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I , The Lancaster News LEDGER J 852 REVIEW J878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. 2. NO. 4. SEMI-WEEKLY^ LANCASTER, S. C., OCTOBER 17. 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY. r.jj r ? * ... ' couon urowers Association , . be I ve Report by Secretary Jones, of mi the County Association, of ce the Recent Meeting in Or- m tic angeburg of Representative j Farmers of the State. frt pa Mr. Editor: Oil my return to] home I feel like 1 ought to give bi the CottonGrowers and others in- bs terested information that would ^ be of importance to th^m. The ta meeting at Orangeburg, while an it was not largely attended,1'was a representative body of about 300 farmers ancl business men. Col. ca Jordan and Mr. Smith were there and both made good speech* es lull ot importance to the peo an pie ol our State. They gave full as account ol the storm along the tr< coast, its great destMiction of the w' cotton crops in Mississippi, Ala- a bama and Louisiana,claimingt iat *)! the loss to the farmers would '? amount to several hundred ^ thousand bales ol cotton to each ,r' ot these States. They claim that 111 Texas has a large crop, but ilia' J the boll wet-vil and boll worm 111 o m ? i 1 1 ?-? 4.4-i ?? ? ' - - - 1 * 11 * siiii geuing in goou work "i ami thatthe damages from storms, 111 weather and weevil would re- ai duce the crop considerably yet. Taking all information as we 8e have it now it looks as if we will a-? have no bumper crop this year ' and that the crop will not exceed re last year but very little if any. And with the pre-ent outlook the farmer should receive more than the minimum price fixed ^1{ by the association. Mr Smith will , ^ be it? Birmingham, Ala., for a|*' week or more, where lie will meet a committee to perfect ar se rangements for buying and stor ~c ing weak or distress cotton and *1{ keep it from going on the m ?r- Wl kei below the minimum price, 8 fixe*.I by the associa'ion. We will :w 1 look forward to the completion a' of this plan with much interest an as we believe thai upon the)*" working of some such plan as ai may be devised hangs tins u:ti-!m m ?te success ot all our work in ' w< tbe association and the succesful con? umm it ion of all our hopes a* VI connected with this great movement, which is'o tree the South-] em farmers and business men "" of every calling from northern !411 greed an I speculation and give I1 to them the legitimate profits of ! ar their labors. The cotton association has come to stay and we I 1 will never cease to work devis- j i ing plans, ways ami means until i^11 we net together on some sate financial plan I hat will protect the interest of the cotton producers and make it as ?afe to invest our labor and money 111 ^ farming as in any other pursuit. That this can he done is evi- ,je denced by what has already been pr accomplished. There are two points that we would empha- t|, size. These are, organization and |>e infor ination. We must organize, m get together and stand together, and in these organizations we can keep up with business fr< movements and thus become in- ye i*mecl as to our interest and in position to protect, oursels from any and every encroachJilt upon our rights as produ rs. It is evident that. We have ^ nch to do and some very dif- j ult propositions to meet we ,ve the negro question coninting us in the South and his rt of the cotton crop to plan r and to control and 'he negro mselt to reckon with. And we ive the foreigner in the west lese two elements greatly rerd our work of organization id prevent us trom that united fort, that we might have reachlong ago. Yet we believe we 11 succeed in spite of these (iiculties. The South has a eat money crop and it is ours, id once we can see our position it is and by cooperation conol the price ot this ureat crop, e will then have accomplished work that, will prove a great essitu; to all our people and r all time to come, we trust, st our county come tully to the pnt. We are in no mean position the make up ot this preat ormization. We need all the determined ellort that we can net ), and we can, if we will do as ucn toward tins movement as iy other people. Mr. Smith says that lie will nd ns an appointment as soon he returns to our State aiul will give no;ice 01 it as soon as I ceive it, so that the people will ive another opportunity of 'armg Mr. Smith. Mr. Ed 1 hoped that I would ive space to say something ot e growing city ot Orangeburg, lis was my tirst visit down ere ami I was much pleased to e the great, enterprises that are ling on in Orangehnnr. They ive lour hanks, several cotton arehouses, which are next to inks in importance They are el 1 up on ill the improvements id the people are very sociable id kind. Everything suiruests at the peopl* are enterprising id full ot business. We me' o-t of the county otticials and 9 were struck with their polite ?ss and friendly greeting. We so met one ot our school hoys. Will Beckham. who is down ere in the concrete business i l seems to be doing well. He lit work and nave us a whole IV ot llix tilllil ^li/-vn-i?? ? mind, tor which we are nratjI to him. \Vre also met Mr. II ins Arants, who is dcint: a <t business in the hard ware ie. lie is just the same clever isiness man as ever. Oeo W. .Jones. Lancaster, Oct. 15, 1900. Irs. Jefferson Davis Dying, j New York, Oct. 10.?Mrs. fl'erson Davis, widow of the! esident ot t lie Conlederate I ates, is dying of pneumonia at e Hotel Majestic here. It is I lieved that she cannot survive ore than a few hours. Mr. J. E. Honeycut moved am Lancaster to Kock Hill isterday. The Lancaster Postoffice Highly Satisfactory Inspection by Government Inspector?-Timely Suggestion to Patrons. | Postoffice Inspector H.T.Greg- j ory was fiere a clay or two and , made a thorough examination of the Lancaster office. He expressed himself a? being highly pleased with the manner in which Postmaster Hunter and his assistants are discharging their duties He found the financial and other departments of the office in first class condition Inspector Gregory made a suggestion while here which )f carried out by the patrons would greatly facilitate the transaction ot the business ot the office and expedite the delivery of m-iil not only here but along the K. F L). routes. As is well known, the pi esent office is a new one and equipped with new boxes, members. etc- There are also now six rural routes going out daily from this office. Inspector Gregory's suggestion is that the patrons inform their friends and others from whom they receive mail a* to the number of their respective boxes, anil it supplied by a rural route, that they, in writing their letters, alwavs give plainly the number of their route. Letters frequently come to this office intended for delivery on a | rural route without any member on them, which sometimes causes delay in delivery. | It is to be hoped that the pa | irons win carry out Mr. Gregory's suggestion, which is ready the de-ure an 1 request of the poatolfice department at Washington. Horrible Crime in Missouri --Entire Family Murdered. 11 utson, Mo , <>ct. 14?Harney Parsons, a fanner, his wife and tluee children, were murdered Friday near Lickinton, Mo. A tanner named Hamilton has been arrest* d charged with the nitiruer and ts said 'o have con* essed. l'arsons had sold his (arm and crops to Hamilton, and 1! is allege'! that the men quarreled over the terms of thgsale. Par sons and family set out from [ their former home in a covered j wagon bound lor Missouri. The body of Parsons was found sl ot to death and '<ho mother and three children had been clubbed to death. doda Hamilton, the alleged murderer, is in the Houston jail, ? i.. ? rxiiin^i^ jMiiiiueu to prevent! lynching. He is said to have made a complete confession, of which the following is a sum mary : At a timber bordered place in the road, as Parsons and his tamily were driving, they were confronted by Hamilton, armed with a shotgun. Deliberated aiming at Parson-*., Hatnipoi discharged both barrels or th gun and Parsons fell t>? t'i ground. Hamilton then advau ced upon him and clubbed bit over the head with the butt c the gun several times. He the; beat the head ot mother to i pulp, and alter killing her, club bed the three children to death The bodies ol all five were the) loaded into a wagon and takei to the Bin Piney creek, abou one mile distant trom the seen of the murder, and dumped in to the creek. John Sharp Williams inNortl Carolina Receives Bij Ovation in Statesville. uuuiiuitC) . Vy. j ' 'C' . 1 ->.? John Sharp Williams. congtess m in from Mississippi anil minoi ily leader in ihe house of repre sentatives, addressed 2,500 Nort Carolinians at Statesville, nea hero, this afternoon. lie spok tor over two hoursf devoting mos of his time to the subject ot gov eminent ownership ot railroad and declaring that the Democrac of the South never had stood to government ownership of rail roads and never would. Thi declaration from the speaker wa greeted by a tempest of applau? from the audience, lie also dt V >ted some time to a discussio of trusts and the tarifF. Mr. Williams was introduce by Editor ?!. i\ Caldwell of tin Charh t*e Observer, lie given an ovation such as ha rarely been accorded a publi speaker in this State. It, wa the consensus ot opinion tha his addres s was the best, mos logical and most, convincin presentation ot the principles n Jeflfersonian Democracy eve heard in North Carolina, cei tainly -iuoe th? palmy days o Itansom and Vance. Sam Jones Dies Suddenly 01 Train. Little Rock. Ark.. Oct. 15.? I'he Rev Sun p Jones the well known evangelist <>i Cartersvilie Ih.. died early t day ot hear disea e in a sleepimr'car on trai No -1 of i tie Ruck Island Railroad near Perry, Ark. Mr. done had been conducting a most nic cesslul meeting at Oklahom City, I. 1 and left there las night for his home in (leorgia ? He desired to attend a family \e nnion tomorrow, :t being th 59:h anniversary <>f his birth. Mrs. R. B. Mackey, ot Heat Springs, S. arrived in thi city last night lor \ visit at th home ot Mr. and Mrs. J. i Hackney, <>n East avenue.? Charlotte Observer. Mrs. Julia l'orter is spendin a day or two in Heath Spring ilii* week. Miss Knola, Barnett, of Hoc Hill, is visiting her sister, Mrt O. O. Ferguson, of Jones Itoads. >' Capt. John Lee Tillman, Sr. 11 e e The Venerable Citizen and Good Man will Celebrate his 85th Birthday To-morn row. ) Mr. Editor: I know of no bet|( ter way than through the medium 01 the News to let my trieiuh", , relatives and the public know of t my condition after going through a very painful but successful operation, in having taken away that old chronic spre or cancer on mv face. It was taken out by the roots, which is a great relief a to me. It is healing up nicely, will draw down the under eve lid i lit-tlu inat I ;i?~ .. J..,, me onier eye m a -imiliar operation some 5 years ago. But the old sore is gone and I am glad 01 it. I am back at my old home, somewhat reduced I in tlesh, but will soon be all r right again *<s I am regaining about J- pound a day. I Well, I must tell my friends and the public that next Thursday, the ISth day ot this month, v is my birthday?will be 85 years r old. It seems hard for me to realize that I am that old, but c | that is mv aire: was horn < no 1ft g 1821. I am back at my old home, e riding from 2 to 6 miles nearly , every day; can no anywhere I n want to by myself. The cood Lord has blessed me and been (j on my side in keeping me up 0 in health, lor which 1 am so e t s I thankful. Tell the public I would s I like to meet some of my class. c: 11 seems that they ha?e all t-tops | ped school. I know of only two * men of my class living, (?eorge tj\V. Bell, of Bell Town, who is ? two years younger, and ^1 r. An, l( drew Coffee of B.dair. Johuy Harper won't reach my cla^s, by _ 10 or 12 years. Howel Shut? ? and'Squire Carnes won't, reach my class, by 10 or 12 years. I am not acquainted in the eastern Inn*: of ttie countv. there mav he n ' ii several in 'hat section tha' will reach my class and c<> over it. -! leil them thit T \r?n!<i - ^ .. w 4.* IliVC IU l.jhear from anyone t hat is of my '. class or oyer i'. I hear ol one Mr. Ncbonj hat i* 01 years old-woulcl a like to ?ee him or he ?r lrom him. I,} Will c!o"e by wishing success, s ' hoping long lite ami frien Isbip !. i to all mankind, a John Lee Tillman, Sr. 1 Vuiwyck, Oct. 15, 1 t)0t5. ?The commissioners of Lan cas er and York counties have arranged to re-establish CureIt ; ton's terry ai the Catawba river, s It is to be a "free ferry," the e two counties bearing the expense \ J of operating it. ?The State Fair will he held in Columbia next week, the dates ? being Oct. 22?27. The tare tor I9 the round trip from Lancaster, oyer either road, is $2.95, which k includes one admission to the tair grounds. Tickets will be on K sale 20-20, with final limit the | 29th.