Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TWO MEIN KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK Terrible Accident at l'elxer on the Southern Railway Jn which Two Men Lohc their Liven. tireenvllle, Dec. 12.?At 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon Engineer Law rence Maddox and Fireman Harry DaviB of a i>cal freight train running between Columbia and Greenville were instantly killed when their engine plunged over the end of a coal chute running out to cotton mill No. 4 at Pelzer. Two little white girls, one named Williams ami the other Kennedy, aged 2 and 8 years respectively, were standing near the spot where the ponderous mass fell and were seriously injured by escaping steam and hot water from the burs ted pipes of the engin?'. News of the terrible accident was 'Uiickly Hashed to Greenville, 'and about two o'clock a relief train left tills city for IVI/.er. Engineer Maddox is a native pf Anderson county, having b< oil horn J some BS years ago two miles below Helton. He is survived by his wid ow, who was Miss IJculah Cbx. of Mellon, daughter or Thomas Cov and three little children. Soverni years ago he removed with his ft in ily? to Columbia and made thai cit> Iiis headquarters, Fireman Harry Davis, colored, catno I'rom Virginia, and had I.n working hero only a short time. Aft sr tub hours of hard work*, the ' bodies of the engineer and llromen wore extricated frohi the vvi ekuge and cnrrl" <l thrOu: It the country to Helton. Reaching I'elze'r yesterday after !",.oi mm "ftime, Engineer, Madr dine ; :.>i ;';( train ci\ ,v had four er.i's or coal If) place on the coal chute at j cotton mill No. I, In order to place cars on this chute, it is nccccsary' for the engine to leave tho main line of the riijlwny by a switch and back in to the mill yard. As the ears wore be ing placed on the coal chute, the en gineer, it Is said lost control of the engine, (hough others have said that tho air brakes, when applied, refused to work. At any rate, the engine and tender plunged over the coal chute, which Is some 25 feet above the ground, and fell in a tangled and twisted mass below. Realizing their peril, both engineer and firemen leaped for their lives. They had scarcely touched ground,] though, before the heavily loaded tender descended upon their bodies and crushed out life instantly. A section gang was called from the Pelzer yards, and alter laboring for some two hours or more succeeded In removing the bodies of the engineer and fireman. Roth men were terribly mangled in the wreckage. Engineer Maddox was crushed horribly from his chest to his feet. The negro fire man's head and shoulders were mash ed into an almost unrecoognizahle mass. A telephone message from Wil iamston last night stated that the wreckage had not been cleared away at that hour. News of the tragic hap pening spread quickly through the surrounding territory and the scene of the wreck was visited by hundreds of people.?Greenville News. NO REASON FOR IT. When Laurcns Citizens Show the Way There can he no just reason why any reader of this will continue to suffer the tortures of an aching hack, the annoyance of urinary disorders, the dangers of serious kidney ills when relief is so near at hand and the most positive proof given that these Ills can be cured. Rend what a Laurcns citizen says: Mrs. B. Templeton, 210 Fleming St.. Laurens, S. C, says: "We have used Doan's Kidney Tills and have found them to be just as represented. We can recommend this remedy to any one In need of a tonic for disordered kidneys. I was hardly ahle to get about owing to the pains in my back and my limbs, feet, hands and face were badly swollen. Someone advis ed me to try Doan's Kidney Pills and I did so . Tho swelling soon left and tny pains and aches were removed. I have had no cause for complaint since I used Doan's Kidney Pills and I give this remedy the entire credit for cur ing me." For sale hy all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Huffajo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember tho name?Doan's?and Lake no other. A Letter from Rome. Columbia, S. C. Dec. 8, 1911. Editor The Advert scr: You will find enclosed a one dollar ($1,00) money order for which you will please send me your paper. (Lau rons Advertiser.) Its like a letter to me from home since I came here. Will you please begin my subscrip tion with next week's paper. Obligingly, Win do % on spend your mono] for Inferior lobneco * lien you ottn buy PENN'S CHAMPION nnd SOIJARI DUAL from Tod 1 Simpson & Co. nj the name price Hie common Mnd ivlll cost you elsewhere. HOSIERY MILL CONDITIONS. Captain J. M. Graham Speaks on Hog-j lory Jalli Conditions While on Vis It to Anderson. ' j Anderson, Deo. 9.?Capt. John M. Graham, manager of the hosiery mill! at the state penitentiary, was In the city Thursday and informally dis cussed the conditions at the hosiery mill. "The state board of health" said he* "has never said thut the hosiery mill was filthy or ill kept. : The gross and mlsstutements and highly colored statements which have been made to that effect can not be traced to the state board of health. The hoard is composed so far as 1 know of honorable gentle men who are representatives of their profession in tho fullest sense of the word. Hut they are enthus iasts, and possibly ovcrzenlous. "If the public will confine Itself to the official reports of tho board, for on there are based all of the allegations about the hosiery mill they will bo surprised at tho differ ence between what tin board really s?id and what it was reputed to have .aid. These gentlemen in their /.eal for (he protection of the health o' tho ? t?te can see danger the system of working convicts in the hosiery mill. That is what they have criticised. It came within the scope 01 their o'lVcial duties. If the board were directed t> visit the cotton mills and big ????< res and other Industries of the stnio Hi y I would make the saine criticism, thai i kherc uro conditions which nrc? net. proper for the protection of health. i "The management of the hosiery] .Ml!!! lias ever ni'd to n 'ow !???? :<J--| i vice and direction of I'm prison phy sician and of the hoard of heal! ? .:i I tiv? tnatter of ob ruling the n if. an I :> !jj*.v;i 111 ulil or..- mill for comparison with any in the state. What the board ob.!ce - to principally is the laboring of a large number of convicts in one building and at some proximity to each other. As to sanitation and the observnnve of the rules of hygiene, I believe the hosiery mill will com pare favorably with nlno tenths of the business houses of the country. The grand jury of Kichland county aller a careful examination from the layman's stand point cave the hos iery hull no unfavorable criticism. We like criticism. We are human. We do not wish to bring unnecessary suffering to convicts, and Whenever just criticism is expressed we try to remedy conditions pointed out. "The science of health is practical ly a new study. Physicians them selves are continually learning and expounding new theories. The fight against tuberculosis is practically new in this state -and the irony of it is that l). .1. Griffith, Hie kindkeart ed, i. itnane superintendent of the state prison, has been fare ahead of lus times in providing for the isola tion of pronounced cases. The state board of health Itself found but one pronounced case in the hosiery mill last spring when this matter was first agitated." Capt. Graham urges the public to withhold judgment and to listen to such men as W. H. Glenn, of An derson, one of the directors of the penitentiary, before forming their final conclusions.?Greenville News. ACTUAL STARVATION. Facts About Indigestion and its Relief That Should Interest You. Although Indigestion and Dyspep sia are so prevalent, most people do not thoroughly understand their cause and cure. There is no reason why most people should not eat any thing they desire?if they will only chew it carefully and thoroughly. Many actually starve themselves into sickness through fear of eating every good-looking, good-smelling, and good tasting food, because it does not agree with them. The best thing to do is to fit your self to digest any good food. We believe we can relievo Dyspep sia. We are so confident of this fact that we guarantee and promise to sup ply the medicine free of all cost to every one who will use it, who is not perfectly satisfied with this results which it produces. We exact no prom ises, and put no one under tiny obliga tion whatever. Surely, nothing could be fairer. We are located right here and our reputation should be sufficient assurance of the genuineness ><;' our offer. We want every one troubled with Indigestion or Dyspepsia in any form to come to our store and buy a box of Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets. Take them home and fclve them a reason able trial according to directions. Then, If not satisfied, come to us and get your money back. They are very pleasant to take; they aid to soothe the irritable stomach, to strengthen and invigorate the digestive organs, and to promote a healthy and natural bowel action, thus leading to perfect and healthy digestion and assimila tion. - A 2fiC. package of Roxnll Dyfpop sia Tablets furnishes if) days' treat ment. In ordinary cases this Is siiffl .?lent to produce a CUrO. t 111 morl| chronic cases, a longer treatment, >' course. i< necessary, and depends no on tli" severity of the trouble. For sin' cnSCS, we have two larger sixes which Bell lor uOc and $ 1,00. "Rometn 1 you can ohfnlti Rpxnll H in in tbl community on'v at our store The !?? v II Store. he l.aurens Drug Co., in.: Main strc t. * HICKORY TAVERN NEWS. * * * * ?*??????*????? Mr. Tom Ormstrong, of Barksdale, was the guest of Mr. J. M. Sumerel and family Monday night. Corn shredding is the order of the day around Hickory Tavern. Mr. Clarence Manley and sister, Miss Corrie, visited at the home of Mr. J. M. Sumerel recently. Messrs Calhoun and Capers Gray, of Belton, were the guests of Mr. W. N. Knight Saturday. Misses Minnie Wallace, Lida Coats and Lueile Traynham visited at the home of Mr. L. C. Aberchombic Mon day night. Mr. W. A. Tumblln moved his fam ily to Laurons today. Mr. Lee Cannon will occupy the house vacated by Mr. Tumblln. Mr. Glenn Abercrombie went to Lau rciis last Tuesday on business. Mr. Milton Sullivan, a student of Wofford college, spent Thanksgiving I with his parents at Tumbling Shoals. Mr. I., ii. Roper, of Laurens, is visiting friends and relatives of this community. Mr. A. P. Nichols of Luureus passed through this community Wednesday on business. Mr. Frank Roper, who has been 111 for two weeks, is Improving rapidly. Miss Ranie Roper, who has been 111 for the past tew days; Is no better. COLDS VANISH. Quick Sensible Method That Doesn't Upset the Stomnch. Have you heard of the overnight cold euro that Is pttlng colds in the head and chest out of business be tween sunset and daybreak. Here It Is. Cut it out and save it if you don't need it now. If you have a cold, cough, throat soreness or acute catarrh, be sure and try It tonight just before going to bed. Pour a scant teaspoonful of HYO.MIOI (pronounce It High-O-me) into a howl with a towel and breathe for several minutes the vapor that arises, then go to sleep and awake with a clear head free from mucus. HYOMRI is guaranteed for catarrh, colds, coughs, croup, asthma, sore throat and bronchitis, or money hack. Mottle of Hyomel r>0 cents at Laurcns Drug Co. and druggists everywhere. Red Iren Kacket big closing out sale All goods to be sohl on or by March the 1st, 1912. J. C. Hums & Co. James T. Atchison. doss Hill, Dec. 11.?Mr. Jnmes L. Atchl?on died last Wednesday and was buried at Detbabara Thursday. I Rev. J. A. Martin conducted the ser j vice. A large number of friends and relatives attended the fimdrul. Mr. Atchison was a prominent citizen and will be mlsBed in his community. He leaves two sons, Messrs William and Haskel Atchison and several daught ers to mourn. Mr. Atchison was a brave soldier and served through the war between the states, in a cavalry company. The following were pall hearers: Will Hollingsworth, John Davenport, Peun tlarrett. Robert Wat kins, Mr. Johnson and Mat Longshore. "I had been troubled with consti pation for two years and tried all of tin- best,physicians in Bristol. Tenn., i and they could do nothing for me," writes Thos. K. Williams. Middlcboi'O, Ky. 'Two packages of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured me." For sale by all dealers. I We have a great nsaortnu nt of I things suitable for Christmas gifte-, all 1 reasonably prices, the best place to State of South Carolina, County of t,aureus. . In Court of Common Pleas. James Wi'-.on, PI. intlff, against Frances Young, Liizabcth Wbitmlrc. Sollle Young, 1). B. fribble and Hlakely Sloan et nl., Defendants. Pursuant to a Decree of tho Court In the uhovo stated case, I will soil at I public outcry to tho highest bidder, at Laurens, C. H., S. C. on Salesday I in January next, being Tuesday, tho 2ml day of the month, during the legal I hours for such sales, the following described property to wit: Ml that lot, pico?? or pared of land containing three-fourths (3-4) of an acre, more or less, bounded by tho S. A. L. Hallway, lands of J. M. Pitts and ThornweM Orphanage, being a part of the Allen lot. Terms of Sale: cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. If tho terms of Balo are no: complied with, ti e land to ho resold on same or some subsequent Salesday on same terms, ;.t risk of former purchaser. JOHN F. HOLT. ('. c. ('. i". a:- O. S? Laun ns, s. C. Hat. d, this i)" einl e: 12, 191 I. 20-3t tine piiur of I'KNVS CH UIPI01N , am! StJC \ 11". 1'L \l, Imui hi from Todtl Simpson ?V Co, will eonwnec you that titej arc (he bes! P' <?: i-.i plugs on | earlfi. m m Wo m m m There is no need to worry about selecting your Gifts. We have done the worrying and all you have to do is to come and select. We have the very thing that you want. Come and look over what we have. m m m 'W m LEATHER GOODS. Nothing is more suitable for mother or sister than ;i stylish hand l>;iWe have ;i largo assortment in tlie; latest shapes and colors Largo handsome hand bug's from . . . . .$3.00 to $12.00 Tockct Hooks. Card cases ami such novelties . . . 50c to $3.00 m. m METAL AND AKT GOODS. Handsome German silver mounted brush and comb sets from.$3. to $5 Beautiful Shaving Sets.$4 and $5 Manicure Sots.$2.50 l<> $6. Parisian ivory find stained pearl Manicure Sets from $2.50 to.$6 Handsome Toilet Sots from.$3.50 lo $15 Hand Mirrors in real ebony and Parisian ivory from $2.50 to.$4 Jewelry Cases from.$1 to $3.50 Military Brushes for the college boys.$4 ami $5 CHINA AND CROCKKUY WAK'K Handsomely decorated Jnrdinicrs.75c lo $1.25 Beautiful ami dainty Tea Sets, ranging from . $2.25 to $4 Lemonade Sols from.$2.50 to $5 m CHRISTMAS CIGARS AND TOBACCOS. We have received a large assortment of cigars put up in special packages for Christmas, h'ive, ten and twenty-live cent cigM'S put Up ill boXCK at.50c 1(1 $5 Tobacco put up in large packages. ClgMI' cases, merschauill and briar Pipes, tacks in various sizes and prices. m F( UN TAIN PENS. We have selected iIn- Sterling Ponntain Pen to make our reputation on. Ji is known as the pen of high quality. Von make no mistake in presenting one Christmas. Prices from $1 to.$5 We are Agents for Guth's Candies?none better. Our stock includes many special Xmas Boxes that make the choicest of Gifts. We cordially invite your inspection, whether you buy or not. m ft Wik,