The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, October 21, 1899, Image 2
JH I E LEDGER.
Thirlovy S. Carter,
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
SATl'HDW, (X 'TOIIF.K 21, 1S00.
NEAL CASE CONTINUED.
Three Indictments Against the
Forniur Official.
Said to l?#? Sick at Easley and Ilis
Counsel Have Other Kngtigeincuts.
Special to Greenville News.
Columbia, Oc* 19?Three in
dictments were today preseuted
against Carolina's Mark Ilantm,
Col W A Ne:il, late superintendent
of the penitentiary, and in less
than half an hour three true hills
were presented to the court.
Colonel NeuPs counsel asked
for continuance on the ground of
his illness at Kasley and because
George K Prince, of his counsel,
was away, and Mr Hoggs had to
return to l'ickens for court. Solicitor
Thurmond said that Mr.
Hoggs would have to come within
the taw and present affidavits and
Mr Hoggs wired for them and
when they are presented the case
will he continued. This has been
executed since the repoit of Col
Ncal's illness.
Til ATC.\ RLOA I)OF IK)TTLKS
Kx-Couimissioner Mixson Continns
One of Ouzts Statements.
Ivlitor Record: Mr Ouzts in
his "Revelations" refers to my
Iniving sold a eat of empty beer
ijou.es io ine rsavannah iirewmg
company when 1 was commissioner,
and says Hint tliey were not
paid f >r during my iidministration.
This statement is correct.
I sold the carload of bottles to the
Savannah Brewing company and
upon the shipment of the same I
drew upon them for the amount
of the bill and the draft was accepted
by them, hut they afterwards
refused payment on the
grounds stated by Mr. () /ts.
The draft was returned to me and
I placed it in the hands of the attorney
general, \V A Barber, for
collection. Son e time afterwards
ho informed me that ho was in
correspondence with an attorney
in Savannah in reference to the
collection of the same. The mat- 1
ter was not closed during my ad-1
ministration and I do not know '
how it ended. V M .Mixson.
Columbia, S. Oct IS.
AN AWFl'L AFFAIR.
A O'azy Fanner Shoots 11 is Wife
and Three Sons, Then Kills
1 I i nisei f.
I lied wood Falls, Minn., Oct 1>>.
-Frank K Rahcoek, a farmer,
i
residing near the city, murdered
his wifo and three son- on his
farm today. The murder was j
committed in a tit of insanity. |
Raheock loaded his pun and went
to where his two little hoys were
playinp near the house and shot |
hoth of them, blowing their brains j
out. His wife saw the deed and
ran to the burn for safety. Rat)- i
cock went into the house and
wrote a note to his hrother-in- j
law, Frank Vinson, saying he went '
out to kill a rooster and shot his
1 I I - ^ *
.-???! i i iiuiiutnc, iiiki ui hi id iioi i ace
the crime.
Then ho searched for and found
his wife in the barn and shot her
through the bead. From the
hum he walkod a mile south to
where his oldest son was at work,
and at close range fired a shot
that hlow out the brains of this
son. Then reloading ho placed
the muzzle to his mouth and tired
off one barrel, killing himself instantly.
He fell over on the gun
which still had one barrel cocked
?nd ready for action.
BLOOD OF A BROTHERSHED
IN CHARLESTON.
N. T. Pittman of Ciourdin'a, S.
C., Killed by A. ?L Pittman.
|
Special to The State.
Charleston Oct IS?N Pittman,
a well to do and prominent
merchant of Gourdin's Station,
was shot to death this afternoon
I by his brother, A J Pittman. The
| killing occurred about 1 o'clock,
j in the reading room of the Hotel
l Calhoun, which is in the rear of
the office.
The trouble that led up to tlu
tragedy is not fully known, but
from what was learned shortly
after the killing it is supposes
that either money matters or at
unpleasant family affair was the
cause that led to the shooting.
There were no eve-witnesses U
the shooting, and just what tool
place in the reading room betweei
the dead man and his brother can
not be stated. They were tlx
only occupants of the room am
had been for some little time, hav
ing gone there, presumably, t<
discuss business matters.
The dead man was about ?'??
years old and well-known in Char
les*on. lie is a man of wealth
lie leaves a wife and ten children
Mr. A .1 Pittman, who did tin
killing, is about 50 years of aire
. .
At one time he was engaged ii
the cotton business on Vendm
1 Range. He now lives m Sum.
mcrville.
Deal in Factory Stock.
One of the largest transfers oi
factory st(?ek that l)as taken placi
in this section for many a dav wa?
made last week, when Mr S M
McNeel sold to Mr duo R Ashe
1 l:to hare* at $ 1 '25 a share. Mr
I
Ashe already held 171 shares, and
as the result of this deal his holding
are increased to 604 shares.
Mr McNeel bought most of his
holdings at par and to him the
transfer represents a considerable
profit. By the sale of his stock,
however, he loses financial in
terost in the mill and it becomes
necessary for the stockholders to,
at an early day, elect his successor
as president. He, however, will
continue to serve until his successor
is elected. The mill is
now generally believed to be making
inoncv more rapidly than at
an\ time in its short, but. remarkable
history. ? Yorkville Knquirer
clKRK'j sale.
statk dk sorrh Carolina,
Cnl'NTY OK La NCASTKK.
In the Common Pic.is.
William J Cunningham? I' ;t i r t' 11
(tt/'iiiixf ('liarh t'e R F isiei; Ttie
Scottish American M* r'uHge Company,
Limited; William Mel> Brown
ii" F''.x-?i'iiior of 10. Amanda liniwn,
deeeaseo; ami Heath Sprinus <te ( o.
? Defendant a.
I^V virtue of all order nia<le in Ilia
J uhove ease hv Judge Krnesl (Jury,
timed ivtareti 1?, 1 Sti#. I will fell at
public auction at 1 ant-aster court
lo-use, within the legal hours of sale,
Oil the
fir it Monrtai/ in Novetnln r JW xt%
all that lot i f land, containingone ami
to e half acres, more or has. together
witli ihe dwelling and all other out
building* thereon shunted in the town
of Lancaster, hounded on the North
liv i:im f-treet, Fast by If t owned by
Miss Floiella Meynntdie at tla'e of
mortgage to plaintiff* South by The
Charleston, Cincinnati A Chicago
Railroad now theO 11 <' It It <>r
H <' ?fe (ia. R R atiil on tin* West by
the Preabyterbin par-onaue or street
or pas* way to the said roail?the mhhI
lot heing that on which the deft*ndant,
O It Foster. now resides
Terma of sale: One-half cash, balance
nport a credit of twelve months,
with inter*at from day of sale at the
rate of 8 per centum per annum to be
secured by the note of I he purchaser
and a mortgage of the premise* sold,
and a I ao by the insurance, fora reasonable
amount, of the dwelling hou-e upon
the said premises and the assignmcnt
of the policy to tlie Clerk of
( ourt as collateral security for the
payment of the said credit portion of
the purchase money. The purchaser
shall have the option of paying all
cash Purchaser to nay for papers,
W. S. L. POHTKK,
C. C. C. P. L. C.
F,rnest Moore,
PlaintiiPs Attv.
Oct 4. 1809?td.
ALOFT WI1KAT (JROWING. U
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An Kxpermiced Farmer Gives
Some Valuable Pointers. x(
K
DT Lin \orkville Kmjuirer. 1
In proportion to the labor ex- w
pended there is more protit in ; yf
wheat than in any other crop <?f ^,
which I have any knowledge. | $
Less than two days' labor will be *! i
1 sutlicient for an acre of wheat j /
from start to linish, aim a bushel V
of wheat in a farmer's barn is j '
worth a dollar to him. I leave it
f
to any farmer vho doubts this!
proposition to take the market ' j
report and make his own ealeula w
- tions. *
I Again, wheat is strictly and A
i truly a surplus crop, for it does 1
x not interfere in the least with the \
cultivation of other crops. I ^
? sow about lour acres of wheat tol^;
the plow, and I make about as
i much corn and cotton as do my
J
neighbors who sow no wheat at .
3 all. I have observed that this .
1 rule applies to all who make their ^
- own bread, ilnvariably they .j
> make as much corn and eotton us fc.
<lo ithcir neighbors who depend I
? upon converting their receipts j^:
- from cotton into bread. Also!/
. they have the satisfaction of know A
ing that they have pure food on ' ^
i their tables.
I
()ne of the reasons w h v so many I ^
1 people fail to make wheat is he- | .*
' j cause of seeding too heavily. It ^
" I is my experience that one half J
i bushel to tin? acre is enough fot V
| any land in this region, if proper J
ly put in. By being properly,
i put in, I mean that the land should 4
I k
f j be thoroughly plowed and pulver- |
i ized, the manure spread on the , '
< I 'rrain, and the grain covered to a
- . 4
I depth of no more than one inch. ^
i ! Wheat covered to too great a A
| depth will never stoop well and, *
1 therefore, it cannot nialte a L'ood /
. crop. a Ifc
Another cause of failure is too f
? late sowing* All varieties that A
A
ripen the 10th of June should be I
put in between the 25th of Octo-A
lier and the 5th of November. .
Later varieties should be gotten A
m earlier. ^
After sele/ting good land and i
putting it in good heait by sow- t
I ing peas and turning them under, 4
[the next thing the farmer sii?*tii<i, -v
look to is the seed, for which he r
... , . i
oug.it not go out of his own luti?
tilde. Northern wheals have to ,
j lie acclimatized before good yields ^
can be expected from tlieni. This L
fact has been settled by the ex- a
periment stations. After 2 or 3 ^
years sowing, northern wheats j
will give a better yield by two or ^
three bushels to the acre. ( 4
I am sowing a variety of wheat ^
that I ordered from Baltimore injC
1 Sbg, and have been using it for C
37 years. I am sure it has not I m
deteriorated, but on the contratyjet
am of the opinion that it has im-? tii
proved considerably. I H(]
Leslie, Oct 14. |u
sli
Setting Out Strawberries. , th
|cci
By many October is regarded I
as the best month to set out:
strawberries, especially in the
middle and southern portions of <
the cotton bejt. It is a hardy
plant and will make considerable jp
growth between this ami (.'hrist- (j?
mas. Select plant* from this uf
year's runners; an old plant is ne
easily recognized >y having more (.j,
or less dark roots, whilst those of ^()
young plants are yellow. The
land should have been thoroughly 0f
prepared and highly manured,
with well rotted cow manure or tlI1
with ground bone and kainit, or m,
with ashes in place of kaieit if an
ashes can be had. Lay off drills ev
3 feet apart and set plants l.r> to ^
18 inches apart in drills. Trim te
off most of the leaves and shorten
the roots some, if very long.
Puddle roots in mixture of clay Di
i ^ ^ i " 5 i ^
* The Greatest S
Lanca
f
\
{Our Foi
> Have been c<i
\ $lCo's a iul VV.
' tered aitd we ?
f left?aid, and n
*
f
I $20,000 'Vol
fi ON THI-; DOLLAU. Our
p things and they get them.
$12.50 Sui s for $7.75.
f $7.50 Suits f??r $4.5
i'.> I 7<:*" Hoys in
$12.50 Overcoats for $s.
$10.00 t Overcoats fo
J UP TO D,
.lost opened, a beautiful lino i
t pons in blister and stripos e fleets
1^ for Colors tailcr'unadc suits, all t
j grades from 10 cts. upto$l 00
< Oollon Op 2 H
f Host 5 oont 1 Maids at .MA routs,
Floooe v >ut ing l.Maidsnt OA oonts.
( at I oonts. Radios 25 oont Floe
l \ I'mlor Shirts at 25 oonts. 20 oi
f Hats at 75 oonts.
TERRIBLE
1 n .
Now is the time to got yoiii
r regular prioo. Several lots nun
MIL IW E B
> 1
f Wo aro fortunate in secur
* Springs *.<: Co., last season, and
r experience and raro ability ami
^ miilinory ever brought to this to
\ CASH Bfl
v The Ganson
' fou (visa.
\ hut The v
Kespecfully,
S '^
^4^ ^ C >?k ^ S
^ ^ ~ ~^ ^ ^ ~ ^^
??? iiwiiiBiii limn 11 iiiiiin
id water; spread out in furrow,
?ver with a 1 itile dirt and press lun
inly on thorn, then till furrows ooi
? that crowns of plants will he op tin
level with general surface or a on
lade below it: never sot so deep tlx
at the crown or hud shall he Hi
ivered with dirt. -Southern!
nltivator. j '
Anderson Recommendations. | wu
j hit
The Anderson grand jury made
? tinal presentment last Sntur* I
r i <r"
iy. Thev condemn the practice T
I I>111
binding over immateiial wit- j ua
isses to court and ask for a spe- I I'll
il enactment requiring prosccu- "p
rs' affidavit touching material- vlt!
y of witness; condemn practice
landlords binding ignorant j,n
sgroes, wives and children in uk<
iconscionable contracts in pay- a >
ent of tinesor of attorney's fees, ,n3
d ask for a law remedying the
il. Recommend imposition of
nal servitude in alternative sen- ?)r
noes instead of tine. mm
" ~ B?
Lirip makes one slcl^ weary sad re ml cm. 8i|
; Mile*' Rtiloritire Nervine brief* re*.
r >4, ~ >4 ^4. ^
K. ^ ^r- ^ ^ ^ J&f' ^ ^
bargain fale
;sier lias Ever
? . o
nr Hi ir S
tnsoiirioteri in lie:
( iiiisoii'H stores t
ire slaying tliem
ew alike.
O
l!i of Clothing a
buyers wlulc in New York had tl
$10.50 Suits j
0. $0.50 Sui
n.l i M,;I,I..,..>'.. i\i\ i ?
in viui'iicii n omiB ai >7 1 . U" JUKI up.
00. $10.50 Overe
r $0.00 $7.50 O
ATE DRESS G
n the newest ami most popular fnbri
*, for suits and skirts. Nice line i
iew shades. I'laids are very populai
per yard.
9 n[ ' AlvI
Zm bw?lk&j GOODS CI I ft A
lie-! 5 cent Outings I'laids at '.Y{
Yard Wide Wenching at I cents,
ee Lined Vests at 10 eents. Mens
at >ehoo|i?oy Wool .leans at 1 <> ecu
: SHOE SLAUl
winter shoes?women, .Misses and
-t In* elosed to make room for new
Y OPENIWI
UESDflY. OCTO
iiiir the services of Miss Thorn, wh
Miss lluey ??f lioek Hill, S. C. Th
! will take plasure in showing one of
iwn.
,RGAIN s
Stores will he
IN'o. oods charge*
viS! knock out all <
k ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(ten Sir Itevders Wilier, who A
i sailed for South \fricutotako y
iiinund of the British forces
re, is said to have fixed up*
the middle of February as' m
? time for the war to close in
umph for the invading armies.
It O It It K I) Til K Git A VK.
A startling incident, of which
r .lohn Oliver of Philadelphia, |
,s the subject, is narrated by
n as follows: 4,1 was in a most
euidful condition. My skin was ?j,r
nost yellow, eyes sunken, ton-jtwc
e <coated. pain continually in
rk and sides, no appet ite - grad- Htnl
IIv growing weaker day hy day. K",)
ree physicians had given niejun'
Fortunately, a friend ad C'd
trying 'Electric Hitters;"
I to my great joy and surprise,
j first bottle made a decided im- H A
ovemcnt. I continued their U
5 for throe weeks, und am now
veil man. 1 know they saved ?r
r life, and robbed the grave of ^
other victim." No one should
Htr>
1 to try them. Only 50 ct?, y0n
aranteed, at Crawford Hros reti
nc Store.
1CH
OASTORIA.
v, Um yf h* K.iwl Yw Haw Atway Bou(M 0mmm
\rSl
y
Witnessed! )(
y>
A
stocks |
ath, 8prin$;s X
0 he slangli- ^
1 right ami yt
A
y
t 60 Cents
heir eyes open for good
y
for $0. 75. y^
its for $3.1)0. y/
j&a A
oats for J??l.75. y
L?nmwite I'/1r .1 *\fl 5v
. vivwuia i?> VT'
i O O OS. A
X
cs, great selections cre? f :\
m ported cloths in plain
[ ami we have them in all A
SELLING COTTON ^
PER THAN. EVER. ^
cents. Best Wide Soft
Yard Wide Sea Island
50 cent Fleece Lined
ts. 7*2 Fur Alpine $1.'25
V
GHTER.
Chihlrens, much less than ^
mod*. y
A
* Kf
Jj A
BER. I0TH. 0
a , ??? 4 \
10 was with Mess. Heath,
ev are both milliners of y
the prettiest stocks of V*
iTORES. *
run strictly A
d to anybody A
competition. \\
IIMI.-1
^ ^ ^
^^^ ^ ~ / v
hester"""
machine
nd lumber
COMPANY.
CHESTER, S. C.
to; Che-der Machine Co. ami H. M
at' tk C?> , have consolidated the>
p'antH, and now ready to fnrniaio
tiling in the MhcIiiim- am) Lumber
; ?. with ii w?.ll .... n i ' ?
. ..... , .|.n|i|ir<i r iiuilliry
l MhcImiih Hhop, Mini Door, Haul
I lilin.l Kac'ory iur facilitieK arte
quailed In I It in pari of the HLale.
1APKR8 MOWKK8,
THRESH ER8, GINS,
ENGINE* SA *V MILI>
iY AND CO I TON PRESSESx.
I ARROW 8, CASIINGS. ETC.
ALSO
COND HAND MACHINERY*
M111? complete for Dwelling*,
re Room?, etc. Send u* li*t off
r wanta, ami we will an*w? r luyr
irn nihil
lie*pact fully,
ESTER MACHINE ft
LUMBER COMPANT.
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