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Short Locals. Wednesday, May 27, 1903. ?Rev. J. M. White will preach at Unity morning and evening on the fifth Sabbath. ?The commencement exercises of Littieton Female College, .North Carolina, are on hand tins week. ?Pear trees are suffering from blight. It is sflid to be due to an excess of moisture during the spring. ?'.There will be preaching Sabbath afternoon "at 3.30 at New Cut school house by Rev. J. M. White. ?Rev. W. C. Winn will preach at Tabernacle next Sun day morning, May 31st., at 11 # a. m. ?Mr. A. Thies of the Haile Gold Mine was recently relieved of $51 by a pickpocket at the 9 Charlotte horse races. . ?Summer has arrived and Payscur's Summer Hats for ladies are here and the prices have been reduced to4ust about half. my'27 2w ?Charley is still serving the best drinks in town at the Funderburk Pharmacy. 2t ?Mr. .1. O. Porter has bought a lot from Capl. A. McManus, and will build a 5-room dwelling fronting liarr street,and will move to town lntnr ?Died, May 15, 1903, the infant child of Mr. Edward Mackey of the Fork llill sec tion. The body was buried next day at Fork llill church. ?A car load of fresh Virginia Lime just arrived. 2t T. II. Davis. ? Robert Crocket was convictg ed in Magistrate Caskey's court Wednesday of breach of laborcontract and sentenced to $15 or 30 days on tho chain gang. ^ ?Last week Governor Heyward commuted the death sentence of Judson Heck of Barnwell to life imprisonment and he has since been sent to the penitentiary. ?Blanco-Cero is excellent. The editor has tried it. It is for sale by W. P. Bennett. Try it. 2t ?Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Olyburn lost one of their twin sons, Bill U., aged about 8 months, last Wednesday afternoon. The re mains were buried here next afternoon. The other son lias been quite ill, but is much better ?Rev. J. W. Little preached to a large crowd of people on tTie street in front of Crawford Bros, drug store last Saturday afternoon. He preached with great earnestness and the crowd accorded him an attentive hearing. lie preached several nights during last week in the Baptist church. ?Mr. S. A. McKlweo of York* vil'e who was in the rattle busi ness with Mr. J. M. Hood of this ? place several years ago, was found dead in his bed last Wednesday morning, having died supposedly of heart diseage some time during the previous night. J Mr. Hood attended the funeral Thursday in Yorkville. ?A case of the finest Califor nia.Oranges will arrive this week at the Funderburk Pharmacy. Call and get one of their now celebrated Orange Phosphates. 2t ?If the meeting now in progress at the Baptist church fails in the accomplishment of much good it will certainly not he due to any lack of effort on the part of I)r. L. M Roper, who is conducting it. He is a preacher of spiritual power and porsonal magnetism, and is full of zeal and untiring energy. Ho ( has held two services daily since his arrival, holding an extra service Sunday afternoon to tho young people. The in| terest, wo are glad to note, has 0 been increasing daily, and the expectation is for much and lasting good.?Kershaw Era. ?Supt. L. T. Baker has been appointed to teach the Summer school for Kershaw teachers. ?For the besl ice Cream in town, call and see Charley, at the Funderburk Pharmacy. 2t i 11 --i i ?<j ?im.o ciuu v coioreu applicants for teachers' certificates appeared before the examining board last Friday. ?The Southern's second southbound train passes here a little earlier now than it did, and goes north a little earlier, U.-U) instead of 7.20 as here tofore. ?A fresh lot of Blank's Exposition brands of Uofl'ee just received at W. 1'. Bennett's. 2t ?There will lie preaching at Shiloh and Lancaster A. R. P. churches 011 the first Sunday in June, at Shiloh at 11 a. 111. and at Lancaster at night by Rev. Mr. Rodgers of Rock Hill. ? At a good roads' meeting in Anderson . last Saturday, started by Senator Latimer, it was unanimously decided that they levy a live mill tax for road purposes. ?Sewing Machine Needles for any and every machine that has been made. Bauds, shuttles and repairs for all kinds of machines at J. F. Maekey & Co.'s 5 13-3w Furniture Dept. ?Mr. U. H. Iiorton of Heath Springs has been appointed a member of the dispensary board of control for tliiupnin>n. . ?Mr. J. B. Sims of Creek lias in the way of a curiosity a young chicken which has only one wing?011 the left side. Ho also has a hen which lias hatched three broods of young chickens in succession, never leaving her nest only for water or food. ?All those who use any of the cereals will do well to tryBlaccoCero at W. l\ Bennett's. 2t ?A cotton root 4 feet and 2 inches long, by actual measure ment. It was sent to us by Mr. George McManus of Taxahaw and came out of one of his fields. It was the tap root and must have gone straight down into the ground. ?If you want a Sewing Machine cheap, you can get it at the lMitnrmBR uiuct), ll you COIlie before it's gone. ?Mr. R' J. M. Steele showed us a Bible which lie captured from a Yankee on the battle* field of Jones' Farm on the 17tii of September, 1804. On the fly leaf was written the fol lowing: "John Miller, 100th Reg't. From J. II. Diprose, Scripture reader, 31st July, 1802. Search the scriptures for in them yo think ye have eternal life and they are they which testify of me." ?A new and very delightful drink at the Funderburk Pharmacy is Vanilla Cream Soda. 2t. ?A difficulty occurred Sun day at ilaile Gold Mine in which Mr. Amos L. Cook, who ran a beef market in Kershaw about two years ago, was cut in eleven places by Mr. Wm. Clanton, but fortunately none of the wounds are serious. Three of the cuts were in the body and the others in the head and neck. Dr. L. T. Gregory, .a... ? ,i 1 .u nic iiiiuo | # i i_y .tiuitvu , UIUSSUU UltJ wounds and Mr. Oook was able to be out yes* ?Kershaw Era. ?We have a few more Soda Water Tickets for sale, 25 drinks for $1, pood for cigars or Soda Water. (Jail at the Funderburk Pharmacy. 2t ?Our Mr. J. M. Ilood is always in the market to buy mules and cattle, and don't you forget it. Lancaster Mercantile Ccf. . J t C/ifttiffe of Schedule. Iti The L. & C. afternoon train begins operating undef a new dp schedule today. Instead of leaving here at 4 p. m No. 10 will tli leave at 3.45 p. in. Returning, ca it will leave Chewier at 7.30 and la arrive at Lancaster at 8.30. The in morning train leaves at the usual m time (7.15) and returns at 11.45 ne instead of 11 30. of Man Chatted A wan Front Cotton ' Mill. F About 2 o'clock yesterday a jlj 1112111 U'lie unon uwnil nit) I ^ Southern's track from toward j tj, tho cotton Viill as fast as he ?r could run with a team of young ^ men chasing him. He turned to into French street, then up e? Main as fast as his legs could |1; carry him, the boys still after r him. When asked what he was n( running for he said "to* keep <u them from putting me in that 0(] water tank." It is charged ^ that ho was hero from the Man- u. Chester Mill at Rock Ilill trying ,M to hire hands that are employed , | j in the mills here. Ho went into one of the mills aud there 0> by laid himself liable to prose- j: cution for trespass. According- p, ly a warrant was sworn out be fore Magistrate Caskey charg- m ing him with trespass after notice. He gave bond for his appearance Saturday when the jp. case will be tried. % y^ le; I truth of Auditor Cook'* Brother 4 Auditor John A.Cook received ne a telegram Thursday morning last ,n announcing the death that morn ^ ing ol his brother, J udson Cook, <ie at Blockton, Ala., from pneumo- *tl1 nia. Mr. Cook did not know his brother was sick, having only a t't tew weeks ago received a letter from him stating that he was in good health and doing well, and was contemplating a visit home ]lt, in June, lie telegraphed at once it to have the body sent home for interment, but received a reply nj that it could not bo done as there ce was no enibalnier in the town ri, and that arrangements had been (j] completed to inter the body there t\| at 5 o'clock that afternoon. \V J udson was the youngest son Q of the late N. M. Cook of Taxa- jc haw, and was about 33 years of ii{ age. lie leaves a mother, one q. brother and two sisters, Mrs.Ii.E. (Gregory of Taxahaw, and Mrs. a) ii. M. Cook of North Carolina. pj it Hut Good liomlH. ch Dr. T. J. Strait recently re- ')^ JIT ceived si letter from Col. W. A. Nesil in reference to building a vi road from Heath Springs to his lit granite quarry. The following is a copy of the letter, which is self explanatory : Spartanburg, S. O., May 21, 1903. ed I)r. T. J. Strait, Lancaster, S. C. fo Dear Sir?1 will reach Lancaster next Saturday, 30fh of May, re for the purpose of meeting your Ci board of county commissioners on Monday, June 1st. I had the tu pleasure this week of meeting in Mr. Stewart W. lleath in Char lotte at a road exhibit. He is very enthusiastic on the subject jjj of building good roads from Heath Springs to your quarry, . and I have arranged with him jj isji iiuo JiiecMiug. Yours very truly, VV. A. Ncal. w ^ er ?"Strength and vigor ccmo of good food, duly digested. 'Force,' a ready-to-serve wheat ,8 and barloy food, adds no burden, . * but sustains, nourishes, invig- ,r orates." 3-25-tf. ?For Sale?Another of those , 3-drawer, drop-bead Sewing Ma- .' chines. It's a beauty, and will ^ be sold cheap enough to "astonish the natives." Gall at the Enter PiiifB r fT! ^o. n rtitfi of Mr A. I*. Fuvilrrhurk. All who knew Mr. A. L. Funrburk, popularly known as Tinney," who was engaged in e mercantile business in Lanster for several years prior to st February when he sold his terest in the business and oved. back to his old home >ar Dudley, will regret to learn his untimely and shocking iath in Monroe last Friday, e and his brother in-law, Mr. . li Funderburk, were in a tggy to which a mule was tched, driving into Monroe. dog ran out and frightened e nuile and it began running id kicking. As it dashed otV r. Funderburk reached down seize from tlie dashboard an :tra pair of reins which they id taken the precaution to put i the mule which they had iver before driven to a buggy, id as he did so the mule kickl him in the head crushing e skull and knocking him j ickward over the high top bugr, landing hipi on the ground. ? never spoke after receiving' e blow, which was about 11 I cleck in the forenoon, and ed about 0 o'clock that eveng. His body was taken to s home that night for inter ent next day at Dudley. 'linney was a son of Mr Try Funderburk of the Dud y section and was about 35 ars old and unmarried. He lives a father and mother and brothers and 1 sisters. Tiniy was an excellent young an and greatly beloved ' all who knew him and his ath struck sorrow to till who tew him. ? ititj K.rerrim s of thr (}rarfftl Vchoof. The closing exercises of the mcaster Graucd school will bo | dd on Friday, May at 10 m. in the court house. The following pupils of the nth grade will be awarded rtilicates of graduation : (Jar 1 3 Bowling, Etta Bowling, arice Knight, Jessie Dorter, argaret Johnson, Juamta ylie, Ola Gregory, Lilian regory, oame u regory, liessie >nes, Pearl Miller, Steve Wilims, JefF Walters, Quay Hood, scar Adams, Bill Jones. Post-graduates Lena Amos ul Blanche Cousar have cometed special courses of study. The factory grades also will jse on the same day at 7 :45 I m. with appropriate exercises id a display of school work.j rrhe public is cordially in j ted to attend the exercises of th schools Supt. L. T. Baker. The Visitors. Mr. W. B. Bruce has returnI from New Orleans. Mr O B (Jatling left Monday r Raleigh oh business. Mrs. J. M. Heath and childn are visiting relatives in imden. Mrs. E. M. Croxtou has rerned from a visit to relatives f tv\/lrt?? vauiucu* Mr. It. S Ilarper came up iturday and yesterday moved s family to Sumter. Mrs. J. Jv. Hall of McConnelslie visited her father, Capt/ . J. Witherspoon, last week. Prof. It. N. Nisbet, of the 'axhaw Institute, spent seval days hero recently with his other. Hon. T. Y. Williams left Monty morning fbr Columbia where ? went to meet the State House ivestigating committee ot which i is a member. Senator W. C. nough and Mr. Harry Foster attended the osing exercises of the Pleasant alley High School last Friday, ath made addresses beforo the I * n"ni, I ' ~ A CARD. * Mr. Editor?Please allow me to say to a slanderer, through the columns of your valuable paper, that 1 have been informed that you, slanderer, have said l hat it is inmored that Siieritl Hunter would not work up a case against a friend of his charged or suspected of a crime. 1 desire to say that no one except an enemy with :i heart as black as hell itsell would pierce me in ihe back with such a lying tongue l>v mak ing ui-e of such remarks. I have no can He whatever to suspect any friend ol mine < f having committed any crime. If I had, and felt that it was my duty to work up the case, God knows I would do it, if in my powvr to do so, if 1 knew 1 would never see inside another office. I am satisfied that many of rny triends will say that 1 should have passed this sTanderer uiiik (iced, but in as much as he is giving circulation to this infamous falsehood by telling people confidentially in a very sweet, hypocritical, low, soft tone that. <lit is rumored/' etc., I therefore had a desire to say v hat 1 have said in this way; and, it I hear of any more such falsehoods I shall he much more explicit than this in my denunciation of same, let it hurt whomsoever it may. regardless of consequences. My reason now for V withholding the name ol this v* slanderer is on account of his good wife and innocent little children. Kespect fully, John P. Iluliter. Fitrmer/i9 tiistituten. By authority ot the Board of Trustees of Clemson College, Lo,..,i i ...oi 1? ? vrti niniii mon vv 111 ue lie III ill hUOU counties as send requests, signed bv fifteen farmers, bclore the fifteenth ol June, to .J 8 Newman, Director ol Farmers' Institutes, Clemson College, 8. C. The petitioners will name the places at which Institutes are desired and the dates will be arranged by the college authorities. The State Institute will be held at Clemson College commenncing Monday evening August 10th and closing Friday evening August, 14th. Mr. T. V. Williams attended the Grand Lodge K ol 1' in Grangeburg last week. The next meeting will be held in Greenville. Messrs. II. II. Sluite and L. 8 Elliott returned last Saturday from the New Orleans Confederate reunion. When asked how they enjoyed it they said, "Oh, the weather and the mosquitoes!" and began exhibiting the marks of the latter on their arms. Messrs. B. Y. and T. E. Fun1 I 1_ * - 1 uerinu-K. wcni 10 monroo last Friday to minister if tliey could to the needs of their cousin, Mr. A. L. Funderburk, but betore tlioy got there tho unfortunate man died. Thoy accompanied the remains to Dudley that night and returned Saturday. # WANTED ? YOUNG MEN to prepare for Government Positions. Fine Openings in all Departments. Good Salaries. Rapid Promotions. Examinations soon. Particulars free. Inter-State Cor. Inst., a22.3m Cedar Rapids, la. Super ri*or'n OjJiee ltups. My regular office days will t be on Wednesday and Saturday of each week. The remaining days will be required in the discharge of other duties. L. J. Perry, County Supervisor. INDIGESTION Cured Immediately by the use of Hicks' Capudine 1*c. Ws. ar.d K(Sz. ,i r>r0d-..vea