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VOLUME XXVU. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1911. NUMBER 16 AN ENVIABLE RECORD HAS BEEN BROKEN , Craney IVIcCollough Dies of Pistol Wound. FIRST HOMICIDE SINCE LAST NOVEMBER Only ExceptIon uns Whore Two New? berry Count) Negroes Crossed l.au reus Count)' Line and got into a Dif ficulty, tine Killing the Other Jim Shell the Murderer Now, The record which this county has made for the past fifty weeks was broken Sunday night when Craney McCollough died of o wound Inflicted by Jim Shell Sunday evening, Novem ber 5th. With the exception of the ease a few months ago. where one Newbeny county negro killed anoth er after they had crossed to this side of the county line, this is the first homicide In Laurens county since No vember 2Sth of last year. If the wave of peacoableness had continued for two weeks longer the county would have had the enviable record of ing a whole year without a homicide being committed Within its horders by any one of its own citizens. The difficulty in winch Craney Mc Collough was shot took place last Sunday evening, November 5th, at the home of Evelena Dial, his sister. Ac cording to the testimony at the coro ner's Inquest, held Monday morning, the disturbance came about when Craney McCullough objected to his sister, Eevelena Dial, going to ride a second time with Jim Shell. They had already gone to ride one time and re turned home. Jim Shell asked Evele na to go with him up town to get a lunch when Evelena Bald she could not go. Jim Shell insisted end Craney McCollough Interfered saying that Evelena could not go. At thjs Jim She.U evidently got mad and qucs tiodad the cause dX the refusal. More Wolfis ensued when Fiances McCol lough, Crnney's mother, went in be tween the two men saying that site did not want any fuss around as they were peaceable negroes and had white neighbors who they did not want to disturb. Jim Shell replied by say ing "Damn the white folks." Craney called on Jim to quit cursing before ids mother when Jim Shell pulled his pistol. shot around Frances McCol I. lough striking Craney McCollough on the left hand side of the neck, the pistol being close enough to the neck of the deceased to cause powder burns on the skin and on the clothing. After he had done the shooting, Jim Shell .tumped Into his buggy and went away. The next morning he surrendered to the sheriff and was placed in jail, on a Charge Of assault and battery with intent to kill, to await developments, "he Charge will now bo changed to that of murder. The following is the testimony of Evelena Dial, with whom Jim Shell took the ride and about whom the dif ficulty started: Evelena Dial sworn, says that last Sunday night, the 5th of November, 1911, Jim Shell came to my home in the city of Laurens, came to my house some time after throe o'clock in the afternoon and asked if Bco Madden had been thoro. I told, he had not and I would not know where to find him. Bee Madden had curried Jim Shell s liUggy away. While talking, Madden came up and he and Madden talked. They came back into my room and talked to me. lie asked me to go (o ride and I did. lb1 treated me alright and showed no signs of being drunk. When we came back he asked tue to go to town to got a lunch Told him I couldn't go. My brother, the de ceased, objected. Me, Shell, got mad and said to Craney, "Haven t I always treated you right?" My mother, Prances McCollough, also objected and said, "I don't want to have any fuss here." * ? ? ^fy mother said, "I don't want any fuss here because we have some white neighbors liv ing around us." Jim Shell said, J "Damn the white folks", and then ' Craney said. Look out friend, that's my mother you are talking to." Jim j Shell said. "Look out Craney, I II lam it right to you." and then shot him with a pistol at once. Jim Shell then got into his buggy and drove off. There were no other men folks there. Mad den had left. Elvetonn Dial. Amelia Anderson, a Visitor :it the TWO YOUNG MEN DEAD. Lived Very Slose Together and were Almost of the Same Age. The people In the vicinity of Gray Court were called on twice last week to mourn the death of young men. Mr. Cleon Woods, the 20 year old son of Mr. J. l). Woods, of Owings, died af ter a short illness of typhoid fever and was buried in Green Pond Ceme tery Sunday afternoon. He bad been sick about three weeks. The young man was very popular among his ac qunintenccs and his death proved a sore bereavement to many people. Saturday afternoon Mr. .lames T. Owens, son of Mr. W. P. Owens, died at the home of bis f: ther after a brief illness of pneumonia. He was buried at Friendship Church Sunday afternoon at 'A o'clock. Rov. I). H. Owings performing the last sad rites. He is survived by his father, two sis ters. Mrs. Emory Gault and Mrs. Cath carti and two brothers, Messrs Duke Owens and Webster Owens. The young man was very highly esteemed by all who knew him and he will be sorely missed by his many friends. HANDSOME OIL PAINTING OF COLONEL B. W. BALL Is uu Display at the I.aureus Drug Coilipnil) To be Presented to the (?'rand Lodge A. I . 31. by Local .Ma sons. Yesterday the handsome oil paint ing of Col. l?. w. Ball, executed by Miss Esther Edmunds of Columbia at the order of the Masons of I.aureus, was received in the city and was plac ed on display in the window of The Laurens Drug Company, where it now is. The portrait, according to Urn friends of the late Col. Ball, is a dis tinct likeness of him and is excellent ly done. Miss Edmunds has painted a number of portraits of distinguish ed South Carolinians within the past few years and this one is up to the standard set by her In her other works The portrait is to be presented to the Grand Lodge of South Carolina A. F. M., of Which Col. Ball was Grand Master. The lodge will bo in session in Charleston during the first week in December, when a delegation from Laurens will go down to be present at the presentation. GRAY COURT LYCEUM. Attraction Next Wednesday Hie 2'2tu\ Will be the Carfarelli Concert Com pany. Gray Court, Nov. 11.?The Gray Court-Owlngs Lyceum will open next Wednesday the 22nd, when the Carf arelli Concert. Company will give their entertainment. The company consists of one man and two ladies and has been very popular wherever they have given their concert. They are noted especially as harpists but their pro gram includes many violin and piano numbers. On account of the reputa tion which they hold there will prob ably be a large crowd out to bear them. The Third of the Series. Next Sunday morning Rev, Mr. Thnyer of the First Baptist church, will preach the third number of sei moils in a series under the general caption of "The Hall of Famo." The subject of this sermon will be "Isaac or a Son of Promise." The series is proving intensely Interesting to all who go out to hear him. Itev. Mr. Thayor extends a cordial invitation to all who will to come and hear the re maining ones. bouse at the time said in pan : "I could not tell whether Jim Shell was drunk or not. Craney did not have any arms or knife in his pock. .. The pistol was about one foot from the deceased's neck." Dr. .1. II. Teague, who attended the wounded man.said that the negro died of hemorrhage as a result of wound received a week previously. Following Is the verdict of the cor oner's jury, of which Mr. Geo. S. Me Cravy was foreman: The said Craney McCollOUgh came to his death from a gun or pistol shot wound Inflicted In the neck of the said Craney McColloUgh by ami in the hands of one Jim Shell. Jini Shell is now in (lie county jail. When asked about the crime be only said that it would all be cleared up when the case Is tried hi court. Oili er than that he would not talk. He lins not talked about the case since he was Mrs! put in tho jail. lie will most probably be tried at tho March term of court. All the par tics are necroes. PINE BARK BEETLE TO BE DISCUSSED Meeting Here on Salesday of December. LARGE AUDIENCE SHOULD GREET SPEAKER A Representative of U, s. Bureau of Entomology lias Consented to Re More that Day and to Explain the Cause of and Methods of. Exterm ination of tho Hectic. For a number of months during tho past summer and early tall the news papers of this section have from time to time given more or less publicity to the inroads of the pine bark bee tle. The beetles have been found in many different sections of the South Atlantic States and their spread has been very rapid. In fact they became so common that the United States De partment of Agriculture took up the matter with certain parties in this state with the result that a station was placed at Spartan burg for the study of their cause and remedy. For some months agents have been going out over the district from this station advising the farmers what to do In ease their forests were infected with the beetle. A general campaign of eradication has resulted and now the agents are ready to come to Laurens to Insti net the farmers and other land owners of this county. According to the letters below, which were sent in to this office by Dr. II. K. Aiken, it will be seen that a mass meeting will be held here salesday of December. That day should see every farmer in the county pres ent who has any infected trees. To make the campaign a success requires the co-operation of every land own er, for if all the land owners in the county but one eradicate the beetles and that land owner allows them to stay on his, the beetles from his trees will be a constant menace to all tho trees in his neighborhood and sub sequently to an ever-spreading ter ritory. The letter of Dr. Alken is as fol lows: Editor Advertiser: Some time ago I had some corres pondence with the government bureau regarding the dying of our pine trees, the cause, extent and remedy for the condition. As will be seen from the letter enclosed, a representative of the bureau will be here on salesday in December and will explain to all interested, the details of recommend ed methods of control. The work should be done between November and March. 1 hope a good audience will hear him. Respectfully, II. K. Aiken. The letter which is understood as an appointment of a meeting day is as follows: United States Department of Agricul ture. Forest Insect Field Station 7. Spartnnburg, S. ('., Nov. s, 1911. II. K. Aiken, Esq., Laurens, s. c. Dear Sir: We have your answer to our postal card and enclose herewith circulars III. and IV. which should be of great Interest to you. Wo note the request for an address on some (irst Monday of the month, when the fanners and landowners are at the com ty seat and think your suggestion in excellent oik-. There is an increased demand on the time of the agent, which makes it nearly Impossible to meet all requests for addresses. We think however, that the large amount of timber around Laurens would make it advisable to meet this requost. We would suggest that the meeting lie 'odd the first Monday in December, Which WOUld fall on the Ith. We will 'nvite all timber owners in your vicinity, whose names we have in our files, to be present, and shall trust to your Interest in the matter, to secure us with a good audience. Very truly yours, A. D. Hopkins, in chargo Forest Insect Invcstlgn t ions. Per D. II. Mason, Entomological Assistant. Juries Not Hasty in Award ing Verdicts. CLINTON COTTON MILLS WINS SELLERS CASE Not Much Money fussing Huck and Forth us a ltesult of the Low Price of Cotton it is Supposed Juried not (Juick to Oho Lnrgl Sums as Ver dicts. The Court of Common Pleas, which is now upon the second week of its fall session, is steadily grinding out the business as it conies up. The ease of Fowler vs Powler, which was being tried when this paper went to press last, was finished Wednesday, the jury bringing in a verdict which favored the defendant, Mrs. o. F. Fowler. The jury refused to award the claims of $1,800, $r>L'S and $100 to .lohn W. Fow ler, the plaintiff, but did render a conditional verdict on some smaller accounts. in the case of o. H. Cooloy vs J. u. and Sallie Curry a verdict of $12f> was rendered for the plaintiffs. In the ease of Mary Sellers Vs The Clinton Cotton Mills, where the plain tiff was slicing for $10,000 damages for the loss of a linger while in the employ of the defendant mill com pany, the mill was given the verdict. In the case of W. K. Osboi'UO vs C. P. Fuller involving usurous charge of interest, the plaintiff was given a ver dict of $2:11.00. In the case of .1. W. Leake vs the S. A. I., railroad, where the plaintiff sued for damages resulting from a lire alleged to have been caused by ein ders from the defendant company's engine, the plaintiff was awarded dam age in the sum of $300. The last case before the court ad journed yesterday afternoon whs that of the First National Bank of Chilll cothe, O., vs 11. L. and L. F. McSwain, of Cross Hill. This case is wound around a car of alleged damaged corn, which was shipped to the McSwains and which the Commissioner of Ag riculture confiscated, and another car of corn which the McSwains attached and had the sheriff to sell a few weeks later. It was thought by the Mc Swains that both cars belonged to the Adams Grain and Provision Company and the second car was sold to re cover losses incurred in the first ship menti the first car having been paid for before delivery. The plaintiffs in this suit stepped in shortly after the sheriff's sale and claimed the second car of corn and the suit of yesterday resulted. Judge Cage directed a ver dict of 17 cents per hushed for the plaintiffs, this representing (he loss to them through tin- sheriff's sale. It I'M Oil IS (t).MTHMi:i). C. \ IV. C. Pailroad to ( hange Sclicd ulch on the ItMh of This Month. Following the rumor that was scat (erod abroad last week to the effect that the c. & w. c. railroad Intended ??hanging its schedule through here, the Groonvjlle News yesterday pub lished the following, showing that the plans hnvo been definitely laid and the change will h > made: "Of Interest to the Greenville trav eling public will bo the annonn< i ino.nl that the Charleston & Western Carre Una ltnllwa> will on November I nth inaugurate a change of schedule on the Augustn-Spnrtanburg lino which will provide a through train between those points early in the morning and another in the afternoon. "The following dispatch from C.reen wood relative to the changes will fur ther explain the changes: " 'In a recent letter to Mr. s. Brooks Marshall, secretary of the Merchants' Association, General Man ager A. W. Anderson stales that Oil November I!" thoro will he inaugur ated a Change of schedule on that road so as to provide for' a through train from Augusta to Spnrtnuburg in the morning and another late in the afternoon, ami also a through train from Span.mi burg lo Augtl In early in the morning and another late in tlie afternoon. The change is of interest lu re, becanso it is believed that retail trod ? w ill he heneflted, in that per.'totlfl can come lere and spend sonic lime shopping and return to their homes thai same day. The plan will work well on the northern end of the toad, but hol so WOll on t'.ie southern end."" Mit. A. II. CULBEKTSON DK AD. Well Known Citizen of Lnurens and Widel) Connected (h?r the County. Last Prldny ovenlng, the 3rd of tins month, Mr. A. B. Culbertson, n well known citizen of Lnurens, died at tho Laurens County Hospital, following an illness of about three weeks of ty phoid fever. The next day he was laid to rest in the cemetery of Union Bap tist churoh, Lev. Mr. Brock conducting I tho services. He was buried after ceremonies by tho Woodmen of the World. Mr. C. A. Cower ofllcintlng. Mr. Culbertson was the son of tho late Maj. G, W. Culbertson and was widely and prominently connected ov or the county. He is survived b> his wife, who was a Miss Barbara Cod frey, three sons and one daughter. He also is survived by four brothers and two sisters. They are Messrs \V. I*. Culbertson. of Mountviiie; w. w. Cul bertson of Kkoin; Rev, W. \V. Culbert son, of Shellmnn, Gn.; Mr. B. V. Cul bertson, of Laurens; Mrs. Samuel M. Cooper, of Donalds, and Mrs. Calvin I Check, of Newberry. Mr. Culbertson was II years of age. He enjoyed the friendship of a large number of people and was highly re garded by all who knew him. His fam ily and relatives have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their be reavement, A BUCKING AUTO. Mr. Henr) Counts lias Exciting ex perience in Front of (lie Cost (Hiiro Suii?Li \ Morning. What came near being a very so I'lous accident occurred in front of the Cost Office Sunday morning when the Bulck roadster belonging to Mr. Henry Counts and driven by him skid ded and crashed into the p.ate glass window, swerved aside, scraped a tel ephone post and came to rest hind part before with Henry still sticking at the wheel a little nervous perhaps, but there just the same. The street was very slippery from the rain and fog of the night before- and as the ma chine had no chains on it. a little "hurry call" bimiW missed causing it to be sent to yj?- junk heap. As it was the machine was battered some and the wheels thrown out of plumb, but Mr. Counts drove it off and it is now recuperating. A number of people were in the streets going to church and the usual gathering of idle ones was around and in a few moments a large crowd had gathered to see how much damage bad been done. With a few pulls and pushes and a little straightening out of tender parts, the machine was ready to limp away to headquarters and it was carried to Counts Stable under I her own steam. Outside of the damage i to the machine, nothing serious re sulted except the broken plate glass Of the Cost Oflice, It is said that Mr. Kniest Machen, who was sitting very close to the plate glass on He- inside 'when the crash came, knocked over i pretty near all of the furniture in ' sight in the endeavor to escape, but latest reports shy that none of it was ' da maged, The acebb ni kept a number of poo pic away from church for by the lime the excitement had died down and all the notes taken the service wore far advanced. Cutting scrape Sunday. Jealously seems !'> have tii red Sam Wise to such a pitch Sunday highl us to make him curve up his own bo?d : girl. Sam and Sidle I >il! Jack on 1.is woman friend, have beep on good terms of late, hut when Slat" 1)111 begun "obnyersntin" with another man Sunday night, Sam let valor get flu better part o! discretion and nttackci Slate Dill with a bun her knit.', in fllcllng a severe wound in he) side Though the nogi'O woman is not so rlously Injured, she is wounded verj severely. Sam is a product of Green wood and is tlx- son of Abe Wise win enjoys a very wide and "savory" rep illation. After (he fray Sain made >,????>? his escape ami has not yet been heui'i f rom, Meeting of I?. \. if. The Daughters of tin' American ReV olutlon will hold their regular meet in;,' Friday afternoon at !!:30 o'clock with Miss Minnie Hal h. !t was thought at one time that the mcctlnj would bo postponed lililil next v. ? ? I but I: was finally dceid< d (o hold i this week. W. O. \\. Mm tin-. There will be a in eel im- of t )><? i .nu rons Camp No. fi$ Woodmen of lit World next Thursday night. Tin meeting Is an important oil! and al members are requested to he Presold SEMINOLE VERDICT UPHELD BY COURT Garlington and Young Must Serve Sentence. SUPREME COURT MAKES DECISION Affirmed tin- Verdlel Securod in tho CIl'Cllll Court of liie hlnnd Count} )u Which Ihcj were Convicted upo* ( omit Involving breach of Trust. Colmnhin, Nov. IH, llcjnctlng tho allegations of error in the trial in tho lower court tho South Carolina su premo court this afternoon in an opin ion hy Chief Justice Jones, atlirms tho judgment of the Itichlnnd county cir cuit court in November, li)IU, when John \V. Onrllngton and James Sioho Voting wen? convicted on a ? haine of breach of trust as olllcers of the Sem Inolc Securities Company, and sen tenced to serve three years, and ono year, respectively, on tho public works or in the State penitentiary. Onrllngton was president ami Voting sec retary and treasurer of tho company, and were brought lo trial in the Kichland court on an in dictment embracing live counts, In cluding charges id' conspiracy, broach of trust with fraudulent intention, and grand larceny. They were found guilty by the jury on the fourth count only, which charges "a breach of trust by the said defendants by (he conversion to their own u <e of the snni of $5r?,fdlG in money of tho property of the Semlliole Securities company, intrusted to the defendants and converted to their own use with fraudulent intention.'' (Ini'llllgtOII and Voting are both from Laurens. ami are under a $.">, linn bond each for their appearance. It is staled here tonight (hat tho monVU*C now in Chicago, hut Ihoy will he communicated with at once, and are expected to arrive in tho immediate future to commence serv ing tltolr sentences. Tho exceptions, imputing error during the trial, ein I brace admission of testimony alleg ed to he immaterial, rulings of tho presiding judge mi motions for a. directed verdict, and lor (plashing id' Indictments, and refusal) by tho presiding judge lo charge its request ed hy the defense. The opinion at ev er'.' point, finds (he trial to have boon conducted without error prejudicial lo the defense ami a Hums the judgment.. Associate Justices Gary, Woods, ami llydrlek concur In the decision of chief Justice Jones, llretnvillo News. Mi l l I) VXO'I III I! M VN. Man Held Here as lack Puller Tunis out fo be Henri Suber, I!scaped Coin Id. The Advertiser carried a storj la I week about the arrest of Tack Kuller, in Camdcn, on the charge ot murder ing one Press Milam in Ibis county is 1 s'i', ,\i first tlie prool o< mod eon vlnclng, hut during the I as l few ilaj it became rntlu i doubtful in the mind of the oiliccis of the law whether they had i'i" ri .'hi n an or no*. I lepill.v d id. in questioning the fc|Iow and by lii'iuiriDg around discovered thai the negro ha I a brother named Suhei Taking out !: i - < i Imiha I i ocord boftl in which he i,a the napu ?? of a Ini ? ? liunihoi' ol ekcai'ietl convic t-, Mr, Itchl Cttlne act o i lo- name of I |i m y Suboi who had escaped from tie State fen utoiilliiry in This Henry Subei' answered veiv closely to the ileserip lion of the ne. ro he-Id here mi Mr. Held questioned Islm very closely ami faced him with the charge. The negro then admitted that In- was the man wanted as an escaped convict and that lie kill ed another man in this County in IV?:.' lie has served three yea It Of a BCVOH year sentence, He will he- btdd hero for a few days until the pcnetontlary authorities can he Comn nie,ate-! with, after which most probably he- will bo sent to Co. Illtnhia. \ ( orret Hon. Ill tie- account e f the- lite e;i; i |P(| !>, Tho A?lv rtlser last week, it was stat ed that the insurance carried on tho building of In. Clifton Jone- was |t, companies ropn . nied by Mr. I | Tolbert. We- should have- stated t! ;. U was carried in companies represent cd hy Mr. J. J \dams. The inlstnko was Cftlled lo our fitteiitioti hv Dr. Jones. We- gladly COITCCt it.