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The Lancaster News LEDGER (852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL I. NO. 75. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? JUNE 23. 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY. I ^ Happenings Through Geor-'Jj gia. ai w !'" Crops Injured by Rains and ?' Winds---But Fruit and ? is Melons all Right Rich ci Candidates fo^ Governor? al tn Puns on Perry's Poor Ply- ^ mouth Rock?The News a h Welcome Visitor. 4" ? Mr. Editor:? Heavy rains have fallen through I he central portion and also the south portion of this state; severe wind and lightning ? also accompanied the tain, in some cases, playing sad havoc with the crops. In eome portions the grass is getting the best of the crops and with labor scarce and the ground too wet to plow, the prospects are in no wise flat tering. Along with the delicious peaches N now rapidly ripening, comes the genuine Georgia watermelon.? t( How can the farmers expect labor |( to be plentiful, when it is such e an easy matter lor a negro to live j, through the summer mouths vv on blackberries, peaches j, and watermelons ? There seems to be a prt-i'v lull 0 crop of each and all of ti e ? frui s s and the trifling, worth ue- ^ groes feast on them nn > g ve the ^ farmer to understand ha* they c don't have to work 4fc??.? ho v." ^ The exceedingly hot cuii.paign 0 for governor now being made in t( this st ate is composed of men who n are worth more, financially, than any "drove" of candidates who t| have ever faced the people of a Georgia before as candidate* for j, nrAiro r ?\Ar a n a a^ * I> ^ ? ?? ?,*r , W IIVJI, cauil Ul I llttlll, t?ACH[)l Ij Iiut-sell, having a rating of over ? a quarter ota million dollars? . Hence, Sam Joiies* prediction that the oflico of governor will go to the highest bidder. We predict the election of Hoke Smith, by a handsome majority. a The promoters ot the inter-urban hi railway from this city to At aula st promise that work will begin on it the grading in three weeks' time (} and that in less than eighteen m months time, we will have eloc tl trie cars running on this e: rou'e. Already the fellows, some u of them, who were raised in the ii country and have a longing in si their hearts to get hack again, where the co', tresh, summer ^ breezes gently blow, are planning to build homes along this railway line, near the city, and still attend to their work here. u Taking it lor granted that the li Story in the lust issue of Tlie Is! News, about the wonderful lien ! w oi Air. rerry Alackey, was not T eggs-ageerated, wo think she n must have been pretty well eontented to Htay in the well 01 she w would have gotten eggs-cited and h made her eggs it out through the h top oi the well. c? The News is always a welcome ti visitor. It brings to us accounts | ti of the principal happenings s< iroughont the county. I' t-dls a what our old Lanca-ter Iriends id acquaintances are d??inp, ho is netting married, who the 1 desl candidates for c umty office re, nowadays, etc. S iddest of 'I, is the luct tha1 nearly ev.?ry sue chronicles the death olsome tizen ol tire coui ty. Occasion lly, some comparatively younp ian or woman, sometimes still ounper ones, sometimes some ot s er very old ones, but snrelv and ipidly, they are passim: away . i Former Lancastrian. Macon, G . The Franklin Circle i t U ? - ^ - - /narmingiy iintertained by < Mrs. Perry?Steps Taken 1 to Secure a Park?The Circle Leads in Contribu- . tions to Reformatory School. Sported for The News. The Franklin Circle wa? en t irtained by Mrs. M. J. Perry ist Monday afternoon. All j res nt enjoyed Mrs. Perry's charniig hospitality and the delirious rater and fruit ices served durthe afternoon. 0 I C vie Improvement in many f its phases was di-cu?s?d and oj?s were taken to -ecure a park. 1 letter was read ironi Mis. Mc t .ht-iek. giving this Circ'e the r-dit for being the "binner Huh" of the state m the ma'ier t contributions to the Keforuiairy School, and a gr.ileful ackowlednment ot the *Mi er for this purpose. Some of ie Directors ol this School made n offer to the Circle to send a oy to this school in consideraon lor the noble response they lade to the appeal lor ii-lp. . _ . Lady Killed by Lightning, j' r Prosperity special in News 1 nd Courier: During a thunder- 1 ;orm this atternoou lightning 1 Sriirk t he luuise of I J. bowman, i 1 the lower part ?>: Newberry/ 1 ounty, and killed MiS> liar- 1 i ill, a v sit r. and it is Thought I nit Lowman cannot live. The < t'eni of the furthei damage isji nknown. Seveial other persons > i (he house * were severely p niken up by the same bolt. inother Survey of County \ i^ine f '< We are informed f h ?t tlier* is 1 ? be a new survey of the County 1 no div.din'g La? caster and Kerlaw cou itiei 1 c what, purpose ( e are not informed however.? ' lie survev we are tol l i? to be 1 j lade by K -rshaw County. It c?n onlv lie tiin- ami money 1 anted, for such a survey could itvo no legal sanction. If a line ! icated a' the instance of both . lunties is not to be regarded as 1 n il a line run on !er direr- i oiis ol one certainly could not '< sttie anything.?Kershaw Era. Moie Speeches. W hat Candidates Other thai those for Governor had tc Say at Opening of State Campaign. Condensed from St. George special in Columbia Record : Senator T. G. McLeod was an niunced as the f-o'e candidate ;or the lieutenant governorship file sena'or is a hannv wnojilrot ?tr i .* uul he sa (1 lie was especiallj liappy when lie found that every >ody was so 6et on his being lieutenant governor that thej were giving it to him witliou opp 'sition. lie argued strongl} for common schools and declaret ihat what Sou'li Carolina need; most is an intelligent citizen ship. The candida'es for SKCRKTAHY OF STATU spoke next, Mr. R. M. McCowi leading. Lie felt that his experi ence as assist ant to the presen 4P(*rpl fi rlo/i U' i ~ f w.v?w?j nvic\i ii111J tii jjunoni 'lie duties of the office properly His election, he declared, woul( tie a guarantee that honesty ii jffiee would prevail. Mr. J. B. Morrison, of Chai les'on, followed. lie had no resc lut on <o h.'ck him up, hut wa iunmng because fie w nted t t-en* fi the peo, 1?*. lie adv> Catei Hii.iiir.Uion, in >re whi'e laho was meted in this country. Mr. L. M Rigin,of Clarendon W..8 next. He was a candidal lor secretary of slate because h understood the duties of the of lice, lie had been chief clerk o that office and at a smaller sal ary than is now paid. FOR ATTOKNF.Y OKNKUAI.. Chairman Dennis nmmiinonf ill' absence of Candidate ! WilHrd Rigsdale, who woul* j'?i n I he party later. Mr. .1. Kraai r Lyon, of Abbe vi'le. was introduced, lie begat by sta'iotr that ho would havi eery little to say on acc ?unt o iho ab-ence ot his opponents 11? intended to he very definite ii liis remaiks and wanted I hem t< iiear him. He wanted the p oph to kuow that ho was unalterably >i?posod to the state dispensary ind w a- tin* motal enemy of tin jr ifter. He l?ad been a dispensary nl?ot'ate, but lie had hung hi liead m shame when iie sav iiow ro'ten il was. The candid ol (Ion. Ltoj K. Voum mis was annotinced an< "Iriirman D Minis road a leltei Ironi him stating tha' his dtitie i*< attorney general would p e rent irs par i? ipatinir in tin arnpiiirn ??-> fuly as ho wished but that lie would join I he part} is soou us he could rocuperati from ? recent severe attack o linens. for comi'tkom.kk uknkkai.. Comptroller General A. W Jones, who is a candidate t< succeed himsell, was prevente* Iruri being present by the illiu [)f his mother. Mr. G. L. Walker, ot Green ? vilie, for comptroller general, regre'tod exceedingly that his opponent was not present. The j comptroller general during the J last four years had taken every opportunity to advertise him to ' his discredit. State Treasurer Jennings, who is unopposed for reelection, ( was absent, attending the marriage of a friend. FOR ADJUTANT OBNKRAL. 3 Col. J. W. Boyd, of Ureen. ville, led off. He was sorry lie was not a graduate ol tho Citaj del, but if elec'ed be would - guarantee to run the office as ? well as or better than it had / been run. t Col. Lewis W. Haskell, of t Richland, announced his cindi1 dacy for the same otlice. He ? , . ^v? no Hie ^liaaei Willi - first honors seventeen years ago as captain ot his company and had taken active part in military matters ever since, beinir now o ^ the assistant to the adjutant, genera'. I Superintendent of Education ^ 0. B. Martin wa^ announced as a candidate to succeed himself, j without opposition. lie amused the crowd with a well told joke and then grew serious and earneat on the subject ot the schools of South Carolina. s FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONer. 0 Mr. James Oansler, of Iir/...h, 1 made his third appearance as a r c uididate for the office ?>i r .ilro id commission. Hwai iot . despondent because he ltao h *en ? beaten hetore. He kie v W 'iare ton could not, be re-elected as the people wanted a thorough going 't man like himself. He advocated - a one-cent-per-mile railroad fare for passengers. Mr. John C. Sellers, of Marion. [ was surprised at Col. Wharton running lor this office after !-?r?lrl j ing it for six years as Wharton had used llie argument of <kno second term*' when trying to ,, oust his opponents, a Mr. J. M. Sullivan, of Ander I -on, had never l)een an applicant ? lor sta'e ollico before. A r ?i 1 t road commissioner should he a ^ business man who stood as arbi, ter between the railroads and k, the people. Mr. J. A. Summer-ett, of ? Richland, spoke next. Ho had { no political roc >rd to point i??, s as tha" record was just beginnin v today. Ho thought tha' men had been elected as railroad commis r sioner* w i'i knew nothing about ' rates or the physical conditions r of a railroad. Col. J. II. Wharton, the in cumhent, stood where he stood L* six vears ago. H" was the repr" ? seata'iv'e. the people and he * j nad delivered th goods. Col W. W. Lumpkin, of ColM m.. ? win"!", > an num ior ton I niteu jSlate-i \vh< mlreduced as ! the big mm. He whs received . with a gre it d^nl el noise and > cries of ''hurrah lor Ben Til 11 (man !" This was the first indicas lien of any hilarity in the audi ence. (Colonel Lumpkin convulsed Mr. W. R. Bennett Dead. The Good Man and Gallant Old Confederate Veteran Breathed his Last Yesterday Morning, at his Home in Lancaster. Mr. W. R. Bennett, one of Lancaster'* oldest and most highly esteemed citizens, died at his home here yesterday morning, about 8 o'clock. Lie h ?d been in feeble health for some months He had many friends and acquaintances throughout the county who will be pained to hear of his death. Mr. Bennett was a native of Lancaster county, was a son ot the late Simon Bennett and was born May 1st, 1829. He was, therefore, in his 78th year. He was twice married. His first wife was a widow, Mrs. Comfort Lambeth, daughter of the late Andrew Mackey. His second marriage was to Miss Mary Mackey, sister of his first wife, who survives him. He also leaves the following children: Messrs W. P , Simon, Thos R , Chas. L). and Ed. M. Bennet*; Mrs. Mamie Beckham, Mrs. .lud Bell, and Misses Bessie* and I)?isv Bennett. Mr Renn?tt. i* also survived by one brother, Mr. llorry Bennett, of Gainesville, Fl A. For three ami a half years Mr. Bennett was in active setvice as a Confederate soldier and made an enviable record for bravery and fidelity in the discharge of duty. He was a member ol Capt. J. G. Foster's cavalry company, in the 4th South Carolina regiment. He 'vas one of eight brothers who fought valiantly for the cause of the Confederacy. Mr. Bennett moved from his old home in the Mt. Carmel section to this place about ten years ago. For twenty-five years he was a steward ot the Mt Garni I Metli (list church. He was a devoted christian and always tooa a great interest in church work He was a man ot uucompromig'ng integrity of character ami enjoyed the unbounded confidence ol all who knew him. < ?' pleasing, affable manners, he made friend* of a'l with whom lie came in contact. The remains of Mr. Benne't will be burie t here this morning at 10 o'clock, iii the new cenie lery. The funeral services will 1 he condiic'ed by b" 11 v. K K. j Tumi j)Ht ed. I tin* crowd wit! his introductor/ . ; rem irks "My wile's husban 1 ! ain't very pretty I'' I' wa* time lor fclio "b >me made irallus and tlie patch-breeches man" to save t bis count r Voice?t>ei; will save it! Col. Lumpkin?My friend, .f j Balaam were bare, I would teB him, "Balsam. * onr i mule :h loose ami 1 (wax iiini talk " ? (Laughter.)