The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-10-29
Palmetto Briefs.

two-year-old child of ]. J. Kel-
lev. who lives three miles above Bel
ton, was run over Thursday afternoon
by the through freight train on the
Columbia & Greenville branch of the
Southern Railway. The child was play
ing or the track, and the engineer did
not see it until too late to stop. The
engine and the tender passed over It's
body, but the child was between the
rails and it may be that it was not
fatally injured. 1t was bruised con-
siderably. and one leg was broken,
and was unconscious at 9 O'Clock
Thursday, but physicians who were in
attendance were in hopes that it would
recover. The home of the child's par
ents is within 100 yards Of the rail-
road track.
Conductor Ed. Turner. Of Blacks
burg, one Of the injured in the Fish
ins Creek disaster, has brought suit
against the Southern Railroad Com
pany for $4,000 damages. He is still
confined to Ills room and house. Mr..
J. w. Rhyme, the father OF Fireman
Fred Rhyme, has also entered suit ION
$4,000. Their attorney is Mr.. G. ID.
l4a6son. of Atlanta. and the complaints
were fled in Yorkville. Banker Mar
vim Morrow. Of Blacksburg, whose leg
was 80 badly fractured in the wreck,
has so far improved that he is able
to sit in an invalid chair and be
wheeled down to his place of busi-
ness, but still suffers from weakness
OF his spine and nervous system.
Wednesday night Constable Charlie
Maybry, accompanied by VIII Gil
reath. went to the house Of negro
Dan Odum, near Landrum. to arrest
a young negro. Mig Williams. The ne
gro resisted arrest and fought May
bry and Giireath furiously for long
time, all the while trying to take
Maybry's pistol away from him. Dur
ing the scrimmage the negro chewed
Mayhry's thumb pretty badly and
finally succeeded in getting hold OF
Maytry's throat, and almost choked
the constable to death. While in this
position the negro was shot by one Of
the boys in the back. the ball passing
through. lodging in his breast. 1t Is
thought the negro will recover.
While raiding a house near Waugh
ans distillery south Of Greenville
late Wednesday night, State Con-
stable n. S. Davenport shot and dan
gerously wounded John Dandy, col
ored. In desperate scuff.e the negro
got hold of the pistol and it was dis
charged. the ball passing entirely
through the abdomen. The negro was
taken to Greenville, where an opera
ton was performed Thursday morn.
ing. Physicians say their work was
successful and the wounded man has
a splendid chance to recover.
Milt Jackson, colored. was shot and
instantly killed at negro boarding
house at Appalachian mills. near
Greers. Friday night. AS result Of
the killing Thomas and Major Moore,
colored. are in custody. the former
being the one who fired the fatal shot
aad the latter being held as accessory.
From inquest testimony it appears
thai after supper the three were play
ing with weapons and the gun in
Thomas Moores hands was accident
ally discharged.
Mr. Enoch Rice, who owns and
operates large ginning business al
Belton, got his hand and arm entan-
gled in the machinery about the gin
Thursday morning in some way, and
sustained an ugly and painful injury.
A fve-year-old lad, son Of Jim Adair.
colored, of Laurens, Thursday after
noon managed to get hold of pistol
while the family were absent and ac-
cidentally shot himself through the
body. The wound proved fatal in a
few hours.
After being twice sentenced to be
hanged an attempt Is now being made
to save Brown Rodgers neck. 1t will
be remembered that Rodger was the
, negro who killed Rodger FAINT at San
tue and was tried at the last term Of
court and found guilty and tried to
appeal to the supreme court, but the
request was not granted and Ro1ger
was again sentenced to be hanged
Nov 13.
The Whom murder trial at Laurens
last week drew large crowd OF spec
tators in the court house.
The Fairfield county fair last week
was a great success.
The State Fair at Columbia this
week bids fair TO be q record-breake.
in point of attendance and exhibits.