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LOCAL DOTS ||j ?Cotton brought 9| cents on this market yesterday ; cotton seed, 23 cents. ? Miss May Threatt, of Tabernacle, picked 22G pounds of cotton last Friday, from 11 o'clock a. m. to dark. ?We shall be pleased to receive communications at any time from the former cor respondents of the old papers. ?Don't forget the ot supper and meeting of the W () W ?? Vauwyck tomorrow night. There will also be a musical recital. ? Magistrate Caskey has turn |, ed over to the county treasurer fines, etc , collected by him lor the past quarter, amounting to $t)4. ?There will be a Sunday School picnic at Tirzah next Sat urday. An nddress will be delivered by the Rev. J J. Brown, ot Fort Lawn. ?The Daughters of the Confederacy will meet Thursday alternoon, at 4, p. m., at the residence oi vjoi. .J. IN. Crockett. Every ^ member is urged to at lend. ?Mr. Berkley Stogner, son of the late S. LI. Stogner, and Miss Dora Crenshaw, daughter of Mr. 'C".\vis Crenshaw, of the eastern >rtrlion of the county,were m irri last Sunday night, by the Key ~K. J Blackmoti. ?A jug ot liquor was seized at the Express oflice Saturday by the town authorities. It was shipped here in the name of a well known farmer who does not ^ < drink, and who says he never or dered the stuff. ?Rev. T. A.* Dabuey will 11 unnniol /\J_1 v*?v?j cv o^ovicii auimull UU V7C1U Fellowship, at 2nd Baptist church Oct. 2', at 11 a. in.. Public is especially urged to attend. All members of Lancaster Lodge will please meet at lodge room at .10 a. m. ?Miss Laura Bridgman, v\ h > enjoys an enviable reputation as ,a public reader, will give one of # V her recitals at the graded school auditorium next Friday night, for the benefit ol the school libraiy. A rare treat is in sinrn Ini* ?ti -*vho attend. The management of this paper is truly gratified at the prompt ness with which subscribers of the old papers and tho people generally are subscribing to Tho Naws. Many are calling in per J Twi and every mail brings names and remittances. ?Preaching will begin it Unity next Friday night prepara torv to Sacramental meeting Sab bath morning. The lie v. P. B Ingram will asrist the pastor, the Rev. J. M. White, preaching Sat onlay morning and Saturday , night. ?The Cotton Association, 1 L: -L i _ ?; iv . . - which is using eiiori 10 gei me ^Barmers to hold cotton, and the recent decline in the price of the staple are together having a noticeable effect on receipts. Week before last 1000 bales were sold on 'this market, while last week there were but GOO?a falling off of 40 per cent. Several farmers hauled their cotton back home last week, when they found that they could not get 10 cents for it. V* ?Copy for exchange of advertisements in The News must be sent in as follows : On Wednes day for Saturday's paper and on Saturday for Wednesday's paper. ?Only 28 bales ol cotton were sold on this market. Monday, and about 10 yesterday. The farmers are evidently going to hold for better | rices Subscription to The Lancaster News, the only paper published at Lancaster, S. 0. An eight patie eeini-weHkl.v, only $1 50 a vear, payable in advance. ? Inasmuch as the tax-books will have to bo opened in a lew days, Gov. ITeyward will no doubt appoint in a day or two a successor to I he late county treasurer, Mr. W. C. Cauthen, whose sad death is noted elsewhere in today's paper. ?The dispensary election returns were sent to Columbia yesterday. It is not known when the State board of canvassers wiil meet and declare the result; nor is it known when the dis pensary will be closed. ?The county board of commissioners has promised to pro ? avi y itua IUI II1U inmates of the County Homo. The commissioners are to be heartily commended for their decision in the matter. ?Mr. Paul McCorkle was in Rock ilill on Wednesday. IIin many friends here were delighted to see him able to he out again He seems in good spirits and looks better than one would ex pect after the tearful ordeal through which he pa ed.?-Rock Hill Record. ? A motion will be made here Friday, before Judge Buchanan, for a change of Venue in the damage suit brought against the coun ty by the Morrison estate. The county board of commissioners lias retained Mr. Ernest Moore to assist Senator Hough, the county attorney, in the defense of this case. ?Last'Monday morning a pet deer belonging to Mr. Robert II. Massov, of Van Wyck, which he I I i C * t * urougui iri>in ivraansas last spring, went tip the stairs to the second story of Mr. Massey's dwelling, and climbing out on the roof, was running around when it slipped and fell to the ground below, seriously injuring its back ? As Mr. J. K. Craig and family, of Sincerity section*, were returning home from church last Sunday, the horses becoming frightened by a colored funeral procession in the road, Mrs Craig alighted from the vehicle and undertook to jump across a ditch, when she fell. iShe was painfully bruised about the shoulders and on the hack of the head. Mill President Stricken. Speeial to Charleston Post. Union, Oct. 9?Capt. John 0. (Jury, president of tha Lockhart mills, was suddenly taken desper ately ill yesterday at hie home at Lockhart, and was unconscious for nearly ten hours, but a spec ial today at noon announces that he is conscious and much better. His condition was const lerrd so criticul that a special train was run to Spaitanburir for Dr. Deas, who was called iu consultation. 9 a PERSONAL Mr. A. J. Clark spent last Friday in Columbia. Mra. M.J. I'erry left Monday for Atlanta. Col. Leroy Springs returned Monday from New York. Mr. J. Walter Culp and bride left veaterdav for Gastonia. I /il I* '? ' *' wen. 11. u. Mcllwain, of Hock I dill, was in town tliis week. Mrs. J. K. Heath, of Rack Hill, | is visiting Mrs. L. C. Harrison. Mr. Gib. Greene, of Hock llill, was in town yesterday. The Rev. I'. B. Ingraham, ol Tabernacle, visited Blackstock last week. Supt. A. P. McLure, of the L. & C., road, visited Chester 1 last Saturday. Attorneys E. I). Blakeney and R. A. Dobson, of Kershaw, are in attendance upon court. | Mr. J. L. Tillman, of Van iwyck, is spend ins a few days I with iiis children in Lancaster. I ..... - iyuss Met a Jones has gone to' Kittrell, N. (J., where she lias accepted a position as school feather. Mrs. .1. Q. Darby spent Tues?. day in Lancaster with her brother, Mr. J. T. Wvlie.?Chester Lantern. Miss May me Gregory return ed Monday from an extended visit to her brother, Mr. Ed. Gregory, in Ilamlot, N. C. Miss Clarice Knight, who has been visiting Miss Inez Frew, has returned to her home in Lancaster.?Rock liill Herald. Mr. Willie Simpson and sister, Miss Florence, of Catawba .Junction, have been spending a few days with Mr. J. W. Craig. Miss Blanche Moore has returned to her home in Lancaster alter a pleasant, visit to Miss Bio ka Lindsay.? Rock llill Herald Ex Sheriff L M Clyburn went, to Camden last week to attend the funeral ot his brother-in-law, R. A. MoDowall, the murdered mercnant. Miss Francis Lee, of Anderson, who paid her sister here, Mrs. J. A. Stewman, a brief visit last week, has gone to the Dr. Gil Wylie Hospital in New York, where she is employed as a trained nurse. Mr. T. F. McDtnv, of the Yorkvilie bar, was in Lancaster Man day, on professional business. He was one to (lie original sub crioers 01 the old lvjview s Inv ing started with ihe first issue of the paper ;n 1878 anil continued to take it as long as was publish ed. Stand Firm For Two Weeks Says Harvie Jordan. Atlanta, Ua., Oct. 6.?Presi dent Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton association today issued an open letter to thetarm ers of the south in which lie urges them to hold their cotton for at least two weeks. He states that if the farmers of the south stand together for two weeks and hold their cotton they will win the light against those who are en\ - _ V deavoring to depress the price ot (he staple. In his letter, President Jordan relets to (he advice of former Vice President Peters of Texas to sell cotton. lie re minds the farmers of the south ot the fact that the resignation of Mr. P eters as vice president of the Southern Cotton association J was demanded by the executive committee Sept. G, contending that Mr. Pplora ie ?t<o !? ????*- ?I vicr president of the association, and has no rii;lit to sign himself an! such. ('resident Jordan closes his letter to the farmers with a stronic appeal to "stand together and ro sist to the last every attempt to hi e d< the present organized eltort of the producers to secure lair prices for their stayle." Suit Against Union Cotton Mills. Charleston, S. C.,Oct. 9.?The I Continental National Bank, of, Chicago, through its attorneys, filed in the United States Cir : . / 1 i t * * iui uourc nere today a bill of complaint against the Union Cotton Mills, of Union, S. C., and T. C. Duncan, the former president of the mills, alleging that they had allowed nine promisory notes aggregating #45,000, to go to protest. The notes were for $5,000 each, made payable at four months with interest, and the complaint wlleges that no part of the amount had been paid. At a meeting of the stockholders of I the Union Mills recently, an in vestigating committee reported that there was, including debts and fitnelrs ail niltvfn ndinrf in ' b debtednesa in excess of the ac countant's valuation of property of $691,000. Fire in Wofford. Flames Checked Before Serious Damage Done ? Burglars Set Fire to a Trunk. Special to The State. Spartanburg, Oct. 9.?Fire wan discovered in one of the rooms of the lirst fioor of the west wing of Wofford College last night about 9 o'clock. The room was occupied by II. B. Millican of the freshman class and another student, both of whom were at church. When the Haines were discov covered, a trunk in the room beK epoK't of'( Oixl it i< >u AwNiiraiico Months Ahm.U? !><-.< :ti lain Assets July 1, 1905 Increase limine six montlis Income first six montlis. liM'l Income first six months, I'.';5 Increase first six inoatbs, 1905 Policies i-snel lirst six months, 19 U, <i Policies issued first six months, 1905, < Decrease during six months Dearth claims, maturities and all other term Assurance in force Decern her III, 1901 /*Hsuruuce in force July 1, 19o5. Increase durinng six months New I'aid-for Business of The So Six Months of 1905, < Somo Sign! During the entiro 1*2 months of 1904 only as the Equitable has daring the Inst six uio Only 9 other companies pained as much Only 2 other companies wrote as muc h b during the last six months. And only six others gained as much in at The Equitable is today, more than evi The Equitable Lifi W. J. RODDEY, Manager, Rock I W. B. KNIGfc longing to Millioun was conoume-i and the fire was spreading up tothe ceiling above. Prompt autf effective work on the part of s!a>dente in cottages near by and tl** police* prevented a conflagration, which would in all prob-:biiit* have reduced the historic in fit-*tlltiotl to nshoo In tlio rniim found the tray of Millicairs trunk and missing from it. was a tin boxin which lie kept a valuable gold watch and a lot of private c rr-.v ponilence. This was clearly indicated that jrobbeis had entered the rnew i# the absence of its occup m's broken open the trunk and .a 'striking a match had allowed c!i? fi:e to fall in the trunk on top of a lot of combustible material like clothes and stationery. Soi>.,* clothes were also missing fro* tlie places where they hung o? the wall. This morning tlie tin box and letters addressed to Mr. Millie m were found in a gully in rear of f i u i -i? i ?? '? ? e<l \\ lien a county voles out i dispensary.? Columbia cor. The News anil Courier. For results, advertise in t5:? | Lancaster News. el" rFli?? l^cjuit nl>l?' I site y t<>?* t.lio First Six oi H>or>. ft!3tUo3.l*20.74 I >l,2tJ>,2":? 7V | *7.20G.z52>5 30.412,:V27 :>e :kf.7!V.M 8 IS :p2.38<;,8ll> 8! 5,592, assuring 16(1,120,321.(( n,ub3, assuring 150,7t'G.993 t f iiri.122.32S..> mills tirst six ruoulits lOtil 100,278.100 n " 1005 110,815,146 11 1,495,542 892 00 1,256,434 739.00 *30,891,847 IK nth Carolina Ageney For Tbo First Bl ,253,000.00. llcant Facts. 4 other companies gained as umeh in ?k**r ntlis. in income. usiness all last yea : the Equitable wrottr isnrunco in force. er betore, "The Strongest in the World.' e Assurance Society, Jill, S. C. IT, Special Agent, Lancaster, S. L, I - , nir; uiinnnen ut'iuiiu woirora c<>> lego and the police are workit f nurd on t he case. Mr. J. W. Jones, of Biack? hear, (ia., arrived here Friday . accept the position of assistant engineer at the cotton mill'. li* is a brother ot the Rev. U Jones, of this place. Effect of Voting Out Disperrsaries. Assistant Attorney General Y<>\. mans has rendered an opinion (loft I where sheriffs, magistrates ur other ollieiais make seizures it prohibition counties, they aro e?v titled to halt of the spoils lor th* seizures they have made. The question arose because of the doubt whether the repeal of the dispensary law was involved where a county voted out (ke dispensary and whether by stui vote the entire dispensary ia<* was voted out, or whether the provision as to a premium tor seizures still held good. Gen. Youmaos thinks that such pro. visions of the dispensary law ar? not repealed in counties voticf out t he dispensary, neiiher does he think that the criminal par i of the disp . : y law are in vol v.