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1 HE i.I-.DGKK. Thurlow S. : ai '? * KDITOR AM) MANAGKR WEDNESDAY, .1 ANl'ARY 17, 1000. For The Ledger VAN WYCK ITEMS. \ ' The no"' venr 1000 whs usher i ed iu very quietly around Vnr J ^v'vck. The old year's re< or* i i_ r; 11 i !iL i i ifiHntft vm u iiiita<i wiin many uhi r pages which should remain closer and the memory of them tench in ? lesson* for the improvement o tin* new century Yet, how mam new pledges have heen iwken, onb t< be broken?adding blurs upoi 1-/the pages of the year book o 1900. Van Wyck is in the wake o progress, some changes are beinj made. The public rchool hous was sold and the purchaser, .1 ^ Voder, has had it torn down am moved on his farm for a tenun house. Ths Woodmen have joine< in with the school trustees an< they will erect a two story build intr 2,'*x40 on the old school housi grounds. The first story will b< furnished for the school room ant the second for the Woodmen hall Mr. R II Massey and family have the sympathies of their mani friends in the loss of their com modious residence, by fire, men tion of which was mads in Saturday's Ledger. The origin of th< firs is unknown. It had made considerable headway in the second story before it was discovered.and too far gene to do anything towards stopping the flames The attention of those present wai given to saving the contents oi the building. The fire burned s( rapidly that nothing could b< saved from the second storv, bnl by heroic efforts, everything was gotten out of the first, but ro&n;) v things were more or less damage< * in ttieir hasty removal. Mr Masse] carried $700 iiiMiranee but hi loss is about $1,500.00. Auditor Cook was with us las Friday and learned something o our wealth. Our people find oil twcie a year how rich they arc that is when the Auditor come around, and when the Treasure hands them their tax receipts Their wealth seems greater wliei they are talking to the Audito than when they call upon the treas urer from some of their wailin; i i nis r\ f kt ?vli n vno wt 111^,11 iu.\cn. Last Friday wat a lively tim in our town. We had some fai horse >aek visitors whose radian beauty set one of our "Mooley' Automohilos to its highest rate o speed of 100 ruiles per hour iruicl to the amusement of the onlookers Our suburbs was visited las week by a handsome widower o West Lancaster somewhat ma tured in years but .Juvenile ir spirits, whose facinating languagi and pleasant manners are enougl to captivate the fairest of Kve' daughters. We have not Uarnei if this rogue of feminine hearts made a successful raiti on these ten der peculiarities, but have been in formed, he captured several tor mentors of tho feathery tribe, o the Canine specie?as the Docto is very fond of bird shooting a well as heart capturing. m i r ?r i a i _ 4 van ty ycK whs inrown ifuo i commotion last week when it wa learned that a petition was bein< circulated for signature* of tin patrons of Van Wyck post offici for the removal of J M Yoder a Postmaster on complaint that th< office was not conducted to sni them. Tho petition was heade( by VV R Tillman and signed bj perhaps a dozen other white am colored patrons. A counter pe tition was started by Mr. Yoder't friends and signed byonehundre* and ten patrons of the post offic* who had not any complaint tr lw ^1* makeagainst Van Wyck'a accom m<alating postmaster or his nieth ods of conducting the office, an . requested that he be retained s the postmaster. This petition wn signed by the wealth, intelligenc and influence of both white an colored citizens of the communi ty. The fate of Mr. Tillman' petition is cast upon the tende mercies of the future and is per . I haps being watched with anxiet by those interested. The counte ) petition is deposited at Van Wye t post oflice for future use if necef \ sary. s Cedar Camp, Woodmen of th f World, will have a cull moetin . next Thursday night Jan 18tl , and will be glad to have a fu ^ moetinrr. Some new memhe? f will be given the protection de gree and some necessary businei f attended to. j OPT IMUS. e - ? rn ^ [For The Ledgei Taxahsw Items t Mr. Editor:?The health < ' the community is good at th present. Wo are glad to stal 0 that Mr. James Belk, son of M B S P Bolk, is able to be out agair ' He has been suffering for a shoi time, from an attack of pnei ' monia. 7 Taxahaw is now on a "boom. There are two successful businei men doing a mercantile businei here, viz, Mr. H B Massey an Mr. \V P McManus, who are a ways on the lookout for the it 1 terest of customers as well as fc ' themselves. Taxahaw school is now in flourishing condition, under th ^ su^rvision of Mr. A C Kowell c (). K. S C. There is now an al tendance of between sixty an ^ seventy students, with brigfc ^ prosp cts of a most success?', terui. r j A debating society was orgat r ized at Taxahaw Jan 4th. Th ; CLIMlSjAU f -HATE n? SOUTH CAROLINA ^ county <>f i.anca8tkk. In the < oinmon Pleas ? Plie British ami American Mortgai ? Company Limited Plaintiff*, rtf/ain * harlotte R ? ster. The Thomar Smith Mdver Co,, and J Hari Foster, Def ndanta. BY virtue of an Order made In tl at>ove ease by Judi^e <) W Hi ohanan, dated October 27. 1s99, I wi sell at pnolfc auction at Laoea-t . court hnu-e, witnin the legal hours sale, on the ~ Fixrf. Monday in February, 1900. the following described lots, parcels tracts of land, to wit: e < . ? i. .i--. . ? /mi nint piece, parcel or tra r of laud in tlie county of Lxncister ui statu aforesaid, containing ' ?' ?& acre. t more or 1-mh, conveyed to toe I) ? leiulHiit, (Mmriott K Foster by <vla It Haasel'ine. Fannie W furetnn hi f I<] i/.t K Brow l?y deed dated Fel , 2U 1878 ^ 'i'l. All tlmt piece, parcel or tract I laud in the c hi my of banea-rer hi "*tateaforeHai ' containing 29 / tiere t more or fes*, conveyed t<> the L c lemtant, Charlotte It Foster, t?y F.li <5 Brown by de-d ila ed Feby 27l 1879, The above trade conatitu e 6 I acres, more or less. lyitur being a| ^ situate in the county of Dam-aster ai Stale of South Carolina, bounded i II 'lie North by lands of 11 H (Jo< c lands now owned by it B Howell hi s Hiath, Springs 4 *<? Imt former J owned by J It Krwtu ?.r his wife, ,vta H Krwin, on tlie Fast by lands of J i Massey, Jr., 'orinerly tiie (1 T Wa piacr on tiie south by lands of W 1 toddey ?fc < o, formerly owned b.? - Kli Dunilap. and lands formerly t li nging to tiie estate of M rs T P Btov " now known as the Dugdnle place, ( f tiie West by lands of W I, Koddey t 'o, formeily owned by D Eli Dun a r and others, Plata of each tract will he exhibit. s on day of sale Terms of Sale; one third cash, t! balance to lie paid in equal in sin A mcnts of one and two years, witti i j. terest from day of sale. The creri portions of tiie sale a'e to tie sectiri t by the bond of the purchaser or pu chaseri and a mortgage of the prem 0 hch. The purchaser of the 226 ac f. tract on which the foursroom oolta mihihi* hiihi i insure me shrne ill hod H ^ond reputable Fire Insurance C'or pany and Haiti policy shall he assign* to the f;)erk of the court an addition t security for the credit payments. Pu - ctiaHer or purchasers of either tra ? will have the option of paying all , ewb. Tiie purchaser or purchase muHt conip'y with the term* of pa 1 within 30 minutes or the land will I immediately resold at. the biddei risk i JUT Purchaser to pay for all nece . sary papers inducing revenue stamp 1 W. S. L. PORTKR, 5 C. C. C. P. L. C. ? R A. Wylle, PitTs. Atty. i- following officers were electee i- president, A C Howell; vice^pres d dent, Otis Gregory; SecandTrei is H B Lowry. The society m< is again on tho 11th inst and had e very interesting discussion upo d the query, Resolved, That Was! i ington deserves more honor fo s defending America than Columbi r for discovering it. The negativ carried. y The query for next meeting h r Resolved, That woman has nioi k influence over man than monoj Taxahaw can boast of as man teachers teaching in the publ ie schools ns any othei place of tf g same size. There are three res i, dent teachers, viz: Prof J 11 Massey now teaching the Fli 8 Creek school, Prof George M< j- Manns, now teaching the Whi is Bluff school, and Prof W P M< Manus of tho Mid-way school. Mr. McManus has moved h family to Camden, where the expect to mako their home in tl ' I * u , iutllic. 1 1 \J k I c 1/ ? OI J IIIUUII I give them up as they were amor the best of our citizens, but v would wiBh them success in the new home. j Guess what yoting man has h head set toward Tradesville ar has to go further heforo he catch< rt r up with his best girl, also whi young man is sorrowing hecau M his best girl has gone to Camdsi More anon, "Sand-lapper." is 1 |, The Baptist Courier mentioi i? Col James A Hoyt, of Greenvill ir as a possible candidate for goveri or on the prohibition ticket, hi a Col Hoyt has announced that 1 is not a candidate for any offic The Courier advises him not say that he would not consent make the race for governor on tl d prohibition ticket, as he may I it called by the people to do that.,l Hock Hill Herald. :| " GA I For: iat P ry tie u ? : Cheapen et ? No Shoddy ;:J torn prices. jj'.be more nat t trade where th I - We li. !]y That means WK are ry the only people in posif* tion to handle the CASH trade. Time merchants J> put np prices at this sea^ son for credit trade. Wo di) put down prices for cash A trade. We do not have p* to charge honest people ed two prices to pay losses ( e on bad debts. The trade knows And apprecciates n- this fact and we are getting the (rash business. 9(1 r ir? - Shoe B np(l f at m rct In X&T The fact that wo s< t^T" Our Guaranteed Line o ? For Barg \ -< GcA . %y ' . I I;! Crimo in Sixth Circuit. , r ? *.e have at hand the annual ro 't port of the attorney general, and ft j from it are able to gather tome n , interesting statistics of crime in . I III i-1 the Sixth judicial circuit during ,.f r i the past year. e( ,M In Fairfield county there were 13 'A H< ? "no bills," 11 discontinuances, 1 mistrial, 22 convictions, and 7 ac- it quittals. l,f e In Cherokee there were 12 "no - I .? # # OI (' bills,M 10 diHContinuancos, ac- ii. y quittkls, 1 mistrial, and 24 con'c victions. hl Hi In Lancaster there were 13 "no bills," 12 discontinuances, 14 ac 2< ^ quittals, 3 mistrials, and 10 convictions. In Chester there wore 4 "no _ >. ... lulls," 6 discontinuances, 9 acquittals, 1 niistrial, and 17 con- * victions. In York there were 6 "no >v bills," 1 discontinuance, 18 ac10 quittals, and 311 convictions. ^ Fairfield had 8 dispensary ? cases. In 5 the grand jury re- 1 turned "no bill," 2 were disconir tinned, and 1 resulted in convic^ n tion. ' ti 18 Cherokee had '23 dispensary 1 cases. In 11 cases the grand jury 58 j returned "no bill," 11 cases were v* discontinued and there was 1 con- * se viction. (^ Lancaster 13 dispensary cases, *? resulting in 8 "no nills," 3 dis- 1 I continuances, 1 conviction, and 1 I acquittal. j as Chester had 4 dispensary cases. J e, Two were discontinued and 2 a- were acquitted. nt York had 19 dispensary cases, j ie In 4 cases there were "no bills," , ' si ?- 10 wers acquitted, and 5 were l<) convicted. ? Yorkville Enquirer i ^ to 1 1 r< Fay your subscripiton to La usii! NSON CA R eal Bar THE F *t Store ir or inlcrior goods, - lie Irak fl ej get the best bar; i CA11 k^ciJi 11 i I'wo .Imiunrv 1 tin ; lleautiful colorings in the new S just half, 10 cents. Also another ca . in new desirable styles, 7.? cts, wort ! -GREAT MILLI Those who hare not yet bough luck. V\'e are running off the balau than half price. You should urail i chase a nice hat. argains ! i Fhe Very Best the ell more Shoes than all of Lancaste f Ladies1, Misses and Children's fine Ki< ains in every line LNSON CA I J y J> ** t / rATEOF SOUTH CAROLINA 1 COUNTT OF LANCASTER, Tii ti e ouft of Probate. hi v t'bas. D Jones. Jmine of Probate. i " w li KKKAH. M rn M <' Bird baa ade sub to me to itrant her I.ette.s xdniioistratinn ?.|i ihf estate of and re- s of O* orn Ij Bird deceased. TilESK ASK THKRSKOKK 'O Cite and Iniiinigh aH and -uitcular the kindred i l eredi ors of the said Qeome I . ird, deceased thai 'he.v be and ap? o ar be'ore me in the ourt of Pro- C lie. to be he'd at ' anc?ster. H o i Wedin adav Jan 17 next,after pub v atI -n thereof at II o'clock in the ? renoon to show cause, if any they I >?ve, w11v the said Administration . ~ 1.1 - MMIMI ll'l U' KIHIIIV I. Given urnier in v Hand anil seal tlil? H I av of Janu- ry. Anno Domini, too , ., en i) jonkm, ? ' Prolate Judge. HULKS! ] MULES! MULES! I g mm g% ami HOll-l oo ^niuc If k V of th- floe t < | j Dr I v?-i a ami mm oilers vrofltves for sale on thl- marketIn we especially direct >ou alien, on ai Iliia time to our s'ock of ?U 'KK,J MLl-K"1 a carlord of which 'e receive<l Saturday. Thev were sleeted wilh lite tftealeat care last mek on the Norf em market* by our 1< Elliott. Every mule in the u?t i a Daley ?Young, well built, quick, , iidofaOod 817. * t all and aee for your- | ?'f, and get our prices. ' t WILL SELL EITHER ! A FOR CASH OR ONij M. TIME AT CASH I) PRICES WITH 8 PER l\ INTEREST. BETTER , iUY NOW, BEFORE MULES IO HIGHER. When you come to see our ( lock we will also show you a ircre lot of Fine Stylish Buggies i died in last week?Also a fresh ipply of harness. I,I,HUT & CUVM!. ' SH ST01 mmmmmmmmrm gains X)LKS t South C but reliable mer neb In lis! Sains, and we a 3tly For C gn ins .1 ust. CJtnne,50 cent Poplin Plaids, our price is lac of tbose-splendid twilled tleeees h double. NERY SALE.t their winter millery are in great ice of our stock at a little better you rue If of such a chance to purShoes Tha JVarket Afford r combined would indicate that I Shoes cannot l>e equaled for got , Come to SH STO] " ^ - iM V ? 4 r. W. SFCRFST, SURVEYOR, O-*' EOLA, H. r. Ie fully equip -ed, ami qua1 (fieri,and olieiiH ??tu> Hurveynv NEW -MEAT MARKETI reaped)fully annnunoe tha' I have peneri a new Meat Market on the Jornerof Main ami Duiilap atreeta ppnaiie uuninKham Ho.ne Hotel, rliere I wil be pleaded lo w*i? on my uat >mer- o'ri and new. with 'he beat le ra trket can affird p I I T * N I) SEE ME. OH V_y "a IjYj 'PHONKNo ho. and o r rdeia.-diall re?? lv?-th? p ompteat itte i|<>n MV Norf ilk Oyaiera every Friday. Hen pec ful'y, A. F. DUFFT. HUPQTCR MACHINE AND LUMBER COMPANY. GHBSTBB, S. O. O The i heeter Machine ?'o. and B. M. Bprat< A ? o . have consolidated the two pant*, ard now ready to furnlah uivthing *n the Msclitne and I.iMMber line-,' with' a well equipped Foundry ind Machine Hhop, and Door, Haah mm! Blind Fac'ory ? ur facilities are un-quailed in t hie part of the Btate. REAPERS MOWERS. THREsBRHfc, GINS. ENGINE^ KA W MILLS, HAY AND CO'TON PRESSES, HARROWH, CAHIINGS. KTC. ALSO SECONO HAND MACHINERY. Mf HIIIh complete for IMaeUlugs. M/ii-e Rooma, etc. r*end ui list of yroor wants, and we wlllanawerby return mail ? Respectfully. CHESTER MACHINE A LUMBER COMPANY. RE! WE are arolinachandise at botNothing could ural' People ire giving tliem. lash | Long Faced Merchants Arc claiming higher prices. Goods they say have gone up. We are getting them cheaper than ever. The ready cash always wins, and we are in the lead with some soft snaps for early trade. ,t Wear! i Ifc. \ we are Headquarters. >d service and low prices. ? KE.>= ! . . I J 9