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FIRST GRANDOPENING ri

and Display of

FALL AND WINTER MUKE on SATURDAY OCT 3t g X l 1 g CSC o 0 0 0 r o aoro oso 0700 02

We have prepared a feast for all Never in all the history of Lancasters merchantile career hasthere ever been gathered under one roof such an enormous stock of Ladies and Misses

Everything is NEW everything of fashions latest conceit everything bright and wearablesIprices to satisfy every purse DRESS GOODS of every immaginable weave

shade HOSE of the latest effects and truly reliable makes

SHOES in the latest styles good warm and wellmade COMFORTS and BLANKETS CLOAKS for LadiesMisses and Children in the very newest styles and effects and a host of other good things too nu¬

merous to mention On account of space we cannot quote prices but everything will beone price and that the very lowest possible Be sure to attend this grand display

r whether you come to buy or not we want to welcome you and show you

A Stock That Lancaster or Any Other City Should Feel Proud Of

The JOSEPH MERCANTILE GOMPflNY I>

CENTRAL RECORDLOUIS LANDRAM

Entered at the Post Office in Lancaster Ky atSecondClan Mail Matter I

Lancaster Kg October 2 1903

Build a wall around Kentucky thatwould stand for centuries and herpeople should never want for eitherthe necessaries or luxuries of life soprolfic is the soil and so adaptable toall cultivationremarks an exchangeThis is a truth that none can questionHere is the State which may produceeverything that mother earth givesup to mankind The science of agri-

culture¬

need seek no further to rer ¬

fect itself

Carroll D Wright of the departmentof labor soon will issue two of thoseinteresting volumes which he publish ¬

ed that will prove wages and livinghave advanced approximately thesame or about 15 per cent for eachThe balance in the favor of the peopleis in the more general employment oflaborand the less frequent suspensionof industry

Under the rigid rules of an increasfug number of employers the sober I

men will have jobs and money for adecent living but the dissipated menwill have no jobs and no money Thenew order makes sobriety respecta ¬

ble

President Roesevelt believes thefirst duty of an American citizen isunadulterated fealty and loyalty tothe constitution and flag There isno better basis on which to run thegreat American republic

A Chicago man by means of the Xray can turn pure white diamonds toblack but people can save Xray ex¬

penses by buying their coal direct

Slander is a moth tnat eats holes ina good name

MABKSBORY

Mr Perry Tuggle is quite sick with

appendicitisVictoris buying hogs in thi

community at4t to 5c per poundKinnaird Bourne has sold his crop

of corn to Victor Lear for 250 perbarrel to be fed in the field

Rev W M Stallings has sold his farmof 50 acres near Springfield Washing-ton

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county for 656 per acreMr Fred Sutton came over from

Lexington last week and rented hisfarm to Charles Burdett for anotherat year 6350

Mrs Jack Naylor and little grandsonONeal Broaddus of McKinney wereguests Thursday of H D Aldridgeand family

Mr T I Herring and wife and MrsV M Rice and little daughter return-ed

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last week from a pleasant visit torelatives in Lincoln

Mrs Rice Burnside and daughter ofDanville visited in tbis communitylastweekMr and Mrs Jno Woodsspent last week with friends in Jessa ¬

mineDr J H Durham of Bryantsvillepassed through Marksbury Monday-en route to Barbourville where hewas summoned to see his mother whofa very ill-

Madams James Hawkins and daugh ¬

ters Pearl and Mattie Mae of Woodlawn Nelson county and Frank Car ¬

ney and daughter of MooresvilleWashington county have been visiting relatives here

Lou Billon ml LexlngttftiOne of the greatest attractions at

the annual Trotting Meeting at Lex¬

ington will be the attempt of the fa¬

mous mare Lou Dillon to lower herrecord of two minutes That she willsucceed in this attempt is almost cer¬

tain and no true Kentuckian can af-

ford¬

to miss the opportunity of wit-nessing such an interesting and mar-velous exhibition Halffare on allrailroads during the meeting Otto¬

ber 6th to 17th

Eraqite and MarbleWe are at all times prepared to offer the

buying public the beet in the market in theline of Monuments Headstone MarkerPosts Coping etc etc

Our line of designs are latest and irecan also prepare special ideas Preeentedby-our customers We quote the lowest priceconsistent with the finest qualities Weerect work any where

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BRYANTSVILLEiI

C S Carrier of Madison is with hisson this week

Mr TB Mullens and wife are inLexington today

Miss Bettie Sparks is expected tovisit friends here this week

R H Ballard sold to Clayton Arnolda lot of butcher cattle at 2ic

Dr Durham was called to Bardstown to see his mother who is very

sickMrand Mrs Eugene Berkle enter-

tained¬

a number of their friends Wed¬

nesdayMrsEmma Higginbotham of Lan ¬

caster was with friends here part oflast week-

The primary election at this placepassed off very quietly no excitementprevailed

Misses Mittie Dunn and Carrie Boulden were among the shoppers at Danvilje Monday

Mrs Nancy Dunn after a protractedvisit to London is now with the familyof Mr Jack Dunn

Hon Harve Helm was in town shak ¬

ing hands and getting acquaintedwith the voters Thursday

Mr and Mrs Will Glass are in Louis ¬

ville this week where he is buyinggoods for the firm of Becker Glass

Mrs Celia T Armstrong has returnedfrom the city where she purchased abeautiful line of millinery Miss Ben¬

nett will be with her againMrs Jannie Brown an aged lady it

lingeringillnessMt Olivet She leaves several sons tomourn her loss

1STONEC M Moberly is sickMiss Ida Folger is visiting relatives

at High BridgeMiss Susie Naylor visited friends at

Buckeye last weekJames Parks bought of L L Sanders

one dry cow for 80Miss Lena Covington of Jessamine

visited friends here last weekCecil the little son of Mr and Mrs

Wm Whittaker died Friday morningat six oclock of typhoid fever He wasone of our Sunday school boys 0 howone will miss him in his class but theLord knew best to call him to hishome in Heaven before his precioussoul was stained with the sins of thisworld He was laid to rest in thechurch yard at Scotts Fork We ex ¬

tend our sympathy to the grief strick ¬

en parents

Watch the Kidneys

When they are effected life is indanger says Dr Aberneth the greatEnglish physician Foleys Kidney Curemakes sound kidneys C C J EStormes 1m

Agents are responsible to theirprincipals for errors

Never Ask Advise

When you have a cough or cold dontask what is good for it and get somemedicine with little or no merit andperhaps dangerous Ask for FoleysHoney and Tar the greatest throatana lung remedy it cures coughs andcolds quickly C C E Stormes 1m

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DAs a comfortable seat a good rookingchair beats a throne all hollow

PKEACHEIISVILLE

Born to the wife of Mr John Rigsby a 11lb boy

J F Cummins of Stanford was withhome folks here Sundav

G A Brown and wife was visitingMrs V Anderson Sunday

Dan Hawkins bought two mulesfrom J H Rigsby for 6250 I

J B Holtzclaw and wife wns visitingfriends at Lancaster Monday-

I Mrs Hattie Hutchlos is at Jellicowith her sister who is very sick

W B Bennett has been at Williamsburg for a few days on business

W H Cummins is enlarging his storehouse to make room for his new goods

James Kennedy who has been inIndiana for some time has returnedhomeMr

Joe Smith of Bradhead wasvisiting his daughter Mrs Jno Cressfirst of the week

Mrs Dr Brown who has been withfriends here for a few days has return ¬

ed home at StanfordRev Philip Foley of Madison coun ¬

ty is here looking for a farm to buyand visiting his daughter Mrs Moore

HutchinsWalker

Bros was here last weekbuying hogs and calves they bought30 hogs from J Cress and 20 from PParrish for 5ic

Rev R F Jordan and family havemoved here to take charge ofMethodist church We extend ta hearty welcome

theIThere will be a protractedat the Baptist churchnoxt Saturday The pastor willassisted by Bro Hewey of Stanford

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