The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-18
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! ninor Events of the Week In Q
Brief Form.
State News Items.

Au unknown negro man was found
on the Southern Railway near the
railroad crossing at Seneca early
"Wednesday morning between the rails.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
that he came to his death by being run
over by some south-bound train. His
clothing was found scattered from
within a short distance of the depot to
where his body was found something
like 300 yards. His body was cut on
fram his thighs. one foot cut off. and
the other half cut of. Parts OF the
negro were found as far as seventy
yards from the main portion OF the
body. The man was a stranger. but 1t
is.said he was from North Carolina.
News reached Union Tuesday of a
homicide that occurred near Carlisle.
From the information received. it ap-
pears that Will Eubanks. white
man. attended q negro "festibal' near
Carlisle Saturday night. The usual row
took place and fusilade of shots were
fired, one bullet taking effect on Eu-
hanks and passing entirely through
his body. He fingered till Friday morn
Ing. when he died. The statement
given out is to the effect that negro
by the name OF Silas Lyles fired the
fatal shot-.though several others are
said to have participated in the shoot
ing. Iyles was arrested and lodged in
Jail.
VI. P. Tapp was injured in the union
depot in Columbia Tuesday morning.
He was there about 4:30 o'clock to take
the train for Augusta On attempting
to board the train he slipped on an
orange peeling and fell. his left arm
going under the wheel Of moving
train Dr.. Kendall had to amputate
the arm a. the elbow. MIR. Tapp is
originally from Fairfield county and is
well known in Columbia. where he
Msed to live while in the employ OF
the Southern Railway as a conductor.
Lately he had been living in Nashville,
Tenn
South Carolina postmssters effected
an organization in Columbia Tuesday
evening. The State organization OF
the men and women Of letters was
formed with deal Of enthusiasm and
a very gratifying idea Of the benefits
that viii accrue to the improvement OF
the service. Over 80 postmasters were
in attendance and letters we're read
from nearly as many more who desire
to be enrolled as members OF the asso-
citation but whose presence was impos-
sible for variety Of reasons.
Sheriff Coleman. of Richmond. Tues
day discovered that Ed Marks-the
missing sandhiller for whose murder
Ed Marsh, Mrs. Marks and w. T.
Simpson were arrested on Monday
came on towards Columbia on the 2Sth
of January, the day he is supposed to
have been murdered and spent the night
within four miles Of that city. The
sheriff therefore released his prisoners.
Registered distillery No. s2O. oper-
ated IN Pickens county by Sam Cox.
in the name Of r. c. Can't. was re-
ported to have been illegally run. and
its license was revoked by the State
board last week. The outfit with 1.70S
gallons OF whiskey was seized by Dep
uty Scruggs on Monday and carried to
Easley for shipment to Columbia.
Vim. Young. colored brakeman on
the Southern Railway. while riding on
the engine of freight train at Santuc.
jumped OF to throw switch. but fell.
his left arm going under the wheels Of
the engine His back was also badly
bruised. DR.. F. D. Kendall. the South
'err's division surgeon. amputaled his
left arm.
VIII Austin. a colred railroad em-
Ilcye, while attempting to couple two
ears In the Southern yard in Spartan
burg Wednesday lost his balance and
his hands and arms were painfully
mashed. His wounds though painful
are not serious.
Arthur J. Hammett young boy en-
pioyed. IN the Poe Mills in Greenville.
WAS robbed of gold watch and chain
by an unknown white man just about
da,s Tuesday evening.