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7?^3r<is Airy 5 ~ _ ' XVaacan g>. Augat*#.
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? -? -- |
*\ N *% ... .
auues rensioncrs !;
Appear to Sncrez.se 1
It ills show Many Names Have
linen Added Situ:1 I^ 1st 11 epoi t
? Apportionment by Conn- ?,
1 ies.
'I lio Slate, 1 lit) inst.
Over 800 n.lines have liven
added to the pension rolls of1
South Carolina since the last repoll
There were olT (lentha
during the year but there was a
lu t increase -if 947.
The pension funds urn distrihut id
us \\? ll ns they run ho apportioned
hv Comptroller (icnetnl
lonos. The wnrlc of 1 he pensh n
liurnuti i- extensively arduous, ih
itro so jinny stu'istics and
< onditions to lie recorded.
Yesteiduy tho comptroller with
the ui<l of his < (11-dent pension
clerk, Miss Ivulu Mutter, made
out a statement ov tliedi-dri' u'ion
us follows for I ho >car 11>0i>:
County. ? Amount.
Abbeville $ 0,54-0 (>0
Aiken (5,828,50
Anderson* 11,140.50
Bun her?r 1,624 00
Barnwell 8,2(58 00
Beaufort (552 50
Berkley 2,340 00
Charleston 3,017 50
Cherokee 5,001 50
Chester 8,(>2? 00 j
Colleton (5,012 9<'
('hesterfir Id 5,(53(5 50
Clarendon 4.287 50
Dailington 4,'.*4 1 50 '
Dorchester 1,678 50
i'klgefield 2,823 50
Vttirlitl'l . 3,237 00 .
TM "
rjoronee .5.835 50 f
George town 007 00
Greenville 10,020 50 f
Greenwoo?l 3,248 50 j
Hampton 4,111 50 ,
Hc.rrv s 4,387 00
Kershuv 3,341 50
Lnimister 5,Ml) 00
Giiurcns (5,050 50 1
Gee 2,882 50 I
JL'xington 5,084 00
Marion 5,430 00 ,
Marihoro 53,450 00
Newberry 3,575 00
Oconoe 0,835 00 1
O rnngebnrg 4,51..5 00 i
lJiekons 5,200 00
Kichlfirri k <:sn no
Saluda SOI 00
Spartan !?u - 17.410 50
Sumter 3,8(5 00 '
CTnion 4,1)81 50
Williamsburg 3,934 00
York ..7,561 50 i
? 195,5*83 00
i
S'J aTI.S5T1<^ ,
- An inlerotding table folio a *: {j
lNiin.es on roll lfK>4 8,544
New names added 1905 829
i
9,373
I-if.ss those wh*> died 1904? 517;
less those ell' from other
causes, 05 582
(
Names on roll 1905 8,791 1
Net increase 247 '
, Number of pensioners on tlie
roll in 1905 ns computed with
190-f, showing increase and de1
crease by classes.
19(?4 1905 Inc
'Ch.ss A 07 70 7
Class IJ 202 192 10 |
Class C No 1 57S 583 10 ,
Class C No 2 4,020 4,002 42
Class C No 3 728 750 28
Class C No 4 2,954 3,124 170
The above classes cover 4,802 '
soldiers in 1904, and 4.911 in ;
1905, an increase of 49.
Total num-bor of widows on roll
1904, 3,682, and in 1905, 3,880
showing an increase of widows (
drawing pensions, 198.
Paid expenses of the depart mont i
amount to:
.Joint resolutions and logis
lative oxpenses $ 84 00
ItSI'r Male IV.Mrd 111) 00
^t.iitinnni v and stamps 102 3.5
LVun'v i?(mh<U and commissioners
2,342 30
S'ilnrv pension clerk t?00 00
Balance on hand 100 35
Formerly the money left from
lite fund iti each count.y was returned
l?y 1ho clot Us of omul to
15 o pension fun ! of the n: xt
vem* i?ul i! now i?o> < t ? the yen
?
rial fund of the Slate an ! . i-t
year ^t?,G00 ?vti> return-d.
??*~iv cr*?
FuLXj ( } 'i r.Atoo ;? i-;v | N<; [
tre these lines from .I. 1.1 Son-- \
mor.s, of Casey, J a Flunk what '
miiili' have resided fiom his km-'
ril>!o couj*h if he |>;.(i j|U^ taken
t in medicine about which !> . write:.
lkL had u fourl'ul ooiitiii, thut disturbed
my uioht's lest. -I tried
evbrytbut it tiling wouidie-'
iieve it, until i took Dr. Kind's I
Now Disc very l< r Coosumpt: n, ;
CoUCllH lll?<" tji.-'.d-, which colli* ;
pleteiy cured me." Jns'ouuly re->
iievo and permanent iy rureo all ;
t hroat and bin?* dibcuscs; proven I s !
ipipand pneumonia. At Craw-!
lord Bros , J. F. M no key ?v. Co., !
and Fnndcrburk" "Pharmacy. ilru?iMist;
.Mia ran tend ; a (to an !j>1.0'V
Tjin! bottle, free.
? i~?-~n -- Kiilcd
oa Texas Train.
W T Fl.lridgo. Broth', r m-Law ? f j
?V.u. Di.Miavant, iv Is t tie
Batt?1'> Slayer.
Houston, Tex , M tv J).--lvi-|
V :trd Calhoun 'was i <?t and itt-'
. stunt ly killed o*i hoard an inconi-j
San Antonio ?Sc Arkansas 3*.*;-h |
'train a I Wall is todav l>v *V T 1CU ;
k1 ridge, of Sou Antonio, Tv.x ,
ir'oj tnoriy vice president an 1 gerer
;tl jiiunaeer of the Cane B-dr. Bu;I
r^?ad. Call; >un is a brother-.nIjt'.v
of Captain V. illium Don av o?t,
wj io win killed hy HIdiidge about
Iftreo \ o n s a<*o on a nsssoo el
Ira ni on the antue road Eld ridge
vv<tw > recently acquitted of murdering;
Captain Doiiavunt.
'C'l-day'^ tragedy grew ?uif of
the .tdilinii of Donavunt and snl>
seqiumtlv attempts made upon the
lifo tjf Eldridge. Kldri'Jgo mis
shot tltrough i ho lungs I?y ;ui unknown
party. The troutdo was
nyt r tho centred <d uhe Cane Hell
llutlruud, in winch-'JOIdi idge and
Lmnuynnt* ->voro jointly inlete-ded,
resulting nr tiie killing' of i)omi?
rant, ?inee wiich tium a feud is
said to have misled between the
parlies. Alf', of the patties are
prominent.
\ -Reduction of One-Fourth In
ho Cot,1ot< Acreage.
J or. -of CharJottd Observer.
Mc nroo, May i -The Fri iiutji
>f this county held a very inter*i
meeting in tin* court house
ast. ^Saturday nftxjiT.oon. the
nocting reports were received
from alt over tno county, and os
i result, of tliete reports, if; .is oo' ideally
assorted that toore will
l>e >. reduction of moco than onefourth
in the ' number of acres
planted, eve;*, if the weal her ct?nlitioiiH
areeirlirttly favorable.
Foley's I xiduoy Cure iiiukefl
kidneys and Fladdtr iight. .Don't
lelay taking. Sold t>y hVinde'*buik
1'haniuMV.
iNotjco to the Public.
I will liolii nil itujueata in the
county. IJfcono to my result nee
[it Pleasant. JHilf for mo when
needed.
J. "Mdntgouum y Caskey,
ept. 20-?tf
? Pay for The Ledger.
?"/'
Convicted cf Conspiracy
'"hi: < White Men am{ Two Ne- I'
i_'roes in Orangeburg 'v!.
K ki-uii :i lt'ot N-vt
Orangeburg.
Sj rial to News ami C( "
Orangeburg, Mi?y s - Tni' *'
whole time rf the court has here
tu upied toilay mthe trial i 1 A I.J v
111:1 U? r. .) H AmuUer, Oh n-huid t
Hooker, William .la nison uud ''
tJaiuea Mrly i'l. The three tirM v
i?hi?io<I defendants are w hit?? !'
the o'h- r two negroes.
On the i^iitiuvlHy bcfoio Ivtstfs 1
Monday tl.eio wa a neighborhood 11
picnic at Laurel Bay, a lamlitier on k
the. North Kdisto Uiver, u few 11
tulles a'Kiv tiii> < it Rally ?t ,v
the In-Mioou i' is charged tllUl I J
1i' lefcinhic.tH ctune to the pioniej1grounds
and intentional!v croa'cd ?
a lister uii eo that broke up the,'1
picnic party. There wiih a tight, j
a pistol hi .1 !* Unite were drawn, {
according to the testimony, and j,,
one young man was knocked I s
sen .class with a tiout paddle ll'il
is churned that the three white ,]
mi 1 !i hrmight tho negroes to! Y
tin- [M? r?ic fill trouble, and when ' v
the negroe.- had gotten lit u row p
ne l the white men drew his tj
pistol ami demanded lhn.1 ho he f
not ititc riot ed with. . p
i !i char- ?i[?.?n which the de- t
t rfl mts were tried ts criminal v
coimpit a -y. Quite n number of '
witnesses have been examined.
11.e jiii \ brought in a vord'et
of - ti'tl* V as to all the defendants,
u motion for a now trial was rritifud,
and tiio judge ordered tho
defendants eotnmitied to jail
pending sentence. L.
s
1'LAN S KM;/-:, RICH "
art'often iiustratid by sudden
hrcukdown, due to dyspepsia or *
constipution. Hraco up and take v
Dr King's New Rife Pills. 1'hny v
take out the materials which arc (j
clogging yi ur energies, and gi ro |
you a now start. Cures headaches
and dizziness too. At
(uawford Urns', J F MhcUo\ & 11
Co's and Fundorhuik Pharmacy. it
25c# guaranteed. rtie
Value of laxami
To have your child Iroitiiui. be
<
u uthful.
n
! To have hill) temperate tern
perate in all things. ^
To have him kind to o'tn e
\
yourself kind to others.
Prescribe healthful amusements
\
i and so far as you can lake part in
them
t
I l > ? u:? i... i -i A t. - ?
i l i i>yu iu nun oy your uio null :i ^
'good iiiiiiio is to bo otiohoii before
gi'eut riches.
Tench bim that riches are eot to
,
bo despised, lull should never bo
got hv#doing harm to others; that }
when acquired should bo treated ^
as u trust, not as a hoard.
To have him honest, present to
him in yourself a living example
of honesty. The chief part of a (
child's knowledge comes through
r> -? |
observation. Acts moan mere to
him than speech. ?Philadelphia (
Iorpurei .
<*> Oi l
O Z-y, VOX1IA.
n .ara tii? si ' it? Kind You Have Always Bought
rr ,
|>Hemitonia In lioblicii of its Tor
rors
by Foley's Honey and Tar It I
nt<ips the racking cough and and I
heals and strengthens tho lungs, i
(f taken in time it will provent an i
ttftck of pneumonia. Kcfosa i
substitutes. Sold t>y Fundorburk
Pharmacy.
26 Killed in Tornado
I
art of M;utr, \\ i<., Wreel i
<1 ? >?fi \\ t'ii- Seriously Wound
l"i
MiuijncUc, Wis., Mn\ 0.?
>'. < 11 darkness foil ovor this!
i n ken oily tonight it was known
' ' ? lives had boon lo-t in tii:it
i led |itirt of Mill pd.Ato imriy
iiiy iind did tiiucli (lain !j.ro in
lis vicinity. Of the injured dt> i
;:o seriously luirl, and some of j
lem may din Several oiliors
10 mi tiering from broken limb-'
nd int mill injuriia In several;
ises entire families lu?\e 1-eo. !
illod. A m in named Swit'/.er, a,
iglit watchman at tlm railroad
aids, lost his throe children. N 1
' Nelson, with his wife and lb; *e |
hildivn wore found doaj. '! wo!
Ihor children wore not a' h ?:i j
nd escaped injury.
TORNADO 100 YARDS WIDE.
Tho tornado fttruek the s uithorn
nd of the town and cut it (lean
wath 100 yards in width 'inn.ugh
Is ml ire length. (doming ms it
ill at midnight, all the peoph
cere cau;rhl without a m one:
miming. A heavy rain ! >.an
lad preceded the wind. Wlun
lavlight broke over tie town '?
ound the entire popul.iti n ;
tale of panic. Business was en,
ircly suspended and evcrv < n
vho escaped injury turned hi- :.t
cut ion toward aiding the woundid.
The tornado seems to have
'ormm! three miles south of M opietto
and did not spend it- t ointil
it had passed many miles
north of the town. In Manp.iotte
he residence p: rtion west of Main
tree! sulk red the principal daiuga.
The houses in tho cmirse of
he tornado were all, with two 01
hree exceptions, completely
rrceked. In tins section there
vero a numher of modern in silences,
of which only <?:. > was
eft standing. The Swedish Luth
ran and Methodist church wc;o
ilnong tho tirst. buildings struck
,nd they, together with the pnr
onage adjoining tin; Methodist
lunch, were demolished.
l Ol.LOWED TKKItrriC U V I N .
Yesterday afternoon win hot
>pprensivo. Lit" in the evening
i terrific rain broke over
ho town. The rain continued to
all in torrents until midnight.
\ hen the tornado struck. Within
ess than live minutes it h id
vrought its terrible work and
>assed on. Telegraph and I el phone
wires were carried down
md it was hours before tho
lido could bo nppiiscd of t Inflight.
of the city.
ll was not until 8 o'clock that
ihysicians and surgeons began
irrtving from surrounding to.vuIt
the meantime dozens of v<dun
Leers set to work to clear aw.iy
ho debris and extricate tcT deal
md injured. The Swedish Luth
3rnn parsonage and several priv.it
residences wore turned Jr.t > tr
pornry hospitals. The dc?j I wn :
taken to a store room noirhy.
Notice to Road Overseers
Ail overseers of the out !:r
roads of Lancaster Count\ who
have not worked their section !
road will please warn out ih ii
hands and work same at once,
the roads have now dried (11
thev can l>o properly worked. It
there is any section that lias not
nn overseer, please report same t
meat once and I will appoint one.
M C Gardner,
4t. Co Supervisor.
Prisoner SSiot Himself
1 It' n?rr - ? ^ 1
. . - / ! 1 v J v v> ? . ..
N' g ' 11 , > ; i 11 . .
Deputy >ii< : li ... i-i.-iy . t?*;.
1 i 1 C' 11!: .. i t ^ i . :
Spcoi;i! t i S' .
Ami* .'I -> i * in '
Weaiherdll, n young uojEji'o < u*> I
ftlK <1 !N ... i 1. I
of h.Mi It It ci.lt
itf i'..'
l.iim i : . ?.
tu'intigi'*1! t< j . ... i
<t m\ stcr '
\v in n l : , ' ' \
^'colt t ; <
(li t t: . .
ti f > i 11 i . i ' -c
tl.i u?L , . .i !
?' ?.; !. ' >'i . . . 'i!
ami the j-i t ;. < '
! a comic-; oi .. .. ; :.
11 her all* m>; ii n
into n.-' oi ill
lit ' : i ill .1
to ax-V
Ci o, iii !
(It! St! :. ! ;
I- i:: '
; r. ?i k. .
I j?ri
j scecoi 1 i .
; in. . .
: v. ( r .. !
mori i; i
l.ami
.
A W ;' ,
si: ' , . 1 : ' ?i
t a:. . ' 11 id
I 111- t: :h c
vv - i ; -t
short tin.
\\ <' tl i i . I ;
ami 1 . \ ;< ! !
(! !!. t ' '
ill lie ?.! 1
...
\vtok ' i - ' .
v. Iiicll ; : v
tii'.lO ?> ..i - i:
Conli .U '. i : ; i i : ! !'
more. 1 i ??\v i t
t<i by wlti ill to try to c(Fo
tsoun.i is i in \. .
a.n< > i n lilt M.t . ? si :< ;;
Writtht Baker ft hejzro mnn
living in Hoj ;i ;
colli in ill-' i '.it 11. - :... g
by i-h' '' - I
Clin. Mo \v t wo.; " ia
tho tie!-] and
WH.-4 f i' Vll '. '. i '
r: frigid .: w u: ' e
tine!. Bt\kei wn< ; ivilI( i
nogvo. i c '
J til-* conntry tins' bold
i KM itnj'i'. .-i *v ' 1 '.
^ e ( M! * I '
went ! w I- wlf ;
- Tie Lvdg,-. Tr /
Journal^ Semi wt I The
Southern Cu t.iv n?\ [\u<
one )Citl' foi ; . . it ; . t '
paul tor a i
i *. '
i\ v 21.? I**
iior< i sin'! ; ; . .y
I' ;--v<! - .
Ill d 'i t
! y?:..' ' i
, Ii >l<lin r .
ppssihlt '
the.'. tl:f i '
\Y ith I!<; 1.1 ,
i from th:\*f t ' 11,
mcdinto comivunit / ihn i
j >1)1' ill 1 i ' till- . ?
the purli ; i;
ntion. M v* Hn. Imi ;
Count} I" upoi v: r
iii the Stale.
\-. Chronicled hy tho Alort Ooif" ^
. ' n - : I he Columbia
c .in ! t In- ' 'hnt leslmi
N vv> and Courier.
to I'll" State )
l"w > Killed iia Wreck on LockllUlt
Ro;u!.
Union, May iO.--.Latc this
i . passenger train
i I. .?-.;khavL railroad was
: . < 1*. rp curve about one
mi' ft' in l.ockhart
ing it oderatc rate of speed,
n -pre.ul,and the engine
. e completely ovcr
k tea i iblo shock of the
at v but i:i a hort time
! i-i those who were un)
the desire to rescue
'. '.v ll. >^c under tile wreck,
i ... . o n how ed that
i til c i u ilt: - \vcr. :
Kitlc 1.
i ill ' am.in. firem m. of
ti . . ?it I instmtlv.
!\ : I Wbburn, atjoil iS, i
:, caught nikIct the on
i . i - > t Tribly that
h" :! \vi'. i aa hour.
In u; c? I.
"?...->acy, engineer,
. , nay die,
-I rca-.ter Graded
Schools.
i >' ' Tit
i 1 nt i petition
.11. I i fieebolders icsi.
; . t i. ; >'i trii'i, we, tho
of . 1 District, do
' ' ||. 'tl|^ t ? l>o com
vviio nr.- resilient
.' .i. in s -i.i District
i-H :ij ?>i" the value ot
. . b in Ire I dollar*. to as.
t llmiii .a Lancaster,
i i - i day ot" M iv. 1?0S,
| . , : purpose of electn
i. a'ciiitary of suiil nioot:i
e ot .ii.l school district
i what special tax, it
1 .i.> .iiU, shall lio lcv1
i.t si-all decide,
i? i'. p Mai : roperly within
. ' . . i. i' r tli niaiuti nance of
ad Di tri.-t. This
M I I
LUi?V bl'IlIVCiS,
V." I NNiNtillAM,
W T C.KlKiOUV,
i . CAIMT.II,
< HAS T. CiiNNDUS.
i . . tees . ester School District.
aotiv; of Election for an
Alderman.
\\ h rcas, John A Miller, lately
* t t 1 W* \ M ! > 1 /A^ flt.i f/Mitiv
> V??v. i >ivts,t ii.MI 1 VliV VUU II
i i 1 nnrader. !. i departed this
'.ife Laving i vacancy in said ofi
nee,
k eecd b the: Major ami
A : ... > f the Town of Tancasnt
council a.-* ctr.blcd and by
j l!i riiy of the same, that
.:i i ' -ct! n i-. h M'eby ordered to
. S .. ' \ . a y, iid election to
>n Monday the 5th day
1 / >. the polls to be
n 1 from 8 o'clock a. 111., tini
vh j>. in., and that J C
, Am McManns and J M
A at .. k bi appointed managers
tO it >;d >aid <. leCtioil.
k ' I'ni ' th d.ay of May,
*
.ncci. R V WVLIK,
\ lie U ci by M.iyor.
), i, \-i (
ian'I Lie.i .
- "s?rcT?TO?s6CQiea6:r3-.36.-wiacE*s
NOTICE!
ii(? of Control for Lun
v i!: meet at LnnI
C . on Tuesday,
, or the purpose
' (i i n : in* for tho disn
i L..1 1ci C. H., ami
\ : ; ivoi shaw for tho
. ; i he g'nning July 1st
Appucni ;or < for these
-;.. ; s must; 1h tiled with said
least twi nty days beforo
1 i r June iuor>.
J K \\ Haile.
i i\<. ;ird <?j Co Control L C.
; May 5. 1005? lin.