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THE LEDGER. Tti<irlow S. Carter, EDITOR AND MANAGER. WEDNKSDAV, AUlil'ST S, 1000. Items From Kershaw. Mr. K L Sowell is reported' Bonie better, though still in a precarious condition. I)r. Brasington has moved into the .1 Ij Sowell residence. Mr. () W Potts, candidate for the House of Representatives, has! been in Kershaw and vicinity the past few days. Messrs. S tv, ami B \V Heath have purchased all the stock of the Carolina Lumber Co., and ! ' are now sole owners. A Pleasant Occasion The annual Sunday School pic j nic at Hopewell chur?h came off ] last Saturday, and a most delightful occasion it was, notwithstand- | nig me neat nnn tuo dust. I tie I attendance was large and was representative of the whole eastern section of the county. Addresses were made by Kev. Mr. Driggers, pastor at Hopewell, Mr. I) A | Williams of Lancaster, and Rev. Mr. Mcintosh of North Carolina. The talks were very entertaining and will result in more interest in Sunday school work in that vicinity. The dinner was abundant and not the least enjoyable feature by any means. To Tlie Confederate Veterans Of Lancaster and A<1 joining Conn j ties. In the name of the people of i Heath Springs and representing j them it given me great pleasure to 1 invite you, your friends and your ! families to attend a reunion to he held in our town at the Minorul j spring next Thursday the Oth >nst. | Ever mindful of the duty and devotion wo owe to the gallant sons of the Palmetto State, who ?o valiantly fie ended her prinei* | plea and her intereste, her altarsand her homes, we throw our town, ^ ur homes and our hearts j open and hid you welcome, feeling that in so doing we highly honor ourselves. , Most Cordially Yours, W T Stover, Mayor. ISank ltiiildhit; to ho (Enlarged. The old hoard of directors of the Bark of Lancaster were re- ; elected at the stoekhnld^ra' ing Monday. At a meeting of directors Col Springs was , re-1 ele ted President, I) A Wi liams I vice pi esident and Waddy Cj Thompson Cashier. Mr George ! W Williams, the popular and etti cient assistant Cashier, much to the regret of the directors, declined re-election, and a subsequent meeting will he hold to elect his successor. oieps win do taken at once to enlarge the hank building by extending it about 30 feet, unci . building a large vault across the rear end. The vault will extend , to the top of the second story? i the upper story being used by Col Springs in connection with his othces on the second floor. Th? addition to the building down stairs will be fitted up for the up-| town oflice of the Lancaster Cotton , Mills. The State supreme court has handed down a decision written by 1 Associate .Justice Ira It .Innea . ?' I which nullifies the act which was ' i intended to domesticate foreign '; corporations doing business in this | Stale requiring corporations tor take out charters under the laws of ' this State. The decision is impor- ' taut and far-reaching and simply < means that corporations like the Southern railway, when sued for , amounts exceeding 182.000. :ir#? ho sued through tho IJ ted States circuit court and cannot he sued I through the State courts. In ] order to render his decision the , supreme court was compelled to , reverse its decision in the case of Mathis vs the Southern railway, hut states that in doing so it is ' hy the decisions of the United I States supreme court.?The State. ( . # 4 Scliodiile of the County Cumpui^ii Mectiii|;s, The county canvass will begin next week and will be run on the following schedule. Belair, Tuesday, August 14th. Van Wyck: Wednesday, Aug 15. Hopewell, Thursday, Aug 10. Tradesville, Friday. August 17. ' r> ? - White Bluff, Tuesday, Aug 21. Kershaw, Wednesday, Aug 22. Heath Springs, Thursday, Aug 23. Mt Carniel, Friday, August 24. Lancaster, Saturday, Aug 25. Candidates should hear in mind that they are required to tile their pledge and pay the assessment on or before the 14th inst, the day of the tirst meeting of the county campaign. The primary election will he held on the 28th inst. The following are the managers for said election : MANAGERS. Belair?J ,1 Perry, D K Hall, ,1 P Harris. Van Wyck ? G L Vaughan, It II DeLaney, J W Bates. Tnornwell??I It Thompson, Turner Culp, Ike Williams. Lancaster court house?N B Cousar, W B Cauthen, L S Elliott. Carmel?A II Carter, A W HicUlin, W T Vanlandingham. Montgomery (in Cedar Creek Tp)?.1 It Barber, J L Brown, John Beckham. Heath Springs?Milliard Duncan, Andrew Mobley, L S Porter. New Cut?Thornwell Williams, John Sullivan, J 1* Flynn. Elgin ^at Elgin station)?J S Hagins, J m White, ti F Ferguson. Welsh's ? Dr C C Welsh, Geo W Ilinson, Jasper Horton. Flat Creek (at Flat Creek S v - - - - ? ctiurcD) ? m iiilton, Frank Cook, W T Pittman. Taxahaw?W P MCManus, W J Bulk, .1 P Ingram. I TrndesYille?W ?J Funderburk, H S Plyler, J m Knight j Dwight?E B Lingle, II W I Taylor, .J O Porter. ! Primus?W B Miller, .J W Blackmon, B F Adams. ?J F Nisbet. Co Chr'm A J Clark, Sec. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought For The Ledger. VAN WYCK ITEMS. Farmers are about through with the cultivation of their crops and are now ready for their Summer vacation. Crops have improved some but are far from an average prospect. The corn crop will he the lightest for some years. Rain is needed. The hot sunshine is telling on crops already and jf they do not get rain soon, present prospects of yields will he lowered. l'icnic season is upon us. Almost every day there is one heard frMlll l?nt nro 111! iro K...I ./Mb Iiui u ma lliiu tut? pleasure of attending any except the one at Six Mile church in con? npction with the Farmers' Institute, where there was plenty of table-room and some dinner. The institute and picnic were well attended, especially by the county candidates, who seemed to have the day, over the institute. However, a lew farmers guvo the pro fessors of the institute their at* tention and were benefited by their teachings. These institutes are good things if the fanners would pay attention to the lectures, and carry out the plans and suggestions given out by them. We noticed all of the county candidates at this meeting but missed seeing Indian Land's genial candidate for the House of Repre t sentatives, Mr. Oscar W Potts. Mr. Potts is well and favorably known by the people of his town ship and does not need to canvass them for their votes. He is a worthy, well informed citizen and will nmkn thn nnnntv n iriwul J ? illVJUl". her to the legislature, and we hope to see the voters of the county consider the Panhandle claim and give Mr. Potts their votes which will not only he appreciated by him but by his many friends. We also missed seeing our genial Auditor, John A Cook, who asks to be re elected. You all know Mr. Cook who needs no recommendation from me or any one, as be has discharged his duty as Auditor faithfully, fearlessly and satisfac torily to all. Cedar Camp, \V O W of Van Wyck, went to Camp ('reek cemetery last Wednesday and per formed the impressive ceremony j of unveiling the monument erected to late Sovereign Claude A Beckham, a member of Cedar Camp. Soveroign Perry K Wolfe was appointed Master of ceremonies and W P Neely, Captain of the procession. The membership of Cedar Camp turned out almost to a man, and wore joined by a few other choppers, among whom weie ' Sovereign W S L Porter of Gum Camp, of Lancaster. Tho ceremonies at the monument wore'm- 1 pressively rendered by the officers of the Camp Sovereign Mac Thompson read the poem. "Oh ! why should tho spirit of mortal man be proud," in a very impressive manner, which received the devout attention of all present. After the exercises at the monument, all assembled in the church and heard addresses from Rev. S H Booth of Yorkville, who is one of Cedar Camp's charter members, and Sovereign W S L Porter of Gum Camp, Lancaster. .J M Yoder. Con. Com bnrl r?lmrr?A nf the meeting and introduced tho speakers, in a few appropriate re., marks hearing on Woodcraft. The Camp was disappointed, in the absence of its chosen orator for the occasion, Rev. W CEwart, who was detained at home on account cf sickness in his family, hut the day was pleasantly spent, and the unveiling a measured success. Tho monument is about eight feet high, of Georgia granite, I bearing the inscription of the name j of Sovereign Beckham ?dates of I .... . . ... i Dirin ann death?with the emblem ' of woodcraft engraved within a circle and lettering around it?i Woodman of the World. ? Dum Tacet Clamat. (Though Silent, 1 yet ho speuks.) Hev S II Booth of Yorkvillo spent several days with his friends around Van Wyek tho past week, j He was located at Van Wyek two ; years ago, pastor of Van Wyek ' charge. His friends were glad to | have him with them, especially his fellow sovereigns Woodmen of the world a? he is one of the charter members of Cedar Camp and a live, worthy Woodman. Mrs Nora Miller, widow of the late .fames Miller formerly of the Waxhaws but now of Kissemmce, ; Osceola county, Fla., is on a visit to .friends in this community, j She has been away from here i about twenty years and is struck ' with the many changes that have taken place. OPTIMUS. Yesterday's papers report the , Greenville meeting as the liveliest of the campaign. Senator Till- , man turned himself loose on the Iiev Dr Gardner as promised. Col Hoyt made a spirited defenso , of the minister. Competent i judges seem to think that Col Hoyt will get a two-thirds major** ity in Greenville county. We would like to publish the speeches in this issue hut our space was filled when the papers containing them were received. t Both Feet Cut Off. Mr. M Frank Giles, a young Highland Park Mill operative, aged about 18 years, had both his el feet cut oft yesterday morning by tho Northbound Tirzah special train on the S C and G Ex. road. The accident occurred not far from the mill when tho young man attempted to board tho train while ^ D it was running, so as to "ome to town. Ho caught the iron grips and attempted to spring upon the steps, hut his feet slipped under the steps and being caught under h the wheels, the right foot was t<] dreadfully mashed about half way U back, while the wheel struck the ,l other foot about the ankle and cut about half the foot off length- ? wise. Drs. Crawford, Fennel), Massey, Sr , Moore, Miller and Cornwell responded to calls and ?i we understand they decided to n amputate both legs above the ankle. Tl ? * ... - - mis is ft very snoeKing accident ^ and carries with it its fearful les- ti son.?Ruck Hill Herald. 11 Baptists Hat Tillman. pi The twenty-third annual convocatiun of the Piedmont Baptist association closed a two days' session at the Georges church, eight " miles west of Gieenvillo, on Friday. Resolutions were adopted w unanimously and with a decided eI show of spirit, indignuntly denouncing the statement of Senator ii ? ? ? 1111man mat tne preachers are in r an unholy alliance with the whis- ci key element lod by Col lloyt. Dr A P Montague of Furman university, and Dr T M Bailey of t, the board of missions, delivered addresses in the interest of their t> institutions. The attendance was large.?Greenville News. Oil Mill News. P' k fti The Fiir Forest Oil Mill com n. el pany has just declared a dividend to of 15 per cent per annum. This tl amount was left over from the profits of the first year's work. The Produce Oil Mills has just declared a dividend of 50 per cent 0 dividing up their surplus, having ^ recently sold a large block of d Ark wright stock.?Spartanburg Herald. * Editor Garlington's Opinion. di The Spartanburg Herald of I} Wednesday has an editorial giving impressions or tne campaign meeting held at Spartanburg h Tuesday. Frank expressions are oa given on the impressions made by jj all the candidates, and their prob-i^ able standing in the county. Of ? the candidates for governor the ,,( Herald says: m "Nothing occurred yesterday to j change the oft repeated opinion that the race for governor lies be- .. twecn Col Hoyt and Gov McSweeney, with the probability _ that Col Hoyt will load in Spartanburg county by a considerable majority. Mr Gary made a lino ,jj impression, but we failed to find a ar man who would vote for him. A of groat many were favorably impressed but in every case they tie cided to vote for either Iloyt or ,jH MeSweeney. At the close of the ?a meeting a great many of the ,)r strongest Tillman men in the county expressed the opinion that the Senator was committing a 8e grave mistake in dibbling in <>P State politics in the interest of the t>f dispensary. They resented in a all most emphatic way bis wanton in- re suit to the ministers und his Ay ferocious attempt to defeat the ,n probitution candidate." _ The monument erected at Edge- F( Held C H. by the women of that county in commemoration of the heroism and valor of Edgefield's j , Confederate dead will be unveiled, Gf with imposing ceremonies, today. Announcements. FOR SOLICITOR. I will stand for renomination to the lice of Solicitor of the Sixth judicial ircuit subject to tha results of the emocralic Primary. .) K. HENRY. COT I hereby announce myself a candlf..r klrtllnU/M. ' * ..V .... .IVIIVHUI III IIIO nlAlll 1 IK'llll, ibject to the rules governing the emocratic Primary. W. C. HOUGH. c/rj I hereby announce mj-self a candlr. ite for the office of Solicitor of the ixth Judicial < ircuit, pledging my>1* to abide the result of the demos raiic primary election, anil faithfully> discharge the duties of said office 1 the eveut of my election. TH03 F VcDOW. OR HOUSE OF REPRES^Ns i AT1VE* I am a candidate for the Legislature iid will abide the result of the prilary. O^tMR W POTTS. <u/s I hereby announce myself as a cans idate for the House of K^presentaves. subject to the rules governing le Democratic Primary. R L. HICKLIN. Xrj I am a candidate for the Legislature, ibject to rules of Democratic Primary J HARRY FOSTER. r/7s The many friends of J N Estridge sspectfully announce his name for s-eleciiou for the House of Repre-. mtativiaof Lancaster county, and ill abide by the result oft lie primary ection. . MANY VOTERS. <V7S f am a candidate for the House of epresentatives subject to ttho Demo atic primary. .1 W HAMF.L C/7S I am a candidate for re-election to le Legislature. I will abide the reilt of the democratic primary elecou. T Y WILLIAMS. FOIl CLERK OF COURT. With a high sense of appreciation of s?st considerations and tokens of indues* and with a deep feeling of ratitude for the same, 1 beg to anounce myself a eandidat* for reect'ou to the office of Clerk of Court ?r Lancaster ( outity. at the appmactiig primary, su'Jeci to the rules of te Democratic primary. WS LPORTER vyi The many friends of Mr. Joseph F regory hereby announce him as a mdidate for the office of Clerk of te Court, nubject to ?he result of the emocratlc Primary, MANY FRIENDS. FOR SHERIFF. I hereby announce myself a candiite foi Sheriff", subject to the rules of emocratic party. J A .WES S WILSON ae/i The many friends oi rapt John P unter hereby announce him aa a tndidate for the office of Sheriff, subrt to the result of the democratic imary. Mr Hunter's tine record as lurid in the past is a sufficient guar I tee of What ills future administrate! will he in cuse of his election. MANY VOTERS. POR COUNTY TREASURER I nm a candidate for re-election to ie olllce of County Treasurer. W. 0 OAUTHEN. FOR OOUNIY AUDITOR. I I hereby announce myself ana can date for theotllceof County Auditor id pledge myself to abide the result the Democratic primary. E C CROXTON. rsr. I respectfully announce my candiicy for the ottlce of county Auditor, b;-*ot to the rules of the Democratic Im.pu L J PERRY. w Mr Editor:?Reali/.ing tlie valuable rvices rendered during liin term of lice, the neatness and correctness ills work, and knowing him to be Ml qualified for the position, please i nou nee the name of J no A Cook for election to ttie office of County uditor, subje t to the rules governg the primary. A/ANY FRIENDS. OR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. it * - *? - nv ?nc miiiuiisiiiiu in it tew iriemiB innounce mynelf a candidate for tha lice of Superintendent of Education. R. BAXTER BLACKMON. At the continued H-dlcitation of many clone fi lends, an well as being jdeeplv interested in flie progreen of | education in our county, i now an* ! nouiic. myself a Candida e for the of? flee of County (Superintendent ofGdUi cation, aubje t to the rules of tbe Democratic Primary. ' r M BELK <U?J The many friends of Mr. Ernest | B'ackmon, hereby announce him as a candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Education, subject to result of Democratic Primary. ntn To the Voters of Lancaster County: Willi many thanks f.u past favors, and at the solicitatiou of friends, f hereby annout.ee myself ss a candidate for the office of County Huperlnfendent nfEdu-atiou, subject to the rules governing the Democratic prN mary; and, if elected my time and energies areyours for the best interests of education. V J E BLACKMON. C/TJ Mr Editor: ?Please announce the liume of PROP A C ROWELL us a candidate -for tiie office of County (Superintendent of E lucalion, subjact 10 me ruies governing the democratic primary. If elected, we pledge him to discharge the duties of the office to the beat interest of education. MANY FRIENDS. FOA SUPERVISOR The many friends of Mr. R H Sapp announce him him aa a candidate for County Supervisor, subject 10 the rules of the democratic Primary. MANY FRIENDS. f/n The friends of W Q Caskey, announce him as a CailtliriMte for I nimlo Supervisor. Mr Caskey will abide the result of the Democratic primary elections. CO) At the earnest solicitation of many friend-, I hereby announce myself as a candidate f>r re-election to the office of County 'Supervise r. subject to the result of the ?lemocratic primary M C GARDNER FOR i ORONER. The many frrends of C C Horton. Sr., announce him for the ottlce of Coroner, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. w I announce myself as a candidate for D?U ? ?? - ? - uiiius ui vuruuer ami pieoge myself lo abide fhe result of the democratic primary election. J E STEW MAN <770 _ The friends of D N MACKEY ans nouDce him us a candidate for the of> flee of < oroner, and pledge iiim to atdde lite result of I he democratic primary. MANY FRIEND9. <770 I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-eiectiou to the office of t'oroner, and pledge rnyselt ?o abide the result of the primary. R YOUNG EUR MAGISTRATE. FOR GILI.H f'REEK AND CANE CREKX TOWNSHIP. The many friends of Mr W P Caskev respectfully announce him aa a canilidate for re-election to the office of Maglstiate for Gills ('reek ami Cane Creek townships subject to the result of the Democratic primary, MANY VOTERS. HORSES1 unnoro? nynoca ! HORSES! We have just rt eeivecl a carload of number one horses from Atlanta,every animal having been carefully selected in person by our Mr. Elliott. In the lot are some of the tinest horses ever brought to this market If you want a good Saddler, or a good Driver, or a good combination horse, now is your time to get it. We now have just what you want and need. Call and see for yourself. We take pleasure in ex* hihiting our stock, us well as Vehicles. ft A J will either sell or swap, and fjtf ft will sell eith r for the cash WW V or goo?l paper ELLIOTT & CRAWFORD HEADQUARTERS For Best Virginia Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris ana _ _ _ ? a U U 11 U I Plastering Hair AT T. H. DAVIS' lAHCASTETt BAKERY I I