see Harrison reference below. (From another list.) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:03 PM Subject: [SCSPARTA] "The Free Lance" Issue June 26, 1903 part 1 > "The Free Lance" > Issue June 26, 1903 part 1 > > VICTOR NOTES: > [June 22] > --J.C. JONES has returned from Texas after a three weeks' visit. > > DAMAGES FROM THE CLOUDBURST > Dr. W.J. CHAPMAN, who was near the center of the cloudburst, reports > that he estimates the injury done to his land at $700 to $900. His farm is > nearly level, but it was badly washed. Capt. T.B. MARTIN, of Fair Forest, > thinks he has lot $300 to $500 and he was on the edge of the storm. J.C. > WILKINS caught it heavily. Much of his corn and cotton were washed away or > covered up. > > > WOFFORD MEN IN DEMAND > D.S. MURPH, who graduated last year from Wofford and is well known here, > received the degree of master of arts at Trinity College recently and has > been elected instructor in Latin in Trinity Park High School, Durham, N.C. > for the coming year. He will be succeeded as assistant in English at Trinity > College by J.W.W. DANIEL, another Wofford graduate and late principal of the > Anderson graded school. Mr. DANIEL is a brother of Thos. H. DANIEL of > Spartanburg. > > FLATWOOD ITEMS > [June 22] > --Tucker STEPHENS is very ill. > > --Jimmie BERRY is no better with a cancer. > > --Rufus WHITE and sister Miss Bessie, attended the commencement at Cedar > Springs Wednesday. > > --Ellie WILLIAMS lost a $40 cow last Sunday. > > > TRUE BILLS RETURNED YESTERDAY > L.W. MORGAN, violating dispensary law; Myra CONNELLY, violating dispensary > law; King WILLIAMS, murder; John WEST, John MAYFIELD, Theodore HOWARD, Grover > GILSTRAP and Oscar RICE, housebreaking and larceny. Mary DENT was arraigned > for murder, but her trial was not set. > Violet McCLAREY and Claudia WRIGHT pleaded guilty to running a bawdy > house and were sentenced to six months imprisonment or to pay a fine of $75 > each. In the case of Jennie GARNER, charged with the same offense, a sealed > envelope was rendered. > John CLAWSON was tried on a charge of highway robbery and found not > guilty. > Several sentences ranging from to three years was pronounced in sessions > court. Cash EDINGTON found guilty of carbreaking and larceny was sentenced > to 3 years on the public roads or to pay a fine of $200. Sam MACKLE, his > partner, was likewise sentenced to 2 years on the public roads or to pay a > fine of $200. Ola MACK convicted of larceny was sentenced to 2 years > imprisonment. > A true bill was returned by the grand jury today against Ben and Carrie > TURNER for violating the dispensary law. > Yesterday the case of Mary DENT, charged with the murder of Shug CALHOUN > at Greers last Friday came up for trial. The evidence all went to show that > the woman acted in self defense in shooting CALHOUN and the solicitor did not > ask for a verdict of guilty. The woman was dismissed. > L.W. MORGAN, found guilty of violating the dispensary law, was fined > $100 or 6 months on the chaingang. Myra CONNELLY, colored, was found guilty > of a similar offense and fined $100 or 6 months on the chaingang. Notice of > appeal was given. Lucy MURTISHAW was found guilty and sentenced to a fine of > $75 or 6 months in prison. > > WOODRUFF NOTES: > [June 22] > --J.A. MERRITT of St. Matthews who taught the school here for several years, > is back visiting his brother, F.T. MERRITT. > > --Miss Edna DARWIN of Greers is spending a month with her mother, Mrs. S.A. > DARWIN. > > --Miss HARRISON of Ridgway, S.C. who has been visiting Miss Pattie McAULAY, > returned home last Monday. > > --W.J.DRUMMOND is reported quite ill. > > > BYERS RELEASED ON BAIL > J.P. BYERS, the holiness preacher committed to jail recently in default > of furnishing a peace bond, was today released from custody, his father going > on his bond, which is $100. BYERS has been in jail several weeks. The story > of his disappearance with the wife of another man some time ago is still > fresh in the public mind. > > free post > Lisa > > > ==== SCSPARTA Mailing List ==== > Newcomers: Please introduce yourself to the list and tell us about your Spartanburg County interests. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >