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The Lancaster News
LEDGER 18bz REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. 4. NO. 13. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., NOVEMBER 14, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY
The Fever at Winthrop-?
State Health Board Failed
to Locate Cause.
Rock Hill special in Woduesday's
Charlotte Observer: Dr. J.
P. Kinard, acting president of
Winthrop College, has given out
the following report of the fever
condition at Winthrop, authoriz
d by the gentlemen mentioned
in the statement:
"Alter a minute and thorough
investigation by the State health
officer, assisted by the college
physicians and the local health
officers, to locate the seat of in
feet ion of the typhoid cases at
the Winthrop Normal and Industrial
College nothing conclusively
has been found pointing
to auy specific source. The health
officer reported the findings to
the chairman of the State board
ol health, who called a meeting
of the board ol trustees on November
i)th at Wintlirop College
lor the purpose ol studying the
situation and advising the authorities
what policy to pursue
under existing conditions. The
board, accompanied by Dr. J. R.
Miller, a representative of the
local board; the college physicians,
Dr. Boyd and Dr. Crawford;
Dr. J. W. Babcock, of the
State Hospital for the Insane,
and the State health officer,
made a sanitary survey ol the
water supply, a thorough investigation
ot the dairy, college
buildings and grounds. After
this investigation the board in
session with the gentlemen mentioned
discussed the phases of
the situation and made the follnuri
tiff of ufamanf
"After a study and discussion
ot the evidence collected from
the investigation made this body
does not feel that the situation is
alarming. While no specific
source of infection can be definitely
decided upon, it is the
opinion of this body that since
the inauguration ot the precautionary
measures which are now
being rigidly enforced the epidemic
will die out as soon as the
period of incubation has passed.
There are eight cases of pronounced
typhoid and eight sus
pectfcd cases. Two suspected
cases dismissed."
How Electors Vote for President.
New York Times: Electoral
college, we have all fallen in the
habit of saying, but each State
has its own college. The colleges
never have a joint meeting.
The whole body of electors never
comes together. Hy the provisions
of the constitution the electors
of several States meet at
the Stale capitals on a specified
(h?y and vote byjsupposedly secret
ballot tor candidates for president,
ot the United Sta'es and
vice president, only one of whom
may be a citizen of the same State
as the electors. A list is made of
the votes cast and this, niter it
has been signed by every elector
and duly certified, is sealed in
an envelooe and sent, to the r^rea
i * *" r
ident of tho United States senate.
It is one of the constitutional
duties of this officer to open these
envelopes, on a specified day, in
the presence of the senate and
house ot representatives in joint
session. The electoral votes are
then connted. If there is no
choice, the house of representativcs
elects a president. The law
specifies the second Monday in
Jauuaiy after their appointment
as the (lay lot the meeting of the
electoral colleges. Congress
counts the electoral vote the
6ooond Wednesday in February.
Special Train Coming to
Lancaster Rocked
Rock Hill Herald: Friday
night as the special train bearing
Dr. W. W. Fennell to the bedside
of the two-year-old child
of Mayor R. E. Wylie, of Lancaster,
who was dangerously ill
ot diphtheria, had passed Leslie
station a short distance, some
miscreant threw a rock through
the car window. Bob Hope, I
brother of Mr. W . II. Hope, ot |
this city, was sitting near the
window and was cut by the flying
glass, the rock narrowly missing
his head. The train was
stopped, but no trace of the
person could be found. No cause
for the cowardly act can be found.
unless it was simply to engage'
in lawlessness. The perpetrator
of such an act should be apprehended
and severely dealt
wit h.
Story of a Country Boy and
a Town Boy.
Anderson Mail : Tweuty-five
years ago or more a little country
boy went to town, oue day.
He drove a lean, raw-boned
mule, hitched to a rickety old
buggy. His clothes were coarse,
of the kind that country bovs ol
that day and time wore. As he
wa* going along the street he
met a town boy who was driving
a fat horse hitched to a new and
shiny buggy. The town boy
broke into laughter. "What
an ugly old mule!" he exclaimed,
And what a disgraceful old buggy.
And did anybody ever see
such outlandish clothes as that
country boy wears?" The town
boy was thoughtless, and he
meant no real harm, perhaps,
but his words and his laughter
hurt the country boy very much.
In all his life nothing ever hurt
him quite so much. That was a
long time ago, and the town boy
and the country hoy are men
now. The country boy is now
one of the leading business men
of his section. He has many men
in his employ. Not very long
ago he employed the man who
was a town boy and who had
jeered at him that day, long ag>,
to fill a minor position at a small
salary. The man who has the
minor position, and who, by the
way, was very glad to get it,
has no doubt forgotten all about
laughing at the country boy, but
his employer has not forgotten
it, although he never speaks o!
i?. Did this happen in Anderson?
you ask Perhaps it did.
We should lie verv nmeh anr.
prised it it did not, for it has
happened, with perhaps some
slight change as to detail, >n
every town. And it will happen
again. It. is the wav of the world.
Mysterious Attempt at Robbery.
Greenville special in the New-*
and Courier: About 11:30 o'clock
tonight fire was discovered in
the office of William Goldsmith,
Jr., real estate agent in the Pal
metto building on Main Street.
As the firemen entered the room
a man was found lying on the
floor with his head wrapped, lie
was hastily removed, and it was
found that he was Mr. T. E. Mc
Cullough, Mr. Goldsmith's bookkeener
He auvn oj Vi*? an.
tered the office Irom a closet
about 11 o'clock, Home one threw
a ran over hiH head and that was
the last he knew until he came
to in the police Hta'ion. The
ran was chloroformed and it is
very plain that the work was
that of robbers. The flames
were extinguished w?th little
damage.
OUR COLUMBIA LETTER.
I State Fair and Election Aftermath---The
Colored Fair
This Week--Other Newsy
Items.
BS"u Claire, Columbia, Nov. 10.?
After another '"recess" the scribe is
once again .sending The News some
tiling from the capital city.
i'hp fair is over, thai is the "'white
folks' " fair. It was a ffieat success
but it rained Wednesday and was not
very ffood weather Thursday and
these are the biff days, so the financial
end and the crowds hardly came up
to expectations. We will not give a
full description of the fair now but
will ask where was Lancaster's exhibit?
We heard of none except a
boff by Mr Jaines M. Cautheii. Get
ready for 19UU. A plan is now on
foot to have county exhibits after this
year. If this is done Lancaster will
be represented. The usual attractions
such as arena events, foot ball, races,
midway, etc., etc , were there for the
visitors to patronize, and the air ship
was also there, but it had some disadvauthffes
because of the weather,
but it did mifrbty well when il could
do anytninir at all. To Lancastrians,
we invite you all down in ltO# to the
Greater Fair Put this i u vitat ion on
tile.
The fair is over?and the election is
over "Biff Bill" Tat'i rubbed it on
"WliraoWn RilP> K??* *
..... uui rt <- ii v v* luiis lar
survived the shock and we hope to
see better things in 191*2
This week the negro State Fair is
on. They are having big times. This
is the first fair and was started by
Kev. Richard Carroll, who is president.
Columbia is still moving onward,
and so is "Lancaster. Remember our
motto.
The news of the tragedy in which
Kx-Senator K W. Carmack of'lennessee
was killed is much deplored in
Columbia. Mr. earmark was known
ill Columbia, having addressed the
graduating class of the 1'Diversity of
South Carolina in 1907.
Richland has a progressive County
Teachers' Association. What about
Lancaster? They held their second
monthly meeting last Saturday.
Among other features were excellent
addresses by Dr. K. S. Jnjnes, on
"The Alphabet", and bv Assistant.
Secretary of the State William Ranks
l'UTH .
A uother year is nearly gone. Just
about a month and a half now To us
it lias been a short year: to children
who are looking forward to blanta
Claus and Christmas it ha^ possibly
been long
f'ome again, "Former Lancastrian."
We enjoyed your last letter very
much, as we do Mr. Twitty, "Rich
Hillian,*'"Old Man in Dry Creek,"
etc., etc., who frequent The News'
columus with interesting matter
Columbia's Main street is badly torn
up. It is being worked on
Columbia had quite a large tire
Monday night. Columbia's excellent
fire department doesn't allow many,
if any, tires to "get 'em" if they can
only control the tires.
The fever situation at Winihrop is
distressing. We haven't heard from
the action* of the hoard taken today,
TuesdayNo
matter which Kill will preside
over the affairs of this grand old
country of ours, we can push Colutn
bia and push Lancaster. J.M. B.
Thirty Years for Attempted j
Assault.
Spartanburg special in Thursday's
Charlotte Observer: John
Irby, colored, was convicted a'
the special term of court here
today, Special Judge (). L.
Schumpert presiding, on a cha- ge
ot attempting io t*u11 iYiiss Lillie
Detnpsey on the morning ot
October lOib, and was sentenced
to serve 30 >ear^ at, hard 1h
bor. There was no demonstration
when the verdict was rend"red.
3
The Big Farmers' Convention
in New Orelans?President
Barrett's Speech.
New Orleans, La.. Nov. 11.?
That it is within ihe power of I
ihe planters ot t lie South to bring I
the price of cotton back to last
year's levels, was the declaration
of President C. S. Barrett when |
lie formally ripened the convention
ot ihe Farmers' Ktucaiional i
and Cooperative Union here t ?day.
"And wbeu we succeed hi
restoring the price of cotton to
the figures that ruled last year,
we will oe richer by $150,000,*
ObO," said Mr. Barrett, amid the
app au-e of a thousand or more j
delegates gathered in New |
urieans co isoum.
He said that meddlesome newspapers
and busybodies had
sought to connect the farmers'
union with the night-riders It
was illogical and unjust to accuse
members of the union wiih
the depredations of the nightriders.
He said ihe union was
in existence to gain its euds,
but did not need and will not invoke
lawless methods.
The unioa had no sympathy
with 'ie night riders and would
taive the initiative to rid the
country of them, lie said that
during tins convention there
lfcould come into the counsels of
the union for the tiret time, business
men and representatives of
the South's commercial interests
and all would be welcomed, the
union viewing their willingness
to co-operate in this campaign lor
better priced cotton as evidence
of good faith. It is expected
that by the opening ot to-morrow
morning's session there will be
present at least 1,500 delegates.
Fearful Railroad Accident in
in Louisiana
New Orleans, Nov. 11.?It
was a heavy price in human
flesh and blood that paid for the
; i 1 1
cuuid in itmruiia employes wuen
ft Greit Northern express crashed
into the rear of a New Orleans
& Northwestern local passenger
train shortly before 9 o'clock
this morning at Little Woods,
?? pm ill station on Lake Pont
chartr&in, twelve miles north of
ti)ie city. Eleven dead and many
more injured, some of them fatal
Iv is Urn record ol the wreck,
whi 'h was attended by unusually
cruesome scenes in the fogbound
piwam[?8 To add to the
horror of the sit nation, the wreck
c?ut-M)i lire an<l only the heroic,
work ?>t the pissengers prevented
the cremation of tho*e pinned
down in the debri*.
In Loving Memory of Little
"J. F."
(in Oct. 27th. I'.lns. the death angel
enteied the home of Mr. and Mrs J
Foster VVeaner, of the Heath Springeection,
and claimed as its prey Little
.1. F., their only and beloved little
aon arid the treasure of their hearts.
He was only sick one week and which
wan severe suffering for t lie little one,
but it bore it with ease. All the kindness
and fond cares of its dear mother
and father, the aid of phvsiciun and
warm friends could not save the little
one. God had cad. d it to a better
home above where there is no sickness,
no pain or death, hut all is love.
God sent the precious little bud down
here to show how sweet it would
bloom in Paradise It was too rich
in promise to bloom on earth below.
They had a little treasure one,
He was their joy and pride,
They loved him, oh perhaps too well.
For soon he slept and died.
All is dark wiihin their dwelling.
Lonely are their hearts today.
For the one they luvt d so dearly
Has forever passed away,
and now bereaved parents, j oil
liaye the pleasure of being the happy
paients ?>f three little sa?n s ow on
high and one precious darling on
earth blooming lor h better home
above. Aunt Florence.
Man Wanted in Chesterfield
on Murder Charge Located
in Texas
(yoluinhiaspf'i' rtl in rnursday's
(Jlnrlohe ObsHiyr: R. ParKer
Modie. wante I in Chesterfield f-?r
the murder -?f another win e
man t\ven!v years a^o. has been
located and arretted in Texas
and will be brought back hern
lor trial. Governor Ansel to day
wired tbe Texas Governor to
hold Moore f"r rooniaitifsn an i
got a reply that this was being
done. Sheriff Douglass, of
Cnestertield, in whose lather's
term us sheriff Moore t wice broke
jail, will go after Moore.
Jim Tillman Says He's Not
Dying.
Augusta, Ga., Nov. 11.?For
mer Lieutenant Governor Jamo*
H. Til Imam, of South Carolina,
registered at a local hotel her?
this morning and is walking
about the city. Lie says that
while his health is bad, the report
that he is in a dying condition
is erroneous, no mr as 1m
knows.
One ot Lancaster County's
Model Farmers
Kershaw Era: Mr. VV. C.
Adams, who lives near Kershaw,
has just gathered his cabbage
I crop. The largest head, he said,
weighs about lifteen pounds.
By the wav, he abo has a copy
ot a New York paper published
the next morning after Lincoln's
assassination Last week Mr.
Adams had to go out, with a
wagon to haul in twin calyes,
which one ot his cows had given
birth to. We must not omit to
mention that Mr. Adams liven
at home and boards at the same
place, lie does not have to
gather his corn and meat from
Western store houses as many
farmers have to Jo who th;ok
that it pays best to raise all cufton
and buy everything else j
need out of what you get tor
cotton.
Preacher Wants Patterson's
Seat in Congress.
Columbia,Nov. 11.?State anil
federal election commissions and
managers of Aiken countv, in
the second congressional district,
met yesterday to t?bulate the
re'urns of last Tuesday's election.
l'he total number of votes
east for congressman vera 1,971
of which Patterson, the democratic
incumbent, received 1,951,
while Key. Isaac Movers, his
! republican opponent received 20.
All of Meyers' votes were thrown
out as illegal to size and printing.
Counsel tor Movers pro'este t
I against Patterson's vote bcing
counted, claiming that a sufficient
number of republican votes to
change the result were rejected
Sensational Shooting in Atlanta.
Atlanta, CJa., 12.? Flunking
j that Ida Hailey had alienated the
affection ot her husband, Mrs.
Delia Dixon, ot 50 Milliard strep'.
I Tuesday, fired at her in an e<lort
to kill her. She was wuhin
ten feet of her intended victim
when he sho' wa^ fired, a i I but
for t tin f?r?l (lm? vv ?
. - - - v?-c?v ?v . 1 UUlIl iS
l)ix?n, hmband ot lh?? ladv \vl?o
did the fiiiiur, suddenly jerked
Ida Bailey aeide, whe would have
been killed. A it w,v, the bullet
grazed t'u ri-'jt side of her
jlace.