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THE NEWS IN BRIEF The directors of the teorgan ized Union and Buffalo in Us have offered a reward ol $2500 for soni" missing books. The Rev. S. (J. Ilinton, the venerab e pastor of the Baptis church in Chester, died Satur day. Mrs. NV. B. Kel y, of Kershaw county, has appea e > 'o the gov rnor to pa don her so t, J. R. Kelly, who is servi pg a life sent nee in the penitentiary for murder. The son is said t be dyinu with consumption. The commission of Chief Just ce P. ne and Circuit Jndsres Dantzler, Aldredge, I'ur ly Watts, Gage and Klugh ox ire next year, i heir successors will hi e ected at he next session of the legislature. Slide Moore, I he 3 year old daughter of Mr. William K Moore, of Onanock, Va , diyd Saturday from accidently swallowing some beans, one of them lodging in t he lung. ?Mrs. Martha O. Patterson,of Greenville, who for several years was president of the Federation of Women's Clubs, died in California Sunday. The Supervisor ot Chesterfield, it is stated, has reinsel to order a dispensary election in thai county on the ground that there are not enough names on the petition. Mr. II. LeGare Smith, a farm er ot Lee county, died Saturday from the effect of a hi to on the hand by a pet eat. 1 Governor Hey ward has been requested to pardon Austin 1111 lian. a negro who was convicted , of manslaughter, i!i Chesterfield county in 1903 and sentenced i to serve four yeais. The 2 year old daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hammond : of Fort Mill, was killed Friday bv drinking carbolic acid. The 1 child found a bottle of the poison i in the yard. A negro, dim Walker, who says he is from Chester, narrow ly escaped lynching in the sub urbs ot Atlanta Friday. Charged with assaulting a white woman, a crowd of indignant citzns had a rope a roil n 1 Ins neck, when the sin rill arrived and rescued ?I?*? I ne-iro. Chester is room (o vole on il ? dispensary question. The petition a-kio, lor an election is said lo have on it (lie names of more th . ? one-thir l of the registered voters o' the county. ?The Ladies' Missionary Society of the A. R. P. church will have a call meeting at the manse Thursday p. in. at 4 o'clock. Every member is urged to attend. ? Painters began yesterday i the work of rep anting Dr. J F Mackey's residence, at the corn er of Main and (Jay streets. The contract ?rs are Messrs. Varna dore and Horton. ?The mooting in tho interest of prohibition which was to have been held in Kershaw lastj Friday night was not held on ( account of the inclement weath ' or, we are informed. Neither did a similar meeting material I ize which was to have been held ! in Heatii Springs Monday after- j boon. j I)isttni/uishe<t Voforrtl Preacher to he Here this Week. I)r. A. J. Warner, of Ch irlotte, who a> one of the leading colored divines < f the South, will preach at Mt. Moriah church, four miles from Lancaster, Thursday night of this weekFriday night he will deliver an adilrPKK at I lie nilnred ?<>linnl house here. His subject will be, ''The Bright Side ot the Negro Question." J times Kelly, a white man from Camden, diccl in the penitentiary, where he was serving a life sentence, Sunday The Supreme Court will convene on the 28th instant. The 6th circuit will he called on Dec 4; 5 days allo-ved No. 7858 Report of the Condition of The First National Bank OF LANCASTER At Lancaster, in the State of South Carolina, at the close of business Nov. 9th, 1905. RESOURCES. founts and Discounts ft:t.4H2 4S Overdrafts, secured ?58'j 91. U'isecured, to ... ft>9.9l U.S. llotuls to secure circulation 12,500 0') Premium on U. >. Honds 523 44 Furniture and Fixtures I,odd. 18 Due (rout National Bunks (not reserve litems) 53,372 05 Due from approved reserve agents 0,079 si f'iiecUs and other cash items 10,939 90 Notes of other National I tan us 1,105,00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents ti7n Lawful money reserve in banks, viz: Specie ti 1.3*: 95 Legal tender notes 5,160.00 If),492.95 Kedetr.ption fund with U S. Treas. (5 per cent, of circulation) 02\00 Total, .... *156,1804(1 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in t 2".' 00.00 Surplus fund 5,00 a.on Undivided I'rollls ie.ss expen-es and taxes paid > 10 59 National Da >k notes oll'sta- dllig 12. o.oe Due to o titer Na' tonal lt.ink-> *177.12 Individual deno-ils, subject to check 102 '.) 2.05 I inie certificates of deposit 14,707 IW Cashier's cheeks ou .Slaneltig 469 02 IIH,305 87 Liabilities other titan t.>. >e stall d altovtf, capital pit d, not certified 40.0<Total, .... *150.486.46 Stale of South t arolin.., ) County of Lancaster. ( ss 1, K. M. Croiton, PasliliT o! the above-named llauk, Jo solemnly swear that the above statemenl is true to the bust of tny Knowledge and belief. K. M. CKOXTON, Cashier. Subscribed att-1 sworn to before me this llth lay f November, ISM5 l?\ It I'OUTKi:, Notary IVibiic. L'te reel Attest: ('HAS. I> JUNKS, i: \ It. Jc ?NKS, K K WVI.IK, Directors .Yo/ii r tt> nl/ i'rvMims / mlrbtril (it th<- Ijiiiiruslir Mri'i'ii ill He Co. As you well know, we made some business changes the lirst of last year, an i it is absolutely 11? ( ' s -ary that, we must collect all ist tin.' notes and accounts in <' dor to s? ttie with tho );ito mo abets ol our concern ; therefore, we low ash our friends, whom we have been so liberal with , to now iunite arrangements at once to pay us. All past due notes and accounts not settled promptly will be placed in the hands of our lawyer for collection. Yours truly, ttt Lancaster Mercantile Co. 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C. | i ***** i H^rv I WW List of Bargain J BM' tryitMft4.r?fwi :bbbbbbmhbbbh J 1~pOK THIS MONTH we expect to mak< ? for last month were the largest of ai B or?rl urn nvnnr?f tn moL'n 1 U ic nr?n rfvnnfnv r Icuivi uv 11titrv^ tnio v/u^ . j at the right price, and in doing so that enat and meet me at Cloud's to do your shoppinj Bilks' We have just received by express another lot of those 36-inch two-tone Taffetas, in all the season's best colors, and to interest you in Silks we are going QQp to make the price, the yard ... Dress Goods This has been a strong line with us, and , we are still after your dress goods trade ' with some prices that we know will catch i you! 10 pieces 54-inch all wool Broad Cloths, cannot be matched anywhere for less than . $1.00 the yard, our price to catch you is 75 cents the yard. 1 10 pieces 54-inch all wool Broad Cloths, worth $1.25 the yard, for this month we *make the price 92 1-2 cents the yard. > > ? r/\ : u . 11: i-: 1.1 i 1o pieces uu-iucii r>i iiuuuiiiie, 111 uiut1, leu, and black, very high lustre, worth 75 cts., for this month's sale we will make the price 49 cents the yard. 4 pieces 40-inch Suiting, formerly sold for 50 cents, for this month we will just cut the price in half and make the price 25 cents the yard. 15 pieces 56-inch Suiting, worth on any market 75 cents the yard, our special price for this sale will be 49 cents the yard. The Store Where ^ Money Talks /v a nTf nre a it x% kt *r mr t r $ COTTON MILL % $ V > ^ s H t w 5 8 ^ 1 ? ! i \ r ! % > o I COTTON MILL I s for" November 1 i prices that will draw the crowds. Our sales J ny one month since we came to Lancaster, S rhe secret of our success is buying our goods m >les us to make a close price. Join the crowd J THE STORE WHERE MONEY TALKS. 1 Cotton Goods ! We are offering great bargains in this . > line. Good standard Calicoes, for this sale ' ' 3 7-8 cents. 1 L Good Outings, for this sale 4 3-4 cents. 1 10 cents Flanelets, this sale 8 cents. ' , 10 cents Percales, this sale 8 cents. ' k 8 cents Outings, this sale 0 1-4 cents. 1 12 1-2 cents Canton Flannel, this sale 9c. | 10 cents Canton Flannel, this sale 7 l-2c. * 6 cents ch eked Homespun, this sale ; L 4 1-2 cents. f 8c. Checked Homespun, this sale 6 cts. ? 10c. Bedtick, this sale 7 1-2 cents. 0 cents Ginghams, this sale 4 3-4 cents. 5 Ladies and Misses Jackets ( We are doing a tremendous business in J this line. We are showing the latest cuts ? and prices from $2.50 to $12,000. W Blankets 10-4 Cotton Blankets, worth 75 cts., this ! k sale 48 cents. < 11-4 Cotton Blankets, canjt be matched ^ anywhere for less than $1.50, our price < $1.00 the pair. ; L 10 and 11-4 wool Blankets any price you j : want from $2.50 to $0.00 pair. i ?? : ) E. CLOUD j j >TQRE COMPANY | ' Jm s fi 11 0 ^ i |i vus wammr . * 2 Vif If K| 1.^1 'TV U - STORE COMPANY I * *^1