The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-01-11

4 dnSs1ne.ss
/ Mr.. Murphy was a Confederate veter-
Fan and rendered his country gallant
4 service IN the trying days Of 81. He
lis survived by his wife and three sons.
/ The railroad commission reorgan-
szed with the election of Commissioner
j. H Wharton, of Laurens as chair
] man to succeed Mr.. C. w Garris,
whose term has expired. Commission
i ers John II. Earle, Of Greenville, was
present and took part in the discus
4 sion Of routine business, which fol-
lowed after Commissioner Wharton
assumed the chair. Mr.. Garris was
present and listened to the expressions
of good will made by his associates
who regret to see him leave. Mr.. Gar
ris has not yet decided where he will
be for the next few weeks, but he
/ has a number Of offers from promi-
/ nent railroad officials who recognize
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his ability as railroad man.
There was a shooting Wednesday
night in Darlington, Willie Dixon, =
notorious eoIored youth, shot sylla
wright, colored, in the back. Sylla is
dangerously wounded, there being but
/ little chance of her recovery. Dixon
shot another woman here several
months ,ago. Policeman Fields appear
led on the scene to arrest Dixon who
fed, firing once at the officer, but miss
ing him Blood dhounds were put on the
trail OF the criminal. but he made
| good his escape.
| At a negro festival at Monticello, IN
jFairdeld county, Sam Bell killed Ben
sPeay and broke Dave Peay's jaWDone.
Wylie Suber was shot in the back by
a party unknown DR.. Scott does not
think he viii die. Another negro whose
name is unknown had his skull crack
ed.
News has been received of the
death of Mrs. Bratton, wife Of Rt.
tRev. Theo. d. Bratton, bishop Of Miss
issippi, which occurred at Jackson
Thursday afternoon. Her husband and
SIX children survive her. The deceased
was Miss Randolph, OF Florida.
Mr. Boyd Taylor, a young white
man who lived near Mars Bluff in
Florence county, was found dead in
the woods near his home Wednesday.
morning. From what can be learned,
he, went out in the woods to haul a.
load of wood and not coming home,
search was made for him, and the.
next morning his OK and cart were
Hound and not far from the place his
body was found. It is supposed he died
from natural causes.
"a freight train coming in from to-.
wards Charleston Wednesday morn :
ing ran over a wagon and mules at
Evans street crossing in Florence, kill
ing one of the mules outright and
breaking one leg and bruising very
badly the other. The negro driver was.
thrown from til wagon and had sIis,
skull fractured, but IS doing we'll. tIt.
as not thought that the wound viii.
prove fatal The negro drove upon the
railroad Just as the train was coming
in, and it seems strange that he did.
not see the train. The wagon WIS,
Icompletely torn up. The mules and;
wagon belonged TO Mr.. Moses Gregg,
I who lives near Claussens.
Court will convene in Union next.
Monday. Judge r. c. Watts, CT Che
raw. presiding. There are five murder
cases to be tried. among them the
now famous one against Bert Gregory
Flor poisoning his bride of three weeks
The other cases are Bob Woodward,
captured recently in Virginia for the
murder OF ION Leonard 11e1rs sei1e
NeWberry line in 1900; Wash Thomas,
who killed Allen Stewart after a ne
gro frolic near Carlisle in October;
John Davis and Siias Lyles for killing
VIII Eubanks, a young white man at
shelton.
Mr.. J. n. Melton, who was several
weeks ago shot by his son-in-iaw, Rob-
ert Clements. died wednesday. coron-
er clanton held an inquest in the at:
ternoon and the verdict gives the
wound inflicted as the cause of his
death. The above parties live in the
Sycamore section of Darlington coun-
ty.
OF interest to the state generally
will be the marriage of Gen. NJ. c.
Rutler, which has been announced by