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The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 18?1
VOL. I. NO. 15. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., NOVEMBER. 22, 1905. PRICE-FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
The Rev. R, Lee Robinson.
His/Sermons in the A. R. P.
/Church Sunday?Now a
(Citizen of Another State,
T\his Talented son of Lan
cdster Delighted the Friends
of His, Old Home With
His Presence and Preaching.
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In accordance with announce
ment in Saturday's issue of The
News, the Rev. R. Lee Robin
son, ol Camden, Ala., preached
in the Associate Reformed Rres
byterian church last Sunday,
both morning and evening, to
? TT1
(<uvu uuugiogttuuua. ITI? Her
mous were strikingly forceful
replete with originality, well de
livered, and were greatly enjoy
ed by hie appreciative hearers.
Mr. Robinson's text at the
morning service was the 14th and
16ih verses of the 1141b chapter
of St. Mary : ''And wheresoever
he shall go in, say ye to the
goodman of the house, The Mas
ter saith, where is the guest
chamber, where I ehall eat the
passover with my disciples?"
"And he will shew you a large
upper room furnished and pre
pared : there make ready for
us."
Mr. Robinson drew some in
teresting and instructive lessons
iroiu ins text, lie lirst explain
ed the meaning of "guestcliam
ber" and "upper room," ihe
former being in Oriental coun
tries not the choicest room in
the house, as is generally the
case in this country, but the
chamberftkii which guests place
their footwear? andals, etc.,
and also their saddles when tliey
come riding beasts of burden.
The gu' stchamher therefore jo
ferred to in the text was proba
b!y the most undesirable room
in the house for the purpose ol
occupancy. It was one 10 which
the host would never think of
assigning a guest. The "upper
room," on the other hand, was
the best at the command ot the
host.
The man referred to in the
text, whose name is not given,
was to be commended for giving
S his Maker the very best he hi>d.
lie thereby set ail example
which all mankind should follow.
A majority of the pooplo
nf tndnv mv? f.liw T.nivl !>*?
"guest-chamber" instead of the
"upper room," reserving the
lat'er for themselves. Hut com
paratively few | eople cheerfully
give the Lord freely of the three
things required of them: their
time, their possessions and their
personal service. Mr. Ilohinson
strongly emphasized the significance
of each of these requirements,
using for the purpose
apt illustrations. In conclusion
he showed how important is
for man in every instance to give
the Lord his "upper room" in
this life if he expects to receive
the best at His hands in the lite
to como, in that home of majiy
mansions.
As is well known (o many of
our readers, Mr. Robinson is a'|
gifted and scholarly young son
of Lancaster who has already
achieved an enviable distinction
in his chosen profession, that, oi
the ministry. Though his present
field of labor is far removed
j irom ins native home, he man
j ages to occasionally visit the
county of his nativity, and hi*
home coming is always a source
of pleasure to his numerous
friends here as well as to his be
loved parents and other rela
j tives.
The Confederate Monument
An Eloquent Appeal by the
Daughters of the Confederacy
to all the Women of
the County to Contribute
One Dollar Each to the
Monument Fund.
To the Women of Lancaster
County :
At the last meeting of the
Lancaster Chapter, Daughters
of the Confederacy, a resolution
was adopted that a special appeal
be made to every woman
in Lancaster couniy to contribute
one dollar for the Durnose
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of erecting a monument to the
Confederate soldiers.
As soon as iliis resolution was
adopted each of the 14 women
present promptly handed to the
treasuier the amount requested.
We w ant every woman in the
county to do likewise The
amount now on hand is $1,000
and we wish to raise at least
$1,500 more. This can easily
be done by the women alone if
they will all unite and help in
this worthy cause. This sacred
duty which we owe to the brave
| men who obeyed their coimtrv'?
, - ? J w
call and left home ami family
to bat le for southern rights hits
been too long neglected. Forty
lonfr years has elapsed since the
remnants of the most valiant
army that the world ever saw reI
turned to their desolated homes.
Wo should delay no longer in
showing our appreciation of
their heroic devotion to duty by
erecting a suitable memorial in
enduring stone.
"01i Lord God of hosts be with
us yet,
Lest we forget; lest we foriret."!
Somi all contributions to the
treasurer, Mrs. M. E. Cauthen,
Lancaster, S. C., and the acknowledgement
will bo made
each week through the Lancaster
News.
Mrs Ira B. Jones, Pres.
Those who have contributed :
Mrs Eliza Wiiherspoon, Miss
Annie Witherspoon, Mesdames
J. M. Riddle, T. <J. Hicks, A. R. I
Banks, J. N. Crockett, M. E.
Cauthen, T. S. Carter, M. J.
Perry, G. \V. Poovey, M. R.
McCardell, W. P. Davis.
Charlie Hodge, a Sumter
youth, committed suicide a day
or two ago, by shooting himself
through the head.
Chesterfield and Lancaster
R. R.
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Work of Extension of Line
Now i n Progress?The
Road Already a fine Paying
Property?Quantity of ,
Liquor it Hauls.
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Oheraw cor. the Charlotte Ob- |
server. I
Mr. A. G. Page, general super- j
iutendent and one of the largest (
stockholders of the Chesterfield ,
& Lancaster Railroad, is authority j
for the statement that the road is (
to extend immediately from Ruby, (
the present terminus, to Gum i
Springs, a distance of about eight s
miles, the work of cutting out the (
right of way being now in pro <
gress. Maj. Charles II. Scott, a (
prominent and experienced civil ,
engineer of Elkins, West Virginia, <
h?6 charge of the survey of the |
extension and will personally su- ,
pervise the construction of the ,
work. For a number of years he ,
was connected with the engineer- ,
ing department of the Chesapeake ,
& Ohio Railroad and recently has
been employed by the Hon. Henry ,
Gassaway Davis in the construe
tiou of railway work in West Virginia..
The extension of the C. & L.
Railroad from Ruby will follow
what is known as the upper route,
with several slight alterations in
the line of survey. From Ruby
to Gum Springs it will go a little
south of the old northern survey,
leaving Mt. Oroghan to the right
a short, distanna coiTiji-.. i i.i
? ^..wvmuvu^ UU ? C"1 o I tllUUOrtUU I
dollars being saved by this sligln
alteration. From Gum Springs
the road will be built to Fox j
Place, and from there to the river ,
it is hard to say which route it
will take, but likely the upper
one, via Dudley, touching the ^
river near the Wildcat creek and',
Tradesville, in Lancaster county.
When the road is built through,
*8 indicated, it will traverse the
finest forty miles ot (arming land,
in Chesterfield county, and. paralleling
the North Carolina line,
will draw considerable revenue
from that State. Already one ol
the best fraying railroad properties
in South Carolina, theChes
terfield & Lancaster will, when
completed to its western terminus,
oe sought after by the means ot
i the Southern Railway reaching
Cheraw, via Lancaster.
The gross inter-State earnings
of the Chesterfield ?\r. Lancaster
the past year, ending June 30,
amounted to $-18,000. The Road
bed and rolling stock of the road
have been gradually improved,
and the present management ex
pects to keep the work up.
FIFTY-TURKIC TONS OF LIQUOR.
The C. & L. transports a big
lot of whiskey, as will be seen
from the following, taken from
Cheraw correspondence of the
News and Courier:
I The hooks of the Chesterfiold
land Lancaster Railroad Company
show that during the past six
months fifty-three tons of whiskey
were shipped over thoir line, t! e!
hulk of which came lrom beyond
Lhe State. This whiskey was
:ousigued to Chesterfield and
Ituby, where tkere are no aispen
mries, and much of it was con
tigned to fictitious Barnes. As
nuch of the whiskey which comes
,o the Cheraw express office con
ligned to points on the Chesterleld
and Lancaster Railroad in
-aken out hero and carried up
ay hand, there is no way of tellng
how much really is transportjd
by this road in the course of a
fear. I? will be noted that the
'ecord mentioned is for the past
lix months, and does not include
he Thanksgiving and Christmas
aohdayn, when the businesn is
tupposed to be many times in exjess
of that or any other season
)f the year. To keep the record
itraiglit, it should be added that
while the books of the railroad
company show that freight was
CO l '
vu oo ions oi wniBKeT, mai
hese figures do not represent
accurately the amount carried, as
me quart or one gallon is billed
as one hundred pounds under the
regulations.
The Wade Hampton Society.
Interesting Exercises of the
Graded School's 'Literary
Organization Last Friday
Afternoon.
Reported for The News.
The regular semi monthly
meeting of the Wade Hampton
Literary Club of the graded
-iclwu.l woo Iw.lrl nVwI..?
.. UO Iiv 1>| X- i iu.i_y ill Itl'lUMIII.
Alter beautiful quotations fro in
the Bible the following interesting
programme was lully carried
out:
1st Declaimer. Carl Bennett;
Header, Klfreida l'oag.
2nd Declaimer, Carrie (ire
gory; Header, Ira B. Jones.
3rd Declaimer, Mary Davi-;
Header, Bleeka Ilinson.
4'It Declaimer, Mary Knight;!
Header, Monie Hatchcock.
1-t Essayist, Corrine .Jones.
2nd E sayist, Pearl McManu-. i
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l nen came the debate, which i
was highly enjove 1.
The query was, Resolved that !
the printing press has done more
for the progress of humanity
than the steam engine. Both
sides argued well. The debaters
were: Affirmative?Meta Moore,
liobt. Cunningham, Lillian Stov
er and Kate McManus; Negative
?Lida Ilasselline, Joyce Clark,!
Kelly Cunningham and Thomas
Beatv.
After bring out for about 101
minutes the Judges decided in j
f JtT/if /if t A .V #Ti ?* -- 1
...Tt'iw. ..i<; .uiiiiiiitiive; uuti is tor |
the printing press.
The club meets twice a month,
on Friday afternoons.
Several visitors were present. |
The recently elected officers)
areas follows: President, Maude
Moore; Vice-President, Perrine
Stover; Secretary, Leroy Dunn;
Treasurer, Pearl McManus;
Librarian, Dorrinne Jones; Door
keepers, Thomas Beaty and
Thome Tillman.
Arbor Day
Observed by Franklin Circle
?Resolutions in Memory
of Mrs. Martha O. Patterson.
Arbor Day was observed by
the Franklin Circle last Monday
afte-noon. It was a happy
. i i - * - "
inougnt ol the president, Miss
Annie Wifcherspoon, to liave a
tree planted and call it for the
patron saint of the Circle,.
"Benjamin Franklin."
This tree now stands on White
street, in front of Mis3 Annie
Witherspoon's home, with the
names of the members of the
Circle and the name of Benjamin
Franklin burled at its roots*
and it is hoped that in the years
to come it will spread its sheltering
branches over passers-by^
Resolutions of sorrow for the
death of Mrs. Patterson, of
Greenville, were offered by Mrs..
Ira B. Jones, the personal friend
of the deceased, which were
unanimouslv jidnnt.prl h\r th*.
J i "J ~?"-'
Circle.
The resolutions referred to
are as follows :
Whereas, God in Ilis Providence
has removed by death.
Mrs. M. O. Patterson, and
whereas, this Circle desires to
record its expression of their
esteem and appreciation of this
noble woman, Be it
Resolved 1st : That this Circle
fee's a sense of personal loss
on account of the death of Mrs.
Patterson,whose high character,
untiring energy and lofty aims
have endeared her to us.
2id. That we have been especially
interested in her noblcv
e(Torts to establish a State Re
tormatory, and we trust that
tikis cause, so clear to her heart,,
shall not suffer by her untimely
death ; bul that others, encouraged
by her efforts and inspired
by her example, may continue
the work she so ardently strove
to accomplish v.
3rd. That in her death the
whole State wiil sustain a great
loss, and that the Federation ol
Women's Clubs will espeacilly
miss the aid and influence of
her valuable labors.
4th. That a page in our niinnfnu
Kn i noooi K/\?l * " _ ? -
iyv; inovi iucu iu nor memory
anil those resolutions be published
in the county papers and
The Keystone.
5th. That a copy be sent to
her family.
Mrs. Ira B. Jones,
Mrs. M. J. Perry,
Miss Annii^'itherspoon.
.
Charlie BensoC: /^ro hoy,
was arrested in (\ ..-en Monday
for attempting to assault a lady
of that town. Iio \irac
- - - ?.*v II HO KV^l'll XlKJ
the penitentiary for safe hooping
i llo made a confession.
|
I Mrs Hattie Bruuson of Orango!
burg, committed suicide Monday.
Sho was the widow of Henry
Bruuson, and grief for her dead
husband caused her to take her
own life.