The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, January 13, 1904, Image 1
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<K -II-WEKKLY. LANCASTER. 8. O.. JANUARY 13, 1904 ? ^fA'm.lKHKn'^g?88*'
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Auditor's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that this of
flee xvlIT be open from the let day of
January to the 20th day of February,
1904. fot the purpose of receiving the
returns of the taxpayers of Jj-incaster
County.
All persona having property in
their possession or control, as managers,
holders or as husband, patent,
guardian, trustoe, executor, ad minis
trator, receiver, accounting officer,
ageut, attorney, or factor, ou the First C
day of January HHM, are required t- ,
list the same for taxatiou within the "
time required by taw. or incur the lt
penalty or Fifty per cent, which attaches
i't case of failure to do so. tl
The full tax of One Dollar is laid ..
upon ail male persons between the
ages of 21 and 00 years, except persons f|
who are maimed ami unable to earn a
support and r on federate soldi* re. T
For tlin ,-'1
Under hii act of the legislature, all tr
person ? having a gross income of $2,600ornioie,
are required to make a ?
return of the same to the Audit* r at |,
the timeof making their other returns.
It will be to the interest of every n
taxpayer to make his return promptly
of all personal pioperty; also of afl
transfers or improvements on real
estate, and save the penalty of 50 per Ul
ceiv. which ai laches after the 20th
of February 1904. o
Respectfully, ?
JNO. s. tOOK,
County Auditor, 1
wood, Hickory and Holly Logs.
Freight paid on carloads
JAM Eh COCKHHOOr,
10-17 4m Charleston, 8, O, tl
Lancaster and Chester 11
railway. ?
IM VT^.. ftrt
nvaoauiC IU VUCUi UUV 19U?.
(Daily except Sunday ) *
vVESTBOUND. *
liV Lauaaater, 7 15am 500pm
Lv Fori Lawn, 7 84 a m 6 740 p m 3
liT Baseouville, 7 44 a m 5 45 p m
Lv Rlchburg, 7 60am 6 00 pm
Ar Chester, 8 15 a m 0 30 p in
Ar Char'otte, So K 9 65 a m 900pm
r Columbia, So R11 00 a m 115am fe
A r Atlanta,s a I, r 4 60pm 1
Ar Ynrsv'.CAN W 9 35 a in
Ar Uaslonia.CN w 10 30 a m h
Ar Lenoir, oft u, r 205 p m 600am a
E ASTRO UNL. ^
Jjv Len ir, c4n,r 230pm
LV Gaston la " 6 80pm 1
Lv York ville " 6 23 pra tt
Lv Atlanta, s a 1, r 100pm Cl
Lv Columbia, So R 6 10 a m 6 35 pm ,
IjV Charlotte, 80 R 8 40 am 6 25 pm d
Lv Chestel, 10 00 a m 8 25 p in b
Lv JCichburg, 10 45 a m 8 49 p m ~
ILv Bascora ville, II 00 am 8 65 pm
JLv Fort Lawn 1116 am 0 06 pm &
Ar Lancaster, 11 45 a in 9 25 p m ii
CONNECTIONS. |,
Chester?Southern, Seaboard and c
[Carolina & Northwestern railways. .
Lancaster?Southern Railway.
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TEE OBSERVER,
Charlotte, N. C. !
<? Cftj&rns^
Vblt signature is on every bo. of iho genuine
Laxative Bromo-Qninine blots 1
4(he rrar*v thnt .? ? ' ? ? r-t > ?? ? ?n? dsv
Laxative Brorao Quinine Tab
?ts care a cold in one day. No
Core, No Pay. Price, 25c.
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the Auditor or r?u assistant will attend
the following placet* in tho County on a'
tit-* days named.
Osceola, Tues Jan 5th, 12 to 3 o'clock. 18
Pleasant Va'ley, Wednesday Jau 6. ^
ReUir,Thursday Jan 7
Vun Wyok, Friday Jan 8tli. 9 to 12 0
O'CIOCK. |f
Dix< a. in , Dwiglu, p. in,, Monday
J.tn llili. *1
Tradesvllle, Tuesday Jan 12lh. .
Taxahttw, Wednesday J an 13lb. 1
Fla' Creek church, Thursday Jan 14, f(
Dr. C, C Welsh's, Friday Jau 15t'i.
Prlmm Saturday January Kith to 12 w
o'clock /
Halle Gold Afme, Monday Jan 18th. G
Kershaw, Thursday and Wednesday fi
Jan 19th and 20th.
Heath Spiings, Tuesday Jan 21st. P
Pleasant Hi T, Friday Jan 22 to 2 p m e
Dry Creek. Mondav Jau 2fiih
Liquor Men Most Go.
launot be Members of Lodges
of Odd Fellows? Must Change
Their Business or Get Out.
Columbus, O., Jan. 9.?The
me limit giren by Grand Master
lharles C. Pavoy, of the Indopenent
Order of Odd Fellows, wheroi
men of the order eugaged in
le saloon business must change
leir occupation or bo expelled
otn the order expires tomorrow
housands of men engaged in the
quor business in Ohio are affili
ted with the odd fellows, and it
i believed they will make a deirmincd
effort to resist the order
f the grand master. That the
itter is equally determined in the
land he has taken against the ?a>on
keepers is evidenced by the
>rcible language ot the order,
hich says: "Any noblo grand
>residingioflicer)who shirks or re
1868 to do his duty will he bubended?they
must convict and
xpel from tke order all such
lembers, and any lodge that puts
n trial and couvicts such a memsr
unci fails to suspend him shall
are its charter arrested at once."
Gov. lleyward has offered an
dditional reward for tho capture
f the assassin who shot down Mr.
i. B. Varn, a Bamberg merchant,
'he rewards severally offered ag
regate $500.
A mighty goed rule to adopt in
tie regulation of your conduct for
tie coming year is this : Tackle
nly one day at a time, and make
tint just as decent and as clean
nd as upright aa human nature
nil lot you.? Kansas City Times.
AVED FROM TERRIBLE
DEATflThe
family of Mrs. M L. Bobilt
of Bargerton, Tenn., saw her
ying and were powerless to save
er. The most skillful physicians
nd every remedy used, failed,
'bile consumption was slowly hut
urely taking her life. In this
srrible hour Dr. King's New Disovery
for Consumption turned
espair into joy. The first bottle
rought immediate relief' and its
ontinued use completely cured
er. . it's the most certain cure
i the world for all throat and j
log troubles. Guaranteed
totlle 50c and $1.00. Trial Botles
Free at Crawford Bros' and
. F. Mackey & Co., and T. Eu
ene Funderburk Drug store.
?All persons indebted to me
re requested to call at once and
ettle. J. E. Rutledge, Dentist.
Slep^ltoe:
THE SUCCESSF
FERTILIZES HI
The VirginicuCarol
"Manufactures the best
Virgtnla-CgroJIna Chemical Co?
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Happenings In The State.
As Chronicled by the Alert Cor
respondents of The Columbia
State.
HORSE WHIPPING IN HOLLY HILL
Holly Hill, Jan. 7.?On Wed'
nesday a horsewhipping affaii
took place on the unusual quie
streets of Holly.Hill
A womHn with a doubtful re
putation received a letter denoun
cing in very plain terms her be
harior with a certain man of gooi
positon, and at once decided tha
the wife of tho "man in the cane'
was tho anonymotis correspondent
So calling in the accommodating
marshal of the town he was tolc
to ksep off the steel as there wa
going to bo a tight.
Ho did os he whs told and whei
the wife passed the residence o
the woman of shady reputation
! she was attacked with tongue aD<
whip by the latter. The wife re
eisted as long as possible, whei
seizing her avoidant by tho hai
she brought her to her knees call
ing for assistance. They wer
quickly scpuratod.
While greatly to be regrstte<
the affair may put an end to wha
has been a scandal for months ii
the town.
AN ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION.
Yards, Jan 9?A bold attemp
was made here last night to assassi
nate the railroad agent, Mr. M. O
Ward, of the Southern railway.
He left the office about 10 p. m.
and juat aa be was entering hii
gate, some 200 yards from th?
depot office, he was tirod upon bj
someone with a shot gun at closi
range, two shot taking effect ii
his forehead . and one passing
through the top of his hat.
Mr. Ward is one of our inosl
quiet and peaceful citizens, res
pected and loved by nil, and th<
only theory advanced is that robbery
is the motive. Mr. Wart
had a lighted lantern in his hanc
when the shot was fired.
NEOROES ACQUITTED.
Spartanburg, Jan.9. ? The trial
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?i isciy aiereaitn and Melissa
Drummond, both colored, for the
murder of a negro naved Bunt
Lewis, neat Reidsville, several
months ago, was finished today in
sessions court. The verdict was
1 not guilty.
OASTOniilL.
Beara th? A ^ Kind You Have Alwzjrs Bought
itotosperity j
;UL PLANTER
S LANDS
ina Chemical Co
x-cruuzcrs oo carta*. E
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Bryan Back From
Across The wat?
The E'der Statesman lias Se<
Something of the VVT?rld?
Interesting KunningCom
ment Upon Men.
New York, Jan. 9.?The Whi
t, '
Star steamer Celtic, on whii
W m. J. Bryan is a passenger, a
rived today. The stealer w
met at cpiarantine by u committ
of prominent Democrats, heud?
by former United States Senati
| Chas. A. Towno, M. G. l'allise
u 1 f
UUIUV.O ouuuioi oeanury, ar
Henry George, Jr. Coming t
; the bay, Mr. Bryan hold a g
neral reception. He declined
8 talk specifically for publication c
the ground that he intended
1
^ ?frite his experiences and did n
desire all the impressions he hs
jj gained to be old before his o*
writings had achieved prin
Mr. Bryan said he visited '
1 capitals and a part of Swedot
1 He spent 14 hours with count 1'
loatoi. He aloo saw Max Nordt
and Mr. Croker. He and M
Croker visited each other, ho sai
''What did you say to ea<
* other!"
"1 don't think we said an
ihing of public interest. Yt
must remember that 1 know le
_L I? i
ui wuhi uhh Doen going on in tb
* country the last two ruontha thi
any two months in my life."
Mr. Bryan heard of the Chica;
' fire just as ho was leaving Live
' pool*. hui ?Qt none ol the partie
lari. * He expressed himself
greatly shocked when informi
' of the great loss of life.
i Asked about the great men 1
r visited, Mr. Bryan said 1
thought Mr. Balfour, England
premier, was one of the mo
scholarly he had ever met. t
^ spoke in terms of high praise ai
gratitude of the manner in wki(
I he bad been received and helpt
I by Ambassador Choate and 8
the other American represent;
tivei to whom ho applied.
"I met President Loubet <
I France." Mr. Bryan san
i "and found him very pleisan
I Pra.i.l?? r* 1 O?m i
& i vwmvut L/cuuuor oi owuzeriac
is a rsry genial man with Germs
characteristics strongly market
The Czar of Russia also appeare
to me to be very charming. Tl
crown prince of Denmark is a
fable and friendly to a degret
(Vith the exception of presidei
Loubet all of them spoke englii
well. I enjoyed the visit to tl
Vatican and was presented to tl
pope bjiFather Kennedy, thehea
of the American College in Ronn
The pope did not speak englisl
1 was greatly impressed with th
friendly feeling exhibited everj
where to the American peobli
f J *
x aon t think it was the frienc
ship of awe. They seemed t
like 11 a.
"Do you agree with othe
traveller* that the people ar
really more the ruler* in Eoglan
than in this country?" he was ae
ked.
"In England, I think" Mr
Bryan said, public opinion pre
vails more than in any other plac<
I know except perhaps Franci
and Switzerland. Switzerland ii
far m""" IA? ?
.?> utt/tc i/aiiiocruuc tnan thi
United States. Public opinion
controls there more quickly thai
anywhere I know.
Mr. Bryan said he was going
to Connecticut on Monday and
that he hopes to be able to go tc
Nebraska befere the end of the
coming week.
!L Asked if he favored holding ^
the Democratic national convents
tion in New York, Mr. Bryan
gave ao emphatic negative answer.
A Murderous Assault.
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Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 10? ^
r- Dr. Thomas S. Fawcett,acting su- ^
a? perintendont of health of Alamance ^
ee county, N. C., was raurdorously ti
3d assaulted last night at Haw ltiver,
or N. C., while inquiring into the |(
disinfection of houses that had p
?d contained smallpox patients, and ()^
ip is now reported in a critical con- tj,
dition. A mill operative named
to Tom Shatterly is alleged to have w
without provocation struck Dr. p
to Fawcett on the head witn a rock.
01 The attack occured jvst after
id Shatterly had spoken to the docm
tor about disinfecting his premt.
(888. Sbattorly is in jail. ^
n- Sully lluys a Seat. q
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111 j New York, Jan. 7.?Daniel J. p<
1 *?Sully, who gained fame in the cc
present bull campaigns in cotton, r?
^ closed arrangements today with pj
Edward Morrison for the pur- g(
chase of his seat en the Now York
)U ktock exchange and the seat was
88 pasted for transfer on the ex118
change. It was said that laully
In paid something in the neighborhood
of $08,000 for the seat.
?? Tho committee on commissions ^
ir* will act on tho case within a weekly
** or twfi
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ea Miss Cleveland Buried. r,
' ol
be Piieceton, Jan. 8.?The funer'
re
le al of Miss Ruth Cleveland was
's held at tho family [[residence this
at morning. Tho service was brief
le and simple and conducted by the
id Rev. Maitland Bartlett of the j>(
:h First Presbyterian Church. In ad .
?d dition to the family, a few close
dl friends of the family were piesa
ont" e<l
The interment at Princeton
an
of cemetery was private and took
place immediately after the ser- ^
t. vice. At the request of her phy- ^
id sician Mrs. Cleveland did not go ^
in to the cemetery. Among hundj.
reds of messages of condolence
id from friends was one from Prosiie
dent Roosevelt.
' DOMESTIC TROUBLES.
lt It is exceptional to find a fumily
^ where there are no domestic rup*
turos occasionally but these can at
10 he lessoned by having Dr. King's pit
>? New Life Pills around. Much. QO
id trouble they save by the great
work in Stomach end Liver trouj
bios. They not only relievo yon,
but cure. 25, at (Jra vford liros'
'* and J. F. Mackey & Co., and T. of
' Eugene Funderbul k Drug Store, to
b ? ? ? no:
I- The Deadly Work of Dynamite, j pr(
? I cei
City of Mexico, Jan. 8.?At J
r tho Los Laureles mines, west of UB(
* Guadalajara, n large number of
d boxes of dynamite stored in a rer
i- powder house oxploded yesterday,
killing 20 mon and injuring 40
. othera.
r? I ?i (Kn rirmonnn /># ? 1 1 --
^ ?uv j'lcluntu ui tut? grum uw* J
a reavemont that has fallen on the gin
Cleveland household by the death siti
a of the eldest c'iild, political re- bet
i flection upon the former president t6r
i will givo place to human sympu- ()?
thy from all over this great coun- .
try.?Charleston I'ost. ant
1 Silent men seldom contradict am,
i thomselvos. ' orij
Galled to Hear Harder.
/if* Slayer Has Friend Listen at
Telephone While lie Kills
Hie "Wife.
Mineeepolii, Minn., Jan. 8.?
&tnee Garfield last night locked
i? doer of his flat^on tho third
>or of the building opposite the
fest Hotel in Fifth street and
?ld his wife ho meant to kill her.
hen ho telephoned h friend to
hold tho lino and listen."
The friond heard tho woman's
sreama and three revolver shots,
le notified the police, who broke
pan tho dooi and found Garfield
ping with a bullet in his brain.
The woman was dead. Sho
aa a vaudeville artist, known as
earl Guy otto.
Blind Tiger Quits.
Columbia, Jau. 9.?The diasnsary
law is being enforced
iio very rigidly under District
hiof Irbv, who stations aconstao
at each of tho principal susjcted
places, lie removed a
instable from tho leading rostuumt
today upon recoipt of a
edge tbat the proprietor would
) out of business.
Chaffee Succeeds Yuuug
Washington, Jan. t). ? After
ling at the head of the army
ith the rank of lieutenant generus
chief of staff for lees Qthan
fa months Gen. Young today
ilinquished command to his sucssor
in office. Gen. A. li,
bailee. Gen. Young is 64 years
d today and is relegated [to tho
tired list.
A Rascally Preacher.
Winchester, Tenu., Jan. 8.?
>v. A. B. Cherry has been
und guilty of subornation of
rjurj and sentenced to 3years in
i penitentiary. He wus iadictfor
attempt to secure insurco
on furniture destroyed by
o, which ho never possessed,
terry brought his brother into
) case uader an alias and inced
him to make a false affidaThe
Now Bond Issue of The
Seaboard.
Now York, Jan. 8.?Tho dir;ora
of tho Seaboard Air Lino
a meeting held here today apaved
the plan to issue $5,000,0
of three year collateral trust
nde.
The bonds are to bear intoreat
5 per cent. Of the total issue
15,000,000, $2,500,000 aro
bo for general corporate pur*
sos, the balance to take up and
wide tor $2,500,000 notes reitly
issued.
Half of tbo new bonds will bo
id for further construction of
j Birmingham Extention, curit
obligations and improvement
lerally.
A Ginnery Destroyed.
Newberry, S. (J., Jan. 7.?The
nory of Mr. .John II. Wicker
latecl a tow miles wost of rsew ry,
was doetroyed by tiro yesday
afternoon at about 5
lock. Several bales of cotton
I 800 bushels of cotton sood
ro destroyed alio. The lose
aunts to about $1,000. The
yin of the fire is unknown.