e~v
and fired a bullet into her temple, tl
causing instant death. "i
Dr. Brinkley was a Virginian, com- in
ing to Savannah from Suffolk, sev- hi
eral years ago. He was unmarried,
and was prominent in business and ti
social circles. ye
His slayer was about 27 or 28 er
years old, slim, with dark, brown ca
eyes and hair. She was married to hi
Whisnant, in Charlotte, N. C., in pe
1906, while he was ill with typhoid or
fever, from which he afterward died, cc
Since then she has made her home vi
with her mother here. de
"Take Good Care of the Baby." or
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Atlanta, Ga., June 15.?After ^
drinking the contents of a bottle con- jn
taining poison here today, M. Roy
Fowler, a former railroad man and
member of the Brotherhood of Railway
< Trainmen, entered the room
where his wife was, and begging her ^
tn "take eood care of the baby," fell ?
to the floor unconscious. He died D;
shortly afterward. Worry over money n
matters is said to have caused the ^
suicide. For the past few months m
Fowler has conducted a butcher's c<
shop here. .
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MANY FAVOR DISPENSARY. tc
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Petition from Williamsburg County 10
Asks for Election.
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Kingstree, June 16.?Discussion on P<
the dispensary question is very quiet
here, although a petition, signed by U1
more than the required one-third cc
voters, has been forwarded to the si
Governor, with a request that he order
an election on the question of a ?]
dispensary or no dispensary to be
operated at Kingstree. Until recent- c*
ly the blind tiger business was so
flourishing here that a number of the n<
townspeople who voted against the n<
dispensary three years ago believe ol
now that it will be a great relief, and ft
have not only signed the petition for ft
nn p1 potion, but oDenly signified their
intention of supporting the dispensary
question at the polls when the
election is held in August.
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New Advertisements. k]
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Bank of Denmark?Statement.
Farmers & Merchants Bank? tc
Statement. oi
Mrs. M. E. Tant applies for letters **
of administration on estate of T. C. m
Tant. w
Ehrhardt Banking Co.?Statement. w
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Bamberg Pharmacy ? Vacation
Things.
Hooton's Ladies Store?Special
June Prices at Hooton's. of
, E. C. Bruce, County Supervisor? Vi
Notice of Proposed Election. ai
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DIRECTORY OP TRINITY METHOODIST
CHURCH. C
Preaching every Sunday morning pc
at 11 o'clock. gl
Preaching every Sunday evening cc
at 7:30 o'clock. h(
Sunday-school every Sunday af- ec
ternoon at 5 o'clock. re
Mid-week praverraeeting every
Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, sa
Epworth League every Tuesday oi
evening at 7:30 o'clock.# tii
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend these services. to
W H. HODGES, Pastor,
Railroad Avenue, ar
Bamberg, S. C. to
RANGEBERG MAN LILLED.
HITE MAX MEETS HORRIBLE
FATE NEAR AIKEN.
e Maroney Found Beside Railroad
Track .Monday Morning Near
Montmorenci.
Aiken, June 17.?With his should
crustied literally to pieces ana a
arful hole in his skull, crushed bone
.rticles and pieces of a felt hat restg
against the brain, Joe Maroney, a
i-year-old white man, residing at
ikwood, in this county, was found
rly this morning in an unconscious
ndition beside the Southern Railad
tracks, about six miles east of
is place and one mile east of Montorenci.
The wounded man was brought to
iken and all day local physicians
bored faithfully to preserve his life,
le bone particles and hat felt restg
on the brain surface were reoved
successfully, when it became
pparent that the man had also suf>red
a fracture at the base of the
ain. For this there was no remer,
and he died about 6 o'clock this
ternoon.
The physical facts in the case, the
isition of the body, the location of
le wounds and the train schedules
ake it appear that he was sitting
idently on a cross tie, jutting from
le track, and that the so-called
nidnight train" from Augusta, passg
here about 12.45 at night, struck
m and knocked him off.
It has been stated by reliable pares
that Maroney was seen in Aiken
ssterday afternoon, under the influice
of alcohol, if not actually intoxited.
From infancy the dead man
id been subjected, it ife declared, to
sriods of partial blindness. The corter's
inquest was begun to-night, but
intinued until to-morrow evening in
ew of the absence of some persons
>emed material witnesses.
The dead man is survived by a wife
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La One sun. iue miiicuxis win uv;
ipped to Orangeburg to-morrow for
terment.
Wanted to Mob Detectives.
Anderson, June 14.?Two negro
etectives, who had worked up a
umber of liquor cases here, escaped
y the timely arrival of police and seous
injury to both on the square toly,
when surrounded by an angry
ob of negroes they had brought into
>urt.
James Templeton and Lovey Jones,
ie detectives, were followed about
>wn all morning by some of the 15
sgroes against whom cases had been
ade, and their friends.
Just as the meeting took place on
ie principal corner, policemen step3d
in and averted trouble.
Had the police arrived three mintes
later or had the detctives been
)rnered in a remote section, bloodied
would have resulted.
Threats were made and the neroes
were about to close in on the
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irs.
At police headquarters it was stated
d threats were heard by officers so
3 arrests were made and no names
' the negroes in the mob taken. The
?o detectives left the city this afirnoon
for Greenville. The came
are from Elberton, Ga.
Aeronaut Wins Horse Race.
Berlin, June 15.?Lieut, von Egan
rieger, of the 1st Hussars, a well
aown gentleman jockey, won the
rst race at Magdeburg today and
ten mounted his aeroplane and flew
> Berlin. He landed in the middle
' the Grunewald race course, ran to
ie scales and weighed. Then he imediately
mounted his horse, which
as entered in the fifth race, and
on handily. Magdeburg is 76
iles distant from Berlin.
Not What He Came For.
In illustrating that apparances are
ten deceiving, Senator Francis
'arren, of Wyoming, recently told of
l incident that happened in one of
ie western states.
Some time ago, the senator said, a
irtain party was traveling past a
>nd when he noticed a man struging
in the water. Evidently the man
uldn't swim, and, seeing the peril,
i was in the traveller quickly jump1
from his horse and went to the
scue.
In a few minutes the man was
.fely ashore and wringing himself
it, and then came the usual quesons.
"How in the world did you come
fall in?" asked the traveler.
"I didn't come to fall in, partner,"
lswered the rescued party. "I came
fish.?Saturday Evening Post.
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ALLEGED GAMBLERS ARRESTED.
Men Charged With Betting on Ball
Game Turned Out of Grounds
New York, June 16.?A large number
of men whom the management
alleges have been laying odds on the
baseball games at the Polo Grounds
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were denied admission to the ball
park for the New York-Detroit
American League game to-day. It
is estimated 150 of them were not
permitted to pass the turnstiles and
that 50 others who had evaded the
detectives at the gates later were orgates
later were ordered from the
grand stand.
It is said that recently the baseball
authorities have had detectives circulating
in the stands to watch for
bettors and .today's disbarments and
evictions were due to their work.
President Ban Johnson, of the
American League, whose hostile
views against betting in baseball
parks are well known, was a visitor
at the Polo Grounds to-day.
The crusade against bettors is a
concerted one. It was started by
Ban Johnson and Both Frank Farrell,
owner of the New York Americans,
and Harry Hempstead, proprietor of
the New York Nationals, and various
other club owners will work actively
for the abolition of the betting evil
at ball games, it is said.
UNCLE SAM HOLDS THE BAG.
Gold and Silver Left in His Keeping
Becoming Serious Nuisance.
Washington, June 16.?More than
a half-century ago Uncle Sam was
handed three bags of gold, worth
about $600; he is still holding them.
Some thirty years ago he was handed
a bag of valuable silver bullion and
the owner has left it with him ever
since. This gold and silver has been
a great nuisance to the accounting
office of the Federal Government.
Comptroller of the Treasury Downey
has just decided that to convert it
into the treasury to the credit of the
men ,who presented it would require
an Act of Congress.
In 1856 H. J. Peters brought
$127.87 worth of gold bullion to the
San Francisco mint; in 1858 Joseph
Baker presented $333.27, and in
1863 J. M. Souther handed over
$156.96. They never returned.
In 1882 Thomas F. Davis brought
180.90 ounces of silver bullion to the
New York assay office to be made into
fine silver bars and has not been seen
since.
MARRIAGE AT COPE.
Miss Annie Laurie Thomas Becomes
Bride of Mr. Tom Black.
Cope, June 16.?Miss Annie Laurie
Thomas, of near Cope, and Mr. Tom
Black, of Ruffin, were married yesI
terday afternoon at Union Methodist
Church, shortly after 4 o'clock, the
Sunday-school exercises being suspended
long enough for the Rev. L.
'
E. Wiggins to perform the ceremony.
The happy pair was taken by auto to
BranchviHe, where they boarded the
afternoon train for Charleston.
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SURVIVES 2,300 VOLT SHOCK.
Spartanburg Motorman Seems Immune
to Electricity.
Spartanburg, June 16.?Edward
Kitchin, a motorman, has the unique
distinction of being alive after 2,300
volts of electricity passed through his
body. A less powerful shock is usually
fatal. Kitchin found a guy wire,
which was in contact with a feed
wire, lying across the track. It seem?
... ,
ed to be dead. He cut it neany
through with his pliers then took
hold of the wire with one hand on
each side of the cut place and broke
it in two. His body at once became
part of the circuit and he was thrown
five feet and rendered unconscious.
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A spark tore a hole through his
hand. His eyes almost popped from
their sockets and his lips were swollen
and contorted. He was able to be
about tonight, however.
Greenwood Man Badly Burned.
Crwinwnnfi .Tune 16.?Averette
Arrington, a young man employed by
the Greenwood garage, was severely
burned this afternoon by having his
shirt catch fire, the garment being
saturated with gasoline. Mr. Arrington
had soaked the greasy shirt in
gasoline to clean it and thought the
gasoline had evaporated. On striking
a match to light a cigarette the
shirt blazed up and he was severely
%burned about the body and arms.
Though suffering great pain, his condition
is not serious. He was hurried
to the Greenwood Hospital.