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VOL. 4. NO. 18. SEMI-'
THE GREGORY-HOOD BUILl
ING.
Something About the Hanc
some Brick Structure thj
now Adorns the Corner c
Gay and Catawba Street
We have more than once lit
something to say about the han<
some new building of the Gre
P
ory-Hood Live Stock compan
at the corner of Gay and Catawt
streets, but a structure so high
^ creditable to the community
well as its enterprising and pr
gressive owners is eminently d
serving of still further mentiou
It will be recalled that the o
buildinys which stood on the 1
now occupied by the new blo<
were destroyed by the memo
able fire on the night of the la
anniversary of Washington
birthday?February 22?wide
aiso aeatroyea tne .viotnodi
church, Dr. J F. Mackey's ro.n
dence and other buildings, at
in which perished many fir
horses and mules belonging
the Uregory-Ilood conipan
whose total loss by thedisasiro
flames approximated thirty tho
sand dollars.
A8 soon as practicable alt
the fire Messrs Gregory <fc Hoc
began planning to rebuild, b
on a larger and more extensn
scale, first eecuriug tempora
quarters for their stock, vehicle
etc., in the livery stablo <
French street, which they coi
tinued to use until recentl
when they moved into the ne
building, though it is still n
quite finished.
Instead of rebuilding bv oo
tract, Messrs Gregory and IIoi
decided to have the work doi
themselves. They according
employed a Charlotte architec
Mr. McMicheal, to draw t]
plana and specifications for 11
kind of structure they wante
then purchased with great ca
all the necessary material?brio
lumber, cement, etc., and seen
T ?d the services of an experience
New York m chanic, Mr. Ha
bin, to supervise the entire v,o
of construction.
As heretofore published, t
building is an immense two-sto
brick structure, the dimensioi
being 100x153 feet, the trout
handsome pressed brick. T1
ollices, both public and privat
reception room, etc., are in tl
southwest portion on the hr
floor, the general or main offi
being in the extreme corner,
whieli there is a vault as lar;
and secure as those to be foui
in first-class banking estahlis
liients. The furniture, fixtur
and appointments generally a
complete and uptodate. T
walls are of wood fibre, whi
is rapidly supplanting the orii
nary plastering of lime and mn
tar. The floors are laid in c
merit. The entire building
wired preparatory to the use
electric lights, and it is al
equipped with its own watt
works system. There are
large and spacious carriage t
positories, one on the first ai
the other on the second flo<
the two being connected
means of an elevator of suffice
oapacity for carrying vehicle
The two floors are also connect
by broad stairways On the secoi
floor a compartment of conside
able dimensions has been filb
up for the manufacture of h?
, neas, saddles, bridles, etc. hi
such work is now being done <
a large scale under the directii
of that skilled harnessmakt
..aft... 1
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LEDGER 18bz F
nrPPT/T v * * '
*v n/iliivju i. i^ajnua:
\= Mr. Stoll, who has been with MpTI]
Messrs Gregory tfe Hood fo*- *?
number of years. On the second
floor also is au immense **PP?
ball?just suited lor a skating Yet
rink, but which will be convert ^er
ed into numerous rooms, to be f
)f routed tor professional and other foreIJ)!t>i
g offices. sion ut
The stock pens and stalls are *SIondu'
, sign me:
located on the ground floor on y,?ir.
1- the north side of the building, Hill am
ir. and are most conveniently and Rook
systematically arranged, being jvY'rJ,1
)a' patterned largely after the great circuit,
i? modern barns in St Louis. The *'
y * i ,,. Beckha
svstem for handling, exhibiting. I
n3 - CT ' '? "??
0 feeding and watering stock M. Brai
e- appears to be well-nigh perfec .
The arrangements are such that nut, st
j i the danger usua'ly incident to street,
ot the handling of unbroken and barter?
unruly animals is entirely elimi- Yurkvi
ir> nated.
gt In addition to the offices and ij*rdin
?H other departments mentioned on J. it. b
the first floor are four large store Sumt
hi r,,oras. aU fronting on Gay
^ street. At least two of the^e Mur
ltj rooms when fitted up will most jMWp?'s
ie likely be rented for mercantile njncht
to PurP0pes. P. H. s
v Everything considered we p?("d' ^
[19 doubt it there is a handsomer or ningha
more convenienily arranged lsir>
building of the kind in the State, ll.hRt!ko
nooK|
though the proprietors themsel- Broad :
, ves, who are no doubt the larg v*
* est stock dealers in South Carolina,
have large and well appoint- being ?
ri} ed establishments ol a similar and z.u
rv
f character elsewhere, namely, at He v.
" ' Columbia, Timmonsyille Bish V'-ar' f
)" ... , tt i, Kassick
^ opville and Hartsville. in Kinn
v While the big Lancaster buildJ
>?g was going up this summer
( t Mr. J. M Hood, of the Gregory- '
Hood company, wan also having ril
a lot oi building done on his
n own account, as previously not ' 'lo
1 ed in these columns He h?d as die 00
j,e many as eight nice cottages s?11 w
y erected on his lots in the north death.
ern part ot town, several of .vea'er
(le them costing over two thousand ?'cloc
',e dollars each. And so rapidly n*U8"
is Lancaster's population increas- day o
rJ ing that Mr. Ilood is having no failuri
trouble in renting his residential ',ei|rt
r properties. years
- _ years
The Volunteer Fire Com- Mr;
pany--Meeting Wednesday
he Night. 0Wf m
ry All members 01 the Lancaster "ie
ns Voiunteer Fire Company and all surviv
of others interested in this move- er3 at
ie ment are requested to meet at 80,1 a
e, the Court House at 7.30 p m Frimi
lie Wednesday night, Dec. 2nd, for Camd
'st. the purpose of enlisting mem- hanc?
ce bers, adopting jby-laws, etc. ?f Dh
in i ins id a matter oi importance niou,
ne to every citizen of Lancaster an<l D?ra
ml it is hoped all will co-operate renaai
ii- with these working for it sue- Hill t
es ee-8 II Hine9, _
re Temporary Chairman.
he
ch Trayetly at Kershaw?Sad En<l1,
inf /Hoy ? Hunt. Delay
?r- A distressing tragedy occurred
ie- at Kershaw last Salurday. While Do tli
is several boys were out hunting Act?
ot one of the number, Master Frank dohii
so Hilton, about 13 years old, son unre
>r- of Mr. B. A. Hilton, was acci- lll|>|ont
vo dentally shot by a young com kjs
"o panion, Master Caville Jordan, ^
id hoii of Mr L. J. Jordan, death throng!
>r, resulting from the wound about secretio
by 8 o'clock Saturday night. It ap- Jndn!^
nt pears that the unfortunate lad urosu fr
>?. was in the act of throwing a rock
ed at a rabbit, when young Jordan geared
rid fired at the animal, the load (lul1 (,ri
. . ?, a . . roooain
r- B'riking younx II.Hon in the liable r
ed arm. Belore aid could reach F..r?
>r- the boy he was ho exhausted 'r >m gX'.X
ml the 1 88 of blood that he never K??int
mi rallied. DOOtbe
on l'h r-rnains ot vounu Hilton j,
)r,|were buried at Kershaw Monday. The N
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iEVIEW 1878 ENT
3TER, S. DECEMBER :
IODIST CONFERENCE. R
intments lor the New
ar?Changes at Liancasand
in the County. h<
South Carolina Methodist Con- ^J
which .convened in annual sos- IH
Laurens a week ago, adjourned rn
after tin; reading of the asnt
of ministers for tins ensuing w
The appointments for the Hook nj
1 Sumter districts are as follows: ^
Hill District?K. I?. Staekhouse, ,
iK elder; Dlackstoc.k, II. It. liarester,
1>. M. Mel.end; Chester rt;
A. E. Holler; East Chester, P. j0
ayes; cast Lancaster, \V. A.
m; Fort Mill, S. J. Hethea; Hick>vo,
S. I). Bailey; Lancaster, M. A
bhatn; Lancaster Circuit, il. L.
en: North Rook Hill. W. M.
; Rich burg, NV. S. Martin: ltock
.John's, II R. Mills: Laurel in
J. M. Rogers; Rock llill Cir- .
J. 11. Ariail; Van Wyck, C. P.
Wlnnsboro, I). Arthur Phillips; <5*.
Ho, o. M. Abney, s. A. Weber, vv
linerary; York Circuit, B. < .
in; Missionary evangelist, K. K. J
; Student Vanderbilt university, re
rown. 0j
er District?W. T. Duncan, proelder;
Ilethany, O. D. Spires;
villo, P. A. Mtirray; Camden, II. 'r
phy; Klloroo, A. S. Lesley: Fort ^
L. T. Phillips; Heath Springs, ,
harp: Kershaw, J. 11. Noland; _
uirjr, .j. Ueasley: Manning, 01
huler: Oswego, P. 11 inks; Pine- -r,
P. W. Munnerlyn; Providence, ?,
iV hit lock; Richland, .1. P. Win- I'
111; St. John's and Remhurts, J. tC
ckland; St. Matthews, J. II.
r; Sumter, First church. M. W.
W. S. Stokes, supernumerary; <
Street, J. B. Wilson: Wau roe, J. ar
is.
rc
1 bo observed that one minister
lent to this county, Oraoo church ^
iddeil to the Lancaster Circuit k;1
>n church to Fast Lancaster.
W. A. Fairy, at Lancaster this
>es to Kingstree; Rev. F. M. Me
, from Fast Lancaster, to Cades, el
jstroe District. a
n 1 tenth ?/' Itrouduft
nnoti, Prominent Youiiff 61
tizen of I'rimii.H.
p 1
many friends throu^hon*
11111> t?t Mr. Bmadus Hin- ^
ill l.e shocked to h.-ar of his
r<
which occurred so Idenly
day morning about 3
k, at his home at L'ri
lie had been sick only
r two, ^nd died ol lie * r? /
e. having been a victim ol
troublo lor a number ol
_i? la 1 L" - 1 C C
... >m v? til ' ur: ? IS 1"
old. "
Hinson was a son ol the
. Hinson and was about 1
ars ol age. lie leaves a widlr^.
Ada Hinson, daughter
late Robert Kirk. He is also
red by the following brotb- o
id sisters : Dr. F O. IIin- r
nd Mr. M. L. Unison, ot s
is; Mr. Kim ?re llinson, ot
en; Mr. K. (>. Hinson, ol w
ister; Mrs. J. F. Jenkins, v
arlotte; Mrs. John Black b
of Rich Llill, and Miss o
Hinson, of Primus. The s
ns will be buried at Fork li
,oday. t
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ACT QUICKLY. ?
t
v
in Lancaster Has Been Dangerous,
it* ri^lit thin^ at the ri^lit tiim
nickiy in times of ilauKor
iclio in kidney danger ti
'h Kidney Pills act qnickly
all distressing, dangerous kidney
,y of evidence to prove thin
rluckerell. living on Main St, YorkC,
says: "For over a year I sufom
attacks of backache and paina
1 the region of my kidneys The
UK were not e.lwaya natural in ap- '1
e and I decided to try a reliable
remedy, thinking that my trouble
otii these organs I began using
Kidney Pills and I am feeling a
eal better The pains liXve disap
and I have been free from that r
urging feeling I do not hesitate to n
lend Doan's Kidney Pills as a reeuiody"
ale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. 8
Milburn Co., Kutlslo. w York, fj
uits for the United States
mibor the name Doan's and bike ?
r. 18-m t
t is to be printed, send it ta
cwj oflice.
iR NE
ERPRISE 1891
2, 1908. PRIC
obber Caught by His Ciirl J J
Victim, who Waited for.
Weeks Get to Him. Suicic
Chicago, Nov. 28 ?Acting as
>r own detective, Miss Amelia
rnstem last night captured a
>ld-up man who six weeks ago Mr
bbed her ??i $125 and a gold 'ad rei
ateh. Thejprisoner, who'gavethe Sumte
iine ot Edwara Kelley, confess lather
I lo the police that he wa* one Mcllw
the thieves. IIo refused to '?
veal the identy of his Joompan- despoi
n in crime. health
Miss Krnstein has been in rash a
merica only one year, having the C
ime from Germany. She is gives
ienty live years Jold. One night of the
i the early part of October she The
tended a live-cent theater. On shockc
jming out of the theater she was to
as confused and asked two Uwaiti
>ung men to direct her to her self w
sidence. They volunteered to time b
ic<?rt her. 12 o'c
Being a stranger in the conn found
y and believing everybody buildi
unest, the girl did no' suspect O'Don
iat the two were bent on rob- pany t
ing her. Shewas taken in the holdei
Mieral direction of her dwelling dry go
lace and was led into Washing- being
in park, where (lie two men count
rangled her and robbed her of was m
bag of money that she w >re a!thou
ound her wuist. During the waine
isistance she made to save the not re
oney her clothing was torn to the us
ireds. The robbers beat her The
id left her unconscious. years
On reaching the home of her sterlir;
nployer early in the moning, large
doctor was called to attend her had b<
[or condition was serious I)e- time,
(ctives worl.ed on the case sev ooudit
ral days without result. wit ho
For the last mouth Miss Kru- deploi
;ein has nightly visited the five- wile a
jnl theaters in Stste street in servic
ope of catching the men who dence
)bt>ed her Last night her et
irts were rewarded. She rec - ^ por
gnized Kelley as he came out ??i
t a five-cent show house and Ai
illowed him until she came to We
'olicemen Powers and Downing. Craig,
"Arrest that man," she ex- siding
laimed. "lie robbed ine six copy
reel's ago." Conta
Tornado in New Role?Acted
as Peacemaker. trom
St. Louis, Mo,?The tail end lon v
t a tornado brought about a reat 1
econciliation between Thomp- '' a
on Boyle, an aged farmer of
It. (Jlair (rnunt\ Tltinma ni,d Uio triend
?' 1 -."...xr.v,, O
/ile Thursday. Boyle and his PHf"(
vife have been separated for a
ung time. lie built for her an- 'n'ere
ther house on tlie farm in which Can,i'
he and two children lived. The 'n
uisband lived alone in a big * ralwo-slory
frame hou^e The tor- ,iave
lado blew the old man's house
way just as he stepped inside to rtn ^'
ind shelter. Forgetting her '?(>^ 1
rouble with her husband, she we'cc
k'ent to his assistance, and with ?U!
he aid of her two sons, dragged
im out of the debris. Nort
They both agreed that the
ornado was a peacemaker Hal
The (
Jight Riders Fire On Troops, Jj"* *
Memphis, Tenn, November 23, Br;
-A dispatch Irorn I'nion City, 08T, t
onn. to the News-Scimitar late 834
day confirms reports ot an at- Cfindi
ick on a' detail of militiamen by 310 v
band of men. nremimablv nicbf
w Tmtf ?-IT-" *
iders, at the (Jleason saw mill, Fath
ear Samburg, last Ac- .J*
ording to the di?pat<Hl one ot the
oldiera was slightly wounded and Dani
fty shots were exchanged be- ,
ween th?> military and the at oirif>n
ackini: party. f,nri h
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EAGEDY IN SIJMTER.
ie of W. A. Mcllwain, a
itiuP of T oriMofor
? w w? A^anvaoi^i
County.
W. A. Mcllwnin, who ad a
moved from tins county to
>r raanv years ago with his
, the late Capt. James D.
ain, died by his own hand
nter on Thanaspiving day,
ideucy on account of bad
being the cause of the
,ct. A Sumter special in
!harleston Sunday News
the following particulars
unfortunate suicide:
community was much
id this morning when it
und that Mr. W. A. Mc
le had shot and killed himith
a pistol yesterday some
etween the hours ol 11 and
lock a. m. The body was
this morning in an outng
adjoining the store ot
itie 11 t!t Co. ot which com
the deceased was a stock*
and the manager of its
mds department. The store
closed yesterday on ac
ot Thanksgiving, the body
ot, found till this morning,
igh search for Mr. Mcli*
had been s arted upon his
turning home yesterday at
ual hour,
deceased was about 45
rvt a ira Ho mjoo .? *
v " ?o ?i mail ui
12 integrity and had a
number of friends. He
?an in poor health for some
and despondency over his
ion, imagined or real, was
ut doubt the cause ot the
'able act. He leaves a
,nd one child. The funeral
es will be held at the resitomorrow
at 4 o'clock.
tner Ijttncastrian f'ros/wrf/
in ft Growing Town in
abama.
i are indebted to Mr. J. 11.
, a former Lancastrian rej
in Jasper, Alabama, for a
of one of lbs county papers
ining much valuable inforn
al>out. the home ol his
ion Unfortunately tor us
ver, the p?per was removed
our lesk by some one be
ie nan an op port unity ot
!i? it carefully. Mr. Craig
son of Mr. Harper Craig,
w Cnt, and His numerous
is in this county will he
i<l to learn that he is doing
in Alabama. He has an
>st in bntli the largest merle
tlrm and bank in Jasper,
a letter received from Mr.
a tew days ago he savs: "1
just finished reading a copy
iir paper. My wife, though
ahama lady, has learned to
lor The Lancaster News and
mies its visit twice a week
r home."
h Carolina'*! OfiRoiol
-- w AVIU A
Vote.
leigh, N. C., Nov. 28.?
ilficial vote ol North Caroor
president announced toWH8
;
r aq 13C.H27 and Taft 1,14,
t majority for Bryan of 22,
J. A. Tr?n^ou, SociaJiot
dale for governor, received
otes. at
* : . i? f 7/
ier and Children Drown.
"ksonville. Fla., Nov 28?
i reached here today from
a, a email station on the
3oasyt)f Florida, ot thera?tal
drowning of Mr. Dyke
is son and <iHflie*htef, which
'i#*1 whi'o thev fveraiirnurf
ng Friday afternoon.