"The Free Lance" Issue: October 21, 1904 PERSONALS FROM WOODRUFF --Mrs. W.W. SIMPSON and Miss Hattie KILGORE have returned from attending the Woman's Missionary Union of Enoree Presbytery, which met at the First Presbyterian Church at Greenville. --Dr. Eugene HALCOMB is having his home painted. --Mrs. B. L. WOFFORD will go on the 15th to assume control of the dry goods department of W.S. GRAY and Sons. --J. K. HOTTAL of Spartanburg paid Woodruff a flying visit last week. --Miss Linwood WATERS of Atlanta is visiting Mrs. Shadie CALVERT. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION Spartanburg County Petitioner, J. L. KILLIAN, has filed a petition in my office asking for letters of administration on the estate of L. C. KILLIAN. J. J. GENTRY, Probate Judge, Oct. 10, 1904. LIFE AT WELLFORD --Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. O. COAN, last week, a fine boy. --Miss Minnie FINCH of Spartanburg spent Sunday with her uncle, A.B. FINCH. --J. W. COAN made a flying trip to Spartanburg today. --Sam VAUGHN, Miss Vera GROCE and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar GROCE are in Greenville. --Isom WOOD and Lid FARLEY, of Spartanburg made a visit to their farms near here today. --John McMAKIN the famous ball twirler, has succeeded Samuel PEARSON in the store of Ballenger & Gantt. --Garvin McMAKIN went to Columbia today. --Jas. R. JACKSON, who has been doing some rock work at Converse is spending a few days with his family here. --W.G. QUERY spent Sunday here with his family. --Alex and Neely QUERY and Jas. VERNON Jr. who are in school in Spartanburg, were at home Sunday. --Dr. DEAN was in Wellford today to see the child of H. W. DARRELL, on whom he performed a very critical operation a week ago. THE COUNTRY SCHOOLS There will be a general opening up of the schools in the rural districts about November * after the cotton picking season is over said a gentleman of this city Saturday. The extreme scarcity of labor has made it imperative in many sections for the farmers and their entire families to go to the white cotton fields to gather in the staple while it remained in its freshness. Issue: Oct. 28, 1904 Atkinson-Season Wedding Invitations have been received for the marriage on November 9 of John Buford ATKINSON of this city to Miss Corrie SEARSON, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. P. SEARSON, the ceremony to take place at Allendale, the home of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. ATKINSON will be at home in Spartanburg after November 16. PROBABLE FATAL INJURY J. WALKER, a well known young man of this city, who formerly worked in the insurance business, fell from a ladder in one of the towers of the Spartan Mill Thursday between 12 and 1 o'clock and sustained a fracture of the base of the brain, the doctors now in attendance holding out little hope for the recovery of the young man. Mr. WALKER was alone when the accident occurred and it is believed that he must have lain on the floor in an unconscious condition for ten to twenty minutes before his condition was discovered. . . . Mr. WALKER has no relatives here. His home is in Atlanta, Ga. [more] WOODRUFF: --The work on the buildings at the fair grounds is completed. Everything is in readiness now for the fair and a large attendance is expected. --Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Mary SCAIFE and J. W. JONES of Ridgeway; also Miss Georgia PALMA and Charles TOWNSEND, both of Charleston. Miss PALMA is well known here, this having been her home for several years. She is a charming young lady and all extend to her heartiest congratulations. --S. W. REID and family moved to Laurens Tuesday. --Mrs. H.V. LEE returned to her home at Florence after a visit of some weeks here. --Miss NICHOLLS of Pauline, visited Mrs. T.M. VISE this week. --Miss Daisy CHAMBLIN entertained a few friends very pleasantly yesterday evening in honor of Miss FLEMING. --W. W. SIMPSON came home from the meeting of Synod at Clinton today. --Maj. KIRBY of Spartanburg, spent Friday here with his daughter, Mrs. J. H. KIRBY. --B. L. MONTGOMERY attended the Bomar-Montgomery marriage Thursday. A COMING MARRIAGE The following from the San Francisco, Cal., Chronicle of Oct. 2, will be of interest to many Spartanburg people. "An announcement which will prove of great interest, especially in army circles, is that of the engagement of Miss Ethel SARRATT, of South Carolina, to Lieutenant Samuel TALBOT, Twenty-eighth Infantry, United States army, who is at present stationed at the Presidio, but who leaves in a few days for his home in Virginia. Miss SARRATT is a sister of Captain Edward O. SARRATT, Artillery Corps, United States army, who was until very recently at Presidio, and it was during a visit to her brother that Miss SARRATT and Mr. TALBOT met. No date has been arranged for the wedding, but it will be celebrated [cut off] FINGERVILLE FACTS: --Curtis McMILLAN is very sick with typhoid fever. --Fred PORTER and John BROCK engaged in a quarrel in the mill a few days ago which led to licks. BROCK used his knife; PORTER used broomsticks, spinning slats or most any thing that came in the way. PORTER got badly cut on his arm and several lesser cuts on his back and neck, but none so bad as the arm. BROCK got a pretty bad gash in the head by the broom stick. PORTER is here; BROCK is gone for parts unknown. {these boy weren't playin'!} NEW HOSPITAL WILL OPEN NOV. 4 The new hospital organized by Drs. Black, Jeffries and Heinitsh will be ready for reception of patients within about 10 days' time. The new furniture for the hospital had been ordered and is expected in about one week's time. The hospital authorities have not yet selected a name for the new hospital which will be incorporated soon. {I wonder if this is Mary Black's or Doctor's Memorial?-or neither?} free post Lisa