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The Lancaster News i LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 93. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., AUGUST 29. 1906- PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY. Democrat V ) PRECINCTS. < <yj : Congress? T. J. Strait .... * D. E. Fin ley Senate? J . Harry Foster T. Y. Williams Representative? J. VV . Ilamel II. .... 11: ""I" (ieo. W. Jones W. Pressly Robinson Probate J udge? J. E. Stewman Supt. of Education? W. Alonzo Unfiles W. M. Moore J. Meek White Treasurer? J E. Jilackmon R. Baxter Blackmon W. H. Milieu Auditor? Mollis H. Horton .... j... Porter M. .1 ar.kson .. j. .. J. Wylie Porter ... Supervisor? Wy lie tj. Caskey |... W. H. folp (. .. M. C. Gardner I .. D. W. 11 endri x P. J. Perry .lames O. Porter H.N. Sowell The two precinc's not reported ate by a majority of between 2< Education Moore is re-elected. 1 be in the second race lor Trenpur A ? Strait. A/trail in Cheater Count//. J'artial returns from Chester county give Finley 497, Strait 1184. Finley Carried York. < Complete returns from York county give Finley 2,339, Strait 293. Brutal Murder of an Aged Citizen. Beaufort speci.il in y?.'t<sf day's State: iMr. (ieo. M. Harvey was murdered Sunday m^lit on Ladies island. A negro is in the f county jail, charged with the crime. The verdict of the ceroner's jury was that deceased came t'? nis ueatn by a gunshot wound, the gun in the opinion of the jury being fired by Wm. Bennett, and that Wm. Furguson is a ma terial witness, if not auctaaory. Mr. Harvey, a well known farmer, age 72, of the BlufTton section, was visiting his Ron a lew miles 'roni Beaufort. Last evening hq was left alone in the * house from 5 until 7, and upon returning hin son found him lying deal o ? ?1?* piazza with a horrible gUttihot wo??4 in his v- head. A shotgun and pistol were missing from tit* k*u?? ' Mbb Aft or W lotto Nf ah. Augusta, G*., A^. VI,? A upesial from A irk** by tolsphone hhvk: bli^rif W Aik?n county has bf#n ulad that a moW i* be rug i > ???d ???^U?aiaitw ville, whar? Mm ar/awt #ays she ^ whr orimiivaMr hr a white inwii ?*iaeh bat. urJay, with Hte deterrwMation to take Barton fam+hs AMnii jail. ^ Sheriff Kaba a has tab** ??ery precaution. / :ic Primary Elec i i i 11 I s ? * * 5 s ? 1 K ? = ? oEc^*-'?o5 d o * r t* w a> a o.ZjasaajSa'v" 5 OKHkMO^E-f I 3(51 .140 ... 7 13.11'. i;:j. .70' 86 69 i 82 .11(5 . .19 . . .311 78 41'. 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I OS). . 18 . .70 1171.1391. . .01 141. 131 al. 12'. .24 I are small aiid will not likely chum 0 and 800. Me-srs .lones and Bol i will probably require the oflicial c t*r. Auditor and Supervisor. Woman Killed on Railroad Track. i Ashoville specia' in yest .'rday's r Observer: Mrs. M. Franklin t Mai lory, in charce of Hie Frank ? tin Humanitarian' Home, near ? Black Mountain, was struck and ' instantly killed by a helper en- s nine on the Asheville division oi the Soul hern between Swanna 1 110a st it ion and Black. Mountain this morning, Mrs. Mallory had spent the night in Black Mountain with the Mclvoy family and. returning honi", was walking the track when thelatal accident c occurred. 1 _ _ 1 One Cent Damages. s V Monroe special in Charlotte v Observer : In the case of Perry against Duster, concerning a 1 horse trade, the jury lound for the plaintiff and awarded him one cent damages. The issue on j which this amount was awarded i required the jury to determine ll whether the horse was of loss value than lie was represented a to be, and if so, how much. They I1 decided that the difference wa" 1 expressed by the above amount. ^ Vf r 1 inutnn i?> fitrntn/l ??? ' ? * ^ (ta , wow^i mn'i mium inn iji'nr that he had been able to borrow <* tli? necessary sum and make r complete settlement. , Aguinaldo a Farmer. Wasltngton, Aii?. 27.?Un* n4K<-ial advices rece red ai tire v bureau ! insular atVairs of the h Wat- Department are to the eH'oct n (1ml k rminaldo, formerly I'resi b dent of the so called Philippine 9; repubhe, is now engaged in the * peaceful pursuit of farming on a If laree *?ale in Cavise province and '1 inleiule soon to tak# up some of K the friar 1iwhW>. * t :lion, August 21 i ?3 * ^ c ; c I ^ _ c 1 I. I C ??. ! ** Es : ~ a, "E ^ ? 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V. linson aree'ecled to the House ' "onnt alter the other boxes are he? 1?T .oti, Mr,... '? r? I _ w i^iuw 111 rurcc. Ne*- York, Auz. 27 ?The now ailroad rate law, which applies o all railroads doing an in'ertate commerce business, goes r oto eflect at midnight tonight. j t will he enforced by the inter- ,, late commerce commission. j I c Three Negro Children Burn- y ed to Death. t C Houston, Texas, August 27.? s'car Calvert late yesterday three hildren ot .lake Ilolley, colored, he oldest 12 years old were burned. One child was kindling J , fire wilh kerosene. An exploion iollowo 1 and the children rere so bully burned they died , . , i within an hour. i Ten Indictments r?f RtanHorH I ^ Oil. b I Chic 'to. Aim. 27.? The first * ml seeoi (1 federal trrand juries ^ oil;i%" returned ten iudictmenta s" gainst the Standard Oil com- h mnv bemro .Indue belhea in >' he United States circuit court. I.1 'lie indictments, which con. t< ain 6,428 counts, are all in fl onnection with the granting of ehates. No railroad was men ^ icHied in *he indictments re- H urued today. * ? I)r. Bo'dridge has fur n* reek? been holding ni???ing* of i? and helping psalms in * i tinus in which there hare en over one hundred [irofea- * ions ol conversion and over s?vntr-?ve baptized in-to the f? 1- I >wship oi the different churches. IV 'he meet nps at Camp Creek and h or k hi ill were of itnusual power; U 11 pirit'^aifcy. [ri t 5th, 1906. s I ? Li' jL > X 4-> 08 -g ? 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McCain and myself on , ^ he train between York vi He and j ylovcr, about the present maugement of the South Carolina' Mate dispensary 1 would state m< hat Mr. Wvlie arose from his (*U ll 0 eat in the Iront part of the car ,nd c^me to our seats, about he middle of the car. and after ^ e he osftal salutations, Dr. .J. 11. aye or myself, one, remarked 1C<t hat we hoped he would keep lie state dispensary clean, and a lis mi?*er was that it was impossible, that il was certainly in r ad shape, or words to that effect. asked him if he couldn't get nother mem her of hoard to vote rith him (naming tho man). Me | -i aid, "No" shaking his head ing, and significantly remark- ' lg at the same time : k'4l am on / one against two." He then ( aid us about the 2,000 cases or I O 1 allons ot whiskey being bought nder kis protest and also about Ir. J. S. Farnum of Charleston,! i. O.. still controlling tho keerj^^' r\i-s ?o ino hoard, intrmatengj ' hart lie ( Farnm*) was still got- 1 ins: lwis UBimal rake-otr or re rai area. which \rn* aleo i* ( WtIi*'-) p&o'est. I*11 " "" !K a 5uiif/it-0+*9>ier. Mr. Simpson M. Knight !>? Jane Stogier, daughter ef _ Sin Ir. Lee Stogner, were married ?re Wist Sunday morning, at the inptist parsonage, by Dr. IrfeUL 1 idge. 1 lio he Hugged the Mayor. vely Episode in Aiken Police Court. \iken, Aug. 27.?The dignity lis honor, Mayor Salley, was [led by a very unusual and. using performance in the may i court Saturday. The hugging of a mayor while forming the duties of a munial judge is perhaps ail unpresented oeourrence in polioe irt annals. His honor ie usualthe lone star in the court oerniance, but the honors of that jit ion were contested in a very usual manner at this week's eting ci *he court While tr. ing the case of AbV Johnson, a negro, charged th larceny. Mrs Hnrklo .Inr. ti, a white woman who was a mess in the case, made hor teraent, but when questioned tl e mayor, the relumed to aner and stated that she had d ail she knew about the case, s ncnor politely told her that 3 ii li't answer tho questions ted nvr, but she a-s^ited that 9 Wwiiid not do so, and she mid goto jail before she would swer the question. 11 i h honor dated, saying he would be liged to have her put in the ard house. She steadfastly reted ami the mayor directed tli?e i^f of police to put her in the ard house until she was ready answer the quest ions of tho urt. The chief look hut one sp towards her. when the witus rn^lwwl *iv t r v j tut- Liuijur, *11 Hi owing her amis around ? neck, hold tightly to him unthe services ot three police311 had to be brought into re-* isition to m ike her release r hold upon his honor's neck s honor is a young man and rhaps tlie lady wanted to give n his first sample of an angel1 hug. te for stute Ticket in County. 3even precincts out of twentyee reported last night give: ?or linked States Senator?B. Tillman 173 Governor?Ansel 157, Blease Brunson 218. Edwards 11, les (J, Manning 25. Me Mahan Sloan 16. Aeu tenant (iovernor?Mc>d 4b<J. Secretary oI S'at<?Mcfowu I, Morrison 71, Ilagin 20, Tnh15. Jompt roller General?Jones >, Walker 155. l'r?{?Hur?r.-..li.muin^s IC* 1. Adjutant an?i lac pact or <*ono? Boyd 100, Haskell 300. te Suj?t. n Irrigation?Mar48 V. Mlortiev Wanorai? Lyo'i 3i.S gsdale 81, Yr umaiis 70. liailroad (' uii-sionor ? <V i r 147, SeMert 24, Sulli*An 30 ramerselt 2 hi, Wharton 64. _ , . i _ \ * VI r. and M fla ol Wither* on lwiro gouo lo Blowing ok.