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The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. WO. 14.' SBI^I-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? NOVEMBER. 10. 1903. PRICE-FIVE CENTS PER COPV.
(jordan's Plan
To Put Cotton up to Fifteen
Cents?Representatives to
be Sent to all Counties in
the South to Secure Pledges
From the Farmers.
New Orleans, Nov. 15.?Fol
lowing the arrival of President
Harvie Jordan, the Southern
Gottou Association today per
fected plans for taking-off th*
market 3,000'000 bales of co ton
by menns of a series of pledges
which the farmers will sign
themselves, stating their name
and address, and the amount of
cotton they will thus hold. Thcotton
held will not be sold for
less than 15 cents a pound, ac
cording to the pledges. A repre
finnf.nMvo Af flia aaon>,iafinn in *a
be sent into every one of the
317 cotton producing countie
of the cotton belt at once. When
the pledges are signed they will
be sent to the central office of
t le association in Atlanta.
President Jordan says that
half of the crop has already
been sold at an average of 10
cents, and the spinners must
have all the remainder. He be
lieves that 15 cents for the re
mainder is a fair price, and it
will only average the spinneis
12 1 2 cents, while they have
based all their calculations on
14 cents cotton.
The Burned Mother and
Child .
The Former Slightly Improving?The
H u s b a n d
Now Down with Fever.
Mrs. John Hinson and her
baby, who were so horribly burned
recently, at their home in the
raxanaw feciion, as heretofore
published in The New;--, are stii!
living, and it is now thought thai
the mothor may ro-'over.
Since the terrible aeoiden tin
betel the unfortunate woman an
her babe, Mr. Unison, the husband
and lather, has been stricken
down with lever and is now
quite ill. I' is indeed a sorely
v.;/ alllicted household.
Blacksburg Man Injured.
Special to The Observer.
OaHnoy, S. O., Nov. lt?.?Kg
ports from Klackshurg sttite
that Mr# A.M. bridges, of that
place, was painfully injured in
a runaway accident while driv)
ing near Kings Oreek. Dr. J.|
J . Darwin, of this city, attended >
the ill juries of the wounded mail
? and Reports iiis condition at this
time to bo favorable.
School Dormitory Burned.^
Moultrie, Ua., Nov. 1G.?Fire
swept away the boys' dormitory
of Norman l'ark this morning.
It was a wooden structure and,
with the furnishings, was valued
at $8,000.
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Filthy Lucre "Floating
Free"
In Fort Lawn--The Town
on a Boom?Work on the
Railroad to the Falls.
Charlotte Observer.
Mr. J. B. Daniel of Fort Lawn,
S. O., was a visitor in the city
VAHlordftV Tn an nKanrtrn*
J WW - W? - j W?1 V T Ol 4W
porter he stated that his native
village was on a boom. "Money
is floating free," said lie, "and
trade is very brisk. More thau
00 per cent, of the cotton has
been picked and pinned aod a
large amount of this has been
marketed. The country, as well
as the town, is in a very pros
perous condition."
Mr Daniel added that the prime
factor in the business growth of
Fort Lawn was the Southern
Power development at Great
Falls, ten miles distant.
"The railroad whirh ia hpinc
built to connect the two points,
Fort Lawn and the river, is moving
along in fine shape. Two
miles ol it litis been finished and
more than 300 laborers and
some 500 mules, are being employed
to finish it by the first of
the year. These darkies employ
ed are being paid $1.25 per day
and addion d help i* coming in
on every tr<iin. The employes
.it the Falls are paid good wages,
ail of which, in the c >urse of
ime, finds its way into the stores
of Fort Lawn. The village is
moving forward and in the
course of a few years, it will be
a li'tle ci y.
The railroad which is now be
ng built from tie river to Fort
Lawn is to bs extended to Data
\v?ua j unci 10.1 as soon a> possible,
so as to connect with the
Seaboard Air Line. It is understood
that when this has been
done, the road may bo s'mtch *d
turlher so as to run inio Cam len,
thereby opening up one of the
finest sections of S nth Cudinn
Mr. Dani I ? tate i further tli ?t
the blind timers w<me doing a big
01.s n> ss among th negro *s em
ployed about Kort Lawn '*(.)n
Sunda. s, th sight i something
liorc , Idquor by barrels h bo
ing sold, but aU of this is away
from the town, and no damage
is don-'."
Big Cotton Fire. j
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Over Two Thousand Bales
Burned in Columbus, Ga.
Columbu<. Ga.t Nov. 10.?
More than two thousand bales
of cotton were destroyed, about
one thousand bales badly scrch
ed and several hundred bales
damaged by fire which started |
in grounds used jointly by the
Central of Georgia Kail way and
the Atlantic Compress Company
today. The fire started from a
'spark from a switch engine
about 12 ;30 this afternoon and
is still burning although under
control at 7 o'clock this evening.
The total loss is placed at not
loss than $150,000, fully insur
ed.
The Cauthen=Ruff Nuptials(
The Marriage Wednesday
of Mr. J. Claude Cauthen,
son of Mr. J. T. Cauthen,
of Kershaw, and Miss C.
E. Ruff, of Rock Hill.
Rock Hill special to the News
Rlirl dntirior*
Miss Chris'ine Elliott Ruff,
the charming d^iuhter of Mr.
and Mra. Fletcher Ruff, of this
city, was married yesterday
evening at 'he First Presbyter
ian church to Mr. J. Claude
Oauthen, formerly of Kershaw,
now of Rock Hill, one of the
city's young business men.
The beautiful church was
elaborately decorated for the
occasion. The ceremony was
performed by the pastor, the
Rev. VValter L. Lingle, and
Viiss Eloise Woodward Elliott,
of Winnsboro, piesided at the
orpan. The ushers were:
Messrs. Chas. L. Cobb, Henry
Elliott Ruff, John T. Roddy
and Rufus M. London. The
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iiiHiuB ana tneir attendants
were: Misses Nell Gooding, of
Winnsboro; Lottie Blake, of
Gastonia, N. 0.: Minnie Fried
lieim, Carrie \dams, Mrs. 0. L.
Cob1), and Messrs. Hey ward
Moore, Theodore Moore, Craw
ford Moore, Floyd Phillips and
Dr Walter Twitty. Miss Helen
McDonald, ol Winnsboro, was
tie maid of honor and Mr.
Morris Cobb the best man.
Paying Taxes.
All Taxes Now Due?Town
Taxes Must be Paid During j
This Month.
Th? people are paying their!
state and county taxes more
promptly this year than they
did last year. Treasurer Blacknion
lias collected ah ut $1,500. I
more thin was pad in up to
this time last yea*. It is a good
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ivir-ii, m |.i\ tuur taxes wnlie you !
have the money and before the
inevitable rush during the latter j
claj's of tax paying time. The
largest tax-payers usually wa t j
until the hist day before settling I
with the treasurer, but this year i
(juite a number of them have
already paid.
I here are not many more days,
by the way, in which town tax
es can b' paid without penalty,
the time expiring 011 the 80th
instant. A penalty of 15 per
cent will be added to all town
taxes unpaid 011 Dec 1st, as will
be seen by the Mayor's notice j
fis \\ lit;ru,
Shooting in Atlanta Hotel.
Atlanta, Ga., N<<v. 10.?As a
result of a quarrel between
Frank 13. Meador, a well-known
young business man, and Mindel
Rawak, clerk at tho cigar stand
of the Kimball House, the latter
was shot and seriously wounded
by Meador this evening.
Barn and Stables Earned
Mr. J. H. Weir. Whose Barn
and Stables and Two
Mules were Destroyed by
Fire Nearly Three Years
Ago, Again Sustains a
Similiar Loss.
Mr. John H. Weir, who lives
just across the state line, in
Union county, sustained a heayy
loss by fire Thursday morning,
between 4 and 5 o'clock. His
large new barn and stables, all o!
his fodder, peay vine hay, some
corn, farming implements, etc.,
were burned. He managed to
save his stock, four mules and a
cow, and his buggy and wagons.
While engaged in rescuing the
mules from the burning building
both Mr. Weir and his son,
Under, were severely kicked by
the frightened animals.
The origin of the fire is not
known, but it is thought to have
been either the work of an iucen
diary or of rats and matches.
The fire started in a corner of
the loft, which was filled with
roughness. Mr. Weir had been
t A I Kr, ?-r? U ? ^ ? ~ ' ?A 1
kvs mo out 11 uui (i miurt lime oe
fore the discovery of the flames,
to feed hie stock. lie did not go
up into the loft, however.
The loss is fully $800, which
is only partially covered by in
surance.
Mr. Weir, it will be recalled,
met with a similar' misfortune
last spring was two years ago,
when he lost not only his barn
and stables but a pair of mules
as well; also his entire corn crop
l'hat fire also smarted in the lott.
Its oiigin has never been discovered,
but the impression then,
and is yet, that the building was
set afire.
Mr. Weir had no insurance at
all at that tunc, (lie destruction
o!' iiis properly being a total loss.
To The Cotton Growers ofi
Lancaster County.
When cot'on went to 0 V<-ts 1
begged you to not lool your
cotton away at or around lOct-s.
Now for (Joel's and your family's
sake do not fool your cot
ton away at or around 1 lets.
I his depression is simply a bait
to catch suckers?cotton i? tilmost
certain to go to 12 or higher.
T J. Strait, Pies ,
Cotton Growers o! Lancaster
county.
Anti-Liquor League Organiz
ed at Dixie.
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An Ami Liquor League, was
organized :it Dixie on the llihj
instant, with thirty members. 1
\V. G. A. 1'orter was elected
President and li. F. Adams
Secret ary.
Tho League will meet again
Saturday afternoon, Nov. 18th, at
A o'clock, to perfect the organization.
B. F. Adams,
I Sec.
Library Day.
State Superintendent of Edu cation
Martin Gives Official
Notice of the Day? De?ce
ruber 15th?Entertainments
by the Schools.
County Superintendent, Teachfirs
anrl Trnotnoa
w V?(a\* ' * UOVUUO .
The legi slative appropriatior >
for this year will allow ior the
establishment of 200 more.
libraries and for the increase of
a great many of those established
last year. The establishment
of 200 new libraries andthe
increase of 100, would meair
that at least 25,000 firpt clast ,
books would be placed in the:
hands of the public school chil*
dren before the year closes...
When the new year begins, wtshall
have to wait about twe;*
months for another legislative'
appropriation, even if thxev
year's appropiration is not ex:
hausted. I have therefore d?,
signnted December 15th afLibrary
Day, to be observed by
the schools of the state with th*hope
that we may arrange or
that day for securing the 25.00CM
books. I suggest, therefore-;,
that you use that day lor sorn*-.
form of public exercises, recitations,
lectures, charades, dialogues,
oyster supper, phono
graph, stereoptican or som*-other
form of public entertain
ment of your own choosing, tc.
which an admission fee shoulcl
be charged Let us do all wecan
to arouse interest and prov
do funds tor this important,
work before the year closes*.
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jn' i j/teem oer ?> 1t (hi-5 a\. >propriation
will be no longer &vailable
We shall have to wait
until after (he adjournment o.
he legisla ure before nex>;
year's appropriation can b?
used. Let us have a granc.
rally on December 15th and t..
good rcpo;t fioin < very section
of the state.
O H Martin..
>1 lie Supt of Kdlicatioi
"W recked at Donalds,
Columbia Keeord J(5lh in t:.
Southern passenger tuiin Nc...
1? from Greenville to Columbia,
was struck by a freight Irate,
last nigh! near Donalds and a
numb' r of people were slightly
hurt. There were no serious
injuries and the train crew and
pa sengors, aft r being brought
to Columbia, wer? allowed to
go on to their various destinations.
Hurglars have an easy time of
it in Peru. When a man doc*
des lo rot) a house he goes to i*.
at night with a bucket o! water
instead ol a jimmy. With a
sponge he moistens the walls,
which are made of mud, until a
SJCtion becomes soft enough to remove.
Then he pulls it out arui
crawls through the hole instead
of troubling wilh a window
fastening.