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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
DEATH or MAr e F ti.AheR

of one of its most prominent citi-
zcns, the hearts Of old Confcder-
ate soldiers feel pang of grief at
the death of one Of their gallant
comrades and the entire county
will sorrow to learn Of the death
Of Maj b + Miller, which occurred
at his home here yesterday morn
ing, April 2I, 1905. Just one
year ago last Wednesday he was
stricken with paralysis, and for
several weeks his life was dcs-
paired Of, but through the skill of
physicians and the best of attcn-
ton he so far recovered as to
be able to SO about in wheel
chair and enjoy the company Of
his friends. About two weeks
ago he was stricken down again
and death was inevitable.
In his death the county has lost
one Of its best and most inhuen-
tial citiZens-a man of sterling
character, untiring energy, and
answering devotion to the best
interests Of his town and county.
He was endowed with an uncom-
monty large fund Of common
sense, and was a man of good
Judgment, careful, prudent and
firm. He has been eminently
successful in his business as a
planter and has accumulated a nice
property.
Benjamin Franklin Miller was a
son Of the late Stephen d Miller
Of Chesterfield county. He was
born in Chesterfield county March
8, IS4o, and received an acadcm-
ic education in the schools of that
county. He entered Wofford
College and only lacked a few
months Of graduation when he
left college in January 1867 to
enter the Confederate service in
the war between the States. He
was elected Lieutenant Of CO +,
Goth S c V, and served as such
until October 1861 when he was
appointed Adjitant of the regi-
ment, in which capacity he served
until the close of the war, being
present at the historic surrender
of Gen Lee at Appomattox, and
there receiving hiI honorable dis
charge. He made a good record
as soldier.
In 1868 he was elected Judge
of Probate of Chesterfield county
but resigned in December 1860
and moved to the vicinity of
laNahaw, in Lancaster county,
where de engaged in mcrchan-
dising and farming until he moved
to this place in 1881.
In 1886, Maj Miller was elected
to the House of representatives,
and reelected again in 1888. In
1892 he was elected to the Senate
to fill the uncXpired term of DR.
Strait, who in that year became
the congressman. He was again
elected to the Senate in 1894 and
served to 1898, making con-
servative, diligent member, and
exercising vigilant oversight ofl
the peoples interest. He was
prominent for years prior to his
election to office in county politics,
and was often sent as delegate
to both county and State convcn-
tions. He was private secretary
to Congressman Finley during his
second term. He also served one
term as Mayor Of our town, and
until his failing health, when he
resigned, was chairman of the
board Of trustees .of the graded
schools here.
In early life he joined the
M nthnIict cl,..el, o., 4
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22

Mothers can safely give Foley's
Honey andTar to their children for
coughs and colds, for it contains
no opiates or other poisons. Sold
by Funderbur Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-22
EASTER BARGAINS
EVERYBODY LOOKING FOR EASTER BARGAINS!
ri 0JID'C is the place to come and buy your
NLVOD y goods for EASTER. We will give
you few prices that will INTEREST YOU,

of colored Lawn. sells ats and
1Oc., as long as they last you can
buy TEN yards for SO cents.
, 1905-08-02
Reduced Rates to Denver, Colorado
Springs, or Pueblo, via Pennsylvan-
ia Railroad.

On account of the Grand Aerie,
Fraternal Order of Eagles, on August
IA and "a, the meeting of the American
Osteopathic Association on August 10
to 10, and the meeting of the National
Association of Local Fire Insurance
Agents on August 16 to IS, at Denver,
Col, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will sell round trip tickets from
all points on its line to Denver, Colora-
do Springs, or Pueblo, August IL, II,
and ID, good returning to reach original
starting point not later than August %,
at greatly reduced rates. For specific
final limit, routes, rates, and stop-over
privileges, consult nearest ticket agent.
, 1905-08-02
REDUCED RATES TO wILKEsBARRE

Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account %rleeting
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America.
For the benefit of those desiring to
attend the meeting of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union of America, to
be held at Wilkesbarre, Pa, August
8 to II, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets to
W~ilkesbarre on August s, 8, and 10,
good for return passage until August
IA, inclusive from all stations on its
lines in the State of New Jersey; from
all stations on the Maryland and
Central Divisions of the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington Railroad;
from Wilmington, Townsend, and in
termediate stations on the Delaware
Divisions; from all stations on the
Northern Central Railway, Baltimore
to Sunbury, and Williamsport to Wat
kins, inclusive; from all stations on
the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad,
including branches, east of and inclu-
ding Driftwood; and from all stations
on the Pennsylvania Railroad Division,
including branch lines, east of and in
Guiding Altoona, at rate of single tdre
for the round trip, Plus % cents (mini-
mum rate, 50 cents. For specific rates
apply to nearest ticket agent.
, 1905-08-02

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, 1905-08-02

Professor Zimmerma1.
every evening at Hotel OttefS
o. jacob, Mrs. jacob and son, were
at their cottage this week.
S. j. Bunch spent a few days at the
sounds and made good use of his
launch.
Hotel Ottens buffet; sea foods Of all
kinds; Zimmerman's orchestra. +
John Weber and family have re-
turned to the city after spending two
weeks ut the Charter Oak.
Robert Camac is still busy.
Professor Zimmerman's orchestra
every evening at Hotel Ottens buffet. n
VIM. Morris and wife are spending
their vacation on the south side.
Hotel Ottens buffet; sea foods of all
kinds; Zimmerman's orchestra.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26
WITHDREW APPLICATION
No Prssf of Dssth of John Csddy
 Was Dreuaht Forth.

William Cuddy's application for the appointment of an administrator on the estate of John Cuddy was with drawn from probate to-day, after a lively tilt between Attorney Slavin, representing the application, and At torney Cassidy, opposing it, in the In terest of James Lawlor, one of Cath crime Cuddy's heirs.
 It has not yet been determined whether or no John Cuddy is living or dead; but Attorney Slavin was willing to agree that he is dead and that At torney Frank P. Brett be appointed ad mlnistrator upon his estate. Attorney Cassidy opposed this proposition be- cause of serious consequences that may follow in the absence of proof positive that Cuddy is not dead. If Cuddy died before Catherine Cuddy did, then his estate would go to her estate, whereas if he survived her it would go to his heirs. Mir Cassidy held it was most important that it should be shown whether John Cuddy is living or dead. because if his estate was dis tributed among Catherine Cuddy's heirs and it should afterward develop that he survived her, great would be the confusion that would result. Ad- ministration was accordingly refused on the grounds that there was no proof of his death and the application was accordingly withdrawn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26
BROOKIYN BRIEFS.
Abe Cast Is spending few days in New York.

Abe Cast Is spending few day.
 in New York.
 Joseph Garbarino is visiting rela tives in New York. Mrs McGill of Bank street is on a vacation to New York. Mir Myers of Bank street Is on a l business trip to New York.
 Fred Cote of Charles street has returned home. after spending four weeks in Montreal. Molly English of New York is vis- iting her sister. Mrs David Hogan of South Leonard street.
 Walter Meehan and Frank Taylor have returned from two weeks va cation spent at Block Island.
 Last evening large hole in the bridge on Bank street was causing q lot of trouble to drivers, endangering the lives of their horses. A piece of large plank is now covering the de- feet, but it is almost as bad as the hole itself because it is about an inch above tHe leVel or the bridge.
 Police Officer James Magner has purchased the McEvoy house on Sum- mer street and will move it to vacant lot on South Leonard street. This is one of the many houses which were bought by the railroad and which are being moved to suitable locations be, fore the company starts on its new depot.
 Matthew J. Smith, who attended the convention of the Eagles ill Den- yer, is home and is feeling fine after his trip. He thinks highly of the west and says it is a great place to live. While there he met Thomas Ray of this section, who went west few years ago. MT. Ray is enjoying tbe best of health and wished to be re- membered to all his old time friends in this section.
 Louis Jennetti, the we'll known barber of North Riverside street, came near losing his life Wednesday even- ing. The barber had occasion to visir a friend of his not far from his home and he thought he would take a short cut through the back yards. On his way he had to pass in the rear of the new Mahaney block on Bank street. As he crossed the cellarway he mis. calculated the distance and landed ten or twelve feet below in the cellar. H was severely shaken up and besides several painful cuts his thigh was a ,rt badly.
 Extra care should be taken during the summer months that everything given to the baby should be just right Lime water though a simple remedy. is not always carefully prepared and kept at its proper strength. It should never be weaker than a saturated so- lution. We prepare ours fresh every few days and guarantee it pure and to contain the right amount of lime. It is filtered and is clear and colorless. 1Oc pint, 15c quart, at Walkers drug store.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26
CROCODILE CLUB
Will Eat barbscued Sheep and Fried
 Corn Next Thursday.

The time to eat barbecued sheep and fried corn is at hand, and the Crocodile club will meet at Compounce lake on Thursday, August 31. for their twen- ty-nnth annual reunion. Legislative and other reunions that have been held at Compounce lake when sheep and corn have been served have made this sort of food familiar to many people in this section, and all who have once partaken are anxious to try another sheep and fried corn dinner. All will be welcomed to this dinner whether member of the club or not. and all that they have to do is to hand their name to the secretary when they will re- ceive one of the unique invitations sent out by this club in the future. Governor Roberts and other state offl. cials have been invited to be present and there will be brief session after. the dinner when there will be flow of eloquence from men famous as speakers in Connecticut.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26
N. E. c. P. NOTES
A Large Number Enjoyed First of
 Entertainment Series.

Despite the threatening weather last evening and considering the sea son of the year. a large number of Alexander Non Humboldt \. F.. q. r.. members were present in Elk's hall Inst etening to enjoy tlie first of q series Uf suiettainmshts wairh are going tD Dc given during the remain der of the gear. During the business session one candidate was initiated and Thomas NJ. Payne, deputy of Mattatnck lodge. gave an interesting report Of inc deputy's meeting held at Mansfield grove August iG. 1t was also voted to visit Mozart lodge iu New Haven on the evening Of septem. bpr 18th.
 Following the business session so. ciahility rpignei supreme. there being violin and piano duets by Mr an1 Mrs r. Reynolds. John schell nni Miss Josie ArInhruzfer. piano solo by Miss Lucv Feid and vocal solos by many of tho members. Those who did moi dance enjoyed themselves hy playing whist and rinochle. The sp- ciai features of this icige have gain ei fer it the congratulations of all New England urder members who will come and enjoy them.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26
YOUNG WOMAN sWINDLER.
She is Accused of Having Duped Big
 Stores-Family Well to Do.

New York, Aug 26-Maud K. Weitz. man of $50 East Thirty fourth street flatbush. was arraigned in Jefferson Market police court Thursday on the charge of larceny and held in S1.OUJ ball for examination. The young wo- man, who Is refined in appearance and manners, was arrested by Detec- tives Raleigh and Murphy of the Brooklyn Detective Bureau several days ago on two complaints made by Brooklyn department stores.
 Her method was to make a pur- chase and have the goods sent imme- diately to an address near the store. When the delivery boy arrived with the parcel the detectives say. she met him in the hallway. Dear me-" is said to have been her usual remark. you were so slow. Here let me sign for this and then you can run up stairs to papa. who is waiting with the money" When the confiding boy found no papa" and returned to look for the young woman, she and the package had vanished.
 Detectives Rein and Becker of the Central Office arrested her yesterday as she was leaving the Adams street police court in Brooklyn. There are a number of complaints made by the department stores in this borough against the young woman. Her fam fly is said to he well to do.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26
ARMY SERVICE TONIGHT

At the salvation Army barracks this evening there will he a welcome meet ing for the new assistant officer. Cadet Sweet nf Boston. Mass. who comes to sssist Captain Withee in tlae work here Un sunday ut 1y a. m. there uil l.e a junior meeting to which all ita ahihIren are invited. The junior meeting sin te followed at Il o'clock itr uailie holiness meeting ~ q D. tn. a pfaisa and testimony maetinZ uIu f.e auuIuete,I afsi at \ P. m tbere uiu be q Sefy interesting neefinR taking the form of a farewell meeting fa- Lieutenant Henry Iefrstf. tEe off, ser wh. t1s f4en asst-tinx in evm- nsrf far fpur rDeurhs- These serviseS s-p af au Interesting auf impressive rhrrarfe~ and are areu fs all The sests sFp frse susi alI sre ssrsiis1ly lu- vifef Captain < IT. Wifh@~ im charge. 4g Center szxeet-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26
STRANDED IN EUROPE
Waterbury Hon Who Lslt usss With
 . Circus.

Daniel Keefe and two other Water. bury young men are stranded with a circus company in the town of Greno. ble, in the south of France. There arc about 200 Yankees altogether in the company and they have petitioned tho state department at Washington for as- sistance to get home to the Stars and Stripes. The circus is or was backed i by half dozen well known wealthy people and was managed by Henry W. Caddon. under whose name it left this country last April for a five yearG tour of Europe.
 keefe was bill poster for the Wa. terbury Bill Posting Co and subse- quently was with various circuses and fraveling amusement concerns. Frank J. Gallagher who had charge of the bill posting for the company. managed to get home before the climax in tho misfortunes of the company was reached. In brief his story Is to the effect that after landing in France last April the weather kept them playing to empty seats for three weeks Then the French grafters got going. Travel. ing companies don't have to pay for 8 license in France but what is collect ed in the name of charity takes the profits of months. Between graft, poor weather and other things the show was in bad state, and the manager cut out the menagerle. This did not improve matters, only made them worse, for every bill thereafter pasted up was falsehood. telling of things that would never happen under the canvas of the circus.
 At length the company reached Grenoble, and there they are stalled, living upon the kindness of the people.
 The state department cannot aid them It would first be necessary to call special session of congress to make an appropriation. The owners of the company could easily get the circus home. Any one of the stock holders is rich enough to do it. The packers are W. w.. Cole, wealthy snowman; Mrs Forepaugh Fish of Phil adelphia; Joseph Arthur, the play wright. and Thomas l.. Hamilton of New York, who is said to represent former Governor Odell of New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26
TWO BOYS DROWNED
Load of Sand Fell Int Boat and
 Smashed It.

Hartford, Aug 26.-Six East Hart ford boys took q rowing trip to Riv. erside park last evening. On the way back they went up between the caisson for pier No 1 of the new bridge and the barge into which the excavated dirt is dumped from the buckets. By mistake tubful of the sand was emp. tied directly into their boat It was smashed to pieces and two of the boys went to the bottom while four were saved.
 Charles Herzog. aged 16 years. son of Mrs Amelia Bang of No 2S Gilbert street. and Henry Schroeder. aged lG years. son of Henry F. Schroeder of No j Pleasant street, were the boys drowned. Herzog's brother Frank, aged IA years: Fred Lutz, aged fl years: Hans Weirup. aged n years, and John Jensen, were the others.
 The boys planned to go to Riverside park and this they did. passing the scows and caissons and spiles used in building the new bridge safely and without accident. At the park the lads went ashore and played for an hour on the swings and merry go- round and two or three went in wad. ing in the pond. Shortly before 9 o'clock they got into the boat again and started home
 About half way down to the bridge Schroeder took the oars He rowed down under the old bridge and past pier No of the new structure. That is the second pier from the Hartford end. Schroeder took the boat up into stretch of water about thirty feet wide between number of spiIes on which derrick rests and the harrps into which the sand and stones dug m in the bottom of the caisson are dumped. The caisson is just next to the derrick foundation on the opposite side from the stretch of water In which the boat rode
 Schroeder was sitting inst hack of the middle and Charles Herzog and Fred Lutz were in the back end of the boat while the others were up in tho prov. Just as inc boat was passing the barge bucket of sand was hoist ei out of the eaisson and the derrick swung around to bring if over the barge. \ man high ID in the shed at the bottom of the derrick waAsd to pull rope that opened the bucket. He could scarcely see tbe outlines of the large barge and could see nothing of the water between the seow and him.
 Occasionally t happens that the msn with the rope pulls at the wrong time snd the sand falls into the river. He did just this tbisg last night and the dirt and stones fell with . crash into the hoaflyad of boys. Ii struck the back end of the rowboat Lufz hal become scared a minute before at the approach Of the bucket and had run past Schroeder to the front of the boat. Schroeder and Herzax got the .fuis foTsp of fise weight ef dirt. about q tpn. on their heads.
 The hpat uss broken fs pierr. by the IsndsIisie sni sIl six boys wess dumped into the river.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26
LOST IN WOODS SIX WEEKS.
Beurgault Painted When He Saw
 Rescuing Party.


 Fall River. Mass, Aug 26.--Almost in T dying condition. Guldas Beur- gault of this city was found Saturday afternoon by a party of searchers after being lost six weeks in the Adiron- dacks. At sight of the rescuing party he tainted and remained in state of coma for many hours Beurgault is now under the care of specialists in the clubhouse of the Adirondack Fish and Gun club. fin the mountains. and while his recovery is practically as surei. the physiciape say 1t will he three weeks before he can leave his bed.
 A Mir Stetsan. Boston business man. and a member of the fish and gun club. sent word to friend in this city of Beurgault's plight and request ed that his family be found and nofi- fed Beurgault was hired by the club last spring as s watchman. About six weeks ago he had day of and decid- ed to spend if fishing He struck into the woods end was lost On the third day of his absence the people at the elub became anxious and parry started out X larger party was or- aanizef q few days later snd the hunt was kept ID fiIl last Saturday.
 Then. six weeks after his departure. flle rescuing party came across Beur- gault in . cave fifteen miles from the clubhouse.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26
MARRIED IN THE MOONLIGHT.
Mfss Fogg Becomes Mrs Hazelton pH
 the Shore of Maine Pond.

south Paris. Me. Aug 2s-stsndin- aFs the shore of Rettie's Tord Thur day with ftp minister. the Rev H. N NevhsIl. mnunfe1 m a high rock. g. E Hazelfon and Miss Cors Foxg ef New Work were married. with m lixi.t ether than that given by the moon. Tise couple vere friends in chikiho--l ausi attended the same sFfs-pi sf Fair eekf. Nfss Foxg later u1orei fo New yssrk. but earr Srsspn tss sr.eut a fss4risa ef tho su-nuseT in N,ire Yesterday fhe minister vas one of a F.ssni~ psrtr anf he consented to mar ry the c0uple.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26
The Barlow Bros Co
 o-A GRAND srpHrr
YOUR WIFE NOI NELL

Before trying so-called blood puri. 6ers and drugs, give her braciny drive behind a good horse and save doctors and drug bills. Young man, you need not wait till you are married. the young lady will appreciate a good turnout We keep them. single or double. C. D. PENNEY,
 35 SCOyILL STREET.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-26

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