The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 25, 1906, Page 8, Image 8
The Liquor Problem.
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A Frohibitionist who Still p
Stands by his Colors--Says ^
only Way to Reform Dis- v
pensary is to "Throw it s
Overboard." ^
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Mr. Editor: As it has been v
Borne time since I ba"3 written (
to The News someone may think 0
that I have changed somewhat ^
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in my vjewH since a wroie nisi,. j,
But if you will j;ive me a little p
space in your beloved paper I t
will assure its many readers and a
voters of Lancaster county that v
in the place of changing my p
mind as to the ^reat issues ol to ()
day, I am more convinced since v
1 have read the speeches of the ?
candidates of Lancaster county v
forthe legislature that whiskey is e
the main issue. At least two ol 0
tfiein favor the slate dispensary. f
There is talk about reforming t
the dispensary. There is but ?
one way (o reform it and that is
to throw it overboard. f(
I have nover heard in all my |j
life as much talk about immi- ?
gration a9 there is at present in
Lancaster county. Some men
talk as if certain men were elected
to the legislal ore that it would
not he twenty four hours before /
immigrants would he coming into
this state and into Lancaster
county from all parts of God's
green earth. I don't claim 'o
know anything about immigra (
tion at all, but common sense li
teaches anyone that if tho Unit H
ed States opens its doors to the a
immigrants in the future a9 it s
has in the past that we as a y
State cannot keep them Irom n
crossing the btate line and com- Ji
ing into our state. So, dear voters a
of Lancaster county, let nie tell v
you the honest truth, there is a a
greater problem before you to v
settle than immigration. t
ben Tillman has said that the c
men that voted against tho Kay 1
rot Manning bill in the last legis- 1
latere must be left at home, and 1
he has men out in every county v
.in the vSta'e and hopes to net '
enough of them elected this year 1
to kill the Brice Dispensary bill. 11
Oh, when we look around and ~
see the misery and woe; the
ruinod homes, tho blight, tlie *"
misspent lives of many a young '
man wlio dies and fills an un- J1
timely grave and lills up his |
fruitless cries in a drunkard's ! "
hell ! And to you who voted for!
whiskey, suppose you and J no |
down and have a talk with thisi
young man in his new home And ' I
do 1 stand oil' and hoar you and i
liiiu talking? No, there is no' hut i
one voice, and that is the young
man's in torment. lie tells y< u
that he was once as lair as the
morning dew a^ he knelt at his
mother's knees ; no lace was -o j
bright, no heart more true ; ?id
lie tolls you when lie was alittloi
hoy lie heard you pray in the <
church; he hear . mi i dk in Sum- 1
day school, and .'.hen ha r; a * a
young man In* -a * you vote I'orj'
a man that was in favor of *ell i
ing whiskey in the town where
he lived, and tint hy ii being j
sold in I ha town and right under j
his nose, ho h< gan to taste of j
the accursed sin if with some
friends, and Ilia', il was not long;
before ho was found down in Ihej
[itch by the roadside, and tli
here he had caught cold a
his brought on fever and
;re\v from bad to worse un
leath came and claimed him
lis own. And now he says, UT1
s the first time I have met y
ince you voted for whiskey
>o sold in the town where I iiv
nul I want to tell you that I
ause yen voted like you did
vhy I am here iu this place
orment. .Just to think of
ne moment, if you had vot
he other way, this day I won
iave been in the arms ol Jesi
bit as it is, the smoke of 11
orment will ascend up forev
,nd ever. You didn't vote
on] prayed, for you prayed, UT
kingdom come, Thy will be do
n earth," and then wont at
oted to increase the devil
Kingdom." Oh, my dear votei
ou who claim to be the folio
rs of the meek and lowlv Ba
f Bethlehem, won't yon ask G
o help you to cast your vote I
hf right men who are to he
nake our laws?
Let no other thing come 1:
ore you in this election to sett!
>ut firs^ of all let us settle tl
whiskey question once for a
Ynnrs trnlv
C. T. Llardiu.
^ged Lady Assaulted by N
gro Boy.
Asheville special in yesterday
Jharlotte Observer: Informath
ias been received here fro
iylva, Jackson county, that a
ttempt to commit criminal a
ault occurred near that pi a
esterday afternoon and that
egro boy 13 years of age is
ail charged with the crime. Tl
.ccused is Ben Washington,
s alleged that he attempted
.ssaulf Mrs. Pe'er Wilkes,
vhiie lady 60 years of age, ar
hat l?e was prevented irom a
omplishing his purpose by tl
imely appearance of sever
>eople. It is said that the \y
net Mrs Wilkes in the ro
vhile she was en route to
leighbor's two milts distant ai
hat, accosting he! in a mom
og manner, threw her to ?
[round.
Several people were not
treat distance from the see
ind witnessing the attack, hi
ied to Mrs. Wilkes' rescue. T
)oy ran. Ho was pursued a
The First Nations
DIRECTORS :
T. S. Carter,
J. D. Funclerburk,
O. P. Heath,
Chas. I). Jones,
Ira B. Jones,
R. C. McManus,
R. E. Wylie.
Accounts Frora
['HAS l? .IONKS, I'resiilfn'
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The Best Br;
and the mo*1
Ram's Horn. Red Eve,
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Distinct in flavor from all c
by .TAYLC
iat captured in (he born of a farmer
nd about an hour la'er.
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?? in Memoriam.
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Chalmers Baron liorton passed
quietly and peacefully from earth on
|0 the evening of January 18,11K16, at his
liome in Kershaw, and ttie body was
cd tenderly laid to rest in beautiful
Evergreen cemetery in Chester the
)0 following day.
js He was born in Lancaster county at
the ancestral home of his parents on
hi April 9, 1868. After his education was
:< completed he took a position as salesman
with A. I' Brown at Heath
ed Springs, and later went to Kershaw
. . to become manager of a branch store
for Mr Brown. In April. 1H96. he
ls war married to Miss Annie Hamilton,
of Chester, who with an intar.t sou
tiy survived him. In 11)01 he accepted a
Dlace with the Kershaw Mercantile
er Hanking ' o., and whs still with this
il8 llrm in the capacity of manager of the
furniture, undertaking and clothing
h.V departments at t he time of his death.
, He was held in the highest esteem
and regard by his llrm, who said, "He
id can never he duplicated." The sad
story of his fatal tall with the eleva'
s tor in the store of the firm whom he
|.8 so faithfully served is too familiar to
need repetition.
W- Chalmers Ilorton was a man tin
swerving in his honesty, integrity and
'* uprightness, a manly man, a Christian
od of the highest type of piety ; a husband
and father whose devotion was beau>
01' tiful to behold. Ttao' the summons
],. came so sudddenly it did not find him
1 ? I..,- hu ii f
11 IJ |M <-I'U I trvi . I u a ua vvuvi ?nw wvuw
over him in his last moments ami
said, "Chalmers, your tiiue is short,"
e" he replied, "It is a 11ri^>it,bnt so sad to
|g leave my wife and baby." Little did
he know how soon the baby, the pride
'if of his life, would come to join him.
ji Peculiarly sad were the circumstances
of the death of the little nursing
one who was taken ill from the effects
of shock of gr'ef to the mother. In a
few days the sweet spirit of little
Hamilton, too, took its flight leaving
behind a broken-hearted, prostrate
wife and mother.
< hnlmers llorton was ra member of
the Grand I odge Knights of Pythias
and a charter member of the local
lodge. Lie joined the Methodist church
early in life and was a faithful and
regular attendant on all its services
? Though he has gone from us, his mein8
ory still lives in the hearts of his
DH scores and scores of friends all over
the county As we gazed on the lofty
111 expression on that dead face we knew
that he had gone to be with angels
and arch-angels, cherubim and sera,8
phi m.
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ie Any Longer
nl With Headache?
ad Have your eyes attended to at
a once and save yourself from
rt(j further suffering. It is a fact
beyond a doubt that the most
frequent cause of headache is
*u> some defect of vision. I make
examinations free and am prea
pared to do the work perfectly.
1*. <\ HOUGH,
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Jeweler & Optician.
nd 8-15-2vv.
W
il Hank of Lancaster.
besides the well known charactei
and ability of our board of Direr.'
tor*, ww krwp your money insiirei
against kind of loss, making
this hank a safe place to deposit
t>our savings
We extend every courtesy and ac
coiiiiuodation consistent with (foot
hanking.
$1.00 Up Solicited.
IC P. WYI.IK, Vicp-l'rniiilHnt
<)XT(>k, < Hulner.
K? i w,
lads of Tobacci
t popular 5(*ll?i?ft awe*
, and layler's Natural Ixaf.
thcr tobaccos. Manufactured onl;
)R BROS., Wkiston-Salcm, N. C.
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When the bolls begin to pop j
The people begin to hop? j ,
Don't forget to stop !
A j. T T7> .1 !_?_ I 1 i. C 1 : T-? - i II
d. Kj. Duwarus s, iieauquarters iur uargams. rsest I)
Granulated Sugar 20 lbs. to $1.00. Seed Tick Coffee at j|
11 l-2c lb ; all other groceries sold in proportion. Magnolia
Flour gets better every day?$2.25 per 98 lbs. stan- ,
dard weight. Large line of Cooking Stoves on the way |
that we are going to sell so cheap anyone can buy. We ;
expect to save you 3 or 4 dollars on your purchase. Our ||
Dry Goods, Shoes and Notions are bargains. All sum- ij
mer Dress Goods at first cost; all Low-Cut Shoes at cost.
Come to see us and let us show you everything we have.
If you don't buy we will still be friends. Always when
you are in town leave your baggage with us. T*ell your
friends to meet you at the store where goods are very
cheap and customers are heartily welcomed?
To spend their time,
To spend their influence,
To spend their money
To the best advantage for themselves and
J. C. Edwards
in Bennett's Old Stand. H
August Specials
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Great Reduction on all Summer Goods
We are making special elt'orls to close out all Summer Goods
as we .!o not care to carry them over to another season. We have
marked the price from one-third to one-half down on everything
in summer wearables. This sale will be a great saving to bargainseekers.
Specia l in Organdies, i Century Cloth.
10 pieces 12$C Organdies in so-1 A new shipment just in These
lid colors, will be sold at this sale\*0l)d????.* ln and Domestic
I ' 'finish. Linen finish 124c, domes
tic finish 10c. Every lady should
< I *i wii see these goods as tiiere is noth"
ing so nice for a serviceable skirt
Another shipment of those Col- 'or same money.
. ored I.awn to close out at 3Jc the ]\f??n VlllllCS.
^ Ur ' 10 doz. men best 50c shirts just
I Silk Mulls. arrived and will be soU a. long V
as they last at 3 for 1.00 0^
All plain and flowered Mulis . ,
waa 35 c, apeaial for this sale 21c. UlU'lf lltlS ill I>ailtS.
. I We still have a few of those job
i' While Id I Wll. lot Pants to close out. They are
? f 4. the greatest bargains ever offered
Only 7 pieces of those 40 in. 20c | in quick befor(J
White Lawns to close out at 12$c. | they ?ro all gone.
kncuCiirtaiiis. Low ('ill Shoes. _ ,
7 pair Ure Curtains, slightly . Every pair of our Low Cut Shoes
, . , . . / for ladies and men marked at
~ soiled on edges, 3* yards long fo ,was} h U||der reRll](M. prjl.e yoa
flofle out at l.ltf pair, worth dou* nnnil :t nnlJif.r r??ir in alnun /iiif
|, bio the money. J the season.
Lot every body visit our store daring the month of August and *
I am sure you will find bargains .just as advertised.
E. E. Cloud.
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Leader in Low Prices.
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