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Bi: A. BROWN - - - Editor. Friday, April 10, 1903. Subscription Price t One year. Six months... Three months $ 1.00 . .50 , .25 The District Meeting of the W. F. M. Society of Marion District. Thc Womans' Foreign Misssionary Society of Marion District convened in annual session at Benneltsville, S. O., April 3-5. under the supervision ot our efficient Dist' Secretary Mrs J. C. Camp bell. Mrs Wait Vice Prest, and Mrs Humbert Cor. Secretary ol the State So? ciely were present and added much to the interest ot the meeting. Much regret was felt and expressed at the absence ol our loved Prest. Mrs M. D.Wightman. Thifiy one Societies were represented besides several written reports. The Juvenile reports were good. The work achieved in this branch ol missionary work is exceedingly encouraging, and torms a strong current uniting with the * rushing tide ot a mighty purpose" lo bring the world to Christ. Thellevs. B. J. Guess, j W. Ariail, W. B. Baker, A. T. Dunlap, D. ll. Ev erett and Hui us Ford were present and commended the work, especially the spirit of the work ot the District. Mesdames Waite and Humbert inter ested us with tidings Irom the foreign fields-Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Cuba and China were brought very near to our hearts, and our obligations to them made clear. Mrs Waite talked on Home Missions Sunday evening-gave us a vivid de?, scription of life in California-how in thc heart ol Frisco heathen chinee customs were kept up by the chinese, who are herc in the States tor commercial our por.es and they will return to China knowing nothing of our religion. So Home and Foreign Missions must go hand in hand lor they are twin sisters, A most excellent paper on "Mary's Gilt" was read by Miss Eulah L. Roper. Thc "Childrens Hour" on Sunday at. ternoon was much enjoyed by them. Mrs Waite talked to them about Samuel and his ministry in the Temple and Mrs Humbert exhibited pictures and talked of our missionaries to them. The claims ot the Advocate and Little Worker were ably presented by Mrs Humbert, and publications of our Board that would prove helpful lo our Societies in their monthly meetings were discuss, ed by Miss Heien Barber. Our District Secretary gave a brief re view ol thc work done in the Marion Districl tor thc past year, which proves our horizon is widening spiritually, our mentally activities are being quickened and our aspirations stimulated. We have one new society, have 22 adult societies with a membership ot 379 16 Juvenile societies with a membership ot 470; 33 adult and 29 juvenile file men !. :rs; 13 scholarships are supported vocales and 14+ Little Workers -. d; Financially we are far ahead of las ir. Have contributed $1064.85 ; hi iuvenile Societies $580 63, making . d tola! ot" $1645 48. M?1 on District is the banner district ol thc South Carolina Conference. 'ol our faithiul members have be?ji ..died lo-their/reward during the p.; .'.'y.-ar. \ . iching feature of the session was iii?: .. icntation of a 'silver/service' by : V. Campbell to^rstf. W. Hum? .;:! 'rn the Marion Districl as a slight A. r. Wr.bstfU''. ..itt?.; 'i' oil raifig Ma/k 1 ,.;o J.-.- -.nil iii v , : returned home profoundly in? . n ste in missionary \vork. nday evening at close of meeting wing resolutions were read and adopted : tat wo thc members of thc Wo in id.-' I issi on a ry Conference, realizing a deep iso of obligation, do most heartily thunk our dear sisters ol' Bennettsville for their cordial greeting their open heart cd hospitality, and their royal entertain ment. 2. That wc also lhauk their cxccllcot pastor, Rev. A. B. Watsou for his kindly words of welcome, his hearty co-operation and his noble sermon Sunday morning. 3. That we appreciate to thc fullest ex tent thc cordial, earnest ?rectings of the other pastors who have been with us their presence und talks have both been helpful and stimulating to us. .1. That especial thanks he tendered Miss Eulah Roper, for thc most excellent paper read to us Saturday afternoon. fi. That thc sweet music rendered by Mrs O.M. Ex inn and her assistants added greatly to thc entertainment of the Con ference, and we tender them nur thanks. C. Thal wc asa Society would express our high appreciation of thc presence of our dear co-workers Mrs Humbert and Mrs Wait whose words of truth and wis dom have won our hearts, constraining us to recognize the individual responsi bility resting upon us. 7lh. That our hearty thanks arc duo lo nny and nil who in any way contributed to making this District Conferenco ol' 100;i such an eminent success. Mrs Belle Thompson, .Mr.- B. M. Badger, Mrs. lt. C. Norton. Cl.IO was chosen as the next place of meeting. A fine spiritual tone characterized the whole of the services, and we know great good will bc accomplished by the in creased interest aroused in missionary work. SECRETARY. Do Kol Be Imposed On, By tile so-called traveling op tical dionis. Consult Dr. A Noot, now on a visit until April l? iii Beunettsville. He will be located afc J. T. Douglas & Jiro's Drug Store where you can have your eyes examined and fitted with glasses Hint will improve your vision. No jxitients that require treatment will be fitted with plasses. Main ellice: IM 8th Avenue, New York. Branch office, 300 King street, Charleston S. C. Office hours-From 0 to 1 and 2 to fi. Wonderful Nerve. Is displayed by many a man enduring pains ot accidental Outs, Wounds, Bru ises, Burns, Scalds Sore tect or stitt joints But there's no need tor it. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill the pain anti cure thc trouble. It's the best Salve on earth tor price, too. 25c, at Druggist. Ladies wear Mendels Jiros., wrappers $1.00 each-fit guaran teed or money refunded at Mittle's store. THOU SHALT MOT BE?R F?LSE WIT NESS ?G?IHST ?m NEIGHBOR. *V;**..*.* -Ex. xx, 16. . rA Sermon by Rev. C. W. Boyd, in St Paul's Episcopal Church, N?v, 23T The commandments of the Deca logue are negative ia form, but posi tive iii scope. Our Lord gave their true interpretation when he said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and soul, and mind, and thy neighbor as thy self On these two eommoodments hang all tho law and tho prophets." We take this ninth commandment to cover all sins against one's neighbor committed by the tongue,-and they are manifold. The sin of slander is at onco thc most deadly, and the most common. That is the reason why throughout scripture, io the Mosaic law, the PsaimB, the Proverbs, the prophetic books, and in almoBt every Epistle of the New Testament it ia nersued with such energy of multiplied and scath ing denunciation. Here is'?no description of Blander? ers 3,000 years ago; "There is no faith fulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat IB au open sepulchre, with their ton gu?s they have need deceit; their mouth is lull of cursing and bitter ness. Destruction and misery are in their ways." Here is another 2,000 years old; "Ourso the whisperer and doa ble tongued, for such have destroy ed many that were at peace. The stioke of the whip maketh marks io the flesh, but the stroke of the tongues breaketh thc bones. Many have fallen by the sword, but cot BO many as have fallon by the tongue." And here is another written nearly 1900 years ago hy the brother of our Lord. "Tho tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity among our members is tho tongue, which defilelh the whole body, and settcth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire of hell. It is a rest less evil full of deadly poison.'' Let us glance at some of the offenses against the 9th commandment. I do not speak with any hope of stemming the mighty wave of maglignity, which like tire tide on the coast of Lauca* shire, are always shallow}Tet just high enough to drown; but I wish I could show to all Christians whom these words reach, how absolutely unchris tia o and anti-christian is every form of this sin o? falso witness against pur neighbor; how it is a sin of hell, and turns earth into a boll, and drowns every soul which delights therein in de structiou and perdition. St. John in vision, saw that those who loved a lie, equally with those who made it, were excluded from the Holy City. Our attention is first drawn to cal umny and slander. It is oue of the most insidious, basest and universal of crimes; insidious because it can start from nothing, and its first whisper ings are unperceived by its victim; base because the generally diffused nature of tho offense makes it possible for the perpetrator to strike his neigh bor in the da k, and escape unpunish ed; universal because wherever the unregenerate human heart is found the slanderous tongue is busy. Slauder allies man with the serpent and the defi\. The very narue^devil-^diab olos-used throughoutRnriptu'rc roen nig laudcrci Two qualitiea winch give :.'Ki! !.... . ; ilnudei', nuvy a.. ' pride, liri thy 1 batli'iietuj 6f;hiimmri?<ur?. . -MI: ij.noiFclvcs thc dander.;-* ?ti : . Rdiil: >.'" ^?"HIIOOI jjiv?. ih?lr rea- ? .. :.ukuo?.o ui vuiains; '?Let us lie in wait for the righteons, because he is not for our turn, and is clean contrary to our doings; be up braideth us and objecteth to our infa my." Each generation in turn fails to see that this hatred of the good by the bad, evincing i self by savage deeds or .stinging wordB, ia part of the normal history of tho world. This de preciation, this holding up to con tempt and ridiculo hy railers is part of the tribute which vice pays to virtuo. Tn old days men murdered tho prop hets and shed the innocent blood, in these they slay hy slauder. In all ages, cjuics, worklinga, envious rivals, and those who hate the righteous, sharpen their tongues like a rasor, to wound thc honest reputations of those they :ount their enemies. It is a significant fact that thc great and good of all ?ges have heon pursued with vitupera tion ond slauder. Moses, David, the; prophets, one and all were vilified This spirit of vituperation said of John the Baptist that he bad a devil; t called tho Lord Jesus himself a ?Iuttou,"a wine-b?bher, a deceiver, a Samaritan, a tailor, and u demoniac; t flung its poisonous robe over tho ife and career of St Paul; throughout .lie Pagan world, it made the name if christian a Bynonym of malefactor; t drove St. Jeromo from Rome; it (t ill raves against thc names of Martin Luther, and Oliver Cromwell; it al nast broke the gentle heart of Tillot lon; in the form of party Bpito it iu jessantly assailed the names of Fred -ic Maurice, Charles Ringley, and \rchbishop Tait; and vexed with re igious malignity the very death bed >f Arthur Stanley. In these days, as n nil days a man is hardly worth his alt-he can hardly he said to have liken a bravo and open stand iu the ;reat Armageddon hattie, hattie of ;ood against ovil, unless he has bis letractors. Sleek men who make an dol of their popularity, lind it con reuient to forget this. But did not Jhrist enshrine among his beatitudes, he beatitude of malediction?-' Blessed rc ye when men shall reproach you nd persecute you and say all man ier of evil against you falsely for my ake. ' It is a curious phenomenon that the hinderer oiten comes to believe his .wu slander. He starts some impula ion against (he character of a certain me as a supposition. AB it flies from nontli to mouth it is slated as a fact ,nd when it returns it hus grown to uch proportions tba' he scarcely ro ognize it ns liss own; yet he hails it villi delight as hcing in accord with iis own prejudices. There is one point that I shall like pccinlly to emphasize in connection nth this subject; that is that it is pos ible to do a groat deal of harm with lie's tongue without any feeling of lillico, merely from thc love of gossip nd news-mongering. It is peculiarly ho vico of small towns and provincial cighborhoodsi Thc gosuip too, in this ase, seems to ho gonernlly unaware nat he or she is doing anything wrong t is a grent mistake to think you have a right to repeat everything that you hear. - It is a mistake to think that you have a right to toll a thing detrimental to another's character, though you know it to be true. "Few people pass their lives without com mitting some act or acts, of which they have reason to be ashamed, that they would not Uko to bs known, A man may have turned from his fault with sincerest repentance, what right then havo you to throw a stumbling block in the way of your brother for whom Christ died? There are people who can never be satisfied unless they can say something disagreeable. They deal in flattery, and mix ostensible kisses with a lew private thrusts under the ?tth rib. Or like the mosquito, when they have lulled their victim with their siren song, they insert their sting, and leave a poisoned wound. There is a kind of gossip that arises Irom mere idleness, and vacuity of mind. You can generally measure the culture of any society by their topics ot conversation. There arc many wno can never get be yond merely personal talk, "and it takes any extraordinary person to talk about people all the time and not say some thing that had tar better been left unsaid, An atmosphere ot gossip appreciates all moral earnestness. It thro ws a blanket over the tire ot enthusiasm, and nips like an untimely trost, all high and noble endeavor. A society ol-talkers, eager lc learn about every one else's lile, is slug gish in the correction ol its own. Nc one yet, who set their standard according to the common conversation and con? science, led a noble and christian lite. 1 am astounded and discouraged at th* utter lack ol knowledge among people who imagine that they are christians o what constitutes christianity. You thinl you are as good as the average. Db yoi think that will save you ? Yon will no be judged by the lite of your fellow sin ners, but by the lile ol our Lord Jesu; Christ. You belong to a respectable family ; you are not a drunkard ; you d< not swear , you ' have never murdered any one ; you are tree Irom the grosse sins of tlic flesh. ; You do not do thest things however, because the temptatiot is not strong enough, because the work ly -inconvenience that you would mee with is a much stronger motive than th pleasure tobe derived from them. Thert are no men who would turn in disgus Irom any of these sins enumerated, ye with thc poison ot their unbridled ton gues they continue to blast the happines ot lite around them and still imagin themselves to be followers of the Lor Jesus Christ. Yes, such may be vcr sure that judgment will be not accordin to thc opinion ol the world, but tn spiri and in truth, lt is not our outward ap pearance that God sees, but the thougl of our inmost soul. But, personalties are objecttonabl Irom merely a standpoint ol manner: Good society repudiates them. Ol a boors also that inlest the world the mo: objectionable is the would he wit; th person who always feels called on t raise a laugh. Nothing is more geni: than humor and thc wit that is spontar eous and bright, and brightens while does not wound, is good. Butjor or genuinely witty person there are a hun dred who mistake rudeness and impei tinence for the true quality. "As lc jest," says Lord Bacon, "there he cei tain things which ought to be privilege from it; namely religion, malters ol stat great persons, any man's present bus ness ol importance, and any case th: deserveth pity ; yel there be some thi think their wits have been asleep, exce| they dart out some what that is piquan and to the quick ; that is a vein th: should be bridled, and generally me ought to find the difference betwee .saltness and bitterness. Certainly, h thM hath r? s?t?nc?l vein, as he friakei others ah ?Ll o! Iiis wit, sc> he had nee to be?fraid ot tither's memory.'1 'fu?? ?ijrbids me to tlv.it! on the nial il-.!, sins .that tb? lonche is guilty c mal we see exemplified in o.ir daily liv wt -ince they are ail bc*, univ^rsiil, 1 it ly sec nov. ?vc .... christiana mi struggle to escape them. First let us try to cure ourselves all fondness lor exclusively personal tall This arises primarily from a lack ol ct ture. There are hosts ol varied ai interesting subjects. The word of ii: lure, of history, of literature, ol curre political events, is at the disposal whomsoever will inform himself. WI then should men and women drown the minds and souls in what James Russi Lowell called "The stagnant goose poi of village gossip.-* Secondly, let us try to realize the awl loree ot words, and our responsibility I them. Words are not mere pulsalio of the air, words are things We shou perhaps feel a deeper sense ol our re ponsibility il we bore in mind our Lori warning, "By thy words thou .shalt, justifier!, and by thy words thou" shalt i condemned. Thirdly, humility would do much save us. Il we realized our own shoi comings we would bc less prompt to ce sure our neighbor. "Therefore thou : inexcusible oh, man, whosoever thou i that judgesl" says St Paul, "lor where thou iudgest another thou condemn; thysell. Then let us avoid, whether in chun or politics, or ordinary society, all di torting and narrowing partnerships. Nothing is so censoriously un?hariubl nothing so meanlyjand violently iprej diced as headlong part-faking.?. ' Son people seem to select the church of Go that which is intended to be thc sdcie ot God's elect on earth, and the temi of His Holy Spirit'as the place to ve their prejudice and ill'hiJ.mor? T slightest cause serves to set them at lc gerheads with their brethren. If soi prominent member or the minister dc not please them they will stop going. My Brethren, chainy is the one sc ereign remedy and antidote lor the si we have enumerated. Let your he? be right toward God and m in, and yo tongue will not stray-"for out ot tl abundance ot the heart the mouth spea eth." Would.you know what charity Listen to the inspired words ol the gr< apostle St. Paul, "Charity suffereth lo and is kind; charity envielh not; char yaunteth not itselt, is not pulled up, da not behave itself unseemly, seeketh r her own, is not easily provoked, thinke no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity but i ?oiceth In the truth; bearcth alt thinf believelh all things, hopeth all thing zndurclh all things. And now abide laith, hope and charity, these three, t the greatest of these is CHARITY. Cotton Planters $5 Each, At c. s. MCCALLS. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. ESTATE R. B. OOVINOTON. A LL and singular thc creditors of late Dr. K, B. Covington aro hen notified to present their respective elsi lr.ly attested and nil indchtod to tho sa will picnic make immediate payment thc undoriignod. J, S. COVINGTON, Clio, S. C., api 0, Administrator FOR SALE ! rp WO FINE JERSEY COW with first calf. They ii jeauties. Price $40 each.' Q. F. MOORE. ofvM?t?boyp> Dear Bretprob:--T3Ko linio uppro?chctf for our annual Conference, and it U hoped that qyory Superintendent ol'a Molhodist Sunday School in 'tho coupty will. ?Oe to it that ho will not only .attend himself, but FOO that his Behool is fully represented. Pine Grove will oxpeot a good mc-Hins. and wo must not d^ippoiut them, with tho largest rally of ' 1 o, ..earnest Sunday School workara. Lit all bogie to work to that end. Tho delegates Bhould be ? eloeiv ai once and names sent to tin: Seer. tary. A written roport of the school khQ t i Siso bo propatcd and sent with the Baino, HO that tho Secretary may bo prepared lu assist the committee. W. L. Stanton, Prest. S. A. Brown, Secy. Flashes From the District Con-, feronoe. Bennetbsvlllo id a remarkably donn pince -the entiro absence of wanto paper, ?u oana ?fee., struck UB forcibly. Shady, neat; and thrifty looking trees. Ii progr? -;jve nosa means worldly and frivol'.ms, wi temi thoIitUoolty will remain ?'unnx.h?o:. M.."; for ib now has a home like, refined air that is very attractive. The Bonnottavillo Aaxilarj >.:!; "redis oevor" itsolf noxt year-wo fcu?w !^ from the intelligent lotetest tnken io .-ill thc mcotings by its members. ".Tohn'l will no longer find that sitont remind.r -.. i?...; mito box-out of sight, but on tin; dre:Btu? coso; "John'' will ''riso to tho ocei-wu " What would our womon do, or what vculd they be, without theso good "Johoa'J HU over the country? Thoro was no prohibition mictjnji .jid? ver?Bed for Bonnottavillo, -.bat how bntnflilj -no, how boartfull- of tompbrnaoo and prohibition tboso ohrisliaa mothers, ?fiy??, and sistors wore. Ono of tie; city':. wise mon said, "Thoy only lack tho ful! kiowl edge of their powor and intluepcu. ' Tho Essay of Marlboro's gitlrd dir jhcur on "Mary's Gift" was a pplont1 id chaste and chorea of langa: : 1 unobbnjj and Bublimo in thought. Twenty-five years ago tue woinrni of ttl ? M. E. Church wero rofusad pcrydision to work iu tho Foreign Plaid ; tw.^yeara later, with a Bniff of ?isapprovu?, permi. was granted to engage in thij '/.id'.', Now thoy have not only proveu thad their iii 1 1 was n high and lof ty ono, but:V e capacity has'boon demojBtraf ?:?<! Thai elli cora of tho 8oc!oty, work;-..; witt" >.... thought of pay (except th? ! which dove over RIVOB) keep out dobt (s lesson - tho brothren!); and of tho mom ., d to.Foreign Missions tho Bretni 30 coots, while tho sistors ? ?. c 82. Do I hear yon say "It ali eames : tho men;" not a bit; hundred.' nm i vory cent they give. . Marion continues tho Bunt"'. D has contributed over $1630 this 5 .Beauty Spot's report waa prlso-wo want moro of tht ucxl In four year? Ebenezer Juvenil tributed over $400. Marion District hopes to have her own miBHCbtary ? field Tho plan for raising mc :.^.y foi I work will bc found in Malachi : 1 ... next year. Among the many pleasant recoil.>: ).> ot tho BennettBvillo raootinir. thc '< ly co operation ot tho pastor, lt v. ll Watson, will etand out ia-bold rolle?, I . presonco of that consecrated wouutn? I'Uro. Was n beS^lcMonMo ie l Holier to V, ?CID UoVtor;- ? ? The Ad vdu i offerings in;v.lc Missions ?r thu Suuuuy nub . David's, Oheraw, and St Par Mit Bennettavlllo, aro BO proportion . . that we feel thoy descrvo sp- .'. TJO ICC St David's Sunday school coat t. . II, St Paul's 821.6f. Taoao 1 . . rem i ably good, and shine lutnin Uni compared with the $10 of Charleston, tho $12 34 Of St V VJ C. WC teston, the $40 of St Michael's, the ?27 of Christ Church, Gre .-?Ile, ?hi $19 93 of the Advent, Spartor.btin; others. We highly honor St D 1 raw, and St Paul'a, Bennottsvii'. Columbia, onjoyB the dist?netic A . contributed the largest amou it-i i The Diocese for April. Administrator's I N obedienc? to order gram ? Probate Court ot Marlboro ' will sell at Clio, S. C., ou tho April 1903, nil tho personul which Dr. It. B, Covington die possessed. Consisting of T\ liar* Buggy nnd Harness, Shot Gae . Oil Stove &c. Salo to commence at 10 o'cl ck forenoon. Terras of salo cash. J. Stacy Covi. April i, 1903 Notice of Jury Commis: NOTICE is hereby given th., the Commissioners for Marlb will meet In tho offioo of tho Cb ut Bennetts ville on Wednesday ? of April, 1903, nt io o'clock, 1. .>... tho purposo of drawing 12 gran sorvo for the year 1903, also 36 r- | to serve tho first week of Ap Court. AIRO, will moot at same pk ?enday April 15th 1903,0t io o to draw 36 potit jurors to Rory week of said April Term. C. I. sn ; J. n. TI j. A. DP Jury Comn . Mch 19, 1903. Notice of Coi NOTICE is hereby given thi of General Servions for 'li' Marlboro will convene at Ilea) 1 tho Fourth Monday in April 27th day thereof) 1903, nnd 1 COM. I Common PlenH on the Wedn following said fourth Monds (being thc 29U1 day thereof) i; nettsvillo in and for tho county and Btato of South Carolina, interested will take duo notice J. A. DH.' Clerk Court of C. I. For Marlboro 1 march 19, 1903.-5 ? .. . ., KNOX I.1VIKOSTON. Ii. wo LIVINGSTON A AV \ AttoTDeys at La BENNETTSVILLE, S). ;'BRIGHTS?ILLE SCggQjx 1. VACATION SONG. By School, (. , . >; , . 2 PRAYER. ROY. F. H. Shulcr.- ; t 2. OPENING ADDRESS. Ruby Stanton., j 3. SONG. Twenty Froggies. Little Boys' 4. DIALOGUE. Tom's Practical Joke. Lemar Bundy, Florence Odom and Lucy Usher. 5. RECITATION. The Dead Doll. May Odom. . 6. MOTION SONG. Old Time Plays. -Little Girls. . DIALOGUE. An Odd Mistake. By Class. 8. RECITATION. What the little girl said. Ronnie Odoni. 9. DIALOGUE. Poor Work Don't Pay. By Class. ! 10. SONG. Ring the bells of Spring Time. By School. jil. DIALOGUE. Visitors from Story Land. By Class. . I 12. DIALOGUE. The Quarrel. Alice Odom and Nancy Bundy. ' ! 13. SONG. The Kiss that bound thy heart to mine. Lena Usher.: j 14.. DIALOGUE. Pat's Excuse. John Owens and Mary Beverly; i 15. ADDRESS. Rev. F. H. Shuler. j 14. DIALOGUE. Frog Hollow Lyceum. By Class, j [6. DIALOGUE. Uncle Pete. Willie Bennett and John Usher. il j TAMBOURINE DRILL AND TABLEAU. See our lino of oxfords Sandals und all that is now in slippers at Miltie's store. PLAY FLINCH! By far the most popular game pf this or any previous season j is the game called "Flinch". ! This game has captured every I corhmrinity where it has been ? introduced. They are kept on ? -;ale at Carroll's Jewelry store, j Price 50 cents. j SEED SWEET 1'OTATOES. j I have a good supply of the noted ; '-Georgia Buck" variety of Sweet ; Potato Slips, now in Bank, which f I will sell when thc seasons opens. I Parties sending in their orders iiow j will have them filed and served as -oon as wanted. Price fifty couta ! ?ter bushel to orders received during i Mic next 30 days. J. E. CQXK, Ju., ; Bcnncltsvillc, lt. v. ?. xo 2. ; STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Marlboro - Court cf Coin mou PICBB. ?3XPA11TW Noamah J. Covio?loc, i >.N ItE Estate of Leary Covington, IM?Dor Petition for oppoitmcnt of Judge of Probate as Guardian. ! NOTICE is hereby given (hat 2 weeks I .J**' hence nn application will bc made ! io llie Honorable, tlie Judge of flic Court I lit Common Plea* Ihr tho appoiutmcnt ' if thc J.udgc of Probate in and for the 1 3unty ol' M n tbpr'u in ilic "bib- uTuresaid ; J? u:!?'.' . Oencrtil Guardi?n, ol Lei ry .lJ.'onii/io:i, a Minor ot tho ?ge of {) yr. :-, i on flic iu.H dav ot Noveoibfaf, A. I), 1'..;?..!, rilie ' ??fito of t ho mud Lout y Covington ?j eon?i?tiiig of' i he tiltil of Ou? ?Mio?stind 1 Dollars, uiidiu1 a hen ii C?riil?ivite oh thf: , .o ol' hu;....... , tho late Dc. 1LU Cay i gUin, now in process of collection, and , ti i lit, competent and responsible person ; ,u he fouod who is willing to assume c Guardianship of said minor. NAAMAH,!. COVINGTON, Petitioner. Bennettsvilto, S. C., March 30. 1003. NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE. l?state of L. P. Quick. : ; JfAVING. this day filed in thc Probate ,\K> Judge's office of Marlboro county ! > iinal return as Administratrix of c?tate L. D. Quick, deceased, Notice is here given that I will apply to said Court Oil thc 121 ttl day of April 1903,#for a final charge as sucii Administratrix: NANCY JANE QUICK. . Mell I'O. 1003' Adui'x. /LIV ORDINANCE prevent and punish the practice of raming and Gambling in the Town of Bcnncltsville. Bo it Ordained by thu Town Council of I incttsvillc, in regular meeting assembled Seo. i. That tho playing oE any game h carda or dice, railing, crackaloo, and ' and all other gamos of chanco in any . . ilic placo, iitaro, house nr office within . corporato limitfl of Haid town is hereby pl hihitcd. Seo 2. That nny poraon violating this linanco, upon conviction, shall bo fined less than Ono. Dollar, nor moro thau M J Hundred Dollars, or bo imprisoned in t!i county Jnil not less than tun nor moro n 30 days. One half of the fino eollce 1 t ; in nny case to he paid to the informer, . ept in the case oE tho Marshal, whoso uinl duty it shall bo to enforce tho pro ons of this Ordinauco. l'nko notice, that matching for cool nk tickets, Bogara, or anything elsi, in iola lion of . ab wa Ordinauco, and tho nc with till olncr provisions will he en ? : ced. Ry ordor of tho Oounoil. P. A. IIODGES, Mayor. Milich 27th 1903 AN ORDINANCE, 1 ) prevent disorder in the Town of Bennet tsvi Ile and prescribe the punishment : Bo it Ordained by tho Mayor and Alder-, ir. n of tho Town ot Hcunoltavillo in Ooun nsRcmhlcd and hy authority of same, Thnt the following section bc added to Ordinance, entitled as above, approved I ratified in Oounoil tito 6tb day of itch 1S07. .'That any person or persons violating above entitled Ordinance in nny of ils visions, upon conviction, shall be lined ICRS than Two Dellars, or imprisoned ii . less than io daps. Done and ratified this 13th day of Pcb iry A, D , 1903. l\ A. KODGE3, Mayor. SPFCIJ1L 1VOTICE. We arc marni factoring Ton.vcco (AiER. Sec us before buying. 'Wc II save yirri money. Feb tl flt' P. A. HODGES. W-HEN ASHCRAFT'S' Condi ^ tion Powders ar? fed to horses and mules, marked improvement will be seen after the. first . few doses. There is no doubt about?it. The Powders; acting directly on the digestive organs, first thoroughly cleanses the stomach and bowels'; correcting all disorders, and then good healthy appetite comes nat urally and surely. It is the most powerful tonic and appetizer on the market to-day, and when once used horsemen will have no other. Asher af t's Powders produc? that silky sheen of coat, and hair so admired by horse fanciers. The Powders fatten but never bloat. Always high grade and put up in doses-never in bulk. By the use of three or four doses a week your horse or mule will not be subject to colic or any dis ease of the stomach and bowels. "I had un "Ul Horse that was In very bad condition Koncrnlly. Ile was thin and had a btood (Usenlo that wu? causing the bair.to come off. I Rave thc horse three doses of Ash craft's Condition Powders a day for seven days and fed him liberally. The appetite Improved from the first few doses and the animal Rained fifty-two pounds in flesh during the week I gave it three doses a day. The general health of thc animal was greatly Improved by thc use of thc powders and he was made almost a new horne. I most heartily recommend Ashcraft's Condition Powders, aa I know they arc a splen did tonie and appctUer.-C. C. BIKES, Livery mun. Monroe,"N. C." Ask for Ashcraft's Condition Powders. Package 25c. Sold by Beimel ijle, >..C^ STUBBS' IMPROVED Tpiae YVuud Cotton Seed. This is to certify that we, the un dersigned, have heen planting the P. S. Stubbs famous Texas Wood Cotton Seed, selected from choice stalks, and we (iud the cotton to be exactly a? represented by him. Ii is the equal, if not superior, to any variety of cot?; lon that we have ever planteo!. C. M. Weatbeily, J. F, Breeden, J. B. Green, ? J. A. Drake. J. A. Edens, E. Sternberger, J. T. Clark. I planted some of the "Improved Cotton Seed" sold by P. 8. Stubbs and I am well pleased with them. C. 8. McCall. Nov. 17,1902. MARLBORO HOTEL! TONSORIAL PARLOR. THE best workmanship. Bay Rum and Tonic Treatment Tools the best and sharpest. Polite attention always assured Three Artists in constant at endance LADIES WORK a Specialty ! Once a customer, always a customer. JACKSON & HATCHER, TONSORIAL ARTISTS. BO YEAR8' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIOMTB AC. Anyone sending a sketch and doicrlptlon may nutoklr nscortnln our opinion froo wnotlior sa Invention ls probnbly patentable. Cotnmunlea tloiiH strict I yconUdontlnl. Handbook on Patenta .uni free. Oldest fluency fur securing patents. Putouts tu Won through Munn & Co. rocolr* rprciat witter, without eli argo, in tho Scientific American. A hnmlsonioly Illustrated weekly. largest cir dilution of tiny sclctitlua Journal. Terms, 13 o year: four months, tl* 8old by nil nowndoalom. MUNN &Co.361B'?^ New York Uranch OrBco. G25 V Bt., Washington. V.C. TRESPASS N?TIGE. ALL persona aro hornby warned not to TrcBparta on any of my landa or lands rented or controlcd by mo in Marlboro co., cither by walking, riding, hnul?njj, hunt ing, ?U?hin<r, or nllowlng any atook to run at largo, or staked 01 tied, upon aamo. Any violation of thia notice will bo doalt with an the law directs. Feb ?3, 1903. W. A. SMITH. m Vf . BOUCHIER, it . Attorney st Law, Bonncttsville, 8. 0. Oflico on Darlington street near Postal Telegraph omeo. January, 1899. omm \m 1 ^?fwtoat keeps ON TE Ctoods Cr?i?lg And Coming iii flatly Always as gctod, or better ??r less money, is what 36.inch Black or Colored Bilks' at 40 inch White Lawn tit - 'V JBest Chambrays8-1-2 .'. Best Ginghams Best Sea Island Percale', 3? i neb es wide,, at Good Quality Percales, 36 ineh:?s;\vide, Frnit of the Loom Bleaching!. V / - Androscoggin Bleaching ~ Bai-k?r'a -'Bleaching, . ' .... /;'";Y~;: 10-4 Pepperal Sheeting, Bleached;"' . BEST CALICOES, at : 8Y 1-2 cents 5 cents. 8 1-2 cents 10 cents 8-Wots* 8'*i-?ctK 8 1-3 cts , 25 cents 4 1-2 cts i'f 3*4 Special Prices on LACES and EMBROID ERIES. Largest line in town to select from. All kinds at prices to suit voil. Our MilHnery Um? leads them all. If you haven't sceu it, your neighbor can tell 3tOU about it. HONEST GOODS at living prices ...... ^ is - whut you get at THE ?B-T?-DATE MERCHANT: : T ^^^^ What some people you Ii no w, and who have Tested /These Goods, Say about the Excelsior Co~ok Stoves: 1 bought an' ."Excelsior Cook Stove" last Spring. I am well pleased with.I I It not only performs well.but requires less wood lhan any Stove I ever had. .... ,t GEO. M. WEBSTER. 1 have been using the new ?.* Excelsior Cook Stove" made by I. A. Sheppard & I Co., lor i6 years, and it has always given entire sadslaction. 1 ' / . Mrs J; G. W. COBB. Mrs COBB has just put in another I regard the ''Excelsior Cook Stoves and Ranges" as good as the best, and I when in need of a Cooker I endeavor to get that make ol Stove. A. J. BRISTOW. Mr. BRISTOW bought one from a sister town,-*s until recently there was no agency in Bennettsville. Tho "Excahrfor Bango" bought ot you gives ontire satisfaction. JAS. F. DAVID. TUese goods and all kind of Hardware, Crockery, Paints, Oils lie w be had at EXCELSIOR HARDWARE CO. Bennettsville, S. C. fj?Xt ?0 W. P. Bl?Bllen'S- ; Cures Cholera-Infantum,' Diarrhoea,Dysentery, and the Bowel Troubles of Children of Any Ago. Aids Digestion, Regulates the Bowell, Strengthens, the Child and Makes TEETHING EASY. Or naU 25 cots to C. ?I. MOFFETT. M. D., ST. LOUIS, MO. Orno* o? D. H. HARDT, Secretary of Stale, AOOTIK. Tax., Nor. 31, MOX UNA a intendld remedy ?nd ali for mr MothloR children. When my olde:3 would Inevitably loia htm. I happened upoa rCKTHINGlROWDCRAl Costs Only 25 cents at Druggists, IrnproToment was marked In 24 houri, and from feat ?ar ?7 n?VMIMrat?d."l ??TO 'co?itant?y kopt ll and med lt?lnco with my children, and haxo taken crea? JiSJ^?f* P?U** *? *" n0*9" 01 yo'?*ohllllr.en' 1 toaa?U InralnablooTen??ter^{t?\!|lln* Three Barbers I Three Chairs! Everything First-class. SALOON ON MAniON STaEET. I EASY CHAIRS, CLEAN SHAVES BEST OP HAIR CUTS I j Children receive special attention either at the Shop at their houoe. Your patronago solicited, J. A. GRACE, Barber. BENN ETTB Y.I I.I.K, B. C. dyspepsia Cure Digests what you cat. It artificially digests tho food and aid? Nature in strongthezilng and rccon. Btructing tho exhausted digostlye or gans. It is tho latest discovered digest anfand t?nic. No other preparation can approach it in efflciency. 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