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vr~-> ELGIN NEWS. * The Town on a Boom?New ,or j^OII Houses and Others to be 8ePI Built?Crops in the Vicin- c.m ity?Farmers Having Cot- vo) ton Ginned and Holding it yy | for Better Prices?Other wjf Matters. my Mr. Editor: It ha* been some f little time sioca I scribbled any- g fchin^ lor your valuable sheet. 1 ftJ j am like tbe Irishman who climb- (| ed the tree to get a squirrel and ^ the wiud became very boisterous .j a: d the bow of the tree swayed mv mightily and he became very much frightened and breathed Q this prayer: Oh L:rd, as long j &s I never called on thee before, if thou wilt, have mercy on me this lime I'll never bother thee M any more". I don't exact 1} promise never to bother tt-ee anj ??>e: more, bu' 1 will try to be as lit ^?,nr tie trouble as circumstances will Dine permit. |?oa u/~n frttu? r ncii^ii, mo uuuuii crop IS reiU( short hereabouts and the farmers worl who me making any cotton to speak o! are haying it ginned and laying it in their } ards. i Ca know ol several Ittiraers who t litve from twelve to fifteen bal s j in their yards now, hoping for a ^ better price. They are Farmers ,j Uniou men of c <uroe, aud are standing pat, lor a better price. . We"dohope it will come soon. ^ Mr. Joe ilagins, our popular e { f gin man, is running his gin on ( ^ full time. Moat ol the farmers ^ are keeping up with their cotton ^ aud have at least three-fourths of it picked and ginned. Some ) have sowed some oa's already, and Irom present indications . ^ there will be a good crop ol oats ^ sowed. Some of our farmers ^ have also gathered fine lots ol ( peayine hay and some have sueceedeil in getting a n ee lot of j ^ Pe,s- lion Elgin is a thriving, growing coni little place. Recently Mr. J. (J. .,pp Edward* hnilt n h.md annua ?? ???rvef house and lias for the accomm o dation of the larmers in these \^[la parts put iu a nice line of gen- jjy j tr.il merchandise. And Messrs Bailey and Bailey are installing in the old stand of Ila^ins & Oo. ran", on the tooth side ot the railioad i)luc a stock of goods So you see we have two inercaotile estab- Hei? lishments in lull blast, and both being run by good, clever men. dire< We wish them all abundant sue- 1 cess. We also have a blacksmith gllin and wood fhop in operation, - v^<:hder the supervision of the old Q0 veteran of the forge, Steve McPhersou, the old Uougunot Baptist P (J. Mr. W. B. Cauthen is g m iking preparation t) build in cyn this vicinity a handsome dwelling We will gladly welcome ^ ^ ' Billy" among ua. 1 forgot at the proper place to say that 7 "Uncle Steve", the blacksmith, J, \v ill preaches every day to his custo (,it> mers, and on rainy days and Saturday evenings they go there . ( to hear Uncle Sieve talk script W [1 ure. And this reminds me that we have among the colored po ^ pulation, preaching as olten eome weeks as tliree times, by Rev. Nighton Brown. Mr. Ed (!?" wards allows, out of I lie kind ness of his big heart, JSighton to ^ use tlie front porch of his new ^ ^ Btore liouse for a ro*tri?rn, and cu rc it is said by the colored brethren and sisters (as they say) thai terr Nighlou occupies tho entire porch for his magnificent jesti c culations. Bu^, by the way, some of his audience have become grea'ly offended at some of Nighton's new discoveries.among ^ ^ ti.em, the onejthat lie has learned ^ ^ Judas Iscarmt was a negro, for lie said a white man would not have done such a thing. They declare that Judas could not henlt have beeu a negro, for he wa? ^?*, one of the disciples of Christ. The> Uncle John Hagins is on the J?1^1 sick list, but we hope it will not niaCy i THE LANCAS1 serious. Hie Junior Order is on a boom ibis place, several applications membership haying recently >e in. The ' bovs" are iu sion toni ht. The order oe just a little two late lor lr scribe, on account of his u? too old to *2et t?nv benefits. > believe it a good order and i h it success Speaking o' hjio, on the 17?h ol this nth I will be (>0 years old, I I believe that, v\i h pos ibix exception, 1 am the youngest II in the county tha' win ml (Inill XllirilOl <1 >mrr Veil, 1 have written m>ra g n 1 intended. but remember p pr< mi*e at the start, and tor M e me a luoce?s to Th News. L. i'uin, S. 0. Route 6. p Had a Close Call. if ik Ada L. (room, the widely known i, rrietor of ttie ( room Hotel, Vaughn, ? , stiys* "For several mouths I suf- |j 1 with a severe cough, and consump- \ seemed to have its grip on mo. when iend recommended Dr. King's New overy 1 b gau taking it. and three Its affected u complete cure." The sot this life savitig cough and cold edy. nnd lung and throat healer is d wide. A'old at J. T Maoky a Co. 5 Funderhurk i'haimucy. 5 o. and \ 1). Trial bottle fiee w ' rnegie's Big Contribution o Republican Campaign Tund. % c Jew York, Oct. 10.?The fact] ' . A _ .1 /"I i /luuiTw o?rne{?io nas couruted $'20,000 to the cam- ; gn fund of the Republican ional committee wad announc- i oday by.State Chaiitnau Tim v Woodruff. Mr Woodriill > announced that Mrs. Russell e hag contributed $1,000 to ' same luud. There have been < Dther large contributions Irotn ividuals, Mr. Woodruff said, stn til sums are coming in 11 various sources, re >rge R Sheldon, treasurer he national Republican com-1 J tee, sa'd that he would pub- i a list of a'l Iho contribu- ij s made to the Republican imitlee af er election. An eal for contributions to the j lubbcan national campaign J of $50 each from 10,000 inesi im n was issued today Mr. Sheldon. inch troubles would more quickly ppenr it the idea of treating the cause, 3r ihau the effect, would come iuto lice. A tiny, inside, hidden nerve, Dr. tSlioop, governs and Rives strength e stomach. A branch also goes to the ( t, nud one to the Kidneys. When ? se inside nerves'* fail, then the organs j . falter. Dr. Whoop's ltestorative is j ted specifically to theRo failing nerves, iin 18 hours after starting the ltestortreatment patients say they realize a Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy, w vernor of Texas to Wage "War on Night Riders. ralvestou, Tex., Oct. 10.? j te Adjutant Newton, after a fereuce wttli Governor Camp- , lias ordered three compan- n to lake the lield against the it tit riders. * is probable tie Ranger force be temporarily increase 1 by ??? enlistment ol fitly or more 3t Texans, who have been he service, and who are als avail ?ble for exciting camins. P( ho governor is determined to " ik tip night rider depredas in Texas and his instru:- . , , s to the s ate police, or btito VV ^ers. are to made as few ar ? as possible, except whose Jtllci usive evidence lias boon seid, witich will convict tho l>ron i responsible lor the reign of or. ti'casos when the rangers loriders tit work, their instruc- * 1 s aroj to do their duty, which utiicc ,ns that the rangers will open , and the first (jnalific ition of io mounted state police is I shot. A Healthy Family. I from inr whole family has enjoyed good I) ninco wo began using Dr. Kiug's Lito Pills, threo years ago, sajs L. A. , et. of ltural ltoute 1, Guilford, Maine. cleanse and tone the ayatem in a " " e way that doea you good. 2f>o at Mackey a Co. and Fnnderburk Phar- " ' w ?end . ? -v"a * fER NEWS, OCTOBER We have the swellest LA. - CO, that has ever P? our line would you want to oa tore you think As t Everythir You v YOU Lancaster DR. J E. WELSH DENTIST :e in Emmons Building oj?>sito First National Bank. Iione No. 8. LANCASTER, S. C. ~ P. ROBINSON A'lTOIINKV AT UW ? over Heath-Jones ('o.'s Store. LAN) ASTER, s.-r. ipt attention to business. f. C. FOSTER. ysioian and Surcjeon ? over Crawford llros. Drug Store. All calls promptly Attended night and day. 10*2 Money to Loan. n now prepared to negotiate loan* uf $t I'.tt't aud upward* on improved i farms, repayable in annual installi. at 8 per cent inteiest. No c minis eharKed ; only a reasonable fee Htract of title i It E XVYLIE, Attorney-at-Law. len yon want any printing done, it to The News. 14, I9Q8 line of DIES \TS A THIS cr ACA HT been shown in this 'EALL Y" do credit to a City, 1 11 and give our line a of making- a purchas o prices, they are 25 TO t er Cent. Ch< than last year, and value and styles great; all we ask look and we are su selling you. ig for Every) pill find in our stores RS VERY TRULY Mercantile ('< .v V, ? ^ % ij .;. Tcic vA AA l^i *|i|L ^.1', Im rj I J II VULCANITE RO Is fire-retarding, (taking the same insurance rat< the most powerful acids will not attack it, and of freezing weather will not crack it or make it b It is cheap enough for the most ordinary, te: and durable enough for the finest permanent builc Every roll* is guaranteed under the rcputatio I years as the beat Roofing in the world. Don't begin any building or repair work unti I read carefully our booklet, ' The Right Roofing anc I W. M. MOORE, Lancaste Ttiii ffrheiwiMiiir * HwVftJ iffiiJwJl Il Am Put your "Wants" in The News' " ' ? X X' 7 I u section. therefore \ look bee. t 50 ?aper I the are is a re of body.... imip'y OFING J as metal or slate) the fiercest ravages rittle. 1 mporary structures, lings. n it has made for 60 1 you write for and / 4 I. II'LM f 'Want Column."