Our Oeorgia Letter
Georgia Crackers Learning
to Observe Thanksgiving?
A Kick at Football?Record
Breaking Marriage Fees?
TU? t T ? "
Akiw uuiiui-nuwcil contest
?The News' Views on
Cotton Futures Endorsed.
Thanksgiving day in Georgia
passed very quietly, so far as we
have been able to learn, many ol
our citizens spending the day in
the fields, trying to kill a few
-
uiiup, Home remaining at. home
and spending the day quietly
with their families, enjoying a
big turkey dinner. Many attend
ed the fool ball game in this city
? the afternoon, many coming in
from towns around here in all
directions. A few years ago
people from the country, lots "ol
them, would come to town, un
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imuuiui 01 tne tact that it wa^ a
holiday, exp&cting to . transact
business as on other days, and
find business houses closed and,
consequently, had to return home
and make another trip. But they
are learning better now. Thanks
to the rural delivery system,
they are able to get the daily
papors and keep posted on such I
matters and Thanksgiving day
finds very few country people in
the city.
j Sneaking of fnnthull ~ '
g n 1TD liupo
the time will soon come when
this game will be a thing of the
past. Scarcely a game is ever
played in which no injures to the
players result. Twenty-four
deaths for this season so far, is,
we believe, the record for the
^ college foot ball teams of this
,copntry. To sit and watch a
game of this nonsensical, "knock
down and drag out" piece of
so called amusement is enough
to convince the average person
that it is time for the proper
authorities to call a halt on this
kind of brutal sport.
When we heard a preacher say
once that he rode about thirty
miles through cold, sleet, snow
and rain to perform the marriage
ceremony for a couple of couples
and was paid one dollar per
couple for the "performance,"
we thought that beat the record
*for unmitigated nerve on the
nart nf t U A ? '
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a few years later, when Dick
Humphries sot married, handed
the preacher fifty cents and told
him he could "hand him back
the change some other time," we
v^-iaw he had those other fellows
beat by several blocks, but that
fellow mentioned in The News,
who Daid tll? illRtinA r?f tho noona
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the trifling sum of two cents for
such an important duty, has certainly
gone the limit, beyond all
question.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the gubernatorial election in
this state is yet many months ofT,
the campaign is on in full blast.
^The main issue appears to be the
<w>ues(ion of disfranchisement, the
question which both the Carolina*
saw fit to act upon a few
years age and which resulted in
the disfranchisement of the
negro roters. We believe
tf i a ft na.mHab r\t llnMn?i?
m ?|??v?mvu vi piKjymg iu^ iui
war in time of peace" and hope
t^tee the act pasted which will i
disfranchise the negro vote in
this state.
We notice what you have to
aay, Mr. Editor, about cotton futures
and we agree with you. We
have always had a rather un
favorable opinion of Buch meth
1 *r
oas 01 making money, bul have
been in better position to see its
detrimental influence, during
the past four or five years. After
having learned more about it,
we have reached a definite conclusion
that it is a demoralizing,
positively dangerous and ruinous
practice, in the majority of cases,
according to the oues that have
come under our observation.
Former Lancastrian.
I Macon, Ga.
To Shove up Assessments.
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VV..1^UUUV1 IVldKCS
a Move to Bring About
Big Increase in Valuation
of Property for Taxation.
Columbia Record.
Comtroller General Jones has
addressed a circular letter to city
and township boards of assessors,
county auditors and county
boards of equalization, which
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wm nave me ettect either of revolutionizing
the assessment of
property in this state or of further
and finally demonstrating that
the auditors and the members of
the boards have no intention of
enforcing the very plain statutes
passed by the legislature years
ago looking to the assessment of
property at its full "true money
value" instead of on a 60 per
cent, basis of a valuation arrived
at through a sytem of dodging
made possible by politics and
wire pulling.
The regular quadrennial assessment
of real estate is to be made
next year, the returns beginning
to be made the 1st of next January.
The comptroller generalafter
several times failing to get
the legislature to pass such laws
as will make it a criminal olTense
for an office to knowingly list
property at less than its true
value and making it perjury for
a return to be made below real
value, has decided to "take the
bull by the horns" with this |
circular letter and direct the enforcement
of the law requiring
property to be returned at its
true value. He estimates that
his directions, if carried out, will
double the tax values of the state,
making them over $400,000,000
instead of only $210,000,000.
The comptroller general finds
that at pressent property is assessed
in this state at from 9 to
100 per cent, of its real value,
and he points out that the small
property in proportion is carrying
the biggest part of the load,
as it is the large property which
is dodging. Of course, if the
directions of the comptroller
general are carried out faithfully
throughout the state there will
not ouly be no further state deficits.
but the fiitv tr??rr? ow/t
county authorities, as well as the
state authorities, will have more
tax money than they can spend,
and the levy will have to be reduced
in proportion as the assessment
is raised.
The Lancaster News, 8 pages
twice a week, $1.60.
Safe Crackers Makes a Good
Haul in North Carolina
Town.
Kinaton Special to Charlotte
Observer:?The sate in the
Trenton Drug company's s'ore,
at Trenton, was opened by safecrackers
last
_ ...(S..U UIIU' I1IUIIOY
and stamps amounting to $7 50
was stolen and carried off. The
burglars also paid a visit to the
general merchandise store of Mr.
E. J. Loft in, and after blowinu '
the sale open with nitroglycerins,
j took about $160 in money. Five
I hundred dollars belonging to the 1
Trenton post office, located ir
the Trenton Drug company's
building, was stolen and $260
belonging to the Trenton Dru>i
company.
The robbers work d the com
Dination at that place but wciv
orced to use an explosive at Mi.
Loftin's place. The detonation
when the gale was blown open
awakened citizens but no one
saw the safe crackers as they es
caped. An effort was made to
secure blood hounds to trail th<
burglars, but ineffectually ami
they got away with their booty.
Suspicion rests on a white mar,
aKntit in ??"?? ~f ?1 *
i ^ r onin Ul WnO I1H8
been seen atound Trenton for
several days, and was missing
today. This stranger wa* seen
lurking at the rear ot the Trenton
Drug company's store Thumdav
afternoon late and was also seen
about noon in company with another
stranger driving from
Trenton to Kinston.
Fifteen Cents Cotton.
Is gooil for the pocket; but it takes OUK
NEW DISlJOVEKY for that bafi taste in
the mouth everv morninu ?ml ?>..>
? , O' **"" *""v UIU
weak back, and tired dull feeling when
\ou gut up The only $1.(10 liquid pieparation
Rild with an absolute (?U A KANTEE
with each bottle for all lllood and
Skin Diseases, Nervoasnncsa, l iver and
Kidney Troubles. You run no risk whatever
in buying OUb. NEW DlSOOVEliY.
Your druggist will sign the guarantee
bold by Crawford Hros.
Notice to (ill I'ertiOn?* I ndehted to
the Lancaster Mercantile Co.
Ad you well know, we made
9ome business changes the first
of last year, and it is absolutely
necessary that we must collect
all past due notes and accounts I
ill order to settle with the late
members of our concern ; therelore,
we now ask our friends,
whom we have been so liberal
with, to now make arrangements
at once to pay us. All past due
notes and accounts not settled
promptly will be placed in the
hands of our lawyer for collection.
Yours truly,
i tf Lancaster Mercantile Co.
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Notice to White Tochers
of Lancaster County.
1 especially request all White
Teachers In Lancaster county to
m?ct at i/sneaster Uourt House at 11
o'clock a. m? Saturday Deo. 9th, for
the purpose of organizing a Teachers
Asportation, and for discussing important
questions affecting the
aehoola in this ooonty. I most earnestly
urge that every Teachsr in the
county be present at this meeting.
# W. M .MOORK,
Co. Supt. Ed.
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j thing you can name that y
J and get your orders filled co
M ries, Olives, Cranberries, Cra
^ Catsup, Preserves, Saratoj
^ Cakes and Crackers, CheesGj
J Dates, Citron. Just anythii
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The Trading F
We have the Bij
Cheapest Stock o!
ever had. Weboi
cotton was chef
higher prices, f
such being the c
more goods than
Our stock of
DRESS
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We pride oursel
medium-priced 1:
ING in the tow
well-assorted and
GENTS' FUl
And at prices tin
tion?quality con
When you think of
srfc
Think of us. We carry the
Btyle9 and quality. We hi
Shoe for men, and Kippendo
pair guaranteed.
Give us a call; we welc
or not.
Yours, with Honest Goo
Fundc
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Notice of Election.
KEMOLVKD by the Town Council of the
Town of Lancaster in Oonncil Assembled
and by the authority of the same:
Ut That an election for a Mayor And
six Aldermen for the Town of Lancaster
to serve for the next ensuing two years is
hereby ordered to take place at the Gnard
Hon?e in tho town of Lancaster on Tnu.
clay the l*th day of December, 11)05.
2nd 'lhttt Eugene C. Seerest, James M.
Warwick and J. O. Foster are appointed
managers to hold said election
"Done an<? ratified in Council assembled
this ttftth day of November, 101)5.
Attest:
II E. WYLIE, Mayor,
Seal
C. D. JONES. Clerk.
Notice of Discharge.
"NOTICE is hereby Riven that th*
undersigned as administrator of the
estate of Thannie J. Bowers, deceased
wi.l on December the 23rd 1905 make
his final return as such administra?
tor, and apply to the Probate Court
for Lancaster county, for a final dis?
charge. J. A. BOWERS,
Administrator of estate of
THANNIE J. BOWERS.
Dated Nov. 22nd, 1905.
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)u want to ; I have got the ^
KSGIVING Dinner. Any- *
oa will want. Call on me J
rrpphlv rid +" nnnn
J uitu uu V/11V<Q> unci"
nberry Sauce, Celery, Pickle, ^
Chips, Candies, Honey, ^
, Maccaroni, Nuts, Raisins, ^
lg you want. J
7 for De Gals. S
korell j
TED I
nUic to Know I
ggest, Hest and
f Goods we have
Light goods when
ip, anticipating
md, of course,
ase, we bought
usual.
GOODS I
COMPLETE.
ves on the best
ine of CLOTHn.
We carry a
up to-date lino
?NISHINGS. I
at defy competisldered.
)ES I
m in an endless variety of
indie the Forbash Cushion I
rf 8hoe for women. Every
ome you whether you buy
da at Fair Prices.
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