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local Maitsrs^ Mrs *1 n 1 in. Taylor is visiting j relatives ut Charlotte, N. C. Cotton brought from 7 to 7? 1 cents on this market yesterday. The school at (/times' school' Knnun *..111 1 % ' * ?>iu <>|n*u uexi .Monday, j with Mrs R K Riddle us teacher. ( Miss Clara Barrett, who has j i been upending the Summer here, 1 will return to Washington today. I Rev Judson Blackmon, the new ' j pastor at Fork Hill, receive d one ( or two new members by Baptism on Sunday, the 8th inst. Mr S L McManus, who has j been up on a several weeks visit to h is family near Tradesville, t will return to Hartsville this week. Two accessions by baptism to I the Second Baptist church at this place were made last Sunday. Kev S N Watson immeised the i candidates. i T F McDow, Esq., of the Yorkvillo bar, and J Harry Foster, 1 Esq ., of Kershaw, are here in at- I < tendance on court. List of letters advertised for I tho week ending Oct 17, 1899: < Eliza Rice, .lames Dunlap. .1 F (iregor\, 1*. M. An infant child of Mr and Mrs I I>ee Todd, nged three months, died last Sunday afternoon and was buried at Bethel church on ! Monday. I Married, on Sundav last, Oct I 15, 1899, bv T B Noshit, N P, Mr Lester McGuirt nnd MiasCora Pardue, daughter of Rev ,Iohn M 11 Pardue, all .of the .Jacksonham , section. i Rev S N \V*Htson will preach at i Camp Creek Baptist church Mon- J day night, Oct 2dd. A full at- ' tendance of the members is re > quested. I Married, at Tradosville, on j Monday last, by Kov Allan Mac I farlan, Mr Win T Kee of Mon roe, N. C., and Miss Amanda ,1 , McN eely, daughter of George Lj( MeNeely of Tradesville. I No 1, Vol IV, of tho Carolina Teic'iers' Journal lias been re ceived. l'rof .1 Frank Fooshe, of W irinsboro, is now the solo editor. | Tho new form in whi.h it appears does not lesse.i the reading space, 1 and is much more attractive in our judgment. Congressman I) E Finloy has been in town since Monday. His' constituents are glad to see hirn. The better they know him the, more confirmed they become in the opinion that he will make the district a good representative. We were pleased to meet I>r G W Gardner, editor of the South Carolina Baptist, Saturday afternoon. He was returning to his home at Greenwood from attend ing the Moriah Association. He has many friends here, where he * once served as pastor of the Hup- ' tist church. fl Ham Boyd and John Williams, ; t>oth colored, had u pugilistic engagement on Main Street Monday . morning. They were pretty equally matched, but, on account of the interference of policeman t, l'arduc, did not get to tight to a I finish. An old citizen who wit- j nesscd the engagement said it was the fairest tight he had seen in ^ years. J c Miss Kva McClintock, of Riv- ^ erside, is visiting Mrs W S Lang- ? Jey at this place. J ?4 Mr Martin B Cautheu left yes 1 terday tor Baltimore, Md., to bo treated at the St Johns Hospital, j His kneo which has given him * such trouble since it was injured about seven veats ago, has been i' growing worse for the past few ' months. The Tabernacle school opened last Monday and the session will continue until June. Thepatrons ' have employed Mr Walter Belk 1 and Miss Eva Belk, formerly j teachers in the Alton (N Ci High ' School, who will givo them a ichool in keeping with the pro- < ^rossive educational spirit of that I community. I 1 The new Baptist Church of Waxhaw has taken the name of ' tvmg street Baptist Church. Mrs 1 W J King gave the lot. It is t ibout half way directly between i Morrow, Heath & Co's store and I Mr Ed Nisbet's dwelling.?Wax- 1 haw Enterprise. 1 i Mrs Jane Flynn of Newcut sent I \ beet to this office Monday 14 < inches long which weighed 7$ lbs. < Mr T E Norment, representing the News and Courier, is in the < jity. t t Mrs Elmina Cartledge of Rich- 1 burg, is the guest of Mrs J N Crockett. 1 _ 1 Mr M C Heath of Columbia, is t up for a few days. His friends i here are always glad to see him. i Hopewell Alliance will meet . Saturday, 21st inst. Every mem- l ber is expected to be on hand at 'i o'clock, p. m., as important I business is to be transacted. W (i A Porter, Pres. I*ay Your Subscription The ledger expects every 8uh?* , scriber to pay something on his | subscription, if it is not paid in tdvance already, between this time i ind tho end of the year. We do \ lot want to he disappointed. Wo | iced the money. , Serious Accident At Kersliaw. On Friday last, at Whiutount's ( planing mills, near Kershaw, a , lerious accident occurred which :ame near resulting in the death >f Mr. T C Dalton. A bit from ( ho machine tlew out striking Mr. . L)ult(?n above one of his eyes, lenetrating the skull and nearly mtting his eye out. At last ac* ;ounts he was doing very well. I a 41 * " " tiriuriiillllV nilOl IIIIIIS?>II. 1 Jonas Thomas, on Mr. Wesley 1 KMnderburK's place, near Trades 1 ri 1 If, while handling a pistol on t Sunday la*t, accidentally shot < limsolf. The hall lodged in his eft log below the knee joint and } vas extracted by Dr W II Sapp >n Monday. The wound is pain-, ul hut not serious. Who ? Why V Porter Bros, are getting there J vith hoth feet up. They are * unking new friends and customers ivory day. Why ? Tho people are u ileased with them and delighted vith the bargains they giye. When J rou need anything in the dry f foods or notion line, call on them. v ^on't neglect to read their new r ,1 lomctlilng About Crops in the Indian Territory I Mr i) II Starnes, a subscriber t n the Indian Territory, writes us, '1 will make half a bale of cotton o the acre this year. Last year ? averaged a bale to the acre, but ^ will get nearly as much for this rear's crop as last. Cotton is mnging 7 to 7J cents. The < :orn is good. Corn brings from ^ 15 to 18 cents per bushel on tho narket. We feed it to hoir* and jell the hogs at a good price. , L like this country very well." L'ourt of General Sessions ? Tho court of general sessions for Lancaster county convened here < list Monday, JudgeO \V Buchanan c presiding. Solicitor Ilenry and <i Stenographer McCaw were at their t posts. J A Koll, a grand juror c >vhs excused, as was also petit r turorp. J II Neely and T C Green, r The State vs. Frank Watts, a for selling whiskey, was tho tirst I :ase tried, and resulted in a ver- n liet of guilty. Sentence: Fay a > ine of $100 or servo 3 months on t ho chain gang. v o ? Iko Hammond, colored, charg- n )d with murder, was tried and s !ound guilty of manalaughter. t Sentence: Three years in tho |>eni- o entiary. ' n No hills were found in the fol- v owing cases: Aaron Segurs and t .{euben Gaither, assault and hat- t ery with intent to kill and carry- 1 ng concealed weapons; Geo F dilton, violating the dispensary A aw; Alexander Blackmon, burgary and larceny: L S Elliott, o elling liquor an dispenser after f lours; Jas McGhee, abandoning c :hild; Lum Truesdel, Ed Trueslei, George Patterson, Wm Curry, * iVyatt Duncan, Joseph Williams, a A'm Reeves, Thomas Bailey, and h Charles Jackson, assault and bat- h ery with intent to kill. tl True bills were found against . o tohert Furr and Thany, and a ?Vash Clinton for assault and bat- 'I ery with intent to kill, and also i' or highway robbery,- Likewise h igainst Sam Hood for burglary b md larceny; Joseph Boyd and ^14 Alexander Blacktnon for assault 0 ind battery with intent to kill;? I loshua W Hinson,assault and car- 11 ying concealed weapon; Henry * Mcllwuin, house breaking and areeny; Lewis Absolora and r \aron Curry, assault and battery v ivith intent to kill. t Yesterday Sim Mcllwain plead 1 piilty of house breaking and larceny and was sentenced to l*il nonths on the chain gang. Aaron Curry plead guilty of i in assault and battery with intent ,o kill and was sentenced to three p nonths on the chain gang or pay f i tine of $50. 1 The State v? Robert Furr, <1 Thanv Clinton ard Wash Clinton, t harged with highway robbery, 1 vas being tried yesterday after- S loon. a The Stato vs Mike So well, j hargeil with assault with intent r o kill, was nol prossed. 1 Tax Hooks Open The tax books were opened last . j donday. Treasurer Cauthcn lias ^ ssued a number of receipts so far. t would be well if all who can, vould pay their taxen early so us o prevent such a rush the last lavs for collecting. t WE HAVE NOT I WAKING A VERY Bl but we secured more birgain* on our N id before In 1 Hits we surprised the pul ur special offers but this year our shelve uch bargains as they never carried befori IN CHINA AND OLASS WAI complete line of the kind your wife enji INT WATCHES JEWELRY w Ills line ure so perfect, it's hard to tell wl usy, let your Jewelry purchases come fm ived ami notwithstanding the price i ent up, we shall still for a limited tune I rorld," Knives and Forks at $4.<Ml for ti n ate. DOTOUNEBD ALAMF! Yoi ould before, all styles ami prices here. COMB TO BEE OUR QUITS ine Best quality single gun S">.'J5 Dot lur $20 (Ml gun is a dandy. When we say we are better prepared to ri Lancaster, we think we tell the whole Ve have a Trial case and o*bo? spoliation ml eyeglasses Wc Fit All Kinds of l< Joint* to hop iih, when y Blank Hooks. Paper ami Kuvelopai, f Hook*. Pipes, Lamp Chimneys, yo ('oats, Lunch Baskets, C oeki (8 days Bin Hepalred. Polls Hovs Wagons, Hie our Hi *y de Repaired, Pocket Knives, R i*rames, Class and every thing. B. C. HOU< doriuli Association The Moritih Baptist Association omened at Taxahnw last Thurs lay, and continued through Sun- ! lav. Kov. S N Watson preached! he opening sermon. All the!, hurehos in the association were ?presented, except one, and a1 ( lumber of brethren from sister! . issoeiations were present. Rev. P A Dabney was elected Modert.or, W S L Porter, clerk, and ' ( Vm M Blackmon was re elected < reasurer. The discussions were 11 erv interesting. Or G \V Gard- I ler, who was in attendance, representing The South Carolina Bap h ist, rnaile several interesting talks ' i n the questions discussed. The 1 ext meeting of the association 1 rill be held with Fork Hill Bapist church on Thursday before he second Sunday in October, 900. L Terrible Gin Accident. At Mr. John M Hinson's gin n Friday afternoon last, Kabb Hackmon met with a serious acident. His clothing was caught nd he was jerked against the saws ritb the result that one of his rms was sawed entirely off, and is face, shoulder and breast were adly aawed up. The saws going brough the ribs of his right breast I nly lacked about one-fourth of j n inch of penetrating his lungs, 'he dismembered arm was taken nto the gin and had to be cut out >y Rabb's brother. Rabb walked o Mr Ilinson's house after the ccident, and exhibited the stub f his arm and his other injuries. >rs. Haile and Twitty were summoned and did what they could or the unfortunate man. He is loing very well and will probably eeover. The saws of the gin vere so badly damaged that it had o he brought to Messrs l*oag & i larper for repairs. j' ""he B h C & C R U Surveyors in Camden. i The Chronicle office received a' deasant call on last Saturday roni a party of surveyors for the iristol, Lenoir, Chester and Cainlen Railroad, consisting of Chief I Engineer .1 \V Fletcher, \V 11' lorne, \V McL) Westbrook and 'atnuel Murphey, who had just! rrived in Camden having made a irehminary survey of the propose d oute for the new railroad from Iristol, Tenn., to Camden, S. C. They reported that they 'found he route from Chester to Camden , comparatively easy one and that , 11 t was expected that work would >e commenced upon it about the 5th of the present month. ? ."atnden Chronicle. (i reenville is to have another coton mill?capital stock $3<'0,oOO 1EEN p r?TToo a nnnm im U FUM ftDUU 1 11. ew York trio this year, titan we ever , olio, nml confounded competition with s and counters are groaning under R.H we have all kinds, hut especially >ys showing company. p are exactly cor reel. Imitations in I len you're right if you want to feel j n our store. Our stiver ware has ar ii northern markets is shout 20 per hold 'Rogers Btos A1 Best in tliej feaeh, spoons, Ladles, etc , at same I i can get it cheaper than you ever We have something special in this ihle Barrel top Lever Action $8.00. tit HPKCTACI.ES tlian any one else truth We have studied the business, i, aiula first-cIhs-< stock of spectacles lyes. on ivant ichoot Books, Tablets, All kinds of ur Watch Fixed, I.eggins, Hunting $2.26), Guitars $2 00 up, Harps, your yoles, Velocipedes, Mai>y (airiag^s. 1 mors guaranteed, Pictuies. Picture 1 GH&CO. WRONG A WHO ? SOLOMOl Because he said that all is vanity there is the new store of PORTE Bfc and that is plumh full of the nicest stoe eyes on. Not a hit of vanity about it. that Mr. Porter bought and selected hit in their neat store room are laden with brought to Lancaster in a'I it's glorious r?ne of those hats we were talking aboul in it that ho thought he was one of the ind one of the ladies who purchased a that she had found Cinderella's slippers spry. And. gentlemen, we just want you Our Shirts and * We have shirca Tor men in the pi And shirts foi the hero thst whii Shirt-* with bosoms as white as t That open behind or open before Shirts whose bosoms are plain, o Whose button holes, arm hole* ? Hy h seamstress who knew j'js' i For the noble young men of List And -I UHt Look in Oui Neat b'aek scarf i>r the cute 1 i11 < Whose beauty will catch any gir Ami she'll think a* she looks at Well; Ma\be I think he is look I And if you've found any one tin We can sell you a tie that will si Always g'atl to see you Ladies ai Respct PORTER :IHI CHEAP When buy ing shoes til ways t COCKADE CITY S tud wear to please you. Every pair o inner solos. Buy none that are said best wearers nmdo. J'V?" Sold in al1 stvlcs. I wmmmmmatmmmmmmmmmmacmcmmmmammKt Tickl6(l because I ex pain. 1 can do the same for yon. effects result from my extractin pleasant ncss and satisfaction inst< I've the experience, the "know I doing all Branches of scientific dent J'-V/" Special attention given to Work. No charge for cxaminati Or J5 E, Rutledg LANCASTER, Summons For REIief. Slate of Smith I'ant'i'iH, I t'lmi. \ ... Comity of Lancaster. , mon /'teas. J. ('. Foster, Plaint lit', air ait ix t W Ij. I'orler, a- administrator of Derelict Estate< f I). M Croekctr. fori deceased, and Derelict Ks'ale of I, yeal E Crockett deeeast-tl, anil It S. ! j(> p Crockett, It C. Crockett and Nannie Williams, as heirs at Law of I). M ? * ('rockett, deceased, ami L. K. < rock- j Stat ct t, deceased. ('on To the Defendant Nannie Williams: . C Yon tire hereby summoned and re- Ket quired to answer tbe complaint in tins Sell action which is tiled in the ottlee of* tl?e Cl**rk of < ourt of Common Pleas [ for -'aid county and to serve a copy of | ,S C your answer to the said complaint on j itie subscriber at liis office in town of j , K rshaw.^S C, w ithin twenty days " after the service liereot*; exclusive of | the day of such service; and if vou | s ( fail to answer (tie complaint within the time aforesaht, the plaint iff in this I action will apptv to the Court for the | *'Hi lelicf d* mamied in this complaint. Dal Dated August 2H, A. I). IMttt j Jon I Uor.?. I Plaintiff's Ally. I I n?l To Nannie Williams, Absent Defend- i \\'h ?nt: (.H| Take notice that the Summons and , Complaint in the above entitled action j ' has this day been tiled in my otliee at Otn Lancaster C. H . S. I Oil! August 28, 1SIMI. I r4ii VV. 8. D. Porter. " C. C. C. P. L. O. ol' Hep. 1 (Jw. ! Dili ? Kla MOXE Y TO LOAN. K,a Plei T H A VK M A DR arrangements with p)flJ 1 brokers in New York City through whom I an. aide to place loans secur* ed by a first mortgage on improved P e* farms for five years time, payable in j installme-ts, at the low rate of 7 per (jedi pent. Interest per annum. The broker j , aire and the charge for abstiact and ^edi Inspection are small and at the expense of the borrower R E WYTJE. A tiy at Caw. I>t Miles'Nervk PLASTKHacum UHEUMA- u TIHM. WEAK BACKS. At drumtoU. only 25e. He GAIN!! N, WHY?? and that can't ho ri^ht hccaew mtos. k of woods you ever laid 7'**" Most of thoso niconow <jo-.s nsolf arc.in now and tlio sbchra i tho handsomost goods <-t history. A gentleman Ik>u?** t last wook and looked so w*| returned heroes of Manila pair of tho?o shoos dreans^t* , because it made her fee' ? to see Teck Wear: limp of life is him a wife, he driveu miuw 9 r (lainIIIv pleted. rid sleeves are rompletec what we were after orfe old Laucuatt r tallow Cnse ot tbt ? lip IV twinkling eye i liis picture so n? ut ng right hwppi ?? it ha- vowed unto you lit you Kir too. ud Geutlene u. jtfully, BROS, STORE. lsk for the HOES YOi: wi^ llWhyi tind t heavier iilr intrunLeed to lie solid outer tok I to he a- irood, us they are"te *orier Bros. tracted his tooth withoat Neither pain nor jifte: <*. My methods siitTfjes' end. tow" nnd .no facilities fot istrv nt the least eost. Gold Crown and Bridar C ons and estimates. [e, Demist* s. c. NOTICi:! tlif T .r I'it!/> i n <>t (Joitu' lie Treasurer's <>l : will he np?. t he col leet ion of .1 \ ' f r I he iiM r Ihhft from the 1<J'It day of<>*wne lie 31st day Iteeeniher l-uio lie levy is us follow- : e, r? mint, my, j C R It. o iring C .V CltK l>ond?, j ool, I.OCAI. I. * v. (*. (ia. F.x., H K. c.i Creek, 1^ niik. A <In. Kx., It K < ane n, H , A Ga, Kx. /.' It, Pleasant Hill, :: waster < ira?1**?i School, 4 [hurst, school, 4 ifis X Roads, school, ? *" TOT A 1. l.KVY I5> DISTR1CTE lino Land, )t;j mil* xllttW, Rjj ** le Creek, 21 *' >e Caeek < fraded school 2o ic Creek Jones X Koads23 Is Creek, 21.. ' Is CreekGraded, 26| Is Creek Jones X Roads, 21) * ord, |#;$ t Creek, 1f?jJ * t Creek Kershaw, !?ij isant Hill, lf?J - * isant II ill, Kershaw, P?J isant Hill, Oakhurst 23] *' isant Hill, Joue* X Roftds. 'Jit " *r Creek, lfi} *' ir Creek, Jones X Roads, lftj Respectfully submitted, w. C. CAUTHKK. Oo. Treasury, -pt 26, 18&9.