"The Free Lance" Issue: May 22, 1903 A WAGON BROKEN This morning two mules attached to a heavily loaded wagon became frightened at a street car in front of the court house and wheeling suddenly towards the sidewalk, snapped the tongue of the wagon off short. The wagon was loaded with cotton goods from the Fingerville Mills. It was left standing on the street until it could be repaired and the goods carried on to their destination. ENOREE EVENTS: [May 18] --E. B. DONALD has moved in town from Hillsville. --J. H. BLACKWELL of Abbeville County is visiting the family of Jim JONES. He is 83 years old and hale and hearty. --The Enoree and Woodruff baseball teams played Saturday at Enoree. The score stood 8 to 1 in favor Enoree. Struck out by BETSILL, Enoree's pitcher, 20; NESBITT, Woodruff's pitcher, 6. It was a pretty game all the way through and we hereby challenge any team in the county or state. The marriage ceremony of Miss Ethel Clare, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.W. SHULER of Holly Hill and Leonard J. BROWN of Oswego, Sumter County, took place recently. The alcove and chapel of the church were profusely decked with palms, lilies and roses, while the auditorium was filled with a gay throng of friends and admirers of the popular young bride in whose happiness and good fortune their every mood betokened the most sympathetic interest. BOUND OVER TO COURT The preliminary hearing of D.G. HART, night clerk at the Spartanburg postoffice, charged with violating Section 457 of the United States statutes abstracting valuables entrusted to his care, was concluded before United States Commissioner Wm. McGOWAN today and as a result HART was bound under a bond of $500 for his appearance at the next term of federal court. HART was represented by Stanyarne WILSON. The chief witness at the hearing was Postoffice Inspector F. G. J. PULSIFER, who testified as to having prepared a decoy letter which was mailed Sunday night at Blacksburg addressed to J. Boyce LEE of this city. The letter contained 35 2-cent stamps and $1 silver certificates all carefully marked. The letter was received by Mr. LEE and the inspector testified that ten of the stamps were missing and that he found among the defendant's papers, which the latter produced, stamps which he declared are the same that he placed in the letter at Blacksburg. Young HART has many friends here who regret his getting into trouble and hope he will be able to exonerate himself. THE TALL HAT IN FRANCE The tall hat, variously called "chimney pot", "stovepipe", "cylinder", and what not, became fashionable in Paris in 1790, soon after the death of Franklin, in whose honor it was known as "chapeau Franklin". In spite of numberless changes of style, it has maintained its ground ever since, unexpected as such a result would have seemed at its first introduction. For a time this style of hat was considered revolutionary in Germany and Russia. Any one wearing a "cylinder" was liable to punishment, but the evil reputation soon passed away, and the tall stiff hat, the ugliest head covering that was ever worn, and the most ridiculed outlives all other styles. The event of the season at Easley was the marriage of Miss Bessie McMAHAN oldest daughter of Mrs. Bessie McMAHAN, and John Sidney BISSELL at the home of the bride on South Main street Thursday at 11:45 a.m. Major W. M. FOSTER Honored Maj. W. M. FOSTER of this city, who has returned from Columbia where he attended the Confederate veterans' reunion, was given a signal honor by being allotted the important place on the program Thursday morning in the Columbia theatre where the public exercises were held. Major FOSTER read a poem on the Confederate soldier which was the subject of much favorable comment and which elicited loud and long continued applause after it was read before the vast audience. Major FOSTER was approached by many seeking a copy of the poem. The poem was one of the best numbers of the program. The major has a wide reputation as one peculiarly favored by the muses and his verse is greatly in demand on all occasions. AN ORPHAN GIRL KILLED Dispatch from Clinton Wednesday says: One of those unforeseen and unavoidable accidents which sometimes happen occurred at Thormwell Orphanage today. While one of the girls was passing by the wringer in the steam laundry it suddenly went to pieces with the noise of a pistol explosion. Miss Anna ANDERSON was struck by a flying piece and was dead within 20 minutes. LENIOR HAPPENINGS [May 19] --Mrs. M.M. SPROUSE of this place spent yesterday with relatives and friends at Cherokee. --While it is so dry that the farmers cannot work on their farms they are putting in good time seining. J. M. EASLER and others caught 27 fish that weighed from one to eight pounds. --The home of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. COMPTON was made happy last Sunday by a new visitor. It is a baby boy. --Moses BELL's fine pig is still growing. It is 13 weeks old and weighs 125 pounds. It is the finest pig I ever saw. MOORE MENTION [May 18] --Jessie JAMES spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. Ed LAYTON last week. --Misses Evie and Emma VISE visited Mr. and Mrs. G.R. JAMES and daughter on Saturday last. KILLING AT ANDERSON --A dispatch from Anderson says: Will SOLLESBEE, the young white man who was shot by Lonnie ELLIS in a difficulty at the Townsend twine mill, is dead. After the shooting Ellis went to his father's home at Denver. He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff EMERSON and lodged in jail. ELLIS bears a good reputation among those who know him. He is not over 20 years old and has an intelligent countenance that impresses one favorably. He has employed Bonham & Watkins to defend him, and they will apply for bail for their client in a few days. NOTICE: W. C. LAYTON has moved his repair and work shop to East Main street, Spartanburg, S.C., where he will be glad to see his customers and friends. FINAL SETTLEMENT: Notice hereby given that on June 10, 1903, I will apply for a final settlement and discharge as administrator of the estate of Jincy WHEELER, deceased. By A.B. GROCE, Admr. free post Lisa