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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-08-14
An Escaped Convict Heard FRO M

Fighting" Joe Hammand, the
negro who was sentenced to two
years on the chain gang for rob
berry and who made his escape
from the gang last January after
serving few months OF his SEN
tcncc, is said to he lurking about
in the Oakhurst ncichborhood.
He is reported to have gone to
the house of Bill Shields, col. ,
who was the prosecuting witness
against him, one right this week
and called on Bill to come out but
Bill didn't 60. He is also report
ed to have attended negro preach
ing Sunday night and to have had
four pistols on his person, and to
have said that he defed any man
to attempt to arrest him.
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Other Fires in the County.

Mr Elijah Pittman and family,
who live near Stevens mill spent
the night last Wednesday night at
his fathers. During the night
his house was burned: the origin
of the fire being unknown. He
lost everything except the clothing
he and his family wore.
The kitchen of Mr Seaborn
Sims, near White Plains, was
burned Wednesday night. 1t is
not known how the fire originated.
Nothing was saved from the build
ing. 1t required hard work to
save ar SIS dwelling.
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FULLY DECIDED.
No More Doubt as to What is an
Original Package.

Original Package.
Tuesday the attorneys in the
Guckenheimer case appeared be-
fore Judge Siminton in Green.
vile and he issued the following
order, which shows very clearly
all that he intended to convey in
his definition of the meaning of
an original package:
United States of America, Dis
trict of South Carolina. In cir.
cult court. In equity. Fourth
circuit.
5. Guckenheimer, A. $. Quicken
heimer and NJ. S. Guckenheimer
4 sons, complaints, against w.
w. Sellers, f. NJ. Davis, ct al.
defendants. Decretal order.
This cause came on to be heard
on the bill, the rule to show cause
and the return thereto. Hearing
the same, and the argument of
the counsel thereon, and after due
consideration thereof, and it hav-
ing been alleged in the bill and
shown 1T the hearing by affidavit
that each of the bottles of liquor
mentioned in the papers was ship
and delivered to common carrier,
slngly sealed and marked, or in
packages of two or more bottles
securely fastened together and
marked, and transported in a car
of the carrier and under c0ntro
of the carrier. ana SO received
sale i'll the State of South Carolina
from the carrier, and offered for
in the same form and condition IN
which it was shipped, and so each
bottle or package Of two or more
bottles as aforesaid was and is an
original package within the scope
and meaning Of the opinion filed
in this case dated Aug. 9th,
1897
1t is ordered, adiudgcd and
decreed, That temporary injunc-
tion do issue as prayed for in the
bill, to remain in full force and
effect until the final hearing Of
this cause and the further order
of the court.
Charles II. Simonton,
Circuit Judge.
August 10th 1897.
-25 cents gets the Ledger 2
months Suhscriha now
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81 so PER ANNitM.'
Cotton Welgnor at Heath spring

Cotton Wcigh"r at Heath Spring
Pursuant TO the new law gela-
tive to the appointment OF cottusn
weighcrs, MI II p MobIcy was.
yeSterdalappointcd cotton wcig her
for the town Of Heath Spring b,
the county board. Nj NJ, pre-
sented "a strong petition to thu
board for his appointment.
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BuSgies, Wagons and Harness,
on Time at Cash Prices

Car load of Hay Gc,k ard otheE.
Bu9Sies and celebrated MitcheiE
wagons, all sizes and ali warranted
to be equal to any on the market
Just received. Also, full lins.
of harness of all grades and kinds
Come and buy of us. We can.
and will sell to you on time at
cash prices as the fall is SO neas.
ut hand.
Stevens, Heath & Elliott,
2 Doors North of Post Office.
Aug 1-2m
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Respectfully,
w. G.. White, NJ. ID.
j. ID. Mcdowell, NJ. ID.

Ex-Governor Evans was then
introduced. He opened with some
amusing reference to Col. Irby
which tickied the crowd immense
ly. This was in reply to some
pleasant reference by Col Irby to
him. The speaker then turned in
a serious way to discussion of the
tariff in line. with his former
speeches on the subject. He made
connected speech explaining what
he claimed to he the injustice of
the tariff. In the course of his re-
marks some one asked him if Till
man and Mcl4aurin were not to-
gcther on the tariff. He said YES,
Tillman had voted that way TO load
the tariff bill down, but that Nc
Laurin had voted that way because
he claimed his vote was right. He
went on to say that it didnot mat
ter how Tillman voted that Till
mans hide could not cover McLau-
rim. That if McLaurln had lain
down with Republican dogs and
got feas on him, he could not ex.
pect the, farmers to pour kerosene
on him and have the iieas jump on
them. Mr.. Evans spoke for about
one honr. The meeting was a
very quiet and orderly one.
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You demand the right to do
your own thinking, and you
should concede the same right TO
other people.
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-Revs j S and 4 NJ Croxton
will begin protraetcd meeting
at Antioch, the new church near
Stevens mill, nextMonday.
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For the Ledger.
VAN WICK ITEMS

week N Chesterfield assisting Rev
D = Attaway in a meeting. He
returned to Van Wyck, Monday
and reports pleasant time with
the Chesterfield people and good
meeting.
Mr. and Mrs j Nj Yoder visited
relatives at Leslie, the early part
OF the week. They we're we'll
pleased with the thriving village
of Leslie and its hospitable people.
They saw fine crops all along their
travel and every indication of
prosperity.
Mrs Dick Garrison of Ebeneezer
is visiting her sister Mrs Sallie
Stewart, also, Misses Blanche and
Maud Stewart of Rock Hill, are
spending a few days with their
-h'it, NlS clcNdTl.
Miss Bessie rillman and her
brother, John Dixon. of Tank.
are visiting relatives and friends
around Van Wyck.
Clerk of Court, w 81 Porter
and wife Of Lancaster, were among
those who attended the Sunday
School picnic. Mr. and Mrs
Porter have many friends in this
part of the county who are always
glad to meet them.
Rev j Barr Harris, his sister
EuIa, and Mr. Powers remained
over after the picnic to the de-
light of their friends. They were
the guests of Mr. w r. Tillman
and family.
Rev Henry Stokes left on Wed
nesday mornings Vestibule for
a short visit to his old home,
Greenville, 5 G. He will return
Saturday and fill his appointments
on Sunday as usual.
Miss Lila Jordan of Fort Lawn
is visiting Mrs R H Massev.
Miss Sadie McCardell of
Lancaster is having a pleasant
visit at the home of f w Nisbet.
Miss Blanche Smith gave a de-
lightful lawn party at her pleasant
home, Tuesday evening to visiting
friends. We learn the young
people had a delightful time and
the memory of that evenings s
pleasures will lipger long with its
participants.
Messers j NJ Nisbet and John
Dixon Tillman accompanied by
Misses Sugar Tillman, Minnie
Miller, Bessie Tillman and Sadie
McCardell spent part of Wednes-
day, sight seeing, among the Ca
tawba Indians. They visited Mrs
Dunlap's Indian School and other
places of interest, and express
themselves well paid for their
trip. The Indians treated them
very courteously and seemed
much pleased to have a visit from
this galaxy of youth and beauty.
There has been so much to at
tract the thoughts and attentions
of our young people this week,
that one of our young road Over
seers' thoughts wandering away
caused him to forget that he bad
his hands warned out to work the
road on certain day. The over
seer did not put in an appearance.
When friend reminded him that
his road hands were in waiting.
He remarked, IL forgot that we
were to work the road today,
have been thinking of what nice
time ! am going to have with my
girl at the campmceting"
Messrs j III q w J Crenshaw
are attending Mt Prospect camp
..,nnI.. 1
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MIR j j Funderburk of Trades

u 5 Marshal Hunter is stop
ping over few days with rela
tives here.
DR. 5 j Hinson is erecting a
new drug store at Heath Spring.
Mr. S z Bennett has the contract.
Mr. VIM Hilliard, of Bowers
vile, Ga, is visiting relatives at
Heath Spring and Oakhurst.
We regret to learn of the
serious illness of our old friend,
Mr. Evan Rollings of Oakhurst.
Rev Messrs Doggett and ar
rowwood closed their arbor meet
ing at Taxahaw yesterday.
Col lrby was the guest of
Congressman Strait while here
and ex Gov. Evans of Judge
Jones.
DR. Courts of Reidsville, y c.,
has located at Taxahaw i'm this
county, for the practice of medi-
cine.
Mr. Jas Mackey, of Georgia
is visiting his father Mr. l. p
Mackey in this county. He drove
through in buggy.
We have just received few
nice Virginia horses that we
would like to sell or exchange.
Stevens, Heath & Elliott.
Mr. j NJ Ussery of Reed
Creek, Ga, is on u visit to his
relative, Mr. w d Ussery, near
Oakhurst.
Mr. j d Winstead and family
and. Miss Willie Poovey, of Fair.
held county, are the guests of DR.
G w Poovey and family. :,
Latest improved Buckeye
Mower for only $3.50, one of
the best mowers on the market.
Stevens, Heath & Elliott.
MRS Geo b Gatling of Raleigh
NC is visiting her parents, Mr
and Mrs l. G Payseur ut this
place.
The foreman thanks Mr. ID l.
Adams for some very nice grapes
and Mr. w ID Lemmond for some
delicious canteloupes.
We were glad to see our friend
MrJ l. Tillman, Jr., in town yes
terday. He is able to go about
on crutches.
Misses Shell and Corinne Horne
of North Carolina, and Miss Anice
O'Leary of Yorkville, are the
guests of the Misses Payseur.
MIR &C Cauthen, "Junius. -
of Oakhurst, is the guest of MIR
n j Clark, editor of the Enter
prise. He came up To beor the
Senatorial candidates speak.
Died of congestion of the
brain, July "a, 1897, John Sgd
ney, one of the twins of Mr. and
mrs j b Vaughan of Pleasant
Hill.
-Mr VIM Caskey, telegraph
operat~- II dero: agent :, ...11 VI
sor, 5 G and his wife are visit
ing the formers father near Plea
SAINT Hill.
DR. G n Burgess has moved
from the Jacksouham section of
this county to Waxhaw n G and
will resume the practice of his pro-
fession.
MI John Riddle left yester-
E day for Yorkville to accept a po-
sition on the Yeoman. MIR.
has been on the Review force for
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-08-14
No CHrP-EO I'HU.

That ~ the "av All hruyyis,s sell
GRoN EG'S TA~TEbE-S HILI,
TONIC for th'i and Mnlarla Ii is
slnilhy ir"m Outline ia II tr,io" - form
th....'e" low" il. Adults prefer II to
hllt"r rti"usca'lu.tunics P,irr. soc
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-08-14
SEMI " EEKLY,
DIR. -gas- EC. Poore.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,

GRADUATE oF BLLLEviEw HOSPITAL
MEDICAL COLLEGE, N. Y.
Offers Ills profes. innsl ,ervices 10 the
people of Lancaster aud vicinity.
Rsts@ Office over Rank of Ia!icasteT.
Residence with Il. Y. Williams.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-08-14
LUMBER !! LUMBER

$4,000 FEET
Good Long Leaf Pine Lumber at no
lumber yard In rear of Stevens, Heati
Il Eiltatt's Stables which I will se
ut Mill prices on the yard.
HS- Orders left at slsble which car,
not be filed on yard Will be promptlx
filled from mill.
JOINT. STEVENS.
Aug. 6m
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-08-14
MACK'S TASTELESS CHILL
TONIC WITH IRON.

Il POsuice. Pernt"Uenf 0Rd ri
TecfHdt ,"1's FOR tH'JG< 0nd
FeUe,.
W guarantee ereTy bot
tie to Girc SnfiS/UctiOR.-
when IRE hare mare II
$fntcn1cnt our hOHOT IS back
V 1t. UHd We SIl, 40
CtRE, no P.IY.
1t is true tonic,
y Sure appetizer,
y complete strcngthener,
a perfect blood purifier.
To restore he0Lth und
strength dfter recOrerinG
Tram BiIiOmS, intermittent,
TyDh0id 0nd other IereJ;S.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1897-08-14
Campaign Day.

There were about 900 persons
in attendance on the speaking at
this place yesterday which took
place in the court house yard.
AT II a. m. the meeting was open
ed with prayer by Rev. 5 \ Wat
son. County Chairman Porter,
after brief address, introduced
Col. lrby as the first speaker.
He said he felt too unwell to make
n speech but felt it Il duty to make
the effort. Col. lrby's speech was
about on the same line as at pre-
vious meetings. He made an
amusing classification of the con-
servatives, as follows, viz: Hy-
enas, who would vote for McLau.
rim, Moderate conservatives who
would vote for him and conserva-
tives who would vote for the devil
before they would vote for any of
the candidates. Col Irby was lis
tened to attentively throughout
his speech of about As minutes.
At the conclusion of Col. Irby's
speech the chairman announced
that Senator McLaurin was to have
been the next speaker but was
prevented from attending on ac-
count of sickness. The following
certificate was exhibited to the
chairman who explained the reason
of the Senator'S absence.
Yorkville, S c., Aug 13, 1897.
Chairman of Lancaster County
Democracy, Lancaster, S c.:
At our very urgent solicitation,
Hon John L McLaurin has been
persuaded to give up his engage
ments to-day and tomorrow, of
ADDRESSING the people of Lancaster
and kershaw, on account of his
physical inability to do 30.
Having not fully recovered from
his collapse after the speaking of
yesterday at Yorkville and in
view of the effect of the continued
strain upon his nervous system of
the campaign of the past few
weeks, we have prescribed abso-
lutte rest for the remainder of this
week for him.
Respectfully,
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-10-08
The Turtle a Reptile.

Reptiles constitute class of tho
subkingdom Verte6rata, lying be.
tween 'ho classes of Amphibians
and Birds. They mey be briefly
characterized as being cold blooded,
having n heart composed OF only
three cavities-viz. two auricles and
single ventricle, and as breathing
by lungs throughout tho whole
period OF their existence, in which
respect they differ from the Amphi.
bians, which some biologists associ-
ate with them, and which, in the
early part OF their existence, arc
furnished with gills for aquatic
respiration. They are divided into
the following orders: /. Ophidid,
or Sorpents; 2. Sawia, or Lizards,
8. Loricatd, or Crocodiles; and 4.
CheIonia, or e,-Turtles-so
that in 80 far as external form is
concerned, the members Of this class
present far greater diversity than
is observed amongst tho members
OF the other classes of vertebrates.
In Chelonia, the firmly fixed ribs
will not admit the movements by
which respiration ordinarily takes
place in other vertebrate animals,
the Chelonia gulp down air, which
they inhale entirely through the
nostrils; first filling the cavity CT the
mouth by elevating The hyoid bone,
and then, by depressing it, forcing
the air into the lungs, whilst tie
inner aperture of the nostrils is
closed by the tongue. In other re.
spects, as to aeration and circulation
of blood, they resemble other rep
tiles. All the species are extremely
tenacious Of life; they are capable of
extraordinary abstinence, and of
living long after having sustained
injuries which would have been i'm
mediate destruction to almost ally
other animal.
The heart taken from turtle
few days ago, pulsated above two
and quarter hours-Dr. J. r.
Hicks.
A turtle has heart and is cold.
blooded.
"SAaER."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-10-08
A Representative coHeqe.

The following religious denomina
tions are represe ated at Roanoke
College. Virginia, this session: Lu
theran, Episcopal, Methodist, Pres.
byterian, Baptist, Disciples of Christ,
Cumberland Presbyterian, German
Reformed, and Primitive Baptist.
Roman Catholics and Jews are also
represented. This shows how gen.
eral the patronage is with respect
to denominations; and as the College
has in the last ten years drawn its
students from more than twenty
states and territories and six foreign
countries, and as q dozen states,
the Indian Territory. and Korea are
represented at this time, Roanoke
may well claim TO be the most rep.
resentative or cosmopolitan College
in the south-Salem (Va.) Times
Register, Sept. a.. 1897.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-10-08
WRECK ON THE NJ. & w.
David WHiough6y. of Bristol,
KILLED Near Rudford.

A special from Radford dated yes.
terday says: "a fast train coming
east ran into herd of cattle this
morning about 4 o'clock, two miles
west Of here, and the engine aud
nine cars were badly wrecked. Da
vid Willoughby. OF Bristol, the col
ored brakeman, was instantly killed.
Engineer Creger, of Radford, aud
Fireman Repass had no time to
jump and went down with the
engine, but neither was hurt, al
though the engine turned over and
the cars piled on top of it. Several
OF the cattle were killed. The wreck
was cleared up so trains could 90
through by IL o'clock today. The
road was unfortunate, as several
wrecks were reported last night but
none others fatal"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-10-08
REV. SAM SMALL TALKS
About Dollar Wheat and the Bill
Named after Dingiey.

Special to tho Inquirer.
Lexington. Ky, Sept. I3.-Rev
Sam Small, the noted divine, ad
dressed largo audience at Wood
land Park tonight. Yesterday he
had a gospel crowd, and tonight il
was politics. He spoke about every
thing in general; in particular recited
some facts about dollar wheat and
the Dingley bill" lie said ho had
been out West and had seen the
wave of prosperity in Chicago's
wheat pit.
at was rolling and tumbling mon
about in a terrific way" he said.
Amour, Pillsbury, Morris, Pier
mont, Morgan and other great far
mers Of the wheat crop and railway
rates seemt d to be in prosperity up
to their necks. But / had Just
come from Nebraska and Kansas,
where the real farmers were deliver
ing wheat contracted for by the
banks and spectators in advance OF
the boom at from 55 cents to 65
cents per bushel and paying the
meney into the banks to cancel the
past due interest on notes and
mortgages.
"They told me the better prices Of
wheat, potatoes aud barley were O
God send to save them little longer
from the Sheriff's flag, but they did
not call it the full salvation and
eternal redemption that was pictured
on the posters OF tho last campaign.
'In the West and Southwest ]
could find absolutely no change oil
faith and purpose from last year
The Chicago platform is still the
dominant creed OF the vast majority
out there who supported it last year
In fifteen states visited by me since
January / have not met q man who
voted for that platform who is not
yet upon it with both feet and anx
ious TO reafiiirm his faith in it as the
compendium of popular rights and
national. prosperity in the future"
The Dingley bill, he declared, was
universally doomed and damned
He said:
''The murmurs already heard are
from the depths; soon the delugt
will be in sight, and if dollar wheat
is out Of the ring in 1898 there will
not be enough Republican Congress
men elected west of the allegbaniel
to make front for the Cherokee Strir
section in the next House of Repre-
sentatives."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-10-08

best roads in the State are to be
seen in Mecklenburg county, Of
which the cotton manufacturing
city OF Charlotte is the county seat.
There the system has been in opera
tion longer than elsewhere. Even
before the present general law was
enacted Mecklenburg hired the con-
victs from the commissioners of
neighboring counties to work its
public roads. The result is that for
twenty miles or more in every direc-
tion around Charlotte there are fine
macadam and shell roads, a ride over
which is a treat. One great point
Is that practically the only cost OF
the improved roads is the the mater
ial, as it costs no more to feed the
convicts when they are employed
than when they are idle. With the
good roads comes an agitation for
wide tires, to the end that what has
been gained may be retained.
Now, as to the profits in good
roads. The towns and cities which
have made entrances easy find that
trade thereby comes to them Farm
ers desert old markets for new ones
although the old markets may be
nearer home, being influenced by
the knowledge Of how much cheaper
large loads may be hauled over the
well made roads. OF course they
buy where they sell, and one conse-
quent gratifying result is compe-
tition between business centers In
the matter of good roads.-Central
Presbyterian.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-10-08

After meals you should have sim
ply feeling af comfort and salts
faction. You should not feel any
special indications that digestion is
going on. If you do you have en-.
digestion, which means not digestion.
This may be the beginning of so
many dangerous diseases, that it is
best to take it in hand at once and
treat it with Shaker Digestive Cor
dial. For you know that iLdiges.
ton make poison, which causes pain
and sickness. And that Shaker Di.
gestive Cordial does tIis by provid.
ing the digestive materials in which
the sick stomach is wanting. 1t
also tones up and strengthens the
digestive organs aud makes them
perfectly healthy. This is the ra.
tio'aale of it's methods OF cure, as the
doctor would say. Sold by drug
gists, price 10 cents TO 81 per bottle.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-10-08
STANDS AT THE HEAD.

Aug. j. Bogel, the leading drug
gist of Shreveport, La, says: "Dr
Kings New Discovery is the only
thing that cures my cough, and it is
the best seller l have" j. +. Camp
bell, merchant of Stafford, Ariz.
writes: "Dr. Kings New Discovery
is ali that is claimed for it, it never
fails, snd is sure cure for con
sumption, coughs and colds. I can
not say enough for its merits, DIR
Kings New Discovery for consump
tion, coughs and colds is not an ex
pertinent. It has been tried for q
quarter of a century, and to-day
stands at the head. 1t never disap
points. Free trial bottles at A, +
Hargraves Drug Store.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-10-08

There are now in operation in Vir-
ginia 6,129 schools for white chill
dren and 2,255 schools for colored
children. a total of 1884 schools;
aud the scholars number in white
schools 240,856 and colored 121,777
"a total Of 362,133. Total salaries
and expenses of the school system
amount to S1.595,562.77. And
these schools cost the State over q
million year, and We believe it is
money we'll spent.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-10-08

A Western paper, with ideas of It's
own as to the proper method of re-
ceiving pay from those it serves, has
printed the following editorial:
"Persons knowing themselves in.
debted to this Office are requested
to call and settle. All those indebt-
ed to this Office and not knowing it,
are requested TO call and find it out.
All those knowing themselves in.
debted and not wishing to call, are
requested TO stay in one place long
enough for us to catch them. All
those who are are not indebted, are
requested to call and get indebted. +"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-10-08
and there are now under treatment
twenty nine cases.

Edwards, Miss, October DIR.
Dunn, Of the state board OF health
tonight gave the Associated Press
the following statement:
Nineteen new cases have been ro.
ported today, OF which eleven are
white and eight colorsd.
Deaths today, none; total deaths
to date. nine; total number cases to
date, two hundred and eighty four;
number convalescent and discharged
one hundred aud fifty one, number
under treatment, one hundred and
twenty'four; number very sick, eight;
sick with black vomit, two.