The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, January 26, 1904, Image 1
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GAFFNEY, S. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 86. 1904.
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OUR LAW MAKERS
AT STATE CAfITAL,
Resume of Last Week’s Work
JjP in the House.
THE SHAD BILL PASSED.
Kle«Uon livid Tlmrt«day aud the llonsv Got
Down to Work—State Librarian Elected
a memorial from the-State Immigra
tion association. This was accom
panied by a bill presented by Mr. D.
D. McColl, Jr., to have a bureau of
commerce and immigration. There
is a similar bill iu the senate. An-
; other new bill which will attract at
tention was presented by Mr. Wm.
L. Mauldin of Greenville, which pro-
vide* for the establishment cf dis
tilleries, breweries acd blending
! plants in cities of 10,003 inhabitants.
The elections were held Thursday
and these troublesome matters are
! now out of the way of the legislators.
elections were disposed of at
Hnd Mr. Woods Mude Associate .1 ustlce—
Several Bills Passed.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Columbia, Jan. 25.—The legisla
ture has got down to work and if :t
were possible to get in the appropria
tion and supply bill this early in the
season there is no reason why the
the morniog session except those for
college trustees, and a night session
was held. There was a comic opera
at the theatre that night—funny
songs and pretty songs, pretty girls
and laughing girls—and there were
not many members at the State
house. So there was little interest
and much confusion in the election
Mr. L. W. Boykin, of Camden, form
erly a dispensary inspector.
An interesting figure retires from
the bouse in the election of John O.
Wingo to the board of penitentiary
directors. Mr. Wingo is from Green
ville. up near the “Dark Corner” of
Greenville county, where good corn
liquor is made and never pays a tax,
but Brother Wingo is a strict pro
hibitionist in principle and practice.
For 12 years he has been in the house
and has ever been watchful of the
interests of the State treasury. He
is “agin” extravagance and he hates Kvent * that Have Taken Place from One
sham and tricKery. Hie strenuous
forefinger, which be wields so agilely
THROUGHOUT THE
PALMETTO STATE.
Items of Interest of Passing
Events.
ALL OVER THE STATE.
L0 ”“ CME " OKeE E0C,IS THROUGHOUT THE
TAR NEEL STATE.
•lane.
general assembly should stay out the the college trustees the most im-
, , .. , . n i portant result being that Senator
constitutional limit of 10 days. &
There have been several spirited
debates during the three days in
which the legislature was in session
this last week. After a hard fight
against it by Senator Walker of
Georgetown, the bill passed last year
by the house prohibiting the exporta
tion of shad from the State was, pas
sed by the senate. Doubtless the
governor will be asked by the George
town people to veto it, as shad tith
ing is a large industry in their sec
tion, the importance of which is not
known to the people of the up-coun
try. Senator Walker explained how
the shad nets are placed in the bays
and rivers low enough for the big
steamers to passover them, a fact
which shows that the nets do not
Tillman was accidentally left off the
Winthrop board because no one
knew his term was out. Of course
he will get back. Dr. T. A. Crawford
of Rock Hill, who was elected to his
place, has declined to serve.
For associate justice of the supreme
court to succeed Hon. C. A. Woods
but one name was placed in nomina
tion. Senator Brown of Darlington
and Senator Stackhouse of Marion
nominated Hon. C. A. Woods of
Marion, who thereupon was elected
for the term of eight years, his elec
lion at the last session having been
for the unexpired term of Associate
Justice Pope, then elected Chief
Justice. Mr. Woods received 15G
votes.
There were two vacancies to be
filled on the penitentiary board, the
terms of Messrs W. B. Love of York
in debate, and bis mutton chop
whiskers, as well as his faithful at
tendance and attention to duty will
be missed from the house.
The other new member of the pen
itentiary board is also a member of
the house. As I said in my first let
ter, it is almost impossible to defeat
a member of the house for a position
of this kind. Mr. Boykin did defeat
Mr. Walker, representative from
Barnwell, but Boykin had the ad
vantage of having made a strong con
test for the place two years ago and
he is a popular fellow and hard
worker. ' .f. h.
CALLED HOME.
keep fish from going up stream, as ; .
the advocates of the bill allege. The j end W. D. Mann of Abneville having
support of this measure comes from ; expired.
the Pee Dee country where the peo
ple claim that the shad fisheries at
Georgetown keep fish from coming up
the rivers. Thousands of shad are
shipped from Georgetown every week
during the season to northern mar
kets.
A long debate in the house was on
the subject of farm labor contracts.
There is nearly every session a bill to
punish violations of these instru
ments and as it is a matter which
vitally and nearly affects the farmers,
The names of both these
gentlemen were placed in nomina
tion, as were the following: J. 0.
Wingo, representative from Green
ville; P. T. Hollis of Chester; D. B.
Peurlfoy, representative from Saluda;
W. N. Brown, representative from
Oconee; W. I). Kirby, representative
; from Cherokee. The vote on first
I ballot stood : Wingo, 09; Peurifoy,
| 60; Love, 54; Mann, 17; Hollis, IH;
'Kirby, 28; Brown, 10. There were
j 153 votes cast, necessary to a choice
j 77. Under the new rule forbidding
Bud of the State to the Other Called from
Exchanges for (Jnlck Beading by Scores
of Busy 1‘eople.
The cornerstone of the new court
, house at Darlington was laid Friday
afternoon at 4 o’clock but, owing to
I the inclemency of the weather, the
! full programme was not carried out.
Captain D. E. Gordon, of Lane’s,
, who was stricken with paralysis on
! Sunday, January 17, died from the
! effects of the same Friday afternoon
j at 4 :30 o’clock, and was buried at IIn-
! ion church on Sunday, January 24,
at 12 o’clock
Sheriff EHUon, of Winnsboro, ar
rested a suspicious negro there Fri
day, who meets pretty fully the
; printed description of Howell’s slay
er. He took his prisoner to Colum
bia for identification. The negro was
heavily armed when arrested.
It is rumored on the streets of
Rock Hill that a compromise had
been effected in the suit of J. B.
Johnson, of that city .for his son Juli
an against the Southern Railway for
injuries sustained in the Fishing
Creek wreck on theJJrd offSeptemher.
The compromise suit is for $8,500.
Suit was entered for $50 000.
John S. Wilson, a young man liv-
ing at Sandridge, Berkeley county,
well known and thought-of through- f 0ui)f j onP 0 f our neighbors
out thatcounty, was killed Thursday. j he had a pttir o( t)lur
woods where
Deatb of One of Cherokee'M Oldest Mini
Most Highly Beapected Cltl'/.eim.
Mr. Holman R. Smith, one of
Cherokee’s old and most highly re
spected citizens, died at his home on
Blue Branch, on the 23rd instant, in
his seventy-eighth year. Mr. Smith
had been feeble for a long time but
his last illness was only of a few
days, and when he passed away he
left not a single enemy, hut friends
of all who were fortunate enough to
know him. He was a husband and
father in all that goes to make up; He was in the
those terms in the highest sense, and was being cut. One large limb was
a neighbor in so true a sense that he | cut and Tell, striking a second limb,
was endeared to all who lived near breaking it off, the latter striking Mr.
him. He had been the father of nine Wilson and killing him instantly.
lilind Tlgent l.<mling Around Etta
Other Local New k.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Etta Jane, Jan. 23—Mr. Pierce Y.
Poole has charge of the Thompson
mill and will run it this year. He
will be assisted, we are told, by our
good friend, Man Parris.
Ablind tiger has been loafing around
here somewhere and making a few
mysterious drunks. The dispensary
don’t do all the mischief over its own
counter,but it affords wonderful facil
ities for others to Jdo part of the
work. It’s hard for us to believe any
considerable amount of the stuff is
sold in this part of Cherokee county,
but some of our Cherokeens can find
it wonderfully easy elsewhere. Why
the dispensary officers can’t find
it we are at a loss to know—unless
they just don’t lock for it. Until
people find out that it’s wrong to pro
tect or patronize these lawbreakers
as they do by refusing to tell what
they know about them and their
business, they will keep this trouble
alive. The tiger is not so much to
blame as its protector if weview it
fromthe moral side of the subject. The
former makes no
anti respectability
does
We have the 1 ‘Career an 1 Character
of General Micuh Jenkins, C. S A,”
by John P. Thomas,in,pamphlet form.
It also contains a nioture of General
Jenkins which is very much like him.
The Wilkinsville oil mill is now at
work and doing well. Every part of
the machinery, we learn, is doing its
work very well.
A few days ago a gentleman from
the upper part of the county was pas-
| sing through our neighborhood and
wtio said
a pair of blue copperas
From the Mountains to The
Sea.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
daim to decency
while the latter
Saturday morning Mr. Walter F.
Derrica, one of the most substantial
citizens of White Rock. Lexington
county, was killed by a falling limb.
He and his children were sawing
down a tree when it
there is always a great deal of debate j votes being changed, another ballot
upon it, since every legislator has his wa3 made necessary. Before the
own viewsjon all matters that affect! *Poond haliot »he names of Messrs,
the farmers. The object of this bill, ' Brown and Kirby were withdrawn,
which was passed, is to protect the This ballot resulted: Votes cast
farmers from merchants who inter- 153; necessary to a choice 77;
fere with laborers in the middle of
the year. The bill as amended reads:
“Any laborer working on shares of
crop, or for wages in money, or other
vaiuabie consideration, under a ver- ;
bal or written contract on farm lands,
who shall receive advances, either in |
money or supplies, and, thereafter,
wilfully aud without just cause fail
to perform the reasonable service re- |
quired of him by the terms of the .
said contract, shall be liable to pros- j
eoution for a misdemeanor; and, |pro-
vided, the prosecution shall be com
menced within forty days after the
alleged violation, and, on conviction, J
shall be punished by imprisonment of
30 days, or to be fined in the sum of
not less than $50, nor more than j
$100, in the discretion of the court;
provided, the verbal contract herein
referred to shall be witnessed by at
least two disinterested witnesses;
provided, that the contract shall be
valid only between the original par-j
ties thereto,and any attempted trans
fer or assignment of any rights there- i
under shall be null and void.”
Both houses have agreed to a reso
lution to investigate the advisability
of the State establishing a fertilizei
factory. There is a different measure
in each house but both contemplate'
the use of the penitentiary convicts i
and the working of the phosphate
beds owned by the State and now
leased on royalties. The passage of
the resolution does not mean that the
legislature has committed the State
to the scheme but only that the mat
ter shall be investigated. If the en
terprise were undertaken it would be
necessary to take the convicts from
the State farms. The obj»ct of the
agitation, of course, is to secure
cheaper fertilizers, and the Virginia-
Carolina Chemical company, the fer
tilizer trust, is the target aimed at.
Mr. Tribble’s hill to exempt Con
federate soldiers and sailors from
paying license, which had received
an unfavorable report, came up for
discussion In the house. Dr. Maul
din moved to strike out the enacting
words. Mr. Tribble explained that
there is a law exempting veterans
from license in the counties, but this
does not ‘.apply to towns. Mr. Maul
din disavowed any unfriendly spirit
toward the Confederate soldiers; he
was one himself, and would go as far
as any other man toward helping
'them, but the bill dots not dlsoriml
nate between rich and poor, and there
are ex-Confedorates who are wealthy
merchants. The bill was amended
to meet Mr. Mauldin’s objection and
was passed.
There have not been a groat num
ber of new bills introduced this ses
sion, and many of these are local
measures
A very Important matter among
the new bills was the presentation of
I children, four of whom are living in
this county; Mr. W. H. Hmith, of
this city, being one of them. Mr.
Smith’s remains were buried at
Goucher church on Sunday at 3 p m.,
i where he had been a consistent mem
ber for fifty-six years, and the large ; another, which broke a limb. This
atteudacce of relatives, friends and fell on him, breaking his shoulder
neighbors preseot, evinced the high [ and back. He lived only about three
regard iu which he was held. hours after the accident.
His pastor, Rev. F. C. Hickson, R . T . Johnson, of Greenville, has
conducted the funeral services aud 90 | d at; private figures 40,000 acres of
preached one of his strong, cbarac- virgin timber , ttnd jn 0 conee and
teristic sermons, for which he is so p icken8 counties, to the Wood Lum-
well known. ber company of Baltimore. A rail-
interesting con-; „ B , ef ?' e * h ® fU A n T l 8erV i°w b fr U road i8 t0 be built U P tbe Keowe ®
... . , ! I’rof. \Y. .K MoArthur and Mr. VY m. r i VHr to »Fn.>
tests o( the d*y was the election of a R Upeoomb addressed the c 0 r 1(;riJ .' districts, tao-
Mete librarian, which followed Ihc gm a 9l(etth of the , i( “ o(
nominations were: tyss - . the deceased and giving bis many
good qualities as a Christian.a citizen
and a man, and pointing to his many
good traits and high character as
worthy of emulation by those who
live after him.
Peace to his ashes and sympathy
for the bereaved.
timber breeches on.
Mr, and Mrs. Frank Watson, of
Hickory Grove, had a child nearly
two years old to die use Wednesday |
with membranous croup. It was!
buried at Salem.
Mr Jim Procter ^ays to te’l those I
Ledger readers who pr tier that we
are going to have no lain tms year
that they are simply mistaken,for ho '
lodged against got a good wetting yesterday and ex
pects to get many another before the
year ends.
' .Vessrs. Jack Kendrick aud Deve
N. Fowler were on this si' e yesterday
on business. j. l. s.
go 82; Peurifoy, 81; Love,
53; Hollis, 38.
One of the most
YV in-
Mann,
LaBordo of Riohland ;Miss Annie B.
Dacus of Anderson; Miss Julia Tomp
kins of Richland; and Mrs J. A.
.Muller of Lexington. The first bal
lot resulted as follows: Mins La-
Borde 103; Miss Dacus, 26; Miss
Tompkins, 21; Mrs. Muller, 6. One
hundred and fifty-six votes were cast
—76 being necessary to a choice—aud
Miss LaBorde was elected on this
ballot for a term of two years. Mhs
LaBorde’s election brought her the
congratulation of many friends.
Representatiue YV. O
RESULT OF WHISKEY.
OruiikMi-tl iiihI'(Tvo DituKlilerH Ite
>ttul Non III.
Richmond, Y’a., Jan. 21.—Inability
Tatum of on the part of W. B. Brown, of Gray-
Orangeburg had no opposition in the 80U comit t0 ab9tttin from driDk ba8
election to the two-year term of dis- , , . , ,
pensary commissioner and received re8uite(i 10 ,he Poetical destruction
115 votes. 0 * his whole family, the doom of each
The greatest interest in the elec- member being swift,
tions of the day was taken in the race
tories and tanneries are to be con
structed. The Benedict Land com
pany disposed of its holdings in the
same locality to the Baltimore com
pany. Figures in the last named
deal are $125,000.
A terrible accident oiourted at Nor
way Thursday. The fast train from
Washington to Jacksonville killed
Paul Lightsey, one of the best ne
groes in that place. YVhile crossing
near the depot in a wagon Lightsey
was struck by the engine and knock
ed some distance down the track,
killing him instantly. His wagon
was torn to splinters and his mule
disemboweled. The man was slight
ly deaf and was out of sight of the
southbound on account of a out.
conductor and engineer were arres
ted.
A I’utrlot at KztJil.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Ezell, Jan. 22.—1 see in The Led
ger of tho movement to raise money
for the Hampton monument fund. I
earnestly hope that everyone will con
tribute something, for surely if there
ever was a man whom South Carolina
could honor and revere, it wet Wade
Hampton. Can we forget what
sacrifices he made in time of the war,
and then in reconstruction days how
he labored to save our State? Her
intereot aid elevation was his highest
aim and never by aught of 1 im has
Soutii Carolina had cause to blush j
Interestlug Items Concerning Our Neigh
bor* Beyond the Line Which May Prove
Entertaining Beading; for [Hundred*, of
Ledger Header*
William D. Weaver, a watchman
for tbe Southern Railway at a street
crotsing in Greensboro, was struck
by a southbound passenger train Fri
day evening, receiving serious inter
nal injuries. He was flagging a vehicle
when the train threw him fifty feet
against an embankment.
K. E Eller, who is alleged to have
induced a produce dealer in Raleigh
to re-ship birds oat of the State,
which he had carried to Raleigh, was
arrested in Greensboro Friday night.
He gave bond in $200 for his appear
ance at Raleigh today (Tuesday).
Two hundred more birds were seized
there Friday night.
Friday morning about I :10 o’clock
there was a small sized wreck at
Efiaud. near Durham, in which train
No. 112 was delayed several hours.
A wheel on a box car of train No. 184
was bursted and caused a cur to be
come derailed which blocked tho
track for several hours. Train No.
112 was held up for several hours.
A hold attempt was made to wreck
the Florida special. No. 29, at the
north end of the yards in Greensboro
Thursday night. Some party or par
ties, unknown, placed two large new’
crossties directly across the track of
the main line, which were discovered
by a colored fireman of one of the in
dustrial plants of the city, who was
going home after finishing his day’s
work.
Will Adams, charged with the mur
der of the negro w man, Bridgers,
and her two you* c r iron, was cap
tured early Satu;u^>. iio was locat
ed in his home and made a desperate
resistance. A posse fired into tbe
windows and were beginning to break
into the house when Adams surren
dered. He was taken to Raleigh 8at-
urday afternoon. It is reported he
lias made a partial confession, ac
knowledging the crime.
There was a bad freight wreck at
Uooleemee, on the Mocksville-Moores-
ville road Friday afternoon. It was
the southbound through freight
which left YVinston-Salem at 1:15.
The engine jumped the track and
turned over. Engineer Carl Armfield
escaped injury by jumping. Capt.
Harry Fayson was in charge of tbe
train. Several freight cars were de
railed and badly damaged. The track
was torn up for some distance.
In a decision in tbe Superior Court
handed down in Raleigh by Judge
Brown YVednesday, it is decided that
what is known as the “anti-jug law,’*
passed by the last Legislature under
four coun
ties, really applies to eveiy county in
the State which has prohibitive liquor
for the office of chairman of the
board of dispensary directors.
The nominees were H. H. Evans of
Newberry, presented by Mr. Kibler,
seconded by Mr. Colcock, and |J. A.
McDermott of Horry, nominated by
Mr. Jeremiah Smith, seconded by
Mr. D. D. McColl. Of the 155 votes
cast Evans received 99 and McDer
mott 56.
The next race attracted much in
terest, the election of two members
of the liquor board. There were four
candidates, and tbe running was
neck and neck, particularly for the
second place. There were 154 votes
cast, 78 being necessary to a choice.
Of this number Jno Bell Towilljof
Lexington received 95; L. YV. Boykin
of Kershaw received 81 ; Joseph B
Wylie of Ohester received 70, and R.
H. Walker of Barnwell received 62.
The most Interesting phase of the
election is the retirement of Mr. L.
J. YVilliams from the dispensary
Brown lived in the little town of
Fries on the Norfolk ifc YY’estern rail
road. Several days ago one of his
daughters was taken suddenl) ill
with a fever which has proved very
deadly in that locality. Whiskey was
prescribed for her, and her father
started for it. Ho obtained a large
bottle, but on his way home the de
sire for drink overcame him aud he
indulged copiously, becoming intox
icated. His son, who had been sent
to look for the father, met him on tbe
road. The latter was in a savage,
dangerous mood, and attacked his
son with a knife, inflicting terrible
wounds.
When the news of the tragedy
reached the man’s home, his daugh
ter who was not sick became violent
ly insane and died in a short time.
Five hours later her ill sister also
died. Brown himself and his wife
fell victims to the fever and the man
died in 12 hours. His wife is so ill
board, of which lie has for four years from tho effect of the fever and from
been tho chairman, and a member grief that there Is little chance of her
ever since the present system of man- recovery.
agement was Instituted. Mr, YVil- —
Bums is from Edgefield and will be a
candidate for congress in his distrief
this sammer. He is about the
shrewdest man In 8outh CuroBna
politics today—always cool, never
rattled, intelligent, a good judge of
human rature and possessed of the'
happy faculty of knowing when to
talk and when to keep quiet. The
financial success of the dispensary is
undoubtely largely due to Mr. YVil-
Bams.
His successor as chairman of the
hoard is the justly celebrated “Huh”
Evans, who Is tho friend of every
body. He has been on the board for
four years. The other members sre
Mr. John Bell |Towill, the youthful
editor-legislator from Lexington, and
Darlington county shows the bal
ance of tbe State what can be done.
Mr. E. McC Williamson, of Darling
ton, Thursday turned over to Col.
Marshall one thousand good dollars,
as Darlington s voluntary contribu
tion to the Hampton monument fund.
Mr. Williamson reported that there
was no begging in Darlington, but
that tbe people were simply given the
opportunity of contributing to the
Hampton fund, and that the thou
sand dollars was readily raised. The
money is not raised on paper, either,
but is actually iu bank. What Dar-
Bouton can do, any other county
forfhatue. Can we forget wh, n his , a Utle which riaraed on ,
home was iu ashes, and wht . his
frier Is wanted to compensiiti him
for his past services? ho had the | lttW8> It prohibits the shipping by
courage (and heroic courage it was, jjq Uor dealers in the State to prohibi-
for there was honor as well as com tion territory in the 8tate and wil |
The P eDriti Uon in what they offered him), apply to fifty or more counties. The
to refuse? His answer ought to be i ca8e ha8 been appealed,
engraved in every heart, ”1 only did T ., u . . ...
my daty.” I thank God *e have bad „ !“ “■? Charlotte
»uob a mao as Wade Hampton, ol Friday tbe ,ory in the oases ol Me
whom we can say “Here is a man in
whom was found no guile.” Surely
South Carolina will honor him, for in
honoring him she will honor herself.
South Carolina’* Herord of Crime.
H'oluniltiu Special to SpurtanbiirK Herald. I
The attorney-general has completed
the compilation of the criminal sta
tistics of the State comparing the
number of crimes of each succeeding
year with the one previous from 1888
to and including 1903. The com-
l.ocal Cotton Market.
The following prices prevail on the
Gaffney market today:
Good middling 14.60
Middling 14.37J
Killed,
There is not an ache or pain that
;an bo reached externally that cannot
be "Killed” in a few minutes by the
use of Elliott’s Emulsified Oil Lini
ment. Rub it on the affected part
and the pain will hood disappear. Full
1-2 pint bottle, 25 cents. Gaffney
Drug Co.
—The Gaffney Drug Go’s. Laxative
Cold Tablets relieve that chilly feel
ing and headache that you have when
you are taking a fresh cold.
with its patriotism ought to dupli
cate.
The people of Walterboro have been
shocked by the perpetration of a das
turdly deed which was brought to
light Thursday morning. In the back
yard of Mr. 1). B. Block of that place
the body of an infant was discovered
by the cook. Upon investigation it
was found,that it had been concealed
under the front piazza, from which
place it had been dragged by a dog
and horribly mutilated. The dog had
eaten its head and upper body. It
was indeed a ghastly find. Upon in
vestigation by a conoror’s jury, em-
pannelled by Magistrate Bryan, it
was found to be a fully developed in
fant, from the testimony of Dr. YV. 0.
Ackerman, and it had been dead for
two or throe days. Every one is very
much wrought up over this affair and
the town oouncll have offered $100 re
ward for testimony leading to convict
the party or parties guilty of the per
petration of this heinous crime. This
reward has been supplemented by a
reward of $25 offered by Mr. D. H.
Block.
—Duncan Clark’s is the 1 jt aud
largest burlesque and vaudeville com
pany traveling.
parison is not encouraging, and in
deed in some respects it is a showing
that must give all law-abiding citi
zens cause for serious concern over
the seemingly increasing tendency to
lawlessness. The crime of murder
shows an awful record,there being 222
cases of manslaugnter reported for
1903. This record was exceeded in
1897 when there were 225. In 1900
there were the same number. Mr.
Gunter is preparing a compartative
table as to manslaughter in other
States, and the deplorable fact has
developed that we lead. In North
Carolina last year there were 91 such
cases and they thought that a fearful
record.
The Central Hotel in Charlotte
caught fire at 1:45 o’clock Saturday
morning, but the flames were extin
guished iu a few minutes, without
any material damage being done.
— The Gaffney Drug Co. will cheer
fully refund your money for every
bottle of Nature’s Cough Remedy
that doesn’t come up to the guaran
tee.
Graw and YY’hite against the South
ern Railway Company for $2,lKX»
damages each repor f ed that they had
failed to agree, and Judge McNeill
ordered a mistrial. This case was be
gun YVednesday, and was given to
the jury Thursday afternoon at 4
o’clock The mistrial was ordered at
noon Friday, the jury standing 10 for
damages for the plaintiff and two
holding out for the defendant com
pany.
G E. Nicholson, of Cumberland
30unty, tendered Saturday afternoon
a check for $255 in payment of a
horse belonging to J. C. Cochrane A
Brothers, livery men, of Charlotte.
While Mr. YY’illiam G. Ross, the
manager of tho stable, wont around
tos-'eif the check was good, Nicol-
son jumped on the horse und rode
rapidly away. Mr. Cochrane and
friends, including officers,went in hot
pursuit, but so far have not arrested
either the man or the horse. Nichol
son is a good looking yonnr fellow,
about 24 years of age.
Louiaburg, in Franklin county, had
a $15 000 fire Friday morning. About
3 o’clock a restaurant in the base
ment of the Ponton building on Court
street caught fire and this building,
together with the two adjoining
buildings, was burned The Ponton
building was used as a clothing store
by Deitz A Culmentrltz aud a meat
storage by Hwift A Co. The Aycock
building contained a restaurant and
barber shop, while the Clifton build
ing had three mercantile stocks and
two barber shops. The total insur
ance is $8 000, well divided among all
the losers, except that there was none
on Ayoock’s building.
— Fhe press everywhere speak in —Laxative Cold Tablets are quick
praise of Duncan Clark’s Company. re n e ( | or a cold in the head. Gaff-
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