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f ' ' \ XXIX HEMAN HI68INS CUT . JOHNSONVILLE AFFRAY y ? SON OF H. S. HIGGINS, A FORM' ER HORRYITE, AGENT AT JOHNSONVILLE. | HIS ASAILANT TAKEN I A Dispute Over the Payment of Some | Freight Charges Led to This Unfortunate Difficulty,?the Yourg Man Was Seriously Hurt. (Georgetown Times) Johnsonville, Sc,pt. 7.?As a result of a cutting affray in the depot here Saturday afternoon Herman Higgins, the railroad agent at this place was taken to Georgetown Sunday with a deep gash from his right ear diagonally down the throat to the windpipe. The cutting was done by Oscar Haselden. Hasclden, it seems, went to the degotjjand demanded de livery of certain freight, witout payment of the charges. An altercation arose over this, and Haselden left. In a short time he returned with two brothers and a second altercation occurred, during which the agent was slashed with a knife. 17he wounded man was taken to the .1 - -i. ?I 1- ' v^wTvniMu urujj siure, wnere no was at. tended by Dr. Coekfield. The physician says the juglar vein was missed by about a sixteenth of an inch. Mr. Higgins was taken to the home of his father, H. S. Higgins, in George J town. His assailant was arrested. A#^he preliminary hearing he was committed to jail in Kingstree to await the outcome of Mr. Higgin's injury. It was learned in Georgetown yesterday that Mr. Higgins is quite seriously hurt, and is not yet out of dan\Mr. H. S. Higgins is a pative born Horryitc. He was reared at Bucksville in this county and later in life moved to Georgetown. His many friends will be sorry to learn of this ' unfortunate occurrence to his son.? Ed. IcIrt or GENeral sessions MttLL CONVENE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,?LIST OF PETIT JURORS DRAWN LAST WEEK. The Court of General Sessions will <'onvonn noro on Mondav. Sentemhor 128th, Judge Mauldin, of Pickens, presiding. N The jury commissioners met lafQt week and drew the petit jurors who are to serve at the approaching term as follows: S. E. Wiliamson, H. J. Sarvis, J. F. Causey, M. A. Horn, M.W .Cook, jHHvo. M. Fowler, Ben Hucks, . j Boyd Ford, L. C. Edge, ' : ;i J. M. McKeithen, j Ed. C. Harris, N. B. Hughes, V, J R. M. Bullock, ] p. Thompson, D. D. Edge, i = , ] Arnold Bell, B. F. Moore, \ J. R. Tucker, i j J7 Jason R. Ward, ... . . John W. Alford, k E. Grainger, ?. rtt L- Lambert, j Vs. F. Watts. . S J. D. Singletary, j / W. E. Dusenbury, ^B Thos. W. Dornmn, IB Levi W. Anderson, JB A. R. Holmes, SB T)anicl E. Hewett, *Y J. Dix, ^B Tally Lewis, J. F. Hendricks, ^B Malachi Hughes H C. M. Hammond, H J. A. Johnson. H Notice of Sale. | Twill sell at public auction to the ^Bdighcst bidder all of the personal ^ property of the late A. W. Jackson, BBloceascd., consisting of buggies, farm EBng tools, cows and hogs, at the home Mrs. A.^,W. Jackson near Green S. C., beginning at 10 o'clock ^ September 2G, 1914. Terms %of sale IKASH. D. R. FORD, BB Administrator. to ; "HO BEN ANDERSON SHOT BY I. W. GRAHAM /y ' / NEAR REAVES FERRY LAST THURSDAY EVENING ON GRAHAM PLACE. 1 ? WOUNDS NO! SERIOUS Sheriff Called by Telephone t'> Ar rest T. W. Graham,?Wounds Inflicted on Anderson Reported at Firrt as Serious and Probably Fatal A teh . hone message received here last Thursday evening from the farm of Mi\ T. W. Graham, near Heaves Ferry, was to the effect that T. W, Graham had Shot Ben Anderson in the face twice, that Anderson's wounds were serious and probably fatal, and that a physician was wantec to attend Anderson, and the sherifl to arrest Graham. Dr. J. A. Nortor went to attend to Anderson. SheriM J. A. Lewis, accompanied by Chief ol Police, L. R. Ambrose, were on theii way to the place, about eight miles distant, a few minutes after receiving the message. The sheriff met T. W. Graham coming into Conway with his brother, J P. Graham. The sheriff took Graham into custody and brought him intc Conway before Magistrate W. H Chestnut for the purpose of making a bond, though at that time it is sai< that no warrant had been issued foi Graham's arrest, just why was noi ctn tn/1 T O d* * L ? w* ?i /\/l ovuttvi. u. a . vji uuuiii niKiii-u tut; pi w posed bond for T. W. Graham, bul T. W. Graham, owing to his nervoin condition, never signed the bond a* principal. Before going into the mag istrate's office, T. W. Graham wandered into the store of the Conway Han ware Company, where he tried to buj cartridges from Mr. J. S. Battle, the manager. Mv. Battle refused to sel him tne bullets, and while Grahan was in the store he put his hand intt a box containing buck shot and placet a handful in his poek^ts. After remaining about the Magis tratc's ofiice for some time trying t( get the bond arranged, T. W. Gra ham left the office and started dowr the stairs to go to the street. H( staggered as he walked and it seems was unattended when he started dowr the stairs. There is a platform 01 landing half-way up these stairs Just as he reached the half-way rest he lost his balance and fell over the railings, a distance of about six or ter feet, and fell on the hard floor of the hall. He was badly bruised about one eye, and his nose injured by the fai so that it bleel copiously on the floor He was carried back into the magis trate's office where water was procured and the blood washeel off his face He remained there in a stupor foi some little time anel was finally taker home. At the nlace where he fell ov er the railings of the stairs a pisto was taken out of his pocket. Later while in the magistrate's office, sever al gun shells and a pocket knife were taken from his clothes. All this time he acted like a man elemented and his talk was rambling. Ben Anderson's injuries proved te be slight as compared to the first impression. Anderson lived on Graham's place. T. W. Graham was ir the field with a shot gun and Anderson perched on top of the fence. T W. Graham shot Anderson the first time while he was some distance oil and the load of bird shot struck Anderson in two or three places inflicting only flesh wounds. After the firsl shot Anderson went and sat down or his door steps. Graham then shot him the second time and missed him clear. Anderson's wounds were attended to and he went to church tin same night. Just what it was all about was then and is still shrouded in mystery. The Graham farm, the property ol T. W. Graham, is one of the finest farms in Horry County. Consisting of broad acres of fertile lands, this farm produces abundant crops every year. British Cruiser Pathfinder Destroyed By Hostile Missle, Not By Mine. London, Sept. 10.?It was stated that the British cruiser Pathfinder which was destroyed in the North Sea September f>, supposedly by contact with a mine, was in reality sunk by a torpedo. This information is released by the official information bureau. A. C. Harper of Bucksport was in Conway recently. ?iom RRY COUNTY A'N'D HEII I'KO'l.r 1 coywyy. g. c., Thursday m Official Cou PRENCINCTS . i ^ \ \ynor Bayboro P.lniiphn Cedar Grove j Conway i Cool Springs ' Daisy j 1 Dog Bluff Ebbnezer 1 Dogwood j 1 T-? I* armer i Floyds I . Galivants Ferry i , Grahamville Graham X Roads Green Sea " Greenwood I Gurley Hammond Home wood \ Horry Jordanville Knotty Branch . Little River Loris Mar low " Port Harrelson Sanford . Shell Spring Branch Socastee 1 Taylorsville > Vardells ! Warn pee ! r Withers.. .. ! ? i 1 TOTALS f t Ifl ^ vote in bee - Full Returns Place Exact Figures at 1 1 Majority 28,6.*>8; Betheu's 20,410; i Except a Few in the Follow i 1 i ) i COUNTY ) Abbeville Aiken ? Anderson 5 Bamberg i Barnwell r Beaufort Berkeley Calhoun ? Charleston ? Cherokee Chester Chesterfield Clarendon Colleton Darlington Dillon. . . . ' Dorchester Edgefield. . Fairfield : Florence.. 1 Georgetown.*. Greenville I 1 Greenwood ' ' Hampton i I Horry Jasper \ Kershaw ; Lancaster i * Laurens i Lee j 5 Lexington i Marion ] Marlboro | > Newberry Oconee . Orangeburg Pickens Richland " Saluda , . Spartanburg t Sumter . Union Williamsburg ' York * t TOTALS ; : CLEMSON TO OPEN WITH FINE ! OUTLOOK t I Nearly Ninety Per Cent of Old Cadets . Will Return ?Applications Exceed Capacity. /"M r?_ . - - ? , vicmauii vjuut'ge, oepi. it).?Under i auspicious circumstances, Clemson r fcollege is about to reopen for her twenty-second annual session. It will be the twenty-fifth year since the ast I of acceptance of the college by the State of South Carolina. President' I Riggs stated that the applications for| ' admission long since passed the capac-! . ity of the college and that the only applications which are now being ac. cepted are for the waiting 'list. Despite the depressed financial outlook due to the European war, President Riggs expects this to be one of the most successful years in the history of tfie college. h);sr. I.\ T. VOW AND FOItKVKK 'IliMftKR 17, 1?!|. nty Returns II I I ? i I 2 ? < ! s- p: ? ^ <1 W W >5 : w ? E S ~ H. <! ^ CJ E- , ?-3 WW < ??? y W o ' ** * * 3 S || g- % 72T > 1 (>.') 40 (>u 51 401 52 39 15 70 25 19 2Gj IS 5 38 16 191 181 8J 4 22 15 8! 14 9 8! 15 289) 33 280 41 41 271 15j 23! 10 281 32 (? 581 5; 47 1(> 9 54 38J 21 | 42 17 20 39 Z2 t> Z-i i) 12 1<> 87! 2' i 27 12 7 82 23| 3; 28 3 3 28 44 27 52| 18 2(5 43 58 27! | 62 231 141 71 28 0 28 0 0 28 81 2 31 2 | 3 30 83! 16 811 17! 26 72 47 16 48 15| 71 56 13 22 19i 16 12 23 21 13 30 4| I 11 23 40 11 30 21! I .26 23 29 21 27 23j 7 43 801 14U 11 83 2 42 201 911 21 8 1 28 35' 2| | 36 IS 7 30 76 20;! 81 15 14 79 21! oil 21 0 0 21 41; 51 j 38 8 0 46 38! l'| 33 1! 2 32 16! lil 15! 2|j 131 4 26! 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The Columbia Ten Cent Cotton Association, organized to make the' 'buya-bale" movement Statewide has launched a campaign asking the business men of the North and West dealing with South Carolina merchants to authorize the purchase in this State of one or more bales. Promises to purchase, on a 10 cent basis, about 1 -,n 1 1- 1 "w >'??n o nil v r urt'u MiiUlC uy V. Ollllllhia merchants. Cotton is arriving ^iowly, clue to the delay in picking, it was stated. The streets of Conway are still without a sprinkler, and the niorchuits are losing Ifundreds of dol'ars wery year by reason of spoiled and lam aged goods. raid. ?? SHERIFF J. A. LEWIS TAKES BLIND TIGERS TOTAL OF NINE BARRELS OF CONTRABRANI) BEER SEIZED BY HIM. LAST WEEK'S HARVEST NY ill Give the Court of General Sessions Something to l)o in Whiskey Ci ses,?Contrabrand Beer Will Be I) >3troved. Sheriff J. A. Lewis is still very ac tivc in the prosecution of illicit whiskey and beer sellers at dill'erent points j in the county. Recently this paper contained an account of how he came near to finding and taking a still, also that he had taken Mosc Ballah into custody for seling eider that would intoxicate. Last week he had a richer harvest than ever. As a result the court of General Sessions the latter part of this month will have two more whiskey cases to dispose of. Last week the sheritf discovered five barrels of beer were at the depot at Tabor, N. C., ready to be taken away by the consignee, Wm. Watts and his wife. Secreting himself in a building the sherilf watched the depot until he saw this beer loaded on a wagon from the depot and started on its way to South Carolina across the line, lie followed and took the beer away from Wm. Watts and his wife after they reached a point in this State. The sheritf also confiscated the mule which Watts was driving. Later the mule was released as the defendant was not transporting in the night time as provided in the acts in relation to taking-the property as well as the liquors. Watts and his wife were lodged in the county jail to await trial at the next term under the usual charges of retailing, storing, keeping a nuisaqce, etc. The remaining four barrels of beei that the sheriff got last week came rrom J. K. Kowell at Loris. Kowell is a man apparently about 75 years of age. He is rather old to be such an offender; but when the sheriff got to him at the fork of the roads near Loris, he was busy parceling out the contents of one of the barrels and he was dealing it out to so many customers that he hardly had time to make change. The report is that when the sheriff got there to take the beer there were as many as fifteen or twen ty customers ready to be waited on or being waited on. Just how it was labeled or under what name the dealer was selling it das not been told, but it was beer. When Kowell was arrested under a warrant similar to that under which Watts and his wife were taken, he made bond for his appearance at the next term of the court of General Sessions. And this is not the end of the war that the sheriff intends to wage against the sellers of illicit liquors in this county. He is wide awake for the blind tigers. KIBethel Sunday School Picnic. | A very enjoyable event took place 1 Friday last when the El Bethel Sunday School held their annual picnic at Four Mile School House. The day was ideal for the occasion and the members of the Sunday school responded heartily and enthusiastically. The baskets were very much in evidence and were bountifully supplied with the good things so necescary to a successful picnic. A delightful dinner was served under the trees and while it was being prepared the children enjoyed themselves with games. The older ones in the meantime contributing to the general good time by singing. After dinner a short program was rendered consisting of songs by the children, reading by Mrs. Cox and Mrs Fisher, and an interesting and instructive talk on the "Star Spangled Banner," by the llev. A. I). Betts. After the program ,games were again in order until late in the day when the company dispersed, voting the occasion an entire success. H. M. Houson. The progressive farmer is always ready to study and try out new methods that has been tried and recommended to him as being a better plan. ; jjj " ~NQgT" NEWS! GENERAL ITEMS FRGM LORIS CITY i I PICNIC TO BE GIVEN ONT T)\Y NEXT WEEK \T THE 1>.\PTIST CHURCH BY THE GOOD . LADIES. Boris, S. C., Sept. 14.?The Boris tobacco market is still in the lead for high prices. Business along all linej is very good at Boris, in spite of the European war ami low prices of cotton. We most heartily endorse Gov. j Colo L. Bleaso for agreeing to call an j extra session of the legislature to consider some way by which the farmers of our State may he given rc'ief in marketing their coton 1' there is any one <'ass of people who deserve our sympathy, I say it is the farmers and the laboring class of people who earn a living by the sweat of the brow. The writer has several measures m mind which, as he thinks, %vouid greatly help in improving various conditions not only to the farmers, but ihoy would be helpful to the merchants and other professional men in all lines of business. l>ut fearing that it might not be proper just now to suggest them to our law makers, will defer doing so until later. We should all exert our efforts to better present conditions along all industrial lines and feel more in sympathy as to each other's welfare. But will it ever be so among the people as a whole. I fear not, for there are so many in the towns, cities and even in , every rural district, always opposed ta . any thing which others may advocate , until often we feel like it would be useless to make any proposition. Our Mayor, Mr. L. K. Rogers, spent , a few days last week at Mullins, Dil, Ion and Latta on business and return{ ed to Loris the last of the week. While in conversation since returning to our town, he stated that most all of the crops he saw on his trip after ii ? * iciiviiik nurry wure inmost a complete , failure. Mr. aiul Mrs. R. A. Vickers went up to Wilmington on the early train last , Sunday and spent the day. , Mrs. D. W. Ross left Loris last Saturday on the evening train for Flor, ence, where she will spend a week with her aunt. Mr. S. L. Sherr of Conway spent , last Sundyain Loris. Mr. J. W. Bell of Bayboro has opened up a "Caffec" in Loris and is doing a good business. The great auction land sale which , came off last Saturday just six miles , East of Loris, of what is known as the A. B. Vecder farm, proved to be a failure, on account of those wishing to purchase the farm not being in position to buy. Money matters were short. Our Telephone Manager, Mr. O. E. Todd, traded his car to Lewis Hardwicke last Saturday for a very nice parcel of real estate. Rev. Sam T. Creech tilled his regular appointment at the Methodist church last Sunday. He is a fine speaker and the sermon was enjoyed by a large congregation. Mr. Kemp McDuftie, cashier of the Hons Hank, spent last Sunday with his family at Mullins. *** *,' . v'i GERMAN ARMY FLEEING, LATEST NEWS OF WAR All The Latest News Shows That French and English are Winning* The latest news concerning the Eu-< ropean war this week shows that the German army which a week ago was pushing ahead so confidently at the very doors of the city of Paris, was forced to begin a retreat and had to fall back from the positions it had gained along an immense frontier* with the exception of the German left wing; and thins left wing at last accounts was stoutly resisting the advance of the allied armies of France and England. About tenu days ago thn nntli\r?lr <, 11 w-.. 1 ~? ? V*v vvtviwn i VI me UlllUll ?l UllfS wao gloomy and everything appeared to favor the Germans. At the present time, if despatches are to be given credit, the tables are decidedly turned against the Germans. It is confidently expected that the next week will show crushing defeat to the German army, and if this occurs it may result in peace sooner than the world was expecting it. ?' School opens Monday 21st inst. Get one of our large tablets and a lead pencil for f> cents. Conway Drug Co. ? adv. H. D. Marlow of Ducks township w is in Conway on business the first of this week. Mm