The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, March 11, 1905, Image 3
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"'OINiMfSftB OF RKV J I' VI ITfc n
jiiityirttt and 3d Hub bath. <
vilila ?W6. k, 2d aud 4th Sabbath,II
na. H
tMe ts.uit Hltl, 2 I '?nd 4th Sabbath,
t> m.
-- Mrs. .1. IC. Hall is visiting f
her father, Capt. li. .J. Wither- >
spoon at this place. e
? M r I.nvi Vfniirbf nt tbio nl.1/11 I I
colebmted his 85th anniversary I ^
lust Saturday. Mr Knight is a I
vttoian who sotved through the '
civil war and has two sons living *
here who alto served in the Con- *
federate army. J
? Magistrate W i* Caskey, ^
whoso protruded serious illness 8
prevented his making his report
at the end of the last quarter, ^
turned over to the county treasurer
Thursday $15G,40, fines, etc., ^
for the last quarter of 1904. 8
?The Newcut school ha* put tl
in a good order for books for its fl
school library. Wo are glad to
know that so many of the schools u
of our couuty have gotten li- t
bruries. [
? L)r J J Hugms, Optician, s
will bo in Lancaster the 14th, fit- r
ting spectacles. Examination a
free. At Heath Springs 1Ttl.. J
? Dr. M. P. Cra vford recently ^
had a largo oak tree on hia prem- L
isoa cut down and while Home
hands wore splitting it into bouid* o
yesterday they found two nails r
deeply imbedded in tho body of t
the tree which wore evidently I
driven into the troe years ago. s
?The indications uro that the c
farmers of this section will not *
use more than half the quantity of t
commercial fertilizers they did I
lust year. u
? Seo J E Blackmon if you
want to insure vour life We <
duDt hesitate to recommend Tho 1
J
Now York Life, which he repro- ^
sents, as one of tho ver / best. 1
Head the fifteen reasons he gives 1
in his advertisement in this issue. 1
Call on Blackmon and get your i
life insured. t
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?Gartiekl Bel!, col., w?9 con- 1
victed in Magistrate Crenshaw's 1
court in Cedar creek township,
one day this week on two charges ^
?overdriving stock and pet't larceny
and got 45 days on the
Chester chain gang for the two
oifeneos.
? Mrs Ira B. Jones is still ,
with her daughter, Miss Bessie t
Jones, at Dr. Pryor's sanitarium <
in Chester. Judge Jones returned
homo Thursday. Miss Bessie, (
who is a Siudont of Winthrop col- j
lege, had been unwell for hoiuo ;
time, but it is hoped now she will j
fully recover her heath since the t
very successful operation for ap- i
pendicitis performed last Wed. 'i
nesday by Drs. Pryor and Young. 1 <
? W A Reckling, Photographic |l
Artist, ol Columbia, S. C., will jl
be at Lancaster March the 22d, 1 <
23d, 24th and 25th, taking pic- '
tures Ail who want the latest, |
up-to-date work please tako notice.
Office at the Impel ial Hotel.
?I have accepted the ageney 1
for the V. O. Remedies and will
have them on sale at Lancaster >
during court week. They euro j
rheamatisns, heart trouble, blad-1
der affections, la grippe, liver and
kidney ailment*, stomach disor*1
ders and geuerul debility. j
J M li agios. j(
? Ernest Howie, tho 15-jear- ]
old eon of Mr ?.nd Mrs J Z Howio i
of Belair, was taken to Fry or's |
sanitarium at Chester Monday to I
have an operation performed on j 1
his hand. When quite a small j
child his hand was badly burned I
leaving it in a cr^okel shape, and j
it was for the purpose of straight- '
ing hand that the boy was sub. I
jected to tho operation.--Waxhaw ',
Enterprise. 1 j
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? A petition id being signed
u me roils citizens asking tl>o
(nilroad commission to cause a
ow depot to ho erected by the
Southern ut this place. Win' not
union depot ?
? Letters remaining uncalled
or at the postolKce at this plucc
or wee's ending March 11. 1005.
liases Cat rio dunes, Dora Withrspoon,
Ellon Plyler, Dessie
Vileon, Julia Ilagans, Mesdamcs
Jury .1 Barnes, T \V Broom,
tubun Hunter, col , Messrs .1 B
Jlaekmon, Ernest Witberspoor,
0 Brannon, Bord Witliorspoon,
'ompt He id, Philip Williams,
at H Hill, J T Pigg, (3), .1 11
lill, .1 E Bobbott, Hazel Thompon,
Albeit Beckham.
.las M Stewart, P. M.
York ol'tlio CJrlui Reaper
The many friends hereof Court
Itenogrnpher Harry 1 McCaw will
ytnpatbize -rith him in the Jobs
if his mother, Mrs Belle Moans
dcCuw, widow of the late Cnl U
1 McCaw (if Yorkyillc. She was
, sister of the late Col John Bratl
\ n n .nni?r !
</ >' U? JL Ull UUIU Vil/llUlJ J UIIU WllS
n her 75th year. Five children
uivive her, viz: Mrs L YV Perin,
of Abbeville, R. G., W. B ,
nd Harry 1 MoCaw, and Mrs
oseph K Alston, all of Yorkville.
lor death occurred lust Wedoeslay,
after a long illness.
? Mrs Nancy S Nicholson, wife
?f C.ipt .John N Nicholson, and
nolhcr of Mrs .John L lieed of
his county, died at Bothuno,
Cershaw county, on the oth intant,
aged OS years. Mrs Nioh.
dson formerly lived in Luncaser
and her friends here will regret
o learn of her death and will syra
mtbize with the bereaved husband
iud family in their sere loss.
? Mrs F lauces Phillips, mother
?f Mrs. 11. S. Floyd of Kershaw,
md widow of David Phillips who
,vus a veteran of both the Mexican
ind civil war, died at hor home
it Kershaw on Wednesday, March
J, 1905, aged about 80 years,
she was a consistent member of
he Baptist church for years. Her
-eraaius were interrod Thursday
it Kershaw.
When >ou hear some ugly old
,bing about twanty^ssvou ycarsold
itand nn before nn niwlien<<? ??n<1
eeito "Lips that touch liquor
ihall never touch mine," doesn't
t make you want to run and take
i drink right quick as a matter of
;elf protection ? Any manager
>r director of an entertainment
who will allow such a gag as that
:o bo pnt off on an audience ought
,:> be hauled up in court.? Waxjaw
Enterprise.
After June 1st liquor can be
jold legally in this county through
i dispensary only, and by that
nethod on physicians prescription
mly. A vote can he tukon on
the dispensary matter 90 days after
June 1st.?Monroe Enquir
)r.
A peculiar fact was demonstrut
3(1 a few days ago uh tbo result of
x friendly wager between Mayor
Lowry of Yorkville and Mr D M
Hall of King's Mountain township,
both farmers Mr Hall aslerttd
that he could take an ear of
3orti, make a paper envelop to tit
it exactly, shell the corn, throw
iway tho cob, and the shelled
3orn would refill the envelope.
Mayor Lowry held that the proposition
was preposterous and tho
bet was tho result. Tho experiment
was made in the clerk's of
See with corn furnished by MiHall,
and at the second trial Mr
Hall won. The shelled corn more
than filled tbo envelope that had
been made tightly around tho ear
from which it wua shollod.?York
villo Enquirer.
President Roosevelt has appoin
ad Chas. W. Anderson, a negro
lawyer, intornnl revenue collector
[>f New York.
Kegrd Homicide,
A negro man named Frank liurris
wuh committed to ] til yoster- '
da^for causing the death of Alice
Collins, a negro woman near McConnellsvillo
on Sunday afternoon,
under rather peculiar circumstances.
It appear* that Burris was visiting
the house of the Collins girl.
When he started to leave the fol- %
lowed him a short distance from 1
the bouse, where the two engaged <
io a senilis, during which a pistol '
was tired. The woman presently
said, 4,1 um shot." and returning 1
to the house sat down on the door- <
steps and died within a few rnin 1
utes.?Yorkvillo Enquirer. ,1
A very appropriate 1 adgo in J \
tho form of a miniature hole of 8
cotton has been adopted by the ; 1
Southern Cotton Grower's Asso- t
ciation to lie worn by its members, j 1
On the badge are theto words: J
'In Unity There Shall be I
Stiengtb; S3. (J. A., 25 per cOnt. I
Reduction; A'o'il Dolt." These t
badges are sohl singly ut 25 cents j
ouch. In lets of 1000 they can
be had at 15 cents each. Receipts
from all sales of badges are for ,
the benetit of the association. t
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t?? <? ' _ I
Six prominent young white
iren have been arrested in Marlboro
county charged with an at- 1 .
tempt to murder a comrade, Tom
Gray. The evidence goes to show .
that all seven of the young men '
i
attended a social function on the
night hf February 10th, and the
six planned to murder Gray, lie
was brutally beaten and left alone
to die. ^The iut^hso cold almost
proved*1-' lie managed to
pull thi ^ is now prosecuting
his i -ts.
'Kart in plans to end the
war within a month," says a London
cable. Oyama may decide to i
shorten the time.?Washington
Post.
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goods at a g
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that we do <
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Happenings in tbe State,
ks Chronicled by the Alert Cor
respondent* of The Columbia
Stato and the Charleston
News and Courier.
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(Specials to The Stale.)
Rock llill Pastor Resigns.
Rock llill, March 9. ? Rev J C
lohnc*, rector of the Church of
Hur Savior, has resigned his
jhargo here to take up work in .
Jalifornin. He will begin his '
lew duties about the 1st of April. 1
Mr Joliues has huon rector of
jhurches here and in Yorkville
for several years, but recently he
ias devoted his ent're time to this "
jarish. Ho has uleo done much (
vork in Lancaster, Blacksburg
ind othar towns of this >ecton.
The oxprcssions of regret heard
lioco his decision to leave Rock
Hill have been many and sincore.
Mr .1 nlino. to a ....... ? --? 1
... wuuvo id c? 111 Liii vi i ai u [tur - I
locality and has endeared himself
:o tho community as a whole irespectivo
of his own church.
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(8j ecials to News and Couri?r )
Burned at Camden.
Camden, March 8.?The large
iheds at tho Southern depot together
with the cotton seed house
tnd several other small buildings,
?rero consumed by tire this mornng
between 2 and 3 o'clock, A
considerable quanity of fertilizer,
\ few hundred bushels of com
ind some cotton soed were also |
consumed. Two empty box cars
standing on the track wcro burned.
? > ^9 mam
Tho United States Circuit court
lit Flotonce adjourned rather suddenly
Tuesday owing to the discovery
of a c?3e of small pox
among tho witnesses.
Molhors can safely give Foley's
Honey andTar to their children for
coughs and CGiuS, for it contains
no opiates or other poisons. Sold
by Kunderbur,t Pharmacy. |
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5 in the mi
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store has been c
reat sacrifice.
fi't Miss
T LrilAWfi U/llAII 11
j >mia\r tt vt iivm ti
exactly what >v<
1 if you don't tin
\ you to Guy one
Sale Wi
gh satur
l't miss such a g
P T A 1
THE 25 PE1
HtMfl ill' Ml
In the very best s
ket grown seed IR
TORS, Red Tri
White Bliss, Peerh
Hebron and others
ces, Onion Sets and
at MACKOF
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Will tray Man and Woman
The NeW Yoi
Because it is the strongest company ii
ecauso its policies protect ono nullio
ecnuso it lias over 390 million nssott
Because it has over 3SO millions Ilose
ecause it paid in dividends in 1904 e
ecuuss it is purely mutual. It has 11
Becauso its aesetts belong to the poli<
ecauso it does not invest in stocks nt
ecauso its policies contain only on
premium "
Because the insuied leaves to his wido
u law suit.
ecau60 its policios are incontestable
Becauso it paid in 1904 ?40,000,000
ecauso it is the best estate you can
ecause it gives you the host protect
for the money.
Because you can't afford to carry onythu
host.
Call on .]. E. BLACKMON of Lan
plication.
BOOMIN'
Ldst of one <
30ST SALil
in Lancas
rowded with peopl
This Sale
fe advertise a COS
^ ?av. dlnmA stnil
EM* V
(1 our goods at ./fc
cent's worth.
in Only Lj
day, Mar.
rcat slaughter sale
E. E. Clo
fif T
R CENT mi
\wm
;elected marI8H
POTAiiimph
Bliss,
jss Beauty of
at lowest prlI
Garden seed
JELL'S.
i Should Insure in
? Life.
i tho world,
n families,
s.
rve Fund.
)Vor $5,000,000.
o capital stock.
:y holders.
id industrial securities,
o condition 4 payment of
w or osta'o a legucy and not
and nonforfeitable.
to its policy holders,
leave to your family.
;ion and investment combined
ng elso whon you can get tho
caster and give him your apdO*
ft
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aster.
e buy ina:
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I see for
tual Cost
cist
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