Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, March 09, 1904, Image 6
^ Short Locals.
Wednesday, March 9, 1904.
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?Eliza Price, colored, died
last Saturday.
?Cotton is bringing 154
cents on this market.
?Supervisor L. J. Perry is
il I a - l - ? -
wuuueu 10 ma iioiiie witn grip.
?Mrs. Hall Witherspoon has
accepted a position with Williams-Hughes
Co.
?Mr. D. B. Stover of the
Heath Springs section has moved
his family to Lancaster.
?The small gram crop looks
more promising as spring api
proaches, and our farmers are
more hopeful.
?The closing exercises of Prof.
df- Sharp's school, Tabernacle High
school, will take place ou the
27th, 28th and 29th of this
month.
?The 8 months-old child of
Mr. Strickland died at the
cotton mill Monday, and was bu
ried yesterday alter a funeral service
by Rev. T. A. Dabney.
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? me ijancasier ana Hie Shiloh
A. It. P. churches have extended
a call to Itev. Paul Pressly who
will complete his theological
course at Due West in June.
?The election in Kershaw last
Saturday resulted overwhelming
ly in favor of issuing $10,000
worth of bonds for erecting a
graded school building. The vote
was 117 to 3. Those Kershaw
Jf people are hustlers.
?Cedar cross ties are something
unusual in these parts,
4% but several have been hauled
throiltdl fcllft at.roofa roonrifl"
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sold to the L. & C. R. R.
?If you have not paid your
state and county taxes you have
only till the 15th to do it. After
that executions will be issued and
placed in the sheriff's hands for
collection. |
?Mr. R. Miles, who for three
years past has been doing a gents
furnishing goods business here,
left last week for Mullins where
he will engage in a similar business.
We wish him liberal success.
?Rev.Paul Pressley will preach
at Shiloh next Sabbath morning
and at Lancaster, in the A. R. P.
church, at 4 o'clock p. m.
?36-inch Madras, nice styles,
the.lO-cent kind, at 7 cents. Nice
assortment of 10-cent Ginghams
at 8 cents. Everything else cheap
at Lancaster Mer. Co.
?There will be services in the
Episcopal church next Sunday at
It o'clock a. m. and at 4 p. m.,
P conducted by Rev. G. Croft Williams.
?Died, Tuesday morning of
last week, at Lando, Mrs. Mary
J. Adams, widow of the late
John Adams, aged about 71
years. She was a sister of the
late J.J. Oraham and lived here
many years. She leaves several
children, among them Mr. W. G.
Adams of Rock Fill.
?Mrs. J. B. Gauthen, whose
arm was amputated some weeks
ago, mention of which was made
^ in these columns, has had about
two inches of the stub amputated,
and is doing as well as conld be
expected. The operation was
t performed by Drs. Moore and
Uinsou of ileatb Springs
?Mr. Walter Bowers who has
been clerking for WilliamsHughes
Co. for several months
past, moved to the country last i
week to resume farming.
?Married, at the home ot the
bride's mother, Mrs. J. N. Estridge,
on March 0, 1904, at
White Bluff, by J. M. Hilton, N.
P., Mr. Luther Williams and
Miss Alraetta Est ridge, daughter
of the late .1. N. Estriclo'ft- nil "f
the White Bluff section.
?In the list of grand jurors
published last week the name of
W. Thurlow Beckham appeared
by mistake of this office. It
should have been W. Thurlow
Blackmon.
?Mr. P. J. Walkins, of Greensboro,
N. fJ.# came down Monday
and delivered a check for $3000
to Mrs. I. W. Moore in payment
of policy carried by her late husband
in the Knights of Pythias.
?Mr. J. E. Funderburk of
Dudley lost $35 on the streets
heie last Thursday. Thirty dollars
of the money was in bills,
anil five dollars in silver. Up to
this writing he had not found or
heard anything of it.
?The Ladies of the Lancaster
Baptist church will serve dinner
at the next court on Monday,
March 21, 1904, at the Riddle
building near the bank. The
dinner will be satisfactory in ,
every respect and all are invitedk
to come and partake.
?Died, March 4, 1904, Mrsoi
Mary Davis, of the Heath Springs^
section, widow of the late Sylves-^
ler Davis, aged about 70 years.*1
She leaves three children, Mrs.^
Uattie Johnson and Mrs. Lucy
Bailey of this county, and Mr.
James Davis of Georgia. She
was buried at New Hope Baptist
church Saturday.
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?The Lancaster county pen-e
sion board concluded its work
and forwarded the returns to Columbia
last Friday. The rolle
contains the names of 233 old'1
pensioners?i. e., those who have i
been on the roll previous to this *]
time?and 27 new applications a
were approved, making a total of ^
260. Allowing for deaths and
removals. w
V
?The Ithica Conservatory ot
Music, whose quartette will appear
at the school auditorium on .
Monday night, the 14th instant,
comes to us verv hichlv rApnm.
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mended. He sure and secure^
ticketH lor same, an we seldom,
have an opportunity of hearing^
such high class talent. Tickets
can be obtained of J. T. Thomasson
or at Crawford's drug store.
?Died, on factory hill, Monday,
Mrs. McFadden, aged about
50 years. She leaves a daughter,
Mrs. J. 1\ Garrison, who lives in ;
the mill district. The remains t
were taken to Richburg yesterday i
evening, her original home, loi i
interment. I
?I am going out of business "
and will sell anything, except
school books, at a bargain.
2t L. C. Payseur. i
?Wantii>?Men or women lo
cal representatives for a high class
magazine. Large commissions.
Cash prizes. Write J. N. Trainer, '
80 East Washington Square, New i
York, N. Y. 4t ,
?Send jour orders for Job 1
Printing to the Extvbprisb '
office end get the work done
promptly, stylishly and at reasonable
prices. 1
Williams-Hicklin. I
In accordance with advance
announcement made in these
columns, Mr. James A. Williams
and Miss Freddie Hicklin were
married last Wednesday at 3
o'clock in the afternoon at the
home of the bride's father. Mr.
A. W. Iiicklin. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Chalmers
Fraser. That night a delightful
reception was given the happy
couple at the home of the groom's
mother, and all present greatly |
enjoyed the occasion. Much happiness
and liberal success to them
in their journey through this
world.
Two Banks for Kershaw.
In last week's issue we announced
that Kershaw would
soon have a bank. It now appears
that Kershaw will soon
have two banks. The secretary
of state has issued a commission
to the Hank of Kershaw, to be
capitalized at $50,000, the corporators
of which are Leroy Springs,
J. T Stevens, J. M. Carson, T. J.
Gregory and W. A. Ingram ; and
to the People's Bank of Kershaw,
to be capitalized at $50,000. The
corporators of this are: O. P.
Heath, S. W. Heath, K. L. Black
mon, J. W. Truesdale, U. S. Floyd
and .fohn M llinann vn\??- 1
?.>a, jlaiiiouu. izjhum m
have been made to unite the two
banks into one.
w ...... , ?A*?cmnniu uv
imitted fully into Christendom
titil some changes are wrought
he abolition of the censorship
' the foreign press just decreed
f the czar is a long step forard,
and the end of the pres
it war may find Russia ready
? make still further changes in
sr government.?The State.
Held For Mutiny.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, March
?The United States lighthouse
nder Nina, the sailors of which
cently were charged with niu
tiy, has sailed for Pensacola lor
pairs, manned by a crew from
e gunboat Gloucester. The
embers of the crew of the Nina,
bo were arrested for mutiny, t
ive been discharged and several j
them will remain here to '
rear a complaint against Capt.
m. G. Cut ler for false imprison- j
ent. 1
T \\ A nricfif.aro oatr t ^
a a a w |/? tUVilV'l O OWJ tUDJ W C7I C ^
anghaied in New York last '
pril and t It at when tliey recent =
signed what they believed was C
e payroll they learned that
ey had unwittingly contracted
r service on the Nina for a
ar.
?The death of MissKva Black well,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
L). L. Hlackwell in her fifteenth
yesr, and so soon after returning
to Kershaw to live, was very sad
indeed. She was stricken with
pneumonia in its most violent
Term and died Saturday night,
just one week after stricken.
Her remains were interred in our
villanre rrpm?t Sun/tun
o ? J "".Of
noon after funeral services by
Kev. Jabez Ferris, of Camden,
issisted by Rev. D. 0 Freeman.
Her deeply grieved parents and
brothers and sisters have the
lympathy of the entire community.
May a kind providence
help them to bear their grief.
?Kershaw Bra.
?For all kinds of blank* go
le the JSyuteraiftf afic*.
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| Inberestli
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Mr. J. T. Wylie, M;
Lar
Dear Sir:
I am wo
the cream of the dry
ing markets. Have
luck since I came on
to some big jobs the
our competitors off t
be able to sell a grea
less than our compel
Am rushing you goc
Think we can, in tw<
the greatest line of ?
Lancaster has ever s
pleased with the grea
cost sale. You mu
competitors the dry
home in a week or t
Yours tri
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Maj. Miller lleaivn* ?s a Trustee, j
The board of trustees of Lan- '
caster school district met Thurs
day to act upon the resignation (
of Maj. B. F. Miller, who has
been a most efficient member of I
the board for a number of years. <
It was with regret that the resig- '
nation was accepted. T. S. !
Carter was elected to fill the va
cancy. Maj. Miller's reasons for j
resigning are fully set forth in 1
his letter to the board, which f
follows: *
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To the Board of Trustees of Lan *
caster Uraded School :
Gentlemen: I respectfully ten- |
der my resignation as a trustee ,
of your honorable body. My long j
term of service and declining ,
health admonish me that I would j
retire from this public duty. .
With many thanks to the mem- ,
hers of the board for kindness g
and favors extended, and best
wishes lor their continued success
individually and collectively, I
ask that the resignation be accented
flt ?? narlv a rtow no mo?
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be possible.
Respectfully submitted,
B. F. Miller. 1
March 2, 1904.
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The Splnatera' Heturn. I
"The Splnatera now are back ta town,
ay and happy, amlilng.
And now will tell of our renown
Out In Oklahoma." i
Yes, the spinsters are much in '
evidence in Lancaster just now ;
and being filled to overflowing ]
with their vivid experiences in <
Oklahoma, they have decided,
with singular unanimity, to unburden
themselves for the benefit 1
of their numerous friends and admirera
? and the public generally j
at the graded school auditorium
next Fridav nisrht. Th?v cm or
?r ? n 1
antee to make "any old thing" ]
laugh, from a melancholy monkey
to a dignified dirine.
The gay and faiainating spin- (
atera will threw wide open their
hot air ralrea promptly at 8 1
e'eleek, ?e den'l eaiaa the epea- I
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\g News |
iltimore, Md.,
March 5, 1904.
anager, I;
icaster, S. C.
rking hard, getting
r goods and clothhad
unusually fine
Have gotten on
it ought to sweep
he earth. We will
it many things for
titors pay for them.
)ds as fast as I can.
o weeks time, show
ipring merchandise
;een. I am highly
,t success ot our big
st have given our
grins. VVill get
en days,
aly,
i. E. CLOUD.
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np performance. Be on hand in
dnie to pet a pood neat, and do
/our beet to hold it down while
the lurrid Bailies of wit electrify
the whole audience.
The admission fees will be as
follows: Adults, 525 cents ; children,
10 cents; reserved seats,
55 cents. The proceeds of the
?n t erf hi n mt? ti l Djill ,l-~ ?L
.. v.n inn gu L W IUD J)UU*
ic library tund.
In order to give the public an
dea of how they look, since their
eturn, as well as a taste, so to
ipeak, of the night's feast, the
obliging spinsters will give a free
dreet parade Friday afternoon at
J.30 o'clock.
At the conclusion of the night
performance the Spinsters will
-emuin in and about the buildng
a reasonable length of time
with the confident hope and expectation
of running down and
jouncing upon any stray matri. .
nonial propositions they may be
10 fortunate as to find.
The Visitors.
Mr. It. M. McCrorey visited
Columbia last week.
Mr J. C. Edwards of Bascomrille
spent Sunday in Lancaster.
Capt. B. J. Witherspoon has re.
turned from a visit to his daugh.
,er, Mrs. J. K. llall, of McCon.
aellsville.
Mr. Frank Hunter of Fort Mill
is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Hunter.
Mrs. Margaret Adams, of
Flint Ridge, i9 visiting her
daughter, Mrs. S. T. Blackmon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wylie
jpent Sunday in Rook Hill.
Mr. T. M. Hughes is back
from New York.
Miss Mollie Friday of Columbia
is visiting her friend
:iere, Miss Lirsie Connors.
Mr. L. C. Harrison spent Sunlay
in Kock Hill with his family.
Mr L. C. Lazenby and Mi mi
Lnl* Lindnay hare returned from
;he Nertkera markets-.