Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-09-14

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glars used as light to guide them IN
their selection Of booty, a lantern
from the switch on the spur line OF
the Southern, near the Saxon mills.
There are no clues as to the robbers.
N In the court of common pleas at
Charleston, alimony proceedings have
been begur by MrsA Eliza Cooley
against her husband, asking also for
an order Of separation, alleging that
her husband has i'll treated her.
Judge Dantzler has referred the case
to Master Mitchell to take the testl-
mony. The couple were married IN
1892 and the alleged cruel treatment
Gid not begin until 1901. The defend
ant is alleged to be worth $4,000.
Commissioner Watson Tuesday
took up with the Southern railway
the matter of the better development
of the trucking industry in the coun'
Try between Columbia and Charleston.
It is proposed to find out the extent
OF the refrigerator car service and
the schedules that can be obtained
all along the line, following out the
policy of the Coast Line in the devel-
opment of the trucking industry IN
Horny county.
AT Charleston Levy Manigault was
COMMITTEE TO jail -Tuesdas -oy-Ooron
O'Donnell for the killing of John Lad
son, another negro, Monday night at
Grant Park, to await trial at the NO
vember term Of the court of general
sessions The old plea Of self-defense
was entered by the defendant, al
though the murdered man is said not
to have had a weapon or means OF
attack CT any kind upon him.
On account Of the determined oppo
sition to the establishment of a dis
pensary at Shandon, Richland county,
those who were back Of the idea
have given it up and will not present
petition to the county board. The
opposition had petitions to file with
both the State and county boards the
minute the others were filed.
A movement has been started to re-
move the remains Of Gen. Robert An
| derson, the Revolutionary nero IN
honor of whom Anderson county was
named, inferred in the old stone
church yard near Pendleton. His re-
mains now lie in q neglected grave
on the plantation which he owned at
the time Of his death.
The State of South Carolina has
been sued for S192.50 by an Abbeville
man Tor constabulary seizures. NO
tice was received by the attorney
general Tuesday morning Of the filing
CT the suit, which is for the return OF
two mules, a wagon and two sets OF
harness.
Mrs. Georges Hodges, member OF
well known Spartanburg family
fell backwards down flight Of steps
Of her fathers home Tuesday and
was seriously injured.
George Burton, probably the best
known negro drayman in Greenwood
was run over and killed by an engine
and tender on thu Charleston and
Western Carolina railroad at thai
place Tuesday night at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. John K. Aull, formerly editor
Of The Evening Telegram, Newberry
has accepted a responsible position
with the News and Courier at Charles
ton, and has gone to that city.
Wedgefeld and the surrounding
country was visited by severe cleo
trio storm Tuesday p. m. During thu
storm lightning struck tree in Mr.
A. S. Fludd's lot, and killed two fln'
mules and five hogs.
Charlie Brundrick, a young farme
residing near Little Mountain, New
berry county, committed suicide lat
Sunday evening by drinking the con
tents of vial of laudanum. No caus
can be ascribed for his rash act. HI
left wife.
Judicial Magistrate Memminger, o
Charleston, refused a motion for ha
beas corpus in behalf of a negro
John Hutson, charged with burglary
The motion was made by negro la"
yer, Twine. The motion was refuses
on the ground of the lack of jurisdie
ton.
Hon. o. B. Martin, State Superin
tendent OF Education, will leave mex
Monday for ST.. Louis to attend tn
International Educational Conference
This will be large gathering of tn
leading educators of the country.
Mr.. L. R. Williamson has been al
pointed magistrate at Providence
Sumter county, to succeed the late r
c. Folk, who was killed in difficult
[ with the supervisor Of Sumter county
: The appointment was made on tn
re recommendation of the Sumter legis
lative delegation.
An inouiry las been received b
J, COMMISSIONER Watson from pro:
T pectivc investor in copper mining a
to the resources of this State. IN
e investor is now in PENNSYLVANIA an
I /. interested IN mining in North Cal
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