Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1 jj LOCALTOTIS j ?Better pay your taxes now Vrhile yon have the rioijey t ?The graded schools closed the 2nd month of the session last Friday. ?A son was burn to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stew man, Friday, Or?! 97th ?The Antioeh school will open next Monday, ll will be taught, by the Rev. S. T. Blackmon. ?The New Cut school will open next Monday. It will be taught by Miss Minnie Caskey. ?Messrs. M.'S. Witherspoon end J. I4'. Nisbet have been drawn as grand jurors lor the Ulilted States court that convenes in Volumbia Nov. 28th. ?Mr. John R Patrick, of White Oak, the grandfather of Miss Florence Patrick, teacher vf the Unity school, died last Saturday night. ?Yesterday was the day set for the hearing before Judge I'ritchard, of the U. S. court, on the constitutionality of the Brice law. The result is not yet known. 1?It is reported here that a white trian named Howard, a barber at Waxhaw, N. O., died Monday morning from the effect of drinking wood alcohol last Saturday f night. ?Mr. David Stover, of this place, has accepted a position With Messrs Gay & Co. of Fort Lawn, and will be stationed at the plant of the Southern 1'ower Go. ?The tax boohs ot the town ol Lancaster open to lav, and will remain open until Dec. 1st. A penalty of 15 per cent will be added on all taxes unpaid on the first ol December. ?There was a marked improv ment in the condition ol Main street, last Sunday, thanks to the recent order ol Mayor Wylie to have ttie streets cleaned off every . Saturday night. ( ?Lancaster's cotton receipts 1 last week broke the record. Mr Nisbet, the public weigher, weighed 1025 bales, being 350 bales more than he had ever boon weighed in any previous week. ?The colored Masonic Lodge of Lancaster laid the corner stone of White Oak church, in upper portion of the county, last Satur- 1 day. Principal M. L) Lee, of the colored graded school, was the orator of the occasion. I ?Mr. John N. Nelson, one of ( the oldest citizens, of the county will be 89 years old next Sunday. The evont will he cole brated the day previous, Satur. day, by a gathering of relatives * and friends at his home in the 1 Jacksonharn section. Devotional ( ^ exercises will be conducted by ( the Kev. /. M. \Vrliite, of Unity. ( i " < ? Mr. W. II. Shute is not going s to compete with any of the cot- .< ton picking experts, but ho in i ready to enter into a fodder pull f ing contest,. One day last week \ Mr. Shute pulled 100 bundles in t exactly 3 hours; and he tied 100 1 bundles, of 4 "hands" each, in 1 12 V minutes. i U? ?Merchant Cloud has a >pecial announcement in today's paper. ?Cottou brought 10$ cent* on this market yesterday ; cotton seed, 21 cents. ?Mr. W. J. Culp h d an arm b<dlv hurt Friday night by his mule fating with him as he was returning home from town. ?A rou e belonging to Mr. II. H. Gooch had its leg broken Saturday n'ght. It is thought mat it was done by some one throwing a rock at the animal. ?There will be a hoi supper at Elgin tonight, for the bene lit of the Methodist parsonage. The public is cordially invited. ? Last Friday evening the little 3 year-old son of Mr. E. I). Borers, of this place, got hold of a can of concentrated lye and put it to his mouth, badly burning him. Fortunately lie swallowed none of the lye. The in j 11 red mouth was attended to by Dr. Laney. ?A telegram received here VQctnt'rloir f f1^1 T j ^ow;? 11 *'iii uui. ueroy i Springs, in Baltimore, states that-his son, Master Elliott, is getting along nicely. The Baltimore doctors have concluded that the lad has typhoid fever. Col Sprinsis is expected home, today. Another Confederate Veteran Hone. Col. Sam Hinson, a well known citizen of the eastern portion of the county, died last Thursday, at his home at the Blackmon min^. He was a Con federate veteran and was about its years old. lie leaves a wid ow. Arrested for Sell in ff fit/nor. Mr. M. E Eudy, of ihe Flat Creek section, was arrested here Saturday, hy policeman Pardue, charged wii.h selling liquor. Something over 4 gallon of whiskey, it is stated, was found in his possession. The mayor imposed a tine of.$10. on him, r>r 30 days in jail. The line was settled Sunday and the party released. Heath of Mrs. It r. (iheiit. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ghent, wile of Mr. B. F. Ghent, of this place, and only daughter of Mr. E. K. Plyler, died Monday night, after live weeks' illness. She was about 35 years old and leaves, besides her husband, three children. She is also survived by one brother, Mr. J. S. I'lyler. of Waxhaw, N. C. The burial was at Tabernacle yester lay. More. Metal Found in Cell of Flutter and O'Day. Sheriff Hunter has been makng further examination of the jells recently occupied by Fisli;r and O'JDay, convicted of safe jracking. The finding in the jells of two small pieces of a taw and a small piece of bed ipring was noted in our last ssuo. The sheriff has since blind a bunch of wire, whicb vas concealed beneath the hot om of the cell, lie thinks that Wisher and O'Day must have lad the pieces of saw concealod n their socks. J" PERSONAL Sheriff J. P. Hunter paid a visit to Charleston 'he past week. Mrs. J. F. Gregory left yester day for Atlanta, to visit her ^ u?.? uauguwr. Mr. F. A. Gilfillan, of Sharon, is visiting the Rev. J. M. White, at Unity. Mr. II. B. Gurris, of the Fort Lawn section, was in town S.it urday. John T. Green, Esq., paid a proles9ional visit to Fort Lawn Sat urday. Mr. Thos.. J. Funderburk, 01 Chesterfield, was in town Friday and Saturday. Clerk of the Court Gregory spout Sunday at his oid ho ne | the Taxahaw section. Mr. J. M. Ilood, ot the Gregory-Hood Co, is in St. Louis, buying stock for the company ! Miss Myrtle \Yhisouant spent Sunday in Lancaster with rela t ives.?Blacksburg Ciironicle. Mrs. O. C. Black moil has returned from a visit to her sister in Winnsboro, Mrs. Hardin. Mr. end Mrs. Marion Withererspoon visited the latter's pa i rents at Gadsden last week. Mrs. J 0. Elliott has returned I from a visit to Mrs. W. J Funderburk, 111 the Tabernacle J section. Mrs. J. C. Carpenter, of Henrietta, N. C., is visiting her sons hero, Messrs \V. C , E. C. audO. ?J. Carpenter. Mr Dan Laney, one of Lancaster county's promising young men, is in Columbia, keeping books for the Gregory-lihea Co. M ? I I'"' " mr. o . \y. IIOMOU, OI the Heath?Elliott company, lelt Monday for the West to buy stock. Mr. S.J. Strawii, of Lancaster, S. 0., has been visiting relatives in this section this week.?Monroe Enquirer. Mr. J. R. Terry and sons, who have been living in Camden tor some time, have moved back to Lancaster. Mr. James Ilamel. of Kershaw, spent Saturday in Lancaster.? He was on his way to Tabernacle, to enter upon his duties as principal of the school there. The school opened Monday. Mr. L. C. Payseur returned Saturday^ night from his visit to his daughter in Columbia, Mrs. Poore. Mrs. Payseur ts still in Raleigh with their daughter Mrs. Gatling, who continues quite sick. Miss Mf.rie Craig, who has been spending a few days with her mother. Mrs. J. E. Craig, return ed to Winthrop College Monday. It will be recalled that Mrs. Craig met with a bau accident 1 recently. ('apt. Dixon l>nnl Capt. Henry W. Dixon, a well known Confederate veteran of Columbia, died in that city < Sunday, aged 76 years. He was a native of the Liberty Hill section, and was related to our fol- i low townsman Mr. W. Mcl). i Brown, whom he occasionally i visited. The First Presbytery Of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church now in Session at Shiloh?The Ministers and Elders in Attendance, and by 'Whom they are being Entertained. According to previous an nouncment in Tiik Nkws, the First Presbytery of the A. It. P. church convened yesterday at Shiloh. The opening sermon was preached by the llev. J. S. Grier, of Sharon, The moderator is the lie v. T. B. Stewart, of Back Creek, N. C. The holy commit' ion will be celebra'ed at thi>5 m Tiling's set vice. A large number ol ministers and lay delegates are in atten dance, of whom the following is an incomplete list, tin; names of the hosts baing first given : J. F. Lathao: Itev. /. P. Knox, Itev. W. C. Ewart, Itev. A. T. Lindsay, K'der Smyrne. J. It. Thompson: Itev. L. T Pressly, Itev. T. B. Stewart, Elder from Bethany. \V. II Draffin : Rev. O. John son, Rev. J. M. Bigham, Elders from Gilead, Hack Creek and Crowders Creek. . P. M. Lathan: Elders from Rock Ilill and Kings Mountain. N. B. Cousar: Rev. C. E. Mc Donald, Rev. G. It. White, Elders from Winnsboro and Ebe nezer. S. W. Craig: Rev. It. G. Miller, S. I) Faulkner. J. \V. Craig: Itev. J. M. Gar rison, Elders from Edgmore and Netdys Creek. It. D. Todd: Elders from Yorkville and New Hope. S. I). Robinson : Rev W W Orr, Rev. Wm. Duncan, Elders from Columbia and Clover. N. I'. Robinson : R v. W. V. Lave, Rev. A. 8. Rogers, .1 B. Bigham, Elder 1st church Char lotte. J. C. Robinson: Rev. ! A. White, Rev. <1. 8. Crier, Elders from 2nd church t harlotte and White Oak. J. D. Taylor: Rev. R. C. Davidson, Elder from Coddle Cieek. 8. I). Taylor: Rev. J. S Mof fatt, Rev. E. F. Griffith, Elder from Statesville and Mooresville I; J ~ \ -l - lm I - jlimine /viiaiiis ; r. lexers irora Brick Church and Pisgah. J. E. Craig : Rev. J. IJ. Press ly, Rev. B. G. Pressly, Elder from iluntersville. Walker McMurray : Rev. R M. Stephenson, E'der from Union. E. E. Boyce: Rev. James Boycq, Rev. J. L. Gales. Green Eurgerson : Elder from Gastonia. James Jennings : Elder from Concord. II. W. Sistare : Elders from l'irzah and Iluntersville. ? Huston's estimate of the cotton crop was made public Monday. His maximum estimate is 10,250,000 bales, a 1 of a million less than Neil's. Huston's figures caused a considera able advance in the future mar ket. Town Talk makes bread that excels in color, in flavor and in nutrition BENNETT GROCERY CO. Weather SHOES GOOL) HEAVY SOLES. The kind that doesn't leak. The soles are viscolized, making mem aoso'uteiy water - proof. Every pair guaranteed. We have a full line in Mea's, Women's and Children's that protect the feet from wet and cold. We also have a lot of cushion sole Shoes for those who suffer from sore and tender feet. Prices to please. CHERRY & CO. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the tax books of the town of Lancaster, S. O., .. in i... ........ ? " * ' - ..... ?r mi i ii*- iiiiifci ion in raxes on tlie 1st day of November, 1905, at the otlice of the town Treasurer, and all taxes remaining unpaid on the 1st day of December, 1905, pursuant to .Section 1 of the Supply Bill of 1905, will he subject to a penalty of 15 per cent for the nou-pajtnent of the same, together with cost. k k. wylik, Oct. 10, 1905. Mayor. Notice to All Persons Indebted to Heath Banking & /Mercantile Company and Clyburn-Heath Mule Company. All persons indebted to the undersigned by notes or accounts are respectfully and earnestly requested to com forward and settle same at once. These firms are now in liquidation, and it is absolutely necessary that all parties indebted to them should settle before November 15th, otherwise we will be compelled to place the accounts in thf hanHc r?f /-sut- A ? "iiui ijty for collection. Heath Banking CBb Mer. Co. Clyburn-Heath Mule Co. Cheap Excursion Rates via Southern Railway. <)ji aco tii f C.'li r'ostoii'v An. nual ( Week <ii ? Const Fair Association, November (> 11 1005, Southern Railway will sell tickets from all points within State of South Carolina, including Angus* fa, Ga., at rate One First Class Fare Plus 25 cents lor the round trip, tickets sold November 4th, to 10th , inclusive and lor trains arriviving Charleston before noon November 11th; with final limit November 13th, 1005. Southern Railway will provide extra coaches on all trains into Charleston November 5th, to 12th , inclusive and all who wish to take advantage of the exceed* Iv low rates can do so and teel assured that plenty of room will be provided. For additional information, call on ticket agents or address, R. W. Hunt, I)i viciotl I^ouflturor A oo.x* I . .W.W.. *- MhU? , Charleston, S. C. - * ? ? ??i? MONEY TO LOAN I am prepared, as usual, to negotiate loans, on improved cotton farms, in sums of $3OQ.0Q and upwards for tiv< years. Interest ul 7 per cent on stuns of f1,000.00 and over. Under ft,000.On. H per cent, interest. No brokerage or commission charged? only a reasonaolo fee for abstract of title. It. K. WYI.IK, At lornev at Caw. The First National Bank of Lancaster, S. C., Vt Solicits accounts of individuals, I llrms atttl corporations, ami ollVrs to I depositors every facility ami courtesy consistent with sound banking. Interest a lowed tut time deposit. Safety deposit boxes for rent. Correspondence solicited. K. M. CKOXTON, Cashier. jCIIAS. I). .IONTCS, President.