The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-12-24
Palmetto News.

Mr.. H. S. Lipscomb, at Pacolet, was
DESTROYED by fire Friday night, togeth-
er with its contents, consiting OF Is
horses and mules. two cows, three
hogs, 1,5O0 bushels Of corn, 1000
bushels of cotton seed, 100 bushels OF
sweet potatoes, two carloads Of hay,
two buggies and one twc-horse wagon.
There was no insurance. The build
ing was valued at about $1,000. There
is nothing that can be taken as an
indication OF the origin Of the fire.
and no circumstances to create q sus-
picion of incendiarism.
Professional burglars, who have
been operating successfully In TINS
State for weeks, blew open the vault
door at Courtney Manufacturing
Company's Office at Newry late Mon
day night. wrecked the burglar proof
safe inside. and got away with the
cash left there after the business OF
the day was over. This was not
large amount, although the exact sum
was not known there. Several prl-
vata money packages and some costly
jewelry belonging to private parties
were stolen The persons who were
robbed of the jewelry and individual
packages will feel it severely.
The Supreme Court has reduced the
bond of ]. H. Rice, now in Jail in Co.
lumbia on the charge Of larceny from
the person, from $1,000 to $500 on ap-
plication made Wednesday by his at
torneys, Messrs. W. Boyd Evans and
Lawson D. Melton. Rice and his
companion, John Hayes, were arrested
in Columbia fair week on the charge
fpicking the pockets Of Mr.. George
Newman and robbing him Of $40. Both
were caught in the act on preliml-
nary before the recorder were sent 10
Jail in default of $1,000 bond.
South Carolina has bought thous-
ands upon thousands Of dollars worth
Of the chemically pure" and is now
sending it out to debauch her child
rem. Enough has arrived in Gaffney
to debase half of the men in the coun-
ty and make as many Of the homes
miserable. May the Lord put His
hand on cur people and restrain them
fro maccepting and using the death
dealing home-destroying decoctiops
that their mother is offering them as
chemically pure
The secretary Of state was notified
Wednesday of the dissolution OF the
German School association OF Charles
ton. The association was chartered by
the legislature in 1895 with capital
OF $4,000 with privilege to increase to
$1,000 .0OO0 nd has as its president c.
c. Dorker and secretary A. w. Jogue.
The association gives notice OF inten-
tiCn to dispose Of its property by sale.
The consent verdict in the case OF
Eliza Neely, the crazy woman who was
injured on the c. & W. railroad. was
slOO instead of $1,000, as stated. Under
the circumstances even this was I'D
eral settlement on the part OF the rail-
road people. because excepted technlc-
alIy they were in nowise to blame for
the accident to the unfortunte woman.
Billy Harris Of the Catawba Indian
reservation, has written to Comptrol-
Ter General Jones asking that the an
nual appropriation for the Catawbas
be increased to $500. Billy does not
think that the stipend Of $500 which
, the State allows annually goes far
enough. q,
surance agent, and claiming to be
from New York, forged check on one
Of the leading merchants at Seneca
Monday night. buying shot gun from
the merchant and receiving the re-
mainder of the check in cash. Daw-
son then boarded a south bound train
and it is supposed that he is in At
lanta. He is also supposed to be
| head man Of the gang that blasted the
Courtenay Manufacturing Co.'S safe
Monday night.
Reports received at Aiken Wednes-
day night indicate that the new coun-
ty of Hammond is a dead issue. Re-
turns from Bath, Beech Island, Ellen
ton. Hamburg. Talatha and Silverton
in Aiken county show a total Of 437
against 214 for the new county. Instead
| OF the new county getting two-thirds
the old county got over that.
According to the best information
| obtainable, all of the important cases
against the Southern Railway on ac-
count of the Fishing Creek disaster
have been settled except those Of En-
gineer Brickman, Julian Johnson, NJ.
T. Slaughter and Mr.. Hicks. Negotia-
tons are still in progress with regard
| to all Of these.
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