University of South Carolina Libraries
/y / , / A~JL v L74-^ ^y//-;/ v -/ . / -v:' ?fee f^igcr* VildRLOW 8. CARTER, | ^ Ncwopcpcr : /^r 6\? JYomotum ?/ <A? Political, Social, Agricultural cami Commercial Interest*. 5 TERMS: $1.50 a Yba*. Sk>ito* amd Uakaobb. > ) Pamhi.k in AlXTiJWn. MS ??1-WEEKLY. A N C A s I K K. s. C, AT U I) N T 2 1899 EST AH Us. hi) ~ NaHoa (a Da,U A., ! tiil' U/M.nn. "" ",w ' ' nuiibG IU I\uau UVCIbCCIb. ALL Overseers of the Public Roads j are hereby ordered to call out their hands and work their respective sections at once. By order of Hoard. M C. QakuNKK, Co. Hup'r. L J Pkhhy. Clerk. NOTICE OF DISCHARGE. ! NOTICE ia hereby given that I, na Guardian of tlie estate of Cora it Mobley, have ttiia 12th day of July 1899, made final aettienieut with the Judge of Probate of this county and have I filed my final return, and will apply to the Judge of Probate of this county in his ofilce at Lancaster, 8. on the 14th day of August next, at 12 o'clock to grant me final discharge and releaae of liability as such Guardian. Bkrry Mobley. July 12, 1899?30d. Guardian. NOTICE OF DISCHARGE. ! NOTICE ia hereby given that I, as Guardian of Irene A Mohley, H Clem niie Mob ley and E Blanche Mobley, made final seitlemeni with the late Hon George McC. Wlthersp >on, Judge of Probate, of this county, aud filed my final return with him, and 1 will apply to the Hon Ch&a D Jones, Judge of Probate of this county, in his ofilce at Lancaster, 8. C , on the 14th day of August next, at 12 o'nloek in! grant me final discharge anil release: of liability as such Guardian Bkkrv Mohi.ry, July 12. 1899?30.1. Guardian. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Office County Commissioners, 1 Laueasier, C H., July 15, '99 J Pursuant to an Act of the Legiala I ture of March 1. 1899, an election in hereby ( rdere.l to l?? held at Lancaster, Kershaw and Hvaih Mprings on the second Tuesday in August, next 8th day of the month, for a public cotton weigher in each of aald towns. Polls will be ope- en at such places as have been designated at 7 a. ui , and clore at 4 p.. m. Tb- following maua gars ar appointed tocouduct said election. to wit : lAincanter Box?N B. Cousar, It C. Cro' k? t? and J Wren Tilitnan. Kernha.iv ?Iteubeu fauthen, Robert Auaiua, ? nilrew Cole. I tenth Sjtringn?S P.Htnnett, H H Horton. A Cautheo All laws now of force, defining the liowera ami duties of Manageis of eltctions are applicable to this election.? Managers may take the oath before am Officer authorized to administer an oato. Managers shall administer to each persou ottering to vote an oath that be is qualified to votj al this election, according to the Constitution of this Hlate.aod that he has not voted during this election All qualified electors are entitled to voteal this ileclioii. The person receiving tile highest number of votes in each of sa <1 towns shall be declare.! the public coilou w-igher f?>r each of haul towns, respectively. Tickets may tie either printed or written and must tie furnished hy the candidates Tiie following rules and regulations have been made foi the government of public cotton weighers in each of said towns : II sha I be the duty of each wcigtier to provide scales for weighing cotton Kac'i weigher foi said cotton markets shalI test bis scales every morning before weighing any cotton, so as | to inwure accuracy in weighing It shall be the duty of each weigher to weigh promptly, fairly and impar tialiy a<i cotton sold iu said markets, respectively. issuing his own ticket I showing ihe weight of each hale of cotton weighed by him, and lo number til aaine. Ilanali lie the further duty of each weigher lo adjust any difference between -eilers and buyer* a* to wet cots tou, mixed or false packing and to setiie any other question of ditTereuce between buyer and seller. Each elected weigher shall devote his exclusive attention to the duties of hi* office during the main marketing season, but from the tlrst day of April j to the loth dav of August he may ap poinv a Deputy if he so desires. In case of sickness or other cause a weigher may ap|>olut a deputy who shall take, before entering upon his duties the usual oath of office iu the manner required ot the weigher. The elected weigher shall lie r?sponsible on his bond for the Official nets of his deputy. Each weigher shall receive as compeusatl hi for bis set vices five cents for each bale weighed by him, the same to be paid by the seller. Before entering upon the duties of his office, each weigher shall be legal* ly sworn to diacbarjre tbe duties of the position by some officer authorized to administer oatlis, and nball enter into bond in the sum of One Thousand Dollars for faithful performance of his duty, which !>oiid shall be approved by the County Board of Commissioners. MC GARDNER, Btip'r. son Chr. of Bd. 1?. J. PERRY, Clerk. Pay your subecripiton to Ledoer? i nr. k7v^uv7v/ii vnrtivio. The Attorney General's Opinio! on tho Latest Question. The State. Tho attorney general's oflie< yesterday rendered the following opinion in regard to another <pics tion that has arisen over tin school chart matter: Hon M K McSwoeney, Governor Dear Sir: The eommunicatior of .J II Thompson, county super intendent of education t?f Lancaster county, referred to this ollict by you for advice, has been con sidered. Your correspondent desires o! know if the State will defend at: acti >n against the county treasure! and stand between the county officials, and all cost, for amount* claimed by parties as due foi school charts, if the county treasurer refuses to pay the same. This is a local matter, to be settled between the interested parties. The Stato is not anil cannot bo made a direct party tc such au action. The revenues ol the State are not involved. Such an action does not come within the duties of this otlico as prescribed by statute. This otlicc has given an opinion as to the liability of a certain class ol school chart claims at the request of proper officials, but the State cannot any moro stand responsible for the refusal of a county treasurer to pay a claim of thit nature than any other kind of ti claim. if a treasurer pays an illegal claim his bond is responsible. To this the public looks for protection. Respectful ly, U X Gunter, Assistant Attorney General. SOUTH CAROLINA CO'lTON RATES. The Lowest Local Cotton Freight Tariff in the United States. Columbia Stato 27th. The State railroad commission yesterday made public its new standard tariff of cotton freight rates, which becomes effective August 25th. The tar'ff provides for a reduction of from 25 to 35 per cent, on the present rate, which was established when the Stato was nrndiir-inrr n?i more than 400,000 bales of cotcon. Starting out with a rate of ti cents for hauls of 10 miles and under the tariff increases five miles at a time, the rate increasing with it ono cent at each jump up tc 100 miles. The mileage th?*n jumps by tens up to 200, the 95to-100 rate being 25 cents, increasing one cent for each jump until the 200 mark is reached, that being the same as 170-to-180 rate?114 cents. Beyond 200 miles the mileage jumps are 20 at n time and the rate increases a cent for each 20 miles, the final 300to-320 rate lieing 40 cents. This is said to l>e the lowest local cotton freight rate of any now in operation in the United States. It was prepared and adopted by the commission only after a thorough study of the question and after numerous hearings accorded the railroad traffic managers. The new rate will mean much to the farming and cotton mill interests. V? Cart CtMllpalton Portxr. Ttkt OUMrtli Oaadr Cathartic 10a or M?. M (X a a Ml la (art, 4runUU nlaa? oaay. lillM'i I ili'i A.M1MUI I WU PA NY'S ruicss. 1 I | An Arkansas Firm Csed it Last Season With Groat Satisfaction. 3 From the Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Teun. A .1 Clements, of the firm of 3 Clements Daniel, cotton pinners (of Lonoke, Ark, was in the city | yesterday. Mr Clements was 1 j seen by a Commercial Appeal ' i representative in the office of the i American Cotton Company, in 5 the Continental building, and he talked very enthusiastically of 'that company's Roundlap bale M press, which he has been operat' | ing at his gin the past season. He compressed about 4,000 bales on '! his Roundlap bale press, and the i I cotton was all sold at the press at Memphis prices. Mr Clomens '{says that a Roundlapbale from 'the American Company's press ' will not from $2.50 to $3.00 more ' than from the old press. In fact, ' j a farmer a few months ago, made ' j a tost of tho matter, bringing the exact number of pounds of tho same quality to Mr Clements that ' ho did to a square bale press, without letting either gin know ho was making the test, and the Koundlap bale netted just $3.75 more than the square bale. : Mr Clements says that one season has satistied him of the merits of tho American Company's Koundlap bale press. It is a good thing he says, both for tho ginner and the farmer, and his firm will continue its use and abandon its other press entirely. THE M >RMONS ESCAPED. Got Away from the Georgia Mob r and Reached the Home of I Friends. Atlanta, Ga., .July 28. ? A special to Tho .Journal from .Jackson, (ia., says: The Monmon elders who were taken away from the home of William Cunard, at Newton Factor}', in Jaspor county, Wednesday night, escaped from tho mot) while crossing a creek in that county, and are nowsafe near Jackson. They are suffering from many biuises and injuries sustained in a fight with their captors. They swam down tho crook, hotly pursued by the mob, finally escaping and making their way ' through tho country to the homes ' of friends. From there they sent ' for some clothes. They tell a 1 thrilling story of their experience. 1 It is not thought horo that the mob intended to lynch tho Mormons, but was bent on escorting them out of tho country. Mrs Cunard, a portion of whose jaw was shot away in the fight with the mob, und hor husband, in 1 badly wounded. m ^ ^ " Til AT TIIK()KIH .\0 II EA DACII K Would quickly leave you, if you used I)r King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless merit for Sick ami Nervous Headaches. They make pure blood und strong nerves and build up your health. 1 Easy to take. Try them. Only 25 cents. Money back if not cured. Sold by Crawford Bros' Druggist Hev W V Moss, of Kinds' Creek, reports a yield of 151| bushels of wheat from six bushels sown. Altogether he raised 312 bushels.?Yorkvilie Enquirer. 1 he lieunion. Chester Lantern, .July 28. The delegates began coming in Tuesday afternoon and most ol them got in by Wednesday morning. tuit many of the visitors, a majority of the crowd, came yes i terday morning. The crowd that ' came \> is hut a drop in the buckjet, compared with the entertainment provided. The first good rain that had fallen since early spring came on this occasion, and it continued to come in showers throughout the meeting, which ! interfered with the program and very much upset the dressing plans I of the ladies. Wo copy the following from Mr William Banks1 report in tho State: 44When the convention assent | bled this morning the hand played I 'Dixie1 amid the cheers of the i ii LI .. ?? .1 ? - 1 ..r.ocuiniwgc, urowning me tnunder and rain, and tho convention was called to order by Capt J W Heed, commander of the Walker Gaston cimp, who introduced Hey S P !1 Elwell, I) D, chaplain general of South Carolina division. Dr. Elwell in his prayer eloquently spoke of the heroic dead and prayed for the living few. "M iss May Hood. sjHmsor for Walker Gaston camp, was presented by (lapt Heed. Miss Hood, a daughter of 1 McD Hood, a gallant soldier, welcomed the division. Miss Hood saul in making the visitors feel at home: 44 'Veterans of tho 4Lost-Cause' and sponsors of South Carolina camp of Confederate veterans: In the greeting and welcome to old Chester, which as sponsor for the Walker Gaston camp I have the honor and great pleasure to extend to you, I desire to express, in weak and feeble terms, perhaps, but with the most earnest and hearty feelings, the entiro sincerity of our joy at thus meeting you and having you as our honored guests upon this occasion. 4 4 4Sweot and pleasant it is now for you, tho remnant of a once proud and gallant band, thus to J mingle together in ?ociul and happy reunion with tho comrades J of a sad but glorious past, and thus to keep alive and burning upon the altars those sacred tires of patriotism and of duty which are tho life-blood of liberty. I '' 'My years shall be my excuse for comparative silenco in regard to the great struggle of and to tne historian and perchance to tho politician do 1 leave the j task of discussing tho many grav ? j questions growing out of the I Hill'ilC. 44'But of the utter consecration j of the Confederate soldier to the cuuso tor which he fought, of the valor and of his self sacrificing I patriotism no parallel can he found j in the armies of any people o! ! ancient or modern times. None | can hoast of such a record. Fight* ing a war which political enemies thrust upon.her and made unavoid I ahle without dishonor, tho South emerged from the stupendous and | ruinous struggle sans peur et sans reproache. 41 41 congratulate you,therefore, upon this happy occasion, and for and on behalf of the veterans ol the Walker-Gaston camp i most cheerfully and gladly tender yon all the hospitalities for which Choeter has been and is deservedly | famous, and I trust that this reI union of ex Confederates, while ' it awakens so many recollections, I some glorious, may ever remain ale green spot in tho niemoiy of you a ' and all.' J i "Senator ,1 Lylos Glenn then 1 ' extended a very hearty welcome ion behalf of tho city of Chester, b A Mr Glenn made a very happy lit- j c< tie talk, assuring tho veterans ci A that they were welcomed not only j it I by Chester, but by all Chester ai county. Chester reveres the honor j fc of tho cause which was lost, and j tl I is glad to open her homes to those i who followed tho fortunes of that \l i flag- tt j " 'lie then, on behalf of Capt h Reed, presented to tho division a | gavel of pine wood, just a plain j C gavel, without ornament or figure, ol | but so suggestive of history. As l he explained to Gen Walker, the j al j handle is a part of the gun that vi fired tho first shot against Fori p: J Sumter, and the head of the mallet, b i was carved from a piece of wood . <>: I from Jefferson Davis' home at ai Richmond, tho 'White House of j ti i tho Confederacy,' where were U I held cabinet meetings at which j f< | were discussed questions of the ci ; gravest import." c< Gen Walker made a Warm re-, o I sponse, in which he paid pleasing ; 1< compliments to Chester and this (If i sectson. We have not space to j give an y satisfactory synopsis of a I | his remarks. Gen Walker then prosented his \ report, which is of interest chiefly j ? to the camps in the State I s The night meeting was opened o with prayer by Dr James Wood-| ? row. The pension matter was v discussed and the committee's re- i c y I ; port was -adopted, appointing a , 1 I committee of 12 to consider and j I ! suggest amendments to the presI ent law. i Rev S 1? II Eiwoll, in offering i C la verbal report on the matter of I riistng funds for a woman's j I ! monument,made a lengthy speech, o Judge Hudson was called upon for some remarks on this subject. I ' l-l , When the question was asked, 4 .s r Judge Hudson in the housed" ho answered am here.'1 Tbo i I crowd simply went wild. He had to make his way to the rear, I j around tho side and upon the stage . through a densely packed crowd, | ! hut ho was there before there was i c any opportunity to speak. No h; 1 man is heard in Chester with 1 I i greater delight. | ^ Kev I) N McLanchlin, who was , 1 ! put in charge of the sponsors, had |h ' I # j the honor of breaking the record i on the amount of beauty presented 1 on tho stage at any one time, (ion ti Walker welcomed them in a neat i ( response. 1 Mrs Maude K McLuro delighted t j the audience with a solo. Another t i piece was sung hy male and fe- I ii male voices in a very beautiful j r ( way. After a motion to adjourn , had been passed, Gen M C Butler!^ | was loudly called for. lie was: f very slow in responding, but the1' ( audienco kept their places till he j appeared and spoke briefly. Yesterday the grand parade r that had l>eon planned had to l>e j 0 | abandoned, on account of the rain. I Tho speeches that it was intended r to have at the park were delivered * in the opera house. It would be useless to attempt any report of c , the s|>eeches. Gen Butler read a 1 ^ narrative of the movements, aw he (1 L saw them, from the evacuation of a ( Columbia till the surrender, a c ( (>a|>er which is regarde<l as vory r , valuable fonts historical contents. Gen M L Bon ham made a speech which greatly please<l the > audience. Other speakers who did not have set addresees were ill led out und responded briefly, mong them Adjt (Jen Floyd, udge Hudson und (Jen W A kirber. An interesting; incident whs ringing out Capt .1 W Rood, mnmandor of \Vnlker?(Justnn imp, und publicly acknowledge lg the indebtedness of the vetern* of the State and of Chester >r his untiring efforts in making 10 reunion a success. At tho election of officers (Jen talker declined re election, but le veterans went on and re-elected ini unanimously. Col A Coward and (jeu T \V arwilo were elected commanders f tho First and Second brigades. Tliovgb the parade had to be mndoned, tho visitors were inited to CO to tho "imrlt" nn<l O - I ? " * urtake of the barbecue that had oen prepared, and a large crowd, f which it is impossible to give ay estimate, accepted the invitaon. The provision was abundant: ideed we could see but little difjrenee on the tables when the rowd left. A largo number of alored people who had co.iccted utside went in when the whites 5ft and ate and carried away irge quantities. A reception was tendered the ponsors in the armory last night. At the meeting of the Sons of "eterans, Mr F II Weston prowled. The representation was mall. Rev L) N McLauchlin penod with prayer. Mr .1 II darion delivered the address of welcome on behalf of Jno R Culp amp USC V, and Mr Paul iemphill for the city. Mr Chas Jantzlerand Maj Earle responded. F II Weston was elected divison commander, W T Logan, of 'harleston, commander of the 'irst brigade, Rev I) J Brimm, ) D, of Second, and Wyatt Aikrn, if Third. Greenwood was selected as the dace for holding the next annual eunion. ndignant Over the Appointment of a Negro Postmaster. Columbia, S C, July 28.?The teople of Florence are indignant >ver me appointment ot a negro lostmaster. Tho city council and toard of trade want him removed. Senator Mr Laurie will entreat 'resident McKinley to change his ppointment. The postmaster in question is {ov .Joshua K Wilson. Ho was irst appointed by President Harbison and was reappointed ny 'resident McKinley last year, hut he appointment was held up nr.ll a short time ago. Florence s near l.?ake City, where Postnaster Haker was killed. V Darlington Murderer Locatid and Captured. In February, 1*02, (ioorgo doody killed Iloniy Jones in Darington county and made good his scape. He has been at largo ver since. According to a letter eceivod yesterday by the gov-, rnor Moody was located a few lays ago by J no E Dennis and is iow safely confined in tho DarL ngton county jail. At tho time i J I I 'M! /I T'll ii me Killing irov unman onereu , reward of $75 for the rapture if tho man. This sum Mr Don* lis vrill get for his work. DmI Teheeee SpM ial Rnoli* iMr l.ir* Away. To quit tobacco oaally and forever be majytelle. full of Ufo, nerve and vigor, take No To8ae. the wonder worker, Uiat make* weak mea itrMf. All druqgUu, BOo or II. Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free Address Heeling RtwAy r Ikience sv New YedW