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The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 41. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C.? FEBRUARY 24, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS PER COPY Capt. Amos McManus. Bill Introduced in Congress 1 to Increase Pension of Lan^ caster's Last Survivor of the Mexican War. At the request ol Mayor Wylie, Senator Tillman has introduced c in the Senate a hill to increase j the pension of Capt. Amos Mc I Manns as a veteran of the Mexi- 1 can war Tim 11<? _ .. . guiidiu viopian') i who is the last survivor of the \ s Mexican war in Lancaster coun- e ty, now receives a pension of 1 only $12. a month, and without r. any request on his part, Mayor | Wylie has very kindly under- 1 taken to do what lie can to have t the amount increased, as it should be. i Mr. Wylie leceived yesterday the following letter from Senator Tillman in * * .^.uvtvu iv; llltJ III <11- V ter : Dear Sir: I have your letter of the 14th of February. I have introduced a bil! granting an increase of pension to Gapt. Amos ^ McManuu and will try to get it / through for him. 1 enclose a copy of the bill. t Very truly yours, 1 B. R. Tillman. t The copy ot bill referred to is 1 as follows: i Be it enacted bv the Sen?r? onrt 1 _ - ] v House of Representatives of the t > United Slates of America in Con/ gross assembled, That the Secre tarv ot the Interior be, and he is ( hereby, authorized and directed ? to place on the pension roll, sub- g ject. to the provisions and limits- f tions of the pension laws, the , name of Amos Me,Manns, late of Company C, Palmetto Regiment v South Carolina Voluttteers, and pay him a pension at the rale of t " twenty dollars per month in lieu t of that he is now receiving. i A New Railroad 1 I To be Built through Neigh- ' boring Counties of Ker- , shaw, Fairfield, Chester 1 and York. 1 Application is to be made to t the secretary of state for a < charter for a railroad to be built ( from a point on the Seaboard in Kershaw county, near Lugoff ( station. rnnnintr J <? ...-.j-, ? inn uioriy direction, through Fairfield and Chester counties, to a point on the line between York county, this state, and Gaston county, 1 N. C. 1 The name of the company is * the Catawba Valley Railway, ^ and its application for nailer r will be made on the 5th of next a month. After running through N Wateree township in Kershaw 1 county, the road will traverse townships Nos. 22, 25 and 26 in n Fairfield, Roflsville and Lands- I ford townships in Chester, and Catawba, Kbenezer and Bethel townships in York. * Lancaster does not appear to v be in this new railroad scheme. R The Bellevue Mills. Sfew Life Infused Into One of Rock Hill's Enterprises? Modern Machinery to be Installed. A largo amount of new mahinery will soon bo ins'sftlled u the Bellevue Mills, at Rock Jill, lormerly the Chicora Mill. The plant has already been put 11 operation by Northern parties vho have purchased it and who >xpect to operate it on a steady lasis. The mill will be run by electric lower, furnished by 'he Southern Power Co. and will have an up tolate equipment Bible and Flag Presentation 3n "Washington's Birthday to Jones X Roads School by the Junior Order?A Pleasant Occasion. Ill accordance with announcenent previously made in The Sews, the Lancaster Council of he Junior Order of United American Mechanics made for"nal presentation Thursday of a Bible and the National flag to lie Jones X lioads school .taught ly Mi6s Bessie Grider, of York .ounty. A large crowd witnessid the entertaining and impres live ceremonies, which took place ibout midday. Secretary J. S Wilson, of the State Council, vas master of ceremonies. The Bible was presented in in appropriate speech by Ooun ;y Superintendent of Education iV M. Moore, and the llag in ike manner by Mr W. G. A. Porter, of Dixie. Both were received on behalf of the school oy Mr. Geo. W. Jones. An in cresting address on the principles of the Junior Order was natle by Magistrate W. P. Cascey, of Lancaster. A pleasing feature of the oc asion was the rendition of some lighly creditable exercises by be school children. A splendid linner was served during the lay. Celebrated His 68th Birthday with Family Reunion. Mr. E. K. Plyler, of Lancaser county, father ol Mr. J 8. ^Ivler of this pi ice, celebrated lis sixty-eighth 1 irthday last Sunday at his home by giving a lice dinner to all his children ind grandchildren. Mr. Plyler vas the recipient, of quite a lumber of useful presents on his occasion. Mr. J. S. Plyler, ,WJ " 1 ... tuu nuie son, rreci, of this dace, were present.?Waxhaw enterprise. ?Mr. Henry Morris and Miss iecheam, b tli of this plane, irore married last Sunday, by iagistrate W. P. Caskey. Jordan Coming to Lancas? I ter! 1 I] The President of the Southern Cotton Growers' Association to Speak Here March 6th?Let Lancaster Give the Distinguished j Speaker a Royal Wei- ( come! 1 t A rare treat is in store for the ^ members of the Cotton Assoeia- f lion of Lancaster county, its numerous friends and the public r generally. President Ilarvie Jordan, of the Southern Assoeia tion, is to deliver an address here, in the court house, on , Tuesday, the 6th day of March, < at 11 o'clock, a. m. Mr. Jordan i will speak in Chester the day 1 before, Monday?salesday, and , arrangements have been made for him to come over to Lancas- j ter that nicrht to onoob _ 0? | ?w UUIC Tuesday, as stated. Let every citizen in the county, but especially the farmers, try to be on hand. Lancaster has the reputation of being one of the best organized counties in the state and the cotton association, therefore, should take a j pride in giving President Jordan a rousing reception. Those who have heard Mr. Jordan say that he is a fine and unusually entertaining speaker; he is certainly thoroughly posted as to the aims and purposes of . the col ton association, of which he is the exponent and leader, i.~ ?:ii -- J duo ..c win no uouoi impart much valuable information to all who are ro fortunate as to liear him on the occasion ot his visit to Lancaster. Turn out, everyb ody, on March Gth. I ? ! Express Office to be lip Town i Arrangements Made for Removal at an Early Date. The removal up town of tlie office of i he Southern Express > company now seems to be an assured fact. The agitation of the subject by The News recent lv was followed by a petition ot citizens of the community, asking lor the removal, but it appears < from the following letter ivceiv t ed this week by Mayor Wylie , from Superintendent (). M. Sad ler, of the Southern Express com 1 nnnv. that tlw? * < ?*?1?i ? 1 t j , .. .? v?*-' IKUl ilCled favorably on tho matter be- ( tore the petition was present- 1 ed: , Dear Sir: I have your favor , ot 14'h instant presenting peti- j tion Irom citizens ol Lancaster tor an uptown ollice in >our city. It affords me pleasure to tell you that before receipt o* this pot'tim the matter had already been c bandied hr irm ot.-i r u-i: ~j <i i?? i ueiieve j now that our arrangement* have j aboip been completed to move the office uptown a! an early * dale. 1 We appreciate the business of \ the good people of Lancaster and j it will he our effort in the future j 'asin the past to do everything in 1 their interest which can consist ently be done. Yours truly, O. M. Sadler, Supt. \ Death of Dr. T. Threat. He was a Prominent Citizen of Chesterfield and was Well Known in Lancaster. Dr. T. Threat, one of Chester leld county*8 leading citizens, lied this week, lie was the 'ather of Mr. A. L. Threat, of his place, and was well and fa/orably known in Lancaster, where he occasionally visited his ton. The Chesterfield Advertiser o! Thursday {lives the following ac jonnt of Dr. Threat's death: Wo are again called upon to chronicle the death of another uie of the old land-marks of Chesterfield county. This time it is our old friend Dr. T. Threat af Ruby. Tie has been in bad tiea.lth for some time, and last Tuesday the end came. Dr. 1'nroHt lias been prominently liefore the people of the county, having been Superintendent ot Education, and later, represented this county in the legislature.? He had been a practicing physician for a long time, and will be greatly missed by a number ol people who haye been beneficia ries of his practice. He was a member of the Baptist church in good standing. He was abou' 76 years old and at his death was postmaster at Ruby. Nathanial Hough Dead A W ell Known Former Citizen of Lancaster and Confederate Veteran Dies in Alabama, the Home ol His Adoption. The many friends in Lancaster county of Mr. N. J. Ilough, who, with his family, moved from the Taxahaw section to the state ol Missouri shortly alter the war, will be pained to hear of his death, which occurred on t he 15th instant, at Lacy Springs, Alabama, where he had resided a number of years. lie had been in bad health for many months. Mr. Hough was born in Lan master county?then called District?January 24th, 1834, and was, therefore, in his 73rd year. I IU'fli tmirrio/1 loeri W-- i .vju vyut. XOO.l o Mies Charlotte C. Hammond, laughter of the late Hon. P. T. Hammond of Lancaster, who with eight chil Iron survive him, tamely, Mrs. Miller, of Wavery, Mo.; Mr. N. J. Hough, Mrs. I'orrell, Mr. Thomas Hough, dr;. (iarret, Mr. Nat Hough, of Morgan county, Ala.; Mrs. Love, >f Huntsville, Ala., and Miss Smma Hough, of Lacy Spring. Mr. Hough also leaves two sisers, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Mosey, of Waverly, Mo. The first vife of our esteemed fellow ownsman Capt. Amos Mcdanug was also a sister of Mr. lough. Mr. Hough was a Confederate reteran, having entered the ser Lancaster's New Railroad. . Work Begun this Week on Road from Strait Quarry to Heath Springs?Interesting Ceremonies Incident to the Notable Event. The initial work on the railroad to t)e built from the quarry of the Southern Granite company to llea'li Springs was attended by interesting and impressive ''oremonies. The work began Toesday of this woek, at the quarry, and the introductory steps were witnessed by quite a number of persons. An r.ddress approori ate to the occasion was first made by Superintendent Smith, representing Contractor Nicewarner, of Pittsburg, Pa. The first shovel of dirt was thrown by Major James R. Magill, of Kershaw, who was afterwards formally presented with the shovel, as a souvenir of the memorable event, by Major Adams, of Camden, the sub-contractor. The shovel is appropriately inscribed, bearing the name of Maj. Magill, the date when used and for what purpose, etc. It was agreed that Mr. S. W. Heath, president of the Sout hern Granite Company,and also of the Central Railway Company, wnicn will own and operate the road, shall drive the last spiae at its completion. It is confidently expected to have the road in operation by next May. It will be six or more miles in length and will traverse a tine section of country. The primary object of its construction, of course, is for the transportation of granite from the quarry to Heath Springs, f o r shipment 1 Ironi that point over the Southern ; but it is likely that the road will l>e eventually equipped for passenger and general traffic service. The building of this road means much for Lancaster conn?.. 1 ? iy. n means i lie development of one of the finest granite quarries in tlie world, to say nothing ot the local advantages which it will a fiord. Fell Down Elevator Shaft. Edward Hall, an eleven year- H old boy working at the Olympia Mills, fell from the top opening V of the elevator shaft to the floor. He broke some bones anil fractured his skull. The little fellow is doing very well and the marvel is that he was not killed outright by such a terrible tall.?Colum bin special to News and Courier. vice as a member of Capt. McManus's company. lie made a good and faithful soldier. He was a man of marked intelligence and ot sterling character. He enjoyed to an unusual decree the triendship and confidence of all who knew him.