Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WIFE SHOOTS SELF TO DEATH IN HOUSE ALONE. MRS. H. \V. FLEY1ISTER FOUND DEAD BY HUSBAND AT 6:30 THURSDAY EVENING. Driven temporarily insane by the intense weight upon her mind of continued nervous troubles, Mrs) Harry W Flemister, a young woman of 21 years, shot herself through the heart Thursday afternoon. Aug ust 10, and died almost instantly., It occurred at her home. 383 Wil! liams street, and no one else was in the house at the time. The body wa^ first found by her husband, Mr 11 \V Flemister. about 6:45 o'clock, directly after entering, the house. As he walked up the stairs he smelt something burnt, j Walking into the bed room he saw his wife lying still and white on the bed, clad only in her night gown.1 He jumped at the conclusion att once that she had had a nervous attack. and without even seeing that she was dead he rushed out for a doctor. As he ran by the second house up the street he saw Mr and Mrs John Peel, whom he had accosted only a few moments earlier as he passed by on his way home, and called to them to go to his house quick and help his wife. "She looks very sick," he said. While he went on for the doctor, Mr and Mrs Peel went to the house and Mrs Peel first entered the house and made the discovery that Mrs Flemister was dead. Two bullet holes were in her breast. She was lying on her back and the pistol was partly covered by her gown. A huge burnt spot was on her gown, showing that the pistol had been held within a few inches of her breast. Mr Flemister was prostrated. Their married life had always been happy, the only cloud being the poor health of Mrs Flemister. Ever since her marriage two years ago she had suffered from nervous disorder, and had been under treatment. At the coroner's inquest, held Friday morning in the Bloomfield-Burkert chapel, testimony was given by her husband and the neighbors. It was shown how she was subject to severe nervous attacks and how she j# was driven nearly wild at times by * the strain. However, she was never known to have considered suicide. Thursday afternoon she had been to the physician for treatment and had returned home alone in the late afternoon. The doctor said nothing to alarm her, and the fact that she; ordered a prescription sent out, which arrived shortly after her death, would tend to show that her i act was not long premeditated. All alone in the house she felt the , painful nervous attack coming on ! her and driven half out of her wits i 1 .1.. she is supposed to nave suaaemy | seized the pistol and decided on the! moment to end it all. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that Mrs Flemister had come to her death from a gunshot wound inflicted by her own hand. The funeral services were held < at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Bloomfield-Burkert chapel on I Luckie street. The pall-bearers were | Messrs John Peel, F W Roonev,! | R K Jordan, Van Smith, C G Clark: and A C Cannon. The interment was in West View. ? Atlanta Journal. The victim of the deplorable tragedy above chronicled was born and reared in Williamsburg county, being, prior to her marriage, Miss Cressy Xesmith, the youngest daughter of the late William Edward Xesmith. of the Indiantown section. Her brother and sister, Dr M D Xesmith and Miss Ethel Xesmith, attended the funeral last week. We extend sincere sympathy to our friends in their atlliction. Buy it now. Now is the time to ( buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is almost certain to be needed before the summer is over. This remedy has no superior. For sale by all dealers. k v Proclamation. Jj STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, j Executive department. 11 Whereas, a petition signed by more j than one-third of the qualified electors of that portion of Williamsburg county t) Koposed to bo cut off and annexed to j t orence county in this State therein set out was filed in this office on tfie? i day of , AD 1D1 which proposed cut otf embraces the following lines, to wit: "Beginning on Lynch's river at the . point of the \\ illiamsburg and Florence j I county line known as the Cat Hole and j running thence west in a straight line to the mouth of Singletary swamp in ! Lynch's lake, thence southeast down ( the channel of Lynch's lake to the Williamsburg and Florence county line on j Lynch's river at the mouth of Lynch's lake, thence up Lynch's river l<? the be- i " ginning point, the line from the mouth . of Lynch's lake on Lynch's river up said river to thesa d starting point beingthe 1 f present line lu tween the said area and ^ Florence county." And Whereas. the boundaries of f that portion of Williamsburg county J J sought to be cut ofi" and annexed to Florence countv are fully set out in said ; ? petition as well as the other facts nec- j , essary to be stated under the laws of. this State. And Whereas, the report of the , Commissioners apjiointed to ascertain | the facts as provided for by law as to whether the provisions of the constitu-1 tion and laws of this State as to popula tion, area, wealth, distance from the i court-house in Williamsburg county.etc. have been complied with, was filed in this office on the 10th day of April, A D ' 1911. which report states that the law has been complied with, leaving not loss j than five hunured square miles in Wil- ! liamsburg county and not less than fifteen thousand inhabitants and that the proposed line does not run nearer than eight miles to the court-house of said Williamsburg county. Now. Therefore. I, Cole L Blease. Governor of the State of South Carolina, hy virtue of the power conferred upon me bo the constitution and laws of this State, do hereby order: First: That an election be held in the , territory embraced within the projwsed lines aforesaid on the 12th day of Sep- | A 1 G1 1 ll*\AV\ rtlluot IAr? rtf ICIHUfl, A U upv/11 uic Vjucowivu vri annexing said territory to the county of Florence and :hat at said election the qualified electors within the proposed area shall be allowed to vote upon said question, those favoring the proposed annexation to vote "Yes", and those opposing it to vote "No"; Second: That the Commissioners of Election for State and county offices of Williamsburg county shall make all necessary arrangements for holding said election, shall appoint managers and do all other things neCessary for the hold ing of said election, that the County SuEervisor of Williamsburg county shall ave prepared printed tickets and furnish same to the Commissioners of Election to be sent out to the managers of election for the use of the voters; Third: That said election shall be { held under the same rules and regulations as are provided by law for regular county elections; that managers shall be sworn before entering upon the discharge of their duties; that they shall open the polls at seven o'clock in the morning and keep same open until four o'clock in the afternoon, when the polls shall be closed, the votes counted, a return of the number of votes polled for and against said annexation, signed ' and certified to by the managers of election, which together with the ballot boxes, ballots ana poll lists, shall be turned over to the to the said Commis- ; sioners of Election as required by law; y that the Commissioners of Election 1 shall then, as now required by law, tabulate the vote and make return thereof to the Governor of the State, to the jj Secretary of State and file a copy of I same with the Clerk of Court of common Pleas for Williamsburg county. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the * Great Seal of State at Columbia, South j Carolina, this 5th day of August, A. D., ^ 1911, and the Independence of the Unit- j ed States of America the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth. Cole. L. Blease. i 1 Governor. I I By the Governor: ! I R. M. McCown, Secretary of State. S-17-2t Notice of Election STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.< ! : county of williamsburg. \ i Pursuant to the above proclamation issued by Cole L Blease,Governor of the State of South Carolina, on the 5th day j jf August, A L) 1911, notice is hereby I tjiven that an election upon tin* question J if the annexation of a portion of Williamsburg county to Florence county will be held on the 12th day of September. A D 1911. in the precinct and at the ? voting place named below, said voting place being within the area pro nosed to be annexed to the county of h lorence. For the purpose of conducting said election at the precinct named below, the following Managers have been appointed: Managers of Election. Prospect?J .1 Hanna.B A Gaskins. A J Brown. 1 The Managers at the precinct above I named are requested to delegate one of their number to secure the boxes, tickets and blanks for the election on Saturday. September 9. at Kingstree. J L Gowdy. W E Hanxa, r n 1) i.ksksnk. Commissioners State and County Elections for Williamsburg County. South Carolina. S-l7-2t Seemed In lilve Him a New Stomach. "1 suffered intensely after eating and no medicine or treatment I tried seemed to do any good," writes H M Youngpeters. editor of The Sun, Lake View, Ohio. "The first few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets gave me surprising relief and the second bottle seemed to give me a new stomach and perfectly good health." For sale by all dealers. Stieff Pianos "Sing Their Own Praises." One of the greatest characteristics of he past and present day is INDIVID'ALITY. The Individuality of the 1TIEFF PIANO is its chief charm, 'here is no other piano just like the1 1TIEFF. Others try to imitate, hut omehow they fail to reach that "evrything" and "individuality" characeristicof the Stieff Piano. The STIEFF PIANO enjoys still an tner "individuality loreigu iu any ther great make. It is sold direct to, he user. This "Individuality" secures n ideal Piano, one that will meet evrv demand of the greatest pianist or aost oxacting musician at a moderate ost. Write for catalogue, prices, etc. Chas. M. Stieff, 5 W. Trade St., :harlotte, - - n. c. C. H. WILMOTH, MANAGER. HERRY WIDOW is a ich man's tobacco, but :ou get it at a poor man's >rice from the People's Mercantile Co, Kingstree, > C. 7-J7-M J I WVPR i An in vita | owners of cylin | Columbia i J Wc could argue th 3 Indestructible Cylindc d from now?but what | you* could not prove it: into our store and see I We could print a wh ; day about the special bia processes of mani * where at all if the Re< ! evidence. ! COIAJ j INDESTRUCTIB I Drrr won't break, no matter he they won't wear out, no n played. Moreover, their more brilliant than that 5 record made. Don't men come inside our store and Carolina Fu t ? EDITOR COUNTY REC Too much praise ca Continental Fire Insurs > represented by the K I Real Estate Co., for the [ of the claims I had aga 1 struction of mv dental brary by fire, on June 1( had expired when the> check for full amount slightest demurrage. Hurrah for the Kingstree Insurance & Respectf Kingstree, S. C., 7-4-'lI i A Hacker Manufacturing Go. Successors to I George S. Hacker & Son ? harleston, >. 0 We Manufacture l?0<>r>, Sash and Blinds: Columns. am) Balusters; Grilles and Gable Ornaments; Screen !l 'oors and W indows. We Deal In Bias-. 'ash Cord and Weight-. A well known Pes Moines woman after suffering- miserably tor two days from bowel complaint, was cured by one dose of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by all dealers. OVE IT! tion to all | der machiitiM? I and others;. I c quality of Columbia I x Records until a year I good would it do if 1 for yourself by coming J nng and hearing it? 1 ole newspaper every I and original Colum- I ifacture?and get no- 1 cords did not bear the | MBIA I LC CYLINDER B >RDS >w roughly they are used, I latter how often they are I tone is far purer, clearer, 1 of any other cylinder I ely take our word for it? I listeruCost 35 cents 1 I rniture Co. I 3 " :ORD nnot be accorded the mce Co., of New York, ingstree Insurance & ir prompt adjustment inst them for the deoffice fixtures and li>. 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C This advice is just as sound ^ dollars, as often as you can >* the strong box of the : t: WEE NEE BANK, ] > > t Officers > "HI'GH MeCL'TCHEX. tw. V. STRONG, Vice-President. >- L. C. DOVE. ^ Cashier. ES?BOILERS 'est of Time" ?mobility and are Best Adapted ?; in fact, where Heavy Duty is s on Saw Mills, Shingle Mills,etc. 'or immediate shipment the Best ;ing from 12 H. P. to 150 H. P. our illustrated catalog. Works and Head Office, MACON, GA. Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C. ces are eye-openers, fresh and complete stock of KIES, X r. We make a specialty of LOUR. tiers. Our lines of ats and Notions ling known in ! SHOES! ing comfort with latest styles. 5, HATS, iade to fit the head, not the ?r our line ot NOTIONS. ^ ^ 1 o carry a line of rcl.TKra.re. it it ?. ee our stock. come and be convinced that we .EASE. d Retail. 01 I0E30 MEANS A iurplus tal Stock and Undivided * itors from loss; thereter protection the de- . ; IS a , ; $30,000.00 20,000.00 8,279.77 ; lability..-. 30,000.00 g 188,279.76 ose $88,279.76 before one . 1 jnt. This protection is M The Bank that has # Kingstree A. kelley.Vice Pres. D. Lesesne, Asst. Cashier. Teller. =3i ao rrrri ~ mr r* a m? ft LdH. r AK1VI ft under cultiva- X acre last year. x sold. Tenant X improvements. X om Kingstree. X Long terms if X !" "ILR, = Mgr. 8 ?, s. c. 8 ooooooococxS ?yvwv>vvwvv*wyw*vo i Gain 1 every cent of his ^ how large, is poor- ^ es a part of his, no is sound common ^ : Put few or many ^ spare them, into ^ : : : : ftingstree, S. C. ^ Directors ^ W. V. Strong ^ Hugh McCutehen T. K. Smith ^ k J. K. Smith A W. R. Scott M H. E. Montgomery ^ ^A W. 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