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THE LEDGER. Ttiurlow Carter, EDITOR AND MANAGER. SATURDAY, A1*RIL 18, 1903. Mr. T. W. McKibben, of this place, is is possession of what is probably the oldest pieco of paper money in this part of tho conn4 _ ? II l OK -11 I ! hi j. xi in i ~ ) cuib uiu, imviug been printed in tho year 1778. On one side is tho following wording: n c* 'Ton Dollars No. [The number is not discorniblo.] State of North Carolina. This bill entitles tho boarer to receive ten Spanish milled Dollars, or tho value thereof in Gold or Silver, agreeable to an act of Assembly passed at ilillsboro the eight Day of August, 1778." Down in the lower left-hand corner is printed, "Persecution tho ltuin of Empires." On tho right-hand margin, "Death to Counterfeiters." The signatures can not be deciphered. It is quite a quaint pieco of none y.?Waxhaw Enterprise. Darlington's Example. Those in charge of the Humpton monument movement have been very much gratified by the news from Darlington where there is on hand over $1,000 in cash which has been raised by the patriotic women. Steps are on foot to augment this amount in a most substantial degree. A mass meeting is to be held on the night of May 8th and a ^contribution will at the time be made. ' Governor Hey ward has been asked to be one of the speakers of tho oc casion.?The Stato. Smallpox Germs Live 39 Years. Scipio, Intl., April 9.?Miss Minnie Peterson died of smallpox \ yesterday, having taken the dis* ease just two weeks after she opened an old trunk containing : her father's clothes for the tirst ' time since his death, ller father ! died of smallpox thirty nine years ago. This is the longest period ! on record where germs of smull- | pox have continued deadly. A Young Man Missing. i Spartanburg, S. C., April 15. ?Hoy Elkin is the name of a young man who until three or four months ago resided in this j this city with his uncle, J. P. j Moore. The latter recently mov- j ed to Corrollton, Ga., whero he , is now munagei of the local theuter. and the vouns? man an companied him,,remaining thero , until the lirst part of last month, i when he wont to Greenville anil secured employment with the Bell Telephone Company as lineman. On the night of March 20, Elkin disappeared suddenly and since then nothing has been heard of him. It is known that ho had $100 on his person. The police authorities of Greenville, and Columbia, are working on the case in an effort to ascertainhis whereabouts. Cutting Third Set of Teeth. Hr. H. A. Caldwell, of the Waters Hill neighborhood, was a caller at the Ilerald olhce SaturdftV find ri'iirtrtuil ?Vinf K.o ? ^ j ? vj/wi wv< vij<*V 1410 IIIIJLIIUI j Airs. Nancy Caldwell, who makes her homo with her son, VV. H. Caldwell, of Chester county, is about 73 years old and is cutting her third sot of teeth. One or two have cut through the gum and a number of others are coming.?Kock Hill Herald. Mop* the, Coui/h and Works off the Cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets cure a cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c. v . Happenings In Tbe State. 0 4 Ah Chronicled by the Alert Cor; resp indents of The Columbia ^ State. | ! sknt to tilk penitentiary for ! FIVE YEABH EACH. Charleston, April 1G.?After being out two hours the jury returned a verdict of guilty today t in the case against William Mc- 1 ^ Kin ley, Charles Howard, Thomas n Nolan and Edward Dugan, in the Unitod States rircuit court, on the charge of conspiracy, breaking (j into postotlices and lhrcony of ' j( government funds. Immediately j c| ujuiii iu? announcement or me | ^ verdict, Judge Simouton sentenc.. i t( ed the men to tivo yours in the penitentiary and a tine of $500 each. n ? h NO DISPENSARY. r Jonesville, April 15*-?The r election held here today for a dis- v pensary resulted in the polling of 01 votes. There weie 0 for and c 85 against It. h ... ,P ANOTHER WHITE MAN CONVICTED 8 Bamberg, April 15.?The trial s of Davis, for killing of Chief of k Police King in the early part of v the year, took place at the county n court yesterday. The evidence, s as submitted to the jury, was v about the same as that given at the inquest. The jury was out all night and j this morning rendered a verdict ^ ot nianslaughter. Judge Ernost P rS ] 4 Gary pronounced sentence, giving ^ the prisoner 10 years in the pen- ^ ite'nfiary.' * ^ ~ h A 'CONFEDERATE VETERAN HELD Q ON AN UGLY CHARGE. Saluda, . April 13; ? Lewis Sraitb, a Confederate veteran G1 years ?id and . one-legged, who lives near Kiuard's store, about 15 miles from here, has been sent up to the circuit court by Magistrate S. M. Myers 011 the charge of attempting a nameless crime 011 his grund niece, a child of 10 years. Smith denies his guilt. The people of tho community are Cl much stirred up over the affair, but to their credit nothing illegal w has been attempted or even thought of. 81 Solly Made $5,000,000. ? T It is Said That Ho Retires From b tho Market With That 0] Amount of Profits. ai pi Special to The Observer- H New York, April 15.?The til posit ion of Daniel J. Sully in the et cotton market is a matter of much el speculation iu Wall street circles. d< The general belief is that Sully is at not only willing but anxious to of get out of the market. He is sn willing to he satisfied with his present profit, which is estimated Pi at $5,U00,000 for himself and his small army of followers. The report is that Sully has settled with a number of shorts outside M of the market. There is no doubt that the recent sharp rise in cotton came much sooner than Sully expected. This is assigned as the reason tor Ins desire to get out of tho market. w Sully's personal profits as a sv result of his strong bull move- ! ve ment are said to lie very large, ni Speculators havo their eyes on sh him and no doubt his action in | b oither retiring or staying in will yc bean important factor in the deal- rt ings. th 1 cc ?Ex-President Cleveland do. livered an address in New York, ft] in which he declared that the so- Pl lotion ot the negro problem rests W| with the people of the South. w Foley's Honey and Tar tor children,safe,sure. No opiate*. 8,1 J*" ' /" >. ? iffered $2,500 To Shoot GoebeL 'rank Cecil Says Powers and Taylor Endeavored to Hire Him to Assassinute the Governor of Kentucky. Frankfort, Ky., April 15.? 'rank Cecil, who has been away roai Kentucky since his indictlent last yeur as accessory to the ' inrder of Governor Wiliinm roobel and who recently sdrrenered, guvo sensational testimony l the trial of James Howard taav. Cecil corroborated Colton. irougfiton, Golden und others as 3 tho alleged conspiracy. He lso said Caleb Powers, then Sec etary of State, told bim that a lan had heen secured to come ere from the?mountains to kill roebel. If this man failed to ar ive, Powers told him .he (Cecil) -1 rould be paid $2,500 if he would -1 re the shot. Cecil says ^ie de- , lined. Governor W. S. Taylor 1 o testified, called him into his , rivnto oflicc and told him tho 1 amo thing. Governor Taylor aid ho had saved $2,500 from I is campaign fund and that he kould pay immediately. Govor* or Taylor also mentioned Youtey to the witness and referred dtnessto him. TAYLOR SAYS CECIL LIKD. Indianapolis, Ind., April 15.? ] Ix'Governor Taylor, of Ken- ^ ucky, this afternoon character- | zed the story that ho had offered 'rank Cecil $2,500 to shoot Goe- \ tel as "infamously false." He ^ id not know Cecil, he said, and ad never seen him that he knew f. Million Dollar Loss By Fire. , ^ lany Companies Bankrupted? None of the Sufferers in the Texas Oil Well District Had a Cent of insurance. 1 Beaumont, Tex., April 15.?A areless workman kicked over a 1 intern at one of the Caldwell oil -i rells on block 38, Hogg-Twayne ract, on Spindle Top today and . tarted a fire that resulted in the I )ss of property valued at $1,000,00 and the bankruptcy of 20 or I lore of the smaller companies, here were ^75 wells on the three locks of the tract and only five f the derricks and pump houses . ;o left standing. Every com- ^ any that had property in the [ogg-Swayne tract is a loser. The ? ie swept the three blocks cover- ei I with derricks and pump houses ul ear of all its buildings. The ^ jrricks left are on the edges and e few and far between. None J' ' the companies had a cent of in B irauco. dl :erce Gale Sweeps d< The Harbor Of New York. ? ct uch Damage to Brighton and & Coney Island Beaches?Ships d( Drag Their Anchors? ^ Two Sunk. ar . th Now York, April 15.?A fierce ind storm from the northeast Bi yept over Now York today, de- th sloping unusual severity after a Is ght of gales. The storm blew y< loreward and was accompanied ei y tho highest tide known in at ;are, and brought a cold pelting lit tin. It did much damage along of e New Jersey and Long Inland la >asts. fa At Conoy Inland and Kockaway w largo part of the sandy beach was ; b( it out and much other damage or as done by the tipe and violent av ind. n? The galo was severe upon the ur ipping anchored in tho bay of te >? Gra: 01 HI Mi Wednesd Our deser MILLINER, M turned from the iected with grea COMPLETE up Milli Ever brought to jusily engaged, tants, in prepari WEDNESDAY \ Wednesd The public visit us op that < will find OUR t creation of Ari VESS. The iad heir headgear u natchless Bonne Heath B ?? i?> i tateu Island. The fishing schoon- i * Mariner went ashore and broke [) at Stapleton. The fishing sloop oquois sank at the docks. The French four-masted ship >elette and the English bark atate, which anchors in the mide of the bay, dragged their aniors to within 100 yards-of the )cks at St. George. The fishing schooner Hooper of loucester, Mass , dragged herun tors and fouled the pilot boats dward E. Barret and .lames Gor>Q Bennett, earring away the Bnnett's bowsprit and headgear id damaging her own quarter so at she sprang a leak. Old rosidonts of the suburbs of I'ooklyn near Coney Island say o storm at Brighton and Coney land was the most severe in 30 uiva TllA AOof irin/l 4/\erA/T uiPi AIIV *ov ?? IIIM lUO^OU U|i tormouswanes along the beach itf ra:.sed the level of the water iti] it was up to tho -first floor ! the new iron pier at Coney Is> nd. The new bulkhead at the iot of Ocean Parkway was recked in several places, and mrdwalks, bath houses and oth- [ small structures were washed ! vay. The new bulkhead was wring completion after being1 ider construe tion a 11 win- j r. | V t ./ *' "" - y -/ nd Millie >ENIN - OF -m & in t ay, April : vedly .popular a ISS JULIA SI] Northern mark* t care the LAR( -to-date STOCB nery G * this market. A aided by an abl< ng for our forms . Don't forget 1 ay, April Ai ' 5 is CORRIALL ... if i i day. We guars MILLINERY I fcistie RE A TTTV ies are cautionc ntil they see Ml its and Hats. ANKING & Oonsumption * The only kind of consumption to fear is "neglected consumption." People arc learning that consumption is a Curable disease. It is neglected consumption that is so often incurable. At the faintest suspicion of consumption get a bottle of Scott's Emulsion and begin regular doses. The use of Scott's Emulsion at once,' has, in thousands of cases, turned th"C balance in favor of health. Neglected consumption does not exist where Scott's Emulsion is. Prompt use of Scott's Emul ?i.~ _i? * ? siuii uiittKs inc disease wniie it can be checked. Send for free sample, SCOTT ft HOWNE, C hemists. 409-415 Pearl Street, New York, joe. and #1.00; ell druggists. J^HARRY FOSTER, Attorney at Lair, i.AwniuTfu u M Uiinuitu *V*V) u. V.'* ' olivet loin n specially. ?Pay your Subscription to the Ledoek and be happy. " t;" 'XT / ^ / JERY --0S it . i -*. ^ / I 1st, 1903. ov* * mammmamtsmmm - * >t ind experienced MPSON, has re * i 3ts, where she seiEST and most [. of 00(1 s i 71 ll olin ia nnw B..U-V4. Ak3 11U W' i corps of assisal opening next the (lay, 1st, 1908. i v Y INVITED to intee that YOU IEPARTMENT and LOVELIid not to select [SS SIMPSON'S ; Mer. Co. 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