The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, April 22, 1905, Image 3
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? For rent ! 4-loom cottngti.
Apply to VV L? Bennett. 3t
?Mr J J Hull was very sick
Wednesday and Thursday, but it
was thought he would be able to
be out today.?Rock Ilill Record.
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? a .iv, mciiiuuisi cnurcn ncrc
is being decorated for Easter
services tomorrow.
?Much interest is being manifested
in the protracted services
at the Baptist church here. The
meeting will probably continue
until the middle of next week.
?Mr Crockett J Stroud of the
Rossvillc section, in Chester
county, died last Tuesday morning
of pneumonia. A widow and
five children survive him. He
was 47 years of age.
?The friends here of Mr and
Mrs M. C Heath, of Columbia,
sympathize with them in the loss
of their little eon, Chappell, who
died last Thursday.
?The Daughters of the Confed?
eracy will shortly arrange for the
usual observance of mcmoralday,
May ioth, which falls on Wednesday
this year.
? Buy your Easter Shoes from
us. Big lot now styles. Tun
slippers for men, ladies and children
just in.
Williams-Hughes Co
?l4or Rent! 4-room cottage on
Dunlap street. Also 2 3-room
cottages on French street and 3
3-room cottages on Arch street.
Apply to T. S. Carter, Agt.
?Mr Ed Thompson, son of Mr
II J Thompson of the Dwight
rection, returned home Thursday
from Macon, Ga., where
he has just completed a course in
book-keeping at a business college
there.
?Notary Public R H Sapp of
this county attended the Yorkcourt
this week as a witness in
the trial of John Belk charged
with bigamy. Mr Sapp performed
the ceremony at one of Mr
Bulk's marriages, but was not put
on the stand as the defendant
pleaded guilty to the charge.?
Belk was sentenced to two years
on the chain gang.
?Sec offer of $100 reward for
arrest and conviction of the party
or parties who burned the barn
and stables of Dr J D Nisbot of
Van Wyck. Our first information
was that this fire might possibly
have occurred from negro laborers
on the plantation who had gone
into the stable out of a shower of
rain smoking, but there is now no
doubt of the fire having been of
incendiary origin. Mr Nisbet
phones us that he was in the stables
all the while the hands were
there and that there was no smok
ing done by anyone. There is
but little doubt that the incendiary
will be apprehended as there is
almost a suffic'ency of evidence
now on which to issue a warrant.
?List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postoffice at this
place for the week ending April
% 22, 1705, are as follows:
Miss Daisy Baily; Mesdames Lillian
Hart, Sallie Cous, Mary
Belk, Messrs J H Wilsen, D F
Bands, Kmory Lomax, Jno D
Bailey.
J. F. Hunter, P. M.
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i its. LuinuLuiiuiiiimy 01 mc
Union county liquor law, especially
that part of it which makes
the finding of more than a quart
of liquor in one's possession prima
facie evidence that the same is being
kept for sale, has just undergone
a very rigid test before the
State Supreme Court, with the
result that the Court sustains the
law in its entirety.?Waxhaw Enterprise.
?One Thousand bushels slightly
damaged corn meal at 50 cents
per bushel.
Bennett Grocery Co.
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AuOthet4 Fottou Fire n? ivol'htv\v.
Thirty-fivb bales of cotton on
the cotton platform at Kershaw
belonging to O. P. I loath & Co.,
was burned last Wednesday afternoon.
It is thought the fire originated
from a spark from a freight
engine. The loss was covered by
insurance.
Deutli ot'MrsM *J Socre.st
Mrs Mary Jane Sccrest, widow
of the late Capt John C Sccrest,
died here last Wednesday, April
19, 1905, of organic heart trouble.
She was a daughter of the late
Capt James Steele of this county,
and was 68 years of age, having
been born Jany 1, 1837. A son,
Mr E C Sccrest, is the only surviving
member of the family, and
the deepest sympathy is felt for
him in his sore bereavement.
The mother that has been taken
was the sole object of his earthly
love. Never have we seen greater
devotion to a toother on the part
of her son.
Mrs Sccrcst was a member of
the Episcopal church and was a
most excellent christian lady. She
was kind and most thoughtful as
a neighbor, and all were her
friends who knew her well.
Iler remains were interred
Thursday in the Presbyterian
church yard, by the sine of her
late lamented husband, after
funeral services conducted from
her late residence by Rev Chalmers
Eraser of the Presbyterian
church.
federal Authorities Want the
Men Charged Willi Ilaath
Springs Robbery
Postofficc Inspector Gregoiy
has sworn out warrants charging
the supposed Heath Springs robbers,
recently wounded and captured
near Wadcsboro, with postoffice
robbery?O'Day with robbing
the postofficc at Gordon ville,
Va., on March 28, and Fish
er, the postoffice at Latta Fcby
25, 1904. A preliminary was to
have been held last Wednesday
but Sheriff Hunter has received a
letter from Gov Glenn of North
Carolina stating that it had been
postponed until May 2d. In a
conference with Gov Glenn and
the inspector it was agreed that if
the offense against the State law,
for which the men arc to be examini'H
at W
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nature as to justify a long term of
imprisonment, the State courts
will retain jurisdiction, otherwise
they will be surrendered to the
United States authorities.
In tlio Supreme Court
The following appeals from
this county were argued in the
State supreme court Wednesday:
John B. Mackerel!, appellant,
vs Lancaster and Chester Railway
Company, respondent. Mr. J.
Harry Foster for appellant. Mr.
T. Y. Williams for respondent.
W. Alonzo Hughes, respondent,
vs Western Union Telegraph
Company, appellant. On motion
of Mr. R. E. Wylie this case was
dismissed by the Court.
Robert Bruist Company, appellant,
vs Lancaster Mercantile
Company, respondent. Mr. R.
E. Allison for appellant.
Five of the most prominent
druggist* of Charlotte, T. C.,
were beford Recorder Shannonhouse
last Saturday on tne charge
of filling illegal whiskey prescriptions
in violation of the .Vatts
prohibition law. Tho alloged
prescriptions lift l neen written by
a German eye specialist , named
Q Keller, and were presented by
various parties. The "doctor,"
however, was no1; licensed to
practice in North Carolina. The
offending druggists were bound
over in the sum of $100 each to
appear at tho next term of the
criminal court and "Doctor" Koller
was recognized in the sum of
,$500.
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Out town laments today tin loss
of one of its most prominent citizens,
the hearts of old Confederate
soldiers feel a pang of grief at
the death of one of their gallant
comrades and the entire county
will sorrow to learn of the death
of Maj B lr Miller, which occurred
at his home here yesterday morning,
April 21, 1905. Just one
year ago last Wednesday he was
stricken with paralysis, and for
several weeks his life was despaired
of, but through the skill ol
physicians and the best of attention
he so far recovered as to
be able to go about in a wheel
chair and enjoy the company o(
his friends. About two weeks
ago lie was stricken down again
and death was inevitable.
In his death the county has lost
one of its best and most influential
citizens?a man of sterling
tiitH ativ.1 , UIIUIIII^; Wllfr^)', dliu
unswerving devotion to the best
interests of his town and county.
He was endowed with an uncommonly
large fund of common
sense, and was a man of good
judgment, careful, prudent and
firm. lie has been eminently
successful in his business as a
planter and has accumlatcd a nice
property.
Benjamin Franklin Miller was a
son of the late Stephen D Miller
of Chesterfield county. lie was
born in Chesterfield county March
6, 1840, and received .an academic
education in the schools of that
county. He entered Wo fiord
College and only lacked a few
months of graduation when lie
left college in January 1867 to
enter the Confederate service in
the war between the States. He
was elected a Lieutenant of Co F,
26th S C V, and served as such
until October 1861 when he was
appointed Adjitant of the regiment,
in which capacity he served
until the close of the war, being
present at the historic surrender
of Gen Lee at Appomattox, and
there receiving lu. honorable discharge.
He made a good record
as a soldier.
In 1868 he was elected Judge
of Probate of Chesterfield county
but resigned in December 1869
and moved to the vicinity of
Taxahaw, in Lancaster county,
where de engaged in merchandising
and farming until he moved
to this place in 1881.
In 1886, Maj Miller was elected
to the House of representatives,
and re-elected again in 1888. In
1892 he was elected to the Senate
to fijl the unexpired term of Dr
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the congressman. He was again
elected to the Senate in 1894 and
served to 1898, making a conservative,
diligent member, and
exercising a vigilant oversight of
the people's interest. He was
prominent for years prior to his
election to office in county politics,
and was often sent as a delegate
to both county and State convcn
tions. He was private secretary
to Congressman Finley during his
second term. He also served one
term as Mayor of our town, and
until his failing health, when he
resigned, was chairman of the
board of trustees 'of the graded
schools here.
In early life he joined the
Methodist church and was at the
time of his death, and for years
previous, one of the leadincr of.
b w.
ficials and most liberal supporters
of the church here. He served
four years as superintendent of
the Sunday school and made one
of the best the school has ever
ever had. At the organization of
the Lancaster Hiblc Society in
1885 he was elected its president,
and much of the success of the
society has been due to his efforts.
Just prior to leaving his home
for the war he became a member
of the Masonic fraternity at JefJ
fetfion, taking lilt thtre degrees
' di one communicator! Wilder a
special 'dispensation of tht Grand
I Lodge. He was treasurer of
Jackson Lodge for U number of
years and made a most excellent
treasurer.
Dec 17, 1868, he was married
to Miss Emma Welsh, second
daughter of the late John R
Welsh, of this county. Eight
, children were born to them, all
of whom survive. They are Mr
,!J M Miller, Mrs L C Lazcnby,
j Misses Minnie, Lily, llattie and
Pearl Miller, of this place, Mrs R
| It Mackcy of Heath Springs, and
j Mrs J P Hackney of Charlotte, N
C. Besides his children, he leaves
a brother, Mr llcyward Miller
of Chesterfield, and a sister, Mrs
John Blair nf nil
whom, except his brother, were
at his bedside when the end came.
The burial will take place at u
a m today, with Masonic honors,
in Westside cemetery, after funer
al services at the Methodist church
conducted by his pastor, Rev R
E Turnipsccd.
There's Nothing lacking
That We Know of
In our offering of Seasonable
Dry Goods. We have been very
diligent in your behalf. We believe
we have brought together
about as complete an assortment
of things for woman's wear as
you could imagine, llut we cannot
be sure os it until you give it
your personal inspection, Will
you favpr us to that extent?
Printed colored cotton Fabrics 4
of sheer quality, light summer I
fll'OSSfS mid crii'irrll :i mc nn/l I'.nAnc
for " tub" suits, will of course be 3
very popular.
We sold several hundredjyards
of good colored lawn 3 yards for
5 cents last Saturday. Visit our
store every day in the week and (
see what bargains we have.
Very respectfully,
Williams^ Hughes Co. j
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?Floridora Cotton Seod, 75 cts
per bushel. H A1 Culp, li. F.D,
No. 4, Lanca.-ter. 3t n
FULL OF TRAGIC MEANING 1
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are these lines from ?I. tl. Sim- j
mons, of Casey, la. Think what t
might have resulted from his ter- k
rible cough if he bad not taken 8
the medicine about which he writes I
C<T hnr) ci fourt'nl /i/mr*l?
- ? ? mitt uis- y
turbed my night's rest. 1 tried ^
everything, but nothing would re- lieve
it, until i took Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, which com- 1
pletely cured me." Instantly ro- i
lieves and permanently curee all !
throutand lung diseases; prevents
grip and pneumonia. At Crawford
Bros., J. F. Muckoy & Co.,
and Funderhurk Pharmacy, drugfest;
guaranteed; 50c and $1.00.
'rial- bottle free.
Mothers can safely give Foley's
Honey andTar to their children for
ooughs and colds, for it contains
no opiates or other poisons. Sold
by Funderburx Pharmacy.
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(Miction ill' (ill
In the very best i
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lici grown seen IK
TOES. Red Ti
White Bliss,Peerl
Hebron and others
ces, Onion Sets am
at MACK01
WHY Ever) Man and Woma
The NeW Y<
Because it is tbo strongest company
orauso its policies protect ono milli
ecauso it has over 390 million asset
Because it has over 380 millions Kes<
ecauso it paid in dividends in 1904
ecauso it is purely mutual. It lias
Because its as-ietts belong to the poli
ecauso it does not invest in stocks a
ecauso its policies contain only 01
premium "
ecauso the insuiod loaves to Ids with
Ba law suit,
ecauso its policies am incontestable
Because it paid in 1904 $10,000,001
ecause it is tho best estato you can
ecauso it gives you tho best protec
for the money.
Because you can't afford to carry anytlu
host.
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plication.
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EASTER B,
IVERYBODY LOOKING FOR
n min'Q is the p|ace l?
U1AFU1/ O goods for EAS
fou a few prices that v
SILK MILLS. ?\c<>
10c.,
10 pieces Silk Mull, in nil the bUy ']
oason's beat colors, can't bo
natched for less than 39c.; our
>rice 24c per yard. 10 pieces
iilk Mull, in til 1 the season's best ^)?
olors, worth 25c.; our price 15c
ler yard. Fine Crepe cloth, just to
he thing to make a pretty Easter est
ress; we have them in all colors want
nd are making special price of Doro'
5c per yard. We have Voilos NV0
n all tho neat effects at 10c, 124 cheap
nd 15c. " rftn?c
cents
BLACK DRESS GOODS.
Our line of black Dress Goods
>ro second to none. Wo have qu
ncm in an ine season s oest why
jolors, and our prices are just a kjtu|
ittle cheaper than our competitors. ftl0 8(
Bee our line of SILKS ant' if you Rfjor(
ire interested in this line you can y0(1
)e suited hoih in quality and y0n?
irice. 40 inch whito Lawn, same
*oods other merchants sell for
L6$e, our price 121c. 40-inch
white Lawn, tho 15c quality, our
price 10c. 500 yards 36 and 40 groat
inch white Lawn, best in town for aro c
B^c, our price 5c. 3,000 yards ?ven
Come and Select
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(on taea?r
selected marIISH
POTA'iumpli
Bliss,
ess Beauty of
* at lowest prii
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CELL'S.
in Should Insure in
)rk Ltife. .
in tho world,
on families.
ts. ?
urvo Fund,
over $5,900,000.
no capital stock.
icy holders.
nd industrial securities,
no condition "payment of
>w or estate a legacy and not
and nonforfeitable.
) to its policy holders,
leave to your f*~iily.
tion and investment combined
ing else when you can get tho
icastor and give him your apARC/dNS
EASTER 11119
> come and buy your
iTER. We will give
nil INTEREST YOU,
lorod Lawn. soils atS and
as long as they last you can
PEN yards for 50 cents.
SUPPERS.
n't miss seeing our line of
at Shoes. We fit the hard
and have them in all the lat:yles
and colors. If you
a high grade slipper, such as
thy Dodd or Duttonhotor,
ive it; ami if you want one
lor we can please you. Prices
) from ?3.00 down to 50
CLOTHING.
ir Clothing is all the talk.
? Because wo handle the
that fits you, and our prices
0 reasonable that you can't
1 not to buy when priced to
as it is a great saving to
MILLINERY.
ir Millinery has proven
; success so far. Our styles
orrect and in the roach of
f body.
Your Hat for
r.
LOUD
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