Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A VAKiLTY OF NEWS FROM SGRAN1M DEATH OF A VETERAN-AID TO FLOOD iUFFERERS-LOCAL SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS. Sokanton. October 28:?Truly the "melancholy days have come.'' Mr P S Wall visited the county capital onday. ^ l)r C H Pate and Mr S J Kirby attended the district Pythian meeting at Conway last week, representing Scranton Lod^e No 114. The town council has had the side walks greatly inproved anil soipe other needed work done in the way of removing old unsightly fences, etc Business is dull in consequence of the low price of cotton, but the merchants are getting a tair share of trade, everything considerd. Mr Fred Hines made a business trip to Atlanta, Chattanooga anu other points last week. Mrs D P Spell and children of T^l .. X* r, idfifSnir o f Hiim V.11V, > V/.? die \l3iLiug a k the home of Mr and Mrs G C Gusaac. The local lodge Knights of { Pythias donated $04.00 at its la^t meeting for the benefit of tii r b*;thren who suffered from the ravages ot the recent ffood on Lvnch's river. The Southeast Baptist 'asso\ ciation will meet today / 'uith tha Str rd n 11 in ^ I cuijcauav / ? itn cuv, w i unvv/u Baptist church. An interesting meeting is expected. Much interest is felt in the outcome of the presidential ejection. We all hope Bryan and Kern will be the winners. ? Mr J M Parker was among the _ visitors to the State f^r. \l? V f 1 r\( S^i*antnn 1 km km vauivi vu v* and Mrs Ida Turner of Lake <^ity were happily married at ttie latter town last week by Judije Gaskins They will make their home in Scranton. Happy days! dr Ben Welsh, an old Confederate veteran, died at the home of his brother, Mr ST t ' Welsh, near town, last week, * atter a long illness. "Uncle Ben" tilled his niche in the scheme of life faithfully and passed away in peace with 11.- God and his fellowman. Requiescat in pace. Tlie ladles of the town have had a flowing well bored at the new graded school building and w ill erect a beautiful fountain in the yard. They deserve the thanks of the community for their enterprise in this matter, Mr Raleigh Benton, a young farmer living a few miles from town, narrowly escaped instant i death Saturday afternoon. He was on his way home from / Cannon's ginnery with two bales * of cotton on his wagon. He was lying on the cotton when, in some way, the top bale fell off r catching him underneath. He was painfully though not seriously hurt and will be all right again in a few days. The rural schools in this section will all be open b, week. The New Road scho i near town, oegan last week a and is being* taught by } I Bleecker Mills of Charlotte The Union school will charge of Miss Australia h ^n of North Carolina. Miss Everiyn Holman of Orangeburg will teach th# Hicks school. Miss Retha Buryess ' of Mouzon - ? 0 and Miss Lilly Lavendar of New Zion will "tutor the tender thought" at High- llill. Miss Addie ? annon has been elected teacher of the public - school at Hebron and Miss Allie McCullough teacher of the school at Blossom, in Florence county. The latter school opened last | week. The rank of' Esquire was | conferred on Messrs M L Gasque ' and Turner at the meeting of jbcranton Lodge Knights of ' Pythians Friday ni^ht. They do say 'Mack'' hit 'em hard, but fell jdown game. He took his "dope" I i: i. ~ I 11 t\c a uci kj. W EC A Birthday Party. The public is cordially invited to attend a birthday party at the resilience of Mr W J Brockinton on the (evening of Nevember 6. Each one attending will be required to pay a penny for eaGh year old he or she happens to be. The ones j not wishing to tell their ages may (enclose their money in an envelope ni'dtura prexm and llVht re | fresbmeuts will be served. Proceeds to be applied to beneC* of Birch Creek school. TWO REFERENCES HELD. {Several Visiting Attorneys and a Number ot Witnesses Present. Two references were held here last week in which several visiting attorneys, as well as members of the local bar and a number of witnesses participated. The first, concerning an action for recovery of real estate, in which the parties involved arej | Mrs F C Rodgers of Lake City, plaintiff, vs J B DuRant et al( defendants, was heard on Thursday and Friday before L W Gilland, Esq., as referee. Counsel for plaintiff were Messrs Sanders & Depass and .J B Gwynn of Spartanburg, while Messrs Lee & Ask ins and W L Bass represented the defendant J B DuRant. After hearing the plainI rattimnnv thpattnmpvs for I HI O J B DuRantmade a motion for a non-suit, which motion the ref eree took und^r advisement. The second reference, held on Saturday before J P McNeil, Esq, of Florence, was concerning an action for specific performance of a timber contract, the parties to the suit being Charles Martbinson, Agent, against Hugh McCutchen et al. The attorneys were Messrs I Montgomery & Lide and W F jStackhouse of Marion and Stoll & Stoll for the plaintiff and i Messrs Willcox & Willcox of Florence and Gilland & Uilland for the defendants. The reference was not completed and adjourned to Florence for Tuesday, October 27. | ?v*wwv% School, j . *v\wwww - October 23:?The en.n ^nt given by the Union uigh Sv 100I on Friday night, October <5, was in every way a great su S^s. The weather being good ? > 8:30 o'clock the spacious audi ")rium ot the new build int. wd t led with guests. both old and young. There they were entertained by some of the latest and most popular records on the phonograph. The swe?* strains of this music were va1 bv a recitation bj one of i teachers, Mn?s Frontis, entitle 4,The First Settler," which was delivered with touching pathos. After this came a series of selections on the phonograph consisting of vocal and instrumental solos, duets, quartettes i"ijd speeches by Messrs Bryan ai/d Taft. Next came a recitation Kit Drrtf thic MXT Zt C kJJ X lUli iUlkVuvii* a taaw t? mm rendered in the most perfect manner. After extending- his thanks to the audience for their liberal attendance Prof Mitchell directed them to the old building where refreshments were served, consisting of coffee, coca and cake. One of the most interesting feaures of the evening was a candy booth, where various kinds of candies were sold by two of the school girls. The proceeds of this will goto the improvement of the school. A play, *'Topsy Turvy," which will be given by the faculty, has been arranged for Thanksgiving night, November 26. The C li mill nluA rrrv f n piutccua Ul kUia Will aiou gv/ I.U the improvement of the school. Edita Ljterae. Lake City Locals. Lake City, October 28:?Mr J L Stuckey went to Riehmod Monday last on business. Mr J M Sturgeon went over to Sumter Saturday night and remained until Monday with his brotherin-law "Uapt." Welch, who has been quite sick a while. It will be recalled that "Captain" Welch, who I whs a Coast Line conductor tor years and years, enme near being killed in a wreck near Mt. Hope cemetery in Florence some eight or ten years ago. However, he seemed to have recovered from the wounds then received and went back to his train until a year ago when he gave way. The serious malady from which he is now suffering is thought to be the result of internal injuries which, lying niaueu an mese years, have made their appearance in dreadful form. His couditiou is re garded hopeless. Hon W H Wells, solicitor of the 12th circuit, stopped here a short while on Friday last. Mr Rufus King, who had been on a visit of several weeks in the Old North State, has returned. Miss Mamie Green went to the /^1 _ 1? U!., pAllorro 1.1 af won 1/ V^UiUIUU'a rciliaiu inov ?WH to take a course ot study in the institution. Mr Charles F Timmons of Charleston spent .Saturday here on business and was met by Messrs G M land James C Timmons of Florence. If there is one thing more disgusting than a sixteenth-year-old girl, it is a seventeen-year-old boy. I VV. L. B. ; | State and General. | . 45?^&~4&S&&4S?4S?<Z?45?45&&4*? ^ John IIaghe8, a white mau, shot i and fatally wounded his sister, Mrs J A Hunter, at Liberty, S C, last week. Hughes was drunk. State Means, a negro, was hanged at Fairfield last week for the murder of a negro woman. > Major Rhett of Charleston is do, ingMmpd work campaigning in the Eat "States. - _ Th iperial Tobacco Co's warewas destroyed by The loss is estimated jO, covered fc^hisurance. iij? ""'tunings ,an address' eu c ..iom iieety at /Alison Square Garden. -Vjy nday. The latest 1* ot Lake, Tenn, lore night-riders hav nd 1 one of the lead d. | With sixty-one . ^f ' I .d?Uix ?W/1A? AMMAflf f U /VI eigmy uuuci aiicot iv ufair for bi ' desperadoes At Camde; ei. jot and killed Robert leoday. Both are negroes. . In the dispensary ton Tuesday, Union county ag in voted for prohibition by nearly 300 majority. Eugene Foster, a sixteen-year-old negro boy, is in jail in Greenville for killing his father. A book agent named H S Hancock accidentally shot and killed a negro youth at Marion Monday night. "Didn't know it was load ed," is the time-worn and senseless plea. * Clarendon and Laurens counties 1 will vote ont their dispensaries next 1 Tuesday, it is predicted. Chairman Mack of the Democratic campaign predicts a land slide for Bryan's tlection. W R Hearst read more Standard Oil letters in New York Saturday in whicn Ex-president Cleveland's name auDeared. ' ?? -r r ?- Silas C McFarland, American consul general at large of the Europe district, committed suicide by shooting himself in the temple on a i train near Berlin Saturday, The authorities in Tennessee are making earnest efforts to capture the gang of night-riders who par. ticipated in the killing of Capt | Rankin. j .K U lilover, a muie punter xuimi erly a student of Cedar Spring In! stitute, committed suicide Saturday ! iu Union. He was imployed by the Union Times. J Oliver Durant, who was defeated for supervisor of Lee county by a close vote, has decided to run for the office on an independent ticket. President Childs, of the Newberry and Laurens railroad, has giveu free transportation to the children i of Thoruwell orphanage to visit the State fair. A negro in Aiken requested the mayor of the town to have him locked np in jail, for he said he was crazy and was afraid he would hurt himself orsomeoody else. After in vestigating,the mayor had the negro locked up. Farmers' Supply Co have just 1 received a solid carload of 0 K cook stoves. I on't fail to see them before bnyiDg. v _