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' The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 18.73 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. L NO. 61. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., KAY S. 1906 PRICE-FIVE cfntc dpo rn?C The Federation M Interesting Meeting of Club Women in Rock Hill this tis Week. He by Rock Hill special toCharleston mr Post :?The eighth annual cou- 8C1 vention of the South Caroliua 18 1 Federation ol Women's Club* ve< i convened in this city on Tuerday afternoon in the new city hall, nearly one hundred dole- nn Hii't-H irom i ne various clu'?8 throughout the State being in ne attendance. an t f ! ! There was a meeting of the executive and credential committees in the afternoon but the federation was formally opened at 8 o'clock in the evening with arc the invocation by Rev. W. B. Duncan. Mayor John T. Roddey ' delivered the address ot welcome '/ <j K| on the part of the city and Mrs. Paul Workman, president of the ?. Olltr nntn.1 "l" I ? 1 1 " " ^ ^ ?? uuiwu ui in uenan or the city, The response was by M rs. A. C. Moore or' Columbia. The meetiug was called to or- j*a der by Mrs. W. K. Sligh, of ^ Newberry, president of the State ^ Federation, who is presiding ^ over all the sessions. p ?Mr. A. 8. Salley, dr., of Col ujnbia, delivered quite an inter ^rj eating address on "The History of toi South Carolina,1' which was a historical treat to many who ^ heard it. The music furnished _ b> a quartette was a delightful feature of the evening. Today a buisncss session was st r held from 0.20 a. m. to 1 p m., wi many interesting subjects being y* brought up and discussed. After ' ^ the report of Mrs. A. F. McKis- , sick, chairman of the industrial . . . , . . hi? school committee, a motion was j made and adopted, that the Fed. eration go on record as making ~ every effort possible to raise an additional $1,000 for the Patter- t,1" (1 w son memorial in ihe South Car- . olina Industrial School for white boys. The morning session closed with a fitting and touching!* memorial service ill memory of ?n Mrs. Martha Orr Patterson. At 1 o'clock the delegates were given a luncheon at a local S'K cafe bv the Ann White Chapter, U. 1) C. wh The Federation will meet next or year in Orangeburg. < tlx Thr Itiirial of I'erirt Sltiture. str The body of young Peris Sis ,8h tare, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A ri s P. Sistare, at udent of Bingham School, N. C., who was accident- j * ally drowned in a pond near co, *.sheviHo last Mondavafternoon, ohs i.- ... u;?1-..1 h.... . .u (.u.,..onuw *-t ti tiuiK'uny s ? " News, was brought to Lancaster Hn< and laid to rest Wednesday, about midday, in Ilio? old ceine V, ^ ,, ''r< Very the corpso was accompan- j'|l( ied hero by three Bingham cu to dets, F. T. Can, L. S. Swepston ing npd C. I). St. ('lair. The funeral < services wore conducted in the Pn Presbyterian church by the Rev wa J. II Wilson, of Ricnhifo. " j oni ' , ~ Iinp , Subscribe for The News. Jhai an with Lancaster Name Killed in Georgia. Gainesville, Ga., May 3.?CurTwitty died today from iuj'i 8 inllicteil upon him in a fight John Tucker Dor^ey Sunday ?rniu. lie remained nncon ous until his death. Horsey said to be suffering from fie re injuries received in the lit, it being reported that his t jaw bone is broken. He has t yet been arrested. Both young men were promi nt ni^mb r.s of the community d belonged totwoot its best nilfes. i?V Improvement* ijohif/ on in LancfiHter. Improvements in Lancaster 3 still going on in every direcu. 'Squire Moore is having the lore l)lock painted, having out finished the improvements the interior previously noted The News. Ex Editor Carter's nice resiuce in West End is beinr* re O ~ w I inted this weeK. And Cashier oxton, of the First National nk, has contracted for i repainting of his resince, in the same part of town. Croxton will also have hie >nt yard enclosed with a low ick or cement wal', prepara y to putting up an iron fence. The removal of the Mackey me at the corner of Main and iv streets ??oes on anace Tl?? w building to take its place to be a large t wo story brick ucture 50 x 100 feet* There II be a commodious hall or era house on the second floor Ex-Editor Clark is thinking of ving a second story added to i dwelling on Elm street, in ) near future. Clerk of the urt Cro::ory and Mr J. T. een are also contemplating the largement ol their respective ellings in East End, by putg on second storios. Mr. Leonard Caskey is maki considerable improvements his house and lot in East 1(1. What about the editor's old *ck in East End? Well he exits to have it whitewashed len coiton reaches fifteen etnts better. Idol. Springs's elegant hotel, at i corner ot Mam and Arch eettf. is now receiving it* fining touches?hut we shall { lerve i' lor a more extended! lice. Judge 0. A. Williams is great adding to the appearance and nfort ot Ins -pacious residence t <>t th<* Southern denot by' vini; puuz is built on ir??ni i >1 sides. Dr. M I\ Crawford is havj his oflice ftl/O^e Crawford dr-nr "t- re nicely fitted up. I c walk o? i i" s'airwa.N londiiiu l he m-. oiuI -lory of the l>uiM: are al-o being plastered. Jouncil c mtinue* to make paration to cement the sideIk on Main street in front of i Snrinirs block. Sand, the I [y material that lias been lackr for some time, is now being a led. A Serious Fire. 1 1 Mr W. H. P. McMurray j;ll Loses Two Barns and Sta- Wl bles, Three Horses and (-< Other Property by Incen- 141 diary Fire. T1 w II Mr. W. H. 1\ McMurray, one 0 of Lancaster county's best cit izens and suecesslul farmers, who re lives five miles north east of I f town, has had the misfortune to ug sustain a very heavy loss by fire. Last Wednesday night, about j midniuht, his two barns and sta ^ bles were burned, and his three tine horses perished in the flames. A lot of wagon andbuguy harness, Hears, farming implements, prov ender, etc., were also destroyed. ^ Mr. McMurrav's loss is fully $1,500. He had no insurance. He is satisfied that the fire was the work of an incendiary. At an early hour Thursday morning Sherilf Hunter went to the scene and made a thnrmurh - - " vavp.o- ^'( lion. y More Club Officer* and Delegate* St |o The following are the officers HC of the Kershaw Democratic club ^ elected last Saturdar, who*e ' sa names we failed to get over the phone when we obtained the list i?, of delegates to the county con- h vention, as published in Wednes- a day's issue of The News : K. D. th Blakeney, president; E. V. re Truesdel, vice president; H. E, M Keese, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Blakeney was elected exeeu tive commitlnatnoi. ' ?*v. vv.?um. Flat Creek Club's officers are: cL M. C. Gardner, president; George jn Cook, vice president ; A. L Cook, j8 secretary. Delegates to conven- pt tion: M. C. Gardner, A. L.Cook, di George Cook, A. G. Caston, W. be ,T. Pitman, W L. Adams. m | Mt. Carmel's delegates are: " ] H. A. Gainer, W. T. Vanland ^ in^liam and William Hudson. The Antiocli Club, which or I ennized last Wednesday night, elected the following officers : J. A. West, president; W. P. re Stoimer, vice president ; .1. T. sj( 1 lance, secretary Delegates to n> convention: J. T. Gay, W. P. ^ Stogner, W. A. Blakoney,G. W. aM Hi, L' Mr .1 <> > uib.uauusi, <1 . I . .J J, llance. Executive committee v;( man, W. 1'. S'ogner. I'lie name of Mr. \V P ''askey was inadvertently omitted i from the list ol (Jills Creek's dele- j ip gates published in last issue. o ? 10 I tenth o/' Mrs. .hi/in i'trrrU. Mrs. Nonie k' -rrell. wile of Is'1 j * > f Mr. John Ferrell, of this place, (i It'll at liti'ir liomo 1 -- ' ... ...... ..uiiio m: it: I iisi J W I'dnesdav niuht, ?>f bilious ^ Mil lever. She whs a daughter ol Mr. ^|( Uchard Barker and was about ij, %1'1 year* <>! a^<-. j ,j( Mrs Ft rrell w;i< a mosteslim- a i able buly au<l leaves a lar^e cir ()a elo of rela'ivs and Iriends to lament her untimely death. Besides her husband she is wc survived by two Utile children The remains were buried al New tic Hope Thursday. ibe low the House Adjourned. One of the greatest uproars of up lit or over heard in I he 11 uup e is caused by a member from j >lorad<> who m ule a motion I hat Congress adjourn sine die * lis motion to adjourn the hole Congress and not the ouse only, caused a general itburst which surprised the doradoan. Not cognizant of his al error, and suspecting that tine die'" was the wrong term to e, he again arose, shouting; 1 move this House do now Ijourn bona fide !" At this ere was an uproar, and tie bobid up for the third time, shoutr "Mr. Speaker, I move that we irely and simply adjourn."? merican Illustrated Magazine. " ontest in York Over County Chairmanship. Columbia special to CharleBton ost: The dispensary people of ork county have organized thetr rces to oust State Senator J. ;eele Brice, the anti-dispensary ader and author of the Brice :t under which fourteen connps have voted out their d'.spen,ries. The correspondent of The vcning Post, who was at iiock ill this week, was informed by number of dispensary leadeis at Senator Brice's defeat for election as county chairman on ay 7 was now practically cerin ; enough delegates have been ected last week to accomplish at end. ?. U. Stewart, who has served long number of years as readg clerk of the Senate and who a splendid organizer, is to be it up to beat Mr. Brice. In ad tion to this a conference is to i held at liock Hill in the imediate future for the purpose nominating four straightout spensary men for the Legisla re. nnl New* for the Pensioners? Their Money Here. Clerk of t he Court Gregory has eeived a check lor the pen)ners in this county and is now ady to pay out the money to ose entitled there'o The total lount is $t>,540'20 and the imber ot pensioners 201, dided as follows : 1 in Class A $'. (? 00 j 6 41 ' I> each 72 00; 0 ci " -is on1 7 ? u < "2 ' 18.851 f> " ? C3 ? 48.00 5 k< k* C<i " 18.85 There are altogether 8.015 peniIhts in ill' i(e. an it reuse I 10 oyer las' year's list. ?Col. Lerov Springs is to be e of the new trustees of tHo itual Life In-nraiicecompany. ? will iioininut ' i to: ill" post ii by tlie board ? f Irus ets at neetino in .V-w York Thury-_ ^ Mrs. Slaiulifer, the Atlanta j ?man who killed her sister on i fount of her mi-band's ntten nis to tho young woman, lias en tried and c pitted. ? wr r a-r* VVK I Judson tiasseltine Dead. The Summons came Without a Moment's Warning? The Good Man and well Known Citizen Drops Dead in Office ol J. M. Carson Co. in Kershaw, Where he was Employed as Bookkeeper. Mr. J. W. Ilasseltine, one of Kershaw's well known and most highly esteemed citizens, died suddenly last Thursday afternoon When the tact became known here shortly after tho occurrence it cast a gloom over the entire community, for it was in Lancaster that Mr. Hasseltino wn*s born and raised and where the greater part of his life was spent. His numerous friends both here and in Kershaw, his adopted home, were greatly shocked as well as grieved at his unexpect ou pHMtiiiig away, ior ne was ai>parently in the enjoyment of perfect health up to the moment of his death, Mr. Ilasseltiue was bookkeeper for J. M. Carson <fc Co in Kershaw, and was in the com- . pany's oftice talking over the phone to someone when lie turned to speak to Mr. Carson, and as he did so he dropped dea l. Apoplexy,it is thought it was the cause of death. Mr. Ilasseltiue was a son of the late J. A. Hasseltine of Lan caster and was about 50 years of age. He was twice married. Hit first wile was Miss Pet Brown, daughter ot the lute D. W. Brown of Lancaster; his second, Mi^s Daisy Caulhen, daughter of Mr. James T. Cautheu, of Kershaw, who?survives him. He also leav es the following children by the first marriage: Mrs. E. C. Lanier and Mrs W. M. Crawford,of Lancauter; Messrs Trenholm and Augustus Ilasseltine, of Florida ; Mrs. Sidney Hinson,Misses Mayo and Lide Ilasseltine and Master Crawford Ilasseltine, ot K"r shaw. Mr. Ilasseltine is also survived by two sisters. Mrs. J. H. Witlierspoon, ot this place, anil Mrs. Thomas Stamps, of North Carolina It was only a few years ago that Mr. Ilasseltine moved Kershaw. For many years he was eniraoofl in the mop.'untila ^ rs v. 'it? business here and was known lar and wide for his genial, pleasant manners and lair dealings. Hie high christian character and -unshiny di?.position in nit him extremely popular with all with whom lie came in contact. For many years preceding his dea'h he was a leading officer in the l're-hvteri in ch rch. The r< ma'i s ot .VIr. llasseltine were brought to Lancaster yes terday afternoon and buried in* the ohl cemetery, the Rev. J. T. Heady, of Kershaw, conducting the Mineral services Subscribe to The News.