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TL ITILI ULrtill Iii RAILROAD ACCIDENT Collision of Passengers on C. & W. C. MANY WERE INJURED Disaster Said to tie Due to Non-Deliv ery of Orders to No. It- Engines and Baggage Cars Demolished. Augusta, c.a.. Oct. 16.?Owing to the operator at McCorihlch, S. C, railing to deliver "meet order" for train No. S. leaving Anderson. S. C, tor Augusta, at 3:60 p. m., passenger train No. 3, leaving Augusta at 4:45 o'clock this afternoon for Greenwood, S. C, collided with the Anderson train at f>.4."> o'clock, at the 40 1-2 mile iost. two and a half miles this side of McCormlck, S. C. The trains were running at top speed and came to gether in a head-on collision. As a result of the collision, live trainmen ? re killed and seven trainmen in jured and 10 passengers injured. Both engines were completely wrecked, the two baggage cars were telescoped and the next two cars, on both trains were badly damaged The list of dead is as follows: The Head. Arizona Rivers of Augusta, < l.^'i neer of train No. 8. W. P. Acker Of Anderson, mail clerk of train No. 8. Jim Sprowles, colored, of Augusta, fireman of No. S. .lames Ware, colored, of Augusta, fireman of train No. Heard Searles, colored, of Augusta, )?orter o ft rain No. 3. Injured. The injured nie: R: L: Hartley. ESlberton, Ga., leg and ankle broken; A. C. .McNeal. baggage master on train No. 3, Augusta, mashed in chest and shoulder, condition serious, P. S. Hughes, Augusta, engineer of train No. 8, fatally Injured; J. G. Stillwell. Augusta, road master or the Augusta Anderson division; Joseph Herndon. conductor of train No. 8, body mashed; H. K. Burns, Augusta, bag gage master of train No. 8, slightly hurt, and the following passengers were injured: W. P. Smith. Harts ville, leg broken; W. E. Cutlif. Albany. Oa., slightly bruised; h. N. Sego of Greenwood, chest and hip injured; R. D. Seigler of McCormlck, leg slightly Injdred; Miss Alma Williams of Greenwood, body bruised; Lorenzo Rivera of Augusta, son of Engineer Rivers, slightly bun; Jennie Payne of Greenwood, seriously injured: Ross Dawson, dend-head fireman, internal i.juries; Peter Lynch, head scalded , rid )eg bruised. Taken to Greenwood. AH of the injured passengers were (tri their way to Greenwood and were sent to that city In a physician's charge. A relief train was made up at Augusta on receipt of the news if the wreck and this train is expected to arrive in Augusta ;jt ii o'clock. Shortly after the wreck. Dispatcher Browden at McCormlck telegraphed the local officers of the Charleston & Western Carolina railroad and stated ?!.:.t he was busy selling tickets and ?hut be forgot to show the signal to b(6f) train No. 3, for Augusta for oi I ers. Train No. :t registered ;.: Me. ortnlck, and left at ont o for Aug istft Curried the News, Conductor l\ U Foster, wi o was on train No. 3 escaped injury and walked the two and a half :;ii!< a to McCormlck with the news of the wreck, There Cnpt, Foster secured nil engine and ran back to the scene of the wreuk and took the conch from the Augusta-bound train back to Me < ormick. The .voting son of Engineer Rivers was on the train with Iiis father, go ing to Anderson, am. was slightly in jured. Two boys, whose names have not yet been learned, are said to have been hurt. One is known to have bad his arm broken, and the other badly injured. CUT IIABB GETS COMMISSION. Will Go to Columbia First of November t?? tsstirae Office. Cnpt. Oscar W. Babb, who was ft - ?ontly appointed adjutant to the ad jutant general of the State, rect Ived his commission Thursday from Qov< r nor Ansel. This appointment is for the unexpired term of Col. Brock, re signed, effective. November 1. At that time Col. Babb will go to Columbia and assume the duties of his new office. LOCAL TEAM WINS OVER GREENWOOD A (?real Game Last r'rldnj In Which Locals Won by a Score Of 1" to 5. A spectacular run of 110 yards by Todd. the Laurens fullback, through a clear held for a touch down ended the pigskin tussle last Friday between the Greenwood High school team and the local High school eleven. The local squad won by the score of 17 to 5. Though it w;-.s the flrst game of the season and played under a good old summer-time sun. it was fast and snappy throughout. Both teams were in good form and though the score showed that the Laurens boys deliv ered better goods, it was by no means a walkatyay performance. Leinens made her first touchdown in quarter No. I. During this quarter it looked as If the home team would win in a smile, a series of strong line bucks by the local bnckfleld, Todd, Little and Holt, pushed tho pigskin to Greenwood's two yard line, when Todd. with the ball securely snugged away, pushed over the whitewash for the flrsl score of the battle. The triumph ant howl that splurged up from the Lanrens rooters caused wireless ma chines all over the world to go wrong. This expanded into a real rebel yell v I en Todd Kicked goal. Score at end of ilrst quarter, Lanrens ti. Greenwood I 0.. In the second act. 1 tosen burg was pul in at quarter for the visitors. There was nothing doing along scor ing line in this section of the game but taken altogether, tho Greenwood boys showed that football was a part of their regular business. They made some handsome endrun gains and when the quarter ended the Lan rens boys could feel trouble ahead. In the third quarter a few good j gains through the centre, well mixed with brilliant end runs by Baker, An drews and Bolton, for Greenwood put the hog-hide on Laurens' 10-yard line from which point Bolton. the visitor's fast half-back, smuggled it across for a touch-down. Silence reigned on the rooter's stand. Andrews failed to kick goal. A drizzling noise of gladness came from the rooter's stand. Score j at end of third quarter, Laurens 6, I Greenwood r>. in the last quarter. Laurens buckled up and after a few minutes play some ! good ground gaining by Todd and Lit- ? tie put the ball within 20 yards of thel danger line. A neatly handled play put the hall in the arms of Little, who! scudded around the end for a twenty yard dash to the poles, for a touch down. Todd failed to kick goal. Right here came one of the most spectacular plays in pigskin history. Greenwood, by some excellent work had carried i the ball to within ten yards of the goal. With but i"> seconds m play, a trick performance seemed the only chance for the visitors. The forward pass was tried. Andrews made a good throw but Todd outmaneuvered him. A leap in the air, a caught ball, a clear field and a good runner tell the tale. Win i: within live yards of the goal he eased up a bit. and Harksdale. the Greenwood center downed him. It was .. flying tackle though and Greenwood v..-- penalized enough to place the hall behind the goal. This made the third touch-down for Laurens and end* ? : the gl me with (he score IT to ?"> in :? of tho localities. Kor GroeriWood Tumor, Reynold Blake.. Rosonburg, and Bolton did the though i'll showed good htalttlos. Foij Laurens Linie. Todd. Bolt 1 nnd Mosoloy, showed up tho best, Cl'lSp saved the day several times by his line tackling. Line-up ns follows: (Jr< en wood . Laurens Turner L. 13. Copoland Reynolds L. T, Sullivan Alexander L. (!. Barnotl Darksdale C. Blakely Rush R. G. Kennedy Murphy R. T. Dunlap Blake H. K. Mosehy Baker R, n Bolt Bolton L. H. Little Andrews V. V. B. Todd Andrews, P. Q, ' Crisp Uk\ ifl&ua Laurens Ladies at Hospitals, Mrs. Thos. F. Rny is under special treatment at the Columbia hospital, and Miss Llla Mao Dial, daughter of Dr. W. H. Dial has boon talon to a hospital in Philadelphia to be. placed in charge of specialists. The families and friends of both hope to sect them back home soon, fully restored to health. CEMETERY COXTRVCT LET. Rock Wall Win be Constructed by W. s. Montelth. The work of enclosing and beauti fying the Laurens cemetery, so active ly undertaken by the ladies of the' Civic league is going steadily on. For some days past a force of men' has been engaged in digging postholes for the from fence. .Monday morning Colonel .John M, Hudgens made a care ful survey of the northern and eastern boundary lines: and the digging of postholes along these lines will be rapidly proceeded with. The material j for the fences has nor all arrived; but it is expected In a lew days, and the necessary digging is being rushed in ?rd< r that these may not be the least delay. Meanwhile an order has been given to W. S. Monteijth, of Cold Point. South Carolina, for construct ing a stone '.vail ;'loa;^ tite entire em bankment c:i the street front. Work , on this wall was begun Tuesday: and' the contract requires completion with in sixty days, though it is expected that, with favorable weather condi tions, i: ought to iie finished in con siderably leys time. Every one concerned is working witli a will; the Committee already sees sure HUCces.S ahead. At tin meeting of the Civic League Monday afternoon, partial reports were received of the subscriptions made toward defiaylng lite necessary expenses of th'..- work: and the presi- ' dent of the league requests that every ono of the outstanding lists, with money to match wherever possible be turned in to Mrs. H. K. Alken, special ^ treasurer, at the fir;', convenient mo ment, of the ladies who have them in charge. It is. of Course, in.possible to avoid criticism, but .< is practicable to obvi ate the occasion for just Criticism. And the ladies who have so kindly and generously consented to give their time and effort to this most laudable and necessary work are in every de tail so careful that surely there will he no one Who can reasonably find fault with what they are doing on the way they are doing it. To any wiio might feel so inclined, the answer invariably is "Come to the | cemetery and see for yourself and let : me so thoroughly explain everything to you that you will In a few minutes change from a c ritic to an enthusiast!" The financial feature, however, has been by no means finished with. In deed it is quite evident from the sub scription lists that very many persons have been unintentionally omitted therefrom; and the league as well as the executive committe want it par- , tlcuhuly turne In mind that, while a "gleaner" canvas It not improbable, voluntary ntrihutlons from such as have beet- ?.ns accidentally skipped will he most acceptable sent directly to Mrs. Alken. In order that non-residents who would naturally be interested in the movement may not be overlooked, the committe*' has bad printed 200 copies of the following statement which any one. whether n member of the league or not, can obtain by applying to Mrs. B. W. Ball: The condition of '.lie Lautet.s grave yard has become sue! that something must be done tight now to improve things Tim ladles of the ('!? Ic League have therefore, undertaken to raist funds for a four-foot ro(k retaining! wall along the str.eoj front and n wire fence all around the Cemetery; tin rock wall In front and the fence Oll I ? two sides and back to keep out cows and othei trespassers, and the front fence at the lop of the embankment to servo fis ti screen pom the public street. Subscription li?ts have been circu lated, and several hundred dollars ob tained thereon; but the work of en closure alone will cos* nearly $2,000, whereas it seems but right to go a lit tie furthoi and employ (as economical ly as possibh I a reliable man to keep the rates securely locked at night, and who can also *? irve as gardener and keep the walks clean. It is confidently expected that, as soon as the plans now contemplated have been put in operation, such ar rangements can be made a,s will ren der the cemetery self-supporting, and no additional subscription need here afti r be f ailed for. At present, however, nioney is very badly heeded; and it is believed that every one who has a near relative burled there will gladly contribute something, once the facts in the mat ter are known to those thus directly interested. The off ort 8 of the Civ'e* League nie entirely in conjunction with, and meet !>. A. K. MEETING HELD. Onk'Prs of flic Chanter Keclcctcil und Oilier MusiiK'ss Transacted. Tho annual meeting of Henry Lau rens chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-j ??au Revolution, was held Friday af ternoon in the parlors of Gray's hotel, Mrs. C. B. Gray being hostess of the chapter on this occasion. The regent anl vice regent both being absent. Mrs, Cray, the secretary, presided and Mrs. Fontherstono acted as secretary. .Mrs. Dunlnp made a report from her committee relative to the medal which the chapter will give the graded school student who shall make the highest , average on American history. On mo- ? turn it was decided to leave details of making the selection and award to the Committee already selected. The same ofllcers were reelectcd to serve until next year and Mesdames C. 10. Gray and .1. D. Watts were chos en as delegates to the State meeting at Orangeburg, with Misses llinthia Jones and Willie May Childless as al ternates. There being no further bus iness before the chapter, the literary program was entered upon. Mrs. Dun lnp and others reading some very In teresting papers. Mrs. Lucas was present and gave two splendid musical selections. The chapter begins the new season under auspicious circumstances. The Year Look has just been issued. Thomas V. Kay. In the death of Thomas F. Kay. Lau. reus has lost one of her best men. The traveling men of the State, especially C ' this part of the State held Thos. Rl.y in highest esteem. It was a pleas ure to be in his company. Always bouyanl in spirits, even when suffer Ing himself, sincere in soul, broad in his views, lovable in disposition, deep in his sympathies, every single ac quaintance will feel that he has met with personal bereavement in the passing of this universal friend. "Large was his bounty, a soul sin cere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send He gave to earth twas all he had?a tear He gained from Heaven twas' all he wished?a friend." ?Abbeville Press and Banner. .Masonic Meeting. Palmetto Lodge No. in will hold a special meeting Thursday night to confer Master Masons Degree. Attended Missionary I'nlon. Mrs. P. a. Simpson, Mrs. It. T. Dun lnp and Mrs. \V. R. McCuen were del egates from the First Presbyterian church to the Woman's Missionary union of F.noree Presbytery, held hist wi ok in the city of Greenville. TllC Rig Sale. The closing out sale ol the Simmons' stock opened Friday with a great many, more customers than the force could serve, and the rush continued all day Saturday. Everyone seemed satisfied and we understand that the receipts of the two days were enor mous, Mr. Brennecke thinks he will easily dispose of the stock in the || l.aiirenv ( (,tf( :i Market. Cotton declined sharply Monday and Tuesday, tl price ranging from l i ? tits to 1 I.:..", yesterday. Monday i; i cited at ! I.." (i bui dropped to qunrt? i a cettl in i ho nfyei noon. The Re ceipts yesterday aggregated 22.' bales. On Saturday about r?00 hales were marketed here, Colored Teachers Meeting. Thomas Snndors, principal of the ? "inrod graded school, requests the statement made that owing to the I hi (lenient weather on the Mb it was necessary to postpone the meeting of the colored teachers of the county un til Saturday. October 29. He urgent ly requests that all come to this meet ing, for it is going to bo one of great Interest to the schools of tho county. s> mui Representatives, Tho Rev, chas. F. Rnnkin and ?'oi .lohn W. Ferguson of the First Pres byterian church w ent to New berry yesterday for tho meeting In that city of the South Carolina Synod. with the hearty approval of tie board ol cemetery trustees. The executive committee in charge of this work (and under whose im. mediate supervision all expenditures will he made) consists 6t Mrs, B. W. Ball, Mrs. Sue Hix Adams. Ml' , T. Foster Simpson. Mrs. RdgOl' Martin and Miss Mary Ferguson. WILL INVITE SYNOD NEXT TO CLINTON Clinton Will Invite Synod t<> Mehl Xoxt \ n it mil Meeting There Oth er Matters Noted. Clinton, Oct. IS.?The Itev. Dr. Bailey of Greenville preached Sunday at the Baptist church and his Ber moll was much enjoyed by a largo con gregation. The Dev. Thorn wet I Jacobs of At lanta is Vlsitftlg Ills relatives here and preached at the Pirat Presbyterian church Sunday morning and at tin Thorn well Memorial church tn the afternoon. Mr. Jacobs received a warm wolconn from all of his friends and especially from the hoys and girls of the Thornwell Orphanage whose enthusiasm (or "Mr. Thornwell'' is unbounded. Dr. Jacob* ami Mr. Spencer are at tending the meeting of Synod at New berry this week. An invitation will be tendered that body to hold Its next meeting in Clinton und to make (he Presbyterian college a matter of spe cial consideration at that meeting, Mr. Kinn Copeland's family will move Into town soon and occupy the house formerly occupied by Prof. Spencer and his family on South Broad street. Mrs. Myrtle Hunter will move into the house bought by Mr. .1. P. Jacobs from Mr. II. I. I lot ton about the Ii ist of December, Mr. Dibble, the representative of the Esperanto movement, has succeeded in Interesting a class of pupils in the graded school in the convenient short hand language. Dr. Beau is an en thusiastic esperantlst. The biggest thing in Clinton just now judging from the many times one hears it mentioned is the "bazaar". ' Several times each week the different committees meet to make articles for sale. Almost as often one hearts of the unveiling of the Confederate mon ument which is to take place the las* week in November according to the plans made at the last meeting of the Stephen D. Lee chapter. Past Into memory is the great circus, which last Friday drew apparently the entire colored population of Lnu rens county and many white people to Clinton. Whether a circus Is pood or not depends on the nature of the judgi and bis frame of mind, Mi.-s Anne C. Burgess, who for two years lias made her home Ibo Thornwell Orphanage and taught mus ic in that Institution, receiving also a number of piano pupils from the town, tiled In Dr. Wood's sanitarium in Slim ier last Saturday morning. The fun eral servici s and burial look place at Simulierten, her home town, on Sun day. Mi- Burgess will bo greatly missed by tin large circle of friends and admirers she had here. Her ii:ii<-s began three days afun In r return from her summer vacation the first of S< ptember and was very painful. Sh< was carried to Sumter for surgical treatment, as a desperate resort, ; ;.<!. her death was not eii ? I terinii co '< f Mr. L. A. Copeland's pasture, and the prop'-rty of Mrs. M A. Hay- and Mr. J, :>i. Pills. It Is known as Franklin ..'.ace and Is tin property <?:' Mr, II, I?. Henry and Dr j. Ii. Young. The Thornw<Orphanage, pupils art greatly excited at the prospect of go? lug to the fair. They received their usual Invitation last ?veck. The gen tlenient whose kindnoss is shown by this yearly treat should hear the chil dren's discussions of their anticipated delight. Mr. Sowers and bis family conxl I ing (?f two daughters and a son have arrived at the Thornwell Orphanage from Statesville, X. ?'. Mr Sowers will lift vi charge of the department of Carpentry In the technical school. A house has boon started for him on Centennial street next to thai occu pied i y the tle\. and Mi - J. B Iii ni i ii Mrs. .!. R. Branch has as her gu ? inr mo?lie;-. Mrs. Pryse, her brother, Dr. Pryse. and her cousin, Miss Mar guerite Hogg fill of Kentucky. DAVI8 SENTENCED TO HANG DECEMBER 9 Appeal to Supreme Court V\ ill be Taken. OTHER COURT CASES Violators of (lit* IHspcnsar) Lau <*i^. en Itoiivj Fines l his W cck's ItnsTm ?Ii?! Davis, colored, who whs con* vtctcd oi" murder in iho - icclnl (or hi oi' the criminal courl lasi wcok( was on Saturday sentenced by Judge .1. II. Marion to bo hanged Friday, Decent bor 9, alter OVtMM'ttltl liaOtlOll for a now trial in the case. Messrs Turn er and Knight, appointed by the court to defend Davi . gave notice of inten tion to appeal the case to supreme court. Meanwhile Davis will he Kept, in jail. The condemned negro was found guilty of murder In lite hilling of Ida McCoy Nelson, a negress, Insl spring near Parks station. Saturday was "sentencing day" till round. Motions for new t;ials wire, argued in several cases, but in only one was a new trial granted that of tho State vs Prank Calhotiu, ti colored boy who was found guilty of man slaughter with recommendation to mercy, lie shut ami killed bis father several in? ,tlis ago near Cold Point, because the latter was mist reit Inn Ii I wife and iiioiIk r of the boy. Defendant was represented by Messrs Cannon .?;? Illackwell. Press Kllgore, colored, convicted of manslaughter, with mercy recommen dation, got two years on the public works of the county. He was charg ed with killing a negro named -High John" .lank in Votings township last. Christ mas. .Messrs Ferguson ^ Fen therstone represented Kilgore. W, P. Hipp, found guilty ot disposing of property under lien, was given 30 days or $<;."i. $10 of the tine being suspended. Arthur Lovelace, colored, convicted of assault and battery with intent to kill, received a sentence of 8 months or $250, fifty dollars ol the fine being suspended during good behavior Hen P.lately, colored convicted of manslaughter, with recommendation to mercy, was given two years, lie was defended by Messrs Riehe) & Richoy. Liaki ly si ot ; ud mortally wounded Oener.hines.il negn i, uhoul a month ago. I! er;.! ? !.;n iho shooting wi s mi ao ld< nt. Ho- Rarksdule, colored, gel live months or ?!< ? on f ? lag onvicteil of assault and halti r; ot .? I igl, and aggravated nature, Di i it '? I I ? Me. i Simpson ami Habb ("laud Richardson, eo < !. found 'guilty of carrying < oi.< ? . '? 1 weapon: . got SO days or $",u. Croon Alverson ol Spartauburg county, convicted bl violating tin (II ponsnry law, wni- given . sentence of six month.'- oi $2?j0, with % '?'?< of i.Vi.o fine suspended on certain 'omlii i< n Cannon k Ulackwell fo '? ilaul Creen F. Hunter, cic.lo ? d, found guilty of violating tin ?:is liei nr'j iin ^ i ? oh up wit h (In ii ol * ? ? ? -? of lho State vs Klledgi of ill, hi ge ! w it U assault and battery a: ? ipiraey. The testimony i ? ail In . ? ? ?? iinentK will be made this moi i - Kail Ills I .cir Vmfi .' :'? Dr. ii. I . Fcnno! of Wai< rloo i lid Dr, K. 13, Hughes met \\'< dm sdny Iii it nj the home of Mr. llcnr.V U 11 irix and. amputated !., |< v v. j... | hi oken a month ?go ill .*. i v. ? ecideul: near the city. He stood 1 ?' > ration I n Frank T< ague at \Vat< i loo;. I' 18 expected that many im mhO * lit the order from Laurens and ot!'<r partn of the <? uihty will attend tl e unveiling,