The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-06-11

night Monday night, two negroes.
names unknown, were CALAMITY res
Cued from a watery grave near
Charleston by Arthur Young and Ed
ward ~Sparkman. The two colored me-
c attempting to reach the wharf
OF the Charleston Canning Company
with a boat load Of produce. when.
through some mishap. the boat and
sable crew were overturned in the
water. The men yelled Justify for help
as they were swept down by the swift
tide.
The young men who passed tia re-
cent examination of the State Board
Of Medical Examiners include some OF
the representative families &C the
State. The highest mark in The on
animation was made by DR.. Lawrence
Elliott Bull. of CherGw. 4 graduate OF
the South Carolina Medical College.
The second highest mark was mai:
by Dr.. Julius Howard Taylcf, OF Co
lumbia. a, graduate of the University
of Virginia.
Dexter Harvey. CT Pacolct, was re-
lieved OF a twenty dollar watch en-
Choice street in ~Spartanburg Tuesday
night between nine and ten O'Clock.
Mr.. Harvey was walking 'alcng the
street in companions when he saws
that they turned upon him and to2k
his watch by force. The matter was re-
ported to the police aad warrants
were issued for the parties who were
found and the watch recovered.
Among the victims CT the Cakes
vile, Ca. storm was E. o. MGseloy,
formerly CT S~partanburg. Ills wife
who is now living in S~parta2burg re-
ceived a telegram TUESDAY announcing
her husbands dsath. Mrs. Nosele"
left Immediately for Gainesville. Mr..
Moseley was employed by the electric
company of that city. The funeral
takes place Wednesday in Jasper,
Ga.
Tuesday night. at 10 o'clock as a
team of Charles Gaines. Of Seneca.
came down Stump Horse Mountain
road With a driver and a commercial
traveller. they were overtaken by q Sc
we're thunder storm. The drummer
d;smounted and preceded the team. At
a curve in the road the driver drove
too near q precipice and the hack aid
horses went over, tEn driver saving
himself by swinging f.om the hack.
One horse was killed. while the Other
was apparently unhurt.
Lightning Wednesday night about 8
O'Clock struck q house occupied by Jas.
Henderson. on Milan street il Spartan
burg. and severely damaged Il end ..
II. TIE house was set on fire By The
balls CT electricity which played about
ii. but was extinguished with a few
buckets of water before the arriya! .;
the hose reels. Mr.. Henderson was
thrown out of bed by the force OF tie
shock and was made senseless foc a
time. but subsequently recovered.
Tuesday morning about l o'clock fire
was discovered in the large three
story brick tobacco plant OF School
field. Boatright & Co.. at Mullins. This
Plant is comprised Of three large
buildings, each separate. but connect
ed by large fire doors. BY much effort
and hard work the fire was confined
10 one building. resulting in a loss Of
about $4,000, partly covered by insur-
ance. The loss included about 100
hogsheads Of tobacco.
Seventeen cars conveyed nearly q
600 negroes over the Southern Rail-
way Monday to Ladson, from Char
lotte. n. c.. where the annual picnic
of the Jenkins Orphanage took place.
At Ladson they found about 500 ne
groes from the country" awaiting
them. The town negroes eyed the
country negroes and shifted. Acri-
monious personalities were fired; also
buckShot.
There was a rather serious freight
wreck at Central, on the Southern rail-
road. Wednesday morning, which de-
layed travel some house. A freight
train was heading into a siding in the
town when the engine left the track
and after running a short distance on
the cross ties it turned over, wrecking
also several cars. No one was injured
The track was completely blocked by
the wreck.
Henry Richardson. colored. Of Lex
ingtoa county. who has been blind for
IS years. fell from the window Of his
house the other day and broke his neck
War is on between the faculty Of
Columbian University and seven Of tie
male students of this years law class
over tie awarding of the degree o.
doctor Of civil law to Mrs. Emma Re5a
Bailey. formerly of South Carolina,
whom these students claim is mental
ly unqualified for such a high degree"
The city baseball league of Charles
ton was ~reorganized on Saturday
night and arrangements were made
for the continuance of the popular
sport during the rest Of the season.
Ed Gordon. a young man IS years
Old and son of James Gordon, a pro:c-
inent farmer OF the Donald's section.
died very suddenly this week. He was
apparently in perfect health until he
fell in the yard aad in a few minutes
was deed.
II was announced at the commence
mert OF the Kentucky Wesleyan Col
lege that the honorary degree OF doc