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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18
The Como Murders.

The men arrested for the murder
of the negro Jordan r. Little at
Como two weeks ago, were arraigned
for examination before Judge M. J..
Coke Wednesday afternoon with the
result that Ed. Martin and Julius
Butler were discharged as having no
part in the tragedy, while VIM. Davis
and Charlie Sloan were held as prin-
cipals in the awful crime.
All the parties are negroes. Jim
Bradley and w. NJ. Martin, who
have fled the country, were also i'm
plicated as principals in the murder.
Charlie Sloan turned states evil
dence and has made a clean breast
of the whole affair. His statement
made at the examination, was a
more laundering effort to shield him
self than his original and probably
more correct statement in the form
of confession to the sheriff.
According to his story Davis did
the shooting, with Bradley and w.
NJ. Martin lying in ambush with him
to give him "moral" support. These
three negroes lay in wait to murder
and do away with the body of Little,
while Sloan's part was to lead the
victim into the ambush.
Sloan is the most despicable char
acter in the whole bunch. Little,
the victim, was his room mate.
They were bachelors and kept house
together, sleeping together, eating
from a common supply of provender,
and cooking for each other. And
yet, despite this and the fact that
they were friends, Sloan, on the
promise of free admission into the
order known as the st. Joseph's Aid
society, consented to lead his friend
into ambush to be murdered, This
4 is his statement, and this is the man,
who. now that he is under the shad-
ow of the gallows, peaches" on his
co-murderers in the hope of securing
leniency for himself.
The details of the crime have al
ready been published in these col
umns. 1t grew out of an illicit init
macy between the victim of the
tragedy and Davis wife. Little was
led into ambush little south Of
Como on the j. T. track, where he
was shot, his hands and feet tied to-
gether and an iron weight tied to his
body after which he was dumped in
to the shallow water of Lake Lizzie
Davis lost his cap on the night of the
murder. It was found by the coro-
nOr's jury near the scene of the
crime. The cap has been identified
by Sloan, whose bloody blouse was
also in evidence and positively iden-
titled and by the owner admitted to
be his. This he had given to boy
with the request that he keep it un-
til called for.
There will be hanging-several
of them-in Putnam county soon,
unless all signs fail.
The sheriff and his deputies are en-
titled to great credit for running
these murderers TO earth,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18

FOR SALE-A large lot OF p H
dixie and Excelsior strawberry rroWn
at $l.25 per 1900; plants wen htiSment
and well rooted, ready for sI Tppsb 10
by Sept. 10. $l.25 per l.OOO. u.s. R.
accompany all orders. Audfe''
f. RIGDoN, Pencil, Fla.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18

NOTICE OF APPLICATION foh
Tay Deed Under Section 8, OF ChapIef
1888, Laws of Florida.
Notice is hereby given that n: D,
Gautier, purchaser of Tax CertlilcanS0
No. $3.50, dated the list day OF July, A. y
1901, has filed said certificate In ny VI
flee, and has made application ior .aA
deed to issue in accordance WIN s~,
Said certificate embraces the iollomlus
described property situated in fu'n'~
county, florida, to wit: ia,
PIT Lots and 6, Book I. P.zoo' ses
tion IS, township IL, range 2o-i4 acre tSs
The. said land being assessed az sto
date of the Issuance of such certinC SO
In the name of Mrs NJ. NJ. webster "a ~.
less said certificate shall be redeemeu ,r az
cording to law, tax deed will issue e tI ioO9
on on the 18th day Of October A. y; i Sssl
Witness my official signature anu yoe ~
this the Goth day of August, A; n D;iSTY'
ISealI JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk ct. CT. of Putnam County. FloLlu1'
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18
Work to Begin Next Week.

The News has it on the best au-
thorlty that the q. S. q F. R'y Co.
will have a gang of men here by next
week and that the work of laying
track on the streets over which the
council recently granted right OF
way will be commenced Immediately.
The new track will lead to the river
front opposite the Larkin lot on
which the company will erect a depot
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18
With Rope Round His Neck.

Capt. Levett of the Steamer Fear
less brought to the sheriff office
yesterday the information that the
body of negro man had been found
hanging by the neck with a half-Inch
rope, from the rafters in an old out
house near Norwalk. The man had
evidently been hanging for some
time, as the buzzards had eaten
nearly all his flesh.
Wheth the man was murdered,
lynched or committed suicide is not
known. All that any one up the
present is sure of is that he is very
dead. A negro man named Rhoads
has been missing from that section
for over two weeks and some think
the find clears the mystery of his
disappearance. The Sheriff and
coroner have gone 10 hold an inquest.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18
OWES Hrs LIFE TO A NEIGHBoR's KIND
NESS

Mr.. D. P. Daugherty, well known
throughout Mercer and Sumner coun-
ties, w. Va, most likely owes his life
to the kindness of a neighbor. He was
almost hopelessly afflicted with diarr-
hoea; was attended by two physicians
who gave him little, II any, relief, when
neighbor learning of his serious con-
dition, brought him bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, which cured him In less than
twenty-four hours, For sale by Acker-
man 4 Stewart.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18

THE NEWS AND ADVERT User
has a higher circulation rating
than is accorded to any other
paper in Palatka. - Printers
Ink, n. Y. July 20, 1908.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26

Romanism is not Christianity it
is the denial of it, the reverse of it.
The central power in Romanism is
the priesthood, including the lowest
priest, the bishop, archbishop and
cardinal, and eliminating in the
Pope as high priest. The priest, of
whatever degree, according to the
Roman theory, is possessed of divine
powers, and stands as the representa-
tive and interpreter of God. He
can actually confer salvation through
baptism he can actually pardon
sin and grant absolution from it's
punishment he can shut the king
dom of heaven against any soul that
fails to satisfy him. Pope Leo is
gone, but he will have scheming,
political successor, probably the pup
pet and tool of the cardinals and
other leaders. The Papacy remains,
with which no Christian can be at
peace. Look at Spain Romanism
has made it. DO you wish the
United States to be like it Pix
aminer.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26
Two white women

Chattanooga, Tenn, August i5.--A
most horrible crime was committed
Thursday night at Indian Springs, about
three miles from this city.
Aunt Matilda Strength, woman
about go years Of age, and Lizzie King,
40 years of ago, were criminally assaulted
aud then beaten, kuifed and left pros
trate on the ground by two white men.
Bud Wilson and Alex Armour, two
white men living near this city, are in
Jail charged with the crime. The mon
are about so years of age. Wilson has q
wife and six children, while Armour is a
widower with several grown children.
Wilson was arrested almost at the
scene of the crime, lying in o drunken
stupor and lie admitted his guilt
Armour was captured about eight miles
away by Deputy George ID. Barnes within
three hours after he left the scene of the
crime. He was starting for Georgia.
The story of the crime is a horrible
one. The two men went to the home of
the two women, who live by raising
chickens and telling fortunes, with whis-
key end got the King woman about half
drunk. She refused to accede to an inn
proper proposal and they assaulted her.
"Aunt Tilda," in response to her cries
for assistance, rushed to her aid. AS
she started into the house she was
knocked down and assaulted by Armour.
After accomplishing their purpose, the
drunken men proceeded to beat, Ont and
kick the two women and finally started
away, leaving them nude and PROSTATE
on the ground and in an unconscious
condition.
The King woman had her left arm
broken, q rib broken, and the brute then
cut an inch of her upper lip open, split
her nose and knitted and beat her all
over, and then jumped on her with bis
feet and ground her into the earth.
The injuries of the elder woman were
not 80 serious, but she was terribly
bruised, and on account of her extreme
age, it is feared she cannot Withstand
the shock.
Negroes near witnessed the crime, but
wore frightened away by the two men,
and when they finally gave the alarm and
officers reached the scene, it was four
hours after tho crime was committed.
Wilson was too drunk to get away, but
Armour ran from the officers and man.
aged to go eight miles to his home,
where he was arrested while changing
his bloody garments for others prepara-
tory to leaving the country.
The women were taken in an uncou-
soious condition to the hospital, where
Lizzie King is expected to die at any
time. The crime created stir in this
city, and there was much talk of sum-
mary punishment, and last night the
men were guarded by twelve heavily
armed officers. 1t is expected that a
special session of the criminal court will
be held to try the brutes, or the wrath
of the citizens might not await the
course of the law.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26
STION
nUQFn IMMEDIATELY BY THE
oullHU USE OF HICKS
l0''' ssS;, &c.. and Capudine.
AT DRUG STORES.
Col. Neal Has a Claim.
AT DRUG STORES.

Columbia, August 13.--At meeting
of the Sinking Fund Commission yester-
day an application was received from w.
A. Neal praying for the commission to
reimburse him for money spent upon
certain property bought in by himself at
a sale at which this property was bid off
for the non-payment of taxes. The mat
ter was referred to the Attorney General,
Gunter, and to Senator Mower for in
vestigation.
1t seems that some years ago a young
man in Laurens county by the name of
Poole allowed a piece of property of
some value to 60 to sale for the payment
of taxes. Col. Neal bought the property
with the understanding that Poole
should be allowed reasonable length
of time in which to redeem the property
This the latter attempted to do, but
could never get a settlement from Col.
Neal. Subsequently the matter was
taken to the courts. Poole won his suit
and secured possession of the property.
Col.A Neal now petitions the Sinking
Fund Commission to reimburse him for
certain improvements made upon the
land and for other expenses incurred
during the period of his temporary title
in the property. A member of the
Commission said yesterday that there
are some points of merit in the claim,
but he did not know what action would
be taken.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26
A Strange Affair.

Fort Smith, Ark, August 18.--
The kidnapping of young white
girl and the killing of one of a
posse that tried to rescue her are the
crimes charged against party of
eight negroes tonight fortified on
Bruce's Island, sixteen miles west of
the city. 1t is feared their capture
will lead to bloody encounter.
The negroes are said to be we'll
armed. A few days ago two farmers
living near Wilson's Rock landed on
Rruce's island in search of plums
and accidentally ran into camp in
which there were two negro men
and white girl about IL years old.
They made some inquiries about the
girl and the negroes said she was
the daughter of a white man who
was travelling with them and who
had gone to Fort Smith for pro-
visions.
The negroes would not let the girl
take part in the conversation and
this aroused suspicion. A watch was
kept on the negroes for two days,
but no white man appeared. Mon
day afternoon party of farmers de-
cided to investigate the case, and as
they neared the island were fired on
by the negroes, and one of the party,
Roland by name, was killed. A
sharp fight was kept up for some
time during which the girl escaped
from the negroes and ran to the
white men. She was SO excited that
she could not give any intelligent &C
count of herself. She said, however,
that her father was not travelling
with the negroes, but that she had
been stolen from her home near Fort
Gibson, L. Z. She has been taken
to Muldrew.
Roland, the dead man, was a COM
parative stranger at Wilson's Rock.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26
To the Point.

The Chicago Chronicle comments
thus on a difficulty that arises fire.
qnently in various counties:
"Nowadays when a young hope
full is taken by the collar and gently
shaken by school teacher his fond
parents first have nervous prostra-
tion and then rush off and have the
pedagogue arrested. Yet men who
are scarcely middle-age can rem en-
Der when the boy who came home
from school bowling that he had
been whipped was very likely to be
taken to the cellar for repetition of
the dose on general principles-it
being argued that if he was licked
at school he deserved it aud probably
did not get licked enough. Proba-
bly, all this was very wrong, but we
cannot forget that there was not one
juvenile slough" in those DAYS to a
score in this era of moral suasion.
The switch seemed to have de-
sirable effect"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26
GA - ~ q R la,
Bears the ~ The Kind You Havs Always Bought
ss GrN2zIza
Union Meeting-District No. I.

The union meeting for District No. i,
Beaverdam Association, will meet at
Newry on Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
August %, 20 and 80.
Friday, 1890 a. m.-Introductory ser
mon by Rev. A. p. Marett.
Organization.
First subject: Duty of Christians to
show their Christianity between Sun
days. Revs. j. II. Moore, II. p. Lide and
j. II. Stone.
I'd. What duties belong to the office of
deaconp Rev. j. NJ. Mcclure, j. S.
Hyde and Rev. j. M. Sanders.
Sd. The destructive power of intoxi-
oants-the remedy. F. NJ. Cary, c. R. d.
Burns and Rev. @. L. Craig.
4th. Does genuine conversion influ-
ence the converted person in making
contribution to the cause of Christianityp ?
Fred. Unger, M. A. Wood, C. r. D..
Burns
9th. How may union meetings be
made more interesting and profitableP ?
t. M. Elrod, Rev. w. T. McAlister, S. C.
Smith.
Sunday exercises directed by Newry
Sunday school.
ASSIGNMENT OF DELEGATES.
Bethlehem with Thomas Boggs.
Clearmont with II. s. Sanders.
Conneross with b. S. Boggs.
Double Springs with II. f. Sayers
Fort Madison with j. F. Jones.
New Hope with Robert Boyd.
Pleasant Ridge with Geo. Plumby.
Pleasant Hill with u. u. Veal.
Poplar Springs with w. III. Crawford.
Toxaway with j. S. Hyde.
Walhalla with Fred. Unger.
Wolfstake with H. +. LOFTS.
West Union with Mrs. Callas.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26
Lava BeIchod by vesuvlus.

Rome, August 15.-Vesuvius is again
causing intense alarm in the surround
ing region, eruption of tho volcano being
very heavy yesterday. This alarming
activity, which followed the shocks of
earthquake, is augmenting. The detona-
tions are loud and almost continuous,
while from fresh opening at the base
of tho principal crater two streams of
lava are issuing, which within few
hours covered wide tract of ground.
One stream has covered the ground, al
ready arid from previous eruptions, but
the other is going swiftly toward the vii
lage of Ottajano, the direction taken by
the famous eruption of 1872.
The whole district around the volcano
is shaken by frequent earth shocks and a
perfect panic prevails, the population
crowding the churches to pray or gather
ing in open spaces for safety. Experts,
however, affirm that so far there is no
reason for fear of serious disaster.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26

Seneos. August 1s.--Mr. II. M.
Richardson started force of hands
to work Monday morning on the lot
he recently purchased. He is now
erecting store room and the wall
next to the Oconee Inn building will
answer for the wall of the hotel that
he has recently decided to build.
He says early in January he will
have the frame building removed
and a handsome three-story brick
building, with plate glass and steel
front, erected. He has his plans al
ready drawn for the building and
just as soon as Mr.. Ellison's contract
expires, which will be the latter part
of December, he will have the work
started and pushed rapidly until An
ished. The building will extend
about hundred and thirty feet
back and have front of something
like seventy-five feet. He says he is
going to have one of the finest build
ings in the upper part of the State
when it is finished. There will be
two elegant store rooms on the first
floor, which he has already rented,
and then in the center of the build
ing on the first floor the Offices of the
hotel will be located. When this
building is completed it is expected
that he competition will be greater
in the hotel business than was ever
known here, as Mr.. Ellison's building
is nearing completion and then both
hotels being 80 near together, the
same distance from the depot. Mr..
Richardson has not stated how much
he expects to invest in this building,
but an estimate OF about $4,000
would not be any too small for the
kind of building he expects to have
built.
G. w. Gignilliat says he expects
to remove the store room now ocou-
pied by MIR. Edwards and have
handsome brick store room built in
the place of the frame building that
is now on the lot mentioned.
Mr.. Il. M. Lowery's large ware
house is being pushed rapidly to the
finish, he to have the same occupied
by the first of October.
Several dwellings are now being
torn down, being rebuilt and re.
modelled and more dwellings are to
be erected here in the near future,
judging from rumors that are adrift.
Y. G. Langston was elected cotton
weigher here Saturday afternoon.
The vote was not as large as ex-
pected, only 264 ballots being cast.
Langston received 81.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26

Charleston, August ls. . Biooashed
was narrowly ayerfsdt 10 the judicial
court room this morning during the trial
of case against two negroes, Cecil
Reilly and VIM. Lawrence, charged with
violating the dispensary law, In s'haul-
ing liquor through the streets" The
negroes were captured several days ago
by constables aud box of contraband
confiscate,i. Casts were made out
against them.
During the trial of the case w. Tur-
ner Logan, Esq, attorney for the de-
fendants, referred to the State consta-
bles as derelicis Of society, which state
ment angered ths force of oonstables
present. They jumped to their feet and
made scramble towards Logan. who
was unarmed, aud with clinched fists
demanded that he rotract the statement,
which he declined to do, reiterating the
statement.
The situation then became serious.
Every person in the court room know
that the constables were heavily armed
and they were 30 excited it was feared
that they would draw their revolvers
and open fire. Mr.. Logan remained per-
fectly cool throughout. He defled the
constables to advance upon him, saying
that he could not be intimidated by
them; that he was there to defend his
clients and proposed to do so even If his
body WAS taken out dead.
A number OF Mr.. Logan's friends were
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26
Program OF Union Meeting.

The union meeting of District No. 2 of
the Beaverdam Association will meet
with the Oakdale Baptist church on the
fifth Sunday and Saturday before in this
month.
Saturday, 10 a. m.-Devotional exer-
cises by j. D. Stonecypher.
1870. Sermon by Rev. j. r. Earle.
Organization.
Intermission of one hour.
LOO p. m. Verbal reports from the
churches, with half an hour devoted to
the discussion of these reports.
2p. m. The church's mission in the
world 1st, as related to it's evangelical
tion, by James w. Bearden; I'd, as re-
lated to tho evils of society, by John b.
Harris; Sd, as related to our young peo-
pie, by George Baker.
800 p. m. The making of a disciple,
by Rev. j. r. Earle.
Sunday morning. school mass
meeting.
Preaching at II o'clock by Rev. A. p.
Marett.
Song service in the afternoon.
Churches are earnestly requested to
send full delegations.
M. G. Barton, comm;.too
A. r. Marett, ooi'i''oo.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26
Solving The Great Problem.

A young man graduated with the
the highest honors of his alma mater.
He was brilliant. He was the
finest mathematician that had ever
walked the walls of the great univer-
sity. Soon after graduation, min
ister who had known him from boy
hood, met him and said:
81 understand that you are cele
brated for your mathematical skill /
have problem / wish you to solve"
"Tell me what it is," said the young
man, "and / will try"
The clergyman answered:
"What is man profted if he shall
gain the whole world and lose his
own soul ?"
The young man walked away in
silence, saying to himself, "It is a
great problem" The question rang
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-26
MssSlSFs ana fslis!s.

One of the greatest evils OF our
day, getting the unconscious support
Of many of our people, is the sin Of
about persons. Indulgence
in gossip is like indulgence in drink
there is no happy medium which
is,safe to adopt. The line never can
be drawn whore gossiping can be
safely done. Good women every
where should frown down all begin
nings of personal discussion of q
harmful nature. If one must ortiz
else persons or discuss them in any
way, except in Kindness, let it be
done in their presence, where they
may have an opportunity for defense,
or at least explanation.
We have no right to suppose or
imply motives. We are forbidden
to judge. Gossip has made wounds
for which there seemed no balm. 1t
has injured regulations with an en-
tirely unmerited stain. Many life
has gone SCARED to the grave by the
breath of meddlers and tattlers. A
true woman is not given to wound
ing another. Womanhood should
seek to shield. With life SO full of
stirring eyeats what time have you
to listen to a set of idle takers, ac-
tuated more often than not by a
spirit of malice and envyp 1t is not
always the blameless one who is
most eager TO condemn. The sinless
hand rarely if ever casts the first
stone. If one-half the industry
were used to cultivate a kindly habit
of speech, to unveil the better side of
humanity, that is devoted to the col
lection and dissemination of hurtful
and evil rumors, there would be less
of the leven of unrighteousness scat
tered through the worlds three
measures of meal.
1t is well to avoid person who
comes to you habitually full of con-
fidence and communications which
would not bear telling in the pres
ence of the person under discussion.
1t is homely old saying and true
one, that the dog that will fetch a
bone will carry one away.
Oh! how dangerous to deviate
from the truth, for the only endur.
ing success is that which we gain
through the strictest observance of
the truth. Truth is beautiful, for all
beauty is truth. Without this virtue
our friends will not rely upon us.
The love of truth is the fountain
head of integrity, for there can be
no virtue which does not derive it's
origin from truth as on the contrary
there is no vice which has not its be-
ginning in lie. Many a home has
been saddened by meddlers. Ah !!
yes, many young heart crushed |!
Truth crushed to earth shall rise
again the eternal years of God are
hers; but error wounded writhes
with pain, and dies amid her wor-
shippers. Pearl King.
High Falls, S. c., August %.