The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 09, 1907, Image 5
VOTED IT DOWN.
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After a Full and Free Discussion
of the Matter
Citizens of Handy Hun Township,
Lexington County, View New
County Project With Disfavor.
In response to a call that had been
Issued a few weeks ago by prominent
citizens of Sandy Hun Township, Lex*
ington County, a large number of
voters assembled at Spreading Branch
school house, in that township. The
mirnOKft nf thlu ?'
* x ? ? inv.vv.nifi nits to U18cuss
and decide upon tho advisability
of joining the people of St. Matthews
in their efforts to form a new county
out of a portion of Orangeburg County
and that section of Lexington.
The meeting was called to order by
Dr. Brooker, of Swansea, who stated
the object of the meeting. Mr. Nathan
B. Wannamaker, an influential
citizen of thot community, was unanimously
elected chairman and a secr?*
tary was also chosen. In order that
the matter be brought before the
body, the following resolution was
offered for adoption:
"Resolved, That we, the voters of
.Sandy Run Township, in mass meetassembled,
do regard with uni^'.Ulifiod
disfavor any movement
from whatever source?whatever
and subserved?that contemplates
the dismemberment of our county
but cutting therefrom any township
or section or any part thereof, or
that in any way imperils the integrity
of the same."
As there were present a number
of gentlemen from St. Matthew's who
came there as promoters of the new
county, the motion which had been
made to adopt this resolution, was
temporarily withdrawn, and a motion
was made and carried that these gentlemen
and a .gentleman who was
present from the city of Orangeburg
be allowed the privileges of the floor
that they might participate in the
discussion. Mr. J. Scottowe Wannamaker,
Mr. Wj'^berly and several
other gentlemeke\.Vnd Mr. J. H. Fundekburg,
from vJ?tmgeburg, were invittal
to take part J" this discussion.
Mr. Wannamakor then made a
speech of about two hours against
the adoption of this resolution. He
put forth the argument of the new
county advocates and endeavored to
show the peole of Lexington that it
would be to their advantage if they
would withdraw from Lexington conn
ty and become a pa\t of the new
county, which would have St. Matthew's
as its county seat. He devoted
most of his time in making charges
of extravagence and mismanagement
against the officials of Orangeburg
County. He said the Court
House officials were receiving extravagant
salaries for thoir services
and that the county expenses were
annually on the increase.
He also claimed that the county
commissioners were entirely too extravagent
in their management of the
people's money; that too much was
spent for bridges and roads, and that
this fund was not equitably distributed.
He also said that the lands and
property of this county were assessed
at too high values and consequently
made the taxes burdensome upon the
people. He explained why he thought
V a newspapers and politicians of old
Orangeburg County were opposing
the new county scheme, and charged
them with having selfish motives for
so doing.
He spoke for nearly two hours,
but seldom referred to Lexington
County or its officials. Orangeburg
affairs seemed to have been on his
mind, and this did not aid him much
in solving the problem for the solution
of which these Lexington people
had assembled.
After Mr. Wannaniaker completed
his speech Mr. Funderburg addressed
the meeting in support of the resolution
and endeavored in a brief
manner to present the contrary facts.
He defended the action of the Or>
angelmrg officials and while he admitted^
that a great deal of money
was being spent by the county commissioners
he had no facts to show
that the people did not get the benefit
of every dollar of this money.
Even if this extravagence were admitted,
it would have no bearing on
the resolution before this body, as
that was purely a Lexington matter.
These people were not concerned in
Orangeburg county affairs.
Mr. Funderburg replied to all the
pertinent points of Mr. Wannamaker's
argument, suggested to the people
to let this experiment alone and
remain with Lexington, as to make
the change would be a leap in the
dark. Lexington is not a heavily taxed
county and they would certainly
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nave tneir utxes iuvivubou n
went lnt(j a new county, which was
shown by the average rate of taxation
in the six new counties for five
years as compared with the rate they
are now paying. He claimed that
amputation of a portion of Orangeburg
County would not be the proper
remedy for expensive administrations
and if they thought the officials were
too extravagant they should elect
others.
EVERYBODY MUST MARRY.
Omaha Council Provides Fines For
Those Disobeying Ordinance.
All old maids and bachelors of
Omaha, Neb., must get married or
pay a heavy fine, if the city council
f has the power to make them do it.
A bill to be introduced at the next
meeting of the council requires all
single persons between the ages of
25 and 45, of normal physical and
mental condition, to get married in
60 days. NiLexcuses are to be accepted.
OnJ^widowers will be exemp.
"Cowboy" Mayor Dahlman
says he will sign the ordinance.
Guilford, Mo., and an Iowa town
have passed an ordinance taxing
bachelors.
RELEASED PRISONERS.
Moonshiners in the Dark Corner
Hold Up Officer*.
Moonshiners gar? a party of officers
a big surprise in the dark coruer
section of Greenville county Friday
by surrounding a distillery
which the raiding squad had captured
and at the point of Winchester I
rifles demanded and effecting the release
of three prisoners. It was a
daring piece of work even for blockaders
and rather out of the ordinary
for these times.
Since the Carey-Cothran law went .
into effect Magistrate Rector of High j
land township, has been active in ;
destroying illicit distilleries. Wed- I
nesday night he started a raid near
the North Carolina line and early
Thursday morning a big distillery
was located. The magistrate was ac- '
companied by two constables. <
One was sent off to Tryon to notify
the deputy revenue collecton at
Greenville while the magistrate and
his constable hold the still. Just at
daylight, presumably to start operation.
Two were captured, but one
escaped. Half an hour later the distillery
was surrounded by mountaineers
who covered the officers with
their rifles and effected the release
of the prisoners.
The mountaineers then destroyed
the distillery and 110 gallons of liquor
in order to prevent the property
from falling into the huiuls of
the Federal government, several women
assisting in the work. Magistrate
Rector and his constables were
told to clear out and they lost no
time in getting away. A number of
warrants will he sworn out for the
arrest of the guilty parties.
CUT OFF Til KIR EARS.
Act of Koblx?r Struck Terror to The
Hearts of Women.
The latest exploit of the hooligans
of Marseilles has struck terror into
the hearts of every woman in that
city. A few nights ago a woman on
her way home was suddenly approached
on the Qual du Vieux Port
by a stranger and asked to hand
over her gold earrings. She started
hack in alarm, and a minute later
screamed and fell fainting to the
pavement. When she was picked
up by a policeman it was found that
the lobe in her left ear had been cut
off, and the earrings with it.
A lady wearing a pair of pearl earrings
was accosted by a well dressed
man in a quiet street and asked to
give up her earrings. She offered
resistance and screamed. In an instant
her left ear was cut entirely
off, and the thief ran away with the
ear. Another woman lost both ears
Quite a number of women have been
similarly robbed during the past
few days.
Several ears have been found, and
M. Caviailer, the Marseilles judge instruction,
has had them preserved in
alcohol. In one case the assailant
has been captured, and is to be tried
before the assizes at Aix, when the
ear will be produced as evidence.
One resulet of the crimes is that the
women of Marseilles have now gun
to discard earrings altogether.
MERRYMAKER KIIjLEI).
Attacked by Men Who Sought to
"Break Up" Party.
Five Men are under arrest at
Mount Holly, N. J., charged with the
crime of killing William Beebe, a
farmer, of Red Lion. The murder
was tlie result ot a determination to
"break up" a merrymaking party at
Chairville. The men under arrest
are Howard Reeves, Theodore Wells,
Caleb Rogers, Harry Reeves and Harry
Hatnmell. They appear to have
had no motive for killing Reebe, except.
that they were looking for a
fight and met him first.
The live men accused, were attracted
to the house in which the fesfivitio?<
were going on, by lights and
dancing. As they approached the
place they stumbled upon Reebe in
ri; "lace and clubbed him to
death. The merrymakers were attracted
to the doors by the noise f
out and managed to
hold the murderers until they could
he placed into custody. The five
men declared they were looking for
.a fight and could clean out the
"whole bunch." It is understood
that Rogers was the instigator of the
attack.
A wife and three children awaited
the homecoming of Mr. Reebe, as
they thought he had gone to town
on business. The five men are being
held awaiting the result of the coroner's
inquest.
ANSWKRKI) SPIRITS CALL.
Baby's Ghost Beckoned to Woman
Who Went to Her Grave.
Hunted by the ghost of her baby
niece of whom she had been extremely
fond, Mrs. Daniel Clauer of Springfield,
Ohio, died, it is believed, in answer
to the call of the child. She
said the baby came every day and
beckoned to her to come.
In the last two years, Mrs. Clauer's
family have been invaded by death
nn Iahr thnn RAV#n timpfl On? hv
one her brothers and sister, then her
husband, and Anally her little niece
went to their graves and she felt
that there was nothing on earth for
her to live for longer.
KILLED HIH FATHER
Because He Was Beating His Mother
In Their Home.
J. Henry Middle Karp, a seventeen
year old youth, shot and killed his
father in their home at Catonsville,
Md., Thursday dn defense, it is alleged
of his mother's life.
Middlesharp began beating his
wife it Is averred. Another son went
to her assistance when the man grabbed
both wife and son by their
throats and began choking them. At
this moment Henry appeared with a
revolver and shot his father dead.
WAS SCARED OFF.
New York Clerk Lost Courage
and Left bonds.
Stole Ilomls to the Value of $800,000
and Had an Additional $500,000
Worth of Securities.
Fear saved the Trust Company of
America in New York city, $500,000
and prevented the greatest steal that
has ever been planned. Had William
O. Douglass kept his courage
to the last he would have suceeded
in carrying away bonds valued at
$1,300,000. In that case he would in
all probability have been in a position
to compel the bank ofTicers to
let him go free.
As it is he got away with bonds
to the value of $800,000. Why he
did not carry away the additional
$500,000 worth of gilt edged securities
he had concealed in his desk,
is not known, but it is thought he
had not the temerity to return for
this portion of his plunder after the
theft was discovered.
After a meeting this week of the
directors of the comxany, a formal
statement of the loss was made public.
It shows that securities of the
market value of $570,000 were abstracted
hv the assistant Irvan clnrU
All the securities have been recovered
with the exception of $63,000.
In making this recovery the company
had to pay $102,000 to various
stock exchange brokerage firms,
who held the securities as collateral.
Deducting the clerk's bond, the total
net loss to the company is rated
at $140,000. A complete report of
the entire transaction by which
Douglas and Dennet got possession
of the securities was made to the
directors.
Regarding the disclosure of the
theft by Douglass and Dennett,
Charles H. Kept, state superintendent
of banks, made the following
statement:
"We shall begin at once the examination
of the securities of trust
compines.This means all the securities.
The practice has been growing
for New York banks to borrow
money for Western banks on collateral
sent on here. We have not
in the past examined these securities,
but shall do so in the future.
The purpose is to prevent substitution.
"For instance, a bank might take
securities from trust funds and put
them with the collateral for loans
during a period of examination.
They could be returned to their
proper places when the examiners
finished with their work, I don't say
that this has been done, but I say
that it could be cone."
Let Them Alone.
If we are to judge by the thousands
of people who are being daily
swindled by the numerous get rich
schemes that infest the country, the
American people are becoming particularly
easy. Almost every large
city seems to be a fruitful field for
the swindler's operations, and the
poor dupes almost tumble over each
other in their effort to get something
for nothing or fabulous returns
for a small outlay, which anyone of
average intelligence ought to know
was a swindle without being apprised
of the fact. Aside from this
the press of the country is continually
warning the people of the dangerous
character of those swindling
operations and publishing reports of
the thousands who have learned by
dear experience of the fraudulent
nature of so many concerns in which
they have intrusted their all. We
would say it serves them right were
it not for the fact that the victim*
in many cases are poor people whc
can ill afford to lose their daily earnings
in this manner. We would advise
our readers to let all these gel
IIV;II ijuicn. couucnis aiuiie.
CAUSES MI CH SL UM ISE.
The Pastor and Young Lady Mem
her Are Missing.
Members of the fashionable St
George's Episcopal church at Hemp
stead, L. I., were astonished Thurs
day when they learned that their pas
tor, Rev. Jere Knode Coode, had de
parted from Hempstead, and tha
Miss Floretta Whaley also had lef
her home and had written letteri
saying she would not return. Rev
Mr. Cooke Is married.
Bishop Burgess, of the diocese o
Long Island, says that immediate ac
tlon will he taken by the vestry o
St. George's church to fill the vacan
cy caused by the departure of Mr
Cooke.
It is inclined to the belief that Dr
Cooke cannot be of sound mind. H<
obtained a leave of absence a yea
ago and went to Europe to recuper
ate, but his condition since his re
turn home has been poor.
Miss Whaley, the missing youni
woman, has a fortune said to amoun
to $125,000,which came to her a
the death of her father.
DISTRESS IN ARMENIA.
Earthquakes and Famine are Givini
Government Trouble.
Earthquakes and famine are cans
ing deplorable distress in the Bitli
district of Turkish Armenia. A dit
patch from there said that the eart
shocks were still being felt there, a<
companled by terifllc storms an
lightning which had wrought muc
.havoc. The food supplies, it wo
added, were quite inadequate.
ELLOREE DISPENSARY CLOSED
Order of the County Board of Control
Becomes Effective.
Pursuant to the order of Orangeburg
County Hoard of Control the
Elloree dispensary closed its doors
Tuesday. There was 1125.26 unsold
stock on hand, and this is at the disposal
of the board. On February 1G, '
when all the dispensaries were temporarily
closed under the new law,
there was about $700 worth of stock
on hand. When the dispensary was
opened under the present law a car- J
load of whiskey was shipped to El- e
loree, and the first named figures is 8
what remained of the old supply and ^
the shipment when Dispenser Weeks i
checked up Thursday.
The dispensary has been in oper- r
ation at Elloree a little over thir- ^
teen years ago, and Mr. J. M. Weeks t
has served continuously as dispencer t
during that time. He has made a f
capable aud efficient official, enforc- I
ing the law without fear or favor as 0
applied to the sale of whiskey under ^
the dispensary system. lie retires t
from his position with the respect
and confidence of the people. c
There has been a long and continuous
fight at Elloree for prohibition ?
and there are many who believe that n
the above action is for the best. The u
opportunity for the practice of pro- j
hit lit ion now presents itself, and we ^
hope it will be a success. But if all ^
we hear is true there are one or two .
places not far from Elloree that will :
have to be looked after. We throw | '
mis nini out to tnosc whose busi- *
ness it is to enforce the law. 1
NEW COTTON PICKING MACHINE. ]
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Concern With $200,000 Capital Or- 3
T
ganizcd in Columbia Saturday.
There was organized in Columbia N
Saturday a concern that may mean 1
much for the South in the cotton in- 1
dustry. The company is known as {
the Pneumatic Cotton Picking Ma- (
chine enterprise and the capital is )
places at $200,000. (
The machine is a recent invention
and works on the principle of a vac- *
uum, which extracts the ripe cotton ;
from the boll and transfers it to '
another vacuum, through which the <
dirt and leaves are dropped. i
A. G. Kinyon of Greensboro, N. C., i
is president; J. R. Malcolm s vice )
president, Murray Stewart of Savan- (
nah secretary and treasurer, and R. .
T. Wilson and E. F. Howe of Columbia
are members of the board of directors.
1
The company plans to put the ma- *
chines on the market at once, it is l
calculated that the weight of the.ma- {
chine for one or two horses will be ]
about 1,000 pounds and will do the (
worn 01 at least ioriy nanus in one
day. {
TIIK IjOST HOY 1
1
Is Found Head In The Marsh Near
(
His Home.
The body of little Horace Marvin,
who dissapeared from the farm of 1
his father at KJ'.s Hammock, near
Dover, Del., March 4, was found Saturday
afternoon in a marsh in a ]
fair state of preservation.
The spot where the body was found .
is about a half mile east of the farm j
house toward the Delaware river. ^
Kitts Hammock is between seven and j
eight miles from Dover and is without
communication with any place.
From information brought by a
horseman it is learned that the
j clothes on the child were the same <
as he wore the day he disappeared.
The body was found lying face down.
ward. ,,
; I)r. Marvin, the father of the boy,
believes that those who stole his lit- 1
tie fellow in March, killed him and >
[ left his body where it was found to
! mislead the public. Others believe
that the lad strayed off and died
' where he was found, and that he
- never was kidnapped at all.
1 RUKULAK HAD A HK ART
> He Wouldn't Hob House of Death,
>
Hut Went Elsewhere.
W. W. Waitneight, of Bellevue,
* Pa., whose baby died early Sunday
night, was awakened by a slight
noise made by a burglar, and thinking
the nurse who was attending his
sick wife was in the room sat up and
inquired what was wrong.
The burglar, turning up on him,
pulled a revolver and told him to "lie
down and keep quiet." Instead
. Waitneight asked the intruder if he
. knew that he had made a mistake
and that he had entered a house
in which death had just recently oc"
curred.
The burglar, impressed, withdrew
t the revolver and asked Waitneight
tn ?!! him nhniit If- Thle u'uu duno
and at the close the burglar express3
ed sympathy and regret for the ln
truslon, and returning a watch he
had stolen left the house. The night
^ prowler made up for this loss, how'
ever, by making heavy thefts in othf
er nearby houses.
WIDOW WANTS DAMAGES.
s Claims That Her Old Affections Are
r_ All Hrokcn Up.
A breach of promise has been insti?
tuted against Adolphus Youker, a
t prominent and wealthy citizen of
t Joliet, 111., in which Mrs. Mary Hopkins,
a widow, with whom Youker
has been boarding, demand $50,000
damages.
g Tuesday Youker surprises hos
friends by marrying Mrs. Mima Killmer,
a widow. Both bride and bride
groom are seventy-four years of age.
s The plaintiff in the suit is about 50
i- years of age, and haas a grown son.
h For two or three years she has
5- been occupying one of roukor's
d houses, the old gentleman staying
h there. She claims he made violent
is love to her during that period, and
that he promised to marry her.
SCORNED LOVER
Followed His Sweetheart to
America and Murders Her.
H?*r Ilcpcatod ltofusnlK To .Marry
Madden the (Vur's Iknlyguurtl
Causos Her Death Warrant.
The revengeful nature of Franz
Vndrukat, a former soldier in the
zar's bodyguard, caused him to shoot
md fatally injure Martha Koris, in
i bakery, in Philadelphia, this week,
le was maddened by her related
efusals to marry him. After the
hooting Andrukat coolly viewed the
>ody prostrate on the floor, then
urned the revolver on himself and
ired two shots that my end his life,
n the ambulance that bore victim
ind would-be suicide to the hospital,
he young woman died. Andrukat
las a bullet in his brain and his
hances for recovery are slim.
The murder of the young German
rirl finished the climax to a story of
iffection unrequited. Kight years
igo Andrukat made his first offer to
narry, but his proposal was rejectd.
He was then 19yaars of age, and
he girl 15. Three years ago, when
he couple were in their native vilage
at Taroka, just over the Russian
line, Martha was attacked by
ler lover, then a dragoon. She was
isked to marry and on her refusal
Vndrukat struck her down with a
latchet. He was imprisoned two
rears for his crime. Hut imprisonment
did not change his intentions,
before he was liberated the young
voman came to this country and
'ound employment in Philadelphia,
del* lover learned of her whereibouts
and mirsiied hor uprrm thn
>cean. Frequently he called at the
lome where she was employed as a
iomestic and demanded to see the
jirl. He was always turned away. A
short time ago he sought revenge
jy having Martha arrested on the
iharge of stealing $20 and two rings
from him. She was acquitted, but
eturned suit by prosecuting Andrucat
for tormenting her by his attentions.
He was fined $15 and announced
his intentions for getting revenge.
Martha seldom left the home of
\ugust Ramstein, 1201) South street,
except on short errands. On the
uorning of the shooting she went for
a. loaf of bread. Scarcely had she announced
her order when her lover
entered the store. "I will give you
me more chance to be my mife," he
said in German. Fearful because of
his former attempt to take her life
the girl was indignant and at the
same time resolute. "I would rather
[lie than marry you," washer reply.
Her refusal was her death warraqt.
"Then you shall die!" her lover responded,
and, pulling his revolver,
e i i ? ? *
nreu two snots, one entering her
right breast and the other severing
her spinal column at the neck. Then
he made the attempt to kill himself.
All efforts to locate the bullet in the
injured man's brain have proven futile.
It is thought by physicians that
he cannot recover.
KKMAltKAIILH 8AVACES
Moaris, of New Zealand, Are Now
Quite Highly Civilized.
The Moaris, of New Zealand, are
In many respects the most remarkable
savages with whom the white
men has come in contact. Fifty
years ago cannibalistic feasts at
which the flesh of fallen enemies
was served, were not uncommon.
Today, descendants of this same
race are serving in the New Zealand
parliment. All exercise the right to
vote, the women having been granted
that priviledge in 1893 at the same
time it was granted the English women
on the Island.
When the English first occupied
the island of New Zealand about HO
years ago, it is estimated, there were
100,000 Moarins. Now there are
about 3 5,000 in reservations in the
Northern provinces. They have their
own schools and government and
show that they are proficient in the
exercise of their rights as their English
neighbors.
As native savages, the English
found that the Maoris had unuasual
iimniy km' nuiHnng, lonnying aim
defending stockades. They were
skilled as decorators, and carvers in
wood and stone.
Tattooing was a favorite art. All
members of all the various tribes had
to be tattooed. The person who refused
to undergo the torture was
doomed to slavery. The decoration
served partly as ornament and partly
for clothing.
BILLIONS OF HHItlllXG.
Atlantic Ocean Is B cully u Orcat
Food I'ond.
The herring catch is to Northern
Europe what the wheat crop la to
America. Few persona, even among
the millions that consume this flsh
realize its economic importance. Accordin;
to the latest reports more
than u,000,000,000 herrings are captured
each year. This catch would
weigh not less than 7 50,000 tons. It
would require 25,000 freight cars
with a capacity of 30 tons each tc
haul the herring catch from the Atlantic
seaboard inland.
Despite the unremitting harvest ol
man and gull and the cannibalistic
cod and shark the armies of herrin*
still populate the Atlantic and shov
no signs of giving way to any othei
type of fish.
Poetry of love is transformed int<
prose when matrimony reaches th
paregoric stage.
FIFTY INJURED.
More Than One Hundred Were
Penned in Building
Story At (Mark IMjuio Company's Establishment
Wiped Out. I/oss Eh*
t limited at $50,000.
At Chicago, more than 10() persons
were penned in u burning building
Wednesday at 2f>.r> Wabash avenue
and narrowly escaped with their lives.
Fully half of these persons were
injured in the panic to escape, but
none is expected to die.
Many of those who were only
slightly hurt made off in the confusion
without assistance. Several received
their injuries while assisting
women from the building.
The building is a four story structure,
the first floor of which was occupied
by the Story & Clark Piano
company, and the second floor by the
Lotus Lunch club. The two unper
floors were unoccupied. The injured
were either patrons or em,? eyes
of the lunch club. The inside of
the building was burned out, causing
a loss of $50,000.
The fire broke out shortly before
the usual rush of the lunch hour had
begun. The number of patrons in
the nlace wax said hv Mrs Cecelia
Malancy, one of the proprietors, to
be about 75. The employes of the
establishment numbered 25.
The lire started in the basement,
it is presumed, from some defect in
the electric apparatus. It spread
with great rapidity up a freight elevator
shaft in the rear of the building.
With one elevator filled with
flames, the other elevator rendered
useless and the stairway chocked
with fire and smoke, the only escape
left to the people who had not made
their way to the street at the first
alarm was through a small window
at the back, which opened on a fire
escape leading to the alley. About
HO persons were caught with only
this chance of safety. Most of these
were women, and they made a frantic
rush in an effort to escape. Those
who first stepped on the fire escai>e
were almost immediately pushed off
and fell to the alley, 20 feet below.
Before they could or get out of the
way others fell or jumped upon
them. The women piled upon each
other in a mass, from which they
were dragged as quickly as possible
by men from neighboring stores;
but every one of those who came out
of that rear window was injured in
some manner, except the last half
dozen, who were rescued by firemen,
Kni'th's Angels.
None ever saw an angel
Fxcept the ones in hooks;
I don't believe a mortal
Knows how an angel looks.
We guess at something misty, ]
With trailing wings of white,
With amber tresses floating,
And garments strangely bright.
Hut I believe that angels
Walk here In mortal guise;
Though we discern but faintly
Through heavy-lidded eyes,
Or see them as they leave us,
Who walked before us here,
Their angelhood quite hidden
Because it lived so near.
I can remember angels
Who seemed but common folks,
Who wore old-fashioned bonnets
And faded winter cloaks;
Who came when dire disaster
Crowned lesser home mlsnaps,
Or when new claimants crowded
The dear maternal lap.
With Curving arms wide open
To take the weary in,
With patient love to listen
To childish want and sin.
What better thing could angel
,For childish sinners do
Than listen to their story,
And bid them strive anew?
And there are fireside angels
Upon whose faded hair
We see no crown of glory?
And yet the crown is there!
Then, there are mother angels??
With patient love, and true,
w nose loving nana upnoius us
The darkest trials through.
Ah, mo! the childish angel
Who beckons as I write?
Perchanse I should not know hira
In mystic robe of white,
He wears a schoolboy's jacket,
And where the shadows fall,
I wait, through long and lonely
years
To catch the long-hushed call.
HANGED FOR MURDER.
John Hheldon, Colored, legally Executed
at Spantanburg.
After escaping the gallows for
more than one year for the murderer
of Alf Hriggs, his father-in-law, John
Hholtnn. colored was hanirod in 1a.il
, at Spartanburg at noon Friday, the
, execution being carried out without
; hitch or accident.
1 After the death warrant was read
| the doomed man walked to the trap
! door as coolly as though he was goI
ing to work. As he passed by the
: cells he waved his hands to the pris,
oners and said "goodbye boys."
> When the execution room was
reached Slielton stepped on the trap
door with a steady step, and, while
f his hand and feet were being bound
I there was not the quiver of a musS
cie, He was asked If he had anyt
thing to say and replied he had not.
r Prayer was then offered by a minister
and at noon the trap was sprung
The drop of several feet broke tho
d neck of Shelton. The execution was
e witnessed only by officials and newspaper
men. ..J