The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, April 09, 1902, Image 2
THE LEDGER,
Si ?' low 5*. rart -v
V.DITO li AM) M \ N F K
WEDNB8DAT APIUL t>, 11M12. |
Items Frein Tli? Kershaw l?ru
M iss Elltt Welsh returned lust ;
week from Baltimore.
? Mr. .John W. Tniesdel, who
has been in failing health for somo.
time, left Friday for a stay at
ClevelandSprings. Ho was nccom.
punicd t>y his wife.
? Mrs M urv Cook and <l>ui<rhtor I
Mrs. B. F. Estridgo, ure visiting
Mrs. Cook's daughter, Mrs. E. I)
Witherspoou, in Sumtor.
Dr. R. 8. Beckham was elected
delegate to the grand lodge
Knights of P> thins, which meots
in Orangeburg next month, from
the Kershaw lodge. Mr. C. B.
Horton was elected alternate.
Rev. D. C. Freeman, the new
pastor of the Baptist church, arrived
with his family last Friday.
As announced some weeks ago
in the Era he would do, Dr. E C.
Brnsingten has moved L* Camden
to practice bis profession. TTe
part with such good citizens as
Dr. Brnsingten and his family
with unich reluctance and commend
them to tbo good citizens ,
of Camden as a worthy accession
to their town. Wo also wish the
Dr. much success in his new held
?Tbo vote Inst Friday ou the
question of issuing bonds to put
in a system of water works result- |
ed 50 for to G against the bonds. :
About iialf the number of registered
voters voted (
[ For The Ledger.
Educational Meeting. '
1
The next regular meeting of '
tli* Lancaster County Educational
Association will he held
at Tabernacle Academy, April '
12th ({Saturday) programme of 1
which wa? published last week. 1
Every man or woman rrlio luis
the schools at liourt should he 1
prosent at this meeting, ms the
true object of this association in
to bring about a greuter int.ere?i
in the education of the present
generation. The people of Tuber- '
nacle and surrounding com 111 unity *
should come out prepared to en- '<
tertain the tcuchora that come 1
from a distance. There will he <
several good xpeoches and educa- <
tional talks from different parties.
Come ono, come.all, and Ictus '
have a good time. 1
Respectfully, I
A f' Itniuoll
Co. Supt. of Education.
Tradesrille Sunbeams. ^
Mr. Editor: ? A great deal of
farm work baa beau dona la this
action considering the bad weathar.
Cam aad eottoa have bean '
planted and the farmers have gone 1
to work in dead earnest. j
Our school will be out th? l$tb, i
and wo hope to hare a nica entertainment.
W? have some nice 1
girls and bbys and u fine toucher. !
Of course the Trndesvilla boys <
and girls will not bo behind. Wo c
have Sunday School and prayer i
Meeting every Sunday We want! <
uiet e to join us. (.
Mr. T. W. McNeelv and Muster i
Berchal, speut Sunday with Mr. t
J. C. Gordon a* Wuxhaw. i
Mr. W. K Ilegl ar, who is v
taying in Monroe new, spent ?
Sunday with Mrs. Heglar and his a
mother. Little Sunbeam. w
CANT KL10V IT A SK> !
11 KT
The splendid work of Ur. King's ^
Now Life Bills is daily coming t<?
light. No such grand remedy for
Liver and Bowe1 trontdes wns i>v.
er known bofore. Thousands l>loss |j
them for curing Constipation, />
Sick Headache, llilliousnoss .Jaun
dice and Indigestion. Tr> liiein. u
25c at Crawford Bros, J.K. *'
Mackey and Co's., drug store. 1 K
The Fight is Abandoned.
' i
Gov McSwf#n?v'? S'renuon.e OpJ
position KnHs All Hopes of
Promoter*.
Chuikstou. April 7. After an
extended conference with president
Wagoner mad a c cuMittee ?i' business
fucti of the eity, Gov. McSweeuoy
unnounewd at midnight
tonight thai lie would not allow
the Jetrnc*-Fil/.?imnious light to
be pulled oil' in Charleston. Flo |
I said it wa.i the first time the mat
tor had been brought t-? his atton
ti ui olliciaU\ ami as the law was
very pointed In* could not laUo
any other curse Ho added that
he would call out the militia if
necessary to prevent the ccntcst.
Although the effort to secure the
mill is now ended, as Mr. ,1. C.
Jaudeu telegraphed to New York
early thi> morning withdrawing
his otl'or. Mr. Jnuden said he
would not post the $1 0,000 forfeit '
demanded by (Je(Tries in view of j1
the attitude of Gov. IVlcSwecney. 11
The governor has examined in- 1
to the law on the subject, and 1
fiuds that there is a provision in
the constitution itself at Art ,
VI11 , section 12, on the subject 1
reading as follows :
"All prize-lighting is prohibit-,
ml in this State, and the general
assembly *-balI provide by proper
I . i* * '
mws ror i tic prevention and pun v
ishment of the same."
The net on tho subject as it np *
pears in the Townsend code rends 1
is follows :
Section 251. It shall be unlaw- ^
t'ul for any person or persons to c
sngage in prizefighting, or to ho 1
i second in a prize fight, within f
'he limits of this State, and any *
person violating the provisions of
this section >hall he puni?hed hy a c
fine <>f not exceeding $1,000 or *
impris mnicnt, in the discretion of
the court. Any person or persons, ^
cither upon their responsibility *
or as officers or agents of any
club or association, who shall aid '
or abet by offer of a pur-e or '
money or other valuable induce- :
ment. or l>\ letting or giving the (
nsc? of a house or grouuds, or '
who shaM in any way whatsoever '
effect or cause a violation of this '
section, shall be dcetnad guilty of '
i misdemeanor, an d upon couvic- '
1 ion ihall fee punished by imprisonment.
not exceeding six mouths '
>r t?v a tine not exceeding $200. "
I
The term prize light ha* always
L>;ok coustrucd by the courts to (
mean any contest with or without 1
gloves for a purse. ; *
The Jenkins' Sveri
i
c
President ltooi>erelt will Present i
it Today ? Description of the 1
Costly Gift. ^
Today is President's day at the f
Exposition. Tiro presentation ?f |
he handsome sword frem the I /
itizens of South Carolina to Maj. j
Micah ,Ieukiw? will take place on t
he "round*. I r
" 9 j C
The sword will be presented by {
Jr? uident liooscvelt t? Ifajm Jen* n
rins immediate!) after the formal {
xerci-eo have bveu coaeludeJ in'* j
idwnt to th*' *%elo??Be of the Pros* 1
dent at The Sxposition. Former j
iov Hu^h S. Thompson of South ^
Jarolina, will cnll upon the Pres- il
dent in behalf of the subscribers i1
o present the >w.>rd, ami the Free- 1
deni will respond in words which '
,,:n -i.. i
?m nufiv ou uieiuorauie una gratfying
to Major Jenkins and te ?
I! South Carolinian*. \I?j Jenkins
nil reply iu n brief speech of apireculion.
Tho cxeretsca will be S
imple, dignified and impressive
s befit < the modest and brave sol- p
ier in whose honor they are hold, y
It is a beautiful weapon. It 0
Ksts in n cosily mahogany box, 0
ne.i with the softest white silk. t<
>n the cover is n jjold plate upon jr
liich is beautifully engraved t|
Major Micah ,). Jenkins, Hough r
idors.'' Tho blade is nn ox- n
ju'eite imported on?, inlaid in
fold aruh*?que designs by a ?v?l*m
known only in Franc1*, *nd
>bovriug also the United Stale?
monogram and coat of arms and
tho American ei.;lo. Tho hilt i*
Di' cxqnisite design, and ic surmounted
hv m magnificent sapphire
surroundod 1>;? 20 diamonds.
The tn.-sels attached are of silver
bullion heavily plated with gold.
'I lie scabbard is of heavy nickel!
with gold trimmings and upon it j
on each side, exquisitely engraved
on nickeled steel, uro appropriate
iiKrcintiini s On (Iiiiih ?i?ln ?n?
r- u "I' ;
pears I Ins: "A gentle and emit Icons
South Caroliniuu * * !n ! I
action n perfect gamecock
Theodore Kooscvelt, Color, el,
Rough Riders. On the other
side vvith artistic arrangement of
tho lettering, is engraved* ".Major
Mieah J. .Jenkius, Rough j
Riders. ? A testimonial of his
sffieiencv and soldiership and of .
. . 1
tiis gallantry in action while serving
with tho aruij of the United 1 tl
Statos in Cuba. Frnm friends1
ind admirers in South Carolina. c
Presented by President Roose- '
rclt, April 9, 1902." Accoin-i
Dunying the splendid sword is a I
ich and heavy helt of silver bul- j
ion heavily plated with gold.
'The South and the Democratic !:
Party." 1
I
Charlotte Observer.
(
This is a characteristic editorial
tf The New York Sun, appearing inder
tho above heading:
Tho unanimous selection of Mr. \
jriggs, of Georgia, as chairman <
if tho% Democratic Congress com-j
111 Lite, w 11 s oniy a just recognition
if tlic dominance of the South in
<
hat party. '
? All except 5 of the 29 Deruo;rats
now in the Senate are from
he South. All except 45 of the
153 Demociats in the House of
fctepreuentativos of the present
Jongre?B are troin the South.
The Seuth, therefore, is entitled
o the lead rshipof the committee
>n which will lie imposed the duty
mil responsibility of the campaign
?f the Dcmoeracx this year for the
]
control ol the House ot Represent
Lutives. It is entitled to Democratic
leadership generally, in ^
the campaign of 1902 ami in that !
?f 1904.
(
I he Democratic party would
lie without hope except for the I
^ i 1
Southern States. There are its j
Drains and the only majorities ?.p- |
in which it can relay. Obviously ^
herefore, the time has come when I ^
o the South belongs the shaping ! ^
>f the Democratic national policy; \ ^
ind logically the candidate tiomi ^
mtcd by the Democratic national
:onventiou in 1904 should be a
'epresentutive of the dominant
southern Democracy."
Could any thing be more art1%
I t T Urv KM 1.-- I I
ui . -A no uuivino uuuii'tt, iiy ILlt) I
democratic caucus of an unknown \
ieorgian as the chairman of the L
congressional committee gives.
his smart Republican paper tiio *
ipportunity to cull attention in
his veiled way to the fact that t
tothing is loft of the Democratic ^
>arty outside of the South; ^ind if j
t could induce it, by the reason- ^
ng adduced from the facts, to
. J
lominate a Southern man lor 1
'resident in 1904, it would have >
he Democracy just whore it wants a
t. If the party is wise it will, ^
n stead of doing this., address ^
tsclf to re gaining some of its c
est strength in the North and
V est. i
iailor of Cruiser Cincinnati Killed
by Trolley in Charleston.
I
ip'jcial t?> The State.
Charleston, April 4.?Gun ^
too hey of the crew of the United |
t'ltes cruiser Cincinnati was run
ver and killed by a trolley car
n the Mcctino street extension
might. He was horrit>ly man- j
led. lie endeavored to jump on
in front of the car while it was *
i motion and was knock ; I down '
mil run over.
Spring Stock
: NOTHING WANTING!
WILLIAMS HI
Make it easy for you to 5
mother and all the ehildrei
stores at small cost. Sell
bound to undersell, and th
/ '
winning the tracUy
| LUCKY STREAK IN PRE
Stylish and cheap to suit thrifty buyers ! The b<
i) town, quality considered. %
BLACK DRESS GOODS in Rrilliuntine Mo.nur,
md Storm Serge.
BIG SILK PURCHASE. To he exact, 15,o00 i
mrs early. W e show all the new colors, Crape tie Cheinb
8.000 YARDS WASH PRE!
We were fortunate in securing the surplus stcck of i
,'ercales in dots, figures and stripes Madras Gingnai
Uripcd Organdies in new ctFects. Silk Mulls?Duck
3argaius and Rousing stock of Embroideries and Laces
linens, Victoria Lawns, Swiss Organdies, French Batiste
SPRING GOODS.
Cn ? ...:11 ...:n ?l c-.? n -- '*
Go to the I Alunt we fV?i? vor pari
Dear* love! on?? we I
LANCASTER MARBLE j " H'<-pw'"'
! Bui il?> mui.o > will lie
w ^ ' * | Till we kc e 11;>* lieav. m
GRANITE WORKS, j
?or Good Work and Low Prices. ' JC^T* Pay one year
A. J. McNtoek|^sr^'
LANCAblfiK, b. O. | one year.
VJK, ? ?Uiv> ) uu ??in > L?n ?111 iiui iiuu 11I1IM ur Doner in
vbich wo oiler you the choice of. Our Cheviot Suni
Jassimers. For styles and prices, come to us.
We have hundreds of otl
space forbid the mention.
llespec
WILLIAMS-:
Vaccination Prevents. Reward for Ass
There is only one case of smill- The State, (1th inst.
pox out at the ^ ork Cotton mills Only a few days i
it this time, and although vacci- assassination took pla
nation has Item quite general, county a few miles out
the residents oi the mill village which Mr. W. 1
ure giving the ma tor but little W(.u Known and popu
concern. Speaking of the matter iosf |jjs lif. Mr. <
yesterday, President Carroll said another farmer hud I)
that if everybody would promptly I uusta and were drivii
submit to vaccination, wo would Air..Collins' buggy,
have no uioro .-mnllpox. ''lhe five miles from h> me
father in a family of thirteen , h?l,{ up |>y u mulatto
took smallpox out at our mill j black negro. The
>ome weeks ago Next day all of resisted and the ncgi
the members of the family except to the buggy killing
the two smallest, were successfully almost instantly am
raccinated, and all escaped except his companion. Tl
,h? two smallest. Thoso hurt ?t-:? >
I wuipptM! in? norse as
smallpox."?Yorkville Enquirer. th0 assailants and _
u _ nearest farm how
.. . arched for the mu
I he State is quite a money . .
. , , were unable to ore
nder to the counties. The fol- v . . Al
Yesterday the gnvori
owing loads have been made since , . .,
. . request of the autbori
lie beginning of the year. . , x
H => J a ic ard of $200 for
York, $10,000: Bamberg, $3,. , ... . .
' ' ?' . and conviction of tho
550; Clarendon, $3,500; Kershaw
15,000; Dorchester, $1,520;Mar- i
on, $5,770; Hampton, #5,000; > TRIBUTE OF.ltl
A illiamsburg, $5000; Sumter, Jn loving remoiihr
18,800; Darlington, $6,900. This Thomas Vick, who i
nakesn total of $57,880. The 16th, 1902.
inking fund commission expects One by . n? earth* lies ai
o loan considerable more money As uo see our loved on
. . , m. And (be hopes ho fondly
o the various counties. Ihe ?
Brighten, but to pans a
State gets 5 per cent, from count' 1 ^
13 i One by one our hopes git
os for the money tout it loans nea- theshiuiiit
hem. ! For we know across the
m t B I Wsits the loved new g
.?-?.,1 , . . , I 'Tis haul to break I lie te
-y ; ray youifuohCiiption plca-o .... . . . , ,
' J ? 1 t When h?v? It an hound l
?..->% ? u mm imam ton: IM* I ie?. , . .
' ris- liaril ho hard to H; vh
I
Complete.
UGHES CO.,
)uy< The father, the *
ii can he elotlieu at our
ing- for cash we are
at we are (toing and
|SS_000p_S=
2si selected nnd u? doubtcdlv the cheapest stock
VV ool Albatross, Wool Cheviot, Whip Cord
raids of the choices. If you need a silk see
Japanese and plain Taffctta, Liberty Foulards;s
GOODS.
1 mannt *cturer below cost of making. French
us?all shades. Batisto Lawns and Satin
and Canvas ^uilings. Our White Goods
are for you thrifty buyers ! White India
i, Persian Lawn and English Long Cloth.
ting clothing at anything like the pi ices at
ts, Rluo Diagonals, Clay Worsted Serges and
ter bargains, time and
3tfully,
HUGHES CO.
PILES
urn 11 Isrntul "I oufTeredth? tortures of th? damntd
with protrudinjj piles brouRht on by constipa...?
a ;u,.n tlon with whloh I was afflicted for twenty
it, 111 A l Kill years. I ran across your CASCAHETS in the
? . town of Newell. la , and never found nnythtnff
OI /VUgUHlfi, to equal them To-day i am entirely free from
. , . ... piles and feel like a new man."
Li. C ollllis, a C. H. KsiTZ. Nil Jones St., Sioux City, la.
Collins and cathartic ^
t en to Au bMMlll OE)
us home ill Vj&X&WW'WWVWW^W
w h? n at out ' TRAP! mash
atltl II VP IV I Pleasant. Palatable. Potent, Tasto Good. T)o
J I Qood, Never Kieken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c, 2bc, ?0c.
white men i ... cure constipation. ...
SUrllnB liratflj Comp.ny, ( hlr?(ro, ItmI, H?w T.rk. Sit
i> v ti I ? (1 ill- lift TA Qlft Hold nnd itnaranteed by all druf.,
, y .. nu"iu-dau Blue to CXJJXETobacoo Habit.
Air. ColMns
?' ?<? -|k ambus
?ot to the The c ouih Caiolina A Georgia Ex*
se Posses ' 'ennion Rai.roud announces uie fols
lowing .?w round 1 rip rales to Char*
nlerers hut lostnn, S. C., account of ihe ttouih
*!???, 1 a-oijrm lnter-M te and Went Indian
riHKO tneni. Exposition. Tickets on sale at all
nor ftt the coupon stations. Kxeelh-nt pnsHcn1
*er service performed. Hee that your
ties offered ticket* r ad via the 8. C. & G. E\ it R.
the capture From a. b. c.
1 Westvllle $6 55 $ 4 80 $3 50
nog rues. Kershaw 6 80 1 95 8 65
ncnlb Springs 7 00 5 20 3 65
Lancaster 7 GO 5 60 3 70
Catawba Junction -8 20 6 00 4 00
i8pect* Rock Hill 8 65 6 35 4 20
- .. TirZdli 8 96 6 60 4 40
anco of Mr. Yorkville 9 25 6 w0 4 60
died March Mfcurcn 0 o5 1 ?0 4 6i
iiicii mm ( n Hick >ry Qrove y 85 ? ^ 4 m
Smyrna 10 10 7 40 4 90
e l.r..k.n g!?.?!??rg I"
vjn ??? IO I W) 5 25
eH decay, Earles 10 *> 8 45 .6 16
cherhbed tfiielby 1106 ! 8 1u 6 80
W11V Latlitnore 11 8 > 0 06 5 56
Moornboro . 11 50 0 20 5 56
i\v brighter i Henrietta 11 9C 9 35 5 60
f -hiiri Forest City 12 10 9 66 6 80
Rutherfordton 12 40 9 10 5 90
, ,ver Thermal I ity 18 00 10 80 6 40
one before. Marion 14 35 10 90 6 65
i r ??ril Column A: Ticket to be sold daily
com miming Nov. 30th, 19??I, uniil
Ih* heart, uml im-.uding Ma 31, 1902; final
k the wool limit June 3rd, 1902
( oi.UMN l?: 1 icketM to be gold daily,
o innmncnnj Nov. 80ih, 1901, until
iave laid line ami including May 3Im> 1902; final
en.brave limit ten ti ay a in addition to data of
? M.i.i.pd sale; exce, l that flmt; limit whruld
in no t-ave exceed June 3rd. 1962.
I t <5(fl ( t oi.umn < : TieketM to tie sold an
I'. H r. TueeMMV*. anil Tliur-ilai'- ?' ???'
?J'- WI
week; commencing Dec Urd, 1M1.
himI iintr. and including M?y 5&t?b,
in advance 1H02, t'nmi limit seven <Iu>m in mI?
dition to dat<> of s>tle; except Hiet
let ns ser.d |\mi 1 limit Htmuid in no case ex?e?d
, , J ni>e :?rd, 1U02
"",leef"r, K H. ?HAW.
tJeueral Py*s*i;jj?r Agent.