The Pickens Sentinel-Journal, 1909-05-27

tof the preacher, did not consent 3 to the marriage except to save ) his life; that he skipped out im imi - i imi mediately after the ceremony and went home; that when he learned the relatives of the wo woman - man woman were coming after him again he stole out in a closed buggy to the nearest station and came to Columbia. Holliday was advised to con consult - sult consult an attorney, and in the meantime the matter will be taken up with the Clarendon and Sumter county authorities. The marriage took place in Sumter county near the Claren Clarendon - don Clarendon county line. In a number of cases in this nodivorce State the courts have completely annulled marriages of this kind. One of special in interest - terest interest recently was annulled in Greenville. DREW GUN, FELL DEAD Yesterday afternoon as Dr. and Mrs. T. E. McBraver of Shelby, N. C., and children were returningfrom the country in an automobile, driven by a young man name Thompson, they were met by two farmers riding in a buggy. Thompson stopped his car, and asked them to pass. This they refused to do, but each got out of the buggy, and while one held the mule the other man, whose name was John Walker, was in the act of leveling a gun at the party, when he fell to the ground in an unconscious condition, his death occuring within an hour. In the meantime Dr. McBray McBrayer - er McBrayer did everything in his power to save his life. There seems to be much prejudice among the country people against the auto automobiles, - mobiles, automobiles, and this man from all appearances, must have been prepared for an emergency of this kind, as he had a gun and a box of ciirtridges in his buggy, and there is no telling what the outcome would have been had he carried out his design. Crime Evidence In A Dream Prof. James H. Hyslop, of the American Society of Psychical Research, who, with Dr. Isaac M. Funk, has revealed many of the mysteries of spiritualism, relates, in the forthcoming Jour Journal - nal Journal of Psychical Research, the remarkable case of Mrs. Susan Dellinger, of York, Pa. Prof. Hyslop has spent many years in endeavoring to discover any ac actual - tual actual facts which would prove the existence af a spirit world. In the case of Mrs. Dellinger he believes a material fact has been found. William E. Hoop er and his brother Curvin were shot and killed near a little church yard at York. Three young men were arrested and charged with the murder. Mrs. Dellinger, ac according - cording according to Prof. H yslop, dream dreamFed - Fed dreamFed two nights after the crime that she had seen one of the al alleged - leged alleged slayers, Henry Snydor, pick up a revolver and throw it over the cemetery fence, w'here it fell by the side of a grave, on which she read in her dream the ei.'taph of "'Curtis Site." SOn relating her dream the fol following - lowing following day to her son, Mrs. Del Dellinger - linger Dellinger described minutely where the revolver was seen by her in her vision, and that it could be observed from outside the fence The son wvent to the cemeterv C and found the weapon exactly - where she had described. Snydor subsequently confessed - to the chief of police, according to Prof. Hyslop, and said that I he had disposed of the revolver -in exactly the manner described r by Mrs. Dellinger in her vision. TH BESTE S N KIDE~s - B.B. B. (Botanic Blood Blood) is the t only Blood Remedy that kills the poisonI in the blood and then purifies it-send-I ing a flood of pure, rich blood direct to r the skin surface, bones. joints, and wherever the disease is located. In this d wyalores. ulcers. pimples, eruptions pare healed and cured. pains andl aches of Rheumatism cease, swellings subside. e B. B. B. completely changes the body into a clean healthy condition, giving the skin the rich, red hue of perfect e health. B. B. B. cures the wai st old Scases. Trv it.

A REMARKABLE STORY How The Body of a Drowned Mon Was - Found The body of Brady Grooms, a young man who was drowned while bathing in the Chattahoo Chattahoochee - chee Chattahoochee river, at Columbus, Ga., has been recovered in a rather remarkable manner. After the divers had searched in vain, the father was told that if he would toss one of his son's garments in the stream it would sink immediately over the spot ,rhere the body lay. The ex experiment - periment experiment was tried with his shirt, which'drifted down the river for some distance close to the bank and then turned and went a short distance out in the stream. Arrived at a certain point, the shirt circled around everal times and then sank. A Jiver followed it, and found Groom's body with the shirt clinging closely to his legs. CASE OF KIRBY LARK. Piedmont Man Convicted Of Burglary The Greenville Piedmont re relates - lates relates the following: Robert Chastain, the young white man from Piedmont, who was convicted at the last term of general sessions court for manslaughter, having killed Jim Fisher near that town, was today released from the county jail here under bail of $2,000, which is signed by the well known business men of Pied Piedmont. - mont. Piedmont. They are Mr. R. A. Geer, Mr. F. M. Cox and Mr. W. H. Cobb. Chastain was tried at the session of criminal court just passed and was convicted of manslaughter. He was sen sentenced - tenced sentenced to eight years in the peni penitentiary. - tentiary. penitentiary. Martin & Martin, his attorneys, gave motion for a new trial, but Judge Dantzler, who presided at the court, refus refused - ed refused to grant the motion. The case will be appealed to the su supreme - preme supreme court, and pending the action of this body toward the trial, bail was secured for Chas Chastain. - tain. Chastain. In connection with the trial of Chastain a story of human interest is told. While it does not relate to Chastain himself, it is connected in a way with the defendent. It dates to the fall of 1903, when Kirby Lark, of Piedmont, a young man, was convicted of statutory burglary and sentenced to the peniten penitentiary - tiary penitentiary for the remainder of his life. Gov. Ansel recently com commuted - muted commuted the term to five years and as soon as Lark had served that period he was pardoned by the executive and his right of citizenship restored. The state in the case of the state against Chastain, summoned Lark to appear in court as a witness in the case. Lark was a brother brotherin-law - in-law brotherin-law of Fisher, who was killed by Chastain. But the defense claimed the witness and he test testified - ified testified in Chastain's behalf. The state at the trial asked that Lark be stricken off the list of wit witnesses - nesses witnesses for the defense, citing that he had been convicted of burglary. Mr. Martin, attorney for the defense, then piroduced the pardon papers signed by the governor and Lark was permit permitted- - ted- permitted- to testify. Lark is a big man, a splendid specimen of physical manhood, and al although - though although part of his life was spent behind the walls of the state prison, his face shows traces of marked intelligence . But the real story of the life of Kirby Lark was told when Mr. Martin related to the jury in Chastain's case, how the wife of Lark had remarried while he was serving his sentence. The state laws allows a man or wo woman - man woman the right to remarry when either their husband or wife is serving a life sentence. It is said that Lark's wife, thinking that she would never get to live with her husband again, learned to love another and upon Lark's return from the penitentiary he found that his once great friend and companion had turn turneaga - eaga turneaga -inst him and taken to har.

The Walhalla Cotton Mil will incease capital by issuing preferred stock for $100.000. This company is now operating 15,000 ring spindles and 510 looms manufacturing pint cloth and sheeting. Dr. George A. Bunch has dis discovered - covered discovered in Spartanburg what he and other physicians declare to be a case of pellagra. The victim is a negro, Robert Byers. Much interest is maniested in the case. Since the dog catcher has been on the streets of Charleston this spring he has caught 182 dogs. Of this number 129 have been killed, 32 redeemed at the: pound, and 21 are on hand wait waitiig - iig waitiig either release or death. The board of health of Char Charleston - leston Charleston is considering a petition, referred to it by Mayor Rhett, from parties who object to the owners of gardens using fertili fertilizers - zers fertilizers on account of the obnox obnoxious - ious obnoxious odors. The board will make a-report to Mayor Rhett on the matter. Hu., S. Rankin, aged 26 years, died Wednesday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rankin at Tamas Tamassee. - see. Tamassee. Mr. Rankin had been sick for three months, his health having begun to fail last Decem December. - ber. December. He had made his home in California for about two years returning to Oconee about three months ago on account of im impaired - paired impaired health. Lawrence Hall, aged about 50 years, died at his home near Phinney's Station last Saturday night about 8:30 o'clock. During the day, while at Sene Seneca, - ca, Seneca, Mr..-Hall suffered a severe attack of heart failure, from which he partiallyrcoveredand was taken to his home. At 8:30 o'clock, however he was stricken a second time, dying alnost instantly. The South Carolina Confer Conference - ence Conference Preache.r's Institute will meet at Spartanburg June 7-48. A number of prominent men in the Methodist church will speak among themi being Bishop James Atkins, Dr. Gross Alex Alexander, - ander, Alexander, editor of the Methodist Review, Dr. J. A. Kern, profes professor - sor professor of pastoral theology at Van Vanderbilt - derbilt Vanderbilt university and' Dr. G. W Dwyer, associate -professor of sociology at Vande-rhilt Univer University. - sity. University. The Clemson College exten extension - sion extension department !has just issued a very valuable pamphlet on "Powers on the Farm" which gives detailed des ,criptin of var various - ious various types of eng ines in general use, and by the careful reading of which the fa-rmer will be bet better - ter better able to unde rstand and care for his engine. Every farmer who has an ei igine ought to send and get ac opy of that pam pamphlet. - phlet. pamphlet. Mr. P. B. V ,eimorts, of the Springfield set -tion of Aiken county reports a most remark remarkable - able remarkable conditiorn son his farm. He sy he has a little patch of no cottora. stalks from last year'% crops. These stalks are fast puttinig; eat a growth andi Mr. Weim' jne says he will leave them, fer tilize them, and see what the result will be, and ht has pron .iised to tell us about this pee uliar .xndition later. The stalk.9s wilD be cultivated as if this v -car's gmwth. A w-hite wean giving hei name as Mrs. Leila Eberhardi has been arrested at Chester b)' the 1 ocal police, Tn seponse to V mes sage from Ga-msville, Ga., stating that she -was wanted ir that town for junzpimg a bond. A deputy came over yesterday morning and retu-ned on .no. 32 with the woman. She was~ charged with selling liquor .anc when let out on bond of $200, il is alleged that she took advan tage of her release to get out of Georgia as quickly- as possible SUnder the recent act of leg islature providing for an irivesti gating of th*. conk offiqe o:

self another protector. While this is a great blow to the big man, he is struggling on, day by day, slaving his very life out that he may live down the re record - cord record that is recorded against him by the county criminal re records. - cords. records. He is working in the Piedmont mills. If the supreme court reverses the decision of the lower court in Chastain's case sending it back here for a new trial. Lark will again testify in behalf of the defendant TALE OF COW AND CALF -This is a tale of a cow and a calf, two soulless railroad corporations and some ticks, told for the pious and patriotic purpose of pointing a moral with regard to the tick law. The cow and the calf, like Mphomet's coffin, is sus suspended - pended suspended between heaven and earth, heaven being represented by the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroad, which has committed a near-attempt at breaking the law. The cow, the calf not being then on earth was shipped from Rock Hill, which is in a non-tick infested district, to Columbia, through Fairfeld and into Richland coun county, - ty, county, which are both tick infested on its way to Goldville, which is in a country free from ticks in the eye of the tick law. The suspension began to take effect in Columbia a few days ago, when the Columbia, New Newberry - berry Newberry and Laurens Ry., through no less apersonage thas its law lawabiding - abiding lawabiding president, W. G. Childs, declined to accept it for shipment to Goldville fortifying himself meanwhile by a telegram from the state veterinarian at Clem Clemson - son Clemson that shipment to Goldville would subject the Coulumbia. Newberry and Laurens to the $500 penalty .prescribed by the law. In the meantime the man's family to whom the cow be belongs - longs belongs has arrived at Goldville, and is in need of the milk. In the meantime also the calf has arrived. Likewise the owner of the cow is demanding of the Southern that it deliver the cow according to its bills of lading agreement or pay for her. The Southern's claim agent will settle, but it is a puzzle how to figure out whether the calf in the circumstances be longs to the owner of the cow or to the road. The point that sticks out most prominently to the obser observation - vation observation of Mr.Childs in the per perplexed - plexed perplexed case is the inequality of the law in visiting a penalty on the law in visiting a penalty on the poor defeneless and down downtrodden - trodden downtrodden railroad for shipment and making no provision against the shipper for attempt attempting - ing attempting to send the cow in violation of law. He thinks however, that all the trouble could have been avoided has the Southern's agent at Rock fillmadeithe ship shipment - ment shipment around by Spartanburg through entirely non-infected districts instead of by Colum Columbia. - bia. Columbia. Georgia Girt A Heroine Georgia's chief executive, Governor Smith has received a letter detailing an unusual in instance - stance instance of heroism. During the recent tornado which swept portions of the South, Ada Price, 14 years old, living near Boden, Ga., found her mother dead under the ruins of her home, and her father alive but pinned beneath wreck wreckage. - age. wreckage. With an axe the girl worked till her strength seemed spent, only to uncover a large rock too heavy for her to lift which held her father's arms im immovable. - movable. immovable. The father ordered the girl to chop off his arm as the only hope of saving his life. She refused and with torn hands continued to pry and tug at the rock until her father was liber liberated. - ated. liberated. The letter to Gov. Smith asks for directions as to how to apply for a Carnegie hero medal for the girl.

Paragraphed. reyh~ction of Sodt haiin lost three cows in a similar man manner. - ner. manner. There is no clue to the per persons - sons persons who have done the shoot ing. The town of Paxville has vot voted - ed voted $10,000 in bonds to erect a school building. Mr. Henry Taylor, a highly respected citizen of the Friend Friendship - ship Friendship section of Laurens county, died last Sunday. Greenville's third annual horse show opened Wednesday with more than 250 entries, almost 100 more than entered last year. More than 1,000 visitors were in the city. Atlanta and Asheville horses won the majority of blue ribbons in the events. The express office at Heath Springs was broken into and robbed of about eleven gallons of whiskey a few nights ago. A railroad detective and a Rock Hill policeman were at Heath Springs a day or two investiga investigating - ting investigating the matter, but no arrests have been made yet. For several months there has been more or less talk of a new railroad for Bennettsville, and interest has greatly increased re recently, - cently, recently, owing to the active work of the engineers and surveyors during the past few weeks. It has been impossible to get defi definite - nite definite and satisfactory informa information - tion information in regard to the rumors, and even now the proposition has not taken clear shape. Mr. John Ickes, president of the company, has been at Bennetts Bennettsville - ville Bennettsville for several days, inspecting the various possible routes and consulting with the leading bus business - iness business men and other property holders. It is understood that he is representing a company or syndicate that has determined to put through a road from the north by way of Winston, N. C., Rockingham, N. C., and Ben Bennettsville - nettsville Bennettsville to the Atlantic coast, possibly Georgetown. Mr. Ickes is reported as having said that the work will possibly first be begin - gin begin at Pockingham, N. C., and come southward, and that if Bennettsville is included trains will be running between this point and Rockingham within a year. The date of Chester's horse show has been fixed for Thurs Thursday, - day, Thursday, June 24, which will insure a good attention on-the function. There has been a growing inter interest - est interest in this institution. It is be believed - lieved believed that not less than 100 hors horses - es horses will enter, and the contest will be lively. Mr. J. B. Westbrook the superintendent, will endeav endeavor - or endeavor -to make arrangements for sonie races. A feature of this show will be a cavalry drill by a company of Confederate caval cavalrymen. - rymen. cavalrymen. Chief of Police Bradford of Sumter is investigating the de desertion - sertion desertion of a white child by its mother, who left it with a negro, woman who lives near the depoi, A well dressed white womn went to the negro house accom accompanied - panied accompanied by the child and request requesteb - eb requesteb the negro woman to take care o& the child until she could go up town and retuon The negro woman consented to do so and the white woman left the child, pr->mising to return within a half hour. She has not been seen since and the negro wvoman has the child on her hands.. The monument erected at Lancaster by the Daughters of the Confederacy will lh unve~il unve~iled - ed unve~iled on June 4th. The investigation* of the books and accounts of municipalities is a popular and interesting in industry - dustry industry at present. The over overhauling - hauling overhauling of the books of the city of Sumter is underway, while an investigation of the books of the town of Mayesville from. 1905 to the present day has just hbeen completed.

Collection county for the las ten years past, Gov. Ansel ha appointed the investigators, wh< arrived yesterday and begar work. He has appointed R. E Hill, Master of Abbeville countN to conduct the investigation, who has with him, as his ac accountant, - countant, accountant, W. W. Bradley, of Abbeville, who has filled the po sitions of auditor and treasure of Abbeville county, and is at present private secretary to Congressman D. Wyatt Aiken. The iuvestigation will be very through and the findings will be reported from time to time to Gov. Ansel and published in a newspapes in the county. Gov. Ansel has been notified of a brutal murder in Edgefield, for which there has been no justice meted out. Bill Broad Broadwater, - water, Broadwater, colored, shot his daughter daughterin-law, - in-law, daughterin-law, Georgiana Broadwater, April 26, and the murderer re remained - mained remained in and around Clark's Hill until the death of the woman, on May 10 when he skipped. Sheriff Ou'ts writes that citizens of the community did not inform him of the crime but rather discouraged efforts of the authorities to capture the negro, saying "they wouldn't tell me if they knew where he was." A reward of $100 is ask asked - ed asked for by Sheriff Ouzts for the capture of Broadwater, who is sixty years old, five feet, eight inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. On April 3 B. H. Hayes, chief constable for beaufort county, seized two barrels of beer while in transit,consigned to Thomas Eatom, of Paris island. His place of business is just outside the government ,reservation. This man and others near the same locality, *are alleged to have caused considerable trou trouble - ble trouble to the county .constables .constablesThomas - Thomas .constablesThomas Eaton hearing, of this, furnished, it is said, a gun to four United States marines, tell telling - ing telling them they could have as much beer as they could drink if they would rescue the beer from Hayes, which they did at the point of the double-barrel shot shotgun. - gun. shotgun. They then opened the beer on the bank of the river and proceeded to enjoy thenm selves. Col. Cole, who is in command at the United State's School of Instruction being in informed - formed informed of the affair, had the men arrested and tried by court courtmartial. - martial. courtmartial. They were convicted and sentenced to serve three years and one month in a gov enent prison. They will be sent to Portsmouth in a few days to commence serving the sentence. Thomas Eaton is now under indictment and will be tried by the state. SEEKS RELEASE FROM MARRIAGE Clarendon Youth Appeals to Governor Alleging He Married Under Shotgun Compulsion. A young man about 21 years old, giving his name as C. M Holliday of Manning, and wh< said he was the son of Mr. Jaci Holliday of Manning, appealet to the governor's office today t< know if he could not secure re lief from a marital situation, in to which he claims he was fore ed on Monday a week ago at th< muzzles of some 25 shotguns ii the hands of the father, brother: and other kinsmen of the young woman they forced him to mar ry under threats of killing him and who is in a delicate condi tion. Young Holliday brought wit] him the name of the Rev. J. R Funderburk, a Baptist ministe of the neighborhood, who accord ing to Holliday, performed th ceremony under threats of hi own life. Holliday says Mr Funderburk said he would nc have performed the ceremonyi he had not thought both thei lives were in danger, and tol him to skip and promised to hel him get relief as soon as th~ storm blew over. Holliday insists that b~

State News Maj. William H. Cain, a well known citizen of Greenville, is dead aged 75. Samuel H. Wilson, a wealthy and representative citizen of Charleston, is dead at his home at the age of 64, years. The citizens of 2 ville have decided to erect a school building at a cost of -7,000. The Epworth League conven convention - tion convention will be held in St. George June 22-24. The residence of 11. L. Polier in Aiken was partially destroyed by fire this week. H. L. Hawkins, a farmer in the upper part of Greenville county, conuited suicide by cutting his throat. Rev. G. M. Hollingsworth, who recently graduated from Columbia seminary, has been installed as pastor of the Mount Mountville, - ville, Mountville, Libson and Liberty Springs Presbyterian churches, in Lau Laurens - rens Laurens county. At a meeting of the Catawba Rifles of Rock Hiii Lieut. L. C. McFadden was Ilected captain, Charles C. Oates was made first lieutenant andLam t. Glenn second ,Latenant. The . con contook - took contook part in the celebration in Charlotte on Thursday. An electio-n was held at New Newberry - berry Newberry on the question of issuing bonds to the amount of $40,000 for the extension of the water and sewer systems of the city -and resulted in a large najority of the votes.being cast in favor of the bond issue. Only 15 votes were recorded against the mo re remient. - mient. remient. Mr. J. C. Pursley of Abbeville after a lingering illness died at the hospital in Columbia last Saturday. His body was brought to Abbeville for burial. The funeral was held at ST- tron church Monday morning. Members of the W. 0. W. acted as pall bearers. The interment was in the family plot of the Sharon cemetery. He is surviv survived - ed survived by two sons and three daugh daughters - ters daughters and a host of friends. Messrs. R. W. Toppan and J. T. Gray of Boston and McBee of Providence, R. I., presidents of the three large mill mutual fire insurance associations of the country, are in Greenville and will meet the leading cotton mill manufacturers of South Caro Carolina; - lina; Carolina; North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, for a discussion of the plan to form a mill mu mutual - tual mutual fire insurance company in the South. This is intended to be made to work in connection with those in the New England - states. At a meeting of the Charles Charleston - ton Charleston city council Wednesday night the report of the ways and means committee was adopted, providing for the carrying out of the scheme of constructing a sea wall, filling and reclaim reclaiming - ing reclaiming a lot of land in the south southwestern - western southwestern section of the gity for a boulevard. and ornamental resi residential - dential residential section. The mayor is authorized to sign the contracts for the work provided $100,000 of the bonds to finance the pro project - ject project are subscribed for by the Charleston banks, which is said to be assured. Mayor Rhet~t and the other promoters are sure that the schenme can be success successfully - fully successfully carried though. Mr. WV. P. Wideman of Troy, has heen losing a number of pretty Jersey cows from what he feaied was Texas fever, but last Saturday he was making an examir~ation of one affected like tht others that had died, when ha found a ball from a death dialing revolver, looking like a E-calibre bullet, which had penwtrated the skin, lodging there ard causing the death of the cov. Mr. Wideman has