The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, December 08, 1900, Image 2
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l>c ''I nt'an Ajroil Citizen of h>'
C.aJIMty
I h mu is .1 Duncan, m a !
ami t???I rii :zcn of the ? >iio'. \
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K'!. - I ni I; I ? Mini l' e fulfil
<'ti' ' i lie visit mem <>' < .
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*?; s?v. tii* an i iiijf los n
iirr I le ?:<-. a nr. in v
of lir ' t lm (i.-l church a nl <hc !
in :. i( ??i i t I he i u n i' I
:?? 'he fai'Mul. His i^'inm\vt
:crrc i I *i|i 1 Salem Imrvi
i i i mil C"ia>
T\> Vial Loaded with CaitlSi
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jh h t th ih-^ii A r.'-\
fcC . - :l VI [' ill j>| *'l s ' 'lift'
v -1 tli * Narrow Gftii-t* In iilu"*
ore ho i'aitiwlm ri*t?r Ij.m
lit. i :ifle; ii<?'?n. Mr. il ?? 1 hi-. I
l?i : i' 7 1 hf i<l <>f ctltirt wroiiiid
1- r L;iivi) to !?? winter* I ut i!.?
(i. .or v f-t in It was \\ lul* ferry
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in_; i w.*a iio- T-iiiiri ii?" lo*ll Ol
theae cattle and when the flat wu*
11'i ui the middle of the tiver th:d
th .".dile :ilI inn to on* end of it
cm Hid mi it to The cattle e.-taily
n ,in nut Mime to one side of h*
rivi ; nnd >?int? to tlie other?hut
fr sir Roddy iind four tie
g! omen who wore on the flat at
ti?? i; no,considerable unx'etv wmk
fe I or awhile ' v tho-n on ill*
li- iuev all managed to gn
a*.iwi f, however. One dat key
cu i-iii to a pier of the bridge and
cmiioad :t; another nnmi to tne
lia.,ri. while Mr. Rodviey and two
in grin s grutdied ttie baieuu which
wms ned to the fiat, climoed into
it, cut it loo^e and made for the
bunk. It waa a narrow nscupe from
ii >v - -
.. , -IHTKD nil 111* ior
oil.) on? of the lire could awim.
rlnlm.soii-Friduy.
A few friends of Mr. and Mr*.
1) i> Friday a??embled at then
i r .ldi'ncr \ fc-ierdar afternoon l?
\vua?>st the marriage of their ! leal
daughter. jMisa Sarah Hlythevrooc
1-1 lay, to Mr. Wade Hampton
Johnson.
lha ceremony was performed
witu much earneatnen in the
bo imi iful hpisoopal form by the
Kev. A if Mitchell. Promptly at
4 o'clock Mia* Kugenia Hawaii
sumtdad the lir*t note* of a lovely
wadding march and tha bridal
pail? matched into the beautifully
decorated parlor.
ilia parent* of the bride came
tir*.t and stood at tho rindit of tin
-*o w*
arch. The first hrid??inai< 1, Miss
(J tnie loUieon of Helton, un<l the
host man, M N UoNease of I'nion,
stood at the left. '1 he second
couple, Misa Lola Watson of
(jreenrille and Mr. Joseph Fi
Johnson of Lancaster, stood at the
let mi>o, '1 hen the bride and
oroom marched under the arch
hrliind tt11io!i stood Kev A k.
Milctiell. The father gare her
a <v ajr.
The decorations were beautiful,
a lofelj arch of evergreens and I
chrysanthemums from the center '
of which was suspended a horse
shoe of white flowers and ivy and i
there whs u bunk of evergreen j
upiiiud in* arch which brought
out tit* whit* surplice of Upv Mr.
Mitchell in hold r*li*f. The window.
were ornamented with carrl
land* of evergreens and chrysanthemums
and dr*p*d with ivj.
Vu?*h of chrysanthemums and
evergreen* and fines doeorating
the decoration*.
The bride was dressed in a
trafeling suit of rich hrewn
Venetian cloth, with tra?eling hat
n rf? inntrh I lie hrida .
ill ;l'i? Mil Irfl -n lb? nf tern mill
f< i ('m ?. ?I? -ir future
I', int* - (ii??nvi'l? 2JMli ult.
An Approm-hliiyr Marriage.
v uht? :tie nil! muxMiiii'in*^ the
i-i_ ?- "f \!iK ?Niiiiln < 'r?>x
> lui? .tiMxjIi'<f >ir and
m ij i/r.-xi t.i m: -? Newly
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'he ' ? Me i? i.nv .t Ker- '
iimsI rhu> imiiir, hiviiil
fil :< In! i ?f :n I > i f 111 N i 1111 i_r l;l<lics. 1
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In I > j -1 . i ? 11. ii ?\ I i e7.
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T\V;> Of t llt'Sll'f's I'optll.ll* YoUl!^
i'rop!?? ?V?m1 in Lsmeasirr
/' a ! I. a lif i ? -!> I ;-n re ii f
.i % j ii b \iiiier. in I 'islitr, mi
. imrs > . i iJih, I U<m?, Mr.
in A i.i Kill 'oi l ?ii??? .Moultrie
, llit<-liMii*n I'Iih oroom i* book
k" -;I'M- i f the Kx> liaiire Rank ?t !
' heater, ami l :i" hri-le is th** 1
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amrih'e. ??'? 0:111<1 -l.ed unci f.iaci I
nalio* <iati_''?t?r <?f \1 r .John II |
ISiii itrcn i.i, Iviitur ?t I'ne Chester
Keporter. The> are 1 **0 of ("he.st?T
? moat popular voting people
l lo ir onl\ ol'jcrt in marrvin^ in
I.aiio.t-tPi ?v a s to _:ir* tueir IT.?*tec
ft icr*n>is? a. l?i_i surprise ?unit the
fill In* r ot the hi i?le ami the mother
of in? ot oou 1 heiug apprised ot the
ohjert of the visit of lh? T.nniii people
to IjMiicast?r Mis* ltuch&nan
cam* over Wednesday ostensibly
to pnv a villit to her former schoolmate,
\li*s Minnie Miliar The
'.following ?lay Mr. (Jot kill, hcjcninpanied
l?v Rev. .) E (irier,
pastor of the Methodist church at
Cheater, came over. At 3 o'clock
p m they were driven in a carriage
to Maj. Millar's residence
. an I at fifteen minutes after b, the
, minister spoke the impressive
word* which made Mr. Corkill
[ an I Misa lhichanan husband and
, i wife.
i'he ceremony was performed
I in the parlor, the couple entering
(' from the sitting room Only the
, familv of Maj. Miller was present
to witness i?,. The bride wore u
travelling suit of brown with
turban to match. Immediately
I trier tne ceremony they wer#
driven to tin* \j Si C depot and at
4 p in were speeding back to Iti
dear old home.
Narrow Hsrnpe
On Saturday morning last, the
clothing of Mrs. M N Johnson of
Flint Uidge, accidentally caught
atire from a tira in the kitchen firaplaca
and bafora she and herdaught- j
er, who fortunately happened ta ha
present, could extinguish it, her
dress was burned entirely off. Her
injuries wore only alight.
Mr. Recce Relk, of Jackson
township, died laat Friday, morn* 1
ing, of Rnght'e disease. Fie was
about forty tire years old and i
leaves a wife and several children.
He nit a good farmer, a good man,
and will Ita miaaed in hin commn* I
nity. Ha wis a member of Tirzah ;
Presbyterian church. Ilia remain* ,
wsr? interred in the Tirzah cemetery,
Saturday.? Monroe Enquirer.
(ien. .John B Gordon of Georgia,
will delircr liis famous lecture
"The East Haye of the Confederacy,"
at the Chester Opera House
next Tuesday night, I>eceml>er 11.
Pay yeur auhcriptioa talk !
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\ Shocking Tragedy in a West
Virginia Town.
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K**v VIr. Wohl Be^tn Hoftlilitiew
ami nnmieit lawyer Stokes.
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Hut ^'as Shot Through
Heart.
Williamson. V\ . Y* , Dee o
This afternoon Hon. -? Davis
Stokes ehot ami instantly killnl
Her John W Woh! in a street
tiiiel here, Mr Stokes heinjj ;i s??
usuieei*'?us|r inj itv<l. lo
I hit ?? -h 'lit the ,>hole inwn ami
r'\en in the co.<nt>v tlistrie s the
HXi i'omomiI is intense
Mr. St kes, one of the im?>i
prominent vonno lyw\rrsin \!in
L'n rniinl v. left h's rfliee this :i*
h-mmi i 111 111* > 1111 r \ \ lllllHOl' .co
pleasant l\ f i icnd* on t!w
wax, walked wit!i quick hihI liitn
? i'j i in th? direction of th" lit111 e
occupied li? l{<*v. Mr Wolil ami
Mis housekeeper, Mrs Levinr,
NN olit's jHinil\ lifinp in Kentucux
Mr ."HokCS stopped at the to
t".lk with Mr-, Levine wini hio
Id 11? i* t loo r way With in a tew
minute* the minister cume out of
tin* hoiisr lie seemed to lie
orc.it I excited uhoilt somet bin j,
itii<I said to Mrs Levine as lie ,?a*
??d her ut t lie? door: "You wow 1.1
he much hetler at present in tint
house.
She luiiohiii?rlv replied that the
da\ was far too prettr to he spent
entirely within doo'B, and Mr.
Stokes interrupted hy remarking:
"Ye>. don't think of leaving u?
for t he house.''
Quick ** h HakIi Mr Wohl turned
and addressing Stoke*, said:
"hfnTd (lie premises."
Ati altercation followed. 1 >lh
men ran to the sidewalk direcllv
in fr >nt of lite hous* Something
nn said, almost iadialiuguii<ha>
hie that drew from Iter Wohl a
sharp retort.
| "You are a liar,'' and in an instant
the report of a revolver nw
heard Stoke* stutnhled, tried to
regain hi* footing hut fell in tht
street. ?oun<ie<l us lie was, he
tirrn hi* revolver and ? .reie I the
minister, now within t*n f*et of
liia fallen foe Airnin W old tired,
and simiiltHneoui.lv with thot <dn t
the oim in the >inkino Iih i-I of
Stoker spoke. Whan tho >nmk?
cleared away two men Uv in their
own Idood iijioii lli? sidewalk. A
crowd rau to the scene licy
W old wa> dead. 1'hnnce had carried
the luillet frou Stokes' pistol
| through the head of the minist' ! .
j killing him as ho fell. I he tudlet
| had entered Stokes' aide Itelow the
heart nnd parsed entirely through
t,;u iwwi
in lli? hall of ih? minister'* horns
facing th* fearful duel to the death,
fallen aero** the doorway, was
found Mr* Leeine It was tt first
thought she wa* dead, and had
prohahly heen shot, hut an investigation
allowed that she had only
faintod from fright.
Up to a late hour thi* evening
Mr. Stokes lm* refused to say any ,
thing concerning the terriole
tragedy, Hnd Mr* Lerine i? in too '
much in a state of excitement to I
talk.
Kev VVohl was recogeited a*
one of the ri ost forceful and eloquent
of Presbyterian ministers
of this State. M?* Stokes is an.
ex-Virginia universitv president
and comes from ono of the I>eat
families of the old dominion.
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\ K It V K
Whs the result of hi# splendid
health. Indomitable will and
tremendous energy ure not found
where Stomach, Lifer, Kidneys
end Bowels are out of order. If
you want these qualities and the
success they hring, use Or. King's (
New Life Pills. They develop
every power of brain and body.
Only 2 5c at Crawford Bros' drug
store
139"* Subscribe!* Tub Lidsm <
:clyburT
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CJHy_.C-_ i_. < .1 . v;'_iJZV?5ty!3S^3n3j
Ail iinpoiUDt Decision.
A < hft-k i- \ hIi?I no Mutt?r Who
>'l?ll|.? M. Sm V> .!ll<l<.'? (iruttHM.
HiclitiioiMl, Par 4 An inter
ettinu i'i!ii tr tin-* norn IIIHII# l?\
.1 ini^e < in> (J (iruttan <>f Rock1
n ? f llii III ? 11 I i I v !.iii?^hinnr tL^
!ui~?i:>iiit v in evidence #>f a hank
on wnich the i?tri\ dra win" the
mini? l":iiI~ tn i;111x ft revenue M?m11,
!:. tiie ( ?.>(> df K ij Harrison
charge! ?\iili forj?in?; a check for
it v, .->hown that the rev
e:ui? K">ni|) er t> iitlixni ami caucele<l
l?\ 1 >* H>tr-ri?< nl>nr<r t?ank
wha tn- check. paid over its
counter. Defendant's counsel
made l!i? pie* that under the war
ie\?uue act the check was not a
valid inutrunituit when i' left the
hands of the maker and consequent
tlv could not lie admitted. Jud<*e
(i :nt t: n over nl??l t lie plea and t be
cluck MI- ! * .!
A I'anion (irnu(A(l.
(ior. Me*>weene\ \ ^l??i*<i*v
f?r*nte<lft paction to Waah A'lruua,
convwteJ iti July, 1MK*, in Marlboro
of ntanalaiiL'litfft'mn<! aontencut
to i if i r?oi'# HI t I'la iinutini*.
I he COIirilV offltMula iirwt Sinlii'itni'
Johnson recommended the pardon
because the prisoner i? physically
unable to labor, tnd because he in
tiie "tnn?1y'' prisoner who
the alarm when the guard was
killed t?v convicts some months
ago. For these reason* the goverper
thought the unfortunate fel
low should l>e rewarded, there
being tench doubt ?? to whether
the homicide for which he watt con*
rioted was accidental or otherwiae.?The
State.
Moinheie of New York's 400 Own
Disorderly* Homes.
New York Dispateh, let
r>irtrict Attorney Gardner has
thrown a bombshell into the ranks
r\f tK* ri\fi?r??\*? e !.?? * * ? - -
W. ?.? ? .?.??? ?> r> > y [ [Milling it
list of disorderly housesownid hy
members of the four hundred
A monir t h?m are the Peter Cooper
state, Mrs. Wetmore, trustee of
St. Clemente's church, Haeiillnn
Fish, Jr., estate. Pierre Larrillaril,
James J. Kernochan, Astors,
Stuyresant and oth? a. It is nail
understood that the owners of these
properties are unaware what the
characters >f the tenants are, hut
notice eras sent to the owners of
the disorderly houses that immediate
criminal proceedings
would he instituted unleaathe tenants
were dispossessed at once.
1 HEATH M
JLES, HORSES, BUGGIES, W
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fHEATH M
Scotch the Scheme.
No l'*e for An? More .huloen*Oftieers
Enouch.
)
Newharrjr Ohaei ?er.
\n\ increment to increase the
nnnii)*r ot otiicera in thia Mate
ou^ht to l?e scotched now nmd in
the ni"?t decided manner. It it
hinted tint another judicial circuit
is to n? created, or that a uio??
meul mil lie made to elTeet euch a
thing it ought t<i he scotched m 1
i nrf, for it mean* another salary
to In* paid out of the State treasury
and tin re taxes to lie levied upon
the people This State does not
need new circuits or new judgeaany
more that a wheelbarrow needs
two wheels We hope to see any
Mitch movement acotched aa soon em
it shows anv life. The present
number of eight judo?# is enough, ^
we think, with strict enforcement
of the rule-, to keep the dockets
cleared up slid (tie business of the
courts runuing smoothly.
Mean Candidates.
i
Instead of sppealiag to what is
noble and generous in them, thev
too frnpieiillv appeal to what it
Ion and niggardly. They dwell upon
the w >os of the people and tell
them how they are trodden upon;
work upon their prejudice* and
excite their envy against those I
\.lio are more favored than themselves.
A candidate for Congress J
in this State went over lite dietrict j
thia year, telling of the pomp and 1
splendor of Washington City and I
of cost of the jewels of the official
wemen there, as if theae things
were wrongs upon his hearers. A
candidate with this plan of campaign
should, for consistency's sake
wear a hickory shirt, coper as
breeches and wooden bottomed
w 111 > A? < n 11 I i w ?? irv m ?
...... .... a ? W ill m mil n ml (II K'.V
for it roof, but this one doesn't.?
Charlotte Observer.
1
To T ic i^oaf,
A rich lady cured of her Deaf* i
ness and Noises in the Head by j1
Dr. Nicholson's Artificial Kur j;
Drums, gave $10,000 to his In-I
stitute, so that deaf people unable
to procure the Kur Drums may
have them fiee. Address No.
;11!M>7 The Nicholson Institute,
7*0, Kigth Avenue, New York,
LT S A. tim. |
Mi. A KSmith, receiver, advertises
the sale of the Coescent (Jot ton
Mill of Kock Hill. The upset
price is f 25,000. ,
%rW~ Have you pa;d year subnotion
t I
ULE CO., AGO'
S, HARNESS, ETC.
W E HAVK the fiftn
lot of n.ules HVfi" offeree! on
this mmket, mihI wo will sell
Ibein at M'M^onxlile privet*, for
cash or jrood paper.
, >; K Vfl'i . ' O CE.
^ i ho Anchor Hiil'on , A W'roir
* ?ml ' hr l cimiw mm I Tv."<'1
JollCs lilllfyil'.x uIwm>?
ql| it M( ck ^ ? s. mkI ui price*.
i| I lint Will pit MM' Mill
()
I In- ci'U'liratt-il Oncshnro,
K? i 111<-lx\, \\ noon, is ilie* hesfc
^ imt! cheapest on the market.
r\ - <>
' J'-V^ I nino one, come nil.
\N o will mako \ou il?< host
sillislied nnil iho l>ost pleased
you ovor woio.
A. ? i? ?
3 IVioes low T? I His. it'll soli
aide
ULE CO.
ess/ iffiawi TTOTY.reaaegnBBE
Killed l?v Piaeharga of a (Km
V\ hilo Iluntino.
Speoial to The Statn
Allendale, [) <* 4 ? M**. Willie
Hloimt of Appleton met frith a
fatal ateident on Sutnrday. I la
ko in Allendale on Saturday
morning. In the afternoon lie ami
hi* brother wrre out huntim;, ued
in getting over a fame hi* "tin
wasdischarged, killiu^ him almost
instantly He ana buried at An
tioch on Sunday J. C. l>.
1 *h i 111 >ine Allaire.
W aahingtnn, Her. 4. ? -Thecabi?
net di*rua?ed municipal laws for
the l'billipinca today. The Taft
commission haa jiut submitted a
coda for the approval of tlia eaninet
before publiahing tha laws in
a tTact. They were oil trad by Secretary
Root. " 1 he atatutea follow
vary cloaely those in use in
thia country." said a mam Iter after
the mealing. "Tim Fillipinoes will
lie allowed t<? elect their own
mayor* and hoards of alderman for
their government. The cabinet
approved tha code a* a whole,'
A - *
/a report ironi ' ien?r?l ChatTee
fcuid ho wished to make arrangement!
for housing his man during
the coming Chinese Winter.
HOWS i HIS r
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
fur any ?*!w? of t a arr'i thai cannot
he cured by Mall's < atatih Cor*.
K J ( HKNKY A CO., I'ro|?n Tole<l
), (>
We lit* ut? 1<*rened, have known
K J Sheney for the lust 15 years, and
believe him |i<rffcllj honorable in all
business transactions ami financially
able to carry out any obligations untile
bv their IIi in.
Wkmta Thitax, Wholesale Druggist.
Toledo, O.
Wamiimi, K i n it a n A Martin
Wholesale Drinrgisis. Toledo, O,
Hall's Catarrh ( lire is taken int-rna
ly, acting dire t ly ut?on the blood
ami mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, 75c. |?er bottle. Hold by all
11... ?i - - -
KKgiPi*, 1 eMiitnnnial* free.
Malt's Family Fill* nr? the beat
W AN r EI > - A ('TI V K M A N of *??. <)
Character to deliver and collect in
Hotltli Carolina for old eMtatilished
maiiu tact nriiii; wholesale hou>? $!NM>
a year, met pay. Floueaty mora Dibd
experience required. Oui reference,
any t>ank in any city Kncloee eelfa
kddrfv-eed stamped envelope Manufacturer*,
Third Floor, 334 Denrlmrn
ht., ('hicuKo
ONLY $1.50.
-MARBLE AND GRANITE ?
Monuments,
Tablets, dead
Stones, Etc.
Children's 11.50, and upward*
Adults, f2.50, f.'l.OO, and upwards.
Mada of Pura Msrtile.
A. J. McNinch.
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