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Local Matters Highest murket price paid tor hotter and eggs. ,1. 1> Muckordl. Five vucntit town lots at a bargain If you mean business tipply t?> T. S. Carter. Messrs. U S. Crockett arid li C. Milieu are at boms from Florida to spend the summer. Mis* Nora Hough, u student of Salem Female College at WinstonU.U... V It ! * 1 URIGI1I) i.1. V ) l<5 ni UVIIIVJ iw opuilU the vacation. Mr. (J. VY. .Iniie.-. who -has been assistant postmaster herb iho past two years, ha"- given ??p the j?h and Mi. H E. Coffey has ac eepted the position. Mr. C., entered upon his work Monday. Mrs. W. D. Gamble, of Cutler, rla., is visiting her sisters, Misses Maggie and Allie Hood. She will probably spend the Summer here. I have a nice lot of milch cows with young calves far sale or ex rJ ? ...Hi uunu^t) iui ill) caiuv. J. M. Hood. New announcements m this issue: For County Supervisor, W Q. Caskey; for Probate Judge, John M. Perry. Mrs. J. T. L. Stover, of Oak-: hurst, spent several days this week with her brother, Mr. L. R. I Rollings, and family at this place. Tom McCardell col., was sent te the chain gang Monday by Magistrate Caskey for 30 days for violating laborer's contract. Rev. and Mrs J. K. Hall of Gutliriesville, S.C., are visiting the family of the latter'? father, Capt. B.J. Witnerspoon. The Lancaster Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy will meet in the court hou?e Thursday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Friday evening lust an ontertaimnent was givon at the home of Mrs. Chalmers Fraser by the pupils of her mubic class. The parents of the pupils were invited and were delightfully entertained. The program consisted of. rocal and instrumental music and was excellently rendered by the members of the class. Mr. J. B. MoMurray, formerly of the Jacksonham section, is seriously ill at the home of Mr. 11 J. Belk at Waxhaw. He was stricken with paralysis last January and has not been well since. Saturday last he suddenly became worse and had one or two convulsions during the day. Two phy. sicians are attending him and lie is reported very low. si* _ tr* _ t_ _ i ? - Mien iviinDie ^asaey, aaugmer of Supervisor W. Q. Caskey, is at home from Littleton Female College to spend the Summer vacation. Mies Caskey bore off tbe prize offered to the pupil of the Sophomore class making the best average marks in all studies during the year. Vlias Pearl Ay cock of Raleigh, N. C., was a close second. The meeting of taxpayers of iho Graded school district Friday afternoon was very harmonious. il?Tfrything was unanimous. W. S. L. Porter was elected to pre. aide and W. C. Hough to act as secretary. The secretary of the board of trustees read his report for tho year just ended, after which the old board of trustees wa9 unanimously re-elcoted for the ensuing year. The tax lovy was! then fixed at 4 mills the same as j last year, and the meeting adjourned. The sealed bids lor the $ 15,COG of Lancaster School District bonds were opened b} the board wf Ti ns- i tecs Monday afternoon. Tho < highest hid was $15,755.50 made < by Messrs F. M Stafford & Co , i of Chattanooga, t'enn., and they ? were the purchasers. Several of i the bids were very near together. | ~~ \ ' 1 Sheriff Hunter \v?th Policemen \ Addison and Me Mantis raided t. t iifiinitiliniT linnuii Sio I < t*. I u ir ?i.?Ul I.. I ........ ......j ...fi..., ... ^ the suburbs of town with tho result that 8JX uegio men plead uuilty in the Mayor's court Mod . day morning and paid tines aggi e- : gating $15. Mr. Taylor Leiituiond, a tele- j graph operator of Columbia, in at home to take a rest and recuperjlte his health. The Ladies Ai<i Society of tho c Methodist church wi^l meet in tho 1 church Friday afternoon at 5 8 o'clock. 8 ? t There will b*e no preaching in $ the Methodist church Sunday J owing to the absence of the pas- t tor. 8 Miss Nettie Strieker, ot Chester c who has been visiting Mrs. W. G ^ Wall, returned home yesterday. Mr. Frank Hunter loft this c week for Columbia to take a comtuercial course in McFeat's Busi- ^ ness College. Election for diapensers at Lancaster and Kershaw will be held t by the county board of control next Saturday, June 7th. App'i- ' ^ cations should bo filed with J no. j W. Trusdel, chairman. ^ Mr. W.S. Langley came over j 1 from Chester Saturday and spent . r Suneay and Monday with his fam * ily' - . j; Will Ferry, the negro who was t sent to the chain gang by Magis* | krate Caskey last Thursday for violation of contract, malicious injury to house and breach of the peace is sutpicioned of boing the party who so brutally assaultod ' a young lady at Fort Mill Saturday evening u week ago. We un. ! derstand ho admits leaving Fort , Mill that night uud that he reached the Gooch farm Sunday and | reported the fact that they were arresting ull "yaller" fellows in j that t iwii and that ho feured they 1 would take him up. Wo are told 1 that he answers the description ( inevery particular of the negro seen to jump the back <enee after I the assault. The authorities -ut ( Fort Mill havo been n >titied and . ?..? 4.. 1 < uiv tVi tumu Ul BVUU sumo 4 one to identify him if he is the' I party. ' Jurers for June Term Following is the lint of jurors < for the coming term of court which convene* the 23rd inst., Judge O , W. Buchanan presiding: | J. M. Cook, J. E, Stewman, J. R. Barber, J. N. Addison, W. D. I Jones, W. L. Bird, H. M. Dun- j can, Walter J. Bowers, W. L. Crimminger, R. E. Mcllwain, E. H. Horton, J. E. Patterson, S. P , Johnson, J.- G. W. Stognor, Emanuel Carnes, J. Y. Chambers, L. P. Funderburk, R. L. Usher, M.N. Johnson, J. B. Hugins, A. f. Carnes, L. T. Co* , A. P. Hortoo, J. F. Williams, 1. N. | Helms, W. Snipes, J. W. VVil liams, It. 1,. Vaughn, D. A. Knight, M. M. Tillman, J. W. Blackmon, C. W. Harris, A. (J. Cole, L. E. Trusdol, J. W.Craig, , L. N. Montgomery. . j * If I ?:- /i-: _/ ' hub. iniiiuiu viuiucr, wuo 01 M.i. A. F. Gainer, of McBee,died at McBeo the 25 nit, and her re mains were brought to Korshaw for burial in the old Laurel Hill burying ground tho following day ?Mrs. (iainor was a daughter of the luto A. J. Neal. ? Kershaw Era. Ibf. - '*. ? -J**i Tvo Brothers Shot I,list Saturday afternoon Tom and A'ill Adum*, colored, were 9ach bhot by Frank White, also jolored. Ttiey wore day laborer's it the citton mill, being employsd in carrying brick and tuortar for the iiiiifl jus at work on the [lower house As we learn, the muds hud knocked oil" work when IVhitc proposed that they "iniiate'' one of the Adams' hoys. It van a custom to initiate new hands >n th?? wtirltfi In' I >i i in 11! i> <r hp i in 11 - . .. - ? ? ** " v i* "r> i'"" lliug ihcm. Atlums stated he wus iuwoII and didn't propose being nitiated. Ouo word led to an- j >ther and resulted 'in rocks being brown at White by the Adams >nys and in White Using his pistol. L'oin Adams was shot in the ablomen and Will in tbc rear of the lip, the hall probably cutting the lolon. His wound is serious vhile Tom's is thought to bo only iliglit. Charley Witherspoon is aid to have slipped White's pisol to him during the fracas and , id vised him to use it and llobort Faulkner is also said to have abet-! ed the shootitg. White, Withnripoon and Faulkner were all comnitted to jail, tho two latter tharged as accessories, and all hree with carrying a concealed )istol. Warrants were also sworn int against tho Adams boys for issault and battery with intent to till. A Sunday school was organized it Gills Creek school house last Sunday as per previous announcenent. Short addresses were made >v Rev J. M. Pardue and Judgo A. Williams, after which thirty vho were present enrolled as nembers. An election for officers esulted in B. F. Brasington bo og elected Supt , Jos. M. Caskey Vssistant Sunt., and C. L. Mc\ianus, Secy. With those men at ho helm Gills Creek will soon 1 cj .ll.il -_i i IUVD a LUJUI 1911IU>? otiuuum SCIIOOI. -8 ] You are iuv Thursday and F this opening the play of {Spring >1 careful buying b o experience an been searched t< ever shown in h age is not suffice deserve it by ofl< price. The sligl alone ?o far as q Here you will mer good - in Sil goods in mercer suits. 50 styles Dotted Swiss air -these Are scare -lit, # 150 pieces of ' Jf hite fancy Mm a 00 iinnviitifc im UK V II |F tions to supply tl where else in I pers. - Heath 1 County Sn imer School hi The ljjutinstcr Summer School an for white tmchirs will be^iu its Ic session tit tho Court House <ui lb Monday, .1 ni?o lb, at 10 o'clock ?. 111. ! . .! furl hot* i?f 1,:"" *" wiitsto :!)(> County tMipei intcn- da dent, or i>1 .Mr. L. T. Baker, who H will have charge of tho school. re A. H well, Co Supt of I'M. ot To I5?? Married This livening Mr. Lu y Davidson, left yes 1,11 teniay . crimou lor Bock llill ul uccouiputiicd l?) Mr. Johu Craw* j ford. This evening ut 8:30o'clock he will bo tnurried to Miss Aunu Stevens, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. .1. 11. \V. Stevens of that!'1" t ity. The ceremony will he performed at the home of tho bride's :c '1 parents on Hampton avenue. Owiug to tho recent death of the j I | bride's brother, the marriage will I | be a very quiet affair, only tho clo.o friends of tho family bein^ I ce invited. The bride will stand I willi Inn* tloti.i.1. a -11' ? 1 1 t)i ...... J.^1 ^mn.15, I1UL11C' una ~ Liilier, utul tho groom with Mr. John Crawford. After the cere- 1111 mony tho hride and groom will leave for a few clays visit to tho Kc groom's mother, Mrs. Laura lit Springs Davidson, at Charlotte, ie}i N. C., cuuing on from thero to .? Lancaster where they will reside, i m _ i au Death ol I)r II V Mussey iel A telegram to Mrs. Salina ^' Barns last Monday morning an- Cl nouneed the death of her father, Dr. II. V. Massey, which occur- mc red suddenly at his home at Math- 1'* ews, N. C., about 10 o'clock ^ Sunday night. He was in his usu- )'e nl health threo hours before his eri death when he took a chill unci uu rapidly began sinking uutil the kit eud came, lie was iu hie 87th l'a year aud was a prominent and 1U1 highly lespected citizen and a consistent member of the Baptist , k? church. He served in the Florida H' war and we think also in the Mexican war. Light children survive u0 PJft IN G fife a in 8* m m w ^ r ? il 8 ^ (( M.. lid ay this week, A best jet. Come i liHlincry. This es y our expert aniUii id splendid taste. > bring before you ancaster. We kn ent reason to you wing superior ind litest look over oui uantity, assortmei find the only com ks, Dress Goods a ised Silk Zephy *s. of French Pen d Organdies. A f e now. IIaajIo 9 Dinlkii m\m i uiiiii white goods Plaid Iran, Freneh orgs enough all-over le bounty, iiig v "ailored Skirts. i) Banking & m, viz; W. K., It. N., Herbert, d Miss Daisy Mn^sey, of MeeknUurg count y, Mrs JS. M. irns, formerly of this place but \v of Chester, A. C. Massay il Miss Lizzie M issoy of Flori, and Mrs. Mamie StalUman of i.xhs. His remains wero inter(1 yesterday at Mathews. tier Deaths. Mis. Nancy Robinson, aged out SO years, died at the home her son, Mr. Li. 1). Robinson, Hdgeiuoor, last Saturday, of ncer. Mrs. Robiusou was. well town and highly esleeoed iu o v lucastcr which was once her uie aud where she ulwu)HdejtaU-il to visit. She was of a ecrful, happy disposition anil .vays made friends wherever she lit. She survived three hus uds. licr lirst husband, the ,e ihos. J. Wright aud several ihlren ore buried in the Pres* teriuu eluirch yard at tbisplace. le daughter, Mrs. Barber, by r first Marriage, survives her, d a sou, Ml", it. D. Robinson her second husband James )l)itisou. ller last busbaudGeorge ibiuson, died several years ago, iving 110 children. She was a miner or thePresbyteriun church d a true christian woman. Her warns were interred Sunday at shing Creek church in Chester unt y. ?Died of droosv on Friduv jilt lust, at liis homo in the uj>r section of this county, Mi. in A. Ashley, ugetl about 55 art. lie served in the Confcdite army during the war and ule a good soldier, lie loaves i wife and six children ? two ughters and four sons,- survive I him. lie was a member of ilair Methodist church, and an nest, straightforward citizen, is remains were interred at x Mile Church Saturday uflor'OU. 3 190 Ogicmn Sale pi il 3d and 4th ni d i on will se< W ihiliit is the res ner, Miss Mae>3 The markets < i the finest are iow that asking for giving it. hn ueements in sti i* stock , will sh it, style and pri plete stock ol S till Wnsli , very desirable eales, Lovely i ew assort men inln! I, muslins and si indies and peis Lmbi oidcrie-, allies, siirli as ress H'aists at T. IT JViERCAN , All over ten lines in an nnuoun { cement is charged for at regular rates. Our $2. rate is for an announcement of n t tuorc than ten lines. seoirs KiiaiB3(3>SAHa of Cod 1 i cr Oil L the mean* ot 1 if . . i li \>vn:cni of life to thou, iivi-: men worn.: and ! children. When appetite fail-, it restores it. When food is a burden, it lifts the burden. Wlv n voulose desh.it brings the plumpness of health. When work i> hard and duty i * heavy, it makes life ( bright. it is the thin edge of the wedg . bt thick end is food. Hut v u i the use of food, when v 1 hate it, and can't digest it* Kmulsion of Cod Livt r t ) ; b the food that makes you forget your stomach. ! you have not tried it. send for - j sample, its agreeable tasta will surprise vou, SCOTT &. BOWNE, Chemists. OO Pearl Street. Now York. 50c. and Sl.OO ; all drugcists. ? LisHttvtnumm i<$- .<k - t Notice to Contractors ! The trustees of the Lancaster School District will receive sealed i proposals until Tuesday, Juno 3d, I for the erection, in the town of Lancaster, of a two-story brick school building, with basement. Building to contain ten class rooms, an ollice, a library and an auditorium. Plans and specifications may bo seen on and after 15th inst., either at office of the undersigned, Lancaster, S. C., or at ottico of C. Wilson, Architect, Columbia, S. C. The contractor will be required to give a Security Company's bond in the sum of $5,000. The right to rej joct any and all bids is reserved, Chas. T. Connors, Sec and Trcas Bd Trustees. Educate Your lloweN lTltli Cuscarcts. Candy CnthnrtU, euro constipation forever. 10c. 25c. If C. C C fall, d- tuKists refund ?uoncy 9 . i, which occurs VI e will make 3 our grand disiii If ot weeks oi lartin, a milliner of the Cast have ay ot millinery tor your patronit that we must lie, quality and ow that it stands ices go. nriiig and Sum m *?' s Pretty wash b for waists am) itastiste Lawns, of linen suitings il(TS! ~ tn.S.it.wwl i,ri|F|9t:ti isiiMiinr. ian Lawns. ff V i<W!ghigs, Enseryou ran get no id li<?use wrap TILE CO.