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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Woman Killed By Train.

While running sixty mil~s an
hour. about half a mile north Of Kings
Mountain Friday evening at $50
O'clock. No. 81, tho Sou;hcrn's' fast
mail train, struck Miss Lula Adams.
who was trying 10 cross tho track in
front of the engine. and knocked her
fifteen feet into the air and over ffty
feet distant. Miss Adams was In.
stantly killed, never breathing after
she fell
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Confesses Murder.

Bakersville, Specialize Shelton
Of Shelton Laurel, Madison county
was safely landed in Jail here Wednes
day night on the charge Of numbering
William Shell on the 27th OF January
After arriving here he admitted Is
guilt, saying that he had killed Sheil
because he was afraid of him. There
are. however. indications that the mo
tive was robbery and that the deed
was a most cowardly one, the dead
man having evidently been fired ON
while lying down drinking water from
q branch. Eight balls entered his
body. Shelton is regarded as a des-
perado, and the feeling against him
has been very high. It was regarded
as unlikely that he would reach Jail In
safety. So far, however. no attempt
has been made to lynch him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Fire Still Rigging at 2 O'clock.

Washington. Special.-A dispatch
received from Baltimore at o'clock
Monday morning says the fire is still
raging fiercely. The postoffice build
ing is burning, also the S4,00O,000
court house. The Holiday Street The
atre has been blown up with dryna-
mite and the United States Express
offices and central Offices Of the Bal
timore e Ohio Railroad are burned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Infuriated Negro Kills.

Tarboro, Special.-Because she
would net marry him. Randall Pitman.
colored, shot and instantly killed Mag
gle Battle, a widow, here Sunday and
probably fatally wounded her sister.
Louisa Barret Pitman had called re-
newed his suit and as Maggie was
about to consent, Louisa protested,
wiereupon the man drew his pistol.
SHOT both and then made his escape.
lie has not yet been apprehended.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Appropriation for Relief

Annapolis, Md, Specialize Gen
eral Assembly met In the State House
Monday night to consider a plan for
the relief OF the fire conditions In Balti-
more. Senator Gill, OF Baltimore. in
troduced a bill authorizing Governor
Warfeld to declare ten successive legal
holidays in the stricken city so as 10
aid property-owners and other losers
by the fire to get their business affairs
into as good shape as possible. The
bill, which was passed and at once sign
ed by the Governor, authorizes him to
extend the suspension of business be-
yond ten days IL necessary. A bill to
make relief appropriation, which was
to have been presented in the House by
Wells, Of Prince George county, was
laid over until the conditions and the
amount needed can be ascertained.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
TeIexraphic Briefs.

The Russian reply was delivered to
Japan at Toxic. and is expected to
lead to war.
Mrs Florence Maybrick is at the
country home of the Sisters OF the
Epiphany, at Truro, Cornwall.
Joseph Chamberlain is exhausted
by his political labors and will take
q long rest.
The movement for separating g
church and state. is gaining a fresh
impetus in France.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Greensboro to Extend Aid.

Greensboro, Special-Knights OF
Pythias Lodge. No. $50, at special
meeting Monday, made an appropria-
tion for the sufferers OF the Baltimore
fire. and appointed a committee, headed
by G. D. Benbow, to give a benefit en
tertainment. The mayor has called a
meeting of citizens for relief. Other
lodges and organizations have COM
mittees at work raising funds, re-
sponses being liberal and hearty.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
An Entire Block Burned.

Lakeland, Fla, Speciai.-The entire
block, bounded by the railroad, Ken
lucky avenue, Main street and Massa-
chusetts avenue, was burned here Mon
day morning. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, with insurance Of about one
third.
The cause Of the fire is unknown
The entire burned district will at once
be rebuilt in brick
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Fighting Expected Hourly.

Berlin, BY Cable.-A dispatch to The
Cologne Gazette from Vienna says Ad-
miral Baron Won Spaun. commander
in-chief Of the Austrian navy, has re-
ceived dispatch from the commander
Of the Austrian legation guard in Pekin
to the effect that Japan has embarked
her regiment of guards and two army
divisions on 40 steamers. The dispatch
added that a Russian cruiser division
had sailed from Port Arthur and that
fighting was expected hourly
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
BA[nAORE'S S2O0,O00,000 HRE
City Suffers Most Disastrous Blaze in the His
tory of the South

quarters at the city hospital. A woman
who was III in bed with typhoid fever
WIS taken to the city hospital.
The whole city was notified of the
connagration by terrific explosion,
which occurred some minutes after II
o'clock a sharp. splitting roar went
up with reyerberating thunder. This
was followed by peculiar whistling
noise like that made by shrill wind.
The churches in the central part of
the city were filled with worshippers,
many of whom were frightened, and
while no panics ensued hundreds Of
men and women went outside to see
what had happened. In a few moments
the streets and pavements all over the
city were crowded with excited people
Another deafening crash occurred, and
dense columns of cinders and smoke
shot up over the trail section Of
the city. and in a huge brown column
moved rapidly toward the northeast
Borne Cn the strong southeast wind
the column of smoke. blazing cinders
and even pieces of tin roofing spread
over the center of the city, and a rain
OF cindeTs fell, compelling pedestrians
to dOgc red hot pieces Of wood.
PEOPLE DODGING FIRE BRANDS.
Two more explosions followed, and
thousands Of people hurried to the
scene OF the fire. OF all the specta-
tors. comparatively few saw the fire
itself. They could not get within half a
block OF it. Even the policemen guard
ing the approaches 10 the fire had to
shift their positions repeatedly and
dodge falling cinders. Pieces of tin
6 by feet square were lifted into the
air by the terrific heat. sailed upward
like paper kites. and when they
reached a point beyond the scene Of
the most intense heat, fell Gathering
to the streets
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11
Emperor's Ooas.

Emperor William Of Germany has
tour light-brown dachshunde, of which
he is fond. These dogs live In a
stone, UNCOVERED house
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-02-11

Washington, Special.-A bill was in
troduced by Representative Enrich. Of
Illinois, appropriating 81 900, coo for the
relief of the sufferers from the Balti-
more fire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
Recorders Court.

The Recorder held crowded and
busy session of his court Monday, and
at 2.3o O'Clock adjourned until $50
with several cases still on the docket.
Charlie Durant was tried for inter
fering with an officer in the discharge
of his duty, was found guilty and SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of S. or serve 10
days on the chain gang.
George Shaw and Jethro Conyers,
who had row at the back door Of the
Sumter Grocery Co. on Saturday night,
were arraigned for trial, but at the
request Of Mr.. Davis Noise, counsel
for Conyers, the cases were separated
and the trial of Conyers was postpon-
ed until next day.
Shaw, who was represented by Mr..
L. D. Jennings, was ready for trial
and this case was heard. Shaw was
found guilty of disturbing the peace
and sentenced to pay fine OF S. or
serve 10 days on the chain gang.
Mr.. Jennings gave notice of motion
for new trial. Shaw was knocked
down ~ Conyers with an iron weigh:
or a heavy billet of wood, and badly
bruised about the head and face, and
he claimed to be without fault him
self. He has indicted Conyers in
Magistrate Wells Conrt for assault
and battery, and the case will be tried
next week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
TIE D. ]. CHANDLER CLOTHING II.
Phone 166 Sumter, $. g.

Cotton blight reports Saturday prove
that the damage to the crop is already
quite serious in this county. Many
farmers have NO blight as yet, but on
other places the disease has spread so
rapidly that it is estimated that fully
ten per cent of the cotton acreage is
already total loss. What per cent of
the crop in the county is affected
with blight is unknown and there is
no way Of ascertaining it with any
degree of accuracy, but the crop pro-
spects which we're uuprecedentedly
bright three weeks ago are now de-
cidedly less favorable as result of
the appearance of blight.
The shifting engine on tae A. c.
L. yard ran off the track near Nc
Keiver's Sash Factory last Thursday
evening and the track was blocked
until 8 O'Clock. The trains on the G. S.
n. road we're unable to get in or out from
the depot until the track was cleared.
Two engines and force of hands were
at work several hours in getting the
engine back on the track. No one
was injured and no damage was
done.
William Benson, a strange negro
in town, who claims George
town as his home, was be-
fore the Recorder last SATURDAY and
sentenced to the chain gang for thirty
days He plead guilty to creating
disturbance on Hampton avenue and
stabbing Eli Davis in the back on
Tuesday. The attack on Davis was
unprovoked and malicious and Benson
should be indicted for assault and bat
terry with intent to kill. Aftee stab
bing Davis Benson. made his escape
but was captured Friday in Mayes-
vile and brought hack that night.
Today is the twentieth day of dog
days and tie twentieth day with rain.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
The New Hospital.

The Sumter Hospital Company, no.
tice of the Incorporation Of which was
published in the Item on Saturday,
was organized Monday, all of the cap
ital stock of $50, coo being placed
without difficulty. The organization
of the company has not yet been per-
fected by the formal election of a
board of directors and officers, but this
detail of organization will be attended
to within the next few days. The
plans of the members Of the company
-Drs. S. G. Baker, H. M. Stuckey,
Walter Cheyne and Archie China, be-
ing mentioned in the commission as
the board of corporators-are so far
perfected that hrge lot on the cor
ner of West Calhoun and Sumter
streets has been secured and an archi-
tect engaged to draw the plans and
specifications for modern three story
brick hospital building. The plans
will be ready within short time and
it is expected that work on the hos
pital will be under way within the
next sixty days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
the DANGER OF BEING ALIVE.

Drink water and get typhoid fever
Drink milk and get tuberculosis. Drink
whiskey and get the jiH,jams. Es. soup
and get Bright's disease. Eat meat and
encourage apople1y. Sat oysters and ac-
quire toxae mia. Eat vegetables and weak-
en- the system. Eat dessert and take to
paresls. Smoke cigarettes and die early.
Smoke cigars and get catarrh. Drink oof-
fee and obtain nervous prostration. Drink
wine and get the gout. In order to be en-
tirely healthy one must eat nothing, drink
nothing, smoke nothing, and even before
breathing one should make sure that the
air has been properly sterilized. The only
way to be safe is to get Policy in the
PENN MUTUAL LIFE
OF PHILADELPHIA
Which leads them all as to actual results.
The 20 Payment Life serves the needs
of the average insurer, protects his family
in case of death, and protects himself,
should he need protection, in his old age
or any other time.
The Penn Mutual paws larger dividends,
fas more cash value and longer extension
insurance than other companies. VIII
compare our policies with any companies.
P. MOSES, JR.,
General Agent Sumter, S. C.
Aug 10-1y
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
agent for the Atlantic Coast Line.
- Da r3,noSo,, Mars

agent for the Atlantic Coast Line.
Darlington News.
The friends of Mr.. Claude E. Hurst
who was operated on for appendicitis
last week will be glad to know that he
is doing we'll.
Mr.. Isaac Schwartz has gone to
North to spend several weeks on the
leading markets in the interest OF
Schwartz Bros.
Rabbi ]. Klein has arrived in the
city from Statesville, n. c., and he
and Mrs. Klein are guests of the
Jackson Hotel.
Mr.. Hugh Withersroon, postmaster
Of East Lake, one of the growing sub
urban towns of Birmingham, Ala, is
in the county visiting relatives.
!. Mr.. Neill O'Donnell left Saturday
for Wilkesbarre. Pa, where he will
spend a week before going to New
York to buy fall and winter goods
for O'Donnell & Co.
DR.. j. A. Mood and Mr.. Ashleigh
Mood left last Wednesday on an auto
mobile trip to the mountains. They
expected to go via Camden, Winnsboro,
Spartanburg, Greenvilh, Caesars
Head, and Brevard to Hendersonville.
They found the roads so bad that on
reaching Winnsboro, the automobile
trip was abandoned, and DR.. Mood
went to the mountains by rail from
Winnsboro. Mr.. Ashleigh Mood, has
returned home from Winnsboro with
the automobile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
Fire..

A tenant house owned by Susan
Peters and situated in the lot to the
rear of her house, which faces on East
Hampton Avenue, was burned about 3
O'Clock Sunday morning. The house
was occupied by Jake White, and he
lost all of his furniture, clothing.
a watch and 81 in cash, to total value
of about S75. White says that the fire
was the work of an incendiary, as
there had been no fire in the house
since 3 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
The house was not entirely destroyed,
as the fire department. did excellent
work. confning it to the house.
The house was situated exactly in the
rear of the Burns Hardware store and
only few feet distance from the back
door. Had the fire gotten beyond the
control of the fremen serious fire
would have followed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
the MloNR STORE.
The Company Organized With Paid In
Capital of $4,000.

The Minor Store Company, capital
lied at s15, 900, was organized Mon
day at meeting Of the stockholder
By the election of the following boare
of directors: l.. A. Minor, G. W
Wheeler, E. Wells Elisha Carson ane
a. J. China. The, directors subse
quently met and elected officers as fol
lows:
President, D. a. Minor.
Vice President, E. Wells.
Secretary and Treasurer, Elisha Car
son
Mr.. g. Wells vas made manager ot
the dry goods department., while Mr.
C. ". Wheeler will fill similar po
sision with respect to the shoe depart
ment, these two branches of the bust.
ness being separate and distinct ano
occupying adjoining stores.
Beside the dry goods and shoe stores
there will be dress making depart.
ment, over which Miss Matte DUPONT
will preside, a millinery department
under the supervision of an expert
enced and highly successful miiliner,
who has been engaged to be here at
the opening of the season.
Messrs. Minor and Wells leave on
Friday for New York where they will
remain, they say, as long as may be
necessary to select the largest and finest
stock of dress goods, trimmings, no.
tions. novelties and staple dry goods
ever brought to this city by single
firm. They propose to secure exclus.
i've linss that no other local dealer
will be able to handle and from the
beginning will cater to the best and
most discriminating class Of customers
Of this and adjoining counties.
Every department. will be stocked
with the best class of goods of the
latest and most fashionable designs,
and the management and business
methods will be modern and up-to.
date.
The personnel of the company
speaks for itself. The directors,
officers and managers of departments
are ali we'll known in the business
community and their knowledge of
the business, their energy and enter
prise should insure the Immediate
and lasting success of the latest addi-
tion to Sumter's large mercantile es-
Establishments.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
0steopathy.

Osteopathy is the science of curing
deiseae by tracing out and correcting
by manipulation any contraction of
muscle, ligament or tendon, or dis
placement of bone, however slight,
which would interfere with the nerve
or blood supply to any organ or part
of the body. 1t cures when nothing
elss Willis cure are permanent be-
cause natural. Aug. l0-1t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
DEATH.

Mrs. W. Fl. Webb died at her home
at 1870 O'Clock on Monday, after a
short illness. The funeral srvices were
held at. 10 a. m. yesterday at the
First Baptist Church. Mrs. Webt
leaves husband and two children.
She was the Oldest daughter of Mr..
J. Z. Hatfield.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
MARRIED..

Mr.. G.. W. Dickson, and Miss Lucss
Lee Randolph, of Leesburg. Fla
were married at the residence of Mr..
o. B. Nettles, this city at o'clock
Sunday evening Rev. r. II. Jones
performing the ceremony.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10

Crop reports now indicate that
cotton blight is prevalent in nearly all
sections of this county and portions Of
Lee county. The damage is not seri-
Gus as yet, but the disease is spread
ing and it is feared that the cotton
viii be greatly injured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
Missionary Society Meeting.

The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the Lutheran
church will meet at the church
this (Wedesday1 afternoon at 5 5
O'Clock. All the ladies of the church
are cordially invited.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10

The passenger station yard in the
rear Of the depot is being filled in with
sand and gravel to raise it slightly
above the surrounding land and there
by prevent the accumulation of rain
water. and the formation o: mud
puddle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
A Coming Marriage.

Mrs. Samuel Gourdin Pinckney has
issued invitations to the marriage OF
her daughter, Harriet Chalmers
Fishburne to Mr.. W. .NLoring Lee, on
Wednesday evening, August 18th. 8. Il
O'Clock at the Church OF the Holy
Comforter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Myrtle Beach. - .
n. 6. Osteen & Go. For Sale.
Singer Mfg. Ce-Man Wanted,
O'DonneM & Co.-Tkey Mnst Go!
Sumter Insurance Agency-The
Danger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10

O'Donnell g. Co. advertise a special
clearance SALE Consult the advertise
ment if interested in bargain prices.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10

"TEETHINA" always soothes and
then
It also cures the baby when
All else has failed; and tits true
1t often saves life for you.
'TEETHINA'' cures Cholera .Infan-
tum, Overcomes and Connteracts the
Effects of the Summers Heat, Aids
Digestion, Regulates the Bowels and
costs rs cents at Druggists.
August 10--2t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10

Osteopathy asks the pleasure of your
investigation and critical Judgment.
Consult DR.. Kennedy free. Office
over Bultman Bros. shoe store.
Aue.. lot.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10

&nQ IducaStSG, -. -.
Messrs. Altamont Moses and J.
Diggs Wilder have gone to Meridian,
Miss, to attend a meeting of the
Ancient Order United Workmen.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Wright who
have been spending few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Wright left Mon
day for their home in Georgia.
Mr.. Ben Cuttino, who was so seri-
ously scalded by steam and boiling
water sometime ago, is now able to
walk about on crusches.
Miss May Lee, of Catchall, has
returned to shs city to live with her
sister, Mrs. Sallie Phillips, 125 East
Liberty street.
Miss Willena Cook has returned
from Foreston. Miss Mamie Free.
hand. of Mayesville, spent the day
with her on Thursday
Mr. W. +. Rhame, cashier of the
Bank Of Sumte., spent Saturday and
Sunday in Notwithstanding Far
mer.
Mr.. F. NJ. Coston. who travels
South Carolina and several neighbor-
ing states for a Chattanooga manufac-
turer, has decided to make this city
his home and has brought his family
here to live.
Mrs. M. Z. Ballard and daughter.
Miss Julia. have moved here from Sum.
ter. Mrs. Ballard will live with her
son, Mr.. W. f. Ballad, the ticket
The Newtown bee., 1904-09-23
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
HUNTINGTON.
A DELIGHTFUL sOGIABLE.

= DELIGHTFUL soG1ABLE.
The Christians Endeavor sociable ir
the church parlors, Monday evening
was very successful affair. 1t con
sisted of a fine musical program In
which the following artists were heard
MI and Mrs Meth Williams, Miss Clara
Theuren, Mrs Thomas Quick, Miss
Florence Holden, George Bailey, Charles
Ethel and Alonzo Baldwin. Readings
by Dorothy Holden and Mildred
Thorn pson and missionary dialogue by
Miss Helen Booth, Mrs E. S. Hawley,
Misses Dorothy Holden, Tessie Wilson
and Mildred Thompson. Rev Willard
Beard furnished some handsome cos.
tunes for the dialogue and they added
much to the interest as they were gen
uine. Special mention should be made
of those who represented the different
countries: Miss Florence Holden was
charming as Japanese maiden; Miss
Elsie was typical girl from India; F.
w. Wooster in the costume OF the
Turk was simply great, and Mrs Meth
Williams as the little girl from China,
brought down the house with her lit
tie story. Cake and cream were .serv.
ed and a social good time enjoyed.
The receipts were over $40, which will
be used for missionary purposes.
The Newtown bee., 1904-09-23
sTEPNEY.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Jerome Nichols is treating his build
ings with new coat OF paint. Can
field & Wheeler are doing the work.
Miss Hull of Ansonia, who has been
spending the past two weeks with Miss
NJ. E. Seeley, returned on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Morgan Of
Bridgeport were the Sunday guests of
Mrs Moses Hull.
B. Hawley & Co. have recently sold
new buggy to Joseph Busser OF Jock
ey Hollow and one to Thomas Keat-
ing OF Newtown.
Frank Allen has returned from a
trip to Norwalk.
Clarence Sears and wife of Bridge.
L. G. Gilbert, Jr.
Mrs B. Fl. Peet is quite critically i'll.
Julius Picot is building house on
the farm he recently purchased of Mrs
Moses Hull. 1t is to be cobblestone
house, % IS feet, two stories. Nj
Picot will lay the foundation this fall
but will wait until spring before com
pletlng the upper part of the building.
Miss Violet A lsberg of New York
spent Sunday with her brother
Howard Alsberg, at Turney North
rop's.
this fall. He has already purchased
two or three orchards and expects tx
buy more.
Miss Linda P. Thorpe of Bridge
port spent few days, last week, with
Mr. and Mrs Turney Northrop and MI
and Mrs Moses H. Thorpe.
Thomas J. Clark and G. w. Tyrrel
took in the cattle show at the Countr!
club, Greenfield Hill, Tuesday, ant
took down a good string of oxen.