The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 23, 1907, Image 1
\ . \ \
- The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL 3. ,.o. 3 SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? OCTOBER 23. 1907 PRICE?FIVE CENTS PEII COPY.
m* 17 r? j I ?1 '
mcivay-Mevens.
The Brilliant Marriage ir
Cheraw of Mr. Robert M
Kay and Miss Hattie Stevens.
t
In accordance with announcement
previously made in Th?
N?'W9, a lair and accomplished
daughter of Lancaster, MisHattie
Stevens, was happily wedded
on the 15th imtant to Mr,
Robt.'M. M'Kay, a* the home
of hor parents in Pheruw. The
Columbia State of Sunday, in i'?
Cheraw correspondence, gives
the following account of the nuptials
:
A beau'i ul wedding was ro!
emmzed on Tuesday evening a
the handsome home of Capt. J
11 W Stevens, when their daugh
tor, Mi-s llariiet Elizabeth S evens,
was uni ed in marriage i<
v Mr. Itoberi Murphy McKay, tin
ceremony being impressively per
formed by Dr. .J. \V. McKay ol
Sumter, hro her of the groom
a-si^ted bylbv. A LI. McAm
paster of i hoPresbvterian church
In the purlers and halls, whiol
weie thrown together, green and
whi'e was used as ihe coloi
moiit. lovely Southern smilax bo
ing used very eft'eciively wifcl
wliile carna1 ions and chrysanihe
mums. In the pallor where tin
ceremony was periorm d a pvra
mid of ferns with wax tapers in
terspersed made a lovely back
ground lor the bridal parly If
the opposite parlor the handsoini
wedding presents were displayed
the number and elegance of th<
gifts testifying to the popularity
ol the bride and groom. Misi
McEtcheru, an accoraplishei
mu-ician, gave several piano se
lection* before the appointe<
time, which promptly at 7 :3<
o'clock chained to Meudelsshon'i
wedding march, to which tlr
bridal party en'ered a-* follows
The two charming maids of ho
nor, Misses Liili? r Stevens am
llannah Mallov, who were ver<
handsome'tn wniie net over sili
and cairying white carnation
and ferns, marched down th<
staircase and lo >k their places ir
the parlor on each si !e of tli
improvised altar. They wer
followed by the groom with hi
be-t man, Mr. 1). S. Mathe-on
who came trom the (lining room
The handsome little ring-bearer
Master Don Stuart Matheson
Jr., dressed in white, next cam
holding tin' ring in a white rose
lie look his placo bv the be*
man and was followed by tin
beautiful bride, who entered m
the arm of her lather, Capt .1
H. \V. Stevens. She was un
u uallv lovely in her gown o
w hi to liberty Halin, m ide en train
the waist beingel&bnra'ely trim
med with handmade chiff >n tuck
and medallions, with a pane
front *-f Iri-h poiir laca Th
long, filmy veil of tulle wa
caught with a brooch ot brilliant-*
She carried an arm'ul of bridi
ro*es and ferns, tied with slream
er* o( whi'e tulle The br.d
is one ol Cheraw's la>rest daugh
tors, and since moving here aboii
six years auohas been one ot 'h
town's greatest social favorite1
The groom ia a young man r
splendid qualities of mind an
character, and is one of Cheraw
moat prominent men. lmm<
diately after the ceremonv
large reception was tendered tli
bridal party, about 100 gues'
being present to offer their aii
cere good wishes. In the dinir
mumii, which was lovely with |
ferns ami smilax, pin* rose* and 1
chrysani lu'inums, an ice course
was served to the guests by Mi*s1
e* Henrietta Mailoy and Claire;
? Page. Great interest wa* shown j
. in cutting the bride's cake with
its various significant pieces,
and in catching the bride's bouquet
which was throwfi trom the
. staircase. Assisting in the par,
lors and dining room were: Misses
Ethel Pnge. Lottie Prince,
Carrie Prince, Emma Mafchesnn,
* Mrs. A. II. McArn, Mrs R. Mcl.
Watts and Mrs. 1). S. Matheson.
Mr, and Mrs. McKay left, on the
, Seaboard at 9:30 o'clock lor
Northern points. After their
return they will be at home to
' their friends at their home ou
* the corner ol Third and Kershaw
streets. The out- of-town mioses
were: Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Davidson
and litile s m of Kershaw,
Mr. John Stevens ot Kershaw,
Miss Lilher Stevens of Camden,
Mr, Walter Stevens of Bethnne,
Dr. and Mrs. J W McKay ol
) Sumler, Mr. S F. Wilkes ol
, Laurens and Miss Mens of Laure
11 s,
r
Comrhunication from Sheriff
I
Hunter?Certain Reports
1 iDenied.
1
r
Mr. Editor: Piepse allow me
1 to state through '.he columns of
your paper that I have been informed
of the fact ot 9* me parties,
whose names have uot heeu
- g ven me, saying that through the
i intluonce of an officer of c <urt at
8 this nlace a r.erfain vArrtif?>. wmb
* rendered in court at this place
3
, 1 ast week.
8 in reply to such remarks, com1
ing trom I know not whom, I
would say that if they are inj
tended for me the/ are absolutes
ly false and maliciously slander
u ous, it matters not who originat:
e 1 or "circulated the same.
It seems that some low, dirty
J
liars will never cease using their
\ vile tongues in order to place
a people on a level with tliemselvi s
0 until an act of the Legislature is
1 passed making slander a criminal
6 offense, and they, the slanderers,
are p aced on chain-gangs, and.
it necessary, bucked and gagged
it; order t > keep their foul months
, shut.
? John P. Hunter,
Sheriff L. O.
! Li neaster, S. 0., Oct. 2*2. 1907
1 Entertained Negro Bishop.
f Richmond, V i., -peiial in the
' News hiici Courier: Bishop and
Mrs. Potter, of New Torh, w'io
s
(j are occupying the residence at
e No. 6u0 We;t Frank street durs
ing the General Convention ot
the American Episcopal Church,
this evening entertained at luncheon
Bishop Ferguson, of AfrivJ
i_ ca, the only ne/ro invited to a
it seat in ihe House of B shops.
e
1 ?Mr. G. A. Miller, of Macon
if , '
^ Ga , a drummer, was severely
'a hurt in a runaway here yester5
day afternoon. He had started tc
a Kershaw, when the horses rar
Ie off. throwing him and the drivei
| g
ont of the buggy just south of the
depot. The driver was not hurt.
Magistrate Canthen Dead.
The Summons came Suddenly
to the Loyal Citizen and
Brave Confederate Soldier.
The many friends in Lancaster
of Magistrate James T. Oauthen,
ot Kershaw, were shocked
and fcrieyed to hear of his death,
which occurred suddenly 'a?t
Saturday after* o?n, on ?
streets ol Kersh >w. He was standing
talking to ? me one in front
of Mr. Frank Tru -dale's 11 v -i *
stable, when tin s inim >ns came.
A bysiaoder eight h m as Ik
started io fall Death ensued in a
few moments, and was due to
heart trouble.
Mr Caul hen was a son of the
late Thomas J. Gnu1 hen < f Kershaw
county and was about 78
years old. He was a mm of
strong Christian character ami
enjoyed the unbounded confidence
ol all who knew him. He
had been a leading member ol
the Methodist church for many
rears. For so mi years preceding
his death he filled most acceptably
to the public the position ol
magistrate at Kershaw. lie was
I imtr*r?tir? ami mitKn J _...i
, ? unu |m.uuv f^int u aim
took an active interest in all
matters pertaining to the weltare
of his country. lie wan a
Confederate veteran and made
an enviable record as a brave and
fearless soldier. He wa9 a member
of Cap'. J. C. Foster's cavalry
coapanv, Co. H. 4th S. C.
regiment.
Mr. Cauthen leaves a widow,
who was a Mi-s Bell, and the
followiinj; children: Mrs. D. M.
Kirk lev, of Abney; Dr. K. S.
Cauthen, ot South Dakota; Mr.
J. C Cauthen, ot Ruck Hill; Mrs.
J W. Hi'sseliine, of Kershaw,
and Mr. Waller C. Cauthen, ol
Som e'". He is a'so survived by
a brother and tour Gstors, Mi.
T. A Cauthen, ot Westville; Mrs
I. .M. Ivirklev and Mrs. Joseph
Gardner, ot Kershaw ; Mrs. J. A
wcuoweii, of l' 1 :if liock, and
Mrs W. g, Russell, of Oumden.
The remains of Mr. Cauthec
were buried with Masonic honors
ol which irnturnity he sv ?s a
member, Sunday aliernoon, ii:
the Kershaw cemetery. The
fun ml services weie conducted
by ;l?e Rev. Mr. Jeflfcnat,
Negress Shot to Death by
Young Doctor.
Union special in the (Jolumbh
Siate: Dr. W. L. hinder, t
prominent young physician o
this city, fatally wounded Lucj
' hipsey, u nezro woman, here to
day, firing three bullets into hei
1 body. She died tonight. Oi
March 25th last the same womai
&h >t Ur. hinder in the back with
, out warning. The cause of th<
' shooting is not definitely known
Dr. S S. hinder, lather of th<
> young man, parsed the sceni
i ju=t in time to witness the shoot
r ing.
Do you take The News ?
f
News in Brief.
Dr. Jesse B. Bullock, ot Lucknow,
lias been bound over lor
11rial in U. S. court on charge ot
sending obscene matter through
the mails. ... A Brooklyn woman
and six of her children wero badly
burned, two fatally, as the
re-ult of trying to st a fire 111
a stove with kerisepe oil....
Two persons were kil od aud
eight seriously injured by a mollis
on of automobiles in Spain
last Saturday. . . ,'lhe conductor
was killed and stveral persons
hurl b a railroad wreck near
A'Im in Park, Ga., Satur lav ... .
VV.lliatn Smith, one ol the con
v eta who escaped Ironi the p in
teutiary Thursday night, has
been ciptured... Harry W.
While, a white man, is in jail in
Dardng'on, charged with bigamy
. . . .John Temple Graves, editor
>f ihe Atlanta Georgian, has
accepted iho chief eddoiship of
Hearst's Nev York piper, the
American.. . .Sumter's new
court home j/ras d< dioated Monday....
Win Ilainey, a young
grocer of Brunswick, Ga., shot
and killed his wife Sunday auc
then committed suicide. He w af
crazed by dtink and jealousy . . .
While King Alfonso was riding
in his automobile Sunday i
bridge pave way, throwing hiir
1 and his machine into the water
! He escaped with a wetting. . . .
' li u-:ri?- - ?
f v 11 11 (i 1U 11, rt tUllllUUlU
and builder of Evergreen, Ala.
was assassinated Saturday after
noon... .Thomas Upchurch, tin
negro rapist who was undei
1 sentence to hang today at ' ou's
burg, N. C., hanged himself it
his Coll Saturday night....Om
hundred and eighteen head o
fine beet ca tie were filled in ?
freight wreck Monla", near Can
; ton, N. C ... .Dr. Benson II ?rri
son, a physician o' Green villi
county, this state, committee
, suicide Monday .... Ed Whitsett
a negro, was airested Monday
and placed in jail charged witl
trying to assault \lis? E Im
| Johnst n, at Ileidsville, N. O.
?The public is reminded o
1 the fact that there will be an en
' tertainm *nl at the auditoriun
1 hri'a, night, under the au*pce
1 of the Library Association. kkO .in
rides," a popular drama, will b<
presented by local talent. Door
will open at 7 :3(), and the per
ormace will begin promptly a
r 8.
? While Mr. J. H. tt-oine't, o
, the He^th Springs secli'm, wa
, in town Monday wi'l) a loul c
I produce (or sa'e, his mule bocam
frightened a* an automobile air
ran a short distance before h
r could get the animal under con
4 trol again. The only damag
j was the breaking of three doze
. eggs.
3 ?Mr9. 11. L. Belk celebrate
her 84th birthday with a famil
p reunion last Saturday, at he
0 home in the Gills Creek section
FUtv or more relatives and friend
were present and a most enjoj
able day was spent by all.
'bounteous dinner was served.
Clemson College Letter.
Number of Students Taking
the Agricultural Courses?
Clemson to have Exhibit
at State .Fair--Interesting
and Instructive Lecture on
Panama Canal?Other Matters
of Interest.
The iinpr^s on is prevalent
in i lie mil.da of some peop'e that
only a small per cent of ttie
students at Clt mson take the
iigricu'tural c mrses. This is a
mistaLen idea as shown by figures
coropihd by President Mell
O A m O * m n n T A * 1
vm ?g". uiisi year iner*?
were 225 studen's taking me
agricultural courses, being 38
in<>re Hgr.culiural student* than
had any other Southei n college.
There were 27 more th ru had
six other- c? mbined, and twice
as many as any other Southern
agriimltU'-'1 and mechanical
( college with on y four excep.
lions.
The different departments ot
p the college are preparing an ini
teresting exhibit tor the State
I fair. While Ckm-mn has her
, largest and le?t exhibits at
Jamestown now, she will d"ubtt
less have a very creditable one
x for the Sla<e lair also. The exhib(
it will be manasred b; Prof. Newman,
who will be assisted by
several students of the Senior
r Cltthb.
The first number of the lyceum
course was given last Wedj
ne-da.v ui^lit when Dr. Robert
Stuart Mac Arthur, formerly of
Scollsna jut now of New York
( city, Rave his lecture on "The
Panama Canal?A Drama in
? four ac's." Dr. MacArthur is
t undoubtedly the foremost historical
lecturer of the pre?eut.
day, and his brilliant and olo?
quent lecture ot lust Wednesday
i w s one ol the greatest iniodec
, tual tr.ja'9 ever heard at Clemr
son. During the course of his lec*
1 ture lie revealed the fact that, the
1 digging of the P nam a canal n
not a new idea by any means,
hut that it has been agitated and
t advocated at different times lor
. the last tour hundred years. He
,, says that it will be finished oa
schedule tuna in 1914, and tha
f ho /I ! I'rf i II <T < > I **f 1 1 ' I' **
K..V Ki I r- b> H "HI Lli\>
greatest event in the world's
b ni.-tiry h nee the discovery ol
s Australia. I' will shorten tl?o
distance I'rom New Yo k to Sail
t Krancisco by 10,000 -ni!es am}
will shorten the d'S'ar ce around
the world by onehdf. The Uni
j led Sta'e* will derive the lion's
-lia e ol the benefits to be obfi
tinned Irom ihe new route, and
* I h ' Southern States will iret the
e lion's chare of the lion's share.
lI Since our last communication
e Olemson h is played one game
of foot-ball in which she defeated
the Maryville colleee team of
e Maryville, Tenn., by the score
n of 36 to 0.
Prof. Alexis E. Lubchenco, of
Moscow, Russia, spent a week at
d Clemson, studying the methods
v of teaching and the work done at
r the college. lie has recently been
elected Presiden of the Univer'
sity of Moscow, and is in America
preparing himself to use the
r' most up-to-date methods of
A American systems of teaching.
S. E. Bj