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RESISTING ARREST NEGRO IS KILLED _ Two Officeis Shoot to Pro tect Themselves. _ CHARGED WITH ARSON NEGRO DEFIES ARREST Lace Glover, Charged 4% ifli the Barn* iim Oi M. H. Medion's Warn, Killed by Sheriff Owings and Deputy Auer? eromhlc >Vlion They Attempt' to Make Arrest. With six bullets In his body and two more bullets in the stock of the gun Which be grasped in Iiis band, Lace Clover, colored, fell at the feet of Sheriff Owings and Deputy Leonard Abercronibie early Monday morning in the cabin of the negro just across the Greenville county line a few miles from Princeton. The killing followed an attempt of the sheriff and a posse of four men to servo a warrant on the negro charging him with arson, the crime being the burning of M. B. Mo Cuen's barn near Princeton in this1 county September 28th. it will be remdmbered that several weeks ago an account of the burning of Mr. McCuen'a barn was published In this paper, wherein it was stated that it was thought the fire was of In cendiary origin though blood hounds brought from the state penitentiary had failed to follow any trail of the supposed Incendiaries. Lace Glover was at that time suspected of being tho guilty party, though no tangible evidence could he secured on which to swear out a warrant. Since that time the case has not be?n neglected and by Sunday enough evidence had been secured to justify the arrest of this negro. As Sheriff Owings had re ceived word that Glover was prepar ing himself against arrest and that he had threatened to kill any white man that came to lay hands on him. the she riff laid plans to take the negro by sur prise am! before he could injure any of the arresting party. Taking depu ty Heid with him Sunday, Sherif Owings went In his auto to the home of Magistrate Chestein, just across the Greenville line and there secured au thority from the magistrate to make the arrest in Greenville county. With him to the negro's house, he carried Mr. Rold, Cpnstablo Leonard Aber cronibie and Messers E, L. Bidgoway and <L K. Saxton. They surrounded the house of the negro about live o'clock Monday morning. The sheriff and Mr. Abcrcroniblo entered tho front door with a lantern and called the negro. Lace Glover arose as tho ofTlcors entered the room and seeing who they were, turned and cast his eye towards his shot-gun, which was hanging on the wall, ns if to reach for it. The sheriff, anticipating a move by the negro for his gun, com manded him not to reach for it. In a twinkling the negro had sprung for tho gun and was taking it from the 1 rack, when the sheriff fired. Mr. Aber cronibie came to his assistance and both of them tired several times more, eight shots in all. The negro fell to the floor with his gun underneath him. Several negro women who were in the house at the tune began to rush into the room in a terrified man ner, but the remaining- Officers had arrived by this time and held thorn back for fear they might attempt to make (rouble. As soon as rpiiet was re stored, Lace Glover's wife and his two sons. Hob and Wesley, were ar rested. Lace Glover, himself, never spoke between the time the officers en tered and his death. He died imme diately. Magistrate Chestion held an inquest over the body of the negro Monday af ternoon and the jury rendered a ver dict to the effect that Lace Glover came to his death by gunshot wounds inflicted by Sheriff Owings and Con stable Aborcromblo while In discharge of their duty and that the killing was justifiable. However, a warrant was sworn out for the arrest of the two men and sent to Sheriff Rector's Of fice In Greenville. Sheriff Owings tel ephoned there yesterday that ho would appear if summoned, Kmma Glover, the wife of Lace Glover, and their two sons. Hob and Wesley, after being arrested, were brought to Laurens and placed In tho county jail, Sheriff Owings states that Hob Glover lias confessed that he and l)E VTI1 OF C. M. KOI*Kit. \V?11 Ivimmv n ( iCzcu of tli" Count) Died Sundnj and na* Buried Mon? day AfternooUi Mr. ('. B. Popor, a well known citi zen of the Babun Crook Boctlon of the county, diet; hin homo Sunday af ter an illness of about Bevcn months. Ho was buried the following day at Rabun Creek cemetery, Rev. Walter Baldwin und Rev. H. Baggott con ducting the services. A large number of relatives and friends gathered at the grave's side to pay a last tribute. Mr. Roper was a high toned, Chris tian gentleman, a staunch member of the Baptist church, lie was highly regarded wherever he was known. He is survived by his wife, who was a Miss Murphy, and two adopted chil dren, Mrs. lOfma Ho;;gs, of PlCkens county and lohn Smith Roper, who lives at the Roper home. Brothers and sisters surviving are L. H. Roper. Mrs. Salllo Bradley, Mrs. Eliza Mahaffoy, I t. Mac Roper, .lames 10. Roper, all of this county, David it. Roper, of Penn sylvania, Andrew Roper. Texas, Mrs. Delia Acker, of Williamston, Hamilton h. Roper, Honea Path, and a half brother, San ford Roper, of Georgia. DEATH OVERTAKES STOBO D. GARLINGTON Widelj Known Citizen Died at Coun ty Hospital Thursday Homing. 'Stobo D. Qarllngton, for'many years a prominent citizens of this citv, died I at the county hospital Thursday morn ing after a lingering illness of many months. For several years he had been in declining health and a few ; months ago was removed to the hos pital for treatment, lie had been in a critical condition for several weeks, so his death was not unexpected. At his bedside to the hist and administer ing to his every want were his wife and other relatives, besides the faith ful nurses. His only son, .lohn Y. Garlington, was unablo to reach the bedside before the end came. He ar rived in the. city Saturday morning in time to attend the last rites. The funeral services were held in the Laurens cemetery Saturday 'morn ing conducted by Rev. L, P. MeGee. A largo number of people gathered to pay a last tribute to his memory and lloral tributes were many and beautiful He was buried with Masonic honors. Tlie death ?f Mr. Garlington marked the passing of another of the 'Confed erate veterans. Enlisting at the very ' beginning of the war, he did valiant service for the Confederacy as a mem ber of Co. A. 3rd s. c. Regiment until the surrender in ISfi?. Rotumlng home, after the close of hostilities he en tered with zeal and flory enthusiasm into tlie work of redeeming his native state and played a conspicuous par; in the activities culminating in the restoration of the state to w'hite rule in '70. In his death the county loses one of the most stalwart and pictur esque figures of the Reconstruction period. After those stirring days he applied himself to the management of his own business interests which were quite extensive, and for the past few years until his last illness, ho lived a quiet life at his homo in this city, Mr. Oarlington is survived by his wife, who was Miss Mary Young, and one son, John Y. Qarllngton. Mrs. John .less Madden. Mrs. Caroline Madden, wile of Mr. John .less Madden, of Cold Point, died Sunday of .". complication of dise ase;; 1 incident to advanced ago. She was buried at Prospect church Monday morning at 11 o'clock, whim a large number of friends gathered to pay their respects during the sad rites. Mrs. Madden was an bumble Christian woman of many lovable traits of char acter. Her passing leaves a vacant place in the home Which cannot bo tilled. The husband and family are deeply sympathized with in their be reavement. his father set fire to the barn. Emma Glover is being held as an accessory before the fact. Wesley Glover is be ing held on suspicion to await devel opments. Sheriff Owings was very calm after tlie nffaif Monday aftornootl and stated that he was very sorry that, it had been necessary for him and Mr. Aborcrom bie to shoot.? but that If they had not acted quickly the negro would cer tainly have killed them ami that it was to protect their own lives that they took his. The negro bore a very bad reputation in the neighborhood. D. R. LAVENDER DIED LAST THURSDAY NIGHT Und dime nl Gnffncy Where He lutd been hi the Hospital for Several W coks. Gnffncy, Oct. 24. "D. R. Lavender is no uioi'o. Tho end came Tuesday night after an Illness of several weeks Notwithstanding tho fact that he bad boon sick for wookB tho news of Iiis death was a BllOCk to roll lives and friends, because ho seemed to be doing as well as could bo expectod un(| on quiring friends were always nssured that lie was getting along nicely, Even Tuesday he sodtnod bright and Cheerful nnd bettor than for some days, but rb the light of day began to sing ill the west the little strength left began to wane and at 10:25 o'clock he breached his last. Heath was ipie to a perforation SUPOr-lnducc ed by typhoid fever. "D. It. Lavender was one of tho bosl known men in Cherokee county. Twenty years SgO the late lamented Fred Q. Stacy dubbed him 'Hoc' Lav ender, the hustler, and well did lie earn the sobriquet. He was small of stature, but big of heart and energy. Ho sot an example for work any of US would do well to follow, and he undertook nothing thai ho did not make a success of. lie was a success as a farmer, e.s a manufacturer of lime, as a manufacturer of bands, as a lumberman and last as a moving picture manager. "'Hoc' Lavender was born on the 29th of April; 1802, and was there fore a little moro than fifty-one tit the time of Ills death. He was born in the Spnrtauburg soot Ion of Chero kee county on little "herokco crook and lived there until about nineteen years ago when he imovcd to Gaffnoy to accept the job of foreman of the lime works, ai that time conducted by Messrs. Carroll Co. He stayed with this company in first one capaci ty and another until the company went out cl business. Later hi- took up moving pictures and at the time of his death was successfully operat ing motion picture shows at Newbcrry and Laurens. '"In I8SC .Mr. Lavender married Miss Addio C. Daniel. Ten children came to Miss this union, three sons anil -even daughters, all of whom survive excepting one son, who died in child hood a few years ago. "Mr. Lavender was a member of the Providence Baptist church and a \V. (). \Y. lie was a magnificent charac ter, mnlablc in disposition, gonerou! to a fault, and a man whose word was his bond, lie will be missed in busi ness circles as well as at home. It may truly be said 'A ninn is gone from among us.' "The funeral service was conducted yesterday morning at 11 o'clock at Oakland eel -tery, where (ho Inter im nt took place. The ?erviCO was conducted by Rev. Dr. .1. s. Dill, as sisted by Rev. Dr. Arch C. Creo. The funeral was one of the largest attend ed that has over boon hold In Gnffncy, while the floral offerings were gen erous and magnificent. The pall hearers were: .1. A. Carroll, 1). C. Ross, It. L. I lames. \V. A. Turner. R. s>. Llpscomb nnd Or, .1. X. Nosbltt." The news of the death of this ge nial, gentle and kindly man was re ceived in Laurens with genuine re gret. Passing in and cut from the city for the past several years and staying often but a few 'lays at a time, he had, by his generous and iniable disposition, made a firm place for himself in the heart- of all with whom be came in contact. With the women and with the school children ho was a special favorite, though with the men none were more 1 ' r. Oc cupying In a strange city a position scantily offering promise for cement ing friendships, Mr. Lavender bound himself to a large circle of friends With cords made strong by a purity and qualntnoss of charactoi and a loy ablcnoss of disposition unusual in men. As a tribute to him and out of recog nition of the many little acts of kind ness which he bad done in Laurens, bOaUtiftll bouquets of flowers were sent to Oaffnoy by the school children her? and by the Kings Daughters to he placed upon his grave. Zack MnckS, colored, has been lodg ed in the county jail for shoot hut a negro woman near Oi'n Sunday after noon, The woman, though i erlously wounded, is not expected to die. Negro Woman ShoL THE LIGHT!? ANNUAL OW1NGS FLORAL SHOW W tract ho Premium List lias been Is sued \nnounelng thfs Vnnuul Kvent The ladies of Ovings havo Issued an nttracttvo premium list of the olgl tb annual floral Bhow, on oven! which attracts a largo number of peo ple frefcn the surrottinding territory, Tho show ibis year will be hold No vember 7th. in connection with tho floral show a bountiful turkey dinner and supper will be served to the hun gry and weary. Oystt r stew will also be on the bill of fare. In accord with the past shows, the ladies have prepared a set of rules which will be strictly adhered to: "All flowers must be entered by in o'clock the day of the show. Flowers on ex hibition must bo grown by owner. Flowers must remain until premiums are awarded. No (lower shall be en tercd in more than one contest. All fancy work on exhibition must be made by exhibitors. The following is tlie premium list I with the prizes offered for cac], dis ! play: Chrysanthemums Cut Blooms. 13081 collection of ton kinds .. ..$1.50 Second best collection of ten kinds.,.1.00 Largest and best collection .. .. 2.00 See,?ml best Collection.Inn liest display <?f any two colors .. 1.50 Second best display of any two colors.1.00 Best arranged bouquet.1.00 single Specimen. lies: pink or lavender.50 Best yellow.Ml j Best white.50 I liest bicolor.50 I Best red.50 liest ostrich plume.."><> Buses. Largest and best collection .. .. LOO Second best collection.50 liest single specimen.50 (Deranlums Pot Plants. liest collection of eight kinds .. 1.50 Second best collection of eight kinds.LOO liest single specimen.50 Perns. Bosl collection of eight l<inds .. 1.50 Second best collection of eight kinds.1.110 j BOSI single specimen.Ml Bob! asparagus.50 M Iscellancnus. I Best collection of eight plants, all different.I .no 1 ftccond best collection of eight plants, al! dtff rent.50 Host exhibit of cut blooms .. .. 1.00 Fftflcj Werl*. Prettiest centor-plei ??.50 Prettiest table-cover.50 Pi ettiest scarf.50 ; i'rett iest shirt waist.Mi j Prettiest d.v- 1 lady's).Ml Pretties! dress (child's).mi Prell iest pillow cases.Mi Prettiest crocheted article.50 I Pret'iest tatting article.-Ml Who <an Meal This2 I The Advertiser has published sev eral record cotton picking feats with in the past few weeks and now comes Mr. Drayton 10, Todd with what he J is counting on being a hlghpoworcd; i double action, triple expansion, cork 'screw record breaker. Mr. Todd em ' ploys on bis place one Al Royd, some ' time convict but rece ntly paroled by ; "Colic" after serving .1 part of a life term for killing another negro, Begin ning on a cotton picking "rampage" about two weeks ago. Boyd picked 4,055 pounds in nine days and a half, which is equal to about tour heavy bales of lint cotton. In one single ? lay he picked C50 pounds, thus knock 1 Ing to smithorens all records here tofore reported. Half a bale a day is a record breaker indeed. Who can beat 1 it? Madison Klmore Bead. Maltison lOlmore, reputed to ' ? the Oldest citizen of the county, di I at his heeno near Cold Point Wednesday. Mi-. 101 more was 96 years of ago. lie was a veteran o fthe Civil War and made an enviable record hi different Conflicts. The funeral services were hold at Mt. fclon church Thursday, he . ing conducted by Rev. .1. T. Miller. Box Supper ill Lisbon, A box supper will be given at Lis bon school house Friday night, the i proceeds to be used for school purpos es. The public is cordially invited to attend and to take a lively Interest in I the program. TO LAY t'ORNKRSTONK. Lxrrciscs at Itickor) Tavern School House >?lil lie Hehl November 3rd, T|\o laying of tho cornerstone of tho Hickory Tavern school house will' take place Monday morning, Novem ber 3rd, ai o'clock. ISvery pn iion ami friend of tic school ?*? asked to t..> present. Below is a partial program of tho occasion! Prayer and scripture reading bj - 11 I.. Hnggott. Introductory remarks by Oeo. L. Pitts. Address by lion. It. a. Cooper. Placing or the bible ami short ad dress by Rov. .1. M. Dallas. Closing prayer by 1U>\\ NV. T. Mor rison. School will open at this place and at Friendship at in o'clock on the same morning. Kvory pupil is urged to bo on baud for enrollment and classification. Friendship Church. The ladles ot Friendship Baptist church will give an oyster and meat supper for the Pencil! of the church on Saturday night, Nov. 1st. from sev en to eleven o'clock. The public Is cordially invited to attend. THE STATE FAIR IN FULL SWAY Pair Opened Vlondiij I'nder Verj Vus piclotts Circumstances, Promising a Record Breaking Kirnt? Columbia, October "7. The forty fifth South ?Carolina state Fair open* ed this nioininn under auspicious cir cumstances, presaging the success which i.- prcr.nlsod for this year's greai State gathering. Tie- attendance on tills, the first day. was all that was expected, and tonight the Fall" Olli eials expressed themselves as pleased with the op< niug, The feature of today was the ar rival of the cieniHon corps (his af ternoon. Tiie Clemsou hoys eamu In two special trains, traveling via Spar lanhurg. Immediately upon reaching here they went into camp on the Fair grounds, tholr (eats having already been PUI III place prior to their ar rival. The hoys were given general leave this afternoon after getting their arms and equipment into shape, and they, fraternized with the Carolina hoys 'and other college men hen for Ilm i rair. The Tigers' football team remained behind and will come In Wednesday. I A spirit of optimism reigns throughout I the Tigers' camp and they are sali fled thai they will nnTYPX the Garnet , an ! Uli k'f scalp Ibin yi nr. Vivnii Kvents <>;?<? n. The arena events opened tliif after noon ; :i i homo Ii:., horses were howii "This i I gOihg to he the grei l( I hoi - Show e. i .-cell here," W.> , 111') ellfltU ' siastic comment of Pre. ideni .1. Arthur Banks a i he came from viewing ?> ring of geldings. Horsemen from all ; :: of South Carolina and other Stub ? are I gallo ring here for the Pair and (lie 1 arena events promit ?? to eclipse any I previous one - I lOleveiilli houi exhibits poured in i this morning and flu re was much hurrying and scurrying lo g< I them in place. Secretary F. l>. lillrd was over whelmed with a million and one qticu I tion.x, hul attended to every one and disposed of each matter thai arose ; with a poise and self-possession whit h ' I", .v men possess, but which Is abso lutely necessary in the multiplicity of the matters which cnjmc up for dee. I slon by the secretary. Mr, Bflrd fills tl.e position with ability and . I r lion to the hundreds who are inter ested in the Stale Fair. Kating stands and other conces lorn were busy today laying in supplies and ready for reeding ti" thou and; expected to he on the fair grounds throughout the we< k. Compefitlve Brill Todny, Tho feature of tomorrow's pro gramme is the competitive drill be Iweeh companion of the Nation a Guard f..:- lir t and second prizes o and offered by tho fair man Rgcim ni. Companies from severa parts of the state arc? expected to lalp drill and military fin i from i set lion arc pouring '?<>'< Columbia tonight in readiness for tin even I 'onow, which is oflicial!; knov ii as "Military Day." Immediately after the eompoUiiv Id i i is decided the militia com anile and tho.Cjcmson corps w ill parliclpai (Continued on Page Four.) I TWO BROTHERS KILLED BY BARKSDALE MAN Ernest and Hun! Sharpe Killed l?> Edwards, TROUBLE AROSE OVER FAMILY l>H FICULTIES Cornelius Kdwnrds, Mtcr Itciitu Shot Prom His Mill*-. Vceordlllg to Iiis Story, shoots Twice at Ills Issnil? mils ithills Them Hoth. Sow In Jail. After ho himself had boon popporod with shot and painfully wounded, Corn nelious Edwards, of liarksdalc, shut and Killed his (wo assailants. Kniest, and Hunt Sharpe. brothers, in (lie pub lie road Bovoral miles from Harksd ilo Monday morning nboni nine o'clock, Edwards is now in the county Jail, hin wounds not being of a serious nature. All the parties Were white. El'IICSt Sharpe was tiboul "I years of uro and Hunt Sharpe nboul is. and CornclloUH Edwards is about 21 and married, The double homicide was the result of dornestie troubles. Edwards Chargen thai the Sharpes threaten..I (o Kill Ii I in and was al I he I line hunting hint because lie had forced Kniest Shurpo to marry his sister nfl< r she had been enticed away to Hreeuvllle by Sbarpo for ii slay of a week or o? Ever slnco the enforced wedding, bo Edwards! elalms, Iho Sharpe hoys have bad it. "In for him." According to his story, and he was the only oilier person pre sent besides lile two dead IUOII, be w a '. I driving a tour mule team to the old I PutUUIII place lor a load of wood when he was met in the road b> the two Sharpe hoys, Without any words Ern est Sharpe lilted a shot gun and shot him on.' tiie. Knocking him off tho mule be was riding und Indicting; wounds in his arm, side and neck. AH be was lying on the ground, Ernest: Sharpe approached him and placed I : in : iin bai ti l on hi: In east as if to shoot. .-.( tin same li ne feeling of Ihn wounds he had made. Hrudliully < ? lue out hi own pistol, which be earl ried in a holster underneath bis coat;, Edwards suddenly pulled it and shot Ernest Sharpe through the heart Kill ing him Instantly. Turning on IMint Sharpe, who was also III a menacing altitude, he shol him once al <> and I hell lied. Illllll Slllll pC follow e.| hi'll for a few hundred feel and fell. Ilo d|od a hurt lime .- flerwaids. jlui'iil Policeman .'nUi.an and Owiligs went 'o Hie sei ne niter being; not Hied of I be t ragedy and a rro teil Ei.lv .n d.-. w ho had retlii'm d lo bi i Inline lb- wai I ought t? i I. ini "ii i I and placi d in i he count! Jj*H ? Where he now Is. The killing took place near , i lie obi M i i t in llurdiiie place, M Sandj Springs. There will be a Hallowe'en Carnival at 'be Sandy Springs school house on , .. nSp.ji ol Octol er Hist, from 7*,?n to fiillfl o' ick. There will be tiliin o meuts for both old and young. Tho I admission fee w ill be W eerily for grown people and 10 cents for chil dren. The proceeds are lo be u ed for School iiuprovenn ill pin poses. Tumbling Sluial Hin Hums. The three V" w ginnery, belong - i ing to Mi. Wllfie i? Sullivan, lie ti' Tumbling Shoals, was burned down Witli ti e contents Monday night, th'u 0 i;|ii of t he lire heilig iiuknow n. 'I lie 10 s w i'l be ui omul !l,000 with In iui ? unee of about $1,800. The \ ??mini Ita/aar. The annual Im/.aar, held by the lair (lies of the Presbyterian and Metho dist churches, will Uiki; place Novem ber 0th. As is usual on such o<< ? ?ions, a large outlay or fancy work and Other arlh I? S will be placed on H lb- and boillitirul dinner an t n in is will lie served. It will lie held this year in tip; Trnynharfi Hu/i Mi i Hi",. ?f K. e? l'. Lodge N'o. t::. K. of P . w h I I Mon ? ' meeting being held, 'I hi m ? nio< '?? night 'vl.cn second dee ,. work " i'l IM' pi < ti d to come i