Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, July 30, 1902, Image 5
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Wednesday, July 30, 1902.
li ?Miss Eunice Long is teaching
the Sim* school east ot
Lancaster.
?Uovernor McSweeney has
appointed Mr. T. lieece Langley
ol Dixie a notary public.
?Good showers liave falleu
upon most sections of the county
in the last week.
?What are popularly known |
as "Dog Days'1 are now on, tiie j
25th having been the lirst.
?See announcement of Mr.
W. F. Crenshaw lor magistrate'
in Cedar Oreek township
?Mr. W. F. Swar;ngen hutij
be.en appointed Doput> by I'. S.,
Marshal Geo. I Cunningham.
?Some of the Texas rivers,!
among them the Brazos, have
been on a rampage, havingovcr-'
flowed the lowlands badly.
> ?Bricklaying on the new J
Masonic building was started;
several days ago and is ! ingj
^ pushed ahead with good >p-ed
?All the candidates are > < v
fully invited to take dine i i ll
me at my house at White !?lulV
on Saturday, the 16th oi . -ost.
J. N. E - . .r,e.
?The collection at ti i'irzah
Bible society's nieetiiu. >.?turday
amounted to $146 25 l'he ad
dress was delivered I i)r. Bays.
The attendance was e.\ optionally
large.
?A telegram to Itis father announced
that Mr. 11 hierl Mathershed,
who was recently taken to
the hospital lor the insane i > Co
lumbia, is quiet and rational, eating
and sleeping weii.
?WANTED?Scrap Iron of
every description, old Stoves.
y Brass and Rubber. Any kind of
old iron. Highest cash price paid.
Bring to my shop in Lancaster*
jld, 4t F. K. Massey.
i
T ?Mrs. Jane E. Edwards has
bought Mr. Oliver C. Hlackmon's
house and lot on Catawba street,
and will occupy same later on.!
Mr Blackmou will mose into his
other dwelling on Barr street.
?The Shiloh and Waxhaw
Bible society will meet on next
Saturday, August 2d, at 10.30
o'clock, at Waxhaw church. Address
by the Rev. Mr. Hall of
Huthriesville, S. C. I'ublic cordially
invited.
* . I
?Rev. J. W. Little has resign
ed the pastorate of his churches,
but the resignation will not take
effect till tho end of the present
associational year. After that
time lie will enter upon evnnge
listic work.
* ?WANTED 5 YOUNG MEN
from Lancaster County at once to .
prepare for Positions in the Gov-'
jA eminent Service?Railway Mail
Clerks, Letter Carriers, Custom
11( use and Departmental Clerks,
etc. Apply to Inter-State Corres.
Inst., Cedar Ilapid.s, la. 30 lm
?The estato of Mr. William
Ganson is estimated at about
$75,000, including his life in
surance, which is $10,000. His
will has not yet been probated.
His executors are Mrs. Maud
Ganson, his widow, and Mr.
Adam (banson, his brother.
?Mis# Alico Williams, the
youngest daughter of our townsfolk,
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Wil
^ ..... . ? 1 i i i t
iiN<ii?,wti5 mumi'i] hi III nom 1 01
Iter part?iita here las!. Friday af
lernoon to Mr. It. A. Dohnon of
Vorkville, a prounine'i* teacher
It v as a quiet lio.ni1
with only members of the luni.;
present. The ceremony was pei i
formed by Itev.J. II. 13oldrid^. , j
^ 1> 1). The happy couple lett j
Monday lor the home ol the
groom, carrying with them tin
best wishes of a host of friends o
the bride who was deservedly
popular among her many friends
?Water melons are cominj
iuto town in great abundance
Ten cents will buy one as larg<
as you can carry, and they art
tine too.
?Dr. A. P. Montague has re
signed the presidency of Fur
man University to accept tha
of Howard College of Pinning
ham, Ala , the Baptist college
of that State
?Mrs. Ibbie Montgomery
wife of Mr Davie Montgomery
r it y t i r\
oi ine ait rrospoct ."section, dim
Monday at an advanced ago am
was buried at Mt. Prospect yes
terday afternoon.
Child limit/ in " -Sirin</.
One of the 2-year old twu
children of Mr. t? P. Kunder
burk of the Tradesville sect 01
met with a distressing acciden
Sunday la->t The chihl wa
missed from the house by it
mother who went out t?? look fo
it and found it hanging in ;
- viug by the neck dead. It luu
evidently been swinging whei
i.i soino way it got the rop
around its neck and the weigh
oi its body drew the rope s
tight that it choked the chih
to den)h Whpn ?1 tnr fiMi iwl ii
. .. ??.< ? VJI\ y M.H.IIU II
its feet were resting upon th
ground, though at a sharp angl
thereto. The body was burie<
Monday at Tabernacle churcl
frtrmcrs' I iwtitute It'as IVel
Attended,
The two meetings of the Fat
titers' Institute held last week
one at Hopewell 011 the 23d am
the other at St. Luke on th
24th, were both well attended
The crowd at the former plac
was estimated at about <>00 am
that at St. Luke at about 80
people. The addresses on agri
culture and kindred topics b
the four speakers from Clemsoi
mentioned in last week's ICntkh
i'kisk, were listened to wit]
much interest bv our farmers
The meetings were well at
tended by the ladies who pro
vided dinner for all present.
I>rath of Mr W'illitun tiniinon,
Saturday morning at 1 :3
o'clock death claimed as its vie
tint, Mr. William Ganson, fo
the past fifteen or twenty year
one of the most prominent o
Lancaster's citizens, liavin
been actively engaged in th
mercantile business for nearl
all that time.
Mr. Ganson was born in Dm:
dee, Scotland, April 10, 1S51
and was therefore in his 19t
year. lie was a son of Davi
Ganson and leaves four brother
and five sisters. Of those onl
two are in America, viz: Mi
Adam Ganson, a promineti
builder of New York City, an
Mr. Charles Ganson, a succes:
fill merchant of Weir, Mass.
Mr. Ganson came to the Un
ted States in hS7t?, and lived i
Winnsboro from that time ti
September, 1882. when he cam
to Lancaster and started n dr
I goods business under tlie nam
of Miinnaugh <& Ganson, !ii
partner being Mr. J L Min
naugh of Columbia. A fro
months afterward, Mr. Ganso
purchased the interest of Mini
naugh and from that time foi
ward till 1890 he conduete
business in his own name. Fo
awhile ho did only a dry good
business, but later on he launch
t >1 into the grocer> businos;
l
the day he began business ti
ago, and *>j economy and clos
application to business h
malt sed a considerable fortune
a: such thiiig-> arc regarded i
/
3 this part of the country,
f On March 19, 1S91, he was
r happily married to Miss Maud
. Mackey, eldest daughter of Dr.
J. F. Mackey. To them were
3 born four children, only one of
^ which, Euphemia, a sweet lit
tie girl, survives. His mortal
remains were buried in the new
cemetery Sunday morning in
- the presence of a large gather
- ing of sympathizing friends af
t tor a burial service conducted
bv Revs. W. C. Ewart and Gliale
mers Eraser.
The following were honorary
pall bearers : Oapt. A. McManus,
'iCapt J.C. Eoster, Col. R. E.
y I Allison, Col. J.N. Crockett, Mr.
J D. A. Williams, Maj. B. E.
| Miller, Capt. J. M l'erry and
I Judge Ira B. Jones. The active
(pall bearers were: Messrs. W.
J. Cunningham, W. P. Bennett,
T. V. Williams, T. S. Carter, J.
i M. Neath, John T. Mackey, O.
MIL. Crawford and W. C. Hough
il S /tctlufr /'or f ount// Cam/xtf/fii.
The Counly Executive commits
tee mot Monday with the following
members present : J. O. Por1
. ter, Dwight; B. E. Kstridge, Iver
'! j sha"?; W.B.Bruce, lleat.liSprings ;
I John King, Carmol ; M. C. GardI
\ i- - ' '' ''
I uci, i an uioeiv , l. vjr. UOHI1,
e Pleasant Plains: W .(.J. A .Porter,
t ' X r
Ilopewoll ; Dr.Ezell, VanWvck ;
? II. M. Polk, Tradesvilie ; ii. E.
ColTey, Chairman.
^ The committee fixed the sched(!
u!e for the county campaign as
(j follows :
Bel air, August 12
Van VVyck, ? 13
Dixie, u 14
l Tradesville, 15
White Bluff, " 16
Kershaw, k' 20
Heath Springs, 21
,[ Carmel, " 22
e Lancaster,. " 23
After passing the following
e resolutions and appointing the
t .iinungcm iwi un: primary eit-c0
lion on the 2Gth ot Auguat, the
committee adjourned. The list
y of managers will be published in
u a subsequent issue of the papers :
1 Resolved, That candidates for
li magistrate file their pledges
i. with county chairman as other
candidates and pay one dollar
i- assessment, except the candi
dates for said office in Gills
Creek and Cane Creek which
shall pay three dollars, and
abide by the rules governing
0 the primary election.
Resolved, That County Chair
r man II E. Coffey and J. F. Nis
s bet are hereby authorized to
,f prepare a stand and pay for
(r same out of funds on hand
^ II E. Cotley, Ch in.
Y W. (t. A. Porter, Sec
I- llfc/c'.H Weather for A a<jnut.
? Hick's weather predictions for
I All.i'iwl t llil t<i Oimnii > -
>.p vv/ VliVV/lll fILC US I (J
^ hope tor a sufficiency of rain in
s that month. Storm conditions
y will prevail on the 3d and 4th.
r" This sentence is trom his prcdiclt
lions for the month of August :
'' "Wo do not say that act nal storms
will not come at this or any other
period, but this is a time when
I they will sink to a wi/rhut/n
II This means, we take it, that it
" there is any rain in August, ii
0 will he less than in other months
J heretofore, lie ?ay* great heat
e trom the 3rd to 1 1th, then cooler
to t he ] 4fh, wit h storm condition-.
Cloudiness with scattering high
N rains during 14th to 10th, with
11 thunder gusts gist to 23rd lie
1 says : "We have reasons to hope
J and believe that many good, gen1
I oral rains will occur between the
' | 18th and end of the month."
LiKh tnn /'ViM?/e Oolltijc.
J. I
?l, One o! (!? no t prosperous
n i 'tl'fn'-. in '' m Soi'th. Room to
. , i \
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c i 1 i I i;. ij.lfj. ' 111U Sr .'ft I {* ' l C<lt<ilo^UO
on application to Rev. ,1. M
?, Rhodes, A. M , IVosidenl, UfJlen
| ton, N. (J. jnly 30-tit
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:
NOTICE?To the Citizens of the |r
Town of Lancaster.
I
The Town Council has passed
an ordinance r? quiring privy de
posits to be carried beyond the
town limits. The council can do .
this work cheaper and more sat i
isfactorily than private individiials,
provided a sufficient number }
| of persons will contract with it 1
I to do so. The town will do the I
j work at the following rates nor
I year, payable in advance, viz:;
$125 for private families; $0
! for hotel", and $2 for hoarding
! houses, provided boxes are made
I and placed below the pr?vy seats, j
' and provided parties c intra-iting
will come forward and pav the
1 above amounts to the Town i
Treasurer. K. K. Wvlie,
July 20, 1002, 31 Mayor. j(
The Visitors.
Mr. J. B. l'orter of Lewisvilie 1
was in town Mond.-.v.
Mr. James Ilnniel ??t Korslia.v ,
was in town yesterday.
Miss Nh : ;j 'ehas-on of Citra, 1
j Kin., is vi-ii -ii; ;\J \V L ths|tare.
I
Mr. T. i-'tiiuler'uurk visited i:
I his idil lif.mc nnnp 1^ i
" *' *'1^' I
wee k.
Mrs. Lily Richards of Liberty!1
| IIill is vRitmg iU Rr. T. L J
I Strait's.
j Miss Eunice Reuty has returned j
' from a visit to friends .m 1 re la- j
I lives in (/hesfer.
Miss I'-'i" MM. ve ii:i? Well' to .
I Rock liiii U>t i riiiuy to visit 1
Mrs. II. E. While.
Miss Ellen Porter is visiting
her mother, Mrs. W. G. A. Porter,
of Dixie.
Miss Allie llood and Mrs. S. A.
Dunn went to Glenn Springs
several days ago tor a stay.
Mr. Sam Steele, of Charlotte,
N. (>.. is m^niulitur -? fun- #lnncl
, -W L? JIU It UCIJ O
with his parents at WalKup,N.C.
Miss Pearl Miller lias gone to
Charlotte to spend awhile with
her sister, Mrs. J. P. Hackney.
Air. A L Pardue who is with the
Wiiliums Hughes Co., spent last
week in Asheville, N. 0., recrea
ting.
Mrs. Sallie Vilieneuve oi" At j
lanta, Ga., is here 011 a visit to
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos
Clark.
Miss Mary Ferguson of Rock
Hill came down Saturday to spend
awhile with her little friend, Miss
Sadie Gregory.
Mrs. Frank flm>r nwl nliil.l
dren of Rock Hill are visiting
the former's sister, Mrs. Prank]
Walker, at this place. 1
Magistrate \V. I*. C'askey and
Capt. J. P. King spent Sunday
: Willi ine lattor's lather Mr. Joiiuj
I King, down in Cedar Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stewart]
visited their old home Saturday
I and Sunday, attending the picnic
at Tabernacle Saturday.
Mrs. Walter S. Taylor ami
two children of Washington, I).
C., are visiting the former's |
J mother here, M'-s. T. P. Oly 1
j burn.
i Mrs. J. J". Kuiiderburk audi
little daughter. Atha, of Dudley
spent several days here recently
with tier daughter, Mrs. B. C.
Hough.
Mr. Manly Porter and Miss^
1 Bessie (files spent Saturdav and
I Sunday in York countj* with
.Miss Nora Boyd and other
t friends.
I - - - '
.Mr. ami Mr.-. !. A. Warwick, I
of Pleasant Valley, -pent m'v'oral
days here with thei; tw<
daughters, Mrs. W. S L. Por
'tor and Mr-*. 1 ]ii Da rant-.
j ' ;' il. I W. F!OVi
I Dr. 4. j. citra.i ') ho^ -pokeiii;
Cdovt r Monday and wore on I
[their way to Westville t > speak!
I yesterday. J
VK
X
riiree Hirls Killed on a Trestle.
Charlotte, N. C., .laly 27.?
three gi:!s. Annie >.'onfart and
Jennie and Mamie Nelson, aged
10,12 and 14 years, were kil'ed
)y an engiue on the Seaboard Air
Line today. They were walking
icross a trestle when struck by
he engine. The bodies were
terribly mangled.
Deadly linll Follows Dance.
Knox vili", Tonn., July 27.?
Merry 1) mu iue, a justice ot the
peace and a well to do farmer
living near L. tterell, Tenn., shot
n.d kill* d St erman Dyer this
morning. IVttl men attended a
lance last night and while they
were go.ng home the tragedy ocQurrcd
Bad feeling had existed
be!warn iliein over the outcome
>f a lawsuit. Donahue escaped.
?jnj ?* ? - ?
i'.an to ii.iin Filipino Teachers.
Yaviia ,J uly 1:7 ?mmissioner
Btrnard .Meses, i:t id of the
iVpnrt me?o ot public :nstiuotiou
(<>r lii i I'hitipp;? i lands, is
perfecting plans Km- the organisation
of a college in Manila for
i; on ii_' of F:iioi*n teachers.
11,s plans povide lor the msiiuciiou
oi - uh children in the
inorn.uc b * Filipino 'eachers and
m i in* at'? i -.*ii >>. Americans.
(J nmni sioner A! >*ev object is to
lit the Fiiij in oh for the task the
American teachers are now perform
'nr. ji ! e.nsr <:< .sidered
rib" in ' !i : ; ? import
and maintain American teachers.
The plans will later bo extended
to other parts of the island.
Tex is Flood improves.
Dallas, Texas, July 27.?
Flood conditions in i'exas so
far as heard from up to a late
hour tonight, are improving.
At Waco the Brazos river began
falling at 11 o'clock last night
and observation tonight showed
a decline of live feet. This was
sufficient to bring the river back
within us banks Meagre reports
from Big Springs, where
tlie tiood is most serious, say
that the water is roooilimr slr?w.
e> " ~ "
ly, although a heavy rain fell
there this morning. The weather
is clearing up in that section
and the outlook is now more
hopeful. Traffic is at a standstill,
and it will be several days
before a resumption will be
possible.
Suicide of a Noted Physician.
Washington, July 27.?J)r.
Eugene (iristom, once well known
as :tn alienist and neurologist,
committed suicide here today at.
his home by sending a bullet
through his brain. Dr. Grissom
had been dejected and morose
tor several weeks and had become
physically and mentally weaken
ed Irom the use ot strong narcotics.
1 Ih W.K M lull i Via nt liiA..
ville, N. C., served on the Confederate
side until wounded during
the Civil war and afterward
was a member of the State legislature.
For "21 years he was
superintendent oi tiie North Carooliua
insane asylum at lialeigh
and gained a wide reputation as
an alienist and lecturer. Before
the American medical society he
delivered a lecture entitled "Tne
Borderland ol Insanity" that ate'
traded great attention, lie wasthe
author ot -True and False
Fxpcrts. 'a work devoted to -how
tnir tlio ailged inaccuracies ot the
expert testimony in insanity
cases. Dr. Grissmn was one
tini tirsl Nice president ot the
American medi il <ocict * and
several liinejj providing otli?or of
f !io A-; hoc ml ion o( sopori'ilend
e.i ol Am net;: In-.wi A y
lii . mi > e,,ion of j t>. !'4l vv
a V-? i.? ol high dt^ve II
7 I y <' ?r* of ago.
I'vnj Tl.ilintn Sto|>fi the Tickling,
Hul quickly ftiiui'# luAammaUou lu tUc tlirvaU