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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
"A ROInnncc.

Three years ago while Miss Caroline
9. Pritchard, Of Pottsville, Pa, was
nurcing the Vanderbilt family at
Newport, Il. L., she met Harry z.
Smith, a.retircd millionaire, OF Dos-
ton. The romance then begun reach
ed q happy conclusion In their wed.
ding at Pottsyillc Friday. The GER
emony was performed by the Ieey. DR..
James L. Satchell, at the home Of the
brides father, ex-Chieiof Police d.
G. Pritchard. Miss Edna Stichler
acted as bridesmaid; L. L. Pritchard,
brother Of the bride, was best man.
The wedding was very quiet and Mr..
Smith and Mrs. Smith left on an ex-
tended Mediterranean trip. Mr..
Smith is,a member Of the New Y York
Yatch Club and Of the Eastern Yatch
Club. Mr.. Smith and his bride will
later take cruise in his handsome
yatch Adricnne.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02

The Pennsylvania limited, running
almost an hour late, crashed into the
rear end OF the Lcctsilalc accomoda-
tion at Quaker Valley, Pa, Wcdncs-
day night at II o'clock. The big en-.
CINE of the limited ploughcd into the
rear car, the smoker, like knife
through paper, and the little car was
pushed through the one ahead OF it,
making the two cars the length Of one
The crash was heard for mile and
the limited, running at the rate OF
tifty-iiv miles an hour, carried the
train from Quaker Valley to Edge
worth, distance of almost half a
mic before it could be stopped. Many
we're injured, some Of them probably
fatally.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
IIclpcd the Robbers

At Chicago on Wednesday Police
man Patrick Mahoncy.was found gull
iy. and Daniel Curran. co-defendant,
not guilty OF burglary. by Il jury
which returned its verdict Of n locally
sensational case in Judge McEwcn's
court today. The burglary of IIage-
maEnS jcwelry store with which the
defendants were charged, ncttcd the
robbers $4,000 for which 81 900 was
recovered by the police. James Clark
and an accomplicc were convicted and
served terms in the penitcntiary.
Upon his release Clark told story to
The states attorney which resulted i'm
the arrest OF Curran Il saloon keeper.
and Mahoncy, policeman, well known
and respected among his fellows.
Clary testified that Mahoney in full
uniform stood guard willie the jcwclry
store was being looted.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
Thc tiold V.rvc.

&
The following bullet; l,isauod Erisla,,
" Observer Bauer , 'Cm Columbia
shows that the severe weather is gen
cral: The sevcrest cpd wave OF the
season covers the upper Mississippi
valley where the temperatures range
from zero to 26 below .rhc cold wave
carried the freezing line southY7ard to
Northern Florida. with light frost at
Jacksonville, Southern alabama, west
ward through Central Texas. The Pa
cfic slope is much warmer, With rainy
weather prevailing. 1t is showing in
the lake regions upper New England
and the Ohio valley. Portland, Me-, !,
lad over 10 inches OF snowfall during
the past - hours. Generally clear
weather prevails over the southern
states except along the coast where
It is cloudy. The highest reported
Friday was so ut Los
Angeles, the lowest Saturday morning
was 26 below zero ut Huron. s. DE-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
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.EE1eOthersSLo TnpalfteSsf Gre

templated rho companies :tnus sI,..s i, !.
yored, according to the reports, are
the Corbin Lock Company, Bridgeport
Conn, the Century company, of De
troit, the Bond Steel Post Company,
of Adrian, Mich, and company do
ing business in Toledo.
story is published to the effect
that one Of The inspectors OF the de-
partment, whose business Is the layinr
out OF rural free delivery routes, while
on duty in New York, went to Bridge
port, and, underthe pretence Of being
engaged in the laying out Of route
from that point, assisted in the per-
fectng of L box in the shops of the
Corbin company. In short time, it
was decided by the department. to lay
In supply OF about s75, 1000 worth Of
boxes, and the Inspector who had per-
fected the box was one Of the com
mission appointed to select the box Of
which 50 large a supply should be pur-
chased by the department.. The plan,
for some reason. was abandoned,
1t has heen discovered, so the paper
says, that one Of the high officials of
| the department. is large stockholder
In each OF the companies whose agents
have the advantage Of others In being
able to get upon the ground first. f
| Another feature Of the situation is
brought about by the fact that officers
of the rural free delivery division are
unQuestionably in posit' n such that
they might be able to confer favors
upon certain members Of congress, and
In return receive fayors, and IN fact
it is stated by the local paper above
referred to that instances are not rare
where Il member of congress, upon in
qiiry about routes where he sees no
possib BILE reason for the refusal OF the
department To establish the service,
has been told that nothing could be
done for him in the matter Of rural
free delivery, While others, in the bet
ter graces OF the officials, experience
no difficulty in securing any routes de-
sired.
The operations of this oligarchy, or
postotllce department. trust, as it is
called, may be inquired into by con-
gress upon its rcassembling in Jahu-
ary.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
launched IN Kansas.

At Montgomery, Kansas, on Christ
mas day, Montgomery Cooley. negro
man, was taken from the jail and
lynchcd by IL mob because carly Christ
mas morning he had shot and killed
Milton liinklc, a policeman, while the
officer was trying to protect himself
against crowd of unruly negroes.
~ the first effort TO lynch the negro
the rope broke. Some one in the
crowd then cut Godlcy's throat, sever
ing the iugular vein. After this he
was hanged il second time. The
shooting Of Policemen IIinklc occurred
at Il dance, which was attended by Il
large number Of negro men and wo-
men from ncighboring mining camps.
Montgomery Cooley and MS brother
were drinking and had become very
diSordcrly when Policeman liinllc in
Lcrfcrcd. The negroes became insult
ing and when lIinlllc drew his club
to defend himself, Montgomery God
ley slipped behind the policeman,
grabbed the oiliccr'S pistol and shot
llinklc behind The ear The wound
ed policeman was carried to the City
Hall, where lie died several hours later.
The news OF the shooting spread
rapidly and mob gathered in front
Of the Jail The doors were battered
iii and the mob seized Montgomery
Cooley, who, with his brother, had
been arrested soon after the shooting.
They took the slayer to a telephone
pole three blocks away and there
hanged hin. At lirst the negro was
defiant, but just before he was hanged
he begged hard for his life.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
Is Now II Fact.

wireless tclcgraphy is now an as
Surcd fact. The Halifax Chronicle
announces that wireless tclegraphic
communications hayc been successful
by established by Marconi between
Cape Breton and Cornwall, England.
a message has already been sent to
King Edward by Lord Mimic. Coy
ernor-Gencral Of Canada. and also one
to the King OF Italy. DR.. Parkin. NJ.
r., OF Toronto, special correspondent
Of the London Times, also had il mes
sage transmitted. Marconi has been
at Table Head for the last eight weeks
working steadily. The wires were all
removed and installed anew, the ia
nous cohcrcr being replaced by another
wonderful invention Of Marconi. called
a magnetic detcctor, Which gives most
satisfactory results and wncil enables
the transmittcr to attain rrca,rr
speed and accuracy The inventor
has also established at his Table Head
station one Of the world. IL was
thought that until IL similar current
was established at the Cornwall sta
tion satisfactory results would not be
had. Tests were made frequently
during the last few weeks, but the
greatest secrecy was maintained.
Last week communca Gion was cstab-
1iSbnd
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
iinS Crushed.

Mr.. viii Moody, u fireman on the
Georgia road, went under the engine
which he was firing when the train
made the stop at Social Circle, Ga. !,
to make some repairs to the ash pan,
and while in a position with one leg
extending across the track The engine
moved, the wheel passing over the
left leg and mangling 1t SO that am
putatiOn was necessary. The other
hip was badly bruised and dislocatcd.
AG the time OF the;accident there was
little hope for recovery but he is inn
proving and there is good hope for
recovery. He at one time worked on
the Southern road and lived in Colum-
bia.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
Needed In Hawaii.

Thomas Fortune. special labor com
missioner appointed by Secretary shaw
10 WISH The Philippines and Hawaiian
Islands is at honolulu. In an inter
view in The Star he said: 81 believe
TIC importation OF negroes there
forms Il natural solution or the dinl-
Guilty which unavoidably follows the
absorption OF tropical or semi-tropical
BY The United States. In
tic southern States and in the Caro-
linas the negro made the industries
what they are" The commissioners
said there might DE difficulty in OBJ
Timing The negro; but he thought
~ the planters could get all they
Al IL they sent the right sort or
ftcr them. You could get
ye in six months, 2 he said.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
RnvnScs OF I'inc.

In the singular failure OF the old
windows OF York cathedral, the glass
has lost most OF its transparency, and
IN places has become so perforated
That it crumbles at the slightest
touch. 10 stop the disease some
glass OF the thirteenth and fourteenth
centuries has been removed. Iu is
known that the hardest cement is
sometimes disintcgratcd 10y chemical
action set up by minute organisms,
and it is supposed that the destruction
OF the glass has been due tosomc FUN
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
Found i'm n VIGIL

The body Of John Miller, a young
man who had not been seen since Sun
day night, was found In Il we'll at By
crly'S brick yard one mile east Of Win
ston, n. c., late Wednesday after
noon. is believed that Rufus Stew
enson, who committed suicide ycster-
day afternoon, and his brother, Sand
Stevenson, killed Miller aud threw
him In the we'll Sand Stevenson was
arrested near the Stocks county line
yesterday afternoon. He is in jill.
a woman tells the officers that the
Stevenson brothers and Miller were at
her house Sunday and that the latter
had money, All OF them we're drink
iptr #t. .4t ILla5 1isHsl. Ie
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
Il StrCHt Ilurl.

At Nichols, Ga, on Wednesday SAN
=. Padgett and j. G. buchanan. Young
white mon, fought an impromptu duel
on bic street, as consequence Of
which Padgctt is dying and Buchanan
IS seriously wounded. The two young
men married sisters, and while tile
cause OF the trouble is not known 1t IS
believed to bca family disagreement.
Padgett and buchanan have hereto
fore been friendly, but Oh mcctlng
"Wednesday each drew revolver and
began shooting. Padgctt was shot
through tile chest near the heart ana
cu mot, rppOVnr
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
IIlOzcn TO Death.

Joseph Harlton, an old prospector,
missing for the past three weeks, has
been found dead within three hum-
ared yards Of his cabin near Ilse, Col.
5liarlton was % Confederate soldier
and, 1t is said, was at enc time mayor
of Atlanta. tits supposed that he
pcrished in a storm in an attempt to
seek shelter and food u. +. " i5.s2
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
stand. by the Negro.

Gov. Longino, OF Mississippi, We'd
ncsday issued Il Proclamation Offering
fifty dollars reward for the arrest and
conviction of any person who forces Il
negro to leave cithor or the counties
OF Lincoln, Amitc, Franklin or Pike.
Hundreds OF negro residents have
been ordcrcd to leave these counties
during the past " months, being
served with notices supposed to cma-
nate from "whitecappcr" organiza-
tionS
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
a Grcat Scnsnlinn.

a dispatch from Dresden says all
Saxony is agog wit atcrcst and spec
ulatlon resulting lrom The hight OF
Crown Princess Louise, who said her
husband was Il beast. =" and that She
would never again return to the court.
LII seems that the Princess cloped with
Il French tutor, who had been en-
ploycd to teach the children. She is
an Austrian archduchncss. being the
eldest daughter OF .Archdllkc l'erd,-
nand. who represents The Tuscan
branch OF the Austrian imperial fami-
ly. She was born al Salzburg in 1870
and married at Vienna in 1891. She
is considered one Of The prcttcst prin-
ceSses III Europe, being endowed with
great personal charm, keen intclli-
gencc, learning and modesty The
crown prince is Il fine looking, soldier
~ man Of 81 years. There are five
children OF the marriage, the eldest,
prlnce George, being nearly 10 years
Old.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
Rev. w. Nj. Jones shot.

While out hunting Rev. w. NJ.
Jones, the pastor Of the Willlston
Baptist church, was seriously wound
ed In the right arm by the accidental
discharge OF his gun, in removing it
from the buggy, in which he, with
DR.. John A. McCreary, was riding.
1T was at first thought that amputa-
ton would be necessary, but hopes are
now entertained that the arm may be
saved 1a. lt l.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
Killed by n Woman.

News reached Mobile Friday of the
killing on Dauphin island, in Mobile
bay, OF Fred Matthews, by IL daugh-
ter of George Sprinkle. Matthews
was Il son OF a former mayor OF Scran-
ton, Miss, where his remains were
taken for burial. 'rhe details Of the
shooting are not known although one
report states that it was accidental.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
Gets "ll:.szT6Iirs.

In New Yorl9'Wcdncsday, Thomas
] Sharllcy, the friyate detective, who
was cohNvictcd{f Z manslaughter in the
second degree for having killed Nicho
las Fish, IT, &aker, on Sept. 81, was
scntenf ~ State prison for ten
Et&As-a --s..f}s4 ,tea .lil.i55
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
The DcnG,vI'nrlcr I:lilc.

At Springylllc, lila, on Wednesday.
Prof. Jacob Forncy, OF the State uni
ycfsity, Ras accidentally killed while
neutrality-suspicious. With Il parlor rifle.
Prof. Foriaey was a son Of the late
Mai, lohn ii. Forncy OF the
army.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
,Maauf faSt Stararss 3 iSiVlllsge. j / sslestsd|
LEAKING OUT As AEsC & CANDAIaS
Matter .'.t,le. Into Into Prominence.
Inspe eotor5orz Pcraso mater 3 Patenaee

Mention was mad de in the Spartan.
burg Herald some me ago OF tho til,,
very unusual proceeding on the part
Of the tee tie icoDimiJ Is
tee on appropriat lions, j Il rec mend.
ing an increase in salary for the super: 8
int mintendfent Of the rural free "a delivery
service and the chief of the divisions
OF salary and allowance, OF the post
Office department., without the recchaz; e;c
mcndation Of the postmaster general.
AS a sequel to the episode men ntfonafl !.
What promises to be a very interesting
matter he's come up in regard to the
officials of the postof1ice department.
and it is said that AN investigation;
will be asked, to be conducted BY con-;
gress. The matter is in connection.
with the box question OF the rural free.
delivery service. II
During the administration Of POST
master General Smith a regulation Of:
the department. required that boxes
purchased for use on. rural free sdelfy.s
cry routes must be selected. from IA
certain number OF boxes approved sbys''
the department t., and made by small.
mber Ot tue smann facturers Of such
goods. Dissatisfaction was caused b,y,t Eby5
this regulation, both because the pat.
rons of the service disliked to- be
forced to buy, a certain box and be-!
cause certain manufacturers were "a aitlt$ /. &
partntly favored the egulationl Pub
llci sentiment, together with the ,inII1s
encei OF several members Of congress
who were largely in terested in rural Z
Tree delivery was brough t; to bear UPS
on the officials with such pressure that
MR. Payne upon his assumption of i
the duties OF the Office of; pos stmaster
general had adopted another regulas
tion ,,5w hiclls prescribed only the ma
tertals and size Of the boxes q to be !
used; and allowed syhemj to DE; made ''bVsS
Who could make &ho;xs meet. s
Ing these recurrence Is. This, a { VAS WAS 4
though onld remove all The former
dissa tisf ction i'd for a stime, snicli =
was the case. zlfsr-s
.lEl-t is said now, however, tflat 6 there
Is an understanding between FSomeisofS fSss
the high authorities Of fgthe SEnral fress
4tf,sssge
sIIdiIlsiTA ~, III,
,er by Vii Iifi5Ss:sEs 5Ss.s.HEs... ~: ~:
sSofIs these comp panfes
,undg in, the teffftS
delivery Us Ito ilutsg
5enfile rSSf:oiI naI1f eSS. Hftzaa
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
by WhOlcsulc,

At Armstrong, Mo-, Rev. Naylor
performed marriage ceremony
Christmas night in which FIVE couples
were united. The brides and bride
grooms formed c!yeeie nd s...s Z
minister and Clasped 1lAssgs
the VOWS. They 49, s 5sss
monial club Ss s95s
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02

1 n -
in toljaGI,., stands In dread Of the ex-
pcnse ard risk in planting tobacco. l
| would say just here there is 81 greater
per centIpf failure in agriculture in
almost aiV other crop cultivated than
there Is n tobacco. To- succeed YOU
cannot riIk this crop on q lalf-hand-
ed, llapiazard basis. 1t requires
study an) intelligence. Do your part
OF The wIrk first. ! have known farm
ers lhcirtirst year cultivating tobacco
TO avcraIc Sl50t to $3.50 per acre with
outany 'pstrucUion from any one.
dO pot approve of the one crop
basis. ldo believe though i'll divcrsi-
fled farming. 1t pays. iaisc plenty
to SuStah p your farm such as grain,
forage. leat, ETC., then plant some
cotton AID some tobacco. Even Il one
horse i;Fmcr when he is fixed for
farming Should plant from five to ten
acres of tobacco, or from one to two
barns. Is to the size Of a crop that
can bcstbc determined by your situa-
tion. Tie first item is land, then
capital, ind next and most important
is labor. The needy time in labor is
the HARVESTING season, July and Au-
gust, wltn your other crops are all
laid by alter which it can be market
ed with - per cent. less labor.
In lIr.e crops from % acres up, it
pays ID lave an experienced man who
may be secured for an interest in the
crop. Men tllatarc most capable will
cost you from the fact they can make
money nj it for themselves alone.
have succeeded in locating three men
with crops from 30 to go acres and
have twd more know personally to lG
capable Of managing like quantities.
will aid any one in securing men:
that is bring them in and give you my
Judgment on the land, inquire as to
his references and see that all such get
good tobacco seed free, providing any
such will write me in the next few
days and give me full particulars lis to
how and where they are located. l
dom aSka penny for what tell them
or tO for them. | do this simply with
view OF establishing Il market here.
= would cay to all interested: Iii
the event you cannot plant suilh mt
acreage 70 employ an experienced ii n,
try your immediate neighbors and
WORK up say 10 to IS acres and write
me. rs lis important that this dcclS-
Ion should he made early. You SOW
the seed iii The months or January
and February and IL Is essential that
yot should push forward your work,
ticularly where you have much
bu lding to Go. Tobacco barns can be
built fron $40 up. a barn will har-
vest from 4 to I acres owing to size
and season. its lifetime is about 20
years, So practically your building
doesn't cost much. Ii is the other
small expenditures, sucn as tIues,
sticks and canvas Tor plant beds: they
last from three to eight years, accord
irE to the care you take OF them.
After you once get fixed 10 make
tobacco you can make II and put it
cn the market at an average cost
Q! from to ,! cents per pound, or
from $50 to SO an acre, according to
asonS and conditions as to labor |
will answer all inquiries. furnish to-
hacco seed in plenty of time for you,
50 long rs they last. This offer is con
tined strictly 10 lilchland and I.cxing-
ton counties or not exceeding 30 miles
rom this point"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
santa CLAUS Sc0rcI,c1i.

y a dispatch from Georgetown to
The State says Tuesday night at Il
Christmas tree celebration in that
city, Dr. II. S. Bailey, who was acting
as Santa Claus, was painfully but not
niilnsly burned. Ills clothing ac-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-01-02
t5Nilled by Rohbcrs. 8 q

!: special from II N atthewssi, Ga, I,
says; a horriblecr was perpetrat!
ea,near that place on. Christmas eve
Gight.! Mr. Edstt era yi' who was at
home after Misplace OF business was
closed fpgs pgstlgss lhgss,night, was called to the
.e:,s -;s;:l.s,E'e lrla Ard asked
chang sohle MONEY g. :; Not bgi,ils
!esh0T make the chang Mr., Gray;
ld.ySscosiscTted5 togo to the store
ilieh; was short dis stance away. to
Eco "a. l,,T
thinking hor husband was staying
longer than necessary, became uneasy
and started to the front of the house
to see If he coming. She was startled
to see the storehousc mass Of flames
and gave the alarm by screaming.
Before assistance could arrive the
store was guttcd. Among the re-
mains Mr.. Grays skull, fractured.
was found and the safe was open. Ii
is believed tue man, after forcing Mr..
Gray to open the safe, which contained
81, 200, murdered him, robbed the
store and then set fire to it to cover
up his crime. There is no clue to Ills
identity.