The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02
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~ 30 ~ ~ al IN VI NtHdE JTceE
town hip was IN town on business
Hardy GI! COZ, entered on his
premises and was cursing, abus.
ing and threatening to kIH the
co ored woman who N & ark
had employed to cook. when Mrs
Clark stepped 10 the door and or
dered him from the promises The
hcgro not on refused to go but
rushed into the horse and grabb>
ing up an andjEon deaf Mr, 9. sew,
erai heavy bow on her face and
head inhrClIGg severe injuries,
after which he n,d. y boy was
sent to town Immediately for Mr.
Clark who left at on aa o. receiving
the inform III. II for hI nome.
which il about IA mjle' fcom here.
The negro WA captured and
lodge In Jail Thur.day.
The Grdded School ecting-I
Tar Of . niUs TOted.
Pursuant 10 notice, the tax. paw.
er' Of the Lancaster School Dis
trict entitled to vote on the asses.
ment for graded school purposes.
assembled at the court house at
4 O'Clock p m Thursday. The
meeting vas organized by the
election Of + NJ Fitzpatrick cha r,
man, and Rev III b Brakely secre.
tary. A committee was appointed
to enroll the qualified voters pres
ent. 81 persons we're enrolled.
After the reading and adoption of
the minutes ol the previou, meet.
ing, Mr LC Pavseur, secretary and
treasurer of the board of trustees,
made the annual report Of the
board.
The report showed that the
school was opened on fir-t Monday
in September 1898 and closed MAY
2Oth 1894 The white school ems
rolled 20i scholars; the cplorcd
school 1913 Total enrolment 4O2
The report showed the funds
received from al! sources to be
s2,7l4 70. Paid coIored scho Il for
teachers 1904 so; paid white school
for teachers s2,6S %; ianitor $36;
paid incidental expenses. includ :
ing bill for desks, past lndebtcd-
ness, etc, 1913 90 The indebt,
ness Of the school at present is
$40 6S. There is due the School
from back Railroad taxes about
5000. When this is paid there
will be a balance Of $50 or $40 in
the treasury with which to begin
the new sch ho'a-trc year.
The next business was the
question OF the levy. r f. Willie,
Esq introduced resolution that
1t was the sense of the meeting
that no special tx be levied for
the ensuing year. He backed up
the resolutions with strong
speech from the staodp int If the
opposition 10 the levy. Ira 3
Jones Esq. offered as n substitute
resolution making n lew of 5
mills for the mai tenanco Of the
schools, and made strong appeal
for his resolutions: Rev III B
B'ake'y and Mr. " ID Lemmond
made talks IN favor Of the lew
Rev b W Humphreys and Jos
Clark Esq, presented some rea>
sons why it should net be made.
The vote was taken on substitute
ing the amendment Of Mr. Jones
and resulted 40 for, ,2S against the
substitution. Mr. Jones resolu>
ton was then put and adopted
with but few dissenting votes.
The e'ection Of a board of truss
tees resulted in the election OF
the old board without opposition.
Mr I VI Fitzpatrick was the first
member voted for. aml notwith>
standing his persistent refusal on
account Of the demands of his
business, etc, to serve. was lnan>
imous'y elected. Mr. Fitzpatrick
was moved by this unanimous
testimonial Of his efficiency and
usefulness on the board and res~
ponded In speech which showed
that he appreciated il. The re,
maInir & members of the board,
Messrs l. G Payseur, r q hcMa~
nus. Leroy Springs and S ID Rob,
inson were also unanimously re.
elected.
The meeting then adjourned.
Sixteen States are represented
at the Immigration convention in