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THE LEDGER, ' rhurlow S. Carter, EDITOR AND MAN AG? R. SATURDAY, Al'KIL 5, 1902. The seventeen nice new residen ee* erected ie West End within the past few year* bear testimony >V; to the great advantage theginded school baa been in building up our tawii. Think of the nuwerous etb|ijt$ or dwellings erected in other portions of the town. Think bow muck more taxable property there ia Qp, hero now than there was ten years Kc ago?property that ia not only helping pay the school tax but is helping bear the burden of State. County and Town taxes as well. Has not the graded scboel been J a paying inresttneat? Are you willing for the town to atop where it is? Are you willing to put*a barri| ?i, or in tkc way of its further proi V\ ft rose and growth by refusing t? erect a school building that will be attractive as eur excellent scheol has been a building that will L accommodate double the auaib*r of pupils and constructed with special regard to light, and the health ofchildreuf Hare you the interest of the town at heart i m To bring the matter nearer home to you, have you no theught ef _ yoer children's eye-sight, their health ? Y ou complain that other ' kfc people's little children are allowed te work in cotton mills aed sigh for pity when you look into their pale faces whsn they are in better W and more healthful quarters than i 1 your own little child crowded infc# ? to a half darkened school room I breathing its impure atmosphere. | L Think well before you cast your ^ rote aext Friday. To what it the wonderful growth a ef Lancaster within the past ten <> years due? What induced such men II as W.B. Plyler, D. F. Helus, G. ? W.Plyler, B. Cunninghnui, S. H. i r\ Plyler, K. E. hlcJlwain. S. I). r? Robiosou, J. C. Bowling, J. T. * Davis, H. E. Coffey, II. N. Slow0 *11, R. R. Riddle, L. 11. Rolling*, T. C. Hicks and others we might ' c mention to invest iu properly here | * sad became permanent citiaens of j { the town ( What brought a large 1 number of other geod citizens here a who are occupying rented homes? 9 There can be but one answer? } eur excellent graded school. This ; fact admitted, will anv ene doubt ) that the growth of the town is only limited by the capacity of the building te accommodate pupils ! The present crowded rjuartersof thescheel, teeur knowledge, hae deterred feur of the best eitizene of the county front moving to this plnce the present year, j Twe of tbera here shout decided i ta go to Rock Hill hut will raeon- j ider if a comasodiaus and suitabla aabool building is prowidad i hara. We hope a.? citis?a will oppasa the issuing of bonds for tho , 1 purpose af erecting such a ouild- j' iag. j i j i Nothincr has contributed so! " 11 much ta the advancement of the*' ^ price af property within a radius | of thraa ar four miles nf th? />/-.?. house as our graded school, and ^ thing will contribute mors to ^ its enhancement than quarter* ( safieient to accommedate twice ^ the prsssat number of pupils. t We submit te our readers the <_ following from the Kershaw Era t ad command it to the thoughtful u consideration of any who may c fool inclined to vote against tbeji ieouo of bonds: t The prime sgoscy behind Lao easter's phenomenal growth of the post ton years is her efficient schools, and the people ef that town will do well to realize it fuily and c fostor that institution beyond any h thor in the community. The j Lnnoaster school ranks with the h -<mw leading schools of the State audita* the most creditable scooel exhibit at the ExiHjsition. The school has ? outgrown it> present quarters and at the request <?f the taxpayers the Ix.urd of tru?leea of the school I district have called an election ou . J the question of issuing b inds for ^ the erection of u suitable school . huildiui; Of course it will carry. c The Lancaster |>e ?ple huve <;roi?D ^ It'?o progressive and far aichted tn vote down audi u solf *vift?nt W !' i i f Our interest ib Lancaster has nut abated in the least ^ | nine? we g-ivu tip our residence ^ there, and we are glad to see her . prospering 1.1 thing* intellectual j and material. We hare a little town ^ ?lo\n here, and it i.-n't such a lit' f tie town either, that's going to make her a close eecend iD these < things. Croakers may prate about Kershaw's demise asnaueh as they please hut they will awake some j day to the realisation that she's a very pert corpse. ^ The unveiling of the monument t to Lieut. Wns. E. Shipp at Charlotte, N C., on the 20th of May j will t>e a big oceasion. It will he j unveiled by his two little sons. Col. .loo. P. Thomas of Columbia is erator of the day An invitation t has been extended to the senators t and representativea in congress t from North and South Carolina to , be present, ani senator McLau- , rin, t>eios a school mat* of Lieut. < i Shipp, ban been invited on be- , 1 half of tho cadets to ua&ke a* or* t i atiwu the day of tk* unveiling. ( Our wast* basket is being till- j ' I ed these <!hvs with political puffs sent us for publication. And that | is where they will continue to land unless the cash accompanies . them.?Winnbhoro News and Herald. [The Ledger's plan is the same as The News and Herald's. Four such communications landed in our waste basket in ene day the past week.] It was Senator James K. Jones who. either *11 bis own motien, *r at the instigation of others, tried to queer the Democracy of ' Senator McLaurin, tirst by makiug intolerable his connection with the Democratic caucus, and second, by denying him committee appointment*. And now, Mr. Jones, where it he? Aeeerdicg to 1 the returns so for received from the Arkansas primaries,held last Saturday, it would appear that if the Democratic voters cf that atate are not well on to this distinguish ed gentleman, they have not a great deal more te learn.? Yorkvill* Inquirer. Scarcity of Cetten. Special to The State. New Yerk, April 3.?This state meat was given out teaight: "1 cannot emphasize toe strong- ^ ly the strength of the present cot- ^ ton situation. The receipts indicate ibj-olute exhaustion while exports, ^ which iil'A Kl'liv rrm i n Jnnkl? *U ? ?J|HI M UUUUIV k ? I ceinls, reflect the eagerness of be demand The only large quau ity of oottoti that is leftarailable 1 o timet the enormous demand it be stock at New York and New ^ )rlcnns. At other points existing stocks are nearly all eold or cen- ^ ractcd fer. It appears to me now hat the physical impossibility of ^ jetting enough cotton to keep he world's spinners going will be ^ ippareut soonor than I had anil6i 'iputed, and I continue te believe U< n a eery prompt reflection of ' his fact by an immediate and ^ harp advance in the market. Theodore. H. Priee.'" _ _ _ ai Tim State Democratic executive ^ nmmittee. which met in Colamiiu Wednesday night, ordered the itate convention to be held in Co- ? am bin on May 21 at noon. - - -- ^ ... ? *-> Cataiba Palis. rh? Knormous Horse Power to be Developed by the Dukes. Me?iri. J. C^. Davis. T. K. | Elliott and ,J. hi McDonald, | rTiansboro jjentlemea aIio with-< n the past year or so have pnr:hased, as agents, all the lands in he riciaitv of the great Catawba *11* necessary for the accomplishment of their nlans in thn lovelopment of the water power, vhich is ouu ef the most rnagniicent in the whele world, visited he falls last Thursday and Friday n company with the muti-nsilionaire, J. B. Duke, president of he American Tobacco Company, ind his associates, B. N. Dnke, reasurer of the American Tobac:o Compat y: George A. Watts, capitalist, and W. A. Eiwin, iresidsat of a narnber of cotton nills in North Carolina. A special te The News and Ueurier frena Chester concerning he visit of thsss gentlemen to he falls, says: While no interview eeuld be tad with nay of the gentlemen n question, it is believed that the capitalists wers greatly. pleased with what they saw and are nsore letermined than ever to develop he immense water power now -unning to waste. It is pretty well inderstood that it is the purpose ?f these capitalists to use these thousands of horse power, estimated at frem tifty to one hundred :housand, for the development :>f electricity, which will be transBitted to the mills and munieipulities of upper Carolina for tha purpose of furnishing motive power and lights. While at aaa tiaaa it was hoped the proaaotara of thia deal that it would result in the upbuilding af a l:ig industrial centre ' it tha falls yet it is laarnad from 1 me who aeries to ba "on to" the alans of tha gentleman namad bat tha reruotenes? of the plate from tha railroads and tha un~ favorable topographical conditions -ender it almost certain that tha jowor will only bo generatel tbera md transmitted elsewhere for , commercial purposes. The gautismsQ who have baen ' legutioting the deal are to be can I jratulutcd not only for having mahed '.hi matter to a successful lonclusi. n, hut also upon their luccess in placing it iu tha hands >f those who are so able financiilly to develop this power to its 'ullest. it is rumored that the vuak af building the dam will :ammance at a vary early day. MmsM T*or. BowtU With CumnS. Oaady Cathartic, cur* cooatlpoUo* for* roc. CJ, Wo. If C. C. O. rSl. drufsiMo reload moioi. Miss Stone Will Sail Today. Mew Yark, April 3.?Elian M. tU. a : ? * rivuc, nit ABVriClll BiisioiAry, ccording to The Tribane'a Lonlan correspondent, baa definitely lecided to delivei a lecture in thia oontry. She will aail from jiverpeel for Naw York an Bat. rday. Bitten By Mad Dog. [>ecial to The Btate. Spartanburg, April 2.?Mr. L 1. Harelson, a prominent farmer 1 the Walnut Grove section of 4a county, hat* encountered user s or raisioriunes recently, attriutnhle to n shepherd dog he own I, which went mad several weeks ajo. This dog bit a cow, several ogsand a valuable horse all be- ! >nging to Mr. Harreilson, before , eing killed. As a result, the cow ( ud the hogs died shortly after ( is dog bit them, and yesterday | le horse died. PASTOniA. I U?ni the Kind You llaie Always Bought , lot In a Triisl, M The seal of (loom has b and prices once more eon level. WE "FIX" PHI but make such reduction) are forced to come down WE DON'T OWN LAN( try to force people to trad are our drawing cards, people of Lancaster subn per cent, profits ; THEY and whether you trade w WE are saving you nioiu sell you at our price, and ciation should direct you age. IT is OUR INTENTION I motheateu stuff from year to year, and in order to C tions, Capes, Jackets, Clothing, e\c., preparatory for thing in these lines. N0THIN6 MUST B Cheap in the beginning, now more than cheap, ( LOW PRICES. A Few Snenial Rarvainc m w w WW V|iWVI?l VMS QMIBIW 10 Davis Sewing Machines, the best on earth. 14 Nice Cooking Stoves. 5 Top Buggies, real beauties. &T AS EVERY ONE KNOWS, We are selling. PRICES than anyone else. Do not repeat the mistake of the past year again your hard earned dollar gets an honest dollar's wortt Yours I WILLIAMS January 11, 1902. State Pensioners. | J,iMt u'"' impossible to call State pension boai A Statement Concerning V> ork to * "The State pen be Done Be fore raruient Can L . ' l it meets, has to c< be Mado. I ,. . . , I application, which j >!ow and tedious | The following official state ncnt hear appeals, at* for the benefit of the pensioners likely they will h< af the State was issued yesterday eral days this veilfrom the Stat? psnsion depart- of new applicants mont : After their work i "Every v?ar, almost as .->oon as sion elerk then ha? the Legislature adjourns ami the pay rolls 'or the ? appropriations for pc.isions ba- ?f each county, cotnes available, -.ucb questions oror C,000 names, M-e constantly asked, as "VVb?a takes some little ti ahould the mousy be paid but V It ia the desira < "Why ahould th? poor old aoldi?ra sion board to p.?y and widows be kept waiting so just as so?n as po long for their moa?y, when they *bo ar? in conati n?ed it so badly ?" etc., etc. tbem, knew juat "These and various other qu?s- their need of this I tions can best be answarad by a expedition possibl inpie statement ef the ameuet of ?? ? worfc necessary before this fuad Doomed Patrick h esn be disbursed. "The varieub county pension New York, Apri boards are supposed to meet on will be legally dea the third Monday in January of j is sentenced,it is r each year, to pass on all new ap- ' bert T. Patrick, c plications and revise the ol 1 list murder of Willian of pensioners. It is necessary in Texas millionaire,! every county te have several meet- transferring all h ings before they can get their re- wife. By the ter ports in proper shape to send in Mrs. Pitrick wil to the State pension beard, and husband's affairs even after they are received here, capacity ponding every mail brings in belated ap- the court of appt plications from the chuirmon re- goes to the death questing that they be added to will try to sustain their rolls. This is not the tault j 1900. ef the boards, but is due to the ~ fuct that the applicants for pen- ' Go to th sions often are unacquainted with the time hoard meets, or have had LArll/AblijK I ililllcultieM in getting witnesses, ' IV stc,; in many cases the boards held GRANIT their reperts back purposely hoping to get all the applications in ^(>I Work a st once. Tho board requested ihat Q * ill the reports should be in by MI m Iwu V March 1, but the lust enc haul LANCA; fflfMHOl con placed upon them, ae down to a legitimate CES WITH NO ONE, s that other merchants to us or close up shop. FASTER COUNTY, nor e with us ; our PRICES NEVER again will th? lit to paying to 100 DON'T HAVE TO? itli US or the other man, sy, for we force him to a proper sense of appreto give us your patronALWAYS to keep a FRESH up to date Stock of Goods,?not to accumulate old out-of-date, LOSE OUT our Winter Stock of Dry Goods, NoSpring Goods, We have MARKED DOWN evoryE CARRIED OVER. >ome early and take advantage of our exceptionally I TOURS FOR ANT * PRIOR IN RRASON. MORE Groceries, BETTER Groceries, ut LOWKR riveting; hardships und disasters, but trade where i. faithfully, -HUGHES CO. a of the I H| | Wmwmi^r sion board when MIanffbredthetorture*of tliedamntl . , , with protruding piles brought on by conatipaonsidur e.icn new tlnn with whioh I was afflicted for twenty years. I ran across your CASCARETS in the i IS U9C0SSAI ll V a town of Newell, la., und never found anything J to equal them. To-day 1 am entirely free from jroccss, aad also plVe\?n?ic,^"k? a "ew m2?T ' C. H. Kbitz, 1411 Jones St., Sioux City, la. " in 8 ?*>?BS?r- p CATHARTIC ^ i at t>?er, the penlei** of court pieaaant. Palatable. Potent. Taate Good. Do ..1 ... tL.?.? ? Qood, Never Sicken. Weaken, or Orlpe, 10c, Xo. tOc id as there are # cure con?ti*ATIOH. ... this of itself ltef"'1 ,**>*<yc,tMr.ni?ii?.sw?w<i.?>??**. w ,?o. so-TO-'Jtc ssaT?BiKssuj.,aia3?Vttzz: piwTif .en,... r?b.y IV CHURLISTQl EMTIO! int touch with The Houth Carolina A Georgit Exhow great is 'eiislon Railroad announces the fols . , lowing low round trip rates to Charnelp and every h-ston. 8. C., account of the Mouth a 1H lined " < aiollua lnter-Htate and West Indian Exposition. Tickets on sale at all ^ coupon stations. Excellent passenger service performed. Hee that your lakes His Will, tickets read via then, i: A n w. t? r> Fkom A: ~B C" ion u WestvUI? $666 $ 4 80 $360 13?Because he KerahHw 6 80 495 396 d as soon a8 he !1eath ?prl"g? 7 00 5 20 3 66 as soon as ne L?iieaH,er 7 60 6 60 3 70 eported thut ?l- U'?wba Junction .8 20 6 00 400 ? . . Rock Hill 8 66 6 86 4 *1 onvicted of the TirzHh 8 95 6 j|?} J is M. Rice, the Hi?I?.V.!,le 680 440 of.arc.ii i) 56 7 00 4 has mode A will Hick >ry Grove 9 86 7 26 4 80 i. njhtg to hi. SKlturg 10? 1m 6 IS 1116 Of the will 1ial!,,e>'M 10 70 7 96 6 26 Kuril H 10 86 U 4A t it I administer her Jflietby 11 05 810 ? Jo dnriog his in- KlE, !l in XX? 5M ? . MOOMDoro 1160 9 20 6 65 the deeiHioc of Henrietta U 9C 935 6 w jaIh. If Patrick Rutherroroion 1240 9 J JJ abair his wife ? hy i? to 10 30 s 40 .1 u * ,on 1436 10 90 6 66 the Rice will of Column a: Tlefcnu. to l e *oid ?aliv coin ,dicing Nov. 30th, lOol, uuill r 1... - ai'tl incmdlng Ma HI, 1902* dual Column B: icke.Hio b? m>i,i dally c nimeiiclnt' Nov. 3(Hli, 1901, until ;",.,.''.K::u'!1,,l VI'v ?!- 1?02; B...I tmi ii ii n r. in Ml 11 ion to (tut* *f nAKClib i mi e; i xix'i i thai Hum iliuli ah< ul4 in no crtM' i xiwl J iiihi 3rd. 1992 1> column i : TlvkHa to t e m?I4 Ein.ni(f 'lufhilnyH, nnil ThurMltiyx ?f ?asW WORKS wevk; vomiuanc Inu I)ei- Knl, J991. ' MIKI unli: HI el Ii cludiiiK May SU, ltd Low Prices. 1902, limn limit union daya 1b b4? dltlon in dm" of ditlr; vacant ttuat I tillRl llllilt flltl'lllO I-I II.I HMD* QXOBw4 pNinch) K u ?UAWt >TEK, S. C. * Uniaial P**Mug?r Aga?t.