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THE LEDGER. Tlmrlow S. ^art?r, KDITOU AND MANAUKH. SATIKDAY, OCT. 22, 1898. I.niiciisfcr Knjoynl lltwin^ th< Synod. 1.iincrotcr lml thn honor thi ncok of (.'nlortaininj* tin; Synod o >oum Carolina. It wr.s looke* upon I?v some as too l>i^ a thinj for our little town to umlertaki 1 >ut the hospitality of our pcopl knows no hounds. Homes wer thrown open for many more thai eume, and some were disapp ?inte< that it was not their pleasure t< have a single member, while som who had asked for two or thrc memhers only <jrot one. yet th more than one hundred mcmhor who came w?re comforlal>ly am pleasantly entertained. There i nothing in the history of our towi that has jxiven more pleasure to it citizens than the entertainment o Synod, and while our people hav enjoyed it we have every reason ti hclicve from expressions made l>; our distinguished quests that the; were never more cordially wel coined and entertained at any tinr They were delighted with ou town, and many from a distance were astonished to find it such i progressive, hustling, busines pla< e. Date of tlio (Jrior-Witlicrspooi Wedding' The Observer of Sunday an nouneed the approaching nuptials of M ss Mary drier and Pr B. J, Vitherspoon of Lancaster, S. C< Owing to Miss drier's recenl illness and sickness of othei members of the family, the plant in regard to her wedding have been altered. The date has beer changed from the 2d of Novemhei to the 2t>ch of October. Tht ceremonv will take place at 8:3( n. m. in the presence of the imnie diate fatnly only. Dr. and Mrs Witherspoon will take the trair for his homo in South Carolina. ?Charlotte Observer. Pay UP ! The firm ofII. J. Gregory & Co., has changed hands and \v< want all parties, indebted to us t< come forward and settle, as then notes fall due. Past due note! and accounts must be settled ni once, as our Mr. II. .J. Gregory is out of the business here urn wants to go West and wants hi: money. Please call and see n: and save expense of a collector, Ut. II. .1. ( i UKCOKY & ( k?. Fires In Chester County. Mr. K \V Burnett of Fort Lawr lost his residence at 10:.'?0 a m, yesterday by tire, which originated from a defective tine. Some of his household trooHs were saved, Boss about $1,000. \\ T I> Cousar & Co's store :it Ilascomhville, in Chester county, was burned Thursday ni?*ht. It was probably the work of an incendiary. The loss is heavy but is probably partially covered by insurance. Anyone who does not know how to behave in church doesn't know enough to entitle them to the elaim of heing enlightened, and should stay away from places of divine service until they learn at least eo.nmon horso sense. ? Waxhaw Knterprise. "For Liver Troubles and constipation Ayfr's Pii.ls arc invaluable, always affording immediate relief. They are The Best. PUB,". R. S. MAYO, Edna, Minn. FOUR CONVICTS MAKE A BREAK. , One of Them Killed by the Guard and Another Wounded ? All Gong Term Men. ,, Special to The State. Camden, Oct. is. ? Four cons victs escaped last night from tin ^ I State firm Tlw ?w?r. vtM ^ I Richard Garrit, Marion Hawkins, ? Ed. Slater and John Williams, al colored men. Slater and William; c were serving life sentences. Haw v kins was serving h 150-year term II anil still had '20 years to serve, Garrit was serving a 10 year tern J and only had two more years t( ? serve. All four men lia<l hcer e "trusties" and yesterday wen 0 ; working in a tield of the Stati . H farm without being watched M 1 , the guards. s J When they failed to come uj 11 : last night inquiries were math s and it heeuMO evident that the\ * ; had left. The dogs were |>ut oi u their tracks and they were traced L) coming in the direction of Cami den. Guard Johnson came tip with them about midnight at the "cam) p ground," about fourmiles below r Camden. lie fired upon them, 15 and shot down Garrit and Daw 1 kins. Garrit was killed. Bui s when Johnson went back to ge i Dawk ins ho had disappeared. ' W A RX1NG THEM T() RETC R > | Furloughed Soldiers Must Report ; :? t ? i ' ~ uj v^uiumoia oy me 2Mn. Several of the company com^ manders of the First Regiment are sending out postal card8 t< ' their men who arc at home on t furlough warning them that theN i must report here on the 28th inst i* to ho mustered out. This dispose) 3 of the idea of mustering out tin ) companies separately at their re speelive homes. The men mus . report on the 28th or lose theii ? pay for the month.?The Record | HUBBARD COTTON LETT Eli i What is Said of the Status of tin Cotton Market and the Crop. ' Special to the State. New York' Oet 20.?Fears oi * frost were received this mornine t un?i the market rcsp rndcd quick to buying orders, not onlv local. 1 r , n, i but from New Orleans. 'leleprams from that point says that the re cent? storms leaves the plant spe' cially vulnerable to the frost, and the trade there appears apprehenjsive of its result. Here while I there is a disposition to caution, 1 traders are as yet indisposed to i believe that frost is probable or that it would do much damage 5 and some telegrams from Texas ; assert the latter opinion. 11ubbard Bros., & Co. ? j ?? . ! Do all the pood you can, to all J the people you can, in all the , ways you can, and you will he - happy. There is a rumor afloat that Congressman Iiftily will leave Texan and take up his resdence in Kentucky. lie has leased a large stock farm in that, state, and is said to he desirous of devoting himself to raising thoroughbred horses. Contraband Seizures. Dispensary Cleric Harris has compiled the figures showing the value of contraband liquor seized during the last quarter. It amounts to $4,407.62. This month 285 packages have been seized.? Columbia Record. flrnnty la Illood Deep. Clean blood means a elenn skin. No >eauty without it..Caacareta, Candy Cathartic clean your blood and keep it clean, by titling up the lazy liver and driving all im juritics from the hodv. begin to day to Mnish pimples, lioila, hlntchea blackheads,' and that sickly bilious complexion by taking Cascarets,?beauty for ten rent*. All druggists, satisfaction guaranteed. 10;-, 25c, 50c. Competi THE PEOPLE : THEY ARE Sj 11 WE ABE ALL 0 1 ) J > There is no u: ! in? a quiet talk them; tliej are : WHY, We have ; KIT in the Stat |erybody5 and w IDid Yea ever h | We are the "I i is the praise c! 'farmers of old L |tion then by brii a bale without h He iiiH in a I r minute to eall his own. Wo are w time. BRING US BUY Y< ri And, above al! of the farmer. NOTICE! | To 11 ? ? Taxpayers of Lancaster county. > The Treasurer's ollloe will he open ; for the collection of taxes for fiscal* i year isus, irntn iiih 15111 ?tny of Ootoj her to the ;>lst nay of December, lsits | The levy is as follows, viz: I State, 5 mills i i County, 5 " O AC. R. R.J 3 " 'School, 3 " I I.OCA I. I.EVV. | j O. It. A <\ It. R., Gills Greek 4; mills. | O R A C R H . Pleasant Hill a " j . I O R A R R , < 'alie ('reek, 7 , I Dam-aster (traded School, 4 " , ! Kershaw " " 4 " Oak hurst " * 4 " Ji'IMsX Roads" " 2 " TOT A I. I.KVV HY DISTKICTS. fndinn Hand, 1(1 *' : Waxlmw, Id " J Cane G'r ok No, 3. 23 " j j Cane Creek Ora<l?il, 27 " ; Cane '-'reek Jones X Road*, 25 mills i Gills Creek G railed, 24$ " I Gills Creek Jones X Roads, 22J " j Buford, 16 " Flat Creek No 6, 16 Flat Cieek No 9.,(Kershaw), 20 " Pleasant Hill, No9, Kt. ivhaw.19 ' Pleasant Hill, No 7, 19 " Pleasant Hill, No. 13, (Oakhuref), 23 mills. Plearant Hill, Jones X Roads 21 ,, C'edsr Creok, 16 " Cedar Creek, Jooes X Roads,16 " Respectfully submitted, J E. RLM KMON. < 'o Trean. ' I No morphine or oplnm In I>r. MIW Pa? i I'ii.ia. Ocm All P?ln. "CutrtnUdu**." tion I *a ARE WIHLUS BOWING THEIR SELLING MORE IF THE TOWN ! so of taking the 1 ?*ith tlieus. Y<> going to support got llie BEST C !8? Whs said s has do you supp ave is before 1 $ilk in the Coc< ue. We are ancastor. Shov* 1 ?rinir us voiip -7T9?n ' J """ ^ ^ itting us see it. | | GIVE m issues m 'orking night and day. We arc for 111 Alll THEY recognize llll Ill* '""ls ' YOUR COT 3UR COODi I, remember we Paris reports that the Spanish ni'jipo cnnimi^iiinuru nro i<l>i!min? I ~ *i that the assumption of sovereignty over Cuba by the United States involves the assumption of the Cuban debt under the terms of the protocol. The Americans are resisting the claim. mmmmm m mm mmmmmmmammmamm ? MORE WATCHES DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR bv so-called cheap watch-makers than by wearing them 100 years. ; DO YGU KOtt that groat promptness, good work and low prices are the features that have made It. Brandt's business the largest and only success 1 I i ' of its kind in the State. High grade Railroad watches, old English, all kinds of foreign and domestic time-pieces carefully repaired and guaranteed through out Tor \t months. Old stylo koy wind changed to stem wind watches without changing appeal ance. Only $15.00. First class work only. Every modern appliances to produce the highest grade of watch repairing promptly for the least i money. R BRANDT, The Jeweler, Chester, S, C. i 1*511 iyahi ! l" i r LOYALTY. i: loops THAN UT TOGETHER. I j ovs otF and liav-i' * ; ' 11 can't change j: their own cause. I0TT0N MAR-ji ose caused if ? ; P yn ? IMhu ! i a M w a 85y J , mml" To Us fighting for ths' your appreciation. Doti'l sell! i 1 j YOU SOMK PRICKS that will eyes of our competitors. Bnt at very man in the store is so busy 1 >u the trade that he has not ?*ot a 1 the people, first, last ami all the ( i i ) us ah their friends. THEY ARE J I their light as well as ours. ' | J TON, |i > FROM US are the friends 1 ] The state capital of Texas is ] the largest state building in the ! I'nited States and the; seventh in ! size among the buildings of the . world. It is a vast Greek cross I I of rod Texas ??i*anite, with central ! ! , I I rotunda covered hy si dome .">11 j | feet hijrh. It wsis he^uri in 1KH1 I and finished in 1 sss, having cast j ahout $:{,500,000. It was paid ! for with 0< 10,000 acres of public i lands, deeded to the capitalists! who executed the work. The host illustration of mingled ^ hope and fear is a lazy man look- I 1 in?* for work. PILES "I suffered ll?e tort uri-a of the dnnuird with pn>tiuili>?r pili-H hroturlit on l>y const ipa- { , tlon with Which 1 wit* tffijcMd lor twenty I years. ( ran across your OASCARF.TS In the | town of n'iho>ii la., .iiitl never found anything ; to equal tu.-rn. To-day i am entirely free from plies and feel like a new man." C. H. Kbitz, 1411 Jones St., Sioux City, la M CATHARTIC ^ IPOM) Pleasant, Palatable. Potent, Ta?t? tiood. Do tiood, Neeer flleaen. W oaken, or Gripe, 10c, 26e, ?r CURE CONSTIPATION. ... M?K.| R*ai.?; Uafi.Tt niwp, l.atr?l, * ? T.rl. Sit MA Tfl B|A Hold And jriiaranleed ? t all drotnU" I U-OAU aim lo n K K Tobacco lUMl I Subscribe to The Ledger. local Matters, ?See important notice of T. d. Fit'/.putrick liro. in this ssue. ? Local news very scarce this veek. ?Cotton brought .">.5 cents in his market yesterday. A large juantity of it was sold. ?An infant eluld of Mr. and drs. L.J. Mucky of 1 Icath Springs, i?ied last Wednesday. ? Mr. OtisChafec of Augusta, [la., was in town this week. ? Kcv. Dr. J. N. Craig of \tlmta, Cia., is the guest of Hon. ieo. McC. Witherspoon this week, [lis old friends here are always glad to see Dr. Craig. ? Miss Belle Mcllwain daughter r ^ t n d ?i ii >t ;or. n. iv Aieiiwain, returned lome Wednesday from Georgia business College where she has >een for several months. ? Miss Helen Connors, one of Lancaster's sweetest and most charming young ladies returned Lo her home .yesterday, after an extended visit to Miss Helen rnmpkins.-?Rock Hill Herald. ?A horse and mule which itrayed from Mr. #1. C. Sowell's premises, last Sunday afternoon were recovered 1 >y him near Kershaw Tuesday. ?Miss Charlotte Shannon of Jamden is the guest of Mrs. Leroy Springs. ? Jhonnie Hell .Johnson,son of Mrs. Maggie Johnson,died at the factory on Wednesday last, aged ibout 7 years. ? Master Robert Johnson is tho proud possessor of a fivo egged cow. Tho fifth leg grows 3Ut from the right shoulder. Rob says its 5 cents to see tier except * to editors and preachers. Tho fifth leg instead of a hoof has claws like an eagle. ? It is reported here that Mr. Mike Sowell was seriously shot ay a Mr. Roberts near Kershaw last Tuesday-afternoon, that two lotuis irom a double-barreled shot ^un were tired :uto his body and that one of his hands was shot, learly off. We failed to pot any jonlii mation of the report and nope that it is false. Burglars entered Mr. A. W. Heath's residence one night last week and appropriated to themselves one or two hats. That is ill the damage they did. They ilso broke into Mr. J. B. Broom's house and took n revolver. They have been bothering around other places in town. ? Wuxhaw Enter prise. Railroad Engineer Testifies to Benefits Received From Dr. Miles' Remedies. THERE Is no more responsible poeitlow on earth than that of a railroad engineer. On his steady nerves, clear brain, bright eye and perfect self command, depend the safety of the train and the lives of Its passengers. Dr. Miles' Nervine and other remedies are especially adapted to keeping the nerves steady, the brain clear and the mental faculties unimpaired. Engineer P. W. McCoy, formerly ef 13M Broadway, Council Bluffs, but now residing *v mii iiumDoint Pt., Denver, writes thai he "suffered for yoera from constipation, causing sick, nervous and bilious jeadaf.be* and wan fully restored to health by l>r. Miles' Nerve & Liver I'llla. I heartily reconmend Dr. Miles' Remedies " flBBVWPPBMH I?r. Miles' Remedies ^B(^^ Df are sold by all drug-fl^ gists under a positive yuarantee, first bottleBRQniQdi&8K benefits or money re-P H funded.. Book on jfl eases of the heart and nerves free. Addrees. HBBMMmHBII DR. MILES MEDICAL OO., Kkhart, lnd.