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THE LEDGER. TilURLOW S. CARTER, EDITOR AND MANAGER. SUBSCRIPTION $1 50 PI-]H YEAl ISSUED WEDNE3DAV AND 8ATUKDAY WEDNESDAY APRIL 6, 1P04. The State is to he congratulate) on the accession of Mr. J. E Norment to its staff, as specie correspondent Mr. Normen tluriHg his connection with Th New? and Courier became wel and favorably known both a* writer and us a nian over the on tire State. | For The Ledger Thn Franklin Circle-?Wha it has Accomplished anc What it Expects to Do. The Franklin Circle was or ganized Feb. 27th, 1903 with membership of twenty-five, viz Mrs. J. J. Blackmon, Mrs. Olive Blackmou. Mrs. J. H. Boldridffe ? - o Mrs. E. C. Carpenter, Mrs. M P. Crawford, Mrs. W. M. Craw ford, Mrs. It. L. Crawford, Mis Nannie Crockett, Mrs. C. J Henry, Mrs Hines, Mrs. J. M Hood, Mrs. \V. H. Hodges, Mrs Ira B. Joues, Miss Lula Lindsay Miss Alice McNeill, Miss Hatti Miller, Mrs. A. P. McLure, Mrs It. M. McCrory, Mrs. J. II Mackorell, Mrs. M. J. Perry Mrs. J. S. Kiddle, Mrs. L. P Roddey, Mrs. Wm. Taylor, Mis Annie NVitherspoon. Miss Auuie Witherspoon wa elected President; Mrs. It. L Crawford, Vice President; Mrs M. J. Perry, Recording Secr tary ; Mrs. Ira B. Joues, Treas and Corresponding Secretary. Taking a retrospective view c the past year, we are gratified t see that in this time much goo has been accomplished. Th main object, to establish a put lie library, is progressing , an much encouragement is given b the donation of books. The fui niture for the Club has bee bought and placed in tho cotr modious room in our handsom graded school buildiug, the us of which was very kindly give us by our Board of Trustees. Shelves have been ordered fo the books which we now haveo hand, and we hope soon to hav a Book Reception in order t give to each aud all the oppoi tuoity of contributing hooks t the Library. A Library Asst ciation will then be organized. The Circle succeeded iu ge ting Federation Scholarship i Clifford Seminary at Union, S C., for one of the nicest aud mo< popular girls of our town. The literary and social feature have been a pleasure and benefi to all. Shakespeare's plays an Classic authors have been ou study for the past year. Th Year Book for 1904-1905, con mencing May 1904, has bee compiled and will sou be ready for use and exchang? The old books will be drawn b members of the circle. The nei books for the ensuing year hav been received. We gratefull acknowledge ja liberal donatio! from "The C'ranford Club," am also the gift of a beautiful gave from Mrs. Hinson of Kershaw. Inspired by our motto, "Om nia cum Deo," wo begin th< work of another year with con i ?? iiuoui 1JUJJC Ul HUUUtJSJJ, UDU WC ask the aid and support of oui people in establishing a Public Library, by moans of which we can dis9ominate among the youth of our town pure, good literature. Mrs. A. Ii. Banks, Director. Fewer gallons wear longer. Devoe ? A Former Lancastrian I>rntrKO?l' ami ltobhed by a Woman at ' Fort Scott. Kansas. Mr. Durham A.Caulheo, brother of M essrs. J. M., and W. B. Cauthcn of this place, was drugged ? aud robbed in the Tremont hotel I at Fort Scott, Kansas, on March . 28th. Tnis is the second time ho * has been robbed within the past few months, the first of $290. of Railroad money, an account of ' which was published in The ' Ledger. The Fort Scott Daily Republican of March 29th con^ tained the following account of e his last it bbery. 11 Two diamond lings valued at tt #350; one ladies' gold watch, valued at #30: and #40 iu money, hills, was the haul that one woman robber secured yesterday af. ternoon between 2 and 3 o'clock l at the Tremont hoi el. She left j the hotel at 3 o'clock and after meeting a man, whom she cume to this city with, left and has not been heard of since. The robbery was a most bold one and yet at the same time it showed remarkable skill on the r part of tho woman. The loser is D. A. Cautben who has been operator and agent at Liberal, a Mo., for the Frisco road. The woman registered at tho Tremont hotel under tho name of Mrs. Iiazel, of Kansas City, Mo. She and a man, supposed at tho time e to be her husband, arrived in the i~ (J I? ii fi ! iuio ouuunj mgnt. iney got off ono of tho late truios at the Frisco station anil went into the . depot, where they set down their 9 luggage. There wus n? one in the depot at the time with the exception of Mr. Cauthen, who came up from '.liberal the day bc( fore. Tho man and woman tiually f_ went over to him and asked him , about the hotels in the city. He told them that he was stopping at if the Tremont and that as far as he 0 know it wus one of the best in the d city. After a while both came e back and asked to bo shown to the hotel. Mr. Cauthen showed them d there and the story as told by y himself to a reporter for tho Re?_ publican lust evening is as follows: u <41 never thought anything out of the road when they adtcd me e to show them to the hotel. 1 e havo been coming here every few n days for a couple of weeks and always stopped at the Tremont. r I was satisfied with it and told n them it was a good house. After e asking ino the way there I inform-? o them that I would take them on r- us I was going to bed myself. All o three of ns walked up Wall street, >. and at about Clark street the man loft, saying ho would follow t- later, as he wanted to see someone. I thought nothing about it, and i. went to the hotel with the woman, it She registered at the hotel as Mrs Hazel, of Kansas City, and was is assigned a room, it "She was a very attractive lookd ing woman and a good conversa r tionalist and we talked together, e 1 remembor mow that during the i- conversation she asked me what n room 1 was in and 1 told her. n Later I retirod for the night and ). had hardly gotten to bed when she y rapped at my door. I learned v then that she was not a moral e woman. y "Yesterday morning 1 met her again in tho hotel, and complained i ahout having such a cold. She 1 told me that if I would got some whiskey she had some Jamaica einger and would fix me some 3 medicine that would help me. This I did and aho left, saying she ) was going to tho postoftico but ' would he hack in a short time, i Laterahe came to my room with the > whiakoy. This waa ahout 2 i o'clock yesterday afternoon. She stated that she had put some gin . ger in it for mo and that it would help my cold. She poured out a largo drinw and 1 took it. "When 1 awcko aomotime later L learned that I waa minus u couple of diamond ring* which 1 had on my hand. Then 1 felt for my money which i carried in my ^ watch pocket of my trouaera, and f it was goue. Then 1 also discov. ered that my watch was gone. "I reported the matter to the clerk at the hotel and was informed that the woman had paid her Will nrwl lnf f tKn Knf a1 ivillt Km* Ulll UIIVI Ivi I IUV UV/lVi TT1V11 uvi baggage about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. This was about half an boor after she gave me the drink. The matter was reported to the police and a search was made. It was found that the woman had sent her baggage to ^ the Frisco depot, but from there it had been ordered to the Katy depot, and the woman and man whom 1 had first seen went to the National hotel, where they registered. They did not stop there, but went out of a side door and took the baggage from tho Katy depot to tho American express company, where it was billed to St. Louis. This is the last I have been able to find of them.'* Chief Meudenhall searched with Mr. Cauthen last evening, but was unable to locate the couple anywhere. It is now believed that the two were a couple of crooks who are traveling together and working the different towns n they pet into. Tho express company at St. Louis has been notified and if the people call for their grips at that place they will be apprehended. Tolograms were also sent around to all of the surrounding towns. Thero is no question but that the man was drugged by the woman and aha robbed him while ha was under the influence of the drugs. Several days age the police received a circular letter from the St. Louis with the description of a man and woman who were wanted therj for robbing a man of his diamonds and other valuables, and the description of the two tallies exactly with tho man and woman who were here. The woman is believed to bo the same one as is wanted in St. Louis. Death Of A Newspaper Man. Charlotte, N. C., April 2.?I. E. Averv. citv editor of the Oh server, and a wellknown newspaper man, died at 7*20 tonight, of heart failure. He was 32 years old und was United States vice consul to Shanghu i under Clove land's last Administration. NEARLY EVERY FA.KME.Bl NEEDS A PORTABLE ENGINE Is the one to uce. "The Machinery People" will be triad to Bend catalogue and name price on application. W. H. GII5BES (EL CO.. COLUMBIA. S. C. , Engine*. Hollers', Saw Mllla, Cot/on Olnlilng Machinery, Etc. The Cihhes Portable Shimjir Machine J. E. RUTLEDGE, Dentist. Lancaster. S. C. Working on credit doesn't pay, and my terms from this ti<ne henceforth are stiictly cash. Reasonable Prices. Gold Filling $1.50 Amalgam Filling 75 cts. Cement F'lling 75 ct RUBBER l'LATE, Full upper set of teoth $12.50 Upper and lower set $25.00 These prices are strictly for cash. No work done excopt for cash or good security. J. E. RUTLEDGE, Dentist, Feb. 4, 1004?tf. SPRING 0 THE HEATH ] COS 0--0 MIL m The ladies and the date. J ? The Ladies 1 to select their SI see and price oui Our experie JULIA SIMPS! this season, stu with the latest everything stric establishment. We are havi ture room hand; NRRY DEPAR the opening on 1 -M Hi I % MILL] PEJMNti! 11?i: mmmmmmm'm BANKING AND A APANY'S FORMal LINER V 0 PEN INi WILL TAKE PLACE ON k 3 I i Dal ol the public generally will will find it to their 5RING HEADGE. r superb line of Hats oo oo oo need and popular W )N. spent several dying and familial yles. Yon will fii st Ij up-to-date in t t t t % t t t 11 ng the front half c comely fitted up for TMENT, and it wi the 31st instant. I i r\ mm m k irti n LANCASTER N t?RY IFRCANTHF J G o?o please not forget interest not 4lR until they i and Bonnets, lilliner, MISS weeks North rizing herself rid, therefore, our millinery >f our Furniour M1LLI11 be ready for lie fit.S.C.