"The Free Lance" Issue: July 31, 1903 STOLE HOT WATER FROM ENGINE One of the most unusual cases that has ever engaged the attention of the mayor's court was one on today's docket in which Miles ANDERSON, colored, was up on a novel charge. ANDERSON was arrested for taking hot water from a railway locomotive. ANDERSON was fined $2.50 by the mayor. SWITZER NOTES: [July 28] --Dr. J.B. STEPPE and wife of Switzer are staying at Glenn Springs. The doctor's health has improved somewhat since he has been there. --Mr. and Mrs. G.H. JORDAN of Switzer are at Chick Springs for the summer. --P.H. WOFFORD, of Los Angeles Cal., is visiting his brother W.A. WOFFORD of Switzer. --Henry E. WOFFORD, of Clinton, and Miss Azile WOFFORD, of Madden, S.C., are visiting their uncle, W.A. WOFFORD for a few days. --H.C. GUDGER, of Statesville, N.C., is on a visit to C.M. WRIGHT. --Captain SWITZER is cutting some very fine hay on the river swamp. --Joe WOFFORD is clerking for G.H. Jordan & Son of Switzer. LANDRUM LACONICS: [July 25] --Yesterday afternoon while Henry PRINCE and Miss May LANDRUM were out driving their horse became frightened at a train and ran with them, throwing both from the buggy Mr. PRINCE was painfully but not seriously hurt while Miss LANDRUM was not injured. --Roland LEE went to Spartanburg yesterday on important business. --Walter HEAVENER is confined to his room with mumps. --Misses Mary and Sarah LYLES are here for the summer. --Prof. Geo. L. DICKSON, who has been here for some time, is in Spartanburg attending the summer school. --Dr. MERRYWEATHER paid a short visit to our town this week. --Mrs. Paul V. BOMAR and children have returned to Spartanburg after a visit to relatives here. DROPS BOOTY AND RUNS A few days ago when officer BATES captured the Negro ANDERSON, who had stolen in the neighborhood of 75 chickens, it was thought that this would be the end of the whole sale robbery of chicken roosts, but this morning another case was reported by Policeman BATES, who came around to the station house with a sack containing 32 chickens which the officer stated were dropped by a Negro when he pursued early this morning. . . The negro made good his escape and the officer returned breathless and panting from his long chase. A NEW RESIDENT I.T. WOOD and family of Wellford are new residents of the city. Mr. WOOD just purchased a home on Forest street from J.P. STEVENS and will with his family occupy the same. EVINSVILLE EVENTS: [July 28] --Mrs. S.D. MOBLEY of Blackstock, is spending some time with her father, B.L. ALLEN. --Mrs. R.C. JOHNSON and Miss Lola FOWLER went to Hobbysville Monday. --Mrs. Mary ALEXANDER, who has been ill for some time is no better. --R.C. JOHNSON and John M. FOWLER are sick. --Miss Grace ANDERSON has returned to her home at Williamston. --Sam ALLEN, who has for several weeks been staying with Dr. J.W. ALLEN has returned home. WOMEN'S STRENGTH IN TEARS The weakest woman in all the world is armed with one weapon against which man's pride and strength are powerless. Her tears will win when everything else has failed. A woman's tears move her own tender sex as well as the sterner masculine brutes. Old and young yield to their potential spell and when the woman happens to be pretty there is no telling what will follow when her bright eyes grow misty with these messengers from a wounded heart. It is folly to attempt to stand out against a woman's tears. They have caused revolutions. They have made and unmade many a great cause. They can be met in only one way-unconditional surrender. {And here, all this time, we thought this was our secret} free post Lisa