The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, June 30, 1897, Image 1
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.