The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 17, 1910, Image 2
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Nh.HT.
lAUU" Itu-diw?^ Iran-adcd, Vtioit on
Petition for riwimut of Main
Mr.vi Delayed Vntil Next Meeting
?Work on strevta and Scwer Line
?Street Oil rro|M>?ltion.
City Council Tuesday met in their
regular semi-monthly meeting In the
City Hall with Mayor Jennings, ami
Aldermen llooth. Wright. Cuttino.
McKelver and Glenn present anl Al?
dermen Rhame. Wilder and McLaurin
absent* transacted little important
hwssnnss and adjourned shortly af
ter 10 p. m
The council postponed action on
the petition for the paving of Main
street until their next meeting; the
report of the Committee on Public
Works, which comprehensively stated
the work that had been done by the
Charleston Engineering and Contract?
ing company and by the Bergbaus
and Motntt company of Orangeburg
and the cost of the sprinkling of oil
on Liberty street and further what
In the City Englner's estimation
would prove a good binder for Main
street st a greatly reduced cost, was
Ward as information.
Council met at 8 o'clock and at
once set to work. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and con?
firmed, after which the report of com
ralttees was rtiled for. Mr. Booth,
for the CommlCee of Public Works,
asked MaJ. Lee. the City Knglneer,
to give a report of fJ| work that had
been done during the psst month.
Mr. Lee stated that the o?Tk of lay?
ing the curbing on Church street ami
the pavement on the north side of
Hampton avenue had been completed
and that the Charleston Engineering
and Contracting company was now at
work on the spetic tank out at Green
swamp which would probably be
essnpleted by the first of January, lb
said that the Bergbaus and M
company had carried the sewer line
from the point at which it would
empty Into the swsmp to the Septic
tank and that they had made fair
progress, although they had been de?
layed for two days by lack of ma?
terial. The material would come on
W*dn?sjriav. however, and he thought
that th?t w??rk would o<> pu*hv<
Stead'.>. He th? P ro'dx up the mat', r
?ol laying of street oil oq Liberty
street* saying thst it had '?~?tj done
ana thai .
great success and an avertlsement to
the city.
He stated thst he had been sent to
Savannah by the Committee on Pub?
lic Works and that he had thorough?
ly Inspected the race track at thai
place In company with the engin?' i
who wsre preparing the track for
the recent automobile races, and thai
he had found that of the several oils
used on the track that the oil fur?
nished by the company which sold
oil to the city hail proved the WA
binder on the course lb- said that
this company had an extra tank of
' oil at Savannah and after some com?
munication with the people who own?
ed It It had been purchased cheap
for the use of this city. There were
4,000 gallons of the stuff in the tank
purchased and an expert had been
sent here to put the oil down on the
street OOflgSj to the <>dd weather at
ths time that It was put down It had
aot soaked Into the ground as quick?
ly ss had been expected and tb
thought that a little too much of the
?II had been put down, bu? as thin
was an experiment her. h ? was not
yet certain of It. lie s? ?te<; that the
block on Liberty street east of Main
street aas now being surfaced so
SO that the oil c mid id put SOWS on
It. The lasjssjf for doing this was
that the csr of oil was easting
the city demurrage all the time it
was staying here and he thought It
be?t t.? g-t the oil out (|ulckly as
possible. He HSS| stated that the
sam* company had another kind of
oil which could be purchased at a
eoat of lo cents a gallon, which he
thought, if put on M.ttn stre* t, would
make that street as good as bltullthkc.
The cos? of the oil which had tOSSJ
put down was 17 2, the cost of tb.
sand which hol t.n spread over It
being extra, but It did not mu< h In?
crease the cost of covering lb.'
streets with oil. The cost was she
1 cent, a squsro yard for the od.
with the work and sand extra. About
l.lOo gallons of oil were used on tho
tw ? blocks. The oil coating was sup
posed to last about a year when i
????com! eating woul I he pur SOWS
ahleh would last Indefinit?'v. Yin
report was carefully listened to |.y
all of tlio members present who i.sk
sd seven I questions about the spread
of th#? oil and Its coif. The Idea of
getting a cheap coating of oil as a
binder for Main str??t whisk would
pr'.v, as good as blthulitbe- seemed
s- heartily to gSSOt lbs spproba?
tion ->f council. Mr. Boot It Mbed
that pt<im II confirm his action In
having the oil brought bsffi and put
down tn Liberty street ?. nb h was
dons. 1h* mstter was discussed for
some time, finally being dropped un
Ill MH other tiiii* .
Mr. Jennings handed In the petition
for the paving of Main street which
had been I IrCOktted by Mr. Ueardon.
stating that Mr. Ueardon had BU< -
i ended ' it> getting the number
singers sutiicient to empower oouncll
to order the election. Hi then read
a letter from Mr. Reardon stating
that he had had much trouble in
getting the required number <
names for the petition and that h-*
had worked Ofl the whole 100 hour;
extra In getting the petition signed.
He had gone to a great many negroes
when ho could not get the sufficient
I number of signatures from the white
free holder?. He did not ask t
he be paid for the extra time, l
he desired to bring the matter be?
fore council for their consideration.
The matter was dtOOUUeed for some
time when Mr. Cuttino moved that
Mr. Ueardon be paid for working 50
days, there being 44 working days In
?he time that Mr. Ueardon had the
petition for circulation. This motion
was passed.
The matter of a crossing for Bert
btte street over the Northwestern
railroad was then brought *up by
Mr. Month, who stated that there WHJ
little work to be done, but that Mr.
Wilson had positively refused In
make the crossing over the road. II?
said that the City Attorney had stat?
ed that Mr. Wilson could not be re?
quired to make the crossing over the
railroad tracks unless the street was
there before the railroad track was
laid.
The matter was discussed for some
time but no action was taken.
Mr. Wright then brought up th
matter oj lights, stating that durln:;
th?* past month the Sumter Ice. I
and Power Company was delinquent
324 hours for light, that he had tried
to get Mr. Moses to regulate the
lights, but had been unable to da so.
Mr. McKelver brought up the Tact
that where two of the small lights
were used they furnished better
lighting facilities and cost less than
the large lights. It was decided that
Mr. Wright should go to the power
house whenever he suspected that the
voltage was not up to what Is requir?
ed by the contract to Investigate and
In the meantime, before the next
meeting of council, to look up the
contract and see what It called for
with an Idea of forcing the power
company to comply strictly with the
terms of the contract.
The polier report for th.? month
nas .hyi read by tne clerk and ffe?
eeft'jd hi Information, there being
f ?'?' comments on it.
Mr. Wrignt next brought Up
matter of radii rue in the city, saying
that s< me of the merchants of the
city had come to him and asked him
to allow them to carry on some sort of
ratUing scheme?. He salt! that he had
refused them, at which they had told
him that milling was going on in the
city and that, If they were not allow ?
ed to raffle, they thought that the
ratMlng of the other persons ought to
bl stopp. d. He asked them for names
but they refused to give the name i {
any of the persons who were dol]
the raffling. It was decided to notify
the police to look out for the offen?
ders and to arrest them eve ry time it
was discovered that they were carry?
ing on raffling.
Mr. Caldwell asked if the giving
away of prizes at the sale of land
which he contemplated of the Ed?
wards property was raffling, and it
was der ).b d that It was not. He also
asked if he would bi required to pay
the license of a real estate dealer of
I IHng the land and If the auctioneer's
license had |o be paid before the sale
was conducted. ('ouncll ilcelled thai
both licenses had to be paid before
he could hold the sale.
The matter of a bad odor In th ?
city water was brought up and It wajs
shown that some change had been
la king place Ig the water which made
it taste and smell bad. Mr. Hurst
stated that samples had t een sent ?n
i
to I>r Parker at Charleston for ...
BtitcaMon and analysis and that he
stil some . hange was going on at U<
source nmi to sand him some untre
mpie. it eras decided to call the
attention of the water commission t"
the matter.
Permission was granted to person
for the erect Ion of shooting gallery
and a fortune teller*i booth on the
vacant lot on the corner of Main and
''a id well streets.
Mr. Vogel naked that hti taxes b<
reduced as he had paid the taxes on
li.ttt worth of property when In
reallt) he hal only ? little over $1.
700 worth of property. As It was Shown
ihht he hag bad IhotrgeRTAOINN
that he had had the original amount
of property up to the Are of ? few
months ago hs r> quest was refused.
Upon the recommendation of the
rioard of Health the salary of Mr. W,
('. Towlei was raise.I |0 JsO a month.
Th ? Berghaui and Moflli comnani
asked that now that the proper bond
bad i.n signed and passed over to
the elty thai their certified cheek
of ISO! be returned to them. The
clerk was reejueeted to do this if the
rlty attorney approved the bond.
The matter of g bond for the Char?
leston Rngtaeering and Contracting
Company was then taken up. It was
found that the bonding company re
QOV. ANSEL NOTIFIED TODAY OF
RESIGNATION OF STATE
BANK EXAMINER,
Will lime Charge of Territory in
Southern South Carolina and Nor?
thern Georgia.
Columbia, Dee. 13.?Giles L. Wil?
son, state thank examiner, will today
hie with GOV, Ansel his resignation,
| to take eftV. t on or before January
10. Mr. Wilson has been appointed
national bank examiner and will as?
sume his new office in January.
Mr. Wilson has been in charge of
the State banks for several years and
1 while the announcement of his new
i
position will be received With pleas?
ure the fact that he will no longer
hold the State position will be re?
ceived with regret.
Mr. Wilson will have charge of
northern Georgia and southern South
j Carolina and was selected for the
position by the treasury department
of the federal government because of
the excellence of his reports.
His successor will be appointed by
j Gov. Ansel. The appointment is
i usually made on the recommendation
of the executive committee of the
State Hankers' association. Wilson
j G. Harvey of Charleston Is president
and Emlie Nicholson of Union is
secretary. Mr. Wilson has notitied
i
these officials.
Banks on Rnre Tiling Now.
I ?"I'll never he without Dr. King's
New Life Pills again," writes A.
Shingeck, ?4 7 Elm St.. Buffalo, N.
Y. "They cured me of chronic con
stlprtlon when fill others failed."
Uncounted for blltoueneen, Jaundice
and debility. Its at Slbert's Drug
Store.
A Humtti Here.
Every student id liistorj reinem!.i
Captain Perry s dispatch after lite . ..i
tie of Lake Erie, n sent' n ? lerne und
yet glowing. "Wo hate met the ? u
?my, and they sre ours."
Every one remembers the great und
Significant result of the light, I III fov
evrhsps have heard of one litliiittK'
"ppTkcr who served his imsjtit 17 lust
Jrulr there as If be had been i u d<
ttmd shot and shell, earning alnrj *
tell ss the reward of n good im fi
wionco.
JgSt ns the ships were going! Into ft.
tlon the mate of the Lawrence said ?
Wilson Mays, who was III and lltifh
for
*' hflnn Mat*1; y-n are ton nreiik
to her**.'
so do something, sir " was 11 1
st? replj
' u uat ntti \ on do.
"1 can sound the pump, sir. and let a
?trone man go in the guns."
Then he ?tu down by the pump atid
thns released fi r active ei?rvlee a man
who had more tmiscle, and when tin
fig'1! was over th??re he was found
with n bullet through his heart
Cr. *rr.d the P. :c? Mselo.
Onef actors us.t) m va\ taut th"?y
we: e going "to stud} a part for per
forma 11 *??" now ihe saying la lhai one
??gets up in n part " whl h may he one
of the reasons why iii te wore otice
more simile 1 performances than then*
are nou a tin example of how much
can be saf< \ left in I lie Intelligence
of even Hied actors is the case of the
Nai?oleniiic play dial Charles r'rohman
was on e rehearsing. In the midst of
the dress rehearsal an actress of sup?
posed all around experience, cast for
one of the Paris street denizens, one
of the mob of revolutionists, was dis?
covered gnyiy decked ?dl In patent
leather shoes with jolly red heels "No
my child." said Mr. Krobtuan, "not
red feels and n revolutionist loo."
"hut ther look over so much prettier
and give color to the scene." persisted
the tctress. "That may be." continued
Mr. PTohman, "hut tlx* mob did not
wear red heeled shoes; get your color
with n red handkerchief or from your
makeup table, but not with red heels."
fused to (hange their bond for the
company unless the contract with the
c< mpany was changed. The matter
was referred to the city attorney to
be straightened out.
The matter of forfeiting of pistols
Which had tuen referred to the city
attorney Wag then brought up and a
letter from him was read. He stated
that the state law allowed the courts
to take away the pistols, but that he
thought it best. SS there Was no city
ordinance to that effect, that council
pasa an ordinance for the forfeiture
of plstoli brought up In the Record*
? r's eourt hereafter.
The matter of allowing or forbid?
ding wooib ii buildings in Ihe lire
limits of the City which had also been
referred t?? the city attorney for In?
formation was next brought up. Mr.
Strauss stated in n letter to the coun?
cil that the council had the right t.?
prevent any building of houses of
combustible materials in the lire
limits, but thai it did not have the
power t<> pn venl the repair of a
building when it did not increase the
fir.- risk, unless the repair was made
with an Idea of remodeling the build
ink. wbbh could he prevented.
Several bills were then acted upon,
some of them being passed and others
being referred to the various commit?
tees to be checked up nnd returned
for action at the next meeting. There
being, no further business for the
evening, council then adjourned.
CONVICTS FOimtH THtAbtiREH.
James M. Hudson, With Harvey M.
Lewis ?ml Everett Dufour, Pound
Guilty of Misusing Mails.
Washington. Dec. I 'A.?James M. j
Huston, treasurer of the United States
from 1889 to 1891, was convicted to?
night with Harvey M. Lewis of Cin- !
clnnatl and Everett Dufour of this
city by a Jury in the criminal court. 1
charging the use of thl mails to de?
fraud In connect-on with the opera?
tions of the National Trust company
and other concerns. The maximum
penalty for the offense is two years'
imprisonment and fine of $10,000. The
three men Indicted, however, were ,
allowed to remain at liberty tonight I
on their bonds pending the hearing
of a motion for a ne trial.
ITS CONSTITUTION FINISHED.
Designated Most Progressive Ever
Framed by Arizona Democrats.
Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 12.?The Con?
stitutional Convention of Arizona ad?
journed sine die yesterday afternoon
after being in session 61 days and
I
Anally adopting a Constitution desg- |
nated by the majority members as j
the most progressive ever framed J
j and by the minority as the most so- j
j clallstic. Only one Republican. John
j Langdon, of Globe, signed the docu- '
; ment. He was given an ovation '
, I
? which lasted several minutes.
' One Democrat, Ellinwood, of Bis- '
I bee, declined to sign, explaining that '
! he voted with the opposition because j
he believed the ret all as applied to ;
: the judiciary would destroy the Inde- I
pendence of State courts and invite
the disapproval of President Taft.
The Anal vote was 40 to 12.
Souvenir hunters looted the Con- j
vention Hall during the noon recess,
j and the gravel of 1'resident Hunt, I
; which he Intended presenting f<? the j
Territorial historian, was tarei He
;
j announced he would not sign *he pay- !
; roll of employes of the convei uon ?n- !
1 til the gavel was returned, but U was j
j still missing or. adjournment,
j The campaign for the ratification I
i of the Constitution by the people e.t :
the election February 9 will begin
: Immedately.
I Among the provisions of the docu
! ments are:
initiative and referendum.
!o majprttj vote of t o people upon I
the initiative of 18 per cent of tl ?
s
Direct priXanes.
Direct advisory primary for Unit
? I
ed States Senators.
Antl-lobbying clause.
I Non-partisan election of the judlci- i
, ary. j
Juvenile Court, with the age of ;
t I
criminal responsibility fixed at 18. j
Rigid corporation regulation, with
a provslon designed to abolish "wild
eating."
Physbjcal valuation of railroads as
a basis for rate regulation.
Corporation commission, with wide
powers.
Employers' liability provision ah- '
rogatinpr the fellow-servant doctrine. |
Elimination of probate courts.
ASKS ACTION AGAINST K. OF P. j
_ i
Lawyer IVoUld Have Order Stop Do- 1
business in New York.
Albany, N, v., Dec. 13.?Attorney
General O'Malley today received a
i < mmunication from Milton Buclry, a
lawyer, <d" New York, asking him lo
begin an action against the Knights
of Pythias, to cancel the order's cer?
tificate to conduct life Insurance bus?
iness In this Statt- and appoint a re
celver of all assets and property in
the State. He also asks that the Or?
der be enjoined from (bung any fur?
ther business In New York.
Mr. Bucky. acting for Thomas liar-j
ber, of Brooklyn, alleges that Inforro*
I
I i n furnished by the Supreme Lodge
i f the Order shows that at the pres?
ent time it is carrying insurance of
the fourth-class amounting to $20,
667,600, with cash on hand to pay
this totalling |616,568. The Attorney
General has taken the letter under
advisement.
Supreme Chancellor Ignorant.
Calais. Ma ne. Pec 1. .?-George M.
Hanson. Supreme Chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias, when informed of
Iho request made today to Attorney
General O'Malley, of New York, for
an action to appoint a receiver and
enjoin the Order from doing any fur?
ther Insurance business In New York
State, said that he had not heard of
the case and had no statement to
make.
?When you have a cold get a hot
tie of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
It will soon fix you up all right and
Will w ar I off any tendency toward
pneumonia, This remedy contains
no opium or other narcotic and may
be given as conti lently to a baby as
to an adult Sold by nil dealers.
?Foley Kidney Pills are tenle In
action, quick In results, and restore
the natural action of the kidneys
end bladder. They correct lrrtgo
Inrltles. W. W. Stbsrt.
TIGHT SHOES CAUSE DEATH.
Foot Bruised, Lancaster Tanner '?
of Blood Poisoning.
Lancaster, Dee. 13.?Seaborn Jone.:,
a prosperous farmer living In Lie
. astern portion of the county, diei
today from blood poisoning caused by
a slight abrasion on the foot, from
wearing .a pair of tight shoes. Mr. '
Jones was twice married and lei 11 i
a widow.
?"I had been treubled with con?
stipation for two years and tried ail
of the best physicians in Bristol,
Tenn., and they could de nothing I t
me," writes Thos. E. Williams. Mid
dleboro, Ky. "Two packages
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets cured me." For sale by all
dealers.
A Simple Safeguard for Msthcrs.
?Mrs. D. Gllkeson, 826 Ingles Ave.,
Youngstown, Ohio, gainsd wisdom by
experience. "My litCd girl had a se?
vere cold and eouf.hed almost con?
tinuously. My sister recommended
Foley's Honey ana Tar. the first
dose I gave her relieved che inflam?
mation in her throat and after
using only one bottlo her throat and
lungs were entirely free from Inflam?
mation. Since then I always
keep a bottle of Foley's Honey and
Tar In the house. Accept no sub?
stitutes. W. W. Sibert.
"Tho Bath of Diana" has been sold
for $200,000. Must have 1 een an
immunity bath.?Manchester (N. 11.)
Union. !
A man's happiness?to do the things
proper to man.?Marcus Aurelius.
A Macon negro got six months for
stealing a dozen egss. Shame! Peo?
ple have been given 10 years for tak?
ing some inexpensive little trifle.?
Atlanta Journal.
?Worse than an alarm of tire at'
night is tre metallic cough of croup,
bringing dread to the household.
Carefcl mothers keep Foley's Honey
and Tar in the house and give it at
the first sign of danger. It contains
no opiates. W. W. Sibert.
-
?
Wants to Help Some One.
?For thirty years J. F. ?oyer, of
Fertile, Mo., needed help and couldn't
find it. That's why he wants to help
some one now. Suffering so long
himself he feels for all distress from
backache, nervousness, loss of appe?
tite, lassitude and kidney disorder.
He shows that Electric Bitters work j
?wonders for such troubles. "Five ,
bottles." he writes, "wholly cured
mo and now I &m well and hearty." I
jt'a positivst? guarai ' * for!
: .. ir trouble, dyspepsia. Mood dls-1
Erters, fernste complaints and ma?
laria, Trj them. Mc ?t 811 rt's
:>rag Btcee.
??u nommaxo *~.i*?%.v.* rit &xenr) ^
of the Spartanburg Journal as Mrs.
Eddy's successor as head of the
?'bristlan Science church. We think
he would fill the bill.?Anderson Mail
GEN BON HAM A CANDIDATE.
Prominent Anderson Attorney Seek?
ing New Associate Justiceship.
Anderson, Dec. 13.?The name of
Gen. M. L. Bonham. of this vity, will
be presented to the General Assembly j
by his friends, for the new place on ,
the Supreme Bench. The Anderson
Bar Association met this afternoon
and passed resolutions endorsing him ,
for the place.
Gen. Bonham Is one of the fore
most lawyers of the State, and is
president of the state Bar Association.
It was after Judge George E. Prince,
of this city, this afternoon, announc
ed that he would not be a candidate ,
for the Justiceship that den. Bon- :
ham's friends made their announce- ,
ment. Judge Prince has had the;
matter under advisement several
days, but has decided not to enter the
race.
"Doe" Cook's repentance is not so j
deep and heartending as to pre- ?
vent him from demanding a pretty
sum cash in hand for his story of how
he hoaxed tho public on his'pole yarn.
?Macon (Ga) News.
?A substitute is a dangerous make?
shift especially in medicine. The
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar cures
eoughs and colds quickly and is In
a yellow package. Accept no sub?
stitute. W. W. Sibert.
?The quicker a cold Is gotten rid
of the less the danger from pneu?
monia and other serious diseases
Mr. B, W. L. Hall, Of Waver!;/. Va.,
says: "I firmly believe Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy to be absolutely the
best preparation on the market for
colds, l have recommended it to my
friends and they all agree with me'.
For sale by all dealers.
Yes. we know the Mexican Insur?
rection is over, but Congress is In
session again. Man was made to
mourn.?St. I^ouis Republican.
Tin* question is not what is tb.
matter with the Halllnger report,
but what Isn't the mnttcr with iL?
l'ittsburg Sun.
?When your feel are wet and cold
and your body chilled through and
through from exposure, take a big
dose of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
bathe your feet In hot water before
going to bed. and you are almost cer?
tain to ward off a severe cold. For
sale by all dealers
A MOST PECULIAR CASE.
Horace Mack. Sentenced to Servo Two
Year- on Hie County Chain Tiling
Leaves Parts Unknown.
Considerable internet has ben mani?
fested by the public at large Ln the
case of Horace Mack, a negro of this
county who Wttfl tried at the Spring
term of court in li*08 for stealing
brasses from the A. C. L. yard en?
gines ind selling them to junk deal?
ers In the city as old brasses, and
found guilty and sentenced to serve a
m ntence on the county chain gang.
It will be remembered that at the
time he was tried Mack was suffer?
ing from tuberculosis and it was not
expected that he would live longer
than two weeks or a month at most.
Judge C. G. Dantzler, who tried the
case, and Solicitor W. EL Wells, who*
! prosecuted the case, upon finding the
j condition of the negro, both signed a
petition for his pardon. At first
Mack's case was appealed to the Su?
preme Court but tho appeal was al?
lowed to drop when the petition for
I a pardon was gotten up. All of the
county officials and a greet many of
the prominent citizens from all parts
of the county signed the petition,
Judge Dantzler in tho meantime re?
manded Mack to the custody of his
mother who had had charge of him
for some time prior to his trial. The
other negro who was tried for the
same offense at the same time and
i
who received the same sentence, was
set to the chain gang and served out
his sentence. This negro, by name
Nelson Olarkson, was released some?
time last spring and he was one of
those who helped the county officials
search for hi* one time accomplice,
when Governor Ansel was trying io
find out about him.
Governor Ansel wrote to Supervise r
Pitts about the ease and wanted to
know why Mack had never been sent
to the chain gang to serve his sen?
tence. Several letters passed be
tween the Governor and Supervisor
before the matter mi finally quited
down, the jist of wheh was that Judge
Dantzler had never turned him over to
County Supervisor, and he had only
heard of his case in an unofficial way.
It was found out though in the
search for Mack that was started by
Supervisor Pitts that Mack had not
died as had been reported, but that
he and his mother, in whose charge
he had keen left by th.* eotirt, ha<l
mov A to more as ubrious cDmee* eg
at least one in ore conductive to
Mack's rt . Tb \ were reported
as staying d? wu .... i r-. a son where
M o"- kus king it '?he iuizibur
plant of the Santee River Cypress
Lumber company, but search showed
that they had left there and had gone
to another lumber mill where Ma.
had worked for a while. From t?ere
it was never found where he had
pone, it being supposed that he be?
came aware of the fact that ho was
wanted by the county officials and
had wisely "sklddooed."
The case Is a very peculiar one and
in some respects resembles that of
the Dr. Ringham case in Georgetown
county. However, as Supervisor Pitts
was never given charge of the negro
he is certainly not to blame, and as
Is was thought that ne would die
a few days the Judge was not to blame
It simply seems a case where he was
given into the charge of hii. mother
who did what she considered the
best thing for him, that being to
move him off from here as soon as
he recovered sufficiently from his
disease. Where he is now is unknown
but as he seems to have
been well enough to work at vari?
ous lumber camps during the
summer, it is probable that his health
has much improved.
GIRL HANGS HERSELF;
Diaappointmenl in a Love Affair is
Thought to be Cause of Susie Gore's
Suicide.
Lake City, Dec. 12.?Susie Gore, the
15-year-old daughter of Henry Gore,
Of Vinelaud, N. C, today between 10
and 12 o'cloek deliberately took her
own life by hanging herself. She went
In the barn near the house of her
i ousin, where she had been staying
for the pant live months, placed a
rope over the joist by standing on a
harr? 1, then around her neck and
lumped oft the barrel. It is thought
that she could have easily saved her
own life even alter she had jumped
had she fell so Inclined, as there was
a wall near, to which she could have
easily caugtll with her hands.
On the harta l she left a note, di
rccted io her cousin, In which she
Lve Instructions ss u> v. hat disposi?
tion th y should make of her body,
sie also mentioned the name of the
young man with whom she had been
going reccntlj and it is supposed that
i he had l?een disappointed in a hu e
affair. Tin re m ems to have been AO
other possible reason for the rash
act
Her body will be sent to her hom<
in North Carolina tomorrow for
bur*. .1.
The verdict of the coroner'* jury
Which hold an Inquest over her body
was that she hanged herself.