"The Free Lance" Issue May 6, 1904 LANDRUM: -Landrum had a destructive fire last night. The store of HAMPTON Bros. was burned. The general opinion is that the store was robbed and then set on fire and the flames were not discovered until the building was too far gone for anything to be saved. -Miss Mattie PAGE has returned to Spartanburg after a visit to her family here. -T. D. EARLE of Spartanburg spent Sunday with his family here. MANNING LAWYER SHOT Magistrate Kills an Attorney, Trouble About a Mule S. M. YOUMANS, magistrate at Manning shot and instantly killed John R. KEELS, a lawyer, lately from Sumter, this afternoon. [May 2] [more if wanted] GIFT TO DR. CARLISLE A Touching episode took place Wednesday at the cheapel [sic] exercises at Wofford College when R. O. LAWTON of the senior class came forward and present to Dr. James H. CARLISLE a gold headed cane as a gift from the students on the occasion of Dr. CARLISLE's 79th birthday. [more] FLATWOODS ITEMS: -Mrs. Berry HENLEY and son visited in the Flatwoods, Monday. -The many friends of Mrs. J. K. WHITE are sorry to learn she is quite sick at her home near this place. -Misses Vassar TRAHAM and Ethel GILBERT were the guest of Mrs. Mary TURNER Monday night. -Mrs, Eli WILLIAMS has been sick but improving. -Mrs. D. A. EVANS is visiting near Whitney. -Bill SHIRLEY visited this place recently. LENIOR HAPPENINGS: -P. L. SPROUSE and family spent last Sunday at Calvin COOK's of the Flatwoods. -Dr. Joe PARRIS spent a few days recently with parents at this place. His wife returned with him. -Ed PARRIS and family of near here spent last Saturday night and Sunday at the home of J. C. PARRIS of this place. -Rev. E. M. ROBERTSON filled his regular appointment at Liberty at 3 o'clock p.m. FAIR FOREST FACTS: -Miss Sue MABRY is reported very sick. -Rhett WINGO is building a new dwelling house. -Newton GREENE and family of Pauline are moving to Fair Forest. -Mrs. Susie SHIRLEY of Union is staying awhile at the home of her brother, John LEE, of this place. free post Lisa