The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-15
Domestic.

Alonzo Grant, OF Oxford. y. H., was
shot and killed by Alphonso Smith, just
outside Grants house. where Smith had
gone to persuade his wife to return home.
Smith afterward gave himself up to the
police.
Samuel Herring, twenty years old, OF
Jersey City, n. j.. was killed by collision
Of two wagons while going at rapid rate.
r. Heegil and Charles Kemph, also OF Jer-
sey City, were severely injured.
The Eighth Regiment OF New York City
came home from Chickamauga There
were many sick who were sent to hospital.
Terrible stories OF hardships in camp were
told.
William Witt, Rudolph Schoendorfr and
Paul Latour were burned to death in fire
in liquor store in New York City.
Corporal Edwards, OF the Seventy-frst,
New York City, supposed to be dead, was
found among feyer-stricken patients on
hospital ship Shinnecock at Montauk, L. I.
John Snyder, a three -year-old child,
was killed in New York City by whisky
that it drank from bottle, carelessly left
within its reach.
Mary Mazique died at Little Rock, Ark.
She was said to be the largest colored wo-
man in the world. At one time she weighed
over 700 pounds, and at the time OF her
death tipped the beam at 500 pounds. She
was thirty years OF age. Her death was
the result OF excessive accumulation Of
adipose tissue.
The resignation OF President Andrews
was accepted by the corporation OF Brown
University, Providence, r. l., and Benja-
min +. Clark was elected Acting President.
Charles Weiss, employed by mineral
water manufacturers Of New York City
was instantly killed and Otto Rausch, a
helper, was injured by the explosion Of
cylin der filed with charged soda water.
Fourteen ticket scalpers were fined S25
and costs each in Cincinnati, Ohio, under
the provisions Of the ordinance recently
passed by the Common Council.
Antonio C. Repozo, Portuguese employe
Of ex-LieutenantGove Wardell, was
hit On the head with stone at Bristol, +.
l., by William Connery, boy, whom he
had thrashed. Repozo died from lockjaw
caused by the blow. Connery was ar
rested.
A hurricane swept over st. Joseph, Mo-.
few days ago. Damage amounting to
9l20, 900 was done.
A Gordon OF men was placed around
cornfi:ld near Mount Carmel Church, Ill.,,
to watch for suspected thieves. John
Perky, the son of prominent farmer, was
mistaken for one OF the thieves and was
shot and killed.
Elsie and Meta Raven, sisters, OF Chicago,
were both in love with Charles Burmeister
and could not agree which should marry
him. They decided to commit suicide, and
chose carbolic acid, but when Meta saw
Elsie's death agony she refused to keep her
promise. Elsie died.
A few weeks ago Mary Wesley, aged
thirteen, daughter Of a coal miner at
Hopedale, Ohio, disappeared. A few days
ago she was found dead in lonely ravlne,
and with her skull crushed. John Carson
Dubbs, aged seventeen, half-witted
tramp, was arrested and confessed the
crime.
Herbert E. a. Brayton, twenty -four
years old. OF Fall River. Mass, committed
suicide by taking poison and then jumping
from wharf. He had been In love with
Providence (R. - girl and 1t is supposed
that this had something to do with the
affair.
Daniel Maurier, flfty-lve years old, m
excursionist from Strasburg, Penn, was
killed by jumping from rapidly moving
trolley car at Atlantic City, n. j., Sunday.
He struck the pavement on his head and
died almost instantly.
W. G. Med onald, Republican politician,
was shot and instantly killed two miles
east OF Taloga, Oklahoma, byEd. McHafde.
They had not been friends for some time.
Three masked robbers entered the resi-
dence OF Jsmes s. Bidwell, at New Ham,
burg, Penn, and tortured him and his
wife by holding lighted lamps to their feet
in order to force them to divulge the hiding
place OF their money. They secured moth
ing. Bidwell was seriously injured.
NJ. B. Marvin, Of Buffalo, n. Y, and Con-
stable Macken, of Lewiston, were drowned
in the Niagara River at Lewiston. The
men were in a small skif, and, despite
warnings from the shore, rowed up the
river until they were caught In the boiling
water OF Nlagara's rapids. Their boat was
soon upset and despite efforts to save them
both men went down.
The third and last section OF Boston's
new subway has been formally opened to
trayel. The actual length Of the subway Is
one and one half miles, with trackage OF
five miles, and the total cost is nearly
S6, 600, 900.
The Rev. James Stephenson, OF James
town, Ohio, dropped dead from heart
trouble In his pulpit Sunday morning at
the beginuing Of his sermon.
Charles Thatcher and John Trudewind,
both Of Phillipsburg, N. Y, went to Asbury
after peaches. They boarded freight
train to return home and an axle Of car
broke, causing a bad wreck. Trudewind
was caught under chr and instantly
killed. Thatcher was pinned under an
other car and was fatally injured.
George Thomas. rhirteen-year-old lad,
shot and killed his father, FRANZ Thomas,
ut Carthagena, Ala. The father ..>t'ame
anEc-ed at his wife. Securing shotgun
he threatened to kill her. The woman ran
for her life. Tie father put down the gun
in order that he might run without hind
rance. The son picrAd uo tho weapon