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THE LEDGER, Si ?' low 5*. rart -v V.DITO li AM) M \ N F K WEDNB8DAT APIUL t>, 11M12. | Items Frein Tli? Kershaw l?ru M iss Elltt Welsh returned lust ; week from Baltimore. ? Mr. .John W. Tniesdel, who has been in failing health for somo. time, left Friday for a stay at ClevelandSprings. Ho was nccom. punicd t>y his wife. ? Mrs M urv Cook and <l>ui<rhtor I Mrs. B. F. Estridgo, ure visiting Mrs. Cook's daughter, Mrs. E. I) Witherspoou, in Sumtor. Dr. R. 8. Beckham was elected delegate to the grand lodge Knights of P> thins, which meots in Orangeburg next month, from the Kershaw lodge. Mr. C. B. Horton was elected alternate. Rev. D. C. Freeman, the new pastor of the Baptist church, arrived with his family last Friday. As announced some weeks ago in the Era he would do, Dr. E C. Brnsingten has moved L* Camden to practice bis profession. TTe part with such good citizens as Dr. Brnsingten and his family with unich reluctance and commend them to tbo good citizens , of Camden as a worthy accession to their town. Wo also wish the Dr. much success in his new held ?Tbo vote Inst Friday ou the question of issuing bonds to put in a system of water works result- | ed 50 for to G against the bonds. : About iialf the number of registered voters voted ( [ For The Ledger. Educational Meeting. ' 1 The next regular meeting of ' tli* Lancaster County Educational Association will he held at Tabernacle Academy, April ' 12th ({Saturday) programme of 1 which wa? published last week. 1 Every man or woman rrlio luis the schools at liourt should he 1 prosent at this meeting, ms the true object of this association in to bring about a greuter int.ere?i in the education of the present generation. The people of Tuber- ' nacle and surrounding com 111 unity * should come out prepared to en- '< tertain the tcuchora that come 1 from a distance. There will he < several good xpeoches and educa- < tional talks from different parties. Come ono, come.all, and Ictus ' have a good time. 1 Respectfully, I A f' Itniuoll Co. Supt. of Education. Tradesrille Sunbeams. ^ Mr. Editor: ? A great deal of farm work baa beau dona la this action considering the bad weathar. Cam aad eottoa have bean ' planted and the farmers have gone 1 to work in dead earnest. j Our school will be out th? l$tb, i and wo hope to hare a nica entertainment. W? have some nice 1 girls and bbys and u fine toucher. ! Of course the Trndesvilla boys < and girls will not bo behind. Wo c have Sunday School and prayer i Meeting every Sunday We want! < uiet e to join us. (. Mr. T. W. McNeelv and Muster i Berchal, speut Sunday with Mr. t J. C. Gordon a* Wuxhaw. i Mr. W. K Ilegl ar, who is v taying in Monroe new, spent ? Sunday with Mrs. Heglar and his a mother. Little Sunbeam. w CANT KL10V IT A SK> ! 11 KT The splendid work of Ur. King's ^ Now Life Bills is daily coming t<? light. No such grand remedy for Liver and Bowe1 trontdes wns i>v. er known bofore. Thousands l>loss |j them for curing Constipation, /> Sick Headache, llilliousnoss .Jaun dice and Indigestion. Tr> liiein. u 25c at Crawford Bros, J.K. *' Mackey and Co's., drug store. 1 K The Fight is Abandoned. ' i Gov McSwf#n?v'? S'renuon.e OpJ position KnHs All Hopes of Promoter*. Chuikstou. April 7. After an extended conference with president Wagoner mad a c cuMittee ?i' business fucti of the eity, Gov. McSweeuoy unnounewd at midnight tonight thai lie would not allow the Jetrnc*-Fil/.?imnious light to be pulled oil' in Charleston. Flo | I said it wa.i the first time the mat tor had been brought t-? his atton ti ui olliciaU\ ami as the law was very pointed In* could not laUo any other curse Ho added that he would call out the militia if necessary to prevent the ccntcst. Although the effort to secure the mill is now ended, as Mr. ,1. C. Jaudeu telegraphed to New York early thi> morning withdrawing his otl'or. Mr. Jnuden said he would not post the $1 0,000 forfeit ' demanded by (Je(Tries in view of j1 the attitude of Gov. IVlcSwecney. 11 The governor has examined in- 1 to the law on the subject, and 1 fiuds that there is a provision in the constitution itself at Art , VI11 , section 12, on the subject 1 reading as follows : "All prize-lighting is prohibit-, ml in this State, and the general assembly *-balI provide by proper I . i* * ' mws ror i tic prevention and pun v ishment of the same." The net on tho subject as it np * pears in the Townsend code rends 1 is follows : Section 251. It shall be unlaw- ^ t'ul for any person or persons to c sngage in prizefighting, or to ho 1 i second in a prize fight, within f 'he limits of this State, and any * person violating the provisions of this section >hall he puni?hed hy a c fine <>f not exceeding $1,000 or * impris mnicnt, in the discretion of the court. Any person or persons, ^ cither upon their responsibility * or as officers or agents of any club or association, who shall aid ' or abet by offer of a pur-e or ' money or other valuable induce- : ment. or l>\ letting or giving the ( nsc? of a house or grouuds, or ' who shaM in any way whatsoever ' effect or cause a violation of this ' section, shall be dcetnad guilty of ' i misdemeanor, an d upon couvic- ' 1 ion ihall fee punished by imprisonment. not exceeding six mouths ' >r t?v a tine not exceeding $200. " I The term prize light ha* always L>;ok coustrucd by the courts to ( mean any contest with or without 1 gloves for a purse. ; * The Jenkins' Sveri i c President ltooi>erelt will Present i it Today ? Description of the 1 Costly Gift. ^ Today is President's day at the f Exposition. Tiro presentation ?f | he handsome sword frem the I / itizens of South Carolina to Maj. j Micah ,Ieukiw? will take place on t he "round*. I r " 9 j C The sword will be presented by { Jr? uident liooscvelt t? Ifajm Jen* n rins immediate!) after the formal { xerci-eo have bveu coaeludeJ in'* j idwnt to th*' *%elo??Be of the Pros* 1 dent at The Sxposition. Former j iov Hu^h S. Thompson of South ^ Jarolina, will cnll upon the Pres- il dent in behalf of the subscribers i1 o present the >w.>rd, ami the Free- 1 deni will respond in words which ' ,,:n -i.. i ?m nufiv ou uieiuorauie una gratfying to Major Jenkins and te ? I! South Carolinian*. \I?j Jenkins nil reply iu n brief speech of apireculion. Tho cxeretsca will be S imple, dignified and impressive s befit < the modest and brave sol- p ier in whose honor they are hold, y It is a beautiful weapon. It 0 Ksts in n cosily mahogany box, 0 ne.i with the softest white silk. t< >n the cover is n jjold plate upon jr liich is beautifully engraved t| Major Micah ,). Jenkins, Hough r idors.'' Tho blade is nn ox- n ju'eite imported on?, inlaid in fold aruh*?que designs by a ?v?l*m known only in Franc1*, *nd >bovriug also the United Stale? monogram and coat of arms and tho American ei.;lo. Tho hilt i* Di' cxqnisite design, and ic surmounted hv m magnificent sapphire surroundod 1>;? 20 diamonds. The tn.-sels attached are of silver bullion heavily plated with gold. 'I lie scabbard is of heavy nickel! with gold trimmings and upon it j on each side, exquisitely engraved on nickeled steel, uro appropriate iiKrcintiini s On (Iiiiih ?i?ln ?n? r- u "I' ; pears I Ins: "A gentle and emit Icons South Caroliniuu * * !n ! I action n perfect gamecock Theodore Kooscvelt, Color, el, Rough Riders. On the other side vvith artistic arrangement of tho lettering, is engraved* ".Major Mieah J. .Jenkius, Rough j Riders. ? A testimonial of his sffieiencv and soldiership and of . . . 1 tiis gallantry in action while serving with tho aruij of the United 1 tl Statos in Cuba. Frnm friends1 ind admirers in South Carolina. c Presented by President Roose- ' rclt, April 9, 1902." Accoin-i Dunying the splendid sword is a I ich and heavy helt of silver bul- j ion heavily plated with gold. 'The South and the Democratic !: Party." 1 I Charlotte Observer. ( This is a characteristic editorial tf The New York Sun, appearing inder tho above heading: Tho unanimous selection of Mr. \ jriggs, of Georgia, as chairman < if tho% Democratic Congress com-j 111 Lite, w 11 s oniy a just recognition if tlic dominance of the South in < hat party. ' ? All except 5 of the 29 Deruo;rats now in the Senate are from he South. All except 45 of the 153 Demociats in the House of fctepreuentativos of the present Jongre?B are troin the South. The Seuth, therefore, is entitled o the lead rshipof the committee >n which will lie imposed the duty mil responsibility of the campaign ?f the Dcmoeracx this year for the ] control ol the House ot Represent Lutives. It is entitled to Democratic leadership generally, in ^ the campaign of 1902 ami in that ! ?f 1904. ( I he Democratic party would lie without hope except for the I ^ i 1 Southern States. There are its j Drains and the only majorities ?.p- | in which it can relay. Obviously ^ herefore, the time has come when I ^ o the South belongs the shaping ! ^ >f the Democratic national policy; \ ^ ind logically the candidate tiomi ^ mtcd by the Democratic national :onventiou in 1904 should be a 'epresentutive of the dominant southern Democracy." Could any thing be more art1% I t T Urv KM 1.-- I I ui . -A no uuivino uuuii'tt, iiy ILlt) I democratic caucus of an unknown \ ieorgian as the chairman of the L congressional committee gives. his smart Republican paper tiio * ipportunity to cull attention in his veiled way to the fact that t tothing is loft of the Democratic ^ >arty outside of the South; ^ind if j t could induce it, by the reason- ^ ng adduced from the facts, to . J lominate a Southern man lor 1 'resident in 1904, it would have > he Democracy just whore it wants a t. If the party is wise it will, ^ n stead of doing this., address ^ tsclf to re gaining some of its c est strength in the North and V est. i iailor of Cruiser Cincinnati Killed by Trolley in Charleston. I ip'jcial t?> The State. Charleston, April 4.?Gun ^ too hey of the crew of the United | t'ltes cruiser Cincinnati was run ver and killed by a trolley car n the Mcctino street extension might. He was horrit>ly man- j led. lie endeavored to jump on in front of the car while it was * i motion and was knock ; I down ' mil run over. Spring Stock : NOTHING WANTING! WILLIAMS HI Make it easy for you to 5 mother and all the ehildrei stores at small cost. Sell bound to undersell, and th / ' winning the tracUy | LUCKY STREAK IN PRE Stylish and cheap to suit thrifty buyers ! The b< i) town, quality considered. % BLACK DRESS GOODS in Rrilliuntine Mo.nur, md Storm Serge. BIG SILK PURCHASE. To he exact, 15,o00 i mrs early. W e show all the new colors, Crape tie Cheinb 8.000 YARDS WASH PRE! We were fortunate in securing the surplus stcck of i ,'ercales in dots, figures and stripes Madras Gingnai Uripcd Organdies in new ctFects. Silk Mulls?Duck 3argaius and Rousing stock of Embroideries and Laces linens, Victoria Lawns, Swiss Organdies, French Batiste SPRING GOODS. Cn ? ...:11 ...:n ?l c-.? n -- '* Go to the I Alunt we fV?i? vor pari Dear* love! on?? we I LANCASTER MARBLE j " H'<-pw'"' ! Bui il?> mui.o > will lie w ^ ' * | Till we kc e 11;>* lieav. m GRANITE WORKS, j ?or Good Work and Low Prices. ' JC^T* Pay one year A. J. McNtoek|^sr^' LANCAblfiK, b. O. | one year. VJK, ? ?Uiv> ) uu ??in > L?n ?111 iiui iiuu 11I1IM ur Doner in vbich wo oiler you the choice of. Our Cheviot Suni Jassimers. For styles and prices, come to us. We have hundreds of otl space forbid the mention. llespec WILLIAMS-: Vaccination Prevents. Reward for Ass There is only one case of smill- The State, (1th inst. pox out at the ^ ork Cotton mills Only a few days i it this time, and although vacci- assassination took pla nation has Item quite general, county a few miles out the residents oi the mill village which Mr. W. 1 ure giving the ma tor but little W(.u Known and popu concern. Speaking of the matter iosf |jjs lif. Mr. < yesterday, President Carroll said another farmer hud I) that if everybody would promptly I uusta and were drivii submit to vaccination, wo would Air..Collins' buggy, have no uioro .-mnllpox. ''lhe five miles from h> me father in a family of thirteen , h?l,{ up |>y u mulatto took smallpox out at our mill j black negro. The >ome weeks ago Next day all of resisted and the ncgi the members of the family except to the buggy killing the two smallest, were successfully almost instantly am raccinated, and all escaped except his companion. Tl ,h? two smallest. Thoso hurt ?t-:? > I wuipptM! in? norse as smallpox."?Yorkville Enquirer. th0 assailants and _ u _ nearest farm how .. . arched for the mu I he State is quite a money . . . , , were unable to ore nder to the counties. The fol- v . . Al Yesterday the gnvori owing loads have been made since , . ., . . request of the autbori lie beginning of the year. . , x H => J a ic ard of $200 for York, $10,000: Bamberg, $3,. , ... . . ' ' ?' . and conviction of tho 550; Clarendon, $3,500; Kershaw 15,000; Dorchester, $1,520;Mar- i on, $5,770; Hampton, #5,000; > TRIBUTE OF.ltl A illiamsburg, $5000; Sumter, Jn loving remoiihr 18,800; Darlington, $6,900. This Thomas Vick, who i nakesn total of $57,880. The 16th, 1902. inking fund commission expects One by . n? earth* lies ai o loan considerable more money As uo see our loved on . . , m. And (be hopes ho fondly o the various counties. Ihe ? Brighten, but to pans a State gets 5 per cent, from count' 1 ^ 13 i One by one our hopes git os for the money tout it loans nea- theshiuiiit hem. ! For we know across the m t B I Wsits the loved new g .?-?.,1 , . . , I 'Tis haul to break I lie te -y ; ray youifuohCiiption plca-o .... . . . , , ' J ? 1 t When h?v? It an hound l ?..->% ? u mm imam ton: IM* I ie?. , . . ' ris- liaril ho hard to H; vh I Complete. UGHES CO., )uy< The father, the * ii can he elotlieu at our ing- for cash we are at we are (toing and |SS_000p_S= 2si selected nnd u? doubtcdlv the cheapest stock VV ool Albatross, Wool Cheviot, Whip Cord raids of the choices. If you need a silk see Japanese and plain Taffctta, Liberty Foulards;s GOODS. 1 mannt *cturer below cost of making. French us?all shades. Batisto Lawns and Satin and Canvas ^uilings. Our White Goods are for you thrifty buyers ! White India i, Persian Lawn and English Long Cloth. ting clothing at anything like the pi ices at ts, Rluo Diagonals, Clay Worsted Serges and ter bargains, time and 3tfully, HUGHES CO. PILES urn 11 Isrntul "I oufTeredth? tortures of th? damntd with protrudinjj piles brouRht on by constipa...? a ;u,.n tlon with whloh I was afflicted for twenty it, 111 A l Kill years. I ran across your CASCAHETS in the ? . town of Newell. la , and never found nnythtnff OI /VUgUHlfi, to equal them To-day i am entirely free from . , . ... piles and feel like a new man." Li. C ollllis, a C. H. KsiTZ. Nil Jones St., Sioux City, la. Collins and cathartic ^ t en to Au bMMlll OE) us home ill Vj&X&WW'WWVWW^W w h? n at out ' TRAP! mash atltl II VP IV I Pleasant. Palatable. Potent, Tasto Good. T)o J I Qood, Never Kieken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c, 2bc, ?0c. white men i ... cure constipation. ... SUrllnB liratflj Comp.ny, ( hlr?(ro, ItmI, H?w T.rk. Sit i> v ti I ? (1 ill- lift TA Qlft Hold nnd itnaranteed by all druf., , y .. nu"iu-dau Blue to CXJJXETobacoo Habit. Air. ColMns ?' ?<? -|k ambus ?ot to the The c ouih Caiolina A Georgia Ex* se Posses ' 'ennion Rai.roud announces uie fols lowing .?w round 1 rip rales to Char* nlerers hut lostnn, S. C., account of ihe ttouih *!???, 1 a-oijrm lnter-M te and Went Indian riHKO tneni. Exposition. Tickets on sale at all nor ftt the coupon stations. Kxeelh-nt pnsHcn1 *er service performed. Hee that your ties offered ticket* r ad via the 8. C. & G. E\ it R. the capture From a. b. c. 1 Westvllle $6 55 $ 4 80 $3 50 nog rues. Kershaw 6 80 1 95 8 65 ncnlb Springs 7 00 5 20 3 65 Lancaster 7 GO 5 60 3 70 Catawba Junction -8 20 6 00 4 00 i8pect* Rock Hill 8 65 6 35 4 20 - .. TirZdli 8 96 6 60 4 40 anco of Mr. Yorkville 9 25 6 w0 4 60 died March Mfcurcn 0 o5 1 ?0 4 6i iiicii mm ( n Hick >ry Qrove y 85 ? ^ 4 m Smyrna 10 10 7 40 4 90 e l.r..k.n g!?.?!??rg I" vjn ??? IO I W) 5 25 eH decay, Earles 10 *> 8 45 .6 16 cherhbed tfiielby 1106 ! 8 1u 6 80 W11V Latlitnore 11 8 > 0 06 5 56 Moornboro . 11 50 0 20 5 56 i\v brighter i Henrietta 11 9C 9 35 5 60 f -hiiri Forest City 12 10 9 66 6 80 Rutherfordton 12 40 9 10 5 90 , ,ver Thermal I ity 18 00 10 80 6 40 one before. Marion 14 35 10 90 6 65 i r ??ril Column A: Ticket to be sold daily com miming Nov. 30th, 19??I, uniil Ih* heart, uml im-.uding Ma 31, 1902; final k the wool limit June 3rd, 1902 ( oi.UMN l?: 1 icketM to be gold daily, o innmncnnj Nov. 80ih, 1901, until iave laid line ami including May 3Im> 1902; final en.brave limit ten ti ay a in addition to data of ? M.i.i.pd sale; exce, l that flmt; limit whruld in no t-ave exceed June 3rd. 1962. I t <5(fl ( t oi.umn < : TieketM to tie sold an I'. H r. TueeMMV*. anil Tliur-ilai'- ?' ???' ?J'- WI week; commencing Dec Urd, 1M1. himI iintr. and including M?y 5&t?b, in advance 1H02, t'nmi limit seven <Iu>m in mI? dition to dat<> of s>tle; except Hiet let ns ser.d |\mi 1 limit Htmuid in no case ex?e?d , , J ni>e :?rd, 1U02 "",leef"r, K H. ?HAW. tJeueral Py*s*i;jj?r Agent.