The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 07, 1907, Image 1
. The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1378 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. 2. NO. 86. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., AUGUST 7. 1907 PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
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JMLore Trouble for the {Southern?Its
Right to Operate
in Alabama Cancelled.
Montgomery, Ala , Aug. 3.?
Announcement was made today
by Secretary of Sta'e Frank N.
Julian that lie had revoked the
franchise ot Southern Railway
Company because it had removed
a case from the State Circuit
Court of Talladega County to the
United States Circuit Court at
Birmingham. This action of the
Southern is alleged to be in violation
ot the two Outlaw Acts
passed by the State Legislature
last winter, each of which provided
that such removal should
be punishable by a revocation ot
the charter ot the roil
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road. One of these lawp, the
better known, was declared unconstitutional
by United States
Judge Thomas G. Jones, but the
other has never been enjoined by
the Federal Courts.
Convict Attacks Guard and
is shot.
Co! urnbia Recor d: Hil ton Smith,
a guard on the city chaingang, in
defending himself from an attack
with a shovel in the hands
of Primus Blocker, a negro convict,
shot and painfully wounded
the latter yesterday afternoon.
The bullet from the guard's pistol
entered the negro's thigh, producing
a wound that bled profusely,
and by the time the patrol
wagon arrived the convict
wankweak from loss of blood.
Mr. Smith was Rtruck oil the
left arm by the convict, the force
of the blow with the shovel break
ing a hone, and it is said that
had he not used his pistol quickly
and effectively, he might have I
been even more seriously injured,
as it was the evident, purpose ot f
the negro to land a blow on Mr.!
Smith's head.
4 Gypsies Fooled Kind-Hearted
Spartanburg People.
Spartanburg special in the
News and Courier : The Gypsies
have struck camp. After thenarrest
bv the police Thtnvrlav nil
/ * " " '' --- were
released except four women,
who were h$Jd on the charge ol
swindling. rIhe evidence was
against only one of these, however,
and she was fined 125.?
The Oypsies put up a poor mout hl
and told hard luck stories, de
elating that the most money they
could raise am *ng them was fif
teen dollars. Kind-hearted people
made up the balance and paid
the fine lor the fortune teller.?
It developed that they had oodles '
<it money, lor the male members!
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of the gang exchanged at a local
bank more than $2,000 in currency
for gold coin.
?Cedar Camp, W. O W., wi'l
havo a meeting on Thursday
nigh*,8th of Aug. A full attend- <
Aiic6 is requested as business of
importance is t> he disposed of.
J. A. llyatt, Clerk.
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Morris Missing?He is an
Abbeville Man who went
to Exposition.
Anderson special in the News
and Courier : About six weeks
ano Mr. Charles Morris, a clerk
in the treight depot of the Seahoard
Air Line at Abbeville, left
that city lor a trip to the Jamestown
Exposition. His wife,
who lived with her sister, Mrs.
Young, at Honeapath, was to
meet him at the exposition one
week after he left the city. A
few days after lie got to the Exposition
Mr. Morris wrote to his
wite and told her to meet him at
Norfolk on a certain date. In
the meantime she decided not to
go to Jamestown because she had
been uuwell.
She wrote to her husband and
since that time has not heard one
word from him Atter waiting
some time and not hearing from
him Mrs. Morris began to take
somesteps to locate him. The Seaboard
au'horilies also started to
search for him. This search lias
proved to be fruitless and Mr.
Morris has been given up as
dead.
It is thought that lie was drowned,
as a captain 61 a steamer at
Jamestown has written to Mrs.
Morris that some of the passen
tiers were lose on a trip and that
Mr. Morris was probably one oi
them.
Georgia Tragedy?Parties
Formerly of Columbia.
A special to The Savannah
News front Baxley says :
Last night seven miles south
of here N. A. Burnside was in
stantly killed by Clarence Gillmore,
his lite long friend, schoolmate
and hoarder for many
months. Both moved here from
Columbia, S. C., a lew months
ago an J had been engaged in the
steam saw mill 1 u-ine9S. Gillmore
came in last night, and surrendered
to the alien ft', lie slated
that aher retiring last night
his wife informed him that during
the day Burnside had made
improper proposals to her. Gillincre
got out of be 1 and upon
entering the room of Burnside
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much mm, using a -notgun.
A Home Made Automobile.
Kansas City Times
Henry Lacy, a negro who owns
a bicycle repair s-hop en Kast
Second street, has built a motor
c?r that is run by a wood burning
engine.
The frame of the car was taker
from an old motor car and the
engine was purchased by the ne
gro at a junk shop. This engine
is an old "wood burner" and the
smoke is carried away by a stove
pipe erected on the Iront end o
the car. The wheels were taker
from a buggy and have solid rubber
tires. The,engine's capacity
is about 16 horse-power. It hai
one speed?eight miles an hour
Lacy has also made a motorcych
from an old bicycle.
Stockholders' Meetings.
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Annual Meetings of Lancas
ter Cotton Mills, the Eure
ka Mill and the Bank c
Lancaster?Splendid Con
dition of the Several Prop
! erties.
Annual stockholders' meel
ings of three large and llourisl
ing corporations were held i:
Lancaster Monday, all of whic
have as their head our distingi
ished financier and manufaclui
er, Col. Lero.v Springs, in whos
oflice the meetings were held.
The stockholders of the Lar
caster Cotton Mills met in th
morning at 10 o'clock. Interest
ing and highly satisfactory re
ports were made by Presideu
Springs and Secretary and Frea
surer Thomson, showing th
mills to be in good shape am
doing a successtul business. Th
following board of directors wa
re-elected : Leroy Springs, W
T. Gregory, T. Y. Williams, T
S. Carter, Waddy C. Thomson
of Lancaster; Stephen A. Jenkt
of Pawtucket R. I. ; Arthur S
Wattle", of Canton Junction
Mass.
Alter the adjournment of th
meeting the directors met and re
elected the company's officers a
. follows: President,Leroy Springi
Vice-president, W. T. Gretrorj
Secretary and Treasurer, W. C
Thomson. The directors a'sc d<
? clared an additional dividend <
i per cent on the common stocl
making the total dividend f<
f the past year eight per cent. Th
preferred stock dividend is lin
ited to 7 seven percent, whic
has been paid, and dividend o
the common stock is limited t
. 8 per cent during the life of th
preferred
i The next meeting held wf
i that of the stockholders ol tl
? Eureka Mills, in Chester. 11
reports of the officers al-o shov
ed the enterprise to be in fir:
class condition. The tollowii
i directors were elected: Lerc
> Springs, C. B. Skipper, Samu
! E. White, W. C. Thomson, (
I Lancaster; John McGill, of l'l.i
i a lelphia, The direct r subseqi
ently met and re-elected oflice
of the company as follows : l'r.
ident, Leroy Springs; Vice-pree
dent, O. B. Skipper; Secretar
and Treasurer, \V. C. Thon
'son.
In the afternoon at' 5 o'cloc
!iho meeting of ihe stockholiei
j of the Hank of Lancaster wji
'held. As usual, an exceptional!
. fine showing wa? matte as to tli
j condition and business of ill
' model financial institution, whio
1 ; for years tias b.oen paying Id pt
' cent dividend annually. The o!
: board of director^ was re-elect*
s i as follows: Ler?>y Springs, V
5 C. Thomson, I). A. Williams, V
J. Cunningham, L. C. Payseu
W. T. (iregory, M. I'. Craw fort
Alter the stockholders' nice
1 j ing adjourned the directors m
I and re eb cfetl otlicers of the b ti
?j as follows: President, Lerr
4 Springs ; Vice-presidents, D. a
Williams and W. C. Thomsoi
* Cashier, Oeo. W. Williams; A
3 sistant Cashier, W. K. Thomsoi
Teller, John I'uag.
Lightning's Queer Capers ir,
Bamberg.
Last Thursday nigh', dining
Mile he-?vy electrical storm, the
residence of Mr. A. S. E literling,
on Railroad avenue, was
struck by lightuing. The holt
struck a tree very near the house,
then it came in an upstairs win
k* dow, splintering the window sill
' knocking the plastering oil", scat
11 teringsplinters all over the room
" Mr. and Mrs. Easterling wert
' occupying the room, hi d theii
bed was turned with the heat
e toward the window. Their escape
Irom death was a narrow
one. A heavy piece ol the.win
? dow pill was found under tin
bed. A post in the yard fenc<
' was also struck and splintered
d A negro house near the colored
l" graded school was struck. Th<
e house was damaged and abureat
d torn up. None of the inmatet
e hurt, but they were badly fright8
ened.?Bamberg Herald.
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Died Happy.
i,
S A lady who had recently mov*
i. ed to the suburbs was very font
i, ol her first brood of chickens.?
Going out one afternoon, she left
e the household in charge ot liei
5- eight-year-old boy. Belore hei
is return a thunder storm came up
s; The youngster forgot the chicki
r; during the storm and was dis
mayed, after it passed, to fint
s that half of them had been drown
)t ed. Though fearing the wratl
t? to come he thought best to mak<
)r a clean breast of the calamity
e rather than leave it to be discov
l- ered.
h "Mamma," he said, contritely
n when his mother had returned ?
o "Mamma, six of the chickens ar<
le dead "
' Dead!" cried his mo'her.?
is <kSix! How did they die?"
ie The b<?y saw his chance.
ie "I think ? I think they die*
7- happy," he said.-Harper's Week
st ly.
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>y Frogs with Horns.
el
[>f Chester Lantern : Mr. It. h
!- Brown, formerly of Ros&villc
11 who has been in Texas nin
rs years, is visiting friemis in th
s county. He brought two of th
i- Texas horned tro^s with him.?
y They have horns on the tops o
i- their heads but do not hook, he
in<t entirely harmless, like ou
hop toads. They do not hop
however, but run like a lizard
N I'hey are about as wide as on
ip toads but ll <t, have a tail a'?(
is | their legs stand out like a liz
'I ?rd'?s- (lue <,f rtn.??. ? -
. . .. umv in Dndl UBU 1
M town. Whether ii will start
j colony or not is yet to be seen.
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.
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t_ Urb ma, O , Ann. 5.?Engitiee
et h. \V. Chamberlain, Fireman 1
>k F. NVelsner and Brukt m in C. /
>v Stewart, were instantly killoii t(
day a' Urbana on a IVnnsylvani
s' freight train. The boiler ot til
i - engine blew up, killing the thre
' men and upsetting several cars.
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i News in Brief.
The Rev. John II (i uch, pas
'or of the LNptist church at,
Johnston, lied at a hosnital in
Augusta Saturday, where he had
. been operated ou tor app ndici;
tis.... Claude Ogle, 16 years
; old, was accidentally shot and
, killed at Clifton Saturday by another
lad, Wiley Johnson, who
, was tampering with a pi^'ol....
The postofiioe at Lamar was
, broken into and rrbbed Saturday
) night of some money. . . On last
I Saturday enraged larruers mob1
bed a party ot autoists whose
- car had accidentally run over a
r boy near Deerfield, 111. The
. oar was burned. The accident
3 19 said to have been unavoidable
? . . .An alderman in Pennsylva.
ilia, after hearing the evidence
I against a husband charged with
i wife-beating, took the wretch
i out into the street and publicly
i flogged him with a belt. . . .The
- mysterious epidemic of assaults
on girls in New York continues
unabated, an assault occurring
almost daily. More than a dozen
r.ttacks on young women and
children have occurred recently,
1 the victims in some instances be
ing choked to death and their
l bodies horribly mutilated. The
r police aie puzzled to find the
r fiend or fiends. . . .James Gari.
ty and son, of Ueiu0j Ala., lost
i their lives Sunday while clean
ing out their well, being over1
come by gases. . . . A big fertili
zer plant at Jacksonville Fla., i
was struck by lightning Sunday
3 and destroyed by fire....The
, boll weevil is doing much dam
age to cotton in Mexico....A
train on a French railroad plung,
ed into a river Sunday, drowning
- 41 persons.
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Greenville Man Drowned.
Greenville ^p^cial 111 yesterday's
Charlotte Ooservor: News
^ has just reached here of the
drowning today of Clarence Cannon,
salesman in the store of J.
T. Arnold Company, of this city,
while on a fishing excursion several
miles we t ot Fountain Inn
, on the Reedy river. Canhon had
" gone home a* Fountain Inn to
' spend his vaca'i ?n and went
e with a party on a fisiiiim tup tins
e
morning.
- Government's Cotton Report.
if
Washington, D. C., August 2.
r ?The crop reporting board of
(j the Bureau ot Siatistics of the
I. Depar moot ot Agriculture finds
r Irom the reports of the corresponfl!
dents and tgenis of the Bureau
that the average condition of cotn
I ton on July 2f> was 75.0 as com
:i' p ?red with 72.0 on Juno 25, 1907;
82.9 on July 25, 1900; 74.9-in
I July 25, 1905, and a ten-year
; average of 82.6
Girls Drowned,
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\ Chica.o. Auir. 5.?Two gir's,
i. (> :ga llul, IT years oil, and
> Edith Snhwar'/., 1 years younger,
a were drowned in 'he Calumet
e river today. The girls were hathe
ing and were unable to make
t^eir way back to shore.