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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-05-24
BEGGARS VENGENCE.
Drives Knife Into Neck of Brook
lyn Banker.

New York, May 19.-Joh1 H.
Enlis, the former president of the
Wallabout Bank of BROOKLYN,
was stabbed in the neck by Chris
topher Daley, a beggar.
The wound is severe one and
dangerously close to the jugular
vein. Daley had been to Enlis'
house a 'ew days ago to ask for
aims and was dissatisfied with the
food given him. He lay in wait
and abused EnIis for this today,
ending by stabbing him.
The wounded man is Ga years
old. Daley was arrested.
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Heavy Windstorm.

Quite heavy windstorm passed
over this section last Thursday
afternoon, doing considerable
damage.
The frame work of Mr.. NJ. G.
Willis's buggy factory building,
which had just been completed,
was blown down, a chimney on
the residence of Mr.. w. Adickes
fell and crushed INTO the roof,
breaking several rafters. The
roof was blown off Mr.. S. A.
McElwee's barn, md over few
miles west Of YorkvilIe number
Of outbuildings were demolished.
Trees were blown down promlscu-
ousl y In all quarters.
The storm was accompanied by
rain and hail; but so far as The
Enquirer has learned, all the
damage that is reported is at
tributed to the wind.-Yorkville
Enquirer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-05-24
THOUS AND TONGUES

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Howard ST., Philadelphia, Pa. -,
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this Royal Cure-''it soon re-
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l can scarcely remember doing
before. | feel like sounding it's
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Kings New Discovery for any
trouble of the Throat, Chest or
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Trial bottles free at Crawfoi d
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-05-24
Heavy Winds, but No Spe cial
Damage.

Our community was considera-
bly, agitated Thursday afternoon
upon the appearance in the west
of a threatening cloud, from
which the wind blew at a fearful
rate. There was no special dam
age done, however. A large tree
was blown up on the Winthrop
campus, another on the outside of
the grounds was uprooted, the
kitchen flue on DR.. j. X. Miller's
cook room was demolished, the
scatfolding around Capt. Roddey's
new building on Main street was
blown down, and several awnings
suffered considerably. But there
was no other damage done.
North and northeast of town
the farmers are grateful for
fine rain. None fell here. Rock
Hill Herald.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-05-24
GRANDPARENTS WANT TO
BE THE GUARDIANS.
An Infant: Whose Mother was
Killed by Her Husband, is the
Cause of Family Contention.
The State, 21st.

The State, 21st.
There was an unusually inter-
esting case argued before the
State supreme court yestc rday.
Haheas corpus proceedings had
been instituted to recover the
body of the infant daughter OF
Mrs. Mary Taylor, wife of Noah
A. Taylor, from the little ones
grand parents, Il. w. and Edith
Taylor.
Abort six weeks ago Mrs.
Mary Taylor was killed by her
husband, Noah A. Taylor. The
homicide occurred in Newberry
county, and Taylor is awaitin g
t, ial.
The little unnamed infant
daughter, about 5 months old,
was kept by the paternal grand
parents, Il. w. and Edith Taylor,
but Henry P. Domlnick and Mary,
his wife, the maternal grand.
parents were not willing that the
infant should remain in the hands
of the Taylor grandparents.
Henry p. Dominlck was ap,
pointed bv the probate Judge OF
Newberry as guardian of the
person and estate of SAID infant
When The Taylor grandparent,
refused to surrender the child tt
it's guardian he applied to Mr.
Justice Pope for a writ of habeas
corpus to recover the said infant
The Taylor grandparents, In theil
return to the writ, vigorousl,
denied the right of the materna
grandparents to recover said in
fant.
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VI cApoSure 10
water and weather, and which had
been worn and patched. Wit
nesses identified the shoe as being
very similar to those worn bv
Cross when last seen alive, and
as the outcome of it all Childers
and Feemster were again arrested.
At preliminary examination
on Yesterday but little could be
gotten out of Feemster. ChiIders
repeated the story he told on the
former occasion and claimed that
Cross was not only alive and well
in North Carolina, but that he
can be produced. All the same
it was deemed best to commit the
two men to Jail.
DR. w A Hood was in Yorkyille
this morning and had with him
the suspicious section of skeleton.
1t consists of that part of the left
hand from wrist to knuckles.
There are four finger bones and u
thumb bone, or rather bones that
correspond to these members.
The thumb bone is not in as good
state of preservation as is the
others. This fact strengthens the
theory as to identity. There are
witnesses who say positively that
Cross's left thumb was deformed.
Citizens of the neighborhood
who have given most study to the
case say that if it is fact that
Cross was really murder ed, it is
probable that his body was weight
ed and thrown into the creek.
They think it was then probably
carried some distance in time OF
high water. The bones in ques
tion were found within about 100
yards of what is known in the
neighborhood as the "shallow
ford, - and it Is believed that they
we're probably carried away from
the creek bank by a dog. People
who live in the immediate vicinity
say they remember of seeing a
flock of buzzards near the shallow
ford some time back, but they
did not 90 to see what the buz
yards were after.
The people of the nighborhood
are still very much excited and
are hard at work building theories
and collecting evidence. If the
Cross boy is produced alive and
well of course Childers will be
out of it and there will be nothing
left but the mystery of human
bones on the creek bank. But if
the Cross boy is not produced
alive and we'll Chllders Is in d
position which, to say the least,
is unpleasant.
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A Observation-Disclosures

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The beautiful home of J w
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of Chester was burned last Fri
day night. Loss $4,000. In-
surance %, 100.
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beauty Is blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
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Mr. j NJ Fudge's bees are get
ting uppish. A swarm that wan
ted to 60 to housekeeping for
themselves a few days ago refused
to occupy the hive assigned them
unless he would pat in waterworks
and electric lights. Chester Lan-
tern.
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Let Butler Lead!
Kellogg Building,
Washington, d. G.,

May, IS, 1899.
To the Editor of The State:
see by The State received this
morning that Gen. Hampton de-
clines the public subscription to
rebuild his house.
This is very creditable to him,
and what might have been ex>
pected but l trust the project will
not be abandoned. The matter
ought to be put In the hands of a
committee with authority to ask
for bids to rebuild the house,
meantime collecting the money to
pay for it. am quite sure every
patriotic man and woman in the
State would be glad to help in a
movement so eminently pr oper
and praiseworthy.
| am ready to act in any
capacity where it is thought l can
be of service, and to make my
contribution. NJ. G.. Butler.
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A SKELETON HAND
POINTS TO GUILTY.
Mystery Of York County About
to be Solved.
Human Bones on Creek Bank-A
White Man and Negro Boy Ar
rested for Assassination Of
Gilbert Cross, Il White Boy.
Special to The State.

9orkville, May 19. The find-
ing near a creeks bank in Bull
locks Creek township last week
of portion of the skeleton of O
human hand has created excite
ment in the neighborhood and
caused the arrest of Sam Childers.
white, and AL Feemster, a negro.
They were committed to Jail to-
day pending further investigation.
The story of the sensation dates
back to last February. Childers,
who is shady character, had un>
der his control a stray white boy
who went by the name of Gilbert.
Cross and bound negro boy
named Al Feemster.
About the 18th of February
Feemster was charged with theft.
The people who made the charge
were relying on the evidence of
Gilbert Cross. Or the next day,
Sunday. Cross disappeared, but
the fact did not develop publicly
until Monday, when Childers was
taken before magistrate for a
preliminary examination. AL
Feemster who is somewhat weak
minded, stated that he and Chill.
ders had killed Cross on the day
before and buried the body in a
ditch He subsequently revised
his statement, but US the result of
it strict search was instituted.
In answer to questions, Childers
claimed that on the day before he
had induced Cross to leave the
neighborhood and 90 to North
Carolina. He stated that it WAS
Cross who was guilty of the theft
that was being investigated, and it
WAS on that account that he had
advised Cross to run away. The
people hunted the country over
without getting the slightest clue
and the whereabouts of the miss
ing boy.
Childers was convicted of tho
theft-petty larceny-paid his
fine and went free The affair
blew over for the time and moth
ing more was heard from it until
the past few days.
On Wednesday of last week.
Mr. John Mcllwain picked up a
short distance from Bullock $
creek a rather peculiar looking
fragment of a skeleton. He
thought be had found the skeleton
Of fox's foot and others disa,
greed with him, believing that it
was probably the foot of dog.
The thing was subject of discuss
sion for several days until Mr. r
q Michel suggested that the skel-
eton looked to him very much
like that of human hand. The
JOINTS of bone were taken to Bull
locks Creek church next day and
the matter was laid before three
physicians, Drs Kope, Hood and
Brawley. Each of them unhesl.
tatingly gave the opinion that tn o
bones were those of a human
hand.
Following the opinion of the
doctors theory began to revert
back to the disappearance of
young Cross, and again the coun.
try was secured for further re,
mains. Nothing else developed
except that on Thursday one of
the searchers picked up near the
creek bank . brogan shoe that
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-05-24
Dispensary Rottenness in Char
lesion.

complaint is that it comes from
the Berkeley Echo, a paper whose
editor is q strong dlSpensaryite
and also, we believe, a "reform"
magistrate:
"The dispensary law is fast be-
coming dead letter on the statute
books. The constables, who draw
their $50 per month, had q very
easy time in Charleston during
the reunion. There were about
40 constables sent there by the
governor. What did they do?
Pulled few poor, unfortunate
wretches who, apparently, were
not in with the force. We saw,
within q stones throw of the
Southern depot, liquor sold open
ly. One could stand in the street
and see the beer and whiskev
handed to customers over the
counter. And moreover, we we're
Informed by reliable authority
that one of these dens on Sunday
nights is thronged with negroes
drinking. Any one can enter
and get drink whenever he
ipleases. If the authorities in
tend to enforce the law it should
be enforced to the letter. If not,
the sooner it Is repealed and high
license granted the better it will
be for all concerned.
1t is a matter of very wide
notor:ety that during the Con-
federate reunion Charleston was
"wide oper;" that not only was
liquor sold in hundreds of places
with hardly an effort at conceal :
ment, but that mixed drinks we're
prepared at open bars and handed
across the counters in precisely
the fashion of the old license days.
Gentlemen have told us that these
proceedings were so obtrusive as
to be in full view of people on the
streets.
We have been informed also
that assurances were given by the
Observation-Disclosures the ex-
ecutlve Office or its constabularv
representatives we do not know
that no raids would be made dur.
ing Reunion Week, and that this
was the reason why all disguise
was abandoned by the blind tigers.
Regarding this as an act of ad
mlnlstra.lve courtesy toward the
thirsty veterans who were guests
OF Charleston d the State, we
did not intend to criticise the
suspension of the law. But it ap-
pears from subsequent reports
that the dispensary constables did
raid certain places, and that they
boasted # their seizure Of 1000
gallons of beer. And now comes
Editor and Magistrate r. H..
Sweeny and deposes that the gov.
ernor sent 40 constabIes to Chars
lesion to enforce the law and that
they confined their operations TO
raiding ga few poor, unfortunate
wretches who apparently were
not 'in' with the force"
| These things give different
complexion to the matter. IL the
policy of the administration was
to extend courtesy to guests,
even in violation of law and its
sworn duty, there could
be excuse made for it's
course. So, also, if 40 consta-
bles were sent to Charleston to
enforce the law strictly and in
partially, excuse could be made.
Either policy would have its
special merit. But if the promise
of immunity was given and than
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-05-24

We agree fully with Gen. But
Ter. The movement ought not to
be abandoned, but rather O com
mittee should be chosen to direct
it. We take the liberty of nomi-
mating Gen. Butler as chairman
of that committee. AS Hampton $
former lieutenant in war and col
league in the senate, and friend
always, he is eminently qualified
to lead. What say the people2-
The State.
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-22
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS.

Mrs. O'Connors, of 134 West Linden
street, swore out warrant before AL
derman Davis. of the Fifth ward, for
the arrest of Sarah Price and Ellen
Davis, adjoining neighbors. on the
charges of assault and battery and the
mating of threats.
The hearing was held on Saturday at
l o'clock in the alderman's office. Long
before the appointed hour for the con-
Nening of the alderman's court the
office was taxed to it's utmost capacity
by the witnesses of both parties
NeighbOrs for blocks around assembled
as witnesses for the respective parties.
The hearing was replete with many
amusing incidents. Many times during
the hearing it looked as if the alder
man would have to act as referee for
a fistic encounter
The alderman, after carefully con-
sidering the evidence presented dis
charged both parties on the assault and
battery charge and also released Sarah
Price on the charge of making threats,
but held Ellen Davis in 5000 bail for
her appearance at court. More suits
are to follow as result of this case.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-22
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The rally to be held last evening by
the Volunteers in the Plymouth church
was postponed on account of the
weather.
we'll attended meeting of the Elec-
trio City wheelmen was neld last even
ing and much work was accomplished.
The Scranton Glee club held d rehear-
sal last evening III Mears' hail.
The Anthracite Camping club will
meet this evening at the home of Mr..
j. D. Lewis on Hampton street.
Personal. PARAGRAPHS.
Miss Name LarKin is visiting friends
In CarbOrdale.
Miss Harriet Lunney of North Sum-
ner avenue has returned from visit
at Lake Winola.
Miss Celia Connors, Of Jackson street,
has returned from Lake Winola.
George Warnke spent Sunday at
Salem.
The Sunday school of the German
Presbyterian church will conduct their
annual picnic at Nay Aug park on
Thursday.
The Christian EndeavOr society or
the Plymouth church will conduct
social on Wednesday evening.
The Ladies Aid of the simpson
Methodist Episcopal church Will hold
their regular weekly meeting on Thurs
day.
Rev. H. a. Davies. of Wales, preached
last evening at the First Congrega-
tional church A fair-sized audience
was in attendance.
A surprise party was rendered Miss
Laura Jarvis, of Lafayette street. on
Friday evening.
Mr. Walter Tilson. formerly of West
Scranton. well-knOwn and esteemed
young gentleman. who secured an ex-
cellent situation in Cleveland, Ohio,
year or so ago, was married on Satur-
day last at Newport News, Va, to Miss
| Lottie Meeks. of the latter city. Mr..
and Mrs. Tilson will reside in Cleve-
| land, and have the best wishes of a
host of friends for a long and happy
welded life
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-22
GREEN RIDGE.

Berton White, Of Monscy avenue, has
returned from visit to FaCtoryVlle.
Bartron and Fred Smith have re-
turned from a trip to Lake Ariel.
Rev. Simpson is attending camp
meeting at Salem
Frank Keene has returned from a
trip to Port TerNis
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry FensOn of New
York street. have returned from a visit
at Hamilton.
f.. j. McNally, of Penn avenue spent
yesterday in Carbondale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Eshelman, Of
Capouse avenue, has returned from
Towanda.
Manners pharmacy is the only place
in Green Ridge where plain cream
soda is sold. Try it. ="
Norman Snyder, of Monsey avenue,
is spending a few days at Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brace. of Cap
pOuSe avenue. are attending the Wyo-
ming camp meeting.
The Misses Pearl Ldstone. Miss
GreGGs, Margaret Gould and Messrs.
Charles Geary. Ray Greeley and Fred
Gould have returned from a two weeks
camping party at the Big Pond, Pike
county.
Take your prescriptions to Manners
pharmacy to be filed. We consider
our ability and goods above par. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-22
Personal PARAGRAPHS.

Miss Lena Evans is visiting friends
in Wilkes Barre.
Miss Minnie Carpenter has returned
from a visit at Atlantic City
Miss Katie Jones, of West Pittston,
is spending few days with Miss Anna
Taylor, of Hampton street.
Miss Sadie Barnes, of North Main
avenue. is visiting at Lake Oneida.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Reinhart, Of
Binghamton, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs A. F. Stuckard of Ninth street.
Miss Edith Rogers, of Dickson City,
is the guest of Miss Laura Jarvis, OF
Lafayette street.
Mr. Charles Carpenter has returned
from visit at Lake Winola.
Mrs. A. S. Kline and three children
have returned from Harvey's lake,
Reese jenkins. OF North RebeCca
avenue, is confined to his home with
sickness
Miss Margaret Williams spent yes
terday in Wilkes Barre,
Miss Lottie Ace, of Lincoln avenue,
will leave this week to enjoy her vaca-
ton at Danville.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shedd, Miss
Grace Acker and Frank Jones spent
Sunday at Clark'S Summit.
Miss Beatrice Beverly,of Brooklyn, is
visiting her uncle, Mr.. George Cooper,
of South Hyde Park avenue.
Miss Cassie Peters left yesterday
morning for Spring Brook to spend her
vacation.
Patrolman and Mrs Kiah Peters left
yesterday morning for stay at Ocean
Grove and Westerly, II. |,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-22
TO HOLD A PICNIC.

The Franklin Engine company held
special meeting last evening and de-
cided to hold a picnic in the Round
Woods on September Z
The object of the picnic is to secure
funds for the entertaining of visiting
delegates at the coming convention in
october. 1t is an assured fact that the
Franklin picnic will be success. as
the residents of this side are awaiting
an opportunity of showing their ap-
preciatiop for the services the boys are
rendering daily. 1t has been a number
of years since the Franklins have con-
Quoted a picnic.
The following were appointed to act
as general picnic committee, with
power to appoint subcommittee if the
work warranted such: Joseph Hall,
Henry Greenwood. Simon Thomas, j ohm
Lowry, Richard Davis and Zeno Derby.
The committee will hold meeting this
afternoon at o'clock in the engine
house.
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SOUTH SCRANTON.

The terrific windstOrm that visited
the city at supper time last night did
not do any serious damage, as far as
was reported or ascertained, Several
trees had branches torn from them, and
that was the severest action of the
wind
Camp 430, Patriotic Order Sons of
America, held an interesting meeting
last night. All preparations were made
for the attendance of the camp at
Wilkes Barre on Thursday, when the
parade incident to the state convention
of the order will take place in that city.
Camp 430 members are expected to turn
out two hundred strong Each will
wear a jaunty white cap and coat Of
the same shade.
owing to the inClement weather the
reception and banquet incident to the
celebration i'm honor of the second an
niversary of the South Side Bowling
club was postponed from last night
until tomorrow night.
A son was born last night to eX-
Chief p. j. Hickey, of the city fire de-
partment.
Mrs. John Schott, of Brooklyn, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs Charles
Scheuch, OF Cedar avenue.
Matt Boland and cousin. Miss Kittie
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-22
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Mary Roache. of Putnan street,
had her husband, Thomas Ruache. ar
rested last night on the charge OF le-
ing drunk and disorderly and threaten
ing to kill her. AS he WIS too drunk
to be taken into his office, Alderman
Myers heard the case in the station
house. Roache was fined 50 for being
drunk and dsorderly and was held
under 5000 bail to appear in court on
the last charge.
Rev. II. S. Jones, d. D.. Is entertain
ing a his residence. on Edna avenue,
Rev. II. A. Davis, of CINNAMON, Aber-
dare. who was n classmate of his at
Aberhondau college. Rev. Mr.. Davis,
who will preach at the Welsh Congre-
gational church tonight, is making
two months visit in this country, be-
ing a delegate to the International
Council of Congregational churches
that will be held in Boston in Septem-
Der.
Tomorrow afternoon the funeral OF
Mrs. Griffith Powell will take place
from her recent residence on Wayne
avenue. the body having been removed
from her home on Eynon street.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Miss Isabella Harris, sister-in-law OF
W.A.Paine died yesterday afternoon
a 1870 o'clock at the West Side hospi-
tai after an Illness Of four weeks Miss
Harris, while on a visit to Philadel-
phia, was taken i'll and removed to the
hospital. Blood poisoning was the
cause of death She had resided on
the West Side for over fifteen years.
and was a devoted christian woman,
and an untirng worker in the Wash
burn street Presbyterian church. The
funeral will be held Wednesday morn
ing, at WriChtsville. The funeral par
~ will leave over the Lackawanna road
on the 9;53 train
The funeral services of the late
George +. Peters who died Sunday at
his home, ~ EynOn street, will take
place this afternoon at 2,3O o'clock
from the German Presbyterian church
lnterment will be made in Washburn
street cemetery.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Powell
who died sunday morning at her home
on Tynon street, will be held tomorrow
afternoon at her former home on
Wayne avenue, Providence. Interment
in Washburn street cemetery.