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The Lancaster News
LEDGER (852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. NO. 40. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., FEBRUARY 21, 1906. PRICE-FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
Brilliant Wedding.
The Marriage in the "White
House Saturday of the
President's Daughter and
the Hon. Nicholas Longworth,
of Ohio.
Washington, Feb 17.?In the
btauiiiu) white ant! gold East
. - Room ol the Wlme House a lew
minutes after noon today, the
venerable Rt. Rev. Henry Y.
Salteriee, Bishop of Washington,
of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, pronounced the latelul
,.1. .1 nil # 1 in
n\/?U3 ? lll^n UIIIICU in iinunn^c
Alice Lee RooseveU, eldest
daughter of the President of the
United States, and Nicholas
Longworlli, the Representative
in Congress from the first district
of Ohio.
The ceremony, the simple,
beautiful and impressive ring
service of the Episcopal Church,
was attended with all the splendor
of a grand official function
and with all the devotional beau^
ty ot a cathedral service. It was
witnessed by one of the most
brilliant and distinguished assemblages
ever gathered in the
White House, by far the largest
company which ever graced the
Executive Mansion on a similar
npr.?ninn.
^ A halo of a hundred years of
romanlic White House history
hung over the bridal couple ?
Miss Koosevolt was the twelfth
bride, according to accepted authorities,
to plight her troth
within its classic walls and the
identical spot wh?*e she today
joined hands with the husband
jfc of her choice "for better, lor
worse," is hallowed in ilie mem
ory of another White House
bride, beloved ''Nellie" Grant ,
who 32 years ago, on that same
spot became tho wife of an En
glishraan, Algernon O. F. Sarto
ris. Tender, indeed, must have
been the recollections of Mrs.
Sartoris of that day, now long
ago, for she was one ot the witnes
ies of Miss Roosevelt's wed
d'ug.
HOW TIIK 11H1DE WAS DRESSED.
Miss Alice Roosevolt looked
lovely in her magnificent bridal
costume. The gown was cut in
Princess style, which is particu
larly becoming to the slender
and graceful figure of the bride.
It whs of pearl white satin,
showing a design of roses out,
lined in silver thread on the
plain background The material
was specially woven in one of
the Patterson, N. .J., silk mills
.. and the design then destroyed to
prevent duplication. The skirt
was plain and tight fitting around
the hips and waist, with no trimming
whatever. The bodice was
tight fitting as tar as tho bust,
where it draped soltly in crosswise
folds, tlie fronts fastening
in alternate tabs, showing a vest
of soft tulle, which began at the
end of the yoke. The transparent
yoke was of real rose point lace,
an heirloom of the Loe family.?
The sleeve; were of elbow length,
being finishe I w th soli r Hies <>'
ti e same lace. The tiw , fnl y
three yards lonir, began ai ilie
shoulders, was < f heavy white
broelie, lii.td with plain \v i e
satin and finished 011 (lie siles
and at the bottom with ruches of
chiffon.
The Cotton Association
New Sub-Associations Organized
by County Organizer
Jones?Cotton Acreage
to be Reduced in this
County.
In accordance with announcement
previously made in The
News, County Organizer Geo.
W. Jones, of the Cotton Association,
organized three sub associations
in the county last week, as
follows :
Caston School House?IJ. M.
Neal, president; W. VV. Adams,
vice president; A. M. Barrett,
secretary and treasurer.
Union Church?B. F. IJaile,
president; E. M. lJinson, vicepresident;
W. U. Shute, secretary
and frnasnror
Tradesville?L. L. Polk, pre
sident; L. J. Fundorburk, vicepresident;
E. B. Fuiulerburk,
secretary and treasurer.
Mr. -lones lias thus far sue
ceeded in organizing seventeen
flourishing cotton clubs in Lun
castor county. He says he finds
in his travels through the coun
try a general disposition on the
part of the farmers to reduce
their cotton acreage tins year.
They say that, they cannot expect
the association to do everything
for them, so they have
concluded to help themselves by
cutting down their cotton acreage.
t - j- -
iTiai i ui <x i uuug i^auy
of Chesterfield, well Known
in Lancaster.
Miss Nell Lucas, an attractive
young lady of Chesterfield who,
if will he recalled, v si'ecl her
brother, the Rev. R. R Lucas,
during his residence in Laucaster
a few years ago, was married last
week, as appears from the follow
ing, taken from the Chesterfi- hi
correspondence of the Cheraw
Chronicle:
Mr. Felix Cannon was married
to Miss Nell Lucas, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. T. K. Lucas, last
evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Cannon
is a native ol North Carolina, hut
holds a position in the railroad
shops at Portsmouth, Va. The
bride has iived all her life in
Chesterfield and is a young lady
of beauty, culture and many
christian graces. R*v. E. C.
Railey tied the knot. The brid" I
was charming, gowned in white
silk, a gift of her brother, Jlev.
B. I). Lucas, who is in China as
missionary. The happy couple
will leave today for a southern
trip before going to Portsmouth,
their home. Many beautiful and
valuable presents were given by
friends and relatives.
I
The Legislature-Its Doings
and Misdoings.
Last Days of the Session of
1906?Proceedings as Re- j
ported for The News by j
Representative Foster?
House and Senate, as Predicted,
Failed to Agree on|
Dispensary LegislationNew
Board of Directors
Elected?What was Done
with Many Measures.
The following new voting precincts
have been established in
the county: - AntiocbrLindsay,
Douglas church, Jacksonham.
The Senate killed the Morgan
local option dispensary bill and
thereupon the House passed the
Rucker bill abolishing the State
dispensary and allowing elections
to bo held in each county to de
termine between prohibition and
county dispensary. The Senate
did not pass the Rucker bill.
The House by a vote of 61 to
41 refused to receive the Dispensary
Raysor?Manning and Tillman
b.ll. This is a test vote
against the dispensary in the
Ilouse.
The legislature made sou.e important
changes in the present
fertilizer law. It fertilizers hore
after fail to come up to the analysis
of Clemson College, the
seller or manufacturer shall rebale
one-half of the purchase
price and if the rebate is collected
by suit, the seller or manufacturer
shall pay a reasonable
attorney's fee. Under the present
law the seller or manulac
tnrer of fertilizers were not lia
ble unless the fertilizers fell tilteen
per cent short. Tliere are
other important changes. j
The House passed a bill abolishing
the magistrate's ollice at
ihe Lancaster Cotton Mill, but
the bill was defeated 111 the Senate.
The dispensary investigating
committee is after the dispensary
nnd flio Hor/ilina Ulnoo Z1" J
IU>.U ^hiw.iiih vimnn VU , it 11 (I
it develops that the dispensary
officials have purchased 300 cases
of bottles to cost $700,000.?
Theso goods are for future use.
IIow much liquor would $700,000
worth of bottles hold ?
The delegation recommended
J. A. Weaner, (Jeo. W. Faile and
R. ,J. Flynn for appointment on
the county board of registra
lion.
The tax levy for ordinary
county funds has been reduced
| lrorti 5.V mills to 4A mills.
The bill to limit Clemson College
to 100,000 of the fertilizer
inspection tax was defeated by a
vote of 52 to 50.
The legislature passed tho bill
to purchase the guard house!
property of Charleston to be
annexed to tho Citadel. This
svill give the Citadel enough i
room to accommodate 100 more i
cadets.
The Senate reduced the House
impropriation for the old soldier.*
from $250,000 to $225,000.
Former Governor I> B. Hill ol
New Y-'rk addressed i lie leg'sla
tore by its invitation oil the lC>tk
iiiet. Mr. Hatnel was appointed
on the committee to convey the
invitation of the legislature tc
Mr. Hill.
Mr. Ot18 failed to get up hif
bill requiring all patent and pro
prietary medicines to be labeled
containing its contents, etc., and
the bill therefore died for lack o
attention.
The Senate killed the bill tc
drive coco-cola from the State hj
a vote of 17 to 20
The Richards resolution tc
submit to the people the questioi
of repealing the agricultural lier
law failed to pass.
Senator Tillman was summon
ed to appear and testify before
the dispensary investigating com
mittee. He was red hot anc
K ; ? l__ _l t .1
i in in* reiuaras aoout im
mismanagement of the dispensa
ry. Tillman said he never at an)
lime received rebates, etc.
The House by a vote of G5 t(
42 killed the Ravsor? Manning
dispensary bill. With the Senate
ill ftlirnr nf llio ilioi>oi.o...nt - >'
*?>- f w x/1 mo viio[jciioai J it??t
the House opposed to the institution
nothing could be done.
The anti-Bucket shop bill was
defeated ill the Senate by pros
sure of other matters. On a test
vote the Senate closed 22 to 14
against bucket shops.
The new anti gambling bill
the oil inspection bill; the bill to
repeal the charter ot tlie Richland
Distillery company were
also killed in the Senate for lack
ot time tor their consideration.
k'llub" Evans, chairman of the
Board of Control ol the Dispen
sary, was defeated for re election
by a vote of 103 to 30. Mr. .1.
M. Rawlincrson. a member ot the
o ? ~ *"v
House from Richland, was elected.
Mr. W.vlie of Chester and
Mr. Black o! Bamberg were elected
members of the board of control
to succeed Boykin and
Towill.
Tlie Senate changed the ferti
lizer bill in many particulars,
allowing a margin of 10 per cent
for loss in analysis and 3 per
cent lor loss in weight and knocked
out the provision for attorney
fees. The Senate killed every
good bill the House passed.
There was a bill passed pro
hibiting the shipment from the
State of partridges for five years.
The legislature adjourned on
the 18th inst., Sunday morning
3:30 a. m. Very few bills of
general interest passed. This
legislature made a record killing
bills. Some people think the
legislature is a hard place to
ItO ?ro A ?? /\ h, /? ??* ??? "
mi v c vmo s ? n ii way.
Very truly vour.s,
J. Harry Foster.
Feb. 19, 190(1.
A handsome little brown pup
sjiven to Master Elliott Springs
by Mr Paul McCorkle, of Chester
Rtrayed oil' or was stolen last
Saturday, as will be seen elsewhere.
A liberal reward will be
paid for its recovery.
' Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Rat=
i teree.
I
! Stricken with Paralysis a
> I Year Ago She Died Yester>
day?Burial this Afternoon
in New Cemetery.
*
Mrs. Kli/abeth Ratteree, form*
[ erly of Blacksburg, died here
I yesterday morning at tlie home
other daughter, Mrs. Janus S.
, Wilson, where she had resi led
r for the past year. She was stricken
with paralysis on the 5th of
} February of lust year, Irom which
, she never recovered,
j Mrs. Ratteree was a daughter
of Mrs. Missouro Cole, of the
. Ileath Sprites section, and was
} in her 59tli year. She was twice
married. Her first husband was
I the late W. T. Williams. Be5
sides her daughter, Mrs. Wilson,
slie leaves five sons, Mr. E. L.
r Williams, of Catawba Falls;
Messrs W. T. and J.J. Williams,
} ol Jacksonville, Fla.; Mr. () K.
, Williams, of Rock Hill, and Mr.
3 Julius Williams, of Sumter.
I Mrs. Ratterce was a most eg
. titnable, christian lady, was a
devout member ol the A. R. P.
. church, and leaves a large circle
of relatives and Iriends to lament
I; her death. The remains will be
[ buried this afternoon, at 3 o'clock,
in the new cemetery.
> Death of Woman Deer lOO Yearn
Old.
Miss Nannie Talbert, who was
by lonjr odds the oldest person in
this country, died last Tuesday,
1 at the home of Mr. Thomas
Sims, in Flat Creek township.
Miss Talbert's exact ai;e is not
known, but 'Squire Roberts and
1 others conservatively estimate it
at 105 years. There are some,
however, who contend that she
was 125 years old. She had been
. a helpless invalid tor about 25
years.
Grand and F'ctit .Furors Drawn
Ycstrrdaif.
The following jrrand jurors tor
the year and petit jurors for the
next term of court, which, as
previously puunsiieci, convenes ^
March 12th, were drawn yester- A
Grand Jurors.
K M Bennett, J V S Kuiglit, R .T Harper,
\V II Millen, Col L C Hough, ST Cauthen,
L II ltowoll, \V T Vanlandingharu, 11 E
Cotby, M K llinson. E M Bailey, .las W
Blackmon. V
Petit J urors.
L It Rollings, II J> Thompson, I* L
Fundorburk, .Ino L Hat ton, Titos MeMa:
nns, ) E Taylor, .luo O Edwards, T W
I siecn-st, E It Jenkins, II ! ' Baker, J M
1 Voder,W I) Adams Sr. E M llinson, Ino A
i McAteer, .1 II. Ned, J \V Alalmffey, s E
I Sturnes, D it Napp, J no I bowers, U H
' Sapp, J I'. Faulkeuhure, W .J llorton, VV 1?
bluckinon, (loo I- Taylor, W j> Jones, I", M
Seal, l? I. Vaughn, W I) Craig, (1 E Mellow,
W s (iambic, W 11 llinson, J II
Witlierspoon, Hamuel Laney, EM Bruco,
! E M Clyburn, 11 c Addison.
J ^ ^
?Throe new cases of smallpox
developed Sunday in the
Flint Ilidge section, making
fourteen cases altogether in that
locality.
Judge Prince has decided the
act unconstitutional tha' exempts
1 Confederate veterans from payment
of license taxes.