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1HE LEDGER. Thnrlow S. Carter, EDITOR AND MANAGER. WEDNESDAY, AUDIT ST It), 1899. [For The Ledger. The City on the Sand. !l is absolutely unnecessary tc pit face my letter with the forma announcement that the weather i: hot. Suflice it to say, that dun* .hugs and watermelons have incite* without numbers?even the pain on Dave Hough's peg leg fare* a similar fate.* Mr Thomasson has complete* the telephone system at this plac* commenced some time since. Lou; ran r*>d conversation is now i rogue. i no S C & vi Extension 11 1 is constructing a platform on hundred and fifty feet in lengt l>\ fifty feet in \vidth,commodious for holding cotton, guano, etc. flu? Farmers Banking an \ * ^ i ? ? ;>i ercuni i10 v o., niive leased ti the S G (1 F.x. R R Co., th lot North of Kershaw Rankin and Mercantile company, an propose constructing thereon large ware house. Kershaw is to have a rolle mill and ginning company. Peti tion for charter .has heen granted The building is now in course c construction. Capital ti^e thou sand dollars. , .Other. enterprise expected to follow.,.,. . . The base hallmania of a mr liguant type is jxreyalent, an those partial to the ?port plu every ufternoou.,,. The town was visited a fc davs ago by a drummer of prr digious proportions, his weigh being variously estimated froi 410 to G50 pounds. This visito occasioned much interest an curiosity. A colored urchin mad this graphic observation, k'dut c man look like er hale er cotton wid der jnsi<:e hoop bus of it." Hanging Rock Lodge, Knight of Pythias at its last convontioi was visited by Co1 L) J Auld, o Sumter, S C. Col Auld is G.ruix Keeper of Records and Seal o this Domain, lie made the lodg an instructive and timely talk Good results of which will neccs sarily fallow. The Temple of .Justice for tin past week has been without in cident,[dn a state of "innocuou disquietude,"' save the sum nan, trial and conviction of one, Ran som Brown, of ebony hue. Ran sim's otTence was petit larceny having appropriated a brass rin< to his own use, the .property of i peddler woman, kittling from tlx cimie or distant Italy. While tl peddleress was vending hei w ires, Ransom transgressed the eighth commandment. The (lis covery of the theft, conatderabl} excited tho peddleress. However, hor excitement was ?juickly transfigured to u soene more tranquil, when a valiant knight of knowr chivalry appeared and vociferously championed her cause,?approached tho thief -recovered tht brass. Ransom under the ser-viellanee of this knight, was, without hindrance, or delay conducted to tho Temple of .Justice, charges preferred,- arrangement had and trial entered into. Ransom pleaded in bar to tho offense, his reputation, as one of unimjieachablo rectitude. Tho valiant knight, acting solicitor, replied that. Ransom TVuu i-r?rmta<l a m.n stitutional thief witb a hankering for the goods and chatties of others, and that moral philosophy was an unknown science in the affairs of Ransom, and thnt Ran~ som was not an ordinary thfef, but had acquired a scientific proticiehcy-?could with all certainty ^ and ease steal the soul oht of ' a J dead mule and never puncture the ? hide. Ilis Honor, with com w mcnsurate dignity, pronounced the * fatal word "Guilty" whereupon ^ a radiance sublime electrified the J countenance of the valiant knight, ^ -i while gay and festive smiles in ' profusion and leap frog fashion cajiered o'er the "face illumined" y from ear to ear. Ransom got five dollars, or thirty days. Lancas- ^ , ter county got live dollars Court I adjourned for conversation. I s Mr J 1) Scruggs of Rock Hill . and Mrs 11 A Gardner, were mar- ' I ried, at this place, Tuesday lfth j inst,at the residence of the bride's I father, Mr.! W Huntley. Dick IU'sti.e. | t1 The Yorkvillo Enquirer obe serves, in connection with the n letters of Tillman and Evans to ( the Noal investigating committee, . { that it is "very nice in both these | e gentlemen to offer to pay now i h when there is nothing else to do." i i. Wo noted the same nicencss of i sentiment once in the case <?f. a1 <1 negro boy who had Seen caught . . , I it misnppropnatirtg property.-. e Wiis willing to pay up iwxl ejill*1 it ? square." Nuue hut really broAn- i d minded statesmen ,wpuld he.wjllirig to follow so hunhble*.. though ** ^ i "high-toned," a precedent.?The | r State. I The authorities at Washington ^ (f have at last concluded to reopen ( (H the postoffice at Lake City, S C. | ,s Mrs C W McClain, a widow lady | who has been telegraph operator i at Kingstree several yqnrs, will (j he appointed postmaster. She is ! v a Northern lady, having been j horn and reared in Illinois. Iler i v appointment will meet with t{ie' , hearty approval of the citizens of | )t Lake City. n ?' * Among those spoken of as ( I probable gubernatorial candidates i c next year are Governor Mc-1 r Sweeney, Col Willie Jones, .Judge O W Buchanan, A II Patterson, ex Gov. John C Sbeppard, O L Schumpert, C C Featherstonc and i ^ the perennial G Walt Whitman. J ^ There may he others in the hushes' ^ Will Wilson, col., for an at- j tempted criminal assault, was 0 taken last Fridnv and hanged and his body riddled with bullets. . MvooF Finger on Your Pulse 1 w ^ou ,*ie rushing W But what kind of blood? I 3 I That is the question. Is it pure blood or impure I i* I blood ? U If the blood Is impure then I I you are weak and languid; I I vour aooetite is nnnr *nrt vntif I ? / '? I digestion is weak. You can- I not sleep well and the morn- I ing finds you unprepared for I 1 the work of the day. Your I cheeks are pale and your com- I plexion is sallow. You are M i troubled with pimples, boils, JA or some eruption of the akin. W Vhy not purify your blood ? Y 'w*\ W will do it. Take it a few days ( I and then put your finger on I your pulse again. You can I I feel the difference. It is ' I stronger and your circulation ? I better. Send for our book on' t ' I Impnre Blood. v f 1 Jvfl If you are bilious, take , I aid the Saraapsrilla, They' < I cure constipation also. ^ 1 I Wrftm to Mr OaotaM. H Writ* ttrt-m fr??lr all tbwfr?rtt<*?laT? 1 ' 1 t>| , I - lillftll III! *S C I BUT THEY C. t> A U A * ? $ Think of If! y> \( *\ ;>0 cents .Sea A Ifave one hum! X $3 pants, M< X' ft1 y $'2 pants, no y $1. About tS!t; y" Hold 47 pairs i y $1 50 pants, X at 75 cents. * >2 Come a runni ?*) * A - . f I A SHIRTS AT BARGAINS ! G ood Cheviotte work Shirts, Ik ^ Best Buckskin Twills nt X Struck it Righ V? TEN THOUSAND. YAffDS, ar "Percales on the marked af 10 ce | 5 an X ALL THES y ?? r Sttch as Organdies, Lawns Real nice White Goods itt plaid .A price 7A cents. 0 - LITTLE G A " k-4 Tlie best on earth for the n A sole agents for this great line ol A good Shoes and save mone A ' .. 1 Many good vnlties we stores aftd you will find the grer ^ ^ motto : "Underbuy, Undersel f aninrs 'k I 'Lane ^^ ~ ^ ^ ^ ? "TOUCHED" THE EX- | . SLAVES. I vc Oneof Them in Arkansas Collect* w by Fraud Over $3,000. j I* !m 4 h Washington, Aug 11 ?An order I forbidding the delivery of all *' mail matter was today issued . against Isaac L Welton, the ex- ia slave assembly, Madison, Ark., m 4 I on the charge of operating through the mails a scheme devised for obtaining money under *>c false and fraudulent pretenses. ^ r\f The department states that "Welton is an ex-slave who is at the head of an alleged imaginary organization having for its pans a law granting ex-slaves pension*. rho first remittance required of he the members of this organization *r' w I was 25 cents, and it apjienra that 12,381 negroes, from the southern y{ States principally, have remitted Rn that amount. Although this N< money was to start a fund for the ev object above noted, not one cent of it can now be accounted for by the managers of the scheme." ^ ^ i V Jm' ^ jm' ^ ^ .? ".. - , 4J;;- . < ?. AHHOT LAST I THEY ARE 1 O *lap'a Goads a! aa Pants now at '2 red pairs now 011 arsteds and eassiai rated and cassina v parrs.of these 11 two days, ail wool and woo in' " If Yms Wan V M WW WWII iy of These Got Formerly 50, 00 and 75 cents, all n fivy and strong, only 50 cents?the cents, worth 40 cents tAsviiM V PKHCALK! Again . tors sick ail oi id the first shipment just in?heavies nts. We sell them at (1 34 cei E GOODS V|RY! , Muslins, Nainsooks, India Linens i s and stripes and plain. India Lit ilflNT SCHOOL S uoncy. Kvery pair warranted to gn ' Children's Shoes, and have now a ycannot mention, hut call on us un ite>t collection of bargains you have I. Of the people, for the people, tir ill ami lit aster, *r at J? ^ ^ - w w wirrrr irwrir What is going to he a domi- A mt opinion in South Carolina is | ^ liccd by the Chester Lantern | ben it says: "According to the mitentiary investigating com^ | m itteo, the State's farming is like J A At of some individuals: it costs good deal more tliau it comes There was commendation of iprovemenis and the manage* ent generally, but it apimars at it sunk money by thousands dollars. The convicts should ^ ' ) put on the reads, and let tw< o free farmers have auiono- p,," ly of raising farm products." The State. un 1ISMAKCK** I It OUT NKRVR Was the result of his splendid |{, tilth. Indomitable will and | emendons energy are not found here Stomach, Liver, Kidnoys id Bowels are out of order. If >u want these qualities and tho I ccess they bring, nse Or King's y*', bw Life Pills. They develop ret ery power of brain and laxly, ply 25c at Crawford Bros' drug ci ore. X-^T~ Subscribe to Tittf Lkdoer ^ r ^ ^^ !? V J*' ^ ^ J& ^ ^ ^ I Last! - i A ONG, X' '00 GOOD. * v Half Price. * . _ v,# :.? cents, we ^ hand. \\ ners. now at ){ M . A ers, now at y vo lots left. 0 ,4\ 's I MI 3 mixed,now *}. .. \r /> Kfi A A it . ? )d Things! X larked down to 35 eentsj A 35 cents kind, f . A S that make our.competi- \f\ .cr. Placed one order.for A it, prettiest and best dark its . | cheap. X ; 'k ind nil Summer Goods, r* ions nt 5 cents, former ^ h0js, - o ~ ire good service. Vfe are 10 complete stock oil hand. ^}\ x <1 go through our large ^ . ever seen. Wo stand l?y st, last and all the time. y J 'iiiililr it. -f s.r.. i Tester machine no lumber company. CHESTER, S. C. 'he Cheater Machine Co. end B. M. ratf A Co . have consolidated the 0 p'anU, and now ready to furniah ^'filing In the Machine and Cumber ?<?, with a well equipped Foundry 1 Machine Hhop, and Door, t*ash I Blind Fac'ory rur facilities are quailed in this part of the 8tate. CAPER8 MOWERS, TUBE3BRR&, GINS ENGINE*. 8A?V MILLS. WAND COTTON PRESSES, 1 ARROWS, CASTINGS.RlO ALSO iCOND HAND MACHINERY. MT Bills complete for Dwellii gs. >re Rooms, etc. Send us list of jr wants, and we will answer by' urn mall Respect fully, IESTER MACHINE * LUMBER COMPANY. Local Matters. Mrs S W Heath of Kershaw is visiting relatives hero. Miss Delia Caskoy is yisiting relatives in Yorkville. Miss Isabella Davis returned home yesterday front Yorkville. Her friend, Miss lola Byers came home with her. Miss Sadie Bell Mayer, daughter of Mr M C Mayer, of Charlotte, N C, is visiting relatives here. Miss Pearl Pa\senr returned homo from Washington Saturday. Misses Susie Dunlap t?nd Irene Cunningham are visiting relatives in Chester. Mr Oscar Williams of New York is visiting his parents here. Mr Will Morris, son of Mr W T Morris of the Creek seetion, has gone to tho State farm at novum, V.:, to guard convicts. I' S Deputy Marshal VV F Swuringcn of this place has hecn appointed a Notary Public by the Governor. Situ Mcllwain, col.* wns committed to jail Monday, by Magistrate Ilyntt of Van Wyck charged With housebreaking and larceny. Mrs. Lily Magill is visiting friends at Fort Luivn.Mr Ed Sistare is spending hia summer vacation with relatives in the county. Miss Sadie McCardell of this place and Miss Ella Williams of the Douglas section are visiting at Waxhnw, N C. Miss Eva McClintock of Riverside returned home from an extended visit to relatives at Richburg last Monday. M rs Hattio Miller of Jefferson, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs J F Gregory at this place. Mr ?J F Nishet spent Saturday and Sunday with his brother,Prof Robt Nisbet at MarsbviHe, N C. Mr Hurley, one of the bosses at the cotton mill here, has moved to Union, S. C. .Mrs. W M Moore has returned from a visit to relatives in Spartanburg. Her niece Miss Oglesr?y, Accompanied her homo and will remain several weeks. Mrs W A Sell rock of Camden, and Mrs E B Cook of Hock Hill, are visiting their parents, Mr and Mrs R Young, at this place. The Baptists will hold their Sunday morning services !n the court house regularly until the now church is finished. This includes both Sunday school and preaching. All their night services will bo held in the A 11 P church. This includes pruyermeeting A'ednesday night and Suuday nigh4: preaching. T iiwf nl * -? 1 0 * * ction nuvoriisea ior tne week ending August 15, 1800 : Maria Colbert, Maggie Hawkins care of Sam McVVano, Mrs Jennie Moore, Johnie Boyd, Walker Keid, col., J Watts. J F Gregory, v m. The young men of the Lancaster Colored Light Brigade Society will gixe a concert in the court house next Friday night for the benefit of their white friends only. Music by the Lancaster string band. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission : Adults, 15cta, children lt)CU.