The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, September 16, 1905, Image 2
THE LEJGER ?
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THURLOW S. CARTER, 1
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EDITOR AND MANAGER. tl
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.HSlTKIi WKDN K.SDA Y AND 8ATI1KDAY
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rtUBSUKIl'l'ION (lOilRKH YEAU li
Lancaster, ?S. G. Sept. 1G. 11)05. j
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Our esteemed contemporary,
The Review, is mistaken in sup- t
posing that The Ledger's editor- "
ial, "Figures and Facts," was in- t
tended to disprove its proposi- c
tion that the abolishment of tlie t
dispensaries would increase taxes,
or that we had The Review in <]
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mum II iicii nit n?m? I'Ulluiitll \V<1~> V
penned The idea of comparing li
the tax assessments and levies for n
this county of 1891 and 1904 was c
suggested by seeing in some one r
of our exchanges a comparison of n
the tax levies in Marlboro and y
Greenwood counties (which have c
never had a dispensary^ for 1901
and 1904 with the tax levies in a s
sister county, which had a dis- 1
pensary, for the same years, the \
showing being very favorable to t
the prohibition counties which \
still had the same levy of 3 mills <
for county purposes while the (
dispensary county had raised its \
levy for county purposes a mill or ;
one-half mill. Recalling that at I
its adoption a great many friends |
were made for the institution by ;
the promises that the profits from ]
it would lighten the burden of I
taxation, and noting that such *
was far from being the casein the :
county mentioned we thought ?
we would compare the assess- <
ments of property and tax levies i
of Lancaster county for the year 1
1891, just prior to the establish- ;
ment of the dispensaries, with the <
assessments of property and tax t
levies for 1904, after the dispen | s
sarics had been running twelve i
years, just to sec how much taxes \
had been reduced. The result c
was given in "Figures and Facts" t
?showing that instead of taxes t
being reduced in Lancaster coun- i
ty its citizens were actually pay- ?i
ing $22,814.04 more of taxes in- a
to the treasury than was being t
paid by them (jpr the year ending I
Nov. 1892, just prior to the cs- c
tablishmcnt of dispensaries. Kve- s
ry man can draw his own conclu- t
sions as to what extent, if any, v
the dispensary is responsible for t,
this increase, liut, the fact re- s
mains that it now requires $20,- s
172.21 to defray the ordinary c
county expenses when in 1891, p
$10,691.47 seemed sufficient for i"1
ordinary county purposes. In- h
eluded in the above amount of
$20,172.21 is the $6,063.50 the
county received from the dispen- ^
sarics?money of the "come cany,
go easy" kind that is not calculated
to promote economy.
Now, as to the statement made
by us upon the authority of ex
Supt. of Education Rowell that
all the dispensary money the
schools received last year was 60
y
cents per scholar which The Refr
view challenges, we will explain.
The amount received per scholar
from the dispensary given us by
Mr. Rowell was for the school ^
year endinr* lune tnth of lncr
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year, while The Review's figures
are for the scholastic year ending ^
June 30th, of this year. The (
showing for the year just ended ^
averages perhaps 10 cents more
per scholar than the year quoted
by Mr. Rowel!. This is explained
by some of the dispensary j
money for one year being rcccived
too late for the apportionment
of that year and having to be carried
over into the next year. In
order to get the pro rata per 1
scholar it is necessary to take scv- 1
eral years together. Take for ex- '
ample, the last four years and
take some of the very districts
named by The Review, which, excepting
the Sims school, is a fair
-t for the \\ hole county and let
s k(.'c v\li.it the showing is: Tax- |
haw, about 45 cents per pupil *
ei annum; Rich llill about JO i
cuts; Dixie, which gets part of <
he deficiency fund and therefore i
cts above the general average, (
bout Co cents; Oakhurst, which t
ias a special levy, about 44 cents.
The general aveiage received
icr pupil per year during the four I
ears including the deficiency I
and has been about 50 cents. In <
he 33 districts which receive (
iothing*from the deficiency fund 1
he average has been about 45 |
cuts per scholar per year during
he four years.
As The Review says, kill the 1
lispensary and the school terms 1
rill have to be shortened, per- |
iaps five or six weeks, but, re- '
aember there are 33 schools that 1
an run tho full term for 60 cents <
nore per scholar, while the other 1
linetccn can have the full assur- j
nice that even the weakest school |
an run its full time for not over
M.50 per scholar?and only three
chools wo til'I require anything 1
ike this amount. Will the peo- 1
)le be influenced by that? Will
hey refuse to vote out the dis- I
jensary, with its general clemor- :
ilization and its corrupting influinccs
011 the body politic, rather
:han pay the few cents extra per
scholar in order to run the schools
ive or six weeks longer? As expressed
by the Winnsboro News
\nd Herald: Better and
longer schools arc greatly
to b? desired, but they
:ome too high if the public conscience
has to be lowered. The
small pittance of forty to sixty
:cnts per pupil is a very small
teni as compared with the injures
that may be done through
1 system that calls tor larger sales
if whiskey to make it more eflfeeivc
and that at the same time has 1
iuch a coirupting influence upon |
lublic morals. Certainly no one
vould voluntarily accept pay in ]
>rder to have an iniquitous sys- j
em thrust upon them. And yet <
hat is exactly what is being done ,
n keeping the dispensary in oper- 1
ition merely for the revenue that |
rises from it. This is carrying |
he service of mammon too far. ,
Jctter far to part with a part of ,
uie's individual earnings for the
upport of longer schools than
hat they should be had in such a
/ay as at present. It should cerainly
be more manly and would
urely contribute to a jhighcr J
tandard of morals. Don't be de- *
eived into holding on to the dis- I
ensary merely for the sake of j
evenue. There are other and t
ighcr things to be considered. 1
The county Auditor finished
is abstract of taxes yesterday af- $
/V il 1
jiiiouii aiier mc aoove was in i
ypc. liy reference to it in an- e
thcr column it will be seen that ?
>444.77 from the 3 mill constitu- ^
ional, $969. from the dog tax 1
iuI $489 of polls?makes a total 1
f $1902.77, more than for last (
car that will "be available for the
encral school fund. This will
lake up nearly hall of the amount
diich now comes from the dis- ]
ensary and it would only take
bout 30 cents more per scholar
icr annum to run the schools the (
aine length of time as they are ,
low run. What parent would ,
ibjcct to paying this small <
iinount? What child would
iot prefer picking cotton a day
ind earniii" tlw
- - r> h>.iuin;
lo cents aid per year on his or
icr education from the profits on
he sale of whiskey?
Wo hoard of a man saving on
the stre< t> the other day that ho
[lidn't enre whether they voted
nut the dispensary or not, hut
that if it were voted out that lie
would save many a fifty cents that
ho didn't Mivt! now - and that
tifty cents Would huy a shirt.
Seine miv prohibition will not
prohibit. Well, uiavhv not. Hut
ivo might give it u trial. It has
never been tried under existing
conditions. We have never had
is si long a prohibition law as the
lispensary law is with the dispensary
voted out.
Senator Tillman himself said hi
iiisspeech here last Friday that
Ihe dispensary law us at present
enforced had become a Htench i i
the nostrils of all decent people.
Dan you alTord to vote for u thing
like that?
"if you vote out the dispensary,"
was said to a man who is interested
in schools, "you won't
*ot as much school money as
you've been getting." 1 'That's
ill right," ho saitl; "we can put
in a special levy and raiso the
money thut way. And we'll he
L'lad to do it t*? get rid of the dispensary."
When you cell cotton what
money you don't spend put it in
the hunk. It is safer tlmn earing
for it yourself. And to put it in
the hank keeps it in circulation
and helps business? helps the
country and incidentally helps
you.
It is not much use to ask how
most men with ho\s growing up
are g??ing to vote. They are going
to vote "No dispensary."
Conditions are different now
from what they were under former
prohibition laws. We have
had thirteen years education under
the dispensary and aie now
better prepared to enforce prohibition.
Senator Tillman's speech was
said to be about as strong an argument
against the dispensary as
for it, and we liavo heard of at
least one insii who after hearing
it changed from a dispensary advocate
to against it. He said he
could li t vote for a thing as rotlen
us> he Senator said the dispensary
was, that he bad never
believed the stories of rottenness
until he heard Tillman himself
say they were so.
The Russian Envoys are Homeward
Bound.
New York, Sejt. 12. ?Tha
Liussian commissioners who sueiOL'
n fill I ? P /i/innlit.I/t/l ? * ? ? - 4 . - ? A
.cnoniiiy vwiiui IUIUU a I I ?M I y l?I
leaco with the envoys of Japan ul
Portsmouth, N. H , stsrted on
ho return to St. Petersburg tolay,
sailing on the Kaiser Wilielm
11.
GREATLY IN DEMAND
Nothing is more in demand than
i medicine which meets modern
equirements for a blood and
lyutem cleanser, such as Dr.
king's New Life Pills. They are
ust what you need to cure stomlcIi
aud liver troubles. Try them.
\t Crawford Bros', J F Mackoy
?. Co's and Funderburk Pharmacy,
Irug store, 25c,guaranteed.
Heavily Insured.
Prom Spartanburg Journal.
Leroy Springs, banker and
manufacturer, of Lancaster, S,
C., has recently taken out life insurance
policies amounting to
$225,000.
Notice to Road Overseers.
To all of the Overseers of the
Public Roads in Lancastei
County:
Ry order of the Grand Jury,
you will all meet me at my office
on the first Monday in Octobci
next, to make a report how many
days work each of you have pul
on your road in this year, anc
what condition your road is in
that require not less than foui
days up to that time. Also report
how tfiany county tools you
have and what kind.
M. C. Gardner,
Co. Supr.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
On the Question gf "Dispensary"
or "No Dispensary"
in Lancaster County.
state of South Carolina County,
County ot laiucnster.
NOTICE is hereby given that an election
will be liel<l at tbo aeveral precincts cstabIn-lied
by law' in I ancaater county on
Tuesday, October 3rd, 1'.K'5, on the question
of "Dispensary" or "No Dispensary" in
saiil county.
Polls at each voting placo will bo open
at 7 o'clock a. in an?J close at 4 o'eleck p
in.
Tlie following named persons have been
appointed managers of said election, at the
vuiious precincts, as follows, to wit:
I.aucaster: It U Kiddle, Geo \V Williams
and J K Kbickmon.
i Tliornwel!: J It 1'bompson. J Roy CnniiiiiL'ham
and T F (Inln.
Vun Wyck: .1 W Oronsliaw, J M Yoder
nn<l M Griffin
j Helair: l> S WilH >n, O W II in in and J A
i K? U.
| New (Jut: J Davis Flynn, II C Steele and
R I, L Blnckmon.
Tinde vtlle: T W McNecley, Geo W Mcmhuuk
and A G Howell.
Dwiglit: E B Lingle, J O Porter and It
I< Uslier.
Tnxukaw: W P McMar.ua. Wiu Cook and
W J Hoik.
Welsh's: Hubert P Long, J M Hilton and
W S Faulkenberiy. ??^
Flat i'rcok: W I' Pitman. ! F Gardner
and H L Blackwell.
I Ilaile Gold Mine: W T Blackmon, A 8
Broom and W It Williams.
Kershaw: B A llilton, E It Horton and
It L Blaokinon.
Heath Springs: I< M Boll, A P Horton
and Berry Mobley, Sr.
Primus: J I) Hinson, B F Adams and
Geo W Ellis
Elgin: J Wyl.e Porter, A J Bailey and
v F Ferguson
Cartuol: WT Vunl indiiigliain, S V Stover
and It J Mcllwaiii.
Montgomery: J M Williams, W T Billiard
and W L Oroxton, Jr. _
Lancaster Cotton Mills: ! T Davis, D A
Knight nud <J T Hardin.
Pleasant Vu'ley: It W Dostcr, J Z Bailes
and W E Hall.
On the day of tlio election the managers
must organize by the election of a chairman
nud clerk if necessary. The chairman
elected is empowered to administer oaths
to th 8 other managers and to the voters.
The managers have the power to till any
vacancy and if none of the manager* attend
the citizen" can appoint from unong
the qualified voters three managers, who
after being sworn can conduct the election.
At the close of the election the managers
aud clerk most proceed publicly Jto open
the ballot boxes and to count the ballots
therein, to continue withont adjournment
until the same is completed, make a statement
of the result, and sign the same
Within three days thereafter the chairman
of tho honid, or some one designated
by the hoard, runst deliver to the undersigned
the poll linLaud boxis containing
tlio ballots and a \\%itten statement of the
result of the election?the boxes to be locked
un I sealed immediately -after counting
the voles.
One of the above named manag-ms for
each pneinct must call upon the nnder^
signed atahe t.'ourt House on October'2nd,
IUof>, to receive * allot boxes, poll lists, instructions
and tickets and also to quality.
Dated September I lib. I9u5.
John T. Green, Ch'r'ui.,
8. D. Taylor,
E. C. Secrebt.
Commissioners of Election for Lancaster
tonntv.
Bridges to Let.
I will lei ii contract to build
a uew bridge over lower (Jump
Creek on the lltowns Ferry road
to the lowest responsible bidder
on Thursday Sept. 21st, at 10
o'clock, a. m. Also one over big
Camp Creek on what is known as
the Green place, ou tho same day
at 3 o'clock, p. ni. Specifications
to be known at place of letting,
rower ving tbe right to reject any
and all bid*.
M. C. Gardner,
Sept. 8, 1905. Co. Supr.
$1 Everywhere
Sample bottle free if yon writo
Checker* HedUoiuo Oa. Wlneton-tteiem, NO,
A wise man gives cross women
nnd crossed eleclric wiles n wide I
berth.
? A woman may bent her husband
bilking,! but she makes him
beat tho carpels.
? It is belter lo have warts <?n
your hands than freckles on your
disposil ion.
? The trial of A R. Sullivan,
a dispenser at Laureu?, charged
with shortage, will come off next
week at Laurens.
Notice of Discharge
Notice is hereby given that on
23d day ox September, 1905,
tho undersigned as Administrator
of tho estaio of Win N McMurray
deceased will make his linul return
and settlement, and limao application
to tl>o Probate Court of Lancaster
county, S. C., for a final
discharge as such Administrator.
.L M. McMurray,
Administratoi.
Dated August 23d, 1905.
Notice of Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that on
tho 2Gth day of Sept. 1905,
tho undersitrned as Guardian nf
^ n " ' ' ~~
Essie I. Stover now Mrs. Essie
Morley, will make h i s final
return and settlement, and
make application to the Probate
Court of Lancaster county, S. C.,
for a final discharge as such Guardian.
W. T. Stover,
Guardian.
Dated Aug 26tb, 1905.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
of J. Wren Tillman.
> All persons having claims ugainsl
the estate of J. Wieu Tillman, deceased,
will present them properly proven
to the uudersigned for payment; and
all persons indebted to the said estate
will make immediate payment to the
same.
B Cunningham
J. M. Yoder,
Administrating.
Aug. 30. ?3 wk.
Notice of Discharge.
Notice is hereby givon that on
the 30th day of September, 1905,
-the undersigned as Administrator
of the estate of Nannie C. Vanlundinghatn
deceased will make his final
return and uetllenient, and
make application to the Probate
Court of L?incasto! county, S. O.,
for a final discharge as such Administrator.
YV. ,Y. Cunningham, Admr.
Dated August 30th, 1905
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No. 785S.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C., Aug. 4, 1905.
uruuDVAf t - -
vv 1112-rvr^rvo, Dy satisfactory
evidence presented to the undersigned,
it has been made to appear
that "The First National
Bank of Lancaster", in the Town
ofLancastcr, in the County of
Lancaster and State of South Carolina,
has complied with all the
provisions of the Statutes rrf the
United States, required to be
complied with before an associate
n shall be authorized to commence
the business of Hanking;
NOW THKkKFORK I. Thomas
P. Kane, Deputy and Acting
j Comptroller of the Currency, do
hereby certify that "The First
. National Hank of Lancaster", in
the Town of Lancaste , in the
rniintw of I ? 1 - '
ivaituaMci <111(1 niaio el
South Carolina, is authorized <>t
commence the business of Hanking
as provided in Sec'ien Fifty one
hundred and sixty nine of ilie
Revised Statutes of the United
Slates.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
witness my hand and Seal of office
tbisFourth day ofAu^nst, 190 V
fSR \ I t 1- I'< Kane,
1) fiut)' .111 t Acting
Comptrollci of the Currency.
O-io-'os.
BUY LAND!
Good Land, Better
Land, Best Land.
(Jniml Opportunity to Buy Land
Near the Town of Lancaster.
5i\ Acres.
On Monroe and Lancaster road, 1
horse raini open, 30 acre* In fores'. All
opeu land fresh except 8 acres. $12.50
par acre.
loo Acres.
10 miles North of Lancaster on
Monroe road. 2-horse farm open,
well terraced. 35 acres in woods. Two
ntory 7-room dwelling, cribs, barn,
near room, cottou house, meat house
and one tenant house. Price $1,700.
i2oo Acres.
5 miles N. of Lancasterou Charlotte
road, 3 horse farm open, floe woodland
and bottoms. $10. per acre.
% 203 Acres,
Geoige F. Ferguson place at Elgin.
Well improved, six-horse farm in
cultivation. All necessary buildings.
$4,000 Terms reasonable.
05 Acres,
3} miles Northeast of town, dwell*
lug, about one-horse farm open for
$525. cash.
180 Acres,
The Miller "C7 as ton Craven place"
in suburbs of town of Lancaster. Fine
timber, bottom lauds, and rest In good
state of cultivation. Two tenant
houses.
380 Acres,
The Miller "Cane Creek plaoe," 2}
miles West of town, the best plantation
in the county. Land lies well and in
high stale of cultivation. Eight or ten
horse farm of>eu. A bale of cotton can
be made to the acre. Good farm houses
155 Acres,
The Miller "Kelly place," 2} miles
South of town, is all that a purchaser
could wish. Rents for 2,500 poondsof
lint. A good investment at the prioe.
130 Acres,
The Miller "Hood place," South
side of Cane Creek, 7 miles North of
town. Some fine bottoms on this
place. $10. per acre.
12} Acr?s,
The Phillips place, one mile East of
town will be sold at a bargain.
215 Acres.
Adjacent to lands of Mobley Parks.
Two horpe-frtim in cultivation. Probably
300,000 feet of lumber oould be
SMWcd from 'timber. Laud lies well
and easy to cultivate.
Terms on any of above tracts } cash
and balance in oue, two and three
years with approved security.
0
550 Acres,
Geo. W. Brown plantation, 8 mites
west of iown, on Catawba Uiver, 100
acres in woods, 8 horse farm oven, 2
white settlements, barn aud stable, 0
tenements, schools and churches con*
venlent. 'IVrins: } cash, balance in 1
and 2 yeais.
lOO Acres,
I) A. P-jtiderbuik "Minor Bla>'k
UOM |J>bu' on wiiti v;h' Creek, 5
room mIm?|Iiuy; 2 tenant h up h, 75
Men a timber, 4 horse f irm opened li
ml eM or T-adesviile. Tabernacle ami
Carm k' s h o h J . a S. balance lu 2
years.
107 Acres,
The Albert Ulackuiou place, near
l?i iniu*. Ea-y terms.
182 Acres,
h tnili a North-eiist of town, 2 story
dwelling, 2good tenant houses, barns,
etc., 3 horse farm in cultivation, $2,600,
Terms can be arranged.
lOl Acres,
3J miles North-east of town. l>well>
ing, e'c., 2-liorse fa-in open. $I,(M?.
Teims earn be arrenged.
I alto have some d<si table town proIM
riy and other oountv nr?m.n? '
J , |-v V ?*
will pity you to fee* me before buying
ant! if you have landa to fell it will pay
you to get me to Hell for you ou reaMonable
committalon.
T. S. Carter,
Agent
PHOKK-tSlONAl. CARD.
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CRAWFORD A BROWN,
' I'hyflciaiiM ami Burgeon*.
I ancavter. H. C.
Treatment of the eye. to ?e at <1
throat a apecialtv.
Calls promptly antiwerrd tiny or
nittht. Ofllee over Crawford Bros
Drug Btore,
Plionea: Olflee, No 176; It hleucea
Noa. 11 and 36.
Foley s Money ma* Tar *
'v children,soft ,/iure. No oylifia*.
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