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~V0L. 3. NO. 78. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., JULY 4, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY
THE FARMERS' UNION.
Marvelous Growth of the
Organization in South Carolina?The
Coming State
Convention.
Columbia speoial in the News
and Courier: The State Farmers'
Union Convention, to be
held here on July 22, is expected
to bring to Columbia the largest
gatheriug of tarmers the
citv has seen in monv yearn.
Some counties in the State have
l.otyet been organized, but there
are now over 400 local unions
scattered over the State, and
others are being organized at the
rate of about ten a week. Over
200 delegates are expected to attend
the State Convention. The
executive positions of the State
organization are in good hands
and harmony characterizes the
union generally over the State.
Of course, no newspaper men
will be admitted to the Convention,
which will be held in the
hall of the House ot Representatives,
Jbut it is expected that
something of interest to the people
of the State generally will
be given out for publication by
f lio nrnoa n/am*r> i f f ao
H'U \J Ui lli II ICO,
There has been a wonderful
awakening among the farmers of
this 8tate to the importance of
getting together and stickiug, to
the necessity lor better methods
on the farm and to the advantages
to be gained by frequent
meetings in local unions for exchange
of experience and swapping
ideas.
And the rapid growth of the
rural high school system shows
that the farmers generally are
taking more practical interest in
eduction generally. The demonstration
work of the Federal de
partment of agriculture has accomplished
great results in waking
up the farmers, by pursuing
systematic, practical work on
the farms through district, county
and township representatives.
The yearly crop of agricultural
graduates fr< La Clemaon has also
played an important part in
arousing general interest in farming,
as have the frequent county
meetings cf farmers over the
State.
The State Union now has its
official weekly paper, a four-col'
nnin, sixteen-page general agri
-sM cultural publication, attractively
edited and beautifully printed,
and published at Columbia. This
goes to about 4,000 farm lamilies
over the State, and it is attracting
much favorable comment.
Its editor is Mr S. Frank Far
, a fie*"-' young newspaper
man ot Gallney, who has been
conducting the Cherokee News
for tho past several years.
The Farmers' Union began to
be organized in this State in
UJ04, the president, Mr. B. Harris,
of Pendleton, being, the lirst
president. The organization
has grown most rapidly in the
upper tier ot counties, where
there are a larger number of
white fat mere, but it is being
rapidly pushed into the counties
east and south of the Capital,
Orangeburg. Calhoun, Marion,
Mori hnr^i 1 1 lu?.wtnn
mi I ?y V" V/I(l| VIP.IUII , nuuiiyci
Bariiweil Aiken, Hampton coun
tie? being now in course of .organization.
The counties already
organized aro: Anderson,
Oconee, Pickens, Greenville,
Laurens, Abbeville, Newberry,
Spartanburg, Cherokee, York,
Lancaster, Kershaw, Fairfield,
Richland, Lee, Snmter, Darlington,
Florence, Williamsburg
Lexington, Saluda, Edgefield
sp.d Chester, and L'nion is to be
I
organized within the next few
weeks.
The organization has a iorin
of ritual and some secret work,
which appeals to the imagina|
tion and tmds to keep up interest,
but the primary object, the
practical result being striven lor
first and foremost, is to spread
the gospel ot diversification, the
raising of home supplies and the
treatment of cottou as a surplus
crop.
H nwppfll" tins TTnirw? ill Knil.Ii .?
.1 ^ i ^4 ^ VLtv V M1V/U lO U 14 I 1 VI 1 11 ??>
cottou ware houses over the Sta*e
the work ot constructing these
ware houses is going on now in
half a dozen counties, where the
Union does uot own such build
ing, in keeping with the general
scheme to finally get the major
portion of the cotton in such
ware houses tor the purpose ot
financing the crop aud releasing
it ouiy at a stated price.
Some of the coun'y and town.
?u: ~ i ..~-i : >
ouip iugai unions are oeginniug
to buy their supplies m bulk,
others are buying through cen
tral agencies, but the plan that
seems to be most popular is to
have the local merchants do the
buying, the tarmers buying in
advance for cash. It is said that
la one couuty last year, where
the Union is particularly strong
the lertilizer trust was made to
sell fertilizers at from $2 to $2.50
a ton less than it was selling the
same brands in neighboring
counties. The Uuiou members
refused to buy uutil the urice
was reached. J. A. II.
Anderson Young Lady Bitten
by Mad Dog.
Anderson special in the News
and Courier: Mies Carrie Anderson
was taken to Atlanta this
morning for Pasteur treatment.
A shepherd dog belonging to
her sister, Mrs. Prne Skelton,
became mad and attempted to
bite Mrs. Skeltou's children.
Miss Anderson interfered, and
the dog attacked her. The head
01 the dog was sent to Atlanta
lor examination. Believing that
the dog was mad Miss Auderson
and several members ol her famj
ily have gone to Atlanta where
Miss Anderson will be treated.
Several mad do^s have been
killed here during the past tew
days, and Mayor McCully today
issued a proclamation ordering
all doij9 muzzled. This order is
effective tomorrow, and all dogs
[found 011 the streets unmuzzled
j will be killed.
Tillman's Name May be Pres
sented for Vice Presidency.
Columbia special in the News
and Courier: Gen. Wilie Jones,
chairman ol tlie Stale Democratic
committee, stated today that
he hadjconsidered that the South
Carolina delegation should present
the name of Senator Tillman
to the Convention for Vice
President, and he thinks it is
probable that this will he done.
I Tne nomination would be purely
complimentary, of course, as
Senator Tillman has gone to Europe
to rest until after the close
of the campaign and would not,
, 1 i f a r?-% i ?? n t a<I P " ? " 4 " ? * *
ii iixuiiiiniou, ue> nuit) IU paruci
pate in the campaign at all on
account of the serious condition
? '
Mot his health. However, his
51 name may be presented.
Boy's Tragic Death?Lost
His Life Trying to Swing
On a Train.
Columbia special iu Thursday's
Charlotte Observer :
In attempting to swing onto I
an outgoing Southern passenger
train just pulling out of the
union station tor Marion, N. U.,
Boyd Stroud, the 15-year-old
son of Arch Stroud, of the Rich
land Mill village, fell under the
wheels and was instantly killed
this morning as the train was
passing Sumter and Indigo
streets, a block from the union
station. The little tellow's body
was horribly mangled, the head
being the only portion not cut
up.
This dangerous practice ot (
swinging onto outgoing passeu- ,
ger trains for free rides is a fav- (
orite pastime among young boys ,
of his age in that section ot the
citv, and at the time ot the accident
Boyd was accompanied
by a number of Ins companions
who were more fortunate in getting
safely on the train.
The Stroud family came here
from McColl, S. C., where they
have a number of relatives. They
also have relatives at Dillon, S.
O.
Northern Woman Comes
South in a Box.
Salisbury, N. C., special in
the Charlotte Observer: The
people of Salisbury were treated
to a very unusual sight at the
depot yesterday and the fresh
and euthusiasts especially were
given something to thiuK about.
Mrs. William Tyson, a middle
aged wealthy woman of Fitchburg,
Mass., arrived here com
fortably tucked away in a large
box with glass front, having
made the trip in the baggage car.
Mrs. Tyson has been a sullerer
of bronchitis and nervous troubles
and for the past year has
lived in a very close room, imagining
the slightest draught
might aggravate her condition, j
To avoid the cold, damn olimai? t
? 1 r
ot the North she decided to come
to North Carolina in the hope
that the climate might relieve
her. The box in which she decided
to make the trip on the
train ih a large, long aiTair with
glass front and having windows
which n ay be opened and shut
at will. Sbe was wrapped in
heavy blankets and it is noodles#
to say that with the thermomo
ter outside at 90, perspiration
bathed her face and she looked (
pale, thin and worn. The in- j
t?rior of the box, according to
j her idea, was comfortably ar-j
ranged with books, therrnoni?fer, j
! papers, cIock, etc.
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Lancaster's Growing All;
Right
Kershaw.Era: While deploring
the fact of Lancaster's having no
street sprinkler, Editor Connor
I of theLincaster News duly appreciates
his faithful friend and ally,
the rain, which will come along
occasionally and give nis community
a brief immunity from
the dust. He is also rejoicing over
the bright prospects for an early
realization of his long deferred
1 hope for a much needed water1
works and electric light systems
for his town.
Marriage of Interest to Lan- !
castrians.
Mrs Rose Moore, widow of
the late James Moore, of this (
county, and sister ol Mrs. R. L. ?
Hicklin, of Richburg, was mar- <
ried a lew days ago in Georgia, I
where she has resided for sever- t
a! years. as will be seen from ?
the following clippiug from a t
Georgia paper just received here: c
<^uite a pretty, though quiet c
wedding was solemnize! last (\
eventng at the home ot Mrs. D. rj
V. Vaker on East Adair street,
the contracting parties being e
Mrs. Rore M. Moore and Mr. D. 8
S. Turner. a
The home was prettily decor- j
el with palms and terns, inter- (
spersed with roses and cut flow- (
ers. Rev. M. A. Morgan ofli
rMwtA.l nnrl \f ico P S
cm-vvj (?uu mirj U^rillrt 11(U 1
rendered the wedding march. I
After the ceremony relresb- 1
ments were served and the happy
couple left for their little suburban
home amidst the jollity
of a shower of rice and old shoes.
Mrs. Moo^e is a sister of Mrs. t
D V. Baker and also of Mrs. J. a
W. Twitty. She is well known
in Valdosta where she has lived
with Mrs. Baker for several
years. Every one in Valdosta
knows Mr. Turner, who is a suc? t
cessful truck farmer and live9 ]
ju9t on the edue of town, on the {
Ashley street road. They have
many friends in the city who
wish them happiness and success, 1
and that time may deal gently 1
with them, touching tha efful- (
gent sunset of their lives with .
soft and mellow tints as th?
deeper shades of twilight
gather gently over them. (
Mr. and Mrs. Turner were the 1
recipients ofmany handsome and <
usaful presents, including furni- j
ture, china, silver and cut ,
glass.
Mysterious Killing in Raleigh. 1
Raleigh,N. C., July 1.?Bleed- "
ing to death from a mysterious (
bullet wound in his lett leg, B.
M. Stul'z, an engineer on the
Seaboard Air Line, staggered
iuto the train order room ot the
road here last night and died
Wlfrhnilf fftllinir ll r\ TXT Kit n-Vi/tn,
?? v.. V IIUH -?* 1^ y H lHViU
he had been shot.
Turner Smith, a 19-year-old
boy. is under arrest tor the killing
The testimony before the
coroner's jury was that some
in m had. about 11 o'clock last
night, peeped through the bunds !
a Smith's 17-year-old sister.
The girl awoke her brother, and
about 1 o'clock the man came I
again to the window and young i
Smith shot three times through <
tiie gra.-9. The man tied but returned
and hour later and Smith
shot again at him. A tew moments
afterward Stultz staggered
into the train room and died. (
Engineers to Spend Today i
at Great Falls.
Charlot'e Observer: The
Charlotte branch ot the Engineering
Society ot the South will
spend Saturday ?t Great Falls,
S. C., inspecting the two mam :
motli developments there ot Ihei
Southern I'ower Company. The j
members to the number ot about
40 and the invited guests will i
I
will leave on ihe morning train |
for Iv c Hill, an 1 H iWhiiiKj
happens to ihe contrary will |
reach th? falls about 9 o'clock.
Spartanburg Mills Shut Dowrt
lor 13 Days.
Spartanburg special in the
Jolumbia State: Following the
jutrgestion of the South Carolina
Cotton Manufacturers' associaion
at its annual meeting held
it Glenn SpriugR re~"?ntly, it is
innounced today that tour of
he largest mills in Spartanburg
ounty, Whitney, spartan, Fa
olet and Arkwright, will close
lown tomorrow fr\m 19 a.
. . _r ?v * 4 v/ " 1V1 JL t# u ft ) y,
?his gives about 3,000 operativs
a holiday of two weeks and
tops for that length of time
bout *200,000 spindles. So far
is can be learned these are the
ply mills to be closed down at
his time, though it is undertood
others will give their eradoves
a vacation of two weeks
ater in the summer.
How to Catch Musk-Rats.
Mr. E Mullis, of New Salem
ownship. has discovered a new
ind effective method of catch in r
nusk-rats. His method is as folows:
Make an ordinary plank box
hree or four feet long, nail a
aead over one end like a bee-gum
ind bury the box in the ground
nrith head end down on the bank
)f stream, lettiug the head end of
Lovo streets, where religious services
were bein? held, and died in
his mother's arms. Not half an
hour before he had confessed to
her his determination to make
his lite better, and it was his intention
to be baptized at the close
of the tent services.
Greenwood Man Suicides'
Greenwood special in Thursday's
State: Greenwood was
shocked this morning when the
sad news was made known that
Mr. R. F. May, one of the mo9t
highly respected citizens, had
committed suicide by sending a
bullet through his brain. WhileMr.
MaV had been ? roKidont nf
Greenwood only two year9, he
having moved h"re from Saluda,
h had many friend* here, who
were deeply pained to hear of
ihe awful tragedy. No possible
reason can he given tor the deed
other than 'h*> faet that Mr.
May lias been in very bad health
tor some time.
oox go deep enough into the
ground to be a little below the
water in the stream, the top end
being level with the ground, then
:ut a little trench from stream to
box in order that the water may
soyer the bottom of box. By doing
this the rats think, bottom of
box being covered with water,
that they can dire and go on into
the stream and will therefore
jump into the box. Mr. Mullis
?ay9 lie ha9 known as mauy an
5 to be caucht in one night with
ar.e box.
Died at Church.
Atlanta Journal: As the congregation
sanji "Rock of Aces,"
James F. Levar, age 17 years, of
436 Windsor street, was stricken
with heart failure Monday ni^t
at a tent, corner Windsor and