The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, January 13, 1900, Image 1
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COUNTY OF I.ANCASTK.R,
In (lie < 'onrt of Probde.
.By Cliaa. I) Jones. J inline of Probate.
wh kkkah, Mrs m <' Hird has
mailt) suit to me to grant liar Lelte.s
of Administration on the estat e of ami
effects of George L Hird d? ceust d.
THKSK AKK THKKKFOHK 'o cite and
adtnoulsh all ami singular the kin.in <i
ami creditors of I lie said flrorne I .
Bird, deceased, that they be and appear
before me. in the ? our! of Probate,
to be held at I.aoc ister, <It
on Wednesday JuU 17 next,after pub
iication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the
a utt-immmi. m hikiw i'hiise, it any 111 v
have, why the Haiti Administration
should 110; in- irrante I.
Given under my Hand ami Seal thin
lid <iay of January, Anno Domini,
1900.
M H -j CM AH. 1) JON KH,
Probate Judge.
T.W.SECRFST, SURVEYOR,
O^'EOLA, * '
Ik fully equipped, antl qua itied.nnd
Solicits your nurveymv
NEW
-MEAT MARKETI
respectl fully announce thai I hav
opened a new Meat Market on the
Cornerof Main ami Dunhtp ,*ir?et> opposite
<'unninifham Ho ne Hotel
where I will he pleased to w ?ii on m \
customers ol?i ami new. with the best
lie m irket can afford
pitt ind SEE ME. OR
'PHONE No JIO.HII-I
your orilersnhall receive tin p ouipte-t
attention
fflrNorf?lk Oysters every Fiiiiay
Reepeci fully.
A.F. DUFFT.
CLEF 0_SALE
?T.\TK O -i?U rH *'AH<>LI N A,
t'OlJNT Y OK I, A NCARTKK.
In iIih i ottimoii 1'imn
The British mul \merfcmi Morten'-'*
Com puny I.unit-<1 I'l ?i till'. <></<iinst
< tiMriotto It < nter. The i luimii- I1
Smith Mrlver '?>., ami J H?rr>
Fiwtcr, I)ef nihtiit*
"U V virtue of mm Order irtitle in tin
I ) a hove case liv Juil^e t> W 1 >ii<*lianall,
<1 11???I October 1J7 l.sOfl, I W I I
sell :?t pill.l/o auction at ljanca*lei
< ?hir? liiuoe, wituiii tin* leiia* hoots <>l
sn o, ?> the
Fisrt Moni'iit/ in Fthruartf,
the to.owiu Oe ? i iI??*11 lot*, parceia m
trac's of >ai ?l fowl':
/ ?/ All that piece, puree' or tract
of lanil io 11u* eon niy of l.sie- ?1 e r ai >11
si a'orosai'l, O ?'ii nnitl '??#< / <
III' ire or / **, niveveil (o I 'if l>femlant.
('11. 11 li It Koxter by *1 ary
It *1 axxel'ine. Kaiiiile \V t'ureion unit
K i.? K iirnw i>\ ileeil <1 iteil Keby
2.'! IS7K
? I, Ml thai piece, parcel <T tract ol
lan.l in I lie r iiuiy of I.u'cm i- r > ri?I
Kt.it.- afoi? sai containing V9 / neres,
more i-r less, conveyed 1 1 it* l)e*
f? Miaul, I'liaiiotie It Foster, liy Kilrn
K Urown l>v ?le <1 ?la eil Keliy 27rli
1879.
The above tract* cnnstilu e .5111
.ai res. in .re or less. lyinit bring ami
situate in the exility of I.am-asier ami
Slat- <">f South ??r Una. h united on
the North li\ 'amis of H II (looch,
lamia i.ow owned I ?y It It So well and
H ath, springs <te ? o lint foimerlv
owne.l hy J It F.rwin r his wife, Mary
It Krwni, on the Ka*t hy lands of J It
Wa?ev, Jr , ormerly ihe (i I' VVad
|>lac on the south hv lands of W I.
it<>.l<ley & o, foruierlv owueil h.? I)
Kit Duiulup ami 'amis f .roierly he
h lifting to the estate ..f \l rs T I* III own
now Known us the I'nftdale place, on
i._ \c..ui 1... 1. >
*ut- ?? rm i?jr imiu" m ? IJ IVMlUey Ol
l!ti fmmeily owned hy I) Bii I>ni> ap,
and OtlieK
P us of e ?ch tract will be exhibited
on day of sale
Terms of Male; one third cash, the
balance to be paid ill equal install
nients of one and two year*. with in
terest from riay of sale. The credit
portion* of the sale are to ire secured
i?v 11?? bond of the purcha?< r or purchaser
and a mortgage of lire premises
The purchaser of the 225 acre
tract on which tire four*mom cottage
stands shall insure tire same in sonir
good reputable Fire Insurance Company
arid said policy shall tie assigned
to the < lerk of tiie court as additional
security for the credit payments. Purchaser
or purchasers of either tract
will have the option of paying ail in
ca*h. Tiie purchaser or purchaser*
must comp y with the terms of salt
within 30 minutes or the land will he
immediately resold at the bidder's
risk
Purchaser to pay for all neoes
;sary |iai)cr* Including revenue ulamp*
VV. S. L. PORTER,
C. C. C. P. L. C.
14 it. Wylle, PI(T?. Atty.
rW your aubacripiton tc
Laovsi!
THE LEGISLATURE. j1
' (
Resolutions For a "weeping i
Investigation.
. . .. 1
.joint Committee Provided \\ it It : .
i Full Power to Probe Kvory
tiling and Supposed to be
Sujiireeted bv Tillman.
1
Special to Greenville News.
Columbia, S C, .Ian ?Tho
event of the d-iv on the opening
| of the legislative session was the
i adoption by the house of a con '
current resolution looking to the
| investigation of the dispensary !
Mm resolution comes from Mr 1
Winkler in *he house and Mr Al- 1
! ?I rich in th*. senate both of whom 1
are supposed to he Tillman's near- 1
r0|?,eaentstives. It was violent M
ly opposed by Ktird, of Lexing J'
ton, and by I)r Woods, of Clar- M
endon. The resolutions in the!1
house were amended hv Mr Stev
enson to provide that the ox j
p?n??es should he paid hv the dis 1
pensary and hv Mr Gadsden that!1
the hearings shall he public. The M
resolution as finally adopted roads, |
in substance, as follows:
"Section 1. A joint commit I'
tee, consisting of two senators
and three metnhers of the house, '
shall he appointed by tin* presid-P
ing ollicers of the respective j1
houses to investigate the utlairs of
the State dispensary.
"Sec. 2. ?That said committee
i
he empowered to send for papers
and persons, to swear witnesses, j
to require the attendance of any
parties whose presence shall he
doomed necessary, to appoint un :
export accountant and stenogra
11 pher and to investigate fully all
I . . '
transactions concerning the dis
i pensary and its management and
to hike testimoiiN either within or
without the State, and have access
. . . I
Fiat all tunes during its service to
all the hooks and vouchers and
other papers of i.i institution.
"Sec. .'I. That the committee^
at any time they may deem advisable
may call to their assist.
unco any oi the State olliears,
whose duty it shall he to render
to said comti ilteo any reasonable
service that may ho required of
tlu'in, within the scope of its}
functions, us proscribed by those
11 resolutions.
{ 4'See 4. The committee shall
[have the power to sit during the ;
i sessions of tho tw > houses, and to
report its (hidings if puacticuhle,
;lto the present session ??f tho gen
" I oral assembly. The sessions of
11
the committee shall he public.
4<Soc. Nothing herein conm
tainod shall he construed to deny
i the said committee tho power to
apply at any timo to tho general
assembly for such further powers,
, and authority as the circumntanoes 1
arising during its investigation*
i may seem to require.
44Sec G. That said committee
i . .. ... ...
snail nave me rigni 10 punish for
! contempt as courts of common!
I pleas and general sessions and
I statements made by witnesses ]
1 shall not be used against them in
sny criminal proceedings.
"Sec. 7. The committee shall;
have a marshal to servo its processes
and keep order at its ses- ;
. aiona. The pay of witnesses
shall t>e the same as that of witnesses
in a court of common pleas
in Richland county and all ex*
1 panses shall be paid on warrant
> of the chairman by the liquor
commissioner out of the genet al
lispcnsary fund unci charged a
lispcnsary expends.
Senator Appelt intro luccd hi
oeal option hill.
Mr Cosgrove introduced a bil
o require the names of all quu'i
lied electors to be placed in th
|ury hox for drawing juries.
.Folin ('Sheppard, of Rdgoficld
was elected president of the sen
ito unanimously.
WKDNKSDAV.
Columbia, S C, .Ian 10 ? Hot
branches of the general assembl;
worked hard todav. The lunm
irdered thirteen Wills to thin
readings.
On the house side one of th
main tights was on Senator Mar
duill's Will, which proposed t
make cotton mills liable, a* rail
roads are, for injuries to opera
lives. This Will had passed th
senate Mr Mngill wanted th
lull recommitted Weeunse repro
sentatives of the cotton mi'l
wanted to We heard.
After h sharp fight the hous
agreed to recommit so that th
mill interests could We heard We
fore the committee.
Mr. Mauldin'n succession ta:
bill provoked considerable debate
It was fought hard and killed.
Mr. Cosgrove's lull to oxerap
ities of over ten th uisind people
from the operation of the diapen
nary law was made a special order
There was considerable fin
nver Mr. Wharton's bill to pre
vent gambling, cock fighting am
illicit liquor selling within Miv
mile* of a church It was killed
Mr. Johnson otTered a Will t<
reduce railroad fare* to 3 and 2
I'ClltM.
Mr. I'lease olTcred one to pu
ill the net profits of the dispen
hurv in the Slate treasury, not ti
be us*>iI for s- liools
In the senate the concurren
I'cKolutioii relative to investigatim.
I he dispensary was referra l t'
I lie judiciary commit le .
1'lie p< intentiitrv invest igutiiij
rommittee's report was rcceivci
is information an 1 the commit
I CO W 14 < it I sll'll ! ! f >. I I" < ? I, ll,? ? I..... I -
... , ^ i M ii u i ur i ii im\
>f I In* scnal e ? ?r ih'< faithful dist
charge of it?lntv.
S'-nator \I ovr wanted tin* rc
port printed hut Senator \rcho
thought nothing in conncctio
with it should l?o perpetuated.
Mr. Vomer's house hill relativ
to amending the law as to roidi
and hallways was recommitted
So was the lull relative to in-pec
tion of oils and illuminating lluiln
Snnatof (1 ray don introduced
hill providing for an election i
the city of Ahhcville on the que*
tion of issuing bonds in aid of ill
Black Diamond railroad.
The house hill to repeal ill
primary election act n:u killed
THURSDAY.
Columbia Record.
In the legislature today seven
important hills were disposed ol
In the senate the hill to rcquir
all hanks in the (tat* to mnk
their returns to the cotnptrolle
general and that the assessment <;
Ihcm should ho made as lailroa
asselaments are, was killed hy ii
to 8. Senators Henderson, May
field and Gruber spoke again >
the hill, which was defended h
Senators Mower and Archer.
The bill to require the puhli
cation of all petitions for pardor
before filing with the gorernc
was recommitted.
Senator Graydon introduced
bill aimed at the Virginia?Car(
linn Chemical company, though
s(is spoken of in the hill as the!
''Virginia Chemical Company."!
s It re<j tires the attorney general to,
oieuith hegin an invcbtigiition as tii
I to whether the unti trust law of >n
- the ?l ito lias Keen violated hy the ' ur]
c company, and if so, to enter suit H\
to annul its charter and prevent it, \
, ! doing liusiuess in the state. The i
-jhill was referred to the judiciary
committee. i (jf
A number of other hills wero
introduced, ineludingone hy Sena- ? #
^ j tor (\iniior, to require the peni- jn
* tentiary authorities to manufae-1 m
' ture acid phosphates hy convict<??,
l' lahor. This is an eld friend, it j <>(
' having been urged several years J j
1 'hack, when Mr Connor was aUj,
" member of tlie house. jn
| The senate went through its'
calendar before 1'2 o'clock, and at i
iii M1
that hour went into tho house to',
i h?i
c I partu ipste in the election of a
> # j ' M
successor to Associate Justice | .
Kujicne Utiarr. There was no j
8 j opposition to the justice and he
was re elected.
In tho house the lull making 1
p ; the terms of member* of the le<rU*
er
; iHture four years was killed.
A railroad charter hill was also'
i . # . wl
knocked in -the head, it heine
hold that the secretary of state r?
now had full powei to orant such j M>
''charters. 'M
Representative Patton has in ia"
" I trodueed all hills for Columbia
legislation, and they have heenl tt
" referred to proper committees.
SO
The hill requiring the adjutant!
l* I uenerai to furnish a state armory '1
ei in the state "house ??-as passed.
Tl .. I la
Ike armory will he in a room on
" tlm tliird floor "
i Col Marshall has prepared al.
hill which he will introduce which Itx
"prohibit* the employment of cliil
droit under 1 - \ cars old from
working in factories and mines, * '
and providing for an inspector to 1
' so? that tin* law i? carried out.
r j la
" TIMK FOR PAVIN<i TAXKS.
t f
nr . ... f'
j Representative Ma^ill s Hill to
1 Vo\ idc for a ('liani;e.
1
V III
Tlic following i* th? text of Mr j
Sia.Mir- lull to lix the time for
the p:t\ incut of t:ix?s levied for j(|
State and count v purposes, which
is ot ocuwrsl interest:
n . it
Section 1 He it enacted by ^
the "cneral s-*ei?hlv of the State ,
e t<
..? w ...i. i 1:..? ri. .. i
??? % > 11 a ii ' rti foiii74 i 11; 11 (ii ;tim
3 | IK
atter the oas-aite of this act all .
I. ' , ~ , ti
'taxes assessed tor .*>tate and conn( !
ty purposes -hall he due and P:iy*?j
aide, each vo ir, from the first dav
a * |?
I of Decern tier to the last dav of
n st
! rohruftrv next thereafter; and
i w
the soveral eonntv treasurers
e p
shall, in all other respects, pursue
such course in reference to .
e it
tho assessment and collection of ^
taxes as is now or mav hereafter
p
tie provided av law.
See. 2. That all acts nnd parts ^
, of acts inconsistent with this act ho
d h
, and the same ure hereby repealed.
?Tho State,
e ; a
? Andrew Carnegie has given, "
^ $300,000 to Cooper union, New '
York, to complete the endowment ''
for truining ia trades. Kx May.
' or Hewitt and other relatives of "
Mr Cooper add $200,000, which (
secures teaching for 300 pupils a
y t<
J every year.
CASTOR IA :
>r For Infants and Children. c
Tin Kind You Han Always Bought
The (iovernoe's Message.
is
( iI?V Mi'Svve.i'llt'v's message to '
o Legislature i? text lengthy for iblieutioti
in full in T.ie Ledger, *
id so we publish l Iks following t'(
nop?is of the message from the 11
iken Journal and Ucview: I'
The Governor pays a Irihute to
o late Governor Ellerbe his pi e ('
(cesser in ollico, and then notes ''
e wonderful strides tin* State '
(
is inade in railroad building and
dustrial progress. In cotton "
anufacturing wo lea*' ail the
nithern states and stand see i
id to Massachusetts in the mini- 11
*r of spindles. At this rate lie inks
we will soon lead all others
this important industry.
The finance* of the Stale are in
ilendid condition, all obligations ^
ive been met without having to
irrow money or make over'afts.
The cash balance on hand
ec .'list, ls'tf), was tfs)OS,87."i. >.">. ^
I'nder the head of taxation the
11
overnor mnka^ a ui r/m..
endation. It is to tax all prop i
ty at its value. He well nays
at it can make no difference ?
hat per cent <?f vulu<- is returned ^
the Auditor so long as all per*
tl
lis are ouuallv assessed in pro*
a
irtion. 'I here is u certain
noi.nt to he raised and a certain
sr cent on the retuins makes the
{
te of taxation. llie Governor's
I -r I W
ea is tluii a more uniform as
s?itienl could lio rea die I ?>v' re
tiring everyone to return their
ti
operty at actual value us t.lie
I i
w roomies. Then the rate
c<
ould lie much lower than now
id the burden would lie ennui
II
ed
n
lie recommends that $100,000
... . . ('<
* distributed in pensions, the
ine ji? last \eur, and also tint j
I )
le members of the county and
ovnship hoards be paid one do!r
a day for their services.
I'llder the head of edueat ion the
overnor makes a strong appeal
u
r lh? common school. He mivs: 1
p
I'lie greatest blessing that eould
I w
nne to this Slate would lie a
rst class common school open for
ie full school year in every
luntrv community within her
rdcrs
Turning next to tlnit all absorb
ig topic, the dispensary, wo lind v
ve panes of the Mes*uge devoted
i it. The Governor is evidently
ol a prohibitionist. I'roltihi-1
on is very nice in theory, lint in
vi*ting circumstances and condi
uia I do not believe it would dm |
\
rai'ticanle " lie asks for no
artling changes in the law and
x
hat changes lie suggests are
\
artly on the ground of economy .
in- rattier to sipiee/.e more prof* j
from whiskey seTing by the!
. 1
tatr. Undoes not want the
ensary referred back to the poole.for
fear of renewing strife,but I
ather thinks the old law should I
o patched up by abolishing State
ii< 1 County Hoards of Control and
dd their duties to other officials j
rithout extra pay. Then give:',
lie State Commissioner more |
ower and a good salary so as to U
ecure a "good man. In place11
f County Hoards ho suggests the
bounty Auditor and Supervisor .
nd the Mayor of the county seat ,
own, to serve without compensa* (
ion. On the Stat* Board he <
rould put the Comptroller Gen- 1
ral, State Superintendent of Eduation
and State Treasurer. Netting
is said about abolishing the ,
rofit feature of the dispensary. 1
Coming now to roads, w* find
be Governor a strong advocate of
< (1(1 roads. T nlc-> Miiiictliinjr
> done he fears the nmiitrv v ill
<? ileserte<I :11111 the ritirs c< ii
ested. I In advocates potting nil
lounty chain ??>? j?i-? ?i? .icnt
tad work and n< t let t hem t i ll li r
way their time on temporarv re*
airs.
The Governor shows the advo?
lies of biennial sessions <?f the
legislature that in order to < han_re
in present \ early sessions the
'(institution will hare i<> tie
mended
Phe (iovcinor t<niched on minor
latter* tiriefly xnd sensibly \ !I
l all the Governor may he coiiratulated
on his lirst niessanre
A SAD STOKY.
Omiir Wife Attempts to Kill
Herself at l{-.ek Mil!
The ('harlotte Observer of \ sMalay
ssii?t:
' News reached here last nij.ht
f mm exeeediliirly i occurrence
t Knck Hill, S. C.
" \t 1 o'cl ick yesterday afteri?t?n
thf wife <?f a professor n
finthrop college lucked herself in
*r bedroom and slashed herself
iree times across the wrist with
razor.
4 An hour later lier husband
ime home fr?xn the college and,
ine- ii to a room downstairs
here the children were, asked
lein if their mother was in the
use. As he spoke he "danced
pwards and saw Id nod stains
rinino and etdar?rin?i on the
iliiiir.
' lie ran to 1 he room above,
roke open the door and found his
if? bleeding profusely, and untnscious.
On her breast was
inned a note staling that slio
lamed him for nothing, Imt that
lie was unable to propel l \ raise
er children and therefore she had
psolved t<? <lie.
A physician was summoned inilediately
and restoratives nplied.
It is thought that the lady
/ill recover.''
Roars the Kind YCil llilir1 AIa.VjS Coii^nt
rr
seoro Terribly Mangled in I : yinn
b> Hoard a Movinjr Train.
(ireen Youn??, c<d, a workman
in one of the Southern Material
tains, was run over and killed
I run UJIV .11 11-1 ill M ill iUlillH I WO III
hree miles above the oitv. lie
ittemptcd to pet on the train
vhil? it was moving and mis>in<;
t, hia body was terribly mangled.
It was his own fault and the. verlict
of the coroner's jury was to
.hat cfTect.?Columbia llorord,
I 1th inst.
IIK A V K M H:\ KALI,
Victims to stomach, liver and
tiddey troubles as well as women,
ind all foci the results in loss of
ippetite, poisons in the blood,
lackaeho, nervousness, headache
ind tired, listless, run-down feeing.
But there's no need to feel
ike that. Listen to .J \V Hardier,
Ind. He says: 'Klectric
Hitters uro just the thin<r for a
nan when he is all down, and
lon't euro whether he lives or
lies. It did nioro to give ma
lew strength and good appetite
,han anything 1 could take. 1
'an now eat anything and have a
lew lease on life." Only 50 cts,
it Crawford Bro'? Drug StoreJ
Rvery bottle guaranteed.
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