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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
NEGRO AND WIFE LYNCnED.
Brutal Murder of Farmer Avenged
In a Summary Tanner.

Charleston, s. c.. Special.-A spe-
cial to The News and Courier from
Greenwood, S. c., says: Nv. X. Jay,
a prominent young farmer of the Troy
section of this county. was foully mur.
dered in his own yard by negro,
Oliver Wideman. or his wife. both OF
them living on the place. Both OF the
negroes were lynched by Jays IL.
furiated neighbors. Mr.. Jay. on re-.
turning home on Friday afternoon,
heard Wideman abusing or fighting
his (Wideman's) wife. He went to the
cabin and ordered the negroes to be
quiet. Immediately afterwards Mrs.
Jay heard the report Of gun and
saw the two negroes running away.
Calling for her husband, she had no
answer and on looking over the yard
found him dead in a pool of his own
blood. Almost his entire head had
been blown off.
"The alarm was given and parties
were soon securing the country in pur.
suit of the negroes. They were cap
tured. Before the coroner both ac'
knowleiged the deed, but the man
said the woman did it, and the woman
accused the man. They never changed
from this, but died, accusing eacn
other of the crime. While in the Gus
tody of constable on the way to Jail
they were stopped at the Winterseat
bridge by crowd Of infuriated
friends and neighbors of Jay and bath
negroes were lynched. The lynching
took place about midday. seven hours
after the inquest. w. Il. Jay was 6
good citizen and prominent Mason
having been high official of the
grand lodge of South Carolina"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
A $3.50, 900 Addition.

Several weeks ago announc lment
was made that the directors Of the
Gainesville (Ga.) Cotton Mills had
called a meeting for January 10 to
vote on increasing capital stock from
s5O0,000 to sS5O.O0O. 1t is now known
that arrangements for the increase Of
s350,000 have been defilitely decided.
and the meeting will be mere routine
action. The increase is to be expend-
ed upon the erection Of an additional
mill, details as to equipment for which
are now under consideration. Plans for
the buildings required have been
agreed upon. The companys present
equipment is 25,200 spindles and 740
looms.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Bomb Exploded at Cathedral.

Geneva, BY Cable.-A dynamite cart
ridge was exploded at the entrance Of
st. Peters cathedral Wednesday night.
The doorway was damaged but not
seriously. The outrage is supposed to
have been perpetrated by an anarchist
The damage, 1t became known later in
the day, was caused by the explosion
of bomb filed with scrap iron. The
explosion was very violent and except
for the clumsy manner in which the
bomb was placed, the damage to the
cathedral undoubtedly would have been
serious. Windows of neighbcring
houses were shattered and the inmate
OF an adjacent house was thrown out
Of his bed.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
A 100000 Silk Mill.

Tie Newport News Chamber Of
Commerce has closed negotiations en-.
suring the establishment Of a silk
mill at Newport News, Va. This plant
will be erected by the Liberty Silk
Co. of 546 West 57th street, New
York city, and over 100000 will be IN.
vested. Local investors have SUBJ
scribed to this amount Of preferred
stock. Further details will probably
be announced in the near future. (The
Liberty corporation is capitalized at
S600.000 and operates several large
plants for manufacturing dress goods.)
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Value of Frost Warnings.

Jacksonville Fla. Special.-Ihe cola
wave has done no material damage to
any crops in Florida. While ter,pera-
ture of from q to 30 degrees above
zero was experienced at some sections
lust below the freezing line or tho
west coast last night, frost warnings
had been sent out in ample Time and
practically all the vegetable growers
who could be affected bad prepared for
it. The cold was not severe enough,
nor was it of sufficient duration to
damage the citrus fruit trees or the
fruit.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Change to Be Made.

Washington special.-It is learner
at the State Department that leave OF
absence has been granted to j. B.
Grassland, United States minister resi-
dent and consul general to Liberia, and
that upon his return to this country ne
will tender his tssignaton. Minister
Grassland was appointed to his post
from Missouri in JanSary last and his
conduct has been under investigation
owing to a personal encoapter between
himself and one of the ofiscials of the
Monrovian legation. There appeared ii
be state Of affairs in exishnce at
Monrovia that was. net acceptable to
the State Department and therefore
change in the mission will be made.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Death of hrs. Fremont.

Los Angeles. Cal. Special.-Mrs.
Jessie Benton Fremont. widow of Gen.
eral Fremont. who died Sunday hight.
at her home in this city, was 7S years
of age. Mrs. Fremont was taken i'll
on Christmas morning. She grew rs-
pidly worse and soon lapsed into un-
consciousness from which she never
rallied For the past three years thc
aged widow Of the Pathfinder" had
been extremely feeble as result Of a
fall which she suffered dislocation
Of the hip which had since prevented
her from walking. Mrs. Fremont was
the daughter of Thomas H. Benton, for
30 years a United States Senator.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Adding $500 Spindles.

Reference was made last week to
the Great Falls Manufacturing Co. Of
Rockingham, n. c., as having in
creased capital from 100000 to $780,
900. This increase will be invested in
new machinery, to consist mainly Of
$500 additional spindles. The present
building can accommodate this ma
chinery. 1t now has 1921 ring spindles
and 145 looms in position. About flf-
teen tenement cottages will be erect
ed to house the additional operatives
that will be required. Contract for
furnishing the machinery has been
awarded to the Howard & Bullough
American Machine Co. Of Boston,
Mass
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Cattle Starving.

Denver, Special.-Thousands OF cattle
are reported to be starving on the
range in northwestern Colorado. The
Humane Societ:' appealed to the OWN
ers to rescue their stock and thy have
replied that they are powerless to do
so. The cattle are showed in on the
high range in Routt and Rio Elancn
counties. without pasture and without
water. 1t is impossible to get food 70
Chem and equally impossible to drive
shem into suitable winter quarters.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
A Suicide.

-..aston-Salenl. n. c.. Special.
Rufus Stevenson, aScd ab2&t 80
years. was found dead in his room late
Monday afternocn. 1t is believed that
he committed suicide by taxing an
overdose Of either laudanurl or NOR
phiue. Stevenson and a En2a named
John Miller were together Sunday.
The latter has not been seca since
and there is some fear on TIE part
of relatives that he has Geen either
killed or has committed su!ciie. both
men were unmarried and wee drink
ing characters.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Two Boys Drowned.

AEetrcit. Special.-A Tribune special
from Grand Rapids. Mich. says: al
bert Haltgreen, aged 16s and Henry
Faulkerson, were drowned in Hall
Neon lake. Hultgreen broke through
the ice while skating and Faulferson
eot in while attmepting 70 aid 3 his
companion. a third lad, Thomas Devin
also broke in while trying to save the
boys, but managed to pull himself out
of the water" :
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Suifan's Soldiers Defeated,

= 1angier, Morocco, By Cable.-The
im5efial troops have been totally de-
heated. after a sanguinary battle with
FIJI hsssebe1s headed by the pretender to
theSSSQae. The latter decapitated 40
osssthe' &atan's soldiers. lncensed By
the SUCCESSES of the rebels the Sultan
has. ordered his soldiers to spare 70
one at Taxa, in spite Of the advice o.
the chiefs who counseied him not to
indulge in eXces5es.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
ut. Pelee Again In Eruption.

st. Thomas. D. W. l.. BY Cable.-The
cableship Newington. which arrived al
st. Locia. B. w. l., reported having
passed Mont Pelee. Island OF Martini,
que. at 10:30 in the morning. The
volcano was then in violent eruption.
Dense clouds of gray smoke and dust
were pouring out of the orator and as
cending to an enormous height. Other
advices say that the cone was luminous
during the night.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
100000 Fire.

Bloomington, Ill, Special.-Fire il
the business section here caused :
loss of about 100000. The building
occupied by William A. Nicholaus. &
Co.. dry goods and ladies' furnishings
was destroyed and the double store OF
C. w. KLEIN, wholesale and retail diy
goods. was considerably damaged by
smoke and water. Charles Abrams, as
sietant fire chief, fell from ladder and
Was seriously injured.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
The Cold Wave.

Kansas City. Mo-. Special.-Advices
received here indicate severe weather
throughout Kansas and Missouri.
Hutchinson. Kan. reported the coldest
weather in years. the thermometer at
that point registering ) below zero. At
Atchinson 5 below is recorded. At Mex
leo. Mo-. a coal famine confronts the
people. There is no more coal for sale
at any yards and the temperature was
at.zero Friday night.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Cotton Seed Oil Notes.

The new cotton seed oil mill of$N
Shubuta Oil & Manufacturing .M. al
Skuruta, Miss. began opersHfiaSS or
the 18th. and will run daY6M: might
during the season. -
The large oil MILL oZ:the ut Besae
Cotton Oil Co. at Hfsgssa. Wsax be
gan operations ha SifSSsS SIsaif
mill has caSNsa Of .ErpS a.$;
The once1l tae .etSss<sses
Cohen, >ptsiaent; J.;:.ENsNs.*TSjce
president; aad J. NJ. Ph&hAPs1neFa' HI
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
Killed By Young Woman.

Jackson, Tenn, Special.-Wednesday
at 'Toone Station, village near this
city, Miss Lizzie Hillhouse. a promi-
nent young woman in the locality, shot
and fatally wounded a young man
named Marsh. She called Marsh from
the breakfast table, seized him by the
arm and with her disengaged hand
fired six shots from a revolver into his
body. Marsh was to have been married
ecOn
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-01
mn Ills TlR0Nl
Fearful Ending &t. IA, ',' @
offagtut q
SOUGHT DEATH AT HIS OWN HAND.
Young Bruce Booie, Thoroughly Dis
appointed In Life, Seeks So'ace In
Death.

Norfolk. Va. Special.-Penniless,
ont of employment and without
home, for himself and young wife,
Bruce Booze, formerly of Wilmington.
N. c., at a late hour Saturday night
cut his throat with a razor. nearly
severing his jugular vein. He may,
however. recover. Booic is so years OF
age and. according to a statement
from mis- wife to the police. was mar
ried three weeks ago in Newark, n.
j. They came to this city some time
ago and. being strangers, boarded at
q house on Cove street. Being without
funds the landlady gave Mrs. Booze
a position as housekeeper and she and
her husband occupied room on the
second floor. Saturday night Mrs.
Booze and the landlady had some
words and the latter ordered Mrs.
Booze out of the house. Booze. Who
was i'll and worried. when informed
of the circumstances by his wife. grab
bed o razor and, with the eXclatria-
ton. Before | would see you suffer
any more hardships. will kill my
self brought the keen blade deep
into his throat. His wife snatched the
razor and screamed while her husband
sank to the floor in pool of bis own
bleed. He was taken to ST. Vincents
Hospital. where it was said there
were even chances for life and death.
The young wife is being cared for oy
friends. with temporary quarters al
the Union Mission.
Charlotte, n. c.. Special.-Booie re-
sided in Charlotte some years ago. and
was among the first conductors on the
electric cars when the present street
railway system was established. He
will also be remembered in Charlotte
as the man who sent up paper bal
looms at the park on Saturday after
Moons for the entertainment of the
children.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03
JeaIonaY b paaalonia oreed.

Jealousy is passions creed.
Dentists are dealers in extracts.
A pipe organ may be a mere sham.
When a woman Is in love she's not
far from the limit Of either happiness
or misery.
Uncle Sam doesn't recognize an i'm
itation silver dollar as the ~sincerest
form Of iattery.
ACQUISITION Of wealth means work
and some men proceed to work
others for all they are worth.
When q bachelor meets a pretty
married woman be wonders why she
ever selected such q chump Tor a
husband.
A man doesn't have to work over
time when il comes to making a fool
of himself.
A woman can bear every sort Of
trouble that she can conceal from her
best friend.
An expert is generally a man who
knows q lot shout things In which we
! are not interested.
An old bachelor says that woman is
the only animal afflicted with the bar
gain hunting habit.
Tell a beggar to hnl his basket and
he will set up q howl because he didn't
bring a larger me-.
We have been wondering why some
one doesn't invent a breakfast food
called strenuous"
Just about the time you conclude
you are down and out, your feet strike
something that will hold you.
No mans income is ever big enough
to satisfy his relatives and friends
who want to spend it for him.
When anything In the way Of gossip
is sail over town" 1t usually means
that half a dozen persons know it.
The happiness that comes out Of a
quart bottle may develop into 3 hogs
head Of misery the next morning.
Even toads and snails are not I'M
beautiful to little children until they
cease to believe in Santa Claus.
+ The preacher, who received q e Il
always jollier at q wedding than the
guests, who bought presents.
People not only turn out to attend
Cole Younger's show, but they invent
stories Of being related to him.
It's curious how the marriage cere-
mony can infuse commonplace sanity
into a couple that r stark mad.
Blessed are the women who do not
talk and thrice blessed are those who
are in the same room with them.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03

When women have heart-to- heart
talks, they have q great deal to say
about loyalty in friendship.
When a man is engaged to q woman
be has enough love ia his heart for
her whole family; afterward there is
only enough to go around for her
alone.
No matter how long a girl goes to
school, she knows exactly a much
when she goes in &c when she comes
out about handling men, and that is
all there is to know.
What has become OF the Old-fash-
toned man who contended that no boy
should remain with his father after
reaching eighteenP
Wien you consider what school
teachers 60 through getting ready for
commencement, three months rest
isn't half enough.
A woman likes to have her husband
sick abed, so he will be glad be is
married to some one who loves him
enough to make things for him to eat
that be hates.
The man who sits through the aver
age minstrel show comes away feeling
ike 3 roasted turkey stuhed with
chestnuts.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03

You are familiar with a good many
old quarrels. Ever know one that did
not result disastrously to ell cer
ed?
The mar who borrows your money
acts as If he were doing you q favor
In trusting you enough to take 1t from
you.
Some people say the funniest thing
In the world is 9 woman throwing q
rock. Ever 9 a woman run a lawn
moWer2
SIT is the little rift within the lutte
which aver widening, makes the mu-
sic mute.n 1t is Just a little rift in the
health Of q woman often, which grad
ually takes the spring from her step,
the light from her eyes, the rose from
her cheek and the music from her
voice. Perhaps the bug bear which
has frightened the woman from the
timely help needed at the beginning
has been the dreaded questions, the
obnoxious examination, the local
treatments, Of the home physician.
There is no need for these. Nor is
there need for continued suffering.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription can
be relied on by every suffering woman
suffering from what are called
"female troubles" to renew the
health and cure the disease. Women
are astonished at the results of the use
of this medicine. Il not only makes
weak women robust and rosy cheek
ed,n but it gives them back the vigol
nud vitality NJ vOuth Eraa Dir
Pierce's Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser, zoos pages, is sem
free on receipt Of 81 one-cent stamps
TO pay expense of mailing only. AID.
dress DR.. R. Y. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03

There lie no royal road to wealth and
fame, and the young nan who knows
this and is willing and determined to
surmount all the obstacles that OBJ
struct his way, already has won half
the battles. The magnificent edifce is
built brick by brick. There is no
other way to build it. But it stands as
a monument OF merit long after the
builder has passed away.
The Negro question lie now up In 9
big religious convention out West.
Thus 1t lie taking the entire circuit.
Having been threshed over in most of
the political, industrial, reform, educa
tional, social, and grog clubs up North
it wriggles its way Into the sacred
realm. And ii will end up just about
where 1t started, with words, words,
words.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03

Circus timel
Pink lemonade lie on tap.
The hippopotamus rejolces in the
fact that beauty lie only sKin deep.
The average woman can forgive
everything in a mar except a second
marriage.
The college graduate never ceases
to marvel at the success OF the public
school boy.
The fellow with an ungovernable
temper is the n who is always los
ing II.
The farmer whose barn isn't blown
away should build an addition to It;
big winds mean big crops.
II man wants to get q line on his
popularity as q speaker let him hire q
hall and charge so cents admission.
II you name Is George, the proba-
bilities are that you are known IS
"Windy George" behind your back.
Most people buy everything on
credit, aud never ask the price until
they go to pay. Then there lie a kick.
"I'm pretty easy" said a woman
TODAY, ttbut I'll be blamed II I walt
three hours for any old circus parade.
WiQg-"Slowboy takes his own time
about everything" Wagg-"That
isn't the worst OF it; he takes other
peoples.
Some men stint their wives in order
that they may keep up their club dues
and then wonder why marriage is a
failure.
Harsh measures are not always best
AS the woman who marries a man to
reform him is apt to discover to her
sorrow.
In Venezuela many years ago a
wealthy agriculturist was appointed
minister OF marine. Being a hard
worker, he asked at once for particu
lars OF the fleet. The secretary
brought him particulars about the only
ship. Details gave length, tonnage
and horredower. At this last the
minister stopped the secretary auC
babe him write down quickly an order
to the chief Of customs, "Take ouI
these 100 horses at once aud l will,
send you good mules in their Places
explaining mules were much more
economical both as regards food anC
ability to Withstand fatigue.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03

All ladies and children who cannot
stand the shocking strain Of laxative
syrups, cathartics, etc, r invited to
try the famous Little Early Rlsers.
They are different from al other pills
They do not purge the system. Even q
double dose will not gripe, weaken or
si1ken; many people call them the Easy
Pill. w 81. Howell, Houston, Tex, says
nothing better can be used for constipa-
ton, sick headache, etc Bob Moore
Lafayette. Ind. says all others grippe and
sickeu, while DeWitt's Little Early
Risers do their work well and easy.
Sold by Druggist.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03
Instant Relief and Speedy
Cure Afforded by
CIfCIra Soap, Ointment and Pills
When All Elise Fails.
COMPLETE TREATMENT, $l.OO.

The agonizing itching aud burning Of
the skin, as in eczema; the frightful
scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss Of hair
and crusting Of the scalp, as in scaled
head; the facial Disagreement, as in
pimples and ringwOrm; the awful suf-
fering of infants and the anxiety of
WORKOUT parents, as in milk crust, tet-
ter and salt rheum, all demand a REM
edy Of almost superhuman virtues to
successfully cope with them. That
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills are
such stands proven beyond all doubt.
No statement is made regarding them
that is not justified by the strongest
evidence. The purity and sweetness,
the power to afford immediate relief,
the certainty Of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy, have made them the standard
skin cures and humour remedies of the
civilized world.
Battle the affected parts with hot
water and Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the
surface of crusts and scales and soften
the thickened cuticle. Dry, without
hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura ONT
mcnt freely, to allay itching, irritation
and Inflammation, and sOothe and heal,
and, lastly, in the severer forms, take
Cuticura -Resolvent Pills, to cool and
cleanse the blood. A single set is often
sufficient to cure the most %torturing,
dislguring and humiliating skin, scalp
and blood humours, with loss Of hair,
when all else fails.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03

When some men have to walk home
on q very wide street Il takes them all
night to get there.
After q man marries, a boundless
future opens up TO him for making re-
cords BY being good.
The man who paddles his own canoe
often does Il because be can't get any
body else to do II for him.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03
worst Of all Experiences #.

Can anything be worse than TO feel
that ever minute will be your last2 Such
was the experience Mrs. S. II. Fewson,
Decatur, Ala. "FOr three years. she
writes, Il endured insufferable pain
from indigestion, stomach and bowel
trouble. Death seemed inevitable when
doctors and all remedies failed. AT
length l was induced to try Electric
Bitters and the result was miraculous.
l improved at once and now I'm con
pletely recovered. For Liver, Kidney,
Stomach and Bowel troubles Electric
Bitters is the only medicine. only SOC,
It's guaranteed by Druggist.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03
HoMEsEEKERs' HALE RATES.

On the first and third Thursday
during May and June, Mobile & Ohio
agents Bonneville TO Lauderdale,
Miss, and StarkYille, Miss, to Mont
gomery, Ala, inclusive, will sell
round trip homeseekers' tickets to all
points in Texas, Okloioma and Indian
Territory, Arkansas, Louisiana, Next
leo, at rate of one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. ASK agents, or write
Jno. NJ. Beall, A, g. P. A., st. Louis,
for narticnlRrH.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03
E RATES TO TEXAS.

On the first and third Tuesday of each
month, the Cotton Belt will sell round
trip tickets to Texas, Arkansas, Louise
ana, Oklahoma and Indian Territory at
one fare plus $500 for the round trip.
Tickets will. be limited to three weeks
for return and will allow stop overs on
the going trip. For fnll particulars
and for handsome illustrated pampA :
let's Homes in the southwest and
Through Texas with \ Camera" write
to w. q. Pasler, Dist. Pass. Agt. S07
Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-03
srARTLINo ~EYIpENcE.

Fresh testimony in great quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring DR.,
Kings New Discovery for consumption
Coughs and Colds to be unequaled. A
recent expression from T. ]. Mcfarland
Bentorville, Va. serves as example
He writes Il had Bronchitis for three
years and do ,tored all the time without
being benefited. Then l began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery, and a few
bottles cured me. Equally effective
in curing all lung and throat troubles
Consumption, Pneumonia and Grip.
Guaranteed by druggist. Trial bottles
free, regular size SOC, and $1.00.