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* The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. . 54. SEMI-WEEKLY. 1/lNCftSTEH. S C? APRIL II. 1006. PRICE FIVE CENTS PER COPY. __ | 1 lie Reunion in Columbia. 1 ! I Gen. Carwile Issues Order Urging all the Veterans to , Attend. i I Tlio following general orde. ' has just been issued from toe headquarters of the South Carolina D.vision of the Confederate Veterans : ^ Greenville, April 4, 190G CoTrades: First. The South Carolina Division, United Confederate Veterans, will meet in Columbia, S G., at their annual reunion on the 16th, 17th and 18th of May, l(J06. All veteran' are earnest ly requested 'o attend, aR this will probably be the last time that m my of us will everhave the privilege of attending again. Columbia, our beautiful Capital City, has invited you, Q nt) clin Wanto vaii 4 /?/-.?%>? muv* onw " w"> o j *?u tv; i^unic. Second. Commanders of all camps in the Siale will call them together at on"e and elect dele gates to attend said reunion. Third. The commanding general regrets to call attention to a large number of camps that are still in arrears as to dues, both to general headquarters ftnd also to division headquarters. Please forward dues at once ?any way not later than April 20 They are small, and should be paid. Fourth. All r.iilrouds will give hhe usual fare. ( ( By order of Tlios. W.Carwile, Major General, South Carolina Divsiou, ^ United Confederate Veterans. J. M. Jordan, Ad.jt Gen. and Chief of Staff. Ex-Congressman Strait Interviewed in Washington on Tillman's Address. Washington, April 7.?Special to Columbia Record : Ex-Conpressman Strait, who has been an interested spectator on the floor of the house for several days, was asked today regarding tlie effect that Senator Tillman's recent "manifesto" had on the people of S >uth Carolina. Ilis opinion 1 in that since the appearance of ' the manifesto a strong following has been creatod for the mainte 1 nance of the dispensary hereaf- ' ter on clean, business principles i He believes that .Senator Till l' man's bold, fearless and straight 1 I forward statement ot the facts as)1 they oxist. now and have existed i 1 for some time have induced 1 m ti v' ii If. Iiolit.ifi. Jlint lliu li V aisnonsary ought to he given a ' lender lease of life under a fair < shewing. ! I u'lViore is no doubt," Dr. > Strait said, "that Senator Till j V* man's address to the people oi the state Ins strengthened the dispensary cause, and there are I many people in the state who ( wdl vote for its maintenance if i given another opportunity. He < I i . [> inted out so plainly and thoroughly the evils of the h\b[ern that those who believe in the tiiiiintenaiijce ?>t the dispensary, J will, I believe, eet about to rid I it of whatever evils it may now have, and continue it permanently. _ The Junior Order. A Promising Council Organized at White Bluff. ( J Another large council of the j Junior Order was organized in this county last Saturday night, | this time at White Bluff. It is to I he known as White Bluff Conn- i cil, N?>. 39. The following officers were elected: W. M. Hairier ?-?- - * 7 Councillor; C. E. Roberts,recording(secutary; J. M. Ililion, linancial secretary; W. J. Raker, treasurer. The names of 34 members were enrolled, mailing about 75 new "Juniors" in the county in two weekH. The organization was effected by State Secretary J. S. Wilson, of this place. Harvie Jordan on his Visit to the Cotton States. President Ilarvie Jordan has given out the following statement regarding Ins recent trip throughout the entire cotton belt: "My visit to the different cotton states has been one ol great in icitJHi Mim sHiiHiaeuon. J found the state division officials of the Southern Cotton Association act ively at work and deeply encouraged over what ban been ac complishe 1 by the people through the association during the past year and hopeful of greater suee ss in the future. I delivered from three to six addresses in J each state, beginning in North 1 Carolina on March 1st and clos- 1 ing at Guthrie, Okla.. on April ] 2d. The meetings were largelv ' attended by both tanners and i business men, the merchants and I hankers closing the hour ot speak- 1 ing. There is no doubt about 1 . i ;ji.. : * nit- IHJJIU1V growing 1M'erest and < faith in tlie work of ilio associa- ' lion among the people who aie 1 ngaged in cotton production and ' the various linos of legitimate ' business in the south. Our whole ' southern country, with the exception ot certain portions of ? Louisiana, Mississippi and Ar-j] kansas, where the crop was short ' c last year, is enjoying an era of I unprecedented prosperity, and j I much ol this condition is attrih- < il't*d to th<fVd.vcc*ss ol the South- ( . I *rn Cotton association in its et-j j oris through tie* united support j >1 all tho people to maintain the t price r?f cotton at protitable- fi,*;- I urcs t<? ttie growers." I \ t The Kawlingses, lather and j ons, under sentence of death for toe murder of the Carter chil I Iren, made an unsuccessful at I tempt to escape from the V?1 - J? losta Oa., jail, Saturday. i( # * - .. . % Items from Creek. A i \ Farmer's Good Advice to Farmers-?The Road Ques-1t tion, and how the Public * Highways are Worked? r . r Criticism of the Plan ofjt Paying for Certain Kinds of ^ Work. I c Mr. Editor: As I have not J nsen anything lately from Creek, 1 I will try to give you a few ' Items. Well, spring like weather ( has come and the hoys are bus- 1 tling around to get some plowing done and to get ready to plant. Small grain is lookinu very well. ' Hoys, let's hold down the co ton acreage and raise more hog and hominy. Let us see to it 1 that we do our pari in raising 5 home supplies, as we are the 1 ones who will be benefited by 1 our so doing. And let us s'ick to ^ the Cotton Growers' Association. We want to hear some more from Mr. T. M. Belk on the good 1 roads question. We like to hear such talk as he gives, as it is calculated to do a great deal of good. 1 believe in good roads and I think I prove it by my work, which is tlie best way. Hut in looking over the supervisor's report in Saturday's News I see so much road work that peo- . pie are getting pay lor. I don't knnw wliut ?i--' * -- ? ..... ?ijwui ifUjii, mr. iiiCiitor. II tlieie is a law 1o make people work the roads or pay lor not working, could we not get our ] roads in better shape if our Sup- , ervisor would quit paying a lew to patch holes and haul rocks ( on roads? When one or two men | go over a road and throw a few ^ shovels full of dirt in a hole or | haul a few rocks, it makes no ; n difference how big they are, and j dump them into holes they then ( rharge the county what, they please. And when that is done the people in that section o! road do not work it any more . that year. Of all the had roads that 1 have seen is when this . 1 rock hauling business has been ^ lone. Of course there are some t axceptions. better now pay to j have csome of those hig rocks aken out. I know of lots ot litis ( tind of business in our counry. 1 Now boys, I say let us have a I square deal or no deal at ;d! t Let us work our roads well as L. ;itizein. Of course vou all see row things are going as well as), l do. Let us gel in the ring or ?etout, whether it be p litical ir otherwise. It is not right toil lay some an 1 not pay all. There is lots more. Mr. K litor, |e hat 1 feel like s.-ivin<r ' " r-i -'HI "> I e ear this finds in way to tlie f, vaste basket, I hid better close, f his beiim my first, attempt. n Good wishes to all. [ 1,. N. M. c W. J. Gaddy,an acred Confed fi irate veteran of Chesterfield 11 3otintv, died last Thursday night, c What A Newspaper Does. from Newberry Herald & New.-. Speaking of what a newspaper Ions for a community, United >'a'es Senator David Davis, of Illinois, made an address fbat einains fiesh in tbe memory of lewspaper men. lie said: ' Every rear eacli local paper gives from >00 to 5,000 free lines for the jommunity in which if is located. other agency can or will do his. The editor in proportion to us means does more for his own iown than any other man. lie >ught to he supported no' because you happen to like him or uhniie his writing, but because i local paper is the best investment a community can have. It may not be crowded with great bougbts, but financially, it is ot more beauty than both preacher ??i 1 icaviiBi. io-uay editors do more for le-s pay than any other men 011 earth. Patronize your lionie paper not as a charity but is an investment." And yet in every community there are people who never do anything to help the local newspaper except to cuss it and abuse it and talk about how it ought to be run. And there are those who appreciate their paper. Both classes are necessary to the life of the newspaper. A Prayer of Thanksgiving for the Season. Our God and Father, we thank Thee tor the awakened earth; lor the <weet incense of renewing Nallire; tor the fair light ol iho sun and the genial breezes; for the brightening vistas be'ore >ur eyes and the increasing liopes within u?: for singing oirds and humming bees and budding plants and crooning in ?ects. Lord, these are Thine. From Thy hund they have come, wen as we ourselves. Grant that A'O may find joy in them and nav serve Thee in that ioy. \ rouse in us the spirit of the ime, that we may be quickened o grow and to give Thee praise u joylul development, and to ;iye our fellowman and every ireature cheer and brightness. I Lord, on Thee do we depend, for trowth, for hope, tor ,jov. Grant hat we shall receive these in uch measure as we need, and et, us not lorget from whom liey are received and to whom hoy must b? returned. Atr.en.? i selected. < fifteen Cases of P'ever in One Family. 11 ' om Monroe Enquirer. The family of Mr. .7. G. Starn- i s ot Halord township lias pas?- 1 d through a siege of typhoid pver. Mr. Starne* has a large aniily. Two ?! l?isons .ire' narrieri. Since th*> loh of 1 a -1 lugust every member of Mr. Jtarnes' f miilv and his two sons' amilie- have had lever, 15 cases i'I told. There were no deaths, ilthough some oi the cases were le?perate one?. Thomas Snipes Dead. He Took His own Life in the State Hospital, Columbia. Mr. Thomas ). Snipes, who was carried from liore to the Asylum in Columbia about six m^rPhs ago, committed fili cide in that institu i< 11 last Friday night. It is slated that lie hanged himself with ins bed-clothes. The hody was brough* to Lancaster Sunday and buried in the new cemetery, tho Bltey. \V A. Beckham conducting the funeral services. Mr. Snipes was about/ 50 years old and leaves a widm and the ; following 'children: Messrs Thurlow and Minor Snipes,'Mrs. Anglo^ Robertson, Mrs. John Threat and Mr?. (feorge Durst. w .( t A'Little Girl's Horrible Fate. Monroe Enquirer. ^Virgte, the seven vear-old daughter otjMr. Robert Baker of Marshville township, was burned to death last {Saturday. The little irirl was in a field helping art older (sister burn corn stalks when her clothing caught on fire. 1 he older'child tried to put out the'fire. but became frightened and'ran home to tell her mother, the child with c'othing all af'ame following dose behind her. The mother r??nMn?d __ - ~ UVIIV^ tllVJ ^ 111 i U and tore the burning clothing Irom her. The little girl \v;is carried to the house, she being overcome by the flames and falling some distance trotn home, and lingered several hours before death relieved h*-r of her duller ing. There was plenty of water within a*few feet of where the terrible accident occurred but the children were so excited they never thought of the water. Xtitne ?/ Three It itfote iee.re Omitted. The party wito kindly furnished us with the names of the widows in Lancaster county of Mexican soldiers, as published in the last issue of 1 lie News, unintentionally omitted three names, those of Mrs Matilda Cant hen, wido v of John M. Cauthen ; Mrs. Dicey Cole, widow of James Cole; Mrs. ('opeland, willow <-?f .fohu 1> Cotvdand. Sup rvisor t?ardnei who, ns or 'viously - t ited, "i deavorinj to hn\*'J lh * pf nsio. s the widowincreased, i? now netting up Mi*"* neeessary data in accordance with Sen ?tor Tillman 'a i.oiro-l ion n (lis letter pnhli-hed in Saturday ' ? News. Mr. M. Crawford of Hazlol.ii.ci <: . ... *?-ri'?USiy HDOl a day or two 8?:o by hi- son, Cleveland Crawford, a young man, who claims that Ida father was beating his mother. A little brother was lafcaity wounded by one of the voting man's bullets.