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The news & observer., 1905-06-03
Mrs. j. B. Underwood Dead.
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Fayetteville, n. c.. June Mrs. ].
=. Underwood is dead at the age OF
So She was fhe daughter Of the late
William Fl. Haigh and a grand
daughter of George Z, Badger, one of
North Carolina's most illustrious sons.
She was a most beautiful woman. a
sincere Christian and endowed with a
magnetic personality
Capt. J. I}. Underwood survives her
with the following SONS and daughters:
John Joseph b Jr., George b. and
Hamilton; Mrs j. a. Moore, Of this
city; Mrs. y. G.. McI<ethan, of Jack
sonvilIe, Fla, and Mrs. Henry NJ.
Pemberton.
The news & observer., 1905-06-03
Death of Charles Evans.

Elizabeth City, N. c., June 2.-Chas.
T. Evans, who was crushed between
two cars in the Norfolk navy yard,
and had his leg amputated at st. Vim
cents hospital, Norfolk. died at that
institution. and the body was for
warded to Askewsville. n. c., via the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad yesterday
for funeral and interment at the form
er home of the deceased.
The news & observer., 1905-06-03

It restores tone to the nervous system,
and cures nervous exhaustion and
prostration. 1t contains no alcohol
to inebriate or create craving for injuri-
Gus stimulants.
Mr.. John L. Coughenour, of Glen Savage,
Somerset Co., Pa, writes: MY appetite was
unusually poor. and was as weak and nerv.
Gus as though had been starved for months.
My heart kept throbbing continually and was
vice and you informed me that had indigestion
and torpid liver. did not think your dag.
nosis was right. but 1 ordered six bottles Of
Golden Medical Discovery from you and began
its use After using three bottles 1 began to i'm
prove slowly and soon went to work. and have
been working ever since"
Constipation is the most unclean ui.
cleanliness. DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets cure it. They never gripe.
The news & observer., 1905-06-03
r.. L. PATTON CALLED.
DIR. Hundley is Banquested by The
Mystic ShrinerS.
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High Point, June 2.-Rev r. L.
Patton, of Morganton, has been called
for the second time to the pastorate of
the First Baptist church of this place,
the call having been decided upon at a
church conference last evening. Mr..
Patton IS much liked here and an ac-
ceptance of the call will please the
people generally.
Last night at the Bellevue Hotel the
High Point members of the Mystic
Shrine banquetted Rev. Dr. w r..
Hundley, the retiring pastor of the
First Baptist church. who is about to
leave for an extended trip to Europe
and the Holy Land.
The news & observer., 1905-06-03
4 Destructive Storm.

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Branch's Store. DuDlin County. n.
C.. June "A very destructive wind.
hail and rain storm struck this section
last night about go o'clock, demolish-
ing fences. uprooting fruit trees. and
doing considerable damage to growino n
crops. Tt was. bv far. the severest
and moet destructive storm that has
visited this section for some time.
The news & observer., 1905-06-03
Lost His Arm.

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Elizabeth City. n. c.. June 2.-While
at work in a shingle mill, young Caleb
Ftheridge. son of Mr.. G. G.. Etheridge,
of Camden county received injuries to
one of his arms that rendered neces-
sary it's amputation. The operation
was successfully performed, and at last
accounts the young man was doing
we'll
The news & observer., 1905-06-03
La Grange News.
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La Grange, n. c., June 2.-Rev.
MEG. Shields, evangelist of the Abe
marie Presbytery, preached i'm the
Presbyterian church tonight and will
continue services over Sunday.
The Oxford Asylum Orphan class
gave an entertainment at Snow Hill
last night.
The sum of ten dollars was present
ed by the La Grange Lodge to the
members of the class
The news & observer., 1905-06-03

35S,O3S; Norfolk. 6S6.OS3:
Baltimore, 55,432; New York, S1,827;
Boston. 73.243; Newport News. 14.6l4:
Philadelphia. 12,460; san Francisco.
129. 1856; Brunswick 1S9.191: Port
Townsend. 113,909; Pensacola. 1872
S04; Portland, Ore, 1921; Port Ar
thur & Sabine Pass, 124,S15; Jackson
Vile, 19,432; Eagle Pass, Texas. 12,-
344; FL Paso, Texas, 4.197; Laredo.
Texas, 15,317: minor ports, 1894.
Total, 9,239, 275 bales
The news & observer., 1905-06-03
To Erect New Churches.
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N'oJtCidt ~ NEWS anu ODSeINeT.J
Burlington. N. c., June 2.-The
Methodist Episcopal and Lutheran de-
nominations are contemplating the
erection of new and modern churches
at this place. Plans are being devei-
oped along this line.
The ice plant at, this place which
was i'm the hands of a receiver has
been sold to Freeman Brothers. of
High Point. who will begin its opera
tion at once
The news & observer., 1905-06-03
Mcfarland is Pardoned.
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High Point, n. c., June 2.-The ola
man Mcfarland, who was convicted
and sent to the roads for improper
conduct with a girl under Is years of
age, has been pardoned. The, old man
had become almost blind, and his
health was also wretched.
The news & observer., 1905-06-03
Brought into sight
Cotton Receipts.
1Bv the Associated Press.l }

(By the Associated Press.)
New York. June 2.-The following
are the total net receipts of cotton at
all ports since September 1st Gal
weston. 2.551. .S19; New Orleans. 24S9.-
957. Mobile. 500, ,503; Savannah. r.
657,297; Charleston, 209,956; Will
The news & observer., 1905-06-03

Consumption and bronchitis
mean unclean lungs. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery prevents these
diseases. It makes a mans
insides clean and healthy.
1t cleans the digestive or
gans, makes pure, clean
blood, and clean, healthy
flesh. 1t doesn t make the
flabby fat of corpulency,
hut the firm flesh of health
The news & observer., 1905-06-03

energy and think clean, clear, heaitny
thoughts.
He will never be troubled with liver,
lung, stomach or blood disorders. Dys-
pepsia and indigestion originate in
unclean stomachs. Blood diseases are
found where there is unclean blood.
The news & observer., 1905-06-03

dozen tunes a day, ana
still be unclean. Good
health means cleanliness
not only outside, but in
side. 1t means a clean
stomach, clean bowels,
clean blood, a e a n
liver, and new, clean.
healthy tissues and f.
bers in every organ of
the body. The man
who is clean in this
way will look it and act
it. He will work with
Af-sf
The news & observer., 1905-06-03
A CLEAN MAN.

Outside cleanliness is less than half
the battle. A man may scrub himself
The news & observer., 1905-06-03
Movement of Cotton.

New York, June 2.-The following
statistics on the movement of cotton
for the week ending Friday. June 2,
were compiled by the New York Cot
ton Exchange:
Weekly Movement
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-05-10
South Carolina Notes.
Free

The Sumter grand jury has recon-
mended the sale Of the court house for
100000.
Rev. Harold Thomas of Whining
ton, n. c., has declined a call to the
Episcopal Church of Florence.
Rubin johnson was killed at the
Standard Fertilizer Works, Charleston
by a large cake of fertilizer falling on
him, iDjuring his spine.
The Columbia Hospital received
over $4,000 from the amateur perform
ance of "Mikado" in Columbia Mon
day night.
A motion was made for q new trial
in the case of the state VS., McIlwaine.
Unkefer & Co., the builders of the
state house, for 5000, 900.
Sharper Young, a negro, while in
toXicated, fell overheard from a steam
er returning to Beaufort from Savan-
nah and was drowned. His body was
not recovered.
John J. McSwain and Miss Sarah
Mccullough were married at Bun
combe Street Methodist Church III
Greenville. The bride is a daughter
of John w. Mccullough.
John X. Aull of NeWberry has been
appointed court stenographer for the
new eighth judicial circuit, in which
Newberry is located. He is a son of
E.. 81. Aull of Newberry Herald and
News. g.. e.: .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-05-10

Inc iron bridge over Reeuy tClVer
at Greenville is being repaired. Some
of the wooden sleepers have rotted.
Bishop Capers will visit Christ
Church, Greenville, Sunday and ad-
minister the rite of confirmation to q
large class.
w. R. Taylor, town marshal of
Calhoun, was struck on the head with
a hoe by the father of a young man,
whom he was tying to arrest. His
skull was fractured and he will prob
ably die.
Lawrence O'ueale and Robert Kick
meyer, both white, were arrested in
Charleston for cutting James Andrews
a negro. The negro is said to be
Sc riously cut His assailants claim
that he was attacking a small boy and
they went 10 the small boys assist
ance.
Ned Mack will be hanged at Man
ming Friday.
A fire alarm system with ~ boxes
has been put in at Sumter.
Nearly $4,000 cars of fertilizer have
been shipped from Charleston this
season.
The Association of State Superin-
tendent Of Educatian is in session at
Columbia.
The Interstate Trust Co., of Green
vile, has been formed with $780, 0O
capital.
The residence of Jesse Tate near
Travellers Rest in Greenville County,
was burned with 1000 loss.
The young ladies of Manning have
pelitioned the local merchants to dis
continue selling cigarettes.
A fine reception is being arranged
for the Stale Bankers Association,
which meets in Anderson May % and
"a.
Several members of the Calhoun
Light Infantry at Florence will be
courtmartialed for non-attendance at
inspection.
The directors of the Anderson cham
Der of commerce are considering the
holding of another gala week in that
city. -
The. Anderson County German
Coach Horse Co., has been organized
with $4,000 capital for the purpose of
breeding coach horses.
The Southern Railway records show
that there have been about 5000 Wis
ors TO Aiken during the past season,
all of whom were northern people.
J. Z. Boyer, who was once arrested
and subsequently discharged on &C
count of the BrookIand fire, has been
again arrested and will be pros
ecuted Oh the charge of arson
At a taXpayers' meeting in Green
vile the proposition to vote $l25, 00O
in new bonds was approved. There
was some opposition, however who
think that $50, 900 would be sufficient.
Commissioner of Immigration Wat
son has returned from New York,
where he has been promoting the
immigration success and is greatly en-
couraged.
The state dispensary board has re-
ferred certain points relative TO the
beer d~ispeusaries to the attorney gen.
eral for an opinion. 1t is not believed
that the beer dispensaries will be in
any way disturbed.
The barn of w. H. Martin near
Liberty in Pickens County was burn
ed nine mules were destroyed.
Several horses narrowly escaped. In
cendiarism Is suspected and blood
hounds are trailing the guilty parties.
William BatsOn, Charles Batson and
James Styles were fired on through
the window of a house in Greenville
in which they were sitting, all three
being injured, William Batson NOR
tally. The cause of the trouble is un-
known, but is thought to be the re-
suit of a wEiskey feud.
The Greenville Traction Co. has Or
dered five new cars. /
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-05-10

The reputation OF being a ''kood fellow
never hel ped n man at q hark Keep ynnr
sell by taking VinOl and smoking 81 eed's
Ciuco Cigar.
Every few days l get inquiries rom rr -
SON wanting 10 buy farms. If you wal to
ell list yours with ME. RrUl. ). Link.
Try our syrup White Pine Compound with
tar for J our cough, We guarantee every bottle
Of II TO give Satisfaction, " IL falls we will
cheerful y refund on your money.
P. j. Speed.
We fiji pelsrriTticps. and VIII. DR.. c. b.
McMnrray a first noDor gr"ina'e al peiscrir-
tion clerk you msy rest assured they will be
filed right and in coed time.-Speed's Drug
Store.
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-05-10

The Pickens Railroad Co. has
bought a new locomotive.
A revival meeting is in progress at
the First Baptist Church at Gaffney.
Bishop Ellison Capers will confirm
O class in Anderson on Thursday eve
ming.
The comptroller general has receiv.
ed SAL, 900 on account of the new fran
chise tax.
Philip Pearson of Sumter has heen
bound over to court for the larcency Of
| $15 from the depot at Summerlon.
P. S. Campbell was knocked down
by two pegroes near Latte and robbed
Of $50. His assailants escaped.
There was a small freight wreck in
the yards at Gaffney Saturday which
delayed passenger traffic several
hours.
State treasurer jennings has gone
to New York to borrow $500, 0O0'which
will be used to help pay the pensions.
A new bank with $4,000 capital
will be organized at Florence. j.
Willard 'Ragsdale is at the head OF
the enterprise.
The Blacksburg Chronicle has made
its appearance. 1t is a weekly publ
cation and will be edited and nianag-
ed by j. M. Pfeiffer.
A gang of cotton thieves who have
been operating about ST.. Mathews
has been broken up and several of its
members arrested.
A canvass made by w. N. Blankely
in Greenviile County is said to show
a reduction of the cotton acreage in
that county of SO per cent.
o. w. Garrison is dead at his home
near Bowen's 10 i'll in Pickers County,
aged sS years. Two sons and one
daughter survive him.
South Carolina last year paid to the
three big life insurance companies of
New York, the New York Life. the
Mutual Life and Equitable, the SUM
of 81, 2O6, 22O. So. ..t.s.. -.
The grand jury in Greenville
brought in a hot presentment, charg-
ing a citizen with running a gambling
house on Main street aud citing the
chief and several other policemen as
material witnesses thereto. Houses of
i'll fame and adultry cases were also
presented. -...
Great interest is being taken, py Co.
lumbians in the coming horse show
in that city.
A verdict of not guilty was found in
the Pruitt peonage case in 1.-The federal
court at Greenville.
Senator R. I. Manning and E. D..
Smith addressed the farmers at Mullins
on the cotton question. l
Augusta, a t~hree-vear-old daughter
o. DIR. and Mrs. J. r. Wilkinson, d ed
at Greenville, DR.. Wilkinson is in
China where he works as a. mission
ary.
Policeman Weeks at Sumter shot a
negro whom. he was trying to arrest.
The negro was unhurt, but was later
arrested and locked up.
Rev. Peter Stokes declined re-elec
ton as president of The Epworth
League conference of South CarUlipa
and Rev. j. G. Roper was named.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-05-10
G. N. NICKELS,
County Supervisor.
SUPERVISORS
REPORT.

The Following Claims Were Au-
dited and Paid by the Board Of
County Commissioners for Alb
beVille County for the Quarter
Ending March 81, 1905.
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SUPERVISORS
QUARTERLY REPORT.

The Following Claims Were Au-
dited and Paid by the Board Of
County Commissioners for Alb
beville County for the Quarter
Ending December 81, 1904.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-20

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The Washington times., 1905-05-08
MAN STONED TO DEATH
IN RELIGIOUS FEUD
Dance Breaks Up In Dispute Which
Ends in Murder and Five
Arrests.

POTTSVILLIS, Pa, May 8-As the re-
suit of Il religious feud a murder was
committed in DormeTs, several miles
from Pottsyille, Saturday night. when
Michael Melicho was stoned to death.
Simon karpineZ, Michael Peseka, Frank
Lunar, John RirtZik and Mike Undilz
were charged with the murder and are
now in the county prison.
There was a dance in Martzin's Ho-
tel, between st. Clair and Port Carbon
when a dispute arose between represen-
tatives of different religious faiths
Michael MeItcho and Michael Adams
whose arguments received the most an,
piause. were set upon with chairs bot
ties and steel knuckles, and they were
driven into the street, where stones
:ained upon them.
MelichO was knocked down and stoned
to death Adams was beaten and re-
ceiyed several wounds In his legs from
sharp instruments. He is in a critical
condition at the home of a friend In St
Clair.
Paul Costa, a friend of the victim. OBJ
tained warrants against the five men
named. and they were brought TO the
PottsVil1e Jail
The Washington times., 1905-05-08
AU on Board .Aransas,
But One Woman, Rescued
Shoals Disaster, Despite Pains Taken to
Put Her in Place of Safety

the end Of the boilers. Water poured
into the gaping hole in tons.
There was no time to be lost. Delay
meant death, probably, for all of us.
We called assistance at once. Every
body on board who was not awakened
by the shock OF the collision was hast
ily called on deck. We did everything
in our power to avoid q panic.
Passengers and crew gathered on
the forward deck. Life preServers were
passed out and hastily fastened on.
The steamer even then was sinking
Water was pouring into her in large
quantities, and there was no chance TO
stop it's flow. All the passengers had
rushed from their staterooms at the
first CALI there was no time to dress.
Some OF them We're in their night
clothes.
"Women First" Captains Orders.
Captain Rood gave orders for
launching the boats.
Women first was his decree.
Eve had four women and one child
among the passengers. The first boat
was launched. Three women were gotten
safely into it. The fourth woman, whom
/ afterward learned was Annie Field.
l put on the ladder, myself My atten-
ton was called away for few min
uteS by three or four young men among
denly panic-stricken. They We're afraid
that they were not going 10 get into
the first boat. 1t was necessary to use
them q little roughly
when l looked back. Miss Field had
disa ppeared. Whether she fell off the
ladder or whether she stepped back into
the cabin and Went down with the
steamer, [ de not know.
We We're ALI taken aboard the Glen
dover. II Was only a very few minutes
before the AransaS, which had been
sinking lower and lower into the water,
gave lurch and went down She lies
in eighth fathoms of water | think she
viii be n total loss
The Washington times., 1905-05-08

"'The statement made in the public
prints this day that you aIni your as
sistant prosecutor, Mr.. Rand, have gone
away. Tor holiday over sunday, en-
tirely unmindful OF the fact that pub
lie business demands your attention.
and for which expected attention you
are paid your salaries from the public
funds. demands a rebuke, especially
since your absence from your duties
brings shfp-unneees hard
sflp-upon another human being.
l refer to the fact that the counsel
TOR the defense III the Patterson case
had hopes of consulting with you and
your assistant retsa ssling tlle admission
OF the defendant in that trial to bail.
/ beg to be allowed to tell you that +
ana three OF my recent associates in
the jury box have fully concurred with
me IN the opinion-think that Mr.. Levy,
Mr.; OReilly, Mr.. Unger. the recorder,
and every one else connected with the
case are equally as tired as you are
and that your assumption of careless
ness as TO tlsa final disposition of the
PATTERSON case is to say the least, a
serious lack OF Judgment on your part
Stood Eight to Four.
While I have been asked not to di-
yulge what transpired in the jury room.
1t is generally known that the jury stood
eight TO four in favor of acquitting the
defendant when 1t was discharged IN
view of this and the very general de-
'A '4''A' t'4S ptoSecutloh OF tEiS de-
fendant should not take the form of
persecution. three OF my fellow jurors
and myself call upon you either to
promptly admit this defendant to bail
or decide against such a procedure. but
not TO allow this careless inactivity on
your part and on the part OF Mr. Rand
to become a matter of public record and
public shame.
The letter recalled also the fact that
after the second trial one of the Jurors
VINO voted for conviction wrote to the
district attorney expressing sorrow for
his vote. and saying that after thinking
over the evidence he was convinced
the young woman was innocent
The juror did not sign his name to the
note, but his identity is known in the
criminal courthouse
The Washington times., 1905-05-08
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Fair weather prevails this morning,
exceft in northern Michigan and the
Gulf states, where il is cloudy and
si2ogery. 1t is also cloudy and threat
ening over the Plateau region, in CON
sequence Of an area OF low pressure that
stretches from Arizona northward to
british Columbia 4 second area OF
low pressure is central over northern
Lake Huron. and an area of high pres
sure is moving southeastward over the
ufper Mississippi valley
Scattered showers have fallen in the
aoath ard Middle Atlantic States, the
Gulf States California and Oregon, and
focaIly over the Plateau region.
There has been a marked fall in tenn
.,arat ture in the Middle Atlantic States.
and II is colder in the Missouri valley.
Showers are indicated for tonight in
the lower lake region; also in the Gulf
and South Atlantic States. In the last
named district showery conditions will
continue during the next cay or so
II will be cooler Tuesday in the onio
valley and lower LAKE region.
The Washington times., 1905-05-08
NEW APPOINTMENTS MUST
BE MADE FOR LIBRARY

r. j. Tracewell. Comptroller of the
Treasury. has rendered opinion TO
the District Commissioners to the eff
feet that they have the right to appoint
the regular public library employees TO
the positions created by the act of Con-
gress a the last session. providing for
keeping the library open from to 10
o'clock ON Sundays, and from 10 a. m to
10 p. m, on five holidays during the
year
There was Il question in the minds cf
the Commissioners whether the regular
employees could be required to do this
work without a new appointment. Thv
Comptroller holds that new appoint
ment is required IN order to secure for
them the additional compensation pro-
yided.
The Washington times., 1905-05-08
TEMPERATURE.
THE SUI
TIDE TABLE.

sun sets today .......,.....6.5s
sun rises tomorrow. w.-..........,.,......4:55 80