The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 04, 1905, Image 2
THE VALEDICTORIES
THE LANCASTER LEDGER.
1852-1905.
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vFroni The Lancaster Ledger.*
n Sad indeed it is for us to make
the announcement that the publication
of the "old Ledger"
will be discontinued after this
issue, and we cannot help but
feel that the announcement will
starry sadness into every home
throughout the county. The
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older qtizens, some tew 01 wnom
have been subscribers since the
first issue, and the many who
rave read the old paper from
Childhood will feel as if an old
and cherished friend, whose frejuent
visits always made them
glad, had passed away. "The
lear old Ledger,"?how often
have these words, written by
citizens of the county who had
moved away out west, made our
hearts glad and encouraged us
n our work. Native Lancastrians
wherever scattered over
.'die globe know and love the
old Ledger?the oldest institution
in Lancaster count v. and
>ne of the oldest of the 154
papers published in the State.
Fifty-three years is not a
short period. It is more than
iialf a century. Comparatively
little is known of the history of
our county prior to the estabMshment
of The Ledger (1852),
V)ut since that time it forms almost
a complete record of the
doings and happenings throughout
the county. The marriages,
deaths, accidents, crimes, misfortunes
of each year, are all >
chronicled in its columns. The
political conditions, educational
ulvancement. material develnn
7/ent and religious growth of
ts people are there to be found.
The patriotism of her sons,
heir gallantry in war, their fidelity;
the noble spirit of her
women, their devotion, their
power of endurance are there
recorded. No one could write
a more Complete history of the
county for the past half century
. han it contains, '
No wonder, it is dear to the
oeople of the old county,
vecially is it dear to the older
>eople, and that esteem,in most
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down from sire to son. Scarcely
a family in the county, we
venture, but has one or more
*old copies of The Ledger that
ts dear, very dear to them, put
away in some secure place where
it will not be molested. It may
be it contains the obituary of
father or mother, sister or
brother, or perhaps it tells of
the loss of a precious child. Its
association with these sacred
memories make it dear, very
Wear to natives of old Lancaster.
-And this issue, the last, in many
instances tear-stained, will be
carefully laid away with a feeling
of sadness because it is
THE LASTThe
Ledger was established
^Feby. 12, 1852, by the late R.
Bailey. The late Simpson
Harper was its t'.rst subscriber,
and the late Evan Rollings the
.second. Their subscriptions
were taken by Mr. Bailey at old
vialem Camp ground. Mr. Bai #?y
continued editor and proprietor
of The Ledger until I
185G, when the late W. M. Con- j
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OF THE OLD PAPERS
nors, father of Maj. C. T. Cflhnors
who has been chosen to
edit the new paper, became its
editor and proprietor. In 1865
the late David J. Carter purchased
half interest in the paper,
and became sole editor and
proprietor the following year.
In 1883 he associated with him
his son, the present editor, who
uctanit ouic cuitui cutci luc
death of his father in 1889. It
will thus be seen that The Ledger
has had but four editors:
R. S. Bailey, W. M. Connors,
David J. Carter and T. S. Carter,
during the more than half
century of its existence. Of
its original subscribers seven
are still living and getting the
paper. They are: L. M. Cauthen,
J. L. Tillman, Sr., T. T. Gregory,
W. R. Bennett, Jeff Sims,
Wilson Rowell and Philip Snipes.
Of the thousand other subscribers
to The Ledger many have
been taking it for more than
forty years.
To journalism this editor now
bids adieu. During the twentytwo
years of his journalistic life
he has endeavored faithfully
and conscientiously to keen The
Ledger up to the high standard
of his predecessors. He has stood
for honesty, purity, and sobriety
in official and individual life,
taking a positive stand on all
moral and political questions,
striving to better the citizenshipof
the county by promoting
the social and moral welfare of
its people.
We cannot say farewell without
thanking our patrons for
the liberal support they have
always given The Ledger, nor
can we fail to acknowledge the
deep gratitude we feel for the
many true and staunch friends
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x ne ijetliner nas macie ror us individually.
Adieu, kind friends,
adieu ! And while we wish you
to give to The Lancaster News
your hearty and liberal support,
we hope the memory of the
"dear old Ledger" will live in
your minds and hearts as long
as life lasts. a
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THE LANCASTER REVIEW.
(From The Lancaster TWiew. )
It is with no little ilomw of
sadness tjhiit we "get out" this
issue of The Review, which is to
he the last within its history.
The feeling is akin to that occasioned
by the loss of an old,
true and tried friend. For more
than twenty years we have labored
at this desk to make The
Review a welcome visitor in the
homes of its patrons, and it is
but natural that in that long
period of time we should have
become attached to the paper
itself. The fact, too, that the
best years of our life have been
spent on its pages makes the old
Review doubly dear to us. Little
did we think, until recently,
that we would survive our old
newspaper friend. On the contrary
more than once has the
thought occurred to us when
chronicling the passing away
of others that some day the task
would devolve on another to
render a similar service to us in
these columns.
But the writer is not alone in
his sorrow over the death, so to
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speak, of The Review: That
feeling is of course shared by
Maj. Riddle, who has been our
business associate throughout
our entire connection with the
paper. Twenty-one years ago
last spring we together purchased
The Review, and continuously
since that time have we together
labored to make it what
it is today. Many were our trials
and vicissitudes, but, thanks to
a Kind rrovicience, we successfully
overcame them all.
Nor is the regret at The Review's
passing away confined to
its publishers, those most directly
concerned. Many of its
readers, since the fact became
known that the three Lancaster
newspapers are to be absorbed
by a new company, have expressed
to us regret that The
Review was to be discontinued.
There are on our subscription
books the names of many citizens
of Lancaster county and elsewhere
who have been reading
the paper ever since it was established,
some twenty-seven
| years ago. And it is but natu
DISPLAY OF
Our Opening
Wednc
This is one of the greatest
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and you arc most c<
Dress Goods Department.
Never before have wo been so
strong in this line. Wu are
showing one of the greatest
lines of Dress Goods ever shown
in this town.
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>i> men rureigu ijiohu v ioui
in Navy Blue and Black?sells
iu big cities for $3.00" per yard.
Our price $2.00 per yard. Come
only in dress patterns.
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56 inch heavy Broad Cloths,
.i^ist the thing for Cloaks, .lack>ts
and Walking Skirts. Comes I
Viu all the season's best colois,
at $1.25 per yard.
56 inch Chiffon Broad Cloths,
comes in all the season's host
colors, and are especially nice
for Suits. Come only in suit
patterns at $1.25 per yard.
56 inch Broad Cloths, comes
in all colors, and would be cheap
at $1.25. Our special price. 95
cents per yard.
56 inch Broad Cloths comes
in all colors. We bought these
goods to retail at $1.00, but just
to make it lively we will make
the price 75 cents.
5f> inch Ladies' Cloth, comes
in Black, Navy Gray, Green and
Red These goods would be
cheap at 85c. While they last
we will make the price 59 cents
per yard.
This is only a few of the
but don't fail to come a
showing. All prices
E.
ral to suppose that they, and
others who have been taking
the paper for years, will be reluctant
to see the old RuyiEW
pass out 6f existence?a messenger
that has faithfully borne to
them for so many years the
news of the day, sometimes its
tidings being of joy and sometimes
of sorrow.
The Review was founded in
1878, by the late B. F. Welsh
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anu trie late j. j. nun. in i<5?i
it was purchased by Mr. Paul
Moore, who, [after running it
three years, sold it to its present
owners. For more than a quarter
of a century, therefore, The
Review has been closely identified
with Lancaster's history.?
It has seen the town grow from
a small, staid municipality to its
present gratifyingly large and
constantly increasing ditfiensions.
It has seen the country
rise from an indifferent sL\Jte of
cultivation to its present high
standard of productiveness. It
has seen nice, comfortable, well
furnished dwellings take the
place of old and cheerless farm
FALL and WD
Sale of Fall and Winter (
jsday, OcLob
collections of merchandise
ardially invited to come am
54 inch all-wool Suiting,
conies in all tho best shades,
formerly sold for 75c, but to
make the times lively we will
make the price 50c per yard.
42 inch Suiting, bought in
job ; the goods are worth on any
market 50 cents per yard. As
long as they last we make the
price 25 cents per yard.
42 inch Prunilla, which is
very popular this season, and
conies in Brown, Green, Gray,
Navy and Red. We are oll'ering
these goods at $1.00 per
yard.
42 inch shower proof Coverts,
and are good sellers this season.
Especially nice for Suits, and
are worth 75c, but are price will
be 50 cents per yard.
Silks. Silks.
It is not necessary for us to
make any prices on tnis line,
as every one Knows what a success
our Silk Sale has been, and
the prices made hold good until
fuHher notified.
Cotton Goods.
42 inch Flannelettes in Persian
designs?would be cheap
at 15 cents. Our price, 10 cents
per yard.
We are showing the newest
thing in dark Dress Ginghams
for early Kail, and the price is
only 10 cents per yard.
many BARGAINS that w
ind see what a Collection <
mentioned will hold good i
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houses, and modern churches vk
and school houses spring up*
where none stood before. These H
and many other improvements
that might be mentioned have
been brought about during the &
life of this newspaper. To what W
extent, if any, The Review has. .
contributed to the betterment ;
of conditions generally, we do '
not undertake to say. But there
is one thing we do know, and ;
that is that the influence of this
Eaper has ever been exerted in
enalf of the upbuilding of both
town and county along all'lines
that make for a people's pro- (
gross?moral, educational, ma- Vf
terial and otherwise. We there- ^
fore close forever the forms of
this journal with the conscious
ness of having done through
its columns what we conceived
to be our duty to its patrons and
to the public generally.
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(From The Lancaster Enterprise.)
On the 18th of March, 1891,
the Lancaster Enterprise was
launched upon the sea of journal
hm. For a little over 14 vears
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ITER GOODS, j
^oods begins l
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er 4th
that we have ever shown,
d inspect our stock.
Good standard Calicoes going
m tins sale at 3 4 cents per yard.
Good heavy Checked Homer.**'
spun going in this sale at 4J3d
inch White Homespun til, H
salo only 5 cents per yard.
Clothing Bargains.
We are the Clothing peoplj
Never before have we showv
sucli a collection of good clothed
You will bo surprised to com^
and inspect our Clothing stock % x c J
and find the assortment we are
showing. Tlieso goods are well
made and fit like tailor mado
goods, and wo guarantee every . '
suit to be all right in every /
respect. \
Our prices are $4.50, $0.00, * v
$8.00, $10.00, $12.50, $14.00
and $10.00.
Come and look through this < '
line, and you will be convinced }
of the bargains we are offering. > - \
Shoes. Shoes.
Our Shoo stock is now ready
for your inspection, and it does
not matter what kind of a Shoo ^
you may want, we can please I
you. We have them in all the }
newest styles. Come and see
this line and save money.
Millinery.
We are showing a beautiful
line of ready-to wear Llats, and
have them in all the season's
best shades, ranging in price
from 50 cents and upward.
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e have space to mentior.
)f Merchandise we are
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intil further notified.
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