The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, March 09, 1904, Image 2
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The Portrait of Gen. Jenkins.
Work of Mi-s Clara Barrett Strait
Complimented by Member of
the Old Command.
Monday's State : The port rait
of den. Micah Jenkins which
was painted by Miss Clar.i 11 urett-Strait
has b> < 11 accept'd by
the committee, tho members of
which expia ss their satisfaction.
Col. Asburv Cowaid, suporiutendent
of the Citadel icademv,
expres?o^ bis opinion of ike
work in tin following ]? n .7, u a go ;
"HnviiiL' bad an onnorlnnitv I
to inspect the oi! portrait of my
lamented hero-friend, <! ;>.
Micah .Jenkins, I take pleasure
in saying that I think it is a
faithful copy of the photograph
from which it was fasten, and as
good a likeness of the original as
can now he honed for. The
texture of the work is excellent.
In my judgment the portrait
should bo accepted as satisfactory."
"I think Miss Strait has executed
a fine portrait, worthy of
the subject in whose honor site
has worked with loving devotion,
as I understand het lather
was a friend and 'comrade ?>f
Gen. .lenkius; and the th inks
of evt ry survivor of thai gallant
command am due to the gifted
joung arti-t for the excellent
portraiture she has ir -du.- d, *
writes Col J a inc.- A. Hovt cf
Green v ill o.
The following iiom a moinher
of Gen. .Jor.Uin-' ? tinman 1 is a
MllCCie It'M 1111 < > 1 1 U 1 loll] I apt Y> .
1>. Smi'h, formerly eaptain ef
Company (r, Palmetto harp.-hool
ers: 411 have .-een t!io picture of
(icn. Jenkins and 1 think it very
tine. I was the I i-t captain that
commanded his c hi e unpany after
he was promote*! to colonel; was
present at the Wilderness when
lie was killed. No hraver, rantler
man ever lived or drew a .-word
than (Jen. Mirih Jenkins.''
Rev. D. A. l'ics.-droJ thi* city
-ny>: "I have called at lion.
.Jo.-eph Pope's rc.dden and view ed
pi ;! rait of in/ l.ih colonel, i
Mieuh .Jenkins, i the k it a.- near I
pet fo< I as it could he, as I rc j
member him -id y. ir- atjo. [ '
was a men.oer of Fifth reditu ni,
('o'lijian v i)."
Ail the IF puhiiean ar no in j
the Rons velt !?md wa^on lh.it
asthewa^on i-? very heavy and 1
the pi-- enye. u v.-. y ?pi:in<
some, the vehicle in iv !. ?!<
dowr. before it <<, ! t i ti:. .. ite
houv*. -Atlanta Journal
Hirds eat the 1?r>!I weevil; i! is
therefore of prime importance i !
the cotton holt to pro-orve tin* insectivorous
birds. 'I'iic farmer ;>r
land owner or merchant or inm
ufactnror who permits the de?Jrtir
tion of Mich birds oil Ins property
is e.)C ?i;r n.'in/ hi- owt ruin.
I- or 111 (* !>oII i coiuinj*.
The Stale.
Although the reporter has not
heart! nnyl? ><ly a't mpt to uphold
tlie ji:>ii -o ? i' t'.e law '.viiii !i pro
viden an exti*m t ix of nrli
a^uiK it coonti. ll. in v --o ; r >per
to drive !! p? : w f; .:n
their :><?nh r>\ he ' i <prte j
a It II!ll he of la ; : Ma i . ( .
press t h. oi M-l ves a-i j i-ri'et-tl y w;' i 1
in;j to pi.) the ex:ra t. : -Yor.;
ville inquirer.
Lynched fv toiler in Springfield,
Ohio
Fulo <>r i N mi-,.' W!i ? lmd Slain
a Police Ser^enn1 l>o?J\ KM.
died With Huilrt*.
Springfield, ()., .March 7. ?
Richard Dix m, t? np_.ro, w.-n -hot
to death h re toni<?ht by m mob,
for the kitlii tf Policeman
C'harlci CMiis who die! todin
from wounds iceeived tit the hands
of I)ixon on Sundtiv.
/ < .11: . 1 . 1 10
v wm-> i;i i mini* loisixon s room
on the n< Afro's request. Dixon
said lii-i mist rem liu<I his clothes
in her possesion. v'ollis nccompinied
Dixon to the room nu<l in
a short time the 111 nn and woman
etipn -t>d in a quarr*! which result
ed iti Dixon shooting the woman,
who is vai'owiuy known as Anna
or Muni' Corhin, in ^ho left
lirc:i>t, in 1 over the heart. Skc
l'< !1 l>no? n ?'ious at the lirst sliot
and < >'! jumped towards the
ii".fro to j reveal his escape from
the r mm. Dixon the i tired four
hall into 'o' is, tho last of which
penetrated his abdomen. Dixon
went iutm"diubdy to polie* lie.ulquaiieis
and ^nve hiuis-df up. lie
was taken to jai!
As soon ns (.'oliiu* death became
known talk of lynching the neon
was hear J and tonight a crowd
he-jan to jatlior about the jail.
At 11 o'clock the negro wat
taken fn vi the jail tin 1 shot t<
dentil in the jail yard and the laxly
w;t^ taken from there to theeornei
of \Iaiu street and Fountain uvc
nop and Imny to a telephone pole
where thcuioh spent tke next hall
hour riddling the body with I>11 i 1 et>
fro n several hundred rcvolv. rs,
I lie mod forced an entrance to
tile jail by butting m the cast
doors with a railroad iron.
?? -IBOw
Killed an Old Fanner and an Indian
Woman.
( liai li it.-, X. t ., .March ?.? A
special frmn Red Springs, N. C.,
says: Alotiso We.ilherly yesterday
aftcino. i:, three milci east of thie
place, s!i it and instantly killed
Del .Jackson, a highly re-pec*cd
farmer. Wosthei !y immediately
soil1.'.lit refuse in the 0\)tan In(t'.an
settlomcnt, where he became
involved in a ipmrr?d with a mom
bond' that race, .Joe Locklcar,
icsnhing in the killing <d' Locklcar's
daughter, who was acting
in the capacity of peacemaker.
Two deputies with a posse and
hound- scon ml the- swamp* ir
v hi'-h Y. i athr i ly \va i in hiding
on I ii captured today anc
lodged in j
Aiur.!"r 1 n .M irion.
S,xm ::! to I Ue fist ito.
. i:i. in, Mar. 7.?John Ktulinj
i ' . 5 I til, (.iniigtd with I lie tnur
i! r >i a i.>;;n named Johnson
i> "a .a; a arc lu ^ioes. I ho tw<
j s;n.r..... s w i !: ?d at n saw mill am
jo- i./'i. i t 'gother one ofthu shun
war ' Mill. i'li men inns
li ;a - one diiii ad! v diinnj
tin? >1 t", or some lime previously
l a' whoa lt.dly wont into the
wanty c tiiK > lay night Johr.soi
t i i U.ally to take ill- frying pal
into the ya:d an i cook his uuppe
there. KadS\ i.artcd out, bu
when i.u got to the ?loor ho turn
odj drew hit pistol and shot John
you throe times. This is jwcordinj
! r> I ! 11 * t n I : .... - J ' - - 1 * '1
... . ....... ivin in lull !) j JVilU i v
I!iis morning. When asked r. In
lie not. the man, ho replied
"Well, he h:id heon deviling iik
;dl 1 iy. ' Uadly docs not aecus(
Johnson of having made any at
ta< k tip'*?i l.iin, and when nsket
% /;, i t.;n> >ii di ! when ho \va
it si! : 4 *i: , h " jiist holler
cd." liidly left after the ehootng,
i) j; was c.r?lnrcd enl i?ronglit
to M.iri.in as stated uhovu.
ait.;. (>: ecu Lo^'H ?2,500 Worth 1
of I)ium mU on a Sleeper
- .,
Hlnoksburg, 8. (J., Mar. ?\?
Mi-;. M. J. Greet), of Macon,
(In., wiis robbed of Oiatnonds valu
(1 at ?2,500 after leaving Salisbury
this morning. Mrs Green was
el route home from Now York
and wis duo to have arrivo.d Jit
Atlanta this afternoon. Mrs.
Green went into th" toilet room
th's ui uning leaving in her berth ?
a handbag c mtnining a purse in *
winch wore two diamond rings ]
valued at ?2,500 and a watch en- g
graved with her name. W hen
she returned 15 iniuutes later the
borlh was made tip and tho purse
gone.
Condemned Mm Fights for His
Life.
Opclika, Ala , March 5.?C 11.
Sparks, a negro morderci was g
hangod here today under exciting
;'bieu n-t mcus . llaforo being tak- ?
1 en from hi* e dl Sparks assaulted _
1
an i severely wounded one of tlio
p.uird.s with ;i knife. Sparks-was (J
then pinned to the wall with pitch
1\ ik- and llio sheriff and deputies
ov rpo-vered and handcuffed hi n, ^
nl'lcr winch he was led to the I r
scaffold. The otst drop was un- "
sncoessful on nceuunt of tho rope
1 breaking, and it was necessary for
I the inudercr ! ? mount Hie sculTohi
a^ain. Tae rope was shortened tnul ^
vthis tim hi- neck was broken. i*
ll
!
II ippv When They Are In Jail. ! *
j <Kroin the lloston Record.) *
.Mai a p? i-oner, ns soon as *
he steps foot iii the outer ofiice," .
s;ii 1 i (diaries street jail oflicor, *
' throws himself into a chair with ?
' a sioh of relief, muttering. 'This
is tlie first happy hour in many \ (
; months.' This i 3 especially true of j j
men charged with largo embezzle- j
. ments. Their consciences rbeem {
to be on the verge of collapse until
they arrive under the shadow
.oftheiul, when they then see ,
' the ir future clearly.
Across t ho iec.
i
Paris, March 0.? A dispatch to
L'Echur from St. Petersburg, j
says that trains nmv run directly j
from Samara to Mukden and
Vladivostok, as u result of 1 ho
j completion of tho railroad across
jthe iee at Lake Baikal. This, ,
: brunch of the line was inaugurated
March 2 bv the Prince of Khilkoil', !
I minister of railroad communication.
Aftei I lie celebration of imuss
the tii s! I: oin, composed of j <
" 2r> c?i! s, was sent across the lake.
L ieh train cariie.s from COO to |
SOU men. The services is regular
,and between three thousand and
lii 1
j foui thousand mon are sent every |
<l?y toward Manchuria.
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i: i) i: >\v KitH. w a now Kits.
: BOWERS' BROS.
i'|Builders' end Contractors.
-i J.uniho'.ah kinds. !"<>< -ale.
I I'irtMiiig and Matching at aliort '
' mil i
y T.iiimI ,v.?r!: ami it- !l work a hjcc?
" ia't.v
, ve ITS your ?>ni(.'i'rf,
BOWERS BROS. ,
" Ncvir Depot.
!* 1'i'tiy Ji. 1001
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Thanking em
utiumago and in
fast It indasess in
lave decided to ex
thirty Days Loi
so that all o
iCEieftt ?>4 reduced
ire principally ov<
nonth iaileitd t?* si
>280 liEIOWS that w<
OBSUSE & 111
which is by
i on look like yon i
;hein. With ever
Milce. j^Biaranteeii
lades ?>e* roses Its
ivlsy they easi nsak
because every pier
uid shruiok befoi
consequently then
lading o forwa
Hie cut prices tor
tvsll only eal 1 at ot
Stock nili promis<
. OBSte OS <>131" COID|><
Rembember our It
The very best
o
pair guaranteed t<
leather soles and
not prove to be th
you at our store, <
you a new pair or
that is not as we 1
n ihYV i
LallNl ^ $ S
Come alosg ai
Wo have a samph
you to take out of
Our best soft
Millinery, a ft
?/ 7
eloseovt cheap.
(jlroeeries of n
cheap and meet ai
Again thanking
patronage shown
will continue to p
remain.
ii <!8 ib F
-mIIi mi
IIijullB Dibit
?&]Lk k
fear to AI
So 3'crkti ?nH
J?iiS ?"?>iliziiig 5! - f?
rf" /? to "I /5 B t: h a k * f} R It w
k i,v; u a ? J ? u L <- , L tieii^
nger in Slaugit
i our ciistoaieris
prices. < ^otli in
eir :<{5-r:%;t''b ma ma?
ilj. B'ega&^Hess <>f <
' Biave 'hi- exehs*
|S. Kill All
fa a* iise oesi siitia
were moulded m
'y suit there is a t
as? j?h si new sn
sliagK*. Ko\V 1
;e v?? suela a guas
: t. of goods is tlioi
re it is made Ih
S3 is no chance of
[*<l boys, and take
the next 80 day
ii* ? itinoniiiii and
3 to dress you up
editors give you a
ougias and fiodman Lin
that is imiiiufaet
t> be solid leather <
double tip toe ai
e same as the s
;ut open, we will
i receipt of the o
cprcsent it to be.
Mi MM IS Hi
id let your era nil
3 lot that we will
1 our way.
- ?'
liosomshirts at ee
;w pickings left,
il kinds in abund
my prices given y
; our customers f<
us in {.lie past am
atronize us in tl
Yours to
Ik k IK'S
&P0TO-US
11.
thri ithceai
a {? fo<* tliei?'
a> sargeiy we
erlng Prices .
wall get the
is what we
i iw tile next
rest J?vea *y J
ive sale of
ig and anakes
s?i oous*ed isi
H
vritten guarlit
iai case it
can tell yon
an tee, simply
mmgliSy tested
garment;
shrinkage or
advantage of
h and at you
L inspect our
or else make
siew suit.
ie of Shoes.
aired. Kvery
counter; solid
id if they do
ample sl'iown
! freely give
nes returned
Mi
1111 he eoyed.
almost give
?st.
which we will
ance, will sell
Oil.
>r ther liberal
(1 hoping they
lie future, we
herve.
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