The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, July 26, 1905, Image 2
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IhOttLOW S. CARTER,
KDll'Jii AND M \ N AG Hit .
(SSUI'I) \VKI?\Y AND S V I I'It l?A Y
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Lancaster S. C. J'lly 2G, lf<>5.
Bouquets for the Dispensary.
Some men will tlrink and oet
drunk in spite ot Prohibition.
\ cs, anil some men will ?<> to lie 11
in spite of churches. Ami come
men who say there will be as
much drunkenness uu ler prohibition
an with dispensaries, or as
much wickedness with churches
as without, or as many homicides
with a law against murder as
without one, is either deceived or
else is trying to deceive others.
With more than two-thirds of
the south without dispcnt>arics or
liquor saloons, prohibition is by
no moans the farce the dispensaryites
would have the public
think.
If the dispensaries have saved
up nil those extra botth's of "l'oplar
Log" and other popular brands
sent them with the compliments
of the distillers, some of them
will be prepared to go into the
blind-tiger business when the'dispensaries
are voted out.
The voter who needs a campaign"
to decide how to vote is
goii?g to vote for the dispensary,
campaign or 110 campaign.?Newberry
Observer.
Kidnapping Charged.
Special to News and Courier.
Lancaster, July 2i.?A warrant
has been placed in the hands
of Shori(T\Huntcr for tho arrest of
the Lancaster Cotton Mills bund,
charged with kidnapping the
daughter of WesUy Williams, of
Lancaster. 1 lughes and tho girl
have disappeared and their whereabouts
is unknown. Hughes is a
married man.
The petition asking for an election
on the dispensary question
now nggrogatos more than 1 ,200
names. dust how many names
are required to call the election
cannot he definitely stated; hut
theris no question of the fact that
1,000 are easily sufficient.?York
ville Enquirer*
1,000,000 Barrels Of Oil
Burn.
Lightning Strikes a Tank at humble,
Texas, Causing Heavy
Loss.
Humble, Texas, duly 23.?
Fire started this afternoon in a
tank belonging to the Texas oil
Company, caused bv lirrhtniner
. * - ' n o
striking the oil. The firejwas held
tinder control all the afternoon
hut began to spread to night and
I2 tanks belonging to the company
arc certainly doomed.
Eleven of them contained 200,000
barrels. The lire started across
the prairie toward other rigs, but
its progress is held in check somewhat
by a heavy rain. It may
spread. The loss up to 11
o'clock to-night is estimated at
fully 1,000,000 barrels of oil or
$250,000, with the fire ttill raging.
Some of the oil was pumped
away, hut the fire spread so
rapidly the nun were forced to
abandon their work.
The estimate now is that at
least forty mules have perished (
tlio drivers abandoning thcniwherc '
they were at work digging new 1
new tanks. There are rumors, 1
but no confirmation, of loss of J
life.
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Jt'ay your subscription.
Gat $700 ior
gift.
County Physician 1 uixtru i
Salary, and Failed to Remember
Facts About
Inil Work.
Greonvillfi New-*, 2-1 S
Fer two hours yesterday Dr.
W. J. Hrumh-tt, who was county
l?b) sieian during the administration
of Supervisor Speckle, was
put through a searching examination
by Chairman Avrtr/ Patton,
of the special investigating committee,
aud about the only tiling
he could or would admit was that
lie had lost his Imi ks extending
<>ver a period of tivn years and
his mcmorv as well l ime and
timv again Chairman l'atton lired
direct questions at him, hut ho
failed to got any satisfaction or
iut'oimauon because tin witness
did not seem to be able to throw
any light on matters which are
dark and strange. Hi- salary was
only $5') a year. Chairman Patton
showed by the claims on tile
that Dr. Bramlett had received
pay for font teen months' work
during last year, the extra perquisites
amounting to about $8.
It was brought out, however, that
he !nu( received between $000 and
$7o0 m 1904 for performing sur
gicul operations upon prisoners in
the county jail. Time were
twenty operations, or at least
there were claims for twenty, although
Dr. Bramlett could only
remember two. He could not
remember the names of the prisoners,
he did not know or remember
the nature of the operations,
nor could ho toll who had assisted
him and who wus present He
declared that ho had lost his
books for the fivo years aud
Chairman Button addod that he
seemed to hare completely lost
hif? memory.* l)r. Bramlett
eluimed that ho was duo an extra
enlary lor performing surgical
operations. Lie claims to have
performed them, and the tilos
sllOW that ho was liaid th*? nmnnnl
stated above, hut ho did Dot
recollect time*, names or other
things connected with the work.
i'Dock it not seem Grange,"
said Mr. Patton, "that yon
should h a v o performed twenty
surgical operations in the jail last
year when not a single operation
has been performed there this
year?"
"1 don't know." said the witness.
With the shrewdness of a
trainod criminal lawyer Chairman
Patton led the witness
through his long term as county
physician, hoping to get some
direct evidence t earing on ihe
claims, tint tie did not succeed.
Dr. Bramlett was the only witness
before the committee yester
day. Others will tie examined
tomorrow and in a day or two the
commit tee will he prepared to
submit a bulk of damaging proof
of guilt on the part of a numhi r
of persons to the grand jury. The
investigation is growing hotter,
as events tomorrow may show.
New Trial for Murderer.
Special to the Daily Item.
Columbia S. C., July 22.?In |
an opinion hnnded ('own today (
the Supremo Court grants a new
111til to Karlo Rochester, the ^
Oconee county farmer, sentenced f
by special Judge MoCollough to {
nang for the murder of Walter (
Mills, a neighboring farmer with
whom Rochester quarreled because
of ttie killing of the hitter's (
dogs which hid gotten into Mills' t
wheat fiul-l The verdict is re/ersfd
boeiusu ot an error in tho
tidge's charge in defining murder.
Foley's Money and Tar l
'or children,soft ,xurc. No opiate* |
. ..5ie Said
.Da - the law."
County I'reusurcr Southern Remonstrated
in Vain. What
Bccamu of Millu Money A
Special to I ho Stale.
Greenville, July 24 ?"Damn
I lie law," said the then Supervisor
Spoegle ore day last fall to
Homy Southern, county treasurer,
when lie was remonstrated
wiih for the violation of the law
in a certain transaction
Such was me startling testimony
of Irausure'' Southern ihis
morning heft.re the commission
now investigating the affair* of
the ollico of the count v Mjpet visor
and tiiis ,st a I #?m-n 1 wii>i fillo.v?il
bv a succession of others no loss 1
sensational in cbnrucler.
Troasitrur Southern produced
i iio rooords which showed that
the amount of money received by
the county for changing a road
for the Parts Mountain Water
company in 1002 has never been
turned over to him. If $j,250
had been received for this job of
work, the treneurer swore it had
never boon turned over to him.
If $1,250 had been received for
this iob of work, the treasurer
swore it had never been turned
over to him through the regular
channel to htm.
It Ims been proved that an
amount of money was refunded
the county on a contract job on
the piers of the Pork Shoals
bridge, and this amount, also
swore Treasurer Southern, had
never been turned in.
The treasurer testified further
that duting the year 1U03 Speegle
turned in only $330.00. Up till
December 1, 1004, witness continued,
there was turned in only
$150. During December thero
was $2,030.64 paid in, which
atnuunt was supposed to have
been received for certain countyproperty
frohPdui ing that month.
Treasurer Southern was asked
if ho had of had not on any occasion
talked with Speegle about
the manner which ho (Speoglw)
was conducting the affairs of his
oflice, to which he replied th*t ho :
had on several occasions remon*
strsted with him. but was never
able ty got any satisfaction about 1
the mutter ho replied, 'Damn the 1
law," After thin the treasurer I
sail no morejto him about the law j
governing the conduct, of his of ,
lice.
What became of ail the mules
owned by the county is a request
etill unsolved by the commission, 1
although the sale of ut least So <
has been discovered. It is thought i
that little of tho proceeds of such ]
sales was turned in, and the commission
is endeavoring to fmd the .
exact amount thus obtained. It
is alleged that Speogle pocketed '
the funds not turned in. i
John D. Harris testified today f
that he purchased a puir mules ]
from the county and no recoid of
this particular sale has been found
j. B. Brown also testified this
morning to having purchased a 1
mule from the county, paying i
$40 for same, and no record of j
this scale can be found either.
Various other sales have been
proved, of which there are no
tecords to explain. This is considered
to be one of the most serous
charges yet made by the commission.
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Killed Negro Burglar.
David Gruber, colored, was
shot and killed at the corner of
i
Aiken and Cooper streets about j
5 o'clock yesterday morning ?>y t
VV. B. Hcrron, white, whose e
bouse tho negro hud but a short a
dine before entered and robbed, f
After the shooting Mr Herron ?
telephoned to tho Police Station r
ind surrendered to a police officer ^
is soon as he arrived.?News and *
Courier, 24th inst r
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?Now is the time to buy your
:rockery, glass and tinware out of
he Williams-IIughcs Stock.
Beanett Grocery Co. c
Sound kidneys are safeguards ][
>f life. Make tho kidneys healthy
vith Foley's Kidney Curo. Sold Jj
?y Fnndorburk Pharmacy.
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Attention, M^mbsrs Cotton
Association, and the Public
Q^nirally.
We ..rO Jiu.vioue to cull the fit
tention of all the members of
3ur Cotton Association, and t<?
ill the people yf the count-*, f >r
his work touched 6Very m ?n's
utorest, no matter what thst
nterest may be, to the necoasity
>f more thorough organization
Remember, wo are now and have
ioen hard at work raising an
>ther crop of cotton, and the
iime has ooiqe when it is as
nuch important to look after the
narketing of the crop as it is of
nakiugit; and to rffVct any
;ood in that line wo must ho in
,ouoh with all the great forces
hat are now at work along that
ine. We can do nothing without
oraanl* ?t?u"
n , ?.IV1VIVIC| 'YV
.hould by all moans pet all our
jeople in lioe and pot thoro now,
10 that we may be in position to
neet our enemy and by ho doing
jrotect eur interests. Wo waul
t Cotton Association organis-'d
n every oommunity in the
;ounty. Whatever help you may
leed, let us bear from you, and
f it is iu our power we will
;ive you all the help we can.
Mow, we must get up all dues,
which, as laid down in our con
itiVatiou, ftro very smill; yet
iome money is absolutly necessary
to meet expenses. And do
lot allow so small amount as we
iro called upon to pay stand in
)ur way. Wo have accomplish>d
a good work alreadv, and it
.9 nothing to what wo can, by
juited effort, accomplish in the
uture. Got up your dues and
orward them to me, and I will
eturn receipt to you. We are
jailed upon by the State Associition
for all duos, and we are
inxious to get them up as soon
19 possible. The payment of
,he8o dues is evidence of organisation,
and also of interest and
determination upon the pait
of the people to stand for their
rights. The County Association
will be called to meet during
the month of August, and
we would be glad to have our
jounty well organized during
the next mouth, aud thus bo
ready to do lor ourselves all we
jan, for tho growing crop will
require as much attention as the
last year crop, and it is ours,
*nd unless wo look after our
interest no one will look after it
for us, only to rob us of our just
ewards. So farmers, do not
let down idle aud lose what you
lave gained, but stand pat; and
i>ush the work of organization.
Let us hear from all the Assncia
lions that are in working order
jow, and as many as may organize
duriog the month.
Geo W. Jotvh
Sec.
Russians Rushing Troops.
Pouring Troops into Manchuria
Despite Peace Conference
Harhin, July 24.?Very quietly
>ut very steadily Russia continies
to pour reinforcements into
llanchuria. The dispntch of the
roops has been much accelerated
veu during the supposed negoliitions
leading up to a proposed
1 s - -
it-atc ana aespitc the rainy seaon.
In a tingle week 42,000
nen passed hurried to the front
Vsja general, thing the soldiers
ravel in horse cirs, thirty-five
nen in each car with a compoite
wngon for the ofTicerstvvo
bo r r ees ( ubed mm
<41 was troubled with kidney
nmplaint for about two years,"
writes A. H. Davis, of Mt Bterl
lg, la.', ' * hut two bottles of
'oloy's Kidney Cure effected a
ermunent cure." Sold by Funerburk
Pharmacy.
Sixteen Murder Cases
oa Laurens Docket.
Four (if TliwNo I .idiclmentH Arc I
Against White Mm, Three
> t V\ h in lvi.i J Nt'jrr?h,v-.
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Sp.ciul to I'm S'ule.
Lauren*, ?') 24. ? Coin-t <il
general si's-dons convened In re
this morning with dud^o ,J. C
Klugh < f Abbeville |tr< siding.
Solicitor R. A Cooper ut;d
Stenographer J no. K. A nil are at
their posts <>f clu?y. Mr. O. W.
Hahb, deputy olorW of court, U
diseharg:n ; the duties of Clerk of
Court d?h i F. Holt, who is nnablo
to I?r> out, i?) reason ?>f an
accident autf? r 'd last week.
A very lie ivy floeket i3 to ho
gone through with In point of
tnnrdor charge* it is probably the
bigge*t court in >u>irs, tlioro being
iG charg e of this character.
Four of the?o indictments me
uiininat. white man th? I
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negroes.
The while defendants are 1\ H.
Baldwin, charged with killing
Abo Mc Daniel, colored, 1 asl
spring; Clyde Mahaffoy, charged
with killing a negro; John Cole,
same; J. II. Atkinson, a mill
operative,\ killing his father at
Goldville last winter.
1 he v icliuia of the negroes
under indictments were all colored.
A ease tliKt will attract widespread
mtere&l will ho tho trial of
John Miller, a negro, charged
with attempting to poison the
Ferguson family near Clinton a
few days ago by placing in the
well a hag containing a diabolical
mixture of reptiles, lizzards, etc.
l'hore is snid to he strong evidence
against Miller. He is in
jail. His supposed pal, Wash
Car wile, is slili at large.
In addition to the above stated
cases there are various and sundry
charges against a score of other
offenders of the law.
FOR. CO ITOM WEIGHER.
1 hereby announce myself a can
did ate for reeled ion to the office
of public otton weigher at Lancaster,
S C. J F Nisbet.
1 hereby announce myself a
candidate for the office of Public
Cotton weigher at Lancaster C H
A J Daily.
FOR COTTON WEIGHER AT
HEATH SPRINGS.
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for the office of Public
Cotton Weigher at Heath Springs,
S. C. A L Aiobley.
O'i-..-/ ?ywrm MI1 SI*?1?WS-VOBQ?pk-^.1??
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
of B. F. Miller. Deceased.
r'll |> i*o: s hiil'lii.' c'n 11H l>"t
lii? opiate of II. K. Mi11?-r UeetH-'ed.
will i>mH'."ii int/iu property* proven r>?
the undeihi<>i.e(l for pHyim-i t; unit all
pei>nii* itnlthlril to sniil ?*atate will
iiih e ininiediate payno n> o' tin- sinie
to 1. i: I ?/,?!.by,
Jil'y fl-3w Ailniii.n-truioi
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
of J. A. Miller. Dec'd.
All persona having claims against
the estate of John A Miller, dec ayed,
will present them proper!v proven to
the underslgtn <1 for t ayiu -lit ; and nil
ptisoi s iiid hied t?? said estate will
make immediate pnyMient of (he f?rrie
to L. C, Lazelihy,
July 0? 3w AdininlHirator,
State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF LANCASTER,
| UY .1 10 riteWiua i, IC-(|.- I'roha'e
Judge
WHEREAS, h c l.auenly mad
suit to me, to vrant him letters of ad
ininUtraiion of the e-tate of and ef
fe; ts of Emm A Miller,
THKMC ARE THEREFORE to
eile and anmonish all and singular the
k inured and erinittoia of said Hmma
A Miherdece sed, thai they ha and up
pen * before me, in the t'ouri of I*r?>
to he he'd at I,hip a*t.t-l* H C on
8a ii'd .y, July 28'It next after publication
iher of, at 11 o'ohick hi the
/"oreiiooii, to allow Chu.ic, it any they
have, why aaid iiiiminiHtraii >n should
n *i be granted.
Given under my Hand tiiii 15th day
of J uly A nun Domini, UjOi
J I1! Htewmu i,
Probate Judge
k *1 fe & v fr,
*h? mbtt treating aal?n In V ? warf
j Yellow Fevor in New Orleans j
New Orleans, Jnly 21. l)rs.
G'iMlhw:iito and Monro, of the
Mohilo h< ar;l of health, cainn
j here today on the invitation of
the Louisiana hour I of health to
'iMVOfctioa'e twv? cu-es presenting
^yniptcms of yell ?w fever, with
ti?e iv.out that the Mobile board
of health immediately put on a
quarantine against passengers and
household goods. There will he
no quarantine against merchandise,
a* the shipments of that will
be under regulations of the Conference
( f Southern Health
Boards.
Genera! Repair Shop.
I h .v.. i - ??" " ~
- _ loo t'OHg
Harper ginnery, a hlucksmi'ii ami
vreiierai repair shop with Homy Me-*
Puenem lu <1 > tire blanksmithing ami
iron work. All work ilone at leasouab!e
p. iees. A snare of your patront
ye is earnestly s tlicited (live me >v
trial. J. Q. ADAMrt
July 24, lt)i>5 - 1 in.
I MMlll 1111 I llll 111 I?? ?
Notice of Discharge.
Notice is hereby givon that on
the 2Gth day of August, 1905,
lho undersigned as Administratrix
of tho estate of Jorre M.
Knight deceased, will tuako her
final rotutu and settlement, and
make application to the Probate
Court of Lancaster county, S. C.,
for a final discharge as such Adunnist
tutrix.
Laura J. Kuight,
Administratrix.
Dated duly 2Glb, 1905.
JOHN E. WELSH,
DENTIHT.
1 ^aneastej*, ^ .
JSgT" Ollico in rear of Funderburk
l'uarinacy.
July 1, 1905.
UNIVERSITY
GF NORTH CAROLINA
178D-I905.
Head of .Slate's HducuiiooMt t-i. .i">?
1 y P A It T M K N T H.
Collogl ite, Engineering,
Orudtia'e, Law,
'<'edicluu Pharmacy,
Library contains 43,00) Volumes.
New water works, electric llghta,
central beating system. New
dormitories, gymnasium,
V. M. C. A. building,
ti(57 students ()6 instructors.
The Fall tenu begins
Dept. 11,1005. A duress
Francis P. Vuotilile, Prositiont,
Chapel Hill, N. C.
BOUTll CAROLINA MI(<IT<\ 11Y
ACADEMY,
OFFKE OF THE CHAlHMtN
liOaltb or VISITORS.
CHARLESTON. H C, JUIiY 0, 1905.
One vacancy In a A'.ate Beiu llciary
scholarship to be tilled by compet 1 live
examination ex isle In Lancaster
Con my.
A | plication ltiaiik* may be obtain**
cat ut the cilice of (LI C M GAI?.?DI5N
(Jhalnm.il, Char o.->lon, rt C\ or troui
the Conny Superintendent of 10.lu- a?
tion. These applications, ful.y ti ! ?!
muMt 1>*3 in ihe liMfnlrt of the Lh-tirman
on Ju'.v 31, in o'dei to teoo vo
com id-tatlou
(Sign.? ) i S O* IHDEN,
I hatrma'i Hoard of V.kI.oih
July 10 -3w
Notice of Election.
Pursuant to an net of the Legislature an
election will be held ut the following
places, viz: Lancaster 0. H., Heath Springs
and Kor.haw on the second Tuesday ia
August, 1905, for the purpose of electing a
cottor. weigher for each of the above named
places. Tolls open at 8 o'clock a. ni, and
c'.ose at 1 o'clock p. m. All qualified voters
are entitled to vote. Tlio following managers
arc appointed;
Lancaster. O. H.?J B dim*" ** 1 11
per, W B Cnuthon.
Heath Springs?D W Hcndrix, M I<
Becklintn. J 11 Croinbton.
Koraliaw?B F Hilton, W T lilackmoa,
Henry Horton.
By order ot Board of County Comminera.
M. C. GAUDNEH,
Co. SnporrlHor.
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