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Local MaltiirStj 1 >? ? .las, IC. 1 PIlYMt IAN ANl) sriUlKON, jl :o: ' (IKADl'A'l K OK HI- I.'.KVI l.W HOSPITAL; MKOICAL I'nI/LKIK, N Y. Offer* I>i^ profm i<nnl mm vice* to I he , J people of Lancaster mimI vicinity. j ffcaV Offlfe over Hunk of Lancaster. Hecidenci' with T. Y. Williams. ?Mr. I> E Ilinson of Camden, I* is up on u visit to relatives. | ?The Lancaster Graded School will open Monday, Sept 13th. i See ad. in this issue. ' ? Gills Creek Democratic Club will meet at the court house on I Saturday, 21st inst., at 3 o'clock 1 p in. 1). A. Williams, Pres. ? Mrs L L Bedenhaugh and ( children are visiting relatives and friends in Saluda. ?A protracted meeting was < begun at Camp Creek Methodist i Church last Sunday night. Rev I h h Hedenhaugh is assisting the < pastor. The innnfini* ?t Ynn'lini?> ' i - Baptist church closed Sunday. 1 < were !)aptised. , ? Latest improved Buckeye ? Mower for only $33.50, one of ' i the hest mowers on the market. J Stevens, Heath & Klliott. ? Mr L 1' Roddcv, of Fort. . .1 Lawn, spent Sunday in the city. 11 ? M iss Mary Hunter, daughter ' of l* S Marshal Hunter of Char-J lesion, is visiting relatives here. ,' ?Misses Minnie and Lily Mil- ' ler have returned home from ( visits to friends at Monroe ami Fort Lawn. ?The meeting at Hopewell, which closed Saturday night, re suited in a numtier of conversions . and ten accessions to the church. Rev G O Leonard did the preaching J The following is the list of let- ( ters advertised for the week end ing Aug 11 tn Carrie Cur- j ry, Malnina Gause, George Bass, Sam Knight, W P Bass. ^ Jos. F. Gregory, P. M. , ? Miss Marie Fitzpatrick gave ] a birthday pic-nic at the McDow , house Monday. The daj was , very pleasantly spent by herself j and her little friends who accompanied her. ?Prof J L Mann, former principal of our graded schiiol, now < superintendent of the Florence schools, s|>ent Sunday and Monday :! with Mr W P Bennett. Then Professor's many warm friends < here were glad to see him. lie] I left yesterday for Florence. ji ?All parties interested in the Gills Creek graveyard near 11 Li' Belk's will please pay to the following committee the amounts they deem proper: II A M 1 Steele, II L Belk, W J Caskey 1 an<l K C I^angley on or liefore 2Mh inst. J BCaskey, Tres. ? Mr W F Young keeps a market that is a credit to the town, i Young, tender, juicy and fat, is', what every liody says of his l>eef, . and then too, hi* refrigerator , keeps it so fresh and nice. It COntn nOiiiClhiiig lO kovj# ii good market through the summer. , Our people appreciate this fact and are patronizing Mr Young lil>crally. ?The meeting at Douglas j church closed Sunday night. > There were 17 admissions to the i Presbyterian church besides sev 1 oral to the other churches. Ke?Mr Holmes is certainly an able and earnest worker in the v ineyard < of his Master. He is loved by the people with whom he has ( labored and will always receive a' warm welcome in the Douglas ( community. I, ffair Itrli on human, mange nn liomn , dogs aid al/ stock, cured in SO minutes l>V Woolford'a Hanliarv Lotion. Thin never fails. Hold by j F .Vackey A Co., Druggist, Lancaster, H C. ? Tho protracted meeting Fork Hill closed Friday. 3d plicants were baptised that d Hov .1 R Ro/.eman hegai |)rotraeted meeting at lMea> [Main church last Sunday ? Mr Robert Robertson of gemorc, is the guest of Mr \ [Junninghuin. ? Mrs John R Withers laughter, Miss Irene,of Savant! 3a., are the guests of Mrs Le Springs. ? When a prisoner is senten to the chain gang the Mngistri should send him direct to ?nng by his constable and nol the county jail. The gang is present, working or the line bri >ver Hynch.es River between I. aster and Chesterfield count --An old colored woman i \t the county poor house yes lay morning. The keeper w up to Relair the day before brought her to the institution die only spent one night there ?We have been requested isk the Sujiervisor to put the cl Ljang on the hill at Rum Cl >n the Oooch Ferry Road at earliest day possible. It wil i great accommodation to pe? living in the vicinity of 1 Lawn who trade here. ? Rev W T Hall, I) 1) of ( nubia Theological Seminary, v his wife and daughter, are visit his daughter, Mrs K Moore iv.:..-o..? ii- _:n 1., ?A LUin jMUUC. I1C Will UUIIU1ICI f)ruy-meeting at the Presbytei ?-hurrh tonight nnd will preach Rr liiitnphreys next Sabbath, li morning and evening. Misses Alice mockey, Maud 'J man, Eva Robinson and Re Uhtrk stood the coni|>etitive exi ination for the Winthrop Coll scholarship at this place last 1 lay. The papers were for war to Rock Ilill. Tho result of examination is not yet known. ? We cordially welcome to town Mr J Harry Foster. on? Lancaster's most promising yoi barristers, who, in comi>any v -Ton T Y Williams, has opene law office in the second story the Kershaw House. Mr Foi will he in charge of the office Kershaw Era. Kwllroatl Karoings. The earnings of tho Railrc which o|>erate in this county April were as follows: L & fl,89K.5H, increase over earni for same month last year #743. C) R & C., 12,205.71, inciej #181.52; G C & X #59,201. increase $18,128.90. Now Is tin? Time IT I'ou Need 1 ehlnery. . The factories are pressed to their orders for machinery. 1 should put in your order v II J Gregory & Co., at onct you wish to he assured that will get yout machinery in t for this season. Messrs Kstri Ac Carroll of Osceola hough #700. outfit of machinery Moik Sum's Mill.- is l?ea?l. A mule belonging to Sain M ley, colored, fell down in a wi inn in me puniic roiut neap Bailey settlement last Thura mid was h> hndly injured thai died that night A l?loud ve was ruptured hy the fall and mule died from internal Meedi Sam will bring suit against county unless a settlement for mule is made without -nit. ( lull Meetings Called. The various democratic el of Lam-aster eountv are her instructed to meet oil next Sal day the *21st inst., and re their club lists preparatory to coming primary. W. G. A. Porter, Chr'ni. Dem. Kx. Coin at j Hciiutor Mcl.aiirinN Condition. ap- Telegrams to the daily papers j lay. yesterday from Benncttsville state , j :l that Senator McLaurin'scondition 1 ant 's ,m,t'h improved. It is thought ' he will he ahle to rejo'n the cam|,',j paigners in a few more days. Ills . condition was serious throughout V J I Saturday. His physicians will 'not permit him to resume the 1 I anu campaign before next week, nth, I r?v I>eatl?s. I Mr \\ ilshi \V Evans died at his j iced home fourjniles Northeast of town ites last Monday morning after a short j the illness of fever. Mr Evans was I t to ( about 37 years of age. He was at lK>rn and raided in this county j dge i,nt has lived in Florida the past -an- few years up to several monthsi ies. ago when he teturned to the home lied of his childhood. He leaves iii | ^ 0 tor- wife and one child survivirg him. , ent His remains were buried at /ion and church, near Sincerity, yesterday. " ' " "I 'M,t, ?Mrs Betsy lMyler, w ife of j ' the late Elisha l'lyler, died at her j to homb near lMylcr's, on Friday; lain last. She was about SO years of] eek ago and was a good old christian the woman. She leaves four sons and I he several daughters surviving her# ?ple She was a member of Iiethel ort Methodist Church for years, and her remains were interredSaturday \?|. ,l* Tabernacle after funeral serrith vu'es conducted by the Kev E L jnir Bedenbaugh. t ! ut l? ~~ the I [For the Ledger. { -ian | VAN WYCK ITEMS. for j >oth 1 Some of our people went to ( Lancaster last Friday to hear the -|l Senatorial Candidates. All that SKje 1 I have heard,expressed themselves am- ?were wwch disappointed in not ege hearing McLaurin. The s|>eeches j. of Irby and Evan6 have not 1-1 chanced them?thev are still fnr ueu j " J the McLaurin, w^? has been the fa| vorKe all the while in this part of the county. ul1^ Rev Henry Stokes returned from Greenville Saturday. He k went to India Hook Church on y*1 ' North Rock Hill Circuit to make an address on Missions for Rev ? ' J Barr Harris. He filled his appointment at Van Wyck Church on Sunday morning and at New Hope Sunday evening, and [ preached the oj>ening sermon of a protracted meeting at this church. ! He will Ik; assisted by Revs J P *or Attawav of Chesterfield and J Barr Harris of Rock Hill. ngs 5^. A good many of our people at-1 tended Pleasant Grove Campmeet-j ' ing. They report a large atten-j dance, good behavior, everything quiet and pleasant. ?la- ^ H Stewart of Rock Hill s|>ent a short time in Van Wyck fill lust week. He was talking life fou insurance and some of our j>eople kith favorably impressed with , |f the plans and company he reprevou MentHime Miss Minnie Miller left for her dge home at Lancaster, Monday niornt a ing, after spending a pleasant lay. visit with Van Wvck friends. Some of our young men regretted to see her leave here, but we suplob |K)se M>ine one was just as anxious ish to see her return to Lancaster, the Thus is life made up of reali/.a day tions nn<l disappointments, t it Mr Barber Hoke and Prof Jen ss<'l nings Owens of York visited the the family of Mr ! L Tillman Saturng. ?lny and attended Van Wyck the church on Sunday, much to the the delight of the Helios. * One of the visiting bellea who attended the Sunday school picnic met a young man who seems to 111 ?m have captivated her to such an el?v extent that she has not eaten tur- scarcely anything s)ncc. She Init vise fallen off in weight and now roathe li/es that living on lovo is not like living on substantial*. Yodor and (iriffin have been t. hauling lumber and started car pentors sit work, Monday, re-j modeling their store house. They will build a ware house on their store house lot and si eottou seed house 011 the right of way of the (> C N H H. They sire enterprising young men and expeet to do 41 good husiuess this fall. OITIMI'S. IlllgKics, Wilsons 111141 Harness j 011 Time at t'asli l'rices j Cor lond of llaydoek and other', Iiuggics and eelehrated Mitehel wagons, all sizes smd all warranted to he equal to any on the market, just received. Also, a full line of harness of sill grades and kinds. Come and huv of us. We can, and will sell to you on time sit cash prices as the fall is so near at hand. Stevens, Heath & Klliott. " 2 Doors North of l'ost Office. Aug 1 -2m ' Large Court Crop. Deputy Marshals II ,1 Ilickson, of Charleston, sind .lames Altom, of Greenville, left this morning ^ I for Columbus, ()., with a batch of five prisoners that were convicted at this term of the Cniled States court and sentenced to the t penitentiary at hard lahor for terms of from one to three vears. A?> C'me?Ao /'? ?/. TIihI ts ihe ?viiv xll <lru??is'H sell OHOVKit's TAsTK(,l<>S iHlulJ TONIC Tor Cliiliu 111.1i Miii.ii. '? " toiiiki mill iiiscnsifiic. 11? vus carried to an adjoining room, and after minutes, wu> ic-u'ri- , tated with groat difficulty. Or W (i A'hito lmp|>ene<l to ho near, took charge of the case and rave him some nitro-glycerine tablets to strengthen the action of hi* heart, and after a quarter of an hon-o ho was recovered sufficient!} to admit of 'nis removal to: the hotel. Vertigo, caused hv long continued physical and men tal strain, was the trouble, and although the senator is an unusually powerful man with a strong constitution, the attack came within a hairsbrendth of proving fatal. Senator MeLnurin remained in his lied at tho Parish hotel until yesterday morning, when he left by way of the () R & (J train for his home in Itcnnettsvillo. cimply I ron Quinine in a (axle'* *? form Ch!..iieu iov? it. Adult* prefer 11 to bitt??r iiHUMf-atin* tonics Prii*. fill? i m'lauriquorlI ? ? I CONTINL'KD FROM FIRST I'AGK. j I he thought, was, to say the least, j uncharitable, and he assured the i ' I other candidates, one and all, that when they came down in the Sixth . district, all of them would l?e, treated with courtesy, and none | ... .... . . i oi ine- candidates Mown there would assume to take a hand in a i tight that was none of their husi- , ness. Referring again to the dark j charges and insinuations which. wore tieing hurled against him. | McLaurin laid his hand u|ion his J noon his Itrpiuf ?n<l c?id the Great God that looks down from above knows that every heart throb here is for South Ca- j rolina and the principles of her people! His last remarks were singu-I larly touching. During their deliverance the silence in the court-! room was such as could almost !>e felt. He seemed to have the: sympathy of almost every mem I her of the big audience, and he turned away, there was nothing left for his hearers but to give vent to their feelings with a cher.r, i and it was given with a will. When he had tinished, Mr Me-1 Laurin turned to his table as if to gather up the notes he hud been using in his speech. He was notice* 1 to plant his hands apart, if in a kind of a study. Then he f suddenly went down, and friends J who rushed to his ussi*tanre, e 1 ?- i i ft Class C No 2 1,!MW 2,320 1,714 r?,S4 Includes < las -s N?,s 2 and 'l'hc following facts ahout 11t $100,000 appropriation which i the same this year as last will It of interest to the pensioners: Last Year the Class A {tension erst received dollars a month piece or $' <> for the year. Tin total amount paid them wasn't, 1 t This year the ('lass A pensioner will j;et nearly *1,^00 less, th act having reduced their monthl; payments to $f>. Last year tin class II {tcnsioncrs <jot $20. 1( each, or a total of $0,.573,00. Tin class C men drew $45,842 am the widows $3* 140,40, oael i ^ ttin^r 5?!'.'. J" apiece. This via v tin* chow A | cin-ii hcik will .4 r a *v ?72 npic< o. 'I l'o clan; 11 men will "ot ^21.80; Class C ? I G.35 I . GOjijiino. 'I l.e < x| (hick In.'-( (ii r j wore soim'tliin^r over ?800 j aid t j the several t? t nty hoards o?f po sions. This your the cxpens will run up to alout ?1.400, ui dcr tlie | i< vis-i? rs of the iu w law. MAC ICS 'I AM J I 1 S-S < III l i. TONIC Wl'lll IKON. I .1 Fonitire, F't i tmitietit trml f feet mi t i nn / or thill* n tut 0 Fever. f . \Yr gnaianlcc rmi/ hot4 He to girt' sa/isjae/ian.? When a'/' tat re waste </, II | statement in/ la, nor is I a eh (' i o/ it.-and WE >V/ JWO 'I r/ /// ;. .\'(> It is a true tonic, A Sure appetizer, I A eoinj lete strenpthener, s A |K'rfeet Mood purifier. To restore Itt n/th and . s/rt //of 1/ at'ler its ore lino I'm in HHion.. fntr/wif/i at, Tijldioid an' other J'erers. 0 j PRICE eo Cents A BOTTLE f 1 eV For sjde I?v 1 -1 I-"' Mu okoy \ < '< > ?, I.aNI' \S'J'KH, S. I ' 1 ! ('oluinl.iifs first bale of new * crop cotton was bought Wednes1" day. It weighed 502 pounds and [ brought 0 cents. * j The returns of Aiken county * show 2,041} dogs. valued at $21,' 222. Clarendon lias 2,412 dogs, ' valued at $24,120. i1 , ! liueklen's Arnica Salve. , j The heel sal v* in llie w?>rld for Cuts ' | Hi uiaee.sorea, Ulcers. sail kliunx r I Fever Sores. Tetter. Chapped Hands Chilblain-, < urns. and an akin erup) i tone, and positively cures t ites, or no , iay required. It is ^uaraniced l? uive ' perfect satisfaction or iiitiiiey refunileri > price 2ft cents per Ux For sale by ^ I P'Hwinr'i Hrun 1 Look for Me ! 'I I have just receive'! a lot of kckh! j FLOlTKat the very l >we>t price i Su^ar, Coffee, Teas, Caiiiitd Good*, Ktc , 5 In propoitlon. { I HaiT f will cut '2 eei / ? under auy IhjvJv In tlie Grocery line. ' Heepiet fully, Joseph Walker. ! (At MaekeyS corner.) I K&" Highest l'riec paid for ; Chickens an.I Eons. I'LUiBKR! LUMBER! ! 5G.GGG C IS lOT I (?. oil Lon>t Leaf Fine Lumber at m ( lumber yard in rear of Stevens, Heat! & Elliott's stable* which I will se r I at Mill prices on tho yanl ' | 8*ay-' Orders 'efi at at* hie which e.an > not l>e tilled on yard v? ill be promptly , tilled fiom Mil 11 JoH NT STEVENS. [ A ug. 1 dm '2f> cents gets the I ledger ii ' month*. Subscribe now. j *-*>Subscribe for the Ledger. % i\l J jLggMi W. L. DOUGLAS S3SHOE in tho?vA>rld. Fur 14 venra thin shoe, liv i > rll litem.', has nil compotllcril. W. i. n.nm'i'14 A;?if?? nti-i *:.(? <>h< ?* nr# the productions "f skilled workmen. from fit lew! material possible nt llnw price*. Aln?, t?Ml an.I $ ' ') shorn for men. 4 Ml, t ?.w? ni l I |l.;? for boys. W. I.. IVuirIm ihi'M nre Initmnl liy over l,llii,(H> ui .ir<l> no tin* bent 8 In style, (It nn<1 <1 >irnt>l I it y of uy shoe ever dff.'rnl nt ihe nrleen They are made In all the Intent * shape* and styles, nn<1 of every varl ety ">f leaitn r. S If denier cannot supr.lv ynn. wrlfe for ent? O uy to \V. L. Douglas. |tro< ktott, Mnsn. Hold by C ' ifgfrs I e' * reniMlIni th t do c<?t ln-? ? ?4 'V tarn thn health nr lDterf * with oi?.'h biintnenn Of ah-ann*" .? bulldi. up an 1 lmiaroma the jrroers; 0 fi.tnltu.cloarntUeHkii. id b.-inline, tin compWton. n wr'nhlen or (lab >nena follow thin trivfjiMnV 1 Endorsed I>v physicians and hading noetety lauftngi 1 VAOtNTS TREATED BY MAIL CONFIDENTIAL. Himlm. k? Msrdnf. *?n0 f run i? .liinyn >eais i HiNE; 1 lio.v r. imhl aiiuu^muu. tSmys MORE PENSIONERS Over a Thousand Increase 01 the Rolls, NUMBER BY COUNTIES Nearly llalt' of Them Arc Widows Some Facts of Interest to the old Soldiers The State, 14th. There has been a large increas in the number of the pensioners o the State this year. In all 1,12 new names appear upon the rolls This year great pains have beei taken under the new act to ear for all applications tiled and ther wi'.l hardly be any complaints Yesterday the clerks in the eoinp troller's oftice were busy transfer ing all the figures to the big lina jKMision sheet, and the board hope to have the checks for the individ ual pensioners in the several rutin ties go forward to the clerks o court immediately. This yea almost half of the pensioners cann under the head of class (', No. 3 widows. Last year they number ed 1 ! > ;. The total number o pensioners of all classes is 5,M against 4.T14 lest year. The following gives the tota number of pensioners by counties l sor> i M i ' Abbeville 1>1? 121 Aiken 112 151 Anderson 350 45> Barnwell *7 12.r Beaufort 12 1! Berkelev inl Charleston (5(5 9S Cherokee ? 145 Chester 43 5i Chestertiehl 150 1N( Clarendon 91 11( Colleton 1(50 31 ( Darlington 118 105 Edgefield 168 ID Fairfield .si 01 Florence b(? 131 Georgetown 10 2( Greenville ? 6: Greenwood ? (55 Hampton 154 17? Horry 90 12( Kershaw 63 8t, Lancaster 121 202 Laurens 334 INS I^exington 7N 9(1 Marion 155 112 Marlboro SI 9> Newberry 125 1(53 Oconee 140 172 Orangeburg 93 10ti Pickens 134 210 Richland 157 ls-l Saluda ? 93 Spartanburg 3(52 393 Sumter 1(5(5 1S2 Union 159 124 Williamstcn 7<) N4 York 297 153 Total 4,714 5, Ml The following gives the numbri of pensioners by classes for thiyear and last: 1S9?5 1S91 Class A 54 4' Class It 339 I Class C No ! 2,3(55 22.' Glass C No 2 2.93?