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in! RURS" HOLD Survivors of Famous Com mands Meet Aya in. EXERCISES OF THE: DAY tddresses hj i ni. Uro?u, l'rof GritHitli and Others. Tribut? Paid (o Deceased ( oturudcs. The twenty-third annual reunion of Companies G, 14t.li South Carolina. ('?, or the "Lauretta Briars" <?>; tin* tlrd Regiment. ; 10. <. :' the 3rd Battalion, was held :: Barksdale station on la si Saturday, with ti large crowd present. Thou- were nt leas* fifty-two veterans i:: attendance in add tion to the many ir lends and relatives. There were fourteen survivors of Co. K. i-ithj and ;, ? ?? si>ht: t! " nuin g I i Uaiion was not veil ct the briars, ? s? ured. lie i ? dftlo school had he .??.? eih dded held tu larKs songs, itiuoui nie Bitte Flag' Southern wai number < them "Di> and a hui bi llads. .ludgc O. 0. Thompson offered the following resolutions in memory of tho dead of the three companies: "Whereas, since out1 last annual re union death, grim reaper, has oncd more thinned oar shuttorcd tanks by taking away our beloved Comrades Charles 12. Brooks and Win. !.. Curry of <*(l. <;. Hrd Regiment, Wm. E. Cook. Co, 1". 3rd Battalion, and Tiios. l'. Waddle, Co. E, Hth Reglmenl now numbered with those who answer the morning reveille on Fame's eter nal camping ground. "Therefore Resolved, that the sur viving members of these commonds desire to put or. record their attesta tion of tho courage, dove ;lon and loy de parted comrades, (len if heart, always iigro nlty of oui i..!. kind ? f impanloi never ; .: rOut in ,nd Weft! of tin- ;?; I ?? . t n Man! devoilon tin right duty tinii U< ill!' olnto hoi ?aide they ?liier long Itiiied and do ? ? Of hosl ilii iOs life: in flcuiiics fronted station i lot-c!ti : !:?? .<; Ids I Of .. .ist' r and dif sttch a.-- never before con ti people; hi ;.ii the various of husband, parent and pat* :en wiiaught as \vell in pewe as in war the.V had fought. ?"They liave well earned the undying epitaph, ''they were Confederate sol dins.'* "For tin1 family and friends of these comrades we art- moved with sinccr. est sympathy, and while we pause in let fall trie unbidden tear, wo recog nize the power, mercy and goodness of God, in whose Htr< hgth the children of man must ever seek refuge and consolation. "That a Copy ai these resolutions ho forwarded to the futftily of our (!<? ceased comrades, and thai our county pa tiers be reo lies ted to publish." regret a> inability to cad ff< Messages - nil end wi i n Bitriislde - of clary's i..-.! The ti. -. was t o', sou. colom i Browii nlwnj and his conii coui'ke Of lib liig tribute t de^si-s. a. v. pan! :. Ii. Il'b was for years Ills law partner in this city. MOSl <<'' tie- Colonel's Wils (alten mi with rehtihisccnccH of IhC war. IllllCll to the delight Of all present. Col. Brown read an interesting f i t n il of .iiii.ii Burns, revolutionary Soldier, who settled iu l.tilirens HlloiM |y after the war. and who has many dec< iidniits in the county. Thti re cord was as follows: Record of John Bunts. The records of the War Depart ment In Washington* I> ('. show that .loin Burns v. is b?lil in 17'".".. in A niello eounty. \'a. Thai he enlisted in tie* Revolutionary i . ay county, N'. t'.. in '7s". Th VVIIkes (10(1 on i' THE HUNTER CASE l!N SUPREME COURT. tontest of ( itanuc of Venue i? Waged til f tilted Stator Supreme Court il; (.'. Wltsll tllllltl I*. Washington. April lo.?An Interest i:.development in the en.;" the State of South Carolina \> Wash Hunter, convicted Of the murder of lilbort F. Copeland. of Laurents coun ty, at the court ?:* general kossIouh for Greenwood county. February 21, IOCS, lias arisen in that the Supremo court o! the United States has as sumed jurisdiction of the < ;.sf upon appeal front the decision of the Su preme court of th< State <?: South Carolina. Following :. mistrial in this case i:: LaurOtis county it was changed to Greenwood county, where Hunter was found guilty and sen tenced to eight years in the peniten tiary, 'fh? cas< was aj nested to tli? State Supt'emo court, and ih an opin ion rende.ved b.v .l?stic? Woods tue ? ? c. I.. Fib :. & 11 ? ::) c ? employed .'? ? Jtati - ?. . '".ii it: ilrnt obtained, a:.d then an appeal (0 tbo Su promt court of tbo Chi ted Staes was perfected. writ of error granted by Chief Justice Po] e of the State Supreme court* and upon show ing made Um- Supreme court of the United States lias now taken Juris diction of the case on appeal. Among the Federal questions raised it is claimed that Hunter was denied his right di trial by jury in the county and In the district wherein the alleged (?rinn- was committed, and also be cause ho was required to answer to a capital am! tints an infamous crime without a prior presentment or In dictment of the grand jury, guaran teed him by x\rtfcles ?'? and 0 of the amendment to the Constitution: and that the Supreme court of tbo State in sustaining the ruling! of the trial jury was i:, ovldenci ,.t the time Hun any event, it; defending the action of the trial court before the Sup renn court, it Is said, the solicitor urged that even were this true, i!u:.:< r bad lost his riiili; to so plead, because that question was not raised at the time Of his trial iti the lower court, and that position was Sustained by tbo Supreme court of the State in an opinion said to hi contrary to th<- at titude of the court upon the same subject for the past thirty years. it Ih presumed that the case will be argued In the Supreme court during the coming fall, ami oonshh ruble In terest is manifested In view of the rather unusual questions raised and in the nssuii of jurisdiction by tin) Supreme court of the United States. Mr. Capers, the Washington < n ii sol in the easi\ SOems tO feel quite Cehfl4 dent (be position taken will tic* :? tnim-d by the rhltoil States SUpr the C-Oiirt in vh v >i! 'tie provlsl ins oi In Mr. l eather- ; <u. Unj !'r< ide 1< ??(? ? ? ? i ? ? tlext Monday the 211th, In 1 iio ii hood Justice Jones will act ttpori thi petition and Governor Ansel will np point Mr. Foatlterstone one dry tni> werk. 'I'hift is a distinct compliment for Mr. Fonthersioue. in that ),o h a Ideal nttorney tins bei n asked foi ' by bis fellow rtu ihi efS at the Lau rein bar. ! ns|uq lien an Iprll '_'7ih. Col, w. '!'. firock, .and ids assistants will bo In the city on next T,? isdnj tbo -7th of t: Is month for (he It) < Con of the Trnynlinni Guard*. If tin weather is good t' 0 in - >?? tIoi1 will h< mad" on (I o square and in Gerling ion's pasture, t. <? latter i lace ? ? ? i Kol i. kt m kvi:\ o tim: It kd. "I,-. Joseph ! . Klrrtiio of Greenville in Submit Wan*. a special meeting of the Chant !? ?'? of Commerce v.-as held Tuesday afternoon, at which (he ? ilmtliury survey for Ih< inter.urban line was ordered. A delegation from Clinton, among whom were Prof. \. B. Spen ser. Dr. W. A. Shnhds. Messrs. .1. f. Robertson, and J. Si Craig were pres ent and reported lu behalf of (he Clinton business league. Dr. II. K. Athen. Chairman of (he committee to secure an engineer . reported Mr. Jo seph B. Sirrin? of Greotivilh had on Monday of ?Iiis week been over tho proposed line and that he offered to make a nuinlx r of surveys, draw up the plans, a prospectus, estimates of the cost ot building and the possible earnings of tit" road, for $*i6'0. The proposition w;.s accepted and a com mittee consisting of IL K. \iken, \V. A. Shands and N. I?. Dial was author ised to oihplov Mr. Sirriue at once; [,,., . ,| Clint and I.aureus, reported that sjtiiU'iont fat: is to |iay for this survey lind hoch Ml.I Ol way were uiithorli'.cd to provide (hem ?in at i > tllllllioiic ! t'i V (hilittl. Messrs, Steve Owens 01 Watts mills and L. K. Wiliis of La ti ford station were summoned (O Atlanta llrst of the week by RoKtcdllcc Inspector Greg ory to testify at a preliminary hear ing in tlie ease of tin alleged yegg ma ii under arrest in that city, Mr. Gregory believing (be man to be the same parly who was with sheeny Mike. tl\c yeggmnn who was killed In 1.aureus hist January. Mr. Owens claims that he saw Sheeny Mike and his pal at Waits Mills (lie day before (lie killing, while Mr. Willis is sup posed to know something in connec tion with a "job" committed In Green ville a year ago or more with which tlio Atlanta suspect may be Implicated, Till! N !\\ S I ROM <?It V\ < Of KT. Several itcin^ of Interest I'liilttodlj Noted for <>uicK Kendiiiir, the account lug department oi A. C. I. Ry tit Wilmington. N. c. is at home for a vacation. Mr. o F. Ilopp had the misfortune to .' ? Iiis purse last Saturday, con mining ilfty dollars; he has been un able to locate it yet. Mr li. C Do: roh attended the I'n ... Iiytery held in Greenville last week, Mr. i. I. West, representing Cooper & Griflln of Greenville, l>oiight one hundred and fifty hales of cotton from Mi. It. 1.. Gray last week at Id cents. '1*1:'- Cray Court-OWlngs Institute hoys wen' to Woodruff Friday after noon and crossed hats with the boyn on thai side, score Standing four to (IVO i:i t:, vor of <!. C. < >. I.. in a t w dive Inning game. McCriiv.V of Lanrens did tiie twirling lor tho <;. C, <> i ? 'Ir. .lean Rildd Loses Kuril ami ( lent*. >vn:i IlisiM'iince, tilal miles ri'OJll < i'Osfi Mill, logothi ? ? ? Contents consisting of cortl rod' hn> pit ? ? ??u ii<i oi-TH ials UK hi: Citttt? I . '.in n> lo Select Mi. Site for I in \i " I'liiou Station. h.a. ? ;? . Caro P>-, si ami the niori l<i ; ? t illll Dec< date Th the 0\H I) lea: pros. all Of the . I... wer? hi tie v loth, ncool'. i>:' the railroad oi ? ptifty was im ; ? . ? i \V< stern . 'oust Lino. - a tlie : ? i : at l?tl Ltl : ?. ItH by tu tbo iumIi iiumhcr of ... mid an Hb U.V ! !.*? > ! i' of (be J b no v. . : . ? ' ... a gobd pi'iO' . Mr* Kobe i; Owi n? . duughtor, Miss Kdhm ViSliOil hoi' <;. liter, Mrs. Couway Armstrong. Tiitsday night. Mis: Cora Putnam was visiting in (,:???<:. Pond community wool:. Mr. Luclaii liabb of Or* < n Pond was at Mr. T. P. Hald.'s a while Sunday, was 0.1 his wry to Horn a I'atb lo see his so: . Dr. Marvin Hall : '? w days. Misses Mae and Al!i<- Ho.bb spent Saturday night and S.:: .; ;? ..:?!: Mrs. .1. w. Iloasoii. . da; ? : . ill !!(.! I Ml ( liOSN ill ; I SKW S. Mr. Karl?' i oh- and Mi*- \;;<< t after Married Slllldil). ?? ? : . ColO und Miss Atlio Carl* w Oi ? out riding last Sunday. Hefori et irnliig hdine Im-, drove to Witt.> hunted iiu a preacher and were ..... ? i . Misy Carter Is the second daugjiU; Mr. Thomii! Carte: a iit:!.- babe the o ami Mrs. vVilliaili An Thursdiiy, The la hav< (he ': m; ;r by <>l \ii i. ? ? ; the I ? MYSTERi?l S MURDI R occi ks - i ci is rors. 1'ullor Holland, Vccro rr<?i?rit**ctr ItcstitlirilUt, Iv!11 <! an! -li- Shop Itni'IU'd, I Iii w mi::ntcd. I \ . ... night . lau;! ?!?". :; o'clock F?llet' El laiul. a negro, vyas tlttudered i:: a restaurant Ol' which Iii? was proprietor lind Ute building ir.trncd OVor hin. 'I'lii' (irr was extinguished before the body was burned beyond Idctitilica (toii aud an oxi mim lion u vealod tliat (hero had l>"i ;i foul play. The skull was eriu kod. ? vidoiitiy by a blow-. Tin1 dead man's wife sal 1 (hid he inn! left his house on soihd errand to the ret (intrant about a I ill hour before the lire was d'sciv.:. !. \ man '.v;is Keeb riding a hle>c|c Ver\ rapidly in an oppnsit'.1 but in oxolti :i ? id I il < lit thought in adduce insullle m' the ? Coroner I iulfstnij hV't??itv? etl the in quisition, with Mr, .1. T. Robertson as foreman. After examining quite a number o! witnesses and going Into the easi- as i hi i foil g lily as prdetieiiblo, it was decided, at tie- olid of a three hours' session, to leave tin- mittler open tor possible further Investiga tion, liiere still heilig no (due Kullieient to fasten tin' rcspotislhilitlcH ot the crime on suspected perpetrators or others. The case is one of those mysterious affairs which may nevei lir for relied out. though every effort will In- put forth in Ibis direction, si w i:ims( or \i. ihm ion in in-:, Kim . t . i'. Parker .?? i ho < liurcli "t I lie Cplphuuv. I iy I n a 11 y <1 \ i); ? i ? ? Interest lug: iutohr.oly practical and wi ll delivered, in the afternoon at i o'clock. m , I '.i rk< . pi cached oil "The Shortness oi Tilde", and an equally Intorestini! theme was dovel ?wherry where lie in:1.1 'i or ANDERSON WILL NOT HANG NEXT PRIDAY Appell Will Hv r?ikcn to Supreme Court. INOTICI Sk R\l I) MONDAY Utoritc.is for l'ttttdi'iiiiicd Neuro >% ? 11 \i'|nai Scaffold for Kxcctitioti lias ItiMMi Until. .lohn Henry Anderson, convicted of the ihurder of his fntlui in law. Josli Carter, (iU(l soiitoneod to hang on l'YI' (ia> Of ihh wo? k, ha:- for ?> Ii nie til I'asi escaped HO* raHow This ex tra ha- <a Iii.- Wim obtained for hl III l>." the luith. Intention in appeal by ("VOI'i prCVlpWi Iii Illing ?j '* i U'o in' appeal with t lie oldrk <?.* tfkei ill (>\\ lOgi had :>! i Oiidy > construction ol Iii?1 ; allows in woik on tili' trail yesterday morning. I ii?' C( lllni' of lhi> second lloor. In tho corridor, had heim cut out and Mill platform erected ihcrcfronl, making tho drop into the hall helow, n distance ot 11 vo oi :i\ foOt fall l ;i to that time tin- ithci'lfl had i I'l l ivi'd no ofH* cinl notilicatioti thai execution should he > tayod. The licporlor, while looking at the scaffold yesiordny, took occasion to ??all on A I'lhr; on in hi: cell, llov <' c. iMtts, pastor of ihe Cedar drove church, win re the killlli) occurred, \\as pro i in v iih Audi rsiui at tho lime, advising with him regarding his I ? en : ('arpoiileis wore still til Ml for it down :it Wittel loo pa.\ t In in t Alidi I'S oi. seeme o.xfjltod l?y the no oincwhal hall, oo iunod hy Hie wot k S. I. (?iiiliiieton in (.ini.li l'olllic?