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The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina • Page 9

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Greenwood, South Carolina
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I i c. lei tlculi i trier L. 1 Th lCr- Vtrs Coat f'A II. 1121. grXDAY.

i ll ii a- ID hVBI CITf Mil TO INVESTIGATE 'iiilj. i Mi till tciitibtii U.J i 1920 This bankiisa gcrved the peo- pie of long enough tnd soundly enough to aak your consideration on the baais of faithful service of tha i past- i Blcydia Aa aW LETDEN, Hollaad (AP)-Eicy-cle are xoor freqaeat In Holland thaa aatomobUee la the United State. There ia a "rljwlel," or hlk. to every t-S inhabitants. Ia a university towa lik Le'ydea virtually every studeat nul or ml, own a wheel Th great popularity of th bky cl ia attrlbaUbl tb the, fact that there are practically ao hKla la Holland.

Th anlfonnly level country offers vry laducemtat to av'car far by pedaling one's wnyt i Tha lmportaaca. of the blcycl la recognised at th aatnorhl la that they pravM separate "rljwtel- pads" or blcycl roads rannlng par, allel to autesaobll aad korso drewa yehlcl roads, Tha pedes trfka la Boilaad mast tak far'xreafer car aot to rua over by a blcycl thaa by aa auto-mobll, although tb auto also la vry conduct of wour professional duties we are guided: by 4 principles generally recognized as fair and praiseworthy. Vv HOWARD B. EUi5 Funeral Director. i Phoaei JOHN ISlXAfyft W.

WATSON. ratncsiDrnf ht W. TURNER ASSt CAStan CAB ASST. Csta T1D CLOSES (III Much Good Accom-j plished By upera- tion of Health Giving Plans Th Nutrltloa Camp been coaducted it for th past month comes to a clos Mob-day. Tb camp has beea a thor ugh Mrs.

O. L. Dtcksoa rendered dmlrabl aervlc tot camp for three week aad would wave rent lined to tb ad hut tor th tact that her IHtla daughter was aot well and shs had to glye up th work Braua, county, haf beea going over before each meal after gsv up her post aad hsi aeea that vrything wa all right Miss BUI pominlck. of Phoe nix, haa beea assistlag Mrs. Stall- worth tb past wk.

Mrs. Stallworth aad Mia Vlma Biooka hav beea oa th Job from the1 beginning of camp and 'both seem to enjoy camp Ufa. as much ai th children aJoy It Miss Lout 'Fleming, county bom demonstration agent has given lessons la poster making and handkercblefa. Each group made a poster and vry girl has mad a handkerchief this week. Camp will break up Moaday aT- tet th HealU Unit haa finished weighing th girls aad som pie turns of the showing greatest Improvement are tskettv Additional contributors, Grea- wood Peed A Milling Southern Break and Cak aad 'tb Greea wood ,1 -f Make as ASNtT J.RSCLF IH DURST J.

a SLOAN I JCiOf WATSON l1 Wlm. OLOEST AND. STRONGEST BANK IN fiRtXNwQOO kr4COUNTy- V- Redd The I vT IJ A II tatL.il GUT Wife, Luella Brown, Used a Razor in Fatal Attack "forte Brows. if cro nun llv th Bob Hodges plac ar Hodges had his throat cut by i wife Luella Browa rtlday algbt out nine o'clock. II died short the attack.

The attach i mad la tha yard of Maggie who Ure4 about a mil i i -j f. i Brown' bout. Tariff E. W. White and Officer K.

LT Lyoa went op to tha cn if tha ktllint and brought Luella to county Jail Yesterday morning a jury ol Inchest waa empanaeled at o'clock at tha H. Ellla Undertaking Parlors. Tha Jury waa composed of tha following: J. A. Jones, Foreman; A.

II. Arlall, II. M. Har- IL aJ Puekett, H. Wll-1 ama.

Coroner R. T. Faulkner tha following Uattniony: Dr. J. M.

Byraraea gave the fol-Iswlng teatlMoay: This la to certify that Georg ova cama to hla death caused hemorrhage from jugular artery r.J veins. The throat kid wind pa wer severed. Wound eight i ibea front Of Beck, about half ay, between th area of aeck nnd Vr bone. Wound waa InHlcted harp pointed Instrument" Jsned) M. SYMMCS, M.

I Coroner' Phyaklaa. re witnesses war eiamlned k.J gar fh following testimony: lia Wilson being awora aaya, had beea dowa to Haggle, 'pn' houae. She, cam down i and George Brawn waa out, of Uie yard. 8he aab him if Ildat think It, -waa for blm to be at home, thea eh ut htm. We walked on Bp the Lis! way to Tom Banniaters bona an a fell la th road.

She cat llutf with a rator. I eaaV aay briber thla waa th raaor or not hUt waa dark and couldnt tell, lie never aald anything be didn't lata time. I went after the Doctor and when I got back be waa dead. It happened atout thre cuartera of a mil below hla noma. We had been In Maggle'i hoaaa.

lie hadn't had any trouble, about i ia TO Extra Special Valus ta Good Ji BATTTERY For Ueht Cars i i 09.50 Exchange a CrXIPDELL DEJ1TH North Carolina Authorities Will Re-; port on It i Soon That Conyera L. Campbell, an Inmate of the North Carolina State Innaae Aiylum, died from annitrok after being forced to work la th eireatire hot aua of tha Saturday of hla death la aug-geated la a atory from th Ral-elbh bureau of the Qreeniboro, N. New of yeaterdey! It will recalle4ht Ooa-yera Campbell waa burled at Dob alda laat Monday and hla mother died auddenly her that abort tlm after th funeral. Mr. Campbell bee ta mate of th North Carollaa Aay lum for th aaat eight or ten year.

Tb cause 'of hi death waa given aa aun-atrokke. The atory front. Raleigh to th Greensboro paper follow: Coroner Waring Wednesday waa still laveetlgatlag the death fromi unstrok of Campbell, aad is aot yet ready to make hla report, hut learned that the craiy maa waa forced to labor la a cora geld a part of laat Saturday wheh th mercury touched sle ees aa th hlgheat pek. Death followed several hour af ter Campbell waa atrlcken in the Held. 1 The Indlnga of th coronet will be transmitted both llcltof Brhaseeld and Mrs.

Kat Burr Johmion. atat walfar commie aloaer, atated th coroner, and fu ture cours of actio -will, be ta 4hlr haada. Coroner Waring was told that Campbell and other Inmate were worked In th Held of tall corn, chopping weeds and grass, last Saturday aad th man dropped to the ground whll walking from tb field to a plac where uncb was to aered him. file was carried to th hospital Infirmary. "His temperature roue to 101 greea after he was placed la th Infirmary and shortly hef or 'bis death." said th coroner, "Saturday waa muck) warmer thin when.

I personally waat to tha corn field to find out condl ttons, and th sweat poured off whll 1 was standing la lb tall corn with hardly a breath of air stirring around mt.H this woman befor. It happened at I went after Dr. Adams." (Signed) JOHN WILSON. Msggl Aaron, being sworn says, -Johnnt Wilson and George Brown had bees to my houe nnd left 1 abut th door, goes back to th kitchen, waahing dishes and fixing lunch. Dldnt know any mor an-til my cousin cam and told that Luella had killed George, lie wasn't accustomed to coming LuellaVBever did any aaythlng a-bout Georg coming to my.

houe. to my house. -1 happened about P. ML I didn't see Luella or bear any fussing." (Signed) MAGGIE AARON. Arthur Smith being sworn says, "I drove np nnd he was laying on the ground and I naked Luella If she wanted me to get a Doctor aad ah aald yea.

I went after Dr Adams. I waa at the party and didn't ae anything else. 1 brought Dr. Adam back. Th Doctor aald he waa dead when we got back." (Signed) hla AUTIfUR SMITH, mark The verdict of the Jury waa that George Brown came to hla death aa the result of a wound Inflicted by Luella Brown with a rator.

you far in tlm Special Selling1 iiif FIITIiySlBEO Viola Burton Kills Him With Pocket Knife Friday Night Tommy Ptingl. a young negro about twenty' yeara. old was fa tally stabbed with a pocket kalfe la th hands of. Viola Burton bout tea o'clock Friday Bight Th killing took place la th building formerly aaed by th Llttl River Baptist Aseoctatloa school for school purposes, bat bow rented a aa apartment bona by colored teaaata. By th tlmj nolle officers ar rived on th seen Viola had fled aad so far officers have aot beea able to locate her.

i Coroner T. Faulkner em pan- aled a-Jury of Inqueat at the W. V. Blyth Undertaking Parlors yes terday morning about tea o'clock, and took testimony from fartoas witnesses. The Jury was composed of J.

D. Jones, foreman; A H. Arlall. H. M.

Hardy. H. 0. Puckett, B. Bryaa, aad J.

D. Adsms. The death certificate by Dr. J. M.

Symmes follows: "This Is to' certify that Tommy Pr Ingle's death wa caused by hemorrhage from aorta (Great Ar tery). Knife wound on Inch long entered cheat between second aad third riba about two laches to the left of th mid sternal line, pen rating th Pleura and entering th Aorta Juet abov th heart Left cheat waa filled with blood." (Signed) J. SYMMES, M. 1 Coroner's Physlclaa. Pour witnesses testified ss fol lows: v- James Puller sworn, ssys "Me snd Tommy Prlngl started home.

got to the steps and Viola pushed him back up agslnst me Sh aald, "Ton ar aot going any where, until yon tell some thing." 8he pushed hi magaln. started out again, then ah stabbed him with a knife, said. "Ob Viola don't do that." He fell. I told him to let's go before some thing happened. didn't answer.

I tried to get aa undertaker but couldn't Then I walked up town for help. Didn't know tlm. 1 never had been to this house be for. I had known him four or five years. Doal know where She cam from.

Saw kalf aa sh pulled It oat at him. No fussing nt all that night." (8lgned) JAMBS PULLER. James Sarrls sworn, ssys "when got to the door they were nil playing. Viola waa throwing salt In his face. Jamea Puller naked what tlm It was.

(Tommy) started out and Viola caught on to him aad he puahed her back, and said ho was going home. I wss standing In th door talking to LIUI who waa lying on bed. I heard someone aak what waa wrong and then heard htm staggering In the hall. I went back where he was and naked him the troubleno reply Viola came out and said she had hit him. Did not ssy what with, sh brought a light aad I saw blood aad remark ed that ahe had cut him.

Sh turned him over and pulled hla shirt back and got some water aid washed him. He waa gasping when I left for a police. Saw nothing In her handdidn't see a knife Jamea Puller waa leaving." (Signed) JAMES HARRIS. Mary Lou Palmore aworn, aaya, "When I aaw him he was falling I never heard her (viola), aay anything. Aaked James did she cut him.

"I eipect she did." he replied. I ssked her If she didn't cut him her reply was, "she ex pected ah did." Sh went and got a light and turned him over got water nnd rag and washed blood from him. Thla witness and Llllle Palmore are sisters snd live In the same houae with Viola. First time wlt- aeaa had aeea him at houae. Doal know age but thlnk'a he'a about 1 or SO." (Signed) LOU PALMORE.

Llllle Palmore, swora, says. "I was lying on bed Viola cam In and brushed np against her oneway to -her room. Her waa Viola. Live at Little River School honae. Heard Bister, May, ssy he wss cut Went out nnd found him lying prostrate.

waa cut in cheat. Didnt bear her aay wheth er she cut him." -(Signed) LILLIB PALMORK, Fatal Aeddeat ASHEVILLR, N. July 28. (A.P) Parnum B.i Browa, SO. died la a hosoltal here last alght as the result of Injurlea received July 7 when hla motorcycle hit a tele phone pole.

Both, legs were broken la the nccldent. Tb youth in Many Important Mat ters Brought Up at; Thursday Night Meeting Council met In regular aeaaioa for th monthly meeting of August Tb regular meeting date -of Aa- gust waa advanced to this data, oa account of Mayor Andrew be Ing absent from th city a Aa gust s. Th roll call showed pres ent: Mayor Andrews: Aldermen Barnett. llarrla, Anderson. 'Al dermen Durst.

Coi and Prldy ab- r', V.i 'CVr'tt. ii'vj. -l Bids for th, feac at tha, Pair Grounds were presented to council from several fence manufacturers and dealers: Stewart Iron Works, Chain Link Penc General Equipment cov cycion renco to. Anchor Penc Co. Th Mrost bidder 'proved to b.

Oambrel) Hardware Go of Greenwood, 8. representing the Chain lint Pane --'re petition from R. H. Hammoad to rct a cold drink sund oB Maxwell avena before council. De cision of council that this permis sion refuaed.

The matter of making toning ordlnaac van dlacuaaed at this tlm. An appeal waa presented to council In ths ess of T. L. Taylor, fined $10 for speeding. The recorder was ssstalned in this matter, and th fin of 110 to stand, Tb matter of merchants and othsrs who hav In their pUc of business feadlBf or slot machln discussed by council.

Council goes on record at this tint aa be ing against th operation of such machine, and to hav (he chief of police so laforta ail persons who hav thes machlnea In their plncea. Cobacll requests that ths chief Inform such persons thnt Governor Rlcharda will msk cases sgalnst all persons who now hav such machines la th ens which 111 now sending be fore th courts be throws out Council wfshes th public to know that they had no other cholc la the than to nllow th i machines In th city, du to th In junction bow pending. Tha only recount council ha Is that th merchants of th alty cooperats with them In not allowing said ma chines In their -places of business. Council wishes th publlo to know also that council Is opposed to the operation ct any nuchdevlce. Bill from Grief Park and Mc Donald for aervlc rendered la the case, of th Southern Railway Co vs.

City of Greenwood, S. for $660, ordered paid. Clerk to send check to abov firm Th laying of sewer lino out fall for Montagu avenoe section discussed. Mr. Rambo together with the street department was request ed to begin this work as soon as possible, that all persons In thnt area have available connection to the newer lino now The matter of persons who hsvs not paid their delinquent taxes.

also paving bills discussed. The chief of police was tommeaded tor the work that Is doing In col lectlng thes taxes, but also requested to msk i complete round up of all those delinquent, regard less of who, and their, clrcum stances. The matter of paying salary to J. II. Harvley before council at thla time.

Council goes on record la saying that they regret indeed that Mr. Harvley'a health does not permit him to perform full time duty, and that they regret very much Indeed to have to discontinue the payment of full time aalary at thla time, and appreciate the good work that Mr. Harvley baa render ed the past tor the city and town of Council wlahea Mr. Harvley to know that they appreciate hla work In the which It ahowa by their having kept blm on full time aalary for a little more thaa a year. Also their appreciation la further shows by placing him on a salary of 21 per month until th vacancy mad by this office of collector la dla posed of.

The placing of full time collector was aot acted apoa at this meeting, and temporarily th water and light plant will ban dl their own collection, aad Ed die Kemp will collect the current paving bills du August 1st. All paving bills' not paid to Mr. Kemp will be tamed over to th chief of police with the peaalties nnd costa added. Mr. Harvley has the sympathy of city council In th loss of his health and only hope for him rapid and complete The hour being late, motion was made, seconded aad oo ordered for adjournment i.

h.iu.ii Maay thoroughfares are belnjt widened, but the straight snd narrow way shows ao Indication HartfMtlrn Mane arid other fine ouito-r-come with troiicers weather clothes just when ft E3TADU3HZD IGG3 FcXPrcSt 5 iV' Event 4 your need wotatada Zi fiii. 2. 'tr eff now- 65c Special lot $1.60 Ties how- $1.15 1 it. i --wi -1 ma 3 to $35 Here's your ehance to save on hot then most. t-.

A special lot of linena, Paltn Beaches, tropical eerfes, tropical 46 4 A- I' 4itStA-rr k. V- A All other cuirjner fabrics at 20 No Altcratinri-t .1 SOME EXTRA SPECIAL BARGAINS IN MEN'S FURNISHINGS. ft 1 4 4 At Thftsa acek $1.60 to $4. SpecUlIy this Price of 2 ,1 i Interwoven rib socks, Regularly syld at 60c and 76c priced at Durinf Theso Summer Month Is Aa Ideal Tim To liar Install Taos SWITCHES AND BASE 3 ShirU for Hats including Panamas Pedals Milan, leghorns, Sennets rw Ma I Ha Yam BOARD SOCKETS That You Havo Long Wanted. 5 pair for On All Straw FANCY, -SI .00 A Special Lot Of TRQUSERS FOR MEN AND YOKTCG T.J2N Mi.wvju -f They add go much the conveniences and appearance of your home.

Our capable electricians can In-Ltall these desirable conveniences' fpr jrou without rsrringr or defacinjr plasterinj or wood work. I re us for prices. EsUrnateg cheerfully furnished. u.c. rizb ELECTRIC CO.

V. V.st 1, Owner aad Ulanafer 1 Years Yoia cam her from Florence, 8. C. of becoming congtated. a wjw.

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