The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, February 18, 1905, Image 3

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Ltiiial Matter ? ?ointmknth of r.ev. j. m t?r itk Jnlty, 1st anil 3d Kabbath. Wills . re k, 2d and 4th Babhath. II m. fleisant Hill, 2-1 and 4lh Hnbbttih t> in. T i rr i 11?i ann rn in 1?tirrm 1? Lot of icmnnnts mulling ut )our price. Williams Hughes Co. ? Horn, to Mr and Mrs Tom Reeves, Fob 11, 1905, a son. ? Prof A R Banks is moving to the Cloud house which be will occupy with Mr Hardin. Mr R JL Long is moving with his family to Chester. ? Only Hhout eight more da) s in which to pay taxes with the 2 par cent poualty. After the 28th instant tho 7 per cent ponalty attaches. Hurry! Hurry ! Hurry! ? Mr .1 B Porter, of Richburg, who spent the past week with relatives in tlie upper portion of this county, returned homo Thurs day accompanied by his sister, Mrs L .J Simpson, and children. J list received latest st)lesin Slippers and Oxford ties, Tane, etc. Wdliams Hughes Co. ? The Rev J C Johnes, of Rock Hill, *?ho was to have conducted services in the Episcopal church here tomorrow, has postponed his appointment until Sunday week, tho 26th instant. ? Mr. R. E. Tompkins has accepted a position with T. A. Gillespie & Co,r;who are engaged in erecting a power plant over the Narrow Adkin river near Sal's.bury for tho Whitney Co., of Pittsburg and Salisbur ? Rock mil 11 era Id ? Wanted ! Information as to whereabouts of my large, Hpeckled setter dog, brown head and ears, laige brown spot across back and down one side. Answers to name of "Gill " . J. M. Riddle, Jr. ?Those who have not yet made their tax returns for 1905 should aUend to the matter at once. The time for making returns expires on next Tuesday, tho 28th, and for each non-return a 50 per cent penally is added. -?Rev W E Thayer, D D, Grand Chaplain A F M of this State, will preach a sermon to the Masonic fraternity at this place on Sunday night, 26th instant, in the Baptist church. The public is invited. All masons are requost e(i 10 meci ni me lodge room al 7 p m, ami match to the church in a body. ?The monthly report of the county trensuter, Feby 15th, shown the county in a better condition financially than in a number of years. With continued economy on tho part of the board in another year or two tho county should be able to get along with, out borrowing money. ?Magistrate Caskey held an inquest yesterday over the 2-year oltl child of Nuocy Belk, col., io the Creek section, which was found dead in bed yesterday morning by its mother. The jury concluded that it probably died of pneumonia. ? Mr and Mrs Allen Long and Allen Long, jr., after a short visit to Mrs Long's parents, Mr I II A U II I I umi mrs a iv nuiiKS, uavtJ gout) iu Abbeville, S C, their fature home where Mr Long will engage in an extensive roal estate business together with farming and cotton oil mill. ?We aro glad to note some improvement In tho condition of Mrs C D Ratteree, who was recently stricken with paralysis at her home at Blacksburg and was removed here to hor daughters', Mrs .1 S Wilson, that she might give her every care and attention. Good yard wide brown sheeting at 5 cents a yard. Williams Hughes Co. Foley's Honey Tar tor children, se/t,sure. AJo opiatew. 9 ? When you want good beef, To .pork or suu?ago, at the very low * eat prices, coll on T. j. AlcNinch at his market on White Street. Iht Phone No 158. ?Letter heads, bill heads, en- YCl velopos, visiting cards, and all du kinds of job wotk, done in K.eat- V/'' est style, at prices to suit. c<)l Roy Strait. lo ? Mrs j B Mack of Fori Mill , Ml spent several days of thir> week with her brother, Prof A U _ , Banks ? Our graded school did not p lose a day during tho cold spell, ( whilo Chester, Charlotte, York- ^ , ville, Fort Mill and other towns closed their schools for several yj dnye. ?Tho Gregory-Hood Livo B|t Stock Co., has applied for a char- ] ter. The capital stock will be (j 830,000. < ?Tho Bennett Grocery Co. has in? organized under its charter, W P Bennett is president; E M Ben- nin nett, vice-president, und Miss Plj Daisy Benneit, sccy and treasurer . del Deaths Ho The 6-weoks old infunt of Mr and Mrs S S Steele of the Creek jj neighborhood, was found by its wjj mother dead at her sido in bed ? Ho] yesterday morning. It was ap ()0( parently woll the night before. The parents havo the deepest ho' sympathy of their friends in their very sad bereavement. ^ ? Mrs D M Hagin-s who was a daughter of Benjamin Porter of Lancaster county, died at her j5(, home in Rock Hill last Tuesduy t day morning uficr a protracted ] illness, aged 50 years. She was a q0 member of tho Presbyterian churc Cei and good a woman The Rock jhc IIdl correspondent ??f the News ^cli and Courier says of her: "None f,u stood highei in the esteem of the 0?,j community than she did us a (l christian and as a neighbor." H!)( ?The friends of Mr Lawrence zer Brown will regret to learn of his hei death which occurred Wednesday, j Fehy 15tb, at his home near 0< Rocky Mount, in Fairfield county, where be recently moved from an( tho lower purt of this county. Ilis to( illness was of short duration bar- n ing bnen apparently in good health acr the morning prior to his death. cor Ho was about 50 )ears old and leaves four or fivo children sur- > viving him. Ho was a member oc tho Presbyterian church and j^e an exeraplarv, good man. ? Mr Thomas Vicory, aged Ma about 60 years, diod on Tuesday ^ lust, Feb 14th, 1905, at his home near Dwighlt where l.o recently Ne moved from Pleasunt Hill town- 'y11 ship His death resulted from the effects of grip. MrVickory was n^u twice married and is survived by t,c< his last wife and two children by Mr his first marriage. He served in tioi the Confederate army and was to drawing a pension. his remains ?* wore intorred at Salem burying W ground on Wednesday. ra' ?Mr Lee Uaskins, the 15-year ter old son of Mr li L Buskins of tho Fork Hill section, died last Tnes- Pot day Feby. 14tb, 1905, of measles, ly He was a member of tho Baptist wi church, and was well thought of by all who knew him. nisre- Ihc mains were intorred Weduesduy to io Fork Hill church yard, after ,in funeral services by Rev. R. J. Bl&ckmon. rt I er The supremo court has render- no ed a decree sustaining tho validi- coi ty of the act of 1904 authorizing roc Chester county to issuo $75,000 coupon bonds to refund the present bonded debt of tho county, ele The act exempts those bonds from thu all county, Stato and municipal so taxes. The opinion of the court Stc is by Justice Jone-i. Jui A cottoh mill with a capital stock JU( of 25,000 will he erected at Ivain Anderson county J jo c wn-hlp Assessors for Lancaster bounty Gov Hey ward ha \ appointed j following as township at-sessors ; Lancaster county for the two re ars next eusuiug: Each is re* af irtd to tile his oath with the Hj< 01 k of Court at once when his nmisbion will will he forwarded im him. 8a Indian Land ? H N Patterson, th hn W llall, M M Tillman. if Wnxhnw ?J M Yoder, .1 K tn tare, .1 Mark Single. 'do Cane Creek?J Wren Tillman, p| F Culp, S I) Taylor. Gills Creek?.! DaiveCaskey, J tin Craig, R J Harper. ed Uuford?1) A Fundcrburk, W fr( Lstri.lg , L .1 Fnnderburk. tei Klat Crock?F M Lovry, R L ()f ickwcll, Robt F Long. Fi Pleasant Hill?.1 T L Stover, fl( L Mobley, W .J Vuughan. cu [Jedar Creek ?W T Vanland- e(i ham, ,1 II Boll, ft V Stover. so Town of Lancaster?W ?J Cun* an ghnin, Ij M Clybum, W B der. pe Town c*f Kershaw??J NV Trues. I, I It Hayes, C C) Floyd. , |,e vm, Win a Suit and Get a Prize a Cash Boys, one and ail, go to the atb-jones Co. store and they f()i 1 givn you free copies of 4'Tom pkins,''a splendidly illustrated he ak. You will also learn of of ir story writing contest for *p( ys where you will haven chance (>(j win a suit of clothes and one lue cash prizes of $50, $25, } 5, $!'>, and $5. Try boys and * c ii ??f lair Farmers Iteport oil ltednc ion so President Strait of the County K< tten Growers Association re- di< vi:d yesterday the pledges of i cotton growers of Bel air tin i >ol district. Each of the 67 as; mors of the association placed ^11 posito his name the number of Th ?s planted in cotton ui 1004 ?>vi 1 t)i? number of tens of fertili- in ? used,also the maximum uuui~ 1 t of acres ho will plant incotton ri^ 1905 and tbo number of tons fertilizers ho will use. The Fe a! ucieage of 1904 was 1888, 1 of fertilizers 222? tons. The pi als for 1905 foot up 1405 acres 1 1484 tons of fertilizer. The am eage reduction is about 25 per g() it and 33 per cent in the use wa fertizors. Ac The o&icers of this association noi >: A P Spratt, Pre9.; .Ino A of 11, Secy., D S Will son, Treus. iy Bring Action For Daiuageg gu gainst Tlie County. I \ special f.om Lancaster to th3 ws and Courier says: The iching of John T. Morrison, in nu rshaw last fall, will in all prob- mi 1 ity bo hrougt into |)ublic no? 3 agaiu at an early date. Mrs irrison, the widow, lias peti- inl ned jlldiyo of probata Sinn/man grunt lettors of administration an hor lato husband's estate to one T Castles. Inasmuch as tne ue of tho cstato to be admimsed on is only fc.venty live dol- mi s, according to the widow's \f ition, tho inquiry has naturalarisen why the exponso of ad- ^?] nistration should bo undertaken ^ all. Tho impression here is on it Mrs. Morrison is preparing bring suit against tho county ca dor tho constitutional provision co ring the legal representatives of )arty lynched tho right to ^ecov- l*e exemplary damages in a &nm ^ t less than $2,00 0 against the jnty in which the lynching'bCcbr I. > lh . . 8t< In connection with tho recent ction of judges, it is notable it Wofford collego has furnished many mento the judiciary of the ito. Among them are Associate v!* stice C A. Woods, Judge Klugh, h|' Igo Dantzlor* judge Gage, dge Hydrick, and Judge Prime >ut of 14. w [For The Lodger. Legislative Snap Shots. Representative J W Hamel has turned to bis legislative duties ter an absonco owing to his :knoss. In discussing the repeal of the iu law Mr Verner, of Oconee, id i hat some called tho lien law ( o poor man's friend, and that ? a hill to abolish hell were iu~ iduced some one would call out n't do that for it is the oqfy < uco for a poor man to warm. Mr Goo E Prince, a memboc-qf o house from Anderson dofonL Mr T P Cothrau, member 3111 Greenville, for judge of the < itb circuit. Mr R W Memiugor ' Charleston defeated Mr W J < shhurne, member of the house , im Colleton, for judge of ninth | cuit. Our delegation support- I Metnminger. Senator Llough | pported Cothran, Capt Harael 1 d 1 supported Prince. Tho house killed the bill to real the dog tax. The Richards bill to repeal the n law was lynched in tho house. >to 70 to 28, so the lien law inds. This house has made a record r killing hills. Col L C Hough, A R Hougb, cj r\- i t ti? ? ruy o uuvuison ttDCl w i< Uook Kershaw and J Hazel Willier.. non and C T Connors have visitColumbia since my last let'er. The senate refused to pass the >llock bill relating to a division the fertilizer tax betweon emson and \Vinthrop Colleges. The bill of Senator Hay to re- 1 rvey the disputed line between irshaw and Lancaster counties 1 not pass in the house. The elloit to place banks under 2 charge of the State board of , scssors to equalize taxation on ne was defeated; vote 62 to 33. e bill places banks on basis > i th cotton mills. Our delegation the house opposed the measure, hink our county should havethe ;ht of assessing its own affairs. < J Harry Foster, b 15th, 1905. casnnt Valley Items. No ono was injured by the sleet 1 ice although several persons t some pretty hard falls. There 1 s school at the Pleasant Valley adomy every day last week, twitbstanding the inclemency the weather. Mr Lester Wolfe aud his bride, ' Charlotte, spent Saturday and nday in Pleasant Valley with i 2 former's parents. Mr. J. L. Pettus was unfortuto in loosing one of his fine lies by being stabbed last week. < \Ve aro glad to say that Mrs. L. Patterson is still improv? ; Mr. John Hall spent Saturday d Sunday in Chester. Tessie, in Fort Mill Times. In the case of Marion Parr, the II operative convicted of murr in Columbia last week, Judge cDonald ha? refused the motion ra new trial, and the probabilr { tKof Purl* mill kft linB/?<i.l w ?UMV JU MS & IT 1U UO 9" dU^CU the day Bet for the execution aa has no means with which to rry an appeal to the higher nrt. A litlle 7-year old boy accintally shot and killed himself in arenden county Tuesday. An Jer brother about to start out inting leaned the* gnn against e side of the house while he apped inside and the li tie felw meddled with the gun causing i discharge, tho load entering s side. George Rogers, col., was con. cted of manslaughter in Colum% Tuesday for the killing of anher negro about fiye years ago, d was sentenced to five years in e penitentiary. He was recentcaptured In Savannah, Ga. y* , OAlTOnXA. Bear, tbo Si ?* KM Ycu "a*8 *!rtays 1 t Dr I* O Klliott, LhtlCHStOl-, S. C. Residence phone No 1S7. Oflloe, Davis Building. corner Main and Dunlap street*; phone No 72. Will practice in both town and county of Lancaster.* All call*, either day or nlgh\. will receive prompt at-? tantlon Jan. 10, 1905 ?tf. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF LANCASTER. BY J. E. STKWMAN, ENQUIRE, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Mr W T Tastles made suit to me to grant him Letters >f Administration of the Estate of and 3fleeth of John T Morrison THE8E ARE THEREFORE, to site and admonish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the nsid John T Morrison iIpp?uu?i1 ' ?i they be and appear before me, in the Oourt of Probate, t> bo held at Eaucaster on the 25th day ofFebruary next nf ter publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in theforenoon to ebow cause,if any they have, why the paid Administration ihould not be granted. Given under my hand, thla 10th day Feby Anno Domini 190*. J. E. STEW MAN, Probate Judge. TijO What, Cotton. Equal to six cent cotton. t t t t t You have got what 1 want?M want?GROCERIES OF ALL KII & S Is h Some of the boat AXES on ear forget me. I eell for Cash and rOBAGCO at Cost. J. B. MAC WHITE CC Now is the tim early spring WI We are going to make a specit lOpieces of Fancy .Mercerised White waist suits or shirt waist, this sale 24 c< P K sold 16 2-3 aud 20 cents. this sale 14 jold 121 cents, this sale 9 1 cents. 3 pic this sale 81 cents. We are showing a beautiful line of ( this sale at 5 cents. TABLE LINEN. E Lineu, would be cheap at $1 oO. this at) sold 69 cents, this sale 50 cents. 62 lnct this sale 46 cents* 60 inch Table Liuen LACE 01 $3.50 Lace Curtains, this sa $2.50 Laco Cnrtains, this sc $1.05 Laco Curtains, this sa $1.25 Lace Curtains, this sa 135 eta Liftco Curtains, this 20 coots Emorodories this sale 15 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 . 12* 4 4 44 44 4 4 . 10 44 ? 4 4 4 4 . 8* 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 . 5 <t ti it it. We have a real linen Lace, heav^ and 1c per yard. They are great Beautiful Line of with insertion to match, that aro g Come along L miss this sale foi prised to see the fer in White Got E. E. In Masonic Building, NEW L1ERY AND SALE STABLE We have opened up, at the Elliott & Crawford old stand, Sale and Livery Stablos aod are pre* pared to sell stock cheaper than anybody, for cash, or on time with good papers. ?3?-Call and see OUli STOCK before buying. Satisfaction guaranteed. LIVERY! LIVERY! With brand new re. hides and good fresh horseawe aro praparod to give tho best Satisfaction in tho livery business. - Very Respectfully, Moore & Sowell Dec. 1, 1904. HIT No. mil Prices Solbme to see me. + + t* t: ONEY; and I have got what y?u ^DS. th at last year's prices. Don't at Cotton prices. 2,609 Us KORELL! IOD SALE 111 te to buy your IITE GOODS. il salo on this class of goods. Goods, Would t>e nice for shirt mis per yard. 10 pieces Figured eefits, 5 pleoe- checked Nainsook* ices Checked Nainsook, sold 10 oehte, Checked White Goods that will run able Lio-n, sold $1 25 per yard, this its. 72 inch Table Linen, sold $1 SO. > cents. 72 inch Unbleached Table le82oeots. 68 inoh Table Linen, l Mercerised Damask, sold 65 cents, , sold 40 cents, this sale 24 cents. IKTAISS le $2.75. ile $1.75. Je $1.35. lo 98 cts. sale 48 cts. j &&S88 15 conts. la* ? 10 ?? 8? " 5 ? 4 " |r edge we offer this sale at 6c, 5c bargains. Wo are showing a Valentine Laces reat bargains also. ladies and don't 411 I r yuu win ue sur barga;ns we otjd8r Cloud Above Post Office