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The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW J878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. 1. NO 10 SEMI-WEEKLY LANCASTER. S C? NOVEMBER. 4. 1905. I>MIC? FIVE CENTS PER COPV.
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Proceedings of Presbytery.
The Interesting Meeting of the
First Presbytery of the A. I
R. P. Church at Shiloh this
Week?Report of the Work
Done?The Meeting Next
Year to be at Statesville,
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Something over fit y delegates
attended the meeting of the First
Presbytery of tho Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church at
Shiloh tins week, and the meet
ing altogether was one of th-1
most successful within tlie history
of tlie body. As -tated in
Wednesday's issue of ihe News,
Presbytery convened Tuesday
morning. It adjourned Wed lies
day afternoon about 1:30 o'
clo'-k.
The moderator's sermon was
preached by Dr. Miller, of Sardis,
N. C., ihe Rev. .1. S. Grier,
of Aharon, to whom had been
assigned the task, not being
present. The work of P'esby
lery was largely routine.
Galls fmm Union and Edg
more cluiri hes, of Chest r conn
ty, addressed io the Itev K. A.
l.emmons. of Second Presbytery,
asking for his whole time and
pledging a salar of $900., were
referred to that Presbytery.
A now oflice was created in
Presbytery, that of Pre byterial
Secretary of Sabbath Schools,
and the Kev. A. T. Lindsay,
President of Lin wood College,
was elected to the position for
cue year.
1 he Kev. L. 1. Pressly was
granted leave of absence for six
mot tlis, to be spent in Allegh >11
v Theological Seminary, Pa.
Ihe Kev. Win Duncan, past
r of First church of < 'harlotte,
was elected ' v a'*cl in tion moderator
for next meeting, and
Siatesville, N. tJ., was .-elected
as the place of meeting and
May the lirst, of next year, the
time.
The Rev. A. 8. honors, of
Rock Hill, was elected for a
third term of t-vo years as Su
perintendent 01 Missions, with
Rev. .J. >s. drier, of Sharon, and
Rev. P. A. Pressly, of Lancaster,
a* committee of missions.
I ho ollice of committee on
railro <1 rates v.as abolished.
I lie Lev. .J. L. Oates was
chosen as alternate to preach
the sermon for tin; moderator at
the next meeting.
The Rev. ). 1\ Snipes, of
Memphis I'resbytery, who has
been stated supply at Steele
('reek, M.C., a'tended this uie??t\ng.
vl'|\e IJ011 I), E Fin ley was the I
lay delegate from Yorkville.?!
Man;, present tli nk that he read
the best report on Congregation
al Reports that was over heard
in Presbytery.
The Rev J. 8. Moffatt, P. D ,
of Chester, conducted the Coin
munion service Wedilesday
morning at 11 o'clock. This
' very helpful service was parti
cipated i 11 *>y a large ho ly ol
christia'8.
The Rev. J. L. Oates resigned
as Presbyterial Secretary ol
Young Pe -pie's Work, and the
Rev. J. M. Bighani was elected
as his succ-Hsor.
The statistical reports were
highlv satisfn tory. 1 he linan
cial showing was unusually
good. All churches repotted
salaries of psst??rs paid or ar
ranged to be paid.
The hospitality of th Shi lob
community was unbounded,
nothing being left undone to
make the stay of the visitors
pleasant.
Bible and Flag.
Junior Order to Present them
to the Kershaw Graded
School.
The .J niior O tier of United
American Mectmnics will pre
sent a bible and a national li ijj
to the Kershaw graded school
on the 10th instant. All mem
hers of 'he Order are earnestly
requested to be pre-ent and par
t cipate in the impressive cere
monies.
State Superintendent of 10 hi
cation Martin will deliv* r at:
address, and there will be othei
speakers.
Burglars Frightened Away
After Breaking Into the
House.
Burglars en'.ered i lie oroli
r"om ol Mrs Ivzz r llut?y's hdim
ahou' three miles South ol th<oily
Mon lay nisilit, Ixi' liny cvi.
deutly were Iriglitened away l>\
(lit* I) rking of ut dog or soim
noise in ihe hoii-e, as noihim.
was taken Irom the room. 'I lit
family hnow nothing of the o
ciiiTiMn e uuti' I :ie nex* morning
An en 11 .i nee uia lore *1 ihron.il
a window hy ji|-.z:i.i? a hiimi oj>i n
ui-l raiting iii * j. -ii, aim ii.i
nurglars unlocked a door Irnm I in
iu?ide and made f heir ex it I hrnimli
if.. The door and window won
hotli loll open?lt*?ek Hill lie.
aid.
Much Ado About Nothing.
Waahinj.it "i October, 31, 1'.)()">
?The incident growing out ol
the attack on Aoimrui Irani and
Ida son by a Chinese mob near
Nanking has been mi i.-daotoril>
.. i:... t-.i 'IM ? .
n. ijiitrn'i, l III! Sine <! f j> II I I
today received a dispatch wliicli
said: ''Admiral Train has jusi
arrived at Shanghai The inc.dent
occurred near Nanking October
24 Admiral lYnin and hi*
parly we,-e shooting when a wo
man was accident l.v shot '?> Ad
iniral Train's son. Her injuries
were slight. The son was delained
by a mob, but an ainicablt
settlement was made. Sailor*
look no part in I he affair. Tht
governor of Nanking apologized
lo the officers and restored Iheii
guns. The incident is regarded
as closed.
The McDowell Murder.
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Negro Arrested on Suspicior
> of being the Murderer, bul
[ it is not Thought that He
is the Right Man?Had
Dead Man's Keys?McMurray,
the Colored ExCongressman,
Convicted ol
Forgery, has Disappeared.
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Columbia to Charlotte
i O.^servw., N >v. 2:
i When the information first
reached here today that a negro
had been arrested with R A.
McDowell's keys in his possession,
and that (hero were various
other corroborating tacts and cir
cnmslanccs to indicate tliat tlie
prisoner was the assassin of the
1 Camden merchant who was
si ruck down along with Juror R
W. Rorter during the G.llis nunder
trial there, it was feared a
I lynching would result in Camden
before nightfall. Bui n >t. only
[ una i lie Governor rece'ved no re?
I ([iiest for assistance in dealing
wuli a probable mob. but into.mat
ion reaches tlie city this
afternoon to show thai there it
but little evidence to warrant
holding the negro, and that, u ?less
other and more important
1 facts aie brought out, he wn
likely be released tomorrow. Ii
appears thai the keys toiind in tin
postcssion aie undoubtedlv \lr
r Mel)owelI's, liie key ring b laring
IllW li'imn ?? i..l * - ' 1 ~
( ..... Iiuiiiv mm .-II j ij'll I I 1 Mg ill!
posh llico key, but these wert
I us i a in >ii Lit before (lie murder
I'he negro, under excitement
loid several conirad dory stori.
about the keys.
1'lie negro is a saw null hand
named Waller Pough and has
been working at the Wilson saw
mill a. Bel hune, some 20 miles
: Irom (' md< n. and the books o
ijlnal company show that he wa
. released on the da* ol the at<
Hti^vitiation in order to allow hin
i to attend couit in Columbia. II'
i w;is brought Irom liethune i<
Camden this morning lie madt
several centradh t ?rv statement'
i atioui bow le came into posses
sio11 ol t lie keys and about hi;
whereabouts on the day ol Hit
murder.
Persons arriving iio.e Iron
Sun. er ted ?y assert that the be
I hot is jjener tl Hut* that ex ('on
i ure.SM.ian Georte \Va-diino'01
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I Murray, colored, who the Supre
. me Court ibis week said must
spend three rears on I lie Sum lei
I county main gang lor lorgery
lias skipped, ami i: is thought in
1 has none to (Jauad t. The Sum
ter county records show thai
. Murray hail, only a lew dayI
ago, tram ferred all of his pro
party lo his attorney, Muion
Moist- li s bond will, ot course,
t>e sorleitcd to the Siate, ami
mau> Suintei people tool thai
} his llight is the most satisfactory
. dispooltion of the case, as the
permanently rids the community
i ol Ins presence. As it is tin
. known policy ol the (Jovernot
| not to grant pardons coiulitionet
upon the prisoners leaving I ht
I State it was thought best not t<
risk an appeal ot this kind.
'A Farmer's Heavy Foss by
Fire.
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. A large double crihoa Mr. I . L.
( Johnston's plant .at inn at Smith's,
[Turnout was destroyed by lire'
^ : last Friday ni^ht. Ten bales of
seed ro'ton also went up in the
, llanos. ['lie origin ol the lire 18
r not Known hut i? is supposed to'
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| have started from a match that I
| h ?>i ??e* n dropp d in I lie building
by some of ilie bauds while weigh j
i inir cotton Friday night. Mr '
j .1 ohositin's loss is complete, as lie |
hid no insurance on 'be building i
i or I he contents.?lt"ck Ilill ller
aid.
Crop Conditions.
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Summary by Agricultural
Department for Week.
The following is the gr vernmoul
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..<>>!> l! I'll lilt* >VCfK|
ending ()ct< 1) r 30tli:
In districts wheie I ho propor j
lion ot ungathered cotton is
greatest, the weather conditions
of the week ending October 30th
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were rot favorable.
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Wet weather over a large part
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ot tfie centra! and western dis.
tri'tsot the cotton lielt during
111 ne tin part of the week delayed
^ cotton picking and caused injury!
11 o open cot Ion in nort hern Texas,
| Oklahoma and Indian If rritorie*, |
Arkansas, the northern portion
lot Mississippi and Alabama, and
| western Tennessee. As a whole
the week was cool. Frost occur
red in the central and western
list ricts, causing considerable
damage in Tennessee, northern
Mississippi. ied Oklahoma and I
I(i< 1 ia11 icnitorioa. i.mi practically <
none in loxis. In '.lie Carolinas,
Georgia anil Florida Iho weather
I conditions were lavorabe. I'ick
inir is Ione-halt In 1 wo thirds,
cumpleled io Oklahoma an I Indian
territories, Arkansas and
i
northwestern Mississippi; a much
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lamer proportion <>i the crop has
heen gathered in othei sections,
picking heitiij practically coin I
pleted in the more soul hern dia. |
iricls.
Death Across the Line in
, Kershaw.
Mr. W. M Tni^ed 1. r>f the
1 | Flat Iv'x-k noiirhborlioo I. died
Saturday evemnir at (> o'clock j
'land was buried at Hickory Head
! Baptist church, n.*ar Weslville,
(on Sunday aMcinuoii. lie was
I 73 year.- old 1 >st May Tue
funeral services were conducted i
' t\Y Rev. () A J> llo.it, oi Ivor !
aliaw. ? K"v haw Kra.
' | Whole Family Exterminated
by Fall of Soapstone.
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' Bellaire, Ohio.,?Sylvester
Kendall, ag* d 52, It is wile mul
p
I seven children w^re caught by a
, lull of soapsiniic in Maley in the
> John rod mine here today and instantly
killed.
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Fighting Liquor in Marion.
Complaint Made to the Governor
that Whiskey Drummers
are all Over the County.
u: .
will u III ma IVBCOnl
The peopie oi Marion c mnly
have written to the governor iu
regard to the selling of whiskey
in t It at county alter the dispensary
lias heen voted out. The
letter was received Ironi (t. IV
Penny, who says that the people
are trying to enforce the Price
law, tint the whiskey agents, representing
foreign houses, are all
over the country ami are doing a
big business.
The governor could do nothing
under the circumstances as the
law i/ivi'i; en M.r.?..i - ?
..??> in, i?iireist*iiMiifr
a foreign whiskey house, the tight
to take orders.
The following opinion given by
Assistant Attorney General
Tosvnsend some time ago w is sent.
Mr. Penny
September 4, 1905. !
Mr. .1 no. T Fant, Whitmire, S. O.
Dear Sir: Answering your letter
ot the 28tli 1 beg to say that
11he Slate law cannot prohibit
(lnimmors or salesmen from soliciting
otders in this state lor th*
sale ??? liquor by non residents in
another state to be shipped into
this state for delivery, as such
transaction is purely one ot interstate
commerce, over which
this state has no control. The
sale in such cms" i> not eomnlete
until the delivery ot the goods
a lid t he state lias no right t o s? iae
intoxicating liquors so so id until
alter their arrive] in tho !;;i,r
and tif-livorv t>> tin* consignee or
purchaser, at which tunc only
they may t>ceoine so the state
law; and are then liable to seizure
: if Ik Id by the coli liinoe h i other
than Ins personal use.
Yours respectfully,
W H. TowikhikI,
Assist an' Atiornev <1 n.?r >1
Murder of Missionaries.
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Five Americans Reported to
Have Been Killed in
China.
London, Nov. i ?*-A diapaleh
from lion;: Km:, -Hen
tii.it it is ri']X'rM>(l five
A niorican missionaries "have been
nuinlt'ictl al Lian-CiiOi . X < tl?
tails of 111'.' a Hair have been received.
Lian-Choo is situated in
the pr< vince oi Kwang- Tung, 24*>
miles southwest of Canton and
lias a i" filiation ??: about 12.
000.
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William KingHey, w.ho wis
horn in Ireland in 1783 and !ought,
with Nelson at Trafalgar, is now
living at. the age ol 122, near
liloomlield, Mo. He fought in
the Crimean wtir, assisted in tho
taking of Sebastopol and in tliis
country lought in the Mexican
and civil wars.