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" II The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL 2. NO. SEMI-WEEKLY. t,NC,STEP, s. C.. OCTOBER g ,906 = PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY- = Excitement in Mobile Little White Girl Criminall Assaulted by Negro Brut ?Officer Killed by Mo Seeking to Lynch Raptist. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 3.? Ro Ho.vle, a special officer of th M bile A* Ohio Railroad, an one ot tlie most widely know and best liked men in this vi nitv, was 1'atally shot, and Aide man Sidney Lyons, chairman < the city council of Mobile, wf slightly wounded in the han to-night during a fiiht at t! county jail between deputy she iffs and a cro*d ot men, det-i mined to capture Dick liober son, ii young negrj. The m is 8'iil hunting the negro mi will lynch him it possible. T1 negro, who in onlv 17 years o'i today a tacked llutli, the 1 year-old d-uuhter ol Blout Soscaman, who live? about tbr< miles Irom here. Tliecirl was passing a seclu ed spot not ;ar irom her hon when she was attacked. Lite ehc was lound lying nnconeciot by ?he roadside and was ta*e to her home. Detectives wei placed on track ot the necro ai within three hours he was ca] lured. He was taken be!oi the Sossaman girl who at on< identified him. Deputy >She iff Fatch, knowing that the ii ol the negro would he taken 1 a mob if he brought him inl this city, caused him to he coi veyed to a station several mih up the Mol.i e tfc Ohio Iiailroa He was not taken to the.jail at a and was at least ei^ht mih from the city when the mol which determined to have hin approached the buildimr. There have been several a saults upon white women wit in 'he last tew weeks, and th news ol this latest outrage cau ed intense wrath an 1 excit ment. Letter from Mr. John Lc Tillman, Sr.?He has Su< cessfully Undergone Opei ation for Cancer. Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 3rd, 1906. Mr. Editor: I think it woul be ?>f some interest to my Irene and relatives and to the publi to k now that I have none throug a very faith1111 and successh operation, in having a eanc< taken from my lace. I am raj idly reghimnn mv health an strength. I will leave here c Saturday, the 6th inst, lor m home. Will stop a lew days i Jamestown, 10 miles south i Greensboro, with one of m grandsons and will then jir< ceed homeward. Greensboro a nice ami thriving city. Tli cancer came out yesterday, whic was a great relief to me. Th man's plan ol removing cancel is stiant'e to most people, bi 1 can sav with candor it is a sa and sucessful planJohn Lee Tillman, Sr. A I Death of Mrs. Mary Perry, Widow of Alexander Perry. 1, y c Heath Springs special in ? Thursday's Siate: The many rela'ives and friends of Mrs. Mary Perrv, widow 01 the late ^ Mr. Alex lVrry of this town. IP ' were grieved to hear of her death ^ atj Liberty Hill, 15 miles from n here, last Sunday. For some 1_ tune she had not enjoyed the he-t health and th night a visit , r ? j ' here would be beneficial, but utter coining she became worse d ' and realizing her condition ask ,e ed to be carr ed home to spen 1 r" her last few days and it was 'here r" with hereon, Mr. Frank Perry, 'hat she dpd. Mre. Perry was a bright, cheer l(' ml woman and not a tew will re ,e member the splendid christian tvpe she expressed in her life and deeds. The interment w*s at Beaver Creek church, of which church she was a consistent member, i. 'r Another Candidate for Lyn= ching. >n ? re l(i Young Lady Visitor in Tarre boro, N. C., Attacked in her je Bed-room by Negro. r- ___ Tarboro special in Charlotte Obseiver, Oct 4th: Last nitht ^ ' about 10 o'clock h retro entered " 'he home of a merchant here and made, a desperate attempt to as " sault \lifS K dd, a visiting young ' lady of Danville, Va. She was alone in her mom ' preparing to retire nnd was ' standing in from of the mirror combing her hair wh n she snv m f h. 'he brute's face in tne glass. She< e wheeled around and was con-1 s' fronted by him. He said to Iter. e' '-Give nte that ring " Mi*?s Kidd handed it to hiin and then en deayored to escape, but 'he negro seized and began choking - her. Sne screamed and fought r- desperately to Iree herself from his grasp. A little child that was deeping in the room began crying This fiig .t n d the negro, who released Itis hold and the young lady lied to another room, where Is she procured a pistol. She re c> turned and fired at the negro as l'1 he jumped out oi a window. 1,1 In the struggle the lady was 3r bruised about her face and chest, Jm I there beincr bio >d stains on her! o d clothing. n . . M . n ' Rev. W. C. Winn Back from 0f Arkansas. i.v Rock Hill cor. the News and :> Courier: The Rev. W. C. Winn, is who with his family went severic al months ago on a trip to Arh kansas in the hope of benefiting is his health, has returned home, ps greatly improved. He will at jt once take charge of the North fe Rock Mill circuit. During his absence this work was in the hands of the Rev. Youngblood. Rot;ers=Lynn. Marriage of a Popular Couple in Rock Hill in which Lancastrians are Interested. The Rev A. R. Ropers, pastor M the A. R. 1'. church of Rock Hill, who is well known in Lancaster, having occasionally preached here and at Shiloh, was married Wednesday eve ning in Rock li.il to Miss Millie R. Lynn. It was a church wedling, of which the Rock Hill Record says : The church was beautifully de corated, the color scheme being iilao and white. The choir io;t had draperies <. i lilac and white testoons so-pei) !e 1 ironi ea h Curlier, caught m the center with a \ unch of liliic ami white chrysanthemums. Tne bride and troom stood under a );:ri:e *'t"d dint: bell 01 the same flowers A large car ain <f lilac was draped at eacii end of the choir lot'. 1 he front of the rostrum was decorated with white and liiac chrysanthemums with white background, and candles were burning at either end. Just before the bridal partj entered ten lit'le yirls who had been biptized bv lhe groom canx in, five up -ah a sle, carrying garlands oi white and lilac hiic forming a circle around tlie al tar. Then carae the bridal par y ir ni the rear of 'he church? ti r s * 'he ! it T le twin siut -r^ A?no and El ma Little john, 01 GafFnev cou-ins o' 'lie. bride, ravins, their posi'ion as cur'ain irirls Next came Rev. Oliver .l<din on, of Leslie, and Rev. W. L Lintie, they taking po-ition 01 the ritrlit and left, they heinj lollowe 1 by Rev. W. NV Orr, ol Charlotte. Next came the maid of honor, Miss Era Litt ejohn, of Gaflnev, with 'h< best man. B<-v. Wa'*er S.mpson and R-v. !>r. Orr then ptrlorm etl the ceremony. Mrs. James J. Lvnn preeidet at the orpan, rendering the wed dinmarch most- beautifully The ushers were Messrs. Johi A. Black, Ernest Robertson Jas. J. Lynn and Joe B Gaston Alter the ceremony ihe brida par'v wai driven to the h -me <> Mr. and Mrs. John A. Black where an elaborate receptioi whs held. The But'ord Monument. Editor Hamel Endorse Views of The News as t< Monument's Protection. From the Kershaw Era. We are gla<l to are the Lan caster News taking up the mat ter oi protecting the monnmen at Dwight, erected to the mem ory ol General Buford'e mei wlio were so foully assassinate* during the Ueydutionary wa by Tarleton's -<o!diers. S^vera times in passing we have notic ed the defacement of tlie monu ment and made mental note o the facf with the view ot callinj public attention thereto, and ii each instance our good intention were not earned out. It has occurred to us that tlx National government ought t ?! erect a better monumen o'l ose ] trave men ami enc'o e it in a . | high iion fence a ?d ;>?>y * me one to have the cus.uj,. of in order that it may be protected aga list the relic hunter. If the, present monument is not better | cared tor and protected against' its desecraters it will only he a ! question ot time un'il it will I only be a memory in the mind6 i of t he people ot t lie community. We repeat, we are glad The i, News has taken up t:.e matter' and we hope that good may he done by what it has had to s\v on the subject A Bold Burglary. I ! Store ofjacobson & Meyers Robbed "Wednesday Night, ?Negro Boy Confesses to j Urime. The s'ore of Messrs. Jaeobeon I it Meyei-6 was burglarized la-t i Wed net day ni^ln, a lot ot cloth5 itig, underwear, shoes, hats, jewelry, etc, being stolen. Sus^ picion printed to a young negro , named Jim Keed as the guilty i party and he was accordingly ar1 rei-ted Thursday morning and " lodged in the guard house. Some ol the stolen goods were found on his person, hut he at tirst claimed to have boucht them. Later in 'he dav. 1 owever. lie ac . knowledced 'o Rherill Hunter that he was the thief. Over f'?rtv dollars* worth >?i oo ils have 1 . , he en recovered, having been found at 'wo different places in i town where they had been lelt - by 'lie boy. It seems that the ' negro concealed himself in the ' store Wednesday night betore the closing hour, and after the prci prietors had left lie helned himself to what he wanted and then made Ins xi' by means 01 the 1 hack door. Hee l :s in ja'l await ing trial. f lie v. H. K. S tnirp.Harriett. Ihe Rev. R. E Sharp, the we'l known voting Methodi?t minister and sch. ol teacher af Vanwyck, #a" married Wednes (lay in Yorkville to Miss Alma I Walker, daughter of I)r. J. Miles Walker, of that town. -> ?The bad weather Wednesday deterred many ladies from attending the millinery open ings of the Lancaster Mercantile Company and the HeathJones Company, but the foil jw t ing day, Thursday, the weather - improving, tne nniunery de11 partments of both homes were 1 at times crowded with fair eex. r The displays of styli-h hats an i I bonnet^ and 11?? latent novelties of the season were unusually at tractive, reflecting great credit f on the artistic milliners in J eharue. H Tho NOU/O f)oes Ioi) Printing 1110 llCIIU for others. Why ejcan't we do yours? ?????? Tile Monument Fund. Patriotic Ladies Continue to Contribute One DollarEach to Aid in Erecting Monument to Confederate Dead. The Honor Roll of our Monument is still increasing, lite Following names an I 1 dollar have just been received. Every lady is kindly aske 1 for her name and one dollar. Mrs. John W. Twitty, Valdosta, (Fa., $1.00 Misa Annie Twiity, Valdosta. Ga , 1 00 Mrs. 4"din 1*. Hunter, 1 00 4* R. C. NlcManus, 1.00 ' IF. C. Hough, 1.00 ' Reuben Beckham, 1.00 * G. J. Derrick, 1.00 J. M. Hood, 1.00 Robert Jones, 1.00 Bertha Billings, 1.00 44 L. C. Payseur. 1.00 " Brown Ferguson, 1.00 - J. B. Mackorel 1, 1.00 44 N. E. Moore, 1.00 " Hugh Coffee, 1.00 44 J. T. Thomasson, 1 00 Harriet Barker, 1 00 u Emma Lowerv, 1.00 44 Sallie J. Knight, 1.00 41 G. W. Kenniugton, 1.00 44 S. E. Crenehaw, 1.00 44 Rooert Harton, 1 00 44 R. C. Davis, 1.00 4 (\ 1). Oones, 1 00 ' \V. 1). Kobison, 1.00 44 L. S. Elliott, 1.00 44 M. M Welsh, K?rshaw, 1.00 M. A. WeUh, 1.00 I \? T T\ ir* < ' . I'i.o.v. runuerourK, l.uu Mrs. M. E. Cautheu. Tres. Lan. Chap. U. D. C. Circus Goes up in Smoke. Ashtabula, <)., Oct. 3.?The | winter quarter* of the Main show was burned at Geneva last n.gbt, entailing practically a total I06S. The show closed i's season Saturday and went into quarters Sunday. Ail the animals but four elephants arid three lions were burned, together with more than twenty horses, (hie human body has been found and several other employees are m.ssing. It is supposed the quarters were tired lor revenue by an employee with whom Main had had i trouble New Ginnery at Kort Mill. Col. Leroy Springs and Mr. W. IT. Stewart have just about fini ished i new ginnery at Fort Mill, having five 70-saw gins. This plant, will he operated by electric power from the Southern Power Company. The plant will be in operation in a few days.? Rock Hill Record. ? Dr. J. E. Welsh ha* moved his (l?*n'al office to the Emnious building opposite the First National Bank. <