The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 08, 1908, Image 1
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. The Lancaster News
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VOL. 3. NO. 2. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., JANUARY 8. 1908 PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER CODY
Entertainment FriuSy Night '
Kershaw's Talented Ama- ,
teurs to Present Popular (
\ Drama at Lancaster Audi- 8
torium?Synopsis of Play 1
nnH flact nf Ph
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.A9 announced in the last issue '
of The News, "The Noble On'- J
cast," a popular drama, will be
presented at the Lancaster grad- '
ed school auditorium next Fri- !
day night by a party of talented
amateur actors ot Kershaw. A
highly credi'able and success!ul
presentation ot the play was
given by them in their own town
on Friday night before Christmas,
and we bespeak for our
Kershaw friends a large audience
j. here Friday night. All who at
tend llie performance will most
assuredly be well entertained.
Don't miss it. A theatrical party
ot Lancaster was given a cordial
reception and a large house 1
tu Kershaw a few years ago,
anu on wjjj.'iji i nniiy is mow presented
for us to return the com
pliment. The proceeds of the I
entertainment are lor the pur
poae ot buying seat9 for the Ker ,
shaw graded school auditorium. i
At our request, Editor Hamel. ,
of Kershaw, has kindly furnished ,
us with the following:
SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY
Col. Lee, a rich banker, and
his wife were on a steamship
when the boiler bursted and Mrs
Lee lost her reason from the
shock. Their new born babe
died and the infant ot a poor woman
on board, who was fatally
injured, was subcfcj'ut*-d with the
latter's consent. She gave to
Col. lee a sealed letter containing
her history, which was to be
opened when the child became
of age. The assumed name of ?
this woman was Graham, which j
was adopted by her when her!
hunhand wan sent to prison tor a
crime commit ted by his brother.
When Mrs. Lee recovered she believed
the child to be tier own,
and she was reared in their home
as their child. When she was
grown she had two suitors for
her hand, James Blackburn, a
nephew of Col. Lee, who was
employed in his uncle's bank,
and Jack Worthington, the son
and heir of rich parents. Blackburn
was a sport and gambler,
without principle, and Worthington
was the favored suitor.
Act I.
Outdoor Rcene at. Col. Lee's
home. Worthington comes to
propose and ia accepted. When
the matter is mentioned to Col.
Lee, in the presence of all he refers
to an obstacle and asks them
to retire and leave him with
Worthington that he might in
form him. Blackburn slips back
to learn the secret. Jerry Weston,
a tramp, who appears in
this act, is engaged by Blackburn
to assume the character of
the father of the girl, and is given
money for the purpose. Ue
^ % . proves to be an escaped convict
. i ?~ T> 1 ~U..? l -
jt. il WW II IU JJ1WBUUIII ttliu la eusi.
y in his power.
Acr II.
Scene iu Col. Lee's home.
Ferry, the tramp, comes as Robt
3-raham to claim his lost child
iud takes her away to his cabin
lome.
Act III.
Scene, the cabin home. In
ler grief France Lee turns to
:ier mother's Bible and finds the
etter left by her mother' which
establishes her identity and
proves her assumed father to be
her real lather. Blackburn visits
lhe cabin and is defied by
both the tramp and his daughter.
He has the tramp rearrested and
the girl goes back to the home ot
Col. Lee.
Act IV.
Outdoor scene at Col. Lee's
home. Blackburn tries to see
France but is refused. He has
wrecked Col. Lee's fortune
through fraud. The tramp reappears
as the true father of the
girl and saves Col Lee form ruin.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Mrs. Lee, Miss Loute Benton.
France Lee, Miss Amy Gaeque.
Sadie, (maid at Col. Lee's) Miss
Willie Dratlin
Jerry, the tramp, J. \V. liamel.
Col. Lee, Rodgers Magill.
Jack Worthington, J H. liamel.
James B.ackburn, W. O. Croxton.
Time, 2 hours. Admission, reserved,
seats 35 cents. General
admission, 25 cents, children 15
cent s.
News in Brief.
Congress reassembled Monday
.. . .The famous Thaw case entered
upon its second trial in New
York Monday. . . .The 4th trial id
Kentucky of Caleb Powers, for
complicity in the murder of Gov.
Goebel, which has been in progress
lor weeks, terminated Sat
urday in a mistrial.... Seven
men were drowned Monday in
the Missouri river, near Kicka
poo, Kas., by the overturning of
a boat. . . .The constitutionality
of Georgia's prohibition law is to
he tested in the courts... .The
Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that the act of
Congress known as the ''emplo}*er's
liability law" is unconstitutional
. . .The legislature of South
Carolina convenes next Tuesday
.. . .The residence in Columbia
of Maj. Mi call Jenkins, collector
of internal revenue, was burned
Saturday.
....Editor Joseph Caldwell of
the Charlotte Observer, was
married in Washington Saturday
to Mies Adelaide White
Williams.
A Cure for Misery
4 1 have found a cure for the misery
malaria poison produces," says R M .
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Eleotric Hitters, and comes in 50 cent
bottles. It breaks up a case of chills
or a bilious attack in almost no time;
and it outs yellow jaundice clean out
of commission," i'liis great tonic
medicine and blood purifier gives relief
in all stomach, liver and kidney
complaints and the misery of lame
ba? k . under guarantee at.!. K,
Mackey t.o., and Futiderhurk Pharmacy.
Winthrop'sAccommodations
Eloquent Appeal for New
Dormitory by a Bright
Young Lancaster County
Graduate.
Ed. Lancaster News: The nura
ber ot young women applying tor
admission to Winmrop College
this session w?6 982. There are
dormitorv accommodations at
Winthron foronlv ?
t -J Al/M) (?ilVl IICIIV/C
a large number failed to gain admission
for la' k <?f room. This
is a repetition of what has occurred
each year for the past
seven years. Consequently, the
board of trustees has decided to
ask the legislature for another
dormitory for Winthrop. They
waited seven years before making
any a'tempt to provide for
the ovet flow of students, which
has been growing larger each
year, in oruer to establish the
7 I
tacl that there was a permanent
overflow and in order ' r> move
safely and conservatively. What
Winthrop has already done for
the common schools and young
women of South Carolina is a
guarantee v)f what it can and will
do it given adequate accommodations
for the young women earnestly
seeking the practical and
professional training it gives.?
The common schools need the
j teachers and the your g women
want tlie training tor teaching.?
Why not give it to them ? There
is every reason for it and no good
reason against it.
South Carolina has provided dormitory
accommodations for 140C!
young men in its higher institutions
of learning and has done
well in doing so. Why should
it limit dormitory accommodations
to 432 at its college lor girls?
There are a* many girls in South
Carolina needing, deserving, and
eagerly seeking a higher education
as boys and there is every
reason why they should receive
equal consideration with the boys
in this matter of higher education
and training. The women
do the primary and elementary
teaching?lay the foundation for
the education of the people?and
they make the homes upon which
rests the civilization of a country.
The women of the state are as
necessary to its welfare as the
men, and by every consideratior
of ju-tice, lairness and patrotism,
they should have an equal blowing
with the men for preparation
for lite7* duties. Equal educu
ional opportunities in- ul?e girls
ot the state with the buys, is such
a just and reasonable demand
and is so necos ary 'or the welfare
of the state that it cannot b
successfully resisted.
The state appropriation for the
colleges for boys the past yeai
was $308,040.05, for girls $84,
563,70. Can this discrimination
against the girls of the state b(
i allowed to stand when the peo
pie wate up to the situation ?
Paris Metz Neal.
| Have you renewed your ?ub
. scription for 1908 ?
' Died of Croup. i
j A little child of Mr. Charles
I Johnson, of the Ileatb Springs
section, died suddenly Monday
j morning, of croup. It was up v
l and playing about the dav be- f
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lure. air. Jontison was on his '
way to Lancaster when his child c
died. c
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Death of Mr. Hf/num Adam.*. v
Mr. Bynum Adams, one of the c
oldest and most highly esteemed t
citizens of Lancaster county, c
died Friday evening at his home *
east of Heath Springs. He lack- '
ed but a lew days of being 90 >
years of age. He was a Conled- i
orate veteran, and made a good t
record as a soldier. He was a
consistent member of the Bap- 1
tist church. He leaves a widow. <
whose maiden name was Ellis,and <
six children, three sons and three J
daughters. The sons are Ales rs ;
Andrew, Marion and Minor Ad 1
atns. He is also survived by a 1
number of grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. The re- J
mains of Mr. Adams were buried ]
at Fork IIill Saturday.
Sudden Deal fi of Mrs. L. Hirsch, (
of Kershaw.
Mrs L Ilirsch, of Kershaw, ,
who, in company with her hus
band, visited her daughters here, |
Mrs. Meyer and Mrs. Jacobson,
the past week, returning home
Thursday, was stricken with paralysis
Friday night, which re- 1
suited in her death Sunday night
Hor sons-in-law and daughters of
Lancaster were summoned to her
. bedside Saturday and were with
i her when the end csmc. The
. Kershaw Era of yesterday gives
i the following account of the sad
death:
Mrs. Eva Hirsch, wife of Mr.L.
' Hirsch, died at their home, corner
of Richland and Hart streets,
Sunday night at 10 o'clock, ot
paralysis, with which she was
stricken Friday night. She had
just returned from a pleasant
> visi' of several days to her two
i daughters at Lancaster and appeared
to bo in her usual health.
Mrs. Hirsch was 57 years of age,
quiet and unassuming in manner
and of friendly disposition.
She leaves surviving her hii*.
band and nine children: Mr. "N.
Hir.-ch, of Buffalo, N. Y ; Mr. 1
Alex Ilirscb and Mrs. A. Graff, i
>I New York city; Mrs.L. Jacobson
and Mrs I. Meyer, of Lan- |
caster; Messrs. Harry, Benjamin
and Emanuel and Miss
Jennie Hirscl), of Kershaw.
The remains were taken yes- !
terday to New York for inter- ]
ment, accompanied by the mem- ,
bers of the family, who will be absent
from home about ten days,
i Our sympathy is extended the
[ bereaved ones.
It Does The Business
Mr. E E Chamberlain, of Clinton,
Maine,nays of Bockleh's Arnica Salve:
' It does the business; 1 have used it
for piles and it cured them Used it
for chapped hum's and it cured tliein
Applied it to an old sore and it healed
it without leaving a scar behind."
. '25c. at. .1 F. Maoaey Co. and Funderburk
Pharmacy.
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A Higher Health Level.
"l have reached a higher health
level since I began using lie. Kind's
New l.ifa Fills," writes .laoob springer,
of West Franklin, Maine. "They
keep my stomach, liver and bowels
working just right." If these pills
" disappoint you on trial, money will be
refunded ai J. F. Mackey Co. and
Funderburk Pharmacy.
!J/testerJieltl Neurit 117* o Killed
Jliti Jfrother Captured in Lancaster,
Arthur Boyd, a young nejiro
vho i? wanted in Chesterfield to
mswer to tho charge of killing
lis brother, Doby Boyd, a few
lays, ago, was captured in Lanaster
last Saturday by former
Chief of Police I. T. Hunter, who
vas acting lor Sheriff Hunter,
luring tho latter'a absence in
Charleston. The negro was lodr>d
in jail and the Chesterfield
inthorities notified of his arrest.
Ie is a son of Richard Boyd, a
veil-known colored man who
noved from Lancaster to Ches;erfield
a number of years ago.
1 lie young negro claims that the
billing of his bro'her was an accident,
but the jury of inquest
:arao to a different conclusion,
is appears from the following
iccount of the homicide, taken
irom the last issue of the Carolina
Citizen, of Jefferson :
Last Saturday, on Mr. J. L.
bowry's plantation about two
miles 80111I1 of Pageland, Arthur
Uoyd, colored, shot and killed
iiis brother. I)oby Boyd. At the
ouroner 8 inquest it whs brought
out that the killing was intentional.
Boyd made his escape.
There seemed to be no quarrel
between the brothers, Arthur
merely exclaiming, "You don't
believe I'll shoot you do you,"
and following up his words with
the fatal shot.
Capture of Another Nef/ro in thin
Count 1/ tf'anted Elsewhere for
Murder.
Another negro charged with murder
was captured in this county
Sunday. Mr. M. L. Beckham, of
Pleasant Hill, Magis'rate Therrell's
active and ever alert const
ablo, arrested in the Heath
Springs section one George Vanlandingham,
who is wanted at
Wiuston-Salem, N. C., to answer
to the charge of killing another
negro, Will Perry, recently.
When first errested Vanlandiugham
denied that he is the party
wanted, but after \tr. Ittiom
took him homo ami gave n.m
his dinner, the negro admit,.d
that lie killed Perry lie ciaim?d,
howeyer, that the killing was
x\\ accident. Ho is a son of Tim
Vranlandinghatu, * h<> moved
rom ihis county to Noicli CaroJ
ina.
Constable Beckham brought
liis prisoner to Lancaster and
placed him in .jail. He also notified
the North Carolina authorities
ol ttie arrest.
Stricken with Parul//*?#.
Mrs. Walters, wife of Mr. A.
T. Walters, a well known former
Lancastrian now living at
Mount Pleasant, was stricken
with paralysis a few days ago.
Mr. Walters's relatives in the
county wero notified ot tlie fact
by wire. His son-in-law, Mr.
William Carnes, went to Mount
Pleasant on receipt of the telegram.
When you want the beat, get HeWitt's
Carho izeil Witch Hazel Salve.
It is good for little or big cuts, boi's
or brui-e.t, ami is eepeci^lly recommended
for piles. Hold by t rawloid
Bros. . ... . .