The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 16, 1905, Image 1
The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. NO. 22. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., DECEMBER. 16, 1905. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER CORY.
Happenings in Heath
Springs.
Liberty Hill, Russel Place
and Other Nearby Points.
Mr. M. Y. Cauthen is having
material placed on the ground
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iui i?*u mure ones stores adjoin
ing the ones he recently completed.
We understand that
the poat office will be kept in
one of them, when finished.
Mr. H. P. Mobley is haying a
nice residence erected in "West
nd" near that of Mrs. Minnie
Mobley'a and Mr. J. E. Creed's
That part of town is building
up quite rapidly.
Mr. A. F. Hammond is placing
material for the erection of
a residence on his farm near
Russell Place.
Mr. E. L. F. Magill is build
ing a residence near the school
house at Russell Place. Indeed,
there is quite a building mania
in that section.
Mr. IS. W. Heath, who has
purchased the old home place of
Hon. Jas. R. Magill, is having
the old house torn away and
will rflnlar'o it tnifl. ?
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modern and up-to-date structure.
At The Hill, Mr. J. B. Cure
ton lias moved into his new
residence on the Heath Springs
road. Mr. D. W. Stover of
Russell Place occupies the house
vacated by Mr. Cureton.
Dr. P. B. Hall, whose marriage
was noted in The News, has
rented rooms from Mr. H. T.
Haile, and lives on The Ilill
We welcome ihe Doctor and his
charming bride to our village,
and hope that their lives mav
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be long and prosperous.
Miss Bessie McDow, of Lancaster's
graded school, recently
visited relatives on The Hill.
Cashier E M Croxton, of the!
First National Bank of Lan
castor, and his assistant Mr.
Curtis Mac key, recently visited
Heath Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. .John Adams,
of Jones X Roads, visited their
brotner in-law, Mr. J. M. Cren
suaw, some (lays ago.
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Fire in Creek Section.
Mr. S. B. Roberts's Heavy
Loss?Barn and Stables,
Mule, Cow, Etc., Burned.
Mr. S B Roberts, of the Creek
section, had the misfortune to
lose his barn and stables by fire
last Tuesday nirrht. hfltoawin o
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and 10 o'clock One of his milieu
and a cow perished in the flames,
lie also lost, about. 125 bushels of
corn, 3500 bundles of fodder, lot
ot liny, farming implements, etc.
Mr lloberts's total loss exceeds
$500. He had no insurance.
it is thought that the tire was
ot incendiary origin, but no arrests
have yet been made.
?There are said to be several
cases ol smallpox about Waxhaw,
N. (1., two ot the sick being
white men.
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A. M. t I. Conference
Now in Session in Lancaster?The
Proceedings?Addresses
of Welcome?Remarkably
Fine Financial
Showing?The Presiding
Bishop.
Reported for The N?wr.
The South Carolina Conference
d' the Alricau Methodist Episcopal
church convened ill the handsome
brick church ot its own de
nomination, on West Gay street,
at noon today, Wednesday Bishop
T. H. Lomax D. D., presid
ing Rev S. A. Chambers, w;o
elected secretary; Rev J. E Rob
inson, assistant. The roll was
called and the absentee marked
The session gives promise oi
being a record breaker from
every point of view. The finau
ces for the various departments
of the church, viz: General fund
lor the support of the Bishops,
and general officers, the mission
and assessment for Educational
and church extension, Widows
and Orphans, Worn-out preach
era and contingent lunds, are all
being collected more largely
than ever was belore. The as
8es8ment for Geueral fund,
amounting to $2,500, has already
been realized, with several cliarg
es yet to report.
ADDHK9SKS OF WKLOOMK.
At the conclusion of the ser
inon, preached by Rev. G. L
Black well, 1). D., of Philadelphia,
Pa., his honor, Mayor It. E.
Wylie, delivered a warm anil
well received and much appreci.
aied address of welcome, on be
half of Ihe citizens of the town 01
Lancaster.
Prof. Banks, of the City Grad
ed Schools, spoke on behalf of
the city schools; Rev. Chalmers
Frazier, on behalf of the white
churches ; Rev. N. N. Gregg, on
hehalf of the colored churches;
Miss Lida Mel 1 wain, on behalf of
L i -
iiiw uiiurcu in wnicn me sessions
are being held.
Bishop Thomas Henry Lomax,
D., is one ot the eldest men
in the church. lie lias amassed
good fortune lor himself am
s easily worth one hundred
thousand dollars in real estate j
and cash assets. He is a great
preacher, a splendid exegote, a
sound theologian, and makes a
good and lasting impression on
any audience.
Cashier Harrison Swears by |
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L^ancasier.
"We have everything in Lan
caster except a navy yard and
lleet of war ships," said Lewis
Harrison. This believer in Lan
caster, a town to which lie holds)
Charleston second, in the cashier
ot one of the flourishing hanks ot
the northern part of the State,and
stands particularly high as a business
man. lie is a brother of
Grand Master Frank Harrison.?
News and Courier.
(ionzaies Monument lin=
veiled.
The Shaft Erected by Popular
Subscrintion ITnvpilpH
in Columbia.
Special to Spartanburg Herald:
Columbia, Deo. 12?The
monument to the memory of Mr.
N G. Gonzales was unveiled today
with fining ceremonies. The
following program was carried
out:
Long meter doxology by a
selected choir.
Prayer by Bishop Capers.
Hymn?lMv Country, 'Tis ol
Thee'
Address by Mr. W. A. Clark,
president of the Gonzales Monu
ment association.
Monument unveiled.
Oration by the Itev. Samuel
M. Lmith D. D.
Monumt , formaly presented
to the city by Mr. W. A. Clark.
Speech of acceptance by Mayor
T. H. Gibbes.
Benediction by the Rev. \V.
C. Lindsay, D. D.
The oration by Dr. Smith was
indeed a splendid effort and was
considered by those who heard it
one of the finest things of its
kind ever delivered iu Columbia.
The monument is a granite
shaft, 25 feet high. The cap
and die increase the height to
40 feet. It stands at the corner
of Senate and Sumter streets. It
in h very artistic piece ot work.
The following are the inscriptions
on its sides: West side,
"Erected by popular subscription,
a tribute to the worth and service
of N. Ci. Gonzales, Born Aug.
1858, Died January 11)03."
''Faithful Unto Death."
North side: "A Great Editor
and Eminent Citizen and llonest
Man. Without Fear and Without
Reproach. His Fellow Citi
zens have Kearedthis Monument
10 Perpetuate his Memory."
The south side: Founder and
first editor of The State. For
twelve years lie conducted it with
signal ability and conspicuous
courage, a potent voice for civie
righteousness, an influential fac
tor in every movement for the
welfare of the people. "The
measure of success is not what
we get out lite, but what we
leave behind." "From an editorial
in the Stale Dec. 10, 1900.
On the East side a quotation
from Dr. .J. G. Holland's poem,
"God give us men."
I Grand IjOtlf/e Off icers.
Mr. Frank E. Harrison, of
Abbeville, brother of our esteem
ed fellow townsman Mr. L. C.
Harrison, was elected Grand
Master of tho Masonic Grand
Lodge at its annual meeting in
Charleston this week. Mr. W.
T. Williams, of Lancaster, was
also olected an officer of the
Lodge, that ot Grand Pursuivant.
Mr. L. C. Harrison was reelect Deputy
Grand Master of tho 12th
District.
Got a Husband All Right.
A Young Lady of Charlotte
Yanks a Lad Across the!
State Line and Marries
Him.
Chariot le Obso rvor
The usual order of things was
reversed last Sunday, when Miss
Laura Percer, the 22-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Percer, who lives on North Caldwell
street extension, stole away
with young Ernest. Tomberlin
and married the youth. The
youthful husband is the son ot
Mr. and Mrs. W. James Tomberlin,
who are very wrathy over
the matrimonial episode.
it is an interesting story.
It seems that Miss Percer and
Tomberlin had been spoony lor
some time, but, owing to the
difference in their ages, their
Iriends did not regard the spell
seriously. However, Sunday
morning Miss Percer, who is the
undisputed head of the family,
took matters in her own hand.She
secured a turnout, drove by for
him who was to become her
younger half, and hied away to
the South Carolina line. In the
natural course ol events 'Squire
Bailes recoived his lee and pro
nounced his blessings upon the
couple.
Upon their return the bride
naturally took her husband to
her parents' home, where they
will reside. It iR understood that
the parents of the husband have
not yet let their wrath cool and
the young man has not yet dared
visit his people.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
TU~ iona. 1 ?*
i nvj lium ci1111 ui11 v^onierence
of the Methodist church now in
session 111 Spartanburg is unusually
largely a>tended, over
300 ministers and about 150
lay delegates being present.
Bishop Candler, of Georgia, is
presiding. The Itev. E. O.
Watson is now serving his 14th
year as secretary. All the
standing committees were reelected.
The Rov. S. A. Nettles and
the Rov. G. H. Waddell have
been elected editors and mating
ers of the Christian Advocate
for tho year 1906.
Dr. Child, financial agent of
Wo fiord College, has made his
report, which shows that he has
raised since March $50,000. of
the $100,000 wanted for the
f e 1
taw uiutu>v utriit lllllll.
Tlio only sensational feature
thus far developed was the re
fusal of Conference on Thursday
to pass favorably upon the
character of the Rev. C. W.
Creighton, of the Cokefburg
district, lie is charged with
slandering presiding elders
through the medium of his
paper, tho Christian Appeal.
Conference appointed a commit
toe to thoroughly investigate |
tho matter.
The appointments will not
likely bo mado before next
Monday.
Death of Kirs. Hudson
Wife of Mr. J. C. Hudson a
Victim of Pneumonia.
Mrs. Sarah Hudson, wife of
Mr. J. C. Hudson, of the River
side section, died last Wednesday,
of pneumonia. She was a
most estimable, christian lady
and leaves a large circle of
!friends and relatives to lament
her death.
Mrs. Hudson, before her marriage,
was a Miss Powers, sister
of Mr. J. W. Powers, of the eastern
portion of the county. She
was about 58 years of age. Besides
the bereaved husband,
she leaves tbe following children:
Mrs. Robert Sistare,
Misses Fannie, Carrie and Lula
Hudson and Messrs. Chalmers,
Boss and Adger Hudson.
Mrs. Hudson's remains were
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uurieu hi i^ougiass inureday.
Capt. Witherspoon's Portrait
Presented to Grand Lodge.
On behalf of Jackson Lodge,
No. 53, of Lancaster, W. T.
Williams, master of the lodge,
presented a portrait in oils of the
late Past Graud Master, B. J.
Witherspoon, who was a past
master of Jackson Lodge. Ue
paid a high tribute to the charac
ter of the late Grand Master as a
man and as a Mason. Grand
Master Bellinger received the
portrait on behalf of the Grand
Lodge in a brief and feeling
speech.
A Father Killed by His Drunken
Son.
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Waynesboro, Ga., Dec. 13.?
Last niglrt* at IIillis, George Glisson,
aged about 25 years, shot
and killed his father, W. G.
Glisson. The young man came
home drunk and was remnnstrat..
ed with by his lather, becoming
enraged about his lather's talk to
him. The old gentleman retired
to his room and locked tho door.
Procuring a shotgun, George
came back, looking tor his lather,
| and finding the door locked,
broke it open and tired once,
hitting his lather in the stomach,
?.'<ill nrt i i?iy liim un no/1 I *r I
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died in about an hour.
?Uosea Thomas, the negro
who recently killed Levi Johnson,
also colored, in Flat Creek
township, and was himself des
pera'oly shoe, has since died of
his wounds.
Midshipman Minor Merriweather,
Jr., who was tried by courtmartial
tor causing the death of
Midshipman Branch, has baen
sentenced to confinement to the
jlimits ot the Naval Academy for
a period of one year.
?Fairfield county had its dispensary
election last Tuesday.
Tlse result was a victory for the
dispensary, the vote in ils lavor
being three to two.
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