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Local Matters J M i'K. Roland, of Lauraas, it on a riait to bet* daugktar, Mn J j E Carliala, Ht thia place. I Shift Moora, aol., wa? committed to jail Monday ia default of Wail, to await trial at tha next term of court for ataaliag cowkidea. A numbar of kid* for tha Supar- | iutandaney tha chain gang war* handed ia to the Supervisor laat Saturday. The board diacuaaed the bids but adjourned to aaoihar day to make tha appointaaaat aot being abla to agree that day. Thara will ha aarricaa ia tka Presbyterian church navt Sua ; day, morning and night, by ltev. ; Chalmers Frazier, tha naw pastor, i who is axpactad to arrive hare this waak. " Kav. ,1 K Carlisle will piaachj at the cotton mill next Sunday, aoraing and night. I!ia appoint-, mant for tha mill thia vaur ia tha fourth Sabbath in each moath. Liat of latter* advertised for the wack ending Jan. IT. lSliy. ; Miss Llla Cread, Mr*. Kiln Gar-j ria, Mrs. Jan*' Roi*. .1 (' Ballard. i Jot. I". Gregory, i\ m. Mr. McA Mctaanut became t)i? j purchaser la?-t Monday of tlm best lioren, in the judgment of -Ylr. \Y T Grugorv, ilia t hi* establishment has ever sold in Lancaster. lie also purchased u haudsomo aen buggy ia keeping with ths style and quality of hi* BCff holSC. Messrs. Croxton <Jt Mohley, who opened a confectionery and grocery at this place in Decent- i her, will engage in business at Heath Spring,having moved their i stock of goods to that place this week. W ANTKD. ? Local or traveling salaauien to sail our Oils, Great** i and Petrolatum on commiasion j exclusively, or as a tide liue. j Goods guaranteed and prices low. Pf.NN Pr.TROI.ATLlf Co., ( )il Refiners Coraopolis, Pi. Mr. W T Gregory received * telegram from Mrs. II J Gregory, East St. Louie, III., Sunday night stating that her husband'* coiuli tion wis worse aad to come at ] once. Mr. Gregory left oa nj special train oa the L. it C. that night hut missed connfrtioe with thcti. (). it N. at ('heiter and w?? delayed ut tliat point several houra. A teleiziflm veaterdav Mated thara irn no impro\?m?nt tii Mr. I! .1 (iir^orv * condition. Ilia eat* has developed into tr phoid fe\ar and bit physician* and frianda arc l'<>ai ful of tli* wont. Air I.eclincrN Itook. The Lkuokk is in receipt of a consignment of 20 copies of "The Cotton I'roMevn and ItsSolution,'' l?v Frank C. Lectmer, of Tint" inousville, S. C. The book contains 175 pa?/es and treats tin1 o... i i.. nu'ijtt i v a if<111>11 \ i i v . n r aru ask*')! t?) sell tins copies consigned ' to us :it 2.*? rents each; :i price that is barely sufiiciont to pay the cost of publication. Free Medical j Advice Do you understand jiwt what Dr. J. C. Ayei^s medicine* - will do for you? Are they helping you at fast m you think they ought? Write to our doctor. Ho will answer all questions, and give you the best medioat advice, absolutely free. Address the J. C. Ayer Co., Lswtll, Mass. j * Mi ' E 1) Blakeney, Esq., of Ker ahuvr, nnii hero yesterday on pro fessional business. Hon. T Y Williams is at hoiui from Columbia for a day or two The Farmers' Banking ?SL- Mercantils Co., lost a valuable hors< Sunday. I>r. J R Masse v and Mr. .1 11 Flynn have returned from Columbia whore they went to attend the U. S. court as jurors. Deputy Marshal Swaringen carried B S Auston, against whom there is a sealed sentence in ths C. S. court for transportia g, to Charleston yesterday. Mrs. Geo W Galling of Raleigh, N. (J.i is visiting her parents at this place. The Rev. W B Gordon of Cam den will conduct services in th? episcopal church here next Friday night, at 7.BO o'cloek. The public generally is cordially in vited to attend. The town election for Kershaw will he held next Monday. ?Vr hear of no opposition to the re* election of the preseut orticent in cutnhent, Mayor E 1> Blakcnev. .lustier 11 * B Jones came honu yesterday from ('oiumhia to l># present at the marriage of hi.* daughter, Mias lior?a Jones lit l>r, Paul It. Marion of Richhurg, which happy vent will t?kw pi an at the residence at hijfh noon to day. Chief J uslire Henry Uclr?r Justice Y. .1. Pope, .Justice Eu gene H. Gary and .Jit Ernes Gary are also hers to attend tin wedding. Antony other gusats a .Justice .Jones' are Mr. and Mrs. S B. Jones, Mrs. Dr. M. A. Ken wick, Mrs. lialhrook, Miss Xnnni< Renwtek ami Miss Neville Pope o Newberry, Mias Marie Gary o Ahhovills, Miss Tiny Ellott Wittnshoro, Mista Marguerite Dur ham of Marion and Mrs. Eugem B. Gary of Ahheville. Another Car Load. The Farmers' Basking & Mer cantile Company received anothei car load of mules and horse Monday. A car load comes week I .. 'IM. ' ? iv. i dim cur na# two days lie hind time hut purchancra were h the stable* awaiting ita coming \Ya have soma uico mules on hand Sea us before trading. tF. M. I i( )()!>, Manager. TLe profassion.nl men of th town hava entered a protest loth supply ordinance recently adoptci liv llie eouneil. 1 he grounds o protest are that portions of sai< ordinances imposinj* license luxe on certain businesses are unjus discriminations against said call siii'i rtnruir nisimeltons ' fmvi)r of other citlliiu's and hud nesses which are not required (i I>:?t any licen>* tax whatsoever The riirhi of council to import license taxes is not denied, lmt is vlaimwd that said ordinance? ate not "nninform with respee to persons" aid that the licens* taxes therein imposed nra aoi "graduated so a* to sitiii'i1 a jus imposition of such taxo*" as n? <|iiircd by the constitution of tIx State. "Beeuuee it is not a ?*ea sonablo, nor a just, no?* a uniforn nor a graduated imposition of a li con so tax,''the petitioners ask 1111 it 1)0 repealed ami time reiievi them "from the necessity of *p poaling to the courts to protcc them from municipal U-j^islatioi that is not only partial and tin just lint is si s<> ex pronely pro hibitcd by the State constitu tion." Tho council will considc tHe petition and ran be counto< on to do what is right in th< promises. | For The Ledger. 1 VAN WYCK ITEMS. ( li L Seldom have we seen so much * changing around of labor as this -N r o season. There i? still eome mori"g going on. Most of our far- 11 * mere have sufficient help and * plenly of farm stock. However, ^ there is here and there a place vacant for hands and a few mules J wanted for making some more " live ceats cotton. Fhe wet weather * ' has pi evented the sowing of grain and some fields that would hare ' heea planted in oats and wheat w ill be put in cotton. The grain a 1 acreage thus far is suir'l,bwt there ( ' has been more wheat sowed than ' usual and if the weather should 1 he suitable, there will be a good 8' oat crop putin. The fall crop of " oats is quite small. The snow and ice of last week was beautiful to behold and was much enjoyed by skaters and sleigh riders. We had several 1 involuntary skaters, who were ( not particular whether heels or ' heads ?ere up- but they got: thtough without any broken i necks or bones. The Professor (j carried off" the premium. I b Sheriff Clyburn and 1) A Will- |e inins, Esq., of Lancaster, made a ? business trip to Ksijuirr Seerest o through the snow in a buggy last , Friday. This should convince ir ! law breakers that our .hwriff does r< ; not mince mutters or stand back ' on the weal her wkvii x warrant is T ' placed in his hsads. 11 Amtilor John A Cook ion with st 11last. Friday invcstigsiing the r! ' wealth of our people. lie took n the return* of a good many, but n < the weather was ?o had a number c! did not turn out. He left blanks ii * and J M Voder will taito the re- In f turns of those who call upon him, (i ' i for the auditor. o Dr. .Sam Kell and his son passed through Nan Week on their ei p way to Marion last week. They a stopped ovei a day with J L Till' mans family during the inclement f ' - weather. The Doctor was in good (j spirits and mado the time very tl pleasant with his well stocked h ' mind of anecdotes. o Mr. J A Hyatt h>Qt a valuable e a C1 horse last rriduv night hv some ". o r peculiar disease. Some think the g horse had blind ntaggers. It acted J _ as crazed and blind, and did not a . pay any attention to fences, 11 buildings or trees. It wandered . . . r into ?n<t /liu/l !? . .. -1 ? 1 - ??.vm in M. uiir.i. Last week we wrote of the death of Mr*. Hcviii Lake. Tliia week we have the sad dentil of the husband, Kempar I) Luke to e record. Mr, Luke wm vorv unr well when he left his home at 1 Mueoii, (in., with the remains of f his wife for burial at \'mi W'vck. I U:s friends advised him not to c s make t!ie trip, but he felt it his v ; duty, to carry out the rcijue^t of ^ - lus wift!, to take her hodv and t ? i Imry it by tho side of her mother, t kar. Luke was verv much worried | i and eoiieliided to red a fe\r (1st- t . with bis relatives, Mr K II Mas ^ f soy and family, before returning * ( t,. \b...... 11? ......... ... \- ... (C. ' - i ii. * niur IM \ til >> yCi\ * * on tlit* '2nd of .Jan. and took his c t lied on the 5th lie *ornn'd to 1 c r? lie threatened wit h jim'imionia and r I ,v.!!..,! 5. .. I ~ - ? ' 1 . |m.i -ii i in. in iV MIDI! g t time il wii- found tint h* \r*s a t - unflTeriiJir with hrvsipohia which c > ji iix'ii developed into hloodpoitton ,, ?nd did it> dondly work. Skilled * i phv-ieinn>? and lo\ itivr friends did ?c c3 nil thev could for the relief of the 8 t sufferer. He hren.it* delirious c I * * - - e ?imi unconscious aiul when bin t . children arrived Sunday night ? t from Macon, ho < 1 i?i not know c i tlx in. Death put rii and to his e buffering early Monday night. On ' Tuesday morning his body, no- " - cpmpanied by his four doubly r orphaned children, Mr. C S Mas. , i soy of \\a\ltaw and Miss Minnia , a .1 Massey of Van Wvck, was car- , lied to Prosperity, S. his old j mine, ind interred by tlie side of Iher members of hi* family?at ii? own request before lie died. Camper 1> Lake was about .'<0 ears old, generous to a fault,and tine business man. He had an mportant, well paving position t Mauoa, Ha., with ths Georgia 'antral Railroad. Mrs. J A Hyatt was called to he bedside of her mother, Mrs. lcFadden at Harmony last week, rho died at an advaaead age. 4r. Hyatt accompaniad hy hi* ather and motkar, Mr. and Mr*. V I) Hyatt attaaded tha funeral nd burial at Neelay'a Craak hurch. The health of our community ? good. However, thera are 3ina chill* and soma cold* hut > ot much nead of a doctor, and ona of a dispensary. Miv J R Williamson has gona i visit her sister, at .Villa Rica, ! la., who has beea quite sick. Oitimi**. ,?e's Birthday ?An Address at the raded School Friday by One of His Old Soldiers Thursday, tha l'.Hli in*t., is Ian. Lee's birthday; and it has ean made a legal holiday by the 'gislaturo of South Carolina. The ay *ill no doubt generally bsarvad throughout the State. Tiio Lancaster tiraded School, 1 ordar to avoid any break in the gular crack's a.\*rci***, w ill ob rve the day following, Friday, lie pupils will devote a part of i* day ? work in each grade lo udy and i;ilk- on th? lift- and larneter of the South'* i>reat iodel. There viill he a simple itinorial exercise .luring the okin^ hour of school, the mod iterestin^ feature of which will e an address l>y the Kev. W. Ii. fordon of Camden, one of Lee's Id soldier*. The public is invited to attend, ipecially the Confederate reterns. So it transpires that Maj. John lary Kvana is not to be mayor of be city of Havana. The position e holds is that of superintendent f the department of correction m bracing th? police, the minor ourtw and correctional institution* f the city. Sonor l'erfeetor Laoate, who w aa president of the lavana Junta I'utiiotica will be ppointed tnavor. Senor Lacoate i a wealth v planter, popular mong all ellipses of Culmus and a esident of IIuvana. WUMAiN7^ WORK. An apt old 'v'- -I! Ion . Tliis 1 s true of the loiuu wif 's J y f\ i iKK inmiioM <:... bje 7 ' / "?'), * ies and ap- EA. r roxiuiatv iy % - ^4'*': '' hoiisa nWs ' ? mm mm. \ esai.d?tores | 3 f / te# tiZS&li'''nd half the f?> #g,*J l M ?i ff h t in k Hf&J nuking and L n v ii d i n K |a-. 'ry '^^wxaam heir own ? **?? -. lotlies or sewing for others to patch out i neagre income. V. :r :i who are i : nuch on their feet, or who are anable to tand the strain of over-work and worr , ire peculiarly susceptible to the wea icsses and irregularitu > that are the ba .e if womankind. The symptoms of sn h lerangements are it: uliu i nt or excei i \ e nenti nation, head. . he, b tckache, neualgia, lcacorrhcea, displac inentsand ex* renie nervousness alimenting in many ases to hysteria. The nee of morphine is langerous and examinations by male pbyicians nre painful and unpleasant. Brad field's Female Regulator, the tandard remedy for a quarter of a cenury, will speedily and permanently corect the worst disorders of women. Bra.lield's Regulator is Mild by druggists >t me dollar a bottle. Interesting and valniblc books for women mailed free on p plication. K? BKAJFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta, Ga. . .?? ?! WnMMMHt? Alt ?M?1 l.lf*. Every day strengthen* the belief of emi- i lent physicians that impure Itlood is the i arm of the majority of our diseases. I VMtj'tn years ago this theory WM liaed w a basis for tin- formula of ftrown*'Iron Bitters. The manv remarkablecures effected :>y this fxinnus old household remedy are itiiKcient to prove that the theory iseorre?e. Brow ns' Iron Hitters is solu by all daaiars. Item* From The Kerslmw I'.r* Miss Hnttie Stevens, near Lancaster aud lior friead Miss liortha, Stahu, (?f Cheater, visited the former's sister, Miss Annie Stevens at thiaplacethe past week. Mia. CI) Haley last week re-, oeived a check for $1,000 the amount for wkich her huaband j wan insured iu the endowment ; rank of Kuights of Pythias order, J of which he was a member. Kev. Jabez Ferria, of Winna- j boro, who recently preached in the Haptist church at thia place, laat week telegraphed his acoep- j tance of the call teadered him by | the congregation. 'l'he alarm of fire was sounded on our ntreeta ahortly after nightfall laat Wedaeaday. Fire had ! caught the shinglen around the chimney of Capt. J V Welsh's residence but was fortunately ex- j tinguinhed before serious damage ( was done. Mr. (i F Letuaster, s brick mason, who lived in Kershaw at one time and built t'e brick stores of Gardner and Sowel1 that wore destroyed by tire h littl<* more than a year ?. dropped dead in Spartanburg recent1v, while at the depot with his wife waiting tlie m -rivai of :i train. .Meinorinl I nitial I n veiled. A memorial taltlet to the memory of the late .John .1 I'owrts w?miveiletl in the Methodist ebureh Sunday morning after t very ini presaive and appropriate sermon by Rev. .1 (i IteeWwitbon the subject of giving with a proper >pirit: hi* text heinr Hebrews 11:4. The taltlet is of white marble, in the form of ft shield, and hears the following inscription in Mark letter*: J oh a J Bowers, Born Match *J4, ls60. 1 >ied J one I b, 1 V.i.V "He left the tirat bequest to this church.'' The tablet is unbedad in the wall to the left of tha pulpit, fac- ' tug the back of the church. ? Karsbaw Era. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. THK ' o I* vKTNKRSHIP ber.fo 1 foreexiu nic un<i<-r the firm iinme of Cloud & 11 is' >n is tlti- day ?i i-*?mve<t by nnitu tl agreement All parties nwing us are leijmsted to settle b\ .Jan It. .-mv-ouijIs and notes not set t 'it bv that lime will tie plaee l iii tie- li uiils i?f <.ur attorney :?>r eoiiia tl -it K. 1' <'i,nn?. 10. <A I.I Jan. n, 1 sO!i The mi ier-ii?ii?'il'(M!>'ee?so <>f ( *?.i? i ii. A llisnii) ill <M?ii 11 it lie lit I u?i ii :U I he s inn' t.iaee. 3 wi cl'K 10 < i. 't I. ' f.'jv. .*?vxa?*.?rm-~z ~ xrsrUfSKTCBT. jtwf:-vr . c^ro?Ai / MNfllENftfU? . . o? C < *: i. ' CLYBU ?1,110T1" I.AN iMi*- 1.10 \ I>10iiIN r k ^ tK.'iv ui -1Ni T?? nrrixi* tl i- wi ek. n 1??>iit Friday, lin< >ther e.l I load of (lilt' Kentucky iind WcM'.tu 11 oi'K's and Milieu ? tin 1 hroiiu'lil here tld* soil .ioi i. It you'll take our ml vice, don't .;uv until you ?ec thi* curload. lloivcTor, if you cannot wait, iust eoine to our Mnlilea right now for w!s:it you want. for we still have on hand some cracking good animals both mules and horses, whieh we arc offering for sale at prims whien no other sta l?le can duplicate. We are daily selling the he-t lhiggies, Wagons and. Harness in the mm ket for the least money. Come and see for yourself. We take pleasure in showing our goods, whether you w&nt to hnv or not. CLYBUltX & KLLIOTT. ,)au. 10, 18&). *mmw/mtupit r*oTa itemtiwix ! >'OT!CE CF DISCEARC!. N'OTIC K is Mil Khv -ive:> < n.i. I. as the Aoinii istiidor i .* ibe , personxI estate of my father, 3 ('. Wolf, dect'SRed, have this loth ti?/ January 1809, nun'e filial sei Us ui? u'. witli t he Pi ohate J udpe of t his < < .1 .i t y ami have filed my final Re.urn , uiW will apply to the Probate Judge of ibi> county, in bin oflice at Lancaster. S C., on the 11th day of V ehruary ne t*.< at 12 in. o'clock to crant me fr al M?charue and release of liability us n o Administrator. J. K Woi.rrt, Admr January 10th, 1899.?td. PROPOSALS. 1 DOR RUPERI KTKNDEKT nf th* r t'oiintv Chain Gang will he received t* noon, Satuiday Jan 14ti?. 1899. hI the office of the County Snpesvtaor. Rids submitted must he baseilupon a certain mini per month, pah! by county. The success ful bidder will be required to furnish an effect It r? guard Mt liis own expense. The counts Will _ i |?j khi wi nu |>ri iiutl) ?I nt and ^uarii. food *nd cio.hii.g t: convicts The riulit to reject any, or all, hid* is reserved. M. (imdner. ('o So |>i. I .anon i' M. 1/,enmioiid. ('lei k ('o. I?. i 'oiii ?* UUJMT.U. > .<i<m ?n > ^ 1^1 MI'iMKl' > > ?? '" ' STATK OK SOl'l II CAK()LI N . < O l N r 1 < > F I. NNCA-tti:. Iii 11 c < Uni t of I'r?>|.-. . I' y < I > .1 >.? ?. .In I ^ ? < ! I : i -I : ( v. II Kl' I as. I; 5 . It'm i I. i? ado suil t<> in to yial t I.Ill: of A ilmi iiislra' mil ?' lli>- osi:. . : i>' ol'o.-ls of W .1. Itli-oklu hi. ?i j'fii, i ii i>i. \ n i: -i i r i. c it i.i " >"tf :ti. . .id !l>"i isl: a I a 11<i - I . >':?< 11 lid I'ledl Ills of I If Siiii: \V ./ i . ; . K in >ii,<!?- > . >.-> >i, ilia' iln y li>pear he fore mi', in I'm* > our < !' a o. to l> he >1 a' :>.! i-t.-Sei < . 1! >ii ,Jnoil?t y h- 1T1 i? i.< x:. !i< ??11- 11 I hereof. in i 1 < i- < | !' iv11<i(iii. to .-ln>w t a use, 11 any 11 > liavn. why the said A ?' i..in > I i > on Id no i>* ^ l a t: tn I. (iivmi iii <l< r in\ Intd. tln~ ::o<i <ia > of.Ianua'y Anno Doini' i, l^s*. ( H /t > i> j (?s i:>, J udge < f Piolniio. TRESPASS NOTICE. ALL i'KKSONs tire hereby warned not to trespass iij on tn* land* in IWiford township. knoir a> the Knnderhurk trai t, the IMyler tract and tlx In me tract or, which 1 resiilc, either l?y tislun^., hunting with dojrs or without, either hv day or niuht, or in other way. The law will he enforced against any and nil person*,i is? i s .. ; - wiai U'lljj: lill^ IHUHT. Cieo. W. Hyler I >ec. 1". ls'.*.s. l,i. To Executors. Administrators Guardians and Trustees. \ ' t:l' li A 1 'I t- N TiON i - it! I I'V cti ? i.i Jw '? t * I in i i; i- r t iuiv, iti <i**r ill i?w in i? 11<ir> \. it inakt* lelurii- <?t \ ,n,r cti ?I ina- I-.xitii i.i-, Aiiini. i ' ::ii>i.-.i i' inrdiaPK i i -1 'I In ' ii in- in j -1 t i- li <1 wilh ii, l lit* lll'il t - I .1 Uxl Y :> !! ) t ' ' .1 : \ ( H A ^ ' I?. .1()N t .1 n L' Ii! IT If? "I'll: - .till . S::U i.-iv.w :r.?vi. . v ?-r.r t... 01! A i . L!? 'i A I : >1. I. Y t\ L i. m. ? r; : ' < >iii#<* i;i lii.- i i I i Will , , ai 1111 hi ;,ii tlit Prompt at tin tii 11 will ! ? : ! Iiusiness with w In- Ii i n: ; . * ? < "ullct !' Ml- II "TRESPA;i'~NGTIi.L A li poison- a: licii'l y II < ! tu t !T-j >:!? - in : 111 \ wai lvalkinir. ru!irLr. h11??liii 1 - - i w nod or in sin? i t i;; : :i' t \ Intnl. I<m?>\ i; :i^ tin Ke; >k j e. e 111 111?1 i;i11 1 .jimI Ti>\\ i;>I | . i r< Twelve Mile ( t?< k. 'I I < ' w will l>e cnf it < ;I j i n \ \ mj?* (lisre^u! 11 i *- t ?>t I * < . 'I I . s W i;? i .h i. . l>ee. 2. 1M-. In.. r?>ii?nMMni. wnont;. e ?vi? ma ' 33 lit \ (<: 1 < i 1/ J HAVKM/* 1 I- i.i >*i v r. ' :> * itfc ! * broker* in N? ? Yi rk' hj t rnugh whom I rim I" i :*< l< an* ie.-.ir? j ?'?i by h fif?t mop#: }!<' " im Hr<?v?d eo((oi> farm*. f??r mix year* time |>p ?y \? 1 bo in iiiMtHim eiit* hi tlie rule o r 7 per Z t |>or ami uni The looker* ann ehnrn? f<?r rtbn*r?o' inapt* > > I J (ft snia'i and at the rxnrpie ?' \ i i rro*er, 1? K W Y ) K, b Any ? aw? Nov. 4, 4m. What Hto)?? N??w?l?4a? F??. MUm' PmlM ftMa. JL