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THE LEJGER ; miaow s. carter, '' ll ED1T3U A N L> M A N AUEU. i = (1 ?HSITKI? \VKDNK4DAY ANI> S TITK I?.V Y ;V HUHtiCJltll?TION *. rtOTKW \ K \)< ! j Luncastcr, S. C. Sept. oU. llM'o. ; j t THIS liANCASTKIJ lACDClOIt. j c ; il 18ol2-100r> ! a i Sad indeed it is for us to make j ^ the-announeement that the pub-.e lieation of the "old Ledger" ^ will be discontinued after this issue, and we cannot help but ' feel that the announcement will ^ carry sadness into every home . throughout the county. The ' older citizens, some few of whom ^ have been subscribers since the ^ first issue, and the many who j have read the old paper from childhood will feel as if an old j and cherished friend, whose frequent visits always made them ^ glad, had passed away. "The dear old Ledger," ? how often have these words, written by,J citizens of the county who had ^ moved away out west, made our , hearts glad and encouraged us in our work. Native Lancas trians wherever scattered over the globe know and love the old Ledger?the oldest institu- ^ tion in Lancaster county, and one of the oldest of the 154 ^ papers published in the State. ^ Fifty-three years is not a ^ short period. It is more than ,^ half a century. Comparatively ^ little is known of the history of our county prior to the estab- J lishment of The Ledger (1852), but since that time it forms alv most a complete record of the it doings and happenings throughout the county. The marriages, ^ deaths, accidents, crimes, misfortunes of each year, are all chronicled in its columns. The ^ political conditions, educational o advancement, material develop- 9 ment and religious growth of ll its people are there to be found. * The patriotism of her sons, c their gallantry in war, their fi- 1 delity; the noble spirit of her h women, their devotion, their i1 power of endurance are there 1 recorded. No one could write a more complete history of the 1 county for the past half century than it contains, e No wonder it is dear to the 1 people of the old county. Es- ' pecially is it dear to the older " people, and that esteem,in most 1 instances, has been handed 0 down from sire to son. Scarce- 1 ly a family in the county, we 8 venture, but has one or more old copies of The Ledger that is dear, very dear to them, put 1 away in some secure place where 1 it will not be molested. It may \ be it contains the obituary of f father or mother, sister or 1 brother, or perhaps it tells of | the loss of a precious child. Its ' association with these sacred memories make it dear, very sl dear to natives of old Lancaster. ? And this issue, the last, in many ^ instances iear-stainea, will be 1 carefully laid away with a feel ing of sadness because it is c" THE LAST* a The Ledger was established Feby. 12, 1852, by the late R. S. Bailey. The late Simpson ll Harper was its first subscriber, c< and the late Evan Rollings the n second. Their subscriptions were taken by Mr. Bailey at old w Salem Camp ground. Mr. Bai- " ley continued editor and pro- 2 prietor of The Ledger until P 185f>, when the late W. M. Connors, father of Maj. C. T. Connors who has been chosen to edit the new paper, became its y1 editor and proprietor. In 18G5 the late David J. Cartej pur based balf interest in the pace, and became sole editor am roprietor the following year n 1883 he associated with hin lis son, the present editor, wlu ecame sole editor after tlu oath of his father in 1880. I rill thus be seen that The Led ;er has had hut four editors v. S. Bailey, W. M. Connors )avid J. Carter and T. S. Car or, during the more than hah entury of its existence. Ol Is original subscribers sever re still living and getting tlu apcr. They are: L. M. Cauth n, J. L. Tillman, Sr., T. T. Gre ory, W. R. Bennett, Jeff Sims Wilson Rowell and Philip Snipes >f the thousand other subscri ers to The Ledger many have een taking it for more thai arty yearn. To journalism this editor now ids adieu. During the twenty wo years of his journalistic life e has endeavored faithfully nd conscientiously to keep The -edger up to the high standard f his predecessors. I Ie has stood i _i uuncsi^t jmrii}, aiiu sourieiy i olRcial and individual life Liking a positive stand on al floral and political questions, triving to better the citizenhipof the county by promoting he social and moral welfare o1 ts people. We cannot say farewell with ut thanking our patrons foi he liberal support they have lways given The Ledger, noi an we fail to acknowledge the eep gratitude we feel for the nany true and staunch friench "lie Ledger has made for us in ividually. Adieu, kind friends dieu ! And while we wishyoi o give to The Lancaster News our hearty and liberal support :e hope the memory of the dear old Ledger" will live ir our minds and hearts as long s life lasts. "Ail lion ! i . il.u dear old iF.DGEU (the Iir-1 MfWh-jm..or man> f lis ever ro:i foi- t Ik* I?miv( land it 1ms ulw m * taken f ?r Pro ibition. It i- about i-> p. s? uwnj rom us forever, ?u.d though \vc rieve to see tt ?>o with n. 11 it* herished a^s< c ation*, \ot w< tope to s-ce it *iek beneath tin iori/.on in a glorious burst of railunco flashed fin 111 by Prohibi ion's victorious Mtn " The above words arc the cLs ng paragraph of a communication 'A Plea for Prohibition," intend id for this, the last, issue of Tin >Kt)(iEit, but received too late foi lublication. We feel that 1 he uthor will excusjt our pmducini t without having spice fur th< ntiio article, foi it is meet thai hose words of commondatior hould be recorded hero. How few have any idea as ti ho amount spent for whiskey ir he two dispensaries of this conn > 'idie sales for tho past yeai mm Sept. 1, 1904 to Sept. 1, 905, amounted to #79,500.75. ? !m equivalent of 1,590 500-poune ales of cotton at 10 cents pel onnd. I'he sales of the Ivor, liaw (tispensarv were #29,194. 1 tiiu ljnncusler dispensary #50,* 1*2.75. i ho average sales at the asncaster dispensary were ovoi i50. per day ??i- three bales oi Hon per day the entire yeui rc.tincf. Comment is unnecessary. 1 i.ere is no doubt as to what )c re.-ult of tin* (lection in this unity on the dispensary question ext Tuesday *vi 11 be. lho only ling we fear is that Lancastoi ill rod do any bettei than Marin and York counties, which ave t> votes to 1 against tho disrosary. Wo would liko to sec .nieaster heat them?get 7 to 1. ? If you want to buy land, Or il on have land to >e 11, call and see T. S. Carter, Real Instate Agent. . Mhs liol) White to be in Chester. I Vcs-ih. Nixon & Zimmerman's . original production of Will.it (I 1 Spinseis i >uiiiiy Comedy Opera .? Miss Bob White, with an enseini ble of 5?> people, will be nf the I (.'beater 0| tern House on TbuiH day Oct. llHh. I'o enable LanCastei 'h theutic ooer* to enjoy this , beautl'ul play, an excursion v\Ul - be run, which will leave Chester f immediately after the perfori msnce. lleaerved Mats will be 1 placed on sale at Crawfotd Bros. J Drug Store f >ur days in advance. - Progressive itenth Sj? i jcs > 1 he New two story hrick hutUl ing, erected Ii) Mr Vancy Oaulhen, is ueating completion and will * he occupied ?>\ Mr Will T.vittv, 1 druggist, mid Mr. .lack Mackey, proprietor of a taney restaurant ' and market The second sior\ wid lie used as otlicfs by Home of ' the professional men of the town. beveiai cottages and Inut-es ate I in the course of construction and wili l.e oecuplcd by out of-lown i < who mi' moving in, in ' older to in'idrr iheir work ^ am! to -unit th'it ih i h I it n to ' school. Ground has 1km m broken for ? tin? two-story brick building of' " Mr. A. B Outithen. ? H eat h SpiingsCor. The Slate. Hems From Kershaw Era k Messrs. Beckham CIyburn and Mod ) C. Cunningham li ft last week l'ot Chapel Hill University, ; n. c. > ~ Miss Mamie Croxton returned to the W elsh Noek High School j nt Hurlsville last week Mr. Er, nest CIyburn also left tit the same time to attend the same institu> , Foil. t ?I'bo surveyors on hounding r the disputed county line passed through town yesterday. l'hoy began last Tuesday at Haui-onh? I Fold ?'U Lynehe's ?iver and me ' traveling westward. ''his pre, 5 liminnty survey puts the line about 7" yards above the old line ; an i .<bi itL 100 yards below the j line run last \etir. J ^ Items From Waxliaw Enterprise. Miss Nellie Hnlimuri, of Unity, is visiting at Mr. C. lv. White's. ? Mtss Maud Sapp, of Hcncas, ter eounly, is here visiting - fiiends. < ?Mr. William Hoivie, soji of Mr. .1. Z. How i?i of Bolair, has a ? position as cashier with 1'ho \. ? A'. Heath Company. ? A son of Mr. R. C. Ni-bet, ^ who lives in the lower *?.rt of ll.is 1 township, lu.d Ids arm broken last Saturday ny being throw i hy a mule he was riding. > ? Edward, the 15-months old > aon ?f Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Niven, of this piace, died Saturday morning at the home of Mr. Win. Downs at Providence. It was buried at Providence church Sun day. ?Mr. E. O. Thompson, ol , Lancaster c? unty, who was in school here nt one time, has re , turned to Wake Forest College to . take up his second year's work at I? that institution. ? Mr. (J. N. Sapp, of Lancaster county, who pitched hall for tfcc Waxhnw team during the our\\ purt of the summer, has ro , turned to Wofford College at , Spartanburg to resume his shi, dies. Mrs. Rufus Taylor, who lived in the neighborhood of McCain's i Mill, died very suddenly Monday . afternoon. She was out in the i field picking cotton and fe'1 dead. Heart failure was the causoof her death. She was thirty-four yours f old and is survived hy a husband . and four children. Her remains were buried Tuesday afternoon at Tabernacle church. What Josh Ashley Say a. Fin n littuullsvillo Advneuio. .lo-h Ashley says lit it the dispensary is ''us dead as the devil.'' We hud not heard of the 1 *^t niinn d gentleman's demise. M l<\ Owens Hailed in #2,500. Winnsboio, S. 0., Sept. 27.? Judge l'rince granted hail to-day in the Mint of #2,500 to M. I'"1. Ovven>, of K ick Hill, who killed Anisic Sanders, colored, on Sep teini-ei 22 The defendant was represented hy Wilson Ji Wilson and Spencer & Dtinlup. The dispensary protits to the schools of Kershaw county on an average for the past 5 years have Itcencents per pupil. I'he iiinount for 1902 was 12A cents per piijtil, thosa are facts. ?T. It. ( tuodale in Camden Messenger. If prohibition is such a failure, I whv i-i it I hut ...i , , ... .. . uitv IHIII MI , ? nun IIU- | jji?:t)siln' prc:l>il?iti*?n ci.nntv c-f jMnilboto, voles the dispensary joiii l?y n vole of more than f ??r! I li. him ? ? \X innsboro News at d ' j Herald. Cherokee, I'iclcens, Union, Newberry, Marion. Ynrk-thess tire the six enmities which have had the manhood lo say at the ballot box that they no longer! want iavenue front an institution' that i< so corrupt in its manage-; moid, that it is proving a fester-; ; ing sore upon the bod> politic. m_TTn_mtr_TinTr . i BUY LAND! 1 i Good Land, Better Land, Best Land. Ur.,,,1 Opportunity lo Hoy Limit Near the Town of Lancaster. I I i ?? ft(1 Acres. On Monroe and Lancaster road 1 | horse faun < pen, 30 uore<- in for s . Ail open land fre>h i xeept H acres. $12.50 1? r acre. loo Acres i in mites North of 1.- neas'cr ;>n Monroe r aid. 2-horse f .r n opmi, ' well terraced 35 acres in woo ls. Two story 7-roi.in dwelling, cribs, Inuu.j gear room, cot ton hou-e. meat heuse; and one tenant house. IMee St .70 1. i i 2oo Acres. tj miles N. of Lanc aster on i h .rh.de road, 3-tmrse farm i>|?en, tine woodland and boitooit $!0. per acre. 2(>3 Acre?, Oemge K Ferguson pui r m K tin. Well improved i-ix hoi f .rm in cultividion All ne.es ->r.- t nil i- ;? . $4 (Mid Terms r as nab e. <?."? Acres, 3] mi'es Nortliei-t of t'.wo, dwelling, about oiiu-linrs? '. run opc'i for $525. cash. ISO Acres, ! The Miller' La-ton Craven p'nee'' in suburbs of town of Lanc istc*. Kino timber, bottmn lands, and ie.it in g .od 1 state o( eu'tivatlon Two b mod! bouses. Acres. TheMilUr "O.mo l 'ro k plae?-' i?A | miles We-t ol town, the b-s p'a i.ition in i'e C indy. Lan Mi s weo ami i i high s'ato of . ? iviii m. h.igtd or ten horse farm i>! en. A b ?!? f r.b.i can l e m id" to be ? re (io >d f dm Mouse1 Art Acres. i The Miliar ' Kel.y i?l ? i* " J', mi! el fou'h ?f t i'V'i i<* in it * purchaser! con)-1 \\i?h, 1 n's for J.M'O poum! ?f liiil. j{on i i nve-unieiit at ' lie price l.'lO Acre*. I'lie Miller "Ho-xi place," Houth side of Cane (nek. 7 miles Norili cf town. Komi- fine bottoms on Ibis place. $10. per at i e 1121 A or h. Toe P.tlilips place, one mile East of town will be Hold at a bargain. I ul: o have Home iheiiahle town pro p?r:y ami other county property. It will pay yon to nee me before buying ami if you have lands to sell i will pay you to get nic to sell for you on reasonable commission. T. S. Cariar, i^gent. COST It order t?? reduce our block v> until further notice. We don't goods. Wo mention n fo'v item SI Shirts 75c, 50 cents shirts men's 50c shirts job ;it 25c. SU> Suits $7 5o. $7 50 MEN'S That cost us'f Vou can pick them :u these price double knee Overall.; sM centsSome big bi goods, colored Laces, Embroit Don't wait til ed over. Saie I Chock.r. MollclnofXk, Yr'ltut?n-e*lcm, N. O. OHMHHH Go to the LANCASTER MARBLE a rv a > GRANITE WORKS, For Good Work and Low Prices S. J, McNinch, LANCASTER, S. C V- W 4 AO I ???KMM For a clear complexion take LaxativeFruitSyruii Pleasant to take Orino cleanses, the system, and makes sallow blotched complexions smooth and clear. Cures chronic constipation by gently stimulating the stomach,liver and bowels. Refuse substitutes. Price SOo. SICKENING SHIVERING IT I of AiijjuH anil M il u 'a, can i? lievud mid cured with Eli-el m Hitler*. Litis is a jhi i ? , imii medicine; of especial licaefit i malaria, for i; exerss n ?i 11 ? un t'VC *?:|1 ICTie ' Oil t ill* (I !-en i!|l\ 11 y i 1 c I'! I' u' V u I i I < I I'll' v S ? it I i i i- it. t>i 11 ; -. 11 pi efeiTi d t< Qu " in' , h vi"u m 'ii?' ' r imis iiriij/ liM'l m'Ii i- I! <t?. K. A M twain v of Hit* rifii: . ' c?< , v i* it>: ?>M hi'i'iit-i was vert li> * %\ i h uiiil ivi 111 f vrr i: ?! j lU'.'.iilM , till i:r too Fieri i ii- IJir.c wSiici -avd ! i life. At 1 *i uw f..111 J'ros , J. h Mofk'M\ ?&('<? hn I Fnrnlorhur Pharmacy ilit:/ .-.toi i>; pi ice 50c e ti uanteeil (iHKATLV IN n 10 AND Not in?? i more : ? demand llm a modi i. o which iiu'.etH niod?r recjniietnentM 1 >r a Mood an s v.-tern cham-ei', micSi hi 1)i Kiiip'.-> N-w Ij'fn Pill*. Tlu'v ar ji?81 what yon nrod t> ciHt' s'oni tell and liver tc< nli'.i s. fry them At Crawford Hi.is". .! F Mackc & Co'a and F nd i liurk Pharmacy drupr store, "25 c, ^n?i run ton I ? The lie t11-.f<111. Co., i. c!l mi/ Wheeler oc Wils n H-wim machines at cat. SALE!" ' rti are ???i 11^ to sell goods at first cost intend cu rving over any Sntniner 3 f?i show you wo mean business 3So, 25c shirts 1 i?c. Ten dozen Soils $5 *5 Suits . pamts, Voin 380 to $4., h. We still have a few dozen Hoc. l9 irgains in white and white lawns, leries, ete. 1 the best is pickhegius now. If ours to Please, ERBJRK CO -such a wonderful medicine. A few oses will put new life and strength into lie system of the weak and infirm suferer. Mammoth $1.00 bottles at the drug tores or sample bottle free. Write today. I J. E. RUTLEDGE, Dentist, Lancaster, S. C. Working on credit doesn't pay, and my terms from this ti.no henceforth tire strictly cash. Eea^onablo Prices, i Gold Killing $1.50 1 Amalgam Filling 75 cts. Cement Filling 75 ct ? ItUHltKlt l'LATK, 4 1 Full upper sot of teeth $12.00 Upper and lower set $25.50 prices are strictly ; for cash. No work done except 1 for cash or good security. I J. E. RUTLEDGE.- Dentist. Notice to all Persons In* ! debted to the Lancaster Mercantile Co. As ^ou well know we made ! some business changes the first of j 'asi year, and it is uosolutely no' pessary t hat we must Cjllect all I past due notes and accounts, in I order to settle with the late mem* j hers of niir concern, therefore wo now ask our friends who we have H been so liberal with to now make ? li-ro'giMi'm ts ?il once lo pay us, ? pad 'u n ues ami >?P accounts X not >ei 'led promptly will he ? plan <1 i< ll iikIs of I?ur lawyer for X coll. < i it Yours truly, IjANCASTKK MKUCANTir.K, Co. " nutr - rii m i ?iiMjimi Rem uib; r a?-, agents for Victor Talk in i m lehinnj, records and repairs. We al hsv? 'ho cheapest linn of secon I I.and elotoini*, ii?<'lii lin>r (oit-, v ?ts, pants, i vul coats and l i lies' j icko's ewr offerc _ J ,, ed on this market. i- \ imI as for short,? vo i alieady know wo arc hetuhpi <i ler \ will ' sol! cheaper this FALL than , over a* to prevent movinj then a "aio to our no?v v, "1"-CHERRY & CO. s l . n< "aster an d c?1 ester railway. .Mioduio inflect May 24, 190>. (Dallyexcept Sunday) '' WESTBOUND. . \iv Lancaster, 0 3') a in 3 4-5 p m Lv Fort Lawn, fl 4!> a m 4 15 p tn ^ Lv BaKCiinvlllo, ft 50 a m 4 30 p m I.v ltlchhurg, 7 Oft a rn 4 4i p in Ar Chester, 7 30 a m ft 15 p in Ar Char'otte, So K 1) 5ft a in 7110pm It Ar Cnlnmlilo Bi/i t; . . >v i?iu If) H IU \ RAHHUUND. IjV Columbia, Ho It 8 05 h in .8 10 p m Lv Cliurlotte, Ho It 8 05 am 0 00 pm t liV OlifHei, 0 00 a in 8 15 p m - ) v /2i?h0urg, 040 a m 8 89 p m Ijv Kuacoinvllle, 9 50 .a m 8 45 p m 1 Port Lawn 10 00 a m 8 58 p m ^ r Lancaster, lo HO a hi 9 15 p ni CONN 1COTIONH. ( heater?Southern. "'orlu.anl and . : arolina <& Sorih?'?.Htrrn railways. Lancaster ?Houi her- U n a ay. / A 1'. /lAil'UllM. .law 1'ralllc mgr " ' [,1'UOY HPHINOS. > Pivat and Trafllc Manager. % \