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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-24
NOTICE |!

Tue BoarG Of Control for Ian
caster County will meet at Lam
caster Z. H., S. c., on Tuesday,
June 9th, 1908, for the purpose
of electing dispensers for the dis
pensary at Lancaster G. H., and
the dispensary at Kershaw for the
ensuing year beginning July 1st
1905. Applications for these
positions must be filed with safe
board at least twenty days before
said 9th Of June 1905.
j E w Halle.
Chr Board of Co Control l. G..
May 5, 1905-1m.
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Bridge to Let.

will let out contract to build
a new bridge over Twelve Mile
creek on the Steele Creek road,
near Csceola, to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder on Tuesday, the
9th day of June, 1905, at 10
o'clock m. Also one to build a
now or repair tho old one over
Six Mile creek, nearby, the same
day, just after | get through with
the above one.
Also one over Bear Greek on
the Potter road, near Mr. Russell
Barton's on Friday the 9th follow
ing at 8 o'clock m. The speci.
fcations of all to be made known
at time Of letting, rcserving the
right to reject any and all bids.
M @ Gardner,
Co Supervisor.
May Is, 1905.
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Sentenced To Death.
Johann Hoch, the Man With
Forty Wives, Must Hang for
the Murder of One.

chicago, May Io.-Johann
Hook, who by his own confession
Is polygamist, and who is char
ged by the police with having
married at least 40 women in the
last IS years, today was found
guilty by jury Of numbering the
next to his last wife, Marie We'll
cker Hoch, and the death sem
tence was recommended by the
jury.
Hoch had been married to Mrs.
Welcker only short time when
she took suddenly sick and died
He then formed an alliance with
the sisters sister Of the dead wo-
man and securing the money fled
from Chicago. This Mrs Hoch
told the police that Hoch had pois-
oned her sister and search for
Hoch was begun. Hook was
found two weeks laterin NewYork
and baought back to Chicago and
confronted by several alleged
wives. During the trial expert
testimony was offered by the
State that Hoch had poisoned the
woman by administering arsenic.
Today's verdict was reached
In less than half an hour. Three
ballots were taken. The first bal
lot was unanimous as to Hoch's
guilt and then ballot followed as
to the punishment to be inflicted.
This ballot showed 10 in fovor of
the death penalty and two for life
imprisonment. A third ballot re-
suited in IL jurors voting for the
death penalty.
"Well, | guess it's all off with
John,' groaned Hoch, as the ver-
dict was read in court, He was
greatly affected. He had sat in a
STOPPING position, but when the
word "death" was read he turned
pale, stared hopelessly at the jury
men and then sank limp III his
chair. Hoch's attorneys will ask
Tor a new trial, although the con-
demned man declared he was
ready to die and would be better
satisfied if they did not make an
effort to save him.
81 wish they would hang me to-
night, now that have been found
guilty declared Hoch. "I am
not afraid to die and the sooner
1T is over with the BETTER
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Municipal Ownership.
Boston Watchman.

1t seems singular there should
be SO much hesitation in ADOPTING
public utilities in this country i'm
the face Of the success it has at
tanned in other nations. 1t is
charged with being socialistic q,
when it is we'll known that muni-
cipal management has been vindi-
Gated equally in socialistic Aus
tralia, conservative England and
imPerialistic Germany. 1t is
claimed that it will be enormously
expensive, although one of the
largest cities in Australia clears
$4,000 year from its sewerage
farm, and Glasgow, Scot, fur
nlshes its people gas at 81 cents
per thousand feet, electricity at
SI.oS year per lamp Of a seven
hours day, has reduced the price
of water one-half, and yet makes
a profit Of 100000 year on
water rates; and has paid 81 900,
900 on its debts from profits on
its street railway lines, while Civ
ing the people reduced fares and
the workmen shorter hours and
pensions after IS years service.
1t is charged that government own
ership will lead to an increase
in corruption, when as matter OF
fact the public utilities now mana
ged by our municipal and national
government most free from graft.
Instead of discussing theories
about municipal ownership and
operation of public utilities, why
do we not learn lessons from those
places where it is in successful
operationa he=pniyza,isweE<.n,s
know to this question is, that we
are prevented by the politicians
and erafters who are making gains
from our present notoriously ex-
pensive, corrupt and inadeqnate
system Of municipal government
and the corporations which bribe
them. We submit that this is not
a good reason for depriving the
people Of the advantages Of
public control Of public utilities.
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An Unfortunate Affair.

Cheraw, May 20.-Last night
an unfortunate affair happened,
when Cash Watts accidentally
shot a negro namod Myers. Watts
was riding horseback late last
evening to the Cash plantation,
where he IS in the stock raising
business. He fired his pistol in
the road and the negro was .cci.
dentally shot. The bullet took
effect in the negro's leg, which
will necessltate amputation. Doc.
tors in attendance pronounce the
negro In critical condition.
Cash Watts is the eldest sou of
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-24
Floods in GraySou County Tex
Twenty Thousand Acres of Rich
Cotton Lands Overlooked
Losses Estimated at S25, 600.

Dallas, Tex, May sO.-A
special to the News from Sher-
man, Texas, says:
Tremendous rises In the creeks
of Grayson county, from a FIVE,
inch rainfall in seven hours la st
e1lgt4-ard this morning, have
caused the flooding OF 25, 900 acres
of rich bottom cotton lands all
under cultivation, and the de-
struction of much stock. The
losses are estimated at quarter
of million dollars.
Dead hogs and cattle by the
dozens have been found. Two
families named Griffin and Webes
tenants on the Reed Davis plant
alton, were driven to trees and
housetops and were rescued with
i'll boats. Fifteen per
cent of the Grayson potato crop
is under water and believed to be
Ii total loss. II L Smith a plant
er on large scale of alfalfa, is
one of the heaviest losers.
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FULL OF TRAGIC MEANING

are these lines from j. ii. SIM
mons, of Casey, la. Think what
might have resulted from his ter
rlble cough If he had not taken
the medicine about which he writes
''I had fearful cough, that dis
turbed my nights rest. l tried
everything, but nothing would re.
.lieve it, until 1 took DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, which COM
-pletely cured me-" Instantly re-
.lleves and permanently curee all
throat and lung Diseases; prevents
grip and pneumonia. AT Craw-
ford Bros, j. F. Mackey 8 Co.,
and Funderburk Pharmacy. drug
gest; guaranteed; SOC and S1.O0.
Trial bottle free.
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PLANS TO GEf RICH

are often frustrated by sudden
breakdown, due to dyspepsia or
constipation. Brace up and take
DR. Kings New Life Pills. They
take out the materials which are
clogging your energies, and give
yon a new start. Cures head
aches and dizziness too. At
Crawford Bros, ] 4 Mackey &
Co.'S and Funderburk Pharmacy.
25c, guaranteed.
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Notice to Debtors and
Creditors off H Latham

All persons having claims
against the estate Of Charles
Harvey Latham, deceased, will
present them properly proven to
the undersigned for payment, and
all persons indebted to said estate
VIII make immediate pyament to
the same. John T Green,
May IL, I0O5-Im. Executor.
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Presbyterian General Assembly
Meets Next in South Caro-
lima.

Fort Worth, Texas, May 90
Greenville, s. G. was selected "a
the next meeting place of the gen.
era; assembly of the Southern Pres
byteriau church, the convention to
be held in TIE First Presbyterian
church of that city.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-24
NEW CURE FOR CANCER

All surface cancers are now
known to be durable by Buck
lens Arnica Salve. Jas Walters
of Duffield, Va, writes: "I had
a cancer on my lip for years, that
seemed incurable, till Bucklen' g
Arnlca Salve healed it, and now
it is perfectly WELL" Guaranteed
cure for cuts and burns. 25c at
Crawford Bros, J f Macksy &
Co.'S, and Funderburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-24

Foley's Kidney Cure makes
kidneys and bladder right. Don't
delay taking. Sold by Funder-
burk Pharmacy.
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A little girl was asked to wlite a
sentence using the expression, "bit-
ter end" She wrote: ga big dog
chased my kitty and as she went
rlnder the porch he bit her end" !"
INLAND Printer.
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Education In This State,
State Superintendent Martin Tells
How and Why our Schools
are Extending and Sue
ceeding in South
Carolina.


tendent O. b. Martin has pre-
pared a most interesting and con
,denscd statement Of what South
Carolina is doing in an education
al way He Writes thus:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, De-
PARTMENT OF EDUCATION. !,
Columbia, May 20, 1905. The
Hon w. b. Merritt, State school
Commissioner, Atlanta, Ga--My
Dear Sir: In reply to your let
ter of recent date asking for a
brief report of educational pro-
gross and prospects in Sonth Car
olina, | wish to quote few Sta
tistics from recent report to the
general Assembly. During the
last five years, our public School
enrolment has increased from zoo
I875 to 200, o,II5; the average at
tendance from I04,4I0to 2I4,I33
expenditures from $725,77o to
I,9o2; average salary Of
white teachers from SI52 40 to
$I2o o2; receipts from local tax
es from $93,oSS to $1S5,54I; ex-
pcnditures per child from So 90 to
P4 o5; rural libraries to 500
Our Legislature taxed the dogs
5occn.s each last year for the
benefit OF. the schoo hools.4sSye Icntss,
'lect money for education also
with a tag tax on fertilizers, and
from the sale Of liquors in dispen-
saries. We spend a quarter Of a
million dollars on colleg education
This is a great increase over the
appropriations of a few years ago.
Our girls normal school gets d
Of this amount, We cxpcnd
about $4,000 a year in summer
schools for teachers take to advan
tage Of the opportunities thus Of
fered. SO much for what we have
done and arc doing.
You ask what we propose to
do. That would take too much
space. However, we p ropose to
push our library law until it will
be generally recognized that no
School is adequate without Ii
brary. Our library law, which
was passed in 1905, provides for
the rasing of SIo by private sub
scription, $Io from the county,
and $Io from the State funds.
The county's SIo purchases nice
polished oak book case, with a
glass door. This law has helped
our work, greatly because new
library leads to other improve
ments, just like when you buy a
new hat, you have to buy a new
pair Of shoes, a new suit ETC., in
the interest of harmony. Our IL
brary law led to the passage Of
our school building law at the
last session of the General Assem-
bly,. This act sets aside per
cent of the entire school fund of
every county to encourage the
erection Of adequate school bull
dings. Whenever district raises
money by subscription, by local
taxation. issuing bonds, sale ofI
old buildings or otherwise
the county appropriates $50 forI
each $Ioo thus raised. Mol
school can get more than $500 of|
aid. The buildings must be erected
according to designs approved by |
this office and must also be |
inspected and received by the
county superintendent of educa-
ton. Preference is to be given to
communities which consolidate |
small schools and build largerl
ones. Many communities are all
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Notice to the Public.

1 will hold all inquests in the
county. Phone 10 my residence
1T Pleasant Hill for me when
aieeded.
j. Montgomery Caskey,
opt. 20-tf
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-24

foley's Honey and Tar contains
no opiates, and will not consti-
pate like nearly all other cough
medicines. Refuse Substituted
Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy.
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Especial to News and Courier.
Recovered Her Stolen Money bv
Means Of Dream.

Spartanburg, May 20. = Ia
strange revelation was made to
Mrs Curtis Wall, of this city, in
dreams. A few nights ago Mrs
Wall dreamed that little negro
had stolen from the place she had
concealed some money, three bills,
10, 5 and I. The dream was re
peated. She recognized a small
negro boy as the one who
had taken the money. When she
arose next morning she looked
for her money and the. bills named
above were missing. With her
husband she went to a negroes
house, some distance away, and
saw the little negro, whose features
were impressed on her in the
dreams. He was only about 8
years old. She notified the older
people that she had come for her
money, and after little waiting
they brought out the three bills.
The little negro confessed, but
said he fonnd the bills in the
road. He said he had gone to
the house to buy milk, and no
one was at home. It's supposed
he got the monoy then.
Shocking Death of a Young Lady
in Marion.
Marion. May 19.-Miss Clennie
Smith was accidentally shot and
killed this afternoon by an Italian
boy. Miss Smith was standing
upon her fathers piazza when the
boy aimed supposedly unloa led
gun at her and playfully said that
he meant to shoot her. Throwing
up her her hands she replied. in a
'pirit of fun, "Don't shoot, sur
render The boy pulled the
trigger and the entire load enter
ed Miss Smiths right breast,
from the effects of which she died
tonight.
Miss Smith was II years of age
and was a daughter of Mr. Mp
Smith. She was member of the
Baptist church and possessed of a
sweet disposition and noble char.
acter. T.. B.
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Judge Il { Watts.
The negro accidentally shot by
M, }roXton on Monday night is
improving and Will live.
j. Ii. q.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-09
be- Messrs. Jas H. Pou, F. II. Bus
bee, and J. w. Bailey, of Raleigh.
FOUR MULES FOR oRPHANAGE.
A Gift From Friend That is Greatly
Appreciated.

Especial to News and Observer
brownsville, n. c., April S.-Mr.
Sanford Clinard, our assistant post
master, who has been critically i'll with
pleurisy for the past few days is inn
proving-he is being carefully looked
after by a trained nurse from Green's
boro.
Four mules were received from
Norfolk through the prompt action of
Mr.. Noah Biggs, of Scotland Neck, and
were put right to work. This is a
great help to the orphanage, for the
recent fire had destroyed all of their
working stock and just at this time
they were needed most. Mr.. Biggs is
a loyal friend to the orphanage and is
always ready to help it when he is
given ar opportunity. Mr.. Averitt,
treasurer of the orphanage, tells us
that he can get along very well with
the mules already received but he
could use a few more to good advan-
tage. We hope that other friends will
show their love for this worthy insti-
tuition as Mr.. Biggs has.
Rural route No. 5, in charge of Prof
e. e. league, will be installed at
Thomasville postoffice May /.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-09
NASH AND DAVIDSON.
Society of Cincinnati May be Asked
to Participate in dwelling
Ceremonies.
Especial to News and observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, N. c., April 8.-CoI4
Benehan Cameron, whose services in
connection with the Society of the
Cincinnati, were invaluable in secur-
ing an appropriation from Congress
for the erection of monuments to
Generals Nash and Davidson, is great
~ interested in the progress of work
on these monuments, now being con-
structed at the Guilford battle ground,
says that he hopes the ceremonies at
tending the unwilling on the 4th of
July will be made the greatest event
ever yet celebrated at this famous
revolutionary battlefield. He spent
Thursday night here, remaining over
from the meeting of the board of
directors Of the North Carolina Rail-
road The Society of the Cincinnati
will hold it's annual meeting in May in
Richmond, Virginia. and it would be
in splendid taste for the battle ground
company not only to send representa-
tiveS to this meeting and invite their
cooperation in the ceremonies, but to.
tender to the North Carolina officials
of the order an acceptance of a di-
Vided responsibility and honor with
the company, of the fourth of July
celebration this year. A prominent
citizen of Greensboro. in speaking,
no doubt that the company would
act on this suggestion at once, if no
such step had already been taken.
Col. Cameron was in splendid spirits
over a letter he actually stumbled
across among some old family papers,
the night before. 1t is a letter of four
pages, perfectly legible, written by
Nash in 1853 to Richard
Beneham Cameron, the great grand
father of the Colonel. 1t was written
just prior to his marriage, conveying
the intelligence of the coming event,
and asking Mr. Cameron for the loan
Of 2. cavalry horse, in addition to
other interesting social items. Added
interest attaches to the letter from the
fact that Mr. Nash congratulates Mr.
Cameron on his approaching mar
riagc. The letter is in a splendid
handwriting, yet liz a postscript APP
pears the words Excuse this Id
pen"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-09
A PORTRAIT OF LINCOLN.
It's Presentation to Trinity College.
Address of DIR. HinohaTn.
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Trinity College Durham, n. c.,
Apr AT the meeting of the Trim
ity College Historical Society last night
a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the
gift of his son, Hon. Robt. T. Lincoln,
of Chicago, was presented and an adj
dress was delivered on 'Lincolns Ca
reer and Services as a Statesman" by
DR.. T.. w. Skies, of Wake Forest Col
lege. The gift to Trinity is very sig
nificant. The fact that it comes from
a great Northern business man to
Southern institution is another evil
dence of the fact that the North and
South are becoming amalgamated in
to one harmonious whole. 1t is but
the achievement of Lincon's idea of
an inseparable union without section
alism.
After DR.. sykes splendid tddress
the audience was entertained by Mr.
Hinohara, who explained a number of
interesting Japanese cartoons relating
to the Russo-Japanese war. These
were donated to the society q. short
time ago by Mrs. =. j. Parrish, who
brought them with her from japan.
The editors of the Trinity Archive
have gotten out for this month a
special Easter magazine. 1t contains
besides several Easter poems, several
excellent essays. an exceedingly inter
eSting one of which is q sketch on
the life of Col II. b. Creecy, editor of
the Elizabeth City Economist, the old
est active editor iu the United States.
The Junior Glass has elected Mr. S. b.
Underwood of Elizabeth City editor
in-chief and Mr. w. M. Smith, of Con-
cord, business manager. to conduct
this magazine next year
The third annual debate between
Trinity and Emory College will be
held here Friday evening. April 21st.
The subject for discussion is "Resolv-
United States to confine itself to the
government and ownership of territory
included in North America and ada
cent islands, The presiding officer
will be Hon. JAS Fl. Southgate, of Dur
ham. and the committee of judges will
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CBy the Associated Press.l

Badrid. April S.-Four hundred per-
sons were killed or injured today by
the collapse of new water reservoir
i'm course of construction. One hum
dred bodies have been recovered.
Troops sent to the scene engaged in
helping the sufferers and recovering
the bodies of the dead.
The catastrophe caused profound
sensation throughout the city. All
work was suspended and the people
flocked to the scene.
King Alfonso was shooting at Caran-
chel when he heard of the disaster and
immediately repaired to the scene.
His arrival was the signal for ovations
from the crowds. The King was deep
ly moved and insisted upon PERSONAL
ly supervising the relief measures.
Working parties are gradually re-
moving the debris and continue to re-
cover mutilated bodies, fragments of
flesh and limbs.
A workman who was injured says
the collapse was so sudden and COM
plete that it was impossible to tell
what happened. The men at work on
the reservoir, however, anticipated
trouble q fortnight ago, when three
in four others.
The public hold the engineers and
contractors responsible for the catas-
tropII, into which the Cabinet has
ordered a strict inquiry.
As the day passed the indignation
and excitement increased and serious
disorders are feared. especially on the
occasion of the funerals of the victims
should the authorities undertake to
prevent professions from passing
through the center of the city. AL
ready incipient demonstrations have
been directed against those held to
be responsible for the disaster. Pro-
cessions of women carrying black
flags paraded the district in which the
disaster occurred. A great crowd
marched to the center of the city and
forced the merchants TO close their
establishments as a sign of mourning.
The work of recovering the dead and
injured was hampered by enormous
crowds of angry men and waiting wo-
men.
The estimates of the number OF
persons injured are increasing. Near
~ ali the injuries are of serious ma
ture. The ambulance stations were
everf1owed, but assistance arrived from
every direction.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-09
THOUGHT HE WAS A GHOST.
COloTed Boy in Night Shirt Scatters
Somnolcnt MourRers at Wake.
(special ID News and Obserrer-l

Especial to News and Observer
Wilmington, n. c.. April SIN q
long, flowing. snow-white night shirt,
Edward Kelley. II years old. an insane
colored boy, escaped last midnight
from the James Walker Memorial
Hospital, in this city. A hurry call
was sent to the police station to inter
cept him as he was thought to be on
his way to his home on Walnut and
Ninth streets, only 2. few blocks from
the hospital Before the ghostly ap-
partition could be overtaken, however,
it had caused untold alarm i'm the
colorad settlement near the hospital.
A wake was being held over a col
ored person who had died on the route
taken by tie fugitive. The door being
open, the boy walked boldly in among
them with his raiment of white Just
when a majority of the mourners had
settled in their chairs for quiet nap
on the side At sight of the figure.
there was q shout from all hands aud
the crowd fed prccipitately alarming
the neighborhood with shouts of ter
rcT. The boy was finally captured and