The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, February 21, 1900, Image 2
l'HE LhDGEK.
Th irlnw S. Ca.rt.^1. I
KntTOH and manager.
WEDNESDAY, KKHRl'ARY 21, 1000.
DK S. 1'. H. ELWELL DEAD.
A Terrible Shock to Friends of
the Eloquent Old Soldier.
How the Summons Came.
The State, 131n inst.
The entire community was
greatly shocked \esterday afternoon
when at 4 o'clock Dr S P H
El well, the widely known and
justly popular Methodist minister
and devoted Confederate veteran,
expired suddenly in this city in I
Nelson & Pugh's barber shop, on
Main street. Pr El well had but
a short three, quarters of an hour
before, after dining, left the residence
of Mr James F Williams,
on Roll street. On his way down
street to the barber shop he met
many of his Columbia friends,
stopping and greeting each. lie
was in apparently perfect health
and was unusually cheerful. IIe|
entered the barber shop and in a
pleasant way greeted Nelson, who
was his favorite barber when he
lived here. Then he took a seat
to await his turn. In a few moments
Nelson heard a sound as if
?om?> rm? wu < Kwilririi*
glancing around ho saw something
was wrong with Pr Elwell. He
sprang to his side and supported
him, Mr A M Meetze doing likewise
on the opposite side. A hoy
was sent across the street for Dr
Thomas, the dr iggist, and some
hartshorn. liefore he had half
crossed the street Pr Elwell was
dead. He did not utter a word.
It was manifestly a stroke of
apoplexy, and came with the suddenness
of an electric shock.
Pr Elwell had arrived in Columbia
at noon from Charleston
over the Atlantic Coast Line. The
doctor had come up to deliver an
anniversary sermon to the Knights
of Pythias at the Washington
Street Church tonight, and attend
the Pythian anniversary banquet
tomorrow nij.ht. Of course his
death annuls hot i of these events.
Dr Elwell was about 5K years
of Ut'e. Ho was horn in th*t t>nr.
lion of Sumter county which was
taken away and now forma the
county of Clarendon. Dr Klwell
was at the time of his death the
beloved pastor of the Spring Street
Methedist church, in Charleston.
He was for four y-^ars the pastor
of the Marion Street church here,
but was transferred from Columbia
about six years ago. He
leaves a widow, a eon, Mr Wm
G Klwell, an unmarried daughter,
Miss Anna, in Charleston, and a
married daughter, the wife of tho
Rev S K Stokes of Denmark.
The son is at Racksville. The
widow last night wired from Charleston
asking that the remains he
sent to that city at 7:10 o'clock
this morning. This will be done.
Mr Stokes will be here at 5 a m.
Mr KIicaII wuu flov/ita/l tli?
.... ? V.. ' l?w ? wvv*? I*/ iUC
ckii.se of ihe Confederacy. He
entered the army at tho outbreak
of the war, and in May, 1863,
went to Mississippi with the
Twenty-third South Carolina and
served under Joe Johnson. In
the buttle of Jackson he was ba<l>*
lv wounded, losing his left arm.
Then he was taken prisoner and a
long period of suffering in prisoners
hospital"* followed. Finally
he escaped and was a loner time in
southern hospitals before he recovered.
Under the title of
"Recollections of War Times," in
189f> ho wrote the story of the
battle of Jackson and his exper.
iAnn*u and it. i* un innnirincr littl*
volume.
Mr Elwell whs the originator of
the movement of the monument to
the women of the Confederacy,
the erection of which has just been
Authorized by ttie general assembly.
He was the soul of the
movement.
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The Legislature.
NEW DISPENSARY CHIEFS.
Crura, of Bamberg Gets the Biggest
Crumb.
Special to Greenville News.
Columbia, S (\ Fob 16.?The
joint assembly today elected the
liquor commissioner and three
members of the dispensary beard
of directors.
For commissioner the result was
Crura, 91; Theus; 9; Black, 23;
Lyles, 14; Vance, 13 MrCrum
thft r*r\rr\ ntitcinnar olnnl ?^
VWIA.H, ICOU/UVl VIVV.I, in 111*111
Bamberg and in at present chair
| man of the ways and means committee.
For chairman of the hoard the
candidates were L I Williams and
Senator Stanland The former
was elected, receiving S7 to f> 1 for
his opponent. Mr Williams ha*
hcen a mem her of the old board
for four -years and is the only one
ot them retained in service.
Representative Dukes, of
Orangeburg, and Representative
II II Evans, of Newberry were
| elected directors, the former re
ceiving '.>0 votes -and the latter
| 1^2. ,1 F McLaurin, of Marion,
received 4S and N \V Simmons, of
Colleton, 46.
Thrilling Experience of Mr. E F
W aldrop.
Special to The State.
Greenwood, Feb 10?Mr. E F
Waldrop had a thrilling experience
yesterday. In attempting to
cross Saluda river, nine miles
from hero, he drove into water
deeper than he expected to find.
Owing to the recent rains the
river was greatly swollen and
was some distance out from the
hanks. A few feet 'roiii the
lllM/IlVA V\ 1 LI lwv?*LA Lrt/m /..I
?M ilia IIWIQI; niicm^ic*!
in Rome brushes and plunged into
the water ahout ten feet deep.
Mr. Wuldrop cut the harness
from the huggy and endeavored
to c/itch the horse1* tail and he
pulled to tho shore, hut he missed
his aim. The horse swam safely
to tho hunks, while the huggy whs
washed down stream. Mr. Wal
drop endeavored to swing on to
the huggy hut the current was too
stiong :or him and ho was carried
hy the force of the stream down
the river. lie tried to swim hut
his clothes all wet and heavy
would not permit him Ho got
upon a raft made of accumulated
sticks, hut soon this gave way.
lie called for assistance till hip
hi rath was pone. lie finally
reached an ash tree; he tried to
climb this but the tree had no
limbs on it and he could only lift
liia head out of the water. With
his arms around the tree and
haad barely out of the water, he
stayed in this precarious and
j painful position for fully four
houis. Some negroes found him
and after a lonp time succeeded
in makinp a bout and hringinp
him safe ashore. Tho horse was
found safe on the adjoining hank
while the bi.ggy was found some
two milos down the river. Mr.
Waldrop is now resting after the
tight squeeze which he has gone
through.
HOW'S THIS !
We nffar One Hundred Dollars Hewant
for anv ca?e of ? jvarr'i that can
; not be cured by Mall'* ('atarrh Cure.
F J (,'HKNEY A CO., Props To|
lem O.
NVe the undersigned. have known
' F J Hhetiey f >r the last I.*> years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
businese transactions and financially
ab:e to carry oui any obligations made
bv tlieir firm.
Wwr a i kuax, Wholesale Druggist.
Toledo, <).
WAMUNO, KINNAN A MARVIM,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O,
Kali's Catarrh ('tire is taken In-,
t rna ly,'actingdire3tly upon the blood
ami mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, 7ftc per bottle Hold by all
Druggists, Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Pllla are the best.
f *? t ' ft 1 f ,4 | f
Ortp wakaa omm mm. wary al waOiaa.
Pa. mkmd KaMhiHeiiM Waatfi Mi
HASELDEN SUICIDES.
The Reason for 11 in Solf~M order
Not Known. Wag J Dudley's
Cousin.
Clio, S C, Feb 17?T E Hase?den,
the depot agent here, a cousin
of J Dudley Hugelden, was found
dead in the depot office about 8
o'clock this morning.
Upon investigation, it waa
found'that he shot himself in the
right temple once with a 38 calibre
piatol. The cause of this suicide
is not known
Chas F Sansbury.
A Killing Near Saluda.
Special to The Stato.
Saluda, Feb 14?There was a
killing near Saluda on Thursday
nirrlit thn inu? W! 11 VV'UI*
tie, ft man about 30 years old,
was drunk at the home of Milledge
Williams. He be^an utilising
Williams and his family, whereI
upon Williams ordered Whittle to
I leave. Whittle left the house
j but began anew in the yard, and
made at Williams with a knife.
Williams threw a stick of wood
at him, striking him in the forehead
and crushed in the skull.
Death resulted almost immediate
WTil
TH"<HfK|KO
IIEA I)Ai HEWould
quickly leave \on, if
you used Dr King's New Life
Dills. Thousands of sufferers
have proved their matchless merit
f >r Sick and Nervous Headaches.
'They make pure blood and strong
nerves and build up your health.
Easy to take. Try them. Only
2.r> cents. Money back if not
cured. Sold by Crawford Bros
Druggist.
What stop* Neuralgia? r-. Ulle*' Pain IMUa.
f
W For I
I
Cheapes
| No Shoddy
torn prices.
. M
be more nat
trade where tlie
- Wft
That means WE are
the only people in position
to handle the CASH
trade. Time merchants
put up prices at this sea^
son for credit trade. We
put down prices for cash
trade. We do not have
to charge honest people
twoprices to pay losses
on bud debts. The trade
knows and appreciates
this fact and we are getting
the cash business.
- Shoe B?
-1
The fact that we sell
Our Guaranteed Line of j
For Barga
o< GA
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WILL BURT LYNCHED IN 1
AIKEN.
Co
For Attempting to Assault Mrs. :
C. L. Weeks. Was Captured ,Jn
In Greenwood. thi
on
Special to The State. sttAiken,
Feb 17?The negro wh
brute Will Hurts, who on Mon nil
day made an assault on the wife ea:
of C L Weeks, a prominent farm- no
' ftr who lives eight miles from this ful
place, made good his escape, but j
? was promptly tracked by a posse ;
I toward Edgefield, his old homo. | I
To assist in his arrest, Chief of
j Police D L Weeks of Aiken sent ||
out iincinl on t'/l j > ? l
w,.v mq wuui 111^ n irwnm
for his arrest. The negr got as
far as Greenwood county and hud j
gone to work when ho was ar
rested by an Kdgetiold man, who A
as soon us ho saw the card do |t
scribing Hurts, located him.
About 250 men wore in the posse. |J]
Thev brought the nogio back to
this county, and when they reached
Buuskott's Mill, half wuv between
\iken and Trenton, at 5
o'clock this morning, thev swung ' 1
up the brute, but the rope broke
and they hud to tie him up again, f ,
Then thev tired into his dead >
body and left foi their homes
Burls confess*d that he tried to
cut Mrs. Weeks' throat and kill ,
her. He claimed they had words
over the price of some meal he . L-'
wus buying Some of the crowd
1 wanted to keep the negro until Mn
1 tonight and have a big time, but
1 wis* r counsel prevailed and noth- '
ing barbarous was allowed The
negro simplv paid the penalty for t?
his dastardly attempt at crime.
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pav vour subscription to Ledger?
o'
car Subscribe to Thr Lkduf.k
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^SON CA
leal Bar
THE F
t Storo in
or inferior goods. I
- % iraile Fli
:j get the best barf!
Sell Stric
-'1 '\v<? .la'iiunr.v I til i i
Beautiful colorings in th? now ?>
just half, 10 cents. Also another oai
in new desirable styles, 7.$ its, worll
-GREAT MILLI
Those who have not yet bought
luck. We are running off the balam
j than half price. You shouhl avail y
I chase a nice hat.
I '
irgains ! S
^he Very Best the
I more Shoes than all of Lancastei
Ladies', Misses and Children's fine Kid
tins in every line
NSON cA
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T.W.SECREST, SURVEYOR,
, O^I EOLa, rt. t\
Ir fully equipped, and qualified, and
solicits vour surveying
Plioiie No. 30
Or call at Duffl's Mark?t <? r a
Roast ??r Steak or some good Sausages
or a til at class Fry or Stew of Nor.
folk Oysters and be convinced that it's
sorae'hlng ko d you will eet from the
Market on '.he < orner of Ma n and
Dunlap streets.
THE RESTAURANT
You will ttnd supplied with the
lies' Norfolk Oysters every Wednea.
day and Friday.
foung Man Killed by a Train.
r of Greenville News.
Rltickahurg, 8 C, Feb 16.? 1
mo9 W Mercer, a young mao of
h place about 18 veara of ag?3
the nij*ht of the 14th was
nek by a train while on the
,y home and killed. The train
,s tvwHt bound and bo was going
it ward It seems that he was
t run over but struck and fearIly
bruised and died instantly.
CASTOR IA I
For Infants and Children.
he Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears tho
ignaturo of
flORE MULES,
3TTER MULE', |
LARGER MULES,
FATTER MULES.
|<? ?? ?. ? ||<> I (est
. ? |i listed l?y ea? ing st our Stables
qu \ and see the (piality ami
out puce*?We are In tie busl
t. suecced, Mid 'the way to eucU
i* i -nei-eed " and that It what
nr?* d dug.
( it Mr Kllintt is now in the Westt
miirki i* an.! will return b) the
>? i a- 11 a lot of M U* ami,
'1 >K- >>s ties ever been seen ill
muster We bm tbeni 'osellagiiii,
iH r vo ? want a good mule or horse
V" ti- a irt?i, nod If we do not sell
u e w ol believe you are not in
mane* We eiiarMntee what we
i a u ? i do everything reasonable
sin. , i wiKi i.ii\ from us
imle ?l M.unkfui for the
li' lt .gi >|||| Cllll le Ce of vile pen *
: ? -lei ami a> j loing coun*
s n bystfiet integrity and f.ir
urn <ii pe m merit a eoiitiuuaucc
I tie s l||l>
IT a ritiui."Ru
' W ''III l|H|
SH_STO
ir a i n s
OLKS
LSOlitlI C
but reliable mei
if ks In lis! -
tains, ami we a
itly For C
Hints .lust ( 'ome 0
cent P( plin Plains, our price is
*o of thnse-splendid twilled fleeces
1 double.
NEBY SALE.their
winter millery are in great
Be of our stock at a little better
ourself of such a chance to purShoes
Tha
ffarket Afford
r combined would indicate that
I Shoes cannot be equaled for go
, Come to
SH STO]
RE?
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Ci i j j
Respectfully.
A. F. DUFFT.
CHESTER
MACHINE
AND LUMBER
COMPANY.
_A
CHESTER, S. O.
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The t 'he-ter Machine ?'o. and R. M.
wpratt A t ii , have consolidated the
two p'anta, and now ready to furnish
Anything In the Machine and Lutiilier
line-, with a well equipped F .undi-y
Riid Machine ediop, and Door, Haah
and Hdnd Factory i ur facilities are
li n. o 11 it 11 I ? I. I * ? m 41 '**
uu i|uniicu 111ip* pari <>i me male.
KKAPER* MOWERS,
TURE^nKRs. GINS,
ENGINE* *A W MI LLP,
HAY AND CO? ION PRESSES,
HARROWS, ( AS INGS. K'C.
also
SECOND HAND MACHINERY.
(V HHIh complete for Dwellings.
Ht->re Room*, etc. r*end oh Mat of
your want*, and we will annwt-r by
return mail
Respectfully,
Chester Machine
LUMBER COMPANY.
REF
i WE are
larolina.
'cliaixlise at botNothing
could
ui'al i People
ire giving tliem.
Hash I
Long Faced
Merchants
. .1. \
Are claiming higher
prices. Goods they say
have gone up. We are
getting them cheuper
than ever. The ready
cash always wins, and
we are in the lead with
some soft snaps for early
trade.
it Wear! ls>.
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: w? nre Headquarters. Ort
o<I bcrriee and low prices. &r\
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