The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-11-03

Henry B. Farrar. OF Lynn. Mass, was in
stantly killed by falling from grain team
which he was driving, the result OF a
collision with post. One OF the wheeE
of the wagon ran over his body He wac
sixty-seven years old.
The Ryan College at Ryan, Indian Terri
tory, with all its contents, was burned to
the ground. Over two hundred pupils ir
the building at the time escaped.
Adam Ranck, OF Upper Sandusky, Ohio,
married his stepmother, Mrs. Almada Dow
Ranck. The bride was the second wife OF
Adam Rancks father. who is dead. The
stepfather-in-law.
John Macarthur, OF Amsterdam, \. Y,
committed suicide at Dawson in September.
He went to Dawson last year and made
some money, but his expenses used 1t up.
Becoming despondent, he killed himself
with a revolver. Macarthur left home SIX
teen years ago.
Charles G. Henning, bookkceper Of thu
Bank OF Louisville, Ky, has absconded.
The banks books show shortage Of sew
cral thousand dollars.
The steamer City OF Seattle arrived n,
Seattle, Wash. from Alaska. bringing 14O
passengers and $50, 900 worth OF gold dust
from Klondike.
From army officers who arrived at San
Francisco from Manila it is learned that il
the Philippine Islands are taken into our
possession a guerrilla warfare with the in
surSents would, in all probability, result.
An engine and five freight cars, on the
Central Railroad OF New Jersey, plungec
through drawbrilSe on Newark Bay
without injury to the crew or structure.
As a result OF the collapse OF the First
National Bank at Lisbon, Ohio, Alpheus
Arter, one Of the heaviest depositors closed
his harness manufacturing establishment.
About one hundred persons are thrown out
of employment. The banks loss will reach
$4,000.
Charles Brassler killed himself at his
home in Adamsville. because he feared
blindness. Brassler contributed articles to
various periodicals. and he feared that his
fast-failing eyesight would prevent him
from doing any further work in this line,
so he cut his throat with butchers knife.
VI. Pareira, drummer whose home is al
Albany, n. Y, was shot and instantly killed
by George De Moss, at Houston, Texas
Pareira is alleged to have offered gross
Insult to Mrs. De Moss and she told her
husband at once on her return home.
Frederick L. Clark, dairy agent Of tn.
Erie Dispatch at Chicago, died from the
effects Of carboiic acid. Mr.. Clark was
about flfty-fve years old, and had lived IL
Chicago fifteen years.
Ramon Basal, teller OF the Mexican Ma
tional Bank, City OF Mexico, was robbed o.
nearly $4,000 by 3 negress in st. Louis, Mo
Deputy Sheriff Taley Muriree was Shot
and mortally wounded at Murfreesboro
Tenn, by William Neeley, who had fired al
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arrested.
Thomas Test, who killed Mary Mathis,
his eight-year-old step-daughter, at her
homo in Cookstown, n. j., two months
ago, pleaded guilty in the Burlington
County Court at Mount Holly. He was
sentenced to five years in the State Prison.
Three negroes shot and killed Juliu.
Redd, Il slxteen-year- old white boy, at Dal-
las, Texas. A mob chased the negroes to q
house in the outskirts Of the city, bat the
police arrested the men and took them
safely to the police station.
A storm in Texas caused the loss OF two
lives. injury to many and great damage to
the cotton crop.
Louis Phillips and Louis Joseph Buo
were arrested in New YORK City by secret
service agents on suspicion OF being con-
cerned in tho recent extensive passing OF
counterfeit two-dollar bills.
The First National Bank Of Lisbon, Ohio
has been closed by the Directors. H. j.
Childe, who has been the cashier for twenty
wears, is missing. The bank examiners are
in charge OF the institution. The capital
of the bank is $50, 900.
The Pentwaller Furniture Company'a
factory at Pentwaller, Mich, was wrecked
bv an explosion Of two or three OF the boil.
ers. Two men were killed and three in
iured, one fatally.
Philip Rothman and John Bauer were
instantly killed at the crossing OF the Long
Island Railroad at Glendale. Long Island.
The men drove on the tracks directly IN
front OF an eastbound train.