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tit ate Fair Xeuct Week. Lancaster as usual will no doubt be well represented at the coining Slate Fair, which opens in Columbia next Tuesday. Re lerring to the Fair, the Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier says: i ins year's Fair weeK noios cat many attractive features nev er available before. New ami larger exhibits will be ready in all the buildings. In fact there are already a lot of exhibits? machinery, implements, etc? which had to have special buildings. The executives have been hard at work ever since the lasi Fair and they have accomplished wonders. The railroad rates from every point are all that could be ask d i * ? i i ? : ?: 11 lor. r>ven special trams win uf run on tlie big days. And with *uch good crops as we have this year everybody can afford to spend at least one day at the Greater State Fair. The streei car service will be extra good. A double track has been laid and there will be no waiting at any point. The streets have been worked on and there will be no trouble to go to and from the grounds. Dispensary Money for Schools. Special to Charleston Post. lu;? i A tu Ci?t.. vui il ill ui a j V/U1 . IV.?i wo uiair dispensary today turned in a #25,000 check credited to the school fund, with the promise that a similar amount would In forthcoming in a few days. This is the first profit turned in as securing this year, though #08,000 was paid in January on last year's account. Last year the total turned in was #236,203.17. #100,000 oi which represented a reduction in the stock. Negro Ex-Congressman Gets Three Years For Forgery. Columbia, S. O., Oct. 11.? George W. Murray, colored, a former member of Congress, wae today sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary for forg ery. Murray, who is reported t( he quite wealthy, was chargec with forging the name of an old negro on certain notes for land At the time of his arrest Murray was released on $3000 bond which it is thought will he forfeited. Cost of Living. The cost of living in the Unit cxi States of America seems to be steadily increasing. A state meat -recently issued by the bureau of commerce and labor says that for the year 1(J04 the co^t of living was in excess of any previous year in the history of the country. The year 1800 was the only year for a number of years, ac cording to the statement of the department's statisticians, which the cost of living did not show an increase. In 1800 the average co?t per family was $318.20. In 1896 it was $296.70. In i904 it was #347.10, an increase ot more than *.'>0 over IS'M), and an increase of about 2.*> over 1890. This general increase lias not as a rule gone hand in hand with an increase in the price of farm produce, or the price of /abor.?Atlanta Journal. THE NEWS IN BRIEF] The Presbyterian Synod is in session in Hock Hill this week. Sully is speaking at several points in South Carolina this week. There were three more hold ups by highway robbers in Co lumbia Saturday night. Five lives were lost and many persons injured Saturday by an immense wave striking the steamer Campania. Dave Smith instantly killed Ben Burrell in Union county Friday by striking him on the back of the neck with a stick An Iowa woman has sued for a divorce on the ground that her husband has not taken a bath in 22 years. The Shelby graded school building was burned Fridaj night, throwing 10 teachers out of employment and 500 children out of srhnnl There is some talk of ihe State Prohibition executive committee deciding on nonrnat ing a state ticket, at its meeting in Columbia next week. Henry Irving, the world's most famous actor, died suddenly, in London, Friday night. His last appearance in this country was in 1903. Bamberg had a $60,000 fire Friday night. The Souther c depot and its entire contents and the cotton platform will: much cotton on it were destroy ed. Jotin Holliday, a farmer o i New York state, died Fridaj ! and Ins wife three hours latei from eating biscuits which Mrs. llolliday made by mistake with arsenic instead of baking pow der. Prominent Confederate Vete rans acted as pall bearers in Atlanta Friday at the funeral of a faithful old colored man who followed their fortunes during the war. George and Edward Carter, i hfAt.haro irnro eli Af nwl I i 11 A. 1 wxvAO) tt v i u onut auvi ? mi;u at M oultrie, Ga., Friday night, by Jack Osteen. The trouble grew out of a dance three weeks ago |jm| ftThe authorities at Washington have decided that not only patent medicines with whiskey as their principal ingredient but also certain alcoholic compounds called essences of lemon, vanila, ginger, etc., are liable to liquor tax. Mr. Julian Wilson was found murdered Friday night at the store of W. P. Cooper it Co., in I iir* 1 if i " wlinainsDurg county, lie was m charge of the store and it is supposed that he was killed by robbers. A negro suspected of the crime narrowly escaped lynching. Washington,Oct. 13.?A delegation of citizens of Charleston, headed by Mayor Rhett, called on Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte in Washington and extended an invitation to visit Charleston on the occasion of the "'presentation of a silver service to tho cruiser Charles ton, 1 i ) 1 Notice to All Persons Indebted to Heath Banking & Mercantile Company and Clyburn-Heath Mule Company. All persons indebted to the undersigned by notes or accounts are respectfully and earnestly requested to come forward and settle same at once. These firms are now in liquidation, and it is absolutely necessary that all parties indebted to them should settle before November 15th otherwise we will be compelled to place the accounts in the hands of our Attorney for collection. Heath Banking C& Mer. Co Clyburn-Heath Mule Co. SHERIFF'S SALE. Statu ok South Carolina, ) County ok Lancaster. \ Emma A. Small as administratrix o( estate of S. E. Usher, deceased plaintiff vs Joel E. Usher, J. H,Usher anil others Defendants. PURSUANT to the decree of Judgf Purdy.in the above entitled cause filed in the Clerk's office Septembei lftftS I will aoll of niiKllo ? ? ? y . . c?v |/uuuu niiu1 tion, at Lancaster Court House, S. C, on the tlrst Monday in Novembei next, within the legal hours of sale the real estate belonging to the late Samuel E. Usher, deceased, contain ing J42 Acres, more or less, Situate in Lancaster County, in thii State, and bounded on the North bj i lands of John Robinson and Hirau Steele, on the East by lands of Johr Steele, on the South by lands of Billj Plylerandon the West by lands ol Jackson Usher and Billy Duncan . j These lands will be sold by order ol the Court of Equity to pay off the in. debtedness of Haid estate and in Una settlement of the same, i J0gT Terms of sale CASH, l'ur chaser to pay for papers. 1 JOHN P. HUNTER, 5 Sheriff, L. C. R E. Wtlik. 1 R. E. A R. B. Allison, Plaintiff's Attorneys. Oct. 7, li)05. 3-w. ircoTi 3 ^ ? t * t g WAI { S ' < o Z v J w t A h 20 p t W k-3 KM H BO 5 a * t ? li Arbuc j 8 i Cottor i TIME AND NOW is the T CLOUD'S is tl To go and do your FALL SHOPP our 1 ist of customers new ones eve more than pleased with the goo< buy of us. Our goods rank HI i.nw in PRinrc I Ladies' Coats ai We have just bought a sample and Children's Coats and Jacket) wholesale houses in the Norther you from 25 to 40 per cent, discou and we guarantee the style to be tate for one moment to say this is goods ever brought to this town. $12.00 Rain Coat, this Sa 15 00 Jacket, 44 " 12.00 44 44 44 10 00 44 44 44 9 00 44 44 44 700 5 00 44 '4 44 4.00 44 44 DRESS G A few very Special Prices in Dr 56 inch Venetians?can't be ma Our very special price, 721 cents ] 42 inch all-Wool l'laids, in all i special price, 48 cents per yard. '' 56-inch Suiting, all Wool, come matched for less than 50c; our v pci yaiu. bed spr: $1.00 Spreads, this Sale 1.25 4i 44 44 r 1.40 1.50 44 4 4 44 2.50 genuine Marseilles Sj Don't get in the REAR, but KEE and meet it E. E. CL }'i the Store where QUALIT' ????? m mttt wfrari ,UU lYULlL QlUiUJ i ITED--Country Prod X ounds Granulated Si Sf* For $100. -*ie5 * kles' Coffee, 15c Pac l Mill Store Cup PLACE I 'IME and ne PLACE ING. W'5 are adding to ry day, and they go home i merchandise that they GH IN QUALITY and | ad Jackets- | line of Ladies, Missesfl i from one of the largest n markets, and can save |j int on any of these goods, ' perfect. We do not hesi the swellest line of these le - $ 8 75 i 1100 3 8 75 I . < 7 00 6 00 ! 5.00 3 50 2.75 uuuo. f Goods only for this Sale : itched for less than $1.00. per yard. the best colors; our very 8 only in Black ; can't be ery special price 39 cents EADS. $ .85 1 00 1 10 1.25 >read, this Rale, 1.98 ;p UP with theCJKOWD' f le at / OTJD'S y and PRICE talk. CO. ZZ t . ? t luce. ?j * g * " 8 t s $ P3 * ~ Llgar 2 i CO I ? t % s g* kaee. E-? ^ 8 j v $' any.