The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-04-16

Roger rant, son or superintendent
FAINT and nephew of Major FAINT, was
kiilei at SantUc by Brown Rodgers,
GolCred, Sunday night at 8 O'Clock.
Brown Rodgers is mulatto about D
fest 6 inches high and weighs about
$50 rounds. The killing occurred at
the house Of q negresS. FaIt Tas on
the pCiat OF entering the house when
tie negro fired Two shots from WITH
in. either Of which would have been
sufficient to produce death. The nrst
shcl took effect II the left breast and
u,crcCi the heart. the second entered
the i,aCk Of the ncck At the base Oh
the skull. Fant Gicd instantly. the
murderer fed buJ later surrendered TO
the authorities. Rodgers is about 20
years old.
The Odd Fellows Of Columbia are
looking forward TO the meeting OF their
grand lodge which Will Ee held in that
city On the 18th and 18th OF next
month. The grand lodge is purely a
business or -..nization and is not out
To- pleasure as are some other socl-
eties-aad for that reason movement
is on foot to have Columbia made the
place at which the grand lodge Will
meet every year. The only celebration
OF any kind which will be held here
this year will be q reception rendered
by the local lodges On the night OF
May 18th.
There is an insane Mormon eide in
the State hospital anI the authorities
are in Quandry as to what to do with
-him. He attempted to commit GRIM
inI assault near Lake City, few
weeks ago, and was all but killed by
white men in whose presence the at
tsmpt was made. There is no doubt
about the condition of his mind; but
there is a State law against provid-
ing for insane citizens OF other States
IN the State hospital and it looks as
if there is nothing to do for this fel-
low, but to send him to Utah.
Min Gosnell died Monday night al
his bone on CLASSY mountain, about
% miles from Greenville, nea" the
North Carolina line. IS result OF a
pistol shot wound in the head iniict-
ed Monday morning by Al unknown
party. Min Gosnell is supposed to have
escaped several months ago from a
jail IN North Carolina, where he was
impTieoncd for . certain crime. He wes
shot IN the act Of firing brush pile by
cEcrof four young men who came upon
him.
Edse2eld is aroused in the matter
OF organizing an infantry company.
The organization OF the Edgc6eld
Rifles anteGates the Mexican war, and
through all the intervening years. up
to short time ago, when the COM
pany for various causes went to pieces.
II maintained its organization and a
high prestise,S having in times Of war
and peace done active and valiant SER
vice for the state and county.
On the charge OF infanticide three
persons are in Jail at Chesterfield,
-Iohn Horton, colored, who was cap
tU-ei in Georgia, and his accessories,
Mary Jane Brown and her mother.
The two last are white. These par
ties are all from an isolated section
OF the country, the same as where oc-
CARED the dastardly murder of Cassie
Ho2a three years ago.
There was light wreck on the Sea-
loa!d near MountVille, Laurens coun-
ty. Monday afternoon, caused by tail
end collision between through freight
and work train. Inc two had passed
e3ch other, but several rear cars broke
loose from the freight and the work
train backed into them. Both cabs were
destroyed by Are, but no enc was
fArt.
Ned Thompson, negro, who was
thought to be fatally cut by Joe Win
gle at Florence, is doing nicely and
viii recover as the result Of a skill
ful operation performed by DR.. Gregg
md others. The operation was a deli
cate one and required over two hours
10 complete it.
On the plantation of R. W. Hamil-
ten, near Jonesvllle, two negroes had
q difficulty and one of them felled the
ether with a large stick, and for a
time the negro was thought to be
dead. but later he revived and still
lives. The names of the negroes could
not-be learned.
A negro woman, living about three
miles south of Yorkville, about two
weeks ago gave birth to a child that
had only one hand. The left arm
terminated at the wrist joint. The
child IS doing we'll.
Major Thos. O. Sanders, prominent
citizen OF Sumter county. and for
many years connected with the state
agricultural society, died at his home
nea" Ha,0od On Thursday of last week
aged IS years. He was for many years
a director Of the State penitentiary.
humor reached Congaree recently to
the effect that murder had been COM
r2itted at Eastover on Saturday night;
that a negro had killed another by
means OF blow upon the skull with a
ligntwood knot. The story was true
as the slayer gave himself up.
AlDhea Bath, a stone cutter. died al
Pacolet Monday morning after shor;
sickness and was buried by the stone
cutters. Ir. Bath was a Cornishman
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