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VOL. XIX. laNOS'l liLE. S. 0.. THURSDAY, JUNE 25. 1903. NO. 2J
SMALL POX NEAR FOOLERS
Or Evans Notified and Urged tc
Come on at Once.
A ease of smallj>ox of a maliguaul
tyjte is reported at Fowlers, about
eight miles east of town. The patient
is a negro named James Wilson,
who contracted the disease in Florida
and came to this county some
days ago. Dr A I) Epps, who was
called to treat the case, pronounced
it smull-pox and called in Dr Wal
lace for cousnltation. Both doctors
agreed that the case was a serious
one, and Dr Epps reported the
matter by wire to Dr Evans. At a
meeting of the town oouncil last
evening, the situation was discussed
and it was decided to telegraph Dr
James Evans of the State Board of
Health, to come on at once and look
after the case. Dr Evans' is expected^
to arrive here to day.
" later:
Dr James Evans came over from
Florence this morning to look into
the small-pox situation near Fowlers.
After advising with with the town
council he appointed Dr A D Epps
to take charge of the case and vaccinate
every person who has been exposed
to the disease. The town
council will enforce a strict quarantine
against the infected neighborhood,
and every safeguard looking to
the protection of the town will be
promptly taken.
Mr Bounds Gets the Contract.
The Graded School trustees met
Friday and considered the bids submitted
for the new building. There
were four or live bids, all of which
were carefully considered. Mr Silas
Hounds, the well known Florence
con ti actor, was given the
contract, his bid of $7,150 being
considerably the lowest. Mr
Bounds cm? over the
early part of the week and announced
that work would be commenced
at ouce.
The work of construction will be
supervised by the architect, C C
Wilson of Columbia.
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THE GONZALES MONUMENT.
Namss of Subscribers and the Amounts
Subscribed.
Columbia, S. 0., June 15, 1903.
Mr R C Logan,
Kingstree, S. C.
Dear Sin?
Your favor of the 12th enclosing
check for $20 00 contribution by the
good people of Williamsburg to the
Gonzales Monument Fund has been
duly received, for which please ac
cept our thanks.
Yours very truly,
W A Clark.
contributors.
The following letter has beeu
handed by Col R C Logan, showing
what citizens of Williamsburg have
contributed to the Gonzales Monument
fund:
K C Logan, $1.00; J G McCutchen,
$1.00; L Stackley, 50 cents;
W R Funk, 50 cents; R H Kellehaii,
$1.00;J M Nexson, ?0 cents;HughMcCutchen,
1.00; H D Reddiclc 25
cents: B H Myers, 25 cents; D
Scott, $1.00; W T Wilkins, 50 cents;
Weekly Mail, 50 cents; P B Thorji,
$1.00; W H Kennedy, 50 cents; W
V Brockington, 25 cents; J E Porter,
25 cents; E C Epps, 50 cents; D
E McCutchen, 25 cents; Edwin Harper,
$1.00; W R Scott, 25 cents; A
M Gordon, 25 cents; A M Snider,
,L1 AA. Iff It D- ? A A.? C 1)
$X.VV; TY V Oryail, UU CtfUlS, O D
Poston, 50 cents; John A Kelley, 50
cents; Cooper Bros, $1.00; C E
Wheeler, 50 cents; Dr J 11 Brockinton,
50 cents; W C Wilson, 25 cents;
S M Askins, 50 cents; J F Register,
$1.00; W S Lynch, 25 cents; B W
Jones 25 cents; S W Gowdy, 50 cents;
J Davis Carter, 50 cents.
V One way lo make horses last is
lo cut off the Tod supply/
J HAVOC Of jl II. .
TERRIFIC STORM CAUSES MUCH i
DAMAGE, I
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Monster Hail Stones Covered the
Ground at Lanes and Other
Points. v
A terrific bail-storm visited several j(
! sections of the county last Thursday :
| with results disastrous to crops and a
I nthpr nronertv. At LatlCS. which
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! seemed to l>e the storm center, about j(
15 p in, a heavy cloud came out of the
North-west, accompanied by a loud,1 Y
roaring sound. It became so dark ^
that the curtains of night appeared
to be drawn and the lowering, tj
, ominous cloud, accompanied by the
sullen roar, seemed to presage the y
direful phenomena that followed.
In a few minutes the hail began n
to fall; the largest seemed to be as ^
big as saucers. They came fast and jf
furious, striking the ground with j ^
1 resouuding force. It is said that n
one of the largest hail-stones ^
measured nine inches iu length and |
' two in thickuess, and some weighed n
over a pound. When the hail began
to fall a vapor arose, caused by the j)
condensation of the atmosphere. ^
The large lumps of ice were piled ^
so thickly so to entirely cover the ^
ground. t(
Ou Saturday, when a representa
" nf Tnr Krcnuii riiifiil tht>
tn V VI Alib UUVVIIU f
scene. the effects of the storm were
visible 011 every hand. The depot ;
and the section-master's house, both ^
covered by tin roofs, showed several
holes knocked through the tin. o;
Every roof in the town appears to Q|
be damaged more or less, with
shingles knocked off. The two j
hotels suffered severely. The elegant tj
new building, the Gordon House,
had the roof so damaged as to tj
require reshiugling, and the shutters
and panes of glass on the north side ?
were shattered. The Nettles House
suffered scarcely less.
The Ores ton train, which was on
a side-track, had panes of glass j
broken and the headlight knocked
.vflP
uu.
In the woods the trees were, in ^
places, stripped almost bare and the tj
leaves piled 011 the ground. ^
It is difficult to estimate the number
of chickens and other poultry
killed. Mrs D E Gordon lost 13 j
head. Several head of hogs in the
neighborhood were also killed, ^
being struck by hail-stones. 1 ^
Out from Lanes the crops are ^
practically ruined| and the prospect 1
is desolate indeed. The corn leaves 1,1
ti
arc torn to shreds (and cottou stalks ^
stripped bare of leaves and shapes. ;
While the most havoc seems to
have been wrought in the vicinity
of Lanes, we understand that much ni
damage was done jit Salters, Heine- n
mann and various other poiuts be- a'
tween the rivers. ^
c. w. w. 01
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MKOOO LOST! ^
Therefore, due notice is given, ^
that I will be absent from my office ^
from July 1st to 9th inclusive. ^
Respectfully,
A. M. Snider,
Dentist. c<
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"FORCE", a ready-to-serve, readyto-digest,
delightful food, brings the
, independent strength that comes of w
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Hymeneal. ti
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i Married ? On Wednesday,
I June 24, 1903, at the residence ol ^
.| the bride's brother, Mr J B Clark- a,
j son, near Oourdins, Sat 4:30 p
1 p m, Miss Margaret Clarkson lo a
Ifpv John W Harris. nf (Nilumhia.
S C. The ceremony was perform- ^
ed by Kev G J?loyd Glarkson, of 0
Walhalla, a cousin of the bride, h
i We tender congratolations and y,
best wishes. u
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THE COURT OF SESSIONS.
k Light Criminal Docket and a Short
Term.
Court convened here Mondnv, Hi*
lonor Judge Ernest Cary, of tlu
th circuit, presiding. Solicitor
Vilson and Stenographer Lathan
ere in their respective places.
The grand jury gave out the foljwing
bills:
The Slate vs T.ariyDick, burglar)
ud larceny. True bill.
The State vs John Nelson, burg
irv and larceny. True bill
The State vs John E Matthew?,
iolating tl?e dispensary law. True
ills on three different counts.
There were also several cases coninued
from hist court.
The first case tried was against
filliam Hosier lor housebreaking
ud larceny. Messrs Stoll & Stoll
presented the defense. The demdant
was charged with breaking
ito a church and stealing therefrom
l>ell and certain other articles,
'he case on its merits appeared to
e a simple negro church squabble
rought. into the courts. The jury
'turned a verdict of acquittal.
Lurry Dick and Johi Nelson,
oth accused of burglary and larenv,
had no counsel; and as the
stiinony pointed to ' their guilt
oth were convicted. Their sen nces
were one year on cbaingang
i to Dick, and six mouths as to
felsou.
John E Matthews was tried for
iolation of the dispensary law und
>uud guiltj on all three counts,
ot withefcandmg the able defense
f his counsel, J W Bagsdala, Esq ,
f the Florence bar. Mr Kagadale
lade an earnest plea for mercy for
is client, stating several extenuang
cireu instances. The court
jreed to sus|>eud sentence on two of
le offenses, pending the defendant's
ixkI behavior, and on the other
nuit gave the minimum sentence
nder the statute, namely, a tine of
100, or three months iu the couotv
dl. Matthews is a white man and
said to have borne a good reputaon
prior to this charge
The case against Allen Conyers,
>r housebreaking and larceny, connued
from last court, was%nolrosed.
The case against Clarence Scott,
ubal Scott and Jack Barr, burgiry
and larceny, was nol-prosed.
The last criminal case was against
falter Montgomery, charged with
irceny of a hog. Guilty. Mr
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ugEuaif, me ucjtriiuaui a auuruuy,
loved for a new trial and the moon
was granted. The criminal
mrt was concluded Tuesday moring.
In the court of common pleas a
latter of general interest that came
p was the case of W B McCollough
gainst the county of Williamiurg,
involving the constitutionality
f the stock law. Messrs Stoll and
toll represented the plaintiff and
lessrs Lee and St Amand the demdant.
By permission of counsel
>r defense the complaint was withrawn
and the case postponed until
le next term of court.
Judge Gary congratulated the
junty on its light docket, remark
ig that it spoKe well tor Williamsurg's
law-abiding citizens.
By his dignity, courtesy and,
ithal, his pleasant and genial mauer
Judge Gary easily ranks as one
f the most popular judges on the
ench, and his intelligent ezplanaon
of knotty points of law leaves
o room for doubt as to his high
rder of ability as a jurist. As is
[ways the case when he holds court
t this bar Judge Gary left a most
leasant impression both personally
nd officially.
Solicitor Wilsou, who Williamsurg
is proud to claim as one of
e 1 i: i 1 t !- i> i*
i iicr suns, ui5cii(irgeu nis unties iu
is usual able aud vigorous way, to
-hich can added notliiug in the way
f praise,
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! OR. SNIDER CLAIMS THAT HE t!
!j WAS COERCED INTO SIGNING IT Ti
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I His Verson of the Recent Encounter r<
between Capt. Kelley and n
Himself.
j Ediibr County Record:? a
There appeared in the last issue
of your paper, an article signed by *
my own hand?an open letter, which *(
will explain itself. I ask that you **
insert that same letter again in this
, week's issue. It tells of uu in vitation,
and investigation, an admission ^
of fault and what seems to be a
manly apology. But now, as i ex- 01
plain the circumstances under which P
, the article was signed, I ask that u
the public judge who is honorable. 81
The article criticizing the muni- 0<
cipal affairs of this town, published
in the county pajiers two weeks ago ^
over the uom de plume?"^loYe
Anon"?was written by me. This C(
article caused considerable comment,
especially by those in publicfauthqr- ^
itv. Even threats against my person
were made, but Capt John A ^
Kelley, the intendant, was away at el
the time. He returned Friday or Sat- D(
urday after the publication of the ^
article. Early Monday morning, the ^
15th inst, I received the invitation ^
referred to in the "open letter." It
came in gentleness, meekness and
I
manliness. Mr E C Epps, whose
word and veracity no one would ^
dare to doubt, told me that Mr Kel- P1
ley had spoken to hint concerning er
the whole affair and said that he be- *
fr
lieved I iiud been misinformed and
that if he (Mr Kelley) could have a "
friendly meeting with me, he was ^
confident that he and Mr StAmand, ^
the clerk of the council, could show 1
me wlierein I was wrong; and if so,
he believed I would make what con- ?'
cessions might,be proper and just, n
and to have this meeting, Mr Kelley ^
invited me to his office, where the
i a if- w
town uooks are Kept. ju j^ppo
spoke of the earnestness with which
Mr Kelley desired the meeting, saying
that Mr Kelley had promised m
that it should be friendly thrr? .gb- k*
out, guaranteeing peace and a right
adjustment. I declined the invita- A1
tion, for the reason that I had two ^
appointments for the forenoon. Be- 00
sides, as I told Mr Epps, the work *
of investigating those books wonld a
be tedious and would require an ex- w
pert probably several days to per- J.
form the task, and that when I did 11
go, being no expert myself, I would
want some one else along who kue ? t
more about book-keeping than I do. ^
I told Mr Epps, however, to tell
Capt Kellej that I was perfectly
willing to go to his office and see ^
what could be done and if I had x
of
wronged the council, I would be too ,
glad to make proper concessions. Mr ^
Epps told me then that Capt Kelley
Mould have come to my office but
for the imprudent reports which
had been circulated on the streets in
his absence, which he feared had ar
reached my ears, and which might P8
cause me to misunderstand his visit m
and a difficulty might be the result el
rather than a peaceful adjustment re
of the matter. With this information,
I assured Mr Epps, that if Mr u'
Kelley wished to see me in my office, ?
that he would be accorded a courteons
reception by me. Mr Epps,
1 MMAM fliltll 4i A 11 Ultvllf
upuu iconug un uuiuc taiu amigui,
Doctor, I will give him your mes- re
sage." In a few minutes after this y,i
Capt Kelley, appeared at my office
and was most cordially invited in.
He stated briefly the object of his
visit in a pleasant manner, saying
that he was satisfied that the matter 1
cc
I could be amicably settled. He ^
! promised that he and Mr StAniand
I cc
j would go over the books with me ,
and he was satisfied that the condi- ((]
j tion of the books would prove their ^
correctness. I objected first, upon ^
the plea that I was no book-keeper, ti
or accountant, and second,it would ret
.4. 1 i-'i'iJ ' . V, ALT.
uirc too much time from my bllice
o make a satisfactory inspections
[e insisted that 1 should go right
hen, declaring that it would not
pquire more than one hour or so of
ly time, for the books and monthly
ports were so conveniently ar*
inged that that we con Id complete
lie work most rapidly. It was
bout 8 o'clock a. m. and I again
bjected to the hour. He insistedt
? everything was ready and waiting
ir mo?which waft the case, as I af*
'rward learned to my great sorrow^
We finally agreed on 5 p. m. for
le meeting. At 10 minutes to 6,
dismissed a lady patient from my
perating chair with her work injmplete,
giving as an excuse this
rearranged agreement At 3 mintes
to 5 I was at Mr Kelley's office
ad being invited in by ,him, was
lered a low-back arm chair on the
pposite side of the ceuter table
om the office door, Mr Kelley
lying "that chair will be more
jmfortable."
Mr Kelley was now on my right,
[r StAmand and books, with a
ink of papers, on my left, and Mr
airy, an employee, in my rear. On
itering the court house square, I
aticed Mr LeRoy Lee sitting on
le public bench under a tree, in
ill view of Mr Kelley's office, with
is face in that direction. Here I
langed my course and instead of
ring straight to Mr Kelley's office,"
went through the court house aly
to attract as little attention as
jssible, as I was on a stictly private
rand. In less than a minute after
reached Mr Kelley's office, I heard
otsteps in the piazza approaching
ie office door?it proved "to be Mr
ee, who begged pardon at he enred.
Mr Kelley invited him in and
i came in.
Now there were five men in the
Bee instead of three, as was prearinged.
I anticipated this meeting,
it no! this troop of lawyers. I
ten said inandibly to the man
ithin: "Yon are decoyed." I remem?red
the invitation and this anthem
)ated softly and silently, but most
ajestically in my ears: "Peace hath
;r victories greater far than those
war." I then pledged myself, also
lentlv. not to eet excited: not to
?' / O "f r- I
y anything wrong, no matter what
tttirred, and to guard my actions
hile here, so that this meeting so
r as I was concerned, should be
ithout reproach. I kept that
edge inviolate. "He that raleth
s own spirit is greater than he
lat taketh a city."
Now remember my position at the
ble as described above. Mr Stniand
went rapidly over his books
id papers, page after page of colnns
of figures and items. The
rce was similar to a child looking
pictures as they were tnrned page
r page by the man that made them
id who knew before-hand their
11 tents.
I remarked to Mr Kellev that it
is useless to make any further exuination,
for I could not possibly
188 judgment upon the correct'88
of books with that kind of an
aminatiou. He insisted on my
maining as it would take but a
w more minutes. I remained, tho'
ider protest. After this hot,j
ia?ing inspection, which was as
complete as a job that had never
sen begnn, Mr Kelley asked me if
saw anything wrong with those
cords. I remarked that they
ere apparently correct; that I had
)t discovered anything wrong with
tem, excepting the errors which Mr
;Amand had pointed out, but had
"Wull M mud Mr KpIW
\.re yon satisfied that these books are
>rrect?" I replied again: "80 far as
have seen, I see nothing wrong expting.the
errors StAmand direcd
my attention to." Then said he;
IVill you sign a certificate that
lese books are correct?" or words to
lat effect "Will you sign a cef-*
ficate now?" "I replied "No; fbr
(Continued on page 8.)
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