THE LEDGES.
THPRLOW S. CARTER.
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
IMCSD WRPNBSPA Y AN I) SATPHDAY
SATURDAY NOV KMHKH 19th, 1994.
VBBORIPTION $1 50 PEP YEAR
E*,(iov. Hugh S. Thompson
Dying.
Jfew York, Not. 17. ?Hugh
Smith Thompson, former governor
of South Carolina, and former
assisturt seoretary of the treasury,
who is ih at his home here, was
said late tonight by his physicians
to bo gradually sinking and conscious
only at intervals.
Farmers Alliance Case.
All of tho appeal papers and ar- J
guments in the Farmers Alliance
case in the suit brought by H. E
Brookshire havo been prepared
for argument in the supreme
court abd the case will be heard
?ome lime in the early part of
January. This is an appeal from
the decision of Judge Gary on the
disposition of the funds amounting
to about $18,000 and a decision
will be awaited with interest.?
Columbia Record.
Safo Crackers Coming.
Secret service men and state
officers have been warned to look
out for a band of safe crackers
that seem to be beaded this way.
number of offices in North
Carolina in the smaller towns have
been robbed and the work looks
like another organized band?
hinnr lilro fKia nno 1-1 m. nn
ft ulu"u
a couple of years ago?is preparing
to go through this part of the
country. Special notices have
been sent aii fourth-class postoffices.?Columbia
Record.
Stricken With Paralysis.
Lexington, Ky., Nov. 17.?
Col W. C. P. Breckenndge, former
congressman from the Ashland,
Ky district and one of the
best known orators and lawyers in
the south, was striken with paralysis
at his law office this morning
ana is seriously ill.
Died Under a House.
Saturday night Melissa Dickey,
wife of Jim Dickey, col., went to
Mr. J. L. Hudson's, beyond the
railroad crossing, a little north of
town, and wanted to go into the
house, being quite drunk. Mr.
Hudson told her she must go on
home or he would tend for the
nolipfi. Kinftllv ?ho atari Ar! r?flf
J ? ??
bat soon returnee]. He tried to
end her home but she would not
go. Perhaps she went away for
a little while, but in the morning
he was found under the piazza
dead. Dr. J. M. Brice expressed
the opinion that death was caused
by disease of the heart and drinking,
and the coroner's jury, with
Mr. M. A. Ferguson as foreman,
rendered a verdict accordingly.?
Chester Lantern.
John Perry, who killed John
Denny Wills near Saluda on the
8th inst., was brought to the
penitentiary at Columbia Monday
night for safe keeping. A mob
of the dead man's friends threatened
to storm the jail at Saluda
and Ivnoh the nrifmner. and In
prevent lynching the governor
instructed Sheriff Rhoden to bring
the prisoner to Columbia.
John Liowery, colored, was
hot at hie home on Wheat street
in Colombia Sunday night by a
burglar. The wound proved
fatal, and the man died next day.
There is no clue as to the idenI
ity of the murdsror.
Happeniagsin the State.
As Chronicled by tho Alert Corres;:ondoQiB
of The Columbia
State.
HUNTER ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Swansea, Ncv. 16. ? A sad and
fatal accident occured about ten
miles cast of Swansea yosterday
evening about 4 o'clock.
Vandy Saylor, white, and Welton
Glever, colored, were out
hunting and by some accident
young Saylor's gun was discharged
at short range the entire load
taking effect in Welton Glovers
back it tho right kidney and just
to the right of spinal column. Tho
wound was two and a half or three
inches across. Welton died in 18
hours after accident.
In the ante mortem statement
Glover said it was accidental.
FIRST IMMIGRANTS.
Laurens, Nov. 16.?Laurens
has just received her first immigrants
since the establishment of
the department of immigration.
The party consists of six young
men and a young woman, the
wife of one of the rum.
They came from Glasgow, Scotland
vieinity and they are skilled
in their trades. Four of them aro
employed in the cabinet Furniture
Manufacturing company.
They are H. Kynock. A. H.
Duff, liobt. Thcmsom and Mr.
Thomson.
The other two men, who are
painters are Alexandor Anderson
and Mr. McKenzie.
They find ready emplonment
and are giving excellent satisfaction.
These men were located here
through the agenoy of commissioner
Watson assisted by Mr. C.
D. Barksdale of the office, who is
a Laurens man.
immigrant labor for cotton
mills.
Greenville, Nov. 17.?Thirteen
Germans and Poles with families
reached the city today to work in
in local cotton mills. None of the
immigrants could speak English.
They found a method, however, of
expressing their delight with conditions
here. Johnny Biers, a native
Germany who has lived here
many years, acted as interpreter.
They are a healthy lot and atracted
quiet a good deal of attention
at the depot. Immediately
after arrival they took the car for
the Samson Foe village. There
were seven lmmigradts brought
into the mill villages last week
j -
aim more are expected in tbe early
future.
In addition to the foreigners today
there were 49 farmers who
came here from Cherokee county
to work in the cotton mills. All
of them have lived in the county,
have beon]ut farming all their lives
and know nothing else.
KILLED NEAR PIEDMONT.
Piedmont, Nov. 17.?O. B.
Creamer, a farmer of this place,
was run over by a Southern railway
train near hero Monday afternoon
and received injuries from
which he died an hour afterwards.
Creamer was driving a wagon
load of fertilizer drawn by two
mules. The wgeon was smashed
to splinters and one of tbe mules
wis killed. T L McCall, who was
on the wagon, escaped uninjured.
Tbe dead man leaves a wife and
Beveral children.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN. j
Dillon, Nov. 17.?George W. '
Blackwell, aged 56 years, was kill-1
od this afternoon near MamIa I
trestle by northbound freight train
No 210. The man, with a family
consisting of a wife and six children,
moved here from Jonesboro
N. C., last Monday to work in the
Muplc cotton mill. Since that day
he has spent most of his time in
and around the dispeusary, leaving
about a hour before he was killed
in an intoxicated condition. It
is supposed he took his seat
on the roadside when overcome
with the stupor resulting from 1
excessive drink. The tram struck
him, crushing the skull, death re- 1
suiting in about one hour.
BURNED AT CROSS HILT..
Laurens, Nov. 16.?Twenty j
one bales of cotton were burned
at Cross Hill, this county, last
i
nicrht Tho uiou nn
AUV vuivun f* WO Ull IUC UC*
pot platform and is supposed to
bave caught on tiro from a loco J
motive.
i
jf"
NEOKO SHOT NEAR CHESTER. j _
Chester, Nov. 17.?The ever !,j
ready pistol got in its work near
here one unoming this week. ]
This was a shooting match in
which negroea were the participants.
Several of them were returning
from an all night "feaeterbul"
or marriage supper about
the hour of 4 a. m., when Lindsay
McLure and Hampton Westbrook
got into a scrap, the result'
of which was a pistol shot wound 1
in and u^on the person of the said j
Hampton Wsstbrook at the hand
of the aforesaid Lindsav McLure I
and so he stands charged.
Renewal of Fighting is hlxpected.
The Japanese army south of Muk- '
den i9 reported to be concentrating |'
nn th*ip loft on/1 / /">??? i_i_ I
awa> uuu V/SUtiU^ICSUUJUiy '
with tho intent on of attacking
and a renewal of fighting is ex- '
pected today. Statements given "
out at St. Petersburg regarding
tha situation at Port Arthur are
more hopeful, and represent that
the garrison may be expected to
hold out until tho arrival of Vice
Admiral Kogesvensky's squadron.
The report that Gen. Stoessel had
heen wounded is confirmed, but it
is said that his wound la not suffi- 1
cient to prevent him from direc- ?
ting the defense of the fortress.
Alton B. Parker, Lawyer.
New York, Nov. 16.?Judge j
Alton B. Parker opened a law
office in the building at No. 32
Liberty street in this city today '
At the same time he announced
that he had become a resident of
this city that Mrs. Parker would
join him here today and they
wonld at once secure a home in
this city.
He said he had not entered in
any partnership with any one and
would practice law alone.
GovernorHey ward his received .
from the boll weevil-association '
of Louisana a call tor a meeting (
of all cotton growers of the south
to be held atShreveport on Lrecem <
ber 12,. The convention will be j
held for the purpose of orgaaiz- .
ing a National Cotton Growers
Association to fight the boll wee* j
vil which is advancing in thesouth '
ai ine rate or fifty miles per year, j
The governor is asked to ap- *
point about 100 delegates. ^
The receipts of cotton at the 1
port of Charleston up to the pre- i
sent time are more than 20,000 '
bales in excess of the number du? y
ring the same period last year.'
The number of bales thus far re- ceived
is 128,574. ,
George Gould, while hunting .
near High Point, N. C., accidentally
shot an attendant in the eye.?
Gould sent the injured man to
specialist in New York for treat*
ment.
To Our Subscribers
We especially requeue suso of
our subscribers, who owe as tor
their paper, to pay up as promptly
as they can. Do not pat us off
for we roally need the money due !
us. |
TIE 1
/
C*'.
ar l > H
4
: }
EVEROFFI
Our Mr. Heath
North, where he
Ln dress goods an
merous to mentio
BEO^
>
Being the prevail
in those two shad
6d Cheviots and ^
shades. Our not
right up to the n<
wish in that line
Jackets and Cape
think the pretties
this market. An
preciated and wil
Wp arp still Vmi
- ? v -V V K/ VJLAJL AJLi?J
clothing manufac
more. Also A. E
l^nburg & Co., ai
terns in browns, |
call lor. All we
we do not dress j
isfied for any of c
We are still hanc
r;
'DOUGLAS, G(
a j ..
Shoes, which are
lines that are mai
ry over, have dec
rilYP LfkWilfl. Piniu
*? WW ML va *
and make a purcl
Some price. Ju
Furs, which are
For the Fall Millii
in October, 5th
dially invited. G
that will satisfy tl
past patronage an
we are,
I.
-Milan
Lanc
B 11
?C>
UN! OF
k GOODS
jRED TO THE
has just return
scooped in some st
d lots of other bai
n
jlm. m
MS AND GKEEl
ling colors, we b<
les in Mohair, Cri
Whipcords. Broa
ion department is
otch, and anythi
we have it. Tailoi
is. A tremendoui
it and cheapest e^
I inspection of san
II insure us a sale.
10THING
idling the. celebri
lured by Strouse
I. Kirschbaum &
nd other lines. 1
?rays and any col
ask is to give us
rou up, we will be
>ur competitors to
Lliug the
)DMAN, and DR
fhree of the best
nufactured. Not w
ided to sacrifice tli
;s and Voils. >o <
tiase for surely tl
st received a bt
very cheap. Be
4k ?
uery upe/>iug, nrsi
day. All the la
roceries ol all kii
te Inner man. Th
id hoping for mort
Yourp to 8
it t>
m & m
:aster S. i
PUBLIC.
ed from the
artling values
rgains too nu
)JS
>ught heavily
ivinetts, Mixdcloths
in all
complete and
ng you may
r made Skirts,
s line, and we
^er shown on
le will be apated
high art
& Bro., BaltiCo.,
and SnelBeautiful
patlor
you may
a look, and if
: perfectly satnave
the sale.
EW SELBY
and strongest
rishing to carte
price on all
oine at once
ley will go at
?autiiul line of
sure to watch
\ W(>(tnPH/lav
dies are corids
and such
anking all for
5 in the future,
# t
' ' Sfiff
erve,
a t*
m i!o.~
c. .