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LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL I. NO. 91. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., AUGUST 22. 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COP*
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Air. (ieo. W. Phillips Dead..
The Summons Came Suddenly
to the Brave Old
Veteran and Good Citizen
Last Sunday Morning.
Mr. George VV. Philips, one of
Lancaster's oldest and must
highly esteemed citizens, died
suddenly at his home here last
Sunday morning, about 6:30
?clock, lie luid been sitting out
on the porch rending a newspa
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per, wiien ne arose aaU started
to ^o into the house. On petting
as far as the hall door he called
to one of his daughters to get
him som?' assafetida ami as she
turned to comply with his request
he suddenly foil to the
floor. lie was removed to his
bed, but death ensued in a few
moments, duo to heart trouble,
with which he had been afflicted
lor some time. lie was on the
streets ol Lancaster the dav he.
fore his death, apparently in
his usual health. Mr. Phillips was
in his 73rd yerr, having been
born Oct 31st, 1833. Ho was a
native of Lancaster county and
was a son ot the late Robin Phil
lips, llo was twice married. Iiis
fir-t wile was a Miss .lowers,
to whom he was mariied before
the civil war. He leaves the following
children by this marriage:
Mrs. Poter Phillips, of Flat
Creek township; Mrs. J. W.
Stewart and Mrs. Frank Hunter,
of this place; Mrs. J. F. Phillips,
ot Rock Hill, and Mr. George
Phillips, .Jr. of Louisiana. After
the war Mr. Philips was married
to Miss Susan Gardner, daughter
of the late Capt. James Gardner.
who, with the following children,
survives him: Mr. S. H.
Phillips ami Mrs. -I. S. Collins,
of Rock Hill; Mrs.C. H. Hurley,
ot Ninety Six; Mr. B F. Phillips
and Misses Emma and Lois
Phillips, ot Lancaster. He also
leaves two sisters, Mrs. Mary
button, ot Bishopville, and Mrs.
James Gardner, of Kershaw.
Mr. Phillips was a Confederate
veteran. having served
through tho war. Ho was a mem
ber of Co., A., 4th SouHt Caro
lina regiment ?.f cavalry. Lie
made an enviable record as a
soldier, ever discharging hi?< duty
with fearlessness and fidelity.
Though engaged in many battles
flnrinv niu l/mr """"j
x. .... i I n axu * vua jr v i* I o '/I >3Ci > ItC^
ho was never wounded, nor captured
by t lie enemy,
*" The greater part of Mr. 1'hilr
lips1* life wax spent in hin native
township, Flat Creek, where he
was engaged in farming. In 1808
lie moved to Lancaster, where lie
continued to resido until Ids
death, with the exception of a
year or so spent in Kock liiii.
He held the oflice ot magistrate
\ at the Lancaster Cotton Mills tip
to a year or two ago, when he
resigned.
Mr. Phillips was a man of
sterling character niid enjoyed to
a marked degroe the confidence
<>f all who knew him. He was
y
j
always in a pleasant humor audi
treated with the utmost courtesy
all with whom he came in contact.
As a citizen he was public; spirit
ed and took an active interest in
matters concerning his country's
welfare. lie was a consistent
member of tne Baptist church,
and was also a member of the
Masonic fraternity.
The remains of Mr. Phillips
were buried with Masonic honors
Monday afternoon in the
new cemetery, the Il v. T. A '
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i/iioiiev conducting tins funeral
services. 1
Ah an evidence of il\e high
esteem in which Mr. Ph Hips was
held by his fellow citizens, the 1
funeral procession was one of I he
largest ever seen in Lancaster.
Another Lynching.
This Time in Saluda County
?The Victim Attempted
to Assault Little Girl.
Columbia, S. O., Aug. 20.?
bob Etlieridi'e was shot to death
by a mob nine miles from Summerlaud,
Saluda county, about
9 o'clock to night.
It was the intention of the
father ol the child upon whom
lie made a brutal attempt to assault
oki Thursday last to take
him to the scene of his crime
and there shoot him to death,
but he was overtaken by the mob
Ethe/idge was placed upon a
dry goods box and asked if lie
had anything to say. He refused
to talk further than to say that
lie was guilty. The mob then
proceeded to riddle him with
bullets. The mob numbered 200
men.
Etheridge, on Thursday last
attempted to criminally assault
the 7-vear-old (laughter ofT. II.
West, a well-to do farmer of
the Mount Willing section of
Saluda.
Etlieridge was employed at
the home ot West. Thursday a!tdrnoou
ho isked the little ?^ir 1 to
accompany him to the barn to
teed tlie stock It was while there
that Etlieridge made a desperate
effort to assault the little girl,
placing his hand over her mouth
to muille her scream*. Sn<? w..s
horribly injured, but the negro
failed in his purpose.
Result ol Second Primary in
Union County, N. C.
Monroe special in yesterday's
Charlotte Observer: The second
primaries, held in Union county
Saturday, brought out the largest
v?>te recorded for a county
election. R. L. Stevens and -J. N I
Price were nominated for Representatives,
Mr. Stevens receiving!
1 574 votes and Mr. Puce 1,348.
! For shot >11', 11. A. Horn was nom
inaled by a majority ot 2lb over :
j .John Oriflith. I'he h'gheat vote
cast was lor the candidates lor!
jihisollice, 2,883. 1). A. Houston
received'the nomination tor clerk
j of Superior Court bv a majority
of 108 and .J. II. Williams wan
renominated for county treasurer
l?y about 800 majority. K. II I
Moore was renominated for con
stable ot Monroe township by 32
majority.
Down on Dispensary 1
1
A Well Known Flat Creek 1
Farmer Gives Many Reasons
Why He Thinks the t
System Should be Abolish- e
ed. 1
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Mr. Editor: Would you sup- v
pose Mr. B. It Tillman to ho a j
candidate for Governor, A tor j
ney General or what? I thinjt he
oueht to have run for reelection t
to the United States Senate, c
though he may be trying to t
get in the State Senate or the g
House of Representatives. (<kIlo |
that humbleth himself shall he {
exalted: Luke 14:11.) So he \
may goto the big senate auain. ,
Mr. Tillman tohi me in person f
some time ago that a wise man j
would yield when it was proven |
ho was in error t?nt if
Mow ho excuses hiinsell by say* i
iug a majority of the total quali
lied vote. The senator well knows
every vter in the State does
never vote in one and the same <
election, therefore the count is
made by actual votes cast. When
a candidate receives a majority
ot the votes actually cast he is i
declared elected by law. Priuoipie
ami qualifications should be i
the consideration by which t.o.j
measure a candidate. I
Mr. Kditor, I will not ask too i
much ot your valuable spacn to
write a o inteir.p. ranee because |
all well >1111*' whiskey is God's |
worst eiii'iiiv and the devil'?- i
best friend If i' is siu tor me
to sell whiskey, certainly it is
sin for the Slate to sell whiskey i
and manufacture drunkards,
widows .m 1 orphans, till dark
graves, loster eternal doom, and
disgrace the Sta'e. The best solution
to tlie whiskey problem is .
to enact State prohibition, but in <
the meantime bold to the l.iico I
act. until we get State prohibition. I
The < 1 *?vi 1 is to pav and the 1
sooner the less interest anil the (
more discount from the princi i
pie. live dispensary law is loo (
old now and I hope the people i
will kill it in time f< r it's daddy t
to see it c.ie. Men have died on 1
t he gallows, having done a great
deal less crime than one dispell* ?
saiv, and now where the dispell- i
I
sary has been legally h uiged t
some are bathing it with cam- i
phor, but it will stay dead. The 8
statement is frequently made y
that the people are not ready tor
prohibition, and the dispensary I
is advocated as a preparation 1
for prohibition. Perhaps it is, 1
3ut Jo a large extent oil the
principle exhibited by some ol
he Greeks who are said to
lave made their slaves drunk
hat their children might become
lisgusted with drunkenness. It
.he dispensary has over been a
itep towards prohibition, in any
lirect way, it has been so only
n tho prophecies and promises'
>f its friends. It ought to be a
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say the same new, what do you (
suppose I would say to tile ,
senator, every body in the State t
and a lot of other people? Know- ,
ing our people are not in favor t
ol dispensaries, 1 would be thank- ,
fill to klir??r u
....vti ti mit me tst'iliiior (
wants with the dispensaries. 1 |
was of the opinion until recent- |
ly that this was a government ]
for and by the people. ij
The Senator has been preach <
ing that a majority was never i
given prohibition in this state. |i
t<ort Mill, Killed by Train.
CharloFe Observer, -Oth : Mr
\lexander Stewart, mio ut the
eldest men in York county, who
ivt'tl wi'h his daughter, Mr?.
Wilson, in Fort Mill, S. was
un over and killed on the Sugar
reek bridge, just south oi Pinedlle,
yesterday morning. The
)ld man was on Ids way to the
lome of a nephew, who lives in
.his county. Train N . 30. n< r'h
lound. ran Mr. Stewart down.
I'he old gentleman was a little
loaf and u'd tiot hear the train
intil it ble\ and then he stait>d
,o run. It* l.cHujzht his fool and
vas killed within six feet ot
lafety on this side. Ilis body
,vas badly mangled.
Mr. Stewart was a good man.
During the war he was a mem
>er ot the Sixth South Carolina
iiegiment.
A Mad Dog Scare.
Dog, Acting Queerly, KtftcL
in Town Saturday Niglf?
It Attacked Policeman Rid?
: die.
A clog supposed to be mad
ning amuck caused some excitement
in town 1 aat Saturday ni<rfitIi
was a lit'le pet dog belonuittr
to one of Mr. W. F. Swearingexi's
sons. It was finally killed, (toft
I not. until it had bitten Mr. K. R.
Kiddle ot the police f? rco.
Shots fired at the animal abcnU
Mr. Swearingen's liotne att.ra<*??I
the attention ot Chief ot Polio* L
T. Hunter and Policeman Riddle,
who were near the c.ot't
house at the time, Both ofFcee*
promptly went in the direir&ra
ot the shoot inf.", learning on s'??
way the cause of the shots.?
Just before reaching Mr. Sw?b*-iugerds
Policeman Riddle canwr
across a hov and a dog, and iijmh
asking the lad it the accompany?
l"g u"g WHS llle one Ka'(l *j1
mad, was infoimed that :t > ?*
not. He paid no further a?^nlion
to tlie animal until he -'J*
started on to look lor the alleft**mad
dm:, when he wassuddearrf
attacked by the dog he had jtsu
seen and which turned out to tie
the one thought to be mad. 'Hi*
animal seized Mr. Kiddle bv Jio
left leg. tearing his clothing at/d
making a slight abrasion o( rJa*>
skin between the knee andas.te*.
Mr. Ri idle at once shot '.h*
brute.
Though having serious tkrrtfci
as to whether the dog had hydrophobia,
Mr. Kiddle, out ol abradant
precaution, went to Cfa*-lotte
Sunday morning, accum
panied by Dr. It. (x. Elliott. \>x
physician and bro'lier-in lawr. ;o
j have a mad stone applied i.r
wound. When tlie applies
was in.nli' the stone adhered
the wound tor about an hcu'?Nfr.
J. M Kiddle, Jr., kinssuti
of Mr. Kiddie, also went to Cuw
lotte Sunday evening, tukMrg
with him the head of the dc.a-t
do^:, to have the brain tested "i
order to determine whe her or not.
the annual ivatly had hydror.W"
01 a. From Charlotte the !><*? itt
, w s expressed t > Thiladelivna*
tor that purpose. 1 he resu.'t
the test will probably he kio wt
here in a few days.
Polieeman Kiddle, l>r. El atu
and Mr. J. M. Kiddle, Jr p**~>
turned to Lancaster Monday
morning. Mr. K'ddle is in <*od
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spirits ind is not alio* iug lh>? incident
to worry him Many rr
aoit"! who s:i\\ the dog do not V?v
: lieve that it was mad.
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? Heath Springs and
i'lanis cro.-si-d hats on the > inker's
ground Monday all - r; ;
which resulted in a defeat o* '.A**
| latter, tlto score being 5 l* T?lotteries,
Heath Springs?J;
er and l'.irks. I'loasant ?
Hlackmon and Catoe. I in* wH
I Mr. John K. Ashe.
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vonderful help to tho cimso of
irohibition when the following
acts are borne in mind :
It has striven to supplement]
he saloons and blind tigers by
:atering to the same depraved
ippetite to which these univerrally
condemned institutions
rave ministered. It has done a
ludness in selling drink which
las enlarged to an enormous and
darining extent. It endeavored
o fasten itself upon the people
as an institution to be perpeua'ed,
and this means that it. is
? preserver of evil rather than a
lestroyer of it. If has fouled the
political atmosphere of the state,
uid attracted into political life
many men of low ideals and
dieap principles. It has fouled
;he people with promises of re
breed taxes and much money
or school purposes. It has shed
blood where blood might not to
have been shed, or have been shed
in worthier cause. It has sold liquor
to t hose who should not have
it, tod run U ards, to murder e iv, and
it has been paid, to blind tigers,
and has thus directly or indirectly
violated its own law. It has
been an occasion tor corruption
and graft, to remind us of the
days when the state was in the
bands ot aliens and incompetents.
And all along the institution has
been run as a rule not solely with
a view to moral benefit, hu'
with an eye to its political pow er,
its popularity, its permanence,
its financial profit, and especially
lor its personal reniune.ration,
rewards and rebates.
The best that it can ever do is
to awaken in the mines of the
people a disgust out ot which
may grow better things.
W. F. Kstridge.
VIr. Alexander Stewart, of