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4, \\VKIWKSnAYt NOVKMlllHt H, 1011.MIIH. HAMITfCH MEKTH HEATH.Wife of Prominent Minister HunDown hy Aiitumohllo.Atl11l!a0 h n1o(1JraiIfjilt;’1](1Clt;(The State, Nov* 6th.); Mrs, W. S. II a in I ter, wife of a well KMown Presbyterian minister of ckstoek, wiib knocked down by an onioldlo about noon yesterday, from tnJuries received died at a infirmary about 3.30 o'clock | |8SFH£rda' afternoon. The accident 1 KBLWrrred nl the Intersection of MainWashington 'streets. The car owned by J. Caldwell Robert-, of Coin inbt;i, and was d riven by chauffeur, Horace Jones, a negro'. Miss Olive Robertson and her Sliest, Miss Louis© Rowland, of Augusta, Gft., were in Hie car at the time ofthe accident.Mrs, UftinlLev was crossing the street to stop .a street car, or was crossing to the other side. When almost on the track, she was struck by the machine, which, according to Miss 0)Ivg Robertson, was going nt it rate? ! or about eight miles mi hoar.The negro chauffeur gave himselfit J1 to .!, ]|. FotvIgh. magistrate, shortly utter ward.Many witnessed the accident, and thore wore several versions as to the r# the machine was traveling and a a' to I ho details.The street, was crowded at llic time, and when the Packard machine struck Mrs. Mam I ter, many rushed to her assistance, She was placed in the car a ml hurried to a local Jnflnnnry. it. was (ale in the afiornoon before idenilflc ition was possible, She carried, at the lime of thp accident, a suit case with the lul-B W, S. M., Blackstoek, S. Cl.,” hi her purse was a railroad t lo thnt place, This gave a clew ;he Identity with the result that ha shan d was no tilled, and he e to the city last night with Mis eldest won.jMrs, Hum Her came to Columbia Friday for treatment for her eyes. She spent Friday night at the residence of W. .11, Houston, HIM Washington street. II is understood she Intended returning to Black etock laid- nigh I..%|rB, JIauiiter was 40 years of age.re her marriage ehe way Mias Jlilo Cooper, of the Indian town spc-'■■sf WilHnmuhufg county. Rev. and Mrs, Hamiter Mved at Iva, Au-dorson county, before moving to Blackstoek about a year ago. Mr. Hamiter Is pastor of the TUnekafock and Concord Presbyterian churche0 lie and five children survive. T children arc: Cooper 11 a in Bor, William Scott Hamiter and Misses Mary, Annie and Km inn flam Her, Mrs, Hamiter was a cousin of Prof. (too, McCutchcon, of the University of Konf.li Carol hut.vV*tVIIIDDra[jnuVIvKn■ ■I.b4!0V(JL-grlSKoBB’ifItIIIAtCC1(1}1Iff*!1 IH‘rply Mimiiici!The baiI Iiitc' 11fgenre I ha b I he abovi* . IT*IvaeiVnyo'aell1.IIitLifVk TIf*IIfIBlai-e;iilrijM11r 1iirylcle bnnighl io friends of Hie family of the daeonsed here find oisc-w lio vi* In Off moo co mi* aa a sou ivt of deep regret to all who had known .Mrs. Ilnnitfer and oilier membere of i lif family. She was greatly lor ml and ad ml rod by those who had known her. She was an idem] minis-ler's wife, a Into helpmeet, kind and thouglitfill neighbor and an ever loyal friend. During Rev, Mr. Mnmb rer’s pastorate at Seneca he and hiswho became greatly cad cm red to Hie people of thill place, but Mieir influence was by no means confined to (hr people of Senelt;v Until Rev. and Mrs. II a in iter were widely known throughout. Oconee, and wherever they were known they wore loved and respected by albThe unfortunate nee I deni that culminated hi the untimely death of this good woman is regretted on all sides, ami l he bereaved husband ami children have Mm deepest sympathy of Oconee people*. We Join with hosts of others in extending to the be re a v I'd ones our heart fell sytnpa-Ihy In this Bail hour.TIIOKH WHO PA Y OX IXPOJIKS,Revenue tnnn this Source in Oconeeis Now Only $f8*L7f»*Audi I or It. W. (ini libs has madeti]i his repori onIn come 1 axeslorOcottoo for the year HUM,alldI heshowing !s as follows:Taxable1 moine1 iK'Oino.TnIX.\\\ I1, Andoraon..$ 2ti00.1. S. Carter.....l.fMroIDtinI*. A. hid wards . . .1,05 u1 nft 0tl W. Ciigiilllliii .1 ,5 HI)1 aonR. T, Jaynoh ....(»,;n 07 25 nMrs. Vs, P. Lowry.7 7 air-t #■4 a\V* M, Riggs ....7 001on\Y, A. Stro Hier , ,1,5001 iitdiJaiuos Pliluncy ..1,000l 0ifi00Total,.....A i n ‘si6-, ^ 1 1 , a L‘ a$ 1 S 271■ IKIjI) OX MntDKIt lt;1IAUCJI-;*• BProve (’ill4 Him lilllril Mrs. Mumiler, i Uroiterbs In quest Sunday.o/isnolimibJa, Nov . a. Following I he C’oironorN tuques! held over the body of Mrs. W. S. I hi ml ter this morn log, lIoKon Jones, the* negro chauffeur who was driving the automobile which shuck Mrs. Handler yesterday* has been corn in It ted to jail on Hie ubarge of murder, by Coroner IL II. Walker, The ease Is ha I) 11 hie, it la staled, though no steps have yet been taken to secure- 1110 negro's liberty* After hearing considerable tejd hnmiy 1 lie ju ry returnee! a verdict to I he effect Mini -Mrs. llninMer eunio to her death by being hi ruck by an uuleuio | hUe/driveii by Hoses Jones,
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Keowee Courier
Walhalla, South Carolina, US
Wed, Nov 08, 1911
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