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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
GEORGIA VETERANS.
Brunswick Making Ready to Entertain
Old Heroes.

Brunswick is making extensive
preparations for the annual reunion
of Georgia Confederate veterans July
16 and II. There will be military dis
plays and social features for the hum
dreds of visitors who are expected.
The state national guard will be
encamped on st. Simon's island. Gov
ernor Slaton and other state officials
and the state legislature have been
invited
A large entertainment fund has
been subscribed by the citizens of
Brunswick to cover every contigent
expense. The veterans will be shell
tered in army tents; their meals will
be cooked and served under the aus
pieces of a committee of Brunswick
women. An information bureau, in
charge of competent men, will be
maintained in the lobby of the county
court house in the center of the
square, where all tents will be placed
Twenty Boy scouts will act as guides
The veterans will be met at incon
ing trains by committees of their old
comrades.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
CHURCH LEADERS
WIN ENUMERATION
VIndICatlOn Ends Church Hearing
Sensation
DAMAGE SUITS MAY FOLLOW
Vote of Congregation Was Taken in
Case of ChOirmaster and Secretary
of Ladies' Aid Society-Had Caused
Statewide Comment.

BY unanimous vote of the First
Christian church of Macon, Ga, the
congregation gave absolute exonera-
ton to Prof. Frank M. Charlton, the
choirmaster, and Mrs. Marvin Lee
Lester, secretary of the Ladies' Aid
society, against whom sensational
charges of improper conduct were di-
rected several days ago that have
stirred Macon and caused state wide
comment. Damage suits will follow
within the next few days, according
to a statement made after the SEES
sion by Prof. Charlton.
The vindication of Mrs. Lester and
the choirmaster came at the close of
dramatic session of the church.
After the sermon by the pastor, Rev.
Leroy M. Anderson, the congregation
went into deliberati5e session, with
the elders all seated upon the rost2un,,
and Lenoir M. Erwin, United States
commissioner, who is chairman of the
investigating committee of elders,
presiding.
While the congregation that filled
the church listened with the closest
interest, w. H. Roper, a member of
the committee, read the report of the
elders. The report discussed the case
in minute detail, reviewing the
charges brought by Mrs. ]. W. Jen-
kins and Mrs. Alma Armstrong, point
ing out the shallowness of the evil
dence submitted, and recommending
complete eXoneration for Prof. Charl-
ton and Mrs. Lester
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that by or
der of the Board of County Commiss
toner's of Putnam County, Fla, pass
ed on July 3, 1913, an election will be
held in the Bostwick Drainage Dis
trict in Putnam County, Florida, the
Town of Bostwick in said District to
be the polling place, between the
hours of o'clock a. M, and shutdown
on
AUGUST 4th, 1913.
which said District includes and en-
braces the following described lands
and territory in Putnam County, Flor
ida, to-wit:
Beginning at the St. Johns river on
Section Line dividing IA and Is in
Township Eight (8) Range Twenty
seven (27), Running West along half
Section Line through Sections Is, 16,
II, 1S, also 10, and to half Section
Line of Fourteen (14) in Township
Eight (S), Range Twenty-siX (26),
thence South along said half Section
Lines through Sections %, 26, 30, 2,
thence East along half Section Lines
/, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, to st. Johns River, con
tanning approximately One Thousand
Six Hundred Acres Of land, more or
less, except so far as relates to the
North East quarter of South East
quarter, Section "a, Township Eight
(S) South, of Range Twenty-six (26l
East, and South West quarter VI
North West quarter, North West
quarter of South West quarter and
South West quarter of South West
quarter in Township Eight (8l South
of Range 81 East, Section Nineteen
(lg1, and North West quarter OF
North West quarter of Section 50
Township Eight ~ South, of Range
lTwenty-seven (20 East; also the
East half of South East quarter lanC
the East half of the South West
quarter of the North East quarter)
East half of the North West quar-
ter in the South East quarter of Sec
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

ton 10, Township Eight (8) South,
OF Range Twenty-seven (27) East:
the South East quarter of the North
West quarter of Section 5, Township
Nine ~ South, of Range Twenty
seven (2() East; the South East quar-
ter OF the South West quarter of Sec.
81, Township Eight (8) South, of
Range Twenty-seven (2O East; the
South West quarter of the North
East quarter of Section 5, of Town
ship Nine (9) South, of Range Tween
ty-seven (27 East; the North West
quarter of the North East quarter of
Section 5, of Township Nine CO..
South of Range Twenty-seven (27)
East; the North East quarter of the
North West quarter of Section 5, of
township Nine co. South, of Range
lWenty-seven ca East; the West
half of South East quarter and North
East quarter, South West quarter
and South East quarter of North East
quarter of Section 80, Township
Eight (S) South, of Range Twenty
seven (2O East. Said lands having
been found to be of the same charac-
ter and class not sufficiently drained
to be available for successful agri-
culture and it is so hereby declared
The boundary lines of said district
are so located and established as to
include all Of the above described
land and territory, and no more, and
shall be designated and known as
the Bostwick Drainage District.
And to determine, as provided by
the act creating the said District, by
majority vote of the land owners
N said Bostwick Drainage District,
whether or not the said act shall take
effect.
l.. c. Williams and J. H. Conway
are the inspectors ard E. r. Conway
he Clerk, duly appointed to hold said
election and receive the votes that
nay be cast thereat and make report
md return thereof on the following
lay, according to law
BY ORDER of the Board of County
Commissioners, Putnam County, Flor
da.
w. C. ALVERS, |
Chairman Board County
Commissioners.
ATTEST:
HENRY HUTCHINSON,
(Seal) Clerk.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
ENTERS FATED OFFICE.
Decides to Study Law in Trail of -Four
Predecessors Who Met Disaster.

Undismayed by predictions of dire
disaster, A. L. Henson, young insur.
ance agent of Dalton, Ga, has entered
the office of Judge Glenn to take W
the study of law. Before accepting
him into his office, Judge Glenn in.
sisted on giving him a true history OF
what befell the four other men who
studied law under him.
"The first one ran off with another
mans wife," said Judge Glenn; 9Th,
second went to the penitentiary; tn
third dropped dead, and the fourth
was struck by lightning and made q
cripple for life"
All of which is true, and Judge
Glenn gave list of the names of the
four men who have studied law in hi
office.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
yotice of Application for Tax Deed
Under section s Of Chapter 1855,
Laws of Florida.

NOTICE is hereby given that
" d. WeSeman purchaser of Tax Certifi-
cate No. 3Ol dated the 9Th day OF June A.
D.. 1911,
and has made application for tax deed
TO issue in accordance with law.
Said certificate embraces the follow
ing described property, situated in
putnam county, Florida, to-wft:
Lot "A, Block ~. Florahome.
The said land being assessed at the
date of issuance of such certificate in
The name of l.. A. Lampman.
Unless said certificate shall be re-
deemed according to law, tax deed will
issue thereon on the 2Sth day OF July A. d.
1913
witness my official signature and
seal this the 9th day OF June A. D.. 1918.
HENRY HUTCHINSON,
Clerk Circuit Court, Putnam Co. Fla.
By II. Hutchinson, Jr.. d. C.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

In Court of Justice of the Peace, 9Th
Justice District of Putnam County,
10 ii 5. ROBERTS, Defendant;
Take Notice:
mat suit in Attachment has been
GC st against you by George E.
Il! and Benz. l. Gay, co-partners,
%Tllg business under the firm name
Gay Bros.
h and you, said H. S. Roberts, are
n nssy notified and required to ap-
I N and answer in this suit, on the
sa Gay of August, A. D. 1918, the
~ r",S toelng a Rule day of this Court,
s,, G;elsult Judgment will be entered
's SSt you herein.
hc h" Is Is further ordered, that this no.
S S. BE- published in the Palatka News.
NH fTpS ,pls published at Palatka,
month. uh'y' Florlda, Tor or =
id DV me. and NJ ordered at Palatka, Flor
lsls '''S the oath day of June, A. d.
'''''' JOHN E. MARSHALL,
Justice of the Peace.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

NOTICE is hereby given that
2. Montgomery purchaser of tax certificate
No. 253 dated 9Th dav OF June, A. ID. 1911
has filed said certificate in my office,
and has made application for tax deed
to issue In accordance with law
said certificate embraces the follow
Ing described property, situated in
Putnam county, Florida, to-wit:
Lots 2 3 and In blk, Al and lot 3 blk. ~
Satsumn 50 Acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of issuance of such certificate in
the name of DR.. Joseph Pischcvak
Unless said certificate shall be re-
deemed according to law, tax deed will
ssue thereon on the 18th day of July, A. d.
1918
witness my official signature and
seal this 18th day of June 1913.
ISEAL) HENRY HUTCHINSON
Clerk Circuit Court, Putnam Co., Fla.
BY II. Hutchinson. Jr., d. c.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Notice of Application for Tax Deed
Under Section y Of Chapter 4SSS,
Laws of Florida,

r, NOTICE is hereby given that
F. Ganas and ]. $. Smith, purchasers of
lax Certificate No. l67, dated 4th day of
July, AID. 1910,
has filed said certificate in my office
and has made application for tax deed
to issue In accordance with law.
SAID certificate embraces the follow
Ing described property, situated in
putnam county. Florida. to-wit:
20 OF SEA Of NEl3 of NE4 and part of
seq Of NEH OF NEh. Blk. l6. Pge 1924,
sections y, Townshipl2 3. Ranger E., 6acres
the said. land being assessed at the
date of issuance of such certificate in
the name of Sarah Underwood.
Unless said certificate shall be re-
deemed according to law, tax deed will
issue thereon on the 18th day of July. A. d
1913. ''' A''
Witness my official signature and
this 1871 h day Of June 1913
(SEAL) HENRY HUTCHINSON
Clerk Circuit Court, Putnam Co, Fla.
BY Fl. Hutchinson, Jr, D. C.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
MOB LYNCHES NEGRO.
Had Killed Florida Sheriff Resisting
Arrest.

Sheriff T. S. Cherry, of Clay
county, Florida, was shot and killec
by Roscoe Smith, a negro, at yellow
river, when he, with one of his depu.
ties, was about to arrest him. TIL,
negro fred IN the sheriff, killing him
almost instantly. The murderer ther
fled.
AS the news of the tragedy spread
a posse was formed, and fully ont
hundred men, headed by a pack OF
bloodhounds from Highlands, starte
in pursuit of the negro, who was
finally captured. He was taken bach
to the scene of his crime and com
nanded to take a walk down the road
As he started, fully one hundred guns
and revolverS were fired at him, thu
bullets Kidding his body. The mo
then surged around the dead negro
and his ears were cut off for souve
Mrs.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Cure of Stomach Trouble.

When you have trouble with your
stomach or chronic constipation, don't
imagine that your case is beyond help
Just because your doctor fails to give
YOU relief. Mrs. G. Stengle, Plain
field, N. j., writes, For over a month
past have been troubled with my
stomach. Everything | ate upset it
terribly. One of Chamberlain's ad-
vertising booklets came to me. After
reading few of the letters from peo-
pie who had been cured by Chamber
iain's Tablets, | decided to try them
| have taken nearly three-fourths of
package of them and can now eat
almost everything that want" For
sale by all dealers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Bolt DESTROYS Rockefeller's Pew.

John D. Rockefeller will have to
build new pew before he can enjoy
his wonted comfort in church on Sun
days. A bolt of lightning struck the
spire of the Euclid avenue Baptist
church, Cleveland, Ohio, ripped its
way through the roof and demolished
John DIS pew. Several other pews in
the vicinity were wrecked, but the big
ball of fire did no further damage.
The lightning flash failed to start
fire. No one was in the church at the
time it was struck.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Notice of Application for Tax Deed
Under Section of Chapter 1855,
Laws of Florida.

NOTICE is hereby given that
]. r. Ganas and J. s. Jmith, purchasers of
Tax Certificate No 1872, dated 5th day Of
Iune AID. 1911,
has filed said certificate in my office
and has made application for tax deed
to Issue in accordance with law.
Said certificate embraces the follow
ing described property, situated in
Putnam county, Florida, to-wit:
NEH of SWH OF SW a, section ID, Town
ship IL, s. Range q e.; 10 acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of issuance of such certificate in
the name of II. II. Cooper.
Unless said certificate shall be re.
deemed according to law tax deed will
issue thereon on the 18th day of July, A, d.
9l3.
Witness my official signature and
seal this 18th dav of June, 1918.
(SEAL) HENRY HUTCHINSON
Clerk Circuit Court, Putnam Co., Fla
By H. Hutchinson, Jr., d. c.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
FORBIDS FREAK DRESS.
Bare Necks and Extreme Fashions
Banned by Queen Mary.

Queen Mary is persisting in her
campaign against freak dress or any
thing approaching daring form Of
attire for women.
Her latest act was to notify the
people of the Bedford College for
Women that her majesty would not
attend the opening if any woman
member of the reception committee
who was to appear on the platform
was allowed to wear a dress cut more
than an inch below the neck or a split
skirt.
Three members of the reception
committee retired as a result of the
queens warning, but among those who
appeared in the approved fashion was
the Duchess of Marlborough.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Notice of Application for Tax Deed
Under Section s OF Chapter 4SSS,
Laws of Florida.

NOTICE is hereby given that
Ha A. Irish purchaser OF Tax Certificate
has filed said certificate in my office,
and has made application for tax deed
to issue in accordance with law.
Said certificate embraces the follow
ing described property, situated in
Putnam county, Florida, to-wit:
Nv corner of NwA of Sw4 and Lot 5 of
q. and o. Plat. Section 10, Township IL, =
Range q East; 10 Acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of issuance of such certificate in
the name OF NJ. |. Brown.
Unless said certificate shall be re-
deemed according to law, tax deed will
issue thereon on the l4th day of July, A. ID
1913.
Witness my official signature and
esal this 18th dav OF June 1918.
(SEAL) HENRY HUTCHINSON
Clerk Circuit Court, Putnam Co, Fla,
By H. Hutchinson. Jr. d. C.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
UNSTABLE SALE.

aecutiar and by virtue of a certain
zeal Of tbo ISSUING out and under the
tit \ NJ me Justice of the Peace Dis
Putnam S !, IN and for the County of
Dist A, 4 S'S ATE of Florida, dated June
Vas plsi M FsSlS, wherein Hal A. Irish
Gsorgse, @ Go and The Florida Lake
ll,ovTsenS5 ID w was defendant, /, Russell
No |, Of as p constable Of District
lave att Sl Putnam county, Florida.
gtcry to tSa and will sell at public
q ash, at "f tb highest Chest and best bidder
ae Pesce'ss t ut door of the Justice of
q SsturdsS,, ONCE at 8 o'clock ., m
July 26th, 1918, the fol-
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

Abe Sh, i'll, aged Is, by next
friend, Nancy Sheriff., entered suit at
Birmingham, Ala. in the circuit court,
for the annulment of his marriage to
Rosa Sherman, alias Rosa Sheriff.,
aged Is, to whom he was married
forcibly, he claims, on April IA. He
alleges that he did not get the mar
riagc license, and that charges were
wrongfully made against him. He
further declares that he has been ar
rested since his marriage charged
with failure to support his wife.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

lowing described personal property,
to-wit: One (1) mare named Daisy,
one W buggy and harness, one (i)
surveyors transit, one ~ pot, one
" level, one ~ steel tape leveling
rod and transit.
RUSSELL TOWNSEND,
Constable District No. l,
6-27-13-5t Putnam County Fla
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
DEATH LURED HER.
To Know Its Mystery Led Girl to Take
Her Life,

Fascination for the mystery OF
death led Miss McDuff, a young Amer.
lean woman of wealth, beauty and
ideals, to take her life in a little inr
in the village of Villebon, France, &C.
cording to a theory formed by the
police, who have been investigating
the tragedy.
Miss McDuff is said to come from
either a New York or a Cambridge
Mass, family.
The young woman, accompanied by
an Englishman, arrived at Villacou.
blay month ago. At the hotel where
she lived she aroused much curiosity
by her theories concerning death.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
,.,,oo Of Application for Tax Deed
NI TnJer section 4 Of Chapter 1855,
'""' Laws Of Florida.

NOTICE is hereby given that
al, IA Wese purchaser OF Tax Certifi.
ooie No. 2lS, dated the 9th day OF June A. D.,
WI 4,od said certificate in my office,
nag aS has made application for tax deed
a'I issue sr in accordance with law.
said certificate embraces the follow
,rS described property, situated in
I Putnam county. Florida, ,to-wit:
Lots Is, IS and 10, Block "a, FIorahome.
The said land being assessed at the
,be name of Etonlah Canal & Drainage Go
Unless said certificate shall be re-
aoemed according to law, tax deed will
i1sue thereon on the 18th day OF July A. D.,
1918 n,, .,.
seaI this the Nth day OF June A. H.. 1918.
''"' HENRY HUTCHINSON,
clerk Circuit Court, Putnam Co, Fla.
BY H. Hutchinson, Jr., ID. C.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
PittShurp Rank Fails

The First-Second National Bank OF
PittSburg, one of Pittsburg's oldest
banking institutions, closed it's doors
by direction of the acting comptroller
of the currency. The amount involved
is said to be between 1924 100000 and
$4O,OOO,OOO. One report is that the
amount will reach S2OO,OOO,O 900.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Notice to Contractors.
DRAINAGE CANALS FLORAHOME
DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

uhA MAIZE tANAlIS FLohAh HUM II
DRAINAGE DISTRICT.
state of Florida County OF Putnam.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Clerk of the Board of Florahome Drainage
COmrs. at his office in the Court House at
hlatka, Florida until g O'Clock p. IN.
August 9Th, 1918, when they will be opened
hpublic and read, for excavating drainage
annals in the Florahome Drainage Dis
trct.
The aggregate length of these canals is
k!S miles; bottom width ranges from IT.
10 81 IT.; their construction requires the
excavation of 3S7.7Sl cubic yards of earth.
Specifications and Blank forms upon
which bids may be made can be obtained
upon application to Henry Hutchinson
Clerk OF Board OF Drainage Comrs. Palatks
Florida,
Make separate bids for said work, to be
completed within periods of LIZ and 3years
after contract is signed.
The Board reservtng the right to reject
any or all bids.
HENRY HUTCHINSON,
Clerk.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

The funeral of General William
Henry Bourne took place at Savan.
nah. He was commander of McLaw's
camp and brigadier general of the
Georgia division, United Confederate
veterans. General Bourne died after
an illness of little more than two
hours, following an attack of acute
Indigestion.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
NOTICE.

Sale of Unclaimed Packages. South
~ ern Express Company.
wan sell in the City of Palatka, Fla,
July 18th, 1913, commencing at ID
o'clock, at auction to highest bidder
Tor cash, all packages shown on list
office and Court House this city, un-
less previously called for, or other
wise disposed of.
SCHTRARD, C. c. WOLFE.
Agent. Superintendent
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

A telephone message from Alexan-
dria, Tenn, says that at Greenvale,
Tenn, so niles southeast of there,
Henry bod, aged so, farmer, shot
and killed wife, aged 40, and then
committed uicide. He used a rifle.
1t is said they had not lived happily
together for some time. Eleven chill
dren survive.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Ranbaers Madonna Burned.

Raphael's original painting of the
Madonna, valued by its owner, Lud-
wig Sprinl nan, of 1922 Gaiennie
street, at between 100000 and
S1,5OO,OOO, was destroyed by fire at
New Orlea S. The total loss will
probably be between $625,0OO and
Sl.625. 900.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

When the baby is suffering the dou-
Bile atttlction of hot weather and bowel
disorders, the remedy needed is Nc
GEES BABY ELIXIR. 1t reduces
the feverish condition, corrects the
stomach and checks looseness of the
bowels. Price 25c and SOC per bottle.
Sold by Ackerman-St Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11

A bad taste in the mouth comes
from a disordered stomach, and back
of that is usually a torpid hver:--A
condition which invites disease. HER
BINE is the remedy needed. 1t cor
reefs the stomach and makes the liver
active and regular. Price soc. Sold
by Ackerman-Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
DRESS CRUSADE.
War on PetticOatless Women Declared
by Jacksonville MaYOr.

Mayor Van Swearingen, the newly
elected mayor of Jacksonville, called
upon the women of the city to quit
wearing the thin petticoatless attire
so much in vogue, and especially the
split skirts, declaring that if the sup
posedly decent women of the city will
abandon this attire he will see that
the other class of women are driven
off the streets. He asks the press to
begin crusade against immoral dress
and will ask the ministers of Jackson
vile to cooperate from the pulpits.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Pensacola a Naval Base.

News con IS from Philadelphia that
the Pensac, a yard is to be made a
naval base I'd all of the marines at
Philadelphi; transferred there. 1t is
also added at this will mean the loss
of 100000 annually to Philadel-
phia.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
BARS KAISER'S BEER.
Tells Emperor He Saves Thousand q
Year by Being AbStainer.

Year by Being Abst amer.
The kiel correspondent of the Ma
tional Zeitung says: Allison V. Ar
mour took the late J. Pierpont Nor
gan's place as the Kaiser's chief guest
at the annual kiel regatta week beer
evening at the little Bordy tavern.
The neighbors OF Mr.. Armour were
surprised to see that he did not smoke
and that he drank only a glass OF
lemonade. In reply to question, he
said:
81 am a teototaler, and l will tell
you why. BY not smoking and by re-
framing from the use of malt or spir-
ituous liquors, save thousand dol
lars every year; SO you see it is well
worth while to be total abstainer."
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-07-11
Duelist Dies. of Wound.

W. C. Mears, of Tarboro, s. c., died
in local hospital at Savannah as the
result of a pistol duel with William
Barnhill, of Tillman, S. c., at Tillman.
The cause of the shooting is not
known. Barnhill is in the Tillman Jail
under arrest.