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local Matters, Thursday was the longest day in the year. It E Wylio, Esq., lost a fine Jersey cow this week. Misses Bessie and Brown Leo Neelv of Hock 11 ill. are the quests o of Miss Nannie Crockett. Miss Annie Welsh of MtPleus H'it, X C, is visiting at her uncle's, Maj B F Miller's. Miss Lily Miller is visiting her sister, Mrs J 1' Huckney, lit Charlotte, N C. Mrs Jane Kd wards of Hickory, N C, is visiting her sister, Mrs Ada Hough. Misses Lilla Jordan and Rosa Hough of Fort Lawn, are the guests of the Misses Jordan. Mr. W Hanson is having his residence painted. Since remodeled it knocks the shine nfT ?<f nnv # <-?! tage in tonn. Hon T F McDow, of Yorkville, candidate for Solicitor, in over on a visit to relatives and friends. Mr. Minor W Clyhuru, who is attending the Columbus, (ik , Business College, is at home to spend the Summer. H on W C Hough, candidate for j Solicitor, returned home yester-, day. Ho has visited in several i counties of the judicial district the past week. H' - I - - - - ??ork is progressing rapidly on Mr. John Miller's residence. Contractor Langley will be ready to turn over the keys in a few more weeks. Mr and M rs .1 W Condor spent a day or ho here this week. They left yesterday for a visit to the former's mother in North Carolina. Our old friend, Mr. AT Walters of Mt. Pleasant, S C, is here on a visit to relatives and old friends. He looks well and still has the same love for old Lancuster that he has always cherished. Mr .lux \i M it tfcAl' Kr<vn<*Kf ? .... v ?? M y "i? 11 r* a cotton bloom from Col Springs' Cane ('reck Farm, managed t?y Mr Jus F* Addison, plucked on the 18th inst. Mr Maasey siys that Mr Addison's farm is as good as he has seen this soason and that he has 7o acres of cotton that will he thick with blooms in another week. ? The Camp Creek school build* inir has I?m?n l?n?llmn?/l -_n higher and newly ceiled. S H Starnes had the contract. Mr John A Small, who lives a inilo or ho West of town, and who was recently stricken with paralysis, is lying very low. Lancaster will hear Home lino music today. The Gold Hill Brass Hand, secured for the Masonic celebration today, is said to he the finest hand in the State. ^ All arrangements for tho big masonic celebration and picnic dinner were completed yesterday. We welcome all who mav come today and it is our sincerest wish that all may enjoy the day to the fullest. Dr. K C Braisington of Kershaw, ia up on a viait to hits (sister, I Mrs. M li Johnson. The Doctor! has a lot of friends here and it is not improbable that he may con- j elude to locate here at his old home some day yet. i TfiicliPrs For Hie Colored Graded School. The Trustee? of the Lancaster Giat led schools mot Thursday afternoon and elected the teachers for the colored school, having a'ready, at a previous meeting, elected the teachers for the white school. The former te tellers were all ro elected with the addition of Kunice .I ones of McConnellsvillo. The faculty now stands: M D Lee, Principal ; Laura Hintoii, Helen Thompson and Lutiiee .I ones, Assistants. The school was excellently man aged the past term as is evidenced by the unanimous re-election of all the old teachers by the board. Milling Hicks. At the Presbyterian manse, at o'clock last Tuesday afternoon, ltev Chalmers Fraser united in the holy bonds of wedlock, Mr. T C Hi ks of Uichmond, Va., and Mrs Ma ggie K Milling of thi* place. The groom is a member of tne lirm of Daniel & Hicks at Fort Dawn, and also a popular coinmc!''iul tourist. The bride is one of Lancaster's most estunaole ladies, and a host of friends unite in the l?e-i wishes for a long life of unalloyed happiness for them. We understand that Mr. Hicks will become a resident here. Lancaster receives him with open arms for he is by no means a stranger to our people, having made many friends among our merchants during the years he j has had business dealings with them. Supposed (,'aM' of Small Pox Near llaile Hold Mine. A negro woman on Mr Clanton's place near ilaile Gold mine, who recently returned 'from a yisit to Gold Hill, N. C., is r< ported to have small pox. The fact was telegraphed to Governor McSwoeny last Tuesday and he promptly forwarded the report to l)r dames Evans of the State board of health. We understand that Dr Gregory is attending the pa ?.?.i ?!... ?? bit ilb 4?u>l II1UI DICl^ prcctiUllOIl IB being used to prevent the diseaso spreading. During the j several' years that small pox has been prevalent in the State this is the tirst reported ease in Lancaster county, and it is so near the bor der of the county, about 18 miles distant from the court-house, that our people need not get alarmed. I>catli<4 in the County. Mr Peter Phillips, of Flat Creek township, died lust Monday even ing. Ho hud been utllicted for sonio time with a very painful i sore on ono of his logs and hoi died from hlood poisoning, llo j was nhont fiO years of ago and leaves two children both grown. | His remains were interred at Flat Creek church Tuesday. ? Mrs Thomas McCoy, a sister of Mrs M F Knight whose death was chronicled in our last issue, died suddenly at her homo in Flat Creek township last Monday afternoon. She was about 40 years of age and leaves nine children, .tho youngest only three weeks old, surving her. She was buried at Flat Creek church on Tuesday. ? Died, on the 14th instant, an infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Love of the Longsville neighborhood, aged 2 day*. ? Mrs Wright, wife of Mr Richard Wright of Taxahaw, died on Friday last, She was n aister of Mr Charles Stewart of the Can caster cotton mills, and was about 40 yoars of age. She was a member of the Baptist church, and was beloved by all who knew her.?Review. Twelve murder cases are to be tried at the Richland term of court which convenes in Columbia next Monday. A CARD. l M u. E ditor: ? Being unable, I * a* heretofore stated, to make a < house to house canvass in the race' ( for Sheriff and having ascertained t that some cf my enemies aro en- ' ^ deavoring to put in circulation I various false refiorts, in the hopo ^ of thereby injuring ine with the I people, 1 desire respectfully to t ask (through the columns of your ' valuable paper) that all my friends r aid all other truth loving, fairminded democrats will kindly givo mo information as to aiiy politi- ( cal rumor that may tie circulated against 1110 during the present campaign. Any such information 1 will ho esteemed a great favor. 1 < have already completely exposed and refuted the slanderous state- i tnents made against me, so far as 1 they liavo come to my knowledge; and 1 guaranteo that 1 will, as ] soon as they are brought to my j ui tice, prove any and all such reports to Ijo infamous falsehoods. Respectfully, ^ ,Johu P Hunter. I Lancaster, S C, .June 2.'}, 1000. An OUI llomh Shell Kxploiles ? Hail iLain I'nilor Water J{."? j Years. A party of young men seining in Hear Creek one day this week ^ dragged out an old bomb shell 1 which had probably been thrown iu the creek when Sherman's army i passed through here, 35 years 1 Uiro. It W!lss fl liurnilaac lr> Lr i r? rr 1 | -r-* ' " " ? 1 iron hall about the size of a can- 1 taloupo, and from its having bean < ! in the water so long it was thought 1 to be as harmless an it looked. I One of the tinders of the old < relic had a curiosity to see its con- < tents and after cutting for u while 1 with a pocket knife on tho lead like looking metal with which a hole ] in it was plugged, concluded it ] would ho best to melt the plug < out. It was carried into the field I opposite Mr. Walters' store, near | the factory, and a tire built on it, ( <xl LET I . Join the THER M-labir 1 We mention a le low prices yon cji ours and other st remnants that so very best 12 1-2 8c a yard. All on the Shirt waists > our fine dollar w Our splendid, coll our prices and g of spending your Now we clc i oon in* i. ! * 1TIC1I ? I ' gains at 25c, noi Hen They have been charging yoi 1100 pieceH of furniture at a great i Come and aee. -Heath E rritli the result that an explosion .oon occurred which made some 1 )f the inhabitants think that the Jhineso had come right up through he center of the earth and were 1 raging war here, tearing up a ^ dace in the ground as largo as a j lalf sack of flour and scattering | articles of the shell for a disan?o of 50 or 75 yards. Fortunate- I y no one was rery near which ! iccounts for no one being hurt. The Cit. on The Sand. M S NVitherspoon is in town. L B Stephenson, student of the Presbyterian College of South Jiirolina, is homo for the holidays. Miss Ellen Willeford of Sumter is visiting her sister, Mrs .1 A VlcCuskill. Miss Amelia Pride Beckham, of l\eek Hill, is visiting.Miss Ann e Stevens. Mrs E C Lanier and daughter, i >f Miami, Fin, are visiting Mr ?! IV Hasseltine and family. C A llobbes, 11 L Drnflin and F M Mobley spent Sunday in i'orkville. \ Many from here attended the Hanging Rock picnic Thursday. Mrs I iou I * 1 v 1 e r has contracted for the building ot u handsome! residence on Cleveland street. Your correspondent this day nterviowed "Doc" in reference to his political status.? ' Doc'' dropped his physiognomy with that characteristic smile peculiar to the confident candidate, reported no sensational developments and suggested that his prossat situation in the approaching conflict was parallel to the placid dream of innocence. However, "Doc" is laboring under the prophetic be'ief that should he reali/.o his aspiring hopes, tint ; deaths by mischance will be unknown events during his administration and thereby deprive his ffice of the attractive emolument ' LOOSE" Throng ? -? r /\ t T T-I t r i b MUNfcYJ ima ls drawi,,f Hill '?*s anil e w. What they Ini in now buy them ore's prices. It Id fast at (> cts. o c Percales, nev ir 8e fancy I)imi vere * cue. 80 v aist for and lection of ladies 1 ;oods with any st cash here. >se our eyes to 00 Straw Hats f iv going at &e. e's Good ] i fancy prices for furniture lately, reduction. Our 2 store rooms are Nanking i feature. "Such would homy luck, etc.'' Quito a pleasant (ionium was given at Ashe's Ilall on Friday evening in honor of the visiting n young ladies. Chaperons Mis ' B Hortun, M?'s S W Ueith, Mis K C Lanier; the following couples were present: duo I" Stevens and Mi ,s Amelia l'rido Beckham, Archie Bouttie and Miss Ell*n Wil'eford, C A Ilobbes and Miss Emma Jones, l>r W (' Twitty and Miss Daisy I'earce, B W lleuth and Miss Annie Ste\en", .1 (J CiiuthcD and Miss Lou T Benton, K L Druflin and Miss Dean Jones. Stags; 10 A Thies, ' I* 8 Jones F M Mobley, Law reneo Kcllev, M S Witherspoi.n, ; Steve Welsh nnd J Harry Foster. Music by the Lancaster African String Band Mr. ! >ick Bustle. Kershaw, June 'J'J, I'.mo. L? - l A singular incident in political circles is tli? fact that in I ancasier county three men of the same name are rnnnig for the same of" fice. li Baxter Blackmon, J E Black,lion, and Ernest Blackmon nrc all three oil* for county sups erintendent of education.?("lies., tor Lantern. Canning <>ullit for sin. You can get a canning outtit, ! .1 with full instructions, to can all j of your fruit ami vegetables for ; $10. If you want ono write me j at Lancaster or cull at the Ledger oftico. C L McManns. |r3T Have you forgotten to . day your subncriptiou to Ledger? j BRIDGE TO LET. I 1UIK CONTRACT TO RITIM) a 4 new bridge over Bear < reek near the Lancaster 'ottnn M,i\t \vi ! he It t to the lowes responsible hcltler Oil Tuesday, the iwentv .six'li ilav of | June 11X10, at to o'clock, a in Plana | and specifications will he ma le known at the let time The right to i< j-ct any ami all hid* is re-erve?i M C GAR DN KR t o, Super. FOUR CA )f Thirfty HERE FOR ? near. We must ver} thing that : ive sold for and v i for. See the difl MIOO yards of y;i >ur price now is I icist st} les, fast c< ties are yours fo -e will give them our 50c waist Shirts must folio tji'-i' and vim 11 il: - "7 ' profit aixl throw or 25c and 600 < Sews for 1 Wo will stop that now. At a Bij filled to the ceiling. We are goii k Merca* v i ,uv ii'1 n 11 I * xVoticP lor of Storklioldcrs of'tlio l.am-astrr <'ott?>? .11 ills. HI It h>()U ION ? f tile l???M ? of I >iip<*lort> <> r I .'turns < r <>'tou ill' f him ln? r -.to j, H|j. !' .< ?n?rli"ir .-loo'O <" i of In* <*<n'|>o u ion ? ? nit'^t in ih?- ill * of ili> 1'oxiiW'nt ( \ MtnMii-i it he <'a < ( Ju.y ot.d * 1900 ' T V'cn ' '? m tor ill i)? I'e 0 ^ lU'hOiiiiioi. ?i|MIOH?'v l< S~? 1 ' * I iOHP I O* 1 Ct01 H >i'l . |-l|l^ t ll' ' ' ll'i'K of I I V < }; 1 .ul stock of t li< c >i' i ion froinSiV'i IK),? no i... .... I ... r. ...... I...... II ( ll c | .I ifli I II I to t lit ? i|< il i11 > i ii i< -k, ?n I>mIi (> ">'iii i ,'i.. tfi be or It >lni'k, lli Ii r I'lttlf ($*>? 'i.i.i \? mi) uii c nun" ? m'k nf tlf i i ti'ir:i11 < 11 IIih ' 1' i TMI" Mto I- t be 11 mill ii i?i : |mi- i i illvideiid u ?e? en (7) ? r oeiit |ii 'liii- in I ?loeUli <1 urc here y ? ill?? I in In- < i nr reprc-e by . r.'xy a' said >-:i i;, ut il li ur 11MIII' ll, I' . xi?*x mil-' 1 li! il v? ilii ill *- rp I;irv i .me ill- 'f nr of meet " Hi (ml ' <if :5(?'?ril "f l? " rs. WA !)I?V 1 THOMSON, Sec ei nry mill TreaMiror. June 11 tb, l'Jo . Oft 'M?yv. ? MP --I!M M SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, < < m 5 T !: i ,\ , ?-*. i . A. It , lb - A M , f,J. H.I. I. ''(iur-? -. spri i. ( I'll?m *i . for IVin liorn ! ii . - ?*:. lbofessi r-; .t3f(li mi "olunieK i library; ?->.<* -tic e1 ofhiMi it-.- < !: s try ni" -mm. i- tir11? *r> i <.rr<.ii"d- I . ?i >u 4", ili' r f> ?"? .t >? s-iicu ; o i'in tini'l'ii i<i i? to lei'is. I s >ii s .Tl.'-t'i in tjlTo -i-s-i'iii n,rt -(I /'tiiiii- troin five Ac t ed ?eh* misenti'i >!-( >? i'iii;?!i C'l;i - m '?b ii' \ itniii i?io Kill ranee mi ' \orn';il Kotoi'M'solo Kxuii."oitiiins everv < ? it eat, Friday, .In!\ -.i?. r.Ml< , by (' .lily -Uperiiiieii.ieiii? A'< X' si M-io 'is Sep?, lio; I'mK). F->r eatsl.-jpuv sFC \VOOI>\\ \ I? I > T. V? SECR S , SUKV i OS, O.sl I'll 11. V s. ('. Ie futly c-<111>|> i !. u'ot (pmlitieil. and soliei's Mine kui'vi _\ ii" rtBHOMBBW ?. INW NOTICE. \ I,'. PEKSON-. IXDEBTE'J TO /* he estate Many 'ill)1' > >!e* siil aii- hei h notitieil to the sail- ait ?? \ml ail p< rsooft lioiiln.e claims :i^;mi~f he eai<i ' 1 ary (tihbon will iile.-M re-etit tin* s ime iluly Httrarci) t<? ilie uiiilei-si^ui ! Davul (J Kimbre'l, Executor. Port Mill, -S i Mat IZ. 1000 ^^"Ptiy your subseripitoa to ledukk! ,SM. >? Buyers. YOU. he rid of broken shows handling. % hat ridiculously Perence between ird-wide percale ">c a yard. Those olors, must go at r 5c. It's time a big drop. All slashed to 2J5c? w suit. Compare I see the wisdom on our counters Cloth llats, bar if Oil. * Sulo wo bought 3 solid car loads, ng to cut tho life out of prices. (TILE CO.