The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-27
NEWS ITEMS.
Fact of Interest, Gathered from YarIo,
Quarters.

va " NhEluuS
Quarters.
The Irish National League is still
defiant.
Mary Thomas, colored, was burnt
to death in Union by her clothing TAX
ing fire.
"A colored woman named Williams
was burnt to death near Aiken a few
days ago.
Counterfeit $50 gold pieces have
appeared in Nowberry and the people
are excited.
Hog plague is causing terrible
havoc among the porkcrs in portions
of Wisconsin.
Three oil stores were burned in
Philadelphia OH Thursday, burning one
man to death.
Grapes and peaches in Grecnvillo
are not believed to have been hurt by
the late snap.
The citizcns of Grcenvillo want
the old courthouse removed, as it is
neither useful uor ornamental.
"A runaway horse in Sumter struck
and killed a mule with the shaft of the
vehicle to which he was attached.
The residence of Il. l.. Bruner,
formerly of Lancaster, was burnt in
Wadcsboro, N. c., a few days ago.
The failures last week in the Unit
ed States were 3O3-more than two
thirds Of them in the South and West.
"A dwelling belonging to Mrs. Mich
olson, of Edgefield, and occupied by
Joe Oliphant, colored, was burnt last
week.
Marie Augustine, a colorcd woman
who is believed to have reached the
age Of 1875 years, died recently in New
Orleans.
Adam Schlcy, The colored man in
jurcd by falling from u train on the
Northeastern railroad, died on Tues
day last.
The new bridge over tho Ashley
River at Charleston has been com
pletcd and will be opened for traffic in
a few days.
Friday was the coolest day of the
season at st Paul, Minn.-tho Their
momcter ranging from % to 35 dcgrees
below zero.
Charles Barnes, of Lancaster,
while cndeavoring to rescue a friend
from the broken ice in Catawba River,
was drowned.
"A mar in Akron, o., sold his wife
for five cents and now the purchaser
is in limbo and the seller has made
himself scarce.
"Protcssor" Bradley, a nccromancer,
has been arrested in GrcenvilIe, on
charges of fraud and attempting to
dccoy n girl of.
Prince Alexandria,, of Bulgaria,
has agreed that mcgolions for peace
between Servia and Bulgaria shall go
OH at Bucharest.
Lazarus Parker, colCred, Of Aiken,
has been arrested on d charge of beat
ing his two stcp-children to death with
a garden paling.
"A Nihilist resort has been discov-
cred opposite the Annitchksn Palace
in St. Petersburg, and several arrests
have been made.
"A train on the South Carolina
Railway, going toward Charleston,
ran over aud killed n colored MAI near
the Dorchester road on Thursday.
Vim. Shechan, convicted OF the
murder of his mother, sister and
49, az SNoliSto u, llOCtE, III 1910
was hanged iii Cork last Thursday.
|, Major Isaac Kccls, Of Sumter, who
has been in bad health for some time
and was also affected in mind, suicid.
ell by shooting himself with a pistol.
Chicago now claims a population
of 100000, and the Times of that city
thinks she will outstrip London in
1910 if tho present ratio is maintained
The "Mutual Self Endowmcnt,'
which brought grief to so many people
throughout the State, has been rrur
gan zed under the old charter in Green
| vile.
-Tommic, a young son Of the late
Congressman Evins, WAS badly burnt
about the face and eyes while expert.
menting with gunpowder in Spartan,
burg.
Governor Hughes, Of Arkansas
has pardoned thirty colorcd rioters
whose sentences ranged from five tc
fifteen years. They had served two
years.
The President will not back dowr
from his silver suggestions, nor will
he reccdo before the Senate i'm tho
matter of his removals Of Republican,
from office.
Mayor Courtenay, Of Charleston
has been requested by o committee o
the citizens TO withdraw his resigna
ton, and has asked for n few DAYS
time to consider it.
~-"Sheeny Mike" a notorious New
York tough, has been arrested il
Jacksonville, Fla, foI Il robbery com
mitted in Troy two years ago. Ill,
was just from Europe.
Sydney Brown, colored, who way
laid and killed Samuel Ford, white
last wednesday night, was taken from
the Jail at Galveston on Friday night
by u mob, aud hanged to a tree.
"A manuscript epitaph now il: tn,
possession of III Italian reads: "Iie.,
lies Salyino Artnoto d'Armati, of Flor
cncc, the inventor of speclacles. Ma,
God pardon his sirs. The year 1918.
The President has approved tn,
ACT providing for tho performance o
the duties of President in the case OF
the removal, death or inability CT both