The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 08, 1905, Image 1
The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOl.. I. NO II SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S C., NOVEMBER. 8. 1905. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY
The Price of Cotton.
The Cotton Growers' Association
the Prime Factor in
Putting Price up to Eleven
Cents?All Farmers and
the Public Generally Urged
to Join the Association
and to Stand by its Requirements.
<f - Mr. Editor :?Cotton has gone
up to 11 cents, and die Cotton
Growers' Assoeiciation has been
the prime mover in bringing
about Ibis desirable remit. In
all probability it will go con
siderable higher, if the farmers
will hold awhile, and not put
too much of it on the market at
once.
The farmers :<nd planters
have it now in their power to
command a good price for their
cotton, if they will only j in
the or^anizatioiK stand together,
and carry out the ret-olves of
the organized body. It is the
best organization and ass cia
t ion that has ever been gotten
U]) in tl e interest of the agricultural
business of thee >untry.
Every farmer and planter should
join it piomptly and stick to its
requirements. Some people say
it is a good 'lung, and if they
belonged to it, thev would feet
themselves bound to adhere
strictly to its requirements.
To all such 1 will say, if it is a
beneficial organization, every
one ought, as good, patriotic
citizens, to belong to it. This
reminds me of what people say
who do not beh ng to the church
to wit?, that if they belonged
to the church they would not
do tliis and that evil tiling. I
Now the reply to alt this is,
that if a man thinks that membership
in ?'i church is a good
thing, it his duty to join the
church and to adhere to the
teachings of the Christian religion.
Indeed, I I elb vo it is
the duty of all classes of *ocicty
to join and become men l> i s of
the Cotton Growers' Association.
I he merchant, banker,
manufacturer, ])iofessional man
?all ought to become members;
all are interested in mak
t ing tins great southern product
(cotton) bring a ronuinerative
price, because there is no an
tagonism between any classes
of citizens that can aiiseout of a
fair price for the side of cotton.
Indeed it is to the interest of all
classes tint the price of cotton
should remunerate producer,a d
then the price should be stable,
bet all join the association.
-*? t and stand together. We have
'J > in the cultivation of cotton an
? s' ' industry that no other people
on the face of the earth have,
that can compete with us. 1 he
association declares that no one
ought to sell cotton for less than
eleven cents, and let us see that
our people all get 11 cents, and
as much more as the market
will brinn us irom time to time.
R. E. Allison.
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Iowa Woman Could Not
"Mourn" Her Husband's
Death.
Dps Moines, low:!, Nov. 4 ?
Alter years of violent abuse ot
his family, consisting of a wife
and 'en childre". WMIium Clara
died here in a h r?.I * attack of
lelirilim tremens A no\.vsnannr
-reporier
called for particulars,
and llie window so .! . .vn and
penned the following no'o, which
she requested be given o the entire
city press:
<vIn announcing the death of
William Clark, please do not say
that his family 'will deeply
mourn.' For years he has been a
husband and father only in name.
For afTection we have received
in return only curses and blows.
He has neither ted us nor cloth
e<l us. I is belter lor him thit
hi is dead. It is better for ok.
Now that I lie long. dark chapter
is ended, do not make us hypocrites
by publishing that, which
is not t rue "
For The New?
Heath Springs Happenings.
The News in and Around
that Hustling Tovvn--Sympathy
for "Catawba Ranger."
The new brick stoie of Mr. A.
Cauthen lias been completed]
and i now occupie 1 by Mr. J.
E. ('reed.
We understand that Mr .John
C. William' has bought Mr. K.
II. Mac key's fine farm, just
south of town and will?we
guess?move 011 it next year.
Mr. Williams is President of
the Mobley Bros Co., merchants
of Heath Springs.
Mr. C. B. Johnston, who
farms on Mr. F. (1. Perry's
place, was taken suddenly sick
at Heath Springs on Friday,
Mill! llilll t J ? il'iv "I t ! " 1
, ..???? tw ? iuy (II i ill- IMMIM' <11 1
Mr. ({ I'1 Hammond. He was
still unable to go home Satur
day. Hi. Hall is attending
him.
I)r. 1'. B. Hall paid a short
v sit to N. C., last week. He
says he went to see his mother. 1
Mr. (i. C. Bell, of Ma ill, re
ceiv*'d a telegram from the
Falls last Saturday, telling him
to come on ; we presume to tal e
a position over there.
' We have read with lmich in !
forest the communication from
your lVxas correspondent, "as!
indeed we always do," and
no'e with sadness the failing
health of our old friend. We
hope however, that he may still
he spared to give the readers of
The News more interesting let
tors from "The bone Star i
State." (? It. 0.
Mr. L C. I'ayseur went to
Lincolnton, N. 0., yesterday in '
response fco a telegram advising
him of the serious illness of his
mother, who is 83 years of ago.
The Missionary Meeting.
I
! Proceedings of the Annual
Conlerence of the Wo- !
man's Foreign Missionary j'
Society of the Rock Hill
District Held in Lancaster.
1
i
Reported lor I lie News. i
The Woman's Fo-eign Mission
ary Societ) of the Roc < Hill District
met in the First Methodist
church here Nov. 3?5, 1005.?
The delegates were warmly wel
com"d at the station and each
representative was driven to her
home, where a glad and graci
ous greeting awaited her.
Mrs. S. A. Weber, secretary '
of the Rock Hill District, pre !
sided over these meetings with 1
charming dignity. Mrs. <). A. '
Jeffcoaijof Kershaw, acted as 1
Isecre ary of the meeting. The !
opening service, Friday night, 1
, was begun by devotional exercises,
conducted by the pastor,
Rev R. E. Turnipseed.
\l/ i
. ?* orcis o! welcome were spoken
by Rev. R. E. 'lurnipseed,
pa-tor; Mis. .1. P. Hunter, of
'lie Adult Society, and Miss
Corrinne Jon s, of the Juvenile
Society.
Mrs. R. T. Peaty, of the Presbyterian
Aid Society, warmly
welcomed the delegates and assured
the conference of their
good wishes and hearty cooper
ation.
Mrs. Weber gave the response
| in behalf of the dis'rict in a very
pleasing and delightful way.
Mrs. Ira B. Jones, of the A.
R. I*. church, read a very interesting
and entertaining leaflet, t
The meeting closed with the
benediction, pronounced by the i
paste ; after which a few moments
were spent in a nappy i
reunion. i
On Saturday 1110 nintr the con ;
fere nee convene! at 10 o'clock. t
The devotional exeici-es were L
conductedhy Iiev. Ravicl I!w?*ks. t
of lleath Springs. lie ?>poke ;
words of encouragement to the i
women of the district.
Very fine reports were read i
from all the delegates piesent. i
After the reading of ?I?? reports ,
Dr. Wober, known and loved by ?
all in Lateas'er, spo' e gracious \
words of loving interest in the ;
work. 1
Sunday morning the llev. R. |
E. Turnipseed g<ve its a fineli
sermon. ,
In the afternoon h Sunday i
School mass meeting was held. '
Mrs. Weber talked, and read aj"
paper to the children.
Sunday nigh' Dr. Fraser, of
the Presbyterian church, preach- !
ed an excellent sermon.
1 am sure that I voice 'he j
sentiment of all who were pres- (
ent when I say, "It was good to 1
ho there." ]
The meeting next year will be 1
held in Kershaw.
L. E. II. ,
Lancaster, S. C., Nov. 0, '05. . i
A Tragedy at Lenoir.
Special to The Observer.
I NT. _ r i ? .
uc 11 i/ii j nuv y,? uoy \V el hi)
shot and instantly killed Cisco
Sheehan here today. Both were
drinking and Sheehan was advancing
on Welsh with an open
knile. Sheeh mi is troin McDowell
county and had heen curs
ing every one he met Welsh is
in jail. The killing occurred
*boul 4 o'clock near t lie Wilson
Lumber Company yards.
Bob Stogner Dead.
Another Promising Young
Man Passes Away.
Mr. Robert Stogner, son of
the late Benjamin Stogner, died
it an early hour yesterday
morning, of fever, at his home
in the Douglass section. He
was about 25 years old and was
i clever and industrious youn :
man. lie was employed for a
while here ibis sens >n by the
Lioath-Jones Co., ;is cotton cutter
and seed buyer.
Mr. Stogner is survived by
his mother and the following
sisters and brothers : Mrs. Jack
Williams. Miss Lily Stogner,
Messrs Henry and Roy Stogner.
The remains wdl be buried at
Douglass to lay at 11 o'clock.
A Criminal Assault
Attempted in York County?
A Black Brute Threatened
White Girl With a Gun?
t rtv/r~^i ?- ?
iiu ivAumer s i lmeiy Arrival.
Jharlotle Observer, Nov. 7th.
The people who live about
lour miles north west of Foit
Mill, iS. C., are hunting lor a
legro who tried to assault t lie 15
pear old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. (toon iMoKiiiney, tenants
>o I lie t.trni ?>I Mr. Lee 8. Niv
ins. The child went to the pas
ure alter the cow 1 ?te S iturday
illernoon, and I lie unknown
?egio stepped troni liehtud a tree
ind drew a gun on her. threatenng
to blow hei head ( II it she
ittered any outcry. 1 he mother
>t the girl having become alarm.
jd and gone iti search o! her,
,vhen she came up oil the negro
ml frightened him off before lie
ad time to accomplish his pur
pose. The people ol I he neigh
joi hood are very much wrought
p over the allair and it the
tegto ib caught lie ma.v tie rough
y handled. A certain negro is
m spec' ed.
Dr. S. A. Weber, of York vibe,
iccompanied Mrs. Weber, who
was a delegate to the M s ionnrv
Society meeting, ?o Lan. a^ter
ast week. I hey were the guests
>f Col. and Mrs. R. E. Allison
ivhile here. The Doctor, who
is one of the most scholarly
members of the Methodist Con
Fore nee, was at one time station
3d in Lancaster and his many
3ld friends wore indeed glad to
me him again.
Monday's M'ss Meeliii);
Large Gathering of Prohibitionists
from All Parts of
the County~S t i r r i n g
finpppVioc A/T rt .. J ??
^vwVri ivo Hiauc ctuu Oicps
Taken to Carry Out the
Purposes of the A ntiLiquor
League.
Pursuant to the call of President
Green, ol the Lancaster
County Anti-Liquor League, a
large end enthusiastic mass
meeting of prohibitionists was
held in the court house Monday.
The court room was comfortably
filled, about 200 persons
being present. Every sec- ,
tion of the county was re pre
sen ted by good, substantial
citizens--men who are determined
to see that prohibition is
enforced.
Several earnest and appropri
ate speeches were made, among
the speakers being two visitors,
Mr. W. I. Roddey, of Roc? Mill,
and the Hon. M. .1. Hough, of
Chester county.
A constitution and by laws,
anhniiOo/l K.t fl.n ? ? ?
. M w> uir cumiuuiiM' appointed
to draft the same, were
afopted. Provision is made
for the organization of subleagues,
of not less than 10
members each. The president
of each Mib league is to be exoflicio
a member of the county
executive committee.
Pursuant to a resolution
, adopted, the following committees
were appointed to organize
sul> leagues in their res
pective townships :
IJills Cieek?\V. T. (Jrogory,
vieo. w. Williams, Rev. T. A.
Dabney, W. 1'. Stogncr, W. G.
A. Porter, Rev. ). (J. Counts,
J J. R. Mothershed.
Cane Crock?.). R. Thompson,
S. I). Taylor, ?J. A. W illiams.
Cedar Creek?W. T. Vani
I andinuham, Jaraes A. Cauthen,
| '
A. II. Carter.
l'lcasant Ilill?Rev. S. N.
Watson, L. R. Rollings, 1\ r.
Twitcy, C. L. Mobley, \V. R.
Rruee.
Flat Cnek?I. \V. llamel,
I William Cook, R. L bong, Rev.
R. J. Rh'ckmon.
Buford? !. 1?. Kunderburk,
I K. B. Lingle, Rev. P, B. Ingraj
ham.
j Waxhaw?l\cv. 11 10. Sharp,
J. A. Niven, J. A. Hyatt,
j Indian Land?.1. '/. liaises, l>.
; K. Hall, .John .1. Perry.
Over $200. was raised to carry
on the work of the League.?
The meeting adjourned subject
?u the call of the president.
lloniirule in the Countif.
Alexander Me Grill was sin?r.
and knifd by bis step-lather,
I Andrew Anderson, yosiorday
IaiteriH.o ), on t'ol. Sjm'ui^'s Wm.e
place 1 >i>l 11 parties colored Particulars
not known at tune of
1 w ?'
?Mr. A. Obenoskey, of lb-lair,
while in town Monday kitxllv pre
Rented lite editor with a sweet pota'oe
weighing 04 pounds?the
, largest seen 111 Lancaster in many
a day.