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C) THE PRESS AND STANDARD, WALTERBOR 0, S. G JUNE 25,1913. BRAVKHV of o.nh man KAViat nim, moM i>i:ath i < Throwir lato S«* by Jmtlinu of ' CYo»» <1**—Voihir 1» t *“ vtH ** Ch»r.\fStOP. 8.0.. Juut 21.—\ Uil: Onlv th** iuptintiinpous un«l <orira Kcoub a«tion of -an omploy^ of the elertri* al department • of .th" ot ' “ 1^5lias TV;»rti«m — a probable droB0>i thf P s ‘* charge of V *»*»nK*n fropt the f*rry •Earner La^re.ue at the Snlllvani j Island wlsarf on the trip tl a l-.t rharfettou Shortly' after 8 ves.erdiyU-Vnlna. PaV S e««era. heed less of th** warninK*»of‘Svpt , J'lnton<l- ^ 4, w ■'W.’ Kdller. pressed eaireily n, for w a hi wf>en the Laarenco ran Into ^ the al p Vnd ha'rdlV fot the j ferry atenmer to tie up fh .the.r haste tc leap ashore. i , The *an* plank had been pulled | aboard 'and hundreds were pouring over into the wharf when the acci dent occured » Jo»%ling one another j dangerously. % m ores of passengers were jiunping from the de( k .n the trush Miss Mary tir.ttln. 16 years old. . of Charleston, was pushed against, lost her balance and pitched through the Opening left between the host and wharf on the side and Sn*o the <r water. ■ Hi m tied by Mr." Kill*-. Some one rhr.«d;ed and for a ’ t>- tiieiit pandemonium both on tlie ferry a»'<1 amoi.g those e. ho had already tail ed the shore It v.a; ap parent that the niri v a> undble to tiw it.u, and thoije who w »ti;es.-*-.: l.er predican.ent entertained momentarily'■ gra.e fears for U»*r saiety. Cotidit.ons were assumuig u serious «asf when a Mr^ Kills, un employe of the eleetrh al department of the Trac tion Company, who was on the Law rence as a passenger, went over info the water fully dresseij. to the assis tance of the girl. Hardly had he struck the water, when some other person with presence of mind to real ise the gravity of the situation, also dived over. Mr. Kills proved to be an excellent swimmer, and the assistance of the second life-saver was not re quired. Almost before the crowd realized what had happened the girl was being helped from the water to the wharf, and soon stood in safety, little the worse for the experience. ‘•I’m all right, mother!” Miss Grff- fln declared tlm moment her foer. touched thJ^wnarf. Mrs Griffin, be came hysterical while her daughter was in the water, and requ red treatment as soon as the rescue had been accomplished. The girl and her mother were taken in charge by Su perintendent Puller, who saw to it that every provision was made for their < unitor* , Among those who were eye-wit nesses the acc.dent is deefared to have been the result of direct and gross carelessness of a great num ber of men and hoys, whose eager ness to accomplish the shift from ferry to trolley without waiting to use tht* gangplank.-made them forget themselves so far as to be careless, not only of their own safety, but of that of others. Several people de- , ciare that Miss Griffin was most rude ly. although w.thout * apparent de liberation. shoved into the water. Yesterday the new schedule, which is being used during the completion of the draw bridge, worked out al most perfectly, »nd there waif hut one ^lelay. and that of a minor character Tomorrow the regular Sunday sched ule will be adhered to, with the ex- ception of the 2 and 4 oVUx k t rips in th** afternoon An extra trip may. howevpr, be decided u|H>tl latter. t « 'OUTRIGHT ' ' LIGHTNING PROOF ROOFING It is noi orJy !;ghtmn> procf but fere-prcof end storm-proof, too. CORTRIGHT METAL SHINGLES last aalonq as the bui'.dmg SJuTncvcr need :epa:rj. just the thin'j for town cr country biddings, .because they meet every condition cf comfort, beauty and security. Rice for 10c. Per Ql . - FFF - r> ‘-s « — for Sale by A. W1CHMAN & SOX Waiterboro, South Carolina. | , r e \;JP as Long as it Lasts at 9 J. Edward Pincbey’s First Class Grocery Hie Finest D. S. Butt Meat for 10c. per pound \ V , .« SOBEL & B0G0SL0W Successors to J. 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Okla. early today, cover ed Postman ter Hotter with p lieu mat c guns and looted hm till They se cured $75 in currency, a bag contain ing two thousand pennies and two gold watches. The baudits then told the postmaster to sit down. "Now you keep quite until we heat it from this burg or we will flog you." said horses and rode away. No attempt at pursuit waa made / you will not miss a single issue containing THE ARGYLE CASE. Believing that during the Summer month' our read er." would enjoy a serral story we have secured the right 1 ■ ** to publish the great novel. ‘The Argyle Case.” THE STORY OF FINGER MARKS' <f so ikdeveloped in thi> interesting serial. It U the story of a crime and how a great detective won a wife by success- » f <• v' fully ferreting the mystery of the crime. You will be * interested in the story from beginning to end and its • ** « peculiar human touch will appeal TO BEGIN WITH AN EARLY ISSUE. » Do not miss a single issue from this time on. 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