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l'HE LEDGER. Th"5vUnp S, Carter. EDITOR AM) MANAOKK. 5ATI KDAY, DKC. 3, 1808. Lands on the Charlotte road, within six miles of Yorkville have, hs the result of the macadam work out that way, been enhanced n value easilv to the amount of If 1.00 an acre, and the beneficent effects of this enterprise are felt all the wuv to Catawba river. .m Road building is not exactly a holiday diversion; but it pays.? Yorkville Enquirer. r/TJ Bishop Turner of Georgia, continues to take a hopeless view of the future of his race in this country. "The best thing the negro can do," he says, "is to call a great nation: 1 convention and ask the lT S congress for $100,000,000 to meet the expense of starting a line of steamers between this country and Africa, thus pioneering a domain for our settlement. ' ' y/w Emanuel Kelly, an old negro man living near Camden, was taken out from his homo recently and severely whipped by a mob of ne groes for picking cotton at 3 5 cents. Simon Lawson was arrested as one of the parties implicated He told on othors and now seven of the mob arc keeping him company in the cumdcn jaii. <VA Private Frank Seurlock, of Co. K., *2d West Virginia, was shot in his tent by First Sergeant Antonio (iuugot, of the same company, Tuesday afternoon at Gieenville. The private was drunk and the sergeant had gone into the tent for the purpose of arresting him when Scurloek drew his pistol on him. A dangerous counterfeit bill is in circulation. It is a ten dollar silver certificate, series of 1801, check letter B; portrait of Hen drix; .1 Frost Tillman, register; I) N Morgan, treasurer. -i/. .Foseph T. Calliway, a prominent business man of Macon, Ga , shot and killed himself in the Kimball house in Atlanta Monday afternoon. VA W of lord College has adopted the plan of giving Monday as holiday to the students instead of Sat urday. VA .... Nine citizens of McCormick have heen indicted in tho Cnited , States court for conspiring to hinder James \V Tolhcrt in tho din- i charge of his duties as clerk in tho post office at that place. flicks Rawls, a 14-ycar old colored hoy, accidentally shot and killed himself at I'nion Tuesday, j VK Kvangelist Tom Leiteh closed , an interesting revival meeting at j fine wo >d in this State iast Sunda" j I The Marboro Democrat sajs the opinion prevails that at least .">,000 acres in Marlboro County will l>e planted in wheat this fall. Three car loads of Virginia and , Kentucky seed wheat have been j received at Bennottsville, and the farmers aro buying liberally. Mr. A. .J. Matheson will sow 150 i acres in wheat. The consequences of telling the ! truth, however painful they niuy he, are naver a* hard to hear as the consequences of tolling a falsehood. Don'J Toliarro Spit mid Hniokf Tour l.lfe A<t??. To quit tobttuco eiinily and forever, be in a p. netic. full of life, nervo and vi?r<>r, take No-ToHut', tbo wonder-worker, Unit makes weak men atroug. All drugglstn, firtc or II. Cure guaranteed Honldet and ample free. Addree* Sterling Remedy C" ''hlcago or New Yorlfr ka. Convicted of Manslaughter. I 1 Special to The State. Greenville, Dee. 1.?The trial of Jack Fisher and Cal Greer,two I young white men for muroer,was| concluded tonight. On Sunday a few weeks ago, the two hoys' went to the house of Jerry Tow-I n?s, a colored man, and after some i words Tow new and the hoys began ^ a fuss which ended in one of them shooting the negro. They claim - j ed Townes cut them with a knife. The verdict was manslaughter. Sudden Death. Special to The State. Bennettsville, Dec. 1 ? Neill C Munroe, a prominent citizen of I this county, dropped dead at his home today just as he arose from j his dinner tahlu. Ho was nr?n of tho largest planters in Marlboro county, besides successfully con-1 ducting an extensive lumber busi- I ness. TRUCK FARMING INJURKD. J Said '''hat Charleston's Crop Has Been Damaged to Extent of *100,000. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 20.?A special to The Constitution from 1 i Charleston, S. C\, says: Reports t received here from the track j farming region above Charleston | show that the business was dam- I aged-to the extent of *100,000 by j i the frost and cold weather which ; prevailed during Saturday and ! Sunday. All of the tender crop | was lost. The vegetables wer?. i | hadlv put behind by the void snap I in October,and since then the sea 1 son has been so damp and cold 1 that vegetation was delayed. All of the crop for miles up the river was cut down and ruined, j Cabbage, turnips anil strawberries were tho only things left. North Carolina Wants Information. The State, Saturday: From a communication received at the governor's office yesterday it i seemed that the constitutional ; provision of this state governing! the suffrage question is attracting' some attention in North Caiolina' and that it is to he considered, j I Mr. JosephiiB Daniels, editor of | tlie News and Observer, of Raleigh 1 and member of the Democratic; National committee, has become i interested in the situation, and in " order to have a clear and intelli-1 gent view of that part of the i South Carolina constitution which pertains to suffrage, has wrtten (iovernor Ellerhe the following letter: '-As the result of the late i election, there is considerable) feeling in the state in favor of some constitutional provision that will eliminate the Negro as a' political factor; will yon do me the great kindness to send the ! provisions of the constitution of your state regulating the suffrage, and wnto mo the methods em- j ployed to eliminate tho Negro, without depriving the illiterate j white man of his vote. Any ad- j vice that you can give will be appreciated.'1 Ii5i n format ion that Editor Daniel# desires will he inrnisned i?y tho governor. The nrmy of (iermtny loin 1 eight women colonels. "iter's C,fiernj Elector saved the lives of two of my chil- , dren when to all appearance they , were in the first stage of i. consumption.", J. W. HUFFORD, Farmington, la. i HALF-SIZE BOTTLES, 50c. | NOTHING S I - We are Swei Our tr: <le is simply wonderful. Kvery train brings us Bargains linu: It is Suicidal Pol lais H'orth o Prices. 1 Our motto, under buy and und tne crowds that are thronging our F and putt'ng MONKY in their poekc Figures! ell th 4 4 Heavy Sheeting, best made, 5c. 11 yd wide Sea Island 3c 4 4 best bleaching 4}c 4 4 Barker Mills bleach, 8c kind, our ! pi ice 5 cents * Beat Feather Ticking made, worth 20 cents a yard, oui |?iico 12} cents wooi viueo ivetiiucKy J>'?ns, worth 20c, our price, an long a* it lasts, 9 eta All w? ol Jca s. worth 25c our price 15 cents Bought at auction 25 pieces all wool liinsev wort It 20 cents a yard?you can get 10 yards Tor 65 cents CAUCOKSAMI Kt.ANNKI,K*IT8 ANI) | I'EHCA l.s, , 4 1 Percale, worth 10c, our price 5c. 1 Fleece lined Flan neletfs, worth 10 cents, our price (1 cents j i The in *ents Black Diiek for 7 cents | I Calico*-s. the 5 cent kind, for 3.1 els ! ( Dtt SS GOODS ! llllKSS GOODS ! Miss ' rockett our d,-ess go..d? lady, is io i tic 7. nil li o' In r g ory \v ' n > \ hihiliig our bea'itifui line T nress fahri'*s. such a disp'u-' of itr. g iods w s never stiown in l.aneastet. The ail wool 1 n?hnierea that were ' I L'A cents are now S coots. Fane Plaid d'ess g. ods sold y other stores at 0J cents, we wi I give you all \ ('ii whim a' 5 cents Silk mixed P aids woiih 30 cents we are selling at 14 cents In B'ock I)re-s (iooda we simply le>?1 tlie trade. We are ttie sole at en I p , for the cclctir.de t Oold Mcda Brands, every >ard warranted. If not | erf*-otly satisfaemry wc will give a new < II ress i , PAPKS AND CI,OAKR. I We have novel- so d so many before. ' We have received the 4'h shipment \ lovely line of Silk lin* d Juekeis just opened u n Fur fimmed Capes f<>r 5u cents The $2 tilt capes for Si 00 1 The $4 (Ml ca es f.u $2 00 1 fa-kets that you \? mild consider ? cheap f?r $5 00 we ate selling at $2 50 I I Bring XJs y ur Coi b t W? a.2 r tho FA1 First* Tho New York Journal sent | out this question to lie answered l?y Governors of States and Con- I ? pressmen: "In view of the recent j, race riot* in North and South \11 Carolina, what, in your judgment, j is the solution of the race problem 1 in the South? Is it education or ' a matter of legislation?" Governor Johnson,of Alabama, replied: "When the Federal Gov- v eminent ceases to select the Sooth ' c as the peculiar and exclusive field ? for the appointment of negro officials and refrains from inter-'? meddling in our domestic affairs, and the people of tho North shall [ionic to the conclusion that wo nrr entirely capable of legislating for ourselves, and desire only their sympathy and assistance in making netter citizens 01 negroes, , we shall have little difficulty in ? solving the race problem.'' In r !r A thankful spirit would make 1 is happy with the bare neees- 1 iaries of life; a complaining j spirit would make us miserable though we lived in a palace. It ia the want of a spirit of thank- t fulness rather than the sum InesRl , >f God's gifts that drives the, j nun-shine of happiness out of our ? lives.- A. K. Preahyteriaa. ^ I * UCCEEDS LIKE f suing Everything We arc ?1<?in?r the largest businei ??ht for the Spot Cash. icy for A siy one t t Goods Before Y 011 Can't tc er sell, was never more forcibly illi OCR IM M KNSK STORKS, reap in ?ts by buying from CS. e Tale, and Her CMiTHlXO, CL.OTHINU. CIjOTH I NO I'ops anyone else in town ?ell elothinf> ? We think not from the immense trade we are hay Ink. Our competitoih ' |ust cm 't tiiuulh iii In prices. v The $5 no suit* are now yoi:i? si $M. The $7 50 suits are now ?oiii}t at ?4 50 The $lO (HI Hlaek I> agonal Woishd it $ > 00 . \l.... 'u .. < ... oo ?* ? ii e? u v a i n i nnir? ?%i 0-~> II ??**. Men's uii wool $1 50 jimtits nt $1 00 Hoys' Sui's worth $1 (Mi at 50 cents ! $5 110 Overcoat at $2 50 Sin no Ove coats at $5 00 M I Ijt.INKRY. M I l.l.I NKkV. 8 Miss Kmmie Hasseltine :s in charge uf this department H. ?r ability as a milliner is testified to t y ns r- ceivlng ntlers from all over the Male a* <1 out siileitf the .-state. N??t tiinc gives Mi>s l\min e mor * pien-ure than showing 1 son i he liatitlivvnrk nl' her own cteaI o . Her ir.de in millinery lias ?ur? (.asset 1 our most sanguine ? x |>eclut inns t In lei ejiaitmeiit will he lnnmi all he la est M.np.-s in the military walkinj! l ata. a>! the !ali st st> l< b in felt tail- r hi (lien's ">n cent Tains nt censs I.toil -.'Orctii tell s in.r- at 25 <eats ( Inlilren'- -5 cent Tunis | 15 een's l. il a i rittnm <1 hats to sti t yr.nr iwii i'le.is at -5 per cent le-s than ?\< n tan purchase them at e.scwln re. NOTIONS, oTIONS, NOTION'S 10 Hans of -owini! < o too for 5 eeo's 2 { no;. . f Ti read for 5c?-nts ^ i iiis I ecii- a oniicr v 'J laice nandkei unlets for 5 cents I J(i.-l leceived !r< in a Hankl'liji .Mile : f 60 in z>-i I adies Hl-.ck H .se. full t reitU ar worth 25 cenla a pair. you can Hiivl il>rni al 10 cents a pair Men's 1 2 boss in black only, worth ?5 cents 'oi 10 (tel.Is C Men's h av\ grsy 1*2 hose, worth i Id Cents ur |'t i.-e 5 C' i ts j l.atlh s ha I Hhtck hose tlie 10 cents t tied lor 5 cents I MhN'8 N1 > I.A DII s' t'NDKUW KAIt. * H'e have just tc ive<l 50 dozen Ha I Ins' he>?V\ fleec lined Uiilei Vests a .vorilt 00 cut- .hat we arc ftciling st f 15 cents 'I tits is the highest haigniu ,<>u w. rc ever ?>fl? red, doi.'i fail to ask r o see them. s iion, Buy your Good BMBRS' FHT^riOS a int. mid .ILL tin c mr81 j il^ ^lilJjj 1 >1 POUT \ \T HfUTK'K HavniK sol.t out <>ur mercantile j ttisin s- to the Fanners' lt:n kiig aint | d rmt I tie f'o All i inhcs that owe is must conn forwar.t H|)l| settle up, is w post ive y en t eairv ov? r any icc untK '?ii?* not i e iippuesto s* who we us I. M. FlTZPAThlf'K A" lllto. f m h y lo S.oan. | 1' VK M.-\DK;i \% irh I l?r ikei" u? N*'a Y? rk i'\ ()>r?> 11 vr'> VllOOl I Mill IllcH f I'lMI't* Ion 11M MCIII" <1 ii\ f fl i in(ir<KHK'' improveil 01 ion I at int. fornix yearn time. |?h.v ?!> In itiMitt'moot* hi ilir mifof 7 per | col per hi iiit 111 T11o oro Iterate hiiii | ?' Oil :il <p* for Ml XI nil'l illl<l illHpfC't )Ol| | ir< sin * ail i at iio* cxoi'toio of die i loriowt-r I* K W YI.IK, Aliy. HI I H\V. I Nov. 4, 4hi I "I lime boon I'lM AIIH'ls lor nsomnin. with winch I have Itct-t. nfhictcd for , Ver twon t.v years, and I can sav that CiiHcurots | hvo itlven mo more relief tlinn any other rrrno- . y I have ever ti led. 1 shall certainly rccomicnd them to iny friends as being all they are ! ^presented." Thus. Uillahd. Kigin, 111. | ah CANDY gjT CATHARTIC ^ KWCtWttO ; TdAOe MARK ??*OI*T*RIf? J ^^^ggggB$@^ ] Plenaant. P.ilnfatilo. Potent. Ta?te flood. Do ( loo?l, Ne?cr Slokcn. Weaken. or (lrl| < . l(k\ 'Jic. Mie. . ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... f l.rllag lt.ai.4r t arapaay, t'ht.a(?, XMtml, Ufa Tart. 31# 10 Trt RAP Solil nnrt mmmn'errt by nil rtnntIU" I U'CAw Rill* lo * I K K Tobacco Habit "nTTrtft?ITWritvi? Pr.Afrmitarur? KIIF.I'MA UM. WBAK BACK*. AI iir\MurW>?*. on !?*? . P- MlW MaPlfc. j SUCCESS. Before Us. ss ever done in old Lancaster. o Buj One DolC2ettiii? Our h Them. list rated than it is at present, by g the rich harvest of Bargains e They I re: 60 d< zt-n men's heavy cotton underlilrts worth 25 cents?your-a at 15 cts. 10 dozen men's heavy Jersey knit vool th'tee lined shirts worth SI 00, foil i an get them as loii^ as tliis lot asts, as we can't net any more, at 50c SHOES, SHOES, SHOES We are selling them Mt the rate of 00 |o 160 pair a day. All si/, sand all iind\ Our instructions to the sales nen is not to let a customer so out but o sell him or her at any price We tave got too many shoes ami we uie foiint <o sell them, no matter at what aenflce. $1 50 dress shoe for $1 00 1 50 i 'reedmore for OS cents $1 50 cents l adies diess shoe for $1. $1 00 l adies' dress shoe for 75 cents Children's shoes almost give away T K N IT IT 1< K. E IT K N ITU It K. Ft' K N IT 1' K K We don't consider that we have my competition in this line. We. buy jvetyiliiog by the c?r ! sd. $1 50 Heds for $1 on, $2 00 ItciiH ior $1 25. $2 50 Heds foi $1 50. $8 OO Heds tor $2 OO $15 on () .k Dili's f. r $>2 50, $20()0 Oak '-nits ft r $15 00 $25 OO (Ink Soils foi $|s.lso. $1 50 Hrtby ' ratiics for $1 no, 50 cent Split H itlom eh ?irs fur 40rih, 75 cent ? sue Hottom cli >irs ft>r50eis, $1 0'M'aue Hottom eliH'r* tor 75ct?, $1 ill) (litk dining chairs for 65 cents, i I e iilmvi- are jost a few prices we jive for j oil lo vre' ?n idea ?>f h?>?v iiieap we are se.li. g furniture We tave one .-hue devoted ? xclusivc'y to iirniiure and we keep ? vrrything in lie furniture ine. STOVES, BToVEs, STOVE8 Just rtceived nnotlier car load of tiie etebrated < liattaiiooi; * co?>k stoves f thev don't ?ive perfect satisfaction, lit tin m oil piiir wagon and haul hem hark and we will icplace it hy a n w one. Every tire hack iu our tovsis Kunrsnleed f?>r 5 years, we vi11 replace every one free of cost tha; aims out in ilint time. -Don't hu> my otln-r sto\e, we can se I you one or less money tnao any om else, and rive yt.u a stove thai will bring a imte to y< ui wife's face every time he cooks a meal on it. s from Us. HememLiid ABE with you r? ; JL 9BS11: NOTICE ! To the Tuxf?ay ersof Lancaster county. Th?- Treasurei's oftice will he open or the collection of taxes for fiscal ear 1-9S. from the 15th tlay of Oc!o>er to iho 3lsl nay of December, 1KVK. The lev> is as follows, vis: hale, f? mills, 'ounty, 5 " 3 4f.lt. R.: 3 <'choolf 3 " LOCAL LKVY. ). It A ('. It. It., (lilts Greek 4} mills. ) it A C It It . Pleasant Hill <> " ) It A (' It It , Cane ('reek, 7 " .am-aster Graded Hchool, 4 " Cershaw " " 4 " >ak hurst " * 4 " f oik s X Itoads" " 2 " IOTAI. IiKVV r.Y I)Ilfl'RI(Tfi, n?Itan Land, 10 " Vitxlihw, 10 " 'ane C'r ok No, 3. 23 " 'aiio Cret k Graded, 27 " 'ni e Cierk Jones X Road*, 2o mills ilia Cioek Qradeil, 2-IJ " Jills Cieek Jones X Roads, 22$ " iu ford, 10 M flat Creek No 6. 10 flat Cieek No 9, (Ktrshaw). 2li " Meuaunt Hill, Noli. Kershaw,19 * 'iMMOt Hill| No. 7, 19 " Meaoant liill, No. 13, (Oak hurst)* 23 mills. Mea*ant Hill, Jones X Roads '21 ,, 'edtr ('re. k, 10 ,'edar Creek, Jones X Roads, 1H " lies; ectfully submitted, J. R. BLACK MON, Co Treas. No morphine or *010011* Dr. Milan' Pin 'iijjv Cprm All Piw. "OMNaiatoa" Local Matters, See trespass notice Thos. \\ Kendrick. e/X> | Mrs Robert Shillingluw of Yorkville, is visiting relatives in this county. V7S The annual conference of the South Carolina Methodists will 'convene at Greenwood on the tlth ! of December. That hustling city j is making full preparations to en ; tertain the hosts that will come. e? ( Our old friend, Mr. W. S. Morton of Kershaw, was in to see us tins woes. ?e ate always cheered up by his visits, no mathow g'oomy and despondent we may feel. lie still keeps stocked with tailless hogs and says he will kill a dozen or so shortly that are now so fat ihey can hardly walk across his lot. lie will or ly plant one-third as much cotton another year but will make big crops of oats, wheat, and p?avino hay. r/K Mr. Chas. E Carter, who volunteered in Co. (J. 1st llegt. S. C. V., hut was transferred to the 3d Div. 7th Army Corps, was j honorably discharged from the ! * " ; army at Savannah, Nov. 28th. He stopped over Thursday with j relatives at this place on his return to Camden to resume the position he held before he volun i teered for service. Items From Tin* <?en:. Mr M Y Cauthen is all smiles ? a son. Misses Marv und Mamie Hunter and Miss Addie Carter of Lancaster, are visiting Miss Alma Duncan;. Messrs K C Croxton and E H Mohley, of this place, aro opening up a merchandise business at Lancaster under the tirm name of Croxton & Mohley. Miss Floride liorton is visiting friends in Sumter County. % The prohibitionists claim to have a majority of the Legislature and they propose to enact a law that will hit the dispensary system in the neck. Absolute prohibition could not possibly pn ducc a condition of alTairs that would encouruge more men to i run blind tigers in the country I districts than are at present engaged iu the tratlic. The prohi I i)iiH>iii?ii8 may improve conditions: we do not oelieve they can make thein much worse. ? Sumter j Watchman uml Southern. Chronic Oyspepsia Cured. i sy H i FTEH suffering for nearly thirty years' j r\ from dyspepsia. Mrs. II. E. Dugdale, wife of a prominent, business man of Warsaw. N. Y., writes: "For 28 years, I was 1 a constant sufferer from dyspepsia and aweak stomach. The lightest food produced distress, causing severe pain and the formation of gas. No matter bow careful of my diet I suffered agonizing pain after eating. I was treated by many physicians and tried numerous remedies without permanent help Two years ago I began taking Dr. Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills ?nd _ . V IUV* TT limit a week I commenced improving and persisting In the treatment 1 was soon able to eat what i liked, with no evil effects I keep them at hand and a single dose dispels any old symptoms." Dr. Milea* Remedies Qr> are sold by all drug- BV gists under a positive |^,, , guarantee, first bottle E-roCf*VinO jfi benefits or money re- Kb Restores tm funded. Book on die- Hp' eases of the heart and Boy r**. > jUsB nerves free. Address, BBHMhHBB I)R. MILKS MEDICAL OO. Klkharl lad. I