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VOL. 3. NO.
LANCAi
41. SEMI-WEEKLY.
ITER'S CONFU
LEDGER 1852
LANGi
L6RATI0N
REVIEW 1878 E]
VSTER, S. C., FEBRUAE
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Most Disastrous
Town's Histoi
Saturday Nigh
ory-Hood Se
Fire Within Methodist p
*y Occurred west of the
it?TheGreg- dence of Mr
lies Stables paraonc
rit t-? ? flirt rrrautnot
in M
Met)
araouage, a few feet danai
church, and the resi- cove
J. L. Poag, next to
ige, were Baved with ? _
J. F.
",vvw , iu?ur?iiCP,
oore <fc Williams agency,
lodist parsonage, estimate
age, fully $500, which i
rsd by insurance in sam
cy.
>sidence and furniture of Di
, Mackev. Iohh ?hnnt nnn
fy limuiiiii u
d
B Berry B. Mobley, of K?
Shot and Killed by
W elsh, of Same
at Pleasant Hill ft
)
a DVUIiiiiJifl .
:rshaw, been held at th
Grover term cf court.
SSR 11 is 8aid that n
I'KAIJN
0 approaching
o words were
anu winer 01 .
ings, Method
Dr. Mackey'i
Ledger Office,
Co.'s Furnitur
and Other Va
perty Destro, <
ineir fcsuiia- ?
list Church, ly the Par8C
D . - saved by (
s Residence, .. J '
mm , p Messrs. G<
, Mackey <fc Jame9 Be<,
eWarehouse other8 who
iluable Pro- buckets of
:d-A Num. flames. Mr
viiuicUi?<yiP?rUCUiar" itlBUl
inaKe. The latter was or(jp(
,he heroic work of ^
>orge Payt?eur and h()Ug
kbam, assisted by ^ Q(
supplied them with
water to fight the rjj
PavRooi* #n(t
, YX^/VV/
ance, $2,000, in M. S. With
>on agency.
ie J. F. Mackey & Co. ware
e and furniture, loss abou
30; inpurauce, $2,000, ii
erapoon agency,
e Ledger _ building. los?
' Night.
Another deplorable
_ was enacted in this cotin
t day night. Mr. Berry B.
n ol Kershaw, who was des]
wounded in the memoral
. cultv in that town ins
j passed between tl
eral shots were fin
tragedy bullets striking M
ty Mon- instant death. It
Mobley, ed that Mobley ha
perately that one of the <
Me difli- found to be ernp
t. liofrirc* wou f nlrAv. r??
le men. Sevad,
two or three
obley, causing
is also roportd
a pistol and
chambers was
ty. His body
ber of Mules
Perished in thi
After enjoying ii
a Rerious fire for bo
caster was on lastfci
visited by tho in(
con til aeration with
and Horses Beckham w<
e Flaifies. and notwitli
sity of the
nmunity from
w danger to w
me time, Lanlaturday
night 'Un'ly, ex''?
.. . battled wit
)8t disastrous
. , llames with
III Ml f> f.f? IA7 H Q I
are on the building, a^r,u
I)q
standing the inlenheat
and the great a^()U
hich they were con- 'nPUI
sed,they persistently anc*
h tlie encroaching
a degree ol heroism (*onc<
t $800; no insurance,
image to I'oag residenc*
t $500, which is covered b'
ance in Moore & William
iVithorspoon agencies,
mage to the Springs resi
9 ip also covered by insur
4
Christmas, in which tw<
B men, Thomas Ci v burn an
f Welsh, h)9t their liv^s v
? and instantly killed on tin
em's northbound passeng
_ Monday night, jiiot as tl
_ was slowing up at L'leasai
- -V1VI v I " l*vj IIU&OU I I U 111
> young Pleasant. Hill, for
id Sieve an inquest. It is
Viis shot the inquest was li
3 South- but owing to the t
er train ant Hill could not
he train caled with by pin
nt Ilill. the result nt d>n i
fie train at
the holding of
presumed that
teld yesterday,
act that Pleasbe
communique
yesterday,
history. At 7 :5l
lirst alarm was f
less than two ho
mately fifty thou
worth of property
and damaged. Tl
in rear of the mami
o'clock i he r"elyexl'i,'i
iiven and in r,-ll,srs- 1
are approxi the P^onaf
leand dollars' tin,es
was destroyed m?" 3UCCeei1
.e lire started the ll"ueB'
noth sales sta The ''leSn
'ted by amateur lire- ance'
^ number ol times
?e was afire, but as tlla-v
those (wo fearless 110 in
ed in extinguishing ^?'
of mi
.nt residence of Col. surtu
in Witherspoon agency.
68 of Cotton Mil's store
horse burned, about $250
surauce.
88 Cotton 01 company, paii
ilea burned, about $500; inice,
$400 in VVitherspooi
by Mr. Grover Welsh,
Kersh i\v, brot her of t
. Steve Welsh. The parti
passengers on tneir way
r caster. Mr. Mobley beina;
. pany with his uncle, M
, Robertson, o! Oakhurst, $
also ol not known at this
ho lato the same reason t
es were of tho homicide cc
to Lan- tained.
in com- After the shooti
r. Z. L. came on to Lanes
mil Mr. untarilv surrender
" * UOligHblOIl IS
wiitimr. For
'ill particulars
?u.!d i*ijt bo obnp
Mr. Welsh
ister and volerl.
Ha 1-3 n r\ttr
ble8 ot Gregory?Uo
Co., on Gay and (_
and when first di
but a smalljbluze.
building being of
upper stories filled
vender the llames
.od Live Stock LoroySprin,
'atawba Sts., 9treet' wa" '
scovered was l>ut was sav
The immense The roof 01 1
Irame and the hftnd90me "
with dry pro- buillli"K. ?
spread w.ll,|an<1Gay 8tr
*s, just acre o the af;en<
u imminent danger,
ed by hard work. et* 'le
)r. J. F. Mackey's tur?'
ew two-etory brick reHld(
the corner of Main cover
eets, caught on fire ^
;yh.
M- R McCarloll sustainavy
damage to hor furniwhich
was removed trom
jnce, but the loss is nol
ed by inauiance.
e Funderburk Pharmacy
: i .4 ? * *
Welsh with hi-? uncle, lloi
. Clyburn. of 11 aile Gold
. Mr. Mobley was coining
; consult with his attorne
l 11. E. Wylie, about his I
the charge of the rau
T Steve Welsh, which was 1
n.W.U. in jail.
Mine. Mr. Mobley was i
here to \V. C. Mobley, of
y, Mr. was about 32 3
trial on leaves a widow, \\
rdor of ter of the late Fr
o have and five children.
i son of Mr.
Lancaster, and
ears old. He
dio is a daughank
Johnson,
sturtling rapidity,
entire structure wa
were about 50 het
and mules in the st
and by streuuous e
of them were rescui
act number of amm
and soon the 8everal ,,m<
8 afire. There *er0 PromPt
id of horses of hands 0I>
alls and pens, fact-??veral
flTort about 30 enl Parts of
ed. The ex flre hy Brei"
ale burned is wind< but th
I rr n v f t it mil-. 1.
5?, but the llames u
ily put out by a force ^alter
the building. In were
buildings in differ- '',ou?
town were set on erec^
rands blown by th6 ^^
e dames were quick- ln6 v
? ,1 i . i nl sr? f.
mg nuu siock oi gooua, tb<
having been removed
badly damaged, but it it
;ht that the losses are cov
by insurance.
e J. F. Mackey Co. buildtaa
aho damaged, as wat
ho l?r.i?noof ^ 1 1
> = ~~ ?
. Several Killed at the I
i Railroad Crossing
Spring Valley, N. Y. I
?A foam-flecked pair o
that tore through the stre
5 ly to day dragging betwee
Deadly Pleasant H
? Mr. S. Beckham
?eb. 23. Mr. F. H. Beckhai
f horses the former's daugl
ets ear- Nisbet, of Jackson
iu them Mr vr r?
ill Items.
, Sr. and eon,
ti, are visiting
iter, Mrs. J. D.
ham section.
not yet known,as so
casses were buried
aud it is thought th
may have escaped t
when the doors '
open. Several of
mules were terribly
J!_ rr\t
me of the car v?
. it)K them,
in the ruins, V,
, . , fortunate!
at a few head
^ , comparative
o ihe country 1
.. strong wind
were thrown
. thirds of the
the rescued
, . , . | burned. Du
' burned and , ,
I ot the firo ai
ou uy persons waicn
occup
y, the night was flon, H
\y calm, llad a wh'el;
been blowing two- *'1(
town would have was 1
ring the progress ? ^ *}y
\ offnrf VVher
? v/ Kiuiua uuilUlllg,
>ied by Clyburn and Robiund
the latter'a stock, all of
i is covered by insurance.
) only casualty reported
he personal injury sustainMr.
W. J. Cunningham.
1 one of thfl wall* r?f f \\a on r
a splintered wagon pole I
to the village the first ne
grade crossing accident ii
9 members of prominent
lies were either killed o
or frightfully injureu
The runaways bro -'it
4.?. XJ, XVU
brought Thursday last in K
ws of a m,. J 3# Clout:
i which modating section 1
tanii- Southern Hail H(
utright been stationed at
some lime, will n
up at |iimiiv t<> 1i
ueri,Hon spent
ershaw.
z, the accomforeman
of the
>ad, who has
this place for
love with his
! A l_ m i
iimy uie. i nore \vj
anco on live stock. r
brick carriage, bug?
repository adjacent
and stables was aU<
not before a nuinbo
were removed. The
nf t tin f I I
i9 no insur-L y Mayor H?
riie two-story I fire d<
;y and wttRonl)Ver ^ere in i
to the barns cfiecki
j burned, but I. iloddey, t
r of v-hides Lr!ie force w
i harness shop j come when 1
j r\- -
v"",v IT MO iua^u
Jghee to have Rock "aSe
apartment brought l^r? (
i special train to as knocl
ng the 11 ames. May- was P
)f that city, with a ^ai
ere in readiness to three
Mayor Iluirhes nn:i ting t
ropoaitory feli a brick struck
Cunningham on the knee,
:ing him down. The wound
ainful but not aerious.
jcaster's new-oomers, the
Syrians who are conduci
fruit store in ihe Davis
the livery stable of George
from whom ili?y had beet
the night before to a pt
men and girls to a bas
game at Nvach. Katurni
the early hours of to-di
wagon load ot inerrymakt
vw U?IJ
Young people of our comi
i hired very?much to lose
irty of he Leing a good i
ketball citizen.
11 S *n Mro. R L Orens
x7 the> ren ot lleatli Sprit
?rg wan M- ?
a W06K. 1110
naunitv jjrepret
Mr. Clontz,
nan and a fine
haw and childtss
visiled her
o t* .
V' I" V 0U J?UUl
the same lot,at the
and Catawba street*
close proximity tc
was of course desfrr
The flames leapet
JSt. and set on fire 1J
flv'n lir>r? unit
>u ^o. on tne ,
iied them no
corner ofGay ,
found that th
i,owing to ith
it A . . wai not Hiitiii
> the stables, .
, tor use bv a I
>ved. , .
? While Lan
I across Gay
T.J.F. Mack- ,|U"'? ",e""8
ing depeuddi
t to do so, as it was buildi
16 water supply here *n fig
3i?nt nor available ill
fire engine. helpe
icaster has no ade- fi-ht
of fighting fire, be def
fit, as was the case ance !
ing, rondered valuable aid
liting the llames.
ose colored people who
d their white neighbors to
tiro and to remove proporiervo
credit for the assistgiven
by them.
ruu down at a Weal Nyac1'
ing by an Ontario & West
press train. Four of the
j were instantly killed, tw
while being removed to t h
son county hospital at lie
N. J., and the other thre
t cross- I ?im ly
;ern ex Ilam' t,ie Pa*t wee
party ^r- M. L- Backh
o died ^U8trious agent tor
e II uJ ^l G insurance (Jo.
iboken, l?Jk;t Saturday to
o lio in ' lark, ot Heath Sj
umAn.^;.^ d..wk
ITS. O. liecKk.
am, the "lithe
New York
, delivered o'?
Mrs. Beauuie
)rinc:s, checks
AA I . ?
ba St., on the west,
the oM Lancaster
owned by Mr. T. S
Irom the latter I
(ire was com muni
Methodist church
distant, all nt whi<
?V/iunautl( ilW* a ,
. . Saturday n
ami ignited ,, , .
, , wells and bu
Ledger ofliue.
? ' 'of nolo horo i
. Carter, and ,
.... , and I he othe
juilding the
now council
cated to l lie
. , consideratior
, a few feet . .
. . .. tabliHhment
[' I 111 1 1 I / I 1 v> ir u I
iglit, on ordinary ''lt:
ckots, it is worthy knowi
that Mayor Hughes .
r members of the ie
have now under ^0I
i a plan for tlie es ^e'nr
of water-works. A ^'lv '
j origin ol ti e 'ire is not
n.
:st Murdered at .Altar.
iver, Feb. 23.?K.tihur Leo
iclis svas sbot and killed toy
Alio Lfiu-?'pj?e. an avow
' !1 s riwus COUfllllOn HC t'Ul
tution to-night.
Want Butler Elect
Chester sptc al in The
i The whole brigade of Choe
Jerans and numerous othei
t in-ti- "" """" s iu 'T^.u
amount carried by
b ind, Oscar W. (
ecj company.
Slate- toi-'B Jessie Beel
teryel '"s rel'"'tes L'
' *'"d ?
<j<?, ooirsir iho
her late huaJlark,
iu the
sham is viaitr:ca--t<jr.
Citizen.
wo! e consumed,
managed to shvo
furniture. A wart
of the barns and si;
ion to J. F. Mac
which was tilled v. j
was also burned, as
... parly was en
Dr. Maokey i make a surv<
much of *liM 1 tl\e view of V
house north I W()Tjcs Bybter
thlcs belong-\ expected, to i
key & ^?*?lwork.
ith lurniturojj ^iie losses
well as the i
?aned r<jcontly t >
jy of the town with
>uttin?s in a water- Ulr>
O) and ho is daily ' ''
< . Kle ve
irnve hero to do the j '
j Kneel
Saturday night and| VOen
Ik. I 1 Iwi
arcnisi ana priest-hator,
the priost was administer
0 sacrament at early mass in
izabetli's Catholic church,
nth and Curtis streetR.
ling at t lie altar rail, be
1 two men, Giuseppe press
- -1 -
I citizens request that the 1
ture confer upon Gen. M.1
ler the deserved distinc'
election to the unexpired
Senator*Latin.er. This, th
isan opportune time to
this eminent soldier and c
eicisla- | ah
0. But-I ^
ion o? ?yster Supper s
*
term of Kershaw special
ey say, and Courier: The
honor P?r given by tin
ivilian. Society, for the b
>o z-un.
it Kershaw."
in The News
) ovtler aup3
Ladies' Aid
eneiit ot I he
greater part of t
Mackey (>o., also
furniture stored in
office, which was )
The files of the old
tending over a peri
years, were dest
- i insurance as
ho contenla. I tftinoli ar0 as
i had a lot ot ij0ss of CI
tho Lodger j)any, in bui
ikewiao lost. i,lc]udinK liv
Ledger, ex- oOU; insura
tod of many Moore & VVil
royed. The! Methodist
far as can b?3 ascor- '
follows : tho b(
regory-IIood Coin M'ivir
Idinga and contents, (itl v"
o stock, about $30- tbr?u
nee, (13,075, in the "My
liams agency. l-oo h
church, which was 1 died.
? uiuAMr ui iUU\ Ul vora^tUDHi
Dtly ot tlio prioi-t, alter retglrom
him tho cotnecraliior,
and shot the priest
gli tlio heart. Exclaiming
(io'l, .My God," Father
>11 prono in (ho altar and
Mr. Lester Robi(180(1, v
beon undergoing treatmec
St. Peter's Hospital in Cli
returned to Lancaster ye<
much improved in liealth.
c 'lit. . kt
L'rosbyterian Uhur
rho lias repairs ot church
it at the last evening was
arlotte, well as a social sue
iterday wera served in e\
the young ladies i
? and the amount of
oh, or lor the
and manse,
a financial as
oess. Oysters
rery style by
af the church
I ho net pro
.
I
ouu-unuu n>r i no i>ew.*
j ceeas was very grai
buying.