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local Matters. ?Mrs. M F Toggle, of Rod Hill, who has been visiting vela tives here the past week, returnee home Monday. ?Messrs J A Crow and I >ii-l Varnadore of this county have enlisted in the army. ? Mrs FM Allen, of Green wood, 8. C., i the guest of Mri R B Allison. ?Married by Clerk of (Jour W 8 L Porter, on Sunday last Mr .lames Knight and Miss Mar tha Harris, both of this plac. ?Van SVyek school will close with public exorcises on Tuesday July 5th. Attorney Genera Harbor ami J 11 Foster, Esq., have accepted invitations to deliv er addresses on the occasion. ? Mrs Manes lost a valuabh milk cow yesterday. ?Magistrate \V II Burns ii having a well bored on his Premises. ?Mr. Washington Self nnc Miss. Isadora Estridge daughtei of Mr W ,1 Estridge, of the Tax ahaw section, were married In J N Estridge, Notary Public, 01 Thursday night, 23d instant. ? List of letters advertised foi the week ending June 28, 1898: Mrs M A Presley, L E Colin, I C Ingrum, George Millen, Col. Jack W Wilson. J F Gregory, P. M. ?Mr R C Crocket of this place got a telegram last Saturday fron Abilene, Texas, stating that hi sister, Mrs S C Alsobrook, at tha place, was lying at the point o death and to come at once. Nei ther Mr. C., nor his sister coul< leave home and so telegraphed They had heard nothing further u| to yesterday. ?We received a pleasant ca., yesterday from Messrs lial David and James M Allen, rep resentatives of the Charlestor Post. ?Coronor Young held an in quest yesterday on the dead bod> of the five months old child o Maude Mackev colored, on Mr I ii Bennett's place, four miles sou11 of town. The chihl came to it: death by being accidentally overlaid by its mother. Notice to Candidates ! According to the rules of tin democratic party of S (' each am every candidate for county ofiicc: is required on or before the lirs campaign meeting in the county ^ to file with the county chairmai > a pledge that he will abide tin result of the democratic primary Candidates will please govcri themselves accordingly. .1 F Nisbet, County Chairman Dom party. It will not mend a broken neck nor will it insure you against fire but for all aches and pains tha Muttering humanity groan with there ia nothing that given ijuicl relief, liko Wonderful Oil. LAME BACK I>rink a tcuspoonful of Wonder fill Oil in half teacup of milk 01 water twice a day, and hnthe th< hack with pure Wonderful ()i twice a day, morning and night. Cludern MorhiiN and Collo. Take a teaaponnfnl of Wonder fill Oil in half teacup of warn milk or water every half boiii until bowela aro checked. Ir Kevere caaea of colic, hath th< atomach and bowels with pun Wonderful Oil, and apply ho flannel clotha wrung out in ho water aaturated with Wonderfu Oil, over the howela. Alwayi carry a bottle of Wonderful Oi with you, if you don't, some o: theae timea you will regret it Colic and Cholora-morbua conn without warning and unexpected ly. 25c a bottle. f P Mackey CO, Assistant Teachers lor the Ciratl- ono ? ?Ml School hndl I The hoard of trustees of the roo, k graded school met Monday after- sone . noon and after tilling the vacancy ^|n<r 1 in the hoard created by the resig- ce;Vl nation of l>r M 1* Crawford, by nf , . the unanimous election of Mr XV |jjn, (> | ,1 Cunningham, the following as- ^em I sistant teachers were elected for wj,j I the school: (ieo W Foosho, Mrs |T V Williams, and Misses Eloise 8t0p (Foster, Fannie Hasseltine and Minnie Miller. i)rot The hoard then adjourned to i ' meet again Thursday afternoon j and elect teachers for the colored graded school. r County Alliance Meeting. , i and 1 Lancaster county alliance wil1 , | worl , meet at i,nncastcr (Ml on Friday . ' , , it,nu( - Sth of .I uly at !<"> o clock a m. j j Every memher is requested to he ,* 1 . i tine ; present as business of importance ^rer will come before you it being our u . i , , | I s tenth annual meeting. . .. V . .. I eonn J K Knight, I res. ^ I pieci . A Damaging //ail Storm. ' land I * i /V r) r i I Sunday afternoon a disastrous / I hail storm visited the western por- ! I tion of the county doing immense ??* damage to crops. The growing B18^ cotton and corn on Mr H II " Hooch's plantation, Mr K B Sow. WR'1| r I ell's farm, and several tenants on | Heath & Spring's Erwiti place, ! havii wo understand, were literally stripped of loaves and blades. On *r many parts of these farms the crops are a total loss. ^is r ? ? , the j Tertcliers' Institute. rock , A county Teachers Institute for ?ne i white teachers will lie held at Lan- f?ot s' caster, hogining July the 18th or a t and ending the 23d. The teach- W I ? f ers of the county are respectfully Ezel - 1 urged to attend. j Dr b 1 Institute for colored teachers prov , from July llthto 16th inclusive. latter >' Respectfully, \V B Bruce |,aw I tloiu the Army. r0e' I ft a Under Gov Kllerbe's second * RU j call for eight companies of volun | teers, a second company is being 8Pen raised to go from Chester county. PRro' We htive been requested to say to , ^'Je ' ,| f any young men in Lancaster Coun- ! j tv desiring to join this new compa^ , ny that they will ploase make it M s known at once to any of the fol- WR* 1 , lowing gentlemen: 1 ter c; i . .1 t. Robinson, Chester, S. C. Rn"' 1 ( lough Steele, Lowrysville, S. ('. .las McKeown, Cornwell, S. C. '<lr j1 j l.lgli/ulug Strikes u Dwelling? t< rial The Inmates Injured. I During I he thunderstorm hut Sunday afternoon lightning struck \ ' the dwelling of Mr O C Hinson . " l . . . Presl at Primus doing considerable dam I age. The bolt tirst struck the ' ^ lightning rod shattering the glass ;, hill at the top, then following the 1,11 ni I . \V : tin valleys of the roof of the! building it ran down the corners . *''m? of T where the ell joins the main body j of the house, pushing the ell off P?1*1 ; a fraction of an inch, splitting lt> t ( off weatherboarding, ceiling and Bca,e * flooring and knocking the pillars fsr,)U 4 on each side into pieces. In the ' room next to the ell sat Mr iiin- 'm > son, and his family, and several R'l,,R visitors, among them his son, Dr ' r' F C Hinson, pnd his daughter-in4 u: B law. Mrs Lil Hinson. Kvery one I,nnr ? * I in the room was knocked insensi- 1 ble and fell to the floor. A lamp sitting on a bureau near where 'ronl Mr O C Hinson was sitting was ^lo r . shattered into small fragments R'onc i over the room and some of the cnur '* keroseno was thrown over Mr 11 * Hinson's clothing, which caught *vaw afire. Dr F C Hinson was first jRr8, t to recover consciousness and see. ton1' t ing his father's clothing ablaze got '(,n n ' up and started towards him hut out r I fell again to the floor. After a f second attempt to riae oome other* "trik , of the party recovered conscious-. In? 9 nesa and by wrapping Mr () C enou - Hinson quickly in a quilt or blanket his burning clothing was wora extinguished, not however until there of his arms and shoulders was th< ly luirned. 'l'ho floor of the go n was burning where the kero? an ' had spilled hut was soon ex- tin uishcd. Mr Ernest Ilinson re- thi ed a slight wound from a piece he splintered timber. Mrs Lil T1 soil was also struck in the ev pie hv a piece of flying glass th eh severed a small artery and tin ted profuse bleeding which was an iped with difliculty. All in all, in; is a narrow escape for all bu >ent. tin ? ? ? a i [ For The ledger. |1(, VAN WYCK ITEMS. th. ur crops are growing rapidly tin farmers are pus ling their k. Seasonable showers con- he; 5, and eery thing looks live- ; ns Some of our farmers have Pe cotton and corn. Mr J C cn' ishaw on .1 M Voder's farm Vl( he finest pieje of corn in the minify. It is a twelve acre 5 of Catawba River bottom m[. , which was planted early in ' il, Hnd fertilized hy Clemson ' 0ge Formula. It is about a | tailor than a man's head and m. beginning to tassel. lere is so lie complaint of s going dry in the neighoorI and some of our people are ( ng welis bored. Mr E Hjdn . "" ley had Mess Martin & Black j fly y him one. They made three j npts at different places near i *m . , , t i . esidence and had to give up oh, on account of striking bw The last one they went cil hundred ami twenty seven deep, and of this twenty fivo Ht?> lore feet in solid granite. ! ' vir 0 are glad to see Dr S H W|] 1 able to l>e out again. The ma las been right sick but is im 1 ? ing rapidly. He is ready to K id calls. I eii iss Pearl Hodman of Wax- ^ Pn , un<i Miss Andrews of Mon- oft1 visited their friend, Miss tin d Tillman, this week. iss Loma Nisbet of Wax haw, t last week with bor grand 1 nts, Dr and Mrs J N Nisbet. ''ri visited her Van W'yck frien Is , ^ are always glad to have her thx them. MIK l)f r J M iiood, of Lancaster, iround this week looking ufattle. lie knows the prices r values of tho grades and told , ( ?oys how cheap they are sell- < ust now. b5.f an V Mr Perry of the Presby- ,olt n church preached in Yun Tin k Methodist church last Sun- "lH ifternoon and its pastor Hov t Booth preached at Bculnh fr< i livtcrian church Sunday w'l L. These brethren are niov n in the Master's cause in [ ? ?n>- ft hat has become of Nicklo N an W'yok's correspondeat j 'bo Kevicwl It lias been re- m ;d that some time ago, buri made a raid on him and id him out of several vears ' , , * and th. lliis does not make any flje renco with him or Mrs Nicklo and as ho is almost overgrown HatI ? . froi dy. But the funny part of \ jM,r turglar business, upon inves- pro ion, turned out to l>e any. |lur * but a burglar. Mrs Nicklo ^,n had been sunning some fruit b?>d and forgot to remove them the , ,, . . euft i tlio piazza. Sometime in onc light, a bench leg the came fiD(j on a searching tour for lbs nnd other thing* and took pon itself to investigate what in the bottom of the fruit J In searching for the hotits head seetns to have swol,nd got too large to oome hack *1 >f the jar. HIinded by the J ten jar, and moving about ing here and there, and maka racket in general, was gh to unnerve Nickle Jim or one else. What made it e, when Jim called, who is >, he could get no answer hut 0 fuss continued the same. .lim J t bin double barrel shot gun v <1 tried to get Mrs Jim to open 1 w a door, but. she refused. About is time, they heard the would I Mt burglar roll off the piazza. I n lev listened for sonic time, and e ery thing became quiet, but'11 ere was no sleep for them and ev rested upon the gun the billee of the night. Next morn7 they examined tho premises ' t discovered nothing. Some " ne in the afternoon tlicv hoard ti drange lumbering under the > use, and on examination found " e strange burglar. Nickle Jim sent a man under a house f^r the intruder and had > 1 ii break the jar before the dog's! fj ad could be extricated. As soon the dog was released he sea red awav about as much fright- j ed as Nickle .lim was the pre- ' , ins night. n OPTIMl'S. j No-To-ll*r fop Fifty Onta. luarantced tohncco habit cure, nitlttx weak . i n atrong, blood pure. 50c *1 All driiKsi-sts ? ??? !(' LATEST WAR NEWS. j,: legrams Received Up to 5'" O'ciock Yesterday. ~ el "olum! la, June 28 '98 ?C' nirnov ' re Wilson hhIIm! from New York ' Newars todav for Santiago His lug squad ron will lie leady off* Cui coast when lie an Ives and he will n mediately steam at full speed to hi rry tile coast of r-pain. The Canar- "j are to he h?-|/. <1 drat and lived aa a J( ?e of vupi lies for attacks oil Spanish w les. w The Egyptian government ha* notiI ( amara that a hundred and lifiv H< ' Se kern engaged at Port Haid cannot n, aboard Ilia ahipa aa tli ?t would he K >iatiug neutrality lawn. Hi- tle< t P II remain there thiee da\? to repair chinery dih a command* the next expedi n to Haiitiago tpanlah torpedo 6 iat Terror attack^ -t the 1st l'aul, Hlgsliee commander, t? ' Fan Juao Wednesday- The ht I ul fired at the torpedo, killing uu ii leer and two men and wounding tl lee 1 he Terror was towed luck indie baihor ut der cover of the forts a ainking condition. h ter it was nr nounced tiiat the *' L-siihrii bad d coned Mile-' rrquevt l?e vent to Funtiago as the president leves v-iiafter lv entitled <> all credit it mav arise mm opera'Inns tlie<el I shatter veeks such pr nio.ion a 1 I'I wev won hy Ills chiev.-ni-n u( ( mil a K'H'i cr. I i! Cdluwha ICitles Win. II the *<>!iim(>i 14 Kernel II K i'nn ? HI t which CI lu-t Kriiinv. the hwIih ll'llvM i>f K M-k I1 ill won with IM) V'-ten Tiic I)j?r1 ii ^ ii (hi ir<|x le s co il wi h votes Tin* il nunilo r of votes ens was^s/iiS. 8 Keeoiil now offers u S7*> swiihI to conmiia-ioneit othivr ol ilm. - (' nritcer troops who receives the je?t nunilierof imti? on <*<>n|> 'Ms ci" ,j ii The II eon I The swonl contest . I *iiii ten weeks .<? Sept. ;-t?i. jVei9 rroulife - ji-n When the yellow flag of quarantine oisted over a dwelling it means disease j? I danger. So when the yellow flag )l( ?in the face?when the rhoek is sallow I tho clear white of the eye is dyed (lf ron ? there is danger, it is hrer , |, uhle. The liver is one of the most im- Ml tant onrans of the ImwIv. rtn th? - ? J" * "" I jx?r discharge of its functions depend nan health and happiness. When the >r fails of its duty, poisons at once beto generate, and other organs of the ly become involved. Never neglect in liver if you value health. If you are Si 'ering from liver trouble, begin at Mi e the use of Ayer's PlLLii and you will 0( I prompt relief and permanent cure. at h "I irat to ircakened by liver trouble that tl 1 could tcarcciy lift my head. While in ai [Aw condition I began the ute of Aytr't tl Pillt, and finding almott immediate benefit, i? continued their ute until I wot cured qf ? iny complaint." H. R. W. RESTLEY, 1 Towner, N. D. 8 Take ss=sA YER'S Pills Mm Gnr ft* tftcfwrt Castoc^ 1J lateS w'iSHto. -< innftsi!* ** ts 'ant? Vi BgBlwiMi2ir.ll w .Silntal O FOR I uk sKNATK. Thank flit for past favors, ami at the ilieitnlion of ninny friends, 1 anon net? that I am a candidate for relec'lmi ') tin* >-tnte .-'rente. sul'jeet to ie rule of the Democratic primary. It K. M I I.I.MR fo r k k p r ! : -k v r at i v r: s. Hevyijr serv?<1 only one term in tinebislature. injustice to myself I anounce H ut I am a randidate for re lection to the House of Repres ntaves for only one more urm, I lieiey pledge myself to uhide the result of le Deiuocrutic primary election C A PLY I.MR Mditor Ledger.*?/'tense unnounce I m u entnlMate for nomination as teplesentative t-nl j?-ct to the rules of im Democratic party. J W HAM KM. I am n candidate for le eleetio I to e House of Repre-enlatives. I will Idde the tesult of the Democratic i?ri? lary election. T V W ID li A MS. I announce m\self a candidate for n* House of Repit sen.atives, sut ject ? the rules and lobulations of tiie lemocrat ic 1'ai ty. J H V liltY MOST MR. At <'he solicitation of a number of iv friends I hive decided to announce lyself a* u candidate for tlie House f K-prcsentativch in the ensuing le?*tton. hi <1 I hereby pledge myself ? ab'de the result of the Democrat.c rirnary eitc i?.u. H L H I( KLIN. Mi Kdimr: - P.ease announce the nine of t h?? HON J N K.STKII>r. K. ? a CHiuthlate for the House of repre? mlatives. Mr Ratrhlge lias served lis county four years in the Legisla ire a' d his honesty and faithfulness as such during that time that we feel e nee I his services strain in the 1 eglature His record iieing clear and eimr the ability of the man we are itistied he is one man who ought to b sent back to the Legislature. Mr. Istridge will thide the result of the rirnary elec ion. Many Voters. FOR COUNTY TREASURER I hereby announce myself ss a canidate fur County Treasurer, subject i the rule* of the democratic prinia-y. will serve for $4f0 per annum, turnig the remainder of the raiary into tie county treasuiy. WILSON HOWELL. I hereby announce myself u candiate f.>r Hie nftb-eof County Treasurer II l<i Ilia ilnni.wl>..l?i J K SI K W Man. I hi" many friends of J tin P Taylor ike pleasure in pre-.? n>ing his name > lhe voteim of Liuiciiilfr County usa udidate fur tie* '?lllce of County reasiirci, and lis re by phdcetl at Inill alide the i?su t of tin* primary ci'tion. I tun ! catnliila'.e for Count \ rcasurer. \V C CACTI I FN. for < or.\! v a cm roit. I herehyaiinoui.ee nivsvloi- ;i cmi date for re-election as auditor of :i carter conrit \ , o-d | l< d .'? myself abide the result <-f the democratic im-.rv, JOHN A COOK. Oil M.TK/.'IN rKNDKNT OF KDl'CA 1 ION. Wc ar' nutlioriz d to announce rot .las H Thomson as a candidate for unty superintendent of education. Thanking my friends for tlu-ir sun?rt in ' tie pist, and at i lie solicit at ion many, I hereby announce myself a nr.(date for r.* eh'ctl ?n to .he office County Superintendent of F.dn a?n, subject to the Democratic priary election. w r? niuroE. FOR COUNTY >1 I'KKVISOR. The friends o' T. J Perry, r?cogniziir in his past service as County npervisor business (set, .pialitioatinn id a due regard to the principles of oooniy in th?? management of the fads of the County, hereby announce im as a candidate for r<- election to lis important office. H/a record ns ? i fll"er in a sufficient guarantee that te affairs of the County will be safe I hid hu mlu OASTOniA. U*n th? /> N* Kind You Havo Always Bought TRESPASS NOTICE. All persona are hereby notified not > trespass by walking- riding, fishing ndmming or In Buy other way,on my Inntatlon. situate a mile or twoHon h f Lancaster court house. Any perin or persona disregarding thla notice 'III he prosecuted to the rulleatextent f the law. R Z W KIWH. urn 6, 1898. * ? .J < row-ford witlicrsjjoon oi The rattiw'm Rifles who has bt>er> ' at hou <; en sick furlough, ciunc j over to visit his grand parents . lion an-i Mrstlco Mcwithorspoor* ! returned last Friday to join hi" | Regiment at chickamaugn, (lx. | For The Ledger. A Luncitsli'iuit in Texas . Mr Jvlitot; - T wtite to The I e?ig .v so thai all of my friends will hear fnm> me. I left Charlotte June 1st, in., ami camo by way of Atlanta, Hi mingham Ala , Memphis, Taiid . Kair <>?Us ami Omden Ark , Texarkana ami Ft rih ami (1 >nesvii!e to-" Muenster, 'l'cx s. I g.ji here at |a? ni.. June the 4fh. I lay over at Memphis, Tenn.. all night, ami at fsiina. ville Texas from 10 a m to 4:50 )> ? B I diil not see much dilll-renoe from what it is tlieie until I g.?t to the dmliniil iion mining joitum of A latama. From the hest I cc.u'd tell that was1 about ."in notes ? a?i anil 'J5 miles w*st of liirmii ghnin 1 saw s ane Itue* fatming tountiy in northern Mia*. I lie lands were verj low and wet when I first struck Ark. hut later or... 1 passed line farming lands, and still" further down, there i* a great shv I millit g and bimbo- hu-umss ci.rrie?t< j on. I have been here nearly two-* weeks. I fiml that f<rm hands gel at out 15 dollars n mouth, and in bar vest time hands get ?.ne dollar per day . It ins tieen r ininjr nearly every day since I came out here ami 'ha' is-very* had on the farmers uh ut harvesting. I have not seen any one from Lancaster since 1 came out here I am o*> prairie farm, ami ranch. 'I he faryj> consists of three hundred acres ot Minall grain, and there is five hundred head orcattle iti the pasture. I have seen at least one thousand V.ead ot caV tie in one herd. Tliia in ? cattle and , rain country mostly but still therein Home cotton raintd in thin neighborhood. Corn m I much earlier here than it ia in l.anj caster hut cotton is about the same. I cant tell ye' how I wili like thia country. J Boyd Porter. Mueiisler, Texas, June 'J2, 1898. Convict Killed. Eustovcr was visited by s i miniature cyclone which wrought I considerable damage nm in^ the (crops for some distance around the town. During the storm the coantyr convic tent was lilown down and a prisoner was killed in the wrecK. . ? Coin nbta Record. An otil Urn. r-very uht sm i.stat us the hrlirf of emi nent 1111\sicians that impure Mood is the cause <>t" the majority of our disease* w. uty-liv?* years .i -n t liia theory was used A' a I>:i - for tie- formula of I'.rowiis' iron Hitters. ft,.- many r<-1 < ih rk ?i' >! cures effected l-> this famous ol I I.oust ii .; ! rein -dy are Hiifli-ient to pre 11' t' tl. y is corree*. Ifro.vns' ]rmi Uii rs is s, t > all di-uu-rw. t v*m;my mmim I I pn> 11 .. . ; . it 1 i | A i J,l. AND 1 tiMiiiiMiuL rfli-!.sr,F. Sl\ DKI'AK nji.MS. \<;l i' n.rr u.\i, t t?kmtca; Mill! \ NIC A I. Tr.xTH.r I.IT Id'. A IIY >I!I.I|'AK<l'.ost ftjtiijilx'tl College in S.uitli. Students. Send forillustrsiti 'l ' titnlo^ue. HEN 11V HAU! ZOO l'residcnt, Clenison College, S. C T11E IW10 BK WORLD. TORICE-A-WEKK EDITION. 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