The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 26, 1906, Image 8
We hope;
Booth lid
rour readers
--Tomorrow
net seem as
to be^h
Cnrist?js.
re that ?n?
es is
The New Zion Mercantile Co. v
destroyed by fire* Sunday morning.
Stock valued at about $3,500, " store
$1,500; insurance $2,800. This con?
cern has only been in existence a
short time, and was doing a fine busi?
ness...
r. While attending service in thc Bap?
tist church Sunday Mr. P. W. Jayro*
was stricken with paralysis. When
the service ended, Mr. Jayroe remain?
ed sitting, unable to rise, which was
the first intimation had of his afflic?
tion.
The appointment of postmaster at
Zion is being held up on account
rotest of some of the patrons
e office being moved. There
on to the appointee, but
?here he will move it if
by the government.
?iie This Letter to My Mother.
? li uer to my mother, .
ir across the deep blu?^ sea,
will til her heart with p?feasure,
?iie?il be giad to hear trom me;
-. 3 \v she wept when last wo parted,
How her heart was lilied willi pain,
ihon sho said, ' uvoci bye, Cod bless
yo a; ?J
^'c may never meet again.5'
CHORUS.
Take this letter to my. mother,
Far across the deep Slue sea,
.It will hil her heart' with pleasure,
She'll- be glad to hear ::"om me.
? .. ? -. ' <,
Take ihis letter to my ff. other,
It will fill her heart wi:h joy,
ell her that ' her prayers are ans?
wered, '
od protects her absent boy;
her to be glad and cheerful,
for me where'er I roamfc
^kmg I'll turn my footsteps
'ards my dear old home.
-Chorus,
gfcter to my mother,
. words of love;
ever meet her,
e will meet above,
io hour of parting,
nd-love and joy;
y dear old mother,
iiier only boy.
-Chorus.
W of a number of ne
with the murder of a
in Atlanta during the
fthat city, ought to sat
that the colored man
deal when he is enti
in Georgia. The kill?
er is generally produc
>st ,excited feeling and
attended with cir
iliarly aggravating,
solute reign of law
justice constitute
'*se for the main
a reasonably
between_ the
.imes.
Crawford's just
colonial office, con?
cern?e of the social
Zing among the inhab
umber) of the rock
Cunha: "I inquired
[o if lie was their head
magistrate, or who was,
resei.ted the idea that
Ibe greater than another
* * Eleven of th'e men came m
two boats to the ship. Each man is
suspicious pf the 3ther to a degree
that they all had to go over th? side
to th$rr boats together for fear that
one leight get an advantage unknown
i to the ?tk?rs/'. T.iis is an admirable ex?
ample of the spirit that always marks
an extreme form of democracy.
London Globe. x
CARNIVAL OF CRIME IN ALABAMA
Seven Murders, Two Suicides, One
Assault, One Benth by, Train and
One Fatal Ace-dental Shooting in
Last Two Days.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 24.-The
48 hours preceding Christmas has
been marked in This city and vicinity
by seven murders, two suicides, one
assault, which may result fatally, one
death by train and one fatal accident?
al shooting.
Mrs^. S. C. Butts was killed at work
in her store by an unknown person.
S. E. Huntsucker, of fedora, was
killed by an unknown merson on Ave?
nue B; Jephtha "Wilson was found
dead under mysterious circumstances
Coalburg, Maria and Nannie Haw
rere fatally stabbed at Avenue
22d street by unknown per
Lee Cunningham and Ar
ham, negroes, killed each
quarrel at Longview,
rong died from a pistol
ue E, under mysterious
thought, however to
ggie Farris poisoned
?er. Newton Smith
ine on the L. and
i Birmingham,
obably fatals?
te! discharge
" An* '?&,- j
cent with a
e of which is
HILDREN
ec. 21.-The Com?
passed anti-rr.ee sui
fo provide pensions of
to every mother show
more offspring. Wil
father of the measure,
ccessful effort to get
ed to punish landlords
al ?ow children in flats
a's population pass?
im mark in 1904 ac
illetin just issued by
The total val na
reused to $ s 42.
1,120 in li'fiO.
State is still
Charlotte Ob
annur.I report
Roosevelt has
'iiairman Shonts
c canal.
RIOTS IX MISSISSIPPI
Considerable Troubl? Between Whites
and Blacks at tVahzlak.
Meridian, Miss;, Dec. 25.-The tw<?
companies of State militia sent te
Wahalak last nigh- returned to Meri?
dian today, their presence there ap?
parently being unnecessary. After
their arrival at Wahalak no distur?
bance occurred, although it is be?
lieved that three negroes, including
George Simpson, one of the pricipals
in the disturbance aboard the Mobile
and Ohio train last Sunday, had been
lynched just before the arrival of the
troops. The citizens of Wahalak,
while not admitting the fact that the
men w^ere captured by a posse, but
were "lost in the swamp" while on
their way to the town.
Two sons of Simpson were shot to
death yesterday afternoon.
As near as can be ascertained at
this time the casualties resultant from
the trouble are as follows: \
Unknown negro shot by Conductor
Cooper on the M. and O. train.
Constable O'Brien killed by the pre
cipitator of the trouble, George Simp?
son, when an attenmpt at arrest was
made.
George Simpson, lynched.
Tom Simpson, son of George Simp?
son, shot to death by white citizens
near Wahalak.
Jim Simpson, another son, shot to
death.
Two unknown negroes lynched.
Conductor Cooper, seriously injured
by being cut and stabbed seven times
by George Simpson on the passenger
train; not fatal. %
Leland Sparkman, soldier, flesh
wound in left knee; accidental dis?
charge of his pistol.
Officers of the companies state that
on their arrival at Wahalak'no coun?
ty officials were on hand to which
thej- could report and that during
their stay there none of the county
officials appeared among the troops.
Col. ^j^Cants, whs. was in oherg? of
the troops, stated to the citizens that
while the soldiers were always ready
to reply to a call for assistance, a real
need should be apparent before they
were called on. He forbade armed
bodies of men riding trough the coun?
try and would permit no acts which
indicated violence,
The soldiers state they found arm?
ed men from other places in charge
when they reached the scene.
Fresh Clash Reported.
Meridian, Mis*s.. Dec. 25.-Railroad
men who have just arrived from
Scoo.ba report a fresh clash between
the races. Several are reported kill?
ed. This report, however, has not
been confirmed.
Scooba is five miles from Wahalak.
Acting on the instructions from
Governor Vardaman 25 members bf
the local military conmpanies board?
ed an engine and left at 10 o'clock
for Scooba. Additional troops will
leave aboard a special train as. soon
as it can be made ready.
Seven Reported Killed.
Memphis, Tenn., Ded. 25.-A long
distance telephone message from
Scooba, Miss., says that seven persons
have been killed in a race clash i"i
that vicinity.
Further Reports.
Meridian. Miss., Dec. 26.-Quiet is
maintained in towns of Scooba and
Wahalak following the outbreak with
serious resets. Trouble started on t
Sunday when the conductor of the M.
and C. tra.'n attempted to que1-' the
disn rbance made by n?groe-;. As a
resuU two negroes were mort_uiy
wounded.. Twenty-five troops ar?
rived at Scooba today and martial
law was put in force there and at
Wahal??k. Serious race war is fear?
ed. The Hst of dead now numbers
14. Govefnor Vardaman ordered the
militia men to Scooba after the
county officials ignored those sent to
Wahalak.
Duel With Pitchforks.
Nev- York, Dec. 26.-In a pitch?
fork / duel today Thos. Connelly,
groftm in the riding academy, was in?
jured so that he is expected to die, and
James Cassidy, another groom is ar?
rested, awaiting the outcome of Con?
nelly's injuries. Bad feeling between
the men grew out of a quarrel over
Christmas gifts. They thrust despe?
rately at each other for many min?
utes until finally Cassidy drove a |
fork prong into his opponent's eye
and Connelly fell.
COLD WAVE IN FLORIDA.
Tampa, Fir,., Dec. 2%.-Reports to
the Tribune from pointe south indi?
cate that the orange and pineapple
crops were only slightly damaged by
the cold wave. But all tender vege?
tables are practically wiped out.
Fort Myers reports a minimum
temperature of 31 degrees above zero,
with thin ice, but citrus fruits a^d
trees escaped. At Punta Gorda the
minimum temperature was 30 de?
grees above, and cucumbers and to- j
matoes were killed. In thc immediate
vicinity of Tampa, with a minimum
temperature of 2S above, considerable
damage was done to oranges still on
the trees. Colder weather is feared
tonight.
"SOUTH C3JSOLINA NEWS.
[x??r?$ of Interest Condensed and Par?
agraphed fo~ Quick Reading.
Mrs. Ellen foster, of Ohio, a spe?
cial representative of the federal gov?
ern^.11*' is in pie State for the pur
oose of inspecting the mill communi?
ties wirha vi-';v of ascertaining the
condition of t-?men and children em?
ployed in thc riPs
Notice of contes of his seat Tv'as
served on Con gross? an Lever Tues?
day hy A. D. Dantz?r' coIp-^Vf
Orangeburg.
Te Carolina Savings Bank, of
Charleston,- has made a Christmas
present of $100 to each ofthg clerks
employed in the bank.
The business organiza^0115 of
Charleston will make a vigorous ef?
fort to have .the proposed .-ub-treas
ury located in that city.
T. S. Tavis, the young telegraph
operator who skipped from Columbia
about ten days ago, after c?sninS two
forged express money orders, nas
been arrested ia ChattanooS3*
Another ship load of inmigrants
is expected to land in Charleston
soon. Those here now ha"Ve "written
their homefolks that they ar? satis?
fied. \
Police and constables will coope?
rate hereafter in Charleston an^it; is
hoped that there will be nc??re
shooting on the streets.
Ernest F. Hines, the popular ci
at the Central Hotel, Florence,
suddenly of ajx>plexy in his roo.
fe
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'cloc''"
He was taken sick about 2 o'clock and
retired. Mr. Hines was married only
a few days ago in North Carolina.
A negro by the name of Tom Cal?
houn was killed at Hodges Thursday
evening by being run over by the
train on the Abbeville branch of the
Southern Railway.
Citizens of Benrlettsville sent Hov.
C. W. Creighton, editor of the Chris?
tian Appealr-a check for ?111 as a
Christmas present, < v~"i
\
Mr. Samuel IL Plowden, of^Man
ning, an ?ged Confederate veteran,
died "T'ednesday at the home of Mr.
A. P. Burgess.
Mr. Julian Booth Salley, mayor of j
Aiken, was married to Miss Margue?
rite Chafee, last Tuesday evening,
y.r. Salley graduated from South Car?
olina College in 1903.
Dr. T. Grange Simons, chairman of
the executive committee of the State
board of health, has forwarded his
report to the governor.
Burglars raided the jewelry store
3f E. E. Flowers in Columbia Thurs
3ay night and stole $400 worth of
?oods.
Tom Calhoun, a Greenwood negro,
?vas run over and killed by a South?
ern train at Hodges Thursday after?
noon.
The high y*>."~l committee, which
is compos I cf v aber of the lead?
ing school n.e.: of the State, will
meet in Columbia on January 2d.
Revenue officers and dispensary
constables crptured another big
moonshine still Sn Cherokee county
Wednesday night.
A New York man is suing for di?
vorce becaure his wife will keep? " no
femons in the house. He. is bound to
be regarded as mentally unbalanced
by men whose wives hand them one
OA every ^jnfssible occasion.-Wash
ington-^rbst.
The new president of the Southon
has ^decided to adopt slower schedules J
for trains on that system of railroads. |
This will be welcome news to the !
traveling public long accustomed to !
spending from two to four hours in j
cold storage at the Southern's way -
stations-provided, of course, the!
trains are able to make the new
schedules.-Yorkville New Era.
LYNCHING EST MARYLAND.
A Negro Pays the Penalty for the Us?
ual! Crime.
Annapolis, Md., Dec. 21.-Henry
Davis, alias Chambers, the negro
who assaulted Mrs. John Reid of
Brownsville., last Friday, was taken
from jail here this morning and
lynched by a mob of 60 masked men.
Davis confessed his crime. The mob
had little difficulty in getting the pris?
oner. A stranger appeared at the
jail about 2 o'clock and knocked, said
he had a prisoner he wished to de?
liver: he departed saying he would
return with the man. Shortly after?
ward the mob appeared, attacked the
doors with sledges and sticks and
broke it open. The jailers were cov?
ered by guns and Davis, dragged from
his cell was taker, directly through the
negro quarter <>f the city to the scene
of the crime and strung up to a tree.
Fifty bullets were fired into his hang- j
mg body. The p"!ice apparently made j
no effort to interfere and the mob
behaved in an orderly manner. The i
jail which was broken open is within j
two blocks of tho governor's mansion, i
There w is a good crowd on the
streets tod.-.y, and business seemed !
lively after the Christmas rush.