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The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 42. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., FEBRUARY 28. 1906. PRICE-FIVE CENTS PER COPY The Enterprises of Mr. Moo row. Marked Success Crowning v the Business Activities of ? Son of Lancaster. From the Charlotte Observer. Mr. Robert A. Morrow, one o the leading men o! this sectior of the State, is enlarging h? manv enterprises. The Heath Morrow Company, wholesale grocery merchants of Monroe, i preparing to do a tremendou business. The depart ment stores in which Mr. Morrow is interest d rl n ?i rl a i 1? - 1 4 nuu ?viiiv/>j no is presiciem at Albemarle, Waxhaw and otlie places, are doing a large volum of business each year. Mr. Mor row is president of the Morrov Grocery Company of 1 his place He lives at Monroe. Mr Robert A. Morrow is a soi of the late Capt. James M. Mor row, and was born in the uppe edge of South Carolina, near ih North Carolina line. lie ha many kinsmen and friends her who are watching his successtu career with interest. In additioi to being a man ot fine busines ability he takes much interest ii public affairs. He is a membe of the board of internal improve ments of this State. He and Mr B. C. Beck with, with the Gover nor as ex officio president, com pose the hoard. This is an mi porianr. omce as its member look after the public buildings The Lancaster Schools. /y A Chester Editor Visitet them and was Most Fav orably Impressed with th< \York Being Done?Th< Superintendent and th< Principal Complimented. From the Chester Lantern. It was our privilege to be ii Lancaster a short while Saturda; morning and to meet with Super intendent A. li. Hanks, of th city graded schools, and hi bright young assistant, Mr. Join A V 1 ? * j\. ?#oiikius. in company witl the latter we paid a vi - it to tlx central graded school. Owing to the fact that it wa Saturday the school was not ii session, but on every side w found abundant evidence of ban and earnest work. The appear anco of the various looms su^ gested that of a great piece o machinery, temporarily inert bid ti' Io< 1 with ill" glorious cap abilities of action and impatien again to be alive. Mrs. Hanks lias been unwel for some timo, and her invalid ism lias naturally served as i check on her liusb md ; but. w< found him as enthusiastic as eve on the subject of education aiu fired v\i111 tlie laudable desire t< make South Carolina's and par ticularly Lancaster's, publii j schools, second to none in tin r< entire land. Supt. Bants is over ' anxious to engage in cover j i sat ion on his lavorit" theme, and ho is uninteresting and fluent.,/ r speaker on this as on almost any ' o'her subject. Ho lias certain views as regards methods, but I he is open to conviction and is never dogmatic. lie is the ex- f ponent of the muldle ground in J I methods of teaching, trying to preserve the best of the old ' . methods and to incorporate such 1 " ? of the new into his system as s R seem likely to stand the test. ? Without a superior as an in- s ? structor and with hut. ic?i onn?io f a " """ vviuwiu as regards executive ability, v Supt. Banks is easily one of the v foremost graded school men in 1 the state. 0 e Mr. John A. Jenkins, who oc- d copies the position of principal, ? is proving himself to be a sue 1 ( cessful teacher. He is an inde- 11 fatigable worker, and there is 1 undoubtedly a tuture ahead of . him it he adheres to his present 1 r calling. c e * mm . . A Horrible Crime < e 1 ? North Carolinian Charged r s with Dragging his Sick . 1 "Wife out of Bed and Mur- j, dering Her. t c Special to The Charlotte Obaer- ' i ver: l>ui luvni, i' t'lJ. ?().?UDB Ol s the foulest and most brutal . murders ever committed in this section or in the State was done 1 it West Durham lust, night at midnight, when John H Hodges dragged his wi'e from her t-ic , l)e<l and shot her to death. The six children of the mother 1 witnessed the murder and were c a'raid to speak when the brutal ^ father ami husband drew his e pistol and fired the fatal shot into the heart of his wife and ' erstwhile companion. One son, the oldest, did enter protest and did what lie c uld to prevent 11 the terrible deed. * "Stand back and shut your " mouth," said the brutal demon. e "It you say a word I will kill 8 you." With this the father and 1 husband knocked back the son and he fell to the lloor. This 0 was before the murder, but I while Hodges was trying to 1 8 shoot. . (i 0 "I knew when I deeded this ' e house and lot to you, Miss Mat- v ' tie," said the demon, "that you % would kick tne out." v "1 did not," pleaded the help- Jl ^ less wife. k'l have been very 1 ? si"k and am> sink now ah it j want is 'or you to be good and * * do right. You can have I lie house and lot." she sail, Ibis 1 ' being according to the stale- ' ment ol her eldest eon, who .V a heard the entire matter. n 0 ''You can take tins," lie hiss 0 ed. The shot fired. A lite . , ended. 1 h ' llasty, the slayer of the actors, " was arraigned in Qaffney court 3 Monday. Ilis trial is set for f 9 tomorrow. n Lancaster's Model Sheriff V Deserved Compliment tc One of the Best Officers ir the State. 'rom the Columbia State : ,^o the Editor of The Slate: We regret to see what seems o he a little unpleacant corres sondence in The State betweer Sheriff Hunter ol Lancaster anc Solicitor Henry of Chester, Sheriff Hunter has many warrr riends in Chester county, as no # h 1 * 1 rti ??o .inwusimui tno orate vho it would be hard to make telievo that lie would be guilty if deviation from any oflicia luty. Mr. Hunter's triends here ire appreciative of the service ie has rendered his county am ilso the State, when he wai Jnited States marshal. As has been proclaimed ir >ublic print, even in the olumns of The State, Sherif lunter has no superior in the State in the discharge of his dliciul duty. We deplore the fact that an} etlection should be sliadowet orth in regard to his "efforts' n the Morrison ease W? ;w>w ot how he chartered an olc reight car and went thundering >ver tlie double trestle at break ieck speed in the night's dark less to save the nock of the riminal. This was not written in de eice of Mr. Hunter, but einiplj o show him that his efforts art ippreciated. He is fully able tc ake care of himself; is a fear ess. brave man of pronounced mi victions. V Trio ot The State's Readers. Preacher PniinHpH== _ . m VMIIUVU 'Pounded" So Bounteously that he Invites a Hungry Editor to Dine with HimHow the Good People ol Heath Springs Helped the Rev. S. N. Watson tc Celebrate his Birthday. Ho ye editor, how I do sym mtliize with you ! \ know wlial I is to drink water and vifror usly use a toothpick. in ordei o make the impression on tin vorld that I had had a meal vhile a', the same time there vas an inward monitor, lashing ind gnawing, trying: to impress ipon my mind that the Divine Creator said, ul>y the sweat ol ny nrow shall tliou eafc broad,' ml that there had been 110th ng but the sweat. But all hings change. I can now aive on a square, round or any th r kind of a meal your Iwstidi us tas'e may call lor it you will oave your sanctum, sanctorium ong enough to visit my domcile. Today is my birthday, low old am I ? Well, to tie olite, that is none of your budless; sufhce to say, I am older than 1 was ton years <-go, lo- 1 am in "Tried now, bat today 1 am ? well I have torgotten to ? think about my age, so busy 1 ! have I been looking ihrougli the many good things my kind peo pie sent to my home. There \ have been regular trains and i special trains running all day long; all well loaded with flour,' ' hams, sugar, coffee, rice, chick-! < ens, turkeys, butter, eggs, in i 1 fact all kinds of good things to < I eat, too numerous to mention,! but I would h? an n I _ ? un^iadriUl J 1 wretch did 1 fail to mention the } tact, that, alone; with this bouni teous store there was some of i the 4iroot of all evil" and a beautitul quilt that would make the 1 eyes of the aesthetic dance with 5 pleasure. i Now 1 know you are hungry, * thinking about mv groaning 3 pantry, so 1 will leave you to bite your lip and chew your tooth1 pick, and wish you were a Bap ' tist preacher ; and so might any f other man if he had such kind, 3 thoughtful and appreciative peo5 pie to preach to as the Lord has {liven to me. Such expressions r of kindness make us feel, after ' all, (hat life, with ita trials and ' alllictions is well worth living. 1 May God bless them all, and 1 enable me, His ambassador, ' and their humble servant, to be more faithful and zealous in my - effort to break unto them the > bread of eternal life. S. N. Watson. Heath Springs, S. 0. Feb. 23rd, 1906. Coming Marriage. I Mr. Joel D. Blackmon and i Miss Louetta L i n g 1 e to Wed Marrh 1 \ ? J Cards are out announcing the r approaching marriage ol Mr. Joel D. Blackmon, son ol Mr. W. M. Blackmon, of tlie Creek sec* (ion, and Mips Louetta Lingle, f daughter of Mr. E. B. Lingle, of ? Dwight. The ceremony will be performed at the home of the } prospective bride's parents the afternoon ol March Gth, at 5 o'clock. Mr. Blackmon is a clover I young man and a successful farmer, while Miss Lingle, whose . heart and hand he lias been so , fortunate as to win, is a young laclv of most lovable character J Ullll .JoOcJ.w* 1 ? k I'.VU^1''I'o^uii'iniy . r />/ Daniel's Lecture The Rev. J. W. Daniel, I). D., I of Columbia, will deliver an ad-1 ' dress in Grace Metli >dist chiirch here tlie night of March I lie 12th. 1 llis subject will be the "South i em Mule."The admission fee will bo 25cts?for adults; 15 cents for children. Dr. Daniel, who is one of the i most prominent members of the South Carolina Conference, is an ,(original, forceful speaker and a 1 i treat is assured all who go out to hear him on the occasion of j his visit to Lancaster. nold Your Cotton! Bays Harvie Jordan?President of Southern Cotton Association is Looking for Better Prices. About the middle of last November the Southern (Y.tton As?ori at inn nrluiooit ??l' ...? i- - ' 1 .. .^ .nvu ?Vl> IIOIUjrs to demand fifteen cents per pound, basis middling, tor the balance ot the unsold portion of the present crop and pledges were asked lor ninety days. The mammoth Cotton Convention, held at New Orleans, La, January 11 13, 190(5, passed a resolution unanimously endorsing the holding movement for fifteen cents, and advocated the continued holding of the unsold portion of the crop for that price independent of the ninety-day pledging. The executive committee of the Association subsequently endorsed the action of the Convention, and all spot holders were earnestly asked to stand firm until a maximum price of fifteen cents was ottered. Remember one year ago cotton sold at seven cents per pound in Februrary and advanced to over ton cents early in July in the face of a 14,000,000 bales crop. This year the crop is 3,500,000 bales less. Gomsumplion is lar greater this year than last, and the prices of all lines of cotton goods abnormally high If the small balance of the cotton now held is sold for fifteen cents, the whole crop will not average over 11 12 cents per pound. Receipts will soon drop ofY heavily and a stronger market will tie had. Do not rush your cotton on the market, but hold it and win out in the great struggle that is on between the spot holder-* on the one side and speculators, spinners and buyers on the other. Yours truly. Ilarvie Jordan, President S. C. A. Musical l"rida y Xi<//it. at Hcsiilence of Mrs. /<*amtic , tones. The Juvenile Missionary Society of M. E. Church, South, requests the public to attend a Dime Musical at Mrs. Fanny Jones' Friday evening, March I he second The following programme will be rendered: Full Chorus. Music, Miss Porter; Declamation, Miss Ulaike; Vocal Duet, M -ses Johnson; Violi n and Piano Duets, Misses Davis and Tillman; Piano Duet. Miss M111<*r and Mrs. Purron ; Declamation, M 1 s s Thompson; Vocal Duet, MosII anies Pipings and Barron; P.auo Duet, Mrs. Barron and Mi -is Jono-; Declamation, Miss Thomasi-on; Instrumental S >lo. .misJ SKipper; Trio, Mrs. Karron and Mi s? > Porter and Jt nes; I >e - notation. Miss Davis; Iinstrumental Solo, Miss Essie Jones. Mrs. J. Palmer King and children went over to Fort Lawn yesterday afternoon, to spend a few days with Captain King, who is temporarily in charge of tho railroad office at Fort Lawn.