The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, December 13, 1902, Image 3
Local Matters
?Just bought big lot Flour
Cheap. See us before you buy.
Lancaster Mercantile Co.
? Born, to Mr. and Mrs. E.
D. Bowers, Dec. 2, 1002, a son.
?All persons indebted tome
niuxt settle by Jun'y. 1st.
J. E. Rutlkdoe, Dentist.
? Mr. Gib Green of Chester
itited his sister, Mrs. W. T.
Williams, hero this wiek
?Go to Lmcaster Mercantile
Co. and buy goods cheap. They
have cut prices to reduce stock. I
?Kev. J. M. Stead man will
preach in tho Methodist church
tdmorrow morning and evening
at the usual hours of service.
? Every person buying a sack I
of flour at the regular cut price
from W. P. Bennett for the next
ten days gets a cake of Tera Sop*
free.
? Sum Wattes, col., for disorderly
conduct in a nublic place
was sentenced Wednesday by <
Magistrate Caskey to 30 days on
the gang or pay a fine of $10.
Sam paid the tine.
?Our Mr. J. M. Hood is always
in the market to purchase
mules and cattle. And don't you
forget it.
Lancaster Mercantile Cs.
?The personal property of the
late Wm. H. Sims was sold Wednesday
at public auction and 1
brought fair prices. The pro 1
seeds amounted to about $1,000. '
?Miss Isabel Craig, of the 1
Sincerity neighborhood, will return
home tndttv I
- J ?? - '"w
months stay in Kock Hill where 1
ho has been employed as assis- 4
tant milliner daring the fall sea- I
on. 1
?A letter from Blooming
Grove, Texas, to Mr. S. W.
Craig of the Sincerity neighbor-,
hood, states that, his son, Mr.
Veina Craig, who has been quite 1
ill of typhoid fever for several '
weeks, is improving slowly and i
is on the way to recovery. 1
-$1 .50 Fui Collarettes roduc-11
ed to 50 cents; $2.50 Jackets reduced
to $1 50; $5.00 Jackets *
reduced to $3.98.
Lancaster Mercantile Co 1
?Magistrate Caskey held an
inquest Tuesday afternoon 1 st
over the thioo-weoks old infant
of Jan. Gregory, col , living on
Mr. N. P. Kobe: tson's place several
miles northeast of town. The
jury found that it bad boon accidentally
smothered to death by
be'ng overlain by its niothei the
night previous
?*-Persons who left deeds,
mortgages, and other papers in
the Clerk of Court's office for re.
cording during the term of the
late W. S. L. Porter as cleik, are
hereby requested to call at my
residence and get them.
Mrs. Julia J. Porter.
?Letters advertised remaining
in the Lancaster post office un
called for the week ending Dec. i
13, 1902: Mrs. Julia Ledbeter, i
Mrs. S. L. Smith, Mrs. Texas ]
Davis, Miss M. J. McCall, Miss t
Leula Norwood (2), W. E. De- i
Loach, Henry Dlilar, E. W. <
Bight, E. N. MConie, G. Konry, y
J. Whitaker, Manager Opera *
House. Belle Nance, P. M.
<? A big improvement has been 1
made at the post-office this week. '
A handsome glass front has bsen j
put to the building with two <
large glass doors in the centre. 11
These will be locked after 9
o'clock at night shutting off ac- |
cess to the combination lock boxes
which, on account of the easy ac* ' (
cessibility to \ heretofore, it has '
been very unsafe to leave mail in
overnight. A change is alto be- I
ing made in the position of the i
lock boxen so as persons having
boxes will not have to crowd
around tbe general delivery in *
getting their mail as has been the I
case heretofore. l
?Mr. J. li. Faile mored hie
family to town last week. He
occupies the old J. O. Gregory
house recently purchased hy him.
? Kershaw Kra.
? See the ad. of dissolution of
the Fundorburk Co., and note
particularly the prices they quote
in their closing out sale.
? At the regular communication
of .Jackson Lodge No. 53 A.
F. M. Thursday uight the following
officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
B. J. Witherspoon, YV. M.
L. T. Baker, S. YV.
W. T. Williams. J. YV.
B. F. Miller, Treas.
T. S. Carter, Sec'y.
? Mrs. A. C. Williamson returned
borne Thursday from Anderson
vrhcre she has been with her
daughter, Miss Mary Williamson,
a student of the Anderson school,
during a protracted illness of five
weeks of typhoid fever. Miss
Mury was able to accompany her
mother home.
?Two weeks ago Kev. Sam
Witherspoon, colored, died of
Bmallpox iu a house a half mile
beyond the city limits and now
his wife, who was ill with the
disease and kept the fact a secret,
not even notifying a physician,
died Sunday last and that night
her body was buried Rock
Hill Herald.
?County Supervisor elect L.
J. Perry and Coroner elect J. M.
Caskey have had their bonds approved
by the coimty board, duly
recorded in tho Clerk's office and
forwarded to tho State Executive
department. Their commissions
are expected in a few days when
they will take charge of their
respective offices.
? Wanted! The Pleasant Valley
High School wants a lady
teacher with 1st grade certificate
competent to teach music, to begin
teaching first week in January.
Address,
D. K. Hall, Trustee,
R. F. D. No. 2,
Fort Mill, S. C.
? Cotton has been active here
this week. The sales from wagans
have averaged over 200 bales
jach day. Mr. Nisbet, the pub
lie weigher, informs us that already
this season the sales exceed
iho stiles of the, entire previous
pear by over 300 bales. It is
low pushing 10,000 bales. The
price this week has ranged from
3 to 8^ cents.
?Messrs. George Heath and
John Crawford of this place attended
the marriage of Mr. ErnJst
Heath, a brother of the forner,
and Miss Isabelle Andrews,
n the Central Methodist church
it Monroe, N. C. last Wedneslay
evening. Mr. Ileat.h was the
groom's best man and Mr- Craw
ford one of the attendants. - An
daborate supper was served at
,he residence of the bride's parents,
Maj and Mrs* L. D. Anirews
after the ceremony.
Bargains at the Bazaar
For several months the ladies
rave been laboring to make the
Razaar for the confederate monunent
fund a success. They are
low ready, and on Monday mornng
will open the Bazaar in the
I7L1.1L I.L.I. 1 _sii ..
Lkuiuio uiuufc null will COD11DU? It
hrough the week. They have'a
raried assortment of fancy work,
lolis, toys, etc., etc. Oysters
vill be served daily. They want
iverybody, town folk, country
folk, old people, young people,
narried people, single people,
nen, women, boys^girls, every
:>ody, to come and buy somethtog
ind thus help them to raise funds
for the monument. Be sure and
sail at the Bazaar. The ladies
will appreciate your patronage.
Etecruits for the Gang.
Constable Crenshaw carrinfl
Sara Dunlap, col., to the gang
Wednesday from Magistrate
Hyatt's court to serve 30 days
For stealing an axe.
? Will Cureton, col., went
from Magistrate Caskoy's court
the same day for 90 days, having
been convicted in three cases of
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> larceny from the field.
' ?Tom Frazier, col., was sent
to the gang by Mayor Wylie for
30 days for stealing a dog. The
Mayor knowning Tom to be a
public spirited fellow who seems
never so well satisfied as when
working on the public highways,
handed him his commitment after
passing the sentence and told
him to report at once to the Supt.
of the gang for duty. A few miles
out from town Tom met Constable
Connor who asked him where
he was going. "As straight to
the gang as a murtin ever went to
his gourd," replied Tom, and on
ho went unaccompanied bv anv
one to the gang. A few bourn
later and Tom wan wieldiuga pick
with all his might apparently hap
py that ho know where his noxt
meal was coming from and
where his night's lodging would ,
be.
Marriages.
Married, Sunday, Doc. 7, 1902,
by Magistrate W. P. Caskey, at
his residence on Elm street, Wood
Elliott and Miss Katie Manes,
both of this place.
?A beautiful homo marriage
was solemnized at the home of
Mr. J. F. M. Estridgo on Sunday
evening, 7th inst. The contracting
parties were Mr. William
Morgan and Miss Docenia Estridge.
The attendants were Mr.
Laney Broom, with Miss Queen
Estridge. J. N. Estridgfe, N.
P., officiated.
?Married, at the residence
of the bride's father, Mr. A. F.
Cnlp, at noon on Wednosday last,
Doc. 10, 1902, by Hev. J. W.
Neely, Mr. Thos. P. Jones and
Miss A. Delia Culp. The attendants
were Mr. J. W. Culp, brother
of the bride, with Miss Fred
Hicklin. After the ceremony an
excellent wedding dinner was served
and the bridal party left for
the home ef Mr. W. P. McCullough
in Chester county, where a
big reception was given them
that night. The bride and groom
are both popular young people
and will have the best wishes of
a host of friends.
Tl/TTT
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dially invited
NERY GOOB
Tuesday ai
Our talent
weeks in New
we are sure he
Tuesday will I
conducted a m
Repeating
dies of a warm
Heath I
Deaths.
Mrs. Missouri Vincent, wife of
Mr. Wui. Vincent and a sister of
Mr. Jeff Sims of tho Longvillo
section, died lust Monday afternoon,
Dec. S, 1902, after an ill
Bess of several wooks. She was
69 years of age and leaves her
husband and six children all
grown, surviving her. She was
a consistent member of Fork Hill
Baptist church and had been for
43 rears, having joined in young
womanhood. Sho was a goad
christian womaa and died in full
hopo of the reward of the good
and faithful servant. Her remains
were interred Tuesday at
Fork Hill church yard after services
by her pastor, Ilev. R. J.
Blacknion.
? A letter to relatives here announces
the death of Mr. W. I.
'Green, of Bishopville, formerly
of this place and who married
Mies Callie Clark daughter of Mr.
Joseph Clark of this place. His
death occurred Saturday night after
sovert^woeks illness of gastri
ill. lie had been merchandising J
at Bishopville for several years,
and was a good citizen.# He was
about 42 years of ago and leaves
a widow and five children.
?Mr. J. T. Green received a
letter Thursday from Mr. J. S.
Cureton of Center Hill, Fla., in*
forming him of the death of his
son, Clarence Cureton, which occurred
at St. Augustine, Fla.,
Thursday night last, of meningitis.
Clarence had just reached the
threshold of young manhood and
gave promise ot a bright future.
His remains wore taken to Center
Hill and interred Saturday afternoon.
This is the second son
Mr. Cureton has lost since his removal
from this place to Florida.
Slops the Cough and Works oft
the Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
ets cure a cold in one day. No
Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c.
UNERY
:day and 1
'TEMBER
s of Lancaster, a
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to attend our I
>? on
nd Tuesday Ni|
ed Milliner, Mis
York City selec
r display of new
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illinery business
the invitation a
l welcome, we ar
. Mo
Nanking &
Serious Shootings at DeKalb
The little station of DeKalb
near Camden was the scene of
two shooting scrapes within the
past two or three d.us. Last
Saturday afternoon James Love
and Melton Clark became iavolv*
ed in a difficulty over some old
trouble and exchanged shots, tho
formor receiving one serious
wound in the head, and the latter
seven wounds in the body, none
of which are regarded as serious.
We are informed that Mr. James,
Kelly also had a hand in tho difficulty.
Yesterday morning in a
difficulty between Irving Turner
and Will Conned tho latter was
mortally wounded by tho former.
?Kershaw Era.
?You can now get all tho
4'pound calico" you want lit
Williams Hughes Co.
?Subscribe to The Lancaster
Ledger. $1.50 per annum.
- NO MATTE!
come here ever}
its little bargain
Here are a few
here and there
great B4KGAI
Comforts from 75 cents up.
Blunkets 50 cents up.
Men's tine shoes at 95 cents.
Ladies' tine shoes at $1.00.
Men's Suits at $2.25 and up.
Boy's Suits 90 cents up.
Neckties, Collars, Gloves,
things to be sold as CHKAT as th
H. Ml
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:ting our Millin
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>st Respectfully.
i Mercan
Dissolution Notice
The Firm of Funderburk Co.
will on Jan. 1, 11)03, by mutual
consent of tho parties composing
said firm- A. L. Funderburk and
B. Y. Fundeiburk?bo dissolved.
All parties indebted to us by
Note or Account will please come
forward and .settle AT ONCE, or
make satisfactory arrangements.
This notice is intended for all
who owe us.
Respectfully Yours,
Funderburk Co.
Dec. 12, 1902.? 3w.
' i ii i?i uw ?as?i ii? turn mtm i i
Contract to Be Let
To build a bridge over Hannah's
Creek on the Ginger Caka
, road near tho old McDow place,
on tho 20th of December at 10
i o'clock, a. m. Specifications to
! be mudo known on day of letting.
Also to build one house at the
[county home, on same day at 11
o'clock. Specifications to be
made known at letting.
\V. Q. Casket,
Dec. 10 '02. Co. Sup'r.
1 WHEN YOU -
y department has
story to tell you.
items gathered
throughout (his
N giving store:
Men's Hals at 45 cents and up.
Children's Ilats at 25 cents.
/
A full line of Ladies Jackets
must go at any price.
A lot of Capes tnust bo sold regardless
of cost.
Underwear and numerous other
e CHEAPEST. Call and see
[LES,
;ain Giver.
G, -right
90S.
nties are corG
of MILLI.
30,1902.
O rkTrn?rt 1
ojiuut ou V Cl ill
ery stock and
ble Hats next
since we have
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