"The Free Lance" Issue: July 10, 1903 BERRY BRIEFS: [July 6] --Henry BLACKWELL and son of Inman, visited friends and relatives at this place Saturday and Sunday. --Mr. and Mrs. E.C. CANTRELL are the happy parents of a fine baby boy. --J.V. WALL and L.K. WHITTEN of this place visited beyond the river Sunday. --Mrs. Lettie WESTMORELAND, who has been suffering for the past year with a cancer on her arm, is seriously ill. --W.K. THOMPSON is quite sick. --G. D. LOVELACE and Foster EZELL of Brooklyn were visiting friends and relatives at this place Sunday. --The minks are getting troublesome around here. Friday night they killed twenty chickens for Jessie PARIS and Saturday night they killed several more for him. They have also killed seventeen for Mrs. W.M. CANTRELL. --Mrs. M.A. CANTRELL visited her brother, F.P. WILLIAMS, Sunday in the Flatwood section. KILLED BY WHEEL Greenville, July 7-Ervine WALDROP, age 31, a son of Mrs. Ellie WALDROP, was accidentally killed at the grist mill of Mrs. H.D. WILKINS in Bates township yesterday afternoon. FINGERVILLE FACTS: [July 6] --Rev. J.C. McKINNEY of Line, N.C. died June 24 and was buried June 25 at Trinity Church were he was a faithful member and local preacher. His death was a sad bereavement, not only to his relatives and friends, but to his church and to the entire community in which he has lived. He was about 40 years old. He leaves a wife and little girl who will mourn his departure. LANDRUM LACONICS [July 7] --W. H. DORRILL and family of Georgetown are here for the summer. --Miss Amma BOMAR of Spartanburg is spending a few days with the Misses LANDRUM. --Miss Bessie RANDOLPH, who has been away for several months is at home for the summer. --Mrs. SHUMPERT,of Vidalia, Ga., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. RANDOLPH. --Mrs. J.L. GREEN and children of Spartanburg are visiting her parents. --Miss Helen PRINCE is visiting in Campobello. --Miss Dolly VAN WYCK, of Atlanta, Ga., is visiting relatives here. --Mrs. EVANS has gone to Skyland, N.C. for the summer. --T.C. MORGAN continues quite feeble. --Frank DANIEL and little daughter of Anderson visited relatives here last week. --Bob ANDREWS of Timmonsville, was in town last week. --G.B. HAMPTON is traveling for his health. ROAD OVERSEERS ELECTED The County commissioners have selected the following overseers for the respective townships. Others will be selected later: Beech Springs-J.J. FREY, T.W. BRUCE Campobello-Columbus STEELE, A.P. JONES, Melvin BURNETT, T.S. GOWAN, W.A. McDOWELL. Cherokee-Eli WILLIAMS, E.G. JOLLY, R.L. CANTRESS. Cross Anchor-Golden GENTRY Reidville- N.C. {orG.} ANLVERSON, N.L. BENNETT, Jr. Spartanburg-T.A. BROWN, Perry CHAPMAN. The Gastonia News says: Mrs. Loula Ryall JOHNSON, wife of Rev. David T. JOHNSON, pastor of the Episcopal Church here, died Sunday morning at 3 o'clock at Mrs. I. L. ADAMS where Mr. and Mrs. JOHNSON were boarding. Besides the husband she leaves a bright five year old son David, and a week old infant son. She was buried beside her little infant son at Lincolnton. WISHED TO GET RID OF CHILD A well dressed white man and woman from North Carolina yesterday attempted to leave a young infant at the home of a colored woman in this city. They offered her money to take charge of it but she refused and they were arrested. In police court this morning, they were discharged and taking the baby went on towards Asheville. They gave several different names and their identity was not disclosed. Important evidence was added at the inquest over the body of John PHILLIPS, murdered at Norway, implicating not only Jim EVANS, the brother of the Negro who was lynched, but nine other Negroes concerned in the crime. These are Joe FARRIS, William DONALDSON, Ed THOMAS, Ulysses JOHNSON, John SELDON, Luther JOHNSON, William JOHNSON, Sherman STALEY and Pink HARTWELL. Immediately after the inquest was concluded searching parties were sent out and four of these Negroes were arrested and lodged in the guard house. The Negroes arrested William DONALDSON, Ed THOMAS, Ulysses JOHNSON, SELDON. The others could not be found. Henry O'SHIELDS who lives near Dutchman postoffice, drove to town today. He said crops were clean, but cotton the smallest he ever saw at this season of the year. The corn is growing well now, but there is not half enough of it. He thinks farmers will have to buy western corn or half starve their stock next year. GREENVILLE: [July 9] --C.L. McFADDEN and A.D. BETTS, two Wofford College students, are spending their summer vacation very profitably by selling a series of good books. These young men have been in Greenville several days and have so far succeeded in disposing of a number of the books. --Misses LUCAS, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.F. BRUNS, returned yesterday to their home in Spartanburg. --Barrett MARSHALL went to Spartanburg yesterday. NEWS FROM GAFFNEY: [July 9] --Sunday there was a shooting scrape in the Maud section which came near being serious. At one time there was a pitched battle in progress, but fortunately the contending parties were at a considerable distance and no one was hurt. About 20 shots were fired with pistols and guns. As a consequence of the affair Buron DORIS, Gray DAVIS and Gilbert BRIGHT have been bound over to the higher court by Magistrate George D. SCRUGGS. The fight seems to have been a family feud. James WILSON, one of Anderson's oldest residents and a most respected citizen, died at his home near the city limits late Wednesday night. Mr. WILSON was in his 70th year. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice hereby given, will apply for final settlement and discharge as administrator of the estate of S.M. BUFFINGTON {or BULLINGTON}, deceased. W.R. DILLINGHAM, Admr. free post Lisa