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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-07-10
Verdict That Deceased Came to His
Death From Pistol is Hands of w,
j. Rhodes.

Death From Pistol is Hands Of w
j. Rhodes.
Darlington, July 5.-The coroner's
inouest was held today is the grand
Jury room at the court house to con-
sider the killing Of young Lide Kill
gore, which unfortunate affair occur
red last evening at o'clock in the
fruit and candy store Of W. J.
Rhodes.
Sam Tiggs, the negro, was found by
Deputy Sheriff w. Fl. Mozingo at the
horne OF his father about six miles
from town and was brought here to
appear before the jury. He was ar
rested all o'clock today.
Mozingo began his search last night
at 4 o'clock.
The negro offered no resistance and
gave as his reason for leaving that
he was frightened. He seemed TO
fear harm on account of certain ru-
imors which had come to his hearing.
A verdict was reached at O'CLOCK
and was as follows: Lide Kilgors
came to his. death from gunshot
wound from pistol in the hands OF
W. J. Rhodes
Rhodes was arrested mmediateiy
after the tragedy last sight and was
placed IN Jail.
Messrs. Dargan & Coggeshail,
Rhodes attorneys, viii make appli-
cation for bail as early as possible.
Kilgore's father arrived last night
and accompanied the remains of his
son to Bishopville this morning, leav-
ins here on the O'clock train.
The city of Darlington sympathizes
deeply with the afflicted families.
While the affair is most deplorable
and unfortunate it was, unquesticna-
bly,, either an accidental discharge or
a misdirected bullet.
The negro claims that Rhodes shot
at him, while Rhodes claims thai the
weapon was accidentally discharged
while he was engaged in striking the
negro
It was Rhodes mother and not his
wife, as appeared in The State today.
who was is the store at the time Of
the trouble.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-07-10

Pinckney Walkup, prominent
farmer. who lives just across the
state line. dropped dead in colored
ce.-.-.S nea: k:s ka,1ls.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-07-10
KILLING IN DARLINGTON.
Wiley Rhodes, of Darlington, Kills a
Young White Man From Bishop
vile, Unintentionany While Shoot
ing at Negro.

Darlington, July 4.-Lde Kilgore.
is-year-old boy, the son Of Mr. j. r
Kilgore Of Lee county, was almost in
s,tantly killed at this place about s
o'clock tonight by a shot fred by WI
lev Rhodes, white. at Sam league, a
negro. The bullet passed through
the negro's cheek and struck young
Nlgore in the middle of the forehead
boring a hole entirely through his
head and making its exit at the back
pf the skull.
The shooting occurred in Rhodes
..nrit store, on the east side Of the
public square Young Klgore, whose
Father, Mr.. j. Pliney Kilgore, is one OF
fhe most substantial and highly re-
spected farmers Of Lee county, came
TO Darlington this morning, accompa-
saied by his father, to enjoy the
Fourth Of July festivities here. MI.
r. P. Kilgore returned to his home near
Bsshopville tonight. Young Kilgore,
after seeing his father off, came back
TO the public square. He had just
stepped inside the fruit store for the
purpose of making purchase when
The fatal shot was fred.
Rhodes has been lodged in the
county jail, but ie is presumed that
an effort will be made to procure
ban for him. It was not possible to
see him tonight to obtain statemene
from him as to his reason for shoot
Ing at the negro. It is understood that
the negro had offended him in some
way. one story being that league in
suited the mother Of Mr.. Rhodes,
who was in the store at the time. All
the facts will doubtless be brought
ont at the inquest.
Mr.. Rhodes, Of course, did not in
tend to shoot young Kilgore. But XII
gore is dead, while league is not seri-
ously hurt and is at large.
The dead boy is said to have been
particularly bright. He had just I'm
ished the course at the Bishopville
Graded School and expected 10 enter
Furman University il the fall.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-04
BOARD OF CHARITIES
Came Together For a Short
 Meeting Last Night.

Te department of charities held a meeting last night and decided to buy an artificial limb for Nathaniel Car penter to replace the one he had and which he lost or mislaid. The ex- pense will be something in the neigh borhood of $100 and the board is of the opinion that MT Carpenter who is handy man, will be able to earn the price of the new limb in a short time. doing work about the Brookside home A communication was received from Monsignor Slocum extending an invitation to the con- missioners to attend the laying of the corner stone of St Marys new hospi- tai on September 22. It was unani- mously adopted and then all wanted to know how the monsignor was get tinng along. Somebody volunteered the cheering information that he Is improving, and everybody was pleas ed to hear it.
 John H. Crary, clerk of the board, was delegated to go out into the country districts and drive the best bargain possible with some of the farmers for wood to be delivered at the Brookside home for distribution among the poor of the city. The pay rolls and miscellaneous bills were ap- proved
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-04
Public Market to.
 163 So. Main, LOUIS HUSS, Prop.
Grocery Bargains
For Wednesday
 And Thursday

Flour. per sack --..... IJc 1000 loaves of bread. per loaf ..... Sc 1 ID Coffee, S1.O0 worth of stamps z0a ID mixed Tea. s1 worth stamps 2Jc 1 ID mixed Tea. s worth stamps DC 2 lbs crackers. s1 worth stamps ..2lc bottle blueing. S1 worth stamps I'c Fine tub butter ...--......-. 2sc Hams. per ID -----..----.------ 12c 3 lbs Shoulder Steak .. 5c 2 lbs Hamburg Steak -....4-.. 1Ic LOin Steak. per lb ---...-.. He Round Steak, pef ID -.--.. He
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-04
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Haymakers 10R.
 Ivy temple, R. s.
 Choristers' rehearsal. SteuDen lodge, D. o. H. Court Harmony,A. o. F. z. St Karl Baromens club. .. Mattatuck council, R. A. Odin Benefit association. Toantick tribe, l. o. E. M. Humboldt lodge, N. E. 0. P. Excelsior council, o. U. A. M. Harmonic Benevolent association.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-04
THE LEMON

is the fruit off tropica. tree of tre orange family, usually ellipsoidai bright yellow, with a thick skin. ana { lately we have taken notice that peo-
 ple who take dislike to anyone will purcnase a lemon and see t1at [ it's preson:ed right away quick to the one whrm they dislike. We haVc
 never hea~d why they perpetrate
 such a trick, but we>surmlse tleE
 wish to ufer that the receiver IS
 thick skinned or else is possessed or
 quite a few yellow streaks. Wo
 heard during the past week that a
 certain saloon keeper who IS hlGa
 up and up politician was presentea
 with very yellow large lemon ana
 he immediately made haste to ms
 "wine rooln," made what's known as a "wilisliey sour" got on the outside of it in real political stvie, smac[ed his lips and then told the bartender how he had been presented win tue nice large lemon, when the latter cN- ulained. It's needless to say his happiness was turned to indignation and veneeance was his as he flew ont the door, and when he meets the messenger it will go h1rd with Finn if he doe5n't tell who sent that vel low token. Speaking of yellow re- minds us-did you ever take notice how yellow the clothes look on tue line after the washwoman had worked hard on them? Well, you can bet your life our Washing Pow der or Washing Fluid wasn't used, because either will bleach them and make the work easy. A large pack age or four 5-cent packages with pound of I0-cent tea this week at
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-04

Inform yoar frsenas cut of tOsn Of the Saznxs In Waterbury by sending them she Democrat. s5 a rear. 42 cents . moufh-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-04
Have You Donned New Fall Hat Yet?

/. Our assortment Is now complete for last week we announced the Fall Opening of Dunlap Hats. since then many selections have been made. Still you might be among those who have not purchased yet-why not do so to-day or evening? strong selling point about our Hats is that we carry all sizes-and should you have a fancy for particular shape, in that feature too we excel, for it would be difficult to call for good style that our salesman can't show you '...
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-04
Special Prices for WedneS'
 day Night.

Op0Uiui IlIu6o Iui UVunVo day Aight. AT 7c-Wide Hamburgs, from 10c AT 10c-Note Papers, from 15c. AT 23c-Long Handle Bath Brushes
 from 29c. AT S9c-Ladies' 2-clasp kid gloves,
 from $100. AT 5c-Dress lawns, were 12 1Rc. AT 12 21ac-Yard wide, best percales,
 from 15c. AT $59S-Ladies' Rain Coats, from
 $S.9S. AT 49c-Ladies' white lawn waists,
 value 75c. AT $1.75-Ladies' black silk jump
 CTS, from $275. AT 00-Men's negligee shirts,
 from $1.50. AT 59c-Men's stiff bosom shirts,
 from $1.00. AT 29c--Men's balbriggan shirts,
 from 39c. AT 10c-Children' black lace stock
 ings, from 13c. AT 19c-Ladies' fancy embroidered
 hose, from 25c AT 39c-Ladies' tape girdle corsets,
 value soc. AT 39c-Ladies' Marguerite corset
 covers, with insertion lace and
 ribbon, value soc AT 69c-Children's umbrella skirts
 with insertion and lace, extra
 wide, value 79c. AT 9Sc pr-Ruf1ed muslin curtains,
 from S125. AT S9c-Cork linoleum, from soc. AT 59c-Bamboo porch screens, from 9Sc. AT 21c-Java Blend Coffee, from 25c AT $11.9S-Brussels Rugs, 9x12,
 from $15.00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22

no Waterman o'nights. Who could
make his way into the bank past the
IRON barred windows and bolt-stud-
deG doors. and even If once in, there
were more doors and bars to be over
come. With a wide-awake and vigil
liant policeman in front, the place was
as safe as safe could be. Two months
had gone by since the Widow Bliss
htted up the shop and began solving
the great problem. The banker hadn't
demanded the second months rent at
daylight on the morning of the first
when it was actually due and overdue,
but had waited till noon, when 1t was
sent in. The widow had won his con-
fidence and admiration to such an ex-
tent that had she wanted a loan of $25
he would have accommodated her
without the customary two securities.
Beyond admiration and confidence he
rather afraid of himself. He was
afraid that If he proposed
marriage she would refuse him,
and afraid that if he didn't
he would miss a good thing and regret
1t ever afterwards.
When he called on a certain after
noon he was informed that the heat
problem would probably be solved that
very night. He went to bed that night
to kick around and wonder and pom
der and make up and unmake his
mind a dozen times over. He slept
late and had late breakfast, and It
was half an hour behind his usual
time when he reached the bank. He
arrived just in time to hear a yell from
the cashier, as that individual who
had been down to open the vaults
came running upstairs. The vaults
were open. They had been open since
midnight, when the underground tun-
mel from the shop to the bank had
been finished and the iron door blown
off. That's what the Widow Bliss
men had been working at for many
long nights. They and the widow had
taken 100000 from the vaults and left
the town never to return So nicely
were their plans laid that they could
not be followed a single mile.
The house-warming problem had
not been solved for the general pub
lie. but it had for Mr.. James Pardon.
He was robbed fifteen years ago. but
he is warm yet.-(Copyrighted. 1907.
by Jessie Morgan.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Federation of Labor Declares 1T Is the
Eight-Hour Day.

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 22.-The American
Federation of Labor today declaring a
universal eight hour day paramount to
all questions, even to an increase in
wages-"except in such trades and call
ings where the earnings are so meagre
as to make it difficult to maintain a
fair standard Of living''-called for a
campaign of education and organiza-
ton to that end among all affiliated
mining that it would be impossible to
secure q universal eight hour day by
any sudden or radical concerted step
issued a call for the accumulation by
all tradesmen of a sufficient fund to
make the nfully prepared for the fight,
when opportunity will favor the most
immediate success with the least de-
gree of suffering and privation."
Declaring the time not ripe for uni
versal union label the convention de-
c1ared the present system Of craft
purposes for which the union label is
designed
The federation called on all persons
affiliated in the trades movement to de-
mand the union label on all products
purchased and especially called upon
all men to demand the blue labeP' on
their tobacco
The convention accepted an invita-
ton to join the trade unfonists of
Washington Thanksgiving day in e.
great demonstration, for the preserva-
of Columbia
The election of officers was made the
special order for tomorrow morning.
The fight for the next convention is
now between Denver, Detroit and
Toronto with Denver in the lead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22

mos, shafting, ETC., but there would be
no noise to disturb any one. In fact,
her force of three or four men would
work mostly at night. when there was
smaller chance of outsiders prying into
their secrets.
A banker may be a close observer of
human nature, but when he is a
widower and the other party is a good
looking and we'll to do widow, who is on
the point of revolutioniZing the heat
problem and making 1T possible to keep
warm at the north pole, the machinery
is apt to skip cog. 1t did in this case.
Mr.. Pardon did not write to Mr.. Ed1-
son to see if that letter was false or
genuine. He did not write to the Chem
ical Bank of New York to see II she
was depositor. He did not require
but one months rent in advance, where
he had always stuck out for three. He
was interested in the widow, and if he
could save coal by adopting her new
invention that would be to the profit
of the bank. The tenant went ahead
and fitted up the place, and when all
was ready she spent an hour showing
her landlord the machinery and explain
ing it's operations. He knew nothing
whatever about any part of it, but he
did know a copper wire from .tele-
graph pole, and he expressed his salts
faction and left the place. 1t was to
call again, however. In fact, 1T was to
call almost every day for the next six
weeks. While the widow was always
in her little front office after o'clock
in the afternoon, it was understood that
most of the work in the cellar and
shops was done at night.
Each time he called the banker was
assured that the problem of how to
heat a fourteen-room house all winter
for dollar month and no ashes to
carry out was being crowded closer and
closer, and that pleased him. The
widows way of talking did the same.
If any one had told the banker that he
was falling in love he would have
scorned the idea, and yet the other fell
low would have been right. His adj
miration was growing day by day, and
we all know that admiration is the first
step in love. The widow talked about
volts and ampheres and other things
as glibly as a parrot, and the banker
watched and listened and wondered If
| it was his duty to get married again.
He went through many a struggle over
| this question. When he was in his room
! in the bank making loans or inspecting
securities he decided to remain faithful
to the memory of his dead wife; when
he was in the shop next door listening
| to the widows talk about fuses and
short circuits and crossed wires he
could hardly hold himself back from
making proposition of matrimony.
| After two weeks men began to smile at
each other After four they began to
wink It would have hurt the banker s
feeling had he known it, but the smil-
ing and the winking was done behind
his back.
Pardon's Bank was an old fashioned
building AS its outer walls were
three feet wide Pardon, the elder, had
guard against robbers Therefore,
when he erected his money vaults
down cellar he used brick only-brick
walls and an iron door. There was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
LOCAL MENTION.

J. D Brown of 412 Sumner street
has been granted a building permit
for the erection of a dwelling to cost
$4,000.
The prospect hole that is being
sunk on the Calhun Bluffs to discover
if gas and oil exists in that vicinity in
paying quantities is now down 20
feet 1t is expected that the hole will
have to be sunk to a depth of 700 to
1000 feet before strong indications
can be secured.
If it's in the drug line we have it.
Prices drug store.
The case of Ben Johnson against
the Rock Island railway was appealed
to the supreme court today from this
county. Ben Johnson is the admins
traitor of the estate of Christian John
son. who was run over at a railway
crossing at Alta Vista, Wabaunsee
county, and killed. Suit was brought
for $1,995, and the railroad company
won on a demurrer to the plaintiff s
evidence
Governor Hoch went to Kansas City
this afternoon where he will speak
this evening at the state conference of
charities and corrections.
"Rosalind at Red Gate" is Meredith
Nicholson's new book. author of House
OF a Thousand Candles" and Port of
Missing Men" on sale at Zercher's Sat
urday morning, ed instant, the day of
publication. Everybody will be talking
about this book, the greatest of Nichol-
sons great books.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22

the square, and this ground was cover
ed with stores and the buildings rented
from year to year. The one next to
the bank was a two-story brick, and
had been rented at different times for
different purposes. Just now it stood
empty, with a sign of ITO Rent" in the
window.
The banker was a man who was ia
miliar with all the minor details of the
institution. He accepted or rejected
tenants and signed the leases. 1t was
to him that the Widow Bliss applied for
the vacant store. She was the widow of
a New York inventor and electrician,
and she had herself worked with tools
and studied the science of various pro-
blems. Husband and wife had been en-
ployed for years in the shops of the
wizard Edison, and they had done not
a little towards helping him perfect the
telephone and other things. As a
clincher, the widow exhibited letter
from Edison to that effect. So far so
good. She had an electric invention In
mind, and had come to Canada to per
feet it. 1t was the problem of heat.
She hoped to reduce its cost below that
of coal or wood. She would have to fit
up the building with an engine, dyna-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
THE WIDOW BLISS.

Pardon's Bank, as it was known for
so years, stood on the corner Of two
streets in the business center of a pop
ufous Canadian town. The business had
descended from father to son, and there
were those who said that the son, whose
name was James, was a better business
man than his father had been. At the
time of our story he was 40 years old
and had been a widower for two years.
Pardon's Bank was the leading fnsti-
tuition of it's kind for 80 miles around.
1t was generally referred to as THE
Rock of Gibraltar" The man who had
the proper security could get any
amount of money from the bank. The
merchant who patronized it was always
taken care of in pinch. The manu-
facturer who had a balance there could
ALWAYS overdraw 1t was said of James
that he was a thorough student of both
finance and human nature, and that he
had never made a mistake in either
case. On the f1ftieth anniversary the
bank boosted that it9thad never got
stuck with a forged check nor lost a
dollar by patron. Beside its own
building. the bank owned one face of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
TAX NATIONAL BANKS,
Kentucky Court of Appeals Upholds
the State Law.

Frankfort, KY, Nov. 22.-The court of
appeals today affirmed the consolidate
tax cases of H. w. Hager, auditor of
state versus the First National bank of
Lexington. The action involves the
taxation of every national bank in the
state. The court upholds the constitu-
tionality of the act of 1906, requiring
the assessment for taxation of par
value of the capital stock, surplus and
undivided profits of national banks and
that the moneys converted into govern
ment bonds is not exempt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
In AMERICAN STYLE.
Highwaymen Shoot Guards and Rob
Tou1on Express.

Etampes, Department of the Seine
Etoise, France, Nov. 22.-Three high
waymen last night robbed the Toulon
express near here in most approved
modern fashion. They entered the
baggage car, shot down the guards.
seized the cash box and jumped out.
At the next station an alarm was Civ
en- and the robbers were pursued, but
they escaped in an automobile held
by waiting accomplices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
New York Money Market.

New York, Nov. 22.-MONEY-Money on
call irm. 6G15 per cent, ruling rate u,
closing bid and offered at u. Time loans
nominal. Sixty and 80 days, 13d15 per
cent; s months, 7@S per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper nomi-
nally Sd10 per cent; sterling exchange
firm, with actual business in bankers
bills at 81 S710Q4 STA for demand and at
s4.791a for 60 day bills; commercial bills,
81. 761h.
SILvER-Bar silver, 5sasc; Mexican dol
lars, 4615c.
BoNDS-Government bonds steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
CHINA NOVEL TIES
CUT GLASS
JAPANESE WARE
The Public

Haze the otb0rtnnfty and sat-
fSfGcffOm of selecting from my
stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Fammar Kennedy, 81 years
of age, died today at her home, POLL
Harrison street. The funeral will be
held Sunday afternoon at the Walnut
Grove Methodist church and interment
VIII follow in the Foster cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
One oil Jol,n browns Mem Dead

Red Bank, N. J., Nov. 22.-Captain
James H. Holmes, one of the last of
John Browns band of abolitionists. died
here last night, aged "a He accom-
panied John Brown to Kansas in the
SOS, served in the civil war and was
territorial secretary of New Mexico un-
der President Lincoln.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
Y NJ C. A. Conyenes.

Washington, Nov. 22.-The thirty
sixth convention of the Young Mems
Christian association of North America
opened today. Speakers on the pro-
gramme include Mr.. Brice, the British
ambassador; Governor Glenn of North
Carolina and William Jennings Bryan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
Shubrick in a Collision

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 22.-The torpedo
boat Shubrick was in collision today
with the steamer Maryland, in Hamp-
ton Roads, and was damaged to some
extent. The boat has been taken to
the navy yard to be locked and eX-
aminsd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-22
FOG LIFTS.
The Mauretania Is Discovered Lying
g Anchor.

New York, Nov. 22.-When the fog
lifted shortly before p. m. the Maure-
tanta was seen lying at anchor outside
of Sandy Hook bar.