The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, July 10, 1901, Image 2
THE LEDOc.R.
Th irlow 8. Carter,
EDITOR AND MANAGER
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1901.
I loins from Kershaw Fra
Mrs. l>r. Funderburk, <f Laoca
tor, i-. visiting her sinter, Mrs. 1
K>bt Fletcher.
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Miss Annie .Velsh returned to
('olumbia yesterday to complete
her course in Ihe business college.
The annual pic-nic of tho Liberty
Hill Rifles will be held at or
near Rlack .lack church on the
Heath Springs road July 23rd.
Senator Tillman has promised to i
be present ami spenk. Everybody ,
i> invited to go Hnd help add to
the pleasure of tho occasion. The
editor acknowledges a special invitation
to tie present.
We learn that the town has
placed an order with Mr. C. C.
Morton for one hundred silver
inapies to bo set in the cemetery
thi> full.
Eugene Boyd Witherspoon,
t?r:tiulson of Mr. and Mrs. IV
Witherspoon, whoso serious illin'-s
was noted recentl in these
columns died Saturday in the
Mountains of North Carolina,
where ho had heen taken in the
hope that a change of uir would
prove beneficial The remains
were taken to Sumter,the home of
the parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
L. Witherspoon, for burial.
After Forty Years.
M on roc, N.. ('., .lulv 0.?Two
sisters, who luul not seen each
other for 4<> years, met here yesterday.
The singlar part of it is
that in all this time they had not at
any time lived more than 25 miles
apart, and part of the tinie they
lived much nearer each other.
They are widows of soldiers and
were here to tile applications for
pensions. They did not know each
other and would have gone away
without speaking hud not a gentleman,
who knew them both, given
them an introduction, lie says
tl>..: i: was a happy meeting.
1-< Mowing the sale of the Sutro
cotton mill on Wednesday, Maj.
.Ins. F. Hart, representing the
Royal hileetric Co., of ( incinnati,
attai ned the dynamo under chattel
mortgage. This is the new
dvnumo that has been furnishing
i
light for the town, and the town
was without light for the night. !
I >n riiurtidav, however, arrange- |
meiits were made with Maj. Hart
by the new owners of the mill hy j
which they will be allowed the;
use of the dynamo a reasonable |
length of time, pending n definite
organization of the company to
run the mill. ? Vorkville Yeoman.
The assessment of real and personal
property for the city of
(Ntlumbia in the city limits for
this year amounts in round number.
to about $5,250,000 Of this,
real estate includes $:i,500,000
and personal property $1,750,000.
Li-r year, both sorts of property
in -hided, tho as-assment was in
the neighborhood of $4,750,000.
1'rof. .Joseph LeConte, of the
I'niver .y of t'alifornia, died
Sunday. I'rof. Let 'onto was one
iIa J I. . -
wj u.v i'mum nisiruciors in Tlie
university, and had a national
reputation as an instructor in
phil isophy, history and sciences.
There has been soma abatement ^
of tlie intense heat in New York
and other cities, hence the death
rate lias l>een lowered considerably.
How ire Your Kidney* f
Dr Hobbn' Sparwu* I'illicureal) kidney 111*, flam- f
pie free. At'd sterling Kemedy Co .Cbioaxoor N. Y.
Subscribe to The Ledoeh t
For The Ledger. t
VAN >4'YCK ITEMS. *
Farmers have been busy the
bright sunshine days o* the past
week battling with the grass and
are getting some of their creps in
nice shape. Some are still plant- (
ing corn, sowing peas and millet, ,
for forage, and from the present <
ouiiook. mere will be an abun- ,
dance of feed made ou the low ,
lauds, if not destroyed by freshets |
in the fall. The scarcity of com |
will he the greatest drawback on ,
our farmera, as this also meant a ,
small meat crop. The melon crop ,
will he an entire failure. The ,
land is getting hard and crops are ,
beginning to need rain hut the ;
C* 1
farmers are hardly ready for it as i
they are still bothered with grass.
Some fruit is beginning to ripen, (
but the <p ality is poor.
From present indications, wed- j
ding bolls will ring in the near (
future, set in motion by sereral
of cupid's victims of our com- |
inunity, regardless ef rains and
crop failures. 1
Mr. (t. W. Crenshaw hue gone (
to Fire Forks, Ga , where he has
secured a railroad job. ,
The trustees and patrons of
Van Wyck school have made no (
election of teacher yet. There is ,
an opening here for a good teacher
for term of eight, or nine months. ,
Any one desiring the place should (
j>*>nu in iiih application. The ,
teacher wanted is one who can
build np a first-class school.
Dr. .1. Douglass Nisbet of New i
York is taking a rest at his pleasant
country home at Catawba Indian
Kerry with his mother, where
he finds the fresh country bree/.es ]
more pleasant than the parching
heat of the great metropolis. '
Miss Blanche Hone formerly of
Pmeville, N. C.. who has been
lining in the West for some time,
is vising the family of Mr. G. L.
Yaughan at Springdell.
.loe Tillman, colored, farming
on Mr. K. B Mobley's plantation
has sent us a cotton bloom which is
the first wo have seen,.or reported
from the Waxhaws. This is more
than two weeks later than last
year.
The glorious Fourth passed off
pleasantly at Van Wyck, the
main feature of the occasion was
the unveiling of the monument
placed at tne giave of Sovereign
W. R. Tillman bv the Woodmen <
of the World. Cedar Camp of
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I (iii linn U|||MIIMICM| CHIVOI'ClgU
1\. I*. Vfolfe master of ceremonies
and Sovereign .J. H. Williamson
Captain, who made necessaiy arrangements
for the un>eiling.
Cedar Camp and visiting Sov j
ereigns met at Cedar Camp's j
forest, formed in procession with ,
Van \\ yek Camp leading, followed
by Waxhaw Camp, members <
of Willow Camp, of Edgemore, ]
and Chester Camp, of Leslie and ,
marched to the cemeterv. There <
were about one hundred Sovereigns .
in 'he procession, wearing their (
camp badges and W. O. W. caps, ,
Consul Commanders weiring
their plumed hats, escorts carry*
ing camp banners and national
Hags, which gave beauty and life !
to the scene. At the cemetery, ^
the Sovereigns formed the wedge '
around tint monument with the
officers, and relatives inside, and |
surrounded with neighbors and I
friends on tho outside. The un- f
yeiling ceremony was very im- "
pressively performed by the of- "
(tpfll'S; of f'n inn '
./ ^ \'?11? I V/I? J J |/. I^7W ff. |
W. Bate* read Lincoln's Immortal
Poc i , tk()h, why should the 1
Spirit of Mortal he Proud," very ^
feelingly, which touched the hearts ^
>f many. f
The monument was made at *
Marietta, (in., of Georgia marble,
itands nine feet high and of heanti- ^
'ul deaign?Wearing the VVr. O. W.
miblems and letters erected bj |
he Woodmen of the World, with
he nam* William R Tillman,
K>rn Oct. 14th, 1859, Died Feb.
>th 1901.
After the ceremony at the
nonument, the Sovereigns march>d
to the stand in the grove near
.he cemetery, where neighbors j
ind friend* assembled to hear
m address from Dr. J. H. Thornwell
of Fort Mill, who wascho6en
)rator for the occasion. The adIress
was fine and enjoyed by all
sad made a deep impression on
the hearers, and was a strong j
tribute to Woodcraft. After the
sddreas dinner wa? spread which
was abundant and of the tiest, for
which eur country ia f&iued All
were satisfied and many baskets i
of fragments were taken up.
Sometime was taken up in chat j
ting with visitors, among whom;
we met, were: Messrs. T. S. i
Carter, Editor of The Ledger, Ed.
Mathin, ot The Lancaster Enter-!
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prise, O. C. Blackmon, M. H.
Johnson of Lancaster; Prof. W.
T. Way, Editor ef Waxhaw En- J
terprise, Rey. M. T. Steele and
many others from Waxhaw. After
spending some time pleasantly
on the grounds, the Woodmen
reassembled at their hall, and hud
a pleasant session, participated in
by visiting Sovereigns. Consul i
Commander Robinson of Willow
(Jump, Edgemore, introduced th?
following revolutions which were
seconded hy Sovereign Caldwell of
Chestnut Camp. Leslie, and were
unanimously adopted.
Resolved? 1st. That wo the
visiting Woodmen of the World
return our heartfelt thanks toCedar
Camp No. 79 of Van W vck f r
their kind invitation and kind
treatment while with them, and
shall ever bold this occasion in
loving remembrance.
Resolved--2d. That we tender
our thanks to the ladies of Van
Wyck and community, for their
kind attentions and most excellent
dinner.
Resolved? 3d. That we extend
to Dr. J. H. Thornwell our
thanks and appreciation for his
most excellent address.
The neighbors and friends wore
left on the grounds, where they
had plenty of ice water to drink
and spent the afternoon in friendly,
pleasant chats, while young
couples could be seen here and
there battling with cupid and his
many manoeuvers.
Upon a whole the day was very
pleasantly spent and will be remembered
as one of the bright
glorious Fourths.
OPTIMUS.
Attempt to Wreck a Train.
By Telegraph to Greenville News.
Columbia, S. ()., July <>.?Ani
attempt to wreck the southbound
Seaboard Air Line train was made'
3arly yesterday morning near
Abbeville. The fishplates on one
if the rails was romoved. It remained
in place till struck bv the
deeper, which was derailed. Xoi
me was seriously injured. The'
luthorities believe recently discharged
employes from the Abbeville
shops did the work.
SHK DIDN'T WKAK A
M ASK
But her beauty was completely
iid<len bv sores, blotches and
limples 4ill she used Bucklon's
Arnica Salve. Then thov vanished
is will all Eruptions, Fever Sores,
loils, Cleers, Carbuncles r.ndp
Melons from t'.s use. Infallible]
or Cuts, Corns, Horns, Sen Ms (
nd Piles. Cure guaranteed. 25c
t Crawford Bros, and J. F.
dackey & Co. 1
Commissioner Taft was Friday
naiigurated as governor of the '
'hilippine island. In his address,
i* said that only tiva provinces
rere in rebellion. General (.'haIfee |
ssumed command of the miliary,
relieving General MacLrthur.
PASTORZA. |
ku, th* yf The Kind Yoo Haw Always Bought
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THE WIFE MURDER CASE, p
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Mr. Wylio Explains His Con- M
nection With the Prosecuujn
of Sykes Massey.
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Editor ok The Lepgkr:?Your
regular correspondent, "Opti- a
nni-?." in the l ist ino of your i v
pa >er, in criticising the action of v
the Solicit r, in permitting Svkes n
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ruu^Vl , imiiVVC\l ill IUC Ul^l LCI 111 | ?
of the court, for the murder of i
his wife, to get oil with leu years jc
in the penitentiary, among other ! i
things says, "Perhaps, lam say - j c
ing too much, us one of Lancaster's t
sterling attorneys was employed 1
to assist the solicitor in the prose- !
cation and may he nhlo to give j
his reasons for accepting the man- j |
slaughter plea and ten years sentence."
This requires an ex pinna*
tion from me. *
On tlu? Saturday. before court I j
wis employed, by relatives of the j
murdered woman, to assist the (
State in the prosecution of the |
case. On Monday morning before ,
court, I called at Solicitor Henry's <
room and informed him that I had j ,
been employed to assist in the j
prosecution of the case. He said ,
ho would bo pleased to have mo ;
assist him, and in the course of
conversation spoke of it us being ,
a very bad case. Shortly after
the convening of court, the bill of ,
indictment was given out and a j
true bill for murder, promptly |
found by the Grand Jury. Shortly
after, 1 asked the Solicitor for
the testimony before the coroner
which 1 re-read und gave back to
him. During the progress of }
court I heard ono gentleman tell ,
another that the Solicitor had
agreed for Massey to plead guilty ,
of manslaughter and to have the (
sentence made ton years in the
penitentiary. 1 asked him if he .
was not mistaken, as L was in the ^
case and had heard nothing of it. (
IM ~ i a!
ii*? f>?tm uiwre was no mistake? ,
k
that it was -so. I im nediately ^
went to the Solicitor and asked
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him, if what I had heard was
true. He said ves, but that ho ]
owed me an apology for not con- ]
suiting me, hut that at the time ^
he had forgotten that I was assisting
him. 1 then told hun it was
not too late to reconsider the matter
as the plea had not been en
tered and that the evidence on the (
part of the State would establish ]
wilful murder. 11? said he under- 1
stood there were some mitigat- !
ing circumstances, that Massev '
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had given his wife water. I told
him no, that after he had beat out (
her brains with his gun he had *
merely poured some water on her
dress to put out the tire which had
caught from tne powder when he J
fired iho gnn at her and that there <
r
nuio ii*/ 1111nj^ uiruuiiisiuncos.
He replied, well ten years was r
about as much punishnfent us he t
could succeed in having meted out t
to hiin. 1 then asked him if he <
had consulted with the relatives of t
the dead woman?he said "no"? t
I then suggested that he do so. |
He said there would oe no use. I 1
then told him that it was a most u
diabolical murder and that I pro . !
tested against his action, and
wanted it understood that I did (
not consent to it. He said he i
would state to the court that it v
n as done against my protest. 1
When the case was called he ac
cordingly stated to the court that ]
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no tutu u^roeu to anow ttie pns- \
oner to enter a plea of guilty of I:
manslaughter, with the under- _
standing that the sentence would
be not less than ten years in the
pententiary?but that in justice to
Mr. Wylie he would state to the '
court that it was done against his 1?
protest. The Judge accordingly
sentenced Masaey to imprison- | t
ment in the penitentiary for ten e
years. The above statement of f,
facta show my connection with *
the case and in justice to myself s
i have made them. f<
In conclusion 1 wish to em- a
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ibasize two facts, viz:
First. That b'ykes Massey was
uilty of at* heinous a case of mur
?r as was ever committed in the
ounty.
Second. That although assistant
tto?-ney for the State in the case
nth the Solicitors consent, yet I
ins not consulted by him as to
ccepting the plea of mansl lighter
nd when I found it out, I did all
11 uiv power to induce him to reonsider
his action. Of course it
s well known that an assistant
counsel for the State is only in
ho case l?v courtesy of the Soieitor
and is subordinate to him.
It. E. Wvlie.
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Pistols and Clubs Used at Gathering
in Orangeburg County.
Special to The State.
Neeses, S. C., July 6.?At a
frolic at Aaron Chavis' house on
die night of the 4th, near Neese?,
.here was a shooting affray in
which seven were wounded. Pope
Phavis and Knowlton Williams
were shot through the lungs; both
their cases are serious. Aaron
Chavis, shot in the knee; Mrs.
To 111 Chavis, shot through both
legs; Tube Hoover, head split
open: Dan Chavis was badly
bruised, and Ansell Williams was
shot through the hand. Liquor
flowed freely and no one knows
liow the trouble commenced, v
Engine Recovered.
Our readers well remember the
icchlent at Buffalo trestle a few
weeks ago in which Engineer
Metcalf lost his life. The engine
wont through the 70 foot trestle
:o the bottom of the creek and
was partially buried in the mud.
The railroad company on Tuesday
inished the work of getting the
;ngine out of the creek, and
Superintendent Tripp is authority
for the statement that the engine
an be repaired and again mude>to
io good service. The work of
recovery was performed by the
regular railroad forces without
the aid of any outside contractor.
? Yorkville Yeoman.
A POOK >111.1,1 ON A I IIP
Lately starved in London be3nuse
he could not digest his food.
Early use of Dr. King's New Lite
LMIs would have saved him. They
strengthen the stomach, aid digestion,
promote assimilation, improve
appetite. Price 25c. Money
back if not satisfied. Sold by
.'r iwford Bros, and J. F. Mackey
Sc Co., druggists.
In a special dispatch from
Bateshurg, dated duly 4fh, which
;avc an account of the Oddfelo\v8
barbecue in that town, the
lews editor of The State inserts
his notice afte" the mention of
he sneoeh nf I ,iAiil Tillman.
'Portions of the speech sent by
he correspondent are too nasty to
0 lie printed in the State." Caroinians
ain't you proud of your
jieutenant Governor? He makes
1 speech so indecent that a daily
>aper refrains from reproducing
t. Hut you are proud of him no
louht for you elected him to this
dlice knowing what manner of a
nan he was. This seems true but
vo loath to believe that our peo>le
elected this man with their
yes open, they must have been
n a mysterious way made to be
ieve ho was at least decent.
Whether this be true or not can
>e nest seen in the next election.
?Camden Messenger.
Lee's Chaplain Dead.
Louisville, Ky., July (>.?Ilev
'erkins, chaplain of Lee's Army,
* dead.
Mrs. L. H. Harris of Fairdeal,
Lnderson county, had a peculiar
xperience aboard the south hound
ust mail Sunday moring. Shortly
fter the train left Charlotte, r?
trange woman asked her to care
or her baby a few minutes. The
roman eevei returned.
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Bemphill May Rii.
Ex-Congressman from the Fifth
District Spoken of for Neeate.
It was stated here yesterday,
though not on the authority of
the gentlemun most interested,
(hat Mr. John J. Hemphill of
Chester would be a candidate for
the United States Senate. When
in Columbia a few weeks ago,
Mr. Hemphill appeared to be very
much interested in the course be*
ing taken by public affairs and
advanced some characteristic
views on national issues. Mr.
Hemphill has been spending most
of his time in Washington for the
last few years, and he is connected
with the department of justice
in the District of Columbia. He
is a thoughtful and very graceful
speaker and his candidacy may be
a matter of some moment in the
campaign which is approaching,
j Mr. Hemphill is yet a young man,
just. 52. He graduated at the
South Carolina college, was sent
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i to the legislature Jrom Chester
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lutimiiy iu 101o Him iwvic? reelected.
Ho was elected to congress in
1882, and reelected continuously
until 1890.?The State.
Freak of Lightning.
Columbia Record.
There is a negro named Moso
Whitaker, who lives near Killians,
who tells a lightning story, which
his white neighbors vouch for, and
if they didn't Mose has tangible
evidence of the truth of his story
and his woundcrful escape from
instant death.
Last Monday he was plowing in
a field, a mule being the motive
power which made the plow turn
over the earth. In the afternoon a
thunder shower came up, but as it
was a light one and Mose was hot
he didn't mind a little drenching.
It in fact made him cooler and he
continued to plow. Suddenly a
bolt from the sky came down with
great detonation. It struck the unfortunate
mule and killed it instantly.
The lightning ran through
the trace chains to the plow stock
ntwl >^l> ?**? ???! '*
uv-ui i at oywNB. Chemists.
409:415 Pearl Street, kew York. I
* 50c. and |r.00; all druggist*. ^
nnnvlV/U II; 1I11VI KlIMillllg
wood. The iron plow itself was
melted. The plow line leading np
to Mose's hand was burned like
' tinder. Vet Mose was not hurt,
lie was not even shocked. The
plow handles and the plow line
both dropped from Mose's hands,
and Mose stood speechless, but
! unhurt.
IotTceT
"Notice is hereby given that
the Board of Directors of the
Lancaster <? Chester Railway Co.
by resolution adopted at their
meeting held on the 1st, day of
July, 1901, havo culled a special
meeting of the stockholders of
said L incuster & Chester Railway
Company to be held at the Bank
of Lancaster, in the town of Lancaster,
S. C. on the 3rd, day of
August 1901 at 12 o'clock noon,
to consider a proposition to increase
the bonded indebtedness of
1 said corporation bv the issue of
$135,000 of First Mortgage 5 i>er
cent twenty year bonds, for the
purpose of providing funds with
which to reconstruct and ina
prove the line of railrond of said
corporation."
Dated the 1 st. day of July, 1901.
By order of the Board of Directors.
U. C. McManus,
Secretary.
DON'T WAIT. |
If you Knew how SCOTT'S I
! EMULSION would build you I
up, increase your weight, 1
strengthen your weak throat I
end lungs and put you in con- I
dition for next winter, you I
would begin to take it now. I
Send for free sample, and try it. H
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