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The VOL. 3. NO. 95. SEMI-WE I Our Columbia Letter. Echoes of the Flood and the ? First Primary-Some Interesting Incidents?Difficulty Experienced in Notifying Doomed Man of His Respite. < Mr. Edito:: The week just I? ending has been one oi exci e inent and sensation in i>oniht'ar- ? olina. The Hist Democra'io Primary was held 1 ?*t Tnes iav. This caused lively interest, as tl was this year that one important office had 'o he filled and there were several very sir >ntr men in the race. By this I he scribe ' does not mean to say that there 1 were noi other important offices ' to be filled, but, to put in ano.her 1 way, there was one or chief in- | terest?that of Junior Uui'ed , States Senator. The tiuberna- < torial race ais ? caused interest, ' as there was no doubt who would be elected, but as to wbat. 4 majority he should get. Some * had hoped it to be 30,000 but the Hood caused many to be kept away trom the polls and then some contend that the pa- 1 pers by attacking the unsuccess- ' tul candidate caused him to get i more votes than he would have ! otherwise received. There were i other surprises, some pleasant, i some sad. Now there is consid- < erable speculation hh to who will ? win in the second heat. Will 1 Smith or Evans uo to the Senate? i Will Mellechamp or Swearingen I be Stute Superintendent ot Edu- i cation. Will ' Jimmy*' Cansler, I or 4,C*nsler ot Tirzfth," or 1 Caughniau get the plum which i is called the Railroad Commis- i sioner's plum to be given bv the 1 people of South Jarolina on September the 8th. Then iu the various counties where there 1 will he second bea's who will ; win and who will lose. All that one can do ss to wait and see. The reelection of Sheriff John IV Hunter has caused gra'ifica i tion to the Sheriff's numerous mends in the State. Cap'. Hun* ter is regarded all over the State < as one ot the best sheriffs in the Slate, tor while he is cool ho is i as brave as a lion and his record is one of wnieh he should be proud. Your scribe shall watch With interes' ?he outcome ot the second primary in Lancaster county. Ttie llnod was also a sensation ot the week. It broughtsadne-s ? i -l iu umiij ncni IS, i 1 WlUUglll destruction to crops, stock, etc ! It crippled railroad service, i: j caused people to suffer. Itde-! layed mails. Some towns and ' cities with many train facilities, | didn't see a train for several i days Yes, it caused serious j trouble in many ways. It sk one of the worst llo ?ds known to even the oldest inhabitants.) The Gongaree, which is about a mile from the Capitol, attracted tiiou-ands to s.-e her during the flood. And it was a sight worth witnessing, but .or the damage she was doing. Many tales originated from this flood. Tele JJIJIMiv? HUM irjr^M JMI J'illl it"n suffered greatly loo. The daily newspapers which had gone tothe expense to give the best reports ol the election ever given were put to great disadvantage, and loss. | but they did admirably. Many towns and cities were cut off from j the outside world just at the; time they wanted news. An interesting incident is told, i In Greenwood there was a ne | gro named Lawrence Hampton in jail awaiting for Friday, Aug.) * : Lan LFiDGER \B>bz T^TST tr * 4 ' JCjIYIjI. LfAiS Card from Hon. W. 1 There is in circulation in various section ialary of the Sherilfs oltice in certain fount The following is a copy of the slip refcrr Cherokee Co. with a population oft! Georgetown " " 2 Kershaw " " 2 Lee " " 1 Lancaster " " 2 It is generally known that the last legislai Xlice in Lancaster next year at $1200. I s dip is in the interest of some candidate and )fliiec in Lancaster County will pay far less I think it fairer to compare the salary of onmy with that of the counties of this Judi Population and taxable property. The folio bounty Area in S>|. Mi. Pop. Tas 'Hester 592 28,616 ? Fairfield 775 29,425 $ Lancaster 501 24,511 ? York (>09 41,004 ?) It will be seen from these figures taken fr< ror 1907 and from the Statutes of 1908 (as to *r in area, population and taxable property ry than is paid to ithe Sherills of the otlu ;ake, for example more than twice the levy he Sheriff's salary than it would take in Yo If we compare the Counties of the Congri foregoing counties we have bounty Area Pop. Taxable hesterfield K28 20401 $3387 herokee 361 21,359 *4724 Kershaw 660 23,120 *4374 .? Kinuio 111 iimin-s will snow tin) n Lancaster County to raise the Sheritrs sa >haw, two of the counties mentioned on the Sept. 1, lhOK. 28th, to come, on which day he an was to hang unles* the Governor spi should re^pit'1 ihe sentence "The let State" telis it in a most, interest- wt ng manner in details but space ab and time torbid such here How- tei ?ver, Hampton thougn a negro ch Joomed to die loved his lifo and wa? always on the lookout for hi; any news which would lengthen lis his lite. He knew that, a peti- W tion had been signed by a num ne her of Greenwood's prominent Nt citizens, asking the Governor to al act. For several days Hampton tin uou'.d get no news trom Columbia, but the Governor bad acted, ca; Finally on Thursday Mr. A. .J. bo lieihea, Gov. Ansel's Private Secretary, got as tar as Clinton and managed to set a message Ai I liriillrrli ti. ! ha >!hoi.iff /it 1 . ma vv?glk W/ ? iiv> ?ii "? VilCCU wood county notifying him that yj Hampton had been respited until October lGih. On Ins return Mr. Bethea made the journey partly by rati and partly in an aid wagon. jj, H >n. W F. Stevenson had an rJ experience in bringing the Che*- ' ierfield returns to Columbia lor .j.f tibulation by the State Executive Committee He atarted on the Chesterfield and Lancaster road but when he reached Thornp sw son's Creek the train could go no further. However, Mr. Steven-1 son found a man who knew the' way and they decided to come on. The trestle was covered ., with water but Mr. Stevenson 'j and his guide got across by teel-! ing their way with a stick. At- t ter they got across Mr Stevenson went by Monroe and Charlotte ||f and caine to Columbia with I ho rpturiis n k Hm mhi! ? i*?I? for ~ , , "" " to tne pressing i iu'^ of cleaning , i ..ii on aiul pressing Ins clothed. There are many other incidents 1 but the scribe has told enough on this subject. Well, "Former Lancastrian" j.' the scribe begs to thank you for ^ your criticism of his nom de plume. Really we didn't like it ourselves but we took it temporarily. Po^ibly our honorable ^ critic didn't unders'and. We thought a nom de plume would be more "catching" s<> we took u "10-13.2". Now "J" is the 10th t>" letter ol the alphabet, 4% 13" m stands lor ' M" and the uocond letter "B" so MO-13-2" is ri: the same as See? ni But we he'ieve changing nom d3 plumes is more th interesting. We will take Lancas'er Bay" tor awhilo now < , CAST REVIEW 1878 EN [CASTER, S. C., SEPTEMBE Pressly Robinson. ! is of the County a slip relating to the ies. ml to: 1,350, Sheriffs salary 81500. 3,H40, " " 2100. 3,120, " " 1500. 8,418, " " 1750. 4,311, " " 1200. Lure fixed the salary of the Sherilfs oppose the eireulation of the above is designed to show that the sherilV's than the other counties of the Stato the Shoritl's ofllco in Lancaster eial Cireuil, together with the Area, iwing is such comparison: .able property Sheriffs Salary. 5910100 ?! Kid Pi'n.xxi; "on.. ... f I _<FW 3371 385 $1200 S201070 $1350 >m tho Comptroller ({oneral's report > the salary) that Lancaster far smallpays relatively a much higher sala;r Counties ot the Circuit. It would on the property in Lancaster to pay >rk. L>ssional District, in addition to the property Sheriffs Salary '005 $t ((H) 1724 $1500 1705 $1500. it it would take a much higher levy ilary than in cither Cherokee or Kerslip in circulation. \Y. I'KKSSLY ROBINSON. (1 it any of our *ellow oorre')ntloti's would like to suggest, 'em come. ''Lancaster B?v" m't care but will be glad. How out this plan? Use "Lancas* Bov" for September and ange every month? ' ilie New " reached Columa Thursday (it. was not pubhed till Wednesday afternoon) e were ''hungry" for political ws from Lancaster- And Tho w-v VM.IHJ I iiui r n I t- til''*!??-! ids ol fx- >p.e homeless an'1. an >peal was issued today for re by the chairman <?f the c mn commissioners. The food supply is short, egvs e selling at a dollar a ilozen id vegetables are held at tour mes their value. hen you have a cold you may he re that it has been caused indirectly r constipation and consequently you list first of all take something to ove the bowels. This is what has ade Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syp so successful and so generally deanded. It does not constipate like ost of the old fashioned cough cures, it on the other hand it venilv moves e bowels and at the name time heals ritat ion and allays infl tmciution of ie throat. Hold by J. K, Mackey ??t 0. W-9 jws was very welcomed as it wa\9 is. Here's conRrattila ns Tlie floods didn't destroy Lanster and Columbia, so let's om both. Lancaster Hov. ( Formerly "10-13 2" Hyatt Park, Columbia, S. O., lg. 29,1908. housands Made Homeless in and Around North Carolina Town. Fayttleville, Aug. 28.?The ipe Fear river at this point has ached a height of 79 leet, broakz all records of former floods, e river valleys on the oast le are covered for miles with rushing torrent of muddy wa s. Houses and bridges are ept away lor miles around d the estimated damage to 'lie tton and corn crop will go bend 35 per cent. 1 he greater portion ol Kayettell is covered with waer backup t > the city from the river, liich i- a mile and a half disn'. ] Three thousand people are iini'lf s and a proclamation J as issued f>y the mayor at noon] day. 1 he citv will be in to'al I u ktiess tonight, the power j ant being submerged If) t lu* fit I? ? t 1 U/of.k #*? /* /m? . ER N I I JtLKFKlSh J 89 J :il 2, 1908. The L. & C's. Damage. Loss of Lancaster's Local Road Much Greater than at First Supposed -Bxtenl of Damage Since the water- have reneded the datusge sustained by ' tie Lancaster & Chester railionuifound lobe far more serious thai; was at tirsi supposed. The en tire Cane Creek tres'le, which was 2000 leet in leng h, was completely destroyed, as wa also 5o0 feet ot the treat e and embankment on this side ?( ? Ik Catawba nver and 200 met on the Chester side. Fully threefourths ol these trestles had beer recently filled in a' heavy ex pen?e on the part of I he com pany, in order to make the roat safe. The railroad company's loss it conservatively estimated to bbetween twenty thousand am twenty-five thousand dollars The i>1 iw is an extremely hare one 011 the railroad, coming a; it d.<eo dm. ii? the present hard times, when all enterprises an< industries are leelinn the effect of <he widespread financial depression. T e L & C's busine-i has been practically cut in two One of its serious losses is the f-|lltill<? II IT fl t til.. I O ?"> . ^ w. vim*' 1C?I0CU U?ia iiirpf Of the Southern Power company which it has had lor I he pa?i i hree years. It is estimated that it will 'ak< the entire earnings ot the railroac for the next three years to pay for replacing the lo>t trestles and bridges. But. the work of ro building has already begun anc will be pushed forward with al possible dispatch. The compain now has a force of fifty tresth men at work, and this numbe; will be considerably increased it a day or two. It is thought tha it will take about thre* weeks to get the road in shape for train to pass over. In the meantime the schedule as published in th< last issue of The News will con tinue to be operated, trains trom Lancaster (o Chester and return .going over the Southern's tra d j by wav of Ro)k Hill. As hero tofore published, the road is giving daily service over its owi track between (Jiiesier and Fori Lawn. Entire Family Lost at Pelzer. Spartanburg, S. (J., Aug. 20 ?All danger to 20 or inure bi| cotton mills along 'he river i passed. Several of the null have been forced to shut dowi on account of dams and race being wached away. There ha been no los- ol lite in this >.pc tion \ I r? .1C / 1 - - - iii ? o mii euur< tamily, wairon ami team of inulo perished in the Saluda river Two negroes, while at work 01 a railroad trestle in Lauren county, were carried down strean It is supposed that 30 or mon people have been drownec throughout the State durini the past week. The larmeri have lost thousands ol dollar l?y their slock perishing in I hi swollen streams. The damag to county will exceed $ 100,000. Many people suffer a great ileal fror K nineV anil llladtler troubles. Dm nig the past few years much of th complaint has been made unmcesaar by the uae of UeWitt'a Kidney at bladder ''ills. They are antiaept and are highly recommended for wes hack backache, rheumatic paina, ii Humiliation of the bladder and ti oth.jr annoyances due to weak kidne; They are sold by J. F. Mackey it C w PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY SHE OFFICIAL COUNT. [ Ansel's Majority Over 20,000 --Who Will Run in Second t Primary. ('nlumhia State of Stuulny. Following are the otlieial returns as ' tabulated and finally approved by the Stale I teiiinerat ie exeeulive eommittee last flight: FOK tiOVKKN'oll. 1 Martin F. Ansel 02,807 C. I j. ?I (lease 42,100 Total 104,007 Ft>K IMTi:i> STATUS SHNATK. Kvans '27."?K4 ( race 1,409 i Johnstone 13,656 I.uinpkin 4,361 Martin 0,802 ' Illicit 22,422 1 Smith 30,012 ADJl'TANT (iKNKHAL lloyd 50,063 II. T. Thompson 43,548 1 K< >R STATE 81'FT. OP KD.? K. ('. Kimore 30,002 s Stiles It. Mellichamp 32,4X8 , J. 10. Swearingen . . 40,0X2 j Foil COMITROhLKH OKN.? N. W. Hrooker 24,484 A. W. Jones 79,042 I Foil 11. II. COMMISSIONER? ) Jas. Cansler of Tiraah 25,005 | Ranks I,. Caughtnan 30,5187 . Frank c. Fislihurne 0,038 J. A. Summersett 23,047 < II. W. Richardson . . .: 11,077 For uncontested State otlices there were two counties missing, but the total vote as otherwise tabulated was: For lieutenant governor, McLeod, i 98,761: for state treasurer, Jennings, 100,153; for attorney general, Lyon, ' 08,651; for secretary of state. Met'own, , 08,301. h The two counties which did not re port on uncontested olliees were Lancaster and Chesterfield. Attorney jjen3 oral Lyon was scratched in several i counties, notably at Fort Mill in York tounty and at Beaufort. [ TJiere was a close vote for governor | in Pickens, but the official vote shows that Ansel carried this by 12 votes. 'The ISlease counties, therefore, are rel duced to Charleston, Newberry, l.au| rens, Saluda. In Saluda his majority was larjje, as it was in Charleston. r 1MB CONttHKSS. 0 Fifth district: liutler 4,.'157; Finlcy r ts,?.r?l; Pollock 1,21 1. 3 The feature of this race is the closencss of Butler and Pollock for second place against Finlcy. > 'j'lie candidates who will run over in 3 the primary to be held Tuesday, September s, arc: ' For I'nited States senator: K. I>. S Smith and J. Kvans. Superintentlent of education: stiles It. Mellichamp and Jno. I'.. Swearin' tfen. Itailroad commissioner: II. L. Cauyli. man and James Cansler. For eoncrcss: Butler and Finlcy; FUerbe and lingsdalc. For solicitor: McLaughlin and Stoll: Cobb and Kcinhert: Boiiham and Me* swain: Wells and ijunltlehaum. I ('<>mlkIhIi s' ( tun/xiiffii IC.rpeu.ieH The following art- the campaign ex pciisc an iiiiiiIs an tiled according to law with the clerk of Court by county candidates, totals only being given: Kill! ii Oi -i III hi: I'll! M \ i \ i ivi-.S. ,r ~ (> K< >. W. .KlNKS ?23.00 \V. I'HKSsl.Y ltoiUNsoN. .. 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OA 11VI N 7.50 ill Prof. Itrnee < ra\ en, the newly elected |'H superintendent of the Lancaster irraded o. schools, arrived hero yesterday from -8 Trinity, N.