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Several Negro Dwellings
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ORIGIN IS NOT KNOWN.
/ Willio Rhodes, a INcicro Barber Arrested
on Suspicion. The Houses
Were the Property of J. E. IN c!iolis.
Last Monday miming at about
the hour of 4 o'clock a tenant houso
belonging to Mr J. IC Nicholas, was
discovered to bo on fire, and the
Haines were soon boyond coutrol
and the house burned, together with
two others in the saine block. He
had constructed the houses to rent
to colored people and they were
built very close together. The house
w 11of hn f i?no ??"'
iawi V vuv i I Vy O I WI tW4 T? UO VJV.A) U "
pied by Willie Rhodes, a barber,
and his wife who it is said, had been
having a row ever since Sunday
noon. About the time the lire started
Rhodes was seen to run from the
house and was not seen again about
the place until next day. On Mond
ly morming ho was arrested and
placed in jail awaiting trial for disorderly
conduct and perhaps to answer
a charge of arson for burning
the house. Up to that time there
was very little evidence against him,
but some people believed that he had
set the house on lire out of spite.
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Totlclvllle TidirursThe
farmers are about through
gathering fodder.
The Epworth League recently organized
hero seems to be making
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inuuu jjru^ross wuuer ine icauersnip
of .t. P. Harper as president.
Miss Costa Long, returned home
Thursday after spending a week
with friends at Socastee.
Mr and Mrs U. A. Du sen bury,
who have been spending a month
very pleasantly in the mountains in
and around Hendersonville, will return
home the latter part of this
week.
Mrs John Jones, of Wilmington,
with her charming daughters, Misses
Lillian, Cecil and litt'e Fancy
are in town visiting relatives and
friends. Jim and Ld arc also ex
pected here in the next few days.
These people have be making occasional
visits down here for the
past several years and a cordial
welcome always awaits them.
Forecast.
INcw York Kackct Store OpcncdManager
W P Vick was busy the
latter part of lust, week opening up
th new stock in the now stores of
New York Racket Co. This corp
vation has recently purchased
from various markets one of the
largest stocks of general merchandise
ever olTered for sale in the
county. These gu>d-. have been
ariiving irTlarge quantities for the
past month, but the stores were
not completed until one day last
w( ek when they were swipt outa-.d
the labor of placing these goods on
the shelves was started. The Company
is located in two of the new
stores recently erected for Hal L
Buck by Contractor n P Little, The
building thev are to occupy is in
fact one large store, having a partition
running lengthwise with
shelves on each side of the partition
which does not extend the entire
length of the floor. There is room
for an immense stock of merchandise
and all the shelves will be filled
when all of the tfoods purchased arrive
aud are placed. An examination
of the company's stationary
shows that some of the best
men in the County are connected
with the enterprise. Amon^ them
beiitf W C Reaves, G B Jenkins, .1
S Lewis and W P Vick. These are
the officers of the concern, but. there
are many others stock holders who's
names we have not learned.
Mr Buck RrftUns.
Mr Hal. L. Huck has resigned at
ca>l?ier of ihe Hank of Conway. W<
understand that he severs only hit
active connection, still remaining [
stock holder and a member of th<
board of directors.
New.-* From Miilllus.
The tobacco season is getting ripe
Neal <fc Dixon sold over a quartoi
of a million pounds of tobacco las
week. There is a cause for thes<
gentlemen selling so much tocaeco
Lots of building going on and ev
erybody can get work at good prices
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Mr J K. McCommick sold 82!
pounds of tobacco in the rough v6s
terday with Neal & Dixon for $173.
50. Averaged $21.00 per hundred
?Mulling Enterprise,
Dr and Mrs Stockton left last wee
for their home at Bennettsvilleafte
spending several weeks with Mr an
Mrs Hal L Huck.
(The
Death oT .1. S. CooperJ
S Cooper, familiary known as
Staco Cooper, wh ) lived in Conway
for many years, was found dead in
the woods last Tuesday between the
residence of Mr Jack Jones, and
Brown Swamp Church It app)ais
that he left home at about I o'clock
ou Monday of last week and stated
that he intended to spend the night
with Waterman Grainger near Cool
Spring, On the morning of his
death, very probably, it was stated
that he passed the residence of Mr
i.iiutjs ?niu sume uoys saw mm
about clay light iii the road lighting
01* playing with some dogs. They
stated that he got into his buggy
and started olT toward Conway, but
tho next? tiling that was known in
regards to him was that his horse
and buggy went up to the gate of
Mr Jack Jones with the buggy empty.
Mr Jones did not know the horse,
but made some inquiries and on the
next day, which was Wednesday of
last week, sent the horse and buggy
down to Conway. It was learned
that the horse and buggy belonged
to Mr Cooper and as soon as Mrs
Cooper learned of the circumstances
she got Mr V T) Johnson to go
with her to look for him. In the
neighborhood of Mr Jack Jones'
place near brown Swamp Mr Johnson
found signs which led him to the
body, According to the testimony
of Dr Duscnbury he had been dead
for 3G hours at least and the direct
cause of his beath was alcoholisn.
On Thursday Coroner II H burroughs
empaneled the following jury
to hold an inquest: burroughs
Lundy. j A McDerrnott, .1 C Spivey,
II S Collins, U L Oliver, S P llawes,
j F Webb. W P Vick. F C be wis, .1
D Oliver, blither Williams, K M
Ilarrolson, 1) b blackmail, S C
Richardson. The remains had been
br night to his home. The testimony
takon at the inquest is as follows:
Mrs J S Co per, sworn: j S Cooper
loft house at one o'clock Monday was
not well complaining of headache,
went to spend the night with Water
man Grainger near Cool Spring. V
D Johnson, Jack Jone.-i and myself
found him between jack Jones house
and brown Swamp church Wednesday
4:.'U) o'clock p mMr lack Jones
brought his (Cooper's) horse and
buggy to town. Was not drinking
when he left homo, body was about
15 or 20 feet from the. road. It did
n u : -? ... ? . ? u . t 1.. 1
iiuti auum ii > ivhuuii hi hi a.-, iiiiilmi hi sum*
as formerly when he was drinking.
There was a quart bottle of apple
brandy in his ouggy with just about
one drink gone out of it. When lie
got to John Hughes he asked ;f that
was Mr Grainger's, I expect he got
lost Mrs .1 S Cooper.
V I) Johnson says: Yesterday between
12 and 1 o'clock Mrs Copper
caino out of her house crying and
asked me what to do, Cooper's horse
horse came homo without Cooper.
I hitched up Cooper's horse and
buggy, she and I wont to look for
him. One half mile after passing
Jack Jones' I saw signs 1 got down,
looked, saw print of feet in sand,
saw bushes and grass mashed down
went towards Hughes', before 1 got
to Hughes' Jim Hughes and Hump
Lewis were looking for Cooper,
they said they had seen the Hughes
boys and they said he was there about
day, bare headed and fought dogs,
and got in his buggy and came next
to Conway. We tamo baek and
found body on left side of Dog RlulT
road going from Conway. 1 took I
Mrs Cooper back to Jack Jones. 1
saw no signs more than grass mashed
down. He was lying feet next to
trees, bands across him, legs drawn
up. No signs of any tracks but
his. These were iu road. I found
a quart of whiskey wrapped up in a
corn sack, in the buggy, Apple
Brandy. V I) Johnson.
Jack Jones, sworn says: About 7
o'clock Tuesday morning I saw a
! loose horse in road, I told the children
to stop the horse. When \ came out
to gear up to go to Conway I looked
at the horse, did not know who's
horse it was, i had horse hitched
to a post in the road. T came down
her, while talking with J MRichardson
I described the horse. Richardson
told me it was 'Cooper's horse.
I went home at one o'clock and no
one had come for her so I doubled
after waiting all night, for some one
to claim her, I sent her to Jenkins
' stables Wednesday A M. When 1
! got. home the children said there
' was a bottle of whiskey in the buggy
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C* uinsu uuu i;urry cuiuu. uorsi!
i looked jaded 1 sent horse to Conway
Wednesday morning, told Jess
Jones to carry her to Jenkins'stables
J J Jones.
J S Dusenbury, sworn, says: ]
have carefully examined body of J ^
r Cooper, find no marks of violence or
t body. Skin cyanotic. Indication*
d are that ho had been dead 8C? hour!
at least. Complete muscular relaxa
- tion had come on. T think from in
. dications he must havo died Tuesday
A M. I ascribed cause of death ai
g due to alcoholism. L have treate<
him for?trouble with his heart whicl
trouble was caused and aggravate!
by whiskey.
J S Dusoubury, M D.
k
r Mr W H Redwino, of Whitevilh
d N. C., an expert meat cutter, i
I with Conway Parlor Market.
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CONWAY, S. C., THURS
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The Young: People Enjoy a
Social Event.
ftl ! Ht HUNIt Uh titU UHAY
A Nutahln (luthcriujr of Beautiful
Bellas nod (jail ant Beaux. The
[Names of Those who Attended.
One of the most delightful social
a IT airs ever given at Home wood was
a party at the home of Mr Geo Bray
on list Saturday evening. The
young gentlemen, Messrs J O Cartrctte,
Thos Dew, C JO Johnson, G W
McOracken, C A Moore, Clem
l'roctor and II o Sessions, to wh.ose
elTorto this pleasant occasion is due,
are to be congratulated upon their
wise selection of both home and
guest.
While it is a well established truth
that Mrs Bray's superiority in the
managemant of such events cannot
ho miAci 'iAno/1 hif o ?? /??>/ ' ?"'*
m. ? 111? 1.1\j m.' i ir j 1*11 jr wiiU) yuu ui<:
prevailing sentiment in the minds
of the above named gentlemen at
the time they were considering a
location was that the management
of the all'airs was enough for this
good lady, without thrusting the
toils and fatigue following such
events upon thohospitable home.
However the kind im.vitations
that they received was too hospitable
to be refused, so it was gladly
accepted, and the merry hearted
party met about scvcmo'clock, The
evening was very pleasantly spent
in the playing of many interesting
games, in cheerful conversation,
and other enjoyments common at
such occasion. Another very enjoyable
feature of this happy evening
was the excellent music furnished
by the liomewood Orchestra, to
whom the entire gathering is indebted,
audio whom the seven above
named gentlemen cannot lind words
sulVicieut to express t heir appreciation
for their untiring e(Torts to give
the best they had to the enjoyment
of all present
About eleven o'clock a very dainty
and appetizing menu, consisting of
ico cream of different flavors, cake
of many kinds, and fruit of the season
was served.
Those attended besides the names
above mentioned wore: Mesdames
If1, ^ lilt.i*n I ii M /if ! ?*/1 *ro ?? \\T
? ?r w v* a */ ? , u > iv 111
Wadington, Misses Leila Baker,
nelcn Deitz, Lizzie McCracken,
ciertie Noris, Eaye. Petten^er ?ertha
White, Messrs .1 E Allen, N T Collins
E S Cultra, Allen Deilz, B O Hanson,
Allen jenrotte, Clyde Johnson,
David I lushes, Henry Hughes,
Had ley Bee, J W" Lewis, o W McCracken,
William Richardson, J tl
Smith, Raul Smith, Clifford Zimmerm
an.
The Sunday school institute, which
was held held here on August 7th
w;t? A i.I?fniiiflinn I If i.ror.
well attended and the able addresses
made by the different speakers
were well listened to and highly
appreciated.
As a result of Mr Williams' visit
to Homowood, a liaraca class consisting
of twelve members was organized,
and the following oHicers
elected and installed: President,
C. A. Moore; vice president, W. W.
Smith; secretary, U. (i. Sessions;
treasurer, C. E. johnso; teacher,
i\1iss if. L Diet/..^ Also a Philatbea
class of ten members with Miss
Paye Pottenger, president; and Mr
Carl Witherspoon, teacher, was also
organized,
Tt seems as if Ifomewood must be
in the lead of any other small vil
luge in the county in having
social featherings. In about foui
weeks time there has been one al
ihe home of Mrs 1^1 la. D. Smith, t.wc
at Miss M. E. Lyon's, one at Mr E
S. Cultra's, one at Mrs Diet/.'s on<
at Mr E. M Pettenger's and om
at Mr Geo Bray's. The questioi
now is, where will another one be.
Correspondent.
'Twas a (iloriotia Victory.
There's rejoicing in Fedora, Tenn
A man's life has been saved, and no^
1 Dr King's New Discovery is the tal
of the town for curing C V Peppe
of (loudly lung hemorrhages. 41
could not work or get about," h
! writes, 44and the doctors did me n
good, but, after using Dr King'
J New Discovery three weeks, I fee
' like a new man, and can do goo
work again." Por weak, sore o
I diseased lungs, Coughs and Colds
* Hemorrhages, Hay Fever, LaGripj
1 Asthma or any Bronchial atTectio
* it stands unrivaled. Price 50c an
s $1.00, Trial Bottle free. Sold an
guaranteed by Norton Drug Co.
3 Card of Tlianka.
1 Words cannot express our appr
] ciation of the kind sympathy ar
assistance of the many kind frien<
and relatives who so gallantly carr
to our assistance at the death of oi
daughter, Bertha, who was so so
denly burned to death on the 12
), of July. Oh, how hard it was
8 give Bertha up,
Mrs and Mrs A. M, Lc
DAY, AUGUST 19, 1909.
To tlie Tobacco Growers
Report for loaf tobacco market for
week ending August 1 tth, IJMW made
by K. J. Davis ?$; Son, at Pair
tilutT, N. C , proprietors of Powell's
New Warehouse.
Owing to the rainy weather,
breaks have not been heavy, yet
fair sales each day.
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1 IIL ll 1 il 1 Ull 11 iVS 81IUWI1 IIIUUU I 111 provement
over the lasv. wook. With
suitable weather for hauling, we
expect to see good breaks from now
on until the crop is sold out.
All the buyers are on the market,
and seem anxious for stock. Farmers
will do well to take advantage
of present market, and will make
nothing by holding their tobacco.
Good wrappery curings are selling
higher than last season, and all
grades-quality considered, are fully
up to last year's prices, except sand
lugs, which has ruled lower.
We mention a few sales made by
farmers at Powell's New Warehouse
bv O, M. Allen, the champion auctioneer,
of d()-years exj^rienee, duri
intr the nast week:
I r~ Rev
Ded^poth & Shaw 7.45 lbs at
*8 50.
W. I). G rainier, 400 at $10 75.
.i. M. En/.or, 875 lbs at $14 00.
Walters & Bass, 710 lbs at $7 50
Willf.juni Walters ?& Bingham 782
lbs $12 (JO; 028 lbs at $11 50.
.1. W. Pate 510 lbs at $8 25; 782
lbs &t $0 25.
R B. Anderson 301 lbs at $0 75.
Dock Bullock 1100 lbs at $11 75.
.And numerous other good sales
I that we would like to mention,
i A.verage for week including sand
lugs and all around 7-cents.
Pair BlulT has more buyers this
year than ever before, with three
well equipped warehouses to sell
your tobacco, and plenty money to
pay for it. Why not bring your tobacco
to Fair Bin IT, and drive
straight to Powell's New Warehouse
which is fast becoming the
favorite with all the farmers.
Yours to Serve,
E.J DA VIS & SON.
WnHliin>rlotrs I'lairuc SpotH
lie iit tlie low, marshy bottoms of
the Potomac, the breeding ground
of malaria These germs
cause chills, fever and a^ue, biliousness,
jaundifie, lassitude, weakness
and general debility and bring suffering
or death to thousands yearly.
Hut Electric Bitters never fail to destroy
them and cure malaria troubles.
"They are the best all round
tonic and cure for malaria 1 ever
used," writes 11 M James, of Louellcn,
S C. They euro Stomach,
Liver, Kidney and Blood Troublos
and will prevent Typhoid, Try thorn
fxile. . Guaranteed by the Norton
Drug Co.
Boston, Ciiioriria,
Editor llerald: Will you please
give me space iti your valuable paper
for a few words from this place?
Eodder pulling is about a thing
of the past.
K. B. Cochran, of below town is
the lirst bale man this year. Mr
Cochran brought his cotton to town
July iiOth and had it ginned by the
Boston Ginnery. The bale weighed
MID pounds and classed as middling
and netted Mr Cochran fifty some
odd dollars. This was the lirst bale
sold in this county and the third in
the State.
J. M, Prince is ill at present but
hope to see him up soon.
J. W. Ingram, of the Hotel Pauo,
has one acre of corn from which he
expects to gather 100 bushels. Every
one; thai has seen the corn says
' its tho linest they oyer saw.
Miss Sallie Murphy entertained a
* few of her friends last Thursday in
' honor of Miss Ola White, of Hahira,
f Oa.
Bob Vick has accepted a position
^ with the JCirby Planing Mill Co.,
} as woodsman. We are all glad to
Vin,;n Mi* \T\f\r wit.li iit?
3 Hoy Adams loaves Sunday on his
3 vacation. Roy has not informed us
1 just wliere ho is?join<jf, but we presume
he will take in the Pacific
Coast Exposition at Seattle. Wr
surely would if wo had the vaea
tion pins in out* jeans.
Boston has another doctor, Bi
y Laney, of Coolid^e.
k Best wishes to tho Herald and it;
r readers. Y D & P V Prince.
e Birthday Party.
? There will be a birthday' parti
h l-.tr * I . .r. ~ t ?1? ur 1.1 **
>] K* uy niti uvuicn ui but; >v . r, ivj,
h|S., of Zoar, at the beautiful honn
r of Mr and Mrs j. T. It ay in honor ol
(heir charming young daughter
^ Miss Gertie, Friday night, Sop torn
n ber !lrd at 8:tt<) o'clock This is Miss
d Gertie's eighteenth birthday. The
^ public is cordially invited to attond
You are each expected to bring j
penny for every year old The pro
ceeds at ill bo used for the benefit o
the society. The program will bi
arranged by that night.
Kj Mary Ward, President
10 A Correction,
ur The children's day at Njw Horn
d- Uaptist church will bo Saturda
th before the 4th Sunday instead of th
to 4th Saturday. I made the mistak
in writing last week.
>c. G. W. Sessions,
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Imm
Gathered by a Herald Man
. on His Rounds.
CAUGHT ON TH BOUNCE.
, Stray Hits of News fintlicrcct t>y
tl?c Waysltlc for the Information
and Instruction of llvraul
Kca(lcrK--llappcfiliiir* of Interest
Ahout the City.
Tr> a sale at Horry Warehouse.
(J \V Singleton was in Conway last
WOOK.
Don't forget i lorry Tobacco Warehouse.
| Tiios Watts spent last Monday in
Conway.
J. l\ Graham was in town last
Saturday.
t If Martin spent a day in Con
way recently.
J M Kirton was in Conway one
day last week,
J L iiiohardson, of (loorgotown, |
was in Conway last week,
.1 [I Dusenbury, of Socastco, spent
lastThureday in Conway.
i
Good troatiDcnt and honest deal
in# at Horry Warehouse.
.1 V Graham was in Conway Saturday
on le#al business.
j t Watts and n P Watts spent
last Saturday in Conway on le#al
business.
Mr A. Tj. MeNair sold (>50 lbs in
thorough with Noal Dixon yesterday
for $120.25. Averaged #1S 50.
?M iillins ICntcrprise.
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AI.FKED JENKINS, A
Let his end be a
A fter fifty-oix days of anxiety 01
the part of thO sheriff and the pao
pie of this city and county, the law
in ail of its p jwt r and majesty, ha
been meted out .to Alfred Jenkiu*
(udispoiler of virtue and purity,) a
decreed on the 27irk day of July las'
after afair and impartial trial, pre
sided over by his L'onor, John ?
: Wilson.
At U o'clock sharp, Vriday morn
ing Sheriff C. W. Scurry and Depi
ty Ward, accompanied by J^evs /
11. J. Jackson and C. H- Hoo<
} Chief of Police It. W. Reuse, I
Olin Sawyer, and The Daily Item
representative, repaired at thy cc
of .Jenkins in the jail. On bftifltf i*sl
ed by the sheriff liow he was feolih;
f ho replied, 4,^Vll ri^ht, Mr Sheriff
The oeath wariv.nt then bcinj/ ren
i- ~ A I 1 .*1 l . .. , ltl. <t U/.V.J
5 lliu UOIKH'lllllCCf illilll r;j U1I-. ouru
r tho preachers wcro allowed to olT<
; up prayers, after vfftieh tie confes
* cct bis crime to Iter A. B. .raoksOi
l rma nf t.hii itnlfip,?rl iTiinii
1 The handcuffs wen? Ihun alVtxe<
. and the death ncvitjh commenced j
* the gallows, (the same one used i
- the execution of Jacw" Rlak<-, c
f March 2(?th, 1JH)8 Cor murder) whi<
2 Jenkins in the presence of about 21
sworn deputies, assent ltd wi t f. pe
feet ease and apparently withoi
the slightest recognition of wh
awaited him.
o Bofore the black cap" had be<
y adjusted, Rev Jackson ofPi red up
e fervent prapsr no Almlgntv God, i
o to whose hands ho conorutted t
spirit ot the condemned, thou ho
ed to the sheriff,, $jmd stepped ftsit
Jfc
When the bent warehouse firm in
ho State is mentioned, who do you
think of? A ^ood way to judwjo tho
place to sell your tobacco. ? Mullins
Enterprise.
U Livingstone, of Little Uivor
and Claude Livingstone, of Ham
tnond, S. C,, werj ootli in Conwav
the first of the week.
Rev R O Hendricks will preach at
Salem church near Cool Spring, on
the 5th Sunday in August at 11 ill) a
m. The community is respectfully
invited.
1 The usual services will be held at
the Conway Baptist church next
Sunday morning and evening.
J R very body is cordially invited.
j J. It. Bowles at the Horry Tobacco
I Warehouse has gained an enviable
reputation for fair dealing among
| the farmers of the county.
! The Receivers of Kanawha Lumber
Corporation last week movtd
their otl?ce furniture to a room in
the Spivey building' which they
are now occupying as an ofli ;o.
Magistrate Grainier was in Conway
last Friday to try several
cases upon warrants which lie hud
issued,but before trial thocases were
transfernd to Magistrate Sweet,
and these eases compromised.
The infant child of Mr and Mrs
Willie Brock died last Tuesday and
the remains wore interred on the
following day. The child was #iven
a doseot laulnum by mistake and
lhis is said to have caused its death.
Brill# your tobace > to .1. K. Bow
!cs at the Horry Tobacco Warehouse.
.hjdjre of Proaate J >hn Holt received
no<ice from his borne in the
country last week that his a#ed
mother was seriously ill, and ho lof t
at on00 for her bedside. He has not
yet returned and no word has been
heard from him.
I >\\ iN I liYJN u I NG
All Dail . I'
.LIAS SLfPPEKY JOINT
warning to others.
i The rope and cap was then arranged
tho trap sprung and the b >dy of the
, lirst rap.st Georgetown county ovs
er had. was launched into eternity.
r ~ ^ "
?, As the black cap was being pi iced
s ovo * his head, he was heard to utter
L, au libly the followiug prayer: 44(Jod
i- is my strength, I shall not fear."
i. T.ie trap was sprung at 9:30 o'clock
and at 9:4l>, sixteen minutes
i- later, he was pronouueed dead by
i- Dr Olin Sawyer, the examining phyu
sic'ian, and the boov was cut down
J, an 1 turned over to his people, who
>r live on Waecamaw.
's The execution was conducted
ill without the slightest hitch, all prek
liminaries be ng arrange 1 accurately
before the occurrence; and per"
I feet order being maintained, denoted
id the great respect our people have
tr| for the laws of our commonwealth,
jr , The history >f this crime is still
s- too fresh in th minds of our readers
11, to need recapitulation by us, but
J we would fail in our duty as a news1,
| paper, if we did not shy, let this be
b.i! a warning in the fu'uro to thoso
hi similutly inclined, and b*ar in mind
in that crimes of this natjio will never
;h j bo brooked, so beware of the ShadMljdow
of the UalioA's.
ut When the rope was taken from tho
corpse and cast aside, it was eagerly
sought after and cut up into
en souvenir bits, by a majority of thoso
a who witnessed the execution. Thus
u- tho tregody was ended that was onho
acted on June 17ih, l'JOi) in Georgew
town county. ? Georgetown Daily
le. Item.
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