The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, January 07, 1903, Image 2
THE LEDGER,
Thurlow 3. Carter,
EDITOR AND MANAGER.!
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1908.
Fatal Encounter Near Columbia.
The btato, 4th lust.
News did not reach the city until
yesterday of a desperate and
fatal encounter across the river
in Lexington county, about three
miies from the city, us a result of
which Mr. Charles llutto is dead
and Mr. Wesley Spires, who is
well known in the city, is in Lexington
jail, whither he went to
doliver himself up to the authorities.
The encounter occurred between
12 m. and 1 p. ui. on Friday,
near Mr. Spires' house, which is
not far from the mill site on Mr
, Albert Taylor's plantation. There
had been bad feeling between the
mon for some time, and from what
can be ascertained there was a woman
in the case, Mr. Spires ob
jeciing 10 tiutto's attentions to
Mrs. Spires. They met in a piece
of woodland near the Spires home.
Hutto had a rifle and it is said
opened fire on Mr. Spires when
he saw him. The latter had his
shotgun and gave Hutto the contents
of both barrels killing him
instantly.
Host Accept Negro Official.
Bostofliee in Mississippi Closed
By the President?Postmis
tress Threatened.
Washington, ,Jan. 3.?It has
Knnn /Inoi/lorl /? I
uuvii utLiutu IU tmou (Ilttueuilj
the postoffice at Indiunola, Miss.,
from which the postmaster, Minnie
M. Cox, colored, resigned under
compulsion, a few days ago,
since which time the office has
been closed. The bondsmen have
brought the mutter to the at ten*
tion of the authorities here, with
the view of being relieved of the
responsibility of the accumulated
mail. The Postmaster General
has had a thorough investigation
made anil has become satistied
that the woman was obliged to resign
under duress ? in fact, that
her life was endangered. Having
represented this state of affairs to
the cabinet, after a long discussion
the decision above noted has
been reached and the office will
not be reopened until the people
in the district are ready to accept
this woman as their postmaster.
President Harrison tirst named
Minnie Cox as postmistress and
she served three years in his administration.
President McKin
:_4_.i \. ? nA?i
iDjr iciijij;uihi?u uur ill loy(.
The citizens of Indianola recently
decided that they had had enough
of Minnie and so plainly did they
intimate this that tlio negro for
warded her resignation to take ef
feet .Jan. 1.
Liquor Profit- tor the Year .Just
Gone.
The State, 3d inst.
The annual report of the State
dispensary will .-oon do made, j
and tho exact figures as to the
State's big li?|ii??r business will
be given for the year just end d.
Id round figures it isstat?d that
the report will show that the 1
business has paid $550,000 to tho
counties, towns and cities and the
Bchoolfund t'ii- year, over $400, ^
000 of this having lit on paid over,
to the counties, towns and cities. ;
The total aniou.it of p oHts paid
to the school fund is about $14S,000,
this incl ul ng i.ho last taro>
quarterly pay me its required by
the new act.
The volume of business tor the1
year is considerably larger than ;
for last year. I
i
That Mackey Story.
Plain Language fiotn Ono Who
Knows Whereof He
Speaks.
To the Kditor ot The State.
My attention has been called to
an article in The State of today
headed "Former .Judge Mackey
Telling (Jrazv Stories." 1 recret
i# * -- ? ?n
tbo publication of the article by
your paper and in justice to tbe
family of Governor Manning, and
to me, 1 trust tbatyou will give i
me space to contradict the false
utterances of Th< mas Jefferson
Mackcy. It is bard indeed at this
late dtiy to have Governor Man?
nine's nano coupled with that of
such a creature. His narrative
blends truth and falsehood?the
latter predominating. 1 pass
without comment touching the case
of 44 The Stato vs. Motley and
Blackledge," (VI1 Richardson,
page 327,) as to the act of tbe
executive in that celebrated case
? it is of record and cun be read.
The objectionable feature of the
article 1 cpiote as published:
44IIero is tbo secjuel of thiOtragedy
After tbe war, while I was
on the bench, 1 learned that this
John Manning, who had sacrificed
a scut in tbo United States senate,
wuh living in poverty with bis
aged wife in the decayed family
mansion on n pittance. 1 visited
him and was shocked at his poverty
I proposed to nominate him for
the State senate, which would pay
him $5 per diem upon which he
eould live. 1 was then a Republican
judge and nobody but a Repub- |
licun could be elected to the leg- ,
isluture. However for the first |
time in my life 1 went into pol- (
itics and uppealed to the negro delegates
telling them of the sacrifice ,
Manning had made to avenge the |
murder of an unknown slave. ,
The uegi o delegates rallied to a ,
nuin mill u."-: ?
? v A VJIWT^I I1W i .1*1.(11111111^ |
whs nominated and elected. lie (
held the position for 1G years and ,
was the only Democrat for a long t
| eriod in the legislature of South |
Carolina." 1
The above is utterly untrue. |
Prior to the civil vur, he lived in
a til ue nee, and at the close of his
life, though not lich, in comfort, 1
having enough to keep him in his ?
old age. i
It was an established custom at c
"Milford" to welcome thecominc o
r
and speed the parting guest; and "
1 remember woll when this way*
farer found shelter under that roof
and was accorded a courtesy shown t
to any man claiming shelter for a 1
night. Had Mackey proposed to ^
(iovernor Manning what he claims ?
to have done, a speedy and undig- a
nified exit would ha/e marked his f
tight. C
I was in position to know some- a
thing ot Judge Mackey's career
along about the Reconstruction
period, and I am] in no moud to
bo tampered with by him or any
of his class and kind.
(ii t\ crn< r Manning died at the resiilee
< ! I?i-* daughter in Camden. i
( .. nil tin- 4J'.)ih of October, 18811
I
? loving and beloved. In Trinity
church \ Md his body rests among
those of his kin, who in the past
rendcied faithful service to the
Stale fn m 1770 to 1889.
Wade H Manning.
Columbia, S. ' Dec. 31, '02.
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TAKRH IN A DAY-TREATMENT
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li lip; ?*?ir 11r? trip'!> and p< rnianet'tiy.
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The Tragic Death.
Of Wm. H. Sqnier.
Richland County's Highly Esteemed
Auditor Body Found
By A Railroad Track.
Tho Stute, 4th inst.
Mr. "W. H. Squier, the county
aud'tor, met with u tragic death
lust night. His body was found i
by the side of the track by which
the Southern aud Coast Line passenger
trains coiue into tho city.
Tho indications are tbat be wus
struck and killed by tbe Southern's
tram from Charleston which
came into the cit y at 10> o'clock.
It was some time thereafter, possibly
an hour, before tbe body
was found.
There was but one wound upon
the person, a sharp incisive cut
squarely on top of the head, and
Drs. Lnowlton and Kendall who
made an examination, declared
that there is some doubt whether
or not tbat kind of wound could
have been made by tbe pilot of .
an engine. The body wus lying
stretched out in such a manner as
to excite 6omo suspicion. The
dead man's hat was picked up in
Indigo street where it had probably
been carried by the train.
The hat was the clue that led to
the finding to tho body.
Mr. Squier's presence in that
neighborhood caused no little
speculation. He has been in bad
health lately ? practically and in*
valid ?and it was, quite a long
ways from his home. The supposition
advanced last night wa*
that he was wandering around
aimlessly, for his state of health
had caused him to be morbid and
lospondent lately.
Mr. Squior was one of the best
ind most beloved men in Columbia.
In the recent primary he
was reelected by a magnificent
/cto, for he enjoyed the coutidance
of the people to a marked
legree He was an enthusiastic
nembor of the United Confederite
Veterans, having been a gal-ant
boy soldier with the llich
ami Volunteers. Ho wu? aho a
oyal Knight of Pythias
?The ti? bt new cotton mill proected
tnis year got its commision
from the secretary of state
iaturday. It is to hear the name
kGluck Mills'* and will be located
tear Anderson, having a capital
>f half a million dollars
Notice of Discbarge.
Notice is hereby given that on
he 7th day of February, A. D.
903, the undersigned as adminstrator
of the estate of H. A. M.
Iteele, deceased, will file his final
eturn and settlement and make
pplicaiion to the Probate Court
or the County of Lancaster, S. ?
3., .for a final dischargo as such '
dministrator,
John H. Steele,
Administrator.
Lancaster, S. C., Jan. 6, 1903.
JP* FOR INFORMATION
Wbf- THE VIR{MA-CAR(
TOL-' " CHARLESTON, SJ
Negro Firebug Captured |
How it Happens That the |R:ght
Man Was Caught?Novel
Scheme Successfully
Worked.
I'olico Officer lloland yesterday
morning picked up and jailed a
neirro who irave his nmnn hh Tnm
Roman. Ho is wanted in Lexington
for robbing the depot and then
betting tire to it u few nightb ago.
Tho btory ib an interesting oue.
It seems that when the depot was
discovered on fire there was time
to save it. Some shavings had
been saturated with kerosene and
ignited. An investigation showed
that the depot had been robbed.
People passing the next day
located the hiding place of the
plunder. All of it had been plac^
ed under a nearby house, -and the
burglar had left one box of tobacco
there. Believing that he would
come for this a shot guo was rigged
up with a string from the
trigger attached to tho t?ox. Friday
night the gun went off and
there was a cry of pain. But no
one could be found by those who
ran to the place.
The police here had been notified.
Yesterday morning near the
Ul.irwlirwv r\aa?
^>UUV<IU^ UlUOSHIg v muc r
Bolund saw a straDge negro wilb
his right band bandaged, and apparently
hurt otherwise. He held
bim up, examined bim and soon
found tbat ho was the fellow, who
had Veen seen about the depot,
and was really the man wanted.
He is now in tne city prison.?
The State.
Stops the Couyh and Works off
the C?(d
Laxative Brorno Quinine Tab
ets cure a cold in one day. No
Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c.
? The Ledger (senn weekly)
and The News and Cornier fsnmi
weekly) one year for $1.75, payable
in advance.
COFFINS, emu
o o o c o o u
Wo now lm
and will contn
complete line of
burial CASKETS,
all sizes and qualities,
COFFIN up to Handsoi
CALL and see us or send u
fortunate as to have a death
Within the RI
LANCASTER, S. U.,
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ADDRESS
HJNA CHEMICAL GO. ow s
C.U.S.A. -==
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NKW CKN'IURY COM"
FOUT '
Millions aio daily Hading a
world of comfort in Bucklen's
Arnica Salve It kills pain from
Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Brun-es;
conquers Ulcers, and FeverSores;
cures Eruptions, Salt Khcum,
Boils and Felons; removes O rus
and Warts, Best Pile cure ??n
earth. Only 2oc at Crawford
Bros , and J. F. Mackey & to,
drug store.
?Subscribe to The Lancaster
Ledoek. $>1.50 per annum.
AN ORDINANCE !
PRO"V1 DING FOR AN A NN U AL
TAX ON ALL DOGSFOUND
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF
l'HE TOWN OF LANCASTER.
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the Town of
Lancaster.in council assembled unci
by the authority of same.
Sec. 1 That un annual tax of
One Dollar is hereby assessed and
levied against the owner .of ouch
dog or bitch kept within the corporate
limits of said towu to be
paid on or before Jany. 1st 1903,
and on or before Januaiy 1st of
each and every >ear thereafter
That upon payment of said tax,
the owner of any dog or bitch
shall be furnished by the Chief of
Police with a tug which shall be
immediately placed upon Haid dog
or bitch by being utluched to a
collar.
Sf.c. 2. That any dog or bitch
found running at large without
the tag proscribed in Section 1 of
t iiis ordinance, shall be seized and
impounded by the officers of the
town and unless the said tax of
One Dollar, together with an additional
amount of twenty five
cents for the taking up of said dog
or bitch, is paid within thirty-six
hours from time of seizure, then
said dog or bitch shall forthwith
be killed.
Ratified by the Mayor and Al
dermen in council assembled this
26th day of July, 1902.
11. E. WYLIE,
Attest: Mayor.
I g i 0. D. Jones,
Cle?-k. -
B\rt o o o o o o
\ COFFINS.
vo in stock,
I
tine to keep, a
COFFINS and
Our stock embraces
from the plain, cheap
ne METALLIC cases. 1
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s your order when so no- 1
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in your family. PRICES ?
3ACH of ALL.
raii 111.-1
Oct. 16, 1-&G2 tf. ]
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MONEY TO L?
(>:i w rccen' vlalt to New York t-\
I mil ?* *r ?ni!?"?i. n ? by wbicli I ti .1
iihjj- li't < 1 - i i s i'hiO ami upwards
on fir.-1 en- . n mi iuip'ovcii cotton v
?>ninn m 7 i? . rtiij i..iereetnn puum of
f,l i.O) <M) ?n<l (iwr, ? ?l 8 | er cent lilt-reft
oiihiiiumoi l? hs than $1,000. r"
rs.. ! ?.miiii?xi<> charged. only a reaa
liable itit for i l> i ? ? ! ?#f litle.
It ! ; WYLIR,
P# pt 1. 100:*- 6ni. r i y at Iimw
I J\ xvlc DOW,
r inrMti/iJJi a mi nuitUISUM
CATaWHA house.
South Sidr, Up Stairs.
OFFICES
OPEN DAY AND NIGH
Plioue WO
ut.jm. n w i? n mm n v
A. H SIMPSON,
? Guilder and Contractor ?*v '
- Lancaster, S.- C. Ro.iclt
a bid on Car|>fcnrer work of ; *
any kind you may wish done. 4
Dec 1, 1902.?3m.
Go to the . LANCASTER
MARBLE
V TV I >
GRANITE WORK,
For Good Work and Low Prioei.
?. i. McNinch,'LANCASTER,
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notice*
Attention is oalled to the fact,
that the License tux for 1903, imposed
hy Council on all occupa-,,
tions and odllings enumerated in*
the schedule already published,
must be paid in advance, and that
it is made a criminal offense to
engage in suid business or callings
without hrst paying the licenses
to the Town Treasurer who will
receipt therefor.
Attention is also called #to the
Tax on Dogs, which gees into effect
.Ian. 1st 1903. All dogs
found off the premises of the ow* ,
ner without the Tag furnished by "
the Town Treasurer, on payment *
or toe tax of $1.00, will bo taken - *
up arid after thirty-fix hour?, ^ ;
killed. H. E. Wylif., .
Dec. 30, 1902. Mayor.
Tbe Lancaster Cotton Mills
Has employment to offer te
Two Hundred and Fifty..
Families in tlie new Mill to be in
operation in January 1903, and
will teach beginners in the old v'
mill until they are ready for work
in the new mill. Employment
for boys and girls from twelve
years up. Good wages, prompt
oav. Comfnrtftblft hnnoot at
jnnuble rent. (The rent begin,
oing after able to earn wages.)
Jood drinking wator, and a good
ichool for small children te attend
)n the pl*?ce.
We prefer home people if they
want the employment, and will
?ive them the opportunity and
tielp of learning.
For further particulars apply tn
./I TV I HO 1(1,
C. B. Sxirrii,
Superintendent. '
Nov. 17?6w. Lancaster, 8. C.
?TY FACT0RE3
MANAGEMENT
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