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THE AUGUSTA SUNDAY HERALD
VOLUME xm., No. 280.
I A Big Bargain
in Ladies Cloaks
.Ladies’ 52-in. Black and
Castor Coats. These are
limited, and can not last
~54.98
Monday we place an array of Bargains on sale that should interest every Dry Goods buyer in this community.
Some of these values may seem almost impossible to you, but if you will make us a visit Monday we can
better verify these facts. Such a collection of seasonable merchandise at such low prices has not been offered
the people in quite a while.
Silk and Heatherbloom
Potticoats
Every woman in Augusta should visit this sale and se
cure one of these remarkable values:
. Good quality, extra wide imitation Heatherbloom, black
petticoats, which would be cheap at SI.OO, sale price
as long as they last 75c
Genuine Hydegrade Heatherbloom, ticket on each skirt
in black and colors. These wear better than silk,
at $1.98
$5.00 blaek and colored silk petticoats, at $3-98
Silk Slaughter Continues
One entire center counter of odd pieces and remnants
of plain taffetas and fancy silks, worth up v o SI.OO
Quick; selling price only 39c
Outings, Ginghams and
Percales
82-in. New Dark Fall Percales, should be Sc, in this sale
at oc
New lot of good quality of apron ginghams, in a fine
range of patterns, at 5c
Remnants of new Fall Dark Outings, at 5c
ASSAULT ON SPARTANBURG JAIL
REPULSED BY USE OF FIREARMS
Several Per tons Wounded
When Mob Sought To
Capture Negro Aseailant
of Miss Lillie Dempsey.
SPARTANBURG, S. C.—ln th« hexrt
of Spartanburg with its 20,000 popula
tion a mob of infuriated oitlaen*, at
times numbering a thousand or more,
fought today and tonight with the mili
tary and civil authorities for the pos
session of John Irby, a negro who is
alleged to have attempted to ravish Miss
Lillie Dempsey earlier in the day while |
the young woman was on her way here
from Saxon Mill village, three miles
away. Four persons were wounded, one
of them seriously and John Spark*, a
restaurant keeper, was arrested and held
without bail on the charge of shooting j
Sheriff Nichols, who was slightly wound i
ed in the exchange of ahots between the
mob and the authorities who were pro
tecting the prisoner.
Beginning about noon the crowd, sul
len and hent on vengeance on the re
ar-, roamed about tho court house ,
square, approaching at times the very
gates of the high wall enclosing the
jail. I.ate tonight the sltuatien became
alarming. The crowd wae augmented
by 500 people from Greenville, There
was some shooting In the street and the
mob mbved into the public square.
The first shot came from a window
of the Jail and it was followed by others
from the same quarter. An answering
slwt was fired from the crowd This
br-kc a window In the Jail and slighMy
wounded Sheriff Nichols. His attor
ney. offered 11,000 ball tonight but this
was refused. Those wounded by the of
fers when they fired on the crowd
were:
Grover Fowler, 14 years old, shot In
the <rm and hands Brnest Foster, 20
years of age sertouely wounded In the
side and shoulders and Garner 22, years
old slightly wounded In the hip. all mill
operative*.
just before night fall, the guard at the
Jail was augmented by the arrival of
the Morgan riflea. fifty atrong from
Olft',.l. a suburban mill town and later
by a company of state troops from
Laurens.
The Hampton guards. 40 strong, the
local company of stats troops had been
St tha jail since 1 o’clock today A
hundred regulation army rifles, protrud
ing from windows, doors, and porch's
4|Pthe buildings present'd a formidable
• r-position for the consideration of the
inob leaders. Governor Ansel left his
home in Greenville, 40 mllee west of here
nr, a special train tontght. As this Is a
prohibition town the main source of sup
plying the demand for liquor is thtough
the office of the gouthern Eapr'SS ewr,-
peng and the establishment was at used
BURTON-TAYLOR-WISE CO.
THE SATISFACTORY STORE
THE GOOD NEWS CONTINUES
THE DOLES-COOK
BIIGMOEURION
The Dole*-Cook Brigade of the Sur
vivor*’ association will hold a Brigade
re-union on the state capitol steps the
first day of the re-union. The follow
ing order has been issued.
Doles-took Brigade,
Survivors’ Association.
Atlanta. Oa., Oct. Ist 190 K.
This is to notify the surviving mem
bers that there will be a Re-union of the
Brigade on the afternoon of the first
day of the Division Re-unlon, whicli oc
curs at Atlanta, Oa., on the 22nd and
23rd. of October.
H. W. Thomas, W. W. Hulbert
Secretary. Commander.
early this afternoon, insofar as the de
livery of whiskey was concerned. n . her*
were threats of dynamiting the Jail, and j
precautions were taken to prevent all
known supplies of tlie explosive guard.
While today’s crim of th" n#*gro Irby
was the chief cause of the rnohs fuiy!
the presence In the Jail of two other
negroes, against whom there was from i
time to time, recently been threats of
violence added to the excitement. One
of these negroes, Clarence Agnew,
wrecked a passenger train on the main
line of the Pouthern railway two weeks
ago, near Duncan, H. C., and the engi
neer and fireman were killed In that
wreck.
It was expected that Agr.ew would be
tried at the last term of court but fer
some unexplained reason he was not
| tried. The other negro. Will F-- er. was
| twice convicted of the revolting murder
of John Young, a white man list No
i vevnber.
Irby's arrest was effected shortly
, after the commission of ids crime arul
close to the scene of his attack- Il<*
raptured by Mill operatives, was Liken
before the young woman who Immedia
tely identified him and was then car
ried Into the woods. His captors wer
! about to lynch him when mounted po
jll arrleved arid wrested him from tho
crowd, not however, before the negro
| had been badly beaten. Tne negro was
I *sken to the jail arid almost Immediately
the storming of the jail began
! Sheriff Nichols swore In a number of
i deputies and the militia was ofdored
j out. The mob tried to gain ing ”♦**» by
means of stepiadders but lua*. too was
1 mpffee'
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1908.
W. J. BRYAN MADE
TWENTY SPEECHES
WAS GIVEN BIG RECEPTION
ON WINDING UP OF HIS
LATEST TOUR
AS TO STATE TICKET
Urged Voters To Elect the
Democratic State Ticket
As Well As Support
ing the National
Ticket.
KT. JOSEPH, Mo. With a record of
j twenty speeches delivered during the day
! Wrn. J. Bryan brought to a c!<a in ibis
city flaturday night his latest tour. The
j reception accorded him w.ia a fitting fi
j nale to unprecedented demonstrations
i which marked his progress through this
j state. He was up and doing as early
Ins seven o’clock in the morning. Hat
j urday’s journey, which was through
right counties of the state, m'gir well
be termed a “Harmony meeting" for
aboard the special train were represen
tatives of the several factions of >he
democracy of Missouri, who were out
spoken In their determination to actively
support the national and state tickets.
These included Wrn. B. Cowhard, n'-mi
' nee for Governor, former governor l*on
| Htephens, Davis A Ball. Judge Win. If. |
Wallace and 11. F. HtahH, th» deb ited
i candidate for governor, W. K. Fainter,
I nominee for lieutenant goveronor.
I Htnte 1 hfilrman. Itube<- and former
I DaVtg Kiafo is. J
From the moment of his first ut-
J terance until he had concluded his re
• nv rks here, Mr. Bryan declared that the
electoral vots of the state o' Mom ;url
w*h safely democratic and he devoid;
• nsldcrahle time to urging the peo
ple to elect the state tlcke us well i s
» legislature which would send to Wash
ington a democratic senator. He sought |
to Instill In the minds of hi* hearer*, I
ibe fact that a democratic /Ictory this 1
v. ,r meant a return of prosperity. He
did not overlook president Roosevelt In
' d missing tr • trust question and r* d
,i communication from th<- act-ng at- |
I torney gen oral if tha United Stales, j
Now is the time to get your supply of fall underwear
before the stock is broken for it oan not last long at
these prices:
Ladies’ Bleached Ribbed, long sleeve corset covers, 25c
Ladies’ long sleeve medium weight bleached vests and
pants, at 25c
Big assortment of Children’s vest and pants, ranging in
price from 15c upward.
Men’s Ribbed Cotton Shirts and drawers, at .. .. 49c
Blankets and Comforts
Included in this sale.
Comforts, made of nice, soft carded cotton covered with
silkoline, tacked with wool zephyr, on sale at . .sl-19
Comforts made of soft white carded cotton,,
Almost like down, covered with fine delicate colored
floral silkoline, at .. .. $2.49
Beautiful soft half wool silver gray blankets, worth
$3.50, on sale at $2.98
Fine 11-4 all wool plaid blankets, at $4.85
11-4 Soft next to wool gray and tan blankets at . .$1.39
New Fall Dress Goods
One Center table of 38 in Mohair, 36 in. Armures, 38 in.
Wool Serges, 38 in. Wool Panamas, 38 in. Wool Mix
tures and various other weaves, all at one price 49c
Late Cassia Chadwick,
who has just now been re
vealed as a smuggler by a
hook written by William
H. Theobald, former con
fidential agent of the U. S.
Treasurer, whose picture
is shown to the left. At the
bottom is shown Mrs.
Chatlwiek’s hand covered
with jewels, as was her
custom.
I which he Interpreted as a dlffct re-
I fusal on the part of the law Jepartmerit
j of the government to prosecute a cor
* r*oratkm for conducting it* bust**** in
ifstralnt of trade. He produced th * let
| ’er, he said, to show the Iniquity of the
! trusts, end attacked the president, a*
Ihe charged, for shirking his duty. Mr.
I Taft, is usual got Ms share of frill
r ism. the democratic '*ndld>t* pointing
r«ut that his republican opponent was go
lf 9 nrotird the country making pre-mines
which he knew h" could not fulfill, for
1‘ tie so id the republican party wnt unable
to of for any real reforms.
Cassic Chadwick Revealed As Smuggler
. , —>
'-.I •Pr ■ :<
While speaking at Glasgow to a big
! crowd, an Inclpfcmt panic occurs*!, caus
ed by some one making a outcry that
a train was coming. Men, women and
children In their desire to get off th"
track were knocked down, several wo
man fainted and two old men and n »
old woman appeared to be badly hurt.
Mr Bryan urged tho people to bo
calm. The train was flagged and tho (
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
Monday a Good Time to
Buy Your Sheets, Spreads
and Towels
72xfi0'in. 50c shtets, at 39c
Extra large size, fine heavy white bed spreads, which if
you paid $1.50 for, you would get, good value, our sale
price ,98c
White and colored bordered heavy buck towels, In both
hemstitched and plain hemmed, at 19c
Good size bleached turkisli towels, at .. 13c
Good size knotted fringe Damask towels, at .. ... ..19c
Ladies Beautiful
Tailored Suits
in a profusion of styles, simply bewildering to the eye
at prices surprisingly low. All we ask you to do is to
inspect our stock and get our prices and they will do
the rest.
Nicely tailored suits, commencing in price as low as $lO.
Magnificent line at $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00.
j fright was over. The crowd again sur-
I geo around the candidate's oar and ho
j spoko a few minutes longer.
. tr. Bryan left at midnight for Lincoln
where tie will remain until Tuesday j
mort.lng When he again starts west - j
ward spending three days In N* hraakn
: and making flying trips to Colorado md |
j Wyoming. *
Bleaching and
Sea Island
36-in. Soft Cambric Fin
isli Bleaching, at .. ,6%c j
36-in. nice, fine smooth, I
saa island, this will wash |
soft and bleach, at sc'
GOV.GLtNH IPPEILS
FOB DEB
NB3W YOltK--(iov. itohsrt B. Glnnn,
of North Carolina, speaking at tha de
mocratic travelers Isagus hero Hatur
day, appealed to tils hearers to support
Ihu whole national democratic tlukst and
lie assured thorn that if Mr. Bryan is
elected he will “luk* cars of tho trusts
In Andrew JackMou fuahlon.’’ Tha gover
nor Him lan d that Mi . Taft is not th#
nominee or 'ho people hut is tho p*r
souul candidate of President Uoosovsit.
“And now come* tin* liusband of Miss
Alien Roosevelt” continued Guv. Glenn,
tslling uh that Mr. itoosavelt. is goihg
to he president again In ISIS. Hhades
of Washington. Hhud'n of Jefferson,
God forbid, that thin country Hubrnit ui
such a inonurchlal scheme an that.”
bpcaklng of the labor injunction piarik
Inserted In Ma democratic platform.
Governor Ghoin said.
”1 was a delegate to the convention
and know whereof 1 speak when 1 say
that republican* threaten'd that, by tho
KM ot Riflgty, Alter thiy imd turngd
down labors request, they would elect
Taft. They said w« would not dare to
put the injunction in the platform. If
We did not IriN'-i t It, they said, we would
be offered u fair fight in the cam
paign.”
Ho said that although Bryan Ims been
twice defeated, be is stronger today
than any candidate before the country
In years.
’’Any man who says the Booth Is go
ing republican dot« not know what he
is talking about ” H.ild the governor,
"The Houth will vote democratic, not
because of secitoiiul feeling —God knows
we me for tha union and tilt United
Htal<» country and one flag -but wa
will vote democratic for the sake of ail
take, cun of the masses and not the
classes."
THE POPPING OF POPPER.
A young person named PerctvaJ Pop
per
Once propose d to u girl prim uml
proper,
Hhe replied: M U*s it go;
HUII, It s more coniine 11 Taut
First to pop to papa, Mr Popper.**
Llpplncotts.
WRIGHT INVITED TO VIRGINIA.
WAHHINOTUN Hecretary Wright has
received invitations from Norfolk and
Lynchburg, Vn., to sp«ak on bchulf of
Bnc.rutM.ry Tuft before th* class of th*
campaign, but has not decided whether
to accept.
He will iJHtak at Richmond on th* 21th
Instant. He said today that he did not
expect to speak in Tennessee during tha
Campaign.