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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
A Hunter Efllefi.

a dispatch from Spartanburg to
The State says John Godfrey, a young
white man, was accidently shot while
out hunting by white man named
Greer Thursday, and az result the
wounded man died at 10 O'clock that
night. Godfrey and Greer were two
OF party Of. four who went hunting
In the woods OF Capt. Deans farm,
three miles from the city. By some
accidental means the breech-loading
gun of Greer was discharged. the en-
tire load, an ounce Of No. shot, TAX
ing effect In the left knee of Godfrey.
The wounded man bled to death from
the wound before medical aid could
alleviate his suffering. He was resi-
dent Of this city and unmarried.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
No Toy Pistols This Year,

Few people realize that it Is against
the law for shopkeepers or other per-
sons to give away or sell toy cap
pistols or caps for the juvenile wea-
pons. The general assembly passed
an act at its last session prohibiting
the sale Of toy pistols because OF the
fact that SO many deaths had occurred
from their use but they are now being
offered in many Of the stores Of the city.
The act states that 1t shall be un-
lawful for any person, firm or corpora
tion in this State to sell, put up for
sale or offer for sale or give away any
toy pistol in which caps or cartridges
are used or any caps or cartridges for
such toy pistols" The maximum pen
atty Is 500 for each conviction.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
! 5 40 lo,!Ri'TIl. oRTs coIIo
! lCauses Great sment ard tAI Inrm
AmoIgs the GEDRIisii Mills.

81, e Z, 3 ], Z, {. J.
~ & y s
sssssSss mong the lEDE EIislI bdills.
tIs;s u, 8, 3; y, e
eslse' Wy 81 " T Ihe
IS tise sl'e "a collOn caused intense excitemen
| In aMapchaster and Liverpool friday.
America cot i'm i 3 n : cad
mi : 4 over !, -, s !;
) !. !, s s.s.os.k ps.Sss:
* = sag tocaii una w tnes oHcial
crop estimate of theI United \ States
department or apricult1ree:Ss made nl,i,.
lie Thursday is correct ifa rieansRI,Fs q
terrible calamity for ancasflf fre: Is
KS The cotton trade liz fiividsd ~ ontns
ion, one section contendinrs that, /. .tf,a
demand for cotton goods. becauItspe 55of
the falling off of orders s from ii nflia
and China: is not & likely IA he ssaYcen.
tfonally great dnr5no, 1he com no vsas
and that 10, 600, 1000 bales. as estifnatra
ed by the American horticultural de.
partment, will be sufii icientS to me meet
allIreqnirements. 4
So One Of the largest firms 6f cotton
spinners at Brad ford announce that,
they are preparing to erect mills I'm
the United States, to which theyywill
transfer hundreds OF looms, with their
complement OF. com bling, drawing and
spinnig machinery the t1ismountinoI of
which has already commenced 3. In
making the announcements the firm1
says: s: t'ss3s
~ The American manufacture and
dyeing 7of the finest classes of goods.
similar to those we produce, on which
we are paying 100 per cent. and up
wards in duty, is the reason that we
are confident our present American
department will not, be able to pay its
way more tEan three or four. wears
more ;att tiis .ll
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
An Amicted fNa1nily.

A dispatch from Plcxens to The
State says Miss Pauline Mcdaniel, a
daughter OF Sheriff J. II. G.. MoDan-
lei, died Thursday night. She had
been Ill for some time of typhoid
fever. She has gradually grown worse
since the death Of her mother, which
occurred about three weeks ago. This
caused shock from which Miss Nc
Daniel never recovered. The remains
will be inferred this afternoon at Sc
coma Baptist church, of which she
was devoted member. She was also
a valued member OF the local chapter
of the Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Three deaths have occurred in this
family In about a months time. The
sympathy of the entire community
goes out to the sorely bereaved family.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
FoulIy Murdered. /.

A dispatch from Greenville to The
State says a negro named Ansel Arm
old, 45 years old, living between
Brandon mill and the Southern rail
way, was found In the woods Thurs
day with hole shot through his head.
He left home Tuesday night 10 visit
q neighbor, and search being made,
ne was discovered nearly a mile from
nome with his body robbed OF money
ootalned the day before for bale OF
coIton. lie was a reliable, thrifty, in
dustrlous negro, owned a farm and
comfortable home and was worth sew
eral Thousand dollars. Some, negroes
10 the neighborhood are under qua
picion, but no arrests have been
made. -.s -. IN II -
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
AFuei,iye From Justica,

Gov. Hayward Wednesday issued a
rewarded Of ESQ for the apprehension
and conviction OF Henry Byrd OF Dar-
llngton county, who has been a fugi-
tive from Justice for some time. He
has been committing sdepredations In
that county, frightening woman and
children. The residents Of the county,
being thoroughly enraged, have offer
ed a reward OF $40 for his capture.
The sum which the governor has offer
ed increases the amount to 800. Byrd
was convicted Of stealing a bale OF
cotton and sentenced to serve two
years on the county chainRang, from
which he escaped.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
THREE MEN LYNCHED.
Whites and Blacks Unite in Triple
Lawless Execution.

In the presence Of crowd OF about
LOO persnns, composed OF whites anG
negroes. Phil Davis, Walters Cartel
and Clint Thomas, all negroes, were
lynched Tuesday afternoon about ]
O'Clock within a short distance o1
Belcher, which is twenty miles from
Shreveport, La. ma.
The men we're executed for rartici.
pating in the fatal shooting Of Robert
Adger, one of the most popular bust.
ness men in North Louisiana.
Ihe negroes confessed their crime.
They stated that they were trying
new guns and when Adger appeared
ON the street thought 1t quite natural
to turn the guns on him.
No shots we're fred at the lynchfnp
the negroes all being hanged to q
single limb OF tree. Two OF the neg
rOeS under arrest, Sam Lee and Peter
Thomas, were released. Lee proved
that he attempted to prevent the neg
roes from shooting and eSta blished the
fact that he was too frightened tC
shoot. Phil Davis and Walter were
captured Tuesday afternoon several
miles from the scene Of their crime.
Clint Thomas was caught later about
mile and a half from Belcher.
The negroes were taken before
Adger and confessed their crime
They were held in concealment until
shortly before O'clock today, when
They we're taken out and hanged.
Davis Is said to be an ex-conyict
and walter Carter was forced to flee
from Mansfield, La, about year ago,
for Insulting white woman.
The negroes of Belcher Joined in the
search for the men and we're appear.
emily as eager to have them lynached
as the whites. One negro was pre-.
sented by the whites with purse OF
500 for the part he took In the pur-
suit. The negroes who were lynched
were given ali opportunity TO pray.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
ns.,Itic., none.

At Tuske gee, Ala. Ralph "a rm.
strong was convicted Friday OF the
murder Of his cousin, Miss Allie Arm,
strong, and sentenced to be hanged
Jan. g.. The case will be appealed. 4
Armstrong shot, bis cousin, with whom,
he was in love, Oct. %, In Natasulga,
Ala. The defense attempted to show
that Armstrong was irresponsible by
reason of excessive drinking. The
State proved that Armstrong, the
day before the murder, wrote a noto
to his mother announcing his ilnten-.
tion OF killing his counsin and him-i
self. Armstrong Is son Of the late
H. Clay Armstrong, once United
States consul to Rio Janerlo, and
twice speaker OF the Alabama house
OF representatives.. & "
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
ENNETTsVIII.T s. q FIII5 AY, ,DEeEhliEI I 7leos

90 there. He had only mon enough
to: pay his 4 fare to that place sand
asked anxiouBly to be < directed TO the
home of bis son when the tfain5Wo11d
reach Graniteville after mil idIight.@ e
The conductor told the old mansthat
Judge Clogs father had ;beenSd cad for,
over forty years and though ht s he WAS
endeavoring to deceive him. The
ancient passenger was so sinsistent,,
however, that wi hen the train reached
Graniteyille, Conductor w Wooten called
the night man at the depot and asked
him to show the old man to the home
Of judge Cloy and that II the Judge
was not home to take him to a. board
ing house and be would see thatsthe
nights lodging was paid. Z Is ;s.l: .-ss
The watchman escorted the traveller.
to the home OF Judge Cloy: and the
owner himself answered the loud.
knocking at the door. w hen he asked
what was wanted the old man. In q
broken voice made himself known.
He told his son that he was nowspefl-
niless and Without q home and that be
was seeking his roof as shelter In the.
end OF his life. There was not tile
time or opportunity there in the chilly
midnight air to establish the identity
Of the man who came to his door, for,
shelter and Judge {Cloy Invited the
visitor inside and made him comfort.
able for the night. Infthe morning
the old man proved beyond a shadow
Of q doubt that he was the father,
who deserted his two children and
their mother fifty-four years, ago last
March. S3l rs, ,.igss ,sss. -;
HAs. BEEN WKLL-To-Do.
Jacob Cloy admits nov that he left
home sooner than become q witness
against Martin Posey. but he has not
uttered one word that would indicate
what his hnoTiedge of the killing of
Mrs. Posey was. During the fifty-four
years that he has been away from
South Carolina Mr.. Cloy tells a tale OF
ups and downs in life. Once or. twice
he has been well-to- do and has lived
IN Mississippi, Indian Territory,
Ie1as and Canada. He gives no rea-
son why he never wrote to his wife or
children. It ia with difficulty that
he can be questioned as he is now
quite deaf, speaks with difficulty and
his mind is not clear as a result Of his
great age.
What a change Of fortune is thisp
Here comes an old, world worn man
to the home of bis son asking for. shell
ter In his declining years when in an
full strength and yigor OF young man
hood he left that son q helpless infaL t
Of twenty-seven days old in the arms
of a young and inexperienced mother.
The mother reared the son in such a
manner, that now after having passed.
the middle mark of life he Il is in the
een1ogmenk Of plenty OF this world
Efoeaaand the respect and esteem OF
bis fellow man. # - E:;;.5s '
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
q Observation-Disclosures

IS A dispatch from New Orleans says
q special Session of the Louisiana leg
islature will be held in December to
pass legislation which it is hoped will
keep the boil weevil out of Louisiana.
Gov. Heard made, the announcement
OF his intention to the boil weevil con-
vention.. He said lie was fully alive to
the dangers Of the threatened invasion
OF the weeyil and that he had been as
sured that the State would have the
hearty cooperation of the agricultural
department. at Washington In the
effort to keep the pest out of the
State. The boil weevil convention
was addressed by number or plant
ers, merchants and oil men, and also
heard Vice President Miller of the
Audubon association on the relation
OF birds to the boil weevil The con-
vention decided to ask for the enforce
ment Of laws for the preservation OF
the birds of the State, as an aid in the.
destruction of the Weeyil
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
Long Staple Upland Cotton.

Secretary Wilson says satisfactory
results are recorded with the hybrid
or long staple upland cottons and ex-.
.tensive field tests are now under. way,
and II the result Of the present sea-;
sons work Is satisfactory seed will be
grown for distributions. Indications
at the present stage OF experiments.
also favor the belief that we shall soon.
have varieties Of Egyptian cotton
adapted to cultivation : in this coun-
try. at present we pay Egyptian
growers 1880, 900 annually for their
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11

8 Cotton niiI q psratiye. ~ s.s5ss
.s The Spar tanburg Herald says on
day last week while engaged at hi {
work in the carding room OF the Glen
dale mills, Mr.. lanes Francis an
operative received injuries which
cost him both OF his hands. s 4 IS |si..
The unfortunate young man was
attending to his duties and was using
a yard stick n;directing the cotton
material to It's proper place to 60
through the carding machinery. The
stick dropped and Mr.. Francis reach
ed for it. Instantly his hand was
caught In the machinery and fearfully
lacerated. In his agony and fright
he reached his other hand down tu
extrlcate himself, and this member be-
came enLangled in the machinery 4
Before help reached him and he
was taken from his perilous position,
Mr.. Francis's two hands were literally
stripped of all flesh by the merciless
rapid grinding OF the machinery.
MEDICAL aid was summoned. Drs. G..
e. Dean and q. w. Heinish visited
the wounded man, and at once decid
ed that bis han Is must be amputated
The operation was skillfully perform.
ed by these physicsans, assisted by
Dr.. Il. d. Hairston. Is
The accident is a terrible blow tt
this young man, who had just fairly
begun the struggle of life, A young
wife is dependent on him and his de
priyation of the natural means fol
making living renders the prospects fol
the future anything but bright OF
encouraging. The sympathy Of many
goes out to Mr.. Francis.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11

Bennettsville, S. O., Nov. 30. 1909
Dear Sir: At the convention held
In Columbia Nov. 10, last, for the
purpose of deylsing ways and means
OF bringing to our State desirable
class of immigrants, provision was
made for an executive committee to
consist OF one member from each coun-
ty Of the State and one from each
commercial body; the chairman Of
that committee to appoint at his leis-
ure u member Of the committee from
each county and such commercial
body as was not represented at the
convention. regret to say that
your county was one Of the few which
llau no delegates and my purpose in
addressing this communication To vou
Is to ask that you suggest the name of
suitable citizen whom NAV anno,nt
to that place. It Is needless FOR nd
to say that there Is no politics in this
matter and we want man who will
take an interest in the objects and
purposes OF our organization and who
Is willing to give some Of his ability,
time and attention to the duties of
the position and who is willing to de-
Tray his own expenses In attending
meetings, etc. I would ask you to do
me the further favor Of informing me
whether or not there Is a commercial
.sor CIVIC organization in your county,
and II Sc. the name Of the secretary.
Please kindly give this matter your
attention as 81 wish to call the COM
mittee together at the earliest practi-
cable day. '',es
KS Yours truly,
554s A. j. MATHEsoN, b
a Chairman Executive Com
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
There We're Others.

The Anderson Mail says this story
Is being told In that city: a young
man had been yainly ringing the teIe-i
phone for some time. Finally when
central" answered his ring, he asked: !:
What in the world is the mattsrPI
| have been trying TO catch you FOR,
an hour. :, n Il, a3f
'Oh, that's nothing, 2 replied soft
voice in the phone. i Another young
man In town has been trying to catch
me for nearly two years and he hssn'6
succeeded yet.U
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
L Killed on tho Rails.

"A young man lby the name OF
Lawryl IL attsmp pting TO beat 6 ride
from Catawba to his home at. Monroe, i:
N. O., fell from the train and a part
Of his head and skull was foun5 on
the track and 'his body gSafby the
next morning This hal lpened near:
|; Oseola In Lancaster County about 4 I
O 'clock at mig hit, ~ ,ssls
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
Caught a. Last.

A young man who declared that he
is Frederick Strube, wanted at
Havana, Ills., on the charge Of having
killed Alice Henninger, was arrested
at Macon, Mo-, on Wednesday. Strube
said he struck Miss Hennlnger with
a monkey wrench because she laughed
at him when he pressed her TO marry
him. They we're In buggy and, he
said, fell out of the vehicle during the
struggle and on the ground he struck
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
Babe in the woods.

Near Greensboro, N. c., Emily
Schoffner, a three-year-old girl, who
was lost in forest for three days,
was found half frozen and half starved.
After being revived she pluckily told
Of her adventure. Last Friday morn
Ing week Phillip Shoffner, a farmer,
started to market, and the child fol
lowed the wagon. Her parents did
not know this, and the child got lost
In the forest. That night search
ing party secured the country and
the girl was found In thicket
cuddled up under tree. The baby
told an intelligent story OF her adven-
ture, saying She had been walking In
a pine thicket calling for mama and
papa, and when she could not find
them or the "big road''k she went TO
sleep. She had been walking, she
said, when she was rot sleeping. 1t
Is remarkable that the child did.not
freeze to death, as the weather has
been bitterly cold, and she vas bare
If Re. .ssnndWo re only summer clothes.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
State Banke.

The secretary OF the state has com.
pleted the statistics of the capitalize.
tion of new state banking corporations
organized during the year, most OF
which are In operation or will be soon.
The total capitalization amour
100000, which exceeds that OF pre-
viou8 years. I
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
Suicidal Mania.

A young woman III Charlotte at
sn psse a ths because she was sa
or DIRE q rather dsagreeable combination,
and Az ~ ,nIo,dai Sas lor seL,
aSY. pems to sweep across the country
Ike q pestilence every now aud then,
nd this young woman, like many
+ s sthers, yielded weakly.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
A Great Prob!om Solved.

a NOrth MISSOURI editor asked:
who is the happier, the man who
possesses 100000 or tine man who
has seven daughters?" Another Mis-
souri, editor promptly solved the prob
lem In this way: The man with the
surplus girls, Of course. The man
with the money Is not satisfied and
wants more, the man with the seven
daughters is satisied-he has
enOuph.n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
He Shot Back.

0 marry = M " eaHesu1y s.In week ago as Mr.
and, he 11sol &c a.ker was recurring 70
ring the e. iio,i coec1inR Gour lor
struck ac,y 90 pnahes, ne was ordereu 70 70
nrtuarflS nhnib uy 6Hree men, VINO began nr1ng
sa him. Mr.. Walker drew his pistol
Ceilid sas ~ sAs sssss s y
II 81 Ysmed the highwaymen made Off.
Lhere Is no clue as to the identity OF
si be parties
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
RETURN OF PRoD1aAL FATHER,

Last Monday night week an old
man, bowed down with the weight OF
eighty odd years, boarded the South
ern train that left Augusta at 1915
p. M, and told Conductor Wooten
that he was the father Of Judge j John
II. Cloy, Of Graniteville, and wanted to
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
GETS THIRTY YEARS
In tho Penitensiary for Killing His


81 DR.. Jay. the triple murderer, who
was recently tried at Asheyille, N. O.,
was found guilty OF murder In the
second degree; aud was sentenced to 80
years In the States prison at hard
labor. Dr.. jays crime was one OF
the most horrible In the history Of
the State. On the morning Of Octo-.
Der ! s last, while apparently In q rage,
he killed bis three young children:
with claw-hammer, at their home
at Barnardsville, Buncombe county.
The mother Of the children, becom-
Ing frightened at the action of her
husband, rushed to a neighbours for
aid. rs. Z
While she was away Jay killed the
children, one by one, taking the
youngest, babe hardly able to talk,
in his arms and crushing Its skull
with hammer. AS soon as neighbors
could be summoned Jay was taken in
custody and hurried to jail at Ashe-
Vile. The community was very much
wrought up over the crime, and there
have been threats Of lynching should
the murderer escape the death penal
ty. III
The plea Of the prisoner was in
sanity, and a number OF witnesses
we're introduced during the trial to
to establish this contention. The
time OF the court yesterday was taken
up with argument, the case going to
the jury late Wednesday afternoon.
at 10 o'clock Wednesday night the
jury retired, having failed to reach
verdict. The verdict was not sur
prise: AS it was predicted "Wednesday
that the jury would reach such an
agreement. DR.. Jay is about so years
Of age. He has been married seven
years and his wife is but little over
20. The ages of the murdered child
rem ranged from one to six years
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
A Sad ACCIDENT.

AT Blackstone, Mass, Gfie three
sons OF Mrs. Nellie Read, John,
seventeen; William, fourteen, and
George: eight years of age, were
drowned In the Blackstone Tuesday,
while attempting to cross the river on
re $50 ,fl
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11

- - a w paSacppts ;Ol3 q
and after several consulta atlons bsesi;
tween Y US II was &de etermined that iEs
was ecessary that ], as chairman Il
call the State board or directo III ex.
traordinar session, i since the board;
was the only authority In the State
with with power to furnish The governors
necessary neg funds to protect, the consta9ss
oles.sf ole ,sS
this eting OF the board he
was vas deemed an Injustice to the bali
ance OF the State. to, TAX this. .Issai,ey 81
GoA protect the tconsta blesI rpm sGheFs5
state at .s sfnnds,s and II wass there1o 1ore1 del
germined 60 lake an an1oIln
20 rel srelmaursei The school fun from the
clgy oI Cnariest ton, since tts failure Of
pnoiic sentiment in.S Cha1lsston ssnd
sne 1ack oIscoso sion fgns city osss
ssla!s iseIe LAST Ine e asss9l
\ ~; Ss IKE;
igls5 gosealoI, e nsneas
w. alo aIgsk elae soIl.,
~
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11
30 I a / ] D i
Governor Hayward sDid Not 3 Rs1usst
the Hold ding,s I up Sc
c|HARLHsTo Illi y SIIe uoR B


s,tlheBoaard


s. The Columbia: State says \ it3Sjhasi3
been regarded ass a fact that Gov
Hayward asked ths directors Of the
State dispensarY to withhold from heS
city OF Charle Ton; the prof ts hich
That; city. would receive from the dis
ipensarys Law This IMPRESSION seems
TO have EeenS gained from the state
!ment which was issued at the stimes
In view OF. some criticisms which have
appeared which the governor made
known his isunwflIingn less to otfce, i.
I e.. j 3: w illiamss chairman OF the board
OF directors, male the foil OWN {
ment IGarSday s 81
bile the governor has S.: ~:
co-operated witt, he board sssS ssssssI
has been done, and
e, 6 s s=sssss; !, $ss;s:. !! 81 4
the city authortt iss 81; =
Injustice to- him "a SS5S3
with !! the The matteelR 20 s:i 8
with having ~ -! ~ y ss
hile at ID ~ S5s;
;ssss ;;ss:'s:s g &: e Z i'RlPILON ! l! {
from tho 81 . 80
Ing that Yth S. s,sss
could get T S
funds furnisS q s 81 u;
State board IS; { s3ssi;s 3ss;iiZ
565 OF the ds u i
Ing to co-opes, /. 81
felt it ny, duthe 81 Far 3 1sSg u. s &
ionpd ana did tbaf:t s1: :ths cry one Of
on his plantation rtae2l lease. IS. n ii
and waited over tOS g .sf