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The Lancaster News LEDGER 18b/ REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. 4. NO. 15. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C? NOVEMBER 21, 1908. PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY HARRIS-McGINN NUPTIALS Brilliant Church *Wedding in Pleasant Valley Wednesday Evening, Followed by Elegant Reception Given Bridal Party. One of the most beautiful church weddings ever witnessed in this community took place Wednesday evening at the Pleasant llill Methodist church, when Miss Loma Inez Harris was imbed in marriage to Mr. William Charlton McGinn. Promptly at seven o'clock the bridal party marched in to the sweet strains of Mendelsshon's march, beautifully rendered by Miss Rebecca Harris, sister of the bride. The church was most beautifull*. ?..t- : ' unjr ucuuraiitu WHll ivy, lenn, and chrysanthemums. The bridal party came in in the follow iug order : the bride and her maid of honor, Mi89 Kale McGinn, in the right aisle, and the groom and his best man, Mr. Waller Robinson, in the left aisle. The gates were opened and clo eu by little Miss Olive Harris and Mas ter Olin Harris. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W: M. Owings the pastor ol Hie bride ! and groom, and the bridal party marched out while Tannhouser'e wondertul production was being played. 1 The bride was arrayed in white 1 satin trimmed with baby Irish lace and made en train, her veil being tied with lilies of the valley. She 1 carried a beautiful bouquet of white carnations and maiden hair ferns. Her maid nf ( wore white siln, made directoire, 1 and carried white chrysanthemums. The gentlemen wore the 1 conventional evening attire. Alter the ceremony, the bridal 1 parly and a large company of * invited nuests repaired to the ( home of the bride's parents I Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Harris, ' where an elegant reception was tendered them Mts9 Atleen ' Harris presided at the punch ' bowl. After a bountiful comae 1 supper, the bridal cake was cut with the following results: the ring went to Miss Kehecca Har-j' ris. the thimble to Miss Aileen : Harris, the bachelor's button to Mr. J. .J. Bailee, and tile coin to Mr. Rob McGinn. l'lie bride and groom were the recipients of many beautiful and useful presents, attesting the popularity of this young c >uplo. After the honeymoon, they will reside in Fort Mill, where the groom is engaged in business and where he is welL known lor his sterling character and business qualifications. They have the best wishes of a host of admiring friends lor a long lite ol happiness and prosperity. vS. E. B Big Fertilizer Combine. Baltimore, Nov. 18. ?The News this afternoon siays: Independent fertilizers throughout the South will meet at New York to morrow to consider a i proposition to join a new fertilizer combination which will take , out a charter under the lawn of New Jersey, and have a capitalization of $75,000,000. Of thin sum $50,000,000 will be stock equally divided bet ween common and pief erred. The new concern will be called the Independent Fertilizer Company, and will be controlled by interests identified with the Tennessee Copper Company. When you want any printing donu k nend it to The News. End of Sensational Case in! Asheville. Asheville, Nov. 19.?Bak^r Everetle Edwards and Mrs. Edwards, formerly Mrs. Sophia Harris-East man,were completely vindicated today at Fletchers on charge ot violating Section 352 of the North Carolina code some six weeks before their marriage here Tuesday. The warrant was sworn out by Echols McBoe, son of Capl. V. E. McBee, and vigorously prosecuted. Both Mr. and Mrs. Edwards went on the stand in their own behuli and made a splendid impression. McBee testified that early in October while he was at Buck Shoals Edwards and Mrs. L\..i i i'jfiai mini occupied idp same room at night on two or three occasions. The negro maid testified that she took colFee to Mrs. East mail every morning and at timeH found Edwards there. The court refused to believi eittier McBee or the negro maid and no' only acquitted Mr. and Mrs. Edwards bin declared tho prosecution fri volous and malicious and taxed Echols McBee with the cost. Prominent Rock Hillian Bitten by Dog Rock Hill Record: J. M. Cherry was bitten by a pet dog on Tuesday alternoon. The dog, which was a fox terrier, and but a puppy, had been ailiug tor several days, and on Tuesday appeared to be choking, as if it had a bone in its throat. One of Mr. Cherry's daughters was attempting some measure ol re lief, when Mr. Cherry came into the room, and he picked up the puppy,forced open its mouth and inserted his hand to see it he could not locate the trouble. 1 he log at once severely bit one ol Mr. Cherry's fincers and in a lew moments died in a fit. U/lnlo if 1? ,U..* ,U? .J I in iv 111 in iirvoi.Y ill Hi lilt! lid nol have rabies?this hardly being the season ol (he year for such a malady?Mr. Cherry was willing to take no chances, so he left Tuesday night lor the I'asteur Hospital, in New York city, where ho will undergo treatment, lie took the head of the dog along with him. Before leaving, Dr. Young cauterized the wound made by the dog's fangs. Pleasant Hill Items. Mr. G. W Caul hen kil??d 2 hogs last week; one weighed 200 and the other 400 lbs. 1 he one that weighed 200 was only 3 months old. Miss Jessie Beckham, who lias been visiting Mrs. .Julia Porter in Ltnca?ter, returned hom0 Wednesday la^t. M rs. Poster Weaner is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Threat! of Lancaster. Wyatt Stover, and old colored man, died last Sunday night. j ?r* Ho was a good, honest man, and was liked by both white and colored. Mr. and Mrs. M. I<. Beckham spent Thursday in Lancaster. The farmers in this section are still sowing oats. Some are turning the la'id under for rnother year. Rex. I'leaeant Hill, Nov. 19. Advertised Letters. Anie Hill, JudieCrawford, ('. C. hawkens, Mary Leu, M. ('. Matters, II. M. Tate, ( harley White, J. W. Waiters, W. L. Supers, Catherine McManus, Kevend Massey, R. A. Hardin, Sam Bailey, L. M. Blaekmon, Josh MeUritr. Jaines F. Hunter, Postmaster. THE GRADED SCHOOL. Parents' Meeting Next Tuesday Afternoon?Ralph Bingham, the Humorist, will be here December 8. The second of ihe meetings of the Parents will be he'd in the Central Graded School next Tuesdav afternoon at three o'clock. Toe lirst meeting was very interesting an i aroused mnch interest, and this meeting ia expected to prove even better. Arrangements have been made for a number of ten-minute talks, by Mr. W. l\ Gregory, Mr. John T. Green, Mr W. C. Thomson and others, and all the people in the community interested in the improvement of the schools are urged to bo present. Ralph Bingham, the celebrated humorist and musician, will appear Tuesday, December 8, as the first ot the lyceum courpe tor Ihe benefit of the school library. Ralph Bingham is a native ot Richmond, Va , and the most popular entertainer on the si age, having made more than eight thousand appearances. The admission price will be fifty cents, and the school children will sell the tickets a week in advauce, these a Ivance tickets being good for reserved seats. To secure attractions of this kind, a good patronage is necessary , as they are very expensive, but the school expects to have several of the very best (luring the year. Bryan's Position?Wi 11 Run for Presidency Again if Necessary. San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 18. ?"My friends do not require me to prejudice the tuture and 1 shall not take Mie advice of my opponents on this subject. 1 shall continue Jo write and speak in defense ot tilings which I believe to be good for the American people. 1 hope it may never ijruiniin urut*8SI iy i*> run ior OI fice again, but 1 a ill not attempt to decide 'hat question until the tune comes to act. I do not see any necessity to oav more on the subject." In answer to the direst question, "Will you run for the presidency again it conditionarise to warrant it?" William .J. Bryan tonight dictated the following statement, Regarding the future 01 the Democratic party, he said: "1 am not at all discouraged as to the future of the Democratic party. There must be a democratic party in every country and I want our party to be democratic. I have no doubt that the country will see the necessity for the adoption ot the reforms advocated by the Demoera'ic parly, it is already a great educational force and 1 have no doubt that conditions will so vindicate the party as to make the voters turn to it as the best instrument for the accomplishment of the necessarv reforms." "Will you allow yourself 10 bo elected United States senator from Nebraska?" he was asked "Nebraska does not elect a senator this year," ho said with a smile. "Hut it does two years from now," he was reminded. "You have my sfa'ement rewarding my future so lar ao 1 care to say," and he refused to discuss the subject further. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan are en I route to Mexico. The Two Lancastrians' Race for Sergant-at -arms oi House. The Columbia State : Claude iN. Sapp of Lancaster county is announce i as a candidate tor sergeant-a' arms >t the house of representative . Mr. Sapp is a young man well aud favorably known in South Carolina. Lie was Captain of the baseball club V Wofford, ot which instn lion ne is a graduate. He was a candidate for superintendent of educttion at the last election in Lancaster county. Mr Sapp is well fitted for the position to which lie aspires and announces that he has the support of the delegation from his home coumy tor the honor. Mr. Sapp is a young man; he will no doubt make a strong bid for the positiou. The incumbent is J. S. Wilson of Mr. Sapp's own county" - Manv Nefrrop"; riwinor O ?J "'fc? W4 Peculiar Malady in Berkeley. Yesterday's State: Gov. Ansel lias received a letter Irom the sheriff of Berkeley county,stating that many negroes are dyiug ol ol a peculiar disease in the sec tion ot one of the settlements not far Irom the county seat. The matter has been reterred to to the State heiltii officer and Dr. C. F. Williams left yesterday for an investigation. According to the letter the negroes are taken suddenly ill with some malady resembling cholera, and i the illness always results fatal lv. It is believed by the hea'tli authorities that the residents of the neighborhood 'are alarmed unnecessarily and that no serious epidemic exists. Shot Man for a Turkey. Chesterfield Advertiser : Mr. Hardy S. Sellers, who about two years ago moved from near Chesterfield to Anson conn'v, N. C , was here a few days of last week and is thinking of moving hack to this community. Mr {Sellers relates a very sad accident that occurred at Grassy Is lands on the Great l'ee Dee, on Monday of Inst week. While hunting turkeys on the river, Mr. {Sellers, whose home is within one rnile of the point mentioned, accidentally shot Mr. L'earle Cagle, whoso home is just across the river from Mr. Sellers The accident occurred in a thick undergrowth and Mr. fellers seeing nothing hilt tne man's hat thought that lie was hooting at a turkey. Mr. (Jagle was struck bv three shot in the hack of the head but the wound is not dangerous. Cagle is toe man who, several years age, shot and killed .John M. Murray ol Wadesboro Cagle, who was ? nly a youth at that time, was tried for murder and was acquitted. Fire in Bamberg Oil Mill Columbia. 8. C., Nov. 19.?A special to ilie Columbia State from Bamberg ray: Fire to-day destroyed the g,n house and crushing mill of 'lie Bamberg Cotton Otl Mill, reusing a Iosh ol approximately $70, 000, paitially covered by insur1 ance. The buildings anil machinery of the mill are valued at $37,000 > and the raw material destroyed ' at about $40,000. Ih? insurance staged by Mr. W. B 1 Brabham, manager of toe rnili i* abou< $35,000. | THE ELMORE WRIGHT TRIAL f I The Young Lancastrian ! Found Guilty in Spartanburg Court of MansHughi ter. Spartanburg special in yesterday's Columbia State: Ouilly of matiHlaugh'er was the verdict of the jury in the case <>t Eirnoro Wright, chaigv'd with murder, for itie killing of A. CJ. Kirkendall at Moore's on the 10th of October. This case took up part of Wednesday aud all of today in the court of general sessions (3 P. Sims, counsel for the defendant spoke lor nearly two hours and Solicitor Sease, in reply, spoae for over an hour. The jury went to the room at 5:30 o'clock and reached a verdict at 10:30 tonight. Judge Klugh, the presiding judge, was sumuiooel from the Argyle, the court officials were got together, the prisoner brought into the court room and the vor diet published about 11:30 to night. C P. Sims gave notice of a motion for a new trial. The case against Elmore Wriiiht tor the killing of A. (1. Kirkendall was tried in the special term of court last week, Judge O. L. Schumpert of Newberry presiding. The jury tailed to agree, after being out over 15 hours, and Judge Schumpert ordered a mistrial. According to the evidence brought out the killing of Kirkendall was one of the most tragic, that has eyer happened in the county. It appears that Wright and Kirkendall were running a distillery and selling illicit whiskey. The business began to be talked about fo much that W right feared the officials would catch them ami he would be punished, so he turned State's evidence and had the business reported the officer Thill tM'jrln ? ..4W liiUMW IVil i\CUU4ll mail and it is said tliat lid threatened Wright's life and even went so fa* as lo lire upon him lrom the roadside some days before the killing 'ook place. Chesterfield News. Advertiser: Mr. John C. Staf ford, who lived about two miles north nt Chesterfield, died suddenly last Sunday from the effects oi a stroke of paralysis. He was 70 years ol age. Miss Pearle, the little daughter of Mr. B. U. Moore, had an arm broken one day last week bv a tall from a fence. Mr John T. Median, who for some time has been witn the Columbia State, has accepted a position with the Associated Press. 1 and is now located at Atlanta. Miss Lillian Wells who has beeti postmistress at Cberaw for a number of years has resigned tne position. I'liero are several applicants for the place but no appointment has yet been made. Explosion at Rock Hill. Rock Hill special in Thuis. I day's News and Courier: The mangle in the Rock Hill Steam Laundry exploded at 12 o'clock to-day, wrecked the rest of the machinery, blew a hole eight teet square in the side of the brick building, forced out all the doors and shattered the glass in the windows. No one was in the building except Mr. Farthing, tne manager. lie was bally stunned, but oof oth iwise hurt. The damage to the machinery estimated at about fifteen hundred dollars, but that 'o the budding was not estimated.