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1HURL0W S. CARTER,
Km rou AN!) M
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sein:|? WKItXKSlJAY AN SVl ''1DAV ,
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SUBSt;)t!l*ri()N' jioii I KI' YK \1; It
Lancaster S. Mav 2U(h, 11 >(>?"?. '
Mi
CotmnenccmtMit ?t Wmtln t .
u
I ne president of W'ii ibi , < !- 113
lege, and also Miss Hannah Mobley
of Heath Spring-1, a member
of the graduating elus-p have the, *u
thanks of the editor and lb- fum-1 ^
llv for invitations to j.tloud the 5,1
1
commencement exciciss which
begin Sunday morning June Jill,
with a hoi men huf? re the Young
Woman's Christian A-secialnm
and will close Tuesday night. June 0
Gth, with an address to the gra.l- v
ualing class hy lion M F An.-el,
of Greenville, S. and the
awarding of diplomas and eerliti- *
catos The following young ladies
of La'e eter Com.'y wi I re- ^
coive diplomas: Mis ? - Marie !i
Craig Maude Gregoi y ami Han- p
nah Mohley. .<
Lightning's Work Acre- The
Slate Liiie.
_ I.
Monroe Journal.
w
Mr. F. Key Bigg?v> w i
by lightning at hi bom*1 in
Gooso Creek township i ?-1 Sat
> e a i -v . i
urauy aiiornoon nuruvj t no C(
storm that r?i;?f I jo-' h or. ?
sundown Mr. Big/.<i- and < mi
ly worn on the porch nt' tiu-ir
home. The holt that killed Ir.m t
instantly also ounn. d lu- wife (||
and throw her and the lit: 1 e son
off tho perch. When Mrs.
Biggers regained consciousness
tho little hoy was crying that
his papa was dead. She rushed [?
to the neighbors with the aw ful (.j
story and secured help. It is <r(
seldom that the skin is broktn y
on persons killed by lightning, f
but a hole was torn in Mr. Bi g
gers' jaw and one in his foot.
* The deceassd was about thirty- W(
five years old and had three j(.
children. t
Tho storm Saturday afternoon t|,
was pretty general. In New
Stilora township tho burn of Mr. lt.
Jake Griffin was burned and he lc
lost a good deal of stufr in it. |j,
Four bales of cotton wero burn
ed over but tho most cfthi- vtas (j
saved. Seven sacks of gu :no, tj(
a lot of roughness, and otherarticles
wore burned. y
Mr. Marshall Strong, who lives
north of Marsbville, lost, his
crib. It contained sixty bush
els of corn, a half barrel of triolasses,
somo meat and other \v- ^
tides, all of which wero burned.
About Jefferson S. C., the ^
stortn was very sevt re, and be j
low there the hail was most de
in
etructivo and the farmers will
cr
have to plant their crops ov< r in
many instances. j
At Wadesboro the ham of
Mr. H. I). Pinkston was de
ctpiMiorl IClfK tllil'Ol ll nf not
-7 ".v.. .. ... , w. v,wu- j- ,
ton in it.
fo
l'lieiimoiiia is Itobhivl of its Tor '1(
rors
by Foley's Honey and I'm* h
stops the racking cough and and
heals and strengthens the lungs.
If taken in time it will prevent an
ttack of pneumonia. K<fus*
substitutes. Sold by Fundci ourk
Pharmacy.
Daniel J Sully still continues to
talk about Cotton at "15, 16, 17,
18 and 20 cents." To talk ol any
such prices is talk simply. It is
not possible 1101 desirable to 111,.in
tain cotton at those (i gurcs. Jt i \
not any such speculator's prices
|hat the south wishes?this week
at 17 cents, the next at 7?but a t
uniform ptice at a fair margin ol
profit, which will be maintained
with but minor fluctuations tfrc
>%ar around. That is what the 1 _
south, manufacrurers as well as *.<
growers, desire.? The State, "
*
Ci: ii"?? C? usnent I' jn'is Use j
\oe l 'h- Ut:'aw\ i le Muni iris.
dllist '-''sill : ti.i
hi v. white hums w. ic uripnttod
Orel o I ?u i lu>t \vi ok who
ok c t w ith killing ;i ne^?ro.
sei'ius luornllv, snto thnt some
I ho-e in o wore jjniliv, if nol
1; Init there lesd heen hud wm k
?i:o i;mon?r llie ;or\ neii, soul
icn )on know there U n SMitisont
anion:; ?<:>" peop'< i - i ii it i.
no hnnn 11-! i'l :i u'?rtroi*.*'
The w s>? fivilnro of this cum is
inl which lot! up o lire Uilliu.;.
Lcconliiij; to rumors ih mi c ureni,
me of !lie so whit i (?) men hn.l
ii n altogether loo fnmili.ir with
se negio'- s'ster llo roinoio
United. and in l!i" ''fuss" raised
V his svmonstrnt ion Iso gut lock
I ii{ sii* I lined while the
r'li-e i?i men went home to tell
ios t ih.eir wives 'Mint night
i.. i-' ^ ?? <
hu ih'jm i\t'i't noouuro, was
a!:"?' fi en the calaboose, terribly
neeraicd with knives and sink in
o< p wilcr nil i u heavy iron
i >i;i)(I to htm. And then some?
i"d \ ji (?; , lt>ll:? Mill'.1 in.', faitbsl
wife was fore; d t<> go on the
.inc.; .'and i?tid swear to tavo a
n^hand whn had undoubtedly
ecu d v ting a largo part of his
lt?ut i- it to the colored girl,"
hi the wife .-lio'.il I 11nvo reeeivil
all his ailedion
Social <quality assumes si dif
ifent p i iso 'villi s mm pe >pl > ae rding
t ? t'i s' x of the nigger.'
nd ;f v\-fiito men m iv kill no
noes w.'.h impunil \ ami go tin
i-tii- a I. Ih -n .?!' have no right i
jMinidi n 'grocs for killing one
lot III I .
l'.mk Thief Sentenced.
Cleveland, Ohio, Mas 1 - L
. Oiiliger, ex-president c:f the
osed Worehestor t>ank pleaded
lilty before Judge Taylor in the
Kited States District Court Ibis
lernoon to the count in otio inctment,
charging him .villi havg
issued a draft when there
ere no funds in bank to meet it.
ulgo Taylor sentenced Obligor
eight yens imprisonment in
e Ohio penitentiary. Obligor
an ex- '.ngres-man, ex-county
cisnrer, postmaster at Worehesr
during President Cleveland's
st administration and collector
; internal reyenue during Mr.
levelled'* second idministru011.
-??-*> ?
oung Man Drinks Half Pint of
Whiskey and Dies.
A white man about 28 years of
je named Charles died very sud:nly
at i loS Wayne street bc,'cen
5 and 6 o'clock yesterday
tcrnoon. Death is supposed to
ive been due to alcohol poisong,
as the man was a hard drinkand
was seen to drink a half
nt of whiskey just before enter
g the house where he lived and
here his death occurred. He
alked into the house and in a
w minutes fell in a fit, and bene
medical aid could reach him
^ was dead.?The Stale.
SHOES
.. '' -?5" *:* ? >We
are expecting 11 call
from you. We now hav*
a complete lino of Tan
and While (,'unvis Itib
i?< ?> i ie*, ju^t the tiling
for summer any price
from *1.00 up Wo on! 1
special nttc ntion to our
H i.! 1 i Ormlo lion of
D'lK-.SY low cuts IvJ win
1'inpp for men I/iFianco
for women.
^mTST
?V vv*. -r.V:lii.%r:;<, 1JZZLzt
L'X.LJuL^Lii ^ lvl
Of msi? h aling salvo lr> ?o^ worin
*
Happenings in the State. e<"
tin
\s Chronicled hy the Alert Correspondents
of Hie Columbia
Statu and tho Charleston 'la
News mid Coiiriur. .
(SprctalK ?*? The Stale )
Barn and Contents Burned. pii
Chester, May 14. ? About 2 N
o'clock yesterday pi or ping Mr S
M B Stroud, an industrious and
successful young, farmer who livet
six miles southeast of Chester,
had the misfortune to lose by fire
his barn and stables with their an
contents?two fine mules, a new
buggy, all of his meat, 250 bush- Wl
els of corn and all of his fodder St
and sbout 50 bushels of peas. lie
is not sure whether the lire was Oi
the work of incendiarism or orig- ha
inatcd from lightning. He pre- *h
fers to believe the latter. There
was but a small amount of insurance
011 the property destroyed. Pr
_ G<
Murder Casus in Anderson
a u
Anderson, May 18. -In the an
sis-inn* eotitt this morning Frank w]
Ltohertson, a nopr<? charged with
the killing of Henry Washington, m;
was ucmjtiit 1 cd. The jury remain- ;n|
ed out for a few minuti s only. w<
Three murder cases have been 0v
tried iliiting the week, and a ver- er
diet of not guilty was found in y\.
each case. The court is now en- th
gaged in trying Annie Blnckivell fo
for murder. C?
There are three other murder pi;
cases awaiting trial,but it is proh- pi
able that ihe?o will he continued wi
to the fall term. te<
St
Dragged t?y his Horse for a Qunr ad
ter of a Mile. ha
.Johnson, May 18.?Mr .Jeter he
W Crim was killed this afternoon CI
in a peculiarly horrible manner. hi
Mr Crim lmd been out plowing vi:
about sundown started home from to
the field, riding the horse, sitting fr<
sideways. in some way the horse he
bolted, and Mr. (Jrim's feet became
entangled in the harness.?
Ho was dragged for a quurter of r
mile, with the horse going at full th
speed. ca
til
When the horse was stopped, "
nearly at Mr Criui's home, the nu
* P<"
unfortunate man was still alive but
unable to speak and in that condi- j(.
tion lie lived for about 30 minutes, an
Mr (Tim was 60 years of age hi
and was a Confederate veteran. ? 11
lie was a tarmer and senior memher
of tlie firm of Crim & Son. y,,
lie was a prominent member of lo
the Johnson Buptisl church and a hi
highly respected citizen. He is
survivod l>y his wife, and t>ix
sons and roe daughter.
M
(r-pedal to Mews and Coiuhr.
Poisoned Fifty Dogs.
Kasley, May 16.?About 50 ^
dogs were poisoned in Easley 0,1
Saturday night. Several very
fine bird dogs were among the
number. co
h?
Tribute to Col James A Hoyt.
Kansas City, Mo., May 15-"In
the presence of more than 13,000
people in the Convention
Mall this afternoon, the memory ^
of Col James A Hoyt ot Greenville
was honored at the Memorial
services of the Southern Hap- 1
tist Convention.
Col Hoyt was formerly vice
M
president of the Convention, and
one of its wisest leaders. The ^
Kcv A J S Thomas read a sketch
of his life, and spoke of his work.
a
hire Near Latta. ^
k i
Lat!;:, May 14.?The gin house ^
of Mr C G Bass, who lives about
one mile below Latta, was burned
last night. There wa* 100 bales
I l
of cotton stored away in it, and it
is all a total loss, as there was no
insurance either cn the building
or cotton. '[l
All the cotton belonged to Mr
Bass. It is not known whatcaus
WMMSMMMOtnT' '^aMMHraBUnnMi
ihc fire. Thcrj hid been .i
jnder storm early in the night,
t the house did not take fire unaftcr
i i o'clock, and it was
rdly caused by lightning.
toosevelt's Southern Tour
ie President Will Pass Through
fine Southern States and Will
Stop at Atlanta and Possibly
Other Cities.
ieeial to Nev\s and Courier.
Washington, May iy. - Atlanta
d Little Rock will he two of
s principal stops the President
11 make on his proposed trip
>uth, which he intends to take
iring the firs* two weeks next
:tobcr. The details of the trip
ve not been completed, and
cy may not bo until the time
r starling is near at hand. The
jp at Atlanta is to enable the
csident to make a short visit to
?orgia's State Capitol, and
incipallv to enable him to keep
i engagement with Senator Clay
d visit the home of his mother,
lieh is not far from Atlanta.
It is probable that other stops
ay be made, for it is now the
tention of giving about two
?eks to the trip. In talking
er the subject today with formSenator
James K Jones, of
ikansas, the President remarked
at his journey would take in the
Mowing States: Virginia, North
irolina, South Carolina, Geora,
Florida, Alabama, Mississip,
Louisiana and Arkansas. He
11 then, as President of thcUni1
States, have visited every
ate and Territory, during his
ministration. The President
s promised Senator Simons that
will try to make a stop at
larlotte, and some other points
North Can lina and similar proiional
promises have been made
Senators and Representatives
)m other States through which
will pass. R M L '
run??
DON'T BORROW TROUBLE
It is a bad habit to borrow anying,
but tho worst thing you
n possibly bortow, is trouble,
hen sick, sore, heavy, weary
d worn-out by the pains and
>isons of dvspep?ii\, biliousness,
ight's disease, any similar inrn
il disorders, don't sit down
(I brood over your symptoms,
it 11 y for relief to Eleeic
Bitters. Here you will find
re and permanent forget fulness
all )ou?* troubles, and your
>dy will not ho burdened by a
ad of debt disease. At Crawrd
Bros , J. F. Mackoy & Co.,
inderburk Pharmacy. Drug
">res Prices 50o. Guaranteed
oro Outlaw Killed by Troops
Manila, May 18. ?News has
sen received here that Paia, the
itlaw Moro chief who has hi cn
irsued for tho last two weeks on
e island of Juki hv trnnns m?d?r
mm ind of General Wood, lias
ion killed. His few surviving
Unworn are being trailed by
oops.
Union Farmer Killed.
or. Charlotte Observer.
Monroe. M .y 15 ?During the
cevore electrical storm that
Conipanied the <!?ik clouds and
mvy rainfall Saturday afternoon,
r Key Biguers was sitting on
ie piazza at his home, near
rief. Mrs Bigger* and the
lildren vveie wiih him al.?o, when
bolt of lightning drcendcd In
loir midst und Mr Biggcrs was
lied He whs fx merchant and
inner, and well thought of in
it* conimnnitx. I ho lightning
hr very vivid and plu>ed conantly
across I lie sky.
- The Ledger, The Atlanta
nirnal, S?in: w<tkh\ und The
xithern Cultivnto", ?.\ three
le year for if2., hut must be
lid for inadvance. ,
W K-. V As' VMMTAt r*
NOTICE!
Ti;0 iSoari. of Col.tl ??l for Ijt.ii - : ^
cantor County will m- el ?it Lancaster
C. !i., S. (J , ? ? Tuesday,
I11in ;?!!?, 19<?5, for the purpose
of oleeiin:* dispot h i > f ' he din- |
pun-nry it Lutealor C II, sirH ;
tli" <li-| en*Ht v i?.t Itei shnw for the
ensuing \mt l>r ginning.1 nly Id
1905. A ppkoiitions for these
pn-i| If III II -i til- til"* I With H'ti"
board tit Irit^t tWeot\ (!'\"S lll'foro I
(Mi of .lunn 1905. 1
>1 1C VV 1 !hil?\ <
C#In* Uoiml of Co Control I' C. :
M iy ?, 1905 ? 1 mi . ;
?Limiani' iminj-j.--ueBr:wn:
Notice to Debtors and !
Creditors of C H Latlian
All persons having claims
against the estate of Charles i
Harvey Lathan, deceased, will |
present them properly proven to
the undersigned for payment, and
all persons indebted to said estate j
j will make immediate pyament to |
the same. John T Green,
May 12, 1900-1 m. Executor.
NOTICE.
The board of county (omtnissioneih
in their mooting Monday
ptifsoil :t resolution to tho ctTeet
that hereafter no m agist rate in
I j mcastor count v will l?o paid for
holding it'i ioxuo>? miles- it is ill)
possible to got iho eoronor, and
.Inn th inagistra'o must comply
with tho law by securing nllidaviie
from threo cihzjns of tho iinmodiiif
n nAinmnntfu t lin 1 il i a i?ii
portunt that tin inquest bo held in
the particular cuse under considerntion.
M C Gardner.
County Supervisor.
tsrr*.isni6 'SVKBW rwrrrwr-iKcvianrxrii nrwrMi
Notice of Election for an
Alderman.
Whereas, John A Miller, lately
one of the Aldermen of the town
ofLancaster, has departed this
life leaving a vacancy in said ofuce,
Resolved by the Mayor and
: Aldermen of the Town of Lancaster
in council assembled and by
. the authority of the same, that
an election is hereby ordered to
fill saidfvacancy, said election to
be hekLon Monday the 5th day
of June, 1905, the polls to be
opened from 8 o'clock a. m., until
4 o'clock p. m., and that J C
Foster, Amos McManus and J M
Warwick be appointed managers
to hold said election.
Ratified this 6th day of May,
1905.
(Signed) R. K. WYLIE,
Attested by: Mayor.
C. D. Jones,
Clerk and Trcas.
How Is
Your Heart?
Is your pulse weak, too slow,
too fast, or does it skip a beat?
Do you have shortness of
breath, weak or hungry spells,
fainting,smothering or choking
spells, palpitation, fluttering,
, pains around the heart, in side
and shoulder; or hurt when
lying on left side?
If you have any of these
symptoms your heart is weak
or diseased, and cannot get
better without assistance.
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure
strengthens weak hearts, and
rarely ever fails to cure heart
disease. Try it, and see how
| quickly you will find relief.
"About January 1st, 1902, I took
down with weakness and dropsy,
and gradually grew worse. I was told
by my family physician that my enso
was boneless. My neighboiu and family
had given mo up to die. My
limbs and body were swollen to onethird
larger than normal slzo, and
water had collected around my heart.
For at least three months I bad to sit
propped up In bed to keep from smothering.
1 sent for five bottles of Dr.
Kfllna' TIr.nr.fr r>,,r-n ?../I K.. ~ 11 r
had taken them all I was entirely
cured. I feel better than I liavo for
twenty yeara, and I am able to do
any kind of work on my farm. My
attending physician told mo that if it
hadn't been for Dr. Miles' ITeart C'ure
1 would now bo in my prnvo."
I,. T. CUR?>, "Wllmoro, Ky.
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure le eold by
I your druggist, who will guarantee th t
the first Dottle will benefit. If It fail*
he will refund your money.
f Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Large Cotton Fire,
Oldham, Eng., May n ?Five
thousand bales of c >tton were
burned i i the Lancashire and
Yorkshire company's warehouse
here this morning.
Notice 10 the Public.
1 will buhl nil imprsts in the .
vMMity. Phone to my residence
it 1 Men* apt Hill for me when
nviL (I.
J. Monti'omoi v Cankey,
opt. 2?>?If
. ? i>a jobv?wcs.,n'S!w .'T^tssmwihmd
Notice of Election.
Noi'co is heicby i?iven that by
inter of tin.* t V.unty Board of Indication
of liiiiK'antor county, Stato
>f S. an election will ho held
it I'radesvill ? on Tuesday tho
rjuth day of May, 11)05 to determine
wlioiher or not a special tux
ix four (4) mills shall tie levied
an all real and personal property
in Tvadesvillo Sltln ol District No.
12 for school purposes.
At which election only such
ulect'Os us return real or personal
property for tuxUion and
who exhibit their tax ivcuipt an<!
registration certificate as required
in (ienoml Flections shall ho alIuw
etl to vote.
H M Polk,
.1 1) Ponderhurk,
A A Fonberhurk,
Hoard of Trustees.
?o -v.atv >??nn?ii.i jwh??
Wintlirop College Scholarship
and Entrance Examination.
The examination for -1 lie award of
vacant - H-o :11s ops til Wlnthrop College
si it >1 f.-r the uoniissioo of new ?tu
Ihioh will t-e h Id at t lie eonti ty i 'ourt
-loose <>ii Fi t ay, Jo'y 7tti at. 0 a. m.
A pplieints n:ust not lie less than 11 f-?
teen > eats of age. Wlien scholarships
are vacated alo r July 7th. they will
be awarded to those malum; the high
e.-t average tl (Ins examination provided
they meet the conditions govern-,
tn t tie award, Ap| licants for se.hol?
nrshlos shoui t write to PresidentJohnson
liefo e tne examination for
schnln ship i-xamiiintion blanks.
Scholarships are woith $100 and
free tuition. The next sessi >n will
open Sept m er 20 Il)0> For further
infoi niidion ami eatalogun address
Pre I). 15. Johnson,
Ilo?k Hill, S. C.
<?jr* vjuaamu. ? mtattrnm m ?? 1
Notice?Lancaster Graded
Schools.
To nl 1 whom it may Concern:
Tako notice that p us ia it to a potition
signed by ten voters aud freeholders resident
in Lancaster School District, wo, the
undersigned, Trustees of said District, do
hereby call a public meeting to bo composed
of a 1 those voters who are resident
in and return lot Oration in said District
real or personal property of the value ot
not loss than one hundred dollai'o, to assemble
in tho Court House at Lancaster,
S. ou Friday the '20th day of May, 1905,
ut 4 o'clock, p. m., for the purpose of electing
a t hairman and secretary of said meeting,
five trustees of s dd school district
and of determining what special tax, if
any, not to exceed five nulls, shall be levied,
as the majority pr? sent s' all decide,
or all veal aud personal property within
said School Dis riot for the maintenance of
the public s.hools of said District. This
May 9th, 1905.
1,1.1104' S1MH> OS,
W. J. CUNNINGHAM,
W. T. (iltFCfOUY,
T. s. (JAUTKIt,
till AH T. CONNORS.
Trustees Lancaster School District.
CSS : s tf a
State of South Carolina. :
COUNTY OF LANCASTER,
Y J K Srtwmau, 15q, Probate
J lldii f
WHKItlSVS, ' V I?*z *nhy mad"
Miit to nie, to vr.uit liim letters of ad
ministration of tt>" estate of and ef
fects of John \ JfiUer
THK*E A HE TH Kit E OR ir. to
eiie and aonionish all .ml singular th?
Uindred aud crL'di.oiH of said John a.
Miller, dece soil, that limy be and ap
pea before mo, i.1 iho Dourt. of Pro
bate, to be held -?t I jam as.er. rt (> on
Wednesday, M ?y 24th next after pub
lieation titer of, at 11 o'clock in the
/orenoon, to sltnw e int., it any they
have, why said administration should
n >t be granted,
(liven under my If ami t hi ? Oth day
of May, Anuo Domini, 1905
J E Htowraa t. '
Probate Judge
Bridge to Let.
1 will let out u contract to build
a new bridge over Twelve Mile
creek on the Steele Creek road,
near C.-ceola, to the lowest re
sponsible bidder on I'm slay, the
Gth day of dune, 1905, at 10
o'clock a in. Also one to build a
new or repair the old one over
Six Mile creek, nearby, the same
day, just after 1 pot through with
the abovo one
Also one over Bear Creek on
the Potter road, near Mr Kus?el
Barton's on Friday the 9th follow
ing at 9 o'clock a m. Tho speci
Acations of nil to ho made known #
at time of letting, reserving the
right to reject any and all bids. * *
M C Gardner, *
Co Supervisor.
May 15, 1905.