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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13
Associations Reorganizing
Q fiji c cr S Of Some of the
Clubs Recently Reorgan-
lied.

at the meeting last Thursday
night of the Antioch Cotton
Growers Association Mr.. J. II.
Hance was elected president and
Mr.. w. A. Blakeney secretary
and treasurer. The following
delegates were elected to the
County Association: C. L. Nc.
Manus, w. A. Blakeney, j. A.
West and j. L. Whitaker.
AT it's recent reorganization
the Pleasant Valley association
elected the following officers
President, ID. O. Potts; secretary
and treasurer, John O. Hall; del
egate to County Association,
John Harris.
The Belair Association re
organized by electing A. P.
Spratt president, and John A.
Kell secretary and treasurer. Mr..
kell was also elected delegate e
to the county meeting.
These associations have com.
mittees at work collecting The
Scent a bale assessment.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13
Burglars in Westville.
r. L. Bells Store Robbed of
FIREARMS, Shoes, etc.

Camden special to News and
Courier, Dec. 9th:
The postoffice, express office
and Mr.. r. l.. Bell's store, Al
Westville, was broken into Wed
nesday night. A couple "f guns,
one single and one dorblebarrell-
ed, was stolen, as we'll as some
shoes, and underwear. Mr.. Bell
is the postmaster at Westville
and he says he thinks the deed
was done by two white tramps
He has offered a reward of $25
for the capture of the guilty par
ties, in addition to the reward OF
$50 for each conviction, which
the United States Government
will pay. Several years ago Mr.
Bell had a similar experience
and by quick and determined ac
ton, he succeeded in capturing
the thieves and he will give these
rascals lively chase.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13

What appeared to be a das
tardly attempt at assassination
was made last Saturday night at
the home of Mr.. George F. Ken
nington, about 81 miles north OF
Lancaster.
About 8 o'clock some one
rode, on horseback, up to Mr..
kennington's front gate and
hollered, "Hello." Mr.. Ken
nlng.on went to the door and
opened it, and as he did so the
party fired at him with a shot
gun, the load striking the house
just above Mr.. Remington s
head. He turned back in the
house to get his own weapon.
when his unknown assailant dis
charged the other barrel of his
gun at him, but fortunately miss
ing him as in the first instance.
AS quickly as possible Mr..
Remington and his son each Sc
cured a revolver and, running
out into the yard, opened fire On
the stranger, who galloped off
down the road. They fired alto
gether seven shots at the man,
one Of which Mr.. Kennirgton
thinks struck the party's horse,
as the animal was seem to STUN.
BILE and then hobble along, just
after one of the shots.
The stranger was shortly at
terward met in the road by acol
ored man who says the horse was
lame, and that the rider had a
gun in one hand and a pistol in
the other. Mr.. Remington is
satisfied that his assailant is a
white man.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13

Carrie Hammond. The groom
came up the right aisle with his
brother, Mr.. Willie Ellis, OF
Heath Springs. The bride and
groom faced the large audience
Miss Carrie Hammond crossed
over to the left and stoud bv
the left of the bride, while Mr.,
Willie Ellis crossed to the right
and stood by the side Of The
groom. Rev. r. q. BIacGmou
sojemnly performed the mar
rlage ceremony.
After the ceremony Mrs. Dr.
Bishop still remained at he
organ, playing the sweet notes
of a wedding march, a. the
bridal party marched slowly
down the left aisle. The br,da.
party was driven to the home
OF the groom, at MIR. aud Mrs
George Ellis, where a bountifuI
reception was given them. We
congratulate e MIR. Ellis, on win
ning the hand Of so fair a vounr
lady as Miss Mamie, and wish
for them a happy welded life.
Mr.. Ellis is one of Heath Springs
most promising young men.
Attendant
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13
Death of Geo. W. Kenning=
ton.
The Gallant Old Confederate
Veteran Succumbs to an
Attack Of Pneumonia.

Mr.. George w. Remington,
another Of Lancaster's gallant
old Confederate veterans, passed
away Monday. His death &C
Cured at his home here, and was
caused by an attack of pneu-
monia. Mr.. Remington was
IT years of age the 18th of last
February. He is survived by II
widow and one daughter, Miss
Fronie Remington.
MIR. Remington served through
out the war, making one of the
bravest and best soldiers of the
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13
The Bank Of Lancaster.
The Old Reliable" Solicits
Your BusinesS---A Banking
Institution with a Model
Record.

1t is with pleasure that we
direct the attention of the pub.
lie TO the advertisement in to
days paper Of the Bank of Ian.
caster, "the old reliable" as it
is most appropriately styled.
Owing to its superb and won.
derfully successful management
ever since the institution was
established, the Bank of Ian
caster is as solid today as the
Rock Of Gibraltar. Its high
standing in banking circles bears
eloquent testimony to the faith
fulness and efficiency of it's
trusted officers and is a record
OF which they should justly feel
proud.
1t is a remarkable fact that
the Bank of Lancaster has never
lost dollar by bad investment
or loan, and yet it is uniforml,
oblIging and accommodating to
It's patrons and the public gem
orally. Its rates of interest have
always been reasonable. That
It enjoys the unbounded conf.
dence of the people is evidenced
by its large deposit account
the largest within its history.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13
Fuller Particulars of the
Ellis-Hammon Nuptials.
for The News.

Reported for The News.
Miss Mamie Hammond, dau
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. b.
Hammond, Of Rich Hill, and
Mr.. Dixon Ellis, of Heath
Springs, were happily married
at Fork Hill Baptist church
Thanksgiving day. When the
organ pealed forth the strains Of
a beautiful wedding march, by
Mrs. DR.. Bishop, the bridal
party entered the church. The
bride entered the left aisle with
her sister, maid of honor, Miss
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13
Attention, Cotton Growers!
Important Meeting Of County
Association to be Fel d
N e x t Monday--L a e e
Gathering Expected.

Owing to the inclemency of the
weather, the County Cotton
Growers Association did not
meet last Saturday, the day set
for the purpose. The meeting,
therefore, has been postponed
until Monday, December 18th,
when we hope to have a full
representation from every town
ship or local association in the
county.
We also want the meeting to
be general gathering of farmers
and others interested in the wei
fare of the agricultural classes
In addition to reorganIzing and
electing officers for the ensuing
year and electing delegates to
the State Association, otner mat
lers OF Importance will come up
before the meeting.
All clubs that have not al
ready done 50, are expected to
come prepared to pay over all
dues. And the committees now
engaged in collecting the 3 cents
a bale assessment are also
expected to report at the county
meeting.
G. w. Jones, 7. j. Strait,
Secy. Pres.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13
The Annual Conference

~ sAAS "a N1. IL. AlOll OiluI CL
Meets in Lancaster Today
Bishop Lomax to Preside
Programme Of Today's
Exercises.
Lancaster will be filled thic
week with distinguished colored
visilors--minlsters and lay deis-
gates to the Annual Conference
OF the A. M. E. Zion church.
which meets here today, and will
probably be in session several
days.
The Conference Journal, Of TO-
day, makes the following an
nouncement as TO the first days
programme:
The Fortieth Annual Session
of the South Carolina Confer
ence will convene in Mt. Zion
Church December 18th, 1905,
at noon. Bishop T. H. Lomax,
of Charlotte, N. c., will preside
over the sessions, associated by
Bishop j. S. Caldwell, of Phila-
delphia, Pa.
The opening session will be
impressive. A sermon will be
preached and the holy commun-
ion administered. The organi-
zation will then be perfected
and a recess taken until the
evening service.
The Annual Sermon will be
preached at 7.30 p. M, after
which the following programme
will be carried out
Welcome Addresses-Mayo,
R. E. Wylie, on behalf of the
city.
Prof. A. R. Banks, ON behalf
of the Graded Schools.
Rev. Chalmers Fraser, on be-
half of the white churches.
Rev. N. N. Gregg, on behalf
of the colored churches.
Miss Lydia McIlwain, ON be-
half of Mt. Zion Church.
We invite our many friends
both white and colored, to at
tend the Conference Session ON
the first night. There is in
store for you a splendid treat
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13

The municipal ticket non,5,--
mated at last Friday nights mass
meeting, as published in Sarur-
days issue of The News, was
elected Yesterday without oppo-
sition. The number OF votes.
cast was 25.
Merchants Clouds, Edwards,
Clyhurn and Rob nson have new
announcements in todays papex,
TO which your attention is direc-
ted.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13

Milas d. Blackmon of this city
was killed in Lexington county
yesterday morning about II
O'Clock by the bursting of a cir.
cular saw which he was operat-
ing saving wood. The saw was
running at its usual high rate
OF speed when for some unknown
reason it flew into fragments and
one of the pieces struck him full
In the face, splitting open his
head from chin to crown. Mr..
Blackmon's son and others who
were near ran quickly to his as.
slstance and preparations were
hurrledly made to bring the in.
Jured man to the Columbia hospi-
tai. He was placed in vehicle
and the start for this city was
soon made but before the had
proceeded two miles Mr.. .iack.
mon breathed his last. He nev.
er regained consciousness after
he was struck. The accident
happened at the home of his son,
about eight miles from the city
on the old State road.
Mr.. Blackmon lived in this
city with his two daughters,
Misses Maggie and Leila Black
mon, at 6O4 Gervais street. He
has been working for his son.
Edward Blackmon, at the place
where he was killed for about two
weeks. Yesterday morning they
went to work as usual. Mr..
Blackmon was running the saw
which cuts the wood into the
short lengths, when without an
lnstant's warning , flew into
several pieces. One of them
struck him the face, just on
he right side of the nose, and
sunk itself into the flesh and
bone, laying open his face and
cutting deep into the brain.
A doctor was near at hand and
was soon called. He saw at
once how desperate was the
mans condition and knew that
the only possible hope lay in
getting him to the hospital
With all the rapidity of a faith.
fuI sons eager efforts, arrange
ments were soon made to bring
him to this city but he was even
then beyond human aid and be-
fore one fourth of the distance
had been covered, he had sue
cumbed tG his frightfuI injuries.
His body was brought to the
city and placed in the undertak
ing parlOrs of Funderburk &
Matteson, where it was prepared
for burial.
Coroner Walker of this county
and the coroner of Lexington
both declared that no inquest
would be necessary.
Mr.. Blackmon was 81 years OF
age and was born in Lancaster
county, about nine miles east of
the county seat, in the Flat
Greek neighborhood. He has
been a resident of Columbia for
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13
Attempted Assassination

A Well Known Farmer Call
ed to His Door at Night by
An Unknown White Man
on Horseback and Twice
Fired Upon with Shot
Gun.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-13
MilaS BIaCkmOn'S Death

Shocking Fate of a For
mer Lancastrian--H e a d
Split Open by Fragment of
a Circular Saw--Tragedy
Occurred in Lexington
County.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-13

What's the use of being a demo-
crat or republican in Colorado as
long as a gang OF political pirates
in the capital city are allowed to
remain in power and "fix things
to suit themselves? A settlement
of the threatened political reyolu-
ton in Colorado has been reached
by straight trade between alleg-
ed republicans and alleged demo-
Gratis. by which the former are CIV
en- two appointments on the su-
preme bench and the latter the
governorship. The dear people
won't cut much ice in Colorado az
long as the political pirates re.
main in control. 1t is up to the
dear people to do something
They have the power and the rem-
edy is to do some strenuous house.
cleaning.-La Junta Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-13
Stick a Pin Here.

In five yenrs the banks that
have advertised continually have
increased 3S per cent in assets and
s. per cent in deposits. The
banks that have not advertise |
show 81 per cent increase in rs.
sets and III per cent increase in
deposits. In the past year. which
has not been all prosperity in f.
nancial circles. the advert II,
have gained % per cent and the
non-adver,isers l,st 7 per cent in
deposits There was time when
bankers were rs chary about al
vertising as physicians. The doc
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-13

tors still stick to their hide bound
prejudice of the advertising snb-
ject. The b1nkers have learne
that business is for the man who
has the gumption and ability t,
go out and get it, and consistent
aud careful newspaper advertising
is an unequaled producer of bust
ness. Lamar Sparks.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-13
WANTED.

Mcn and women in this county
and adjoining territories, t, rrprr-
sent and advertise nm old ,.stab.
lished house of seI.d financial
slanding. Salary to men &2l "c-k.
IS. to women Sl2 TO SIS weekly
with expenses advanced cnch Mon
day by check direct from hend.
quarters. Horse and buggy fnrr-
i>hrd when necessary; po- iti,n
rc' mn""nt. A'dres,. Blew Bros
& Co., D. pit. A, Monon Building,
Chicago, lii.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-13
Mass Meeting of Catalogue Growers.

A mass meeting of the Canta-
loupe Growers OF the A,kans IL
Valley will be held at X ,cky Ford,
Saturday, January 90, for the pur-
pose OF considering the present
and future best Interests
of this most important industry.
II. LYLE.
Ga behalf of many growers.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-13
COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Progrom for the Meeting to bs He'll
in Holly, ON Saturday, Febru-
ary 4, 1905.
Invocation.

MUSIC ........
Paper-"The Emotional in Teach
ing. Miss Ethel jackson
Discussion. Mrs. Ella HoIyer
Miss Myrtle Marx
-. ........ Miss Rosa Thoman
-. Miss Lois Virginia Stoddard
Music. -. Holly Orchestra
Paper-"Stories, Songs and
Games. Miss M. A. Billingslea
Discussion. Miss Mary Adams
Miss MAbelle Mcars
Miss Hattie Bailey
Song ng..........M Mrs. N. L. Vidal
Paper Individuality us an Ele-
ment in Professional Work :.
Prin. S. G. Barker
Discussion Prin. G. r. Momyer
Prof. Fee
Prof Turtle
Miss Lily Blosser
Miss Ethel Hoffman
General Discussion. n:............
Consolidation of Rural Schools
Union High Schools. .........
Our Summer Institute. ......
Song. Mrs. N. F. Y idal
Adjournment.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-13

It's purpose IL ancillary to the main
conspiracy stated in that para
graph, namely, the suppression of
all competition among the defen-
dants. Tney will not allow them
selves even t. compete f,r the
term of credit which may be given
to their respective customers. No
purchaser may go from one to an
other of these defendants and OBJ
tain the advantage of single
days delay in the shipment of his
bill.
"Fifth-The same purpose is
behind the agreement alleged in
the ninth paragraph of the petit
ton, to make and impose uniform
charges for carriage. The price of
the meat is uniform. the terms of
credit are uniform: even the rates
Of carriage are uniform, and all
this comes about by the agree
ment of the parties and is design
ed in the most effective way to
prohibit in the minutest detail all
possible competition in prices,
IL have now discussed, separ-
ately, all the agreements and acts
OF the defendants which were com
planned of ms unlawful in the pc
tition and enjoined by the decree
of the court below. l have en-
deayored to show, with respect to
each of them, that they relate to
interstate commerce and either re.
strained it or monopolized it with
in the meaning of the law. l
should be unwilling, however. to
rest the case here. There is II
larger view of it to be taken than
appears f. ON the allegations in
the petition considered separately.
"The,e defendants are engaged
in interstate commerce. The Pc
tition shows typical case of in
tefstate commerce. If the business
which they do, exclusive of manu-
factu:e, is not interstate com.
merce, there can be no such thing
outside Of transportation. They
buy their raw material, which is
gathered together from all the
cattle raising states and territories
Of the union and sent to the great
live stock markets of the country.
After they have transformed that
material into the finished product,
they sell it throughout the United
States.
"The combination which they
have entered into is designed to
restrain .all their business trans.
actions, exclusive of manufacture.
by the suppression of all competi-
ton therein, both in their pur-
chases and their sales, by the fix
ing and maintaining uniform pric-
es for their prodnct. and, 30 far as
possible, uniform prices for their
raw material; and by obtaining
such unlawful advantages as tend
to create monopoly in necessi-
ty of life. They cannot be per-
mitted to ingeniously separate the
various steps of their undertaking
and SO deal with them that they
can be regarded as intra- state
transactions. The court met and
answered such n device as this in
the case of Montague g. Co. VS.
Lowery. 1913 U. S. 3S. There it
was truly claimed that the sales
of unset titles in San Francisco
by the local dealers were consider.
ed by themselves ultra state trans
actions. The court held that the
sale could not bs separated from
the main purpose of the combina-
ton. which WAS to fix and m.in-
tain uniform prices for goods
which were the subject of int-r-
state commerce"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-13

aration for the State examination. To these Is to be added a preparatory class. This is to merit defect found so often in students coming from the summer schools unprepared for either the collegiate or the certificate course.
 Then there was an exhibition by the model kindergarten school, which has recently been inaugurated. There were also some l-.ustrations of the class work of the school and some readings and class and college songs. which were greatly enjoyed.
 Last night an audience which packed the pavilion listened with interest to inc annual muscal concert under the direction of Profs. Dotti and Maxim. At the close Judge DeLoach. chair man of the board of trustees, presented a certificate in music to Miss Anna smith of Livingston. He also made Announcement that thrse of last years faculty have resigned. They are Mrs. w, r. Tartt and Misses Sallie Avery and Ruby Hightower. Two ot these vacancies have been filled by the cleo tion of Miss Anna T. Hunter and MISS Mary DeBardeleben.
 The summer school for teachers op" ems this morning with the following faculty: Miss Julia S. .Tutwiler, Prof J. NJ. Collier. Mrs. F. w. Jones ana pr. Young. There will probably be an enrollment of fifty or sixty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-13
POLITICS AND RELIGION.

An attempt to mix religion and poli- tics was recently made in Portland, Oregon, where a mayoralty contest was on. A minister os one of the churches made an appeal to those whom he denominated Christian Republicans" to vote for a certain candidate because he was "the only man who asks your suffrages as a Christian" and for him the Christian Republican who will not repudiate his Christianity must vote next Saturday or fail to vote"
 Such appeals are wrong, not only because they drag religion down into the dirty mire of politics but because they must inevitably lead to a conflict among the different forms of religious belief From something else in this minister's remarks we infer that the candidate for whom he appeals belongs to the same church that he does, and 1t would be natural that men of other denominations should resent his at- tempt to bind all of them to vote for his man because he was a member of a certain church. Religious men, whether Christian Republicans or Christian Democrats. are men. and they will not look with patience on a demand that they vote for a certain candidate because of his religious be- lief. Then, again. the question of Catholic and Protestant would inevit- ably come up to cause further division and hard feeling.
 We agree with The Portland Ore gonian that it Is a mistake to drag religion or religious belief into politi- cal discussion, or to use in politics terms that imply such method or in- clude such consequence" And our contemporary Is also correct when 1t declares that multitudes of voters twill be repelled by the assumption that any creed or section of Christen- dom has supreme authority in morals, or a monopoly of morality"
 The simple truth is that voting for A man simply because he belongs to a church, to any church. is all wrong. 4 man may be a religious man. a true Christian man. a good church man, and yet be totally unfit for an important civil office. He may have no qualih- cations except his good moral charac- ter, and the financial and industrial in- terests of city should not be jeopar- dized merely to build up certain de- nominational interests. It Is much worse when an appeal Is made to vot- CTS for a candidate because he is a Christian Republican" or a Christian Democrat. Politics and religious belief should be separate.