The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 14, 1906, Image 1
. The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. NO. 46. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? MARCH 14. 1906. PRICE-FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
incitement in Kock tlill. L
Over an Attempted Criminal
Assault on a Little White ^
Girl by a Negro?Lynching
Averted by Hurrying
Fiend to York Jail
hp ?cial to The Charlotte Observer.
Rock Hill, S 0., March 11.?
j. 4 The town of Rock Hill was in
\ a quiver ol excitement last night
over an attack upon the 13 yearold
daughter of W. L. Sweet, o
the Arcade Mill vilage. A lyncn .
. j|
log was avoided by the care and
prompt action ol the policemen,
who, on catching the man thev n
had suspected, hurried him off
i>. i "
through the country to the
Yorkville jail. lie had been
positively identified by the girl, ^
and three other little girls who
were with her when the negro
attacked her, and was weil 00
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his way to Yorkville in a buggy
with two ofheers, armed with
shot, guus; when the crowd of
operatives, who were searching
for him, learned of his capture. ^
, The town is still warmly discuss
ing the incident, but no further
trouble is ieared.
The negro, Will Crosby, who
had been doing odd jobs about
the mill village for several days,
did not Riiri-?r:a? hie don oar Ha
^
. was captured in a store late la^t
\ night. The little girls were com
ing through a little wooded por- ^
tion of the suburb,along a branch, v
when Crosby jumped from be- r
huid a tree and seized the girl. ^
She screamed and fought desperately,
her clothing being par- c
..jfc tialiy torn from her in the vio- ^
lent efforts she made to free her- e
sell. Crosby drew a knife and 11
threatened to plunge it into her 11
bosom if she did not. submit. a
The quick-witted girl saved herself
by agreeing to meet him
that evening and then came home "
and told her parents. 11
, M . a
?Mr. Tos Faile and Miss McCoy
were married Sunday in 11
Flat Creek township by Notary
Public W. F. Estridge.
e
?"Betsy Hamilton," who is r,
1 O 1,110 IIIUBl
author reader of the south will U
? feiVH ?ne ?1 her inimitable re
ci'als at tbe graded school audi s
torium next Monday night, for p
the benefit ol the school library.
As will be seen by announce- ti
ment elsewhere, Messrs B. M. c
Welsh it Co., a new mercantile li
firm composed of well known it
and progressive young men, has J.
opened up an uptodate slock ol u
groceries in the Springs Block, e
4 Call and see I he new store and d
r \ new goods.
A fearful mining catastrophe si
occurred in the northern part of it
France Saturday. Fire damp k
exploded in a coal mine, des- o
troying a number of pits and (1
causing nearly 1800 men to be li
entombed. Over 1100 livoa
were lost. Ci
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.etter from Mr. John W. ?
Twitty, !?
ii
Vhose Articles are Always i.
Read with Much Interest it
by his Former Fellow Cit- ?
izens of Lancaster?A Va- ?
b
riety of Matters of Local \\
Interest Entertainingly
Commented Upon-?Geor- hi
4
gia's Redhot Gubernatorial
VL . ti
Campaign.
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Mr. Editor: The late article ^
u The News by Miss Marie Craig ^
a very read b e and contains .
nnch t hat was news tothis scribe.
[Mie account given of the burial
f Andrew Jackson, Sr., is sensa- ?
ional and full of romance. It is
lard to believe that men prolucing
such a posterity would C
:ive way to drink, and make such 6
m inhumane job in the last act
lone tor their fellow. The incilent
is said to come from Mr.
teece Massey (second hand I
8
telieve,) whom we all know to
lave been well posted generally.
)ne other thing in the commuoi 11
ation was the noted, brilliant ^
haracters born and raised in the ^
Vaxhaw section. Leaving out
General Jackson, the writer inroduced
a number ot the best,
neu South Carolina ever jroluced.
' 0
By the wav, Miss Craig .is a
laughter ot J.E. Craig whose t
vife was Miss Drenuan, if 1 re
h
nember correctlv. She should .
li
vrite more.
o
Your Macon, Ga.f correspon- p
lent's articles are read with in
-*re?t. Mav he continue to give v
vents of the Central city. I am c
lot sure I know- who that writer 0
f, but it is not so much the man
the matter. %
The papers tell you all about jj
he campaign which is now goine ^
n in this Sta'e, and also exhibit, 8
isually on first page, (Journal g
nd Constitution,) pictures.?
)h, such'pictures and mud slingng
! Too bad! Smith is cer ^
ainly in the lead now, but no ^
ccounting what may l e in the
nd It is thought that ihe ra'l ,
riad and other corporations will
so big money on Howell; there- ire,
as money is power we must j
ee the end to know how much
ower is put forth.
Your city (I mean old Canons
sr ) continues to improve. Mm li
redit is due to one 1nn.11 I ol
ide to Col. Leroy Springs, who /
as certainly done much for
I'incaster. Why not the good J
,'ork continue? It is his inter- n
st to aid to his holdings and in- \
irectlv help the town.| \
I see you have another hank, e
rhich is able to mako a fine a
liowing in a very short time. It p
? a marvel to older persons to (j
now how they got along with 8(
id banking institutions. Now ie
liev must bo established in every n
ttle town. Such is lite. fi
The fourth bank has been reen
tly organized here, aggregate
ipital about $<>00,000, besides1
tree or four building ?n'i loan j
rganizations 'l'lie city of Val i
osta has made wonderful stride-'' Dc
i material prosperity and every j ;
ody seems to have confidence in i
s future. Recently large sums :
f money have been URed in the
ity proper. Cement paving and
rick streets, etc , which will
kely continue indefinitely.
I am anxious tor some of your
est men to pass tips way and je(
lie over" long enough to see ^
lie city movement. y
My, my, what a big matter frc
as grown out of Morrison's
ssassination, or, I might say,
lie murder of Will Floyd, and
lie end is not yet. One thing
i sure : Sheriff Hunter will ejc
alk back if his toes are tramncil
?? 11111
n. 1 have not the least idea
he parties suing will ever get pj.
cent of daniage out ot the tj1(
ounty, but it is vexatious and
xpeasive to defend. co(
1 s e you have the Express ot yr
ice up town. Continue to con wj.
end for depot and po-toflice
milding and they will both be .u
upplied. ev
You know, Mr. Editor, you
oust do all the talking and do it tjv
ree at that. Hardly just, but ku
ou have got into that way of
oing and will have to keep it up. ^
You know, Mr. Editor, I have 8R,
ieen trying to get your farmers
o make pindars as part of their
rop. I still urge a trial. It is t|J(
very important crop in this tel
ection. Easy to cultivate and ,G1
he hogs do the balance and get ()t
at on them. Car load .after car _ja
ana, pernaps zo cars, have been o(j
rdered here for planting pur
oses. ,io
It this is worth a place in
1 wi
our paper, my friends in Lan- se(
aster will know that I am still
n the land among the living- [t
I lorgot, at. the proper place,
o suggest that Lancaster estabish
a system of water works,
Jo town can afford to do without ,:n
uch a plant. To have a good j
upply of water flowing through
our streets is inestimable. teT
I thought I would ask abou' ,\ p
lie Kershaw and Lancaster line (Je
from some things that I have
een I think the latter is tearlul i
hat this line will be established
little too far North to suit their yc
eelings and purse. As you see, .
look on trom a distance. ,
Yours truly, Ifn
J. W. Twitty. tal
Vahlosta, Ga., March 12. c<"
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># l>ftn\el'H Ijvctiire.
co I
The lecture of Dr. J. W.
)an?el, of Columbia, on the
" J-':
uuuiin-i ll mm*-, neiiverea Mere
fonday night, in !lie Grace
lethodist cliurch, was highly
ntertaining and instrnctiv e,
hounding in hoth humor and cit
a'mob. Tne speaker was intro- e<lt
uced by the Key. li E. Turnip me
sod, pastor of the First Method da
it church. The audience was on
nusually large, the church be- bai
lied. prr
Subscribe for The News. | s r
Caution to Farmers.
>n't Over-Plant Cotton th
Season?If you do, Pric
will Drop to 6 or 7 Cents
Views of a High Author:
tyEvery
farmer should read tl
lowing interesting and time!
ter which has been receive
Secretary Cheatham, of th
uthern Cotton Associatioi
>m Superintendent. King of tl
w York Cotton Exchange:
Your favor of the 9th instai
received. Thanks for Ereg
nt Jordan's cotton statist'c
which give the facts clear
d intelligently.
In my opinion the comir
inting season will prove to 1
3 most trying if not the mo
^ D
itical in the experience of tl
I toil frvnwpTa nf llto
D?w f? W4W v** law VJW LI?
ying because tbere are mai
10 believe 10 or 10i cents w:
[>ye so serious a temptation
0 planter that he will pi
ery available acre in cotto
lis opinion is not confined
is section < f the country alon
t is endorsed by many of tl
od people of the South, 11
unters of cotton 1 am glad
VIt
will indeed prove a critic
ison for the planter and f
b entire South should tl
nptation to over-plant in cc
1 be carried out The yea
splendid work of your Ass
ition together with that
)er6 who have co-operate
11 be swept away, and a cone
n of servitude for the plant
11 be re enacted with its co
pient 6c or 7c for cotton.
This is not an extreme pictur
is certain to occur unless tl
intara at uiul oaIi/11 ? U
o\;uv.iij lU^O I111
d lor their own protectic
rersifvir.g the planting, pa
g in a moderate acreage on!
cotton. If the planters wi
t protect themselves in a mn
ol such vital interest,
10m can they look for helj
rtainly not to the buyer ar
i consumer.
To sum up the matter, tl
nation lor weal or for woe, f<
or lor l'2c is entirely in tl
nds of the planter. In a bri
erval of time the world wi
ow whether he has provt
se to himself or has had tl
nrage and manliness to resi
J temptation which no
reatens to wrest from him tl
utrol of the sit ; ition.
Yours truly,
Wm. V. King.
*. ,foe Utt/itr limit ff Hurt.
Mr. J. E Usher, an excellei
izen and good farmer of tl
item portion ot the count;
t with a bad accident Moi
v. Ho fell from a buildir
which lie was at work, h
ck striking a large rock 011 tl
>und. He was unconscious f
reral hours and is still in
io*:s co h'ti*".
Court Proceedings.
I
is j Several Cases Disposed of
:e and a Number Yet to be
- Tried.
The court of general ReRSfiions
convened here Monday morning.
Judge Klugh presiding. Col. L.
I C. Hough was made foreman of
d 1 b? grand jury.
The following ca^es have thus
ie
j tar$been {{disposed of : litiie
^ Caldwell, ^charged with assault
aud4battery with intent to kill,
. was tound guiltv on second
at ,
count in the indictment and sen.
Utenced
to 12 months' imprisonI*
ment or to pay fine of $H)0.
John Blackmou, charged" wi'h
miir/leii *" f * v
)r ..1UHIC1, >Yrt? IUUII'l glUJ'V v0f
manslaughter and received a
30
. 3-year sentence. Water Cud
st . 1 **
ningham, alias Bunk Reddish,
. tileadel guilty to larceny and
vvas sentenced to 18 months'
IV
|j imprisonment. The case of John
and. Kolteri Kennedy, otlense,
to J 1
t violating dispensary law resulted
in the conviction of John and.
^ the acquittal of Robert.
True bills have been found iu
^ following cases: Eugene En.
ilish, larceny; Edgar S. McD
>w, a-sault and battery with
intent to kill and carrying coin
ftj cealed weapons?trial set for toor
morrow; Chas. Roach and W. R
. Roberts, violating dispensary
lum* A ?/! %
??v?, aiiuicw /\nuerson, murder;
rg Ulark Ivy, murder. Tliere are
? number of other bills before
0f 'be grand jury for consideration,
j imong them several for viola
tions of the dispensary law.
er Two cases against Isom Duun
lap for assault and battery with
intent to kill were nol pressed.
e ; The case of Julia Witherspoon
ie {for violating labor contract, ap0r
j peal from magistrate's court ,,
in I was dismissed. The appeal of
the defendant in case ol Town of
lv Lancaster vs. Joseph 1). Walker,
II for selling liquor, was dismissed.
,t- ?
to Three trains were wrecked
>? Sunday on the B. ?fc (). railroad
id nean Bloomdale, Ohio. A passenger
train dashed info two
,e Ireight trains already piled upon
r)r each other. A fierce snow storm
ie w as raging at the time. Two
ef persons were killed and filteen
ill injured.
3n John Burko and Ed Aycock,
he two Georgia fanners, quarreled
st Saturday, a' Scarboro, about a
w mule, which resulted in each
shooting and killing the otlu*r
Meagre report* have been received
<>f a lour days1 light in
the Philippines between Uncle
Sam's troops and hostile Mores
Fifteen American soldiers were
nt killed and a number wounded.
le it is eslima'ed that the native*
y, had nine hundred killed or
11- wounded. Tl e Americans fought
>g their way through a strongly for-is
tified position.
ie ? ?
or Dr. .f. H. Thornwell, D. D.y
a ot Fort Mill, was in town y eater-;day.