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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16
NOTICE OF ELECTION
On the Question Of "Dispen-
sary" or mo Dispensary"
in Lancaster County.
State of South Carolina County,
County OF Lancaster

State of South Carolina County,
County of Lancaster.
NOTICE is hereby given that an election
will be held nv the several precincts est.,b.
lshed by law in ancaster county on
Tuesday, October 3rd. 1905. on the question
of "Dispensary" or mo Dispensary" in
said county.
Polls Mt each voting place will be open
at o'clock II. M. and close at 4 O'Clock %
IN.
The following named persons have been
appointed managers of said election. at the
various precincts. as follows. to wit:
Lancaster: Il Il Riddle. Geo " Williams
and L Blackmon.
ThornweI!: Il Thompson. Roy Gun
ningham aud Il + Cnlp.
Van Wyck: J w Crenshaw, j M Yoder
and Al Griffin
Belair: D : Wills IN. q W H,r,is and IA
Kell.
New Cut: J Davis Flynn, Ii @ Steele and
II l. l. Blackmon.
Tiade ville: Il w McNeeley. Geo W Nc
Nanus and A y Rowell.
Dwight E Lingle. o Porter and II
l. Usher.
Taxahaw: W P McMaLus. VIM Cook and
W Belk.
Welsh's: Robert f Long, j NJ hilton and
W Faulkenberry.
Flat Greek: w L Pitmau. JF Gardner
and X l. Blackwell.
Halle Gold Mine: w Il Blackmon, A &
Broom and W II Williams.
Kershnw: b A Hilton. L Il Horton md
II l. Blackmon.
Heath Springs: M Bell. A p Horton
and Berry Mobley. Sr.
Primus: j ID Hinson, b Adams and
Geo W Ellis
Egin: wyl:e Porter. A j Bailey and
f Ferguson
Carmel: W.T. Vnnl.ndingham. s v Stow
or and Il j Ncllwain.
Montgomery: J NJ Williams, W L billiard
and w l. CroXton. Jr.
Lancaster Cotton Mills: T. Davis. D A
Knight aud L Hardin.
Pleasant Valley: II w Doster, J z Bailes
and w L Hall.
VII 'ho Vuy VI Ine elecllOn the man n0gerS
must organize by the election of n chair
man aud clerk it necessary. The chairman
elected is empowered to administer oaths
to the other managers and to the voters.
The managers have the power to fill any
vacancy and if none of the managers at
tend the citizens can appoint from among
the qualified voters three managers, who
after being sworn can conduct the election.
At the close Of the election the managers
aud clerk must proceed publicly Ito open
the ballot boxes and to count the ballots
therein. to continue without adjourn M ent
until the same is completed, make n state.
ment of the result. and sign the same
Within three days thereafter the chair.
man of the board. or some one designated
by the board. must deliver to the nnder-
signed the poll int, and boxes containing
the ballots and written statement of the
result of the e;ection-the boxes to be lock-
ed an scaled Immediately after counting
the votes.
One of the above named managers for
each precinct must call upon the under.
signed at the Court House on October 2nd
1913. to receive tallOt boxes. poll lists, in
struct'ons and tickets and also to Uualify.
Dated September liih. 1895.
John 4. Green. Ch'r'm.,
81. Taylor.
+. T.. Secrest
Commissioners Of Election for Lau caster
County
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16
Bridges TO Let.

| will let Il contract to build
a new bridge over lower Camp
Creek on the BloMns Ferry road
t" the lowest responsible bidder
on Thursday Sept. 2lst, ut 10
O'Clock, a. m. Also one over big
Camp Creek ON what is known as
the Green place, on the same day
at 3 o'clock, p. m. Specifications
to be known at place of letting,
reserying the right to reject any
and all bids.
M. g. GARDNER,
Sept. 8, 1905. Co. Supr.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16

Srme say prohibition will not
prohibit. Well, maybe not. But
we might give it trial. II has
never been tried under existing
conditions. We have never had
rs strong prohibition law as the
dispensary law is with the dispeu.
sary voted out.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16
Notice of DISCHARGE

Notice is hereby given that on
the Odd day OF September, 1905,
the undersigned as Administrators
nf the estate of VIM N McMurray
deceased will make his final return
and settlement, and maze applica-
ton to tie Probate Court of Lam
caster county, S. e., for final
discharge as such ADMINISTRATORS.
j. M. McMurray,
Administrator.
Dated August 23d, 1905.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16

elf you vote out The dispensa-
ry,' was said to man who is in
terested in schools, "you won't
got ms much school money rs
You've been getting" "That 8
all right" be said; 1--WE can put
on n special levy and raise the
money that way. And we'll be
glad TO do it to get rid of the dis
pensary."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16

We heard Of II man saving on
the streets the other lay lint he
didn't care whether they voted
out the di,pensary or not, but
that if it were voted out Tint he
would save many fifty cents that
ne Gldn save now and that
fifty cents would buy a shirt.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16
Notice Of DiSCharge.

Notice is hereby given that on
the Goth day of Sept. 1905,
the undersigned as Guardian of
Essie I. Slower now Mrs. Essle
Morley, will make hi s final
return and settlement, an d
make application to the Probate
Court of Lancaster county, S. g.,
for final discharge as such Guar
dian.
w. I. Slower,
Guardian.
Dated Aug 26th, 1905.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16
The Russian Envoys arc Home
ward Bound.

New York, Sept. IL. The
Russian commissioners who sue.
cessfully concluded q treaty Of
peace with the ENJOYS Of japan al
Portsmouth, N. H., started on
the return to St. Petersburg to-
day, sailing on the Kaiser Will
helm IL.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16

When you ecll cotton what
money you don't spend pnt it in
the bank. 1t Is safer than caring
for it yourself. And to put it in
the bank keeps it in circulation
and helps business helps the
country and incidentally help.
you.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16
No. 1888.
No. 1858.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Office Comptroller Of the Currency
Washington, DC, Aug. a, 1905.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory
evidence presented 10 the under
signed, it has heen made to ap-
pear that 1.-The First National
Bank Of Lancaster. in the Town
ofLancas'er, in the County of
Lancaster and State Of South Car
ollna, has complied with all the
provi>ions Of the Statutes Of the
Onited States, required to be
complied with before an associa-
tic ~ shall be authorized 10 COM
mence the business of Banking:
NOW THEREFORE I, Thom
as +. Kane, Deputy and Acting
Comptroller of the Currency, do
hereby certify that "The First
National Bank Of Lancaster, in
the Town Of Lancaste in the
County of Lancaster and State of
South Carolina. is authorized ot
commence the business OF BANKING
as provided IN Sec'i"n Fifty one
hundred and sixty nine of the
Revised Siatut's Of the United
States.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
witness my hand aud Seal of off
ce tbIsFourth day ofAugnst, 1908.
(SEAL) n anc.
ID putty AMI Acting
ComPtrollc' Of The Currency.
O-Io-o5.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16

Conditions are different now
from what they were under for
mer prohibition laws. We have
had thirteen years education IN.
der the dispcnsary and ale now
better prepared to enforce prohi-
bitlon.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16

Senator Tillmau himself snid III
his speech here last Friday that
the dispeusnr- law AZ Mt present
enforced had become stencil il
the nostrils of all decent people.
Can you afford to vote for u thing
like thut2
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16

The county Auditor finished
his abstract Of taxes yesterday af-
tcrnoon after the above was in
type. BY reference to it in an
other column it will be seen that
S444.77 from the 3 mill constitu-
tional, 5000. from the dog tax
and $3.50 of polls-makes a total
Of $I0o2.77, more than for last
year that will be available for the
general school fund. This will
make up nearly half Of the amount
which now comes from the dis
pensary and it would only take
about 80 cents more per scholar
per annum to run the schools the
same length Of time as they are
now run. What parent would
object to paying this small
amount! What child would
not prefer picking cotton a day
and earning the money to getting
80 cents aid per year on his OF
her education from the profits or
the sale of whiskcy?
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test for tic whole county and let
us see what the showing is: Tax
ahaw, about 45 cents per pupil
per annum; Rich Hill about 30
cents; Dixie, which gets part Of
the deficiency fund and therefore
gets above the general average,
about 90 cents; Oakharst, which
has special levy, about a. cents.
The general average received
per pupil per year during the four
years including the deficiency
fund has been about So cents. In
the 33 districts which receive
nothingssf from the deficiency fund
the average has been about as
cents per scholar per year during
the four years.
As The Review says, kill the
dispensary and the school terms
will have to be shortened, per-
haps five or six weeks, but, re-
member there are 33 schools that
can run the full term for 90 cents
more per scholar, while the other
n !, Ill
ancc that even the weakest school
can run its full time for not over
$3.50 per scholar-and only three
schools would require anything
like this amount. Will the pco-
pie be influenced by thatP Will
they refuse to vote out the dis
persary, with its general demor-
alization and its corrupting influ-
cnccs on the body polite, rather
than pay the few cents extra per
scholar in order to run the schools
FIVE or six weeks longer? AS ex-
pressed by the Winnsboro News
and Herald: Better and
longer schools arc greatly
to be desired, but they
come too high if the public con-
science has to be lowered. The
small pittancc Of forty to sixty
cents per pupil is a very small
item as compared with the inju-
ries that may be done through
a system that calls tor larger sales
Of whiskey to make it more effec-
tive and that at the same time has
such colrupting influence upon
public morals. Certainly no one
would voluntarily accept pay in
order to have an iniquitous sys-
tenn thrust upon them. And yet
that is exactly what is being done
in keeping the dispensary in oper-
alton merely for the revenue that
arises from it. This is carrying
the service of mammon too far.
Better far to part with a part Of
ones individual earnings for the
support of longer schools than
that they should be had in such
way as at present. 1t should GER
tainly be more manly and would
surely contribute to a higher
standard Of morals. Don't be de-
ceived into holding on to the dis
pcnsary merely for the sake of
revenue. There are other and
higher things to be considered.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16
Notice to Road Overseers.

To all Of the Overseers Of the
Public Roads in Lancaster
County:
BY order Of the Grand Jury,
you will all meet me at my office
on the first Monday in October
next, to make a report how many
days work each of you have put
on your road in this year, and
what condition your road is in,
that require not less than four
days up to that time. Also re-
port how many county tools you
have and what kind.
M. G. GARDNER,
Co. Supr.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16
Heavily Insured.

From Spartanburg Journal.
Leroy Springs, banker and
manufacturer, Of Lancaster, S.
c., has recently taken out life in
surance policies amounting to
$22s 900.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16

1t is not much use 20 ask how
most men With boys growing up
are going to vote. They are 60
ing I" vote "No dispensary.'
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16
BUY LAND!
Good Land, Better
Land, Best Land.
Grand Opportunity to Buy Land
Near the Town of Lancaster.
S6 Acres.

56 Acres.
On Monroe and Lancaster road,
horse farm open, 80 acres In fores'. All
open land fresh except 8 acres. Bl2.5O
per acre.
loo Acres.
10 miles North of Lancaster on
Monroe road. 2-horse farm open,
we'll terraced. 35 acres In woods. Two
story 7-room dwelling. cribs, barn.
gear room, cotton house. meat house
and one tenant house. Price $i,7OO.
200 Acres.
miles N. OF Lancaster on Charlotte
road, horse farm open, fine wood
land aud bottoms. $40. per acre.
= 263 Acres,
George +. Ferguson place at EIgin.
Well improved, six-horse farm In
cultivation. All necessary buildings.
$4 900. Terms reasonable.
65 Acres,
81 miles Northeast of town, DWELL
ing. about one,horse farm open for
$S25. cash.
$50 Acres,
The Miller "Caston Craven place.
in suburbs Of town of Lancaster. Fine
timber, bottom lands. and rest In good
state of cultivation. Two tenant
houses.
The Miller "Cane Creek place. q
miles West of town, the best plantation
in the county. Land lies we'll and In
high state of cultivation. Eight or ten
horse farm open. A bale of cotton can
be made to the acre. Good farm houses
1856 Acres,
The Miller kelly place." 81 miles
South of town. is all that purchaser
could wish. Rents for $500 pounds of
lint. A good investment at the price.
13O Acres,
The Miller Hood place." South
side of Cane Creek. miles North Of
town. Some fine bottoms on this
place. $40. per acre.
123 Acres,
The Phillips place. one mile East Of
town will he sold at . bargain.
215 Acres.
Adjacent to lands of Mobley Parks.
Two horse-farm in cultivation. Pro-
badly 800, eco feet Of lumber could be
sawed from timber. Land lies we'll
and easy to cultivate.
Terms on any of above tracts cash
and balance ia one, TWO aud three
years with approved security.
$50 Acres,
Geo. W. Brown plantation. 8 miles
west of town, on Catawba River, 100
acres In woods, 8 horse farm oren, 2
white settlements. barn aud stable. 6
tenements. schools and churches con.
venient. Terms: ] cash, balance ~ 1
and 2 Yeas.
100 Acres,
ID A. Funderbuik minor Black
mon pIac. " on Wild Cat Creek.
room 'dw elling; 2 tenant h us y. 75
acre timber, a hors. farm opened IA
mi es of T'a,lcsviile. Tabernacle an,,
Carn's' s. cs ] .a,h. balance in z
years.
1O7 Acres,
The Albert Blackmon place. near
Piimus. Ea-y terms.
1872 Acres,
miles North. east Of town, 2 story
dwelling, 2gOod tenant houses, barns.
ETC., 3 horse farm in cultivation, So, 500.
Terms can be arranged.
1O1 Acres.
81 3miies Northeast of town, Dwell.
ing. etc, 2>horse farm open. $1,000.
Terms can be arrenged.
aIsO have some dcsirable town prO-
perry aud other county property. II
will pay you to see me before buying
and II you have lands to seli It will ,.sv
you to get me to sell for you on res-
sonable commission.
L. S. Carter,
a rn~R
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16
THE LE lGER
IhURLOW S. CARTER,
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
ISSUED WEDNESDAY, AND sATUR DAY
SU 81 ouPER YEAR
Lancaster, S. G. Sept. 16. 1905.

posing that The Ledger's editor
ial, Figures and Facts" was in
tended to disprove it's PROPOSE
ton that the abolishment Of the
dispensaries would increase taxes,
or that we had The Review in
mind when the aid editorial was
penned The idea Of comparing
the tax assessments and levics for
this county Of 1901 and 1904 was
suggested by seeing in some one
Of our exchanges a comparison OF
the tax levies in Marlboro and
Greenwood counties (Which have
never had dispensary) for 1901
and 1904 with the tax levies in
sister county, which had a dis
pensary, for the same years, the
showing being very favorable to
the prohibition counties which
still had the same levy Of 5 mills
for county purposes while the
dispensary county had raised its
levy for county purposes mill or
one-half mill. Recalling that at
its adoption a great many friends
were made for the institution by
the promises that the profits from
it would Tighten The burden Of
taxation, and noting that such
was far from being the case in the
county mentioned we thought
we would compare the assess
ments Of property and tax lcvies
Of Lancaster county for the year
1891, just prior to the establish
ment Of the dispensaries, with the
assessments Of property and tax
levies for 1904, after the dispen
saries had been running twelve
years, just to see how much taxes
had been reduced. The result
was given in "Figures and Facts"
showing that instead Of taxes
being reduced in Lancaster coun-
ty its citizens were actually pay
ing $22 ,8I4. o. more Of taxes in
to the treasury than was being
paid by them fpr the year ending
Nov. 1892, just prior to the es-
tablishment Of dispensaries. Eve
ry man can draw his own conclu-
sions as to what extent, if any,
the dispensary is responsible for
this increase. But, the fact re-
mains that it now requires $2o,-
I72.2I to defray the ordinary
county expenses when in 1901,
$Io,69I.47 seemed sufficient for
ordinary county purposes. In
cluded in the above amount of
$2o,I72.7I is the $6,o63.5o the
county received from the dispen-
saries-money of the "come easy,
go easy" kind that Is not calcula-
ted to promote economy.
Now, as to the statement made
by us upon the authority Of ex
Supt. Of Education Rowell that
all the dispensary money the
schools received last year was 60
cents per scholar which The Re-
view challenges, we will explain.
The amount received per scholar
from the dispensary given us by
Mr.. Rowell was for the school
year ending June goth Of last
year, while The Reviews figures
are for the scholastic year ending
June goth, Of this year. The
showing for the year just ended
averages perhaps 10 cents more
per scholar than the year quoted
by Mr.. Rowell. This is explain
ed by some Of the dispensary
money for one year being receiv-
ed too late for the apportionmcnt
of that year and having to be car
ried over into the next year. In
order to get the pro rata per
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16
T.. s. Carter.
Agent.

PROBE |SIONAL CARD
DIR M + CRAWFORD DIR II T. BRowN
CRAWFORD Il BROWN,
Physicians and Surgeons,
ancaster. n. e..
Treatment oe the eye. nsse ard
throal speciality.
Calls promptly answered day or
night. Ohice over Crawford Bros
Drug Store.
Phones: Offir". No I78; Il licences
Nos. IL and 49,.
FOley's Honey and Ta..
: 'r chfIdren.saff. sure. No cpiates.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16

On Monroe aud Lancaster road, l
horse farm open, 80 acres In fOres'. All
open land fresh except 8 acres. $3.50
per acre.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-16

j aIso have some dcsiiabie town pro-
~ Nr'y aud other county property. II
Will pay you to see me before buying
and II you have lands to seii 1t will ,.sy
you to get me to sell for you Oh res-
sonable commission.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-07-20

for some time; head has ached and
back also; has slept poorly, been quite
nervous, and nearly tainted once or
twice; head dizzy, and heart beats very
fast; then that bearing-down feeling,
and during her menstrual period she is
exceedingly respondent Nothing
pleases her. Her doctor says; Cheer
up: you have dyspepsia; you will be
all right soon.'
But she doesn't get "all right" and
ing, morbid, melancholy, everlasting
BLUES.
Don't wait until your sufferings have
driven you to despair, with your nerves
all shattered and your courage gone,
but take Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. See what it did for
Mrs. Rosa Adams, of $40 18th Street,
Louisville, KY, niece of the late Gen
eral Roger Hanson, C.S.A. She writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
~ cannot tell you with pen and ink what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
troubles, extreme lassitude, the blues,
nervousness and that all gone feeling. was
advised to try Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and it not only cured my female
arrangement, but it has restored me to perfect
health and strength. The buoyancy of my
younger days has returned, and do not suf-
fer any longer with dependency, rs did he
fore. I consider Lydia L. Pinkhams Vege-
table Compound boon to sick and suffering
women
II you have some arrangement of
the female organism write Mrs.
Plnkham, Lynn, Mass, for advice.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-07-20
COMES A TIME
When Coffee Shows What 1t Has Been
Doing.

"Or late years coffee has disa greed
with me-" writes Il matron from Rome
n. V, its lightest punishment was 10
make me logy' and dizzy, and 1t
seemed TO thicken up my blood.
The heaviest was when it upset my
stomach completely, destroying my ap-
petite and making me nervous and lrrt-
table, and sent me to my bed. After
one of these attacks, in which l nearly
lost my life, / concluded to quit and
try Postum Food Coffee
1T went right to the spot! found it
not only most paatable and refresh
ing beverage, but food as well.
"AlI my ailments. the 'loginess' and
dizziness, the unsatisfactory condition
of my blood. my nervousness and irri-
liability disappeared in short order and
my sorely afflicted stomach began
quickly TO recover began to rebuild
and have steadily continued until now.
Have a good appetite and am rejoicing
in sound health, which | owe to the
use OF Postum Food Coffee" Name
given by Postum Co. Battle Creek,
Mich
There's reason.
Read the little book. 1.-THE Road to
Wellville." found in each pkg.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-07-20
GIFTS IN PROPER SPIRIT.
Significance of Recent Benefactions
to Colleges.

10 ColeSeS.
After all. the principal use of the
college Is as a place where the next
generation is to get right ideas OF
what is worth while in life itself. The
mere facts which, to the ignorant,
seem the advantages Of education, are
Of minor importance. We hear much
IN the periods of college commence
ments of the necessities Of the mod
arn university in the way OF enlarged
andowments and increased equipment.
Some of this talk is, of course, rea'
sonable enough II is addressed main
~ to the rich as u demand Tor mo
recognition by them OF duty OF gen.
erosity, one which in our days haH
had a most remarkable response. But
apparatus is an impossible substitute
for ideals. and the best endowment
of college is the character OF its
graduates. The $1,000 bequest. for
example, to his Alma Mater, when
the will of the late William III. Bald
win contained, was small if consider
ed as a mere matter OF money, but his
character and the ideals OF public
service which his life expressed form
part of that permanent endowment
which alone makes university great
The memory of a railroad president
ready to sacrifice, IL need be, his posi-
ton, rather than lose an opportunity
for usefulnes on all unpaid committee
of citizens banded together for I'M
portant civic service, is rarer and
more precious contribution to the
fiber of university life than any mere
material bounty from ravenouS mn
gers unclutched by hypocrisy or the
fear of death.--George w. Alger in
the Atlantic Monthly.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-07-20
Horses Know Their Business

The firemen connected with thu
steamer Gov. Fairfield of Saco, Me-
claim that they know before they leave
the engine house whether the services
of the steamer are really needed. This
is due to the action of the pair of big
blacks which draw the engine. When
the fire has progressed SO far as to be
worthy of respectable fire companys
attention, the horses start off as will
ingly as any horses in the world, but
when the alarm is false and the scrv
ices of the firemen not needed they
invariably balk.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-07-20

the house the back ache has been so
bad that it brought tears to my eyes.
The pain at times was so intense that |
was compelled to give up my household
duties and lie down There were head
aches, dizziness and blood rushing to
my head to cause bleeding at the nose.
The first box of Doan's Kidney Pills
benefited me so mach that continued
the treatment TIE singing pain in
the small of my back, the rushes OF
blood to the head and other symptoms
disappeared"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers. 30 cents per box. Foster-MIl.
burn Co.. Buffalo n. Y.