Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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lineal Matusrs,. Mr. W T Fishor and family havo moved to Gustoniu. Horn, yesterday morning, to Mr. and Mrs. 1' G McCurkle, a on.?Rock Hill Herald. Misses Anr.ie Young and Nettie Price arc visiting relatives ai Rock Hill and Fort Mill. Most of the candidates for county ofliccs in Lancaster county uro out and out prohibitionists. Hon. T V Williams attended the meeting of the Democratic Executive committee held in (Jo~ lumbia Wednesday night. Every teacher in the county should attend the County Teachers' Institute which opens at this place .June lltli inst.Rev. J W Little is a little sore oyer his recent strawberry hunt. His face changes to a crushed strawberry hue when the subject is mentioned. M.. \\t t r if itii. ?? .1 uong and rnmiiy moved to liock Ilill yesterday. Their daughter, Mrs. Sapps, and children accompanied them. M iss Minnie Miller is visiting friends in Columbia and attending! the commencement exercises of the Columbia Female College. Messrs Crockett Mc.Murray and W M Dunn, student* of Davidson College arrived homo Thursday for the Summer vacation. Jim Jones, col., was sentenced ; to 30 days on the chain gang by ; Magistrate Caskcy Wednesday for violation of laborer's contract, llo had the alternative }f paying a fine of $25. Tho State Supremo court has assigned the hearing of cases from the sixth circuit, at the No vein* ber thrill, to begin Tuesday, Jany 22d, and continue four days. Mrs Sarah M Gladney, mother of Mr .J S Gladney formerly of this jila<e but now of Col- ( umbia, died at Pine Bluff, Ark, . May 23d, aged 82 years. Died, Tuesday afternoon, May 1 20, 1000, infant child of Mr and Mrs Ernest Stogner, of the Antioc.h section. Its remains were interred Wednesday at Antioch church. We have received an invitation to the commencement exercises of /II ? ~ ixii-uiMin VyOiiege?.Mine Mth to j 10th. llishop Capers delivers the Baocslaurcato sermon* an<l Presi dent Winston the address to the graduating class. The negro, Mack Fesherman, | who killed his wife in Charlotte Jany 15th and fled to Kershaw i where he was arrested a few days later, was hanged at Charlotte yesterday for the crime. Married, at tho residence of the bride's father, Mr J T Nettles, at Camden, May 29th, 1900, Miss Mattie Nettles to Mr \V 11 Hughes I of St Peters* org, Fla. s The! bride is well known here having often visited relatives at this place and many are the good wishes expressed for her fuluro happiness. An article captioned "The South Carolina College" as well an an advertisement of that institution will he interesting reading for parent* who have children ready for college. Any young man wanting a collegiate educa* tion cannot do better than enter this time-honored institution. i Masgistrato Caskey'a beautiful oonteuunce bus been wreathed in smiles ail this week. He wat overwhelmed with NVinthrop Col lege callers Monday and yesterday ho had three of the loveliest ol Tabermi-le's fair daughters cull at the tem ?le of justice, it would 1 have liccn almost impossible for ! him to have imposed a heavy .sentence on a culprit either Monday or yesterday. It was a sore disappointment that the excursion train to the | Sam Jones' lecture at Rock Hill | was bo far behind time. Many rave out going altogether but about 75 hoarded the train and went anyway though the lecture was about over when they reached I Rock Hill. They got to hear the inimitable Sam talk for about 20 j minutes and to enjoy several hearty laughs which somewhat ahayed their rutiled spirits. In the party which went over from here were about thirty of Tabernacle's good citizens who had come twelve miles by private conveyance and were determined not to be outdone. The next time tHe S C & G Extension runs an excursion to one of Sam .Jones' lectures it will probably know to kpmiI out an engine that can pull a crowd. Canning <)utlit lor * 1 O. You can get a canning outfit, with full instructions, to can all of your fruit ami vegetables for *l<). If you want one write me ut Lancaster or call at the Ledger oftico. C L McMunus. Teachers' Kvaniination. The Siinnncr examination of applicants for teacher's certificates will be held at Lancaster court house on the loth of .June, within the usual hours. 'Applicants will furnish their own stationery. .1 il Thompson, Co. Supt. of Lducation. May 21, lit00. Excursion to Chester Aext Wednesday A grand timo is anticipated by all who go on the excursion, tor the henelit of the A R P church, to Chester next Wednesday, .June fi, 100'). The train will leave Lancaster at 8 a in, returning at 8 p in. Round trip tickets, 50 cents All Sunday Sidiool Chil dreh will go for half price. A special car will he provided for bicycles and baggage. Ice water will tie k^nt on trnin for ??onr - I ionists. TIip County Teacher's Institute The Summer Normal School for the teachers of Lancaster county will begin its session .June 11, 11)00, and continue for four school weeks. L T Tinker of Lancaster, and Miss Sarah Chand ler of Spartanburg will bo in charge. The County Hoard of Education will assist in the hoard of teachers living beyond Lancaster Graded School District. .1 II Thompson, County Supt of Education. .1 Cotton Hoed Oil Mill. From the cotton seed oil mills all over the State come reports of big dividends. The Orangeburg mill hns just declared a 15 per cent dividend and retained a snog little sum for improve* ments. Th*ro are men in this county anxious to tako stock in a cotton seed oil mill at this place. The capital can he easly raised at any time. All that is needed lis for somebody to tnke the lead. Ii is almost too late now to complete a plant and get it in operation by the opening of the season. Make a start. There ia no enterprise that will help our fanners more, or pay larger dividends to the stock holders. We must have one. % | J Graded School Graduation Ex?r j ! CIM?H. . The graduation exercises of the graded school took place yestor? day morning at 11:30 o'clock. A t number of the patrons and friends j vrere in attendance. After the I pupils marched in tho exercises .: were opened witli prayer by Rov. | I IV / 1 C 1- J . 11 11 i? cjwuri, iuumvpu oy singing i by the school. Supt. Baker than read his report for the academic year. The report showed nn eu* rollment of 382 scholars?306 in! , (he town school and 76 in the brunch school at the factory. The report of the Snpt, was followed by the reading of essays by Miss* 8 Oonnie Davis and Maude Gregory, of the graduating class. ! Major B F Miller, chairman of board of trustees, then delivered with appropriate remarks, diplomas to the members of the graduat . I ing class: Blanch Moore, Connie; Dayi s, Eunice Boaty, Ellen Jordan, Bessie Jordan, Maude Gregory, Cornelia Elliott, IronoSwaringen, Robert Belk, Nellie Hough, Latta Hood and Foster Moore Miss Eunice Boaty then read an essay, the school sang one or two songs and the benediction was pronounced by Rev. A N Brunson. I." ? - liiuim; i?c;uy von l si nonor and Connie Havis 2d honor in the class. The rooms of the several grades were beautifully decorated with flowers, and the exhibits around j the walls of excellent colored! crayon drawings by the pupils of: the respective grades were much admired and highly complimented by the many interested spectators. \ Last night an entertainment' was given by the school at Cun^J ningham's hall for the benefit of . the school library and was well patronized and highly enjoyed. J The program was the entertaining "Mother (ioosc Festival" and "Peri at the Gates of Paradise." The One Day Cold Cure. Cold In heed nnd sore throat cured by Kermott's Chocolates I.axntive Quinine. A* easy to take as candy. " Children cry (or tlieitt." -SPRING I - nn SHEATH ~ J FOUR MONTHS AGO Wo m eventually we would havo the "Lio jl rumplit k Our exhibit of Trimmed Hats outri here, the original conceptions of 01 Stock of Children's Trimmed Hats RICH AND ELEGANT SPRING ! Ciowds of ladies around them ing them, hundreds are still coming GREAT* Buying in such large quanti ways gone as soon as they arc iinpi hades and new patterns. Our stores j novelties of evei departments, (i We used both. J! success. Our pri trade here. -Heath I m" ? ? m ^ MM r M M. Dispensary Fund Apportioned. Iielow we give the apportionment of the dispensary fund for Lancaster county, showing the amount each school district gets to make up its deficiency and also its share from the surplus after mo (tendencies are made up: Seh Dist. Deficiency. Surplus. No. t $ 57 00 $ 10 ?0 '2 10 00 30 00 4 3 52 25 24 4o 4 4 20 00 4 5 85 50 32 40 | 4 6 0 50 18 20| 7 . IS HO| 4 $ 42 75 24 40 i 4 9 38 00 25 SO 4 10 10 05 27 20 4 11 23 75 20 00 4 12 4 75 20 00 4 13 4 75 17 SO 4 14 110 Ho 4 15 52 25 14 40 4 10 47 50 12 00 '17 23 75 18 60 4 18 23 75 21 00 4 10 18 05 10 40 | 4 20 52 25 23 20 ' 4 21 ' 51 30 24 20 | 4 22 20 SO 4 23 20 60! 4 24 21 001 4 25 61 75 12 oo | 4 26 20 00 4 27 10 20 4 28 38 00 13 00 4 20 23 00 4 30 4 7 50 1 7 80 ! 4 31 op HO : 4 32 26 40 , 4 33 24 00 | 4 34 28 00 ' 4 35 28 50 14 00 | 4 4.7 Rn o 7 nn l ' 37 21 85 14 00 '38 24 00 ' 39 28 50 20 00 ' 40 07 00 '41 40 85 21 40 42 28 50 10 20 '43 27 20 '44 52 25 20 20 '45 4 7 50 20 00 ' 40 '23 75 4 80 ' 47 14 25 0 20 ' 48 10 20 j '49 14 25 19 20' '50 18 00 8 20 1 ' 51 12 35 8 20 ' 52 0 65 7 80 ' Total# $1,210.00 $1,108.00' "arrival UT WH Al BANKING 8 FOURTH iaile our initial bow to an uppreciati n s Share" of the trade, but wo hat mn WAS OUR ? Acknowledged hy f ivaled any to l>e found anywhere, ir Miss Thorn has no rival for Beau! , stylish and dainty, prices cheap. SHOWERS OF GREAT VALUE I all the time. Entirely new, so < ; for them. iATHERING OF 1 ties for our nine stores, Yorkvillc, icked. Do you know that wo ar ire literally sparl y kind Take a I / Joed judgment x Small profits 011 1 ices are so tempt Youi Nanking i Dcntli of Mrs T 1> Carws After a protraeted illness Mrs Carnes, wife c?f Mr T I> Carnes of Wild ('nt, died at her home last Thursday nijjht, May :?1, 1000. She was a daughter of Mr Samuel K I'sher, wasnhout 40 years of ajro and leaves her hushand and a lareo family of little children surviving her. She was a cunvisti'lil iinniluii< "f 'l\.l ..... I -.. .X .. v ...V KM'VI I #1 < ?? I IliUlt* Metthodist church find her remains were interred there yesterday. Railroad Assessments >lade. At the annual meeting of the State board of equalization of railroad property held Tuesday incroses in the valuation per mile were made on the following roads operating in this county: Lancaster & Chester raided from $1,750 to $2,000 per mile; 8 C & G Lxtension raised from $5,000 to $0,000 per mile. Several other roads in the St dc were likewise raised but taking the increases and reductions as a whole, there will hardly he a change in the amount of the assessments as a total. Town I inproveiiieiits The town council fit its meeting last Wednesday night decided to put flown cement sidewalks on the business portion of Main street where the property holder "ill agree to bear half the expense. ( Some of the progressive property 1 owners on Main street have al ready, at their own expense, .had cement sidewalks made in front of their buildings, and surely no citizen will refuse to make such improvement where the town of~ fers to see them half. It was also decided to open up J Main street to the limits of the | town on the North side They I will begin work on this at once. Mr Mower, who ran for Atty (ien two years ago, is the man for Col Hoyt's running mate since (jol Tribblo declines S CROWD! KM RfiKAIII, r^ERCAM'i MONTS. ve public that has since vhowcrc 1 tu I no idea that wo would command it MILLINERY OPE! riends and foe, as being the best di And the rarest Foreign and New ty mii:1 Bceomiugness. Ol'll I'lil Mourning millinery for Spring. N FEW SPRING GOODS. iheup, so pretty. IlunilredsTliavi WBMSearilL 3A Lancaster ami Kcrsliuw, ami selling e soiling piles of Dress Goods and V kling with newiu rip around our c itud cash dictates liaii} sales, is the ingly low, that it i*m respectfully, k Mercan ?1 00 J hik ? i\ > IJ Si. C ASTOR IA Tor Infants and Children. Ihe Kind You Have Always Bought Signature'of SOUTH CAROLINA ^ COLLEGE, * < 1 I T > I ? 5 V ? f\ . I* , It. . r\ i-l, I! , I, t. ''mir-" ' .^|-tit j: * ii - '*< ir?*? t'?r 'IViI' Ihts I,-i mi C' l*i oi'e-sor.-; 0 n \o< miles i . n .i \; e xe < nt In i?int n ie-, el - - ?i i:\ino slum, 1 firm <ry. slot ??i il< Tni'i ? ifjo, mI li?-r l'**?.- $1 > ii? iim ; ?..i i iq it mi ( it 'ii \ t e-ijs. I'.xi iis<!? .?IU"> to ?175 i? i - ont ? ' n ill 'i /'u i'- fcoiii t" Ii \e-r- (J Kc lino's entei it- Fre-hm lifMas-wUtimi x nnin.'iiio . Knt ranee :.n i Nor Hilars i|i Kx tii.ieilinn- 11- i i v i rv eon ty eat, F.ilay .J lO !' ? , l?y loiii.ty -Ml >ei iiili'iali'iitii Ai X -<s->.iiii i'iM ns Sep' i>G, I'-iiKl. For i at i ! jj'ii1 i it 1 F ( \VOOI>\Y \ I: I > President Sunday Train-??n tin' ./'In* S <" & <ia I'xt'iision The travelin_r j>tvt? i?* will please bo advised th.is eumpany will, oil iiinl alter June ?>rd. l'.H'O, operate its passenger trains ilailv, and will sell round trip tickets on Sundays at one fir-t ela-s tare tor themund trip willi tinal limit day of sale. S. 11. Lumpkin, (Jcneral Pas-cn^er A^ent. S (' A (ia l\x<- n-i -n It !v ('o NOTICE. \ I.'. l'HltJ-'ONS I v DKIl'l KM TO a* he estate < I' *ia'\ 1?. >. . ? ; s; il are lidi It ii ii (K "t to se' ta the wane at lei till persona li'inlin^ rl'tiiiiM n^uii -t Ii vuiM Miry < Jii.imn ?iil i>le ri'-i"ii Hie s:iiuf 11U IV ii ties I t'll li> 'lie la * si in (1 I)avut (J K iiiitneil, KX' enter. V*"i i Mil), s < Ma Hi. 1000 wmmmmmm xm m m i y> i^olirr! VOI'ICK HHIUHY (1IVKX 'ha. on the 'Jsi'i ,,ay ,,j Mar, 1!mmt, the uiMle!sitr*i? <) will make a final retuhi "m the Probate Court of M'TeiistiM ami apply t > s.ihl curl tor a rtoiii 'lisi harge an j^uar. iaii of l.oaia May Nishet. K VV Xiul^t. (juuriiia A p' il 'JTth, I9Q0.?80il. Nf. ITCI - i i ; riLE co.?? ? with it> favors. We know tbat so soon. K5K8 MONDAY I?I ji \ ever .shown in I Lancaster. ? Vork Patterns arc to. ho produced CKS AUK VKUV LOW. Big 3 bought then), hundreds ure weariiGAINS. so close, because tlie goods are tl> Vaist Silks ? We have the rare ss in notions and Eething and shoe early purchase. ; guiding star to is a pleasure to ITILE CO.