Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ Ill A Few More Hammocks A Few More Refrigerators A Few More Porch Shades To be sold and the summer has just begun. Now is the time to buy them and get the full benefit of the season. Why will you lose your patience over that old hot cook stove when you can make cooking a pleasure by using one of our “Matchless” Ranges ? : : Shuford & LeMaster Furniture, Stoves and Undertaking. v'czrjh'ic, TgLug.-fl >: Banking STORY OF HOMICIDE. Slayer of James T. Parks Giv«s His Version of the Affray. Orangeburg. July 3.—Mr Robert H. Covar. who was severely wounded in the shooting affray between himself : ; and Mr. .1. T. Parks last Friday and | which resulted Pi the death of the | latter, is improving slowly and has ' been aide to dictate a statement of the affair for the press. Mr. Covar is still confined to his lied at his home on Amelia street, but is in the custodv of the sheriff. It is i understood that Mr. Covar has re- ! tained Wolfe & Berry, of the Oronge- | burg bar. as counsel. Mr. Covar’s statement Is as follows: ' The difficulty originated out of bus iness matters solely. Mr. Funderburg and myself bought the entire Patriot i plant from Mr. Parks for a certain i sum of money, he paying the oiitstand- | ing debts. After we took posesslon i of tlie property Mr. Parks insisted | that we pay the outstanding delAs. I amounting to about $*>00, which we j declined to do upon ihe ground that this was not contained in our contract. This matter became accentuated be- j tween Mr. Parks and myself, finally > becoming a personal* matter. Mr. Parks and myself had pleasant busi- i ness relations prior to the sale of the > plant, but on account of threats com- : munieated to me I armed myself. I j had not seen Mr. Parks for several j months until the dav of the difficulty, i when 1 saw him pass through Church ! street. I stayed in the printing office in Church street the most of the morn- ! ing, when finally my father asked I me to get the mail, as he wanted to iread the paper. I looked out in the j street first, and not seeing Mr. Parks I went to tlie postofflce. As I passed i Doyle's drug store*in going I saw Mr. I Parks standing in front of Bosch’s ! store, his back to me. “When I got the mail I went to Mr. Dm —is— IPopular With those who give it a little thought to its ad vantages. Chief among these, of course, is the absolute security offered by the modern hank, and The National Bank of Gaffney Gaffney, S. C. Is modern in every respect. In our Burglar Proof safe money is perfectly safe. And by opr system of checks and correspondents, payments can he made at a distance as easily as they can he here. IKi Lathrop’ s 0 ffiee to attend to some K. of H. bn sin CSS *. and coming out 1 started 1 .0 1 ro to my place of business bv way ( jf t he re ar of the court house. When I wa s aln >ut the middle of the street 1 sa\ v Mr . Parks and Mr. Fun- derburg sitt ing c >n the steps of the old Patriot c iffic e next to Mr. Hildebrand's office. I n 0 rder to avoid him 1 turned to my ]< -ft and went into Mr. Brails- ford's la w office and collected a hill. I stayed in his n ffiee fifteen or twenty minutes, e xpliining to him that I wished t 0 a 1 void Mr. Parks. Finally I looked ( jut. and seeing Mr. Parks gone, stt irte •d to my office. In front of the fire en gine hall I started diago naliv an ros< ; the street. I had a buli •He of ma il in my .arms and was glancing th rough it. When about op- posite th e p par d nor of the court house and just as I stei aped on the pavement Mr. Pari is ' faced me, saying. “1 want D. C. ROSS, Prest. J. A. CARROLL, Vice-Prest. MAYNARD SMYTH, Cashier. C. W. NAMES, Ass’t. Cashier. DID YOU KNOW Smith Hardware Co. Made Harness, Repaired Harness, and MadeOld Harness Look New? Try us. We make the best. Our line of Buggies and Surries are the best made in the South. Tyson & Jones, “White Star,” High Point and others. See us before you buy. : : : : : : : : Wtij£on«! ’Wagons!! Our Hardware stock is the most complete and larg est in the upper part of the State. See us for Screen Doors. Always see us for the best and what you want. j to tell you, vou‘are a d—n dirty, lying, ' thieving s— of a b—.” and struck me j with his fist. He struck me in my i good eye and kind of stunned or blind- j ed me. He knocked me back oft the ! pavement in the street about a step. ; Mr. Parks reached for his pistol in his right hand hip pocket, and I in- | stinctively reached for mine. I was i ; in my shirt sleeves and had ray pistol , j in mv shirt bosom. I had to unbutton my shirr before I could get mv pistol j out. and so Mr. Parks got to fire the j first shot, which I felt strike my hat 1 I and knock it backward. My hat is j nerforated. My first shot and Mr. • j Park's second were fired about the i same time. Both emptied our pistols, : , and both started to reload, when by-1 slanders interferred. "No one regrets as much as I do ! the unfortunate difficulty.” COLUMBIA NOTES. Smith Hardware Co. Southern Railway Every , THROUGH SERVICE Day All The Way. High-back Coaches, Drawing-Room Sleepers AND Trade Unionists Strike—The Govern or Grants Two Pardons. Columbia. July 2.—Every important building job is held up here to-day by a strike of painters, carpenters, tin ners and electricians. They demand full recognition of the union. Nego tiations are in progress, but no settle ment is in sight yet. The trouble Is said to nave origi- inted from the efforts of A. J. Royal, socialist candidate for 'he legislature, in trving to organize a trade's coun cil. This is the first attempt of a So cialist to offe; for office in this State. Governor Heyward today commuted for the present the life term of Aus tin Sammons, sent here ten years ago fo the murder of a boy companion. The governor acted upon the recom mendation of the pardon board, which was intluenced by »he position that R, Mays Cleveland, member of the 1 board from Greenville, took favorable ; to Sammons. This was an out of the ordinary case and although the evi- ; dence against Sammons was circum stantial It was so convincing and the • deed so revolting that Greenville of ficers had difflcultv to prevent lynch- I ing. The crime was committed at Piedmont, where Sammons and the dead boy were working in the mills. According to the evidence, Sammons took the boy up the river in a boat ami when he reached a lonely spot ;shot him with a shot gun because of a previous quarrel, hiding the body under some brush, where it was found a week later. The late Col. James L. Orr, pregi- | dent of the Piedmont Mill at this time, took great inte est in the cage. 1 leading In the prosecn lon by testi- ! monv and otherwise Yet. many lead ing Greenville people signed Sam- mon’s petition for a pardon. Harry Dandy, also of Greenville, who got 3 years for st.ealine 21 1-2 bushels of corn, was also pardoned. Southern Railway Dining Cars. Finest Cars, Fastest Time, Convenient Schedules on Local Trains For Further Information, Consult any Southern Railway agent, -OR- Another Shootinq in Oranqeburg. Columbia. July 2.—B. Bolin was brought to this city from Livingstone, a small town In Orangeburg county. In a serious condition, he liavlnv been shot by James Williams, of the same place. The wounded man is In a precarious condition and will in all probability die. He is at present at the Colum bia hospital, wfiere he is receiving the best of attention. The particulars of the shooting are SORES I want to recommend your S. S. S. to any who are in need of a remedy for an old sore In 1877 I had my leg badly out by a barrel hoop and having on a bine ^woolen stocking my leg was badly poisoned from the dye. A great sore formed and for years no one knows what I suf fered with the place. Nothing would heal the ul cer and (thought I would have to go through life with a discharging, an gry sore on my leg. A short while ago I commenced to use S. S. 8. and I soon saw that the place was im proving. I continued the use of it until my leg was entirely healed and I am now a well man. JNO. ELLIS. 250 Navy St., Brooklyn, N. Y. There is no surer evidence of a poisonous, polluted condition of the blood than that manifested by a sore that refuses to Heal. Every symptom suggests pollution; the discharge, the red, angry flesh, the inflammation and discoloration of surrounding parts all show* that the ulcer is kept open by a constant drainage through it, of impurities from the blood. When the blood is pure and healthy any cut, bruise or wound will heal readily; when from any cause, however, the blood has become iufeeted with germs or poisons the place becomes a sore or ulcer, sometimes scabbing over, but never fully healing, because it is kept irritated and inflamed by the impurities in this vital fluid. Often the rough handling of a wart, mole or pimple which has never shown any sign of trouble, a slight scratch or abrasion of the skin or insignificant hurt of any character will become a sore that refuses to heal, and remains for years, eating into the surrounding flesh, resist ing treatment and sometimes terminating in Cancer. The poison in the blood may be the remains of some constitutional disease, the ef fects of a long spell of sickness leaving disease germs in the system, or the absorption of refuse matters of the body which have not been properly expelled through the channels of bodily waste. But whatever the cause the vitality and pur ity of the blood is so weakened and polluted that it cannot properly nourish the system, and the sore or ulcer is kept up. J Those most usually afflicted with chronic sores and ulcers are persons who have reached or passed middle life; the vitality of the blood and strength of the system have naturally begun to weaken and the poisons in the blood which perhaps have been inherited aud lain dormant in the system for years cannot be as effectually held in check as in early life when the system was strong and vigorous. While the old or middle-aged are the usual sufferers, the young are not exempt if the blood becomes infected with the germs. Salves, plasters, lotions, etc., cannot cure old sores and ulcers because they do not reach the seat of the trouble. Such treatment keeps the place clean, relieves pain and perhap* reduces the inflammation, and in this way is beneficial, but can never permanently heal them. The only treatment that can do any permanent good is a competent bleod purifier, one that goes to the very root of the trouble and re moves the cause, and for this purpose nothing has ever been found to equal S. S. S. It goef down to the verj' fountain-head of the disease, drives out all poison and morbid matter, builds . ^ up the weak, slsggish blood, gives energy and*'* strength to the entire system, and allows the sore PURELY VEGETABLE to ^ iea ^ naturally and permanently. S. S. S. if purely vegetable, being made erf roots, herbs and barks possessing cleansing, healing properties, and is not only the King of Wood purifiers, but the greatest of all tonics. If you liave a sore that is slow in healing do not waste Hme with external treatment nor experiment with unknown medicines, bnt begin the nse of S. S. S. and by removing every vestige of tlie cause, cure the trouble permanently. Special book on sores and ulcers and any medical advice desired furnished without charge to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, OA. * I had a large sore or ulcer on my face and nothing that I tried would, benefit me It began with shooting pains and soon the itching was terrible. At first it discharged a Nf watery fluid which changed to a thicker compo sition and the pain was very se vere. It was near ly as large as a dollar and terri bly inflamed in all the surrounding parts. It had been there so Fong and growing worse *11 the time, I became very much dis couraged and alarmed. At last I be gan the use of S. S. S. At first the ulcer seemed to get worse, but soon I noted an improvement and contin ued its use until it was entirely cured. MRS. W. A WRIGHT. Gary, Fla. Cure a Cold in One Take Seven Million Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. tes sold in post 12 months. Thb Signature, Cures Crip in Two Days. on every box. 25c. Cures Biliousness, Sick Headache, Sour Stom ach, Torpid Liver and Chronic Constipation. Pleasant to taKe Far tala by Charokaa Drug Co. ORINO Laxative Fruit Syrup Far tala by Charokaa Drug Ca. Cleanses the system thoroughly and clears sallow complexions of pimples and blotches. It is guaranteed Far tala by Charokaa Drug C«. Hello! Hello! Who’s That? Jones J. Darby, What can I do for you? “Rut 12,000.00 Fire Insurance On my once sir property at Thank you Ring me often, as I am ready to serve you. Good-bye. ONES J. DARBY 'Fire-Insurance. UNIVERSITY OF SOUW CAROLINA Scholarship Examinations. T he university of sO'UTh CAROLINA offers scholarships in the Normal Department to two young men from each county. Each scholar- $ 1 00,000,000.00 The State of South Carolina is sending off the approximate annual amount of $3,000,000 in Life Insurance Premiums. That amount, less a small proportion, goes to the North and West each year for investment, and in twenty years; including interest, will amount to something like $100,000,000.00 This should not be. Keep your premiums at home for the development of your own State. The best way to do this is to have your life insured in tlie Southeastern Life Insurance Company Of Spartanburg. S. C- ELLIOTTESTES. Jr., General Agent Mcb. 16-lyr. "R. W. Hunt, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. Brooks Morgan, Asst. General Passenger Agent Atlanta, Ga. ship is worth #40 in money and |i8 ma- uot known here, but the report Is that ftriculation or “term" fee. Bolin received his injuries while in a Examination will be held at County fight with Williams at church Sunday Seat FRIDAY, JULY 6th. Examination afternoon. j for admission to the University will be | held at the same time. —Just received a line of sterling Write for information to silver. See our violet pattern ex- BENJAMIN SLOAN, President, qulsite. Gaffney Drug Co. | July 6 Columbia, S. C, Gives the Highest Degree ot Satistaction. John W. Shiver, Americus, Ga., writes: “We are car load dealers of Wadsworth Paint, and heartily recommend it to the trade.’’ The best e- idence that Wadsworth Paint w the best paint to use, is the fact that others have found, and still find m to give the highest degree of satisfac tion. It gives the highest degree of satisfaction because it combines economy, durability and beauty, the three requisites for the best paint. Therefore, Wadsworth is the best paint to use. 4-12-Fri-3m. GAFFNEY HARDWARE CO., Wadsworth Dealers.