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The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. NO. 28. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., JANUARY 10, 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER7C0PY.
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Death of Mrs. R. F. Long.
Alter an Illness of Two
Months She Passed Away
^ Sunday Afternoon.
Mrs. Anna Long, wife of Mr.
R. F. Long, whose crilical illness
was noted in these columns a few
dayts ago, died Sunday afternoon,
at their home in the LongsvilU
? section. She had been sicl>
about two mouths.
Mrs. Long was the second
daughter ol tho late Dr. 0. C.
Welsh and was about 33 years
ol age. She had been married
about 13 years. Besides her
husband she leaves 8 children.
She is also survived by her
mother, Mrs. Mary Welsh, ot
T ;li a .1.. :
J_J Vine, elIILi U1W lUllUWIIISi
brothers and sinters* Mrs. T. S
Carter and Dr. John E. Welsh,
of Lancaster; Mrs. J. M. Carson,
ot Kershaw; and Messrs. J.
W , B. M. and A. F. Welsh, also
ol this county.
Mrs. Long was a lady of exalted
Christian character, attrac
. tive personality and was greatly
beloved hy all who knew her.
Indeed, her many noble qualities
ol both heart and mind won tor
her the friendship and admira
tion of all with whom she came
in contact. She was a zealous
member of the Baptist church.
\ The remains of Mrs. Lonji
were buried Monday at Pleasant
Plains church. 1 he funeral
services were conducted by the
Rev. T. A Dabney.
A Pleasant Event.
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An Ejnoyable Family Re
union at Dixie last Saturday.
Reported for The News :
List Saturday there was an
* enjoyable family reunion at the
home of Mr. T. S. Riddle, of
Dixie. There were about sixty
of his children and grand children
present and a number of
their friends; also agreat-crar.d
child.
The r? union was given in
^ honor of his son, Tom, who has
been out West thirteen years?
having spent a p ?rt of this time
in Texas, and later settled down
in OUlahom i, where he has a
f nice iarm and i? doing well.
Mr. Tom, Jr., married soon
after going West, but had the
misf irtune of losing his wife
ab( ut ono year ago. IJe has
?
thr e nice little boys, all ot
whom are with him, but all will
* return to tin ir homo in Oklaho
yi.i about I he 15th of this month
Mr. Riddle speaks in plowing
terms of his section ot Okltho
in a and is about t > persualu some
of our Lancaster boys to po b\ck
with him and try their luck. A
bo.v of grit backed up 1 y
manhood and character may be
expected to do well out West,
and we would expect no less ot
7^ such a one to stay hero with us.
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So we might add that it it. pluck
rather than luck, ami stability
rather than ability that causes a
boy to succeed.
Mr. Cook, the photographer,
was present and took pictures ot
the family, and ot all present,
and Rev. Ingram inv iked the
Divine blessing before parting.
The day, including the nice
dinner, was enjoyed by eyerv
one. A Friend.
Death of Mrs. A. T. FerguJ
son. j
She Succumbed Saturday
Night to an Attack of
Pneumonia.
Mr:?. Nancy Ferguson, wife ol
Mr. A T. Ferguson, died here
ast Saturday night, at their
home at the corner of Dunlap
and Market streets. She was a j
victim ol pueumonia, as noted in
Saturday's issue ol The News.
Mrs. Ferguson was a most estimable
lady and leaves a large
circle of relatives and friends to
lament her death. She was a
devout Christian, had been a
loyal member of the Methodist
ciiu.ch from girlhood, and to her
nobil v ol character and lovable
dianos linn worn /In*. ?i._
..v... . v \/UV UJMV1I VI IUU
popularity which she ever enjoyed.
Mrs. Ferguson was a daughter
of the late Giegg Cherry, of
Chester county, a?M was about
60 years old. Beside the be
reaved husband she leaves the
following sons and daughters ;
Messrs. George, F., O. O., James
and Claude Ferguson, of this
county; Mrs. J. C. Sowell, of
this J ! ?ce, and Mrs. Charles
Lynn, of Columbia.
The remains of Mrs. Ferguson
were bu;ied Sunday afternoon
in the new cemetery, after funeral
services conducted at the
house by the Rev. It. E. Turnip
seed.
Little Girl's Awful Death.
(From the Rock Hill Record.)
Marjorie, the lit lie daughter
of Mr. James R. Jones, was kill j
ed about 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, by being struck with a
wagon. It Heems the little girl,!
who is about 7 years of age, was
hanging on (lie back of a wagon,
driven by her father, be being
unaware of her presence, when
in backing the wagon, she f<ll
from it, tlio wheels passing over |
tier body and causing almost in j
ifcant u-alli. The accident occurred
at out two miies Irorn I
(J ifTney, near the Hoss tin mine
The wagon was in the yard of
Mr. Jones, when the accident occured.
Mr. Jones and his family!
ate prominent residents of (Jiier-1
okee County.
Mr. E. O. Thompson, who has
been visiting his father, Mr. II*
J. Thompson, of i)wight, returned
to Wake Forest College
last Saturday night.
The Shooting of Mr. Hasel
Witherspooon
BY DR. E. S. McDOW.
One of the TVTn^t
... wwv 1
Occurrences Within the
History of Lancaster?Particulars
of the Difficulty?
The Wounded Man's Condition?Dr.
McDow in Jail.
As already published in the
daily papers, Lancaster was the
scene of a most deplorable and
unfortunate occurrence last Saturday
morning, shortly after
11 o'clock. We refer, of course,
to the difficult in which Mr J.
iluu 1 \u.? i
?^ ? it inirrsp'jon, one ot
Lancaster's most popular and
universally et'cmed you n^'
men. was seriously shot by Dr.
E. 8. McDow, a well known
,-ractcing physician of this
place.
Ti e trouble occurred in front
ol the Lancaster Mercantile
company's new store on Main
street, ot which company Mr
Wi Der-poon is vice-president
and general manager; and the
particulars, as obtained mainh
from disinterested eye wit nesses,
are about as follows :
Mr. Witheisp' on was standing
talking t<> Mr. Samuel Roberts
from whom he had just
purchased some cotton, when
Dr. McDow walked up and ask
ed Mr. Witherepoon why a lamp
had not been sent him which he
had otdered. Mr. Witherspoon
replied that Dr. McDow had
not treated them right about a
baby carriage, wh'ch he had
previously gotten and subsequently
returned, and that the
company did not care to have
:any further busine s dealings
with him ; whereupon Dr. Mc
Dow cursed Mr. Wi lierspoon
and at the same lime struck at
him over the shoulder o! Mr.
Roberts, who was standing
somewhat between the paities,
the bio v knocking ofF Mr. Rob.
I erts's hat.
j At'tliis juncture Mr. W. McD.
j Brown, of the Mercau'ile coin
pany, knowing Mr. Wither.
spoon*8 enfeebled condition,
(having just gotten up from ?
sovere spell of sickness, ran
out to his rescue, and stiiking
Dr. McDow, knocked 1dm down,
or nearly down, the doctor
catching himself with his hands.
As lie arose he began shooting
with a revolver which he had
tiiawn, firing throe shots in
rapid succession. Two of the
bullets struck Mr. Witnerspoon,
one entering the back under the
right shoulder blade and lodg. J
ing in nie lung, ?'i id Hio othoi
hitting liiin ow tho right wrist.
In order to avoid trouble wit It
the doctor, and hav;ng no idea
that ho was going to shoot him,
Mr Witherspnon had turned to
re-enter the store when shot.
One bullet struck Mr. Brown
on the right fore finger. Mr.
W. B. (Janthen also ran up, bu'
was }i Id oil, not being armed
himself, at the point of tl?e
pistol by Dr McDow. Neither
did Mr. Witherspoon or Mr
Brown have anv weapon.
Mr. George Heath, manager
of Hie Heath?Jones company,
and others rudied to the scene
and stopped the shooting, Mr.
II.e - - > *
ieariessiy placing himself
in front of Mr Witlierepoon and
.appealing to the doctor not to
shoot him again. Mr. Wither
^
spoon was then spitting blood
from tho wound in the lung. Dr.
McDow was arrested and taken
to jail by Sheriff Hunter and
policemen, the sheriff first disarming
his prisoner, who had
two pistols.
A conveyance was at once obtained
and Mr. Witherspoon
carried to his home. Notwithstanding
his serious condition
Mr. Wit'" rspoon walked from
his gate to the house, no doubt
to avoid shocking his devoted
mother. In addition to local
pn>sicians, Urs. Crawford and
Brown, who were promplly called
in, l)r. Pryor, of Chester, and
I)rs. P'ennell and Stevens. o?
Rock Hill, were summoned to
the bedside of Mr. Witherspoon,
being brought to Lancaster on
special ira ns. Col. Spiings,
president of the Lancaster Mer
cantile company, who happened
to be in Fort Mill at the time,
also came here on a special
tr - n.
The shooting caused intense
excitement throughout the town
and county, for there is no man
in Lancaster who enjoys to a
greater degree the friendship and
confidence ot his fellow citizens
than do< s Mr. Hasel Wither
spoon, lor to know him is to love
and admire him for his marked
nobility of character, manly
qualities and undoubted cour
age.
It was at. first thought that
Mr. Witherspeon's wound in the
lung would prove tatal, hu'
strong hope is now entertained
of his recovery, though lie is not
vet out of danger. He ceased
spitting blood Saturday night*,
rested well that night and has
continued to rest well since.
Making Tax Returns.
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Auditor Cook Now on His
Annual Rounds?Valu-,
ation of Land This Year.
County Au'litnr Cook started ;
yesterday on his annual tour ot |
ihe county to take returns oil
property for taxation. He was
at Osceola yesterday, and today I
lie will be at Pleasant Valley;!
tomorrow at ttelair and Friday
at Vanwyck. For his other ap-1
p' inttnents, see notice elsewhere. I
Taxpayers are reminded ol the
I *101 fO'l) not o!o OU ??" '
?tilt** i vmi vni?'V| nn >vn I
per.-ouai pro port v, to be re
turned this year, and that higher
vti ut-K are going to be insisted
upon by the state authorities.
Tliowe who have already made
their returns this year have
voluntarily raised the valuation
of their lands to nearly, it not i
quite double the figures of last ,
year.
The Cotton Association
County Organizer Jones's.
Good 'Work--Fourteen
Sub-Associations now to.
his Credit?His ' Appointments
for Next 'Week.
County Organizer Geo. W.
Jones, of the Cotton Association,
organized a sub-association afi
Douglass la^t Friday night.
The following officers were*
elected : J. F. Williams, president
; F. M. Stogner, vice-president;
J. B. Caskey, secretarj
and treasurer.
Mr. Jones has thus far sue
ceeded in organizing 14 sub
associations, and he expects to
continue the good work until,
there is an o ? an.zdi >n >n every
section of the county, lie requests
us to annnounce that, he
will beat the following points
next week, for the purpose of
forming associations: At Klein.
c* A
Tuesday night; Tradesville*
Wednesday; Taxahaw, Thursr
day , Flat Creek church, Friday,
He expresses the hope tha? the?
people, will turn} out to* meet,
him lit these places.
It is Mr. Jones's aim to
thoroughly organize the. county
by the first Monday in February,
on [which day the County
Association meets. State President
Smith and State Secretary
AVeston ar? I r> ho npoooi.t oiB*Ux.
? v. V 'W w VUV^'V C? ' |l?a
February meeting.
A Tragedy in Georgia.
As a Result of it Two Wealthy
and Prominent Farm"Jj^ers
are Fatally Wounded.
Tliomasville, Ga., January 5--?
A bloody shooting afi'air took
place this morning on the public
road near Abridge, 20 mile*
northwest ot Thoniasville, in the
new county ot Grady, and as a A
resuli William Drew and Newton Mb
Throlkeld, two prominent and ?3?
wealthy larmers, are tatally
wounded. Ilerlm! Drew,
l?>-yej.: (.Id si.n o. William
took a prominent y>art in I lie iu JXj*'
fair, firing the shots that strudf^tiW
Threlkeid ?dow n.^ Young
tells the story ot the encoHBT
and says lliat when lie \<Mtg
lather mot Threikalti in tl^ML
the latter began to cnrjfflBt
tat her and then pulled hiw^
and tired thr?e sln.ts into DiwkX
body. The hoy . ays he thatl^V
cured his lataer's gun and eniT^p^J
od it into Threlkeld's b<
Y >ung Dr?w the' drive t.w I
and told the sheriff of the alibi*,
?Mr. Joi n Yaulandingh
who was run down by a s-'rect
car last week, \sas able to fio to
Atlanta, yesterday, lie will
visit his son, Mr. llalph Vanlandingham.
Mr. Van'anding*
ham has entirely r^covrod ex*
cept for a little soreness.?*
Charlotte Observer, 9th inst.