?* ?* i I'll f V-- f I 5! I Ik ? Q lilijHLOW S. CAuitii, KlUr;)li \N!) MANACKU mwa ?sbt r?-? mts. wk - a.; r?si?rr? winvH-ivw s\:rr.PAV SATURDAY DECEMliEK 1?M!s 1 '.>04. t; owl?-"?- ? - SCBS'MM1* :o\ ITP Y! \ ' ' ft hole Family Foully Murdered ?< ai Horribly Fiendish Crime At ? a' Trenton ? Husband, NN' iff* ,.( And Two Daughters ? ' ,1 llouse 1? u r n o d b Down To Hide Thr IVrd ' h c Special to Columbia Roerd. n Trenton. Dec.8 The people i?f this town tiro stirred with excite- l? ment and horror this morning ov- ^ er the fearful deaths of Mr. B. B V ... r Hughes, his wife and their two .> daughters. 1 At 5 o'clock their house, which ia situftteil in the centre of the town ivns luii'iipil In tiip ffrnnn 1 The building was wrapped in ah >t! ,11 seething mass of tlames wfK-n the first citizen arrived, and had there been adequate (ire apparatus it would have been impc.ssiMe to save tho house after the alarm ' had aroused the citizens The tiro was at tii>t thought to tie accidental, but it wa? found that there was foul plav. Mr. 1 (i Hushes had his clothes < :i and 3 . ( thore is evidence of his having !, id his glove on the right hand. ' Both tho gilds wero struck ( n the 1 head with some heavy article, . like an ax, and placed back in the j bed as if they had not made a L struggle. Mrs. Hughes' head ' was under her pillow and l.ar ? head was mashed in. 0 A further and closer invcstiga- y tion today revealed the fact that y Mr. Hughes had a bullet hole o through both temples. His body n was at the door and a pistol was ' in his hand. It is believed the ^ murder was committed in tho ? early part of the night and that the house was tired to hide the crime. ^ A! r U n.rluiu ix* no n Vwinf .1 a vntru iu 1 i? c?o nuwut it/ j wi?i a old and was a merchant of the town. He was io all respects a most admirable citizen, was successful in bnsinoss and popular generally. Mrs. Iluglios and her two daughters, aged about 17 and 15, were lenders in church and sociul circlesand their terrible fate creates the deepest sorrow. The house in which the r lived was a cettage. Mr. Hughes had uudorconstruetion a large resdencc which lie expected soon to occnpy. Hill to Reduce Representation Introduced. Washington cor. Columbia r Record nntnr lMn.lt. of Xfiff I York, introduced the first bill ir> ? congress this session for the reduction of Southern representation in congress. Senator Piatt's bill did not, follow the usual lino of calling for reduction of the representation of those states which, havo violated tho provisions of the fourteenth amendment, but was directly at tho South, designating tho states. If the bill should pass tho South would lose nineteen members in congress. Tho following states would be affected with tho loss of congress- j men: Virginia, two; rMorth | y Carolina, two ; South Carolina,' two; Georgia, two; Florida, : i' two ; Alabama, two ; Mis' iasippi, two; Louisiana, two; Texas, ju one ; Arkansas, two ; Tennessee, i two. Dr. Crnm's nomination liu* again been sent to the Senate by the president. i Cotton Crop By States. > v A..: c I n i . i f. I'. ;;tit" v *< 1 S . , < *;i n; :n U WStll : I*i i -til of l,0i?D,7"U I ?:i 'c-s. v. It I II x* II > " . ' 5 c * e UtllM li- n ; :.t ? :i ' 11 .? j i odilC Oil ! i . ho United s.n e : . ;mv > 1 i-i 11? in tin 1 i;- ,.;>a (ucked or to he pick 1 i> estimated at 30,053,70* cres, h redact ion of 1,950, CO1 lores or 5.3 per rent from th ereage esliwftfed us planted. Th pport sue* that fit in prevent ir icntion* the average weight o nle< is not likely to fall heloi 00 pound* net. Konnd hale tvo 0 ( p inoh ded in this c >timt t .1.1.. ? . * 1 l - *i ; . > juceu i<> uicir (?|u 1 v urni i junto Laics. The estimate doc t i n hide lintcrs. i'l:e ("-t iinutcd production i ales. !>y State--, is as follows itginia, 19,300; North Carotin 00,000: Georgia, 1,704,90 'lories, 77,200: Alabama, 1 7 S,9"?: Mississippi 1,539,80 jiuii-ian.i, 917,900; Texas, 2, 92,3o0: Missouri, 43,900; OU ihonm, 2 10>,00');Iridian Territor 98,100: South Carolina, 1,091) <>C; Arkansa-, 832,700; Tor icspce, 3*13,000. A Cotton Congress. '.tl.n t- t > ho made to Stem tl Puvnw't'l C.)iirv' i, and othe rnUiinei't ; exas cotton men wire local house today that ma; nesting- of cotton Planters hi teen called in every county i 'ex ;s, Indian Territory ami ()! nkorna, to take place on Dec 1' I w:i>? una luuuins in iicji it.ton. It was considered n< mprohabio today that a meetir f planters and hanker* in all tl iouthefn States growing cottc itould be held here about the da' f the Texas meetings to consid< leans to meet the conditions it iosed by the report of the bnreti f agriculture. The market \vi igher today. ftUUllOi aiiuuu Notice Is hereby t'ven that this c ice will be i pen from the let clay nmiury to ibe IdOtli day of Fobiua: 90s, for the purpose of receiving tl atoms of the taxpayer* of Laneast bounty All permit# li ?vlmr nronertv in flu ojsefifion or coiurd a* Manag< tolner, or n Husband, Parent, Oua in, Trratee, Executor. a dm in is! rat tcpffver. Accounting officer, Ager attorney or : actor on th * 1st day < ar.unry, lOtio, are required to li-t tl amo for Taxation within the time r Hi1 red by Law, or Incur tlio penal f 30 per cent which aMaolies in ca if failure t > do so. ()n!y returns of personal proper ire to 1)4 made this 3-rar. and inapro* uciit* en fv"?l Estate /*?. rsons liah'e to I' >il fax are reqi d by law to wake return of same. I'lio l'oll 'i'.ixof One Dollar is la ipon all maio persons between tl s i V 21 and 60 years except perso \'ho are < x.-mpt I>jr law. Tee Auditor or ail assistant will i end tire following places in tire eou y oil I lie d ?ys : atn to 1 pi )ixi'> ft in, Dwljtht 1> hi clou jn.i lfl 'rsdfavlile, Tuewlay, Jnn 17th 'axnliHW, Wed J-ui IS b "lit (..'reck church, Thum/Jan '9"i )r (,' ( ' Vi'cIMi'k, Frl Jan 20th 'rbnuB. haturJr.y to 13 ni Jnn 'J1 lailo gold mine, ft on .la ?3 i eiflhaw. '1' ic and Wed Jit *J4 & 25 leutli Kpritiya, Thu J ?? U(> '[ .want //181. Fri Jen -7 t > 1J >n V 1' Vunlandii.'? limn'* Hai Jim- ^8 It wi I l?e to f he in'eient <>ttvery ti aye:- lo iu iUo 1.n ro'ti m pionrip'.ly i i\ c th p? ii tity of ISO per cent whir 11 to 5: ifli'" til* CO' 1) ,? ! ry. Aft r tl?o above titles I will bo f.?u: t the Auditor's ofllco to wait upc lie public. Roapautf iliy, J NO A (OOK. A UUITOIt, r? c. ,an aster, If., 8C\, Dec Sth l?i05. ?r irtHK ??nn I??M?MMO.H I For I'he Ledger. ! : f 1 i-twi'th Fundorburk. il?\ F; < nt us Fundi rhoik, Nephew of lhe deceased ) On l)n\ 1, 1 !M)4 ? ur distinguish ed fiieml mid bi nt In r, VIhjot* ?I. Fur'."ei'iiirk. nut dent]) with ok: i-* i :i. hniverv unci resignation x - r- , l.vn nf tin* distinguishing charnc'i'-ri-t ;? < ?>!" I i-1 life lie was I) ? n ()? ? 27, 1823, b?i - in? S 1 years, 1 m nth and 4 days 3 of ngo at his death. He was niai^ ried to Melissa J. Funderhurk 0 Feb 4, 1847, who died Sept 1, 8 1800. He was married Dec I. f 1802, to his second wife, Minerva v Funderhurk, who still survives s him and mourns his luss. Ho 0 joined the Spring Hill Baptist " church iti 1842, elected clerk in IS50. and ordained deacon in ,, 1855. in both of which odices he i: faithfully served till his death, a Wo would not undertake the ? tank to number tfie host of relativos and friends that mourn his loss hut wo would not neglect to _ mention his worthy children that y are to follow in the sweet by and ' by. He loaves throe sons viz: J. B. and L ,J. Kunderburk, both living near the old borne, and P. B. Fuuderburk of Wills Point, Texas, and two daughters. Airs. Samuel Laney, near Tradeaville, 10 and Mrs. Rebecca Funderbnrk of 1 Wills Point, Tex. He \rufl specially fond of childion and taught the little boys l" and girls during nearly all liis ,n teaching life in Sunday school. ,r I lis influence over them was strong (' and lasting. Out of his class of ss littlo t?oys God has raised up six 18 preachers. The real value of bis in 1 (j, life in his church and community f, is hard to estimate. He is yet Id living and will continue to live in tlio hearts and lives of others ? whom ho helped through the shadowy places of life. His prute denco, piety, sincerity and ?r rity have helped many a soul ' to n- view the higher ideals of life and m some of those wboeo lives wero 19 blessed by h is were doubtless in heaven to nieot hitn at the beautiBP fill gates. i\ Mis jilace in his church, bunday y school, and community will b? hard to ill. ,/ _ Thanks ho to the giver and takof er of life for our christian brothry cr's inlluence upon tho oarth foi or L'ood. Lei us imituto his exemp lary life and he prepared to meel 5ir death that awaits us in the dark '? nesH of the future, rd or The one we loved so well We'll nevor meet nguin, ^ U a til our voices swoll 16 Heaven's joyous refrain. ev ' ty Tis sad to say farewell, ,He To one wo loved eo well, Even though ho'* gono to glory And with the angels dwell. i O On earth we find no pen, dr On earth we find no humai tongue 1,1 T< toll the good our christiai friend Among us here has done. lt" The Sunday school infant class n" Ho taught, theii God to praise tle And from that little class Six preachars God did raise, m ? lie met the shades of life A fearless christian man, * To help hi? neighbors o'er theii strifes ? II.. i.:.. ?4 1 NO hOKliy lUUft. 1110 situiw. The cords tbat now are broken, On earth will never henl Till joy defeats onr sighs In the "sweet bye and byes." I'he dead are like tho stars by da\ Unseen by mortal eyes; They're gone their way to Him That lives beyond the skies. Wilt thou come back from above And part from us no more? , Leave not thy homo of love. Jjj We will to theo go. God's grAee wo ask just now To help us he resigned, And to llis will to how Wo woeping ones behind. ?juai * ?wt> WATCF BAR! ! $100 IN 60 i 1 x: i For the ne going to Right and Clothing, I I Our object in ci is to benefit tlie t goods for the lea stock as much as we are going to i changes in stock part of building s are at present. This will be an : : SUCH as we have at to make such in order to m We mean businei we ask is for our stock an< convinced th So to it Hi before, the st get the best ? one mot THANK] PARONAGE AI ARE, r i i i -IImIII \\m mum EFiiii Lan( } i r? g&ggqtuyap m i out jain set ILD TO BE GIVEN KKKKK> awmaH ^ f n'oods? * e next montli fin the best o reduce our it of J an., as ig and make >ods in lower re dry goods ave to move T ? ,/Sl c k it best le public k abou. y and all l1 inspect ni will be true. - X r Pllretas " m need and member time. b FOR PAST > M A1>T1 T17T1 v luunrj, u jn< erve< iii ft. C. - %