The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, July 05, 1905, Image 2
T MELcDfiER."
TtiURLOW S. CARTER, "
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EDITOR AND MANAGER.
iksi;i:i? \vi:i?Ni:>i?ay an:? Saturday 1
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St .:wI.* i SON ... oO PF.U VH.-\K c
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Liu rioter S. C )ulv 5 1005.
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Tho Popularity of Farmers* I
Institutes in Lancaster^
County.
L mens tor cor. Hie No-.vs md t
Courier: It is doubtful if ih/>re r
is another county in South Car h
oliu t til l! appreciates mom than ,
Lane ist?T does the v?'?U'? to an
agricultural community of farm- c
ers institutes, such as the CLm- t
son Colleen authorities are an ,
ually holding in < 1111 i m 11 parts |
of the state. Kver sinco the ,
system "'iii inaugurated by ,
Clemson this c nintv has been (
asking for and gettin ^ instiiutes, ,
and they ure always attended by
large and representative bodies ,
of farmers j
The fact that the institutes i
are doing good in Lancaster is
evidenced bv the marked 1111 1
provenience in late y<4111*8 in the
methods of farming, the diversification
of crops and the increas- |
ed int>-r 1 kt in ?f?ock raising. i
A-- published by The News ?
and Courier yesterday, two in- (
statutes arc to bo held in Lances- J
ter County tlii* montti, 0110 at ,
Pleasant Valley on tho 21st, \
and the oth'T at Llgin on the <
2fith Bath of these communi- <
ties have had institutes before
an<i were greatly benefited by
them, hence their desire to have
them again.
Speaking of stock raising, '
Judge Ira B. Jones is experi- 1
meriting along that line on one 1
of his largo, plantations oast of
Lancaster. He has hundreds of 1
acres und r fetico for pasturing
purposes, on which are now 1
Brazincr several herds of fine
cuttle. lie is also raising mule
colt*. Ilia manager, >ir. m. W.
Scarboro, says it cost only $35
to raise a mule. It will be
readily seen, therefore, what a
big profit or saving there is in
stock raising. Farmers frequently
pay as much as $200 a piece
for young Western mules, when
animals just as good can bo
raised right here at homo for
less than one-fourth of that sum. {
W. P. Bennett Buys out the
Entiro Grocery Department
of Williams-Hughes Co.
I havo bought the entire stock
of groceries of the Williams- (
Ilughes company, and for the (
next lifteeu days will sell these |
and our own stock regardless of ;
cost. ]
After that time, I will remove \
ray entire stock into the old 6
Gin son storeroom and I will bo j
found there to conduct business
on the same principle that I *
have for the last twenty years?
giving honest goods for houest g
money at a live-and let live pro- i
fit. \V. P. Bennett, Pres., r
Bennett Grocery Co. t
Winthrop Scholarship. r
lhe examinations for scholar- '
ships in Winthrop college will be
lw.l.i ... .1 ; . - . i
11r:. i iii nil*? uiMiuiv <<n .1 my i)
which is next Friday. 1 he exam- e
illation* are always held whether ^
thero is my vacancy in the scholarships
.*r not. Some of the c
holders of the scholarships may f
not return and the ones the high- tl
e-t in this examination would, in
that contingency, he given tho
places left vacant. The cxainina- 1
tnui.-i ni.^n i \ u i?.i an uuiniiict) ex* 1
atninntioii to the college. Any
one who .1 tmtjoi ity of the 1
HuhjoctS, !>nt fails in some, may (
stand those when entering the col*
%
f- ' $'
I'he qtl ihiicatiotio fur becoming
competitor for a scholarship are ^
?. follows: Tlio applicant must '
o rot le-s than 15 years of ege; *
f irreproue 1ml<le moral characcji
; in ul lieallli; with no phy*
/ 1L
ic d defects, habits or cccentriitica
which ?*uultl interfere with
ucce>8 in teaching as a vocation. r> 11
>ho must also make proof to the ^tt
?o'ir?l of trustees of the county
if her financial inability to attend 001
lie college. (
l'he examination will he upon 111
he following subjects: I'rolimi111
V ' Y ll III i l? II I irt?? I'illi.iK fio "?1'1 tilt
j - ? i i v ii 111 v i iv< cum
Jgebru, history, English gram- ori
unr and composition, geography. c'l<
An applicant must make an av ^ '
;ruge of not less than 70 per cent i>l
VI
m any of the subjects of the oxuuinations,
and must not fall S01
below 50 per cent on any of the wnl
subjects of the examination, in 1?'
irder to be eligible for appointmeni
to a scholarship. It is pos- Sl8
silde lor an applicant to secure
"lUO" on each subject. Applicants
will oe given proper credit
for answers which are partially tin
right. An answer will be marked an
"U" only when it is a tv>tul fail- i[,(
1,1 c* an
Each county is entitled to as
nuny scholarships as it has representatives
in the lower house of
'.lie general assembly. Each seboltrahip
is worth 5? 100 in money tin
uid free tuition, and is good foi ie
me t-ession of nine months. It ne
nay bo renewed by the faculty of
be college from year to year until
graduation, upon the good fie- ^
tiavior and earnest, conscientious th
application to duly of the boneli- co
story. <j,
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Children's Day ut Fist Creek. ^
Mr. Editor: I <im just in
from Flat Crtek Church. Yea- .
terday wus Children's Day, and
and it. was a great day at Flat ^
Creek. The congregation begau
to gather very early Sunday |
morning. At 10 o'cIock the ?
fo
services opened with prayer by
the pastor. The music was
good. The exercises then began.
Miss Dora Gardner had the wl
trainiug of tho children and they un
did her ?ud themselves great D(
honor. Mr. G. F. Cook acted 0b
2(
supertendent of the day's worK,
and he did it well. Tbe singing Nt
and r?citatiou exercises were
good. Flat CroeK Church was u*
constituted in 177G. The ^
Flat CreeK people are a great
people and they love their cc
church. At 11 .10 nV.lnnw * r?. lu
cess wus taKeu. Af 12 o'cIock
the ladies spread a good dinner,
and thoro was enough for every ac
one, and all seamed to enjoy it. 8tl
At 1 :30 o'clock the people re- W1
assembled in the church . A tl'
jhort address was made by the
pastor. Mr. Btruweil Caston,
wr. Napoleon Welsh, Mr. James
Faile and Mr. Sam Gardner, the 111
poung gmeu, all made fine W
ipeoches. So the day closed in *2
jeaoe and harmony. Hl
Crops are fairly good for the Ct
leason, hut not us good as usual. ge
Mrs. Rochel Morgan is quite ,n
iicK with fever. Mrs. Levy Sowell aD
s also sicK, and was very much na
uissed at church . Mrs . Cunkiflnkam
Dl?;? C>. 1 1- on
nu^iiiiiii wi x iaiu oouti'JU 19 u
rery sick. Hope all may eoon cei
ecover. yours truly, un
T. A. D.
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Notice of Election. ,m
Pursuant to an act of the Legislature an
lection will l>e held at the following J t*.
ilaccs, viz: Lancaster O. II., Heath Springs
ml lver-haw on the second Tuesday in
Uignst, r.)0"?, for the purpose of electing a Ril
ottor. weigher for each of the above named etl
daces lolls open at H o'elock a. m. and
ih.se at I o'clock p. tu. All qnalilied voters
ire ? nlitle.l to vote. The following mans- P''
jers are appointed; 20
Lancaster, O. II. I DConstr, It J Har>er,
W 11 Caution.
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Heath Springs i) \V H ndrix, ML
tleckliam. I 11 Creight >n. tri
Kershaw It F Hilton, W T Blackmon, |o'
Henry Horton. ^
By order ol Hoard of County CommisSI.
C. GAHDNER, ClI
Co. Kuj erviaor. | to
I P' M11 J' L J ".Milm *'
?,5000,000 Capital Stock.
000 I lorse. Power of Electricity
i? t>e Developed Ht the Great
Falls of the Cutawhn.
ai lolte Ohservei.
i'he Southern l*o\ver Company
sor^amz ?l in New 1 oi k last
t'.rday with a capital stock of
,500 00 1 the object of the eouii
bein?j to develope the powers
the Catawba and Wateree rivers
North Carolina a n d upper
nth Cuolina. Tim oflicers of
> new corporation, which was
janizod under a New Jersey
liter wore elected as follows:
sident, Dr. W. Gill VVylio, of
>w York; lirst vice president,
r. It. N. Duke, of Durham;
ond vice president, and chief
gineor, VV S. Lee, Jr , t?f Oharte;
secretary and treabuier, K.
Arlington, of New York; astunt
secrelaty and treasurer, W.
Martin, dr., of Cbarlottu,
TLie new concern will have its
ices in Cliorlolte. It absorbs
3 Catawba Power Company,
d will retaiu the quarters, in
a Trust building, nud the office
d other forces of the old compaTho
past success and bright
ospe'.ts of the Catawba Power
nnpuny, completed as it was less
an two yeurs ago, are probably
sponsible f ?r the birth of the
w and large Company.
It has been known by a few
uulotle business men t h a 1
e organization o f s u c h a
ncern as the Southern Power
unpany was contemplated, but
i one realized the immensity of
e project. The company has
utrol of the Catawba Power
>mpauy, (developed,) the Mounin
island power, the Waterec
ills, the Small and Grout Fulls
the Catuwba and other valuable
operty thut is accesible and can
1 developed as there is a demand
r the power.
The Groat Falls of the Catuwaba
ill l)e developed at one*. There
ill be throo developments (lore
id the completed pUnt will cost
)t less than if 1,500,000. The
timsted amount of power will he
),000 liorse-power to each dednpmcnt,
or a total of (>0,00C
)rse-power. Tuis plant will Ik
)out the size of the plant of the
Whitney Reduction Company, ou
e Yadkin, already in process o1
instruction. The surveying and
aking plans and speciticatioiuc
r this great pioce of work have
len in progress for some time,
id the construction work will bt
silted as soon as possible and
ill be prosecuted vigorously uu
the completion. The compuny
pen to have (he olaut in operajn
within two yeurs
The great Falls are located about
idwaj between Chester and
innsboro, S. C. They are about
i miles from the Southern Kuil?y,
and abont 40 miles from
larlotte. The electric power
nerated here will be disbtributed
this city, Chester, Winnsboro,
d other towns in South Caroliand
this State.
Dr. Wylie and the other officers
d promoters ot this new conrn
first became interested in the
developed powers on theCatawmore
than live years ngo. Dr.
ylie, a man of means and much
sinews sagacity, made several
ps 8>ulh with Mr. \\'. S. Lea,
whom ho interested and the
tawba Power Compouy was oruized,
and this, then undevelop:
, magnificent property was
light and work begun on the
int, from which the foiee now
mes to drive the wheels of a
-ge nom her of cotton mills,
mber mills, and other indns
ion, lights the streets of Chertte,
and furnishes p.over for
ery conceivable purpose in this
Ly, Kock Hill, 8. C , and other
wns in South Carolina. The
a LLMn.ni 1 ppw *m
deffcldplnc nf ttile tu.e pnw?t'
ehotttfd tho capitalists what tbcrC
is in the ntIter pu?eia c>tt the* C.*t
taw ha and the VVftleieu und led
tbetn f ;1":i control ot them.
'1 he ik.iv company means business,
and business on :i lai??o
acule. Thero is no lack of capital.
With h o'pitnl stock of $7,500,
(mm) the concern can tvoi k wonders
in the piedmont sect ion North
and South Carolina, and if ?uoro
capital is needed it will he forth"
coming.
An Attorney Threatened.
Lawyer Dunhip lias Been Too
Active in prosecuting Blind
Tigers.
Special to The State.
Koch Ilill. lulv 2 I he lati-sf I
development in the crusade aga'nst
the alleged blind tigers is a series
of threats made aguinst W M
Dunlap, representing the prosecution.
Word has been sent hint
that tiger people at e going to
make it warm for hint to the point
of personal violence and death if
lie does not let up in his efforts in
prosecuting the whiskey sellers.
Mr Dunlap laughs at the commun
ications and says he does not feel
the least apprehensive. 1 he
whiskey element is up in arms, as
it appears uncertain where the
next blow will strike It is rumored
thill the lowly tigers are
not the only ones to be put
through the furnace test. The
State representatives in the person
of the prosecuting attorney,
Dunlap, and Constable Jenkins
affirm that the sentiment about
the miU settlements is not bitter
against whiskey and there is a
' pretty wide tendency to wink at
jis sale in a quiet way.
There is no trace or clue to the
"hugger" who has been tcrroriz1
ing women here. Last night a
number of young men disguised
as women paraded the streets in
the residence section singly but
> the "hugger" was not in evidence.
, Shot to Death in the Ti ml
, Special to *1 he State.
. Ruby, July 3.?A most brutal
. ruurder whs committed Saturday
I afternoon at Orel, a negro settle,
ment in Chesterfield county about
. nix nii'es west of here Steve
i Williams, half witted and very
\ inoffensive negro, was met in the
I road and shot to death by two
, other negro boys, Thatteus Jett
( and Will Horn, both of whom
were full of "booze" and on their
, way to church. Jett and Horn
I had been very noisy and abusive
and shooting at houses along the
, read before meeting Williams.
There were no eye witnesses but
circumstantial evidence is very
L strong against them. Four shots
I were heard where Williams was
found dead and shortly after the
accused were seen. Tnc inquest
whs held yesterday afternoon and
the verdict of the jury was that
the deceased came to his death by
a gunshot wound in the hands of
the accused. Jett and Horn were
promptly arrested and committed
to the Chesterfield jail.
Lightning Starts A Fire.
Special to tIio State.
Laurens, July 3.?The cotton
house of Meaer*, Martin Woods
andD A Babt?, substantial farmers
of Dial's township, was set on
fire by lightning Saturday night
during a terrific rain an 1 electri
cal sto: m and completely destroyed
together with 11 bales of cotton
and 100 bushels of cotton seed
The bolt struck a nearby tree an 1
extonded to the cotton house.
The fire was discovered in time
to save the wagons, buggies an 1
farm implements which were in
sheds nt the hurned I uildinj.
' No Insurance.
aiuoj oojtwdnsaoo ?M0 'oiuvqKo
nona qilM H?**a AOX oiMnpu
Stampede in Ihs Pit.
(i >vt i'iime.i! \l ii?i;i) 31 > i >.'
Wlib W Cji*:tV ! Wt'lM* t |:r?!t
Cl??t *tf14? t'lfVltlU VXMMit
llii'ir. }': iff* ! ininirg
?r> m i? >! .' III :?it
M M.ii'im.
N 4\ \ i i; ( .1..' > 55 i i < c i '1 < "
III-'! Ut I .4 c IU?< :f tliv ' M !' '! '
tor the i'iiMic-1. i n of ?I - * t: v? <
iic ntciop 11*11<m t t "l"\ shmuij
th? ci11 diti< ?i ?'f co t<<ii to lie 77
jurci'tit o r I him ? oo U?e
Hill ?il i*l v>11 y. j?r nf i Hull
the r?-|???i l whh a gnat <ieiil
iviimi ilitt'i h ill hi4i?ti ( x.ioctftl arol
CiiiM'H a oauspeoe nr Til inning,
J In* p: Ire j riiping up one
cent per | <>t 1 :i< 1 -?v 1 (!ii11 t<.n minn'cs
utiiT ! he ( u: limit ion f the icjjnrt.
Tiii- was tlit-1 quiviiienl i f live
dollars pvr bio. The woehl v crop
reports li-??I I e< n generally fuvotable,
miuI ill - trade nxpecUd today's
monthly i p it t<> M-uv\ an
improvement ??i S'l p<T ecu1. u'
lt'tlM.
10 2?0 V: ! jj. ;i \i w. r v i r ? ?; < I
in the tiud'ng pii. when tin.* unfavorable
npoit an.- ivad. For the
Jirst hour Inert after, brokers < n
the bli 'i t ?i to ol the ni.uUol i<ej;t
it vinl'.r tl, exeiu-O, and juices advanced
a: times ten pun s ' el\\e?.n
trades, < : ll ictuu > si tviid-y wl t ||
the tup p.'i.ii had t?t?i-11 reached. ?
The trading wan on an enormous
scale and the market was in a turmoil
for over two hours. Not until
the shorts had covered tli ir
contiacts and the majority of the
trading interests hud protected
theniselvis on the readjustment
of the crop situation, did the market
subside. December and January
advanced tveuty jaunts at a
time, more than one hundred
points in all, December soliing at
10 60 and January ill O.Gn.
T"nou>an ts of bales were thrown
over by bull*, who took pt< li?s at
the pievailtng high pfie< s, and
this sellimr unified the market.
Itmclii.!" wild I le 1 >'^In I"" i'i?t tho
ixlvanc:: had ?' the c\i->'mg
c??ildi: io is li.lcr l) t'ltJ nf
tal i oon, jrcs again advanced
nearly loMh > top tor tho day.
Condition of Cotton 11.
Monthly Hureau Report Gives
Percentage Over 7 Points
Helow io-Vear Average.
Washington, Jnly 3.?The
monthly report of the chief of the
bureau of Statistics of the Department
of Agriculture will show
the averag-: condition of cotton on
June 25 to have been 77 per cent
as compared wi h 77 2 on May
25,1905,8801) June 25, 1904,
77.1 at lh?* corresp. tiding date in
1903, and a ten year average of
84 6 Following is the condition
b\ States: Texas, 72; Georgia, 82;
Alabama, 83; Mississippi, 72;
South .Carolina, 78; Aikansas,
75, Louisiana, 7."?; North Carolina,
82; Indian Territory, 79;
Tennessee, 86; Oklahoma, 83,
Florida, 87; Missouri, 86; Virginia,
88.
World's Cotton Supply.
New Orleans. I tine in.?Sec
J w ?
rctary Hester's statement ol" the
world's visible supply of cotton,
issued tod iy, shows the total visible
to be 3,437,041, against 3,57->9^5
I ist week, and 2,067,803
last year. Of this the total of
American cotton is 2,151.041,
against 2,246,963 last w<ek and
1,092,803 lust year, and of all
other kind?, including Kgypt,
Hrnzil, India, cc. 1 ,286,0 >0,
against 1,323,000 hist week, and
975.OOO last year.
Of the WorH's visible Mipply
there is now ill ?at and h Id in
Great B.itain an 1 (J uilin i t 1
Europe i ,759,o ?o, >st 1,215,
O )<? last year; in Eg) |K I35.0C0
against 1 10,000 last y?a\ i > 1
din 928,0x1, against <175,000 last
year, and in the United S att s
615,000 against 263,000 last year.
W.'Ht? Jp'orm-H<ft? VVntM Att'ih
< ^'Civ ?i bd
I - -.*
Ldur.l ii RcCdi li.
;\" ? le-ni! of th ' presoldilli?nC
0 I i li -pe i-i-r by the grand jury .
"I Clarendon con"iv for
f .i u <; to sisc i '. (ju< t I) x hs, the
1 n i vy op no i a! has been naked
t o ail op ni ?ii on the whole law
. covering this ease, and the opinion
will ' e <>f considerable importance
mi 1 interest to other
dispensers.
I *
< The req: osl comes from J 1J
i Abbfook, the dispell-or at Manini-i?j,
who was presented by tho
'grand jury, and the letter is as
1 follows:
ear Sir: Will yoti please
igive me vonr Opinion on the fol
low ing questions:
"Does the dispensary law as it
now stands permit nioro than one
sale a day to any one customer?
"Can a customer buy for others
than himself and family,.and if so
should he state in his application
for whom?'"*
"C?ui a dispenser till out an
older when the person sending it
is eligible to buy, d. the age,
k:nd of liquor* and residence arc
given?"
it uiakv' u woman knit her
r -??\ s when her husband tells the
ch ddron yarns.
Have you noticed that the bottom
of a cup of joy is seldom far
from tn top.
> ' v.'-- *- -V V fc.^.111 I ???
NOTICE.
We will let to the lowest bidder
the repairing ol Taxahaw school
building at 3 p m on July
Sth. The contract will be let at
the school building and specifications
will be made known that
day. R IC Gregory,
11 11 Masscy,
J V Hilton,
.In te 27?td Trustees.
M^maow?w?wo
C-tiick Delivery, t
Low 1'iieas, and extra Quality
ol Joe*! - 1.r w in dug u 11 id .
Look Mere i
Kie'i > c nls |) r ;]mi 11.
11 -.-si 1 . ..1 s? . - 1.
miimiiii I \ 4 OIIL? IT ll> I ? IS .
for #1.
t \ llVe, 15, 20 :ilid i'o cants,
('inn i LV icIh v, lic.-t (jitalitv
2.) Celt-; > . ?' <! (j'r.li'v V 15 ? enl?*i
French S.rdtnc*- Yawl flub,
J'-cat-; Milan & fie, 15 cents.
Tobacco- hih! ' *i; ar?. ?m
full lino. Foine t?? iii f x ii jjood
chew or smoke.
Do You Eat Meat ?
Sliced Ham, Nice Reef?Roast
or Steak, Rreaklast Strips, Pork
sausage in pickled vinegar. Wc
arc headquarters for everything in
the meat line.
VEGKTAItLKS.
Vegetables for dinner. Our's
is the place to pet them fresh
every day.
ELLIOTT, HEATH & WATKIN?
Bridges To Let.
1 Kill h t the contract to build
a new bridge over Little Lynches
creek on the Forkhid and Ivor
"haw road, mar .lames It Itlnek
iijmi,'- t?) ?bo low st re^ponsililo
bidder.* of i lnirsflu\ , 'he ftlh
day of J111\, ai 10 it. ni. also et c
over upper ('uuip eroek on the
Nov.cot at iiu> 1 t'uij? old mill
pl uc or. Friday, 7il; day of .Inly
it 0 ii'clck n in. '1 orins and spu
ci "eu'ion, h? l>e knorn at 1 ho
;iic li.m: and places of letting.
J one 28, I iM?f?.
\i. (ini tliior.
V'o Suj'u: \ i*or.
IThat Checkered I
Feeling 1
#1.00 at all (lrnKgistn?or writo fori
sample bottlo, fret). Do this today. I
ChookoraMoOjclm^jrVMn^
< 4 V"
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