Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1LOCALDOTS | < ?Cotton brought 10J- centon this market yesterday ; cotton seed, 21 cents. ?The many Ineeds of Mr. Latin Hood are pleased to see him out Again, after his lomr spell of sickness. ?A ten pound daughter. arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Watson la>t Wednesday, the 1st instant. ? Mr. Jeff J. Reeves, of the Pri ir.us section, tound on one el his appie trees a good ripe apple on the 30th ol October. ?Quarterly Conference will be held at Tabernacle today. Pre siding Elder Meadors, of Ruck ilill, will preside. ?The Oakridge school is still without a teacher. Any one de siring the predion should com municate with Mr. W. J. Vaughn, of Heath Springs. ?Tlie indications are t^at Monroe will so<>n have another cotton mill, with a capital of <$ 100,000. We are not now at liberty to give the particulars. \1 A ? VAQ Tan^n i? I "-VUI. vrw t; v/ui iia> . ?Mr. A. J. Raskins, of the Creek section, had a good mule to die Thursday night, of lock jaw, caused by the animal's getting a wire nail in one of its feet a few days ago. ?Master Lewis Roberts, son ol Mr. S. B. Roberts, ol this county, was badly hurt Thursday. While hn.lllimr <<firn I tiiv.i itaii ? p v>x'? ?i i.??v ?? .is,wii 01 i ut?a a slump, throwing the lad out and the wagon running over him. ?The town authorities shipped v-- to Columbia Thursday about If) gallons of liquor that had been seized here and in the county.? The oflicer$ ot the law seem to be helping out the Anti-Liquor Lea gue right along. ?The merchants of Lancaster have signed an agreement to close their stores between one and two o'clock next Monday, on account of the meeting of the Anl i Liquor League at that hour. Everyboy is expected to attend the meeting. ? Misses Cornelia and Hattie 1 Elliott charmingly entertained a number of their young friends v Thursday evening. The party was complimentary to their guest, Miss Myrtle Funderburk, of Tabernacle. Refreshments were served during the evening. ?"The Bill Wild West ^io\v," which gave two per/ ./ormances here Thursday, in the afternoon and at night,drew a big crowd to town. The day passed off quietly, no disturt bances of any kind occurring, and there was very little evi dence of whiskey drinking. ( ?Miss Florence Patrick closes her work at Rev. J. Meek * White at Unity this week and , v will open her school at Shiloh C * next Monday. Miss Patrick is ' a splendid governess and music teacher. The following young -ladies have been studying music under her: Misses. Evalyn McDow, Adelaide Nelson,Bessie Plyler,Lilian and Nannie Starns, Ollie Williams, Stella Mae Hough and Lois White, and all have made commendable progress. 4 ?The mule of Mr. H. H. I Glooch which had its le^ broken by a rock thrown bv 9<>me unknown miscieant, as noted in Wednesday's issue of The News, had to be killed. Mr. Gooch was offered $'200. for the mule just a few days befoio the animal was crippled. More fjqttnr Set zed. Shnriff Ilnntnr (^nofnhln James Hunter seized a lot of liquor, seven gallons, last Tuesday evening, at kGrace, a station on the L. & C. road. The wliis key had been shipped there in the names of two negroes, and is said to have been intende 1 for use at a colored festival. The stuff h ?s been forwarded to Coin mbia. Entertainment t>?/ the l)auf/htern. There will be an entertainment, under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy, at the graded school auditorium Friday night after Thanksgiv ing The p'ay "All Tang'ed Up" will be presented. The .,? .j.. ? e? . i- - ? i'nn;ccus?io lur me v^oniecierate monument fund and everybody, therefore, is expocted to attend. Carnen itnilejf. Mr. Thomas D. Carnes, of the eastern portion of the county, was married in Rock Hill Wed nesdav to Miss Nannie Bailey, daughter of Mr. James Bailey, of that city. The ceremony was performed at Mr. Bailey'g home, by the Rev. Mr. Duncan, pastor of the Methodist church. Among those present was Mr. Q. A. J. Usher, of this county, who accompanied Mr. Carnes to Rock Hill. The bridal partv arrived here Wednesday on the Southern's south hound passenger train, driving out in the afternoon to Mr. Carnes's home. 3tittslottur)/ Society Meeting Iii accordance with announcement made in a previous issue of The News, the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society ot the Rock Hill District, South Carolina Conference, convened here yesterday, in the First Methodist church. Tim Society moots again today, and will not finally adjourn until tomorrow. Blakeney-Helms. A quiet marriage, unknown to but a tew in advance, took place at the residence of Mr. C. L. Helms at Carmel last Wednesday afternoon. The r.ontr?Mincr parlies were Mr. Helms' daughter, Miss Fannie Helms, and Mr. P. B. Blakeney. Rev. W. R. Ware performed the ceremony. Mr. Blakeney is in every way one of the county's best citizens, and his bride is a young woman possessing all the qualifications to make a happy home.?Monroe Journal Fate of Female Balloonist. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 2.?A special to The State from Anderson, S. C., says: Mrs. Maude Broadwick, wife of Charles Broadwick, an aeronaut with Riddell's Southern Carnival Company, fell from a balloon here this afternoon and was instantly killed. PERSONAL Dr. J. H. Thornwell, of Fort Mill, whs in town Wednesday. Editor liamel, of Kershaw, was a visitor to Lancaster this week. Mrs. G. B. Barron has gone to Bemiettsville to visit her husband. Uol. Leroy Spring* returned | from Baltimore Wednesday night. Miss Daisy Y<?uup, now o! Charlotte, visited Lancaster, t hi i week. Miss Willie Poovey, ol Fair field, is vLiting her brother, Dr. G . W. Poovev. Mr. II E. Mcllwaiu. of Char lotte, visited Lane ister, his old Home, tIlia week. Mr. C. E. Carter, now of Charlotte, spent a few days in Lancaster this woek. Mr. J. C. Elliott returned Thursday night from the Western stock market. Mr. S. W Heath, president of the Southern Granite Co., spent a day or two in Lancaster this weed. Mayor Wylie went over to Rock 11 ill this week to be initiated into the higher realms of VI mttsuury. Mr. Mason Brunson, the News and Courier's popular traveling representative, was in town yes terday. Lite Rev. J. M. White, of Unity, will attend the meeting ot A. R. P. Synod in Due West on the 9th instant. Miss Mayme Mackey, who has been spending the summer in the mountains of North Carolina, returned home t his week. Mr. Geo. W. Phillips and lam ily, who have been living in Rock Hill tor some time, moved back to Lancaster this week. Mis. L. C. Payseur returned from Raleigh yesterday, her sick daughter, Mrs. Galling, who she went to see, being much better. Presiding Elder Meadows, of Rock Hill, was in town yester day. He was on his way to Tabernacle to hold quarterly conference. Mr. Claude Thomasson, ol Helmont, N C., brother of Mr. J. T. Thomasson, ol this place, has come to Lancaster to accept a position with the L. & C. railroad. Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Dendy and little daughter, Elizabeth, of Kershaw, who have been vis iting Mrs. Dendy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. IS. Drennan, at I Riehhnrrr. nanserl t.hrmnrh trna. n, i ~"h" terday morning on their return home.?Chester Lantern. The Rev. T. G. Boyce, D. I)., pastor of Salem, A. R. P. church, near Momphis, Tenn, and senior editor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian, will arrive in Lancaster today, accompanied by his wife, to visit his brother, Mr. E. E. Boyce, of the Unity section of this county. Dr. Boyce is expected to preach for Rev. J. Meek White at Unity tommorrow at 11 a. ra. His many friends will be glad to see him and to L/VA ? L < ?V* ?\MAA AL A ?A ! ?-* i liurti iiuii jjicav/ii agaiu, I Fisher and O'Day Again. Pinkerton Wants Pictures of the Famous Prisoners? Says they are Dangerous Men. ? i Pinkerton's National l)etec-| tive Agency wants pictures o." Fisher ?nd O'D.iy, recently convicted here of safo cracking, as will be seen from the following letter which Chiel of Police Hunter has received from the| agency's Philadelphia ollice : "With regard to the two safe burslats (O'JDay and Fisher) recently sentenced to fifteen years in the South Carolina State penitentiary, 1 would be greatly obliged it you woutd forward me photographs of these men, for our criminal records. Any expense connected with the same, should he pleased to remit. 1 desire to congratulate you on the fact of their conviction, they being (especially Black burn, al as O'Day) two of the most dangerous safe blowers in the South. Thanking you for the favor of an early reply," etc. An effort was made by Artist Amos to take pictures of Fisher and O'Day at the time of their preliminary hearing, but, on ee. ing his camera, they hastily turned their heads and pulled down their hats, making tho snap-shot an imperfect one. Chief Hunter thinks Superin teudent Griffin, of ihe penitentiary, where the men are now confined pending their appeal to the Supreme court, will have them photographed for the Pinkertons. A Runaway. Mr. T. K, Cunningham Thrown from his Buggy and his Collar Bone Broken. Mr. T. K. Cunningham, one of Lancaster county's well known model and successful farmers, met with a bad accident Tuesday evening, while driving through his plantation near town. His horse became frightened and ran away, throw ing Mr. Cunningham out of the buggy and breaking his collar bone. Drs. T. J. Strait and W. M. Crawford are in attendance upon Mr. Cunningham, who is now getting along nicely. Negro Killed With RockWas Struck on Head. Piedmont special to the News and Courier: Bunk Good, a negro about 17 years old, was struck in the head by a rock last night, as he was returning home from work by a person or persons unknown. He died today about 4 o'clock. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that the deceased came to his death from a wound in tfie head, supposed to have been inflicted by two white boys, Charlie Thompson and Rush Kimball. The latter has been arrested and taken to Greenville. ?-r Town Talk makes bread that excels in color, in flavor and in nutrition BENNETT GROCERY CO. Weather SHOES GOOD HF.AVV ?HT TTQ ? ^ v - ? A-.a , A ?JVUUKJ. The kind that doesn't leak. The soles are viscolized, making them absolutely water - proof. Every pair guaranteed. We have a full line in Men's, Women's and Children's that protect the feet from wet and cold. We also have a lot of cushion sole Shoes for those who suffer from sore and tender feet. Prices to please. CHERRY & CO. shekiff's sale. Statk ok South Cakoi.ina, ) County ok Lancastkk. 1 Emma A. Small as administratrix of estate of S. K. Usher, deceased, plainti IV vs Joel K. Usher, J. II, Usher ami others, I >efendants. PURSUA NT to the decree of J udjje Pnrdy.in the above entitled cause, tiled in the Clerk's otHce September '27th, 1905, I will sell at public auction, at Lancaster Court House, S. C. on the IIrat Monday in November next, within the le^al hours of sale, the real estate belonging to the late Samuel K. Usher, deceased, containing J42 Acres, more or less, Situate in Lancaster County, in this State, and bounded on the North by lands of John Robinson and H<rain Steele, on the East by lands of John Steple, on the South by lands of Billy Plylerand on the West by lands of Jackson Usher and Billy Duncan . These lands will be sold by order of f hu 1'nnrt of VotiU ?? *' ?" ' -1. ? 2? y,..r i>, mjwuj >vi \my mi tut- indebted ness of said estate arid in final settlement of the same. Termn of sale CASH. Purchaser to pav for papers. JOHN P. HUNTER, Sheriff, h. O. It K. Wylik, It. K. A It. It. Ai.i.ison, Plaintiff's Attorneys. ?ct. 7, 1005. 3-w. Notice to All Persons Indebted to Heath Ranking & Mercantile Company and Clyburn-Heath Mule Company. All persons indebted to the undersigned by notes or accounts are respectfully and earnestly requested to come forward and settle same at once. These firms are now in liquidation, and it is absolutely necessary that all parties indebted to them should settle before November 15th, otherwise we will be compelled to place the accounts in the hands of our Attornev for collection. Heath Banking C& Mer. Co. Clyburn-Heath Mule Co. Notice to Taxpayers. Taxes will be due and payable without penalty from October 15 to December 31,1905. The tax levy for State purposes is 5!^ mills, for ordinary county purpoa. es t'a mills, special county purposes (L. <!fc C. It, K. bonds) 2 mills, constitutional tax for school purposes 3 mills, making a total levy of 15 mills on all taxable property of the county. In School Districts Nos. 5,30, 32 and 4?>. there is a special levy of 2 mills additional for school purposes; in District No. 24, 3 mills; Districts Nos. 12, 17 and 39, 4 mills; District No. 88, 5 mills; No. 14, C mills, and No. 40, 7 mills. In Cane Creek Township there iB a special local levy of mills for railroad purposes; Gills Creek, 5 mills, and Pleasant Hill, 3 mills. There is also a tax of one dollar on each male citizen between the ages of twenty.one and sixty years, except ?T-Confederate soldiers and sailors, or those who are so disabled that they cannot earn a support by manual labor. W.C. CiAUTHF.N, Treasurer Lancaster County. Miss Mary Cunningham, of Liberty Hill, left for ITnion county Saturday to teach school, after spending several days with her sister, Mrs. R. M. White, at Evans.?Chester Lantern. 0