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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-05-02
Big Fire at Danville, Va.

Darvilit, Va, Special.-Fire We'd
nesday destroyed five oui!dinge and
burned out six business houses with
an aggregate loss Of s67, 500; insurance,
$4,000. 1t started in the paint and oil
department OF the Dan Valley Hard
1alt Company, at $3.50 p. m, and
cleared out the entire corner bounded
by that firm, whose stores on Main and
Union streets join q: the rear. The de-
par.nents at Greensboro and Lynch
burg were called ON, but were not
needed. Thick black smoke, lying like
a PAIL on the streets and in all the
buildings made the departments work
very difficult, but the fremen did ex.
cellent work.
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The Missionary Conference.

New Orleans, Spec;al.-The opening
session Of the Central Missionery Con-
ference of the Methodist church, South
at Tulane Hall Wednesday drew an
overfiowing audience. The attendance
OF visitors from ether cities was very
large Bishop E. R. Hendrix, OF K21-
sas City. presided. Cn the platform
were Rev. James Atkins, Rev. Alex
ander Switzerland, Bisncp Granbtry
Bishop Tho6urn and others. Rev. John
Wesley TarEourx, in charge OF the
evangelical work in Brazil. offered the
invocat.;S. Rev. Alexander Souther-
land. secretary Of the board Of Cana
dian missions OF Toronto, spoke on tle
subject, Oneness in Christ" Bishop
Granbery spoke on Obedience to tht
great commission, Christs law Of life
to His Church. Rev. John Fox follow
ed with an address on "The Bible and
Missions" Thoburn was the preacher
at night, speaking upon tht healing OF
nations, or the agony Of the Holy
Spirit
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The North.

The United States Supreme Court
ions and then will take q recess unCil
May 81.
A subcommittee at Pittsburg form
ulatcd creed revision propositions for
the Presbyterian General Assembly
at Philadelphia May 16.
Princeton freshman and sophomores
had lively scrimmagc because the
freshman insisted on wearing spring
hats.
A policeman, testifying in the trial
OF c. r. Eastman at Cambridge, Mass,
gave Eastmans account OF how he
accidentally shot his brother-in-law,
Grogan.
The Ohio river is stationary at Gin
cinnati with total height Of j9.6
feet, and is falnng everywhere above
that city.
Dickinson and Pennsylvania State
Colleges had a debate at Carlisle, Pa,
on the restricted franchise in Missis-
sippi.
A 300-pound safe containing S19.-
900 in gold, was stolen at Anaconda,
Mount.
Frederick w. Hollis. of New York.
has been appointed Judge for Siam
at The Hague International Tribunal.
Odd Fellows cf the District uf
Columbia celebrated the eighty-seconl
anniversary OF the orders birth by L
parade, which president Mckinley re-
viewed.
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Preparing to Fight Us.

Londca, BY Cable-The Saturday
Review says that "the expansion OF
the German navy is more in prepara-
ton for a contest with the United
States than with Great Britain. The
rcadiest causes for future naval con-
flicts will be found in the struggle for
the partition or the exploitation OF the
grelt South African continent" The
Review devctes page to description
of the resources Of South America and
Germany, the hundreds of thousands
of settlers in Brazil and Chilli, and the
inability Of Germany pursuing her de-
signs in South America without con-
fiict with the United States.
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Foreign.

A native rebellion has broken out
In Oran Province, Algeria.
The British governments majority
was cut tu 33 on vote in the il2';sc
Of Commons.
J. y. Merriman was hooted at Edia-
bu, gh when he sought to plea for
self-goYernment for the Beers.
Great Britain insists upon the neu-
trality of the Nicaragua canal as in
dispensable to further negotiations
on the subject.
The London Saturday Review de-
scribes the increase of the German lla.
W as aimed against the Unitei States.
The Newfoundland Government has
rec pened negotiations for the ratliicl-
ton OF the Bond-Blaine reciprocity
agreement with the United States.
Owing to a broken shaft the Amer
lean liner New York is proceeding
from Southampton to New York DIT
reduced speed.
Late estimates Of the dead in the
explosion at Griesheim, Germany, put
the number at so.
Tzi Hsi. Dowager Empress Of China,
has appointed board to relieve he:
of part of her public functions.
The Chinese regulars who recently
retreated from Pechill Province are
again threatening the allies.
The German Ambassador, Herr Won
Holleben, denies that he is to wed next
fall.
Mexico's Ambassador denies that
his government has given conces-
sion of lad for colonization purpos-
es.
In the hanging Of Thomas E. Ketch-
um, the train robber, at Clayton, n.
M. the head was severed from the
body by the force Of the drop.
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Robbers In RIackSbur9.

Blackburg.-Special.-The dispen3a'
ry and the store Of D. r. Bird were
broken into Friday night. The for
mer was robbed of about gallon Of
liquor in pint and quart bottles, and
the safe in the latter was opened and
about $3.50 taken therefrom. No
goods were taken. 1t was Mr.. Bird 6
habit to leave the safe at night part
ly locked for the convenience of MS
head clerk the next morning and it
was an easy matter for the thieves
to enter it. There is no clue to the
robbers.
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Bloody Deed of a Man Probably
Insane.
LIKELY A QUADRUPLE MURDER.
An Electrician in Portland, Me,
While in ! Room With Number of
WoTkmeIi, Suddenly Draws a Re-
voiver and Kills Two CT Them and
Mortaliy Wounds Two Others.

Portland, Me, Special.-One OF the
b!oodiC&t Tragedies in the history OF
Portland in recent years, occurred
Wednesday afternoon, on the fourth
floor of the building occupied by the
New England Telephone Company.
The principal actor in the affair was
George H. Brainerd, foreman elec-
trician who had been employed by the
company almcst 20 years. For some
unknown reason and without the
slightest provocation, while chatting
with his workmen, he whipped
out a 3S calibre revolver and opened
FIRE on the party around him. He was
evidently an expert marksman, one
BRIEF space of time he killed one
man outright, fatally wounded another
nan and probably fatally wounded
two others. Then he made an attempt
to kill Marshal Pritch, when tht Off
Ger tried 20 arre,t him. The man who
was killed outright was l. H. Farm
ham. Of Boston, tie electrical engineer
Of the New England Telephont Com
pany. Earl Buxton, another victim,
died in the hospital tonight. Elmer
Zane and James Wadsworth, OF Lewis
town, are be ievei to be fatally in
iurtd.
The only nc.ire that can be assign
ed for the crime is insanity, yet nei-
ther before no" since the tragedy did
Braineri exhibit my r,2rktd evidence
c. mental arrangement. The men in
the t;agt!y were employees OF the tele-
phone company and excepting Mr..
FarnhGin were engaged in installing a
new exchange system on tht upper
fccr cf tie building. There were Il
men in the room and BIainerd had
charge CT the work. Mr.. Farnham hav-
ing general ovtrsight. The entire
force which was attached to the gen.
eral office in Boston had been a. rork
for three or four months. Mr.. Farm
ham came down from Eoston to Look
over the portion completed. The men
vert to work as usual and nothing
out or the Ordinary occurred UP 10
neon time Just before O'Clock Mr..
Farrhnm and Mr.. Brain2rd walked
over to one corner of the room whert
a carpenter was at work Bralnerd
gave the carpenter few instructions
and then he and Mr. Farnham walked
away, talking in a friendly manner.
They passed down by the long switch
board to the end, where they stopped.
Then the report of a revolver rang
cut. The workmen saw Mr.. Farnham
fall to tht floor with Brainerd standing
over him with smoking revolver in
his hand. Brainerd did not remain in
active for moment after shooting
Farnham, but he Immediately opened
fire on the ether workmen.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-05-02

Wireless telegraphy, although fgura-
lively and literally in the air, finds
scanty support as yet in the Naval Bu-
reau Of Equipment, Notwithstanding
the glowing reports of its progress
elsewhere. The experts of the bureau,
who have made numerous practical
tests of the various experimental syS-
TENS now in use, have not been con-
vinced Of their practicability, and the
field Of invention is still open as far as
the Federal Navy is concerned. 1t is
possible, however, that recent expert
ments in this direction undertaken in
the weather service branch of the De-
partment of Agriculture may lead to
more satisfactory results. Secretary
Wilson is quite confident that the
scientists of his department have
solved the problem Of electrical COM
munication without wires, and new
series of tests, to be made by the naval
experts, is to be ordered without delay.
1t would be strange, indeed. if, after
all, the most eXigent electrical prob
lem Of the day should have been solved
by few modest attaches of the Agri.
cultural Department, observes the
Philadelphia Record.
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THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
HE South.

TIE negro problem was discussed
in addresses TO the General Mission
ary Conference OF the Methodist Fps
CORAL Church. South. at New Orleans.
Two men robbed an express car
near Gordon. Ca. but did not get ali
the money there.
Confederate Memorial Day IVES 0l:.
served in Georgia and other Southern
states.
Dr. L. f. Darker, formerly CT Joaa3
Hopkins Medical School. carried III
boic plague germs from San Francis
co To Chicago lor study.
A thrashing was given Miss Br4u-
ford Gist, a school teacher ct ChaScS,
Nd. by Mrs. Jacob Snyder, whose
daughter had Eeen whipped by The
teacher.
Col A. E. Buck, minister to Jopaa,
who is i'll in Washington City with the
grip, is not in serious condition.
A Nashviue. Ienn.. dispatch SAYS:
The amount OF alleged shortage VI
w. w. Lee. bookkeeper of the First
National Bank. who disappeared las:
July and was subsequently arrested,
was disclosed for tAe first time Sa..-
urday. 1t is said to be $23,076."
Bids were opened Saturday at the
bureau of yards and docks, at the Ma
Wy Department for the building rf
an equipment house at the Key West
naval station. The lowest bid was
that of Grant Wilkinson. Atlanta, Ga +.
at S53,171.S7.
A little son of Ed Nav. of Central.
S. c.. died Thursday night as a re-
suit of carbolic acid given him b.
mistake b. his father.
Donald Mclean, formerly a fruit
grower OF Orlando Fla, and who has
been in Porto Ricco three years. died
at San Juan of heart disease. He
YVES GO years old.
Postoftice Inspector Key has report
ed to the Department the arrest of
Archibald FREQ. i star route carrier,
charged With robbing the mails at
Newport, Tenn.
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Admiral Van Reypen. Surgeon-Gen-
eral of the United States Navy, has
prepared a statement showing that
there We're more casualties in the
navy during the recent trouble in
China than there were during the en-
tire Spanish-American war. The larG-
est number of casualties resulted from
gunshot wounds. the percentage of
deaths being nineteen in the Spanish
American war and twenty-siX per cent
in China. That was largely due to
the fact that the Spaniards used the
small Mauser projcctiles, while the
Chinese used larsebore guns, shell ard
shrapnel. Heat-stroke also caused
many casualties in China.
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PREPARING FOR THr REUNION.
Chef Marshal Arranging the Details
of The Para1e.

Columbia. Special-The reunion
CT the Confederate veterans OF th2
State promises to be the greatest ever
held in South Carolina. The reports
received from the camps in various
portions Of the State thus far indi-
cate big attendance OF veterans.
There is scarcely camp that las
sent in less than fifteen names CT
it's members who will be here, ana
many of them have sent in over t|e1-
". And these reports take no nc
count of the ladies' and others WHO
are coming. The committees IN
charge are doing all in their power TO
make the stay of the veterans pleas
ant.
The reunion is only few days on,
and the coming week will witness
much hard work. The executive COM
mittee will meet again on Wednesday
night at SIS o'clock to hear reports
and attend to such matters as need
attention.
Chairman W. D. Startling Of the
committee is bending his energies t.
the arrangements for the big parade.
He is the chief marshal by virtue
of election at the last annual reunioa
by the State organization. He is now
at work mapping out all the details
of the parade. He proposes to pub
lish the order Of parade at the earli-
est possible moment. Every orgaat-
Zation will have place assigned 70
it in advance. The governor and staff
if the committees invitation is ac.
cepted, will head the procession, BE-
ing followed By military band AMI
the battalion OF militia commanded ny
Col. Willie Jones. and the students of
the South Carolina college acting as
an escort. Then will come Gen.
Walker and staff, followed BY another
band playing airs Of the COS, which
carry a different step from that now
used by the soldiers. Then will cor.e
the veterans and the carriages with
distinguished guests and sponsors -
division and brigade only.
Reaching Elmwood cemetery, The
militia will be drawn up to the left Of
the entrance, the governor and staff
and Gen. Walker and staff taking po-
sitions in front and reviewing the yet.
erans as they march in.
Chiet Marshal Startling has appoint
ed the following assistant marshnls,
most of them having been in the Con-
federate cavalry, and all Of them iu
the war:
d. R. Flenniken. Columbia.
JOS. Bates. Wateree.
Andrew Patterson. Lykesland.
Col. T. j. Lipscomb, Columbia.
Capt w. H. Sligh, Killian's.
Preston Bookter, Camp Ground.
Milton Leverett, Stoeber's.
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New Enterprises.

The secretary of state last week
granted a charter to the Journal Pub
fishing company. which proposes to
publish a newspaper and conduct a
Job business at Rock Hill upon cag-
ital stock of $1,000. The officers are
]. G. Anderson, president; ]. R. Bar.
ron, vice-president; and ]. NJ. Char
lotte, secretary and treasurer.
A charter was also granted the Sa.
luda Oil Mill company, Of Saluda,
which is capitalized at $4,000. The
officers are Geo. C. Wheeler. pre5i,
dent; Alvin Etheredge. vice-president;
E. w. Able, secretary, and 3. W.
Crouch, treasurer.
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Telegraphic Briefs.

A yacht supposed to be the Aus
trian yacht Taermina, from Savannah
and Charleston, passed in the Capes
Saturday.
Miss Nellie Kendall Of Fredericks.
burg, was married at Brightwood. D
c., to Mr. George C. Stockda.e, oi
Baltimore.
The body Of a colored man. Jos
Holland, who has been missing several
weeks, was found off Smoot's Wharf,
Alexandria.
In Wheeling Judge Hervey gave a
decision in the Councilmanic case
which insures their places to the
Dam ocratic officers.
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Ernest P. Bicknell. the General Su-
perintendent of the Bureau Of Chari-
ties of Chicago, has set the socioios-
lists Of America to discussing the prob
lem Of wife desertion. His statistics
showed that it was a common offense
for husbands and fathers to abandon
wives and children or to live upon the
earnings OF their families. Chicago
is not alone in this respect. Reports
reaching Mr.. Bicknell from other
cities indicate that the offense is gen
eral throughout the country. These
reach him in letters, in official state
ments and in newspaper clippings. Mr..
Bicknell suggested the adoption Of the
German method of imprisoning such
men at hard labor and turning the pro-
ceeds of their labor over to the de-
pendent families. The press has CIV
en- considerable attention TO this Sug-
gestion, and the sentiment Of the
country seems to be favorable TO its
adoption.
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Fire In a Cotton Ship.

Pensacola, Fla, Special.-Fire vas
discovered Wednesday morning in
the cargo of the Spanish steamer ALI
cia, Of the Sierra Line, loading here
with cotton and general cargo. for
Liverpool. There was about 1000
bales of cotton in the cargo. Tae
cotton has been flooded and the
matches battered. The extent of the
damage is not yet known.
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A rule has been made requiring
British army officers to wear tE@ir
uniforms in public in order to sti'nu-
late the recruiting spirit. There are
doubtless some whose interest in per-
sonal appearance is sufficient to keep
this display from being n hardship.
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Sunday Opening.

Buffalo, N. I -Special.-The ques.
ton whether the gates of the, Pan
American grounds are to be opened
Sunday was finally settled by the
board of directors. The gates are to
be open from l p. m. until II p. m.
but the midway and all amusement
features will be closed during the "a
hours from Saturday night until Mon
day morning.
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Candidates ut Wurtembu:@, Ger
many, have rather an easy time OF it.
On n recent election dar in that city
only one person, police sergeant.
took tbs trouble to vote. and lie elected
the whole municipal tick"..
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Miscellaneous,

A London cablegram to the Phila-
delphia North American revives the
report that General French has been
captured by the Beers.
Gen. William Ludlow is Ill from
tuberculosis and will hurry home
from the Philippines.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-19

of the International correspondence schools are in town to-day. Ned Doolittle has returned from the
 seashore, where he has been spending
 his vacation.
 Ed Norton has secured contract for decorating Theodore Atwood's resi-
 denec on the Heights.
 Miss Jennie Burton has returned
 from an outing at the shore.
 Miss Smith and William Capell of
 Newington, who have been visiting
 friends on the Heights, have returned
 home.
 A prominent town official, in speak ing of the Lake case this morning. said that the young man would never be able to testify on the witness stand week from to-day as to who his as sailants were. Tn fact, the official said
 that Lakes mind was even now 2 blank as to what happened on the
 night of his injuries and thinks he has gone through siege of typhoid fever Even if Lake is not able physically 10 testify or cannot remember what oc- cured on that eventful night, the states case against Burton Warner of Oakville will be weakened considera- bly. as Lakes testimony is most inn
 portant and would possess weight with the prosecution.
 State Attorney Williams of New Haven county arrived in town this
 morning armed with a double barreled
 shotgun. MT Williams went from here
 to Bethlehem. where he will enjoy the sport of hunting woodchucks. In the annual reunion and. clambake
 of the veteran employees of the Wheel p- Gn s,f Bridgeport, held Sa turday, three em- ployes were present who went with
 the company from Watertown in 1856.
 Their names are Elisha Carroll, J. Net tleton and Calvin Studley. Henry Platt informed an Evening Democrat reporter this morning that
 he has been pestered within the last
 few weeks by two dogs which have invaded his sheep pastures and raised havoc with his flock. One sheep was chewed up by one of the animals so badly as to be rendered worthless, and the effect of frightening the sheep at this time of the year is disastrous. MT Platt has a watch set for the dogs
 and has ordered his man to shoot them on sight.
 Advertised letters are as follows:
 Mrs F. NJ. Dean, Mrs Kate Latimer, | Mrs Ellen Mcfarland, Styles Atwood, | Thomas Costello and William Trew- hella.
 A sociable will be given on the Meth
 odist parsonage lawn next Thursday
 evening. Ice cream will be served. Miss Elizabeth and Ada Evans, with
 Mrs Rowland and her son, who have
 been spending a vacation at Cedar Beach, returned home to-day. Frank Monroe was taken i'll early | this morning with an attack of ap-
 pendicitis and is dangerously low. This
 is his second or third attack.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-19
WATERTONN JOTTINGS
sELECTMEN WILL HOLD TROL
 LEY HEARING THURSDAY.

In Town Hall at 2 O'clock-Property
 Owners and Citizens Interested to
 Appear-Will Lake Be Able to Testi-
 fy?-It Is Thought Not.
 There is nothing but trolley talk in town. Everybody is deeply interested in this topic, and the amount of oppo- sition to the electric road extension can be figured from those in the minor ity. The much talked of hearing will be held in the town hall before the se- lectmen next Thursday afternoon 1t 2 o'clock. All property owners, mer- chants or citizens interested in any way can be present The selectmen will no doubt approve the route laid out by the Connecticut Lighting and Railway Co with few minor excep- tions. The matter of laying tracks under Smiths trestle, will, it is thought, meet with some contention. The maps of the proposed route from Oakyille to Watertown are now in the hands of the selectmen and have been examined by many local citizens. The tracks in the proposed layout take the west side of the highway the entire distance. Instead of going over Can- dee hill the electric road will follow the new highway or short cut through the Slocum property. People for miles around will attend this hearing.
 Robert Riley of Salem. Mass, who has been visiting here for some time, has returned home.
 Representative Knight and Histon
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-19
BUNKER HILL NOTES.

John A. Hitchcock moved from W~sS terbury last Wednesday into his new house in Warren park.
 H. Jilson is having a new house erected In Montgomery street.
 Jerry Terrill and family have gone to Walnut beach and will occupy the Bacon cottage while there.
 w. H. Dains has recently moved in- to his new house on Warren park.
 A. H. Wells and family are at Wal nut beach.
 MT and Mrs E. H. Oviett and son are at Walnut beach for few weeks outing.
 Mrs O'Connor, wife of Dr O'Connor, has just returned from a long sojourn at the shore. Her son Walter, accom- panied hec.
 Mrs Keller of Brooklyn, N Y, is the Warren park.
 Harry Green has moved into his new house on Woodruff street.
 J. ]. Macauley has the contract to build the addition on the school house
 Mrs Harrison Atwood and her daughter, Carrie, are at Block Island for a two weeks stay
 Mss William Boeden has just re turned from a visit to her mother in Prospect.
 Mrs Frank White is slowly recover ing from a severe illness.
 w. P. Jarrett and wife spent Sun day at Walnut beach.
 George Farrell is having a retaining wall built on his land. MT Chatfield has the contract
 Henry Clark, the popular butcher, has just returned from visit at Win Sted