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r The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 34. SEMI-WEEKLY. L ftNC/VSTER. S C? JANUARY 31. 1906 PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY. The Cotton Association. Meeting Next Monday of the ?*- County Organization?Distinguished Speakers to be j Present?New Clubs Organized by the County Organizer. Notwithstanding the cy of last week's weather, County S Organizer Ceo. W. Jones, of the Cotton Association, carried on the work mapped out lor liim in the county. lie succeeded in organizing the following sub associations: Elgin, A. J. Bailey, president; George Ferguson, vice-president; J. S. Harper, secretary and treasurer. Flat Creek, M. C. Gardner, president; George Cook,* vicepresident; A. M. Cook, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Jones requests us to remind the members ol '.lie association, and the public generally, of the tact that n^xt Monday, Feb. 5tli, is the day lor the reg, ular meeting of the county assoy ciation. Every section of the county is expected to be fully represented. In tact, it is desired to make the assembly a regular mass meeting. Ol course business of importance is to be transacted, but the leading attraction will be the presence ol prominent officials of the state association, President Smith and secretary Weston, both of whom have promised to bo on hand, ^..,1 :n i-_ --J-J r aim win uiitiv? naurt sses. -U01 . everybody turn out and trivo the distinguished speakers a rousing reception. Eclipses of the Year. Astronomers Have Five to Look Out for in 1906. Washington?Five eclipses will he recorded during the present year, three of the sun and two of the nn on, according to naval observatory astron omers. The first will l>o a total eclipse ot the moi n visihle throughout North Arm pica. The eclipse will begin at 10:54 o'clock on the evening ot Febru ary 8, and bv 4:40 ?>Ylof,k t1'" next morning it will have passed away. A partial eclipse of the sun, visible only near I lie south v pole, will be the feature of Feb ruary 22. Another partial eclipse of Ihe sun will tako place July 21, i which will not be seen in this p country. On August 4 will occur the second total eclipse of the moon, which will be visible in the western portion oflhe Unit ed States just before sunrise.? The moon will again ho partly eclipsed on the 19th of tho same month, but the phenomenon will f * be witnessed only by inhabitants f of the northern regions. Ministers Who Drink Whiskey Denounced in the Corference of the A. M. E. Church in Clarksdale, Mississippi. (Jlarksdale, Miss., January. "27 ?''Any minister who drinks whiskey will never receive an appointment lr?u? my hands," declared Bishop Moses B. 5>later. of Charleston, 8. C., addressing the North Mississippi Conference of ihe African Methodist Episcopal church, this mom.ng, an 1 he declared that several "veu ders of the Gospel" would be I left out at the close of Confer ence on Monday. A number of committees reported, including that on temperance, which condemned whiskey drinking Lynching and lawlessness of every kind were condemned by the Conference. A Flourishing School. The College Hill Academy, of Which a Well Known Lancaster County Educator is Principal. 'Reported for The News. The College Hill School, in Jackson Township, Union Coun tv, N. C., under the control ol Prof. C. A. Plyler as principal and Miss Bright Richardson as assistant, is in a flourishing condition. We have ji fine school building, comple'ed and paint ed, and it will be seated with patent desks in a few days. 92 students enrolled out of 105 in the district, with a daily avcrrgeof 75. We have a special tax. without which no scho d will run successfully. Wo have a good ; library aucl as good school as any in the county, everything considered. We have two de. bating societies?one for boys? one for girls The patrons ;?re in earnest about education. Good board, cheap, and tuition very reasonable. Satisfaction guaranteed. Churches near and daily mails. Soi i s oar boys and girls. A Teacht r. Jan. 2?th 1000. They All Drank. A number of years ago a ceri tin lirm o t< u m o in Boston were rated "At." They were rich, prosperous, young aiul prompt. One ol them had curiosity to seo how they were rated, and found these facts in Dun's and was satisfied; hut at the etui these words were added: 'But ihev till drink." He thought it a good j ?ke at the time; hut ;i f? w years later, ?' } oi them were dead, anolhei was a drunkard and the fourth was poor and living partly 011 charity. The one little note at the end of their rating was the most important and significant ol all the facts collected and embodied in their description.?Exchange. A, ?v The Bamberg Mystery. i Dickinson's Innocence to be; Established?Reid's Death Still a Mystery. Special to The State: | Bamberg, Jan 28. ? Interest ing developments luive taken place today in regard to the charge ol murder against W. C. Dickinson, now confined in jail litre charged with poisoning B. | F. Ruid with arsenic. These matters cannot bo given at this time but it can satelv be stated that tacts will come out which will entirely prove Dickinson's innocence. This correspondent heard none of the testimonv at the coroner's inquest, it being held behind clo-ted doors, but could not believe that Clare Dickinson had committed the crime of murder. The develnr?mov.?o in ?i>? ' r...x II in tl I lie U-IPH which will bo mace public in ? few days will show conclusively that it lien He id was poisoned, > (Jiare Dickinson was not con* i cerned in the crime. It will bo . remembered that the woman, Bliza Bunch, testified that He id was poisoned by whiskey given him by Dickinson at her houseIt now seems to bo a tact that 1 the only whiskey drunk while Keid was at the woman's house 1 was his own whiskey brought by him Irom his home over in Or angeburg county. The Bunch woman's house is in the north ' em side ot town and Reid stop p?(i there on his way into town, bringing some whiskey with him. ' When he came down later in the day lie was taken sick. He did not buy any whiskey lrom tlie 1 dispensary hero and was not down town until the time lie claimed to be poisoned, so it now seems that it lleid's death was ; caused by poisoned whiskey, he . brought it with him and it was his own. Eatin' and Sellin' Errs. (Farm ami Home lientiiiel.) A famous Michigan egg raiser occasionally sells some of his product io his grocer aiul some smart town people who thought they could get ids eggs lor hatch ing cheaper by buying from the grocer, wore disappointed when they found that none ol the s' 'iv ?')_'gs hatched out. "Some one told the old man about tbo disappointment, and he expressed no surprise. Mo only said: "They should come to rri" for tluir setting Who* v*r hoar O' buying setting tf-fiti hi a a grocer's shop. When 1 sell e<;{rs lor eat in' I just dip I lie! ends in hoilin<r water?kill I lie | irerm Them w is eatin' c-ins j the grocer had. It these people want settin' eniis thev should! * como to rne honest like-" ?Mr. Raymond Wright and I Mi*s Key were married last Sunday by Col. Polk, notary public. A ild and Woolly ExPoliceman?Holds up Chief and Seven Officers for Quarter of an Hour. Peoria, III., Jan. 28?Charles Harwood, a former policeman, I thought to be insane, entered DOllCe llHftflniiartora ? ??v. j ? ? < o dim unci ' noon and with a iev?lv* r held up Chief of Police Kennedy, and seven officers lor 15 minutes while he cursed them and threatened to shoot the entire crowd, lie snapped a cartridge, but it did not discharge. He then backed out ol the station and escaped. An hour later Harwood appeared near his home in Bigelow street, entered the home of Mrs. Montgomery, whom he knocked down with the butt of a revolver. lie then entered his I 1 ' wwii noose. taking a shotgun and a revolver, and barricaded himself. Up to a late hour tonight he had d? fied arrest by a squad of policemen who surrounded the house. Saturday night llarwood compelled his wife to disrobe, and then he i drove her naked into the street. This morning lie attempted to take the life of his children. "Piney 'Woods" Items. AH are well in the "Piney woods." It is too wet for the fanners to do anything,however. The Legislature is now the order ol the day. Whether that body accomplishes anything re mains to ue seen, l lie members are so divided in opinion that we eannol expect much from tliem. The liquor question is a farce any way you take it. The people as a rule do not want high license. If strong drink is a necessity, have it as cheap as possible. As to tlie pistol toting habit, wo need a license law to regu| late it. If k man wants to toat a weapon, whether it be a Hint rock up 'o a cannon, let him pay for the privilege < f doing so. The oat crop lo >ks well, but not enough seed have been sown. I'iney Woods. I ?The next regular meeting of | the Tabernacle Camp No. 205. i W. (>. W. will be held Tuesday joiiiht Feb. 0,1000. Lol every member be present. Bu$iiws? I . ol vitil impntt.inco. A. C. Rowell, Cler';; P !?. Iupahani, jC. C. ? l he;e will he a hot supper at Camp Creek next Friday ni?rlit. The pubhc is cordially invited to attend. Dr. lloldrid^e will preach at Cntnp Creole next Saturday innrnimr. at I) o'clock, and Sun. nay afternoon, at o o'clock. > - i t * ' 1 * ? air. ? .v. ivmtiiH ancl Mlf-s Host??n, both of Wills Point, Texas, were married on the 71li instant. ?Mr. John Fuuderburk and Miss Ola Miller, ot Clilton. Texas, were married ou the 14ih | instant. Severely Afflicted i Mrs. Chalmers B. Horton Loses Her Only Child Soon After the Tragic Death of Her Husband. The m>?ny friends in Kershaw land elM'whi're <>i M'-. ' haltners | H. II'?rion d-ejly simpaiiiize i wilii lief in the lo.is ol her only I child, its deal It following closely latter that of the lamented f titer. as related as fo'lows by the Clips'er Lantern of last Friday : Little Chalmers B. Horton, the one year old child ot Mrs O. B. Horton, late of Kershaw, died at the home of his grandmother, Mr-. M. K. Hamilton, late last niplit, alter a short ill ness from gn-tritis. He was an unusually lovable child and was the light, and lite of the little home which has been so rudely broken up. The funeral services will b? held at Mrs. Hamilton's residence at four o'clock this afternoon and the little body will be laid to rest in Evergreen cemetery by the side of the father. Twice within a week the death angel visited this home, on the occassion of each visit bear iug away a loved member o the little circle. The heart felt si mpathy ol the entire community ' goes out to -Mr?. Horton and the other relatives in their hour of , darkness and bereavement. In Loving Memory Of little Curtis Hlogner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hanip Siopnei', departed tliis life Dee '22. J9o5, aged 2 mouths and 1'.) days. A precious one from us is gone, A voice we loved is still; A p'uce is vacant in our liome. Which never can be tilled. Dearest Curtis, thou hast left us, And thv loss \>e deeply l'eel, Hut 'tis God who hath bereft us He enn all our sorrows heal. Why do we grieve it e.innot be long. Till we cross to the golden shore, 1 And sing the. grand beautiful song, With our loved ones <?. .tie Pure.veil ?lenr <'urtis, farewell. Peaceful !? thy silent vest. Slumber sweetly, thai knmvs best, tp When to call thee home to rest. Aunt E. L,. It. \ I truth of' Mi'h. John t't/fler. Mrs. I'lyier, wile ot Mr. J 1'lvler, died lust Fritlay night f I heir home just across the iS.;r Carolina line. She had bt sick about Iao necks. shejl I daughter of the Into J >bn l?..ii a.is about !- years ' !!> : husband and several (lren survive her. Mrs. IMyler v. ;i.s an estimable {lady and leaves many friends to mourn hov unlim('\ k\*t . II r (remains were buiivi Saturday J at Tirzah. The need liinp of Denmark, | who li;ul more royal kin than Curler had oa's, died sudd nly I Monday afternoon. ?Attention is called to new announcement in today'- faper by the 'eath-Kllioit bulo Co, Air. W. F>. IvuiK' , ofCaUwba Falls, was in town yesterday.