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The Lancaster News. rei \V1 Semi-Weekly. pU Published Wednesdays and Saturdays f,)1 At Lancaster, S. C., By The a(* Lancaster Publishing Company. WC 1 u Charles T. Connors, Editor. (oi fe< SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year il.BO Six Months "5 Three Months 40 Payable in advance. co, ' n? ADVERTISING RATES. Ili One Inch, tlrst insertion. t.00. Each subse-' quent insertion 50 cents. For three months or longer, reduced rules. tak. jj: ( Professional cards, per year, 112. Business notices. Transient Advertisements, Lost and Found, and other classified advertisements not exceeding -5 words, 25 cents for each insertion: 1 cent a word for each additional word over 25 words. . , Obituaries, Tributes of respect, cards of thanks and all matter of a personal or political .... nature to be charged for. ^ u Advertising rates by the column made known t on application. ( Brief correspondence on subjects of general interest invited. Not responsible for views of correspondents. j?g U. e. WYL1K, President. W JNO. A. COOK. Sec'Y. and TttRAS. J. M. It I dole, jit. Business ManagQh. ou Entered as second-class matter, Oct 7. iP<)'>, at the postofltce at I.nncaster, S C\. under Act A. of Congress of March 3, |s7t>. Saturday, October 20, 1906. ? ^ PUBLICATION OF SUPEOVISOI1S* HEPOWTS. We respectfully call the attention of I he neonle to the nunr? r ~ 1 terly report of the County Supervisor which is published in this issue, and equally respectfully request, mir supervisor and his board of "unmissiouers to compare their iblished report with that of the Lancaster Conn ty supervisor which appears in Pr the ^October *>th issue of the thi Lancaster News. th We have aLvaj's held that the lir supervisor, in his report ot CI claims paid should -state, oppo- tei site the name ot the claimant an for what the cheek was drawn. jjR In other words, that the people j-() want to know for what their money is being spent, and not merely to whom it is being paid. This, it will he seen, is luUy % 1 shown in the report by the Lan ftn caster supervisor, while in that ^h ot ours, everybody is kept guess co ing. P>" The foregoing is taken from the Camden People. We have su w 1 often wondered why the reports in Kershaw and a few other conn , ha ties are published in the manner . stated bv our Camden content-ior ~ j c r porary. The mere publication ' w} of names and amounts gives the ac people but littla or no informa mi tion as to the purposes lor which sq I heir taxes are being expended.; re< The bare statement, toi example.1 t-v that live dollars was paid to John r,,! iStepandletch.it without any ex- ^ planation whatever :>s to the kind of services rendered by him?.as jjn to what he did to earn the money wj ?occurs to us as a very unsatis-ici] factory way ol letting the public 11ej know how a county's revenue is ad being spent. For aught the tax- an payers know, .John may have been paid $5.00 tor skillfully j^? "sKinnnr tne cat, or lor an extraordinary feat of rubberneckin';cu at a ballet performance. i ? ~~ - ; wj Apropos of the noble effort the Daughters of the Confederacy ^r< are making to raise funds to 'ai erect a monument to Lancaster's 'ai Confederate dead, our fellow 00 W fl townsman Capt. Kami. K.White, ^ wlio has had much experience in ,|( such matters, makes a suggestion well worthy of consideration ail at the hands of the Lancaster ref Chapter. The Capt. believes that rai several hundred dollars can be Ch idily raised?probably enough th the money now-on hand to irchaee the monument ? by iking a charge of tive dollars r each name to be inscribed ereon. He says that plan was Opted in Fort Mill, where it >rked successfully, as many as 0 or more names being paid and inscribed 011 the Conlerate monument. "Venus coming this way," ys a head-line in the Rock 11 llerald. Well, let 'er come, orge Jones will see that 110 bs light on her. A prominent citizen and large Kpayer of Lancaster wants to ow why Council recently made lonation to a musical organition, when the money is badly eded tor street improvement, e pars the inquiry on up to r city fathers. ir Neighbor Chesterfield. /"hat the C. & L. R. R. is Doing for the CountyProsperous Towns Springing up along Dine?Road Ultimately to be Extended to Lancaster. Bennettsville special in (Jolumn State: Recently a business ospecting visit carried met rough Chesterlield county, over e new and important short le of railroad known as the lesterfield and Lancaster, exuding from Cheraw to the new d recently laid out and estab neu [own 01 I'ages, so nanieil r the president and promoter the road. I was so favorably impressed th the development of this road, id the splendid capabilities of at section that an irresistible nviction seized me that the oper thing to do was to briefly, rough I'he State, publish me of the impressions made by lat I saw and heard. Somehow Chesterfield county ?, by many, been grouped and ?ssed with and among the poorcounties of the State, and ii!e there are many very poor res in that old county, yet it ist be remembered that her uare miles are many, and until jently th? interior of the counhas not been blessed with railul facilities, consequently lias mained undisturbed and muleloped. No county in the State has a eror more patriotic citizenship th inborn and cultivated prin>le? of moral and Dersonal in. jrity ; lovers of education and vocates of intellectual training d development. Clieraw, for more than 100 ars the largest town, a great ?de center,is populated with as Itured and honorable class of ople as any town in the State, util a lew years ago the county is practically isolated. A short time ago the 1'ages 5m North Carolina purchased rge tracts of valuable timber ad in the county, near the urt house and farther west toird Lyitch's river, 15 to 20 miles >m any railroad. Thev realized once that in order to develop 8 county and obtain valuable d lucrative results from their tl estate investments that a lroad must be constructed from eraw through the county, via the court house to Lynch'e ri er. The Page family is noted f< their enterprising spirit, and t great developers. Capt. Pag with his son, had obtaiued charter for the Chesterfield ar Lancaster railroad and had force of hands grading the roa and before a great while the loo motive, for the first time curie its smoke in the old town of Che terfield court house. The couni seat began to grow. New store bank, hotels and other enterpris were established. The finest section of the couu is that portion between the cou house and Lynch's river. New pe pie, enterprising farmers fro Marlboro county and other set tions, purchased farms near rai road, in the neighborhood of tl court house and Ruby. The rai road rendered it easy for the fa mem n> uumiii lerunzer?, n lands readily and liberally r sponded to the extensive and i telligent manipulations of thene comers. Heal estate rapidly a vanced and that section does n resemble itself. Only recently the railroad h j been extended from Ruby Guess, so named for Capt. Guei an aged railroad man now I vears of age, who laid every fo j o? the track. Ten days ago t I auction sale of town lots was hi at Guess, by Wm. Godfrey <V C Many lots was sold at good prict Decidely the most desirable poi on the road is the new place I'aues. The train is now runnii i. -- - mere aim within 30 days a dai schedule will be in operation Page*. While the road ultimat* ly will be extended to Laucaste and a branch road to Monroe, ] C., yet for quite a long time lJag will be the terminus of the roa Pages is destined to become town of no small matter and ii significant proportions. Only ] 'miles south of Monroe, N. C which for years has been tl main market for that fertile ai piosperous section, l'ages is ; miles west of Cheraw, live mil oil'the North Carolina State lin and 22 miles from Kerthaw. A bank and hotel will at om j he erected and established. Tl j Wm. Godfrey Co., will build large double store brick buildin | with six stores and hotel wi .numerous offices. The Messi Crow Bros., an enterprisii I wealthy lirni of Monroe, N. I ; will at once erect a fertilizer fa tory and oil mill at l'ages, besidi numerous other enterprises wi speedily be inaugurated. A civil engineer has alread been engaged ami surveyed ai laid out the town of I'aires, wil broad streets alreadv i I J During tins month an auctw sale of lots will be conducted. J. 1*. (libnoii. Fatal R. R. Wreck?One i the Victims a Native Liberty Hill. I A la?t freight and a light e jgiue collided on the Southei Sunday morning near Winnsbor I The following were killed Conductor I) M. Dixon, Firemi J.T. McPherson, Engineer Hem Pile. Injured: Engineer Jam (i. l'rice, Brakeman Charles 1 Weir, Fireman Henry Dates, tl last named being colored. Co ductor Dixon was a son of M William Dixon, oi Liberty Hi] Ho was about 30 years old an his home was in Winnsboro. TVin NflU/0 ,)oeH *,ol) Printic 111C lluII u for others. Wli j can't we do yours? ? ? ? ? ? New York 5r yvv Is the fashion center of the world. There are more * u French Shriner & Urner Shoes a so^ New York city than d' any ?^cr onc brand. Now, m! \\ jL if you want the leading style g \ in one of the best shoes on tv \ the market call for a F. S. & U. at >J "CHERRY'S." ty z- + + 1- C There Are Five Features , , ifT^V i r * About Our w f Clothes For f V i | ! i I Men ^yplii I "i# That Will Impress You. I ! | * ?tjj| First?The style, * "! i for its correctness, in- //7ii $?ni fi + :? i Hill ti\% ?\ * .1#.:^ uiviuudiii)' rtiiu Siictppy Ijf.tJ g'ft i\\ ? : f *- ttiUM I HI Second?The fab- ^ : f*- J I iy ^ rics, for their beauty >y[ ^ '? J and superior excelence , ? r, ^ at the various prices. f i lOTM.t f? I 88 S THIRD?The workmanship, for its uniform excel- V d'j C lence and artistic finish. ^ in 1 FOURTH?The fit of the garments, for you will find ^ IS ? those of your size fit as if made to your special ineas- J V urement. m >d m FIFTH?The prices, for you will find them apprecia 33 V bly lower than you'd pay elsewhere for garments of ? 68 equal quality. f ? For verification of these assertions come see our large W ce M and varied assortment. J :| Williams-Hughes Co I ? ? CA.S1-I HTOKE. J el'V PR "More Cut Prices ijf ijjl My ten-day sale has proven that prices get business; but I want more business and am going to offer more cut prices. I will sell for the next .ten days only anything in my stock of Dry ' 1 (ioods and Hats at actual co<f and will mal-o ? ?: - ..?.xw w,..c ocui Cimu prices on everything in my Notion and Shoe departments and will not be thought high on Groceries if 1 get a chance to make you some prices. Remember 1 handle the best FLOUR and MEAT 0f that ever came to Lancaster, and you know the price has always r keen right. I still have a few pairs of odd sizes and broken stock in Shoes that I am selling for less than I can buy them. Also some Dress Shirts and Hats for men that must go regardn | less of cost. A big lot of Neckwear that I will sell at almost 1 any price. Ten cents Plug Tobacco for 6 l-4c. I have a few n , tons of Acid that 1 want to close out and will make you a close ?- price if you want any to put in with our oats?and by the way, ? 1 have the Oats, the kind you want, the genuine Red Rust Proof in at the right price, and want you to see them before you buy. I thank you all very much for the liberal patronage given me in the past and hope for more of your business in the future. I feel sure 1 can save you money and give you even better service than I have. Yours, " J. J. BLACKMON. 1. Look for my sign in both front and rear of store, id ! Send Us Your Job Printing