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THE LEDGER. I Thurlow 3. Garter, EDITOR AND MANAGER. WEDNESDAY, NOYKMHIK 4, 1903. Items From Waxhnw Enterprise. Mr. K. P. Starnes and Miss Lillie Mosor were married last Sunday evening by R. II. Sapp, ' l^aq., ot i?anc*Bier couniy. ?A colored candidate for the ministry preaehed his trial sermon at Pineville a few days ago and announced his text from 4'Me;es 1st chapter and 13th verse." ?At Pleasant Valley Baptist church on last Monday evening at seven o'clock Mr. Uoorgo 11. Justice, of Charlotte, and Miss Ethel Ross, of the Pleasant Val ley neighborhood wero united in ( the bonds of holy matrimony, ( Rev. A. L. Stough, of Pineville, i ! A V_ _ il pcriormiDg tne coromouy iu iuo presence of h large number of relatives and friends. Tho couple will make their home in Chailotte. ?Mrs. Turner Rogers died at Charlotte Tuesday morning. She had been sick for quite a while. Her remains were buried at Charlotte. For a number of years Mr. and Mrs. Rogers had 'ived at Van Wyck, hut quite recently moved to Charlotte. She was fifty-six years old and leaves a husband aud several children. Mrs. Rogers was a member of Van Wyck Methodist church and was a good woman. [For The Ledger. The Halloween party, given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. , D. Jones's, Oct. 31. 1903, fcas < quite a success. Sixteen guests i were present. As the clock tolled the hour of nine the guests were invited into the dining room ' whore they found a table beautifully decorated with ferns and dowers, and confectionaries of all kind, last but not least, a huge fruit-cake, with the ring,thimble, key, button and penny. The ring is for wealth wilhin the year, the button for a sweet-heart, the thimble for an old maid or bachelor and key for a journey. Absolute silence was obtained while Mrs. John M. Perry cut the first slice of cake. Then every one took a slice dreading that their fate would be to get the thimble, yet hoping that it would be their , luck to get the ring, but of course some one had to get the thimble a9 all five articles were cooked in the cake. The luckv onpH wer? Mr. Jim Williams, he got the , ''thimble", Miss Janio Hicklin ( the key, Miss Louise Ilowze the , penny, Miss Lillie Adams the , buttoD, and Mrs. Ella Gladden , the ring. After all of this was ( over with, they had the apple ( hunt, then tried their fortunes ( with the three saucers of water. | The amusing part was the burning ( of .the nuts. The music was i J aimply grand, every one enjoyed it to the fullest extent, also the games of flinch, croconole, etc. ?Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. ?Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. ?Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. ?Fewer Gallon?; Wears Longer. The hicrhest dutv of a mmr in 1 to convict any man who may he shown to be guilty under the law " and the evidence, aDd the highest test of manhood is ability to leave ( out all other considerations. The juror who would render an unjust verdict because of sympathy, friendship or personal interest Ought not to be tolerated by de~ ' ceot men.?Yorkville Enquirer. The Beet Prescription for Malaga Chills and Fever is a bottle of ' Grove's Tastelest Chill Tonic. It 1 , is simply Iron and Quinine and 1 tasteless, No Care No Pay. m 9 # / Negro Lynched By Negroes For Killing Three Negroes. \n Affair in Louisiana Entirely Out of the Usual Hun? Slaughtered "Just For Fun." Shreveport, La., Nov. 2.? Joseph Craddock, a negro, was 1 jnched by an .nfuriated mob, 1 :omposed of blacks, at Taylorsown, about 17 miles from Shrere- ! iort, last night. Craddock kilL id two inoffensive colored men .~.l I ?i ii tun iuiuiij lujiirua auomer. tie ipiroached the home of Wesley Chambers, a negro cotton picker, mil called him out. After Jwhispering to him and as Chambers turned to leave, Cradilock split his head with an axe. Then Craddock mutilated the body of the dying man frightfully. Then observing Dan Washington, another negro, ho crept up on him and struck him in the head with the edge of the axe. Not satisfied with this, he wont to the door of the cabin and called Chambers1 brother, Mercer, to the dcor. Mercer unsuspectingly came and was at once beaten down and frightfully injured. Wesley Chambers died almost instantly; Mercer died this evening and Washington cannot live. After committing the triple murder Craddock walked to Taylorstown and mingled with the negroes there, boasting of his crime. He appeared perfectly unconcerned and said he killed 4 I . /! a J* * * ? iuu uieu * "JUBl lor IUD." Craddock was captured by a small posse (ft white men, but a crowd of about 300, mostly negroes, took possession of hiui and at ouce hanged him to a tree and burned bis body beneath it. Stt pa (he Cough and Works off (he Cold. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab ets cure a cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c. What is the matter in Saluda? A call has been issued for a mass meeting of citizens to protest against lawlessness in that county and to take some steps whereby law shall be more strictly enforced in that county. We recall that the attorneys of James H. Tillman asked tliat his case he transferred to that county because its citizens were law abiding, patriotic, honorable and fair. W [int eon Kn 4..^...U1 ? ?1 tv nut <uuu uu iuc iruuuio WQ6D prominent citizens call for a meeting to take steps to see that law is enforced? We have seen nothing in the newspapers to indicate that there is a reign of terror in that county, and we would like to see some specifications. It is a terrible reflection on the state if such conditions exist in any county, and such charges ought not to be made unless there is something definite and positive to back them.?Columbia Record, ?Fewer Gallons; Wesrs Longer. ?Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. ?Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer. 4'Look Out, I'll Shoot Baby." Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 2.?44LookDut, I'll shoot baby," cried Mrs. Thomas Zant, in frolic, with her year-old child on Saturday, at the same time poiatiag at the L-l - - ' uuuy an oui parlor rifle that had been laid around the since Christmas. The child laughed in glee, but in an instant there was an explosion and a%creaui or pain from the bady and another scream of horror from the mother. The' child lingered in agony until this' morning, when it died. Mrs. ' Zjnt is frantic with grief and denounces herself as a murderess, though that the shooting was accidental is conceded. | Bold Bank Robber Is Broaght To Bay. Two North Carolina Police Officers ] Trail Him Down?Showing Fight He Is Shot. Iialeigh, N. C., Nov. 2.?It is believed ihat Russell and Hoard | of the Kings Mountain police have < captured the burglar who robbed 1 the bank at Forest City, securing t $2,000 tive days ago. Following I up a clue, they met him in the i -?.,J ur.:_tn- t o ?' iviau uuttr ?? 1 igui s iorry, o. *J. ( Russell ordered him to throw up i his hands, when the burglar reached for his gun and began firing. Bjth men returning the ' fire, the burglar fell, his legs and ' sides pierced with shot. On hie 1 person were found several explosives. The man's injuries are probably fatal. i The Morrow Suit Compromised. , i Uutherfordton letter in Charlotte News. Attorney D. F. Morrow has returnod from Washington, D. C., where he went to endeavor to bring about a compromise in the case against the Southern Railroad Co., in the suit his son was to have brought for a broken leg and other injuries received in the Fishing Creek wreck, near Yorkville, S. C., some weeks ago. Af ter some days debating ffith Southern attorneys and otticials in Washington Attorney Morrow succeeded in securing a compromise of $6,000 together with other considerations for his son, Mr. | Marvin Morrow, who is cashier of the Bank of Blacksburg, S. C. ' The compromise is considered a good one by other attorneys, from ' the fact that if it' had gone to trial the case would not have been ' settled for many years and then, j it is not likely that a verdict of this amount would have been gir- i en. The Work Of Daring Robbers. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 2.? Two heavily armed men held up Mttlvillft onn!ot..nl ?U: ?w. ...... uwivki uooiDkaut waamor I in tbe office of the Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph company, at 5 o'clock this morning ' and secured $3,000 in money. I Mr. Wheeler reached tbe office ' about 1.30 for the purpose of ! working on his monthly payroll' and was in the act of getting the currency out of the office safe when a man behind him commanded him to keep quiet and presented a pistol. Wheeler sought to release himself, but was struck over the head with a billy and momentarily stunned. A second man put in his appeirance at this time and rifled the safe while his companion kept guard over the assistant cashier. Both men es caped, holding the cashier off with revolvers. Several operators, i the engineer and the night watch* man were in the building at the time but none of them knew of the robberv until Wheeler raised the alarm. Important Notice to Voters of the Town of Lancaster. Notice is hereby given that the books for the registration of the qualified voters of the town of Lancaster will be open at the offire of the Auditor of the County, in the Court House in the Town of Lancaster, on Monday, the 26 of October instant, and on each Monday thereafter, during the month of November 1903. Those voters who have not registered during the year are requested to do so. A. McManus, Supr. Reg. Town of Lancaster. Oct. 19, 1903. piLBTOllIA. B?*ra th? ^ Ihs Kind YouHanAh^ B?f|R Train Rons Into j_ A Fnneral Party. I Four Persons Killed Nfear Con* cord?Corpse Thrown Out of Casket. Charlotte, Nov. 1.?Four people were instantly killed and a corpse was torn from its coffin by ;be locomotive of No. 39, the fast southbound passenger train on the Southern railway at a point four miles out from Concord at 9.30 /clock this morning. Tho killed ire: John Key, Benjamiu Lippit, Daniel Weaver and Miss Lula Townsend, all white and all of whom lived in the vicinity of the tragedy. The people who were billed were in a wagon with tho corpse of Mrs. Kate Lewis and were on the way to a neighborhood burial ground. At the point where the accident occurrred the county road run alongside the railroad for a considerable distance, the track being level and straight and tho view unobstructed. The engineer of No. 39 saw the funeral party driving along the road, but J M % . mere was no cause tor liim to anticipate a tragedy. Just before the engine was abreast of the wagon, the mules that were hitched to the latter suddenly became unmanageable and swerved to one side, carrying the wagon and its occupants directly across the railroad track in front of the train. The wagon was struck with terrific force. The casket containing the corpse was broken to pieces and the corpse was hurled through the air along with the four victims. The bodies were badly mangled and the coi pse itself was mutilated. Know What You are. Taking When you take Grove's Taste less Chill Tonic because the form ula is plainly printed on every bot tie snowing tbat it is simply lror and Quinine in a tasteless form No Cure. No Pay. 50c. - -KM Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box 25c. "Noiice. The Town taxes have been due and owing at the office of the Town Treasurer since October 1st inst., and all tax payers are urged to come forward and pay without further delay. After the 10th day of November, next, the books will be closed and executions issued against delinquents for the taxes, costs and penalties. r? n iir ? XV. Pj. VV tlik, Oct. 27th 1903. Mayor. Executor's Sale! Under (be will of Joseph Clark, dec'd , .1 will sell at bis late residence in Lancaster, at public auction, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 1903, personal property consisting of Boda Fountain, Fire proof safe, buggy, two shotguns, 1 tire shrinker, blacksmith and carpenter tools, some household furniture, law and other books, and other articles of personal property* Terms of sale, CABH. Jane M. Clark* Executrix, Oct. 81, 1903.?td. ?WANTED, ? Persimmon, Dogwood, Hickory and Holly Logr, Freight paid oo carfbads. JAME4 COOKHHOOT, 10-17-4m, Charleston, 8,C, HI I fll. i Mors! Mines: People say OUR SHOES are the CHEAPEST and BEST. We have the strongest line of coarse shoes on the market. ) Closing out 2,000 yards Calico at 84 and 4 cents the yard. Come to day. Respectfully, Cherry & Co. ' /hit llfnUora U on erory box of tho ptult Laxative Brwno-Quinine nbw. Jm nmt*/ thai cam a eoM la ?a Saf leath Bankings LANCAST] I niiR <;P UU1V KJ1 DISPL/ FALL AND MILLII o n THURSI Octo FRIDAY Octol Our Milline Simpson spent i " . m tiie IN or then lecting our stoc styles of this s will be showr Beavers and I line of the new in all colors. oThe latest we P for Shirt Wais Skirts will be <3 oA WELCOME EXTEND ?4 A ? w leath Banking^ lancast: > / * Mercantile Co. 5R, Si C. ecialI IY OF WINTER VERY, I >AY, I S ber, 1st, 9 )er, 2nd. o? ir Miss Julia thrpp wpplrsi vx/ V f ti markets se-1 k, and correct I season's Ha.ts 1 i in Velvets, ^elts. A full est Suit Hats ;aves in goods ts, Suits and lisplayed. is ED TO ALL T ? ' * : Mercantile Co. ER, S. Cf / ^ i