The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, January 01, 1902, Image 1
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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
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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
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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.
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11'<I of Kxvo!ie:ie
i* Goods Vt ? . w
W 4" a ? ?* tn
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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.!
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Floating Faco Dovraward in tbo:
Pasquotank Rivor. Vordict of *
tbo Coronore Jury.
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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
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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
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'ALL. GrO
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(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."
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Prisoners Break Saluda Jail. !
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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.