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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-06-24
BLACK BRUTE ASSAULTS WHITE WOMAN.
Young SChOal Teacher in Georgetown
Has Fearful Experience.

Georgetown, June io:-At +
o'clock this afternoon word was hur-
riedly brought to Sheriff Scurry that
criminal assault had just been
committed upon the person of a
young woman school teacher at Crab
Hall. a place Immediately across
Winyah bay from Georgetown, on
Waccamaw Neck. The Young lady
boards at the home of Mr. Huck
Gains and while out driving with
one of the Gains children, little
girl, she was dragged from the bug
gV and carried into the woods by her
assallant, who ordered the child to
flee at the peril of her life. The
child'S father returned with her to
the spot to find the young lady in
terrible plight, and bloody from the
fearful struggle which she had waged
bravelv. The man had fled.
THE NEGRO CAUGHT.
Georgetown, June 19:-By strate-
gy Sheriff G " Scurry, having in
charge Alfred Jenkins, alias "Slippy
joint" the alleged assailant of the
young lady school teacher on Wacca-
NAV yesterday, sent him out of town
by automobile to Sampit station,
where the sheriff met and took him
aboard the afternoon train for Co.
lumbia, thus eluding the vigilance of
those who believed ir executing sum-
mary vengeance upon him. 1t was
most carefully planned scheme on
the part of the sheriff, which doubt
les saved hls life temporarily. The
man was caught answering the de-
scription given in company with two
other negroes, and the foot prints at
the scene and on the trail we're iden-
tilted almost beyond the possibility
of doubt. The trio we're arrested.
1t only remained for the man to be
identified by his intended victim.
The sheriff was the only one who
heard this testimony and reported
that it was very uncertain. The un-
certainty of its being the right man
undoubtedly averted a lynching.
The negro Jenkins is an e1-con-
vict and has recently returned from
the Charleston chaingang. He is a
native of the Friend6eld plantation,
on Waccamaw Neck, but has always
borne the character of an idle, worth
less fellow. He is about 20 years of
age and black negro. He was de-
scribed as being very black, and it
was found that he had painted his
face blacker than the usual color
with SCOT and grease. This he had
attempted to remove, probably after
the crime. The dress of the young
lady was smeared with this grease. 1t
is stated that that the negro was
really identified absolutely when
taken before her. 1t is stated posi-
lively that the young lady was not
harmed to any extent, as the man
was frightened off. She fought
bravely until Mr. Gains came to her
rescue.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-06-24

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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-06-24
COTTON PRODUCED BY COUNTIES.
Government Report Of Number OF
Bales Raised In South Carolina.

The following are the figures of
the number of bales of cotton of all
kinds raised in each of the counties
of South Carolina in 1907 and 1908:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-06-24
WEEKLY news LETTER
FROM HARPERS.
OUTRAGE IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY-A
BAD FAMILY OF NEGROES PRO
HIBlIION ENDORSED.

18th INST. OF a criminal assault
committed by a negro named AL
freq Jenkins on a white lady in
GEORGETOWN county. Sheriff
Scurrv took the negro to Colum-'
bia on the afternoon train and
placed him in the State penlten-
tiary for safe-keeping. The peo-
pie in and around Georgetown
and Rosemary were terribly
worked up over the outrageous
crime, and had not the Sheriff
used every precaution tor his
protection, no doubt the brute
would have been strung before
now to Il lamp post. Sheriff
Scurry deserves much credit tor
The pains he took for his prison
er's protection. Several tele-
grams were sent Governor An
sci in reference tc the matter.
Inote with nuch pleasure the
call meeting made by the pro-
Mbition element for a meeting
at the county seat today. June
81, to formulate plans to begin
the prohibition campaign. be-
lieve voice the sentiment OF
the people in this, the lower
part of the county, when | say
we all stand ready to do all We
can between the two rivers.San.
tee and Black, to overthrow the
whisky traffic in Williamsburg
county and we will soon have a
chance to show our moral pur-
pose k3 our votes, and l hope
every man in our county will
turn out with both a oetermina-
ton and a fervent prayer to the
Almighty to overthrow this evil
in our county. Any assistance
our people can render in this ef-
fort to overthrow the whisky
evil they stand ever ready to
give,
The negro, Albert Bellany,
VINO committed murder in the
town of Harpers in August. 1908,
was tried in Georgetown last
week and found guilty of man.
slaughter, being sentenced by
Judge John S Wilson to five
years in the peuitentiary. This
case is clear in the minds of The
Records readers. The negro
took a rail and struck Charlie
Scott on the head, killing him
instantly. This family of Hannah
negroes are notorious in the
counties of Williamsburg and
Georgetown for their crimes.
I've Hannah, who was tried in
williamsburg county some years
ago for the murder of his own
father, Alfred Hannah, is bro
ther of Albert Hannah, alias
Bellany: also Alton Hannah, an
other brother, was tried in
Georgetown county three years
ago and sentenced to A years on
hhe chaingang for housebreak-
iag and larceny. escaping from
the gang within three months
and being now at large. 1t will
be remembered that Sheriff Gra-
ham arrested Albert hannah 1Or
this crime while be was white
washing the jail. He was at the
time living on Mr. James Epps'
plantation and had given
goods of considerable value to
nearly all the negroes on the
place, which were recovered
and proven to be stolen from the
store of W s Camlin, Jr, of aar-
pers. Every one of this set of
negroes was convicted before he
was 10 years old.
SUBSCRIBERS.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14

in prolonged in it's straight shoot across the PENN
sula This line has been accepted as the l4lst me
ridian and consequently the boundary IL mas peen
run into the mountains fringing the PACING coasI
Topography triangulation. lne-cuttlng' ana hioiu
menting are now being carried along the located
line. 20.
For the present the line will not run TO NOUN oO
Elias 1t would be possible, but not practical, 70
run it across the intervening 80 miles OF sno" ana
ice and towering mountain ranges 10 compiete
this part OF the boundary tne use vi Oh 0Ai 'iip "
contemplated.
In the interior the difficulties of the work are
changed Long wooded street hes, interrupted by
barren ridges take the place Oh glaciers and crag
gy mountains. In place OF snow helds tnere are
heart-breaking ''ngger-head" swamps to be crossed
where the pack-horse becomes mred and exhaust
ed and the temper of man is tried to the breaking
point Supplies have to be ferried across the riv
ers on log RATS, while the horses swim.
There is longer the guiding line of the coast
to follow, and the surveyor must rely on his in
stinct for topography and on woodcraft to pilot him
through an unbroken wilderness.
The Inconvenience of transportation have to be
overcome, and year by year they are becoming
worse the work carries us each year farther
from the Yukon with it's steamers. For the season
of 1909 the American party of 80 men will have to
walk 300 miles before they can even start work
Then the topographer with his theodolite tries to
make up for lost time. Regular hours for work
are ignored. A days work is reckoned ten
hours if the work be done in that time; if not
WELL in midsummer the days "a hours long
Holidays and Sundays see the same old routine
even the Fourth of July.
Usually bases of supply established at GER
tain known points before the opening of the sea
son. These called caches" Mistakes in the
locating of cache sometimes made, and last
season surveyor in consequence of such mis-
take was without food for two days, finally reach
ing another camp in rather disheveled condition. II
hot hfr o%Ho
south toward the same cache and was on short ra
lions; nothing remained to do but beat hur
ried retreat 80 miles northward, arriving at an
other base with belts pulled in to the last notch
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
Miss Evelyn May Converse.

business man. He went there from New
York and took hand in mining and
timber and made good. There is
sturdy New England stock in Miss
Converse, too-on her family tree is
the name of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
It all happened just because Miss
Converse fell in love and played mode
for her fiance, painter prince-Effia
toum Bey, son of Russian nObleEar
and a French countess, who adopted
Egypt as their country, where Ella
toum Pasha is one of its foremost
men.
When she was 16 Miss Converse left
Eau Claire and went abroad with
some cousins to study. She stayed III
Paris several years, studying French
and music, and hoping that perhaps
some day she might go into grand
opera. Then she went to England
and at Cambridge she met Eff1atoun
Bey, who had been to the varsity
there and rowed in one of the crews
He had taken up painting-and he lei
| in love with Miss Converse.
They became engaged And what
could be prettier on canvas than the
fancee's shell pink skin and her dusky
black hair and her eyes that are some
times black and sometimes blue ant
sometimes gray? And those arms, sc
exquisitely modelled!
Well, George Story, the artist, saw
| CHI q.
reception at the American en-
| bassy.
"Just one sitting he begged of the
beautiful American girl, and when she
| told her fiance of this he said: Its {
very great honor from such painter
by all means pose for him.
They got along famousiy, and one
day Mr.. Story ventured to sugges
that Mr.. Abbey might want her fol
some of his next pictures. Miss Con
verse laughed merrily-the idea tha
such an artist, one Of the two Ameri
cans in the Royal Academy, should
want to paint her!
| "Why, there are plenty of Other
girls who will do quite as WE'LL" she
went on, protesting.
| And now we get to the point where
/ the pretty American girl was asked tf
wear Queen Alexandra's coronation
robes. Miss Converse called on Mr.
lAbbey. AS she tells it:
| ''He smiled and just looked at me
hard, hard, for about minute. Their
he asked me if would mind taking
off my glove, that he might see my
hand. | said, Yes, I'll do it, an6
then-why, he just said that if my
arms were like that he'd most Ger
tainly want me for very important
picture he was painting.
And that very day | put on Queer
Alexandra's robes and he began tt
paint me in the picture"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
POSED AS The QUEEN
Wisconsin Girl Original for Paint
ing of Alexandra.
evelyn May Converse, Playing Model,
Met Artist, Who Kept Her Ar
rayed in Royal Finery Until
Picture Was Finished.

New York-When the loyal and hon
est Britishers pay homage of heart to
he pictured Alexandra at the corona
ion-from the brush of Edwin r. Alb
oey, r. Ait is only to their queens
head and face. The rounded arms,
he well poised neck, the stately, patri-
clan carriage of the figure are anoth-
er's-the secret is out now. Miss
Evelyn Converse, an American girl
rom Wisconsin at that, posed as
Queen Alexandra for Mr.. Abbey
great painting, THE Coronation OF
Edward VII"
Miss Converse hasn't sat on the
royal throne, but she has worn the
coronation robes. She has never
1een presented at court, but she has
come and gone at buckingham palace
IS if born to the purple. She was
never proclaimed queen in Westmin-
ster, but there she is in the picture.
The king himself ordered the paint
ng to be hung on the walls of Buck
ngham palace. He posed; the queen
2osed; all the important personages
who were nearest to their majesties
On that august occasion faced Mr.
Abbey for their portions of the pic
:ure. But for two years the great
work was held up because there was
no suitable model in England.
For two years I've waited for
Tou," said Mr. Abbey when he
met Miss Converse. He knew he
lad found the model he wanted-the
.est was only a matter of course. Who
hat could do it would refuse to pose
or her majesty, consort of Edward
VII, and wear her robes and jewels
Strangely enough, Miss Converse
isn't professional model at all. She
comes from Eau Claire, Wis, where
Ter father, Henry Edward Converse
is a successful up-to-date American
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
When to Send Children to Europe.

When to Send Children to Europe.
Some people wait SO long before
sending their children to Europe that
the little ones are Inundated by others
who have already been there. Every
self-respecting parent will be careful
not to subject his children to this EVIL
dent injustice; at the same time all
unseemly hurry is to be avoided.
Some people argue that as soon as
child can walk well and speak a few
necessary French words, he should be
placed in a stateroom, next to
private bath, and sent to Paris. 9th
ers feel that he must naturally lose
much at this age, and that the proper
time is between five and six, when
as an American-he has reached his
maturity.
Probably the ideal age is about four.
At four child can easily do England
France and Italy, and get home in
time for the first night at the OPERA
Judges Library.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14

spection at some later date These parties
port yearly to the commissioner of their respec-
tive governments The commissioners meet
sometimes in Washington and sometimes in Otta-
wa and either accept or reject the work done ny
the field parties. Their decision is final.
The magnitude of the task is little understood
except by those closely connected with the WORK
There are 600 miles of boundary from Portland
canal up the coast TO Mount ST Elias, where lC
hooks around on to the 141st meridian and shoots
for another 600 miles straight north to the Arctic
ocean.
All the land lying along the boundary must be
mapped on an accurate scale, and strip of top
ography four miles wide must be run the entire
length Of the 141st meridian; peaks which can
not be climbed or rather those which would take
too long and would be too expensive to scale,
must be determined geodetically; vistas 20 feet
in width must be cut through the timbered val
leys, and monuments must be set up on the
routes of travel and wherever possible need for
them may occur.
The field season is short, lasting only from
June to the latter part of September, and along
the coast operations are constantly h1ndered by
rain snow and fog. Rivers Astounding In rapids
and quicksands have to be crossed or ascend
ed A man who has never had the loop OF track
ing line around his shoulders little knows the
dead monotony of lining boat up swift Alas
kan river with nothing to think of but the dull
ache in his tired muscles and the sharp digging
of the rope into his chafed shoulders.
Vast glaciers are to be crossed, with their dan
ger of hidden crevasses. More than one surveyor
has had the snow sink suddenly beneath his feet,
and has been saved only by the rope tying MIN
to his comrades Several have been saved by
throwing their alpine stocks crosswse of the gap.
and one while crossing the Yakutat glacier with
pack on his back, caught only on his extended
arms High mountains must be climbed; ii they
are not the boundary peaks themselves they must
be high enough to see the boundary peaks over
the intervening SUBMITS.
And these climbs are not the organized expedt-
tions of an Alpine club with but mountain to
CONQUER but daily routine. Heavy theodOlites and
topogr aphic cameras must be carried, and instead
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
Definite Location.

Every visitor at the new capitol at
Harrisburg, Pa, who gets as far as
the registration room, is expected to
write his name in big book, together
with his birthplace and present resi-
dence, says the Troy Times. Not
long ago, when a crowd of excursion
lists visited the grounds and buildings
stout girl started to register.
She paused, pen poised in air, and
called out to an elderly lady, com
fortably seated in a big chair, Mon
we're vas / horned at?''
"Vat you want to know dat for?'
dis man wants to put it in der big
book
"Ach," answered the mother, you
know veil enough--in der old stone
house"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
Oriqin of Word "Bible."

The word bible is derived from the
Latin name biblia, which was treated
as a singular although it comes from
the Greek neuter plural, meaning Tit
tie books" This Greek diminutive
was derived from byblus, or papyrus
the famous material On which ancient
books were written. The title Bible
was first used about the middle of the
second Christian century in the so
called second epistle of Clement
xiv, p.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
Saving the North Woods.

It will be a great satisfaction tx
those who are fighting for the preser
walton of the Adirondack forests tt
learn that the first two of the oil
burning locomotives to be used have
proved signal success IS. The only
complaint against them is based upor
the rapidity with which oil make.
steam, but this is hardly a serious
difficulty. If this reform can reduce
the number of fires by 80 per cent. a.
is expected, it will prove the most eff
fectiye means yet devised to proven
the devastation of the north woods BY
fiames.-Troy On. Y) Record.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
Social Museum IN Barcelona

The committee in charge will reserve
space for each nation, grouping its en-
tire exhibit. The opening exhibit will
comprise the following sections: Edu-
cation, living conditions, working con-
ditions, social contracts and conflicts,
action of public authorities, philan-
thropic and moral action. The com
mittee calls special attention to the
section of appliances for the proven
ton Of industrial accidents. While
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14

A Spanish Museo Social will be
opened in Barcelona in November,
1909, supported by the provincial as
sembly and the municipality. The OBJ
iect of the Museo Social is to gather
In a single exposition data OF all sorts,
instruments, apparatus, models,
charts. statistics. etc., referring to
social questions and problems and at
the same time create a permanent or
panization for study and development.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
Physicians, Fees Fixed by Law.

A German antiquarian has found
documents showing that in ancient
Babylon, ALSO years ago, the sums
due to doctors for treatment were ex-
actly prescribed by law. They varied
according to the social position of the
patients.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14

vision of labor in ev-
cry party. There are
American parties and
Canadian parties, and
with each locating par
ty, Or party which de-
cides on the line, go
representatives of the
other goye rnm ent.
There are line-cutting
parties, leVeling par
ties topographic parties,
trianguiation parties,
and mOnumenting par
ties, which work separ-
ately, their work being
such that joint repre-
sentation is not always
necessary, as the line
will he subject to in
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
Not Finished.

Americans are so unfinished" has
been the complaint of Europeans. We
are and glad of it. Yankees are start
ling the world with their achievements
and will. we believe, stick to the
habit
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
Appropriate.

First Milliner-You have designed
the north pole hat?
Second Milliner-Yes, it will be a
matter of dispute between the pur-
chaser and her husband
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
Uneasy Lies the Head. Etc.

when you feels hankerin' fob
great authority. son." said Uncle
Eben, do little preliminary practic-
an as baseball umpire an see
whether you really enjoys it"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14

many exhibits will be removed after
the close of the opening exhibition, it
is hoped that as many as possible will
be left for the permanent Museo So
cial
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14

Some people assume that hearing is
just as good as seeing.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14

of being able to throw himself down
to rest and enjoy the glorious pam
Drama, there is immediate work to
be done, and few clouds lowering
over some distant mountain, instead
of lending beauty to the view, may
send the poor surveyor behind some
sheltering rock to wait, shivering
with cold, until morning will allow
him to take up his stand by the
theodolite and complete his observa-
TONS
On the 141st meridian an astro-
nomic longitude was determined at
a point on the Yukon river Ameri-
can and Canadian astronomers
worked together, bringing time over
the wires both from Seattle and
Vancouver An azimuth was then
observed and this azimuth is be-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14
Parental LOYALTY.

did the father of the bride give
her away?"
Ear from it. He told the bride
groom that she had the disposition of
an angel
The door of success is marked:
Push
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14

Smjth-"So the will was read?"
Jones-"Yes; but the air was blue"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14

BE JUST TO YOURSELF
and keep well if possible Check that cough with
the harmless and efficient remedy. Aliens Lung
Balsam All druggists, 25c, SOC and $l00 bottles.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-14

real value of the territory was known,
no che cared. The miners of the early
days managed very we'll with an ap-
proximate boundary. They held min
els meetings and any decision
reached by them constituted the law.
For the opening up of Alaska we are
indebted to the panic of of 1888.
Throughout the west the harder spir-
its preferred to brave the dangers or
that almost unknown region than to
accept the starvation wages then Of
fered. They knew that grubstakes
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-02-19

The real estate OF the late Henry 9.
Colbert. was sold by special commits
sioner X. Poole, at the.front door Of
the court house, Col. J. w. Dodd,
auctioneer, on last Saturday. This
property was regarded AZ very vaIua-
BILE and much interest was taken In
the sale. The Queen street property,
where Mr.. a. =. CARROTS store Is To-
Gated, IL especially valuable Ms II II sit.
uated IN choice locality. This was
bought by Mr.. r.. r. Willard, for sl0,-
800 and the other piece, where Mr..
Colbert lived at the time Of his death,
and now occupied by Mr.. j.. w. Dodd,
A. boarding house, YVES bought by G..
W. Boyer for = permanent home for
the Statesmau-D Democrat. 1t is his in
tention to fit it up aud make real
modern, upIo.date printing office.
The move Will be made on April /, af-
ter which we respectfully invite our
friends to call and see us In eur new
home. The price paid was "a, 400. The
building il principally Of brick three
stories high with frame addition In
the rear two stories high. The building
IL especially suitable for printing
house and will cost but littls to ma Ike
the required changes.