The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 06, 1906, Image 1
r
The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. NO. 27. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? JANUARY 6. 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
Singular Mishap.
Mr. Verna Graig's Narrow
Escape.
Mr. Verna Craig, one of Mer
chant Cloud's popular salesmen,
met with ?. peculiar accident
Thursday. While walking along
main s'reet a varicose vein in
his leg burst, causing him to
lose a quart or more of bloo 1
As quickly as possible he went
into the drug store ol Crawford
Bros., where Dr. Crawford stopped
the bleeding. Thursday
. afternoon Mr. Craig went over to
the Pryor hospital in Chester,
for treatment,.
Programme of The Southern
Cotton Association.
At the mass convention in
New Orleans, January 11 13, of
the Southern Cotton Association,
after an address of welcome bv
John M. Parker on behalf of the
Progressive Union and of New
Orleans, and a response by Mr.
W. L Foster of Shrevport, addresssee
will be made on "The
Southern Farmer," by Harvie
Jordan, president of the South1
em Cotton Association ; on
"Co operation of Farmers," by
TT\ A it 1 ?
jh. j\. \jHivin, president Farmers'
Educational and Co-operat
ive Union ; on "Foreign Labor
in the Cotton Fields," by Chas.
Scott; on "Value of Manufactured
Cotton Compared to
the Raw Pr(duct,"by D. A.
Tompkins ; on "Closer Relations
Between Bankers and Farmers,"
by John D. Walker, president
a First National Bank of Sparta,
Ga. ; on "Trade Relations Be
tween Spinner and Grower,"
by J. A. Brown ; on "Organization,"
by Walter Clark, presi
dent Mississippi Division South-i
em Cotton Association, Clarks I
dale, Miss. ; on "Value of the
Southern Cotton Association to
the South," by H. M. Jacoway ;
on "Object and Aims of the
Southern Cotton Association,"
by J. McMartin ; on Farmer.
Banker and Warehouseman,"
by W. G. P. Harding, president
First. National Bank of J
Birmingham, Ala. ; on Co'ton :
The Basis ot Southern Prosperity,"
by E I). Smith, presi
dent. South Carolina Division t
-c Southern Cotton Association, of
Columbia, S. C. ; on "Financing
the Southern Cotton As
social inn," oy i'roi. .J. 11. (Jon
nel; on "Diversification and
p Organization," by L. B. Irvin ;
* on "I)ifli u'ties in Etfoc'inz
Thorough Organization," by
W. II. Seymour, president Alabama
Division Southern Cotton
Association, of Montgomery,
Ala., and on "Warehouses for
A Cotton," by W. J. White.
M rs M. E. Cauthen and Mrs.
G. W. Poovey, of Lancaster,
were in the city a few hours Saturday
afternoon on their .eturn
from a visit to relatives at Ridgeway.?Chester
Lantern.
State Cotton Association.
Proceedings oi the Annual
Meeting Held in Columbia
ednesday ? A Lane as-,
trian, Col. Springs, Elected
a Delegate to New Orleans
C* ??
VU11VU1UUU,
[Condensed from Thursday's Statu.]
Scoffers may laugh a- d jeer at
the trrea' m;?vemen. for the elevation
oi the price of cotton as
intended by the Southern Cotton
associaton and the subdivisions
in the various States but if these
sneerere could have beeu present
yesterday at the convention of
the South Carolina men, who
are back of the great agitation,
their ideas would have been altered.
They were not. fanatics,
these men. not tren^i^ Ku ?-> "
- ?' "J f " *"
erty into fabulous day dreams
and visions of untold luxury.
They were representative, inlel
ligent and substantial, and working
steadily and surely toward a
clear soiuiiou of their plan.
The determination and vigor
with which these delegates approached
the issues were remarkable
There were over 120 present
from every portion of the
State aud each displayed a lively
interest in the proceedings.
Three sessions of the conven
lion were held, but the delegates
rourvnnrln/4 tr\ ->.11 ? -? 1 *
4vw^yv/iiuuu iw an ovea 111 1X10 I
face of the horrib weather, and
despite the fact that so many
wished to be at their homes. At
night the numbers were slightly
diminished.
Perhaps the most important
thing done by the convention
w?s the decision to appoint a
"warehouse promoter." A1
though it was at first thought a
good tiling to have a c unmittee
of several leading spirits, it was
afterwards decided that these
cou d not do the efficient work
of one enthusiastic man. This
1 I ~~
I'luiaubci win yo iiiiu every
county in the Sta'e and urge the
farmers to erect warehouses.
All tho officers were unanimously
reelected. in connec
tion with tliese, Mr. K I). Smith,'
the president, was elected a nat
ional committeeman by accla
ination The trust imposed in
Mr. Smith by the State association
was maniiesl. throughout
ine convention. The other dele
gate elected was Mr. Mclver
Williamson of Darlington.
Delegates wore elected to the
convention of the Southern as
sociation in New Orleans next |
week and an executive committee
was appointed. It was also
determined to ask a bale tax of j
10 cents in each county, the yari j
ous counties to lonnulate their
/\i.?*1 ?\i?.... ? ? * ? * * *
un.i pians ui receiving inesej
contributions.
Reduction of acreage where)
not reduced this year and the
holding of the cotton were two
points dwelt upon throughout
the meetings with enthusiasm.
PRESIDENT SMITH'S SPEECH.
In beginning his speech, Pres.
Smith said that it was a curious !
thing that the whole country for
40 years had looked on cotioi.
> s a staple oyer which i' had
the control to make the prices,
to regulate the output, and yet
it was in the power of the South
to do so.
"We are 40 years behind and
we had to pay the horrible debt
of 40 years of slavorv " coiri m?
Smith. |
"Wo have learned to make it
at 0 cents and, by the eternal
gcds, we i ave learned to sell it
at 12," he cried with ringing
enthusiasm.
"Now that the south is prosperous,
Southern manhood has
asserted itself. The law of sup
ply and demand has nothing to
do with cotton and now from
this time on, the south will
dictate the price of cotton. The
movement extends from Texas
to Tennessee, from the Rio
Grande to the Atlantic."
Lancaster's delegates :
T. J. Strait, C. L. McManus,
W. McD. Brown, D. O. Potts,
Geo. W. Jones.
The committee examined the
I book 8 and accounts of the treas?i
-??> * .
uioi auu cxiecKeci on trie same.
They find that this division of
the association has received from
all sourca $7,630.32, and has
paid out to the national association
$2,300, expenses $2,342.69,
salaries $1,884.33, making a
total of $6,527.02?leaving a
balance on hand to the credit of
the association of $1,109.30.
REDUCTION OF ACREAGE.
The committee on resolutions
then reported and a resolution
that acreage tie reduced 25 per
cent, except where it. had been
done in 1905 and where these
| was only one mule to ten acres
was adopted. The word "plow"
was substituted for the "mule"
without discussion. E. D.
Smith and Mclyer Williamson
were elected National committeemen.
t. elegates elected to the Now
Orleans convention next week:
-J. E. Wannamaker of Orange
burg. J. I*. Rut ledge ot Clarendon,
F. II. Ilyatt of Richland, E.
L. Archer of Spartanburg, G. M.
Kinard of Newberry, R.M.Pegues
(kt VI nrl hnro T ,r?rr.\r M...-; ...... -'
.... " , wu. w ? ^}?l Ul
Lancaster aud II. B. Tindal of
Greenville. These are in addition
to the delegates from each conn
ty.
Another resolution adopted was
that I lie executive committee be
authorized to appoint a State or
ixanizer. Thi will he combined
witti the ollice ol warehouse pro
J moter.
He union at the llarber
Homestead.
Quite a pleasant and enj >yable
I family reunion was held last
! Wednesday at the home of Mr.
Osmond Barber, newhew of Mr.
v. u. rsarner ol this city, at the
ol'l Bart er homestead place just
across the line in Lancaster
county, 'l'hero were 05 or more
guests present and the occasion
was one of much happiness and
joy to all present, both old and
young.?Rock Hill Herald.
| How a South Carolinian was
Robbed in Savannah.
The old game of asking a
8'ranger to change a bill of large
denomination was successfully
worked in Savannah again yes
terdav and a visitor from South
Carolina was the victim.
The little lesson in self protection
cost him $9 in hard cash,
but he wasn't looking for post
graduate course in high finance
and it's a safe proposition that
the next stranger that a^ks him
to change a bill will get a good*
husky swat straight from the
shoulder.
The story told by the victim is
to the effect that lie was standing
at Bull and Liberty streets when
a well dressed and smooth tongu
ed chap approached and asked it
he could change a $100 bill. The
victim admitted that he couldn't.
Alter a lew minutes' chat the
stranger asked the Carolinian
how much money he did have.
' Nine dollars," was the prompt
answer. "Lend it to me for a
few miniiloo " ?? - 1 '
OU^{JCt,lCU Hit?
smooth one, ''until I cau get thiB
bill changed."
lie of the smell wad cheerfully
handed it over and the borrower
went into the De Soto "to pay a
bill," with the remark that he'd
be right, back and then they'd
get the bill changtd. The victim
waited for some time for the
stranger to return. He didn't.
Then the man, minus the wad,
went on a little tour cf inquiry.
He hadn't much time at his disposal,
for he was to catch a train
lor Home in an hour, so lie didn't
report the matter to the police,
but asked in several of the drug
stores in the vicinity for a man
Alio was looking lor change lor a
$100 bill.
The sell that had been practic
ed was so palpable to those to
whom the victim told the story
that he was told he had been
robbed, and he himself came rel
uctantly to take that view ot the
incident, lie lelt for home a wi
ser it a poorer man-?Savannah
JNews.
Mr flush I'lffler Meets If it ft
I'(tin fut Arc tile nt.
Mr. B. 11. Plyler, of the oastem
portion of the county, met
with a bad accident one day
this week. While lie and a
negro were cutting wood the
latter's axe slipped and struck
Mr. Piyler'8 foot, cutting it to
the bone. The wound was
dressed by Dr. Elliott- Seven
stitches were required to close
the gash made by tho axe.
The lj&nc<i&ier Mercantile Compaitj/'s
Xew Quarters.
The Lancaster Mercantile corn
! mill V 11 /1 Vt7 iin.iimmc '
I I J uw" IIS lilIUU u 11 u
handsome new quarters in the
Springs block. [Is allraclive
I store rooms will compare lavrably
with any in this section of
the Sta'e?call and see them.
You are also requested to read
the company's announcement in
today's paper. Goods of every
variety are being offered at greatly
reduced prices.
Kershaw Happenings.
New School Building Now
Occupied? Two Shooting
Scrapes?Personals.
Krnm Tim lV*..
School opened on yesterday
morning in toe new building and
only a abort session was held. All
the teachers who were away during
the vacation have returned.
A male principal has been added
to the teaching force for the re
maiuder of the term. Prof. L. M.
Cochran ol this State, a graduate
of the Citadel, who has been making
his home in Missouri, has been
chosen for the position aud wili
reaelijhere this evening.
Kershaw is now well equipped
to have a good school and the
patrons shoul 1 lend their fullest
co-operation t?? that end.
v7ii oaiurci'iy uelore Christmas,
a Rhort distance from town, in the
Keridiaw coun y side, John Gardner
was shot by Mr. Sam Williams.
lie was not seriously hurt
however.
At Jefferson on the same day ?.
man named Eubanks and his son
became involved in a difficulty
with the Tlireatt brothers aud the
elder Eubanks received three
pistol shot wounds.
Mr. and Mrs R. R. Williams ot
North Brookfield, Nova Scotia,
are visiting relatives of the for
raer near here. This is Mr. Williams'
first visit since he left here
about eight years ago. lie married
while awav and this is his wife's
first visit to the South.
Mrs. L. F. St rat ton, of Charlotte,
visited Iriends in Kershaw
last week.
Misses Annie lielle and Viola
Cherry, of Lancaster, visited
their aunt, Mrs. T. B. Olybum,
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Blakeney
are visitinjr at the home of Mr.
J. W. Huntley.
Sop?rin,endent C B. Sk'pper,
of the Lancaster Cotton Mills, retinned
Thursday from a trip to
Baltimore. A
? A daughter was born to Mr.
j and M;.-.. .J. \V. Cook, of thiM^i
j place, Jan. 3rd 1906.
Supt. Banks, of the grjmjl ^
schools, lias been sick for sgy
davs, ati'l is still confined^EST
Washington, D. O.,
his old home at
Mi?s Joan Thompsou^^fe,*!
Mineral Springs, were
? Last Fiiday night fionie^^^.'
or inor > parlies went t'?
stab e of Mr. Elmore Funderburk,
in BuCord township, and
stabbed a mule with a knife and
struck it with a clnb, breaking,
its leg. Mr. Funderburk hearing
a noise went ont and shot ?*the
parlies. The mule had to
be killed.?Monroe Journal.