The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 21, 1914, Image 2
B?Sj nt the Postofllce at Sumter, B.
C, M Second Claas Matter.
PERSONAL NEWS.
Misses Porcsmun arrived In the
city sun Ii-, frum Philadelphia, when
the\ have been staying since .Mr. ami
Mrs. Poresman mo\eil Sumter
about two months ago, where Mr.
Forcsnun Is connected with the Pcnn
Sumter Lumber company.
Messrs. K. IS. Wells ami D. L.
Shaw . of St. C lurles, were In the city
on Tuesday.
Mr. 8. J. II ackwell, of the Sab tit
section, was In the city today.
Mr. Screven Moore, of Charleston.
? former resident of Sumter, was In
the city Tt.esday.
Miss Minnie Moses hau returned to
the c*ty after a s^ay at Charleston
and from attending the I'nited Daugh?
ters of the Confederacy meeting at
Savannah.
Senator Louis Appelt. of Manning,
was a visitor to the city Thursday.
Miss Lucile Lemmon. tomato club
organUer of Dillon County, Is spend?
ing a few days with her sister. Miss
Mary Lemmon.
Sumter LlrU at Winthrop.
At the recent Joint meeting of the
three literary societies at Winthrop
College, when the address of the oc?
casion was made by Mr. Manning, the
young ladles from Sumter played a
prominent part. Miss Hessle Walsh
was selected to play a selection at the
piano; Miss Adele Pitts, as one of the
society presidents made the speech of
introduction; und Miss Susie Dick us
president of another of the societies
made the valedictory address. A
friend, writing from Winthrop, has
this to say of the Sumter young la?
dies: " The office of president of these
societies is much coveted and the fact
that two society presidents are from
Sumter is noticed and commented up?
on. These young ladies feel very
proud of their town and Sumter may
well be proud of them." All of which
? very gratifying to the many friends
of the young ladios at Winthrop.
i
A BrltlMlay Celebration.
Salem Paptlst church will eclobratt
her first anniversary on Sur.duy, No?
vember 22nd, 1914.
It he's been a year of wonderful ex?
perience and attainments, far exceed?
ing the most sanguine hopes and ex?
pectations of her most enthusiast! Q
members.
Being organised with sixteen mem?
bers, four couples, husbend and wife,'
one mother of a family, one father
whoae companion had crossed the
mystic river, and four others, unmar?
ried, the youngest of these being 18
years old. Wlt*> this small beginning,
we hoped to maintain our Sunday
school and midweek services within
ourselves, (letting some of the pastors
within reach to give us a sermon on
Sunday nights.
This was the highest of our expecta?
tion for the first year.
Hut Oed, who owq* and blesses
every effort to honor his name ami
advance Ills Kingdom In the world,
had better things In store for us.
On March the llrst. lie sent us a
pastor In the person of Rev. John W.
Ouy. for his full time who havln ;
heard our Macedonian cry "come over
and help us," came, with the Master's
admonition "Feed my sheep,' 'un.l as
a shepherd he has led us into pastur
rich with heavenly mamma. rSSUltlai
in our wonderful growth numerically,
and great spiritual dc\ch>pmcp'. SO
that now. we are BJMMFS th.ui six ttSBOS
as great us when we '.?? - an. ' !>e
Mplae not the day of Minall tbin. s."
On Sunday our services will be a,?
proorlu'e to the occasion and we are
particularly anxious to have, ever]
mem!.er pi ?
A corJiai Bsvftattog] t>> friends and
the public, to worship will us on tin I
day is hereby extended.
I'.enj. P. Cuttino.
Iain Abiding Citizens.
Manning Times.
CUniplon Is md without law
abiding ?nssene, Msg i Joseph s.
i>a\is. rests Dingle, w. ? Davis
and Andrew P. P.urge * were Of)
ii de?-r drive recentk md euch ?nie of
them killed a turkey beton the) were
allowed to shoot turke>s b> law. Upon
boding they had Uolahd the law they
voluntarily went |0 their Magistrates
WH ?he t inminity and paid a Una of
? l<? each Messrs. Da\is. lunch- .md
SJ paid to M UfSStmtS A. .< Rieh?
bourg at Summerton and Mr. A r
Hurgeso paid to Magistrate Hrudham
In Manning If nil our clti/cns I: o
M much reepeet for the law as I hear
?eaOesneg the country would be bit?
ter off. The game laws are just j?s
t horte who ? nio\ hunting want them
in this ...it , ?ll(| ,., pry eii |aen
should report violations. \f the BjfeS>
ent laws are not i rctcd rirnstl<
Iiwh Will l-e i.o ' ? . I ? i.' a , . .1
The voluntary *.* ri.?t? of the gentle*
men referred to d.I i I. ., hilling
v MnptS to all.
si mtek m \\ Tu wed.
Marriage of Q, II. Rowland and Ming
MattJc Sth-kiu*> Lauuhluglioiise 01
November 2.">tl?.
An Approaching marrlagi of much
llnlcrcat to man) Bumtcr people In
that of Mr. George Horace Rowland
I Of th.s City and Miss Matttc Stick noy
[Laughlnghouse, daughter ol .Mrs. Mar)
a. Laighlnghouse, ol Washington, X,
d "he ocrcsaou) will be performed
at .St. PetCV*! Episcopal Church at
Washington, n. c. on Wednesday, No?
vember 2.r>th. at II o'clock In the
morning. The young couple will be
at home at the residence Of Mr. and
Mrs. w. w. How land on Broad street
after December 1st
MIm IdMfhlnghouM has many
many friends in Sumter, where ah;
was a visitor several times tu her sis?
ter, Mrs. m. m. Worthlngton, while
Mr. Worthlngton was city manager.
She is a beautiful and accomplished
young lady and her former acquaint?
ances of Sumter society will be de?
limited to giv?> her a warm welcome
1 In n she comes here to live.
Mr. Rowland is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Rowland of this city and
has been traveling salesman for the
Rowland Huggy company since it com?
merced business three years ago. He
is an energetic young man and has
mary friends in Sumter's business
soc ial circles.
ALL AMENDMENTS PASSED.
Canvassers Dccluro Vote on Eleven
Changes Submitted to People.
Columbia, Nov. 19.?After canvass?
ing the returns on the general elec?
tion, the State board of canvassers an?
nounced yesterday that all of the 11
proposed constitutional amendments
had carried.
Following is the |Ate on amend?
ments:
A joint resolution to amend section
x, a ticlo 2, of the constitution, by
adding thereto, ssj line 3, after the
word "college" and before the word
"the," the following: "South Caro?
lina School for the Deaf and Blind,
loca.ed at Cedar Springs. '
Total number of votes cast.. 13,924 I
For amendment.10,7;'.'?
Aga.nst amendment.3,194
A joint resolution to amend sec?
tion 20, article 3, of the constitution,
by adding thereto the following: "Ex?
cept where there is only one candi?
date nominated for the place to be
tilled at such election, in which ease
the election shall be viva voce with?
out any roll call "
Total number of votes cast.. ..9,47*
For amendment.1,141
Against amendment.4,1 SOi
A Joint resolut on to amend section
7, of article 8, cf the constitution of
this State, by adding a proviso there?
to ito as to empower the cities of
Chester and Sumter each to issue
bonds to an amount not exceeding IB
per cent, of the assessed value of the
taxable property therein for the im
j rovement of stieets and sidewalks.
Tot il number of votes cast.8.99K
For amendment.6.273
Against amendment.3,72.")
A Joint resolution to amend section
1, article 12. of the constitution, by
striking out the words "blind, deaf
and dumb" after words "insane" on
line 2. and before the word "and" on
lint 2.
Total number of votes cast. ? .11,?117
h Of amendment.8.217
Against amendment.1,400
Amendment to constitution by add?
ing section 1?; empowering the cities
of Darlington and Sumter and towns
of Bolton and Walhalla to ussess Abut?
ting property for permanent Improve*
m ? 11. .
Total number of votes cast. . .2.7." !
PSf amendment.2.0SI?
Against amendment .. liS
ARMOR PLATE COMMITTEE
To lle|H>rt on Site for Proposed Gov?
ernment Plant.
Washington, Nov. is. - Senator Tib
man arrived in Washington today ami
presided over the IIrat meeting of the
peclal committee appointed by con?
gress to report on h site for the pro*
', oaed government armor plate plant.
' The Committee is expected to make Its
recommendations in time for them to
be toasldered bp congress at the ap?
pro.m hing session.
Dffjanlautlon of the committee wa .
eii eied by electing Senator Tillman
as chairman ami lbn Admiral Joseph
Strauss, chief of the bureai of ord?
nance of the navy department, i.
secretary. The only other ineml?er ol
I he committee is 1'hatrmnti l*adgctt
oi tin naval committee ol Ihe house
"colder SI II I." In FORECAST.
Weather Unnau Predicts Another
Drop hi Temperature.
Atlanta, Nov it Thin ler formed
I his rnoinin ?. the thermometer touch?
ing 10 above. 'file weather bin? all
predicts ? further drop of several dc
gfCCi tonight Skies are clear. Frosl
|onl tht to north and lllb I k< i of i |o|
Ida is the forecast.
offkfks ih n down MlKDFK
ik.
?i. ii. Forbes of l lils ( itv mill Depot}
sheriff Tmici uf Xovruttowiii tin.,
Capture Mau in North Carolina.
From The Daily Item, Nov. IT.
W hat proved to be a very clever
and ?tICCOSSful picea- of detective
work hag Just been executed by Offi
cer J. 11 Forbes of this city und
Deputy Sheriff J. Ii. Todd of Norrie?
town, Bmanuel county, Georgia. These
two on Saturday succeeded in ar?
resting SI MaXtOli, N. ?'., Dan and
Harry G< ing, w ho were wanted in
Bmnnuel County, Georgia, on the
charge of murder and accessory to
murder, and bringing their prisoners
hack to Sumter and thence on to Nor-;
listown, 'Ja. The Going hoys have,
been wanted for about six weeks and
a reward was offered for their arrest,
the Sumter Officer taking this as his
part of the work and the Georgia of?
ficer being satisfied to take the pris?
oners DOC t home to jail.
it teems, from what information
has been obtained on the subject, that
several w jcks ago Harry Going shot
and hilled a negro in Kmanuel coun?
ty. His brother was with him at the
time, but was not indicted by the
grand Jury. The two boys, who are
Croatans, Red after the killing and
made their way to this county, land?
ing from the train at Pinewood anu
walking from there to Tindal. Here
they remained with relatives for a
few days and then left for Pem?
broke, N". C. Notices of reward were
sent out from the Georgia sheriffs
olllce and Mr. Forbes ascertained that
the father of the two Going boys had
come from near Tindal. He investi?
gated and found that two strange
men. presumably Croatans, had been
at Tindal for a few days ami had
gone thence to Pembroke. He then
wired the Georgia official and Deputy
Sheriff Todd came on to take the
men, if they could be found. In Sum?
ter. Todd, pretended that his n.-tnv?
was Gillis and went to a friend of the
Goings and told him that they had
be mi working on his place, that Har?
ry had killed a man and been indict?
ed, and thtit Dan had not been indict?
ed He protested his friendships for
the two hoys and declared that he
could get them out of the trouble, if
ho could find them. Hy these protes- i
tations, he gained the friendship ol
the Sumter relative, who told him that'
he did not know where the boys had !
gone, but that he OoUltl 'II hin fti
COUld locate them for him. SuoUi
pretended Gillis a letter VValti r Go?
ing at Pembroke, ass1.. I m
Todd's good faith and advising him to
tell Todd where the two Goings were.
Armed4with this the Georgia and!
South Carolina officers went to Pem?
broke to arrest the Goings. This
country Is settled largely with Croa?
tans and the officers knew that they
had to move quickly und silent, as
Harry Go ng knew the deputy sheriff
and any notice that he was there
would sei d the two boys off, After
remalnlni in Pembroke a flay, dur?
ing which time Offieer Forbes investi?
gated and found that a Strange man
had been seen at Walter Going's
house, the Officers visited the house
Iat night to catch the men. If the>
were thoie. All the Pembroke offi?
cers had gone off except one Croatan
deputy, who was sent to aid them in
making the arrest. At first the two
oltlcers w ere afraid if they told this j
Croatan what were their real inten?
tions he would turn against them,
they told him the same story that
they had told Smiling in Sumte \ They
found out that he and Walter Going
Were not on good terms, however, be?
fore their arrival at the house ami
this encouraged them, as they did not
think that under the circumsia ices he
would give them the "double cross."
At the house Forbes and the Croa?
tan kept outside in the dark, while
the pretended Gillis took his letter in
to Walter Going. After long t.alk Dan
Going was called in. but it was found
that his brother had none to Maxton
to pick cotton. The party then set
out in a wagon l?>r Maxton, ten miles
away, where they arrived about mid?
night. Here they tound that Harry
Going had left his boarding plate and
gone out into the country to pick t ot
ton. They sen! Dan Going up to Har?
ry's room to spend the night, telling
him ty be on the lookout for his
brother. While they pretended to go
back to Pembroke with the wagon.
Tin- in xt morning they located the
place where Harry Going was pick?
ing cotton ami going to the Held they
Called bit" out. Vs he came tin- olli
cers called to him to give Up ;m,| nol
to run. as he would be killed if he
tried tu get away. He then gave up.
saving that he was glad to go back to
Georgia, This was early in the morn?
ing und tin- officers hastily made their
way buck to tow n. Where about a
hundred Croatans surrounded them
while they were eating bieakfasl and
waiting i1 ? i tin- uriival of the train.
Tin- Croatans did no) endeavor to m
lost the officers, however, and they
made tholr departure after two days
and nights of being on the gn prac?
tically the whole lime, during which
I the) bad to be on the constant look
Sumter relation, t n
the'
out for (rouble ami ucl with the lit
most care t<> gain the faith of the,
Croatani and not make any move
which would betray their true iden?
tity,
The officers and prisoners arrived hi I
Sumter Saturday night? where thej
spent the night, leaving Sunday morn?
ing for Georgia, with the exception of j
Officer Forbes, who went back to
work as health officer, after receiving
his reward of $50,
DANCE CHRISTMAS' WEEK.
Holiday Eve Hub Decides on Policy of
Retrenchment.
From The Daily Item, Nov. 17.
At a meeting last night the execu?
tive committee of the Holiday Eve'
Club decided not to have the full
Course of dunces this J ear. An oili
CCT of the club said that a canvas of
tho members showed that they wero
imbued with the new Southern spirit
of "retrenchment and reform" and
not In favor of doing too much need?
less expenditure this season. One
member put it this way: "1 can stand
paying the dues all right, but I don't
see how I am going to buy four even?
ing dresses for my wife."
To keep the organization intact the
committee decided to have one line
dance Christmas week, and perhaps
another dance later on In the winter.
Wright Street Resident Hebels.
Th?re is a street in the city, Wright
by name, right by nature, and right?
eous people live thereon, but it Is
wrong by neglect.
When the rains descend and the
floods come "Auld" (all) suffer from
Liberty and "Weeks'" cannot help,
the next one "Spanns" the ditches
with planks. Three "Wrecks" tloat
around in the waters.
One "Harper" has the strings of his!
harp all rusty by water, one "Cherry"
by nature now looks sour and pale
from paddling in water. Another
"Cherry" will sure drop before he gets
ripe in this water. One neighbor
"Hicks" around on crutches to keep
his feet dry. There is a "Miller" who!
says he has the pond and says he Will
soon go to grinding. There is even a
"Hill" who can leave himself at 1
times and a "Strange" man who says
hi feels strange and everything looks j
strange in rainy weather. There is
a. "China" man who says waler can't]
hurt china dolls. There is a whole
i.iah street who suffers1
i j:, ? ? j : n't dry it off.
ssj
Phej u'l say on ie next street fhere
' I have gone to which
;en*ral it at times damp,
but they will put up a dam or two
around said "Booth" before another;
iany spell which is chronicled for
next election day. Of course if they
ean get some pavements, crossings,
etc.. no dams will be necessary, but
a dam or two does good at times any?
way.
"Inhabitant Wright" Street.
Civic League Library News.
More new books have just arrived,
among them:
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman, by
H. G. Wells.
The Poet, by Meredith Nicholson.
How it Happened, by Kate Langley
Bosher.
Tho Honorabh? Percival, by Alice
Hogan Rice.
The Three Sisters, by Mary Sinclair.
The Raft, by Coningsby Dawson.
The Encounter, by Annie Douglas
S cd g wick.
Why not give your friend or family
a year's subscription for a Nmas pres?
ent? Fifty cents for three months
I or two dollars for one year.
Civic League Chairman.
Erce Magazines.
The Civic League library would be
glad to supply any Individual or ru?
ral school with a monthly magazine
free of charge if the party will send
their name and address to the Civic
League library, HTJ W. Hampton Ave.
Mrs. Irving A. Kyttenberg,
Chairm
Mrs. Smith Entertains.
Mrs. Percival Smith entertained on
Saturday afternoon with an Auction
Bridge party In compliment to Mrs.
W. P. Robertson, whose departure
from Sumter is so much regretted.
The guests were limited to the two
Card Clubs, Of which Mrs. Smith is a
member and a few others. After sev?
eral games It was found that Miss
Purman had the highest score am!
had won the llrst prise. The con
'solution was cut by .Mrs. S. II. Ed?
munds, who presented it to Mrs. Sum
. ter.
Mrs. Robertson received a lovelj
souvenir spoon of Sumter as a
guest prize. Delightful refreshment:
were served at the ?'lose of the game
A most enjoyable afternoon was spent
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There will be n meeting of tin
teachers of Sumter county at tie
Hampton school building on Saturday
immediately alter t lie meeting of tin
? i Urb;' ?'aiming club. This w ill be tin
i first meeting of the year and tin
teachers in the count) are urged t
i attend.
st Es VOl\ $?.?.000 DAMAGES.
r?se of Ella ihiiton Again* Atlantic
t oast Lino Railroad commences_!
oilier suit> Result In Mistrial and
in Non-suit.
From The Daily Item, Nov. b.
The case of Mrs. Ella i >itttr?n against
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad com?
pany was commenced In the Court of
Common Pleas this morning. This is
a suit for $85,000 damages for the al
leged killing of the plaintiff's husband
by (he defendant, through its alleged
carelessness. I Hilton was an employee
on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad
company and was killed while attend?
ing to his duties on a freight train in
the passenger station yard in this city
about a year ago.
It was alleged at the time of the ac?
cident, that there was a mistake in
signals and that Dutton was the suf
ferer. Mrs. Ella Dutton and several!
small children were in court this
morning. Messrs. L. D. Jennings and
lt. D. Epps represent the plaintiff,
while Messrs. Willcox, McLemore and
Reynolds represent the defendant
company.
The case of J. Arthur Boykin
against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail?
road company, which has been in
progress during the past two days re?
sulted in a mistrial, the jury having
failed to agree during yesterday after?
noon and last night and Judge Rice
ordering a mistrial this morning. This
was a suit for $10,000 for alleged dam?
ages to the plaintiff by the railroad
company.
The case of Annie E. Holland
against W. T. Andrews was com?
menced yesterday afternoon, but at
the conclusion of the plaintiffs testi?
mony, a motion for a non-suit was
made and granted by the judge.
From The Daily Item, Xov. 19.
The case of Mrs. Ella Dutton against
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
was still in progress today when court
recessed for dinner. Judge Rice re?
fused a motion for a direction of a
verdict, which was made by the de?
fense at the close of testimony for
the plaintiff. The motion was made
on the grounds that there was no
evidence to substantiate the charges
alleged in the complaint and therefore
no facts to go before the jury.
Lengthy arguments were submitted
by each side on this question, Judge
Rice upholding the defense on one of
their points, but ruling that there was
evidence which required the case to
go to the jury.
The attorneys on each side are
fighting hard in the case and it has
proven an interesting one from a legal
standpoint. L. D. Jennings is con?
ducting the plaintiff's case, while J. H.
Clifton is conducting the case for tin
defendant.
EIRE IS PREVENTED.
Lamar Citizens Save I^arge Building.
Lamar, Nov. 10.?Had it not been
for the timely appearance of several
citizens of Lamar Saturday night, the
Watford hotel building which Is un?
occupied at this time, would have
been destroyed by fire. It. F. Joye.
who was passing the building between
11 and 12 o'clock saw the rejection
of the fire through a glass door. He
quickly gave the alarm and with the
assistance of C. M. Spears and Tally
Plummer the blase was extinguished
before any damage was done.
It would seem that the fire was
of incendiary origin, as it was started
in a closet In a pile of trash and
J papers. There were evidences ol
I kerosene having been used and the
empty quart bottle was found sitting
on the floor In the closet. There were
no elues found which would cast sus?
picion on any one, although those who
have visited the scene of the lire are
j confident that it was the intention of
some one to burn the building.
J. it. Watford, to whom the build?
ing belongs, moved from Lamar to
Cartersville several months ago.
where he opened a boarding house.
If the building had burned, the loss
on Mr. Watford would probably have
I been heavy, as it is one of the largest
houses in Lamar and built of excellent
I material.
Jots of Interest from Wlsacky.
Wisacky, Nov. IS.?The lvanhoe
'Sunday school has been reorganised
with Mr. H. W. Scott as superintend?
ent.
Mr. c. m. Smith, of Bummerton
spent the week-end with his aunt.
Miss Luis Williams.
The farmers are going ahead will
t heir garden pinnling.
Quite a lot of wheat will be planted
in this section.
The Sumter Shrmers and their la?
dies and many of their friends are
expecting a hie, time of it on Thanks
' giving Day at Florence. The Sumtel
i ontlngenl will go over ??n Wedm h
day evening and on Thursdn> morn
. ing. Uhe Patrol lias bei i practising
their dulls : te i.lily i nights a week
I for some Ume and will oe in excel
' p.ni condition t.. do their share of the
j? ntei tainmeiil .?t Florence.
LIONS OVKUWlifcXM BEARS.
Hard louglit Game of Pnslfrt Hall
Won by Chandler's Team.
The hardest fought and rough test
of the series of basketball tames
which have been played was that of
last night, when the Lions overwhelm?
ed the Bears by the score of 45 to
24. Both halves were fast, the latter
being especially rough and hard
fought, although it was much more
even than the first half, when the
Bears were completely outclassed by
their more speedy opponents.
In the lirst half Chandler and Cut
tlno both starred for their team,
making many clever shots. Their
work was responsible for the large
score of their team. In the second
half Walsh did the majority of the
scoring lor his team.
The lirst half ended 11 to 31 in fa?
vor of the Lions; while In the second
half the Bears made thirteen points
and the Lions fourteen, making the
total 24 to 4 5 in favor of the Lions.
The next game will be played on
Thursday night at 8.30 o'clock, when
the Lions and the Tigers will compete
tor honors. All three teams are now
500 per cent, and the next game will
go towards deciding the champion?
ship more than any which has pre?
ceded it and will be especially hard
fought ior this reason.
There was a good crowd at the
game last night and the public is cor?
dially invited to attend the next game
on Thursday.
ATTACK KD WITH AXE.
Mr. I). II. Newman the Victim of a
Murderous Assault.
Oscar Swinton, a negro tenant on
Mr. J. T. Hodge's farm, three miles
out on the Mayesville road, made a
murderous assault on Mr. D. H.
Newman, this mornirg with tin axe,
Inflicting serious but not fatal injuries.
The attack was unprovoked and un?
expected and Mr. Newman's escape
from death was little' short of miracu?
lous.
Mr. Newman went to Swinton's
house this morning, at the direction
of his employer, Mr. Hodge, to de?
liver a message to Swinton in refer?
ence to money. Swinton became vio?
lently enraged immediately upon the
delivery of the message and began to
curse, declaring that he would not
carry out Mr. Hodge's order. Mr.
Newman having delivered the mes?
sage, started to leave, and the next
thing he knew Swinton attacked him
with an axe. He was struck a terri?
fic blow with the head of the axe in
the small of the back, which felled
him to the ground. Swinton continued
to rain blows upon him, Inflicting se?
rious braises on the arms, thigh and
ankle. Mr. Newman finally managed
to get on his feet and made his es?
cape by outrunning Swinton who pur?
sued him for some distance. He suc?
ceeded in reaching home before col?
lapsing and medical attention was
summoned and the sheriff notified.
Swinton made his escape before the
officers arrived and at last reports had
not been captured.
Mr. Newman was unarmed and did
not apprehend any trouble when he
went to Swinton's house, consequently
was totally surprised and taken at a
disadvantage when attacked by the
negro.
rrom The Daily Item. Nov. 19.
Oscar Swinton. the negro who on
Wednesday attacked D. H. Newman
with an axe. managed to make his
escape last night in a vehicle or on a
bicycle. The last known of him, he
was headed for New Sumter.
After the occurrence Wednesday
morning, Rural Policeman Norris
visited the negro's house and other
houses in the vicinity, but failed to
secure any trace of the man. The
bloodhounds from Columbia were
brought over on the 5.50 train by
Guard Dobbins and were at once tak?
en to the scene. Although they struck
the trail at several points, they were
unable to run the negro down, as he
evidently took to a vehicle and they
could not follow his trail longer.
The posse of officers hunted about
the place for some time, trailing the
negro until he got to the Plowden Mill
Road, where the trail was lost. They
remained on the lookout until late in
the night, when they gave tip.
Pirc at Olanta.
Manning Times.
Saturday morning, 14th last, about
' I o'clock, tire destroyed the two-story
frame building on Main street owned
! by the Woodmen of the Worid and oc?
cupied by them as a "camp" on the
second lloor, and as a mercantiele es?
tablishment by Mrs. Ijou D. Ham on
ihe first Moor. The loss is partly cov?
er..! by Insurance, but the Woodmen
are heavy losers. So cause for the
lite can be assigned, as when discover?
ed the building was too far gone lo
i\c and it took b ird work to save
the adjacent property. This is the
first lire the town has had for some
time, hut it goes hard for the losers
in these stringent times.
Many a man has made good by
simply sawing wood.?Anderson Mail.