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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-01-19
Sensational Tragedy in Col
umbia.

Columbia special in Yester-
days Observer A sensational
tragedy occurred in one of the
leading residential sections this
afternoon, Conductor McCully
w. Blair, of the Coast Line.
whose run is between here and
Laurens, being shot to death by
his wife, handsome young wo.
man, in their pretty home ON
Marion street. Four reports were
heard, but only two shots took
effect, one, which caused death
In the abdomen and the other a
flesh wound in the left hip, both
ranging downward. Mr.. Blair
died in half an hour. He said
there had been trouble between
him and his wife.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-01-19
Governor Ansel's First Ap.
pointment.

Columbia special in Spartan
burg Herald The first appoint
ment made by Governor Martin
+. Ansel was that of John S. La.
timer, of Greenville, as chief
constable of the State constabu-
larry to succeed w. b. Hammett
who resigned some time ago to
accept position in the internal
revenue service.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-01-19
A Colored Farmer Loses
Heavily by Incendiary
Fire.

Chester Lantern Sam Nc
Lures barn, on Miss Maggie
Holley's place, about 6 miles
south OF town, was burned Satur-
day night about II O'Clock, to.
gether with two mules, 1000 or
5000 bundles of fodder, a large
quantity of peavine hay in stacks
wagon, mower and other i'm
plements and supplies. A third
mule was in separate stable
and was saved, as were the COWS -.
The fire is believed to have
been incendiary, as there had
been no smoking or other cause
OF fire about the barn, and the
fire appeared to have been set
at different points.
Sam McLure is one of the best
and most thrifty colored men in
the county, paying cash for every.
thing, even his fertilizer. He
had four bales of cotton on hand
which he brought to town yes
terday.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-01-19
Judge Purdy Resigns.

Laurens special in Spartan
burg Herald: Judge r. O. Pur-
dy, of Sumter, who is presiding
over the January term of court
here, today forwarded to Cover
nor Ansel his resignation as
Judge of the third judicial circuit
of Sonth Carolina, effective,
Sept. /.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-01-19
Death of Miss Nettie Will
Jams.

Kershaw Era: Miss Nettie Will.
Jams, daughter of Mr.. j. T. Will
Jams of the Flat Rock section,
died last Thursday afternoon af.
ter an illness of only two days.
She was buried at Beaver Creek
Friday afternoon. Rev. j. T.
Dendy conducted the funeral
service.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-01-19

the other felt for his or hers and
found it gone also. They were
"teased' about losing money at
the same time. But, Mr.. Edi.
tor, there is another side to this
tale. SUNDAY morning they we're
walking along b. the skyscrAper
and one of The Williams" was
found. The other was found
at Wrights hotel. They missed
their money at the "Skyscraper"
and was given them at Wrighl's.
l declare the above to be a true
story. So you see, Mr.. Editor,
Columbians are honest.
The new tourist hotel, "the
Colonia," opened last night. The
annual dinner of the chamber of
commerce was given in this beau.
tiful palace.
Col. H. G. McIlwain, former
ly of Lancaster, now of the Me.
troplis, Rock Hill, was on our
streets Tuesday.
Col. j. E. Norment, private
secretary of our distinguished
Ex-Governor, will engage in the
life insurance business. Col.
Norment has made a very com.
petent private secretary. Mr..
a. j. Beatha of Darlington is
Governor Ansel's private secre-
tary. In addition to being Pres.
ident of the new bank, Governor
Hayward is president of large
warehouse. Col. Norment was
from Darlington, Newspaper
man. as is Mr.. Beatha.
A prominent gentleman from
a prominent section of the State
was here the other day and had
occasion to any something about
Capt Jno. p. Hunter nd added
the clause, "who is ,le of the
best Sheriffs in the State" The
gentleman to whom he was talk.
ing said : "Yes he is" This is
not only their opinion but that
of the whole State.
Yes, Mr.. Editor, l am quite
sure that that Legislative poet is
either Mr.. Jones or Mr.. Robinson.
but which one is it? If The News
and Courier would give us the
poetry possibly we could tell
which one it is.
Well, we will not weary your
readers any longer.
Lancastrian.
Columbia, S. @. Jan. 16, 1907
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MOOre=EIliott
The Beautiful Nuptials of Mr..
LloydMoore and Miss Hat
tie Elliott, Thursday After
noon, at the Elliott Home.
Reported for The News.

One OF the pret,iest weddings
of the season was the marriage
Thursday afternoon of Mr.. Ar
thur Lloyd Moore and Miss Har
riet McNair Elliott, one of Ian.
casters lovelicst and most at
tractive young ladies. The groom,
as Is we'll known, is the eldest
son OF County Superintendent of
Education w. M. Moore and is
ayoung man of the highest in
tegrity of character. He is agent
OF the l. d 9 road at Fort Lawn
and makes a splendid official.
The ceremony was performed
at 2:3O O'Clock at the hospitable
home on Dunlap street of the
stately and complished BRIDES
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Cope
land Elliott, in the presence OF
a number Of invited guests. The
house was beautifully decorated
with passion flower vines, ivy
ana potted plants. Green was
massed everywhere, forming a
irleze around the walls, outlin.
ing the doorways and windows.
Palms and ferns were used in
profusion throughout the rooms
and banked in the bny window
to form a background for the
bridal party, and many vases
were filled with fragrant violets
and white hyacinths. The guests
were received by Mrs. j. b.
Mackorell, sister of the bride, as
sisted by Miss Lizzie Connors.
At the strains of Mendels.
sohn's wedding march, render
ed by Miss Carol Connors, the
the bridal party entered through
the hall into the parlor. The
maid of honor, Miss Cornelia
Elliott, sister of the bride, enter
ed with the best man. Mr.
Robert Cherry. She wore d
lovely white chiffon cloth suit
and a black picture hat and
carried pink carnations. Then
came the lovely bride leaning on
the arm Of the groom. She was
charmingly gowned in an ex.
qnisite navy-blue chiffon broad.
cloth coat suit, trimmed with
braid and buttons. Her hat was
OF French felt of the same shade
trimmed with ribbon and fruit
She carried beautiful bouquet
of brides roses and maiden hair
fern. The groom wore the regu.
lation black with white neck tie
The ceremony was performed in
the bay window by the pastor
of the First Baptist church, DR..
j. FL. Boldridge. The bridal
party then repaired to tho sitting
room, where they received hearty
congratulations and best wishes
Delicious fruit punch and nabis-
co waters were served by Miss
Meta Moore sister of the groom.
and Miss Lizzie Connors
Miss Meta Moore wore a love-
ly and becoming white cloth
dress made princess style and
trimmed with white lace. The
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-01-19
The Inauguration this Week
The New State Officers
and who they Succeed
The Losing and Finding OF
Money by two Lancastrians
Other Matters of Interest.

of the new governor took place
yesterday. Your correspondent
was unable to attend, 90 cannot
give you an original description
of it. The ceremony was said
to have been very impressive.
After the oath had been adminis-
tered by Chief Justice Y. ].
Pope, the newly elected governor
read his inaugural address. Then
Lieutenant Governor T. q. Nc
Leod was inaugurated. The new
officers are:
Governor Martin Frederick
Ansel succeeds the Honorable
DuncanClinch Hey yward. Lieute-
nant Governor Thomas G. Nc
'Leod succeeds Col. Jno. T. Sloan.
D. Fraser Lyon, Esq, is the new
Attorney General. He succeeds
Mr.. Duncan G. Ray, who has
acted in that capacity for only
short time, having been appoint.
ed to fill out the unex pired term
of the late Col. Leroy F. You
mans. Secretary of State Jesse
L. CAN'T turns the duties over to
Mr.. r. M. McCown. Col. John
Q. Boyd was able to take the
oath OF Adjutant and Inspec-
tor General, Lut still he is not
well. He could not walk alone,
but he is now Adjutant General.
Comptroller A. w. Jones sue
ceeds himself. Mr.. A. b. Mar.
tin was one of the State Officers
who was elected or reelected
son fowerv beds of ease". Mr..
Martin was unopposed in the
recent primary. He is begin
ming his third term, having de
feated Mr.. John j. McMahan six
years ago, since then being re
elected twice without opposition.
Capt. r H. jennings, who has
possibly the most responsible of
all the Offices, has never had op-
position. This is his third or
fourth term as state treasurer.
In his last letter this CORE.
spondent unintentionally omit
ted from his list OF Lancastrians
in COLUMBIA the name of Mrs.
j. N. Spann. There are also
others here whom / cannot either
remember or whom | DO not
know. Mr.. @. N. Hutchinson,
who instructed the Lancaster
Orchestra for awhile, is also here
He is the teacher of the Olympia
Mill Band, a very fine musical
organization.
A doubly singular "thing"
happened recently to two of
Lancaster's young people, who
are attending one OF the colleges
in our city. We shall not say
which college they ale attending
or of which sex they are. Last
Saturday someone gave these
young students an equal amount
of "substance." 1t was in two
pieces of currency. Before
they had gone far one discovered
that his or her money was gone,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-01-19

The Crawford Club was most
pleasantly entertained yesterday
afternoon by Miss Blanche
Moore.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-01-19
Senator ThOrnWelI Hay
Dead.

Succumbed to Sudden Attack
of Heart Trouble--Was
Found Unconscious in his
Office in Camden.
By Long Distance Phone to
the State.
Camden, Jan. Ex-senator
James T.. Hay died here tonight
at 1O:45 O'Clock, after a very
brief illness. He had been suf-
fering for the past few months
with heart trouble, and was
found this afternoon in his Of
flee at a o'clock in an uncon-
scious condition and was imme-
diately carried to his home,
where he received the attention
that medical aid could render
him. He was "in harness" at the
time of his death, being found in
his office, where he had gone i'm
mediately after dinner to work.
His death came as a great sur
prise to many people and is a
decided shock to Camden. He
was one of the most prominent
citizens of Kershaw, and has
seaved her in many capacities,
both as a legislator and as a Cit
izen.
James Thornwell Hay was
born in Columbia, s. g., April
rs, 1S47, son cf Samuel III.
and Mary S. Hay. His father
was pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Camden from 1851 TO
1873. His education was acq uir.
ed at home, and in the public
school at Camden. In 1864 he
Joined the Confederate service.
volunteering in the Fifth battal-
ion, South Carolina reserves,
and served until the close of the
war. In 1865 he began the study
of law in the office of Gen. Jno.
b. Kershaw, afterwards Judge,
and was admitted to the bar in
February, 1858. From 1878 to
1878 he was associated with w.
d. Trantham as editor and pro-
prietor of the Camden Journal.
In that paper and on the stump
he advocated what was known
as the straightout movement of
1876. From 1880 to 1882 he
served in the house from Kershaw
county, and in 1895 he was elec-
ted as representative in the con.
stitutional convention. He was
elected a member of the State
senate, 1896, and served on the
most important committees of
that body, among which was the
judiciary. He was chairman of
the committee on penitentary
and was named on the commit
tee which investigated the affairs
OF the State penitentiary upon
the retirement of w. A. Neal as
superintendent. He was chair
man of the committee which in
vestigated the State dispensary
which recently brought to
light some of the exposures so
The Washington times., 1907-09-02
THE MISERABLE LONDON sLUms.

A group Of dirty fellows stands at The
street corner, against the background
Of a public house. You see that in New
York and you see it in London, but YOU
do not see IT anywhere save In the An
elo-SaXon world. The German and the
Latin idle. but only those Of our breed
loaf. in gloomy fellowship, at street cor
neTs- These fellows of Brick lane are
typical OF the race Their hands are IN
their pockets. Their caps are pulled
down over their eyes. Their shoulders
are hunched up. They are mean ana
gulien and wicked
An old woman in cap and apron comes
from the public house, she Is bent and
weakened she carries a wretched little
thing that seems to belong to the human
species, an idiot, almost bald, that rat
ties a sort OF wooden ball. filled with
mus or pebbles. A man crosses the road.
Like all the others he is small They
breed the LOndOner big and tall and
wholesome in the West. here the En-
glishmen are little and warped aud
Etunted--he is swallowed by the black
mouth or a clearinghouse. Go YOU IN
after him. There are half a thousand
such places where you may get a four
penn Orth OF sleep. Through a stone han
you come into the living-rOom, where
at night the men sleep on the benches.
Al one side an iron sink with a drip
ping faucet Beyond, the dormitory
filled with beds where adults and chill
dren sleep together.-Vance Thompson,
"a Outing.
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CeJeStlaLs Burn Joss
To Goddess of Liberty
Chinese Crew Admires Her Because She Keeps
Her Mouth Shut, and Calls Her ''NO
TopSide Mclean Joss.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The orthodox
Chinese of the crew of the Warrack
Line tea steamship Braemar, which
anchored off the Statue OF Liberty, on
Saturday afternoon and went to dock
yesterday morning, mistook the bronze
young woman for the image Of divine
being of the Orient.
The moment the big tea carrier let her
mudhook stir UP the American fishes
that swim around the base OF the
Statue of Liberty every Chink Of the
Hautcal thirty-seven IN the crew piled
up on deck, each with four bunchcs Of
joss sticks in his hand. They kowtOwcd
TO the bronze lady and started the joss
sticks going.
The skipper. Capt S. l. Saxony, did
not understand the sudden eruption Of
yellow folk from fOTeCastle and engine
hold and he asked his first officer what
it all meant. Mr.. High Wind was called
TO explain and he said the Chinese had
made up their minds when they sighted
The Washington times., 1907-09-02

the giant form Of Miss Liberty from
the NarrOws that she belonged TO thu or
der of Buddha, she was SO quiescent and
big. II she had got down or her bass
and walked of toward Manhattan and
sat on the top of the Singer tower they
would not have thought very much Of
.it But when she persisted in just being
stiil-not even making a political grafton
they decided that she must have IN
wonted power as a joss, or, as Mr. High
Wind remarked, she must be a No. l,
-1Usid6 Mclean JOSS. He said int
Chinese believed In a lady who knew
how 10 keep her mouth shut. which, he
remarked, was more than some AmCTt-
can statesmen knew how to do,
II was not until all the joss sticks had
been consumed utterly and the nOstTIls
of Miss Liberty, according to Mr.. High
Wind were seen TO culver with pleas
UrabIe emotion, that the Cinnamon con-
scented to 90 below. Then the light had
Just doomed IN her lofty torch, and her
Chinese worshipers thought that was a
good enough candle 10 show them 10
bed They hustled to their hunks after
more kowtowiug OF the most deferential
and superlative sort
The Washington times., 1907-09-02
"SGAB" BRIGKLAYER
GIVEN FINE OF 5000

Herbert Wilson,, the nOn-uniOn brick
layer. who was arrested last Saturday
night while carrying a razor, was found
guilty OF carrying concealed weapons by
Judge Bundy in the Police Court this
morning, and was sentenced on two
counts. his total fine amounting TO 500,
or eleven months and twenty-nine days
In jail.
Ia his defense Wilson claimed that he
had been brought in the barroom by
union men who gave him several
drinks. He declared that he heard them
say several times that they were going
70 do him because he was a "scab."
He claimed that the razor was placed
in his pocket.
On discrimination IL devaIov,a5
that Wilson was sentenced TO $40 or
fve months by the late Judge O.NeaI
August l9. on a similar charge.
The Washington times., 1907-09-02
The Want Ads Take the used Things to Market for You

All times are the fright
times" with bargain
hunters. They are busy
as you read this-and they
make business active in
all sorts Of weather, pref
ty nearly abolishing dull
days"
The real estate dealers
who are busiest nova
days happen" to be the
ones whose advertising
campaigns are busy
Just now. too.
The Washington times., 1907-09-02
DISTRICT SHOOTERS
REACH SEA GRIT
Regular Service Teams on
Hand Also for Individual
Matches.

SEA GRIT. n. J.. Sept. I'm threat
ening weather the New Jersey Rifle
Associations tournament opened this
morning. The district representatives
who came from Camp Perry. Ohio, ar
rived this morning and joined those
Who reached camp LAST evening from
Washington.
The District team was, excepting the
Jerseymen, the first State delegation to
take possession. The Massachusetts
team got in at noon and the Army.
Infantry, Cavalry, and Marine Corps
teams this afternoon.
Seven Jersey regimental and troop
teams came last night. Individual
matches only were on the program to-
day.
The Washington times., 1907-09-02
you SHOULD
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Thirty thousand more telegraph operators
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The Washington times., 1907-09-02
Swearing at Hello Girl
May Be Costly to Doctor
Candidate Said Ugly Things Over the TeIe-
phone When Seeking Election Returns,
and Is Later Presented With Bill

stefan Of that place. and late candidate
for coroner, in the form of a petition
for damages.
The sheriff served the notice, and the
doctor was even angrier than when the
girl failed TO get the telephone number
when he wanted TO find out for certain
Ter. And when she did get the number
and he learned the disappointing news,
the girl claims he swore even more
fierCely and threatened to throw her
bodily out Of the office. The case will
come up for trial in Boone at the next
term Of court.
The Washington times., 1907-09-02
Non-hediCaI Healing.

The Junod (the Vaouum) Trestmen1
Is enforcing (restoring) the circulation
and ts a cure for those desperate all
n1ents that bafie the skin Of your ply
stefan. It is the DrugleEs and Blood
less Remedy for them. Those who
have been unable 10 obtain relief by
the ordinary methods are requested to
investigate. This method Is especially
adapted to cure LOGON otor-Ataxta ana
all diseases OF the spine and nervous
SYSTEM RhSum atism in its various
forms, BrjgEt's Disease, and Diahetes
yield readily to its influence. While the
relief and cure OF Neurasthenia and
Nervous Exhaustion are as certain az
taxes and
Treatments can be given at your
home. Consultation at your home vyhen
desired. Charges reasonable.
Consultation and information at
once free.
PROP. q. n. D. PARKER.
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Hourz-1o to g. Suodays-1o to l.
Lady in Attendance.
Phone Main 4112.
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BRANCH OFFICES.
NORTHWEST.

GOLDENBERG' ). an and h SIS. nv.
s. kANS, SONS 3 CO, sth and Market space
GREENS CAPT. a l. ADVERTISING
AGENCY, LAG 18th 81 nv.
". h. NCNULTY. Cigar store. l4th and P nv.
RHODE ISLAND PHARMACY. Linton =
Nelson, PropTtetorsi corner Rhode Island
ave. LIST ana SITS. nv.
ROBERT T. PETZOLD. The Harvard Phar-
macy. nth and Harvard SITS. NV.
". n DARLING, cor. lAth and EtE. NV.
1. FRENCH SIMPSON. cor. 7th St. Rhode
Island ave, and Sc NV.
h T. BUTTS PHARMACY. stu st. azd
cRAs. c. HpRNUNG. Christiani Pharmacy.
sw. cor. 7th and II SITS. NV
SANFORD'S PHARMACY, New York ave.
and North Capitol street.
r a, EEh4G - Z0Ia and d sts nv
QUIGLEEr 5 PAAkMACY. 2Ist and @ sts.nw.
s. n. WAGNER & co, LIST and n SITS NV,
i. 7, TAYLOE, coz. eth and SITS nv.
EUGENE h NICHOLS. 1901 Pa ave. NV.
NORTHEAST.
LADDON PHARMACY. 100 Florida ave. M
CHAs. II. BLUMER. n. Cap. and r SITS. ne.
P. J. DUNCAN 4 CO.. Druggists. eth and K
Ets. ne,
SOUTHEAST.
4. E. POWELL. sth and East Capltol ats
oDONNELL DRUG CO.. sth and g sta.
u. 6. bEALY. NV cor. nth and Pa ave.
-
SOUTHWEST
=. HUGO EIsENBEISS. 9Th and B strssss
GEORGETOWN.
E. ?. WELLER. Pharmacy. ASA Il 1t nv
ANACOsTIA
SURY's PHARMACY, corner Msnroa and
jefferson Sta
SROOKLAND D. c.
ARTHUR Il. r. LUERSSEN DRUG stora
ALEXANDRIA, VA
r. L cARNE & Co. 700 king st.
The Washington times., 1907-09-02

DIES MONIES. Sept. 2-Dr. II. P.
Hanson, Dr., to Miss Alice Mckee:
For saying why in b. don't you
give me my number ---.----.----- $1,000
For threatening 10 throw her out
OF me once .-.--.ssss..-s.s.ss a4tvVo
know anything. ...'............... 81. 900
The above is the lite bin that Miss
Alice Mckee, a pretty telephone opera
tor at Cambridge, Iowa, has presented
to DR.. II. P. Hanson, a prominent ply
The Washington times., 1907-09-02
Upton, AMERICAN BOUND,
IRISH YACHTShEN SAY

DUBLIN. Sept 2.-The mystery at
tending t'Ic movements Of Sir Thomas
Linton and Isarty on board the steam
yacht Erin, is a topic Of discussion
among "a CIl.Smen here. The Erin re-
manned at kingstown from Sunday last
TO Thursday, when at midnight she
steamed nOrthward, supposedly Tor
Dublin.
She is not here and the belief now
Is that she has sailed for New York
The Washington times., 1907-09-02
Personal.

WORKINGMEN come and see the suits we
have for s. and IS; coats and vests sI60;
coats, 81; pants, $50: all wool. taIlOr-nAde
scarcely used. JUSFHS OLD STAND, SIS
y. se2-7t
PSYCHIC PIANIST
Great Reduction all This Week
Her absolute honesty test, of time and
seven years continuous practice have proven
beyond all doubt that her predictions are au-
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speculation, love, marriage, absent friends,
never fails TO cause happy marriage to the
one you love; gains the good Will Of any ons
you desire. unites lie separated; no matter
what your troubles are consult Mrs. Bishop.
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NINE. DAVIS, the bern clsiTvoyant and card
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Bicycles.

BEST PUNCFURE-PROOF TIRES. 81 Is. pg,t
on guaranteed no equal anywhere against
punctureE. some choice seconds gI75 rdefs
20 sell for 81 SO and g o0-as frsts, trial alIar-
aatse. JONES RUBBER TIRE WORKS.
51z-o94 4. auI0-sa, N, tu-l5t
EVERY BICYCLE MUST BE SOLD 70 make
room for our fail shipment bicycles as low
as - and 10. Cleveland. National Buffalo
King, Rambler, Columbia, Olive. White and
LOO other excellent makes, ali in good cln-
stition- c. T. HUNTER. The Bicy~Ie Mar.
lis Pennsylvania ave. nv. ausI-ff
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Wall Paper.

w HUNT. formerly Of 4s7 C St, is nov To-
Gated at 1s28 7th ST Nv, all work guar
anteed; samples brought. Tel. North 1918
se2-Sot
c, c. SILENCE, Wall Papers. lowest prices.
s57 st. Phone 3457-M aus9-7t