The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, December 31, 1904, Image 3

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-T* I. -I ? \ ' rw. Ml auUMHUMBVU III? M* ?i ?OINTMKN'lrt OF KKV. J. IM. WITITE. Jnity, 1st ,hm(1 :M Sabbath, vfitis ? reck, *<l and 4ih Sat.bath. 11 in. IMeisant Hill, 2 i mid 4th Suldiath, \> at. When you want Candy, often you think of Candy nlien you go to 'net Candy get 4 % Mackoii-L ? 250 acres in Ccdur Creek township. l'rieo $800. } cash. ? Mr (J C Unison and his sis1 or, Miss Idn llinson, of Rockingham, N (\, are visiting at Mr h M Clyburn's. ? Miss lva Mull of llock Ilill, is the guest of Miss Irene Cun l.inghani. ? A tenant liouso on Mr T K Cunningham's plantation, occupied by a negro,Iwas burned yesterday about noon. ^ fpP ?lrby, the 12?yearold son of Mr Arista Cnuthen of Heath Springs, bad an eye put out on X til as eve night bv a Roman Can die,striking him in it. ? Ltov. r H Ingrahum, tho new pastor on tlio I'ladoHvillo circuit, arrived yoatenKv with Ins family. ? While Roy* and linlph Hammon?l, nged ahout 9 and 5 years, sons of Mr. (J F Hammond o f Magill, were hunting on the evening of the k23d, tlio former accidentally shot the latter, about 60 hot entering tho little fellow's _ Uudy and legs. j to uiov^^ Foster place noar Riverside, Wear ?o aday nflcrnoon The ball took ( ll'eet in the lower part of tho throat and the wound is considered serious. We have learned no part iculai s of t In* difficulty. ? A house on Mr. S W Craig's place was broken into and souie articles stolen on the night of the 23d. ? Messrs .las. Cato and Lee (Jaidnerof Andalucia, Ala. came up and spent Xmas with relatives. 11 was their first visit to Lancaster since they loft the county four years ag?. ? Mr. J L 1 linos of Dunn, N (J, Mr .JM Perry or Tampa, Flu, and M ik M iv in in I .mil til; in rif Siiirrmnnli were guest at Mr. H limes' during the hulidHys. Mrs. O 1* Heath and daughter, Miss Helen, of Charlotte, visited rclutivcs hero the past week. ?Mr. W .1 Baily slaughtered aho_( the p i?t week which nette 1 410 I ha. and Mr. W B Blackmon k.lle 1 one which netted 335lbs. ?Miss Carey Tate of Bridgewater. N C, is visiting her sister, M rs. .1 1) Adams ? Constable Perry has been looking after blind tigers in this j county dining the holidays lie I prosecuted Henry Whi W\' col, of the rradesville section before | Magistrate Curnes lust week for <ey with the was found guilof $50. lie .1 warrant for whiskey winch t the next terra rt. table entertainton literary ?oid school last igbly enjoyed, iccidontally dis young M. ed home sponcjifl I months with hor Histoid H A. Grace ThoillAMMt^^^^H^HH^H the graded old ?Mr. E. J Sistaro wi^B I tho Heath-Joues ('(impiW I year and Mr. W. B. Canthen^NiP till liia place at the grocery of tho L. M. Co. c ? Dra. J, Cantzon and Carl ^ Foster oame up and spdnt tho holi- fl day with their mother and sisters. t ? Messrs I C Adams, J H a Williams and John Cuskey of F Rockwall, Texas, are on a visit to f relatives in this countv. s ? Rev It E TurnipuMd, the now pastor for Lancaster station, T arrived with his family Thtrsday and will conduct services at the 1 church tomorrow. ? ?55.54 was netted at the has- ' kot supper at Rick Hill las! Men- c* day night for the benefit oi the *~ school library. This seheel al- n ready has a good library and will 11 in time hnvo a very good one. ? ?Mr G Marioa Caskey of Athens, Ga., speat Xmas with his parents in the Newcut eecuon. ?Sloan Graham, cel., the tin- y ner, was operated on at this place () for appendicitis by Dis Fennel s and Stevens of Rock Hill and Drs Crawford A: Brown ef Lancaster c last week. The operation was very successful and the putisnt is j dting wall, ? Mr Jas C Robinson's homo < eame near going up in smoke Christmas eve While Mrs R., t was out of the room one ef the s little children set firo to a bed and c .before Mrs R., coi^d extinguish t HHPB^Pl^^Wi^H|^^Anderson spent Xmas with his parents t near .lacksonham. ?This is the last day of the ^ week, tho last day of the month, ^ the last day of the year, and tho last day in which to pay your - State and county taxes without the penalty. ? Dr G VV PooToy and family spent Xtnap with the Doctor's parents at Rid^eway. ?Dr and Mrs B J Witherspoon of Charlotto; and Rev and Mrs J G Hall spent Xmas with Capt B J Wither spoon and family at this place. ? Lancaster has enjoyed an unusually quiet Christmas. Our merchants report a fine trade last woek. The crowd in town Saturday was equal to any ever here on circus day but everybody was in tine spirits. No quarrels, no fights, no bloodshod on that day that we havo hoard of. A > I J LI_ 1 .1 . ?/v icaui ucunrno in^uicucu | the explosion of fiie cracker?, on } the street Monday afternoon and < ran away, upsetting the buggy and < dumping the occupants, Mr. Roy Small and Miss Ethel Limberger, J a visitor from Catawba, out in the 1 mud. The young lady was pain- ? fully bnt not seriously hurt. 1 ?The cotton mills here closed 1 /K\iirn f ??nm nr/lnw until Tnoad a sr Minr ii 11 will uniui k*nj a u gvu cs j that tho operatives might oojoj tho holidays. Tho officers of the < company ai ranged to distribi^^B presents to all Sunday Sch^|^^^| Day School scholars chi^^^^^J the operatives under of ago Saturday* childron received prssen^^^^^^J the meeting of public school^^^^^^^^J held in Columbia this Tho sales of the this place on Saturday i 11 in o r 11 n j^H^^HM^^Mucn la the the H^HB^^i i ur^H ^^HP^Hier B Croxton, son of ' Wg\' L Croxton of Kershaw, | ihot Hon Perry, col., at Cheraw, j ast .Saturday night causing his j. leuth the following morning. A , )arty was in roar of Mr Croxton's u toro discussing the danger of pis- i( ol carrying, when Vlr Croxton in jL' i spirit of levity to frighten them minted his pistol behind him and irod it. The negro, who was itting on a sack back of the group II nd who had not boon observed, ras shot through the stomach. >!ml in Atlanta Mrs. T. C. Flicks received a L plegrnm Sunday announcing the enth of her brother-in-law, Mr J. ). Butler which occurred the evening before in the Grady Hospital i Atlanta where ho had under- ! ;ouo surgical treatment for cancer f the liver. Mr Butler was an ngiuser on the Seaboard and a . 1 >{ hristian man of the highest charcter. His home was in Abbe- n ille. lie married Miss Pet Mackrell formerly of this place, u ' istor of Mrs Hicks and Mr J 1> lackoroll. Hie widow and one liild survives him. Mrs Hicks ireui over to Abbeville on Moilay. )tlier Deaths. Mr \V Riley Clanton, Lancasei'? oldest md most highly re pcctud citizens, died at the home if his daughter, Mrs Johmon, at * his place, Deo 24, 1004. Had he 1' ivetl until March 1 3tb, next, he i? vould bare been Do \ears of ago. r le was a good citizen and a pa- ;e rotio llu^bcrved his counry gallantly in three^wars, the \f oTinn n t lw? /!?? ! l ^ 1U \ UBU lliv; 11 V i I , four children survivo liitn, viz: Urs Johnson, Mrs C L Crenshaw, >V M Clunton of llaile Gold if) \lino, and Newton Clunton of |J Darlington. llis remains were nterred chrutinus day in Westlide cpmetery after services ut the tome conducted by Iter T A Dab- ^ ley. | ?Mrs. Margaret J. Purdue, vife of our townsman, Mr 11 13 Pnrdue, died at their home here Wednesday uight, Doc. 21, 1004, ifter an illness of only four days, ftko was a daughter of the late J J Edwards of Chester, and u sister _ jf Capt. W 11 Edwards of that v own. She was a lady of culture rod literary talent, and wrote aoth proes and poetry well. She was a contribute!' under a noni do [ilnmn to tliA Snnnu Stout li ?n<t ? J "-** jther publications. !She wan abou? S6 years of age, a consistent m?mjer of the Baptist church, and area her husband and four chil Iren surviving her, viz: VV E Par _ duo, Misses Minnie and Maggie Pardue, of thin place, and L H Pardue of Atlanta, Ga. Iler rc mains were interred in Westside w semetery Thursday afternoon af- " ter funeral services conducted in Uundaf r?hnr/?l? imu.-W\u LUU UU^UUl LUUi Lii?r-ry ill. I Jiu.7 LWA y J( K?v. j H Boldridgc, L). D. ' ? Mis? Ida 1'uuline Stew man, daughter of the lato S 13., and MuStewman, died at 9:20 urn. Doc. 30, 1904, at tho other, VV S Stewaged. 23 Luke an ial and i 11 o i,i i'urkimnt l?> eoiui. .? y Ihr ^covet r?rv ? >oliS of It. !)i(:i-i, ' .' i"illi .tones (lump ;;. peu viutil noon of i t. i. nty :?rt., ] 905, a I ii. ban 1). ?lnut*>, i' f Lauras1, r, S. t'. O. L. lit , (.III.IS. L i : , (L'O I . Ill . J t\>i i, . ?CC UOtll, l'.H? i. ftff 3? V'/' l-l & 1:2 [VERY AND EAEE : :. \\ <> Imvo opined up, r.. t. i oU ?S. Crawford old t-.. . . ul Livery Slaule:- ui. I HOll 111 sell SllK li el; est J lyboily, for eadi, o. ith rood paper.-* - - ' Call and Ol it I'foie . \ uurar.h'; !. LI V L i v I - - v Willi I . \ ; hide ..i; . 1: rsti ho: \>r:? i ?:H"i i I he 1> tie!) i<. hufeiiiv . Very Re%: . I 0 0 i ? . CC. J, lhMl. "Oley's Hon > trch.' i . /n >4 inly fllCer. y - .v Kid. )RESS Wc will fu2'3 oar ome aioag *?-i . tit?-- rliti... - Mis Ej We have a i\ ^ "O -I D.' We dori'j iniei lens' $32.55 suit Boys' suits i'oia Wc still lave *, ,. FS8 Wool Uhlllkl 1.50 Comfort" ' nean If ' . 11 . vlFV come < rics, : n V * ^ . i ^ * ., .v iv, i any%/ :e to me. 1 Kteam , ai I of ' ' s>? ui ? in I he next i Clothing and -ii:i -- when we i Hl'J fioods, . in lersoll uny a YOUl*u !ih- 'tiuin goods, suits from chance of ' , i . IjLI i j km kJ 1 \J M < A ? ?'??< Um ime we v > i. scsos i ., 1st AT COST. tVe have ;j FURS 1 no hiive a .. y.. .. \ V, ..is sale $10.00 ...ai $8.50, w a ' j, ? v>' ii'. |,i. > i 1C * cts. s - ^ I