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Local Matters Highest market [trice paid tor hotter ami egos. ?J. 15. Mnckuicll. 9 rive vacant town Iota at a bargain it von moan hmdneas apply to T. S Carter. s V 1 have a .nice let et milch cowh with viiuti4 calves for sale or ex~ change for dry citlle M. Hood % _ Horn, to Mr. uit I Mis. F. M. j Shaver, rhuradayvluAO 5tlr, 1902, i a son. , \ - j D.. J. F. JVlack.'v, .lr , and ( wife,oof Union, S U., are visit ' Imf I'ulti I trji^ lirti*" ?5 . | Mrs. 10. MoO. Smith, of Basconiville, visited Mrs. J. P. Hun; ter, this week. Miss Mary Burnes Green, astudent at Sunderland Featnale college, Concord, N. C., is at home to spend the vacation. llev. J. M. White' will preach at Gills Creek tomorrow at -11 o'clock a. in., and at Pleasant Hill at 4 p. m. Miss Margie McDow, of Cbar? lestoD, is visiting her cousin, Mis? Lulu Mcllwain, at this place. Mrs. W. G. Adams of Rock Hill, aihl her dauglfWr, Mi's. Me'-' Donald of Charlotte, are the guests of Mrs. Frank WalkeF: - "I J. C. Lindsay, of Rock Hill, Visited his ill other, Mrs. S. L. \ Lindsay, at th's place, this week. A thief broke into the fovl house of Mr. Alex Steele in the Creok section Thursday night, and robbed him of twelve or fifteen nice Spring chickens and five or six grown ones. i Mr. Knox YVhito, of Hiekoy Grove, who has been staying with his brother1 s (Rev. ?J. M. White) family during the lutter's protract ed visit up North, returned home Wednesday. Mrs.*J. W. Poovey, of Longtown, is visiting her son, Dr. G. W. Poovey. Mildred Carrie, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Mayer, aged 14 months, died at their home in Camden on Monday afternoon of lust woek. Mrs. Ellen R. Belk, of 'Dixie, is spending this week with her daughter, Mrs. L. M. Clyburn. > The people in every section of the county are through planting, have their'crops well worked up and are busy now harvesting the small grain crops, which are reported light. Allen Adamses over from Chejaw fer a few days visiting rein iiTCQ uuu u iDiiun. Associate justice .Jones is at home from Columbia for his Summer vacation?the Supreme Court, having finished the work of the term on Wednesday and taken a recess until Monday, 24th of No ember, next. Mr. It. S. Stewart, a student of the University of N. C., at Chapel Hill, is at home to spend the Summer vacation. At the com* mencement exercises Wednesday Mr. Stewart was awarded the handsome gold medal offered by the Dialectic Society for the best debater. This ma-kos the fifth gold medal Mr. Stewart has won on oratory and debate siocfe his entrance at school five years ago. Mr. Stewart will graduate in another year. y * , . The pnpils of tho lute Prof. L Shurley have stin ted a movement for the i reft ion of u hands nno monument to their old, and highly esteemed preceptor. All whoever j went to school to Mr. Shurlev will willingly and gladly contribute to this laudable purpose The closing exorcises of the Factory Graded School wfll take place at the school house Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock There will he an exhibit of children's work and interesting program ot doehi millions, rending, etc. The pmdic is cordially invited to attend Sup't L. P. Baker. Mr. J. J. WilliatiK, wife and baby, of Gainesville, Fin., are via itiug theformor'a sister, Mrs .1 S Wilson nt ibis place. Since Comptrol'er G moral Durham has signified that ho would not stand for re-election, Mr. A. W. Jones auditing clerk in that office, has concluded to try his chances. He has made a very good beginning by first resign*, ing the position ho held. Mr. Jones is in the city meeting our people aod making friends. ? Ed Ballard, col., charged with assault and battery with intent to kill who has been out on bond, was surrendreed by his bondsmen ftucj recommitted to jail this week. The bunk buiLdiDg is being repainted. J J Owen has* the contract. , % / A?u A special train was run to Rock Hill last night for-the Gov Bob *? ^ Taylor lecture. About forty persons wont over from this plotfl} ? Mr. J. W. Condor, of Columbia, is lfere fer a few days visiting relatives. ^ Mrs J. A. Stowman has returned from a visit to relatives at Andersoti. She was accompanied home by her sister, Miss Lila Lee, who will spend some time at this place. An infant-child of Mr. J. P. Duster at the cotton mill, aged about 2 months, died Tuesday night ami wa* Wburied here ednesday. Policeman Pardue ar res tod Tom Frazier col., Thursday night I for stealing some of Magistrate C^skey's clothes from the Porter boarding house several months ago. Tom confessed up and i implicated one or two other nej 12roes. Tom is ulsa wanted in I I 'hrtut n ? /?r\ii I ?? - ? j wuvi^ivi iwi uumu IHUUKKI^ and larceny. Tha widow of the lute Prof. L.Sburley has been ^aid $787.17 on the amount of insurance carried by Mr. Shurley in the Farmers1 Mutual Life Insurance Company of York county. Jl'he balance of the $1,000. Wtll be paid as soon as an assessment is mude. Mr. Shurley had only been insured in this company since January last. Leroy Springs Davidson and Miss Anna Stevens Married A special to The State from Rock Hill, June 4, says: Yesterday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the family residence in Hampton street Miss Anna, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mr<*. J. H. W. Stevens, was married to Mr. Leroy Springs Davidson of Lancaster, the. Rev. Chalmers Fraser of Lancaster officiating. Owing to recent family berf avemnnt the marriage was a very quiet affair, only the family and a few invited friends being present. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Davidson went up to Charlotte where they will spend a few days with the groom's mother, afterwards retiirn*ng to their future home in Lancaster. flow A~\j Your Kldnrya V IJPT. MODDn ,srar *gT.? i inscurean kinnoy Ills. Bare Mfrtt At'd. btflrins llomedy Co., Chicago or N. f 31 r Clyburii Won't If tin Ycjiterduv Mr. 'L\ B Clyburn, b inlrkc?pc?* in I ho comptroller's otfirc, nnnouneol that Iih had linully determined uotto boa candidate for the otlloe of comptroller icnoal.- The State, G'h inst. Contract for (i railed .Vclioo laiildiny: Awarded The sealed "hi Js for?tho Lancaster school district^chool building were opened by the hoard of trustees last fuesday afternoon. There wore a number of hid*-' b'd th" most favora'do was by Porter <? Bird and they/were awarded the contract :it ?1^.248., they allowing $75') f r tin n! I building. They will begin t'-ariig it down at nncp. * Messrs. Portor ant] I'inl are both Hue workmen and our poopb* in ly expect the building to be up to the plans ami specifications in every particular. ' it was a source of gratification to the community that home contractors were awarded J,lie contract. fjost Ills flight ^ye by an Aeei~ clcnt Mr. Charley Plyler, of the Mt Prospect section, has returned, from Charleston where ho went sovernl weeks ago to have a parti-' cle of Steele which split off from the face of a hammer removed from his right eye. It was hop ed that his eye woiila be saved but the unfortunate accident has resulted in the loss of hi* eve \ # He was entirely relieved of tba intense paio he suffered, hpwever, and has some comfort in this faet. j AH over tenTrns in an univoniT cement is charged for at regular rates. Our $2. rate is for an announcement of iii-1 more than ten lines. Kilurato Your llowel* Willi f'Mncarorn. Candy Catlmrllv, euro eoiiHtlpatlon forever ;0c URc. If C. C. C fall, d'-urcists refund >uoney [ "S. _ - * Yon are inv Thursday mid l< this opening the play of Spring careful buying li 0 experience as been sear lied f< ever shown in I. age is not suffici deserve it by off price. The slig alone "o far as q Here you will mer good in Sil goods in mercer suits. 50 style.' 1 Dotted Swiss an these are scare - Hhiir 150 pieces of if bite fancy Jtfa are opening up tions to supply tl where else in rl ners. - Heath] 4L, - The (imilcil School ? 'i'h ictccu <<ra<lootcs. ** 1'lv L. iieaster graded school has < !oso 1 another very successful sos-.iici. The school enrolled si larger number of pupils thundurtug any previous session and the w uk !n> I>oc 11 very satisfactory under its skillful and otliciunt corp of instructors, as show, hy ; the exhibit- of pupils' work which were attractively arranged oa t i- I . hiand on the walls of the rooms, and open to public inspection all <1, ye-tord-iy. Work was shown fro : the first through tiro ninth ! gt b' ud it reflected great credit i oa the. touchers and pupils, : how , in ' t ut school is up to d do in j , every pit ticular. ' ll o'clock.the c'o-ing cxer- ^ e - wort! begun. Th -y were op; c I w h prnyi by dev. .1. II. j 1? i; . ige, followed b a song by ' p ' n nation.''K-says wcr/x then rem! oy Misses Julia gregory aid Hlau (Vuisar ot the gradu- ' ating elms. The subject of the : former was " Macbeth's Tempta- J tion," ami >f the latter, "Pictures from 1/Allegro and II Penseroso." j "S-wannoo River" was then' ain.r by members of the selioo l.| un<l was followed by Su it. Baker's report. Maj. B. F. Miller, Cbairmna of the board of trustees, in a very appropiate manner then delivered diplomas to the following graduates: John Hilliard, Paul Moore Wnddy Thomson, Andrew Gregory, Hazel Cunningham. Julu Gregory, lluttie Tay- j lrtl* 1 nti > A nano I i b* >< >' 1 . ....... . iium V^UUU'Ilg 'bain, Nnnnio Irene McCurdell, Rlnnehc (Jousar, Josephine Foster Kthe' V aolandinghiim.. f The school then sang "America," after which the valedictory j was delivered l>v John Milliard, 1 his subject being "Anglo-Saxon Characteristics," which subject he handled in i masterful way. Paul Moore and Waddy Thomson having tied in their stands for the P R I N 1 iteci our gres riday this week, beat yet. Come uillinerv. This t * >y our expert mill id splendid taste, a bring before ye lancaster. "?$Te k ent reason to you ering superior in litest look over o> [uantity, assortnn find the oiily cot Iks, Dress Goods ised vSilk Zephyr i of French. Pe 11 ^ je now. v Ms! lull white goods JMai (Iran, French orji enough all-over lie County. Big Pailored {Skirts, i r\ BANKING * sr don. divide 1 the sco ?*u<I ii inur position, anil the s:ili)tulor> was dispensed with <>11 tlii< account and Uci'ius thoy h >tli lake paid in the dol? it ? of tli ' literary < >ri ci'ty next Friday ni^lit. iiiiuu auu iouijui^ ill u J^UI UA*I 111** the golden grain. Wheat is well tilled but the straw is rather short. Somio are puzzle I to know how to reap and save it. We heard one old farmer say it would take the sheep shears to save his. Wo think, however, at. improved reaper will do the work. Seed corn and peas arc in demand. The latter is very much wanted for sowing and planting on stuhhle lands, after grain, for a hav erop. and improving the soil Farmers cannot sow too many of these. They arc the best soil renovator at a moderate cost the farmer can use. -The second quarterly conference for Van Wyek charge was held at Now Hope church, dune 3rd. Dr. Hays, L*. H., was on hand and preached a-very instructive sermon on the text, 4,l,av not up for yourself treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth (3 1 9 0 it Opeiibs Salt1 April 3d aail 4th ; aod i on n il! sea & 'xhihit is the res in r. Miss MaeAl The markets >u the finest arr aiou that asking* e for giving if. bi diicements in st1 ur stocky will sli .'lit. style ami pri np'ete stock of S ami Wash Good s, very desirabk rcales, Lovely 1 few assortmen roifeifs! i. id muslins and s> gaudies and pes*s Embroideries, values, such as Dress Waists as * i Mercan ( ,- '^.-v .. . k* ? "Auid Lang Syin," the mi lienee was dismissed with the benediction. VAN WYCK UK MS. Dry weather contimies and fanners hav.e a good chance to get their (Mops in good shape for wet weather. Much >f the corn has had to . I>.> repl .nte I and s one t > he planted a new. i >iid worms have hcen very dosttuolive, not "only on the corn hut they hive been w nixing on Sorghum, Katlir corn and otlyr forago crops. However, farmers continue planting and intend to make grain and forago if possible. Wheat and oats are begining to corrupt, and where thevies break through and steal, etc. Muth., 0, lit t ? 21. After t!ie sermon a lun \ w is spread in the grove of th' manv good tliii g? the New I lope people always, on these occasions. furnish s) abundantly and \v .sljeartilv partaken of l>v allpreseut. After the lunch the quarterly conference assembled and held its session. The reports were gratifying, considering the hard times. I. A Hvatt, S. J. Richardson and.) M. Y< der were eloctial d.dcgates to the District Confey, cnce at Blaeksburg and A'. I) j Uodgets, It. 1. Niven and J. V. Collins, alternates. Mr 1 V t-I 1. 1 I 1. .... . r> . ... lull Villi illlll HilUgUter, Mary Lee, of Chester, havo returned home from their visit to Mrs. Rev. J. 10. Strickland, i daughter of Mr. Harden. Mi- Caveny f Rock Hill visitcit Mrs. K. li. Massey this week. Mr. .1. 11. McMunus made several 11 ips to Charlotte lately to J see his father, who has been <|iiito j ill, but is now convalescing. Miss <)la Smith of Waxhaw is visiting her cousins Misses Rena and 1 iillie TiTlnian. J. M. Voder made a business trip to Lancaster Friday aceom panicil by his two sous, Masters ; Herman aud Kirk, who will spend ' several days visiting relatives and friends. OPTIMVS. _ I (to write for our r 'r-ntiftl letter before njipiyiuK for piti r be worth motley. We promptly o' aud Foreign .PA 4TS ami TRADE ivlAiflVS or return EN- I TIRE att< mows i\,-. Send model, sketch I or j.b o?o md we semi an IMMEDIATE I KKtt. u p rt 01. patentability. ~\Vo K've I the ?'- 1 ; I service ami advice, and our I changes arc moderate. Try us. SWIFT & CO., Patent Lawyers, P Opp. U.S. Patent Officc,Wastiinqton, D.C. Trio Ono Day Cold Cure Kerrm I. . Ch.ieolatcs l.axatlvc Quinine fot cold in the Ilea I and mjio throat. Children take thrill liht candy. 9 ? r&J 9 \ whieh occurs VI c will make b our grand disiti It of weeks oi liU'tio, a milliner of the F<ast have a\ oi milliner v tor your patronit that we must tie, quality and mv (hat it stands ices go. pring and Suins 8'retlj wash e for waists and Bastiste Lawns, of linen suitings SMlrttf f ? .1111 h g tripped Bastiatc. lian Lawns. IFe lodgings. I user you ran ?t'f no id Blouse wrapTILE CO. % \ ?