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Local Matters (>>t.toa brought 8^ cents on this market yesterday . * * 4 ~t * 4 * ' ? i ' We are glad to learn that our old friend, llr. Jeff Sim? ?, af ih* Longsrille neighborhood, is recuperating fron hi a . fcent acrere pell of pneumonia. Married, by T W Secraat, N. P.'Feby, 2S, 1903, Mr. A. M. Hawaii, of Mathewe, N. (J., and Mra. M. ft. Hirer, ?f Pocrtitb, N C. AlM Married, by Her. ft. ,1. BUckwoe, Feby. 36, 1903, Mr. W\ C. Miaaoa aed Mra. Luciuda Small, ell of thia county. -f-fHeath Bpiiag* Alliance will ne'et Saturday March let at 2 e'aUck p. w. All neembere are requeated te be praaenl. Bueineaa ef importance. W. D. Hendrix, Sec. .f ? Hee. M. J. Hough, of Chesterfield, la apendieg a few days here with hie mother and fatuily on .Via wew > !? WW m f UVl^V AltlUI i HV IV^lll l?I V. Mr. !J. F. CI j bura returned from Atlanta Wednesday night and isperts his father better. Thn physicians arc now confident, that with no backset, ho will speedily recover. ! 1 i t ?! ?0? For rentl biicc 4-room boose on French Street. Apply to W. J. Cunningham. ? 4<, j On account of high water Her W. Vf. Ratchford eon id net fill bis last' appointment at Benlah ehnrcb and will preach tbere tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. 'ji ('.? "S . < . ? ' Mr.'T. IF. Secrest has boon reappointed, by tbe Governor, one of tbe board of Supervisors of Registration for Lancaster County. Miss Hannah Mobley, a student of Wintbrep College, spent from Friday to Tuesday with ber parents near Heath Spring. For rentl 1, 2 or 3 rooms, in Cataw ba House, separately or together. Apply te W. J. Cunningham. Mr. Horace Creighton of Columbia, formerly of this county, was married on Wednesday last _,by Her. Mr. Chandler, to Mrs. Lula Canthen of Heath Spring. They left at once for Charleston to visit the Exposition for a few days. They will return to Columbia where they will make their heme. Died, at his home in this county, Feby., 25, 1202, Mr. Geerge Haire, aged about 40 years. He leaves a widew and seven clildren. Mis remains were interred Thursday at Union Baptist ehurcb of which he was a consistent member. -*> A thief visited three hemes at the eetton mill Wednesday night till ctnlm ika aaalr'a oak iasr each. In two instancas tha clothes war# laft hanging an the liaes to dry, but in one thsy ware taken Iron tha waeh tuba. The hemes wera those af Mrs. George 8tarn ea, lira. Bali Adams and lira. Tana Aldrich. Tha following night Magistrate Caskay had thraa suits of underwear stolen froaa a line in tha back piazza of his hoarding house' wVich -only left him?Wall, wa eaa't say how many anils, far wa haraa't aaan him out since. ' ?l ? * U. 1 'HaA 1\? ? . . *! ll> U .?*? <?W??MW1 rfSr Overcoat*, Hats and Shoes at a sacrifice at Luncaster Mercantile Company's A desirable town corner lot for sale cheap. Apply to T. S. Carter. Wanted Two gentlemen boarders. For terms apply to Mrs. E. D. Tillman, Lancaster, S. C. a . ? - - Muses Hab?l and Mary Ardery of Fartlfill, S. C., ara the jaeRtR ??f Mr*. T. M. Hugbea. I V ' uy Mi?R Raiaaa Duncan of Heath Spriaga ia riaitiag at Mra. Joha A. Coak a. -* * A a advance af 35 par ?ent ia firainsurance rate* baa haaa ordered by all the fira insurance coanpaniaa. For Sale or Kent ! Tbe Cloud residence?ten rooms ? corner of I Arch and French Streets. Apply to T. S. Carter. Mesar*. W. P. McCullough and B. F Joaes bare haea faaating high this weak. At ana abot each the formar killad three wild tur-. kaya and the latter two, at the vka falls lost KitnrJav Hamilton, Mr*. Mary McKee, Mint* Hannah Smith, Mine With, erepeon, Mies Mary Lowary care laaac Barnes, Mr. Walker liead, Mr. Billie Juraat, J. M. Oilmore, Monroe Potts, Barclay Jahnaton. Bella Nance, f*. M. Lancaster, S. C. py Pay one year in advance . lor The Ledger and list us send you the Home and Farm fiee for eae year. ? ?- ?V +-? Mr. R. H. DeLaney, of the Pleasant Val ley seetiea, hau sold hi* plantation and will start for Arkansas nazt Tuesday merning with his family. Ha will carry two servants with him. Wa jaia his friends iu tha wish that ha may ha happy and prosparous ia his naw haaie. Mr. W. E. Perdue, of tbe Jack sankaaa section, who at oaa tima tkeught of moving to town, has ahsadanad tka idaa and will mora to tha Plaxco placa several miles North of tawn. J If any subscriber has wood that he ekpects to haul the editor on subscription this would be a good lime to bring it. Mrs. T. J. Strait was summenad ta Richburg lust Wednesday on account >f tha serious illness ofker sister, Mrs. Lizxie Nisbet, wife of Mr. (.J. (i. Misbet of that placa. A phoae massage Thursday an* nouncsd Mrs. Nishet's death and Dr. Strait want ever to attend the funeral. Mrs. Nishet was about 50 years of ass and was twice married She leaves her husband aad one son, Rev. Joseph Moffet, by her first husband, en# brother and two sisters surviving her'. She was a member of the A. K P. church and an excellent ehristaia lady. At the ilaileGold Mine Sunday Mr. Thes. Adams aad Bill Clyburn, colored, nto a dispute about some money aad Mr. Adams fired both barrels of a denble barrel shot gun at the negro. One lead took effect in front of the right shoulder, about halfway between the nipple and collar hone, aad may prove fatal. The other load jnst graved the leftaido. The negro is attended by Dr. L T Gregery, the Mine Physician.?Kershaw Era. i * II ? . u? Letters advertised for the week epdiag March 1st, 1909. , Mrs. Annie McPea, Mrs. B. A. R. Sad Daath of* Yaung Man. Mr. ^urinap Lowry, aaeond *on f Mr. 1?. M. Lawr.y of 'I^axahaw, died at kia fatkai'a kaaia laat r v Tutaday pnerning after an ulnaaa f only four op fivo days of pneumonia. Ha was abaut SI yaara i IV| 4 i f ago, *a* highly thought of ia hi* cwmnunity, and waa idolized by his paraata. Hi' rcmaisa were iaterrad at Taxahaw aa Wednesday. The entertaiament of the Ckiquota Club, under the management of Col. J. J. Dargau, which waa to havo coma off bora laat night, has been postponed antil next Friday eight, 7th iust. A private letter froai the editor of the Camden Messenger states that we can certainly in ake no mistake in urging tke public of this common . ity te attend this entertainment, it wna given at Camden Thursday aight and so antertaiaing and instructive waa it that Col. Dargaa waa urgad, and consented to ra~ peat it there next Wednesday aight. Prominent citizens were ee thoroughly enthused that they are arranging that ne pupil of tha rh*nl shall atin it n arannnt n i not havisg the small admission faa. As stated in our 'ast issua wa ? ? * ? ^ hope the talent of oar eister tewo r . . .?<? . ... > < .. f KumUr will hs greeted witk a large audience kara. Mrs.' J. C. Rica and Mrs. Haynes, af Philadelphia, Pa., are the guests af their friend, Hiss Clara Barratt Strait, at tkis plaaa. Death of Col IprinfV Mother Tuesday evening Col. Springs received a telegram from Charlotte sussmoning him to the hedside of kis mother. He and Mrs Springs left at ones and reached Charlotte that night. Thursday morning a telegram announced her death and the doors of tka mercantile estahnant, in whiak Cel. Springs in largely interested, ware closed and remaiaed closed during the day. Yesterday's Charlotte Observer states ths cause of her death was rheumatism of the heart and that she had bean ill since last Friday, ker condition becoming serious on Tuesday. Further the Observer mow* ? 1" Mrs. Spring was a daughter of the late Judge B. B Bixter, of Hancock county, Ga., and was horn at the B.ixter h raastea<i,neur Sparta, Feby 15, 1826. She was married to Col. A. Baxter Springs Feb. 15, 1850, and after her marriage lived with her husband, at his plantation at Springfield, ia Yerk county, until 1875, when she came to this city, and resided here until the time of her death. Her husband died in 1886. Five sons* and one daughter survive the deceased. These are Mr. Bli B. Springs, of this city; Mr. R, A. Springs of New York; Mr. Alva C. Springs, of Kl Reno, Oklahoma; Mr. Brevard D. Springs of Charlotte; Col. Leroy Springs, of Lancaster, S. C., and M rs. John M. Scott, of Charlotte. With the exception of Mr. Alvs C. Springs all of these were with the deceased before the end came. Miss Elizabeth H. Baxter, a sister, and the only ether surviving relative, is in Burope. Mrs. Springs was known to almost everybody ia this city and was beloved by a large circle of friends. She had much strength of character, and being in touch with the lives of many peeple, shewed always sympathetic interest. She did, unestentatiously a great deal of good; harbored kindness, and he*- Christianity was pracVicat and beae$ciol. She was by birth, apd ever in personality, a pronounced type of the Southern woman,< the Southern lady. Naturally, and by ereed, she enspha^ifed family love, birth ties, and was notably f no in this relation. Tragedy and Romance Are Here Entwined. R t . t , i,. .. 5 ' ' White Man and Negrb Hanged in Aahe>il!? for Burglary. A c* Lot# Story With a Hero. *1 ki Aahewille, A! C.. Feb. 2?.? *' ' t< Dudley Jehnaen and Ben Foster ^ ware hanged here today at 12:30 ^ for burglarj. The bodiei were given a ehnrch burial during the ifUmoon i f ? SJ Burglary at aight in North u Carolina it a capital offence and b today's executions were the final Bi chapter in a rata attended bv many V exciting incidents, in which a tl fiance came to a hospital and Cl married the man the burglars ii were believed to have wonoded to it the death, and who?e bravery h called forth a letter of praise from tl Emory Smith, at that time post- n matter general. Fenr men coaspirtd to rob the h combined postoffiee and store si kept bv Samuel Aleaandei at y Emma, a little hamlet a few miles d distant frem Asheville, on the A night ef Feb. 1, 1901. h Alexander was called te the 01 doer under pretext of baying *' groceries and at the point of a re. velver was searched and disarmed. Be was then forced te open the safe. Dudley Johnson (white) and Foster (colored) were innide the ~mA l? -l A.#? y_U:1-\ I Y ?*m mm\A i%us?vi vinirv ^ wunr I I and Harrv Mills (colored) war? guarding the outtirie. Johnson was holding a revolver at Alexander's kead when bis altentiea was distracted momentarily. Like | a Hash Alexander seized the revolver and snapped it at Johasnn. They grappled and it was not until Alexander had been shot twice " and lepeatedly stabbed that be J lost oensciousness Citizens were J attracted by the shooting and the burglars ran. Later they $ were eaptnred and removed to Charlotte for safe keeping. Kor I ! weeks Alexander, the hero, ling j eied at death's door. In the | meantime his fbtncee went to hitu and they were married. The people made lip a purse for them. The postmaster general wrote Alexunder a personal letter thank- i i ing him and expressing the high- " est m?1 miration for his bravery, i The four men were Convicted of ^ hurglary and condemned to die on Augns' 6. Gov. Ay cock was be- . sieged with petitions for clemoney 1 { from all parts of the United States > | apd finally a short time ago commuted the sentence of Gates and ^ Mills to imprisonment for life. j | Treasurer Notified of Kxtension 1 County Treasurer Cauthen has ^ received the following notice from the oflice of the Comptroller General in Columbia, dated Feby. ' { 4'The General Assembly has by 1 joint Resolution extended the time for the payment of taxes 1901 i I without penaltv to March 31st, 1908. After that date, you will < collect the deliequent taxes with J the addition of 10 ner rent oensl- I iy for IS days before issuing ex- , eeutions. ! Yours rsrj troly, I , J. P. Derhaus, \ Comptroller General.''' ? TRESPASS NOTICE. j All persons are hereby warned 1 not to trespass in any manner ou [ my plantation situated in Buford Township, Lancaster, county, and bounded as follow*: jSorth by lands of T. L. Dester, East by Lynche'a Craak, and lands of Alrin M assay, South by lands of Alvm Massay, and Weal by the Threat Notch road, the an no a being known as the Elijah Walters homo place. Any .poreon will tj%?presecuted to Up foil ox- H tent of tke^psf Joremah and ? ry offonoo. H. Hinos. This March 1st, 190*. -lw. A Vary Sad Drowning. oclr Hill HarnM. ?oidav morning a littl ^ < olnrticcoMpitnwl t>v bin -i-tar, t lildtan of Wa Kanaadv, ri)actiral\ 9 and 7 \n?ra, wi ra nt Wr thrir roo'hrr t?> u *t?ra ?rnt?a Fi?'<inir Cra*k. td?r > acctniphoh thair \ ilia> ad to CI'OkH the It'fcK mi n '"i?g >ot- log n f>! w feet helo y tli? -ot H l Corn**!) h null The chi'diea cms-ad lowing ifely in ^."ing to the stor-, not poll then return lfe>\ bed?teryl undleti and t hu? lmaip*''rd ?h?v lapped upon tha loy hwn-t i?h*rid. Vhen hI>001 the center of th?* le little girl lout h*r t? dance, areuncd ami finally fell h'-xt-lmg ito the ere*k, hor body dnap ) 'er )g at one* The hoy did -]i in is power to hold the little gi I no ia log, tint perch* d us he * ? lis ' t the pm iwr to do ho Whan tha hoy cached tee ank a saw his nister'ahody ris* ? the nrfnca of the enter ah? 01 75 arda below tha footing He ran own tha creak, hoping to *?e of id ta har, tint 'ha only p?rt. of r bady he arer saw again was na foat. It lose ahoy# rh?- */iter beut 75 yard* below wher?- lie ?d saan the body rise. . a e? i . ; ( Fira man were killed and two lortally injured by a collision on la Auburn branch of the New ark Cantral railroad Wedaea?7 CASTOR! A For Infanta and Children. Ija KM Y* Han Alaays BwgM ' HEW MARKET! Wo sell Nice Round Steak and musage for 10 eta. per ponnd. Giro us a trial. We will' ilease ><>u. Phone No. 12. Yours io serve, KNIGHT & SINCLAIR. Feb. 201 b, 1JJ(?2. ?wwi ?i. *err# icnuinc tamped C. C. C. Never aatd la ba% Beware of the daakr wba trie* to tel " ometMnf iaat as lood." Sold Out All the $1.50Sets, hnvc some P2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 ones loft. Hem] Stones, Tablets an1 Menu nents from Vermont, Georgia Italy Quarries. Call or write. Pricewill please yon. A.J.McNirch, LANCASTER, S. C. ' STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF LANCASTER. By hi*. D Joikh, Esquire, Probate Ju-'Ke. Wiiehkap W P. I . Porter t'lerk tf < onrt made suit to me. to kr?nt liiru Lettera of Administration of 1?? tereMc* ?><al<? siul effect* < f vVyi ft Duren. deceased, Thkmk akk tiikhrkohr io i'i c arol t iiiioni-h all ami the *on u ?r the (innred a .d t'rediUtM of tho ?aid Wylle R. i>uren, d^cea-ed that th?\v ) Hii?l appear before mo in Hie four. >f Probate, to tie held at Luncnetcr, 0. H . !s. C , on th 7lh day of Match :exl after publication th* reof. a' I) iVlock ?i? the 'o.'Stioin, tustniw caitHtf, f any they have, why Lite said Ad ntniatratiou should not tie grouted. Qitkn wfcter mv H md and -teal h|a 23d day of Jammn Ann.' iJctnini 9 >2. . w 1 UMAP. L> jonfx, J* Judge of Prohate mmmm MHHUMAdilNAti to write for oar cor" ' ntiel letter before pjrlnf for 'bete it - be worth mow/. We proatpUy ?y and Foreign pa m MMnMbMntuss-jeK or photo ad4 wo ootid en IMMEDIATE ohorgee ere eniybe- Try we ... I tWlCT A Cfe,mt * PMMM IdMJfEPi^' r r ?* US. Pat?t Mba.WaMMtfa, PC. Phone 117 WHKN Yor WANT NiC| -FRESH MEATE.J. Mathis & 1 nnpaiiy. Proprietors ? 1 Corner Market. i mm t mm ?. ? *, < ntiiBTii ran . s, l,l >pii V. 00 II! IJir; ! W QillTlR ^ ffltS! ill WAIT (jett*-rui 1>? j' ii.teiii. 'Mifilult; KUV. ) hi Ifttli, 10#. < e 8<Ht II IIIH'M) 32. iS 34 No. M I LKAVKN. m hi mil > 4 hi 2 mh 1'tiermiil City t 2i?n '1 A9f ttuUjerioriJiou i' iih 3 &tf Forest City mooa 3 Henrietta 1?? 20a 4 ltt? >bel?>y ftia 0 Oiji J*Htierso.i Bpg 1 OS * 6 I JR? A Hill lv? Hlacksbmg ' I 30a rt 4ft* I.K4TN8. Bluckabwrg 11 3ft p Hickory Hro?e I2t?*p 9 l<)a YinLviiie i Hi, 10 20a Kock Hill l iO|i 1 ifti < alnwi>a Jet 1 HOp 2 40p liiveiutile I 4.?p H 10, Lai CM?ter 'J 05 H 50p rie.it ti -spri ga 2 HOu 4 4up *K lahuw 2 42p ft 30p Westville 3 17p 0 00i? a KKI V Kfi, Miiuien -t i"? * KO " ' J' " NOKTIl Roll NI) Leayks. N II N<> 85. No *# Laily U'Milell S 30a 12 lup VVeHtviile 9 3<)a It 4flp Kerabaw 10 50a l oh ti<-iitli Springs II 3<>a 1 40y uiicaeter 12 '-'Op 2 t Aji &iVvi->Kle 12 4 >p 2 Aflb Catawb t Jet 2 45p 2 4Ap Boca Hill 4 Oop 3 f?H Yoikville 5 20p S 3dp Hickory Grove 6 03 4 IMp Akuivms. Blnck?d<urg 6 50p 4 I. ha v K8 Kluckabipg 4 49p Palieraon ftpg 8 30a 5 Itfy .Slieib? 0 25a 5 2H . Henrietta 10 50a 04p Korest ? iiy 11 2Ua 22* Kutherfoidlun II 4->a 6 S7j? Tbermal City 12 30a 7 Otp A KKIVBB. Marion 1 20p 7 8#p GAFFNEY BRANCH. aorTHnouNP. No. 14 rso. Mu Ia U A V K8 GatToey 10 40a 6 Cherokee Falls 11 00a 5 5H tl aJk^Trg 11 20a 6 1?? noktil bound. No. 15. Ne. IS. Leaver. HIhcUIM-U g 4 30p 3 5%. i.e <?k* e K.?l'e 4 60p 9 lis A KIVKS. Hattney 5 10p 9 1*20 Minute* for <11 oner. Note ?Traina Noa 32 and 83mm i operated daiIV ! Ttaiiif S.*. 34 35. 11, 12, 18, 14 U I and 16 ireop rule daily except Miruay con n e('ti< >n8 made by SollTRBRS TKAINS At Mario : N>?. 32 connect* nt Ma! lino with outtu rn Ky tiain No 41 wliioit an i v?"; at Marion at 8.28, a jm Ton I 'h t hi ongn, Ashevtlle ac.d iulei meitinte poi tu? A i. Block sourg: No. 34 and No 14 -. count etc with Southern Ry train Na which arrive* at Black-bur* at 7 4V a in. from Atlanta. Gr?-e.ivlllo, 8paA ian burg and intermediate point*.? At York villt: Vo. 34 connects witk 0 it N W train No 70 which leavaa York* HI** h' 10:48, a m for Hastonia^ Lei'O r ?nd intermediate poiiu*. A i Rock >1111: No. 32 ai*4 34 coblicet' with southern Ity iTain No TV winch icavca It ok Hill at 3:30, p. f.?r Chester, Columbia and iutermtdiate point*. At Catawba Jot: No'* 32 and 34 coniicciw with S a I. t ain No. ti which pa ces Cataw' a Jot. at 7 34 p m fur M ti roe and it tcriucdeute points. At > .Muca-icr: No'* 32 srd 34 ooanecls wiih I. .V C train No. 32 whick eaves Las t-aalcr af 4:45. p m for t.tiMater and ifttermedia'e points. At < aniden: With A i; L (N W ?T S < ) f-r < har ealon, Sumter, Florin** Da1 linuton, Wilmington and Intermediate po'nta. Trail No. 68 whisfc. leavcM t amdeit at 4;15, p in. connections mapk bv pt^??tif?*v TKAINS . At Camden: SVlth A <J 1. (N W #r S i | No 71 irom Charleston. Florenn* D ?rlltmton, Wilmington. Sumter and int? i nn diaie point-t which arrive* at Camden at '1:15 am with Houtbarn Ky train No 77 from Kingsvllln which arrive* at t Nmden at 11:54 a m At Lancaster: No. .33 connects aa Lancaster with L A C train No, 16 t4r Chester and intermediate p .iota. At Catawba Jet: No 31 and 85 oandecta with s a L train No. S3 whlsh leaves C'atau ha Jet at 7 54 p m Sm Monr e and intermediate points. At Rock Hill: No. 33 and 34 <w?1 necisat Rock Hill with Southern Ma train No 34, leaving Rock Hill atl.?* p ??. for Chailotte and pointa north. At Rlnckabuig: No. S3 ooanasma with Southern ky t'ains No's If, 4;MR p m,No 38 at 7:b5, p m. and Na 40 a< 7.45. p ni. for noigta in rth No's ft and 85 connect* wltn MnnO,..- ?? ... "wtiiVIH M . train No. 35. It-using BlmuLabttog #t 11:25, p ro for points south. At Marion: No, 33 conn*?U vi|^ Southaru Ky train No 35, leaattg Marlon at p n>, for Aahirjlls. Chattanooga and intormedlato {_ >*%ThrougV wr>errloa without otaagi i hat ween Motion and Charlaaton Mm ** trains No*?8*2 and *5. B. H. SE4W, Oti>'). FgM>|(t 4'gnnt.