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VOL. IV, NO, 15.
GAFFNEY CITY, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1897.
§1.00 A YEAR.
CHEROKEE’S FIRST TRAGEDY
DETAILS OF THE DEATH OF
ROBERT OWENS.
The Leaden Missive of Death Hurls
a Youthful Soul into Unknown
Regions from Whence
None Return.
AYhile a large portion of (lallncy’s
citizens were assembled together last
Sabbath morning discussing and de
vising the best means to promote the
spiritual welfare of the community
almost within sound of their ears the
sharp crack of a pistol shot broke
out upon the stillness of the Sabbath
day carrying with it a leaden missive
of death and destruction, and as a
result a promising young life went
out and another’s usefulness is prac
tically destroyed forever. The evi-
tdence adduced at the coroner’s inquest
Lshowed the tragedy to he the result
’of a too careless handling of firearms
by thoughtless young men.
Week before last Robert Owens and
Chas. daggers, two young men of
Chester, arrived in the city with a
flying trapese machine which they
located on the lot in front of the
Smith Hardware Company’s store.
They did a thriving business appar
ently. The young men had sleeping
quarters erected in their tent. Sun
day morning a crowd of young men
congregated in the tent to while
away the time, daggers had some
whiskey and had taken several drinks
but was not intoxicated. He and
Owens were joking each other in a
rough manner. There were two pis
tols i/i the place. Owens hail the
pistols on Ids cot. He picked them
up and playfully' pointed them at a
egro who was in their employ and
mpelled him todance. daggersaf-
wards secured the pistols and
nted one at Owens. It was dis-
rged. The ball struck Owens
ut two inches above the heart,
gers immediately went to Owens
endeavored to render assistance,
[e wound proved fatal and Owens
ired in about five minutes. Chief
CaTfap was soon on the scene and
placed daggers UMier arrest. Cor
oner A. J. McCraw was summoned
and the following ury'of inquest en-
pannelcd: C. C. Hams, d.L. Bry
ant. d. A. Gaffney, O. L. Goforth, T.
G. McCraw, I). It. Lavender, C. T.
doncs. It. E. McCraw, J. R. Reason,
d. F. Fincken, G. T. Green, d. P.
Shuford, T. B. Cole and It. O. Bul-
lenger.
The jury viewed the remains and
then repaired to the mayor’s court
room, where tlio evidence was taken.
•*Cbl. T. 13. Butler appeared for the
/defence and Hugh Long for the prog’
ecution.
Mason Millwood,
Ben Bonner, Abram
Willie Jenkins. Bud
Davis wore the eye witnesses. Each of
these testified substantually to the
facts above stated. Dr. B. I). Bates
made the postmortem examination
and testified that the wound was suf
ficient to produce death. O. C. Rus
sell testified that he was passing the
tent about ten minutes before the
shooting oecurcd and that there was
a good deal of noise going on in the
inside. They were cursing and rais
ing a general racket inside but he
did not know whether they were mad
or not.
After hearing the testimony the
jury returned a verdict that “Robert
Owens came to his death by a pistol
shot wound in the hands of one Char
ley Jnggers.” ♦
daggers was sent up to the Court
of Common Pleas.
Mr. J. A. Owens, father of the de
ceased, came up from Chester. Sun
day evening and Monday convoyed
the remains of his dead hoy to his
home where he will be laid to rest.
Charles M. daggers, the man who
held the fatal pistol at the time of
the shooting is a son of J. H.daggers,
of Chester. He is twenty-three years
old, of medium size with a sandy
mustache and dark hair. When
seen by a Lkdukk representative in
his cell at the guard house Monday
he seemed perfectly composed. He
would not discuss the affair at all,
having been advised by his council
not to talk to anyone about it. He
said, however, that he and Owens had
always been the best of friends and
never had hud a quarrel in their
lives. They had known each other
since boyhood.
Robert Owens, the unfortunate
victim of this Sabbath day tragedy,
was about twenty years old. He was
the son of J. A. Owens, a grocer, of
Chester, and was in charge of the
flying trapese, Neal & Stalin, of Ches
ter, being the proprietors. He bore
the reputation of being a steady and
industrious young man and was not
addicted to drink. The body was
taken in charge by friends before the
arrival of his father and turned over
to Mr. Owens on his arrival.
An incident that gave rise to a re
port that the young men had quar
reled wa^the fact that Holmes Mur-
)
G. W. Bonner
Curuth, colored,
Crosby and Will
phy, a cousin of Owens, and who
was also an attache of the enterprise,
had been drinking considerable last
week and Ownes and daggers had
both upbraided him for his conduct
Murphy hud taken exception to their
attempt to keep him straight ’and
left town on the 11 o’clock ’ train—
about an hour before the shooting.
The quarrel that Murphy had with
Owens and daggers oceured Saturday
night.
This was Coronor McCraw’s first
case and lie conducted it in such
a manner as to reflect credit upon
himself and county. It was also the
first killing that had occured in
Cherokee county. May it be the
last.
IN SYMPATHY WITH INDIA.
|Special t > The State.]
Cmestek, May 21.—The people of
Chester were shocked this morning
when the sad news of the killing of
Bob Owens was received here. The
circumstances surrounding the un
timely death of this young man are
peculiarly sad. He left his homo
about a month ago in charge of
Neal’s trapeze with the determination
of employing himself during the dull
season of summer with this work and
was making a success, financially, for
himself and employer. He was given
full control of the business and selec
ted as his helpmate, Charlie daggers
wiiose notoriety for mischief-making
is well known in this section of the
State, daggers, however, was a good
worker, and Bob Owens felt satisfied
that he could manage him and would
have no trouble with him. In York-
ville some days ago daggers got into
a shooting scrape which seemed
justifiable and which was compromis
ed. and after this trouble Owens car
ried his trapeze over to Gaffney City,
where everything was working
smoothly until yesterday, when dag
gers again used his pistol with this
sad and terrible result.
The facts of the shooting are not
positively known here, but it is
known thatVm one or two occasions
Owens and daggers have had'some
words over the management of the
business and the people here who
know daggers are not ready to believe
that the killing was accidental.
Bob Owens was in the nineteenth
year of his age and a very popular
young man. He fully intended re
turning home after his summer’s
work to again engage in business
with his father. His remains ar
rived here on the southbound vesti
bule at 11 o’clock this morning and
were interred in Evergreen Cemetery
this afternoon at The funeral
services were held in the Methodist
church in the presence of a large
number of friends, all of whom fet 1
a deep sympathy fo.* the bereaved and
grief-stricken family of the deceased.
week the type
Boole when it
CHRISTIANS SHOULD FEED THE
STARVING HEATHEN.
The “Kernel” Gives Us an Interesting
Batch of Fresh News Items
from Etta Jane and Im
mediate Vicinity.
Sunnyside Locals.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Srx.vvsiDK, May 24.—Since the
warm weather set in the cotton lias
b^gan to grow. Corn is looking fine
at the present.
Wheat is fine considering the cold,
dry weather, but oats are not so fine.
Hurrah” for Flaw Bicker, we are
glad to learn that he has come to
life again, and compliment him on
his piece last week. Let us hear
from you every week Old Flaw.
Smith Wood, of Spartanburg, was
down on his farm again last week.
He also Jput up some tombstones at
Skull Shoal’s cemetery in memory of
Mr. and Mrs. James Usment’s chil
dren.
By misprint last
made me say B. Z.
ought to have been B. Y. Boole.
L. A. Buice went to Gaffney last
week on business.
Messrs Thomas Betty and Sidney
Walker of your city were in our town
not long ago.
Sarah Brocter died at her home last
Friday morning about S o’clock.,
Mr. and|Mrs. Lodspeich, of Gaff
ney. have been visiting friends and
relatives in our town for the past
week.
Mrs. William Hughes and her
daughter Lillie, and Mrs. B. Y. Bool
of Gowdoyville visited Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Bool of our city last week.
Wo had quite a wind storm here
last Friday evening, and a very good
ruin.
G. G. Hodge of Kelton was over in
our town several days ago.
The Rev. Mr. Isom filled his regu
lar appointment at Mesopotamia yes
terday. He preached a very able
sermon from Luke 1. 15:1(5.
The Rev. Simpson Blanton our
Township superintendent was at
Mesopotamia yesterday and gave us
good little talk. He also appointed
some missionaries to do some mission
work in the Sunday School.
Wo have a goood Sunday School at
Mesopotamia. F. A. Goforth being
our superintendent. Uncj.k Jok.
"It is the Best on Earth.
That is what Edwards & Parker,
merchants of Bains. Ua., say of
Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, for rheu
matism, lame back, deep seated and
muscular pains. Sold by DuPre
Drug Company.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Etta Jaxk, May 24.—I attended
the meeting of the A. R. Presbyteri
an church at Hickory Grove yester
day. The Sacrament of the Lord’s
supper was administered. A very
large congregation was present. Rev.
J. S. Moffett preached.
Mrs. Jane Hughes, of Gowdeysville,
extends her grateful thanks to the
people who have so substantially re
membered her in her loss by fire some
time ago, an account of which has
already appeared in these columns.
A cyclone with an accompaniment
rain and hail, passed over this sec
tion about (5 p. m. yesterday. It un
roofed the gin houses of J. T. More-
head and d. M. Greer, tore up the
timber generally, hut did no other
damage that I have heard of.
i spent Saturday night with Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. McDaniel, of Hickory
Grove,
Mr. Dick Harris, of Santuc, was in
this section yesterday. He came for
Aleck Parker to go and see his dying
mother.
, Mr. W. A. Whisonant, of Blacks
burg, was down at his plantation lust
Wednesday.
Mrs. M. K. Strain and Miss Jessie,
visited Mrs. T. J. Estes last Thurs
day. Your correspondent went too,
and took dinner,
We extend the editor and The
Ledger correspondents, a cordial in
vitation to attend the memorial exer
cises at Salem, on the 2flth instant.
Wo are having fine weather for
farm work, and farmers arc taking
advantage of it. Everything that
cun guide the plow or wield the hoe
is in the field.
Mrs. P. S. Webber and Mrs. J. L. S.
are “whoppers.” They weigh 85 and
!>2 lbs. respectively. Precious metals
are put up in small packages.
Several in this section have got
styes on their eyes. Will somebody
give a remedy for them?
The cool weather made the little
cotton look sickly the first of last
week, but it seems to be all right
now. Tom (Gunter) Fowler used to
say that cotton was a summer plant,
and he was about right. • *
The Fowler Brothers have put their
river bottoms in fine fix for plant
ing. They have not finished them
yet.
“laid
and
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Blackwell went
to the County seat last Thursday,
and bought some of the goods adver
tised in The Ledger. They are
staunch Ledgkrites—“I just tell you
Bill wouldn't be without the paper
for anything.”
Our mathematical school is getting
along finely. Every Saturday night
it meets and spends two hours study
ing arithmetic. We have almost as
many married men as boys in the
class. As soon as crops arc
by” we will run it in day time
attack some ether studies. The fol
lowing four test problems arc given
out for next Saturday night, 2'.)th in
stant : If the hands of a watch coin
cide every 05 55-7 minutes whether
will it gain or loose time in a week—
and how much?
Explain your method of placing
the decimal point in the quotient
when one decimal is divided by anoth
er.
The sum of $50 is made up of half-
| dollars, quarter-dollars. ten-cent pie-
! ces, and five-cent pieces—the value
j of all the coins of each denomination
| being the same. How many coins
are there in all?
Four bells commence tolling to-
! gether; they toll at intervals of J, ]£
1 1-12. 1 7-10 seconds respectively;
after what interval will they toll to
gether?
The best way to reform wayward
church members is for those without
faults to do the stoning.
To obtain a well rounded-np edu
cation we cannot omit the study of
the bible in that spirit which its sa
credness demands. It denounces
vice without feeding a dangerous cu
riosity. It dignifies virtue, not as a
means of getting on, but as success
and happiness now; and best of all,
it gives the young man or young wo
man the one exclusive way in which
vice is vanquished and virtue attain
ed. It penetrates the disguises of
elegant sin, and exposes the sophis
try of cultivated Iniquity. It flashes
its revealing rays upon the opening
abyss to which the temper leads. It
unmasks the voluptuous angel of
light and shows the malicious fiend.
In that homo where the bible is not
held in reverence there is no real
genuine happiness.
I am very much in sympathy with
our Draytonville correspondent in
what he says, in regard to the famine
sufferers in India. Now is the time
to make our work effective. The gos
pel of bread will open the way for
the gospel of the bible. Man’s ex
tremity is God’s opportunity. One
car load of provisions will do more in
one day than one hundred missiona
ries can accomplish in ten years to
ward bringing these heathens to
Christ.
What are prayers, sermons and bi-
bies to a starving world? Christ
made it part of his work to feed the
hungry multitude. To let .Jhis op
portunity pass without making use
of it is to put tiie missionary work
back one hundred years or perhaps
longer. If the church fails ♦o do its
duty now the heathen will find out
it’s sailing under false colors.
Let the whole line of Christianity
advance, and let the Sunday schools
be the first corps of that grand army
to scale the battlements and plant
the banner of our Redeemer’s King-
j dom in the very heart of heathenism,
and the world will be won for Christ.
Mercy is Jove intensified, and its re
ward is wrapped up in the bundle of
everlasting life.
It is my desire to visit the Nash
ville re-union next month, and give
the readers a succinct account of the
Confederate re-union, together with
such other matters as may be of in
terest to them.
Since my feeble “write up” of the
county has been published I have re
ceived quite a number of inquiries as
to tliis, that and the other matters
pertaining to the several educational
and industrial natural resources of
Cherokee county—all of these it is
difficult to answer in detail. I will
say. however, that the best way is to
come and see for themselves, that
the truth lias been fully told. There
is not a word of “taffy” in it, gentle
men. So far as the character of the
people or the resources of the county
are concerned they are inferior to
none. If those who come to see or
settle among us will behave them
selves, they will bo respected and
protected by the best people in the
land. So far as Cherokee county is
concerned, although she is one of the
youngest daughters of the State. We
intend she shall he none the less at
tractive, yet we do not wish to give
rise to any undue jealousy in the
States’ household.
On my recent trip to Gaffney I was
very glad to meet my old friend, John
Ross, who has been very sick for a
long time, but is now aole to be about
again. He is one of the oldest and
most substantial citizens of the coun
ty. Wish we had more such men
among us.
The present legislature is destined
to go into history as the prince of
bunglers. The best thing it could do
to retrieve itself is to meet and inter
pret its interpretation of the laws
now so ambiguously set forth in the
acts of 1SH7.
Rev. Wilks, of the colored Bresby-
terian church, was on this side of the
fiver last Saturday. He is a man of
unusual culture for his race.
Attorneys Butler and Bell, of the
Gaffney bar, were in this section last
Saturday, on professional business.
To Miss Grace Gary Whisonant I
am greatly indebted for a cordial in
vitation to attend the commencement
exercises of Jones’ Seminary, ut All-
Healing. N. C.. on Tuesday morning,
June 8th, at 10 o’clock, a. in. The
programme is a good one, and I am
satisfied the young ladies will make
the occasion quite interesting.
Don’t forget the old ladies’ meeting
at Elbethel church next Sabbath, ifoth
instant, and come out and bring
your family. J. I..
LATEST COTTON MILL NEWS.
Injunction Against the Standard.
A bill for injunction and relief, and,
for the appointment of a receiver,
was hied in the I’nited States Cir
cuit Court at Charleston. S. C.. this
week, by A. Klipstein ifc Co., of New
York, against the Standard Cotton
Mills, of Rock Hill. S. C.. the Central
Trust Co., of New York, as trustee,
James Tuleott, et ul. Judge Bimonton
issued an ordor for the mill company
to show cause before him on May 31
why a reciver should not be appointed.
In the meantime the company is en
joined from making way with any of
the property now on hand or paying
out any money on debts until after
the case is heard in the courts.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO TEX
TILE WORKERS.
North and South Carolina Mills, The:r
Improvements and their Ad
vancements—Opera
tive Pertonals.
Chas. J. Trippe, for the past three
years overseer of spinning in the Bam
berg (S. C.) Cotton Mills, eloped a few
nights ago with Mrs. Ella Garves,
leaving behind a wife and child. Mrs.
Garves was running the warpers for
him.
The Best Remedy for Rheumatism.
From the Futrliuveu (N. Y.) le-sister.
Mr. James Rowland of this village,
states that for twenty-five- years his
wife bus been a sufferer from rheuma
tism. A few nights ago she was in
such pain that she was nearly crazy.
She sent Mr. Rowland for the doctor,
but he had read of Chaimberlain’s
Bain Balm and instead ot going for
the physician ho went to the store
and secured a bottle of it. His wife
did not approve of Mr. Rowland’s
purchase at first, but nevertheless
applied the Balm thoroughly and in
an hour’s lime was able to go to sleep.
Bhe now applies it whenever she feels
an ache or pain and finds that it al
ways gives relief. He says that no
medicine which she had used ever did
her as much good. The 25 and 5o
cents sizes for sale by DuBre Drug
Company.
Southern and Western Textile Excelsior ]
The new Abbeville (S. C.) Cotton
Mills are now in operation. #/,.
W. J. McDonald has resigned as boss
carder at the Atherton Cotton Mills,
Charlotte.
Siipt. R. II. Smith is severing his
connection with the Wayne Cotton
.Mills, Goldsboro, N. C.
The sixth Southern textile club is
forming at Concord, N. C. The
seventh ought to he in Alabama.
G. W. Ward has resigned as overseer
of weaving at the Fairmount (S. C.)
Cotton Mills. His help gave him
some valuable parting gifts.
In the Dallas (Tex.) Cotton Mills,
a few days ago, three women engaged
in a fight, when two were fatally and
the third slightly wounded.
The Mill fort Cotton Mill, Fort Mill,
S. C., has all its machinery fully em
ployed producing yarns from 21s to
2;»i. G. T. Kinuettis Supt.
Jerry Bain, one of the accomplices
in the robbery of the Erwin Cotton
Mills, Durham. X. C., was convicted
and sent to prison for live years.
Thomas X. Lumley, of Newberry,
rf. C., where he was second hand, has
accepted the owrship of the Yaucluse
.S. C., carding for Supt. Rennie.
Allen J. Brown, of Newberry, 8. C.,
has accepted second hand's place in
card room at Clinton, S. C. He was
formerly section hand ford. R. Killian.
We hear from Randleman, N. C.,
that a new cotton mill is to be erected
there ut once, and that life order for
lumber has already been given to the
saw-mills.
John Williams, an operative at the
Dilling Mill, kings Mtn., N. C., had
one of his fingers broken a few days
ago by the sash of one of the windows
falling upon it.
The Catawba Spinning Mill, Ches
ter, S. C., held its annual stockhold
ers’ meeting a few days ago. It was
decided to close down, and the mill
lias stopped.
The Franklinville (N. C.) Mfg. Co.,
manufacturing seamless bagging and
cotton warps, will not run on full
time, owing to the over stocked con
dition of the market.
The Durham (N. C.) Hosiery Co.
finds that a continued demand for its
goods necessitates a larger capacity,
and they have commenced by putting
in a new four ton press.
Win. II. Norris, who was to leave
Mtn. Island. X.C., to become Supt.
of the Harden (X. C.) Mfg. Co., has
changed his mind, and will remain as
overseer of spinning.
The men who manage the Tucapau
Mills. Wellford, S. C., are about t he
same age; Supt. G. C. Pruitt is 29,
overseer of carding is 28, overseer of
spinning is 28, overseer of weaving,29.
The American Spinning Co., Green
ville, S. C., held their annual meet
ing u few days ago. J. H. Morgan
was re-eiected Bres. it Treas., Jas. L.
Orr, Vice P.; and W. B. Boyd, Secy.
The employes of the Piedmont (S.
(*.) Cotton Mills, and the Pelza (S.
C.) Cotton Mills played a mutch game
of ball recently at Pisdmont, which
resulted in a victory for Bclzer; score
(5 to 55.
Treas. T. E. Moore, of the Tucapau
Mills. Welford, S. •€., will leave
shortly for Hopedale, Mass., and
other Northen points for the purpose
of buying a Jot of new machinery for
the mills.
The annual meeting oftheTuca-
pau Mills, Wellford, S. C., was held
on May 11, and in addition to devel
opments and improvements during
the year, a dividend of 3 per cent,
was declared.
1). X. Kirby has accepted second
liana’s position of carding for J. R.
Killian, at Newberry, 8. C., being
pron o.od from boss picker man,
whose position has not been filled us
yet. A first class man wanted.
\V. H. Winn, for the past two years
overseer of dyeing at Altamahaw Mills
is now in charge of the dyeing at
Proximity Mills, Greensboro, N. C.
Findly Smith, his fffrmer second
hand,is in the dye house with him.
The annual meeting of the Whit
ney (8. C.) Mfg. Co. was held on the
14th. The report to the stockhold
ers showed that they had almost
doubled their capacity. The com
pany is in good financial condition.
The steam plant at Minneola Mill,
Gihsonville. N C., is almost com
plete, and will, it is expected, start
about June. The entire plact has
been remodeled, and they will have
more power. It is hoped that they
will run steady,
8. C. Thomas, boss weaver at the
Edna Cotton Mill, Reidsrille, X. C.,
is starting new looms as fast as ho
can get weavers. This mill has 550(>
looms running on 39 inches. The 2i(i
new looms are 44 inch Icoms. Good
weavers make fromDOc. to $1 per day
on (I looms.
M. D. Harris, overseer of carding
at the Buffalo Mill, Concord, N. C.,
was in Charlotte on May 20 and won
the one-mile handicap bicycle race;
the prize he receved was a $35 dia
mond ring. The lime Mr. Harris
made was 2. IN. This was the second
heat to decide, his first mile having
been made in 2.14.
Harvey White, of Graham, N. C.,
who has lived at Lexington for the
past ten months, has accepted the
superintendency of the Alamance
Factory. Burlington N. C. He suc
ceeds d. Walter Williamson, who will
go into the wholesale business at Bur
lington with his brother. Finley L.
Williamson.
The Fort Mill Manufacturing Co.,
of Fort Mill. 8. C., lias shipped
700 cases of their cotton cloth in the
lust three months. All the above
company’s carding and spinning is
kept on the run night and day,
however, their looms only labor by
sunshine. John Gilligan is 8upt.
•
The stockholders of the Laurens
(8. C.) Cotton Mills met last Satur
day, and the yearly reports were read,
showing a prosperous condition.
The board of directors and officers
were re-elected. Among fjie stock
holders present, other than local,
were E. Smith of Charlotte, and D.
D. Little, of Pacolet.
The directors of the Patterson Mfg.
Co., China Grove, N.C., held a meet
ing on May 153. They declared a divi
dend of 5 per cent., and 1 per cent,
was tpplied to the sinking fund. All
the uld officers and directors were
elected except D. B. Coltrone, who
has sold his stock in the mill. Dr.
Stephens was elected in his stead.
The Prosperity (S. C.) Cotton Mill
Co., met last week and elected direc
tors : D. H. Wheeler. George S.
Mower, of Newberry; A. H. Hawkins,
G. Y. Hunter, J. M. Wheeler, A. H.*
Kohn, W. A. Mosley, L. 8. Bowers. J.
B. Bowers and A. G. Wise, of Pros
perity, and E. T. Fearing, of Boston.
I). H. Wheeler was elected president;
A. H. Kohn, secretary and treasurer;
E. 13. Hayden, agent. The work of
erecting the building will begin as
soon as the artesian well is tested,
and the water supply found to be suf
ficient for the purpose desired.
d. A. Smith, president of the Rich
mond Cotton Mills, and Petersburg
Cotton Mills, but who lives at Bes
semer City, X. C., had a serious en
counter a week ago at Petersburg,
Ya. A saloon keeper there accused
him on the street of keeping him out
of a license, and swore at him. A
justice of the peace happened along,
and Mr. ^mith asked him to indict the
man, which he was proceeding to do,
but the man was running away, and
Mr. Smith called him back. The sa
loon keeper returned and assaulted
Mr. Smith, who drew out a knife and
stabbed him 22 times, dangerously
wounding him. Mr. Smith is under
bond.
The big fly-wheel at the Tuekaseege
Cotton Milis, Mt. Holly, X. C., sud
denly hursted last Tuesday. The
mill is driven by water power and the
upright shaft from the water-wheel is
fitted with crown gearing, beveled cog
wheels, which drive the main Shaft—
a six-inch horizontal one—on which
is placed the large driving wheel.
The wheel is 15 feet in diameter, with
18-inch face, and carries a double
18-inch belt. Everything was run
ning merrily enough when the jolt
came. The ponderous wheel flew to
pieces and crashed through the floor
above. The belt was torn to rags,the
crown gearing was wrecked, and the
huge six-inch shafting was badly
twisted. The damage is over $1000.
No one was hurt.
George Rusher, a lad employed in
the Bowman Knitting Mills, Salis
bury, X. C., while clecning up last
Saturday got his hand caught in some
gearing, and two lingers were mashed
off, one leaving the hand immediately
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