The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 08, 1905, Page 2, Image 2
The Junior Order.
History of the Organization--Council
in Every State in
the Union and the Tolal
Membership About 152,000
?The Interest Taken in
Public Schools.
The Order of United Amtrican
Mechanics was organized in
Philadelphia, Pa., on the 5th ol
July, 1845 Its inception was
tor the purpose of protecting
American mechanics from foreign
immigration anil none but Ameri
can mechanics were admitted to
membership.
t)u the 7th day of May, 1853,
Reliance Council No. 40 ot the
O. U. A. M. organized a council
ot young men between the ages
of 16 and '21 years lor the pur
pose of preparing them lor membership
in the parent order ol
United American Mechanics.
The civil war almost obliterated
the order, but on the 30th day ot
September 1869, the national
council, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, was organ
ized Several years afterwards
the order severed its connection
with the O. U. A. M. and is now
a separate and distinct organiza
tion.
There are at present over 1000
councils in the United States,
with a total membership oi about
152,000. State councils are in ac
tive operation in all the states
and territories. A national home
tor th? cnre and education of the
orphans of deceased members is
The Deadly Tornado.
Seven People Killed and
Many Hurt in OklahomaGreat
Destruction of Property.
Mountain View, O T., November
4 ?A tornado struck Mountain
View this evening, killing
feten persons and injuring many
others, and damaging much prop
ertv. The dead are: W. T.
White, F. W. dark, .Jennie
-Jones, Mrs. W. M. Holt and
child, J. S. Barclay, Mrs. Smith.
The seriou3ly injured are T. D
Dunn, I. W. Gray, and many
others are hurt.
The school house, two churches,
two livery barns, one hotel, a
cotton gin and about twelve
dwellings were blown away, and
many more houses were wrecked.
The business part of the town
was untouched, except a few
windows blown in.
Three Killed in Runaway.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 5.?A
special to The Times-Dispatch
from Bedford City, Va.f says
that John Vaughan, a promin
ent Bedlord county farmer, his
wife and their 12-year-old girl,
met terrible and almost instant
deaths today in a runaway on
the mountain road leading to the
Peaks of Otter. Mrs. Yaughan
and the girl seemed to have
been instantly killed, while Mr. 1
Vaughn, with head and body 1
horribly mangled, died soon
aft er being found, and without
speaking a word. Remarkable
a it may seem, neither the horse, 1
harness nor buggy was injured in
the slightest.
established at Tiffin, Ohio Thn
home represents a valuation oi
over $100,000. In the home we
educate and rear the children ol
deceased members, ol our oider,
and fit them lor a life ol usefulness.
It has been in o|eration
only a lew years, yet 190 little
ones have found their way to it.
What hetter cause can men engage
in than educating orphan
childrei.? An active interest has
boen taken in legislation to re
strict immigration and to improve
our public school system. We
have been instrumental in pass
log laws in the state ot Pennsyl
vania and New Jersey, providing
that the children attending public
schools of those states shall be
turni8hed with their text books
free of all cost. As a result the
attendance of the school has in
creased over 20 per cent in a
short time. It has also been instrumental
in passing compulsory
education laws in several states
We recently had a law passed in
Pennsylvania providing t hat no
teacher be allowed to wear the
distinctive garb any religious denomination
or organization. Liws
providing that the American Hag
must be floated over the public
schools during sessions have also
been adopted in various states
through our instrumentality. We
nave presenied over 3000 Ameri
can flags to the public school?
throughout our land and are still
actively engaged in that work.
We are determined that our flag
Khali float over every public
eclioo house in our country.
W. D. Chambers.
Lancaster, S. C. Nov. 7. 1995.
North Carolinian Committed
Suicide after Two
Attempts.
Asheville, Nov. 3 ?A special
to the Gazette News from
Rutheriordton says:
Two months ago Oliver Webb,
an overseer in the Florence
mills, six miles from here, struck
Sam Lewis, one of his employes,
over the head with a large piece
of iron ; Webb claiming thai
Lewis had started for him with
an open knife. Both were tried
before a magistrate and bound to
court. The humiliation was too
great, and immediately after the
trial Webb went to a drug store,
secured two bottles of laudanum,
drank one and was drinking the
other when friends interfered.
Three physicians worked with
him until the following morning,
when he was revived In the
criminal court here yesterday
.fudge Council fined Webb $'25
and Lewis $5. Webb agaiu feeling
that he was forever disgraced,
paid the fine, left the couit
rooms, and went directly to a
drug store, where he secured
more laudnum and drank it. lie
is dying this morning.
Judge Gary to be Married.
The approaching wedding of
Judge Ernest Gary, who is a general
favorite in this state, has
been announced. Cards have been
issued by Mr. John Taylor Rhett
for the wedding of his sister, Miss
Eliza Barnwell Rhett, to Judge
Ernest Gary. The wedding will
be solemnized at Trinity Church,
at 6 o'clock on the afternoon of
November 15.?Columbia cor.
News and Courier.
FURNI1
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OAK DOUBLE-LO
BEDSTEAD, 48 IN.
The famous 70-in. rollBedstead.
A bargair
For a leader, we can fit you u
The old time Split-bottom Chair
our price 70 cents. The regulai
in stock. We have the largest,
and are going to surprise you w
go away pleased. Remember tl
and get particulars.
T e Underselling
Store.
A Tragic Death.
Clifton Mill Machinist Killed
in an Elevator.
Spartanburg special to Charlotte
Observer, 6th inst;
M. A. Giles, a machinist employer!
at the Clilton Cotton
Mill No. 2, met a sudden and
a. ?in ?t- ?
ua^ic uwitm jiii i in; mill Willie
passing from one floor to another
on an elevator. liis body in
some manner, the exact cause
will probably never be known,
became lodged between the floor
of the elevator and the ceiling
and the unfortunate man was so
badly mangled that death ensued
within a few minutes. Mr.
Giles was a quiet, honest man
and highly esteemed by those |
who knew him. lie is survived
by a widow and a number of,
children.
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j7 ci vuiupittc v/ai\ uuitj uui caUj >v
for 45 cents. An open cane bo
r $1.25 Oak Rocker at $1.00. A ?
newest and most complete line ol
ith the rock-bottom prices we are
le handsome $50.00 Suit of Furni
Williams-H
"Green Goods" Man Caught.
New York, Nov. 4 ?Disgubed
as a Southern farmer a posh ffiee
inspector yesterday arrested, on a
charge of fradulent, use of the
United States mails, Charles
Harry, said by the government
authorities to be an old lime
"green goods" man.
Harry was arrested on a similar
charge a few months ago, and
was only recently released on
$35,000 bail. When arraigned
on the second charge yesterday
he was remanded in d fault of
.$10,000 bail.
Some time ago J. H Gardner,
a well-to-do citizen of Dalton,
Ua., received a ''green goods"
circular, winch he turned over to
the poatmasler.
King Edward, it has been
ascertained, was crowned at the
second second of the second
minute of the second hour of the
second day of the week of the
second month of the second year
of the twentieth century.
FRNITURE
furniture..
We have some of the best
bargains ever offered
in odd
BUREAUS
A solid oak Dresser for
$5.00, 6 00, 7.50 and up to
&1850. Big stock of Side
Boards?prices in reach of
all, $10 and up, no dining
room complete without a
sideboard.
Here is the greatest
bargain ever offered in
A LOUNGE
Something everybody
should have and they
are now going like hot
cakes. Old price $5.75,
jgfljgk now going at $5.00.
BgBBSw All colors. We also
havp t liti Voimiv nna
Leather Couch, $10.00
unaer# and up. Mahogany
parlor suits and in odd
ashstand and bedstead for $9.90.
ttom Diner, regular price $1.00,
rood line of Willow Rockers now
f Furniture in Lancaster county
giving. We guarantee you to
ture we are giving away. Come
ughes Co.
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In Northern China, where a
drought has long prevailed, ofticials
have visited all 'he temples
and thrashed the idols lor negligent
. Others have been put
out into the sun, that they may
feel how hot and dry it is. V ^
Don't fail to read our column
of business locals.
LANCASTER & CHESTER
RAILWAY COMPANY
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 28. 1001.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAV
WESTBOUND
Lr Lancaster 6 30 am 3 46 p m
I.t Fori Lawn 6 49 a m 4 16 p bo
Lv iiaacomville 6 &9 a m 4 30 p m ,
Ly Htohliurg 7u5am 4 4ft d m 1
vuoa fcO r. 7 80 % in 6
Ar Charlotte?Sou. Hy... m 7 00pm
Ar Columbia?Sou Ky^... 10 16 a ro ^ ^
KASTBOUND
Cv Columbia?Sou. Ry 8 06 a m 3 10 p at
Ut Charlotta?Bou.Ky $W a m 600p?a ^
Lt Gbr^ltr 9 00am 8 IS B m
I,v Klchburg 8 40 am 8 88 p at
Lv Haacomvllle 50 am 8 48 p at
Lv Fort L??? 10 08am 888pm
Ar Lancaster 10 30 a m 8 18 g p
CONNECTIONS
CHESTER?Sou thorn, Seaboard, and Carolina
A North-Weatorn Railway*.
LANO ASTER?Sou ttw r n Hallway.
A. 1 McLURR, Superintendent.
I LKBOY HPHINOS. Preoldont.
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