The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 17, 1906, Image 1
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, 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.
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couon urowers Association ,
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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
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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*
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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.
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e
e The Venerable Citizen and
Good Man will Celebrate
his 85th Birthday To-morn
row.
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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.