' 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. <
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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
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. .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.
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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
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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 -- '
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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
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