The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, October 22, 1902, Image 3
Local Matters
?Mr. J. YV. Poovey, of Longtown
visited hi* son at this place
this week.
? Bern, Oct. 15, 1902, to Mr.
anil Mrs. J. Frank Maekey, Jr.,
of Prosperity, S. C., a daughter.
? Born, to ltsv. rnd Mrs. J.
K. Hull of Gnthriesville, 8. (J.,,
Oct. 18, 1902, a son.
? Goto Lancaster Mercantile
Co's for children's school shoes,
all sizes. Bo-t on earth.
?Tho pastor requests us to say
that regular service will he held
at Shiloh church next Sabbath.
?Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Blakeney
are visiting relatives of the
former at Irvington this wcok.
VI I'M 1'' VI r tl'uvti.n I'""
^ . ~ ~ N/t ?/A VULI nun 1 c*
turned home from u visit to relatives
at Heath Springs.
?See the $1.00 RING, solid
gold, nt B. O. Hough's, Corner
opposite Lancaster Mercantile Co.
?The Nowcut school will opeu
next Mom lay with Miss Maggie
Porter as teacher.
--Poag & Harper are boring a
well tor Mr. E. M. Croxton at
his residence this week.
?1 take old gold and silver in
payment for anything in my store,
at a fair price B. C. Hough.
?Messrs. R. S. Crockett, R.
C. Millen aad C. J. Sistare will
leare today for Cutler, Fla , to
apend the winter.
?Mips Lamar DePass of Quincey,
Fla , who has been visiting
at Judge Jones' the past two
weeks, loft for her home yesterday.
?Our Mr. J. M. Hood is always
in the market to purchase,
mules and cattle. And don't you
forcet it. ^
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Lancaster Mercantile Co.
?The granite window sil's for
the top story of the graded school
building arrived Monday and work
on the building was resumed at
ouce. The contractors hope now'
to have the brick work completed
within tho next two weeks. ,
?Married, at tho Methodist j
parsonage at Heath Springs on
Wednesday night last, by Rev. J.
C. Chandler, Mr. Andrew B. :
Cautben and Miss Ollie Vanland
ingham, daughter of Mr. YV. 0. 1
Vanlundingham, of Heath Springs.
?Mrs. Chas. T. Connors and
daughters, Mi-scs Lizzie and Carol
attended the marriage at Rock
Hill on Thursday evening last of
M is. C's niece Miss Helen Tompkins,
to Mr., Halrry Dickson, of '
Chnrlette.
?-The annual Stale convention
of the Daughters of tho Confederacy
of South Carolina is to bo
hold this year in the city of An- (
dersou. Tho convention will he (
called to order at 10:30 o'clock ,
on Tuesday morning, ^November ,
25th. !
?Time is money. Save time |
by being on time. In order to he 1
on time, go to B. C. Hough and 1
have your time pieces (Watch or I
Clock) repaired. Best equipped i
watch shop iu upper South Caro- 1
lina. B. C. H.
?The following gentlemen 1
from this county left Monday for <
Greenville to servo as jurors in
the terra of tho U S. court (
which convened there yesterday: ,
ri ttr n* ? ?
jx. *v. oistare, .J. J. I'errv, U. j
W. Ball, Jr., and Uriah Neul. <
? Worshipful Muster H. E. 1
Coffey, and several other officials i
of Jackson Lodge A. E. M., with
Mayor R. E. Wylie accompanied 1
Grund Muster whitehead 011 a visit
to the old Waxbaw church and 1
cemetery last % Sunday. Prof, i
Whitehead was much interested t
in this old historic place and en- 1
joyed the visit very touch.
If Yfu Pay More J
Than I charge for Watch Re* ,
pairing, you pay too much. If
you pay less, you don't get your (
^-1. .1 -2 ~-t- A im - ?
worn uunu rignt. w nen was your j
watch cleaned last? You had better
have it examined now. You j
may save yourself considerable j
expense later. H. C. Hough,
Corner opposite L. M. Co. j
Stop* (hr CoHffh find Work* off i
//*m C'dtf. |
Luxativo Bromo Quinino Tab- 1
lets euro a cold in ono day. No 1
Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c.
Society Stationery
1 carry only worthy qualities?
Style* and Patterns that arc in
vogue. B. C. Hough.
- to <pw
A Reward Offered.
Elsewhere in this issinf will bo ;
found a toward of $50 olforod by
the Governor for the apprehen.
sion and conviction of Willis
Barnhill who killed Bob Lindsay
in the upper section of this county
and lied to parts unknown.
A Cotton Thlot'Oets Shot
Oar former townsman, Mr. C.
F. Tillman, shot a cotton thief
Monday morning over at his home
at Ivjcky Mount. He had been
missing cotton and concluded Sun
day night to sleep in his cotton
houso and try and catch the rogue.
About .'3 o'clock a uoise at the
winuow awakened liirn and ho saw
a man lift the window otV and bo
gin filling a big sack with cotton,
lie hailed him and as the rogue
leaped from the window Mr. T.,
filled his left shoulder with shot,
and Derry Gaines, for that is the
man's name, is badly, if not se.
riously hurt. #
Sad. Death of Miss Marie Horn.
A message to the Heath 15. &
M. Co., yesterday morning announced
the death of Miss Mario
Horn, the young lady who came
here at the opeuing of the season
to take charge of their millinery
department but who returned
home, after a few days stay, with
fever. Her death occurred at 11
o'clock Monday night. She was
an excellent young lady and during
her short stay hero she piade
friends of all whom she met and
the community will he pained to
learn of her untimely death.
ltoport of the County Supt. of
Education.
The annual report of County
Supt. of Education Rowoll to the
State Supt. of Education shows
that Lancaster county has 52
school districts, and that there are
58 white schools and 48 colored
in the county with a total enroll
ment of G 213 pupils?3,394
white and 2,819 colored. The
amount available for school purposes
will bo $9,3C1.50 as fob
lows: From 3 mill tax $6,213,
poll tax $2,122 20, dispensary
$966.30. The schools were open
on an aveiuge of about five
months during the year.
Always llcady? Fountain Pens.
Pen troubles disappear when
you get a pen to tit your hand. 1
have the largest stock of Fountain
Pens ever seen in this county?
!*et one on trial. B, C. Hopgii.
A Child Seriously Burned.
Too little 4 year-old son of Mr.
Frank Robinson near I'axabaw
was seriously burned last Thursday
by his clothing accidentally
catching atiro from the kitchen
stove while his mother had stepped
out into the yard. The skin
was badly blistered and in some
places burned off from the little
fellow's knees to his breast beforo
the flames could be extinguished
by the mother who heard bis
screams and ran at onco to him.
Dr. I'erry who is attending him,
tve understand, thinks his recovery
doubtful.
Court Proceedings 4
The court of general sessions
convened here Monday morning,
Judge Aldrich presiding. Solici:or
Ilenry and Stenographer McUaw
are at their posts. .Judge
D. A. Williams is aetinor nn nlo? t
? e ? . ..?
in place of Clerk Porter, who is
nek. The following cuses have
t>een disposed of:
Bosaie Hammond pleaded guil
ty to the charge of house breaks
ing and larceny, and was sentenced
to 10 months' service on
the public works.
Frank White was tried and convicted
of assault and battery of a
high and aggravated nature and
was scnt^pced to pay a fine of $60
or 3 months on tho gang.
Henry Boyd was convicted of a
similar offense and sentenced to
the chain gang for 6 months.
Wra. and Thos. Adams wore
tried for assault and battery with
intent to kill; verdict not guilty.
The following cases wcro nol
pressed:
Henry Boyd, Wra. Faulkner
ind Paul .Roger*, disturbing ro
ligious meeting. R. A. P. Hun-1
tor, disposing of property under !
lien. Belton McDow, Wash j
Brown, John Brown, Ed Wade"
unci Wvlio McDow, obstructing
public highway. Oscar Cook, assault
anil battery and carrying
concealed weapon. Willie Cauthoo,
assault and battery- 2 cases.
Tillman V incent, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
True bills vrcfe found in tho
following cases:
John Steele, charged with murder.
Robert Buskins, violating
dispensary law. S A. Vincent,
forgery. Malissu Harris, keeping
bawdy house.
No bills were found in tho foU
lowing cases:
Allen Hough, Benjamin Hilton
and David Martin, gambling,
vv MUu.n..
.. ... JrtH.V-.IUJ.
Tlu* Steele homicide cuso was
set for trial today, Wednesday.
Deaths.
Mr. John M. Plyler, a respected
citizen of the New Cut section,
died Monday afternoon, Oct. 20,
1902, after a painful illness of
peritonitis. Ho was a son of the
late Elisha Plyler and leaves a
widow and nine children surviving
him. lie was a member
of Bethel Methodist church and
his remains were interred at Tabernacle
yesterday, his pastor,
Rev. W. C. Winn, conducting
the funeral service
? Mrs. Ellen Nelson, wife of
Mr. J. A. Nelson, who lives near
old Prospect camp ground, died
on Friday last and her remains
were interred Saturday in Tirzah
churchyard. Sho was about 77
years of age, a member of the
Motho'list church, a good woman,
and leaves her husband, one son
and four daughters surviving her.
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The Funderbi
Is now ready for BUSIN1
Try our Triple Essences, Lorn
Complete line of Toilet Artiel
to please YOU. A complete
ES. JJgT'Prescriptions a spo
Night calls answered from B.
Street.
T. EUGENE E
Sept. 3, 1902.
Corner Main and
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The Ladie
diall invited
NERY GOOE
Tuesday ai
Our talent
weeks in New
we are sure he]
Tuesday will 1
conducted a m
Repeating
dies of a warm
Heath I
Proclamation.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
KX tXUTIV K CHAM 11EU
WHEREAS information has
I been received at this Department
that an Atrocious Murder wub
committed in the C amty of Lancaster
on or about the 21st day of
September 11)02, upon tho body
of Pol) Lindsay by Willis Barn
hill and that the said Willis Burnhill
has lied from justice.
* NOW, THEREFORE, I, M.
B. McSweeney, Governor of tho
State of South Carolina, in order
that justice may bo done and the
majesty of the law vindicated, do
hereby offer a reward ot Fifty
Dollars for the apprehension, delivery
and conviction of the said
Willis Barnhill to tho Sheriff of
Lancaster, S. C.
IN TEST! MONV WIIEREOF,
I have hereunto set my
hand and caused tho
Great Soi.l of tho Stato
?- ? to be affixed, at Col4
I u in bin, this 17th day
\ SEAL, -of Octolicr, A. D.
[ ^ 1902, and in tho 127
?.? year of tho Independence
of tho United
States of America.
M. It. McSWEENEY.
By tho Governor:
M. It. CoOl'ER,
Secretary of State.
? Household and kitchen furniture
at a bargain.
I J. K. Blakkkey.
ark Pharmacy
?SS. Come and SEE US.
on, Vanilla, etc., for cooking,
es. Prices on Rubber Goods
lino of PATENT MFDICINcialty.
Filled night aud day.
C. Hough's rcsidonco on Elui
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DUUGGlbT.
Church Streets.
UNERY
sday and 1
MEMBER
s of Lancaster, a:
to attend our I
>8 011
nd Tuesday Nig
ed Milliner, Mis
York City selec
r display of new
>e quite the finesl
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iniiici y iiusniesN.
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the invitation ai
i welcome, we art
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Mo
Nanking &
w W elcome!
it" Welcome!
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Everybody is CORDIALLY INVITED to VISIT OUR
STORE where v,e have BARGAINS awaiting your CALL.
We don't follow the Leaders,
We LEAD the followers.
New born ideas in Cut, Fit and Fin.,
lsk on every garment shown by us.
11 MILES,
The Bargain Giver.
ItflFFIIK.
Wo now have in stock,
find will mnlinno fn !*.?.?? ? .%
..... vx/?i?.tuuv iw 21
complete lino of COFFINS and
burial CASKETS. Our stock embraces
all sizes and qualities, from the plain, cheap
COFFIN up to Handsome METALLIC cases.
CALL and see us or send us your order when so unfortunate
as to have a death in your family. PRICES
Within the REACH of ALL.
-Iinlcr Irai toLANCASTER,
S. C., Oct. 15, 1902.?tf.
OPENING, ~
'uesday Night ?4
30TH, 1902.
nd adjacent counties are corALL
OPENING of MILLI6
f '
;hl, Next, Sept. 30,1902.
s Marie Horn, spent several
tina: our Millinerv stock and
? ? ^^ mjkl
?/
and Fashionable Hats next
t of any season since we have
nd again assuring all the Lae?
st Respectfully.
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