Aged man slain in family murder plot in South Carolina
James Barfield sixty three and Mrs Mareelus Cook forty eight are implicated as the murder plot unravels. Ira Cook admits to severing his father’s throat while his mother and sister allegedly restrained the elder. Wheeler, a former farmhand, confirms the conspiracy and calcium arsenate was used in the cover story. The jail crowded with suspects, with possible transfer to Richland or state penitentiary, case to be heard at the September term.
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Mareelus Cook
Ira Cook
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Saluda
Baluda
Batesbury
Lexington
Weed
J. J. Wingard
Oswald
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State Penitentiary
Cotton crop misery and local politics mix in county views
The neighborhood cotton crop condition is cited as a telltale sign of broader decline with boll weevil damage noted in half grown bolls and grubs. Amid talks of production cuts, voters worry about road quality and political promises as families welcome new babies and report local visits and kin.
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Everson
Mason College
Gilbert Masons Picnic Saturday Draws State Speakers
Gilbert lodge No. 176 A F M will hold a picnic and barbecue Saturday inviting the public. An program features Rev. W A Shepard Invocation Cyrus L Shealy welcome address and talks by C C Fishburne Walter Bailey Legare Inglesby James H Fowles O Frank Hart on Masonry religion and practical influence.
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W. A. Shepard
Cyrus L. Shealy
C. C. Fishburne
Walter Bailey
Legare Inglesby
James
H. Fowles
Brothier O
Frank Hart
Prof Dreher to become business manager at North Carolina College for Women
Friends in this county announce Prof E S Dreher former superintendent of Columbia city schools will move to Greensboro to serve as business manager of the North Carolina College for Women He recently worked with the American College in China and has returned home to Irmo to rest and recover his health friends here extend best wishes for success in his new post
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E. S. Dreher
Columbia City
Lexington County
North
Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
Columbia
John
Raminer
John A. Raminel
Hile
Zion Church
Nate
Robert Martin
Katiner
Job
Kaminer
Tage
Mrs Henry Shull Passes At 21 In Columbia
Mrs. Maggie P. Shull, 21, wife of Henry H. Shull and a former Miss Norton of North Carolina, died at 12 45 yesterday at 201 Huger street. Survived by husband, infant child, five others and three sisters. The Norton siblings J A Norton W W Norton L C Norton James C Norton L B Norton and sisters Elizabeth Lewis May Grant Hattie Norton, all of Columbia. Funeral at Whaley Street Methodist Church at 3 this afternoon conducted by Rev Betts. Burial in Skull burial ground.
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Maggie P. Shull
Henry H. Shull
Huger Street
W. W. Norton
L. C. Norton
James C. Norton
L. B. Noreton
Elizabeth Lewis
May Grant
Hattie Norton
Whaley Street Methodist Church
Betts
Skull Burial Ground
State
Leaphart Won't Enter Probate Judge Race
Former county treasurer c E Leaphart announces he will not run for probate judge. He said his term expired July 1 and he now focuses on private affairs, not seeking candidacy in the upcoming race. A Piney Woods Laval farmers union picnic is planned for Saturday at the Piney Woods parsonage with an engaging program.
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E. Leaphart
Leaphart
Piney Woods Laval
Firmers Union
Piney Woods Parsonage
Deers
Ted
Misses Werly Entertain for Visitor in Social Evening
Misses Sarah and Kathryn Berry hosted a pleasant social evening last Wednesday honoring Miss Lulie Holloway of Orangeburg. Guests enjoyed heart dice games and refreshments prepared by Bertha Berry, Gladys Harman, Virginia Evans, and Bertha Caughman.
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Sarah
Kathryn Berry
Lulie Holloway
Orangeburg
Mises Bertha Berry
Gladys Harman
Virginia Evans
Bertha Caughman
Lole Holloway
Mari E.| Caughman
Pearlé Caughman
Bruce ‘Caughman
Leone Kyzer
Norman Geiger
Harry Wessinger
Hoy Wessinger
Chalmers Wessinger
Claude Harman
Samuel A. George
Broadus Oswald
Hugh Corley
Bee Oswald
Harry Lee Oswald
Rufis Haltiwanger
Pellagra Cases Reported in Horse Creek Valley
Dr A H Hayden epidemiologist for the state board of health visited Langley Bath and Clearwater to inspect pellagra in Horse Creek valley, reporting 32 cases including two deaths. Mills run full time and diet changes offer hope for improvement across Langley, Bath, and nearby areas.
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Horse Creek Valley
A. H. Hayden
State Board of Health
W. D. Wright
Langley
Health Board
Hayden
Horse Creek
Bath
Clearwater
Dean
Pleasant Hill families gather for Sunday visits
Mr K L Taylor and wife visited their daughter in Pleasant Hill. Many Taylors and related families spent Sunday with kin including Mr and Mrs Edgar Price and Mr and Mrs Willard Taylor. The group shared meals and greetings, with several cards and a short note of watermelons observed. A local resident, Nessie TryTae, hopes for recovery after an operation. Children’s Day at Styx was attended by Dewi Taylor and Douglas Burkett along with Crawford, Lawrence Tasbir, and others.
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Art
G. Wi
W. ML. Stikes
Julian Sharpe
St. Peters Abell
Annie Spires of
Gaston
M. Sy
K. L. Taylor
Mrs
Edgar Price
J. Z .Taylor
Willard Taylor
Lawrence Taylor
Ruben Taylor
Manning
Burl Leaphart
Eva
Lottie Risinger
Charley
Talesmige Long
Lawrence Tasbir
Crawford
Dewi Taylor
Douglas Burkett
Styx
Mob thwarted in persistent bid to lynch Brazell suspects
Columbia taxi driver W C Brazell was murdered on the Augusta road last week. Jesse Gappins and C O Fox, held in Charleston jail after mob threats, are accused with S J Kirby of the crime. Sheriff Plunkett moved them to Savannah then Charleston to avoid vigilante violence. Inquest at Leesville found Brazell died from beating and stabbing, with evidence including a pocket knife and other items. Brazell’s father urged law and order and for the case to run its course.
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Jesse Gappins
C. O. Fox
W. C. Brazell
Augusta
Charleston
E. Austin Roof
Savannah
Plunkett
Columbia
Richmond County
Sheriff Roof
Charleston County
State Penitentiary
Savannah Fox
Gappins Tade
Kirby
M. B. Brazell
William Brazell
Lexington
South Carolina
S. J. Kirby
Coromer
Leesville
W. C. Weed
T. C. Callison
N. 5. Geiger
Brazell
J. T. Plunkett
Fox
Gappins
Young Brazel
White
W. O. Wevin
Congaree River
Distinguished Alabama educator visits old Lexington home
A visiting Alabama educator, Prof. Harman, longtime superintendent candidate, spent a week in Old Lexington with Cols and Mrs Harman and their family before departing Tuesday morning. The visit highlights his notable teaching career and strong ties to Southern education.
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Haeman
Hyepaug
Vee Pratt
Ae Maiti
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Married in Raleigh Historic Inn Celebrates Hiller Marriage
Fred B. Hiller, a Lewington County native now at Chapin, wed Auntie Josephine West in Raleigh on Thursday August 11. Hiller, a longtime employee at Sourkeen Bell Telephone Company, is noted as popular in Wishite town and recently advanced to a responsible position in Raleigh.
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