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Lncs! e.j i >i *, .Ijv-, 3 Nxu'c. i r:;v. i i n -ni>.si UURON, OltADItA'i t: <>l' 11' l.'.l VII W llt.MM l AI. Ml hlCA!. C S Y. I I)IS'fjH ! ! . j. '1 ! ti 1 i- v! - s i1 hv : j CO I h- of l.mif mi r .ti>! vie 111 y Tfej*" UM'-o over H o. I. of I .Mooii^ivr. | H? -td.-to , Willi l . V VVlHixinM. ? Fined sawed !uml?cr on earth ! for sale liy \Y II Shute, Flint | S c. n ?MLess Muunc ntvI Lucy Bennett of Dry Creek arc visiting relatives at this place. ? Miss .Julia Belle of Russell Place, returned home from a visit to friends at Kiehhurg, yesterday. ? Miss Fannie Blakenc.y is visiting her sister, Mrs Travis Clark at Irvington, S C. ?Mr Brandt, the Optician, <?f Chester, is here at the Cunningham hotel, and will remain three days. ?Second hand 00 saw gin, in good condition for sale cheap. Apply to \Y II Shnte, Flint Ridge, S C. ?Mr T W Seerest, of Osceola, S C , made live hundred bushels of grain this year on a two horse farm. ?T M Fitzpatrick & Bro are headquarters for Cane Mills, Hvaporators, Buggies and Wagons, Stoves and Furniture. 4ti. ?The following is the list of letters advertise*! for the week ending .Inly 20th 1897: A W Grilliti, F W Turboville, Ben Williams, col., It Y Young. Jos. F. Gregory, F M. ?\s the rudder is to the ship, so is printer's ink and judicious advertising to the success of nnv business that makes a bid for public patronage.- Ex. ? Next Saturday will be observed as Children's day at Hopewell and Newhope churches. ?Mr 1) Ferguson and family are visiting relatives at Clinton, S C. Mr \V F Cloyd has charge of the Ij C de]tot in his absence. ? Itov .1 S Croxton went to Col unihia yesterday to attend a meeting of the Hoard of Trustees of Fur nan University. The object of the meeting is to elect a president of the institution. Prof. .1 M Craig who has been s|>ending a few weeks with lus father's family near Nowcut, left yesterday for Birmingham, Ala., where he has accepted a professorship in the commercial department of the Birmingham Business College. ?The Carnes school oj>oned Monday with Mrs R R Kiddle as teacher. The Hopewell school with Miss Hattio Duflie as teacher and the (Jills Creek school with Mr Caldwell as teacher. ?Lancaster Sub Alliance will meet in the court-house Saturday nnv4 o4 *4 ?? ??? Ui. %r \t \ iw\ rv |I III. K. Everall, Secy. ? Abraham Cunningham, col., was tried and convicted licfore Magistrate Burns last Monday for stealing a tin pan from the store of Heath, Springs & Co.,! and sent to the chain gang for 20 days. lie had the option of pay-1 ing a line of JjiS.30. ? Wesley Williams, col., was' up before Magistrate Hum*' Mon-' day charged w?th killing Win McKinney'a milk cow. Part of two days was occupied in the hearing and We dcy was acquitted. [For the I.eiljror. To Mi-? F. M? Thou art lov?ty rtrauger. After s few brief days sojourn. Leaving our poor heart in danger? Long hi frol ant! lout; to mourn, i)o not stay, t ? - hort the senaou. For a Houtbron heart to glow. With ttin w ?|h.m tie dangu! Lightning kindles with u blow. It. Arm Broken. 3 i The oldest son of U v J 1! Boldridpe, while playing in the I hack piir/./.a, iit his . . home IS I Monday aftcriiGOrifiiccUUu tally fell 1 breaking his lef' nrm at the clhow. I ' Dr. M I' Crawford set and hound M up the hroken limh. The little e j fellow is doing very well. v I Young !>lcu ! Desirous of* preparing them- ii selves for College or I"Diversity ; .1 I are directed to read the advertise h ment in this issue of the academic, <1 I'ternrv and classic school, under 1 I the control of Davidson College, I to he openednt Hock Hill Septem 1 (] her 1st. ! j Dcatli. I , Mr Calvin McGuir1. died at his ; { ( home near Bethel Church on SutJ unlay ni;ht last after a protract- ^ cd illness, lie was about 6f> vears i ! of age and leaves his w ife and sev ' oml t Itildr/m nil ivnmvn j him. His remains were interred ^ ' at Tabernacle on Sunday. ! ^ ' For Solo Cheap 1 have on hand one sixty saw Winship (iin, Fee*lor and Condon i ser. Also one No 1 lioss Press. ^ All in good condition. Four miles : south of Lancaster. H. K. M< 11.w \iN. ^ Khtrrs' and Deacons* Convent ion. ( 1 . e The following gentlemen have j, heea appointed a committee on entertainment ??f delegates to the j Deacons' nrd Kidcrs' convention j 1 which meets at this piaco July v 2xth, 29th and 30th: \V Mcl) ^ Brown, J N Crockett, .1 FNisbet. j 1 Cit izens are requested to report ] to the above committee how many ^ delegates they can entertain. A very large delegation is expected. , Delegates are requested to send f in their names to the committee. Cheap ltates to the Kit; IMc nic and Barbecue. c The big pic nic and tree entertainment at Fort Dawn on the 29tli instant is all the talk. It J promises to he a decided success. Everybody is invited and at least 2>?0 people will go from this county. The L & C Railway will \ run an excursion to Fort Lawn 1 on the occasion at the follow ing 1 . I low rates for the round trip: Lancaster, 30 cents; Gr?ces, 15 s ' 1 cents; Bascomville, 20 cents; Richburg. 25 cents; Knox, 4i? cents; Chester, 70 cents. a Sunday School Convention. ! e Gills Creek township Interdc- ^ nominational S. S. Convention j will lie held this year at I'nitv j - c church, Saturday, July 24th: . l_ I The following program has ^ l>een arranged: > 10 o'clock, a in.?Introductory j service by Mr K K Boyce. i . . v Organization. 10.30.?The best methods of ( promoting interest in the Sabbath gchopl, by Mr R L Hough. ' _ 11 o'clock?The i>orils of the '/ 11 j Sabbath school, by Mr John \V i McCain. Recess ami pic nic dinner. I o 1:30?Praise service, hy Mr d , I) Nis!>et. Reports from schools ami mis- c collaneous talks. b Closing address, l?y Rcv(ieo(' <' O * * l/conard. 1 Owing to this short notice <? schools will not have time to mec! ^ and elect representatives. Sui>cr intendents will therefore pi who f, see that their schcads are repro- ? scnted. T. 11. Nisla't. Township Swpt. |, ? The room formerly occupied n 1?\ the di-ponwiryon l>r Mackey'a ?< corner is heinaf p:unted up and d will l?e ocoupirxl as a .heavy and far v *rocery tiy Mr ?Jos Walker. I . Crj Ub' VWcdert Cirtorb i Iurriuf;cs. Married, at the residence of Mr lolden, nt this place on Sunday jorning last, fTolv IN. INS)7, l>y le >* J II Bold ridge, Mr NO. Iedgcpathand Mi-s Bessie Busbee. l number of their friends witness- i d the ceremony and an excellent! redding dinner was served. ?Married, at the resilience of !r Henry Collins at this place, ;ist Sunday nfterin.on, hy Rev II Boldridge, Mr Win .1 Beckain and Miss Carrie Mobley, laughter of Mr 11 \Y Mohley of leath Spring. ? Married, at the bride's home m Sunday last, hy Rev .1 H Soldridgc, Mr Sam I> Ballard, r., and Miss Addie (iainor, laughter of Mr Ben (iainor of he Fdgin neighborhood. ? Married, at Hanging Rock 'hureh, on Sunday last. 18th intant, by Rev S \\ Henry, Mr Vm Floyd and Miss Janie Caulien, daughter of Mr Martini "anthen. The contracting liar-1 ies tiro both very popular ami a | ost of friends jain us in wishing, horn a long and happy life. ?Married, in White Bluff laptist church, at 8 o'clock p in., I iundav, .Julv 1Mb, 1 Si?T, in the ! J y J irosence of n large crowd of re- \ utives and friends, by .f N Est-: idge, Notary Public, Mr W I lampton Ilinson and Miss Leo j Inn Ilinson, second daughter of I L Ilinson. The attendants' ere P M Hilton with Miss Alice linson, sister of the bride; M K linson, brother of the groom, j ritli Miss Julio Ililton;.) H Ilor-' on with Miss Lulu Hinson; W II legler with Miss Minnie llorton; f II Hegler with Miss Docia Esridge; I) F Hilton with Miss VliceHukcr; I. A Baker with Miss Vlinettu Est ridge; II .1 Hardier with >iiss Queen Estridge. Soli lltid Tliem Unmarried. Rebecca, a 17-ycar old daughter >f Robt Erazier, col., walked off o Rev McCoy's with a neirro ^ o nan from from North Carolina list Sunday and the parson made hem one. Robert, hearing what lis daughter had done, besought he Magistrate to umnarrv them, nformi'.ig him that the fellow alendy had a wife in North Caroina. Constable Hunter went to ee the newly married couple at Job's request and in answer to a [iiestion put by him the negro aid, "Yes sir, I already have a , wife in North Carolina but I bought it was alright to have me in South Carolina too." On leing told that it was against the aw to have two wives he readily 1 onsented for Rebecca to return mine with her father but said he rouhl get a divorce from his North Carolina wife and come inck and claim her. They parted nth that understanding. terns from The Itock Hill IVrnlrl. The negro who was killed on Ir I> E Finley'a place by lightn-J rig last Saturday has been identi-' ed by his clothing as Rill Steele, j on of Rrnt Steele, and a tenant n Mr John Huoy's place. I>r R S Reck ham has u! moat re < overed from the effects of being itten by a spider lust Tuesday ml will be out in a few (.lays, lis father, Mr Simon Hcckham, f I'leasuiit Hill, visited him this reek. Frank Caldwell, a negro tramp rom Macon, (la, wan found sick1 I the O R tC (' depot on Thursdav J f hist week and sent to the colored o-pital at Charlotte. lie re irnt*<l t<> ttnck Iliil the sanie' ijrht, diod Thursday and wiushuri1 by the city authorities yeater-1 ay. ' i l Mirlt. h ??i humaii.mtnKi'on Itorveft! h <1 m" '>ck, ir i*\ intQutfH j v NVo Ifoni j*>.ji??rv lotion TliU. I'Vi r f i. *. fv>t<l l?v J K <VHOkoy A o., Drugitiftt, littMCaulvr, rt C. | For tlio Ledger. VAN WYCK ITKMS. The conunittoe of arrangements for the Van W yek and I'. ?' 1 > i Sunday school I;:ss?<:? j ir-nie ! : chosen. Aug 1 ! 111 : - the dav, and 1 tlus beautiful grove at I>r .J P ] Nisbet's John- on farm as the < place. All neighboring Sunday ( Schools and tin* public generally i with well filled baskets, are! Cordially invited. Speaker- arc invited to make addresses on Sunday school work ami a brass band , to furnish music for theontertain- 1 ment of the audience. !j ?One of our young farmers j has been trying some labor of the tribe that loves to hunt and fish, ' to help him raise cotton, but to! his surprise they have been help-J ing him raise "(.'ain.'1 A few! mornings, since in one of these raising spells, their tongues played a conspicuous part. This new labor was about to take possession of the field and the situation generally by means of stone; when the young farmer drew his wea. i-l pon in self defense, that he. might l?e able to bold his position, a third party came to the rescue and put tin; farmer to a good ordered retreat to the second story j of his dwelling, and the now lahor homeward to her cabin. When all seemed serene, these com ha- : bints might have been seen, can-1 tiously leaving their respective places of refuge, ami viewing the situation of their late unpleasantness with many triumphant airs. ? Mr .1 A Hyatt is opening up a saw mill yard near I)r .1 N Nis- ! bet's home. This will l?o a great convenience to those who need lumber in this community. Some of this lumber ought to be used in Var. Wyck. Can't we get a building boom started( \r x'? i ? mi y crnt-r .msiici. youngest son of Dr ,1 N Nisbet has entered tho University of Lexington, Va., where lie will complete his literary j and medical studies. ? Mrs Dr \Y O Nisbet of Waxhaw is visiting her friends and j relatives around Van Wyek. \ ? Mr Kil Haxtroni of Kiclibtirgj is visiting bis Van Wyek relatives. Messrs It 11 Rives and Frank Jordon of Fort Lawn pai<l our community a visit Saturday and attended Van Wyek Church on Sunday. ? Rev Ilenry Stokes, pastor of Van Wyek church preached an able sermon Sunday morning to an attentive congregation. ?Our young friend, J L Tillman, Jr., was on our streets Sat-1 urday, the first time since having his leg broken, six weeks ago. j He can move around pretty well on his crutches, and if he continues to improve as he has for the last two weeks he will soon be able to sport the girls, and give them some delightful chives be hind his fine pony. OFTIMUS. Exactly Together. One of the lowest things we have seen in polities for a long time is ex-Governor Evan's ctTo: t at M'alter bo ro to ditlcrentiuto MeLaurin's jyosition on tho tariIT question from that of Tillman. Tillman and MeLnurin stand ex actly together on ti e bit ill" question. as everybody with a grain of sense knttwa who has read their speeches.- Or.in?*ebur<r Ti mcs and I >cmoorat. - ? The Ptnte 1ms on bend between .'10,000 and 40,000 acres of hind, which hnH licen confiscated for non paid taxes. The best portion! of it is in Kershaw and Chester-] tiokl counties. The state will sell J it from 2T? cent 4 to$l per acre. ShlMrco Cnr <*> etcher-! Castorfe ' * i ; For the Lodger. I)ota Frui;i Anlioeh. Wo hove h- 1 nmc h< -ivy rui i 11 the l i t few days t!i. I did nine.) la mage to the land a^ well as to [he crops. Crops still look [iroinisinir and are ali laid l?y, so we have nothing 1.c? do hut 1 mild rnir church, attend school meetings and enjoy ourselves. ?The patrons of Anlioeh school met on Saturday night hit. Mr W (1 A l'orter was called to the, rhair and gave us a good talk on school matters. Mr >1 S Wither-1 spoon also gave us a splendid talk. Ml* Witherspoon was reelected t?acher and Julv 2(5th was the! lime set to open the school. Then we had a social chat and were < 1 i-; missed. ? We met John at the school meeting carrying a largo hickory eluh to tight mad dogs with, he said, (ioinghome he met some thing that didn't look much like a dog 1 nit John used his eluh on 4 1... I . 11' 11 mi' iniiM. i\c!i, u was not a clog hut John wishes it hn<l licen for it was a small opossum. John has heard uhout it several limes since. To make a lon?j letter short, I will close. Aim'I.k 1Y.ai.kk. fkmama t vm.r.Ts. o M> illcatril I'trrinr Wafer* /'?# the l.tirtif Trentnn-nt of IH %>n ses I'tcuharto 11'omrn, Kueli mm fa'Mepr of Mie womli, n'.eera tint), enlargement, iiel.inn, liurnii ^ ami scalding dl-a-hanges ami l.euc<>r..I ..... \V I.I *? ' !. <?-? ? nut-*. ,1111 niiilM'Jll <1} | 11 nuc-s and the Hiinoyanci1 ami inconvenience of a pl?\fiiian may he at onee dispensed Willi. FluMerittg ?>f the heart. n? rvotis and dyspep'tceymptonm, e Id ext renn tic*, Puilis in the lir?n*t, Pain on r?vj t or It ft of w??tnl?. sore leeiing in lo*t-r part of low Pain in the top of the head, D /./.im as and lite h tit**, lie pressed spirita, Pain in the reiri n ?-f the Uidrcy*. and haekaehe, Iteming down feeling, spark* hefo e the eyes, ele., are o?ty dependent up on a eontmon cause?IHxiii*'- of the ll'ojnt> ami (Jvarif H treatment to te lieve any one of ihc-e nuts ran not. a' most, accompli-l? more lliati temporary relief (tiiimir da of women will lestItV to tlie truth of tins a'atemeni). Vi u cannot e re a diseased organ l vdirecting yotn renn dies to the r? lief of symptoms Treat the diseas ed Organ giving ri*e to the sympPm* ? go to tie root of i lie evi1 and apn v your r<-rnediea ami if relief ia to he imd. and t he pto( er i emedy is uaed, sni'rni.w II crown ymirt ir>rta. |<Vmul:o Tut.-! le'a are applied tltrecllv to the dtaeaa ed organ and applied to i hy tne hand of the an Merer. firaij"" Sent hy mail, po-tpuid for "id Cell'* For sale hy .1 F1 .Mstrdtoy \ <"<>. I. A NCASTKIt, N. l,\ A few days ago nn account was i published in The State of the cessation of work on the big Warren cotton mill at Athens Junction, because of the failure of many of the smaller stockholders to pay up their subscriptions. It was stated in the article, however, that the president of the company expected to have everything in shape in a few days to go ahead. This has been done. Work was resinned yesterday, and the company hopes to have no more trouble.? The State, 17th. A well known vicar gives a curious experience.' It was his custom to point his sermon* with UMV Uearly beloved brethern," until one day a lady member of bis congregation took expect ion to thN, and asked hint why lie al whvh prea* lu'.i to Mif nttemen and never 1?? the lames.' 'My dear lady/ said tlie* \ iear, 'one embrace* the ?>t!ier.' -Hut not in tho clmrrh!' \\;ts the reply of the astonished lady. I-.loelrie Hitter*. K'fct c Bitters is a mo 'icine milfoil f??r any * ns ?nt tint perhaps mope u* uprnlly rwp<U.vl when lire lamped. <"X? htlW-tOd f Hlh,;r J-r -VMi.S. H 'ifll 111 ? liver ts *orr t?t ml hIul'k'hIi and the 11r i <1 of h tot |c and alterative is felt. A prompt u?o of til's medtalne lr?? of, nu overt* (I ton;' ami perhaps f.d'i' Ints i us favors No medico wilt ?ot motr tlve'y In rountpmotlna ami fn?*-inir thp*y?trm from loo malarial poison. H-oine'to. |n . t ?r < f'on-;: o it, 11 < t. I > !* ? y i*> ! to Im*' ' i n? triti $t,00 por hattlfl at rawfopt lifts l>rti|f Store. ??."? cents j^el* the Ixxl^er 2 months. Stihscribo now. 1 v ? J. A % A.* \.l ?1* Col. Shell On Col. Irhv. ' i This intvrcstiior comuviivvation reached t!*- 'I'- 1'. ' cvciiin '* . i1 fir To ii V l. '.ilo; (>]' Tin- y-U, ! oV tvc in the jii'oca'Tinjs of the U.'dorie' reported from Aiken tha' (utl? Irby in his harangue at that j?laee said: "Maylield was poor, old Shell's baby "'??! S'nell was a political corpse; so Maylield isan orphan." In reply. I will sav, Mr Maviieht is not my 'Miahy." but is the d'stintruisiied son of a nohle sire, ami is a iren'Ionian in the truest sense. The most that 1 had to do in creating political misfortunes was tlie part taken in advancing the possibilities of a very unworthy blatherskite and fraud, who for six years misrepresented the people of South Carolina in the Cnited States senate, and hisnaine i> .lohn Laurens Manning Irhy. 1 mn\ be a Apolitical corpse,"* hut, thank (iod! 1 am not a moral mountebank, and to say the least. 1 have the respect and confidence of all ?jood Christian people wherever known. The senatorial primary in Laurens county will determine t<? what extent my political corpse has decayed, and how much Iter voters appreciate swajr?;erin?* swashhucklers. (i. W. Shell i .......? ^ >' i i - * - * ? u.iuirm, o. v , , ?J 111 Y Ml, ] "> ?* 4 . It will be perceived that Colonol Shell is not too dead to feel remorse for one of his sins, and that, even granting that lie is a ''political corpse," he insists that he is not "sullieiently decayed** to fructify the soil of Laurens for Colonel Irhy's political growth. Colonel Shell's pen has an abandon c(pmUin<r that of Colonel Irbv's tongue and we grieve to sav that his phrases are somewhat 1 unparliamentary. This is a circumstance sure to hurt Colonel Irbv's feelings, and of course we 'deplore it: but what would yoci havef Col Irbv has used the ''syndicate papers" to bury Col Shell without his consent, and, as oue of those papers, we are in fairness bound to let Col Shell resurrect nun.self. There will he tin increase of intercst in the outcome of the* Laurens primary. ? The State. IJiicWIeit's Arnica Salve. The hest salve in the worhl f??r Cufc* Rruises,Sores, Ulcers, salt Khumt-r Fever Sorest. Tetter. I'litippfl Hun tie i hilhlniic, ' nrtiM. ami ait skill eruptons. hihI positively cures pi/e?, or noiay required, it is kuaianteeil to giv? perfeet satisfaction ??r money refu ti?it-?I price ilo cents per box For sale i.v P-hwf??r?l Bros JfC/*3 Don't read your neigh I lair's paper. SuhserilKt. | ii i i a???????????wrnmmm?m I FRESH BEEF AT Al.f. times nt my market m ttleDuvis hui Mini; My refrigerator | keeps it almost ice-cold T will de'iver i. in any part of town at any Imur ile-* j sired You ra:i purchase iieef whei? you wish, leave it in the refrifjera'or j and I will send it t your home any time you may wish it sent This hi| sure* your beef being kept perfectly fresh. W. K. YOUNG. July lidth, 1*07?S111. ACADEMIC, LITERARY ?? I\ 11 ?Classical School.? r|'HI\ FOKMK.lt Presbyterian H iyh 1. cvhool Ml Itock Hill, 8 will h? re-opened >F.I'TKM KKlt l*t, 1WI7. under the control of Davidson f'olle/^e. The local ion, I uiuiiiii:a, H|Uipmont hi?iI faculty arc the very he?t, ami the phy-leal, Mcelal. moral and relisb?n? in-ereala of students receive the Is at attention. I??y? and voutur men are thoroughly prenttied for t ollege or I'niv.rslfy, or for active life exeej* where a c unple e classical or professional education iJ desired. Terma are moderate, and ambition** younmen with limited tint* am. means, of which they desire to nude the best nee, should by alt niealis look into the elain , facilities ami opporlinties of this School. Addt ??. A. Yl. RANKS, or K. I . RAKSKS, itock >1 in. s 1 , liOTiCE! i I 'U*rt.!S :? lit ei v worn ml. H 'm . who lc my rrft?>i>?y fin I{ . t ; 1 < \ invn ? n<re * I 11. . ml ? ?i i O . V C< bl?C* II oe *, ' oy Info' nat! of hV S. A. Holme*, Lancaster, rj CS Julyli.l T.