The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 12, 1907, Image 1
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VOL. 2. NO. 27. SE/WI-WEEKLY.
Dr. W. M. Crawford Dead. ,he
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The "Well Known and Pop- leai
Cra
ular Physician and Citizen f
Suddenly Succumbs to occ
Heart Failure. ,ori
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pos
This community was deeply his
shocked and grieved on Wednes- Dr.
day last when it became general- fatl
ly known that Dr. W. M. Craw- 1
ford had suddenly passed away, wei
his death occurring that morn- efei
ing at 3:30 o'clock, at his home o'cl
on Dunlap street. At about that due
hour his devoted wife heard a Chi
noise in her husband's room, and Pre
on going to his bedside discovered stai
that he was unconscious. Assist- an i
' ?
ance was hastily summoned, Col. syn
W. C. Hough, a near neighbor, and
and others responding promptly, sol*
but on their arrival it was found Tin
that lite was extinct,and that the ly 1
end came without a struggle or a tier
pain, the heart, which organ had Me
teen affected for some years, hav Sec
ing quietly ceased to perform its Tin
functions. The shock to the com- Ben
munity was all the greater because
it was generally thought Ser
that the doctor had about recov- j
ered from more than a year's
illness from a diseased leg, which
(
had to be amputated. For a v
number of weeks preceding his
death Dr. Crawford was a famil- A
iar figure on our. streets, being soli
conveyed about in his roller ing
chair, and he invariably appear- of I
ed bright and cheerful. It was Bai
only the evening before he died Ho
that he was out as usual and ex- Sta
pressed himself as feeling unu- s>gi
eually well. , Leg
Dr. Crawford was the youngest teri
son of that gallant Confederate I
officer, Capt. Iiobt L. Crawford,
who was killed by a shell of the f?r
enemy on a Virginia battlefield. vot<
The doctor was in his 46th year, Hm
having been born April 4, 1861 !ias
He was educated in the schools is si
of Lancaster and the B ngham 'arg
Military School in North Caro- ??>d
lina. He graduated in medicine I*1?
at the Charleston Medical Col ?uri
lege, afterwards taking a post
graduate course in New York.? 1 1
Ho was well informed in his
profession and enjoyed a large
and lucrative practice np to the n
time he became disabled on ac 0
d
count, of his alllicted limb. As a
man, he was truly brave and
tearless, was possessed of a high
sense of honor and was scrupul reBl
ouslv fair and just in all his nac<
dealings with his fellow man. t'ie
Socially, he was a genial, pleaa- "01
ant companion and made friends are
of all with whom he came in 111 a
contact Of line executive and a,u*
m
administrative ability,he was no 1
tablysuccessful in all his business an
affairs of life. He was a member ^a9t
of the Presby terian churcli and wer
whs a devout christian. The t'ies
doctor was aiso an enthusiastic Jur->
member of the Masonic fraternity a r"
and was at one time Worshipful met
Master of the Lancaster Lod^e. wor
Dr. Crawford was married Jan.
21st, 1896, to Miss Abbie I Tassel rHI1
tine, of Lancaster, daughter of feet
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LEDGER J 852
Li
la<e J. W. Hasseltine, wh
li three small children, at
es her husband. He al
res two brothers, Dr.- M.
wford and Dr. R L. Cra1
i, both of Lancaster, his dea
urring on the birthday of tl
xier. Naturally of a kin
ipathelic and affectionate di
itiou, which combined wi
other noble qualities mai
Crawford an ideal husban
ier and brother.
'he remains of Dr. Crawfo
e laid to rest in the new cei
ry Thursday morning at 11.
ock after funeral services co
ted at the home by the lie
ilmers Fraaer, pastor of t
sbyterian church. Notwit
tiding the inclement weathe
LiiiUHiially large assemblage
ipathizing relatives, frien
I acquaintances witnessed t
jmn and impressiveobsequii
s floral tributes were strikin
leautiful. The following ge
nen acted as pallbearei
&srs W. J. Cunningham, E
rest, J. P. Allison, J.
imasson, W. C. Hough ai
mreirard Cunningham.
lator Bailey - -Resoluti(
ntroduced in Texas Lej
slature to Investigate h
Conduct.
Lustiti, Tex , Jan. 10.?A r
ition providing for a swee
investigation of the condu
Jnited States Senator J. \
ley was introduced in tl
use of Representatives of t]
te Legislature today. It
led by 28 members of tl
islalure. Senator Baile)
Ti expires on March 4.
n the primary election of la
V Senator Bai ey was endorse
Senator by almost unanimo
3 of the peopIj. Since th
e it is charged that evident
been obtained by which
aid shows ho has receivt
,e sums of money in loai
MT . 4
kuih me ?* aiers-i'ierce cc
Kirby Lumber Co., the S
ty Gil Co., and personal
n H. C. Pieice, of I he Water
rce Oil Co.
tal Explosion of Steel Fu
iace?Three Men Kille
nd Many Missing.
ittsburg Pa., Jan. 10.?As
111 of an explosion of a fu
b at tho Eliza furnaces i
Jones and Lauglilin Sfe
rks tonight, tliree persoi
known to be dead, seven a
hospital with serious bun
injuries, and 24 are missin
lie explosion was caused b
accumulation ot gas at tl
> of the fnrna e around whic
e working 35 men. Of a
ie but one man escaped i]
r. Without warning and wil
ar of artillery, ions ol molt e
al were poured over tl
kmen and for a space of i
about the furnace the met
to a depth of tour and fn
4CASTI
REVIEW 1878 ENT]
ANCASTER. S. C., JANUARY 12. 190!
o,| Hot Time in the Hahco Ie
- ?? mmm HIV llVMJVl
ir80
P. Almost a Personal Difficulty
Wm Between Gaines, of Ten- F
,th nessee, and Mahone, of t(
be
(1 Pennsylvania. el
isth
Washington, Jan. 10.?The a
de House late today look on the 1^
id, appearance of the clog days of
of the 55th Congress, comraouly i ,
? |
rd known as the "war Congress,"
u when altercations between mem- ^
30 bers became frequent. Mr. B. ^
,n. Gaines, of Tennessee, and Mr.
>v. Mahone, of Pennsylvania, were
he only prevented from meeting in
h- a personal encounter by the inir,
tervention of other members. |
ol Mr Oflitipa traa " '
- ?? .? ,.o illnrvili^ a 9|JCCU? jds
ou his bill to "dock" members'
he pay lor absence from the House
?s anJ was being twitted by both
g sides oi the chamber, to his evi
n dent ambarrassment, wlien he a
rs: charged Mr. Mahone with being It
C. absent Irom the House 95 per tl
T. cent, of tlie time. Previous to a
ad this sweeping assertion, Mr. w
Gaines had read excerpts from <1
the The Ilacord in relation to e
the withholding ot pay in the c'
^ 53rd Congress and the part Mr. 11
Mahone had played at that
lls time. C
When Mr. Gaines had con P
eluded Mr. M ihone rose. He *
e. explained how. in the 53rd and 11
p. 55th Congresses, he had had p
ict $7,000 due him and that he chen d
V. Speaker, Crisp, had given him *
|ie an order on the sergeant-at-arms h
|ie for the amount,which was paid. J1
is Then coming to the crux of Mr. g1
|ie Gaines Mr. Mahone thundered:
"Any man who charges me ?
with being away from this House
8( 95 per cent, of the time, tells an
untruth."
Mr. Gaines started down the
at aisle from his seat,
je "No man can call me a lie,"
it exclaimed the Teiinesseeau.
jd Then Mr. Mann, of Illinois.
up who was in the choir, took a j1(
hand in the altercation. Both (lf
e- men were ordered to their sea's,
ly Mr. Mahone obeying the com
I/V
s* mand, while Mr. Gaines stood si
two se?ts away from the centre
ol the chamber shaking both lists P
r" and head at the Pennsylvaniau.
id When order had been restored
Mr. M&houe again rose, Having
been cautioned by the chair |(
that it was against the rules to
a . ^
address a member in the second
r. ?
, person he measured his words
of
saying he would speak in "the -j,
fourth person." He then said. n
is l'
re "The charge ol the gentleman dtj
1B from Tennessee that I am away de
^ from this House 95 per cent of p(
my time is a deliberate false
homl.V N
1"
:h
.It The sad news came to Due
n- West on Monday ot the sudden
tn death of Miss Marie Farmer, ol vt
>n Louisyille, Ga., from congestion, \t
le Miss Farmer was a sister of Mrs. w
10 Grier Pressly Her death is said to
al to have been caused from eating w
re ices and ice cream at a party.? di
A. R Presbvlerian. ic
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ERPRISE J891
7 PRICE?Fl
Irownsville Riot Matter in j
Senate Today.
tit i . v t , ^ Mar
Washington, Jan 10.?Senator
oraker gave notice in the Senate ^
)day that he would make an
(Tort to RHP.IirA o rntn Ur
~ "" " '"'D u i u ay
n his resolution providing for laoe
n investigation of (he Browns- ried,
'He riot which resulted in the Ella
ischarge by the President of the of Fi
egro troops of the Twenty Fitih out 1
nlantry. In t|,e same connec at t|,
on Senator Tillman gave notice mur<
lat there will be other speeches, ray 1
ut the Ohio Senator announced T1
is purpose to try to hold the the I
enate for a vote on that day af who
^r the conclusion of the discus- in i
l0n- latte
~~ ~ M
reachers Indicted for Work- Mrs.
ing on Sunday. ed tc
his d
Spartanburg special in News '
nd Courier: The grand jury 8eW*
as returned true bills against h?m
le 1{ev E. T- Nash, J. J. Soper MrP?
nd A1 lie Johnson, charged with a bu
orking on Sunday. The deten t*ien
ants are preachers of the Sev- ','rc?
nlh Day Adventist Church. The his
,Re .will be tried tomorrow 8tant
lorning.
At the last term ot Criminal Vet<
ourt these ministers were re- E
orted to the grand jury for
'orking on Sunday, and indict
lents were drawn up at the
resent term and true bills reused.
1 he preachers say they
?h plead iheir own case and c *'
five no /ears, believing that the ^
iry will render a verdict ot not i
uilty ders
L>. L
. parti
>eath of a First Honor Grad- is th
uate of Winthrop. mam
sent
Chester special in Columbia lte ir
,a,e: M'ss Nannie S. Wallace, hono
f the Rossville neighborhood, Jant
ed last night at. the home of lng 1
r. W. B. Stevenson, in the 28th ^ar^
^ar of her age. She was a first lllusl
>uor graduate of Winthrop No 8
illeitesix years ago. Her life *orm
nee then has been devoted to ^
aching in the communitv where (lues
>e was reared. " celefc
~ ' ? Sat ui
lanned to Murder all White hymi
Officers. ation
and *
Oklahomo City. Okla., Jan Fr?n
).?A message from Fort Reno U S<j
night states that during the ex , *"S
nidation ot Corporal Knowles, Car*
dored, charged with shooting ,llam
apt. Macklin on the night of
ecember 21, it was develop- 'V
I that there was a plot to mur ?f St
>r every white officer at the
>*t. iTiec
orth Carolina Youth Kills'
Himself while Hunting: , '
b and
Gran
Lenoir special in the Obser- teen
>r : Ered Watson, tlie 15 urda
iar old son ot Elishia Watson, on tl
lio lives about two miles from bent
>wn, accidentally shot himself verel
hile out hunting today, and pecf<
ed in a short while. The whole arm
ad entered his chest. was
lWS
IVE CENTS PER COPY.
I Virginia Tragedy.
i Kills Another Man's
/ife and then Suicides.
>anoke, Va., Jan. 10.?WalC.
Mayes, aged 25, unmar?oday
shot and killed Mrs.
Morrav, aged 30, the wife
ank Murray, and then blew
us own briins, (ailing dead
e feet of the woman he
lered. Mayes and Mrs. MuriirAttA
IT CI O V/UIPHI5,
ie tragedy was enacted in
Murray home while Mutray,
works at night, was asleep
in upstairs room, and the
r's 3-year old daughter,
ayes was madly in love with
Murray and letters address)
his mother and found on
ead body told o? his plan to
both Mrs. Murray and himHe
entered the Murray .
e from the rear and finding
Murray in the kitchen fired
I let through her head. Lie
turned the revolver on
elf and sent a bullet through
own head. Both died inly.
srans to Observe Lee's
lirthday, Jan. 19th.
eadquarters South Carolina
Division,
ited Confederate Veterans,
reenvilleS. C., Jan. 1907.
?ral Orders Mo 17?
3 instructed by General OrM'o
58 from General Stephen
ee, the general of this dement
is advised that it
e wish of the general comling
that ordeis be at once
down to the brigades to uui
a special celebrattion in
? . f / 1 -
r oi uen, uooert Hi. L,ee on
iary 19, 1907, that day behe
one hundredth anniverof
the brithday of our late
rious leader.
URtteattion is made as to the
of i he memorial exercises
held,but it is desired and reted
that the hour for the
>ration be 12 o'clock M. on
day.I an. 19. and that theus,
"How Firm a Found
, Ye Saints of the Lord,"
kFor All the Saints Who
l Their Labors Rest," be
command of Thomas W.
ile, Major General, Comlints
S. C. Division, U. C. V.
J. M. Jordan.
Ijutant General and Chief
atr.
1 His Son and Beat Him
with Fence Hail.
rnwell special in The News
Courier: A negro named
iderson (iaincs tied his (if
vear-old hoy, Dan, on Saty
night, at I'ssery's Crossing,
le JSalkehatchie Kiver, and
him with a fence rail so sely
that the l)Dy is not ex
id to live. His skull and one
were fractured. The rail
covered with blood.