The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-10
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= rllnor Events of the Week In q
q Brief Form.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Palmetto Matters.

but little seems to have been known,
occurred on the Seaboard Air Line near
Osceola, in Lancaster county, on Mon
day night of last week. Paul Lowery,
whose home was at Doster, near Mon
roe, got upon the rear end Of vesti-
buled car to go to Monroe from Ca
tawba Junction, but not being able to
get inside Of the vestibule door,
Lowery swung on to the car, having
grip in front Of him and pressed up
against the door. Near Osceola there
Is a long rock projecting out OF the
side of a deep cut. AS the train whirled
along at a high rate Of speed, the rock
struck the young mans head, killing
him instantly. His body was not dis
covered until the next morning, when
an inquest was held. Lowery was
about 20 years Of age and was es-
teemed as an excellent young man.
His fate is melancholy one, but no
blame it attached to the railroad au-
thorities.
It Is reported that on Monday,
Sheriff Cornwell, Of Chester, shot
man from Spartanburg whose name
could not be learned. According to the
rumor Sheriff Cornwell was on Sea-
board Air Line train and was ap-
pealed to by the conductor to suppress
two young men whose conduct was
bad. When the sheriff attempted TO use
his authority, both men took oil their
overcoats and showed fight, but the
sheriff was not to be bulldozed and
held his ground until the train reached
Leeds, when he attempted to put the
men in the guard house. They grab
bed up a lot of rocks, but being
pushed they ran, and the sheriff, hap
pening to be going hunting and his
shotgun being handy, pulled down on
one of the men, filing his leg full Of
bird shot. This stopped both the men
and they went into the jug at Carlisle.
The government distillery Of j. H.
Beard, about three miles from Green
vile, together with $500 gallons Of
whiskey, was seized Monday by dis
pensary constables and United States
revenue officers. The valuation Of the
property seized is estimated at $4,000.
In the government warehouse the Of
d
into the basement, where was found
3S1 gallons Of contraband liquor. War
rants have been issued for the arrest
Of several parties.
There came near being stampede
In the Neely's Creek. church in York
county Sunday night. The shingles IN
the roof caught a fire from defective
flue while the services were In pro-
gress and the congregation was not
long getting on the outside Of the
building. Fortunately some young men
ran to a nearby neighbor's home and
secured ladder, while others carried
water. The flames were subdued be-
fore muh damage was done. The build
ing was insured.
The Southern Railway has filed no
tice of appeal in the verdict rendered
against it by jury at the recent ses-
sion Of criminal court in Columbia in
the suit brought by John Pickett for
the loss of his arm. The suit was for
$4,000 and verdict for $4,000 was
rendered. Pickett was messenger
boy who lost his arm at st. Matthews
while trying to board moving train,
the agent having refused to sell him q
ticket
In Kershaw Sunday DR.. r. s. Beck
ham Sr., father Of DR.. R. s. Beckham.
Jr., a former resident Of Rock Hill,
was stricken with paralysis while max
ing talk before church conference
in the Methodist church. His condition
was considered serious and his death
expected at any time. He is physf-
clan of long experience and man who,
has always taken q prominent part y
the affairs Of his country. .-.-| u
Mr.. Ben Neal, a prominent farmer Of
the Meeting Street section Of Edge
field county fell dead in the street
Monday. He had Just left the bank.
where he had some business, and was
preparing to go home when he threw
his hands to his left breast and sank
to the ground expiring in few
seconds. He leaves a large family to
mourn his untfmeIy end.
There are no further developments
in the Abernathy tragedy at Fort
Lawn, but parties from that town say
that the community Is almost unani-
mously of the opinion that the killing
was purely accidental This is made
almost absolutely sure by Abernathy's
remark to Miss Thomasson that he be-
lieved he would commit asusancfde,"
and her tocular reply, What with.
soothing syrup" Miss Thomasson
persists in the positive belief that It
was an accident and could not haxN,
been anything else.
in the annual report Of the>State
superintendent Of education win be
presented symposium of letters
from the county superintendents dis
cussing educational conditions, i'm
proyements needs and prospects. Mr..
Martin asked particularly for infor-
nation from those districts which
have levied special taxes, which have
centralized and consolidated schools,
built or improved any houses, estab-
lished any libraries or made any other
forward movement. Assss.,
The census of 1900 gave Orange
burg population Of $500, but since
then the city has made wonderful
strides and the most conservative now