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* A exit # gaMl tfrf 8f%^^ fSsPltJ iSffk ISMS ng^Sr II i p I Hri >:^i sg il >1 > I J^jlr ^pi JO H? flr1 P|f thtjuluwbtc aktek, i 77. 7777 ~~ 7 7 77777~77 l, . " " ? ?- ?-??~ Rditob asv ilj^uru. J ^ -Wfpcper : /<vr 6"i? Fronwlion c/Uie Political >?***, Agricultural aruJ Omunerrial Int*n*U. S TEfiSfS: $1.50 a Y*aj?, " ? '-~- - -.,.... ? Pmfl-H; 1N \xr*A1*1Vt. ^cifoS~fo'fcEKLlf i lij 10$. ijAiNOAiS \i, S. t J.. J4J|f, 4 i n!)!) F^T/;Hi lx Hrll ^8^2 A nnimnn'n MO iOI.I Yfil'vn nn\n V nrpvrhTM i>mi)di.'i? a v*t^ AUUilUn 5 WUiiUCi.j li \N(' ASTKK, A.C.. Die ?. IMIS TVTorif'K is hereby given t lint (I i J-Al ottlee will be open fr<<in (he 1st day *>f Jan. to the 20th day of Fob. 1 S!>9, for tiie purpose of icceivint; the . ret urtis of the taxpayers of Fa.ieisler < 'omitv All pe:-" us hivinu property in their possession or oonrr d, ms Mauaitrrs, I lohk'is, or ais II n.-bund.l* .rent.t ?u??r- 1 11mi. TrttHtee. P'x-uii'nr, Adnti. intra- ( tor, Reeeiver, Ae;'ounttr?r Otllccr, Agent Attorney or Factor, on the* 1st | day < f J munr1MW, are required to M list tin1 .<ant>? for taxation with*n the i time required by law, or i: cur ti e penally of tifi.v p<?r cciu. which at-j lacin .s in e.iso of f.iihtre ' o do s.?. i ue r >;i Tax () ie Dollar is laid ; 1 upon all nmlf persons, between the , ages of 21 and 00 years, except p t ! sons who are m timed ami uiiatde to j earn a support. , ] Confederate soldiers are exempt M from P ill fax at 89 years f oge. j 'I'lie Auditor or an assistant will al 1 tend thy following places in the eoun* j ty on the dales helow fur tlie con ' venience of the puh.'ic. < Osceola, Tuesday, Jan. 10 1N99, al L 1 2 in. Pleasant Valley, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1899. I Beluir. Thursday, January 12, 1S99 | Van Wyck, Friday, January 13, 189# Dixie, A. M., Dwlght, P. M., Moil 1 day, January 18. 1899. i Tradesville, Thursday. January 17, . 1899 Taxahaw, Wednesday Jan 18, 1899 ' Flat (,'reek Church. Thursday, Jan. i 19, 1899, 4 Pr. C1 C. Welsh's Friday, Jan. 20, 1809. 1 Primus, Saturday, Jan 21, 1899. r Haile Gold Mine, Monday. Jan 23d. , kl899 j Kershaw, Tuesday and Wednesday. ?, .Ian 24th and 'i5lh. 1899. Hea?h Spring, Thursday. January 26th 1899 P>eaaaiit Hill, Friday, January 27th to 12 .n ' arinel Church, Monday, January ?. 30th. 1H99. It will be to the interest of every Taxpayer, <> make Ida return prompt* ' ] ly ofa'i personal property, also of all | Transf-M* or Improvements on It.-ul ; c Kslate an I save the penalty of 50 per i I cent which attache* after the 2oth , day of Kehiuary. j Itespec fu I ly, JOHN A COOK, i < 'ounly A udiior. I c IV. ; 5, 1898. L SAYT DON'T DO IT ! \\ Don't send olV for jewelry, I watches, clocks, si 1 vurwnre, or 1 for ?nyt liinur in those lines, fori. lie identical litin<jf eim lie obtained i from li. Brand! for tiie sumo money ami oftentimes for loss, j1 besides you know bow often one J is deceived. j I v ever ilnnk of it, <)? ?t It | It ' i i I' 11 >s m ul * a si n |y 4if ih*4|? ri in? ' s11 * i 'j . f.ir s > e i s, an I 111hi he ii I i v K i \vs h ' We re in oi ler I I f|M II 'lUl v- Ml W 11 . ! (! l-ililti ! v rend i H i I e. inni'Ml o ' receive i rune | loji i it -iir ill ici ' o jeWe h.-m h''c . t not I ve ' |> i-c. it ill ? vnir en :t | Inv "i i . oil It*- vol <1 ii4.i i mI r tf [ < Wli e s v.i N v . r it 11 ? i ii t - i j you i lilt I "ir in"i *s are I nr oi l t ? ; >r e-n> It I i i n n hi i ir ? ! nI * In V i (ir r 11 t! . . k BfWiMOT, j: | 4 F r i nil i nun.i niviim .1 woler. " j ' II '* > ? [ \ CASTOniA. BoHm tie /) lh? Kind Von Hiivfl Always Bought ' Lazv Liver! "I liaVe liri'ii troubled n tri al ileal ( Willi a turiiiil liver, wlm-h produce* eonRtirm Hon I f.niuil f'ASCAKKTS to ho nil you claim 1 furl'.' in iiiul Hcnuroil mich rolicl the tlrat trial, ihai ( |inri'hasii<l nnoi hi-r Miipplv itml wn< pom- > Iplouily l uroil I shall onl.v !?< too (.Mail to n-ooimnciiil < asruri'ts nbencvcr tlm opi.ortiinity [ is pri'senteil." J. A Smith < wo Susijuclrai.na Ave., l'hUn<lpi|.tiin. I'a CATHARTIC ^ I TRAOC MARK RIOISTSRCO IPlnsnsnt. Palatable. Potent. TaMc Good. Do Good. Never Hlrken. weaken, or Gripe. MV\ Xe.bOo. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Kl.rll.* ?iei<| fklH|i| KMirt.l. Sew T?4. W NO-TO-IAC XtttflKMSl&VASKfAil 4n?aM? Ml Dr. UUm' Hk?? PIiiKw. JL ? W/ *1 . r vy . I W V IV - ^ l.'l ' 1 \ / DEATH. Tale of Miwrv, Poverty end j Death From Spartanburg. Special to Tlic State. (j i Spurt anburt.', Doc. 2+.? On yestcrdeay Itobt.. Ihichbar and . his voting wife were in this city i seeking work in thn cotton mills, i For some reason they could not i make the proper arrangement*, > mil started on their way home, tn | 1 ^i?11< county, N. C. Not having t any money they traveled on foot i up the Spartanburg unil Aahe- J rille railroad- They reached In ( man about night, and being too : proud to bog lodging, thev built ( up a tire in the woods near and | proceeded to make themselves im . i :omforlablo as possible. While , Lhov were asleep the light cotton i clothing of the woman caught tire, * ind when the husband waked it * . was to titul his wife enveloped in * t lamos. In endeavoring to ex- | x iiugnish them his own bunds nud a irms were terribly burned. The I lorrified man taw the wife to ] whom he had been married only , hree months burned to a crisp. | ] 3oiag to a neighboring house he , ] eceir?d all the assistance possible , ^ 'rom kindly hands. Ills wife was L >uriod by the people of the com- j \ nunity and enough money was ;iten him to carry him back t lome. t V Juror ilii6t be a Registered 1 Voter, Savs Judge Benet. t special to The State. i c Charleston, Dec. 28.?Judge j j lenet today announced his de-' ision on the motions for new trial >ased on the claim that one or nore jurors were not "qualitied ' doctors" in the intent and mean ng of the constitution. Ou the constitutional question his honor lecidcd that u (<qnaliliud elector," md a qualified juror, must be a 'registered voter." This was t 'avorable to the movers. But his lonor decided, secomllv, that all . I isrtios had duo notice and with iroper diligence could have us- ( certaimul before trial whether " urors were qualified. The oh-.*' eclion should hare been raised, K'fore trial. i ^ j n I IK \ i - Till. lil.OMd I\ K T Mr. A. (Thomas, Marysville, ' IV\., has found a more valuable * liscovery than has \el been made v n the Klondike. For years he K ill II < !* ? I 11111??l? I amniv from con s eruption, accompanied 11V licitlirrlinircs: and was absolutely urto 1 liy I >r. iviu^'s New Dis * overy p>r ( on?iii1111>1 i<hi, ('outfits I in* 1 Colds. lie declares licit ?r*?lcI (] s of littic value in comparison ivith tins marvelous cure: would | itive it, even if it cost a hundred lollarsa liottle. Asthma, llron- 1 diitis and all throat and lun?* af j faction* are positively cured hy Dr. Kind's Few Discovery for Consumption. Trial hollies free j it Crawford l>ro*' Dru?r Store. ? Regular size f>0 cts. and $1.00. > Guaranteed to euro or jnuce re- v Funded. !. Sam Hudson was accidentally j! ihot. hy .led Stone, in York j i jounty, and died of his wounds 11 ast week. The hoys wore hunt- I ng rabbits when the accident lapoened. Ilon'l Neglrct Vonr l.Wrr. t f.ivcr troubles quickly result in serious ^ complications, and tlic man who neglects his liver low little regard for health. A bottle 1 of browns' Iron Hitters taken now and then ^ will keen the liver in perfect order. If the . iliscase has developed, Browns' Iron Bitters * will cure it permanently. Strength and vitality will always follow its use. Browns' Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers. 1 ia* /1>1?i j i j t \ a i' cm / i. ICxperience of a Young Man i:i I Union County ? A Supposed Friend's Desperate Deed. special to The Observer. I \ Monroe, Dee. I'd. ? If the de.po- 1 lition of a man supposed to lie <1 v- ]11 nir true, ont! of the most hold, I1 ret mean and cowardly highway 11 obheries ever heard of in this,'' section oecurrcd to-day four miles I1 'rom .Monroe, on the Carolina renral road. Last night a young I nan t>y the name ol" Dow ry, \\ hoso j mrents live in the county south )f here, came to Monroe from \hi., on his way home to spend I dnistmas. He remained in town !t ast night, an<l his trunk not Iiav ' ng arrived, concluded ho would 8' 50 down to Wingate to see his}11 incle, who lives there. As it is only j c ;tx miles from the railroad, he " itarted out to walk. After leaving 11 own some distance, lie met up ? vitb a young fellow named Nichol- I ion, the two having previously | mown each other. Nicholson and \ L#owry, talking in the usual way, valked on together. After awiiiie ! * Nicholson said "lot's swap guns.'' # jowry replied all right, and drew ^ lis pistol out and handed it toNichilaon to look at. As soon as the attor got the pistol,a 38-calibre, ho t urn pod in front of the other and ^ laid, "Damn you, pnll off that ^ ?and it here." . Lowry said, j 'What do you mean Bill?" The a| The other replied that he meant to ^ lave that watch or kill him, and ho watch was handed over. Reviving it, the robber then denanded what money his victim tad ami received it, too, $i) or $10. Vs soon as Nicholson had secured | ^ his, he deliberately raised the )istol and shot Lowry. The ball -i it ruck the man fair over the heart, \ >ut hitting some memorandum! tooks in the vest pocket was tie- * lected to the right. Not being i o hot down, Lowry wheeled and |( an. Nicholson tired again',the ball j ? aking etfeet in the lower part of | j. lie back. One more shot was lired, ^ nit the ball wont wild,and Lowry . 11 ontinued to run. lioachino a no \ ;ro house near hy, the alarm was o liven and soon the nei^'hhor/iood urned out. I y This i? the story the wounded nan tella in his deposition, for In-1 va- at first thought to lie eertain odie. Nielndson was eautiht, the ' vateh, a ,'12 ealihre pistol and vere found on hi- pri son, and this ooiuk to corroborate Lowerv's 11 *ory exactly. I >r .1 >i Blair s\as ' ent for to see the .vounded man. le found him Imdly wounded, 'w nit cannot yet express a certain . . . . . p pinion as to whether it is fatal. Sheriff Horn went to \Y innate ate I his evening and brought tlio S nisoner in. S KU r, IM e< Send your address to II. Iv iiieklen ?Sc Co., Chicago, and ?et, . r . t I free sample hox of Dr. Kino's) sew Life Bills. A trial will eon n ince you of their merits. These 0 ills uro easy in action ami par- ' icularly elFoetivo in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache, 'or Malaria and Liver troubles hey havo been proved invaluable. A I'hey are guaranteed to be perfect j y free f.om every deleterious ^ ubstance and to bo purely vego- a able. They <lo not weaken by i heir action, but by giving tone f o the stomach and howels greatly g nvigorato the system. Regular ize '25c. per Iujx. Sold by Craword Bros Druggist. e ha* ataya Na?r?*1?r JV. UUm' P*ia PUfe. - im,V) r,) run PKLSl Dl'NT. lenry Wnttenou Names the Admiral.) J'h/.hi:<rh Lee for Vice President. L< >'iinvAllo. Kv. ,.Ian. 1. ? i lenrv \ uitvtrHOj) in a leading editorial Ins tnorrnni: in The courier Join ai dealUfc v,itli the Democratic1' rospeotsffor the new year, nomi- ' ales Ad \ il He\ve\* foi presL 1 ent hikWI'it/.hngh Lee for vice 1 ircsident'. i' - mm'wo N?j|r:> liuvs Killed and ' Several Other Persons Injured. i Kastovdr, Dec. 24.? A serious ecident ofc^rro 1 here this morn- : ig just is Mr. Hugo Krauso ' tnrted off his t^ri?t mill. The 1 ii11 exploded and killed two j' olored boys and painfully ' rounded Mr. F. \V. Harhort, j nd slightly wounded several !' thers near by. i 1 Mrs. Botkin Found (iuiltv. ? ' I San Francisco, Doc. 30. ? Mrs. |. 'ordelia Botkin was to-nighti ound guilty of murder in the I irst degree for causing the death | f Mrs. John 1'. Dunning by ending a box of poisoned candy I o her temporary home in Dover, i )el. The condemned murderess j rill be spared the ignominious I oath on gtdlo'frs^ ^h owever, j he jury that found her guilty inioaing only the penalty of life inprisonment. ~~ Murder in Spartanburg. John K Stuckev, a prominent rocer of Spartanburg, shot his lerk and collector, John Sevier, j 'ueadav, Doc. 27th, while the I ivo were apparently engaged in a uiot business conversation at the >rmer"s desk. Sevier died from lie effects of the wound in the ?ft side of his back. Before ving he stated that Stuckev | red ou him without warning and icrc ens no cause whatever for :io shooting. Stuckey is in jail. wo Negroes Killed iii a hsght. V innsboro. S. New anc! Iierald. A genera! tight took place near >awkins on Monday in which olin i one and William Wallace ore !> ih Killed All engaged . . i... i.. ... i - J vc i i ur 11..'in wi'i r r mimi'U. \\ ill. .yhs, colored, i* I of nviiiLf tired ill" f:?t 11 shot which illcl .!< Im Toho. ? ?rv ??r.^i i rosjtert* of i .*Scii?Htion in ('olnni hin. pet ial fit the I) tiiv News. < *<?111 r 11! pit, !>? ? .. .'11. I > h n i f?I (1 I cej/ler whs uncftcil f(t(hiy cliHl jXI wifh larceny; I'horc :ire ru-j torn ilint this will lend to *en?M<>iinI chnrjroh in connection with lmv? life which recen ly ocnrred here. *Dci77c!ruff Disease The beginning of baldness h dandruff. Zeep the scalp clean and promote the ixrwth of the hair by the use of Tti/ers Jfcairl/iffor ltow :i Georgia Pay uaster l*se< l l> lliuhwjiv liohhcrs. Macon, (in., Peeentber 24. special to The Telegraph t'roiv Valdosta, (da., says: The Atlan Lie, Valdosta aad Western railroat lias a nmip near llnrlow in Ciincl county, annul thirty miles frou here. litis wan payday, Tin [thief engineer, Mr. (J. It. Gar ratal, had coiuu into town to cjel Lite money to pay off the hands, lie secured al?out a thousand dollars. lie rolo out of town or liorschack and his direction wilt toward the Okefenokee swamp, ilthoujjh ho was some distance front it. He was not a vare thai tnvhody was near, when sudden!) ?i??ht negroes rushed ont of i thick clutttp of hushes and each leveled a pistol at him. They demanded his money and showe< that they intended to kill him ii necessary. As Mr. Garrard crazed into tK* muzzle of a deadly pistol, ho fel that ho na? in a dangerous place He replied: "Well, hoys, yoi have the drop on mo; 1 suppose there is no uso in my resisting your demands." llo felt in his pocket as if t< draw out a package. Instead o the money he brought forth hi pistol and it came out belching lead. The ringleader fell at tin first shot anil the next shot knock edout another. Two more sfc.jt were fired by Mr. Garrard as his horse dashed away. Mr. Garrard was shot at severa times by the negroes, but the; were frustrated. VVilliard Killed Several Bofnrt Ha Was Laid I iOW. Seaside, Ore., Dec. .'50. ? Char les Willnrd,a desperate character shot anil killed Sheriff \V. .1 Williams and Deputy Lamsri here today and wounded Deputy Miller and was himself killed by Slate Senator It. W. Fulton. Willard was suspected of burning Sen-dor Fulton's summer cottage here after robbing it and the otli cers were searching his house foi stolen good a. Ilea a I y Is Illooil Clean 1 1 lncnin a clean nkin. Xi iratity without it. t'.im .acts. Catidyl atliar lie ? .ran _\?? Jl" blood aiai keep it c lean, l>) Sirring ?>! lb? lazy liver anil driving till im iiii ilirs from tIn- l)oi!\. 1 Soj?in today ti la'r.-i. pintail's, l-oi'.s, ldelohe*, blackheads aii.l 111. t >i . bilious complexion by takim ? a sea rots, beauty for ton renli. All drug .-ill.Mailloli i;Uai aiilr? (l, ItJc, 2,'>e, aOc. * ilV* A ("hristmx* Kve Lynching Ovct in (lenrgia. i I a i' iii* in \' Grove, i in., Dec. gt dell 15 Iton, colored, wn: I \ ncheiI at M nod s bridge tw< unit's we.st of th; . t> tc* Suturd.iv I -J ni^lit l?y parlies unknown. This is iho negro who wncharged v?ilh having shoi at Mr Van Doadwvlor, one night Insi week, and also will) having hurnei up I>oft<lwyler's I>hfti an.I stock Thursday night.. Ambassador lionicro Dead. Washington. I). C., Dec. 30.? Ambassador Romero. of Mexico, ilied this morning at 4 o'clock, aged 02 years. He was operated on three dayi ago for appendicitis. 11 is remain) will he taken to Mexico for in lormeiu. ? l'ny your uiib&cription to the Ledger. Rft-T?-RM for Fifty OnU. Oua ran toad lomofo habit aare. mtkM *M) men air one, Mood yuro. M# H All drmytato Ij TILLMAN ON TIIL TltlvVTV Al! Coons Look Alike to Our l Senior Senator. Senator Tillman expressed liijr 1 opposition to the. peace treaty's i M-oopinj 1 erms in charaeterist ical i ly vigorous language: 1 "What! Do you expect iuo to - I rote for a treaty t> hich irivi s to 1 t the Spaniards $LJ0,<>0u,000 for something they don't own and I can't deliver No, sir! I'm not I gOlllg x.() VDl" HVTUV If 20, < JUO, 00<) ?I of the people's money f >; a lot i <>f niggers, a lot of islands we 5 don't want and a pile of scrap L iron. Wc have trouble enough ' with our own minors in the 1 . II South, and all coons look alike to i me, whether they some from tho Philippine* or South Caiolina. 1 "What! Pay Spain $20,000,f' 000 because we licked her? No,sir! | ^ ' I will not be a party to any such > infamous bargain." ' Admiral Dewev's Strong Kx1 j presnion. > i Manila, Dee. 20?The Philippine rebels have founded a new 5 cabinet. It is anti-American in *!every sentiment an?i allows of ao "'American co-operation, standing ' absolutely for immediate inde8 peodence. Tho capture of Iloilo \lis encouraging to them. " J Admiral Dewey says the United i States must accept their responsibilities in the Philippines, which ' have been acquired by conquest, or go back 200 years in the world's history. 9 Ednontc Your llnwelt Wltli r??r?r(<t?. Candy t'atlinrtle, cure constipation forever. 10c. 35c. If C. C C faii, d-utrcistk rrfund utonuy. , ' A Dreadful \ccident. i Special to Tho State. Florence, Dec. 2 7. ? .Jan.eg Willoughby, son of Mr. T. C Willougliby of this city, nrci denti\lIy shot and killed Ins little brother, Reuben, while hunting this afternoon. The aillietod ones '* havo-tlie eniiro sympathy of tho I . * I community. DUriiiiCi of ihf Rloori nni! Strrn. * No on" neetl MiiU'er willi in iiriilijia. li.is .li~?-ii-r is ?ini?*Uiy ?n<l pprrn-iiiently cureil j l?y Itrowns' Iron Hitters. Kvorv ilisenso of ! the Itlooil, nerves nil.I Moinneli, elironic r otherwise, sueeimilis to Krowns* Iron Hitters. Known mil iim>1 i?nearly n * (iiarler of it eenittry, it stnieK toolav foro niosi union ? nor mo?t vnle.eil r.rnei!inn. ( ttrowns'I mil Hitlers is solo l?y nil ilenler*. Increased I)i*peiwtry Sales. A comparison of the dispensary , sales in Sumter for Christmas week this mi l l*i-t year show an increase of bo over last | year, the gro? Kales being Sl,j 276.fit) last v ear ami ^*i,%2S4.55 this year. Ilea v y Sentence Imposed. 1 Now York, Doc. ? Recorder ; (Joil today sentonoed Badger Moore to nineteen years in sta*o prison for robbing Martin Malion. The maximum penalty i* twenty years. j , No Capital Punishment. Wichita, Kas., Doc. '2l>.?Gov* '; ernor elect Stanley states that he 1 will not sign a warrant for tho ' j death of John Collins, convicted | of murdering his faiher. The governor-elect does not heliove 3 in capital puniahmont. . 13T Pay your auhscripiton to | Ledoek! ?t *k x j * * * .-I * ' ...i