Uaal Manor, f
Jolty, Irtt and 3d Habbath.
Gil la i reck, 2*1 aud 4th Uah'oath, 11
m
Pie >s;t!it Hill, 2d and 4th Babbalh,
\? m.
? G?>od milch cow with young '
cRif for sale. Apply to J E ltutlcdge.
1
? Rev .1 B Muck, D D, of Fort
Mill, has hcen tho guost of Col
Spriogs this week.
? hielt Clyburn, a well known
colored man here, (lied yesterday
morning. Ho was on the streets
tho evening before. His death
was probably duo to the grip.
?Mr M ason Biunson, traveling
representative of The News
and Courier, was in the city this (
week.
?Julius Heglor, a son of Mr '
VV V Hegler of tho Antioch section,
stepped on a nail whore his
father was tearing down a house
Wednesday and has a very bad 1
foot from it. 1
? Married, on Sunday last,
Jany 29, 1905, by Magistrate L J
Perry, Mr Georgo Konnington
and Miss Hnttio Blackmon.
?Rev J M Pardee will preach j
at tho Crenshaw school houso on
the second Sabbath in this month
at 11 a in. (
? Lost! About Jany 1st, boIwecn
R J Fly no's and Creek
post office, a boy's overcoat. Return
to L 8 Elliott.
? Wrnted ! A white tenant for
a small farm, favorably located,
new bnildiogs. Apply to Miss M <
Torapkinc, Dry Creek, S C. I
? During the past week Mr. A. <
,1. McNinch, of Lancaster, h.?s <
emoted a beautiful monument at j
the grave of Mrs. Esther P. 1
While in the town cemetery. The
monument is of beautiful design
nn4* is said to have cost aboul$800.
?Fort Mill Times.
i
?The condition of Dr. J. K.
Thornwell, who has been seriously
ill for sosne days of la grippe
is reported to be improved.
- The Ledger, The Atlanta
Journal, Seini weekly, nnd The
Southern Cultivator, ill thioo
/ a*n t...A *
IJIIC J cm llfl 3*2., DUl IUIJSI ue
paid for in advauo&
? Senator Hough has been at
home the past few days as county
attornoy superrising tho issuing
of tho refund bonds of the county.
? A commission has been issued
to the Bennett Grocery .Co.,
of this place by the Secretary of
State See notice "Books of sub.
scription open."
?The engine at the saw mill of
Messrs. J 11. & L. H. Robortson, (
near Pleasant Hill, was blown up
(
with dynamite last Wednesday
night and several dynamite were
placed in tbeir bo ler but failed to
explode. The loss of the engine is ,
total and it will require several
hundied dollars to replace it.
?Letter* remaining uncalled
or in the post-office at Lan- ^
caster, S C, for the week endirg '
February 4th, 1905 are as follows: j
Messrs James Terry darter, W
T Bradley, J F Taylor, McCnl- j
lough, 1 L McGuirt, (2), W B ^
Funderhnrk, Mr and Mrs Ellis
Gray don, Joseph F Perry,. Elmes
Williams, Tom Hough, Mesdames j
R C Jones, Mary Watts, Emma j
Bel', Agnes, Fnnderbnrk, J D
McGuirt, (2), Alice ioung, Miss j
Nine Crawford, Miss Elmer
Young.
J M Stewart, P M.
School House Burned
Spartanburg, Jan* 31.?The
scbool house and Masonic hall at
Crercant in this county, caught
fire yosterdaj and the building
was entirely consumed It is
thought that the fire originated
from a flying spark rfoui the
stove chimney falling on the roof.
The Now County lloiuls Issued
County Supervisor M C Gardner
and Mr W I? Bruce, Clerk, <
wore busy vewterday signing up
and uflixiiig the county seal to the
refunding bonds of Lancaster i
C*
county. These bonds uro being
issued to retire the $80,000 of
county bonds outstanding which
were issued by the county in aid i
of the Cheruw & Chester Bail road
and ure now due and payable.
The new honds draw 4 per cent,
interest and mature, $25,000. in
twenty years; $25,000 in thirty
years; and $30,000 in in forty
years. The bonds and interest
coupons ure payable at I ho Hanover
National Bunk iu New York
city. As previously staled in
these columns they were purcbasl?
ftt o '
cvt uy juessts oeasongoou Ou Meyer.
? BB
rho Lancaster 15 and L Assocla |
tion Disbanded ,
The Lancaster Building and
Loan Association, pursuant to
r< solutions passed at the last
meeting of tlie stockholders, is
rapidly winding up its uffairs, and
is now about a thing of tho past.
The heavy taxes of the association 1
last year was the causo of its un? (
joing. The last series ot its slock (
had been running just three years. .
Wo regretted to see this associa (
tion disband. During tho leu or
? (
twelve years of its cxisttr.ce it
. <
was the means of many young
men saying upfreui their monthly
Rurnings a few dollars, to say
nothing of the many new cottages
jotted ovor the tcwu that proli1
I
ibly would never have been erected
but for the assistance of the
building atul loan. It has added
;onsidorablo to the taxable prop
arty of tho town anil the regrot is
general that it has become dofnnct.
Death of 15 D Cunningham
A telo/ram received hero by
Mr W J Cunningham last. Tue*.
day evening lirought the sad intelligence
of the death of his son, 1
Edward Dnnlap Cunningham, 1
which occurred the evening tie
fore at Fort Bayard in New Mex
ic> Mr Cunningham left hero
in November lust iu search of
health, having contracted consump
tion while serving as a soldier in
tho Philippines. Ho first went to ,
San Antonio, i'exus, and from (
there to B iotno, Texas. A letter (
to hie father last week stated that |
bis condition was worse and that | |
be would lcaye Boerno for Ariz^- (
aa A telegram Sunday stated ,
that he had arrived at Fort Bay-ml
that day and would write as
joon as able. His death occurred
the following day, Monday, ,Janv '
30th. On receipt of the telegram
in tho 31*t Mr Cunningham *'ir. ^
3d that tho remains bo sent l ome, i
ind a subsequent telegram inform-'
id him they left Fort Bayard on i
Thursday's train. The remains : '
ire expected to arrive here next i '
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Edward Cunningham was 23
^ears, 6 months and 15 days old
it the time of bis death, having 1
:>een born July 15, 1881. At the '
outbreak of the war with Spain
le joined the U S Army and sorv- 1
3d in Co A 27th Regt., in the
Philippine* Up to thai time he
was lobust and the picture of j 1
tiealth, but the exposure and j 1
hardships of service in the Philip-j ]
pines wrecked his health and on
I he return of his company to the
United States something over a
year ngahe^had to spend some time '
in the government hospital in New
Mexico rocuperating 'before ho
was able to return borne hint
spring. ' The dcopost syn.pathy is
felt for the parents in the sad lo*n
of their son in the blrom of young
manhood.
OA8VCJIIIA..
tMri tb? /> lha Kind You Haw Always Bought
rr
?Fay yout subscription.
[tlcaUng LI r> C -Officers Elected
The annual election of office rs
i)f the Lancaster Chapter Dauvh
ter of the Confederacy canic oil at
their regular meeting Thursday
afternoon and resulted iu the
unanimous reelection of the old
officers, viz: Mrs Ira B Jones,
president; Miss Annie Witherspoon,
1st vice-president; Mrs
L.oroy Springs, 2d vice president;
Mrs J T Green, Recording secy.;
Mrs M .1 Perry, corres. secy.;
Mrs \I E Can then, treasurer; Mrs
L B Foster, historian; Mrs M li
McCuidell, custodian.
Tho report of the treasurer
showed over ?S00, monument
fund, on deposit in the Bunk. It
A ~:.i .1
>vuo uiuiut u iu ijetvu uihuu uii
t'?c; iirat two days of court to
further supplement the fund.
Resolution* on the death of ,
Mrs Harriet Jones, an esteemed
mem tier whose death occurred
sineo the lust meeting, wero ad?
opted and ordered published
Burn and Valuable Stock Burned ,
J. A. Thomas, who lives midway
between Edgomoor and Harmony,
sulforod a sevoro loss hy
[ire Monday evening. His barn
find stnbles wero totally consumed,
rhreo valuable mules, worth $600
ar more, wercdcstroye in the llfttn38,
as well as several vehicles and
considerable quantities of corn
and provender.
The lire original d in a barrel
of lime, which had been stored in
the barn. The structure was
completely destroyed, entailing a
loss of $1,000 or more, with no in
surance.?Rock Hill Journal.
A bill has been favorably reported
making vaccina!ion compulsory.
Wo supposo it will
meet the opposition of some' !?e?
cuiov it will vi date the "rights"
of individuals, which apparently
u their view arc greater
thoso of the citizens as- a whole.
Tho bill is a most important one
and ought to pass. Ignorance and
obstinacy ought not to be allowed
to endanger the lives of citiz us
aud to conlinuo the continuance of
a loathsome disease, even whet?
it is not fatal. Smallpox can h'0
practically destroyod in the s'ate.
by vaccination, and where oi!U-fe :
and towns do not thoroughly practice
vaccination tiie state ought to
come in and do the work. A sufficient
appropriation to ellicuciously
carry out the purpose of the act
might to be voted without question
? Columbia Record.
Farmers Want 10 Cents. .;
? . ,
Not Willing to Sell Cotton Under-*!
That Price. !i
<41 want to buy your cotton" "j
said m purchasing agent to a farmBr
living several mi ea above the |
L'ity yesterday. "What will you
take for it?" ,
" 1'en cents," said tho farmer.
"But" said tho ugoot, "thut is
far above tho marketpt ice. I am
prepared to givotho host the mar i
kot is offering but I cin't stford i
anything liko 10 cents." j
"Can't help it, sir. It goes for j
10 cants and nothing loss," said t
tho farmer "My friend, seen
that wooden leg? Well, 1 have
fought through tho Civil war and i
I have soon lots worse times in i
Ureonviilo county than these of
today. Those sixty hales of cotton
piled up there belong to uie.
You hear that ux in tho piece of
wood down yonder don't you?
Well, that man is cutting timber
l ight now and 1 am going to have
it sawed into boards to cover
that same cotton. I expect to
keep it awhil yetrand 1 will not
Ur>?fA #.!<* ?* ? _1- ' ? ? i
uiiyo iu Bim > u u> (io 11 either.
VVhou your house feels like offering
10 cents for it, cone around
and we'll talk it over. Until
then good day."
"lhut is a fair sample of the i
*
way the fanners aro all talking,'
t :\ul the cotton man who t?^!?i tl <
s'ory on himself when he returncs
to the city yesterday nfte.uoon
"Ttero is a great deal of copor
being held by tho farmers uui
they Hie waiting for 10 cents lik<
my old friend, the soldier." ?
Greenville News.
Happenings in tiie State.
As Chronicled by tho Alert Cor
respondents of The Columbia
Slate.
FIRR NEAR 1UCHBURO
Chester, Jan. 31 ? On the nighl
of tho 23rd inst , the residenco oi
Mr. William C. Key, near llichburg,
was totally destroyed by
fire of accidental origin, Biipposer
to huvo been caused by a defoct'vt
line in the cook room. The occupants
burely had time tc
make their escape: none of tin
household goods was saved. The
loss is partially covered by insurance.
Mr. Key is a prosperoui
young farmer of tho cummnnitj
where he lives.
?. r. ASIILEY BUHNED TO DEATH.
\iken, Feb. 2.--A telegram
was received hero this afternoor
stating that Mr. George P. Ashlov
was burned to death in tho of
fico car attached to tho ratlroac
camp of W. J. Oliver & Co. a
Wayckliffo, Tenn., at 2.30 o'clocl
this morning. No further pur
ticularsof tho tragedy wore given
in tho teltgrani.
KILLED BY TRAIN.
Green Pond, Jan. 32.?Mr. M
A. Brawdy, whoso homo was ii
Beaufort county, was killed heri
today by tho fast mail.
Mr. Brawdy and his wife hat
been to Walteihoro to attend tb(
funeral of their daughter and wer<
returning to their homo at Dale
in Beaufort count/. Whilo waiting
at tho station here for the lo
cal train Mr. Brawdy went ncrosi
the track for a few minutes, ant
hearing a train coming, snpposet
it was the train he wu6 to tak<
and attempted to cross the track
The fast mail, flying along th<
fine stretch of track, killed bin
almost instantly.
A GIPr FROM MR. VAKDKKBILT.
Bethune, Jan. 31.?Severa
hundred crosstics were burnet
about two miles west of town las1
Sunday night and while they were
burning tho Seaboard's Floridt
limited train, to which was uttach
cd '"Vander hilt's special ear, was
. .1 ..1 I..J ~ -- * '
i.wiu t<i i i icu in ei\ I' I'll uceouni OI
the tiro. Mosj of the ties belonged
to John Mc jioiigan u white
man, who was out heside the
railroad trying to put out the tire.
Mr. Vanderbilt, who saw that the
fire would uiean a heavy loss tc
VfcGougun, walked up and presented
him with $50 in cash.
DIED OF LAUDANUM POISONING.
Blackville, Jan. 31.?Miss Minnie
Hutto, a beautiful and well
thought of young lady litre, was
found in her bod yesterday morning
at 5 breathiug hoi last breath
of life. Miss Hutto had attendee
soruices at the Baptist church
bo'th morning and evening at
usual. Her door was locked bu'
oiib of the sash of hoi room wm
raised and the blind open. Hei
tntfW Miss sallie Hartzog, wit!
whom she dived, entered thi
wirdow and foond hfir inst. hi-onlh
ing and summoned Dr. L. F
Bonner immediately, wbcr fount
her dying from laudanum poison
ing. Miss Hutto's father am
mother are both dead, but she hai
a brother and sovoral sisters win
ure very much shocked at thti
sudden end of a sister they lovet
so well. Miss tlutto had no
b^eh despondent und seemed ii
the beat of humor yesterday.
Mr. John B. Dixon died at h p i
. houie nenr Bo* villo la , i i\
11 evenioflt) Jan. 27tb, Ld.'\ age 1 04
ycaifc. Ho ;;?! in J :i
health for sovorul months, v.
1 Bri^ht's disease.
NOTICE!
Pursuant to a cc mini . .i n i
ed by the Secretary ol M i>?
books of buh.ieriplion o. the 1' >i
nctt Grocery Company wil
open until noon of Mm day, 1 ?ruary
Gtb, 1005, at the oil :o < i'
\Y P Bennett in his storeroom u
the town of Lancaster, C.
\V P Be nnett,
Ij II Bennett,
Daisy Bennett,
\ Corporators.
t Feb 1st, 1005.
l>i* Is (* III?to tt
t
\ Lane.isle1, S. ('.
) Residence phone No '< ill
. Davis DuitOim; criio .a ami
Dunlap slrevti; |.in>Lc <>72.
) Will practice 1 i 1> ?th town M il
> county of Luucus'pi. Aii a'ir, i i'.I
> tiny o? will r<cc!\c , r.uiij itnntion
Jan. Id, UiO") ?tf.
5
niifpll
IPUItil ii c
I
: What, Cotton.
t
Equal to six cent Htc
' t t t +
Yon have got what I want ? M
want?GROCERIES OF A LI, LCI!
; b' b
3 SolllO of 111 x l)fnt A XE I
forget tne. I sell for Cash .01 !
1 TOBACCO *t Cost
J. B. KAiWHITE
Ct
3
1 O V. IS LiO
early spring \V-i
Wo are goiug to ni.il; - a ^oi
1 J0|>uc:s o" I*aney . .Vh."
j waist suits or shirt wai 1 . .
r K s>ld 16 2-8 and 20 0 t ;ir.s . 14
' sold 12jeentf, this sale 9 i coats -1 p
) this tale SA cents.
1 Wo are showing a beau ifut iinv
this sale at 0 Ci nte.
! ME LI MEN. ;
. Linen, would be cheap at $1 </' '
sold 69 cents, tbh sale SO ouatR ft-? lnn?i
this sale 45 cei.t.v fjOiu.'U TuVc I,i:.?n
EAOB Ct
t>3. 50 Lace Cm tains, this mi
?2.50 Lace Curtains-, this mi
*1 .05 Lace Curtains, this y >
$1.25 Laco Curtains, this mi
65 ct* Luce Curtains, thL
SSSIt'dS r->% % i ?.
20 cents Embrculcrics tin Mil.
i 15 4 4 4 4 4 4 44
12? 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .
, 10 4 4 4' 4 4 4 4 .
] 8J 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .
5 < < 11 it >.
We hivvo a real linen Lace, I: av\
5 and 4c per y-'.rd. They are -jrcat
; Beautiful Line e!
1 wilii insertion to mutch, that .ru -t
3
Come along L
i miss tliis sale fen
j prised to see the
? fer in While
I E. E.
In Masonic Building,.
; r \ - -<*JB?
NEW
V. KV i;i. BALE STABLE
We h vo opened up, ut tho El'
? V nwfuid old stand, Sale
1 I. - ! ;. BS;. c> and are precheaper
than
:u.\ . i , i , < -. !i, or on tiiuo
Willi ? .1 \
( : :..i . f OUR STOCK
m . in . Satisfaction
li t ".'i'o
LIVERY! LIVERY!
With brand new veil
iole.s and f^ood
fresh horses we fire
prnpnred to ?.ive
the hot SatisfaeIi>.
in tiie livery
business. ...
Very Respectfully,
M g o r e & Soweil
lAv !, 1004.
jw~ 'mm"
fa * n ! ? U
k H rt . r\ I? U
iill isj.iiUs
No. mi] Prices
U
V" OOiilfi "to 6 FS18.
1* 4* -j*
ONi'.V; ur.tl i liavo got what yon
Si 1)S.
v : . k
i!
. ' -i prioi i. Do?'t
at (.' It', .i j.ncos. 2,000 lbs
v/ A O T '? 1 I
jj\ \J I' %. ibacH IlLmtt ILsri X
V; ) :n, 'itA | |7
'-vV ?. ^ irfJDi i jLaosl
I f 4
i0 v your
I1TE GOODS.
! .-alo'-.1. this el as* of goods.
(.< 0 \\ i.l It: it,;* for pliirt
i... , i j .i 10 pktu'S Figured
:i ? ' ; e - i .Xiduxook,
-u-i 1 ii .".' \ i ?> ' - o!?. solu iu cents,
';<< !; i V. ' i (i. ;< that vlll rnD
ih'v) 'i \! ! 1 < i' jv\rd, this
7J ! Ta ' linen old $! 00.
i .'J it. h I i.htearhcd Table
<r .. 6S i TfcUie Linen,
Mi'i 1\ in .si:, sold 6> cents,
. S >!ll 40 k 11' ti, 3 ' ;?H! ii ut-nts.
le <j>2.75.
!o $1.75.
!o $1.35.
!c OS cts.
sstilcj 48 els.
'. r *| Tift ft
15 cents.
"12.Y 44
10 4 4
Si 14
5 44
1 44
I'll;..) \VJ offer t!;I1 fca!o at <3c, 5c
bur jains. Wc rvre showing a
iik-j
cat I arguins also.
adies and don't
? *.v<n r/a ?* SSI! B
y via i i J stPi:.'
*/
WrgaEsis we otuls.
C T ATTT\
Lu cj jL/
above Post Office