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Jt- 1 " \y j'ir l\ i \ , 4 I r ' ; l: V C?' Cs i ri }t pitllU'l'9^ W't ? The Legislature will adjourn today and Linen.stev's delegation IB expected home tommrow. ? Mr Paul Moore, clerk in the U S MarshaPs oflioo, can." up from Charleston Saturday and spent several days with his family. ? Mr Van no Welsh and his sister, Mrs Samuel Khea, of Cohitnhia, arc visiting their parents, Mr and Mrs 11 Z Welsh, near this place. ?Several others are looking at lots in West Had. It will he a veritable little town in another year. ?The new county government hill was passed in the House Saturday. The pay of the two commissioners for Lancaster and Chesterfield counties wrs made ^2 nor day. In other counties the pay was made sd. ? Mr T 11 Fairchild, formerly with the Lancaster Cotton Mills, has accepted a position in the Camden Cotton Mill ns overseer ?>f carding tuxl spinning. His brother, Mr .1 1" Kuirchild, has accepted a position in the Camden mill ah;o. ? Hie early gardeners are getting their iri>li potatoes, etc.. in the ground. ? Married, by K 11 Sspp, N 1'., on Sunday 13th, Mr William T Snipes and Miss Sallie Aldrieh all of Lancaster county. ?The following is the list of letters advertised for the week ending Dec 15, ISO#: Mrs L .1 Parker, Hannah Smith, \V T Adams, Patrick Ilurns, Samuel Caston, A Glaaser. J. F. Grogory, P M. ?I)r J E Uu tied go, Dentist, will l?e at Kershaw Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week for the practice of his profession. ? Married, by Mr B F Adams, at the home of Mr J Q Adams, in Pleusant llill township,on Sunday last, Mr .lames Adams and Mi?s Garrison, daughter of Mr ?ionn uarrison. ?Dr \V II Wakefield, of Charlotte, N C\, will lie in Lancaster at the Cunningham Hotel, on Friday, Feb 25th,this one diiy only. Ilis practice is limited to the Eye, Nose and Throat. The doctor will not visit Lancaster again until fall. ? Mrs ltooter and five little rooters, orphans on the paternal side, in the editor's pen, are getting very uneasy for it is rumored that at the next meeting of the board of health the question of permitting hogs in the corporate limits from April 1st to October 1st will Ix* fully discussed. Mules! Mules atul i/orses. Just received two car loads fine! young Kentucky Mules anil Hor cs. All parties in faith counties < wanting mules or horses eitherj L ? I? ? mi citMi (ir ior goou paper wouui i <1<? well to see us l*?fore Inning. They must be told, Come and *ee uh if yon wish to k.vo money. The Kernlmw Hanking and Mer cantile ('o., Kershaw, S. T< n< liet's Kxnmlnntton The next examination tor applicants for Teachers' ccrtificat*'-* j will he held at the court house on Friday the lbth dny of February 1898, U'^innin<r at VnVlook, 11 m. W. B. Bruce, Co. Supt. Kducntion. Feb. ?ll? 1898. I IMimm mf Ik* Bl*c4 mn<% Brrra*. N'? one nrsd auffar wkh umraigia. Tlda 1 41is tpiickly aari pcrmaafwtly eared ky llmwin Iron Ritters. Kverjr diaeaae of die Mood, nareea and atom no h, chronic r otherwise, aueriimha to |lrowna' Ira* Bitters. Known and used for n*mi] a quarter of a rentur^lt attHld* to day foremmt aaiorig nor moat rained remedies. Browns'Iron Hitters ia sold by all daalera. ?Pay your subscription. !t Acted l?r?miptty. The board of health met Mondav nt't eruoou and adopted resolutions which will be gratifying to re.-ideals in the \ icinity of the jail. The cnunt\ will now have to remedy the nuisance of the jail sink A wind mill, lank and sew oragc pipe or something better will have to be adopted and that at once. Nobody will object to a tank anu sewerage pipe provided the sewerage pipe empties into the creek. The board of health certainly could not consistently per mi it the emptying of a sewerage pipe from the jail into a ditch in the town when it has condemned the location of certain houses over ^ n ditch. Another Mutter for the ltnar.l ol Health We respectfully submit the following query to bo discussed I>v thc board of health at its next meeting: If one citizen ean run a sewerage pipe from his premi es into a ditch in the town, why cannot any other citizen make said ditch or some other ditch the dumping place from his promi-e-f .Judge L'walifirs. On Saturday Inst II-?n. G \V (resigned iiis seat in tlio IIou-c of Representatives as a member from Chester count v.? On Monday he came over to Lancaster and went before Associate Justice Ira If .tones and duly qualified as Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit. Judge Gage will hold his first term of court in Ilorry county, March 17th. Last Friday** Work Work and Big IMc Nie Next Friday L ist Friday farmers for several miles up the Charlotte and Monroe roads had a big rock hauling on i the road just this side of Gills Creek. They placed about 200 loads along the road which the chaingang will shortly hammer up and place on the road bed. The following persons sent wagons: ?C?. W tf.ii*/* I .... --W Uj.. lugo, ?? Jtiuo nil: zer, col., Muck Price, col., Bob j Brice, col., Lee Brown, col., Palmer Robinson, Sam Mobley, col., Kd Craig, Lawrence Craig, col,, .1 K II elms, .1 Y Crawford, col., i A .1 Taylor, David Robertson, I VV I) Robertson, Richard Robert! son, N B Cousar, John Adams, Finest Moore, R F Mussey, col. I . will bo noted tlmt eight colored citizens camo with their teams and assisted in this commendable work. If the whites hud turned out in the same proportion there would have l>een perhaps a dozen more teams hauling than there were. Next Friday thoy will haul ugain placing rock on the other side of the creek to the forks of the road. Be on hand with your teams that day and let those who haven't teams go and help load and uuloud. A big picnic dinner will be served on the occasion and the following ladies of the town uro requested to act as n committee of arrangement for the dinner: Mcsdames .1 K Taylor, J M II ood, J J Blackinon, I) N Mackey, J M Riddle, Robt Billings, I! .1 Gregory, I)r G W i? i>... i? " >- - i mucj , < ?"i i v iwiiiiim i>, \ ,nr tor. All the liulie-i contributing bits ket* w ill please send them to Mr* .1 .1 Hlacknum'rt by 11 o'clock Friday morning where the committee will tuko charge of them. SnV< i our l.if Bv u?d"tr " i im Ohkat Hour if MKKK'AN KlONKV ? lllcK " Thia n* ? ri'iiiMly i* h cp-i ?utpiifc? nit ? ? toiim fits ir proiV?p;rve*? In r I pvlnv oic'n in live Kid o,vn, Kii>'ld?< *nd It ck in ? '? * <?' fein-ile I* relieve* retention of watc fo??i p*|>i in K it n ur nl iinnn-cllt'ftl} your* ivp* liy u-injf this rmrv?deuM cuiv ft* u*e will prevent fm?i con MO|ilPliiva in aUoomT nil camp* l?v it** giemt nlteialivp And healing powei *. t*old by J F Mecke h u., /< mriuate J lr$f~ Snbscrilxj for the Ledger Children Cm *cr Pttcfw** Cj&sTnrta "Cotton Mye" in Limbo. "Cotton-Eye .Jot-'' was y esterday committed to jail charged with violation tiie dispensary law ()u -in oilier words, selling blind deliir! tiger whiskey. Blind tigers are and n said to lie numerous in these a vim "diggins" and we hope to see the p some who claim more respect a- an on bility than "Cotton-Eye Joe" low \ landed pretty soon. Cotton-Eye's cry o capital wouldn't enable him to diver engage very extensively in the usual business. oats < . . cottoi i More Mules and Better Mules! heuvi< j We will have to arrive thi& They j (Tuesday) afternoon a ear load of ; corn ; the finest young inulesever brought h-ss c j to this market. Everybody is it wel invited to call at our stables and small , see them. We will either sell or mand swap. You will tind our prices j is ab< low. and our terms are cither cash , last, or on time with good papers. | in the 1 loath & Elliott, i ami tl Lancaster, S C. j " t ei Fohv 1 nth 1 SOS. . this s ! 1 l Jurors Cor the ."March Term uers The court of (ieneral Sessions items for this county will convene on Bill I t'.e tirst Monday in March, 7tl? been nil. Judge Klugli will preside. are 1 The jur.tis were drawn yestcr sh;? > .lay us follows: is mo (ikani) Ji*icv: S P Bennett, lliey W .1 ll:uiiinon<l, .John A Kell, 'V ;ne John A Flening, G W Flynn, braini John Laney, 11 .1 Gardner, W A Soi Steele, I) N Maekev, II It Massey h:i'l :i J E ltowell, II A Stewart, II \V brillii Taylor, OH Bell, J F M Estridgc, E*.,., Z I* Maekev, ! It I'uile, Z E IIil- aged , J ' . tton. ten tv< Petit jury: A F Gregory, some W II Green, W J Sistare, W A gener Marshall, W V Hough, ES Howie, bojs \V C Vunlundingham, It It ltiddle, antj s J C Cook, W A Funderbnrk, boy i \V It Porter, W II Draffin, C C plant Faile, Sr., J A S Knight, j!$P sault Glenn, M S Witherspoon, A V from Robertson, W F Crenshaw, John ()f ro W Elms, W J Williams, M H down Hollman, John M Hinson, Haskell killed Porter, T M C Mosier, W T Ilil- fined Hard, .1 Thus Marshall, Jos Dun- thoro lap, W M Barton, Dennis K Hall, dispoi T B Biggart, It D Patterson, J S (ittlo L Barton, W LCroxtcn, Jr., A B havin smull << v t" v . ".'kuci, v/ i- cum. ! jf the ? purcn Magistrate for Flat Creek. a Soui Gov Ellerhe has appointed W advice S ?aulken berry as Magistrate for i J Flat Creek township in Lancaster \ week county vice Robert F Ixing, re- strum signed. Mr Long has accepted a Sonic position at the Black mon gold holdii mine which demands all his time of ke< hence his resignation. to los m it doe O. K. C. Talk. j^jr General Superintendent Lump- j)een kin, of the Ohio River & Charles- (jjtj w ton railroad, was in the city yes- tjl0 r terday. He came down to consult jm(| p with the commission about certain vcrHft, matters up[>ertaining to the busi- (;at's noss of the road. The Manufac wero turer's Record, in its recent, issue, ?phe 'j stated tliut the road was being ^ built towards the Tennessee coal mollS4 fields und that work would soon 1)1 Kit i he completed. Mr Lumpkin Hiiid , that the company was improving m ^|)( the roitdlied as much an j homo hie, mus,1 and thit the Tennessee end of it ... Ml! was being rapidly worked In . , . .... turnei the course of a year the road will j , , , 1 al wet extern! in one continuous link from i . . i ! v,s,t I Cincinnati to Charleston, unless 1 ville u j unforeseen circumstances prevents ' y.. Columbia Register, Wednesday. ! ^ A I'aluub i I'rt *ct ijttii.h Van Ktlilor Morri-??n of Wort 111 It a ton R'-> lal. "."Sun," v>ilto; " You l ave a [ visittM valuable (irtM'ilpiluii in iCIecLrht Bit , wce^ lers ami I out cln'?iful )? r<-ooni?0Mi I forOonntipailiei :?'n| ."liek 'WtiUotiS, Horn ml jih . j? n >i.?! ? ? cm I n'c If Iihm 11'' Nntioi *m|hh| " Mrs smile Si?lilt, l'6'i6 Tol- tencd tai{? Otnve vve,, i hlrs^o. was all ru . (lewa. coiii?l not hit nor (litres! fool. had a t'H' lia. he which never left lie? were ' ami int tircl f d w> ary, but six l?oi ^{( lies of Fie trio Bitter* restored bar health ami reneWe.i her Mtr^mrtli. I Prices ISO tenia and $1 00. Get a bolt 1 '*iH B atCriwford Bros' Dru^ etoie. this 8< , *i. < 1 I ! I or I'm Ledger. Ma VAN >VY('K IT F.MS. ! j i neu r farmers ami guvduors an; a |u lit Oil villi lltr prelt; weathei ni<^ re pushing their work with wet Alid living in hopes of seeing ' I'ni roinised prosperity wave at Mai irly dnv, regardless of the and iriee of eotton and general 1'lv f lnrd times. Fanners will Ilei sify their crops, more than j Uol Sonic are sowing spring wit in lands usually worked in Ke\ I. The fall sowing was mil er than for several years, nv : will plant lariro erops or j to 1 and peas. They will plant gnc otton than usual and fertili/.e per II, and try to raise it at the gro est eost possible. The de- I win for Commercial Fertilizer C. ?ut the same this spring as pre Our people huvenevi r been eon habit of using it very "largely lie low priec of cotton does ieoura::e them to buy heavily i :.si .1 lave been watching the pa-J',u fot -oinc a ti?des of news . hor from "(>I<1 Hickory and s|,(, [lolittle," but so far have I A. di-appointed. They both 'hot luidiin:' farmers ami are tnvir nei/lib'irs that there ~ , 111111 re ia actions than in words. are living under their own tv. ami I'lLttree,' ami let idler 1 s report the news. , ,n,,! ne \ an \\ yek colored people n evithi^r trial before ourjher ml Magistrate, T \V Set rest, ed Monday. Three little boys, VVil'" respectively eii?ht, nine and . . * iv I pars old, were out minding i |" * cows when they <;ol into a Ver al row. The two Younger j 1 set upon the older with knife | ?l'e tick, when the ten year old 1 <"1 ^ licked up a piece of rail and j " ^ R(1 himself readv for the ?s-1?? ? m.r and when one caught him her the rear he landed his piece tliu iil on the others head and tin<j ed him, and it is said almost yoi him. The ten year old was *wjt five dollars. It seems that "at would he a better way of voi sing of such cases where ur^!i ho children arc involved, than H g a prosectition and trial as ' lu V were men, by having their ts or guardians to give them fn , ad whipping and some good t' >. Y.h V Hyatt has been busy this ginning cotton. This looks p(>| ;o and almost out of season. a of our farmers have been lg cotton, and tried the plan aping it unginned, so as not o in weight, as it is claimed *'ie s not lose in the seed. s Optimus a id her cat has Nr|1' after some mice, and the eat ^ a well in keeping up with aouse that the little fellow I)0r > conceal itself in an anni* 1111 ry China Soup toureen. The l)in wits were tried, but they o<|iuil to the emergency. Ymreen was pushed otT of able and broken and the s oispntched to tho delight s Cat, but the broken china, all of tho pleasure and some I ) profit out of Mrs Opti- the a mouse chase. 1 A* n t <s Minnie ,J Massey has re- uf I to Van Wvek after sever- -lit >ks absence on an extended 0 friends at Rock Hill, York :UV ndother places. Her friend u ,, , , 1 'CL Elly Needy accompanied her and will spend Home time at w|} \\ yck. 1 yen ! .1 liarr Harris of Rock Hill 1 his Van Wyck friends last' While Mowing the Rig | for the ferryman at Indian 20 u s ferry his horse got frigb- *ecl and ran with his boggy* amnge to horso ami liuggy lH 1 rcry slight. <ftr is Blanche Smith has entered j Shurleys school at Pleasant nd will lie one of his pupils sason. OPT1MUS. rrlajjo Near Twlo llle. .11". W. j> 15< \ - 1e -i tone \ j r I'l'iid ).HvilW\ was the scene of i ippy iiitin!.i-i Wednesday I lit. I he contr iclinyj pait'esi o Mr Augustus Ivibanks of j ion County, N. and Miss! Hie Robertson, the .amiable lovely step-(laughter of Mr. lor. The attendants were Watt lrv l'lyler with Miss Ilutlie icrtson ami Mr Frank IvibunUs li Miss Mottie lMvlor. The .* Mr West of the Moniee eirt ollieiatrd. After theecremoiin elegant supper was served he bridal party and invited sts. The following day a so I) dinner was given thenint the | rntTs lather's, Thos. C Kii- j iks, Ks?|., in I'nion Count v N Many need wishes are exssed for tin* happy voting i pie now start in;? on life an . C. J IN 3II-:mokiam drs Marfan t Ann Yi<k died j nary lit, 1 *!>' at Icr Iiom'* r leastereoiinty, S. ('. She was i n May 1?">. 1* Id. In earlv life connected herself with Shiloli j K. iTcshytorian < 'Imreh, and : ! in the faith. She v a s \ he i est member of Shiloli < 'nijr j ion: (Id years in the eliunli | itant ? nmv a inemher of the! reh triumphant for all eterr.-Ier Bible was her greatest isure. and the 1'sulms wen* -t preei.ms tu lier ? th- lD.'tand were specially comforting to Ilev (J W Kwart, her beiovPastor, visited her often, and < a spiritual comforter all ough her illness. She tiot tinoved the reading of the l'salms me smgiu<; or I'avni s sweet i ses was always a pleasure. m her lust sickness, she was a at sufferer, still her faith nevfailed, and she was perfectly iinissivo to God's will. >he told us "not to weep f??r that she was going to ho with Saviour she loved so well; and t she was crossing the waters, 1 all was peace and joy !" farewell dear mother, we laid i away in old hhiioli graveyard h the sweet hope that you are ; rest"1 with the Lord in which i trusted, and that we will meet in in Heaven, where there will no more parting. > I,out'* iny Shepherd I'll not want e me aowh ro lie nice ii'ex k!r< en : Hi* I?*hii* Hi o?m lie quiet waters l?y, l tin tn?h I walk in Heath's dark vale. et will I fear n<> i'J ; Thou art with me. himI thy rod nil fitHll'ine comfort at 111 M. L. (loins. dr Kfird's hill giving hnlf of fertilizer tax to Winthropand other half to Clenison College ? killed jn the Senate Saturday, inson will continue to get it all. dr Thomas Cham bless, a eariter, died in Columbia last Satiny of lockjaw from his step p on a nail about ten days ago. YE YOU EVER TRIED THEM? LAKDRETH'S GARDEN SEEDS. fresh, reliable and di'eet from i tfarden. Coder favorable eonions every seed will 'come tip.' i have on hand u lnr?ro variety ! these celebrated seed bought eot from Ihe larin, and n. ?t from mmission merchants tr\ them 1 you will not he disappointc I ; h poor stands and little knotty j rotables. -V" Iamdretli'a Onion Sets, ite and yellow I'll lv\ i' tins ' - TBV tT. Powdered Borax for your meat, i cento worth will perfectly pro-1 I 500 pounds of neat. HACK'S WONDER FT I * OIL he prentost pain reliever on th. Kor'Htl? by," F Mnoke.v Ac <70, 2' r.AXf'AHTKR . H, r ^Pay Up. H U VW TRU11*.'Plf? f i iti.fi i if 1 <J iil f iii The Dreaded Consnippuoa Cut Be Cared. ". .V . > lo -ijiit tho'lient ? " 1 ; i > ic >iScientist. Will Si ml t i Snt'-reiv Tlirfe [''ret* 1 ; ?i: i? ? of il i / Newly DiiTijvi r. ?l 11? iiu to cure ('"> lion Mini All i iinu l-Mllll.OM Not'iin/ conl 1 lie fnlrth intliroiiic or earrv more iov t > ? ufTllcteit. Mian the j;? m rous ? ff-r r i lie honored and ill-.' iniini-lie-i i" A Sloenm. M (' .of New Ynrt; ' >* ? lie li.ii iii covered ii iiliiililn smiv dv-olute enf i coi,snn?|ilioi , n . *> l.,.,.tw.i.io: ? .. . iiiiua , inn anil i ii"Cii'i'S c Urn rlittl all' " i i - n ;s. ( ! i lie Mi I WINlk II > . < ' ill! Cnlt'Mtii" S of W ; * ! !! / . v.'a i'- i rent nii'i'ih . n ? :i l tiir m fr?-*- i?.,t;|. . ,.r . < iii?i,? iv(->e l :m-< it'. >.. r< uder < ! T ;;k !,i:ih.i k vln-rt !y Ii s \\ >-4 i < 1 'I f * I.:" i?i" l I'itif" i?i?M : mini . tllOn-tlti !*'if ? -1; i v hi.!' :->nv > ' 'll Dta I'll I 'M ,-i I'M j; ,iv J-V 11' I III!.',I. I .lit . . t-4 i ' . '.L l - ! 'i III' V xvlit'.'h Ii" IIV t'l Mill" ;'i...? .. I. 11 i . it j ? i > i! u:t< 11 j - Ii*-. lm* .IV' !. I hitn|it ion'' 1.1 la* n i a . '' voml it li.lltit. III :i14V I'll Ii * ill t,i- \ in ' i ii ;i:i hi .i I', i ,>^ ry\ :al.ii'ii'iiri?'- tli- Hiiiiuis . r" "t ctriif ' M/iitioMUii of i: ;?'i nil'" Ii i.i i :a t '11?-fit?-iI ii"i I'ureii, i-i jimii- ? * ?>. Will ii) <*>iiiiilii.-il ii'.il |iiiiinfi..ui*y ii ui>'i? if i l t!> <" iifum|it|.i". ii i. i.-i i , : r . in-an-1 Hjii'i'ily innl fiM"tin d'-nth !><??'? jit'lay until i Ih ton luti* -i.i.jMy writ* i A vi ni ii. M i' , ns I'u i rv? t., New York giving ??x|i!'ifi- hnil nlllee address, iiml the fire tn>ihrt?H? will he i r >m|it lv Heel, I'm-r te.l ?S?* Doelnt DIJ ->a W l)M niter it: t'llr.V Lhixil'.it. 'Vniir mother takes in \vush?w?r. doesn't she?' asked the man in tin bald wig. 'She has to take* ?j? 1??f washing as soon as it gets dark." retorted the gentleman with jieagreen whiskers, *or your fitk er would have it all before mo rung!' Eve rum!if Sn //.? V.r Chsphip:mI antly ('hihurlie. the mmiv wonderful medieln discovery a* t W Jtfe, plea-ant Hint re're-hmir ! > tf>*' uas'e. ?ei K?iilly and positively *??>. kidneys, liver and liowe!? e>?ns*?p the entire system, dispel enlns, rsu.*r headaphe, fever, liahiiital ioiis|i(>Mmm? a int t)itiiiiiM>.ess. Please buv ami Jtj ?h? x nf ?' (y '' today; 10. -*r?. 5* er:?4*. ilohl ami gu artilitei <1 invuie I * * *rA SruKk;lslS SUMMONS FOR RELIEF (Complaint not Served., STATE OF SOUTH CAKOU C O U N T Y O F LANCASTFK? Court of Common PUct*. 14 K A!li?nii Mini H It a 'litem,nartwm*pracl h'intr law. under the ftrtn iiwrw*of l(. K, A R. It, Alliaou, FiftirviifflS*.., iKainst Andrew J McAteer, Defendant To tiie Defendant ahove named You are herehv eunmioned ami' nr? quired lo r.nnw. r the roraplaiat inia H' ti ii, which i* ft ed in the of tiie C'erk of the ' ourt of ( iMnrMatPlena for said ' iituiiy and to *rrv(r n copy i f yonr an-wer to th~ aaitt ? "*? plaint on the auteoolher at hi - ortt wj rear of i lie < ourt hou.-<- at I S. <wit hin twenty day* *Mer v>?e? iter vice hen of excuatve ot ih?- day wf ueli rervice; and I'you t,.i! inm x?rrr the eomp aiut wttliin toe time <?&> ? ? ?aid, the p'aintitr in thi* *< ton wilt apidv to 'lie t'oiirt fir (tie .e? lirtnaiided in I lie eomp'ai t i iuti.ii i 11 , W. S. I i. Portrr, [L.S.j C.C. C. L. ( R. K. Wvlfp. IMnintiff's itlj Tk Andrew .1 McAb-er, Al?ent |i?*feinl^iii h>rin . Takl Itcp flih1 I ll?' ri inj>' in wan flu d in lite t?fllc?o c( ti ' *ili < f lln* f urt u>f I hih w'it ..rn.y nrt Jilt* HlHli' of H iifli ? ? oil ft lifc??< ny of lS'S It !<; ^ y' Ik. r ? mi UN > '? &. . Feb 4 ?>w Bridge to Lei 'PlIK i ON I HAI'T <> ho n / r**> I bridge over < hiiio ' rt-eti. in < -nit/ Creek tow abip, near f>r H V eye' place, will be award it je? ji lowe?t responsible bidder, with *?eproveil bond In double i^e amour* ?f the bid, on Tuesday, Feb 22nr). %t 9ft " o'clock, in. The right to re)ee? moj and all bids la reserved Plan* mm "sped fbat Ions will be ma.le It now w a* i the letting. Terms WArtM. I. J. KRHR < oubty Hi pervmm it .0