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! v * i ' . v . I ? / ?to ^OTC&Wi ^?0]}C??, ? ]'- - "W"T >?TT - - ? - ~T." "- '-VV^WL. , I.T .-J. ' ; ?. !.?.. I A Newspaper : For the Promotion efthc Political, Sbatal, tji f iifTa utMrfl?in fif " f i i fii j 'fp!lZlmmmim^^' MBC^I r- ' - I .! ' II. ' in -.? ~~ . K. - 1 * * II . . * JSE ?ll WEEKLY L A N C A 8 I E l<. cS. <. u i R 0 II 29 1 9 0 2. I?ta hi mh i vn um President's Daj i At The Exposition . I' K+ost'Yolt Will he in Chm lectin Two Du>s. ?Tlii' Kiih i 1 u.d Ninth nf Ai nil Exposition Bureau of I'lie State, j (Charleston, March ?The bo ?rd jJ r directors mot tonight Mini arranged the progi-unm f.?i loo . csplien uud uiitertuiniiH-nt uf President Roosevelt and parly, who will arrive lieic midday ou Tuesday, April i>. The party will board the revenue cutter Forward 1 ^mediately upon arrival uud visit the naval stutiou and other points u of interest in the harbor. At night the president and gentlemen of the party will be entertained with a dinner by he city, while the ladies will have a reception at the St. John hotel. Wednesday will be "President's Day" at the exposition. The purty will spend Wednesday night and Thursday morning as the guest of Capt. Wagoner at the Pine Fonest Inn at Sumtnerville, thence resuming their trip to Washington. Overseer Riggers Defends Himself by Shooting Caruthers. --1 a. m i rv . . opeciai 10 ine otate. 1 Hock Hill, March 23.?Mr. Walter Biggers, who is manager s for Mr. W. C. Whitner at bis o fiae place CiRiverview'; fire miles c above here, shot Bill Caruthers, 1 one of. the-fa.uo.-Mnd*, yesterday, a The shot went through his left forearm close to the wrist and v very effectually stopped the pro- c grass of the negro who was ad- t vancing upon Mr Biggcrs with r the evident intention of braining I kim witk the rock which he held The senn'e ha* passed a bill up- _ propriating $100,000 for u public building at Georgetown, S. C. Hpln I I^R gJP r Nature Babies and children need i, proper food, rarely ever medi- t ' cine. If they do not thrive ' * ; on their food something is ii wrong. They need a little h help to get their digestive M 1 machinery working properly.1 b COD LIVER OIL. J V/T7M NYPOPHOSPHITES orL/ME 4 SOM W ., will generally correct this;, < difficulty. If you will put from one1 fourth to half a teaspoonful! : in baby's bottle three or four: > j( times a day you will soon see a . ?a c? ? umiiwu nipiuvciiwiii. i or I tI larger children, from half to 110 i a teaspoonful, according to ; , age, dissolved in their milk, if you so desire, will very soon show its great nourishing power. If the mother's ^ . milk does not nourish the K baby, she needs the emul- p sion. It will show an effect ,, at once both upon mother f, i and child. joe. and ft.oo, all druggist*. SCOTT & BOWNBy ChamiaL, New Yof*. M II II II ? i Saluda Mystery. A Km I N?*j?ro Ft .11. I I)*'u<l in n I'Hvtuie. 11 .ill Rtwn Missing Two W eeks. "*t| MM ill I 1(1 I I.O JSlUlf. SmIiiJU. Viai-^h '24 T tw tin Ii f tin item! itt" John Jliwpnmn. a lu j/rf) in tlio employ t Mi. ' l>. i Hiiov, in Mr. or yesterday movuing in* cimlcd quite it ^Mrtittiou. 'unptri.Mii, a negro <?f bad reputa.ioti, had been missing for two weeks On Sunduy, the Oth inst., soon ifter Chapman left Mr. Corley's tense to go to his fish basket in Little Saluda river, three gun ihots were heard by several icrsous ie the direction Chapman tad gone. Chapman's wife, fear, ng a difficulty, as she says, went n search er her husband but fail1 % cl to find him. Searching parties vere organized, and Csroner Gib iou uuderteok an investigation, )ul on being assured by an estinable lady that sho had seen Chapnan pass her house after the firing ?f the guns, he abandoned it. It vas then thought by some that Jhapman had run off to avoid ar* est for robbing ltiley's store at kit. Willing. I Yeur correspondent went to the cene today and attended the in - j [uest. it' was feund that the legro had been shot twice, one ead of shot entering his heart >od the ether the back of hie head. One theory is that Chapman, vho was a gambler, was killed by itber negro gum biers. It is suid bat the bottoms of Little Silndu ivur are a resort fer negro gambsr? ou Sundays. Chapman was a negro of bait eputaiioD and has figured in our I qmiu otieu. E iii e-'" *s II rri >1 F is. >| - (*i<l ?0 It And i -on, VI arch 24 As a e-u.t of .:ti .iccid.-ut at the Orr sil tin- afternoon Hugh II. Scott. m uMiini'- l and engineer, lost Id? i/c. "voit wa- mmiI hern -overt<l reeks nii'i t>> the Westinjjbou-e 'horch Ivor I COUinsnv t.n ?unmin. i j ~~ r ** m l the erection of the new 1,000 orse power engine. Steam was nrned on the eugiae for tke first iaie today and Bcatl was stand ing y watcklng its asovsinsats. Ha tapped up on tba base ta oil a earing whan bis foat slipped and o fell into tba rapidly moving y wheel. He was whirled reund and harled to the oppoite side ef the engine. He was erribly crushed aad mangled, tob legs being brekea and the >wer putt of his body was crulhd. Patrick Convicted. New Yerk, March 16.?The iry having ie charge the case gainst Albert Patrick fer the lurder of Millienaire Rice, at 6 'cloak tkie evening rendered a erdict or guilty of murder. Biainend King Dead. Cap? Town, Majeh 2G.?Cecil Lkodes died at 6 o'clock tbia tterneon. The and came unex* ectedly. At noan ko seemed alter, A sudden attuck of keart lilure called a sinking, from bu'l) be die uui recOVur jST" 5>ubsaribe to Ihb JLbdob A GREAT TREAT FOR THE LADIES. On Wednesday and Thursday. March 26th and 27th. We will have our Millinery Opening-. Miss Evans has just arrived from the North, where she has been for sometime acquainting herself with the very latest styles, and is now busy getting ready to exhibit the most elesrant and ur?-to-dntr> lira a nf "V^ JL. ^ JT Spring Millinery Ever seen in the town and county of Lancaster. IN OUR i DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT * .rx LTAiXUfX -uLMtrv ;>ya- m&h* i -7. n^.tyaaiw We will also make a snecial 1 display of all over Laces and Embroideries, White Goods, all the new Summer Silks, Linen Crashes, Zephyrs, etc. We will Expect all the Ladies To come and in spect these different lines. They can't afford to miss it. -L?air Milt h,% | For The Lcdgct Closing Kxereisew of I lit* For I, Hill School. ();i 1 m1 Ftida> eviMiinir a larg ; and intelligent audience assemble at Fork Hill acadeiuv. The ut casion was the closing exercises o our school Promptly at 7:.">0, the principal Rev. li. J. Ulackmon, cam I forward, and in u very easy atn graceful tnauuer made Hie oj?ou ing remarks, which were ver appropriate, and at tho same tim assured the audience that ther was something in store for them And true it was, for the prognu from beginning to end was car ricd out with great exactness Nerer for one moment did th interest in the exercises abate The pupils knew their parts an delivered them well. They showo that they had been Huder th direction of an able teacher an* hue disciplinarian. Tho music of the orening wa J pleasingly rendered by Misse 1 Etta Linglo and Euuico Leng a the organ and Miss Anabel Porte ! with guitar. The songs by th chool ware under the directioi of Miss Lingle. The openinj song was sung with much anima 41? :i _ ' uuu, iuc pupus giving evident: of most putient and careful train ing. All the songs were vrel received. Speeches were made by severe persons interested in the educa tional growth of the coinmunit but one delivered on the subjec of education by Mr. T. M. Jielk one of Lancaster's most popula young men, seemed especially b have been appreciated bv the la: g< audience, and to have brough out mativ favorable comments After the closing song, Rev. W .1. Blackiiioti, in a most touching ui-uii er off< red his resignation a: pi iucipitl of the >chool. It was with ver\ great reluctance ao cepted l>y the Board who assure, hiai of their high appreciation o! the progress of the school wliih under his supervision. livery hod y seemed to luivt been delighted with the exercise; and progress which the child)er had made; all which greatly re fleets the true werth of then teacher. Our people have hegmi tc awake to the importance of educa tion. This is shown by the rapid strides which we have made in the last year or two. By willing hearts and hands, coupled witli energy and perseverance, we liavt 4.-1 1 1 1 ' ? 1 ? 1 . erecieu a scuooi duikmu* WHICH lfc a credit to any community; and foreshadows the upbuilding of our community a?d the development of the tiny braius into highei channels. We hope to have oui school run on the graded system, and to make it the equal of anv city school. We owe much tc Rev. Mr. Hlackmon; for it is bv kis energy and zeal that we can beast of our school. His untiring devotion to till that tends upward has done much to build iqi eur community, and make us see the true side of life. Let us arouse oarsolres from lethargy, and be on the alert to advance our children, and prepare them for ?he gr<at battles of life. It muv cest us a little time and raonev. but let us remember tbut "bey end the Alps lie Italy." The primary object of the entiiinment win to raise funds to purchase a Well for the academy. I'lte sum of $23.35 was realiz <!. The hell has since been ordered and in a few days is expected tc arrive. J. M. m. *. m *_> ft. +. M A A J 1/ lUl/^r - i Killed Hiniseif in a Hotel. ki ? ^ i A Yuuri; South Curolisiun Turns j on the Gas ank When a Porter Entered the Room an Exd plosion Occurred. f Savannah, Ga , March '20.? Thi* evening a porter of tke ' i S(!i'iVf?n IIoiisjm <l?t??> I . an wvivfl j of gas.. It came from room 98. d | Ho tried the door and found that y it w?? lotkecl on the inside. He e got on a table and pashed open the o transom over the door. It was i dark inside and the porter struck 111 a match and held it up. Instantly there was an explesien. Room 03 and the number adjoining were wreaked, and windows shatj toted in other parte of the house. ^ j A tire alarm was turned in. Firemen entered room t?3 and found on " the bed the dead hody of \V. F. Ilankinsou, aged 24, of Ellenten, S. (J. lie had taken morphine, unscrewed the tap from the gas ^ burner and turned on the gas. Letters found on his body explained that he was determined te die. At the time ef the explon % siou the hotel was well tilled aud ^ a panic was narrowly arcrlud. 0 Information Wanted. 1 l' ' Governor McSweeuey h&s rej ceived a tetter from Dr. E. D. Newton,of Milledgeville, Ga., making inquiries as to Dr. J. W.* t Powell, of this state, who was surgeon and medical officer of the Third Army Corps Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. B " ? ? t Prediction of a Preacher. liev. J. C. Galloway, of GustoJ; uia, N, C., is a very uhle preacher > i and in no sense a politician; but * like all people who read and thiuk, j has decided convictions on the I . trend of events political and othcrI wiso. In a conversation between 'I him and the reporter on Monday, the subject of Senator McLaurin '! was mentioned and Dr. Galloway * I said: "Why the whole country is i coming to McLnurin's view just - us fast as it can. Within less than '! ten years it will lie impossible to find a politician who has not al>! ways been thinking as Senator iMcLaurin thinks now."?YorkI! ville Enquirer. r reeland, the ihui who is re1 ported to have thirteen liriae wires, one of whom is in ttnaster, 1 16. C., has been lauded in jail at ^ St. Joseph, M<>. May 20 is the day fixed for . j turning over Cuba to the civil . government, and ea that day the j Cnited States soldier* will be , | withdrawn. ,; Soiuo one says that liqaor strengthens the voice. This is a 1 mist ike; it only makes the breath ' strong. , ' IIO \V S Til I?* f W e offer One H undred Dollars ReI want for any ea*e oi < uiurrb that cau? | noi la* cored t?y Hall's Catairh Cure. F J HKNKY A I)., Drops, To1 j leo-j, O We i ho iindersiuiieo la\e known ! K J Mieio-y f >r toe la-t 15 yearn, and lj believe liiio jarleclly bonoratilc in all biiHtnena traiiHnctioo? and financially I at) v to e-irrv ??u? any obligations made bv t in i i li i in Wk*t a ' kitax. Wriob'mftlm I)ruggi?l, i.. o i j W \ . I \ <J '\INN\> V M ARVIN W h I Oil 'v I' ilo. O, ' '? .'Hill HIV In takui JUn , t ! 'II V , Ii.if ill I I iy (i(Kill tin* kilood a it tin., m- wurin**. - of tin* i*i ?? ?*, 7-h' |?r iMiiilt* xilil by all H>i ili/^irttw, lVnllliinlllalH frvt. Hub's KutmI\ PIUm are the bfKt