Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HEAD CRUSHED TO PULP. Aged Father Finds Body of Murdered Man in Anderson County. Anderson. .May 12.?Another brutal murder, similar to the Dodd and Hutto murders of several years ago. . when blunt instruments were used in crushing the heads of the victims. occurred in Anderson county just before daylight today. The victim this time was Will Pierce, a white man, aged forty years, employed as ferryman at DwAtrnV fnriM* t li n Covonnoh rit'Ar Ul KJ v* 11 o ic? i j vu mc ca > aititan i i ? vx . His dead body, with his skull crushed into a pulp, was found in the road near the ferry by his aged father at 6 o'clock this morning. The fact that $25 had disappeared from his pockets leads local officers to believe robbery was the motive. Probable Method of Attack. After making a complete investigation officers say that Pierce was evidently called from his shanty, located near the ferry: that he. with a lighted lantern, left the shanty to answer the call, and as he was going down a steep hill into the main road someone concealed behind a tree made an a'ttack on him with an axe, and that the first blow was a glancin<r Klnii- Tt of pn/>t Pt0rf>0 mi th A iU^ VIU fi ? X C OV1 uvn A &V4 W V 4. v*. v head and the axe glanced, striking into the bank. The second blow completely crushed the entire part of his head. Death was instantaneous. Coroner Beasley empanelled a jury, but took a recess until additional evidence can be secured. The lantern was picked up by the murderer and the li?^it was extinguished. The murderer's hand was covered with blood and he left bloody finger prints on the lantern. These finger prints will be examined by experts.^ Say His Actions Suspicious. The action d-uring the inquest of Tom Jordan, a white fa/mer, aged forty-five, living near by, attracted suspicion and officers s?v they found tracks leading to and his home and the scene of the murder. They also say, tftey found marns wnere a i boy had concealed himself behind | bushes. The tracks are said to have resembled the tracks of Jordan andhis fourteen-year-old son. It is also said that Jordan was seen in the vicinity of the ferry some time during last night. The officers detained Jordan and . his son and have lodged them in the n county jail until, further investigation can be made. Both father and son refuse to talk. Physicians examining the aead body say that in their opinion Pierce must have been murdered about 4 o'clock, two hours before his body was found. Pierce came to South Carolina four years ago and had been employed as ferryman for that length of time. He was a man of good reputation, peaceable and quiet. Jordan moved from Georgia about two years ago. Attacked By Jersey Bull. Laurens, May 12.?Mr. S. L. Moore, a prominent farmer of the Waterloo section of this county.\is at the loca*l hospi'tal hefe. suffering from a broken leg and other injuries, received yqsterdav fhen he was attacked by a Jersey bull in a pasture near his home. Physicians say he is resting fairly well although both bones in the lower l'eft leg are broken and his left arm painfully bruised. It is stated that Mr. Moore was successful in warding off with a pitchfork the first attack of the bull, but I after retreating a short distance, the animal returned and, with a more ferocious attack, hooked his leg with such force that both bones were broken. After some further effort to do injury to the man, who was then lying on the ground, the bull went away and Mr. Moore crawled several , yards to a wire fence for fear of a third attack. BYRNES TO PRESS MEASURE. v Arranges Hearing by Appropriations Committee. f> Washington, May 12.?Congressman Byrnes, of South Carolina, a member of the house committee on appropriations, today made arrangements with Chairman Fitzgerald, of this committee, for a meeting Monday, at which time it is expected See retary Houston and probably others will be present to consider the $10,000,000 Smith nitrate purchase resolution. Mr. Byrnes has also informed Sent ator Smith that the meeting will be held. Mr. Byrnes stated that he could not forecast what action the committee would take, but that he was in favor of the resolution and would do his utmost to facilitate its passage by the house. This resolution, which has already passed the senate, authorizes the government to purchase nitrates from other countries and sell them to the farmers' in the United States at cost. See our nice line of sample box paper. Herald Book Store. I : / FIRED AT TWO SUBMARINES* American Vessel Ha<l Exciting Experiences. . May 13.?The American steamship Mongolia, from which the country's first shot in the war with Germany was fired with such accuracy that a German submarine was sunk, arrived at an American port today from Europe, bringing a report of another apparent encounter with a U-boat. The second adventure was on May 4. according 10 mem. tsruce m. \\are. the man who commanded the naval gunner crew which disposed of the submarine on April 19, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington. The Mongolia was on her homeward voyage, Lieut. Ware said, when about midnight on May 4 the wake of what was believed to be a torpedo was seen ahead in the moonlight. The missile, if it was one. passed under the ship's bow. No submarine was sighted, but a shot was fired from one of the Mongolia's guns in the direction from which the supposed torpedo had come. The gunners on the Mongolia were jubilant on their arrival. They reiterated their conviction that the shot on April 19 sank the submarine. It was fired. Lieut. Ware said, by James A. Goodwin, gunner's mate, of Portsmouth, Va. Lieut. Ware declared that through his glasses he saw the? shot strike the U-boat's periscope and that the hit was followed by a cloud of white vapor as if an internal explosion had been caused. After that the submarine did not reappear. he said. Meml>ers Urged to Send Proxies. Columbia. May 12.?C. Fitzsimmons. general manager of the local branch of the Southern Cotton Oil company, has given out the following statement for publication: "A meeting of the Audubon society of South Carolina has been called by Dr. E. C. L. Adams, president, for Saturday, May 19, at 12 o'clock noon, at the'Jefferson hotel, Columbia. S. 1 C. "Inquiry shows that many of the old members who bore the burden when the society needed money have received no notice nor has one been published in the papers. "These old members have not forfeited their rights simply because they have not paid dues that have not been called for when they have not b?en needed. "There were 500 of them who paid $6 each in a lump, with the under standing that their membership would continue. All these old members are urged to send their proxies to Mr. W. A. Clark, Columbia, S. C., immediately, so that they can be used for the good of the society and the State." ' i C Seymour Carroll Freed, Orangeburg, May 9.?Seymour Carroll, son of the Rev. Richard Carroll. the well-known negro leader, ot Columbia, was acquitted of a charge of arson in general sessions court, Judge I. W. Bowman presiding, here late this afternoon. The jury deliberated about an hour. Carroll was accused of attempting to burn Morrill hall, one of tfre buildings at the State Colored college here, in January, 1915. He was a student at the institution at the time. The case was begun yesterday. ' Maybe So. It was quite the brightest boy in v>~ Onndov-cohftAi place whr> when me uuuua?~?3?.ii\/v? V*MWS. ..v, asked by the teacher to tell what sins of omission are. replied: "The ones we might have committed but didn't."?Puck. | Whenever Yon Need a General Tonic Take ~ Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives oat Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 certs. Winthrop College. SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held at the county court house on Friday, July 6, at 9 a. m. Applicants mu9t not be less than sixteen years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after July 6 they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the ajvard. Applicants for Scholarships should write to President Johnson for Scholarship examination blanks. Tnese oianKs. properly filled out by the applicant, should be filed with President Johnson by July 1st. Scholarships are worth $lOh and free tuition. The next session will open September 19. 1917. For further information and catalogue, address PRESIDENT D. B. JOHNSON. Rock Hill. S. C. 7-6. iNo. 666 ; This is a prescription prepared especially I for MALARIA or CH iLl S & FEVER. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then ns a tonic the Fever will not -<?furn it nets on the liver better than Calomei and does not gripe sicken. 25c ******* f "The Old f x X I Hartford Fire Insurance Co." f Came Back to Me Again V f f * X X a I Am PrenareH tn Write Ymir Insurance V 1 mil 1 I Vl/Ul VU IV II IWV A V?U Mivwa T' v 5! Y Do you believe in PREPARED- Y X NESS and RECIPROCITY, if so X A I can protect you from fire, and A > you want my patronage, "LET'S A SWAP" f X X IG. 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We have a number of styles in Buggies and Harness, and we can H suit you. We handle only the best H vehicles to be had, and our prices . H are always right. Come to see us; H you are always welcome. H Jones Bros. 11 j Bamberg, S. C. B ???. A^A A4A A^A A6A. AA^AA^ A A A A AT? A^A A^A A A A..AjMk. I ' Imoney to loanI ? ff r H II 1|g 7 -'. -; :M V x *| I represent a company that is anxious | T to put out money in this county, and I X < am in a position to negotiate loans of V from $2,000 up on good farm property, *? V Y' > at low rates and for long terms. & | t vl t A. M. DENBOWI It BAMBERG, :::::::: SOUTH CAROLINA X A^k A^A A^AA^AA^A A^AA^kA^LJ^kA^ fy T^r V^f $ y ^ f^r^jr^r Dr. THOMAS BLACK, JR. ? ? Cored in 6 to 14 Days DENTAL SURGEON. cur?^7?a<S%f'ltcuSI ? . i>i:><4 ni^^incrorPrntrtidiiicr Piles in 6tol4days. ?.^dU^e,,?en,tal,DeP,ftE:ent "r* I Tirs? ajph^iion riVesE.se and ileal. SOc. versity of Maryland. Member S. C. | State Dental Association. j ???????????????? 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