The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 06, 1906, Page 4, Image 4
The Lancaster News.
Semi-Weekly.
Published
Wednesdays and Saturdays
At Lancaster, S. C.,
By The
Lancaster Publishing Company.
Charles T. Connors, Editor.
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R. E. WYL1E, Prksidknt.
J NO. A. COOK, Skc'Y. and Thkas.
* M. KIDDLE, .lit . Business Managkil
Entered as sccond-olass matter, Oct 7. 1P0\
at the postofflce at Lancaster, S C.. under Act
of Congress of March 3, 1S79.
Saturday, January G, 1000.
With its issue of Wednesday
Air. J. Otis Hu'l assumed edi
torial charge of the Rock Hill
Herald, which since the
death of his father, the former
editor and pronr'etor, Mr. J. J.
Hull, in July la-t, has been
edited by Mr. John Wood, who
now leaves Rock Hill to accept
the position of business manager
of the Greenville Daily News.
Mr. Hull is a thorough young
newspapor man, having been
trained in the business by his
lamented father, and he will no
doubt fully maintain tho Herald's
high standard ol excel
Jence.
Our readers were no douh.
impressed ^with the unusually
fine and satisfactory showing
tmade by the Bank ol Lancaster
in its quarterly statement published
in Wednesday's issue o
The News, to which, for lack ol
space, we were unable to direct
attention. The bank's deposits
now amount; ro .T.5/z,irz.yt>, 111 <
largest sum within its history
lis total resources exceed $475,
000.00. The notably large <Je
posit account of the batik bears
eloquent testimony to two tacts:
the genera' prosperity of the
country and the confidence reposed
by the people in the
management of the institution.
1
* vj* TOWN TREASUR'S REPORT.
W
ll nnual report of Treasur,
of the town council,
llfoi t0^5l>'s f>aper. The
vde is indeed a fine
life; much credit on
* inicipal adminis
to 11 be seen that
us the New Year
<mt 'thousand dollars
latind^ Owing to this
,e'oplialance on hand,
and S' ao mcrease in the
mte1" ? year to make up
- TI?^Posa of the dispensary
** - ,eB
yin'~"tliat ,0SH wiI1 not be
DP until another year. Trie
town received last year from
the dispensary, which was clos
od be'ore the opening of the
winter and holiday trade, over
ihirty-flve hundred dollars,
which sum represents the greater
part of the balance now in
the treasury.
It appears from Mr. Jones's
report that $1,665.98 was ex i
pended "for streets, pavements i
and machinery." This sum i
seems small when the amount i
of work done in considered, for
some improvement on sidewalks
and streets was made in many
parts of ihe town during the
I year.
Notwithstanding the amount of
work done however, there is very,
very much more awaiting the
street force, lor one ot Lancaster's
great needs is better streets and
pavements, especially the latter.
In our judgment the council
should materially increase the
street force and expend a very
large part of that balance on hand
in making permanent improvements
on L monster's thoroughlares.
THE AGE AT WHICH A CHILD
SHOULD ENTEIi SCHOOL.
At the resent annual meeting
in Columbia of superintendents o
graded schools, Superintendent
Edmunds, < f the Sumter fchools.
submitted a very interesting pa 1
per, since published in the News
and Courier, on the subject ol
the age at which a child should
he admitted into school. Mr.
Edmunds ranks among the lead
ing educators of the Btate and his
opinion relative to school matters ,
is entitled to much weight. ;
In the article referred to Mr. 1
Edmonds takes the ground that a
child is too young to enter school
at six years of age, that time will j
be saved and better results ob ]
tained by waiting until it is eiglr
years old. He says : 1
"As the conditions now exist j
our nupils enter at six and com ^
plete me f"ll course prescribed <
in our schooiu at seventeen. I 1
believe that, if the nunils should '
enter at eight, they could com- 1
plete the course in nine instead
of eleven years. I believe that
the work that it now takes two (
years to do the first grade could j
he as thoroughly completed in 1
one year and another year would '
be made up between the second
and sixth grades. Thus a pupil
entering at eight would do in five
years the same amount ol work 1
as is now done in seven years."
Continuing, Mr. Edmunds dis
curses the objections to a child's ^
entering school at the tender age
ol eix, as viewed from a physical
standpoint. From six to seven, .
he says, children have reached i
one ol the most critical periods *
ol their lives. At the age of six ,
children are in a condition oi
nervous restlessness resulting
trom the cutting of their permanent
teeth, and while in that con 1
dition Mr. Edmunds does not .
think that they should be con- '
fined in the school room, but (
should be allowed every opportunity
lor obtaining plenty ol
4,1 i i ?
ouLuoor exercise, bunsmne ana
fresh air.
As to t lie effect upon I lie child
of changing the school age from J
G to 8 Mr. Edmunds says: (
4iWill a child be the loser by
these two years of what some
may term enforced idleness?
First let us deuy the truth of the
term, ''enforced idleness." The
child will not be idle and there I
is no force applied.
Nature, the kind old nurse, ,
has simply been allowed for two t
more years to take the child (
upon her knee and the lessons
she will teach; the hone, sinew
I
and nerve that (die will give dur
ing this additional period will hi
the child better to receive the
artificial lessons that he must
learn, and in the race before him
he will run faster and last longer
by having sat two years more
upon nature's loving lap."
Our legislators will fiml mucin
food for thought in Mr. Edmunds's
able article. It is not
likely that the change sugges'ed
in the law will be made at an
early day, hut we believe that
the time is coming when children
will not be "permitted to enter
the public schools until they are
at least seven, it not eight, years
of age.
Miss Nannie Irene McCurdell I
vidte . liiends in Rack lliil this
week.
Messrs. S. J and A. N Fun
dei bur!-, Clem on College stu
dents, who have been spending
the holidays wtli their father.
Mr. I) A Funderburk, of!
Dwight. re urned yesterday to
Clemson.
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I
Notice to the
Public!
All persons indebted lo m<*
ivre earnestly requested to come
up and settle a' once, as I can
not afford to carrv your account
tiny lotnrer. I shall aleo be compelled
to ask all persons who
nrinl: it send worn to my shop
to pay ca ll, f r 1 have credited
?o much and collected so little
[ cannot afford to do so any
longer.
1 desire to thank those of my
patrons who have given me their
work and paid lor it and I hope
?> -
jyj LUiiblnuc IU rei ve vuu nu!
io those who have not paid I will <
say tint while I should like to
iiave your patronage I cannot
work simply to hear the ring of
my hammer.
F. R. MASSEY.
P. S.?Don't forget that I buy
low hides, horse hides, dotr hides
ind all other kind of hides, and
Day the cash for them. F.R.M.
Statement
lleceipts anil I isbursenients of the Town
of Lancaster, s <5 , for the Year Lulling
December 31st, 11)05.
RECEIPTS.
lialance from 1904 $1,770.47
l uxes (5 Mill Levy) 1,900 93
faxes, Commutation *245 00
Pines 953.07
License .. . 1,20). 25
Dispensary 3.527.94
vale Cemetery Lots 33.00
IVator A Light Franchise Forfeit. 1,000.00
Miscellaneous 55 55
$lo,752 21
DISKUltfKMEN IS.
Lighting (inchnling salary Joe
Evans) $ 378.7H
->ireeis, l avements Meclnuery.. 1,605.5)8
Po'ice (including extras) 1,508.00
Teneral Untitling Extenses, Live
Stock, etc 1,506.72
Mayor's Salary and Clerk's Commissions
5551 14
t'asli on Hand 5,073.CD
$10,752.21
I, O. D. Jones, Clerk and Treasurer of
the Town of Lancaster, S. C., do hereby
certify that tiio foregoing statement iH true
to the best of my kuowiedgo and belief.
C. D. JONES.
Sworn to before mo this 2nd January,
?- 19 >8.
t . y ) E. M. CHOXTON,
) j N. 1'. of 8. 0.
We, T. S. Carter anil A. J Clark, do
Hereby certify that we have curefully exuuiued
the books of C. 1) Jones, Clerk
?nd Treasurer of the Town of Lancaster,
ind tind the same to hn Minwl unH ?n??
he above is a true statement to the best of
>ur knowledge and belief.
T 8. CARTER,
A. J. CLARK,
Kpeoial Committee,
...AI
! TIME RC
We ai e at tht
year's business
<>n the threshc
Year and look
perb trade we 1
the past twelve
very grateful to
patrons. We c
our sincere appi
and every one
part you have t;
up the best ye
our history, lr
our appreciatio
port we are goi
lor the next 30
that will aston
We will not s;
it's so common,
that you come a
and get the prici
ing you and 1
coming year ma
most happy an
your life, we art
Williams-I
TU ? * T 1 ?
A I1C VIIUCI ?
2 CLOSING ^
| OUT ^
^ On the first of February,
^ block, next to corner store,
^ offer, at bargain prices, my
^ consisting principally of SI
^ Shirts, Underwear, Plaids, <
| Sheetings, Hickory Shirting
<r Bleechings, Lap Blankets, 1
j Collars, Neckties, Umbrelh
J Purses, Collar and Culf Bu
^ job lot of Suspenders at sur]
W cry and Glassware of all kir
f must be sold. F
t i i i
Dr. C. MITCHELL
EYESIGHT SPECIALIST
Scientific Optician
Graduate of Philadelphia Optical
College. Headaches relieved
with properly adjusted Glasses.
Artificial Eyes furnished. Eyes
tested and examined free. YVill
call at your office or home by
appointment.
Home Olfice, Columbia, S.O.,
Mitchell Hotel.
JNotice of Discharge
Notice 'a hereby given that the unclersitfnecl
as administratrix of the
estate of Saml K. Usher, deceased,
will, on the 6tl) day of February,
1906, make her final return as such
administratrix and apply to the Probate
Court for Lancaster county, for
a dnal discharge.
KM MA A. SMALL,
Administratrix of Kstate of
Sam'l. K. Usher.
Lancaster, S.C., Jan, 6, ltKKJ.-lna.
I
TO... i
uix
A
i end of another
and as we stand
>ld of the New
back at the sunave
had during
months, we feel
our friends and
lesirc to express
reciation to each
of you for the I
iken in building - 3
ar's business in
r order to show
n of your supng
to sell goods
> days at prices
ish the natives,
ly AT COST?
A 11 .*^1,
a\ ii w i o
nd sec the <joods
*s. Again thankloping
that the
ty be to you t he
d prosperous of
gratefully,
|i
Hughes Co s
elling Store.
.ALE \
I will move into the Moore ^
and from now till then I will
entire stock of Merchandise, W
hoes, Pants, Hats, Overalls, ^
Outings, Denims, yard-wide ^
, Cheviots, Prints, Ginghams, ^
)ig lot of Overshoes, Men's ^
is, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, j
ttons, Pins, Needles, and a ^
?: r< 1. ^
|JI ioiu^ij iwvv [Ji 1CCS. VjIUCKids.
Big lot of Tobacco that 0
Respectfully, ^
Blackmon $
Lexington Roller
Mill Co.
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.
Highest givde Flour.
\\7? <r
1y\ ? ill " oiicring to our
tr.'de this next year tho
highe t grade fl uirever
sold in Lancaster
"HENRY CLAY."
Every sack guaranteed
to please or money ro
funded. F r sale by ,
BENNETT GROCER! CO.
Notice of Discharge.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned, as Executrix of the will
of Win. Knight, deceased, will, on the
7th day of February, 1SI06 make her
Hnal return as such Executrix, and
apply to the l'robate Court fur Lan- v ;
caster County for a final discharge,
ANNIE K. WILSON.
Executrix of the Will of
Win. Knight, deceased.
Lancaster, 8. C., Jan. B, lOOd?lmc.