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I. COTTON AND PRODUCE MARKET. Oct. 20, 1900. r COTTON. Striol good middling 9. l'ROOUCK. -latter (good) per pound 12)^ Hggs, ptjr dozen 12 Wednesday, Oct. 31, 1900. Short Locals. ?The election comes off next Tuesday. ?Mr. W. J. Cunningham visit ed Shelby, N. C., last week. ?Mr. J. L\ Hunter went down Sunday to spend a few days at the Fair. j| ?Mr. E/.ell Estridfce and wife, of Taxahaw, was in Lancaster Monday. ?Mr. J. S. Mackorell, ol York4. ville, visited relatives in Lancas ter this week. ?Mr. Martin Cauthen, Kor thaw's clever postmaster, was in town yesterday. ?Mis3 Sullie Turner, of Heath Springs, is visiting Mrs. Ella Walker, of Lancaster. Y ?Senator W. C. Hough and Representative T. Y. Williams are in attendance upon the fair. ? Mr. J. C. Elliott, of Elliott & Crawford, is in Kansas City this week buying a car load of mules. ?Miss Eva Brook, one the teachers of the graded school, has gone homo temporarily with an attack of rheumatism. r ?Mr. F. E. Smith, of Newport, was in Lancaster Sunday between w* trains. lie was accompanied homo by Mrs. Smith. ?Editor Connors, of The Uo view, who was con lined to hie )\pme several days laflfc week by sickness, is at his post again. ?Among tiiose who have gone to the fair from this county are Messrs. VV. J. Sistare, Capt. C. A IMyler and J. M. Courtney, ot the Tabernacle section. ?The infant child ot Mr. ai.d Mrs. 11. II. Hayes died in Chester Sunday and was brought here Monday and interred at Shiloh church. ?Mr. W. Frank Nesbit of the Jacksonham section returned Monday from a visit to relatives and friends in Sardis and Charlotte, N. C. ^ ?TMr. J. J. Cherry moved into ^ the Wylie house on Catawba street Monday, and Sheriff Ilun .^^der will move into the building vacated by Mr. Cherry. ? Liev. W. C. Ewart and Mr. J. N. Taylor and Rev. J. M. White, of the Unity Church in attendance upon L'resbyterv at Tirzah, York county. ?An 8 pound wild goose was offered on the streets yesterday morning, but there was no taker at the asking price, 70 cents, though it was the first of the season. ?Cedar (/amp W. (). W. will , have a regular monthly meeting on the night of November 8. All ^ -iovereigns are requested to attend ?s business of importance will be discussed. J. M. Yoder, O.O. ?It. K. Wylie, Esq., and Jno. T. Green, Esq , left Sunday for Charleston to argue before the Supreme court the case of Borter Bros in bankruptcy. Mr. Wylie will tulce in the State Fair on his return. ?Married, on the evoniug of October 25th, 1900, at the home of Mr. John W. llall, by Ltev. It. A. Yongue, Mr. Win. J. lingers to Miss Eudocia Berry, daughter Mr. J. J. Berry, of the Indian; Lund section. ?Mr. P. W Games, of the (). iv. aection carne in Monday evo ning to meet hi* son, Walter, a1 ho haa Leon in Chester for some time canvassing for a book concern. lie has accepted a school just over the N. O. line. ?Mr. L. S. Elliott is moving I* into iiia new home on Punl.ip street and Mr. W. M. Moore is moving into the dwelling vnea| . tea by Mr. Elliott. Mr R. K. Mcllwain will move his family to town this week, occupying the Moore dwelling recently bought by him. i A Former Citizen of thin County Die* in Texan A letter to Mr. R. S. Harper of this place brings the sad intelligence of the sudden death of Mr. J. D. Kirk, on the 19th instant , a former citizen of this county, but who went to Texas about 21 years ago, settling in Titus county where ho died. Ho retired at night in usual health, and in the night the family heard him fall out of the bed upon the Hoor, and upon inves|tigation they found him dead. He was a brother of Mr. R. M. Kirk of the Primus section and of Mesdamos J. H. Harper, J. Thos. Marshall, J. M. Hagins, John a Marshall and A.M. Gaston. He left a wife and several children* The bml Pre?crlpllon for Halarla Chills and fever is a bottle of Orove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It. is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, no pay. Price 50 cents A Holler Flour Mill. Sometime ago our Heath Springs correspondence an nounced that that town was soon to have a roller flouring mill in the near future. Mr. \V. G Rowers now infrkrma no i.lio* the work of constructing the building lias been begun and that the capacity of the mill will bo 25 barrels a day. It will bo run by steam and a corn mill be put in also. The enterprise will be the property of Messrs. II. H. Horton, n substantial citizen of that town, and W. G. Bowers a skilled mechanic of the same place. They will have the mill ready to grind ljext year's crop of wheat. Ptopw the .Cornell anil W?rki off tin- Colli. Laxative liromo-Quinine Tablets euro a cold in one day. No cure, no pay. Price 'in cents. The Lancaster Graded School's Exhibit at. the State fair. Tlio I.nnonefnr * ?*v muh?vmov\;i vjri cwvir:\i nV/l IVJKJ k has sent to the State Fair, specimens of the first month's work of this term. The exhibit comprises ordinary class exercises in each branch of the course of study, and gives a fair represention of all grade# of work, the majority of the pupils being represented in some of the following : 1. Decorated Sample Books, containing stories, compositions, memory gems, arithmetic, spelling, maps, and decorative drawing. 2. Political and also Physical maps. 3. Industrial Work, consisting of original designs for ceilings, lace, etc., card-board geometric figures made from plain drawings. 4. Samples of eacli grade's work,"(all members included) in Algebra, Latin,Arithmetic, Language,Writing and Drawing. To (>nre a Cold In One Ddf Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. VV. drove's signature is on each box. I2f>c. Mr. Chap. Ileatli to Marry. Cards were received yesterday announcing the marriage on Wednesday of next week of Mr. M. Chapped Heath and Miss Elizabeth Bond Tennent. The oeremony will be performed at Trinity at4 o'clock in the afternoon. Miss Tennent is the youngest daughter of Mrs. William Tennont, and is a young woman of many graces. She has a number of admir era in Columbia and elsewhere in the state. Among her warmest friends are the little ones whom she has taught at the Washington ~v.~~i TI 1- < - ? nucDb muuui, 1 nej npeftK loving ly of "Miss Bessie1' and will wish her touch happiness. Mr. Heath is one of the rising young business men of Columbia. Ue is now conducting a wholesale business store on Gervias street, and has a large and increasing trade. He is also very popular in Columbia and elsewhere in the state.?State, 30th. Torturing skin eruptions,burns and sores are soothed at once and promptly healed by apploing DeWitt's Witch Ha^el Salve, the best known cure for piies. Beware of worthless counterfeits. Crawford Bros. d w-s The President'** Proclamation. The president issued the following thanksgiving proclamation : It has pleased the Almighty God to briug our nation in Hafety and honor through another year. The works of religion and charity have everywhere been manifest. Our country through all its extent has been blessed with abundaut harvests. Labor and the great industries of the peo pie have prospered beyond all precedents. Our commerce has spread over the world. Our power And influences in the cause ot freedom and enlightenment have extended over distant seas and lands. The lives of our official representatives and many of 0111 people in China have been marvelously preserved. We have been generally exempt from pestiloDce and other great calamities, and even the tragic visita tion which overwhelmed the city of Galveston made evident the sentiments of sympathy and Christian charity by virtue oj which we are one united people. Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, president of the United Irftates, do hereby appoint and set I annrl Thnrodnv ?>< * M/> I i A ^ VI?V7 WVI1A VI jvembernext, to be observed by all the people of the United | States, at home or abroad, as a i day of Thanksgiving and prp.iso I to Flim who holds the nations in ! the hollow of Ilia Hand. I reccornmend that they gather in their several places of worship | and devoutly give Him thanks for the prosperity wherewith He ; has endowed U9, for seed, time ' and harvest, for the valor, devoi tion and humanity of our armies [and navies and for all His bene|fits to us as individuals and as a I nation; and that they humbly pray for the continuance of His divine favor, for concord and amity with other nations, and for righteousness aud peace in all our ways. It is well to know that UeWitt's Witch Hazel t?alve will heal a burn and stop the pain at once. It will cure eczema and akin dis eases fiud ugly wounds and sores. It is a certain cure for piles. Counterfeits may be offered you. See that you get the original I)ei Witt's Witch Ilazfel Salve. Craword Bros. d-w s DoVoe's Weather Forecasts lor November. This will be a cold, stormy month, with sudden falls in tem peiature, and, like those in May, the storms will extend over the whole country. First to 2d, cold aud blustery, with snow Third to 6th, cold wave, followed by a cyclone over the Atlantic coast, causing heavy rains over the South Atlantic and snow over the Northern and New Kngland states, and a cold wavo until the 8th. Ninth te 12th, pleasant. On the 13th a storm will form over the Missouri valley, causing heavy rains and blustery, freez ing weather until the lGth. Seventeenth to 9th, cold wave. Twentieth to '21st, cloudy and threatening, followed by a bliz zard over the Western states Twenty-second to 24th, cold wave. Twenty fifth to 2Sth, fair On the29t.h a storm will forni over the East Gulf states and move up the Atlantic coast, cansing rain over the Atlantic and snow over the Middle states, and a cold wave generally until the 30th. | The last portion of his forecast for October was this: Twenty I ninth to 3lst, cloudy,' rainy weather and falling temperature. 1 Uor.wiK'MTifnts of .Ccn-oru.i'. P'ur.c?i<>nrt nrodii.-r M,scorri.Sunn OtJS Sq?i;?w \ ln>. Wine or T.rblt*tj? cofrt-ct tb<- ?l ruicrmonin. _ ? - ?Teacher Wantbd: A teacher is wanted for the Oak Hill school, Lancaster county. Ap ply t<? L. J . lM N MI.KlM Ilk , 8t. Tradeaville, S. 0. Mnlnotrlan can II nd a lodgi rnmttn the ?y* tern while the Ltvor t? In i>? rfcct order. DrM. A. Simmons Mvcr Mndldne Is the t?evt Regulator. Notice to Road Overseers. AM. OVERSEERS of the public road* who have not worked their respective sections of road, will call out their hands at once and work rim same. M. C. GARDNER. Co. Sup.r l'*ed during Expectancy. Simmons Squ iw Vine Wine or Tablet* cbeer and Strengthen Mother, Shorten l.?bor and Rob Conttoemenl of Ita Terror* Menstruation made Regular and Painless, and Pain* fn SflW. HI pa and Limbs oured 0> Wbub<*??ivww Ttaa wtas or Ttvart* i Sgtscfstlons i &? 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Mrs. Pinkbam's Compound can do all tliat | is claimed for it. and all statements in 1 regard to it can be easily verified. Write to Mr? Pinkhuiu at Lynn, Mass., ' i for a little book she has just published containing letters from the mayor of | Lynn, the postmaster and others. Mrs. Pinkbam's advlee is offered free , of charge to uii women who write to her for aid '1 his invitation is constantly renewed. A million women I ha v? been cured of serious female illsby j Mrs l'inkham's advice and medicine. I Thrno Latter# from Odd | Woman, Showing Hav Lydis* ?, PSnkham's V'cffSJ tabio Compound Guroti I Falling of ihss Wombs " Dkah Mrs. Ptxkdam?I see your ! advertisement in the papers in regard | to treating woman's diseases, and ,| would l-egiatcful to you for your ad vice in my case. 1 am suffering from ; falling of womb, have pains in my aides arid legs, in fact 1 nchc all over. I am getting so weak I cannot stand ' on my fret much I have the headache sometimes, and a choking, tight feeling in tnv breast and throat Have ; a baby seven months old. 1 hope to hear from vou soon, as I am in so I much distress."?Mrs .1 li. Compton, I Eggbornsvilie, Vu? May 16, 19U9. "Dear Miir. Pinkuam?I followed your advice and 1 nm now on the second bottle of your Vegetable Comr.r/.inH n tt^ T tKmlr it o?.* ? - - . i - ? K""?K < '?'? me. If it does I will ever praise it, I for I am. ami have been, u great suf! ferer; but now I live in hopes of getting well."?Mks. J. H. Compton, I Eggbornsville, Va., July 12, 181"8. ' I)f.ah Mrs. Pinkiiam?Again I write to you. When I tirst wrote to j you for advice in regard to my troubles , I I thought I could never get well again. After receiving your letter I followed your advice exactly, and thanks to I you, 1 am cured of that dreadful I disease. 1 cannot find words to exrress the good your medicine will do. t is really more than was recom,1 mended to me."?Mus. J. R. Compto^, i Kggbornsville. Va., April 12, 1899. ; Two Women Cured of irrugulaflty* PnlUnm of the U to run and Ovariati Trouble " Dear Mrs. Pinkram? I have femaln weakness Menstruation irregular, and 1 suffer bearing-down pains in left aide and hip. My doctor aid I had womb trouble and enlargemant of the ovaries. L have doctored two months, but see no improvement." i ?Miss Mart K. Herd, Swan Creek, ; j I". " Dba? Mrs Pink ram?Your good advice hss been worth more than all I I ever reoeived from a doctor. Words cannot express mv gratitude to you for Lvdia E. Plnkham'ii Won?n?>)o ' . ......... VVIUpound. After twelve years' suffering I am stout and healthy.?Miss Mam E, ItvBD, 8wsn Creek, 111., April 8S, ieuo. " Dsah Mrs Pirkham? I suffer femele troubles Mr doctor wishes i my ovaries taken out, but I shall nerer consent. Menstruation is irrog ular end my bead has a tired feeling Hospital treatment does mo no good 1 hare (Ire children and am forty-four years old. Please advise what medi cine totaka."?Mrs. K. II. S <ni?ehs, 43* N. 40t.h 81., Philadelphia. Pa., Septem>>ei-B7, 1??? "Pbab Mrb prannaw?I followed the advice you gave me and your medi cine has cured me. 1 felt better when I had takau the Vegetable Compound ' but a week.*'?Mrs K. H. Sondsm, Philadelphia. Pa., February ft, IKtw. Another Oaso of Nervous Prostration and Inflammation of the Bladder Ourod by Lydla E. Pinkham'e Vogmtabla Oom; pound " Pear Mrs PmtllAtf? I hare used your Vegetable Compound for female weakness and it has done wonders for me. I also had nervous prostration-waa not able to look after my house work. After taking one bottle I began to improve, and am uow better in every way and feel like a different person. ? Sins. I)ri.i.a Kriser. Marionvill* Pa., VaKmkamW oft I Al/k/i >n'f umj ? c, i Q?)>. "Df.ak Mb?. Pix? iiab? I cannot praiae your Vegetable Compound enough for the good it has done me. I suffered from inflammation of the bladder. I tried doctors, but obtained no relief.* At last I decided to write to you. and now, thnnka to your reme, dica, I am entirely ourud."?Mrs. K. 8. friiADT. 131 Cnlon St., High Bridge, I! New Y?rU City, April 11, 189?. A I POSITIONS QUARANTEQD, Under 99,000 Cash Deposit. Rati road f?n ?*14 Op*u all rear to Both 8ax<?e J%ry Cheap SearA Georgia-Alabama Boa! new C ollage, , MMt Try and be Convinced ! Make a purchase at R. J. COATS & CO S. STORE and yon will be so well pleased that you will become one of their many customers. We handle a nice line of Groceries and Confectioneries, and make a specialty of Fruits and Vegetables, the bestj the market, affords. We have Tobaccos, Cigars, Cigarettes and Snuff that will please the smokers. chewers and dippers. TRY OUR PURE CREAM CHEESE They are so nice ! New fresh Dates, up to-date, 10c for a pound package. Our French and Stick Candies, Chocolates, Cakes and Crackers will please the most ex acting 00 YOU KNOW WHO KEEPS Nice fresh Mackerel, pickled I'igs Feet, Pickles in kegs. Dried Fruif ; Bologna Sausage. Dried Beet end ia hundred other things pleasing j to the appetite ? YES ; GO TO COATS A GO'SSTORE And never say that you can't get , what you want until you have I jrone tiiere Kcnv mhor. that we don't keep poods on our shelves] until they are old and not fit tori : use ; and be n m mind, too, that WEi WILL TRE/\T V 01) POLI TELY bonestiv and squarely when you I deal with us. tret on our list of regular rustonn and y u won't; be lonesome. Yours, to please. R. J. Goals ^ Go. ! ! pa bstj, ,;tvis 1^* g s-nrr' II IS * Saw %nra B Chinaware, AT IVlathis d I ^ Company. Wo are giving away coupons now for every cash purchase from our customers. The coupons run from 5c up to $5. The prizes run from one piece worth 10c to Anyone can save up $1 worth or $5 as you like. You will got something for every $1 purchase. We will have the chinaware on exhibition next week ; call on us. Our light Bread And Cinnamon Rolls are going like hot cakes. The people know a good thing when they try it. A fresh lot on hand now. We have a complete line of Langdon's package crackers ;? also I loose ones. Fine Candies. Our swsnrt men r . >t' n)ww<?l irj ami Bon Bon* is as line as can be bought in tin city In jVunul 'packages all Chocolate or Bon Bon and Chocolate flOc. Wo i have a line 15c package Chocolate ; al-o loose candy at from 00c do >vu to 10c ; so you sec ve can ph asr any and all. Groceries i Everybody know- we handle heavv and fancv groceries. Yonrs, to s,m"ve. jo. M. Mathis & Co. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It artificially digests the food and aids Nature Id strengthening and recon tructlng the exhausted digestive organs. It lathe latest discovered digestant and tonic. No other preparation can approach It in efficiency. It Instantly relieves and permanently curat Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, , Flatulence, Sour stomach, Nausea. Slclc Headache, Oaabralgla,Cramps and all other results of Imperfect digestion. I ?>c I NOTICE OF i ELECTION FOR State and County Offices, And for Amendments to State Constitution. btatk ok south carolina, col'NTT of lancaster. Notick is hereby given that an election will be held at the several precincts established by law in Lancaster County, 011 TU ESD A Y ,NO V E M BE It 6,1900, For the following offices, to-wit: Governor. Lieu tenant-Governor, .Secretary of State, Attorney-General, Comptroller General, Adjutant and Inspector General, State Treasurer, State Superintendent of Education.one Hailroad Commissioner, one Circuit Solicitor, two Representatives in the General Assembly, Supervisor, Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Coroner, County Superintendent of Education and Solicitor. Pursuant to the Constitution of South Carolina, and the terms of Joint Resolutions No. 340 and 341, approved February 13. A. I). 1900, (Acts of South t'arolina! pp. 570 and 571], an election will also oe held at the sain? time and nlaee for amendments to the Constitu.ion of South Carolina, as follows: Amend Sect ion 7. of Article VIII, of (the Constituaion of South Carolina, as follows: Add at the end thereof the [ following words. "Provided, That the limitation imposed by this Section land by Section 5. Article IV. of this Constitution Ahull nor apply to bonded indebt winess incurred by the cities of Columbia. Kock ililij Charleston and Florence, where the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely for the purchase. ? stabliahment, maintenance ! or increase of water works plant, aew' eratje system, and by the city of I Cerrgetown, under the proceeds of | said bonds are applied solely for the purchase, establishment, maintenance or increase of water works plant sew* jernsre system, gas and electric light plants, where Mie entire revenue irising from the operation of such plants j or -ystems shall be devoted solely and exclusively to the maintenance and operation of the same and where the question of incurring such indebted ness >.-? submitted to the freeholders | ami qualified voters of such munici1 pality, i.i provided in the Consitution, ; upon the question of other horded iudehtedt ess." Amend the <'ouatitution of South 'Carolina by adding thereto the followjing to be known' as "Article I of ! \niendments to the Constitution": --lit** MtMivrai .asaemoiy snail provide by law { ?r the condemnation, through proper official channels, of all lands necessary for the proper drainage of the swamp and low lands of this State; and shall also provide for the equitable Rssesment of all lands so drained, for the purpose of paying the expenses of such condemnation and drainage." The said Amendments shall be submilted in such manner that the electors qualified to vote for Members of the House of Hepresentatives shall vote for orjagainst each of such amendments separately. Amendments should be on separate tickets. Ballots in favor of the adoption of an amendment should contain the amendment voted upon in lull, followed by the word '-Yes"; ballots opposed to the adoption of an amendment should contain the amendment voten upon, followed by the word "No." Polls at each place will be opened .it 7 ?'clock A. M. The following named persons have been appointed M AN AO K R8 OF KI.KCTION for State and Connty offices, to-wit: Lancaster.? \V J Cunningham,Clark Robinson, R C Crockett. Belair.?K W I)oster,J VV Patterson, .1 I> Steele. \ an wyc.K.?it it aiassey. 11 t;jjburn, E I? Tillman. New Cut.?R L L Blaekmon, R J Flynn, H C Steele. D wight.?Wll Eatridge. W II Shut* Wm. Carnes. Tradesville.?II M Polk, J F Carnaa, W R Heglar. Taxahaw.? F M Lowery, M N Johnson J A Cook. Flat Creek.? R I. Blaekwell, G R Cook J F Gardner. Welsh's.? R F Cong, J G Coan, W S FaulkAberry, Kershaw.?J M Garson, R 4 Hilton, R S Floyd. Primus.-Ernest llinson.N B Small, R Blaekmon. Ileal h Springs.?W J Vaughn W U Bruce, .) R Threatt. i Elgin.?.J B Harper, J L Adaau, J I A Fleming. Oarmel.?.1 II Kirk, .fas. A Oauthen, I .1 K Caskey. I Montgomery.? ' M Williams, .1 It | Wilson. W It Howell. Thorn well.?.1 H MoClintock, J, ] Wren Tillman, W .1 Williams. On day of Elect ion the Managers must organize by the election of h ? 1.airman and a Clerk. The Constitutional oath must he taken by each Manager hei?,.*e he cur. act,and also by the i leik. 1 ne Chairman elected is empowered to administer o&ihs. The Managers have the pown to All a vacancy, and it' none of the Midi* ((< -- hMit !, the oiti/ ms ran appoint from atnon^ the :le?l voters the [Managers, who, after baing sworn, ifin condin t the election. At tlieefc>se of the election, the Managers and 'lerk mus' proceed pubi<'i.v'o pen t lie ballot boxfa and count * li -ballots t h< rein, and continue without adjournment until the same U I completed, and make a statement of | the result for each o lh co and sign the mine. Within three days thereafter, the ! Chairman of the Board, or some one i designated by the Board, must deliver to the Commissioners of Election the poll lists, the boxes centaining the bal, lots and written statements of the re: suit of the election. ! One of the above named manager* at each precinct must call upon the Board of Commissioners at Lancaster, Court House, 8. C., on Saturday, Nov. 3rd, lflOO, to receive ballot boxes, poll lists and instructions, and to he qualified. W, O. A. PORTER, A. J. BAILEY, GEO. W. WILLI AMS, CommiMioner* of State Election.