The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 05, 1909, Image 1
*VOI- 4. NO. Tin SEMI-WEEKL'
UNVEILING OF Tl
fCONFEDERATE
The Beautiful and Impn
/ fen I onracfpr Vpefprrln;
M. V^OVV^I V4 C\ J
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j IV UC 1\CJIICI1UJCICU
' Women and Child
/ Red Rose Cc
Yesterday was pre-eminently a monu
red letter day in the history of i D. C.
old Lancaster, the occasion being Dun la
' the unveiling of the strikingly Foste
handsome monument erected on Millin
the court house square as a me- veil i
morial to her gallant sons who takinj
valiantly fought for the Confed- first r
eracy, by the patriotic women of centre
the county, under the auspices of ter si
the noble Daughters of the Con- base,
federacy. The town generally girls 1
was dressed in gala attire. Many with
buildings, particularly the stores, Sprinj
on Main street, were decorated then j
with red, white and blue bunting, : Chain
National and Confederate Hags, to del
etc. Some of the store decorat- beauti
ions were really works of art. clusioi
Long before the exercises be- nounc
gan stylish equipages filled with statin
elegantly dressed ladies and gen- song
tlemen, the horses and carriages unveil
decorated with waving flags, ' and 1
were seen dashing to and fro ladies
throughout the town. Even Na- been i
ture smiled auspiciously onthe ^'hapt
. rni ,1 . i i ? ?
occasion. i ne rain inai nau oeen i?c? ?
falling in torrential fashion for young
many hours ceased its downpour t repres
early in the day, the ominous Mildn
clouds gradually rolled away and I Miss 1
the bright rays of the sun shone j Miss (
in all their splendor. Notwith- Miss 1
standing the fact that the heavy Marie
rain had swollen the streams in Moore
county and elsewhere, rendering Carde
many of them impassable, hun- Perry,
dreds of gentlemen and ladies I Dow,
from various parts of the county j una Jo
managed somehow to get t?> town rV Pel
J and participate in the pleasures of Louis*
the day. Fully 2.000 persons were Helen
present altogether. The order, *he cl<
of exercises as pubished in Wed- com pa
nesday's News was substantially V<1
y carried out. Chief Marshal W.G. an'l th
a A. Porter and his assistants, all unveil
I prominent veterans, as heretofore hand
published, formed the procession .the >.
at the school grounds, in the fol- ftroum
lowing order: Marshals,mounted, ?k>cen<
Keck Hill brass band, Lancaster halted
Military company, Veterans. pmise,
speakers i n carriages, throe the tl
young ladies to unveil monument, hig th
sixteen Bonnie Blue Flag girls, ed the
f members of the Lancaster Chap- coi >
ter, IT. J). C. The procession
\ t t
marched up Dunlap street, ' ,
through Catawba into Gay,!.' n<!
thence to Main and up the lat-i1!r)*Tot
ter to the court house square, | av*
where the speakers'stand had j''"die*
been erected directly in front We
of the building and facing pwtici
the monument. The stand, court oi<?uih
house stairway railings, etc, were , VttH' t(
beautifully and tastefully decor- t:fu I
ated with Confederate colors. ;ereete
The garland bearers, consist-1 han
in# of sixty girls and boys dress- who
,ed in white with red sashes and <
ties, formed a square about the erH,,y ;
monument just before the pro- not on
cession arrived. When the pro- sacrifr
"ssion arrived the court Lanca
*>r the yard from but a
Mj]j. teHtim
and ui
womei
atone I
~~
Y.
lip s 'iilptor'fl nrt
|1 "* heroic, energ?
part of the D
MONUMENT~
energy and d<
after month ?
issive Ceremonies to ,abot ,cr 1
cherished and
A Day Long 'taking to hon
by the Men,
ren of the all its beauty
culmination
)Unty. hopes and an
But it is no
t tempt to roak
, , r IT that pleasing
ment and members of u. , .
i nently assign
. entered the yard from _ ,
tp street. Misses Eloise f1 e ' .
r, Essie .Jones and Jessie jouor ?
.. | * , tiret orator of
g, the young ladies to un- . _ . , .
* , defended the
nnnnnipnt o if
.. ,, ed the princn
i portions as follows: the r , '
, e . . .e e (confederacy *
lamed facing platform from ... iL J ?
f n ,i ' u , 14 truth, 4
; of 2nd base, the two lat- ..
,. , n ^ earth will rim
Landing at sides of first
while the Bonnie Blue Flag Ve er*'?"
. . . thiH asflembla
:ook positions on platform ? . .
., . j~i i ? t to do lUHtice t(
the speakers. Col. Leroy ' , ' ..
, . for he. with m
i*s, master of ceremonies, ,
, , ^ of our grand
innounced prayer by Rev. . . .
~ , atained the
lers F raser, who proceeded ,,
, , Virginia wit
lver a very eloquent and . . . ,
- . . J . blood, to kei
iful invocation, at the con- ..
.. , o alive torevei
n of which Col. Springs an- , .
i i r* T-,. n, federate M
ed the Ronnie Blue Flag, ... ,
^ . . .. gifted and
g that at the close of the . ,
, ... whose silver
the monument would be
..... ., . many an a
ed bv Misses Foster, Jones .
...... . is never ha
Vlilling, the three young
, . . , , paving )UHt fc
upon whom the honor had ; * ...
? . . . . to the matcbl
ronferred by the Lancaster
it tt c ern womanno
er, u. I). C. Ihesong was ... , ,
, , . . .. ,, less tame of t
endered by the following * _ , .
. . ... .. .. ... dier?Col. Jai
girls: Miss Belle King,
lenting States Rights; Miss , U)l* Arrnst
3d Lindsay. South Carolina; far and ]6e
"Varices Massey, Alabama; ai<) lna 8 m<
Bonnie Porter, Mississippi; tun at vance
Liilly Green, Georgia; Miss slam aM< ( (
Roddey,Florida: Miss Mary l>uent and pa
>. Texas: Miss Ruth Mc- b,ete w,th h,t
11, Louisiana: Miss Nina fi"e sen 11 mf"
, Arkansas; Miss Ruth Mc- ab,e to Pubb
North Carolina; Miss Zel- a subsequent
hnson. Virginia; Miss Per- j." ^n.n^
1 Bennett. Tennessee; Miss ^b,e* Justice
? Wylie, Maryland: Miss 8econd speak*
Derrick, Kentucky. At 1 ernarks*
ise of the song the military Ladies and G<
iny came to present arms. it j<? now
terans removed their hnt? ^
- JJIIVIiegO IO 1
le cords were then pulled man too well
ing the monument. The to require a
then played Dixie, while Lancaster ma
far land hearers marched made pood fr<
I the monument, gradually of life a mat
liny the three bases. All justly proud <
. and alter a minute's in the highest
slowly laid the garland on the whole Sta
tree bases. I hen rovers- honors are he
eir order of march reenter- stowed -ourn
1 court house. Justice Ira 13.
iphincs' oi*enin<; speech. Advancing
. . . . ... Jones then <h
his point* hatrman Springs ..
. . ', tinest oratior
red an eloquent address. .. .
' .. . this communi
ucmg the hrst orator of the ... ,,
.. . ... dience literal I
He spoke as follows: , . .. ..
ughout its 1<
. l ? i -i
and *ieiuierm n : and intensely i
are gathered hern todav ?<> The address u
ipate in the crowning cer er> as lack ?
1 that will henceforth re admit only of
i the public uH/e tin* beau jt here,
and imposing memorial, The regula
d by the patriotic women then closed w
icaster to her gallant sons propriate and
o valiantly fought in de- ?.,j prayer by
>f the cau^e of the Oonfed Robinson.
; a stately monument which Later in th<
ly commemorate* the self- picture was h
ce, heroism and courage of monument an
star's Confederate soldiers, erans, Capt.
Ipo bears silent, eloquent called upon a
ony to the loyalty, devotion splendid spee<
atiriug efforts of the noble radesin arms,
a who thus perpetuate in The picnic
the memory of their fath on the grade
hrothe*' ' *3r> wfoich was er
i
LANCASTER, S. C.t JUNE 5, 1909
represents years < f After the meal was
stic endeavor on the Rock Hill bandjdi scours*
aughtersof the Con- sweet airs from the v<
nnaunted by many the school building. A
nts Htul drawbacks, war Sony: was sung by
ed with redoubled present, led by Cap!
etermination. m nth White,
tnd year after year, Much to the regret
tbe success of their one. the Libertv Hill I
? i?
praiseworthy under pany was unable to com
or in enduring form caster to take part in
of the Confederate cises of the day, being 1
oday we see here, in by the high waters,
and grandeur, the caster company presen
of their fondeer appearance and attract
ibition. attention by their soldi*
t my purpose to at- ing. They fired a sah
e a speech today, as close of the unveiling <
taek has been emi It should have been stal
ed to others more that Adjutant General 1
herefore hive the present and made a few
seating to you the just before the close of
the day, a man who lar exercises.
Cause and support- THK .MONUMENT
>les for which the .
. . (As recently published
contended, a cause ,
, , ? columns, the monument 1
'though crushed t?-. .. t, ..
.. _L. . ite from thenuarrvof the
s again. 7 This noil ., 4 0
y , , t (.ramte company, at S
who 1 present to . . . ,
* * . , this county, and consist
ge, is one well fatted , . ,
bases, the bottom one
> this great occasion, , ^ ,
, . , feet square, pedestal.
i ji n v nlnor th/uioo?./i
, ~w.v. tlagstone, second cap s
I and heroic men e(| b thp statue cf a <
.acred coil of old ate so,dier with gun
h hi. own life. stan(UnK at pa,.ade r
ep the.e priocip e. statue is seven feet I'
r. A reliant Con- faces the eaat. The enti
ildter, a tg > (d tde nionument is a
eloquent .peaker- ^ fept The ,
tongue ha. thrilled w()rk wag done by ? m<
udienee and who an() eX|)erienced lta|ian
ppier than ?he? Ml. Conii. assisted by tv
,nd glowing tribute Thp fo||owing inst.,.j,
eaa grace, of SoutJ^ on the |,igh|v ??1
oil, or to the death Kas( sjd(,_ \v?rrhv,e
he Confederate Sol- federate so|diers to he
men Armstrong. and held in tender rernc
rong, who is known Worthy, the fadeless fa
as one of South ivancaster soldiers won i
>st brilliant orators, jn^. ^j1e honor of lh?
il to the front oi the j-jghts of the State;
ivered a most elo- er^jes 0f the people, t
triotic address, re- ments 0f the South, th
ttoric allusions and pjeg 0f the Union, as t
ts. W e hope to be han(jp(] down to ther
sh his remarks in fathers of our common c
issue of 1 he News. Qn tf,e pedestal just bei
s next introduc d above appear in large 1
Ira B. .Jones, t. * ters; "Our Confeder
?r, in the following (|jers."
North side "No cow
entlemen: more loyal pons, no can
my pleasure ami champions, no princip
introduce to you a martyrs."
known in Lancaster West side "Erectet
n introduction a .women of Lancaster con
n a man who has 1909. under auspices 1
?mevery standpoint * hapter. I . I). t
1 who Lancaster is Soutl side "Cod 1
?t, nnc v ho is held scales stic . lie v
L esteem throughout tire praise and nlame;
ie and upon whom South will stand the
ing cont i nuously he- ?t n < i will stand it wit I tout
inch esteemed Chief Oil all four sides of tl
Jones. cap are 'he years "1$
to the front. Judge in large tip . > ust a hi
divered one of the being in large raised
is ever heard in "C. S. A."
ty, holding his au- The cost of the monui
ly spellbound thro- $3,tNK). The money, a
>rceful, impressive known, was raised by
nterestingdelivery, and patriotic Daughters
'ill he published lat- long rears of arduou
?f time and space Too much cannot he said
mere reference to of the women of Lanct
their grand and noble
r exercises were perpetuating in stone t
ith a peculiarly ap- ory of the county's or:
faultlessly express- federate soldiers,
the Rev. k. L. . - ? -.
. ., Cotton Fire in Auei
? u ! f ormuin \rnti<i *
eing taken ??1 the AiikusIh, Ua., .Jtii>e
() a numlier of vet- of the compari inenth
S. E. White was warehouse ol the firm
ml responded in a Whitney A- Co.,' of t
;h to his old com- turned t)iir alternot
damage ih estimated at
dinner was served ^
, , . 1 here were between
d school grounds, _.. , ,
, , , 700 bale* of cotton in t
,iyed by the large , .
Vk. Tt-e spread hou"t 11 1 M"'
/ot table r' company numbi
square bidll* injured bv a fal
';r <hr A BEAt'TIFUL LEHEJ
?d;several
eranda of1 ~ j
n<l an old &anks s Expressions of I
veterans Wishes for Success of Unveil
. S. E. xg Exercises at Lancaster.
of c\ti> ^ prominent Daughter of
vi i com Confederacy received the folli
ie to Lan- intr .
?.?*. ucativ11111 irom vol.
the < xt i - .Bank-, of Columbia, who. w
rirosenloe ^H(j been cordially
h ,an vjtet| ia attend the unveiling
ted a fine |erciw. h?re ye-ier-lay :
e 'My dfar friend:
,1 > ear j Mrs. Banks *ill nor he abit
ite at t e a^leu(j tjie unveiling of v
exercises
" , . * benutiiul monument, as she is
Led above
n , no means wen. Tne trip i
Esovd was ? . , ,
consequent meeting of trie
temar's H(|)j con8thnt talking would
t t legu to0 much for her. 1 cannot
because I am a' work and can
spare the time,
in these Johu had inteuded going.
Sof gran- he, too, ha?= secured "a job."
Southern the boys call it. and entered u]
toneboro, , his duties today. 1 hear vou b
s-nrcn 01 me wll rir*<I
lie mem- . ? , . ' . .
oon as re* hred the fatal sli
ive < on- ...... ,
W nat lie been 'earned her*
'be ' llair c*me bv telegram lr<
J.oris. m railroad station al>
six mile- from <ireen*e?, :i
1 ?t >ne tie ce lull particulars have 1
in lie \ ei been learned,
ot *S. C From the best informal ion
his oily, tamable it appears that ]
>n The Watson early this morning 1
$25,000. ?t,arted to Tabor, N O., in a i
000 and gnn. When only a short dialar
he wa.ro from (ireensea ho was lired up
ntea, ot/p- bv the negro, who was crouch
pr 3, v>as in a fence jam. Mr. Watson v
tint bide superintendent of a larue farm
Uon. ' |jt'. Dgrh&ti^ and it
#r J*"
s of three "And they nil tegan to make
being: 10 cuse."
die, cap, Well, we each and all wo
iurmount- like to be there, and rejoice w
Confeder- you in the completion of y
in hand, long cherished and noble am
est. The the erection of a monument
ligrh and the brave of Lancaster com
ire height who gKve their all?even
traction itself?to the cause of right i
sculptural truth.
>st skilled We wish lor you a beaut
sculptor, day to crown the final effort
co others, a beautiful conception, in
ptions ap- hekrts of the beautiful womei
ished die: our beautiful Southland,
the Con- 4 May unborn generations
hallowed to the noble woft>t-Tr~ot 1 ^ttcai
onbrance. the meed they deserve aftei
me which many years of anxious toil
n defend- waiting, < ?ud bless you all!
e South, On Friday, we shall be v
s. the lib- you in spirit. May the sun sh
he senti- brighter than it has ever ah
le princi- before, may the breezes be m
hey were balmy than ever, may the bi
n by the sing sweeter, and mav all nut
country." tune every string of her
neath the toned Ivre to irive praise to
aised let- women of Lancaster on that d
ate Sol- With best w.phee frim ti?> all.
Sincerely.
ntry had A. K Banki
se nobler Hyatt barn. Columbia, S.
ile truer June 1
1 >? Y01NG.MAN ASSASS1NAT
nty. A. i>.
John Watson Waylaid and Sho
(>l,js Hie Death by a Notorious Negro
rill mens- ( ,n.. ,y c. t\ ju j|)e Cob;
and the bil ^ ; e> june yr< jc
\y t s o * * <? prominent younir n
shame. ... *
Hi i ne <Treen~ea tec'ion of
le second ...
.... , -o-Hit . .?b > i* -O miles fr
?ve them Uouwav, tod?y waylaiu i>
letters* s^)ot by NIelvin Watson, a not
ious ueitro. Mr. Watson die
nent was ,ew hours alter being sho'. St;
s is well ''I Sessions learned ol the atl
the loyal bv lelezrmn and weut immedia
; through Iv to the scene o! the kilb
s effort. News reached tie.e since 'tie s
in praise rlfl lef' that more than 200 |>
aster toi p|e with bloodhounds aiv
work in .. . ..
PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY
t. CYCLONE IN GEORiilA.
lest Terrific Storm Swept Over Screven
County. Several Persons Hurt
and Many Made Miracu
lous Escapes.
lbe lvania, (Ja. June 3*?A halt
)W* dozen persons, probably more,
: were injure'1 in a terrific cyclone
r i t h . , . ,
tha' pa*-se 1 nvf- ine lower part
J |).
ol dcrevcu coon y a' 4 o'clock
ex- J
'his alten oon and. while no life
'has vet been 1??et because of ith
, t() passage, many persona escaped
our by seeming miracles, houses lal'bv
ine ab ?ut and upon theui with*nd
out inflicting latal injuries.
uds The cyclone cam** from the direction
of Dover air' disappeared
?(K from there iu a i ortheasterly
m,t direction. Itcompletely wrecked
the home ol S'ephen Thomson, a
but , . , ,
, white larmer, and buried under
a s
n its ruins ttie farmer and his w ife.
aN .; Au act of heroi-tn lollowel, when
*.x_ the older ot their eons after
working the valiant y despite his
old injuries, managed to extr cate
nth himself from the laden timbers
cur and debris of the house and then
1 in rescued the other members ot
fo the family iu turn Mrs. Thoran.
- r
pon whs very sen >u ly hurt, but
the others of the family sustained
injuries lea* grave, though
ifuj very painful.
r of I'wo teuant houses on the
the p'a(^e ot J. t\ Walker were dea
of strove*? and theii colored occu
pants injured. Tenant houses
;ive on tlie places ol Thomas Lee and
ster John Robbing were also wrecked
p0 but no one was#killed. To placet.
HI1'^ large pine trees were twisted
Iroin their roots, so great, v as
nth ,. , , . ,
the s'ortn s violence,
one , ,
Many ot those who were caught
one
by 'he cyclone, saw it approachir(jp
ing but owing to its velocity were
ore unat?le to lind places of safety
eet belore it struck. It is s'ated
the < hat the storm's appearance was
lay. that of an ordinary whirlwind,
<iiich as are fnqnently seen in
summer, though it was very much
larger and nn-vcd with much
" grea'er rapidity.
li you want to n?>l \*eh, look well and
nlj he w.-ll, take 1 K lney Remedy It
toui". nj> the kiitu?ys .tud bladder, pttriri>
s tlt?- bloo.l and jaatoiea health aud
*tr<-ugtli. l'h-Ms.int to take ind ey>ntainH
t to n ' harmful drug*. Why not commenoe
t.i|Mi_\ - 1'nti'lcibnrK fhatmacy K W.
11 minon I .V < o II- dh Sj iings. <,
,hn Miss Mary A*>he to be Married.
,an Invitations have been received
the here to >he approaching rnaroin
ria^je ol Miss Mary 0. Ashe,
li){i daughter of Mrs. S*rah C. Ashe,
or" of Vorkville, to Mr. Spencer M.
<1 H Mai fie. n prominent voting cui,er*
/.en of Brevard, .V C. l ite cereA'r
rnon.v will be performed in the
de- l-'irht I'resbylerian church at
ng. Vorkville on |lhe evening of the
he- 1M h instant, at 8.3(1 o'cl ok.
'Idio r*r/ionoi.i 1 - ? I. - --
j)f|_ i iiu f/i?ojmv?"r ?nur, v. no is
a charming and attractive y ng
Ul 'ady, ha* many friends and adnr?>reih
in I,h .c^lt-r. where she
ha" occasion ") I v visited her
i>i Iriend, Miss Corin-ha Elliott.
>m ? ? -
MJ, It yt?n 'ledre a clear plexiou take
1'oley * Onno Laxative tor eonatipntion
i114i an t liver trouble as it will stimulate theae
organr and thoroughly cleanse your aysHO
which is what everyone needH in the
spring 111 order to feel uell. Fiinderburk
I'hm macy, K' W. Humim-nd Clo, Heath
Ob- Spring* ?.
Mr I " " "a.
stated that a young son of Mr.
*a- Herham was in the wagon when
1Ce the shooting occurred. He was
,on not hurt.
|p(' Are yon tortnred to death daily with EcVftB
z?no*' anffer when MjOODINK OIN II
MENT will give yon instant relief and pe
I of manentty cure yon, 6nc a box mailed
the Hloodine CjO , tnc , Boat oil
If f'THW^rd Bros., Special Agonla.-^