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I The Lancaster News t _ . ^ LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. 3^ WO. 22. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? DECEMBEn~2l. IPoT PRICE-FIVE CENTS PED CODV. Rev. R. L. Robinson?How the Former Lancastrian is Being Treated by His Congregation in Alabama. The pastor of the'A. R. P. church in Camden, Ala.,- Rev; R. L. Robinson, was busy with other things besides building sdrmnno looi ur e nlr !\f /\?? J 1??,1. -? v i..uuuaj "oiian to enlarge the ^eu in which lie had confined his Thauksgiving turkey?more turkeys had been sent in for Christmas. Wednesday he hsd on- a butcher's apron ?two generous young men had sent him a porker. Friday afternoon while busily engaged in putting the finishing touches on his Sabbath morning sermon he 1 "I - ? * " neurit h ruiuuung sonra on Ms back pot eh as though some one might be breaking into his pantry. Hastening out of his stud> lie was amazed to find a negro unloading a grocery waeon which t he ladies ol his church had kindly fille<l and sent round lo the parsonage. ''Some ol the brothran must be under the impres sion," remarked the pastor on tho street the following day, thai the "A. R. P. Synod is soon to 1 - i ^ ?? ^ ? aaotjmuie nere again." mr IVOOinson lias served eight years as pastor of the A. R. P. church, having como direct from Princeton Theological Seminary in July, 1899. During this period he has been the recipient of many tokens of the good will not only from his members but from oth er friends in Camden?especial ly since he went to Kentucky a few years aeo, and brought back an ideal pastor's helper. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are greatly beloved not only by the member.ot their own church, but by those of all denominu'ions.?Wilcox Progressive Era. Mr. Creed Caught Burglar. Camden Met-senger: Mr J. E. Creed,of Can'ey Hill, lias been having 9onie experience wit I) bur glar9. One night last, week he caught a colored boy who had ^ stolen a bushel of corn. The next nixht Cap Drakelord tried his hand at burglarizing Mr. Creeps store. The next day Mr. Creed set to work to locate the thi< f. and ho was succej>eful in recovering his goods and capturing the thief who proved to be Cap Drakeford, a colored man who h now in jail awaiting his trial. Dozen Killed by Indians. Nogales, Ariz , Dec. 19.? In formation which has just reachet here t lis of the frightful mur der of twelve men by a banc of 150 Yaqui Indians 45 miles southeast of Magdalena, State o Sonora, Mex., last 'Wednesday P. J. Mclntyre and a party o| mining men of this section hav< arrived from the scene, when they viewed the remains ot tin murdered men. The Yaquii I captured the party of thirteer * men. Young Lady Meets with Fearful; Accident. Monro? Journal : A fearfully distressing accident occurred a1 the home of Mr. J. C. Austin in New. Salem township on Sunday morning betore lasC Mr. Austin's daughter, Miss Lillie, who is sixteeji years old, was most seriously burned. She was standing alone before the fire when her dress caught. She became frightened and started to run into the yard, but fortunately was met by her parents who had been in another part of the house. After great effort on their part, in which they were both painfully burned on the hand-!, they succeeded in putting the fire out, but not until she was badly burned The left side was badly burned from the knee uj and the arm and shoulder. She has greatly suffered. Found Dead with Thrpat Cut. West l'oint. (Jr. D?r? 1U ? W. M. Stucky, a well-known planter near here, was found dead to-day with his throat cut. His body lay on a pile ot cotton seed in a store house on the Ed Booker plantation, which Mr. Scucky had recently leased. An investigation is being conducted to discover whether Stucky died as a result of muderous violence or suicide. Tragic Death of North Carolina Girl. Pittsburg, Pa ,special in Charlotte Observer: Hurrying back to her work after a hasty shopping trip into the city, where she bought a present for hei sweetheart in her home town at Morganton, N. C., Miss Mary Barley, a pretty nurse of 25, and a favorite at the Dixraont Insane Asylum, was struck and instantly killed by a last trail on the Pennsylvania Railroad at noon today. Miss Barley had been employ, i ed in the women's ward Dixinont only a few weeks anc was gleefully anticipating a trii i to her North Carolina home dur ing the holiday s. r Cortelyou Not a Candidate i for Presidency. Washington, Dec. 18.?Secretary Cortelyou in a signed statemen given out to-nigbt pronounces u unqualifiedly false the curren I rumors of undue political activ ity of his friends in forwarding 1 movement in his interest. Th i Secretary declares that *neithe I he nor his friends have u?e< . their influence in behalf of an; f candidate for the presidency, an ? that he has not been a candidal ) for anything but the confidenc 3 ol the people. lie adds that : s he shculd hereaftor decide to b ) a candidate tor any office,'he wi] say so frankly. Address to Farmers. I By President Smith of Cotton Association?Bankers Urged to Help Holders of Cotton. K ITftr l)>n C ? i : ' A v. i.id mat mutt since tne first of October have I beeu able to attend to any matters at all; having been confine1! in the bospita) since the Atlanta meeting. Tbe rest and treatment, I hope, have permanently restored my health. It was a complete breakdown from^overwora. I congratulate the farmers on the stand which thty have taken in the midst of the trying circumstances, the manner in which they have withstood the financial stringency and held to their cot on. The situation seems to he one in which there is a tacK of confidence on the part ot those who h ?ve money in investing it in legitimate enterprises. If thoHein South Carolina, as well as i i ihe other States, who are financially able, would deposit their money in the banks or, at least, instruct banks to lend money on cotton the situation would be vastly relieved. "From the bank statement published today, there set ma to be no lack of money, and now is the time?if ever there was one ? when those who have the in tercet of the South and of the farmers at heart and who have confidence in the resources ol their country to come to the rescue of the producers of the raw material and aid them in winning the fight which they have carried on so valiantly under such adverse circumstances. I The necessity lor a concert ?>f action, for a thorough understanding between debtor and creditor has arrived and there diould be some plan outlined ^ whereby the owners of cotton may be relieved from pressing obligations by the placing ol their cotton as a collateral se curity. l Are the banks of the Stab j going to sit idly by and raak< j no effort to cooperate with tin holders of cotton in meeting th? emergency which is upon us? I the crop wore not so short, am it circumstances did not justify " the stand taken by tin a. iiers then this plea would b^'innec s sary. Hut every factor in lh< j case is but cumulative testimony i that cotton is fully worth tha 8 for which they are fighting am t that for which they propose ti - fight* a In a few days I hope to b e able to give out a more extendoi r interview, also to give notice o 1 our Slate meeting, which is t y be held early in January," d 0 Notice to Our Customers. e We are i leaned to announce tliat Foley I' JJonoy and Tar tor cmtgliH, coldnan lnr troubles is *ot t-d by the Nation Fnre Food and I>rnn law an it oontaina i [J opinion or other harmful drupn, and we r commend it a* a safe remedy lor cliildrt ' and adulta. Funderburk I'harujaey. I j ?We direct attention to the statement and special announc*'in en t by ihe Bank ot Lancaster I in today's paper. The showing is an exceptionally tine one, j evidencing the institution's j splendid condition and unquestioned ability to take care ot its customers under any and all circumstances. ?Gilbert Nickel,old colored man, died suddenly Wednesday-night, on the plantation of Air. John Sims, in Pleasant Bill township. An inquest was held Thursday hy Coroner Oaskey. Tho jury found that death was due to natural causes. ? We are requested to announce that the Farmers' Union will meet at Antioch next Friday and Saturday. Local Secretaries are requested to submit reports. ?Representatives John Sharp [Williams and David A. DeAr' mond Imd ? fiat > - - - ? V. ..o- Iir.un 111 ll'tJ House in Washington Thursday, growing out of the latter calling the lormer a liar. ?The ladies of the A. R. 1*. church have decided not to have an old fashioned corn shucking at the court house next Monday night, as announced in Wednesday's News. The children will be interested to know, however, that the doll contest will becon-j eluded that, night. ? Miss Lilian Hinson, daughter of Mr. J. D. llinson of East End, who has been quite ill of pneumonia, is now much better. ?Some one broke in'o Mr. R. E. Rollings' smoke bouse at Oakhurst last Friday night and stole a quantity of molasses.? Kershaw Era. ?Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Beck' .ham, of Rock Hill, who have '|been visitine the family of Rev. E. II. Beckham, re urued home k yesterday. Rev. W. A. Beckham 1 preached an eloquent sermon ' Sunday morning to a large con^ gregation. The theme of his ser' rooti was "Faith."?Branchville Journal. Mr. E. B. Flyr.n, of Mobile, * Ala., arrive 1 here yesterday, t< i spend Christmas with his pa. 1 rents Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Flynn, i of New Cut. Misses Marie ('askey and Eve lyn McDow, students ol Lin wood College, came home yesterday 1 to spf?nd Christmas, t j Misses Bessie Flynn, Berths rj Flynn, Ethel Porter, and Georgis Plyler, students of the Metho dipt College in Columbia, return e j ed home yesterday to spend tin ^ holidays. o Mr. W. M. Foreacre, genera superintendent ot the easteri division of the Southern and Mr. W. D. Newell, superin t >!u1aT1 f AI f Iv AAlr I-I ill If nv?*/?.w vy * v * \J * % ?> v rw I mi UI V If" IUI1 spent about halt an hour in L:?u caster Ihursdav. while on a tou ?- ot inspection oi the old Thre . O's. Young North Carolinian Convicted in U. S. Court. * Monroe Journal: Mr. J. B. Benton, a young man of Vance township, thi county, who went to Charlotte a year or so ago and became a nigM clerk in the postoffice, was found gnilly in the Federal Court of that place last week of a charge of misappropriating articles from the mail, and sentenced by Judge Boyd to a year in the Federal prison in Atlanta. The sentence wub afterward changed to a fine of #250. It appears that the articles appropriated were sotne of small value which Benton claimed had app ared in the mail with the ?-!dresses lost. In Memory of Charlie Plyler. Resolutions 011 the death of Charlie Plyler, who died at his home in Lancaster, Co.. S. C., October l'.tth, 10(?7. Whereas it lias pleased Almighty Clod in his infinite wisdom to take from our midst Aur beloved friend and brother Churnc i lyicr. aun wnereu# wo, hi# co worker# wlio knew him aud love I lnm for hi# umiablo (Imposition aud Vino heartedne-#, wish to record evideuoe of Hiin"ie es'eein; therefore he it revolved hy the Missionary Society and Young .Men's prayer meeting of Tabernacle church, East Lancaster cha.gc S. C. 1. That in the death of our beloved brother the society aud prayer meeting ha# lost one of its most promising ami nsetnl member# It. That whilo we bow to One who doeth all things well, we deeply deplore the young life cat otf in its prime. i v5. That a oopy of these resolution# with I our deepest sympathy be sent to the bereaved lather and brother. 4. That a oopy of tliore resolution# be sent lor publication to the Lancaster New# and 5. 'lhat a page <?> our minutes be inscribed to bis memory. Mrs. A. O. Howell, Miss Pear! McKi?#ieV. Hampton Snipes, Oscar Taylor, Lestial Uowell, Committee on desolations. Auction Sale of Personal Property. Hy virtno. of an order of the Probate court 01 J^ancaster county. S ()., umde l>y Judge J. E. Stew roan, the undersigned us administrators of Heni y J S'iins. d?o\l, will sell ut public auction at tho Into residence of the said Sin s on the first Monday in Januarv, next, within tho legal lionrs ot sale, the following personal property belonging to sni<l estate, to wit: iwo males, three ueud ..f cuttle, one wagon, one lot of lumber, farm ami shop tools, corn, fotbler,cottonseed and altotner property contained in the bill of appraisement. Terms of snlo, cash. This Dec. 20.10o7. it. F. Sims, Serena Sims, r Administrators Notice of Dissolution. The co-partnership heretofore existing between J hn T. Green and , Harry Hit.es in the practice of I > .* is hereby dissolved,by inutu .1 consent. The business now on liinid will bj . closed ii[i by the 11.-in. A 1 parties indebted to the firm will please aettle i with either Mr Green or Mr. Mines, and all accounts against toe lirm may . be presented to either ol them. .Mr. Green will remain in his present olUca over the 1.tineas er Mercantile t'oin| party's furniture store and .Mr. Mines will oocnnv ho office in ??>. w building over the Store of E. E. I loudf The pub.ic in heartily thanked for the patronage given the tirm during ita nine yeara'existence. I This lJec. luth, 15)07. Danger In Asking Advice. * When yon have a oough or cold do not " auk Home one what in good for it, ?h tlmro _____ ih danger in taking some unknown preD -I-- ?- if - - ? ? iwinuuu nurrs lioin'y una lur CUrt'g^g. ? cough*, oolil k, wnd | revenh* pneumonia. ' L'ho genuine is in a yellow package. no? , fnao subslituios. . aH lu^re 1 Miowu |>re^^00-viK.vttutm? iff Cj^-MAvJmr cuc-g ; * pnanuoDli, ?Mr. William Andersonr'ri*ul. Jtei. family moved yesterday from the McCrrdell house in 10"**"m r to the VVitherspoon cl1 !S<AV a lt^ e Mfain street reran' v from 1 Mr. W. T. W i lliuUio anHtil11 ?.a 11 K d .ivrapoou dwelling >1 .it van?te<i y i'. \\ illiauis uutl family.