"The Free Lance" Issue: August 19, 1904 POISON IN HIS WISKEY Will ANDERSON, a negro railway employee, was seized with a violent attack Monday afternoon while carousing(?) and drinking with a crowd in depot flat and it is believed he was the victim of a black conspiracy to drug him and rob him. Anderson was in a house with Al JENKINS and Lizzie THOMPSON, two negro women, and Rob DOUGLAS, also colored. The crowd was drinking at the time. ANDERSON says that while the others drank from bottles, they went into another room and brought him half a pint of whiskey in a ** cup. He drank some of the liquor and in ten minutes was seized with excruciating pains through his body like needles sticking through him, he says. Physicians were called in and ANDERSON was carried to his home near the C.&W.C. railroad depot where he is still in a precarious condition. The three other negroes who were with ANDERSON are being held on suspicion and it was thought that a formal warrant would be issued against them this afternoon. There is no known motive for the poisoning of ANDERSON except that yesterday was pay day on the railroad and it is believed by some of the officers that the crowd intended to drug ANDERSON and then rob him. However the negro had little or no money in his pockets and if robbery was the object of the crime, the perpetrators of the deed were frustrated. FINGERVILLE FACTS: -Mrs. Ann DONNAHAN and her daughter, Maggie, of Inman, are spending a few days with their relatives at this place. WELLFORD: -Several of our young people are invited out to the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. MILLER tonight where a party is being given. A good crowd is going and of course a nice time is expected. -Miss Mary BALLENGER of Greenville is visiting L. G. MILLER's and Mrs. J. W. JONES. -Miss Ella DUNN, who has been spending several days at the home of W.C. SMITH, has returned to her home in Edgefield. CAMPOBELLO: -Miss Nell WILKES of Chester is visiting her sister, Mrs. J.P. BRAMLETT. -Mrs. BOYD and Mrs. J. P. MATHENY of Bemberg are spending a few weeks at the McClain hote. -Geo. W. CROWDER, who has been visiting relatives near Miss Springs since Sunday, returned today. -Miss Grace WHISONANT, of Wilkinsville, who has been visiting Miss Mae FANT returned to her home this morning. -Miss Mae FANT went to Spartanburg today. -Postmaster Henry D. METCALF, who has been attending the meeting of the postmasters of the state at Greenville, came home this evening. -D. H. HOLCOMB returned Monday from a visit to Enoree. -Misses Gillie, Laura and Annie Mary SETTLE of near Inman, are visiting relatives in town. -The family of T. A. CAMP, who have been spending the summer at this place, moved back to Spartanburg Monday. -Jas. M. JACKSON of Columbia who has been visiting his brother, T. B. JACKSON, returned home Sunday evening. -D. O. McCLAIN, who has been working in Spartanburg is at home for a short while. -J. W. ABBOTT of Gaffney, is in town for several days. -J. M. CALDWELL has been quite sick for several days. -Rev. W. W. JONES of this place is assisting Dr. C. P. IRWIN in a protracted meeting at New Prospect. WOODRUFF: -D.B. IRBY, who has been visiting friends in Kingston, Ga., is at home. -Mrs. Fannie EZELL of Gaffney is spending sometime with her mother, Mrs. J. L. DRUMMOND. -Mrs. William GOLDSMITH of Greenville is visiting the family of B.B. PARKS. -T. R. TRIMMIER of Spartanburg spend Sunday and Monday in town. -Miss Florrie LANFORD of Lanford station is the guest of Miss Verna PARSONS. -R. M. BATEMAN was in town yesterday. -James STALLWORTH of Gaines, S.C. is visiting his sister, Mrs. Annie STALLWORTH. -Mr. and Mrs. J. A. MERRITT left yesterday for St. Louis accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. L. JACKSON and Miss Ida CHAMBLIN. -J. T. DALLAS, an old Confederate soldier of Georgia is in town for a few days. -Rev. B. L. WOFFORD is holding a protracted meeting this week at Selma Baptist Church. -Toab FERGUSON and wife of Spartanburg are visiting at Homer ROEBUCK's. -Miss Pattie McAULAY is at home after a pleasant stay at Pauline. -Miss Kee OLIVER of Cherokee, S.C. is spending awhile with Miss Lida WOFFORD. -Major KIRBY was in town yesterday. -David RUSH of Elloree spent Sunday in town. GOT LIMIT OF LAW [Spartanburg] Jesse FOSTER has been committed to jail here in default of a $100 fine for transporting whiskey, this fine being imposed by Magistrate McWHOTER. FOSTER received the limit of the law in his case, it being a clear instance of open violation of the dispensary law. ROEBUCK: -There is some serious sickness at this place. -Miss Cora DANIEL has returned home after a pleasant visit to relatives in Greenville. -Miss Stella BRICE has returned home from a visit to her brother, C.B. BRICE of Greenwood. She reports a fine time. -Miss Maggie WILLIAMS of Campobello is visiting her brother Dr. WILLIAMS of this place. LUMBER KILN PARTIALLY DESTROYED Thursday night between the hours of 7 and 8 o'clock the lumber kiln of J. M. JACKSON at Campobello which contained about 3,000 feet of lumber caught fire from a spark in the bottom of the kiln. A crowd of the residents of the community quickly formed an impromptu fire brigade and after a hard fight succeeded in extinguishing the flames and saving about half the lumber pile. FINAL SETTLEMENT: Notice given that on Sept. 1st, I [Byon NICHOLS] will apply for final settlement and discharge on estate of Charlotte NICHOLS. FINAL SETTLEMENT: Notice given that on Aug. 22, I [M.F. PARRISH] will apply for final settlement and discharge on estate of Joe J. HALL. ROBBERY AT ARCADIA MILLS A bold robbery took place at the Arcadia Mill store two miles of the city Thursday, goods and other articles valued at from one to two hundred dollars being carried away by the robber. The store was entered sometime during the night last night. The robbers went to the front of the store and removed the grating, then taking out a pane of glass they easily entered and proceeded to ramsack the large stock of goods in the store. When John BISHOP, manager of the store, entered the building this morning he found goods and boxes scattered over the shelves and moved out of their usual places and closer examination revealed the fact that the robbers had literally plundered the entire stock. Among the missing articles were all sorts of clothing, pants, hats, coats, shoes, and other goods in the hardware department, razors, knives, table ware, and other other articles were found to have been carried away in large quantities. WHISKEY AT PICNIC Chief FANT has received notice of two important arrests made by constables in his division in York County, who captured a couple of sharpers from Charlotte who had adopted a most unusual method of violating the dispensary laws and selling liquor at a picnic. The scene of the affair was a big gathering in York County, several days ago. The two men arrested entered the crowd with grip sacks and old valises loaded with North Carolina liquor and proceeded to dispense the same to the crowd in small drinks. Constable ROSE who worked up the case and captured the two men at their slick game had them placed on trial and they were fined $100 each. The men were from Charlotte. COWPENS: -W. R. TANNER of Duncans, visited his parents Sunday. -Paul WILKINS has gone to Spartanburg today. -Mrs. R. F. WILKINS and Misses Juanita and Inez of Spartanburg are visiting friends here. -Miss Annie MOORE has returned from Spartanburg where she spent several days with friends. -Mr. and Mrs. M. C. HARRIS returned from North Carolina Sunday, where they have been visiting the parents of Mr. HARRIS. -Miss Bell and Ora WILKINS have returned from Spartanburg where they spent several days. -Miss Lizette HINES has returned from Cherokee. -W. B. PORTER went to Spartanburg yesterday to witness the game between Brevard and Spartanburg. -L. D. ALLISON is moving his stock of goods into the house joining WILKINS and POTTER's store. The room he occupied has been sold for the bank and they will begin at once to remodel and fit it up for the bank. LANDRUM: -W. F. DANIEL and family of Anderson, S.C. are spending some time with relatives here. -Frank OWENS, bookkeeper for the Blue Ridge Hosiery Mill, has gone to Laurens for a few days. -Mrs. M. BOYD and family of Spartanburg are at their summer home here. -Miss Maggie Louise MONTGOMERY of Spartanburg, is visiting friends here. -Miss Lille McMAKIN of Spartanburg is spending some time here. -Walter GRAY and mother, have reto [sic] relatives here. -Mr. and Mrs. N. F. CARPENTER, leave today for a visit to Statesville, N.C. -Miss THOMAS of Inman is visiting Mrs. J. D. RANDOLPH. -Mr. WILBANKS of Georgia, has returned home after a visit to his friends here. -The Misses GREGORYS of Santuck have been visiting the Misses RANDOLPHS. -John DANIEL has accepted a position with Floyd LILES of Spartanburg. -Horace BOMAR spent Sunday with friends here. -Mrs. TAYLOR and daughter of Key West, Fla., are spending a while with Mrs. J. C. PIERCE. NEW PROSPECT: -Mrs. Joe M. McCLURE and children, who have been visiting relatives in Polk County, N.C. have returned home. -Mrs. Robert A. DENTON of Spartanburg, who has been spending a few weeks at this place, will return home this week. -David McDOWELL and wife of Texas are visiting relatives in this community. -Mrs. John L. McWHARTER and children have gone on an extended trip to Greenville and Seneca. -Misses Maude HICKS and Carrie RIGBY of Spartanburg are spending awhile here with relatives. -Mrs. W. J. CLEMENT is quite sick. HOBBYSVILLE: -Miss Cora LAMBRIGHT is visiting F. L. LAYTON's family. -Albert HILL of this place, has begun his school at Lanham. -Fred and Rossie WALKER have returned after a pleasant stay with relatives at Greers. -Miss Anna MATTHIAS is visiting in North Carolina now. Also Mrs. Hattie and Ann HILL. -Mr. and Mrs. Claude BOYD of Union visited Mrs. Will HILL recently. SPARTANBURG: [city] -Miss Ola WILSON of Newberry is the guest of Miss Mary FAWCETT on North Dean street. -Miss Sallie Ridley JONES, of Norfolk Va., is visiting Mrs. Percy W. HARRIS, on Hampton avenue. -Mr. and Mrs. L. C. ZIEGLER and Mrs. M. E. BOWDEN are visiting at Swtizer. -W. Boyd EVANS of Columbia is in the city. TWO YEARS A FUGITIVE Ed AUSTIN, a middle age colored man, was caught out near the Whitney Mills yesterday afternoon, after having been a fugitive from justice for over two years. AUSTIN assaulted an old colored woman who lives near the mills about two years ago, using his fist or a stick of fire wood and inflicted a bad wound over the woman's eye. The Negro made his escape and has since been living in Tennessee. Recently however, it was surmised that he was again in his old haunts and a search being made resulted in his arrest yesterday. He was bound over by Magistrate KIRBY for a hearing before a higher court. NEGRO LIKES CHAINGANG Henry ROBERSON, colored, has acquired a fondness for life on the chain gang as a result of his frequent acquaintance with this kind of living and consequently when his third term expired Monday. He could not wait to get to town but proceeded to confiscate several articles of clothing at he camp and having thus assured his rearrest he came to the city to while away the time until his plans for getting back on the gang matured. ROBERSON's scheme came to a head Wednesday when he was approached by an officer to whom he gladly turned over his person and later before Magistrate KIRBY he told the story of his latest misdemeanor right cheerfully, heard sentence pronounced gave him the coveted chance to get him on the gang. ROBERSON plead guilty this morning and will be sent to the gang without delay. MAMIE SMITH DISCHARGED Mamie SMITH, the colored woman from Glenn Springs, who was arrested Saturday morning by Officers ALVERSON and BATES on suspicion of having made way with a quantity of clothing the property of guests at the Glenn Springs was released after the parties who missed the clothing had looked through the trunks of the Negro woman and had recovered what they had lost from the woman's baggage. The guests of the hotel who were this inconvenienced were not disposed to press that case against the woman and after conferring with the police the woman was given her freedom. Geo. SMITH, husband of the woman was sent to the chaingang however being found with a basket of clothes carried by the woman Wednesday. SMITH was fined $50 and in default of the payment was ordered sent to chaingang where he will languish for 30 days. THE DOG WAS LOADED {This is from the June 10, 1904 issue - I just had to go back and add it!} A dispatch from Raleigh, N.C. says: T. M. PEARSON, private secretary to Gov. AYCOCL, who has just returned from the northwestern part of the state, where he was sent to inspect the Wilkesboro-Jefferson turnpike, one of the finest highways in the United States, tells a very remarkable story of an occurrence during his trip. Mr. ROBERTSON, editor of the Wilkesboro Hustler, owned a half grown setter dog, which he was training to retrieve. The dog was very fond of bringing objects from the water. His owner was on the bank at a deep pool when some men came up, and one of them threw a dynamite cartridge into the pool in order to kill the fish. As the cartridge was thrown the dog dashed after it and to the horror of the editor, came out with the cartridge in his mouth, the fuse being tolerably long. The men fled and so did the owner of the dog, the dog following the later. Frightened almost to death, the editor rushed toward a deep ditch, fortunately quite wide and leaped across this continuing to run for fully half a mile. At the moment the dog reached the bank of the ditch the cartridge exploded, literally tearing him to pieces. Mr. PEARSALL says there is much talk about this occurrence, which is declared to have been the strangest that ever happened in that section of the state. Only the ditch saved the life of the editor, he says. Free Post Lisa