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Local Matters ?A few flakes of snow fell here yesterday. ?Miss Pet Neill is visiting relatives at Waxbaw, N. C. ?LOST! A reward will be paid Ttfr return to me of a white pointer pup with brown spots, age about ten months. IAIIW ^ ** * ... uuitn viui?y ruin' ? Messrs. W. G. Bowers and D. M. Crenshaw returned Satur day from a trip to Georgia. ? Mit-s l'alma Coker of Ash land, Ga., who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. VV. Q. Caskey, of Newcut, returned home Saturday. ?Misses Sadie and Nannie Irene McCardell have returned to ehool in Columbia. ?Mr. J. Willie Caskey of Athens, Ga., is visiting his parents at Newcut. ?Mr. Marion Caskey of Athens, Ga., spent the holidays with bis parents at Newcut. ... ?Mr. Jam^a _ Black of Fort Lawn gave the Ledger office a pleasant call Monday.. ?Di. S.- H. Ezell, a wellknown vouncr nhvsiciftn. of V*?n v or / I " "" Wyck, will locate in Waxuaw for the practice of his profession. --Miss Minnie Caskey, of New ut, has been elected teacher of the McCardell school and opened the school last Monday. ?Mr. Carpenter, 4no of the book-keepers of the Lancaster cotton mills, has rented Dr. GaL loway's residence and will more ! his family in it in a few days. ?Mr. L. S. Porter of the Elgin section bad a fine milk cow 1 killed by tbe train on the South. ... I!.*.. 1 wiU uavu lunjr. ?Mr. O. B. Yinal, one of the ' i electrical engineers superintendlog the erection of electrical machinery at the new cotton mill, was painfully hurt by a piece of j scantling falling on the top of bis | head last Friday and cutting a , gash in it several inches long. ?The tenth baby girl during the 14 years of thoir married life, | arrived at Mr. and Mrs. /V. R. , Roberts' on the 28th ult., and the , little Miss was a 13 pounder. I -?Associate Justice Ira B. t J/inau ET Vw-V eiaftnt ilw* U?1M....? vvuvc, nnu H|/cut I11U UUll"N)n < with bis family hero, returned to Columbia Monday to present ' at the convening of the Supremo Court yesterday morning. ?The 11-months old child of Mr?. Laura Swann at the c >ttnn 1 mill died Sunday night and was ' buried in the town cemetery yes- 1 terday afternoon. ?Miss Edith Horton, an aged inmate of the connty borne, fell laat Saturday and was seriously hart. She is about 80 years of age and the probability >s thai he will never be able to leave her bed. 1 ?Mr. Charles Robertson, a |A/|/i<iai auu |HUgiCOPlvy JUIIKJg farmer of Pleasant Hill, and Mi-s Lily P< lit*'-, i lie hiii'H1 In and esti mable iluiigtitfi* of Mr. L. S Por Itr of the Kl^in i-ection. will Im marrie 1 a? Heath Spruits at ^ o'clock this afternoo i, too Rev S. N. Walsob oHSt-iating. -?Hon. T. Y Williams wil* go to Columbii bexi Sal nidus to i>? present at t hp convening of the Legi.slain e. "Toe election of , peaker of tbe hou^e," says Tl:i* , State, -i? exciting no ?i:?!? interest. Tite friends of M> M L. Smith of Cum lu't claim tb n he ' now has a sotiioier.t uu ni l of , pledges to elect; but Mr YVil liams' friends are pushing his ' caadidacy vary vigoroi sly. Mr. WilliantM is one of the finost p?rliaiuentarians in the Slate, Initj Mr. Smith is also a man of ti -usual ability Mr. Raiasford's I strength is not known, hut he is < regarded as a man of highest character and of attractive per- < onality." |l ? Mits Maud Inez Tillman returned to Lam ens Saturday to re- ? surne her duties as teacher in the graded school there ufter spending the holidays pleasantly heie with her mother. Attention, Pensioners The Pension Commissioners ' will be in the Auditor's office at Lancaster f?r four consecutive ! Saturdays, beginning next Saturday Jan. 10th ?ind again 17th, 24th and 3lot, to meet the new pension annlipuntH nn<t ...... and fix up all pens.on papers. 1 OU1 pensioners neel not appear unless they expect to apply for a different class. Dismissed to Other Presbyteries, j At a meeting of Bethel Presbytery, held in the Presbyterian church of this place, on December 30th, Rer. S. C. Caldwell, of Heath Springs, was dismissed to Charleston Presbytery, and Rev. J. P. Mai ion to the Presbytery of Louisiana. Mr. Caldwell will become pas* ' tor of the church at Wa'.terboro, 8. C:?Rock Hill Herald. t i Sa'esday I The crowd in town last Monday, salesday, was large and orderly. , Very few seemed to have broken their new year's resolutions. Only ' two sales were made: The H. J. ' Wallace estate lands, 376 acres, 1 old by the Sheriff, brought $1,815; H. S., G. M., and Ed K. ' Plyler purchasers. . The estate lands of Nelson t Stewart, I70f acres, sold by Cleik of Court brought $400.; Springs Banking and Mercantile Co. purchasers. barged With Arson. Sheriff Hunter returned Friday oi*ht from the Korsh?w section where he had gone to iovestigate j the burning of the dwelling on \ Mr. T. (J. . Horton's plantation ] the night before. He had in cub , tody George Oarlas, col., whom i he arrested us one of the parties \ believed to have been implicated in the burning. From the fact that the building was set afire in { two places it is thought by some that more than one person was implicated. The Sheriff is still it work on the case and may make jther at rests later. Death of VV. P McCu lough. Air. W. Picket McCullough of Heath'*, in Chester^county, died last Saturday Morning after an illness of only four days of congestion of the brain. He was about 50 years of age and was prominent and influential in bis community. He was married 1 J tine 20th 1896 to Miss Leve * Jones, daughter of the late Col. Churchill B. Jones of this county, J and she with one child, a little son, suryives him. He was a member oi the Methodist church, and his remains were interred at o i ^ iicbiu a vmapei ounuay morning - j Items iVO'it Wax haw Enterprise. 1 Mr W. U. P?e aley and Mi^a * Kllon Pie-aley, l???th ?.f Price's 1 Mill, were married by 'Squire T. ? W Sl'i'l'l'Ht Oil t Wn o. im of n?. ( ' - r-v M K VII "I L/tV?UI > I ' her. j - Mr K. (* l'iix*' n and Miaa ' Najnry L Godfrey, daughter of ' Vlr H?-iir\ G?alf re\, < f this c >m- ' uuunity, were married on last Sun-! ' :Ihy by 'Squire W Secrest. ^ ?'Sq ii iv C. Cv M<*Ii wain, of V|(trviu killu'l a pig the- oiiier da} ih.it wn* i x inly 3?m> da>?oid au<i ivti gli >d 3 >5 p mi i la. over a poind jf pork for etch day of the pig's j age. j You Know II'Uut. Y"U ar* To kitty When you take Grovo'a Faatoleaa Chill Tonic because the form ula in plainly printed on every bot\le allowing that it ia simply Iron I tnd Quinine in a tasteless form 1 No Cure. No Pay. 50c. I Marriages. Mr. Win. Rowell uod Miss Fannie Mo Murray, botb of Cedar Creek township, were married at Heuth Springs last^ Sunday, 3d instant. ?Married, by Magistrate d. J. Roberts, on*Wednesday, 31st Dee. 1902, Mr. Thos.^W. McCoy and Mrs. Harriet Williams, all of the tlaile gold mine sectioo. ?Married, in the Baptist church at Taxahaw on the night of ttie 24th inat., at 7 o'clock, Mr. Fred F. Jones, of Manna, Cbesteriield county, to Miss Ida M.cMunus of Taxahi-w, Rev. R.J. Bluokmon oiliciuting. The attendants wore: Miss Hattie M(S Manus, sister of the bride with Mr. Orion Funderburk, Miss Minnie Helton; of Lancaster, with Mr. Copeland Massey of Taxuhaw, ' Miss Gertrude Flowden, of Sum-' ! ter S.- 0., with Mr. Ernest ' Knight of Taxahaw. The bride was beautifully at ' tired in eream cashmere and white ' Bilk making a sweet picture of * young maidenhood. After the ceremony the bridal party with 1 the invited guests retired to the 1 home of the bride's father, Mr. Alfred McManus, where they en- * joyed a sumptuous feast. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Jones will make * their home near Manus in this county. May their lives . be 1 crowned with heaven's richest i blessings.?Chester field Advertiser. ' k Negro Collector For Tbe Proud City i Roosevelt's Return for the Hob- < pitality of Charleston. Crum ' Gets a Very Nice Plum. 1 Washington, Jan. 5.?The ' President today seat to the Senate the name of Dr. W. D. Crum for appointment to the office of collector of customs at Charleston, and also that of J. D. Adams to be marshul for tbe district of 1 South Carolina. The nominations were referred j \ to tbe usual committees without 'Oin 111 ont or action. The fight * over the confirmation of Crum, which is expected to be bitter, will begin in the committee, and if it fails to secure an unfavorable P report from that body will be carried to the floor of the Senite. TILLMAN WILL OTPOSE IT. Washington, Jan. 5.?Senator Tillman will fight Orum's confir- 1 nation because he is opposed to * -he principal and policy of the j idministration in appointing ne- j ;ro officials in the soath. The lenator is frank to% say that he { cannot hope td hold up the; deftns nation Unless material is furnish>d him showing that Crum's personal or political character units him for the office. The Char-? U 1 -X 4?1- ? ooiwu uumu ui iraue dub Bene aoth Senatois Tillman anil McLaurin resolutions asking that , lie> oppose Cruui's confirmation. S.n;ttor l ilimiin savs be is acting lot for Charleston merely hut for i South Carolina iu his fight against Jrutu. v A 4Mark horse''.has won out in ibe ?U)arshal?hip contest. 'lhe [irtsideui iioipinatcd today J. Duncan Adams MF the office. Mr. rUiatUH iris -understood is from L uirens and has been swarded the s 5 - { # / >ffice because of ihe eudorseinont ?t u i.limner oi prominent conser~ *a;iv?s Dr. Ciu\ton's chances iot iim place were known to t>e good and the fact that so many Democrats were known to favor aim caiisjd his friends to hope he would pull through. Ti'f llr.Ht I'rcsrriplion for Chills and Fever is a bottle of [irovo's lusteless Chill Tonic. It is simply li on and Quinine and L&steless, No Cure No Fay. Happenings In The State. As Chronicled by the Alert Corresp indents of The Columbia State. KEOETVEU APPOINTED. Yorkville, Jan. 3.?J. S. Drakeford, through his attorney, Frank P. McCain, Esq., today procured an order from Judge Gage at Cnbster appointing Paul T. McNeel receiver of the Drakeford Newspaper company, publishers of the Yorkville Yeoman. It is thought the creditors will be paid in full. INDEPENDENT COTTON OIL CO. WITH $1,000,000 CAPITAL. Florence, Jan. 2.? It is learned bere this evening that the organisation of the Independent Cotton Oil company, capitalized at $1,000,000, was perfected in Darlington today aud the following officers wee eWtad: M. Israel d! Charleston, president. Bright Williamson of Darlington, vice president. R. K. Dargan, general manager. It is also stated that $500,000 of the capital stock has been subscribed and paid in and that the corporation papers will be tiled with the secretary of state tomorrow morning. While it is not iefinitely known what interests will bo affected by the formation of this company, yet it is generally believed that it means the absorption of the cotton oil mills at Darlington, Marion, Wadesboro, N. C., Manning, Cheraw, Davis nrwl !?? "l i?uu uiu on icuuui y at Charleston into one big concern under one management whose purpose will bo to sell only retiusd oil instead of the crude output is heretbfore. EXPJKED FROM A P POP LEX Y WniLE TALKING TO IIIS SON. Chester, .Fan. 4?A very sad ind sudden deaih occurred here ;oday just as the morning services n the churcl es were beginning. Mr. Donald McCaulay remained it home with his older son while Mrs. McCaulay aDd the younger ion attended church. They had The Best and Pi Medicines Ai G< We keep a full line of the BE \ccuracv and Pnritv is our Motto o us, is compounded by a graduate Comoete line of Toilet Article land. We also carry Rubber Tub 30 r foot. Packages delivered promptly to mswered from residence on Elm S T. EUGENE F Sept. 3, 1902. Corner Main and ^WT Watch Their i PORTER & J In Masonic Building. fi.vu ir<n. Ainiui CLOSING S| OUT SALE! ? o o? > hardly reached their pew boforo they were summoned home. Mr. McCnulay hud taken a hearty breakfast this morning and was seemingly in his usual good health, lie was standing in front of a cheerful log tire, pleasantly conversing with his son when, without a moment's warning and in one short, quick breath, he fell to the floor, dying instantly from a stroke of appoplexy. Donald McCaulay came to this vA r XT - i . t * vuuuuy irom nonuern ocouanu away back in the sixties. In about tho year 1872 ho settled in Charlotte, N. C., where he conduclcd a very extensive cotton business. For the past ton years he has lived hero conducting a commission business. A. M. A. Sergoants at Arms. Air. Fred Schumpert of Newberry, sergeant-at arms ^ of the senate, and Mr. J. S. Wilson of Lancaster, sergeant at arms of the house, are here putting down carpets, arranging desk*, etc., for the meetiug of the general assembly. Each of these officials will stand for re-election. Mr. Wilson knows of no opposition, but Mr. Schumpert will be in the raoo with two others, Col. John T. Gaston of Columbia, and Mr. Perry of Saluda.?Tho State, 6th inst. j Several Hundred Spectators See tho Ilad Rlfir?hnnt Put rtaotli New York, Jan. 4.?Several hundred spectators today witnessed the execution by electricity at Coney Island, of "Topay," an elephant, who had killed three men and recently had become unmanageable. Immediately after 200 grains of cyanide of potassium had been administered, concealed in a carrot, a current of 6, GOO volts was turned on through copper plates, on which the animal stood. Almost instantly the elephant fell, and at the end of ten seconds when the current was turned off, was pronounced dead. An autopsy showed that the poison had not had time to take effect. Onr Mr -I M Hnnd *" "I Ivr ??? *.?* * */ AU A1UVVI AO (Aftways in the market to purchase mules uud cuttle. And don't you forget it. Lancaster Mercantile Ce. irest re None too ood for the Sick. 1ST DltUGS that money can buy. and every prescription entrusted i in Pharmacy. is and Patent Medicines always on >ing for fountain syringes at 8?c any part of the city. Night calls treet UNDERBURK, DRUGGIST. 1 Church Streets. ^ ^ lgr AND GO DOWN rc Porter & Stephenson's NEW FURNITURE STORK, find buy you a Red to sleep on. Tboy are selling everything in the House Furnishing lino Cheap, for Cash, or on Time. Kvet \ tliing new and up to date. Advertisements. STEPHENSON Lancaster, S C. On account of 0>o Dissolution of our Firm?a Notice of which ^ appears elsewhere in this paper? 1 we ore now offoriug our ontire J Stock of Dry Goods, Shoes and Clothing AT and BELOW Manufacturers COST! IN WOMEN SHOE?:?We offer all our $1 00, $1 25 and $1,50 lines at 85o. 00c und $1 00. Our $2 00 line at SI.10 and $1.15; and < ur $2 50 and $3 00 line at $1.75 and $2 00. IN MEN SHOES?We offor Split Ties worth $1.25 for 85c. Best at $1.10. Best Oak Kip Ties for $1.20. Good Sheeting at 3c yard. Bost fer^l heaviest made at 5c. VVe will give you good plaids 25 in. wide for 4^c yard. Riverside, best made, at 5^c. IN MEN SUITS?We offer the bost that money will buy from $3.50 to $10.00-ALL AT COST. Our Stock of Ladies Dress Goods AT COST. Ladies Capes, and Skirts, and all kinds of Underwear aud Shirts we will sell at UANUEACTURER'S COST. This Sale to continue for 30 Days Only. Funderburk CoNEW FIRM?o o THE LANCASTER CA FK. o o WE CATER TO THE WANTS OF THE PEOPLE. ?o o o o Having bought the Boyd Market on the Davis Corner we are now in position to meet the demunds ?f tho public. We handle Fresh meats of all kinds, Fish, Oysters and Country Produce and a lino of Heavy and Fancy Groceries as cheap as the cheapest. We also operate an up-to*data I HKSTA1*RANT. Tables sorved I wiin nest tno market affords. I Call and see for yourself. Yours to serve, The Lancaster Cafe.' PORTERQ& WHERRY, Proprietors.