Did the Sept. 16 & 23 issues come through? "The Free Lance" Issue: September 30, 1904 CONDUCTOR RAVING MANIAC [edge is cut off, but I can make out most] Asheville, N.C., Sept. 27-Conductor CALDWELL, who was in charge of train No. 15 of the Southern Railway, which crashed into train No. 12 * New Market, Tenn., on the Southern Railway, Saturday morning is a raving maniac. That is the startling information which comes over the wires from Knoxville. The most sensational denouement of the tragedy is that Conductor CALDWELL, who received the train orders which would have saved the collision neglected to give them to Engineer KANE. KANE was killed and CALDWELL escaped. These orders stated that the two trains were to pass at New Market, but they were not obeyed. . . There were no other deaths today, the total list of the dead being 62. The physicians are hopeful that all the injured will be saved. Twelve funerals of wreck victims took place at Knoxville this afternoon. CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING GIRL Matt BLACK, colored, was sent to jail by Magistrate KIRBY Friday on a charge of committing a criminal assault on a fifteen year old Negro girl, Florence McINTYRE. The case was prosecuted by R. H. McGOWAN and C. P. SIMS. The Negro was sent to jail to await trial at sessions court next November. CHARGED WITH ARSON Ben FRANKLIN, colored, has been arrested and is being held on a charge of arson. FRANKLIN is charged with the burning of the barn of Ed WILLIAMS near Woodruff several weeks ago. The Negro was first confined here by Magistrate DEAN and will probably be given a trail at the next term of sessions court. The crime with which the Negro is charged is a serious one and he will probably receive the full sentence allowed by law if convicted. The burning of Mr. WILLIAM's barn excited considerable comment at the time and it was thought from the first that the fire was of incendiary origin. THE DURHAM HOME PLACE SOLD The DURHAM home place on Converse street has been bought by Mrs. John HART, the sale being made by J. W. ALEXANDER and Co. The DURHAM home is one of the prettiest in the city and is a modern two-story structure with all conveniences afforded by up-to-date architecture. Mr. DURHAM and family are now located permanently in Charlotte, where Mr. DURHAM is conducting a cotton business. EXECUTOR'S SALE State of SC, Spartanburg County, By virtue of the authority given me by the last will of D.A. SWITZER, Sr., deceased, I will sell for cash to the highest bidder at the residence of the late D. A. SWITZER, Sr., at Switzer, SC, on November the 5th 1904, at public outcry at 11 o'clock a.m., the following described personal property and real estate. One gray horse, one disc Hancock harrow, twenty sheep, four Jersey milk cows, three yearlings, two beef steers, fifteen heifer cows, all springing, lot of land lying on South side of South Tyger river, containing 87 acres bounded by the said Tyger river and lands of T.M. LEONARD. Also 251 acres of land more or less lying on the north side of the South Tyger river, bounded by the lands of Mrs. Fannie ANDERSON, Dr. T. J. WOOD and Tyger river. Also: two lots of land situated in town of Switzer, near the brick store. Also three acres of land more or less in the town of Switzer, bounded by the C & W.C.RR lands of Dr. J. B. STEPPE estate of G. H. JORDAN public road and lands of R. H. JORDAN and Ginn lot. Also: two-thirds interest in Ginn lot (one acre) and ginnery and grist mill, said lot is also in town of Switzer. WAFTER FROM WOODRUFF: --Misses Cora WORKMAN, Ruth DRUMMOND and Maggie BULLINGTON left Tuesday for Greenville, where they will enter the Greenville Female College. --Coke WESTMORELAND and Laurens PEARSON have returned from attending the fair at St. Louis. --Quite a number of girls left for college Tuesday: Miss Janie Belle ROGERS going to Limestone, Miss Mittie BROCKMAN to Jones' Seminary and Miss Ora Dell HUNTER to the Normal Collegiate Institute at Asheville, N.C. Miss Dell KILGORE, Bettie WESTMORELAND and Mamie PEARSON have entered Winthrop, the latter having won the scholarship. --Florence WOFFORD who has been quite sick is able to be up again. --Miss Aileen ALEXANDER of Cavins has gone to the G.F.C. --Miss Lida CHAMBLIN has gone to Rich as stenographer for the oil mill at that place. --W. H. GRAY has gone to New York. --Miss Leila FOWLER is visiting her brother, L.D. FOWLER. --Miss Cora LANFORD is visiting her sister, Mrs. BULL of Greenville. --Miss Annie PARKS is attending the G.F.C. "The woman who holds her skirt high on a rainy day usually has three good reasons for it, one of them is mud." MATTERS AT MOORE: --Mrs. William CALDWELL, an aged woman, had the misfortune of tripping her foot in a pea vine, which caused her to fall and roll in a gulley. The fall was sudden and hard. A few bruises were left on her face, but she is getting along nicely at present. --Miss Eva SIMPSON, teacher of Tyger River School, and little Leta Belle FINCH, daughter of Mrs. John FINCH, spent the day with Mrs. G. R. JAMES and family Saturday. --Col. G. R. JAMES attended court at Spartanburg last week. --Paul FINCH, one of Wofford's Fitting school boys, came home yesterday for a short stay. He leaves Monday for school again. --Misses Gertrude and Lee HARRISON, also Misses Ernestine and Mabel HARRISON will leave Tuesday for Clifford's Seminary at Union. --Misses Alice and Hattie MILLER are attending school at Converse College. --We are glad to say that we have some enterprising men, among them Messrs. FINCH and VISE. Mr. FINCH is a splendid farmer, Mr. VISE is an excellent dairyman, who believes in keeping plenty of cows, milk and butter. Whenever he carries his son's dinner to the store he never fails to take a bottle of fresh pure buttermilk in his coat pocket if by accident, the cork slips from the bottle, Mr. VISE does not fail to polish his shoes with the milk of not to give free drink to all who follow. CULLED FROM CAVINS: --Mason Bros. are doing a lively business ginning at the old stand, Alexander's having sold their interest in the gin to Mason Bros. --Mr. and Mrs. James SKINNER spent Saturday and Sunday with their son, J.A. SKINNER. --S. T. LITTLEFIELDS, one of the county's best citizens, is very low with heart trouble. His many friends will regret to hear of his serious illness. --Robert W. GOODWIN while returning from Woodruff last Friday, had the misfortune to lose $40 in money it dropping out of his pocket some way and up to this time he has seen nor heard nothing of it. WEST END NOTES: --Misses Eula CHEEK and Lucille WHITE of Laurens County stopped with Misses Emma and Jennie CATHCART yesterday on their way to Limestone College. --Walter LANGFORD of Greenville, has been on a visit to his grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. DODD. --D. C. CATHCART is over at Marion LEONARD's near Abner Creek doing some work. --Rev. Mr. KELLY of Darlington has moved on Walker street and will take a course at Wofford College. --O. L. JOHNSON has returned from a two weeks' trip mixed with business and pleasure. HAPPENINGS AT HEBRON: --The new bridge over the small stream on the public road at this place is complete. --About forty years ago C. M. VISE left South Carolina and went to Rich Mountain, since that time, His mother died before he left this country, was buried at Nesbit, at Rogers Cemetery and Mr. Vise is making arrangements to erect a monument at this mother's grave in the near future. --The uneasiness about so much smoke recently in this section was on the plantation of J. M. WOFFORD. The fire burned several days over a large scope of land. The fire originated in the night is supposed from opossum hunters. --On last Saturday night there was a lawn party at the home of Tom AIKEN. There was a large crowd of young people present and the occasion was much enjoyed. --Mr. and Mrs. Frank O'SHIELDS visited relatives near this place recently. --Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette GRAY visited Mr. and Mrs. J. M. WOFFORD recently. --John Wesley WOFFORD visited relatives at Walnut Grove yesterday. free post Lisa