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rhK LKDGbR. | tl . 1 1 ra VV S tt. f " 1 - * I?I TO K > Ml *4 ? N \ <4 t- K < I SATURDAY, ATRII, 13 ,1901 t f * 'I . t a i r or i tie meager j i VAN WYCK ITEMS 11 Farmer** are Mirrinw now from I ?i* l\ morn until dewv eve try. , in t t<? make up for the time lout < whit* it was ho wet A few are p' in' i-i_; cotton teed hut the ma | j<?ritv are not readv \?t, and will n ?t he win planting before the 15th. L in U are m a general thing in had ) idition, owing to the rain* and dr\ing winds, and the outlota is not verv enconrging for the farmer to start a live or six c?-it cotton crop Tim nrtdge ovpr Twelve Mile c rt't'K has been repaired bv Mr M d Tillman and road hands and is -if* in ite present, coudit ion. but ( we think it needs the county ku per visor's attention. Van Wvek had an intelectual ti t* 11 last Monday night in Dr Ht\s' lecture Tim attendance w.i- small but was composed of all cl i ->>'s, from little children to , grax headed fathers and mothers, | hut Hi* bachelor, henu and belle , a- e teal to enjov theautject, which w s Courtship and marriage," j in.?r? than hot others Since then ( so n?' of our dudes are putting < a , extra st>le. We do not know , w not her thev have been eoconrit^. j ed 'a something theDoctor said in j hi, I. cture to <1 ? this, or whether | it n.ncen caused I?y coining in t contact with so much youth and j h imtv about our Tillage. Spring , ill oxers and shirtwaists decorated , with pretty young ladies, will put. , extra moves on a felloxv. Even } tic oid bachelor and some of the , inu t ied men are putting on extra , toucnes in their toilets. Some arc using wax to mako their | inu-tacacs hang in a winsome wav i and their wive- are well pleaded s with their supwh appearance ami ( ui? oncoming jc.unu.s or uieir gooil looks ll will take u regular earilnpiuko to break up all of this vanity. Wo noticed that a strange ani mil, supposed to lie a W(<lf, is causing consternation to some of the inhabitants of the western part of the Slate and that a good in my innocent lambs hare been devoured. We ato not bothered bore with a welf, but a blind tiger is playing havoc with man nets of somo of our inhabitants. We have not se? n the animal but can boar him and small hun at long range. He is dangerous, rniiMini'illi' teoLinnf I.? f ?% ? - ?f liuill live 1JII1 > devour, ami the innocent one* and 1 happv homes sufTor. i Mr. Tom Welsh, .1 r one of t Tli?? tl i.nr Grocery Co's hustling 1 Kile* uen and Mr Peoples <>f i Charlotte paid our village n visit i las' W ' I nes la v. M r. Peoples is I representing tho Piano Mnnufacl* I uri..g .'??, of Chicago and was can i asdng some of .-ur farmers for ? binders and mowers?i*v<> ma- r chines indispensable on well regn is lal??(| grain and grass farms He t proposes to soil hia machines on | th ir merits and guarantors satis- i faction i i V ?n Wyck fishing clnh has t reorganized and is new in full i1 operation. they have invited ! 'Oi l Hickory," "Optimos'' and othors to join them. We are very j wi ing to join them in devouring j tli tisli, I) it wn are such a poor i fisherman that it is a source of1 mortification f ?r us to use tho rod ! t and line, and leave this erorw for ( I othors. j ii Mrs. W K Tillman has received L the checks in settlement of the ^ insurance carried by her late j husband. Tho Iiomt Life vvhs J irat t(?b?ttle and paid the $ 1,000 e?w the one-fourth loan on pram u in h. The New York Mutual icaled ith check owinj* to aome iiecrepency in the insurance application and Mettled at about hutv dollars Ibsh than face of policy The W O VV paid their l?oitoy in lull, twn thousand dollar*, and lmv? jjiven out the contract for the one hundred dollar monument. Mrs. HHman has purchased property in R ?ck Hill, and erill more there at an early | lay oi* n vi us. I iMtirrrv iiomi: wedding I'he following ace* unt of tne marriage of our townsman, Mr. T K Covinoton to Miss Willie K. j Rose of Vorkvi'le. is takei from! the Yorkriile Yeoman of vester. iIhv : The re-ideuce of Mr. A R??-e whs the scene of a pretty wedding j last Wednesday afternoon, when Mi as Willie and M t Hennas K I "or i not on were unite I in the hoi v hoi.da of matrimony I he parlor! i will very tastefully decorated I?v I Mrs 1) W Hicks rihI assistant!* ?| Festoons of iw fi'iiin Kiich corner were united in the cen'er, from where hung the proverbial aiar- ? rinife t>f*11?l?ut i his particular one t Intd k vnrv i 'tcresting history Similar decoration* adorned ttie walls, hi id vilh hunches of white !l overs m ade h vm v beautiful and . harming appearance I'he floor wa> rich and heavy with rugs wedding presents of many friends to the popular hrnh- On several tallies ware displuted unique, useful and substantial presents, the I iouvenira wf many well wishers to! he interesting occasion The oom was pleasingly lighted In ! nun hers of candles and tapers which shed a sofi glow around it, tnd the reflection of the shades' idd d a mellow tint soothing and noftet ing Promptly at the stroke of 3 p in , the contracting parties made their appeartinc*. ' he groom tcrompunied l?y Mr Hinesof Lan jaster, S. C., as best man, and he bride attended by her sipter, Miss Kula, as maid of honor Under the horse shoe they were , net hv the Rev. J C.Iohnes, who H ide the t wain one, tlie oler?;v . I nun using tbo exipiisite and heuuti* ( id service of the (Episcopal church, >f which tho bride is a member j Miss Rose, in her wedding dress >f white orgaudie, made a lovely )ride. She looked as sweet as ler namesake of Nature The | eremony being over, guests, after dfering their congratulations, were invited to partake of a loant iful repast. The bridal :ouple left soon afterward by pri-i rale oonve\ance foi Chester, on onto for Rockingham, N. C., j win re the honeymoon will bo .pent. The groom is certainly to >e congratulated, as Miss W ill;* ? an ostiin ible young la I \ of uteri uj^ ciiiirucier. incite who know I i9i most intimately appreciate i?r inie worth. Mr. Covington a a younnr man of excel Ion t taabi t* ind prominent in Lancaster busi- | ie?a circles. May the journey ?o uupiciously be^un he one of : outlier happine-s to both. This >apjr extends to the happy pair U hearty congratulations. We indersUnd that ther will make heir future koine at Lain-aster, v (J Rewards Offered. ! The governor has offered the following reward*: Kfty dollars for the capture and conviction of Willie Williams, of Inmpton county, charged with LMOultnnd battery with intent to! till and gambling. One hundred dollars for the jarty who burned tho residence of f C Young, of Florence. Sunday Labor. The Attorney General Gives Hi* Opinion on the Question Raised by the Mill Tows Preach#'* Columbia, April 9 In response to the letter of a minister from s mill town the Attorney General gives th following opinion on the question of Sabbath labor: Hear Sir: Your letter of the 2nd instant came duly to hand. Tl : ? -L? ! - infirm \ mi !?i?in "ihp mncniuisis in (Mir tiiiIIh hr?* eithei nipiired or allowed to (to si.ch repair work on en^inea, boilers, ?te., as can not he done while the mill is running, on Suailav * * and ask the ({Mention, 4*('an ihe company j ?r machinists he prosecuted and punished hy law for doing such wink a* I have mentioned?" Replying, I would mv tint I see hv section 385 of the criminal code all tradesmen, art i licers, workmen, laborers and other persons whatsoever who do or exercise anv worldly lahor, business or work of their ordinary callings upon the Lord's dav or any part there of (works of necessity or charity oll'v excepted), v h ? 11 for every such offense forfeit th- sum of $100 This has been in force since 1712 and is still thp law of the "state. In 1 si?(> th* lej?i>lature passed mii act providing, in addition t<> the penalti"- prescribed against tli** clusa of persons mentioned in the section above quoted, that "?nr coi poration. company, firm or person wh.? ? hall order, require or direct any work to t>e done in an\ machine shop or shops on inndax, except in case *?f emergency, .-hall, upon conviction, he deemed ipiltx ??f a misdemeanor and shall be fined in a sum of not. less that $100 nor more than $500 for e?ch offense " (Acta 1800, p. 100.) This covera the law to 1/n found in our statutes relating to the subject of inquiry. You will note that the machinist may be indic'nd and, if found oniltv, punished under section !>85. provided the work which he performs is not of necessity or charity. The question of necessi tv or charity is one ?>f fact to he pa-a d upon l?v tit? jury in jne triil of the case and no lawyer can foretell what the verdict will tie in a oiven rnse. As to the liability of the cotton mill to punish, this must he found, if it exists at all, in the act of 1881) This being a crimu al act must be strict Sv construed in favor of liberty and it must appear that the offending corporation has violated tin* letter of tin" same bo-" fore a conviction can lie sustained It will lie observed that the work prohibited is the "work to be done in any machine shop or snop* l >tiOMai the work alleged to be ordered, required and so forth to be Hone in a machine shop, tho enrp ration, company, firm or person so ordering, etc., is not liable to the penalty pre scribed in the act. The act. even in the instance* prohibited, ex cept* from liability to punish* men t I a Ivor, etc., performed "in cases of emergency," as in eases of "necessity or charity" thje question of "emergency" i* like- i wise to he settled by the verdict j of a jnrv, it being a question of fact. To T -e ITeaf, A rich lady cured of her l)eaf? noss itnd Noises in the Head hy | Dr. Nicholson's Artiticial Kar Drums, gave $10,000 to his Institute, so that deaf people unable to procure the Kar Drums may have them fiee. Address No. 111)07 The Nicholson Institute, 870, Ki<rth Avenue, New York, U S A. 6m. ?$ 4 The One Day Cold Cure. For cold in the brad and ore throat uac Ma* Bsotl'R Chooolataa i,fmatirr ^atmac, tba " OtB Ha) Cold Caen." r <# Protest Aprainst the F>tahli?hment of a Dispensary at Rock Hill. Special ?> The State Rock Hill, April 10. ? A masa meeting of those citizens who are opposed to the establishment of a dispensary here wae held in the armory hull esterday afternoon It wan well attended, there beinpr present about 150 people, perhaps half of whom were voters. Capt. Iredell .Jones was the first speaker and he offered a set of reaolutiona which condemned the movement toward a dispensary and urged n united effort to prevent the estab lishment .Short talks were made bv the ministers of the eitv, Maj. .lohn K Lond(?n nnd others in favor of the resolutions, whnh were adopted A committee whs ap pointed whose dntv will tie to scrutinize the list of voters of the eitv and to visit persons favorable to the establishment of a dispensary and to endeavor to per-usde such persons that such establishlishment would be harmful to the eit\'s welfare In today's Rock Hill Herald is published 11 list of 557 ladies of the city who protest a ainst the establishment of a dispensary here 'V*il I u>nn flio ? i r ""v " For two years ho suffered intense^ ly. Then the host doctors urged amputation, "hut," he wr'tes, "I used one bottle of Electric Bitters and 1 1 2 boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve and my let! was sound ami well as ever." For Eruptions, Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Sores and all blood dis orders Electric Bitters has no rival on earth. Try them. Crawford Bros and ,J F Mackoy & Co., will guarantee satisfaction or refund money. Only 50 cents. Subscribe to The Ledubb ii i mail IIID VlllUM , Clemson College, April 10.? Senator R R Tillman will deliyer the litetarv address, and tha Rev I> N McLaughlin of Chester will preach the sermon ut the commencement exeicses in June. Senator Tillman's reputation ns an orator is national, while Mr. McLaughlin is recognized as one of the ablest ministets in the State. Dr Hartzog has returned from Charleston whither be went to make arrangements for the Clem* son exhibit at the exposition He was surprised at the progress that has been made on the work at the exposition grounds, and withal hud a delightful trip Exploding Boiler Kills Two Men. Norfolk, Va , April 10 ?At an early hour this morning the boiler at the plant of the Builder*' Manufacturing company blew up and wrecked the building. Two men were killed and several in^ jured. The dead: W S Harrell, night watchman; Turner Battler, col. The cuu&e of the explosion is uir know n. Fortunately the day force of 35 men had not gone to work. Th'e plant is located in Hnntersville, a suburb of the* city. Horrible Suicide. Waco, Neb , April S?Guy Ander*on committed suicide \e* terday by adopting peculiarly shocking means. He wrapped barbed wire about himself, tied tna wire to a post at a straw rack, ignited the striw and cut his throat, dying in horrible agony. Mr. Peter Marshall Brown defeated Dr. R .1 Brevard in the Democratic primary Tuesday for mayor of Charlotte. II K K <.f'T h is in a Twelve years ago ,i W Sullivan, of Hartford, Conn., scratched his log with a rusty wire. infiunii mation and blood nninonin?r in Ad English Fortune. VVife of the Governor Said to he One ef the Heiru. V A letter he* been received in this city waving'that Mrs Mc Sweeney, wife of the governor of South Carolina, is among the heirs entitled to a fortune of one bun di ed and fortv-nine millions of > doduts in England. This fortune' is to ?jto to the heirs of Governor' Moore of colonial time*. 1700 to 1 1720, mrid Mra. McSwttn?*v and several other* in thin State are descendants of that official, ami the family tree has been vary ! well preserved. What stcpn will j he taken by the heir* in this State j after confeence with one another! remains to base n -The State. , | Dispensary Rob Sari Special to The State Darlington, April 9?The dispensary at thin place tva* robbed on Saturday night. It is evident from all information thHt can he obtained that the entrance was made by putting a boy through the *k> light of the backdoor He must ha*a then let in the confederate* by opaning a window. About $20 wan stolen, and one flask of whiskey wan found outside of the building The man in charge has 1 he confidence of everyone in Darlington, and tha?e is uo doubt that the robbery was committed. Late Saturday afternoon a Confederate note of the denomination of $20 m? passed on Pearle street ?. nun gui * pair or horn and $18 50 in silver in change. Of course the merchant lost that amount. Hut the case ha* been put in ths hands of the police, in the hope that the thief, foi he in nothing lepa, will he discovered. |{ \ OI\0. KOAItlXKI.OOI) Washed down a telegraph line which Chas. C. Ellis, oi Lisbon, la , had to repair. "Standing waiat deep in icy water," he wiites, "gave me a terrible cold and cough, it grew worse daily. Finally the best doctors in Oaklaud, Neb., Sioux City and Omaha sa;d I had Consumption and cmld nut live. Then 1 began using Dr. king's New Discovery and was wholly cured by six bottles " Positively guaranteed for Coughs, Cold# and all Throat and Lung troubles by Crawford Bros, and #1 F .Vlackey & Co Price 50c and $1.00. ???u? ? w | The Pension Board is to Meet Aguin on the 22nd. I ? | The State board of pensions is 1 tr> meet again on the 532(1, l>y which time it hope* to have from the several county hoards the papers returned to each of them for revision and further explanati.?n^ At this meeting it is prop >*ed to finally act on all petitions and proceed to pro rate among the veterans of tbr State the uppropistion for the veterans. It 's important, therefore, that each county hoard send in before that into ench petition that has l>sen returned to it, far further iofor~ < mation. ? The State. North Carolina Holocausts I' Raleigh, April 8. ? A carefully kept list of the deaths reported by tire in this State shows that for the five months ended April 1 there were no fewer than 60. Of these 17 ware (*i'n?n ?<) sq ^.u:i ? - ? - ? n.v/??.? MUM T U l/UII dren. The most horrible feature is that in camss of the children . niont had been locked in their j houses by parents who had goae to work or to risit, and so perished miserably in the ruins of their homes. Yet the list is not complete. I I Married on Her Deathbed. Concinnati, O , April 8 ? Detective Fred Hava of Chicago and Mia* .leanett* Ethos of Chicago were married here today under peculiar circumstances. Miss Ethos c*nif here a week ago to prepare for the wedding at the residence of her M*ter in the citv. She whs taken *uddenl\ ill with the grip ued it whs thought she would die on Saturday Haves wa? notified and arrived yeater day The mat Huge licence was secured today and the ceremony p rformed while Miss Evans whs on her deathbed Tho scene with the weeping family about the bed w n? ?r ry pat hot ic Soon after the ceremony Miss Evans began sinking The hride died at 1 -3d p to The ceremony was performed at 6 a m When *We wns sinkie^ about 1 o'clock he took her in his arms and soon after >die breathed her lust. McCloy (lets Six Years. t Special to Greenville News. Charleston, S. (J , April 8 ? George P McCloy was today sentenced in the U. S. Circuit court to six years in the penitentiary. McCloy was a pension agent who was shown to have been engaged in swindling the Federal govern ment for years. HOW'S TH IS I We otter One Hundred Hollars Reward for any case ? < a<arrh that cannot he cured hy Hali'e Calitirh ( life. f" J HRNEY &i i? Pro|w, Toleoo, O We ihu undersigned have Wn >wn F J Siien ?y f r ti.e la -i 15 yearn, and believe luiii i" rfeolly boiK-rablo in ail business iraiiH'kotiona ami ttnaiiciul'y Hbe'ofrryoii" h. v ub >ga: ioun made by t'feir tirin West* ikuax. Wiiobsa < Diuggi-t. 1 III. >fl. I) WAUOINQ, K.INNAV .U. MAKVIPT Wiii>leaa>e D-Uirgis's. Toledf>, O, Hai 's ' atari li i ure i- lukeu Int rnally. acting<Iuh ny no- the blood a ?d mucoiif HurlaO s of dm system. Pri *e, 75o |?ei uotde ?M by ail I)? u g'-t# i liaaoiiiitnf.ee. Ha i's Fihiii Pit - ?re > <*. best THIS WAY. .lust received a cur mud ot Columbia ami Jewel Buggies. 'lop and open, all the different kinds . of springt* and eolors These buggies are beyond doubt the nicest and best wearing that we have handled We huve also a large lot of Buggy Harness, from $6 00 to $18 00 per set. Plow and Wagon Bridles, from the cheapest to the best. We still sell the best Mules and Horses for the least money of any other dealers in the up country We have a number of extra good Harness and Saddle horses. Our livery outfit is the best aud we can always furnish a nice turnout at very reasonable rates. ('onie and see us. f* I 3 f? 0k "*? f> ELLIfc i i CRAWFOW J H Cook Ss., R& ;KKT STORES, (Opposite Catawba House.) We can save you from 10 to 25 per cent, on the dollar. Wo have no store rent or clerk "lire to pay. Our motto is small profits, 10 to 20 per cent.?no more, no less Call and examine our small stock of notions. Dry Goods and Shoes and you will he surprised at the bargains. Also we have opened a PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY in connection with our st ?re and are prepared to do first class work. Come and have your pictures t*r- - - - immu. ?*? guarantee satisfaction. Card size, 6 for 75 cents. Small size, G for 35 cents. Small Cabinet,6 for $1.25. Large Cabinet, 6 for $1.50 or $2.00 per dozen. v. W UOOK fit Co. T? Oar* Constipation Por*??h Toko C?scareU Candy Cathartic. Me orlk k C C. a (all to cure, drawlaM rafuad nm