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/ ^ 1 t, > ? " '. ^ -*'*? i ?v ifi .*1A i \ i) A > I fci <?, ' ,?>. ; * ft U K Y I 1902 \<>. ?T"i - SPliE] Our High Standi of Oiii Prices Lower Th Notwithstanding the improv< Lower Prices than ever before. CHEAP. Our buyer made a great Marvelous Values. Caught on the we have set the town ablaze at Thrc Dress Goods a W Beauty Lancaster has never conta nc Fabrics, Plain Cloth the Best Seller Broad Cloth, Coverts, Venetions, Serges and Granitier in every desirf Skirtings at 50c a yard. Beautifu Dots as well as the plain colors; S street and evening wear. Struck It Bicli a Clea 13 pieces 45-inch all-wool oil at $1 for dress pattern of 0 yards T A N r r j-j n 11 vj r Biof Up With Dynamite. By Telegraph to The Daily News. r Columbia, S. C., Dec. 28.? The general merchandise store of G. W. Ragndale, at Richburg, Cheater county, was blown up with dynamite Thursday night. The destruction was complete. 1 Several young men who had ' sleeping rooms above the store 1 were out visiting and so escaped, ? .There is ne clue to the miscreant, i Bloodhounds fallowed the trail for 1 some distance, but were baffled. 1 yg* Subscribe to The Ledoe f - t aiuf uie | Blight! It is a sad thing to see fine \ f-nt trees spoiled by the blight, t \ u can always tell them fron: ' t j rest. They never do well J r rwards but stay small and j sickly. i It is worse to see a blight 5 strike children. Good health 1 is the natural right of cMldren. Hut some of them don't get j r their rights. While the rest i grow big and strong one stays small and weak. ^ Scott's Emulsion can stop , that blight. There is no reason why such a child should f stay small. Scott's Emulsion j is a medicine with lots of 1 strength in it?the kind of 1 strength that makes thing i grow. ? Scott's Emulsion make;- ' children grow, makes them cat 1 makes them sleep, makes then play. Give the weak child ; chance. Scott's Emulsion wil make it catch up ^ This picture represents the Trade Mark of Scott's | Emulsion and is on the . wrapper of every bottle. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNK, 409 Pearl St., New York. ] 50c and $t. all druggists. ffDI 11'<I of Kxvo!ie:ie i* Goods Vt ? . w W 4" a ? ?* tn I an or Many Years.'; sd quality of our goods we quote ' oods bought C11KAL' eau be sold ( hit this season; cooped in some ( fly 6,000 yards Ni.?o Kinhroi icics e Cents a yard. onder of and Clieai>i!tvss. d such a Choice (' l'^ioii <?f i" s. "We are sh wir?'* 1 *-'' v >. Melrose, Caahm res, . , ible color. borne splendid I! uvv 1 Waist Flannels in Sttipes ;ui 1 , ilks in all the New Weaves for t nd med un the Lot. k finish Jaquaeds, in nice styles, ; 34 pieces all-wool double-fold ISTER Ribbed of $6,000. Two Georgia W?m?n Who Lired Alene Relieved of Their llnad of Gold. Augusta, lia, Dee. 2S.? A ipaeial to The Chronicle fraui Washington,Ga, says: fh . Misses iattls, twa elderly ladies 'iving it Harnett Jimction, on the Wash -: agton branch of the Georgia | {ailread, were rebbed at au early ( tour thia morning of $6,000 in | jold. When the robbers entered , be heuse the women, hearing a soise, investigated, lighting a amp. The robbern ('ashed a hicWet of celd water on the one lolding the lamp and overawed hem. An alarm was raised and vhen help arrived the robbers >ad fled after rifling a trunk conaining the above-named amount. The women lived alone in the | souse. Several previous attempt* ' save been made to rob them durng the last few months. A few veeks ago an entrance was made n the heuse and the trunk car* ?ied out in the yard and rifled, .he wen Id-be thief getting no nnney. The ladies believe the robbers were white men, having recognised one ef them, they say. Disastrous Fire at Bish^pville. Special te The State. | BishopriHe, Dec. 39.?A disastrous fire occurred here thig soraing about 3 o'clock. The arge grocery etore of Q. O. Rogers, the dispensary aad the iters of J. B. Kelly was totally lostroyed with all their contents. The fire was discovered in the dispensary but origin is unknown. Tnese were all brick buildings irected a few years ago. J. B. Kelly's insurance en stock is $2,* >00, on store $1,000, loss ft,000; i. O. Rogers' insurance on stock 12,300, loss $3,000. The dis oensary and (J. O. KogarB1 store1 pras tha property of T. S. Jay of Sumtar. Tha atock af liquors in tha dispensary was inaurad for $1,500. O. 11. R. . SPIiAY "6 c '-rtatl) ImpnM ,#? rinr to an> Ui Showing a > Brocodins, beautiful colors, at 75 ce 100 pieces faid-wide dress Plaids stacked on the bargain counter at 10 vard-and-n-half wide, the $1 kind, a gains is a 1??t of fleece-lined Flannelc slipping them in at 5 cents to clincl [ uses of standard Calicoes at a low p Some Soft Snaps Blanl 10-4 Cray cotton Blankets, t (iood ?r? av wool mixed, the $2 00 Ic v.' ii wool Blanket* the $3 50 kind t > 5 00 t:i <1 for *3 00. Comilfcrt at vli and $L 25. A few real down Wholesale House closing out, we*sc colored h d spreads at a big diactnni flic benefit. Come quick before Hie Clothing Better 1 Prices Lo^ Our guaranteed $5 Suit* ard ship. They make our customers gli have never seen anything to equal tl MERC Miss Nell Cropsij's ' Body Found at Last.! ? Floating Faco Dovraward in tbo: Pasquotank Rivor. Vordict of * tbo Coronore Jury. ] Elizabeth City, N. C., Dec. 27. ^ ? Five weeks of mystery and ( speculation as to the faie ef Miss Nellie Cropsey terminated today * at 10 o'ch ck when the body of ' the missing girl was found in the river opposite her father's home. ' The body was descovered by J. D Stillmaa, a fisherman, wh# was returning from his night's fishing 1 trip. (Jpea discovering that the * floating object was the b dy of a youag girl he immediately notified , the committee and Coroner Fear. ^ ing had the body brought to the shore. When found the body was floating face downward. All the wearing apparel was in tact with the exception of the rubber which * Nell wore on the night of her * disappearance, and that was miss i?g . ; ] With the exception of some ( slight discoloration of the face the body was in a state of good pre- * serration and little decomposed. ' The body was easily identified aa that of Nell Cropsey by all who bad knewa bar in life. Tka spat where tha body was faund bad baan dragged several timas siaca bar disappaaraaca, but with aa ( rasult. ) Graat crowds ara assemblad in front of tha academy of music bai'ding whara tha jury is id aaasioa and graups can ba saan on almost every street earner discuss ing tha affair but making no manifestations simply waiting for tha verdict of the juiy as to whether \ tha girl mat with faul play or committed suicide. Anticipating that trouble may ba brewing far young Wilcox, tha nftfil ?>??? ?? i>-? ' 11 * ??. T wm U*TI UOOO CSIIOO out to Maintain ordor asd poaco i and to aoo that no Tiolonce ia of. forod Wilcox. By ordor of tho mayor all tho barrooms, in tho city haro boon cloood. . Wiloox hat boon romoTod from tho majorat ofiico, whoro bo hat boon sinco hi* F NEW I d. The Style ai le Formerly Cari tock ot Goods f" nts for dress pattern of 8 yards; j$5 i ; the 20 cents kind, have beoalwe cents; 14 pieces fine Broadcloth, you . 69 cents; one of our best bar- est ;ttes, always 10 cents, but we are a gi i trade. Picked up a couple of ver; n ice and they will go at 4 cents. in N kets and Quilts. Lie, be f 1 00 kind at 50 cents a pair. Fur ind at f 1 00 a pair. 25 pair fine i 1 at $2 50. Extra line all wool,J abl^s for everybody. Full sixes comforts at bargain prices. Big ooped in a great line of white and it. Our customers, as usual, get ^ y are all gone. Than Ever, a* ver Than Ever j lad marvels in quaiity and workman- Qui id and our competitors sad. We pan liem. The history of these famous got AJ TIL, irrost this aftsraoon, to tho county dri ail for his own protection, and a | fro itrong guard baa boon placod W< iround tho jail. 1 i THE VERDICT. j The Verdict ef the coroner's c bP lury- j < "We, the coroner's jury having been duly summoned end swern by Dr. I. Fearing to inquire whet t0 reused the death of Ella M. Crep- t^{ ley, de hereby report tkat from jc the invsetigatina made by three (la] physicians of Elizabeth City, sad j() Prow their opinion and also from cjj] 3ur personal observation, tkat ^ laid Ella M. Cropsey came to her ^ death by being stricken a blow on w-t the left temple and by bepig drowned in the Pasquotank river. R c Wo have not yet investigated nor beard any testimony touching as to who inflicted the blew and did ^ the drowning. We are informed , wi) that one James Wilcox is charg- i .jt id with same and is now in custe-, j#, iv. Wo recommend tkat invee* jtj1( ligation as to his or any one else's probable guilt be had by one or ^ morn magistrates in Elizabeth ol)] City township and that said Wi|- lib cox bo held to await said invosti- yy wil oui Charlotte, N. C., Doc. fl6.?A (jQ( special to The Obseryer from ^ Elizabeth City, N. C., says: "R. W. Turner, a mambor of tba Citizen*' cammittae, asserted teday that thay would hare sufficiant evidence to connect Wilcox with tha crima. Ha said: no * hu HOW IT WAS DONE. j " #Va knaw Miaa Cropaay wai un killad by a blow on tha haad with ^ a sandbag ar blackjack. If tha blaw waa strack whila aha waa oa Gf tba parch then har unconscious bu form was drag gad across tba lawn nil to tha rive*', snly a short distanca P1' away. If tba blow was struck on tha lawa wa ere convinced she was ^ inducad ta crass tha lawa by Wil- 9i\ cox and that wbila walking across sha was struck by him. Thara is another witness who may be called ft* upon to testify, it is R. F. Parkar, whs tald his wifa that night after Miss Cropsay disappeared that ha bad saan W ilcax f l~ 'ALL. GrO / (id Quality . ied in This Mh Second to Noik iuits is very simple. We struck i osppened to have it. 4 8 odd coi r choice for $2 50. Two lots all and reliable at $4 00 a suit. In "eat line. Our vest suits for littl If plinun 1 ? ew Style Jacke Jackets sire the popular garm jant line in correct lengths. We s ever brought to this market. 1 ur Millinery 1 ment Rush The success of our opening it o mil liners cant keep up with the ody delighted at the very reasons h class millinery this season. 11 out 400 psiirB Ladies line shoes i 50 will be closed out at 75 cents ies line shoes to select from "tl ality at $2 00, $2 50 $8 00. Ji its at 60 cents on the dollar. W >ds. Come to us for the best of < EjCOM igging a girl across the road in mt of the Wilcox residence. . will investigate that." m I Prisoners Break Saluda Jail. ! k- i i acial to The State. Saluda, Dec 25.?Jailer Gib* i was awakeued about 4 o'clock jtorday morning by Aleck Holn, a negro boy in jail, to lind it two of his prisoners, Jim nes and Henry Wilson, both rkies, had made their escape, nes was confined in a cell and lined to tha floor. In tha call tli him was Long, a negro iced in jail yesterday charged th murder. Wilson was on tho lingang and slept in the jail in jell with Holston. Neither of ? other negroes tried to escape. By means of fire Jones burnt ?floor sa as to allow him t* thdraw the staple which held n to the floor, then with the as' i tance of this staple ha removed i brick connecting hi* cell with it adjoining, where when he tared he found only tha one tside wall between himself and erty. Outside it is presumed LI son joined him, and together th the staple and stick they dug t the brick under the rear jail or. Leaping orer the high tee surrounding the yard thej re as%old, free as birde. TRESPASS NOTICE! All persons are hereby warned t to trespass by walking, riding, ntiug, cutting woed or trespass^ r in anyway on the lands of the dersigned, two.miles West ef an, knewn as the "Jasper Cunigham" and "Chafee" places, unded by the public road, lands D. A. Williams, J. 6. Funderrk, Lerey Springs, W. J. Cun-? igbarn and ethers. Also on my ice knewn as the J. P. Hunter ids, two miles Seuth of town, unded by J. L. Tillman, W. A. swell, the public road, and tiers. The law will be rigidly enforced 4. i _11 J; uiimt ?uj ?uu un [lerituDS ui?re-> rding this notice. W. B. PLYLER. Not. 21, 1901. . Cure Cold In Mead. Kermott'a Chocolated Laxative Quinine, eaay i take aad ^aick t* cure cold ia head and aere , ML I rket. e in' tike ?. ( . fi Jew that needed ;' ? idoii'-v and ats worth from .>0 ;<> UO, wool hurd iinis .,t.rs hon knee pants anils f . :>. w > lmvo c men are bcautie . p. ices its, Ca; ' r:v onts this Hens -n. v' o have im are allow np iho nicest lino of i necn rmigr. 11 ri . . > Depart edwilli i shown by the orders p iin?r up. in work in tf day an nigh: Kvoiblo prices at whirl, we a e selling argain shoe sale began ibis week, anging in prices from $1 25 to and $1 00. Two great lines of ie Imperial Shoe" and the Queen mt picked up sample lot linn's e arc headquarters for first class Bvervthing. PAN I Vast Go To Prison. Nephew of IetT Davis, New Over 70, Under Sentence for Aisen. Padding, Cal., Dec. "28.?Tha last bar hatwaan the *ut? prison and tha man who says na is a aphaw of Jefferson Duvis droppad today, whan naws wm* receivad of tka rafusul of the suprema court to grant a aew haariagto.J. W. P. Davis, undar ssntcnco of tan yaara for araan. Tha man, who ia paat 70, ha* given up hops and asks to ba taken to tha penitentiary at ant e. Ha haw been in jail hare thirtaau month*. 4<Joa" Davis ie a Southerner of high aducation and literary accomplishnseatw. Ilis lifa has hsen wreckad by liquor. He was a piaaaar newspaper man and has wielded wida influence in yaars gene by. Ila was a man of great spirit aad whan ua insult was of'fared a woman of his family ha shot tha offandar daad and was claarad. Davis has hald extensive mining intarasts. Oa a claim aaar Whiskey Town waa a barn. Ha sold it to a Chinaman and whila intoxicatad sold it again. 11a huraad tha barn to sattla tha niattar, hanca his pre* aat santanca. - The Court Unnecessary. Raleigh, N. C., Dec. i8.? While Got. Ayceck was signing an order for a special court at Northampton to try Peter Mitchell, a negro, for assaulting Mrs. Lucinda Mill, a white woman, a telegram came saying that citizens teok Mitchell frem jail at Jackson last night and lynched liioi. llOTICK. Having closed our business run by Elliott A Crawford, all parties indebted to them will find their notes and accounts at our office. Wo havo moved all their buggies, wagons, etc., to our stables. Remember the celebrated Columbia Buererv and Mitchell VTacron. This business is no.v closed up and all * parties indebted to them must ettle, as we cannot carry them. Lancaster Mercantile Company. Dr. Mcr'Nirvr Pr.ahtmhmro RI1EUMAriSU WEAK BACKS. At drotgtota only 25c.