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I r?cal Matters, Cotton brought H-40 cents yesterday on this market. Mrs. .1 Vi Heath is visiting relatives in Camden. Horn, to Mrs. Rosa Marion, Feo 10, 1900?a daughter. Miss Bertha Stuhn of Chester, is visiting Mis# Pearl Pnyneur. Mrs. ,! P Hackney of Raleigh, N O, is visiting relatives at this place. Miss Olivia Kmuions returned home Monday from a protracted visit to relatives in Charleston. Born, Monday night, Fob 10, 1900, to Mr. and Mrs. R H Strother?a son. Mr. Frasier of Chester, is visiting relative* here, the Messrs M ackorell. Rev. 8 T Pendy of Kershaw, *? - n. - t m hid i reKDyieriun church here Sunday ni^ht. e were pleased to meet in town yesterday, Rev Alexander Sprunt, D D, of Rock Hill. The Lopisla'ure adjourned Saturday nipht. The Lancaster delegation returned home Monday. For rent ! A cottage on Kim street Good well of water on premises. Apply to W S Langley. Rev. A N Brunson will preach a special sermon to the ladies at the Methodist church on next Sunday morning. WANTED, for cash. Hickory, Dogwood, Persimmon, Walnut Gogs. Southern Hardwood Co, P. O. Box 529, Charleston, S. C. Frank Pennington was sent to the chain gang last Saturday for 30 days by Magistrate Caskey for atenling chickns. Messrs .1 M Hood of this place, and J no T Stevens of Kershaw went to-Atlanta, Ga., Saturday last to buy mules. Attention is called to notices of meetings of county boad of equalization and .the Township boards of assessors. Mr R B Beckham has moved his family to one of Mr W J Cunningham's cottuges on Kim Street. Contractor Langley is erecting a cottage for Mr. M II Johnson on his lot near the cotton mill, lie is also building a cottHge for the mill. I Miss Julia Taylor has accepted , a position in one of the leading \ millinery establishments at Dar- I lington and left this week for that place. There will be a Basket Supper at B F Brasington's Friday night 23rd. Also a cake walk. Proceeds to go to Camp Creek church. Public are invited. Theie will be a mass meeting of the farmers at Heath Spring achool house on Saturday, Fehy 24, at 2 o'clock p m. The object of the meeting will be to take some action in rccrard to the naa nt r-j ? the present year. The Su|)ervisor has had the steps and front of the court house repaired and repainted and penciled. The improvement is so great that we would suggest that he have the whole building repainted and repcncited. ltev J Barr Harris of Rock Hill was in town yesterday. Mr A R Ferguson, who has been confined to his homo for . several months with a broken leg, 1 was in town yesterday. STRAY KD OR STOLEN ? From Kershaw Thursday night, one dark bay or brown horse mule, about H years old, nearly 10 hands hand. Reward for re turn to Dr .1 \V Rollings, Ker shaw S C. May or Welsh last week com. j mitted Robt .I ones, col, to the county chaing gang for fighting, til air. ?? /? ? - ' i.in <puiri negroes wno were found gambling in the woods last Sunday bv Policeman Cutoe. ? Kershaw Era. Mr 1 \Y Moore has put in operation his shingle mill and will also rhw ceiling and flooring on the Morgan place in the Flat Creek section. The S C & (i Ex will put in a side track for him ahout 1A miles north of Kershaw. ? Kershaw Era. List of letters advertised for the week ending Fell 20, 1000: | Mrs M L McCain, Mrs. M Y McMillan, .lames Crawford, \V | W Carter, John Mcllwain, .1 R i Rollins, Dolf Smith, II L Tyler. , .1 F Gregory. V M. , The Per. R E. Small, who has \ been taking a theological course | at the Southern Baptist Seminary !j in Louisville Kv., will return to!) his pastoral work in Lancaster and , Chesterfield counties after this , week. He will preach at l%ion church the first Sunday in March, j | at 1 1 o'clock a. in. ; also on the \ Saturday before. i OTTHN PI.ASTKHS who are interested in high prices for cotton next fall can hear of something to their advantage hy sending a postal card at once to T11E A D A M S C.'OTTO N CO , Charlestoi , S. C. The New Telephone l-ine The now telephone line from thin place to Monroe, via Dixie, in being constructed rapidly. The j posts are up for ten miles out i from town and if the wire arrives in time the people at the first one or two stations on the line will be sending and receiving aiessages to 1 and from this place by the latter L part of the week. Kershaw Certain of a Cotton; Mill. Special to The State. Kershaw, Feb 17.?There is r certain to be a cotton mill in Kor- 1 j shaw, aw there has been enough t money subscribed to justify the promoters applying for a charter, ; wh eh ha? been done, and it will ; not be long before the null w; 11 be1 I>11111 and running, a? the men in the leao in tho enterprise are thorough business men with the necessary amount of push, pluck, | perscvenime un<l progressive., ideas. OB1TIAKV On the evening of the 7th of February, death visited the homo of Mr. and Mrs. ,1. R. lluntor, of Lancaster county, and gathered with his sickle their precious flower, little Julia, theyoungest? < the joy and sunshine lent to Moss their home for six short months. Crushed are the hearts of father and mother, sisters and grandma. A precious one from u* is gone, A voice we Iove<l i? stilled, J j A place is vacant in our h>noe Which never can be filled. ? A Phibnd. [For The Ledger. \ CARD FROM MRS FOSTER. 1 wish to ho clearly understood in roference to my positian as an applicant for the post oflico at Lancaster, and. will hero state, that niv application ?has heen on tile among the records of 4th As sistnnt P. M. General sinco 1st of Deccmher last. I was directed to send it to my Congressman, Hon. D. PL. Finley, by Sen. B. It. Tillman, as being the proper person to present it, and both Sen. Tillman and Mr. Finley assured me of their co-opoi ation. I sent a strong endorsement of my petition and many able letters of commendation ns to my eminent fitness for the position, from persons of prominence at Lancas ter?and if that could bo the mcv ns of conferring this appointment, I feel assured that it would fall to me. I hud no wish to supplant Mr. J. F. Gregory, who has so worthi ly serred us us postmaster, hut he assured me, before I began, that he did not expect to make any application and with the heartiest good will approver of my nove to get up my petition. And with a strong petition, and many [tine letters of commendation from a number of prominent citizens of Lancaster, 1 sent my credentials through Muj. Miller to tlon.'D. K. Finley. 1 think it a mere matter of conjecture now as to whom the appointment will be given. 1 would like very much to have it, and request the cooperation of the interested peopie >f both the town and the county. I am a native of Lancaster, have been known throughout the county since childhood, and, would make my best etrorts to please her people. Very truly, Mrs. Charlotte R. Foster. . f ' -Heath I - Open W liicli Took Pli is 1 Our friends lu Iiiined upon us Our >eu Goods the fc,dear people - WE GREET Our claims to the Lion's Slmr wnt advances. Our preparation >eing done tr? muke this THE IDF ime thrown away. The cold snap >len. if you ex these suits for y< York 11 at mail, cents on the Dol llnr llisni ilMiiri1 flip Hi if iftiwt cut1 nip, ff eare i age, and we are -Heath I Hooke<l fry a Cow. f Miss Matilda Marshal, dauphtrr of Mr. ?I. A. Marshal of EL gin, was attacked by one of her j father's cows Inst Sunday ereninp, j i nd painfully hurt. One of the cow's horns penetrated the thiph cuttinp a push several inches lonp. Dr Hinson was summoned and dressed the wounds. Examination for Teachers ? i Notice is hereby pivon that an examination for Teachers' Cer titicates will he held in the court house on Friday, Feb 23d. All parties expectinp to teach will bear in mind that the | law now makes no provision for special examinations. .1 II Thompson, Co. Supt. Ed. , ^ , UaIiOA Cinnl nuiibc riiiai UiSWlttlgC, Noti k is hkwkby orvKN 1 hwt It I xJIhc inn- m" Admiiia irnt'ir of the h? mI?' of (' (' ^nwt-ii de eased, h?s to <d> a|>|> i?-???i- ?? unto me ! 'or a dual ? I cha-ve a- u-o admihis- I trator and ili<? the 19'h of M?r h 1(100. at 10 oVloek i -u. tins l> e<. Hxs'l . I y the Pr< hate fun for the hearing | of audi upjil cttti II I'll \ . I) Jon KS. > Ju-'ire nf Pml.ate Notit'e! ' 'pi-IE TOWNniIP oxltns of I A-aeasor* hic failed t<> rivet a* their u-uai |t aces * if meeting on ' e fir-t Tufoiai In M r?*l. 0th ln-i 100* , f r the purpoa of aovxHainir a ? c Fi|tia< iziiiu H e hu ik mk a'-en by the OnU'iii Auditor ll?? r- turns wnl he > a y 'oe-ve tin h\ first s-t urd v 1" N'areh io <he odTerei.t boards, at d xf-er envxH?inu I will innndiale y return tame to ti ii.filce with tin ir rei ?!i j oa ook Co Auditor. | Feb 21. 1000 Noiict*! 'P*l KCOUN I Y K'? v ltl> OF F.j alv i Z>?ti ti mi niee t the ? urt house Thi'd Tues av Io March 1*011 111 ?? 1000, for the | nr|H.se of hearing ,??| grievances, if .n fioo. the v a mall' lis made ?>y the T unstop Bourns ol Aasessois M O ItDNKR up a*id i h.n i o Bru ot F.qua'ization Feb 21. 1900 Nanking & ing Up On ice af Lancaster ;i in Interesting Kv ive ilelihTtl lis xv storekeepers ar are really elieape " are sure to tfml fOU WITH SPECI t of your putronnoe are ju??tifieri hy i lire on iin extensive scale. Stocks li AL TRADING PLACE. Our crow has come anil with it || ni PIC'KKD t Il'll? SllSl|)9 JLt Le: pect to staj on ea >ii and yours tor } closed out his sail lai*. l,20O Hats Mists A 1 We honirht fo n the race, pulling going to MicceedY? nanking <s I'm Bound jgr^ Porter ^ ~J*L Cheap S ON 1 l-E CC - IrlTiil lil'lllK'li For HO if ji>s wo % entirt MeeK of w ini 25 per rei't chea regular priet. THtlVK CF U When \i>n me thinkin</ of 0 U p1 Q J E NTS' tURNlSHINGS. vill W..11 ... .. II * - : ' .... ? . .. in i i M t . * ihim* aiwi sEVr> t UK Df)f l'u' tx Hound i/o i o\v iii order to n "A OWG LIME We have ever* soit. weight ami mi (insists of tin1 cheapest to ilir lies! HATS! HATS A few n ore sample 1?ot- left that we v Don't foroft u>. when in need o pairiiR 1 heap ? *< Moved to t? ?i? ?! * Vlli^ : MERCANTI r 7 New St< iiul Kershaw .Sami; ent to the 3'eople ith jjood wishes, e worried, not so n A ft ? ? - 51* 111:111 "OKI slocks it out. AL MEW YEAR BAi ?ur experience, and ('ASH purchases in urge, assortment <rrer.t. New lines to l? led Stores will testify that our efforts ha .'I* in I'hiludel|>1iin at Slier ft's Sale ut /? c* IX HUNDRED FUiTS AND FGUii HUNC ss Thrtii f*rice, i*til for a few years %> ears to come. Boi iples of Neil's Ila in all. ibroideries and Handkerchiefs?5,000 I >w Kmhrnideries at loss than ONK-IIAIJ will positively wonder at their eheapnes end to do a very large business by selling < r SPOT cash from a needy manufactu (5 eases?7,5t?0 pairs of Shoes at a big di 0 of this town. The \Y. L. Dougias, th ill he found here. ? strong stokes tor | >urs tor Business, 1 Mercant rot ? For Bros,' tore ' ) R JVI F P \>sll *dl our cr uitilci \*car per than (he Ai l) CL01 YiING i f? ?\ nil ? >ui?- li it {.at we hi < tlirin , D P?)RS mho rni ni tin ?^|ii inii OF - O i?r Our lli >. ; \ il?'pr? trwnt >! HATS! ill sell rc^siilllff?>? uf <*> ! . f unytliinu in mn line i \ m is, ore. oh'h < >IiI s^t un?5 ILE CO.>res 117 1st. 19fH>, All (ucs are - ?? - <1 ?. r * ?? * J but because RGAIMS! the markets prior the c diiil) a?l<ie<!. Kv or vising ve not been in vain, nor >wr n is on thr l lot far. WED PA R PANTS , Think of That I buy some of W 4 1. ? %' uir. me new its (o us at 5U Hnrikcrt-hiefn and mile* *.yp*m ? riUCK, await your s. i heaper than our comjwttkMn. rer, (we keep in clou?Viuub iscnunt. 'I bis is svtre to e 11. C. Goodman andaXtbe mblic patronILE CO.