Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^ LOCAL DOTS ^ | ?Cotton brought lli coats on thi9 market yesterday ; cotton seed, 25 cents. ? Mr. J. Harvey Steele, of the Creek section, had a tine mule to die of colic last Tuesday night. Miss Annie Gregory, of Atlanta, is visiting her pirents, Mr. and Mrs. J F. Gregory. Miss Myrtle Funderburk, ot the Tabernacle snefin.. .Uvv<u>i, n VISHing Misses Cornelia and llattie Elliott. ? Dr. W. M. Crawford's numerous friends will bo pleased to learn that he continues to improve, at the Chester hospital, since the second < p ?rati >n on his leg. ? l)r. J. B. Patrick, of H'?ck Hill, has opened a dental ollice in Lancaster, lie has quarters in the second story of the Springs block, near The News ofliee. ? Dr. J. Bruner, an aged physician of Mathews, dropped dead about four o'clock yesterday morning while in the act of giving a dose o< medicine to a patient, Mrs. J. A. Houston.?Monroe Enquirer. ?Mr. Thomas Sfegall] and Mis? Mart, P.?llr \< j. u?i?, wi uiuuroe, were married yesterday in Chesterfield county, S. C. Esq. Mangum officiated.?Monroe Enquirer. ?A fine mule belonging to Mr. John Hall, of the Pleasant Valley neighborhood, was killed by lightning last Friday. The mule was valued at $200, and the loss falls heavily on Mr. Hall.? Waxhaw Enterprise. ? Mr. J. K. Mothershed, of Lancaster, R F D No. 5, requests us to eorre.it ilio report Jlhat he has had smallpox. He has just recovered from a three weeks' spell of pleurisy and [grip, and not of smallpox as reported. ?Thos. F. McD >\v, Esq., has accepted an invitation from] the Drayton Ilutherlord chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy to deliver the Memorial Day address at Newberry.? Yorkville Enquirer. ?Mr. B. F. Hunter, of Lan caster, has bought the grocery business ol Mr. Louis Samuels in the Valley and will continue to conduct the same at the old stand. Mr. Hunter is highly pleased with Chester and bids fair to make an enthusiastic cit izen.?Chester bantern. ?No, Mr. Marion Wither spoon doesn't expect to eat nil that wide expanse of succulent, able-bodied onions at the corner of Arch and White streets?He is merely building an odoriferous wall to keep candidates Irom plawnj? in his hark yard this summer. ?The annual convention of the King's Daughters of South Carolina will be held in Laurens next week. Mrs. .1. H. Wither spoon and Mrs. G. B. Barron, delegates ot the Lancaster Circle, will be the quests of Mrs. B. F Jones while in Laurens. ?Col. T. Y. Williams has been quite sick for several days, but was thought to be some better yesterday. \ PERSONAL J l>i* J. E. Rutledgr spent Thursday in Camden. The Key. T. A. Dabney visited Kershaw this week. The Hon. M it Hough. of Lan lsior I, was in town Thurs* day. Mr. H. N. Craiir, of Rock Hill, was a visitor to Lancaster Thursday. Mrs Thomas Olyburn, of Korshaw, has been spending a few days in llartsville. Col. Loroy Springs returned day belore yesterday from an extended trip north. Miss Grace Arant, of Tradesville, is visiting Mrs. J. I Bowers.? Kersliaw Era. Mr. Lemuel Jackson, a well known citizen of Chester county, is on a visit to Lancaster. President Charles I). Jones, of the First National uBank, made atrip north this week. Dr. and Mrs. 11. P. Miller spent several days the past week in Lancaster.?Jeflferson Citizen. # Mr. Geo W. Jones and his daughter, Mrs. M. VV. Scarboro, are visiting relatives in Sumter. Secretary and Treasurer W. C. Thomson, of the Lancaster Cotton Mills, visited Columbia a-.*. ? mi8 weeK. Mrs. S.C. Villennue, of Atlanta, spent two or three days here this week with her mother, Mrs Jane M. Clark. Mrs. Marion Chapman and little son, of Spartanburg, are visiting Mrs. Chapman's parents here, Mr, and Mrs. W. C. Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gregory are still at Taxahaw, at the bedside of Mr. Gregory's mother, whose condition is unimproved. Mis J. W. Williams and daughter, Mrs. J. J. Cherry,of Lancaster, spent a couple of days last week in Kershaw with Mrs- T. B. Clyburn, Mrs. Williams' daughter?Kershaw Era. M iss Marden, of the Christian Crusaders, has been the guest since S<turdav of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. llalner. She will leave for Lancaster today, where the Crusaders begin a meeting.? Chester Lantern. The Rev. Paul Pressly and magistrate W. P. C.iskey, of this place; Key. J. M. White, of 11 i M .. o i . mi i uiiiuj , iiiiu mi. o if. i/ayior, <>I Craig.-ville, returned Wednesday night iron. Stat.eaville, N. ('., where ihev attended the meeting of A. R. I\ Presbytery. A l!ml Acei<lent---Two Men Sere ret// It ii rue A. Dr. K.J. Fuuderburk and Mr. A. T. Adams, a piano tuner, weie ttie victims of a very painful accident last Wednesday evening, about 8 o'clock, which occurred in the Funderburk Pharmacy. The doctor was engaged in making some camphor, when the chimney nt a lighted lamp near by suddenly burst, the flame setting atire the alcohol being used in the camphor preparation. Instantly there was a big blaze and in their efforts to extinguish it both Dr. Funderburk and Mr. Adams were severely burned about the hands and lace. Veteranii to Kecelve VroHsen. We have been requested the Daughters ol t he Confeder to republish I lie following lis veterans to whom crosses of h or aie to be presented Memo Day, May 10th, at 12 o'clo J. H. Gardner, T. J. Reeves, j P. Pall, James W. McCain, J. Sowell, M. M. Caskey, 1). Mackey, Jain-m II. Therell, S. Caskey W. Q. Rodgers, L. Montgomery, W. Caskey, J. Collins, W. J. Sist.are, J.]M. Rogers, J. II. Hinson, J. Crenshaw. A. (5. Ilinson. It there are any othersentit to crosses who has not recei them they are requested to and get them on Memorial Da; II - ! 1 nan insurance Protect yourself against from hail by insuring in Farmers State Mutual Hail surance Company, of Colum Injures $30 per acre for ( $20 for 40c, and pays losse full. Apply to me or one my agents. A. J. CLARK, County Agent, Lancaster, S. C STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LANCA8TKH, In the Probate Court, By J. E. Stewman, Ewjuire, Probate .Judge TIT hereon, Alice E Bock bain, of Lai VV ter Co., in said State, baa made at me to grant her Letter* of Adminiatn of the Estate of and effects of Edwar Beckham, deceased THESE A liE, THEREFORE, to and admonish all and singular the kin and creditors of the said Edward J 1 ham, deed, that they be and appear b me, in the Court of Probate, to held at Lancaster Court House, on >tlot " - " ..?? uujr <ji Luiir. u'txi, niier put tion hereof, at 11 o'clock in theforenoo show cause, if any they have, why the Administration should not be grantd (liven under my hand, this 1st di May, Anno Domini, 19CR. J. hi. STEW MAN, i'robato Judf May 5, IU0(J Winthrop College Schol ship and Entrance Ex amination. The examination for the award of v;i scholarships in Winthrop College ami to admission of new students will be held a County Court House on Friday. July Oth a tn Applicants must not he less tlian ill years of age When scholarships are vac after July 6, they will t>o awarded to t making the highest average at this e.vati Hon. provided they meet the conditions erning the award. Applicants for schoiai should write to President Johnson bcfori examination for application blanks. Scholarships are worth KM and free tui The next session will open September I P. For further information and catalogue,ao? IMIKS. U It JOIIN-ON, Kock illll, S. C. Week End Rates, Season I1 it N-W. and ('. it X. Kailwaj To all Agent*: This will be your authority to ! Hound Trip Ticket* net ween all | tions on these lines .it a rale of I First-Class Fare, plus twentycents (25c) for Konml Trip. Tin to he sold on Saturday of each w good returning on Monday follow date of saiw The above rates will go into el on Saturday, April 7th, 190(5, and effective until and including Sa dav, October LSth, 1006 I'se regular Local Ticket, mar) across face of same,'"Week End." E. K. KKII), (Jen. Passenger Agen Approved : L. T. N IOIIOLS, (Jen Manaj Notice to Teachers. 'I lie next regular touchers' exnmiLf will he held at Lancaster court house giiming at '.t o'clock a. in Friday, Ma' UMl. W. M. MOOIM:! County Superintendent Kdinnli | LanatMter, H.C., April 13, 1'Oft. Announcement For ( imiily Mn|M*rf Nor, 1 hereby announce myself a chi date for County Supervisor, suli to tlie rules of the Itemocratio mary. If elected I pledge myse discharge the duties of the utile the best of my ability. D. W. iiendri; ; WAGONS - I Wagons Wagons ;1p(1 ... , We now oiler the largest and very best selected lot of Wagons v' 1 that has ever been shipped into the state. Think of it?three solid call cars of Wagons?one ot them all 1 lior-e, 45 in number. This is v. the first car of 1-horse Wagons that was ever shioped to Lancaster and doubtless into the state. The other two cars consist of 1, 2, 3 and 4 horse Wagons, with any height of wheel or width ot tire. Think of it?over 125 Wagons to select Irom. The qu. stion arises, as one of our friends asked, "Why on the earth did you buy so many? Did you think they had quit making them?" No, but in loss order to get the price, we have bought for this place and all of our the other places over 2,000 vehicles. By doing this we have been In- placed on the jobber's list, and all business men know that this bial means 10 per cent, less than any one, except a jobber, can buy. Shi Bllffffifis Rntro-ioc? Three solid cars of Buggies. One of the celebrated Hackney. One of the celebrated Colombia. One ot the celebrated Hickory. And a number of the Columbus and Babcock. ? Any size or style from an 18 inch body to a nice carriage. Harness Harness Remember we manufacture our own Harness, and hence have ncnn- no competition. All kinds on hard or made to order. We have lit to shipped, all told, 50 cars of itlOU 4 1 Mules and Horses ilrod etoro an(* our M??(l 18 now on the market buying more. Don't' fai! i be to come to see us. We don't stop lor summer?it's just us n'eces ? ..the sary to have them in summer as in spring. We must have then ,1( to for our numerous customers. Some bought, perhaps, don't sui aid them, and they must be suited. Any kind you want, from a $2' ' plug to an extra driving horse. All shades and grades. Com< one, come all. _ GREGORY-HOOD LIVE STOCK CO. : BUSY ?I2M r the ,l??S Crowds of customers coming to our store daily bu\ ftecn # ? ' / 'Sow season's best goods at prices that we have n g hesitancy in saying cannot be matched elsewhen i"iho And for May shoppers we have many new goods the mo* we are adding to our stock that makes it second t none. Read these prices: ijqj, Silk Specials Wash Goods rg I 20-inch II >butai Silk in cream, 20c Voiles in neat mixturt |sells for 40c, for this sale we special for ihis sale 11$ seu ) make the price only 2;>c. 15c brown Linen, sj ecial i sta- 30 inch Hahutai S Ik in cream, this sale 1( -ilv^. bells for 15 c, lor ih.s sale w?* jo % arils host 5c colored Li\ k??t.s | make I lie price only 50c, lor this sale only 3? rVn'jf I 36-inch Iwo-lone laffeta* in 10 yards best 7 Ac colored best combination ot colors, selL for this sale only 41 tVct everywhere for $ 1.00, our price Bosl ioc Percales for this s? tar- j lnr ?'*,e " only 30 inch black Talleta, ^uaran- Begt ,2U. Cambric, just t teed to w? ar and not split, worth th, for j^tty shirt waist 81 $1.25, ? ur price only Ooc. OIlly| ,hey:.rd j t 36-inch Peau de Soi in black, A,, our )inen finigh c.,nr sells for 1.25, our price 05c. cloth at 12Ac. These goods | a r^\ i worth 20c on any market. Skirt (jrOOClS sell Cannon Cloth at 1 54 inch Brilliantine in black -nrr-ii* ' bU! and navy, sells for 75c, our spy- JMLllllI10ry 118. cial price is only, yard. . . . 40c. We havo juHt reoeivrd a r r?n 42 inch Brilliantine in black shipment id" these ^oods and s: and navy, our special price is that you see them It intere* only, the>ar1 >7Ae. nice Hat ?e guarantee - n I niee.n trrfVT Itri 11 i ji i? I i??? ??" >> ? "-1 ? -i? 1 - 11 * _ , . ? r> j ? " i' nu j 1iniu juice hi oe ilfllll. * invisible pla:d, sells everywhere 25 dozen Ladies1 Gauze V' lor 65c. our special price. . . .49c. to be sold at 60c d< z, or 5c er Boys1 Mexican Hickory Ha's, the 25c Krade, each 15c. ml. I ., . iject I v oiiib 10 see us?the store that always makes Ihe best prices, ;:| E. E. CLOUD