University of South Carolina Libraries
tr / ?- ? . , - The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. WO. 14.' SBI^I-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? NOVEMBER. 10. 1903. PRICE-FIVE CENTS PER COPV. (jordan's Plan To Put Cotton up to Fifteen Cents?Representatives to be Sent to all Counties in the South to Secure Pledges From the Farmers. New Orleans, Nov. 15.?Fol lowing the arrival of President Harvie Jordan, the Southern Gottou Association today per fected plans for taking-off th* market 3,000'000 bales of co ton by menns of a series of pledges which the farmers will sign themselves, stating their name and address, and the amount of cotton they will thus hold. Thcotton held will not be sold for less than 15 cents a pound, ac cording to the pledges. A repre finnf.nMvo Af flia aaon>,iafinn in *a be sent into every one of the 317 cotton producing countie of the cotton belt at once. When the pledges are signed they will be sent to the central office of t le association in Atlanta. President Jordan says that half of the crop has already been sold at an average of 10 cents, and the spinners must have all the remainder. He be lieves that 15 cents for the re mainder is a fair price, and it will only average the spinneis 12 1 2 cents, while they have based all their calculations on 14 cents cotton. The Burned Mother and Child . The Former Slightly Improving?The H u s b a n d Now Down with Fever. Mrs. John Hinson and her baby, who were so horribly burned recently, at their home in the raxanaw feciion, as heretofore published in The New;--, are stii! living, and it is now thought thai the mothor may ro-'over. Since the terrible aeoiden tin betel the unfortunate woman an her babe, Mr. Unison, the husband and lather, has been stricken down with lever and is now quite ill. I' is indeed a sorely v.;/ alllicted household. Blacksburg Man Injured. Special to The Observer. OaHnoy, S. O., Nov. lt?.?Kg ports from Klackshurg sttite that Mr# A.M. bridges, of that place, was painfully injured in a runaway accident while driv) ing near Kings Oreek. Dr. J.| J . Darwin, of this city, attended > the ill juries of the wounded mail ? and Reports iiis condition at this time to bo favorable. School Dormitory Burned.^ Moultrie, Ua., Nov. 1G.?Fire swept away the boys' dormitory of Norman l'ark this morning. It was a wooden structure and, with the furnishings, was valued at $8,000. h Filthy Lucre "Floating Free" In Fort Lawn--The Town on a Boom?Work on the Railroad to the Falls. Charlotte Observer. Mr. J. B. Daniel of Fort Lawn, S. O., was a visitor in the city VAHlordftV Tn an nKanrtrn* J WW - W? - j W?1 V T Ol 4W porter he stated that his native village was on a boom. "Money is floating free," said lie, "and trade is very brisk. More thau 00 per cent, of the cotton has been picked and pinned aod a large amount of this has been marketed. The country, as well as the town, is in a very pros perous condition." Mr Daniel added that the prime factor in the business growth of Fort Lawn was the Southern Power development at Great Falls, ten miles distant. "The railroad whirh ia hpinc built to connect the two points, Fort Lawn and the river, is moving along in fine shape. Two miles ol it litis been finished and more than 300 laborers and some 500 mules, are being employed to finish it by the first of the year. These darkies employ ed are being paid $1.25 per day and addion d help i* coming in on every tr<iin. The employes .it the Falls are paid good wages, ail of which, in the c >urse of ime, finds its way into the stores of Fort Lawn. The village is moving forward and in the course of a few years, it will be a li'tle ci y. The railroad which is now be ng built from tie river to Fort Lawn is to bs extended to Data \v?ua j unci 10.1 as soon a> possible, so as to connect with the Seaboard Air Line. It is understood that when this has been done, the road may bo s'mtch *d turlher so as to run inio Cam len, thereby opening up one of the finest sections of S nth Cudinn Mr. Dani I ? tate i further tli ?t the blind timers w<me doing a big 01.s n> ss among th negro *s em ployed about Kort Lawn '*(.)n Sunda. s, th sight i something liorc , Idquor by barrels h bo ing sold, but aU of this is away from the town, and no damage is don-'." Big Cotton Fire. j ! Over Two Thousand Bales Burned in Columbus, Ga. Columbu<. Ga.t Nov. 10.? More than two thousand bales of cotton were destroyed, about one thousand bales badly scrch ed and several hundred bales damaged by fire which started | in grounds used jointly by the Central of Georgia Kail way and the Atlantic Compress Company today. The fire started from a 'spark from a switch engine about 12 ;30 this afternoon and is still burning although under control at 7 o'clock this evening. The total loss is placed at not loss than $150,000, fully insur ed. The Cauthen=Ruff Nuptials( The Marriage Wednesday of Mr. J. Claude Cauthen, son of Mr. J. T. Cauthen, of Kershaw, and Miss C. E. Ruff, of Rock Hill. Rock Hill special to the News Rlirl dntirior* Miss Chris'ine Elliott Ruff, the charming d^iuhter of Mr. and Mra. Fletcher Ruff, of this city, was married yesterday evening at 'he First Presbyter ian church to Mr. J. Claude Oauthen, formerly of Kershaw, now of Rock Hill, one of the city's young business men. The beautiful church was elaborately decorated for the occasion. The ceremony was performed by the pastor, the Rev. VValter L. Lingle, and Viiss Eloise Woodward Elliott, of Winnsboro, piesided at the orpan. The ushers were: Messrs. Chas. L. Cobb, Henry Elliott Ruff, John T. Roddy and Rufus M. London. The : J- ? * * iiiHiuB ana tneir attendants were: Misses Nell Gooding, of Winnsboro; Lottie Blake, of Gastonia, N. 0.: Minnie Fried lieim, Carrie \dams, Mrs. 0. L. Cob1), and Messrs. Hey ward Moore, Theodore Moore, Craw ford Moore, Floyd Phillips and Dr Walter Twitty. Miss Helen McDonald, ol Winnsboro, was tie maid of honor and Mr. Morris Cobb the best man. Paying Taxes. All Taxes Now Due?Town Taxes Must be Paid During j This Month. Th? people are paying their! state and county taxes more promptly this year than they did last year. Treasurer Blacknion lias collected ah ut $1,500. I more thin was pad in up to this time last yea*. It is a good * ~ ivir-ii, m |.i\ tuur taxes wnlie you ! have the money and before the inevitable rush during the latter j claj's of tax paying time. The largest tax-payers usually wa t j until the hist day before settling I with the treasurer, but this year i (juite a number of them have already paid. I here are not many more days, by the way, in which town tax es can b' paid without penalty, the time expiring 011 the 80th instant. A penalty of 15 per cent will be added to all town taxes unpaid 011 Dec 1st, as will be seen by the Mayor's notice j fis \\ lit;ru, Shooting in Atlanta Hotel. Atlanta, Ga., N<<v. 10.?As a result of a quarrel between Frank 13. Meador, a well-known young business man, and Mindel Rawak, clerk at tho cigar stand of the Kimball House, the latter was shot and seriously wounded by Meador this evening. Barn and Stables Earned Mr. J. H. Weir. Whose Barn and Stables and Two Mules were Destroyed by Fire Nearly Three Years Ago, Again Sustains a Similiar Loss. Mr. John H. Weir, who lives just across the state line, in Union county, sustained a heayy loss by fire Thursday morning, between 4 and 5 o'clock. His large new barn and stables, all o! his fodder, peay vine hay, some corn, farming implements, etc., were burned. He managed to save his stock, four mules and a cow, and his buggy and wagons. While engaged in rescuing the mules from the burning building both Mr. Weir and his son, Under, were severely kicked by the frightened animals. The origin of the fire is not known, but it is thought to have been either the work of an iucen diary or of rats and matches. The fire started in a corner of the loft, which was filled with roughness. Mr. Weir had been t A I Kr, ?-r? U ? ^ ? ~ ' ?A 1 kvs mo out 11 uui (i miurt lime oe fore the discovery of the flames, to feed hie stock. lie did not go up into the loft, however. The loss is fully $800, which is only partially covered by in surance. Mr. Weir, it will be recalled, met with a similar' misfortune last spring was two years ago, when he lost not only his barn and stables but a pair of mules as well; also his entire corn crop l'hat fire also smarted in the lott. Its oiigin has never been discovered, but the impression then, and is yet, that the building was set afire. Mr. Weir had no insurance at all at that tunc, (lie destruction o!' iiis properly being a total loss. To The Cotton Growers ofi Lancaster County. When cot'on went to 0 V<-ts 1 begged you to not lool your cotton away at or around lOct-s. Now for (Joel's and your family's sake do not fool your cot ton away at or around 1 lets. I his depression is simply a bait to catch suckers?cotton i? tilmost certain to go to 12 or higher. T J. Strait, Pies , Cotton Growers o! Lancaster county. Anti-Liquor League Organiz ed at Dixie. ? An Ami Liquor League, was organized :it Dixie on the llihj instant, with thirty members. 1 \V. G. A. 1'orter was elected President and li. F. Adams Secret ary. Tho League will meet again Saturday afternoon, Nov. 18th, at A o'clock, to perfect the organization. B. F. Adams, I Sec. Library Day. State Superintendent of Edu cation Martin Gives Official Notice of the Day? De?ce ruber 15th?Entertainments by the Schools. County Superintendent, Teachfirs anrl Trnotnoa w V?(a\* ' * UOVUUO . The legi slative appropriatior > for this year will allow ior the establishment of 200 more. libraries and for the increase of a great many of those established last year. The establishment of 200 new libraries andthe increase of 100, would meair that at least 25,000 firpt clast , books would be placed in the: hands of the public school chil* dren before the year closes... When the new year begins, wtshall have to wait about twe;* months for another legislative' appropriation, even if thxev year's appropiration is not ex: hausted. I have therefore d?, signnted December 15th afLibrary Day, to be observed by the schools of the state with th*hope that we may arrange or that day for securing the 25.00CM books. I suggest, therefore-;, that you use that day lor sorn*-. form of public exercises, recitations, lectures, charades, dialogues, oyster supper, phono graph, stereoptican or som*-other form of public entertain ment of your own choosing, tc. which an admission fee shoulcl be charged Let us do all wecan to arouse interest and prov do funds tor this important, work before the year closes*. \.. ... i \ ' ?? - jn' i j/teem oer ?> 1t (hi-5 a\. >propriation will be no longer &vailable We shall have to wait until after (he adjournment o. he legisla ure before nex>; year's appropriation can b? used. Let us have a granc. rally on December 15th and t.. good rcpo;t fioin < very section of the state. O H Martin.. >1 lie Supt of Kdlicatioi "W recked at Donalds, Columbia Keeord J(5lh in t:. Southern passenger tuiin Nc... 1? from Greenville to Columbia, was struck by a freight Irate, last nigh! near Donalds and a numb' r of people were slightly hurt. There were no serious injuries and the train crew and pa sengors, aft r being brought to Columbia, wer? allowed to go on to their various destinations. Hurglars have an easy time of it in Peru. When a man doc* des lo rot) a house he goes to i*. at night with a bucket o! water instead ol a jimmy. With a sponge he moistens the walls, which are made of mud, until a SJCtion becomes soft enough to remove. Then he pulls it out arui crawls through the hole instead of troubling wilh a window fastening.