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i~r=r J SSHHI \ ? | KNPC I ITS K P ? (jj From now to buy goods, g goods. LIST h 30 men's ai 7 50. now 5 0 condition, oa g Shoes at a sa H at 45c. Best ^ In fact the ^ as we can't a mmc Six Children Burned to Death --Narrow Escape of Mother and Father and Two Children. r Dubois, Penn, December 12. ?Six children were burned to death at Lindsey, near Puxsutawney, at an early hour today, and W il limn \fnrc/m? uml u;ilu li.n ? parents, with their two remain ^ ing children, barely escaped with their lives. j Koth the father and mother were badly burned in attempts i to save their little ones from I their burning home. The moth- ^ er threw two of the children from \ an up-stair? window, thereby ; saving their lives, and jumped j herself as the roof fell in. She 1 ... 1 11-- I i * ? ' was uauiy uurneu and wilt pro- t bahly lose one toot as a result of * her injuries. Tlie father is also 11 badly burned about tbe hands ^ and lace, but not seriously. The 1 tire was discovered by a neigh- ^ bor, who hastened to the burning * house and aroused the sleeping 1 inmates. At that time the whole ' root and rear of the house were * burning. The tire originated * from a stove in a small outbuild ( ing adjoining the home of the 1 family. Morgan came to Lindaey ^ from West Virginia only a short ' time a:;o. ' ^ _ _ ] Attacked. Says Mr*. Nancy Stoddard of Fountain ~\ Inn, S. O. I was attacked by that Urrible monster yon call lthcumatism. OUlt NEW DISCOVEHY was recommended to me by ur drnggist, and after taking two bottle*, that great monster of trouble and sutiering waa forced to take its flight. I gladly recommend it to any Mattering with Kb?iu?aism. iSold by Or*wfori 3roe. :ks at >Xiwu.Jk.. j-.iiijJ-iL NOOKIJS until January we We have to mo 'EN! Then come ad youths' Suits, O Big lot men's e-third off Lot n criflce- Lot 54-in half patent Flour price is cut on ev< fford to move the: AjSMR TITfc Tin TTHIIT ITI ruLBiuLivr PAUL MORTON Dutlining the policy of the new nanagement of the Equitable Jfe Assurance Society of the Jnited States in an address deivered before a Convention of Equitable Agents, among other hings says : "Already there has been a saving in the administration of four Society amounting to approximately $600,000 perannum. This equals 4 per cent, on an n vestment of $16,000,000 This is the equivalent to havng $15,000,000 more 4 percent, bonds in our vaults. There will je other economies, and I can uily repeat that retrenchment md conservative management s going to he our policy. I have *reat ambitions for the Equitable. 1 want it to be not only the greatest and the best but the safest and most conservative life! nsurance institution in the land. I [ want it to be the one that the igents will like the very best to ,vork for. I want it to be the one .hat bankers and people who e 1 i*_-i! lcive securities iur sine can leei j hat they will always get a square I leal from. I want it to be the jne that policyholders will rec)mmer"1 he:" friends to insure n and that everybody can point :o with pride. I want it to be <nown, not only as the strongest iniincinllv Vulf tVlf? morally." Moral: Insure in the Equitable Life, "Strongest in the World." W. B. Knight, ? Special Agent, ? LANCASTER, S. C. % P|TI I in I U EVERY ius: rganmmHBSHHHi IG- AT \ are going to offer ve January 1st. and see: were $6 00, now Hats 50 per cent, len's Overcoats \ ich Broadcloth at 2 25; best paten erything in our st tn. Yours for MERC, SUMMONS FOR RELIEF* STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Lancaster. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. G. W. Phillips, Plaintiff, against, Phillips Williams and Williams Defendants. To the Defendants above named : You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on J Harry Foster, at his otlicein the town of Lancaster, South Carolina, within twenty days from the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; nun ii j mi imi in niinwrr I lie complaint within the time aforesaid, tlie plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. .J HARRY FOST 7R, Plaintiff's Attorney. Dated October 24th, 15)05 To the absent Defendants Phillips Williams and Williams. You will take Notice: That the Complaint in this action was tiled in the olllce of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Lancaster county on the 24th,dav of October 15)05. J. HARRY FOSTER, Plaintiff's Attorney. Nov. 21st, 15)05 Notice to Taxpayers. Taxes will be due and payable with out penalty from October 15 to December HI, 15)05. The tax levy for State purposes is r>4( mills, for ordinary county purposes 4}4 mills, special county purposes (1,. iV t;. It, It. bonds) *2 mills, constitutional tax for school purposes 3 mills, making a total levy of 1ft mills on all taxable property of the county. In School Districts Nos. ft, 30, 32 and l<>. fheiv is ft snt-ciiil lew of ). milla additional for sobool purposes; in J District No. 24. 3 mills; Districts Nos. 12, 17 and 39, 4 mills; District No. 38, 5 mills; No. 14, (> mills, and No. 40, 7 mills. In Cane Creek Township there is a special local levy of \% mill* for railroad purposes; Gills Creek, B mills, and 1'leasant Hill, 3 mills. There is also a tax of one dollar on each male citizen between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years, except ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors, or those who are so disabled that they cannot earn a support by manual labor. J. Fi. BLACK MON, . Treasurer Lancaster County. MAN'S I "ours r you tile chance ( We can move cast 3.90 25 men's off Lot men's St greatly reduced. 85c- Lot 54 incl t 265. ore. We must s< business, ?N*ILE CLERK'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lancaster. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Ileath Hanking & Mercantile Company .?Plaintiff*, against A. .Tackson Bailey,et al.? Defendants. i> i virtue oi a uecreiai oruer maue in the above stated case by his Honor Judge George W. Gage, dated 31st March, 1904, I will expose to public sale, at Lancaster courthouse, in front of the courthouse door, on the FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY, next, within the legal bourn of sale, the following described real estate, viz: 1. All that piece, parcel or tract of land in Pleasant Hill township, county of Lancaster, State of South Carolina, on waters of TurkeyQuarter creek, containing One Hundred and Ten [lib] acres, more or less, and bounded north by estate lands of Reuben Hailey, deceased; east by lands of J D. Hailey, deceased ; south by estate lands of John Andrews, deceased; west by lands of J. D. Hailey. 2. All that piece, parcel or tract of laud in I'leasant llill towushio. said county and state, containing Two Hundred and Sixteen [31 OJ acres,more or less; bounded north by lands of .lames L). Bailey, deceased; east by estate lands of George F. Bailey, deceased; south by lands of i). I,. Bailey and west by lands of John Andrews, deceased. Terms of sale CASH. The above tracts to be sold separately. Purchaser to pay for all papers, and to comply with terms of sale within one hour, after sale, else land will be immediately resold at his risk. J. F. GREGORY, Clerk C. C. L. C. I tec. 4, 1905. N?tice of Discharge. NOTICK ia hereby given that the undersigned hh Administrator of the estate of Thannie .1. Bowers, deceased will on December the 23rd 1905 make bia final return as such administrator, and apply to the Probate Court for Lancaster county, for a final discharge. J. A. BOW KHS, Administrator of estate of THAVNIK J. BOWERS. Dated Nee. 22nd, IMS. I i ?" I k juun g | STOW! 6 ? I if a lifetime ^ 1 easier than 9 i Suits, were ft lirts, in good s| Lot ladies' i Repellants k 3ll the goods X ! A Auditor's Notice. Notice is hereby given that, this office will be open from the 1st day of .lanuary to the 20th day of February, 1906, for the purpose of receiving the returns of the taxpayers of Lancaster County. All real estate with improvements thereon, and all personal property of every description, must be returned at its true value in money, and all persons having such property in their possession or control as manager. holder, or as husband, parent, guar- > dian, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, accounting officer, agent, attorney or factor, on the 1st day of lanuary, 1900, are required to list the same for taxation within the time required by law, or incur the penalty Of 50 per cent, which attaches in case of failure to do so. t The poll tax of One Dollar is laid upon all male persons between the ages of 21 and 00 years, except persons who are exempt by law. The Auditor or an assistant will attend the following places in the county on the days named below for the convenience of the public: Osceola, Tuesday, .Fan. 9,1906, 12 to 3p.m. Pleasant Valley, Wednesday, .Fan . 10, 1906. . ? m ll/^ln i ? 'I' ^ _n,l. .. f 1? unn > i | i uu ndnjf, ?f till . 11, I '"'t. Van Wyck, Friday, Jan. 12, 1 DOG, to 2 p ni. Dixie a. m., Dwight p. in., Monday, Jan. 15,1906. Tradesville, Tuesdny, Jan. 16, 1906. Taxahaw, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1906. Flat Creek Church, Thursday, .lan . 18, 1906. Welsh's, Friday. Jan. 19, 1906. Primus, Saturday, Jan. 20, to 12 m. llaile Mine, Monday, Jan. 22, 1906. (* Kershaw, Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 29 ami 9.1 lUllfl Heath Spring*, Thursday, Jan '25. Pleasant Hill, Friday, .Ian. 2d, 11)00, to 1 p. 111. W. T. Vanlandingham's, Monday, .Inn. 20, ll)Ot. All returns must be made in regular form and it is preferable that they v " be made by the proper owner in person 011 blanks provided for the pur- t pose. The returns must be duly sworn to before some ollicer qualified to administer an oath. All items of realty, whether farms >*" or town lota, must be listed separately, and no return which says, "same as last year," or "no changes," will be accepted. After the above datea I will be found in the Auditor'* office to wait upon the public. Keapectfully, JOHN A. COOK, w Auditor L. Cj' I.ancaatar C. H^ Dae. 4, IdOd.