The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, July 17, 1908, Image 2
THE MARLBORO DEMOCRAT
VOL XXXHf BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1908
NO. 29
MAN KILLED
* IN THE CITY
FRANK BARR SHOT OLIVER
EDWARDS
?VO Negroes Fell Cut bout
"Cheating in Gambling Barr
Escaped
Oliver Edwards was shot and
almost instantly killed by Frank
Barr near tho Coast Line water
tank about eleven o'clock Satur
day night.
Coroner George N McCall
being too unwell to hohl tho in
quest, it was held by Magistrate
Cl) EaStcrlingSaturday night ami
Sunday morning, and the follow
ing facts were brought out.
Several negroes, including Barr,
Edwards, Lol Cain, Eph .lohn,
11 wi ry Buchanan, Willie Johnson,
Bink Anderson and Mary Smith,
assembled near tho water tank af
ter tho train froth Sumter passed
Saturday night. Some ol' them
were gambling and drinking. Barr'
called Anderson oil' and told him
bo wanted to ber row his pistol; he
was going oil' in the country, and
would return the pistol next thorn
ing Anderson let him have it.
Barr then went to Edwards and
thc two sat down and went to gam
bling, playing "skin*1 in the moon
light. Barr passed a soda water
ticket on Edwards mid Edwards
accused him of passing bad money.
Barr denied it, and they commenc
ed cursing- each other. Edwards
threatened to shoot Barr if bc did
not give him his money, and Ed
wards put his hand to his hip
pocket. Harr drew a pistol and
shot Edwards. Ile walked a few
steps and fell without speaking.
Bar escaped. When last seen he
was going in the direction of
Crosland's spring, lie was a
brakeman on the B and C railroad,
and came from North Carolina.
Edwards is a well known car
penter in Bennettsville.
Anderson is in jail, held as ac
cessory to the murder. Sherill'
Groen is doing all he can to catch
the murderer.
MCLEAN VERDICT REVERSED
Railroad Not Responsible for In-1
jury to Passenger on Caboose.
The supreme court has reversed
the Darlington j u r y which
found a verdict for $10,000 in fa
Cheraw, whose son was killed by
the overturning of a caboose, near
Lumber, in 1904,
The evidence showed that the
Darlington baseball team, with
which McLean was playing, was
going from Darlington to McColl
to play. Some of the boys left the
{passenger coach and went on lop
ol'the caboose, in the rear. At
thc time of thc accident McLean,
.1 W Wilcox and Fred Rowe were
riding on top of thc caboose. Mc
Lean was fatally injured. Ile was
brought to Bennettsville for treat
ment, and afterward carried home
where he died.
The supreme court holds that the
railroad should not be held respon
sible for McLean's death, since he
exposed himself to danger by rid
ing on top of the caboose, that if
he had been riding in the passen
ger car provided for passengers,
he Would not have been hurt, and
that his death was due to his own
negligence and carelessness, and
not that of the railroad.
A new trial has been ordered.
HinshoLW for Sheriff.
Capt W A Uinshaw of Clio is
today announced as a candidate
for sheriff. Capt Ilinshaw is well
known to tho most ot' the people
of the county, especially tlioso who
remember the trying days of 'TO,
when Capt Hinshaw was a leader*
in tho efforts to free tho county
and state I rom carpet bag and
negro rule. Me has always been
a staunch Democrat and an active
supporter of tho party and its
policies.
Capt Hinshaw was a candidate
for sherill' four years ago, and re
ceived quite a nice vole in thc
county.
BAND ORGANIZED
Bennettsville Boys arc Preparing
to Make Music.
The Bennettsvillc band has been j
organized and is composed of tl
number of young nam with musi
cal talent. N A Smith cd' .Marion
will be the instructor. lie has
been instructor of the Marion band
[luring the past year. The instru
ments have been ordered and are
expected this week.
Below are those who have been
enrolled as members of the band:
Fred Rowe and C YV D.idloy,
jornots; Lauch Freeman, trom
bone; John Carlisle and Willie
Jordan, tenor horns; Tom Fate
md Ralph Crosland, alto horns:
Frank Moore, baritone, horn; (i V
Beard and G L Dixon, base horns;
Travis Pate and Colin Covington,
drums.
The band needs two or three
more men, especially two for clari
onets. They will probably be ob
tained in a few days.
Dr. McLeod Naturalized.
Although Dr Bunyan McLeod
has been in Bennettsville several
years, be bad not been naturalized
till a few days ago, and remained
u subject of the British crown, be
ing a native of Nova Scotia. Here
tofoie he. has not been able to vote
here or exercise other political
privileges of a citizen of the United
States.
At the last term of court, how
ever he received his naturalization
papers,having taken the oath of al
legiance to thc United States. Abel
Lathrop, the assistant district at
torney, came up from Charleston
for the purpose bf getting Dr Mc
Leod nau ral i zed.
Dr McLeod hus secured his
registration certificate, and is now
prepared to cast his ballot for the
candidates of his choice in tho ap
proaching elections.
HOW IT OCCURRED
Horse That Hurt Negro Boy Was
Frightened by Automobile.
The Advocate has been asked to
liorrect some errors and omissions
in the article about tho little negro
boy, Willie Met iill, getting hurt
last week.
John Wilkinson says that he
was in charge of the peach wagon;
that tho negro boy was not driving,
hut was going along to assist him.
Hie wagon was standing in front
of the express ofllco and Mr Wil
kerson was unloading the peaches
into tho express office. Willie was
holding thc horse by the bits and
the lines were lying across a wheel,
lillian McLaurin came along in
bis automobile, which scared the
(torso. Mr Wilkerson grabbed
the lines, but the horse lumped
and broke them. Willie then
grabbed the bits with both hands
anti held on. After making a few
lunges, th? horse, with his knees,
knocked Willie loose, and tho
wagon ran over him. His arm
was broken and he received some
bad gashes on the forehead and
nose.
Willie is now doing very well
und seems to be on the road to re
covery.
MADDOX MUST
SERVE TIME
FOR. TTEMPTING TO INFLU
ENCE A JUROR
He is Out on Bond and is Si\id to
he in (ieorjjkv ?vt Present
Time.
W C Maddox must serve six
months on the chningang, or for
feit !i?s !?(>IM?, for trying to tamper
with a juror, B 1'" Smoot, who sat
on tlio case of thc town of MeColl
against NV A Stutts, \\ i?o was
charged with disorderly conduct.
ir sectus that Maddox was doing
hi? best to got Stutts acquitted.
A cording to Mr Snioot's tcsti- 1
many, Maddox took him into a 1
private room and Saith 1
'This boy has not done a damn
thing. I am on his bond, I am go
ing to slick to him to tho last. 1
have sold out my business, lock,'?
stock and barrel. 1 want you to <
do all von can for this boy; I want :
you to clear him for me, and if
you will 1 have got between li) and
20 good paying customers that
have been trading with me, and 1
will carry them all down there and
put them to trading wi tn you, and
wherever 1 say trade thev will
trade."
Mr Smoot testified that "I told
him as far as the Lord gave me
brains to decide between right and
w rong that was the way I would
decide."
Maddox was convicted and sen
tenced to serve six months in the
chaingang, without any alternative
line. 1 lis attorneys .1 W LeOrand
and Gol Knox Livingston, ap
pealed to tho surprcmecourt.Mad
dox gave a six hundred dollar
bond, signed by ?I ?J Pearson, The
surprcme court has dismissed the
appeal. Maddox is now said to be
in Georgia.
Maddox had previously been
tried for selling liquor and main
taining a nuisance at Met 'oil, but
was acquitted.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
The Democraiic Nominee For
President.
Teachers* Institute.
The teachers' Institute, which
opened on Monday, has boen mos -
ing along neely. Thc attendance
was small at (irst, but increases
steadily, 1 ew names being added
to tho roll every day. It is hoped
that still others will come and avail
themselves of tho courses offered?
Miss Carmichael is giving ins
truction in primary methods,
Miss Carswoll in drawing, and
Mr Mckittrick in Algebra, Civics
and Literature
Tho daily program is as follows:
8:30 to 9:30 Prinyuiy.
9:l>0to 10:15 Civics.
10:15 to 11:15 Drawing.
11:20 to 1'2 Literature.
12 to 12:15 Algebra
CONTRACT FOR
WATERWORKS
LET TO ABEL AND EDWARDS
OF HICKORY
Work to bc Begun by August 13,
and Completed by Decem
ber 14.
Tko contract lor thc wntcrworko
system,foi' Bennettsvillc was let
last Tuesday afternoon bv thc
hoard of public works to Abcc <\\ 1
Edwards of Hickory, N. C. Their
linal bid was about $20,300. This
is for thc pipes and tank, and docs
not include the wells and pumping I
machinery. There wet o several j
other bids, anda number of engin
eers and contractors were here the
Jay the contract was let. The next
lowest bid was about i>i>0,000, by
Mo<Teary & co, ol'.\llanta.
There are to be nearly six miles
of pipe, which will practically cov
er the town. The tank will be of
steel, 180 feet high, and will hold
100,000 ?allons.
The tank will bo located on tho
public square, where the market
house now stands, '.rho county
commissioners granted tho town
the right to to erect tho tank on
public square on condition that
water be furnished free for tho
court house and jail. There will
also bc three drinking places, one
in front of tho court house, and
one on each side of tho public
square, for which water will bo
furnished free.
Mr Minshull, whodrcw tho plans,
was in favor of putting tho tank
at tho no ?vcr house below the de
pot, but Mr Bandy, who is to bo
tho supervising engineer, thought
it ought to be up town. Ile said
that greater pressure could then bi
secured and more water obtain sd
from the tank in a given time, as
the friction of tho pipe to convcj
tho water from a tank at the power
house up town, would bo ?limin?t
ed.
The pumping station will be a
the power house, and from then
the water will be pumped into thc
tank on the public square. Then
will bo enough shallow wells t<
furnish 15,000 gallons por minute
Tho contract with A boo & lid
wards provides that tho work shal
bo begun within live weeks an
completed within live months
They aro now putting in a systoi:
for Maxton, and will move thoi
foree from there to Bennettsvill
within the next few days.
Mr Abee stated before leavin
hore Tuesday evening that h
thought that they could finish tl
work hore within live weeks af ti
it is begun. They will bring aboi
200 hands with them.
,1 M Bandy & co, of Grccnsboi
will be tho supervi imr engineer
They will bo paid by tho town,
has not yet fully dedided whet lu
they will get Si per cont of t l
cost of the worlc. or whether th(
will be paid a salary. Either wt
they will probably get somcthh
I i ko $1,000.
Tho salo of the sewerage boin
nas not yet beim quito complete'
It is hoped that tho sewerage COI
mission can got to work, howov
in time to have Mr Bandy supt
intend tho work of both systems
thc same time,thereby reducing t
cost of tho supervising engineer,
The $35,000 waterworks bon
were sold at 96, so that thc mon
received was $33,600, The boa
of public, works deposited 87,?
of this in tho Union Savings bai
$7,500 in the Planters Natioi
bank, and tho balance in tho Ba
of Marlboro.
The board of public work's
composed of II L McColl, ch?
man; IO h Hamilton and Jacob
Isnacsohn. Thc sewerage coin-'
mission is composed of T K Mc
Call, chairman, CSChallin, PA
Mc Kellar, F (i Hollis ami Dr ,1 K
K iuiicy.
MR.. HODGES WINS APPEAL
Action Cannot be Withdrawn After
Counterclaim is Set Up.
, The supreme court mis decided
in favor ol' Mr Hodges thc appeal
in the ease of I unman & Co against j
P A [lodges.
Inman & Co brought suit against
Mr Hodges for $372.70 and inter
)Stv alleged to be due them OM
transactions while Mr Hodges was
niying cotton for them. Mr
Hodges answered b.y certain deni
ds, and further set up a counter
?laiiu for SI, H'M". 03.
Inman & Co then tried to with
Iraw theil- suit, but JttdgQ Dantz
er refused to allow them to witli
Iraw it. Then they appealed to
.he supreme court, for leave to
ivithdarw the ction. The. supreme
iourt has decided that they cannot!
liscontintie their action, since the
counterclaim has been set up
igainst them. Thc case will now
nive to be tried by a jury on its
nerits.
Inman & Co were represented
i),y .) W LeGrando and Burke,
Rivers abd ErOkman. Mr Hodges
ivas represented by Newton cc
)wens.
A Marlboro Man.
Thc Upperville correspondent
3f the Kauquier (Yu.,) Democrat
in an account of Confederate mern
>rial exercises, has thc following
to say of an address delivered by
Maj. Robert McIntyre, son of Col
l{ C McIntyre, of Beauty Spot:
"A most eloquent and befitting
iddrcss by Maj. R A McIntyre,
jf Warronton, was delivered from
:he portico of Dr Ri liker's resi
lencc and to say it was enjoyed by
ill, is to use a mild term. Thc
Major was in the pink of condition
md while he was always quite
popular, bc added still more laur
els to his wealth: may he come
oftener."
JOHN W. KERN.
rho Democratic Nominee For
vice-President.
Stop that tickling cough ! Dr.
Shoop's Cough Cure will surely
itop it, and with perfect safety. It
is so thoroughly harmless, that
Dr. Shooj) tells mothers to use
nothing else even with very young
babies. Tho wholesome green
loaves and tender stems of a lung
healing mountainous shrub fur
nish the curative properties to Dr.
Slump's Cough Cure It calms the
sough, ftnd heals the sensitive
bronchial membranes. No opium,
no chloroform, nothing harsh used
bo injure or suppress. Demand
Dr. Shoop's. Take no other. J. T.
Douglas.
REST OF THE
CANDIDATES
TO SPEAK IN BENNETTSVILLE
WEDNESDAY.
Those Who Ward Stale Offices to
Address Voters of Marl
horo July 22.
Tho candidates for state olHees
will speak in Bennettsvillc next
Wednesday, duly 22. Thc meet
ing will he opened in the court
house about IO o'clock by the coun
ty chaiiinan. Cold N Drake. Those
who are. expected to speak are:
For Governor-Martin F Ansel
of ( i reedville.
Lieutenant Governor---Thomas
(i McLeod, of Bishopvi.1 lo.
Secretary pf State- li C Mc
Cown of Florence:
Attorney General*-?d F Lyon of
Abbeville;
Comptroller General--A W
Jones of Abbeville and . N W
Brooker of Columbia;
Adjutant General-J C Boyd of
Greenville and Henry T Thomp
son of Columbia; .. ,.
Superintendent, of Education
IO C Elmore of Spartanburg,
Stiles K Mollichamp .of Orange
burg and. J E Sweuringen of
(/reen wood; . .
Railroad Commissioner--B h
Caughman of Lexington, James
Cansler of Tirzah, F C Fishburne
of Charleston, ,1 A Summerset of
Columbia and ll W?Richardson of
Columbia.
The candidates will arrive here
Tuesday night from Bishopville,
where they speak Tuesday. They
will go from here to Chesterfield,
to speak Thursday.
THE GREAT "PASSION PLAY"
at School Auditorium, July 20
ANOTHER PAPER SUSPENDS
Thc Rockingham Record Was
Not Able to Establish Itself.
The Record, a paper which was
started in Rockingham a few
months a go, has gone out of busi
ness. It publishes the following
obituary of itself:
KA KKW BU.I
The Record some months was
launched. It has tried to be faith
ful to its missions.
But the newspaper business is
not fun and The Record linds it
hard to "pay as it goes." So it
has decided to stop going, lt has
been printed in Oharloste at quite
an expenso. It was up to the Rec
ord to buy an outfit pr buy out our
neighbor, the Anglo-Saxon. The
Anglo-Saxon didn't wish to sell
and The Record has concluded to
go out of business. All parties
indebted to The Record will please
settle. It certainly "needs the
money." It has "sunk" quite a
little bit of money aral has still
other obligations to meet. If sub
scribers and others who are due it
will pay up The Record will not
have to stand for still further loss.
The Record will pay every cent it
owes. All unfilled subscriptions
will be lilied hythe Anglo-Saxon.
If this is not satisfactory any sub
scriber can get his or her money
back upon request. We wish to
go out of business with a "clean
sheet."
The Record has its friends.
They were good to it. It appre
ciates their kindness, and will al
ways feel kindly toward them.
Adieu for all time!
THE RECORD.
July 6, 11)08.
THE GREAT "PASSION PLAY"
at School Auditorium, July 20 adi.?