The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, April 12, 1907, Image 2
A TRl-COUNTY PAPER '
BATESBURQ, S. C.. FRIDAY. . APRIL 12. 1907.
JACOB PHINIZY, President
WILLIAM A. LATIMER, Vice Prest.
GEORGIA RAIL
AUGUSTA,
CAPITAL and UNDIVIDKI
Particular attention to t
by mail.
We solicit your business a
SHAVING PARLORS
THE BEST OF BARBERS?I
EVERYTHING 5
HOT AND COI
BILLIARD AND POOL PARLORS
I I nnucurcoM nnnn
*? . ?> . ivv/iju,i\ ? -JV'n r iv\/i <
COTTON MARKT. 1
Jatesburg spot 11
PERSONALS.
To the delight of her many *r 'lids, 1
M!3s K U.herine Cullum has returned
home after m extended visit t" friends
and relitives at Palm Beach Fla.
Mr W. J. Hatcher, ??f Johnston,
was In town Monday on business.
Miss li'K J LdLU J Illll, SpCIll MOllU.iy
in Columbia.
Mi*. U c. IS'.heredge spent Saturday
ni^ht and Sunday with Ids p iron's
Mr. and Mrs. U. Htliercd^e. He was
acc.xnpnined by Ins friend, Mr. Leroy
Woodward of Itarnwcll.
Mrs ,T. A whitten and little s ?n
spent several days in August this week
Mrs. J. Frank Knece and sister s
Nora Crouch spent Saturday and Sun- j A
day with Mrs. Ii. A. Home at illdge o
?prin^' s<
Mrs. Jim Clark of C ilumbla, spent ll
Sa'.urd ly in town with relatives. '
Mrs. W, A. Crouch spent several v
(1 ijrs at Wards Mils week. j,
Mr. Manchester Watson of Uidgc i.
Spring was a visitor to our city Monday t
Mr. McF.ill Ridgell his returned p
from Atlanta. a
Miss Maude Lec Klheredgo left r
Monti ty afternoon for Chicago, III,, s
where slia will rem tin for a ? ue Li ne' t
Miss Id i lJoitwritfht of near Laos n
viile paid her sister A Iss Mary ks-? ^
wrlgtat a brief visit Mo .diy. {
Mrs. Tom at > vd Mi>s Kvonlyu ,j
Asbil were visit, >rs o da'esburg today g
Mr. J. L (Juno, In. returned fr m a a
viS't to ilia si-ter at Virginia. ,,
Miss Tullye li itio'i ivis returned 1
from a weeks visit to relatives iu Augusta.
I1
MlssAnni Wint rs of ftlt.Ku.il was ! c
was in town shopping S.iluni iy.
Mr. Wiliia r. Cato of Monet ta was a ' a
i> t.-.K,..... . l .I r*
YlblV/.M bU I) IbvaUlMK 1'JUJl.lV.
I L
Mr. Garrett .1 ones has returned ' j
from a pleasant visit to his parents
at Keixhaw 1,
M s A'tce It mkin spent a few d iy< '
with friends and relatives at Culu'oia I
last week.
In a letter written to the Adv ?cile j
from Mi. II 11. Garvin at Wa.p nro ,
lie says tit l*. that the farm rs ar- all
well up with ihdr work, have ah m*
li'ilsh i I pi latlo^ e >rn and h\v* their
cotton ground ready for the II *eey sta-'
pie. ; c
Mr s \V C Firber spe.it a few days'
in Columbia this week.
Mr. '-v. W. Watson spent Wed ties- j
at Columbia. j p
Mr aud Mrs G. W Thomas have re- , *'
turned lo their home at Florence Sun - i?
day. '
e
Mr. and Mrs. M. It. Edwards spent' j]
Sunday at Eeesville. I,
Mr. 1). F. Hartley and mother re- '
turned home Monday from a vi-.it t >
Ashevillc, N. C. I
!.
Lhr. V incv S. Williams of the IT ,,
S. N ivy Ins re'urne I to his dut ies af-'(
ter oivi'nr a visil to hi.; ho ne in !
Coin n'>i", Mid -hi old hynup'ace oO
I\. F. I). No. 1 Balesburg. i i
Mr. .1'ilm Stevens Iik moved to 1
Palof burg from K F. I). No l.
Mr. .W.U. Farber i> in New York. I
Kpi-c pal services will bo held in '
Kamhiur Hall Sunday aftorncon at;
four o'clock. j
Uo '. R >yal Shannon house. of Kdge
Held will ofticiatc.
Mr. K l Carter of Dan'.I'lcV.i , one
or the Southern Kailw .ysgenial icpre. 1
sen at l\\paid Ikilcsburg a visit \e ,
tcrday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Craven of .la -!
per, I'ia , are in town for a few d <ys.
MARRIED.
()a S md iv morn'rig at 11 o'clock a 11
t lie homo of I he bride's fat her i n I .ex- I
in^ion, Mr. n-uhen I> M <?? /.? of near!
Iromo. and Miss Fannie Sou. of I.ex !
ingtori. were married by the llev. W !
L Keel. Uothof'hese young per pie
are quite popular. They will make
their home in the Fork.
CHARLES G. GOODRICH, Cashiei
KUFU3 H. BROWN, Asst. Cashle
.ROAD rJANK
GEORGIA.
) PROFITS, $500,000.0(
he conduct of acvount.'
Liid invite correspondence.
ire 11 known and highly resoected men
n Aiken county. Last Monday lie
aft tils home in North August to ati*ih1
c xirt at< Aiken and while at Ilia'
dace lie wa^ s* riclcon with a sudden
nd fatal illness. The most skllle*'
diysiciiitH were c tiled In, but then
ervlces wi-rn unavailing, and Mi.
'leekly breathed his lust s on aitel
io:m yesterday
The deceased has been a citizen aof
<t iri? Vutrusht r 'r .1 number or ycar>
>u h>g lut liui" he hasclnsely identii.Mlli'i
inlere-, s wiLli those of the
lowing and pr opermis little city,
nd no has ever b.'en looked upin as
11,-of Niirf.li A'l 'iistii'a m ut. i. flnr>n
i.il and highly respected oili/.ei.s.
i!e letvc.a wife and s'x children.
The funeral so vices will Ivj conduct(I
from tiio North Augusta baptist
hurch I his afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Too f.illov*in/ geui.loin m will act as
cMve p lUhe uer.s: Messrs. W. W.
laubes, A. K Leslie, It M. Votingiloxl,
<; i) Johnson, C, L. Jones auu
. s. i'agc.
r i; it?i ir.iry p.illb sirers are as foltws:
M sms, T, L. L Eireinau, T. L
f I'.m, J C. .\lick ty, J D. S Fearey,
ii hillings and J. C Whitley.
mm petinois re-|
fused.
uv. ansel n'.dvehsb aci
HON OF PARDON PAPERS.
Gov. Ansel yes'erea, refusal 11?rr*t.
lelilions for o iiimitulions and pir i
ons, pre rented s one i:n ; an > T v I
f t/ii on, \V I i i 11 \V -itm ireUni >f j
>it'l 'I I. rj'ner of Glar- j
ndon, wore :tfi 11ry ? s >s and i.i t.'?e
ir?it a line of '} 10.1 w i? i nposod and hi
lie second a fi ie of sM'K) or one year
n the Slate u-Miirent iary.
The Wedm Ireland c-?>e w .s appealed
o I lie Kiiprine c ti'M but that t r 11 >ii -1
ia! upheld tn<* v rdic. of the lower*
<>urL and J'.id,'(; (ia?'e rjfuijd to ree- '
oiivii I a p ir Ion.
The oiher case war that of Thonvs,
lies* of Greenville. win was sent up
r u l wo years for killing Thomas \us
Li'", a verdict of raansiau^iiter b'inK
returned.
??
DEATH IN AIKEN, j
m. T.W. WHATLEY SUCCUMBS
TO ATTACK OF RHEUMATISM.
A Ikon. April 9?"I'lio manv frienrla
in A ikon of Mrs T. W. vvint'ev wrr^
?-h< eked tn learn of her death on last
1' day. She dud at hor lionio in Booth
is'nml Wl lie she has be n a patient
- i:IT "or for several years from i heuma11sm
it was not known here that sho.
wis serious'v 111 s|<> was iho wife
of ll??> former Probate Judye, Cap!,. T
W hat lev. and was an estimable and
nobioOh'l-tian woman. She wasn member
<.f the \iW<?n Tfip'Isf Church. Tli?
remains vere lnlerr?'d ;it. Hc?*ch Island
on Saturday in the, presence of many
sorrowing friends and relative* Mrs,
Whatlcy was about 75 years of aK?.
i r~' ? / **
Jf
AND POOL ROOM.
HOT TOWHLS ALWAYS
>TBRIU*gBD.
.!> BATHS.
IN RHAR OH BARBUR SHOP.
BaLesburg, S. C.
f. A. GLECKLEK
DEAD.
nil KNOWN AND HIGHLY
ESTEEMED CITIZEN OF
NORTH AUGDSTA
PASSED AWAY
YESTERDAY
AFTERM30N
A k>n, April 11 ?The news Of the
udden and unti nely death of Mr. \V?
i. (Meekly, which occurred at 12:3o
'clock itt Aiken yesterday, brought
arrow to the hear s of hast of friends
ioih in the cdy and in North Awgusa.
The deceased was one ??f the ninst
HOST MAKE REPLY
TO C9MIS
SIGN,
IMRlHiN ORDERED RE-1
rADr IMITOT ta IW
I villi' unulll 1U All
SWER QUESTIONS.
NSIDE FACTS ARE DESIRED MATTERS
WHICH RAILROAD KING
REFUSED TO TELL IN FEB
RUARY WILL NOW
BE FORCED
FROM HIM.
Washington. April 9.?According to
i decision rom'ied by the interstat e
eomnnrcc commission tody, E II. t
Uarriinan will he made t ) appear In a |
CTniterl ^late^ci.vu't co'irt In the State j
,\f KT/v... V . i. i -
ii'ik in ai.iivi'r 1,0 proeeeuinixs t
v? be instituted tncnmpdl hlmtoanwcrc-rtihi
question* wh'ch tie refu
e t 10 answer when lie w is on toe stand
it tli r>oen* liearin; by the cimmis.loii
in N w Y rk. Numerous c inferences
have i>wn l.el<l on the subject
by the memb ;rs of the comrnHsion in
an Sc potion of this action, which w:l'
be br ui^ht as sum as Messrs Ku'Imr'r
and Severance, special counsel, can
> re pare the case fi r submission to the
iourt.
The hearing befor v. ldcfe Mr. Han inan
appeared was Held ill t he In I lor
pirlcf Fibru iry, and It was in con ne'ion
with certain transactions <f
tlic Union I'acilic tint Mr. ITarriman,
in ad vice of counsel, refused to ansi
si WHAT out
44First Natioi
?VN
a/ Special to The Stati
/? Batcsburg, April I
2? National Bank of Ha
?p that the bank is in a
/w this institut
i? in surplus, l ?e
ys spring has been ver
YA The deposits this sp
3? busy season last fa
very cuniplimenta
fa newspaper)
&
W . >> . Watson, Pre
I". li. Kernaglian;
%\4L W. L. Pawl;
J. A Whit ten;
h
m
1
\v t the'inestions p<i* t: him. Itwasj
hro lylr o.i' in the ?e-t.i*nony iliii lh?*
Union l\icitie owned a law irniuai ot
Sou*hern Pacilie Nt??ck. Mr llnriinan
was aske.i who;iter any. and 'f so iir.s
in trli of i hat stock b dunged to hbns *!f
when he bought It ami what pric Ik*
pai l for it but. h * declined to uns.vc.
A Mother (pi s' ioi) which he refused i
to answer, arid upon which the comis
in i d "siresliptit, was wbetli'T or not I
any of der.'ctors <if the Union Pacific
worn interested lr Mi? sale of certain
s'11res of st of the Sew York Menir.v1
ratlr ai at l lie lima they were;
old to lh?' I'liion Pacific.
INSTITUTE ON EVANGELISM.
An Institute on ICv mgelis n for
Aiken. IvlK^lie (1 and Ridtfe Aasocia-'
li .m will be held at. Ilidgc Spring
'tapt.lst church, T'-esd ly, A pril 23.
Program
10 A M D v itinnal Kxercises
lit 3-? A M livanif' llsm. Its S'Kiii-1
Ii<*ancc -N N Burton. A. A. Bayly
11::??? A >1 The Church and Kvan^elism
J. C Brown, Jebez Ferris
12:*-i0 P. M. The Pastor and Evan^e
j li.Mn?J. K. Johnson, John O. Omnrl
1;30 P. M. Intermission.
3 r. M. Local Needs and How to
J Supply Them J W. Wanton, <5. E
Hurts
1 I' M. The llo'y Spit It and Evan
?olism -It. J. WoodwaI'd, J. II. ICd
wards
8 Evangelistic coii< Service
j 8:15 1* M. Men and Evangelism T.
J. McLean
8:l.r>p M Prayer and Evangelism ?
W. T Iicrleux
Cer.rral discussion will Tol'ow the
sjk c ?d addresses on each Subject.
Pastors and oilier visitors are re
; <jiiesl? d I/) no1 Py .1. II. E Iwar Is Kldge
1 Spring. P. us soon as possible and
eiilrrin nmenf w'll be provided. A
| cot dial inviLtl.'i ii is extended
J. lla-twe" Edwards Sec. of Com
GOVERNOR TRIES
UP MBOKN'S
CASE
SHERIFF OF AIKEN COUNTY
WHO W?3 FINED FOR
CARRYING GOHGEALID
WEAPONS IN
GEORGIA, APPEALS
TO
GOVERNOR
ANSEL
;
GOV. TEBRELL INFORM'
ED
ihief execoriv e ok south car
Ol'NL His WRITTEN A LETTER .
TOfilTETSn ??
IN3 FOR AN iNVE3T!CiT!ON
OF CAD3E- MATTER WILL
BE TAKEN UP WHEN
LATTER EETOi:J3
FROM NORTH
CAROLINA.
Atlanta, Cla., April. ID. -A Pimlli!
Cirollna sheriff who has recently i
visite 1 .lefTerso 1 county, Ocogia, to j
Kta prison ;r, from .vhom a roqnlsi J'
I FRIENDS ARK SAYINU A
Tal ItanLr ? ? IT I-* i ? : ? u: --
M< f ?II(\ III ( IUUI ISJIIII^ I
heavy Loans.
I. ? The quarterly statement of the c.?n<
tesburg lias }nst oeen issued. The si
i moat fiouris .}? ,1m the.ir
tperatix. it shows a nd?. profit
d profits and dividends. The demand
y heavy and the bank has loaned out
ring have been in keeping with the dej
II. Uatcsburjt is proud ot !ier nationa
ry notice of our Bank was puolisli
oi'i-'iciaivs
sident, N. A. 1 ia.es, Vice President, IraC
D1KHCTOKS
J. l< Watson;
Dr. L. AV Mitchell;
1). li. Busby; J.
li Oon<a!es; W. W. Watson
mmk-sss&m %
U:i hid hcill iss ivl in favnr f the
nfo erii:jr ??f that s*.ale, \\>iL?s an in
'or sting tale >i woe in Governor
M. F. Ariel, as lit result of hi.-> G< or- ,
.Tin trip
sheriff T. P. Fi J) )im nf Aiken conn' .
ty, S, C , went to Luiiis> ille, G.i., fnr ;
i,he purpose of ;?ir>sting and taki'uy
hack to his state one Sam llnrr'.-i nwanted
tlv?re for larceny after truss
tin' crime cosist ir.g in t'ic theft of
i
a$2-) bicycle, which was the nroperlv i
- I
of cv-Sonator Georgi F K I iv")iid?,
Sheriff Itibarn got. his prisoner all
right, no attempt h ing ni.nl to in !
terfere when it was found tint his
pipers were all ri;.f*1 * . bif. h s'ates
as he was going to tin dep)t, ShcriiT
J.J. Sin t!i of Joflfe son c mntv ar*
rested him on the charge of carrying i
concealed weapons. Inuled him before
the Judge of ih ei. y court, vhere he
was convicted and li.e-d *20 an I costs,
aniaiinilug to fJ"?.f?0.
Sheriff Ri'orn entered an emphatic
pr t. st but plil the line, and now
wants to knov if South Cirolina oftlcos
who c i <n i t") G lorgia after
1 orlsontrs are to he given that sort of
' r-atment. lie assures Governor An!
vol 1 111 1 !>/> 1 I.I - -I -? >
Vilitv IV' V/ ll I l\"-l III** 11 1 I '
ono. in a holster wlvoh w is s'rapped ,
to his waist whore it eon d ea sily b |
| seen, and that in no sencc <* ?nl?i tlio!
wo ii on be consid. rod con -calo I.
Governor Ansel bis wrllttcn Governor
Terrell a lett er enclosing bi.n
a copy of the lei.ler received from
lierilT It iborn, a id asked him to in
vchtlgate the eise, and whether the
Georgia law is such rs to prevent o
1 ticcra of t.he law fiom eirryi.l^ weap
Ions in th> nnnrr slat I Governor
| Terr-II will take the milter u.i for i jqwlry
up in hi. raiuru fr-joi North
i Carolina.
I
BABY BURNED.
BEDDING CAUGHT FIRE AN1
NEGRO INFANT CREMA
TED WHILE FOUR
YEAR YEAR OLD
CHILD POWERLESS
TO SAVE
BABY.
Newberry, S C , April 10 ? An club
month old w^ro child was burnt'
o deush on the Johnstone place uea
-ewbi'rry Friday. The child's parent'
iad Ki)tie t,0 ;i spring nearby, am
left the infant in the cradle in charg
>f a four year old child. When the
returned Ih.-y found the cradle I
II lines and the child was burned
lea th h for il could b : rescued.
It is supposed that ilie older el)II
w.is playing in the. fire, ami acclden
t'Uvs.-t ITre to the bidding on th
ur?dlc.
mmAPPOINTED
AUDITOR IN NAV1
ROOSEVELT GIVES TYLER POSI
TION Or AUDITOR OF TREASURY
FOR NAVY/HAD HIM
SLATED FOR OHIO JOB
BUT OPPOSITION
TOO STRONG.
Washington, April 10 ?1The pres
dent h is appoint e(l Ralph W Tyiei
y\
&
u'jurui |
Condition-9
9
dilioti of ttic Hirst ??
Lutein .'nt si.ows J\
i i >' ??n ?.:x > cars
nf nearly $ ca.(MX? X
for money tliis
nearly $t iO,OQD. ^
?os ts iS ring Ih ; =c
>1 banix" Ti.is j?|
led in The Mute
L. Crv.-son, Carder 'J
S
M. il. Uutlund;
IS A ..ales: ^
P. /' lUiihONV. ;
1
a
S
I
i
a nej,rro of Cjlumbm, Ohio, to be and
loi of i lie treasury lor the navv d(
oar -nent. Tyler is the man who
was :u n uinced had been considere
L?y the president for a federal posit lo
in O.iio, particularly that of eurveyi
(>r customs al Cincinnati..
The situation in Ohoi was Ihrougt
ly canvassed, h it there was decide
op;>'sliiori lo giving a colored ma
such a prominent position as those ui
*1 r con.sideiat ion
BE- CROBBONS DAIR1
F>r I>. M.Crosson, rresidcnt of tl
Fiedouia Slock, Poultry and I>ai>
l?';triii, presented at our otlice a fe
days a sample ??f the product i
lus dairy. !Ie mads Ids lirst. shipmei
last week which consisted of f?0 pouni
of hut ter for which he received a pri<
of -"? cenIs per pound '1 he d.-cti
has in ido arrangements will) tli
same purchaser t?> ship liim the onti
output of hisdair., at tlie price abo1
na ued ? Lecsville News _______
REV. JOHN J. JOHNSO.
DEAD AT GHARLESTO:
HE W AS AUTHOR 0T "THE D
rtSSE OF SUMTER" AND OTfl
KR HISTORICAL WORKS.
Charleston S. C. Air I 8.?lb
.1 (iltm J. Johnson, l> P.. L. Ii. I) , of
r i.'.ijx church M ijor of engineers
I'll uge. at Kort "hunter dornitf the sir
of the sixties und an author of the i
fonse of Kort ^umlorand oilier li?>it.c
cal works, died last night at t he i
of seventy eight years.
He left a widow an i several sons i
daughters.
l'ut your Cow in l)r. If. C Ridge
via ?ture $1) J a month Yoj will j
more tnilk an J b utter.
MISTRIAL
D
NO BAIL IN CASE i
REAI
MRS. HARRY K. THAW III 8
J COST OVER
J. BY LONG DISTANCE BELL TELE1
e PHONE THIS AFTERNOON AT
y
n 12:0~> O'CLOCK FROM THE
0
COLUMBIA RECtRD THE
SHAW BULLETIN IS
AS FOLLOWS:
Telegrams received at 12:05 this
r afternoon by the Columbia Record
* states: That Harry K. Thaw's case is
still in tlic hands of the ]ury, but it Is
rumored around the court that a mistrial
will be the outcome. District
BUSINESS CHANGE AT
SALUDA.
p
J LIU. a. A. CRAWFORD PURCBASES
i STOCK OF SMITH & CO.
?
g Saluda April 9? Smith & Co..
jg merchants of this town, have sold their
C stock of general merch wid i*e to Mr.
k K. A. Crawford. Mr. Crawford was
g formerly In business here.
V Mr. J. E. Smith, senior member o!
* tha !lrm or Smith & Co , will in all
probability Join the knights of the
f grip.
Mr. Hammond E'herid ^ ,\'.\estson
^ J of Mr. Alvin Etheridge of ibis town,
? j was carried to Columbia yesterday to
^ j be operated on for appendicitis. He
S Was ace impanicd'ny'br. f.miUy Pbyi*
sician, Dr. s. m. Pitts.
.^ena'or H. W. Crouch, who has been
con lined to his room nv>re or less for
? j I lie past three weeks left yesterday
m for Glenn Springs for a two weeks
h' I rest and recreation.
Jg Tlie Saluda Telephone Exchange
g (company has been organized and a
r?1 local exchange will at once be installed
$ The line of the hell long distance to
: Johnston has been leased and connecj
tion w ill be maintained with it.
It is the Duroose of the company to
buiiri several short lines out in the
- ^ country surrounding Saluda.
n KILLING FROST AT
JOHNSTON. I
' !
(1 i Johnston, April II. ?A heavy frost
n fell hefe lust night attd early vegeta).
Lion has been killed :> ? a result.
Messrs Sam. Smith and Wade Tay|
lor are critically ill.
r- WALL PAPER KILLED
... MAN'S THIRD WIFE
iV
w
Of fhicajjo, April 8.?A disp&ih loTli?
it Tribune from Kvansville, lnd.. savs:
is Airs, '/.ichariah Watson, the third
2e wife of a farmer in Posey county, Inor
diana, died a few da\9 ago, and yeoter
is day it was discovered that her deatli
rt was due to tlie wall paper on tlie walls
re and celling of the pailor that she cle m
(d two da\a before being taken ill.
Physicians b.dieve "-he had been oois
i enocl, but were unable to ascertain the
ft ican.se unti 1 the wall paper was exam
lined and found to he Impregnated with
N virulent poison. Watson's first two
I wives died in the same wav. t lieir
(deaths occuring one and two year?
| ago.
l" I ? RAIN FOR RIDGE SPRING.
Ridge Spring, April 9,?Mr. Bryanl
Hughes, a man iiving about a mil*
from tliis place died here suddenly ir
2V one of the stores yesterday afternoon
,st He leaves a wife and one child,
in The was a heavy rain with consider
*ge able wind here Saturday night. Alsi
)o j a heavy rain with some hail Mondu
?rl- evening. The cartli was very dry am
igf the farmers appreciate rain coming a
this season.
It la feared that the fruit crop wll
he short th's year, duo to the receu
c ild and the disease known as scat
i Cr which has very much Injured lh
;et jticea.
EXPECTED
& VERDICT IS NOT
!HED
rATE or 60LLAPSE--TRIAL
$300,000.
Attorney Jerome emphatically states
that In case there Is a mistrial a new
trial will be held soon as practicable,
and;that as the question of ball rests
entirely with the District Attorney he
will not consent to any such move
and Thaw will have to remain la the
Tombs prison until the case Ls disposed
of.
$300,000.00 has already been spent
by the state and the Shaw's. Mrs.
Harrv K. Thaw ia now In a atata of
collapse but the mother of Harry Is
bearing the burden of anxiety wifh
fortitude.
T. D. MITCHELL IN THE
TOILS
NOTORIOUS PARTY IN RR00KL1HD
ALLEGED TO HAVE ATTEMPTED
CRIMINAL ASSAULT ON
NEGRO WOMAN.
T. D. Mitchell of Brookland has been
bound ovt;r to uppear for trial at Lexington
in August on the charge of at
tempt 10 rape. The prosecuting witness
is Emma Lo? man. a negro woman
who accuses Mitchell ol annoying
her.
The amount of bond was fixed at
$350 by Magistrate a. It. Bach man,
who held a preliminary yesterday. P.
II. Stallinga and U. T. Weed are the
bondsman. Stailings said yesterday
that it is all a light on Mitchell because
latter does not bear a good
name In the cunmunity and he believes
Mitchell is innocerfv. Stalllngs said
also that the prosecuting witness has
a had reputation.
At the hearing before the maglstrtlp_
Sophie Bates and Emma Loirau test!- ~ ?
tied. The charge in the indictment
| declares "that T. I). Mitchell did willfully
make an assault with criminal
intent upon the person of Emma Lowman."
'J'lie woman's evidence was that she
had been followed by Mitchell to the
house where she was stopping and that
nc grabbed at her and fell over a
wheelborrow or he would have caught
ner. .mere are several people in
II rook land who disbelieve the charges
although others are prepared to believe
theui.
Mi'.chell was arrested about two
years ago on the charge of violating
the election laws, lie was town marshnl
at llrookland then, lie was convicted
at Lexington Later Mitchell
was convicted of gambling and ?entenced
to pay a fine of 915 and spend
two hours in jail.
A special to to tlie State from Lexington
says:
' Sheriff Corley lias been advised of
the arrest of T. D. Mitchell at BrookI
nul iinrioe Ua nl\o - 0
I.ivj uuvivk me uL anaauii; oi
a negro woman last Saturday night'
lie was granted ball today by the
magistrate there. This same man
c >nvicted at August term, I90f>, of
conspiracy in town elect:on and sentenced
to three months. lie lias also
bee \ convicted of gambling there."
AIKEN HOmTlCLOSES
THE PARK-IN-THL-PINES HAS A
| MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON.
Aiken, April 9.?Hotel Park In-thePines
closed on Saturday for the seas
on. alter having had the most successful
season in ir.? Tiiia nnnniaf
J
?I hoatelery was taxed to its fullest capa)
city, and uiany were turned away for
, lack kf room. The extensive advertising
campaign conducted by the hotel,
resulted in bringing moatexccllent
j results, and during the season a large
v number of distinguished visitors w?ie
, registered. The management and help
I of tlie hotel left on Sunday for the
North.
'! FOR SALE
Fresh straw berries at twelve and
e.ie half cents per quart,
Dr.E C.kidgell Bates burg 5. C.
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