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!* 7 ~ 't , ' . . . ?. II ___ Short Locals. Wednesday, May 28, 1902. ?Next Friday is a lepil lioli *Jay. ?Born, May 1(5, 1902, to Mr. find Mrs. W. F. Cook, a eon. ? Five candidates for Sheriff *>1 Union county. North Carolina. ?See announcement of Mr. W. Q. Caskoy for reelection to '.he office of Supervisor. ?The temperature dropped 20 decrees here Sunday afternoon in 'a few minutes while the r;iiti was 4'a 11 i n g. ?Rev. A. Cook Smith, a |n vim u-.-ii i iiiviin-, was made a Eishop at Dallas, Texas,, last "week. ?Mr. W. 11. Lon?r of The ^ews office has a yotini* lady printer al his home.?Gastonia '.News. ?There are 11 candidates on' Jor cotton weigher at Waxhaw Jiinl three tor that position at Marsh villo. For Sale.?Two of t! .'.'o.vj Iome's sewing machines l.> ; ?t the Enterprise Oliicc tin j ?Married, at While a if, (ai I May 25, 1U02, by J. N .-.ridge, notary public, Mr. E. ! Macke\ md Miss Delila Adan ?See notice of exi"..nation to be held at Iho cott: house on i niv lith lor sr! ;l:ir*liips in! NVinthrop College th-? next, session of which opens September I7t h. ?A special dated Sunday an nounces that the big cut' i mill strike in Augusta and vicinity is broken and the lockout declared oil", and later advces state that *he mills are now running. ?Wind damaged Hie Highland Park Mill at Rock Hill Sunday afternoon, tearing away the northem gable and 24 foot, of the roof. The damage of the wind and i Water (rain) is estimated to be several thousand dollars. ?At the exercises of the centennial celebration of Salem Fe male college at Winston Salem. N. (J., last Saturday, Miss Nora Hough, daughter of Mrs. Ada! Hough, presented an essay on I ^American Literature in 1802." rJ*1 i ?\^ IVatn !\r At*_ I ?\; ....w - - - . ishaw to Jefferson has been com j plefed. In addition to the phones at Jefferson there is one at Mr. A. S. Mungo's near Taxa haw', Mr. E. MotzV at Brewer Mine and Mr. W. A. Ingram's at Plains.?Kershaw Era. ?During the thunder-storm Sunday afternoon a cow belong j ing In George Mcllwaiti a tenant on Editor Connors' place near town, was killed by lightning. D was tied in the field with a chain. " Fwo trees in East Kud near Mr. W. M. .Moore's, were struck tho , same afternoon. ? Miss May Hammond, aged ibont 21 years, daughter of Mr. S. N. Hammond of Russell IMnco, died last. Friday of lever. She was a consistent member of l>ea .cr '/reoii r>.ipusi cnuren wiioj;* ( her remains were interred Satur-i day alter funeral services by her pastor, Kov. S. X. Watson. ? Mere is the latest gag that has been gotten oil" on a nior j <chant over the 'phono in Waxhaw: "Hollo! Have you any hmso pickles?" "Yes, I have isonie tine ones." "Well, you had better catch them and put themi sip or rhey,might run oil'."?Wax-1 haw Enterprise. ?A prospectus of the State Summer School for Teachers has been sent out. The session begins dune 25th and lasts to July 25th, find, as announced in these colt prime sometime ago, will be held at Winthrop College, Rock llill. The faculty of teachers lor this occasion numbers 20 and the course ol study is very comprehensive. ?Most too cool for cotton and gardens the past few days. ? Fall sowed oats that withstood the winter arc ripening, and some will he cut this week. ?Married Sunday morning last, at the A. li. P. parsonage by 1 lev. W. (J. Ewart, Mr. 8am Ratterree and Miss Eula Starnes. ? ino necessary capital having been paid in, a charter lias been issued by the secretary of slate to the Lancaster insurance and Ileal Estate Agency <>t this place, and the following officers have been olected : I). IleeccWilliains, president; John Crawford, vice president, and (J. B. Barron, secretary and treasurer. ?The name ol" Mr. T B (Tyburn, of the Comptroller General's oiliee is mentioned as a candidate for tiro otlico of Comptroller General, and his many friends in Lancaster would be glad of an opportunity i i cast their ballots for liini for tiiat office, for which he is well qualified and with whoso duties ho is thoroughly familiar. Drath of Vr Citfrht. Halt. Mr Calvin 11 all-, an aged citizen of Pleasant Valley, died of paralysis on the *22nd of this month, aged K.~> years. Besides a wife, he leaves 6 children, two sons, Messrs. 1). K. J lull and J. \V. Hall, and six daughters, Mrs. Jerushia Harrison, Mrs. M. B. Alexander of Texas ; Mrs. G. B. Collins, Mrs. K. Al. Collins, .Mrs. C'arrio Pettus and .Mrs. Lilly Sehooley of Arkansas, and <")(> children aiul grandchildren. Mr Hall had been a member of the Methodist church for more than 111ty years. His re mains were interred next day at Harrison church. A Former Lanraxtrian Die* in Florida Our old friend, Mr. .J. L. Tillman, of Van Wyek, received a leiler this week intormimr hitn oi the death of his near relative, a double lirsl cousin-, Mr. William Dixon Tillman, which occurred at his home in Florida May 17t!i. 1002. lie was 75 years of age and was horn in Lancaster conn ty and reared to manhood in Tank, near the (Jatawha Falls, and lell the State in November 1S5(? with his lather, mother and seven brothers and 'istors, together with tho mother ol Mr. .). L. Tillman and her family. Short ly alter moving to Florida he married a Miss Xoirow in that State, and l)is wite with eight children, all grow n and married except one, survive him. lie was a prosperous and itilluenti.il c/Lzeii ul his adopted State and tho few companion- of his youth sli'l surviving in this county will regret to learn ol his death ? Saturday's Ledger. South Carol hut cs i'< ,r<is. Not ail the visitors Ironi this county to rex as on tho occasion ot the Dallas reunion were captivated by the "advantages' ol the Long Star state. Saturday's Ledger gives tho following ronlv of a ''substantial citizen," ,i'ist returned Irum Texas, when asked it I... i.O 1.U aa air? nilVil'ICU iw IIJWVU III fH1; "No we have the best country right hero that I have struck yet. They*have some advantages over us here. A man can work so much more there but, th * disadvantages to my mind, more than counterbalance the advantages. For example, where I went there is no water, no living wells, but the people have to depend upon cisterns, and as they have not had \"!S what is called a season in years, it is sometimes pretty b;i as I see it. They have to go trog ponds and low places who the water stands and haul it the cisterns. And the land not as rich as 1 expected to lii it. A good part of it looked nie about like our land hero, saw some good land that won make a bale to the acre, but have some that will do that to No, Texas is a very good count but L prefer Lancaster." "Substantial Citizen'' and t lion. J. N. Estridge, of Win j Bluff, who also went to Texas, a delegate to the reunion, a not far apart in their views, a conversation with Mr. Estrid a few days ago, upon the sai subject, he remarked that he h traveled in sixteen dilVerc States of the union, and, aft observing closely tin* conditio of each, ho had come to the cu elusion that old South Carolir and especially Lancaster count is the best place to iivo all I ail.? Lancaster Review. Competitive K.ramimition. A competitive exaniinati [will-be held 111 tha courthouse Saturday, July 12. 1 '102. to I a scholarship in the College , Charleston, vacancy which oeci for Lancaster county this year. A. C. Rowel 1. I County Sunt. Edue-ition. ! Lancaster, S. C., May 16, 190*2. CttnijMiij/n Mretiii{/s. I Tho State campaign will op on June 17th. There will two mee-ings in each count one for senatorial candidal and the other for candidates I State offices. The openi meeting for the former will at Columbia and for the latl at Sumter, both on the 17th June. The State candidal will bo in Lancaster on tho 3d j of July and the Senatorial par i on the 19th of August. Ere there that party goes to Chosi the next day and then to Willi bore the next, where their 1; meeting is held. The Visitors. Mr. M. J. Long ..t tended ( exposition last week. Miss iielle Ohilders is vidti relatives at Hickory Grove. Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Voder Van \V ek visited Lancaster 1; . i. j \\ rci\. Capt. and Mrs. I. \V. Moore 151aeksi>urg are visiting their s( j Mr. V/. M. Moore. I Mr. W. 11. Thompson of Oa den is spending a lew days Lancaster. Mrs. I*. G. MeCorkle and lit 1 daughter visited at her lathe ! here last week. ' Mrs. .1 K. .Johnson left M.. (day tor a visit to her mother Durham, X C. Mrs. IS. L. Lindsay is visiti j her son at Kock Uill, Mr. J. Li ndsav. Voting Mr. S. A. lvell is town repn. m nliug the Anure lurnilnro house. Mr and Mrs. T. M. Umrh.os 1 i .Sunday lor a visit to their torn | home, Fort Mill. Mrs. Nannie Roddey is attei in r i ho commencement of S tl < ; Female col logo this week. j Messrs. Fred Howie and Cl.v I Moore ot Waxhaw spent Sund tin Lancaster. Miss Hat.tie McQueen of C ntnbia visited Misses Maine u i >ess Jones last week. . I Mr. W. J. Long is spending I few .lavs ; , 'he country with brother, Mr. M. Long. Mr. and Mrs. II. It. Par!) t Dr. Cnntzon Foster and Mess 4 A vo'Jolm Kiddle, Coke Carter and id, J. K. Johnson left yesterday for to the exposition. Mrs. A. II. Green of Rock Hill is visiting her daughter Mrs. W. T. Williams. ml to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. CiregI ory visited (lall'ney and Rock Id Hill last week. ( Miss Mamie Moore of York-] villo spent a lew days here laM week with Miss Lula Mclivvain. he Mrs. J. Wylie L'orter has reite tinned Irom a several days' visit as to Mrs. W. G. A. Hurler ol Dixie. '5? Justice Jones returned to Col | II unihia Saturday after spending a ten ? ^ I tew davs witii his tamil .*. "e , " ad Mrs. J. J. Hlackinon aud ntth ] nt sister, Mi>s Hleekor Hit) on. vi it | ... . er ed their Irien !. Mrs. W. Y\ . i? nv at Sumter Lis week. 11 Dr. R. M. (iallowav spent Sat- i *' unlay and Sunday w.lii his iit;: daughter, Charlotte, at Green I r wood. Mr. W. J. Cunningham and Judge Cha?. D. Jotms ware I among t he Miimlun' w.n. .1...1 on[ Charlotte last v.ec.;, as was also! ?') Mr. Allie Warwick. 11 ... ! ol Mr. ?V. .li e Davis and irs Allie Liood, ol !. r. visited friends heiSum! iy..~Waxhuw I Enterprise. i blisses Jessie and .. d.?? son ot Elizabeth City, N. C., are visitini: ' u ir u t e, iiev. .1 W I Little, i Wa . 011 I Miss Nora Caskey and Miss j "?jLou MeMurray of the Dougy> las section are spending a lew , s;davs in Lancaster with relatives. or Mr. and Mrs. U. L. Long and I," little daughter, Jessie, of Marion, ,,,. j.N. C., visited relatives liere ro()f cent.lv. ^cs Col. and Mrs. Springs lelt Monday, the latter lor Fort Miil kY and tho former lor New York, 1111 Boston, and other points "down '01' j east IS" r t, Rev. and Mrs. Chalmers Fra ser will leave Saturday, the former to preach the baccalaureate sermon at the Clinton college commencement Sunday, jie and the latter to pay a visit to relatives at Athens anil other points in Georgia. ng The following persons left yesterday for the Charleston exposition: Messrs. A. 11. llob^J bins, -j. F. Johnson, C. C. CronIshaw, Jr., Sid iiuii, John iiuii, ot Connie Flow, \\ ill Johnson, )? Tom Dabney, Louis Dabney and l'hl < Joins. in- Anions the visitors from this in [county tu the exposition la.->i week I were live bi thors, Milkn and .ijlvlward, Boswell, Dudley and ' 1 Dou^la IMyler. hVoin this phn.? I went Will Clovd, J. M. Kiddle. I.Jr., Coke Ua.ler and Kdward ?n 15 ?uiu ' t. at ! Mi*-os Mamie Ctyborn and J'inie and Lessie .Johnson have ''F-. returned lrom C'lareinont Female college where they have been studying lor the past year. jn Misses Ada and Matlie Clvburn v 11 llaile (iold Mi le. who wer m j attendance upon the same institution, have returned to their ' homes to spend the vacation. ler ( apt. F. H. >Vai*oner. 1,1 ! ?:n Few citizens of South Carolina, ! perhaps none in the State's hisde't?ry, have jriven such conspicuay | ous material evidence of devotion I to the State's best infproatc olJ !ias Capt. F. W. Wagoner nd I As president ol the company | which originated, organized and ii through untold difficulties brought his I to success the South Carolina , Inter State and West Indian Expq, Dosition, Capt. Wagener has renrs.jderd Ids city and State a most i * \ notable service. He has given of his time, Ins experience and bis fortune wilh a liberality unsurpassed, yea previously unknown, in this section, llo has borne the burden of responsibility and has been ready to bear the losses. Helpers, capable, earnest, energetic and devoted he lias had, yet it is no disparagement of their work to assert that to the president of the exposition company is (lite tiie greatest share of the credit Ibr 1.1 worth, its success ami its benefits. There are always plenty of puliintb eagc.- to serve their COll o :'\ . I. i. Si :il? or t lipi)1 ! i I v in ? .(i-picuous positions oi honor or ? u> /iumont, where success is warded by lame and ellicieucy receives its duo price. Hut the men arc* rare who are willing to give ii.v.1 r .n.io and. their inonoy tor t!;e pii-'J ? i e;:y or Suite. This i- what Ci :. V. .gener has cone. !i' v mu d: he has given pel haps '..ov.nl not Oe permitted, 'o slate, t>ut ii is known that his c< nt i' it:oas o ! ,e upport oi" 'he "\'p .1 hive neon large ttxi ireikmons. .^a iliat whatever I he: fits tiie cute: pr.* has con k:rei r.pon Cnai lesion and."South (h i' whatever pleasure ii has ai.'oided every one who iii?. l its >j .Mn.es, the i iiiliius IliUnl Ov i. A.Uu.a. to this large hearted Carolinian. As an evidouo.' of appreciation ol all ihoi. ho lias done for the expo-itioii, today has been set aside as W agenor I)a>at tno Ivory City. (Jliuiieslon will sua| pond business in lienor of liie occasion and there will be, it is expected, many thousands irom all secli ins of the .Stale who will visit the exposition on this day. ' il suou i oe one 01 i no greatest, if not t..e t. re .nest, event ill the exposition's history. Success in a measure beyond 'recent expectation has come in its last days to tiie exposition. Today we are able to congratuI iate Charleston mid the expo! sit ion's management upon all that they have accomplished under 'the leadership ot Capt. Wagener. ! Atul to him wo take pleasure in joining Charleston and ail niter| terested in the enterprise in exj pressing the just appreciation of | his services.?.State, 22nd. Ciircs Mmmy r??fundetl if it hv?t tails. ^ . . ! A competitive examination, to i iii I a vac at icy of scholarship at 1 he United S!:it t-^ Military Academy at West Point, will be held I at Yorkvillo cjii Thursday, Juno I 19lh, 1902. For iurther inlor; ination write Hon. i). K. Fin ley, . Washington, D. C. A. C. llowell, bounty Sujit. of Kducalioii. Lancaster, S. C., May 14, 1902. . ana I'aa; < In svtlr-, llli - jviul r?iinbs c m-i a %jy Sunroo'.s SQua>v v*i Wii or ial>i< i.< I jm Iff* RHEUMACISE CURES SS RHElJM ATISM TflSTiY / iiocn ?TI K MMDH'AI, \\ 0.\5?KK OK Till; TH Nineteenth Century. 9B A wan tahlr renit ity that positively e irim D'u< lit mm Ioii^'-hUhkIIhk uia< h AJ f Tie r-'r* HteSi tilv.lit puri*'K"e v. ^y rlns twe unilorai'mcnt of SR loanintf i>liynlciahi after thor ^(r U| ujk'I' trial. i urea ninetyeight )>er cent of the M 80UI l>y .1 P. Mackey&Co. I'rlcnfl.00 '' ^y|