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f flic XaiMmfec Heitaer. TFCURLOW 8. CARTER, ) ^ pg^^y Newspaper : For the Promotion of the Political, Social, Agricultural and Commercial Interest*. \ TERMS: $1J>0 a Yrajl Editor amd mnuqi*. 9 _ ) Patabijb 11* Adyamok. SbVII-flMKiy mi I low. LANCASTKK. S <).. l)KO M BKIt f8 i*!)7 tST"T"i ~~ Western roads tiro handling an I unusal truflic in hogs, 40,000 to 50,000 a day arrive in Chicago. BnOViHMny ? *1 <AVMCWf.r? M??i t * i Ilea. Aug J the I oh ting drugvlst of Hhrcvpport. I.a , savs: "Dr King'*: N-ew Diacnverv Is the only that iue<l my cough, an<l it is the best seller I llHVe." J K < aliuili' l I, llllMTtilllM ?f HtatfNrd, Arr,.. writes- i>r rvl >g's .New Discovery Is Hil that is elaillled for i?; II ticvur falls, ami I* n sure e ire for ('oiisiunptioii. t'oughs ami < ouls I 1 rifiiiiiii m iv enough tor Its merit - "j Dr King's New DI?eovery for ' on HUtnption. (' iiiiriH tnd O'nlds s not an experiment I has been tried loi a quarter of a century, ami Unlay si. mis at l?ea.|. It never disappoints Tree rial l>> ties at t'lawfud Pros' Drug Htme. -Ah? j\om^wr-J.,iniwwii?iigWM Application For Discharge. J, I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA I COUNTY O 1" I. AN ("A ST I" H, i NOTD'KIs hereby given fliat the undersigned, us Adtniul-trator of tbe estate of Kmiua Tr y Ita'ber lbceased win, oo thefi'h day of Jatiua- j ry 1898, apply t?? the Judge of Probate for said < ounty, for tils final discharge as Administrator aforesaid. All persons having claims vgninst said estate are hereby required bi proaeut same, duly attested, to 'he undersigned, on or befjre the date ah ?v-? W. S. t.,. Portor, c. c. c. \j. r Dec. 7, 1887. id. JfcSxecvitori*9 >Jftle--Kh vatA ot Kvan Kollia<rH necenned. BY VIRTUE of an order from the Probate J mice of Lancaster f'oun?? ty, I will pell, ax Executor of Even Rollings. Dec?axed. the personal estate f said deceased, at Ills lute residence in Lancaster county, on the 17lh day of December 1807, commencing Ht 10 o'clock.and continuing from day today uutil all Ix sold, except the cotton which will be wold in the uaual way privately in the usual market Terms of sale, ca?di at auction, to the high eel ! bidder. Thl* property connlalx of 10' beud of horses and mules, cattle, boys, 200 huphela of corn. 20 bushels of wheat 20,(KK) pounds of cotton seed. 4 000 i _ bundles of fodder, eoyine, g n. leeder. J * t(??(teii?'r. c-tioo pr? sx. c? m mitt, t four rubber belt* and shafting, iron safe, mi other artid s. lua diioe oil. i it. E. Roi.i.imh, Executor. V * t i ; i' . ^rrausjataBJorwn r>^^nr?>, v r+cFRESH BEEF VT A f.I. tint *x a* my market in the Davis building M r refrigerator keeps It almost lee-cold 1 wll dedver i. in any nan of town a' any |p ill de , sired You can purchase tieef wnen you wi-h leave It ill the refriceramr rf* 1 I will *en?l it t your home it! y time you amy with It ?nnt Thin in-; puree your beef Iwliiit kepi pfrr rlij , fresh. W K. YOUNG. July Jutli, 1*U7?Sui "NOTICE" I To theT it-p tyri ?/" Lauonster county .* The tax h inks will hw open in the utfK 'e ofi'm (viti'dv tru iiiMT f >r Laii tr cou ity Tor the < ?neclioiinf taxes . for the fl?vt yt"?r lk*7. 'rum the 15 !>' l^av ?f rt tohnr to the 3'*t <l?v of |)e? c -nibir, ls*7 The following is ?ho levy for fh?* '/?uiHI t : Hta ?? o nil Ilt? Uounty . H " Interest on <* A <' K It " " [at oil (* t" A I! R K Gilla <*rpi-k Ii " Ipi on IMwea. Mill .1 " % 4iiinilM|iinnHlHi'h'Hil IHX " l.anPatt >r Grailetl Ht'hotil I ' j Jimen' X Roads H Kershaw 4 " Oakhuret -I ' | Tiio l??vie? r?y ! n h. [ art- : Indian I.nnd Irt iijIIIr . Waxliavtr 1 ? ' ? ?uu Cre?'.< 10 " " ' (!r?i|f(| ,J(,hool 2'? " " " (Jours' x roada) fs ' i til II* ('ri>fk 2?'J " " " Schwill j!1J " " " (JOIIOS X K??nM 22j " liufnrd 1 " Flat Crept* No 12 20 " J>le*>arit Hill 19 " m Nd f) 21 " " Joiihi'X Hoadi 21 " " (OakhnrHt) 2.1 " C it- k . I? i Jonin'XIl< ?<Ih) 18 " i ltexnertfuily rtit>rtiitt?*?4, J. K Hl.ACKMON, f\ Trm? T.anpsttnf (V.mitv I Wanted-fin Idea S-HSS PmlMt your ldr*?; thry n>*y tirliitf jr..? i Wrl?? JOHN Wr.I>OFIu;lTRN A OO . P ,J, ft? Altot *> ??, V hlnttnu, O . r thrlr f! . r tonn . * ' ? ' tram nado . Mil |l.?4 . 'owrns. " ?'!? 'mt* ?Pay your sulracription. ' \ AS TO CONSTABLES.! ! A 1State Board Advises a Coarse N of Action. A C I R C U L A R ISSUED . Snc \\ iiioli Rooks tit Restoration of 1 the ('on^tubul irv v R vent ly Adopted Resolution. tow I ho Stale i I ii inst. t.en At the recent meeting of the ,, , .Mr Stain hoard of control a re-ilution far: walk adopted wllieii in a mea ire let t looks to the reatoration of the . i'* i Constabulary and may easily ?e ^ ^ construed as meaning a slao at the , . his governor, who removed th* eon. . sn,? stables and left the enforcement >f ,, ... III! the law in the hands of the muni- , ... . the cipal authorities. Perhaps it was ono not so intended, huW several who ^ have seen the resolution so con , ... sho siderit. . . The lesolution was adopted by ^ ^ the hoard at the final supplemental session of the December meeting j and nothing was known about it until u copy of the circular below '1 ^ was obtaine<l yesterday. Hav- , ^ ing been advised that such a circular had been sent out several , nlj" newspaper representatives called on Chairman Wilie .Jones. He i was surprised to know that noth* | j ing had l>een made public about it ami gave the copy of it. L Here is the way the circular 1 , which lias been sent to the several county boards in the State reads: up Office of State Hoard of Control, . ch;i South Carolina Dispensary, ^ < Coluinbi;:. SC.. Dec 1 .'I, 1^0?. ' ' .1 OS Centlemon: l'leaso find below (),]. the followin r ri'^dliO iim I - I"*" out at tln"? regular monthly nieetiuir \j. of thi~ I?r?:ir*?! or 1 * t "That a circular letter head- :u, dressed to tlio \arious countv j|,. hoard* of control, to wit: If in . j(l their jo lament a ?,oii-?iaitic cd in their count >.* ?{ n .? the illicit wtlo of liquor, w e recommend j that, thoj .1 . the overnoi to np 1 point one or 'More for their county." * sl(, Hv<>r<!cr St ite. Hoard of ('on!rol. j \ crv Respectfully, j , I >. (J. Wehh, ('lerk. the This circular is in keeping witli the action of the Sumter county IIIV hoard, hut so far a* known no i t"0' 8UC.ll request* :?" arc si|ee< -t I III tin* "ircular ha e !*. u "lit. to tlie 'tis governor. There is no tellin r how luanv count V h anal* \i h ! 4 t !c : r i I ' . , ?ch mont .- ? t< 1' . . t ? ; i ration of the ?:< n ta' *, tint it will he interewtino to u ! whit requests nro present ' in rc-pon to the cirv ular. '?? -mm. < a I You can see a I t nn : human h, niilMri' m? I ln? ?*<? .? i i than you can in a Tuiki !> bath. A mun novcr know . n ! his . | mother has been to him until it U 1 too Into to lot her know that ho ,|1(1 ?*<" '? wo s'? me /ilny In #* mm If may be wnr'tiMomethiiu k \ ,l that tl < very best meili lm? lit 1 . in if Itie ilred out nerviu i m to health and v'ttor U Kleeti. Hitt? ffiln niedieitie i' |?ur< % get l>l , *tn by giving tone to the rer * centre* i Hi* tUnriarh, geii'Oy *tifnulat<< the nv ^ .Ivor ami Kiiliit'y*, and ai<la then* or eon in* In throwing ofT Impurities In the 0'''' blond. K'retrio Hitter* tmprovis the appetite, aid* digentlou, au?l i? pro noune.eil by those who have tried It a* you the v?ry beai blood purifier amt tierva eun tonic. Try It. Sold for 601 or $1 <n> per b ittle at Crawford Itroa' Ori( 8to?e. 0 | 8 C 0 8 SDK*NATION IN UNION, i tespectahlc Farmer Threatened Vitli Fire and Death Unless lie Leave* the County? His Shop (turned and His Son Shot. via! to the ()bserver. don roe. Dee I I. ? There is a "I deal of excitement in Ituford iv-hip, this county, arising out i ease of house burning nn<! at. j >t * > 1 murder. Some time ago I 1 (en ler*on 1 hiv i ; a re- portable icr, received an anonymous er commanding him to leave neighborhood before January under a penalty of having all houses horned and himself and shot if he refused to do so. did not pay any attention to letter at the time. However, ' night l ist week, it was brought ihly t.? his mitnl again, for his p, some distance from hisj dling was set on tire and burn- ^ and another note left again ning him to leave, as that was V 11 li(ufinnini. Iif ' i - -~r> '"n "<?=? v.\ted to he done. >inee then ho and las neighbors C? o kept nightly watch. Last ht Mr Davis' son, about grown ) was on the watch, saw a man r liini, and supposing it to ho father, who was also watching anced toward him. The uniwn man began firing on the ,* with a pistol. One I ail I passthrough his hat and another it into hu foot. This railed the other watches, who gave , so but finally lost ?ight of the ;itu'o. Suspicion (pointed tn .*o Rogers, a white man, und i morning a warrant was sworn for him and l>epntv Sheriff ors arrested him. Tho indigi.ni of tin* eoiintrx i- high and llv so, as this is only one of many en a of deviltry praei in tin* tow iiship. A (tout the Fair Sex. {(.'member, woman is most per l when most womanly, (ilad no. \arth has nothing more tender n a pious woman's heart. ? Lu r. \ 11 I am, or can be, I owe to angel mother. Abraham I mill. >isguise our bondage as we will i woman, woman rules us still Moore. I'lte soeiet v of la lit s i th" ool of j olitone-s. Montsort. ileaven will lie no heaven for if I do not meet my wife there. Andrew Johnson. I'lven in the darkest hour of 1111g iil, woman'sfond affection w*. ?Sand. S" - ; "! i ? 'tb< r live oroudlv die right" ?us!y without a wife, ditcher. External *jo> and everlasting love re"> in vo i. woman, lovidv mail. Otvvuy. >. ni> 1 lu'i'il n?>t look to Ihogo i iilt- in l<-"know their moods. iowell. Sit t'i I our Hf. . II- "TlIK OkK.AT Hdl'TH RHfOA Kii'nky Cn?: " Tbh i't*ini'?iy In h itront Hiirfirino on uin* hi f n fxeooiling promptness hi i i-viiijf | .on in the KiHrifyn, !>I?il !<>r llick in m??!' or female It rer< foil o ( water ami |.Min in lug n almoat ininir<lintrly. Have rwivcN hy ii?i lite thin nrnrvrloiii! Its nso will prevent fatal con i loners in linioat nil eases by its it alterative mikI healing powers* I by .1 /*' Macke At'o , //tuieaeter. | PISTOLS IN A PARLOR. Bloody Work at a Social Gatli ^ ering in Georgia. die at i is follow. > A itrunkon Man Rebuked for lli-? Mutbcliii\ ior I m s His Wouipon. Innocent People Suffer. tr \! Icon, (ru., Deo. ir>.? A special .<? The Telegram from deffersonv lie savs: The citizens of this llaco were startled lale last nigb . by a fnsilade of pistol shots at tfle residence of It LCaliff. The screaming of women aroused the towtu and the whole population gatEj red about the scene of the shooting, when it was discovered that .three men were lying dead on the parlor floor and a woman and giri fatally shot. Mr Califf and his wife had invited a number of friends to their home to spend tho evening in a social entertainment. fhe parlor was a scene of gayety, young folks dancing and singing alternately, and amusement was at its height when Shaw Cirif tin, a young man under tho infiu ence of liquor, became too offensive) in bis manner toward the young ladies. Mr Califf remonstrnted with him and advised him to pb homo. This enraged Oritfin and he drew a pistol and bogan to rav*> ltd make threats against In| hoit ' * ( IK* u- - ? wai.i, uimwiUjJT VTriTfltl H? ffO-H I dangerous man, j?r?*p:ir<*<I hini-i?-l 1 ! and or lered the offender to \? ! I ho house Tli is made mutter*! Worse. < Vt illill Infill to ti.jrl)i. II" drew Ii.s pistol just as h ? rui(><1 it l.'alitf was ready for a i>:it11?* and the tiring begun. Seven allots were exchange"I. lioth prineipuls dropped dead, ami Clarence Jones, a young man. was also killed, tin three men fulling within a rudiu? of seven feet. As soon as the first shot rang 'out the yountr ladies begun to tie* for their lives, and before the room was cleared t .vo of theiu were fat uIIv wounded. Caliir tired three ?hota, all ol which took elfeet one striking (ii illin in the right temple and tw< in tho breast. (jrillin tired foil' tin.es. One shot onteretl tlalill" breast, killed him in.stantlv, an ot .er struck i 'larenee .Fones in tin heid, and death ensued an h >ui hit' r. MrsOaliir was shot in tin at' omen and her 7 year ol Idaugh tei in the neck. When the tiring had eoinnu neot the young people began I > .!? ? 1 from danger, man;, of them t jting into buggies and dii.in away. | Hiring the present yearthei. was almost a similar oeeurrene< hero when N< win an I l.hdore fcl in a street duel. .hisi befon that,two negroes were taken iron jail and lynched. \n?l a few y'i'ir.HR^<> All's No'ulc'. i.M'l (in Kmnblea CMiiiuittod u tiio>l liorn bit) murdor, for which they art now under sentence of death. J~. 1111. < f S-ii/t So. ('iiNOttnliCai)ily Cat-hnrtic, the iiim wonderful medirln discovery of lie 1g?. fdeasant ai)<l refreshing tr> (In aaste, ant g?ntly and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, curt headache, fever, hnhltual eonstipat ioe a ud biliousness, l'lease buy and try ah x of C C today; 10, 'JS. 5ft cent *1 dold and guaranteed to cure by all Hrugglets. / * COTTON GROWKltS IN CON* VENTION. March Pp the liow, and Then They March Hack A^ain? No KlTeetive Action Taken. Atlanta, l)ec 14.?When the, convention of the Southern Cotton . (Jrowers met in the hall room of the Kimball house at noon todav, nearly don doie-jato- answered to the roll call. fhry represented the foremost planters of the tleccv staple of Soul h ('arolina. (ieorjjia, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas and other Southern States. The meet1 in<X was called to onler by Mr.I C; .Vilborn, the president of the I South Carolina association. The tirst business taken up by the! convention was the election of I temporary oflieers. The following were unanimously chosen: .1 C j Wilbim of South Carolina, presi-| dent; S E Watson of Texas, vice president; Robert Cheatham, edi' tor of the Memphis Cotton .lour- i i nal, secretary. The delegate* will form what is to be known as Inter-Cotton 1 I .. .. ? . Dtiites uotton t jro wers association | jTho object of the association will | he to have repealed tho present ' mortgages, lien, etc., laws under j ! which they contend that the i southern farmers have been sub-1 I jecled to abject poverty. They i will also devise some means to greatly mitigate the speculation in cotton, which is now indulged 1 in so freely by the. southern as 1 well us the northern people. They say that. the speculators practically gobble up the entire croiT hef.fre 'fs?prmtwrhm nod that low prices is the result. The ' southern farmer will be advised to ? reduce their cotton acreage and raise more food crops. Pv unanimous net ion at the ni^ht <e?ion the cotton growers *lot-i? 1?*?t in favor of reduced acreage against tru>ts ami speculation in cotton, endorsed the ineetiicjr of ' the American Cotton (1 rowers ? association in Memphis next week, decided in favor of complete organization in every countv and i State in the south, self sustaining i farms and information bureaus. The following organization was perfected : Hon .1 C Wilhorn, f South Carolina, president: vicer president, S K Watson. Texas; > and Uichanl ('ln-at ham, Memphis. secretary. A committee of six < was appointed to attend the Memphis convention M nda v. After three nusv sm .on - the convention : A ^TootI conscience i ettc; capi tal than a larufe hank rron.it. I ic i;oide11 i ule exact |y tits into c\ cry honest hiisitncs Iran-a. .011. This is a col i world, and'^f yon don't work you'll surely freeze , to death. What if it i- midnight' K\orv i stroke of the cloctv briny's morninur nearer. 1 ft wns I icon 11 Mi Job (icviiiicl hI! his time t<? walking ti| ri<;ht that ' he sueree?le<l so well. As daylight. mn ho seen through very small holes, so little things will illustrate a person .< rlinrtie tor. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. rtruuf * 7 I of ***** We Undersell All Others In Groceries. \ , i N T i: > : IK Sujjar for 1 mm ?" IioimkIm iii;li' cirowii Nitjoir 1 (> * We have tin* eiica pest Iir?<? of ('liewin:iU<! Smnkinu Tnbjieeo in tow 11. Alsn v. e . .jt\ :i t.ivr I:?Kf of Notion*. -Ill . I : !: i Ladies' Mil ! ( I 1< i, IJJO > ill ??-?<.< I a jvi-.v v'v ^ (lAMlVLINL IN l-TTikK-KSi Dr. .1 \V. Si iikes 1 nt rotUKW- a Bill to Suppress the Saftte. ' r ii- i Dr J \V Stokes has infrodtt/'Od1 in congress a Dill, of winch blt.'V following is the full text, to pri-Ahihit gambling in tutuVes; :' lie it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the. United States of America,"in eon-1 gress assembled, That from and after the passage of this net, it shall be unlawful for any indivi1-' dual or corporation to engage in [gambling operations, whose tendency is to affect artificially trie market price of cotton and other w..~-i J... * & iV/ii I i? 111 111 |K UilllClHi Section 2. That for the purposes of this act gambling operations include till contracts for purchase and sale commonly known as "fuI tores,"' in which the tender and delivery of the actual commodity ; named in the contract is not made. I Sec. 3. That each contract for i future delivery of cotton, corn, wheat and oats shall relate to one grade only, and such contract* ijbliwlIsjecity the ttnnumtamigraJu foil-that named in contract shall be a legal tender. See. I. That :inv person or corporation >>: ociation. their r?'j ic- ai or ??." r . violating any of the provisions of this art shall, upon conviction | thereof, lie lined in a -mi: n i than Sl.ooo for earn < Pt'en^e, one half of u hi'-h line. shad i > p.ti ! to i the Informant, or i irisoned for not less tli in six :tii?uiiis, or holh lined and imprisoned, in the discretion of the eonrl: Provided, I l'hat in addition to spd tine and , imprisonment anv per-on who lias isntrered injury hv reason of sueli unlawful corporations may recover damages in any court of competent jurisdiction. See. e. I hat all aetsor parts ot a<-1s inronsi-lriit i h the j nn !& > ions ot i . ; irepii.i'. ed. I >1 h'K \ N I i- ).Y? I- ! > (inee Mm i torn : ' . ,"t . .,;J the < Ja'lovv San Praneisco, ] >. *i dore 1 >n:i;ifit sentenced to Imnj < i ' n 7 i t' for t in1 int;i der < , , ?i n, i I 1 a desperate attempt to secure :t further delay ami pave tho way for another appeal to the supremo orable and over ruled r - and nt objection* made to ! lie prot '<? :.. I iff*. I hirrant was in ( nil and carried hiinselt with hi- em; na \* 01ncss. An immense crowd (locked to the court room and filled the corridors of the city hall. Thi-^, is the fourth time Durraut lift* ; been sentenced. Str?T I tch on human. ninn^e on horses I ?irs a it A'/sOM-k, < urn! in 30 minutes' tiy Wool ford * SHaUttiy i otion. This never fails. Hold by .1 K .Vackey A To., Druggist, i<sncMt?r, H CJ il II I ill