"The Free Lance" Issue: April 24, 1904 MRS. S. S. WOOD DYING Pacolet, April, 22-News from the home of S.S. WOOD, three miles out, is that his wife, Mrs. Emma WOOD, is dying. She had a stroke of paralysis Monday and has not been conscious since. Her death has been expected so it is not a surprise to her many friends. All that medical skill could do has been done. "It has finally been decided that the formation of the human ear gives no clues to personal characteristics, so people with big ears can be happy again." THE LIGHTNING'S WORK The bolt of lightning which struck the home of J. P. BELUE Monday afternoon, came very near being fatal in its results and did considerable damage. Mrs. BELUE and young BELUE, who is about 15 years old were rendered wholly unconscious for some time and the boy's right leg was temporarily entirely paralyzed. His right trouser leg was cut off about the hip as cleanly as if done by a knife and from there split to the bottom. He was severely burned in the leg also. The bolt evidently came down an iron pipe that is used as a stove flue. It broke the bricks that support the cooking stove, split a shelf in a closet on which stood a [cut off] SOME INMAN ITEMS: [April 17] --Eight hundred cords of pine wood belonging to J.P. STEVENS of Spartanburg was recently destroyed by fire near here. --Miss Rose CAMP of Limestone College is at home here on a short visit. --Misses Bessie and Lettie HARMON of the Spartan Mills are visiting home folks near here. --Misses Ollie and Myrtle HANNON visited Mrs. CLEMENT at the Calmat Hotel this week. --A large number of children are being summoned to attend the trial of Professor PITTS in Spartanburg at the next term of court as witnesses. --John Dean HALL who is traveling in North Carolina this spring, is spending a few days at home on account of the slight illness of his wife. --G. O. DOGGETT, the well known and popular drummer, was here today. --A. F. BURTON is here hunting up delinquent tax payers. --Mr. RHEINHART of Jonesville was here last week in the interest of the Woodmen of the World and succeeded in adding several new members to the Inman camp. HEARD AT HEBRON: [April 21] --On last Saturday night some one stole a hog from Henry GWINN. The hog was in a pen near the house. Nothing has been heard from the rogues yet. --Last week a gentleman came through this community looking out a route for a railroad. He thinks the road will come through this section. There is also talk of a cotton factory at Nesbitt Shoals. [A lazy liver makes a lazy man. Burdock Blood Bitters is the natural, never failing remedy for a lazy liver] THE PITTS CASE NEXT WEEK The case of Reuben B. PITTS, charged with the murder of young Edward FOSTER at Inman, will be called in sessions court here on May 4. The work of summoning witnesses is about completed. It is understood that from twenty to thirty witnesses will be summoned from Inman to testify in the case. The report that a change of venue would be petitioned for is emphatically denied here today. THE BILL AGAINST GOSNELL The grand jury at the United States court in Greenville yesterday found a true bill against Jack GOSNELL, the white man arrested near Whitney some weeks ago by the dispensary constables. GOSNELL's team was seized and also a quantity of liquor. The trial of GOSNELL will probably come off within a few days. BACK TO THE FARM Representative Jesse M. MAHAFFEY is the phraseology of the latest novel, is "Back on the Farm". Mr. MAHAFFEY has secured control of a large farm in the Roebuck section and has moved there for the summer. He will cultivate the land, planting mostly in cotton. free post Lisa