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The Lancaster news LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 18*1 VOL. I. NO. 17. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? NOVEMBER. 29. 1009. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY. Public Entertainment. Popular Play to be Presented by U. D. C. for Benefit of Monument Fund. As previously announced in The NflWS t.hp DunoVlforo nf V?o Confederacy are going to give an entertainment in the graded school auditorium the night of December 1st?Friday night after Thanksgiving. That amusing drama "All Tangled Up," i will be presented bv somo nt J * J Lancaster's best histrionic talent. A treat is certainly in store for all who attend. The proceeds are for tho benefit of the Confederate Monu ment fund, and such being the case the house should be crowded. The price of admission will be : Adults, 25 cents ; Children, 15 cents; .Reserved seats, 35 cents. Official Notice Of Meeting of County and Local Associations of the Cotton Growers. \ / It is very important that all local associations meet at their respec'ive places of meeting on the first Saturday in December to organize by electin?; officers, as this will be the annual time for reorganization. And also v to elect delegates to attend the county association, which will meet on the 9th, of December. We trust that all farmers who have spot cotton will sign the pledge to hold their cot on for at least 9o days. It is very earnestly urged tha* all will pay to the several persons who * are now collecting the 3 cents per bale tax, as the expenses for advancing the interest of the cotton association have to 1 A 1.1 - " ue met, ana tno worK pushed witn all tho zeal and energy that we can command There is published in The News today the call of the Southern Cotton Growers' Association, which viill give all information that is necessary in regard to organization. T. J. Strait, Geo. W. Jones, Pres. Secty &Treas. Hugh Creighton, a Wofford Student, Disappears. Special to The Slate. Spartanburg. Nov. 27 ?Hugh Creiglitou, a r-Indent of Wofford ' x college, disappeared troin this city Saturday nij-ht. The young man's father, Rev. ('. W. Oreighton of Greenwood, editor of The j Christian Appeal, is here today making inquiriea hut has found nothing to indicate where the young man is likely lo have gone. -i f y?ie boy is 17, Iras light hair, del icatf. features, tall, slight ly stoop. .1 1 l * pu nno was ia?i seen wearing a I grav suit. Police are requested to look out tor him and if found to notify his father at Greenwood. The young man understands typesetting. Caught in Lancaster. The Negro Charged With j Robbing the Store of R. C. Nisbet. Charlie Austin, alias Burly Hnnn ~l J ?-11 ?~ , viio iickiu uiitir^eu wim robbing the store of Mr. R. C. Nisbet, across the state line, as ^ published in the last issue of The v I News, was arrested here Friday ^ night by Chief ol Police Hunter. He was turned over to Mr. Nis bat, who carried him to Monroe jail. The most of the stolen . goods were recovered. Aged Citizen Dead. i 1 Mr. Herod Johnson. Who 1 Was in his 89th Year, * Passes Away. Mr. Herod Johnson, one of * Lancaster county's oldest citizens, died last Saturday night at his home in Flat Creek town< ship. H s age was 82 years, 1 month and 6 days. His death was due to an attack of jaundice, and he was sick about five weeks. A number of years ago Mr Johnson had a leg broken in a runaway accident, from which he never entirelv recovered. He 1 was thrice married His firnt wife was a Miss Coan, his sec 1 ond a Mrs. Unison, widow ol C. F Hinsorr. He leaves two children by his first, marriage. Mr. M. N. Johnson and Mrs H. 1 T. Johnson; also two by his sec- 1 ond marriage, Mrs T. 8. Small ' and Miss Mary T. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was Confederate veteran | and was held in high esteem by t all who knew him. The remains j were buried Sunday at Union Baptist church. , ? . i The Cotton Association Re- s ceives Strong Backing * in its Flan to Force Higher Prices. Columbia, November 20.? ( Special to News and Courier: : The Cotton Growers' Association c is receiving a surprisingly large number ol pledges f rom responsi ble farmers agreeing to hold their ^ cotton lor higher prices. The ^ Southern Association has gone ^ about the work ol securing j pledges in a systematic way ami each county is being canvassed for pledges to hold for higher . prices and not to rush the cotton j on tiie market oven at present good prices or at 12 1 2 cents. I V! Basket Supper at Tradesville , Friday Night. < Mr. Editor:?I'lease publish in your valuable paper that there I will be a basket supper at Trades ?. ville academy on the night of . Dec. 1st, at 7 o'clock. We cor- : dially invite everybody to come , Wo want every lady to come, both single and married, and bring well filled baskets. The ' proceeds are for the benefit of f the? school. And wo say to the 1 young men to come, and buy 1 your best girl's basket. L. J. Funderburk. i The Anthony Shoals 3urchased by Capt. J. H. Fitzpatrick?The Valuable Water Power to be Developed at Once by Lancaster's Former Citizen. Our former fellow townsman 3apfc. J. H. Fitzpatrick, now esiding at his old home in Washington, Ga., has recently Purchased one of Georgia's fanous water powers, the An hony Shoals, on Broad river, n Wilkes county. The Captain ias already taken steps to develop his valuable property. Re erring to the Captain's investuent, the Washington corres aondent of the Augusta Chron cle says : Since Captain J. H. Fitzpa ;rick, of this c ty, bought the mure Holdings of the Anthony Shoal Milling company, in this property about two months ago, le has been quietly at work jecuring options on lands ind buying out many of the in iividual interests in the pro perty on both sides of Broad j river. He now has control of practically the whole property, including some thousand or more acres and is pushing the vork with a resoluteness that is ndicative of success. Mr. \V. J. Lester, of New ifork, a noted civil engineer! | las been at work for several iveeks going over t he suiveys re lently made of the property by Major Cassius Gillette. Mr. Lester has also made estinates for the construction of ,he large 30 fo >t dam across Broad river and the canal. A arge squad of workmen coin nenced active work at the dioals last week and a lively iCene can he witnessed there on lie Wilkes county side of the iver. Cap'ain Fitzpatrick is a man >f deeds rather than words. lie going about tbe development >t titis 111 ignilicont piece of pro)ertv sanguine of success that nu-t certainly crown his efforts, ret to his closest personal rieiuls he never confides liis >lans and will vouchsafe only lie most meagre information ibout the work which is now veil under way. 'Must wait iwhile until the work is a little urther advanced mid you will see for yourself what wt- intend ,o accomplish." is tin- expression which everyone receives vhen they approach him with piestions about the work. It is understood that Mr. I'lizpatiMcK will have his o\n| plendid resources bached by | inipie easier . capital : not only n tlie developnieni o' Anthony Shoals, l)in also in the promo* j ,ion of manufacturing enter irises in Wa*hin:rlon which are ,o he operated with Hie power io be generated at Hroad river ?nd transinited to Washington If all the plans which are now on foot in connection with this A Horrible Death. | Miss Sallie Huey Fatally! Burned Monday?Particulars of the Shocking Tragedv. >/* j iu{>, iu B?VC "18 UHUgn?0r. It was with considerable difficulty that the house itself was prevented from burning. Miss Huey was al?out thirty years ctf age. The remains were buried yesterday at Zion church. Death of Nr. Frank Roberts. * i / Another Aged Contederate Veteran jLaid to Rest this Week. Mr. IS. Frank Robot Is, another aged citizen of Lancaster, has passed away. lie died at an early hour Monday morning, at his home in the I'limus section.] He was about 70 years of ape. He was in the Confederate see vice and made a good soldier, lie received a wound in battle from which ho never recovered. Mr. Roberts was a goou man j and an indti drions l>irni?r Il^l is survived by I daughters and lw<i sons, Mrs. J. F Fan!kenbury, Miss Faster Roberts ancl Messrs. Ilenry and Andrew Roberts. The burial was at IMains church yesterday. Mr. W. C. Dees and laniily ot J Lancaster, S. C , spent last week with Mr. Dees lather, Mr. J. T. Dees ot south Monroe township. ?Monroe Fnquiier. Mr. Thomas Funderbuik, of Chestertield, is in to*, n this | week. Mr. K. T. Kstridge, one of i I Bethune's leading merchants, was in town yesterday, paying | tins oftice a pleasant call while here.. work are carried out, Washington will soon enjoy better railroad facilities by having connection direct with Elberton, .da., and this city will hum with the sound of many spindles. \ S ' Miss Sallie Huey, daughter of Mr. Joseph Huey, of thd cotton mills community, met with a most shocking accident Monday morning, about 10 o'clock, which resulied in her death in the afternoon. While standing before the fire place, at her home, Miss Huey was seized with an epileptic fit and fell into the fire. With her clothes ablaze she quickly arose and ran from room to room, the flames setting bed clothing, curtains, etc., afire in every portion of the building. Mr. Huey ran to his daughter's rescue, but before others arrived to assist him she was so tearfully burned that she died in a few hours. Mr. Huey himself was severely burned in f 1*1 inrr UC? -1 1 * Death of Mrs. W. T. Hall. The Step-Mother of Mrs. Ernest Moore Passes Away at Lynchburg, Va. Mrs. Ellen Hall, wife of Or. W. T. Hall, of Columbia, and the step mother of Mrs. E'nest Moore, of this place, died yes terdav mornina in Lynchburg, Va., where she had been spending some time. Mrs. Hall was a daughter of Judge Handy, of Mississippi, and was a highly cultured,christian woman. She had a number of friends in Lancaster, where she occasionally visited Mrs. Moore and family, who will be pained to hear of her untimely death. Trouble at Citadel Seven Cadets Under Arrest, May Be Court Martialed. Special to Spartanburg Herald: Charleston, Mov. 25.?Seven cadets ot tne Sou Hi Carolina Military Academy are under arrest and may be court martialed. They are charged with hav ing chastized Cadet Leysacbt, of Orangeburg. The cadets under arrest are, Messrs. Osbourne, Riley, McAlister. Seihels Ri^h ardson and Stewart of South Carolina and C >hen of New York. Cadet Leysacbt made an application several days ago to the authorities ol tlie Citadel lor an honorable discharge. lie staled as his reason lor asking for an honorable discharge that he could not stand any longer the hazing to which he was being subjected. lie s.iid that he was made a servant by the upper classmen and that he would not stand for it any longer. It appears that his petition and statement did not please several members ol his own class Iini] >jrv ...... .... . iiuioiinj uigui ;t i:ociy visited his room and used :> paddle with a warming up effect.. No serious bodily harm was <h.no but Leysachl had a warm time while the affair lasted. He re ported the matter yesterday to the Citadel authorities and as a result the arrests were made today, by Commander Tout man. The Citadel authorities statement to vt? out. ('apt.. J. If. Fitzpatrick, of Washington. On., arrived here yesterday. ? Attention is called to new town ordinances in today's paper. ?Mr. Henjainin Sims, son of Mr. >Svl)i rn Sims, of the Longsville section, and Miss Almetta Cnmin^cr, daughter of Mr. Frank Criminger, were married la^t Sunday, by Notary Public 1J. M. Hilton. I The Lancaster News. 8 nat?os ; twice a week, $1.50.