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?ljc fotintj) jUS VOL. XXIII. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1909. NO. 7. -1 Big 1 IN^IIm. Shuttles and use in All Hakes of Sewing 1 8g tome ana see n 1 H* D AN UGLY SITUATION DEVELOPED AT SGRANTON. FOUR WHITE MEN ARRESTED AND LODGED II JAIL CHARGED WITH INCENDIARISI AND OTHER CRIMES. Sheriff Graham and Solicitor Stoll went to Scranton Friday to look after the interests of the State and provide proper prortection to witnesses in the incendiarism cases which have so stirred up that community. On ' warrants sworn out Sheriff Gra' ham arrested four white men of Scranton and bronght them back to Kingstree Friday night, plac* in iiil nAn^inrr a nrp. I 1Ufs tLJV*lXl ill JUI1 ^VUMIU^ w |/? Vliminary hearing, which will take place in a few days. The men arrested and put in jail by Sheriff Graham are: P M Lee, C P Johnson, Bert Johnson and C F Kamrow. The two Johnsons are brothers and were employed by Lee before the fire occurred last December. Following is the story of the affair as told in der tail by the Columbia Record: "There is an extremely ugly situation down at Scranton. in Williamsburg county, regarding two alleged imcendiary fires there, with of mass of evidence gathered by Deputy Insurance Commissioner B A Wharton in ' * /v? i x J? tne Torm 01 amaavns, lending to show that P M Lee, a Scranton merchant, instigated the fire that on the night of December 23 last destroyed his store and stock of merchandise insured for $4,000, and which, it is alleged,was set by Charles P Johnson, his clerk, with whom he afterwards set up in business under the firm name of Lee & Johncon. and tpndinc also to estab lish that Lee out of revenge against Mr Winslow Wright, the Scranton bank man, caused Mr Wright's store to be burned about a month later after threatening to shoot Mr Wright because the latter made some un| favorable recommendations as to Lee's financial standing or condition. An hour after Mr Wharton left there Wednesday evening, and within less than two hours after Charlie Tate, a defenceless old negro who had testified against Lee, had appealed to Mr Whar1 ton for protection, the old negro, it is alleged, was taken to | the rear of Charlie Johnson's store by nis brother, Bert Johnson, and given an unmerciful beating. Dr Lynch was at once i summoned and gave the old negro medical attention, and it is reported now that he is not se Bargaii THE ENTIRE ST( l||x YOUR SPRING Ar ?? S A T A COMPLETE LP /W ONE AND ^ . BIG LINE OF LO, bbin, for DRY GOODS OF / Machine*. le and get some of . RED riously injured. Late last night Iiert Johnson was placed under arrest bySpecial Officer R E JMcKnight and put in the guard house. Friends of the Johnson-Lee faction protested against the arrest,and the lives of witnesses at the investigation were freely threatened. The Scranton mayor, Mr M L Gasque, on the advice of Mr tVharton, wired the Governor as follows: Lives of witnesses testifying before deputy insurance commissioner concerning recent tires here are threatened by accused. Advise me quick.' The Governor replied: If parties threaten lives of witnesses take out criminal warrants against them and have them arrested. Send for sheriff to protect witnesses,' The understanding is that the sheriff is now at Scranton in charge of the situation, though he had not been sent for at the time Mr Wharton left last night, and the Governor has beard nothing further this morning, i The marshal of the town, Mr S N Welch, made an affidavit be- i' fore Mr Wharton that Lee was carrying a repeating shotgun about with him, saying the witnesses were up to some "damned meanness" and that he proposed J to kill "one damned man" if he ; testified against him. The mayor ( also reported that Lee was ; making threats. The old negro, < Charlie Tate,caiiie to the deputy ! commissioner after this and re ported that he had been warned \ by Charlie Johnson that he j would 'catch h?' from P M Lee < that night. Mr Wharton asked j Mr Lee to protect the poor old negro and advised telegraphing for the sheriff. Mr K B Cannon, of Cannon & Jackson, insurance agents, with whom Lee insured his stock for $3,OCX) in August and an addi-1 tional $1,000 in November, made an affidavit that Lee hurried to them $00 in payment in full of all premiums, late the night of the fire, which occurred about 4 I o'clock the next morninc. He also stated in his affidavit that! Lee's brother,K L Lee of Charles ton, had asked for suspension of payment of the insurance, as he (R L Lee) owned the goods, for which his brotner had never paid him a cent; that he could prove that his brother planned the fire, and his clerk, Charles P Johnson, put the match to it; that his father knew that Lee was responsible for the fire. R L Lee was to come to Scranton the first of January and take * 0J IS =AT= )CK WILL BE SOLD AT A SD SUMMER GOODS. C( U K U A AND WI HE^?HEN'S AND BOYS* L BE PLEASED, v wo T SHOES FOR HEN, VLL KINDS, HARDWARE these bargains. DICK, charge of the store. Mr Wharton brought back a number of affidavits tending to show that Lee had the balk ot his stock hauled away just before the fire, much ot it being stored in his barn. There are other affidavits concerning alleged threats of revenge on the part of Lee against Mr Wright, that Wright's waterworks system was tampered with just before the fire, and that Lee was seen coming from the direction of the fire just as it started." As stated above,the foregoing account of the recent sensational affair at Scranton is taken from the Columbia Record (April 23). We are not respomsible for t^e accuracy of this report, as t knov nothing whatever abou 'b" ltter personally. The O umbi. Record article was copied b*? .use it is the most complete write-up ot the affair we have yet seen printed. We understand now that a preliminary hearing will be given the accused parties next week when both sides will have the opportunity to make their statempnts. Swe?t Over Niagara. This terrible calamity often happens because a careless boatman ignores the river's warnings - growing ripples and faster current - Nature's warnings are kind. That dull pain ar ache in the back warns you the Kidneys need attention if you would ?scape fatal maladies?Dropsy, Diabetes or Bright's disease. Take Electric Bitters at once and see Backache fly and all your best feelings return. ''After long suffering from weak kidneys and lame back, >ne $1.00 bottle wholly cured me," writes J R Blankenship, of Belk, fenn. Only 50c at D C Scott's. PROTE i is the first business principle 1 you afford to go longer witnoi or mule? We are the only Li ny that has qualified to do bi See Mr. McMaster's letter: Mr. P. O. Arrowsmith, Kingstiee. Dear Sir:-The Indiana and Oh pany is regularly licensed to do bus with me a $10,000 bond. For any information writ cheerfully furnish you wffh delays are dangerous. THF INI1IM m OHIO Illb IllUliltlll 1U1V UIIIU P. O. Arrows i \ i X / = H. I CUT PRICE; SOME THII >ME AND TAKE ADVANTj Y, MA LL CONTINUE FOR TEN SUITS, BEST GOODS TH WOMEN AND CHILDREI^ AND ALL OTHER GOODS KJ ngs NEW I t/NTY PROMOTERS ABANDON P. D. AND HANNA. WILL TRY TO AMEND PETITION TO THAI EFFECT?WILL miHOIE TERRITORY FROH OLD COUNTY. The following ilfumiouting item appears in the Florence Times of April 27: Stewart Starr of Lake City passed throngh Florence this morning en route from Columbia home. The Times is pleased to state mat no part of Florence county is to be included in ltutledge county, as Mr Starr's-mission to Columbia was a conference with R H Welch, Esq, the attorney for the Williamsburg new countyites, in preparing an amendment to the original petition dropping Hanna and Pee Dee townships. Some little changes in the line below Cades will also be made. Now that the vote for a new county will be confined to Williamsburg aud a small part of Clarendon, which we understand is almost unanimously in favor, we have no doubt that the new county will win. It begins to look as thougU the taking of Hanna and Pee Dee in the original petition were a ruse intended to keep Kingstree in the dark. Mr Welch was the attorney who successfully piloted Calhoun thiough legal mires and is now engaged in Dillon's behalf. It will not be necessary for the people of Florence to give farther concern to this matter,as the information conveyed was direct and authentic. Mr F G Fritts, Oneoua, N Y, writes: "My little girl has been greatly benefited by taking Foley's Orino Laxative, and I think it is the best remedy for constipation and liver trouble.1' Foley's Orino Laxative is best for women and children, as it is mild, pleasant and effective, and is a splendid spring medicine, as it cleanses the system and clears the complexion. W L Wallace. fYTTOIV ll ?As a business man can it protection on your horse ;ve Stock Insurance compalsiness in South Carolina. Columbia, S. C., April 24, 1900 S. C., io Live Stock Insurance Cominess in this State and deposited F. H. McMastek, Insurance Commissioner. e to our agent and he will details. Don't put it off, I LIVE STOCK INS. CO. I! nith, Agent. i r / ). Red< VGS AT COST. NOW IS \GE OF THIS SALE. THE Y 1st, rv i t?/> rv m. t tr DAYS UI>LY, AT CAN BE BOUGHT FOR J. ? TOO NUMEROUS TO HEN tree, . CADES CHRONICLES. Negro Killed by Timber Train - Hems j of Local News. Cades, April 26:?Asxtbe timber 1 - ? TTT 1 J_ X J j tram on wusons iram ruau was coming in Monday of last week, about 9 pm, it ran over and instantly killed a negro man by the name of Isom Montgomery. It seems that he had been to Lake City and got too much "booze" and was napping on i the road home. Daniel Burgess,a negro tenant on Mr E H Carsten's farm at Smith's near here, died Saturday morning. Cloudy, rainy and rather cool ' weather on hand, but still the vegetables and other crcps are looking well. Mrs T E King of Lake City and Aliss Nellie George of Aiken were here visiting the family of Mr v jt strong two aays last week. Capt Henry Sauls spent Sun-, day out at his sister's, Mrs J J M Graham's. Miss Mamie McLees, principal of Cades school, visited at Lake City Saturday. Mr J L Richardson of Lake City was here Sunday. The family of Mr G L Sauls?t>f Lake City spent Sunday at Mr J J M Graham's, coming over in Mr Saul's automobile. Rev T J Rooke tilled his regular appointment here Saturday, Sunday .and Sunday night and gave us three excellent sermons. Postmaster T P Fulmore went to Charleston Saturday night. Miss Cora Cox has returned from Savannah and Charleston after quite an extended visit. Mr I H Sauls visited relatives at Scranton Saturday. Mr J N Sauls is off on a trip [ through Florida at present. B. Words To Freeze The Soul. "Your son has Consumption. His case is hopeless/' These appalling words were spoKen to Geo E Blevens, a leading merchant of Springfield, N C, by two expert doctors?one lung specialist. Then ( was shown the wonderful power of Dr King's New Discovery. "After three weeks use," writes Mr Ble- ' vens, "he was as well as ever. I ] would not take all the money in the world for what it did for my boy." j Infallible for Coughs and Colds, it's the safest, surest cure of desperate Lung diseases on earth. 50c. and j $1.00. Guarantee satisfaction. Tri- t al bottle free. D C Scott. t - . i Tobacco Flues 5c per lb at 1 Kmgstree Hardware Ou's. ^ 4-15-4t ( Jick'sj THE TIHE TO BUY |j SALE WILL BEGIN |! 19 0 91 | THE MONEY. TRY tion- if 5? C. I' ::| A "Pine Bark" Stew. Mr Jim Epps gave one of hisfamous "pine bark" tish stews. -M at Brunson's Mill last Tuesday. Quite a crowd went from town^ and, although the weatber was not so good as it could h^ve been, tbev all reported a gctod time anttplenty of fish. Those who attended from out of town were: Dr Wade Stackbouse, Dillon; Messrs Z C Lynch, jj Cowards; R Mac Cooper, Scrauton; S T Godwin, Lake City; J Jf M Graham and R F Epps,Cades; , W M Rogers, Lanes; J P Gamble, Heinemann; F Mishoe, Greely- j ville; R M Brailsford, Pine wood; S T Carter, Augusta, Ga. If you have backache and urinary ' troubles you shoo Id take Foley to ; i Kidney Remedy to strengthen and j build up the kidneys so they will yet property, as a seriona kidnev trouble may develop. W L Wallace. ' REV. J. G. DUKE8 ll/rites: My wife has been in a very ua bad state cf he a it h. Nothing seemed to do her any good until she began * 2 TO USE PERUNA. iiii; : :j:: ;> uon . : - G. ^KES. ^ Rev. J. G. I)uke*. Pastor of the Unitarian Church of Pint-town, N. C., ?j writes: ' My wife ha- ben in a very bad state N of health for sev? -..1 years, and nothing feeined to do her any good until she began to use Per una one month ago. Since then the color has returned to her J fare, and she is gaining in flesh every day, and I believe -he is a well woman [O-aay. -- ?"My little boy, ten year? old, was pale and had but little life. He began to use Pcruaa the day his mother began. To-day hi3 face i? rosy, and he Is out in the yard running a"rnl jumping with the rest of the children." Stomach Trouble Relieved. Mrs. T. J. Ballard, Pryor Creek, Indian Territory, M'ritts: "I am happy :o tell you that I keep free from my old itomach trouble; feel no catarrhal tymptoms at all. 1 am able to do my Fork, eat and drink what I want, and ejoice that I found a sure oure In yonr raluabla medicines, which 1 failed to ind in the best of home physicians."