The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 18, 1907, Page 4, Image 4
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Xhe Lancaster News. |1
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Charles T. Connors, Editor.
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Wednesday, Sept 18, 1907.
A Texas editor is said to eat
seventeen pies a day. We are j
willing to make a wager that
t lie}' are the lemon kind.?Greenville
News.
Judging from his stupendous
size and weight, Mr. George A.
Moore, of (he Rockdale Reporter,
must be the editor referred (o.
A few years ai:o the city coun<
iI paid a carnival company several
hundred collars to come to
Andersou. besides giving it the
use of the public square in which
to erect its tents. This year a
carnival company pays $250 lor
tlie privilege of en'eriog the city
and will hold forth on a vacant .
lot some distance from the busi- .
Hess center. That sh ?ws how the .
city is growing.?Anderson Mail.
Rut it will show still better \
growth when it cuts out carni- t
vals altogether.
According to a New York 1
special in the Charleston Sun- (
clay News, the health of Grover ,
Cleveland is rapidly tailing <
and his recovery is not cx- <
peeled. He has lost forty pounds *
in weight within the past three (
months. His trouble is pout.
Though at one time intensely
hated by a considerable portion
of his party, Mr. Cleveland is
now conceded to te the greatest
living Democrat.
We have been asked more (
than once why The News has
never criticised the county au- 1
thorities for having the shade
trees removed from the court
house square. We, no doubt in
common with many others, were
shocked when we heard some
weeks ago that such action was
contemplated. We at once made
inquiry about the matter and
were told that the trees, while
to outward appearances sound,
were in an advanced stage ot
decay and that it was only a
question of time, and a short
time at that, when they would,
if allowed to stand, become a
menace to human life. Ai cept-j
ins such statement as correct,
we entered no protest against
the cutting down of the trees,
though it was with much regret
that we saw them felled, for
they were among Lancaster's
oldest landmarks and had afforded
shade and comfort for generations.
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THE L
=INLEY ON RAILROAD PROBLE/W. i
Piesident Finley, of th? Southjru,
continues to m?ke address- '
99 explanatory of the common <
carriers- side of the railroad I
piobletn, with the view of bring- 1
ing about a better understanding,
and consequently bettor relatione,
between the transportation companion
and the pubi c. Nis latest
effort was a speech delivered in
Chicago Saturday before the annual
meeting of the American
association of freight trdlic officers.
In his usual forceful man
ner Mr. Finley made a strong
presentation of the difficulties
now confronting the railroads.
They are b?ing besieged on every
hand. f??r better service, and yol
'o improve the service large
sums of money are needed,
which sums it is practically im-,
possible to obtain lor the reason '
that investors of capital will not
rise their means in properties
which are being legislated against!
in various states. From the view |
point ol the railroads, reductions'
iii rates have been made by leg-,
islation which threaten to bring,
disaster to the vast interests of
the transportation companies..
During the course of his rem uks
M.. P:? l.... l .
nil, r iiiicv afiiu .
' These carriers can no more J
stand being made the foot bali
of political parties or being used
to advance the ambitions of as- 1
pirants for political favors or to I '
have their charges politically I j
regulated than any other buei J
ness enterprise. They possess no
immunity irom the operation of
economic laws. If they are to be 1
mccesslul there must be for '
hem as for any other successful i
tmsiuess enterprise a proper mar- (
,;.n between receipts and expeniitures.
if their expenses are to!
ie increased by the demands of j
abor, by the price of supplies, I
>y the exactions of law and by I (
>ther causes beyond their con-: 1
:rol their revenues must be pro- k
:ected irom unreasonable reduc-!f
ion or the result, in obedience !
o an irre-istibie economic law, 1
i i: t? i
iiuai un UCOUIICIIVD. it 1^1 imuoo" j '
uirv in fhe interest, not only of I
lie carriers, but ol the national |
iyel tare, that this destruction ,
dial I be averted. It can be done
3iily by a conservative and con-i
ti uc'ive policv. The progress of |
pulliutr down and of destroying I
Iho old lias continued long with 1
out abatement. It may be paffdv |
concluded that such abuses as
were in existence have been
sufficiently exposed and curbed 1
tor the process of rebuilding to 2
begin. Theie can be no pernia t
nent poltcv of destruction. The j
welfare ot the country, the inter- t
estB of its comm rce, and the .
prosperity of its citizens, now 1
demand the establishment ot a
new ba-is of stability in the t
place ot the old conditions which |
have parsed awav. The funda-j,
mental corner stone ol the new!
structure must be the authorita-1
tive ^announcement of the pro 1
position that those who invest s
their private means in the establishment
of transportation faeili
ties have not placed them beyond j
the protection of the Constilu i
lion. Otherwise there will noli
be, hereafter, any investment of
private means in tlie^e enterpris
es, and ilie value of existing in- i
vestments will be destroyed.
There is no general desire on
the part of the people to injure
or destroy the railroad interests
of the country, and when it is
realized that any injustice has
beju done them, as is apparently
the case in some states, a reac ,
lion will set in in favor of the
railroads. ,
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IN'JASlEd .NEWS, SEPTEMBE
Marriage Tomorrow. I
. Mr. T. M. Belk, th? well-known
landsome aud efficient surveyor i
)l this county, and Mi*s Gertrude i
3herer, the popular and accomp- <
lish d voung lad/ of Blacksburg ]
who has been teaching school at i
Dixie, are t<> be married tomor- <
row. The oeremouv will be per- <
formed in Blaeksburg.
Mr. Belk and bis charming '
bride will visit the Jamestown
Ex posit ion.
A Shooting at Colored Church.
K'nrclionr V ra T r? u (1 i ftl.Ml I t V
1VCI "11(V ? JU? M AlA ?
at the colored Baptist church
Sunday night, which occurred
just out-i ie the church belore
the close of the service, Lewis
Olyburn, colored, shot at Will
Perry, colored, the ball striking
Perry in the loreliead over the
lett eye and passing around the
leit eye just underneath the skin
without doing auy da riago.
The Library Association?Its
lliyhty Entertaining and //<str
active Meet inn last Friday
Night.
The Lancaster Public Library
Association held a very interesting
meeting in the spacious of- i
lie. a of Jud^e lift B. .Jones, presi- i
rlent of the Acso?iation, on last <
Fiidav night. A largo ciowd i
was present and enjoyed to the
fullest the literary program,wl ich
was indeed a feature of the meeting
Miss Bessie Harper read in au
intertainmg and attractive man 1
>er, to the delight of the audience, I
he 4,Oie Billv", an ante-bel um j'
icgro dialect story trom the pen i j
)/ Mrs. Pyrnelle. (,Au Order tor j <
i Picture" was recited by Mrs. ,
lohn B. Xfackorell iu the happy, ;
"ile.ising style which always char- 1
icterizes hor recitations. Mrs. ?'
\V. E. i a> lor added the charm i
>i her voice and expression to 1
lie charm ??f the s!ory in a read- I
ug enti'led: "A little Boy's Vis- !
t to a Dime Museum." The h
i'erary program was concluded I'
ly Mr. Ernest Moore, who kept j1
lie audience spell-bound with a '
lumorous select on from Mark ]
rwain's ''Tramp Abroad " i
Several new members were
eceived into the Association at i
this meeting, which, together !
with the recent addition of 14
members of the Franklin Circle, ]
tnd the anticipation of others in !
die near future, is very encouri^rintr
to those who have worked 1
aithtullv tor the Association lrom i
? ? J
's organization. <
It was decided to hold semi- 1
monthly meetings during the
lall and winter and the following '
ommittee was appointed to ar- 1
range a program for the next
meeting, to be held on Friday
night, Sept. 27th: Mrs. A. R.
Batiks, Mrs. W. McD. Brown and
Miss Harper.
.Judge Jones, in a neat little
speech, thanked the speakers
for so delightfully entertaining
the large and appreciative audience
and thanked the commit'ee
for haying arrange 1 such an
attractive program for this itieeting.
It is hoped that the interest
io the library work will increase
with each successive meeting and
that the public generally will
continue to use with great pr.db
the good books of the Association
so easily accessible. The library
is open every weoK day and every
one is eligible to membership.
R 18. 1907.
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Pastor Installed.
The First A. R. P. Presbytery
net at Shiloh yesterday and formally
installed the Rev. O. W.
Jarmichael as pastor of the Shir
loh and Lancaster churches. The
ministers present were the liov.
Oliver Johnson, of Neely's
Creek; Rev. 0. E McDouald, of
Chester, and Rev. Mr. Lummtis,
of Rich burg.
Another freak. !
This has ceriainly been a year
of nature freaks?freaks in Irmi,
fowls, vegetables, cereals, cot- '
ton ])lauts and so on, many of
which have at various times been
brought to this office. The latest
arrival here is in the corn
line, being some thirty odd ears
in ore shuck, which was sent us
by our friend Mr. Q. L. Cauthen.
of Dry Creek, and was found bv
him in the field of his son, Mr.
G. W. Can then.
Uous-keepers and gardeners
would do well to obt .in trotn
Mr. (Jauthen some planting seed
of this peculiar variety of corn,
as it ; growth would make ran
the tusk of gathering roastim
sirs for dinner. Just think ol
it, with one jerk you could yank j
Dff enough corn tor Severn' 111 s - (
se. <
The Picnic at ti'/iite lttn/f--t)ue
of the Heat of the Man 1/ En- j
joy able One* this Season. (
vVhat was probably the la t \
nig picnic of the season was held \
t?-* 1 un.!.. r?i. ir
ins' rnaay ai ?v niie niuu, one ^
jf the most hospitable and pros- (
peroua communities in the
jnunty. It was given by the
White Bluff Masonic "Lodg ,
Junior Order Council, and th<> _
public school, and all the Masons
md Juniors of the county, as
is well as the public generally,
were invited to attend. It is o-dm
a ted that between 1,500 and
md 2.000 persons were present, <
md so abundant was the supply
>1 good eatables, notwithstanding
the immense crowd, enough
tvas left over alter the enjoyable
picnic dinner to have fed as
many more.
Interesting exercises were held
in the morning by the Juniors
snd in the atternoon by the
Masons. The Juniors formally
presented a flag and Bible to the
school, Mr. James S. Wilson, ot
Lancaster, secretary of the State
Council, a. c tin fir as master of rem.
monies. The Rev W C Winn,
t)i Elgin, Slate Vice Councillor,
delivered an address on the
principles of t he Order. The lion.
Geo. W. .Jones, member of Lancaster's
Legislative delegation,
presented the tlag, and the Rev.
C. P. Carter, pastor of Grace
(Methodist) Church, Lancaster,
the Rible, both making appro
priate remarks. The speech of
acceptance w?s made on behalf
of the school trustees by County
n a i i . ? i . i . 111
oupenmenueni 01 iviucauon \v.
M. M oore.
Worshipful Master F. M. Low- (
rv, of the White Bluff Lodge,!
presided ovor the Masonic exer.J
oisf-s in the afternoon. Addresses]
were made hv Stale Deputy!
Grand Master K. O. Secreet, of
Lancaster; Congressman I) K
Finle.v. of Yorkville, and the!
Rev Mr Hudson, of Heath
Springs.
The weather was ideal and,
the day most pleasantly and.
profitably spent by all.
Hamilton, Elgin, Waltham,
Hampden, Seth
Thomas, Columbus,
Howard
snd all the leading makes in
stock, but the one I did not
mention is better than any of
the others, come in and ask to
see it. If you contemplate buying
a wdtch you will stand in
your own^ght if you do not see
my stock before you purchase.
Over 150 watches and movements
in stock constantly.
*****
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Now is the time to have
your eyes tested and
properly fitted with
glasses ^
You are doing your eyes a
jreat injustice to read by bad
amp light with bad glasses. I
:an 'it the most complicated
:ase properly, satisfaction guaranteed
or money back.
Have you seen our new bargains
in CHINA and TERRAJOTTA
Goods? Every Ixxiy
;ays we have the best display
n the country. It costs nothng
to see. We are glad to have
fou come in whether you trade
>r not.
B. C. HOUGH
Jeweler and Optdcian
Have \ i
'-NPnt I Ttli innT
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Dear Friend:
I am getting big enough
to drink tea and coffee.
Papa and Mama used
to drink coffee just for
breakfast, but they get
such good coffee now that
they drink it three times
a day. They say the best
coffee in town is Luzianne
coffee.
Your friend,
Jacob.
P. S. Its funny that I
always forget that you
can get Luzianne coffee
for 25 cts. a pound at
Ferguson's