The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-06-18

PALMETTO GLEAk|NGS.
Z rliuor Events Of the Week In a j
2 Brief Form.


about II Yeas, was arrested in Spar
tanburg and tried in police court
Wednesday morning On a charge OF
stealing rides on the railroad. the
lad gave Columbia as his home. He
was sentenced 10 pa q fine &c a fine
OF 81 or Scrv~ 10 days on the chain
gang. Having no none, re was about
to enter his term Of seryitude We'd
nesday when Mr.. H. Finch. q kind
hearted business man. paid the fine
and kept the boy safe and well cared
for until aeXt morning when he pur-
chased . railroad ticket for the CAPT
tel city. and put him On the cars.
Boady said that his parents live in Co.
iumLia and that he ran away frcn
home.
Two men convicted CT murder were
confined in the State ~peaitsntiary Fri
day. Each will serve a life sentence.
One Of these prisoners was Judson
ooocooonEmb NIB NIB o rafm mailman
Beck. the Barnwell negro who was to
hare been hanged for killing his
brother-ir-law, but as it appeared that
he he'd been convicted on testimony
produced the very day of his trial, the
governor committed the sentence.
DSsriT Buford, of Nawberry, carried
2 JeT Jones, a young negro who
AbTam Boyd last winter. The
~~coavictcd man appealed to the su-
prcme court, but subsequently aban-
doGed his appeal.
Railways are always getting into
trouble. Tuesday in S~partanburs some
of the Converse students desired to
board the south-bound veStibule on
the Southern Railway. Before they got
on the conductor called out. "All
aboard" and dashed OF, carrying some
OF the girls and leaving others. There
were two sisters. One was taken, the
other left. The n on board dis
mounted at the coal chute about a
mile from the depot and returned to
her sister. The consequence Is that
the lawyers have the case in hand.
An Edgeheld special says: A meet
ing of the county Democratic eyecu-
tive committee was held in the court
house on Thursday last to devise ways
and means for electing a supervisor.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman, Hon. Thos. H. Rains
ford. with n. G. Evans, Esq, as secrs-
tary. After much discussion it was
finally decided to fiji the vacancy by
The executive committee selecting a
mar on June Is and getting the gov
.errcr TO appoint him.
\ Beaufort special says: Thursday
afternoon the keeper Of the lower
range light on Paris island. Mr..
George Lehman. fell from the plat
form to the ground below. a distance
of 80 feet. causing instant death. He
had been warned not to go to high
parts Of the light as he had suffered
several paralytic strokes. 1t is thought
his fall was caused from n Of these
attacks. Mr.. Lehman was about 20
years old and had been a keeper OF
lights for the government for so
wears.
Nsherif NJ. NJ. Buford, of Newberry,
Thursday rearrested Hamp Massey. a
Georgia negro who had just finished
up a term on the chaingang. Massey
is wanted in Appling, Ga. for Jail
breaking ami for other serious Of
fenses. Sheriff BIford went to Augusta
with his prisoner. Massey is wanted
in the same county from which Alb
Ivory. the murderer, was an escape.
Within O week Sheriff Duford has
.- -.N. - 49, rN~,..e 80 HN1,. ~, MIC
county two desperate characters.
Thursday morning Jane Miller, Of
'Spartanburg, a colored woman aged
so years. died suddenly. After finish
ing breakfast and in apparent good
health she decided to go into the gar
den and do some work. She was
busily engaged with this tool when
some one at the house saw her fall
suddenly On the ground. Persons
rushed into the garden to where the
PROSTATE woman was lying; but as
~sistance was too late-she was dead.
81 a recent meeting of the trustees
of the Walhalla Graded schools the
following teachers were elected: d.
F. Nicholson, superintendent. with
Misses Kate J. Steck and Mary Strib-
ling OF Walhalla aid Misses Lula Mac
bstn Jones of Newberry and Susie ".
BrunSon Of Florence. assistants. The
election for a teacher OF TIE Melville
school was postponed till the next
racctirg Ct the board. This election
has the heartily approval OF the pa
irons.
Confederate Memorial day was OBJ
served for the first time at Pickcns
court house on Wednesday, June 8, in
conmemoration of the birthday Of
jefferson Davis. Camp Garvin, Z. c.
V. aud Pickens camp. u. D. c., both
OF which were recently organized,
united in perfecting the arrange
ments for the day. and there was
nothing left undone for the entertain
ment OF their visitors and neighbors.
The directors of the Anderson cham
be: CT commerce this afternoon de-
cided to change the date Of the gala
week from the second week in Au-
gust TO the first week. This was done
.o. e. conflict with thP State