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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
AN UGLY CHARGE.
Asheyille Railroad Man Arrested on tho
Charge OF MRlsinR False Returns
In Reports.

Asheville, N. G., Special. AS
tonishment prevailed in railroad
circles when it became known
Monday that o. d. Guire had been
arrested on the charge of embezzle-
mont. Guire held the position Of
yardmaster with the Southern rail
way company and 81 warrant,
which was served during the fore~
noon charges him with having em~
bezzled 81 1000 by reporting oyer
time on the wages of the large
number of men employed under
him and putting the balance IN
his pocket.
When detected two days ago,
Guire sought to compromise, but
the law department of tho railway
company declined to entertain
such a proposition. Guire, who
had hoped to escape snch embar.
rassment, was very much affected
whom placed under arrest, and is
said to have made surprising ad-
missions, saying, among other
things, that his populations had
covered n long period and involved
an am unit much larger than that
named in the warrant.
Guire has wife and two chill.
dren who reside on Park avenue
He tried to give bond and thus cs-
cape the necessity of having to re-
main in Jail that night. Several
citizens had a conference in the
Office Of Justice James just before
dark, but they decided not to sign
the bond.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
Taken With CramOS.

VIM. Kirmsc, n member of the bridge
gang working near Littleport was taken
suddenly i'll Ihurday night with cramps
and kind of cholera. His case was SO
severe that he had to have the members
of the crew wait on him and Mr.. Clifford
was called and consulted. He told them
h. had a medicine in the form Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoca Rem
edy that .he thought would help him
ont and accordingly several doses were
administered with tho result that the
fellow was able to be around next day.
The incident speaks quite highly OF Mr..
Giifnrds medicinos.-Elkader, Iowa,
Argus.
This remedy never fails. Keep it in
your home, it, may save life. For sale
by Pickens Drug Co and Earlo's Drug
store, Pickens, and r. N. Hunter. Lib
CrtY.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
PAC0LET COMPANY
RECOVERING GOODS

The Pacolet Manufacturing Co. !,
is still recovering property that
was lest in the flood of sevura
months ago.
For tho last several days the
company has had wagon going
through the country gathering up
cloth that was carried from along
the river banks since the June
floods by the people. 1t seems
that many people e't to the river
and helped themselves, says the
Journal, both white and colored,
to cloth and othcr things from
the wleckage, ali Of hich was en-
tirely wrong and now thoy arc
having to give up their booty or
be prosecuted and brought before
tho majesty Of the law.
The company is prepared to is
suo search warrants for all houses
where they are refused admission.
Thoy have magistrate with their
wagon roady to ISSUE warrants when
they meet resistance. They bring
wagon load, anywhere from 40 to
1875 bolts. This cloth is found in
many houses whore it would be
least expected. 1t is n little funny
to hear how some people have the
goods hid away.
The cloth is returned to the
mills and what is not damaged is
re-arranged and sold and tho dam.
aged is worked over and disposed
of with the other damaged goods
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
Make Norfolk Great.

Norfolk, Va, Special. The
Great Rock Island and Seahoard
Air Line railway interest, whose
combination was affected Wednes.
day, has obtained options on the
entire water front Of Portsmouth
Va, giving it tho greatest deep
water terminus in America.
Information has been received
here that the RocE Island, now in
control Of the Seaboard, will have
division headquarters in Washing
ton, and will operate a close sched-
ule OF through trains by agreement
with tho other roads.
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SEABOARD is SOLD.
Two Stories Out-Ono that 1t Goes to Rock
Island-rho Other snyH a. G. T..
ard Southern BouehtIt.

Two Stories Ont-Oho that 1t Goes to Rock
Island-Tho Other snys a. @. T..
nEd Southern BouehtIt.
The report Was confirmed in Now
York Thursday Of the sale of the
Seaboard Air Line railroad. There
are two reports in circulation.
One to the effect that the Rock Is-
and and st. Louis & San Fran
cisco interests desired to purchase
the Seaboard Air Line, and the
other was that the new owners Of
the line we're tho Atlantic Coast
Line and Southern railway, joint
ly.
While no authorized statement
could be obtained it is learned
from unofficial sources that capl.
talists representing the Rock Is.
land and st. Louis e San Frances.
co either had bought, or we're
likely to buy, control Of tho Sea.
board Air Line on the curb.
The Seaboard Air Line stocks
advanced % and 81 OH run, ors that
the control had changed hands.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
Marlboro After Scotch immigrants.

Bennettsvillo, s. G, Speciu!.-
An effort is on foot by A. j. Math-
eson, who has visited Europe SOW
erai times, to induce a COLONY of
brawny Scotchmen from tho north
of Scotland TO come to this coun.
try and tako tho place of the ne.
gr.es who have left hero in such
large numbers within the last few
years The "Scots" are p Or but
intelligent, hard workers, indus
trious and would make good clti
zsns. The question Of farm labor.
ers is serious one, the poor white
Iaborers have gone t., the cotton
mills, the negroes have cong, egu-
ted in towns and cities and emf
grated to Georgia and Florida,
while large numbers have vohe to
New York, New Jersey, Washing
ton, ID. O., and other northern
statos. It is claimed that these
immigrants in large numbers can
be put in South Carolina for $15
each, provided the railroads can
he interested and furnish local
transportation.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
CHILDREN BURNED ALIVE.

Were Locked In n House by Their Parents
Who Went Away to Attend Church.
Spartanburg, S. c., Special.-.In~
formation has reached the city Of
n narrowing tragedy, by which the
four children of Charley Hines,
colorcd, were burned alive ut their
home on the farm of Ernest Weber,
near Wingo mills, is miles above
the city. Charley Hines and his
wife decided to gn to meeting Sun
day night at a church of worship
for colorcd people about one or two
miles from their home. Like great
many people, white and colored ,
they thought the best thing to do
was to lock the children up in the
house while they were gone. This
was quickly determined on, and
four little colored children, rang
ing in age from 8 to 12 years,
were locked up in the house. On
their return the parents were
greeted with the appalling sight of
smouldcring ruins and charred
objects where their quiet, unprc-
tcntious cottage had been situated. {.
During the night, in their absence, .,
tho house caught on fire by some
means and the children, the ontire
household effects and the building
were reduced to ashes.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
SOUT IENN LAlsOKER3 GO TO VIK.
GINA TO WORK.

Charlotte, N. c., Special A
party of about rs negro mon left
Charlotte Sunday night for Inlet,
Va, where they are to Join the
forces already there in the work Of
doubles tracking the Southern rail-
way. Another party of about 25
men left Tuesday morning for that
place to also help in the work.
The crowd that went up the other
night came mostly from White
Oaks, SnC.. while those that left
this morning were from atound
Charlotte. The forcos that are
now engaged on this work num-
her several hundred, and nearly
every day large numbers are adj
dvd.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
WRECK ON SOUTHERN.
FREIGHT TRAINS WILD RUSH DOWN
THE MOUNTAIN.
Engineer Averill and Fireman Air Killed
III tho Death Trap at HelrOsC.
Brakes Eniled to Work.

BraItes EniIod to Work.
Spartanburg, Aug. 13.-Another
disastrous wreck occurred this af-
ternoon ut 2:15 O'Clock on that
death trap Of the Southern railway
known as the Melrose grade, where
80 many people have been injured, :,
some killed and thousands of dol.
lars worth Of property destroyed
A freight made up of big mo-
Rul engine and thirteen box cars
loaded with coal, was coming down
the mountain side on the Melrose
grade.
When Saluda was reached Engi-
neer Averill found that the train
was beyond his control, and thu
brakes would not work. Down
the heavy grade, one Of tho steep
est in the United States, the train
literally flew.
There was no opportunity for the
engineer or fireman to jump. They
remained at their posts until the
huge locomotive divergod from the
track and plunged with indescrib.
able force down an embankment,
carrying death and desolatlon and
destruction of property in its
wake.
The engineer, j. II. Averlll, Jr.,
was killed outright; tho fireman,
II. Air, Of Asheville, N. c., was
also crushed to death. A brake
man, whose home was at Biltmore,
had both of his legs cut off by the
Car wheels, and there is little, if
any, hope of his recovery.
Eleven Of the thirteen cars and
the mammoth engine were totally
wrecked, and the cDal is heaped
about tho scene Of the tragic accl-
dent in heavy, black mounds.
Engineer Averill was a son Of
Col. j. II. Averill, Of Charleston.
Col. and Mrs. Averill, and tho
wife and children Of the deceased
are spending the summer at Saluda,
only short distance from the scene
of tho wreck.
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End of Bitter Eirht.

"Two physicians had long and stnb.
born fight with an abscess on my right
lung" writes j. f. Hughes OF DUPONT.
Ga. "and gavo mo up. Everybody
thought my time had come. As last
resort tried DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption. The benefit I received
was striking and I was on nay feet in a
few days. Now Eve entirely regained
my hcalth.' 1t conquers all Coughs,
Colds and Throat and Lung troubles.
Guaranteed by the Pickens Drug Co.
Price SOC and Sl.00. Trial bottles free.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
Suicide Prevented.

The startling announcement that a
preventive Of suicide had been discover
ed will interest many. A run down
system, or despondency invariably pre-
cede suicide and something has been
found that will prevent that condition
which makes suicide likely. At the first
thought of self destruction take Electric
Bitters. 1t being great tonic and ner-
vine will strengthen the nerves and
build up the system. It's also great
stomach, liver and kidney regular. On.
ly h0c. Satisfaction guaranteed by the
p.cEcns dug Co.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
MARITAL DISSENSION,

In the early days of marital dis
senslon, in the first consciousness
Of DETECTION from fidelity, 1T seems
marvellous that men and women
are not visited by visions Of their
chldren's faces, appealing, be-
seeching them: "Forgive. for
bear, be true; think what it will
be to us to lose the love and life cf
home and be worse than orphaned
by your violence today."
That man should willingly and
wilfully make his childron afraid
of him and ashamed to bear his
name ,s incredible, even though we
see it done every day of our livea.
That woman should forsake the
children to whom she has given
birth, or for any cause forfeit her
right to call them hers, is more as.
tonishing than that che should de-
liherately take their lives. An
excess of insanity might make her
think life to he, for them, but a
doubtful blessing. That she should
shut them out of her heart and
wound and lnjuro them by dis
gracing herself and deaerting them
could only be the product of such
moral alteration as to seem beyond
our comprehension.
Patience scoms q meagrc word
to apply to the situations out Of
which snch tragic conse quences arc
slowly evolved. Yet if in those
crucial days Of testing in which tho
character and force Of the love of
men and women arc found out and
disclose themselves, this homely
but pathetic virtue could he brought
to bear; many deserted homo
would find the wife ut her post Of
duty, many a motbor, now absent,
would bless and kiss hor boy good,
night.--The Knight.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
The Death Penalty.

y little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus mere scratch, insigniti-
cant cuts or puny boils have paid the
death penalty. 1t is wise to have Buck
lens Arnica salve ever handy. It's the
best salvc on earth and will prevent
fatality, when burns, sores, ulcers and
piles threaten. Only 25c at the Pickens
Drug Co.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
Cholera Infantui,,.

This disease has lost it's terrors since
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy camo into general use.
The uniform success Which attends the
use of this remedy in all cases Of bowel
complaints in chlldi on has made it Il
favorito wherever its valne has become
known. For sale by Pickens Drug Co.
and Earle's drug store, Pickens and II.
N. Hunter, Liberty.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
Pits mn End fO itAll.

a grievous wall oftimes comes as q
result of unbcarablo pain from overtaxed
organs. Dizziness. backaohe, liver COM
plaint and constipation. But thanks to
Or. Kings Now Life Pills they put an
ond to- it all. They are gentle, but
thorough. Try them. Only 25c. Gu&r-
antccd by Pickens Drug Go.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20
THREE WHITE MEN SHOT.

Dastnr.lly Attack In tho Country Noar
Charlotte by Ne groes Oh Whito Mon
Charlotte, n. c., Specinl.-As
Messrs. Alexander Auten, Sam
Phillips and Sam and John Law
ton, of Long Creek township, we're
returning from camp-meeting at
Rock Springs Sunday afternoon
they were met by four negroes who
had been attending colored camp
meeting, and, as the result of q
quarrel, three of the white mon
were shot by ono of the negroes,
Sol. Shuford. The white men,
who were travelling in two vehi.
cles, turned to the right to allow
the negroes to paes, but it is said
that the negroes, who were hois-
torous and in an ugly humor, de-
liberately brought about a collls-
ion between the vehicles in which
the parties were travelling.
Shuford, who appeared to be the
loader of the negroes, drew re.
volver and, with an oath, began
firing. The first shot took effect
in Auten's body. The negro con-
timed to fire until he had omptied
his revolver, striking and slightly
woundlng Sam and John Lawton.
The wounded men wero carried
to Davidson College and given
medical attention. Tho negroes
have not yet been arrested.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-20

Bolow aro some clippings from
tho Ceylon Standard, published Oh
the island Of Ceylon, sent us by
Mr.. Keith:
"We extend our deep sympa-
thies to the officers and men Of the
Royal Artillery in the terrible ac-
cident which occurred on Saturday
morning, while a salute was being
fired in honour Of Independence
Day. No less do wo extend our
condolences to the relatives and
friends of the deceased men, in the
old country. 1t is long since Co.
(ombo has boon tho scene of such
a deploruble occurrence, but it
was one Of those occurrences, con-
stantly met with in life, which
come at tho most unlocked. for
timos, and from causes which are
not always easy to discover. One
hundred and twonty-seven years
ago on Saturday British soldiers
we're dying in contending against
the flag which now British soldiers
havo died in honouring. The
translation furnishes much food
for thought and--though the event
wrs, unfortunately, attended by
such painful accompaniment-alst
Thanksgiving, that the great En-
glish.speaking Powers of the worlt
are now bound together in a bond
which shall never be broken. The
eloquent and sympathetic words
spoken by Capt. Rodgers Of the
U S S "Albany," yesterday morn
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The States First Bale,

Augusta received it's first bale Of
the new cotton crop Wednesday
night. 1t was grown by II. G.
Folk, of Bamberg, and was con-
signed to Pope e. Fleming, Of Au.
pustN.
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NEGRO and WHITE MAN ARE
lYNCHED TOGETHER,
NEGRO FLED AND WAS CApTURED
by POSSE, BUT THE Waite
MAN RlSMAINED Al HOME
Mob Took Both Mon Away and Lynche,
Them Quickly.


Them Quickly.
Albany, Ga, Aug. ii Report,
received here this morning are tc
the effect that n white man named
Thompson, and King WrigEtman,
O negro, were lynched yesterday
afternoon ut Hartsfield, a little
village, in Colqultt county, sixty
miles so utheast Of this place, fol
assaulting a white woman neal
Hartsfield last S aturday night.
Full details Of the lynching have
not been received here yet, but it
is known that a posse which had
boon searching for the negro
Wrightman had captured him ten
miles south of Albany yesterday
afternoon.
Thompson, the white man, it is
reported, had not endeavored t,
escape, and was at his home whe u
the mob captured him.
The two men we're lynched to
gether by the band Of inturlated
men who had been pursuing
Wrightman since the night of his
crime.
AS soon as the assault upon the
white woman was reported a posse
was instantly organized, and the
hunt for the two men begun.
"r'ghtman hedasnd had been in
hiding in the different swamps of
Dougherty and Colquitt counties.
Thompson had remained quietly
at no re, and it is Said, had made
no attempt to escape.
After the mob had secured
Wrightman, yesterday afternoon,
they went Immediately to Thomp-
sons house, whore they found
him, and taking him with the no.
gro, carried him to the outskirts
of Hartslield, and hanged them to
nearby tree.
STORY OF THE CRIME.
On Saturday night, August lst,
Widow Mathis was called to the
door Of her home, in the little viii
lage of Hartsfeld, Colquitt coun-
ty. On opening the door she was
seized by two men, dragged into
the yard and assaulted. Sho rec
ogrized her assailants to he u
white man nameu Thompson and
a negro, King Wrightman. BE.
fore parties whom her cries at.
tracted arrived the assailants had
fled.
Thompson went to his homo, not
thinking that he would be moles-
ted, and the negro took to the
swamps.
Thursday morning information
as to his whereabouts was received
and q posse of seven men started
out in pursuit of him. He was
caught in DoughcrtY county, ten
miles below Albany. and carried
hack 70 HortsGel6
On the way back to HartsGeld
with the negro the posse called by
house.
He, too. was taken in charge by
the men.
Late in tho afternoon they reach
ed the little village where the
crime occurred; and there Thomp-
son and his negro confederate
were strung to the same tree.
1t could not be learned by the
mon just what part each performed
in the crime.
The actual assault being charged
to the other by each.
So the posse lynched both the
negro and the white man.
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A LETTER FROM A PlCKENS
COUNTY SAILOR BOY.
L. S. S. Cincinnati,
Colombo, Ceylon,
July G 1903

July 6, 1908
The Pickens- Sentinel Journal:
Mr.. Editor: Enclosed you will
find some clippings from the Cey-
Ion Standard that might be Of in.
tercst to some Of the readers Of
your valuable paper if you SEQ fit
to publish them.
| am glad to say that [ am on
ioying myself fine. We left Vile
Frauche, France, on the 2lst of
May and arrived at this place the
Goth Of June. We had n very fine
trip with tho exceptions Of the
heat coming through the Red sea,
and we had four days Of very
rough seas on the run from Alden,
Arabia, to this place. We are on
our way to Chi Flu, China; and
expected to get there about the
middle of July, but we have been
delayed already about fifteen days
On account Of the Raleigh which
broke down just after leaving
Alden and had to return to Alden
for repairs. She left there about
the Sd and expect hor here about
the 18th.
Although we are III the tropics,
it is very pleasant here, there is a
fine sea breeze all the time. We
are living high and having great
sport driving in Rick Shaws. l
drove all about the island near
Colombo. On every eide one is
surrounded by almost all kinds Of
tropical fruits. Bananas and pine
apples can be had for the trohbie
Of taking them, as many as you
can carry.
will send you picture of
Rick Shaw and a singalese lady.
1 received one copy Of tho Senti-
mel on arriving at this place. I
hope there will be several of them
waiting for me at our destination.
1t is like receiving q letter from
home to get the paper. You will
please send paper care of Postmas-
ter, Sanfrancisco, Cal, instead of
Navy Department, at Washing
ton. Wishing you much success,
I close. Your friend,
Joe II. Keith.
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find nothing better for stomach and
liver arrangement and constipation than
Chamberlain's Stouach and Liver Tab
lets.-L. F. Andrews, Des Moines, Iowa.
For Sale by Pickens Drug Go. and
Earles Drug Store, Pickcns, and II. N.
Hunter Liberty
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AMONG OURSELVES.

Anybody that has an idea that
It's a soft snap to 1uu II newspaper
such wenther rs this and hunt up
news when there is nothing to
write about should undeceive them
solves by undertaking tho job for
awhile.-Gall'ney Ledger.
Senator Tillman finds pleasant
field in Wisconsin to discuss the
negro problom and is giving them
his usual "hot stuff" Eight
thousand paid their half.dollar a
few evenings ago to hear him.
Wcll could Tillman .xclaim:
"What fools these mortals b:!"-
Dorchester Democrat.
The Chicago papers insist that
Tillman has been eating 'em up
alive OH the negro question and
then they call upon the managers
of the joint debate to sond bigger
boy to mill than Durvon. The
matter is that Tillman has the
facts, the figures and tho real SEN.
tlmont to start with and thus
armed he can cope with the best of
them. Carolina Spartan.
Senator Tillman has reached a
position whero he can holp South
Carolina, if no will dire ct his efforts
in n proper direction. He can go
among tho home seekers aud turn
the tide Of immigration in this d.
rcction. We need a good class Of
immigrants to develop our lands
and if we can get them here it will
add a great force to the solving OF
our labor problem. Manning
Times.
Several newspapers in the State
AFRO criticising Senator Tillman be-
cause of what he SAID IN the do
bate with Senator Burton, of Kan
sas, on the negro question. Sena.
tor Tillman was very mild in his
talk but what he said was true.
AS he was invited to make the
speech, there is no good reason
why he should bo criticised for
telling the truth. h.-Columbia Rec
ord.
"The fact that there arc men in
that county, says tho Columbia
State, in speaking Of the recent
trial OF Jet and Whito IN Breathltt
county, "who will go on the stand
when by doing SO they are certain
their lives are lmperl)led, is much
in Kentucky's favor. How many
are there in that class who would
so act in South Carolina?" The
State shouldn't ask such pert,ncnt
questions. 1t might make some
patriot blush .-Dillon Herald.
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Many School Children are sickIy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mothe Gray, a nurse In Children's Home
New York. Break up Colds In "a hours, cure Fe-
vcriShncss, Headache, stomach troubles, Teeth
ing Disorders, and destroy Worms At all drug
Eists 2hc. Sample mailed FREE. Address, Al
len S. Oimstcd, Leroy, y.