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LYNCHING IN BLA6WRG. M)VNIf ON ntlPAY MOKMM. II AN 4.1 M. |\ HLAtk SMITH SHOP NEAR JAIL. I i?.I In i.uanl House Wc<lnc*4la>, When no Vloloneo Was Kxp*H-icd. Km They WVre Oulctty vtcmovcd 1 i.iinj; \\u Night. k Oaffney. Man h 2?.?The flrsr h ii' i kef county has evel knot ii orriirrttl in the village Oi Black buig. known for Us peacefulncsa e>ght mill from here, some time last night, presumably about midnight. ri'rank Whisonant and Joe Brlnson. ' negroes, wore In the L'acisburg Jail, charged with assult with a deady weap?> t, carrying concealed weapens. selling llqu??r. highway robbery In the night-time and an unmentionable offense. It was alleged that the negroes Mhet a man named Jim Chllders about ^11 O'clock Wednesday night Just af? ter h* had roj had the town. They triad to sell him a pint of the whis? key, but for a time he demurred, but nnal'y agreeing to buy the whiskey. ^e waa taken to a deserted place of ie town, where one of the negroes drew a pistol upon him and dernaru - ? ' t. * money, threatening to kill hin., ?rs gave up his money, a small nt of silv er, fid owing which ?my lrdeted him to accompany them 'emetery away from the town. P^fhen he reached there the negroes i unmltted an unprintable crime. Ae soon aa ChildOTI escaped trom the negroes he reported the matter to the police. A sear eh was at once be? gun for the negroes. 1 ut they were not 1ocatec until Thursday morning. gSWhen they were arrested and arraign rad in the police court. There they yS< k i iwled|:ed the crlmo, but each fflfcoo claimed that \ht other wa? the gull V one. They were adjudged gulliy by the mayor of Hlackshurg nod sent buck to Jail Through*} ut the day there was some Excitement and there was talk of ? i 1100 Howard. $100. ?The readers of thle paper will be plea?ed to learn that there Is at least one dreadel disease that science has boen able to cur? In all Its stages, and jfrst Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure ^* the only positive cure now known to Dm medical fraternity. Catarrh be? ing t constitutions! disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Ca tarrti i'ure Ig taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous aurftices of the system, thereby de strojtng thi) foundstlon of the dls ^tsse. and giving the patient strength ^ny building up the constitution and assisting nat jra in doing Ita work. The piop- ;f torn have so much faith In Its cur*'Ive po sers tbst they offer One Hundred Dc liars for any case that it falls to cur?>. Send for Hat of testi mont tls. ^tidross. F\ J. CHENEY A CO.. Ft Tolsdo, O. Roll by Druggists. 7Sc. Take Hell's Family Pills for constlpa lynching, but this wus not given credence by the. itluckshurg officials and ne precautions were taken. Chief Allison of the police depart? ment states that he went off duty at 10 o'clock and that lit that time the town was perfectly quiet, and that tbert was no excitement of any kind. This morning a clerk in a store want to the well In the public square to get a bucket of wat.-r and there, found that the rope was gone. Ha reported the matter and the InveStl lions WOra started at the jail. It \\ I tPen found that the do'"- to the council chamber had boon br< ken J ' pen with a sledge hammer and the padlocks on the cell door had teen spilt open. The negroes were gone. A few seconds later they were found suspended to the rafters of a black? smith shop within less than 100 yards of the jail. oifleiul notification was then sent to Coroner Vlnesett and Sheriff Thomas. iiy 10 o'clock Macksburg was filled with hundreds of visitors from all sections. It had been ex? pected that Solicitor .1. C. Otts of Spartanburg would arrive by n< on and therefore no official action was taken up to that time, but when he failed to arrive the officers took charge and the inquest was begun. I After the jury was taken to the scene and the bodies viewed, the bodies were cut down, which took place at 1.15 o'clock. The most important piece of evi? dence presented t<> the coroner's ju y ?A/as that of a Mr. Oaston. Mr. Gasten was on his way home last night about midnight when he saw a band of horsemen, numbering about 10 or 12 coming into town. He did not observe their actions, but there can be little doubt that these were the lynchers. A Mr. Smythe, who lives near th | Jail, testified to having heard s sou'id as of a door being forced opea. I>r. T. S. U. Ward, who exam? ined the bodies, stated that the necks of both negroes were broken. The shop in which they were hanged was I >t over 12 feet high and it is evident that several men must have borne d >wn on their shoulders to cause this. The negroes' hands and feet were tied. One negro had his mouth stuffed full of cotton, while the oth? er was tied in such a manner that the rope passed directly across his throat, preventing any outcry. After examining seven witnesses, the coroner's Jury decided that it could not come to a verdict, and therefore took an adjournment until Friday, April 6. At 4 o'clock In the afternoon on that day the hearing will be resumed. Newt McCombs. u Gaffney negro, who went to Blacksb jrg this morning was arrested there. It is charged that he was making an attempt to incite the negroes to action against the white people, and it Is said that he made a similar attempt here be Atlantic Coa^t Line The Standard Railroad of the South Ramafies the "Na? tion's Garden Spot" Through the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS "NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January to April) j "FLORIDA AND WEST INDIAN LIMIT? ED/' "PALMETTO LIMITED" AND "COAST LINE FLOR1 >A MAIL." 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He was lodged in jail under heavy guard until noon, when he was brought here ami placed in the C0Un ty jail. Intense excitement has prevailed in Blacksburg. Negroes are sullen and will not talk. Several plants in Blacksburg have been forced prac? tically to ( lose down. No negroei could be found tonight in Blacksburg who would assist in burying the two dead men. ami it was n< cessary to secure white nu n. it is feared by some that there may pos ftlbly be some further trouble in Blacksburg tonight, and a number of the citizens of that town will keep watch. It Is the general opinion in IJlacks burg that the mob was composed of people away from that town, al? though there is no evidence to show who did the lynching. The two negroes were of bad re? imte in Blacksburg. having served sentences on the chaingang. They were loafON and had no regular em? ployment. Childers is a cotton mill man and ll said to be a hard working and thoroughly respectable man. BLACK ?BURG QUIET AT NIGHT. Threatened Uprising of the Negroes Mied to Materialise?Armed Men Patrol Kroate ut Night. Blacksburg, March 29.?Following a day of excitement caused by the discovery of two negroes hanging in a blacksmith shop, lynched by an unknown mob last night and the subsequent rumor of a possible negro uprising Blacksburg Is quiet tonight. The town Is alert and prepared for any trouble that may arise. Armed men patrol the streets and an upris? ing would be quickly nipped in the bud. The negroes are quiet. Many have left the town and the setting of the sun saw those that are here going qtdetly to their home. There have been no lights shown in any of the negro lodge rooms. Early In the evening Blacksburg was tilled with parties from neigh? boring towns to lend any aid neces? sary to suppress an uprising. Some 200 GafTney citizens arrived early in the evening. About half that number returned to their home after spend? ing two hours here and finding their services and arms unnecessary. Sheriff Thomas has spent the day here but returned to Gaffney late to? night, leaving a posse here to give any necessary protection to the citi? zens and to Insure peace. Small crowds from Gastonla, N. C, and Kings Mountain, N. C. are in the town. Citizens and members of the visit? ing delegations will patrol the streets throughout the night although it seems now that this will only be a precautionary measure. The day's Investigation has failed to show who composed the mob that lynched the two negroes or whence they came. MANY PATIENTS EXAMINED, Dr. Weinberg Kept Busy Examining and Treating Hookworm Patients. Dr. Weinberg, who has been in this county tor the past thirteen days examining pstisntl for hookworm and giving them treatment in case they are troubled with the disease, has ex? amined 5S0 patients, several of whom were examined more than once to make nute of their not having the disease. He has found in this county fifty or sixty pt r cent of persons he has examined Infected. The disease Is In the greater num er of cases found in children be? tween the ages of six and fifteen, while a number of older persons and many grown persons are troubled by it. home cases of a bad type have been found and been treated very successfully. 1 ?r. Weinberg Will continue ii\ this county until the Mrd of April exam* ining patients and eve. ody who has reason to believe he la troubled by bookworm should be examined. The days on Which Dr. Weinberg Will be at the various places holding his dispensaries are as follows: i Bumter, every Saturday, at Hear on*! Drug store. a. m. to p. m, Dalsell, every Monday on arrival of morning train Until departure of evening train* MayOSVlllOi every Tuesday, from I a. in. to ?'. p. rn< at King and Qard ner's I ?rug Store. Bhlloh, every Wednesday, from 11 s. m, to i 86 p. m< Hagood, every Thursday, on arri? val of morning train until departure of sfternoon train. Yindai, every Friday, from 11 a. m, to i: ::?> p. m. The last case Of Small pOX in the city limits wai released from quaran tins Thursday morning by Dr. Mills, city physician, and there are now no < lea of small pox In the city and every effort will be made to Keep the dll i is OUt of the city hereafter. ROYSTER FERTILIZER HITS THE SPOT EVERY TIME The explanation is simpJe;they are nmdeirilti the greatest care and every ingredienthas to pass the test of our own laboratories; theresnol?t or miss9about?qyster Fertilizers. Sold 3y Reliable dealers Everywhere F.S.ROYSTER GUANO CO. 3aic^ Offices Norfo lk Va. Ta rb oro N. C. C olumbia S. C. Baltimore Md. Montgomery Ala. SpartanburgSG Macori Ga. Columbus 6a. NOTICE. The registered Jack, Blarney, Jr., will stand the season at Booth-Harby Live Stock Company's stables. He is sixteen hands high, black, weighs eleven hundred pounds. Liberal terms allowed. Sumter Jack Asso? ciation. WAS It t. NO REASON FOR IT. You Are Shown the Way Out. 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