"The Free Lance" Issue June 26, 1903 part 1 VICTOR NOTES: [June 22] --J.C. JONES has returned from Texas after a three weeks' visit. DAMAGES FROM THE CLOUDBURST Dr. W.J. CHAPMAN, who was near the center of the cloudburst, reports that he estimates the injury done to his land at $700 to $900. His farm is nearly level, but it was badly washed. Capt. T.B. MARTIN, of Fair Forest, thinks he has lot $300 to $500 and he was on the edge of the storm. J.C. WILKINS caught it heavily. Much of his corn and cotton were washed away or covered up. WOFFORD MEN IN DEMAND D.S. MURPH, who graduated last year from Wofford and is well known here, received the degree of master of arts at Trinity College recently and has been elected instructor in Latin in Trinity Park High School, Durham, N.C. for the coming year. He will be succeeded as assistant in English at Trinity College by J.W.W. DANIEL, another Wofford graduate and late principal of the Anderson graded school. Mr. DANIEL is a brother of Thos. H. DANIEL of Spartanburg. FLATWOOD ITEMS [June 22] --Tucker STEPHENS is very ill. --Jimmie BERRY is no better with a cancer. --Rufus WHITE and sister Miss Bessie, attended the commencement at Cedar Springs Wednesday. --Ellie WILLIAMS lost a $40 cow last Sunday. TRUE BILLS RETURNED YESTERDAY L.W. MORGAN, violating dispensary law; Myra CONNELLY, violating dispensary law; King WILLIAMS, murder; John WEST, John MAYFIELD, Theodore HOWARD, Grover GILSTRAP and Oscar RICE, housebreaking and larceny. Mary DENT was arraigned for murder, but her trial was not set. Violet McCLAREY and Claudia WRIGHT pleaded guilty to running a bawdy house and were sentenced to six months imprisonment or to pay a fine of $75 each. In the case of Jennie GARNER, charged with the same offense, a sealed envelope was rendered. John CLAWSON was tried on a charge of highway robbery and found not guilty. Several sentences ranging from to three years was pronounced in sessions court. Cash EDINGTON found guilty of carbreaking and larceny was sentenced to 3 years on the public roads or to pay a fine of $200. Sam MACKLE, his partner, was likewise sentenced to 2 years on the public roads or to pay a fine of $200. Ola MACK convicted of larceny was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. A true bill was returned by the grand jury today against Ben and Carrie TURNER for violating the dispensary law. Yesterday the case of Mary DENT, charged with the murder of Shug CALHOUN at Greers last Friday came up for trial. The evidence all went to show that the woman acted in self defense in shooting CALHOUN and the solicitor did not ask for a verdict of guilty. The woman was dismissed. L.W. MORGAN, found guilty of violating the dispensary law, was fined $100 or 6 months on the chaingang. Myra CONNELLY, colored, was found guilty of a similar offense and fined $100 or 6 months on the chaingang. Notice of appeal was given. Lucy MURTISHAW was found guilty and sentenced to a fine of $75 or 6 months in prison. WOODRUFF NOTES: [June 22] --J.A. MERRITT of St. Matthews who taught the school here for several years, is back visiting his brother, F.T. MERRITT. --Miss Edna DARWIN of Greers is spending a month with her mother, Mrs. S.A. DARWIN. --Miss HARRISON of Ridgway, S.C. who has been visiting Miss Pattie McAULAY, returned home last Monday. --W.J.DRUMMOND is reported quite ill. BYERS RELEASED ON BAIL J.P. BYERS, the holiness preacher committed to jail recently in default of furnishing a peace bond, was today released from custody, his father going on his bond, which is $100. BYERS has been in jail several weeks. The story of his disappearance with the wife of another man some time ago is still fresh in the public mind. free post Lisa