The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, November 15, 1899, Image 3
local Matters J
Cotton brought 7i cents yesterday
on this market.
ICO sacks corn meal, at 00 cents, 1
to bo sohl in next fifteen days, at <
Fundorburk & Co18.
Mrs Kflic Caldwell has returned
home from n visit to her sister, i
Mrs A. J. Bass, at Norway, S. C. 1
mmm I 1
WANTED?25 veil trained i
possum dogs at once. Apply to |
11 8 Crockett and .1 F Clyhurn.
Fresh fish and oysters at my |
market W cdnet-days, Fridays and
Saturdays. S T Blackmon.
Delegates to the State Conven i
tion should send on their names to
Dr S 11 Crawley, Gaffney, S C,
if they wish entertainment. This
is an important matter and delegates
should attend to it at once.
?Baptist Courier.
See ad of sale of personal property
of the late .1 W MeWhirter
to he made Decern her 4-th. Among
the other effects to he sold is tive '
shares of stock in the Lancaster
Cotton Mills.
( how Lone Cotton fnhjiooo unit
he lurppy. Sold hy I'OIM'KK '
BROS.
List of lettersadvertibcd for tho
week ending Nov 14, 1891): Mrs
S L M c.awford, Miss Nannie '
Withervpoon, .John McNeul, M 1'
Perry. .1 F Gregory, 1* M. 1
The Camden foot ball team expects
to go to Lancaster on
Thanksgiving Day for a match
game with the Lancaster team.?
Camden Chronicle.
Try a hox of Long Cotton Tobacco,
best on the market for the
money. Sold by PORTER
BROS.
Over 1.1,000 visitors were taken ,
to Columbia by the railroads dining
Fair week, to say nothing of
the numbers from adjacent counties
to Richland who went by pri
vate conveyance.
The congregation of Unity Associate
Reformed church near the
Union and Lancaster line ar?
about completing a new and com
modious ho.180 of worship, having
begun it in August. The old
house was too small. ? Monroe
Journal.
Call at Funderhurk Co's for
fruits to make your Thanksgiving
cake. Perry Bennett knows exactly
what you want.
Mr A T Walters, of Mt Pleas
ant, S C, who has been up tin *
visit to relatives and old friends
in this county, returned homo
Saturday. Every body regretted
that his stay was so short. Come
again soon Mr Walters, and re- j
main longer with us when you
come.
Bonn Loin*, colored, was committed
to juil Saturday to await
trial nt the next term of court on ,
the charge of atealing from the
person, 'l'he warrant was issued
by Magistrate Caakey and the arrent
wuk made by Constable Con- (
nor. i
"1841?Martin Pore," iu tho
carving on a small flat slate rock
left at this office yesterday by Mr <
W B Blackmon. It was picked i
up by him in a field near the Cun- i
ningham place. Probably some j
I of our readers may be able to tell
something about this rock er the *
jrtfrsoh whose name is carved i
thereon. i
B
10 lbs of Long Cotton Tobacco Foui
is worth ir> of any other kind at A1
the price. S<?hl by PORTERonce
BROS. i held
| oilicc
The Town Council has con H,iin<
tracted for the erection of a house { St
on the cemetery grounds where Allis
persons can eo for shelter from ' (
rain or the scorching ruys of the an(l
Summer sou. Something of this1
sort has been badly needed at the1
cemetery and we commend the
council for itsaction in the matter.
_ ?W
Rishop A Grant of Philadelphia, ' I'
will preach at St. Paul A M E tive
church at this place, Nnv 23d. 'nrC
He presides over the first Epiaco- f'dly
pal District in the above named j trict
vhurch and in president of the|,lnHl]
publication and church extension A<
department. j |',e
iinter
? i i.-ii
lit* 11,
Citizens of tlu; panhandle re
port that h bri Ige is needed over the i
Mecorpin's creek on the road 1 Tl
leading to Harrison, x. <\ feroi
! take!
? " j HlJtlK
Fire in tlie County j tion
I I {(
A gin house, used by Mr. Dock 1 conf,
linker as a cotton house, was' j
burned last Friday night, near as F
Taxahaw In addition to the gin j Hill
house, seven hales of seed cotton, -N 4,ni
belonging to Mr Baker, were|tt|l|v
burned. His loss is ?:b?o or $400, ! j,KS
with no insurance. The origin won
nf the fire cannot be accounted niem
for except upon the theory of in- w
ecndiariain. and Mr. B , has no . '
ii ... Ban
idea who could have any motive m.VT?
for such an act. He hasn't an ! publ
eneinv tlmt he knows of which the-.
ni.ikes the burning most mvsteri
nus Sheritr (My burn and Deputy ' <)pei
Wilson went down Saturday, but, jrj
ihere being no clue or suspicion ]\|;n,
against any one they were not jjou
called upon to make inv arrests. | j)0|. j
One Child Accidentally Kills An ID^ *
other 1 Han
t'n Saturday iasi, Emcst Izard, ! Tl
colored, aged three yearn, was ac-1 s<'<,in
cidontally shot and killed by his eV H
cousin, aged about six years, at *'uS
the home of Fli Thompson, their j Maj
grandfather, a mile or so North- { "',r
west of town. The elder child
had climbed up and taken the gun i *'
from its place on the wall and was in !l
handling it when it was accidentally
discharged, the load passing "I' *
through the bowels of the younger Hun
>'hild and lodging in his hack. |
Dr. \V M Crawford was summon-| Han
ed but seeing the wound was fatal ln~
he ? nlv administered for the relief ~
of tlie child's suffering. Death J
came in a few hours. Coroner,
Young hehl an inipie-t Sunday it''? 1
morning and the jury found a "th*.
verdict in accordance with the1
ahovo fact.
A Comlcl Captur. ?! by Colored j'. rr
Men. I'
Kvorett Cureton, col., who was i *,r> c
sentenced to the chain pan?* nt the
last twrin (?f court, and who made
his escape ahout thiee weeks
apo, w s captured last Sunday) ^
nipht by liohert Mohlevand Avery with
Cureton, two colored men, near 'his
Van Wyck. They returned Kv? woim
rett to the panp Monday moroinp H mt
and were paid a reward of five nine
dollars hy Mr. Barton, the Super -trial
intendent, for his capture. No Ho i
reward had been offered for Kv- wenl
erett but Mr B., was plad t?> pet; HOn*
him back and insisted on the mon l)or^
takinp the money for their tron- Are 1
hie. The time was when tlioge *n C(
colored men would have heon 1
censured hv their people for l)ar*
capturing a criminal of their race very
but the better class of colored *i?n
people in this county deplore ?^
crime hy members of their race
and lealizo that the surest w*v to i
Htop it in to nee thnt piininhment L<
in metod out to offenders Henry Art!
Mollwam, the other negro who citiz
nncaped from the gang about the hin c
tame time Cureton escaped, ban Bi
ot yet been heard of. kno?
*th Quarterly Conference.
I the fourth quarterly couferof
Lancaster M E chuich
Sunday night, the following
?rs were elected for the en*
conference year:
ewards?.1 M Kiddle, K E
ion, J M Hood, E E Cloud,
r W Poovey, L C Lazenby
W A Campbell,
jcording Socretary ? L C
nby.
istrict Steward?.1 M Kiddle,
mday School Superintendent
P Bennett
le following resolutions, telato
the retirement of PresidKlder
Campbell who has faith
served the Kock Hill Dis*
for the full four years, were
lirnously adopted:
scolding to the economy of
SI E church South, the supcridency
of the Kev .J B Cumpthe
Presiding Elder of the
t 11 i I District, w ill close with
)resent conference year,
lis the fourth quarterly con
ice, for Lancaster station,
s occasion to put on record,
? testimonial of its appreciaof
his services.
^ 41 t ? i * ? - *
; ,v, umicuire rcsoivco ny mis
eronce.
That t ho Kev .1 B Campbell
residing Kl?ler of the Rock
District, for the* lust four
s, has heen punctual, faithful
efficient, in the discharge of
is official duties; and that he
I?y his urbanity anil dignity,
the love and esteem of the
ihers of this church, which
he cherished in the future.^
That the Southern Chi is
Advocate, and the county
.papers he requested to give
icitv to this preamble and
5 resolutions.
rsi llouse, Tomorrow Nigbt
eld's & Hanson's Big City
itrels will appear at the Opera
?;e tomorrow night, Novem*
Ii;ih, with a company of thirtyhigh
salaried artists suppoithe
great and only l' iehls &
son.
acv will open with a grand
ic first part?44Admiral DewRacoptiou;"
introducing Mr
Bararadi, the famous tenor;
George Peil, Mr Jas Kenarod
ray and Quinhan, .las F Henv,
buck and wing dancing;
lohn Conrov and Will Bensley
wonderful floating wire spec
; McAvov and Henneasy with
o date parodies and savings;
pheno, artistic manipulator
Musical Minstrels, Fields &
son; Carcanta, with his dunebarrel
act; the Electric Quar,
-considered to be one of the
singing four before the puhKuutTman
and N\ alsh; and
.newest of minstrel farces ?
. Colored Fancy Ball."
n entertainment of two hours
in and laughter.
?:f"( I rand midday parade at
10 a. m. Band concert, 7
rices, 75 cents, 50 cents and
ents.
May Not Be Tried.
'ill Strait, who i? charged
having attempted to poison
mother-in law, Mrs. Kidd,
b weeks back by sending her
iss of green corn with strychin
it, may not appear for
nt the next term of court.
* now in Arkansas, where he
t with the knowledge and conof
his bondsmen, and is reed
to he ijuite sick. There
nanv suHpiciouHcircumstances
>nnection with tho affair and
lei^hhors and relatives of the
ies directly concerned are
much divided over the quea*
of Strait's guilt or innocence,
orkville Enquirer.
Merchant Kills Himself,
nwndeaville, S C, Nov 11.?
iur L Latimer, a prominent
en and merchant here, took
iWh life today with a pistc/P.
id health ia the only cause
vn.
L . .
New Guard House.
Tho Town Council is having
i
erected on the lot adjacent to the !
court house grounds, recently |
purchased by the council from VV ^
A Davis, a good, substantial brick
guard house. It will face the
steps on tho North side of the t
court house, and will have threo
cells opening into a corridor running
North and South. The
council chamber will he on the }
right of the corridor. This will (
leave sufficient room between the 1
he-use and Main street for the J
erection of a tine town hall a*
<
some future day. j
Unhurt Mending Fast. t
Patterson, N J, Nov 13. ? Vice s
| President Unhurt is much better1
| today. There was no relapse last
! niffht and he is <lftimr v?.iv ,? ..u
J this morning*
Administrators Sale of Personal
Property.
virtue of mi Order of the honorable!'
I) Jones Judge c f Pm??
bate of Lancaster county. I will sell at
public outcry, on Wednenday, the
I fourth day of December in x . at the
late residence of J \V. McWhir.er,
deceaaed, in ihe t iwn of Lancaster,
I the following personal property he
I longing to the estate i f said deceased,
c lisi-tim; mostly of the follow itig nr<
tides, to wi*:
Vive shares of Lancaster Cotton
Mills st ek at the par value of one
I hundred dollars, per share Hou-ej
hold and kitctien furniture, one ox
j one hog, billiard tab e and Hxures, one
pistol, o* e ox eart. one siei h b?e
: gums, twogruvl stone-, diamond ring
i and diamond pin, &e.
tee" l ei ins ot Sale t 'ASU upon de*
] 11% er*.
< i;<?H<iK (J. <' Mc W it t K i Kit.
i A d011it isi iat >r of tne i ersonal estate
i of J W McWhtrter, necesaed.
mm o?l
i .STATIC OK SOI" I'll CAROLINA,
CilfNTY <' K I. \ NCASTKK.
Iii the Common l'leas
Kusan B'aeknion William L Black
moti Itoliert L HUi ktnoii ami Mary I
IC Kenningtoti Plaint ills myaiiMt |
J 1'homas Kiackinon. K K (Leg -rv
Hurwel K Blacktnon. J-*he F II.hck|
moti Sadie Blacktnoo and Mamie
Blackmon, Defendants
BY virtue of an Order made in the
above case by Judge O W Buchanan,
dried Nov 8, !Sf?9, I will sell at
public auction at Lancaster court
house within the legal hours of sale on
1 the
I First Monday in Drcr mbrr, N*rt,
I all that piece, paicel or tract of land,
ctiiitatii11 g Two Hundred Acres, more
r less, situated in the county and
<>tate nfore-ai , hounded on the North
by lands of Willis P Klaekmon; on
t to Hast by ami- "f J 'T lvennington
ami ottiers, on lie "touth by amis of
the said Willi* P Blacktnoii and on
the NVe-l by >ands of ('. Welsh ami (
ot It I's ,
i Stcif Terms ?>f Sale, CASH PurI
chaser to | t?v for papers.
L M. CLYBl'KN. S L <
>v I'laintills' Attys
L D B'akc- ey, i
lob Printing.
Law Briefs, Minutes, all kind
nf Blanks. Bill and Letter Heads
Knvelopes, and all kinds of .loli |
Printing dune in the Best style
and at lowest prices. Call at l iik
Lkdoku (itliee and see samples of ,
my work and get prices.
HCHII W ILSON,
A Idieville, S. C.
I Press and Banner Office.
t3QKUMtfVQQHHDBHHH0DBSBBB
| It is Your Own
Not Allow
I You
i
I
Gl'NS, Pistols, Shells, Belts .
Hunting Coats, Leggings, Pri
j mers.
| t See our Mingle gun for $ ">.< o and our
! double for $8 utii
I
CHINA, Cups unil Saucer#,
Plates, Howls, Dishes open and
1 covered.
I (Nloemt plain white Cup and ShucerJKo
net.)
^LASS VV A UK, Pitcher#, Pickle
disflfe?, Preserve stands.
(*Pkere set cents.)
MUSICAL INST1UTM KNTS,
Guitars Banjos, Violins, Acoordeons,
Harps, Concertenas, Auto*
harps, Mandolins, Phonoharps. ,
(A dandy fltilt.tr for $'2.70.)
DON'T FOHGKT.*?Santa C
his goods with ti?, and such a line 1
B; C.HOU
/ 1l
WRONG A
WHO ? SOLOMO
Because he said that ail is vanity
here is the new store of
PORTKR
?nd that is plumb full of the nicest st<
Mcs on. Not a bit of vanity about it
that Mr. Porter bought and selected 1
in their neat store room are laden wi
brought to Lancaster in a'I it'sglorioi
tie of those hats we were talking ah<
n it that he thought he was one of tin
ind one of the ladies who purchased a
hat she had found Cinderella's slippei
pry.
And. gentlemen, we just want yc
Our Sbirts and
We hnve stur.s for men in the
a ...i < ... .. . I -
......i- ...| II I- I I-III IIIJU \S
Slnrt- Willi hi Minis s white a.?
'I list i'|>ni h< liii it i r pen In fi
Shiris wIhim- hi.sou s H.e plain
VVllOH- IlllU' tl holes. HI ill lltl|e|
Hy it m anist rt-.-s wlm t new jus
For In i.ohle vmii k iiit*i of [ i
ii(l .1 iikI ]..<><>!< in <>ui
N>-h! ti ai k - ( . ii f r hi* rut?? lit
\V III ->e I it'll Illy Mill I'm t i'l |||I\ v
A ii it she'll t h i li I; i?s ?In* tin >k s i
Will; Ma* h- I ti n r hi1 is Inn
A ml it y ii'vi* t<>i11 it .i \ hi.f i
\Y?* fun st-l I y ii > i ii 11 iii will
Alxxays j; ail to mm you 1.units
t'oiiTiin
THE CHEAP
^ When buying shoos nlway*
COCKADE CITY !
-l11<I wear 11 please yon. E\cr\ pair
inner soles. Buy none that are s:i
best wearers nitnle.
1 ?" Sol.I in til' styles.
Tickled because I c
pain. I can do the same foryot
effects result from tiiv extract
pleasant ness ami satisfaction in
I've the experience, the "knov
doing all branches of scient.fie tie
Special attention given t
Work. No charge for examinr
Or J, E. Rulled
LANCASTEl
MOMC I' TO LOAN. j
1HAVK .M .ill F. ?. rraeeinitn ts with |
broker* in Nexv York t tlx tlirtui h .
wh'ini I an. utile t?: plat e loans securetl
hy a tl rst morion a* till improxeit I
fur in* for ti ve year- lime pay ah e in
iiistiillme is. at the low ratt- of 7 per !
cent Interest per annum. The broker f
tore anil the eharire for ahl:act anil v
inspection iire small ami at the ex- j
pense of the hnrroxver
li F. W Y Ii I H.
Xtiy at I .aw. j *
_ i <
aa?wilt mi ? Ma??Ba
Fault if You do J
I
us to Save
<
>nej on
JEWfCLKY, Watches, Clocks, {
Pins, lincklcs, Beauty l'in,Chains.
(A Watch that will run ami keep
time for 12 months or your money
back. SI 2ft )
S1LYKKWABK, Sp urns, ladles 1
sugar shells, butter knives, cas 1
tors, cream antl sugar sets, pitch
era, pickle stun<ls, card cases.
( ? k niv? h ami 6 fork*, RoKfrs A Bros
Al. 12 I)wt Kea' in the world, $l.nO ) , *
Pictures, picture frames, pic- (
ture glass, cord and nails. (
RKI'AI KING. Watches, Bicycles,
Clocks, Jewelry, Sewing !
machines. F.very job guaranteed. .
CUTLKKY, Razors, pocket p
knives, scissors, shears, butcher j
knives, carvers. p
(Bee the Butcher Knife on tlie 10c j
counter, it will surprise you.)
latis has already begun depositing t
)as never lieen seen here liefore.
GH&CO.
GAIN!!
IN. WHY??
y and that can't he ri^ht because
HltOK.
ick of <joods \ou ever laid four
Most of tini>e nico'iu'w jjikkU
limself are.in now and the shelve*
lli the handsomest jjjoods evof
is history. A ucntleman hoiurht
lit last week and looked so welt
b returned heroes of Manila Bay,
i i>air of those shoes dreamed
rs, heeause it made her feel nv
" i"
Nerk Wcar:
prime of lifo
mils 11iiti a w if.>,
< ilie ili i von mi.
re,
or .lai'itilv plot. .!,
> s?li 1 -lep\es are < <>mpleteil
' what w? ? ( r. a'ter
islorfr o!.i lj'.iic! -t? r
lit tlii*
t'P
irlV i w iik lii'jr ? \ ?
it i li im i id ore -oil at
kn |! riylit i<wif VV
lint lot vow< il m to yi u
Sllll \ on vj|' too.
ai.ii (it Dt lein n
ectfully,
I BROS
STORE.>
ask for the
Yor w]ll
liiiil t!.e:n to &
ifiiat anteed to In* solid outer JUKi
id to lie us good, as thev are.the
Porier th os.
ixtructed his tooth without
i. Neither pain nor after
in<r. Mv methods sn,rirest
stead.
v how'" and tie faeilitvs for
ntistrv at the least cost
o (jold Crown and Bridge
itions and estimates.
?e, Demist.
c s. c.
NOT I CP!
f'o thf Tr jr I.nnranter
Co till ' i, :
I lie Trenmier's < llice will lie ..pet*
or t !? collect ion of -a x.-s for the hsri.'
ear isitii Ironi tin- lii.n day of Octooer
o the .'list day I)ee< n Uer 1 Sl?9.
The levy is as follows :
hate, r) tnilhu.
'oiuey. 5 "
'J A f' It It, ;;
-tettrinn C f K It tun ?is, J "
Ichool, :t *
1.0CAI. i. vv.
S (' ( la, Kx., It It. < >i s
Cr?ek, _ \t ,nilt^
? C .V, Oa, Fit , K It < ni.e
Creek, 4' ?
* F (la. Fx /,' K.
I'leasarit Hid. ; { **
I.Hiieastcr (irade.i School, 4 44
MiKIUirst, HclH'Ol. 1
Jones X Honda, school,
ToTAI. l.KVY l!> JMSTKICTS.
Indian Land, niilK,
A'axlmw, 1?;j w
'nne ('reek, 21 "
1'ane Caeek (Jraded** li.?? 2.?
^uie Crcpk Jones X Koali-23
Jills Creek, 21J "
Jills C'reekCJraded, 25J '
Jills Cre< k Jones X
Loads, 2<J *
Juford, 1HJ -1*'
>'lat Creek, li?J
"Mat Creek Kershaw. I?>J ?'
Measnnt Hill, M?J "
'feasant Hill, Kershaw, lhj 4'
'feasant Mill, Oakhurst 23| u
Veasanl Hill, Jones X
Heads. 21J "
!edar Creek, lfij ?
Jedar Creek, Jones X
Roads, IkJ **
Respectfully submitted,
w. c. cauthk*,
Co. Treasorss.
Heft St, lew.