Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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M YSTERIOUSLY KILLED THANKSGIVING DAY Liennottaville, November 20.?The ? lead bodies of Ouy Rogers and Pron kwi Moore were found this morning about lit o'clock. These two boys left home Th?rs, morning on a hunting trip They west to ('?? rdner's blulY. bitched their 1 oreo and buggy and nothing definite < ?ulcl be learned of their whereabouts i: l the bodies wore found today. Load Tussed Through Body? ? lentis Moore, the son ot Mrs. ICtnlly Moore, and the younger of the two Iwas l'ound lying on the south c< of a branch about live feet deep, feot were towards the bottom of \iu branch, and he clutched a tiiar between Ids lingers. An ' nina'ion -. r ued that the load from a shotgun hat) entered his body from the side neav the e!ge of the. shoulder Made, vacged towards the middle of the host, passing lb tough the body. The f.'.jre load, shot and wad, was lying iiodcrnen'h his clothes, In front of the .chest. Shot Through Heart. ,g Hogers, a son ot" County Treas u X. B. Rogers, : nd the older of the hoys, was found in the bottom of tr.. branch, only a few feet from the 'bo?v ot young Moore. His lace was turned down, his body was nearly in t . lieoling posir'on, with !;is bead in :.h? edge of the water. In a puddle of blo*d. Ho, too, was wounded with a shotgun the load entering direct ly odo the heart from the front, pass Ing through the chest, shattering the iii>s on the rear side some of the shot burying themselves in the skin of t!i!> back. Om> wad, ihat betwoen the powder and shot, was found in side the shut, near the wound. The I wound in young Hogers' body ranged slightly down from the front. Shotgun .Nearby. V double-barred shotgun was found on the brink of die branch the muz zle slightly elevated, pointing towards the ditch, one trigger cocked, and in the breet It was taught a small part of the si:irt of young Hogers One barrel, the one with the cocked trig ger, was found empty The second barrel contained an empty shell and another empty shell was found with in a few inches of the mu/./.le of the. gun. The branch rues through a broad held. An overgrown hedge covered the banks of the branch which Is about live feel deep and about six feet wide at the top. Seen by Negress. Within about 150 yards is a negro cabin. An old negro woman who lives there said tint she s"w the boys out there shooting, but that she paid no attention to them and knew noth ing of their disappearance. Within one-half a mile are three other hous es. The point where the boys had hitched their horses was within a quarter of a mile ol where their bod ies were found. Thursday night and Friday morn big seaching parties were out looking for the boys. The party was Iner^n think. The prudent squirrel stores away nuts when he can get nuts. He has them when winter comes. To HAVE MONEY you must save as you make it, and put it in the bank where it will be eafe. Make OUR Bank YOUR Bank. Wfl pay liberal interest consistent with safety. Enterprise Bank Laurens, S. C. N. B. Diai, President C. H. Roper, Cashier cd largely last night, and with lan terns tb? entire swamp OU this side of the river was earefully searched The Gruesome Discovery. A party was again formed this morn ing, ninny who had been out all night again renewing the search, which was begun at the place where the boys wore P'.-i seen, wiih the understand ing that it was to spread gradually and lake in every fool of the ground Tito portion whore the boys' bodies were found was assigned to a party, among whom wore Krank Crosland and W. C. Carlisle. Mr. Crosland was riding horsoback up to the branch, when ho discovered the body of young Moore. The bodies remained as they were found until the coroner empanelled his jury, when they were moved and an examination made by Dr. W. J. Crosland The jury is making a thor ough examination and taking the tes timony of everyone in the Immediate vicinity Accident of Murder? Many think it practically impossible to reconcile the facts with the theory of accident, yet nothing has developed to point conclusively to the theory of murder. The coroner's jury adjourned late this afternoon to meet against next Wednesday, when additional testimony will bo tlken with a view to throw ing further light upon what now seems let be an impenetnble mystery. ?News and Courier. tfcCOWAN HHOTHJrlUS l\ I.At'ltKNS They Make a Brief Visit to the Clt) of Their Birth. Mr. Pattillo II. McGownn, of Wash ington. I). C. and Mr. Samuel Mc Cowan. of Laureas and Philadelphia, spent the last week-end here seeing old friends and kins-people and tak ing a careful look at the improve ments in the city cemetery where the remains of their honored parents rest. Mr. Pattillo MoCownn is the gifted correspondent of the News and Couri er at Washington, where he also rep rcsents a dozen other leading journ als strung out all the way from New York to Jacksonville. There is no other member of the metropolitan newspaper fraternity who is accred ited to so many papers in his own ex clusive right; and few, it any, who can equal him in his comprehensive grasp of national affairs when seen from the viewpoint of a Southern gentleman of the old school but con versant with all modern methods and up-to-date ideas. Mr. McCowan's pre eminent success in the capital city is a source of great gratification to his many obi friends in this, the city of bis birth and boyhood days. Mr. Samuel McGowan, "Sam" as he Is called hereabout, is the purchasing i end disbursing pay officer of the navy in the Quaker City where he is also the pay olllcer of the Naval Home. Bothe of these gentlemen expressed themselves as most agreeably sur ' prised at the wonderful work being done by the cemetery executive com mittee; and they wer.- loud in their I praise Of the labor of love these ladies j (aided by ?.?', good people of Duurcns) I have done for the betterment of con dition - tli ire. Messrs, McGownn left Snudn\ morn ing for their respective posts of duty ?both to return at (bo very llrst pos I siblo opportunity to what tin y locanl cally termed "Cod's Country." Not Sorry for Blunder, "If my friends hadn't blundered in thinking I was a doomed victim ol con sumption, I might not be alive now." writes 1). T. Sanders, of lluiTOtlsburg, Ky? "but for years they saw every at tempt to cure a lung-racking cough fail Ai last I tried Dr. King's New Dlscorvery. The off eel was wonderful. It soon stopped tho cough ami I am now- in latter health than I have hud for years. This wonderful life.saver is tin unrivaled remedy for COUgllS, colds, lagrippe, asthma, croup, hemor rhages, whooping cough or weak lungs hoc, $i.b<>. Trial bottle tree. Guaran teed by Daurens Drug Co. .1. \>. THOMPSON T1IK NOMINEE. 0 flic In I Cniini Cmc- iii... |,o.">9 Vote* Against s->1 for Mr. liorroh. According to the Official count of the votes cast Tuesday, November 22. in the second special primary election for county auditor. .1. Waddy Thomp son received 1.050 and Auditor -I Koss Dot tob. the other contestant, got S27. Mr. Thompson is therefore the nomi nee for appointment by the governor as auditor of Daurens county for the ensuing term which begins some time next spring. When a cold becomes settled in the system, it will take several days' treat ment to cure it. and the best demedy to use is Chamberlain's Cough Reme dy. It will cure quicker than any oth er, and also leaves the system is .in natural and healthy condition. Sold by Daurens Drug Co Asthma! Asthma! POPHAM'S ASTHMA REMEDY gives instant relief and an absolute cure in all cases of Asthmn. Bronchitis, and Hay Fever. Sold by druggists; mail on receipt of price It oo. Trial I'n. knRe by matt 1<> rent*. WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. Prop*.. Clrvelnnd. Ohio Daurens Drug Co.. Daurens. S. C. r And we are unable to prevent it. Within less time than thirty days You will be paying $7.00 per ton Unless you take advantage of this opportunity. We have three cars of the best Lump Coal coming: out of The Jellico Fields of Tennessee Which we are going to sell at Six Dollars per ton. This is cheaper than this coal can be bought and sold for today. Did you know that Coal today is Higher than it has been in 5 yrs? Did you know that all mines shut down Two Weeks for Christmas and that it is impossible to get Coal at any price? You had better phone us your order today, and let us keep you warm. J. W. & R. M. Eichelberger, Residence Phone 27G Reliable Draymen Oflice 33 I ? ft 0 i i s i ?0 O?' LAND SALE! I Offer You the Following: Six room dwelling on Fleming street in city of Laurens bounded by lands of J. T. Led ford, J. P. Walker and oth ers. Price $1,350.00 100 acres of land one half mile from Lanford Station; eight-room cottage, good out buildings, in high state of cultivation. Come quick if you want this property, bounded by \V. IT, Drum mond, .1. M. DeShiclds and other:). Price $60.00 per acre 210 acres of land bounded on north by .Mrs. Milton Robertson, on south by J. M. Philpot, east by Mrs. Martin and on west by I!. F. Terry and others, Price $10.00 per acre. One nine-room new dwelling, fin ished throughout, 4 acres of land, sit uated in town of Cl'iss Hill, price $1,000.00 .terms made right. LT. acre.-; land, ".-room dwelling, barn and out.buildings. Adjoining land of Georg? Wilson. Price $775.00. :'. acres land, four-room cottage al Watts mill, price $1,300. '.i I act es land, one building, bound ed by lands of Mrs. Boyd, S. (). Leal o and others, Prices and terms made rigid. 17 acres land, hounded by lands ot Friendship church. Joe Wasson, .1. \. Coats and others. Price $ I 1 00 p'Jl acre. RO acres, town of Lanford. dwelling and out buildings, nicely located over looking town of Knotee. Price $2. 000.00, 50 acres land bounded by lands of Walter Nash, and RufUS Cray, dwell ing and out buildings. Price $20.<>n per aero. 7e acres of land hounded by lands of .Mm Ad Moore, Will lludgciiH and others, cottage lunt.se, 50 acres undci cultivation. Price $1,700.00. C?Vl? acres land, bounded by lands of Albert Burns and others, 5-room dwelling, tenant house, barn and out buildings. Price $10.00 per acre. 71 act es on Reedy River, bounded by lands of .James Downey, Will Cnld well and others. With tenant house, Price $20 per acre. Terms made easy. lf>0 acres land bounded by lands of Ludy Mills. L. B. Jturns and V. A. Mills. Price $30 per acre. 307 acres of land in Scuffletown township near Byrds Cross Roads, bounded by lands of M. B. Poole. Will J. Adair. Will Myers and others, known as the Yarborough place, 3 dwellings, $0,000, 8 room dwelling, on Centennial St., Clinton. S. ('., with 81 hundredths of an acre of land, known as the Grifhn place, $t,(?oo. 1 HO acres land, one-half mile of Dial church, with a handsome dwelling, :: tenant houses and good out buildings. Come (ptick If you want this place. Price $.'.0 per acre. r.0 acres land near (LoenPond church, bounded by the Yoargin oa tato and others, nice ti-room coUagu and out buildings. Prico $30.00 per Rcre. fi2 acres near Dials church, hound ed by la ds of Ludy Aberoromblo, L. I?. Curry >".1. per acre. and others. Price $36.00 J. N. LEAK The "Land Man'' 7-1'4 ?eres of land near fire-en Pond church, n room cottage with Hue barn and out-buddings. I room tenant house, bounded by land- ol ,lno. Tay lor. Mrs. Abercroinbio, ami .Ino. Cutty. Price $00.(16 per acre. Jflft'/i acres of lr.nrl bounded by lands of llryson place. Bee Bt Net . 11:111j i? Holland and then : 5-room dwelling. 2 tenant houses; good barn ami out-buildings; known as the old Ferguson place, owned at present by Win Ii. Motte. Price $27."?t per acre, terms easy. One 8-room dwelling In City of Lau rens. No !J30 Hampton street. Price $3,250. Five room cottage on ('.Arlington street, city of Laurens. Price only $1,500.00 92a4 acres or land near Tumbling Shoals; hounded by lands of W. D. and J. (5. Sullivan; X room dwelling; good out buildings. Price $22.50 pet acre. 2 lots Watts cotton mills, Catn;? street fronting, 150 by "o ft., price $200. Ol ac es land hounded by lands of Robert Nash and others. Price $20.00 per acre. I l'I no ret land, bounded by lands ol .1 N. Leak, Cnpl. Martin and others, l! loom cottage, one tenant, bouse. Pi Ice $30.00 p< r acre; ! twelve room dwelling with waler* rks fronting North Harper street, known an Owings' boarding house. Price and tei ins made right. 20(1 acres flue farm Lind, '2 J 2 mllc^i Lauren on toad leading to Clin ? ton. mill) of I'ark-, station, seven I.in ? fnrih In cultivation. Uood dwell ing anil tenant houses, Price and I ? : ins made rigl.t. 5(1 acres land, well located in town oi Lanford, G-room dwelling, I tenant bouse, out buildings. Price $3,500.00, $1.0(1(1 down cash, balance on easy pay ments. 127 acres land, hounded by lands or s. 11, and M. K Johnson, one mile of Friendship church KuiUvan townahlp; Two dwellings, rood barn and out. buildings. Price $30.00 per acre, 500 acres, S miles from city of Lau rens. bounded by lands of A. Huff, .lohn Brown & L'alley land. 8 horso farm in cultivation, well supplied with tenant houses. Price right and terms easy, 22$ nerey land, bounded by lands of Daniel South. I)nvl.?i land. Miss West and others, known as the Collen Lark homestead, 7 room dwelling and 3 ten ant bouses. Price made right. Terms easy. 3L1 fteres land. Hi miles below J. D M. Shaw's place, gf*>d dwelling and burn; 5 tenant houses, 245 acres In cultivation, good school near by; ?Vj miles to Waterloo, same distance to Cold Point. Price $35.00 acre, ilood terms. If you do not see listed above what you need, see me and I will trv and eet it for you. Let your wants be known. If you have land to sell, place it in mv hands. People come to me for land. J J. N. LEAK Real Estate Gray Court, S. C.