The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 24, 1906, Image 1
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.