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Local Matters^ 1 r Cotton brought 7 cents yestcr- c day on this market. t Chew Long Cotton Tobacco and be happy. Sold by PORTER t BROS. t ? n Miss Sullie Galloway, of Ker- r shaw county, it visiting the home e of her uncle, Dr K M Galloway, at this place. 10 lbs of Long Cotton Tobacco s is worth 15 of any other kind at j the price. Sold bv PORTER .. pros. i ? t Work on the 1 loath Mercantile Co's stables is progressing rapidly. W S Langley, the contractor, ia sure a hustler. ? ( For Kent! Six room cottage? well of pood water and all notes sarv outbuildings op promises. Apply at this office. Married, l?v Magistrate W P ' Cnskey, on Sundav last, Mr. T f W Steele and Miss S T Mother- C shed, all of this county. I rv a liox of Long Cotton To- i * hacco, host on the market for the * money. Sold hy POKTElt i pros. " j Capt W It Edwards and duuph , ter, Miss Mnppie, of Fort Lawn, * are visitinp Mr II P? Purdue's family. WANTED, for cash, Hickory, V Dogwood, Persimmon, Walnut Lops. Southern Hardwood Co. P. 1 O. Hox Charleston, S. C. r i n The score in fhf> match pame j r of football between tbe Lancaster | ' graded school team and the Rock II:ii I 1 * ?? 1 ' him mjiii 9CIIUUI ii'Hin at 1VOCK [ iiiii Friday, rvsuited in a scored? p 15 to 5 in favor of Ifock Hill. t |r Our popular and efficient clerk J of court is a very happy nan. ~ The m rival of a little boy at bin r homo lust Saturday morning is the ' cause ?if Ins felic'ty. The other ,' live children of his household are s a'l girls. * Mr Charley (iriflin ha> com* pleted the job of painting Mr .1 M Cauthen's residence. It is, ( painted white, trimmed orange, j with green blinds, and 'is oue of * the prettiest little homes in Lnn caster. rn /i * * * -.1 i in* v oumy supervisor, M i Gardner, requests us to say that j he will lie at his oflico next Fri- r day and that it will he domed on M Saturday. Pomona having husi. ' nesa with him will hear in mind i1 to call on Friday. _ 1 Married, hy T W Secrest, N P, at his residence at Osceola, Dec It?, 1899, Mr. Win K Doster j' and Miss Julia Baker, all of Union ' County, N C. Also, on Dee 17, 1 1809, Cbaa A Mollis to Miss ' Mattic Helms, hoth of Union County. i List of letters advertised for j the week ending Dec 19, 1899: Miss M L Caakey, Miss Mattie Mongo, J 1* Allen. Willie M Barnes, Hyder Massey. J F Gregory. P M. Hov J M Steadman and family, en riiiilfi frnni Ditrlnulun /? ilwiip new home at Ycrkville, who stop ped over here a few days with Maj J M Kiddle and family, left yestarday for Yorkville. Their 1 host of friends certainly enjoyed their vk.it to Lancaster. Rev Mr Steadman preached two excellent sermons in the Methodist chureh Sunday and the rftteodance a> both services was unusually large. He is a favorite with thia people. , There will he service in the Episcopal church Thursday after icon of this week at 4 o'clock londucted by the Rev .1 W Canoy Johnson. We are requested to announce hat St Luke Sub Alliance will neet on the first Friday in January next, at 2o'clock pm. Every nomber is requested to be pre* nt. The eclipse of the moon last Saturday night was a verv pretty ight. and innnv nf nnr tnn'n.nno. > >le stood out in the cold, crisp ir watching the shadow a* it \ lowly crept over it until finally he eclipse became total, which vat between S and 9 o'clock. Mrs H K White of Rock Ilill, s at her mother's, Mrs m .1 ' irecn's, to spend the christmas | tr White will come over the lat-i or part of the w eok. Kx Treasurer .John R Black* non hat moved hack to town and iccupiea the Wvlie cot tape on he lot adjacent to Mr (' W Jones', j The price of cotton went ofl" otne Monday and yesterday on iccount of the tinanciul situation n New York. A te'ejrram from "*rice, McCorniick Co, of New fork, yesterday, states that the nnrkct seems to have seen tint om. Mr J m Heath of the Iiesth lercantile ro, is spending this vrek in the Northern markets mi rrhasing goods for the new con orn which will opsn up next nonin in the four largo store | ooins in the catawba House niilding. President Wni A Barher and Msnsjjsr L T NicJioU of' he r <fc N Railroad, were over on I i husinestf trip Monday. Their oad will he chunked to a broad i fnago and the line will ho extended into Tennessee. Ii is also ikely that the road will ho exended from chester to mm den or ome other point in this portion of ho Stale. liiNt Kerelveil! Biff lot of line Tiea, Silk Ilank-! irehiefs, etc, for holiday trade. I Jome and see these goods before hoy are picked over. Porter Bros. Sctrr I'xiHM'tol to See liisijfgO A train. Saturday, Mr. .1 T Davis, an unployeeat the cotton mi;l, missed ,worty dollars from liis pocket >ook. Ho recalled having taken inino change from hi> purse at ;he Funderhurk store and in the Masonic Lodge, on Thursday j light before, and felt sure that io must have dropped the two ten dollar bills at one or the ither of those places. lie went st once to the Lodge room but his search there was in vain. At Funderhurk Cos the money was turned over to him by Mr. Hen riett, one of the proprietors, who' informed him it had been handed him hy one of the clerk's who ftftllttil it /?n tliu i- U/?n ?i WII in^ IIV/UI niiuii nnrc|> ing out the store Friday morning. It goes without itaying that Mr. Davis was a happy man that his monoy had been found by an honest man. Notice to Debtors of W Ganscii All persons who are indebted to mo by note, account or otherwise, are notified that unless settlement! is made hy 20th December, ?these matters will he placed in hands of an officer for collection W. GANSON. A very disastrous fire occurred' nt Florence yesterday mbrtiing. ; & Sal? Postponed The advertisement of thcJ^v^r lands for mile on the^rst^H^*** in January ha* he?J by the Clerk of Court, <>rfl 8 of the first Monday being BHHB9 holiday. The lands will^^HPr advertised in January andj^Bon the first Monday in February. Ocath of Mrs Carnes Mrs S J carnes, widow of the late John carnes, died a? her home near Flint Ridge, on Sunday last aftor a short illness. She was about t>4 years of age und leaves three children, all grown, surviving her. She was a member of Hopewell Methodist church. Her remains were inter red at Tnbernncle on Monday. Change of Schedule on the LA: C A change of schedule on the Lancaster it. Chester Railroad went into otTect last Monday. Tho norning train now leaves htincaster at <1:30 o'clock, returning at L2:30 p in. Tne afternoon train leaves at 4 o'clock, returning at 0:40. With the now ached nlo the road makes splendid con sections with all trains leaving L'hester, North, South, East and West. rttke Notice ! It has not heen our habit to lun our customers or any one awing us, through the press, hut now we insist that everyone ow ing either the firm of Clyburn it Elliott, or Elliott tic Crawford, on note or open account, come hy lat Ian 190o, and make such arrange merits as will he satisfactory. We need money and must have it or *nch papers as we can use as caah. I'lease give this your prompt attention. El.I.lOTT CUAWKOKD. Dec 18, 1899. I>cuth ot* Win C Dunlap. Mr Wm C Dunlap, tn agedand highly respected citizen o( Craigsville, died at Mr .) N Taylor's, where he has made his home for some years, about 1 o'clock p ni on Monday last. He was a native of Lancaster county and was ahout ill) years of ago, a member of Sbiloh A II 1' church and a .??wi 11 _ i ??iu uumii. uv loaves it uruui er, li .1 M Dunlap of Arkansas, and a kistor, Mrs M .1 Mills of Mississippi. His remain* were interred at old Wax taw ehtirch yesterday after funeral services conducted by hev W C Ewart. Attempt to Kill Coastnhlo Connor Last Thursday night, about one mile North of to"*n, Constable Connor attempted to stop a bugg" which two negroes were driving, supposing tkey hud blind tigei whiskey. They drove only tin faster and when the Constable gol close on to the buggy one of them tired at him three times, one bal passing through hi* hat and th< other two dangerously near him Mr. Connor then tired at than five times nut, it being dark an< the negroes driving rapidly, non< of hi* bull* took effect. Ilo swor< out warrant* tho following <1*3/ for Tom Barnes and Johnsoi Benson, charging them with th( attempt to kill him. Bensoa wi arretted but gave bond for hi appearance at a preliminary hear ing. The constable found a juj containing about three quarts o whiskey in the vicinity of tin home of one of the darkies. I FOUR PAPERS A WEEKJK FOR ABOUT THE PRICE OF ONE.* Thla paper and Tvvlce-a-Week Joui SI.75. C *0d5 t?*. ^^F^llZn?teVPll3, Kicked by a Mule Mr W L croxfcon, Jr, while ' H^ehing his mule in the back lot Bo rear of B c Hough and co'> BRiterday was kicked by a mule Htanding near where Mr r. was hitching. He was knocked breath less for a time, the mule's heels striking him in the lower part of the right breast. Dr Poovey made an examination and could find no hones broken. He was j able to return to his home in j Pleasant Hill township yesterday I afternoon. i . . ? I>ic<l of Ills Injuries. John Rluckmon, col, driver for | Mr John E Blnckmon, who had > on* arm broken and a hand badly torn up bv the runaway of Mr 1 Rlaektnon's team about ten days ago, died Monday evening from the effects of blood poison result ing from his catching cold in his wound. II* was up and going about up to the day before his death, and walked to town, a distance of eight miles, last Thurr-! j dav. j Approaching ."Marriages Mr. John A Stewinan, son of' our townsman, Mr. .1 F. Stewinan. ! left yesterday, accomp'-nied by his cousin, Mr. \V 11 Stewinan,! for Anderson, S C, where at. S | o'clock thi* evening lie will ho joined in holy wedlock with Miss flattie Lr*. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W S Lee of Anderson. Rev ' .1 L Williamson,of Newberry, will officiate. The nevly wedded are j expected to arrive here Thursday ; night or Friday. A reception will bo given tliem at the groom's 1 parents. ?On Wednesday, Dee 27th, at, 2 o'clock p m, at the home of Muj and Mr*. J M Riddle, ut this place, their daughter, Miss Sallve, one of Lancaster's most loveahle young ladies, will become the b?*ide o? Mr. Lovick 1* Roddev, a prominent young man of onr( neighboring town of Fort Lawn, j ? Mr Lovick Ingram, formerly of this place, son of Mr W l> In gram of Kershaw, will bo married tomorrow night, at Ashevillo, N C, to Miss Carrie Roll, daughter of fclr and Mrs L Swieegood, of that city Invitations were issued the past week. Mr R Reed Williams, who went from this connt v to Nova Scotia, will he married at North Riook1 field, Nova Scotia, next Monday evening at i>:J10 o'clock to Miss Ina E Hunt. Invitations to the nuptials wore received l?v vcral of his old Lancaster friends the > , past week. Mr It A Spring* of Now York, brother of our townsman. Col } Leroy Springs, will be married tomorrow to Mrs Kmmn Reiser of 1 New Ilaven, Conn. Mr Springs l ' . , , 9 I and bride will arrive in charlotte 5 Friday and will he given a reception at the home of his mother j that night. 1 Many people of thiscountv and 9 all ove?* the atato, will t>o intei? terested in the news of the *p preaching marriage of Mrs T S i Jeffrey* and the Rev Pr Samuel e, A Weber. The ceremony is to H take place in Trinity church on a the evening of December 27, and he ronortcr is informal fUut Hr t arul Mrs Weber will at once leave f for Florida on a short wedding B trip. The? will then take up their residence in Yorkville.? Yorkville Enquirer. . Notice! All jiersons indebted to mo will ^^dease come forward and settle as ^ Bood tho money to meet my oh Siphons. mB J E Kutledge, D. D. S. 7 Our stock is reidy. Come to day. We can show you our * goods better before the crowds I' come. fl 0 ^ongh A Co. SPECIAL CLOTHINl $.'5,000.00 dollars worth of mens, hoys sold in the next 3 weeks, regardless of < NOW IS THE 1 for you to buy clothing cheap. We li the best. If yon need a suit let us sh< vince you that we can soil vou good i you can buy old stock. JUST RECEIVED 5,000 yards Outing, good grade, 5 cenl .'{,00i) yards good Ticking, at 5 cents. 5,000 yards best grade Alamance, 5 cet Prices reduced on all of our I'ndcrwe both Ladies and Cents. r KII \ K N, T I! li \ K V, TRUNKS dust received a big lot of Trunks that i and I ?ok at them. NOW IS TKE TIN to buy your Hosiery. 1'") dozen Indie per pair. ion dozen Children fast I>ln<. pair. 150 Men's heavy Soeks at I ecu SHCfS, S!-!3SS. SHI Now is tlie time to buy your shoes, out date in stvle, and prices no object.. L.04&K AT TIIS J Hall" Sew i in* Til Ten 1 I rent I pHper y 1 pair l,i?ilie? I ' ii<l<-r vest g"> renin. I good llHtikeroliief 1 cent Kverxihiij; !IS c|n>i|> (Jet in line : (.'heap Slote ?>| POUTER] * y?" Messrs. .1 F Clyburn and K S C accommodating youug men, are always on I wait on their friends and the public general Poi TlCkiOd because I extract pain. I can do the same for you. N etTects result from my extracting, pleasant ness and satisfaction instead. I've tl'o experience, tlie ''know how' doing all branches of scient.lic dentistry Special attention given to (iol Work. No charge for examinations ; 1r i. ? . RulledgPj LANCASTER, S. ( Olltcrs Klcctod. Notice t At the last regular commtinica- ol ' tion of Flat Creek Lodge, No. . . \ Lb I 2--L A F M the following ofheers (,i were elected to serve f ?r the en inert u i suing Ma Mini ? \ ear: having ? Rev. T .1 Dabnev, W 11. umtcrl'b (i F ('ook. S W . W S (iardner, Jr. \V. A V Mungo, I'reas. ??? MLMiardner, Secy. LANCb The following wern appointed: J A linker, S. I).; W T l'ittman, b kt w K Jr. IV: J Fi Outon, Steward; W C I-rost, Tiler. r-rnetiu l.uncli l*Arly ufTlcdtcl ('liuivli. I ISo'h. I There will ho a basket lunch ! A ^ . i party at Bethel church 011 Tuo* ] u 5i 5 day night, Doc 26th. The puh- ' 907 ! lie is invited and all who will, * please bring baskets. The money ^ ^ 4 raised will b?; used for buying :in 8 00 4 organ for Bethel church. Conn Minnie Bluckmon, R"''WH r oliiiH ai Almetta ('amen, Con n ' Ella Yarborough, Itiver ?t Maude Sapp, Leroy ! Eunice Long, * ^ ,, W H f Committee. Vitliikiil lliki u I 'ikin ( ?<? llnikiik RE Cadets Ed Gregory, Perry rpHK Mackey nn<l Coke Carter, of j . J ' be ope| j Clemson College, are expected re?in? r i home today to x|>end the Christ- i^V m?Vi mas holidays. <lsyn pi tion I To Care Co?atlpatloa Vonttr. ' hair j SALE. ' * and youths clothing to !?o L'Ofct. 31MK ( ihvc from the cheapest to [)\v you, then we will c?.n~ new clothing cheaper than 1 ts. Its. ar and we have n nice lino 1 , ' < ivc ltou^rli t cheap. Co mo he s iine U 'lone at * cts k Hose, ut cents per ts per pair. JESI s are new stock and tip to OOlt lMl'.S ] C'ltl P> Si.in* Pencils 1 cent, tiool I >> ml Pencil cent. Hid follow tlie crowds to'tie BROS. rockolt, hoth clever and land and will lie pleased to ly. pier Bras. ed his tooth without either pain nor alter M v methods suppest and .no facilities for ' at the least cost Id Crown and Bridpw and estimates. , Dentist. to l>cldors and Creditors >1. I'lxlcr, 1 >oeeascd. . r. Ikli. i II . ll.l a I l.i ll .. a*-'- to. I*. \4 I'i. Ii <Itee.?>eo w ill warn iit owe mi id iiiitko -etiletil I hi' uildeiMt^ueil. I'tTMdllti iainiH unair xl >id<! estate will I hem, duly verified, to the?ned. W. I', IMYI.Kli. (ieo. VV I'l.YLKU. Exeeu'oi a. ASTKK AND CHKSIER RAILWAY. KN CIIK-TKK AM) I AM ASTER le in effect Oai 1 y except Sunday n and utter Sept II, ISOh. iTBOUND ; MAS! BOl"N I>. 4 ami 10 J No'? i7 am J IS' F* M. A .1/ l? M 55 Ar Cheater f.v II 00 7 00 07 Richhurj? 11 3S 7 4-') 55 Bascombville 1152 7 55 P M 88 Port I/awn 12 12 8 15 00 f,y Lancaster A r 12 50 R 55 eeta at Climter with Southern y, Seanoard Air l.iiioand ('ar jit North Western Railway, ects at r uncasrer with the Ohio fc t harleston. Sprint;*, Pres., Lancaster H. C. *ath. O. P. A., '4 lardin, V P and And., Cheater GISTRATION NOTICE. PURLIC'WII l TAKE notion t the IU^ietratlon Books will n. at the court house for the at ion of parties ei titled to reguder the Constitution, on the inlay in each month, until SO 'needing t e next general eleoW O A PORTER, m*n Board Regi*t*ation I, C t?r. 8 C l189ft.