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VHEM.IKikK. Thirluw S rart ?, ? OITOH V V 1) MAN AOKR. (J) si WKONKSDAV, >1AKrll 14, 1000. vf '!>, New Cotton Mi'ls in South Caro- en 1 i mi. ed I be Columbia, S C, March 10.? j of TlireoMpiartors of a million dol- f lie lar> were projected in cotton h< mills in this State this week he Thrt o new mills tiled papers with j to the S 'cretary of State. This is in exilu-ive of the Ivtsley Mill, cap- n< italmal at $2o0,on0, which has It been in p'-oee<s of formation, but th not ehartered until this week. d< The Woodruff Mill, of Spar--1 ah tanburg county, and- ihe Croft <p Mill, of Aiken county, each capi ' H talized at S2r>??,000, weie ornan- tl i ized this week, ard t in Toe Miils, e: Greenville, increased its capital c: stock to SMmt,oon, double its pre ent capitalization. Including the Ivisley Mill the total for the ear is *8,7T.r?.tutO. This puts <( South Carolina far in the lead for s* new mills tl Uuhbcd of Overcoat and Watch * on the Train. |, (1 Lauren* Advertiser. f? ('. I .1 L M Irhy'a recent ex- tl perionce []on his trip to Mardi (iras in New Orleanu illustrates ? that even a elerer lawyer may sometimes he caught napping. One night heiween Montgomery c' and New Orleans Col Irhy was unahle to obtain a sleeping car berth cl and dropped into slumber reclin ing tin liis sent in the day coach. Later he awoke to tir.d that his gold watch and overcoat had taken 1* tin* wings of the morning and ei tlown t?> the uttermost parts of tl the earth. The colonel reported c| the loss to the conductor and on h:s return to Laurens last Saturday. he received a telegram stat inur that the coat ami watch had U be- recovered and the thief jail- ft ed At the solicitation of the (j railroad authorities Col Irhy went n.'ick in . Mdiiifroinorv Monday to identify t>io property that the r tl ief could l><? indicted. The tv.iuIi was great I v treasured I v tl Col Irhy beenuso it was a gift R:i from his mother on his election n| to t!j<* I'nited States senate. . . _ c< There are morn honest people ni than we think, and sometimes jt when we thmk we h vc sudicicnt grounds fo holding a fellow he- ^ inn; dishonest it turns out that the evidence is deceptive and we are ra iiii^'::l<? u, as the following; will tn .show: A prominent husiness man at of Monroe recently received u let- p, tor, stating: that the writer owed ^ hi .1 an account that had heen standing; ten or fifteen ^ears, that n( he, the writer, was then able to pay it for the tirst time since the rri debt was eontiaeted, and asking; tl; for a statement. The gentleman who received the letter did not know that he had such an account ? had forgotten it altogether, but he looked through his old books, ' tl; found the account, sent bis bill, hi and received a oh ck for some ] \\ thing more than lifty dollars, thojtn full amount of the deht.? Mon?j roe .Journal. r _ _ 1 fr S. C .>1 i:i>!( .\ L ASSOCIATION I 8a til i Ik- Semicentennial Meeting of <,J the South Carolina Medical Asso> ciation will he held in Charleston April 18, 1 JM?0. Ft is proposed to make this event the occasion for a general reunion of all the M physicians in the State. Invita I) tionn will therefore bo sent to w every doctor in the State, request se in?r mm to ne present. a publie U< reception will l>o tendered to the m physicians by the Mayor and Al- sh dermon of the City of Charleston: m Excursions to Isle of Palms and nc other entertainments will be offer- I ed by the local profession. Dr. al; Hobart Amory Hare, of Phila to dftlpbift, Pa, wdl deliver the An- fo mini Address. Board in the city C< can be obtained at $1 and upwards all at the hotels. Reduced rates of an fare will be on sale on all roads nc leading into the city. Ti WPPOftCHER, President. Hi T P WHALEY, Secretary. 5C lin S. pr [For The Ledger. 1* School Closing. E Tho school of Mrs .lennie nrk Hughes closed at the Bruce hool house the Oth in*t, under ? ry auspicious circumstances, le morning hmked quite threating, hut in the afternoon it clear I up and the evening closed ^1 autifullv. Between the setting ^ the sun and dark, ti e people ()^ (gan to gather in at the school .v< >use and in a short time the jp( use was crowded, preparatory jj1 the exercises of tho entertain- 1?' cut. The crowd on hand could i >t lie accommodated in the school. I d; was suggested to Mrs Hughes i tr at the stage he placed in thn h Kir so tlmt ull (if the visitors j li kidKI he uceotnodat lid. '"lie ro> |T lost ?was complied with. Mrs Is u^lios arranged her pupil* in j y 10 proper order and the openi g jo zeroises commenced C L Dun~ | is m arose in liehalf of Mrs Hughes 1 h id stated the nature of the oc- | i?ion and extended a heartv wel 0 line to the entire audience. He H ated that it was not designed on S le part of the teacher to make ti 10 occasion very elaborate, it a as designed principally for the v\ enetit of the pairon* and chiI p ren of the school. With these a ?w remarks he turned the fur- p ler exercises over to the teacher. C! .t the tap of the hell one of the tl i Is mounted the stage and re p ted the piece committed to her f, large in u manner thut was banning to the occasion. At the ? use of her recitation we had (>, iiisic uud ut the tap of the hell ^ tie after another recited their ^ ieccs with music at the close of ieh recitation. Kverv one of lern received h**rtv cheers at the (j ose of their pieces. After the recitation of the dif- (j irent pieces came to a close C L f. pnean complimented the childn n ir the faithful performance of uty on their parts. And lie ated to them that they had been ained by u teacher who was illv prepared to lit and <pialify lem for any emergenex. He ; lid that Jt was argued on the part f some people that any person mid teach a school, liut he deied the a-.-ertion, and said that took a man or woman of eul- 1 ire to teach a school as it should ft taught. Ho said thut the ele lentary principles should he night correctly. To illustrate j I ?ove he stated that if you under | iko 10 erect an edifice ycm should nild it. on a firm foundation, if :>t it would soon come to nai ght. I In again impressed on the inds of the trustees and patrons in necessity of procuring the uvices of the best teachers. The mimic was furnished hy u uid of amateur musicians. At le close C L Duncan returned * thanks to them in hehalf of Irs Hughes and he also presented leru with a beautiful cake in be ilf of Mrs Hughes and lady iends. In conclusion I would f ,y that we hud good order e iroughout the progress of the lercises. Visitor. II A NAKPOW KS( APR fi Thankful words written by is. Ada K Hart, of Groton, S . "Was taken with a bad cold hieh settled on my lungs; cough t in and finally terminated in j: iS r\ * Minimijiuoii. i'(mir uociors gave n up, saying I could lire luit a urt time. I gave myself up to v Savior, determined if I could t. stay with my friends on earth would meet my absent ones love. My husband was advised get I)r King's New Diacovery r Consumption, Coughs and i ilds. I gave it a trial, took in I I eight bottles. It cured me, d id thank God4 I am saved and ? iw a well and haalthy woman." ial bottles free at Crawford o's Drug Store. Regular size le and $1.00. Guaranteed or ice refunded. , m ww ROF. MEARES CONVICTED % nd of a Scandalous Caso in p Spartan on rg. 14 pecial to Greenville News. Spartanburg, March 0- Vro1. [ears, formerly of tho Cedar ..." |v |>rlntr^ institute, was convicted j ds eveninir of being llie father i F tlie child <?f Corn .Jenkins, a [)iinj? white <jirl who was employ- ! * I as servant in his family. Tho ' iry was out only an hour. Notice , f appeal was given The case was taken up vector- ' ay afternoon. It will he re- ' leuibered that the same case was 1 card by Judge Buchanan here * ist fall and a mistrial was ordered, i ne same evidence adduced at the I ist trial was brought out and r esterdav C >ra Jenkins, mother c f the child of which Mr. Meat's J > said to be the father, behaved t otter in court than she did then, j f. She says she went to the home s f Prof. Meurs at Cedar Spinjjs, I ^ nd lived there about three years. . he came to this county fronva I ' raining school at Asheville when * bout 15 years old and first lived * ith Mrs Kber Allen. She has 1 eon in Columbia for two months ' t a home for unfortunate women. )nc of the matrons of that homo ] ante tip with her t.? attend the rial. Corn Jenkins swears posiively that Professor Meat's is it her of the child. On thv other hand Professor Iears as positively and emphatirilly contradicts her testimony, lie <jood character of Professor tears is in his favor in his ssociation with teachets an I pitils in the school he was most eferential in his conduct toward ten.. There is no outside evience as to any undue intimacy or imiliaritv on his part toward Where E - THE ( New Grsss Oooi Pet t,=? r? ? l T BI,F. MNKN> Special bargains in bleached amesk at 25 cents. ? I LACK f l HTAIXS %NI> CUUTA I > M Very select stock. Scrim 4.1 to 0 cents per yard. Curtains 50 ' ents to *2 50 per pair. It KM \ A NT I'll I NTS. Good quality !?A ctsand 1 cents, lest shirting and Indigo prints, dl pieces, 5 cents. F ricKeu Over 1,0( ect at 50 cents c ]ome quick ami << THE G , r \ diss Jenkins. G2 J .1 lkirnett and C 1' Sanders wc poke for the defendant yesterday wh fternoon. Maj L) It Duncan and 8.-1 iolicitor Sease spoke this mornDir. O This was the case on which the *>UI ury could no apreo last fall and NNU fliic.h elicited from .lutljio Hue- rlt l lanan a scathing rebuke. P pal " of drs. Mattio A lluphes Appears in New Rule. Special to The Suite. I ' (ireenville, March 7.?Mrs dattie A lliiifhes, who has been imminently before the public | linco the kill in** of her husband n 1 S1>S, and who is awaitinp her | ? . * i .. . ourm trim upon Mini accusation, low appears in a new role on the ' uiminal line, \ esterdav Mrs 11 Uujjhes was arrested nt her re*- i nuritnt for sclliti<: liquor, find pa ;a\V ' oinl for her appearance, hilt _ ille did not eotne to trial and $."?0 p i%'H8 forfeited to the city. 'I'll i s d es not end the t roil hie, however. Constable LaFnr is :akin?r n, hand in the matter, and hits morning Mrs I lushes was arrouted for violitinn the dispeninrv law. Diversified Fanning in Orangehiirjr. The following statement of ^ ... I,l! ionie of the resn'ts ot diversified ,,,, "arniimr, obtained h\ Mr Thomas ko it Met'ants, of Oranirehiirj; eonn- j 1 y, has h?en furnished to the|<a Jharleston News ami Courier by i . I lie ts C)ran?;? burn correspondent: ' ttn Two acres in wheat made 40 j < nishels. and at $1 'J.% per bushel, I I Hill ras wo'th ?.*>0; 9 acres in oats y Hide GOu bushels at f>0 cents per nishel. equal* .acres of i oGacco brought for him ' Jjj ZgETZT*- '~TTrT^'T' Tnrr*' EVERYBODY r wtzaj gattfif jANSON( ds! mm White h EmbrGidsries! > niravn* ins, nrnai ' ?? 4 bb bt) r*J i p I>IT? K Ii K >1 > \ >TS I About 4,000 yards at 4 cents. This is a great bargain. t ir ? O I R| I"Kin a I \<; 11 \ >is al N< w goods, pretty styles, low . s; prices. Finest Sea Island per ales, at 10 cents. ? o ? l?l<l(JK WF I/IS At half price. Full case of short lengths at 0 cents, worth s* i 1> twice the price. ' 1 U p at a G Ml pairs medium i >n the dollar. So get the best seleci SANSON ( r - \ l acres in cotton mad? 65 hales ighing in all 31,604 pounds, ich was only recently sold at 10 cents, bringing hits in cash, ,662.20; cotton seed weighed ,000, and was worth $455; 600 shclstof corn, at a low estimate s worth $300; 100 bushels of e was worth $75; syrup, 52S lions, and worth 22 cents per lion, total $116 16, 250 bushels pens worth $250; 75 bushels of iders, worth $85. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children, in Kind Ynn Havn Alwavs Rmurht W WM IIMI V I1II1MJV ignaturo of The curvature of the earth is ;ht inches per mile. l^T" Have you forgotten to > your Huhscription to Leaser? iLLt3TT& CRAWFORD. 111>*h for th- money ? Mule* lor goo l caper? Mule-any way y >u want'em Mules lo work or mules to caper. f ?? Cm WK NOW H xVK IN ' p ak our s*?.hles every eonJ ret value kiml of a mule h'mm lie quiet and docile to the ivcand fnsK.v?from the domestic iv to the -uperit young Western lie Another car l< ad of the latter cl received last week Pup-niher we sell either for the M or good paper. )ur present -t- ek of Horse* cannot eat me nuiiiher one saddlers I ha' lie-- animals 'all and *?e our-lock of all kinds i*'.l also -how you soma of the hest il eh-'ipe-t Bougies and Wag ills u ever saw. LL10T' CRAWFORD r Finds E IWIBHaiifUMRI SASH SI Goods I Skad Our rj kJC 'i i H aa><? II'BI i 10 Si 1 ^ 1 IN r. slIOKS A: OXFORIM For holies, just received a nor ne, strictly up to date, nmd< >ecinllv for us I?v Prow, Selbt Co., nl $1 50, $2 00, $2 50 ant The latest is a patent vie (1 Oxford. We have them at ? !, ? o ? SOFT SOhK SIIOKS for infants, in button, lace an< lap ties, black, white and tan. l ice 50 cents. i reat Sa fine Pants, Id over lOO ji tion. 3ASH sr T. W. SFCRFST, SURVEYOR, 1 0>? KOLA. I* fully tquip ed, and (piaitled and solid1* * our survey m* Iliiii In. 31) Or call ID iHiffiV Mark't r a Honst -'cak or sonic yO"?l i^aiiattuea or a (list cIiish K?y r ?1 p w oi Noi? folk O* s cis nii<I l>e c invoiced that it'a home i ii'){ ir? ?l >ou will net Irmii the Market on lie rner of Ma u and I 111 II I"I St reels. THE RESTAURANT Von \vi|. tied ?ii|>|>iieii with the H> s Nor'*.tk 0.\ -t< is cv? rv Wed lies* day ai d Kriday It e* peel fu I 'v. A. F. DUFFT. CHESTER | MACHINE AND LUMBER COMPANY. ? I CHESTER, S. O. o The ? lie-ler Machine o. ami R, M. * prat' & . llttV* COIIHOlhl?te?l the two |> ante, ami now lea-ly to furnish an> tiling hi the Machine and l,nniher line-, Willi h well equipped K limlrv ami Machine -hop, ami I)oor, Sash ami B'iml Kac'or> ur facilities are un quailed in thi- part of tlie State. KEAPKRS MOW 1?;us, I HKE"F1 Ells. GINS, ENGINE" >A ?V mILLS, HAY AND CO ION I'KE-SES, HAHROAS.I A" INGS. K C* ALSO SECOND HANS) MACHINERY. WaP* RlUa complete for Dw?M'fc?. Store Itoom*, etc -emt i.s lint of your wants, ami we will at)HW> r by i return tn?il Respectfully, Chester Machine & LUMBER COMPANY. >ARGAINS I rORE! pacia! Offerings! 5) 5) S$ < MEN'S FINK SHOES, r Now lino vici kid $3.00 shoes, 0 tun and hlack, ull the new shape* ' and toes, we otTor at the very low 1 I priee of $2 25. i | TOWKI.S AND TOWKLINU. Best nnd largest 10 cent towel I on the market, a good line cotton und linen toweling from 3 cents j to 15 cents per yard. ? icri rice! slightly imperiairs in two days. roRE. t>? ~y t ' . 4