The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 13, 1905, Image 1
The Lancaster News
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VOL. I. NO. 21. SEMI-WEEKLY I/LNCftSTEII. S C? DECEMKEIt. 13. 1903. PIIICE-FIVE CENTS PEII COPY.
Burgiars in Westville.
R. L. Bell's Store Robbed ol
Fire-Arms, Shoes, etc.
Camden special to News and
Courier, Dec. 9th:
The postoflice, express office
and Mr. R. L. Bell's store, at
Westville, was broken into Wed
nesday night. A couple "f guns,
one single and one doiblebarrelled,
was stolen, as well as some
shoes, and uuderwear. Mr. Bell
is the postmaster at Wesfville
and he says he thinks the deed
was done by two white tramps
He has offered a reward of $25
for the capture of the guilty par
ties, in addition to the reward ol
$50 for each conviction, which
the United States Government
will pay. Several years ago Mr
Bell had a similar experience
and by quick and determined ac
Lion, lie succeeded in capturing
the thieves and lie will give these
rascals a lively chase.
Associations Reorganizing
O ffl c c r s of Some of the
Clubs Recently Reorganized.
At the meeting last Thursday
Tllfflit nf* llm A n + iswtK
M^iiv "? vuv iTUlI^II \J UtlUll
Growers' Associatiou Mr. J. T.
Hance was elected president am)
Mr. W. A. Blakeney secretary
and treasurer. The following
delegates were elected to the
County Association: C. L. McM
anus, VV. A. Blakeney, J. A.
West, and J. L. Whitaker.
At its recent reorganization
the Pleasant Valley association
elected the iollowing officers:
President, I) O. Potts; secretary
and treasurer, John 0. Hall; del
egate to County Association.
John Harris.
The Helair Association re
organized by electing A. P.
Spratt president, and John A.
lvell secretary and treasurer. Mr
Kell was also elected delAir?ie
to the county meeting.
These associations have committees
at work collecting the
3-cent a bale assessment.
Death of Geo. W. Kenning=
ton.
The Gallant Old Confederate
Veteran Succumbs to an
Attack of Pneumonia.
Mr. George W. Kenuington,
nnnllior nl I
V..IWInvyi ui lidiHyiioiui ^nuaii I
oi l Confederate veterans, passed
away Monday. His death occurred
at his home here, and was
/ caused hy an attack ot pneu^
monia, Mr. Kennington was
77 years of age the 14th of last
February, lie is survived by a
widow and one daughter, Miss
Kronie Kennington.
Mr. Kennington served throughout
the war, making one of the
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Confederacy. lie was the colorbearer
of Col. James 11. Kion's
regiment, aud on many a battlefield
he displayed intrepid courage
and marvelous daring, more
than once planting the colors be
bore ou the enemy's breastworks.
n f~ 1 e i ?
tx icw ^oMiH ueiore ins (learn
Col. Rion wrote a beautiful tiibute
to the dauntless courage
and fidelity to duty ot his gallant
color-bearer. lie said that no
man ever made a better soldier
than did George Kennington.
Mr. Keunington's remains
were laid to rest yesterday alter
noon in the new cemetery.
The Bank of Lancaster.
"The Old Reliable" Solicits
Your Business?A Banking
Institution with a Model
Record.
T* ? -
AV *o ??i ii pleasure 1 licit we
direct the attention of the public
to the advertisement in to
day's paper of the Hank of Lancaster,
"the old reliable," as it
is most appropriately styled.
Owing to its superb and won
derfully successful management
*-ver since the institution was
established, the Hank of Lan
caster is as solid today as the
Hock o f Gibraltar. Its high
standing in banking circles bears
eloquent testimony to the faithfulness
and efficiency of its
trusted officers and is a record
of which they should ju6tly feel
proud.
It is a remarkable fact that
the Bank of Lancaster has never
lost a dollar by bad investment
or loan, and yet it is uniforml.v
obliging and accommodating to
its patrons and the public generally.
Its rates of interest have
dwavs been reasonable. That
t enjoys the unbounded confi
deuce of the people is evidenced
by its large deposit account?
me largest within its history.
Attention, Cotton Growers!
Important Meeting of County
Association to be Held
Next Monday?L, a r g e
Gathering Expected.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather, the County Cotton
Growers' Association did not
meet last Saturday, the day net
tor the purpose. The meeting,
therefore, has been postponed
until Monday, December 18th,
when we hope to have a lull
representation from every township
or local association in the
county.
We also want the meeting to
be a general gathering ol farmers
and others interested in the wel
fare of the agricultural e'^asen
In addition to reorganizing and
electing otlicers for the ensuing
year and electing delegates to
I lie Slato Association, otner matlers
of importance will come up
before the meeting.
All clubs that have not already
done so, are expected to
come prepared to pay over all
dues. And the committees now
engaged in collecting the 3-cents I
a bale assessment are also
expected to report at the county
meeting.
(J. W. Jones, T.J. Strait,
Secy. Pres.
Milas Blackmon's Death
Shocking Fate of a Former
Lancastrian?H e a d
Split Open by Fragment ofj
a Circular Saw?'Tragedy |i
Occurred in Lexington ]
County. ]
From Columbia State, Dec. 9th:
i
Milas D. Blackmon of this city .
was killed in Lexington county
yesterday morning about 11
o'clock by the bursting of a circular
saw which he was operating
sowing wood. The saw was
running at its usual high rate
of speed when for some unknown
reason it flew into fragments and
one of the pieces struck him full
in the face, splitting open his
head from chin to crown. Mr.
Klacktnon's son and others who
were near ran quickly to his assistance
and preparations were
hurriedly made to bring the injured
man to the Columbia hospital.
He was placed in a vehicle
and the start lor this cdy was
soon made but before th*" T had
proceeded two miles Mr. _?iackmon
breathed his last. He never
regained consciousness after
he was struck. The accident
Happened at the home of his son,
about eight miles Irom the city
on the old State road.
Mr. Blackmon lived in this
city with his two daughters,
Misses Maggie and Lela Blackmon,
at 604 Gervais street. lie
has been working for his son,
Edward Blackmon, at the place
where he was killed lor about two
weeks. Yesterday morning they
went to work as usual. Mr.
Blackmon was running the saw
which cuts the wood into the
short lengths, when without an
instant's warning . Hew into
several piece*. One of them
struck him . the lace, just on
lie right side of the nose, and
sunk itself into the ilesh and
bone, laying open his lace and
cut ting deep into the brain.
A doctor was near at hand and
was soon called. He saw at
once how desperate was the
man's condition and knew that
the only possible hope lay in
getting him to the hospital.
With all the rapidity ol a l'aithtill
son's eager efforts, arrange
ments were soon made to bring
him to this city but he was even
then beyond human aid and betore
one fourth of the d stance
had been covered, he had sue
cumhed to his frightful injuries.
His body was brought to tho
city and placed in the undertak
ing parlors of Kunderburk &
Matteson, where it was prepared ;
lor burial.
Coroner Walker of this county
and the coroner of Lexington |
both declared that no inquest i
would be necessary.
Mr. Blackmon was 5+ years o! h
age and was born in Lancaster i
county, about nine miles east ol
the county seat, in the Flat j
Creek neighborhood. lie has 1
been a resident of Columbia for 1
15 years. Ho is survived by 1 lie
me son, already mentioned, and
he two daughters with whom he
.ived. He leaves also three
mothers. Messrs. J. C. and Mint]
Black mow of Lancaster county,
Minor Blackmon of Florida and
iwo sisters, Mrs. Belle Grillin and
Mrs. Nancy lvennington, bo h ot
Lancaster county.
The remains of Mr. Blackmon
will be taken to his former home
n Lancaster for interment at
3.30 o'clock this afternoon. The
funeral will take place on Sun
lay morning.
Attempted Assassination
I
A Well Known Farmer Called
to His Door at Night by
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rvii unknown vy mte Man
on Horseback and Twice
Fired Upon with Shot
Gun.
What appeared to be a das
tardly attempt at assassination
was made last Saturday night at
the home of Mr. George F. Kennington,
about 3+ miles north ot
Lancaster.
About 8 o'clock some one
rode, on horseback, up to Mr.
Kenningtou's front gate and
hollered, uHello." Mr. Kennington
went to the door and
opened it, and as he did so the
party fired at him with a shot
gun, the load striking the house
just above Mr. Kennington's
head. lie turned back in the
house to get his own weapon,
when his unknown assailant discharged
the other barrel of his
gun at him, but fortunately miss
ing him as in the first instance.
As quickly as possible Mr.
Kennington and his son each secured
a revolver and, running
out into the yard, opened fire on
the stranger, who galloped off
down the road. They tired altogether
seven shots at the man,
one of which Mr. Kennirgton
thinks struck the party's horse,
as the animal was seem to stum
ble and then hobble along, just
alter on#* of fho chotj
'l'he stranger was shortly afterward
met in the road by acol
ored man who says the horse was
lame, and that the rider had a
^uii in one hand and a pistol in
the other. Mr. Keuniugton io
satisfied that his assailant is a
white man.
Fuller Particulars of the
Ellis-Hammon Nuptials.
Reported for The News.
Miss Mamie Hammond, dan
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. 8. B.
Hammond, of Rich Hill, and
Mr. Dixon Ellis, of Heath
Springs, wore happily married
at Fork Hill Baptist church
Thanksgiving day. When the
organ pealed forth the strains of
a beautiful wedding march, by
Mrs. Dr. Bishop, the bridal
party entered the church. The
bride entered the left aisle with
her sister, maid of honor, Miss
The Animal Conference
Of the A. M. E. Zion Church
Meets in Lancaster Today
?Bishop Lomax to Preside
?Programme of Today's
Exercises.
Lancaster will be filled this
ur /w?lr ? * 4 t? -I - i - ? 1 1 0
wim uisuuguiseu colore*
visitors?ministers ami lay delegates
to the Annual Conference
ol the A. Al. E. Zion church,
which meets here today, and will
probably be in session several
days.
The Conference Journal, of today,
makes I he following announcement
as to the tirst day's
program me:
The Fortieth Annual Session
of the South Carolina Conference
will convene in Mt. Zion
Church December 13th, 1905,
at noon. Bishop T. H. Loma*,
oi vmariotte, IN. (J., will preside
over the sessions, associated by
Bishop J. S. Caldwell, of Philadelphia,
Pa.
The opening session will be
impressive. A sermon will be
preached and the holy communion
administered. The organization
will then be perfected,
and a recess taken until thr
eveninpr serviVp
The Annual Sermon will be
preached at 7.30 p. m., aftei
which the following programme
will be carried out :
Welcome Addresses?May of
R. E. Wylie, on behalf of the
city.
Prof. A. R. Banka, on behalf,
of the Graded Schools.
Rev. Chalmers Fraser, on behalf
of the white churches.
Rev. N. N. Gregg, on behalf
of the colored churches.
Miss Lydia Mcllwain, on be
half of Mt. Zion Church.
We invite our many friends
both white and colored, to attend
the Conference Session on.
the first night. There is in.
store for you a splendid treat
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j ?The municipal ticket nomi^
j nated at last Friday night's maw*
] meeting, as published in Saturday's
issue of The News, was
elected yesterday without opposition.
The number a 1 voteu
cast was 25
?Merchants Clouds, Edwards^
Clyburn and Iiob uson have new
announcements in todays paper.,
to which your atttention is directed.
Carrie Hammond. The grnom
came up the right aisle wnli his
j brother, Mr. Willie E:lis, ot
I Heath Springs. The bride ami
groom faced the large audience.
Miss Carrie Hammond crossed,
over ?> the lefi and sto d by
the left of the bride, while Mr.
Willie Ellis crossed to the riglxi
and stood by the side ol the
groom. Rev. K. . Blac'-mow
solemnly performed the mar
riage ceremony.
After tlio ceremony Mrs. t>r
I Bishop still remained at 'lie
organ, playing the sweet
i of a wedding march, a- tin.
bridal party marched -lowly
down ti e left aisle. The bridaj
party was driven to the hon>?
ol the groom, at Mr. ai.d MrsGeorge
Kllis, where a bountiful
reception was given them. We
congratula'e Mr. Kllis, on winning
the hand of so fair a young
lady as Miss Mamie, nnd wish
for them a happy wedded life.
Mr. Ellis is one of Heath Spring*
most promising young men.
Attendant,