The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-09-27
STATE AND GENERAL NEWS.


Oconee will vote on the dispensary
| question Oct oath.
1t is stated that the Union Cotton
Mills are to be reorganized.
Former Governor Chas. Il. O'Ferrall
or Virginia died last Friday.
Chief Justice Pope is reported to be
quite ill at his home in Newberry.
1t is estimated that 5000 people at
tended the Fairview Stock Show on
last Friday.
Marion has joined ranks with Chero-
kee, Pickens, Union and Newberry in
Kidding the county of the dispensary
Fletcher Byrd and Palmer Cresswell
negroes, will be hanged in Greenvlle,
Nov. 10, for the murder Of Magistrate
Cox near Simpsonville over year ago.
Magistrate j. P. Moon of Grove
Township, Greenvile county, has sold
304 acres of land onwhich abound num-
erous beds of monazite, to an Ohio syn
ulcaCe Ior 9lo,OoO.
Judge Ernest Gary was held up by a
highwayman on one of the principal
streets Of Columbia Saturday night and
robbed of gold watch and $28. in cash.
Gov. Hayward and Solicitor Cooper
are acting with commendable prompt
ness and vigor in the Honea Path mur-
dor of pr,,,1t1
Newberry Observer.
DR.. j. w. Tribble, who at one time
resided in this city, died of heart fail
ure few days ago in North Carolina
while making trip alone in wagon
through the country. He was selling
medicine for Columbia medicine COM
pany.
The trustees of Clemson College have
been sued by DR.. John Hopkins of
Seneca for $4,000 damages. The Plain
tiff alleges that he has been injured to
this extent by reason of the construc-
tion of a dyke on the college farm
which causes his plantation to be over
| flowed.
Sheriff Gilreath Of Greenville and 80
citizens of Greers have been sued for
$1o, 900 damages by Mrs. Nanny Fuller
of Greers. Mrs. Fuller alleges that the
officer and the men in general search
for blind tigers went through her house
and she now claims damages for the
| intrusion.
Mrs. Harriet Beckwith formerly OF
Bennettsville, now of Baltimore, has
| given $50, 600 and IL acres of land to
ward securing the Presbyterian College
of South Carolina for Bennettsville
This is supplementary to large casl
e{tlzens eitd Of the Pee Is Dee .s town
During the progress of the investiga,
tion into the affairs of the New Yor,
Life Insurance Company, G.. w, Per-
kins of the firm of j. p Morgan & Co.
and vice president of the insurance
company, testified to the fact that tn,
New York Life contributed $4S, 600 tC
the National Republican campaign funC
at one time and other amounts in the
campaigns of 1896, 1900 and 1904.
Allen Pendleton, the negro, who wa;
killed by a mob near Honea Path ter
days ago has been given decent bu
rial by the Supervisor of Abbevillt
county. The day after the negro wa.
murdered his body was thrown into ;
hole and covered up about like one
would bury a mad dog. Complaint wa.
made of the matter by Solicitor Cooper
to the proper authorities.
Arthur j. Davis of Anderson gave
himself up to the authorities in Atlanta
a few days ago, explaining that he haC
caused the death of negro about three
years ago by pushing him off an eXcur
sion train and that he had decided tc
have the matter settled. 1t is recalled
that a negro was killed by falling from
a train and Davis is said to have beer
aboard, but he was not suspected O
the deed. He is not wanted in Ander
son on the charge and the sheriff noti
fled the Atlanta authorities to turn
him loose. Davis father says his SON.
mind has probably been affected by cx
cessive cigarette smoking