The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-21


cane frcn being killed by Louis Greer
al Belton. Greer became involved in a
Quarrel with the negro train hand and
Can't. Anderson tried to separate them.
Ggce- made vicious rake at Capt. An
GersOa's throat. The knife strucl: Capt
Anderson under the jaw and made a
painful wound though not serious
one
Two shooting scrapes happened at
aud near Chester Sunday. One fight
was between two employees Of lum-
Der concern, in town, but neither was
hurt. The second was between a negro
nan named John Monk and Saiile
Brunson, four miles north Of Chester.
II started from q discussion over
church affair. John shot Sallie through
the forehead and the wound Will PROP
ably prove fatel.
Nav Tucker, coloced. was killed
Tuesday night near Mt. Zion four
miles north of Spartanburg by the dis
charge of a gun in the hands OF negro
man named King Williams, who is now
in Jail. From what can be learned II
appears that the dead negro woman
and Williams had always been on
friendly terms and there is some rea-
son to think the shooting was acci-
dental.
Postmaster Harris, of Charleston,
has concluded arrangements with the
I Consolidated Company for transpor-
tation in the city of the mail carriers
and special delivery boys, which VII,
90 into effect on July 1st. The rural
delivery route through st. Andrew S
parish and James Island will also De
iraygurated on that date.
Governor Hayward Monday received
a letter from Jas. w. Mccormick, an
attorney OF Syracuse, n. Y, asking II
there are any sons or grandsoas OF
John C. Calhoun now living in TINS
State or elsewhere and bearing the
ZANE of the great statesman. Mr.. Nc
Cormick's address Is 4l2 Kirk block.
Syracuse, N. Y.
Rev. ]. B. K. Smith, a Georgia vet
elan, appeared on the streets OF Column
hia Tuesday in complete suit or the
old buttsrnut, faded and worn from
service in the struggle. He was the
center OF an admiring group through
out the day.
DR.. ]. H. Burnett, Of Graniteviiie,
wishes to know If the State Of South
Carolina ever aided Eli Whitney, the
inventor of the cotton gin, by apDro-
priating S50,000 to his use. DR.. Burnett
has seen the statement made in we'll
known and recently published encyclo-
pedia, but wishes to have it verified If
possible.
Carolina Jones, an old negro. was
shot with bird shot near Acton, in
Richland county, Wednesday morning.
The shot entered his side and his in
juries fortunately were not fatal. Sher-
iff Coleman was notified and sent
Deputy Sheriff Cethcart to the scene
with the fine pair of bloodhounds which
the sheriff owns.
With a view Of establishing a per-
manent colony near Charleston party
of French Canadians from Fall River
and New Bedford, Mass. visited
Charleston and inspected the truck
farming lands near the city and made
other Investigations of the advantages
offered to settlers who desire to locate
there and engage in agricultural pur-
suits.
The Rev. Kilt Jones, colored, Of
Edgefeld. quite favorite with the
PEOPLE, was recently lodged in Jail,
charged with murder. He gave the re-
auired bond and is now free until the
August term of court, when he will be
put on trial.
The Associated Reformed Synod was
organized at the Old Brick church in
Fairfield county 100 years ago last Sat
urday. Sunday services commemora-
tive Of this occasion were held in the
A. R. P. church at Due West.
In the assignment of bishops for
holding the next annual conferences
of the Southern Methodist church
Bishop A. Coke Smith will preside
over the South Carolina conference,
which convenes in Greenville the 9th OF
December.
In the United States district court
in Charleston Tuesday Judge Braw-
iey'refrsed the motion for new trial
for James Lang, Charles Rogers. H. B.
Wilson and Walter Wood, convicted in
Greenviile of postoffice robberies.
When the defendants were put on trial
tue government claimed they were
members of the Nolan gang, which had
been operating in three States, and
strong proof of their guilt was submit
ted. They were promptly convicted.
The disappearance from Greenville
Of D. R. Elkin, lineman for the South
crn Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company. still remains deep mys-
terry. 1t was reported that the young
man had been located in Richmond,
Va. letter having been received in
Greenville to that effect from the Sis
Ter Of the man who had disappeared.
Coroner Black, of Greenville. however,
las received a letter from the mother
cf Elkin. stating that the report that
her son had been found in Richmond
was untrue.
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