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f ' / / T s*r ' The Lancaster "News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1278 ENTERPRISE IS91 VOt. I. NO. 09. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? JUNE 2. 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PEI1 COPY 1 7 Another Sensation inColuni bia. A Member of the Begislatur and a Bank Cashier Clas Before Dispensary Investi gating Committee. i /oiuninia special in Thursday Charlotte Observer: There wei more violent doings before tli dispensary investigating com mi tee ibis afternoon. The marshi ^ rushed between W. W. Smoal cashier of the Farmers'and Me chants' Bank at Walterhoro. ar liepreaenative J. M. Walker, < the same place, who had give each other the lie as to whetlu Major John Black, of the Stat dispensary directorate, had bril ed Walker with a $40 suit < cum nes. unairman Hay furtln stilled the warring spirits in tli two nion by telling them that, i they did not desist, the ootnmi tee would send them to jail f< contemp Mr. Smoak testified that Ml Walker, who voted for Mr. Evan came into his bank at Walte boro and drew on Mr. Evans f< $75. Mr. Walker testified that li never got the $75. Mr. Smoa also testified as to the Blac matter ol a $40 suit, to Walker. Here it was Walker iuterrup ed and ealled Smoak a liar an ^rushed for him Smoak also ga\ Walker the lie. Walker denie that he said any thing about Blue paying for this suit and deni? that Black did pay for it. As t the so called private conversatio Walker had over the long dii tauce telephone Irom (Jolumbi to Walterhoro during the se sion of the Legislature just aftt the election, Mr. Walaer said ii was talking to his wife and t<>' her of Black's election and tin ^ he was glad to see Black com i.. Mr. John S. Holden Dead. Mr. John S. Iioldeu died i his home in Kershaw last Moi day morning at one o'clock. Ft the past year Mr. Holden ha suffered considerably from canct of the mouth and lor the pat two months had been confined t his home on that accoun'. Mr. Holden was 49 years < ^ age and for the past 12 yeai been an employee at th llailV (fold Mine. He leavt surviving him his wile and set en children. His remains were interred i the cemetery a' this place yet terdrv afternoon with masoni c< r MtiOiiies.?Kor.ihaw Mr a. \ Prosperous iarmer Hang Himself. \\ atli.tlla hjh'AiI to (ireenvill N??>s ; llunry \lIo8Bi', a proi peroiiH farmer, 1 iii?lc Iwo mi'e south of WhIIihu. commit te auicitle lust m^l. by h.wi.uiu 111111 ho 11 ' illi u wi , II in boil O w * found > ilg'i from n 111 ?f iliih morning with itf ire iiroun the neck. i=!The Dispensary Matter in Kershaw. e What Editor Hamel has to h say on the Situation, since His Return from Alabama ?A Card from Mayor Blakeney. 'h *e From the 1, '8h?w Era. 10 The information that an order * had been issued by the State ill board of control for the estabiishk, ment of a dispensary on a small r. strip of territory in the town of Kershaw, which happens to lie in the county of Kershaw, came as a surprise to us while away, as we had no intimation before ir leaving that any effort was being 0 made in that direction. While ^ .rumors were afloat prior to the election in tins county that it ~r would be done in the event of 10 the dispensary being voted out of if Lancaster county, we did not ret gard the matter seriously for )r the reason, in the first place., that it hardly seemed reasonabla that r the State board of control would 8 grant a request of that kind, such ' a small portion of the town being in the Kershaw county side; and, >r in the second place, the votes IH being so overwhelmingly against ^ it here added another reason, k But it seems we were mistaken. It was not to be supposed, of t course, that simply voting out d the dispensary would completely r6 annihilate the liquor traffic at lS one blow, but our town authorik ties have been very vigilant and I I A I - - we nan tnougnt that they were succeeding well in the effort they were making to suppress the illegal Kales in the short time the s" law has been in operation. And 1 it the consumption of liquor has jr been reduced as much as one |(> third in the six months of prohib(| it ion we submit that it is succeed it ing remarkably well. 10 . We were glad to tind on our re ! I turn that active opposition was, being made to the establishment J o the dispensary in our town,and we were further informed that j more than a majority of signatures had been obtained of the* 1 qualified voters living in Huffa'ol " and Flat K ick Townships of Ker I shaw county, which are tlie town- ] it ships in that county ao j uning | it Lancaster county, in opp.Mi i.?.i o to it. f Council Unanimously in Fa(t vor of Opening Dispensary. IB | fhe same issue of the Kra in which foregoing editorial appears 11 contains the following card from . I Mayor Blakeney. K I. News.J c Kditor of Krtr: For the infor | j ination ot those making inquiries Sj relative to the Dispensary pro I posed to he established m K?r t;| shaw (/ounty within the incorpo. Irate limit* ot ttm town of Ker Ishaw, i wish to Hav thit this | j j question was discussed hv the nit-in uerf- "i me i on lid i ?' a rnr> t 1 ~ ing of same and fh< plan to have i v 11 lie Diflpatmarv opened received the ujianim hih cit l >r- inout ??; , d the Council. Had I been asked I would gladly have given thin or i Accident to a Lancastrian I Causes People in Charlotte to Think that they Pelt a Genuine Earthquake. I The Charlotte Observer re ports ail earthquake shock in that city last Tuesday evening. It was not the ordinary,regulation seismic disturbance, contempora I ry, that your mayor and others! felt. That quake was caused by a mighty fall that evening which Lancaster's monumental niagist rate, .1 udge Ca^key, experienced at Waxhaw creek, between here and Charlotte. A6 everybody who knows him wiil testify, Judge Caskey's avoirdupois is equal to that, of some bales ol cotton, and his attitude so great that he frequently walks in the middle ot the street to avoid stepj itig on and stumbling over store awnings. When therelore, a man like that takes a tumble, and his gigantic Irame suddenly comes in contact with mother earth, there's bound to bo some thing doing in the way of a shake. jodge Caskey's fall Tuesday evening occurred as he was returning trom the Vanwyck picT nic and school closing exercises. His tour-seated hack upset with him about the ford at Wuxhaw creek, hurlinc his nnnderniu honor violently to the ground. Fortunately, .Judge Oaskey e? caped unhurt, but as much can not be said of the expanse of land which his massive body struck, which now resembles a brickyard excavation. In rolling over and struggling to get up, the Judge made an impress thai was mistaken the next clay by a citizen of the? community for >< place where an elephant had wallowed, lie therefore came !'? town and excitedly inquired whether anybqdy had heard <>f a stray elephant roaming about th*' country Death of Mrs. Hilton. Mrs. (iillie Hilton died at her home :it Whil? l-tlnir lu^? .... _ ? - ' II r? v * ti ^ . Mrrt. 11 i 11011 whs t?b years ol a^e She leaves surviving her nine children?live sons and four daughters. Mrs Hilton's remains were in. terred in the graveyard at While B ull' Baptist church, ol which church she.* h- a consi-tont number. Mr. .J. A. Hilton, who is a son of the dec omeil. attended the funeral ?Kershaw ICra. any other information connected vs 11J? this movement. The writer is wailing at any time to uriv an\ citizen of this town Ins rcas n j for advocating, in this i> <rticuiar itmtunre, the Ui-pensary. It inot ra\ ?le8ire to provoke or enter : into a newspaper oonlroveras , j but I will certainly not shirk \ discussion or iv p >iiail?ili|\ I'oi m> action in the premises. Yours truly, K. 1). iilakeuey. A Former Resident Visits Lancaster after an Absence of Twenty Years ? Something about His Vegetable Farm in Florida. Mr. U. U. Chapped, of San ford, Fla., stopped in Lancaster one day I h^ week, oil his way to New York. We are indebted to hi in lor a pleasant call while here. Mr. Chapped was at one time a resident of this place, being in the railroad business here, lie left Lancaster twenty years ago, going to Florida, where lie is now successfully engaged in truck farming, his principal crops being celery and radishes. lie shipped to northern markets the jiitMi hoason rtou carloads of celery alone. Some idea ol (he marvelous advance in land values in Florida may be gathered from Mr. Chappell's experience. Some years ago he bought, the farm he is now cultivating lor $ 1 .25 an acre. Recently lie declined an oiler ol $12,500. lor five acres of his larm. On the five acres relerred to Mr. Chappell made a profit this year of over $6,000. He has gradually brought, his larm up tjo a remarkably high slate ol cultivation, lie uses about three tons ot fertilizer to the acre. lie is practically independent of seasons, as he can irrigate his lands when a shower is needed. The farm is also well underdrained with lilin Mr. Chappell met many of his old Lancaster Iriends while here this week, who were indeed glad to see him again, lie not only stopped over to meet his triends and form i associates, I > i j t he desired to s*-e lor hi nisei I Lancaster's wonderlul growth he lias been reading about in the Lancaster correspondence of (lie Charleston News and Courier, throng]) which medium he keeps up with Lancaster news. New Methodist Church at Chesterfield Dedicated. Uheslei field cor. The Slate: The Methodist- have completed a vers haiul-otne brick church To the pastor, Rev. .1 J. S.evonson, is due I lie credit. R -v. A. M. Chrietzburtf ol Columbia was invited to come and preach at 1 i o" lock Sunday He preached a tin ? sermon to a larne and at tenti ve eon^rei; it ion. * Mr. Clniei/bur^ 1- the oldest member of th * S 'inii (. arolina eon'rrenre and Was paslol of this caiirch <?2 years asro. I here are only about halt a dozen people tieie now who w< re here then. Von v: >' resp< \ h you o^cst ol thei i , (. i .! \v about -IX mouth- ?db. u.dy oio of them was old notion lo romember him. ? A 4*i in so .r ?>vs a nun is worill t v o m some Old r fellow's ... ..... ^ .1 I II tKl, I The Deadly Cocaine. White Man Dies from it1^ Effects and Several Negroes Narrowly Escape a Similar Fate. The fact til it a number of negroes ol Lancaster are now using cocaine as a substitute for whiskey was suddenly brought to light this week, and as a sequel to devel ipmonti a white man is dead. List YVedne day afternoon ncvciiu negroes ill town were lound prostrated tromihe effects of some drug. Two of thorn, l)v nnis Cole and Otis Clintoi., wore down oil tlie Court house square, in an unconscious coiulv tion. Tnree others, Arthur Moore, Kissie Clinton and Ella Lowry^ were at I he same time iu a serious condition, in oilier parts of town. Physicians worked on the parties for hours belore they were even partially relieved, and was not until Thursday morning that the negroes could give a r intelligent account ol themselves It appears that on Tuesday Dennis Cole and another negro, Ed. Ballard, went over to Eon. Lawn aud one of them bought some cocaine, from a druggis:, it is alleged. It is also state 1 that the druggist had been d? A >1- * ' * recieu oy a pnysician to let ili-? negro have cocaine for medio nal purposes. When Cole an 1 Ballard got as far as the river, on their return trip, they were so much under the influence of the drug that they had to remain there all nignt. During their stay at the river it is said t h i: the ferryman, Mr. William Ka?ley, asked them to let. him taste the drug. How much he took is not known, hut Wednesday afternoon his dead hody was foun 1 in a ditch a short distance down the river, on ihe Chester side. Cole returned to Lancaster without Ballard some time during the dav Wednesday, at. I shortly a ter his arrival he and the other negr< ?s named were critically i11 from the effects of too much cocaine. Cole claims that ilif others had given hun money wi h which to buy the drug lor them. It is said that the cocaine was a purer art e e than that the negroes had been accustom (I to using which accounts lor the serious condition in which they soon became. An inquest held by the ( /lioat #?! i'< i > i? I ? UMI rm... . u-.? y mi'iiwnur^ 1 IIWJ day over ih>- b >dy oi Mr. Itnii : and tlio jury C ?tuo t?? the conchjHinn lh.it lii^ death was due t.?. i druir administered by D<*nn Cole and Kd. Hdhird. wli'? w e rM Consequently arre>te 1 and carr e.j I to jail in (Jliester. Fire in Rock Hill?Handsome Residence of W H. Stewart Burned. Rock Mill, May 30?jquMu.il j to News anil Courier : i ha.n some residence i>( Mr. W. ii Stewart, in Oakland, n ar Winthr??t? < ??i!? <? , was burned this . I < n. <ni A piano iind .1 Mu .?ii i l or ion of the furniture in 'he lower story were ^ v 1. !!. house practically buriio?l up At the lime accurate ii" j n t K* e i o, ' Uf t 111- iO-JS I the nei^hh >rhoo(i #f?,00 \ with about $3,f>00 i;isHi c oe, i- _