The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 12, 1908, Page 4, Image 4

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4 fh* Hamate* fjjUw* (SEMI-WEEKLY.) NATirRDAV, SEPT. 13, lOOS. Hurrah for Smith ! Georgia's lloke now looks like tinrty cents in comparison wun our "Ed." The time is almost at hand for the straw hat to be relegated to winter quarters. Smith carried every county in in the State except, two, Spartanburg and Union. That's as near practical unanimously as an election ever gets to be. Now that the elections are over, let's all get together and work for the upbuilding ot Lancaster. Push Lancaster! as our bright young Columbia correspondent would say. Concord, N. C., is going to have cement sidewalks. When finished, wonder if there will be ? >" nln>"no fnn Rnot Hill In hni*. (Ili Y V/uau'^o ?v/i Awv" .?? ?v -v* row 'em in muddy weather. Everybody is of course glad that the primaries are over, but none more so than the telephone and telegraph operators and newspaper workers, on whom the elections entail a great amount of trying and laborious extra work both night and day. "Because ot his connection with the old dispensary," is the answer made by a prominent tarmer when asked the reason ol Evans's small vote for the United States Senate. Maybe so, but Smith's work lor the farmers for the past lour years cut no small figure in the result of the elee. tinn. It is to the Charleston News and Courier that Lancastrians are indebted for the first reports received here ot the election news this week, which were flashed over the wires to the i writer and bulletined in the' front window of The News oflice, where they were eagerly read by many hundreds of persons during Wednesday, the day alter the election. Had it not been for The News and Courier's messages there would have been well-nigh a dearth of State' election news in Lancaster Wed iieeaav, so lar as tlie south Carolina daily papers are concernel, lor none of them reached here until Thursday. Too mucli can not be said in ! commendation of tlie plan that j has been adopted by the Franklin Circle to encourage and luster the spirit ol civic improvement in Lancaster and tc stimu- 1 late a generous rivalry among the lair 3ex of both town and county in the creation of dainty pieces ol handiwork. We hope j that there will be many, very ( many entries for all the prizes, particularly for the prize ol , ii25 for the most marked front ( yard improvement, lor, of course, j it is from the efforts t<> win this prize that the most practical and beneficial results are to ho expucted from the standpoint o' | the community as a whole. There are now some very pretty yards in Lancaster while there are others not so attractive, hut all of them can he greatly improved in appearance. It should he borne in mind that by entering this contest one will not only THE LAr beautify his or her own premises, and thereby add to the general pleasing appearance of the towu, but will also stand a chance of being paid the haudsome sum of $25 for doing so. Let everybody get busy ou his front yard next Tuesday, the day the contest begins. And all honor to the ladies of aesthetic taste and public spirit of the Franklin Circle for inaugurating a movement destined to euhance the beauty and attractiveness o! our home surroundings and to further develop the skill and Ingenuity of the tair ones in fashioning with deft fingers articles for table decoration and ornamentation! Kesult in IN eighboring Counties. In Fairfield, Johnson was re elected State Senator over Traylor by a vote of 778 to 601; Jordan re-elected Supt. of education over Hoke ; Burley elected auditor over Pagau. In York, J. J. Hunter re-elected auditor; Clem Gordon defeated Boyd lor Supervisor; Aycock and Lumpkin elected county commissioners. The complete county ticket for Chesterfield is as follows: D. P. Douglass, sheriff; II. E. Rives, clerk of court; W. A. Douglas, treasurer; J. R. Jowers, auditor ; Kirby Rivers, superintendent of education; H. T. Atkinson, coroner; E. \V. Duval and C*. Wells Vauehn, represent a1 ives. A Camden special in yesterday's Stale gives following vote lor county officers in Kershaw: Superintendent of education: Turner, incumbent, 704 ; McKenzie 1,071. Sheriff: Trantham, incumbent, 1.010; Moseley 801. Coroner: Dixon 1)63; liuckabee 1?04. Precinct Contributions to Bryan Campaign Fund. (ontrihutions from voting prccinets in Lancaster county to tin- national campaign fund: Lancaster <\ II ? .'{.01 Antioch 15 l>\vit;lii 1.19 Douglas 8.02 Kershaw 1.82 i 'otton Mill . . . . 3.05 Klgin 50 Primus 1.86 Tradesville 01 Ilailc Mine On Heatli Springs ?"0 Flat Creek 00 Jaeksonham 30 Welsh's " Ta xahaw (10 Thorn well 1.05 Riverside .00 Montgomery ... .00 New Cut .00 Van Wyek 1.65 I'arinel 2.45 Ifclair 1.35 rieasant Valley 00 $24.26 ('heck forwarded to Wilie Jones, chairman state Committee. \V. I*. ('askey, (Mir. J. I'\ Nishet, See. Changes in Cotton Grading. Now York, Sept. 9.?The re vision committee of the New York cotton exchange at its meeting leeway made the following changes in grade differences : St rict good ordinary. 1 (/2 points jIT middling instead of 1 .r?0 points all'; go >d ordinary, 250 points off instead ol 200 ; low middling, tinged. 225 points off instead of 150; middling, stained, 100 points oil instead oj 125. The diflerenees will remain in i'?rcH mini me next meeunc 01 ilic committee on November *Jl. The union seivices will he held tomorrow ninhl in the Rapfist church. The Rev II. li. I'ratt, of New Jersey, who ih visiting his daughter here, Mr?. R. K. VVvlie, will preach. MCASTER NEWS. SEPTEM1 Interesting Homicide Case in Union?Trial of Young Doctor for Killing Negress. Union special in The State of 10th instaut: The trial of Dr. W. L Linder, a prominent youug physician of this city, who in the latter pari of last November shot a negress named Lucy Lipsev as she .va* coming out of Swygcrt's store on Main street, was begun here this atternoon. As will be recalled, on the 25th ot March preceding, the woman, Lucy Lipsey, went to the pri vate office of Dr. Linder and al1 ter a short conference when he responded to a kuock at the door, she drew a revolver and fired at him point blank, severely wound ing him in the side so that for a while his life was despaired of. The woman was arrested aud when arraigned her delense was insanity. At the J uue term of court she was tried and found guilty of assault and battery with intent to kill, but on account of her health the judge only gave her two years iu the State penitentiary. At this trial some very sensational testimony was brought out in the form of letters lrotn the woman. She was afterwards released on bond pending ap peai 10 uie supreme court, but before the decision was rendered she was shot by Dr. binder on Main street. Some time was ? spent ill selecting a jury and an extra venire was drawn as Hie f : other jurors were out on eases. N Dr. binder's plea was sell-de- I fense, evidence bein g introduced to show his life had been threat i /. eued by the woman. > DOCTOR ACCQUITTED Union special in yesterday's \k State: At 11:56 this morming I; Ithejurv in the case of Dr. W. ^ ' b. binder, a prominent young b physician ot this city, who wa-1 charged with having caused I lie death ot Lucy Lipsey, a negro woman,here last October, after \ being out nearly four hours returned with the verdict of not guilv. i Verdict of Guilty in Rape Case in North Carolina. Salisbury special in yesterday's Observer: Wednesday alter-! noon, in Superior Court, the ' criminal case against Sam Vlassey was taken up, and Judge Webb appointed It. L. Wright, M. F. Ilatcher and T. (J. Furr to represent Massev, who is on trial for his life. Lucy Houser, the alleged victim, positively identified Massey at her assailant. She came trom Statesville one night several weeks ago and Massey kindly volunteered to pilot her to a boarding house, but she savs be carried her to a wr\r?(t??/l lnnrt npnr Town />rr?plr I ^ on the eastern side of the city, J and criminally assaulted her. * The case was uiven to the jury 1 at 5 o'clock this afternoon. At J 7:4f> it was announced tliat M the jury had reached a decision. \ Foreman W. W. I'aylor as spok esman tor ttie iurv L'avc in the i verdict, which was "guilty." i Fort Lawn and other points on I th? L. & 0. Rwy. were without | mail lor several days recently owing to the change ot route: that was rendered necessary on a account ol damages to track and 1 trestles as a result of the Hoods, A but service has now been reator* m ed. 'J'here is one train in each V direction daily. The course is fl from Chester to Fort Lawn over J the regular tracks, thence to Ca A ; fawba over the S. A L., and M thence down to Lancaster over 111... Ll . 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