The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 07, 1906, Image 2
The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
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VOL. I. NO. 44 SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., MARCH 7, 1906. PRICE-FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Electric Power. '1
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Southern Power Co. Makes OOi
Proposition to Chester? c 11
Why not Make One to s'*
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Lancaster, too ? pa
The Ch< stfr Lantern.
Dr. W. Gill W.vli'', while in
the city Tuesday made u proposi.
tion to furnish Chester with elec
^ - trie power. The city authorities
'are said to have been very much
impressed with his proposition.
Dr. Wylie's company will deliver
power to the corporate limits ol
the city at $20 per horse power,
provided the city will Kuarantee
to use as much as 2,000 horse
power. 1N
This amount can readily be "H
employed in the various indus
tries throughout the city. It is RP(
reportod that Col. Leroy Springs ?
will use 1500 horse power in his
two mills in the city, and it is Pr
quite certain that various other
industries will utilize the remain
ing five hundred.
At present the cost of produc- Re
ing electric power in this city
amounts to about, $40 per horse ttl
power, and the plant is in need )U
of enlargement to supply the ,1(
demands. It will thus he seen
that a contract with the Southern
Power Company will result in a
saving of 50 per cent on the cost 6CI
of producing power, as well as a in?
considerable sum that will have
to be expended ere long in im ('H
proving the local plant. re
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Awful Cyclone in South Sea "
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Terrible Destruction inSocie- Sp
ty and Tuamotu Islands. i?
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Papeete, Tahiti, February 18,
via Sail Francisco, CaL, March 3.
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?The most destructive cyclone cj
ever experienced in the Society
and Tuamotu Islands, occurred .
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on February 7 and 8. The dam- (^
age in Tahiti is estimated at ^
$1,000,000, and presumably a
similar amount of property was
destroyed on the Tuamotu .
Islands. The city of Papeete was
inundated and about 75 buildings ^
} flestroyed, including the Ameri
can consulate and the French .
tie
Government building. The shipping
in the harbor of Papeete
escaped injury, owing to the ^
direction of the wind, but tears
f . - l n
are entertained for vessels which
were cruising near the Tuamotu '
Islands.
The cyclone or hurricane reach
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eu mo veiocny 01 i^U miles an ?
hour. It struck the islands about
iridninht on February 7, and
continued until about 4 o'clock 'ol
on the next afternoon. The Is ln
land of Anaa, Tuamotu group, is < N<
believed to have been the centre ^
of the storm.
4 PROBABLY AN KXAflOKRATION. Ne
Sun Francisco, March 3.?The ne;
Evening I\>9t states ten thous- s'(^
and persons perished during the
^ jtorm on Tahiti and adjacent grc
lids, several of \vhic*?. ''8 ac \
Mil fsu.vs, h V <; isa J?e 1 ?
places i he d.wiNge t .$5,000.[)
These reports hav j i>"t been
ifirmed l>y tlie oftieois ??I 'he
timer Mariposa; which brought
} news ol the disaster irom
peete.
The Deadly Tornado.
[eridian, Miss., Visited by
Terrific Storm?TwentyFour
Persons Killed and
Many Injured?Vast Des
truction of Property.
Me-id'an, Miss. March 3.?
\e it* -four people are known to
ve been ki'led iis a result oi
e tornado, which swept over a
etion of this city shortly after
o'clcck last evening. Forty
ur persons were injured and
operty with an estimated value
one million dollar* was demolled
or otherwise damaged.?
any sensational reports were
ill out from here of an appal
tg loss of life, due probably to
e chaotic condition of affairs
imediately following the vi>ita)t>
of the storm.
A mass meeting of citizens of
sridian was called today and
,000 was immediately subribed
to aid the destitute and
jured. The Mississippi Legisture,
in session at Jackson toy,
appropriated $5,000 to the
lief fund. Governor Vardaman
noon obtained a special train,
id, loading it with convicts
>m the Kankin County farm,
^patched it at once to Meridian
le city now enjoys the unique
ectacle ot State convicts aiding
the rescue work.
The tornado which played such
ghtlul havoc appeared in the
uthwest. at G.27 o'clock last
ening. A low, funnelshaped
>ud was seen to form near the
y. A heavy downpour of rain
d been tailing when suddenly
e humidity became intense.?
itil a roar that could be heard
great distance, the storm ap
i>nt;nru IIUIII UIL* S'HJ'nWPSt 11M(1
scended upon the city. The
ea'est loss of life is toporied
>111 the east end, in what is
own as the "cotton mill" setment.
The larpo cotton mill
are was part aliy wrecked and
obably 100 small houses were
molished or badly damaged.?
e tornado swop' Front street
d wrought preat damage there
my houses were demolished
d others were partly darned.
?The Lancaster Mercantile
npany has an announcement
todays' paper of interest to
aryhody. Don't fail to road
?As heretofore staled in The
wfl, court will conveno here
gt Monday, Judge Klough pre,ng
i
?Senator Hough's fine iron
>y mare died a day or two ago.
L. & C's. New Agent.
Mr. G. J. Derrick, of Chester,
has Accepted the Position.
Mr. G. J. Derrick, of Chester,
has accepted the position ol Lai caster
agent of the L. & O. railro-d,
recently made vacant by
ttie resignation of Mr. L 1* Rod
dey, as noted in The News at
the time. Mr. Derrick is at present
the agt-nt in Chester of both
the Southern and the L & C.?
Me is expected to come io Lan
caster and enter upon the discharge
of his new duties between
the 10th and 15th instant.
As 60on as relieved by Mr
Derrick, Mr. Roddey will devote
...o niuo to musing auer
the interests here of the Southern
Express company, whoge
Lancaster office, as heretofore
noted, is to be moved up town,
into the Riddle block, a store
room in which is now being fitted
up for the purpose.
Heath Springs Happenings.
Also Items of Interest About
Magill and Liberty Hill and
Country Intervening.
Reported for The News.
Mr. C. L. Crenshaw, one of our
rising young business men, has
bought the mercantile interests
ot Mr. J. E. Creed, who has
moved back to his farm near
Camden.
Messrs Ellis and Horton, two
of our popular R. F. D. carriers,
have rented and now occupy the
commodious residence of Mr.
Creed on "West Side "
Messrs 11. P. Mobley and M.
Y. Cauthen are also occupying
their new residences in the same
section of town.
Mr. E. M. Bruce has sold his
livery business to Mr. M. Y.
Cauthen and has himself engaged
with the Sprints Banking and
Mercantile Co.
Quite a iot of guano is being
hauled out from 'lus place
Out along the road from Heath
Springs to Magiil there are a
number of improvements notice
able. Just west of town Mr. John
E. Bowers has built a lar<re, roomy
barn, v\hile farther on Mr. A. F.
Hammond has d ne the same.?
Messrs VV. J Young and P. B.
Hammond, Jr., have each built
and are occupyingnewresidences,
while work on the largo residence
of Mr. S W. Heath is being rapidly
pushed toward completion.
Work on the new rail road is <jo
o
ing steadily on, but the contractors
are somewhat hindered by
I 11k. /> Q r/?i t ir /a I ?-?* a?? .? ?< '1 -
. umvn T v/1 iiion ami tnriUP,
Mr. John Threat! and Miss
Fannie, one of ihe lovely daugh
tern of Mr. I). 11. Cautlien, both
ol I he Magill section, were rnairied
at Heath Springs on March
1st. We extend our congralillations.
.Master Fred Cautlien, son of
Mr. W. B. Cautlien of your city,
spent some time recently with
l.i< grandfather and uncle, Messrs
J. C. and. \V. T. Milliard of Magill
ecti"n.
Mrs. Mary Sadler of I'aw Creek,
N. 0, is spending some time
with her sister, Mrs. llall, wife
of Dr. P. B. Hal', at "The Hill "
Mr. II. U. Jones, of Heath
Springs, spent Sunday at "The
Hill" with his father, Mr. A 1).
Jo 1108.
Mrs. P. A. Chments has returned
home after spending a
week with her sister, Mrs. J. L.
Jackson, in Sumter county.
G. R. C.
Big Fire in Pineville.
Nearly Half the Business
Portion of the Town Destroyed.
Charlotte Observer, March^th.
A fire that started at. 12.30
o'clock last night destroyed nearly
half of the business section of
Pineville, causing a loss of between
$10,000 and $15,000.?
The stores burned were: The
Carolina Drug Store, Miss Tolly
Funk's millinery establishment,
and dry goods store, and the store
of Manson <fc Company, general
merchants.
The fire started in the Carolina
Drug Store. Its origin is not
known. The blaze was well under
way before it was discovered, and
the flames spread rapidly, being
fanned by a lively breeze. The
fire lighting facilities of the town
of Pineville are limited and it
was early seen thaf the frame
stores of Miss Funk and Manson
& Company were doomed. The
next store on that side of the
street was that of J. J. Morrow
& Company, a two-story brick
structure, and here the fight was
made to check the fire. Almost
the entire male population of the
village turned out and made
every effort to check the progress
of the flames.
Meeting of Sub-A 11 i a n c e s
Called.
The Sub- Alliances having
slock in the Farmers Alliance I
Exchange <>f S. C., (limited) are
I hereby called to meet at their
usual places of meeting or get
some ot tlie members together at
some point, and elect or appoint j
0 ie ol their number, giving him!
written authority to receive the
prorata share of the exchange
uind belonging 10 bis alliance,
and each and every one are re
quested to present their claims
not later than May 1st, J906.
The following .".-e the sub alliances
whose cer..m ales ot stock
ami evidences of claims have
been presented, and it there are
others they will please bo sure
lo have their claims properly cor
lifted to and present them
through authorized rflnrcoontu.
lives na directed at ove: Lancaster
C. 11., Hopewell, ThxhImw,
Carnes School House, Red llill.
Piimus, Jacksonh<?m, Irades
ville. Tabernacle, Pleasant
Plains,Flint Ridge,Gaston School
1 lou9o, Carme) Hill, Walnut
Hill, St. Luke, Charlesboro,
Camp Creek.
J. F. Nisbet,
County Trustee Stockholder.
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Farmers' Day.
Large and Enthusiastic Gathering
Yesterday of Members
of the Cotton Association
and Others to Hear
President Harvie Jordan,
and Other Distinguished
Speakers.
Yesterday was certainly a redletter
day !n the history of the
Cotton Growers' Association of
Lancaster county. Notwithstanding
the fme weather for
farm work, hundreds of members
of t he associat ion and t heir friends
l?id down their work at home
and came to town to hear President
Ilarvie Jordan, of the
Southern Association, and oihers
speak. There were representative
farmers here from all parte
of the county, many of them re
siding over 20 miles distant.
And they were all well repaid
for coming to town on "Jordan
Day." A substantial farmer who
lives beyond Haile Gold Mine
remarked to us after the meeting
that he felt at least five dollars
better off by having heard what
Col Jordau had to say.
In accordance with announcement
previously made in The
News, the meeting was held inthe
court house, beginning shortly
after 11 o'clock. President
Strait, ot the County Association,
presided. The building was literally
packed, there not being
even standing room left. And
there were many persons who
went away because they were
unable to gain admission.
In addition to the orator of the
occasion. Col. Jordan, speeches
were also mnd? hv
uvvniim^
Weston and Treasurer Ilyalt, of
the Stale Association. AH the
addresses were remarkably good
?so j;ood that we shall defer
their publication until our next
issue, when we will have the
space to f:ive them the prominence
which they so eminently
deserve. Our limited space today
only admits of a briel mention
of the interesting and notable
meeting.
Capt.McManus's Pension, as
a Veteran of the Mexican
War, Raised.
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?v asiiingion special in Colum
bin Record, March 5th : Senator
Tillman lifts succeeded in having
tho pension ol Amos McManus,
a veteran ol the Mexican war,
raised fr< in $8 to .$20 per month,
McManus was a member of company
C. Palmetto regiment, and
is said to have been one of the
bravest soldiers who ever went
lo the Ironi. The papers in the
case were sent to Senator Tillman
by It. K. Wylie, of Lancaster.
Thfl NflWQ *>oes Jolj Printing
1 llC llUnO for others. Why
can't wo do yours? ??????