The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-18
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Serious Accident on Southern r all
'road-Death Of an Old Negro
Other Items.
Branchville, Sept. 17.-Special:
On last Monday night while Dr. j..
A. Parker was returning from visit
ing one of his patients, he had a
rather exciting experience, as he was
quietly riding ,along the road on
horse back all at once: someone fired
a gun or pistol near him and the
shot whistled by the DR.. and in a
moment another shot was fired, and
firing continued until several shots
had been fred. The DR.. thought
very strangely-of the shooting, but
being by himself and not being
armed, and it being in the dark, he
did not stop.to investigate the shoot
ing. but he hurried son home and re
ported the matter to some OF his
friends. Fortunately the DR.. was not
hit. but the bullets passed so close
to him until it made him quite un-
comfortable. Whether the parties
intended to shoot DR.. Parker or
whether they were promiscously
shooting on the highway is not
known. DR.. Parker has the honor
of being president of the recently
organized Riding Club of Branchville
and he says that he got some pretty
good practice in riding that night
after the first two or three shots
were fired. Since this shooting,
Mayor ]. B. Williams Of Branchville
has offered a reward Of SIS for the
arrest and conviction of the parties
who so often promiscously shoot in
the town after night.
Accident on Railroad.
Quite a serious accident happened
Wednesday night when a freight
train on the Southern Railroad ran
into a crank car that was being pull
led by some parties, as they were
coming in town. 1t seems as If the
train was not seen until it was so
close to the crank car that the par
ties on the crank car did not have
time to. jump off in safety. One of
the parties on the car jumped off
and while he did not get hurt very
much he did get scratched up to some
extent and says that he will be more
particular next time when he rides
on a crank car. The other party on
the car was seriously hurt and while
his wounds are quite serious, it is
hoped that he will be all right in
short time. The parties do not hold
the Southern Railway Company liza
BILE in the least and will not ask for
any damage, and they acknowledge
that it was contributary negligence
on their part. The names Of, the
parties in the wreck was Withheld
and that is the reason that they are
not given here.
Cotton Being Sold.
Considerable cotton is being
brought to Branchville now daily,
iue to the fact that the cotton buyers
acre are paying more for cotton than
any of the towns near here. For.
he past few years quite a:number
If the farmers that used to sell their
cotton in Branchville has been car
-ying it to Bamberg and other plac-
IS. That, Of course, hurt Branch
1ille and the buyers decided that
hey would put stop to that state
If affairs and they decided to pay
more for cotton brought here than
.nyisof the neighhoring towns are
paying. This report has already
zone out. and the farmers seem to-
appreciate it, and are bringing their
,otton here, where they can get the
most money for it. The cotton
buyers here are paying very near
IS much for the cotton that they buy
lere as the cotton buyers of Augusta
re paying. ...,....
Good Negro Gone.
Last Sunday morning Caesar
aumph, an old colored man who
esided near here, died. Rumph was
,etting pretty old when he died, and
n the last few months has been
lick nearly all of the time. Rumph
las always been considered a good
legro and has been respected by both
,lack and white. He lived to raise
big family, several Of whom sur
i've him. Rumph had accumulated
ONE property in his lifetime and
vhen he found that he could not live
much longer de decided to have his
viii made. Rumph had a good home
nd about 120 acres of land.
Personals.
Mrs. T. H. Johnston and daughter,
Clara, of Ocala, Fla, who have been
pending the summer at Glenn
springs and Hendersonville, N. c.,
'assed through town last Thursday
nd stopped over a few days as the
,uest of Mrs. Johnston's brother, MIR.
". NJ. Warren.
The friends of Mr.. P. G. Dukes
re very sorry to know that he is
uffering from an attack of fever.