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THUULOW 8. CARTER, i A Family Netoapapcr : Fur the Promotion of the Political, Smytal% Agricultural and Commercial Intcrist*. i IT-1.MS: 51.?r?0 a 1i:ak. Editob aud Makaqbr. V _ __ ) Patajjuk iv Auvancu. 1 Sh!yi!-WM KLY tUIIIUN. LANUAtt'lTlR, S. (J., JUNE 30. I?(J1 ESTtBTTIHIMiTsb? ni * \ m r . r n ' * S pounds Arhuckle's Coffee ?1 00 7 pounds good Green Coffee 1 oo f> ' Host Molasses, jkt gallon, do | Host White Kerosene, 14 2 d-pound cans line Peaches 15 ' ' (iood Tobacco, per pound, do 23 pounds light brown Sugar, I 00 . All kinds of other groceries at correspondingly low prices. f" Icc cold (tingei Ale al ways on hand. Iiriuff l'nnr Kftu* tome. A. (it I iAHS Kit. Cork, if sunk twenty foot in the ocean, will not rise on aceouut' of the pressure of the water. We love ourselves, notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner. The man who sits down io wait for a golden opportunity to come along never has a comfortable Snvc. Yimr I.'ft' IW n-outr "I'm-: (Imkai' S..rrn Amiikican Kii?ni:v t'ltii " Thu M".\ 'vii'cily i? :? i .v.it Hitrjif'AU ' u I'di.' i < f i ?>xi prompt rus*. j , n l'?'\ i'il? I'll ii il! I in- II!(I ! >"?. ll'it l<>?" ' Mini l> in nut < or f,<in ill* I* iv. i U -vis i * ! i (ion ill" witto* ami jmi t j*i |??|S^ I " {f j I *t t tlf ?*<11 >l(?* * V you: ivex t>y 11 -Ii.j* U?t* in ( > < N ti-i i nil' 11? iisp* will prevent f i'ui eon i ! ?' II ** 11 ** - III alllKOl l#'| I'HS f. Il its utter?*ivw ami hMllnK |mwai?. So- i l?y .i / ' ." ! ? !<i?y u , f .i-c* ?!# ?. j 'V r"? . i litci'iion ol'tirmlrd School Super , lilt . ,-iii H^i)A\\"Ju ? " ' hcMinl o't u-tc * of ili i I.?r o|?"ler i l\ .Vlltio >1 DlsMiet WJii IIM'Ot to r ?>ot It ' | t-ti | iutc iilivil ofti e i miiMster (11* ill c<] School f-r t!n? "i mi i ir s l n1 .<!i vt">r A ( :i .or i "rsi'il ill (tn l?"l -"ti in wo k i* <|. si imI A f ir *.'4' i . | villi-'.' i'uiil l'a'tl'h wMiinjj t'? i?ji i s t r th ji isilmu iire p'tpies1' >1 to lieil *tr :i|>p i'-nti nut j r nui tlv vifti lit 111 MM III* I '!' CON NOli-*, SMM. MM 1 I ri i- li'iNnl 'I rudee-o I,a:i ??'? . Juic 2d, ! Vi7. Registration Books Open. IN A '*? () |; |) \ N ( i: with the Ai't ill i 1 l-'. 'i [m,.\ il:t./ I'.j t'ii? rejfi tratmil In ' ?? s?. 1he hoot h of |)i?* Super\ is ?r , of It i'i-1 ration Mill 1 open at iti* !< ??u Ikiiim* on too flr?t Mmtilny 1 each too .!h f >r tli< re>{ -tratiar? ??f-;? Iota entitled to ( u'iht rat ion and lt? | opi'ti lor i hr<-e Hiioei **ive daya in en-d moot li uiitil tin* v eneml election <>t 1 'ifts W. (i. A. V'Hter. It M. Kirk. It. .1 Kiyi.ti, T}oi?r<l of Kejji-tra Ion. Nov is, lsnrt?tf. -? ikv* ? ?' r rasjr.tr*.jsr? ' SUMMONS FOR "RELIEF. I (Complaint Served.) MTATF, OK SOl'lli fA 1(f) 1.1 XA tol'NTY OK UNCAM'iKK '3 . < < nit ?ii <'amnion Clean. <; II liolfe, riainlill', . against It W Wolfe, Defendant. To the Defendant It W Wolfe r \ j You are herel.y summoned and required to a'iMwer (lie complaint in this action, of whleli a copy is herewith i Nurvi'il iijxrn you and to serve! * ' a copy of your answer to lire raid emu. I plaint on the miIim'iiher at his oftiee J|r at I ane tster Court House, County of Lancaster, and State of South riarollDh within twenty day a after the aer-' vice hereof, exclusive of the day of Hiieh -ervice; and If you fall to answer the complaint within the time afore raid the plaint III' In tiiii aotton will apply 'o the Court for the relief de? minded In I In* complaint. Dated April 2711). 1S07. H. K WYMK. l'laintlffV attorney. /* ^ W.H. Ii. PORTKR, ' . * } O. C. C. It. c. T<> K \V Wolfe, noii?r*fddeot l)efen<lnut: Take notice ttiut the eunimonn nml complaint in thenhnve action wan ft-; led in the oftlce of W H Ii Porter, clerk of the circuit court for wild County and Htate, at Dancaater Court llouoe. on the 27th day of April 1H97. Dated /tpril 27, 1897. R. B. WYLIE, I'lolntlfTV Attorney M 21-6 ar. Ch'ldron Co for Pitchart Canona ' t ;,,y| - - - - - ? H-KK1S WILL HANG. !v' IF CAt'GHT ItV AX DICKSON'S j ^ \N(;i:v nxx'LiL Made Hold Attempt In Open Ihiylight to Assault a Lady Within the City Limits. tu stl Special to Thfe State. Anderson, .June 2s. ? A hold j " and dastardly attempt to criminal- "* lv assault a young lady of this:'1 " 1 eity by a mulatto fiend, lh or 20 | i . dr years old, bearing the name of Chris Harris, was made this morning in broad daylight about ;> o clock. Very few know of the occur- n< rence, otherwise the excitement would be intense. If caught it is ,1'1 hi believed he will be summarily dealt with. The negro bears a 1 bad imputation and those who ' know ?d the all wr. while keeping 11 j ipiiet, hope hy doing hi to throw s ' Harris oil' hi/, guard ami render capture certain, arc terribly in 1,1 earnest a. to v.hut the pui.i luuent ' will he and the -p cd v." .ill which il will he administered. The sheiil! an ! deputy, togelli- 1 <r with 111m v t v po'i.ce, are niak itJL* every ? llorl to rapture th i | fiend. Men have lie si Kent out ?.;i every train leaving the fit v. "::l The nogroeh, In. ! lias been v.at ' final ami every part of theeity sea relied, but no ciuotohi wli uv abouts bus l-een found opto this';:l time. . |, The hoine of the young1 lady* i* '':l on the out kiyl of tin. f it; v ? .e v< ami her sister were alone. The :v lady assault ! went t<? l!i garden. The ne'gr > v. is wntehing fro a the rear <?f th garden and entering .. hastily he seize 1 the In !;. i ! attempted to throw her d ?wn, but bldlltr ?i f ti r. 1 i! \ : s < ' f I > 1 eri effectually, sen a n? for I and t lio no?;ro tied. I lio ipiiet of 1110 i it\ i >nf foreboding of tho lorm \\ .. It will break io I rrihle fury when . ? . . ! I 1 the tiend i-. i- iptured :iiii i: i . made public. ^ | re Monkeyed \V"ith t I'* / S< .. to It was very sine \vd Soul hern '' Senator* votisejr for a laritT on cotton. I In- few 'jrower-. of Sea Idaud eotlon will reap >-ome nd- ] vantage from it and their erop is )>erhnps two per cent of the total Southern cotton erop. Meanwhile, the Republican Senators "" nr<juo that since nmnufucturers ' 1 must pay a duty on imported cotton, hiyher ?luties should be plac '' cd upon all tho product* of tlie 1 cotton mills. So they propose to " add a 'compensatory" extra d\t\ (?f ten per cent, for the one | r y1 cent yielded to the cotton yrow 1 , Sll era. I'lveiy farmer wears cotton ^ood>. The duty on the raw cot ton will help a few farmers: the tho few who produeo lony staple cotton on the Sea Islands. Sena tors Bacon, Clay. MeLaurin and Tillman have succeeded by their M espouwl of protect ion and hot ray- (.|( al of democracy in furnishing tho ( republicans with a plausible excuse to tux in much greater degree "" all the farmers of the South. As they will discover when the price* ca of cotton goods are marked up. go A plausible excuse is all that the (j(. republicans desired and they got it?by throwing a crutob to gudgeons. ; j These Southern senators were <|,> simple enough to undertake to beat fakirs at tbeii own game. Co Usual result.?Greenville News. Don't read your neigh- Pr Iter's (taper. Subscribe. (H NT. WOM AN AimrCTED. in Was a Student at Duo West ami Disappears. The following from tlic Chartte Observer tells of the ahduchi of a yoiini? lady who was ti udent at Due West: A very distressing story comet [tin Due West, S ('. .Miss Meliston of Arkansas was ti pupil Due West Female academy st year. When the term win awing to a close, her father rote Iter to meet him in Nashville, such ami such a hotel. Shi ft Due West after commenceHnt for Nashville. When sht 't there she found that she was ea<l of timo, and that her father d not arrived. She thought e had made a mistake m the ho I and started out to Iook for him other hotels, Not linking hill e relumed to til hotel -die tirsl >pprd at. There a gontlouuu . t !:er who told her that he liar en he: father at such and such i itel, and that if she would g< till him he would take her di elly to her father. flint wm e last >eei? or Iteard of her. Her father came \'? hours latei pc-ting of course to titiiI hi) ighUv await! i r ou at the ho t it, o.l.l i i? . ??> ?. .1 ' UIM ? ! I I.- I U .1.1111 on . hi' !?? ? iumt for him, i?! of h? r UmvIiijx lit" hotel witl sU\i:t<r? limit. 4 Tito < Hv^i-rver'rt informant hat :t' Dili' \\\'S? < J- J* > > : v''? [' 'i \> ! I > far nolhir. In- f?o n lir.ivtl ??1 T. not tii;: '.nosr or .\ CHAN ttinitM-'* "II< \ oitttionarv" I) . jit n-:tr\ 1 ilI 1\< i'opuh't*. icvitll to 'I'll" \Vn.-diln_t .11, .1 tm *27.? Strong ;! icnees hm * 1 ?f-ii u.-od to in u the eo; unitlc < ??:i rules tc j?oi t the ?i ^pi'iisiiry I>iil toiuoi** w. In his ell* -rt to get tlii' mi?t!' before tli house, kejire.sonta /e Latimer actively supportTiv liis colleague* ami I>y Sonars Tillnuui and MeLnurin. 1'iis>lv the strongest avowed uppoion to tin; liill comes from tli muicratic side of tlio lion so. Pen minutes discussion of tin aisuro," said a prominent southn incmlicr of tlio liouso, will ow its amazing nlisiinlitv. Af r diligent inipiiry, 'I lie? State's presentative cannot see that the II lias a ghost of a chain c now or reafter in either branch of coneys. (federally, in discussing e matter, members discuss the bjcct by characterizing it a* evolutionary,'" J. !?. II. A Itig Mill Shuts Down. Lowell, Mass., June *28. ? The assaehusetts Cotton Mills were ?sed today, and will not Ihj ro riu-q 11 III 11 MIIV The ills employ l,})0o men. The ut down whs decided upon he usi1 of the low price which >ods arc selling at, And the poor nmnd. / |*grlt<-h on liuma.'i. manto* on horse* km and alf stock, cured in 30 minute* Wool ford's Sanitary lotion. Thin ver fails. Sold by J F .1/ackey A >., Druggist, Lancaster, S C. The numtrcr of newspa[>erH inted in all countries is estimated 11,000. ICYCLONE AND HAIL 1 i Aiken Visited by a Fearf j Storm. BECAME DENSELY DARK . I ! Whilo a Mitrhty Wind Fell, n 11 I nroofed Trees and Tore I>o\\n Miiny Buildings. Spci fit I to The State. !l Aiken, June 2."?.?Aiken w visited this afternoon I?v one 5 the most territie hail storms tli ' has ever keen experienced in tli part of the State. The cloi LI eaine from the west and reaeln thoeily at ahout 1"> minutes 1 5 oV'lock. The heavv wind th ' accompanied it was on the ord 1 of a eyelone and did immense d ' mage to property in the city. ' The storm prevailed ahout. ' 1 minutes nrd during that time t 1 faee of the earth \\ns(- c.ercd \\ i hail, varying from the size ot * I pea to that of a hiekorv m During the storm great Year am i Jour l ftople prevailed. It v. densely dark and tin* falling itlif tr?es an i tearing oil of 1 '! roof* of re U in . -.wan 1 ariui. All li1: tin* dainairtd so i heard f 910 i- Mr.)olm Williun j | boyie.. whieli is crushed in h\ jebfhiW' v. Tlio tSiatlord hou , v " ? eO,?; ' * | Charles Hiirehlmlter had a sin b|iu?9 iNln (ifod, an di 1 Mr Sm merell. !\>wo!i liros., siore, li Inisehe' ore, tin1 11tij 1 I'ark hole!, Mr C Klatte's sin and dweMin., Mr .Johr.M.n . do an <l\v< IiI.iir. Mi" ii Chafe's. h *, tho old ilunn lion . I l I .\lc( i:: uei; ; d i'.U's id,: i. par* of their rooi-? taken oil T 0 damage I > w in low i.-> in t known, as all window < ill-* west siik' ot all latin! in t s |!i C<1 fl'i Til till' hud. Ill 111:.I plac s saddle l?oi . - and shinixl were ripped f the roof-, woo .en hnildiii' ) id the fene and 'hade tree a ail damage The Scliolield seiiool had part it> roof taken oil'. Mueli dawn; otherwise. Tho crops. nil t!int have he reported thus far, lmvo heen soi ' oudy damaged hy the hail ai wind. TIlO oldest eilizens of o oily < Iniin that the\ never -~:iw t lil.o before. A 1 KAKFCLSTOKM STKIK1Sl'MTKK. Four Deaths From Lightning tho County Damage by Wind in tho Town. Spceial to The State. Sumter, .June '24.?Ahout S: o'clock last night a tcrritir stoi hurst with sudden fury on tl i place, coming from a northeast* lv direction. There was a liea i downpour of rain and the \vi I blew a perfect gale while t heavens were illuminated \vi 'continuous (lushes of hlindi lightning. Considerable damage was do in different parts of the city a i there was one death from a b< | of lightning. ' Tom Williams and Gerge Kic ardson, both colored, werecomi 1 in from Mr W M Graham's atra 1 berrv farm and stopped at t h"iisc v* a uiorw.. woi:u.u im ' tlir storm should pass. I We I W illiams sat down and leaned I hack against the window facing . i j with Richards' n near by. They 111 had only been in the house a short j time when lightning struck the i * j I ; house near the gable end and run- i " , | ning do> n inside of the sash, n?" i knocking both of the men out of in t their scats. j of I Richardson was stunned while j'i,l( ^ Williams was instantly killed fall% ing across the arm of Richardson, """" who did net have the strength to i I extricate himself from the dead j body of his companion for several as minutes. f It is reported that there were ? I'I ^ three other deaths by lightning in tha county besides that of Tom * 1(j W illiams, one at Slatesburg, one act i in Maycsville and a Mr I'arnell I'f'' . at Lynchburg, making four deaths in<j in the county in one day and ail onl oj. i by lightning. i A Negro Killed by Lightning. I)|r eon I,., Anderson. .Line .1 im < iaines ' .... \\* t{( a negro man end S 1-owler's plaee ' .. near here, was Uiihd by liglitn ng " ,i this afternoon. _ did a, TKNTIlorSAND. f.ui ot i . . . 1:1,M" (iuliant \ eterans Wore in the p., Parade. |,] v j ? - ma Na?kvil!e, Tenn., .June to l 1 The | .rude of I'nited Confederate era Veterans^ in whhh In,nop Vote- tut rar.s took part, was the largest.ml. .jI! , 1 the liistory of tin* organi/. ition 1 and one of the greatest overseen the 1,1 4 seen in this eit v. elia The parade was headed hy tof ' re i.?.i < ' * i oc-iai-iiiiHuii ??? |n?iic<*, coiuinunui ? : 1' I > v ('!i icf (.'lurk. i i i*1 'i'licn i Miii" ' icii Jackson and fi'l T :i : i 1 .1 < 1 ''! ! > I 11 >!'? :!1. <'<>!.. I ll ... tnni.'!*- ;* i'i fliii't' t.f llr* I nilcd run (Y.nfnlo'.'nte Yett'Villis :::i ! -.till). ! v 1 1 ? !us 11.- ..; . i i CM a ! 1:1 \ iu'i.lf.l l>v (lie <_r icrnl ni * i. i- tminnml. Tin' sjit<iI'ti11'?. 1 >y ::i:11.1; <>i' liiiiuu* rode i.i carnai/i' - l?> 1 l's decorated with ll:i jjf >. >11 "f _ lie:' Kirm-ts of Karl !i')ll:ikc >lioek Oil l"1'1 :i Well. of ' his Monroe l'.nuiiirer. ! . t 1i:i1 lu lv>0. immediately sitter tin* l>11 . ? 'i . . r U ;l great earthquake, on 11io night ot , . ', Auirnst d 1st, Mr \ I Mardi'* id ... 11<>; woil, in A'exander county, went . ?lry. Tlie well had furnished an . ahiindnnl supply of water before ' the earthquake, I?ut the shoeU ent Dill otV the supply and made the Mow ^ ??f water verv weak. The e/?rthand quake three or four weeks ago I ... he started tne now ot water again, , ,n i and tlx* well is a^ain furnishing . anv an alnindanl supply ot water. . * ' ^ ) i < ( * f I \ i liuiTi* I aki%s aiofphine. o ' ImN do the 1,1 Siieeiul to The State. I i Shll lls I'nton, .lune 2*.- It \V Harris, re|) >r , a prominent citizen of this place, ^ v} , attempted suicide here tonight by |(. nd taking do grains of morphine. Mr 1111 Harris is post master of this place, *ii . st? h and lias held that ottic? for the n? past four years. It seems that he ^ retired to his room about * o'clock *1 ne and imme<liately swallowed theL-hi nd morphine, and was found by his dIt wife aliout half an hour later. r Doctors were immediately sum :h- moned and used every means in ,in ng their power to save his life, but 'n w- the chance seems hopeless. He ' h<* is sinking fast, and will no doubt l.v til t Ik. tl.'iui in u \cry s'.unl time. | ilt?l i Undersell All Others In Groceries. L I S T : icuikU ur?i<ul:?t?!i! Sugar f<>r $1 en light br??wn Shigar 1 ?ki We have the eheapest linn ['hew i 11 ?jr and Sntokin?r Tobaeeo own. Also we carry a nice line Notions, sueli as handkerchiefs, lies' and dents' Hose, etc., etc. . s. < 'l|,}fi\v ?V P 5?*<>. ? UKPKIMAM) l'OU WATTS. vernor Kefers Whole Matter to the Legislature. ) [ State, r7111 inst. iovornor Kllerbc yesterday ed upon the ti tiding and otnnieti<lations of the emot of uiry l?\' issuing the following ler. i'lie rejMti t and recommendations ether with the record of the ceediiios of r.? irt of iii juiry 'sistinjr of itii^ailier (ictieral eph L St"; pelhein. v Ml J < i irdlaw and ('apt Henry T tipson. appointed ic eeneral !cr from this olli. e, has been y consi lerel. i he report of ;a? imrl <d" in 1 ? mi<< i -111111 <11 .1 JU'Ot'CCU will !.< 1 lie j>r%?j> '!' 1!11:<* :isiuitt< <1 to th*' ^cmicim! :i mi t' >r sui-h :icli*.11 :i- ' civ y <lcotu J roj'i i" with reference , he adjutant :tinl i:.1)?-. *. ?. ri-n!. who U in thi- S.nl:' :i < m-tiional ollitv . Slid U '< < lyivii; .. ?| I. That ''Mih i:i'? fit 1 YohnUc-s he ?lisr.;r< 1 1 he mi! 'ry rvi I'll" Slat". f. Tluit the < ; ii'i < .' 1 !ie Ilium! Y <! er roprir.v ;_r of mit! coin patty I I ;nij 1\> without ponni >ion. l icit th'.' iMiirt. of in j'lirv m- completed Ihcihui it is herrhy diss .Sved. 111? < > cliliCUV he ::i . .: ' i. :wpr< s his 11iu*!i :t( , iatci he < <?i 11 j ?!ct :: i 1 c.ll'r I'm! ' Hill in which tii.- cnirl lei j?< rmod its duty. tovernor I'!!orl?c was asked III! !?ppiO\ 111 15 (>i (M'l'I'V MiiUlt'lldntion of 1 he ? I i; {. SilVO t of reprimanding (iencral (is. To lids ln> replied that Ic In: approved tin* i- uirt's ari in its entirety, lie did not ik lie slum! I at tempi to re nand (iencral Watt - as lie was institutional otii rc pnnsiMn v to tli" electors. (iencral Its* duties were defined hv law it \\ as Hi >t pl o\ ided that should prove den liet to his duties I lie .should he reprimanded hy one other than Ilia people cithern through their repre>entaTlie govern r felt that he would e as much right to reprimand attorney general, sccretarx of te or any other otiicial as to a imand (iencral Watt-, iov Ellcrhc did not express iself just as above, hut this is idea which ho wished underod. BTi ncnntlnenoe of water during >p H'opped immediately by I>k I'! rciioN's anti Diciiktic. CurrH Idren and adults alike.? Prior #1. >1 by J F Mat*key ?V Co , Druggist, leaater, 8 C. rhere are two business men in English town named I 1,'aino I II E Went. During the month of may neara million and a h .If of silvor Inrs '.vcre coined.