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c v'* e-i?' ,,r!- 1 k V V*? tS - wSU4d< .... ? 1 > '? .J as, *0. I'ooi'c, l'Mvsir IAN \NI -I uur.ox, IKAMA'IKOK HI-].:,I Vti W MOHIMTA I< Mia.iCAl, c i.i.kok, n. y. Oilers l.l-|.|ofi s-i?,n ?l >eivices iodic |i?o|ik* <tf J.MHMstcr Miid vicinity. tfarY' Olllce over Kmik of I.'tncnMter. RwiilDiiiT with T. Y. Williams. 1'reaching at (Jills Crock I Sunday at 1 1 o'clock by Rev It E Hough. WANTED! (ireen and Dry! Hides. Will pay highest market price. Seo tne before you sell. I Capkks Cautiikn. ?Mrs S C Villcneuve and daughter, Miss Aubrey, are visiting Mrs .J W Hamel at Kershaw. ? WANTED! 5,000 crosstics. Parties desiring to sell cross-ties will apply to \V 11 Hirdin, Man- j ager LA (! It It., Chester, S C. Mrs It D Perry and children, of Chester, are visiting Mrs T E Clyburn in this county. Mr .1 T Funderburk of Dudley, spent veveral days here with 1 . , , , * . ? - - ins ujiugiiier, Mrs li ( llough, this week. Dr II V Miissey and Mr Win liost of Matthews. N (' and Mr W U Mnssev, of Dudley, are th:j; quests of Magistrate \\ II Burns, j Latest improved Buckeye Mower for only ?33. iiO, one of the l>est mowers on the market. Stevens, Heath & Elliott. j ? Married, by R. II. Sapp, Sunday, August 1 tith, 1807, Mr Kl Hitibon and Miss Daisy Strong. ? Mr R J Rollings and wife of North Carolina spent the past week with their daughter, Mrs li B Nelson, near Jacksonham. ?Camp Creek sehool will o|>eu "Monday morning with Miss An nie Young as teacher. ?Mr W P Neely is putting in two sixty saw gins with suction attachment near Jacksonham. ?Miss Daisy Young is visiting relatives in Monroe. ?The Epworth league had a pleasant uncial at the parsonage Thursday night. Cake and ice cream were passed around and altogether the entertainment was enjoyable. Items From the Kersliaw Kra. Miss Ella Welsh left yesterday for a visit of several weeks at Shelby. Mr. W. A. Rlakeney is spending a few days in Lancaster this week. Mr. J H Blackmon, of Primus, was married at his home on the 15th inst., to Miss Tish Catoe, a young lady in her teens, by Rev. .1 S Croxton. Col J R Adio was in town this week and started hands to work in earnest for the erection of the two brick stores, 30x100 feet each, immediately north of the Fra office. Mr C (' So well and Muster Kankin tfowell returned from Georgia Tuesday brinemg with thetn several curiosities in the wu\ of an alligator, a gopher and tho egg*of various lindsof rep tilos. Mr George Coats from near Flat Koek died at tho home of Mr. \\ W Croxtou Monday last of dysentery. Mr and Mrs T S McManus, of Atlanta, (ia., are visiting the, former's parents, Cnpt and Mrs. ,1 Q McMrrum at this place At the close of the service in the Baptist church on last Sunday morning Kev. J. B. Bozcmnn, | who has served tho church as pastor for tho |Mist venr or more, as will \to soon in the "pastor* column," tendered his resignation. It has not yet been acted upon. To:* Salt* Cheap. Oiv: ?e oiiel hand 1 Horse Power t'ano Mill outlit, inel?ulin<;copper evaporator 1*2 feel long. , ('sip: ip 125 to 150 gal lop a Uio- | ' lasses per day. A \ Most k II. A money maker for | the right man. 1 11. (i a kooky & Co. | Tlie Itesideuee of \V A Davis Huriicd. Shortly after 12 o'eloek Wednesday night, Mr W A Davis was awakened by smoke in his room. He got up and discovered that the 1 building was afire. Ho gave the alarm, ami in a few minutes some gentlemen who were sitting on the hotel piazza arrived on the scene. A The lire had made too much headway to be checked. It was burn- 4 ing in the ceiling and garret and j had burned through a closet in j1 the upstaos. The origin of the I fire is unknown but it is generally j thought that rats and matches ( ! caused the conflagration. Mr i Davis' loss is at least *l,<?oo. Ho' saved stone of his furniture but ' ioM the larger portion ot it and also his photographing outfit. * Tin* building was insured for and Mr. Davi*. carried si:?o. insurance on hi*- household ' i i furniture. ! Fortunately it was a vcrv calm ?:.,1,? t ?: i. i; Vim". I i IV? I Mil IU111^. , Mrs Clyburn*N home, Stevens, :l IIc:itl) tSc KllioU's stables ixn<i Mr s Lcmmond's residence would all (1 have gono up in the suiokc. The 11 trees in the court-house yard were slightly scorched by the heat but 11 they are not. injured to any great K extent. IK Itev. fohnT. Chalmers Weds. An event of unusual interest to i churchmen, especially to A R ^ P.'s, was the marriage of Rev John T Chalmers and Miss Bessie ( Mitchell, which took place Wed- : I _i r? I I 1 . .I . 1 nusuuy m o o ciock at tno nruio 8 'home, at Avon, S C. The Char- I1 [ lotte Observer aaya: The residence of Mr and Mrsj! Mitchell was tilled with friends? j j happy witnesses to the happy af- | fair of the day, the party in all : , numbering 60 or 70 |>ersons. As j ' the clock struck 3, the bride and j 1 groom entered the parlor which ' bad l?een tastily decorated, and ( stood before Rev S L Morris, I) * \ I) of MaconGa., who pronounced , them husband and wife. He was 1 assisted in the ceremony, which was an exceptionally pretty one, by Rev Messrs J E .Johnson, W V 1-iove and .John A White. The. ring was used, the sentiment ex- ; pressed by Or. Morris being very | lieautiful. Immediately after the ceremony the doors of the dining room were | thrown ojhmi and the guests bidden to a wedding feast. That / over, Mr and Mrs Chalmers took i the train for Washington. They will go from Washington to Sara- ' toga New York and other points 1 North, returning to Charlotte about the 16th of September. Buggies, Wftgons anil Harness on Time at i'asli Prices Car load of Hnydock and other l'.uggii and celebrated M itched \\ agon-, all - zea and #11 warranted i to be eipial to any on the market, ju t received. Also, a full line ? of b.a'tu - ot all grades and kind-x ' Come and buy of tfs. We can, and will sell to you on time at , casn prices as me Tall ih so near at hand. Stevens, Heath & Elliott, 2 l>oors North of Post (Mfice. c A ug l-2rn ^ Mr. O. P. Heath conies to i Charlotte this week to take charge ( of Heath Pros.' cotton office. Mr. s 1 li l>. Heath who has been run- ( ning the cotton office and hank J both, will give all of his time in " future to the hank.?(Charlotte * Observer. ' iMHIMBtL hililafi - (For tlio Ijedgor. VAN WYClv ITEMS. Mrs. Eudio Gibson of Charotte, is visiting friends and rela ivcs around \ nn Wyck. This ocalitv was her girltiood home; ?iit sbf linds many changes and lew fares since being away from lere a score of years. Rev. ?J. Ilarr Harris spentj 1'iiesday night with.). M. Voder J ind family on his return from' J t S'ew Hope church, where ho was insisting in a protracted meeting, do was on the way to his home Lt Rock Hill. lie will leave in a cw days for Virginia, where he vill assist in a series of meetings. Mr. Edwin Nisbet is convalescing after several weeks of con inement with fever, and will be eady for business soon again. Mr. Carroll, of Greenwood, has ?een relieving Mr. Davenport as Woman on Section No. 3, on the i C & N railroad this week. Some of our best farmers think ilunters will lie disappointed in he yield of cotton this fall. Cot on has a large weed and shows ip well, but at many places is : acking fruit. Corn crops are' >romising. An abundance of hay, s being gathered and stored away or winter use. IM _ I .... i uc nog epidemic lists aiiout i bated, however there are somo iok iiikI a few still dying. Some if our fanners have lost nearly II they hud. "Hill DoLittle," Van Wyck's1 iows gatherer for the Enterprise, ! cems to have made n happy hit" omo where lately. Ho says he s going to get married this fall nd settle down to business. He 1 s now preparing to build the 'cage for the bird." We wish litn much success, and give him >ur liest advice gratuitously. Van Wyck is gettting on a >oom. Tbe sound of the hammer rnd saw is malting merry music in he line of progress. Several new lwelling-houscs and other buildngs will go up this fall. This is l move in the right direction. We leed new enterprises here.? Money and more people to build ip our waste places. Among >ur needs is a good school, a good loctor, a livery and sule Rtable, a , jood boarding house or hotel, a :elegrr ph ami express ottiee, an irtistic milliner and dross maker ind a score or more good tannics foi t itizens of our village. OlTl.MIS. MACK'S TASTELESS CIIILL TONIC WITH IRON. 4 Positive, Permanent ami F.ffactual Cure For Chill* and Fevet. We guarantee ever if liot'/e to dire so f is/net ion When tee hare ina/te a statement our honor is hock >t it,-and WE SAY, NO VURE, NO r. l V. It is a true tonic, A Sure appetizer, A complete strengthened A perfect blood purifier. To restore health und <frend/h ut'trr. recovering r rom llitiou s, In term it/r n t, Tfif/hoiit nnO other fevers. \ 'RICE SO Cents A BOTTLE I ? For sale by -I Mat.'key .V Co, Lancaster, H. C. Wt.:l? ? _ ? ??inn- inurir ,l "icyuie sMtuf lay night, I>r. \V (iilmoro Steviijh sustained a very painful inury. In turning the corner ut )'Neat's store, the handle har lipped and Dr. Stevens threw nit his right f?>ot to dismount. ( \s ho did so, his kneo was given i violent wrench and h?s since riven him a great deal of pain. ( took Hill Herald. ! / THK PRIMARY. Some of the Constitution and .Rules (iovcrning the Primary. For the information of the voter and the managers we |>u!? lish the following extract from the constitution and the rides governing the election: Al.mCATtONS or VI >TKKS. The constitution says: Article VI. For the purpose of nominating candidates for goverO O nor, lieutenant governor and all other State'oflicers, including solicitors in the respective circuits, and congressmen in their respective districts and I'nited States senators and all county oflieers, except magistrates and masters and supervisors of registration, a direct primary election shall lie held on the last Tuesday in August of each election year, and a second and third primary each two weeks successfully thereafter if necessary. At this election Only Democratic white voters who have been residents of the State 1 month<and the county r?0 days preceding the next general elec tion, and such negroes a* voted the Democratic ticket in ls7t>, and as have voted the Democratic ticket icontinuously since, to be shown by the certificate of to white Democratic voters, who will pledge themselves to support the nominees of such elections, may vote, provided that no person shall ho allowed to vote except his name he enrolled on the particular club list at which he offers to vote at least tive days before the day of the first election. Each club shall have a separate polling place for primary elections. The club rolls of the party shall constitute tho registry list and shall l?e open to inspection by any raoraber of the party, and the election under this clause shall be held and regulated under the act of the general assembly of this State, approved Dec. 22, 1888, and any subsequent acts of the legislature of this State. The State executive committee shall meet on the Friday after each primary, or such other time as "may l>e designated by the chairman, to canvass the vote and declare tho result as to all State officers, congressmen and United States senators. All contests for all nominations at primary elections shall be heard tirst by the County executive committee of the county in which such irregularities may have occurred, and may be reviewed by tho State executive committee, whose action shall be final; provided, that no vote shall be counted for any candidate who docs not tile with tho chairmen of the State exccu tivo committee, or with the respective chairman of the county executive committees, a pledge in writing that he will abide the result of such primary and support tho nomine s thereof, and that h<' is not, nor will become the candi date of any faction, either privately or publicly suggested, other than the regular Democratic nomination; provided further tiiai no candidate shall be declared nominated unless he receive.:! majority of the votes cast for iho office for which he i- a candidate . l'rovided that tin* pledge of such candidate shall ho tiled on or ho fore the day of the first campaign of the county or State respectively. The rules sav: Rule 1. The qualification for membership in any sulamlinatc phib of v the Democratic party io this State, or fot voting at a Democratic primary shall lie as follows, vis: The applicant for membership, or voter, shall t?o *21 years of age, or shall become so liefore the succeeding general election, i <itnI he ii ' white Den negr.> v.' ? ^ *. I Hampton in l^TG and who votwl tho I.) ni'jcrat.io i i> '.<^t tinuonsly since. ' Rrw\idc<l, no white man sh " cxebn from participation in tho !) cratie primarv who shall take pledge roipured 1?y the rules the Democratic party. ^ Tho managers at each hox tho primary eleetion shall roipi every voter in a Democratic | tnary election to pledge him; to abide the result of the prima and to support the nominees the party, and to take the folk ing oath and pledge, viz: ' ! solemnly swear that 1 am d ipialilied to vote at this elect according to the rules of Democratic party and that I hi not voted before at this electi and pledge; myself to support nominees of this primary.*' Rule Kvcry negro applv j for membership in a Democe; club, or oll'eriiiiX to vote ii Democratic primary election in i produce a written stalenent ot reputable white men tviio -<1 swear that tliev know of their o knowledge 'hat til" applicant voter voted for (icucral llampt in 1 s~i{ and has voted tlie Den oralio livket continuously sin< Tin! said statement shall be pla? in the ballot box bv tlx* in: agers and returned with 'In* p lists to thi! county cnairman. 1 managers of election shall ki a separate list of the names of negro voters, and return it \v the poll list to the county cha man. No person shall he permitted vote unless he has been enrol on a cl b list at least live days I fore said primary election. ! The club lists shall be inspec by and certified to by the pri dent and secretary and tun over to the managers to be u as the registry lists. Afraid of Tillman. "They accuse McLaurin of ing a Republican,*1 said he, " cause he voted for several amei ments of the bill calculated brinir some of its b?ni?tiis -1<? this way. Now, 1 voted the sa way, and I am not a Republican This is what Senator Tilln said in his sjieeeh at AbVteville the 4th inst. And yet sonic the senatorial candidates and s< of their friends are trying to < ferentiate between Tillman : McLaurin, and make it upp that their tnritT views are <Iitl ent. Tillman himself says t are the same, and yet they ju on Mel ..aurin alone. It is fair. Why don't they jumj i 4<ol?l Beid" Simply because tl know that the people believe j "old Ben," and if they were jump oil him they would lie hear the last of it. The pee would make it too hot for them Anderson Advocate. ! Four Suicides in New York New York* Auir. 17. An / V j kno'wn man about .'o years of n ' committed suicide this < veiling : ventral I'ark b\ shoot nj hint ; in the temple. 1 ' c i ; : t of ! weapon was heard iv tolicem j who found thenhm dead, j dolm Hunter, ' <rs cdt ; cable ear crioir.: n. v. a - I'm dead this afternoon in Mo Morris Park, with a bullet li in his head and a revolver lies him. Ho had committed suiei au<l when discovered had b dead for fully six hours. At time hunjlreds c?f children w pinyino about the mound. Sirs (' Martin, 2."? years ( was found dead tonight in lio** rooni. She is supposed to ti committed suicide by inhal pns. Anton Iteinlioid, a tailor oul ork and despondent, commit uicide in Brooklyn today w urbolie acid. 01 i i'<li A l\ l\ I i'vi of Dr. Kollock. i S C.f August 17.? \ special !n the News 'Xii't on- < < "h tw. S C a?i. .. .. no- nout > - . i< <>11:?* stnnu . th*. :ui authority i :? u'nlominul mii; ot gery. Ho was lioni in (lii i :i\s in 1-11?: grudnati 1 at I?ro\vn I ;u :,1 versitv, am! in medicine at tin ***? * I'nivor-ity of I'eimsvlvani.i, ami >i'i studied in Paris under \ cldouu -ell and others. lie married Miss ry. Mary Henrietta Sliaw, of Huston, of _ >\\r- An C'ifrr?\i? I'ay. do Tl at is the way nil Urimais'H sell , CHOVK.t'.s TAsTlil.K>S ? Mini, TONIC Tor Ch i s an i M ibriii. It i~ ioli -imply Irmiiiui im* in a l etc *- form ' Child.en hive it A<lnil* prefer it to the i t i11?*r iiiiiHeittiii<'tiiiiies Price. otic i v e ~m ** ' ull The (iefeat of MoHaurin would t)K> he a loss of ground to Tillman. Ah Tillman -avs, their tariff views ;n,r arc indentieal, and if MeLaurin is ltu. defeated because of 11is tariff ( ., views, il paves the way for a u^t light on Tillman in l'.MO because j i, of iiis tariff views, -liocord. ail 1 itu n*> Ami a '-a!\e. w ti The Im -t - l'v- i ' T I \\ * /' - Cut or j p M|l-e<.,>, II <*.*, l'v. . - . nil ! 1 MM-r m f-v-r * ' *-. I in it till) I "III . II" II- ;?: it .1 I *k . Upjo. i iu< ;iii(i'*sit i .' ! > ? 111. - i t 'i - r ii?? i ii y riipineil I' i-> :.-ii:ii M.teeU jrive L 1 per feel ? . t, <ir i.inpey < ti i.ileiV price J? it.i's p?-r n-)X. J'\>r - .le hv I M?wiw in- _ ? t Look for Mv I ep I have ju-f received a hit >!' ^mul all l*''jOITU at the very lowest price. I Ku^ar, Coffee. Teas, Canned (iowlfi, Ktc., ,ir- | iu proportion. la? I will cut 2cents umier any body ' In tin Grocery line, fo ltes|iectfully, Icm1 | JoSOnll Wallrer be- I (At MHi'k?'v'? Corner.) Highest Price pai<i foi tt.(] Chickens and Eggs. 3 LUMBER! LUMBER! 50,000 FEET Qood Long I iPH f Pine Lumber at m .. lumber yard in rear of Htevena, Heat I' it Elliott's {Stables which 1 will ne he- at Mill prices on the yard. |,0. flay* Orders left nt stable which can* . not be tilled on yard will he promptlw n< tilled fiom mill to JOHNT. STEVENS! WD AU? 1 Bm NOTICE TO OVERSEERS. tan rpn|.; COUNTY HOARD of Com()jj 1- inissioiiers directs that all over s *ers of roads call ou* their hands anil work their respective sections w iilmut me delay. Now is the time to work thelif. roads. Do not wait until the busy i j season comes, but work them ncw.o' during this month. In some section?* (>!l1 * I am glad to say they have already [or- been worked, hut, as yet, the work vliov verv S(,alterlntr thoiighotit the ( on cC; To these broad gauged, progressive men who recoirni/e ttu-ir rwumn"'''"' "0- ties, and who are determine*} to g?v? i on to the people the nest i<w!m within I , 1 the r power, I extern! a word of corn* _ mettdalion. May your example be i? useful guide for other*.. ? to J ''lie intlueiieex which are hniiur, ..... brought to hear to convince you of the' necessity* for better putdic highway* are so maiiy, ami so widespread that you railn >t f.iit to realize that tftoviN)-' licd-maml is for imoroved menus o" communication. The press, in alt sections of tl?e CounlryI is earnestly striving to convince our people lluit our public higliwtys, as a vih.nle, r.re a disgrace ? > a civilized Count y '>0*1 nil* that bette roads would result in u)e fo'.d l nriih ; at our people. Public spcaker~ 1, I writers, more or lee ill emit "f '. ? 1 era 1. such sen!imen'h. h 1' ! 1 m'- ? t'.f.ict r. .'s ? , viii< 7 v . tl the .u >. a'.iug had roads. Tijerv. |er *** f,i!l :nf > the line of nrogtms oi?<f it w n > I. 'or r until our roa in wic !. i\ i he on a 1.lane w i l. tl.?? ~I V ....... .> ww i i it-n nui do* ing >tates. Now, I am free to eon ? ...j, fi ? that iiml r our present ay atom of io|c ro,|,'",,i?b'"tf no' " great deal can he. | accomplished, ut great Improvement can be made if the overseers wi1' gi ? .In v v ' the matter their earnest attentuui. am' <M'n ' giving four days labor each your tlit* the law requires; I do not axpool i* fro of the Overseer* to be a John I.oinl; VoAdam. who was probably the gre* >ld, ??t authority on road-making en v bed wold ha-i ever known, but I wan* live ycn t?? do the very beat you ran wi;ij < jnir your limited means. It is the du'" of r> the overseer* to keep the undergrowth < i ^ on the aide* of the bridgea cut dawi?M as not to shade the bridgea nod yean ,c< attention is especially railed to lib 11,1 j matter. L. J. PERRY, ' County Hupervia-wv