Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-02-24
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AbroaQ.
The Hotel Clarendon, at Seabreeze,
one of the largest resort hotels ON
the East coast of Florida, together
with ten cottages adjoining the house,
was totally destroyed by fire Mon
day morning, the 250 guests, who
were asleep at the time, being saved
without injury, and many being able
to gather up most of their belongings.
R. L. Patton, veteran of the civil
war and survivor Of the Custer
forces which were massacreed by In
dians at Big Horn, died Of paralysis
at, Mount Airy. N. c., last week at
the age Of 7s.
Capt. Henry McCrea Of the Geor-
gia, and Capt. Greenlief A. Herriam
of the Missouri, had to quit their
commands before the fleet left the
Pacific coast and died soon after
They were thus deprived Of what
all the others Of the feet are justly
proud.
It is said that it wonld be difficult
for the men Of our great fleet to de-
eide at which port visited the people
tried hardest to show them respect
and make them welcome.
Anrelius Christian, a negro, as
saulted and brutally murdered Miss
Mary Dobbs of Botetourt county, Va,
Thursday and was sentenced in reg
dar court Friday to die in the electric
chair on March 90.
Rear Admiral James G. Green. u.
S. A., retired, died at Edenton, N. c.,
last Friday.
J. L. Fox killed his former friend.
Stephen Watson, at Wadesboro
Thursday night. They had been the
best of friends but were drinking.
The American side of Niagara
Falls was blocked with ice, making
almost complete dam about Mon
day, when in the South the weather
was kalmy almost like May. Onca
in the history of the Falls the river
was completely damned with ice and
the water did not flow over the Falls.
The Anti-Saloon League of Ken
lucky will ask the Governor to call
the Legislature together in extra
session to give the State Statewide
prohibition campaign.
A man calling himself John Simp-
son, was caught in the act of trying
to break open a safe at Curtain Bay,
Fla.,s Sunday, who admits being the
pal of Charles; Salas. who was killed
at Laurens, S. c., last week, after
killing policeman.
Miss Lima Sykes, of Elizabeth City,
N. c., died Saturday Of burns from
her clothing on Friday. Il
Mrs. Elida Burkhead aof Concord;
N. G., committed suicide Frida by
saturating her thes with ks'fssene
oil and setting a match. +
Gray Coleman, a negro, near vii.
son, N. C, Outchered a hcs this sea-
son that. more than pulled down an.
300 pound scale. The exact weight
was not given.
The cornerstone Of a Confederate
monument was laid in the Court
House square at Lancaster, S. c.. on
Monday. 1t was laid with Masonic
rites.
John R. B. Carraway, teller in the
National Bank Of New Bern, was
arrested on Wednesday on charge
Of defalcation by means of false en-
tries. The hank is secure.
H. Clay Pierce, president Of the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company, Of Mis-
souri,, announces that the company
will comply with the terms laid down
by the court in that it will pay the
fine of $4,000 and sever all con-
nection with the Standard Oil Com
pany.
Washington News Eotes.
It is scmi-officially given out that,
having been inaug,lrated as president,
Mr.. Taft will call Congress in extra
session to meet March the 18th.
The grand jury has found a true
bill against Joseph Pulitzer and
Caleb M. Van Horn of the New
York World and Delovan Smith and
Charles R. William- of the -Indicna-
polls News, for criminal libel in the
Panama scandal case.
In a forecast Of President-eleet
Taft's inaugural address it sis said
that he will give prominence to the
Negro question and will declare
policy unfavorahle to appointing Ne
groes to Offices where it is distasteful
and irritating to the white people.
Foreign Affairs.
Sixty-seven persons were lost when
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