"The Free Lance" Issue: July 29, 1904 THE RAIN THURSDAY: A hard rain fell in this city Thursday afternoon about 5 o'clock lasting about an hour. . . The barn of J. S. AMOS who lives at No. 502 South Church street, was torn up. Henry H. MURPH, a painter was painfully cut across the forehead, shoulders and arms by a large glass 4 feet *** blowing from the panel of a door upon his head at Gowan & Davis market. During the rain storm in the afternoon a bolt of lightning struck a tenent house belonging to W. A. MOORE at Cowpens. It was set on fire and entirely consumed. No one was in the house. Cowpens - Lightning bolts played around the residence of R. R. BROWN, striking his dwelling one time and four times in his yard. The pipes which carry water to his residence, and also his bath room was considerably torn up and a number of books set on fire. Mrs. BROWN was severely shocked, but soon recovered. GOT 25 DAYS IN JAIL: Magistrate D. T. GOSSETT committed Clarence FORNEY to jail Tuesday for 25 days on the charge of larceny. FOOT CRUSHED BY TRAIN: On Tuesday A. C. ROBERTS a carpenter who lives at the Spartanburg Junction in attempting to swing on to the caboose of north bound local freight train No. 64 fell and the wheels of the caboose passed over his left foot crushing it frightfully. Amputation it is thought will be necessary. His condition is serious and the result of the operation cannot be foretold. CAMPOBELLO: -Mrs. J. W. BRAMLETT will give a moonlight party at the mineral springs tonight in honor of Miss Marion WILKS. -E. F. BUSH has accepted a position as clerk in the store of Grambling Bros. at Grambling. -Joe SETTLE, who has been sick for several days is visiting his home near Inman. -Mrs. Algie POOLE of Charlotte is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. WILLIAMS. -D. L. POOLE and family, who have been visiting at D. H. HOLCOMB's returned to Enoree yesterday. -D. H. HOLCOMB spent yesterday in Spartanburg. -F. J. JOHNSON left Monday for Brevard, N.C., where he has accepted a position in a drug store. -Mrs. M. B. FANT returned yesterday from a visit to Greenville. -Miss Ruth WINGO who has been visiting Greers, returned home yesterday. Illness of W. D. McMAKIN: W. D. McMAKIN one of the well known resident of the county, is ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. I. T. WOOD on Forest street. His condition is quite serious and there is no improvement reported this morning. The following children are with him: John M., C. W., H. P., and W. E. McMAKIN and Mrs. J. S. LOYLESS of Wellford and Mrs. P. R. ANDERSONSON of Duncans-all of whom are at the home of Mrs. WOODS. Mother and Daughter in Runaway: Near Mt. Cavalry Church Wednesday, horse [sic] which Mrs. John MONTGOMERY, accompanied by her little daughter, was driving became fractious. Mrs. MONTGOMERY jumped from the buggy and received painful injuries, but which are not thought to be serious. The buggy was demolished. SOMETHING FROM WELLFORD: -Miss Attie McCARTER is spending the week with friends and relatives at Arlington. -Miss Bessie and Domar SMITH of Spartanburg junction are visiting at O. L. PITMAN's. -A. E. MOORE has returned from an extended trip to Asheville, N. C. -Mrs. J. E. HOLMES and Wesley MUCKENFUSS, Jr., are visiting friends and relatives here. -Miss LITTLE of Gaffney is visiting J. R. JACKSON's. HEARD AT HILLSVILLE: -Mrs. J. M. ANDERSON of this place has gone to Clyde, N.C., to spend a while. Mrs. Laura HUFF and daughter, Mrs. J. R. LIVINGSTON and little son, Lawrence HUFF from Columbia are now visiting relatives here. -Mrs. Miles NIX and family and W. D. HAMMETT's family also Mrs. M. C. DAVIS are at Enoree. -Mrs. W. P. THORTON of this place will visit relatives and friends in Spartanburg this week. NEW PROSPECT POINTS: -Prof. McWHORTER will open school here this morning. -Misses Mattie and Clara McMILLIN and brother, all of Chicota, Texas, are visiting relatives here. -Misses Edwardina and Marion BLALOCK of Edgefield, S.C., have been spending a few days with relatives here. -Mrs. Robert HALL and children of Spartanburg have been visiting at this place for a few days. -Mrs. John SHORES and son have returned to their home in Spartanburg after spending a few days with friends and relatives. "The poor deluded bride thinks she is marrying the best man at the wedding" WEST END NOTES: -Miss Nettie Daniel of Landrum, who has been visiting in West End is spending this week with Miss Aurora GLENN in the country. -Miss Eula CREEK of Laurens County, who has been visiting the Misses CATHCART is now spending a while with her schoolmate, Miss Rancie BROWN of Inman. -Mrs. Bettie LANFORD GENTRY is spending the month of July with her parents at Campobello, Rev. and Mrs. L. M. LANFORD. -Garvin McMAKIN returned yesterday with his father who is quite [sic] He is now with his daughter, Mrs. Isom WOOD on Forest street. -Mrs. G. W. FINCH returned from Old Fort, N.C., where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. L. DANIEL. -The enrolling committee for ward 6 should read thus: J. W. DANIEL, Plato LANKFORD and J. E. HILL. -M. J. MacFADDEN, a dental student who has been at D. C. CATHCART's for a week has returned to his father's at Gastonia, N.C. -Miss Nannie DODD has returned from Boiling Springs where she went to see her sister, Mrs. Rowly CLEMENT. -John McMAKIN is here with his sick father, William McMAKIN. VAUCLUSE MAN SHOT HIMSELF: Aiken, July 26-Chas. STEELE, a young man 23 years of age, shot him self through the head with a revolver at the home of his brother, William STEELE in Vaucluse, on Sunday afternoon. His brain was pierced with the bullet and it is reported here today that he is dying. Disappointment in love is said by some to be the cause of his act, and by others it is thought that his brain was affected by cigarette smoking. {What kind of cigarettes where these?} DOTS FROM DUNCAN: -Ed WOOD is home for five days' stay. He and about 15 other boys and girls have gone to the mountains. -R. E. DUNCAN and W.R. ZIMMERMANN went to Spartanburg today. -Mr. and Mrs. Sam ROBERTSON of Spartanburg are spending a fine day with friends and relatives at this place. -J. M. GLUM intends to go to Saluda, N.C., to spend a few days. REPORTED: {Weather} >From Columbia--This week ending 8 a.m. July 25, had a mean temperature of 80 degrees which is nearly two below normal, due to excessive heat during the first half and abnormally low temperatures during the last half. The extremes were a minimum of 56 at Greenville on the 24th and a maximum of 104 at Blackville. Free Post Lisa