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Local MsflGrs/p I tin-I ^ i )( Kev L \j ncdenbaiigh n*"' , t . ' Hoi Air'i S itid<!lc arc in attendance; ... 1)er on Uie district conference from . I else lrndcsvillc circuit. . I ? I here will be no ?*rvw*?? in ^ ^ the Methodist Church to-uiorrcv. j ^ Dr Weber is absent attending the . , , phu District Conferenceat Itlncksburg. ; , , r of C -?At least five men are pricing Che lots in the new West End, which upo is destined to become the most ' Mr popular residence portion of our fui* growing town. : us. The first load of county raised the water-melons were sold here last j Wednesday, 7th inst. Suit ? We have a few odds and ends ^ of Iron Stone and Carlsbadt China den, that we intend to elose out at ^ some prieo. It will pay you to on 1 see it It C llough Co. ?The Editor of the Lkpuku ^ has purchased a lot in West End I * and has awarded the rontnn-l for ; ~~~ cimv the erection of a nice residence to ( )si'( Centmet or Mr A McManus. Tin* it-'1' residence is to he completed hy ( h'tol>er 1 st. -The Kershaw Building ami (Jns Loan Association held its lirst ^ annual meeting last week. The association netted over 4 per cent the first year. K L Blaekmon s(1^. was elected president: .1 L Wi!- ( H lianis, vice-president: A M Ilart- Jn sail, secy tres. and L I) Blakeney, soiicitot*. Two seining parties went seining in (iiI!s ('reek Thursday. Con I'lie tirst party nulnaged 1? > sea re <la up the lisli and somehow caught ; T one. The last party divided up met ahout halt a laishel of ti^h that eallt afternoon. 'd'ncle Joe" says it .1 11 is now getting dangerous to ask rout his next door neighbor if he want* ollie to y:<? seining. folic 1 I ?jJTtiritip the prist week the j following |>crsons have ttought ^ machinery of II. ,1. Gregory & 'p Co: Messrs Wesley Mellorton, t' J. C. Stover and Martin Cant hen, h and II. N. and .J. ('. Sowell. Wc ^ . . .11 are glad to see s(? many adopting ^ the latest unproved machinery. It ^ speaks well for the eondition of |) the eounty. It K \ f .. f \C \t et-? .?n. i. ?? . .uoore, one 01 r.i' , ... . I L gin s most progressive citizens, it* having liis residence painted/ _ l'uinter Owens lias the contract/ Mr. Moore is also getting Klein e ahst park in readiness for the annual pic-nic of St. Luke Alliance which j will come off in August. Next . .... . r Willi week will lie a good time for our young people to give him tin- Ifig ^ surprise moonlight straw ride thev . . / . . ??n?l have been conteniMlatinjr. H vain Died, Thursday, July ing isjiT, Mi.ns Tiney Blackmon,' the i daughter of Mr and Mrs ,1 Blackmon, aged about 21 years. -u She had been seriously nfflicted her whole life and had rc.piired the constant care ??f her devoted Indi mother. Ilor remains were inter- ^ 113 red vesterdav. * UIU Gilh Buf< Personal. , Flat Mrs W 1! Burns, Jr., of Plea Charlotte, it visiting her husband"-*- Cedi parents here. 11 - Miss Udic Green of Charlotte, is the guest of Misses Janie. and Manic Green of this county, i , Indi ? Miss Oliva Ktnnmns lias re- Was turned home from a visit t<> Ciaf Can* 1 eat on. jC?illi i lhif< Mr George Witbernj?oon of Fiat ltock Hill i* visiting his grand-j Plea parents at this place. ICecil Mrs ,1 W llamel and child-j 'p( ren of Kcrslmw, are visiting Mrs 'II's parents at this place. ? M iss Kininu Mcllwain of Dry I day Creek is the guest of Mrs J SjMri McCardell. uh.it ? Master Sam Williamson, of Monroe, N C., is visiting his uncle acco Col J N Crockett. his I Vv esSI t A'. t not <opening* re the order of the day now, when you go to l?uy your JKS don't forget thnt li. ('. ,V- ('<>. *? !) them 1" to 2<> cent cheaper than any one in the county. v 4 e\v i omluctoi* on tlie I. ?V <'. !r R M McCrorey, of this o, has heen given the position 'onduotor on the Lancaster and stor Railroad He will enter n his now duties next Tuesday. Met'., is too well known here a word of ooinmondation from His appointment will delight traveling public. [ I'or Damages. V P Tranthain, Ksq., of Cain, and I> A Covington, Ion roe, wore here Wednesday professional business. They been retained by Mrs Louisa nrder of Osceola, to bring suit ?2,000 damages against the Ni N Railroad for injuries reed in getting oil a train .it ada last Pecember. MrsParmet her Attorneys here and mit was instituted Wednesday. I Received ! big lot ?>f ('arlsbadt China, are now able to supply you i any quantity of gold band at ?1 o't for 22 pieces. These Is are too well known for anv inent. and the price is I tetter i any one else has ever otic* ed. It. <1 lough ( o. my .Mlimiee Mi'otinjj Yestery. ' he Lancaster County Alliance nt 10 o'clock a. in., ami was 'd to order by Yiee President Kniuht. After the regular inc of holiness the election of its was jrone into with the iwinjj result : resident .1 U Knight, ice President K II tangle, ivretary .1 R Howell, rcasutcr (i (' Curnes. Iniplain .1 K Stewnian. eetwrer W (i A Porter, s-t. Lecturer 11 1*' Miller, 'oor keeper I" A Kunderhurk sst. I). K. II W Taylor. i*rjjjt. nt-Arnis .1 C Klliott. elevate to State Alliance .1 night. ' .1. K. Howell, Seey. ancaster, duly 9, lst>7. able Property in tin- County. alitor Cook has completed his raets of taxable real and per il property of the county for year 1897. A comparison i the returns for the year lM?f? vsan increase of *27,922 in value of real estate returned an increase of *.">7,74 t in the e of personal property niak an ineren*? in all property in county of Ss*i, (Win. 'The toby townships for the two "s are as follows : HKAl. KSTATK. is'.n; lsi?7 an Land * ^7. < 1?t? * 89,141 thaw 75,3 It! 70.420 b Creek 143,800 1 oil,(toll s < 'reek 290, 7 >:> ."><>4, 2' 4 >rd 111,(441 112,879 Creek 209.su." 210,840 sant Mill ts."?,270 1*3,042 ?r Creek 127,"24 127,7 16 otnl ?1,25), 1 r*f? ?l}209fOs 1 I*ER.*U|\.\(, I'KOI'KUTV. Is 90 1897 an Ijuni 8 44,301 s 43,07s | thaw 19,89s 22, 93 1 9 Crook 29,704 92,452 ? ('rfck 197,496 177,035 }r<l 41,239 42,173 Creek 140,540 18K, 110 sunt Hill 05,227 04,413 ir Crook 20,87* 27,774 Dtal $541,337 #009,181 Died, at this place, ye* tor 1 morning, an infant child of' iind Mrs 11 S Murks, ngc<l it 10 months. Mr Will Burns ia laid up on unt of a severe fall ho hud on >ikc.?Charlotte ()l?Her"er. Itrnis from Kershaw lOrtl The store rooms of Mcssi Floyd vM Hiril are now rapiHi nearin^ eomplotion. As soon i finished they will I>? occupied !> Messrs A P Hrown and Dr.I L \ Unite. ("apt .f Q MeManus returne from his Nashville trip whithc ho went to he present ait the rc union of the Confederate Veterans He informs us that he had a 11101 pleasant time and that Nashvill had a very ereditahle show. Win McCrcn, col., alir Ilenrv Trnesdel, alias Levy \Voo< was convicted before Magistral llamel Monday of stealing a ph tol and was sentenced to pay a tin of fifteen dollars or go to the chai gang thirty days. He was cai l ied to the gang Tuesday by col stable C 1> Haley. The board of trustees of th school met Friday morning t consider the applications hefor the board and elect a prineipi and two assistants. l'rof L Kennedy, of Orange, C II., \ a. \vi> chosen principal and Missi Melita Lucas, of Society Ilil S C., and .Icnnie Malloy, < Cheraw, S were chosen assi> tants, theirs being regarded :i t lie most favorable of the appi cations before the board. ihjialia t\i*m:ts. M< ilirnti'il Tterinr It lifers /? flic l.eriil Trent mi nt of' iHscuse 1'ir ntmr to tt'imien, l*'ucli :i* Oil <i of /lu? u'oinlt, uU>i?rti timi, enirti^rnifni. 11< 1.i iir. biimin iiml t*t* titling tli-rhiiiy.t ?i mill i <*ium| rl ?i* i or Whit**. M?h (iiiiiii'itl Mppl iuhv.h himI tin* Hiiiioyani'e mini Iim*oi vi'iiiriiri* of :i p'i\yii'iuii hi ?y In; : ol ft' tl ispk iim'ti Willi. l-'iu'Uwlun f llo* lifnrt, in rvoi ttml tlx sj e|iilo-yiu|it'>n s, i* |<|cxl!i ni lit--, I'uidh iii 'in* lirt i'.tin on i ?ii-l? ft of wt mli sore fni'iiok In l?? >t art ofb*x?t*l?. i'aiii Iii ilo* lop nf it lieu*!, I) /.aimhi .?11 I ilu* It u h, In prcfscl ypiritM, i'nin iii ilo* ii'.-i ii tlki ll eyt, mill l>ncknrli*\ lti*arh tlnvx it fiftmir ypi<rk? befo t- tin* i-vi ftr., MTf niJif #)/rrijit())ilx. tit* pt* n<!eii t | mi a i omnioii t:i?ilm? I tie-inr of 1 Womh "iiii Ovarltti 'I re.ilni??nl to o lieve any on?* of these Pj/in/tt'tHtu eat not. it* newt. mi-i in|) i ti more ihi o n,|i.?rnrv r>-l (! 11 n< r ?l? of wmin' will tcsllfv to the truth of Hum m'j?1? iimn') 11 oil"not e re :i iIImi-??? orifni: I V cltreetl iiir you remedies i o 11 r. i ef ol >yinpioniM I'ri at the il s a mt < IriMio uiviou ri eto the symptc o CO to In* loot of the pvl Kiel Mpn vour feine<lie- ??. ! if relief i?iol?e tun .tint the |?i?>t or reioeity is uh.*<1. sueei: will crown yourofl*?rtM. KeiimltH I u< le*m are u|>|i|io*l itireoflv to the clt?eic e?t otirah. ntcl applied too hy t?.e him tif tlu> fuiHerer fctf- Kent hy mail, pn-tpnul for / cent* Kor sale hy -I I'"" Mntrko.v < O. IjA Nl.'ASTKK, H. 1.', | For t lit* Lo<|opi While at Fort Mill on tlio Jlr and -41li instant, I in company wit my friend, Henry White, went t .see the beautiful monument creel tnl hy that generous and kin hearted gentleman, ('apt S I .Vhite,in commemoration of tli faithful slaves. This pretty an imposing monument, whic h wji erected at considerable) costs an expense, allows the nppreciutior in which he held the trusted an faithful slaves, before and ditt ing the trying days of the Int war. llcforo the war this tru and faithful class of people, wei the main -t:i\ s in developing tli rcsoursu* of this great South Inn country: It was these people who built and eopst riieted tui Kail Koad beds and) laid the iro rails on which our magtiilieen freight and passenger trains traverse the country. And durinj the war, it was (lie faithful slave who protected the wives am children of the men who wen forth to battle, and who raise* the necessities of life to feed th masters, who enlisted as soldiers by the order of the Mistresses o the Country one of whom eoulc control from 20 to 2."> negro men (apt S K White, for tlrs greii token of his esteem, and for th great honor conferred on this elas of people, should l?e held in the greatest esteem, not onlv bv th* * once called slave*, but by ou children forever. I. C. Clinton, Itishopoth Episcopal District. Iaineastcr, SC.July 6th, 1897 , JOHN GARY'S JAWS y 16 Once Again They're Working v ca the Step. a SPOKE ;T WALTERBORO >r > Attacking M< I/uii in on the 'l'uritl * Irhv Speaks of sJuvhird it (iovcrnor" loo 11 carlo IMS. Special to The State, is \\ uterhoro, .Inlv >v The camIs pnign meeting here today was an to exceedingly dainty affair. The * audience, the surroundings and 10 the speeches were ;ust enough to n I make things pleasant. Three of [.I the would lie senators were on i- hand to tell uiiv the good people should vote for them. The audi etir did not seeni to enthuse wort li ie a cent. The political appeals were accepted with ahout the e . 1 , same Stolid t iee> a> a lecture on 11 <?co|ogv might he heard The hu i" mm' of ('ol lrhy took well and lie fnrni !.ed a reli-h to the snhstan*s I tial talks of the two lir.-t speakers. . ex (iovcrnor loans and Mr Mayif , . tiehi. business kept Mr Ihmcan awav. and Senator MeLnurin t I is graph <1 that he was too unwell to l?e present. \\ th an entireU so her and goo*1 nature ! aiulienee of ahout one hundred, there wis no oceas r ion for the speak* rs to get mad. " They made speeches with pith and point ami. really, Mr F.vaiis inailc , a cn| it.il talk ag.iiu-t the lai ill K views of Senator M< I.uuin. it r- ,. , I iiijjt ;i- 4u*;11 :i\ OMIIILT IIM? | m>111 lrul ,, haranpte as is ever heard. lie had prepared hitn-elf ami Muck tc i 11it. liil text except to s:i\ that .. lie ha 1 1 unci a political com '* lunation to "t the candidate.-' ,f view.- '? fore the people. This la 11 -aid v.a- ill the more severe on ? account ol the -mull attendance ai in , at t lie meeting's. Mr K>.mis appeared in a eras! it _ _ 1 > it -nit which h -aid hn wore as ail j object lesson to show the list e lit" l'l-roi.-m tliii) ->??.! Ii.???r \ea -iirli a -'lit would cost nionv (v 11 in i to the junior I S senator, ?* Mel .aurin. I his provoked up plni-e. '' Mr Muylield who always leadin otr. talked on tin- eurrcney and dispensary issues, and Col Irhv, who was hoarse, mixed humor with reform, ami how lie stood for the poor and laboring elasscs. li a'd when the time came he d v I wornd prove a conspiracy Is'tween (ion ales and ' our javhird ?rov(> crnor. The governor, he said, I wanted to huild up and head a j, new party, as the Keform party was not good enough for him. e ; j If us eomhination succeed ed meant good-live to Clemson. 1S Y " m . in the main the speech was hu < I mo is and pleased the crowd. >, ._ Itoitman lleutli .Mnitiil'aoturiiiK i oin|?aii.A. 0 'I I Hodman Heath Manuf.ntni ' Company was organized (> We esdav at Waxhaw. Mr .1 I 1 Ho I au and Mr K .J Heath are ( t he idy parties interested. The\ ,. are litding at Waxliaw a In,not! n spimi e mill. They got the charj 11 r y sterdav, and oi ganized forth | with. Honors Jw ill ho evenly ir divii d tts to olliecs. 'I Mr ?J F (irillin, we learn, ' met v. itli a painful accident Wed ( nexduv, l?y iM'ing thrown from , his hu?gy, fracturing the Immich f in one of hi* arm*. i CASTOR IA H For Infants and Children. B tki f?:- Si . . . Ch'idrer Cry V CastorH). I j ! For The Led^e'' ' VAX WVCK ITKMS. I' .Mi:. lii'iToi:: I have ! ?? *?! . wresiliny with my unahridirei ' dictionary for several week* Not that I thought I needed it t< ! write some itlons to your j?mpor I 1 >u t I knew 1 would I to throw) ,' more or loss in company witl . sonic colloi:* jri'ds, and did no j know whether 1 could talk witl tlioni without consulting the die tionary. llut to niv surprise had to lay it aside, 1 found it wa useless to spend time and worr ahout know inuf the dictionary t< ' i talk with these college oirls. Th ( words they used, that I did no i know the moauino, could not h , found in Webster's l'nahrid<red Mr M M Tillman lost a tin hound and a oood mule Monday The clou eat too many eu,us am the mule died from overheat. A r> l-Vrmi-on ('<?.. ar thre-hinj; main at and arouni Van \\ yck this week. They re port the ijiain crop turning on fairly well. Ucv .1 I' Attaway. pastor o ('hesterliehl eireuit and Mr D i I>< oirlas stopped over with u Wednesday, on their way to tin District Conference. Tliev wen joined here l>v Uev Ilenr\ Stoke and .1 M VOder. They left nt the t ) I* t ' for I'lackshnrp- Wed ncsday afternoon. A ooc?d many of our Vai W yck people ate attending the Charlotte District Conierence a Washaws. no v in session. Thei want to sec and hear 1'ishop Kev Mr .1 1> MeCcilloiitrh ol New lierry. S ('.. has taken eharye o 1 section No .'i. on (i C vy N K I' 11 is faini'y w ill move here later W ill Thompson, the popula hardware salesman of .! II Wed ' .tin irC.it i A*. I . .... ... !... - Oi m.ii.H'.i xx. * III III?* \ IIIHJ5 Wednesday. Ol' T! MI'S. I m IValhs from Sunstroke. ? Chicago. July 7. ? The exees* ive heat continued today an ' three more deaths were cause I It 1 it. The heat throughout Illinois iowa and Nebraska to-dav was in tense. The therinoiueter re^F tercd I"J iu the shade at Iilonm i net on. III. <) 111 one fatality i ' reported outside of Chicago tha heine Ilarvy linker, a farmer liv ino near l>ecatur, III. Frost ra tions wore numerous. A TF.RKIltl.K Till \t.. Ciiicii.n iti, .July 7. The follow ino died from sunstroke to day Charles Ij. 1 teuton, .lames Mat thews, John I'rennis, |)ella Kid well, Flora llrowa, I.mum Hutlie (ieor^e < * i I let t and Mrs. Charlei S. Sherman. Th.s swells tin mnnhei of futilities in the last tiv< 'days to t I. ? ?r^ cr??The special committee of tin state hoard of health has foniw that it win an epidemic t tvphnii fever that was racing ?d ('lemsoi College, aiul will so report to tin i , , trustees. In their report tin" sujjorest that the cause of the feve is from a spring that was conta n inated. and that the sanitnn ) : contai.oo the iii-Mat iou i - 'it.-! ' ami that the sewerage system i I about as j?oo<! as none. Th troubles will be remedied at oii<t as hiij_'jr?-st<><l by the state board e health. Klt'flrlc Hitters. Klert e Hitters Is 11 meticine -uife I for any *? a- ?n, hut perhaps more g* t rally nee<ie<l when tin- languid, ex hnnrleil feeiing pravaila. when tti Iiia*?r Su *<*? ?." ?.! ..I??..?U1. -1 * 1 ...... nMIKK ?ll AIH1 III need of ft tm i?- and alterative i* fell A prompt ti?e of Mil?* medi-me liaa o| OH averted loop ami perhapa fatal hi I mih fevera No medtre will act moi finely in oouuleraotliiii anil free in the ayatem from the malarial polnon Hadrtntie, Indication, f onxtlpation Di/ineaa ylelrl to Kteclrio Blttera. M and $1.00 |?er bottle at Crawford Bro Drop Store. (imtfc, . rftrr *T?O >?" *??> nomin <? Uti Dm'* intern tec ir. tr.t Opioti ?r.?* (in* to hat i om c* n>f book* w. k?m til* H U ^notiat at%M *'? * an" ?. nu w r-w. ARRESTED FOR ARSON. ISPFOllT OF .>.->(>:> !U:WAItD i ()rn:i:n> v,\ r>.;oN's 1 co:.NCW,. Dr ?r A?vi:--d of Attempting !) s1 met i ? > ui' Ikink j 1 >1 j 'l U1 *11! or. I) . Speeinl to 1 ho State. I i I nion, July 7. Dr \Y Vi Mea. i dor, n prominent citixcn of this I plnco, was arrested here late tliis s afternoon for a4teniptin<r to Imrn v the handsome new hank building () in February last. The arrest, was not a surprise, as it has been ex j j ported here for some days. Dr ,, Meador was aroused ;il the time, I>i11 for some reason the ease was t never pushed Immediati 1 \ :i11? i* theattemotII ed burning ot the I n:on hotel here the uoiinei! oll'eied a reward of s;,uo for the part\ who attempted to burn the bank b'lildiiejr, and this arrest of Dr Meoder isth.e result. 1'ublie opinio;! is about equally divided a t > the i!; of t he a I >i >\ " i iai' > f WHITMAN*:- LKTTKli TOO 1> \ L I']. [ Will N i '1 i> \'iiiv t<? (lie Scil.'lt >l ii' ! )d..itcv. I ( 'nlintil 1'ii > ( ' .1 .11 v St :it i ('ImirDian i ui:'ji|. :i .-I'iwil to1 ?i.i\ I'iuin ll'-v (. \V.i!t W hit 111:111. of I nioM 001.lit v. li'tliT iltiU'd MoM?1:i v. rontrii 1 i11 _ iii- |to v :ilii?U? tin* tv-nil u! tin* scmiloriul |>rim:iry. .. : .2 >i -iinin alioii ! ) enter the race. It comes f tin late In 1 ir euhutainrd, an I Mr Whitman wii. he deprived ??f an ??j.J?<>11 unity to add spice to the r debates. lie made the canvass for ??o\er;u?; l:t t ye ami hein<j e a political lree ianee. cut on all -i'l?*- a id a'.l'orde.! much entertainment, hit vorv lew voles. . jk ASIIhYILLK'li > II \Y { ; A IIOSi'lta \j. (I v \ amlerhilt \\ ill Kret t one for Treatujeni <n the I'oor SieU. Wilmington, N (' duly 7.? - i Special. i \sheville N (' is to s have a mammoth hospital. The t institution is to Im creeled and - maintained l>v the liiitniore millionaire, (ieoi'L'e \\ Yandcrbill, and is intended for patients who are unahlo to pay for treatment. All kinds of diseases will lie treated, especial I v tuberculosis, and ailments that are contagious. A corps of expert plf >-ic'ans w ill he in charge an I every convenience ^ and coin.ort pos?.i de lor siiehpin , institution will he iiistul'-d. A . suitahie -etc has heen selected and speeitleatioi Irawi. Mr \ amlerhilt will l?. si->. tie- prop -1 with an outlay of si t.itoo (hospi j tal wlien eomplet v. MI h sei-ond I to none. e n it J v/l W.L DOUGLAS ;! S3 SHOE ,?,h?,Vor,i. For ii y?>tir? ihN ?h. l>) ii ?*r?t ; > ttluni*. hn? <1 itinnnil All mioprlltrm. , w, I,, rimulm *; vi. a* i?i mi.I ihm* nr< tlin proItii-lt in* of nklSlo.t w< iKiiii ii. from Hi c front oiiK-rlil p. null.I.- nl lht?o print. Alft nr>.I I 'D ttb'H * for mi ii, I tr.MH ml ' f I.T5 for ffijr?. Ts w. I.. noiiKl'il h'?? nro Indorxti! Irjr orrr 1.(*?'.H?i *f?ri>rt m Iho Iml * ? In ftylo, fit n 1 ilnr.iMllty ??f nuy nliito nvt-r offorotl ui the prlr??. Th?y nro mvln If nil thn In tout K rtiAprti AII'I ?lyl?n. .uoI of rvnry v?rl i of* of Ir.vUo r If flnnlnr onnnof ?nroly im, wrltr for c?t* I, Iokuo to W. I,. ;. .ik Iiim iirt ktuii. Mun s.,1.1 In S CANSON DRY GOODS CO. , CASTOniA.