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Local Maws,L t 1 >r, 10. INiore. ' PIIYMIIaN VNI) SI UUKOK, ( (SICAI I'AIK OK III I.! I VinV llosri l AT. MKI'ir.V I, < il.lUOK, N v. (Iftcl'H I'l* |?!*<<f? M ii'liitl vic**M K* ' hi* 1 |ti>l < ?il liiiiii'iihiir iti.il vie ui'y Jv V Olllce over of 1 .m?ou*t?-r. Ue-lili nti* witli T. Y \Viliiiinm. ^ ?T M Fitzpatrick & Bro are 1 headquarters for Cane Mills, " Fvaporators, Unties and Wagons, Stoves and Furniture. lti. j ? Mrs J T Adams is visiting friends in Cedar Creek. ^ ? Mr M .1 Hough of Fort Lawn 1 spent Sunday at this place with a his mother. tl ? Mr C II Ragsdale, the Surl veyor, expects to complete the. work of la\ ing the county otT into seliool districts this week. " !\ Mr John Williamson, of the ' v Monroe Journal, spent several ^ days \\ it h his uncle, Mr AC Wil-1 ^ liamson. of Craigsville, the past week. , n Misses Klla Jones, of Cedar Creek, and .lanie ilicklin, of Tank, < are visiting Miss Lilly Adams, near 'own. |( ?Miss Maggie Biggars of Roek ? Hill is the guest of Miss Manie;a (ireen near Douglas. j a ?Douglas school o|>ened last Monday with Miss Lynwood Mil- ^ lcr us teacher. u ?Congress adjourned Saturday j, and Congressman Strait reached t< homo Monday. t< ? Mrs J C Hook and children h of Brooklyn, S C., were the guests of Mrs J M Kiddle the past week, f ?Born, to Dr and Mrs R M I V (ialloway, at thi> place, on Sunday v last?a daughter. w ? Mra Diehl and daj^ghter, of ^ ^ Rich burg, S C , are visiting Mrs , T J Strait ? ine State alliance meets in 1 annual session in Columbia today. Mr Jas R Knight is the delegate from the Lancaster County Al- b liance. i? ?The following is the list of ^ letters advertised for the week c ending July 27th 1897: Mrs r Sallie McMurry, Henry Boyd. * Jos. F. Gregory, P M. ^ ? The interior of Camp Creek ^ Methodist Church is to be jemodeled and freshly painted. The contract has l>een given to ^ Poag & Harper for making a new ^ pulpit and chancel. ? All jwrties interested in the j, grave yard near Mr II L Belks n are requested to meet there at 8 o'clock am., on Saturday Aug 7th next, for the purpose of clean ing up same. ?The joint Alliance and Sun- T day School pic-nic on Saturday next will )>e at Douglas school house, near Douglas Church, in- d stead of at the church as announc- ii ed in our last issue. ( ?Children's day at Hopewell Sl last Saturday was a very enjoyahlo occasion. A large crowd was '' present an<l addresses were made by Rev L L llcdenlmugh and Mr W S L Porter. An excellent ? dinner was spread and the day n made very pleasant for the child- " ren. . --We are requested to announce that he World's Fair Association of Lancaster will meet Thursday afternoon at the residence of Mr * L C Payseur, at 5:30 o'clock, n The object of the meeting is to ^ make final disposition of the fund ? M on hand. Every ineinl>er is re- f, quested to attend. V large crowd will Ik- at the *' Fort Lawn pic nic to-morrow. M Hound trip ticket over the Narrow (iauge Railroad only 30 s certs. Cafedren Cn tor Pfaur't Castoto-1 n V I \ >i " * ' * ? Flour, Miliar, cotTee, i joods, in fact, everything 1 lie Hue of heavy and fane> erics, cheaper than the eh ict nivprices before bu\in? 'JOSKIMI WALKKl At Muekoy's Coi >11 to Tir/iili anil to Sliaroi Special trains will lie run > 1' & (', August fitli and lie hig alliaiu'e meeting at' nd on August 1th and 5th foung People's Convcntioi ' Church at Sharon. Ron ickets from Lancaster to rill be *1.; from Lnncii' Iharon, $1.55. Trains wil Lancaster at 8 a. in. oi bove named : arrive at Ti i:25 : arrive at Sharon at 1 >cntli sit i Inilc >1 inc. Mr. Win. Noland, an em f the 1 lailc < lold M inc. di< londay of typhoid level r:is about 2t'? years of ;irro a icen working at the mine wo years. 11 is remains iikcn toCharlottc, N Ii icr home, yesterday for h 'apt urcil. Hen (laither, who was t is absence at the last Marc f court nil II I>lmi*irii nt nd battery with intent t< nd against whom a sealed > ras rendered, was eanture< L'rday near Flint Ridge, I K Riddle, a special dep heriff Clyburn, and hrou lil at this place. He will :> remain in jail until the srm of ?ourt when senten e passed. 'or Sale Cheap. I have on hand one aixt Vinship Gin, Feeder and C or. Also one No 1 Bosk ill in good condition. Foil ;>nth of Lancaster.' R. E. MoIlw 'he Eclipse of the Hun T? row. A partial eclipse of the si e visible here to-morrow ig from about 9 < 3 11 o'clock should the s lear. Smoke you a glass eady to observe it. The i rill lie nearly total in M 'uba, and the Atlantic Oce retire of Executive Coin Meeting Aug. 2nd. Notice is hereby given tl !ounty Democratic Ex< Committee will meet the lsl ay in August at 11 o'clock i the court house. Let lemlier l?e on hand. W. G. A. Portki County Chairr July 27th 1897. 'o the Sunday Schools in I. ter County. The Interdenominational ay School Convention will i Camden Aug 24-2<>tl Jounty Secretaries are ur end in thare rejiorts befor ime. I will send out lunks to all the schools a s (Knssihlc and n*k the Si endents or Secretaries to til ut and mail to me as s they can so that inke my report in time. f. F. Nisbet, Stu. Sccty. IjiinenMUu', SinmlM at th* Mlrart. A11 if J Hegel. the !< )?'Iinu ilru hr?ve|K>ft, i,a., hhjs: "Dr lew Dlwoverv I* the only die IV cough, nml it i* the Lent ? live." J F Campbell, irmrcl tafford, Ariz., wrltew Df iew Dfacovery I* nil that In < ir ll; it hcver fill*, nml ii n mi >r Connumptlon, CnnyhH ami cannot say enough tor lin 1 >r KIiik'm New Dlnenverv fo mnption, Cougha hikI (lolih h xperiment. I haa i>een Irlei uarter of a century, ami tixlaj I IfMi It MTtf dlMppolDU rial ho.tlen at Crawford Rro? tore. ?25 eenta get* the lx tontlis. .Sii|>8eril>o now. annod 1 A Runaway on Factory Hill kept in. On Sunday morning last ' gro-; David Plyler's team dashed eapest. from the front of Mr Jo r. j Car lies' house on factory h If, Mr Doc Dcas, Kedfcarn, a tinner. year old son of Mr Carnes, am little son of Mr I'eekham were 11 the wagon at the lime. The \ on the ^r<>n turned over and little K< i?tli to feavn was caught under the wajj 1 irznh, I hody and hadly hurt. Mr pi to the wa8 dragged ahout feet a b A 15 narrowly escaped with his li ml trip The Heck ham hoy jumped a 1 irzuh j was not hurt. When the was tor to turned over it became uncoup! I leave ami t lie horses ran into the d. i dates j ditch south of the factory with I ry.ahat]two front wheels of the wag< II a. in. ()no of the horses was slighi hurt. h".voe m ark.s tasti:i.i:?s cini d blst TONIC WITH IRON. .. H(. lid had '' CoaiimicH' unit I fvrtunl life, t'nr ilhlls ?i about t'Cvc. > were' lis for- II V' gnawntee evert/ lx urial. H'* i? Hive satisjaetion. II hen tee have made statement (tar honor is tun - .. of it.?and 11' K S. 1)', . \ "'\rrjik.xo r.ir. h term assault it is u true tonic, ? kill, , A Sure appetizer, .'crdiet | A complete strongthener ' y?8* A perfect blood purifk by Mr ! iuty of To restore health an ight to strength after recover it, I have from Hit ions, Interniitten > next Ttjnhoid\ and other fevers. 08 wi" PRICE 60 Cents A BOTTI For sale by -T Mnckey Jk CO, y saw LANUAHTER, ?,C. onden ? ? ? ? Press. '"What is home without a nc r miles paper?" A brother editor war ~ that question worked into a chroc ain. ?nd put on the Vail of ere home. But the editor of tl wnor Monroe Enquirer proceeds to gi the following very striking p m will picture of that blessed shod morn- "A home without a newspaper >'clock generally four walls; a roof and ky be floor; a window or two with c and lie hats and rags sticking out of thei eclipse ? place where the wife goes aroui lexico, with her clothing looking like an. eras thrown on her at random; place where the husband nods mittee the corner while tobacco jui runs down his shirt liosom; lat the place where a lot of towsel head scutive children wipe their noses 011 thi t Mon sleeves; a place where the yard | a patch of red clay and as barr every i of flowers as is the Sahara dese a place where a lot of flea cover k, dogs bay at you as you approac nan. in short a place that looks li the old man died last winter a the widow and children are doii aliens mighty poor business, (ten readers, we have never been thei I Sun- but we have passed in sight of t I meet, house." gedtoj On Thursday afternoon e that James Wood row, until recetv report president of the South Caroli s soon college, one of the mo.>t learn iperin- and cultured scientists of 1 I tlicin southern country, if not of Amc early ca, will leave for St. Petersbui I can Russia, where, by invitation the czar, he will attend the < < gress of the noted geologists Co. the world to In? held in St Pete burg on Aug. 2*. The invitation of Dr Woodro of w|,jc|, jias i^foro been referred tvlllK HI n uifti m 1 he hluto was a lugli coiiii lHl?T I . X 1 X [mm of ment, for only men of great rej Alug'* tation in the world of science v riMiniHi re cure; gather at this congress. 'I I t'olds .4 nerif* " ' t;de. r <oi?-1 ?? < not mi il for nl Mr Itch on human. niHiiKeon hor r stnnd* doits m d nlI stock, cured in in minti i Frt e ' by Woolfonl's Hanliary t.otion. T i' l>rux 1 never fnils Hold by J F .tfackoy Co., Druggist, LtDCMtor, S C. dger 2 | ?Heavy rains in several * I tions of the county Monday. I I | For the Ledger Mr VAN WYCK ITKMS. otr n:is Our farmers are pushing theii ill. work and will finish up their crop? ee- this week, if not hindered tot I n [ mueh by wet weather. Their in crop 4 are doing well and will be va- ''laid by'" in nice shapes. l><1" 1 nolieed an item in the Char<on j lotto ()hserver from Mr .Mullen, 1>ils the Hornet's Nest Liniment man, n<' | in whieh lie said that in a trip of | 150 miles the finest cotton he saw n<l I was on Mr K 11 Mohloy's farm, on | whieh speaks well for our county and Mr Mobley. I suppose Mr ,('P Mullen put an extra supply of ',c j''Hornet's Nest" in with Mr ?l- Mohley. '' N ; Mr and Mrs Drayton Fudge ' of Fort Lawn, came over Saturday J to visit their daughter, Mrs U II Massey. Mr .John MeManus and fatnilv i '/" of Waxhuw, visited his brother " Saturday and Sunday at Van , Wyek. ;/- We noticed several negroes under tin* influence of strong drink " Saturday and Sunday in our viliage, which was an unusa' sight here, as we are almost free from such degradation. Some of the spirits used was juice of the j blackberry and some "Waxhaw I Dispensary," which is as bad and ,r j mean as the South Carolina Chemi1 cally pure 11X, and will make a \d man just as drunk and just as io" big a fool as any other mean whist, key. How mueh lietter it would j tie if we could have prohibition J and be free from the demon of drink. Mr Ragsdale and his corps of surveyors struck our town last j Friday evening, and are wending their way through the Panhandle Kg thin week. its' There is an interesting revival no meeting in progress at Van Wyck ry church, 'which is well attended le ard much interest manifested. j ve, I congratulate the Lancaster ?n Enterprise and its readers in hav'e: ing secured a Van Wyck corres18 pondent, who has such a vivid I a imagination an Mr "Bill Doolittie." The readers of the Enter11? prise will ind him very entertainQt* ing, if they have a comprehensive imagination, and as fertile concepa tions as Mr Doolittlc. I am under 1D many obligations to him for his 06 gratuitous advertisement of my a hav business. I hope to l?c able to supply him ami other thriftless :*r farmers, with corn and hay aext *8 season, so they will not lie troubon led in having it brought from the west as they have been this yearIt was fortunate that Mr Bill Doolittle was old enough to name Icq himself, as he had the privilege n< of choosing a very appropriate " name. iIQ e In the meeting of the Van Wyck . ' I^azv Club last Saturday afternoon, be * . "Optimus" was exj>elled from it, on charges sustained, that he was l>r a man of some business and ha<l (l industrious propensities, which its meml?ers thought would l>e do ina t . trimental to the welfare of the icd club. Mr Bill Doolittle was unanimously elected president and ri- * 1 delegate to its annual meeting, as la1 was the most suitable person, owing to his inclinations for doing r SO little. ThilHO who L'nnu' or well, have been very much amused at his feeble efforts, for the Inst ten years, in trying to get nnir w, ... . ried, and are not intieli surprised , at his doing so little towirds its >li t consummation. Mr Doolittle is HI not oceup) ing a very enviable .j position. He ha<l better hurry lip, or he will Ik? disap[>ointed in his hearts wish of getting a wife. II'? has already tarried so long, in TP* ... tii'H doing so little, that his hair is the ' a ??'or ?f ftn Opossum in the moonshine. OPTlMUS. Hon't read your neighor's paper. Subscrilie; | For tho 1 The Kxhortcr of Sim I Jin! Parables. < Mu. Eimtok:? Bob 1 ?r<? i famous jxhorter of the Sh colored < Imrch, makes si s discourse to the inembei takes for his subject the sc . I injunction "Watch sis \ I Fray.*' [ Now, mi deer Sisters tin r crcn in de I.old, you dat ? 1 de scripters, noes dat on shus Lord tcaclied Ins s<i[ parables, an sis decs ni<;<ror.env more scnce dan dey proposes to teach dein in <1 way. 1 >sir was, on a time, nijTjrer dat had eleven iral c sill one hoy baby. lie roil akers of poor lirooui scd j from a fanner fur one hale I ton. He went to si rich nu i for to ir<?t si ten dollar leci j I jjive dat merchant :i lcen crop,a nior^sige on him ox, him pi;_r, one on him cow :i on him chicken. De m< let him have hatV to doo h months, do make hit In he toll' him wife togiveeec a spoon full of mush at ee< an jist a smell of do meet, < him euraixe up. At de en too months he went hack merchant fur de udder half merchant tole him to j;et his store, he dun took up ,i?.. i...?t : i-? ? viti Mini in rt-iumin oo ie< morgages. Dat nipper at childorn mity hungry. He n rick farmer an ax him bushel of corn. He tell 1 1 hoe him four alters of grast ton aiul two alters fur a mi take it tode mill. Well, I fur him. He shell de corr him on de mule hack an i i to de mill. Now, dat knoed dat mule mity triclti prayed an aing along de rt keep him awake, but by i he went to sleep. Dat mu swap ends an kerwhap wei nigger in de road. Dat oh turn him head round an h him, as much us to say, " as well as pray." | Now, dis shood teeeh yoi you woo<l watch as well a* an sing de chain gang wouk! ; ?i>I Well, lie giv you a parahle. A poor nigger'i an chile was mighty sick an i medicine. lie took two skins an a string of cattish to git de medicine. He s< skin to Mars lten fur ten c make him a cap. He sed 1 wood lass h:m his life time it wood doo fur some of hii childern. He sole de udd< to Mars Daddy Hums fi cents to make him a cap t J in time of court, so he cot over his sj>oeks at de pr 1 you noes he looks mity h em to impress em wid den of de law. He sole de fur five cents to Dr Kell wi<l his doodle soop. Ho I to pay fur em in a Doetoi when he got sick, hut he ? do dat, he mus have de in rite wlT. Vou noes 1 )r h no medicine. He totes oi i>ii>e an hacker an a tooth 1 1.. i .ir ... i u\ t ilii litll ill <lt* lerin an veliin when he pu lecf. Well (hit nigger fur de medicine, hut lie jmiss do spenscrv; as he ? pass he got a whilT of de l> dat l?i^f fat man dat stans ' do spenscrv door, an rite <1 nigger fell from grace I watched an prayed all <le t lie sniilt dat man's brefl nigger got him a pint an drunk an lay on de road a In do mornen he went sti hoiue to look fur his wife a an in yon grave "Dar I wife de joy of his life an h in de grave wid its mudder Now dis teaches you in} ~ i A. W ^ JM Ledger. deren dat you mus watcl.ii a* o?P Speaks !,s |>t*ay ajxinst like;-. It is dtAjxerous, fur you see one lire 11' ftott s spcnsnry man killed twonijx ' *t.s wn the Now lie ?rive you auothei* par u Bird !ihle: Hat poor nigger an k second h-veu <xal ehildern in de con I'M ? s, aii?t , t-ime died an went to dc ptut ripture pdes of heven an axed Saint ^ veil as ter to let em in. St Peter sit "who is you!" 1 >ev sav, "\ve 'V d hrcd- "lu"> <hit worked an sutterc l! an recti !,n wa'P d fur de Lord to take us r pros (,,|t ?f ('e hansof de riih merchant; >les liv Wl'('s -(d uullin to show hut i hasent ^prinklm of de Lntnhs Moon." had 1 * 'Kilter rite in." says St Peter e same "dat is all do passport you needs. " Next conies d< rich nierohs.n.t a pool ail knocks. Saint Peter open hihlern winder an savs: "Who i> lit' ted ten He inerehant say line de mm lot [??e Ian fed an clothed dt in <I::t has ju-A of cot- entered." Saint Peter say, At [ reliant what percent?" I>ar now. Sail.I i. Ho Petet tfot him. i>.it mereh:oi1 on de hamx him lied an say nutVi?. one on "ii h it dut you u'ot in dat Ini^it ml one He merchant s:i\ "it isMim In n reliant an tnorjxaixes ise hrout wid mo o im two see it l eiihl line smnthinix dc u.: de out iiijjixers had here in heven. ( : e h chile I emu in?" "No, No," says >?. h meal Peter, "jxo dow n Widow. I ? o keep ilehil has hizness wid such as you. d of de Next laims a preecher rite struil to de up to de door as if he wood w-.dVs Hat r;ti? in widout noekin. St Potci ?>ul wi s.iv, "who is you?" lie s?y. de ml- "lme one of de Lords ministering n and garvants. 1 want to cum iiu-" 1 hini st Peter say, "what you got tc? t?;sho tur coming in?" lie hold up fur a a grip sack an say "clces is ray lim to | sermons. I brout deni along to sy cot- pass ,ne in." st Peter say, "L*il lie to you feed de lambs?" Ho preeobea* le hoe hay^ ??j ministered to do wel drosa1, put I gj an ,ie rich, 1 left de poor whitedarted ! foi^g an niggers iu de hans of dhnigger i,0rd." Suint Peter say, f so he vou, warn <lat jK?or leen mcndfl^HHH tad to ftn extortioner of his (lunger of fcnt?y, jijent repent?" "No 1 wasafxtaJ le just to preeeh agin oxtorshun, it dat you noes de church needt <fc> j mulej muney of dem to feed its preecher^ tok at! an run i^B Sunday skools.,r irir \\ atch j Peter say, "Christ's Church. | not dependent upon de niunr,y> .ddT i datif leen merchants, extorshunern m*: i pray future gam biers. It is kept ?*|f I break by the poor contrite harts of beleevers. Take your grip amgf. ? nother l?elow, dar is de place fur iioli/?* s wife you." needed Next cum a farmer. Now il*rt koon man was loved by all his nalw>ra?., to sell he went to see de sick, he f<?* lie>lc one|jK>or an paid de preecher. Wbe-iK ents toihe nocked St Peter say, ''who ? jy low it you?" lie say, ''I am a funiKW an den ! 1 want to cum in." St Peter s?y. s gran-, "what you got to pass you ii>f* Br une He say "my good deeds. fcsar lr ten Peter say, "have you- no t*?? o war deeds?" He say, "yes, 1 gel.*1 look drunk whenever 1 gits whar dar i*itinera, lieker. I intended to quit tu.il ard at I was too late." St Peter suy. , ingesty ' "Too late, is de pass worcLtii >1x6)1.1 Kattish You will have to pass below.. to mix \\'id one lass look baea on tlsit wanted wife an childern dat had rung <in **s bill hnns in greef an despair over :*oodcnt theer ineht iate father, an wut u icilieine long loud wail of despair lie p:*vveil lias ??< 1 below into dat place whar y<<tilv his hears nuthin hut de echo au repuller echo thro all eternity of deni ivonN rs hoi- ( "Too late! Too late!" lis der Sitint I'olor ..r i * . ^%v.. ."..iu M Mm in iirs started winder am see ai ole mule eatm luid to grass around de wad Is of hevei ? out to U(. say to <le angil, "wlinr itii re IT of nude emu fruni?" De angil say. nhout 'die rum from de ortli. He is ?Ular dat one dnt dey lieait to deth to ma^t* 10 had him haul six fat loggers in a, < imo till horse wnggin to do earn|i wjp? : Saint Peter ax him, "what niai 11 i him so muddy." De angil s he got 'diim fell in a mud hole l?v DdTcx* 11 nito. Bailey's an him died rite dar." iggorin Now dis teeehes you daJ ruu(v>. u cd,j|e an hoases wil git to heven hef. I sum of you, if you dont. "natirtt ICS IllS || ?? aft well as pray, is clnle Brudder Brutus sing do jhology. r brud- Ananias DoournaB?