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Shc&'t. Locals. * - I Wednesday. November 25, 1903 * < ?Born, Nov. 21, 1903, to Or and Mrs J R Wilson of Magill, a son. ?Mr. Boyd Cr^if; of Sincerity b.iH accepted ? position with Mr W. P Bennett. ?The central telephone office hi this place will^be closed Tliur<day, Thank*trivtng Day. ? Mr R. J. Casiles ol Smyrna, is esHistinu Mr. W. M Moore ?i tli Southern depot lor a lew days. ?WANTED ?A lady teacher lor the 1*1110 drove school Ap ply to J.Bart Gas key, Lancaster, S G ? Miss Marian Agneiv of f Donald's came up Saturday to teach the Craigsville school,, which opened Monday. ? I received 1 dozen Holid gold rings loday. Will give onoice ot llie lot lor $1.00. B (J. HOUGH. ?Thanksgiving sorvicos will be held at Unity church Thursday at 11 o'clock. Public cor dially invited ?Filly caddies plug lohacco .<> sell at 20c per pound. Bennett's Grocery. ?Mr. Manly Porter is keeping house in East End, occupy ing one of the Fitzpatrick cottages ?The graded school, stores and other places of business w will observe tomorrow?Thurs day?as a day of Thanksgiving. ?Rev- W. C. Ewart of Abbe f ville has accepted a call from the church at Yornville and will assume charge of the worn early in December. ?Just received, a car load of Shingles. W. M. Moore. ?Arbor day was observed by the graded school last Friday with appropriate exercises and an excellent address by Mayor Wylie. ?Mr. G. J. Griflin and family have returned to their old homo near Tabernacle aftor a year's sojourn at Hagan, Ga. He says there's 110 place like old Lancaster. ?My third stock of Guns came in last week. The prices are lower than ever. I now offer a first-class, well made gun with front action locks lor $9.00. B. O. HOUGH. ? A union Thanksgiving service will held at the Presbyterian church next Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. The service will be conducted by Rev. W. U. * Hodges. A collection for the various orphanages will be taken. ?The Carolina Citizen of Che| raw says: The sermons of Rev. 8. N. Watson of Lancaster have indeed been a treasure. There has been a most refreshing season of good things. The faith of be lievers has been strengthened. During the past week Christians of all denominations have united and all have worked together. ?The Confederate Bazaar will take place on the 8th of Decern* ber. The Daughters are making a desperate effort to have it a miocess. We are not soliciting contributions individually, but 0 extend a general invitation through the papers to please help us in this noble work. Each man, woman and child is requested to send a contribution. * JOZi. ... fcjw- 0. D. O. r ? Mrs Emma McMurray,wife of Mr. Hugh McMurray of this county, died Thursday night last of pneumonia after an illness of only about one week. She leaves with her husband four children to mourn her death. ?Mr. VV J Cunningham received a letter recently from his son Edward I) , who has returned with Co. A. 27th infantrv (nf J y ~ which he was a member) from the Philippines where they went a year ago The company left there early in October and landed at San Francisco about the 10th of November On their way across the Pacific they encountered a very severe storm and he was drenching wet for sometime, though he was in upper deck quarters. ?Iu enter to make room for my Christmas goods I have re dnced i lie price on my Ladies and Misses hats to a song. S here is your chance to get a good, fashionable* hat at half price L O. Pavseur's is the place. ? Mr. J. B. Wilson of Mugill was showing on out st reelsMon<lav a line variety of cotton known as 1 he Gnffin Uplaiul Long Staple. He ordered enough seed Iron) Washington to plant an acre, and savs tie will get something like 500 pounds ot seed cotton. This rot ton is worth about 21 cents a pound, and is used a great deal tor the manufacture of spool t bread. ?Lancaster continues to grow. The Poag-Ferguson Machine Go. is ono of her latest enterprises, with Messrs J. L Poag, W. T. Gregory, L 0. Lazenby and A. B. Ferguson as corporators. The company is capitalized at $6,000, and will sell machinery and conduct a general repair shop. ?New crop Georgia cane syrup and New Orleans; also Luck wheat, Bennett's Grocery. ?L. 0 PaVsellr has a lot. of fine leathers at 50 cents a pound. ?FOIl SALE?In desirablelocation, ? acre town lot, with 5 room dwelling, barn and woodhouse. Good well on premises Apply to Williams & Crawford, Agents. WANTED?Persimmon, Dogwood, Hickory and Holly Logs. Freight paid on carloads. James Coc^shott, Charleston, S.C. o21,4m fttorlah Union Urogram. Meets with the New Hope church Nov 27?29. 1903. Meet at 11 o'clock. Organization. 1. Object and Purpose of a Christian Church ?T. A. Dabney, It J. Blackmon. 2. Is the Baptist Young Peo pie's Union Practicable in a Country Church??W. L. Crox ton, E B. Lingle. 3. The Need of More Fully Hnlistiug Our Forces in Chris tian Work?W. C. Hough,W.M Waters. 4. Colporter and Missionary Work in Our Association.?V A. T.innla T) A Wi 111 a mo JL ? T lliACfeliia* 5. Country Pastorates?Willie McManus, S N Watson, Wm Little. 6. A Pastor's Union J. H. Boldridge. General discussion. 7. Sermon Sunday morning The brethren generally are invitod to take part in these discussions. Committee. yr*/ro If ft Hftetl. | The body of Jim .Nelson, col- ^ ored, was found Sunday morn- i ing about two miles from Jefferson swinging from a limb, J to which he had been strung up 1 the night before. While the ^ prisoner was being taken to ^ Chesterfield jail, tho authori j ties were held up at the point of guns and the prisoner taken i from them and swung to a limb. 1 The following paragraph taken | from the Monroe Enquirer will * explain just why Jim Nelson j got into trouble : An attempt was made to out- i rage a little six year old daugh I ter of Mr. W. M Porter of Chesterfield county, S C , last ' Sunday hy a negro named Jim i Nelson The attempt was made \ while the little girl and some other children were playing at 1 a spring. The purpose of the I brute was not accomplished and the child was not injured. s Messrs. Will and Frank Porter | of Monroe are brothers of the \ little girl upon whom the crime was attempted and they left i early last Monday morning to I aid in the search for Nelson and returned yesterday after- i noon, stating that no trace of 4 him could be found. The negro \ worked on Mr Porter's farm Jim Nelson is about 10 years i old, is very black and slender I and has verv thick lins anrl 1 ' ~ U ?ET~ ~ shaggy liair. i i Ifcatfi ?/ Mr. J. M. Caakey. | The following account of the death of Mr. Joseph M. 0 as key, I one of the county's best citizens, 1 and ot other deaths is taken from i The Ledger of Saturday: f The news of the death of Mr. ' Joseph M Oaskoy will be learned with deep regret bv his many J Iriends throughout the county. 1 lie died at his home about 1 I o'clock yesterday morning after a { short illness of pneumonia. Mr. Caskey was about 58 years of age t and leaves his wife and three t children surviving him. He was 1 a member of New Hope Baptist 1 church and was esteemed by all \ who knew him as a hirrh-toned \ Christian miui. Honest, upright, * kind hearted and benevolent, Lancaster county loses by his ^ death one of her very best citizens. lie served in the Confed- j erate army, beiug in the company , of boys which went into service under Capt. J. D. Caskey and made a good soldier. He was elected county commissioner for one term by probably the largest v vote ever given any man for that office in the county. For the past six years he has been keeper ,J of the county home and has made 1 a good and most efficient one. His remains were interred yester- 1 day afternoon in Newhope church- \ yard, a large concourse of friends c being present at the last sad rites, t Mrs. Delia Dorter, wife of Mr. 5 Keece Porter of the Elgin section, 1 died last Thursday evening after H a very short illness. Mrs. Porter * was a daughter of Mr. John Mar * shall and was only about 21 years of age. She was a bride of less than a year and her death is a sad one. She was a member of St. Luke Methodist church and a consistent Christian lady. Her remains were interred yesterday afternoon in the grave-yard at St. 1 W _ I r. ? ajukg Hirer iunerai services by foer pastor. The sorely bereft young 1 husband has the deepest sym- 1 pathy of his many friends in his sad bereavement. An infant child, aged about i '* fweif F \ Custo [The hundreds and thousam our storo are doing more to i all the newspaper advertisen away from our store perfect 1} m wmi 1110 splendid values we s a for them to speak to their fri< l to us to have their wants si m grown rapidly from tho begii m pressed with our just and libc f and it is remarkable the way \ trust and confidence in a busi P time We are earnestly ende a that oonfidence and are very sell shall be of real merit and 1 Our Large St< L here only what fashion dictate i goods stocks are filled with r things out, and a very impor P be overlooked?our prices are (lower than you will find else\ Attention, We are showing a great line ? an teed suits, 110 better in tow 50c to $1 cheaper: $4.50 su P 3 50 suits 2 75 ; 3 00 suits 2 5 (suits are cut in Norfolk stylo sack 2.00 boys knee suits, s Guarantet f for little folks : Kangaroo Ci v flint irrain. first nnalitv Unn 1 _ O 7 ?' t V ? w ' size, 00c ; vici kid, all solid, Ismail sizes, at 50c, 05c and 7 Underwear Ladles full size vests,lleece 1 0 finished seams, 25c each ; \vo< V fleece lined vests 10c; childre r 20c ; boys heavy fleece lined s [men's good lleece lined unders fleece lined undershirts 50c ea $1 dress shirts at 75c # E. E. ,hree weeks, of Mrs. June Haley, 1 lied at tire home ol its grandfather, Mr. II. .1. Thomson, near () i where its mother was on a I i..?# \v,,.i ... ... : i i inn, iani it ninrnuay cvciuu^ ?tuw i vas interred at 0 imp Creek Bap- v ist church on Thursday. rturn* I'"row tFitjrhaw /enterprise. s Mies Lillian Little, of Wingate, s visiting her sister, Mrs. Glen- , lie Hallinan, neai Unity. I M rs. J. E. H ough visited her 1 leopleat Lancaster the past week. Mr. and Mrs. \V. W. Black risited Iriends in Lancaster last Saturday and Sunday. Prof. K. N. Nishet and Miss fennie Neil spent Sunday in the leighborhood ot Unity. j Mr. (J. J. Hudson will move to jfuicaster the first of the year, > vhere he will engage in the mer :antile business.- Lie has been in c hat business bere for a number ^ rears and has many friends in his section who will regret to I ee him leave Waxhaw, but wish c V lira much seccess in his new field. (l ill Interested in This. r Mrs. Martha Orr Patterson of f jlreenville, S. C , president of ' tie state Federation of Women's H dubs, will visit Lancaster tonorrow, Thursday, Nov. 26. A c eception will be given hor at ' ,he residence of Mrs. Ira B [ones in the afternoon from 4 ;o 6 p. m. The Friday After noon Club, the Franklin Circle, \nd the Cranford Club, with iheir visiting friends, are invi ;ed to this reception. Those who cannot attend will please notify the hostess. /j Jl flfl 5leasecTj mers | Is of people who patronize w ulvertise our business than m lents combined They go r satisfied, even delighted, ^ ell them, and it is natural ^ mds and tell them to come ^ ipplied Our business has ^ ming The public are im- ^ iral way of doing business M tho peop e have put their m ness established so short :i ^ avoring to prove worthy of ^ careful that efery^hing we just as good as represented ^ is now almost perUwllk feet You will find m <1 Our millinery and dross m the brightest and newest cant item that should not from a little to a great deal ^ vhere ' A Parents. J ; of boys and children guar- m rn, and the prices are fully ^ its .'1 50 ; 4 00 suits 3 00 ; ^ 0 ; 2 50 suits 1.90. These ? and double-breasted square ^ pecial 1 25 ; 1 25 suits 89c. M id Shoes f ilf, first quality, 90c to $1 ; ^ to 95c ; flint grain, smaller ^ at 90c and $1; vici kid, W 5c m Specials m lined,25c pair ; very heavy, m 01 vests $ 1 pair: children's ^ it's fleece lined union suits liirts and drawers 45c pair ; W durts 25c each ; men's wool m icli ; 50c dress shirts at 39c ; M cloud s 'teautifti Your Home*. 27 years practical experience ii the paper hanging business, lonorable work at honorable >rice8. Have your walls papered villi pretty wall paper, which vill add brightness to your home. V large and handsome collection >1 new and pretty wall papers to elect from. All work done in he best possible manner at the owest possible cost. It you conemplate making your home leautilul it will give me great ileasore and I wilt ! >? vorw , _ hanklul of the opportunity to alk with you about it. Very respectfully, Yours to serve, CHAS. KITOIIELT, Lancaster, S. C. Residence, Lancaster Hotel. 'lead This, The Lancaster Cotton Mills dachine Shop is lit ted with nodern up-to-date tools and ma hines and lias mechanics capa>le of doing first class work in it. They are prepared to repair Cngines, Boilers, Gins and Mahinery of all kinds. First-class vork and moderate charges is the kmotto." Can bore out cylinders, latch boilers and give all kinda d machinery a thorough over lauling, and guarantee it workng saiistactorily after leaving the hop. Apply to the Superintendent >r at the Machine Shop, at New dill. nl8-4t CAPUDINE' CURES tranhn Hums, <ltaALL HEADACHES ? twto w * wmhl ;