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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-12
Case of Religious FanatiCiSm.
A negro Woman, Driven Mad
Offers Her Helpless Baue
+. as II Sacrifice to The
Lord.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Anderson, Sept. S.-A horri-
BILE a9e'of infanticide caused bv
religiotss fanaticism occurred last
night in Broadway township about
six miles from this city. John
Gralfenried, Il negro, and his
wife, had been attending Il "holi-
ness meeting" and had become
greatly wrought up over the ex-
cltement attending it. They went
home from the meeting Monday
night aud spent Il greater part of
the night praying.
Just before daylight Graifenri-
ed says his wife awoke him and
asked him which he loved best,
his wife VI his baby, child about
16 months of age. She said the
Lord was going to take one of
them and asked which be would
rather give up. He replied that
If it was the Lords will he would
rather give up the child. He
says the woman then got out of
bed and took the child in her ar MS
and declared she was going to of
fer it as a sacrific. He says he
was standing by her, trying to
get her quiet, when she suddenly
exclaimed, "Here, Lord, take this
child" and threw the baby against
the wall.
He says then his wife threw her
arms around him and tried to
choke him, saying something
about both of them going to heav
en- together.
They had a scutfie, which awak-
ened the other children who ran
into the room and took tie child
and placed it on bed.
The woman then jumped out of
a window and left the place and
went to the farm of w. Q. Ham
mond, where she appeared early
in the morning, acting In strange
manner as if demented and Mr..
Hammond secured her for fear
she would do herself or others
harm.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-12
,ioI2SS(iInptiOTl

The only kind of consump-
tloa to fear Is "ncglcctcd
consumption
People arc learning that con
sumption is a durable disease.
1t is neglected consumption
that is SO often incurable.
At the faintcst suspicion of
consumption get a bottle Of
SCOTS Emulsion and begin
regular doses.
The use of SCOTS Emulsion
at once, has, in thousand, of
cases, turned the balance in
favor of health.
Neglected consumption docs
not exist where Scots Emul-
sion is.
Prompt use of Scots Ilmui-
sion checks the disease while it
can be checked.
Send tor free sample
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists,
4oq-4I5 Pearl Street, New York.
SOC and sroo, al, druggist
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-12

Fifty per cent. of the inhabi-
tants of Linares, Mexico, are in
the clutches of yellow fever and
80 per cent. of those stricacn with
the disease die.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-12

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
money if it fails to cure. E. w.
Groves signature is on each OK
25c.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-12
GarriS On The Wreck.
Report On Recent Disaster At
Fishing Creek-Defects In
Present Law Noted
Several Important
Recommends
tions Made.
Columbia Record.

uaS submitted MS report on the
wreck at Fishing Creek for adop-
ton by the board and also makes
several important recommends
tions of interest to the public. At
ter description of the trestle and
the scene of the wreck MIR. Garris
says of the trestle.
81 found that the remaining
trestle, consisting of about fifty
feet, contained unsound timber,
but did not find more than two
consecutive crossties to be worth>
less, or entirely decayed. A part
of the under structure | found in
condition of decay. The trestle
lies along a tangent where the
spreading Of the rails is quite un-
usual. | examined all the track
wheels that l saw and found them
intact save one which was of the
four under the front of the enoine.
the fiange on one of these was
broken off for about twenty inches,
and it was pointed out to me by
the superintendent that the frag.
ments of the wheel were gathered
up about fifty feet to the rear of
the point where the engine lay.
The remainder of the trestle with
the cars which were q total wreck
were burned before l reached
there"
After calling attention to the
fact that although the commission
is required by law to examine all
trestles of the 5000 miles of rail
way in the state, a thorough in
spection of all these would require
all of the time of the commission,
MIR. Garris states that 1T would be
ridiculous for the board to attempt
to guarantee the public against
accidents owing to defective con
struction. Mr.. Garris In closing
says:
"There is but one method of
liking responsibility known to me
as legalized cne, and that Is for
sufferers to avail themselves of
their right in damage. 1t would
be, indeed, poor protection to
our people if the O. X. of this
commission should exempt any
railroad from the consequences of
Its acts of negligence.
"But to return to the matter
directly under discussion, l must
report to you the feelings Of the
people in York county. l found
1T 80 intense that none we're wills
ing to discuss the catastrophe as |
resulting from any other cause
than that of defective construc,
ton. [ visited the sick rooms of
the wounded at Rock Hill and
found the patients wounded in
this wreck in the care of trained
nurses and under the eye of the
best medical talent obtainable. It'll
was sight that 1 am sure would
stir the deepest sympathIes of the
human heart. / saw mothers by
the side of sons lately the pride
their lives, but now in the agony
OF premature death; wives at the
sides OF stricken husbands, and
one and all with tie choking con-
that their loved ones were
the victims of inide!ity on the
part of a transportation COM
PAM who had promised safe con-
duct.
''Of caurse, accidents will hap
pen everywhere, and so serious
often as to take the life of some
ones loved ones, and the conse-
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-12
Sheriff OF Saluda Arrested.
a Mysterious Murder with Which
He is Charged by the Coro-
ner's Jury-Nery Tn
usual Case.
Special to The State.

Saluua, Scpt. i.-Saturday Just
after dark pistol shot disturbed
the usual quictude of our town
and the body of Bob Crouch, col
ored, was found lying in the
street, near the corner of Main
and Church streets; bullet hole
was fo md running from the right
to the left side of his head, Just
over the ear. The ncglo was
alive when found but was uncon-
scious and died IN a short while.
An investigation as to the cause
of his death was begun immed-
lately and every one who had
heen known to be in the vicinity
was questioned; a number of me-
groes were placed in Jail, but no
one seemed to know who fired the
pistol.
Coroner Gibson took charge of
the matter and began the inquest
at once.
Pope Coleman, Poyton Graham,
Luke Moore and Martin Bennett,
all negroes, and Mr.. w. H,
Crawford, u Young merchant.
were examined that night, but the
place from where the shot came
could not be located, the witnesses
differing, and none swore he knew
the man who fred the shot. Cole
man swore two white men did it
from the corner of Smith Bros.
store, but said he did not know
them.
The inquest was adjourned un-
til Sunday morning. Rumors of
all kinds were atloat and various
opinions were atloat, but nothing
definite could be learned.
Sunday morning the coroner
decided to continue the inquest in
secret and no one was admitted |
to the room save jurors, clerk and !
witnesses.
For four hours witnesses were
examined. Then the coroner and
jurors quietly came out of the
room. No one said anything.
The verdict of the iIry was kept |
secret for few minutes until
Coroner Gibson walked over to
Dowling's drug store, near the
room where the inquest was held
and close to the place where
Crouch was shot, laid his hand on
the arm of w. Lee Rhoden, Sher-
iii of Saluda county, and inform
ed him of his arrest on the charge
of numbering Crouch. The sheriff
coolly anddelioerately walked with
the coroner to the sheriff's Office
and Coroner Gibson still has him
in charge.
1t was rumored that another
white man was implicated and in
short time it leaked out that
Matt w. Berry, young man
who resides about eight mile from
here, was the person.
Berry had been in town Sat
urday night and Sunday morning;
he was O witnes at the inquest.
After his examination he went to
his home. This morning he came
to Saluda and surrendered him
self, having learned that the inquest
| Jury had charged him with Crouch
murder.
The testimony on which the
verdict duplicating Rhoden and
Berry was found came from Pope
Coleman aud John Jcter, negroes,
who both swore that the shot was
fired ny either Rhoden or Berry
Che didn't know which it was).
Coleman also sworc that he heard
| Berry tell Rhoden a few minutcs
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-12
PRICES.

1t is not worth while to quote
PRICES here. Come and make
your selection and we will make
the price.
We have a lot of Mems fine
Shoes, NEW STOCK, that we
are selling at Greatly Reduced
Prices.
Come to see us before you buy
and we will make it interesting
for you. Remember we Carry
EVERYTHING.
LANCASTER
MERCANTILE Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-26

Jesse wilson is soon to commence
work again for f. V. Hassam and will
take the place made vacant by John
French.
Rev. w. E. Newton will preach a
sermon on temperance next Sunday
morning from Luke the twentieth
chapter and twenty fifth verse.
The choir of the Methodist church
will render special music at the even
ing service next Sunday.
John Linton, aged seventy years,
an old resident of the town, died at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Samuel
Bemis, on Sunday afternoon after
long illness with consumption. The
funeral was held on Tuesday and the
interment was at the town cemetery.
Mrs. Cynthia Woodward, who has
been sick for the past two weeks, is
verv low.
Freeman Sanborn will move the lat
ter part of the week to Lisbon, N. H.,
where he has employment in the fac
tory of Parker g. Young Go.
o. H. Smith and Rev. w. E. New
ton were in Walden on Monday.
Frank Talbot of Wells River was at
S. w. Coles on Tuesday.
Miss Florence Robinson, trimmer at
the Adams millinery parlors, visited
at her home in Boltonville on Sunday.
E. W. McWain went to his home in
Rochester on Monday after visiting
for few days With his daughter, Mrs.
! A. L. Davis.
George A. Gilman. clerk at the
| Ixv rA@ 60 AI L. l..
East Calais on Sunday.
Mrs. Alden S. Winch returned last
week from visit of several days with
friends in Barre and Montpelier.
Alanson Shepard of Montpelier was
a visitor in town Saturday Of last
week.
| DR.. H. S. Carver was in Barre last
week Thursday visiting his on, j. W..
Carver.
| The promenade at Marshall's hall
last Saturday evening under the au-
spices of the Rathbone Sisters was at
tended by over twenty-five couples and
very pleasant evening was spent.
Excellent music for the occasion was
furnished by the Marshfield cornet
band.
A new line of the telephone of Mol
] lys' Falls Power Company is being
strung which will eventually termi-
nate with a connection with the Oiti.
zens' line of st. Johnsbury, and will
be carried as far as West Danville this
winter.
O. 1. Preston and son, Ellis, are in
Montpelier taking down the Capito
Creamery building which will bt
shipped to Sheldon junction and re-
built.
O. J. Wood aud G. l.. Dwinell have
been deer hunting in New Hampshire
forests the past week.
A. W. Slocnm, who has in charge
the moving of the Capitol Dreamer,
building at Montpelier to Sheldon
junction, for the firm of Franci
Batchelder & Co., of Boston, visited
his family in town the first of thu
week.
1t is understood that the New Eng
land Telephone Company have new
booth at the railroad station to be SO
mp in their public station at this place
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-26
MARSHFIELD.

Leslie NJ. Tucker, who has been EN-
ployed by Ola Dwinell OF CADET for
the past three years, has finished work
for him and engaged with j. W. Mears
for the winter
At the evening service at the Meth
odist church last Sunday evening a
quartette composed of Mrs. J. B. Pike
soprano, Mrs. G. F. Bliss alto, Mark
A. Davis tenor and A. 7. Davis bass,
furnished special program of music.
A temperance service held at the
Congregational church last week Sun
day evening was led by Mayo Wyman.
Mrs. Levi Pitkin died Monday morn
ing at the home Of her son, Edwin,
death resulting from paralytic shock
which she suffered few days before.
Deceased was about sixty years of age,
funeral services were held from the
house on Wednesday and the lnterment
was in the Dwinell cemetery.
The following item appeared in the
Montpelier locals of recent issue Of
the journal. "Sabin E. Pike of
Marshfield reaped the result of twenty
years Of patience and saving today, re-
ceiving $1,000 through the local Office
the Connecticut General Life Insur-
ance Company in payment of twenty
year endowment policy"
Telephone instruments have been
placed very recently in the residences
of Hiram Wilson, James Bouldry,
Fred Lamberton at Peterville, =" also
at the post office in South Cabot.
Carl Streeter and Charles Cole went
to Groton pond on Monday to install
an electric light plant in the steam
mill of Miller & Ayers.
News was received by relatives in
this town and Cabot last Monday of
the serious illness with erysipelas of
George Sulham at Rutland.
George d. Ormsbee went to Groton
pond Wednesday morning to assist in
putting in the electric light plant at
the Miller g. Ayers saw mill.
Mrs. John Peck of Montpelier ar
rived in town on Monday to visit for
few days with her sister, Mrs. Ralph
Ide.
There is to be Thanksgiving ball
at Marshalls hall Thursday evening.
Music is to be furnished by the quar-.
tette club and a turkey supper is to be
served at intermission by our popular
caterer. Mrs.. Carr.
MISS Eleanor e. Cole of Barre is ex'
pected to arrive in town to spend
Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. o. d. Cole.
Albert e. Lamberton shipped a pair
of horses to party in Swampscott,
Mass, last Tuesday. They were finely
matched, very stylish and valued al
nearly 5000.
Jesse Wilson has moved from thu
East Main street residence recently
purchased by o. H. Smith to the +
W. Cole tenement on lower Mali
street.
Fred Slayton and wife of Barre wer
the guests of J. W. Mears on Sunday
The Jaquith public library is beinl
very we'll patronized; nearly 100 book
were taken out last week.
Charles Bullock and Albert K. Lam
berton were in North Calais, Wednes
day night, to assist the Van Ormal
orchestra at the Thanksgiving ball.
John French. formerly In the en-
ploy of f. V. Hassam In getting on
last blocks, is soon to go into the bust
ness for himself ..and will work u
some trees which he has purchased Q
J. W. Mears. 90 aA
Herbert Emery, who has been quit
sick for the past week, Is somewha
better. f
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-26

Siberian railway trains unde new
schedule cover the distance fom Mos
COW to Port Arthur, 8, 1888 miles. in
thirteen days, the fare, including
sleeper, being $lS4. The globe trot
ter can have a social train OF three
oars for $10.3 q mile.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-26

The Pope has promised to send an
exhibit to the St. Louis Exhibition.
King Peter Of Servia's portrait,
painted by Princess Lyoff Parslaghy.
is to be exhibited in London, Rome,
Brussels, and Paris.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-26
CALAIS.

Mrs. Laura Stevens has returned
from Barre, where she has been visit
ing her sons, George and Charles.
Miss Glee Bancroft is visiting in
East Montpelier.
Mahlon Slayton is moving into the
house he purchased of Walter Ward
John Fair has moved his family in
to Amos Emerson's house for the win
ter.
Miss Mamie Cooper and her brother,
Clinton, are visiting in Morrisville.
Josephine, daughter of H. A. Kent,
is ILL.,
WEST BRADFORD.
49, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. A.
Carrie 0. Worthen. Congratulations
Mrs. George Wilson is spending
few days with her sister, Mrs.
Charlie Thurston, who is quite sick
with the measles.
School begins next Monday, Nov.
30, with the same teacher, Miss VIOLA
Albee.
EAST BROOKFIELD.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie A. Bigelow
are rejoicing over the birth of a son
born to them on Tuesday, Nov. II.
Hearty congratulations.
J. E. Ward of Barre was in town
the first of the week calling on
friends.
Frank Curtis and wife we're recent
guests at W. E. Curtis.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. G. Reed was seriously ill last
week and under the care of DR.. +. E.
Ellis.
Charlie H. Bixby of Bridgewater,
Mass, came last week for brief visit
to his father, U. l.. Bixby. He re-
turned to Massachusetts, on Monday.
H. E. Thayer of Sharon was in town
several days last week on business.
PLAINFIELD.
The books of the Plainfield branch
of the Kellogg Hubbard library are
now at Mrs. Rideout's store. The
use of the books is free, Mrs. Rideout
giving the time in caring for them
and the trustees of the library the
use of the books. DR.. d. B. Smith lie
responsible for them and pays the
freight to and from Montpelier.
few left of those $2.75 and 49, SO
black petticoats closing at s1.69 at
Fits.
WORCESTER
A Christmas sa lie will be held at the
town hall, December s and 9.
E. O. Moore is moving into the
Hobart house.
Miss Lottie Buck is visiting in
MoretOwn.
Thomas Drinkwater has moved to
| Northfield.
Clarence Chandler was quite seri-
ously injured last week, while work
ing in the woods, by tree falling on
him.
Thomas Darby and wife of Hardwick
| have. been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
James Darby.
Fred Alexander has closed his labor
at Putnam's upper mill, where he
has been foreman for the past eleven
years, and gone to Northheld. His
family will remain here.
BROOKFIELD.
Mrs. II. II. Abercromb1e spent last
week with her sister in Lawrence,
Mass.
Last Wednesday Miss Alice Kings
bury was given a birthday party by
several of her young friends, it being
her twelfth birthday.
Marcus Peck is on business trip
| to New York State.
Mrs. Jason Nye and daughter. Gar
RE, were in Randolph last Saturday.
Newman Abercrombie hurt his knee
quite badly recently by falling on the
frozen ground, which neoessitates his
being confined to the house few days.
Roy Blanchard of Burlington, with
q friend from South Barre. spent last
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Holt.
To the Changers: Don't forget the
Grange sooiable Friday evening at
Grange hall.
Henry Myers of Winooski has taken
Mr.. Smiths farm at Brookfield Center
and moved his family there.
Miss Gertrude Benham and Mrs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-26
MATHER & TEMPLE, I8 and 20 State St,

Vernon Barnes of East Brookfield
was guest at f. +. Aliens last
week.
Harley Ward went to the soldiers
home in Bennington last week to
spend the winter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-26

After all has been said and done the
store that gives the honest values year in
and year out is the store that gains and re-
tains the confidence of the buying public.
That's why this store has appealed to
an intelligent public so long
Are YOU one of themH
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-11-26

Jesse Wilson is soon to commence
work again for f. V. Hassam and will
take the place made vacant by John
French.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

aging from 81, 800 to 81, 500 o week. There
were 10 employees, not counting the two
members Of the firm who were working
at the close.
The reporters Of the house Of repre-
sentatives had been recalled 10 his
regular work, OF course, when Congress
opened In December, and there had been
hard time TO find a man who could
take his place Several were tried be-
fore the right one was obtained, To this
man the firm paid 20 cents q folio for
all he did, as well as his railroad fare to
and from his home and his hotel eX-
penses In Scranton and Philadelphia.
AS he averaged somewhere In the
nelghborhood OF 10000 words day,
his pay would figure up about $40 a day.
IL took 70 reams OF paper every day,
and there We're expert copying machine
men from Washington, and expert
typewriter operators, as well rs the
clerks and distributors. all OF whom got
their expenses, as we'll as good pay SO
Il cost the firm from 5000 TO $3.50 q day
TO keep their plant running.
suppose that the return was from
IA to l6 cents page II 80 copies only
were sold, at the lowest average the
return was 1870 a pare, and as the
record averaged about 200 pages a dav
the return at the low average was $40
a day, which after deducting s2iO day
for expenses, left net profit to the
firm OF 5000.
But II Is more likely that the average
price was little higher and that more
copies 'Here sold. Thirty-five copies at
lG cents page would mean a net profit
a day of nearly 5000.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

submitted to the recorder such oreden-
tals and recommendations as be
thought would benefit his case, but n
he had friends who might be Of as
sistance they were asked also to do
what they cculd.
Several firms In Washington which
have had extended experience IN re-
porting hearings before congressional
committees were among the applicants
and one Of them, Hanna & Budlong
got the prize. All had submitted NJ
for the work. IN awarding the com
tract Il was understood that price was
hot the only consideration. but that
efficiency counted for a large part.
The successful bidders had realized
TINT their work FOR the commission
would be only a small part Of their pos
siblc return. and relying on that, ha
made their lid much smaller than the
usual fee for such work In Washington
AZ soon as they received the appoint
ment they either visited or wrote to all
the coal companies that they knew
would be parties 20 the arbitration and
solicited orders FOR copies Of the record
The miners also you'd be In need OF
copies for their counsel and they were
solicited also The result was that or
ders were received for something more
than 40 copies, Including those FUR
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

For this an automatic numbering ma
chine was used, and as the piles came
from the copying machine clerk took
them and stamped each sheet with us
number,
Then came the biggest task OF all In
point OF the time required 10 do it, That
was to distribute the pages 80 that there
should be one Of each for the different
sets that went to make up the complete
record for each day. To accomplish
this Mr. Hanna had two long frames
made Of boards in which nails were
driven at the proper intervals so that
In the spaces between the nails there
was Just room enough to accommodate
the sheets.
Two or three clerks were kept busy
distributing the prepared pages, and
from 10 minutes after the session
opened In the morning until the last
page was out az night there was
steady hustle In the room occupied By
the stenographers as their workshop.
Then. when all the copies had been
collated each was carefully looked over
TO see that there were no bad pages in
cluded and then they were bound with
stout fasteners at the top and covered
with heavy straw boards. on the front
one Of which there was printed The
proper title with the number of the
days proceedings stamped In big red
figures. Each mans copy was then in
closed In a big envelope and in most
cases delivered to him IN the evening Of
the day on which the session had been
held.
No one knows, and, OF course. It is
nobody's real business, what the con-
tract netted the firm that got 1t, but
because II was known that II was very
profitable and because II was so we'll
done, there was much interest among
the lawyers and those In attendance at
the hearings as to what the returns
were,
or course, the expenses were not
light. One OF the firm said after the
last session that they had been aver