THE L?JGEB ItlliRLOW S. CJM'ER, 1CDITOK AND MANAULK. H6UKU \VKl>N BSDAY AN1> KATITK DAY nu bsuhi p rion $i ftu pew \*eak Lancaster, S. C. Sept. 2:5. 1P05. Marion County voted the dispensary out last Tuesday by a vote of nearly five to one. That is about as good as Lancaster will do. In 1892 I,ancaster voted five to one foi prohibition and we see no reason why she should not do as well or better in the approaching election, Oct. 3d At the meeting of committee investigating the dispensary at Sumter a letter was read from a dispenser in one 'county to the dispenser of another county saying that he had heard that they were going to get up?, petition in that county to have an election on the dispensar question, and ashed if it were true?said that il it wei\ they could get help from the State board and hill the schemej onc< for all. Where docs the State hoard get money to fight for tlu flwririKni'i-) A i-wl !?.* ?W... ...v.. J . 4 illUi IIV/ \? V?V* UK v get it? And whose money is it? A member of the Legislature from Richland county announces himself a candidate as a mcnibci of the State board of control. 11c needn't exert himself. By the time the Legislature meets there will be no board. When the dispensary was established it was said to be a "step toward prohibition. After thirteen year's trial is it not time to take the next step? If prohibition proves a failure as so many fear it would we could go back to the dispensary. Former United States Senator McLaurin three months ago delivered a strong Anti-Dispensary speech in Marion county, and last Saturday United States Senator Tillman delivered an impassioned Pro-Dispensary oration, but we do not believe that the result of Tuesday's voting in the county should be regarded as the measure ofthe relative political strength of the two statesmen.?News and Courier. Notwithstanding the fact that the state has a stock of $900,000 worth of liquor on hand, and the further fact that four counties have voted out the dispensary with elections pending in many others, which will greatly reduce the consumption of intoxicants, the liquor buying by the directors goes merrily on. Senator Tillman said at Marion on Saturday: "They keep buying and buying? for what? I can't sec anything else but that they may be getting a rebate or a commission, and utiles they do buy they can't get the commission "?Kdgcficld Advertiser. ?Tho Heitli-Jonos Co., is soil ing Wheeler Wilson sowing machines, lit cost Notice to all Persons ln= debted to the Lancaster Mercantile Co. As you well know we made | some business changes the tirst of j last year, and it is atisolutely necessary that we must collect all past due notes and accounts, in order to settle with the late mem* bera of our concern, therefore we now ask our friends who we have been so liberal with to now make arrangements at once to pay us, past due notes and al! accounts not settled promptly will he placed in hands of our lawyer for collection. Yours truly. Lancaster Mercantile Co. ? ? ? ? \r?" MM I'tspt rate Fight l ist's in Dispensary Defeat. An (H'ciwhelming Majority Against the Dispensary In a County Heretofore in its Support. Special to The State. I lamer, Sept. 19. ? 1 lamer precinct c ast 7S votes, not one in tavor of the dispensary. Men went back home six miles to get tax receipts in order to vote. Mullins, Sept. 19.?After trying all conceivable tiicks to defeat the antidispensnry movement, the lhpior people ran up on a disastrous defeat at the polls today. They began at the registration books, and first refused to t rant i certificates, or endeavored to postpone the same until too late to be legal; th' n they opened tlu: books less than 30 days before the 1 election and registered all the I 1 voters possible; then they -ought ' in injunction against the appoint : tnent of managers < ! election; the : coming of Senator Tillman follow! ed. and the dispensary clenfent * claimed that all things were now ? ready for the fray. Yesterday the r final dentil stroke was attempted, when they circulated the report that an injunction hadj>cen secured"and no election would be held. It seemed no stone was left unturned. Hut all to no avail, they : went up against a hard proposition today in the shape of the votes (if the citizenship of the county, and the following is the result: h* o r dispensary, 226; ' against dispensary, 1,089. Fork' is the fourth box to give not even ! one vote for the dispensary. We ha ve ji FALL UJEl. They were 1 and cannot NOW whil< NOTION DE] in this deparl everything NEV\ desired in the \ Neckwear for Lac anri Raft TT3 V w w w? v r-w?, % l> Handkerchiefs, Be tens, etc. Also ? famous R & G am Ask to see the little Linen Cc ! \ i ii IlitiEi witiii y?sa 41 t la e f* wc4im?bi w'iin 11 ! : Ciiorokee Plisd Tiger. I'lir IV.i|iIi) \\ 'ii'l Stand for the Sale of W lnskev. Galiney Ledger. Ed Durham has again leen attented f?>r helling liquor It a as only about a month ago that lie was tun Med and litud f.u Ihis olloi so, hut the fine was te dnced to S,*)(i on hi4 pronp-o not lu violate the l??w again. i./tirham is the t-u'l of a p > ir tap 10 a; eel a hie (itiz -o ! I i? f ille r ami wife are proved ,h,?i\ " ' ilr'a^ur* at his ..ifdoiiie-N. )|o had the H\ 111 pal I: \ 1 1 a l? t ot people in I i> for nut 11 on hie. lap *. In s ' win were it e'ir.e t i ? i. i.ient will I.im aie inet nsi d at his t-.t ???i?n-l lYe m gi i l 1 iit i> nn in 111 i ? I r. > i: j i;lu < il account i'l 1^ latin r ;im wiff, hij! lie should he taught t respect i!n? fi % Mini I'i- on! v ww\ jo > I in I ? in in In pi | nisi !;'.Ill h ' lit-* 1?i1! si i \i i n! ')! : In |Ih\v. 't in.' |? ' | !? of 1 Ihm .'kt'o i!i< rot Yii*i* Ui ! I t* d's|'OiMil ? In ;*iv? lid l.)in ham or n) y 11! lit'r i11*:ti tin right in ! < 11 liquor. Tin? di-1n*ii sal \ \V;i voted mil because il \t?u tho dositt? ?if ii majority of tin p:?oi?lo thai no 1 itj?n-r should It S'?ld t?y nnyon?\ lvl I )?u louu and all other* must lesin that l!.e> must respect the law Thoie art some othei s who ore soiling lii|Uo: around here. If they ate wis; they will cease it al otiee, or tlmy, too, will tind thenibc Ives behint t!io hurs of the county jail. \Y< \n i;iit to sa\ just hen that tin tiic* that Ourhen has heeu caught twice i-j in argument against vofclag out the dispensary. Wilis ?\o\ thinking in this county has licen ieduced about t)0 per cent. ?> iaeitp " .. m List opened i ess aoo] nought with be surpasse ? tliey a re IS PARTMENT. tment we have / that could be vay of Hosiery, lies. Silk Enibroi / enburg Collars, ick Combs, Buta full line of the 3 W-B Corsets. >nter pieces, 5 and lOcts each LINER' littler $3 5HN IB IIBOISI Slae siewi' ieki a i*4? EPruiae IATH-J i I * j j,?k? f IC I ->i-ivimi! other* ? us ilk. Tt.iri is a pretty good !MOld, 1 *111 \\? WUIlt tn 80O tin* law enforced so strictly that no olio will even think of trying t?i o|h rule a t>1 iii? 1 tiger. The inquest in the case of Joe Bon Coleman, who was shot and killed by Eugene Bkasc, at Saluda. on Saturday, the 9th instant, was held last Saturday. The testimony as (> the killing was about ,b published. Additional fact* were to the effect that Blease had known of the intimacy between his wife and Coleman for quite a long time. He had told Colcmar to lake Mrs. blease and leave the country; but Coleman declined, Then he warned Coleman to stay av\ 1 y from Mrs. Blease. At the linai meeting in the store, Blease ! lotti ^oicman that he must pro misc to leave the* country anc never come back, or he, Blcasc would kill him. Coleman said h< was willing to go but because o his business interests he wouli not promise not to come back Hlea^c repeated his demand am Cole man continued to urge tha he could not stay away. Thei Mlease begged Coleman to am himself". Coleman declined, am 1 Wease gave him a derringer. Thei bystanders seized Hlcase, Cole man ran and Blease broke loosi a!id commenced firing. Colemat was killed as already stated. 1 Lis charged that one of tin dispensaries in Columbia is ship ping whiskey to parties in Unioi and Newberry Counties. Thi must be a violation of the dispen nry law, and should be stopped ?Orangeburg Times and Demo ci at. A*' .V **- *. . . ^ T?? "i?s : *. ? - . . ' f, up the SWI ever befc a n eye to be n (yi t? l I TV?f/v v .4 JL V/ JL KM. 1^ LJV7 FEW and 'B\ ! CLOTHING, SHOES ANI I j GENTS'FURNISHINGS. | j Did You Ever Have a Fit ? Listen? i i We carry the famous lin of STROUSE BROS', cloth ' ing, noted for good fitting No other line will compar ' with it in value and up-to datencss. Let us figure witl vou on thnt npu/ fall cni* j y -? -- -? - ?? ^uil, Y DEI K?8 A 6* 3? lias i Ml alyies in 11a ?&I2?I Bj of general sessions he'd lu re lust ; week adjourn I'd Saturday. 'i'ho I case (T the State vs Conmmn lor Johnson and Charlotte Simmons, charged with the murder of Ilev. i II. I), Grainger, a prominent 5, Baptist minister, at his home, near Sanford, on the 24th of last r June, was called Thursday morn: inc; Too defendant* were ropre* ; scnlcd Iiv W. B Wait, ICsq. So licit or Johnson too rare f tin 1 prosecution About 35 witnesses , wete sworn by the State and the ? defense ottered no testimony. Tho f case was given t<> the jury about 1 8.30 o'clock bridftv nielli and after romiining mi' all night, on J Saturday nmrni.jij the jury re t turned m verdict <>f "guilty as to t Common 1 r Johns"*, 'juilty us to t Charlotte Simmon*) with rccom 1 itu'inlii1 ion to the inuicy ??i iho t court.'' A in 'tioii for r> new - trial v\us grtnhd as to t Imi lotto " Simmons .?nd she was allowed 1 hail in the sum of $500. The motion was denied as to Commander .Johnson and .Judge Gary sen? tencod him to hang on the second - Friday in December. Considerr1 hie interest was manifested in this s c.iso and the court house was - crowded, almost to suffocation, ' duiiug the trial lie v. Harmon D. Grainger was shot down between the plow I anA i (A DETEST lir. >re shown in jaixty as well 'the-minn ten and g 31 MEN'S HSraiadiod ets i wsiS fimti wlS W?i?l Jlsopso V tvorii a pair si>i t?S'? r. LADIES' AND CP e ! TH 1J i '-v a iic wui iu renownea urew i- ! j leather Godman shoes are ou u 11 | we have the prettiest line of s ] yourself and be convinced of PARTM Uw?li '?? ; & 41 ii % In*