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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
ROMANCE IN WOMAN's LIFE.
{ tfusinG Wealth, A Countess Fled
With a Peasant Gardener.

In the funeral of Anotonia Alamo,
an Italian woman who died In Denver
recently, was enacted the last chapter
OF a romance as remarkable az it was
startling. The woman, it came out
at the funeral, "a a countess of the
old BOrgia line, which has given Italy
popes and princes. She deserted her
palace, married her gardener, who
had fallen In love with her, and fled
to America to live in peace and pcver.
ty with the peasant for loves sake.
Her elopement came as the result OF
an effort Of her family to marry her
to a rich merchant,
Anotonia Borgia was born In Nap.
les and educated in a Naepolitan con.
vent. Her family had long lost the
wealth for which 1t was famous in
medlaeval times. Poverty had forced
them to abandon their ancestral
nome In Naples and move to a small
town on tho outskirts, but they never
forgot their noble blood and refused
to associate with the peasants about
them. When Anotonia was sixteen
q well-to'do merchant in Naples made
an offer for her hand and was at once
accepted by her family. A~notonia
had no voice In the matter.
She, however, had already plIghted
her troth to Pietro Aliana, a pocl
gardener, who lived near them.
Pietro was an industrious young nan
ane had saved some money, and when
the day OF his pretty s~weetheart's
wedding with the merchant was I'm
minent the two skipped away to Nap
les one evening and took passage for
America. From New York they
came to Denver, where Alamo had
many friends. He has amassed
something OF a fortune from a large
market garden on Clear creek. lie
resides at No. 3638 Bell street. His
wife. was fifty years old.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
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2, kidneys and urinary tract; 8, diseases OF
women; 4, skin, rectal, rheumatism; 8, blood
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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04

HARD on JOhn Pickett.

Several years ago John Pickett, a
messenger boy Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, was run over by
a passenger train at st. Matthew's and
lost his arm. The suit that followed
attracted q great deal OF local inter.
est. In the first suit John Pickett
obtained a verdict for SO, 800 against
the Southern Railway. An appeal was
taken and the Supreme Court sent the
case BACK for a new trial, the chief
ground Tor the reversal Of the verdict
being that the verdict indicated that
punitive damages had been included.
a second trial was held. Messrs. Mel.
ton and Belser and Nelson 81 Nelson
represented young Pickett, and for.
mer Judge Benet was chief counsel
for the Southern Railway. A verdict
for $40, 900 was the result OF the sec.
ond trial, and young Pickett and his
counsel were happy. Judge Benct
then made a motion for a new trial,
and gave eight reasons to Judge Err.
est Gary why a new trail should be
granted. Saturday morning Judge
Gary sot aside the verdict and gave
the following In writing as his rca.
sons: This ~ a motion for q new
trial upon the minutes Of the Court
and the grounds upon which 1T was
heard are hereto appended. | have
given the subject no little thought,
and my conclusion Is that same should
be granted on the second ground, viz:
Because the preponderance Of the
testimony shows that the plaintiffs
W negligence contributed to bis In
jury as a prCxtmate cause thereof. 4
new trial Is therefore ordered"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
ExoursiOn Boat Riot.

a dispatch from Norfolk. Va saws
one man Is dead and four are seriously
Injured as the result of a riot on the
steamer E~ndeavorer while the boat
was carrying o negro excursion down
the Nansemond river Tuesday night.
Clarence Wright threw a toy snake on
James ii. Kitchen and the latter, be-.
coming incensed, shot Wright. Wm.
Wright, the dead mans brother, took
a hand with a knife and severely cut
Kitching, being shot In return. Other
negroes received knife and bullet
wounds. Capt. McIorney arrested
Kitchen and was having a dinlcult
Time preventing the excurslonists from
%lynching the prisoner until the q
crew lined up on his side.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
WEATHER i G
Cotton Has Mado Rapid Growth

Cotton Has Made Rapid Growth
General Improvement in Corn.
Following is the weather. crop re.
port for the past week as compiled by
Section Director Bauer:
Tie waeA ending monday, July
24th, had a mean temperature about
2 degrees per day above normal. The
extremes were a maximum Of 100 de-
grees at %Blackville and Florence on
the Goth, and a minimum Of 81 de.
grees at Charleston on the 10th and
at Greenville on the goth. 1t waa
somewhat cooler at the close Of the
close Of the week. The sunshine was
was normal, or slightly above, and
was highly beneficial. There were a
few local high winds, but no serious
damage was done.
There vas practically no rain over
the eastern half Of the state; in the
central counties there were numerous
local showers, some of which were
heavy; there were also scattered,
light showers over the western coun-
ties. What rain fell was highly bene.
fetal, as 1t occurred in localities that
needed 1t. Over the greater portion
OF the central and southern counties
the ground has be- )me very dry and
rain Is needed. Where the rainfall
was heavy last week, crops did excep
tionally we'll, but where 1T was light
asst week and none fell this week,
crops suffered and generally deteri,
grated, cotton by willing under the
high temperature, and rusting, turn.
Ing yellow and shedding; corn by fir
ing and willing. Cultivation made
fair progress and over q large portion
OF the state crops have been laid by
although this work will not be com.
pleted for several weeks.
Cotton continued to make rapid
growth generally and has too large a
weed and too little fruit over the
greater portion, while a number OF re
ports Indicate that growth has stop.
ped, and that the plants are blooming
to the top. There are fewer reports
Of damage from Insects, and more Ct
rust and shedding and of plants turn
Ing yellow. Cotton Is beginning to
open in lower Barn sell county.
There is a general improvement IL
both old and late corn, although the
former is too nearly ripe to be greatly
benefited by the recent rains. Foi.
der pulling has begun. Some old corr
fired" to the ears. Bottom lands
that we're flooded are recovering slow.
ly. The heat and insects have injured
growing tobacco; selecting and curing
are active. Peas for forage are prom,
ising. Rice Is beginning to head IL
the Colleton district; June rice being
cultivated IN The Georgetown district.
Pastures e5 &c lent. Peaches are fair.
ly plentiful, but many are rotting on
the trees. LeCoDte pears are ripen
ing. Sweet potatoes and cane are
doing well.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
FIVE SKULLS
In q Cave Reveals Crimes of tho
Long Ago.

The mysterious disappearance Of
Conn Barinston, a Cincinnati srray
beef contractor, reported missing for
forty-tlve years. recently came to light
In tearing down a two-story log hotel,
a resting place for travellers between
Chicago and Lafayette, which was
built by John Steele in 1854, on the
bank of the Kankakee River, at Grape
Island Ford, Indiana.
John Darlington departed from No.
mence, H., on the morning OF Ooto
Der 16, 1861, riding horseback over
land into Indiana, carrying $40, 600 in
gold to purchase beeves for the Federal
army. He arrived that night at the
home OF John Steele. From that
night he was never again seen. Ten
days later his horse was found wander
Ing on the prairies, with saddle, bride
aud empty saddle bags. The general
opinion vas that Darlington had beer
followed by Cincinnati thieves, whu
mu!d red him and secreted his body
In the Swamps.
Steelo's wife and daughter disap
pearad In May, 1862, and ne circulated
3 report that they were dissatIsf FED
With their home ct Grape Island and
had returned to Yorkshire, England.
In January Of the same year a traveller
who stayed at Stecle's home was nevey
again seen, and settlers In that scctio,
became suspicious OF S5eele's actions
fron tho remark Of Harley Jo' n on,
a hunter and trapper. who stated that
on h night John Darlington arrives
at Sdecle'S home he was passing by al
mldnlEh6 and saw two men coming
down the out,ldo stair way carrying
b@t"cen them q heavy bundle.
He also heard means, but
they came from g deer probably killed
by theSc men. A vigilance commit
tee went TO Steele's home and demand
ed admi ssion. They were refused
Ihoy battered down the door, Illc3d
a rope around Steele's neck and
threatened to hang him If he did not
reveal what he knew Of the disappear.
arcc &C Darlington ard OF his wife and
daughter. Undaunted, Steele tod the
comnttsGe to proceed with their
hanging A vigorous search was In
stitutod By the mob around the prem
1903, but uoshing discriminating was
found
n KIT day Steele disappeared. Later
on bis Indiana property was sold un.
der mortgage foreclosure. Thirty
years Sf5tr Steele lsf6 Indiana he died
IN Carson City, New. His Indiana
house remained untenanted. BE
latad tanners said 1t was haunted
One week ago the house was tori
do~n, and In removing the stone cellar
wall a suhthrrancan save wa found
containing five crumbling skulls Ct
human beings. Two of the skulls
we're these of the female sex. Iu a
dccaYcd coat WAS found an under.
c'pherable envelope with the word
written and blurred, "Brlngto," whic%
may have belonged to John Darlington.
Steele murdered his wife and daugh.
ter to conceal his crimes, and who
the two other men were remains o
mystery.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04

Died For HIS Mother.

AT Brooklyn, N. Y, I'm q heroic
effort to save his mother and sister
who With q score Of others were for 8
time In great peril from fire Nathan
Newman, 20 years Of age, Tuesday
lost his life In a burning tenement
house. Newman got out In safety
but Was unable to find his mother and
sister. llo went back into the burn.
Ing building, found the womcn end
assisted them through an opening to
the roof. When he tried to follow
them however, the ladder was sur.
rounded by flames. He made a rush
through the fire but was overcome
just as he reached the top and fell
back into the burning building.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
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SOME VERY Bad BOOKS.
shortages II ported In Many OF the
Counties of the State,

Saluda county Is the next to order
an investigation Of It's county finances
1t Is not believed that there Is any.
thing particularly wrong in the admin.
istration but that there has been
some poor bookkeeping that RESULT d
IN a tangled condition OF affairs. In
Clarendon county the same condition
exists and the grand jury has ordered
the most careful investigation Of the
finances Of that county. TIE condi
,tion OF atfails throughout the state
which has called for sc many investi.
cations In the finances of the various
coupuies has resulted In many Of the
members Of the Legislature studying
the situation for a remedy. AS was
stated the only thing that can be
done under the present law Is TO stir
up the various grand juries and max,
them 1lVe tigato the various Offices
| n order that the officials may be more
careful.
In his last report the controller
general called attention to the many
counties that needed investigation,
either on account OF bad bookkeepinp
or shortages. There we're nine alto
gether IS follows:
In Abbcville county 1t was necessary
to employ an expert at a cost Of 5000
to stralghten out the books.
In Bafnwcll county there was a
shortage which finally resulted in o
settlement With the bonding company
for over $1,000.
In Greenwood cQuaty an expert
hxen matters at a cost Of 5000 to the
county,
In Grcenvillc county the recent de-
yelopement CT graft justified the last
report CT the controller general.
a shortage OF over 81, 900 in Horny
county Is 20" in the courts,
A balance OF over SO, 200 due by
the treasurer Of Laurens county has
never been paid and the grand Jury
has taken no action.
In R'chlaud county there Is IN in
Vestjgat'on now going on.
In Villa asburg county a shortage
OF several thousand has been settled,
although this vas due to bad book.
keeping.
In addition to this there are two or
three o-hcr counties now under inves.
tiRatiOD.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
Ram Horn Blasts.

Men who intend to be good to.
morrow always die today.
The fragrance Of a life depends on
the fullness OF It's love.
Life is all song when one lives in
harmony With the Infinite.
The heart gains no rest thro Ugh
the gold cross carried on tire breast.
The Sunday face that looks like I've
Will not wash out the sins OF the
week.
Scientists are still searching the
whole field of geological and paleon.
tologlcal discoveries to Aod the con.
Meeting man and beast. Up to the
present. time there is only one autho.
ritative declaration concerning mans
origin, and that Is in Genesis. "
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
srATE INSTITUTE
VIII he Held at Clemson College SEQ
ond Week I'm August.

The State institute for farmers viii
be held at Clemson college mex
month. The exercises will begin OF
TueSd1y, the 9Th, and will conclud
on Friday, the 18th. The programm,
will be:
Tuesday, August 8th-8 p. M, ad
dress OF welcome ard preliminary ex
ercises, address by Senator b. r. Till
man on Raising Hogs"
Wednesday, August 0th-1O a. M.
address by Prof. w. j. Spillman,
United States department. of agricul'
ture, subject, 'Diversihcation Farm
Ing In the South" 3 p. m experiences
meeting; 8 p. M, address by j.. A
Everett. indianapolis, Ird subj ct
How to Solve all Farmers Prob
LENS"
Thursday, August 10th-1O a. M
address by DR.. S. j. Summers, sub.
jsct, Farming in South Carolina as
an Opening for Young Men who Will
Use Brains and are Not Afraid OF
work." 2 p. TO-, experience meeting
9 p. m., address by John A. Hamil-
ton, farmers institute specialist,
United States department. Of Agricul.
ture, subject, THE New Agricul.
ture."
Friday, August 11th-1o a. M, ad.
dress by NJ. Y. Richards, Industrial
agent Soutt ern railway, subject,
Farmers Interest in Immigra1,on.T
Miss Catherine Mulligan Of Win.
throp college viii give q course In do
mestic science during the institute.
Note-Ample provision will be
made by the authorities Of the college
assist the visitors In examining the
college, station and all the interests
belonging to the Clemson Agriclltu.
raj college. Lodging will be furnish
ed free to the capacity OF the irstitu
tlon. Those who attend viii apply
for tickets at the entrance to the bar
racks, where names will be registered,
and q bed furnished II possible. Meal
tickets can be secured for 25 cents
each.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
The UnloAded Gun.

a special to the Augusta Chronicle
from Logansville, Ca, says taking an
old and long unused gun and playful.
ly pointing 1t at hia baby brother,
Homer Sword blew the little fellows
head Off Tuesday morning. Sword
placed some shells In the gun and
forgot to take them out. Ia a spirit
Of mischief the older boy, who was
just ten years OF age, took aim at his
six months old brother and pulled the
Trigger. Both parents we're out OF
the house and on their return found
the little fellow literally shot to
pieces and his brother, who had caus.
ed the decd, frantic with grief.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
Coming

Most men like women in quite plain
simple clothes. | suppose, on the
whole, says q writer in the London
world, moro conqlests have boon
made by girls Ii simple white frocks
than have ever been made by those
In elaborate corrections; and a
garden hat well managed, however old
1t may be, or better still the sunbonnet
which Is said to be coming back to
favor, q be made a most dangerous
rSnpa.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
CHINESE DOCTOR sTRANaLgD
with His Own Queue While Making
n Call In n Lodging House.,

Strangled to death by his own Queue
the body of Lin Moon Chuck, q Chi.
nese doctor, who has been living At
9Ol Dupon street for the past year,
was found lying In the entrance &c
the kitchen Of a Chinese lodging house
at No. 844 Washington street, San
Francisco.
1t Is supposed that he was decoyed
to that quarter on q fictitious call to
attend an III person, and then robbed.
lie was known to carry money as well
as two gold bracelets, a gold watch
and a diamond ring. All OF his lew
elry was missing; only a fan, q bunch
OF keys and five cents were found up.
on his person. No clew has yet been
found that will lead to the discovery
of his murderefs.
Two weeks ago notices were posted
In the house at 904 Dupont street.
where the doctor lived, notifying the
husbands and wives to look out for
the doctor, as he was known to be q
lady Killer" which Ia considered a
most serious crime among the Chinese.
and that a year ago he was run out of
Portland, Ote., by the Chinese there.
lie was found lying face downward
and with his feet In the entrance with
one foot propped against the casing,
Indicating that his body had been
carried or dragged to the entrance and
then thrown into the little room IRE.
lessly. Wound tightly around his
neck was his queue and tied In q hard
knot. 1t had sunk deep into the
neck, and death is supposed to have
been caused only by strangling, as his
body gave evidence Of no other means.
The queue had not been severed from
the head.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
DEATH OF H. D.

a We'll Known Citizen sic oeat
boro Dies in Mi~ssissilwas discov.
The sad news was received heffy from
night by Il. M. Webster Ct tn.oS' II
lealh of his brother, Mr.. Henry led II
Webster. who died at his home : IN muir
Brax on, Miss on Fr:iay cry IS pes
after a protracte{ witness Z ",C, ~ ! tm'
aged abo"y61. avrnes 'c - mothe vi,
M. Websser was t~fc-aged woman, a neal
neigtst familNd of her visit to the
Smith ahoihe on the evening Of the
day Of the boys death.
II was upstairs undressing one OF
my grand children wien l heard that
some one was dying at the Smith
house.
MRS. Crostick and l went to the
house and knocked at the door. Mrs.
Smith opened it and we walked in.
She said nothing TO US, but turned
and went to the body OF the Child,
which was lying near the sofa, covered
with a quilt up to its neck. She pick.
ed 1t up and threw 1t on the sofa as If
1t were a dog, She wanted to know
II Is wal dead. The body was still
warm. Mrs. Jrostick told her 1t was
dead, after we had felt the heart.
There were three bruises over the
little heart and bruises all over tho
little bowels. The back was brown
from bcatipgs. There was a cu1 over
the eye and the back Of the head was
bleeding from another. One of It's
little fingers looked as II it had been
cracked with something. The mother
didn't show any sympathy. Poor
little fcllow!'
Il THE DEAD CHILD ON A SOFA.
did Mrs. Smith say anything
about the chilli having been sick?'
She said 1T had been sick for two
or three days. anG nothing would STAY
on Its stomach"
Did she offer that information OF
own accord?'
MRS. Crostick first asked her If it
had deem Sick, and when she said that
1T had been, Mrs. CrOstick replied
that she knew nothing about it or
would bave tried to have done some
thing for the chill"
Was there anything said about
whipping the child?"
Yes: Mrs. Crostick asked her what
the bruises were iolng on the body,
and Mrs. Smith replied that she had
whipped 1t that night, and had a
right to whip her own child because
1t had been disobedient. She said
that she had undrcsscd 1t for bed and
had then whipped IT,"
did Mrs. Crostick ask Mrs. Smith
If she knew that the child was sick
when she whipped 1t hat night?'
'Of course she knew"
Was there anything said about the
child being whipped the morning OF
that day."
Eyes; Mrs. Crostick asked her II
the Child had been whipped that
morning and she said no, that she had
whipped 1t that night. Mrs. Crostick
then asked what was all the disturb
ance about in the house that morning
and Mrs. Smith replied that there had
been no disturbance"
did she say what she whipped the
Child WITH"
Yes; a razor strop."
Was there any razor ftrop near
the body?'
mo"
Did you see any strop that nlght2"
mo; but she got 1t for the officer
when she went into the back room. /
did not SEQ 1t all"
THE officer asked for It," {
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-08-04
Cottage COIlapaed.

Three boys were killed and o num-
Der OF others were severely injured by
the collapse Of two story cottage at
Thifty.second and Fox street, Chica.
go, Ill. The building was being torn
down and the boys were gathering
wood for use at their homes when the
crash came. James White, q po.
liceman, was badly bruised while 9 8
cuing boys, pinioned under the debris.