The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 09, 1908, Image 1
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VOL. 3. NO. 97. SEMI-W
MRS. B. J. WITHERSPOON
DEAD.
Wife of Former Citizen of
Lancaster Unexpectedly
Passes Away at Home in
Charlotte.
The Had news was received
here Saturday of the death that
morning in Charlotte of Mi p.
Mary Witherspoon, wife of our
esteemed lormer fellow-towns
man, Dr. B. J. Witherspoon
Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Witherspoon
and Mr. J. H Witherspoon. of
this place, and Mr. John T.
Stevens, of Kershaw, went u>
Charloite Saturday afternoon io
attend the funeral Sundav of the
beloved wile of their kinsman,
Dr. Wilherspcon. Mrs. Witherspoon
was a iadv of marked culture
and attractive personality,
and she had many friends and
acquaintances in Lancaster,
where she at one time resided,
who were sorely grieved 'o hear
of her untimely end The Charlotte
Observer of Sunday gave
the following account of Mrs.
Witherspoon's death:
After an illness ol but a lew
days, Mrs. B. J. Witherspoou,
wife of Dr. B. .J. Witherspoou,
died yesterday morning before
noon at her home in Dil worth.
The news of her passing away
was lor the most part unexpected
and came as a puiuful shock to
hundreds of friends.
Belore her marriage Mrs.
Witherspoou was Miss Mary
Grier, daughter ot the late Col.
and Mrs. Thomas Grier. the latter
belore her marriage, Margaret
E. lioyle. Born and reared in
Charlotte, she heie giew to wo
s manhood among the associates
of her childhood days and early
youth. To these she was bound
by the tenderest ties ot sincere
Iiiendship The regard ot all
who knew her was hers, won by
her graces of character.
In 1898 she was wedded to
Dr. II J. Witherspoon, who had
just located in Charlotte tor the
practice of medicine. Since then,
as before, she had made her
home in this city.
Having been born here No
vember 23d, 1872, Mrs. Witherspoon
was nearly 30 years of age.
She was educated at the I'resby
ferian College and later took a
two years' course in Columbia,
S. C.
An acute headache with which
she suffered a week ago was the
first symptom or indication ot
approaching illness. Gradually
het condition became worse until
Friday, when it became critical.
The funeral services will be
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V/V/I,u UL- bi;u ? 11 I r? (ll't'I U"UII til *i
o'clock Ironi Westminster l'res
byterian church, of which she
was a member. Rev. Alexander
Martin., lormerly pastor of this
church, will be in charge. Interment
will be at KlmwoodFollowing
will be the pall bearer*:
Messrs. Herman Dowd, F.
<). Lyidis, IF Rush Lee, J. R
Wilkes, J. R. Van Ness, Charles
A. Bland, W. A. Graham and
Walter Scott.
Rev. Mr. Dendy Installed.
Rev. J. T. Dendy was installed
in the Kbonezer pastorate on
Saturday, a large congregation
being present for the ceremonies
Rev. Alexander Martin, of the
First Church, preached tiie inat
u I luf inn aarm/in mhila Tv***t
UVKIIMI1UI1 OUJ IIIWIJ, " II II V> iiUI t
Mr. Hafner, of Fort Mill, deliv^
erpd the charge to the people.
Four new members were placed
on the church roll by transfer
yesterday.?Hock Hill Record.
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Electioi
The tabulated result, of yesterday's
election rIiows that
Foster is elected Repreaental iye,
and with Taxahaw to hear troni,
it is doubtful as between Robinson
and Hines. Mobley is elected
county supervisor, llorton
auditor, Rowell superintendent
of education and King coroner.
Reeves is elected magistrate
at the Cotton Mill by a small
majority.
Finley is in tlio le'ul lor Congress,
and Smith well in the lead
f ?r the U. S. Senate. Indeed it
is safe to predict that both Smith
and Finley are elected.
So far as the meager reports
Lightning Kills Boy on
Wagon.
Clariiston, Ga., spec al in
j Atlanta Journal: Felix Cash,
18-year old son ol Mrs Hen Cash,
'living near Clarkston, was struck
by lightning yesterday afternoon
about 2 o'clock ami instantly
killed.
The accident occurred at Mavson's
mill, oil the Lawrenceville
road, near Clarkston. The
I young man and nis nrotner liad
gone to their field to gather a
load of potatoes. Alter loading
the wagon, Felix started
to drive the team hack to the
house and his brother left on
1 foot over a path which the wag
on could not travel.
Finding that the wagon did
not reach the house promptly,
the brother of Felix went back
to look tor him. lie found him
lying dead across the wagon
shaft. The mule was also lyin
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i Yesterday
received at this office last night
indicate, it looks litfe Mellichamp
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education. Canslei lead in this
county lor railroad commissioner.
We were unable io tret a report
last night iron) theTaxahuw
box on account oi the phone line
being down between Kershaw
and Taxahaw.
LATER.
in the race for (Jongres-, York
gives Finley 2*89; Butler, 112;
Chewier, Finley 77f>; But lor,
11 *?7; Lauca-ter, with one box
If) hear Iroin. Kinlev 1**1** tin)
ler 1092. These liuu''^a jiive
Finey a load of 2215 votes.
dead to the shafts. The animal
was probably struck by tlie same
ooli which ended the life of llie
younit man.
Earthquake in Porto Rico.
San Juan, 1*. It , September
5.?An earthquake shock was
felt here at ten minutes past 12
o'clock this afternoon. The
people of the citv were very
much alarmed, and many of
them rushed from their houses
into the streets. There was no
repetition of the quake and calm
was soon restored.
Kolol will, in a very short time, enable
the stomach to do the work it
should do, and the work it should do
is 10 uigesr wii lie loot] you eat. When
the stomach can't <lo it K<>dol does it
for it and in the meantime the stom>
ach is getting stronger and aide to
take up its regular natural work
again. Kodol digests all you eat. It
make* the stomach sweet and it is
pleasant to take. It i- sold here by
J. P. Mackey A Co. w-s
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tTERPRISE 1891
IR 9, 1908. ]
I
Sensational Shooting in Ab- ]
beville-- Anderson Man
it/r . -
jviet tiusoand Instead of r
Wife.
Abboville special in the News
and Courier: Abbeville ha'l a
shooting scrape this morning, it
teems that one Thomas Osborne,
nt Anderson, has for some time
past been trying to pay unwel- it
coma attentions to a Mrs. For- j
queron, ttie wife of a well-'"
known curpenter of this citv. A |h
dav or two ago Osborne wrote a,"
letter to the lady stating that n
lie would call to see her at a cer- k
tain hour. The letter was turn v
ed over to her husband.
This morning at the appointed <
hour Osborne put in his appear- 'j
ance and was met by the hns ,
band. A difficulty occurred, in C
which Osborne fired at Ferquer<?n
three times with a revolver, v
Ferqueron seized a Winchester J
rille and fired upon Osborne sev (
eral lime^. One shot cut. a fin .1
ger Irom his hand and another j
cut ins c?>at between the leli arm
an I ?h?* body. Osborne imme- i
diael.v 'e.t tor more peaceful !]
sin r. undiuga. <
Ferqueioil reported <ho matter v
to the peace officers, with the
resu ( that (Xsborue was ariesi >1 <
ju-t beyoiul tlie city limits. He v
is now in j lit, where he will \
liki-ly stay until he can he trie I
nexi wefk lor assault and hat- ,
tory with intenl to kill. i
The Friendly Relations Be- \
tween Tillman and Has- 1
kell.
Yesterday's 8(ate : Mr. K. D.
Smi'h yesterday expressed no <
feeling of astonishment because
ot tlie "liankellite" charges preferred
ayainst him. He knew
the source and loll t.hni hie .
friends would appreciate whence I
came the attempt at eleventh t
hour sensations. '*1 am inform t
ed by oar. August lvoliri," said a
Mr. Smith, "that when Ben Till- e
man comes to Columbia he |
never tails to call on Col. A. C. fc
Haskell, and if Senator Tillman m
Can afford to forget old scores a
and claim Col. Haskell as a a
friend, it seems that the people f
ol South Carolina should frown I
upon litis attempt to revive a c
feeling long since dead. I do
not think it pe tment to present t
issues to discuss this matter when ^
there was an opportunity to d" t
so at t'i campaign meetings." v
Held on Criminal Operation '
Charge.
Savannah, (fa., September 5. 1
?A coroner's jury today found r
tllill HI UV Truwlr ? *r Att .?#?x V
man, hail come to her death as ?
the result of criminal operation, 1
and held Dr. A Rosett lor mur- a
d?*r, and J. Rrickett, a young 1
man, as accessory. The woman v
died last night Dr. Roselt declines
to make any statement
about the case.
Gus Lee Again Convicted, c
t
Chester special in Sunday's v
Slate: Gus Lee, colored, con- ^
victed of the murder ot Lucius
Jones at the spring term of court j
in 1907 and sentenced to be
hanged, but who managed by
the efforts, of his aRorney, Mr.
W. 11 Newbold, to eocure anew j
trial, was yesterday afternoon
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<>uau huiK.r muiuor wiui it ^
recommendation to mercy.
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Attention i9 called to the t
I Heath-Jones company's new an- f
j nouncement in today's paper. i
EWS
PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY
FHE BRYAN CAMPAIGN.
Lancastrians Contribute to
the Fund Rfincr tn
Defray Expenses of Natio
nal Campaign.
We are pleased to note that the surest
ion repeatedly made in The News
lat somebody eanvass the town in the
Unrest of the Itryan campaign Hind has
een anted upon. Last Saturday al'teroon
Mr. J. T. Thomasson, the popular
nd obliging telephone inanaKer, earried
round a llryan subsnription paper, gettlg
the sum of $28.30 for the national
ampaign expenses. The following is a
st of the contributors and the amounts
iven respectively:
V. S. 15rown $1.00
. K. Stew man l.ou
ash 50
ash 25
ash 50
faddy It. Thomson 1.00
ash 25
ash 50
'ash 50
'. 15. l'orter 1.00
V. L. Heath 1.00
osepli K. Connors 50
f. li. Croxton 1.00
. i. vminors l.oo
. II. Witherspoon 1.00
\ C. Hroen 50
. A. White $0
. S. Wilson 1.00
I. Ilines 1.00
]. C. Mftckey 1.00
). M. Croxton ... 1.00
ash 50
V. I>. Robinson 50
. P. Hunter 1.00
. W. Requarth 1.00
ash 50
V. S. Latitfley 1 oo
ash ' 50
V. <'. I lough 1 .(Ml
. ('. White 50
V.J. Cunningham 1.00
. H. Puiiderhurk 50
'. I.. Hilton 50
1. V. Funderburk 50
V. P. Mel.ore 50
V. C. Thomson. 1.00
oo. W. Williams 1.00
lash 1.00
Total 928.30
smith Denounced False Re
ports on live of Klection.
The following appeared in
yesterday's papeis: My attenion
has been called to an adverisment
in this morning's paper
o the effect. that T was a bolter
tnd a member of the Haskell
:onvention and ran * an mde
yendent tor the legislature in
Him er county. I donounoe as
ibsolutely talse each ot these
latements, and any man witii
itiy sen-e of fairplay should re
>iiUe any such political methods,
addressed the neonlft of ( vpn
r - ~ w - ? w. j
: unity during tin- campiigu,
nd ample opportunity was given
o make this charge or any other,
iranut me before tlie voters ot
he State, yet my opponent
vaits tiil tlie last hour to brin;
harge, hoping that I may no'
iave an opportunity to deny the
ame.
As to my running as an inde)endcnt
in Sumter county, I
an on the regular ticket an 1
vas elected by the largest vote
riven any legislative candidate
n the race, heading the ticke1
it this time, and doing the same
wo years later as the records
v111 show. E 1). Smith.
Sept. 7, 1008.
Barns Fired by Lightning.
Lightning yesterday afternoon
auseii the destruction ot two
inrns and stable of J. S. Nelson,
vho lives 12 miles northeast ot
he city. A lot of corn and roughige
had just been put in the
>arn. All the live stock saved.
?Columbia State, Sept 6.
The lamiliar whistle of the
Lancaster cotton mills was heard
it an early hour Monday mornng
tor the first time in a couple
>f weeks, it being tho call to
*ork after the two weeks' vacaion
ol the operatives. The mills
ire now running on full time, as
isual.