The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-09

! three miles in the country this afternoon
in which three white men were seriously
wounded. A Negro named Welborn
Acker bad been cutting timber from w.
II. Helman's lands. Mr.. Helman in
formed him that he must pay for the
damage he bad sustained. This seemed
to arouse Acker's wrath who swore ven
geance against Helman and his family.
This happened several days ago. This
afternoon Acker and another Negro were
passing through The field where Holman
aud his hands were at work. Helman
spoke to Acker, told him he would expect
pay for the wood he had cut from his
farm, whereupon Acker replied yes. l
will pay you now, whereupon he and the
Negro in company with him, opened fire
upon Helman's crowd with double bar
relied guns. w. T. Cooper was shot in
the eye, lip, leg and hand; w. H. owens
was shot in the hand and side and Thomas
Durham was shot in the hand, arm and
leg. Helman received some shot but was
not badly hurt. After the shooting both
Negroes ran and are being pursued by
posse of armed men who will make it hot
for them if overtaEen.
Mr.. Adam F. Cromer died suddenly at
his home in this County, near William
ston, on the 9th ult, and was buried on
the lst inst at Double Springs, in Fork
Township, beside his first wife, who died
Jan. 1st, 1894. He was native Of the
upper Dutch Fork section OF Newberry
County, where he was born June oath,
1924, and where he continued to live till
1875, when be removed to the Fork sec
tion of this County. In 1S4S he married
Miss Sarah C. Counts, an estimable lady
of his native County. From this union
four children survive-Messrs. James H.,
John S., Adam c., and Miss Lizzie Cro-
mer, all residing in the Fork. During
the war he served under Col. Ellison S.
Keitt In this State and in North Carolina,
and was faithful soldier. Years ago Mr..
Cromer Joined the Lutheran Church and
was the moving spirit In the erection of
| Bethlehem Lutheran Church in the Fork,
which eventually, owing to inability to
secure regular preaching. went bodily into
the Methodist fold. In his new churchly
relation Mr. Cromer labored zealously,
and though he continued to love the
Church Of his first choice. one would
have thought he had been Methodist all
his life. Some ten years ago be welded
Mrs Gambrell, widow of the late Jackson
CANT brell, of this County, with whom he
lived happily and who survives him.
Mr. Cromer was thoroughly upright in all
the relations of life, true to his family, his
fellow-man. his State, his Church and his
God, and when such men die the COM
munity has suffered loss.
The news of the sad and untimely end
of Mr.. Perry F. Thornley,. which occurred
in this city early Saturday morning last,
will be heard by bis many friends and rela-
tives with genuine sorrow. \ young man
Just donning the toga of manhood, with
roseate prospects. pleasing address and
possessed Of personality that reflected
morality, high breeding and gentility,
could not, in full possession of all his
mental faculties, rob himself of God.given
life. The mantle of charity, at least,
should fall over this last crownipg act of
his life and appeal for suspension OF
Judgment. The facts, as disclosed at the
Coroner's inquest are these: That be
had only few days previous attempted
suicide in Washington, D. G., that be ar
rived in Anderson about midnight Friday
night, having driven by private convey
ance, presumably. from Liberty, engaged
room at the boarding house ofs F. Nj.
Mangleburg. on South Main street. re.
questing that he BIZ not disturbed till late
in the day When his room was entered
he was found corpse and near him was
an empty pasteboard box bearing NOR
phine label of a Charlotte druggist. No
papers were found on his person to indi.
cate the cause of his rash act. The Coro-
ners jury returned verdict OF suicide.
Deceased was a son of Capt. j. H. Thorn
lev, of Picke ems and gran dson of Mr.. O.
III. p. FAINT, who, together with large
circle OF friends ard relatives in this city,
have our sincerest sympathy and condol-
ence. The funeral service were conducted
from the residence OF Mr.. w. w. White
Sunday afternoon, Rev. w. 7. Capers
reading the beautiful Episcopal service,
and the remains laid to rest in Silverbrook
Cemetery.