Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-05-25
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More Fatal Shooting -olhes News.

OF tne county, near Jarretts bridge.
Rev. L. D. Chambers will preach a,
Mountain Grove on Sunday, June 5th. a,
II .. "a. Ervine Long will conduct .
song service nc the same place, beginning
at 10 O'Clock on the morning OF the aboy.
date. - : ~ '''''' :
birs. Lorine Dlckerson Loehr, of Hart
well, was visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Dickerson last week.
Miss Elizabeth Norris and w. ID. Hull
spent Sunday with friends In For,
Madisoa.
Mrs. Il, A. Dobbs and two children will
60 to Atlanta this evening to spend seve
LID. Bearden. Of Greenville, was Sd
town one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Carter, Of Liberty,
visited relatives here last week.
Miss Zoa Durham visited her sister.
Mrs. McAlister, near Oakway, this week.
Editor A. III. Mecklin, OF the Toccoa
Record, was In town few hours Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. @. K. Gray, Mrs. w. &.
Peden and little daughter, Mildred, Wis
tied ,Hartwell and Lavonia last week.
Several train loads of oyster sbuckers
passed through here, going North, last
Mrs. II. @. Peden left on Monday for
an extended visit to Macon, Fayetteville,
Marietta, Thomasville and other places
In Georgia.
Il. w. Ballenger's mare was so badly
gored by q cow one day last week that
he had to kill the animal to end her suf-
fering. The cow and mare had been
turned loose together In pasture.
Miss Jessie Stribling has returned
from Bolton, whore she has been teach
ing kindergarten school.
Excavations have been made for Mai.
b. H. Cross's two brick buildings.
Worshippers at the colored folks
Methodist church in the East End, we're
startled Sunday night, just after the SER
vices were closed, by the firing of five
pistol shots In rapid succession. Because
OF some unpleasant love affairs James
Harsbaw sent q 38 oalibre bullet through
the heart of Palmer Ferguson, whioh
soon separated his soul from his body.
Grace. chapel, where the tragedy oc,
CURED, is situated about 100 yards from
Main street. The shooting took place in
front of the church at about midnight.
Ferguson was shot through the body, the
bullet entering one side, passing through
the heart, and came out at the other
side. One bullet cut hole in his hat
and slightly marked his head. He ran a
short distance, fell and died. One of the
stray bullets passed through the clothing
Of n woman by the name of Lucinda
Allen. Harshaw made good his escape
i6y the light of the moon and ia still at
large. He is son of J. II. Harshaw.
who keeps restaurant on North Main
street. Young Harshaw had been work
ing as hotel porter for some time. Fer
guson Ia son of w. +. Ferguson, one of
the most worthy colored men of this SEQ
tion. Both the principals of the tragedy
are under 81 years of age. 1t ia said that
Harshaw began shooting at Ferguson
without any words Of warning. It ap-
pears that the two boys were rivals In
toward his rival Harshaw ended the
career Of Ferguson by shooting him.
Coroner Harbin held an inquest over the
body OF Ferguson on Monday. DR.. G..
M. walker made the post norton exami-
nation. The jury rendered verdict OF
guilty OF wilful murder. The body of
falmer ferguson was Inferred at St.
Matthew's cemetery late Monday after
noon. 1t was the saddest funeral among
lately.
Alexander Mason, of near Oakway, was
killed last Saturday afternoon by being
thrown from his wagon while on the road
to mill. He and his father, Jas. Mason.
were riding on one-horse wagon. and
when near the residence of Davis Mar
tin, known as the Daily place, one of the
holding-back straps broke, causing the
horse to take fright and run away
The elder Mason saved himself
by leaping from the wagon at
once. Alexander remained standing
on the wagon, holding to the
lines and trying to stop the horse. He
was thrown to the ground, one wheel
passing over his body, and was found
lying in the road mortally wounded. He
breathed his last about an hour later.
DIR. G. M. Walker, of Westminster, was
summoned, but before he arrived at the
scene of the accident life was extinct.
He was injured fatally about the neck
and shoulders and perhaps internally.
Mr.. Mason was an Industrious, upright
man and his untimely death has caused
widespread sorrow. He was unmarried
and lived with his father and mother, to
whom he was much devoted. Their
home Is at the Pendleton fork, five miles
below Westminster. Mr.. and Mrs. Mason
had only two sons. The body of the de-
ceased young man was inferred at Bethel
cemetery Sunday after an inquest had
been held.
l.. P. Smith is arranging to run his ak.
cursion train to Atlanta on Thursday.
June2. The train is scheduled to ar.
rive here here at p. m. Returning will
leave Atlanta at midnight on Friday,
June 8. j. w. McGhee is the authorized
ticket agent at this place. For the ac-
commodation of parties residing near
Taber and Chauga the train will stop at
Harbin's to take on passengers. Fare
for the round trip from Westminster
and Harbin's, $1.85. Get ready and visit
one Of tho most hustling cities in the
South. There will be separate coaches
for colored people.
We thank Mrs. Y. K. Pitts for dish of
her delicious strawberries. We always
enjoy and appreciate kind remem-
brances from our neighbors and friends,
especially when it comes to fruit of this
kind. for we haven't any strawberries.
Westminster and Tocccs, baseball clubs
crossed bats at the latter's diamond on
last las Friday. Westminster was defeated
this time. The score stood: Westmip-
ster, 8; Toccoa ID. 1t was really South
Carolina against Georgia, for we are in
formed that there were only two or
three of the boys that took part who
are residents of the two towns men
toned. In that way fairness was shown
to both sides, however. Between, 40 and
30 from here witnessed the game.
Street tax is two dollars, which can be
paid until June 10 without penalty. A
computation tax of ten cents on every
tate and personal property must be paid
also. The books are with the intendant,
J. g. Breazeale, at the store of w. s.
Haley.
Hearts are breaking among the colored
people, especially in the home of Wiley
Ferguson there Is sadness and gloom be-
,ause a member of tho family was shot
1own without moments warning at q
place and at a time such thing was
east expected to them. Every effort
should be put forth to capture Jim Har-
shaw that he might answer for his dia-
oolical crime.
States J.. Hunter is one of the most
successful strawberry growers in the
community. He has already sold over
% gallons at prices ranging from 25 to
10 cents per gallon. He will gather 100
gallons or more from one patch, which
will bring him something like $50. Mr..
Hunter has the Glen Mary variety, which
IRE large and fine. Twenty of the berries
40 brought to town one day last week