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l'HE LhDGER. 1 Thurlow S. Carter, ? - e EDITOR AND MANAGER. WKDNKSDAY, NOYKMUKR 15, 1S00. 1 For Tho Ledger. VAN WVCK ITEMS. N Nun Wyck presents some scenes ^ of life these days The (r C & . N has u force of hands hero ex ^ tending its side track about double . its present length and there is < some talk of a spur track, also he- j inir put in, which will he a irrcat convenience to I lie road for load- , I ing and unloading, and switching cars. Many of the trains, now , moving on this road are heavy and long, and they found a great deal of trouble in swinging around passing trains on the short side t rack. Not much cotton has been shipped from here this season, hut a rood many seed has been marketed and moved to various mills, and soon some of their products will he returned in com medeial fertilizers. Mess .1 A Hyatt, .1 A Katridge and others are shipping wood. Others would ship hut they think the price is too low to justify them. The committee on arrangements for the Woodmen hot supper Nov 1 nth,arc nmkingextensivc preparation for a giand time. They will spare neither pains nor expense to make it a success and hope to huvo a large attendance and I promise u pleasant time for all. L Cedar Camp will hare its regular monthly meeting the same night and cordially invites members of i * other camps t > be with them, j 1 The protection degree and a few! other Ivirwls: will lir? Iiirun 4K.T, 1 I ~ ,i""JW' ll,t i ,J benefit of new members, and , amuse merits tor the old. I ? Some of Van Wyck's Wood-*! men went to Rock mil Monday j night and met with Walnut Camp, i They will give red ir camp the', benefit of the knowledge they gained in the near future. Some of Waxhaw's young beaux and belles were out driving; Sunday evening and tried some of ^ the Old Palmetto State's roads; some of these they found in fair; condition, others not so good, and some n >t free from accidents, i ? However, no one was seriously hurt. j ? Dr. .1 DollJ'lllS Ni?sli??t nf Vnnf York, has been spending a few j lays at his In<!iun Kerry farm and ' mot her'a home. lie spent his time in bird hunting of which he is ipiit.e fond and in beautifying t he surroundings of his pleasant j 1 home. The doctor is a tine land | ^ scape gardener and arranged and " planted numerous bulbs and plants ' ?ind in the near future his yards will be things < f beauty. lie left 7 . ! II for New York Tuesday. Ilia i rother, Dr. <)lin, will also go to U si New York about the 1st. of Do comber, and make the great ? metropolis his future homo. Mr. and Mrs. Fudge visited . t! their daughter, Mrs. R II Massey !;nt Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Dick Rives of Fort Lawn r M visited relatives and attended Van Wyck church last Sunday. Mrs Sue L Dates and Master 1 J VI- .... ?. t( iit?miiiii i (hut arc visiting Mr Hates' father, Pr L 15 Bates, at St ^ Matthews, S c. * Kev H E Mood is busy finish* ing up his year's work on Van VVyck charge and is meeting with fair success in his collections. lie S has planned hot suppers at each of hi* churches to aid in his collic- K tions. He has had one at Niw tc Hope church which was a success, ir Those at the other churches will g, follow. Messrs J L and W R Tillman 8( made a business trip to liock Hill at last Monday. OPTIMUS. m *- ''4l * m lonor Koll Taxahaw School. The following is the honor r f Taxahaw School for tho mor ruling Nov 10th 1800. DEPORTMENT. Lee Robinson, Christopl lobinsoo, Flawny Walters, J lowell, Augustus Craig, Jan Vright, Meeker Wrig.it, ()s< Vright, Baxter Wright, Min tobinson, Walter liohinsi ^tieen Baker, Bessie Baker, Les [hiker, Hoke Gregory, Thci ircgory, Otis Gregory, Blee Lowry, Ola Lowry, lv/.el S< Seaborn Self, Thurlow Cast [locenia Estridgc,Bertha Estrid Bessie Estridgc, Pet Belk, J.u Belk, Edward Bolk, George Bi Belle Baker, Johnny Baker, V tie Massey, Lola Massey, Eve Massey Johnny Massey, Jai Massey, Pearl Cook, Coon Co Mannie Cook, Muy Cook Cook, Snm'l McManus, Lo McManus, Ilattie Mc Man vis. RECITATIONS. The following are those hip distinguished?05-100 per e< Flawny Walters, Walter H inson, Oscar Wright, Otis (iv ory, James Wright, Therein Gt orv, Thurlow Caston, James B< Mattie Massay, Evelyn Mass Peurl Cook, May Cook, L<c McManus, Ilattie McManus. DISTIN'oriSIIF.t)? 00 05 I'F.U CK Ira Sowell, Baxter Wri? Minnie Robinson, Bessie Bal 1 )oeenia Est ridge, Bertha Estrhl Bessie Estridge, Pet Belk, Edw Belk, George Bolk, Lula Mass Johnnie Massev, Maymo Co Jla Cook, Sam'l McManus. The Taxahaw school is nor i very nourishing condition ; ill patrons are recpiested to si ill their children that they icct to send this session as en is posihle, so that they may U'operly classed. Taxahaw lui grand opening for school, and he hearty co-operation of matrons, we may soon boast >ur school, as one among the t n the county, Bespt submit! A C Bowell, Principal teep Convicted of Murdering Wife. The jury on the case agai lam'I W Keep for the murder is wife, after remaining out in f yesterday and all of last nig rought in a verdict of guilty t turning with a recomuicndati > mercy. We understand tl lie jur\ stood from the tirst >r convietion to oiie for nerpiitt inally this morning the ? i; reed to render a verdict nilty with a recommendation lercy, and the 1 1 yielded to ll xtent. Mr. Keep was scntem ) the penitentiary for life, as visibly ntTeeted when due iuchanan asked him if lie 1 ny thing to ?ay why scntei lonld not he passed. lie ma o statement except, that he * ot guilty only he wrote the It ;r. This in understood to nic io letter purporting to he t ne written hy Mrs. Keep heft er alleged suicide, hut which t aito charged that Keep hims rote. This ia a vital confassu omo, however, understood h ) refer to a letter written irl while in jail.?Cheater Ct rn. Murder at Bennettsvillo. pecial to The State. HennetUville, No" 10.?Neh opera a nepro of notoriety nb< >wn, whh assassinated last ni? i front of the Adam* house wf r>inp homo. His assailant I fihind a tree and crushed lull with a tiludpeon. No c i to the murderer, hut auotl 5pro in suspected. CAPT. THEIS IN THE WEST. { nil I ith What a San Francisco Paper Has 1 to Say of Him. I Chi t A Theis is tending the * 101 meeting of the American Institute ( ^ni of Mining Engineers, which is in u s session at San Francisco. The j L1U Examiner of that city has the nie following: I Captain A Theis, of ilaile, S C, is general manager of the Ilaile;1 |? G >1<1 nMining Company, anil has ker l . . . - " >' | been ti min^ in the bouth for plf, , ?? | forty years. L ho captain sup- ^ ' plied the Southern Confederacy <rC ^ ' with lead, and his story of the ex podients for crushing ore, to which he was driven owing to the shops of the North being closed n against him, is highly interesting. 1 * Some of tho lead carrying $150 " silver to the ton went into bullets, as he had no means of parting the ^"u silver and lead. The Ilailo Gold M ining Company has large h.alies of low grade ore in Sonth Caro rj,]y lina, operates sixty stamps,twenty 0n* six concentrators and chlot ination 0b^ works. When Mr. Theu took e?r. charge tho property was badly handicapped by an enormous debt. (.j^ t'nder his management this has ev practically heen paid and during the last eight months he has taken out $101,000. INT. Have you forgotten to pay your subscription to Ledger? <er' ' CLSFK'S RiLf, ;(> y 0J.' | *?T \TK O SOUTH CAHOLIN.t. i'(irNTV OK 1,ANCASTKK I tlie < Olllllioil I'icus f in W Ttiurlow Or. K.?iy. i li* own ri^rli and as (?u .rdiaii ad liUm lor and | Mary () a (Jreanrv Ks'e >e Or^vory Plld Mln' Jackson (treipiry. I'uintifts j ugninxl Got rude (lrcn??r>, Defend ex- hiiI. il'lv viiturr* of an Order made in the | IJ above case by Judue O W Hie lie chanali, ilale.l October-7, 1 S!M>. 1 will sell at pindic auction at Lancaster iS court Iwuise, within the le^al bouts of },y sale, on the all I ^rHt Monday in December, Nexi, the following described bits parcels, of or ti acta of land, to v* it: irst / ' \ i that piece parcel or tiact . oi land beihij lyiuir and annate near e<l, (j,,. 111wu f i an sier in I ancaster jcnniv in a.id Sta'e, inMliiining Two I H undied and Ttiiily Four(2T4) Acres, j iiniieor le-s. bi'ti' tied on the Nnrlit by | | lamia now or ! rnierlv of J \V Ad-<ins. j It H onsiraini others, on ilit* Ka-I I by Imis in \v of llie estate of \\' I, his |-Mwur<i- Smith by lamia of Ira It || J >ne s I leal ll, Sprues A* >., and p.issiblv nl be r- anil on llie VN est b\ t till a l ee k , IUIhIn ?? 1 ( ' ( 'I i III (IIi, K 1?* t | .A I I-in II 1 T (>nnin>rs ami p ssib y nst otiie s ? 11ie same bei.11? t be land Coll ()r \e ed t> H. .1 , and il' T (Jrciroiy l?\ 'j i ? r -y s?prl. and .l?s M Healti ami list Martha M link and Sadie (-Murray j j . | anil k m w n as t lie I .ai Iiuii place. I . . I 'Jml .AH 11 - Hi piece puree') or lot of ',ls j land hell.};, l\ ill., ai i> situate in II.e ion l"W* m I,ancaster ill La st-r county ' in said State, boiindeu No'th by Meet- ' lint in}: st re> I boat b\ Main Mr e?. Smiib . i b\ lot of It 1 Ciii' k<-tt, a .d ll'eM b\ I I'li'owiia street?said lot nie>i-ni inu |, I 1 JC.4 feel jo len_'llt b\ about I'M f.i-l in j wulih uinl I?iMi'it i lie lot <>n wiiit-li I.' HO |ht?? II J < Iregnry resided of .'{'>! All that piei'i', parcel ?<r lot of * . ):? <1 li> ing, '.V ing aid hi unit1 in the) ? town of I .aliea-ter ill I he mil *lt V "f I hilt liiin. HH'er in said St lie, hounded Nor>li by I'd or Mih.Iiio N < roekeii, on tin* ' '<*' Ivi-t l?v t'atuwha street n ihe South , |[(. I?y lot of r S t'srbr the Methodist | parsonage lot, J I, I'najt't and liiel ion c ij 11v jiil lot, and on the West liy lot . of Heali;, "beings ,v, ' o.,? the same j ,!l<* ni'ftxti iiijj aiiout '2tl(l e? t in length l?> ! )rs ahottl Oti feet in wld'h. (j(, f'fi \ll tli?' piece, parce or traet of land being, lying and situate in the ' its | county of Lancaster in said Stale on . the waters or Lynehes River, l> >und erl hy lands of John A I<?r?I, A V 'tin Mnngo * \V <4 recti ami I*ynehes, j Rivet; beginning on said ilvei at the{ lit' mouth of Karmer's spring branch. no j (rt) said branch westward to A V Mungo'sj corner on Maid branch, the nee S' utli he on A V M unco's line to the putdic . road, thence down said road to John A Bird's line; thence Kust on John A Bird's line 10 Lynches River; and | thence up said river to the beginning! tm corner; containing I wo Hundred ami j Twentysflve (2&>) Acres, more or less 5th All that pi'cc, parcel or tract J of land, b dug, lyin { and situ de in Lancaster county iu said Sta e eon tabling Si acre-*, more or less, known as a part of the Mary Jones home 11!arc and hhiihImI uu follou/u m i. fcorth by lands* of B II Benne*t ami < Mary Moll wain; l?y the Albert y j Mill public road; rtouth by lamia of Hat tie Mo Dow ami Geo NV Jonea; ( \Ves*t by land* of Hattie McDow. , on Ternia of i-'ale.* One third of the ' )llt P',,rhHHo money e?ah, the htlanoe in I one and two veare, the credit portion * ?ht lo be aeciirvd by a bond and mortgage ' .. from the purrha er and to bear Inter- < ",0 eel at the rate of 8 per cmt per annum 1 1,1,1 11 'in da> "'f aale, with option to pur- 4 chaster to | ay the whole bid in ca**h. nia pug- Purchaaer to pay for all neoeal?A eary paper* W. S. L. 1HJKTKR, ; jer C. C. C. P. L. C. Green A Hinoe, Plaintiffs*' Attye. 'i < V. **>' ? # ? < *' -* ^ >4. >4 ^ ^4 ">4 / ^r ^ v^ &'"" | The Greatest I t lanes * I Our Fo A Have been c< 7 & ? Vw and V% . 7 tered and we i f > m left?old, and i A V \\ $20 000 Woi y* ON THK DOLLAR. Om ^ v things and they <;ot them. A $l*2..r>?> Sui ? for $7.7">. ^ f #7.f>0 Suits for #4.,r j \ ?>-?/" Hoys a t d- i?N 1 *4 50 ( tl'OI'I'llllll! ?tC s W * " V" ^ $10.00 Overcoats fc }) UP TO D .lust opened, a beautiful line V* puns in blister and stripes effort 4 \ for colors tailer^inade suits, all grades from 10 cts. up to $1 00 H Cotton Up 2 Ilicst 5 cent Plaids at MA centFleece Outing Plaidsat OA cents at I cents. Ladies 2."? cent Fle< 4\ I'nder Shirts at 2.> cents. 20 i Kf I lata at 7a cents. 0 TERRIBLE V 2 .Now is the time to pet you f regular price. Several lots tmi 1 M-Lllnjeb 0 1 i'\ Wo are fortunate in secu '* Springs & Co , last season, and experience and rare ability nn< ^ millinery ever brought to this t :::: cash If r ^ Tile faaiison 0 FOR (Visa \\ but The Price \ Ktspecfullv, 1 -LIMB f JtC) ^ ^ -Sk. Sk ^ sik ^ r? ? c S*. ^ ^ '"*?> TSmTT 8TATK OF .SOUTH CAROLINA, 1 COUNTY OK LANCA8TKK In ili?* Cotnmotj I'lvaa, Benjamin J Hughes, I'laintiff. against M Charles A Thorn well, James h Hill y* r. et al., Defendants HY virtnrb of an Order made in M e I above ca?e hy Judge O VV. Hu> I dianan, dateu Oct 19. .899, I will sell <| tt public auctlou at Lancaster court se louse, within the legal hours of sale, en >n I he mu Frtit Monday in December, Next. ill tiie right, tnle and interest, being al he oiis undivided fourth part thereof, in >f Charles A. Thorn well in all that of l>ieee, parcel or tract of land in the tuny of Lancaster a d State of South 3a'oliua, lying four mile west of the .own of Lancaster, containing . 7iRi Acres, More or I ,< **, ^ ind bounded hy land* of J, I'. es 'askey. M E. Jordan, Beauregard m ! 'tilinfngham, W. J. Cunningham. M Iboruweil K. Cuiininghain, and ithera, being lands formerly owned hy to !>r Jas II Thorn w ell, deceased. Telms of Sale: One-thild money to be |>aid In eash, gofd or Its equivalent, and the balance on a credit of twelve months to hear interest at H _ percent, oerannum from day of sale \ ind to be secured hy the note and mortgage of the purchaser?the pur:haa r to have the option of paying t) the whole of the purchase money in sash. ?' MIT Purchaser to pav for pa|*rs. p W. ?. Li. rUKlKli, jo, C. 0. C. 1\ L. C. ' c< K. K, A H B. AllUon, Pmlutifl'a ?! t ? f I % ^ ^ * >> * ^ jKV Bargain ale ssier Has Ever V up Big 8 Hisoliriatcri in Ilea ( anson's stores t<i ire slaying them ie\v alike. O rfh of Clothing at r buyers while in Now York hud the $10.50 Suits fo >0. $(>. 50 Suits itul Children's Suits at $1.00 and up. 00. $10 50 Ovcreoi >r $fi.00 $7.50 Ovt ATE DRESS G< in the newest and most popular fabrics ;s, for suits and skirts. Nice line ini new shades. Plaids are very popular i per yard. ft Hirr WK ARK CeniS, GOODS CHKAP Host 5 cent Outings Plaids at e 1. Yard Wide Bleaching at -1 cents, ceo Lined Vests at 10 cents. Mens cut Schoolboy Wool .leans at 1" cents SHOE SLAUC r winter shoes?women, Misses and C ist be closed to make room for new co Y 0 P_I N ING TUESDAY, OCTOE ring the services of Miss Thorn, who Miss Huey of Rock Hill, S. C. The1 (I will take plnsuro in showing one of t own. VRGAIN S Stores will be i No . oods charged vill knock out all c s*. ^ ^ ^ Sk ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i* ^ ^ ^^ CLKRK'_S_SALK. CI T ATM OP SOUTH C.4 KOI.IN A, i CMTNTY OK I.A NCASTKR In llie Ooinmoii I'lea* | _ ary McAO-.t, P.itinlltT <>ffnin*t\ ML I -tunnel \ < 1:. 11 s, John Adams I W MM I McMorray, and other*, Defendants virt ur* of a Decrcr made in thei ( * uliove ca?e liy J mine <1 W Hu? i I itDin, dated October lf will I " ll ni public million at i?anoasler I >urt house, within the lenal hours of j le. on the C Fimt Monday in Derentber, Next, I that piece, parcel or tract ol land ' the county of Lancaster ami .Slate ''' South t urolina, containing. nprai two | i40 Arret, More or l.en*, anvil ?d hounded on the North hy lands of |me* f ill' Mcvlurray, on the Kaat hy and ! mis of John A McAUtr and the ! mxi ] 'adeah >ro road, on the South hy un?q late hnitls of A J McAteer. deceased, id on the VVeat tiy lamia of T W Mc Ivhi/ urray. 1 i eriiis of sale, CASH. Perchaaer p?y for pajicra. VV. 8. L. POUT Kit, H A ] C. C. C. 1\ L. C. K Wylie, Plaintiffs Ally. OTICK ! 1 SEC We have moved our hooka to *ni le oflice of ileatb, SpringH & Co, 1(1 all nartieu imluliin/l ? ?" ?ill - K? .Mmvu?vv? v*/ un win reiur lease come forward and settle at nee. We guarantee aa ninth for ! CHC itton as any other market. fahmkr*' hawkinrt am) Mkrcantit/k Company. ?j?fj j** >4. * f ^ [vB-JWK ^ Jr' > X /itnessed X tocks | 111, Springs X > be slaughright and ^ X Y 60 Cents X sir eyes open for good L jr. r $0.75. i for $0.00. . _ A its for $0.7 ? _ SJf rcoats for $4.50. A OODS. X S great selections ere* A iported cloths in plnin yf and wo have them in all A SKLLINO COTTON ^ HU THAN. KVKK. V A ents. Best Wide Soft Yard Wide Sea Island A >0 cent Fleece Lined i. 72 Fur Alpine $1.25 A y SHTER. y hildrens, much less thnn f ; y u x IER. IQTH. \ was with Mess. Ilcath, V v aro both milliners of (M he prettiest stocks of 'v, x TORES. I *iiii strictly A I to anybody A ompetition. ^ IIIIIMIV -1 U 111 [111 11 A '^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^-v y<w) Tester machine nd lumber compan ^ HESTER, S. O. e Cheater Machine ''o. and R. M. L? ?fe Co, have conaollduted the [rani*, anil now ready to furnish hiiiK in 'he Machine and I.uinher , with a well equipped FoOixIry Machine Hhop, and Door, Hash lilln?I Factory < ur facilities are nailed in tiiia part of the State. IPKRS MOWKRS, THRESHER^, (IINS, ENGINES KA *V MILLS, If ANI) CO (TON PRESSES, VRROW8, CASIING8, ETC ALSO OND HAND MACHINERY. r Hilla complete for Dwellii ga. ? Rooms, etc. Send dm lint of want*, and we will answer by n mail Respectful It, STIR MACHINE * LUMREK COMPANY. . i