The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items of More or Less Interest Con-
densed Throughout the State.

vile county was accidentally killed
by another negro woman last week
with a small parlor rifle. One wo-
man had called 70 visit the other
who was sick, and the caller picked
I'D the rifle. which was on table,
70 Law it aside. when it was d'Schars-
ed with fatal result.
The total attendance Al the state
summer school at Rock Hill, Whlch
closed last week. was about three
hundred. 1t is reported that ""ne
of the last attractions was a lecture
full OF force and instruction. by d.
7. A. B. Scherer. president OF New
berry college.
Roman White. Greenrllle negro
was arrested last week by three con-
stables on the charge OF killing Bar
ncv Houston. another Negro. ar the
1a11cr's home. The body OF HouS-
ton was found near the house. MS
death having been caused BY shot
,1,roiyh the brcaSc. The shooting
is supposed to have been the result
OF family row.
It is reported from Anderson that
q hospital for the cit! now seems as
sured
Several blind tigers have been
hauled up in the recorders court III
Charleston during the past several
davs and given the regulation SEN
tence OF a fine OF SIS or 80 days on
the gang.
CONGRESSMAN Aiken and his oppo-
nent Mr.. I H. McCalla, got into a
little tilt at the campaign meeting
at Pickens. Mr.. Aiken stating that 1t
had been brought to his attention that
Mr.. McCalla had stated that he (Mr.
Aiken) was afraid to meet him on
the stump. Mr.. McCalla denied that
he had ever made such statement.
For while it looked squally, 6u6
everything soon got calm and serene.
LAFAYETTE Hall. a we'll known COM
mercial hotel of Camden, was de-
stroyed by fire last week. The place
is said to have been built IN 1926 and
that about the time Of its completion
it was occupied by Lafayette. There
was $4,000 insurance. lhe hotei
loss is about $4,000.
1t is reported from Greenvllle that
an alteration between two well-to-
do white men occurred at Liberty,
during which one bit off the others S
ear, even with the temple. The diff
cultv is said to have arisen over the
non-payment OF note.
Phil Coleman, a negro OF near
Denny's. Saluda county, shot and SER
iously wounded Jack Mobley, another
negro. on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. w. E. Dargan, Jr.. of Darling
ton county, with thirty OF his hands,
was standing under tree during a
severe thunderstorm on Friday after
noon, when lightning struck the tree,
shocking the whole party and knock
ing down several OF the negroes.
None of the party was badly hurt.
Sigh and Aliens department store,
in the Habernicht Block, in ColuH-
bia, was entirely destroyed by fire on
Saturday night. The insurance Oh
the stock was $4,000, and it was
valued at $4,000. The building was
owned by Mr.. c. c. Habernicht. and
was valued at $4,000, covered by IN
surance The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Thomas McCardell, negro OF
Lancaster county, was killed on Fri
dav morning by his wife. McCardell
had left home during the night, not
returning until after daylight. In
the meantime his wife left and her
husband found her at another house
and began cursing her and drew a
razor, The woman picked up an
axe. and struck her husband in the
head, killing him instantly.
The Chiccra mill. at Rock Hill has
been temporarily closed, owing to
some litigation against the combina-
ton of cotton mills to which the mill
belongs.